Jesuit High School Portland, Oregon Winter 2011

Age Quod AgisAge Quod Agis

On Saturday, March 12, 2011, the JHS men’s and women’s basketball teams made Oregon history by each winning the 6A state championship title in the same season. The women’s team beat Clackamas 42-39 to win their first-ever state championship trophy. The men’s team prevailed over Westview 60-46 to win the championship.

Numerous JHS students and faculty members were in attendance during the tournament, which took place at Portland’s Rose Garden Arena. Jesuit High School won the sportsmanship award as a result of team sportsmanship, outstanding band and cheerleader participation, and excellent attendance and fan support from Jesuit’s crowd.

Photos by Mike Hughes ‘79.

Basketball Teams Make History!

©2011 Jesuit High School, Portland, OregonThis magazine is for and about alumni, parents, and students of Jesuit High School. It is published three times a year by the communications office. Opinions expressed in specific articles are those of the individual authors. If you would like to author an article, please contact the communications office.

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ADMINISTRATIONPresident John J. Gladstone Principal Sandra L. Satterberg Vice President for Development Michael J. Schwab ‘86 Superior, Jesuit Community Fr. J.K. Adams, S.J.

AGE QUOD AGISLayout & Design Erika Tuenge ‘94, Matt Graff ‘00Copy Editor Dan Falkner, English teacher Contributing Photographers Photography students, Erika Tuenge ‘94, JHS Yearbook class, Mike Hughes ‘79Printer Printing Today, Tyrone Stammers ‘92

Features 22 Of Mumbai and Portland Ignatian Inspiration in an Indian Octet BY PAUL HOGAN, JHS ACADEMIC VICE PRINCIPAL

30 Reunion Weekend 2010 Photo Scrapbook

34 Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest Ruined for Life: Lessons to Last a Lifetime BY KATHY BAARTS, ALUMNI DIRECTOR

40 Food Drive Celebrates 25 Years BY KATHY BAARTS, ALUMNI DIRECTOR

Departments 4 President’s Message

6 Campus Corner

10 Student & Educator Spotlights

12 News of JHS Jesuits

14 Diversity Update

15 The Legacy Club

16 Athletics

18 Development News

28 In Memoriam

44 Alumni Profiles

46 Class Notes

Cover: The Alumni Food Drive celebrated 25 years in December 2010 (article on page 40).

Top left photo: Mike Casey ‘70.

Top right photo: Dave Kopra ‘73,

wife Ann, and the Kopra family.

Bottom left photo: Dave Kopra ’73,

John Grout ’71, Bob Keerins ’73,

and Chris Malcolm.

Bottom right photo: Kevin

O’Hollaren ‘74, John Mannex,

Kathy Baarts, and Fr. Paul Grubb,

S.J. ‘91.

Photos by Sofia Bernards ‘11.

President’s Message

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and staff, our alumni, our friends, and our benefactors. We must never lose sight of that.

I would also like to call to your attention two special programs Jesuit has in place to serve others right here in the Portland/Beaverton area. The first is called the Alberto Hurtado, S.J. Center for Learning, which is in its tenth year of teaching, mentoring, and serving those burdened by their inability to speak, understand, read, or write the English language.

Each Monday and Wednesday evening, Xavier Hall welcomes almost 100 adult learners who receive ongoing instruction in English, in preparing for the GED and the citizenship literacy test, and in gaining computer literacy. Under the hands-on presence of director Chely Castillo and her staff, hundreds of English-language learners have advanced their lives, their careers, and their self-esteem through the Hurtado program—and remarkably, 70 have become U.S. citizens. This past semester, 27 Jesuit

Through the Society of Jesus and its calling, Jesuit High School is striving to extend its touch, its heart, and its outreach by building bridges of hope and discernment right here at Jesuit and also in the Greater Portland community. You will be able to read compelling examples of this in several articles in this magazine. Here are some examples.

For 25 years, our alumni food drive has provided food and hope to thousands of families less fortunate than most of us—families who are seeking an opportunity for a gentler today and a better tomorrow. You will also learn about many of the ties between our school and the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, which for years has extended a hand where it has been needed most.

Fr. JK Adams, S.J., the superior of our Jesuit community of eight priests, has written to tell you the roles of our Jesuit chaplains in our athletic program. Diversity director, Elaine Forde, shares the determined effort

our school has undertaken to enroll, retain, and graduate students of color—and to tell you the meaningful impact these young people have had on the very fabric of the Jesuit High School cloth. You will also be reading the thoughts of alumnus George Weatheroy ’75 as he shares his perspective on what makes Jesuit a special and caring place.

Paul Hogan, our vice principal for academics, will extol the significant successes and the Jesuit touches of our wonderful Indian students and their culture; and Fr. Bill Hayes, S.J., has highlighted the generosity of a couple who has chosen to perpetuate Jesuit’s reach and influence by joining our growing Legacy Club.

Other articles too will note characteristics that make Jesuit High School uniquely different and challenging. Through all of these stories we must reflect with singular gratitude on the many ways God continues to bless our school, our students and their families, our faculty

Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. was the keynote speaker at the Financial Aid Luncheon in fall 2010. The “Nunsense” cast performed during the afternoon’s program.

students volunteered to assist Chely by tutoring the elementary and middle school-age children of our adult learners. If you would like to be amazed, please stop by on a Monday or Wednesday evening to see miracles in the making.

The second program I want to mention is the “First Friday Feast at the Transit Center.” More than 40 students and 15 adults have participated in this “bridge to the neighborhood” in its first 18 months of activity by making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and delivering them to the homeless and needy at a local transit station. There is no question that this outreach changes lives—of our students and adult volunteers as well as those they are serving.

Certainly there are numerous other Christian Service opportunities available to our students; and each year our seniors graduate with more than 36,000 hours of service work completed—all with an overriding theme of serving others just as Jesus did, with grace, humility, and gratitude. They do this through discernment and a sense of hope and of faith.

As you read this edition of the Age Quod Agis magazine, perhaps you can reflect on ways to build bridges in your own life. This might be accomplished by working in your neighborhood with those less fortunate, by assisting in our food drive in the spring or at Christmas, or even by helping us in another Jesuit-sponsored activity. Perhaps too it might just mean building bridges right at home or with your extended family. Is there someone who needs your touch or a phone call or a note? Maybe today is the day you start building your bridge. My guess is that you will not be doing this alone for long…

Sincerely,

John J. GladstonePresident

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Laura Wolverton ’05, Wally Waibel ’08, Monica Milowski ’08, and Mary Clare Brenner ’08 get ready to send the freshman retreatants off on the bus back to Jesuit. These alumni, as many have done in the past, came back to Jesuit to help “regulate” at night so the faculty members can get some much-needed sleep. Their service is invaluable. Photo by Mr. Al Kato.

Alumni Lend a Hand at Overnight Retreat

thank all of the drivers who help out.” Although upperclassmen and sophomores had already

experienced the Food Drive, many freshmen had never participated and were excited to contribute to the cause and make the holidays special for everyone.

“I was especially excited to go canvassing,” said Monica Regan ‘14. “I’ve canvassed for other organizations in the past, but I heard that the Jesuit High School Food Drive is really awesome. Plus I wanted one of the shirts.”

The hunter green Food Drive t-shirts, designed by Shannon Mahoney ‘11 and based on the famous Made in Oregon sign, were given to students who donated at least seven dollars and one box of food. However, the ultimate prize for students was knowing that they helped make the holidays special for many families in the community.

“The Food Drive helps so many people,” said Emily Glaser ‘12. “I have heard people talk about how it is extremely hard to watch all the commercials and gifts advertised during the holidays when they can barely afford to buy food. The Food Drive makes it possible for families to comfortably celebrate with gifts, food and love.”

Every single can collected is of great importance and makes a tremendous difference to families in need. Student canvassing of neighborhoods for the collection of nonperishable foods helps raise awareness of the 13.9 percent of families in Oregon who suffer from food insecurity.

Jesuit’s commitment to the Food Drive over the years illustrates how the true holiday spirit is much more than presents under the tree—it’s the ability to make someone else’s holiday special.

Appeared in the December 2010 Issue of the Jesuit Crusader.

Spreading the Christmas Spirit Through Cans: Yes We Can!BY TESS JENNINGS ‘12

“I love you, can,” rang throughout the Moyer Theater as students put on the annual Food Drive assembly to encourage Jesuit High School to give to those in need this Christmas season.

For the past 40 years, Jesuit has conducted both school and alumni food drives that have provided over 300,000 meals to people in need. For the 2010 Food Drive, Jesuit’s goal was to donate to over 315 families. Students were encouraged to participate in the all-school fundraiser and join in on the holiday spirit.

“The Food Drive is the only service project that the whole school is involved in,” said Mr. Scott Powers, Christian Service Director. “It brings the school community closer together during the holiday season.”

The Food Drive officially kicked off on December 2 when first period classes started collecting boxes of food, monetary donations and presents for their selected families. Delivery of the donations began December 18 when students transported all collected food to the families.

“Distributing food to a noble cause is a very rewarding experience,” said Eric Ho ‘12, leader of the distribution committee. “We make sure to send maps and postcards to

Campus Corner

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Hannah Welch ‘11 and Marian Jones ‘11 put the finishing touches on a food can pyramid during the sorting process. Photo by Cassandra Anctil ‘11.

Jesuit Students in Washington, D.C. for Ignatian Teach-In BY IVANA BARICEVIC ‘12

Want to know more about justice? Last November, the Ignatian Teach-In offered students the experience of advocating for and learning about justice on Capitol Hill.

Sixteen Jesuit High School students traveled to Georgetown in Washington, D.C. to learn about justice within the United States and around the world. Students experienced an intense weekend working for justice.

“I’m now obsessed with Georgetown. Going there made me try harder in school,” said Caitlin Monahan ‘12.

Students go on the Teach-In to speak for people who are marginalized. Mr. Scott Powers, Director of Christian Service, explained that it “helps build unity at Jesuit high schools and colleges as a collective voice.”

Participants also advocate with members of Congress or their aides on one or all of their Ignatian Solidarity Network discerned issues as effectively as they can by preparing well, having a specific ask, and following up appropriately.

The Teach-In dealt with three key issues: immigration reform, climate change and environmental justice. For preparation, each group of students identified issues that were most important to the delegation.

“It was a lot of fun. We listened to speeches about immigration and environmental reforms,” said Parker Hoffman ‘11.

This year the Teach-In offered over 30 breakout sessions representing a broad range of social justice topics. Students picked which one they wished to attend and received a more intense look on that particular subject.

“At the breakout session, which included the viewing of ‘Dead Man Walking’ by Sr. Helen, other students and I were inspired to start an anti-death advocacy group,” said

Lauren Sander ‘12. “The best part of the Teach-In was visiting the senators

and Congress,” said Hoffman.“Students got to be part of something much bigger at

the Teach-In,” said Powers. “I think every student found the experience to be invaluable in learning about justice issues and the advocacy involved in making policy changes.”

Appeared in the December 2010 Issue of the Jesuit Crusader (slightly revised)

Bowling Club Mania Strikes JHSBY KYLA WISNIEWSKI ‘11

Do you think that your palm can withstand the weight of 12 pounds of pure plastic? Get that upper body in tiptop shape ‘cause we are hitting the lanes—Valley Lanes, that is.

Bowling Club, with an impressive body of over 50 students and faculty members, has taken Jesuit by storm. The club meets every Friday at 3:00 p.m. at nearby Valley Lanes. The club is led by English Department standouts Mr. Michael Benware and Mr. Dan Falkner.

“It’s just about fun, not competition; it’s just good times,” said Mr. Benware. “It’s not about being the best.”

Bowling club fanatic Nick Muench ‘11 would contest that statement.

“My favorite part of Bowling Club is beating Justin Pfeffer ‘11,” claimed Muench. “He’s a scrub.”

Many members argue that English teacher Renee Villareal brings the best bowling skills to the club, apparently having bowled a 212 on one occasion.

Despite the competition between the bowlers, the club exists for everyone to come and have fun. But, if you are not the best with the ball and pins, Mr. Benware offers a few pointers.

“You must be able to lift the ball, balance, and you need to have fingers. Don’t put your hand in the ball return, and

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Jesuit students discussed issues of immigration reform, climate change, and environmental reforms at last fall’s Ignatian Teach-In on Capitol Hill.

Dedicated Bowling Club member Ryan Donlon ‘11 displays his bowling technique at Valley Lanes. Photo by Soren Cullivan ‘12.

landscaped the play yard and filled an entire green waste truck with debris. They also painted two large wall murals and put up new bathroom stalls for the preschool.

“It was fun going back to the elementary school and seeing how our work last time helped,” said Jane Endres ‘11.

After the students’ visit in November, the school’s director said a special thank you to the volunteers for all the work they put in to improve the building for her students.

The Rebuilding Together Club also participated in other community cleanup events last year, including National Rebuilding Together Day when people from almost all 50 states met at different neighborhood homes, parks, and centers to help maintain their communities.

“Years ago, Jesuit had a school-wide Community Service Day,” said math teacher and club advisor Mrs. Love. “I’d like to think that the Rebuilding Together Club has continued this tradition of serving our greater community on an ongoing basis, so that it becomes a habit.”

Appeared in the December 2010 Issue of the Jesuit Crusader.

Cantos Magazine Shows Off Jesuit’s Creative SideBY CATHERINE SON ‘11

Do you have poems, photographs, artwork, or even song lyrics that have been gathering dust in your closet? Now is the time to have them published in Cantos.

Cantos is the literary and arts magazine of Jesuit High School. For students who are truly passionate about the creative arts or even mildly interested, Cantos is the main opportunity to showcase their work.

“Jesuit has a tremendous talent base in creative writing, art, and photography,” said Cantos adviser Mr. Dan Falkner. “The goal of Cantos is to exhibit the best work.”

Campus Cornermake sure you don’t get the bottom of your shoes wet. And you gotta have shoes, said Mr. Benware, before finally adding, “Throw the ball at the arrows.”

With the rising popularity of bowling, questions about the legitimacy of the sport occur.

“Bowling is in the same category as NASCAR and hopscotch,” said member Colin Dunn ‘12.

Despite the lack of contact and physicality in bowling, Dunn confessed that the club is his favorite part of the week.

Most people in the club are just there to chase the feeling attained when throwing a strike.

“The feeling is whack,” said Mr. Benware. “It’s the best feeling in the world,” agreed Muench. “It’s

indescribable.”Appeared in the December 2010 Issue of the Jesuit Crusader.

Rebuilding TogetherBY MARY MULVEY ‘11

In the spirit of giving, 10 members of Rebuilding Together, a service-based club at Jesuit that participates in cleanup and building projects around Portland, gave up their Saturday to help repaint the pantry and coat room of a Northeast Portland preschool and elementary school for underprivileged families.

The project took place Saturday, November 4, but it wasn’t Rebuilding Together’s first time at the school.

“I love going out there,” said Alex Forsyth ‘11. “The school director is always so thankful.”

This work is very important to the school. If Jesuit students didn’t help out, the overworked and underpaid parents of the community would have to show up on a Saturday to help maintain their children’s school.

Last fall, the Rebuilding Together Club took a group of students to the same school building where they re-

Malia Endres ‘14, Jane Endres ‘11 and Anna Sofia help communities in need through Rebuilding Together, a JHS service club. Photo by Mary Mulvey ‘11.

Different literary and arts works come together through the student-run Cantos magazine. Photo by Catherine Son ‘11.

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However, most students are unaware of Cantos.“I’m not quite sure what Cantos is,” commented

Amanda Carbonari ‘13.With the lack of awareness about Cantos, submissions

to the magazine have been scarce. In order to spark interest in the magazine and spur submissions, three submission deadlines were set (Dec. 10, Jan. 14 or Feb. 1).

If submitting a personal piece of literature or artwork seems too daunting, students can submit anonymously.

“People can [submit anonymously], but we encourage them to put their name on their work so they can be recognized for it,” said Cantos editor Christine Ngan ‘11.

“We accept all kinds of work—poetry, fiction, artwork of any kind, photography, comics—and anyone who belongs to the Jesuit community is welcome to submit,” said Mr. Falkner.

Cantos showcases a different aspect of Jesuit and allows creative-minded students to shine. For some, publication in Cantos is an alternative to playing sports, building robots or performing in a musical. For others, publication in Cantos can be the potential road to bigger works ahead.

