spring/summer 2008 - Juan Diego Catholic High School
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“I bore you up on eagle wings and brought you here to myself.”<br />
eagle<br />
On<br />
Wings<br />
Exodus 19:4<br />
· excellence · community · leadership · diversity · unity · service · creativity · teams · coll<br />
<strong>spring</strong>/<strong>summer</strong> <strong>2008</strong><br />
aboration · harmony · talented · respectful · compassionate ·
photo: Alan Chow<br />
rites of <strong>spring</strong><br />
Congratulations to the 164 seniors of the Class of <strong>2008</strong>!<br />
Bishop John C. Wester confers diplomas on the Class of <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Friends gather in the Cathedral courtyard for Baccalaureate. Roxanne Kammerer receives Christ the Teacher award.<br />
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photo: Pat Bayer<br />
photo: Pat Bayer
photo: Alan Chow<br />
Class of <strong>2008</strong> – unified in their senior year, friends for life.<br />
Faculty and students process up the Cathedral steps.<br />
Student Council President Eddy Santana leads the changing of<br />
the tassel.<br />
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photo: Pat Bayer photo: Alan Chow
greetings...<br />
from Dr. Galey Colosimo<br />
This year’s commencement was broadcast live on the school’s website for many<br />
family members and friends, especially our international students, from<br />
around the world who were not able to be with us that day. The following<br />
pages will recount the accomplishments and activities that make us take pride in our<br />
school. But, it does not really tell the story of the class of <strong>2008</strong>. From the time they<br />
were freshmen, faculty and staff have been observing and vocalizing the unique character of this class’ members<br />
- perhaps best described by the motto they came up with for the 2007-08 school year…Unity.<br />
This school-wide theme became the guiding force that directed the school’s efforts and resulted in a cultural<br />
change at <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>. The Unity theme began last year around the time of the Junior Rite of Commissioning<br />
Ceremony when one of the juniors found a Biblical passage: “Behold how good and pleasant it is when friends<br />
live together in Unity.” The juniors began talking seriously about how the school should develop closer personal<br />
relationships, based on a common concern and empathy for one another. This is pretty heady stuff for a bunch<br />
of sixteen year olds!<br />
Recently, I asked Ed Santana what the whole process meant to him and what it could mean in the long term<br />
for the future growth of <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>. He said, “We decided as a senior class that we were not going to hide behind<br />
the crutch of “seniority,” which we found to be exclusive and divisive and we chose instead to promote unity<br />
among all students, regardless of class. In the end, we feel we not only created unity but earned the respect of all<br />
the students, not because we were entitled to it as a rite of senior passage but because we earned it by showing that<br />
through unity, we were all together as one.”<br />
The manner in which these student leaders went about achieving this lofty goal could be textbook material for<br />
teaching the dynamic of change in large organizations. Or, it could be simply be what happens when good and<br />
wholesome people, committed to the notion of community allow themselves to be guided by the Holy Spirit, while<br />
trusting that their good works would produce positive results.<br />
In everything this senior class has done this year, they have focused their efforts around unity. Their spirited<br />
support of the sports teams, their inclusive nature of involving the underclassmen and international students, their<br />
willingness to be seen as equals among students all have contributed to the advancement of unity and the cultural<br />
change that erupted.<br />
Not only has their attempt to unite themselves been successful, but they have started a fire that will not be<br />
quenched. This is the legacy of the class of <strong>2008</strong>, whom we must thank for the lessons they taught us in building<br />
community.<br />
Sincerely in Christ,<br />
Dr. Galey Colosimo<br />
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Achievements<br />
saint juan diego awards<br />
To a senior boy and girl who exemplify the<br />
mission of the school and its patron,<br />
Saint <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>. It is the highest<br />
award given to a student by the school.<br />
Eduardo Santana<br />
LiSa Moynihan<br />
our lady of guadalupe award<br />
To parents of senior students who have made<br />
significant sacrifices to provide a <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
education for their child.<br />
iSidro & hortEncia Pitayo<br />
saint katharine drexel award<br />
For demonstrating a willingness to help and<br />
support others in academic need.<br />
Erika GrEEnE<br />
Sara Lynch<br />
saint joseph, foster father<br />
of jesus award<br />
For contributing significantly to the overall<br />
community life of the school.<br />
Eduardo Santana<br />
saint francis of assisi award<br />
For demonstrating an exemplary<br />
commitment to service.<br />
LiSa Moynihan<br />
christ the teacher award<br />
To a faculty or staff member who has been the<br />
most effective in communicating knowledge<br />
and teaching by example.<br />
MS. JEnnifEr JacobSon<br />
MrS. roxannE kaMMErEr<br />
spiritus donorum honor<br />
In honor of Sam and Aline Skaggs and<br />
their family, the generous benefactors<br />
of the Skaggs <strong>Catholic</strong> Center, and in<br />
recognition of community supporters who<br />
have followed their example of the “spirit<br />
of giving” by offering time, talent, and<br />
resources on behalf of <strong>Catholic</strong> education.<br />
MrS. LorrainE kocik<br />
rEv. John norMan<br />
saint sebastian award<br />
To senior students for excellence<br />
in athletics.<br />
dEvin kaLLaS<br />
hEidi LaabS-JohnSon<br />
saint cecilia award<br />
To a senior student for excellence in the<br />
performing or creative arts.<br />
StEPhaniE bErtuMEn<br />
saint thomas aquinas award<br />
To a senior boy who has attained<br />
outstanding academic achievement.<br />
ELLiot SchattEn<br />
saint teresa of avila award<br />
To a senior girl who has attained<br />
outstanding academic achievement.<br />
MErEdith faLL<br />
saint michael<br />
the archangel award<br />
To a faculty or staff member who, through<br />
their life and work, reflects and supports<br />
the mission of <strong>Catholic</strong> education.<br />
MrS. chErriE EvanS<br />
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s e n i o r<br />
A C A D e m i C A w A r D s<br />
excellence in math<br />
Sarah ruSSELL-fiELd<br />
excellence in science<br />
MEGhan SEMancik<br />
excellence in technology<br />
MichaEL JonaitiS<br />
excellence in english<br />
Eduardo Santana<br />
excellence in spanish<br />
PhoEbE GaLvEz<br />
excellence in french<br />
chLoé PErri<br />
excellence in visual art<br />
kaito WatanabE<br />
excellence in performing art<br />
GarrEtt SchoonovEr<br />
excellence in physical ed.<br />
MichELLE ruEckErt<br />
excellence in theology<br />
StEPhaniE bErtuMEn<br />
excellence in social studies<br />
LiSa Moynihan<br />
national merit finalists<br />
brEndan ErMiSh<br />
ELLiot SchattEn<br />
ap scholar with honor<br />
brian fitzPatrick<br />
ap scholars<br />
daniEL daviS<br />
Sarah ruSSELL-fiELd<br />
MEGhan SEMancik<br />
ELLiot SchattEn
Achievements<br />
Academic Achievements<br />
99% of graduates college bound<br />
$6.4 million in college scholarships earned<br />
672 Concurrent College Credits earned<br />
National Merit Finalists – Brendan Ermish, Elliot Schatten<br />
AP Scholars – Daniel Davis, Sarah Russell-Field, Meghan Semancik and Elliot Schatten<br />
AP Scholar with Honor – Brian Fitzpatrick<br />
Valedictorian – Theresa Pham<br />
Performing Arts Achievements<br />
Athletic Achievements<br />
Philanthropy<br />
Co-Salutatorians – Alina Borchardt and Rebecca Bradley<br />
Utah <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Technology Competition – took 5 of 24 possible awards<br />
Debate – 123 Trophies, qualified for 4 national tournaments<br />
State Drama Festival: 10 qualified for state, Best Actress One-Act – Cathy Middleton<br />
Foreign Language: First Place in French Vocabulary – Chloé Perri<br />
First Place in French Spelling – Ben Drabik<br />
17 Academic All-State, 10 All-State and 1 All-American<br />
Region Championships: Baseball, Football, Softball, Girls’ Tennis,<br />
Girls’ Soccer, Swimming, and Hockey<br />
State Championship: Girls' Tennis, Boys' Track & Field Shot Put<br />
$28,000 raised for Northern Uganda children<br />
$5,976 raised for Huntsville miners’ families<br />
