St. Augustine High School 3266 Nutmeg Street

San Diego, CA 92104-5199619-282-2184

www.sahs.org

Dear Parents and Friends

Share your Voice – WCEA/WASC Surveys

Are we doing what we say we are doing? Is the Saints Experience de-veloping intellectually competent, Christian gentleman who are phys-

ically and emotionally developed and prepared to participate in our changing world? Here is your chance to share your opinion. Saints undergoes an accreditation re-view every six years as outlined by the West-ern Catholic Education Association (WCEA)

and the Western Association of School’s and Colleges (WASC). In short, the self-study portion of the accreditation process gives the school an opportunity to assess the quality of instruction and pro-grams and to identify pathways to improve the learning environ-ment. To get the most accurate assessment of the schools current efforts we are asking all parents, students, faculty and alumni to participate in our WCEA/WASC Surveys. The WCEA/WASC process helps us celebrate our success and by participating in the surveys you will have a chance to affirm the work we are doing. More importantly this process brings us to-gether as an energized community that is committed to identifying opportunities that will increase student learning. Thanks in advance for your participation. All surveys can be found on the front page of the school’s web-site under the tab titled 2011 WCEA/WASC surveys.

Yours in the Spirit of Catholic Education,

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April 2011 Vol 30 no. 4YOUR MONTHLY REPORT ON THE ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

Saints Scene

Easter is late this year: April 24. Most of

you (all of you?) will probably go to Mass on Easter Sunday. Great! However, you have never really celebrated what Easter is about until you

have attended and participated in the Sacred Triduum. What is that? You may ask. It is what Easter is all about! Look at it this way. 40 + 3 + 50 There are 40 days of Lent; these present no problem; we know what they are. They prepare us for Easter. Just say ‘Yes’ to prayer, fasting and almsgiving! Then we have the three days of the Trid-uum. The 3 days of the Triduum are not Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Repeat: they are not Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. They are the three days from Holy Thursday evening to Good Friday evening; from Good Friday evening to Holy Saturday evening; from Holy Saturday evening – the Easter Vigil – to Easter Sunday evening. The Triduum marks the end of the 40 days of Lent and the beginning of the three-day celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is one mystery celebrated, the central mystery of our faith: the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. And it is so central and important that we take three days to celebrate it! Holy Thursday is the day that Jesus instituted the Eucharist; Good Friday commemorates the day Jesus was executed on the cross; the Easter Vigil commemorates his emergence from the tomb. Those are his-torical facts; they anchor our faith. Precisely because they are historical, they cannot be

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Numbers:40 + 3 +50 By Fr. Bob Gavotto, O.S.A., (’55)

Saints Chaplain

April’s popular Festival of the Arts promises to be Tasty and Talented! It is that time of year again when St.

Augustine High hosts a campus celebration of the arts and fine food. Mark your

Annual Festival of the Arts Returns;Celebrating International

Cuisine and Artcalendars for Saturday, April 9 between 4 pm and 6:30 pm to come out and enjoy the amazing talents of our band, drama, and arts departments. Looking for the best value for your dollar? We have it right here at Saints. We have a delicious “all you can eat” international extravaganza featuring American, Italian, French, Philippines, Mexican, Chinese, and this year a few of our own “Saints Family” restaurants that are sure to be delicious! All this for the AMAZING price of just $10 for adults and $5 for students. Children under 5 are free. Gates open at 4 pm. The Festival is an opportunity to see our amazing young men demonstrate their talent and skill at music, art, drama, photography, ceramics- something you won’t want to miss! Come on out and support the Arts! For information on volunteer opportunities or to sign up for the food court contact Jean Hundley at Hundleys5@hotmail.com

Fr. Bob Gavotto OSA (’55)

Excellent plans are on the table to significantly improve the upper track and multi-purpose field.

Last month, the Saints Board of Direc-tors and the Members of the Corporation approved the installation of a Field Turf system and synthetic track surface. As the campus project will require a city building-permit, work on obtaining that approval will

A Bridge to the Future A New Track and Field on the Horizon at Saints

By Mr. Edwin Hearn, President,St. Augustine High School

begin next month. The goal is to secure city/community approval in order to complete the project by next year’s football season. When news of the Board of Director’s vote was heard, the school’s leadership hailed the improvements. Not only will the upper field now have durable synthetic turf but a new track surface will be added. Also coupled in with the track and field project is the 2009

Smooth Jazz—Here’s the school’s excellent 32nd Street Jazz Band performing at the recent Auction Fundraiser held on campus. Ensemble members (left to right) are Nick Morrell, Steph-an Carnahan, John Dompor, Carlos Martinez, Andrew Williams, John Taylor, Michael Phil-lips, Paul Williams, Sean Hicke, Sam Buse, Ryan Villard, Mylene Macias (OLP) and Edwin Corpus Jr. For more coverage of this year’s Auction activity please look inside this issue of Saints Scene or go online to www.sahs.org. Photography of this year’s event was by Saintsman Raul Pareyon (’12).

Editor’s Note: Pope Benedict shared this message in the General Audience of Wednesday, February 20, 2008. Here is what he says to us also!