Started in 1991 by Mr. Rob Freedman, Mrs. Gail Fleenor, and Mr. Michael Benware, Cantos has evolved into a completely student-led project. It prides itself on the fact that it’s produced, written and edited by students. Cantos is exclusively for Jesuit students, which makes the magazine even more unique.

The staff of Cantos for this year’s edition are Charlie Wilson ‘11, Grace Culhane ‘11, Katherine Tran ‘11, Audrey Tran ‘11, and Anton Klee ‘12.

Appeared in the December 2010 Issue of the Jesuit Crusader.

Fresh Environmental Studies Class BY BRADEN BERNARDS ‘11

Every Tuesday morning at 7:45, 14 dedicated students gather at Beaverton’s Little People Park for Environmental Studies class.

The class, started by Mrs. Mahoney and Mrs. Foulke, seeks to educate and spark interest in the environment. The field of Environmental Studies has been ranked one of the best things to study in college, due to the high demand for “green” jobs. It is important for students to better understand the environment and their impact on it.

This year, students have studied such daunting subjects as turbidity, orthophosphorus, and alkalinity in our streams. The class began by meeting in biology classrooms, where students learned how to take measurements and what they meant. Then the field portion started, and the group has met at a park near Jesuit ever since.

“The class is really interesting,” said Alex Bretthaur ‘11. “It’s cool actually working with a creek, rather than

just being in a classroom. The material can be confusing, but it is important to learn.”

Students bundle up in coats and waders and study Beaverton Creek and its surroundings. They break into groups studying different fields. Students either go into the creek and take measurements or study the surroundings. They will continue to do this, observing the creek in all sorts of weather.

Right now, the creek is pretty dirty. Manali Yavatkar ‘11 even found a tire anchored in by mud. Yavatkar recalled attempting to save Jake Unterberger ‘11, who was stuck in the creek, and then getting stuck in the gunk herself. Both students made it out alive, but not without some assistance.

“The creek looks pretty messy. There’s a lot of erosion and trash surrounding it,” said Yavatkar.

The students really enjoy the class, as well as the teachers. Both teachers have a hands-on approach to teaching and share great passion for the subject.

After completing all the initial measurements for Beaverton Creek, the students will work with the data. In the future, there will be a large independent study project regarding the environment. Students in Environmental Studies can use this project for their Biology Honors project and the projects will be presented at a local science fair.

There will also be plenty of work restoring Beaverton Creek. The students look forward to improving the creek for the native plants, species, and the people of the community to enjoy.

While sacrificing Tuesday mornings is tough, the students are enjoying the new class.

“We learn interesting information, we get to work hands-on, and every Tuesday we learn incredible things about the health of our creeks. Plus the teachers bring graham crackers,” said Ally Taylor ‘11.

Appeared in the November 2010 Issue of the Jesuit Crusader.

Austin Carter ‘11 hands off the bottle as Jake Unterberger ‘11 looks on. Photo by Braden Bernards ‘11.

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With 200 meters left in her first state race, Annamarie passed the runner in first place and won the individual state title.

Heading into the 2009 season, she had the beginning of a legacy to uphold. With Jesuit on top of the Metro League and the previous year’s state champion on their team, all eyes were on the women’s cross country team to succeed.

“I felt as though any place other than first would let people down, so I used those expectations to motivate me and not become complacent,” said Maag.

The team won the Metro League once again and the state championship for the eighth consecutive year in 2009. Maag led the team with her second individual state title.

During the 2010 cross country season, Maag thrived. She led the team for the third year in a row—this year as one of the team captains. At districts, the entire team ran phenomenally, but Maag accomplished something she had wanted to do for about a year. She ran a 17:29, her new personal record.

The 2010 state meet was one for the books. Going into the race, everyone knew that history would be made if Maag placed first for the third year in a row. This put a lot of pressure on her and the team.

Maag exceeded everyone’s expectations by placing first and finishing 31 seconds before the second place runner. No one had ever won three consecutive individual state championships. Maag made history that day—a great way to end her cross country career at Jesuit.

“It’s sad that it’s over and we won’t be racing again in high school, but it’s also exciting because we’re all starting a whole different part of our lives in college,” said Maag.

After the state meet, the team went on to regionals and nationals where they placed fourth in the nation.

Appeared in the December 2010 Issue of the Jesuit Crusader (slightly revised)

Travis Huber ‘11: Hurtado Center’s Favorite “Man for Others”BY CARMELA BOWNS, PAST JHS PARENT AND HURTADO CENTER VOLUNTEER

“He’s funny and serious at the same time. He’s explained equations and math expressions to me. I was able to move into a higher level of math. He showed me how to use a binder and helped me organize it so I can keep track of my work better. He’s encouraged my ninth grade brother so much that Marcos is thinking about college and a scholarship.” -Mayra Garcia, Raleigh Hills seventh grader and Hurtado Center Homework Club participant.

Mayra is talking about Travis Huber ‘11, one of the Hurtado Center’s most dedicated volunteers. Travis has been an unusually devoted and one-of-a-kind Hurtado volunteer over the past three years, volunteering two nights a week during the school year and summer. While Travis performs a multitude of administrative and registration tasks, his prime contribution is the time he spends with the Homework Club students—elementary and secondary age students whose parents are enrolled in Hurtado’s English Language and Citizenship classes.

Chely Castillo, Hurtado Center Director, sings Travis’ praises. “Travis inspires students to believe in themselves in reaching higher academic standards. He is concerned about and inquires about the individual challenges students may be facing in school, and tries to help them overcome those challenges with specific guidance. He knows when to seek advice in dealing with particularly difficult situations. Thanks to his effective tutoring, several students have been transformed into success stories!”

Student SpotlightCampus Corner

Annamarie Gets Number ThreeBY EMMA NELSON ‘11

Who would have thought that a freshman JV2 soccer player would end up winning three consecutive state championships in a completely different sport? This is, of course, the one and only Annamarie Maag ‘11.

She played soccer since fifth grade. In the fall of her freshman year, she was on the JV2 soccer team at Jesuit. Her older brothers, Michael ’05, Peter ’08, and Patrick ’09, ran cross country during high school, but Annamarie did not have an interest in running. After her freshman track season, she attended Flathead Lake Distance Running Camp in Montana. Then she decided to try cross country.

Although she was very nervous about her first race, Annamarie ran an 18:26 and placed third. Her excellence continued as the season went on and found her seated number one heading into the 2008 state meet.

Annamarie Maag ‘11 goes the distance as her father, Brian (far right), cheers her on. Photo by Natalie Sajal ‘12.

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Rob Skokan ‘86 Serves Country and Jesuit High School with Pride

In 2006, Mr. Rob Skokan joined the 2/218th Field Artillery of the Oregon National Guard. In August 2009 he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant, and was awarded the M/Gen. Thomas Rilea “Most Inspirational Officer Candidate Award.” Recently, he returned to JHS from training in Oklahoma.

At a school that seeks to cultivate men and women for others, Mr. Skokan exemplifies the concept of service to one’s country. As one colleague says, “Mr. Skokan is not only an outstanding educator, but also has taken individual responsibility in choosing to serve this school, the state of Oregon, and the nation. He has chosen personal sacrifice for the greater good and serves as a positive role model for our community.

Thankfully, Mr. Skokan has returned safely and will be once again doing an outstanding job in the classroom. Yet, as a member of our reserve national military force structure, he stands ready to go as duty may call.”

Mr. Skokan is a remarkably successful teacher. Although he would not point to AP scores as the best measure of his effectiveness, they provide one measure of his teaching skill. In 2009, 93% of his Calculus BC students signed up for the AP Calculus BC exam, and over 50% of those students scored a 5 (the highest possible score), 22.6% scored a 4, and 22.6% scored a 3; in total 96.1% of those students passed, the highest level of calculus that the College Board tests. The same was true in 2010.

Mr. Skokan is also a supporter of campus ministry, having walked on many recent Senior Pilgrimages (though not this year!). In his “spare time,” Mr. Skokan coaches CYO basketball. His hobbies include camping, backpacking, and private piloting. For all these reasons: Mr. Skokan is our November 2010 Educator of the Month.

Educator Spotlight

Jim Naggi: Four Decades of Winning the Right Way

In his four-decades-plus career in Catholic secondary schools, James Charles Naggi has achieved much. Perhaps no moment better illustrates his values and passions than a Crusader freshman football game last fall. It was not just that, in a tempestuous game which featured five lead changes in the second half, the Jesuit team made a valiant goal-line stand in the last three seconds to preserve a 42-35 victory. This game marked the end of an era: the final contest in Coach Naggi’s formidable 42-year career as a high school football coach.

In his journey as an educator, Mr. Naggi has taught English at all grade levels, assisted at and also led strong football programs at Notre Dame Riverside and Marist High in Eugene, and coached at Jesuit for eighteen seasons. Coach Naggi served as athletic director at all three high schools, was executive director of the Marist Foundation, and now works as one of Jesuit’s vice principals.

Mr. Naggi joined the Jesuit staff the year before the school went co-ed. He hired a number of Jesuit’s current coaches and helped set the athletic department on its present path. More importantly, at a critical time in the school’s history, Mr. Naggi inculcated a culture of competing the right way—consistent with the school’s mission, with respect for the game, for the team, and for God, to whose greater glory all human endeavors are dedicated.

These days, Mr. Naggi has administrative oversight of

athletics, custodial service, facility scheduling, buildings and grounds maintenance, food services, and bookstore operations, and has often mentioned how fortunate he is to work with the outstanding directors of those school programs. He is also campus crisis manager.

In addition, Mr. Naggi represents the school administration on the Jesuit Building Committee, which is now focused on the completion of the new Elorriaga Center for Science and Mathematics.

Finally, Mr. Naggi created the Jesuit Spirit Store from scratch, which since its opening in the fall of 2006 has realized close to a half million dollars in gross sales. More importantly, every cent of profit from the Spirit Store goes directly into the Arrupe Fund, which helps students on financial aid with the means to cover many of the expenses that are part of attending Jesuit High School.

Mr. Naggi, who holds dual Italian-American citizenship, is the much-appreciated host of an annual celebration for the JHS faculty and staff, the Jesuit Festa Italiana, honoring the Feast of St Joseph and all things Italian.

For his amazing career as coach, teacher, AD, administrator, and il maestro della festa fantastica, we are proud to name Jim Naggi our December 2010 Educator of the Month.

Each month, all JHS faculty and staff members are invited to nominate a colleague as Educator of the Month. At the first meeting of the month, a JHS faculty or staff member is honored with the Educator of the Month Award. Paul Hogan, Academic Vice Principal, calls the winner up in front of his or her peers and reads the kind words that have been sent in tribute of that month’s educator.

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The members of the Canisius Jesuit Community, located on the Jesuit High School campus, have brought the charism of Saint Ignatius to our school since it opened its doors in 1956. It is the vowed membership of the Society of Jesus that brings the continuity and legacy of Saint Ignatius and his first companions to the life of JHS. It is these Jesuits, in mutual and intimate colleagueship with their lay companions, who continue to ensure a school grounded in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, through our rich Catholic faith in the Ignatian tradition. It is for this reason that we have decided to include a regular article in the Age Quod Agis magazine that may help the larger JHS family know more about us.

There are many roles that our community plays in the life of JHS. Some are very official, such as the classroom, board or committee work. But Jesuits do much more than what shows up in the daily announcements, or is connected to the annual budget, or is recorded on any school-related Excel page. We do this work joyfully, without hesitation, and without need for honors and recognition.

Jesuits serve as chaplains for many programs on campus. Groups as diverse as theatre, sports, liturgy band, cheer squad, and robotics have, at various times, sought out Jesuits to be with them before they enter the heat of competition. Each chaplain has a different style, but all seek to find the sense of unity among a team, to seek a balance and peace in the presence of God, and to offer all their talents and energy for the Greater Glory of God. All seek to help students and coaches find growth and faith in the light of victory or defeat. Chaplains join the coaches in helping student-athletes find God in all things, to strive to be best they are while maintaining the commitment to be men and women for others.

I polled the men at our house, and here are some of the chaplaincies the Jesuits have assumed: Father Hayes has

Jesuits Wear Many Hats Around Campus

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Fr. Pat Conroy, S.J. co-coaches and chaplains the “Mighty” JV II softball team.

been the beloved chaplain of the varsity football team for many years, and he will pray with the baseball team this year. Father Grubb has been the devoted chaplain to the men’s varsity soccer program and serves as both coach and chaplain to the men’s and women’s ski team. Father Conroy has been praying with the women’s soccer team, annually says Mass for the state cross country meet, and co-coaches and chaplains (with Mr. Don Clarke) the “Mighty” JV II softball team. Father Robinson is chaplain to the women’s basketball team. Alongside his regular duties in this regard, Fr. Robinson presided at a Mass for the four northwest Jesuit high schools—Bellarmine Prep, Gonzaga Prep, Jesuit High School, and Seattle Prep—who competed in a basketball tournament over Christmas break. Father McTighe also supports JHS in many of its component parts, among them as a regular member and chaplain of the liturgy band that sings for liturgical celebrations.

Finally, I am the chaplain for the JV football team, the swim team and varsity men’s lacrosse. I have also been blessed with the gift of presiding at a Mass before the major spring drama productions these past several years. A few years ago I was asked to bless the robot and pray with the robotics team before their major competition.

We Jesuits do these things out of love for our vocation and our love for JHS. We are not interested in accolades or awards. It feels to us like this is just the right place for us to be doing the work we were made for and to which we have committed our lives.

AMDG,

Fr. J.K. Adams, S.J., Superior at Jesuit High School

Fr. Paul Grubb, S.J. ‘91 is a coach and chaplain for the JHS ski team and chaplains the men’s varsity soccer team.

Fr. J.K. Adams, S.J. is the chaplain for several teams, including the JV football team.

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Buy “Honoring the Tradition”Fifty Years of Jesuit High School

Fr. Larry Robinson, S.J., has written a compelling history of Jesuit High School, Portland, from its founding over fifty years ago to its current high-profile and widely recognized level of excellence. Replete with well-researched details and anecdotes, containing numerous photographs, this attractive, hardbound, 192-page volume represents the definitive history of a proud and remarkable institution.

To purchase, visit: http://spiritstore.jesuitportland.org, stop by the Spirit Store, or complete the form below and mail it to Jesuit High School, 9000 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy., Portland, OR 97225.

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or call (503) 291-5461.

Books can also be purchased online http://spiritstore.jesuitportland.org

2013 marks the 20-year anniversary of coeducation at Jesuit High School. We will be planning special events to celebrate this momentous change in school history. For planning purposes, Kathy Baarts, Alumni Relations Director, Erika Tuenge ’94, Communications Director, Elaine Forde, Diversity Director, Heather DeNault ’00, Megan Melvin-Bioletto ’97, Andrea Bachhuber ’97 and baby Owen, Mary Lang, Adrienne Rankin ’99, Diane Frasier, Kaitlin Rich ’11 participated in an alumnae brainstorming luncheon on October 19, 2010.

Alumnae Luncheon Focuses on 20-Year Celebration of Coeducationin 2013

Alumni attended Crusader Night at Madison Square Garden in January 2011. Miami Heat Head Coach Erik Spoelstra ’88 made an appearance after the game to greet Jesuit alumni and friends. Pictured: (second row) Eric Grodahl ‘06, Tony Imperati ‘03, guest of Tony, Erik Spoelstra ‘88, Graham Treece ‘01, Joe Walsh ‘04, Matt Goodman ‘04, Michael Maag ‘05, (first row) Alex Brantley ‘04, Lindsay Warford ‘98, Courtney Carter ‘00, Adrienne Riter ‘08, and Christine Howe ‘98.

Crusader Night at Madison Square Garden

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Asian: 110 (8.84%)

Black: 35 (2.81%)

Hispanic: 42 (3.37%)

Multicultural: 87 (6.99%)

Native American: 5 (0.40%)

White: 966 (77.59%)

Non-White Students Total:

279 Students (22.41%)

JHS Diversity Stats (2010-11)

Jesuit High School has 15 students who are graduates of St. Andrew Nativity School, a Jesuit middle school dedicated to offering an academically challenging curriculum in a highly structured environment to low income students of all faiths. The school is part of the Nativity Miguel Network, joining schools across the nation that pursue a similar mission.

