m a l d e n c a t h o l i c h i g h s c h o o l m a g a z i n e

Vol. XIX No. 4 summer 2011

Hi-lites

C R Y S TA l

Value For Today...Excellence For A lifetime

“As often as you did it for one of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.”

“As often as you did it for one of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.”

CRYSTAl Hi-liTES

HeadmasterMr. Edward C. Tyrrell

PrincipalBrother Thomas Puccio, C.F.X.

Director of Institutional AdvancementMr. Robert J. McCarthy, P ‘07

Director of Advancement Operations and Constituent RelationsMrs. Jean Campbell

Assistant Director of Advancement for Annual GivingMs. Carolyn Rolfe

Archivist/EditorBrother Edward Bozzo, C.F.X.

Advancement Office AssistantMs. Lisa Schlosberg

Advancement Office VolunteersMs. Patricia Chisholm ‘65Brother Robert J. Green, C.F.X. ‘64Mrs. Nicole O’Callaghan, P ’14, ‘15

ContributorsMrs. Lisa Cenca, P ‘10Mr. Andrew DeMaria ‘11Mrs. Hazel Kochocki

DesignSands Creative Group

Crystal Hi-LitesA publication of Malden Catholic High School, a Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School since 1932.

Comments and contributions to this publication, as well as updates should be directed to:Advancement OfficeMalden Catholic High School99 Crystal StreetMalden, MA 02148781.475.5331Info@maldencatholic.org

Address ChangesFor parents whose son(s) are away at col-lege or have new addresses, please send us a note if you prefer that future editions of Crystal Hi-Lites, other publications, and mail be sent to them directly. Please email ad-dress changes to info@maldencatholic.org; and we will be sure to update our records.

Left: Robert Norton ’12 and Bishop Peter J. Uglietto

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HEADMASTER’SLETTERtABLe OF CONteNts

4 Alumni Profile

5 “God, Family, Country”

6 Student Profile

7 GCHS

8 On Crystal Street

10 Celebration for MCHS

12 Alumni News

15 Faculy/Staff Profile

16 Advancement Office News

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Dear graduates and friends of Malden Catholic High School,

Welcome to summer! Most of us are breathing a sigh of relief that our cold and snowy winter is finally over. Spring brought us the Prom, Senior Awards Banquet, Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement for the newest class of Malden Catholic alumni, the Class of 2011. The same May weekend, we welcomed the Golden Reunion Class of 1961 back home to Malden Catholic. The cycle of blue and gold life continues!

Things have been busy since the last edition of Crystal Hi-Lites. The week of Janu-ary 30-February 5, we joined the 7,000 Catholic schools nationwide to highlight the major positive impact that Catholic schools have on our nation by celebrating “Catholic Schools Week.” The theme for this year is “A+ for America – Catholic Schools.” No surprise for us.

Throughout these months our seniors were preparing to bring their MC educational experiences, inside and outside the classrooms, into the wider world. 98% of them will enroll in universities and colleges and 2% will join the military or the workforce. Once again, our teachers, counselors and coaches have prepared our students well for cam-puses, offices and other places where their impact will matter. (A list of college accep-tances appears in this issue of Crystal Hi-Lites.)

in January, MC junior Timothy DeMaria was named an honoree of the Chinese Cultural Connection as the Best Youth Volunteer Role model. later in the winter, senior Rudy Fa-vard was featured in the Boston Globe, on local TV and on ABC World News for his work with a local family and their disabled son. On March 31, Rudy was the student speaker at the 21st Annual inner-City Scholarship Dinner held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place by the Catholic Schools Foundation. During the last week of February, seven MC students represented Malden Catholic at the annual Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools junior retreat in West Hartford, Connecticut. This retreat brings upperclassmen from all thirteen Xaverian Brothers’ schools together for a week of prayer, service and fraternity.

in February, alumni gathered in the Brother Gilbert Center to celebrate the lancers’ hockey victory over Boston College High School. A larger and even more enthusiastic group of students, alumni, faculty and friends of Malden Catholic followed the Super Eight Hockey Tournament games. When junior Brendan Collier from Charlestown made the winning goal in overtime play against St. John’s Prep on March 20, the 4-3 final score made all of us so proud to acknowledge that “We are M.C.!”

On April 2, we enjoyed gathering for the Celebration for Malden Catholic. This signature event allows us to renew and revitalize our relationships as members of the Malden Catholic Family. This year’s dinner allowed us to present lifetime Achievement Awards to three members of the Higgins Family of Melrose: John ’57, Richard ’59 and Robert ’64. More than $350,000 was raised.

On June 15, we were able to enjoy annual Golden Plus Reunion, for graduates of MC and Girls Catholic in the years before 1961. it is always a pleasure to reconnect with one another, share some stories about Highland Avenue and Charles Street, and have a luncheon in a setting somewhat fancier than the original places where we enjoyed the brown bag lunches our parents prepared ”back then.” The spirit of the conversations seems to be the same as it always has been!

As always, graduation time has been an opportunity for us to reflect on our identity and to consider how we have been measuring up to the nearly eighty year tradition of Xave-rian Brothers’ secondary education for young men. Over the years, the Brothers and our dedicated lay faculty and staff members provide our students with unique examples of how one may “fall in love with the service of God,” as Xaverian Founder Theodore James Ryken did. Besides classroom and lab activities, liturgies and prayer services and service opportunities all promote the “A+ for America – Catholic Schools.”

Have a refreshing and enjoyable summer, everyone!

Hockey co-captains celebrate the Super8 Championship

New Eucharistic Ministers were commissioned in April

Members of the robotics team

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STEvEn HunnEwELL, 2002Just before this winter’s Christmas Vacation, several members of the Malden Catholic Family were given the privilege of a long-distance con-versation with an MC alumnus serving our country and the cause of peace in Afghanistan. Headmaster Mr. Ed-ward Tyrrell, Principal Brother Thomas Puccio, Director of Advance-ment Operations and Constituent Relations

Mrs. Jean Campbell, Assistant Director of Institutional Advancement Ms. Carolyn Rolfe, and Advancement Office Assistant Ms. Lisa Schlosberg joined six students to speak with 1st Lieutenant Stephen Hunnewell, MC Class of 2002. When a representative of the U. S. Army “Operation Trib-ute to Freedom” had contacted Mrs. Campbell to offer an opportunity for such a special event, she wasted no time accepting the proposal and arranging for it.

A recipient of two Bronze Star Medals, 1st Lieutenant Hunnewell is the son of Janet Profirio of Woburn and since 2009 the husband of Libbey Hunnewell. This January, Mrs. Hunnewell joined the ranks of military wives giving birth (to a son) in the United States while their husbands are serving America overseas. After graduating from Malden Catholic in 2002, Steve joined ROTC as a college freshman. He began his military career as an enlisted airborne ranger, became a U. S. Army Special Forces weapons sergeant, and then an infantry officer working with NATO allies to train, equip and advise the Afghan National Security Forces. He is now a Civil Affairs Team Leader responsible for overseeing a three-soldier team whose primary objective is to advise local Afghan officials on the implementation of productive governance processes and to assist them in forming meaningful connections with the local population and ensuring that they are properly serving the citizens whom they represent.

On December 16, MC seniors Brian McKenna and Paul Kenny, sophomores Patrick Allen, Benjamin Hoang and Edward Kearnan, and freshman Robert Madden joined the MC adults in the Brother Gilbert Conference Room for a tele-phone conversation with 1st Lieutenant Hunnewell. A blown transformer earlier that day prevented a video connection for both Fox news and for the Malden Catholic audience. Al-though the thought of a conversation with a faceless Bronze Star Medal recipient could have intimidated the students, first student speaker Brian McKenna noted how quickly he felt comfortable talking with a fellow MC man.

