The Eagle Newsletter published by Santa Margarita Catholic High School
CLASS OF 2005 news. . . . . 2-5
ACTIVITIES news. . . . . 6-9
CAMPUS MINISTRY news. . . 10-11
ATHLETIC news. . . . . 12-14
ACADEMIC news. . . . . 15-19
EAGLES IN THE NEWS. . . . . 20
GENERAL news. . . . . 21
MOTHERS CLUB news... ..22-23
GUILD news. . . . . 24-25
DEVELOPMENT news. . . . . 26
BUSINESS OFFICE news. . . . . 26
ALUMNI news. . . . . 27-43
Santa Margarita
Catholic High School
22062 Antonio Parkway
Rancho Santa Margarita
California 92688
949-766-6000 TEL
949-766-6005 FAX
Dear Parents and Alumni,
As we bring the academic year 2004-2005
to closure, the Santa Margarita Catholic
High School community can look back on
the year and find much satisfaction. Our
seniors, the Class of 2005, completed their
stay with wonderful collective success. The
graduation ceremonies went off without a
hitch and, from all appearances, both
graduates and parents were delighted.
Academically, this class has performed very
well in matching the successes of the
previous SMCHS classes. The list of
colleges to which our newly minted will be
attending, to be found elsewhere in this
newsletter, illustrates their successes. Our
school was blessed with two National Merit
Finalists among the latest group to
matriculate and an extremely high success
rate was garnered by those following the
International Baccalaureate curriculum.
What is most telling, of course, is that our
students on all levels are consistently
working at a challenging level, being
successful in the academic realm, and
realizing their potential.
As we have come to expect, Santa
Margarita athletes have enjoyed another
banner year. We are happy with our eight
Serra League Championships (Girls: Golf,
Volleyball, Soccer, Water Polo, Swimming;
Boys: Swimming, Track & Field,
Volleyball) and we are proud of three CIF
Championships (Girls Volleyball, Girls
Basketball, Boys Basketball) Our
non-athletic activities were equally
successful in their seasons. Band, Dance,
Cheer, and, of course, Theatre garnered
accolades galore.
SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
During the course of this summer a large
contingent of seniors will begin the cycle
of participation in the Kairos retreat
program. Last year, over 80 percent of the
senior class made a Kairos retreat. What a
huge undertaking! The Classes of 1995 and
2000 will be celebrating their ten year and
five year reunions, respectively. Summer
school and summer camps are ongoing as
usual. Come visit our busy campus!
Among the faculty and staff, we have a
number of people moving to new
opportunities. We wish them all a fond
farewell with best wishes. They are: Carol
Bender, Mike Borowski, Nick Braun, Ray
Huntington, Sr. Anne Perrin, Michelle
Sarkees, Brian Suchsland, and Cindy
Wakefield.
With best wishes for a pleasant summer, I
remain,
Sincerely in Christ,
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* all info as of 6/3/2005 students
without college information did not
report it to the Counseling Office.
Andrew Adamany - University of San Diego
Kirk Agostini - Cal Poly - Pomona
Margeaux Akazawa - UC - Berkeley
Sean Aldridge - Chapman University
Patricia Alleborn - Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Ryan Allen - Saddleback College
Charles Amador - University of San Diego
Brittany Ambrosanio - Loyola Marymount University
George Apfelbach - Boston College
Layla Arshi - UC - Irvine
Barret Arthur - Purdue University
John Asalone - University of Montana - Missoula
David AuBuchon - Saddleback College
Joseph Ayoub - University of Colorado - Boulder
Christina Baca - San Diego State University
Kathleen Baker - University of Washington
Erika Barbosa Kirk Barnard Tyler Barrett - Saddleback College
Chelsea Bashem - UC - San Diego
Kyle Bavasi - University of San Diego
Thomas Beattie - University of Washington
Devin Bedi - Saddleback College
Justin Bellow - Dominican University
Rebecca Bellow - Arizona State University
Monica Bennett - UC - Los Angeles
James Besse - University of Southern California
Cameron Best - University of Colorado - Boulder
Felipe Binaghi - Saddleback College
Hollie Boivin - UC - Santa Barbara
Allison Bond - University of Southern California
Christina Borowski - Loyola Marymount University
Stephanie Borrowdale - University of San Diego
Brittany Botterill - Chapman University
Brianna Bowman - San Diego State University
Joanna Boydak - San Diego State University
Michael Brady - UC - Berkeley
Michael Brand - Northern Arizona University
Kathleen Brandlin - Arizona State University
Lauren Brekke - University of Colorado - Boulder
Paul Brutoco - University of Notre Dame
Kyle Bryant - Hampton University
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Kelsey Buck - University of Colorado - Boulder
Ashton Budde Garrett Busch - University of Notre Dame
Kathryn Butler - University of San Francisco
Kirsten Cadaret - University of Colorado - Boulder
Luis Cadiz - Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Alyssa Cain - University of Oregon
Edward Camacho - Loyola Marymount University
Harrison Cameron - Saddleback College
Danielle Campagnone - Boston University
Brittany Campbell - San Diego State University
Samantha Campbell - Saddleback College
J. Holden Capriotti - CSU - Fullerton
Jonathan Castillo - Saddleback College
Elizabeth Cattern - University of Washington
Shannon Causgrove - Colorado State University
Sofia Champalanne - Loyola Marymount University
Serena Chan - University of Notre Dame
Brooke Chandler - Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Anne Chino - School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Alexander Choperena - University of Notre Dame
Daniel Cichocki - University of Southern California
Megan Cimino - Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Chantel Cipolla - UC - Santa Cruz
Jocya Ciuba - San Jose State University
Kiersten Cogswell - San Francisco State University
Lauren Collins - UC - Irvine
Robert Como - Musicians Institute - Hollywood
Andrea Conley - CSU - Sacramento
Michael Connor - Santa Clara University
Samantha Corbin - University of Colorado - Boulder
Christina Corrado - University of Colorado - Boulder
Mary Cousineau - University of Southern California
Dana Crary - University of Colorado - Boulder
Mary Katherine Crook - CSU - San Marcos
Morgan Cross - University of Southern California
Breanna Cruz - Art Institute of California - Orange County
Nicholas Cruz - Cuesta College
Brianna Cunha - University of Utah
Kyle Curran - University of San Francisco
Jeffrey Curtis - Saddleback College
George Cuzakis - CSU - Fullerton
Natasha Dadour - UC - Santa Cruz
Dominic Dang - UC - Irvine
Amanda Danihels - San Francisco State University
Angela Davidson - San Diego State University
Bryan Davis - Santa Clara University
Jessica Dax - CSU - Fullerton
Jessica De Filippo - University of San Diego
Jacqueline De Marchi - Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Sarah De Mille - Northern Arizona University
Ryan De Nicola - Culinary Institute of America
Alyson de Recat - University of Colorado - Boulder
Kevin De Wert Niki Desai - UC - Berkeley
Patrick Devitt - University of Notre Dame
Carl Di Marzio - Boston College
Alexandra Dialynas - University of Colorado - Boulder
Christopher Diaz - Santiago Canyon College
Eugene Disney - UC - Santa Cruz
Deirdre Dolan - Boston University
John Dolan - Loyola Marymount University
Trent Downes - San Francisco State University
Emma Driscoll - University of Notre Dame
Daniel Dufficy - Saddleback College
Rebecca Dunek - University of Southern California
Blair Dunlap - UC - Los Angeles
Christopher Eagan - Loyola Marymount University
Trevor Eden - University of San Diego
Jason Eisenberg Stefan El Nabli - New York University
Karlie Everhart - Loyola Marymount University
Evette Evors - Santa Barbara City College
Justine Ferrara - New York University
Carlin Ferraro - Orange Coast College
Antoney Ferrey - Ohio State University
Kyle Fether Lisa Feucht - Saddleback College
Ryan Fisher - University of San Diego
Courtney Folino - Chapman University
Derek Fortier - San Francisco State University
Michael Fowle - University of Arizona
Mason Frakes - Villanova University
Erin Frawley - San Francisco State University
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Michael Freeman - Chapman University
Ashley Fuller - Saddleback College
Brandon Fuller - University of Colorado - Boulder
Nicole Gallagher - CSU - San Marcos
Jacqueline Galvan - University of Texas - Austin
Christina Garcia - Saddleback College
Nicole Garcia - Arizona State University
Kristina Garruba - CSU - San Marcos
Katelyn Gau - Santa Clara University
Harrison Gentner - Fort Lewis College
Jacqueline Gilbert - Arizona State University
Ruben Giosa - UC - Los Angeles
Alexis Goldschmied Eric Gonzalez - University of San Diego
Gregory Goodrum - San Diego State University
Matthew Gotschall - University of Colorado - Boulder
Amanda Graniere - CSU - Long Beach
Jason Grimm - CSU - Fullerton
Patrick Grimm - California Maritime Academy
Tristan Groot - Washington State University
Kristoff Grospe - New York University
Jennifer Gunderson - CSU - Fullerton
Michael Haber - Saddleback College
Christopher Hackbarth - Saddleback College
Dayle Hadaway Krystina Haggerty - Laguna College of Art and Design
Stephanie Hamilton - Southern Methodist University
Eric Hanson - Saddleback College
Morgan Harris - Boston College
Sean Hartigan - Saddleback College
Thomas Harward - Duke University
Bryan Hasler - CSU - Fullerton
Corey Hassey - University of Oregon
Christina Hebets - University of San Francisco
Amy Helgeson - San Francisco State University
Katherine Helvey Marc Hendrikse - UC - Merced
Bridgette Hertel - Saddleback College
Jenna Hilal - CSU - Long Beach
Scott Hitzeman - Arizona State University
Russell Hoeflich - Cuesta College
Rebecca Hogan - University of Notre Dame
Nicole Hollinghurst Brent Hollingworth Joshua Horwath - University of Washington
Danielle Huffman - UC - Davis
Andrew Hughes - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Inst. - Florida
Courtney Hurley Danielle Husen - UC - Santa Cruz
David Husen - UC - Santa Barbara
Megan Jacks - UC - Irvine
Christopher Johnson - Loyola Marymount University
Danielle Johnson - Azusa Pacific University
Jessica Jones - Chapman University
Katherine Jones - Texas Christian University
Devon Jordan - Saddleback College
Melissa Junker - UC - Irvine
Nicole Jurinek - Arizona State University
Krista Kallen - Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Kevin Kane - UC - Berkeley
Julie Kaszton - UC - Los Angeles
Michael Keck - Saddleback College
Nicole Kerbrat - St. Mary's College - Notre Dame
Courtney Kindorf - New York University
Kyle Kipper - Orange Coast College
Ryan Kobayashi - Boston College
Chelsea Kott - Santa Barbara City College
Michael Kushell - Santa Barbara City College
Brittney Kushi Danielle Lachance - UC - Los Angeles
Jonathan Lagrew - United States Naval Academy
KariAnne Lane - Pennsylvania State University
Christopher Langford - University of Washington
Christopher Laughlin - CSU - Fullerton
Erica Laughlin - Ohio State University
Shana Lavoie - Saddleback College
Charles Le Vasseur - Northern Arizona University
Sarah-Richelle Lemas - Northwestern University
Katherine Lopez - Loyola Marymount University
Julien Lormant - Loyola Marymount University
Kristen Loy - Loyola Marymount University
Kori Lu - University of Hawaii - Manoa
Bryan Luithly - Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Ryan Mac Kenzie - Pepperdine University
Megean Maioriello - Hawaii Pacific University
Geoffrey Mandala - Gonzaga University
Devin Mangold - UC - Santa Cruz
Stacey Mann - Arizona State University
Patrick Marshall - Irvine Valley College
Angela Martin - CSU - Northridge
Caitlin Martinez - University of Colorado - Boulder
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Joel Masters - Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Christopher Mathis - Saddleback College
Cara Matsukane - Santa Clara University
Amanda Mauro - UC - Irvine
Megan May - University of Wisconsin - Madison
Timothy May - University of Pennsylvania
Melanie Mc Connell - CSU - Long Beach
Erin Mc Cormick - SMU/Meadows School of the Arts - Division of Dance
Megan Mc Cormick - Santa Clara University
Joseph Mc Donnell - Santa Clara University
Colleen Mc Ginn - University of Southern California
Kristin Mc Guinness - Saddleback College
Ana Mc Kenzie Alexandra Mc Lain - University of Colorado - Boulder
Trisha Mc Namara - UC - Santa Barbara
Katie Mc Neil - Art Institute of Seattle
Carolyn Meena - Santa Barbara City College
Brent Meza - Saddleback College
Alexis Mielke - University of San Francisco
Justin Miller - United States Air Force Academy
Kyle Miller - University of Arizona
Travis Miller - University of Redlands
Kelsey Minarik - UC - Irvine
Natasha Minkoff - San Francisco State University
Paul Miszkowicz - Loyola Marymount University
Shelby Moran - Santa Clara University
Gina Mosich - UC - Santa Barbara
Genoveva Nascimento - University of San Diego
Lance Nassau - CSU - Chico
Jacqueline Nelson Jessica Newman - Loyola Marymount University
Tram Nguyen - Irvine Valley College
Courtney Nichols - Vanderbilt University
Victoria Nichols - Arizona State University
Jacqueline Nolan - UC - Davis
Daniel Noon - UC - Los Angeles
Kevin O'Connell - Loyola Marymount University
Cristin O'Connor - St. Mary's College of California
Shannon O'Connor - Saddleback College
Ryan Odell - University of Colorado - Boulder
Magali Olhats Claire Olson - University of Colorado - Boulder
Eric Olson - Saddleback College
Chad Owens - Santa Barbara City College
Amanda Packard - Sonoma State University
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Courtney Paez - Humboldt State University
Kristin Palase - Loyola Marymount University
Beth Palkovic - University of Southern California
Lindsay Palmer - Arizona State University
Nina Rae Parpana - UC - Irvine
Jemini Patel - University of Notre Dame
Matthew Pavlovich - University of Southern California
Jason Payne - San Diego State University
Vanessa Peckham - CSU - Fullerton
Jordan Pefley - CSU - San Marcos
Cristina Pelaez - University of Pennsylvania
Michael Pellizzon - Saddleback College
Chase Perkowski - University of Colorado - Boulder
Lauren Persons - Saddleback College
Lindsey Persons - Saddleback College
Natalie Petrone - CSU - Fullerton
Jonathan Petrozzi - CSU - Fullerton
Jennifer Phillips - Ohio University
Andrew Pichard - University of Colorado - Boulder
Daniel Pierini - Saddleback College
Megan Pike - Denison University
Michael Pikula - Loyola Marymount University
Sechtapong Pinijsakkul Corey Plamondon - CSU - Fresno
Jason Potter - San Diego State University
Lauren Powers - Sonoma State University
Timothy Powers - San Francisco State University
Kenneth Pravitz - Gonzaga University
Andrew Prodoehl - University of Vermont
Kristopher Prygrocki - Syracuse University
Lauren Pugh - Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Robert Rackleff, II - Chapman University
Michelle Ragognetti - San Francisco State University
Traci Ramsey Sara Rasoulian - Irvine Valley College
Yasmin Rawji - Georgetown University
Bryan Redsun - University of Arizona
Timothy Renden - Saddleback College
Sabrina Ricci - UC - Santa Barbara
Rodney Rivera - University of Arizona
Bailey Robinson - Princeton University
Cristine Robinson - CSU - Long Beach
Colby Rodgers Ailia Rodriguez - Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
Amy Rodriguez - University of Southern California
Ryan Rodriguez - Saddleback College
Natalie Roe - Goldenwest College
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Alexander Rogers Kurt Rommel - United States Air Force Academy
Tyler Rooke - San Diego Mesa College
Daniel Rose - St. John's University
Anne Rovzar - Santa Clara University
Shaun Rowatt - Columbia University
Michael Rusert - University of Colorado - Boulder
Stephanie Russell - University of Colorado - Boulder
Michael Ryan - San Francisco State University
Jordan Salazar - Cuesta College
Jenevieve Saldivar - Rancho Santiage Community College
Katherine Sales - Centenary College
Brandon Salgado - CSU - Fullerton
Richard Salvi Mark Samuelson - Irvine Valley College
Yelitza Sanchez - Saddleback College
Nicole Sandoval - Saddleback College
Brett Schaeffer - University of Arizona
Colin Schmit - Arizona State University
Ryan Schortmann - CSU - Monterey Bay
Stephanie Schulz - Loyola Marymount University
Neil Scordato - Saddleback College
Christine Sebastian - George Washington University
Steven Shaffer - UC - Los Angeles
Alyssa Shandrick - UC - Santa Barbara
John Shannon - CSU - Long Beach
Richard Shaw - Florida State University
Nicholas Shorr - Loyola Marymount University
Michael Shuluk - University of Arizona
Allison Sirianni - Southern Methodist University
Simone Skinner - Southern Methodist University
Mitchell Skurnik - Irvine Valley College
Lauren Slykhous - UC - Berkeley
Jordan D. Smith - Saddleback College
Carl Smith, IV - Pepperdine University
Blair Socci - UC - Los Angeles
Bianca Sole Almodovar - Fullerton College
Meghann Staff - Arizona State University
Matthew Steinbach - Northern Arizona University
Lauren Steward - Oregon State University
Ryan Stipher - Santa Barbara City College
Adam Stout - Marquette University
Scott Stromberg - UC - Berkeley
Scott Studdert - Northern Arizona University
James Sublette - Northern Arizona University
Sandra Tadros - UC - Irvine
Samer Tall - UC - Davis
Joseph Tan - Saddleback College
Mark Tapanes Kelsey Taylor - CSU - Chico
Mark Taylor - Saddleback College
Emily Tears - Concordia University - Irvine
Christopher Thompson - UC - Davis
Amanda Thornberg - San Diego State University
Christine Tirabassi - San Francisco State University
Robert Turner - Texas A & M University - Galveston
Laura Twinem - California School of Culinary Arts
Bradley Tysdal - Saddleback College
Christopher Tysdal - Loyola Marymount University
Kyle Valley - University of Southern California
Sara Van De Velde - Colorado State University
Sheraya Van Ruiten - Salve Regina University
Collin Vath - Saddleback College
Lindsey Vaughan - Saddleback College
Jose Villamar - New Mexico Highlands University
Jessica Villegas Asia Viloria - Arizona State University
Charles Vogelheim - University of Notre Dame
Amanda Wagner - Dominican University
Kathryn Wagner - UC - Los Angeles
Ace Wallace - San Diego State University
Kari Wann - Pepperdine University
Thomas Weiler - University of Notre Dame
Isaac Wels - Concordia University - Irvine
Mary Wesierski - Saddleback College
Christian White - Chico State University
Jennifer Williams - Saddleback College
Justin Witt - Saddleback College
Briana Wolfsmith - Azusa Pacific University
James Woods - Arizona State University
Adrienne Wright - Loyola Marymount University
Jennifer Yanni - UC - Irvine
Nicole Yergler - University of Notre Dame
Irene Yu - UC - Berkeley
Cara Zawacki - CSU - Channel Islands
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SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
ANNOUNCES THOMAS HARWARD AND CRISTINA PELEAZ AS
VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN FOR THE CLASS OF 2005
The Valedictorian and Salutatorian are historically chosen as the number one and two ranked students in their class. It is an
academic honor bestowed upon the students who have made the greatest commitment to the very high level of academic
curriculum at Santa Margarita Catholic High School.
