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Dear Friends,A publication ofOur Lady of Good Counsel High SchoolA Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School17301 Old Vic Boulevard, Olney, MD 20832240.283.3200 • www.olgchs.orgOUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSELPRESIDENTPaul G. Barker, Ed.D.PRINCIPALPatrick Bates ’70BOARD OF DIRECTORSChairman: Hank Deily ’72Mr. Robert AlesiDr. Paul BarkerMr. Bradlee Bolino ’71Mr. Michael Devlin ’77Mr. Robert DickmanMr. Sean Fitzpatrick ’96Mr. Dan Gillespie ’70Mr. Robert HassMs. Katherine Liola ’97Mr. Andrew Maurano ’97Bro. Richard Mazza, C.F.X.Mr. Kevin McCormack ’86Mr. Charles J. Morton ’83Ms. Rita O’DonnellBro. J. Conal Owens, C.F.X.Sr. Sharon Slear, SSNDMrs. Susan SplendidoMr. Martin Stanislav ’82Dr. Patricia A. Thomas ’93Mrs. Beverly Wharton-LakeMs. Nancy WheelerADVANCEMENT OFFICE STAFF:EDITOR, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PRStephanie WilsonCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICERJane DiGirolamoDIRECTOR OF CORPORATE ANDFOUNDATION RELATIONSAdam TriceDIRECTOR OF ALUMNI & PARENT RELATIONSMonica Augustyn ’06ADVANCEMENT MANAGERDebbie McKinneyMARKETING AND PR ASSISTANTAli KelleyPRESIDENT’S ASSISTANTJeanette McCarthyCONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERSJoe Cabigas ’82Tom Hilton ’64Submit comments, contributions andaddress updates to wilson@olgchs.org..Sponsored Schoolse shelves in my office contain many books.ere’s Collins, Covey and Drucker, the stuff ofcollege business classes. ere are books aboutheroes like St. Ignatius, Shakespeare and Shackleton.ere’s no shortage of leadership advice.Our feature story highlights the remarkable story ofAl Checchi ’66. In his recently published book e Change Maker: Preserving thePromise of America and in his recent remarks to students, Al acknowledged theprofound influence of Good Counsel in forming the leader he has become inbusiness and politics. Al is not alone. In meetings with alumni here in the metroarea as well as at gatherings in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Baltimore andChicago, again and again we have heard successful graduates give credit to theGood Counsel years for the formation of their core values.Visible reinforcements of the Xaverian Brothers’ virtues of humility, trust, zeal,compassion and simplicity are painted in our hallways. We celebrate them in abeautiful song composed by teacher Stan Spottswood ’81. Most of all, our teachersand staff are ever alert to ways to draw daily connections between those five wordsand what happens in our classrooms, in the way we greet and treat one another,and in how we judge the rightness of what we do.We also provide settings in which students learn to lead. Most compelling are theopportunities to serve as retreat leader. Several times a year we consecrate generousyoung men and women going out to minister to their peers. Fr. Barry Gross placestheir leadership in the context of following in the footsteps of Jesus, teacher of us all.I was privileged to attend the February Fire Junior Retreat. After months of training,our senior leaders were ready. Whatever their nerves in approaching their smallgroups and delivering a talk, it was clear that taking on a role that was challenging,purposeful, individually meaningful, and in which they would be required to exercisechoice, control and discretion, leaders were being formed. We adults needed tobe there, of course, but at some level we were superfluous. e senior leadersestablished the climate of trust, openness, safety, seriousness, support and caringthat made those three days a transformative experience for all who attended.I understand why our alumni remember this retreat so vividly.One final thing, invariably mentioned by our graduates as providing impetus fortheir success, is the example of their teachers. ey talk with reverence of Burns andEssig, Kolar and Dalphonse, Serafino and Slocum. ey recall, too, titans from ourpast – names like Guida and Trick, Raimo and Jayaraja. And of course the XaverianBrothers – names like Br. Barry, Br. Ivo, Br. Charles and Br. Bonaventure. Boys andgirls long since grown into men and women recall their teachers as persons of faith,intellect, passion and love.Students at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School are seldom assigned books onleadership, but we cultivate leaders. What helped Al Checchi almost 50 years ago,remains the same today. A climate suffused with Catholic values, rich opportunitiesto lead and the compelling example of teachers, combine as an effective “how to”guide for young people on the path to being the leaders of tomorrow.Warmly,Paul G. Barker, Ed.D.President

In March, cast members from the Spring Productionof Crazy for You packed the theatre at Sandy SpringFriends School and staged eight fabulous performances.IN THIS ISSUEAl Checchi | The Change Maker 2Three Swimmers’ Quest for Gold 15Grand Celebration | Hometown U.S.A. 20www.olgchs.org

2012Distinguished Alumni AwardAl Checchi ’66Our Lady of GoodCounsel High School isproud to recognize our distinguishedalumnus/alumna with an award presentedannually to a graduate whose life personifiesthe spirit and values our school seeks to instillin its students. e Distinguished AlumniAward honors those who demonstrate acommitment to faith, service and GoodCounsel; who have achieved professionalsuccess and who have made significantcontributions to society through leadership,volunteerism and philanthropy.Mr. Alfred Checchi ’66, our third recipient,received this honor on ursday, April 26, atthe Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel Massin the Kane Center. Following the Mass, aluncheon was held at Manor Country Clubto honor Al.Craig Vincent ’12, Good Counsel SGA President,introduced Mr. Checchi to the entire student body withthese words:The recipient of this year’s Alumnus of the Year Awardis Mr. Al Checchi, Class of 1966.Al was born near Boston but grew up in MontgomeryCounty and came to Good Counsel from St. Michael’s.He began at the Wheaton campus on Georgia Avenuein September 1962.At Good Counsel, Al was an outstanding student – amember of the National Honor Society and a National MeritCommended Student. He even found time to become aCertified Montgomery County Great Books DiscussionLeader while still a high school student. He was AssistantEditor of the school newspaper The Talon and worked onThe Falcon yearbook. He participated in JV Basketball,Varsity Track and played football all four years; he was thestarting halfback on the Varsity Football team. For all thosecommitments, Al still found time to be involved as a leaderin student government. He alwayshad an interest in politics. Al was Class President andStudent Activities Council President; in fact, Al was electedpresident of every class from the fourth grade throughhigh school. Not content to serve only at Good Counsel,Al was also President of Montgomery County StudentGovernment Day and Treasurer of the Montgomery CountyAssociation of Student Governments.Between freshman and sophomore year here at GoodCounsel, 15-year-old Al accompanied his father to theLincoln Memorial to witness the greatest civil rightsdemonstration in US history, the legendary “I have adream” speech of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.In his recent book (published in September), Al describeshis time at Good Counsel as a powerful influence on theman he became. He also describes one summer night twoyears after graduation with his best friend and quarterbackfrom his Good Counsel football team, Bobby Rafferty.After playing golf together, Bobby had insisted that Al rideshotgun; Bobby was squeezed into the back seat of hisbrother’s car. Minutes later, a car ran a stop sign andslammed into their Volkswagen Bug. Bobby was killed2on campus