7,600 lbs of food collected for the Utah Food Bank<br />
30 families were delivered Christmas gifts and food<br />
18,035 service hours volunteered by the Class of <strong>2008</strong> over four years<br />
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caLifornia StatE univErSity, StaniSLauS<br />
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cornELL coLLEGE<br />
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College Acceptance - Class of <strong>2008</strong><br />
GrinnELL coLLEGE<br />
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hiGhLinE coMMunity coLLEGE<br />
coLLEGE of thE hoLy croSS<br />
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LinfiELd coLLEGE<br />
LoyoLa MaryMount univErSity<br />
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McdaniEL coLLEGE<br />
MErriMack coLLEGE<br />
MichiGan StatE univErSity<br />
univErSity of MinnESota, tWin citiES<br />
Montana StatE univErSity, biLLinGS<br />
Montana StatE univErSity, bozEMan<br />
thE univErSity of Montana, MiSSouLa<br />
nEvada StatE coLLLEGE<br />
nEW MExico inStitutE of MininG and tEchnoLoGy<br />
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notrE daME dE naMur univErSity<br />
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Pacific univErSity<br />
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SaLt LakE coMMunity coLLEGE<br />
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Santa cLara univErSity<br />
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SnoW coLLEGE<br />
SonoMa StatE univErSity<br />
univErSity of South caroLina<br />
coLLEGE of SouthErn idaho<br />
SouthErn utah univErSity<br />
SouthErn virGinia univErSity<br />
SouthWEStErn orEGon coMMunity coLLEGE<br />
SPokanE coMMunity coLLEGE<br />
St. cLoud StatE univErSity<br />
St. EdWard'S univErSity<br />
St. Mary'S coLLEGE of MaryLand<br />
univErSity of St. thoMaS<br />
StatE univErSity of nEW york at aLbany<br />
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Academé<br />
Brain Awareness Week<br />
university of Utah students and<br />
faculty from the Neuroscience<br />
Program visited <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>,<br />
giving presentations as part of<br />
National Brain Awareness Week.<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> science instructor Dr.<br />
Christine Celestino rotated student<br />
groups through various stations to<br />
learn the different aspects of neuroscience,<br />
comparative neuroanatomy, and<br />
human brain anatomy. Experts in<br />
methamphetamine and psychological<br />
research spoke about the effects<br />
of drugs on the brain, showing a<br />
brain that had been severely damaged<br />
by trauma related to cocaine<br />
overdose. Researchers of brain<br />
development brought zebrafish and<br />
roundworms that had been genetically<br />
altered so that parts of the nervous<br />
system glowed green with GFP<br />
(green fluorescent protein), and gave<br />
students the opportunity to observe<br />
these model organisms with a high<br />
powered fluorescence microscope. Dr.<br />
Cranial knowledge brought to <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>.<br />
Neuroscience Program piques students' interest<br />
Susan Stensaas, a Professor of the<br />
University of Utah Neuroanatomy<br />
and Physiology department, used<br />
human brains from the <strong>School</strong> of<br />
Medicine to demonstrate both anatomy<br />
and disease of the human brain.<br />
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Quiz Bowl<br />
This is the first year Quiz Bowl<br />
did not take the state championship<br />
since its formation in 2006.<br />
Senior Tom Batts was determined to<br />
make a run at the national tournament<br />
in Chicago, foregoing his own<br />
commencement ceremony to make<br />
the trip. Tom Batts, Nick Bertagnolli,<br />
Mick Torres, PJ Maresca, Sara Lynch,<br />
Shane Patterson, Erik Synowicki, Gus<br />
Schwab, Ashton Mata, Pete Austria,<br />
Maranda Lebrecht, and Nelson Nieto<br />
made up this year's team. Led by<br />
coach Steve Mond (who auditioned<br />
for Jeopardy in March), the team is<br />
sure to be a major contendor next<br />
year.<br />
Watch for new<br />
Academy of Sciences in<br />
<strong>2008</strong>–09!<br />
photos this page: Year Book Staff
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> Reigns In<br />
Technology<br />
in March, Michael Jonaitis took<br />
Second Overall in Computer<br />
Science at the Annual Salt Lake<br />
Valley Science and Engineering<br />
Fair held at the University of Utah.<br />
Jonaitis also received a Special Award<br />
from XMission for best use of the<br />
Internet, and a second Special Award<br />
with a scholarship from the United<br />
States Army for the best innovative<br />
idea of interest to the U.S. Army.<br />
In April, 19 students competed<br />
with 230 other high school students<br />
in the statewide <strong>2008</strong> Annual<br />
LearnKey Computer Challenge<br />
held at Utah Valley University.<br />
Participants competed in testing<br />
on: Linux, A+ Certification,<br />
Cisco CCNA, Network+, Novell,<br />
and IC3 (Information Technology<br />
Certification preparation and testing).<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> competed in four of<br />
the eight competitions, and took five<br />
out of the total of 24 possible first,<br />
second and third place awards. The<br />
five <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> winners were:<br />
1st Place in Linux Systems<br />
John SokLaSki, 11th GradE<br />
3rd Place in Linux Systems<br />
daniEL daviS, 12th GradE<br />
1st Place in Cisco Networking<br />
aLEx hickS, 12th GradE<br />
3rd Place in Cisco Networking<br />
andrEW JoLLEy, 12th GradE<br />
2nd Place in Windows XP<br />
Evan LEforEStiEr, 10th GradE<br />
Environmental<br />
Stewardship<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> is expanding its environmental<br />
science education and<br />
stewardship programs. The school<br />
was designed to minimize energy<br />
and water consumption utilizing<br />
daylighting and movement-activated<br />
lights throughout. Four years ago, the<br />
Soaring Eagle stadium was resurfaced<br />
with artificial turf using a product<br />
that recycles tires, cutting water usage<br />
and reducing injuries. We continue<br />
to whittle away at the expanse of<br />
grass, incorporating xeriscaping and<br />
secondary water usage where viable.<br />
This year, parent and 15-year<br />
energy industry professional, Bob<br />
Vorwald, returned to the science<br />
classes to present The Climate Project<br />
which was featured in Vice President<br />
Al Gore’s slide show on global warming.<br />
The slide show was the basis<br />
for the Oscar-winning movie An<br />
Inconvenient Truth. Additionally, the<br />
administration is reviewing other<br />
methods of reducing environmental<br />
impact. Expanded recycling and reuse<br />
methods include: paperless instruction<br />
using Smart Boards, ceramic coffee<br />
cups, and electronic messaging.<br />
Christ the Teacher<br />
Award<br />
each year students submit nominations<br />
for a teacher or staff<br />
member whom they believe has<br />
effectively communicated Christ’s<br />
teaching. Senior Counselor Roxanne<br />
Kammerer and Assistant Vice<br />
Principal Jennifer “Ms. J” Jacobson<br />
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On EAglE WIngS<br />
SPrinG/SuMMEr <strong>2008</strong> - voL. 8, no. 2<br />
Published by:<br />
The Office of Advancement<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Printed by: LithoFlexo Grafics<br />
Layout by: Roger Tobari Design Studio<br />
A D VA N C E M E N T S TA F F<br />
Molly Dumas, 984-7604<br />
Newsletter Editor<br />
Director of Advancement<br />
MollyDumas@jdchs.org<br />
Dave Kinsey, 984-7667<br />
Website & Database Coordinator<br />
webrequest@jdchs.org<br />
Ben Smith, 984-7660<br />
Graphic Artist<br />
Bensmith@jdchs.org<br />
www.jdchs.org<br />
were this year’s awardees.<br />
Roxanne Kammerer came to <strong>Juan</strong><br />
<strong>Diego</strong> the year of our first graduating<br />
class of 2002. One nominator<br />
wrote, “She brought a dimension to<br />
our senior year experience that every<br />
single senior goes through, and she<br />
has done it with excellence, care and<br />
concern.” Others credit her for the<br />
remarkable success in getting 98%<br />
of our graduates into more than 250<br />
colleges and universities around the<br />
world, as well as helping them obtain<br />
more than $6 million in college scholarships<br />
each year.<br />
In addition to her duties as<br />
Assistant Vice Principal, Jennifer<br />
Jacobson teaches social studies. She<br />
is consistently viewed by her students<br />
as “the coolest” teacher who “makes<br />
learning fun”. One student said<br />
Jacobson was “the inspiration for who<br />
I want to become. She looks after me<br />
with a kind heart and caring soul.”
