Accomplishment…Across The Board - La Salle College High School

Benefactors
$1,000,000+
Anonymous
Mrs. Jennie H. Leary
• In Memory of Howard R. Leary ’35
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Rodenbaugh ’51
Mr. and Mrs. George J. Ward ’58
Mr. John J. Whalen ’67 and
Mrs. Linda Rabbitt
Leadership Gifts
$500,000 to $999,999
Mr. and Mrs. Domenic M. DiPiero ’63
The Donahue Family
• Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Donahue ’58
• Dr. and Mrs. Philip E. Donahue ’60
• Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Donahue ’63
• Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Donahue ’66
• Mr. and Mrs. John M. Donahue, Esq. ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Dunleavy, Jr. ’61
Mr. John E. Glaser ’58
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Hughes ’72
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. McCarthy ’65
Mothers’ Club
Major Gifts
$250,000 to $499,999
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Haley ’86
Mr. William A. Geppert, Jr. ’41
The Hansen Family
• Bud and Eileen Hansen ’54
• Bud and Kate Hansen ’86
Christian Brothers Endowment Grant
Alumni Association
Men of La Salle
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Slabinski, III ’67
Special Gifts
$100,000 to $249,999
Mr. and Mrs. David Bartynski
Mr. James F. Basile, Esq. ’82
Mr. Arthur J. Burke III, Esq. ’85
Mr. an Mrs. James P. Connor ’46
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Danella
The DePaul Family
The Driscoll Family
• Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Driscoll, Sr.
• Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Driscoll, Jr. ’76
• Mr. and Mrs. James C. Driscoll ’79
Dr. and Mrs. Charles J. Dunton ’70
Mr. Robert J. Durney ’57
Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Eustace ’58
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Fabiszewski
Founder’s Gala
Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Gabriele
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Genuardi ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence P. Genuardi ’69
Genuardi Family Foundation
The Estate of
Rev. John P. Gutekunst ’72
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hasson
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Koller ’69
Dr. and Mrs. John F. Lehman, Jr. ’60
The Lintner Family
• Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Lintner, Sr.
• Mr. Eric D. Lintner ’84
• Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Lintner, Jr. ’86
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Maginnis ’76
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Manion
• In Memory of Travis L. Manion, USMC ’99
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Moran ’69
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Pyle, Jr. ’58
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Reilly
Mr. and Mrs. Pietro V. Scola ’92
Mr. Edward R. Solvibile ’58
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew W.
Stephenson, Esq. ’68
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Tague, Sr. ’57
The Tague Family
• Mr. Joseph L. Tague ’21
• Mr. Vincent J. Taque ’57
• Mr. Vincent J. Tague ’81
Supporting Gifts
$50,000 to $99,999
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M. Behr ’73
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Brown ’76
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. DiBella ’71
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Fitzgerald, III ’81
Mrs. Francy and Mr. John F. Kent, Esq. ’68
Mr. R. Clark Hopkins
• In Memory of Clark J. Hopkins ’62
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Maguire, Jr. ’64
Dr. and Mrs. William J. Markmann ’66
Mr. and Mrs. John L. McHale ’42
Mr. and Mrs. James T. McLaughlin ’57
Mr. and Mrs. Austin A. Meehan ’79
Mrs. William A. Meehan, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Mills
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Paul
Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Ponti, PhD ’56
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred P. Salvitti ’70
Mr. Robert H. Swartley
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin J.
Ventresca, Jr. ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Wesner, Jr., Esq. ’66
Mr. and Mrs. William A.
Whiteside, Jr., Esq. ’46
La Salle College High School
Students 2008–2013
The Philadelphia Coca-Cola
Bottling Company
Sustaining Gifts
$10,000 to $49,999
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Angelo ’70
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Calvitti
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Carabello ’82
Dr. and Mrs. John F. Carabello
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Cassidy, Esq. ’74
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Connolly, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Connolly, Sr. ’50
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Connor, Esq. ’73
Dr. and Mrs. John J. Convey, PhD ’58
Dr. and Mrs. Walter W. Dearolf, III ’74
Mr. and Mrs. William J. dePasquale ’51
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Donahue, III ’86
Mr. Timothy J. Erb, Jr. ’94
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Fenningham. Esq. ’68
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Flanagan ’55
Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Flynn ’83
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Foley ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Gillespie ’68
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Grogan, Esq. ’83
The Estate of Reverend John A.