Dear Brothers and Sisters, After the interruption for the Spiritual Exercises last week, today we return to the important figure of St. Augustine, about whom I have repeatedly spoken at the Wednesday Catecheses. He is the Father of the Church who left us the greatest number of works, and I intend to speak briefly of the today. Some of Augustine’s writings were of major importance, not only for the history of Christianity but also for the formation of the whole of Western culture. The clearest example is the Confessiones, undoubtedly one of the most widely read books of Chris-tian antiquity. Like various Fathers of the Church in the first centuries but on an incomparably larger scale, the Bishop of Hippo in fact exercised an extensive and persistent influence, as already appears from the superabundant manuscript transcriptions of his works, which are indeed extremely numerous. He reviewed them himself in the Retractationum several years before he died, and shortly after his death they were correctly recorded in the Indiculus (“list”) added by his faithful friend Possidius to his biography on St. Augustine, Vita Augustini. The list of Augustine’s works was drafted with the explicit intention of keeping their memory alive while the Vandal invasion was sweeping through all of Roman Africa, and it included at least 1,030 writings numbered by their Author, with the others “that cannot be numbered because he did not give then any number”. Possidius, the Bishop of a neighboring city, dictated these words in Hippo itself – where he had taken refuge and where he witnessed his friend’s death - and it is almost certain that he based his list on the catalogue of Augus-tine’s personal library. Today, more than 300 letters of the Bishop of Hippo and almost 600 homilies are extant, but originally there were far more, perhaps even as many as between 3,000 and 4,000, the result of 40 years of preaching by the former rhetorician who had chosen to follow Jesus and no longer to speak to im-portant figures of the imperial court, but rather, to the simple populace of Hippo. And in recent years the discoveries of a collection of letters and several homilies have further enriched our knowledge of this great Father of the Church. “He wrote and published many books”, Possidius wrote, “many sermons were delivered in church, transcribed and corrected, both to refute and various heresies

and to interpret the Sacred Scriptures for the edification of the holy children of the Church. These works”, his Bishop-friend emphasized, “are so numer-ous that a scholar would find it difficult to read them all and learn to know them” (Vita Augustini, 18, 9). In the literary corpus of Augustine – more than 1,000 publications divided into philosophical, apologetic, doctrinal, moral, monastic, exegetic, and anti heretical writings in addition precisely to the letters and homilies – certain exceptional works of immense theological and philosophical breadth stand out. First of all, it is essential to remember the Confessiones mentioned above, written in 13 books between 397 and 400 in praise of God. They are a sort of autobiography in the form of a dialogue with God. This literary genre actually mirrors St. Augustine’s life, which was not one closed in on itself, dispersed in many things, but was lived substantially as a dialogue with God, hence, a life with others. The title “Confessiones” indicates the specific nature of this autobiography. In Christian Latin this word, confes-siones, developed from the tradition of the Psalms and has two meanings that are nevertheless interwoven. In the first place confessiones means the confession of our own faults, of the wretchedness of sin; but at the same time, confessiones also means praise of God, thanksgiving to God. See-ing our own wretchedness in the light of God becomes praise to God and thanksgiving, for God loves and accepts us, transforms us and raises us to himself. Of these Confessiones, which met with great success during his lifetime, St. Augustine wrote: “They exercised such an influence on me while I was writing them and still exercise it when I reread them. Many brothers like these works” (Retractationum, II, 6). And I can say that I am one of these “brothers”. Thanks to the Confessiones, moreover, we can fol-low step by step the inner journey of this extraordinary and passionate man of God. A less well-known but equally original and very important text is the Retractationum composed in two books in about 427 A.D., in which St Augustine, by then elderly, set down a “revision” (retractatio) of his entire opus, thereby bequeathing to us a unique and very precious literary docu-ment but also a teaching of sincerity and intellectual humility.

A U G U S T I N I A N H E R I T A G E

Saint Augustine’s Writings Part 1Augustine in the Words of Benedict XVI

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SAINTS/OLP GRAD NIGHT 2010

TICKETS $60

Grad Night is an all night party for both Saints and OLP students from the class of 2011. It is an opportunity to celebrate graduation in style, and for

parents to make sure graduates enjoy a safe and sober celebration. Don’t let your student miss out on this once in a lifetime party! Tickets include

lots of food, bowling, entertainment, raffle prizes, dancing, and more!

PLACE: KEARNY Mesa Bowl 7585 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.

San Diego, CA 92111 (858) 279-1501

DATE: Friday, May 27, 2011 TIME: 10PM – 5AM

TICKETS: $60 PER STUDENT

On line registration and additional information can be found on the Saints website (www.sahs.org). Click on the “Senior Events Registration” button on the right side of the home page to get started. Questions & Volunteers contact Alex Dominguez alexjill@cox.net

Sober Grad Night is sponsored by the

St. Augustine High School 3266 Nutmeg Street San Diego, CA 92104 (619) 282-2184 www.sahs.org

Academic Athletes—The local Walter Zable chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame organization as part of its annual stu-dent/athlete/leader recognition programs singled out four Saints varsity Football players. Garnering Honorable Mention honors for academics and athletics in 2010 were (Left): Evan Critchlow and Michael Robertson (right). Both students posed with Saints Varsity Football coach Richard Sanchez. Other Saintsmen not pictured, who also were honored for their dedication in the classroom and on the football field, were Darren Critchlow and Sean Davey.

Important Deadlines1. 2011-12 registration fee and tuition deposit ($450.00), tuition agree-ment, Smart Tuition agreement (new freshmen families only), and course selection sheets are due by April 1.

2. The deadline for submitting applications for 2011-12 tuition assis-tance is April 8. Any family wishing to be considered for a grant must complete both the Private School Aid Services (PSAS) form and the St. Augustine Supplemental Form. New forms must be submitted even if a family received a grant in 2010-11.

Both forms are available at the main office or on the school website.