Student comments on their conversations with 1st Lieuten-ant Hunnewell were unanimous in recognizing Steve’s attitude of service to the Afghan people. Patrick Allen observed that “he was passionate in his belief that his work with the local Afghan villagers was simply commu-nity service on a larger scale” and that Steve’s experience of Christian Service at MC prepared him for his tour in Afghanistan. Ted Kearnan found it interesting that Steve and his fellow soldiers often dine with the people in order to promote good connections between the soldiers who are trying to maintain peace and the citizens themselves.

All those involved in the conversation with lieutenant Hunnewell found that

the experience provided significant insights into the role of the United

States in Afghanistan.

Bobby Madden recalled Lieutenant Hunnewell’s advice that students become involved in sports in order to learn the life essentials of leadership and teamwork. He also noted the importance of seemingly small successes for Americans trying to help local families and to establish trust with the Afghan people. Steve’s Civil Affairs Team’s responsibility covers an area the size of the state of Rhode Island. It is one of the most dangerous military postings due to the Taliban’s efforts to hinder the Team’s effort to engage the local populace. The willingness of Lieutenant Hunnewell and his fellow soldiers to share themselves with the people and their daily lives demonstrates Ameri-ca’s desire to be in relationship with the Afghan people on a basic, human level.

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“God, Family, Country” was the mantra that guided the Honorable Thomas H. Fallon ’60 through his personal and professional life until his death on August 16, 2010.

Judge Fallon was a man dedicated to his family and his faith, and to the Malden community he called home. He was the son of Malden Police Sergeant Henry Fallon and his wife Catherine, who was active in the Immaculate Conception Parish.

After graduating from Malden Catholic High School, Judge Fallon earned a degree from Boston College in 1964, and began teaching at Woburn High School. After teach-ing for a few years while attending law school nights, with some time in between serving as an Officer in the United States Army, he earned his law degree from Suffolk Law School in 1971, and opened a law office in his hometown of Malden. He served on numerous boards, committees and commissions, highlights of which included eight years on the Malden School Committee and four years as Mayor.

Judge Fallon was elected Mayor just as Proposition 2½ was taking effect and the City’s financial condition was in crisis. During his two terms as Mayor (1982-1986), Judge Fallon formulated innovative ways to rehire teachers, public safety and public works personnel. In those difficult times, he brought new businesses and development back to the City. He implemented socially progressive programs that still serve the Malden community today, including neighborhood crime watch programs, a Housing for the Homeless Program, and the Beautification Committee, which also serve as models for other cities.

He and Janice, his wife of forty-five years, raised eleven children. Because his children went to the Malden Public Schools, he believed that volunteering for the School Com-mittee was his way of giving back to the City of Malden. He was a champion for education.

Judge Fallon believed that faith and public service were intertwined and he worked to instill that sense of com-mitment to the community in his children. His daughter

Deborah serves as a Councilor-at-large for the Malden City Council. His daughter Kathryn, GC ’88, serves as the Mal-den City Solicitor. Daughter Christine, GC ’92, is a high school teacher. Three sons, Thomas ’86, Michael ’89, and Daniel, have all served in the military. All of his children, including sons, James ’87 and Matthew ’91, are active vol-unteers in their communities.

“As we achieve this momentous occasion of our anniversary, my

deepest thoughts are for our classmates who have died or who otherwise are unable to join us.”

Judge Fallon continued his life in public service, from 1994 until the time of his death, serving as a United States Administrative Law Judge for the Social Security Admin-istration. He was known for fairly and compassionately forming his decisions and thoroughly enjoyed interacting with people. In May of 2010, he celebrated his Golden Jubilee with his classmates from the MC Class of 1960 and joined the Class of 2010 for its special Baccalaureate Mass.

In his own words written to his friends in celebration of his silver jubilee at Boston College, he reflected: “Life has been filled with peaks and valleys. The peaks have been numerous and some have been very high. The valleys have been few, not too low, and most have been gener-ously sprinkled with daisies and lilacs. At all times I have been close to our Creator. As we achieve this momentous occasion of our anniversary, my deepest thoughts are for our classmates who have died or who otherwise are un-able to join us. My prayer is for the good health of all. I hope that your life has been filled with the same peace and happiness that I have been blessed with, and if it hasn’t been, that it will be.”

“God, Family, Country” A Mantra to Live ByThomas H. Fallon ‘60

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RuDY FAvARDThis story was originally printed in the Pilot on 1/28/11

Malden Catholic senior, Rudy Favard, recently generated national attention for his selfless act of kindness toward the Parker family of Melrose and their handicapped son. Rudy’s nightly service to the Parkers was chronicled on the front page of the Boston Globe, by CNN and by Diane Sawyer on ABC World News Tonight.

Rudy’s story began last September, when Malden Catholic school nurse Elizabeth Paquette was contacted by a local mom, Patty Parker, who was desperately in need of assistance. Patty had no previous connection to Malden Catholic, but the fam-ily’s pediatrician, Dr. Rhonda Fogle, thought Malden Catholic’s young men might be able to help.

Patty and her husband, Rick, have 8 year-old twin boys: Ben, who is a healthy, happy child, and Sam, who is neurologically devastated with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Sam is unable to sit up or hold up his head. On a September afternoon, Patty called Malden Catholic, overwhelmed and pleading for help, as Rick would no longer be able to carry Sam upstairs to bed each night due to his own serious health problem. Patty could not physically manage to carry Sam upstairs by herself, as he weighs about 75 lbs. She asked Nurse Paquette if there might be several boys who would volunteer to help carry her son upstairs to bed –it would all take about 10 minutes each night.

Nurse Paquette asked Rudy Favard, Captain of the Mal-den Catholic football team, and Kyle Amato, Captain of the

school’s Drama Club, if they could help. Both said yes – Rudy would be the primary student involved, and Kyle would be his back-up. On the evening of September 15th, the boys and the school nurse went to the Parker home.

According to Nurse Paquette, “We climbed the stairs at 23 Fair-mount Street and I looked up to see Patty Parker standing in the door, sobbing. She couldn’t stop thanking the boys-she told them she was rescued by them. Rick Parker told me that he felt like he was dropped into a big family who was there to save them.”

Nurse Paquette said, “My MC guys have loved and adopted the Parker Family. Rudy never leaves Patty and Rick without a hug goodnight. Patty says the boys are ‘her angels.’”

This simple act of human kindness – carrying a child upstairs every night to bed – generated a flurry of news coverage about Rudy Favard. In the midst of the excitement, this gentle young man from Malden remained his humble self. When asked by CNN news anchor Alina Cho why he would decide to help the Parker’s on a nightly basis, he responded, “Well, the way I was thinking about it, I thought why not, you know? It’s only by God’s grace that I’m still here and I’m able to do what I’m doing, so I might as well help out while I can.”

“By God’s Grace.” Truly this is a sign of Rudy’s character. What’s more, this attitude – a humble belief in our ability and responsibility to reach out to others – is truly a sign of Malden Catholic students. Rudy’s good work mirrors the Xaverian charism and goals of Malden Catholic as a Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School. We are “a school community that articu-lates and lives the teachings of Jesus Christ . . .” (Calls, Goals, Criteria – XBSS). Simply put, we form young men of character who have an active passion for justice and peace. This, above all else, makes Malden Catholic students stand apart.

Malden Catholic students are encouraged to live the spiritual values of the Xaverian charism: humility, trust, zeal, compas-sion, and simplicity. Since 1932, these values have been taught and modeled by the Brothers who live and serve at Malden Catholic. The lesson is not lost on our young men today, as they strive to make the world a better place.

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GiRlS CATHOliC HiGH SCHOOl

School Sistersof notre Dame

We thank GC Alumna Patricia Chisholm ’65 for her assistance reaching out to fellow GC grads. Patricia spent many mornings in the Advancement Office this spring, telephoning and emailing Girls Catholic graduates to catch up and encourage them to attend the Annual Gala.

There has always been a special relationship between Malden Catholic and Girls Catholic. In recent years, Malden Catholic has attempted to help the Girls Catholic Spirit and Tradition live on through the alumnae. In turn, alumnae have been financially sup-portive in continuing the Malden Catholic mission and tradition. We thank you for your support.

