THE GREEN & GOLD GAZETTE

June 2010

St. Bonaventure High School

3167 Telegraph Road Ventura, CA 93003

www.saintbonaventure.com

Office: 805-648-6836 Fax: 805-648-4903

Office Hours: 7:30 - 4:00 A Catholic education is an advantage for life!

Mr. Marc Groff

Principal

Mrs. Tina Castro Vice-Principal

A Message from Mr. Groff

THE GREEN & GOLD GAZETTE

I would like to extend my congratulations to all of the graduates and their families of the Class of 2010. The hard work, dedication, and commitment has earned the Class of 2010 at St. Bonaventure High School over three million three hundred thousand dollars in scholarship monies for use at the university level. I am extremely proud of our graduates, not only for their scholarly abilities, but their commitment to service in this community. Welcome Class of 2014 The Gazette is being mailed out to the 150 new members of the St. Bonaventure family. We welcome you warmly and hope that you will contact us at any point that you have questions about life at St. Bonaventure. There will be several mailers going out in June and July with more specific information about the upcoming school year. Preliminary Calendar In this edition of the Gazette you will find a preliminary calendar for school year 2010-2011. The most significant change will be the completion of the first semester before Christmas vacation. As a result of parent, student and teacher surveys this past year, the overwhelming majority voted to move semester exams prior to Christmas. School Start Freshmen orientation for the Class of 2014 will be Friday, August 20th from 8:30 to 1:30. The first regular day of school is Monday, August 23rd. The first bell rings at 8:21 am Students Planner The student planner also known as the Parent/Student Handbook will be available to all students prior to the start of school. The planner is an excellent “tool” for the student to use to write down homework assignments and keep track of the daily schedule at SBHS. SMART All parents are required to sign up for the SMART tuition management service. If you have not done so, please contact Sandy Arth at extension 104. First payment is due in early July for all families. Closing Out the Books All parent service hours, student Christian service hours, tuition and fees are now past due for the school year 2009-2010. Grades, transcripts and new class schedules will be held by the school until all accounts are up to date. Good Bye and Good Luck A number of teachers are moving to new adventures in their lives and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their many contributions to life at St. Bonaventure. God Bless and have a safe and relaxing vacation. Mr. Groff

Jacob Ackerman- Ventura College Becky Ackerman- San Diego State U.

Shannon Addison- CSUCI A.J. Ahearn- U.of Redlands

Anthony Alamillo- Musicians Inst. of Contemporary Arts Lina Ashamy- SBCC

Stephen Andrews- Moorpark College Alexandria Armstrong- Ventura College

Brandon Bati- CSU-Northridge Tim Bennett- Stonehill College (MA.)

Erin Berdahl- CSU-Channel Is. Kyle Bertsh- Utah Valley University

Bobby Biggerstaff- Ventura College or Santa Barbara CC Devon Blackledge- Milford Academy (N.Y.)

Darlene Blanco- Moorpark College Christopher Bombara- CSU-Channel Is.

Kelsey Botwinick- Cal Lutheran U. Jordan Bridges- U. of Arizona

Casey Carino- CSU-Northridge Marshall Castro- Oxnard College

Marissa Chacon- Azusa Pacific U. Makenna Cobey- Ventura College Sarah Collins- Ventura College

Jena Cook- Ventura College Anna Coulson- Ventura College Nathan Cruz- Art Insti. Of Calif.

Anja Curwen- Marietta College (OH.) Garrett Dann- Cal Poly-SLO

Dylan Davis- New Mexico State U. Kyle Dawson- Boston University

Ginny Day- U. of Illinois Gio Di Poalo- University of So. Calif.

Philip Digiglio- UC-Davis Lloyd Diaz- United States Coast Guard Academy

Danielle Diego- Moorpark College Kathleen Donovan- Cal Lutheran U.

Sarah Dufresne- Thomas Aquinas College Charlotte Edwards- Ventura College

Kevin Florine- Ventura College Kevin Folino- CSU-Channel Is.

Andrew Frank- Emerson College (MA.) Jordan Frederick- Santa Barbara CC

Layne Gallimore- Ventura College Zach Garcia- Cal Lutheran U.

