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June/July 2010 Vol 29 no. 10 NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID SAN DIEGO, CA PERMIT NO. 663 YOUR MONTHLY REPORT ON THE ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE St. Augustine High School 3266 Nutmeg Street San Diego, CA 92104-5199 619-282-2184 www.sahs.org Dear Parents and Friends Faith in Action W e have finally made it to the end of another successful year at Saints. Thanks to your efforts, St. Augustine High School is strong, productive and on the move despite a tough economy and challenging moral climate. All of this year’s achievements affirm our pride and excitement about the mis- sion of educating young men in the Augustinian tradition. Our focus as a school community this year, among other things, was on encouraging Saints- men to exercise their “Faith in Action”. Through the vehicle of service we have had the opportunity to build the skill sets and social networks of our students. We worked hard this year to establish and promote greater community partnerships and as a result have a new weekly ser- vice learning opportunity for students at St. Vincent de Paul Village. As a group our Saintsmen have given 28,348 hours of service to the San Diego and Tijuana region this year alone. On behalf of the administrative team, I would like to acknowledge and extend my deepest gratitude to the staff and faculty of Saints for their commitment to students during the past year. They have chal- lenged students to strive for academic excellence (once again, 100% of graduates will continue with their studies in college/university), but more importantly, have helped them to grow spiritually, preparing them for the City of God and the City of Man. I would also like to thank the parents of each student, for their love, sacrifice and support. It is your nurturing encouragement and guidance that helps pave the road to suc- cess for these Saintsmen. It is important now as we break for summer to focus on some sense of rest and renewal. I wish you all the blessings of a relaxing summer and look forward to journeying with you again in the fall. Yours in the Spirit of Catholic Education, James Horne Principal Unitas Veritas Caritas Continued on page 2. ...The Road Together A Tapestry of Images: School Year Comes to a Close By Edwin Hearn, President St. Augustine High School A s we recollect the year gone by, we are left with fad- ing images of the life and times of St. Augustine High School. Some are bigger than life, while others, while meaningful, are lost over time. Below are some glimpses of the past year. In the fall, 17 members of the 1959 foot- ball team gathered in Vasey Patio to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a 12-12 tie against San Diego High School. While a tie game hardly seems worth celebrating, Saints turned the corner athletically that evening. Prior to the game Saints had lost eight straight games to San Diego. After the tie Saints went on to dominate the overall series 20 wins to 17 loses. It was a big deal! If you are a religious reader of Saints Scene, you probably know this—there are a bevy of Eagle Scouts at Saints. So many in fact, Saints Scene honors only one Eagle Scout an issue. To bring the point home, Saints will be honoring Saints Eagle Scouts through the December issue next year. It should be noted: Paul Brown ’12 and Kyle Schaar ’12 have not only been awarded this highest scouting award, but have also earned the prestigious Pius XII Award as well. Retired Commander Edwin M. Custer, Jr. ‘51, U.S.C.G, and his wife drove cross country from Maryland to attend the Dinner Auction on April 17. According to Edwin, the trip took two weeks and it was well worth it. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves at Day of Days—Got their marks, they’re set and ready to go into the world. Congratulations Class of 2010, who stood still long enough to pose on Tolle Lege Plaza on Graduation Day. For more grad news and photos see pages 2, 3 4 & 5. Photo by Mr. Pat Healy, Faculty Member/Yearbook Advisor Edwin J. Hearn, Jr. E dwin Hearn, Saints President, and Principal James Horne proudly announce that two internationally ac- claimed scholarships for outstanding academic achievement have been awarded to a recent graduate and an alumnus of St. Augustine Remarkable Showing for School’s Academic Programs Gates Millennium and Fulbright Scholarships Awarded to Saintsmen High School. Patricio Healy, a member of the Class of 2010, is the recipient of the Gates Millennium Scholarship (GMS), which provides financial support from undergraduate through doctoral programs. The Gates program was established in 1999 by a $1 billion grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (www.gmsp.org). “Patricio has excelled in scholarship, athletics and citizenship during his four years at Saints. We will now sit back and witness his successes in the future,” says School President Edwin Hearn. “The fact that Patricio Healy is the third Gates scholar graduating from St. Augustine High School in the past four years speaks directly to the quality of the young men attending Saints, their families, the faculty and the college preparatory curriculum offered here.” Healy, who graduated with a 4.17 grade point average will attend the University of Notre Dame in the fall. He is the son of Jose and Florentina Montalvo de Healy of Chula Vista. Patrick Loehr, the Saints Class of 2006 Valedictorian, has been recently awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. Loehr, the son of Joann and the late John Andrew Loehr of La Jolla, is a 2010 graduate of Pomona College. He has chosen to use his Ful- bright to teach English to Spanish students in Madrid, Spain, beginning in the fall. Says Principal James Horne, “It comes as no surprise that Pat has succeeded aca- demically beyond Saints. We are proud of him and wish him the best as he engages in this Fulbright experience.” The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange pro- gram sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Scholarships are designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 under legislation introduced by then-Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. Saints Sports Spotlight National News—Two Saints sports figures are making news at the national level. For more on baseballer Conor Hofmann (’12), pictured at Petco Park, and Sophomore volleyball sensa- tion Spencer Castillo, turn to page 7. Principal James Horne Patricio Healy (’10) Patrick Loehr (’06) Saints Scene Goes Totally Digital In the Fall Details Page 3 Saints Scene

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NON-PROFIT ORGU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDSAN DIEGO, CAPERMIT NO. 663

YOUR MONTHLY REPORT ON THE ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

St. Augustine High School 3266 Nutmeg Street

San Diego, CA 92104-5199619-282-2184

www.sahs.org

Dear Parents and Friends

Faith in ActionWe have finally made it to the end of

another successful year at Saints. Thanks to your efforts, St. Augustine

High School is strong, productive and on the move despite a tough economy and challenging moral climate. All of this year’s achievements affirm our pride and excitement about the mis-sion of educating young men in the Augustinian tradition. Our focus as a school community this year, among other things, was on encouraging Saints-

men to exercise their “Faith in Action”. Through the vehicle of service we have had the opportunity to build the skill sets and social networks of our students. We worked hard this year to establish and promote greater community partnerships and as a result have a new weekly ser-vice learning opportunity for students at St. Vincent de Paul Village. As a group our Saintsmen have given 28,348 hours of service to the San Diego and Tijuana region this year alone. On behalf of the administrative team, I would like to acknowledge and extend my deepest gratitude to the staff and faculty of Saints for their commitment to students during the past year. They have chal-lenged students to strive for academic excellence (once again, 100% of graduates will continue with their studies in college/university), but more importantly, have helped them to grow spiritually, preparing them for the City of God and the City of Man. I would also like to thank the parents of each student, for their love, sacrifice and support. It is your nurturing encouragement and guidance that helps pave the road to suc-cess for these Saintsmen. It is important now as we break for summer to focus on some sense of rest and renewal. I wish you all the blessings of a relaxing summer and look forward to journeying with you again in the fall.

