Bringing the Gospel to a world in need.

Coming Events2010

Vocal ConcertApril 30, 7:30 p.m.

Ann Frances Dunne Auditorium

Class of 2000 Ten Year ReunionMay 1, 8 pm – midnight

Declan Quinn’s, Bay Shore

Dance Concert &Senior Art Showcase

May 12, 7:30p.m.Ann Frances Dunne Auditorium

Instrumental Concert May 19, 7:30 p.m.

Strides for Cougar PrideSenior Night – May 20, 7pm

Underclassmen – May 21, 8 a.m – noon

Men of Vision Gentlemen’s DinnerJune 15, 7 pm

The Riverview, Oakdale

Class of 2005 Five Year Mini Reunion

June 25, 8 – 11 pm SJB Retreat Center

Class of 1970 Forty Year Reunion

July 17, 8 pm – midnightCaptain Bill’s, Bay Shore

Class of 1980 Thirty Year Reunion

September 18, 8 pm - midnightSJB Retreat Center

Classes of 1984 & 1985 Twenty-Five Year ReunionOctober 2, 8 pm – midnightCaptain Bill’s, Bay Shore

Alumni Art Show OpeningOctober 8

SJB HomecomingOctober 10

Class of 1990 Twenty Year Reunion

October 23, 8 pm –midnightCaptain Bill’s, Bay Shore

St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School

amily NewsFWinter/Spring 2010 volume XVII no.1

On May 20 and 21 SJB students will be participating in a fundraising walk and spirit day on the school campus. A committee of students, administra-tors, and faculty has been working since last fall to plan a variety of games, contests, and activities to make the walk both a “fun” and “fundraising” event. At the students’ request, a portion of the proceeds will be used to equip additional classrooms with SMART Boards. The event has been in-stituted to replace the candy drive and Family Festival fundraising activities of the past. Students will be rewarded with chances for awards, gift cards and other prizes. Sponsor letters and walk info is posted on the school web site at www.stjohnthebaptistdhs.net. For additional information on spon-sorship opportunities, please contact the Development Office at (631)587-8000X177 or development@sjbdhs.org

ourth Annual Women of Hope LuncheonSunday, February 7, 2010,

Timber Point Country Club, Great River

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(l to r, back row) Walter D. Lace, principal, Father Michael Holzmann, chaplain (l to r, front row) 2010

Women of Hope Honorees Karen Fred Webber ’75, Laurie Lessing Hahn ’82, Nancy Hurley, Marjorie Roe

Hon. Angie Carpenter, Suffolk County Treasurer (center), presents proclamations to the Women of Hope Honorees (l to r Nancy Hurley,

Karen Fred Webber ’75, Marjorie Roe, Laurie Lessing Hahn ’82)

(l to r) Marjorie Roe, Kate, Creagh, Mary Ada Eagan, John Eagan, Mary Creagh

(l to r standing) Howard Webber, Doug Sutherland, Mike Fred, Rich Webber, Rick

Cumming (l to r, front row) Laura Fred Sutherland ’76, Dolly Sutherland, Karen Fred

Webber ’75, Courtney Webber ’03, Susan Finnerty, Orville Fred

(l to r, sitting) Nancy Hurley, Marie Hurley, Jeanne Agoglia, Mickey Wagner, (l to r, stand-

ing) Diane Neesham, Guy Hurley,Kathy Whitney

Honorees:Laurie Lessing Hahn ‘82

Nancy HurleyMarjorie Roe

Karen Fred Webber ’75

Introducing

(l to r) Jim Hahn, Laurie Lessing Hahn ’82, Sara Hahn ‘12, Judy Lessing, Jack Lessing

Where Are You Now?

Class of 1971Reverend Timothy HirtenTim is currently serving as a US Air Force Chaplain. He recently returned from a deployment in Baghdad and is now stationed at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

Class of 1979Barbara BakerMaiden Name: Barbara BeattieBarbara is a music therapist who developed her own business called “Mini Music Makers” providing programs for toddlers and preschoolers and has recorded children’s tapes and CD’s. She and her husband, John, have been married for 23 years and have a son and daughter.

Bethanne CopleMaiden Name: Bethanne KinsellaBethanne is currently a plein air artist. Her landscape oil paintings of the Virginia Eastern Shore, the Potomac River, the Shenandoah Valley, the Wasatch Mountain Range in Utah, Texas hill country, and Main harbors have been on exhibit in private and public col-lections around the country. Her work is on exhibit at the Principle Gallery in Easton, Maryland and selected works are displayed by the Washington Society of Landscape Painters. For the past 25 years she has lived with her husband, Bill, and their two daughters, in Old Town Alexandria.

Laura SiegelMaiden Name: Laura EbleLaura has been happily married to Jeff for 20 years. Laura has 13 nieces and nephews and remains very close to her family. She has worked in the entertainment business for over 20 years and is cur-rently president of a talent agency in NYC

Jim KanzlerJim and his, wife, Stephanie, and daughter, Katy, are thrilled to an-nounce the arrival of the “best Christmas present ever”: Paula Ann, born on November 3, 2009.