Guischard, PhD ’34
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Hartnett, Jr. ’69
Mr. Gerald T. Hathaway ’72 and
Mrs. Kate McCauley
Mr. Michael J. Hathaway ’68
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Horan ‘69
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund P. Kehan, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Kilduff ’64
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney J. Kowalczyk ’57
Mr. and Mrs. Denis J. Lawler, Esq. ’66
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Loftus ’81
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Lombard, Jr., Esq. ’52
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Losier
• In Memory of Steven F. Blust ’79
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Lynch ’61
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. McAnespey ’66
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. McMahon ’69
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Meehan ‘67
Mr. and Mrs. Gregg R. Melinson, Esq. ’82
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Milligan ’69
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mulholland
Dr. and Mrs. James F. Noone, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. O’Brien ’56
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Osborne ’56
Mr. Joseph M. Queenan ’65
Mr. Joseph J. Ragg, Jr. ’73 and
Mrs. Cathlene Driscoll
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Regli ’58
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Riethmiller, Jr. ’55
Shearon Environmental Design
Dr. and Mrs. P. Michael Schelkun
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Sinnott
Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent W. Walters ’59
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Whelan, Esq. ’63
Assisting Gifts
$1,000 to $9,999
Anonymous
The Estate of James F. Barr
Mr. Evan S. Behr ’99
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard J. Binder ’69
Ms. Patricia Brabson
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Capetola
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Creamer
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas A. DiBello ’73
Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Dooner, Jr. ’47
Mr. and Mrs. Marc A. Doyle ’65
Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Duszak, Jr. ’81
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Dwyer ’53
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Dwyer, CPA ’74
Mr. Louis C. Galzerano ’63
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Genuardi
Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Holmes, Jr. ’83
Reverend Anthony W. Janton ’69
Brother Richard Kestler, FSC ’60
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Laskowski ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Lynch ’58
Mr. and Mrs. Francis X. McGorry
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad T. Miller ’50
Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Miller, Jr. ’58
Mr. Kevin M. Noone ’99
Mrs. Elaine Rose-Kennedy
Mr. Robert M. Sauter
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Schmitt ’58
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Speitel ’48
Sorella Rose
• Ms. Lisa Agnew
• Mr. and Mrs. John D. Cumpstone
Brother David Trichtinger, FSC
Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Updegrave ’70
Mr. Carl Waldsburger, PhD ’84
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton M. Wells and Family
Dr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Whitaker ’66
The Estate of Richard W. Whitney, Sr.
• In Memory of Richard W. Whitney, Jr. ‘84
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Williams ’73
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Winning ’69
Reverend Mr. and Mrs. Joel M. Ziff
Other Gifts
Mr. Gerald J. Brannigan ’58
Mrs. Janet B. Kovacs
Mr. Gary S. LaPalombara ’73
Mr. and Mrs. John V. Mastranardo ’73
Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Russo
Mr. and Mrs. Myroslaw J. Ryndyk ’63
Mr. Peter F. Talarico and Family
La Salle College High School
8605 Cheltenham Avenue
Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038
215 233 2350 phone
215 836 4502 fax
alumni@lschs.org
www.lschs.org
Accomplishment…Across The Board
by Brother Richard Kestler, FSC ‘60
In March, the Alumni Association inducted three new members – George Hines ’46, Bill Whiteside ’46,
and Joe Slabinski ’67 – into the Hall of Fame. They join an elite group of sixty men and one woman who
have impacted our community and brought honor to our school. By doing so, their images will forever
grace our hallway and be an example to future generations of Explorers.
Loyalty is just one of the
many words that can be
used to describe these
men and their relationship
with La Salle College High
School. Although, they have
given greatly to La Salle,
there is no question as to
the profound effect that La
Salle has had on their lives.
You should know that La
Salle continues to have this
same effect on its students.
Boys will be boys, but La
Salle boys are gentlemen.
Some things will never
change.
I am proud to report that La Salle College High
School continues to be a thriving community. Despite
current economic conditions, La Salle will have a
strong enrollment for the upcoming academic year.
Over 290 boys have registered for the Class of 2013
and all signs point to our current classes remaining
intact. The admissions numbers are further evidence
that La Salle is a desirable education for young men
of the Delaware Valley. Our parents are willing to
sacrifice so their sons can benefit from the many
opportunities that we offer. La Salle has responded to
this commitment by making every effort to minimize
any increases in tuition, but in doing so, we must rely
more than ever on annual giving and the generosity
of our parents, alumni, and friends.