Students from the Nativity School who go on to attend Jesuit High School receive help with their tuition through financial aid, books, laptops, transportation, lunches, school clothes, retreats, and other needs specific to each student. Students are matched with junior and senior mentors during the first few weeks of school and tutors throughout the year if needed.

Elaine Forde, Diversity Director, works closely with the graduate support coordinator at the Nativity School to help with the students’ transition to high school, communication with teachers and families, involvement in co-curricular

activities, and, ultimately, the college process.

Twelve students have graduated from both Jesuit High School and the Nativity School and are currently attending college at a variety of campuses including UCLA, Boise State University, University of Oregon, Seattle University, Western Oregon University, Portland State University, Mt. Hood Community College, and Portland Community College.

Companions in Education BY ELAINE FORDE, DIVERSITY DIRECTOR

Garmai Gorlorwulu ’11 and Nativity School graduate Anastasia Jones ’11 led ice breakers with the fellow attendees of the African American Summit held at Gonzaga Prep High School in Spokane last October. Photo by Elaine Forde.

Diversity Update

Sergeant George Weatheroy ‘75 hosted lunch for the St. Andrew Nativity graduates this fall. The lunch provided a time for the students to re-group and share how their year is going. Front row: Jasmin Ruiz-Martinez ‘14 and Amara Andre ‘13. Back row: Eduardo Palacio-Hernandez ‘14, Sgt. George Weatheroy, Filmon Teklay ‘14, Ulyl Acevedo-Chable ‘14, Malik McCall ‘13, Joey Rossyon-McKinney ‘14, Brett Griffin ‘14, and Hector Romero-Herrera ‘14. Photo by Elaine Forde.

Giving to Others Through Estate PlanningBY RANDY AND MARY JENKINS, PARENTS OF LAURA ‘01, JULIA ‘03, AND MOLLY ‘14

Last fall, our youngest daughter began her journey through Jesuit High School. This beginning was filled with much excitement and anticipation. More than a decade earlier, our older daughters began this same journey, and what a positive experience they had. We are so glad to be back as part of the Jesuit community. As we listened to Mrs. Satterberg describe the four years ahead, we felt confident that our youngest would thrive at Jesuit.

After graduating from Jesuit, our oldest daughters went to many fine institutions, including the University of Oregon, Georgetown, Notre Dame,

and the University of Virginia. All were excellent schools, but none were as crucial as Jesuit to shaping our daughters into “women for others.”

Jesuit shapes the whole person as students learn to write clearly and concisely, value their faith, be leaders, and strive for excellence in all that they do. These ideas are not just mottos and slogans; they are real. We have seen the concrete benefits of a Jesuit High School education, both assisting in our daughters’ acceptances into good professional schools and improving their success in career placement.

We were so impressed with Jesuit

that we felt compelled to support the school for the benefit of future students. With so many educational expenses, we were not in a position to make a large immediate contribution. Joining the Legacy Club by donating through estate planning seemed like a perfect way for us to substantially contribute. We simply asked our attorney to place a contribution to Jesuit High School in our wills. We feel strongly about supporting Jesuit and plan to increase our contribution this year. We hope to find ways to stay involved with the Jesuit community for years to come.

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Creative Giving with Life InsuranceBY FR. WILLIAM HAYES, S.J.

The Legacy Club is a group of individuals who have included Jesuit in their estate plans. Their gifts will live in perpetuity with interest from the gifts continually benefitting Jesuit students and Jesuit High School.

Mary and Randy Jenkins, JHS parents, felt compelled to join Jesuit’s Legacy Club to endow the future

of Jesuit.

The Legacy Club

An anonymous donor wanted to respond to our request to join the Legacy Club. However, given the complexity of his estate, modifying his will to include Jesuit as a beneficiary would be somewhat problematic. As an alternative, he considered purchasing a paid-up life insurance policy with Jesuit as the policy owner and beneficiary.

This-60 years-old man who enjoys good health applied for a $100,000 dollar life insurance policy. After receiving eight premium quotes, he agreed to donate the $23,000 dollar premium to the Jesuit High School Foundation, who acquired the policy with that donation. Jesuit purchased the policy on him by paying the one time only premium and now Jesuit owns the life insurance policy. The donor benefits through a tax reduction for his premium donation and the Jesuit Foundation will benefit years from now by his gift.

If nine more donors were able to do this, we would have $1 million more in endowed money.

To contact the JHS Development Office, call 503-291-5497 or e-mail

development@jesuitportland.org

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Athletics

One of my favorite images from this year’s sports season is the moment just before a men’s soccer game between our varsity team and the visiting team from Jesuit of Sacramento. Under the direction of head coach Chris Thurley, the players from both teams met at center field and formed a circle alternating every other player by team. They locked arms and were led in prayer by Fr. Paul Grubb, S.J., chaplain for our varsity team.

When people think of athletic activities, prayer is not typically one of the first thoughts that come to mind. Practice drills, intense competitions, team huddles, and scoring goals may be imagined, but locking arms in prayer is likely not the primary image evoked.

At Jesuit, prayer is an important and regular aspect of our athletic programs. In no particular order, here is a snapshot of the many prayer experiences I have witnessed this past year:

football game, coach Ken Potter stops practice early and the team gathers in the football locker room for a prayer service. Three to four seniors share about their relationship with the team and their relationship with God. Chaplain Fr. William Hayes, S.J. often leads them in a closing prayer. In addition, the football team says The Lord’s Prayer before the game, at halftime, and after the post-game talk.

the Jesuit chapel before every game. Lead by head coach Teresa Zimmerlee,

Fr. Paul Grubb S.J., team chaplain, leads the Jesuit men’s soccer team and the men’s soccer team from Jesuit of Sacramento, California, in a pre-game prayer.

Fall 2010 Sports ScoreboardVarsity Women’s Soccer 17-0(State Champions; League Champions)

JV Women’s Soccer 15-0JV2 Gold Women’s Soccer 13-0JV2 Green Women’s Soccer 11-3

Varsity Volleyball 15-1 (Second in State; League Champions)

JV Volleyball 11-2JV2 Volleyball 14-1

Varsity Football 11-2(Third in State; Second in League)

JV Football 7-3Freshman Football (A/B) 6-2

Visit the JHS athletics website atwww.jesuitportland.org(click on “Athletics”) for more information about all sports!

Men’s Cross Country 6-0(Third in State; League Champions)

Women’s Cross Country 6-0(State Champions; League Champions)

Varsity Men’s Soccer 17-3(State Champions; League Champions)

JV Men’s Soccer 9-3JV2 Men’s Soccer 8-2

athletes take turns each week leading a 10-20 minute prayer experience utilizing scripture, poems, songs, and guided prayer. On the night before the playoff championship rounds begin, the team gathers once again and each player offers a prayer. Our coach often has to limit this closing prayer service so the students can get home for a decent night’s sleep before the playoffs, as sometimes it has lasted more than three hours.

assembly this fall, both soccer teams presented the signed state championship game ball to their chaplains, Fr. Paul Grubb, S.J. for the men’s team, and Fr. Pat Conroy, S.J. for the women’s team. The athletes were very grateful for these chaplains who gathered our soccer teams in

Queen of Victory, Pray for UsBY MIKE HUGHES ‘79, JHS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

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Congratulations to the following student-athletes who signed national letters of intent to play

a sport in college at special ceremonies held at Jesuit High School this school year. Other

Jesuit athletes have also signed in private ceremonies. Go Crusaders!

Student-Athletes SignNational Letters of Intent

prayer before every home game (and many away games as well) this season.

gathers in room 60 in lower Arrupe Hall before every home and away game. Sitting in a circle, lit by candles or prayerful lights, the girls liturgically seek to strengthen their relationship with God and with each other.

meet warm-up routine includes taking a team lap, then taking a knee as head coach Tom Rothenberger leads the

team in prayer. The image of over 320 athletes, knelt in prayer, all holding hands or another teammate’s shoulder in the middle of a playing field, is a poignant and powerful image of Jesuit athletics.

St. Augustine once said, “Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.” This fourth century saint perhaps captures two important attributes of Jesuit athletics. We try to instill in our athletes determination,

fortitude, dedication, and a tough work ethic. But in the end, it is our relationship with God that needs to be our first priority. Or, as St. Ignatius, the founder of the Jesuit order, put it, “Lord, teach me…to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labor and not to seek reward, except that of knowing that I do your will.”

Megan McCarroll (swimming, Duke University) and Peder Gram (tennis,

Fordham University).

Payton Schutte ‘11 (cross country, Arizona State University), Steven Raimondi ‘11 (cross country, Creighton University), Ali Martin ‘11 (soccer, Seattle Pacific

University), Matt Liberator ‘11 (soccer, University of Portland), Miles Weatheroy ‘11 (football, Air Force Academy), and Jordan Talley ‘11 (football, Eastern

Washington University.

Parker Hoffman (lacrosse, Mesa State University), Kyle Wiltjer (basketball,

University of Kentucky), and Elizabeth Brenner (volleyball, University of

Oregon).

Campaign ProgressAs of February 1, 2011, we have

surpassed the $15.5 million mark in the $25 million Endow the Future Campaign. We have raised nearly $6.4 million toward our capital goal of $7 million (Elorriaga Center and Dieringer Center Relocation); $6.23 million toward our endowment goal of $8 million; and $2.9 million toward our planned giving goal of $10 million. We have received an impressive total of 1,726 gifts to the campaign from alumni, current and past parents, grandparents, foundations, corporations, faculty and staff, and friends of Jesuit.

Elorriaga CenterWe are fast approaching the

scheduled completion date of March 15, 2011 for the John and Lois Elorriaga Center for Science and Mathematics. A dedication and blessing of the building will be held on April 4, 2011. Our science and mathematics faculty will move into the space during spring break and our students will begin using the facility the last two months of the school year. Thank you to the 182 donors who helped make this spectacular building possible.

Development News

Dieringer CenterWe have raised $727,000 toward

our revised goal of $1.4 million for the Dieringer Center relocation.

Before we move forward with this much-needed relocation, 100% of the project cost must be raised. Our hope is to commence this project immediately following the completion of the Elorriaga Center, which will allow for a smooth transition for our general contractor, Skanska USA, and will keep building expenses from rising.

Completion of the relocated Dieringer Center will allow Sandy Satterberg and her academic team to reunite in one strategic new location. Currently, her team is temporarily spread out among the Desmet Business Center, the Bachhuber Conference Room, and the foyer of the Jesuit Chapel. John Gladstone often jokes that, “It’s time to get Sandy out of my hair so I can get some work done!”

If you have an interest in giving to the Dieringer Center, please contact Mike Schwab, Vice President for Development, at (503) 291-5415, e-mail mschwab@jesuitportland.org.

Alumni CampaignThis important segment of the

Endow the Future Campaign was publicly kicked off in September 2010. The goal of the Alumni Campaign is to raise $5.9 million from our alumni during the Endow the Future Campaign which commenced on July 1, 2006 and concludes on June 30, 2012. At the time of the kickoff, 8% of our alums had made gifts totaling $3.9 million toward the Campaign. As of January 1, 2011, 12% of our alums (816 out of 6,802) had made gifts totaling more than $4.3 million.

To spread the news of the Campaign, Jesuit traveled to New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle last fall. In early February, an event was held in Los Angeles, and two additional events are scheduled for Phoenix, Arizona (March 21) and Washington, D.C. (May 3).

Our fall and end-of-year alumni appeals generated more than $80,000 from 406 alumni—thank you! Watch for the spring appeal which will be mailed to those alumni who have yet to make a contribution this academic year.

If you would like to make a gift or assist with the National Alumni Campaign, please contact Sabrina Blue at (503) 291-5402 or by e-mailing sblue@jesuitportland.org.

Faculty/Staff CampaignThe Faculty and Staff portion

of the Endow the Future Campaign (launched on February 23, 2010) is being led by a group of 20 energetic faculty and staff members. The goal is to reach 100% participation from our 130 dedicated faculty and staff members. The committee is co-chaired by Tom Manning ’71 and Ellen Berger.

Campaign and Giving UpdatesBY MIKE SCHWAB ‘86, VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT

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Construction is nearly complete on the 17,821 square-foot, state-of-the-art Elorriaga Center for Science and Mathematics. The first classes are expected to be held in the building when school resumes after spring break. Photo by Jack Schmidt (Feb. 8, 2011).

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This prayer card was given to Sean’s classmates as part of an appeal to assist with the Fennerty Fund Challenge.

As many of you know, Sean Fennerty was a member of Jesuit High School’s Class of 1999 and lived the Jesuit ideal of men and women for others. The four-year anniversary of his death serving his country in Iraq was celebrated on January 20, 2011, with a beautiful Mass by Fr. Hayes, S.J. in the Jesuit Chapel.

Shortly after Sean’s death, the Fennerty family established the Sgt. Sean Fennerty ’99 Memorial Fund for Financial Aid. The Fund has grown to more than $60,000 and was created because of Sean’s love of Jesuit and to memorialize his service to others and his country.

Sean’s parents, Brian and Mo Fennerty, were shocked to hear that the need for financial aid this year had grown to more than $1.89 million which was distributed to 304 students. They remember the need being much less during Sean’s senior year in 1999

(170 students received $450,000 in aid that year to be exact).

Because of the dramatic increase in need, the Fennerty family (Brian, Mo, Kelly ‘98 and Patrick, Colleen ‘01, and Conor ‘03) made a recent and generous $100,000 Fennerty Family Challenge. The short-term goal of this Challenge is to boost the Sgt. Sean Fennerty ’99 Fund to more than $200,000. Any gift to the Fennerty Fund will be matched 2 to 1 by the family (up to $100,000).

As of January 31, we have received an additional $7,000 for this fund through the Challenge, mainly from Sean’s, Kelly’s, Colleen’s, and Conor’s classmates—thank you. We are now opening the Challenge up to all alumni and the Jesuit community. We are greatly appreciative of the Fennerty family and to all of those who have made a gift in Sean’s honor.

Each year, 4% of the Fund’s principle is distributed to Jesuit High School students in need of financial aid. If the $200,000 target is reached, the Fund will generate roughly $8,000 annually to assist a student or a number of students in need of financial aid. This will help forever continue the special legacy of Sean at Jesuit High School. If you have an interest in contributing to the Sgt. Sean Fennerty ‘99 Fund, please contact Mike Schwab ‘86 in the Development Office at (503) 291-5415 or e-mail mschwab@jesuitportland.org.

Sean continues to make an impact here at Jesuit each and every day. Just ask history teacher Jerry Hahn who will respond, “Sean’s death has led me to make a promise in Sean’s honor to never take for granted my role as a teacher and to realize the impact I have in the classroom on students’ lives every day.”

We want to leave you with Sean’s favorite prayer, the Suscipe by St. Ignatius Loyola. He prayed this before every mission he went on while in Iraq.

Sgt. Sean Fennerty ‘99 Fund Rises to the Challengeof Increased Need for Student Aid

Give Online to JHS Today!The Sgt Sean Fennerty ‘99 Memorial Fund is one of several already established Memorial Funds you can contribute to

at Jesuit High School. Giving to Memorial Funds is a lasting way to recognize life’s significant moments and people: births, deaths, marriages, baptisms, retirements, and the

special people who have touched our lives.

Visit www.jesuitportland.org Click “Giving” to make your online donation.

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Financial Aid Luncheon

On October 13, 2010, 562 of our parents, alumni, alumni parents, and friends came together to share in our important mission of transforming students, regardless of their financial background, into leaders who are “men and women for others.” Because of the efforts and superb leadership of Pat and Tricia Heffernan and Brian and Katie Maag, the 2010 Financial Aid Luncheon Chairs, the 10 luncheon board members and everyone who attended and donated, we have raised to date over $300,000.

A special thank you is in order for Pat and Tricia Heffernan and Brian and Katie Maag, who together donated $30,000 as a challenge gift. Any first-time donation to the Financial Aid Luncheon or an increased donation amount from last year was matched by the Heffernans and the Maags. Doug and Mimi McCaslin and Don and Mary Blair maximized the challenge by making a gift to cover the full cost of a year’s education for one student.