Class of 1982Theresa GoingMaiden Name: Theresa LeonTheresa was recently promoted to the position of vice president and relationship manager by Madison National Bank. Theresa joined Madison Bank in 2007 and has worked in the banking industry for 24 years.

Class of 1983John Tarpey John has served in the U.S. Navy since being sworn in as a midshipman at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy shortly after his graduation from SJB. He has served as commanding officer of three Naval Reserve Units and in 2006 he was recalled to active duty and deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation En-during Freedom. In April of 2009, John was promoted to Captain, USN. He thanks his teachers at St. John’s for preparing him for such challenging and rewarding assignments and commends his fellow alumni who have served with the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Class of 1993Chris FerraroChris and his wife, Cathy, are delighted to announce the birth of their first child, Grace Maria, on March 18. Little Grace was deliv-ered by Dr. Kristi Egner ’90 at Southside Hospital.

Raymond Fliller IIIRaymond Patrick Fliller IV was born on March 5. Mom, Dad, and big sister, Kerri, are thrilled with the newest addition to their family.

Peter GlassOn March 11, Peter, his wife, Laura and big brother, Logan wel-comed with love baby Alexandra Davis.

Class of 1994Erinne Meenaghan Erinne is engaged to Jeremy Ball and will be married on Septem-ber 18, 2010. Erinne works as a nurse practitioner in the neuro-endricrine unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and Jeremy works for Monster.com.

Vincent TuminelloVinny and his wife, Beth, are the proud parents of a baby boy, Michael William, born on January 21. His big sister, Erin, is ex-cited to have a sibling. Michael’s maternal grandmother is Kathie Nagle, of the Student Services staff.

Class of 1995Nicole De RosaNicole and Michael Belling ’96 are engaged and their wedding is planned for June of 2011. Nicole is currently a SEIT teacher in Queens and Michael is a civil engineer with the LiRo Group in Syosset.

Class of 1999Jordan WagnerJordan graduated from medical school, at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine on June 6, 2009. He has begun a four residency program in Emergency Medicine at Kent Hospital in Warwick, R.I.

Colleen WilloxColleen is engaged to Brendan Farrell and the couple will be mar-ried on November 5, 2010. Colleen is the Childcare Director at Bright Horizons Family Solutions and Brendan is a NYC police officer.

Class of 2000Lauren DunneLauren received her Master’s Degree in Education specializing in Math, Science, and Technology from Hofstra University in May of 2009. Lauren has been granted tenure at PS 115 in Canarsie, Brooklyn where she teaches third grade. Lauren serves as a re-gional and state judge for Odyssey of the Mind Competitions. The team from her school won at the World Finals last year.

Maureen SmithMaureen is engaged to Jason Isaia and the couple will be married on July 10th at St. Joseph Church in Babylon. Maureen is a social worker at Burke Rehabilitation Center in White Plains and Jason is a NYC police officer.

Class of 2002 Bridget Tobin and Robert BlockBridget and Rob were married in St. Patrick’s Church in Bay Shore on January 9. Members of the wedding party included the follow-ing SJB alumni: Colleen Tobin Balsamo ’97, Catherine Block ’02, Christine Bosco ‘2010, Brian Mott ’03, Eileen Parrott ’03, Kerry Tobin ’08, Maureen Tobin ’03, and parents of the bride, Eileen Walsh Tobin ’72, and Kevin Tobin ’70.

Where Are You Now? Drop the Alumni office a line or an e-mail, alumni@sjbdhs.org. Phone 631-587-8000 X 125Please include name, graduating year, address, and current profile.

Class of 2003 Josh SchubartJosh earned his B.A. in Theatre from Stony Brook University in 2009. He auditioned with thousands of other undergrads from across the United States and was one of twelve students accepted into the MFA scholarship program at Florida State University.

Maureen Tobin and Brian MottMaureen and Brian are engaged. Their big day is September 25, 2010 when they will be married in St. Patrick’s Church in Bay Shore.

Class of 2005Jason LettieriJason graduated from Merrimack College in North Andover, MA in May of 2009 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is employed by Unitronics Inc. in Quincy MA as an Applications Engineer.

Class of 2008Ted ScharfenbergTed, who plays soccer for St. Mary’s in Maryland, was named to the 2009 All Capital Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Team. Now in his sophomore year, Ted played in all seventeen games, starting in sixteen. He paced the Seahawks with team highs of five goals, five assists and fifteen points.

The St. John the Baptist Community would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Theresa Mc Bride, former Social Studies faculty

member, who served as editor of the SJB Family News from 1994 unil 2009. During her tenure as editor, the

newsletter has developed into a vital source of information and played an important role in community building. We

congratulate her on a job well done and wish her Godspeed as she deals with some health concerns.