Challenge grant<br />
Building on the Base<br />
This <strong>spring</strong> <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> received an<br />
amazing offer of help - the first<br />
of its kind in our history. A local<br />
donor has offered to match, dollar<br />
for dollar, all gifts up to $500,000<br />
in a Challenge Grant! This gift will<br />
make outstanding education a reality<br />
for hundreds of students, and enable<br />
us to enhance academic programs.<br />
Our anonymous patron believes<br />
so much in <strong>Catholic</strong> education as<br />
a means of advancing society and<br />
forming adults with confidence and<br />
integrity that he is willing to invest in<br />
our future. Any donations received<br />
since February <strong>2008</strong> for the purpose<br />
of helping low-income students<br />
with tuition will be matched – that<br />
includes our annual appeal and new<br />
endowments established. Our patron<br />
will be establishing his match in a permanent<br />
endowment for <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>.<br />
Our patron’s gift, and other<br />
endowments will be recognized<br />
as members of the new St. Joseph<br />
Calasanz Guardians for Education.<br />
This legacy society was named for St.<br />
Joseph Calasanz because of his commitment<br />
to educating children who<br />
were impoverished or orphaned during<br />
the time of the Plague. A priest<br />
in the 17th century, his friendship<br />
with free-thinkers like Galileo often<br />
caused a ruckus in the Church, as did<br />
his insistence on creating schools for<br />
poor children. St. Joseph Calasanz<br />
believed the best way to overcome<br />
poverty in a community was to educate<br />
its people.<br />
We have already received more<br />
than $350,000 in pledges from the<br />
list below, with $197,000 received<br />
toward our $500,000 challenge.<br />
committed challenge<br />
grant match donors<br />
Anonymous (3)<br />
PAulette (DisPenzA) Antonio<br />
linDsAy AnD lAurA AtwooD<br />
CCi meChAniCAl/tACk FAmily<br />
lArry & DiAne CoChrAne<br />
Colosimo enterPrises<br />
PAt CuPiDo<br />
kevin & Jill Cushing<br />
DAviD & molly DumAs<br />
msgr. J. terrenCe FitzgerAlD<br />
Peter & PAulA green Johnson<br />
ron & PAtriCiA heinz FAmily<br />
PAul & mArshA miDgett<br />
PAul & Ann nAgel<br />
BoB & linDA PemBroke<br />
kevin & BeCky Potts<br />
Dr. gerAlD stePhAnz &<br />
Dr. nAnCy Ahlstrom<br />
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Establish a familynamed<br />
endowment<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> has established temporarily-<br />
and permanently-restricted<br />
endowments, managed and invest-<br />
ed by the <strong>Catholic</strong> Foundation of<br />
Utah. The principal in a permanently-restricted<br />
endowment is invested,<br />
but never spent. The annual earnings<br />
come back to <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> for<br />
the purposes specified. Any new<br />
family endowment funds established<br />
for the purpose of helping students<br />
with tuition will be matched by the<br />
Challenge Grant patron.<br />
Named endowments start at<br />
$10,000 which a family can establish<br />
with a donation of $1,250 per year<br />
over the four years their child is at<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>. When their child graduates,<br />
their $5000 will be matched,<br />
and the family name remembered in<br />
an endowment for the life of <strong>Juan</strong><br />
<strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />
D O U B l E Y O U R D O n A T I O n<br />
<strong>2008</strong>-09 Annual Fund Gifts for Tuition Assistance<br />
will be matched by the Challenge Grant<br />
Q U A D R U P l E Y O U R D O n A T I O n<br />
Corporate employer matching Gifts<br />
will also be matched by the Challenge Grant<br />
D O n A T E O n - l I n E<br />
h t t p : / / a n n u a l f u n d . j d c h s . o r g
To follow are existing endowment<br />
funds which will be recognized<br />
as part of the St. Joseph Calasanz<br />
Guardians for Education, and help<br />
current and future generations:<br />
archanGEL EndoWMEnt<br />
to provide tuition assistance<br />
thE ahLStroM/StEPhanz<br />
faMiLy EndoWMEnt<br />
for <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> to provide<br />
tuition assistance<br />
donovan burnS art SchoLarShiP<br />
to provide tuition assistance to art students<br />
with financial need<br />
JoE diSPEnza LEGacy EndoWMEnt<br />
to aid needy students with tuition and<br />
recognize students who help others<br />
ron and Patricia hEinz<br />
faMiLy EndoWMEnt<br />
to provide tuition assistance<br />
and support teachers<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> diEGo MothEr of<br />
thE aMEricaS SchoLarShiP<br />
to assist children of families in need<br />
dEacon GEraLd ShEa<br />
MEMoriaL EndoWMEnt<br />
to fund Silent Eagle tuition aid program<br />
JEff & Judi StokES<br />
faMiLy EndoWMEnt<br />
to provide tuition assistance for needy students<br />
with academic promise<br />
If you are interested in learning<br />
more about the Challenge Grant or<br />
creating a family endowment, please<br />
contact Molly Dumas, Director of<br />
Advancement, mollydumas@jdchs.<br />
org or call 801.984.7604.<br />
2 0 0 7 – 0 8 A n n U A l F U n D<br />
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W E M A D E O U R g O A l !<br />
We are most grateful to our donors for their commitment to helping<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> attain a higher level of excellence through the Annual Fund.<br />
With your help, we have been able to:<br />
• Provide tuition assistance to 17 low-income families.<br />
• Begin the development of a Science, Technology and Math Academy at<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>.<br />
• Purchase new computers, TV cameras, and books for the library.<br />
• Provide support to Debate, Dance, Human Rights International and<br />
some sports clubs.<br />
• Create two long-term endowments at the <strong>Catholic</strong> Foundation of Utah.<br />
Below is a snapshot of our growth over three years:<br />
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08<br />
board GivinG $2,000 $4,850 $6,525<br />
MaJor GiftS $52,908 $65,200 $120,771<br />
MaiLinG $4,008 $9,223 $10,501<br />
Phonathon $- $5,235 $14,758<br />
on-LinE $- $- $2,215<br />
total $58,916 $84,508 $154,770<br />
For details on the Annual Fund and our generous donors, or to make<br />
a donation, visit: http:annualfund.jdchs.org.<br />
This year's Campaign has been a great success thanks to our terrific<br />
Annual Fund Committee:<br />
PauL naGEL, Chair<br />
PEGGy baczuk<br />
Ed MaLouf<br />
Sarah MEEhan<br />
JuLiE rouGhton<br />
JaMES tanGaro<br />
kiM WiLLiaMS<br />
photo: Marianne Rozsahegyi
photo: Marianne Rozsahegyi<br />
spiritus Donorum<br />
Students participate in “Displace Me” camp to experience the plight of<br />
Northern Ugandan refugee children. Their cardboard shelter did little<br />
against freezing temperatures.<br />
Invisible Children<br />
honors JD students<br />
and alumni<br />
Two <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> alumni and one<br />
current student are now carrying<br />
the bronze, silver and gold<br />
– not for sports, but for philanthropic<br />
achievement. They were recognized<br />
by the international Invisible Children<br />
organization as “Heroes”. They were<br />
selected from among 14,000 nominees<br />
for their efforts in raising awareness<br />
and funds to build schools in<br />
war-torn Northern Uganda. Amanda<br />
Cupido, class of 2007 was one of the<br />
top 100 “Bronze Heroes” named;<br />
Jessa Brocklebank, a junior at <strong>Juan</strong><br />
<strong>Diego</strong> was one of the top 25 “Silver<br />
Heroes”; and Claire Cushing, class of<br />
2007 was selected as one of the top<br />
“Gold Heroes”. The ten Gold Heroes<br />
went to Washington, DC, February<br />
23-24 for a “<strong>School</strong>s-For-<strong>School</strong>s<br />
Summit” to discuss political advocacy<br />
and vision for peace in Africa.<br />
The Summit was held by Invisible<br />
Children leaders in conjunction with<br />
the “N. Uganda Lobby Days” in<br />
which activists met with their own<br />
representatives in Congress.<br />
This year, Brocklebank was<br />
joined by Camry Martinez, Lauren<br />
Zaccardi and Yuki Zuzumbo to lead<br />
the <strong>School</strong>s-For-<strong>School</strong>s fundraising<br />
campaign for Invisible Children.<br />
They decided to expand the campaign,<br />
inviting other Utah <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
schools to join them. Even kindergarteners<br />
collected coins to help during<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>School</strong>s Week in January.<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>, Judge Memorial, Kearns-<br />
St. Ann, St. Vincent de Paul, Our<br />
Lady of Lourdes and St. John the<br />