Our boys continue to be Men of Accomplishment.
The Swimming Team captured our fifth Philadelphia
Catholic League Championship and fourth District 12
City Championship of the year. No other school has
won more than one. Our Hockey Team won both a
second straight Flyers Cup and Keystone Cup (State
Championship), while our Speech and Debate Team,
Academic Decathlon Team, and Mathletes all finished
first in the area by winning their respective tournaments.
We were recently notified by the Siemens Foundation
and the College Board on our selection to receive
the 2009 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement.
We were one of only fifty high schools nationally to
receive such a distinction and the only high school in
Pennsylvania. The award is a tribute to our curriculum,
teachers, and test scores. In February, we were
informed by the National Merit Scholarship Program
that ten of our seniors were chosen as Finalists in
the 2009 competition for Merit Scholarship Awards.
The ten boys represent the most among Catholic and
private high schools in the Delaware Valley.
Our Music Program is flourishing with over one third
of our students actively participating in instrumental,
choral, and/or theatre groups. While our eighteen
voluntary service programs continue to serve the
needs of Greater Philadelphia Area on a daily basis
and affect a countless number of lives.
All this takes place within the confines of a growing
campus and a facility that is second to none. A look
around our new addition and recently renovated
classrooms and one will see our commitment to
providing the very best for our students. If you have
not already done so, I encourage you to take a look
around the school and, if you have the opportunity,
take in a baseball game at Ward Field, which is the
“show piece” of the recently developed 34-acres.
The Campaign Newsletter for
La Salle College High School
Spring 2009
Our Board of Trustees has worked diligently to follow
a strategic plan set forth years ago. The current construction
and ongoing capital campaign – Fulfilling
the Promise – are evidence of that vision. The
campaign has reached $19 million and will soon go
public. Many of you have generously responded. The
concept of the promise is at the core of our being
and our current efforts will allow the school to fulfill
its promise and provide an education that consists of
academic challenge, intellectual openness, emotional
security, and environmental safety.
Mr. Al Gabriele, our Chairman of the Board of
Trustees, will step down in June after five wonderful
years during which the school has thrived. He will
continue on as Chairman of the capital campaign
and see the campaign to its ultimate goal of $25 million.
Al will be replaced as Chairman of the Board of
Trustees by Mr. Ben Ventresca, a member of the Class
of 1970 and a man who brings a wealth of talent to
the task. The school is in “great hands” and looks to
build upon past successes.
These are amazing times here at La Salle. Despite
the economy, La Salle has every reason to be hopeful
as we have been blessed with incredible students,
parents, and alums. It is only fitting that we use
the Easter season to reflect on this hope. Saint Paul
reminds us, it is only because Jesus rose from the
dead that we have reason for hope. We are truly an
Alleluia People!
May I take this occasion to wish you and yours all the
joy associated with the Easter Season.

Campaign Cabinet
Brother Richard Kestler, FSC ‘60
President
A. J. Gabriele
Chairman
Charles E. Dunleavy, Jr. ‘61
Chairman Emeritus
Ernest “Chip” M. Behr ‘73
Vice Chairman
Benjamin J. Ventresca, Jr. ‘70
Vice Chairman
James F. Basile, Esq. ‘82
Catherine A. Cassidy
James D. Danella
Domenic M. DiPiero ‘63
John E. Glaser ‘58
S. John Gorman IV ‘67
Christopher P. Haley ‘86
Timothy P. Hughes ‘72
Rev. Anthony W. Janton ‘69
Anthony J. Maginnis ‘76
Robert F. McAnespey ‘66
Michael D. McCarthy ‘65
Daniel L. McGowan
Frank J. McLaughlin ‘67
James T. McLaughlin ‘57
Robert P. Moran ‘69
Michael E. Osborne ‘65
Andrew T. Rakowski ‘98
Walter J. Small ‘38
Edward R. Solvibile ‘58
John J. Whalen ‘67
Daniel J. Whelan, Esq. ‘63
Office of