This year’s event was once again held on campus. Fifty-six tables of stunning green and white décor transformed the Knight Gym into a beautiful luncheon setting. Students greeted our guests at the door to the Knight Physical Education Center, assisted the catering staff, attended the luncheon, collected envelopes, participated in the choir and drama performances, and helped with cleanup.

The luncheon began at noon with a performance from our fall play, Nunsense. President John Gladstone followed with a moving introduction. Mr. Gladstone emphasized that one in four of our students is receiving financial aid which amounts to a need this year of $1.89 million.

Our featured guest speaker, Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D, from the Magis Institute of Irvine, California, passionately spoke about business ethics and leadership. He captivated the audience with his plea for ethical behavior and explained that the biggest impediment to “doing the right thing” is not always greed or malice. He offered that the strongest interior motivation for ethical failure is the combination of fear and arrogance.

Fr. Spitzer regularly speaks before groups of 500 or more on a variety of organizational topics and was a guest panelist last fall on CNN Larry King Live where he substantiated the existence of God in a debate with Stephen Hawking and Deepak Chopra. We were honored to have Fr. Spitzer speak at our luncheon and also at a breakfast earlier in the day sponsored by Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund, Wells Fargo, Providence, Regence,

OHSU, NW Natural, PacifiCorp, Water Metrics West, Boardman Foods, Touchmark, Maletis Beverage, and Nike.

In order to display a broader picture of the impact of financial aid at Jesuit High School, a video featuring five students was presented during lunch. We are grateful for the remarkable students and their parents who eloquently expressed the value of a Jesuit education, the importance of the Jesuit community, and shared their immense appreciation for financial assistance from our donors. Our co-chairs conveyed their passion for helping those students in need and explained how they believe that it is their responsibility to give back…it’s the “Jesuit way.”

Our emcee, Joe Donlon, news anchor at KGW Channel 8, was the ultimate professional, sharing great stories, providing humor, and setting the tone for our dedicated event co-chair, Tricia Heffernan, to challenge the audience to keep our school enriched with qualified students who otherwise would not be able to attend Jesuit High School. The event ended right on time with our drama students performing the spirited song, “I believe” from Altar Boyz.

If you participated in this most worthwhile event, we thank you and our students thank you. Your gift will make a difference in their lives. If you missed the 2010 luncheon, please consider attending this year, on October 12, 2011. You won’t be disappointed!

Financial Aid Luncheon Raises Over $300,000 – Record Success!BY DIANE SALZMAN, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Chairs - Pat and Tricia Heffernan

Chairs - Brian and Katie Maag

Tracy Bagli Hooper

Sally Bany

Julie Brands

Barbara Gram

Sandy Jones

Laurie Kelley

Linda Maletis

Rebecca Martin-Gerhards

Mary Monnat

Teresa Schneider

Thank You to the FinancialAid Luncheon Committee

Co-Chair Tricia Heffernan challenged the audience to keep Jesuit enriched with qualified students.

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A Night You Won’t Forget!BY JENNIFER CROLL, AUCTION COORDINATORLIVE AUCTION: SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2011, JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL’S KNIGHT CENTER

Havana Nights!The 43rd Annual Auction theme

is “Havana Nights!” We are looking forward to an exciting Cuban-themed evening on Saturday, May 7, 2011. The Knight Gym and Foyer will be magically transformed—you’ll think you are in the islands swaying to Cuban music while feasting on delectable Cuban cuisine.

Presented as an auction-in-the-round, this fabulous evening is our signature fundraising event of the year. Guests will bid on a number of unique items in the Knight Foyer and outdoor tent before being treated to the main event: a sit-down dinner in a transformed Knight Gymnasium.

Exciting bidding opportunities follow dinner on a number of highly enhanced Live Auction packages. Would you like to check out the Ducks in Dallas, golf at Bandon Dunes, or heli-hike in Banff, Canada? How about bidding on an authentic, delectable Indian dinner prepared by Jesuit parents from India? These are just a few of the packages that will be featured at the Live Auction Gala—

all valued from the affordable to the outlandish. This is a night you can’t afford to miss!

Expanded Super Silent AuctionThis year our Super Silent in the

Knight Gym Foyer will indeed be SUPER! We will be adding a tent on the Knight Gym pavers to accommodate our expanded Super Silent items. There will be something for everyone: flower baskets just in time for Mother’s Day, exquisite jewelry, all kinds of gift certificates, and much more will be offered for bidding. One new feature in the Foyer will be our “Wall of Wine and Rum,” brimming with (you guessed it) fabulous and rare wine and racks of rum just waiting to go home with you! You won’t want to miss this bidding opportunity.

Fund-An-Item: Financial AidThe Fund-An-Item at this year’s

Live Auction will be The Student Financial Aid Fund: Giving the Gift of Education. In our present economy, we again find an increase in financial aid requests. Our Fund-An-Item will support students who

need our assistance right now. Your gift will ensure that any qualified student has the opportunity to attend Jesuit regardless of his or her financial situation.

Success = All of UsPlease consider asking your

friends, family or fellow alumni to share a table at this year’s Auction. You’ll be treated to great entertainment, superb food and wine, and much more. Show your support and reserve your table now. Simply go online to www.jesuitportland.org and click on “Auction” under “Events” for more information and to purchase your Auction tickets online.

The time and talent of our volunteers is the heart and soul of the Auction and inherent to our success. Every gift of time and every donation is recognized and appreciated. Please e-mail the Auction Office today at auction@jesuitportland.org or call (503) 292-6969 to find out how much you are needed!

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E-mail: auction@jesuitportland.orgKelly Carlson and Karen Holce, 2011 Auction Co-Chairs

Jennifer Croll, JHS Auction Coordinator

Auction 2011: Havana Nights!This year’s auction theme is “Havana Nights.” The monies raised

will help JHS with operational costs in order to keep tuition

affordable for all students. Please join us on Saturday, May 7,

2011, at our Live Auction Gala at Jesuit High School. For more

information, including sponsorship and patron opportunities, visit

our Auction site at www.jesuitportland.org (click “Events,” then

“Auction”). You can make a difference at JHS!

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Of Mumbai and PortlandIgnatian Inspiration in an Indian OctetBY PAUL HOGAN, ACADEMIC VICE-PRINCIPAL

The Amazing Octet: Nandita Vanka ‘11, Sanjana Rao ‘11, Manali Yavatkar ‘11, Ankith Harathi ‘11,

Brinda Gokul ‘11, Surobhi (Rummi) Ganguly ‘11, Tulsee Doshi ‘11, and Arushi Raghuvanshi ‘11 have

enriched Jesuit High School and the Class of 2011 with their many talents.

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A New Flavor Added to BreakfastFor many years, the parents of Jesuit High School

have shown their gratitude to their children’s teachers by preparing the “Faculty Appreciation Breakfast.” One Tuesday morning each May, members of Jesuit’s Parent Board awake early to provide heaping servings of a traditional American breakfast: bacon and eggs, pancakes, sausage, fruit, bagels, orange juice and coffee.

About a decade ago, a few new parents started adding their own dollop of flavor to the annual appreciation breakfast. The Vardhanas, the Mehndirattas, and the Yavatkars introduced some Indian spice to the event. Now, this annual feast features, in addition to bacon and eggs, an array of foods so delicious in aroma and flavor, so savory and delectable, that they have transformed a fun and filling morning into an epicurean’s delight. Having sampled homemade Indian breakfast dishes, the faculty now look forward to a world of flavor that we didn’t even realize we had been missing. These days, if we were to remove the curry and the spices and the sweets, the Faculty Breakfast would seem a tad tame, with just a little less color and depth and life.

So it is at Jesuit, which now boasts at least 23 students who trace their lineage to India: our student body would be missing an essential ingredient without them, and our classrooms, fields, and hallways would seem less animated.

The Jesuit-India ConnectionIn some ways, we have St. Ignatius to thank for the

remarkable gifts our students of Indian heritage have brought to Jesuit. We all know the Jesuits as the intellectuals and educators of the Catholic Church. We may even know that the Jesuits are the largest order of Roman Catholic priests and brothers in the world, serving in 112 nations on six continents. But did you know that the two countries with the largest number of Jesuits in the world today are the U.S.—and India?

Soon after the founding of the Jesuits in 1540, St. Ignatius and his close friend Francis Xavier decided that the best place for Xavier’s considerable talents lay in India. In 1542, Xavier set sail from Rome to India, where he spent a decade working among the country’s people, from fisherman to courtiers. Thus, 469 years ago, India took on a seminal role in the history of the Society of Jesus—234 years before America became a nation.

The Jesuits did not go to India simply to bring God to the Indian people. One of the unique elements of the Jesuit way of proceeding flows from Ignatius’s belief that God is in all things, and reveals Himself in different ways to different peoples. Just as Fr. Mateo Ricci in China learned the ways of the Mandarin, and Fr. Pierre DeSmet in the Northwest learned from the Native peoples how the Great Spirit manifests Himself to them, the Jesuits in India have sought to understand and embrace the beauty of Indian culture and religion.

As a Time magazine article explains, “Indian Jesuits take their cue from the adaptability of a pioneering missionary, Father Roberto de Nobili, S.J. who adopted the ascetic life of the Hindu holy men shortly after he came to India in 1605. The Jesuits reflect the broad spectrum of the subcontinent’s culture. At Poona, for instance, a group of De Nobili Jesuits are experimenting with an Indianized version of the Mass that incorporates Indian serving dishes, Indian music, language, and postures of prayer... Some De Nobili seminarians live out in the city’s slums where they have won the friendship of the poor. But perhaps the most engaging of the Indian Jesuits are the handful who have chosen to adopt the lifestyles and manner of Hindu sanyasi−holy men−while continuing their work as Roman Catholic priests.”

An Ignatian exercise: Close your eyes, and transport yourself over the Pacific, across the Philippines and South China Sea to Mumbai on the Arabian Sea. Imagine Jesuit priests, many of them Indian, breaking the bread of life to the sounds of Indian music. Now, move your inner vision back across the seas to the Gedrose Student Center at Jesuit High. Inhale the curry at the Faculty Breakfast. You are at the center of Ignatius’s vision: God in all things, in living color and full olfactory splendor, everywhere in Creation, especially where people are gathered in His name.

The Amazing Octet of ‘11Whereas their parents are natives of India, all of the

members of the “American-Indian octet” in the Class of 2011 were born in the USA. Still, all eight have been deeply influenced by the Indian culture. In turn, these extraordinary students have enriched our school in many ways. Arushi Raghuvanshi, Sanjana Rao, Surobhi (Rummi) Ganguly, Tulsee Doshi, Brinda Gokul, Manali Yavatkar, Nandita Vanka, and Ankith Harathi are student leaders in all areas, from classrooms to the court, from Mock Trial to Model UN, from the Robotics shop to Student Government. In an extension of the Ignatian connection, Tulsee, Nandi, and Sanjana’s fathers all attended Jesuit schools in India, which, explains Sanjana, “provide some of the best educational experiences in India.”

Meet the Indian-American members of the Class of 2011, and learn what they have learned while at Jesuit...

Tulsee Doshi has been dancing since the age of four. In addition to dancing, she teaches and choreographs Indian classical dance.

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Tulsee Doshi is one of only 10 students in Oregon to have earned a perfect score of 36 on her ACT test last spring (fewer than one-tenth of one percent of all test-takers). Tulsee is also the sole female recipient of the Siemens Award for excellence in the Advanced Placement Science, Technology, and Math (STEM) exams (see related story).

Says Tulsee: “Jesuit has become my home and my support system, and has helped me in my personal and academic growths in ways I couldn’t have foreseen. It has surpassed my expectations in every way.” In reflecting on surprises she has encountered on her own Ignatian journey, Tulsee remembers, “One apprehension I originally had about Jesuit was the four required years of Theology. I felt that those classes might take the place of ‘more interesting’ electives that I may have wanted to pursue. In fact, my Theology classes have fostered a spiritual growth I wasn’t expecting. Over my four years at Jesuit, my desire to learn more about, and my commitment to, my own religion (Jainism) have grown exponentially.”

Among her many achievements, Manali Yavatkar’s greatest accomplishment is her four-year quest to help make Jesuit a “green” school. Her understanding of the science of climate change, her passion for vigorous action, and her

amazing people skills have led to real, concrete action at the school. As a sophomore, through her leadership on Student Government, Manali launched the “Green Crusade,” which led to a number of energy-saving and consciousness-raising activities. Manali wrote both an electronic “JHS Green (electronic) Newsletter” and a “Sustainability Handbook” to help other high schools replicate some of the initiatives she has launched at Jesuit.

Tulsee Doshi ‘11

“Jesuit has become my home and my support system, and has helped me in my personal and academic growths in ways I couldn’t have foreseen. It has surpassed my expectations in every way.”

Manali Yavatkar ‘11

“Jesuit is a place where I feel comfortable being myself and I know that I will always be accepted and welcome the way I am. The community and the respect we have for one another is what makes Jesuit great and incomparable to any other school.”

The Siemens Foundation honored Tulsee Doshi, a senior at

Jesuit High School, for her extraordinary accomplishments

in science and mathematics courses by naming her one of

the 2010 winners of the Siemens Awards for Advanced

Placement for her exceptional performance in AP math and

science.

Tulsee received the highest possible scores on the following

AP exams: Biology: 5, Computer Science A: 5; Spanish

Language: 5, Chemistry: 5, Physics C: Mechanics: 5, Calculus

BC: 5, and Calculus BC: AB Subscore: 5.

Up to 100 winners receive a $2,000 college scholarship for

earning the greatest number of grades of 5 on select AP

courses.

When Tulsee, a 4.0 student, isn’t studying, she loves to dance.

She performs, teaches and choreographs Indian classical

dance. Tulsee spent the summer prior to her junior year and

last winter break volunteering at Mother Teresa’s Orphanage

in Calcutta, India. She has logged an impressive 200-plus

volunteer hours as part of Jesuit’s Christian Service program.

Her leadership roles are equally impressive: Model United

Nations, Science Bowl, Link Crew, Ambassador, National

Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Bollywood

Culture Club, Mayor’s Youth Advisory Board, Association for

India’s Development, and Indian Cultural Association.

Tulsee works at Oregon Health Sciences University as a research

intern in radiation physics. “I am interested in mechanical

engineering or applied mathematics,” said Tulsee. “I might

even consider a career in aerospace.” She is enrolled in AP

English Literature, AP Comparative Government and AP US

History and plans to take the AP tests for those courses this

spring..

Tulsee Doshi Receives Top Honorswith Siemens AP Award

Manali Yavatkar launched Jesuit

High School’s first electronic

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DID YOU KNOW?

Like Manali, Nandita Vanka has provided “sustainable leadership” by serving on Student Government throughout her career at Jesuit. Says Nandi, “The most important gift that Jesuit has given me, more than any of my academic or sports endeavors, has been the awareness to look at our world and realize that the power to change it really does lie in our generation’s hands. Especially through Ms. Myers’ Peace and Justice class and Student Government, I realize that leaders motivate others through a just vision and having the courage to act on it. Through intellectual growth, new awareness, and meaningful relationships, Jesuit has helped me appreciate all my privileges and care more for those who have less.”

Activities Director John Flynn observes: “Thanks to their high EQs and clear vision, Nandi and Manali have demonstrated their love for Jesuit High School by serving for a combined seven years in Student Government. By effectively building relationships and creatively planning events, Nandi and Manali have served their peers while living their vision of a better tomorrow.”

Sanjana Rao has achieved remarkable success in academics, athletics, and co-curriculars. Not only is she a top student, but Sanjana has also won state championships as a tennis player, and served as a co-captain of the JHS Mock Trial team. Still, Sanjana points first to Theology and Fine Arts classes when asked about her most significant Jesuit experiences: “At Jesuit, I soon learned that although the theology program is clearly founded in Catholicism, the values taught are universal. Classes like Comparative Religions and Peace and Justice took my spiritual life to a whole new level. I developed a clear value system and gained a deep respect for Catholic tradition. Jesuit opened my mind to the spiritual dimension and truly enriched my life. I was also not expecting Jesuit to have such a fine performing arts program. One of my best decisions was to take Drama. That class really helped me gain a sense of self-esteem and confidence, without which none of my other accomplishments would have been possible.”