Thomas Harward graduated number one in the class of 2005 on Saturday, June 4, 2005. Thomas, an International
Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate, has challenged himself with the most rigorous curriculum at SMCHS. Thomas also
received the honor of a National Merit Finalist, a life member in California Scholarship
Federation and an AP Scholar with Distinction. However, Thomas not only excelled in
the classroom, but was a vital member of the Men's Golf Team, an active volunteer at
his church as well as Special Olympics. Amy Connelly, Thomas' Golf Coach, said that
he was "an inspiration to others through his hard work, dedication and determination."
Thomas will attend Duke University in the fall.
Cristina Peleaz, of Rancho Santa Margarita, graduated number two in the class of 2005.
In her four years at SMCHS, this outstanding scholar
athlete has established a pattern of challenging herself
both academically and athletically. Cristina graduated
as an International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate, AP Scholar and a life member in
California Scholarship Federation. Athletically, Cristina has won recognition as being a 10
year member of the Irvine Novaquatics, a four-year member of the SMCHS Swim Team
(three years as a Varsity swimmer) and being a member of CIF teams as well as
recognition for numerous accomplishments, including SMCHS 2005 Scholar Athlete of the
Year. Cristina was also named Orange County Register Scholar Athlete of the Week
during the week of April 25-29, 2005. In addition to her success in the pool, Cristina has
devoted a significant amount of time as a tutor at Robinson Ranch School and Thorman Elementary, as well as
volunteering at the Modjeska Ranch Animal Rescue Program. Cristina will attend the University of Pennsylvania in the
fall.
Both students were honored at SMCHS’ Commencement Ceremonies, held on Saturday, June 4, 2005 at the Bren Event
Center on the University California - Irvine Campus.
C A R I TA S AWA R D W I N N E R
A SMCHS tradition is presenting the Caritas Award. The Caritas Award is unlike the
other awards given in that it is awarded by the entire faculty. The award does not
recognize achievement in one specific area, but rather recognizes success in all areas,
especially in service to others.
Matthew Steinbach was named the 2005 Caritas Award winner. Matthew received a
standing ovation from his peers when his name was announced at the Class of 2005
Senior Awards Night. Matthew was recognized at the Graduation Ceremony and sat
on stage along with the Valedictorian and Salutatorian, representing the Class of 2005.
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ASB
CONTINUES TO MAKE
THEIR MARK!
The activities at SM have truly been
fantastic! Thank you to all of the
senior officers who led the way.
C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S T O A S U C C E S S F U L
GRAD NIGHT 2005!
This year’s Grad Night, “It’s a Jungle Out There” was
held at Lion Country Safari. This was a new venue for
SMCHS and proved to be a wonderful site!
The SMCHS Class of 2005 had a great time celebrating
the end of their high school experience with tons of fun
and togetherness. In all, the evening was a ‘roaring’
success!
SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS:
Adam Stout, Monica Bennett, Dan Cichocki and
George Apfelbach
Special thanks to the Grad Night 2005 Chair, Cynthia
Wallace, for her hard work and dedication to the event!
A special thanks also goes to all of the parents who
helped to make this night a reality. We could not have
done it without you!
ASB OFFICERS:
Megan Jacks, Matt Steinbach, Christie Borowski
and Deirdre Dolan
G OLOB
HELPS
C OMPETITIVE D EBATE T EAM
Andrea Aldridge
Alayne de Recat
Cathy Hollingworth
Helena McLain
Debby Martinez
Renee Pefley
Victoria Shorr
Linda Tysdal
Linda White
END SEASON ON HIGH NOTE
State Tournament results included the Policy team of Nick Pizzuro and Kaitlin von Hoffmann
seeded in the top 25 teams in California and Brandon Golob as 7th in State with a great new trophy.
Brandon has also been selected to participate in the Ivy Scholars Program at Yale this summer. The
summer program is for top Lincoln-Douglas debate students. It consists of two weeks of college
level study with intensive instruction and practice in LD debate style. Brandon will be working with
top professors in the field and will be a part of the Yale Faculty Forum and Distinguished
Practitioners Seminars. Coach Jean Hauser and the Competitive Team are very proud of this
winning season. They are looking forward to next year and some great Yale stories from their Team
President, Brandon Golob.
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FROM THE
ACTIVITIES OFFICE...
ORIENTATION DATES FOR
2005-2006 SCHOOL YEAR
Monday, August 29, 2005
Freshman Orientation
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Transfer Student, Sophomore,
Junior and Senior Orientation
***REMINDER***
Orientation is required for all students and attendance
will be taken. Students must be in uniform dress.
Detailed information will be available at the
beginning of August.
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IMPORTANT MAGAZINE DRIVE NEWS!
THE MAGAZINE DRIVE DATES
HAVE CHANGED!
The magazine drive will take place this year in
September 2005. Please help the Santa
Margarita General Fund by waiting to renew
your subscriptions until then.
Stay tuned for more information!
BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR AN AUGUST
INFORMATION MAILER
In August, the Activities Office will be mailing
out a packet of information pertaining to
boosters, clubs and orientation. Please look
through the entire packet carefully.
AT I O N S
This year the MUN program held the South Orange County Model UN
Conference (SOCOMUN) in September that was attended by local area schools
with over 1000 student delegates. Students Nick Nader and Samantha Telly were
in charge of organizing the event. SMCHS MUN students attended conferences in
Tustin, Mira Costa, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, London, Mission Viejo,
Washington D.C., UCI, and UC Berkeley. At the prestigious Royal Russell
Conference, student Eliot Rebensdorf won the best delegate award. At the
Irene Yu, Emma Driscoll, Adam Stout, and Beth
conference held at George Washington University sophomore Anna Thiergartner
Palkovic received MUN Scholarships in
won the coveted "gavel" award. Our MUN program won
the amount of $2,000.
distinction as an "Outstanding Program" at the Tustin and
the West Coast Invitational Model UN conferences. It would be impossible to list all the awards that our
students have won over the last year. Our students earned over 400 awards at the different conferences they
attended. In May, we held our annual awards banquet and honored many students for their outstanding
achievements over the past year. Freshman Trent Salazar won the Secretary General's Choice Award,
Sophomore Anna Thiergartner won the Student Advocate Award, Junior Samantha Telly won the Richard
Voelkel Visionary Award, Seniors Danielle Lachance and Adam Stout won the Outstanding Leadership
Award and Senior Garrett Busch won the Best Delegate Award. At this ceremony, our Secretary Generals
for next year, Nick Nader and Samantha Telly, were introduced. The MUN Scholarships in the amount of
Danielle Lachance, Mr. John $2,000 were awarded to Beth Palkovic (Villanova), Emma Driscoll (Notre Dame), Irene Yu (UC Berkeley),
Remmell and Adam Stout.
Danielle and Adam won the and Adam Stout (Marquette). At the Senior Awards Banquet, the Richard Voelkel Scholarship in the
Outstanding Leadership
amount of $5,000 was awarded to Adam Stout (Marquette).
award.
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Our SMCHS Eagle Regiment Marching Band and Color Guard will be working hard this summer to prepare for next fall's
competition season. Students who are interested in joining our band or color guard, still have an opportunity during our
summer rehearsal schedule. Below are our practice schedules, locations and performance dates:
BAND, DRUM LINE AND PIT REHEARSALS:
Tuesdays in July: 5, 12, 19, 26 and August 2 from 3-5:30 p.m. in the SMCHS Band Room
FLAG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE:
Wednesdays in July: 6, 13, 20 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the SMCHS Band Room
BAND CAMP (AT SMCHS IN THE BAND ROOM)
August 8
Band and Color Guard Leaders ONLY: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
August 9
Leaders, Freshmen and New Band Members: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
August 10-12 All Band/Guard Members: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Wednesday-Friday)
August 15-19 All Band/Guard Members: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
August 22-24 All Band/Guard Members: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. (Monday-Wednesday)
August 25
All Band/Guard Members: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. (Friday-Parent Performance Night)
All Band/Guard Members: 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (First Night Rehearsal)
August 29
August 31
All Band/Guard Members: 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (First after School Rehearsal)
FIELD SHOW CONTEST AND FOOTBALL GAME SCHEDULE
September 23 Home FB Game 4:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. Saddleback College
September 30 Home FB Game 4:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. Saddleback College
Home FB Game 4:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. Saddleback College
October 14
Irvine HS Field Show Contest--Irvine HS
October 22
October 29
Loara HS Field Show Contest--Glover Stadium in Anaheim
November 5
Chino HS Field Show Contest--Chino HS
November 11 Home FB Game 4:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. Saddleback College
November 12 Temecula Valley HS Field Show Contest
November 19 Savanna HS Field Show Contest--Glover Stadium in Anaheim
SCSBOA Field Show Championships--Location TBA
December 3
The String Orchestra
performing at Disneyland.
The String Orchestra finished the year with a busy month in May. On May 17, 2005 they
presented the Spring Concert on the SMCHS campus, on May 18th they performed for
Magic Music Days in Disneyland and on May 19th were guest performers At The Choral
Spring Concert at Geneva Presbyterian Church in El Toro. The Strings played three
solos and joined with the voices for a special arrangement of "You Raise Me Up." Also
at the At the Choral Concert the choir performed three World Premiers by Spencer, one
entitled "Alleluia! Laudate Dominum" a captivating antiphonal composition. The two
groups have plans to collaborate next year for a number of concerts. The experience of
working together was very exciting for the students.
You can hear our conductor Sandra Azzoni Wood and her sister Christine Azzoni Dow,
violin-piano Duo in performance this summer, on August 17, 2005 at Pasadena
Presbyterian Church at 12:10 p.m. and on Sunday, August 21, 2005 at the Nixon
Library in Yorba Linda at 2 p.m. They will be performing and speaking about the
music of Vivaldi, Beethoven, Krieslar, and Chopin. Also, on October 19, 2005 at
3 p.m. they will be at the Newport Beach Library.
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TALON T HEATRE
HAS COMPLETED ITS
ACTIVITIES news
15 TH A NNIVERSARY S EASON
Talon Theatre has completed its 15th Anniversary Season. The season began with a revival of Rumors by Neil Simon.
This production was significant because it was the first production that Mr. Stube directed at Santa Margarita when he
began teaching. This year's production featured many talented actors and actresses and a beautiful two-story set. The
production was performed in the Eagle Dome in November. December brought the second of three revivals for the
2004-2005 season, Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman. The significance of this production is that it was the first
production done under the name "Talon Theatre" with Mr. Nowlin as the Assistant Director. For this year's production,
Mr. Nowlin co-directed with Mr. Stube. It was also the first time that the Winter Production was performed in the
Eagle Dome as well. The production was comprised of a huge cast who did a wonderful job of bringing to life the
students and faculty of an inner city high school. In January, senior Ryan Mac Kenzie directed his senior classmates in
Ryan MacKenzie
the first of two Workshop Productions. The Cover of Life, by R.T. Robinson, featured the talents of the senior theatre
performing in
Godspell.
class and earned the "Best Workshop" award for the 2004-2005 season. The annual Children's Show was an adaptation
of the book Suzuki Beane by Sandra Scoppettone. The adaptation was written by Kristina Finch and Jillian Gates and
directed by Robyn Luttrell. It starred the advanced theatre class and was well received by all audiences. One of the best moments was Mr.
Greg Rhodes' participation in the evening performances. April brought the third of our
revivals with Godspell by John Michael Tebelak and Stephen Schwartz. This "Best Show"
winner was significant because it was the first production that Ms. Wooley choreographed for
Talon Theatre. She came back to choreograph "We Beseech Thee" for the revival production
as well. We closed the season with our second Workshop Production, Mrs. California, by
Doris Baizley, directed by senior Katie McNeil. This production featured the seniors of the
Theatre Production class competing for the title of "Mrs. California." The topping on the cake
was the 15th Annual Awards Banquet on Friday, May 27, 2005. Alumni hosts, Lauren
Verbarg and Thomas Sabin kept the audience in stitches. In attendance were Brother
The cast of Mrs. California.
Lawrence Monroe, Mr. Tom Smith, Mr. Corey Lindabury, Ms. Lisa Gantz, Mrs. Nancy
Shearon, Mrs. Nancy Keane, Mrs. Florence Del Folie, Mrs. Melany Armstrong, Mr. Stephen
Speciale, and Mr. Brian Kretzmer, who all presented awards to the students in attendance. The 2005-2006 season should be just as
spectacular, so visit the website in the September to find out more details: www.smhs.org/activities/clubs/theater
SMCHS DANCE TEAM
HAD ANOTHER
SUCCESSFUL SEASON
The 2004-2005 SMCHS Dance Team had another successful and rewarding season
filled with numerous achievements and long lasting memories. Starting early in the
summer, the dancers worked hard on improving their dance technique and style. The
dancers traveled to Las Vegas in July where they took dance class from world
renowned teachers and choreographers. Kicking off the school year, the dancers
performed at the first home football game, as well as dancing to a Prince medley
during halftime festivities at the Homecoming game. During the winter months, the
Eagle Dancers geared up for competition season working with guest choreographers
The 2004-2005 SMCHS Dance Team.
on competition material. The team took seven team routines and seven solos to
competition this season ranging in different styles of dance such as hip-hop, jazz, and lyrical. In early March, the SM Dance Team
traveled to Orlando, Florida to compete in the Contest of Champions Dance Nationals. After two full days of competition, the dancers
won two National Titles, one in the Ballet/Pointe Division and one in the Open Division. Judges even complemented the SM Dancers on
their technical ability and presence! In addition, the team earned trophies in the hip-hop, jazz, and lyrical divisions earning them the
prestigious Award of Excellence Cup. Sophomore Michelle Pellizzon and Junior Danielle Shultz both placed in the top 10 out of 150
other soloists in the Nation. Both ladies re-competed in the finals and were awarded scholarship money and medallions. After two
months of competition, the Eagle Dance Team brought back over 50 trophies and awards to SMCHS. The Dance Team consisted of 20
members and was led by Captain Serena Chan, along with Co-captains Natasha Dadour and Trisha McNamara.
The success this year of the team was due largely in part to the leadership and talent of the six seniors: Serena Chan, Natasha Dadour,
Lexie Goldschmied, Trisha McNamara, Asia Viloria, and Adrienne Wright. Five of these talented individuals were three and four year
members of the Dance Team. As they all move onto to four year universities next year, these bright and talented young women will
continue to keep dance in their lives. We are forever grateful for the grace, talent, and leadership that they contributed to the SMCHS
Dance Team. We will miss them!
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CAMPUS MINISTRY news
C A M P U S
M I N I S T RY
N E W S
ATTENTION CLASS OF 2006
Summer Kairos Applications are available in the Campus
Ministry Office. Kairos Dates for this summer are:
June 13-16, 2005
July 11-14, 2005
August 8-11, 2005
August 15-18, 2005
Students who are interested in being considered for a
leadership position on a future retreat are strongly
encouraged to attend a summer retreat.
