Summer 2006 - Sacred Heart Schools

Heart Matter
of
the
SACRED HEART SCHOOLS, ATHERTON ALUMNI MAGAZINE SUMMER 2006
Home for Graduation
At the SHP Alumni Pinning Ceremony, Lisa
Richards welcomes her younger
sister Christie
into the
Sacred Heart Alumni Association
PLUS...
seph’s
(SJSH‘87, SHP‘91)
(SJSH‘78, SHP‘82)

State of the Heart
“Be humble, be simple, and bring joy to others.”
- St. Madeleine Sophie
Dear Alumni and Friends,
St. Madeleine Sophie’s words are direct and comforting. Somehow
they ease the pressure of deadlines and ambitions. The message is simple and
rare. When is the last time we allowed ourselves, or instructed another, to be humble,
simple and other-directed? Saints are saints because they found the truth of living a
good life.
For over 200 years, Sacred Heart schools around the world have endeavored to teach
this lesson of simple, humble service to others. Here in Atherton, we celebrated the
100th year of the St. Joseph’s School of the Sacred Heart in May. During this reunion,
alumni had a chance to renew old friendships and to establish new ones. Our current
students saw that they indeed belong to a very special group of women and men who
have dedicated themselves to the service of God and each other. The reunion events
offered a unique opportunity for all members of our community to renew our commitment
to St. Madeleine Sophie’s vision for her schools.
St. Madeleine Sophie might not be able to recognize some things if she were miraculously
to appear at our portry. Computers, blackberries, and cell phones are creations
of the 21st Century, not the 19th Century. But she would immediately recognize the
spirit of love and care that every member of our community holds so dear. She would
instantly embrace the SHP Father-Son Service project. She would hold in her heart the
thousands of service hours and gifts of sacrifice made by our students, faculty, staff,
parents, and alumni. St. Madeleine Sophie would proudly call Dr. Nguyen (SJSH‘87,
SHP‘91), athlete-scholar Zizi Clark (SHP‘03), computer animator Dave Murphy
(SHP‘93), and executive moms Jennie (SHP‘81) & Ellen (SJSH‘78, SHP‘82) Glockner
true children of the Sacred Heart.
The Board of Trustees, faculty, and staff are committed to living out the Goals and
Criteria of Sacred Heart education. This year we will focus on Goal 3: to educate to a
social awareness that impels to action. We will do our best to educate the minds and
hearts of our students to be aware of their responsibility to bring the love of the heart of
Jesus into everything they do and to everyone they serve. Remember us in your prayers
as we begin the 109th year of Sacred Heart education here in Atherton.
Thank you for all you do to support our school and our mission. On behalf of the entire
Sacred Heart community, I wish you peace and God’s blessings for a safe and restful
summer.
Sincerely,
Joseph J. Ciancaglini
Director of Schools
JOSEPH CIANCAGLINI
Director of Schools
M’LIS BERRY (SJSH‘77, SHP‘81)
Director of Development
HOLLY GOODLIFFE
Communications Coordinator
WENDI MANGIANTINI (SHP‘80)
Alumni Relations Coordinator
TRUSTEES
Mindy Rogers, Chair
Ann Fay Barry, Sr. Kay Baxter, Maude
Brezinski, Roberta Campbell, Michael
Child, John Donahoe, Elizabeth Dunlevie,
John Etchemendy, Sr. Sally Furay,
Marritje Greene, Anne Holloway, Mike
Homer, Mark Larwood, Manny Maceda,
Steve Meisel, Fr. William H. Muller, William
Neidig, Kenneth Olivier, Stephen
Rudolph, Mark Stevens, Sr. Anne Wachter,
Michael Wishart
We welcome your comments, questions
or suggestions. Please contact
Holly Goodliffe, Communications
Coordinator, at 650-573-4004 or
hgoodliffe@shschools.org.
Sacred Heart Schools Atherton are
Roman Catholic, independent schools
founded by the Society of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus (RSCJ) in 1898. Our
mission is to educate the whole child
to be a leader who loves God and
serves others.
The Heart of the Matter magazine
is published bi-annually, in February
and July, by the SHS Development
Department. Postmaster please send
address changes to Development Department,
Sacred Heart Schools, 150
Valparaiso Ave., Atherton, CA 94027.
The diverse opinions expressed in
Heart of the Matter do not necessarily
represent the offi cial policy of Sacred
Heart Schools Atherton.

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What was St. Joe’s like 100 Years Ago?
We asked SJSH lower school students this question and got some fascinating
answers
All-Academic, All-Athletic
For Zizi Clark (SHP‘03), setting records in athletics and academics is all in
a day’s work
Making Shrek
Dave Murphy’s (SHP‘93) journey into the amazing world of computer animation
Thanh’s Long Journey
Dr. Thanh Hang Nguyen (SJSH‘87, SHP‘91) had to beat incredible odds to
pursue a career in transplant surgery
Whack-a-mole and Modern Parenthood
Musings on the challenges of being a working parent
By Jennie Glockner Whitcomb (SHP‘81) &
Ellen Glockner Eder (SJSH ‘78, SHP‘82)
Fifty Years of Memories
The SJSH Class of ‘56 shares what campus was like 50 years ago
Home for Graduation!
A
record number of alumni returned to campus to take part in Graduation
festivities
St. Joseph’s Centennial
Over 300 alumni attended the SJSH Centennial Celebration
Heart of the Campus
I Know it by Heart
Alumni Events
In Memoriam
Class Notes
Sports Beat
The Heart of the Matter 1

Heart of the Campus
NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLAR FINALIST *******
************ (2nd from left) NATIONAL MERIT FINAL-
ISTS ******* ************ (far left), ******* ************ , and
******* ************ (far right)
18 SHP Students
Honored by National
Merit Program
This year the National Merit Program honored 18 SHP
seniors. Three students (pictured above) were National
Merit Finalists, one student (pictured above) was a National
Achievement Scholar Finalist, and 14 students were Commended
Scholars.
The Commended Scholars were: Nicola Budd-Thanos,
Charlotte Chuter, Alexander Dunlevie, Christopher Fung,
Julia Garces, Chad Gibbs, Kelly Jandro, Kimberly Lautze,
Jaime Lowe, Kevin Reynolds, Adam Rhine, Claire-Marine
Sarner, Stephanie Vertongen, and Jonathan Wang
“We are so proud of these outstanding students, who embody
the Sacred Heart goal of deeply respecting intellectual
values,” said SHP Principal Richard Dioli.
Game Day!
READY TO
PLAY? Right,
SHP senior
******* ************
shows off his
game cards
while juniors ******* ************ and ******* ************
discuss their board game in the background SHOW ME
THE MONEY! Above, ******* ************ , ******* ************ ,
and ******* ************ with their game
2 Summer 2006
A New Look at History
T he SJSH fourth graders study California history every year. But
this year they added a new spin— on Cinco de Mayo, the fourth
graders hosted a Mexican Fiesta and Tour of the early California
Missions.
The Fiesta featured Mexican food, costumes, and dances performed
by the fourth graders. Afterwards, parents and other guests
took a “virtual tour” of the historical missions, learning interesting
facts from the fourth grade experts. “This
was such a fun way to research state history,”
said SJSH fourth grade teacher
Rebecca Jones, “Small teams of students
researched and re-created (as sculptures
or paintings) the famous missions of early
California. They loved sharing what
they’d learned!”
CALIFORNIA
EXPERT *******
******* shows an
early California flag,
above right
VIRTUAL TOUR:
Fourth graders *****
******* and ******** ************ explain their model of
an
early California mission, above left
This year, math teacher Megan Brody decided to do something different with her
Functions, Statistics and Trigonometry classes. She organized students into small
groups, and each group used what they’d learned about probability to create a game.
“I wanted my students to see that math can be creative, and that math is pertinent to
their daily lives,” said Mrs. Brody.
In March, the classes hosted a “Game Day” when any student in the school could
come play their games. Each game was designed to give the player a 45 to 55 percent
chance of winning. After Game Day, the Statistics students compared the theoretical
probability of winning their game with the actual number of winners, and then they
analyzed different aspects of the results. “It was great opportunity for the students to do
some analysis with a
data set of their own
creation,” said Mrs.
Brody.

New Board
Members
In June, the SHS Atherton Board of Trustees
elected Ann Fay Barry, Fred Harman,
Emmanuel Maceda, Kenneth Olivier,
Stephen Rudolph, and Michael Wishart
as
new members of the Board.
Ann Fay Barry, an alumna of SHS
Atherton, and also mother of twin sixthgraders
at SJSH, is serving on the Major
Gifts Committee. Ann attended Dominican
College and Stanford University, then
worked as Director of Development at the
American Conservatory Theater.
Fred Harman, father of an SHP sophomore,
is serving on the Major Gifts Committee. Fred
is a Managing Partner of Oak Investment
Partners. He received an MBA from the
Harvard Graduate School of Business, and
a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from
Stanford University.
Emmanuel (Manny) Maceda, father of two
SHP students, is working on the strategic
planning process. Manny is a Director of the
San Francisco office of Bain & Company.
He has an MS in Management from the Sloan
School of Management at M.I.T., and a BS
in Chemical Engineering from the Illinois
Institute of Technology.
Kenneth (Ken) Olivier, father of an
SHP senior, is serving on the Major Gifts
Committee. Ken is President of Dodge and
Cox. He graduated from Stanford University,
received a JD from the University of
California, and an MBA from Harvard
University.
Stephen (Steve) Rudolph, father of one SHP
alumna and two SHP students, is serving on
the Finance Committee. Steve is Senior Vice
President of Investments at UBS Financial
Services. He graduated from Humboldt State
with a BS.
Michael Wishart, father of an SHP alumna
and an SHP junior, is serving on the Major
Gifts Committee. Michael is a Managing
Director in the Goldman Sachs TMT Group.
He graduated from St. Lawrence University
with a degree in Mathematics, then received
a MBA from Stanford Business School.
JOINING THE BOARD: Top to bottom,
Ann Fay Barry,
Fred Harman, Manny
Maceda, Ken Olivier, Steve Rudolph,
and Michael Wishart
Naturalist as Writer
This year the Naturalist As Writer senior seminar class had
several amazing opportunities to explore the relationship
between nature and literature. The class took trips to Muir
Woods, Muir Beach, the Marin Headlands, Año Nuevo State
Reserve, Huddart Park, and Foothill Park.
At Muir Woods, the class spent the morning walking one of
California’s last old-growth redwood forests, where they read
some related literature (Dana Gioia’s Becoming A Redwood
and Walt Whitman’s Song of the Redwood) beneath the magestic
trees. After lunch, they visited Muir Beach and the Marin
Headlands, where students had a chance to do some writing of
their own, as well as hike the headlands along the coast.
Class members also joined Marine Biology classes to visit
Año Nuevo State Reserve on the southern San Mateo County
coast, where the students were able to observe elephant seals
during their mating season, a unique and unforgettable natural
spectacle. They saw baby elephant seals, males battling for
mates, and actual mating behavior.
“We are so blessed at Sacred Heart to be able to take our
students on amazing field trips,” said teacher James Hughes.
“Next year I hope to add to the curriculum an outdoor education/service-learning
project related to environmental issues in
the Bay Area.”
AT MUIR WOODS : Top, ******* ************ , *******
************ , ******* ************ , ******* ************ , *******
************ , ******* ************ , ******* ************ , *******
************ , ******* ************ , ******* ************ , and
James Hughes AT AÑO NUEVO: Directly above, class
members work on their writing on the beach
The Heart of the Matter 3