In addition to winning the doubles state championship in her sophomore year and being a key member of the third-in-state Mock Trial team, Sanjana completed 120 hours of service with the Able/Disabled All People Together school in Mumbai, India, an experience which Sanjana says, “really changed my life.”

Sanjana and her doubles partner, Steffanie Mortera ‘09, won the 6A women’s tennis doubles championship in May 2009.

Nandita (right) and her sister, Meena ‘09, demonstrate Indian classical dance outfitted in traditional costume during Multicultural Week at JHS.

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Nandita Vanka ‘11

“Through intellectual growth, new awareness, and meaningful relationships, Jesuit has helped me appreciate all my privileges and care more for those who have less.”

Sanjana Rao ‘11

“At Jesuit, I soon learned that although the Theology program is clearly founded in Catholicism, the values taught are universal...Jesuit opened my mind to the spiritual dimension and truly enriched my life.”

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Surobhi (Rummi) Ganguly transferred to Jesuit in her junior year—when I had the pleasure of teaching her in Speech and Debate and coaching her on the Mock Trial team. Rummi brought intelligence and energy to the class. Her performances as expert witness/chemistry professor at the state championships earned her rave reviews from the judges.

“My two years at Jesuit have been the greatest, most rewarding, and most fulfilling years of my life,” says Rummi. “I came to Jesuit expecting super hard classes, which I definitely found. What I didn’t anticipate was the community, the support system, the friendships, the relationships, and the joy that comes with being a part of something bigger than myself. When I transferred at the beginning of junior year, I figured I would be that nerdy, quiet kid at the back of the class who never talked to anyone because everyone already had their friend groups, but the community at this school shaped me into a confident, articulate, and (hopefully) mature individual. Jesuit helped me grow as a person beyond the grades and the GPA. My self-confidence and sense of faith and self are directly tied to what my teachers and friends taught me by simply accepting me, and the love I felt through the retreats.”

Brinda Gokul is the first high school student to join the oncology and neurophysiology labs at OHSU, where she has worked for the past four years. Brinda describes her Jesuit experience thus: “The biggest transformation I have experienced since freshman year is becoming a well-rounded individual open to growth. A few years ago, I had fixed, concrete plans for my future with absolutely no room for change. I realize now, however, that although I am passionate about medicine, my interests range far beyond medical subjects. I have gained an immense respect for learning. Each day I strive to gain appreciation for something new, thus forcing me to pay attention to all the blessings by which I am surrounded.”

It is not only the young ladies who have so enriched our community. The only guy in this group, Ankith Harathi, is a superb student, and a key member of Jesuit robotics, cross-country, and mock trial (Ankith also recently earned his blackbelt). Says Ankith, “I was not expecting the incredibly

Surobhi (Rummi) Ganguly ‘11

“I came to Jesuit expecting super hard classes, which I definitely found. What I didn’t anticipate was the community, the support system, the friendships, the relationships, and the joy that comes with being a part of something bigger than myself.”

Brinda Gokul ‘11

“The biggest transformation I have experienced since freshman year is becoming a well-rounded individual open to growth...I have gained an immense respect for learning.”

Ankith Harathi ‘11

“I was not expecting the incredibly tight friendships I have formed at Jesuit. I have experienced so many things with my friends, from the daily stresses and joys of high school, to special and even religious experiences, such as the Encounter.”

Brinda Gokul presents her project in May 2009 at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno. Brinda won a “Best of Fair” prize at the PCC science competition with her project, entitled “Associating Cellular Energetic Metabolism with Prostate Cancer Chemo-Resistance.”

Rummi “points” out the Taj Mahal during a trip to visit relatives in December 2009.

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tight friendships I have formed at Jesuit. I have experienced so many things with my friends, from the daily stresses and joys of high school, to special and even religious experiences, such as the Encounter.” When asked what he considers his most significant achievement in high school, Ankith points to his service work: “I strongly believe in giving back, for having such a privileged life. For example, I have volunteered over 270 hours at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Avamere Assisted Living Center at Bethany.” In his “spare time,” Ankith likes to fix motorcycle engines.

In January, Arushi Raghuvanshi was named a semifinalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search for her project titled, “Modeling Fuzzy Logic with Quantum Circuits for Humanoid Robots.” Arushi is one of only five semifinalists in the whole state of Oregon (see related story).

Arushi says of her Jesuit experience: “I love working together with other students, including highlights like studying for Linear Algebra at Powell’s and building boats for AP Physics. What makes Jesuit special is the community. Everyone always talks about the ‘Jesuit community,’ but I didn’t really understand it until I experienced it. The athletics have also been fantastic: from morning practices and summer training in Montana with the cross-country team, I think I’ve found out why Jesuit’s athletics are so strong.

“One of my proudest accomplishments is writing multiple scientific papers on topics such as Fuzzy Logic, Machine Learning, Genetic Algorithms, and the diagnosis of Melanoma cancer. I’ve published many of these papers and have had the opportunity to present them at international conferences in countries around the world, including Norway, Japan, and Spain. I traveled to Rome in late January to present at another conference. Still, I’m proud that I’m not just good at academics, but I’m also an Indian Classical Dancer, and an athlete on the JHS varsity cross-country, swimming, and track teams. I also work with an organization for rural education and literacy in India called REAL.”

“Arushi has extraordinary dedication to learning and research, accompanied by a confident yet unassuming demeanor,” says Dr. John Gorman, who has taught Arushi in math and been her science fair mentor for the last four years. “She gives up her time in the evenings and on weekends to meet with university professors to learn and do research. She always has a positive attitude and believes very much in her ability to get things done and figure stuff out.”

Arushi Raghuvanshi ‘11

“What makes Jesuit special is the community. Everyone always talks about the ‘Jesuit community,’ but I didn’t really understand it until I experienced it.”

Arushi Raghuvanshi, a senior at Jesuit High School, was named

a semifinalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search for her

robot project titled, “Modeling Fuzzy Logic with Quantum

Circuits for Humanoid Robots.”

Arushi is one of five semifinalists from Oregon. A total of 300

students from 173 high schools across the United States were

named semifinalists and received $1,000.

Intel cited her work on emotion structures for robots. What

Arushi did was combine two forms of logic so that the

emotional range of the machines operate within a sphere

instead of on a wheel. Robots, then, could react in more

nuanced ways to stimuli. Sensors could pick up what is

going on in the outside world—sound, movement, light—

and run that data through Arushi’s sphere, and in a more

sophisticated way than before, directing the robot’s motors to

move in accordance. Her major insight was to use quantum

logic, developed to explain multiple variables in the behavior

of small particles.

Arushi is not just about math and engineering. She performs

and choreographs classical dance of India. She’s a varsity

track and cross-country runner and she is helping design a

web site and doing other tasks for a non-profit working to

advance literacy in India.

She was invited to Rome in January to speak to an international

conference of medical engineers about her creation of a

sequence of mathematical steps that can predict whether a

mole on the skin will turn cancerous.

Arushi Raghuvanshi Named Semifinalist in Intel Science TalentSearch

Arushi Raghuvanshi receives a prize for her scientific proposal. With her are John Gladstone, JHS president, Sandy Satterberg, principal, and two representatives from Intel, Greg Fagan and Aubrey Clark.

In MemoriamJesuit High School AlumniJames P. McGovern ’64 3/31/10

Timothy McCoy ’65 9/24/10

James Farrell ’70 1/11/11

A. Bradford Turner ’85 9/7/10

Robert Gagnon ’96 1/11/11

Erin Wilkey ‘97 1/7/11

Theodore Wienecke ’04 8/12/10

Nancy Chernoff 1/19/11 Mother of Scott ‘84 and Graham ‘90

Thomas P. Cox 6/27/10 Father of Thomas ‘85

Rhonda Greeney 11/5/10 Mother of Caitlin ‘09, Megan ‘12and Ethan

Alice Malarkey Koehler 7/4/10 Mother of Kurt ‘73, Neil ‘76and Thomas ‘79

Maurice Lucas 10/31/10 Former JHS Board of Trustees Member

Patricia McMenamin 12/25/10 Mother of Michael ‘69 and Brian ‘76;Grandmother to Daniel ‘95, Shannon ‘97, Sean ‘01 and Conners ‘09 McMenamin; Michael ‘99,Timothy ‘01 and Patrick ‘04 Case; Christopher ‘06 and Brian Fallin ‘08

Martin Russell 1/19/11 Father of Brandon ‘05, Brad ‘06, Jordan ‘09 and Jacob

Eugene E. Snyder 7/15/10 Legacy Club Member and Library Patron

Arthur Tarlow 6/10/10Father of Damin ‘92 and Griffin ‘95

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Thomas J. O’Brien ‘70 1952-2008BY ROCH CRAFORD ‘70

Tom would urge his friends to “Enjoy life!”—advice he himself took to heart, making friends wherever he went.

At Jesuit High School, he was one of the ’69 football cheerleaders, who at home games would make a grand entrance onto the oval track at Cronin Field in a broken-down green 1954 Chrysler Imperial —“The Green Machine”— to the laughter and cheers of the crowd. (Tom had found it in the classified ads for fifty dollars.)

Cars were a continuous source of enjoyment for Tom. In college days, he drove a pretty, blue ’65 Mustang. Later on, he had a 240Z, which he restored to perfection. If he liked what was on the car radio, the dashboard would become a make-do percussion instrument. At home it might be a coffee table, a spoon and a glass, or just about any available object. He loved all kinds of music—singing and playing guitar, mandolin, and piano.

Creative, fun-loving, hard-working, and adventurous, Tom skied Europe in his early 20s, then returned to Portland where he met and married Linda and started a business as a woodworker, craftsman, and builder. His brother, Richard, says that, “Like his dad, Irish, there’s really nothing that Tom wouldn’t try his hand and

The Jesuit High School community joins in prayerful remembrance of those who have

died. May the family and friends of those who are no longer with us in body be held

in our prayers and hearts, and may the departed rest in eternal peace with God.

tools on to see if he could improve it or understand it.”

Tom and Linda completely restored and transformed their early twentieth-century Northeast Portland home, where guests might be treated to a dinner which came partially or entirely from their magnificent garden. Linda’s children, Amy and John, and subsequently her grandchildren, Sarah and Peter, lived in that house with them.

By 2003, they found themselves in the village of L’Hopital St. Jean in southwest France where they had purchased a house and molded it to their needs, including another beautiful garden. They made it their permanent home, with an open door that welcomed friends from near and far. Around this time Tom was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and started treatment in Limoges but continued to work, sing and play music, and travel around the region. Through it all he kept his sense of humor, “C’est la vie” as he put it, via e-mail, to his Jesuit classmates. He died in the hospital near his home in November 2008, and is buried in the village graveyard. There is a stone bench there, dedicated to Tom, where friends can pause to remember him and his joie de vivre.

This is the deceased list as we know it from June 2010 through January 25, 2011. Relationships listed are Jesuit ties only within the deceased’s immediate family. We apologize for any omission and ask that you please notify Kathy Baarts at (503) 291-5414 or e-mail kbaarts@jesuitportland.org.

Tom O’Brien (far right) and classmates compare notes for a magazine deadline during the 1968-69 school year.

Senior photo, JHS 1970 Yearbook.

Jesuit High School Golf Classic: September 15, 2011 BY BRIAN MUESSLE ‘78, JHS GIFT OFFICER

Mark your calendar for Thursday, September 15, for the 2011 Jesuit High School Golf Classic. For the first time ever, all proceeds will benefit the Alumni Food Drive. Under the longtime guidance of Bob Keerins ’73 and other dedicated members of the community, the Food Drive annually serves nearly 1,100 families and 35 shelters in the Portland metropolitan area.

The Golf Classic is the kick-off event to Reunion Weekend 2011. Since moving to The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club two years ago, participation and sponsorship has been outstanding. As a result, many have suggested expanding the field to include the broader Jesuit community. This year, the event will include not only alumni but also parents, past parents, benefactors, volunteers, and sponsors. The tournament will be held on both the north and south courses, and a field of 240 players is expected.

We want to express our gratitude and appreciation to those who have sponsored the tournament at the $3,000 event level or above for the past two years. Those include: John Duyn ’70 from Carlton Farms for providing our steak dinner, Steve Elorriaga ’76 of Oregon Metal Slitters as sponsor and tournament co-chair, Kevin Kelly ’67 of First Call Heating and Cooling, Rob Maletis of Maletis Beverage for keeping us hydrated, Dr. Kevin Olson ’79 with Northwest Cancer Specialists, and U.S. Bank Charitable Services Group.

In addition, special thanks to countless other individual and business sponsors, as well as faculty, staff, students, and volunteers that have supported this event and have helped us raise the bar in providing a unique and entertaining day for all involved.

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What Makes Jesuit Special?From One Alum’s Vantage Point BY GEORGE WEATHEROY ‘75

As a Jesuit High School Board of Trustees member, our meetings regularly focus on what makes Jesuit different from other high schools and how we can sustain those unique characteristics. The pervasive view of those who have not spent a protracted period of time on the school’s grounds is immensely different from the view of current students and alumni.

Some of the perceptions of Jesuit focus on the awe-inspiring athletic achievements or how Jesuit is a school only for the wealthy. Others look at the stunning campus and label it the “University of Jesuit.”

As a proud member of the Class of ‘75, I have experienced what makes Jesuit different, and in my opinion, special.

While participating in Career Day activities last year, I was pleasantly reminded by the junior class why Jesuit is special to them. The vast majority of students I interacted with articulated the feeling of community throughout the student body and how teachers cared about their development as a person, not just as a student. Numerous students explained how they appreciated the importance of being men and women for others.”

When I asked students how they will measure success as adults, none of them identified wealth and accumulating things as a measure of success. The focus was more on having a career that helps others, being true to themselves, reaching their full potential, and being happy with the decisions they make.

In the early 1970s, Jesuit was not nearly as visually stunning as it is today. However, the feeling of community and the emphasis on being men for others (the school went coed in 1993), was just as entrenched throughout the student body back then as it is today. These core values are the foundation of the school, not the athletic or other achievements.

This foundation is also the reason why alumni return to Jesuit to share their time, treasures, and talents. It is my hope that some day soon the innacurate perceptions will be replaced with the foundational truth.

George Weatheroy ‘75 and nephew, Miles Weatheroy ‘11, attended the annual African-American Alumni/Student Luncheon at Jesuit last May.

Bob McHugh ‘70, Guy Randles ‘70, Gerald Buelt ‘70 and Marc Gonzales ‘70 were an alumni foursome at last year’s Golf Classic.

WEEKEND2010

JHSREUNION

JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL’S ALL-ALUMNI REUNION WEEKEND WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 9-11. HERE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS FROM THE WEEKEND’S EVENTS.

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1. The Class of 1960 gathered in the Alumni Quad after the Green and Gold 50-Year Luncheon celebration. 2. Students gave a warm welcome home and standing ovation during an all-school assembly in honor of the class of 1960 on their 50th reunion. 3. The decade banners flew proudly in the Alumni Quad for the Toast of JHS on Saturday night of Reunion Weekend. 4. The Alumni Quad came alive with the sounds of the Bart Ferguson Band at the Toast of JHS. (Band members: Johnny Russell, Ted Ferguson ’87, Bart Ferguson ’84, Mike Belcha, Linda Brown, Amber Cobb, and Al Toribio). 5. Courtney Carter, Kristin Neidermeyer, Alex Bloom, Michael Thrift, Elizabeth Meehan, Melissa Meek, Becky and Travis Douville, all members of the Class of 2000, celebrated their 10-year reunion at the Toast of JHS. 6. The banquet rooms of Ernesto’s Restaurant overlooking Cronin field provided a great way to enjoy food and drink while watching the game.

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9 7. Alumni came out for the Tailgate to cheer on our Crusaders football team on Friday night. 8. Rob Fallow ’91, Adam Roselli ’98, Eric Coffey ’91, and Nick Roselli ‘06 prepared for a great day on the golf course at the Alumni Golf Tournament.9. Alumni reminisced about their memories of days on campus. 10. Kathy Baarts, Alumni Director, smiles at some of the great alumni who came back for Reunion Weekend. 11. John Gladstone raised a glass to toast the final event of Reunion Weekend, the Toast of JHS. 12. The Class of 1960 was escorted onto the field by the cheerleaders to be honored by the Jesuit community at halftime.13. The view from the track made the game up close and personal for alums who attended Friday night’s football game against Tigard. 14. The McBride family: Katie McBride, Dan McBride ’75, Jeff McBride ’80, Bruna McBride, Dave McBride ’76, and Cheryl McBride represented well at the Toast of JHS. 15. Laura Schott ’00, Marcia Fisher, Courtney Carter ’00, and Joann McNamara were the first women’s foursome in the Alumni Golf Tournament. 16. Members of the Class of 1980 showed their Crusader spirit during the football game on Friday night.