Sister James SchandelleSister Lucida Dooley

Sister Mary John DuffySister James Power

Sister Roberta MelcherSister Raymunda Smith

Sister Alida FordSister Virginia Bobrowski

Sister Carol Ann Graf

The School Sisters of Notre Dame began their educational ministry in Malden in 1881 at

Immaculate Conception School.

Principals:

FUND FORMALDEn CATHOLICGifts to the Fund for Malden Catholic support each and every student, every day, in all of their endeavors. These unrestricted dollars are put to work immediately and provide an academic environment that fosters excellence at all levels and is rooted in the traditions of the Xaverian Brothers.

Our students benefit from your gifts in the classroom, in our athletic and extracurricular programs, and through our Campus Ministry activities. As alumni, parents and friends, it is a privilege and responsibility to assist Headmaster Tyrrell in ensuring an affordable and quality Catholic education for the motivated and intelligent young men who attend Malden Catholic High School.

By making a gift, you are making an investment in our students and our staff. Over 50% of MC students maintain a B average or higher, with 95% of our graduates going onto college. Support of the Fund for Malden Catholic ensures that things like library acquisitions, technology updates and curriculum development remain a top priority so that our students receive the best educational opportunities our dedicated faculty and staff can provide. Malden Catholic students represent nearly 40 communities and come from a broad spectrum of academic, religious, and socio-economic diversity with 57% of students receiving some sort of financial assistance to attend MC. it is gifts from people like you that help us maintain this competitive edge.

We are proud of the accomplishments of all our students and we know that you are too. Please join the hundreds of people who have already supported Malden Catholic this year by making your gift today! Gifts to the Fund for Malden Catholic can be made by credit card, check, or by transferring stock. To make your gift today you can visit our website at www.maldencatholic.org and click on “Donate to the Annual Fund.” You can also contact Carolyn Rolfe, Assistant Director of institutional Advancement at 781-475-5332 or at rolfec@maldencatholic.org to learn more about our giving opportunities.

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Congratulations to Timothy DeMaria ‘11, winner of the “Best Youth Volunteer Role Model” award given by the Chinese Culture Connection at its 6th Annual Gala on April 9. Timothy has been a volunteer at the center for several years. Tim has been learning Mandarin Chinese at Malden Catholic since his freshman year.

On December 3rd at the Mass for the Feast of St. Francis Xavier, Ms. Judith Imondi was presented the Theodore James Ryken Award. The Ryken Award is given annually to a faculty or staff member who “nurtures members of the community; is committed to academic excellence and to the recognition of the talents of individuals; recognizes the importance of educating the whole person; and strives to fulfill the Gospel call to peace and justice.” Ms. Imondi, throughout her twenty-five year career at Malden Catholic, has fully embodied each of these qualities.

Seven students represented Malden Catholic at the annual XBSS Junior Retreat in February. Juniors Rob Norton, Alex O’Donovan, Jimmy McCarron, Nick Medeiros, John Ronayne and Dan Fitzgerald joined Campus Minister Mrs. Mary Driscoll and senior Matt Cardarelli at the five-day retreat in West Hartford, CT.

Dominic Tringali ’14 recently performed in a concert at Boston’s Hard Rock Café to benefit the ALS Massachusetts Chapter and ALS Compassionate Care. Dominic, who plays both drums and saxophone, performs regularly at benefit concerts.

Christopher Dixon ’14 organized the contribution, collection and delivery of numerous toys, games and items for the patients at Shriners Hospital in Boston.

Four Malden Catholic student-athletes signed letters of intent with Division I colleges and universities. Tyler McVicar signed with Elon College of North Carolina, where he will play baseball. Paul Yanakopulos signed with UMass Amherst, where he will play baseball. Michael Vecchione is committed to the University of New Hampshire, where he will play hockey. William Guinee is committed to Dartmouth, where he will play football.

On March 3rd and 4th the Malden Catholic Arts Night featured a performance by the MC Rock Project, the MC Drama Club production of “Hemlock Jones,” and an exhibit of student artwork. “Hemlock Jones,” written by MC senior, Kyle Amato, is one-act play of comedy, mystery and puppets.

Theology teacher Mr. Patrick Driscoll recently joined twenty other laymen and women to become members of the first group of Xaverian Brother Associates. For a number of years, the Brothers had been considering ways in which to invite lay persons to enter into a special relationship with the Congregation. The Associates are “…men and women, single or married, who wish to share the charism of the Xaverian Brothers and are called by the Spirit of God to recognize this charism of love and service in themselves.” With the assistance of the Brothers, the Associates are exploring “ways to reach out to the poor and marginalized, each in their own environments and way of life.” On December 5, Brothers, Associates and their families gathered for Mass in Marriottsvile, Maryland, where

FROM LEFT: HEADMASTER ED TyRRELL, JUDy IMONDI, BISHOP UGLIETTO

MALDEN CATHOLIC ATHLETES AND MC STAFF MEMBERS

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the Associates signed their one-year commitment papers and received a specially designed pin identifying them as lay members of the Xaverian Brothers community.

In August more than 20 students volunteered to clean and repair gravestones of deceased Xaverian Brothers at the Brothers’ cemetery in Danvers.

On November 28, the first Sunday of Advent, Cardinal O’Malley presented the 2010 Cheverus Award to 98 recipients, including Brother Bede Benn, C.F.X. This award is named for the city’s first bishop, Jean-Louis Anne Magdelaine Lefebvre de Cheverus and is given to those chosen for their service to the Church and God’s people. Most recipients are nominated by their area vicar and approved by their regional bishop and then Cardinal O’Malley, but in some cases recipients are personally selected by Cardinal O’Malley. Congratulations to Brother Bede for this wonderful accomplishment.

It was Asian New Year in February and the annual Asian New Year celebration was hosted by the international students of MC. These international students are an integral part of MC’s culture. The international program began here four years ago under the guidance of history teacher, Rick Mazzei. The program was experimental and was comprised of only nine boys. Because these students matriculated so well into our community, the program was expanded the following year to allow twenty students from across the globe to attend M.C. Ms. Lisa Cenca, Literacy Specialist, was also asked to direct the program at this time.

The current group of international students is from S. Korea, Vietnam, China and Spain. As the program continues to grow, we hope to invite students to study here from even more countries around the world. This cultural exchange brings so much to international students as well as our American students. This was so apparent in the Asian New Year celebration. Over 100 American

STUDENTS PITCH IN AT THE XAVERIAN BROTHERS GRAVE SITE

students, faculty and staff attended this event. The international students presented an array of food, music, dancing and art.

Ms. Cenca was overjoyed with the event and proudly explained that, “It’s always fun to see American students experiencing something new and exciting. But, what is really beautiful is the way the boys interact. The American students are genuinely interested in learning about the international students’ culture. The international students are tremendously proud of their cultures and they put in a lot of work to get this off the ground. These international kids are really very special. I feel so blessed to be part of their lives. They bring so much to the school.” Ms. Cenca meets with students weekly for instruction in Spoken English and American Culture. The group, in addition to planning cultural events for the school, attends field trips that help them feel more acclimated to American culture outside the school community as well.

This year eleven international students graduate as men. These are: Leon An, Jason Song, Hong Cho, Hong Hwan Choi, Jamie Kim, Charles Min, David Byun, Jihoon Han, Jung Su Pak, Phil Si and Doyle Park. Many of these seniors will go on to attend prominent American universities in the fall. Although they are proud of their heritage, they are equally proud to be part of the MC community. They will certainly make us proud as they move forward into the world.