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At a recent Saints basketball game, the gymnasium was packed as usual. Parents and alumni were in their normal spots, but the east end of the gym spectators were three deep along the court end line, with a crowd packed into the foyer. For the old-timer, the crowd at a Saints game

is taken for granted, but for a visitor or newcomer, the crowd is quite amazing. Whether playing a home game or one away, the stands holding the Saints fans are a sea of purple and gold, while the visitors’ side is often sadly sparse with obviously only some of the parents of the players and cheerleaders in atten-dance. Following the Cathedral-Saints football game in November, a Cathedral mother bemoaned how dif-ficult it had been to keep her son on Cathedral’s side during the game. She remarked almost in disgust, “From our side, it was clear the Saints crowd was having so much fun, my son actually wanted to go see his Saints’ friends and join in the merriment on the other side of the field.” When asked by prospective parents about the “Saints Experience,” David Camarata (’77) says he simply tells them to go to a Saints football or basket-ball game to see it for themselves, as it is indescrib-able and highly contagious. How does this experience happen at Saints, while not necessarily happening at other schools in the county? A number of factors come to mind. From its inception, the Augustinian lifestyle has focused on living in Christian community, and Saints was fashioned in that image. The smaller size of the student body naturally lends itself to everyone getting to know one other quickly, and then very well by graduation. From the beginning, these two factors have been the catalyst in establishing the friendly nature and bonded community of Saints. Other reasons and actions have contributed to making Saints the cohesive, connected and friendly community that it is. Early on, an anti-Catholic bias in San Diego helped bind the Saints families together in a tight, cooperative spirit. When the city divided the campus in half by extending Bancroft Street through the middle of the school, Saints was forced to work even harder to be a united, whole community. And, if dividing the campus was not enough, until the mid-1950s, local public schools excluded Saints from athletic leagues, forcing Saints teams to travel to the Los Angeles area for games. Because of its small size, Saints was usually pitted against larger schools. Being the underdog definitely helped build support for the school and galvanize friendships. By the time Saints was accepted into a public school league, the “Saints Experience” was firmly established. Traversing a long and difficult road built a stronger, more unified Saints commu-nity. Over the nearly nine decades of educating young men in San Diego, traditions have been created and enhanced, and now form the backbone of the school. The freshman beanie, Christian Service, the point system, weekly Mass, dance lessons, retreats, intramurals, intersession, and strong programs in academics, athletics, music and theater have all helped shape what is referred to as the “Saints Ex-perience.” This can be seen on campus, in the band, or at a Saints football or basketball game. Alumni, Saints parents (present and past) and friends of Saints celebrate past) and friends of Saints celebrate and support a small school that plays big. The spirit and pride of the school’s community can be readily seen by all in attendance. Through the years, Saints has remained true to its core values and mission, while innovating and changing as the times dictate. Though separated by age, the generations of Saintsmen have stayed the course and remained connected to one another by the timeless and lasting traditions of brotherhood, camaraderie, Augustinian values and Catholic faith.

...The Road Together

Small School Plays Big

By Edwin Hearn, PresidentSt. Augustine High School

OOOOOOOOOklahoma! Where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain. This spring the Saints Players are

putting on Oklahoma! It features Paul Williams (‘11), Irish Giron (‘12), Sebastian Alberdi (‘13), Jackie Mendoza (‘11) and Marie Shelton (‘11). It is directed by Mr. Joe Bernens and choreographed by Mrs. Debbie Torgeson. “Oklahoma” is a fun, comedic, love story that takes place in the early 1900’s in the Indian Territory when Oklahoma was on the verge of statehood. It sports a rivalry between farmers and cowmen and a couple of not so friendly love triangles. The story begins in the middle of a heated controversy between the cowmen and farmers over fences and water rights. But in between that is a rivalry between Curly and Jud, who are both in love with Laurey. Also there is the other rivalry

OOOOOOOOOklahoma!Saints Players Present Classic American Musical

By Donovan Theseira (‘11)

between Ali Hakim, Ado Annie and Will, more comical in nature, and one which is bound to provide you with plenty of laughs. There are many catchy musical numbers like “Oklahoma” and “Kansas City”, which are all time American favorites. There will be singing, tap dancing and children dancing, and promised cameos from our very own Saints teachers! Based on all the rehearsals, everyone involved is in agreement that “Oklahoma” is going to be one of the best musicals ever presented at Saints. And that’s setting the bar pretty high. So, you do not want to miss this one! The play venue this spring is Mater Dei High School and will be performed April 14-16 at 7:30 pm and April 17 at 2 pm. Mater Dei is located at 1615 Mater Dei Dr, Chula Vista, CA 91913. www.Googlemaps.com.

Entrance Exam 2011Top Ten Finishers

Off To A Great Start

Principal James Horne and the staff of St. Augustine High congratulate and welcome Fall 2011 Freshman students who finished in the top 10 on the Saints

entrance exam. Schools of origin are listed next to names.

Thomas Geiser St. Michael, Poway Ian Harkness Nazareth Christopher Heffner Nativity Johnny Zizzi Blessed Sacrament David Kubera Nazareth John Hamlin St. Charles Borremeo David Valley Nazareth Kyle Cato Madeleine Theo Anastos De Portola Middle Christian Lloyd Warren Walker

Rehearsal Huddle – (Back row, left to right:) Matt Ness (’13), Ian San-tos (’13) , Cole Rougas (’13), Peter Hulburt (’12); Seated row, L-R:) Sean Hicke (’14), Sebastian Alberdi (‘13), Miranda Hart (OLP).

Speech Winner—Nicholas Le-Schofs (’11) recently was named as a Finalist in the San Diego Ro-tary Club’s Four Way Test Speech Contest. Nicholas received an Award of Excellence from the community service club for out-standing performances in public speaking. The Rotary competi-tion is conducted to foster new ideas, thoughts and perspectives from the next generation leaders.

Coach Tom Isaak WinsTV Golf TourneyOutstanding local golfer and a member of Saints Faculty, Mr. Tom Isaak

sank five birdies and shot a tournament best even-par 72 last month to win the Championship Flight of the Golf Channel Amateur Tour’s

first-ever San Diego Open. The tournament is considered an amateur “major” event and was played over 36 holes at Maderas Golf Club and Rancho Ber-nardo Inn courses.

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The Chase is OnSometimes you need to get away and let off steam by putting

the pedal to the metal. That’s what happened at the sold-out second annual ASB St. Augustine Grand Prix held recently at

the Miramar Speed Circuit. The day’s getaway saw Saintsmen, OLP students and faculty drive the closed circuit go-cart track with varying portions of skill and hilarity. “Everyone had a terrific time. Surpris-ing how competitive it gets out there,” says Principal James Horne, who deftly circled the track fending off all challengers. The Grand Prix event replaced the ski retreat of previous years as snow destina-tion outing became cost prohibitive.