Institutional
Advancement
Daniel L. McGowan
Vice President of
Institutional Advancement
mcgowand@lschs.org
Robert F. McAnespey ’66
Director of Development
and Major Gifts
mcanespey@lschs.org
Paul D. Colistra ‘00
Major Gifts Officer
colistrap@lschs.org
Christopher M. Carabello ’82
Director of Communications
and Public Relations
carabello@lschs.org
Board of Trustees
A. J. Gabriele
Chairman
Thomas R. Barna
Brother Andrew Bartley, FSC
Patricia Brabson
Ernest M. Behr ‘73
Michael L. Brown ‘76
Brother James L. Butler, FSC
Catherine A. Cassidy
Joseph H. Donahue ‘58
Edward J. Fitzgerald, III ‘81
Brother Timothy J. Froehlich, FSC
Brother Edward Gallagher, FSC
Mark A. Gibbons ‘92
Anthony J. Gillespie ‘68
Gerald T. Hathaway, Esq. ‘72
Timothy P. Hughes ‘72
Francy Dooley Kent
Brother Richard Kestler, FSC ‘60
Denis J. Lawler, Esq. ‘66
John F. Lehman, Jr. PhD
Sister Matthew Anita MacDonald, SSJ
Julia K. Maher
Joseph L. Marchese
Daniel L. McGowan
Austin A. Meehan ‘79
Gregg R. Melinson , Esq. ‘82
Brother Ernest Miller, FSC
Brother Gerard Molyneaux, FSC
Robert P. Moran ‘69
Judith Paul
Joseph J. Ragg, Jr. ‘73
Alfred P. Salvitti ‘70
Brother Robert Schaefer, FSC ‘ 85
Kathleen A. Smith
Benjamin J. Ventresca ’70
John J. Whalen ‘67
Deacon Joel M. Ziff
La Salle College High School
8605 Cheltenham Avenue
Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania 19038
215 233 2350 phone
215 836 4502 fax
alumni@lschs.org
www.lschs.org
Campaign Update
by A. J. Gabriele
Fulfilling the Promise, the Capital Campaign of La Salle College High
School, has continued to do well during the last few months of tumultuous
economic times. A true testament to the work of the Christian Brothers
and the value placed on a Lasallian education is the fact that only 175
donors have committed almost $19,000,000 to this campaign. While the
majority of donors have made pledges of $25,000, the average gift is
over $100,000. These numbers are evidence of the commitment and
generosity of our donors not only to the school, but to the education of
future generations of Lasallian Gentlemen. These donors have not only
supported the ‘bricks and mortar’ of the new addition, but also the
endowment and financial aid.
The next step in our fundraising strategy and final goal of $25 million will be to
go public with the campaign to the entire La Salle Community. Once the campaign
reaches the $20 million mark, steps will be taken to engage all of our alumni, parents,
and friends. The Campaign Committee has already been approached by a number of
alumni classes expressing the desire to obtain naming rights to a new classroom, a
renovated room in McLean Hall, or an endowed scholarship. Our next big push will be
to enable their wishes through a series of class campaigns. The final phase will incorporate
all of our alumni and the greater La Salle Community who wish to be a part of
this historic and groundbreaking initiative at La Salle College High School.
If you haven’t been back to La Salle lately, I encourage you to stop by and see the
new Ward Baseball Field, the Whalen Courtyard, the McCarthy Trail, the Hughes
College Counseling Center, the Donahue-Fitzpatrick Counseling Center, the Mothers
Club Marian Chapel and our state-of-the art laboratories and classrooms. As Brother
Richard Kestler always points out, La Salle keeps building on strength after strength.
Thank you all for being a part of it.
Historic First Inning
Moments
Opening Day at Ward Field
Monday, March 23, 2008
La Salle 6 vs. Cardinal O’Hara 0
First Pitch
Shawn O’Neill ‘09 (who also recorded
the First Strikeout and First Win)
First La Salle Batter
Dan Wood ‘10
First Hit (Triple)
Kevin Kelley ‘09
First RBI
Tyler Freeman ‘09
First Home Run
Kevin Johnson ‘09
History was made on Monday,
March 23, 2009 when the first
baseball game was played on Ward
Field, the new baseball stadium
developed as part of Fulfilling
The Promise. The field was made
possible through the generosity of
George and Cathy Ward. George Ward
is a graduate of the Class of 1958 and
a catcher on the 1956, 1957, and 1958
baseball teams. He is a retired
businessman who currently resides
in Southern California with his
wife, Cathy.