environments, was a sense of responsibility for the peoplearound me—a view that the job of a leader is to knitpeople together and have them understand where theirmutual interests lie, rather than what divides them. This iswhat I tried to do in business and in the public arena.”“Everything I became and learned about leadership,I got from Good Counsel.”At the conclusion of his speech, Al was met with athunderous applause, from students and adults alike,who were anxious to shake his hand.THE RooTs oF LEaDERsHIp anD sERVIcEAl Checchi gives gratitude for his formative years atOur Lady of Good Counsel High School. “As far as I’mconcerned, I got the basics at Good Counsel. I learnedto read, to write, to think critically because of [myinvolvement in] the Student Government—this is whereI learned to speak publically,” said Al. “If I look at myactivities when I was in high school, my first entrepreneurialexperience was at Good Counsel. We wanted to raisemoney for the student government, so we put on aconcert—a hootenanny. It was professionally done, fromthe lighting to the sound, to organizing the event andselling advertising. It was a smashing success! I think whatreally impressed me was how many skills we learned.”Although Al Checchi concedes that during his time atGood Counsel the academic and extracurricular offerings,such as the arts, were much fewer than today, Al was veryprepared to go on to college. “I didn’t encounter anythingmore challenging in college that I couldn’t handle. In fact,the man that I was graduating from Good Counsel, is theman I am now.”Al still remembers quotes he studied in English class. Hebelieves he became a businessman from his experienceproducing and executing the hootenanny. And hisyearning to serve the public began in high school, duringa very pivotal time in our history. “It was an amazingand historic period of transition in America,” said Al.“The world that was there when I graduated high school,to the world I graduated from college, had so muchchange.” Learning the fundamental Christian principles—the sense of community indoctrinated at GC—and howthey are applied to government, along with his activitiesas a student leader, gave him a lifelong interest in thepublic sector. “I’m being honored for the things I learnedat Good Counsel.”“Everyone had a sense that ‘no man is an island.’ GC builtan awareness of community,” said Al. “What motivated methroughout my career in the business or the public serviceAl’s long track record of successful leadership,management and service took root at Our Lady of GoodCounsel High School. When asked how Al accomplishedso much, he recalled a saying that was painted on the oldgym wall: We supply everything but the guts. “That saysit all,” said Al. Those words have always stayed with himboth on and off the field, in the boardroom and on thecampaign trail.WaLKInG THE TaLKAl Checchi’s book The Change Maker: Preserving thePromise of America, ends with a call for citizens to take aleadership position—a place where the government oughtto go—“because our country is not getting it from thepoliticians.” Since writing the book, Al has writtenapproximately 25 articles for the Huffington Post, in whichhe tries to present a non-partisan and substantive viewon public policy.Al is currently drafting an amendment to the USConstitution. He is working with Erskine Bowles andAlan Simpson, co-chairs of President Obama’s DeficitCommission, to compose a constitutional amendment onpublic debt. He is vetting with Simpson-Bowles, but healso plans to bring it to the Harvard and Yale Law Schoolsto have their constitutional scholars scrub the language.“I would expect to spend the next year or so trying topush for its ratification,” said Al. When asked about hisefforts to amend the Constitution and likening it to movinga mountain, Al says, “Yes, but I’ve done that my entirecareer. Almost everything I did, people said ‘you can’t doit.’ I’ve assessed this, and I think it can be done.” Whateverskills and experiences he’s had, have come to bear onthis. The amendment process involves talking to variousconstituencies, explaining why a change is in their bestinterest and receiving the required two-thirds vote ofCongress and ratification by three-fourths of theStates (38 of 50 States). “Given what I am proposing,I think it is entirely doable,” asserts Al. “We have amendedthe Constitution 27 times, so it can be done.”InVEsTInG FoR THE FuTuRE: GooD counsELToDaYAl Checchi firmly believes that education is the mostimportant element outside of family for advancement ofthe individual and society. “The high school period—atime that a person is physically and mentally maturingand preparing for college, is probably more critical thancollege itself,” contends Al. “And so, anyone who isconcerned about the future, the next generation or futuregenerations, would want to focus on making an investmentin the high school years. Good Counsel happens to have alot going for it—and is doing it right, as experienced by allthe rest of us. That’s a great investment. You’re investing ina winner.” ◆4on campus

A Day in the Life of the Hotdog ManCarl LeverenzIt’s 6:00 on Sunday morning, and Carl Leverenz (a.k.a.“The Hotdog Man”) is in the kitchen at Our Lady of GoodCounsel High School cooking up batch after batch of hislegendary “Big Daddies” (gourmet cookies). What beganas a volunteer role at the Georgia Avenue school back in1991 became a part-time job on the Olney campus.After 36 years as an elementary PE teacher for theMontgomery County public school system, Carl wasthinking about retiring when President Art Raimoinvited him to come to the new school as the part-timeconcessionaire. Carl agreed as long as he could use theconcession operation as a way for the clubs and athleticteams to raise money. Carl insisted that all teams, clubsand organizations would benefit from working in theconcession stand.“Well, it’s not really part-time,” admits Carl. The concessionis open every day after school and for all home games,including weekends. Carl also does all of the planningand ordering of food, manages the income and schedulesthe teams and student groups who want to raise fundsfor their programs. “I really love the students, and I geta sense of purpose by helping them raise money,” heexplains.Carl was born in Buffalo, NY, but attended SpringbrookHigh School in Silver Spring. He was a walk-on on theFrostburg University football team where he was inductedinto the Hall of Fame and named an All-American player.He volunteered in the concession at St. Bernadette’sSchool and later volunteered in the GC concessions whenhis sons, Will ’95 and Chris ’97, attended Good Counsel.In the fall, Carl adds his famous pulled pork barbecue tothe menu featuring his secret sauce. Carl monitors thecooking through the night and pulls the pork the followingday. The original outdoor stand consisted of a pick-uptruck, trailer, canopy and coolers. “I asked Art if we couldbuild a permanent outdoor cooking pavilion,” he explains,“but he told me there was no money to do that. We wereable to raise $12,000 selling cookies, and an outdoorcooking pavilion was erected.” Andy Cocozzella ’73donated the stonework and slab for the pavilion, whichis used continuously for home games throughout the falland spring seasons. John Poulos ’77, Grounds Manager,designed and oversaw its construction.Carl’s focus is now on an upcoming triathlon, which willtake place on June 24 in Philadelphia to benefit theLeukemia and Lymphoma Society. His team of GoodCounsel compatriots, Theresa Smith, Maryellen Morrisseyand Pat Riely, will compete in a one-mile swim, 25-milebike ride and 10K run.“I’m not sure how I talked myself into this,” he says withhis wry smile. “I have two artificial knees and I’m not ayoungster. My mother died of leukemia, and my son’sgirlfriend has been diagnosed with the disease as well.Our team has been training hard. We meet at 4:30 a.m.to swim most mornings and work out as a team.”In reference to his part-time job at GC Carl concludes,“I am really happy to be able to support the students atGood Counsel. Sure it’s long hours, but it’s a joy to be partof the Good Counsel family.”We thank you, Hotdog Man, for your time and dedication tothe Our Lady of Good Counsel High School community! ◆on campus 5