Heart of the Campus
Kairos Retreats
Still Going Strong
Many graduating seniors will tell you that the Kairos
Retreat was one of their most memorable experiences
at Sacred Heart Prep. Every senior has an opportuniy
to attend one of three Kairos retreats throughout the
year. “Kairos” is a Greek word from the New Testament
meaning sacred time with God and with Jesus. Each retreat
is held at the Vallombrosa Retreat House in Menlo
Park, and lasts two-and-a-half-days, usually beginning
on a Wednesday after school and ending on a Friday late
afternoon.
During the retreat, faculty and student leaders give inspirational
talks about faith, relationships, and other important
life issues. Students also have sharing time in big
and small groups, and times for prayer, reflection, and
journaling. The students also enjoy prayer services and
Fr. Tom Moran provides the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
GROUP
SHOT:
Left, at
the March
2006 Senior Retreat. ******* ************ TAKING TIME TO REFLECT: Right,
at the January 2006 retreat, ******* ************ and ******* ************
TECHNICAL
DIRECTOR *******
************ (upper
photo) supervises
in the control
room while *******
************ and *******
************ work on
the sound board CAMERA
PEOPLE ******* ************ and
******* ************ (middle photo)
ANCHORS ******* ************,
******* ************, and ******
******** review their scripts with
parent volunteer Patty White
and their teacher Bonny James
(lower photo)
Lights, Camera, Action!
“T
here’s nothing like creating their own media to get kids excited about
school,” said SJSH teacher Bonny James. The SJSH third graders recently
journeyed to the Catholic Television Network studio, where they wrote and produced
their own news program, including a commercial. Student roles ranged from
Main Director to Graphics Manager to Weather
Person.
The students had the time of their lives. “I
really loved this field trip,” said third-grader
John Robert. “It looked like we were all professionals!”
Christopher Hinstorff added, “As
Sound Board Director, I got to play the music
and set the volume for
the anchor persons’ microphones!”
Meg Avery
concurs, “I loved to give
directions with the really
cool headphones. I
would give instructions
to the camera person,
who would tell the floor
director, who would, in
turn, tell the anchor person.”
4 Summer 2006

Easter in
Kindergarten
DECORATING
EASTER BAGS:
****** ********,
****** ********,
****** ********,
****** ********,
and Veronica
Casarez (upper left) HANGIN’ WITH
OUR TEACHER: ****** ********, ******
********, ****** ********, ****** ********,
Kindergarten teacher Nancy Blears,
and ****** ******** (upper right)
PARENT VOLUNTEER Lisa Pica
with ****** ******** and ****** ********
(lower right) HIDING EGGS IN OUR
GRASS: ****** ********, ****** ********,
and ****** ******************** (lower
left)
Mass of St. Madeleine
SJSH STUDENTS lead the Offeratory
Procession while SJSH
and SHP students watch, left
25 YEARS OF SERVICE SJSH
Science teacher Joseph Zucca
receives his 25-year award from
Principal Karen Eshoo while
Fr. Tom Moran and the entire
student body give Mr. Zucca a
standing ovation, lower left
The Sacred Heart Schools commu-
nity celebrated the Feast Day of St.
Madeleine Sophie with an All-School
liturgy, led by celebrant Fr. Tom Moran.
The students, faculty, administrators,
and parents filled the Spieker Pavilion.
At the end of the mass, several
members of the faculty and staff were
honored for their long-term service to SHS Atherton. Celebrating 25 years was SJSH Science
Teacher Joe Zucca. Celebrating 20 years were: Barrie Callendar, Irma Case, Mark Davis, and
Dan Greenleaf. Celebrating 15 years were Carol Antonacci and Kermit Holderman. Celebrating
10 years were: Deenie Clinton, Sharon Collins, Karen Eshoo, Maria Garona, Jim Hughes, Jo
Lim, and Chris Scott.
Celebrating five years were: Jesus Angel, Mariette Bacon, Miguel Barajas, Frank Brightwell,
Vicente Cardenas, Isabel Castañeda, Kari Couling, Kathy Cronin, Alejandro Duenas, James
Everitt, Deborah Farrington Padilla, Karen Filice, Guy Letteer, John Loschmann, Loreen Manos,
Christian Mellberg, Antonio Prieto, and Dana Van Wyk.
The Heart of the Matter 5
The Heart of the Matter 5

Heart of the Campus
Father-Son Service Project
Over SERVICE WITH A SMILE!
70 SHP dads and sons
participated in the Father-
Son service project on a rainy
Saturday in January. One group
painted a large kitchen and din-
ing room
at the Clara-Mateo Alliance
in Menlo Park. The other
group gardened and built a concrete
brick pathway at Haven
Family House in Menlo Park,
a center of the Shelter Network.
Both of these facilities serve
homeless individuals and families.
We are looking forward to
another great Father-Son service
day next year!
Chinese New Year
CHINESE DRAGON: Left,
teacher Kathleen Biehl leads
SJSH preschoolers in their Chinese
New Year Parade PROUD
ARTIST ***** ****** shows off her
dragon puppet, below
SJSH preschoolers celebrated the
Chinese New Year by having a
parade, creating Chinese folk art, eating
Chinese food, and learning about
China from guest speakers.
6 Summer 2006

What was St. Joe’s
like 100 Years Ago?
“The students didn’t have
a cafeteria and they
didn’t get lunch.”
—***** ********,
2nd grade
“The teachers used
chalkboards instead of
whiteboards.”
—***** ********,
2nd grade
“There weren’t very many
buildings on campus.”
—***** ********,
2nd grade
“All the children
learned together in
one classroom.”
—***** ********,
2nd grade
“Maybe they had
elephants on campus.”
—***** ********,
1st grade
“The students wore
different uniforms
back then.”
—***** ********,
3rd grade
“The students rode
horses with carriages to
get to school.”
—***** ********,
2nd grade
“The students got to
have free-dress day
every day!”
—***** ********,
2nd grade
“They didn’t have
computers.”
—***** ********,
3rd grade
“The teachers weren’t as
cool as they are now. That
wouldn’t be possible!”
—***** ********,
2nd grade
“I don’t think the students
had a nice playground
or big soccer fields
like we do.”
—***** ********,
2nd grade
“The school was just the
same as it is today.”
—***** ********,
2nd grade
We asked SJSH
lower school
students this
question and got
some fascinating
answers
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The Heart of the Matter 7

All-Academic, All-Athletic
For Zizi Clark
(SHP‘03), setting
records in athletics
and academics is
all in a day’s work
When Zizi (Elizabeth) Clark
graduated from SHP in
2003, she went on to UC Santa
Barbara, where all three years she
has been a starter on their nationally-ranked
water polo team (#8
in the nation). In addition to her
amazing athletic achievements, Zizi is excelling academically.
The American Water Polo Coaches Association recently
named her a member of the Women’s All-Academic
Team. And with her 3.89 GPA and her starter status team,
Zizi made it onto the top (“outstanding”) list.
How does she do it? “It’s all about time management,”
said Zizi. “In this respect, I carried over to college what I
had learned and developed in high school. All four years
at SHP, my day would go as follows: class, practice, home,
dinner, homework, bed. At Santa Barbara, I’m in the water
more than I’m in the classroom. (Taking several AP classes
at SHP has allowed me to take as few as three classes per
quarter and still graduate on time.) Whenever I have a free
minute, I read or study. I divide my reading assignments
up, so I have a manageable quota to read every day, and
when I’m done, I always have free time to hang out with
my roommates, go out to dinner or dessert, and maybe even
throw a little dance party!”
During the seven month-long water polo season, Zizi’s
team practices around 25 hours per week and plays games
every weekend. And that doesn’t include the hours spent
in the training room before and after practice if injured.
“Class-wise, I usually have anywhere from one to three
classes a day, scheduled around practice times. If we have
away games, we usually leave Friday afternoon and get
back Sunday night, so my weekend is pretty much spent,”
said Zizi. “I’ve learned to read on the bus and study in hotel
rooms.”
Looking back, Zizi says SHP prepared her academically
and athletically for her current achievements. “I was prepared
hands down, no questions asked. SHP not only developed
my reading and writing skills (which is key, seeing
that college for me has been all about reading and writing
papers), but more importantly SHP helped instill and nurture
the desire to do well, as well as the discipline to make
it all happen.”
“The whole reason I decided to play college water polo
was because of the amazing experience I had on the SHP
water polo team,” said Zizi. “My time on the SHP team
prepared me for all the competition I’ve faced in college.
From Junior Olympics to Junior Nationals and Nationals to
Hawaiian and Canadian tournaments, I have had years of
playing against the same girls I’m playing against now (and
some are even on my team).”
“Zizi exemplifies the student-athlete,” said UCSB Water
Polo Coach Danielle Altman.
“She puts everything into academics and athletics every
day. That’s what it takes to be successful. She leads by
example, and is constantly looking to improve her skills as
a water polo player. She knows how to have fun and work
hard at the same time. Zizi is a pleasure to coach, and it has
been amazing to watch her progression as a student and an
athlete at UCSB.”
Ed Samuels, her coach at SHP, agrees: “Zizi is an intellectual
student of water polo. She understands the game.
She has the vision to know where the ball should go. She
sees the whole field, like a football quarterback. She is a
true student in her life—she pays attention to detail and is
consistent.”
And her advice for current SHP students? “If you want
to play a sport in college go for it,” said Zizi. “Just because
you weren’t All-American, All-State or even All-Conference
doesn’t mean that you won’t make it in college. I was
not an All-American, I never made the Zone Team or any
JO or National all-tournament team, but I’m a starter on
a Division I team. If you have the confidence, the desire,
and the talent, then the only person who can stop you is
yourself.”
Next year, UCSB’s prospects look even brighter, since
Zizi’s younger sister Christie (SHP‘06) is joining the team.
“I can’t tell you how happy I am to play with Christie next
year,” said Zizi. “She’s our #1 recruit. She thinks there’s a
lot of pressure on her, but I’m the nervous one—I have to
make sure she doesn’t beat me out!”
AT
SHP
IN
2003,
Zizi
makes
a
break
with
the
ball
8 Summer 2006

Making Shrek
Dave Murphy’s
(SHP‘93) journey into
the amazing world of
computer animation
What does it take to work at PDI/
DreamWorks? “Strong artistic
and technical skills, the ability to work
well in teams, and incredible communication
skills,” says Dave Murphy
(SHP‘93). Dave is an animator in the
Layout Department where Shrek the
Third
is currently in development.
Dave translates the flat two-dimensional
story and the raw materials of
props, scenery, and characters into a
cohesive 3D package.
Dave joined PDI in 1999, when the
company had only 200 employees
and work was just starting on the first
Shrek. “Remember the scene when you
first see Shrek’s house in the swamp?”
said Dave. “That was the first bit of
animation I worked on!”
Dave’s workdays have only one
constant characteristic: variety. “On
one day I may solve technical problems,
talk with other animators, call
the lighting department, go to meetings,
and work on movies scenes at
my computer.”
“The greatest thing about my job
is working on teams,” said Dave. “It
takes all 300 of us to make a movie,
and the real trick is being able to work
together well. I think the key to teamwork
is being able to relate to and appreciate
the differences among your
teammates. Sacred Heart presented
me with a diverse group of people
from all sorts of backgrounds and
from different parts of the Bay Area.
That diversity helped me develop important
team-building skills that I still
use today.”
“The other tough thing about working
in teams is communicating your
ideas clearly,” said Dave. “When you
are on a team with 300 people, you
don’t always get ‘face-time’ with your
colleagues, so you have to be a strong
writer with good verbal skills. Sacred
Heart is where I learned to write. In
my English and literature classes, I
learned the mechanics of writing. In
other classes like history, I had to apply
those skills to research papers. AP
US History, in particular, challenged
me to take the historical information I
was learning, form an opinion on it and
then defend my opinion in writing.”
Dave came to SHP from Belmont
because “I knew that Sacred Heart was
the right high school for me.” Dave
said, “I learned unique and valuable
things from all my teachers at Sacred
Heart. I feel like I was encouraged in
all the classes that I took, whether it
was math, science, art, English, or history.
I had more of an inherent interest
in math, science and art, so it was
great that Sacred Heart offered classes
like AP Biology and AP Chemistry, as
well as extensive art classes, that allowed
me to explore my interests. Being
on the soccer and tennis teams also
helped me understand how to work
with others toward a common goal.”
After SHP, Dave followed his older
sister Lisa (SHP‘88) to Stanford,
where he majored in computer science.
He spent his summer breaks
coming back to SHP to work with
former Dean of Students Mr. Goldfein
on creating the first four Student/Parent
Planners. During his
time at Stanford, Dave became very
interested in computer animation, so
his professor hooked him up with an
emerging company in Palo Alto called
Pacific Data Images (PDI). Dave got
involved with the company, training
incredibly-talented artists how to use
the computer for animation.
After receiving his computer science
degree, Dave joined an Americorps
team for a year and worked with
his team of 12 volunteers on projects
related to education, environment and
health and human safety in Colorado,
Nebraska, Illinois, and South Dakota.
When he came back to California, he
called his old friends at PDI (which
had by then merged with Dream-
Works), who recruited him back into
the company.
And for those of you who are interested
in careers in the exploding field
of computer animation, here’s Dave’s
advice: “It’s important to have balance
in your education between art and technology.
Take life drawing and figure
drawing, but also computer programming
and engineering. Grab a camera
and try making your own film!”
Dave is looking forward to the release
of Shrek the Third
in 2007. “I
love taking my friends to the movies
and showing them the scenes I worked
on,” said Dave. “And my nieces and
nephews absolutely love it!”
The Heart of the Matter 9