2010- 2011 marks the third year for the Brother Kevin Program here at MC. Over 60 young men have had the opportunity to participate in this wonderfully successful program thus far. The program is geared primarily to freshmen who wish to come to MC but may need to strengthen some of their academic skills in order to be better equipped to manage a vigorous MC college preparatory course load. In addition, the program is

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STUDENTS CELEBRATE AT THE ASIAN NEw yEAR FESTIVITIES

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HEADMASTER ED TyRRELL wITH HONOREES BOB HIGGINS ’64, JOHN HIGGINS ’57, RICHARD HIGGINS ’59 AND BOARD CHAIR TED LEGASEy ‘63

wILL GUINEE, CLASS OF 2011 STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT wITH HIS PARENTS, BILL AND ELLEN GUINEE

On April 2nd Malden Catholic hosted over 325 guests at the 5th Annual Celebration for Malden Catholic. It was a wonderful evening of laughter, friendship, good food and celebration. The event raised over $350,000 in support of educational programs, scholarships, faculty development, extracurricular activities and athletics.

The Lifetime Achievement award was presented to the following members of the Higgins Family, originally from Melrose:

• John E. Higgins ‘57 recently retired from the National Labor Relations Board after forty-six years of service. For thirty years he has been an Adjunct Lecturer at the Catholic University School of Law.

• Richard G. Higgins ‘59 is an arbitrator at the National Arbitration Center in New Hampshire.

• Robert F. Higgins ‘64 is the Managing General Partner at Highland Capital Partners, and has over twenty years’ experience in venture capital. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School and a faculty member at Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses in entrepreneurial management.

Thank you to all who came and who supported the Gala. A special thank you to all of the many active volunteers who worked so hard to make this event a success.

CELEBRATIOn FOR MAlDEN CATHOliC

GUESTS PERUSE THE SILENT AUCTION OFFERINGS

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WE ARE GRATEFUl TO OUR GEnEROuS SPOnSORS

GALA SPOnSORMr. Robert F. Higgins 1964

HIGHLAnD AvEnuE SPOnSORGerard F. Doherty, Esq. 1946Jim and Bev DonovanMr. and Mrs. Ted legasey 1963

CRYSTAL STREET SPOnSORCavanagh FamilyMr. Thomas l. Hughes 1975Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McDonough 1966Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O’Donnell 1962Mr. John Prior 1974Mr. Mason Tenaglia 1974

BLuEjACkET SPOnSORAnonymousDiana and Robert CataldoGoodwin Procter, llPMr. John E. Higgins, Jr. 1957Highland Capital PartnersMr. Albert Spadafora

XAvERIAn SPOnSORMr. Michael Cantalupa 1979Mr. John Gallagher 1979Grousbeck Family FoundationDanvers Ford/Guinee FamilyJack and Margarita HennessyDavid l. Higgins, M.D.Mr. Richard G. Higgins 1959Robert and Phyllis Medeiros

LAnCER SPOnSORJohn C. Bolger 1964Catholic Cemetery Association, inc.Susan and John DoranChris and Barbara KryderJames Mulcahy 1956Ropes and GrayBruns GraysonVincent Murphy ‘46Mrs. Clorinda SaragosaPaul and Kathleen SeverinoMr. Richard l. Sumberg 1964Richard and Carol Ann Wronski

HEADMASTER ED TyRRELL AND BOARD VICE CHAIR JIM DONOVAN GREET PAUL GILMARTIN ’66 AND HIS wIFE MARy.

JULIANA CAPILLO (wIFE OF MICHAEL CAPILLO ’92), JENNIFER TURNER (wIFE OF JEFF TURNER ’92), SATU LAMARCA (wIFE OF CHRIS LAMARCA ’92)

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ALumNi News NOtes

1940sGerard Doherty ’46 and his wife Marilyn received special appreciation for their generosity to charitable causes at the 26th Annual Bunker Hill Associates Breakfast on Sunday, June 12th. “Their countless demonstrable acts of charity over a span of fifty years have changed lives for the better. They are our friends and neighbors and we are a better community for it.” Among MC attendees at the event were Br. Thomas Puccio, Br. Timothy Hoey, and some members of MC’s championship hockey team.

1950’sDavid O’Brien ’51 is a retired educator for the Somerville school department and also retired from the US Army at the rank of Colonel.

James McIntyre ’51, a Boston College vice president and MC trustee, received an honorary degree at the Univer-sity’s commencement on May 23, 2011.

1960’sRobert Marinelli ’60, long involved in the St. John’s Prep hockey program, was inducted into the Massachusetts State Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame at a cer-emony in Montvale Plaza.

Kenneth Rendell ’61 is president and director of the Mu-seum of World War II in Natick which recently began of-fering public tours guided by veterans. The Boston Sunday Globe of March 27, 2011 featured the museum.

Robert Daley ’64 and his wife Ann Crowe (GC 1964) were in the Boston area in June to visit their mothers (both 92). The Daleys still live and work in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Congressman Edward Markey ’64 on May 1, was hon-ored as a 2011 Gala Honoree by the Learning Center for the Deaf for his successful legislative efforts on behalf of individuals who are blind or deaf.

Richard Cullen ’66 who has been coaching the Golden Tornado girls softball team at Malden High for twenty years or so is turning over the reins to John Furlong, Malden High coach and Hall of Famer.

Francis J. Ricciardone ’69 was appointed Ambas-sador to Turkey by President Obama on January 1, 2011. Speaking in Turkish, the Ambassador presented his credentials to President Abdullah Gul on Janu-ary 28. Accompanied by his wife, Dr. Marie (Dunn) Ricciardone GC ’69, and US Embassy officials, he afterwards laid a wreath at the tomb of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder and first President of modern Turkey. Francis has had a long, distinguished, dip-lomatic career. In the latter part of it, he served as Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau from 2002 to 2005, followed immediately by a three-year stint as Ambassador to Egypt from 2005 to 2008. In 2008, he was a guest scholar at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC.

1970’sRichard Mazzei ’74 attained his 400th career win in Lacrosse with a victory over Dracut, a team coached by Dan O’Brien (MC’96) a captain on Rick’s first MC Team. As reported in the Boston Herald (4/22/2011), Rick is in his 32nd year as a coach, spending the first 16 years at Beverly before taking over at Malden Catholic in 1996. He won 186 games with Beverly, and now has 214 wins as the only head coach at the varsity level in Lancers history. His resume also includes win-ning six straight Catholic Conference championships from 2000-05, and he was inducted into the Beverly High Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 and the New Eng-land Chapter of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2005” Congratulations, Rick!

John Garafano ’78 wrote “I was asked to meet with a representative of the Senior Initiatives Group (South), Kandahar, Afghanistan. We noticed our Boston ac-cents, got talking, and discovered we both went to MC and ran for Brother Myles and Lou Ruggiero. It was MAJ Philip McGovern ’82.”

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John T. Dawley ’72, Essex First Assistant District Attorney, was named Prosecutor of the Year at the Annual Mas-sachusetts Prosecutors’ Conference, held March 25th, at the College of the Holy Cross. Prior to his work at Essex County, John had a private practice in Boston for 17 years, and before that was an assistant district attorney in Suffolk County.

David Ricciardone ’76, (brother of Francis, mentioned above) in January, was sworn in as an associate justice of the Superior Court. Since 2004 he has served as an associ-ate justice of the Central District Court in Worcester. Prior to serving on the bench, he worked as a sole practitioner in Worcester for 15 years. He is a former assistant district attorney in Worcester, and a graduate of Harvard College and Villanova University School of Law.

Stephen Solombrino ’75 and his wife Cheryl have six chil-dren and eight grandchildren. He’s approaching 25 years of service with UPS.

Christopher Bellini ’79 has joined the legal firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson LLP as a corporate partner resident in the Washington, DC office. He bolsters the firm’s financial institution regulatory expertise and its asset management practices.

1980’sJohn Collins ’82 is now a Principal and Director of Wealth Management at Aspiriant Investment Advisors (AIA) in Boston. AIA currently has offices in six states.

Robert Cunningham ’84 was recently named Vice President of Panorama Consulting and Engineering, a firm special-izing in the design and construction of pharmaceutical and bio tech facilities.