A Special Invitation for the Classes of 1971, 1972, and 1973Because of the unique relationship that exists be-tween SJB’s first four classes, the Class of 1970

would like to include you in the celebration of their Forty Year Reunion which will take place on July 17, at Captain Bill’s in Bay Shore. If you are inter-ested in attending, please contact the Alumni Office

at (631)587-8000X125 or alumni@sjbdhs.org.

In MemoriamJohn Baker ’74, on December 5, 2009. Our sympathy to his wife, Shannon and their children.Ralph Borzello, former English teacher and Guidance Counselor on January 31. Our sympathy to his wife Kathleen and his children.John Cabral ’97 on February 14. Our sympathy to his family.Anne Ward Glynn ’83, on January 7. Our sympathy to her husband Mi-chael, and their five children.Richard Hafele ’71 on January 4. Our sympathy to his mother, Katherine and siblings, Patricia Hafele Unterstein ‘72, and Douglas ’77, and his brother-in-law Richard Unterstein ‘72.Natalie Hodge ’88 on March 14. Our sympathy to her close friends, in particular, Theresa Fredricks Delano ’88 and Michael Griffin’88.Reverend Monsignor James Kissane ‘83, on December 16, 2009. Our sympathy to his parents Shelia & James, and siblings John ‘85, Shelia, and Marianne and to the people of his parish, St. John of God in Central Islip.Catherine Sheehan Lacey ’80, on December 24, 2009. Our sympathy to her husband, Michael, their five children and her siblings Kevin ’74, Denis ’76, and Ellen Sheehan’78 Goldberg .Catherine Lyons Lewstuter ’79, on November 12, 2009. Our sympathy to her mother, Catherine, her son, Benjamin and her siblings, Stephen, William, Anne Lyons Meeker ’81, and David ’87. Alexander MacGregor, former student. Our sympathy to his family.Ann-Marie Cederle Mendez ’75, on January 27. Our sympathy to her husband, Wilfred. Condolences To: The Cronin family on the death of Kevin Cronin, father of John 2010.

The Faber family on the death of David, father of Marianne Faber Magu-ire ‘74, Margaret Faber Maloney ’75, Matthew, and grandfather of Mag-gie Maloney ‘13, Elizabeth Maloney ’12, and Virginia Maloney ’07.

The Freeman family on the death of Keith, husband of Marianne, Phys Ed faculty, and father of Jesse ’02, and Daniel 2010.

The Jones family on the death of John, father of Laura Wolf, Art faculty.

The Malone family on the death of Gerald, father of Maureen Malone Connolly ’75, Timothy ’76, Michael ’78, Cathleen Malone Reilly ’81, and Anne Malone Mc Garry ’84.

The McKewon family on the death of Edith, mother of Pat Withers, World Language faculty.

The Medina family on the death of Edward, father of Stephanie 2011.

The Nagle family on the death of Marie Nagle, mother-in-law of Kathie Nagle, Student Services staff.

The Reilly family on the death of Lillian, mother of Kathleen Stahl, Barney ’79, Maggie Reilly Killeen ‘83, Jane Reilly Farnan ’84, and Matt.

The Santamaria family on the death of Kathy, wife of Mike Santamaria, SJB Hockey Coach and mother of Christopher ‘06.

The Shannon family on the death of Rita, mother of Sharon Shannon Fuentes ’75, Barbara Shannon Kelly ’77 , Michael ’84, and mother-in-law of John Kelly ‘76.

The Shelly family on the death of William, father of Edward ’70, Richard ’73, and Eileen Shelly Knobel ’75.

The Trimarchi family on the death of Virginia, mother of Geralyn Wilkins, Resource Room Faculty.

The Vacca family on the death of Louis, Sr., father of Joseph Vacca, Operations Manager.

SJB Family NewsPublisher......................................................Walter D. LaceCopy Editor.............................................Barbara G. MaherLayout Editor................................................Leone Mathon

Voices & Visions on Film:SJB Hosts First Annual Film Festival

On April 20th, SJB will host its first Film Festival: Voices & Visions on Film. It is open to high school and middle school film-makers across Long Island. The focus of SJB’s 2010 Film Festival is to challenge young filmmakers to identify people, events, issues or programs that inspire them. Believing that it is in both the ordinary and the extraordinary that we can be inspired, SJB’s Media Arts Director, Ms. Laura Messano, wanted the tone and topics of the St. John’s Film Festival to be not only a show of talent and ideas, but also motivating and moving to all who see and to those who create the films. This first annual Film Festival will provide a great venue to display the many gifts and ideas of student filmmakers across Long Island.