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Baptist Middle & Elementary schools<br />
raised more than $40,000 for Invisible<br />
Children.<br />
Papal Birthday gift<br />
The gift of service was presented<br />
by US <strong>Catholic</strong> youth to Pope<br />
Benedict XVI during his visit to<br />
the United States in April. <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong><br />
joined hundreds of <strong>Catholic</strong> schools<br />
and parishes by pledging hours in<br />
honor of the Pope’s visit. More than<br />
1.7 million hours were pledged across<br />
the country. <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> pledged<br />
5,000 hours but by year end had<br />
far exceeded our commitment with<br />
10,387 hours. We have had many<br />
more hours turned in this year than<br />
last year. Now that’s community!<br />
photo: Marianne Rozsahegyi<br />
photo: Jessa Brocklebank
photo: Stephanie Blumenson<br />
Underclassmen<br />
Serve Salt lake’s<br />
Homeless and needy<br />
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for<br />
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<br />
Blessed are the meek, for they will<br />
inherit the earth. Blessed are those who<br />
hunger and thirst for righteousness, for<br />
they will be filled.<br />
Such is the wisdom imparted in<br />
The Beatitudes of Matthew’s Gospel<br />
to welcome, love, and help the marginalized<br />
in society. The students at<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
face and live up to this challenge<br />
everyday; in the classroom, in the<br />
cafeteria, on the playing fields, at<br />
school Mass, and with their friends<br />
and family outside of school. But<br />
this <strong>spring</strong>, students at <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong><br />
had a chance to take on the challenge<br />
of the Beatitudes through two unique<br />
service opportunities.<br />
On April 21st Ms. Stephanie<br />
Blumenson took 14 students to the<br />
Rescue Mission in Salt Lake City.<br />
Many were apprehensive about working<br />
with the city’s homeless popula-<br />
Rescue Mission kitchen crew<br />
Guadalupe <strong>School</strong> children<br />
get their faces painted<br />
tion. The group arrived at the shelter<br />
and soup kitchen, arms laden with<br />
donations brought in by freshmen<br />
students. Students first attended a<br />
non-denominational Christian prayer<br />
service, as required of all those who<br />
come for assistance, to experience<br />
the salvation offered through Jesus<br />
Christ. Following the service, one<br />
group cleaned the chapel, while the<br />
other served dinner from the Rescue<br />
Mission’s kitchen. On the bus ride<br />
back to <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> the students and<br />
teachers talked about homelessness<br />
and how important service is. The<br />
students commented on how they<br />
had a really good time and definitely<br />
would want to participate in charity<br />
work like this again.<br />
On April 30th, 25 freshmen and<br />
sophomores left class early to embark<br />
on another service project with the<br />
Guadalupe <strong>School</strong>. Students hosted<br />
a field day for the K-3rd grade children,<br />
playing a variety of relay race<br />
games, making a sandy candy craft,<br />
painting faces, and taking Polaroids<br />
to share with their families. Each<br />
child received a goodie bag filled with<br />
pencils, erasers, Real Soccer Team<br />
key chains, and tickets to a Blaze<br />
game. Additionally, the students presented<br />
the principal with a variety of<br />
new sports equipment, all donated by<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>’s sophomore class. Several<br />
students were inspired by the service<br />
trips and talked about future<br />
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service opportunities. Both experiences<br />
helped students understand the<br />
Beatitudes and their responsibility to<br />
live up to the ideals and tenents of<br />
attending a <strong>Catholic</strong> school.<br />
YouthlInC Program:<br />
Students in Amazon<br />
Jungle and Mexico<br />
Jarad Davis, President of the <strong>Juan</strong><br />
<strong>Diego</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Interact/Rotary Club, was accepted<br />
into the YouthLINC program to<br />
participate in a humanitarian mission<br />
in the village of Santa Rosa in the<br />
Amazon jungle of Peru in June <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
The international service experience<br />
includes projects designed to<br />
better the lives of people in underdeveloped<br />
nations as well as cultivate<br />
exchange with local culture. Students<br />
accepted into the YouthLINC program<br />
make a commitment to volunteer<br />
between 60-100 hours in their<br />
local communities. Jarad Davis has<br />
been fulfilling his obligation by volunteering<br />
at Discovery Gateway and<br />
Interact/Rotary Club.<br />
Olivia Wee, also accepted into<br />
the YouthLinc program, will go to<br />
Mexico for two weeks in June. Her<br />
service included work at the Boys and<br />
Girls Club and assistance to a blind<br />
woman. Olivia went to her home to<br />
read to her, as well as help with her<br />
mail and cooking.<br />
photo: Stephanie Blumenson
photo: Speaking Eagle student newspaper staff<br />
Campus Life<br />
Humanities Class<br />
Visits Sunni Mosque<br />
muhammed Shoayb welcomed<br />
a busload of students from<br />
Debbie Francis’ Humanities<br />
class with a greeting, “Peace & blessings<br />
be upon you.” Shoayb, leader<br />
of the Sunni Mosque in West Valley<br />
City told students as they removed<br />
their shoes that welcoming anyone<br />
who enters, and consciously preparing<br />
oneself to enter a building are<br />
two practices that “make a Muslim a<br />
Muslim.” He went on to explain that<br />
one must especially purify himself<br />
both externally and internally when<br />
entering sacred ground. Cleansing<br />
the hands, feet, nose and mouth<br />
are rituals that are performed even<br />
when there is no water, using dust.<br />
“Whether we enter a house, a business<br />
or a place of worship, we do<br />
these things,” he said. “We even step<br />
with our right foot first, demonstrating<br />
mindfulness toward doing the<br />
right thing before God. We leave<br />
left foot first, symbolizing that we go<br />
with uncertainty into the real world.”<br />
Shoayb noted that he often refers to<br />
the Christian “God” as opposed to<br />
“Allah” when speaking to students to<br />
help them understand Allah’s significance<br />
as the “One and only.” While<br />
students knelt on the bare floor of the<br />
sparse prayer room, he then explained<br />
that “In Islam, God has no gender,<br />
and Muslims believe in all the prophets.”<br />
Students asked why they worship<br />
on prayer rugs all lined together,<br />
to which Shoayb said, “All come<br />
before God and are seen by God as<br />
equal. No one is seated higher, but<br />
close to the ground from where they<br />
came to demonstrate humility.”<br />
After the tour, when all were feasting<br />
at La Frontera, Kelsey Leach<br />
said she gained a new perspective as<br />
to why women are segregated. She<br />
learned that women must enter and<br />
worship in a different area of the<br />
mosque “not because they are inferior,<br />
but so as not to distract or be distracted.”<br />
Many students commented that<br />
they appreciated the opportunity to<br />
learn more about Islam, its similarities<br />
of piety, and a belief in a higher<br />
power. “Coming here was a way to<br />
break down barriers and stereotypes,”<br />
Kelly John commented. Stephanie<br />
Bertumen agreed, saying this experience<br />
strengthened her own faith, and<br />
hopes that “we can bring about peace<br />
by learning about, and finding connections<br />
with others.”<br />
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SADD Club<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>’s student chapter<br />
of SADD (Students Against<br />
Destructive Decisions) tackled two<br />
major issues this year: teen driving<br />
under the influence, and Internet<br />
safety.<br />
This <strong>spring</strong>, SADD conducted<br />
a mock car crash demonstration in<br />
partnership with Draper City Police<br />
Dept. and the Unified Fire Authority.<br />
SADD and emergency responders recognize<br />
that this is the time of year<br />
when auto accidents rise, underage<br />
drinking increases and seatbelt usage<br />
declines. Pre-recorded portions of a<br />
student film presentation depicted a<br />
scene from a typical Prom weekend,<br />
using footage from last year’s Prom.<br />
Also pre-recorded was a scene of the<br />
Prom king drinking after the dance<br />
and driving recklessly with his girlfriend.<br />
After viewing this scenario<br />