Leading the Way in STEM EducationSTEMScience...Technology...Engineering...MathematicsLockheed Martin, Booz Allen Hamilton, NorthropGrumman, Google, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Whatdo these top organizations share that is critical to theeducation of our students and success of our nation?They share the knowledge of STEM, an acronym forscience, technology, engineering and mathematics.Many educators, legislators and business leaders agreethat in order for the U.S. to remain competitive in anever-expanding global economy, STEM education needsto be a key priority within our schools’ curricula.In order to remain ahead of the curve, Our Lady of GoodCounsel High School will launch its first STEM programtitled Project Lead the Way: Pathway to EngineeringProgram this Fall. The school will offer the program to agroup of 15 freshmen and five sophomore students. Theoverarching goal of the program is to spark students’interests and develop their abilities in STEM educationand careers, particularly engineering.The STEM program is part of Project Lead the Way, anationwide program that introduces high school studentsto the basic principles of engineering. It uses a projectbasedcurriculum in which students learn through solvingengineering problems using industry-standard softwareand hardware. Through a four-year curriculum, studentswill take courses such as Principles of Engineering, DigitalElectronics and Civil Engineering and Architecture. TheSTEM curriculum will provide project-based learning,critical thinking and problem-solving lessons allowingstudents to create, design, build and collaborate whileapplying new math and science knowledge.The first cohort of STEM students will begin its journeywith the Introduction to Engineering Design, whereteachers will expose students to the design process,research and analysis, teamwork, communication methods,global and human impacts, engineering standards andtechnical documentation. Students will also use 3D solidmodeling design software to create solutions to solveproposed engineering problems.“We intend to expand the STEM program to include manymore students as well as incorporate industry partnersthat can provide our students with internships andresearch experiences relevant to today’s careers,” statesRick Miller, Science Department Resource Teacher andSTEM Program Coordinator. Over the years, Mr. Miller hasbeen a key advocate for STEM education, and his supporthas been instrumental in getting Good Counsel on boardwith Project Lead the Way.At the 2012 Grand Celebration event, our faculty, staff,parents, alumni and Good Counsel community providedmore than $39,000 to support classroom and teachingresources for our STEM program. We look forward towatching our STEM learners blossom in this newendeavor. ◆6on campus

Speech Team’s Stellar Performance Tops the StateThis past season, marked another outstandingperformance by the Our Lady of Good Counsel HighSchool Speech Team. During President’s Day weekend,the GC Speech team flew north for the 38th AnnualHarvard National Invitational Forensics Tournament. Thisis considered to be the most competitive national speechtournament in the country. The three-day competitionfeatured 3,500 students from 44 states and five countries.Top performances were turned in by the following GCspeech team members: in the category of DramaticPerformance, against a field of nearly 450 competitors,Kiera Muckenhirn ’12 finished 10th in the nation with herrendition of The Last Flapper, by William Luce; NealDavidson ’14 finished 25th with The Last Rung of theLadder, by Stephen King and Alix Philogene ’12 finished40th with King of the World by David Remnick. In thecategory of Duo Performance of Literature, against a fieldof nearly 300 competitors, the senior team of BradleyRaynor and Kiera Muckenhirn finished 15th in the nationwith their performance of The Boy Who Fell Into A Book.Additionally, finishing in the top 20 percent of theirrespective events were the junior team of Dan Riley andTroy Sinha in Duo Performance of Literature for 3:59 AM:Drag Race; the senior team of Jordan Slattery and AndrewTarquino for The Kissing Scene; and Oumou Traore ’14in Humorous Interpretation for The Colored Museum.Finishing in the top third of their respective events were:Vincent Troutner ’13, in Original Oratory with a speechabout video games; Craig Vincent ’12 in Original Oratorywith a speech about immaturity; Alix Philogene ’12 inOriginal Oratory with a speech about hate crimes; andAndrew Tarquinio ’12 in Dramatic Performance for hisrendition of Barrymore by William Luce. Also competingwere freshmen Caroline McKee and Megan Lomax;sophomores Cassidy Burke, Brian Kelley, Sasha Lenus,Amira Kingori, Abby Wyatt, Amanda Nwaba and MattHollister; juniors Sydney Speizman, Audrey Fangmeyer,Cookie Byrne, Sierra Decker and Sylvia Samoyoa; andseniors Esteve Jimenez, Trent Emery, Rubi Perez-Howardand Erin Kelley.On March 17, Good Counsel hosted the Washington-Arlington Catholic Forensic League (WACFL) Metro Finalsfor Speech, with 40 schools from Prince George’s County,Montgomery County, Washington, D.C. and Virginia. GoodCounsel continued their dominance by placing first andwinning the State Championship for the fifth consecutiveyear. Many students had remarkable performances,with two GC students winning three of the six statechampionship events; Neal Davidson ’14 in Declamationand in Oral Interpretation of Literature and KieraMuckenhirn ’12 in Dramatic Performance.From the WACFL Metro Finals, the Good Counsel Speechteam qualified the most number of students—31 total—forthe Grand National Catholic Forensic League Tournament,which was held on Memorial Day weekend.At the Grand Nationals, six team members finished amongthe nation's elite as National Finalists. Tanique Philogeneand Sasha Lenus finished in the top ten in the nation inOratorical Declamation, Kiera Muckenhirn and AndrewTarquinio finished in the top 15 in the nation in DramaticPerformance, Jordan Slattery finished in the top 30 in thenation in Oral Interpretation of Literature and BradleyRaynor finished in the top 40 in the nation in DramaticPerformance.The speech team certainly captured a number ofhonors for the record books. Congratulations to all ofthe orators! ◆on campus 7

Debaters ofDistinctionThe Our Lady of Good Counsel High School debate teamended their 2011-2012 season with great success. Winningfirst place in the Public Forum Debate in the Washington-Arlington Catholic Forensic League (WACFL) and holdingthe distinct honor of debate league champions, were thepinnacles of their year-long efforts.The twelve active debaters put in long hours after school,meeting three days almost every week leading up to thetournament. Participation was required in all five of theleague tournaments and the Metro Finals Tournament,which meant that each individual debate team had toprepare and debate the pro and con sides of six differentnational topics.The overall team record for the five league tournamentswas 56 wins and 20 losses. No individual team for GoodCounsel posted a losing record in any league tournament.The team won medals in all five tournaments, totalingseven medals—four of which were perfect (four winsand zero losses). The varsity team of Sarah Moore ’13 andMark Metrey ’13 won two varsity medals. Several juniorvarsity teams collectively won five junior varsity medals.Eleven of the twelve Debate team members qualified forthe Metro Finals Tournament, where GC entered fourteams consisting of one varsity and three junior varsity.At the tournament, Abby Salinas ’14 and MichelleOdonkor ’14 won plaques for finishing third amongthe 28 junior varsity finalist teams, taking them to thesemifinal round.For the varsity team, Mark Metrey and Laura Opont ’14won the Eleanor E. Wright Award which is conferred toany debater who competed in all five league tournamentsand who qualified and competed in the Metro FinalsTournament. Mark and Laura were two of only fourdebaters to win this award out of the hundreds ofdebaters across all the schools that competed in theleague competition this year.All in all, as league champions, 2011-2012 was a season ofsignificant success for the Our Lady of Good Counsel HighSchool Debate team. ◆Congratulations!8on campus