CAMPUS MINISTRY CLUB
This year we had over 150 students at all grade
levels involved with the new Campus Ministry
Club. If you have a passion for ministry and
would like to help in planning liturgies,
retreats, prayer services, worship and
community outreach programs, please contact
Mrs. Connelly over the summer to sign up and
get involved. We will be having a few
meetings towards the end of the summer to
start planning our events for the 2005-2006
school year. Please e-mail Mrs. Connelly at
[email protected] for more information and
to sign up to be a part of the club.
DO
Y O U H AV E A PA S S I O N F O R M U S I C ?
Guided by Music Minister Tony Medeiros, our 2004-2005
SMCHS Worship Band led our community in the
celebration of the Eucharist at all school Masses as well as
various prayer services, worship events and retreats. We are
now in the process of forming a new Worship Band for the
2005-2006 school year. Do you have a passion for music? Do
you enjoy the music played at the all-school Masses, prayer
services and retreats? If you are interested in leading others in
this type of worship music, please contact Mr. Tony Medeiros at
[email protected] for more details on how to get involved with the Worship Band for next school
year. We are looking for all types of musicians and vocals who have a passion for music and an interest in
leading our school community in worship.
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EAGLES SOAR
FOR
CAMPUS MINISTRY news
CHARITY
Santa Margarita Catholic High school students participated in the fourth
annual Eagles Soar for Charity fundraising drive in support of the The Isaiah
House (Orange County Catholic Worker) and raised $15,000. The drive was
sponsored by the Freshmen Interdisciplinary Triad classes, and all of the money
raised will go directly to feed and house the homeless of Orange County.
Students, faculty, staff and parents at SMCHS donated money over a span of
three weeks in donation boxes located all over the school. The drive culminated
with a walk-a-thon on May 9th
where students toured downtown
Santa Ana to learn about the
Mrs. Connelly and Mr. Debusk
services available to the
prepare the BBQ.
homeless. The walk finished at
the Catholic Worker house in Santa Ana where the SMCHS teachers, students,
and parents cooked and served a barbecue lunch for nearly 50 homeless people
in the backyard of the house.
The Isaiah House gives food, shelter and a safe place to sleep to an average of
100-150 homeless people per night (mainly women and children). They are
able to do all of this for less than $5 per person per day. The Isaiah House is
only able to survive based on charitable donations made throughout the year.
SMCHS students playing with a few of the
kids at the Isiah House.
MARIAN MASS & GRANDPARENTS DAY
On Thursday, May 19, 2005 the SMCHS community came
together to celebrate our last Mass in the 2004-2005 school
year. The Mass was a Marian Celebration as well as a
farewell ceremony to the Class of 2005. Special guests to
the Mass were SMCHS grandparents, Founders and
friends. SMCHS Chaplain, Father Craig Butters, presided
over the Mass and the SM Worship Band led our
community in song. After the Mass there was a reception
in the Strader Grotto where students could visit with their
grandparents.
The statue of Mary was crowned
with a beautiful flower
headpiece.
If you missed this year’s Marian Mass & Grandparents
Day and would like to be included in next year’s
celebration, please call the Office of Development to be
included in this special tradition.
The Pikula family with their
grandmother at the reception.
Behind the Alter was a tribute to the Class of 2005.
Janet Meihaus, Megan (Strader)
Meihaus and Susan Strader.
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The senior class gathered around the
Alter for one last prayer.
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ATHLETIC news
EAGLE SWIM TEAM
HAD
The 2005 Swim Team completed its most dominant season
in SMCHS history. For
the first time ever, the
Eagles swept all six
divisions at the Serra
League swimming finals-an accomplishment no
team in league history has
performed.
At the league championship meet, the Eagles established
22 new Serra League records and an astounding 29 new
school records. The Eagles Girls Varsity won their sixth
consecutive league championship and finished placing 6th
at the CIF Division I Finals.
Junior Devonie Migues was selected a high school
All-American and is ranked as one of the top 10
backstroke swimmers in the nation. The 200 and 400
RECORD BREAKING SEASON!
freestyle relay teams also qualified for All-American.
The Boys Varsity won their third Serra League title in six
years and had junior Brett Chamberlain qualify for
All-American in the 500 freestyle. The boys 200 freestyle
relay also swam to an All-American time.
Both the Girls Junior Varsity and Boys Junior Varsity
teams won their sixth straight league championship and
both were considered
among the top five JV
teams in Southern
California. The Girls
Frosh/Soph went
undefeated (8-0) while
claiming their league
championship and the
Boys Frosh/Soph won their second straight league title
breaking eight out of the 10 possible school records.
SMCHS TRACK & FIELD NEWS...
Thank you to all of the Girls Track & Field
parents for their generosity and for their
help in making the 2005 Track & Field
season a success.
All returning athletes as well as incoming
girls interested in the 2006 Track & Field
Team are encouraged to go to the Girls
Track & Field website. (The site can be
found by going to the SMCHS Home Page.
From there, click on Campus Life which
should open a menu that will lead you to
the Athletics site. From there click on
Athletics, Spring Sports, and then Girls
Track & Field.) The site outlines a new
attendance policy that will be implemented
in the 2006 season. All information
regarding the new policy can be found on
the website. There will also be tryouts and
cuts for the 2006 team due to excessive
numbers over the past few years.
If you have any questions, please email
Coach Ferry at [email protected]. I will be
out of the country until July 10th, but I will
get back to you shortly after I return.
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Coach Zeitler and the rest of the Boys
Track and Field coaching staff would like
to thank all of the parents who so
generously contributed to the season end
gifts that were presented to the coaches at
the awards picnic. It is truly a pleasure
working with your sons.
Coach Zeitler would also like to
acknowledge the special contributions of
time and effort by the following parents:
Mrs. Brand - Booster President, Mrs.
DiMarzio - Treasurer, Mr. and Mrs.
Schmit - clerks of the course during all
home meets, Mr. & Mrs. Hirschboeck who
ran our web site and bulletin board
respectively and Mr. Winblad, Mr. Cuzakis
and Mr. DeRubira who teamed up to run
the automatic timing system that is critical
to the success of running a home track
meet. Thank you all very much!
Anyone interested in the Boys Track &
Field program or the Boys Cross Country
program can find information by visiting
our web site at: www.smeaglesxctf.org
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ATHLETIC news
SMCHS EAGLES
VARSITY FOOTBALL
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2005 Varsity Schedule
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Friday, September 23
Friday, September 30
Friday, October 7
Friday, October 14
Friday, October 21
Friday, October 28
Friday, November 4
Friday, November 11
Away @ Kealekehe HS, Hawaii
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ATHLETIC news
2005 MALE
AND
F E M A L E AT H L E T E
OF THE
YEAR
The Male Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year were presented at the
Class of 2005 Senior Awards Night on May 16, 2005.
Amy was presented the Gatorade Player
of the Year Trophy at an assembly in the
Moiso Pavilion. The entire senior class
was in attendance for the presentation.
Here she is potographed with Julie
Foudy, who was also present.
This past season Julien led the Eagles to
a winning record and into the CIF
Quarterfinals. He tallied 95 goals, 49
assists, and 95 steals this past season.
Julien scored 255 career goals on his way
to becoming second on our
all-time scoring list.
Amy Rodriguez, nickname Amy "A-Rod" Rodriguez, was
recognized as SMCHS Female Athlete of the Year. Amy’s
senior year at SMCHS has been a memorable year. Amy was
awarded the 2004 Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the
Year award, Parade Magazine Player of the Year as well as
named to the United States Women's National Team roster for
the 12th annual Algarve Cup. Most recently, Amy was named
as the 2004-2005 Orange County Register Girls Athlete of the
Year. She will attend the University of Southern California on
a full soccer scholarship. SMCHS Coach Chuck Morales
stated that “Amy is the most explosive forward ever to play at
SMCHS. She can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in three
seconds around opponents.”
Amy was a key player with the U.S.
U-17s before making the FIFA U-19
Women's World Championship team.
© JohnTodd/InternationalSportsImages
Julien Lormant was awarded SMCHS Male Athlete of the
Year. During Julien's senior year he was named Serra League
Player of the Year - Boys Water Polo, All CIF-SS (First
Team, Division II), All Orange County (OC Register Second Team). Julien will attend Loyola Marymount
University on a full water polo scholarship. Coach Kevin
Ricks stated, “After playing and coaching NCAA Division I
Water Polo, I can say that playing with Julien was similar to
playing with any of the top players in the country. Julien has
the opportunity to have a great impact at the next level.”
Additionally, Coach Ricks said, “Julien is going to go to
college, he will play some water polo, he will graduate, and
he will go on to be a man that has a very positive impact in
this world.”
SMCHS 17TH ANNUAL
EAGLE OPEN GOLF TOURNAME
BENEFITING GIRLS BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL
Coach Doug Williams presented Julien
with the Male Athlete of the Year
award at the Class of 2005 Senior
Awards Night.
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Monday, August 8, 2005
Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club
For more information / brochure,
please contact the Football Office,
949-766-6000 ext. 2205
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NO R
S
ACADEMIC news
O CIETY
Membership in Santa Margarita Catholic High School's chapter of the National Honor Society is an honor
bestowed by the Faculty Council and is based on scholarship, character, leadership and service. In the spring of
2005 junior students participated in an induction mass on the SMCHS campus in the Birtcher Chapel. The list of
new NHS juniors included (in alphabetical order):
Arash Afghahi
Flora Barron
Christopher Barry
Mikaila Becker
Rebecca Bivona
Gertrude Chancellor
Christine Charhut
Skyler Courter
Kathleen Donahue
Erin English
Stephanie Etow
Dominic Ferrey
Alyssa Figueras
Michael Gleason
Danielle Godino
Brandon Golob
Erin Griffin
Karen Heisler
Thomas Hull
William Hull
Kathryn Leahy
Taylor Lockett
Jessica Lucier
John Maltese
Kyle McKenzie
Bridgette McMahon
R E L I G I O N D E PA R T M E N T N E W S
K I N G D O M
F A I R
Larissa Pardo
Lindsey Reid
Courtney Sanvido
Jonathan Tanco
Samantha Telly
William (BJ) Thompson
Kelsa Trom
Amy Wallace
Kathryn Whichard
Emilie Winkel
2005
Over 300 junior students worked hard to help make Kingdom Fair 2005 a
huge success. Kingdom fair is a "hands-on" learning project for junior
social justice students based on the idea of a science fair. The goal of the
Kingdom Fair is for students to become aware of organizations that,
through their work on behalf of others, help to build the kingdom of God
here on earth. The students began this project in December, selecting a
partner and an agency that works for permanent societal structural change
(through legislation, lobbying, education). Students then create a display
board about their organization and its cause (homelessness, hunger, abortion, AIDS, etc), complete service hours
for the organization, write a research paper incorporating scripture and Catholic social justice teaching and
create an interactive educational tool to help students and parents
learn about their cause. The junior students then teach the rest of the
student body about their organization, cause and what they learned.
This year 127 agencies were represented. Over 200 parents attended
the Parent Night and were very impressed with the professional
presentations of the students, the hard work, effort and passion that
the students put into the project and the level of knowledge that the
students displayed. Special thanks to junior teachers Mr. John Wood
and Ms. Lisa Gantz for their time and hard work. All are to be
congratulated!
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ACADEMIC news
I N T E R N AT I O N A L B A C C A L A U R E AT E D A N C E
The Santa Margarita Catholic High School Dance Program had the pleasure of hosting Ms. Heather Gillette on
Friday April, 8 2005, as the visiting examiner for the International Baccalaureate Dance Program.
Sixteen students prepared for two years for the examination under
the guidance of Lucia Wooley, SM Dance Program Director. Santa
Margarita Dance has now successfully prepared 50 students for the
IB Examinations in Dance, more than any other school
world-wide. This year, six dancers were members of the
Full-Diploma Class of 2005. The examination consisted of a World
Dance Studies research paper, as well as composition, analysis and
performance.
Serena Chan (center) undergoing the examination.
Ms. Gillette conducted the composition and analysis and
performance assessment of the course work. Dancers also participated in a personal interview with Ms. Gillette,
where they discussed the creative process and behind their dances choreographed during the composition
component of the class. Many of these works were featured in the Spring Concert. The creativity and ingenuity
of these works is most impressive.
Congratulations to all of the students for their hard work and dedication to this outstanding program, and on the
successful completion of the assessment process.
IB STUDENTS ATTEND CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN YOUTH CONFERENCE IN SACRAMENTO
IB Certificate Candidates Paul Miszkowicz and Michael Pikula were chosen to
attend the 30th Annual Republican Youth Advocacy Workshop in Sacramento
this spring. Selected by the Orange County Republican Women's Federation, the
boys were guests at the three-day event along with student representatives from
across the state. Highlights of the conference included a steamboat sunset
dinner cruise on the Sacramento River, VIP tours of the State Capital building,
sitting in on Assembly sessions, discussions of pertinent state topics with
legislators and meeting several top
California government officials
including State Senator Dick
Ackerman from the 33rd District
and Governor Arnold
Schwarzeneggar. The boys
attended a reception the final
evening where the Governor spoke; they commented afterwards
that the Governor is quite an impressive and inspirational speaker
but at only 5'10" tall he is much shorter than he appears in the
movies. Both boys will attend Loyola Marymount University in
Paul Miszkowicz and Michael Pikula meet with
Tom McClintock.
the fall.
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ACADEMIC news
AWA
RDS
SMCHS reinstituted the tradition of honoring our juniors, sophomores and freshman for their outstanding
academic accomplishments throughout the 2004-2005 school year. Each day during the last week of regular
classes, Brother Lawrence read the names of the students receiving the highest academic award in each of
their classes. The presentations were made on Eagle Television and broadcasted to the entire student body.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AWARDS
English 1 - Jonathon Quirk
English 1 Honors - Sophia Richter
English 2 - David Liebel
English 2 Honors - Samantha Hernandez
English 3 - Matt Prouty
English 3 AP - Maya Smolarek
English 3 IB - Jessica Lucier
Creative Writing - Megan Fries
Debate - Megan Shain
Film Aesthetics - Lilly Urban
International Trends in Cinema - Stephanie Etow
Journalism - Alex Kacik
Mythology - Shivani Patel
Speech - Chris Parr
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Spanish 3 Conversation & Culture - Brittany Adame
French 2 - Julianna Bloom
French 3 - Emily Downey
Spanish 1B - Jennifer Dragan
Latin 3 - Adam Gardner
Spanish 1A - Gianna Gipe
Spanish 3 Conversation & Culture - Linda Gonzalez
Latin 1 - Anthony Greene
Greek 1 Honors - Marc Habal
Spanish 3 - Karen Heisler
Latin 2 Honors - Mark Hirschboeck
Spanish 2 Honors - Erica Jain
Spanish 2 - Brittany Lane
Greek 2 Honors - Jessica Lucier
Spanish 3 - Kyle Mc Kenzie
Latin 1 Honors - John Mersch, IV
French 1 Honors - Joel Mueting
French 1 - Rebecca Nichols
Spanish 1 Honors - Shivani Patel
Spanish 2A - Christina Rinehart
Latin 2 - Aine Sandfort
French 2 Honors - Meghan Shain
Latin 3 Honors - Maya Smolarek
Spanish 4 Honors - Kelsa Trom
French 3 Honors - Holly Warpeha
Spanish 1 - Elizabeth Wildermuth
Spanish 3 Honors - Emilie Winckel
DEPARTMENT OF MATH
Geometry - Matthew Bader
Algebra 1B - Christopher Coulter
Geometry B - Linda Gonzalez
Precal Honors - Teresa Henisey
Geometry Honors - Erica Jain
Algebra 2 - Morgan Kraman
Algebra 1 Honors - Mary Letourneau
Algebra 1 - Richard Mc Cullagh
Algebra 2 Honors - Daniel Palkovic
Intermediate Algebra - Kolbie Richardson
Algebra 1A - Rachel Steinbach
Precalculus - Katherine Suarez
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Fitness - Brennan Figueroa
Athletic Conditioning - Kyle Morrison
Health - Rebecca Nichols
Physical Education - Stephen Phelps
DEPARTMENT OF PERFORMING ARTS
Band Outstanding Junior Student - Christopher David
Band Outstanding Freshman Student - Ian Dolan
Band Outstanding Sophomore Student - Alexander El Nabli
Chamber Music Honors - Mark Hirschboeck
Beginning Theatre Arts - Dayeanne Hutton
Advanced Dance - Kaitlin Kobayashi
Advanced Theatre Arts - Kelly M Norris
Intermediate Dance - Kelly R Norris
String Orchestra - Justin Petrilli
Intermediate Theatre Arts - Katherine Suarez
Beginning Dance - Julie Tobia
DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION
Outstanding Student in Religion 3 ID - Eric Babbitt
Outstanding Student in Religion 3 - Andrea Carrera
Outstanding Student in Religion 1 ID - Caitlan Greubel
Outstanding Student in Religion 1 - Kathleen Hackbarth
Outstanding Student in Religion 2 - Stefan Junaeus
Outstanding Student in Philosophy 1 - Jessica Lucier
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
Anatomy & Physiology Honors - Matthew Bader
Concepts of Science (Human Biology/Ecology) -Courtney Causgrove
Chemistry in the Community - Evan Chaffee
Anatomy & Physiology - Gertrude Chancellor
Marine Biology/Oceanography - Steven Croce
Chemistry AP/IB - Karen Heisler
Chemistry Honors - Teresa Henisey
Concepts of Science A (Physical Science) - Christyn Rowat
Physics AP/IB - Daniel Witczak
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Cultural Geography ID - Peter Aguero
History of the Second World War - Tyler Alt
European History AP - Katherine Fitzpatrick
American History AP - Alyssa Greene
U.S. Government & Politics AP - Thomas Hull
American History MUN - William Hull
World History MUN - Andrew Jones
World History - Morgan Kraman
Twentieth Century World History IB - Bridgette Mc Mahon
Economics - Patrick Nuttall
Cultural Geography MUN - Shivani Patel
Macroeconomics AP - Tapan Patel
Cultural Geography - Rachel Pollard
American History AP - Eric Reuland
World History ID - Robert Sciulla
American History ID - Kristen Steinbach
United States Government - Emilie Winckel
American History - Alan Zarnegar
DEPARTMENT OF ART
Advanced Ceramics - Brittany Adame
Advanced Painting Honors - William Hull
Photography - Nicholle Jaramillo
Ceramics - Kevin Klemens
Photography - Morgan Kraman
Beginning Art - Suzanne Moubayed
Beginning Art - Christine Prochnow
Painting - Jared Shears
Beginning Art - Steven Shipley
Ceramics - Taylor Shramo
Ceramics - Charles Taylor
Ceramics - Arthur Wells
Beginning Art - Elizabeth Wildermuth
Advanced Painting - Jiyoon Yang
Constructing Physics Understanding - Morgan Kraman
Physics Honors - Jessica Lucier
Biology B - Kathryn Maggetti
Chemistry - Morgan Michaels
Concepts of Science A (Human Biology/Ecology) - Nicole Naughton
Construction Physics Understanding ID - Kevin O'Connor
Concepts of Science (Physical Science) - Nicole Ontiveros
Physics - Russell Paez
Biology Honors - Anthony Rettenmaier
Biology AP/IB - Christopher Rettenmaier
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ACADEMIC news
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ACADEMIC news
E C O G N I T I O N
SMCHS would like to congratulate the following faculty who were recognized for their
achievements during the 2004-2005 school year:
Manchester Who's Who Among Executive and
Professional Women:
Hazel Dyer
Anne Herrick
Estela Riela
Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction from the
National Society of High School Scholars:
Christine Veilleux
Visual Arts by the International Biographical
Centre of Cambridge, England:
Kathy Shafranske
Educator of Distinction from the National Society
of High School Scholars:
Teresa Villa
Marquis Who's Who of American Women:
Kathy Shafranske
Who's Who Among America's Teachers:
Florence Delfolie
Hazel Dyer
Karen Francis
Anne Herrick
Corey Lindabury
Kathy Shafranske
Mark Van Ness
Teresa Villa
Sandra Wood
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2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 6
E A G L E
B O O K
SENIORS
August 11th - A-I
August 12th - J-R
August 15th - S-Z
JUNIORS
August 16th - A-I
August 17th - J-R
August 18th - S-Z
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S A L E S
FRESHMAN
SOPHOMORES
August 19th - A-I
August 22nd - J-R
August 23rd - S-Z
August 24th - A-I
August 25th - J-R
August 26th - S-Z
The Eagle's Nest will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. during book sales. It is very
important that you make your purchases only at your appointed time so that we can serve everyone in the most efficient
manner. USED BOOKS WILL BE APPORTIONED EQUALLY ON EACH SALE DAY! This will ensure everyone
having equal opportunity to buy used books if they choose.
