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themount summer 2011 graduation 2011 issue

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message from brother james kelly my dear alumni recently i received a newsletter from xavier high school in connecticut where i was stationed from 1974 until 1991 the magazine had a picture of the seniors and their fathers who were also graduates of xavier i taught perhaps three quarters of the men pictured yet i could not recognize one it was a study in mortality i knew them when they were sixteen they are all now in their late forties and early fifties and have lost that boyish glow that made me think of our own graduation and the picture which we take of the newest alumni with their fathers it s all about tradition a golden gael of the class of 1961 stopped by recently to tell me how much he and his classmates had enjoyed attending our graduation ceremony he had produced daughters and no sons but he had great hope that his grandson would attend the mount and become part of the generational tradition of the school which is so important to us he also mentioned that his classmates from the mount are among his best friends these are friendships that have lasted for fifty-four years tradition again our capital campaign building men who matter to refurbish memorial gymnasium and to build a new gymnasium is now up to $15.05 million that is more money than the mount has ever raised in its history yet we still have ten million to go to reach the twenty-five million we need to complete the project when i first came here in 2001 i never thought i would see a million dollar gift at the mount and now we have five of them thanks to the alumni association three alumni and an anonymous benefactor you will note that the mount won the league championship in rugby rugby it s the perfect sport for boys since it appears to be ungoverned chaos for the life of me i can t figure out what the rules are although they tell me there are rules with no protective equipment we have more broken bones and sprained muscles in rugby than perhaps in any other sport two years ago mr james doherty of our english department was taking pictures during a rugby game things moved a little too quickly and he ended up in the hospital with surgery on his knee that was just from watching although rugby does make me nervous i was glad to have a championship in a spring sport my goal every year is to take more freshmen into the school in august than graduate from the school in june thank god that will happen this year we graduated 265 seniors and we will admit 280 freshmen in august one of the frustrating things about being a school administrator is that you finally get one group trained the way you want them and they leave then you start all over again this summer we continued the tradition of the xaverian wall we have constructed a new wall in the principal s office which we will no doubt take down in about three years in every xaverian brothers school in which i have been stationed i have watched walls go up and come down usually in three-year cycles now we need the wall in three years someone will say why do we have that wall and down it will come that is just one of the minor projects of this summer once again the school is spending a fortune on technology improving our wireless network and upgrading computers i am certain the day will come when the mount will be using electronic text books and when each boy will have an ipad or a laptop or a notepad or whatever they call them now text books are becoming exorbitantly expensive the remote preparation for that day is strong wireless network and good equipment since mr kapusinski and his boys won the state this year in robotics we want to make sure that all those techno-geeks among our student body have all the resources they need yes i m the curmudgeon who still wants to hold a book in my hand to read it but if technology will help my students to read more efficiently i am all for it this summer four xaverian brothers associated with the mount celebrated jubilees of their entrance into our congregation brother charles of our math and athletic departments celebrated his golden jubilee and brother charles warthen brother dean brother labré dillon and brother lawrence nyhan brother martel celebrated their diamond jubilees the mount congratulates these four brothers and thanks them for their service to the school in the main foyer of ryken hall is a listing of all deceased xaverian brothers who have served at the mount there are 246 names on the list which represents thousands of years of service on the part of the xaverian brothers to this school as the older alumni might remember from 1917 until the 1970s the principal of the mount was also the superior of the brothers community canon law required that he could only serve for six years entering my eleventh year as the head of the school i am one of the longest serving heads since brother joseph died in 1903 he did twenty years so i will never match him if you look on the school s website msjnet.edu and go to the president s letter for the month of august you will find a prayer to saint joseph for the mount which we now say every day at the beginning of school i would very much appreciate it if you would take time every day to say that prayer to saint joseph for the mount we need your prayers even more than your money please remember that you are always most welcome at the mount sincerely themount the mount is published quarterly by the mount saint joseph development office brother james m kelly c.f.x president barry j fitzpatrick principal emily wilson rollins executive director of development james poisal 03 director of alumni relations jess jankoviak director of communications and events editor the mount erin van bavel director of annual giving cathy steffe development office manager brandy darcey development office assistant 2 the mount