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During this year’s Intersession, Saints Chaplain Fr. Bob Gavotto, O.S.A. and faculty member John Vignol organized a once-in-a-high-school-career trip to Italy.

Q. What program was this trip part of?John Vignol: The two-week trip was related to the students’ Christian Service requirement. They completed 20 hours of Christian Service.

Q: When did you go?JV: We left on January 13 and were there two weeks.

Q: Who made the trip?JV: Ten senior and junior students went on the trip: Jordan Hood, Brian Panish, Reilly Marin, Tyler Hodgdon, Vito Loren-zini, Austin Diamond, Conor Beck, Connor Smith, Luis Ortega and Spencer Poiset. Father Gavotto and I went with them.

Q: How were the Saintsmen selected for the trip?JV: Some were invited by Ms. Caine to apply to us for Interses-sion, others asked to go.

Q: What cities did you visit? What were some of the high-lights?JV: We started in Rome. We spent several days which included both a walking tour of the city and a guided tour of the Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s and one of the catacombs. We then went to San Gimignano in Tuscany and stayed a week, four days for service work. The last two days there included day trips to Florence and Siena. We returned to Rome and

Led by the school chaplain and a faculty member,a group of Intersession travelers flew to EuropeSaintsmen in Italy

spent another three days with a visit to Ostia Antica, the former port of ancient Rome. The Vatican, the Acca-demia Museum in Florence with Michaelangelo’s statue of David, and the Papal audience were major highlights

Q: Where did you stay?JV: In Rome, the hotel was not your regular tourist place but was run by the Vatican. We also stayed at the Augustinian house in San Gimignano.

Q: How great was the food?JV: While in Rome the boys enjoyed the pizza and loved the gelato. At the hotel, we’d eat a great dinner each evening and a continental breakfast each morning. In San Gimignano, the cook at the Augustinan House, Loretta was incredible. She cooked lunch and dinner each day and made sure each of us had enough. When one of the boys had a birthday she made two birthday cakes for him. All in all, a memorable trip.

Q: Will there be a trip next Intersession? If so, how do you get on the list?JV: We plan on doing this again next year. We need to have students sign on with us to know how many want to go and that their parents approve. When we have ten confirmed reservations any additional students will go on a waiting list. Contact Fr. Gavotto or myself and let us know you are interested. Parents are encouraged to contact us as well. We hope we can repeat this experi-ence for more Saintsmen.

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The Best of Traditions An always popular intergenerational celebration

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Traditionally Grandparents Day is one of the largest gatherings on campus as the school celebrates and honors grandparents and those who play that role in

our students’ lives. Grandparents received tours of the campus before the

Set, Smash, Score—Saints Varsity Volleyball team is off to a fast start in 2011 with a press time record of 4-1 with wins against Santa Fe Christian (pictured), Patrick Henry, and University City. St. Augustine plays in what is arguably the most difficult league in San Di-ego, the Western League, and looks forward to competing for the league title and making a deep run in the CIF playoffs. The Saints appreciate their fans and encourage everyone to come out and witness what is shaping up to be a truly memorable season. Schedule can be found on-line at SAHS.org. Top: Junior Spencer Castillo is about to make a perfect set for a Matt Ryan (’11) scoring spike. Below: Senior Kevin Dixon crushes the set while #48 Ju-nior, Libero Austin Farres Oriol sets up underneath the hit for defense. Also pictured are #24 Senior, Matt Ryan, #6 Junior, Setter Spencer Castillo, and #50 Senior Matt Pekin.

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Mass, received a special blessing, and shared in refresh-ments with their grandsons. For more great photos of Grandparents Day and other Saints activities click on to www.sahs.org photo gallery section.

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renovated weight room, which will give our athletes a first class, year-around on campus training facility. “The new turf field is going to have a transformative effect on our Physical Education and Intramural programs,” said Principal James Horne, “No longer will we have programs displaced due to poor field conditions.”

“The addition of a turf field and rubberized track surface is a major game changer for us,” said Mike Stephenson, the As-sistant Principal for Athletics. “It changes the landscape of all of our athletic programs, not just football and soccer, but track as well. It gives us the flexibility to run top-flight programs from varsity football to intramurals. This is the single greatest athletic upgrade since the building of Daugherty Gymnasium in 1956.” Once the city building permit is granted to Saints for the project, a neighborhood meeting will be organized to discuss the nature of the project. Every aspect of this process will be fine tuned to ensure the impact on the community is mini-mized. While a turf field has been a dream for the past decade, other development considerations have superseded the building of an all weather playing surface for our students. Given the uncertainty of the economy, the limited field space on campus, the need to create a safer field for our students and to beautify the campus, the Board voted to make this track and field a real-ity for our current students. Added Mike Haupt, Director of Admissions, “Outside of the obvious benefits to our football, soccer and intramural programs, the new field will provide a boost during 8th Grade Visitation Days as well as Open House as it provides a tremen-dous upgrade to the overall appearance of our campus. The parochial football championships held in early December will also be better than ever!” Saints football will also benefit. With roughly 220 student/athletes participating in the Freshman, Junior Varsity and Varsity football program, it is the school’s largest co-curricular activity. “The Field Turf will be a huge benefit to the freshman football program as it will cut-down on many of the nagging injuries our kids suffer from being tackled constantly on dirt and rocks, said freshman football coach, Matt Linville, “Also, it will greatly help those students who suffer from asthma to not be breathing in dust all the time.” With the one main field and small auxiliary field, bare spots begin showing up on the playing surface in late Septem-ber. With too many athletes playing on limited surface area, the grass simply cannot handle the constant activity. Brendan Johnston, the Head Varsity Soccer Coach acknowledged that the turf field is a great move forward for all of our athletic pro-grams that practice and play on the field. “For soccer, it means that we can now train on campus for the entire year, we don’t need to train off campus for the first six weeks of the season and we now have one of the best playing fields in San Diego. Our players, coaches and parents will all benefit and enjoy such a great facility.” Field Turf has an eight year warranty. In August, 1999, La Jolla High School was the first high school in San Diego to re-surface their football stadium with this product. Last fall, Saints beat La Jolla 55-21 on that surface. The Field Turf sys-tem being installed at Saints is five generations removed from the La Jolla field and should last well past the warranty. All this news is a bridge to a better future for the campus. Now, the task at hand is to communicate the benefits to the community and the city planning department.