If you will be on vacation, etc. during your allotted day, you may have a friend or such pick up your schedule in the
bookstore and purchase books for you. If you choose to purchase books BEFORE your scheduled time, you must
purchase all new books.
Thank you in advance for your adherence to the above schedule.
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EAGLES IN THE NEWS
FUN WITH CHALK
Recent graduate, Brianna Cunha, participated in the Fun with
Chalk Festival. The event is held annually in May at the
Mission Viejo Norman Murray Senior Center. It is often
referred to as spectator art. Over a period of two-three days
from dawn until dusk
artists work to turn the
street into their personal
canvas. In addition to
the time spent at the
festivals, many hours go
into preparation for the
events. The artists work
on the blacktop and end
up sore, dirty and
completely happy. Fun with Chalk was brought to Mission
Viejo by Dr. Frank Lieberman following a visit he made to
Italy. While in Italy, he came upon artists working with
chalk on the street (this began in the 16th century and is
know as IMandonnari - relates to renditions of the Virgin
Mary - see www.chalkpainting.com) Dr. Lieberman was so
enthralled that he decided to bring this art form to Mission
Viejo.
This was Brianna's fifth year of participation in the Fun with
Chalk event. It is a fundraising
event for the visual and
performing arts programs in
Orange County schools.
Participants in the event include
professional artists, adults with a
passion for art, college students,
high school students and even
elementary age youths. Artists are
sponsored by community
businesses and individuals. Each
artist selects their own subject
matter. Subjects range from
renditions of the masters, to
original creations, to renditions of
children's works (Sponge Bob, Madagascar, and Mercer
Mayer's Just Go to Bed). Fun with Chalk is a two-day event
that is free to the public. Art, craft & food vendors, children's
art workshops, art demos, and musical performances by
groups and individuals add to the event. Brianna also
participates in other chalk festivals throughout the year.
Chalk La Strada in San Diego supports a high school for
underprivileged and homeless students; Long Beach Haute
Dog supports animal protection; Salt Lake City's festival
supports the Utah Foster Care Foundation.
Brianna plans to fly back to California (from the University
of Utah) for the various festivals and needless to say, she is
thrilled to be going to college in a city that hosts a chalk
festival.
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G I R L S C O U T A WA R D S
On April 10, 2005 Jordan Pefley was awarded the
Juliette Low Spirit of Girl Scouting Award at an
awards ceremony at the Doubletree Hotel in Orange. She
was awarded this distinction for her continuous effort in
helping others in her community. She is a member of
Troop 1532 in the Rancho Trabuco 3 Service Unit along
with Cristin O' Connor. Cristin O'Connor was awarded
the Girl Scout Distinguished Service Award for her
work at Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church. Both
girls were unaware they would be receiving any awards
for their service. Congratulations to both girls for all of
their hard work.
In addition to winning the Juliette Low Spirit of Girl
Scouting Award, Jordan also completed her Gold Award
Project by working with Ms. Hanley and the Corazon
Club of SMCHS. Jordan planned and implemented the
Dia de los Ninos (Day of the Child) Fiesta for the
children of Pedregal, Mexico. Jordan along with Ms.
Hanley and many members of the Corazon Club ventured
to Mexico on April 16, 2005 where the party was to be
held. They played games, did crafts and face painting,
made lunch and the best part was the water balloon toss.
The project was the final part of the Gold Award. She
had previously completed all of the badge work and other
awards necessary for the Gold Award. Jordan received her
Gold Award at a Ceremony in June.
OC FAMILY MAGAZINE RECOGNIZES
S M C H S’ S H I N I N G S T U D E N T
Recent graduate, Sara Rasoulian, was named Shining
Student - 20 of OC’s Best & Brightest by OC Family
Magazine. Each year OC Family Magazine receives
hundreds of nominees from private and public
schools from across the county to create the annual
issue. This is the first year that a SMCHS student
was chosen for the honor. Sara was recognized at
Senior Awards Night with a plaque as well as a
framed copy of the article from the June issue.
The magazine chose Sara due
to her unique story of being
born in Iran and an
immigrant from Canada. Sara
overcame a language barrier,
cultural and social roadblocks
and excelled at SMCHS
taking both honors and AP
courses.
Congratulations Sara!
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GENERAL news
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A L B E RT S O N S I N F O R M AT I O N
H E L P
If you have registered your Albertsons card in the Community
Partners Program and designated SMCHS to receive your credit,
please check your card number to see if one of the following card
numbers belongs to you or someone you registered:
42574314664
42555121525
42555117789
42570155895
42574523869
42574940451
42555121525
42572993266
Also, we are not able to match the following supporters to a
SMCHS student:
Anna Cuterrer - 42571770072
Mike Gentaf - 42570786765
Raina M. Goff - 42555147791
Vaughn - 42532052276
These names and numbers are listed on the quarterly Albertsons'
report, however, we are not able to apply the credit to any
SMCHS student's tuition account, sport or club. If one of these
names or numbers belongs to you, please call or e-mail Catherine
Hassen at 949-766-6004 or [email protected] Thank you.
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Santa Margarita Catholic High School
has launched a recycling and fundraising
program with the help of a recycling
company called Empties4Cash. Here is
what the Empties 4 Cash program is
about: The empty inkjet cartridges that
we usually throw away as trash can be recycled and
remanufactured. Bring the empty cartridges, secured in a
sealed plastic bag, to school and put them in the
collection box located in the Front Office. SMCHS will
be reimbursed for each empty inkjet cartridge that has a
print head. We need cartridges from all of the
following brands of printers that have print heads: HP,
Lexmark, Xerox, Compaq, Samsung, Kodak, Canon (not
BCI), Apple.
No Epson, Laser Toners or Canon BCI cartridges, please!
Thank you in advance for helping us recycle old ink
cartridges and participating in this wonderful
fundraising program. If you have any questions, please
call or e-mail Catherine Hassen at 949/766-6004 or
[email protected]
C R I P
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N F O R M ATI O N
You may now register your Macy's credit card with eScrip and receive credit for Macy's purchases!
When you receive a replacement credit card that you have registered with eScrip - replacing an expired card or a
lost/stolen card - you must notify eScrip with the new credit card number and/or expiration date. If not, eScrip will not
be able to track the contributions to give you credit.
You may update your account information on line at www.escrip.com, click on "My eScrip.”
If you or any friends/relatives, who have signed up for eScrip, have a different last name than the student who is to
receive the eScrip credit, please contact Catherine Hassen at 949-766-6004 or [email protected] with the supporter's
name and student name. Otherwise, it is impossible to match the student with the supporter in order to receive credit.
eScrip members need to renew their commitment to Safeway, and Safeway stores, Vons and Pavilions, annually. There
are two ways to renew:
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
Call (800) 801-4973
Visit www.escrip.com and click on "Yes! Renew"
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MOTHERS CLUB news
M
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Mothers Club looks forward to welcoming all of our new, returning and alumni families to another great year
at SMCHS next fall. For those of you who are not familiar with Mothers Club, the Club is not just a
fundraising group but one of raising fun and building friendships.
We pride ourselves on offering "something for everyone" through speakers at our general meetings and our
different social activities. We begin the year helping anxious new SMCHS parents at our Welcome Coffee on
Freshmen Orientation Day and end the year with our fabulous Fashion Show which showcases our students
as the models. The proceeds from our Fashion Show primarily benefit the Borchard Library and also the
faculty/staff holiday bonuses, Red Ribbon Week/Safe and Sober Prom and Campus Ministry.
In years past we have enjoyed many activities including an evening at the Laguna Playhouse, day trips to the
Getty Museum, Dr. Phil Show and Santa Anita Racetrack, tours of the Nixon Library and the San Juan
Capistrano Mission, antiquing in Orange along with our very popular Halloween Hoot Golf Tournament,
Holiday High Tea and Mardi Gras cooking class.
This year Mothers Club would like to start keeping our alumni moms in the loop by sending you
announcements about our upcoming events. Anne Harper and Vicki Ramoska will be our new Mothers Club
Alumni Chairs. They will work with all of you, as well as the SMCHS Alumni Coordinator, Michele Papay,
to maintain an updated e-mail list of interested Mothers Club alums. They will also be planning a social
event for you to get together and share news about your lives after SM. If you would like to be included in
this e-mail distribution list please send your current e-mail address to Anne at [email protected].
We encourage all of you to join us at one of our monthly meetings or activities. Come with a friend or alone,
either way you will make new friends and are assured a good time. Everyone is welcome!
General Meetings are held at the Bell Tower Community Center in RSM at 8:30am.
Dates: Thursday 9/15, Thursday 10/20, Tuesday 11/15, Thursday 1/19, Thursday 2/16 and Wednesday 4/12.
Special Event Dates: Welcome Coffee - Monday 8/29, Halloween Hoot -Wednesday 10/26,
Holiday Tea - Monday 12/5 or Tuesday 12/6, Mardi Gras Cooking Class on Fat Tuesday,
Lenten Retreat in March and Fashion Show TBD. More social events will be scheduled soon.
For additional information, feel free to call Gail Nichols or Jan Grazer. Also, look for our 2005-2006
Membership Form and more information in the August/September
issue of Wings.
We look forward to seeing you!
Gail Nichols 766-5996
Jan Grazer 830-7534
Mothers Club Co-Presidents 2005-2006
Mothers Club Co-Presidents
Jan Grazer and Gail Nichols.
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“PASSPORT
TO
PARADISE
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MOTHERS CLUB news
FASHION
SHOW
Aloha, Bonjour, Ciao, Konnichiwa…….With passports in hand, 400 guests,
including mothers, daughters, grandmothers and aunts, hopped on board to attend
the Santa Margarita Catholic High School Mothers Club 15th Annual "Passport to
Paradise" Luncheon & Fashion Show on Sunday, May 1, 2005 at The Sutton
Place Hotel in Newport Beach.
Arriving at their destination, guests were greeted with the beautiful, gentle sounds
of harpists Mary Ellen Fitzgerald and
Laura Witzek. As in any port, shopping
abounded, with vendors from De la
2005 Co-Chairs Susan Gotschall
and Ann Rommel.
Croce Jewelry, Paper Annex, Bella
Handbags and Sophisticated Soaps
displaying their wonderful merchandise. Moving on to the next port, guests
could try their chance at over 70 silent auction raffle baskets, featuring
garden, travel, dining, jewelry & wine themes. The largest prize featured in
the raffle was a $500 shopping spree to South Coast Plaza.
2005 “Passport to Paradise”
The final destination for all of the guests lay
Committee Members.
beyond them in the grand ballroom. There, they
could view the many beautifully designed table centerpieces created by the talented
members and guests in attendance, each one relating to their "dream destination." The
Fashion Show, Co-Chaired by SMCHS Mothers, Susan Gotschall and Ann Rommel,
featured students, faculty members and staff modeling fashions from many local
businesses, including Oakley, Robinsons-May, Cache, Old
Navy, Georgiou, Something Moore, Pink Wasabi, Chick's,
Friar Tux, Becker, Daisy Shoppe, CAbi and Marisa K and
Senior moms, Diana Brutoco Rose Macke Resort Wear. The highlight of the show
and Peggy Besse.
featured SMCHS senior students bidding all a farewell walk
down the runway featuring their choice of college
sweatshirts.
Proceeds from the Fashion Show went to the following: $10,000 to the Borchard Library; Alumni mom, Jean Taeger and
senior mom, Julie Curran.
$3,000 to the faculty and staff Christmas bonuses; $1,500 to the Activities Office
supporting Safe & Sober Prom Week and Red Ribbon Week; and $1,500 to Campus Ministry.
The senior girls during their farewell walk down
the runway. They wore their college sweatshirts.
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The senior boys having fun on the runway and
enjoying the cheers from the audience. They also
wore their college sweatshirts.
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GUILD news
T H E
S A N T A
M A R G A R I T A
G U I L D
Dear Santa Margarita Family:
The Santa Margarita Guild is comprised of parents, faculty, staff and administration of Santa Margarita Catholic
High School. The Guild sponsors several events throughout the school year in an effort to support and carry out
the mission of the high school.
For parents who are new to Santa Margarita in the fall of 2005, we are sponsoring our annual Welcome Parent
Barbeque on Saturday September 10, 2005. The Parent Barbeque offers those who are new to the Santa
Margarita Family, the opportunity to meet other incoming families and learn more about what makes Santa
Margarita so very special.
The Gift Wrap program is a fundraiser that we use to support all the Guild sponsored events and programs
throughout the school year. Information will be mailed out to all incoming families this summer and we
certainly appreciate your support.
Our third annual Eagle Classic 100 Golf Marathon will take place in the spring of 2006. All proceeds from the
Golf Marathon provide Christmas bonuses for our fabulous faculty, administration and staff. We strongly
encourage you to become involved in this wonderful event by participating as a sponsor or by playing a
leisurely 100 holes of golf and supporting our school.
Our Safe Homes program is designed to encourage parents to work together to support and strengthen our
students against the pressures of alcohol and drug use. We feel that it is extremely important that we know
where students are going. If we work together and achieve 100 percent participation, we can do our best to fight
the temptations of alcohol and drugs. Information regarding this important program will be mailed to all parents
at the beginning of the school year.
We are in the process of designing a Guild brochure which will detail our purpose and the events that we
sponsor for Santa Margarita. This brochure will be available for all parents in the fall of 2005.
We also would like to thank Isabel and Mark Bloom for their spiritual leadership and endless hours of time and
support as Co-Presidents of the Executive Board during this past school year.
Your four years at Santa Margarita will pass by very quickly and we encourage all of you to become involved
from the beginning to support a very special school. Please visit the Guild web page at www.smhs.org for
updated information.
Have a wonderful summer.
Hal and Patty Brand
2005-2006 SMCHS Guild Co-Presidents
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RATH O N
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT!
On Wednesday, June 8, 2005, 32 Golfers under the leadership of Event
Chairs Ralph Linzmeier, Bob Gau and Dennis McCarthy achieved their
goal:100 holes in one day and raising over $90,000 for SMCHS! Monarch
Beach Golf Links was the location and the weather was perfect.