Yours in the Spirit of Catholic Education,

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School Year Comesto a Close

By Edwin Hearn, PresidentSt. Augustine High School

As we recollect the year gone by, we are left with fad-

ing images of the life and times of St. Augustine High School. Some are bigger than life, while others, while meaningful, are lost over time. Below are some

glimpses of the past year. In the fall, 17 members of the 1959 foot-ball team gathered in Vasey Patio to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a 12-12 tie against San Diego High School. While a tie game hardly seems worth celebrating, Saints turned the corner athletically that evening. Prior to the game Saints had lost eight straight games to San Diego. After the tie Saints went on to dominate the overall series 20 wins to 17 loses. It was a big deal! If you are a religious reader of Saints Scene, you probably know this—there are a bevy of Eagle Scouts at Saints. So many in fact, Saints Scene honors only one Eagle Scout an issue. To bring the point home, Saints will be honoring Saints Eagle Scouts through the December issue next year. It should be noted: Paul Brown ’12 and Kyle Schaar ’12 have not only been awarded this highest scouting award, but have also earned the prestigious Pius XII Award as well. Retired Commander Edwin M. Custer, Jr. ‘51, U.S.C.G, and his wife drove cross country from Maryland to attend the Dinner Auction on April 17. According to Edwin, the trip took two weeks and it was well worth it. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves at

Day of Days—Got their marks, they’re set and ready to go into the world. Congratulations Class of 2010, who stood still long enough to pose on Tolle Lege Plaza on Graduation Day. For more grad news and photos see pages 2, 3 4 & 5.

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achievement have been awarded to a recent graduate and an alumnus of St. Augustine

Remarkable Showing for School’s Academic Programs

Gates Millennium and FulbrightScholarships Awarded to Saintsmen

High School. Patricio Healy, a member of the Class of 2010, is the recipient of the Gates Millennium Scholarship (GMS), which provides financial support from undergraduate through

doctoral programs. The Gates program was established in 1999 by a $1 billion grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (www.gmsp.org). “Patricio has excelled in scholarship, athletics and citizenship during his four years at Saints. We will now sit back and witness his successes in the future,” says School President Edwin Hearn. “The fact that Patricio Healy is the third Gates scholar graduating from St. Augustine High School in the past four years speaks directly to the quality of the young men attending Saints, their families, the faculty and the college preparatory curriculum offered here.” Healy, who graduated with a 4.17 grade point average will attend the University of Notre Dame in the fall. He is the son of Jose and Florentina Montalvo de Healy of Chula Vista. Patrick Loehr, the Saints Class of 2006 Valedictorian, has been recently awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. Loehr, the son of Joann and the late John Andrew Loehr of La Jolla, is a 2010 graduate of Pomona College. He has chosen to use his Ful-bright to teach English to Spanish students in Madrid, Spain, beginning in the fall. Says Principal James Horne, “It comes as no surprise that Pat has succeeded aca-demically beyond Saints. We are proud of him and wish him the best as he engages in this Fulbright experience.” The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange pro-gram sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Scholarships are designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 under legislation introduced by then-Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas.

Saints Sports Spotlight

National News—Two Saints sports figures are making news at the national level. For more on baseballer Conor Hofmann (’12), pictured at Petco Park, and Sophomore volleyball sensa-tion Spencer Castillo, turn to page 7.

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William MorganFleming, Jr.Excellence in Visual& Performing Arts

St. Augustine High School Class of 2010Students of Distinction

the Dinner Auction and will be back next year. Ed Blick ’82, the son of Lawrence Blick ’55, has been a C.I.F. football official for many years. In an email last fall, he writes from Disneyland of his transformation from a jock to Band Booster while watching his son, Thomas Blick ’13, perform as a mem-

ber of the Saints Marching Band. “Here comes the band walking onto the Main Street Square from a backstage gate. Looking great...marching in excellent step...the banner proudly displayed at the front...and they sounded fantastic! I have no idea what their first song was because it was so overwhelming. I don’t think I ever heard it. But I heard this...Just past City Hall the band starts the prelude...The Disneyland emcee announces “From San Diego California, the St. Augustine High School Marching Band!”...and they break into “When the Saints Go Marching In” and it was INCREDIBLE. Almost 100 strong and in perfect step...They looked like an army 10 feet tall...Bigger than life! The sound was so strong and perfect. This couldn’t be a high school band...They looked and sounded like a COLLEGE band! People on the sidewalk were danc-ing and singing and clapping...It was just an amazing sight! I stayed with them (snapping photos all the way) from the Main Street Railroad Station to midway up Main Street where the crowd prevented us from moving with the band. As we finally made our way to the circle at the top of Main Street I got a shot of the band in the distance making the turn by Cinderella’s Castle. What a sight! And as I watched them disappear I had only one thought...THEY WERE PERFECT!” The class of 2010 distinguished themselves with acceptances to Stanford, Harvard, the University of

Pennsylvania, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, North-western, Notre Dame, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Claremont McKenna, Washington University in St. Louis, Williams College, U.C.L.A., U.C. Berkeley, Air Force Academy, United States Military Academy at West Point, California Maritime Academy, Duke and other prestigious colleges and universities. $2.5 million in useable financial aid has been granted to the Class of 2010. To throw a 1.6 kilogram sphere 187 feet, 6 inches is a feat few accomplish. Tom Hart, (’10), has dedicated his high school athletic life to throwing the discus and shot put for the Saints Track and Field Team. His hard work and dedication have earned him a school record, a top ten throw nationally and a top three throw in California this year. As a result of his achievement, he will be throwing for UCLA next year. Coach Ozdowski calls Tom “a coach’s dream. In my 15 years working with high school athletes, I have never had a harder worker in the weight room or at practice. He is on auto-pilot and pushes himself to excellence. Tom igured out what to do, and he does it unerringly.” Even if he did not throw the shot put and discus, he would be one of my favorite students.” I think we are going to hear more about Tom as he moves on to the Bruins. Reilly Marin (’11), the A.S.B. Commission for Public Relations, rose to his feet at this year’s Dinner Auction to speak on behalf of economically impacted Saintsmen in need of greater amounts of financial aid to continue their Saints education. After his speech, friends, parents and alumni responded with gifts adding up to $27,700. As part of a new Christian Service initiative, sopho-mores were given a new Christian Service learning opportunity to serve lunch at Father Joe’s Village each Wednesday. When it was my turn, I met the six sopho-mores I would be mentoring at the Chapel. We prayed, talked and were driven down to the Village to work. As we worked, we quietly observed lines and lines of people coming through for their lunch and heard a “Thank-

you!” now and again, while hearing the bits and pieces of people’s lives. As the experience unfolded, we talked among ourselves, about our gratefulness for the lives we lead and our good fortune. As we were leaving I heard one sophomore say, “Our problems are insignificant compared to the people we served.” Every Wednesday a new group of sophomores were challenged by the expe-rience and gained a new understanding of their lives. On September 3, 2010, the Saints football team opened the season against Carlsbad High School, a team it had never beaten. Playing our home game on the field of Mater Dei High School and breaking in a new coaching staff, what chance did we have to win? In one of the most surprising wins of the season, Saints won in the waning moments of the contest with a Paul Hundley field goal. After the game the Union Tribune made a big deal about Carlsbad not having a home game in two years due to construction problems with their new field. Coach Sanchez was quoted as saying, “If anyone has a complaint about not having a home field, it would be Saints. We have been playing on the road since 1922.” This year the first annual Augustinian Values Institute for students was held at St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago. Four Saintsmen and faculty moderator, Mr. Vladimir Bachynsky, spent a weekend in April learn-ing more about Augustinian core values and gleaning a greater understanding of other Augustinian schools in Canada and the United States. Eli Ashenafi ’13 stated, “All the students at the conference were outstanding people and came to the conference to work. It was a heart-moving experience with a lot of great ideas for moving the core values forward.” Mr. Bachynsky concurred, “I had a similar feeling when I went to the Augustinian Values Institute for teachers and adminis-trators—everyone got along well together and worked towards the same goals—I think it is what heaven is like. Our students had an eye-opening experience.”