Christopher Doucot ’85 will be awarded the William Sloane Coffin award by Yale Divinity School in October, 2011. Chris is a founder of the Hartford Catholic worker com-munity, opened in 1993, which features after-school and Saturday morning activities, tutoring, and summer camp opportunities which allow urban children to experience nature and relationships outside the pressures of urban liv-ing. Living a life of voluntary poverty, Chris has welcomed homeless persons into his home, tutored children and has actively resisted war through participating in non-violent protest in pursuit of peace.

Joseph Massa ’86 is happy to report that his son Alex will be attending MC this fall, having received a Plus Ultra Scholarship, and is in the St. Francis Xavier Scholarship Program.

Jeff Bresnahan ’87, sailing coach at Connecticut College, was named Coach of the Year by the New England Inter-collegiate Sailing Association. He was profiled in the Globe North section of the Boston Sunday Globe, May 29, 2011.

Larry Hewitt ’87, his wife, Kelly and their four year old daughter live in Arizona and enjoy not having to shovel snow.

Patrick Skerry ’88, lately an assistant coach at University of Pittsburgh, in early April was named the head men’s basketball coach at Towson University, Baltimore, MD.

Keith Cox ’89, based in Atlanta, GA, is Managing Director and Team Leader responsible for leveraged credit at Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey. He manages a team of nine, fo-cused on media and communications, financial services and diversified industries. Keith and his wife Judy have three children, Madeline (10), Hannah (9) and Lilliana (4).

Jason Merchant ’89 married Lisa in Hawaii on December 12, 2010. In March of that year he started his own com-pany, Whitewood Partners, in Amesbury, MA. They do holistic project management for corporate estate moves, as well as project management for voice and data project upgrades, installations and moves.

Richard Whelan ’89, a board member for the Gentle Giant Rowing Club in Malden, MA which rows on the Malden Mystic River, competed in the CRASH-B indoor rowing championships in February at BU, and has rowed in the last five Head of the Charles Regattas in the Men’s Masters 8 Race.

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1990’sJon Chiavelli ’90 is now Pre-Owned Vehicle Manager at Herb Chambers Chevrolet Cadillac.

Brian Dwyer ’90, described as “Big League Brian,” was part of the scene described and pictured in “Holy Day in the Nation” about Red Sox Fans on opening day at Fenway in the March/April issue of Yankee Magazine.

Michael Carlson ’91, was recognized as a five star wealth manager for overall client satisfaction, in the February is-sue of Boston Magazine. Michael is a senior wealth manag-er at Sentinel Benefits & Financial Group in Reading, MA.

Daniel Gritti ’91 was named head football coach of Rhodes College in late December, 2010. After graduat-ing from Vanderbilt, Dan earned his law degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1998 and practiced law for six years in New York. In 2003 he decided to pursue his dream of being a college football coach. He did so at Uni-versity of Indiana, at Middlebury College, Vermont, and for two seasons was defensive line/linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at University of Chicago, prior to taking the position of head coach at Rhodes.

Craig Silvestri ’91 founded ASC Partners with partner Louise Brewster in February 2011.

Eamonn Casey ’94 and wife Laura welcomed the birth of Sean Stephen on March 3, 2011, weighing in at 7 lb. 14 oz.

Steven Ultrino ’94 was unanimously elected as Chief Volunteer Office/Chairman of the Board of the Malden YMCA. He has served as a board member, treasurer, and vice-chairman for the past four years.

Robert Heck ’97 and his wife Jennifer have a two year old, Kendall Morgan Heck, and are expecting another child soon. Robert owns and operates Bob Heck Entertainment, a DJ company specializing in weddings in the Berkshires.

Andrew Segal ’98 and fiancée Violet Lopez are getting married in Malden on August 13th, 2011.

John Cronin ’99, after four years as an Assistant District Attorney with the Middlesex DA’s Office, was hired as an associate attorney practicing municipal law at Pierce, Davis and Perritano, LLP in July, 2010. His wife Maura

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(Pope John XXIII HS, class of 1999) and John are expect-ing their first child this summer.

2000’sBrian Tilley ’00 recently graduated from the police acad-emy and is now a Somerville police officer.

Kevin Connelly ’01, married Marianne Foley of Melrose on Saturday afternoon, June 4, at St. Mary’s, Melrose, at a Mass celebrated by Fr. John Sullivan and Fr. Rich O’Donnell. A reception at the Irish American Club, Mal-den, followed. The couple resides in San Diego, CA.

Michael McMahon ’02 and his wife Kristin welcomed the birth of son Tyler on Dec. 14, 2009.

Jonathan Cheever ’03, written up in the ski notebook of the Boston Globe in late February, was described as second in the World Cup snowboardcross standings, sandwiched between leader Alex Pullin of Australia and France’s Pierre Vaultier. In a banner month he had a couple of top-10 World Cup results, placed eighth at the Worlds in January, and was fifth at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado. In March he competed in Italy and Switzerland for the last leg of the World Cup. Now for the big news: in the final two events in Arosa, Switzerland, Cheever’s performances ended up placing him third in the World Cup standings for the 2010-2011 season.

Brian Lehane ’05, who earned his Master’s of Science de-gree in plastics engineering from UMass-Lowell in 2010, lives in Connecticut where he is employed by Covidien.

Joseph McCarthy ’05 graduated from Boston College in 2009 with a degree in communications and is currently a congressional aide for Congressman Ed Markey ‘64.

Timothy Van Nostrand ’05 was recently hired as a full time patrolman in Somerville.

Cpl John J. Sheppard ’05 received the Navy Achievement Medal Award in 2010 while serving in Afghanistan with the 3rd Laad Battalion (Low Altitude Air Defense) stationed out of Camp Pendleton, CA, along with a combat medal.

Christian Taliaferro ’05, an Airman 1st Class, is now an Air Traffic Controller at the 23rd Wing at Moody AFB in Georgia. The Wing executes worldwide close air support, and combat search and rescue operations in

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The expression, “MC Family,” is much more than a catchy phrase for us at Malden Catholic. We believe that it verbalizes feelings experienced but perhaps unnamed when young men (and their parents) first phone the school or arrive at our doors on Crystal Street. We feel that the words are a genuine expression of what Malden Catholic chooses to be, and its first faces and voices belong to receptionist, Mrs. Sherry Endicott, and main office secretary, Mrs. Diane Connelly. Both were card-carrying members of the MC Family years before becoming employees and official representatives of the school.

A graduate of Malden High School, Mrs. Endicott began working at Malden Catholic’s cafeteria in 2003. When the receptionist’s position opened up the next year, Headmaster Brother Robert Green recognized her as an easy choice for it because of her obvious warmth and friendliness. Mrs. Endicott’s husband, Peter, is a member of the MC class of 1978, and his four brothers are also members of our alumni (Thomas ’69, David ’70, Michael ’73, James ’75). Their late mother, Mary (Devir) Endicott, graduated from Girls Catholic High School in 1940. She was very much involved in the MC’s Lucky 1000 Club, and was the first woman appointed by the Xaverian Brothers in 1978 to serve on the Malden Catholic Board of Trustees, recommended by Headmaster Brother Frederick Codair. Sherry and Peter Endicott are the proud parents of four sons, all of whom attended Immaculate Conception Grade School in Malden before coming to Malden Catholic: Peter ’99, Brian ‘ 01, Sean ’04, and Greg ’06. When Sherry is asked her favorite part of working at MC, no one is surprised to hear this MC Mom say, with gusto, “the kids. They make everything worth it!”

Mrs. Diane Connelly grew up in Melrose and graduated from Melrose High School. Diane’s best friend introduced her to her cousin Joseph Connelly of Malden. Joe is a member of the Malden Catholic class of 1969 and his three brothers, Michael ’65, Richard ’72, and John ’75 are also MC alumni. Joe’s father, the late Matthew Connelly, was an

enthusiastic supporter of Malden Catholic in the early years at Crystal Street and, with Headmaster Brother Robertus, was a founder of the school’s famous (and necessary) beano program. Diane and Joe Connelly were likely the first (and only) couple to be married in the school chapel. Their sons, Kevin and David, spent many happy childhood hours at Malden Catholic with their grandfather, even helping to stock the soda machines. Kevin went on to graduate from MC in 2001, with David following him in 2003. Kevin Connelly was married this summer at St. Mary’s Church in Melrose. His bride Marianne is the niece of Malden Catholic graduates Danny ’75 and Kevin ’79 Foley. (Surprised?)