via closed-circuit television in homeroom,<br />
students witnessed emergency<br />
response via a live-feed video from the<br />
school parking lot where the accident<br />
was recreated. Paramedics attempted<br />
to extricate and revive the passengers,
and police conducted an investigation<br />
at the scene. A follow-up story<br />
was televised the next week, depicting<br />
the Prom king’s arrest and conviction<br />
for driving while under the influence.<br />
Visuals of him being escorted through<br />
the justice system were intermixed<br />
with snapshots of his girlfriend before<br />
she “died”. SADD members hoped<br />
that if they sent the prevention message<br />
using a real-life scenario with<br />
school friends, it would be internalized<br />
by more students.<br />
During <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>School</strong>s Week,<br />
SADD and HSA hosted Katie Tarbox,<br />
the author of A Girl’s Life On-Line,<br />
a ground-breaking memoir detailing<br />
her account with an Internet predator.<br />
Tarbox, at the age of 13, became victim<br />
of sexual molestation by the predator,<br />
and was consequently involved in a<br />
landmark Federal case. She was the<br />
first victim to successfully prosecute<br />
a pedophile, testing the new Internet<br />
laws under the 1996<br />
Communications<br />
Decency Act, and<br />
her case’s conviction<br />
is still referenced<br />
in many legal<br />
cases today. Many<br />
of <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>’s students<br />
were reading<br />
the book in class.<br />
Teachers discussed<br />
with students how<br />
desensitized society<br />
can be to victims<br />
of molestation and<br />
rape, and how societal<br />
pressures impact<br />
adolescents in their<br />
decision-making.<br />
labyrinth Walk<br />
Labyrinths, both indoor and outdoor<br />
paths, have undergone a<br />
dramatic revival as a meditation,<br />
relaxation and spiritual tool.<br />
Beginning in churches and hospitals<br />
in the United States, this renewal<br />
now encompasses religious communities.<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> first introduced<br />
the Labyrinth concept to students<br />
and faculty last year during Lent as a<br />
tool for meditative prayer. This year,<br />
students collected canned goods and<br />
used them to form a seven-circuit<br />
labyrinth path made of string. AP<br />
students walked the labyrinth before<br />
exams as a means of focus and centering.<br />
Theology classes were able to<br />
experience a larger outdoor version<br />
that was painted on the grass on<br />
the north end of the campus. <strong>Juan</strong><br />
<strong>Diego</strong> hopes to create a permanent<br />
contemplative labyrinth for future<br />
generations.<br />
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C o n t a c t U s<br />
Please send address changes to:<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> diEGo<br />
cathoLic hiGh SchooL<br />
300 EaSt 11800 South<br />
draPEr, ut 84020<br />
officE hourS: 8:00 a.M. - 4:00 P.M.<br />
PhonE: (801) 984-7650<br />
fax: (801) 984-7601<br />
EMaiL: info@JdchS.orG<br />
WEb SitE: WWW.JdchS.orG<br />
photo: Christine Petrone
Booster Club<br />
supporting <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> students in Academics, Arts, Athletics and Clubs<br />
Booster Banner<br />
Project<br />
This great fund raising effort<br />
netted more than $10,000 for<br />
extracurricular activities. Please<br />
patronize these businesses who support<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> year after year.<br />
aLPhaGraPhicS<br />
biG o tirE - draPEr<br />
bLiMPiES - draPEr<br />
broWn & zvonEk<br />
chaPMan richardS<br />
coach dan and tiffini John<br />
coca coLa<br />
controL 4<br />
dr. tony Skanchy, ddS<br />
EaSt coaSt SubS<br />
fuddruckErS<br />
harPEr concrEtE<br />
intErMountain orthoPEdic<br />
SPEciaLty GrouP<br />
Junior'S houSE of coLor<br />
La frontEra<br />
MEd uSa<br />
Mhi SErvicES<br />
MidGLEy - hubEr inc<br />
PEtErSonS MarkEtPLacE<br />
ScooPoLoGy<br />
South vaLLEy dErMatoLoGy<br />
thE LEbrEcht GrouP, aPLc<br />
tuff country<br />
utah GrizzLiES<br />
vincEnt tEaM orthodonticS<br />
WiLd country taxidErMy<br />
WW cLydE<br />
zionS bank<br />
AnnUAl UnIFORM SAlE<br />
JUlY 30 to AUgUST 16, <strong>2008</strong><br />
YOUR CHANCE TO SHOP BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS!<br />
Saint John the Baptist Elementary<br />
Multipurpose Room<br />
July 30, 31, August 1 12:00-7:00 pm<br />
August 2 11:00-3:00 pm<br />
August 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 12:00-5:00 pm<br />
August 9 10:00-1:00 pm<br />
Resumes at <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong><br />
Saint Paul’s Place Store<br />
August 14 12:00-7:00 pm<br />
August 15 12:00-5:00 pm<br />
August 16 11:00-3:00 pm<br />
To volunteer and earn parent service hours or uniform dollars, please call 984-7292.<br />
Leave your name, phone and times you are available.<br />
B O O S T E R C l U B C A R D<br />
Buy a Booster Club Card for $65<br />
You will support the teams and clubs of <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>!<br />
each card provides all members of a household entrance to<br />
home games, school plays, dance concerts, and music programs,<br />
plus a 10% discount on Booster Club products.<br />
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Calendar<br />
August 15 New Parent Orientation<br />
August 18 1st Day of <strong>School</strong><br />
October 4 A Night Of… Event<br />
October 29 Parent/Teacher Conferences<br />
November 26-30 Thanksgiving Holiday - No <strong>School</strong><br />
December 20 Beginning of Christmas Holidays<br />
January 5 <strong>School</strong> Resumes after Christmas Holiday<br />
February 11 Parent/Teacher Conferences<br />
April 9-14 Easter Break - 12:30 Dismissal<br />
May 19 Baccalaureate Mass<br />
May 22 Last Day of <strong>School</strong><br />
May 23 Commencement<br />
<strong>2008</strong>-09 BOOSTER ClUB OFFICERS<br />
Ed MaLouf<br />
President<br />
LiSa Pizza<br />
Vice President<br />
Jody MiLovich<br />
Treasurer<br />
Erin day<br />
Secretary<br />
Sharon droWn<br />
Banner Project<br />
JaSon douGhty<br />
Seasonal Sport Programs<br />
JuLiE SiM<br />
Concessions<br />
aMy WaLz & kriS taPP<br />
Booster Kiosk<br />
StEvE craMbLitt<br />
Athletic Director<br />
Administrative Officer<br />
LynELLE WiLLiaMS<br />
Administrative Liason<br />
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J UAN DIEGO CATHOLIC HIG H S C H O O L<br />
Unity · Community · Harmony<br />
o C t o b e r 4 , 2 0 0 8<br />
7:00 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center<br />
http://anightof.jdchs.org/ · 984 -7608<br />
I n M E M O R I A M<br />
we pray for mr. Bill Barber,<br />
long-time graphic artist<br />
in the Advancement Department and<br />
invaluable theater consultant to <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>.<br />
may his soul,<br />
through the mercy of God,<br />
rest in peace.
photo: Shooting Stars<br />
Out of the nest<br />
Jake Barnes ’05<br />
Josh Condas ’07<br />
Zach Kessler ’05<br />
Dallas Mclellan ’07<br />
Jimmy nguyen ’07<br />
Roman Schoewe ’06<br />
These six grads are currently attending<br />
Westminster College, playing on<br />
the Griffin Men’s Lacrosse Team. In<br />
only its second year of existence the<br />
team became the National Champions<br />
of MCLA Division 2. Jake, Zach,<br />
and Roman received Academic All-<br />
American Awards. Dallas received first<br />
team All-American, and was defensive<br />
MVP for the National Championship<br />
Tournament. He was highlighted in<br />
the April ’08 issue of Men’s Collegiate<br />
Lacrosse Magazine.<br />
Katie Bird ’03<br />
Katie is applying for graduate school<br />
with a concentration in English and<br />
Creative Writing. Katie joined <strong>Juan</strong><br />
<strong>Diego</strong> as a “Corrector of Writing” on<br />
a part-time basis. Our JD Alumni Job<br />
Connection is working!<br />
Bruce Bjorklund ’05<br />
Bruce has been serving in the Army<br />
and returned from Iraq in Dec. He<br />
was accepted into the Green to Gold<br />
program for the Army and will be<br />
returning to college at Westminster<br />
under premed and the ROTC program<br />
this fall.<br />
Ashley Borchardt ’05<br />
Ashley is at Santa Clara University.<br />
This past <strong>spring</strong> Ashley received a<br />
grant to take a group of 11 students<br />
and 2 faculty members to El Salvador<br />
for a social justice project. This is her<br />
second immersion trip to El Salvador<br />
as a Santa Clara student, and her first<br />
leading a delegation.<br />
Sarah Bradley ’06<br />
Sarah is attending Santa Clara<br />
University. Sarah has a web site she<br />
created for a communications project.<br />
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<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> alumni – Zach Kessler, Roman<br />