17. All alumni are welcome to attend all or any part of Reunion Weekend. It’s a great time to catch up with each other. 18. The Crusader Tailgate on Friday night is always family friendly and a great way for our Crusader hopefuls to experience JHS.

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Tom Manning ‘71Tom Manning ‘71 was an Oregon State graduate,

majoring in Marketing/Management. After he finished college, he wanted to do something fun and exciting. The thought of starting a career in business was appealing, but something tugged at him with regard to service and simplicity. He had heard about Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest through talking to friends and thought it would be a perfect fit for him.

Tom became a Jesuit Volunteer (JV) and was placed in Bethel, Alaska, in 1976-77, along with two other housemates: Mike Kirby from Albany, New York, and Sheila Fogarty from Portland, Oregon. Margie Guinn from Bethel was the paid Director of the group. The uniqueness in this placement was that they lived with the people whom they served, four Native Alaskan boys and four Native Alaskan girls who were either Yup’ik Eskimo or Athabaskan Peoples. They had been removed from their homes because they were no longer safe to live in due to violence and alcohol and were now wards of the State of Alaska.

Tom had many fond memories of his year as a JV. He enjoyed Thursdays when all the volunteers had Mass together on cold winter nights in a little cabin down by the

river in Bethel. “We could hear the wind blowing off the frozen tundra

in the background and all we had was candle light,” says Tom. “Fr. Tom Gallagher, S.J. would say the Mass. We all became very close this way.”

There were also challenges. “The biggest challenge was living with eight teenagers,” recalls Tom. “Most volunteers have a place to live away from their place of work. We lived and worked in the same building, which gave us very little privacy. Things could get pretty intense sometimes, especially when some of the kids acted out.”

In addition, Bethel had some of the highest suicide, alcoholism and murder rates in the nation. There was a lot of hardship among the Native Alaskan population. Tom and Sheila, housemates for that year, became best friends. Tom entered the Jesuits after his JV year for a couple years. After deciding to pursue a career in teaching rather than becoming a Jesuit, he reconnected with Sheila and they were married four years later.

“I took away a very positive view of the Church and of the Jesuits. I really liked the way the Jesuits served the Native Peoples. They lived with them ‘in the trenches,’ respected their traditions and their land with a great sense

RUINED FOR LIFE: LESSONS TO LAST A LIFETIME Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest Offers Transforming Service Work BY KATHY BAARTS, JHS ALUMNI DIRECTOR

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JESUIT VOLUNTEER CORPS NORTHWEST ENGAGES WOMEN AND MEN

IN A TRANSFORMING EXPERIENCE OF FULL-TIME VOLUNTEER SERVICE.

JESUIT VOLUNTEERS WORK FOR A YEAR OR MORE IN SOLIDARITY

WITH PERSONS LIVING ON THE MARGINS OF SOCIETY AND WITH

VULNERABLE PLACES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. ROOTED FOR OVER

50 YEARS IN THE JESUIT, CATHOLIC TRADITION EMPHASIZING SPIRIT-

UAL OPENNESS AND DEPTH, JESUIT VOLUNTEERS IN THE NORTHWEST

EXAMINE AND ACT ON THE CAUSES OF SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL

INJUSTICE TO PROMOTE PEACE AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE. JESUIT

VOLUNTEERS LIVE IN COMMUNITIES THAT COMMIT TO SIMPLE LIVING,

EMBODYING A HEALING AND SUSTAINABLE PRESENCE ON EARTH.

of humor and passion. The Alaskan Jesuits were some of the most amazing people I had ever met,” says Tom.

Tom’s love for JVC Northwest makes the organization easy for him to promote. He has been a part of the JVC Northwest Board for six years and is now Board Chair. Tom is a bridge builder for JVC Northwest and Jesuit High School. Each year, JVs speak to students at Jesuit about JVC Northwest. If there is any interest, the Xavier Partner program allows students to shadow a JV by spending the day with the JV and having dinner with the community. Tom considers JVC Northwest a bigger extension of Jesuit’s Christian Service program.

As Tom puts it, “Becoming a JV truly ruined me for life, in a good way. I can’t imagine not having had the experience I did in Bethel. It was invaluable in shaping who I am today.”

IntroductionGraduates of Jesuit High School are instilled with five

characteristics: open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving, and committed to doing justice. The hope for alumni is that they continue to carry out the mission of St. Ignatius. There is an opportunity for graduates to live out the five characteristics in more profound experiences through Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) Northwest. There is a close link to the mission of Jesuit High School’s five characteristics and JVC Northwest’s four values: community, simple living, spirituality and social justice. It is a mission of service and a tangible way to integrate these characteristics into everyday life.

History of JVC NorthwestIn 1956, a group of young men from Gonzaga

University were recruited to help construct a new boarding school in Copper Valley, Alaska, run by the Jesuits of the Oregon Province and the Sisters of St. Ann. Five young women from the East Coast were asked to come teach at the new school. This was the beginning of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. Fr. Jack Morris, S.J. was a scholastic in 1957 and took

on the early formation of the Corps, naming JVC in 1960. In the 1960s and 1970s, JVC expanded to serve the inner-city populations in the Northwest.

JVC Northwest’s first offices were in Portland, Oregon. In the mid-70s, other Jesuit provinces began to establish regional JVCs in the Midwest, the East, Southwest and South as well as Jesuit Volunteers International. JVC has sent more than 12,000 volunteers to many places worldwide—6,000 of those have been commissioned from the Northwest. Currently, JVC Northwest has 142 volunteers in five states; 23 of these volunteers are serving a second year.

In 2006, five JVC regions chose to unite with the exception of JVC Northwest, which remained an independent organization. JVC Northwest missions volunteers to serve in the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Jeanne Haster, in her seventh year as Executive Director, is continually inspired by the volunteers, the partner agencies, and the people being helped in this tangible way of living out God’s call to serve.

Who JVC ServesMany agencies in Portland have been working with

JVC Northwest for years including JOIN, Rose Haven, Volunteers of America, St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, and Central City Concern. These partner agencies provide a diverse range of services, including services in education, youth mentoring, social services, services for people with disabilities, and address ecological concerns.

Each year, the agencies apply for a JV and state their need in their respective communities as well as how that need is addressed. JVC Northwest works to ensure that the mission of the agency is aligned with the mission of JVC Northwest and provides a meaningful position. Thanks to an AmeriCorps grant for JVC Northwest, the cost of a full-time, college-educated, enthusiastic, and talented Jesuit Volunteer AmeriCorps member for partner agencies has dropped by almost half in 2010-11. Partner agencies are able to increase their outreach and enhance the services they provide to more families and individuals. Mary Casey, JVC

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As JVs together in Bethel, Alaska, Becky Pruitt, Mike Kirby, Sheila Fogarty, and Tom Manning ‘71 formed indelible bonds while serving the native population. Orientation in Spokane, Washington, in August 1976 started everything.

The view of the front of JVC Northest building located in Portland, Oregon. The four symbols toward the top of the building symbolize the organiza-tion’s core values: community, spirituality, simple living, and social and ecological justice.

The Nuts and Bolts of a Year as a Jesuit Volunteer (JV)

The JV year begins in August with a week-long orientation at Camp Adams in Molalla that focuses on the four core values: community, simple living, spirituality and social justice.

Most of the JVs in JVC Northwest are also AmeriCorps members, working toward an Education Award of $5,350 at the end of their service year that they can apply to student loans or for further education.

August Educational Enhancement

Northwest Board Member, notes, “With all the problems that we face in providing social services to those who need them, JVC Northwest is critical. Who would fill all of the placements that our JVs so willingly volunteer to serve?”

How to Become a JVThe process of becoming a JV begins with an application

with a priority deadline of March 1, though applications continue to be received into the summer. Each applicant lists his or her top 10 choices of volunteer position. The year as a JV is a year of growth. Although service work is important, community living is just as important. An interview follows to get to know each applicant and to discover their strengths and their “growing edges.”

JVs may or may not get their first choice of placement, but they learn to be happy wherever they are placed. As many of the JVs come from middle or upper-middle class backgrounds, problems they encounter in their placement are often new to them. They are given the opportunity to develop relationships with people who are suffering and living in crisis, offering them services as needed. There is daily interaction with people who live on the margins of our society.

Time as a JV is filled with hope as young volunteers choose to focus on others, live for others and live out the mission of being a man or woman for others. There is passion, idealism, and enthusiasm. There are many gatherings as a JV community. There is a weekly community night, where the JV house does something together. There is spirituality and reflection as each JV reflects on service and shares their spiritual journey with the group. There are community meetings where houses work through their challenges and may opt for “electricity free” days to live out the JVC Northwest value of simple living. In some areas, Jesuit priests help guide and mentor these volunteers from an Ignatian perspective.

The JV year transforms and changes people for the better. It provides a clear picture of what our purpose on Earth is all about through serving others. If each of us chose this experience our world would be a much better place.

The following members of the Jesuit High School community all spent time as JVs and offer the following insight about their unique experiences.

Teri Stroschein, JHS TeacherWhy did you choose JVC Northwest? I was a computer

consultant with Andersen Consulting for four years. The hours were long and involved a lot of travel. I had always enjoyed service and was trying to find a way to bring it back into my life. After talking to friends who were former JVs, I inquired about taking a leave of absence; it took two years but was eventually granted. I had two options: one in San Francisco working as a program manager, and one in Alaska. Michelle Gedrose, an Area Director for JVC Northwest, helped me choose the adventurous life and step out of my comfort zone.

What was your JVC Northwest experience? I was in Bethel, Alaska, in 1996-1997 working at the Malone Home. Members of the home varied in disability from very functional to those with serious disabilities. I was the “house mom,” cooking, taking the members on outings, fostering members’ self-esteem within their Native Alaskan culture. My own experiences included net fishing and trapping foxes.

What is your favorite memory from your JVC experience? I loved playing broom ball on the ice. In Bethel, I gained such an appreciation for nature, walking everywhere, listening to the sleigh bell and sounds of the cracking ice, and appreciating the different terrain. I gained a great respect for the Yup’ik culture. The Yup’ik held the elders in such high esteem, a trait so rarely seen in today’s society.

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Teri Stroschein spent her JVC year in Bethel, Alaska, working at the Malone Home for people with disabilities.

Living allowances pay for room, board, a small personal stipend, and other costs of maintaining a household. The JVs are given health insurance. The JVC Northwest office provides for local community support and support from the office.

Three retreats during the year enhance the JVs’ tranformative service experience. The first retreat centers on community living and deeper introspection. The second retreat examines social justice issues and works to understand the root causes of the injustices. The final retreat offers theological reflection on social justice concerns and JVs’ actions through the lens of Ignatian Spirituality, providing impetus to further action and reflection.

Living Expenses A Transformation

What were your challenges? Within my community, there were five people, ranging in age from 22 to 50 years old. There were challenges in getting along with the varying ages. The gift was in learning and working through issues that came up in the house. I had never worked with the disabled so it was an adjustment but very rewarding. Finances were different with a fixed income and it was simple living. Within the community in Bethel, there was not a lot of technology. I had to get used to being removed from a world of immediate wireless access.

What was one thing you took away? I realized the inter-connectedness that exists, especially within the Bethel community, and how truly dependent we are on each other.

Are there similarities between JHS and JVC Northwest? I returned to Andersen Consulting in 1997-98 but was not fulfilled. I started teaching at Jesuit in the fall of 1998. The similarities exist in community and people intentionally forming community. There is a trust that occurs first, as people take that leap of faith. There is also interdependence on each other. The students are a great example. They take care of faculty and staff so much more than we take care of them. Both experiences remind us that we are part of something bigger and that we are not alone.

Sam Higgins ‘05Why did you choose JVC Northwest? I was attending

the University of Oregon and received a postcard from Tom Manning advertising JVC Northwest. I thought about my impending graduation and knew I wasn’t quite ready to go into the corporate world so I chose to apply to JVC Northwest.

What was your JVC Northwest experience? In 2009-2010, I was in Yakima working for Catholic Charities. Although it wasn’t what I initially wanted, it turned out to be very rewarding. I was the Coordinator for Volunteers working with low-income elders, some with disabilities. Much of my work focused on ways to assist these elders. With aging, there is a slow loss of functions, which is frightening to many as people lose their independence. Within Catholic Charities, there were many who served as role models and supported the volunteers. I felt that I was part of something special. There were eight of us living in community from all over the country. Three of us worked at Catholic Charities. Within our community, JVs came

from all over the country, celebrated different holidays, and had different religious views.

What is your favorite memory from your JVC experience? As a community, we ran in the Eugene half- marathon. We lived a very healthy lifestyle and were conscious of what we ate and our physical workouts. The Spiritual Exercises were wonderful in deciding what to do next in life.

What were your challenges? On Valentine’s Day 2010, our community house was broken into. There was a lesson in social justice as we wrestled with our boundaries being breached. We learned how to be better neighbors and became aware of forgiveness and what it meant. It was an experience, even though negative, that had positive consequences by bringing the house closer together.

What did you take away? Long-lasting relationships were created. On a recent field trip for De la Salle High School, we traveled to Yakima. I was aware of the Yakima community and was able to put the trip together easily. I feel truly blessed by my housemates and the ongoing community that we share.

Are there similarities between JHS and JVC Northwest? People come from many Jesuit schools who are open to alternative experiences. Kathleen Myers (JHS Theology teacher) planted the seeds of social justice in me which became relevant and helpful with mature systems and paradigms I experienced as a JV.

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Sam Higgins ‘05 (top left) and some of his fellow JVs placed in Yakima, Washington, often enjoyed hikes in the wilderness during their service year.

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Fr. Paul Grubb, S.J. ‘91JHS Teacher

Why did you choose JVC Northwest? I was a senior at Jesuit High School and Fr. Olivier, S.J. had a poster for JVC. I told Fr. Olivier that that is what I wanted to do after college. Even though Fr. Olivier laughed at my confidence, I stayed true to my decision. I attended Gonzaga University and as graduation neared, I knew that I didn’t want to go into the world of employment yet. Although I had owned a business very successfully, I wanted to travel and to play while I still could.

What was your JVC Northwest experience? I was a JV in 1995-96 in Juneau, Alaska, a town with 30,000 people on the island of Douglas, population 2,000. I was able to fish, watch whales, became friends with people who were homeless, and was somewhat famous in the small town. I worked for the Juneau Alliance for the Mentally Ill as a Case Manager Aid, meeting with and listening to people with schizophrenia. With this mental illness, I saw much homelessness, jail time, problems with money management, and addictions, including medication. I often cooked with my clients, focusing on food and the effects on mental health. Almost all of the clients were Caucasian, with 10% or less who were Native Alaskans.

What is your favorite memory from your JVC experience? My favorite memory and challenge were one and the same. The job was difficult and being confronted with violence for the first time was startling. The treatment of people with schizophrenia is often torturous and ostracizing. It was one of the hardest things to work with but there was tremendous growth in seeing beyond and not letting violence blind me. I was able to open my heart to both victims and victimizers. I learned compassion and redemption in my work as a JV. There was great love within my community of five men and four women. We bonded quickly and did much together, working and playing.

What was one thing that you took away? I learned how to love even when it is difficult and when you’re not given a choice. It was a great lesson to learn how to love

whoever God puts into your life. It’s something so counter-cultural that you are faced with finding love where you never thought it would be. JVC Northwest does ruin you for life. The seeds are planted and the effect is powerful as a social conversion takes place.

Are there similarities between JHS and JVC Northwest? The similarity is in the Jesuits themselves and the Ignatian charism that they bring in their apostolic works. Within Jesuit High School, it is in the education provided, whereas in JVC Northwest, it is in the service to the poorest of the poor.