A Tapestry of ImagesContinued from page 1

Edwin J. Hearn, Jr.

Guillermo Anthony HernandezChristian Conduct Medal

Scott Alan BriggsCo-Valedictorian;Excellence in Studies Medal/Senior Year Summa Cum Laude; Principal’s Trophy for Excellence in Studies/Four Years

Cody Chao Young OeiAustin Scholar Cum Laude

Bryce Richard PersichettiSalutatorian; Austin ScholarSumma Cum Laude

Thomas David HartExcellence in Athletics Medal

Christopher Joseph Curtis Co-Valedictorian;Principal’s Trophy forExcellence in Studies/Four Years; Austin ScholarMagna Cum Laude

Jose Miguel AcostaSt. Augustine Medal;Austin Scholar Cum Laude

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Saintsmen off to CollegeThe following report on where the Class of 2010 will report to college

was based on information provided in the graduation program

University of ArizonaJoseph GalloMichael MerrittMarcus ThefeldArthur AndersonTim Cookson

Arizona StateLuis Favella

Art Institute/San DiegoHector GarciaJared Whispell

Bentley UniversityFernando Garcia-Granados Victoria

Baylor UniversityTyler Torwick

Boston CollegeEzekiel Oliwa

Boston UniversityRicardo AzcarragaDaniel CruzFernando Trujillo

California BaptistCeprian McClaron

California LutheranBenjamin Lawson

California Maritime AcademyMatthew HowderAndre Mercader

California Polytechnic/PomonaChristopher Freestone

California Polytechnic/San Luis ObispoDaniel DeitersKenneth GouinMackenzie KeaneAndrew KondonPaul MaaloufRyan SuarezTravis WebbIan Williamson

California State/Channel IslandsCarlos BrambilaThomas Inlow

California State/ChicoPatrick McClainRyan MorrellKyle Pocock

California State/Long BeachPaul Schlosser

California State/Monterey BayMatthew NickellFrancisco Botello

California State/San MarcosPanos Kotselas

Claremont McKennaJackson Suster

Colby CollegeMark Gracyk

Creigton UniversityJoseph Erskine

Dartmouth CollegeDana Barbaro

DePaul UniversityDominic Velasco Smith

Duke UniversityScott Briggs

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (Ariz.)John Mossinghoff

Florida Institute of TechnologyNoah Schaner

Fort Lewis CollegeKyle Riley

Fresno Pacific UniversityAaron Kirkpatrick

Gonzaga UniversityMatthew ButeraJeffrey DormannGrant McNamara

Grossmont CollegeMichael HoustonRyan O’ConnorAdrian JuarezIan LindsayMatthew MonahanJack PoochigianMatthew PoulinJoseph SciutoDonald Walsh

Harvard UniversityChristopher Curtis

Illinois Institute of TechnologyNicholas Klotz

Instituto Tecnologico/Mexico CityAndres Alvarez

Instituto Tecnologico/MonterreyOscar Gonzalez-AyalaCarlos Hank-AmayaDemetrio Rothenhausler

Johns Hopkins UniversitySean Glass

Loyola MarymountMatthew AsaroAlexander Prevallet KinstleKieran KillionTyler Torano

New School of Architecture& DesignGerman Morales-Moreno

Northern Arizona Jeffrey EakerDustin JaramilloJordan MullerAlexander SextonJoseph TaylorChad ThompsonChristian Vela

Notre DamePatricio Healy-MontalvoBryce PersichettiSean Fitzgerald

Ohio StateDaniel Longstreth

OregonChristopher AveryWilliam HewitsonConnor Hofmann

Point Loma NazareneJohn Amarillas

Purdue Daniel FontRegis UniversityTrevor Hopkins

Saint John’s UniversityJordan Jodzio

Saint Louis UniversityJamie Bonilla-Fimbres

San Diego City CollegeCharles Salanger

San Jose State UniversityAnthony Gautille

San Diego Mesa CollegeFernando Diaz-SantosNicholas EspinosaGuillermo HernandezKurt HonoldAngel KlantGlen MacDonaldChristopher MadafferKyle MadafferMarcel MansourKevin Smalls

San Diego State UniversityAdam JohnsonAlan BantuganJustin BrownCarlos ChavezBryan CullenThomas DixonPeter DrayWilliam Fleming, Jr.Luke HenningArthur Hom-ShawDavid KlapmeierJulien LaverdiereAndrew MeraAlexander PaduaEnrique Rodriguez-SantosSean Young

San Francisco State UniversityPhillip OnaAlexander ChaconBlake McCormick

Santa Clara UniversityMiguel AllendeDaniel Marks

Seton Hall UniversityGarrett Stainbrook

Sonoma State UniversityJordan McLaughlin

Stanford UniversityJose Miguel Acosta

Southwestern CollegeBrandon Lattman

Texas TechEthan Mathias

U.S. Air Force AcademyAsdrubal Samuel MaciasAnthony Riel

U.S. Military AcademyChristopher Dante

Universidad Autonoma/Baja CaliforniaJose Valenzuela

Universal Technical Institute/CaliforniaMorgan Turskey

University of California/BerkeleyJason PeroneJoseph Thaxton

University of California/IrvineJairus RacelisWilliam Young

University of California/Los AngelesKele BigknifeThomas HartJack Utz

University of California/RiversideAlan LamChristopher Miller, Jr.Dennis TorculasIvan Cavallino

University of California/San DiegoElliot HumphreyIan HumphreyCody Oei

University of California/Santa BarbaraNicholas DeCinoAbraham Gallegos

University of California/Santa CruzJake Clark

University of La VerneMichael Camara

University of PacificKevin GuicoRudy Perez-VinasPeter Martin, III

University of PittsburghColin Morrin

University of PortlandDrake GradyDavid Vondracek

University of RedlandsMikka BlickSamuel Howeth

University of San DiegoFranco MacklisMark MalekLucas MooreLuke SmithJonathan TaliaPhilip Ventura

University of San FranciscoRobert Cantonwine

University of Texas/AustinRodrigo Mora

University of WyomingClayton Van Aken

Villanova UniversitySamuel BanuelosAustin DickersonWashington & LeeNathan Plein

Wittenberg UniversityEdison Henry

Wentworth Insititute of TechnologyPeter Cataldo

Worchester Polytechnic InstituteDevin Churchman

Saints Scene Joins the Digital Age

Beginning September, 2010, Saints Scene will continue to be available in its present format, except it will be

published online only.How do I continue to receive Saints Scene? To continue receiving the digital version of Saints Scene please go to www.sahs.org and use the “Subscribe to Saints” feature on the right sidebar. Give us your name and email address and we’ll send you every issue of Saints Scene with no interruptions. You must sign up (one time only) to continue receiving your free edition of Saints Scene. Current parents can also subscribe to receive the Austin Parent Association email notifica-tions. You may unsubscribe at any time. Still want a printed version? It’s simple. When you sign on to receive your Internet version just print out the PDF that arrives in your e-mail. With this change we will be able to still communicate with parents and the Saints Community in a ecologically sound manner. At the same time, we will pass along savings to other needed programs at the school