SJB Raised Prayers, Funds & Awareness To Help Classmates & Families In Haiti

The aftershocks of the earthquake in Haiti on January 12 have been felt all over the globe, but the students, faculty and staff at St. John the Baptist have turned this tragedy into an opportunity raise prayers, awareness and funds for the many family members and friends of SJB students who live in Haiti.. The day after the quake began like any other school day, with prayer. Fr. Mike Holzmann, school chaplain, spoke of the dev-astation in Haiti from the school’s TV studio. He then led the morning prayer inviting anyone who had family and friends in Haiti to come to the chapel first period. The school Guidance Counselors, Campus Ministers and Administrators were on hand to listen, plan and pray with the students. A tremendous amount of worry, upset and concern was shared and at the same time the students wanted very much to respond in some direct ways as a school community. These students also wanted to help educate their classmates about Haiti: where it was, how beautiful its culture is, and how all of us are connected as human beings to each other. Students ended by sharing some familiar Haitian music and dance with the group and as a result a little hope! Several students offered to be part of SJB morning prayer for the week, sometimes speaking in Creole, the native language of Haiti. Other students went on TV with the Haitian flag and spoke about their concerns, and their families. Working with the Campus Ministers and the Peace & Justice Club, they organized a school-wide Bake Sale which raised $900 and the most successful Dress Down day in the school’s history. The students were encouraged to wear red and blue, the colors of the Haitian flag. Students also decorated cans and passed them around for change during the lunch periods all week, collecting approx $1200. For the remainder of the week, names of all of the Haitian families and friends were scrolled on TV during morning prayer and available on large signs with a map and pictures of Haiti. These im-ages reinforced how closely we are all connected to this tragedy. Most poignant, was the return of an SJB student who had been attending school in Haiti. While warmly welcomed back to school, her presence reminds us all of the struggles of the Haitian people.

The members of MOVE (Men’s Outstanding Vocal Ensemble) recently performed during the TELECARE Telethon on January 16, and on February 6 at the Nassau Coliseum where they sang the National Anthem before the Islanders’ game.

St. John’s Tech Club & Local Seniors Make Memories Digitally!

On Wednesday November 5, the St. John the Baptist DHS Computer and Technology Club visited Our Lady of Consolation Nursing Home in West Islip. The purpose of the trip, according to moderator Mr. Peter Schaefer, was, “to provide club members a means to use their computer skills for a socially responsible project.” Stu-dents sat with interested residents and collected their photographs for the purpose of creating personal memory videos. Club members planned the videos by collecting and scanning photographs, choosing music, and mapping each video using a storyboard process. The next step was to take residents’ photographs and music selections back to SJB and, using Windows Movie Maker software, create individual memory videos. They were delivered to the residents before the holidays in the hope that they would share their photo proj-ects with their families as a true gift and celebration of their life, fam-ily and history. Additionally, in early December the students arranged an evening to showcase the videos at Our Lady of Consolation.

On the left is Nicky Williams ‘13 and on the right is Zach Salvocion ‘10.

On March 26 the 40-voice Women’s Chorale performed in the Heritage International Music Festival Competition at Riverside Church in NYC. They sang three difficult selections, two of which are a cappella, for which they received a prestigious First Place Gold Award. The singers also took in a performance of “South Pacific” during the their two day stay in Manhattan.

Congratulations to the SJB Dance Company for their per-formance at the 5th Annual AAPAE Lincoln Center Invitational on March 21st! This was the fourth time that the SJB Dance Company performed with the American Alliance of Performing Arts Educators, including two prior performances at Lincoln Center and last year at Carnegie Hall. Renee Sussman, the company’s director, is extremely proud of her students and knows that they will continue to work hard and shine in all future performances. The entire SJB Dance Program will be celebrating together “on their toes” at their 7th Annual Spring Dance Concert, on Wednesday, May 12th at 7:30pm.

Pictured above are members of St. John’s award winning Mock Trial Team. The Cougars finished their 2010 season undefeated and this is the fifth straight year that they have been undefeated. Congratulations to the entire team, their coach, Frank Russell ‘74, esquire, of Lite and Russell, and their moderator, Mrs. Diana Per-golizzi Langone ‘83, of the Social Studies Department .

Pictured below are SJB’s student ambassadors for the Town of Islip’s ANTI BIAS TASK FORCE. On March 10th they were presented with certificates at Islip Town Hall after completing 4 extended training sessions that consisted of talks by guest speakers, anti bias videos, and group discussions.

(Left to right)- Torey McNeil, Emily O’Hara, Breon Thomas, Krystal McLeod, Thomas Reuter, Carolina Boutureira, Stephanie Guzman (Missing Anthony Ragone)

On Saturday, January 30th the residents of eleven Catholic Charities group homes gathered in the Ann Frances Dunne auditorium to perform on stage for their first-ever Variety Show: Rock Around the World. With the tremendous joy that was present in the auditorium and the support of SJB faculty and student volunteers, it is no wonder that the Rock Around the World Variety Show was a success! Songs from Grease, The Beach Boys and Disney favorites were selected in addition to twirling, instrumental music, singing and plenty of dancing. It was a totally uplifting experience which ended with the entire cast singing God Bless America. For almost every resident, it was their first time on stage and many, who initially were reluctant, stepped out to sing, dance and shine ever so brightly. The SJB stu-dents took turns sharing their own talents, but none was as beautiful as the support and encouragement they provided to each of the residents as they partnered with them in dance and song and celebrated their success each step of the way. The event was coordinated by Mrs. Tricia Callahan of the SJB Campus Ministry Team and Mary Ellen Kwiencinki of Catholic Charities. The Residence Mangers worked to select music, plan skits, and gather costumes. Students and teachers visited the various resi-dences to practice and choreograph the routines. St. John’s Chaplain, Fr. Michael Holzmann and SJB senior Kyle Savage enthusiastically served as emcees for the event, welcoming all, introducing the acts and even performing themselves.