Thanh’s Long Journey
Dr. Thanh Hang
Nguyen (SJSH‘87,
SHP‘91) had to beat
incredible odds to
pursue a career in
transplant surgery
cation. The family’s ability to persevere
was amazing.”
As she started sixth grade in a
Redwood City public school, Thanh
spoke only Vietnamese and a bit of
French. “There were only two of us
in the class who weren’t Latino,”
remembers Thanh. “Everyone was
speaking Spanish, and there was no
English as a Second Language program
available at that time.”
A family friend urged Thanh’s
mom to
make a
transfer to
Thanh Hang Nguyen
has come a long
way in her 32 years of
life. Born in Vietnam,
Thanh and her mother
fled to the United States
after the Vietnam War
and the death of her
father. Thanh started
American school at the
age of 10, knowing no
English and wholly unacquainted
with American culture. Despite
these hardships, she has excelled
in her journey through St. Joseph’s,
Sacred Heart Prep, Duke University,
UC Davis Medical School, and her
career as a surgeon.
Sister Ann McGowan, former St.
Joe’s principal, remembers, “Thanh
was a very hardworking girl— an
excellent student who graduated
with honors. Thanh valued and
cherished her Sacred Heart education.
I remember looking to Thanh
as an inspirational example of overcoming
hardship. We all revered
her mother who worked so hard to
be able to give her daughter an edushe
was really frightened. She was
still learning spoken English, but her
writing developed at an astounding
speed. She had an incredible desire
to learn and she was very inquisitive.
She is one of those people who you
just know will go somewhere. She
and her mother were both so sweet
and calm in the face of incredible
odds and they possessed sheer determination
to succeed.”
“When I started high school at
Sacred Heart Prep, I finally hit my
groove as a student,” said Thanh.
“I felt very drawn toward literature
St. Joseph’s School,
so Thanh’s Sacred
Heart journey
began in seventh
grade. “I have very
fond memories of
my English teacher,
Mrs. Trish Siddens,”
said Thanh. “I felt
like a fish out of water
because I didn’t
have much in common with my
classmates and I was struggling just
to learn the English. Mrs. Siddens
really took me under her wing and
was so kind to me.”
Reflecting back on her experiences
with Thanh, Mrs. Siddens said,
“When Thanh first came to St Joe’s
“I felt like a fi sh out of water....I was
struggling just to learn English. But
my teacher Mrs. Siddens really took
me under her wing.”
THEN
AND
NOW:
Thanh as
a toddler
in Vietnam
(left), as
an eighthgrader
at
St. Joe’s
(center),
as a junior
at SHP
(right),
and today
as a transplant
surgeon
in
Minnesota
(opposite
right)
and all of the fine arts that were offered.”
A big part of that attraction
came in the form of Mrs. Connie
Solari, her English teacher, who
was able to make the classroom fun
and interesting and instill a love of
learning in Thanh.
“Thanh was a stunning student of
literature and a genuinely kind and
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wonderful person,” recalls Connie
Solari. “I remember her presence
in class— she was one of those incredibly
‘old souls’ whose profound
insights would always lift the level
of class discussion to new and more
meaningful heights. I can still hear
her voice and her laughter— a young
five feet tall.” But she
never let that stop
her.
“Each day as a
transplant surgeon is a
new challenge,” said
Thanh. “Because my
patients are on donor
“I am not your typical picture of a surgeon.
I’m female, I’m Asian, and I’m only fi ve
feet tall.”
woman who transcended incredible
personal tragedy in the wake of the
Vietnam War and wove it all quite
beautifully into her life. She was a
quintessential child of the Sacred
Heart.”
As she grew up, Thanh wanted
to become a doctor, just like her
father. “But when I went to Duke
University,” said Thanh, “I also became
fascinated with engineering,
so I was an Engineering major and
a Pre-Med student.”
After Duke, Thanh went on to UC
Davis Medical School. “My father
was an Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon,
but I was pretty sure I wanted
to be a Pediatrician,” said Thanh.
“All that changed as soon as I had
my rotation in surgery. I found that
surgery excited me the most and
I had a talent for it, just like my
dad!”
Thanh went on to practice surgery
for six years at the Medical College
of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. “While
I was practicing general surgery, a
new dream was born,” said Thanh.
“I decided I wanted to become a
transplant surgeon— and to do that
I needed to go back to school for
two more years to get an additional
degree.” So Thanh applied for, and
won, a Transplant Surgery Fellowship
at the University of Minnesota.
Today she is living her dream in the
field of transplant surgery.
As Thanh points out, “I am not
your typical picture of a surgeon.
I’m female, I’m Asian, and I’m only
wait-lists for organs,
my work load tends
to come in crashing
waves. In some cases
we have to wait for a
long time to get the
donor organs, and in
other cases the surgeries
happen in the
middle of the night.
Just last night a donor
organ arrived at
the hospital, so I went into surgery
at midnight and finished at 5 am.”
Because of her work, Thanh feels
very strongly about the desperate
need for organ donors. “Every day
the list grows longer and even more
organs are needed,” said Thanh.
“The waiting list for a new kidney
can be as long as five years. These
days we even have to accept donated
organs from people who have had
health problems, because we have
no other options. Today 92,000 people
are waiting for a tissue match for
a transplant. I urge every member
of the Sacred Heart community to
consider being an organ donor. All
you have to do is tell your family
and register with your state.” (See
www.organdonor.gov)
Looking back, Thanh says, “My
advice for all young people is to
seek out strong mentors, both male
and female, and to never give up.
I never felt like I fit the mold for a
surgeon, but that’s what I wanted to
do, so I did it.”
ACADEMIC ACHIEVER: Thanh
is on the far left of the back row
in this 1991 photo of the SHP
National Honor Society
The Heart of the Matter 11

Whack-a-mole and
Modern Parenthood
Musings on the
challenges of being
a working parent
By Jennie Glockner
Whitcomb (SHP‘81) &
Ellen Glockner Eder
(SJSH‘78, SHP‘82)
Combining full-time work with the
zaniness of modern parenthood
feels, on most days, like we’re playing
the carnival game Whack-a-Mole.
Most days we whack away, doing
our very best, but never quite hitting
that pesky mole. You never quite
accomplish everything you need to do
and certainly never perfectly.
We recognize there are many ways
in which all parents work, including
paid and unpaid, part- and full-time.
Indeed, the workplace of the twentyfirst
century is at once more fluid and
flexible, allowing both mothers and
fathers more opportunities than ever
before to define when and how they
work both in and outside the home.
Each of us works full-time outside
of the home. Jennie has three children:
Stan (8th grade), Mackenzie (6th grade),
and Brooke (1st grade). Ellen has two
children: Elizabeth (6th grade) and Fred
(3rd grade).
Jennie Glockner Whitcomb
is the Assistant Dean in the
School of Education at the
University of Colorado at Boulder
JENNIE Glockner
Whitcomb (front
center) with her husband
John and their
children ******, *****,
and ******
Though being a working parent was
not an explicit part of the curriculum
during the 1970s and 1980s, we think
those of us at Sacred Heart in those
years had many opportunities to learn
through observation from excellent
models. Most of the faculty and staff
was comprised of mothers working
outside of the home: Jennifer Barnes,
“T
his is my ninth year working in higher education. I began
my career as a high school English teacher, teaching
at Choate Rosemary Hall and Head-Royce before heading
to graduate school. I completed my PhD in Education in
1997 and have worked in universities ever since.
As Assistant Dean, I wear a number of hats: I’m responsible
for program design and quality in our teacher education
programs, external reporting to state and national agencies, strategic planning, and
managing the Offi ce of Student Services. I work regularly with other faculty and administrators
on campus and with state agencies. I also teach in our teacher preparation
and doctoral programs and must publish on a regular basis.
My typical day begins at 5am. While the kids are still asleep, I read and respond to
emails and read manuscripts for a journal I edit. After a family breakfast and getting
everyone out the door, I am in the offi ce from 8am to 6pm, usually participating in
several hours of meetings, spending another couple hours responding to email, and
handling tasks on my to-do list. After picking up the kids from sports practices, I cook
dinner, help with homework, play games, and squeeze in some chores.”
12 Summer 2006

Margaret Beernink, Logan Davis,
Isabelle Domeyko, Mary Forsythe,
Donna Gilboa, Nancy Greenfield, Sue
Griffith, Sue Lanahan, Shirley Love,
Marilyn Luotto, Nancy Miller, Isabel
Peterson, Connie Solari, Genevieve
Varga, Danielle Verheyden, Janet
Whitchurch, and Kit Wilson. In this
sense, we were surrounded by women
who were managing to juggle many
competing demands on their time and
energy.
Many faculty children were our
classmates while other faculty
children visited campus or attended
the daycare facility in Morey. We
remember Janet Johnson Whitchurch
with Aaron in the bike seat coasting
through the main gates of campus.
Witnessing faculty’s interactions with
their children taught us how women
can integrate family and work lives.
We now find ourselves melding our
lives in the same way when we answer
work e-mails and phone calls or finish
paperwork amidst the morning and
nighttime family routines.
In other ways, we were introduced
to modern day models of working
women. On the day that Margaret
Thatcher was elected Prime Minister,
Ellen Glockner Eder
is the Vice President of Global
Business Practices at Oracle
fter nearly 14 years at Oracle, each day
“Aof my job is still a unique and challenging
experience. With responsibility for all of Oracle’s
operational policies across all lines of business,
my days can be long and my activities constantly
vary. I work with many teams throughout the
world to defi ne and implement our business policies
(how we go to market with our customers and
partners).
In a typical day, I go into the offi ce very early,
enabling me to call Oracle’s European offi ce or to spend quiet time reviewing
email or preparing policies. The bulk of my day is spent on conference
calls with many different groups, providing guidance on how to apply company
policies or working through issues that may require new policies.
As my job is ‘global,’ I travel often, working with teams of different countries,
learning the business issues that they face or providing them background
on how our policies are critical in implementing our corporate strategy.
At the end of the day, I do my best to get home to have dinner with
my family or attend the myriad of sports activities my children participate in.
After the kids are in bed, it’s not unusual for me to log on from home and
complete tasks of the day or prepare for the next.”
our biology teacher started class by
asking, “How did the world change
today?” and then she spent most
of the period helping us grasp the
significance of that election. One
Career Day, Congresswoman
Jackie Speier gave the keynote
address, and Nancy of Nancy’s
Quiches told us how she
launched her business. Of
course, the curriculum included
reading the works of famously
strong and capable women
such as Virginia Woolf.
In addition to giving us
mentors who were successful
working women, our Sacred
Heart education also gave
us tangible skills for the
workplace. Sacred Heart taught
us to develop pragmatic and
critical arguments to support
our position. We learned these
skills through writing papers for
ELLEN Glockner Eder (front
left) with her children *****
and ********, her husband
Fred (back left), and Fred’s
father (back right)
Mrs. Gilboa’s notoriously challenging
World History class or in trying to
convince Sr. Thompson to agree to a
student ski club.
Most importantly, Sacred Heart
taught beyond skills; it shaped who
we are. Though one of us works in
the public sector and the other in the
private sector, we both approach our
work as an extension of the service
ethic instilled at Sacred Heart. Our
daily interactions in the office call
for compassion and understanding
for others. Today, we both have a
sense that we are drawing upon gifts
that were nurtured and developed at
Sacred Heart to serve others.
Meeting the simultaneous demands
of nurturing a family and contributing
to the larger community has never
been easy. We suspect this is the case
for all parents, not just those working
outside the home. In looking back,
we deeply appreciate how many of
our experiences at Sacred Heart, both
tacit and explicit, pointed us toward
forging a path that combines full-time
work and full-time parenthood into a
life of service to others.
The Heart of the Matter 13

