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Alumni Notes Taynor off to Holy Cross Standing between his mother, Cherri (St. Charles Alumni and Development Offices assistant), and father, Randy Taynor, is very happy alumnus, Don ’05. He is now studying at Holy Cross College in Notre Dame, Indiana. 2004 Joseph “Josh” Ebrahimian, who is a sophomore at The Ohio State University majoring in political science, spent the summer as an intern for state representative Scott Oelslager of the 51 st Disrict. “I enjoy the size and diversity of the university,” Josh commented. “It’s literally a city with many types of people from the entire world.” He hopes to work for a foundation to help others and serve the community. Recalling his teachers at St. Charles, Josh said they all were very influential and talented and “all should be recognized for their dedication and commitment to St. Charles and its tradition of excellence.” Among those who were most influential: Mrs. Amnah, Mrs. Haas, and Mrs. Pena. “Mrs. Amnah spent countless hours helping me understand algebra and honors geometry,” Josh said. “She never complained about helping me and she explained problems thoroughly. I will never forget (her) tremendous patience with me.” He described Mrs. Haas, his sophomore religion teacher, as “very spiritual and straightforward. She always had a positive attitude and listened to what I had to say.” About Mrs. Pena, his German teacher, Josh said: “I really enjoyed her upbeat attitude. She was dedicated to teaching, was a clear and precise teacher (and) had a very worldly attitude that has benefited me in college. She was very considerate; whenever someone had a question, she would go out of her way to explain.” 2003 John C. Duffy is in his junior year at the University of Notre Dame working on a double major in economics and computer applications. He’s on ND’s varsity lacrosse team that this summer traveled to Prague to play the Czech Republic’s national team. His Irish team put on a lacrosse clinic to teach Czech children how to play. They spent 10 days there training and sightseeing and took trips to Moravia, Vienna, and Prague. Duffy said the team toured castles, cathedrals, chateaus, and a former Nazi concentration camp. “All around it was an amazing experience,” said Duffy, whose team won two national championships the last three years. He wears jersey #32 and plays defense (more specifically as a long-pole midfielder). John A. Siefert is enrolled in the welding engineering program at The Ohio State University and interned with the State of Ohio in engineering-related work during the last year. He reports his younger brother, Stephen, is a freshman this year at St. Charles. “I have great satisfaction,” Siefert said, “that even after two full years of being exposed in college to a huge array of diversity and numerous kinds of people, my best friends are still the ones that I went to school with at St. Charles. I have been told by my parents and others that you meet your lifelong friends in college, but the men at St. Charles have the unique opportunity to find lasting friendships in high school, and I am proud to say that I took advantage of this, as did many others that I know and keep in contact with.” . Siefert said his St. Charles education prepared him better for college than many in his engineering classes. “I am extremely Another Heller graduate The Hellers celebrated the graduation last June of another family member — John H. From left, his father, John, grandmother, Alice, St. Charles principal Dominic J. Cavello, grandfather, John H. “Jack” Heller Sr., and mother, Liz. Other Heller alumni are uncles Jim ’83 and Paul ’82. lucky that St. Charles taught me not only to write, but write extremely well. I have never once struggled with my grammar or writing skills here at Ohio State in English or engineering classes. Because of this, I have been able to take the leadership role in many group projects.” He said his best college grade came in an English course, due in large part to the English teachers at St. Charles – “to whom I remain extremely grateful.” 2002 Mark Blackstone is at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Mich. “I wish that more St. Charles students would have the opportunity to learn about my college and the wonderful experiences I have had. It is an excellent school to go to after St. Charles.” Blackstone last April returned from eight months of traveling in Quito, Ecuador and San Jose, Costa Rica. “It was an amazing learning experience,” he said. 2001 Andrew R. Boyle graduated last May from the University of Syracuse with a degree in finance. Liam Gruzs is pursuing dual JD/ MS degrees in sports administration at Valparaiso University. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in liberal studies, a Great Books Program. Gruzs spent three years as a student manager, and was head administrative manager for the football team during the 2004 campaign. Jason R. Koralewski graduated last May from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. David R. Munczinski graduated last June from Harvard University with a degree in anthropology. 2000 Daniel Federer, who received a degree in theatre from The Ohio State University in 2004, is a sales associate and personal trainer at The World Gym. Charles Plummer reports he has completed his first year at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia where he’s studying to become a Lutheran minister. Musical memories BJ Yurkovich ’05 wears the “Bishop Fulcher Memorial Award” medal awarded to him at his St. Charles graduation last June. The annual Fulcher Award recognizes a St. Charles senior who has achieved excellence in some aspect of creative writing, drama, visual arts, journalism, or music. Yurkovich played in the jazz and concert bands all four years at St. Charles. He now is double majoring in computer science and jazz studies at The Ohio State University, and is in its Arts Scholars program. With him in the photo are his mother, Tricia (a very frequent school volunteer), St. Charles band director Dr. Rick Brunetto, and BJ’s father, Steve. 24 Joseph “Josh” Ebrahimian ’04 Jason R. Koralewski ’01 European “vacation” John Duffy ’04 (second from right) and his Notre Dame lacrosse teammates shake hands with players from the Czech Republic’s national team in Prague. St. Charles Preparatory School