Recently, many in the Saints Community participated in a series of educational summits to discuss and define the Expected Schoolwide Learning Results for Saintsmen. In preparation for the upcoming WCEA/WASC accreditation report and visit the school

community examined its goals for graduating students. Each of the following groups participated in the 2010-11 review of the ESLRs Instructional Planning Committee, Board of Directors: 2/17/11; Administrative Team: 2/14/11; Faculty: 1/11/11, 2/18/11; Austin Parents Association: 12/8/10 and Students – ASB Council: 2/9/11. Listed here is the most current statement of outcomes: In pursuit of our mission, the St. Augustine High School Community prepares young men to live in both the city of God and the city of man and is intent upon developing students in mind, heart, and body. Its graduates are:

CHRISTIAN GENTLEMEN who

know the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as reflected in the basic beliefs and morals of the Catholic Church.

experience various liturgical practices and other forms of prayer of the Catholic Church.

live and share the Augustinian Core Values of Community, Truth, and Love.

participate in Christian service and embrace its value.

exhibit understanding of peace and justice issues and are compassionate towards others.

INTELLECTUALLY COMPETENT YOUNG MEN who

are prepared through a liberal arts education to succeed in colleges and universities.

communicate clearly and effectively in the spoken and written word.

think critically and creatively.

experience and appreciate the visual and performing arts.

are life long learners.

YOUNG MEN PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE IN A CHANGING WORLD who

are prepared to meet future challenges through study of science, math, and use of technology.

realize their responsibility to contribute as members of their faith and civic communities.

employ interpersonal and collaborative leadership skills for serving the common good.

welcome, appreciate and respect other cultures and faiths.

PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY DEVELOPED YOUNG MEN who

understand and practice sound care of their bodies.

understand the dynamics of healthy relationships.

utilize resources to become responsible decision makers and creative problem solvers.

participate in activities designed to make them aware of their personal and spiritual potential.

strive to achieve a healthy balance in their lives.

St. Augustine High School provides an experience and knowledge of Community, Truth, and Love which are characteristics of a Saintsman’s formation.

What Saintmen AreExpected to Learn

School Reviews and Articulates its ExpectedSchoolwide Learning Results (ESLRs)

In the spirit of Easter - Students from the Class of 2011 at St. Rita School in San Di-ego created this art nouveau style mural to celebrate love of community, church and school, which combine to represent hope for the future through its students. May their work inspire hope for all as St. Rita’s life most certainly did.

Ruggers Rule—Saints Varsity Rugby player Peter Hulburt (’12) cheerfully accepts the Charity Bowl after the Saints overcame a 15-point deficit to earn a 36-22 victory over Cathedral Catholic High. The winner of the annual Saints v CCHS game gets to keep possession of the trophy. “It was very sweet to take the trophy away from the Dons given the fact our school has only been playing organized rugby for less than two years,” says Saints faculty member and Varsity Rugby Coach Mr. Eric Dent. The Saints finished the season undefeated and won league. The team was comprised of 76 athletes. Most athletes were new to rugby but picked it up quickly due to the commitment of the players and coaching staff.

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repeated or reenacted. That is why, as one author says, “the Church’s long tradition insists that what happened once in history passes over into the mystery of the assembly’s liturgical/sacramental celebrations. What the paschal Triduum actually celebrates is mystery not history. The liturgies of these days do not take us back to the upper room or the path to Calvary. Their ultimate purpose is not to retrace or relive the last hours of Jesus’ life – nor to catch sight of him emerging from the tomb at Easter’s dawning. They celebrate not what once happened to Jesus but what is happening among us as a people called to conversion, gathered in faith, and gifted with the Spirit of holiness. They celebrate God’s taking possession of our hearts, recreating us as new human com-munity…” The church calls us to come and celebrate the 3. There is more, much more. 50 The Easter Season lasts for 50 days until Pentecost. Reading the

above paragraph again helps us understand why the 50. As another author says, it is perplexing why modern Christians concentrate on Lent, the season of sorrow, rather than on the Easter season, the season of joy. We can benefit from and mediate on these words of St. Augustine. “These days after the Lord’s resurrection form a period, not of labor, but of peace and joy. That is why there is no fasting and we pray standing, which is a sign of resurrection. This practice is observed at the altar on all Sundays, and the Alleluia is sung, to indi-cate that our future occupation is to be none other than the praise of God.” (St. Augustine, Letters) So be it! Celebrating the 3 days will lead into really celebrating the 50 days afterwards! So, participate in the Triduum. Say ‘Yes’ to the Triduum and then ‘Yes’ to the 50 days of rejoicing! Happy Easter! Alleluia!

Auction Fund raising Event Committee Pulls Off Showstopper

Magical Cruise Aboard the

S.S. SaintsJust when you think it’s time to call on St. Rita (or is it St. Elmo?) in order to

come up with ideas to top the previous year’s dinner/auction fundraiser, the school’s all-volunteer Auction Fundraising Event Committee steps up and pulls

off another outstanding event. Led by the indefatigable Denise Phillips and Robin Diamond Williams, the AFEC co-chairs and Saints moms, the 2011 Sail-A-Bration aboard the S.S. Saints was another showstopper. Again, the Big Tent on campus was filled to capacity with generous attendees, who partied on campus to (a) fiscally support the best school in town and (b) have a darn good time in the process. “It’s no easy task to put on a fundraiser of this caliber,” said Edwin Hearn, school president, “and it’s even harder to make it the brilliant success it turned out to be. We tip our yacht caps to the fundraising committee spearheaded by Denise and Robin for their excellent leadership and dedication to the school.” The school is still buzzing over the big ticket item raffled off. The Graham

Fr. Patrick Keane, O.S.A. (’44), Bob Kevane (’62), Chuck Bailey (’55) Fr. John Keller O.S.A. (’55).