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Valedictory Address Class of 2010

Saintsmen, It’s Our Graduation!By Christopher Curtis

If you haven’t figured it out by now this is supposed to be (and is) very important. And to make sure you know just how important this is I would like

to refer to two great leaders of our generation: figures whom we all admire and respect, characters who take on the challenge and go above and beyond their duty, emblems of all that is great for this Class of Saints 2010. I would like to briefly honor these two elite shapers of our world with a simple quote from each. The first one: “Promise me you’ll never forget me because if I thought you would I’d never leave.” The words and thus the immortality of Winnie the Pooh live on, we remember his soft and caring personality, his

quiet charisma, his strength and integrity. This particular quote by the cuddly bear though has a deeper meaning to some-thing we have been told about: our connection to this school. Over and over again we have been told that this school is different, more, special. We’ve seen that bond with other classes such as that of 1960 present today; and they have something in common: a brotherhood. We’ve been told that it is not something that we should or even can forget, it’ll never leave us. But is it true? And if so why? Why are these values of Unitas, Veritas, Caritas so important? What makes St. Augustine High School so different from any other nor-mal high school? Brotherhood. Community. My question is why? I do not know what the answer to that question is exactly, it is a difficult one—somewhat like the game of life; but—I have a theory. And this theory can be best introduced with a quote from my next great leader: “To infinity and beyond.” Buzz Lightyear never said never. He did not let the world convince him that he was meant to be just a toy. No, he was meant for more—and more was exactly what he did. He is indeed the symbol of perseverance for which we can strive! Personally, this life-motto of not letting others tell me “no” runs deeply. For a kid who was diagnosed as mildly autistic and homeschooled because he wasn’t found to be good enough for kindergarten at public school, it is a special moment to be able to stand here as proof that the critics were wrong. Now what drove us to do this? Why didn’t I listen to the :no”? That’s where the theory comes into play, and it’s a simple one here it is: I believe I did all of this be-cause I was called. Called to do what? Again just simple, only three things: to Learn God, to Love God, and to Live God. That’s it, the whole secret right there: I believe it is the same for every single person in this room. Now for how it makes Saints special: Saintsmen, you are an elite group of special young men simply because you already know you are called! Saints is different, is more because it not only teaches you that calling, it makes you expect to answer that calling! What we have here is the ultimate combination of Winnie the Pooh and Buzz Lightyear, a mix of soft brotherly love and strong leadership, a mesh-ing of morals and integrity with charisma and passion, a place that calls for men of love and men of action to be one and the same. Is it perfect? No, but it is different because it doesn’t give up, it always wants more. That is why Saints is different. That is why we hold 88 years of school history with pride. That is why we go harder and strive to be the best in whatever we do. That is why this bond of brothers is stronger than any other bond you have been a part of before. That’s right we’re proud! Proud of being different! Proud of being MORE! Proud of being Saintsmen! That is what you will have as your mark for the rest of your life, not just the hope but the expectation of greatness. That is... If you’re ready... To be a man. To step up. To take a stand. So are you ready? Are you ready to take on the world? Ready to stand to the death for what you believe? Are you ready to answer the call? To go to battle? Saintsmen! Why not us?? Why should we forget?? Why shouldn’t we strive for infinity, for what we’re told we can’t do? Take up the challenge! You are called so let’s make this special! Let’s show them that St. Augustine Class of 2010 is out to change the world! Let’s be the history! Let’s do the impossible! Saintsmen! Let’s show them how to live!

Editor’s Note: For the first time in recent memory, the school is honored to have dual Valedictorians. Saints Scene is pleased to

publish both speeches. The graduating senior with the highest cumulative grade point average over seven semesters (excluding

summer school grades) traditionally is selected as the class Valedictorian. He delivers the farewell oration at graduation on behalf of

the graduating class. The Assistant Principal for Academics makes the selection of the student with the Principal’s ratification.

New Saints/OLP GradsParty All Night

By John White (Parent ’11, ’13)

About 150 freshly minted Saints and OLP graduates took over Kearny Mesa Bowl for Sober Grad Night on June 4. The once-in-a-lifetime giddiness of getting out of high school filled the building like a cloud of laughing gas.

After four years of late nights, early mornings and work, work, work, these grads had all earned the party. It was also the perfect graduation gift for their par-ents, at home savoring the commencement ceremony and knowing that their grads were with their friends, doing what grads do best – partying – in a safe environ-ment. Grads had the run of the alley: free bowling, free pool, free food and drinks, music, dancing, video games, magician, hypnotist, Bucket of Fish band, raffle and breakfast. The two-to-one boy/girl mix filled the alley comfortably. Alex and Jill Dominguez, co-chairs for the event, were pleased. “I was shoot-ing for 200 attendees, but even at 150 it’s a heck of a party,” said Alex. “Attendees consent to show up by 11 pm, stay until 5 am, no alcohol, no bad behavior. When it’s that clear-cut, everybody knows what to expect andeverybody has a better time.

Valedictory Address Class of 2010

About Being ProfoundBy Scott Briggs

Profound. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word? Maybe it’s a famous quote from a movie, something you

learned in school, or something your parents once told you. At this moment, it is the adjective that is sup-posed to describe this speech. With an auditorium full of people, I am expected to compete with a lifetime of events, a lifetime of dialogue, and a lifetime of experi-ences. Faced with this momentous task, I have chosen instead not to necessarily say something profound, but to say something about profoundness.

For centuries, philosophers have identified a goal of life to be the pursuit of happiness, but what leads to

happiness? I cannot say I have the answer to this question, but I do know that happi-ness is individual. Some people may find happiness in a college acceptance letter or in scoring the winning touchdown. Here at Saints, some students excel in the classroom, some on the field, and some in various other arenas. While fostering young men in the Augustinian Values of Unitas, Caritas, and Veritas, Saints allows its students the freedom to choose their own paths in life, to choose their own happiness in life. While coming together in a close-knit Catholic community, we remain diverse in both mind and body. While I cannot say that the Class of 2010 will go forth and conquer the world, I am confident that in graduating from Saints, each one of my peers has been prepared to succeed in his own world, whatever that world may be, and as long as it’s one of our own making. From a very early age, we have all been told not to succumb to peer pressure. As we leave high school behind and transition into adulthood, we must realize that peer pressure changes into the pressures to conform, to be labeled, and to be molded into what others want us to be. But we, as Saintsmen, and as independent thinkers, must act for ourselves and discover new passions for ourselves. Happiness doesn’t come from knowledge of what you are, but of who you are. It is that happiness, that inner peace, that is the true essence of what it means to be great, to be.... profound. Making millions, that is not profound. Doing what you love, that is profound. Ruling over hundreds of lives, that is not profound. Positively affecting the existence of just one other life, that is profound. Our children and grand-children remembering us as tycoons in the game of business, that is not profound. Our children and grandchildren remembering us as successful in the game of life, that is profound. So as we close one chapter of our lives and open another, I can only hope that we have the courage to go forth and find our own happiness in the world. To the 2010 Graduating Class of Saint Augustine High School, go forth and be great, go forth and be profound.