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news from alumni relations alumni association events upcoming events 2011 reunions by class year for a full listing of reunion activities and to register for your reunion online please visit www.msjnet.edu/reunions class of 1951 s 60-year reunion two separate events on wednesday october 19th event #1 mass on campus at 10 am followed by a tour event #2 after the tour of campus a reunion social will be hosted at matthews 1600 in catonsville at 12:30 pm for more information please visit www.msjnet.edu/1951reunion or call 410-646-4700 homecoming october 15 2011 varsity soccer vs eastern tech 11 am varsity football vs mcdonogh 2 pm there is no better time to return to the mount and reminisce about good times than homecoming we welcome all alumni and friends of the mount to attend this year s homecoming ceremonies call your classmates and get a group together to root on the gaels at both the soccer game and football game class of 1981 s 30-year reunion www.msjnet.edu/1981reunion saturday october 8 6-10 pm reunion bull roast crab feast wives and significant others welcome location mount saint joseph high school class of 1986 s 25-year reunion www.msjnet.edu/1986reunion saturday september 24 6 pm reunion and dinner buffet wives and significant others welcome location bo brooks restaurant 2701 boston street baltimore md 21224 class of 1956 s 55-year reunion several events have been planned for the class of 1956 visit www.msjnet.edu/1956reunion to view the reunion itinerary please contact james poisal 03 in the development office for more information at 410-646-4700 or at jpoisal@admin.msjnet.edu class of 1991 s 20-year reunion www.msjnet.edu/1991reunion saturday october 15 2 pm homecoming game versus mcdonogh 6 pm reunion and heavy appetizers location mother s federal hill grille 1113 s charles street baltimore md 21230 class of 1961 s 50-year reunion 11th annual beef beer night wednesday november 23 7:00 ­ 11:00 pm in the mount cafeteria this event has become a great tradition for both young and old alumni many find it a convenient time to reconnect with classmates and friends while enjoying great food drinks some even wind up leaving with more money than they came with after visiting our money wheels cost is $25 prior to nov 22nd and $30 after that pre-paid ticketholders will be allowed entry at 6:45 p.m insted of 7 p.m for more information or to purchase tickets visit www.msjnet.edu/beef&beer several events have been planned for the class of 1961 please visit www.msjnet.edu/1961reunion or contact james poisal 03 in the development office for more information at 410-646-4700 or at jpoisal@admin.msjnet.edu class of 1996 s 15-year reunion www.msjnet.edu/1996reunion saturday october 8 7 pm reunion and heavy appetizers wives and significant others welcome location mother s federal hill grille 1113 s charles street baltimore md 21230 class of 1966 s 45-year reunion please visit www.msjnet.edu/1966reunion for more information class of 1971 s 40-year reunion www.msjnet.edu/1971reunion saturday september 24 6 pm reunion dinner wives and significant others welcome location rolling road golf club class of 2001 www.msjnet.edu/2001reunion saturday september 17 7 pm stag reunion social location mother s federal hill grille 1113 s charles street baltimore md 21230 class of 1976 s 35-year reunion please visit www.msjnet.edu/1976reunion for more information class of 2006 www.msjnet.edu/2006reunion saturday october 29 7 pm stag reunion social location mother s federal hill grille 1113 s charles street baltimore md 21230 3 summer 2011 2008

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news from alumni relations young alumni cookout june 18th marked the second annual young alumni cookout at mount saint joseph alumni from class years 2006-2011 were invited back to campus to tour the tower eat and hang out with classmates we hope those who attended enjoyed themselves and look forward to seeing you again next year members of the class of 2010 pose with director of alumni relations james poisal 03 from left chris huffman 10 zach dragicevich 10 mike harp 10 tre grue 10 matt hill 10 athletic notes track field congratulations to jay drenner 08 who was recently awarded with honors from the capital athletic conference cac drenner earned all-cac honors three times this year including first-team recognition in the shot put and hammer throw capturing the 2011 cac men s track field athlete of the year honors drenner is the fifth-straight salisbury competitor to win the cac men s track field athlete of the year award and the ninth since 1994 he was one of seven members of the secondplace sea gulls to earn a berth on the 2011 all-cac men s track field team track field ian miles 12 was named to the baltimore sun s 2011 spring all-metro second team for track field lacrosse brandon kendrick 09 and johnny rodriguez 07 were recently named to the 2011 all-american team kendrick plays for ccbc essex and rodriguez plays for salisbury university 4 the mount