2012El SalvadorMission TripBy Andrew Collins ’82, AP-IB Coordinator,Veteran El Salvador Missionary (2011, 2012)As students and faculty from Our Lady of Good CounselHigh School chipped rocks from the ground to even out anew schoolroom floor; lugged water in five-gallon bucketsalmost a mile straight up a narrow, rocky trail to a tiny hutin a dusty village or fell laughing in a heap of childrenduring an impromptu piñata party, the goal was the same:to be the hands, feet, eyes and heart of Christ in severalimpoverished villages in El Salvador for one week thispast January.For the third year in a row, twenty seniors and five facultymembers from Good Counsel spent a week living andworking with Project FIAT (Faith in Action Together)in several different communities on the outskirts ofSan Salvador, El Salvador. Under the guidance of theHandmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, these studentsand their teachers worked on construction projects rangingfrom helping a resident of the village of Zaragoza build asmall cinder-block home for himself and his family, tocompleting a daycare center in Las Delicias begun threeyears earlier, to laying the concrete foundation for a smallschoolroom in Caserío Ranchero Quemado in the hillsnortheast of the town of Ilobasco.Most important were the relationships formed during thatweek. Senior Mary Clare McNamara said, “I never thoughtI could form such a strong bond with so many people inspite of the language barrier. The Salvadoran people’ssense of community and how they welcomed us reallyaffected me.” Bridget Bauman, another Good Counselsenior, observed, “That last day, when 5-year old Javierhugged me and kissed me on my cheek and told me Iwas his ‘mejor amiga’ – his best friend – it struck me howimportant the relationships were that we made that week.”Campus minister and English teacher Sean Hanel’s remarksexpress perhaps the most lasting impact of this servicemission for all its participants: “The life lessons I learnedfrom working alongside the people down there who givethemselves up to the service of others every day, all year,year after year – that means more to me than anything wedid as far as painting or building. How they live their livesas examples of Christ’s love will stay with me for the restof my life.” ◆Our Lady of Good Counsel High School seniors and facultyunload sand for concrete mixing.Good Counsel seniors mix concrete for a newschoolroom in El Salvador.GC faculty member, John Sullivan, and senior students(l to r) Mary Claire McNamara, Gabby Rosazza,Rubi Perez-Howard, Pat Rowe and Mia Matan with theneighborhood children from the village of Zaragoza.on campus 9

Easter BreakHabitat TripBy Bill Mooney ’68, Business Managerand Habitat for Humanity VolunteerThe day after Easter, in what would be a beautiful spring week,18 Good Counsel students and five parents and faculty membersleft for Charlottesville, Virginia. During a busy week, the groupworked for Habitat of Charlottesville and Camp Holiday Trails.Habitat builds housing in partnership with people who cannotafford traditional mortgages. The partners provide sweat equity,and in turn, get good housing at reasonable rates. The groupworked on a large project that included a multi-family high-rise,duplexes and single family homes. Hanging drywall,installing a path and landscaping were among the jobs.Camp Holiday Trails is a 55-acre residential camp for familiesand youth with serious medical challenges. The GC groupworked with camp staff to get things ready for the openingof the 2012 season – a weekend retreat for families withcancer patients. With lots of elbow grease and strongbacks, the team cleaned cabins, shined the dining hall,trimmed bushes and painted fences.Evenings were spent at a church retreat house where thestudents cooked dinner each night. Four vans – four nights –four dinners. Each van planned a menu, grocery shopped andcooked a great meal for all. And there was free time whichprovided for a few visits to the University of Virginia, downtownCharlottesville, a few visits to ice cream shops and a night hiketo stargaze. Next year we will remember flashlights – althoughthere is an app for that! It was a great Easter service breakwith friendships forged and memories made. ◆Good Counsel Holds Baby Goods Drive to Support LifeBy Maria DeGraba ’13Each year, hundredsof students from OurLady of Good CounselHigh School attendthe Mass and Marchfor Life. This year, as amember of Studentsfor Life, I wanted toexpand ourcontribution to thepro-life cause in a way that would directly touch individuallives. I thought it would be wonderful to help support thewomen who choose life for their babies by having adiaper and formula drive at our school.The idea was supported by our Students for Lifemoderator and faculty member, Thomas Kolar, and theadministration of the school. Fellow junior, Jackie Sheehan,also a Students for Life member, was instrumental in theorganization of the drive and suggested that we couldsupport Centro Tepeyac, a crisis pregnancy center inSilver Spring. We decided that the baby goods drivewould be held on the day of the March for Life.The drive was even more successful than we had hoped.Baby supplies continued to arrive during the weekfollowing the March. At the end of the week, the membersof Students for Life sorted the donations and discoveredthat we had collected more than 300 items including anestimated 45 pounds of baby food. We also collectedpackages of diapers, large boxes of new baby clothes andbins of baby food.On the Friday following the March for Life, we loaded twovans and one car with the donations for Centro Tepeyac.We were greeted by Isabella Sacasa, the office manager atthe center, and she said that our contribution was one ofthe biggest donations they had ever received. She thankedus and told us how much our donations would helpwomen in crisis pregnancy situations.We are hoping to make the drive an annual event at GoodCounsel because it is truly beneficial to Tepeyac’s mission.We hope that our example will help to inspire Catholicschools everywhere to hold drives to support other crisispregnancy centers in addition to Tepeyac. ◆10on campus