Brian Vance ’00 and his wife, Jamie. Brian D. Vance is a civilian price analyst and contract negotiator for the Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton. ASC is a division of the Air Force. Vance previously was involved in the acquisition of several different aircraft systems (F-15, F-16, C-17, A-10 and Predator) and now holds a permanent position in the F-15 Systems Group. He negotiates the purchase of aircraft, software upgrades, spares, armaments, radar and antennae related to the F-15. He also is involved with writing contracts. He has been with ASC since August ’04 and in his new position for about a month. Vance is looking to begin postgraduate master’s studies this winter at either Wright State University or the University. He had graduated with honors from Cedarville University in May 2004 with a degree in business finance and minors in global economics and comprehensive biblical studies. He played for the school’s soccer team all four years he attended and was also selected as an All-American Scholar Athlete his junior and senior seasons- the only two years an athlete is eligible Vance and his wife, Jamie, were married in January of 2005. The couple enjoys traveling, hanging out with friends and family, and watching any episode of the Law & Order syndicate. He’s still active with the Cedarville University men’s soccer program as well as his Church. One of Vance’s best St. Charles memories was as a member of the soccer team when it traveled to the Netherlands in 1999 to play and train. “Some of the best times on that trip, aside from playing, were spent touring cities such as Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Rotterdam and playing euchre in our rooms,” he said. 1999 Mike Herrel reports that he and his wife Rachel bought a new house in Cincinnati where he started a new job as a computer programmer. Timothy P. Mason and Kristen Lepore were married in Mother of Mercy Chapel at St. Charles on September 3, 2005. Classmate Gino A. Canini was a groomsman and Fr. William Arnold ’70 was the celebrant. 2000 grad relates daunting schedule while at Ohio U. 25 The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education Anthony A. “Tony” Castricone, Class of 2000 recently related a tale of an exhausting work schedule he had while a journalism student at Ohio University. He currently is a “Sportscenter” update anchor for WBNS-FM, a reporter for the station (1460 THE FAN), and the host of a Sunday morning college football show that airs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s called “The Buckeye Sunday Sports Brunch” with Mark Wyant. After graduating from St. Charles, Tony earned a degree in broadcast journalism at Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, considered one of the finer journalism schools. There he gained valuable experience necessary in the colorful world of sportscasting. He began sports reporting with WOUB-AM radio in Athens in January, 2001 when an OU freshman. His schedule included waking up at 5 a.m. two to five times a week to read local sports updates on the air at the student station, which had the NPR format. That summer, Tony landed an internship at 1460 the Fan in Columbus, which proved to be a huge step in his career. His schedule then consisted of waking up at 4:30 a.m., interning at the station from 5:30 to 9 a.m., and working during the day at a construction job. At night he would call the internet play-by-play action for the summer-league baseball games of the Delaware Cows. “I probably never had more than five listeners,” Castricone said, “and I was exhausted most of the time, but it was all experience that was vital to my growth as a broadcaster.” He likened this exhausting schedule to his days at St. Charles. He grew up in Centerburg, a 50-minute oneway drive to school. He left for school at 6:30 a.m., participated in track and crosscountry, held down a job, and continued to study. “It was the perfect preparation for the work ethic I needed,” he said. “Sportscasting is a job that so many people THINK must be great but don’t realize how many long hours and how much hard work is required,” he said. His sophomore and junior years at OU included volunteering over 30-40 hours a week (sometimes more) at the student TV and radio stations for no money while taking a full load of classes. That junior year Tony met a producer of college football and basketball broadcasts and was offered a job as a sideline reporter for a few OU games on ONN, Fox Sports Ohio and even one on ESPN-Plus. “I was so nervous,” he said, “and looking back, I really don’t think I did a very good job, but it gave me the practice and the confidence to broadcast to large audiences.” In 2003 Fox Sports Ohio reached 2.4 million homes. In May of 2003, Tony was named sports director at WOUB-AM-FM & TV heading a sports department of over 40 workers. The station’s benchmark program was a TV show called “Gridiron Glory,” a 30-minute live show of high school football every Friday recapping Southeast Ohio high school games. “We ended up winning an Emmy, and created some of my most fond memories of college,” he said. He was hired the following October at Athens’ commercial radio station, WATH- AM and WXTQ-FM as its sports director at a grand salary of $7 an hour. He worked early weekday mornings, was host for a daily hour-long evening show, and called play-by-play high school football, basketball, and baseball games. All while still a full-time student at OU. Tony did radio work at WATH/WXTQ for 14 months, until becoming sports editor of the Athens Messenger daily newspaper in Dec. 2004. It proved to be another grueling experience that included working into the early morning hours (until 5-6 am) Climbing the ladder Anthony A. Castricone ’00 has worked a lot of crazy shifts and jobs to climb his way up to radio personality and sports reporter on 1460 WBNS ( The FAN) Radio. as many as seven nights a week. “In February, I went almost an entire month without a day off... and I was STILL TAKING CLASSES — it took me five years to finish my degree” Tony said. He was offered a play-by-play job in March of last year with the Dayton Dragons, a minor league baseball team (the A- ball affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds). Tony called it a dream opportunity, but was unable to take the job because of other circumstances. “It was a time in which my faith came in very strongly because I was extremely disappointed and felt crushed emotionally. But I ended up learning that everything happens for a reason.” Less than two months later, Castricone was offered a job with WBNS-AM Radio in Columbus, and happily accepted. He had one class he continued to take in Athens while working in Columbus to finish his degree, which he did last June. “If there’s one thing St. Charles taught me that I used all through college,” Tony said, “it was work ethic. Anyone who wants to work in broadcasting needs to know it takes humility, work ethic, and stick-to-itiveness. I did so many gigs for free, I worked so many games I didn’t want to be at, but it all ended up being extremely valuable experience for my future profession.” St. Charles Preparatory School 25
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