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news from the development office the future of mount saint joseph the annual fund for mount saint joseph what is the annual fund and why is it important the annual fund is a yearly fundraising campaign that supports day to day education at mount saint joseph tuition alone does not cover the cost to educate our students after tuition is applied mount saint joseph still needs to fund approximately $1,900 per student the money raised by the annual fund covers that gap annual fund also supports our need-based financial aid program last year alone 260 students received over $1.3 million in aid when you make a gift to the annual fund you are making a difference in a very real way the annual fund supports tuition assistance student financial aid and school operating expenses it ensures our ability to assist families and students who are relying on financial aid to continue their education at the mount a gift in any amount is greatly appreciated every gift to the annual fund makes a difference in a student s education and experience at the mount thank you for your support here are a few reasons why we are excited about the future of mount saint joseph · in 2011 265 students graduated from mount saint joseph over 95 continued to two or four year post-secondary schools · in may if 2011 188 students took 364 advanced placement exams seventyeight percent achieved a score of 3 or higher the college credit recommending score one hundred percent of the students enrolled in european history advanced placement drawing chemistry and spanish literature received a score of three or higher ninety-six percent of students enrolled in psychology and biology received a score of three or higher what are some ways to give 1 make a pledge to the annual fund and pay it off with several payments over the course of the year many donors choose to make monthly quarterly or semi-yearly payments we will gladly work with you to set-up an installment plan 2 make a yearly donation in by sending a payment via cash credit card or check 3 participate in your company s matching gift program many companies will match your donation enabling you to double the impact of your gift 4 donate stock to mount saint joseph · current enrollment is 1,050 students students at mount saint joseph represent a wide variety of socio-economic backgrounds and are drawn from a broad geographic area surrounding and including baltimore · donations from alumni and friends are making a huge impact this year 25 of the student body will receive $1.4 million in need-based or academic financial aid importantly and most satisfying to us these donations have enabled the positive lifetime impact of a mount education for many who would otherwise not have it please contact the development office at 410-646-4700 for more information on ways to give summer 2011 5

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gibbons students pose with former faculty after receiving pins from the archdiocese to wear at msj graduation making the mount a home cardinal gibbons students reflect on completing high school at mount saint joseph the mount 6

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f or many seniors each year graduation is bittersweet a time for them to leave high school and anticipate the joys and wonders of college life yet eight members of the class of 2011 had to leave their high school behind before their senior year even began last spring the archdiocese of baltimore announced that it would be closing 13 of its 64 schools at the end of the academic year the only high school on that list was cardinal gibbons brendan sarver reflects on how he felt when he heard the news i was extremely surprised devastated really i didn t know how or why it was happening it put me in somewhat of a state of shock another senior charles cephas echoed sarver s sentiments it was like a rug was pulled out from under us he said we were told that there was no way the school would be closing and then the next minute we were told it was parents and students rushed to make decisions as to where they would or even could attend school in the fall my cousin ben alston 10 had attended mount saint joe and i knew some people here who i ran track with over the summer commented cephas my parents knew it was a good school and it was right around the corner from gibbons making transportation easier than going somewhere else mount saint joseph held interviews with many of the cardinal gibbons students and thirty-five enrolled as part of the classes of 2011 2012 and 2013 a special orientation was held for these students at the beginning of the year while mount saint joseph could never replace the memories that cardinal gibbons gave to its students the community welcomed them with open arms i had attended our lady of perpetual help and a lot of my classmates came to mount saint joseph so when the time came to decide on a new school i came here because i already knew i had friends that were at st joe stated sarver after the first two months i felt right at home ­ everyone was so welcoming here it s a similar atmosphere to gibbons and the students faculty and administration treated me like i had been attending msj for the past three years little by little the students became a part of mount saint joseph however in the spring the memories sprung back to life with the seniors as graduation approached it was hard knowing that i would be attending a different graduation than the one i had envisioned said cephas who became involved in track and the black awareness club during his time at the mount gibbons will always be a part of who i am but mount saint joseph is now a part of me too during the senior awards assembly members of the cardinal gibbons faculty in conjunction with mount saint joseph s principal barry fitzpatrick presented each of the eight seniors with a pin of the cardinal gibbons seal the students were asked to wear it on their tuxedo at graduation as a reminder of their true alma mater while these students had become mount men the community understood that the mount was only their home for a year and that they were still in mourning over the closing of their high school cephas notes it was great to see the teachers and to know that the archdiocese was recognizing the struggle we had overcome in the past year having that pin allowed us to pay tribute to gibbons during graduation the cardinal gibbons class of 2011 was recognized by the school in a separate ceremony held on june 15th seniors received a letter inducting them into the cardinal gibbons alumni association and a plaque with a photo of the school the event while no replacement for a graduation ceremony helped ease the pain a bit sarver says it was good to see everyone to reconnect trade stories and recount memories the people who spoke at the ceremony were very impactful and really captured the moment perfectly brendan sarver will be attending stevenson university this fall and plans on majoring in psychology he received an army/rotc scholarship and plans on participating in that program as well as play lacrosse during college charles cephas will be attending hampton university in virginia this fall and plans on majoring in computer science he has no plans to run track at the university level but anticipates getting involved in other areas summer 2011 7