Diana Hearn, Maria Trevino, Edwin Hearn, Rene Trevino

Ken Williams with Co-Chair Robin Diamond Williams at raffle table manned by Austin Diamond

James and Tamara Zehentbauer

Jamie and Rita Bonilla

VW winner Don Graham with Auctioneer Roger Hedgecock (’64)

Auction Fund raising Event Committee Pulls Off Showstopper

Magical Cruise Aboard the

S.S. SaintsFamily won the keys to a 2011 Volkswagen GTI generously provided by Drew Ford , a dealership located in La Mesa. The new Mix ‘n’ Mingle dining format for the evening was a huge hit,” said Jim Horne, Saints President, “my wife Cathy and I loved the four “ Ports of Call” food stations and the addition of gaming tables.” “Roger Hedgecock did a great job as emcee and auctioneer for the evening,” said Saints mom Theresa Kosen, “His presence as an alumni and well-known media personality certainly added to the evening.” Said Casey Callery, Saints Director of Community Relations and Special Events, “All in all, the comments were very positive, especially all the auction items ranging from trips… to a custom painted STA guitar to the kids created ceramic bowls and mosaic crosses made in art class. All went very smoothly and everyone had a great time.”

Party Right up to the PartyThe school is still buzzing over the big-ticket item raffled off. The Graham Family won the keys to a 2011

Volkswagen GTI generously provided by Drew Ford, a dealership located in La Mesa. “The new Mix ‘n’ Mingle dining format for the evening was a huge hit,” said Jim Horne, Saints

Principal. “My wife Cathy and I loved the four Ports of Call food stations and the addition of gaming tables.” “Roger Hedgecock did a great job as emcee and auctioneer for the evening,” said Saints mom Theresa

Kosen. “His presence as an alumnus and well-known media personality certainly added to the evening.” Casey Callery, Saints Director of Community Relations and Special Events, noted, “All in all, the comments were very positive, especially all the auction items, including trips, a custom-painted STA guitar, and ceramic bowls and mosaic crosses made in art class by our boys. All went very smoothly and everyone had a great time.”

Saintsmen Gabe Gomez and Nick DiDonato performed at event

Austin Diamond, Robin Diamond Williams, Denise Phillips, Austin Phillips

Dr. Jerry Wisniew (’64) and Greg Wisniew (’88) with Ann Wisniew, Greg’s wife

Fr. Gary Sanders O.S.A. (’67) with James and Caroline Dixon

Cheryl and Bob Kevane (’62) with granddaughters Cameron and Francesca LaMarca

John and Stacey Turner

Presidential power table at the Alum Gift Gathering Party on campus

Linda and John Small

Saintsmen Nick Sullivan and faculty member Mr. Brendan Coffey

Custom Saints guitar was one of the

raffle items

Graham Family wins VW GTI sedan donated

by Drew Ford

The Honor RollSt. Augustine High School Scholar Standouts

Congratulations to the following Saintsmen for having earned a grade point averageof 3.20 or higher during the third quarter 2010-2011.

Roster compiled by Mrs. Jeannie Oliwa, School Registrar

SENIORSClass of 2011Principal’s ListGPA of 4.0 or betterGerardo AzcarragaKevin Michael BarajasThomas More BarrettKevin Callahan BauckmanConor Patrick BeckJames Robert BirkettCesar CardenasChristopher Burton CattTyler Christian ConnollyGiancarlo CortesEvan James CritchlowSean Leonard DaveyKevin Thomas DixonConnor Mac Niallais DowlingMichael Sean EbelingJose Luis EscamillaRyan Monroe FolettaJorge Salgado GarciaJulian Ricci GarciaWally John Marcial GonzalezJames Gonzalez JoaquinGarett Thomas KainJon Matthew KalfayanChristian Michael KondanBrody James LeonardBrian Sullivan MaloyJohn Reilly MarinBrandon Cole MartelliCarlos Cristobal MartinezChristopher Logan McConnellChase Alan Mohan MinosBrian Jacob PanishMichael Day PhillipsSpencer James PoisetMatthew Richard RyanAdam Thomas SecordConnor Dean SmithPatrick Gromer SmithDerek James SnyderRaymond Sami TotahZac Spencer TuckerNicholas Daniel ValentiniJesse Ian WatsonAdam Morgan WhalenPatrick Michael Wynne

First HonorsGPA of 3.60 to 3.99Nolan Cornelius AlisasisTeague Kristian AshcraftRichmond Ignacio CampanoBrandon Landeros ColchinDavid Alexander CookJack Peter Corrao IIIMichael John CoyneDarren Thomas CritchlowJohn Ryan CrokeEvan David CrowerJoseph Anthony DagostinoJoseph Taylor EvansMichael Patrick EvansAdolfo Gonzalez-RubioTyler Berton HodgdonAntonio Sebastian JimenezMichael John LoCocoVitorio Guiseppe LorenziniAlexander Nathan Noel LowerAustin Jacob McCalleyKevin Michael-James McKinley

Ryan James MendozaCole Jordan NealAlexis OsunaMatthew Joseph PekinKevin David Pinciotti Jr.Michael Dylan RobertsonRyan Phillip RustGeoffrey Alan SuppleeRyan James VillardEduardo Emilio ViramontesPaul Ian WestermeyerGarrett Charles Woo