Crazy For You was an amazing show and incredibleexperience. We will all miss Mr. Rinke—he createda show that was more than high schoolstandards. –Claire McCormack ’13Crazy For YouThe Our Lady of Good Counsel High School’s Fine Arts Departmentwas pleased to present eight performances of the spring musical, KenLudwig’s Crazy for You, at the Sandy Spring Friends School PerformingArts Center in March.Crazy for You is the story of Bobby Child, a well-to-do 1930's playboy,whose dream in life is to dance. Despite the serious efforts of his motherand soon-to-be-ex-fiancée, Bobby achieves his dream after being sentto a small Western town to foreclose on a rundown theatre and meet histrue love. Many memorable Gershwin tunes were sung, including I Can'tBe Bothered Now, Bidin' My Time, I Got Rhythm, Naughty Baby, TheyCan't Take That Away from Me, But Not for Me, Nice Work if You CanGet It, Embraceable You and Someone to Watch Over Me. Crazy for Youwas a high energy comedy, including mistaken identities, plot twists,fabulous dance numbers and classic Gershwin music!Crazy For You taught me so much, and it was sucha thrill to tap dance on stage with my fellowactors! –Jillian Wessel ’13Crazy For You was a remarkable experience I willnever forget! The curtain will never close on thememories. –Christopher White ’12Hilary Rinke, GC Fine Arts Teacher, directed the show involving nearly100 students and supported by two acting casts. Students worked inevery capacity including lighting and sound, props and set design,acting, costume design, stage management, sound design, publicityand house management. GC Fine Arts Department Chair, Dr. RichardSlocum conducted the orchestra, and Fine Arts teacher, KristinaFriedgen choreographed the complex and entertaining dance numbers.Be sure to look for the Good Counsel fall production of The 1940’sRadio Hour, a play centered on a small New York radio station withmany unforgettable characters dreaming of making it big. ◆on campus 11

Fathers’ club Day of serviceOn Saturday, April 21, the Our Lady of Good Counsel High School Falcon Fathers' Club invited current fathers and theirstudents to participate in a Fathers' Club Day of Service. A group of 80 dedicated fathers and students cleaned up theTriadelphia Recreation Area in Brookville, Maryland. They removed invasive weeds from trees in order to help themsurvive and thrive, cleaned up the park area, mulched trees and many other tasks. The day was a great success, andthe weather cooperated. We look forward to next year's Day of Service for dads and students.A special thanks to Fathers’ Club co-chairs Brandt Boyle and Greg Brake for organizing this event (pictured on left).5 th AnnualFalcon 5K Run/WalkOn Saturday, May 5, Our Lady of Good Counsel HighSchool hosted its 5th annual Falcon 5K Run, raising$9,500 for financial aid for students. The race is organizedby the Alumni Office with the help of the XBSS team.Over 215 students, alumni, parents, faculty and staffparticipated in the run/walk under bright, sunny skies.The race began at Our Lady of Good Counsel HighSchool and extended throughout the paths of theHallowell neighborhood in Olney. Anyone who wasdriving or walking around Olney could not miss the largegroup of runners and walkers wearing the neon oranget-shirts! This year, five energetic runners, under the ageof 12, enjoyed the ½ mile Fun Run, which took place onthe Kline Stadium track.Our Lady of Good Counsel High School would like tothank Kevin Graves ’02, who dedicates his time and energyto make this race a success each year. Also, a special thankyou to the following faculty and staff volunteers: AnaLopez, Lauren Costello ’96, Cathie Garafalo, Will Knotek,Bob Handler, Jeanette McCarthy, Debbie McKinney, JaneDiGirolamo, Adam Trice, Ali Kelley, Stephanie Wilson,Joey Cabigas ’82 and Carl Leverenz. ◆Thank you to our 2012 FaLcon 5KsponsoRs for your support:Fitzgerald Auto Malls | CareFirst BlueCrossBlueShield | Thomas Northern Insurance AgencyOncology Care Associates (Cheryl Aylesworth, MDand Linda Burrel, MD) | Cherokee InformationServices (Richard Denham ’67) | Café RioO’Connor’s Painting Service, Inc. | ChipotleGiant Olney Bagel Bakery | Sister’s Sandwichesand Such | Panera Bread | Severn GraphicsMoss Chiropractic | Righttime Medical Care12on campus

Senior Class GiftContinuing the TraditionOn Thursday, March 29, the Class of 2012 gathered in theDining Hall to share a special evening, which kicked offthe final six weeks leading to graduation. Nearly 91% ofthe 280 class members attended this special SeniorDinner to raise funds for a scholarship awarded to a junior.Juniors who volunteered to serve on the Junior PlanningCommittee were eligible for the scholarship. They wereresponsible for planning the program for the evening.Last year, the class of 2011 was the first senior class tohave the greatest number of participants donate to theSenior Class gift until the class of 2012. This senior classraised over $3,000!The candidates also must have displayed great effort inthe planning process for the Senior Class Dinner byattending weekly meetings, performing tasks assignedand reporting his or her responsibilities.All of the junior candidates were extremely qualified forthis scholarship. After much deliberation, the Senior GiftCommittee selected Silvia Samoyoa ’13 as the secondSenior Gift Scholarship recipient. Silvia volunteers in thetech department for theatre, working in many aspectsincluding hair, make-up, costumes, set design andpublicity. She is a member of the Speech Team, serves asthe wrestling team manager, is on staff for the GC Talonnewspaper, serves as the treasurer for the Latino StudentAssociation (LSA), volunteered on the Camden servicetrip and was also active in the Habitat for Humanityservice trip. ◆Members of the senior class also served on the Senior GiftCommittee to help select the recipient, who best reflectsthe criteria for the scholarship. Candidates mustdemonstrate commitment to activities within the GoodCounsel community as well as outside involvement,emphasizing the education of the whole person andembodying the Xavieran values of humility, trust, zeal,compassion and simplicity, upon which the school isfounded. Candidates must reflect a high level ofcommitment to scholarship, leadership and service.Senior Gift Scholarship recipient, Silvia Samoyoa ’13 (left)pictured with Alumni Director, Monica Augustyn.on campus 13

Grandparents’ DayOn the lovely spring morning of April 4, we welcomedover 250 grandparents to experience GC with their freshmanand junior grandchildren. Grandparents’ Day began with Massin the chapel, followed by a breakfast buffet. Grandparentsjoined their grandchildren in their first and second periodclasses. They met teachers, played interactive games andexperienced firsthand their grandchildren’s daily schedules.Some students had the opportunity to take theirgrandparents on a tour of the school.One of the highlights of the day was the special performanceby our Fine Arts Department. Captivating the audience withtheir talents, fine arts students presented A Spring MusicalMedley, where they showcased selections from our springproduction of Crazy for You and music by our Women’s andMen’s Choruses and Jazz Ensemble.Andre Levroney, Jr. ’13 with grandparents Gertie and Ira Snell.I would like to thank all whose hard work made Grandparents’ Day such a success. I enjoyed the dayand tour of the beautiful new school. Keep up the good work in molding good citizens and followers of Christ.—Jackie Grass, Grandmother of Austin ’15Students and grandparents enjoyed a buffet lunch in theAlumni Gallery. President Paul Barker and PrincipalPat Bates ’70 provided a brief history of our school andboasted about the students’ achievements at Good Counsel.Barbara Sposato, grandmother of Andrew ’13 andElisabeth DeMarco ’15, described Grandparents’ Day as“a double-the-pleasure day.” She added, “Joining my twograndchildren for classes, taking a tour and having lunchtogether was a delightful treat. The bonus of meeting andconversing with other grandparents over breakfast sconeswas interesting and informative. Thank you for planningthis sharing day. While I'm looking forward to my nextGrandparents' Day, I'm sure I'll be visiting Good Counselmany times before then.” ◆Jordan Crow ’13 and her grandfather, Paul, participatein classroom activities.Joann Martin with her grandson, Garrett ’13.Grandmother Dottie Zurnedden, Celia Descalzi andDonna Descalzi gather for a photo.14on campus