Diane Connelly began as a volunteer to stuff envelopes in MC’s advancement office in 1995, and soon earned the appointment as the school’s director of alumni. She moved to the main office when the position opened there four years later. Besides her important ministry of hospitality on the telephone and at the front counter, she performs such essential services as coordinator of attendance and administrative assistant for report cards, scheduling, and maintaining records, as well as performing many of the behind the scenes activities that help the school to function on a day-to-day and year-to-year basis. Diane appreciates the personal connections associated with her work, watching the transformations that occur among members in our caring, family atmosphere.

People who attend such Malden Catholic events as the Senior Banquet and Commencement can observe Diane Connelly and Sherry Endicott outside their usual office spaces, serving as hostesses to arrange for a perfect graduation experience for the young men who are becoming members of the MC alumni that day. Of course, these events have a warm and special feel to them. Diane and Sherry would say, “They have to - they’re for members of our family.”

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MC wELCOMES nEw DIRECTOR OF InSTITuTIOnAL ADvAnCEMEnTRobert McCarthy recently joined the Advancement team as Director of Institutional Advancement. Bob brings with him 28 years of experience working at North Cambridge Catholic/Cristo Rey Boston High School as Headmaster, Principal, Director of Admissions, Classroom Instructor, and most recently Director of Development. Bob holds a BA in Theology, Magna Cum Laude, from Boston College and his M.Ed., in School Administration also from Boston College. In addition, Bob has served on numerous commit-tees with the National Catholic Educational Association, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. and local school boards throughout the Archdiocese of Boston. Some of you may already know Bob as an MC Parent; his son Christopher is a Malden Catholic graduate, Class of 2007. Bob served as the first principal of North Cambridge Catholic High School as a Cristo Rey model school. The model based on the vision of some Jesuits and business leaders in Chicago in the mid-1990s leverages on a previously untapped synergy between corporate Amer-ica and the educational community enabling students to develop professional skills and network with area busi-ness leaders.

Recent graduates from the classes of 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007 gathered in the Brother Gilbert Center in January for an afternoon of reminiscing and pizza. This annual event is quickly becoming a tradition that young alumni look forward to.

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Malden Catholic High School Partners with Harris Connect to Produce 2012 Edition Alumni Today Publication Malden Catholic grads change emails, jobs and locations so often that it is hard to keep up with them. We have contracted with Harris Connect to update contact information for all Alumni around the world so that they can keep up-to-date on news and activities from campus. Harris will also help produce a beautiful hardcover publication that will allow Alumni to find their old school friends and be used for personal and professional networking.

The easiest and fastest way to track down an old friend is through the Alumni Today publication, as it will include up-to-date contact informa-tion. The publication will feature an introduc-tion with full color pictures, prominent Malden Catholic High School personas and a history of the school. The publication will also include a section for photos and memories from your days at Malden Catholic.

Harris Connect is the largest alumni publica-tion company in America. Harris specializes in alumni publications and the data needs involved with this type of project. Alumni will be contacted - by phone, e-mail and mail - over the next few months to verify and update their contact and career information.

Your Privacy Is Important

Malden Catholic High School values your privacy and treats your information in a secure manner. You decide whether or not your personal information is published--make your wishes clear to the representative with whom you speak.

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Malden Catholic graduated 139 students on May 21st in the Doherty Gymnasium. The valedictory address was presented by Louis Panek of Reading, who will attend the United State Naval Academy. The salutatory address was given by Matthew Cardarelli of Wilmington who will at-tend Tufts University.

Members of the Malden Catholic Class of 2011 have re-ceived college scholarships with a four-year value of more than $14 million. Degrees were conferred by Edward C. Tyrrell, Headmaster, and by Edward Legasey ‘63, Chair-man of the Board of Trustees. The Call to Worship was offered by Student Council President William Guinee of Topsfield, who will attend Dartmouth.

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Anna Maria CollegeAssumption College

Bates CollegeBenjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

Bentley UniversityBinghamton University

Boston CollegeBoston UniversityBridgton AcademyBryant University

Carnegie Mellon UniversityClarkson University

College of The Holy CrossCollege of William and Mary

Dartmouth CollegeFisher College

Fitchburg State UniversityFlorida Insitute of TechnologyFramingham State University

Harvard UniversityIona College

Ithaca CollegeJohnson & Wales University

Lasell CollegeLe Moyne CollegeLesley University

Mass College of PharmacyMercyhurst CollegeMerrimack CollegeNewbury College

North Shore Community CollegeNortheastern University

Providence CollegeQuinnipiac University

Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRoger Williams University

Rutgers, SUNY New BrunswickSacred Heart University

Saint Anselm CollegeSalem State University

Salve Regina UniversitySiena College

Skidmore CollegeSpringfield CollegeSuffolk University

The Catholic University of AmericaThe Ohio State University

Tufts UniversityUniversity of California @ Los Angeles

University of Illinois @ Urbana-ChampaignUMass AmherstUMass Boston

UMass DartmouthUMass Lowell

United States Naval Academy/AnnapolisUniversity of Hartford

University of Hawaii @ ManoaUniversity of Melbourne Australia

University of New HampshireUniversity of Rhode Island

Wentworth Institute of TechnologyWestern New England College

Westfield State UniversityWorcester Polytechnic Institute

MC COLLEGE ACCEPTAnCES

June 2011

VALEDICTORIAN LOUIS PANEK, PRINCIPAL BR. THOMAS PUCCIO, CFXSALUTATORIAN MATTHEw CARDARELLI

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mC Vets ON Our weBsite

The list of MC alumni who served our country in vari-ous branches of the United States military is now posted on the alumni section of our website. As of this writing we have more than 930 listed. If you know anyone who should be on it and isn’t, please let us know. We also welcome the names of veterans from Girls Catholic.

Contact: Br. Edward Bozzo, CFX, Malden Catholic Alumni Office, 99 Crystal St. Malden MA 02148. E-mail: bozzoe@maldencatholic.org

CAll FORvOLunTEERS Annual Giving is a concerted effort here at Malden Catho-lic. Personal interactions from generous volunteers who donate their time and resources help strengthen the bond alumni and parents have with each other, our school, and the extended MC Family. The monies received through an-nual giving are an essential element in keeping MC strong.

we are always looking for volunteers who can help in our fundraising efforts by making phone calls and writing notes to encourage donors to contribute unrestricted gifts to provide student financial aid, faculty support, and so much more.

To learn more about volunteering for the Fund for Mal-den Catholic contact Carolyn Rolfe, Assistant Director of Institutional Advancement at 781-475-5332 or at rolfec@maldencatholic.org.

Bingo continues to be an important income source to support all of Malden Catholic. Volunteers are the engine that drives this, the most successful bingo in the Com-monwealth. Join other parents, have fun, and give back to support the education you want for your sons and grandsons. It takes a few hours on a few Sundays each year. Please contact 781.475.5338.

Patrick Allen observed that Lieutenant Hunnewell’s “time across the globe is not unlike Saint Francis Xavier. While the purpose may be different, both are men who were influenced by their faith to travel far and wide to help those in need.” Interestingly, Steve had earlier com-mented that he had served with three officers from ei-ther a Xaverian Brothers’ or Jesuit school whom he ranks as some of the finest officers with whom he had ever served. One of these was 1st Lieutenant Derek Hines, a graduate of St. John’s Prep who gave his life while serv-ing with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Afghanistan.

All those involved in the conversation with Lieutenant Hunnewell found that the experience provided signifi-cant insights into the role of the United States in Af-ghanistan. Having such a conversation with “one of our own” made it especially meaningful. Ben Hoang spoke for everyone in commenting, “I felt honored to be able to talk to him.”