Sandy Hull tees off.
Moments before, Bob
Gau hit a hole-in-one on
the same hole.
We want to thank Clark Hyman, Brian Connors, Adam Hopp,
Ralph Linzmeier, Brad Fries, Marla Johnson, Rick Brown, George Wright,
Phil Nasser, Dave Swoish, John Nuccio, Burton Young, Karen Gau,
John Brady, Jim Hoff, Dan Congelliere, Ken Charhut, Tom Marston, Vince
Vancho, Patrick McCullagh, Gary Griffin, Tim Pierce,
Steve Sellwood, Dave Birck, Jeff Harris, Sandy Hull, Hal Brand,
Art Sayles, Tim Maloney, Dennis McCarthy, John Gallardo, Bob Gau and
Mike Ramoska for their commitment to the day and event.
SM Staff Anne Goudreau, Catherine
Hassen, Betty Boscarini and
Lu Dominguez.
Their team was known as ‘The Three
Johns.’ From left: John Nuccio, John
Brady and John Gallardo.
Event Chairs Ralph Linzmeier, Bob
Gau and Dennis McCarthy with
Clark Hyman. Clark was the
Event Coordinator.
The view from the course was
breathtaking.
We also want to thank all of the parents, vendors and friends who supported our tireless golfers: Apple Photography, Champion
Trophy Co. of Orange County, Juniors Golf Carts, Ingardia Bros. Produce, McDougal Littell, Santa Margarita Ford, Thomson
Learning, Tiger Electric, Inc., Velocity Fundraising Resources, Inc. (QSP), Waxie Sanitary Supply, Westway Uniform, Signature
Party Rentals, Jostens, Albert & James Photography, Asics, Wilson Sports, Monarch Beach Golf Links, Marbella Farmers Market,
Coco's Restaurant, Bagels & Brew, South Coast Plaza and Trader Joe's.
CHRISTMAS 2005 BONUSES FOR OUR FACULTY & STAFF
As many of you already know, the money raised from the Golf Marathon provides Christmas bonuses for the teachers and staff
of SMCHS. Last year, each employee received a $300 bonus. If you have not yet contributed to this fund and wish to do so, it
is not too late. Any dollar amount is greatly appreciated. Please contact the Office of Administration, Lu Dominguez, at
949-766-6002 or mail/drop off your donation directly to SMCHS. Thank you for your support.
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DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS news
BUSINESS OFFICE & DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Dear Santa Margarita Family and Alumni,
Throughout its history, Santa Margarita Catholic High School has endeavored to keep tuition at an affordable rate. It is
our continued goal that all qualified students be able to attend SMCHS. Our Financial Aid Grant Program was
established so that we could enable SMCHS to welcome students from varying backgrounds and talents to our campus.
In order to do this we need your help. Year after year, the families who apply for Financial Aid exceed the expected
amount that was budgeted. Therefore, many families may not receive a much needed Financial Aid Grant. Currently
we are assisting close to 200 Santa Margarita families with tuition assistance. However, with an increase in funds, we
could help so many more.
There are so many of you who I'm sure would like to help a student whose family may have endured the loss of a job
or who have had a member of their family become ill or disabled. You can help by contributing to our Financial Aid
Grant Program. If you would like to contribute to this special program, in any amount you feel that you can afford, it
would be greatly appreciated. By making your donation, you too can be an integral part of this program and help a
family realize their dream of a Catholic education, regardless of their ability to pay.
Please send your tax deductible donation for the Financial Aid Grant Program to the SMCHS
Development Office and please mark your check 'Financial Aid' so that you can help a worthy student be
a part of the Santa Margarita family.
With Thanks!
Br. Lawrence Monroe, FSC
Principal
Randy Redwitz
Business Manager
Megan Meihaus
Development Manager
BUSINESS OFFICE NEWS
Welcome to all of our new families and welcome back to our returning families! As we begin our new 'tuition' year we
would like to go over a few things with you.
All of our tuition payment schedules began on July 1, 2005. If you are paying on the Annual plan, your full payment was
due on July 1st. If you are paying on the Semi-Annual plan, your first half year payment was also due on July 1, 2005 and
your second half year payment will be due on January 1, 2006. If you chose to pay on the 10-Month payment plan, your
first payment was due on July 1, 2005 and is due the first of the month thereafter through April 1, 2006. We can only
accept Visa or Master Charge for the Semi-Annual payment or the Annual payment. We cannot accept credit card payment
for the monthly payments.
Please make your payment on the first of the month and no later than the 10th of the month by 4 p.m. If your payment is
received after 4 p.m. on the 10th of the month, your tuition account will automatically be charged a $10.00 late fee. There
are no exceptions.
When making your payment please put the billing account number, which is found over your name on the billing statement,
in the memo portion of the check. Also, please tear off the top portion of the billing statement to send with your check. By
doing this you will insure that your payment will be credited to your account.
If during the school year you find that you are in need of Financial Aid, please do not hesitate to call the Business Office to
make arrangements to pick up a Financial Aid package.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and please call the Business Office at 949-766-6051 if you have any questions
regarding your tuition and payments.
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WELCOME
ALUMNI news
TO OUR ALUMNI SUMMER EDITION OF
WINGS!
This edition of Wings is reaching out to over 5,500 Eagle Alumni, as well as alumni parents and over 1,400 current Santa
Margarita families. It is a wonderful feeling to think that all of those people have been touched by the Santa Margarita
experience and will get to read all of our exciting news!
The following pages include:
More than 100 Class Updates & Photos
4th of July Alumni Military Salute
Alumni Reaching Out
Alumni Wedding Bells
Alumni Events
EAA Scholarship Winners
Alumni Sports
Reunion Information & Save the Dates
Alumni Update Forms
And more…
Read about the Eagle Alumni
Volleyball Game on page 34.
Read about Alumni
attending SMCHS
fundraiser events on
page 32.
Read about the Gift of
the Heart Flag Football
Tournament on page 29.
It has been awesome to receive so many updates and emails from our Alumni. We have "found" many of our "lost" Alumni
but we are still looking for many more. Visit the website at www.smhs.org under Alumni for an updated lost list and let us
know if you are in contact with any of them so we can reach them. We don't want anyone to miss out on all of the exciting
SMCHS news!
Sit back and enjoy your Alumni issue of Wings! Send us your comments, suggestions and updates. Contact Michele Papay
in the Alumni Office at 949-766-6000 ext. 1511 or [email protected]. We are proud of our former Eagles and would love to
hear from you!
CLASS
OF
AT T E N T I O N :
1995
AND
CLASS
OF
2000!
Your reunions are here, July 9, 2005 for the Five Year and July 23, 2005 for the Ten Year. It is not too late to
attend. All reunion invitations have been mailed. If you have not received yours, please call the Alumni
Office at 949-766-6000, ext. 1511 right away. Hope to see you at the reunions!
Many Alumni mention that they would like to hear from other SM Alums. Due to privacy laws, we do not publish personal contact information in
Wings. To contact any Alumni, please email or call the Alumni Office.
Note: As with any publication, we try our best to have all facts and spelling correct. We apologize if we overlooked anyone who sent information to
us for this issue of Wings and for any errors that may have occurred in this publication. Please notify us of any oversights and thank you for
understanding.
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The 4th of July is a fun day of decorated bicycles, parades, barbecues and more. However, the reason for the celebration is our
great country and our freedom as Americans. We reflect on all that has contributed to that freedom and we are thankful for those
who step up and defend all of us everyday by serving in the armed forces. We have so much to be thankful for…we are thankful
for our families and friends, our faith and our country. We are thankful to our Alumni who have answered the call to serve. Below
are just a few of our Alumni who are serving in the military.
Matt Cottonaro '91 has been serving in the Army Infantry since 1996. Matt was enlisted for a number of years, finished college
(BS) Psychology and became an officer, branched Infantry. He has been stationed at a number of places, but some of the more
recognized units he has served under are: 101st Airborne Division (1/187 Infantry Battalion, and LRSD), 53rd SIB (1/124 Infantry,
National Guard) and 1st Infantry Division: Germany (1/18 Infantry Battalion). Matt has had the honor of serving in Iraq, Saudi
Arabia and with the 1st Infantry Division and will once again be deploying to Iraq.
In reference to serving in the military, Matt said, "Those who knew me, remembered how much I didn’t agree with all of the
rules/regulations that SMCHS instilled those years in attendance. Failure to conform resulted in endless yards of bear crawls and
countless hours of detention. In the end, the dichotomy is that I am in one of the most rigid institutions in the United States and
enjoy it. If you can believe it, we do bear crawls here, so I am always grounded in my past. Thank you for supporting us, SMCHS,
and good luck in all of your endeavors. Our Lady Queen of Victory, Pray for Us."
Mike Coppock '99 graduated from the US Naval Academy on May 28,
2004. Mike earned a BS degree in Political Science and was
commissioned an Ensign in the US Navy. He chose aviation and
attended Flight School in Pensacola, Florida. He will serve his country
as a Naval Aviator. Mike was married on June 12, 2004 to Jocelyn Voss
of Ohio at St. Timothy Catholic Church in Laguna Niguel. Craig
Coppock '00 was the Best Man and Eric Coppock '04 was an usher in
the wedding. The reception was held at the Surf & Sand Resort in
Laguna Beach. The couple honeymooned in Punta Cana in the
Dominican Republic and now live in Pensacola, Florida while Mike
completes his Naval Flight Training.
The Coppock brothers: Eric
Coppock ‘04, Mike Coppock ‘99
and Craig Coppock ‘00.
Craig Coppock '00 graduated from the United States Military Academy of West Point on May 29, 2004. He
earned a BS degree in Management and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. He branched
Infantry and has completed Infantry Officers Basic Course at Ft. Benning, GA. Upon completion of Ranger
School, he will serve his country as an Infantry Officer. Craig also served as Best Man at his brother's wedding,
Mike Coppock '99 in June 2004.
We now have over 50 SMCHS Alumni in all branches of the military services. Those listed above are just a
few of them…for more names, please see the list below and also more are featured in our Class Updates
section. We are so proud of all of them! If you are currently serving or attending one of the military academies
and are not listed below, please contact the Alumni Office at 949-766-6000, ext. 1511 or [email protected].
Eric C. Brown '91 -USMC
Brian V. Estes '97 - USA
Elind A. Garcia '97 - USAF
Timothy M. Mulhere '97 - USMCR
David J. Reinhard '93 - USCG
Matthew P. Shipstead '97 - USAF
Timothy S. Sulick '93 - USN
Stephanie M. Soltis '97 - USAF
Paul J. Ferguson '94 - USAF
Matthew W. Brooks '98 - USN
Tony Bierenkoven '95 - USAF
Courtney R. Holland '95 - USAF Derek Heath '98 - USAF
Andrew M. Mc Kee '98 - USN
Amy Nesbitt '95 - USAF
Stacie K. Persons '98 - USAF
Charles M. Vice '95 - USCG
William F. Pollak '98 - USN
Casey Weiner '95 - USMC
Nicholas P. Suhr '98 - USA
Alexander King '96 - USA
Christopher C. Vice '98 - USAF
Robert M. Taylor '96 - USAF
Michael S. Coppock '99 - USN
Jason R. Varvas '96 - USN
Stacy D. Mc Clain '93 - USAFR
Kathryn (Dullack) Burns '91- USAFR Michael Nesbitt '93 - USMC
Christian P. Corry '91 - USMC
Matthew S. Cottonaro '91 - USA
Jason A. Ortiz '91 - USAF
Gregory Warrington '91 - USMC
Roburt C. Yale '91 - USA
Thad D. Zak '91 - USA
Brennan Mc Kernan '92 - USN
Jed L. Siacor '92 - USMC
Ryan J. Hart '93 - USMC
Ronald J. Hubers '93 - USN
Brad M. Laule '93 - USNR
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Sean P. Crawford '99 - USMCR
William Watson '99 - USAF
Craig V. Coppock '00 - USA
Jeffrey M. Garvey '00 - USCG
Andrew G. Jones '00 - USA
Trent J. Zinn '00 - USAF
Patrick K. Laughlin '01 - USN
Matthew Svensson ‘01 - USA
Bradley A. Smith '02 - USMC
Bryan J. Csik '03 - USAF
Gabriel A. Medeiros '03 - USMCR
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Brett Tomberlin, SMCHS Class of 1999 recently worked with the Alumni
Office of Santa Clara University where he graduated in 2003. He coordinated
and hosted a SCU alumni fundraiser event on May 26, 2005 at the exclusive
Club 33 in Disneyland entitled "A Night with the Disney Legends." Over the
past several years, Brett has been involved with the creation of several NBC,
FOX and CBS productions and through his contacts he invited several Disney
legends to join with Santa Clara alumni and families to help raise money for
Santa Clara's Alumni Family Scholarship. Some of the Disney greats who
Megan Meihaus and Michele Papay with
were there were Jason Alexander, David Ogden Stiers, Margaret Kerry who
Jason Alexander.
acted the part of Tinkerbell in Peter Pan; Brad Bird, the Director of The
Brett Tomberlin
SMCHS Class of 1999. Incredibles; Glen Keane, Executive Director of The Little Mermaid, Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin and Tarzan,
and several other Disney greats. The event was a huge success and is just one more example of how our
amazing Santa Margarita alumni have learned to use their time and talents to give back to their community. When not
coordinating special events, Brett is working for NBC Studios with Jay Leno and The Tonight Show and also Executive
Directing an untitled project for the Walt Disney Studios in Los Angeles.
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SMCHS current and alumni parents, Bob and Mary Kay
Bader spearheaded an incredible outreach this past fall on
Friday, November 26, 2004. The 2004 Gift of the Heart
Flag Football Tournament was held on the SMCHS
campus to benefit a former student and athlete, Damien
Minna '97. The tournament brought together hundreds of
alumni, alumni parents, current football families and
coaches in order to raise funds to help Damien with
rehabilitation costs following his spinal cord injury last
August. Although Damien was at the "heart" of the event,
the day fostered something more. It brought an incredible amount of alumni back to campus
as volunteers, participants and spectators, many for the first time since they graduated from
SMCHS. The participants played not to compete, but rather to benefit one of their own.
They recognized that Damien provided the catalyst for so many to come together and make
a difference. Spirits were high and the feeling of camaraderie was amazing as alumni from
all SMCHS classes came together under a united cause. Through the efforts of everyone
involved in the Gift of the Heart tournament, over $37,500 was raised for Damien. These
funds will help Damien and his family on his long road to recovery. Damien has been
making progress on this road and he hopes to attend some SM events during the 2005-2006
school year. To track Damien's progress, visit www.damienminna.com. For information
about future Gift of the Heart tournaments, contact the SMCHS Football Office at
949-766-6000 x 2205.
G O L F
The second annual Carson Palmer Open Golf Tournament, benefiting the Hillview Acres Children's Home for
abused and neglected children, will be held on Monday, July 18, 2005 at Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana
Point.
The event will feature celebrity athletes and USC friends, as well as a post-tournament dinner, "Carson's
Cookout" that will include an awards ceremony and auction.
Joining Palmer, SMCHS 1998 graduate and USC's 2002 Heisman Trophy winner, who now starts at
quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, will be a number of current and former pro athletes. They include A.J.
Feeley of the Miami Dolphins, John Lynch of the Denver Broncos and former Trojans Sam Cunningham, Matt
Cassel, John Jackson and John Allred. Former USC and Boston Red Sox outfielder Fred Lynn will also
participate.
For more information on attending the golf tournament and/or dinner and to register for the Carson Open, go to
www.kringandchung.com or call Lilia Aguirre, Kring & Chung LLP at (949) 261-7700.
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SANTA MARGARITA SWEETHEARTS LEAD TO ALUMNI WEDDING BELLS
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Santa Margarita creates not only "friends for life" among our students, but many times we also create loving relationships that
can last a lifetime. In the last issue of Wings, we asked for the stories of our Santa Margarita Sweethearts who have gotten
married. Below we want to share a couple of those with you, as well as the list of alums who have married other alums, that we
know about! There are probably more of you out there, so we apologize if we overlooked you this time. Send us your story or
just let us know so we can add you to the list. We are at 24 couples and growing!
Jeff Stube '92 and Megan (McMillan) Stube '99 met through Santa Margarita and became
friends, and began dating while Megan attended UCLA. They spent weekends for several years
driving between Orange County and LA for visits and were engaged in July of 2002. They were
married in August of 2003 after Megan graduated. Jeff and Megan are very busy these days as
they eagerly prepare for the arrival of their first child in July. After graduating from SM, Jeff
earned his BA in Theater Arts from UCI, and returned to Santa Margarita to work for Talon
Theater. Megan earned a BA in Theater Arts from UCLA, and went a completely different
direction as she is now the Controller for Casco Contractors, Inc, a Commercial General
Contractor in Irvine.
Mike Bender '95 and Laura (Baggott) Bender '95 met freshman year at Santa Margarita in Cultural
Geography class. They began dating and senior year were voted most likely to get married. They
attended college 3,000 miles apart, spending all their money on phone bills! They were married on May
27, 2000 and recently welcomed a new baby boy, Kevin Michael, on September 3, 2004. Mike
graduated from Western State University College of Law in May 2004 and was admitted to the State
Bar of California last December. He is currently practicing law in Temecula where they recently
moved. Laura started an accounting consulting business working primarily at home in order to spend
more time with their son. Carol Bender, long time teacher at SM and proud grandmother says "Kevin is
the most beautiful baby in the world!"