The Show Must Go On!

Mrs. Bonnie Abbondola, Chair-person of the Art department, is planning

the second ALUMNI ART EXHIBIT to be held in the SJB Student Art Gallery in

the Fall of 2010. We would like to hang the exhibit in September and display it through

November. We will schedule dates for the work to be dropped off during the summer as well as in early September. The official opening is tentatively planned for Home-

coming weekend, October 8, 9, 10. If you have any interest in participating or have any

questions, please contact Mrs. Bonnie Ab-bondola at Abbondolab@sjbdhs.org or call

(631-587-8000 ex138). The exhibit depends on the response from our alumni from 1970 through 2010. It will be a wonderful oppor-tunity to see where our creativity has taken

us and what our former SJB artists are doing

Alumni Art Exhibit

St. John’s Dance Company Lit Up Lincoln Center

Back row: (left to right) Karissa Johnson, Teresa Schmitt, Annie Nichtern, Andrea Bianculli, Alyssa Napolitano

Middle Row: (left to right) Ashley DiGregorio, Sarah Kennedy, Stephanie Lutzky, Jennifer Raffaele

Front Row: (left to right) Samantha Pizzichillo, Michaela Macauley, Amber Holloman, Paul Giarratano

(left to right) Kayla Mathison,

Jamie Mattera, Charlie Manfredi,

Torey Mc Neil, Courtney Slack,

Ralph Belfiore

(left to right) Father Michael Holzmann, Kyle Savage ‘10

Mock Trial Team

James Beyel, Sr., 1975, Operations Program Mgr., Thomson ReutersMohan Boodram, 1982, Assoc. Dean/Enrollment & Student Srvcs., Harvard Univ. Grad. School of Educ.

Gordon Canary, 1972, Dist. Office Mgr. for Senator Owen Johnson, NY State SenatePaige Napoli Carbone, 1998, Assoc. Dir./Admissions & Lecturer, Stony Brook University, NY

Charles Clark, 1978, Professor of Economics, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NYMichael Columbia 1995, NYC Firefighter

Carolyn Corcoran, 1981, Deputy Sheriff Investigator, Suffolk County Sheriff’s OfficeKevine Devine, 1995, NYC Police Officer

Stephen Ebinger, 1980, CPA, Partner, J. H. Cohn, LLPAnn Eckardt, 2002, Post Doctoral Research Assoc., Phsyc. Dept , SUNY Stony Brook.Dr. Raymond Fliller, III, 1993, Assistant Physicist, Brookhaven National LaboratoryDenise Wiedenkeller Friedman 1972, Registered Nurse, Case Mgr., SBU Hospital

Scott W. Gorman, 1980, Police Officer, Academy Instructor, SCPDEileen Provost Hasson, 1976, Director of Alumni Affairs, Farmingdale State College

Joseph Hickey, 1975, Insurance Representative, Prudential Jonathan Judge, 1989, TV Director/Producer, Quick to Judge, Inc.

Robert Koch, 1975, Project Manager, Northrup GrummanJohn Koch, 1970, Engineering Director, Northrup Grumman

Steven Kuehhas, 1979, Bureau Chief, East End Bureau, Suff. Cty. District Atty’s Office

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(l to r) Our sincere thanks to the panel who spoke to current seniors about their

“frist semester college experiences”: BarbaraLynn Moseman, Kacie Forker,

John Santamaria, Tory Greco

Marvinly Toussaint, Mrs. Abbondola

Nicole Cassano, Allison Taibi, Mrs. Ciota

(l to r) Michelle Solimene, Mr. Scott, Melissa Benenati, Robyn Butler, Bridget Kelly, Jonathan Hutnick

Thanks to these very special alumni who spoke on Career Day:

Donna Nowak ‘76Steve Kuehhas ‘79 Katie Willox ’97 Artie McCoy ‘75

(l to r)Sheila Mc Cann, Alumni Office, Carolyn Corcoran ‘81

Ray Fliller ‘93

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(l to R) Cristy Budde, Ms. O’Connor, Mrs. Hollub

Ms. Balfe, Danielle Guilfoil

(l to r) Mr. Abate, Chelsea Connors, Theresa Citarella

Matt Rogan, Ms. Clossin

Friday, January 8, 2010

Joseph LaManna, 1982, Elem. Educ. Teacher, Lindenhurst Public SchoolsArtie McCoy, 1975, Managing Director, NY Mercantile Exchange