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Scott Briggs (’10) Christopher Curtis (’10)

APA Offers Thanks—Recently at a gathering held Vasey Patio, the Austin Parents As-sociation thanked the many dedicated parents who have contributed so much of their time and talents to building the Saints Community at the Annual APA Appreciation Dinner. The evening ended with the swearing-in of the APA’s 2010-2011 officers (left to right), John Marin, President Emeritus; Juan Ibaibarriaga, VP of Hospitality; Tamara Zehentbauer, Secretary; Theresa Kosen, VP of Publicity and Kelly Coyne, President. Not pictured are Lauren Graham, current VP of Fundraising and Barbara Lowell, the new APA Treasurer. The first 2010-2011 APA Board Meeting is on July 7th.

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Valedictory Address Class of 2010

Saintsmen, It’s Our Graduation!By Christopher Curtis

Showcasing the school’s newly decided shades of purple and Notre Dame gold, and spong-ing design ideas from the ever-popular ESPN the Magazine, our staff of seven determined sophomores has produced arguably the most attractive Saintsman yearbook, rich in color

and filled with powerful photographs of our loyal sons. It takes almost 18 months of planning to create the yearbook, so details for this year’s cover were ironed out last August when the staff challenged itself to duplicate an ESPN magazine cover with the confident and thriving faces of St. Augustine High School students. Art teacher Ms. Mickey Carson and San Diego Home and Garden creative director Mr. Tom Shess helped with the cover photograph, which required Photoshop and several days of shooting during the crucial first days of the school year. Our yearbook staff included Raul Pareyon, Nick Morrell, Anthony Mansour, Dominic Vetus-chi, Billy Morstad and Clay Christy, with Bobby Reedholm contributing the page 73 close-up of freshman Elliott Stepanof during Welcome Week. Messrs. Ernie Torgeson, Bill Hill, John Inlow, Jon Tiffin, Greg Schenewerk, Thom Vollenweider and the late John Reyman all provided thou-sands of exciting photographs. Seniors including Cody Oei, Kevin Dixon, Patricio Healy, Trevor Manns and Peter Hulburt accepted invitations to write about the Saints experience. This year’s Saintsman in all its glory is on display at the San Diego County Fair, where the 2009 yearbook won Best of Class. A couple of months ago, a creative set of seniors and sophomores started planning the 2011 Saintsman, cultivating ideas left behind for them by this year’s crew. To prepare themselves, Car-los Martinez, Taylor Tonner, Mariano Laguna, Brandon Rodriguez, Scott Walsh, Emilio Rivera, Rico Dominguez and Thomas Blick will attend the three-day Jostens National Yearbook Work-shop in August at USD. Based on the staff’s plans so far, next year’s book promises to be brilliant.

Sophomores Rise to the OccasionYearbook Reflects

Saints’ PrideBy Mr. Pat Healy, Saints Faculty member and Yearbook Advisor

Still Goin’ Like Sixty

Golden Grads — Following a long-standing tradition, the graduating class salutes the 50th reunion class during commencement ceremonies. This year, the Classes of 2010 and 1960 shared the stage at the Civic Theatre.

Yearbook Cover Guys — Top row, left to right]: Matthew Pekin (’11) volleyball player; Patrick Ferry (’11) letterman’s jacket and Kevin Smalls (’10) basket-ball in Saints hoodie. [Middle row, L-R]: Carlos Martinez (’11) tuxedo with bass; Connor Hofmann (’10) /millionaire baseball player; Adam Secord (’11) /track runner center; Trevor Manns (’12) wrestler with head gear; Eduardo Medrano (’12) /football player with helmet and Jared Whispell (’11) at artist’s easel. [Lower row, L-R]: Peter Hulburt (’12) rugby player; Matthew Ness (’13) Freshman beanie and calculator and Maxwell Robertson (’13) in Welcome Week dog suit.

Graduation Photos — [Top row, left to Right]: Gates Millennium Scholarship awardee Patricio Healy; Co-Valedictorian Christopher Curtis; Co-Valedictorian Scott Briggs and Mr. Frank Urtasun, Saints Board of Directors Addressing 2010 graduates. [Middle row, L-R]; Faculty member Mr. Jason Alcoser (’90) points toward the future to graduate Bryan Cullen and the Class of 2010 at Civic The-atre. [Lower row, L-R]: Faculty member Mr. John O’Beirne (’84) chats with seniors prior to Baccalaureate Mass and program.

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A NoblePizza Prize

The Saints Alumni Association asked faculty and staff to submit names of juniors and seniors they felt excelled in community involvement, random

acts of kindness, and athletic or academic achievement. Based on this information, senior Sean Fitzgerald was selected “Student of the Quarter” by the St. Augustine Alumni Association. Last month, the Alumni presented Sean with a certificate of recognition along with three lunchtime pizzas to be shared with his friends. Making the presentation are: (l to r) Alumni President and Saints Dad Ed Mendoza (’77), Deacon Richard Hardick, OSA (’57), Alumni Director Steve Chipp (’68), Sean Fitzger-ald (’10), and Alumni Board member and Saints Dad Ed Blick (’82).

Augustine: A student,a Teacher, a Parent

Part TenAugustine’s own reflections on being a parent

By Fr. Bob Gavotto, O.S.A., (’55)Saints Chaplain

Pay attention to your mission as parents. Take care of your

children like children of God, because you committed yourself to that solemnly at their baptism. And don’t let it worry you too much that, sometimes, one of them will ignore your advice until you

act with severity. You do your part; leave God to fulfill his in the child’s regard. (Commentary on the Psalms, 50,24) If you must be high and mighty, be high and mighty against the sin, not against the person. “But penalties must be applied”, you might reply. I don’t deny it, I don’t forbid it; only let it be done in a spirit of love, a spirit of caring, a spirit of reforming. (Ser-mon, 13,9) The blessings of the parents is not to simply produce children, but rather to have them responsible, not as an accident of promiscuity, and to educate those children by bringing them up soundly and with perseverance in the context of their fidelity to each other. (Holy Virginity, 12,12)

Fr. Bob Gavotto OSA (’55)

It is better to love with severity than to deceive gently. (Letter 93,2,4) The ‘father’ of every family recognizes in this title a commitment to love those who are his with a truly fatherly love. The ‘mother’ of every family recog-nizes in this title a commitment to love those who are hers with a truly motherly love. For love of Christ and of everlasting life, educate all in your family, counsel them, encourage them, correct them with goodwill and authority. To be father or mother is not an occupation, but a service like that of a priest or a bishop, indeed serving Christ to be with him forever. (Treatise on Saint John’s Gospel, 51,13) Train your son. And begin as soon as it is possible, seeing what combination of expressing your disap-pointment and leniency can do to train him so that he will be ashamed of offending his father, instead of fearing him as a harsh judge. Take pride in such a son. But if he turns out to be one who despises such treat-ment, chastise and punish him but all the time seek his welfare. Many are corrected by love, others by fear, but what they arrive at by fear and trembling is love. (Sermon 13,9)

[Editor’s Note: This installment ends our year-long series of Augustinian Heritage columns titled: Augus-tine: a student, a teacher, a parent. We thank Fr. Bob for his tireless devotion in penning this series and so we all better appreciate our Augustinian approach to education here at Saints. The excerpts for this install-ment are from Education, An Augustinian Approach, pages 43-44.]