3Good counselswimmers Go forolympic GoLD!Yes…you’ve read this correctly!Congratulations to senior sarah Haase andjuniors Jack conger and catherine mulquin—three Good Counsel student-athletes whohave qualified to participate at the Olympictrials in hopes of earning a spot on the teamthat will represent the U.S. in the pool at theLondon Olympic Games this year! The 2012U.S. Olympic team trials for swimming willbe held June 25 - July 2 in Omaha, Nebraska,where the GC athletes will represent theirclub, RMSC (Rockville-Montgomery SwimClub), at one of the fastest, most exciting,suspenseful and pressure-filled competitionsheld in the United States every four years.QUALIFYING EVENTS: Jack Conger-100 backstroke,200 backstroke, 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly; Sarah Haase -100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 200 Individual Medley;Catherine Mulquin-100 backstroke.Both Jack Conger and Sarah Haase grew up in the FlowerValley neighborhood in Rockville, MD, a suburban havenwhere oodles of kids roam the sidewalks, play at the parkand enjoy masterminding innocent pranks like t-peeinghouses and ding-dong-ditching. At the center, is thecommunity pool where the local children spend their longdays of summer. This is the place that Sarah and Jack’spassion for swimming ignited.“We started pre-team at Flower Valley at around [age]five,” said Jack. Both Sarah and Jack started competingvery early, with Sarah following the path of her older sister,Colleen ’07, who participated in the Olympic trials as well.It was when Sarah was eight that she realized she maypossibly be a talented swimmer like her sibling. “I remembersetting a pool record in the 25 breaststroke when I waseight, and I thought it was the biggest deal in the world,”said Sarah. “People would tell me that I had a natural stroke,but I didn’t really get serious until around middle school.”GC Swimmers Sarah Haase ’12, Jack Conger ’13and Catherine Mulquin ’13TYpIcaL DaY FoR saRaH HaasE:“Sarah swims six days a week, totaling nine practiceseach week. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday shegets up at 4:12 AM, drives to Bethesda and swims from4:45 AM - 6:15 AM, showers, eats, comes home and getsher brother and goes to school. She then races out thedoor of GC at 2:45 PM since ‘“dryland”(weight training)starts at 3:15 PM. She swims from 3:45 PM until 6:15 PM,showers, gets home around 7:00 PM, eats and doeshomework until she collapses at around 10:00 or11:00 PM. Saturday she has practice from5:30-8:30 AM, eats breakfast with her teammates atIzzy’s on Rockville Pike and sleeps from 9:30 AMuntil 1:30 PM. She really tries to get ahead with herhomework on Saturday and Sunday.”–Eileen Haase (Sarah’s mother)Sarah Haase, during the WMPSSDL meet.Sarah decided to join her current club, RMSC, becauseshe enjoyed the sport, but more so because many of herfriends from Flower Valley were swimming in the winter.“I wanted to spend more time with my friends and beatthem!” explained Sarah.Sarah gives full credit to RMSC for training her to becomethe swimmer she is today. “Sarah got faster a lot soonerthan me,” said Jack, who currently holds the seventh fastesttime in the country this year in the 200 backstroke. “I wasten when I broke the Flower Valley pool record, and in myfirst year of club, I was faster than record holder, MichaelRobb, a local swimmer who went on to place third in theTo follow our swimmers during the swim trials,please visit the US Swimming website atUSAswimming.org.aTHLETIcs 15

Even as a youngster, Catherine was familiar with her futureteammates. “I swam against the Flower Valley team sinceI was eight, so we all knew of each other,” said Catherine.“I was a pretty good swimmer when I was younger,” saidCatherine, who also teasingly made a point of mentioningthat she would frequently beat Jack in meets.Jack Conger ’13 currently holds the 7th fastest time in thecountry this year in the 200 backstroke, and is seeded inthe top 25.Catherine Mulquin ’13 qualified for the Olympic trials byshaving her time by an impressive 1.3 seconds.Olympic trials”. Sarah added with a smile, “Yeah, but inmiddle school I was faster than Jack.”In eighth grade, Jack quit all other sports teams andfocused on swimming. “We knew from his first day on theFlower Valley swim team that something in our lives hadchanged, but truly realized his talent in the summer of2009, when at 14, Jack swam in his first National meet,”said his mother, Bridget.The two Flower Valley swimmers celebrate each other’saccomplishments and are so close that they seem to endthe other’s sentences. Yet, they are only two of the manytalented swimmers in the tight-knit community at RMSC.GC’s third Olympic hopeful, Catherine Mulquin, became amember of the RMSC club at the age of six, also followingin the path of her older siblings (her sister swam for HolyCross and her brother swam at Georgetown Prep).“Catherine always took instruction well,” recalledCatherine’s mother, Marcia. “At age five, her father tookher to pick up her 12-year-old sister at swim practice.They arrived a few minutes early, and while watching theteam, Catherine whispered that they were doing the strokewrong. Her father doubted her insight until the legendarycoach, Dave Kraft, blew his whistle 30 seconds later andtold the team they were doing the stroke wrong. We havenever discussed mechanics with Catherine since.”All of the GC swimmers’ families understand howimportant the community of fellow swimmers is for thesuccess and support of each of their children, especiallywith the grueling daily schedule of practices and balancingit with the rigorous academics required at school. Theregimen is daunting, but for our swimmers, it is a way oflife. Sarah’s mother, Eileen, explains how Sarah balances itall. “Sarah has a strong work ethic, an incredible ability tofocus, a positive attitude, sportsmanship and motivationabout her swimming goals, which have definitely spilledover into the rest of her life. Sarah has something insideher that pushes her to do her best, every single lap in thepool and in school.” Jack’s mother Bridget makes a similarassessment. “The dedication is all Jack. We are here tosupport and comfort and to assure that he is fed and asrested as possible. Jack gives up much of his social lifeand personal time to devote to studies as he pursueshis dream.”Whether preparing for the local meets such as theMETROs or preparing for national or internationalcompetitions, it is no different. “As I have watched thislong preparation process evolve, Jack’s friendships bothlocally and nationally have been crucial,” said his mother,Bridget. “They are truly the only people who understandthe exhaustion and commitment it takes to succeed in thissport. It is heartwarming to watch the support they giveeach other from day-to-day activities, to travelingworldwide.”The friendships and encouragement of those who havecommitted to this challenging, yet incredibly rewardinglifestyle, are inspiring. Catherine recalled the momentsafter she qualified for the Olympic trials, when she wasable to shave her time by 1.3 seconds and finish only .001seconds under the required time. “I remember seeingSarah running down and cheering for me when I qualified.We all want each other to do our best. It helps to havesupport and know that we are going through this journeytogether.”Looking ahead, their futures are so bright. Jack andCatherine are only beginning the college search, wherethey plan to continue their swimming careers. Sarah hasalready gone through the recruiting process and willattend and swim for Stanford University in the fall.All three student-athletes have had some incredibleexperiences so far in their swimming careers, with thehelp of all of their fellow swim mates. Many morememories surely will be made in the next few months.And together, with our swimmers, their families andthe Good Counsel community, we will all watch withexcitement as they continue their quest for the gold! ◆16 aTHLETIcs