Second HonorsGPA of 3.20 to 3.59Eduardo Ackerman Dylan James Armstead Victor Joseph Asaro Diego Enrique Austin Chris Jordan Perpetua BanagaRyan William BurgunderJoseph Anthony Dixon Roberto J Estrella Sean Howard Halbo Davis Steven Hovland Paul Stewart Hundley Nicholas Yiannis KotselasBrandon James Machek Nicolas Edward Meda Matthew Rudolph MercadoLucas Hanks Morales Joshua Albert Mottale Tyler Stanley Nehring Ricardo Noriega Anthony Raffi OghassabianSebastian James Revels Jonpaul Anthony Rios Matthew Ponteprino RushVito Anthony Ryan Steven Michael SalangerMorgan Alexander SanfordThomas-Jayson Sacdalan TriaTobias Guillermo Valdez Ryan Victor Vermeulen

JUNIORSClass of 2012Principal’s ListGPA of 4.0 or betterPatrick Joseph Bones Roberto Carrillo Rivas Dominic Joseph CarusilloSpencer Riley Castillo Eloy Celis Sanchez Maximiliano Cortes Thomas Aubert Davies Carlo Raphael Fulgencio EscuderoAustin Gabriel Farres OriolChad Alexander FitzgeraldDaniel William JohnstonConnor Michael Keefe Nicholas Austin Kemme David Evan Lloyd Heriberto Martinez John Conrad McGarry Spencer Herbert-William MorganRyan Alexander Muir Brian Thienan Nguyen Jason Nunez Matthew Stephen PalmerRaul Pareyon Alexander John Payne Derek Lee Price

Neil Everett Rens Nicklaus Karl Ruppert Gerard Paul Liang-Ren ShenBernard David Skomal Alexander Tyler Swider Ryan Theodor Tweed Andrew Sebastian VazquezDominic Arthur VetuschiJohn Patrick Wilson Kevin Waylon Yim

First HonorsGPA of 3.60 to 3.99Juan Ignacio Ballinas RangelMatthew Christopher CamarataCullen Quinn ConatyEdwin Flores Corpus Jr.William Robert DeCinoPietro Anthony DeLucaAustin Dean DiamondJohn Punzalan DomporRyan Raymond GarofaloAdrian GutierrezPeter James HulburtMichael Joseph InfantineJames Eliot LowellJoshua Ignacio MaciasJuan Manuel Moreno IVNicholas Bennett MorrellAnthony Patrick NavaJesse Eduardo NoriegaLuke Christopher NowlandNathan Timothy PenickPatrick Thomas PleinNathaniel Douglas RainsDaniel Gregory RamirezKarl Michael Cameros ReyesBryan Joseph TarantinoAugustus Joseph WoestmanJason Sacamay Yudiono

Second HonorsGPA of 3.20 to 3.59Gerald Comia Alisasis Luis Carlos Astiazaran Stefan Taylor Carnahan Sean Christian Connors Andrew Richard Deeb Felipe Xavier Diaz Jacob Christian Fulton Derek Roman Pharaoh GrahamJonathan Paul Heid Lorenzo Juarez Robert Alan Kinslow Alejandro Ryuichi MiyaiWilliam Patrick MorstadDaniele Giovanni NarelliDominic Gabriel Padua Samuel Joseph Parada Drew Alan Peterson Jr. Billy James Ramirez Eric Mario Rivera Blaine Patrick Safir Dominick James Sawaya Samuel Austin Turner Joshua Guillermo Vidals Ronald Rudolph Zappardino

SOPHOMORESClass of 2013Principal’s ListGPA of 4.0 or betterPatrick Joseph Bones

Taylor Brant Ahearn Michael Athanasios BalourdasGarrett Philip Barclay Joel Sinlao Bautista Patrick John Dixon David Stephen Francis Jr.Patrick Cristobal GerardoDiego Francisco Healy Gregory Thomas Heid Nicholas John Hessling Tyler Berend Hofstee Robert Milton Jertberg IIITristan Juarez Jordan Joseph De Jesus LapiraPatrick James Lavelle Joseph Thomas Maalouf Jason Luab Mapa Joseph Edward McCabe Matthew Peter Meda Joseph Le Moser Nicholas Colwell Munoz Nicholas Stephen NadhirBenjamin Jackson PiorkowskiDarren Joseph Poland Joseph Clifford Ramm Xavier Aloysius Nerona RedondoJuan Miguel Rodriguez- LynchCole Richard SchenewerkAustin Joseph Schmid Kevin Patrick Skinner Ryan Michael Stamper Evan Daniel Suda Scott Francis SzafranskiNicholas Alexander VithaScott Anthony Walsh James Joseph Zehentbauer

First HonorsGPA of 3.60 to 3.99Robert Edmund Hubbard BaughmanKyle Grohmann-William BeddowChristopher Michael CarlinAbelardo CorralCooper Stephen DeGrawEdrick DrachenbergAntonio Jose Diamsay FaustinoJose Armando Fernandez GuerreroJames Sullivan FilleyAndrew Thomas GaylordWill James Marcial GonzalezHuy Nang HaJose Mario HankAlex Richard LarsonLuis Andrés MirandaNicolas Alejandro QuirogaStephen Coleman RougasCarlo Salomon RuizJake William RyanJose Oscar ValenzuelaThomas Jefferson WickettJohn Daniel Yourg

Second HonorsGPA of 3.20 to 3.59Jose Sebastian AlberdiRobert Frederic AragonLeelye AshenafiIsidoro Anthony BalistreriNoel Melodias BenitezSpencer Filippone CalvertDamian George CarusilloTimothy Luke ChapmanKyle Kentaro Daly

Michael Thomas DeitersJohn Paul DixonDaniel Patrick FlanaganAlexander John GerickJosiah Amos GilbDiego Francisco GonzalezAustin Gannon HyattMax James KaderabekRobert Daniel KieltyMariano Lino LagunaRobert John LeechRoss Gordon LemmelAndrew Patrick LeyvaAnthony Vince Cala LlevaresGregory Scott LoweThomas Andrew MacieRaynald Mari MarteThomas Harold McCarthyKyle Francis MishkyRyan Denver NeckMatthew Ryan NessKevin OsmanMatthew Zachary PalpallatocMaxwell William RobertsonJoseph David SaadNathan Presnillo SamaniegoAustin Andrew SiragusaDavid Trung-Hieu TranAndrew Dominic WhiteMark Robert Wolford Jr.Zachery Christopher Zickert

