fall 2010 inside: building on tradition - Junipero Serra High School

Class NotesClass Notes1951your 60-year reunion will be held in October. Look formore news in upcoming mailings, or visit the Serra website atwww.serrahs.com (Click on Alumni).1959Michael hackworth was presentedwith the Silicon Valley LeadershipGroup’s <strong>2010</strong> Lifetime AchievementAward. The award is presented annuallyto outstanding leaders and is basedon three criteria: Impeccable Ethics;Business Excellence and CommunityEngagement. Michael is the co-founderand board chairman of Cirric Longic,Inc., and is a member of several local non-profit boards.1960Kenneth Stinson,a 1964 University ofNotre Dame graduateand a member of theirBoard of Trustees, washonored in Septemberat the dedication ofNotre Dame’s newStinson-Remick Hall.Kenneth and his wife, Ann, are principal benefactors. The new<strong>building</strong> is a 160,000-square-foot facility that houses a nanotechnology research center, a 9,000-square-foot semiconductorprocessing and device fabricationclean room, and an undergraduateinterdisciplinary learning center.The <strong>building</strong> also houses Holy CrossChapel, believed to be the onlychapel <strong>inside</strong> a university engineering<strong>building</strong> in the country. Kenneth isa recipient of Serra’s 2005 AlumniAward of Merit.1961your 50-year reunion will be held in October. Look for morenews in upcoming mailings, or visit the Serra website at www.serrahs.com (Click on Alumni).1971your 40-year reunion will be held in October. Look for morenews in upcoming mailings, or visit the Serra website at www.serrahs.com (Click on Alumni).1973Geoffrey Henderson recently retired from the CaliforniaDepartment of Corrections after 25 years of service. He retiredat the rank of Correctional Sergeant.1980Mike Callagy earned his Masters Degree in Security Studiesfrom the Naval Postgraduate School Center for HomelandDefense and Security on September 24 in Monterey. Mike iscurrently Deputy Chief of Police for the City of San Mateo.Jay Phelan recently completed a biologytextbook that he wrote for non-sciencemajorcollege students, although it iscurrenlty being used at numerous highschools around the country. Jay creditshis passion for science to the classes hetook while attending Serra. “It was in Mr.Carlomagno’s biology class, specifically,that I developed a love for studying biology,for critical thinking, and a passion for approaching the worldscientifically,” Jay said in the letter he sent to Serra, along with acopy of his book. Jay currently teaches Life Sciences at UCLA.1981your 30-year reunion will be held in October. Look for morenews in upcoming mailings, or visit the Serra website at www.serrahs.com (Click on Alumni).1982Chris Conway married Christina Wang on September 18 atSt. Gregory Catholic Church in San Mateo. Kevin Holland ’83served as Best Man and Ken Constantino ’82 as a Groomsman,with Father John Kavanaugh presiding.1986your 25-year reunion will be held in October 23. Look formore news in upcoming mailings, or visit the Serra website atwww.serrahs.com (Click on Alumni).1989Rob Devincenzi was honored on June 24 as the MilpitasBusiness Person of the Year by the Milpitas Chamber ofCommerce. Rob is editor and publisher of the Milpitas Post andwas honored for his 17 years of service to the community.1991your 20-year reunion will be held in October. Look for morenews in upcoming mailings, or visit the Serra website at www.serrahs.com (Click on Alumni).Ivan Hrga baptized his son Dominic on September 25 at IHMChurch in Belmont. Fr. Stephen Howell presided over thebaptism. Other Padres on hand included Mike Tognotti ’91,Joel Anzelc ’91, Seamus Bartlett ’03, Sean Bartlett ’04 and LiamGrosshauser ’08.2001your 10-year reunion will be held in October. Look for morenews in upcoming mailings, or visit the Serra website at www.serrahs.com (Click on Alumni).Michael Marinello married Jaclyn Cronkite on June 5 in Kauai,Hawaii.Patrick McDevitt married Ashley Furtado on August 28.A plethora of Padre alums were in attendance to celebrate thewedding! Photo below: (front r-l: Pete Muscat ’01, Andrew Galli’01, Derek Larson ’01, John Perry ’02; (middle r-l): Pat McDevitt’01, Juan Suarez ’01, Mike Verber ’01, Mark Allen ’01; (back r-l):Erik Nielsen ‘01, Eric Tigri ‘01, Ben Taft ‘01Matt Ruble married Stephanie Schumpelt on October 16 at IronstoneVineyards in Murphys, California. Padre groomsmen included BestMan Cris Ramirez ’01, Jonathan Allen ’01, Josh Romano ’01 andAndrew Ruble ’04. Also in attendance were Father of the Groom DonRuble ’72 and friends Erik Dahl ’00 and Jimmy Gonzalez ’02.2002Matt Rodgers has recently beenreassigned from the US NavyPensacola Naval Air Training baseto the Point Magu Air Stationnear Oxnard, California. He wasbe deployed September 11, <strong>2010</strong>aboard the USS Abraham LincolnAircraft Carrier. This is his 3rddeployment overseas and his firstas an air crewman. He will bebeginning his 7th year in the USNavy in January 2011.Patrick Nagle captured his first NGAPro Golf Tour title on August 30 whenhe won the The ComSouth Classicat Southern Hills Golf Club. Patrickgraduated from the University of Illinoisand is currently fourth on NGA Tourstandings.2006Nick Poggetti qualified for the WWPAWater Polo Championships for SantaClara University to be held in lateNovember.56 CLASS NOTESCLASS NOTES 57