Kevin Murphy, 1997, Broadcast Technician, MTV NetworksAnthony Muzia, 2002, Sous Chef, Marriott Hotels, Melville, NY

Donna Keehner Nowak, 1976, Assoc. Dir. of Nursing, Interim Assoc. Dir. for Perinatal Services, Stony Brook University Hosp.Timothy O’Gorman, 1984, Police Officer, NYPD

Victor Osborne, 1989, Locomotive Engineer, LIRRMatthew Plumacher, 2006, Private, U.S. Marine Corps

Anthony Preziosi, 1980, Manager/Funeral Director, Massapequa Funeral Home, Inc.Mickey Quinn 1975, Labor Leader, LIRR

Frances Reidy, 1977, Certified Arborist, Owner – Dryad Tree & Shrub Diagnostics, LLCFrank Russell 1974, Attorney, Lite & Russell

Eileen Shatz, 1980, Sr.Counsel to Asst. Attorney General, US Dept. of JusticeJames Skopek, 1976, Detective Sergeant, Squad Supervisor, Nassau County Police Dept.

Gary Slavin, 1971, Financial Advisor/Political Consultant, MetLifeCapt. Douglas Ten Hoopen, 1983, Wing Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, US Atlantic Fleet, U. S. Navy

Raymond Ten Hoopen, 1981, Retirement Planning Specialist/Financial Advisor, AXA Advisors, LLCKatherine Willox, 1997, Flight Attendant, Jet Blue Airways

Terese Wunderlich, 1980, Holistic Health Consultant, Female Self Defense Instructor

(Thanks to our student photographers, seniors Chelsea Norris, Brian Clancy, ToniAnn Drenckhahn for taking these Career Day pictures.)

(l to r)) Jonathan Judge ‘89, Kevin Murphy ‘97

Anthony Preziosi ‘80

(l to r) Joe LaManna ’82, Denise Freidman ’72, Gary Slavin ‘71

(l to r) Charles Clark ‘78, Paige Carbone ’98, Gordon Canary ‘72

(l to r) Kevin Devine ’95, Ms. Barbara Walsh, Dean of Students,

Michael Columbia ‘95

Steve Ebinger ‘’80

(l to r) Anthony Muzia ’02, Ann Eckardt ‘02

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Boys’ Varsity Coach Jim Plate and Boys’ Athletic Director, Ralph Dalton congratulate seniors, Khaleev Ginyard and Joe Gibbons. Both players scored their 1000th point on February 28th against Holy Trinity.

Kamala Thompson is congratulated by Mrs. Lorraine Bouklas, SJB Girls’ Athletic Director, on being named the League Championship Game MVP.

Cougar Athletes Sign for College Scholarships The SJB Family was happy to celebrate the “official”

college signings of the Cougar Athletes pictured below. Each is has achieved his/her goal through discipline, hard work, and

determination. GO COUGARS!

The Girls’ Varsity NSCHSGAA Champs

celebrate their 58 to 47 win over

Kellenberg on March 2 at

Hofstra University.

Seated: (L to R) Kevin Courtney (SUNY STONY BROOK) Baseball, Jasmine Johnson (TEMPLE) Gymnastics, Brian Hunter (HARTFORD) Baseball and

Matt Scott (U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY) Lacrosse Standing to the left is Principal Walter D. Lace and to the right AD, Mr. Ralph Dalton

COUGAR ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

Seated: (L to R) Shannon Fay (FAIRFIELD U) Soccer, Allison Schmidt (SACRED HEART) Soccer, Devin Prendergast (UCONN) Soccer,

Standing: (L to R) Boy’s Athletic Director, Ralph Dalton, Colin Joy (U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT) Football, Girl’s Athletic Director, Mrs. Lorraine Bouklas

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ACHIEVEMENTS - WINTER SPORTS TEAMSGIRLS’ BASKETBALL

2010 NSCHSAA League ChampionsLeague Championship Game MVP

Kamala ThompsonAdditional Awards will be announced at a later date.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL Regular Season League Champs

Undefeated during the regular seasonLeague Co-MVP’s

Joe Gibbons and Khaleev GinyardAll League:

Joe Gibbons, Khaleev Ginyard, Tommy Hirten, Bobby Patch

Offensive MVP – Khaleev Ginyard Defensive MVP – Joe Gibbons

Coaches’ Award – Bobby PatchCoach of the Year – Jim Plate

GIRLS’ WINTER TRACKAll State:

Anne Carey, Bridget Carey, Krystal Foster, Ryan Woolley

All League:Anne Carey, Bridget Carey, Emma Cleary,

Alyssa Dorney, Krystal Foster, Victoria Lundin, Krystal McLeod, Chelsea Penn, Catherine Westby,

Ryan Woolley, Annmarie ZigrosserNike All American Status:

Distance Medley Team of Anne Carey, Krystal Foster, Catherine Westby, Ryan WooleyMVP Track – Catherine Westby