Another Championship Year for Our Lady Falcons!Marking their fourth WCAC Championship win in the last eightyears, the Good Counsel Girls’ Basketball team completedanother amazing year. Breaking a school record for wins going30-5 and beating St. John’s in a nail-biting game, with a score of79-76 was just the beginning. The Lady Falcons made history bybecoming the first team to go undefeated through 21 games ofleague and tournament play. They finished the year ranked 25thin the nation by ESPN. The team also finished 15th in the nationby USA Today, and at one point in the season, they were rankedas high as 8th in the nation. Finishing each of the last nineseasons ranked in the top 20 in the Washington Post poll andfinishing this year ranked 3rd in the Washington area, were otherincredible accomplishments for the Lady Falcons.The team was led by seniors Faith Randolph, Morgan Smith andjunior co-captains Amanda Fioravanti, Lindsey Spann and JordanLight. They placed six players on all-league teams, includingWCAC Player of the Year Faith Randolph ’12; WCAC 1st teamersAmanda Fioravanti ’13 and Lindsey Spann ’13; WCAC 3rd teamplayer Sara Woods ’14 and honorable mention players JordanLight ’14 and Stacey Koutris ’14. The Falcons lose just twoseniors, Faith Randolph (University of Virginia) and Morgan Smith(Shenandoah University), but look forward to next year with atalented team, hoping to be the first team to win back-to-backWCAC titles, which has not been done since 2005 and 2006.Congratulations to the GC Girls’ Basketball team for anotherextraordinary season! ◆aTHLETIcs 17

ATHLETIC SEASON WRAP-UPIcE HocKEYThe Good Counsel VarsityIce Hockey team surprisedmany this year by going5-1-1 through the season,and 2-0 in the playoffsbefore losing in thechampionship game. Theteam was led by captainMalcolm Combs ’13, anAll-Conference and All-Tournament Team selectee, who amassed sixpoints during the regular season and four in theplayoffs. Senior captains Ryan and Michael Loudonprovided strong play and leadership for theFalcons. Steven Ralston ’14 led the league inscoring with 10 goals and 13 assists, while ChrisSabate ’13 had eight goals and 13 assists andMason Leahy ’15 had 12 goals and five assists toround out the top four in league scoring. GoalieOlivia DeGraba ’13 stood tall in goal, ranking thirdin the league with a 4.43 goals against average.Congratulations to coaches Brent Kearney andJim Gunn as well, for a winning season duringtheir final year coaching the GC team!The JV Ice Hockey team was led by captains LeoMartinic ’13 and Colin Lester ’13, who providedleadership and stability on the ice. Rookie goalieRobbie Preller ’13 filled the space between thepipes and improved greatly as the season wenton. Alex Arnaiz ’13, Max Gorman ’14 and BenMasters ’13 provided the scoring punch for theJV Falcons. Relentless pressure by Brent Hurt ’13,Ben Tasto ’15, Joey Kelly ’15 and Matt Via ’14made it tough for opponents to get good scoringchances as well. The JV Falcons look forward tothe 2012-2013 season with great expectations.sWImmInGGoing undefeated thisyear in their dual meetseason, was not the onlyaccomplishment for theGood Counsel Boys’ andGirls’ Swimming and Divingteams. The GC girls wontheir sixth straightWashington MetropolitanPrep School Swimming andDiving League (WMPSSDL) Championship, andthe boys placed second. Their biggest meet ofthe year was METROs. The relay team of BradyWelch ’14, Evan Garfield ’12, Jack Conger ’13 andRyan Edmunds ’12 placed third with victories inthe 200 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay andbreaking a METROs record. The girls relay team ofCatherine Mulquin ’13, Sarah Haase ’12, KatherineCleary ’13 and Makenzie Miller ’14 placed fourthand won the 200 medley relay. Sarah Haasewon and broke the METROs record in the 100breaststroke, and teammate Jack Conger won andbroke both METROs records in the 50 free and500 free. Good luck to the GC Boys’ and Girls’Swim and Diving Teams as they look forward tonext year for another successful season.cHEERLEaDInGThe Good CounselCheerleading squad had aremarkable season. Theteam experienced a greatdeal of growth, not onlywith a larger squad, but newtalent. Their year had anexplosive start during theFriday night kick-off gameagainst Manatee HighSchool (Florida) and an early homecoming peprally. The fall was exciting, as they supported thefootball team through another championshipseason. Working hard, the team put together athrilling winter pep rally routine and completedanother great basketball season. For the GCsquad, cheering the Girls’ Basketball team on toanother WCAC victory at the Verizon Center was aperfect ending to their season. This year they saygoodbye to seniors Casey Rozek, Cassidy Holland,Courtney Fletcher, Rubi Perez-Howard and KenziCrow, who will all be greatly missed.BoYs’ BasKETBaLLThe 2011-2012 edition of theFalcons Boys’ Basketballteam kicked-off the seasonwith an old school ‘bell’game at 3pm on December2 and a victory overWashington ChristianAcademy. Throughoutthe entire season, theywere led by a number ofunderclassmen and senior Kyle Savercool.Sophomores Byron Hawkins and Tre Thomas,along with junior Andrew Calomeris all averageddouble figures in scoring, while freshman TrevorBrown led them in rebounding. For their efforts,Byron Hawkins was named 1st Team All-WCAC,while Savercool, Thomas, Calomeris and Browncollected Honorable Mention accolades. The teamparticipated in the Bullis Holiday Classic as well asthe Capital City Classic in Richmond, VA, whilecompeting in the WCAC—the country’s toughestleague as deemed by ESPN—which included threeteams ranked in the nation’s top 15. With so manyreturning players, the Falcons’ future looks brightas they continue their climb to the upper echelonof the WCAC.18aTHLETIcs