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mount men in the community br james kelly c.f.x receives an award from vfw members john hanlon frank hafele walter yienger and ed franey recognizing him for his time energy dedication to education and the pursuit of enduring personal relationships here at the mount msj students honor mr steve vazanna 65 aka mr v at his retirement celebration at the saint louis catholic school end of year mass mr v has been teaching for 20 years at st louis catonsville 4th of july parade candid photos from the catonsville 4th of july parade many thanks to those who helped make it possible especially the msj mothers club greg morgan 80 mell o donnell father of matt 96 john 98 and tim 11 stu kim bathurst parents of tim 12 and adam 07 and ernie grue father of tre 10 8 the mount

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moses hubbard 11 wins the written word contest for second year to encourage excellent writing among the students of mount saint joseph the class of 1947 has endowed an annual writing contest entitled the written word contest moses hubbard 11 earned the $1,500 first prize for his work which is featured below mano a mano m ile 68 for a few seconds i was able to watch the marker grow in the windshield its neat white numbers coming closer and closer until they swelled in the side window then shot out behind us and were gone one more down my dad was beside me eyes forward and hands set firm around the steering wheel i looked at him and wondered whether we weren t thinking the same thing only a couple hours left three in traffic i can do that i hope it was just the two of us on our way to north carolina where we d reconnect with my mom and brother and sister when i was about ten and these drives first started i came up with a term for them ­ mano a mano 1 1 ­ my family would take two cars to wherever we were going so my dad and i could talk in private he d use the alone time to lecture me about guy stuff ­ drinking drugs the terrors and glories of sex more recently guy stuff meant sats and now it s college and taxes these are cumbersome often awkward topics but i understood early on that my dad was only doing what every father has to educate his son about life in all its bulk and inelegance in many ways fathers are their sons most important teachers in the immediate sense they may be helping with math homework or showing us how to throw a ball or talking us through girl problems but these instructions add up and form something bigger aggregate lessons much greater than the sum of their parts these lessons about integrity or devotion or love the sorts of words you see chiseled into stone or mounted on archways are ones we will never forget for better or as is too often the case for worse it s ultimately from our fathers that we learn what it means to be men hours of driving and hundreds of miles on his odometer are a testament to how well my dad knows this and how hard he has tried to rise to the occasion but despite this despite the lectures and all the things he s taught me i still have no idea who my dad is it wasn t long into our car ride before my dad had filled his guy-stuff quota for the drive and silence crept into the air it was unattractive pained silence the sort that disquiets your mind ­ if it had been visible i imagine it would ve looked like smog really though to call it silence isn t quite accurate it was more a mutual lack of words his speechlessness amplifying my own and pained isn t right either i didn t feel that so much as a dull longing to be for just a few seconds somewhere else someone else later in the drive around 85 as the mile markers went he began talking to me about the wall a screenplay he was 11 though working on since he retired and finally has the time the title pretty much sums the story up it s about barriers between people ­ the barriers of time of circumstance of fear or of conviction i looked at my dad and for a moment it felt as though i could reach out and rap my knuckles against the barrier that divided us even then alone in the car there was a wall between us the wall of years the wall of masculinity and the almost pathological kindness he finds so hard to break free from eventually the conversation dwindled and like a fading echo made a few last bounces between us until it was gone completely but before the speechlessness could grab him again he turned and did something that i ve since had a great deal of difficulty forgetting he looked at me and with almost palpable weariness said i wish i wish i could find a better way to communicate with you son we ve never really connected and i d like to i wished that too ­ i still wish it and more than that i wish that i could ve told him so that the two of us both want the same thing that we ve been pounding against the same wall all along just on opposite sides but words seemed so inadequate and i knew the second they came out something in the oxygen would wring out all their feeling and they d mean even less than if they d never been said i might as well have shouted it after the little markers in the rearview mirror so instead i just laughed a little and turned away and that s the way i stayed little has changed since the car ride my dad and i continue to talk continue to miss each other s marks and then turn away and laugh i still don t know him which has made it difficult for guy stuff to translate into larger lessons and even more complicated for me to figure out what the hell people mean by being a man it s also i think why i distinguish so strongly between the words dad and father i wish i could find some value in this or a reason or a justification for why things are the way they are but i haven t it d be nice even to be able to blame someone for this ­ him for not teaching right or me for not listening ­ but what more could either of us have done sometimes there is nothing intelligent that can be said or done about these sorts of things and like so many others they go on in quiet desperation but even as i sit and write this and worry about being a man i look at my dad bent over his keyboard typing up the wall i wonder if maybe i haven t learned from him something else ­ a first lesson about life about its tenuousness and thousand heartbreaks what it can mean to love but never adequately communicate that love maybe this is what they call being human i ve since learned that this actually translates into hand-to-hand not man-to-man as i had originally thought summer 2011 9