Margaret
Nichols Parra
“Remembrances of the Nuns
are some of my best memories.
I can go year by year and
remember each of our teachers
from the first grade to the eighth: Mother Vernueil,
Mother Boak, Mother Guernon, Mother
Guichard, Mother White, Miss Coe, Mother
Enos, and, of course, Mother McCarthy. Each
teacher had her own style: some were very
sweet and gentle and some so strict. Some
had the perfect balance of fairness and excellent
teaching skills. Then there was Henry
Schimpf, always ready to help and to referee
a game. I also remember recess time. In the
lower grades, some of us would draw houses
or rooms in the dirt. And I remember eating
raw jello sugar granules as a snack. Was this
a healthy snack or what?”
Janet
O’Keefe Reese
“One of my fondest
memories is from
eighth grade. Mother McCarthy had
the whooping cough, so my mother
was our substitute teacher for a
couple months. All my classmates
thought that I had the inside
track on grades!”
Kathy
Miller Reilly
“I remember trying
to sneak up to
the third floor in
the old St. Joe’s
building.”
Charles
Troglio
“I remember
Mother Guichard,
because
she was my favorite, and
Miss Coe, because she was
my least favorite.”
Diane
Haas
Powers
“For me, the
students I spent so
many years with at
St. Joe’s felt like a
family.”
50 Years of
The SJSH Class of 1
campus was lik
Louise
Taggart
Connors
“My fondest memories
are of learning
from Mother Vernueil, spending time
with my girlfriends, celebrating May
Day, hearing the bells, being in the
Grotto, going on retreats, and the boys
in my classes!”
Lydia
Dioli Cooper
“I remember Mother
White dividing our class into
two teams. Each team was
represented by an airplane
attached to a string. One airplane was called
St. Madeleine Sophie and the other was
called Blessed Philippine. The more points
we earned, the further our plane moved. I
also remember one time in eighth grade when
Mother McCarthy left our class alone ‘on our
honor’ and the boys decided to play catch.
Needless to say, Mother McCarthy was not
too pleased when the ball went crashing
through the window.”
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Rita
Walker
Boyd
“I remember riding
my bike to and
from school and
stopping at friends’ homes
to ‘play.’ I also remember
getting donuts and hot
chocolate after attending
early morning Mass. I really
do not have bad memories
from St. Joseph’s. However,
Mother McCarthy’s
sternness would probably
straighten me right out
even today!!”
Memories
956 shares what
e 50 years ago
Susan
Morey Mein
I fondly remember
Mother McCarthy
and all her antics.
Her veil flowed behind
her when she was running
around campus. I also
clearly remember fingernail
inspection in Mother White’s
class— that is not
a fond
memory!
Carolyn
Orzam O’Connor
“I remember Mother White’s
spelling bee competitions, celebrating
the Feast of St. Joseph
outside at the Grotto, and the
day we watched Queen Elizabeth’s coronation
on a TV supplied to the school by
Mr. Craft for the big event.”
(Margaret)
Colleen
Craft Roberts
My favorite memories
are of
the life-long friends I made, and
of Mother White saying, ‘Cover
the Cave of Kentucky’ whenever
we would yawn.”
Dennis
Harrington
“I clearly remember
the excitement
when the
new school building
was finished during our
eighth grade year.”
(Toni)
Asturias
Talbott
“I fondly remember
going to the
Science Fair in San
Francisco.”
Joanne White Walsh
“Before we had uniforms, I remember
playing ‘house’ under the trees on the
girls’ playground. We’d use pine cones
and acorns to create rooms. Then we’d
play horses, using the sashes of each other’s dresses for reins.
I also remember having classes in the gym— 52 of us in complete
silence! I also remember the coolness of the bottom floor
of the old building, especially when we practiced duck and
cover for the ‘bomb.’ And I liked the scary but dramatic view of
the graveyard with its yews. I remember vividly Mother Enos’s
classes, especially Geography. And of course, Henry Schimpf
is a major figure in my memory— he was so kind and fatherly
and took such good care of the campus.”
The Heart of the Matter 15

I I Know It it By by Heart
A Deep
Respect For
Intellectual
Values
March 17, 2006:
SHP Physics Teacher
Dr. Guy Letteer
and 40 AP Physics
students, including
***** ********* and
******** *******, spend
the afternoon on the
SJSH side of campus
using bottle rockets,
falling objects, and a
chalk-art solar system
to teach SJSH fifth
graders about physics
at the second annual
Space Day
PHOTOGRAPH BY LAUREN GOODKIND
16 Summer 2006

The Heart of the Matter 17

1
Graduation
2
3
4
Home for
Graduation!
A record number of
alumni returned to
campus to take part in
Graduation festivities
5
18 Summer 2006

6
7
GRADUATES WELCOMED AS ALUMS 1 ******
******** (SJSH‘06) with her mother, Samira (SHP‘89) 2 Mary Moudry
(SH Lake Forest ‘73) puts the SHS alumni pin on her son, Andrew
(SHP‘06) 3 Julia Garces (SJSH‘02, SHP‘06) with her brothers Pablo
(SJSH‘96, SHP‘00) and Fabian (SJSH‘99, SHP‘03) 4 Zackary
Skelton (second from left, SJSH‘02, SHP‘06) was pinned by his
sister Jessica (SJSH‘99, SHP‘03). Alden Seabolt (right, SJSH‘02,
SHP‘06) was pinned by his brother Garrett (SJSH‘99, SHP‘03) 5
Bernardo Ferrari (SJSH‘70) with his son ****** (SJSH‘06) and wife
Patricia 6 Christie Richards (SJSH‘02, SHP‘06) with her sister Lisa
(SHP‘04) 7 ****** ******** (center, SJSH‘06) with his sisters ****** and
Lindsay, mom Eileen (SH Greenwich) and dad Andy 8 ****** ********
(center, SJSH‘06) with her mom, Samia (SH Egypt) and her dad,
Thomas 9 Scott Cattaneo (SHP‘06)
with mom Cookie (SH Broadway
‘67) 10 Alex Collette (SJSH‘02,
SHP‘06) with his brother Christopher
(SJSH‘99, SHP‘03) 11 Kiki Jackson
(SJSH‘02, SHP‘06) with her brother
David (SJSH‘01, SHP‘05) 12 Anne
Deggelman (SJSH‘00, SHP‘04),
Zizi Clark (SHP‘03), Julia Brown
(SJSH‘00, SHP‘04), Genevieve Ang
(SHP‘04), Jamie Greene (SHP‘04),
and Narsai Tailo (SJSH‘00, SHP‘04)
all participated in the SHP Alumni
Pinning Ceremony
11 12
8
9 10
The Heart of the Matter 19

Graduation
Members of the SHP
Class of 2006 will
attend the following
institutions:
Boston College
Boston University
Brown University
Bucknell University
Carleton College
Claremont-McKenna
College
Clark University
CSU Cal Poly San Luis
Obispo
CSU Chico
CSU Northridge
Davidson College
Duke University
Fordham University
George Washington
University
Georgetown University
Gonzaga University
Harvard University
Lawrence University
Loyola Marymount
University
Northwestern University
Pitzer College
Princeton University
Rice University
Saint Louis University
Saint Mary’s College of CA
Salve Regina University
San Diego State University
San Francisco State
University
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Clara University
Sonoma State University
Seattle University
Stanford University
Trinity College
University of Arizona
University of California,
Berkeley
University of California,
Davis
University of California,
Irvine
University of California,
Los Angeles
University of California,
San Diego
University of California,
Santa Barbara
University of California,
Santa Cruz
University of Colorado,
Boulder
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Puget Sound
University of Redlands
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of Southern
California
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin,
Madison
Wellesley College
William Wood University
20 Summer 2006
1
SHP GRADUATION 1 Graduates Kevin Deggelman,
Melissa Mordell, and Cory Hatton 2 Sarah
King receives a Dark Blue Ribbon from Principal
Richard Dioli at Honors Convocation 3 Charles Espeleta
4 Graduates, faculty, administrators, and families
gather on Conway Court for Graduation Mass
5 Layne Marr, Matt Manos (front), Julia Powers, and
Marcus Williams (back) pose for their class photo
6 Blue Ribbon winners were: (Front Row) Dan Filice,
Sarah King, Andrew Moudry, Claire-Marine Sarner,
(Back Row) Matt Manos, Carrie Wilkins, Christie Richards,
and R.J. Horsley 7 Kimberly Lautze with a family
member 8 Scott Cattaneo, Samantha Carr, and Nicky
Budd-Thanos 9 Tiffany Yim with SHP Academic Dean
Ken Thompson 10 Sophia Duluk and Elizabeth Dillingham
11 Jeff Powers with his family
12 Diana Tarantino
receives her diploma from Director of Schools Dr.
Joseph J. Ciancaglini, Board Chair Mindy Rogers, and
SHP Principal Richard Dioli
4
2
3

5
6 7
8
9 10
11
12
A
B
SJSH GRADUATION A St. Joe’s graduates
The Heart of the Matter 21

SJSH Centennial
1
2
5
3
4
6
7
8
ST. JOSEPH’S CENTENNIAL: 1 Front:
Mark Babiarz (SJSH‘67), Sheila Giannini
Ruprecht (SJSH‘93), Mother Costello, and
Shelia Ra (SHP‘63, former SJSH teacher).
Back: Long-time Athletic Director Jeff
Reynolds, Sacred Heart Alumni Association President Leana
Giannini (SHP‘75), former Sacred Heart Teacher Sister Pati
Desmond, and current St. Joseph’s teacher Kathy Spieker
2 The class of ‘58: Jim Wiechers, Susan Roach Powers, Bill
Blassen, Anton Orozem, Margaret Miller Tomei, and Robert
Walker 3 St. Joseph’s School of the Sacred Heart Principal
Karen Eshoo (SJSH‘83, SHP‘87) shows the crowd a relic
from the 1977 time capsule— a student government election
poster 4 Rebecca (SJSH‘96, SHP‘00) and Taryn (SJSH‘99,
SHP‘03) Zigterman 5 Dick Barry (SJSH‘75), Jenny Bradshaw Minniti
(SJSH‘77, SHP‘81), Eva Schlosser-Gordon (SJSH‘76, SHP‘80),
and John Kerrigan (SJSH parent, past SHP faculty) holding John
Patrick Kerrigan 6 Chris Lochtefeld (SJSH‘77) Ann McGraw Morrical
(SJSH‘77, SHP‘81), Kathy Kendrick (SJSH‘76, SHP‘80) and Laurie
Pang Lamb (SJSH‘75) 7 Bob McLoughlin (SHSH‘45) with his wife
Ruth and his brother Bernie (SJSH‘42) 8 Michael Demeter (SJSH‘53),
9
22 Summer 2006