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Many Malden Catholic students every year travel on mission trips to impoverished areas abroad and in the U.S. to serve the disadvantaged. Among the many Malden Catholic Lancers who have made a positive impact on their world are Danny Fitzgerald, John Ronayne and Bobby Celona. These students made a service trip to Peru, actually building a chapel in San Bartola, where they witnessed a baby baptized, a couple renew their vows and children receive First Communion. Before their efforts, the people of that area had no formal place to worship.

Other students do acts of service closer to home, but just as meaningful. Alex O’Donovan recently raised $15,000 for juve-nile diabetes and was recognized for his charitable efforts. Joey Cappuccio has raised thousands for cancer research and was the speaker this year at the Relay for Life in North Reading, dedicated in memory of his father, Ralph.

Throughout the school year, our students reach out to those in need – the hungry, the ill, the isolated -- from the Stoneham Senior Center to the Boston Food Bank to Hospice of the North Shore. Service to others is part of the lesson of Malden Catho-lic, a lesson that is as varied and as wonderful as our students.We applaud Rudy Favard and all the students of Malden Catholic who live the values of the Xaverian Brothers day-in and day-out. Humility, trust, zeal, compassion, and simplic-ity-- our world would truly be a better place if all of us would reflect and act on these values.

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Sr. Lillian Maher, SSND GC 1935

James T. Collins 1937Rita (Crowe) Smith GC 1938A. Patricia (Haley) Erlandson

GC 1939, mother of Charles ’69

Timothy J. Guinee 1941, grandfather of Brenden ’09, and lawrence, Timothy, William ‘11

Ellen H. (Howard) Durant GC 1942, wife of Daniel Durant 1940, sister of Catherine (Howard) Finn GC 1944, and of the late John C. Howard 1938

Richard Anzalone 1946Thomas G. Cullinan 1946,

husband of Marguerite, brother of the late Joseph ’38, the late Mary (Cullinan) Philips GC’40, Claire (Cullinan) Donovan GC’45

Robert J. Gilewski 1947George C. MacDonald 1947Daniel B. O’Leary 1948Robert L. Pickett 1948Alfred E. Smyth 1948Frederick T. Carey 1949Frank J. Hagerty 1949Arthur L. Sullivan 1949william F. Cormier 1950walter M. Dagle 1950Cathleen A. (Delaney) Bowman

GC 1952

Joseph A. Clark 1952Robert E. Casey 1962Mary (Convery) young GC

1952, sister of Edward Convery ’46

Edward F. Allard 1953wendell P. Crawford 1953,

brother of Elaine Crawford GC’54

Nicholas A. DeMasse 1953John E. Bellini 1954Albert E. Nevins 1955Henry L. Roberts 1955Kevin L. McTeague 1956Stanford S. Pelosi 1956Helene M. (Spencer)

Cunningham GC 1957, wife of the late Richard Cunningham ‘49

John T. Kelly 1957Joan M. (Peck) Healy GC 1958Gerard A. Dunn 1958, brother

of the late leonard ’52, lawrence ’53, Rosemary GC’67, former husband of lena (Mazza) Gloshinski GC’59.

Kathleen (Sullivan) Burke,GC 1960

Jeanne (Brennick) Hennesey GC 1960, sister of Kathleen Donovan ’57, Roberta Dooley ’62, Margaret Martell ’54

Robert P. Dromgoole 1961John F. Maguire 1961Richard O’Leary 1961

Headmaster Ed Tyrrell and Director of Institutional Ad-vancement Bob McCarthy travelled to Florida this spring to visit alumni, parents, grandparents and friends. They enjoyed a couple of Red Sox games and a cocktail recep-tion in Naples.

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GC 1962, wife of John F. McCarthy’61, sister of Joan Jacobs GC’53

Donald G. DiFiore 1979Vance P. Ferratusco 1999,

brother of Brian 2002Jonathan Blaser 2000, brother

of David 2003 and Adam 2005Claire T. Boland, mother of

Charles ’67 and Robert ’69John A. Cerretani, brother of

Jeffrey 1985, Kevin and Mark of the class of 1980

Margaret M. Cunniff, wife of Joseph M. Cunniff ’42

Matthew J. Doran, brother of Robert ’86 and Stephen ’88

Joseph C. Fraser, brother of lawrence C. Fraser ’68

Salvatore P. Mazzei, father of MC faculty member and coach, Richard ‘74

Joseph B. McIsaac, grandfather to Kevin Connelly ’01 and David ‘03

Eleanor McKinnon, grandmother of Christopher McKinnon ’04, Brian ’07 and Mark ’14.

Barbara E. Morrison, devoted

wife of 50 years to Allan D. Morrison ’52

Mark Moschella, father of Mark 2004

Irene Myles,mother of Thomas ’69

Edith Pagliuso, mother of Frank M. Pagliuso’74

Donald Rego, great uncle of Robert McEvoy ‘05, and Ryan McEvoy ‘07

walter S. Roman, grandfather of Jason Gori’87 and Tomas Gori’91

Steven Rosenblatt, father of Dana ’90 and David ’97

James E. Ruane Sr., father of James E. Ruane Jr. ’72 and Joseph D. Ruane ’75

Michael Santilli, father of Michael Santilli ’74

George Stodolnic, father of George ’85 and Matthew ’88.

Robert wilson, husband of Virginia (Sullivan) Wilson GC’51, Richard ’85 and Derek ’88

Francesco S. Rico, father of Nick Rico ’81

In keeping with the spirit of service that guided his life, The Honorable Thomas H. Fallon ‘60 Memorial Scholar-ship Fund was established in December 2010, with funds committed by his family and by many of his friends and colleagues. The scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student who shows commitment and dedication to service within his community and to the Malden Catholic com-munity. We invite you to support this initiative as well. For more information please contact Carolyn Rolfe, Assistant Director of Institutional Advancement at 781-475-5332, or at rolfec@maldencatholic.org.

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designed to help prepare students to successfully move on to college or the working world after graduation. This year there are 21 students in the program. They are doing quite well, in fact. Fourteen of the twenty-one students have achieved some level of honor roll status. The boys have shown marked improvement in their writing skills as well as note-taking and study skills, thus enabling them to perform at a true college preparatory level here at MC.

As these students prepare to move to their sophomore year, Ms. Cenca, Director of the Brother Kevin Program, and the team of dedicated teachers working with the boys will evaluate the growth of each student. Because the students have made tremendous academic strides, they will continue to perform well in the next three years of high school using the strategies taught by the team. A few students will receive additional support into the sophomore year, but will become fully matriculated in the junior year.

The goals of the program are modeled after the Xaverian Brothers’ Spiritual values of Simplicity, Humility, Compassion, Trust and Zeal. Ms. Cenca explains that, “the teachers, staff and faculty are the heart of the program. The love and compassion everyone has shown toward these students in amazing. Everyone in this school has been tremendously supportive of the program and the students. Enabling all students to achieve is obviously a school wide goal. Because of this, the students are able to move out of the BK program and matriculate into the standard college preparatory track and do well.”

As the program continues to grow and thrive, we are proud of the continued success of these students who proudly represent MC and its commitment to excellence.

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Early February headlines in local papers covering high school sports bore headlines trumpeting “MC hockey in line for Super 8 Crown.” Malden Catholic was unanimously selected as the Super 8’s top seed, not surprising considering the Lancers’ dominating romp (16-2-2) through one of the state’s toughest schedules. The squad was favored mostly on the strength of its Hockey East-bound top line, comprised of Mike Vecchione (UNH), Brendan Collier (BU), and Ryan Fitzgerald (BC). The threesome has combined for more than 65 goals and 175 points on the season, helping MC score an average of 6.15 goals per game. Only one team legitimately beat MC, Hingham; the Lancers forfeited a 5-1 win over Weymouth in December after coach Chris

Serino realized he had dressed an ineligible player.