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accolades and achievements robotics team wins md state championship and places ninth at national seaperch championship congratulations to mr george kapusinski and robotic students bryan von hagel 11 alex buckler 12 brandon smith-saxon 13 morgan brown 13 and maxwell andrew 14 who finished in first place at the us naval academy s underwater robotic challenge in late april beating out 96 other maryland teams to advance to the national championship at drexel university in philadelphia the msj students were in 3rd place after the preliminary speed trials and advanced to the cap the well state championship where they were pitted against eight other maryland schools in the simulated oil spill the msj student s had to pick up the well cap of a simulated leaking oil well 8 feet under the water and maneuver it onto the well the lid had to stay on the well so that the well stayed capped senior bryan von hagel piloted msj team 1 to an overall first place time of 1 minute 44 seconds beating the second place team by almost a complete minute the team then traveled to drexel university in philadelphia in mid-may to participate in the national seaperch championship the team competed against 47 other teams from states as diverse as hawaii mississippi louisiana indiana and nevada while not winning the national championship the mount saint joseph team was extremely competitive navigating an underwater obstacle course in 1 minute 47 seconds and being one of the teams to complete the advanced cap the well challenge in 7 minutes 42 seconds the advanced cap the well challenge was made up of having to place two caps over a simulated leaking oil well and then skimming up plastic balls on the surface congratulations to the msj team for advancing to this national competition and winning the maryland state championship varsity rugby wins miaa a conference championship on may 18th the mount saint joseph gaels competed against the calvert hall cardinals on plevyak field for the title of miaa champion the gaels and cardinals met on the rugby pitch earlier in the year with the gaels winning both matches with scores of 39-0 and 26-3 however this time the cardinals came to the mount with something to prove chc held strong and even posted a 24-22 lead at one point but eventually fell short of the 2011 champion gaels 29-24 after the cardinals took the lead the gaels stepped it into high gear powering through their opposition to see eric sweeney 11 score the game-winning try the 2011 miaa title was expected for the gaels this season who were 14-1 heading into the championship game 10 the mount