10
11
12
Sue Lochtefelt (SHP‘78, SJSH Girls’
Athletic Director), Ginny Lochtefelt
(former SJSH Girls’ Athletic Director),
Charles Lochtefelt (former SJSH
parent, current SJSH grandparent),
and Greg Lochtefeld (SJSH‘81) 9
Special guests at the ceremony included Atherton
Mayor Charles Marsala, former SJSH principal
Sr. Ann McGowan, former Director of Schools Sr.
Nancy Morris, and U.S. Congresswoman Anna
Eshoo (a former SJSH parent) 10 Christine Kendrick
(SJSH‘82), right, with Monica Kendrick and Monica
and Kevin Kendrick’s (SJSH‘79) kids 11 Margherita
Ardizzoia Gado (SJSH‘31), Ester Bugna Sorensen
14 15
(SJSH‘48), Larry Johnston (SJSH‘43), Sue Nerney Schumann
(SHP‘54), Jeanne Kernan Weseloh (SJSH‘49, SHP‘53), 16
Claudia Reis Tyson (SJSH‘49), SHP‘53), and Patty Doherty
Hjelm (SJSH‘47) 12 Florence Atherton Bryan (SJSH‘38,
SHP‘42) and Tricia Perry Hongola (SJSH‘52, SHP‘56) 13
Dorothy Schimpf (daughter of long-time SJSH staff member
Henry Schimpf), Judy Gianotti Gibson (SJSH‘50), Margaret
Bolton White (SJSH‘50), and Rosalie Abreu Parks (SJSH‘50)
14 Bob Franceschini (SJSH‘44, and SJSH past parent) with his wife Nadine 15 The Centennial Mass
was co-celebrated by Rev. Bill Muller (SJSH‘58) and Rev. Phillip Bourret (SJSH‘25)16 Ann Carey
(SJSH‘71, SHP‘75), Alex Lucas Ertola (SJSH‘72, SHP‘76), Mary Pang Hinson (SJSH‘72, SHP‘76), and
Laura Daschbach Pitchford (SJSH‘73, SHP‘77) 17 The SJSH Class of 1956: Front: Lynne Rice Morrison,
Sheila Smyth, Kathy Miller Reilly, Toni Asturias Talbott, Gloria Troglio Walker, and Dennis Harrington.
Back: Theresa Gerbo Garcia, Lydia Dioli Cooper, Diane Haas Powers, Sue Morey Mein, Cynthia Tuttle,
Peter Kump, Louise Taggert Conners (in red sweater), Charlie Troglio, and Karen Seidelman Cover
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The Heart of the Matter 23

Alumni Events
1
2
3
4
PARENTS OF ALUMNI
LUNCHEON: “Mums of
alums” from the classes
of 1995 to 2005 gathered
for a “Mad Hatter” lunch in Otto Library 1 Renée Hannebrink and
Nancy Tarantino 2 Patti Leone-Cluss, Gail Pettit, and Gayten Harmon
3 Lisa Ruggeri and Cynthia Nourse 4 Pandy
Garvic, Barbara Goodrich,
and Beth Tornabene 5 Sherry and Michael Fowler 6 Kathy McGlynn
and Sheila Peterson 7 Lena Tailo,
Sonyia Nader Sayigh (front), 6
Jane Clark, and Sally Hvidt (back)
8 These SJSH teachers (Bonny
James, Chis Dyer, and Kathleen
Spieker) are all mums of alums
7
5
8
24 Summer 2006