Jaysaun Gaston- Ventura College Nathan Gear- Ventura College

Josh Gilbreath- Ventura College Monica Gray- UCLA

Oliver Greene- CSU-Northridge Randyn Gregg- Whittier College PJ Gremaud- Humboldt State U. Andrew Guerra- UC-Santa Cruz Toni Guinto- Ventura College

Senior Class College Destinations

Katrina Guiterrez- Cal Lutheran U. Angeles Guzman- Moorpark College Greg Heimann- Semi pro ice hockey

Mariah Hernandez- CSU-Channel Islands Austin Higbie- Cal Lutheran U.

Troy Hill- U. of Oregon Shaker Hishmeh- The Citadel (SC.)

Jesse Hodge- Ventura College Gabrielle Holguin- Cal Lutheran U. Richard Holmes- Moorpark College

Grant Hopkins- New York U. Katie Jensen- Cal Lutheran U.

Adam-John Jimenez- CSU-Channel Islands Marlon Johnson- Art Institute of L.A.

Gina Joseph- Cal Poly-SLO Karabinaki-Bell- San Francisco State U.

Jenna Kerr- Moorpark College Marcell Lee- Whittier College

Jessica Licea- CSU-Long Beach Carlos Limon- Sonoma State U. Jacob Lopez- CSU-Long Beach Hailey Lozano- Ventura College

Chris Lucio- CSU-Chico Tyler Luttrell- Embry-Riddle Aeronautics U. (AZ.)

Bryant Lyons- Humboldt State U. Cecilia Magana- Ventura College

Cecilia Marella- Northern Arizona U. Juliette Marquez- CSU-Channel Islands

James Martinez- Ventura College Jamie Martinez- San Francisco State U.

Marybeth Mazurek- UC-Davis Christina Mazzella- Moorpark College Scotty McCutchan- Ventura College Dylan McDaniel- Oxnard College

Alexa McGeachy- CSU-Channel Is. James Mcgeehan- Cabrillo College

Melanie McLaughlin- Ventura College Kelly McWilliams- Moorpark College or Santa Barbara CC

Nicole Medrano- Ventura College or Moorpark College Jasmine Melton- Ventura College

Logan Meyer- Stonehill College (MA.) Daniel Miguel- U. of Central Missouri

David Moreno- Oxnard College or Ventura College Alexis Navarro- Cuesta College Dustin Negrete- U. of Arizona Zach Noonan- UC-Santa Cruz

Dominique Norton- Ventura College Ryan Nunez- Cal Lutheran U.

Cody O’Donnell- Ventura College Michael Pace Henderson- Ventura College

Rae-Ann Patterson- Ventura College Andreas Pena- Ventura College or Moorpark College

John Poole- Brevard College (N.C.)

Senior Class College Destinations

Brieanna Poteracke- Ventura College Rudy Ramirez- San Francisco State U. Nicole Ravenscroft- Ventura College

Alex Renaud- U. of Colorado Marissa Reyes- Colorado State U. at Pueblo

Michelle Rivas- Ventura College Luke Robinson- Cal Lutheran U.

Angeles Robles- Loyola Marymount U. Quetzalli Rocha- Humboldt State U.

Justine Rose- Ventura College Jonathan Rubick- Oxnard College or Serra College John Salazar- Ventura College or Oxnard College

Luke Sanchez- Arizona State U. Rafael Santa Cruz- CSU-Channel Is. Renwick Scissom- Ventura College

Heather Seto- UC-Santa Cruz Amanda Silva- Ventura College

Krista Simmons- CSU-Northridge Kristina Soto- Ventura College Tieler Souza- U. of Redlands

Monica Stekkinger- Northern Arizona U. Courtney Therrien- Ventura College Nicola Tonthat- UC-Santa Barbara Stephanie Torres- San Jose State David Trejo- CSU-Los Angeles

Amy Trine- Ventura College Kara VanDuzer- LeTourneau College (TX.)

Cory Van Winkle- Ventura College Jordan Vega- Ventura College

Derek Verity- CSU-Channel Islands Daniel Wakam- Willamette U. (OR.)

Elizabeth Wareham- Colorado State U. Johnathan Waters- UC-Santa Barbara

Rachel Winkley- CSU-Channel Is. Breaana Wright- Ventura College

Congratulations Seniors!