Schoewe, Coach Dave Long, Dallas<br />
McLellan, Jimmy Nguyen, Jake Barnes,<br />
and Josh Condas – part of the MCLA<br />
Division 2 National Championship<br />
Lacrosse Team for Westminster College.<br />
Camille Calladine ’07<br />
Camille is attending SLCC and<br />
working at South Jordan Leisure<br />
and Aquatic Center. Camille is now<br />
employed at <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> as a Assistant<br />
JV Lacrosse Coach.<br />
Chad Eckles ’04<br />
Chad graduated from <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
University in Washington DC. He is<br />
beginning his training in the FBI this<br />
<strong>summer</strong>.<br />
Marcus Eldridge ’04<br />
Marcus graduated from the Honors<br />
Program at Boston University with<br />
a double major in Linguistics and<br />
Music, and a minor in Mandarin. He<br />
spent last fall studying in Shanghai.<br />
He has been accepted at Harvard Law<br />
<strong>School</strong>, but has made the decision to<br />
stay in Boston to achieve his JD.<br />
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Rabekah nicole<br />
Everett ’04<br />
Rabekah graduated from Gonzaga<br />
University with a BA degree in<br />
International Relations and French.<br />
Tradd gralak ’06<br />
Tradd is a flight major at Westminster<br />
College. He took an aerial shot of<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>’s Campus during one of<br />
his flights (see photo above).<br />
Daniel Judd ’03<br />
Daniel graduated Cum Laude in<br />
History and Business Administration<br />
from University of San <strong>Diego</strong>. After<br />
graduation, Eventfl.com, the world’s<br />
largest events database and web 2.0<br />
company hired Daniel as Email<br />
Marketing Manager, overseeing 15<br />
million emails per month. In the<br />
fall of <strong>2008</strong>, Daniel will be attending<br />
the J. Reuben Clark Law <strong>School</strong><br />
at Brigham Young University. He is<br />
planning to pursue a career in Sports<br />
and Entertainment Law.<br />
Tim lang ’07<br />
Tim had a great first year at Whittier<br />
College. He even had a role in the<br />
theatre’s production of Arthur Miller’s<br />
tale, The Crucible.<br />
Samantha Mabry ’04<br />
Sam graduated with honors and a BA<br />
degree in International Relations with<br />
a minor in Peace & Justice and an<br />
emphasis in Conflict Resolution from<br />
University of San <strong>Diego</strong>.<br />
Shanna O’Very<br />
Pearson ’02<br />
Shanna is a dental assistant in Sandy.<br />
She and her husband James reside in<br />
West Jordan. They are expecting their<br />
first child in November.<br />
Cori Rasmussen ’04<br />
Cori completed her teacher training<br />
at the Univ. of Utah, receiving<br />
a Special Education Degree with an<br />
endorsement in Vision. She also landed<br />
an official job teaching at the Utah<br />
<strong>School</strong> for the Deaf and Blind. Cori<br />
has her own classroom at Plymouth<br />
Elementary <strong>School</strong> and teaches visually<br />
impaired children ages 6-9.<br />
Kelly Schnurr ’03<br />
Kelly graduated with honors from<br />
the University of San <strong>Diego</strong> earning<br />
a Bachelors Degree in Business<br />
Administration with an emphasis in<br />
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Photo by Tradd Gralak taken<br />
while in flight school through<br />
Westminster College<br />
Marketing. Kelly was accepted into<br />
a management and leadership internship<br />
program for Nordstrom. She is<br />
a department manager in downtown<br />
San <strong>Diego</strong> Nordstrom.<br />
Tom Schweiger ’07<br />
Tom is attending Utah State University<br />
and is a football redshirt-freshman.<br />
Ben Smith ’02<br />
Ben is attending the University of Utah,<br />
pursuing a degree in Engineering.<br />
He is the Graphic Arts technician<br />
at <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> in the Advancement<br />
Department.<br />
Stacy Smith ’05<br />
Stacy is attending the College of Idaho<br />
where she is playing softball for the<br />
Coyote’s. She provided the offensive<br />
punch, going 4-for-4 with a triple and<br />
three RBI’S.<br />
Stephanie Sparks ’06<br />
Stephanie is at the College of Idaho.<br />
Stephanie broke the school record in<br />
the 800-meters. She also won her second<br />
race of the <strong>spring</strong>, outdistancing<br />
the field in the 800. She became the<br />
first Lady Yote to break the 2:20 barrier,<br />
winning the event in 2:19:70.<br />
Machel Whetman ’03<br />
Machel graduated from the University<br />
of Utah with a major in Public<br />
Relations and a minor in Business.<br />
Machel has recently joined Trillium<br />
Realty Group/Keller Williams of Salt<br />
Lake City as a realtor.
photo: Erin Day<br />
sport review<br />
Hockey<br />
The Hockey team ended the season<br />
as the highest scoring team<br />
in State among a total of 36<br />
Utah teams. The team lost its senior<br />
members, but gained four girls and<br />
had 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing<br />
third in the southern division rankings<br />
for the season. JD produced<br />
the three top scorers in the State:<br />
1st - Alex Halloran, 2nd - Preston<br />
Burchett, and 3rd - Cameron Walker.<br />
Alex Halloran and Adam Brown made<br />
the All Star team. One highlight for<br />
the season was the team’s holiday<br />
service project. They loaded a huge<br />
truck with donated coats and clothing<br />
for Burmese refugees being resettled<br />
here through <strong>Catholic</strong> Community<br />
Services of Utah.<br />
Swimming<br />
The Boys’ Swim team took Region<br />
8 this year and finished higher in<br />
the State standings than ever<br />
before. Outstanding times were<br />
clocked by Yuma Miyai in the individual<br />
medley and the breaststroke.<br />
Bryce Finley medaled and topped<br />
the JD swimmers in the 200 and<br />
500-yard freestyles.<br />
The Girls’ Swim team completed<br />
their Region 8 “three-peat”<br />
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left: Hockey Team comes to the aid of<br />
Burmese refugees.<br />
below: 2007-08 Swim Team<br />
Assistant coaches check swimmers' form on their starting blocks<br />
and finished fifth overall at the State<br />
meet. Senior Tessie Pham was named<br />
Academic All State. Rachael Murphy<br />
scored big in the individual medley<br />
and the 100-yard butterfly. Assistant<br />
Captain, Deena McCarrie scored well<br />
in the 200 free and the 100 free where<br />
she earned a medal.<br />
photo: Joe Kammerer<br />
photo: Joe Kammerer
photo: Mel Ota<br />
photo: Mel Ota<br />
Wrestling<br />
Wrestling<br />
The Wrestling team won 9 of 11<br />
matches with inspiration from<br />
Team Captains Tenkai Kawazoe,<br />
Zac Peteriet, Devin Kallas, Elliot<br />
Schatten, and Tadashi Kitamura.<br />
Wrestlers finished with an 11-15<br />
record, and five qualified for the State<br />
Championships. Taylor Berg placed<br />
second at the Region Tournament<br />
while Tadashi Kitamura, Zac Peteriet,<br />
Jake Doughty, Courtney McComas,<br />
Zeke Lamb and Devin Kallas placed<br />
Girls’ Softball Team<br />
in the top six.<br />
Elliot Schatten was named to the<br />
Academic All-State, and he and Devin<br />
Kallas made Academic All-Region<br />
Teams. These boys spent hours<br />
tutoring other wrestlers and helped<br />
the team keep up with their homework.<br />
The future of the team looks<br />
bright with coaches John Gavin, Matt<br />
Gavin, and Andrew Sedillo returning<br />
next year.<br />
<strong>High</strong> five motivates good play while team<br />
huddle promotes spirit and unity.<br />
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girls’ Softball<br />
girls’ Softball had a terrific season,<br />
winning the Region 8<br />
Championship. Pitcher Taylor<br />
Anderson signed to play softball for<br />
Snow College next year receiving both<br />
an academic and an athletic scholarship.<br />
Anderson was selected for the<br />
All-Region Team all three years so<br />
far, and has been 2nd team All-State<br />
and 1st Team All-State. Lefty pitcher<br />
Brieann Dimond signed to play at<br />
College of Southern Idaho. Brieann<br />
has been Region 8 MVP and named<br />
All-State.<br />
photo: Mel Ota<br />
photo: Mel Ota
sport review<br />
Boys’ Soccer<br />
The virtually rebuilt team had a<br />
rough start, but during region<br />
play rebounded well finishing<br />
4-2 in region and taking second place<br />
in Region 8. We then beat Waterford<br />
1-0 in the first round of the state<br />
tournament before losing to Park City<br />
2-0 in the quarterfinals. Defense was<br />
a strength this year with that unit<br />
being led by team captain Anthony<br />
Rainaldi as Sweeper. Leading scorer<br />
was Rouzbeh Mirhosseini with 4<br />
goals on the year. Our assist leader,<br />
Dominic Garcia, was also a captain.<br />