St. Augustine, pray for us!

A U G U S T I N I A N H E R I T A G E

Seniors Reflect--A group of seniors engaged in discussing their experiences during Christian Service reflection with Fr. John Keller, O.S.A (’55) Director of Education for the Augustinians in the West. All Saintsmen take part in an end-of-year conversation about their Christian ser-vice experiences during the past year. Clockwise from Fr. Keller, Jack Suster, Sam Macias, Alan Lam, Dustin Jaramillo, Devin Churchman, Cody Schiele and William Fleming.

Annual Alumni GolfTournament Highlights

Having Fun & Raising Dollarsfor Saints Scholarships

The St. Augustine Alumni Association held its 25th Annual Alumni Golf Classic May 14 at Cottonwood’s Ivanhoe Golf Course and a full field of 144 players was on hand to enjoy a day of golf, fun, and camaraderie under beautifully sunny skies. As tee gifts, all

participants received a Calloway golf shirt, a bottle of micro-brewed beer and bottle of wine and a gift card to Golfsmith. Tri-tip sandwiches were served prior to teeing off and a Mexican buffet was served at the awards dinner. The format was a two-person team scramble and low gross winners with a score of 60 were Steven Haynes and Kevin Mitchell. Based on a Peoria handicapping system, the low net winners were Sabah Toma and Nick Spardy. While golfers of all abilities turned out, the high-light of the day was the hole-in-one made by Steve Gregory on the par 3 #9 hole. Tournament chairman Ed Querin ’85 thanks the numerous sponsors who helped with underwriting and prize donations and alumni volunteers who help organize the day. “In spite of the economy continuing to suffer, we were pleased to net over $16,000 for Alumni Association support programs.” Since its beginning in 1986 the Classic has raised over $347,000.

Terrific Day—[Clockwise from upper right]: First place low gross winners Steve Haynes, left and Kevin Mitchell; Steve Gregory retrieving ball after hole-in-one witnessed by Chuck Bailey (’55); Preparing to tee off are Clyde Farias, Robert Caya, Nicole Caya, and Ken Ruppert; Tournament chairman Ed Querin (’85) is assisted at check-in by Rene Vela (’83), Craig Browning, Larry Murasky (’90), Dan Medrano (’83), and Dan Toscano (’68); Driving off the tee Tom Cudal (’72) and First Place low net winners Sabah Toma & Nick Spardy.

Full Circle

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Senior Captures Alumni Assn.Essay Contest By Devin Churchman (’10)

Editor’s Note: The paragraph below is an excerpt from the winning essay in this year’s Alumni Association Es-say Contest. Participants were asked to reflect on the value of the “Saints Experience”. The winning submis-sion was written by Devin Churchman (’10).

The Saints experience is truly a unique experience. There are many crucial parts that

combine to create the full effect. The Saints experience is prayer in which we identify ourselves and become one with God and each other. The Saints experience is hav-ing an understanding of the world

and being prepared to actively participate. The Saints experience is a brotherhood in which we look out for and support one another. We have all sacrificed various things to be here, and no Saintsman has the same exact experience. Even so, it is guaranteed that the Saints ex-perience will be something that they will remember for the rest of their lives. I know that my Saints experience is something I will always cherish, and it will influence me throughout the rest of my life.

Senior Jackson “Jack” Suster of Troop 752, based at the First Presbyterian Church

in Oceanside, is the newest Eagle Scout attending Saints. Jack started as a Cub Scout in Pack 769 at St. Mary Star of the Sea School in Oceanside. For his Eagle Project, he went back to the St. Mary’s

preschool where he and his four siblings attended, and rebuilt the lunch tables where he had eaten as a pre-schooler. Jack said one of the coolest things about his project was getting to go back and help his alma mater, “It was great to revisit the place where I had the most fun grow-ing up, and to help improve an area that I loved so much when I was little. It was a great experience to work with Miss Debbie [Shapiro] because I remember her leading us in our lunch prayer, so to be able to go back and help her was nice.” Along with repairing the lunch tables, Jack also built three new tables, as well as three new play stations for the kids. This project caps off Jack’s scouting career of 12 years, and will be a good experience for him to carry with him into the future. At Graduation, Jack was presented the Fr. John Aherne, O.S.A. Trophy that each year goes to the out-standing varsity football player with the highest scholas-tic standing.

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Sports NotesConnor Hofmann Drafted By Padres

The San Diego Padres selected recent Saints grad Connor Hofmann in the 16th round of Major League Baseball’s annual amateur draft held this June. This season, Hofmann, an out-fielder for St. Augustine’s varsity baseball team, earned First Team All-San Diego Section honors by the Hall of Champions and

was selected First Team All-Eastern League. “Connor is a five tool player who still has tremendous upside and a very high ceiling,” says Craig da Luz, Head Baseball Coach. “We had every MLB organization out to see him this year and he didn’t disappoint. GM’s, scouting directors, VP’s, National Cross checkers – you name it, they sent them all – he was on everyone’s radar and rightfully so. He is a special talent and a special kid. I

Saintsman Spencer Castillo, (’12), beat out literally hundreds of young men in

his age group for a spot in the elite High Performance Department, the top echelon of USA Volley-ball, the organization that runs the USA National teams, the USA Olympic team, and the USA Youth

and Junior National teams. The High Performance Department serves as a “pipeline” for athletes and coaches for the USA Olympic Teams.

Saints Sophomore Plays NationalLevel Volleyball

Spencer Castillo (’12)

Jackson Suster (’10)

Connor Hofmann (’10)

Devin Churchman (’10)

Questions and Answers:School’s New Tuition Payment Program

Beginning July 1, all payments for school tuition and fees will be processed by Smart Tuition Services. Smart will be managing all school year

charges, credits, grants and scholarships, and payments to all Saints family’s accounts. Below are some of the most frequently asked ques-tions we have answered in recent months. We hope the answers will assist parents during this transition period.

Q: If I pay my tuition and fees in full do I need to complete a Smart agreement?A: Yes, all families must complete a Smart enrollment form even if the family pays tuition on an annual basis. Smart is acting as the school’s tuition processing agent and as such Smart is maintaining all our payment data as well as processing all future charges.

Q: When do I begin making payments to Smart?A: The final date payments will be accepted at the school’s main office is June 30. After this date the only payments we can accept are cash payments. Because a payment received at the main office by mail will be forwarded to Smart, Smart may receive the payment after your due date resulting in a late payment charge. There-fore, we recommend no payments be mailed to the school after June 25.

Q: Can payments be made to my account by some-one other than the person designated as the primary payer? A: Yes, others may pay tuition on your behalf by know-ing your Smart account number. The method of payment (mail, credit card, phone, automatic deduction) will determine if they will need access to your individual user name and password. Contact the Smart Parent Help Center 1-888-868-8828 for complete details.

