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NEWS FOR ALUMNI, PARENTS AND FRIENDS SUMMER 2006MEET ALUMNIWHO ARECOACHING,TEACHING ANDMENTORINGCliff Rowley’sTriple Playfor Success

And the Winners Are –St. Joseph High School StudentsWhat began as a wet and chillymorning quickly turned into abeautiful afternoon for golf as theSaint Joseph High School communitycelebrated the 11th Anniversary of theBrother Bernardine, S.C. Memorial GolfClassic on Monday, May 15, 2006 at theForsgate Country Club, Monroe Township.More than 180 golfers and 30 volunteersparticipated with lunch, golf, cocktails,dinner, awards and a very exciting auctionin support of St. Joe’s, its students, and themission of the Brothers of the Sacred Heartas personified by Brother Bernardine.Once again, unprecedented generosityof the alumni, parents and friends wasdemonstrated through participation in boththe Governor’s Cup and Golf Classiccompetitions, various event sponsorships,the Event Program Journal, the silent andlive Auction, and the associated Raffle andGame Board. Together, St. Joe’s realizedmore than $110,000 in net profits forstudent scholarships, need-based financialaid, and improvements to campus facilities,technology and programs.Ernie Feist ’76, served as Chairman forthe event.The Brother Bernardine, S.C. Memorial Golf Classic was played as afour-man scramble, with both gross and net prizes in the Governor’sCup competition on the Banks course and net prizes in the GolfClassic competition played on the Palmer course.Governor’s Cup (Gross)Champions: Ernie Feist, MikePerrilla, Cosmo Sanchino, CarlDeFazio – 16 under par2nd place - Ryan Lechner, MikeO’Boyle, Brian Giancola, GeorgeMilligan – 12 under par3rd place - Jack Timko, JohnMcKenna, Steve Simcox, RichSteinbach – 8 under parGovernor’s Cup (Net)1st place – Bob Fulton, Carl Nelson,Rich Uler, Bob Flanagan– 20 under par2nd place – Mark Rasimowicz, TomAllen, Gary Vesce, Tom Sanczyk– 19 under par3rd place – Rich Savner, Bill Dixon,John Gorman, Steve Yaremczak– 16 underGolf Classic1st place – Frank Scamporino, LumiBilali, Mark Sokolich, Joe Giaquinto– 17 under par2nd place – Kevin Johnson, RonWest, Steve Yost, Joe DePooteer– 15 under3rd place – Doug Smith, DougMurray, John Wavro, Fred James– 14 underLong DriveGovernor’s Cup – Randy GardellaGolf Classic (Men) – John “BoomBoom” Jaskowski(Women) – Chris BethuneClosest to the PinGovernor’s Cup – Carl DeFazio (11”)Golf Classic – Fred Gettings (10’ 8”)3

didn’t want to go to, and it hasbecome the place I never want toleave. The discipline I havelearned as a coach has come invery handy both as a teacher andnow as an Admissions Director,”said Mr. Cabrita. In addition tohis full time coachingresponsibilities, Miguel visits over80 elementary schools every yearand has become the chiefambassador to the eighth gradersin spreading the message aboutSt. Joe’s and the high caliber ofboth its academic and athleticprograms.If genes were all that matteredin athletics, then the story aboutGary Trojanowski ’72 should havebeen about baseball instead oftrack.Gary’s father, EdwardTrojanowki, was a baseball playerGaryTrojanowskigraduated St.Joe’s in 1972and his halfmile record stillremainsunmatched.who had at one time in his careersigned a contract for $500 morethan Yogi Berra’s salary at thetime he was in the minors. So itwas only natural that Gary’sfather taught him how to field aball and really enjoy the sport.The frequent travel eventually ledhis father to a career as anelectrician and so the familysettled into Metuchen, bringingGary close to his school and yearslater