Good Luck!

Senior Class College Destinations

Fundraising / Parent Volunteer Hours

Fiesta Success Results are in and this year’s 43rd annual Fiesta. Our raffle sales again exceeded our goal coming in at 102%. After prizes and incentives the total profit from the raffle was $37,523.00. The profits from fiesta itself generated $10,606.89 for a total fiesta profit of $48,129.89. A big thanks to our co-chairs Sheri Salazar, Yvonne Rockwell for coordinating this important community and fundraising event. Our thanks, too, to the many parents, teachers and staff who chaired booths and others areas of planning, and coordination. The fact that we were so successful is a testament to everyone’s dedication to St. Bonaventure High School! Golf Results All indicators pointed to the fact that this year’s tournament’s success would exceed last year. However, actual results for the golf tournament were not available as of the deadline for printing this newslet-ter. Therefore, these results will be included in the next edition of the Green & Gold Gazette. Nevertheless, a big thanks to everyone who worked to make the tournament a success, and to all who participated as sponsors and/or golfers. ALUMNI NEWS: New Alumni Web Page! The long awaited alumni page to our school website was launched March 1st. Alumni can access this page by going to the front page of the school website and clicking on the alumni button. Initially, this new page will allow alumni to enter information into the new alumni data-base for the purpose of receiving the school’s monthly newsletter and communications regarding regular school and special alumni events. Down the line, the intention is the enable this site to function as a network-ing site, whereby alumni can authorize other alumni to access their contact information. Spread the word. Our goal is to make this effort the cornerstone of building a functional alumni association.

Please mark your calendars for next year’s fundraising/community events:

Saturday, August 28, 2010 – 18th Annual Parent Social St. Bonaventure High School campus

Saturday November 13, 2010 -25th Annual Dinner Auction

Honoring Alumni St. Bonaventure High School campus

Saturday, January 22, 2010 – 19th Annual Einstein & Wine

(wine & food pairing & auction) Saticoy Country Club

Sunday, May 15, 2010 – 44th Annual Fiesta

St. Bonaventure High School campus

Monday, September 19, 2011 – 21st Annual Golf Tournament, Location TBD

Parent Volunteer Hours

Family volunteer service record sheets are past due (due date was May 15th). To date only half of our families have submitted com-pleted forms to account for required service hours. Therefore, any family who has NOT submitted a form has had the buyout fee of $250 added to their family tuition account. Copies of this form can be picked up in the main office. The following is a list of families who sent in their volunteer hour forms between April 16th and May 25th (including families who have updated their total):