Don Letourneau JHS Past Parent

Why did you choose JVC Northwest? I had gone straight through college and one year of law school. I felt I needed a break from academia. At the time, the draft was in place, and my draft number was 16. College and law students were granted deferrals. When the draft ended, I decided to get a respite from school. I chose JVC Northwest in particular because I wanted to put my actions where my beliefs were, and it was consistent with my cultural and spiritual heritage.

What was your JVC Northwest experience? I was a paralegal placed at the Metropolitan Public Defender (Portland office) in 1974-75. My first choice was to be a teacher in Alaska, but because I was already a first-year law student, JVC Northwest wisely placed me at the public defender’s office.

What is your favorite memory from your JVC experience? I don’t have a favorite memory, but I can say, despite 27 years in a happy marriage and raising two great kids, my favorite year of my life was my JVC year. The experience was pivotal for me professionally. I had gone to law school thinking I would like to be a Nader Raider, but was seduced by criminal law during my JVC year. I returned to Georgetown Law and got my JD, was hired as a staff attorney at MPD, and worked my way up the ladder there ultimately directing the Washington County office for eight years and becoming a judge.

What were your challenges? It was challenging but rewarding to live in community and to survive on a $50 stipend (room and board are provided). JVs now receive an $80 stipend.

What was one thing you took away? I wanted to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. It reinforced my desire to use my skills as a lawyer to help people.

Are there similarities between JHS and JVC Northwest? Both JVC Northwest and Jesuit are founded on Ignatian principles. Jesuit attempts to develop “men and women for others.” JVC Northwest provides that avenue through service.

Fr. Paul Grubb, S.J. ‘91 (far right) and his housemates enjoyed the beautiful Alaskan scenery during their JV year.

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Scott PowersJHS Christian Service Director

Why did you choose JVC Northwest? Originally from Massachusetts, I was heavily involved in campus politics, especially Central American politics. I thought of myself as a “hippy liberal,” and faith was not a huge part of my life. After the 1989 murders of six Jesuit priests in San Salvador, I questioned why the Jesuits were targeted. This brought back the faith and Catholicism that always existed in my life but was not a major focus. I began to question where I was going and what I wanted to do. I saw a poster for JVC at the University of Massachusetts and was the only one who applied that year from U Mass. JVC Northwest brought me to Portland.

What was your JVC Northwest Experience? I served as a JV at St. Andrew’s Church in Portland from 1991-92. I lived in community with five others who worked at Neighborhood Health Clinic, Holy Redeemer, Transition Projects, Peninsula Children’s Center, and DePaul Treatment. They were all Catholic college grads. Four out of my six housemates still live in Portland and we are all close friends. I had a couple roles at St. Andrew’s as the Emergency Services Director, working in the food bank, and in the office, offering utility assistance, involving visits to the homes needing beds and furniture. I also worked in the after-school program, taking care of 15-20 children from King Elementary, playing with them and taking them on field trips.

What is your favorite memory from your JVC experience? I can still see the faces of many of the children from the after-school program.

What were your challenges? Working in a non-profit, I learned to be resourceful. We couldn’t use a lack of money as an excuse. We had to use what we had. There was always the question of why we couldn’t help every child?

What was one thing you took away? During my year at St. Andrew’s, along with learning many things about Jesuit Spirituality, I also learned about the types of Jesuit schools and saw a great need for a Nativity School in the neighborhood. After attending Boston College for graduate school in 1993-1994, I worked on documentation about

researching a Nativity School. In 1997, a committee was formed and Fr. Grimm, the Jesuit Provincial, pushed for the creation of a Nativity School at St. Andrew’s.

Are there similarities between JHS and JVC Northwest? Both are rooted in Ignatian formation. With JVC, there were living experiences and carrying out the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm of setting context, experience, reflection, and action. I continue to live the four values of JVC Northwest in my family life today. There is something so real about being “ruined for life” through JVC Northwest. My life was truly changed. I started working at Jesuit in 1994-1995, teaching history and coaching soccer and basketball.

Emma Slater ’06

Why did you choose JVC Northwest? After Jesuit, I graduated from Gonzaga University. I looked into the JVC Northwest process because I wanted to do a year of service. I am currently a JV.

What is your JVC Northwest Experience? I am currently working at Catholic Charities in Yakima, Washington, in the Volunteer Chore Services Program as a volunteer coordinator. The people who I work with are the elderly, many of whom are low-income elders with disabilities. I work with them to arrange for services to help them stay in their homes and remain independent. It’s been great to get to know my clients. Although Yakima was not my first choice, it has turned out really well. I enjoy what I do and working with the elderly. I live in community with seven other women. It is hard to adjust to community living, but it is good.

What is your favorite memory (so far) from your JVC experience? My favorite memory to date is the leaf break that we did in November. We worked with high school students in the area to help out the homes in the area by raking leaves. It was a lot of fun to come together to work in the greater Yakima community and to help others out.

What are your challenges? Living in community is probably the biggest challenge. We all come from different backgrounds and it’s been an adjustment.

Scott Powers (far right) with fellow 1991-92 JVs Chris Cacherinni and Lauren Nathe.

Emma Slater ‘06 (top row, far right) currently works as a JV at Catholic Charities in Yakima, Washington.

For a quarter of a century, the Alumni Food Drive has reunited alumni for a three-day mission of serving others in need during the holiday season. Hundreds of alumni return to Jesuit High School in December to fill and distribute food boxes for families.

The Alumni Food Drive now stands as one of the defining alumni service endeavors—it is a time to reconnect with friends, to begin family traditions of helping others, and to return to a place that instilled the values of service and love. In the season of giving, it is the best week of the year to give our time for a valuable cause.

Food Drive Facts: Beginnings

of alumni gathered in a Port of Portland warehouse to sort food for St. Vincent De Paul to use in their holiday food boxes.

Food Drive at Jesuit—700 food boxes were delivered that first year.

Who is Served?

$500-$1,000 grant to the Oregon Food Bank each year.

dePaul and they in turn provide us with the names each year.

How is the Food Drive Funded?

Every donation goes straight to the funding of the food for the food boxes or to the food to the shelters

the food drive.

provide funding for the Alumni Food Drive. Bob Keerins ‘73 has been the “bagman” for

fundraising for this very worthy cause for 25 years.

to assemble the boxes.

Our VolunteersBob

Keerins ‘73, Brian Ferschweiler ‘73, and John Grout ‘71. Dave Kopra ‘73 and Ann Drorbaugh travel from

Olympia, Washington, every year to oversee the food box preparation and to prepare breakfast on Saturday morning.

Vincent de Paul, support agencies and the issue of hunger in our community

as their annual service tradition and they make a big difference for us as we kick off the box-building with 600 boxes built that afternoon and evening. Likewise, you can set your watch by the Portland Rotary for Friday’s shift. We have many smaller groups and a number of families, students, and alums for whom the Food Drive has become a must event.

Alumni Food Drive Celebrates 25 Years BY KATHY BAARTS, ALUMNI DIRECTOR

Alumni and friends of Jesuit celebrated another successful Food Drive in December 2010. Between the Student Food Drive and the Alumni Food Drive, many families were

touched with the gift of food.

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love, dignity, and respect. Liz (Irwin) Johnson ‘01 joined the leadership of the box-building crew in earnest this year and Ann and Dave will be working for her in future years.

Bill Johnson ‘61, Mike ‘73 and Laurie Lux, Joe Radakovich ‘73, Dave Kopra ‘73, Ann Drorbaugh, and daughter Kelsey. Kevin O’Halloran’74, Paul Gram ’73, Mike Casey ’70, Kevin Sanger ’92, Chris Zervis ’92, Bryan Kopra, and Vic Follen ’00 have been leading the outside crew.

It’s About Making a Difference“The Food Drive is a vehicle for people to give a little. People

give time and money and give great lessons to the next generation about the real meaning of Christmas. One of the greatest gifts is if people take this out into the rest of the year.”

~ John Grout ‘71

“For Ann and me, the Food Drive is Christmas. It’s a homecoming of sorts, with our old friends Bobby, John, Brian, and all the rest, and a chance to celebrate the true spirit of the season. When we walk out that door and head for home, we tell each other Merry Christmas, and then happily skip most of the so-called obligations of the holiday. It’s a great trade.”

~ Dave Kopra ‘73

“Over the past 10 years, the Neighborhood House Emergency Food Box program has grown from a monthly average of 70 households to 650 households. With that type of growth, we could not have met our goal of never letting anyone leave without a food box who asks us for help. The support we have received from the Jesuit High School Alumni Association has gone a long way to helping maintain that commitment. I cannot tell you how important that has been.”

~ Rick Nitti at Neighborhood House

Chris Zervis ’92, Ashley Amato, Kevin Sanger ‘92, Kathy Baarts, and the Sanger children enjoyed one of the best days of the year!

The Kopra family celebrates the Christmas season with their annual trek from Olympia to help with the

Alumni Food Drive.

Dave Kopra ’73, John Grout ’71, Bob Keerins ’73, and

Chris Malcolm look forward to the annual gathering for

Saturday morning distribution.

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Alumni Events 2010-11

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Fall and winter have been busy with various alumni events

on and off campus. We took Jesuit High School on the road,

visiting alumni in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, and

Los Angeles. We had two Crusader nights at Trail Blazers games

in January as the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers came into

town. Alumni and friends of Jesuit returned to campus to present

to the junior class at Career Day.

Mike Maher ’80, Dan McBride ’75, Alan Larson ’80, and Dennis Durkin ’89 enjoyed the Seattle event at Palisade Restaurant. It was a beautiful evening to enjoy good company and watch the sunset on the waterfront.

Adrienne Riter ’08, Cedric Yau, ’97, Elizabeth Bishop ’03, and Courtney Carter ’00 enjoyed the view from the Top of the Strand at the NY event.

Coach Erik Spoelstra ’88 met with alumni and friends before the Miami Heat vs. Portland Trail Blazers game. It was a valiant effort by the Trail Blazers, but Coach Spoelstra and the Heat were able to pull off an overtime win 107-100.

Thirty alumni, representing the 80s, 90s, and 2000s in the Los Angeles area, gathered on February 3, 2011. The event was held at ESPN Zone at LA Live. It was a fantastic evening in the City of Angels.

Katey Houck ’09, Steffanie Mortera ’09, and Laura Staley ’09 took a break from studies to attend the Seattle event on October 6, 2010.

Jack Dod ’09, Noelle VanRysselberghe ’09, John Gladstone, and Stephen Beard ’09 enjoyed the NY event on September 25, 2010.

We have enjoyed spending quality time with alumni

and listening to their journeys while sharing the exciting

happenings on campus and within the school community.

It’s been an amazing few months of reaching hundreds of

alumni through various events.

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Cameron Schwab ‘08, Marcus Schwab ’07, Libby Dunn ’06, and Andrea Marquis ’06, all JHS and Santa Clara students/alums, came out to the SF event and watched history in the making as the World Series Champions San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1.

David Coit ’09, Peter Maletis ’09, and Tyler Smalley ’10, now attending USC (David and Peter) and University of the Redlands (Tyler), enjoyed an evening at LA Live.

Forty alumni , faculty and friends of Jesuit gathered on campus to present Career Day to our junior class on February 8, 2011.

Ben Chandler ’82 and Chris Lalli ’83 caught up at the San Francisco event held at Paragon Restaurant on September 29, 2010.

Mike Dunleavy ’99 spent time with Jesuit students, alumni and Crusader hopefuls at the Trail Blazers vs. Pacers game on January 22, 2011.

We are so thankful for Jesuit Moms Mary Lang and Mary Dick (pictured), along with Marcia Walsh and Kay Brantley, who generously underwrite the NY alumni event each year.

Alumni Profile Lindsey Stannard ‘98 Overcomes Cancerand Uses Experience to Make a DifferenceBY KATHY BAARTS, JHS ALUMNI DIRECTOR

Life has a peculiar way of determining our paths. Some we choose: relationships, vacations, schools. Others are given: family, gender, genetics. And when we learn of a given path that unexpectedly steers us from what we might have planned, it changes everything. For Lindsey Stannard, her unexpected path into cancer brought about suffering, reflection, and the courage to ultimately survive her battle so that she might help guide and advocate for those who find themselves on a similarly unchosen path.

Everything Changes...In 1991, Lindsey was an eleven-

year-old, living carefree on her family’s farm in Cornelius, Oregon. Aside from school, life was full of adventures—horseback riding, hunting for Trilliums in the fields, and boating on the family farm when it flooded. Life

changed dramatically on November 9, 1991, when Lindsey found herself in the ER for stomach bleeding. Exploratory surgery revealed a tumor, and Lindsey was diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer, nephroblastoma.

The ensuing trunk radiation and six months of chemotherapy were challenging for everyone. Although she didn’t fully understand what was happening, Lindsey made it her goal to make it to Christmas. And she did it: Christmas came and passed and Lindsey went into remission. It lasted from May 1992 through September 1993.

In 1993, Lindsey started eighth grade and life was good. The adventures of wearing makeup began. Her favorite pastime continued to be horseback riding. However, the excitement and angst of being a teenager were turned upside down when Lindsey’s cancer returned in her lungs. She underwent another six months of chemotherapy

and was in and out of the hospital with pneumonia and side effects of her treatments. Things went from bad to worse in the Stannard household: her dad was injured on their farm, his leg essentially destroyed; her brother came down with what was initially through to be lymphoma; Lindsey continued to battle with her antibiotics.

But by May 1994, things began to turn around. Lindsey’s dad dodged issues with infections and miraculously started to walk again without assistance; her brother’s feared lymphoma turned out to be only a viral reaction to a cat scratch; and Lindsey’s cancer went into remission just before she began her freshman year at Jesuit High School.

Despite the optimistic shift, freshman year was difficult. A larger school environment, social pressures, insecurities, and the challenges of high school often push students to their limits. Although Lindsey was optimistic, she had no friends entering Jesuit with her, and kids can be hard on a girl sporting a shortly-out-of-treatment “Sinead O’Connor” buzz cut. Students bluntly asked touchy questions, some calling her names and whispering about her catheter scar, mistaking it for a hickey. Lindsey was often unsure how to react. Then her best friend and confidant, Chris, with whom she bonded through treatments together, lost his own battle with cancer. Lindsey struggled with the loss and had no one to turn to.

Dick Hazel, Lindsey’s English teacher, noticed her withdraw and asked what was going on. Even though Lindsey brushed it off, Dick was aware and asked Elaine Forde, her counselor, to check in. Lindsey, feeling violated from her teacher’s “pesky” concern, now realizes the value of having teachers that truly care. “They paid attention and could see that I was consumed with grief; grief that I didn’t know how to deal with,” says Lindsey. “I just knew I didn’t want to appear ‘crazy’ and end up back in the hospital.”

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Lindsey Stannard ‘98 feels it is her obligation to find value in her experience with cancer and use it to make things less difficult for others.

Freshmen year soon passed, and through new friends and teacher-mentors, Lindsey found a place in the Jesuit community, finding a welcoming, safe environment, free from drugs, gangs, and bullying. Her favorite teacher, Fr. Rick Ganz S.J., left a permanent impression on her. She still remembers the v-neck red sweater that he wore over his collar and the infectious way he spoke with his hands. With Fr. Ganz’s fluency in seven languages, he knew the origin of everything and seemed to love life and be a living example of holiness. Many years later, Lindsey was so affected by Father Ganz that she asked him to marry her and her husband, Matt.

In addition to Fr. Ganz, Encounter experiences on the McKenzie River are always special memories for Lindsey. “There are experiences at JHS that are yet to be equaled anywhere else,” she says.

After Jesuit, Lindsey attended Gonzaga University. As she moved farther away from her treatment years, it became harder to deal with the after-effects of cancer. It took Lindsey a few years to recognize this post-traumatic stress. Smells and sounds would often bring her back to times of suffering as well as phantom pains and on-going nightmares. “It is like a free-falling of emotion and experiences,” she remarks. “The emotional burdens come to light and the cycle of grief continues as post traumatic stress.”

In her senior year of college, her dentist uncovered a mass. After

additional examinations, Lindsey was diagnosed a third time with cancer; this time, Papillary Thyroid cancer, a cancer stemming from radiation experiences as a child. The treatment this time was a simple pill—no sickness, no lost hair—almost too easy compared to what she’d experienced. By 2002, she was once again in remission.