Q How will Smart handle payments I make in ad-vance of my due dates?A: Any payment processed by Smart will be credited to your balance due for billing period when the payment is received. An advance payment cannot be spread over your remaining due dates. For example, if you have selected the 10-month pay plan (July-April) and pay three months in advance in June, your account will show

a credit balance for July and August and the remaining charges will occur September-April. You will not be in-voiced for July and August as Smart does not send credit balance invoices.

Q: How can I see what my current balance is and the activity on my account?A: One of the advantages of using Smart is that once you have received your unique username and password, you may access your account information 7 days a week/24 hours a day at www.smarttuition.com. Here you may also update your personal and payment infor-mation or make payments to your account.

Q: Whom do I contact if I have a question regard-ing a payment error, how to make a change to my scheduled payments, or how to navigate the Smart web site?A: Smart representatives will be able to answer any question you may have and assist with making any changes you need to update your account. Contact the Smart Parent Help Center 1-888-868-8828 for assis-tance.

Although Castillo plays setter on the Saints team, he plays libero (a defensive specialist) in club volleyball. After the High Performance tryouts, he was ranked fifth of 80 liberos who tried out; this essentially means he ranks fifth in his age group in the entire country. He will train and compete in the High Performance Champion-ship Tournament this summer in Wisconsin. His club team, the Epic Volleyball Club, has quali-fied for the second year in a row to compete in the USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championships in Austin, Texas in July. Good luck, Spencer!

wish him all the best.” Coach daLuz was quick to point out other Saints baseball players earned honors this season for outstand-ing Eastern League play. The Hall of Champions named graduating senior Jordan McLaughlin, Eastern League Pitcher of the Year. Jordan was also named to the sec-ond Team All-San Diego Section team.

*** Saints Varsity baseball player Sophomore Nick Rup-pert was named to the All-Eastern League second team.Senior Tom Hart (Varsity Track) and Junior Tyler Torano (Varsity Golf) were honored to First Team All-San Diego Section for their athletic prowess by the San Diego Hall of Champions. Tom Hart was also named All-San Diego Section First Team All-Academic Team. Hart earned a 3.68 grade point average for his combined athletic and scholastic achievements. Hart will be at-tending UCLA in the fall.

Event menu prepared by“The Barbecue Pit”

“Spirit BBQ”September 2nd, 2010

5:00 pmat St Augustine

BBQ Beef or Ham SandwichCole Slaw/BBQ Baked Beans/ Macaroni Salad/Lemonade$10 per personchildren under 10 - $5

“Another great opportunity to see old friends and create new relationships with others in our “Saint’s community.”Season tickets to home games, “sports pack”, and cloth-ing will be available for purchase – Don’t miss out!!!!

All proceeds to benefit the Austin Parent Association who arefocused on supporting all aspects of our Campus Community

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Chase Alan Mohan MinosLucas Hanks MoralesGabriel MorenoJoshua Albert MottaleTyler Stanley NehringRicardo NoriegaVijay Hitesh PatelAlexander Loughrin SaccoSteven Michael SalangerNicholas Theodore SamourisCarlos Hiram SotoDonovan James TheseiraTaylor Ryan Patrick TonnerPaul Ian WestermeyerPaul Daniel Williams

Class of 2012Daniel Adam AcevedoGerald Comia AlisasisIan Amadeus BoboliaMitchel James BorgstromReagan Hunter BrandonPaul Joseph BrownMatthew Christopher CamarataCole Donovan ChristyCullen Quinn ConatyAnthony Lloyd CookEdwin Flores Corpus Jr.Jack Peter Corrao IIIWilliam Robert DeCinoAndrew Richard DeebFelipe Xavier DiazTimothy John HilgemanLars Thomas LeweckJoshua Ignacio MaciasThomas Michael MezzacappaJosh Perry MillerNicholas Bennett MorrellJesse Eduardo NoriegaDominic Gabriel PaduaSamuel Joseph ParadaDrew Alan Peterson Jr.Billy James RamirezNathan Christopher RhodenBrice Patrick RobellBlaine Patrick SafirDaniel Joseph Shaw-CedenoMartin Austin ShivesJake Austin StoreyMario SutkaLuis Carlos TrevinoSamuel Austin Turner

Class of 2013Robert Frederic AragonDaniel Enrique BartolomeTimothy Luke ChapmanBrock William CrecyKyle Kentaro DalyRobert Frank De Cort Jr.Michael Thomas DeitersJohn Paul DixonSpencer Edward DixonAntonio Jose Diamsay FaustinoSean Patrick FlanneryWill James Marcial GonzalezChristopher Ryan GrahamJose Mario HankAustin Gannon HyattKostas Yiannis KotselasMariano Lino LagunaRoss Gordon LemmelGregory Scott LoweCharles Xavier MadrugaAndrew David MadsenMichael Alexander MartinThomas Harold McCarthyRyan Alan MerrillRyan Denver NeckMaxwell Mark NelsonMatthew Ryan NessAustin Andrew SiragusaLuke James TotahDavid Trung-Hieu TranScott Anthony WalshJohn Daniel YourgAdrian Xavier ZavalaZachery Christopher Zickert

Diego Francisco GonzalezSteven Michael GrosseHuy Nang HaNicholas John HesslingFrancisco Koichi IshinoTristan JuarezMax James KaderabekAndrew Patrick LeyvaJoseph Thomas MaaloufRichard Henry MoomjianJoseph Le MoserNicholas Stephen NadhirKevin OsmanMatthew Zachary PalpallatocDarren Joseph PolandNicolas Alejandro QuirogaStephen Coleman RougasCarlo Salomon RuizAustin Joseph SchmidKevin Patrick SkinnerJose Oscar ValenzuelaNicholas Alexander VithaAndrew Dominic WhiteThomas Jefferson Wickett

Second HonorsGPA of 3.20 to 3.59

Class of 2010John Erick AmarillasArthur Cody AndersonMatthew Frank AsaroJaime Alberto Bonilla FimbresJustin Nicanor BrownMichael David Peter CamaraRobert Joseph CantonwineIvan Louis CavallinoJoseph Thomas ErskineDaniel Alejandro FontSamuel Brimhall HowethThomas Clifford InlowDustin Peter JaramilloAdam Matthew JohnsonDavid Richard KlapmeierJulien Francis LaverdiereBenjamin Raymond LawsonDaniel Herrera LongstrethAsdrubal Samuel MaciasFranco Ivano MacklisMark Michael MalekMarcel Michael MansourDaniel Leif MarksEthan Patrick MathiasPatrick James McClainLucas Robert MooreAlexander Kenneth PaduaJason John PeroneAlexander Nicholas Prevallet KinstleJoseph Michael SciutoAlexander Edward SextonJoseph Connor TaylorJoseph Benjamin ThaxtonTyler Murdock ToranoTravis Andrew WebbIan Jacob Williamson

Class of 2011Nolan Cornelius AlisasisDylan James ArmsteadVictor Joseph AsaroCesar CardenasHayden Gerard CaveNicholas Andrew ChurchDavid Alexander CookJoseph Wesley CookJohn Ryan CrokeJoseph Anthony DagostinoJoseph Anthony DixonJoseph Taylor EvansSean Howard HalboGhassan Victor HanhanPaul Stewart HundleyAlan J. JohnsonChristian Michael KondanBrandon James MachekAustin Jacob McCalleyKevin Michael-James McKinleyRyan James Mendoza