STUDENT LAST NAME

STUDENT FIRST NAME

HOURS STUDENT LAST NAME

STUDENT FIRST NAME

HOURS

Acke’man Rebecca 23 Kerr Jenna 1

Ackerman Jacob 26 Kerwin-Sweeney Jerrod 20

Addison Shannon 12 Koch Ryan 27

Almazan Esteban 31 LaFitte Cassandra 44

Alvarez Jacqueline 31+ Lagana Joseph 23

Alvarez Janae 36 Lawson Delaney 25

Andrews Spencer & Stephen 72 Le Emily 25.5

Armando Martinez 105 Lee Bradford 4

Baham Michael 31.5 Leichtfuss Drake 25

Banuelos Andrew 17.5 Limon Carlos & Danielle 28

Bati Brandon 48+ Lopez Jacob 25+

Bennett Austin 25 Lucio Chris & Michael 30

Beppler Julie 28 Lukes Matt 25

Berdahl Nicholas & Eric 27 Mack Kristin 25

Bertsch Kyle 26 Marella Cecilia 67

Blackledge Devon 43 Martinez Lilana 29

Blanca Darlene 25 Martinez Jamie 25

Bogardas Ryan 25+ Mason Greg 29

Bogorad Grant 25+ McCutchan Lauren & Scott 25

Bollinger Austin 34.5 McGeachy Alexa 25

Botwinick Kelsey 32.5 McGeehan James 25

Bradvica Sarah 25 Medina Daniel 26

Cardenas Ashley 25 Medina Jacob 25.5

Cardin John 12 Medina Marcus 27

Castells Mariano 40+ Medina Matthew 32

Castro Marshall 25+ Meler Veronica 25

Chacon Marissa 12 Melton Jasmine 25

Clark Eric 30 Mendoza Alyssa 13

Dann Nicole & Garrett 25+ Molina Ashley 33.5

Dawson Kyle 30 Molitor Christina 25

Day Virginia 25+ Moreno David 33

De la Pena Christopher 30 Murugesan Dhrith 25

De Santiago Adrian 27 Negrete Dustin & Allison 39

Del Real Amanda 106.5 Ordonez Veronica 26

Diaz Llioyd 25 Ortiz Gabriel 25+

Donovan Katy 27 Pacheco Tonisha 25

Drew Taylor 25.5 Pardo Jose (Tony) 25

Drury Kirra 13.5 Penza Nicholas 20

Duran Jenna 25+ Perez Amber 28.5

Eckerson Kelsey 35+ Peterson Erin 25+

Edwards Charlotte 25 Pinedo Kevin 25

Enriquez David 19.5 Piwowarski Barbara 25+

Fanning Mitchell 31.5 Poteracke Breanna 18

Federick Jordon 25 Ramirez Marisa 80

Folina Kevin 28 Ramirez Rudy 25+

Fonseca Jaron 7 Ramos Frankie 46

Frager Chris 12 Rangel Henry 33.5

Frank Andrew 38 Ravenscroft Nicole 26

Freeman Nathaniel 28 Reeder Christian 11

Garcia Alec 34 Reyes Marissa 32

Garcia Breanna 36 Rice Troy 181.5

Garcia Pablo 32+ Riscen Tanner 25

Garcia Zach & Cody 25 Robinson Luke 25

Garvin Samuel 26 Rocha Quetzalli 25

Gear Nathan & Natalie 25 Romero David 35+

Gilbreath Joshua 82+ Rosario Michele 8

Gomez Kreiss 36 Rose Dennis 25+

Gonzales Augustine 5 Rubick Jonathan 29

Gonzales Mara 25+ Salazar Johnny & Andrea 70

Gonzalez Araceli 30 Sanchez Jeremy 25+

Grajeda Josh & Megan 25+ Sanchez Luke 25+

Curwen Anja 30 Miguel Daniel & Gabrielle 25+

It is not our intention to bill any family who completed their service hours. For this reason families can still submit a completed form to the office in lieu of paying the posted fee. Any family who has submitted a form between April 16th and May 25th and does not find their student’s name on the above list, or has any other vol-unteer questions should contact Mr. Huntley at extension 107.

Gremaud Philip 30 Scanlon Jack 25

Guerra Andrew 25 Schirber Garrett 46

Haight DeAnn 25 Schmaeling Thomas 100+

Hansen Allisen 27 Schouder Diamond 25+

Heimann Gregg 30 Siano Anthony 25

Henderson Christian 25+ Silva Samantha 26

Hernandez Nicolette 27 Simmons Krista 25

Herrera Jose 4 Soto Kristina 25

Herrera Kyara 25 Strayer Justin 108

Herrera Megan 47 Therrien Courtney 75

Higbie Austin 25+ Thiessen Robert 27.5

Hishmeh Shaker & Yazan 35 Thomas Daniel 54+

Hishmeh Tyler 25+ Tonthat Nicola 25

Hodge Jesse 30 Torres Stephanie 60

Hollandsworth Shawna 25 Trine Amy 25.5

Holmes Richard 15 VanDuzer Kara 25+

Hopkins Grant & Sean 27+ Verity Derek 25

Ioannidis Georgios 4 Wakam Daniel 25+

Jimenez Eric & Adam 225+ Wallace Taylor 6

Johnson Marlon 25 Wareham Elizabeth 200+

Jordan Jillian 25 Williams Kiara 47

Juarez Andrea 25.5 Winkley Rachel 25.52

Message from the Dean of Curriculum

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2010! Some general reminders and information: *Transcripts will be mailed to each senior student’s college indicated 2 weeks after final exams. *Underclassmen- be sure to turn in your forms to Mrs. Lajoie indicating your plan for making up deficient classes. *There is still time to register for Summer School- contact Mr. Meade. *Summer Reading list will be in our website *Summer family packet of information will be mailed in July *Sport schedules for the summer will also be on our website. UNDERCLASSMEN EXAM SCHEDULE:

ALL EXAM TIMES: FIRST EXAM : 8:45-10AM/SECOND EXAM: 10:20-11:35AM

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9- PERIODS 1 AND 2

LOCATION: IN APPROPRIATE CLASSROOMS

THURSDAY, JUNE 10- PERIODS 3 AND 4

LOCATION: IN APPROPRIATE CLASSROOMS

FRIDAY, JUNE 11- PERIODS 5 AND 6

LOCATION: IN APPROPRIATE CLASSROOMS

Tips for a smooth transition for incoming Freshmen: 1. Write down a list of things you want to accomplish. 2. Manage your time 3. Ask questions 4. Take advantage of the help the guidance counselor can give you Start being and stay organized HAVE A GREAT SUMMER! Mrs. Christina Castro Vice Principal, Dean of Curriculum

Counseling Office News

“Parents’ Guide To College Life” (courtesy of Robin Baskin, The Broadway Review, Inc., 2006) Parent’s Role During The College Years. These are not the best years of your life. Once the acceptance letters are in, the process of letting go begins. According to Dr. Linda Bips, a psychology professor at Muhlenberg College says it’s not an easy process. Here are her action items for parents:

Start saying goodbye now, in your own ways. Talk about the good times, and anticipate the new ones. Talk about money-who will pay for what and how much. State your expectations regarding grades; remember that college is not high school and adjust those expectations accordingly. Challenge your child to change a possible problematic behavior for six months while he or she thinks about

new values. Be a good listener, but don’t be a fixer. Promise to send lots of email and mail, and set up a weekly phone call. Make sure your child finds the career development office before their senior year. Talk to professors and

career professionals about graduate school and possible careers. Don’t worry if your child hasn’t picked a major by the end of their freshman year; encourage them to take

a variety of classes. What the parents should not do:

Don’t call faculty or staff on your child’s behalf; students need to fend for themselves and take responsibility. Remember this is their college experience, not yours. Discuss class choices with your student, but remember they have advisors to help them deal with majors,

and requirements, graduating on time, and being prepared to enter the work force. Unconditional Love Elizabeth Feeney, PhD., Director of College Counseling Service at Mt. Holyoke College, puts it this way: “Your role as a parent during the college years is to be just that: a parent. You need not be a coach, tutor, aca-demic advisor, matchmaker, cook, private investigator, or therapist. Indeed, your main job is to love your child unconditionally as only a parent can do-because that is the one thing no one else will be able to do for them.” * Visit www.connection-collegeboard.com to view the online publication for up to the minute information from College Board. * For SAT & ACT study guides contact Princeton Review at www.princetonreview.com

JUNE DATES TO REMEMBER

1

Senior Exams

ASB Elections

2

Senior Exams

3

Senior Exams

4 5

Baccalaureate Mass 10:00

Graduation 1:30

SAT

6 7 Golf Tournament

8

Semester Exams

9 Semester Exams

10 Semester Exams

11 Semester Exams

End of

4th Quarter

12

ACT

13

14

Flag Day

15

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Father’s Day

21

Summer School Begins

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2010-2011 PRELIMINARY CALENDAR

JULY FEBRUARY 22 Used Book Sale; Uniform Sale 18-21 Presidents’ Weekend

AUGUST MARCH 20 Frosh Orientation-8:30-1:30 14 Spring Break Day-No School 23 First Full Day of School 28 Faculty In-Service-No School 28 Parent Social—SB Athletic Center 31 School Photos

SEPTEMBER APRIL 6 Labor Day Holiday 21-May 1st Easter Break-No School 22 Faculty In-Service Day (No School)

OCTOBER MAY 8 Homecoming Game 2 School Resumes

NOVEMBER 15 Annual Fiesta 11 Veterans Day (No School) 30 Memorial Day-No School 25-26 Thanksgiving Holiday

DECEMBER JUNE 15-17 First Semester Exams 4 Graduation-Class of 2011 20-JAN 3 Vacation (No School) 8-10 Exams-Gr. 9,10,11

JANUARY 4 School Resumes 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School) Revised 5-28-10