Jessica (Baker) Lyle '00 met her best friend and the love of her life, Owen Lyle '00 their freshman
year of high school where they shared a Geography class. They began dating and had been dating for
about six years when he proposed. Of course she accepted, and on May 16, 2004 they were married at
Rancho Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano, California. Owen is currently working at San Onofre as a
Nuclear Chemistry Technician while Jessica finishes school. They have made their home in Lake
Forest and look forward to seeing other alums at their Five Year Reunion this summer!
MARRIED ALUMNI COUPLES
Laura (Baggott) Bender 1995 and Michael Bender 1995
Lauren (Owens) Bordages 1997 and Drew Bordages 1997
Meri (Riley) Carrillo 1996 and Adam Carrillo 1996
Jodie (Julian) Cerruti 1994 and Rob Cerruti 1993
Elizabeth (Foster) Farris 1995 and Kristofer Farris 1995
Erin (Fallon) Finneran 1994 and Brian Finneran 1994
Karly (Farris) Foster 1998 and Mark Foster 1993
Kelly (Van Meter) Latini 1995 and Andrea Latini 1995
Brandi (Morales) Lopez 1998 and James Lopez 1998
Jessica (Baker) Lyle 2000 and Owen Lyle 2000
Ashley (Toch) Maas 1999 and Daniel Maas 1998
Megan (Strader) Meihaus 1997 and Brian Meihaus 1996
Nicole (Pierantoni) Munz 1996 and West Munz 1995
Amanda (Guilford) Murray 2000 and Lee Murray 2000
Mary Katherine (Heim) Patterson 1999 and Rory Patterson 1998
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Shanell (Moffatt) Pierce 1994 and Jerome Pierce 1992
Jennifer (Fritz) Redwitz 1992 and Eric Redwitz 1992
Lisa (Kneisel) Reightley 1995 and Ryan Reightley 1995
Tracy (Mc Croskey) Stiegler 1996 and Justin Stiegler 1996
Megan (Mc Millan) Stube 1999 and Jeffrey Stube 1992
Julie (Savant) Sulick 1993 and J. Andrew Sulick 1991
Courtenay (Lauer) Taylor 1998 and Robert M. Taylor 1996
Tamara (Turnage) Trask 1991 and Keone Trask 1991
Jolene (Shurlock) Vartanian 1996 and Marco Vartanian 1996
Stephanie (Burke) Wagner 1996 and Stephen Wagner 1996
ENGAGED ALUMNI COUPLES
Clara Song 1991 and Stephen Feeney 1991
Kathryn Ledingham 1998 and John Minardi 1998
Catherine Gentner 1998 and Timothy Sanders 1998
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ALUMNI SWEETHEART BABIES
Here's to the next generation of best friends and possibly future eagles! Molly Foster who is the
daughter of Karly (Farris) Foster '98 and Mark Foster '93 and Maddie Wagner who is the
daughter of Stephanie (Burke) Wagner '96 and Steve Wagner '96 share an afternoon and photo
together. Too cute!
Molly Foster and Maddie Wagner.
FRIENDS
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All ten girls in this photo are from the SMCHS Class of 2002. They are all going to be
seniors in college next year with five of them at USC, one at Arizona State University, one at
UCLA and three at Saddleback. These girls have their own reunions every winter and spring
break, as well as each summer. They wanted to share this picture as a great example of the
bonds they made through pep squad and classes at Santa Margarita. They all are still best
friends, keeping in touch with each other on a daily and weekly basis. They all wanted to say
"Thank you to Santa Margarita for the friendships that we've made and we share; a lot of us
would be very different people without them. Our parents used to tell us that our college
relationships would be the ones that lasted...but we have found our high school bonds are the
strongest, and disregarding the cliché will truly last a lifetime!”
Top Row: Kristi Demorest, Marilee Schreiber, Kristin
Gatfield, Renee Christensen, Brittany Gotschall, and
Malia Bowman. Bottom Row: Marissa Peterson, Jenna
Scherman, Kim Nguyen, and Brittany McDonald.
SMCHS Alumni Help Students become 'Future Focused'
In 2003, Santa Margarita graduates, Jennifer Connellan ('95) and Anne Luke ('96) teamed up to create Future
Focused - a business that offers motivational coaching and tutoring programs for students in Orange County.
Located in San Juan Capistrano, the Future Focused program was developed by Connellan and Luke to help
students set goals and learn the academic skills that will lead them to future success.
After successful academic and athletic careers at UCSD and UCLA, Connellan and Luke each went on to pursue
a Master of Counseling and Clinical Psychology. The two SMCHS alumni reconnected in 2003, and realized
their mutual passion for helping high school students. They came together to create Future Focused-a program
that helps students stay motivated and empowers them to reach their fullest potential.
Recently, Connellan and Luke returned to SMCHS to offer the Future Focused eight-week coaching program to
ten current students who were selected by teachers and the administration because of their high potential for
improvement. The results and feedback were quite impressive. Nine out of the ten students significantly
improved their GPAs and reported a higher level of interest in school. In addition, parents, teachers and students
gave very positive feedback. One student said, "Future Focused helped me improve my grades and figure out
what I want to do in the future. And it was fun!" Connellan and Luke are pleased to be working with Santa
Margarita, and look forward to continuing to help SMCHS students.
To get in touch with Future Focused, please call (949)276-4077 or visit their website: www.FutureFocused.com.
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ALUMNI SHOW THEIR SUPPORT AT VALENTASIA 2005!
The Valentasia committee was thrilled to have two full tables of alumni
present at the SMCHS annual gala fundraiser this past February which was
held at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach. Guests had a groovy time
at the '60s and '70s themed affair with dinner, dancing, great auction prizes
and socializing with faculty, staff, alumni and alumni parents. Several
alumni classes were represented all the way back to our 1991 Charter
Class. Alumni and their guests are invited to attend Valentasia each year at
a reduced price of only $75 per person. Valentasia 2006 will be held on
Mrs. Meredith Moody, Sue
Dana and Patrick Strader ‘94.
February 11, 2006. Mark your calendar to join us as Valentasia turns
McKeehan and
son, John McKeehan ‘91.
Sweet 16! If you would like to receive more information about Valentasia,
please call the Development Office at (949) 766-6080 or email [email protected]. We would love to
have alumni representation on our event planning committee as well! Call us if you are interested in joining this fun group!
TA L O N T H E AT R E C E L E B R AT E S 1 5 Y E A R S !
Back Row (L-R): Mary Katherine (Heim) Patterson '99, Rory Patterson '98,
Karly (Farris) Foster '98, Kelly Farris '98, Brian Meyers '96, Monty
Patterson (son of Mary K and Rory), Noah Toomey '97, Jonathan Toomey
'99, Katie Coffey '97 Front Row (L-R): Lisa Mann '99, Megan (Strader)
Meihaus '97, Nora Mautner '97, Quincey Trigillo '97, Valerie Shepherd '97.
At the Friday evening performance of the Spring Musical, Godspell, the
first few rows were filled with former Talon Theater actors and actresses
who came back to campus to see the show and reminisce about their
days at Santa Margarita. They met before the show in the "Drama
Room" for a reception hosted by Jeff Stube, Director of Talon Theatre
and SMCHS Class of 1992. After socializing, they excitedly made their
way to the "Dome" to see the revival of the musical that some of them
had starred in during their time at SMCHS. This marked the final
production of the 2004-2005 Talon Theatre Season, which had
celebrated the 15th Anniversary of Talon Theatre. Thanks to Jeff Stube
for encouraging our former Eagles to come back on campus for many
fun events this year!
ALUMNI "PUTT AROUND"
AT EAGLE CLASSIC
We love to see our Alums participating in SM events and they have
been seen enjoying various Santa Margarita events such as the
Homecoming football games, class reunions, Valentasia and now
even the 2nd Annual SMCHS Eagle Classic golf marathon that was
held on June 8, 2005 at Monarch Beach Golf Links in Dana Point
on an absolutely perfect southern California day.
Three of our alumni, Jeff Harris '91, Adam Hopp '04 and Tim Pierce
'98 as well as some alumni parents, took part in this fun and unique
event which raises money for the Christmas bonuses for all of the
teachers and staff at Santa Margarita. The money was raised by the
participants having sponsors who would pay a flat donation of
anywhere from $1 to $10 per hole as the golfers tried to complete
100 holes during the day. The event was an incredible success. One
of the best things about the day was having everyone join together
to support our faculty and staff and seeing our alumni come back
and be a part of our Eagle family! Eagle Spirit lives on long after
graduation.
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Mr. Steve Sellwood and
Adam Hopp ‘04.
Tim Pierce ‘98 and
Jeff Harris ‘91.
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The spring Alumni Parent Auxiliary event was a "roaring" success
when about 40 alumni parents, alums and even some young
"future eagles" attended the award winning musical, The Lion
King at the Orange County Performing Arts Center on April 6,
2005. A hosted reception was held in the Monarch Beach Room
of the Westin Hotel where the guests enjoyed appetizers, a pasta
bar and beverages prior to the performance. Those who attended
had premier seating in the front rows of tier one for an incredible
view of the fun musical. If you do not belong to the Alumni
Parent Auxiliary and are interested in receiving announcements
about special Santa Margarita events, please email Michele Papay
at [email protected] or call the Alumni Office at 766-6000, ext
1511 for more information.
Pat Pendergest ‘96 and
his wife Kellie.
Alumni moms Vicki Ramoska, Catherine
Mielke, Peggy Besse and SM Alumni
Coordinator, Michele Papay.
EAGLE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Each year since 2001, the SMCHS Alumni Office has presented two deserving seniors with the Eagle Alumni
Association (EAA) Scholarship at Senior Awards Night in May. The EAA scholarships are "scholarships of the heart"
as they are not only based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities and community service but the winners
also possess that special "Eagle spirit" which makes our students so unique.
All of the 2005 applicants were outstanding but five finalists were chosen. These five students went through an
interview process and they were all amazing. Each year's group of finalists is a little different. This year's finalists were
a very happy group! During the interviews, they made us smile and laugh quite a bit. They were filled with so much
Santa Margarita pride that they definitely were perfect finalists.
We wish we could give scholarships to all of them but we had to select three runner ups and two winners. As a special
memento of their Santa Margarita years, the runner ups receive a Cross Pen with our Eagle logo. Our 2005 runner ups
were: Brianna Cunha, attending University of Utah; Jessy Jones, attending Chapman University; and Adam Stout,
attending Marquette University.
The winners each receive $1,000 to be used towards college expenses. Also, their names are engraved onto the
Scholarship Perpetual Plaque which hangs in the Alumni Office and they each receive an individual plaque and the
Eagle logo cross pen.
We are very proud of our 2005 winners! They are: Jessica De Filippo who will be attending the University of San
Diego in the fall and Deirdre Dolan who will be attending Boston University. Congratulations Jessica and Deirdre!
Dierdre Dolan and Jessica De Filippo
with their plaques at
Senior Awards Night.
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The Annual SMCHS Boys’ Volleyball Alumni Night was held on Friday, May 6, 2005 in the SMCHS Moiso Pavilion
(gym). Twenty-one Santa Margarita Alumni who were former varsity players participated in this fun and growing
event. First, the Alums were mixed with the 2005 varsity players into four competing teams for a round robin
tournament. Then, the Alumni team faced off against the varsity team in a final match. The Alumni team actually
won, but they were all pretty sore the next day! Finally, everyone headed to BallPark Pizza for dinner and
socializing. It was a great reunion for the players and their families. Notice to all Boys VB Alumni: Be sure to
mark your calendar for this fun event for Mother's Day weekend in May '06! For more pictures and information
visit: www.eaglesvolleyball.com. The following Alums participated:
Ruben Pranata '95
Brian Meihaus '96
Tim Gerlach '97
Justin DeBlasio '97
Ryan Hodge '97
Marcus Skacel '98
Damien Scott '01
Steve Modry '02
Travis Toch '02
Kevin Wolett '02
Tommy Meena '02
Steve McCormick '02
Jack Pichard '02
Luke Prietto '03
Brent Smith '03
Brendan Crafts '03
Nick Kolodziej '03
Mike Runkle '04
Patrick Eaton '04
Jeff English '04
Spencer Moran '04
John Hawks (Coached in '01, '02)
S O C C E R P L AY E R S
RETURN FOR ALUMNI GAMES
Both the boys and girls SMCHS soccer teams hosted
their annual Alumni soccer games over the Christmas
break 2004. Each year the varsity teams play the
Alumni who return to the fields of SMCHS for a fun,
yet competitive day of soccer. On December 22,
2004 the girls held their 3rd Annual Legends Game
and then headed over to BallPark Pizza for a Pizza
Party and to catch up on stories. On December 28,
2004 the boys first played the Alumni vs. Alumni
game and then the varsity vs. the Alumni. Incredible
soccer was seen at both fun events! Be sure to visit
the SMCHS website www.smhs.org under Campus
Life and then Athletics to stay up to date on all the
latest information for our soccer teams, as well as all
other SMCHS events.
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2005 Homecoming - September 30, 2005
Winter 2005 Alumni Wings Issue submission deadline - November 1, 2005
2006 Valentasia - February 11, 2006
2006 Golf Marathon - June 5 or 6, 2006
Class of 2001 Five Year Reunion - July 8, 2006
Class of 1996 Ten Year Reunion - July 22, 2006
For more information on upcoming events, be sure to visit www.smhs.org/alumni
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Matt Cottonaro '91 has been serving in the Army Infantry since
1996 and is one of over 50 Santa Margarita Alumni who are
serving in the Armed Forces. For more information on Matt and
other alumni serving in the military see page 28.
Stephen Feeney '91 and Clara Song '91 recently stopped by the
SMCHS Development Office while touring the campus with Dr.
Dougherty. It was exciting to hear that Stephen and Clara
reconnected at their Santa Margarita Ten Year Reunion in
November 2001 and started dating a little over a year ago. They
are currently engaged and getting married on August 27, 2005.
Penny (Redwitz) Stephenson ' 91, will be celebrating eight years
of marriage to her husband, Ken, in July. They have a 15 month
old son, Aiden, who is the love and center of their lives and makes
them laugh every day! Aiden is the first grandchild on her side so
you can imagine that his Grandpa and Grandma spoil him with
love and attention. Penny has been teaching Special Education in
an elementary school for five years. She works with students with
a variety of mild-moderate learning disabilities and teaches
reading, writing and math academic areas. She holds a BA in
Liberal Studies, a MS in Special Education and has also
completed two credential programs for K-12. Teaching has been
very rewarding and also challenging for Penny. All in all, she feels
it is a gift to educate students and hopefully make a difference in
their learning process. As a charter class member she remembers
the first year when there were no lunch tables in the lunch quad.
Penny and Ken own a house in Oceanside, CA where they have
been for about six years and love it.
Michael Vicar '91 attended the Art Institute of Atlanta and
remained in the south after graduation.
He is married to Rose Mason of Florida
and they have a little boy, Trace, who was
born in January 2005. "Vicar" is currently
the Project Engineer for Ordner
Construction. Mike says he is sorry he
missed the ten year reunion but he was
traveling due to 9/11 and he hopes to see
all of you at the 20th!
Michael Young '91 recently received his Master of Architecture
degree from Princeton University. He also received the Suzanne
Kolarik Underwood Prize based upon academic excellence in
architectural design. Michael is engaged to be married in
November and will be teaching architecture at Yale and Cooper
Union in New York City in the fall.
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Adam Bretag '92 played Division I Baseball at Illinois State and
was a three year starter for the team. He also completed three
marathons, a California Iron Man competition, the Alcatraz
Triathlon and the Mojave Valley Death Race of 250+ miles. Adam
has been working for the past three years at Project Walk where he
works with patients with spinal chord injuries. Also, he purchased
a home in San Marcos over two years ago where he is currently
living.
Brandon Cosenza '92 married Christine Barker on April 23,
2005. Brandon and Christine met at SMCHS where Brandon is
teaching Spanish and Christine, a Mater Dei Alum from the Class
of 1997, is the Director of Admissions. Completing the family is
four year old Hailey Cosenza. The couple was married at St.
Edward's in Dana Point and they will honeymoon in Oahu in
August.
Dana (Woods) Maas '92 and her husband,
Brian, who is a Mater Dei grad, now have
two adorable sons; Dean who will be four in
July and Davin who turned one in April. Dana
is looking forward to her 14th year coaching
pep squad at Santa Margarita.
Capt Jed L. Siacor '92 married the former Peta J. Wansbrough of
Perth, Western Australia on January 25, 2003. They have a son
named Kai Cruz Siacor born October 4, 2004. Jed originally
attended UC Santa Barbara, then Saddleback College, finally
graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 1997 with a B.A.
in Political Science. He was commissioned a Marine Officer in
1997 via the Naval Reserve Officer's Training Corps and has been
stationed in Quantico, VA; 29 Palms, CA; Yuma, AZ; Okinawa,
Japan; and finally Camp Pendleton, CA. where he is currently
stationed as the Assistant Plans Officer, I MEF G-2. The family
lives in San Clemente.