MVP Field – Emma CareyCoaches’ Award – Anne Carey

BOYS’ WINTER TRACKAll State:

Azeem Boyce, Hunter Burell, Michael Duplessis, Kyle Grell, Joe Micheels, Elijah Pardo, Matt Perrelli,

Darius Samples, Seitu SolomonAll League:

Fred Bastien, Azeem Boyce, Hunter Burell, Michael Duplessis, Kyle Grell, Joe Micheels,

Elijah Pardo, Matt Perrelli, Troy Pitt, Dom Safina, Darius Samples, Seitu Solomon, Matt Zampariello

MVP Track – Michael Duplessis MVP Field – Seitu Solomon

Coaches’ Award - Elijah Pardo

WRESTLINGAll State:

Michael Jamieson, Nick Loiacono, Nick Mc KennaAll League:

Frank Antonawich, Jonathan Force, Michael Jamieson, Nick Loiacono, Nick Mc Kenna

MVP- Nick Loiacono Coaches’ Award – Nick McKenna

League Sportsmanship Award

BOYS’ BOWLINGAll State and All League:

Anthony Bonavise, Cyle YamboMVP – Anthony Bonavise

Coaches’ Award – Brendan De GrafCoach of the Year – Bob Hamilton

GIRLS’ BOWLINGAll League:

Katelyn Coon, Madison GervasiMVP – Katelyn Coon

Coaches’ Award – Madison GervasiLeague Sportsmanship Award

BOYS’ SWIMMING

MVP – Pierre Le Guyader Coaches’ Award – Patrick O’Reilly

CHEERLEADINGAll League:

Kim Bochicchio, Andrea Neville, Chelsea PusterlaMVP – Andrea Neville

Coaches’ Award –Chelsea Pusterla

Tom recently signed a contract with the Long Island Ducks. Tom is a catcher who played on a championship team while at SJB. He also played baseball at Stony Brook University.

Tom Pennino ‘02

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(l to r) Coach David Woods, Principal Walter D. Lace, and Boys’ Athletic Director, Ralph Dalton ‘82, congratulate senior Joe Micheels on being named a News Channel 12’s Scholar Athlete. (Coincidently, Joe is the second SJB athlete to receive this honor. The other is Chris Wingert‘00, profiled below.)

Joe is a four year varsity letter winner in Winter and Spring Track. Joe, who was captain of the Winter Team

and is currently captain of the Spring Team, won the Wendy’s Heisman Award for Scholar Athletes in New

York State. He is also a Nike All-American in the Hurdles. Joe has been accepted to MIT and

Cooper Union for next year.

On December 18, the SJB family was happy to welcome back Chris Wingert ‘00 who was recently inducted into the SJB Athletic Hall of Fame. Unfortunately Chris was unable to attend the ceremony in November. His father, Norm Wingert, accepted the award on his behalf. However, Chris had a very good excuse for missing the induction dinner. He was playing with his team, Real Salt Lake, in the MLS Champtionship Game which they won. While at SJB Chris spoke to members of the girls’ and boys’ soccer teams in the mini theater.

(l to r) Walter D. Lace, Principal, Lorraine Bouklas, Girls’Athletic Director, Chris Wingert ‘00, Andrew Herr’00, Boys’ Varsity Soccer Coach,

Ralph Dalton ‘82, Boys’ Athletic Director.

When MSG Varsity announced its “School Spirit Mania Contest”, the Cougar Crazies, a group of spirited SJB students who are pictured above, sprang into action. Under the leadership of the Athletic Department, together with athletes, coaches, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and the entire student body they generated energy and excitement as the field of 64 schools was narrowed down to the final 2: SJB and John Jay East, Fishkill. After four weeks and more than1.7 million votes, St. John the Baptist has been named the contest winner and will receive a customized Cougar golf cart as the grand prize. Thanks to all who voted, and voted, and voted….

Tech TalkThere are two SJB web sites- but don’t be confused:

www.stjohndhs.org - is our SJB intro, alumni & development site!This website introduces St. John the Baptist DHS to all and provides

Alumni, Development and Admission info. It lists Alumni and Development Office events and has an alumni photo album. School

publications and press releases can be accessed on this website. www.stjohnthebaptistdhs.net - Our current student & family site!This website is for current students and their parents. Class assign-ments, daily announcements/notices and course info are available

here. The Principal’s monthly mailings as well as press releases can be accessed here. A variety of calendars is also available on this site. You can click a link on the first site (Current Students, in the upper

right hand corner) to get to the second. Enjoy surfing!