Final 2009-10 Honor Roll

Principal’s ListGPA of 4.0 or better

Class of 2010José Miguel AcostaAndres Benjamin Alvarez AndaKele Edward BigknifeMikkal Gregory BlickScott Alan BriggsMatthew Dodd ButeraDevin Allan ChurchmanJake John ClarkChristopher Joseph CurtisNicholas Albert DeCinoAustin Matthew DickersonSean Ryan FitzgeraldAbraham GallegosFernando Rafael Garcia-Granados VictoriaSean William GlassKenneth Howard Gouin,IIIThomas David HartLuke Joseph HenningGuillermo Antonio HernandezElliot Vincente HumphreyIan Renan HumphreyMackenzie Boone KeanePaul Anthony MaaloufPeter Atwell Bradley Martin,IIIGrant Thomas McNamaraChristopher Thoms Miller Jr.Cody Chao Young OeiEzekiel Gonzalez OliwaBryce Richard PersichettiNathan Albert PleinJairus Eclevia RacelisAnthony Reynoso RielRyan Thomas SuarezJack Richardson UtzClayton Edward Van AkenPhilip VenturaSean Thomas YoungWilliam Anton Young

Class of 2011Teague Kristian AshcraftGerardo AzcarragaChris Jordan Perpetua BanagaKevin Michael BarajasThomas More BarrettKevin Callahan BauckmanConor Patrick BeckJames Robert BirkettChristopher Burton CattTyler Christian ConnollyDarren Thomas CritchlowEvan James CritchlowSean Leonard DaveyKevin Thomas DixonMichael Sean EbelingJose Luis EscamillaRyan Monroe FolettaJorge Salgado GarciaTyler Berton HodgdonJon Matthew KalfayanBrody James LeonardMichael John LoCocoVitorio Nicklaus Guiseppe LorenziniBrian Sullivan MaloyJohn Reilly MarinBrandon Cole MartelliCarlos Cristobal MartinezChristopher Logan McConnellAlexis OsunaBrian Jacob PanishMichael Day PhillipsSpencer James PoisetSebastian James RevelsMichael Dylan RobertsonRyan Phillip RustVito Anthony RyanConnor Dean SmithPatrick Gromer SmithDerek James SnyderRaymond Sami TotahZac Spencer TuckerNicholas Daniel ValentiniRyan James Villard

St. Augustine High School Scholar StandoutsCongratulations to the following Saintsmen for having earned a grade point

average of 3.20 or higher during the Second Semester Spring/2009

Ryan Lawrence WalshJesse Ian WatsonAdam Morgan WhalenWilliam Arthur WickettPatrick Michael Wynne

Class of 2012Dominic Joseph CarusilloSpencer Riley CastilloMaximiliano CortesThomas Aubert DaviesPietro Anthony DeLucaJohn Punzalan DomporCarlo Raphael Fulgencio EscuderoAustin Gabriel Farres OriolMichael Joseph InfantineDaniel William JohnstonConnor Michael KeefeNicholas Austin KemmeDavid Evan LloydHeriberto MartinezJohn Conrad McGarryRyan Alexander MuirDaniele Giovanni NarelliJason NunezMatthew Stephen PalmerAlexander John PayneNathan Timothy PenickDerek Lee PriceNeil Everett RensKarl Michael Cameros ReyesNicklaus Karl RuppertGerard Paul Liang-Ren ShenAlexander Tyler SwiderRyan Theodor TweedAndrew Sebastian VazquezDominic Arthur VetuschiJohn Patrick WilsonAugustus Joseph WoestmanJason Sacamay Yudiono

Class of 2013Alberto AcostaTaylor Brant AhearnMichael Athanasios BalourdasGarrett Philip BarclayRobert Edmund Hubbard BaughmanJoel Sinlao BautistaAbelardo CorralPatrick John DixonJose Armando Fernandez GuerreroAndrew Thomas GaylordDiego Francisco HealyGregory Thomas HeidTyler Berend HofsteeRobert Milton Jertberg IIIJordan Joseph De Jesus LapiraAlex Richard LarsonPatrick James LavelleJason Luab MapaJoseph Edward McCabeMatthew Peter MedaLuis Andrés MirandaNicholas Colwell MunozBenjamin Jackson PiorkowskiJoseph Clifford RammXavier Aloysius Nerona RedondoJuan Miguel Rodriguez- LynchJoseph David SaadCole Richard SchenewerkRyan Michael StamperEvan Daniel SudaScott Francis SzafranskiMark Robert Wolford Jr.James Joseph Zehentbauer

First HonorsGPA of 3.60 to 3.99

Class of 2010Christopher Santos AveryAllan James BantuganSamuel Zachary BanuelosCarlos Jesus BrambilaPeter John CataldoCarlos Antonio ChavezTim David CooksonDaniel Alberto Cruz

Bryan Daniel CullenChristopher James DanteDaniel Joseph DeitersThomas Anthony DixonJeffrey Michael DormannChristopher Lane FreestoneMark Allen Gracyk IIDrake VanVliet GradyKevin Matthew GuicoPatricio Andres Healy MontalvoAndrew Peter KondanAlan Trung LamRodrigo MoraRyan Jameson MorrellMatthew Michael NickellPhillip Cesar OnaEnrique Joaquin Rodriguez SantosPaul Thomas SchlosserDominic Velasco SmithJackson Trimm SusterMr. Jonathan Nile TaliaDennis Reyes TorculasTyler Joseph TorwickFernando Antonio TrujilloJose Manuel ValenzuelaDavid Michael Vondracek

Class of 2011Eduardo AckermanRyan William BurgunderEvan David CrowerConnor Mac Niallais DowlingJohn Wendell GeheganAntonio Sebastian JimenezJames Gonzalez JoaquinGarett Thomas KainAlexander Nathan Noel LowerGaston LukenAnthony Raffi OghassabianMatthew Joseph PekinMatthew Ponteprino RushMatthew Richard RyanAdam Thomas SecordJack Brooke Winters

Class of 2012Aaron Daniel AndersonPatrick Joseph BonesStefan Taylor CarnahanEloy Celis SanchezSean Christian ConnorsAustin Dean DiamondChad Alexander FitzgeraldRyan Raymond GarofaloIrish Joseph GironDerek Roman Pharaoh GrahamAdrian GutierrezJonathan Paul HeidPeter James HulburtLorenzo JuarezRobert Alan KinslowJames Eliot LowellAlejandro Ryuichi MiyaiJuan Manuel Moreno IVSpencer Herbert-William MorganAnthony Patrick NavaBrian Thienan NguyenLuke Christopher NowlandRaul PareyonPatrick Thomas PleinNathaniel Douglas RainsDaniel Gregory RamirezAndres Eugenio RothenhauslerBryan Joseph TarantinoKevin Waylon Yim

Class of 2013Jose Sebastian AlberdiLeelye AshenafiKyle Grohmann-William BeddowMichael Francis CaliSpencer Filippone CalvertDamian George CarusilloCooper Stephen DeGrawEdrick DrachenbergJames Sullivan FilleyDaniel Patrick FlanaganPatrick Cristobal GerardoJosiah Amos Gilb

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