closer to his career.As much as Gary enjoyedbaseball, his real passion was forspeed, and when he joined St.Joe’s he found his niche with agroup of hurdlers and distancerunners on the Track team. Hisfamily had made a sacrifice tosend him to St. Joe’s and Garydeveloped an interest in bothscience and business, whileBaseballVarsity – Lou UrbanoVarsity Asst. – Bob YunkerJunior Varsity – Matt Cleary ‘99Freshman – Brian Jenkins ‘98Freshman – Jayson Calhoun ‘98Volunteer – Charlie GarciaBasketballVarsity – Dave TurcoVarsity Asst. – John DolanJunior Varsity – Peter MercatiliFreshman – Bob YunkerFreshman – Kevin WagnerVolunteer – Michael ZirpoloVolunteer – John CuozzoBowlingHead Coach – Wayne FischerCross CountryJV/Varsity – Gary Trojanowski ‘72Freshman – Br. Richard Leven, S.C.Volunteer – Br. Michael Migacz, S.C. ‘83GolfHead Coach – Ryan LechnerIce HockeyVarsity – Pete KolodneyVarsity Asst. – Ryan Carter ‘91Junior Varsity – Ken MaloskyFreshman – Thord Person ‘77Asst. – Andy Grygo ‘98Volunteer – Sean Singleton ‘91LacrosseVarsity – Marc MoreauVarsity Asst. – Mike St. George ‘98Varsity Asst. – Mark WilsonJunior Varsity – Robert AulettiFreshman – Steve Whittington ‘92SoccerVarsity – Mike O’BoyleVarsity Asst. – Thomas Coohill, Jr.’93Junior Varsity – Michael Herits ‘96Freshman – Brian Jenkins ‘98Freshman – Tom CoohillSpring Track & FieldVarsity – Gary Trojanowski ‘72Varsity Asst. – Andrew O’ReillyVarsity Asst. – Al ErnstVarsity Asst. – Barry Finn ‘98Freshman – Br. Richard Leven, S.C.Volunteer – Br. Michael Migacz, S.C. ‘83SwimmingHead Coach – Steve Whittington ‘92Asst. – Chris Chang ‘92TennisHead Coach – George MilliganVolleyballVarsity – Miguel Cabrita ‘91Varsity Asst. – Chris WilliamsJunior Varsity – Jens Madsen ‘99Freshman – Arlene JaronczykWinter TrackHead Coach – Gary Trojanowski ‘72Varsity Asst. – Barry Finn ‘98Asst. – Andrew O’ReillyAsst. – Al Ernst7

10Attention Classes of ’66,’71, ’76, ’81, ’86, ’91, & ’96The Office of Alumni Relations is looking for afew alums from each class to form reunioncommittees. If you would like to help plan a nightout for you and your classmates to catch up andreconnect, please e-mail development@stjoes.org orcall 732-549-7600 ext. 227.Endowment UpdateDetermination“The feeling was unbelievableand unforgettable. ”In spite ofhis busy schedule, Cliff madetime to return to his almamater on May 17 toparticipate in Career Daybecause St. Joe’s holds aspecial place in his heart.“The tradition of excellence inthe form of a challengingcurriculum and a collegiateatmosphere pushed me to succeed and prepared mewell for college,” Cliff said. He added that theteachers’ high expectations and the structuredenvironment made the transition to college fluid.“There was always a certain way of doing things– the St. Joe’s way – that established a routine ofresponsibility and accountability to myself, toothers, and to God,” Cliff said. This provided amoral, intellectual, and professional foundation forhim throughout his life. His fondest memoriesinclude Freshman Orientation, winning the soccerstate championship in 1994, and special teacherssuch as Ms. Lorraine Noble, Br. Paul Joseph, Br.Dennis Wermert, and Mr. Don Bryner.Cliff’s parting advice to the students was to,“Put yourself around successful people. You cansee how they do things and you can learn fromthat. I was fortunate enough to have teachers andparents in my life who provided those models.”Cliff Rowley may no longer be on the playingdiamond, but he certainly has scored a home runwith his career and his life.The Fathers Club of St. Joseph High School hasgenerously pledged $150,000 to the Excellence inScholarship campaign to help maintain a moderatetuition for current and future students. Their giftbrings the total amount raised to $546,000, overhalfway to the $1 million dollar goal.If you would like to contribute to theExcellence in Scholarship Campaign, please call theOffice of Institutional Advancement today at:732-549-7600 ext. 228.ClassNotes1967(Martin) Brien Lee isPresident of Brien Lee VideoStory, an award-winningMilwaukee / Chicago-basedcorporate video anddocumentary producer. Brien'sclients include Walgreens,Johnson Controls and MannyOthers. He welcomes your visitat http://www.videostory.com.Brien’s company has beenproducing videos, meetings,web video, documentaries andsuch for companies andfundraisers in the Midwest for30 years or so. He is nowlooking to relocate back to theNew Jersey /NY/ PA/ CT area.The team writes, directs,produces, shoots, edits, doesgraphics-- is used for newproduct introductions, on-linetraining and videos, meetingopeners, corporate overviews,fundraising, changemanagement, inspiration, andjust about anything that abusiness or institution mightwant to communicate throughsite and sound, on DVD, inMeetings, or on the web.1968Frank R. Kosciow was recentlya guest speaker at the NewMexico U.S. Attorney's OfficeAnti-Terrorism AdvisoryCouncil (ATAC) session. Thetopic was Prevention &Deterrence of Terrorist Acts.The presentation includedmaterials & case studies fromhis recent training trip inIsrael.1972Joseph Weber, Jr. was namedchief of correspondents forBusiness Week. He has run theChicago bureau since January2000, and took on the role ofchief of correspondents inFebruary 2006. He isresponsible for guiding thework of 30 staffers in 10domestic locations, includingChicago, where he also servesas bureau manager. Inaddition, he writes aboutfinance, healthcare, media andassorted corporate, regionaland national issues. He holdsan Excellence in FinancialJournalism Award from theNew York State Society of CPAs,two Peter Lisagor Awards fromthe Headline Club of Chicago, aDistinguished EditorialAchievement Award from theMcGraw-Hill Cos., and aCommunications Award fromthe National Easter SealsSociety. He also holds theMorton Margolin Prize fordistinguished businessreporting from the Universityof Denver. Joe and his wife,Donna, have three children. Heis now training for his sixthMarathon, while his wife istraining for her fifth. Theireldest daughter, Rebecca, 22,has run two Marathons and ismuch faster than either of herparents. Son Daniel, 19, is anAir Force ROTC cadet, studyinginternational relations atBoston University, whiledaughter, Abigail, 17, isplanning to attend PomonaCollege after a year studyingand working in Israel.1975Jim and Joanna Melvillemoved to Moscow in September2005. Jim, a Foreign ServiceOfficer since 1985, is theMinister Counselor forManagement at the AmericanEmbassy there.1977Daniel Sheehan passed awayin February 2006. His brotherMichael Sheehan was also agraduate of St. Joseph HighSchool, Class of '79.1982Gonzalo and Yanira Duqueannounce the birth of their 3rddaughter, Mia Angela, on June6, 2005 at the University ofMichigan Hospital in AnnArbor. She joins older sistersNicole (7) and Danielle (5).Joseph P. Gurgui, his wifeColleen, and their children,Olivia (5 years old), Joseph M.(3 years old) and new babyNatalie (5 months old) movedto Herriman, Utah fromPennington, NJ, last August.Joe is working as a CollateralField Examiner for ZionsBancorporation in Salt LakeCity.1984Steven & Gisele Kochannounce the birth of theirfirst child, Ryan Patrick onMarch 2, 2006.