In Memoriam
We ask for your prayers for the families
and friends of our community
who passed away during the past year.
St. Joseph’s Alumni
1922 - Carl Britschgi passed away at 93 years
young on September 12, 2005. After St. Joseph’s,
he attended Sequoia High and Santa
Clara University. He served as a California
State Assemblyman from 1956 through 1970.
He is survived by his wife Junelee, one son,
two stepchildren, eight grandchildren, and
six great-grandchildren.
1950 - Gwen Patrick De Mera, passed away in
May at her home in Fresno. She was a lov-
ing partner, mother and grandmother who is
remembered for her sharp mind, quick wit
and love of golf and family. She is survived
by her partner Julie and her sons Patrick, Mi-
chael, Dan and Tim. She will also be missed
by her three grandchildren.
1953 - Joanne Bass Domingues passed away
on August 26, 2005 after a long battle with
breast cancer. After attending SJSH and Sa-
cred Heart, Joanne went on to study nursing
at the University of San Francisco. She and
Kenneth, her devoted husband of 46 years,
raised three children and lived in Southern
California, Florida, Seattle and finally Red-
wood City. She will be missed by her family,
friends and her four grandchildren.
1984 - Susannah Manley passed away on July
26, 2004. After graduating from St. Joseph’s,
Susie went on to Gunn High School and An-
tioch College in Ohio. Her family misses her
original and whimsical spirit that she shared
with everyone. A fund in her name has been
established at The Children’s Book Project in
San Francisco.
1991 - Michael Tsan Ty was killed while driving
in his car on April 3, 2006 by falling construc-
tion debris. Michael, 28, was a neurology
resident at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in
Boston. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from
Johns Hopkins University in 1999 and then
obtained a medical degree from both Har-
vard Medical School and the Harvard-MIT
Division of Health Sciences Technology. He
married his wife, Robin, in 2004, after they
met in Rome where they were both graduate
students at the Pontifical University of St.
Thomas Aquinas. Later, Michael and Robin
founded Fiat Productions, a Catholic The-
ater company, to produce plays that would
address moral issues and promote interfaith
dialogue. He was also a volunteer with the
Archdiocese of Boston’s health ministry pro-
gram and a lay minister to three hospitals.
Sacred Heart Prep Alumni
1934 - Aileen Tobin Larson passed away on
January 27, 2006 in Largo, Florida at the age
of 87. She was a homemaker who loved trav-
eling, playing golf and making cards. She is
survived by her husband of 62 years, Lewis,
two daughters, three grandchildren, and five
great-grandchildren.
1945 - Elaine Zwierlein Mundy passed away
on November 28, 2005 in New York at the
age of 78. She dedicated much of her life
to raising her three children, eight grandchil-
dren and volunteering at the San Francisco
Public Library. She was also an avid hiker
and loved the outdoors.
- Barbara McCullough Visbal passed
away on April 29, 2006 after an 18-year
battle with Alzheimer’s disease. After Sa-
cred Heart, Barbara attended and graduated
from San Francisco College for Women. She
taught communion classes at St. Raymond’s
and two other parishes from 1961 until 1989
and volunteered many hours at Oakwood.
She is survived by her husband, Malcolm,
and her two daughters, two sons and seven
grandchildren.
1954
- Gwen Patrick De Mera (See St. Joseph’s ‘50)
1955 - Joan Ann Mussallem Dunne passed away
October 17, 2005 at the age of 68. After the
Convent, Joan attended San Francisco City
College where she met her husband, Michael
Dunne. They had seven children and thirteen
grandchildren. She was devoted to her husband
and family and was their biggest sup-
porter. She lived in Morgan Hill, California.
1957
- Joanne Bass Domingues (see St. Joseph’s ‘53)
1958 - Joan Mullin Pope passed away in November
of 2005. She was a dark blue rib-
bon student at the Convent. After battling
serious health issues, Joan graduated from
Santa Clara University. She then married
and was widowed when she died. She leaves
behind her beloved sister, Bobbie Carcione
(SHP‘65).
1965 - Catherine Wade passed away on March
3, 2006 after a long battle with pancreatic
cancer. After the convent, Catherine attended
Stanford, graduating in 1969. She spent 30
years in Los Angeles in advertising and ra-
dio media as a sales executive. She had two
daughters and a grandson who will miss her
very much.
1974 - Joan Weber Bachand passed away
peacefully on July 23, 2005 from complica-
tions relating to a bone marrow transplant for
the treatment of leukemia. After graduating
from SHP, she earned a business degree from
UC Davis in 1978. She worked for McKesson
Corporation and later Fenwick & West
LLP where she was Director of Employee
Benefits. She will be missed by her husband
Edward, her children Michael and Jacqueline,
and her parents Walter and Vivian Weber.
1977 - Victoria von Tagen, passed away on
January 25, 2006 after a brief battle with cancer.
During high school she was a boarder in
the Main Building and lived in Morgan Hill,
California the rest of her life. She was active
in many humanitarian and political efforts,
and had recently received the Lily Rist Award
for Community Service.
Our Community
The family of Paul Kendrick, husband to
Mary and father of Mark (SJSH‘72), Kar-
en (SJSH‘74, SHP‘78), Betsy (SJSH‘75,
SHP‘79), Kathy (SJSH‘76, SHP‘80), Maura
(SJSH‘77, SHP‘81), Kevin, (SJSH‘79) Chris-
tine (SJSH‘82), and Ellen.
The family of Joseph Salberg, father to Cee
Salberg (Principal of SJSH Preschool and
kindergarten).
The family of Richard Lautze, father to Chris
Hatton (SHP College Counseling), and grand-
father to Christian Hatton (SHP‘93), Lucas
Hatton (SHP‘96), Briggs Hatton (SHP‘01),
and Cory Hatton (SJSH‘02, SHP‘06).
The family of Robert M. Levison, grandfather
to Samantha, Kendall, Alexa, Charlotte and
Daniel Levison (current SJSH students).
The family of Charles P. Neidig, father of Wil-
liam Neidig (former trustee) and grandfather
to Stephanie Neidig (SJSH‘00, SHP‘04).
The family of Thomas Turley, husband to
Shirley and father to Thomas (SJSH‘80),
James, Todd (SJSH‘81), Bradley (SJSH‘83),
and Neal (SJSH‘86).
He was stepfather
to Charisse Desmatais (SJSH‘81), Joe
Awender (SJSH‘80), and Virginia Huffman
(SJSH‘78).
The family of Florence Owens, aunt of Marvin
Pjesky (SHS Maintenance Department) and
Malinda Pjesky (SHS Business Office)
The family of George Grega, father of Lisa
Grega (SJSH ‘75)
The family of Jim Campbell, uncle of Jim
Campbell (SJSH‘96) and Maggie Campbell
(SJSH’05, SHP‘09)
The family of Al Bianco, grandfather to Neal
(SJSH‘03), Elizabeth and Katie Weisman
(current SJSH students)
The family of Jack Hickey, father of Ellen
Hickey Lynch, (SHS Development Office)
and grandfather of Maire Lynch (SHP‘09)
The family of Elster S. Haile, father of Su-
zanne Alexander (SHP‘61), Jeanne Edwards
(SHP‘62), Michael Haile (SJSH‘77) and
John Haile (SJSH‘78).
The Alumni Office is grateful for the notification of deaths of Alumni and their families.
When word is received, we ask the sisters at Oakwood dedicate a mass in their honor.
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Class Notes
1920s
Father Phillip Bourret (SJSH‘25) traveled
to campus to help with the Centennial
mass. It was wonderful to see him. He informs
us that at 93, he is the oldest Jesuit
priest in his Province.
Angelina Creel (SHP‘22) “visited campus”
in the form of her granddaughter, Sheryl
Fisher. Sheryl was pleased to find a picture of
her great Aunt Julia (SHP‘20) in the school’s
Heritage Room. She also had a nice visit with
Mother Costello.
Mary Alice Brown Keeble (SJSH‘27)
was looking radiant at the Centennial Celebration.
She lives in Benicia and loves painting
watercolor landscapes of old Victorian
estates. She has four children, eight grandchildren,
and eight great-grandchildren.
1930s
The SJSH Centennial also brought Margarita
Bernadette Gado (SJSH‘31), Theresa
Genevro Roberto (SJSH‘38), Elvira Dossola
(SJSH‘38), Guido Budelli (SJSH‘37),
Joseph McLoughlin (SJSH‘37), Flo Eyre
Bryan (SJSH‘38), Emanuel Barbariol
(SJSH‘39) and Mother Helen Costello
(SHP‘35) back to campus.
Mary Mardel (SHP‘35) is serving at
Oakwood as Pastoral Minister and archivist.
Seventy-one years ago, both she and Mother
Helen Costello graduated from SHP.
1940s
Mary Alice
Brown
Keeble
(SJSH‘27)
“My fondest Sacred
Heart memory is from
Christmas time. Back then one student was selected
each year to put the plaster fi gure of baby
Jesus into the crib before Christmas. I was quite a
chatterbox, and the Sisters told me that if I wanted
to win the privilege, I would have to be good for
three whole months. But I did it! I got to put Baby
Jesus in the crib!”
BACK IN TOWN Mrs. P. D.
Stroop (Kathleen Fitch)
(SHP‘31) visiting with Mother
Costello in the Main Building
(in front of Mother’s beautiful
portrait outside the Director’s
Office)
eled to 131 countries including India,
Oman, Yemen, Dubai, Egypt and Israel.
She has three children and four grandchildren.
She lives in Sonora and enjoys
volunteering at the hospital.
Jane Hanley Lotz (SJSH‘44) is living
in Fremont, California. She has seven
children and five grandchildren. Jane has
been volunteering at Meals on Wheels
for 15 years and she enjoys gardening
and traveling. Jane and her husband recently
celebrated 52 years of marriage.
Bob McLoughlin (SJSH‘45) is living
in Antelope, California. He retired from
Kaiser Permanente a few years ago and
enjoys traveling— his upcoming destinations
include Alaska and Mexico. Bob
has one daughter, three grandchildren,
and three great-grandchildren.
Helen Boren Hall Mineau (SJSH‘45) is
living in Fremont, California. She fills her
days volunteering at Washington Hospital,
playing bridge with friends and traveling.
She has six grandchildren.
Bill Gibbons (SJSH‘45) is living in Redwood
City, California and working in the
heating and air conditioning industry. He has
two sons, two daughters, and two grandchildren.
Bill enjoys spending his free time flying
from the Palo Alto airport.
Aileen Toner Woos (SJSH‘45, SHP‘49)
lives in Atlanta near her family and is retired
from book-keeping and accounting. She has
two children and three grandchildren. She
asks her classmates for prayers for her son
Jeffrey who is fighting colon cancer.
Joan Burdick Hunt (SHP‘49) is working
as a casting director this summer with
some young SHP alumni on a
small budget independent film.
The alumni will be shooting some
scenes at Sacred Heart during the
summer.
Joe O’Halloran (SJSH‘49)
lives in Sunnyvale with his wife
Sandra. He retired one-and-a-half
years ago from his pest control
business. He is enjoying his retirement
and has recently vacationed
in Ireland.
1950s
John A. Sobrato (SJSH‘52)
and returned to campus for the
Centennial Celebration, along
Bernie McLoughlin (SJSH‘42) is still
living in Menlo Park. He retired from Lytton
Industry (Electronics) in 2004 and is currently
learning to play the accordion.
Margo Weiler Barry (SJSH‘42) has trav-
with a large group of his classmates. His
company continues as a leader in commercial
and residential real estate. He is seen as a
major contributor to the economic and social
development of the Silicon Valley. He has
been active with the development of National
Hispanic University and continues his work
as a trustee for Santa Clara University.
Leslie Rice White (SJSH‘52) has retired
from her career as a floral designer. Now she
enjoys doing crafts, gardening, scrapbooking
and spending time with her three children
and eight grandchildren. She and her husband
live in Concord, California.
Francia Jackson Ala (SHP‘54) visited
campus with her granddaughter Collette.
She spends most of her time doing mission
work in Guatemala, where she is involved
with self-sustaining environmental education.
She was pleased to walk the Sacred
Heart Schools labyrinth as she had recently
planted one with the local teenagers in the
village where she has been working.
Georgine Premo (SHP‘55) volunteers at
Filoli arranging flowers, helps care for her
eight grandchildren and her wonderful husband,
and in between she spends time with
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her four children. She says, “My best
memories are of friends and of the
Religious of the Sacred Heart.”
Joanna Rafferty Malvino
(SHP‘55) is a fifth grade aide at
St. Simon’s school in Los Altos,
California. She has raised five
daughters, Johanna (SHP‘78),
Antonia (SHP‘80), Lucinda Malvino
McCann (SHP‘81), Sparrow
(SHP‘92), and Wren (SHP‘94). She
is a Catholic lay missionary and has
done medical and educational shipping
on a volunteer basis for almost
40 years. She is also an associate
member of Medical Missionaries of
Mary, a medical order with many
Sacred Heart alumnae as founders or
members. From her days at Sacred
Heart, Joanna remembers the one
dance a year very fondly!
Terry Johnson Bolduc (SHP‘55)
recalls Mother Enos making chocolate
banana milkshakes for her at
goûter. Terry is a retired social studies
teacher and church liturgist. She
enjoys hiking and mountain biking
with her husband Jerry, and enjoys
digital photography and other fun activities
with her four grandkids, two
daughters, and two sons-in-law. The
whole family will go on a cruise soon
to celebrate Terry’s 40th wedding anniversary.
Sue Faul Garretson (SHP‘55) remembers
playing basketball against Broadway each
year and the first Sacred Heart bathing suits.
Sue has retired to golf, tennis and AAUW in
Arizona.
Barbara Schenkel Moss (SJSH‘56) is
living in Lincoln, California. She has two
children (both educators) and one grandchild.
She enjoys coordinating the neighborhood
watch in her area.
Sally Peterson
(SJSH Teacher & Administrator)
Sally Peterson has been part of St. Joseph’s
School for 27 years, and everyone
who knows her understands how special
she is. Sally’s time at SJSH began when
she started teaching fi fth grade. Later, she
moved into administration and has served
as Lower School Dean for many years. In
June 2006, Sally and her husband George
retired and moved up to Ashland, Oregon.
What exactly will we all miss so much
about her? For one thing, children love her.
There is something about Sally that makes
kids want to be near her; a sense that she
understands them and really loves them.
Her smile, and the way she looks and listens,
shows that she cares, and children
know that it’s genuine.
Sally’s colleagues will always remember
how well she knew all of the students in the
Lower School, the high expectations she had
for each of them, and how far she really believed
every child could go with the right kind
of love and support. She was such a tireless
advocate for the needs of her students.
Sally, thank you for choosing to share your enormous capacity for wisdom, compassion,
joy, and especially love with all of us here at St. Joseph’s. We have experienced the love of
God through our relationship with you, and all of us are forever grateful.
Kay Stanker Boudreau (SJSH‘56, SHP
‘60) and her husband Mike live in a condo
in Carmel, California with their schnauzer,
Lucy. After 29 years of service Mike retired
from the Army, and now he works as a senior
lecturer at the Naval postgraduate school
in Monterey. Their two grandsons and their
daughter Tricia live in Hollister, California.
Rita Walker Boyd (SJSH‘56) is living
in Orange, California and working with her
community AIDS clinic and with the Red
Cross. She enjoys caring for her three-yearold
granddaughter and traveling whenever
she can.
Laverne Devincenzi Clark (SJSH ‘56)
retired from IBM after 25 years of service.
She and her husband Bill spend a lot of time
at their second home in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
TWO SACRED HEART
GRANDMOTHERS: Francia
Jackson Ala (SHP‘54), left, and
Sheryl Fisher (granddaughter
of Angelina Creel, SHP‘22)
visited campus with their
granddaughter ****** ********. The
two grandmothers were delighted
to discover their shared Sacred
Heart history, so they decided to
visit campus together
CELEBRATING SALLY: Sally Peterson
with SJSH students ****** *******,
****** ********, and ****** ********
Lydia Dioli Cooper (SJSH‘56, SHP‘60)
is enjoying retirement after many years of
teaching. She now keeps busy with gardening,
volunteering, and traveling. She and her
husband Roger spent time living in Saudi
Arabia and Lydia thoroughly enjoyed her
time there.
Barbara Bedell Dutra (SJSH‘56) has retired
with her husband to Pioneer, California.
She enjoys visits with her three children and
six grandchildren.
Dennis Harrington (SJSH‘56) has retired
from the Sprint Corporation where he was a
Financial Analyst. He is active in the Elks
Club and has served as Finance Chairman for
the Missouri Elks Benevolent Trust. He and
his wife Kathy enjoy spending time with their
four grandchildren every chance they get.
Sue Morey Mein (SJSH‘56) has two
children and four step-children. She enjoys
gardening, walking, and spending time with
her family.
Lynn Rice Morrison (SJSH‘56) owns her
own business, Moose Alley Antiques. She
and her husband Ken love living in Colorado
and having fun with their grandchildren.
Carolyn Orazam O’Connor (SJSH‘56)
has retired from being an instructional aide
at Resurrection School in Sunnyvale, California.
She and her husband Pat are retired
and plan on taking ten-kilometer walks in all
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Class Notes
50 states. This year they will travel in the
Northeast and visit each state capitol.
Margaret Nichols Parra (SJSH‘56,
SHP‘60) is enjoying her retirement (from
teaching) with her husband Bill. They love
living in North Carolina and enjoy traveling.
Diane Haas Powers (SJSH‘56) raised
five children and is now widowed. She has
worked for Sav-On Drug Store for 19 years
and enjoys living in Santa Barbara, California.
Janet O’Keefe Reese (SJSH‘56, SHP‘60)
enjoyed being a wife, mom, and home-maker
for many years. She and her husband have
three children and four grandchildren. She
loves living on Bainbridge Island, Washington
and gardening and traveling.
Jim (Mack) Regel (SJSH‘56) has retired
Alumni
Association
Scholarships
The Kate Basile de Blois
Fund was established in
January 1972 in memory
of Kate Basile de Blois, a
graduate of Schools of the
Sacred Heart (Broadway)
and the San Diego College
for Women (currently
USD). Because she lived
on the Peninsula, she became
involved with the Sacred
Heart Schools Atherton
alumni and was one of
the founders of the Sacred
Heart Atherton Alumni Auxiliary.
The Fund was designed
to support Sacred Heart students.
28 Summer 2006
****** ******
(SJSH‘06) won
the 2006 Alumni
Association
Scholarship
Since its inception in 1974, the Alumni Association
has granted a scholarship award to an
8th grade student from St. Joseph’s going on to
Sacred Heart Prep. This student is granted the
award in recognition of demonstrated leadership
qualities and scholastic aptitude during 7th and
8th grade. The St. Joseph’s faculty vote on the
most deserving student with the final decision
being made by the Principal. The name of the
recipient is engraved on a plaque which remains
at St. Joseph’s.
A second scholarship award granted from the
Fund has been disbursed annually to a Sacred
Heart Schools student at any of the divisions
who is a child of an alumnus/a. The Financial
Aid Committee which distributes this second
award takes financial need into consideration
although demonstrated financial need is not required.
The student receiving the award will be
notified that the award is granted based on his/
her status as a child of an alumna/us and is from
the Kate Basile De Blois Scholarhsip Fund.
from high tech and recently
taken up golf.
He is also playing
more tennis. He is still
in demand as a consultant
for several start-up
companies.
Kathy Miller Reilly
(SJSH‘56) works
for O’Connor Hospital
as a nurse. She is
widowed and has two
children and one new
grandson. She likes to
read, hike and travel in
her free time.
Colleen Craft Roberts
(SJSH‘56) lives
in Napa and is currently working for
Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in
the Advice and Appointment Center.
She has two children and two grandchildren.
Louise Taggert Conners (SJSH
‘56) is a theatrical wardrobe dresser.
She teaches children dance in schools
and is a ballroom dancer herself. Recently
she has visited London, Mexico,
Costa Rica, Italy, and France.
Toni Asturias Talbott (SJSH‘56)
has retired after working for SRI International
for 19 years. She and her
husband have four children and six
grandchildren.
Charles Troglio (SJSH‘56) has retired
from Caltrans after 40 years. He
and his wife, Donnie, enjoy traveling.
Cynthia Tuttle (SJSH‘56, SHP‘60)
is working in the Sales Department for
a commercial printing company. She
has one child and two grandchildren.
Cynthia loves living in Honolulu, Hawaii.
She is a long-time runner and is
outdoors as much as possible.
Gloria Troglio Walker (SJSH‘56)
lives in Menlo Park and is working at
Tiffany & Co. She and her husband,
Sandy, have two children and are expecting
their first grandchild.
Joanne White Walsh (SJSH‘56,
SHP‘60) taught English for 21 years—
four of which were at Sacred Heart.
Currently she is teaching at Pioneer
High School in San Jose, California.
She and her husband, Hugh, have four
children and one grandchild.
Kathleen Wagner (SHP‘56) is
hard at work on the 50th reunion for
her class. She has had a lot of fun talking
to everyone.
Questions about the 1956 reunion?
Email Kathleen at fawagner@cox.net
or call her at (702) 243-4316.
Does anyone have old 1950’s uni-
Christina
Rafferty
Sciammas
(SJSH‘77)
“My fondest Sacred Heart
memory is of burying the time
capsule that we opened at the St.
Joe’s Centennial! I can’t remember who chose what to put
inside, but I do remember helping choose where we wanted
to bury it— we ended up burying it next to Building 100,
where the chickens were. We even used a front hoe loader
the day of the burial!
forms to donate? We are still looking for that
“long bathing suit that almost drowned me.”
Contact alumni@shschools.org.
1960s
Sally Thornhill-Peterson (SHP‘61) lives
in Ross, California, and is married. She works
for Coldwell Banker in residential real estate
in Marin. She has one son, who graduated
from USF and is now in commercial real estate
in San Francisco. Sally remembers walking
through the paths during SHP retreats in
autumn.
The class of 1963 joined in the Centennial
fun with classmates Judy Szilas Cseuz
(SHP‘63), Toni Szilas Cross (SHP‘63), and
Iris Gilpin Copley (SHP‘63) welcoming
long time SJSH faculty member Shelia Ra
(SHP‘63) back to campus from Pennsylvania.
Daniel J. Murphy (SJSH‘66) joined us
VISITING FROM MEXICO: Marcela
Diaz (SJSH‘78) and her daughter
Marcela Gonzalez visited campu
s
in May