The Lancers won (4-3) over Central Catholic in the first round Saturday night, March 5th, at Merrimack College. They then hammered Hingham 8-1 , beat Weymouth 5-4, zapped BC 4-2, leaving St. John’s Prep as their final opponent. The top-ranked Lancers sealed the title with a 4-3 win over the Prep in overtime, to win their first of Super 8 title championship. Needless to say the MC community welcomed MC hockey’s return to the front ranks.

MC basketball finished its regular season with a record of 10-10, matching its best season record in the past 10 years (10-10 in 2007). That put the Lancers into their second straight MIAA Division 2 State Boys Basketball Tournament. In their last game of the season, against Revere, senior captain Dominic Mastascusa scored a career-high 28 points, pulled down 16 rebounds and blocked five shots in a dominating performance. Along with Mastascusa, Malden Catholic also got strong performances from junior Jared Lewis (16 points, 9 rebounds) and his twin brother Jordan Lewis (11 rebounds, 5 points). Coach Jim Silvio pointed out the play of seniors Rob Arsenault, a captain from Melrose who “played a great floor game” and Walker O’Connor, “who gives it everything he’s got every night.”

Dominic Mastascusa and Jared Lewis were each named to the 2010-11 Catholic conference All Star Basketball Team.

Like MC, Winchester and Reading also finished their seasons with 10-10 records. By a coin toss, it was determined that MC would face Winchester High. MC lost to that team on February 28, in a hard fought game what ended with a score of 50-47.

In wrestling senior twin brothers, Kyle and Devin Visconti were New England wrestling champions. Devin Visconti was the first Lancer wrestler in school history to win an MIAA All-State Meet title when he won over C. J. Doherty in the title final. Moving on to the New England Championships, he won the crown in the 145-pound division. His brother, Kyle, lost in the All-State meet in the 125-pound category to Matt Buco, but beat him 10-3 at the 47th annual New England championships held in early March at New Haven. This might be the first time in Massachusetts high school wrestling history that twin brothers are New England wrestling champs. Fourth year MC head coach Mike Bolduc, who’s been a wrestling coach for 20 years, called them two of the most dedicated, committed athletes he’s seen, and deserving of their success.

At the Tri-County League Indoor Track Meet, senior Bobby Celona, received the John Bosenquet Award, given to the student who exemplifies outstanding scholarship, citizenship and character. A four-year team member, Bobby has served as a captain of both Cross Country and Indoor Track as a senior.

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support of humanitarian interests, United States national security, and the global war on terrorism.

Christopher Carney ’06 is cur-rently serving in the US Army as Transportation Officer with the 101st Airborne Combat Aviation Brigade at Ft. Camp-bell, KY. After graduating from The Citadel, SC, he was commissioned in May 2010 as a 2nd Lt., and did advanced training at Ft. Lee, VA, before reporting for full time duty at Ft. Campbell.

Thomas DeCroteau ’06 enlisted in the Coast Guard and is stationed in Connecticut.

Michael P. Fitzgerald ’06, who recently completed un-dergraduate study at MIT, was named to the First Team All New England Football Conference as a wide receiver and participated in the D3 Senior Classic in Salem, VA last December. In early January, he began working at ESPN as a development engineer.

Michael Mattera ’06, chemist, has been accepted to Tufts Graduate School for his Masters and Doctoral Program with full scholarship.

Peter Copa ’07, former All-Scholastic slugger for MC, was a senior first baseman and three-year starter at UMass-Amherst, and is a member of the Andre Chiefs of Medford in the Intercity League in summer.

Brian Lewin ’07 graduated from Holy Cross College and was awarded a full tuition graduate fellowship at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.

Christopher McCarthy ’07 graduated from St. Anselm’s. As a senior, majoring in Criminal Justice he completed a thesis entitled , “Law, Liability, and Prosecution in Competitive Sports.” Chris recently traveled with another MC alumnus and St. Anselm’s student Ed Ferrante ’10 to Mississippi with other St. Anselm’s students for Spring Break Alternative. They volunteered their time working to ready a summer camp for underserved children and learned much about the culture, food, and traditions of the south.

ALumNi News NOtes (continued)Congratulations to Jeff Smith ‘95 who was recently named Head Varsity Football Coach. Smith has served as Malden Catholic’s assistant athletic director, assistant football coach, and most recently assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.

Lancer baseball opened the season with six straight losses—three against Catholic Conference foes. But as the season wore on, the number 13 Lancers turned things around, winning 11 of 13 games to qualify for the state tournament. In the MIAA Division 1 State Tournament preliminary round game in the North Section, MC set school records for home runs—four, by Nick Roberto, Sean Glabicky, Nick Turco, and Jake Porrazzo-- slamming Newton North 16-3. Senior captain Paul Yanakopulos was solid on the mound as well as driving in runs. Next they faced Peabody in a 13-inning, four and a half hour game, losing to the Tanners 6-5.

The weather this dpring played havoc with the tennis schedule, and MC had to close the season with six matches the final week of the season. The varsity tennis team set a school record with 6 wins in one week!

MC defeated Medford twice: 3-2, 4-1, Lynnfield twice: 3-2,3-2, Woburn: 4-1, and the crowning achievement, a 4-1 win over a Gloucester team that had only lost 2 matches all year. MC finished with 12 wins for the third year in a row. No previous Lancer tennis team had won as many matches in over 30 years! MC qualified for the state tournament for the 5th year in a row. The Lancers were led by junior co-captains Joey Tumblin & Matt Powers.

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Ryan McEvoy ’07 and Brian McKinnon ’07 graduated from St. Anselm’s College in May.

Timothy Paquette ’07 graduated from Holy Cross and has accepted a position at State Street Bank, Boston.

Michael McCarthy ’08 attends St. Anselm College, ma-joring in history and is a member of the lacrosse team. Michael was invited by the USA Athletes International to represent the U.S. in the 2011 Scottish Lacrosse Friend-ship Series tour this summer in Scotland.

Alexander Rao ’09, a sophomore at UMass Amherst ma-joring in Chemical Engineering, made the Dean’s List for the fall semester.

Nathan Witkowski ’09, former MC baseball All-Scholas-tic, made his Bentley University debut on the mound against Rollins College in Winter Park, FL in February.

Richard Serino ’10 was one of only six legislative interns at the Mass. State House last August to receive the Arthur Lambert Memorial Scholarship (given in mem-ory of Lambert, the chief of staff to former MA Senate President Tom Birmingham). Scholarship recipients are selected based on an essay and an interview with mem-bers of the Lambert Family. Now at St. Anselm College, Ricky was one of four freshmen elected to the Student Senate, representing the class of 2014.

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AcknowledgementsMany thanks to Mrs. Clorinda E. Saragosa, mother of the late John ’73 and Remy ’76 who sent us five Sports Banquet Programs we were long missing: 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981 and 1982--a real treasure.

Thanks to G.P. Bova, Class of 1949 who sent a packet of sports clippings from his years at MC.

Thanks to F. Sensale ’43 for a clipping on the legendary MC hockey coach Bert Kenty (627 wins, 72 losses and 21 ties, according to the article) and a page from a 1939 MC drama program.

NeedsThe Alumni Office still needs issues of the Hi-Lite, covering: - May 1954 and December 1954 issues- May/June 1965 to May/June 1968

We are also interested in sports banquet pro-grams. In the 30s they were titled Football Banquet Programs. We are interested in:1941 1943 to 1951 inclusive195519571968 to 1971 inclusive1973, 19741979

If you wish to donate, or to lend us for copy-ing, any of the missing publications speci-fied, please send them to:Malden Catholic High School99 Crystal StreetMalden, MA 02148Attn: Br. Edward G. Bozzo, C.F.X.

Girls Catholic Yearbooks needed are listed on our website. Our most notable gaps are from 1931-1938 and 1942-1947, years for which we have no yearbooks (assuming they were issued).

Malden Catholic High SchoolAdvancement Office99 Crystal StreetMalden, MA 02148-5994

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