Jeff Stube '92 and Megan McMillan '99 are one of over 20 Santa
Margarita Sweethearts who are married! For more see page 30.
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Scott Bloom '93 and his wife April recently
welcomed a son, Lucas Scott Bloom, born on
March 23, 2005.
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Rebekah "Page" Bowman '93 recently
became engaged to Aaron Michael
McKown while they were vacationing in
Australia. Page has her Bachelor's
degree in Child and Adolescence Studies
from Cal State Fullerton and currently
works in childcare and also has a seven
year old son, Nathan. Page and Aaron
will be married on April 22, 2006 in New York at the same church
where her parents were married.
Bridget Flynn '93 and her husband,
Aaron have a new daughter, Bronagh
Mary Linn, who was born on January 16,
2005 at 7 lbs. 11 oz and 21 inches long.
The couple is living in San Jose, CA
where Bridget is currently the Art
Therapist and Assistant Director of
Bereavement Services for Hospice of the
Valley in San Jose.
Kevin Hannegan '93 and his wife
Natascha were married on September
17, 2000. Natascha is originally from
the Netherlands and enjoys being a
stay at home mom with their two
children; Mason who was born on
July 31, 2001 and Roarke who was
born on February 11, 2004. Kevin is
working in Multi Family Development and the couple lives in
Dana Point. Natascha also says that Mason starts St. Edward
Pre-School in September, so they will see us at SMCHS in....
10-11 years!!!
Scott Lanni '93 recently graduated from the Marshall School of
Business at USC where he earned his MBA. While completing
his degree, Scott spent a semester at The London School of
Business in England. Scott is currently the Senior Director of
Acquisitions with The Irvine Company and is responsible for
increasing the company's real estate portfolio off the ranch.
Sheila (Peyrebrune) Stiles '93 wed Mater Dei graduate, Robert
Stiles '89, on February 26, 2005. The ceremony took place at St.
Barbara Parish in Santa Ana and was
presided over by SMCHS Chaplain, Fr.
Craig Butters. SMCHS Alumni Rachel
(Peyrebrune) Sedlmayer '92, Amanda
Peyrebrune '95 and Clare Peyrebrune
'01 served as bridesmaids and Clare
sang a beautiful rendition of "On
Eagle's Wings" during the
ceremony. The wedding was attended by many SMCHS alumni,
alumni parents, faculty and staff members, along with many Mater
Dei alumni and friends. The wedding was coordinated by Megan
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(Strader) Meihaus '97. The theme of "Sunset on the Beach"
radiated throughout the entire ceremony and reception as guests
dined at tables named after the couple's favorite beaches that were
decorated with centerpieces made up of sand and seashells. The
guests took home homemade messages in a bottle from Sheila and
Rob as wedding favors. Sheila is a practicing attorney
specializing in adoption and the couple is living in Huntington
Beach.
Katie (Fracisco) Taft '93 married Ben Taft (U of WA '97) at
Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park on October 18, 2003. Her
maid of honor was Jami Orlowski '93, fellow four year Varsity
Cheerleader at SM. Also, Jodi Sweet, Katie and Jami's SM Cheer
Coach did a reading at the wedding. Katie and Ben have since
purchased and remodeled a home in Redwood City, CA. Katie is
a senior business analyst for eBay while Ben is VP of Marketing
Communications for Foundry Networks.
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Elisa (Krickl) Bohm '94 had her first baby in
December, a little boy named Austin Alexander.
She and her husband Daniel live in Marina Del
Rey where he is finishing his MBA from USC
and working in the anti online SPAM and virus
industry. She recently quit her job at USC in
Academic Planning to stay home with her baby.
Kim Farris-Berg '94 returned to California in April with her
husband Brian Berg who is a software engineer for Gateway in
Irvine (but is not the SMCHS alum by the same name). They live
in Mission Viejo with their dog, Balki, and they are expecting
their first child in October. Kim operates a successful independent
consulting practice, where she works with a number of
organizations in both California and Minnesota to design, advise
on, and analyze public policies and programs that influence
system-level change. Her main areas of focus are: policies
impacting women and children, education reform and economic
and community development. She still sings and is looking for
opportunities to sing in Orange County again.
Captain Paul Ferguson '94 and his wife Nicole are dealing with
a lot of change these days. The couple
welcomed their first child, Chandler Jacob,
into the world on April 6, 2005. Shortly
before then, they learned that the US Air
Force is sending them back to Seattle WA,
where Paul will work for the Defense
Contract Management Agency for the next
few years. They have to sell their home in Utah, buy a home in
Washington and report to Seattle by mid-August -- all while
Nicole's finishing another graduate degree and they're both getting
used to a brand-new baby. It'll all be fine when the dust settles…
but it made for an exciting and very busy spring/summer!
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Ann (Wagner) Molvik '94 met her husband, Jonathan, at UCLA
and was married in 1998. They have two children, a daughter,
Aine, born in March 2001 and a son, Hollis, born March 2003.
They recently moved to Ladera Ranch where they have started
their own business, Ladera Art Center, where they teach fine art
and digital media courses.
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Marisol (Macias) Arietta '95 met her husband, Stephen, while
attending the University of San
Diego. They were married October
12, 2002 in Founders Chapel at
USD. SMCHS alumni who
attended the wedding included:
Lisa Anstead, Renu Arjun, Alicia
Forster, and April (Baraconi)
O'Brien - all class of '95. Stephen
and Marisol purchased their first home in January 2004 in
Monrovia, CA. Marisol is currently in her fifth year teaching first
grade for the Pasadena Unified School District and her husband is
a manager for a consulting firm. The couple welcomed their first
child, Taylor Christina, on March 1, 2005!
V. Oakley (Phromyothi) Boren '95 lives in Long Beach with her
husband, Brandon, but now bravely commutes to downtown Los
Angeles to her new job at the Los Angeles County Economic
Development Corporation. She joined the LAEDC in February as
their Communications Manager. Oakley has just completed "My
Own Story" writing/storytelling workshop for Asians at USC and
delivered her monologue performance along with six USC
students at "Asian Voices" as a conclusion to the workshop.
Already an avid blogger, Oakley intends to keep up with writing
and telling her stories. She's looking forward to the 10 year
reunion in July, a rich source of many more stories to be told!
Mike Bender '95 and Laura (Baggott) Bender '95 welcomed a
new baby boy, Kevin Michael, on September 3, 2004. Find out
more about Mike and Laura under our special Santa Margarita
Sweethearts section on page 33.
Jennifer Connellan '95 and Anne Luke '96 teamed up in 2003
to create Future Focused -a business that offers motivational
coaching and tutoring programs for students in South Orange
County. Jennifer and Anne recently worked with Santa Margarita
students and look forward to continuing to do so. (See more
about Alumni Reaching Out to others on page 31.)
Stephanie DeJohn '95 is currently working at Walt Disney
Studios Feature Animation on the animated film, American Dog
(scheduled to be released in fall 2007). She works with the same
writer/director and producers from the movie Lilo & Stitch.
Before moving to Burbank at the beginning of the year, Stephanie
was teaching kindergarten, music and theater at Our Lady of
Fatima Elementary School in Artesia. She plans on going back
into teaching eventually, but could not pass up the opportunity to
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be at the studio. Stephanie is also still singing and doing
voiceovers and lives in Sun Valley, CA.
Carla Mandili '95 was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine
from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. on
May 22, 2005. After 10 years of pursuing her education on the east
coast, Carla is coming back to California where she will spend the
next four years in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
working on her residency in Psychiatry assignment. Carla is
hoping to attend and meet her former classmates at the SM 10 year
reunion in July.
Jody Schimmel '95 will be finishing her PhD in Economics at the
University of Michigan in July. Jody will begin teaching as an
Assistant Professor at Northeastern University in Boston in the fall.
Cami (Grzecka) Stigall '95 and her husband
Zack are the proud parents of a healthy, happy
baby girl named Maiya Marie Stigall born
October 22, 2004. "Maiya is the joy of our
lives! This is a picture of our blessing at six
months old."
Nicole Stone '95 graduated from San Diego State University in
2001 with a BA degree in Communications. She is currently
working for Allergan in Irvine in Account Services handling their
pharmaceutical advertising.
Charlie Vice '95 is currently living in Galveston, TX. Charlie
wanted to let his classmates know that
due to his patrol schedule in the United
States Coast Guard he will be at sea for
his 10 year reunion. He had been
looking forward to it for a long time but
will not be able to make it so he wants
to wish his classmates a wonderful time
and a great reunion!
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Anne Luke '96 and Jennifer Connellan '95 teamed up in 2003 to
create Future Focused -a business that offers motivational coaching
and tutoring programs for students in South Orange County. (See
more about Anne and Jennifer and Alumni Reaching Out to others
on page 31.)
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Hollis Bathen '97 is living in San Francisco
and loving it! Since moving to the city two
years ago, Hollis has become an avid runner
competing in many half marathons and full
marathons (her fourth, the Nike Women's
Marathon in San Francisco, will be this fall).
She even just completed her first triathlon.
Hollis is working at a residential real estate
firm, McGuire Downtown, and really likes her job and the city.
Hollis also just returned from Venice, Italy where she attended
Maresa (Zanetti) Novello’s ‘97 wedding.
Drew Bordages '97 recently graduated
from University of San Diego School of
Law. He is currently studying for the Bar
that he will take at the end of July. Two
days after he completes the Bar, Drew and
his wife, Lauren (Owens) Bordages '97,
will travel to Europe for the month of
August. Drew will begin working for
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in September.
Lesley Elliott '97 graduated from USC with a BS in Business
Administration in 2001. Lesley then went on to graduate from the
California School of Culinary Arts, Le Cordon Bleu Program in
2002 with an AA Culinary Arts. She was previously the pastry chef
at Sage Restaurant (Newport Beach) from 2002-2003 and now is the
Executive Chef/ Owner of Lesley Elliott Catering in Newport Beach.
Lesley's catering was included in one of the Live Auction items at
Valentasia 2005 for a dinner on Bay Island. She is currently living in
Newport Beach, with her sister, Meaghan Elliott, who attended
SMCHS for one year in 1999. Also, Lesley still keeps in touch and
sees many alumni from SMCHS including Hollis Bathen '97,
Megan (Strader) Meihaus '97 and Lauren (Owens) Bordages '97.
Tim Mulhere '97 and his wife, Cathy, had
their wedding celebration at Coto de Caza
Golf Club on October 9, 2004 and currently
live in Costa Mesa. Tim is finishing up four
years of reserve duty with the Marine Corps
this summer having served in Kuwait and Iraq
from February to May 2003. He is now
attending Whittier Law School.
Maresa (Zanetti) Novello '97 was married to
Davide Novello in a beautiful ceremony in
Venice, Italy on May 21, 2005. Maresa met
Davide while studying abroad in Venice her
junior year of college. They dated longdistance and two years ago, Maresa moved to
Venice. Their wedding was spectacular and as
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bridesmaid Hollis Bathen '97 said "We arrived to
the church by boat... the church was so beautiful, I
even studied the church in Art History. The
reception room took my breath away - overlooking
the ocean with Venetian glass chandeliers, frescoes,
more food than you could eat in a lifetime and
dancing through the night.” Other SMCHS alums
that made the trip to Italy for the wedding were
Steve Pierce '98, Riki-Ann Serrins '97, Kate
Toman '98 (bridesmaid) and Tiziana Zanetti '98
(maid of honor). Maresa and Davide will be
residing in Lido, an island across the canal from
Venice. Maresa is working at Loius Vuitton while her husband
works for his family's antique business.
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Melissa (Wetherbee) Bovee '98 met her husband, Alex, while
working in a summer internship in 2001.
They dated long distance while he
attended Cornell University and after he
graduated with a BS in Chemical
Engineering in May '02 and started work
in Ohio doing polymers research. Once
Melissa graduated from UC Berkeley
with a BS in Chemical Engineering in
May '03, they ended the long distance
stuff with a June 2003 wedding at St
Edward's Catholic Church in Dana Point, CA. After
honeymooning for a month in Italy and Greece, they moved to
Texas where they purchased their first home south of Houston in
Richwood. Melissa now works as a run-plant engineer in a
manufacturing facility for the Dow Chemical Company and Alex
has started a training management software business called Train
on Track (www.trainontrack.net).
Ashley (Kweder) Branch '98 is back in Orange County after
living in the northwest and back east.
Ashley met her husband, Bill, at the
University of Oregon and they were
married in July 2002. Shortly after their
wedding, they moved to Williamsburg,
Virginia for job reasons. After their
house was badly damaged in a hurricane,
they packed their bags for California! They have been back in
California for one year and love it! They just bought a home in
University Hills in Irvine and they both work at UC Irvine.
Mark Fontes '98 graduated from St. John's University in New
York in May 2002 after having the time of his life, but then
made a COLOSSAL mistake by leaving the NY area (where his
heart is) and moving to Idaho for his first reporter job. That
lasted one year. He is now the anchor at WealthTV. It's a new
high definition cable network based in San Diego...you can see
Mark if you click on the link www.wealthtv.net. The show is on
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in a number of places in the east, but in So Cal for a few Charter
and Time Warner subscribers. Mark will be going back to NY
for his birthday in early December, seeing friends of course, but
also industry contacts there, BEGGING them for a NY job and
hopefully some Sagittarian luck will come his way!
Byron Foss '98 is currently living in Denver and playing
professional soccer with the Colorado Rapids. This is Byron's
third year with the club and so far this season has been tough.
They are not doing as well as they would like but the team has
had some changes with players and coaches. The future looks
bright and Byron says he can't complain because he is doing
something he loves and getting paid for it.
Katie Getner '98 and Tim Sanders '98 recently announced their
engagement. Both SM alums, Katie graduated from the
University of Arizona and Tim graduated from UCLA. They are
planning to be married in the Santa Ynez Valley on July 22,
2006!
Laura (Dempsey) La Mothe '98 graduated from Long Beach
State in 2002 with a degree in Journalism, emphasis on Public
Relations, and a minor in Marketing.
She is currently working at the Los
Angeles Firemen's Relief Association, a
non-profit dedicated to providing
assistance and support to both Los
Angeles City Firefighters and their
families in times of need. While in
college, Laura got her license in wedding coordinating and for the past four
years she has worked as a wedding coordinator at Sts. Simon and
Jude Catholic Church. She recently got a chance to test out her
own skills when she got married on January 17, 2004 to
Matthew La Mothe. Matt is a Mater Dei Alum but Laura does
not hold that against him! The couple is living in Long Beach,
wishing they could spend more time on the golf course and they
look forward to starting a family soon! Any fellow alum that
needs help planning their wedding is welcome to
contact Laura at [email protected]. The couple has a
website and would love old friends to check it out!
www.mattandlauralamothe.com
Katie Ledingham '98 and John Minardi '98, also both SM
grads, recently became engaged. Katie graduated from Baylor
University and John from the University of Colorado - Boulder.
They will be married at St. Edward's in Dana Point on March 25,
2006.
Linda (Mc Cullagh) Pelligreen '98 married Stephen Pelligreen
in winter 2004. Stephen and Linda met while attending the
University of Arizona where Linda played volleyball and
Stephen ran track. Linda received her degree in Elementary
Education in May 2003. Her husband Stephen is a Logistics
Officer in the United States Marine Corps and they recently
purchased their first home as he is now stationed at 29 Palms,
CA. Linda has three other siblings David '99, Michelle '00, and
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Aishling '01, who have graduated from Santa Margarita and also
currently has a freshman brother here at SM.
Nick Suhr '98 is currently serving in the US Army. Nick was able to
stop by SMCHS in March of this year where he could be seen in the
lunch room chatting with math teachers, Mr. Gary Fox and Mrs. Carol
Smith. He enjoyed coming back to Santa Margarita and seeing
everyone that day.
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Mike Coppock '99 graduated from the US Naval
Academy on May 28, 2004 and was married on
June 12, 2004. For the full story and photos, see
the Salute to the Military on page 28.
Loris Elqura '99 is currently pursuing a Master of
Science in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. She
graduated in 2003 with a BS in Biochemistry/Cell Biology from
UCSD. This summer she will be an intern at the United Nations in
New York. She enjoys living on the east coast with her sister,
Lameese Elqura '00, who is also a graduate student at Harvard.
Ashley (Hutchins) Hales '99 was sorry to have missed the five-year
reunion last summer. Ashley was married to Bryce Hales in June 2002
and the couple is now pursuing their graduate education in Edinburgh,
Scotland. Ashley completed a Master of English Literature in 20032004 and is currently working on her PhD in American Literature and
Transatlantic Studies, hoping to graduate in 2007. Bryce is pursuing a
Master of Theology. The couple has lived in Scotland since 2003.
Mary Katherine Heim '99 and Rory Patterson '99 both SM alums,
were married in February 2005. Mary Katherine is currently teaching
at JSerra High School. She is also coaching Cheer at JSerra and
coaching Songleading here at Santa Margarita.
Stephanie Kanda '99 graduated Summa Cum Laude from Cal Poly,
San Luis Obispo in 2003 with a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business Administration. She currently lives in Torrance, CA and works for
Toyota Motor Credit Corporation in the
Corporate Treasury Department as a financial
analyst. She is engaged to be married to her
college boyfriend, Manny, in March 2006.