for Centennial and we learned that after getting
his bachelor’s degree at Stanford and his
medical degree at USC, he has been working
on non-invasive cardiology, pediatric heart
disease, and congenital heart disease. He returned
to Stanford in 2001 and is currently
the Associate Chief of Cardiology at Lucille
Packard Children’s Hospital. He has three
sons and lives in Palo Alto.
David Beal (SJSH‘66) is a social studies
teacher at a middle school in Hollister. He
has one daughter who is attending college.
1970s
Barbara McCoy Hale (SHP‘75) has been
married for 25 years. She has two wonderful
adult sons and a daughter who is a senior
in high school. For the last 20 years she has
lived in Orlando, Florida where her husband
Rusty is an attorney in a state-wide law firm.
Barbara says, “I remember socializing in
the basement of the main building during
my freshman and sophomore years. I also
remember in PE class, I insisted that I was
interested in gymnastics, just to get the attention
of Mrs. Goldkling. Senior year was so
fun— walking to Rapp’s during our lunch period,
eating, watching soap operas, and sunbathing
in the Spring.”
Marcela Diaz (SJSH‘78) came to visit
Max Etchemendy
(SHP‘02)
This year, Max
was awarded not
one, but two prestigious
academic
awards. First, he
was awarded the
Dean’s Award
for Academic Accomplishment
at
Stanford University
for his work
on Richard Rufus
of Cornwall, a 13th-Century scholastic
philosopher. Only seven students receive
this award each year. His translation of
Rufus’ Speculum Animae has been adopted
as a course text book at Princeton
University.
Max also received the JE Wallace Sterling
Award for Scholastic Achievement.
He invited Mrs. Connie Solari to the
awards dinner and she was thrilled to be
there.
Next year, Max will work for Overstock.com
on analytics.
from Colima Mexico with her daughter
Marcela Gonzalez. She had fun touring the
main building and had a chance to see her
old room. She was pleased to see that SJSH
had uniforms that she remembered wearing.
She was sorry to miss the centennial celebrations.
Kathy Kendrick (SJSH‘76 SHP‘80)
helped host the 1970’s decade for the Centennial
with Ann McGraw Morrical (SJSH‘77,
SHP‘81). They had a great time visiting with
Michelle Foster (SJSH‘77), Musette Buckley
(SJSH‘76, SHP‘80) and Frank Buckley
(SJSH‘75), Kevin Kendrick (SJSH‘79),
Elizabeth Hunter Kerrigan (SJSH‘78),
Christine Kendrick (SJSH‘82), Laura
Daschbach Pitchford (SJSH‘73, SHP‘77),
Eva Schlosser-Gordon (SJSH‘76, SHP‘80)
Ann Carey (SJSH‘71, SHP‘75) and Dick
Barry (SJSH‘75), to name a few.
Roger MacDonell, Claude Gaubert
and John McGraw enjoyed a class
(SJSH‘76) gathering in honor of the Centennial.
Christina Rafferty Sciammas (SJSH‘77)
has a degree in psychology from San Jose
State University. She lives in Cupertino and
is raising three children.
1980s
John Hunter (SJSH‘80) has moved with
his wife and three children to Auckland, New
Zealand. They are very excited about traveling
and seeing what life is like in the Southern
Hemisphere.
Devon Reiney DeGarmo (SJSH‘84) informs
us that after graduation she moved to
Los Angeles and later attended the American
Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York
City. After a short time in Sacramento where
she married her husband and had her two
sons, Max and Jackson, their family moved
Katie Peterson
(SJSH‘88, SHP‘92)
Katie Peterson,
(SJSH‘88,
SHP‘92, and
former SHP
faculty) visited
campus
to share some
of her poetry.
She first
spoke
to the entire
SHP student
body and then
met with English
classes in
small groups.
to Wasilla, Alaksa. Wasilla is one hour north
of Anchorage, where Devon teaches third
grade and her husband works for the University
of Alaska.
Karyn Forbes Rosol (SHP‘85) is married
to David and is a stay-at-home mom with two
sons, Ryan (age 8) and Zachary (age 4). She
volunteers at Ryan’s school for Art Vista, a
parent-run art program. Karyn and her family
live in San Jose, California.
Marjorie Ang (SJSH ‘87) is in her fourth
year of medical school in Southern California.
She says, “My fondest Sacred Heart
memory is when I became friends with Cecilia
Dossey née Magnacca.”
1990s
Maria Ferrari (SJSH‘93, SHP‘97) wrote
an entire episode of the CBS hit show How I
Met Your Mother. The show aired on March
6, 2006. Maria credits all of her teachers at
St. Joe’s for the opportunities she now enjoys,
particularly her seventh-grade English
teacher, Mrs. Trish Siddens.
Rebecca Newell-Nicosia (SHP‘94) reports
that she will marry Dr. James E. Swain
in Edinburgh, Scotland this October.
Amanda Carson (SJSH‘95) is serving in
the Peace Corps in Mongolia.
Alison Ridpath (SHP‘97) recently graduated
from medical school at NYU and is
completing her ER residency in Boston at
several hospitals affiliated with Harvard.
She received her undergraduate degree from
UCSD and also holds a masters degree in
Public Health from Harvard University.
Amy Blankenship (SHP‘98) has completed
her doctorate of physical therapy.
Adriana Irvine (SHP‘99) is living in Hermosa
Beach, California and working in sales
for Lacoste in Los Angeles.
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Class Notes
2000s
Sara Spieker (SHP ‘00) is living in San
Francisco and managing the Anthropologie
store in Berkely.
Kara Blankenship (SHP‘00) is a first
grade teacher in Washington, D.C. She is engaged
to Matt Scott and they are planning to
move to Florida.
Josh Garvic (SHP‘00) just
finished his second year of law
school at Loyola. He is also
working as a transactional tax
law intern for a New York law
firm.
Gavin Heslet (SHP‘00),
Gardiner Loulan (SHP‘00),
Dan Brady (SHP‘04) and Joe
Brady (SHP‘00) came back to
campus in June to film segments of
their low-budget independent film. Gardner
is taking a break from his VJ duties at MTV’s
college station, MTVU, to direct the project.
After graduating from SMU in 2005 with
degrees in history and religious studies, Matthew
Bragman (SHP‘01) is teaching with
the “Teach for America” program in East Los
Angeles and studying for his Masters in Education
at Loyola Marymount University.
JD Mumford (SHP‘02) graduated from
Lehigh University. He is in the process of
transferring his business, Pacific Smoothie,
to Lehigh (in Pennsylvania) to continue
operations. He wants to develop a small
“green” company or set up RFI scanning
systems in China. Either way he goes,
JD will continue his passions: surfing and
wakeboarding.
Connor Irvine (SHP‘02) graduated from
Tyler Holland (SHP’04) & Hudson Smythe (SHP’05)
The SHP football team continues to gather
steam as it fi nishes it’s sixth season.
It’s incredible that after only six years, our
program has produced several players who
are playing college ball at Division I schools!
Here’s a quick glance at two of them.
Remember Tyler Holland? He was arguably
the best all-round male athlete to
play sports here at Sacred Heart Prep--
he still holds many of our school records
in basketball and football. He was a fouryear
starter on the basketball team and a
three-year starter as quarterback on the
football team. As captain of both teams
his junior and senior years, Tyler was a
tremendous leader who led by example.
His football coach, Pete Lavorato will never
forget how he brought the team back
from behind in his last game to defeat
Berean Christian in the fi nal moments.
“There was never a doubt in my mind that
Tyler would get the job done because he
was such a great competitor,” said Coach
Lavorato.
These days, Tyler is on the top-ranked
UCLA Football team. “Workouts are a little
different than they were at Sacred Heart,”
said Tyler. “I’m in the weight room every
day from 6AM to 8AM. In two years I’ve has
gained over 25 pounds of muscle. It is extremely
hard work, but I love it!”
At SHP, Hudson Smythe was team captain
in both baseball and football. He was involved
NEWLYWEDS Dave
Murphy (SHP‘94) and
his wife Diane were
married in September
2005
Taryn Zigterman
(SJSH‘99, SHP‘03)
“My fondest Sacred
Heart memories
are of the days
in elementary school
when I stayed in from
recess to help Mrs.
Joan Eagleson in the
library. I thought it was
so much fun to cover
the books with plastic!
Tyler Holland, left, is playing for the UCLA Bruins.
Hudson Smythe, right, is playing for the Dartmouth “Big Green.”
in all areas of campus life, and he was well respected and liked by both his peers and
staff alike. Hudson just fi nished his freshman year at Dartmouth University, where he
is establishing himself as an integral member of the football team. “He made some
plays recently that caught everyone’s eye,” said Hudson’s coach, Buddy Teevens.
“He’s been consistent. He’s picking things up.”
30 Summer 2006