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sports news alumni selected to play with cincinnati reds new york mets and boston red sox in early june ryan kemp 08 was selected as the 445th overall selection for the cincinnati reds in the 14th round kemp served as saint joseph university s closer this season and finished with a 1-2 record and a 3.14 earned run average his four saves tied for the fifth-most in a single season in saint joseph s history he held hitters to a .198 batting average in 28.2 innings and his 25 appearances this season rank second all-time after 3.5 long years following elbow surgery being hit in the face with a line drive and four different organizations michael `mike o connor 98 is back in a major league uniform on may 6 2011 he was called up to be in the mets bullpen o connor took the roster spot of mets reliever pedro beato who was placed on the 15-day dl due to tendinitis in his pitching elbow nick natoli 06 inked a minor league deal with the boston red sox as an undrafted free agent natoli played at towson university and left with a decorated career highlighted by three all-colonial athletic association caa team selections and two caa defensive player of the year awards he is only the third person in caa history to win the defensive player of the year award more than once natoli proved his capability on offense at the collegiate level by posting a .307 career batting average and ranking third in school history with 254 hits and 51 stolen bases respectively congratulations ryan nick and mike patrick rogers 11 selected to participate in brooks robinson all-star game and team maryland recent alumnus patrick rogers 11 participated in the brooks robinson high school all-star game the game presented by geier financial group took place at camden yards on monday june 13th teams are traditionally divided into north and south squads with the north leading the alltime series 18-10-1 during the game rogers received the most valuable player hitters award rogers played outfield for the north team who beat the south team with a score of 5-0 rogers was responsible for 2 of the 5 hits additionally rogers was selected to the maryland state association of baseball coaches 2011 team maryland roster team maryland which is comprised exclusively of seniors represented the state in the annual sunbelt classic in norman oklahoma the classic was held in late june rogers will be attending the university of dayton this fall pursuing a degree in business or finance varsity rugby players named to the 2011 potomac rugby union all-met team congratulations to the following varsity rugby players who were recently named to the 2011 potomac rugby union pru all-met team in the first five years of the program the team had only one player make it on to the all-pru team this year the team has six honorees below are the student s names along with the position for which they have been recognized nick mastracci 11 prop andrew schatz 11 second row uriah cunningham 12 flanker eric sweeney 11 scrumhalf matt clash 11 center john schuberth 11 wing many of the votes were garnered at the games against hyde and gonzaga even though the game against gonzaga wasn t a win for the gaels the efforts of those who made the all-pru team obviously impressed the other coaches enough to earn these players this recognition the potomac rugby union is the governing body for all rugby in northern virginia dc maryland and parts of pennsylvania pru is responsible for competitions at all levels all star teams assisting clubs with admin matters running coaching and player clinics and disciplinary matters student athletes receive offers commit to play at the college level mount saint joseph is proud to announce that four student athletes have either committed to or received offers to play sports at the college level jordan manley 11 will be playing at american university in the fall manley was named to the all-state first team by the maryland association of coaches of soccer macs and first team 2010 all-miaa brett smoot 11 will be playing at mount saint mary s university this fall smoot was named to all-state second team by the macs and was also a part of the first team 2010 all-miaa jalen robinson 12 has verbally committed to play at wake forest university for the 2012-2013 academic year this year robinson has been named to the nscaa all-american team first team all-miaa and all-state first team by the macs all three players were a part of the 2009 miaa-a conference championship team this year the mount st joseph high school team advanced to the miaa semifinals additionally football players javan carter 11 and sam benjamin 12 received offers to play at the university level carter committed to play safety at bowie state university for 2011-2012 school year benjamin was offered a full scholarship to play football at both temple university and ohio university benjamin is a wide receiver for the gaels summer 2011 11

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news briefs david roeder 56 receives posthumous award for years of service in march of this year david roeder was honored by his parish for 12 years of volunteer service his memory was honored with a statue of st joseph the worker on the catholic community of saint francis xavier grounds in hunt valley md the statue was blessed by monsignor cook a longtime friend of david s and the small ceremony was presided over by father frank bauer roeder passed away in march of 2009 and is survived by his wife patricia roeder nee blasco daugher kimberly a leger and her husband robert and lt col d bruce roeder and his wife susanne siblings dr lois m robert g ruth semon sister mary gabriel ssnd carolyn m joseph s and 17 grandchildren from left faculty chaperone mr jason ader 03 jimmy sarbanes 12 adam gracia 12 brady parson 12 mulay sarbanes 11 and faculty chaperone mr michael o donnell students travel to massachusetts to see archbishop desmond tutu patrick terranova 07 delivers commencement speech at lasalle university summing up four years of schooling is difficult for anyone as there are so many experiences and memories to sift through so imagine having to do so for an audience of parents alumni friends and classmates pat terranova had to do just that on may 15th when he delivered a commencement speech at lasalle university he ended up working his speech around the date may 15th is an important date in the history of the christian brothers the roman catholic teaching order founded by st john baptist de la salle any student can apply to deliver the commencement speech at lasalle submissions are rated by a committee and then six finalists deliver their speech to committee members i wanted to speak at commencement as a representative of the graduating class with the hope of meeting the challenge to do justice to our years spent here in eight minutes said terranova who will begin studying for a master s degree in city and regional planning at georgia tech next fall i wanted to help in a small way to make the day even more meaningful for our class and to make my mother proud terranova graduated with dual major in sociology and public administration before leaving for georgia tech he is completing a baltimore mayoral fellowship to view his speech visit http www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj3y4qx9wrk 12 e arlier this spring four students flew up to st john s prep to hear archbishop desmond tutu speak on the subject of his book god has a dream a vision of hope for our time in his half-hour address to the crowd the nobel peace prize laureate explained the concept of ubuntu the african belief that humans can only achieve their full humanity through recognition of the humanity in others one of the parts that resonated the most with me was when he said that we need to start seeing the world as a family said brady parson 12 we need to truly recognize the world as a global community and accept people as if they were entering our own home the address was sponsored by fred and sarah curtis and the betty curtis writing center at saint john s larry collmus 84 announces triple crown for nbc the inscription in the senior yearbook of larry collmus reads he is well known around the mount for his impersonations of teachers and during his spare time you can most likely find him at the race track this spring he became the voice of horseracing s triple crown of races ­ the kentucky derby the preakness stakes and the belmont stakes ­ when longtime announcer tom durkin retired as a teen collmus worked for his father s business which did sound work for maryland tracks around the age of 15 he attended his first preakness he also began watching espn specials that recapped the week s races and impersonated the broadcast calls those impressions carried over to the state s race tracks where he worked in the press boxes and practiced calling live races by the time collmus was 20 his announcing career took him all over the united states before he was asked to call the triple crown when asked about how his catholic education impacted his life collmus replied i was very lucky to get that education from trinity and mount st joe he said the friendships i developed over the years have remained they teach guys how to act and be good people that s what i try to do the mount