RecoveryLindsey has faced and beaten

significant odds—with each relapse of a specific cancer, the odds of long- term survival decrease and the odds of a second or third cancer increase. During her challenges she found little to help her start a dialogue about the darker aspects of her journey. Bow Ties, Butterflies and Band-Aids is the result of Lindsey’s journey with cancer. The book is a combination of her story and the reflections of her family, her nurse, and her friends. Some sections still strike her as surreal.

In addition to her book, she is also in the process of creating the Naknuwisha Foundation. Naknuwisha, a Yakima word, means, “To care for what is precious, especially children who need our help.” Lindsey discovered that, “Surviving cancer is an enormous financial burden that has drastic impacts on all aspects of a family’s life. During this difficult time, having normalcy is essential to coping with the demands of cancer treatment. Naknuwisha aims to provide financial assistance to families of children with

cancer to cover expenses associated with treatment but that do not fall under the jurisdiction of health insurance coverage.” Lindsey is hopeful that half of the royalties from her book will be committed to the foundation.

Lindsey considers the Jesuit profile of the graduate instrumentally influential on her outlook on life. “The truth is that if you are the person in the profile—open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving and committed to doing justice—you will benefit everywhere. You may not get it until later, but you will live a better life, do better things, and be a better person.” Lindsey’s path has brought her to this point, where she is hoping to help lead those who will take their own paths through cancer. “My cancer was a result of predetermined genes, but I feel a responsibility to find value and use it to make things less difficult for those behind me.”

Lindsey’s book, Bow Ties, Butterflies and Band-Aids: A Journey Through Childhood Cancers and Back,” is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels. Currently, Lindsey is an osteopathic medical student at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA. Lindsey can be contacted via e-mail at LVsurvivor@gmail.com.

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Circa 1991, when Lindsey was 11 years old. Circa 1993, when Lindsey was 13 years old.

1964James Hochstein recently retired

after 41 years as a mathematician working at the Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering Station at Keyport, Washington. He also performed in his 25th Nutcracker show with Peninsula Dance Theatre.

1969

Michael Satterwhite and wife, Kris, welcomed grandchild Quinn Arthur Satterwhite on April 20, 2010. Quinn’s parents, Rian and Bethany Satterwhite, live and work in Acworth, Georgia.

1974

Bob Polich celebrated 33 years with Procter & Gamble. He currently works as a category account executive in the Gillette male grooming division. Last June, he managed the retail execution of the new Gillette ProGlide razor launch. Needless to say, he is smooth and clean shaven every day. He plays hoops twice a week in a men’s league, and hopes he can

Andy Schreck and wife, Erin, welcomed baby Caroline to their family on January 9, 2011. Caroline weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19 inches long. She joins big sisters Perry (4) and Kelly (2).

1991Mark Berger and wife, Katie,

welcomed Anna Rose Berger to their family on May 22, 2010.

After eight years coaching football, three as co-defensive coordinator, at McClintock High School in Tempe, Arizona, Jeffrey State is starting his first season on the varsity staff at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School in Chandler, Arizona. Son Lucas often accompanies him on the field.

Andrew Winge serves in the United States Air Force as a medical doctor. Andrew graduated from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 2000. He is a certified family practitioner and a certified ER doctor, and is presently seeking a third certification in Age

convince his JHS classmates to return to playing in the annual Crusader Crunch so it gives him a reason to fly west and visit the campus. He and his wife, MaryAnne (SMA ’74), live in Boston, where she is a freelance musician/vocalist and employed by the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston.

1975James Hyneman is beginning his

third year at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, as the lead assistant men’s basketball coach. This is his 30th season as a men’s college basketball coach (including 23 years working within NCAA institutions and seven years in California junior college basketball as a head coach). He has found the South (Georgia, in particular) to be a delightful area of the U.S. and Georgia. He still maintains a permanent residence in southern California.

1983John Collins and wife, Jolene,

celebrated the birth of their boys, Davis Bishop and Wyatt Henry, on September 8, 2010.

1986Paul Sabatine was recently

nominated to serve as the Regional Director for the USAID/Pakistan Provincial Mission to Sindh and Balochistan. He will be based at the U.S. Consulate General in Karachi and will be responsible for the design, implementation, and oversight of all USAID programs in the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan.

1988

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welcomed their first child, Langley May Rhoades, on August 10, 2010. They feel very fortunate to have a healthy, happy little girl and a wonderful circle of family and friends to share her with.

J.B. Skopil and wife, Kelly, welcomed their first child, Fisher Elwood Skopil, on April 29, 2010, at 10:15 a.m.

1997

Andrea Bachhuber and husband, Rob Sokol, welcomed their first child, Owen Bachhuber Sokol, on August 18, 2010. Owen arrived two weeks early and weighed 7 pounds and was 19.5 inches in length. Parenthood is everything they hoped it would be and more!

Ryan Bass and Olivia Norris were married on February 27, 2010, at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon.

Michelle (Fretta) Lontai works for Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Territory Sales Manager in the Laboratory Equipment Division and lives in Portland, Oregon. For fun she teaches spinning classes at a few gyms. Michelle and her husband, Joe, are planning their next week-long bike ride along the 101 into California.

Elizabeth (Cavanaugh) Lowe and husband, Mark, welcomed son, Paul, to their family on January 11, 2010.

Christina (Rothschild) Reilly and husband, Jeff, welcomed their third boy, Lucas Paul, into the world in March 2010. His proud big brothers are Thomas Jeffrey, born December 2006, and Joseph Timothy, born June 2008. The family lives in Portland where Christina is blessed to be able to stay at home with the boys.

Ivy (Williams) Schnepp and husband, Kent Schnepp ‘95, joyfully welcomed their daughter, Arabelle Louise, into the world on September 21, 2010. The happy family lives in Tualatin, Oregon.

Mangement medicine. His decision to enter military service was based on his firm conviction that our men and women in uniform deserve the very best medical care possible. Andrew has served two tours in Iraq as an ER doctor and is currently stationed at Eglin AFB in Florida. When in Iraq, he received several commendations for his medical expertise. His recent promotion to Lt. Colonel makes him one of the youngest in the Air Force to attain that rank.

1993William Markusen welcomed

daughter Emery Elizabeth Markusen on October 7, 2008.

1996

Lindsey (Carver) Crawford and husband, Tony, joyfully welcomed their third child, Eloise May, on October 13, 2010. Eloise weighed 7 pounds and was 21 inches in length. Big sister Amelia Jane (4) and brother Cash (2) love having another sibling. The family is living in Michigan where Tony is completing his last year of residency in Emergency Medicine. They are moving to Seattle in June.

David Rhoades and wife, Galena,

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Ian Kelly and wife, Bethany, welcomed Erinne Margaret into their family on January 5, 2010. Erinne weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces.

Ian Machan and wife, Mary, welcomed their first child, Owen Brian, to their family on September 23, 2010, in Portland. Owen weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces at birth and was 20.5 inches in length.

Holly Magner and wife, Alix Magner, welcomed their son, Jasper Benjamin Magner, on April 21, 2009. Jasper is now almost 2 years old and loving life in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hillary Reser and partner, Moira Hinderer, welcomed their daughter on November 6, 2010. June Marie Grace

Service Rep (VSR) Certification, which is critical to ensuring that service representatives have the knowledge and skills needed to perform their jobs effectively. She also received a promotion to Rating Specialist (or Rating VSR), which requires that she serve as a decision maker for claims for veterans’ benefits by analyzing claims to determine a variety of factors. She is looking forward to this exciting career step!

Peter Glenn created a Tanzanian documentary called “Into the Light” (now released on DVD; more information is found on IntoTheLightFilm.com). The three years he spent making “Into the Light” to give voice to AIDS in Tanzania helped him decide to go back to school and get his MBA so he can create social ventures to help improve the lives of the world’s poor, especially in East Africa. The green business blog, TriplePundit.com, published an article he wrote about using social entrepreneurship to address the root causes of AIDS.

Lucia Marquand Munch and John Harrison were married on August 8, 2008, on the beach in Kona, Hawaii, in a small, private ceremony attended by their parents and brothers, including Horace Harrison III ‘85 and Nicholas Munch, who flew in from Bejing, China. Lucia and John became engaged a year earlier while staying on Lake Como, Italy.

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Scott Solberg relocated from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to Prague, Czech Republic, in October last year to take up a new role with HSBC Bank as Head of Payments & Cash Management.

Nichole (Meyer) Stine met her husband, Adam Stine, while attending college at the University of Notre Dame. They were married in 2003 in Portland and have three children: Ava (3), born on March 15, 2007; Hunter (2), born on August 18, 2008; and Audrey (7 months), born on July 18, 2010. The Stine family resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, where they are restaurant franchisees. Adam runs the restaurants and Nichole stays home with the kids, her dream job (she was previously an adoption counselor, and received her Masters Degree in 2005). Nichole’s youngest sister, Sophia Meyer ‘14, is a freshman at Jesuit.

Andy Van Pelt and wife, Jenise, welcomed thier third child, Samuel Andrew, on September 22, 2010. Sam joins siblings Grace (4) and Henry (3).

1998Kristina Garcia has been with the

Department of Veterans Affairs for four years and recently obtained Veterans

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Michael Dunleavy and wife, Sarah, welcomed Lucille Rose Dunleavy on November 18, 2010 at 5:20 p.m. Lucille weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounches and was 21 inches in length.

Steve Gaube and Kim (Helton) Gaube are proud to announce the arrival of their son, James Alexander, on November 15, 2010. Jimmy weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and was 21 inches in length.

Flurry Stone married Lara Coppinger ‘98 at a ceremony in the Canisius Chapel in December 2010.

2000

When introduced by a mutual

friend in early 2007, Ashley (Conger) Barclay and Doug Barclay ‘97 realized that among the many things they had in common, they were both JHS grads! Three years later, on August 7, 2010, they were married in an outdoor ceremony at Persimmon Country Club in Gresham. Ashley’s matron of honor was sister Mallory (Conger) Keaton ‘03, and Doug’s best man was brother Stephen Bremkamp ‘01. Ashley works as a critical care nurse at Emanuel Children’s Hospital. Doug works in Jordan Brand apparel at Nike. The couple resides in Northwest Portland with their two dogs, Lily and Oliver.

Captain Benjamin Maher has taken command of Headquarters Battery 1st Battalion 9th Field Artillery at FOB Marez, Iraq (Mosul). He is the battalion’s senior company commander and leads over 140 soldiers. He is responsible for the battalion’s forward observers, radar, medical personnel, security detachments, and staff. He is finishing his second tour in Iraq and was scheduled to redeploy to Ft. Stewart, Georgia, in the fall of 2010.

Anna Sahlstrom is appearing in the documentary, The Rite of Exorcism: Myths, Mystery, and Hope, produced by Veritas Pictures. She plays a possessed woman in a recreation of an exorcism.

Dr. Kristin (Diez) Sauter earned a Ph.D in Philosophy from Oregon Health & Science University on September 3, 2010. Her graduate work was completed in the Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics. Dr. Sauter’s research culminated in

Reser-Hinderer entered the world two months early at a fighting weight of 2 pounds, 3 ounces, and is doing great. She came home from the NICU in early January 2011. The couple is grateful to Jarrod Saltalamacchia of the Boston Red Sox for demonstrating that 14-character last names do, indeed, fit on the back of a jersey.

Julie (Christensen) Teodorescu-Badia graduated from MIT’s Sloan School of Management with her MBA in May 2010. On July 13, 2010, she married Alex Teodorescu-Badia in a beautiful beach ceremony in Oahu, Hawaii. After a relaxing honeymoon on Oahu’s North Shore, the couple settled into their new apartment in Seattle. In August, Julie started a new job as an Operations Program Manager at Microsoft.

1999

Shelly (Wallace) Baarts and Rob Baarts were married on July 23, 2010, in Maui, Hawaii. They were joined by family and friends for the week to celebrate the occasion.

her dissertation entitled “Ribotoxic Stressors: Shigatoxin (Stx) and Doxorubicin,” which she defended in May 2010. Kristin is currently in a three-year post-doctoral fellowship position at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her husband, Joshua Sauter, is enrolled in the MBA graduate program at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

LTJG Brandon West received his ”Wings of Gold” on September 17, 2010, at Norfolk Naval Air Station. Brandon selected E-2 Hawkeyes and will complete his flight training in VAW-120, Norfolk, Virginia. Brandon will report to the Black Eagles, VAW-113, Pt. Mugu, California, in March 2011. His squadron is assigned to the USS Ronald Reagan. Brandon graduated from Marquette University with a major in Business and Marketing.

2001

Margot Hull ‘01 and Jonathan Strauhal ‘97 were married on August 15, 2009, in Hood River, Oregon. The wedding party included Amelia Ryan (Fitz) ‘00, Ryan Bass ‘97, and Michael Tamola ‘97. Jonathan and Margot currently reside in Portland, Oregon.

Jonathan graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 2010 and Margot will complete her Masters in Social Work at Portland State University in June 2011. (Jesuit alumni not pictured: Jacob Scritsmier ‘01, Joe Kennedy ‘97, Tyler Blitz ‘97, Michael Tamola ‘97, Leland Leatherman ‘99, Tim Kennedy ‘99, and Mark Tamola ‘93).

Colin Keys accepted a position in inside sales with FoodServicewarehouse.com. He is in charge of parts sales and service.

Matt Hammond and wife, Lauren, (married 2005) will be traveling with their son, Caleb (born 2009), to Amsterdam for six months to work with Nike in the European headquarters. Matt finished the full-time MBA program at George Fox University in August 2010 and is pursuing a career with Nike in Europe while Lauren is covering a maternity leave for a team member in Nike’s finance department.

2003Sean Neary and Danielle Storkson

were married May 29, 2010. The two

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met at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Sean will be graduating from Willamette University College of Law in May 2011.

Amy Reding is married to Michael Andrew Evans and has a 23-month-old son named Michael. She is in the U.S. Army and stationed at Fort Lewis in Olympia, Washington.

2004

Meghann Glenn and Patrick Johnston were married on July 17, 2010, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in NW Portland. Meghann met Patrick at a Civil War party hosted by an OSU girlfriend who just happened to be Patrick’s cousin. She thought they would make a great couple and was right!

Jennifer Smith is engaged to Ken Anderson. The two met at the University of Portland. Jennifer is a third grade teacher at St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Milwaukie, Oregon, and Ken is a junior partner on a wealth management team at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. The couple will be married summer 2011.

Each year some of the OB/GYN physicians at the University of Illinois Medical Center travel to Cochabamaba, Bolivia, as part of a surgical mission with the MIMA Foundation. MIMA (the name is derived from the Spanish word for “to

care for”) was started in 1995 by a group of doctors who wanted to make a difference by providing healthcare and other services to those unable to access care.

While there, the physicians work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide gynecological care to women. The goal of these two-week missions is to provide needed surgical services to indigent populations with minimal access to healthcare.

In June, fourth-year resident Angela Kondrat, MD accompanied Tracy Irwin, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Sherry

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Nordstrom, MD Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, and two medical students (Annie Wu and Jessika Diaz).

The political situation in Bolivia fluctuates, and has posed challenges to MIMA in overcoming political obstacles, mistrust of Americans, and multiple other challenges. However, the need in Bolivia is great due to the extreme poverty of some areas, the high levels of illiteracy, and the low access to care for those living in remote areas.

The residents and medical students who have gone on the missions have described the experience as “eye-opening” and have noted that it has helped shape their future goals by impressing upon them the need to continue providing care to the medically underserved and increasing their desire to continue doing global health work. Their efforts truly embody “Changing medicine. For good.” [Published in the University of Illinois Medical Center Sept. 2010 Newsletter.]

Dr. Angela Kondrat ‘96: Changing Medicine Worldwide

Photo caption: Sherry Nordstrom, MD, Associate Professor of OB/Gyn, Angela Kondrat, MD fourth-year resident, and Annie Wu, fourth-year medical student. Photo courtesy of University of Illinois Medical Center.

2005After graduating from Carroll

College, Patrick Manning spent a year serving in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Washington, D.C. He recently joined the news team at WAOW-TV, an ABC affiliate in Wausau, WI, as a multimedia journalist.

2006Andrew Abell married Laura

Renee Abell on July 12, 2010.

2007Andrew Wolverton and Moriah

Westrick became engaged in October 2010.

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