Bucknell and starts a job in New York City
this August working for Deloitte & Touche
as a regulatory consultant.
Matt Tarantino (SHP‘02) has graduated
from Santa Clara University with an accounting
degree. He will start working for Price
Waterhouse Coopers in September.
Jessica Clee (SHP‘02) finished her senior
year at Santa Clara University in style, collecting
softball records. She earned the title
of being the most prolific power hitter in Santa
Clara’s history, and she set school records
in home runs (30) and RBI’s (117).
Ashton Grewal (SHP‘02) has returned
from Brazil after his two-year mission for his
church. He is now fluent in Portuguese and
says it was the best experience of his life. He
will now finish his degree at BYU.
Jamie Wasson (SHP‘02) graduated from
UC Davis with a double-major in Spanish
and International Relations, and a minor in
Political Science. She was a member of Kappa
Alpha Theta Sorority. She just returned
from a semester abroad in Madrid, Spain.
Ashley Hannebrink (SHP‘03) is entering
her senior year at Dartmouth College.
In 2006 she was selected as a Presidential
Scholar. She has studied in Paris, competed
for the Equestrian team, and is a member of
the Delta Delta Delta sorority. She is majoring
in Government with minors in French
and Art History.
Stephanie Spieker (SJSH‘00, SHP‘04) is
enjoying Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Sameris Sayigh (SHP‘04) is studying at
UCLA and majoring in Economics.
Steven Tarantino (SHP‘04) has finished
his second year at the University of Arizona
as a Sports Marketing major.
Scott Hvidt
(SJSH‘01) has chosen
to attend Princeton
in the fall and
hopes to play water
polo for their team.
Tyler Leone
(SHP‘05) has just
finished his freshman
year at Santa
Clara University.
Domenic DiRicco
(SHP‘05) recently
tied Cornell’s
school record as a
freshman outfielder
with five hits in an
April game over
Penn. In one week,
Domenic hit .529
with two doubles,
five RBI, and six
runs scored.
Erica Ruggeri
(SHP‘05) has finished
her first year at
Syracuse University
in the Newhouse
School of Communications.
She is
enjoying her East
Coast experience.
Note: If you are
traveling to Rome and
would like to visit the
Trinita dei Monti to
see the original Mater,
a fresco of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, you will
need to carry your
International Alumni
of the Scared Heart
Passport. Contact the
Alumni Office if you
would like one.
THE BEST
BUILDERS:
Clayton
Thompson
(SHP‘02), 2nd
from right, and
his teammates
earned first
place in the
2006 Nataional
Association
of Homebuilders
Student
Competition.
Clayton is in
the College of
Architecture &
Environmental
Design at Cal
Poly
Aziz Sayigh
(SJSH‘99, SHP‘03)
How can a Sacred Heart alum be
a stand out-rugby player on the
8th-ranked team in the nation when
St. Joseph’s and SHP don’t have
a rugby team or club? Nothing is
impossible if you are Aziz Sayigh,
who was a member of the first ever
football squad at SHP back in 2000.
According to the first coach of SHP
football, Tim Deppmeier, “Aziz is a
remarkable athlete who leaves an
impression on everyone he meets.
He is remarkable too because he
can begin something and be better
than anyone else in no time. He is
also extremely bright, and can do anything he sets his mind to.”
As Aziz describes it, “I had never played rugby before college,
but I played football and basketball at SHP, and those two sports
together helped me cross over into rugby. To me the differences
between rugby and football or basketball are subtle. In rugby, instead
of using great bursts of speed, you need to learn how to pace
yourself.”
At SHP Aziz won the Scholar Athlete award for football and basketball
and wore a light blue ribbon at graduation. His SHP and
SJSH coaches remember him well. Former Coach Chris Scott
says, “Aziz was an offensive force on the football field. If the ball
was thrown in a crowd of defenders, we knew Aziz was going to
score a touchdown anyway. His pride and desire would not allow
him to back down from any challenge. During basketball season,
Aziz made certain that everyone played at their highest level. I will
always remember the smile on his face after his first break-away
dunk.”
When Aziz arrived in Hanover, New Jersey to attend Dartmouth
in 2003, he tried to play football as a walk-on. He soon found that
to be a frustrating experience, so he tried joining his roommate and
close friends for rugby practice. As soon as his friends saw the 6’2”,
200-pound, agile, speedy Aziz in action, there was no going back.
Now Aziz is the center for the Ivy League Champion team known as
the “Big Green,” and a huge play-maker on the pitch.
During his sophomore year, Aziz discovered that the Dartmouth
Rugby Club and their long-standing traditions and the fraternal nature
of the sport meant a great deal to him. One of the appealing
traditions for Aziz is that the club makes one international playing
trip once each year. In March 2006, Aziz traveled to South America
for tournaments in Uruguay and Argentina where he was able to
pick up some of the tactics of international play and share in a wonderful
international experience with his teammates. According to his
coach Alex Magleby, “Aziz is a natural athlete and a hard worker.
He does especially well in a tough contact situation. He is also a
natural leader, one that all the others follow.”
While balancing school work and athletic pressures, Aziz is glad
he had his SHP experience to prepare him. “I felt very prepared
coming from SHP. I knew what the rigors of college would be and I
understood how to balance my time and commitments.”
As Aziz enters his final year at Dartmouth carrying a 3.9 cumulative
GPA and finishing up his degree in Electrical Engineering, he
can look forward to his new leadership position as Co-Captain of
the team. Over the summer Aziz will take a break from the engineering
to travel to England to study at the London School of Economics.
Only Aziz would think that studying economics all summer
is the new and exciting challenge that he needs!
The Heart of the Matter 31

Sports Beat
Girls’ Basketball
Nor-Cal Finalists
The SHP Girls’ Varsity Basketball team had an outstanding
season, scoring positions as Nor-Cal finalist and
Central Coast Section (CCS) runner-up. “The team has
practiced hard and played hard throughout the season,” said
Coach Charlene Murphy. “I am proud of their amazing accomplishments.”
Defense was the key for this team as time and again they
were able to control
the pace of the
game, turning it
up a notch when it
mattered most. In
the Nor-Cal semi-finals,
the team managed
to upset the
number one seed,
Branson School,
30-28. That victory
will be longremembered.
We
have high hopes for
next year!
Totally Tennis!
For the SJSH Middle School Tennis team, the highlight
of the year was a come-from-behind 5-4 victory in the
playoffs against Crystal Springs Uplands School. After
losing the first four matches, the team won five straight
matches. J.B. Morey, William Savage, and Kristen Rodgers
won their singles matches, and Daver Refioglu and
Patrick Watkins won their doubles match. The final match
came down to a great win by Christian Thaure and Danny
Waldher.
This playoff match was a great example of how the team
played all year— they never quit and they played with
great effort. The team displayed incredible sportsmanship
and enthusiasm all year and worked hard to improve their
game as the season progressed.
32 Summer 2006
SHP ALL-AMERICANS (right):
Relay team set All-American
times in the 200 medley relay
and the 400 free relay BAS-
KETBALL STARS (below):
Best Season Ever
The boys varsity swim team had the best season in school history.
SHP finished second in the West Catholic Athletic League
(WCAL) and placed third in the Central Coast Section (CCS) meet.
The team had 63 swimmers this season, and broke 24 of 48 all-time
SHP records. 18 swimmers were involved in breaking an individual
or relay school record this year.
SHP had never before won an event at the Central Coast Section
swim championship meet. This year, SHP took first place in four
events, including the 200 medley relay team of Austin Stahley, Kameron
Flores-Maxfield, Alex Navarro, and Randy Ang. The winning
time of 1:35.57 qualifies the team as All-American, and was the
fourth fastest of any non-public high school in the nation this year.
The same four swimmers also won the 400 free relay in another All-
American time of 3:07.98, the seventh-fastest in the nation and the
second-fastest among non-public high schools.
The team had individual success as well. Austin Stahley won the
200 IM and the 100 breaststroke. Both winning times were All-
American, and his 200 IM time of 1:49.66 ranks him fifth among
all high school swimmers in the nation this year. Kameron Flores-
Maxfield placed second in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke, and
earned two All-American times, making two 1-2 finishes for SHP in
those events. Alex Navarro placed second with All-American times
in the 200 freestyle (1:40.94) and 500 freestyle (4:31.38), ranking
him fourth and fifth respectively among all high school sophomores
in the nation.
TENNIS STARS:

The Sacred Heart Alumni Association Invites all alumni to...
Reunion 2006
Saturday, October 14th
• 9:00 Alumni Soccer Game
• 10:30 Alumni Mass in the Chapel
• 11:30 Brunch on Conway Court
• 1:00 Special Alumni Presentation in the new
Campbell Center for the Performing Arts
• 2:30 Walking tours of campus
• Evening Class reunions
For further details contact Wendi Mangiantini, Alumni Relations Coordinator,
at (650) 454-8394 or alumni@shschools.org
We are so excited to serve as the heads of your Alumni Board. We have a hardworking
board of 19 alumna/us, ranging from the class of 1960 to the class of 2006,
and we are eager to address the issues that are important to you. Our main goals for
the 06-07 year are:
1) Create a wonderful 2006 Reunion Day on October 14, 2006. We plan on hosting
an incredible event that will attract alumni of all ages.
2) Organize Class Representatives to respond to the requests of each class
and plan events that are perfect for each class.
3) Continue to develop a Young Alum Strategic Plan that addresses the needs of
young alumni by establishing mentoring events and online chat capabilities.
Please make your voice heard! If you have specifi c ideas for how we can accomplish
these goals, please email us at alumni@shschools.org or call us at 650-454-8394.
Looking forward to a great year with all of you!
A Note
from
your
Alumni
Board
Leaders
Parents of
Alumni (PALs)
We’d love to see you!
There are many opportunities for you to
stay connected to the school and stay
connected to other parents of alumni.
We’d love your volunteer help at SHS:
• SHP Fashion Show - September 23
• SHP Christmas Auction - December 1
• SHS Annual Auction - March 31
• SHP Graduation - June 7
• Oakwood - Always!
And be sure to join us for:
• Mr. Dioli’s Christmas Tea - December 1
• PALs Mad Hatter Luncheon - April 27
Connie Blaine Ahern
(SJSH‘77, SHP‘81)
Vice President for
Development
Leana Giannini
(SHP‘75)
President
Deirdre McHugh
(SHP‘68)
Vice President for
Alumni Relations
If you would like to receive more information
about how to become involved or you would
like an invitation to the Tea or the PALs
luncheon, please contact us at 650.473.4088
or at events@shschools.org.

Calendar of
Alumni Events:
Thursday, September 14, 6pm
Alumni Board Meeting: All are invited
From the Archives
Sunday, September 24
Grandparent / Special Person Day
Saturday, October 14
Reunion Day for all alumni, plus class
reunions for class years ending in 1 and 6
Thursday, October 19
Alumni Board Meeting: All are invited
Thursday, November 30
Alumni Board Meeting: All are invited
Saturday, December 2
Gingerbread House Decorating Party
Wednesday, December 20
Collegiate Alumni Christmas Party
Thursday, December 21
Young Alumni Party at Nola’s
For event details, contact us at
650-473-3280 or alumni@shschools.org
60 years of Summer Camp at Sacred Heart! (1940s above, 2006 below).
Look how much the uniforms have changed!
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