1985Peter Banko was on TV and inthe paper recently regarding thehunting accident involving VicePresident Dick Cheney on theArmstrong Ranch in SouthTexas. He is the hospitaladministrator at CHRISTUSSpohn Hospital Corpus Christi –Memorial.1987Stephen Svonavec is in his firstyear as an Assistant Professor ofHistory at Middle GeorgiaCollege in Dublin, GA. In March2006 he was named the DublinCenter Teacher of the Year by theStudent GovernmentAssociation.Mike Carlowicz has publishedhis second book, a photo-essayentitled The Sun. By day, he is ascience writer/editor forOceanus magazine and theWoods Hole OceanographicInstitution. He lives on Cape Codwith his wife, Florence, andthree children (Rachael, 9;Samantha, 7; Michael Jr.,6). Mikealso helps Jim Cunningham inorganizing a Saint Joe’s baseballreunion each fall, so drop him aline at mikewicz@nasw.org ifyou are interested.1988Peter Abitanto has been namedVice President of Public SectorSales in the Northeast Regionfor United Health Care. Peterwill assume responsibility forthe entire Northeast Region,which combines New Englandwith New York, New Jersey andPennsylvania.Jeff Quinn has recently beenpromoted to Vice President ofthe Merrill Lynch TrustCompany, FSB. Mr. Quinn'sterritory includes Tampa,Sarasota, Naples, Key Largo, KeyWest and St Croix, USVI. Mr.Quinn will co-reside with hiswife (of 10 years) and tripletchildren in their new home inLittle Silver, New Jersey andSarasota, Florida.Alison and Thom Kerekesannounce the birth of their firstchild, Alexandra Coyne Kerekeson March 14, 2006. The Kerekesfamily currently resides inHuntingdon Valley, PA.1990Patrick Noble is working forFranklin Templeton Investmentsas Assistant Vice President intheir Retirement Division. Hisoffice is located in San Mateo,CA. He was married to SusanNoble (Tidball) on October 242005 in Santa Barbara, CA.Colin Powers attended thewedding.On October 16th 2005, RobertKapp and his wife Marianwelcomed the birth of theirdaughter Felicia Apollonia.Felicia is Rob and Marian’s firstchild. Rob is currently workingfor EMC Corp in BerkeleyHeights NJ.1993Roger and Jennifer Nelsonannounce the birth of their firstchild, Emily Shea Nelson. Emilywas born on December 2, 2005.1994Paul Dominski graduated fromCornell Law School in May of2005, passed the bar exam,moved to Brooklyn and beganworking at Chadbourne & ParkeLLP, a Manhattan law firm. InDecember of 2005, he proposed tohis girlfriend and was thencalled up from the Army Reservesfor a year and half tour of duty.The couple had a small weddingin a Brooklyn chapel. He left FortBenning, GA in February and iscurrently at Camp Shelby, MS,training to go to Afghanistan inJune for a year in order to trainthe Afghan National Army.1995Jeffrey P. Heller was recentlypromoted to AviationBoatswain's Mate Fuels 1st Classwhile starting his eleventh yearin the Navy. He is currentlystationed at Center for NavalAviation Technical Training Unit,Norfolk, Virginia. He resides inVirginia Beach, Virginia with hiswife Erika of 3 years. While inthe Navy, Jeff has receivednumerous personal and unitawards such as 2 Navy andMarine Corps AchievementMedals, as well as the Battle “E”;which is the highest award aShip's company can receive forexcellence throughout a year. Hehas made 4 Mediterranean Sea /Persian Gulf / Arabian Gulfdeployments, and was part of athe history making Iron ManCruise aboard the USS TheodoreRoosevelt (CVN 71), six daysafter 9/11, where he and hisshipmates spent 159 days at seastrait without hitting a port. Noother ship has ever done that.Jeffrey has been on shore dutyas an instructor (teacher for theNavy) for the last 2 and a halfyears and is currently looking fororders to his next sea command.1997Thomas Angiolino marriedVictoria Cannon on November4th, 2005, at Our Lady of PeaceChurch in Fords. Thomas is aFixed Income Trader for BergenCapital in Hasbrouck HeightsNJ, and Victoria is a 2nd gradeteacher at the Viola L SicklesSchool in Fair Haven. The twomet while attending MonmouthUniversity. The couple resides inMonroe, NJ.1998Brian Hughes will be running afull marathon in San Diego,sponsored by the Leukemia &Lymphoma Society on June 4,2006. His goal is to raise $3,800for the cause. If you would liketo contribute, you can donateonline athttp://www.active.com/donate/tntnonj/tntnonjbhughes1Joe