Joseph Micheels Named News Channel 12’s Scholar Athlete

COUGAR ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

Annual Fashion ShowMarch 23rd, 2010 at Villa Lombardi’s

On Saturday, November 7, 2009, St. John the Baptist DHS hosted the Catholic Forensic League Novice Speech and Congress Tournament. Over 120 students attended from ten different Long Island high schools including Chaminade, Kellenberg, Syosset, Roslyn, Cold Spring Harbor and Sacred Heart Academy. St. John’s had 7 students competing in the categories of Declamation, Oral Interpretation and Extemporaneous Speech. Krystal McLeod, a sophomore, was recognized for the coveted perfect score across the board. Every one of her judges ranked her first in the tournament. Megane Viard, a freshman received a third place trophy for her speech and Kayla Mathisen, a sophomore, was a finalist. The moderator, Ms. Regina Hall, said, “The competition was a great experience for all involved and a great opportunity for our team to practice their skills and shine!”

First Place- Declamation- Krystal McLeod’12(out of 45 contestants) Third Place- Declamation- Megane Viard‘13(out of 45 contestants)

Finalist- Oral Interpretation- Kayla Mathisen’12(out of 40 contestants)

Cougar Speech Team Scores Big in Tournament

Pictured from left to right are Kayla Mathisen, Krystal McLeod and Megane Viard

Principal Walter D. Lace expresses his appreciation to the Fashion Show Coordinators (l to r) Barbara Ric-cardo, Barbara Baran Forster ‘81, Trish Heinlein.

Very special thanks to Mrs. Joanne Ferretti who has chaired the

Fashion Show Committee for the past 12 years.

Due to her leadership andefforts, this event is always a

huge social and financial success.

Nicholas Perrillo, Alexandra Harvey

Mike Ryan, Shannon Fay

(l to r) Emily Baldasarra (Millie), Michael Franco (Jimmy)

(l to r) Jillean Reilly (Miss Flannery), Ryan Weisenbacher (Mr. Graydon),Katherine Peterson (The Pearl Lady)(l to r) Chris Kuhner (Ching Ho),

Liz Byrne (Mrs. Meers),Kyle Savage (Bun Foo)

(back row l to r) Gabby Ross, Anessa Bennett,FrankieKraft,Katherine Peterson,

Brittany DeLaurentis, Christina Mollo(front row l to r) Amber Holloman, Allie O’Donnell,

Emily Holub, Morgan Rogers, Danielle Donnelly, Clare Werner, Kim Suarez

“Priscilla Girls/Speed Tappists”

“Muzzy’s Boys”

(l to r) Michael Brennan (Holy Angels), Dante BaldassinJames Reiss, Claire Werner, Joe Smaldino

Justin Bandise, Zach Hardy, Will Edwards (St. Patrick’s)

Validating the Vision Update Our Middle States Visiting Team Chairperson, Sr. Joanne Safian, RSHM met with Mr. Walter D. Lace and our Internal Coordina-tor, Ms. Nan Doherty on March 23rd. This pre-visit meeting clarified the schedule and details related to the team’s stay at St. John’s from April 13th thru the 16th. The four day visit to SJB will be conducted by five professional educators who have volunteered to observe, meet, discuss and review our school’s Validating the Vision Self Study report and Action Plans. During this visit they schedule meetings with students, faculty, staff, parents, members of the Advisory Board and administrators for input and feedback in order to assess the quality of our self study and planning. The SJB Planning Committee and Action Plan Teams have been meeting regularly to put the final touches on the SJB report and will seek input from faculty and administration in order to strengthen the actu-alization of our stated goals and objectives. The three objectives identi-fied as priorities were focused in the areas of Writing Skills, Technology & Research, and Faith/Spirituality Formation.

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2010 Big Bucks Raffle Winners

1ST Prize: $25,000 Trish Heinlein 2ND Prize: $10,000 Vinicio Gonzelez 3RD Prize: $ 5,000 Denise Kolanovic

4TH Prize: $ 2,500 Joann DeLucia Conlon

Michele Wong Frances Maxwell

Gloria Ramos Additional Prizes @ $1,000:

Dora Molina Anthony Martinez

Regina & Vic Israelian Diana & Tom Gounaris

2010 Men Of Vision Gentlemen’s DinnerThe Riverview Restaurant, Oakdale

June 15The Honorees

Vincent DiCarlo, Sr., the founder and president of DiCarlo Foods, has been a supportive member of the SJB family for over 25 years. He is the father of Lisa DiCarlo Yancigay ’81, Vinnie ’85, Michael ’87, and the father in-law of John Yancigay ’81, and the grandfather of John Yancigay ‘05, Lauren Yancigay ’07, Vincent Yancigay ’12 and four additional future graduates.

Bob Forster is a member of the SJB Board of Advisors. His expertise and generosity made the renovation of the bleachers a reality this fall. Bob is the husband of Barbara Baran’81 and father of James ’08 and Amanda ’10.

The Recipient of the Jack Lesssing Meritorious Service AwardBrian Maher, former faculty member, is a founding member of the SJB Development Board and has been a tireless volunteer sharing his time, talent, and treasure in support of St. John the Baptist.

He is the husband of Barbara Maher, Alumni Director and father of Dan, SJB faculty, Tim ’93 and Kara.

(l to r) Brian Maher, Bob Forster, Vincent Di Carlo