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news briefs senior projects cover areas of art service computers architecture mechanics every spring mount saint joseph seniors have the option to leave school early to complete an approved project that benefits the community in some way participating seniors have to have a certain gpa and have their project approved by moderator mr dan peightel students are released from class two weeks regular option or four weeks advanced option early in order to complete their project after these weeks the seniors return to campus and present their project to a panel of faculty members the top projects as ranked by the faculty panels are presented to the entire junior class during an assembly below is a list of seniors selected to present at the assembly and a brief summary of their project · seth tavera who in the world is seth tavera investigation into his family s history dating back to the year 1610 · moses hubbard dan cassidy conor reynolds and pat sweeney baltimore art film a multimedia compilation of original music words and film celebrating charm city · devin morgan msj android app an electronic phone application meant to help current and prospective msj students gather information about the school · sung-won kim bruce donoghue and zach hands raising awareness of autism learning starts here students create a video while volunteering at a special needs school in carroll county · tommy o donnell and sean gilmour the american dream a 75minute documentary that uses interviews from ten people to describe ideas about the american dream from 1945 to present day · dominic fuecker steve craig dan nardolillo pat rogers and andrew siske seven corporal works of mercy organizing service activities to reflect the seven corporal works of mercy · christopher courtney an architectural model of the msj campus building a model of the msj campus using blueprints measurements and google earth · keith waddell steve burja mike dahl paul evans and greg gleichauf serving with the guard at fort mchenry exploring military life and participating in living history events at fort mchenry · mike mason eric church and tyler storm restoring a 1985 jeep cj using manual labor to restore an old jeep · brendan schultz louis damiano chris heppding kai-li liang ryan mannion and mulay sarbanes habitat for humanity at msj creating an msj chapter of habitat for humanity and aiding with builds in both baltimore and annapolis alumnus sponsors msj golf team for sixth year sal cimbolo 57 president of friends of golf fog has agreed to support the mount saint joseph golf team for a sixth year in a row fog is a benevolent organization that supports college high school and community golf programs nationwide here is a photo taken at the annual friends of golf fog charity golf tournament at bel air country club los angeles california pictured from left fog president sal cimbolo 57 msj alumni association president charlie gilbert 70 cbs announcer jim nance and msj golf coach mike dooley 66 summer 2011 13