D. Bixel married EricaRospond of Chatham on May 5,2006. Joe is a sous chef at theWaldorf Astoria in Manhattan.The couple will reside inColonia.1999Michael Wurst was accepted toLesley College's school ofEducation and will begin classesthis coming fall.2000Thomas DeLuca graduated fromthe USAF OTS on December 16,2005, receiving his Commissionas a 2d Lt. Awards he receivedinclude the Squadron AcademicAward, Thomas Jefferson Awardfor Academic Excellence, theDistinguished Graduate Awardand the AETC Commander'sAward for top graduate,finishing first out of eighty-onestudents. In addition, hissquadron earned the HonorSquadron Award, and his flightreceived the Honor Flight Award.With graduation, Thomasadvances to the Naval PostGraduate School in Monterey,California to study Meteorology.2003Dan Stallone is one of fourmembers of The University ofScranton ice hockey team to havebeen named to the 2006 EasternCollegiate Hockey Association(ECHA) all-star team. He is thefirst player in Scranton historyto earn first-team honors.Stallone is third on the team inscoring and leads all Royaldefenseman in total points with10 goals and 16 assists for 26total points. He has scored aleast one point in 14 of 23 gamesand has had six games with atleast two assists. He also leadsScranton with six power-playgoals. In this weeks ECHAindividual statistics, Stallone issecond among defenseman andtied for 10th overall in scoring.For his career, he has 22 goalsand 41 assists for 63 total pointsin 72 games.2004Adam Brozek is a part of theUniversity of Scranton's IceHockey team. He had 4 goals and2 assists in the final three-gameseries that won the University'sfirst ever Ice HockeyChampionship. The team alsowon the regular season crownwhen it finished in first placewith an 8-1 record in the DVCHC.Calvin John Smiley has beenselected as one of three studentsat Lehigh University to work ona committee that includesfaculty and staff to encouragemore minorities to apply andenroll at Lehigh University.2005Andrew Lee Bynum is theyoungest player to be drafted inthe history of the NBA. He playsfor the L.A. Lakers and ismentored by basketball legendKareem Abdul-Jabbar.Reconnect:http://alumni.stjoes.orgLog on to The Falcon’s Nest forthe latest St. Joe’s news, classnotes and events! Contactalumni@stjoes.orgfor your login information.1111

Upcoming EventsSummer Session will run from June 26ththrough July 21st. SJHS is offering workshopsfor 6th-8th graders as well as remedial andenrichment courses in various subjects forstudents in grades 9-12. Contact Sr. MadelineSarli, SSJ at 732-549-7600 x258 forinformation.There are also several athletic camps runningon campus this summer. Contact our AthleticDirector, Mr. Jerry Smith, 732-549-7600 x225,for information.The school will be closed from July 24ththrough August 14th.Mark Your CalendarsSt. Joseph High SchoolScholarship Gala Saturday, October 7, 2006Please join us for an enjoyable evening. This dinner dance is ourlargest annual event. Funds will help to benefit our students inneed of financial assistance and raise funds for academicscholarships as we continue to strive for excellence.Contact Wendy Ciktor for more information.You may call 732-549-7600 x211 or email her at ciktor@stjoes.orgThe Central New Jersey Alumni Associationinvites you to join them at the ballpark June28th as the Somerset patriots take on theBridgeport Bluefish. Cost is $25 whichincludes your ticket and the barbeque startingat 6pm. Contact the Alumni office , 732-549-7600 x227 for more information.On Saturday, July 15th, the NJ Alumni Clubwill be at the shore. Join them on the patio atJack Bakers Wharfside in Point Pleasant from4-6pm for open bar & appetizers.Cost $25 per person.The annual reunion honoring the classes whograduated with a year ending in 6 or 1 areinvited to join us at school on Saturday,September 23rd. There are also several eventsbeing coordinated for the variousyears…contact the Alumni office,732-549-7600 x227 for more information.SAINT JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOLB R O T H E R S O F T H E S A C R E D H E A R T145 PLAINFIELD AVENUEMETUCHEN, NJ 08840-1004A D D R E S S S E R V I C E R E Q U E S T E DNon-Profit Org.US PostagePAIDNew York, NYPermit #1346Visit our Website at www.stjoes.org