FRESHMENClass of 2014Principal’s ListGPA of 4.0 or betterSantiago AlcalaPatrick William AndersonKieran James BertonKevin Christopher BitarBraulio Saul CastilloBrian Patrick DugganEnrico Antonio GarciaRyan A Goff Tyler Joseph Rex HadzickiDillon Kelliher KeefeMatthew James KubasakGabriel Alexander LopezBrendan Thomas McNamaraMichael Paul McRoskeyKyle Matthew MenesesPatrick Michael O’ConnorUlises OsunaDaniel Reid PekinChristopher Jonas RiceTimothy Ryan Bautista SacamayTimothy Joseph Liang-Yong ShenEdward Michael SimpkinsJoshua Connor WharryTravis Buchanon Wilkie

First HonorsGPA of 3.60 to 3.99Roc Frank BeasNickolas Anthony CamarataBernardo Edgar CervantesAnthony DaoudNicholas DhuyvetterNathaniel John FisherChristian Edward FrancoJose Fernando GalanDiego GarciaRodrigo GarciaJulio Esteban Garcia-Granados

Davis Hall GlazenerPatrick Martin HaganMatthew Kane JosephAriel Delmundo KenneyAdam Dale KosenMax Alexander Bondoc LalanganJoseph Fitzgerald MazzeoJoseph Joshua McGuireDerek Anthony Navarro- AndersonMatthew Joseph O’ConnorGerman Padilla-ChoyPhilip Gordon Greub ParkChristian-Moreno PolakCharles Christopher RaynerJordan Spencer RichardsonChristopher Aaron SheltonWilliam Gromer SmithJamie Patrick SteckbeckTyler John TanakaChristopher Thien Phuc TaoJustin Charles ToscanoConnor Joseph WhalenSteven Charles Yevchak

Second HonorsGPA of 3.20 to 3.59Eduardo Luis AcostaDiego AlcocerJacob Burton AlvordGabriel Jose AmezcuaBryan Brady AnguloTomas ArellanoRicardo AstiazaranJohn Joseph Matthew BacinoSamuel Stephen BuseLuis Felip CalderonClaudio CarrilloHector Gonzalo Castellanos GonzalezBenjamin Carr ConcannonCheyne Robert DavisPaul Huy DoanJohn Charles DowneyRyan James EngelbrechtRyan William FaupelIztac David Flores-OrtizDavid Sediq HananyJavier Ignacio Haro-LopezIvan Haley HerholzSean James HickeMichael JereigeGeorge Earl KellChristian Edward LegaspiLawrence LiuSebastian Antonio LopezMatthew Hayden MortonEvan James NicholsAubrey Dean PalhegyiNathaniel Soliman Nepomuceno PascualEsteban Geovanny QuesadaRamon Alejandro RiesgoPatrick Dougan ShinskySalvatore SilvaLukas Byron StaudermanGuy Feeney StevensSean Joseph SullivanAnthony Giovanni SylvesterSamuel Laurence Varela

Publisher: Edwin J. Hearn, Jr. Saints President Editor-in-Chief: James Horne, Saints Principal Senior Editor: Steve Chipp (’68), Alumni DirectorManaging Editor: Thomas Shess, Alum Parent (’05)Thomas.Shess@gmail.comStaff Writers: John White and Robert Blodgett, Saints Dads Art Director: Carol Sherwood

Chief Photographers: Ernie Torgeson & Pat HealyCirculation Director: Casey Callery, Director of Community Relations and Special Events.Austin Parents Assn. Editor: Theresa “TK” Kosen Editor Emeritus: John D. Keller O.S.A. (’55)Correction PolicyWhile every effort is made to be accurate, we occasionally err. We do apolo-gize to those impacted and kindly ask that you notify the Managing Editor so we may choose to publish corrections or amplifications in future issues.

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Davis Hall GlazenerPatrick Martin HaganMatthew Kane JosephAriel Delmundo KenneyAdam Dale KosenMax Alexander Bondoc LalanganJoseph Fitzgerald MazzeoJoseph Joshua McGuireDerek Anthony Navarro- AndersonMatthew Joseph O’ConnorGerman Padilla-ChoyPhilip Gordon Greub ParkChristian-Moreno PolakCharles Christopher RaynerJordan Spencer RichardsonChristopher Aaron SheltonWilliam Gromer SmithJamie Patrick SteckbeckTyler John TanakaChristopher Thien Phuc TaoJustin Charles ToscanoConnor Joseph WhalenSteven Charles Yevchak

Second HonorsGPA of 3.20 to 3.59Eduardo Luis AcostaDiego AlcocerJacob Burton AlvordGabriel Jose AmezcuaBryan Brady AnguloTomas ArellanoRicardo AstiazaranJohn Joseph Matthew BacinoSamuel Stephen BuseLuis Felip CalderonClaudio CarrilloHector Gonzalo Castellanos GonzalezBenjamin Carr ConcannonCheyne Robert DavisPaul Huy DoanJohn Charles DowneyRyan James EngelbrechtRyan William FaupelIztac David Flores-OrtizDavid Sediq HananyJavier Ignacio Haro-LopezIvan Haley HerholzSean James HickeMichael JereigeGeorge Earl KellChristian Edward LegaspiLawrence LiuSebastian Antonio LopezMatthew Hayden MortonEvan James NicholsAubrey Dean PalhegyiNathaniel Soliman Nepomuceno PascualEsteban Geovanny QuesadaRamon Alejandro RiesgoPatrick Dougan ShinskySalvatore SilvaLukas Byron StaudermanGuy Feeney StevensSean Joseph SullivanAnthony Giovanni SylvesterSamuel Laurence Varela

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