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class notes for more class notes visit www.msjnet.edu/alumni to submit a class note please contact ms jess jankoviak director of communications and events at 410-646-4700 or jjankoviak@admin.msjnet.edu class of 1938 class of 1949 class agent open jack heinle is happy to announce that he is still cancer free two years after his kidney removal he still plays golf regularly with classmate bill weigman and both say hello to all their buddies jack can be reached at jnb101135@aol.com weddings kyle reagan 00 to sarah jones on june 25th jim doherty 03 on may 7th michael godar 05 on may 14th class agent open george heubeck wishes the mount much success in continued education for today s youth and keeping the mount in the top of education experiences class of 1944 class agent open jack nolan wants to congratulate jerry savage honorary alumnus 99 on his induction to the catholic league hall of fame he is also proud to announce the arrival of his 3rd great grandson finally he is pleased to know that al kmeic 46 is doing well class of 1946 class of 1956 class agent john weber weberjnj@msn.com bill heinrich has just completed a tour of six years on the school board of st joseph fullerton elementary school john j clark is looking forward to the fall and the 55th reunion frank t haas and his wife patti retired in 2004 since then they have been enjoying retirement and take a few trips to myrtle beach each year to visit two of their three children anniversaries brennan asplen 61 and wife beverly 45 years births dominic joseph schuberth to joe schuberth 00 and wife katelin on april 28 2011 jay brangwyn mcavoy to mike mcavoy 99 and wife ann on may 3 2011 ava mackenzie gilman to tim gilman jr 00 and wife dianna on may 6 2011 delia ann hoffman to marc hoffman 97 and wife dara on may 14 2011 charlotte marie lisenbardt to adam linsenbardt 02 and wife christine on may 14 2011 justice luke whye to jeff whye 97 aka ninja jeff and wife monique on june 22 2011 class agent open arthur nolan is looking forward to the resident s reunion this fall until then he s looking to improve his golf score class of 1948 class of 1961 class agent open william g volenick continues his high level of volunteerism a former howard county commander of the american legion he has now assumed duties as a william g volenick member of the legion s 48 department of maryland executive committee in september 2010 he was appointed as vice chairman of the legion s national homeland security committee for the united states meanwhile bill also serves as legion post commander of ellicott city post 156 and judge advocate of vfw post 7472 he has also served as a member of 21 years and former chairman of the howard county police chief s citizen advisory council class agents joe riley joepriley@hotmail.com or hank carll hankcarll@allstate.com brennan asplen and his wife just celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary their ten grandchildren are keeping them busy by requesting their presence at a variety of sporting events class of 1962 class agent open harry o sullivan and his wife are very proud of their grandson matthew brian o sullivan who was named valedictorian of his high school matthew s father also received valedictorian when he was in high school 14 the mount the mount

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class notes for more class notes visit www.msjnet.edu/alumni class of 1964 class agent open dennis horsmon recently retired from ssa and is enjoying spending time with his children and grandchildren class of 1967 class agent open alex wroblewski jr retired from teaching last july he is enjoying playing a weekly round of golf class of 1970 class agent open james t herbert professor-in-charge of rehabilitation and human services at penn state university recently received the james f garrett award for a distinguished career in rehabilitation research from the american rehabilitation counseling association arca this award is the highest professional award given by arca class of 1979 from left bob wilson 79 his daughter kim bill willis 79 his daughter victoria and tim lang 79 and his daughter theresa class of 1972 class agent marty malarkey malarkey621228@yahoo.com david ralston and his wife mary will be celebrating their 31st wedding anniversary this year they have three children michael gerlach is currently working as a host for a talk show titled insight on disability that airs sundays from 7-8 p.m on wcbm radio additionally he holds a full-time job with the federal government class of 1993 class agent open matthew hare received his doctorate in physics from tufts university on may 22nd class of 1979 class agent open class of 1994 class agent open mark sawyer completed his six-year residency in urology at case western reserve university in june he is beginning a fellowship in minimally invasive urologic mark sawyer 94 surgery at vanderbilt university he and his wife stephanie are staying busy with their two sons lars and lucas he sends his regards to his msj classmates class of 1977 class agent open daniel kane enjoyed attending the 2011 bully oyster roast with his three brothers paul kane 69 david kane 73 and jim kane 81 his three sons david kane 04 daniel kane 77 michael kane 05 and mark kane 08 are now mount alumni michael is a lieutenant in the u.s army and is currently serving in afghanistan david is getting married in october 2012 and mark is a junior at the university of maryland college park bob wilson bill willis and tim lang are very proud of their daughters ­ all members of the archbishop spalding s girls varsity ice hockey team class of 1984 class agent open kevin carhart works for the department of homeland security office of law enforcement federal air marshall service as an aviation and surface watch official he sends his regards to the class of 1984 summer2006 winter 2011 15

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