Baseball<br />
The Baseball team had a banner<br />
year winning its third straight<br />
Region 8 title and finishing second<br />
in the 3A State Tournament, with<br />
an overall 21-7 record. The team was<br />
led by co-MVP's Jared Forbush and<br />
Joe Glavin along with the outstanding<br />
pitcher of <strong>2008</strong>, Caleb Olson,<br />
6-1, 1.56 earned run average. Five<br />
seniors received scholarships to play<br />
baseball at three colleges next fall.<br />
Jordan Cox will pitch for California<br />
Lutheran University. Three will go to<br />
Taft College in Southern California:<br />
midfielder and pitcher Patrick Fratto<br />
will study pharmacy, outfielder Bryan<br />
James will study computer science,<br />
and third baseman Michael Lipsey<br />
will explore business. Joe Glavin<br />
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Team Photos can be<br />
obtained through<br />
www.silvercranephoto.com or<br />
www.shootingstar.photo<br />
reflect.com<br />
will play second base at College of<br />
Southern Nevada.<br />
Senior Ryan Elorreaga, Defensive<br />
Player of the Year, and Devin Thomas<br />
were all instrumental in JD's season.<br />
Juniors Forbush, Olson, Drew Tate,<br />
Matt Semancik, Brennan Stelling,<br />
Jake Doughty, Taylor Berg and Mike<br />
Ramirez make the future look bright<br />
for the baseball program.<br />
photos this page: Mel Ota
photo: Mel Ota<br />
Silverline Drill Team<br />
Tammy Nicholson came to<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> in April to lead<br />
the SilverLine Drill Team.<br />
Nicholson brings to the high school<br />
a wealth of college and professional<br />
level experience in dance, drill<br />
and cheerleading. She is currently a<br />
dancer/cheerleader for the AFL’s Utah<br />
Blaze Arena Football. In addition to<br />
teaching Hip Hop, Jazz dance aerobics<br />
and body work at the University of<br />
Utah Field House, Nicholson studied<br />
sports science and exercise physiology,<br />
graduating from the U. of U. in<br />
<strong>2008</strong>. A native Utahn, she performed<br />
with the U. of U. Crimson Line<br />
Dance Team for three years, as well as<br />
the UVSC and Snow Canyon <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> Drill team. Nicholson has<br />
choreographed dance routines for<br />
numerous high schools, colleges<br />
and <strong>summer</strong> camps.<br />
Meghan Anderson joined the<br />
SilverLine Drill Team coaching<br />
staff to assist head coach Tammy<br />
Nicholson in April <strong>2008</strong>. In addition<br />
to performing in competitive<br />
dance and drill teams for<br />
University of Utah, Box Elder<br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, Infinity Dance Co.<br />
and Tueller <strong>School</strong> of Dance,<br />
Anderson has provided choreography<br />
for The Peak Cheerleading<br />
All-Stars, Bountiful <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
and Rich <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />
girls’ Soccer<br />
The team took 2nd in State.<br />
Heidi Laabs-Johnson signed<br />
with Seattle Pacific University<br />
to play soccer and pursue a career<br />
in either sports medicine or physical<br />
therapy. She was awarded a Trustee<br />
Scholarship and Eaton Leadership<br />
Scholarship from SPU. “There are<br />
things that kids get here that you don’t<br />
get at other schools,” Heidi’s parents<br />
said. “At the final State Tournament<br />
game in which the team lost, Dr.<br />
Galey Colosimo had tears in his eyes,<br />
walked out on the field where Heidi<br />
was huddled in disappointment. He<br />
knelt down and talked to her, then<br />
helped her back to the sidelines. I<br />
don’t know that other schools’ admin-<br />
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top left: Silverline Drill Team all smiles.<br />
top right: Heidi Laabs-Johnson<br />
celebrates soccer team win<br />
istrators treat their students like that,<br />
like family.”<br />
girls’ lacrosse<br />
in Girls’ Lacrosse, Utah Lacrosse<br />
Association named Haley Poulson,<br />
Katie DeCarlo, Brandi Otting and<br />
Amanda Abraham to the <strong>2008</strong> All-<br />
State Team. Amanda was also named<br />
Honorable Mention All-American by<br />
the US Lacrosse Association. Amanda<br />
Abraham, Brandi Otting, and Laura<br />
Qualey also made the All-Star team.<br />
Congratulations to these girls on a<br />
successful season!<br />
Girls’ Lacrosse Team<br />
photo: Mel Ota<br />
photo: Shooting Stars Photography
photo: Mel Ota<br />
sport<br />
review<br />
Boys’ Basketball<br />
The team started with a grueling<br />
preseason schedule, against<br />
some of the state’s top teams,<br />
including Lone Peak, Skyline, Jordan,<br />
Murray and Judge. With wins over<br />
Layton Christian, Ben Lomond, and<br />
Fallon, NV, the team went 3 – 8 but<br />
had gained some valuable experience<br />
going into the regular season. The<br />
team finished Region with a 3 – 5<br />
record, with wins over Emery (twice)<br />
and Carbon, coming up just short<br />
in two great games against Region<br />
champ Delta. The team was led by<br />
five seniors: Michael Falvo, Patrick<br />
Fratto, Josh Rude, Devin Thomas,<br />
and Carson Wentlender. The JV,<br />
Sophomore, and Freshman teams all<br />
had solid seasons, with the Freshmen<br />
winning Region and playing well in<br />
the Judge Freshman Tournament.<br />
girls’ golf<br />
The girls persevered through<br />
winter weather conditions this<br />
season and at the Regional<br />
Tournament to earn a 2nd place finish.<br />
This achievement qualified them<br />
for the State Championships! “To<br />
be the first JD Girls’ Golf team and<br />
to quality for State in our first year<br />
was a great accomplishment for the<br />
team. It’s been fun to come together<br />
as a team and to meet girls from other<br />
schools,” stated team captain, Stefani<br />
Hartline, a sophomore at <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>.<br />
“We always wanted to go out and just<br />
have fun doing our best and represent<br />
JD positively,” says co-captain,<br />
Courtney Hartline, a freshman.<br />
From Coach Van Delden, “I<br />
was very impressed with the team’s<br />
achievements this year, considering<br />
that four of the team members had<br />
never even played nine holes before!<br />
Golf’s a very challenging game. They<br />
dug in and there we were weeks later<br />
at the State Championships!”<br />
“I really enjoyed the season and<br />
making new friends,” agrees Theerada<br />
“T” Watcharothon,<br />
a junior and international<br />
student at<br />
JD. “T” earned the<br />
Medalist Award, having<br />
the lowest scoring<br />
season average.<br />
“All the girls<br />
were very welcoming<br />
and encouraging.<br />
I had never played<br />
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photo: Yearbook staff<br />
golf before, but Melanie<br />
and the other girls were<br />
patient and taught me how<br />
to play,” says junior and<br />
international student, Hue-<br />
My Pham. Without seniors this year,<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>’s Girls’ Golf could be a top<br />
team again next year.<br />
Tennis<br />
The JD Girls’ Tennis team had a<br />
very successful year culminating<br />
with the Region 8 Championship<br />
and the 3A State Championship.<br />
Leading the way for the Soaring Eagle<br />
were Romina Nedakovic, Paige Miles<br />
and Masha Chadovic who all won<br />
individual State titles. Romina won<br />
her 4th consecutive State Title ending<br />
a high school career with only one loss<br />
in four years. She will continue to<br />
swing that racket for BYU.<br />
The JD Boys’ Tennis team had a<br />
successful year. They went undefeated<br />
in Region play and went into the<br />
Region tournament as the #1 seeds<br />
in the five positions to be played.<br />
The boys came in second by a mere<br />
one point. Jake Barman won the #1<br />
singles title, as did Corbin White at<br />
#3 singles. This year was the first year<br />
that everyone earned a varsity letter.<br />
photo: Yearbook staff
Track and Field<br />
Devin Kallas is the new Boys’<br />
Track & Field State Champion<br />
in the Shot Put, pummeling<br />
the old <strong>School</strong> Record on his first<br />
throw at the State meet. Alex Cassel<br />
(high jump), Lindsay John (discus),<br />
Kelly John (discus), Zach Kinninger<br />
(100 meters), James Markosian (discus),<br />
and Tenkai Kawazoe (discus)<br />
all earned All-State with their Top<br />
Six performances. The girls’ 4 x<br />
400 team (Catherine Turnerdrown,<br />
Chelsea Chaney, Deena McCarrie and<br />
Madisen Fox) broke the school record,<br />
too. Talon Harris also made the final<br />
in the 100 <strong>High</strong> Hurdles. Michelle<br />
Rueckert and Annabah Glasser had<br />
season's bests in the hurdles and<br />
the sprint medley team closed in on<br />
the school record (Rueckert, Kassy<br />