Megan McMillan '99 and Jeff Stube '92 are one of over 20 Santa
Margarita Sweethearts who are married! For more see page 30.
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Diane Panosian ‘99 graduated with a BA from the USC
Annenberg School of Communication with a minor in Film and
Business in spring 2003. After first developing a passion for the
television industry from a class at SMCHS, she is currently
pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. She was recently
chosen out of thousands of applicants to be a NBC page. Within
the page program, she is now working for the Tonight Show with
Jay Leno.
Brett Tomberlin '99 recently worked with the Alumni Office of
Santa Clara University where he graduated in 2003 to coordinate
a SCU Alumni Fundraiser. For more information and photos on
Brett and this event and also other SM alums reaching out, see
page 29.
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Craig Coppock '00 graduated from the
United States Military Academy of West Point
on May 29, 2004. See page 28 for more
information on Craig and our other
military alumni.
Michelle Davis '00 graduated from UCI in June 2004 with a BA
degree in Psychology and Social Behavior from the UCI School
of Social Ecology. Michelle is working at MVP Sports Center
and Physical Therapy in Irvine. She plans to apply to graduate
school in fall 2005 to earn her graduate degree in Physical
Therapy or as a Physician's Assistant.
Tim Dean '00 graduated from the University of San Diego in
May of 2004 with a degree in
Business Administration and a
minor in Religious Studies.
Following graduation, Tim and
former SMCHS classmates; Bobbie
Banks '02, Brian Banks '00 and
Rob Merto '00 traveled the United
States with their band, Offset.
Following the summer tour, Tim
traveled to Ireland, London and Paris and then went back on tour
with the band in November. He is currently working part-time
while the band prepares to record their next album and then will
be setting out on another tour.
Lameese Elqura '00 graduated from the University of Southern
California in 2004 with a degree in Planning and Development
and is now half-way through the Master of Urban Planning
program at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She currently
lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her sister, Loris Elqura
'99, who is also a graduate student at Harvard.
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Tiffany Flynn '00 graduated from the University of California, San
Diego in June 2005 with a BS in General Biology with a focus on
Molecular Biology and a BA in English Literature. She is now
working as a Research Technician alongside a leading neurosurgeon
in San Diego, studying neuroprotection and the causes/effects of
Alzheimer's Disease. She lives in Del Mar with her boyfriend of
nearly six years. Tiffany plans to stay in the San Diego area for the
next few years doing research and then eventually apply to medical
school and/or Ph.D. graduate programs.
Lisa Gantz '00 is back in Orange County where she just completed
her first year of teaching Religion at SMCHS with fellow alumni
Bryan Kretzmer '00. She is looking forward to traveling to Boston
this summer to visit Cara Shiel '00, before returning in the fall to
continue teaching at SM.
Amanda Guilford '00 recently married
fellow SM classmate Lee Murray '00 on
May 28, 2005. Amanda received her
Bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley with
a double major in Philosophy and
Psychology and Lee has his Bachelor of
Physics degree from UC Santa Barbara.
Both are pursuing graduate degrees.
Melissa Hankins '00 graduated from Purdue University in May
2005 with a degree in Physical Education, grades K-12. She will
continue her studies at CSU Long Beach in their Masters Program
in Sports Management. She is engaged to Jeff Dierdorf, who also
graduated from Purdue and is now an officer in the US Air Force.
Christine Marie Hintz '00 graduated on May 15, 2004 from San
Diego State University with a major in English and a Psychology
Minor. While at SDSU, Christine was inducted into the Phi Beta
Kappa Honor Society. Christine is planning to attend law school.
Andrew Jones '00 attended NAU and was part of their ROTC
program. Andrew was commissioned in the Army in May 2004 and
is currently a 2nd Lt. stationed at Ft. Benning, GA. Andrew is part
of the Infantry and will be deploying to Iraq sometime this summer.
Melanie LeFavre '00 graduated with honors from Mount Holyoke
College in Massachusetts in June 2004 with a double major in
Psychology and History and an interest in teaching the kids who
"fall through the cracks." Melanie works with the Boston Match
Education Program and is one of the founding MATCH Corps,
which is a group of recent college grads working with
disadvantaged teenagers preparing them to succeed in college.
Jessica (Baker) Lyle '00 met her best friend and the love of her life,
Owen Lyle '00 their freshman year of high school! For more about
Jessica and Owen and other Santa Margarita sweethearts, see page 30.
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Chris McCormick '00 graduated from USC in May 2004 with a
degree in Real Estate Finance. Chris lives on Balboa Island and
spends the weekends at the beach and playing golf. He began his
career in commercial real estate acquisitions last October with a
private investment company in Newport Beach.
Erin McKeon '00 graduated from USC in May 2004 with a major
in International Relations and a minor in Spanish. While at USC,
Erin was on the Varsity Diving Team.
Steve McNutt '00 graduated from St. Mary's College of California
on May 22, 2004 with a degree in Political Science and a minor in
Religious Studies. Over the last year, he has been working in
property management in high rise office buildings. Scott is hoping
to go back to school to receive his MBA.
Brett Murphy '00 went to Cal State Fullerton and graduated in
2004 with a major in Speech Communication and a minor in
Business. He currently works with Danbru Electrical and Wiring.
Jordana Riela '00 graduated from Loyola Marymount University in
May 2004 with special recognition from the Communications
department. She went with her family to Italy during the summer of
2004. She worked for UNIVISION for one year in the National
Sales Department and is now returning to Orange County to start a
career in the head hunting field.
Brandon Smith '00 spent last summer at the National Center for
High Performance Computing in Hsinchu,
Taiwan. He helped install a wireless network
for the Ecogrid in Taiwan's Ecological Parks.
He also enhanced the software of the
Collaborative Lake Metabolism Project. The
National Science Foundation and the San
Diego Supercomputer Center sponsored this
program to help prepare more U.S. engineers
and scientists to work on international
projects. After his return, Brandon completed his last semester at
UC San Diego, earning degrees in Computer Engineering and
Business Management. He spent three weeks traveling in Europe
before accepting a position as a software engineer at Amazon.com in
Seattle, Washington, where he currently resides. To find out the
latest on Brandon, check out his web site at brandonjsmith.com.
Danielle Tovar '00 is currently pursuing
a Master of Music in Flute Performance
at Texas Tech University. She hopes to
move back to Southern California upon
completion of her Master’s Degree and
work toward a teaching credential while
continuing her music career. Danielle
and her boyfriend, Paul, have been
together for two years and are presently
talking about marriage.
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Christy Von der Ahe '00 graduated with distinction from
Stanford University in June 2004, with a Bachelor of Arts and
Science in Mechanical Engineering and Political Science. Her
extracurricular activities at Stanford included pole vaulting and
coaching a high school girls' tennis team. She was also set
designer for a student produced play during her senior year. After
a summer internship in engineering with Shell Oil in Houston, and
a visit to Singapore, Christy started law school at Harvard in
September 2004. In Cambridge, she finds time for volleyball, an
improv group, a coed fraternity, and her "little sister," through the
Big Sisters Association.
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Robert Clogg '01 graduated from Loyola Marymount University
in Los Angeles on May 7, 2005 earning his degree in Electrical
Engineering. He will be employed at Syska Hennessy Group in
Santa Monica beginning the end of June.
Matthew DeNicola '01 graduated from the University of Notre
Dame on May 15, 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in
Preprofessional Studies.
Alycia FitzPatrick '01 graduated May 27, 2005 from the College
of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts with a BA in
Political Science. While attending college, Alycia also played
four years of softball and was selected as Team Captain her senior
year.
Dennis Idowu '01 graduated from the University of Notre Dame
on May 15, 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Preprofessional
Studies.
Kristin Lynch '01 graduated from Princeton
University with a History degree this spring.
At Princeton, Kristin held the position of
Women's Basketball Manager for three years,
before walking onto the team and eventually
starting her senior year. Additionally, she
worked part-time with Project 55, an
organization to secure non-profit internships
for Princeton students. Kristin also spent a
summer doing political research for fiscal and economic policies
at the National Taxpayers Union in Washington, D.C. Kristin has
recently been accepted into the USGA Fellowship in Leadership
and Service Program beginning June 15, 2005. She also has been
chosen to receive the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's
(WBCA) Robin Roberts/WBCA Broadcasting Scholarship Award.
The $4,500 award is presented annually to one female collegiate
basketball player who intends to pursue graduate work and a
career in Sports Communications/Journalism.
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Courtney Birck '02 is currently a junior
at Southern Methodist University in
Dallas, Texas where she is majoring in
Corporate Communications and Public
Affairs with a minor in Spanish.
Courtney is an active member of Alpha
Chi Omega sorority where she holds a
position on the executive board as Social
Chair. This past January, Courtney traveled to Washington, D.C. as
one of 20 students from SMU chosen to attend the 55th
Presidential Inauguration. Courtney enjoyed a whirlwind itinerary
which included meeting with the Communications Director of the
Congressional Budget Office, the National Director of Government
Affairs and Special Projects for Toyota Motor Company - North
America, and Senator Dianne Feinstein. Courtney also attended the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings for Secretary of
State Nominee Condoleezza Rice. As part of the inaugural
festivities, Courtney attended the Texas Inaugural Ball, the
Inauguration Ceremonies and the Texas State Society's Black Tie
and Boots Ball, one of the most coveted tickets of the week, where
she spent time with Barbara and Jenna Bush and other VIPs.
Courtney returned to SMU to write articles of her experiences for
the SMU newspaper and yearbook and continue her semester
studies. Courtney will spend this summer studying abroad at
Oxford in London.
Danielle Davis '02 has completed her junior year on the Dean's
List at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where she is majoring in
Strategic Communications.
Patrick Dean '02 just finished his junior
year at the University of San Diego.
Patrick is majoring in Business
Administration with a minor in Speech
Communications. Last summer Patrick
interned for Merrill Lynch in Laguna
Hills. In late August he traveled to
Europe to spend his fall semester studying abroad at Richmond
College in London, England. Patrick returned to USD for the
spring 2005 semester as President of his Lambda Chi Alpha
Fraternity. Patrick will be spending the summer in San Diego
while interning for Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company
before returning to complete his senior year at USD.
Brian Linzmeier '02 is playing Rugby for the Loyola Marymount
University Lions and is majoring in History with a minor in
Political Science.
Kari Lynch '02 was in a study abroad program in Italy studying
International Business in the European Union.
Shannon McKeon '02 is attending UCI and is currently competing
on their Varsity Diving Team.
Nick Michiels '02 recently was studying in South Africa.
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Jessica Riela '02 spent the 2004 summer in Italy with her family.
After her visit to Italy she realized how proud she is to be Italian
and of her Italian heritage. In August, Jessica will start her senior
year at Loyola University Chicago. She has enjoyed living in
Chicago during the school year.
Adriana Rios '02 After completing a successful freshman year at
the University of San Francisco, Adriana
transferred to the warmer part of California,
where she is now a junior at the University of
San Diego. Breaking from the usual study
abroad opportunities, Adriana signed up for a
program called Semester at Sea. She joined
647 other students from 252 different
colleges on a 100-day adventure around the
world. The students boarded a ship in
Canada. The first stop on the tour was Japan,
followed by China, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Tanzania, South
Africa, Brazil and the last stop - Venezuela. This was the 85th
voyage in the history of shipboard education and coincidently the
maiden voyage for the new MV Explorer. This was a life changing
experience for Adriana and all who went on the trip.
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Alex Caudana '03 just finished his sophomore year at American
University in Washington, D.C. where he also competed on the
Varsity Track Team running both the 800m and the 1000m. Alex is
majoring in Communications.
Garland Cooper '03 During her sophomore year
at Northwestern, Garland has been named the Big
Ten Player of the Year for the 2005 softball season.
Garland led the Big Ten in batting average,
slugging percentage and on-base percentage and is
only the third Wildcat in program history to be
name Big Ten Player of the Year. Her .490
conference batting average is the second highest in
Big Ten History. Recently, Garland also learned
that she has just been named an All-American!
Dustin Cavanaugh '03 has completed his sophomore year at the
University of Arizona. He has obtained admission to the
University's prestigious business school, the Eller College of
Management after a very competitive and in depth application
process.
Erika Figge '03 who was 2003 SMCHS
Athlete of the Year and four-time high
school All-American in Water Polo and
Swimming, recently made the United
States National team for Water Polo. She
and twelve others will be representing the
USA in the FINA World Championships
this July in Montreal, Canada. Erika
originally made the team when she was 15, becoming the youngest
player in USA Water Polo history to play internationally and score
for the USA. She then hurt her shoulder and was dropped to a
lower level. She now rejoins the team to train for the Beijing
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Olympics in 2008. Also, The United
States Women's Junior National team
went undefeated to win gold in the
2005 FINA Junior World
Championships in Perth, Australia.
Santa Margarita alumni, Erika Figge,
Kacy Kunkel and Aimee Stachowski,
all of whom graduated in 2003, were
members of this winning team. Erika will be a junior at USC
where she competes for the women of Troy and is majoring in
sociology.
Jennifer Hebets '03 just completed her sophomore year in
Washington, D.C. where she attends George Washington
University. Upon admission to the nationally renowned Elizabeth
Somers Women's Leadership Program on International
Development her freshman year, Jennifer enjoyed a series of
internships with federal agencies and non-governmental
organizations throughout the city. This past semester she
completed an internship with the Inter-American Foundation
working on grassroots development assistance in Latin America.
Her work with Latin American development will continue this
summer as she works for the International Community
Foundation based in San Diego. Her work there will focus on
international development research in Mexico. Jennifer will
continue her culture and development studies next semester as
she prepares to attend the School for International Training in
Cochabamba, Bolivia in the fall. Jennifer has also been busy with
on-campus activities in elected positions on the executive board
of the International Affairs Society. In her role as the Social
Chair of the IAS Jennifer organized the annual ball at the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in which several
hundred students, faculty, and staff of the Elliott School of
International Affairs were in attendance.
Natasha Kalimada '03 has completed her second year at
Princeton University where she will major in Sociology and
obtain a Certificate in Dance. This past spring, she was able to
study under Millicent Hodson, a ballet reconstructionist who
works with companies such as the Paris Opera Ballet and Joffrey.
She danced the leading role in the recreation of Prokofiev's
infamous ballet "Les Pas d'Acier," originally set on the Ballet
Russe in 1925. This summer, she is studying art history in Paris
and training in dance under a former Paris Opera Ballet dancer.
In August, she will train under the American Ballet Theatre in
Bermuda. She greatly looks forward to her junior year at
Princeton.
Kris Price '03 just finished his sophomore year at the University
of Arizona. Recently, he was accepted into the prestigious Eller
College of Management which is among one of the top business
schools in the nation.
Ashlee M. Riddle '03 finished her
sophomore year at Loyola Marymount
University in Los Angeles. She is a Biology
major with an interest in veterinary
medicine. Last summer she worked for a
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local veterinary office and plans to continue again this summer. She
is an active member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She has been
discovering the interesting things that Los Angeles has to offer and
learning to surf. While at LMU, Ashlee is also working on campus
in the recreation department.
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Lindsey Campbell '04 attends Concordia University Irvine on a
Volleyball scholarship. Under her coach, Paula Weishoff
(ex-Olympian and USC coach), her team became NAIA National
Champion Runners Up. Lindsey set school records in block assists
with 110 and games played with 137 games. She was also in the top
five in her conference in blocking and she was sixth in the
conference in hitting percentage. Lindsey was Team Captain for the
SMCHS Eagles Volleyball Team during the 2003 season. Lacy
Stringfellow '04 was the other Co-captain in 2003 and she is also
setting records at Cal State Chico. They are the only two from the
SM Class of 2004 on girls' volleyball scholarships.
Kathleen Linzmeier '04 just completed her freshman year at the
University of Notre Dame. Kathleen was a contributing crew team
member to Notre Dame's first Big East Conference Championship
Title which they won in Worcester, Massachusetts. She also rowed
against Harvard and Yale on the Charles which was a great
experience! At the San Diego Crew Classic held in Sand Diego in
April 2004, Kathleen competed against two other SM alums, Ashley
Tomberlin '04 (Santa Clara) and Ashley Yergler '04 (USD).
Kathleen is a pre-med major at Notre Dame.
Matt Rupp '04 was awarded a full scholarship to Colorado State
University to play Football. He is currently excelling in football and
in his major of pre-law.
Lindsay Smith '04 just finished her freshman year at San Diego
State University majoring in Marketing Advertising. She
recently pledged Alpha Gamma Sorority and enjoys participating in
philanthropic events. Lindsay dances hip hop and spends all of her
extra time studying. She is thankful to SMCHS for preparing her for
college. She is proud to have made the Dean's List at SDSU.
Ashley Yergler '04 recently finished her freshman year at the
University of San Diego. Along with academics, she has
committed her time to the Division 1 Women's Varsity Rowing Team
who finished #2 in the West Coast Conference. Her dedication to her
team has resulted in her coach offering her a scholarship to continue
next year on the team and help bring the USD Toreros to a WCC
Championship. She contributes much of her athletic success to her
participation on the track and cross country teams at SMCHS.
Ashley looks forward to studying in the field of Biology and Sports
Physiology.
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