Harrison, Alex Cassel and Taylor<br />
Ledek). David Cassel nearly broke<br />
the school record in the 400-meter<br />
finals. In addition, Brittany Rogers<br />
made the finals as a javelin thrower<br />
in her first season throwing.<br />
Boys’ lacrosse<br />
The Boys’ Lacrosse team<br />
wrapped up the season with a<br />
7-6 record. Under the strong<br />
senior leadership of Marshall<br />
Serzen, Josh Rude, Chris Nelson<br />
and Collin Farr, the team record-<br />
ed great wins over Brighton, Judge,<br />
Waterford, and more. Braeden Daly<br />
was named Second Team All State<br />
and Marshall Serzen and Tyler Kunz<br />
were voted onto the All Conference<br />
team. The graduating seniors will<br />
be playing next year at a variety of<br />
schools including The University of<br />
Utah, Westminster, and Boise State.<br />
Cheerleading<br />
michonne McGovern came in<br />
April to lead the <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong><br />
Cheerleading squad. A<br />
native Utahn, McGovern coached the<br />
Taylorsville <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> sophomore,<br />
junior varsity and varsity cheerleaders<br />
for seven years. She brings a wealth of<br />
choreographic experience, integrating<br />
hip-hop, jazz, modern and even ballet<br />
dance techniques into the routines.<br />
McGovern earned her Associate of<br />
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Lindsay John on discus. Alex Cassel on<br />
high jump. Annabah Glasser on hurdles.<br />
Science Degree majoring in psychology<br />
from Salt Lake Community<br />
College, where she was also a member<br />
of their dance company.<br />
Boys’ Lacrosse Team<br />
photo: Shooting Stars photo: Claire Jonaitis track photos: Brozowski
photos this page: Yearbook staff<br />
Arts<br />
Kassandra Harrison at <strong>Diego</strong> Poets'<br />
Society reading<br />
<strong>Diego</strong> Poets’ Society<br />
it started out as a marketing ploy.<br />
Debbie Francis was trying to develop<br />
the Gathering of Roses literary<br />
magazine and created a club modeled<br />
after the “Dead Poet’s Society”<br />
of Robin Williams fame. Lo and<br />
behold, a steady membership of<br />
35 people formed the <strong>Diego</strong> Poets’<br />
Society. Francis wanted to add activities<br />
to keep the members engaged,<br />
and learned about poetry “slams”<br />
from a woman who started the bohemian<br />
event in Chicago. <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong><br />
students held the first Poetry Slam<br />
competition with 100 entrees in the<br />
Little Theater, complete with lava<br />
lamps and lounge chairs to create<br />
a ‘60s ambiance. Music instructor<br />
Dave Faires asked if the newly formed<br />
Jazz Band could play between rounds,<br />
and the “Slam & Jam” was born.<br />
Jazz Band plays for Slam & Jam<br />
Music<br />
At a recital in April, the Symphonic<br />
Band, Percussion and<br />
Saxaphone Ensembles, Jazz<br />
Band, Concert Choir and Chamber<br />
Choir performed a melange of compositions<br />
that spanned five centuries.<br />
The xylophone set the beat as guests<br />
clapped to Stars and Stripes, raising<br />
patriotic spirits. From a cantata in<br />
Latin to the rousing Billboard March, it<br />
was evident that these musicians have<br />
the ability to carry the musical torch<br />
of history forward.<br />
The Music Dept.<br />
ended the semester<br />
with “Dessert Pops”<br />
featuring melodies<br />
from the 1970s<br />
Disco era (now<br />
referred to as “the<br />
Oldies” by this new<br />
millennial generation).<br />
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Dance Concert<br />
in April, the Dance Department<br />
presented Live in Color, a dance<br />
concert in dramatic Technicolor.<br />
Students had the opportunity to work<br />
with two guest choreographers: Caine<br />
Keenan from Ririe-Woodbury Dance<br />
Company; and Alan Salazar, a wellknown<br />
hip-hop choreographer. The<br />
pieces showcased a variety of styles<br />
ranging from modern, jazz, hip-hop,<br />
contemporary, lyrical, and Tango. In<br />
addition, students choreographed a<br />
couple biographical narratives – some<br />
without music.
Drama<br />
The Performing Arts Dept. participated<br />
in the region drama<br />
festival in March. In order to<br />
qualify for the State Festival, each<br />
actor or cast had to receive two of the<br />
three ratings from their performance<br />
as “Superior”. The judges were very<br />
impressed with our entire production<br />
which was student run, from director<br />
to actors. They performed a oneact<br />
adaptation of “The Importance<br />
of Being Earnest”. Following are the<br />
people who qualified for the State<br />
Festival:<br />
Dramatic Monologue<br />
LLoyd WaLkEr<br />
Humorous Monologue<br />
kELSEy McGarry<br />
aMy MacdonaLd<br />
Scenes & Special Awards<br />
cathy MiddLEton &<br />
GarrEtt SchoonovEr for<br />
“taMinG of thE ShrEW”<br />
t.J. PEtracca & Mick torrES for<br />
“coME bLoW your horn”<br />
LaurEn rathbun &<br />
chEriSh kruEGEr-SMith for<br />
“thE odd couPLE”<br />
Best Actress in the One Act Plays<br />
cathy MiddLEton<br />
2nd place (silver medal)<br />
Overall in Scenes -<br />
t.J. PEtracca & Mick torrES<br />
Fra Angelico Festival<br />
This year marks the sixth annual<br />
Fra Angelico Arts Festival, featuring<br />
selected works of <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong><br />
and SJB Middle <strong>School</strong> art students.<br />
Submissions were juried by three artists<br />
who are currently working in the Salt<br />
Lake City area. Also featured were the<br />
high school’s literary & art publication:<br />
A Gathering of Roses, which is still available<br />
for purchase. Student musicians<br />
performed, and the <strong>Diego</strong> Poets’ Society<br />
read compositions during the opening<br />
reception. Selections from the Earth<br />
Day Poetry Contest were presented.<br />
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FRA ANGELICO FESTIVAL<br />
BEST OF SHOW<br />
JESSiE bEErE for PaintinG<br />
“rad fraMEd by dad”<br />
ADVANCED ART<br />
FIRST PLACE WINNERS<br />
Sculpture: Macy JonES<br />
Pottery: Grady faWcEtt<br />
Drawing: kaito WatanabE<br />
Painting: JESSiE bEErE<br />
INTERMEDIATE ART<br />
FIRST PLACE WINNERS<br />
Sculpture:: aLEx biELfELd<br />
Pottery: JEnna SPEarE<br />
Drawing: Shannon MccoSh<br />
Painting: Jin ha kiM<br />
BEGINNING ART<br />
FIRST PLACE WINNERS<br />
Sculpture: JoSh voravonG<br />
Pottery: katiE fairchiLd<br />
Drawing: katiE MuLLin<br />
Painting: haLEy PouLSon<br />
Best of Show winner, Jessie Beere,<br />
with her painting<br />
“Rad Framed by Dad” photo: Karen Swan<br />
photo: JD Art Dept
Arts<br />
By Their Own Hands<br />
every year <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> selects a<br />
work of art from a senior student<br />
to add to its permanent<br />
collection. This year, three submissions<br />
were made. The first is an oil<br />
painting by Jessica Beere who won<br />
Best of Show in the Fra Angelico Art<br />
Festival this year. The second is an<br />
intensely hued lino-cut block print by<br />
Kaito Watanabe. The final submission<br />
was executed three days before<br />
Commencement by Eddy Santana.<br />
All three are beautiful gifts to <strong>Juan</strong><br />
<strong>Diego</strong> and will be framed and hung<br />
in the school.<br />
When Senior Counselor Roxanne<br />
Kammerer asked Eddy if he would be<br />
willing to paint something, he grappled<br />
with the idea, but was inspired<br />
one night while visiting his grandfather.<br />
Looking at the calloused hands<br />
of Mike Gonzales, Eddy noted they<br />
carried the deep grooves of 30 years of<br />
labor for Kennecott mine. They also<br />
possessed the expansive openness of a<br />
generous volunteer who is always fixing<br />
a neighbor’s fence or hefting a box<br />
for the emergency food bank. Such<br />
hands were the models for Eddy’s<br />
oil painting that depicts the miracle<br />
of <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> at the moment the<br />
saint unfolded roses from his robes.<br />
The multitude of roses that fall from<br />
<strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> CatholiC high SChool<br />
www.jdchs.org · 801.984.7650<br />
300 East 11800 South · Draper, Utah 84020<br />
Saint <strong>Juan</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>’s hands are rich in<br />
texture and color, symbolic of Eddy’s<br />
diverse class members who were unified<br />
in so many ways this year. Eddy<br />
titled the work “Behold How Good<br />
and Pleasant It Is When Friends Live<br />
Together in Unity” from Psalm 133<br />
- the commemorative passage selected<br />
for their senior year theme.<br />
NONPROFIT<br />
ORGANIZATION<br />
U.S. POSTAGE<br />
PAID<br />
SALT LAKE CITY<br />
UTAH<br />
PERMIT #623<br />
photo: Eddy Santana, Sr.