WREsTLInGDespite having no seniors on theteam, this year’s Good Counselwrestling team experienced manyteam and individual successesthroughout the season. The Falconsfinished the season ranked #10 inthe Washington Post poll andsecond in the WCAC crowning fiveconference champions, Matt Kelly-126 lbs., Philip Robilotto-160 lbs.,Spencer Neff-182 lbs., Kyle Snyder-220 lbs., and JemalAverette-HWT. Individually, the Falcons placed fivewrestlers at the state tournament with three finalistsqualifying them for the National Prep Tournament atLehigh University. Adam Whitesell (106 lbs., 40-21 record)placed sixth, Jemal Averette (40-15 record) placed fourthand Matt Kelly (54-13 record) placed second. Spencer Neff(50-10 record) and Kyle Snyder (61-0 record) both wonstate titles for the Falcons making them the fifth and sixthstate titles in school history. Kyle Snyder has finished hisfirst two high school seasons a combined 116-0 and hasyet to be taken down in any of those matches. InDecember, Kyle won the Walsh Jesuit Ironman and Beastof the East Tournament, two of the toughest tournamentsin the nation, as well as the National Prep Tournament inFebruary. Snyder is now the #1 ranked wrestler in thenation at the 220 lb. weight class. The Good CounselWrestling Team finished the season with a 19-6 dual meetrecord. The team looks forward to a bright future withevery wrestler on the roster returning next year.By Lauren Costello ’96, Director of Special Events and Student ProgramsEach summer, Our Lady of Good Counsel High School offers sports camps forboth the beginner and advanced player. Camps are designed for boys and girlsinterested in specialized sports, targeted to all levels of experience and run bysome of the most talented coaches in the area. The goal of our camps is to haveparticipants increase their knowledge and skills and leave camp loving their sportseven more. Campers receive excellent care and instruction from our varsitycoaching staff and players. For those who are new to the sport, our camps providewell-rounded instruction at the beginner level. Advanced campers receive skillfocused,competitive experience to take their games to the next level!To register or for more information,visit www.olgchs.org and click onthe “GC Sports Camps” icon atthe top of the homepage, or callLauren Costello at 240-283-3218.We hope to see you there!Each of our camps is directed by our varsity head coaches and players.Coaches include: Bob Milloy (Football), Tom Splaine (Girls’ Basketball),Blair Mills (Boys’ Basketball), Mike Haight (Girls’ Lacrosse), Matt Durkin(Boys’ Lacrosse), Jim Bruno (Girls’ Soccer), Dylan Dempsey (Boys’ Soccer),Karen Kart (Volleyball), Carl Smith (Baseball) and Martie Dyer (Field Hockey).Camps will be held June-August. See below for each month’s activities:JunE: Boys’ Soccer | Girls’ Lacrosse | Boys’ Lacrosse | Boys’ Basketball | BaseballJuLY: Football | Co-ed Soccer | Volleyball | Girls’ Lacrosse | Boys’ LacrosseBoys’ Basketball | Girls’ Basketball | Field HockeyauGusT: Boys’ Soccer | Girls’ VolleyballaTHLETIcs 19

24th annual Grand celebration a Huge successWith more than 400 guests in attendance and 260 liveand silent auction items to bid on, “Hometown U.S.A.”was another grand night for Our Lady of Good CounselHigh School. The event was co-chaired again by thedynamic duo of sharon Duffy and anna Baumgartnerwho were supported by an incredible group of volunteersincluding Betty Brown, Theresa Dowdall, Lisa Ferraro,Mary Ann Flannery, Kelly Hughes, Carleen Kelley, LizLannigan, Hope Marlo, Jane Martinko, Karen McKay,Patty MacTigue, Trish Netter, Kathy Peters, SusanStallings, Vas Vidi and Nancy Van Winter. The eventraised more than $315,000 of critical operating supportfor the school.The guests entered a beautifully decorated andtransformed Bethesda North Marriott and ConferenceCenter, offering that hometown feel. New this year wasthe introduction of BidPal®, an amazing hand-held devicethat allowed guests to continue to increase their bids orcheck the status of their favorite silent auction items justby checking their screens. Once guests were seated fordinner, they enjoyed a poignant video tribute to all of ourGC Hometown Heroes who are actively serving or whoare retired from the military.Among the exciting items up for bid were: a Californiawine country vacation, a cook and dine experience atRis Restaurant, gasoline for a year, 10 best seats forgraduation, hand-painted creations by the GC artstudents and vintage art created by President Paul Barker.Funds for Our Falcons raised $39,100 for the new STEM(science, technology, engineering and math) program,which will be launched with a cohort of 20 students inthe fall of 2012.We are extremely grateful to all of our parents, alumni,faculty, staff, students, grandparents and local businessesfor their many generous donations. A special thanks toour Table Sponsors, Super Falcons and Fund a TeacherPatrons. ◆Maureen and Drew Maurano(both from the Class of1997) with Drew’s parents,Linda and Richard Maurano.20DEVELopmEnT

The Prunka family and friends enjoy the evening.Barbara Phelan, Amy Bargoyne, Amanda Fangmeyer and Trish Netter.Event co-chairs, Sharon Duffy andAnna Baumgartner.Shane and Rebecca Neff pictured with Dr. Paul Barker.Bid Pal added excitement to thesilent auction.Save the date!maRcH 2, 2013for the 25th Annual GrandCelebration. If you areinterested in volunteering forthis milestone event, pleasecontact Debbie McKinney,Advancement Manager, atmckinney@olgchs.orgor 240-283-3231.The festive evening was capped off with great music and dancing.DEVELopmEnT 21

Good counsel’sHometown HeroesAt this year’s Grand Celebration event, our guests enjoyed a poignant video tribute to all of our GC Hometown Heroeswho are actively serving or who are retired from the military. Good Counsel Alumni military honorees include:Daniel Angle ’08James V. Arnaiz ’63Matthew Arnsberger ’07Leonard Ascosi ’66Mark. J. Bartels ’65Melissa Bateman ’05John J. Blanchard ’65Robert J. Blanchard ’69Thomas G. Blanchard ’67Natalie Blandon ’00Russell Bodine ’84Kevin Brady ’07Edward F. Branagan ’62Dan P. Brodt ’65Mark Bujno ’72Charles S. Burch, Jr. ’70Vincent A. Campanella ’66Ronald Cole ’86Andrew Colins ’08Thomas H. Colton ’65William Connelly ’69Justin Considine ’95David P. Cook ’69James P. Corless ’70Kevin A. Correira ’85Phillip Corrigan ’02Kevin M. Coyne ’65Justin T. Cristaudo ’64Margaret Curran ’02Alan D. Currie ’70Merrill Curry ’62Peter Curry ’79Clifford C. Czarniak ’66Bryce Dabbs ’08Vincent T. Dameron ’66Michael S. Davis ’62Ronald O. Dean ’63J.D. DeChant ’65Daniel A. Deckert ’71Edward J. Dempsey ’67William G. Dillon ’69James Donahue ’76William M. Donnell ’70Robert T. Dougherty ’65Timothy P. Dowd ’76Maeve Drummey ’11Brendan Durkin ’11Patrick Durkin ’09Shane Durkin ’05J.D. Durrett ’63Francesca Emanuel ’11Richard C. Erbal ’62Michael P. Flaherty ’84Roger Flaherty ’66Mark Flannery ’99Charles S. Fletcher ’64Christopher Flores ’02Charles L. Flott ’66Kevin J. Foley ’65Joseph B. Fournelle ’67Gabriel Galindez-Bottini ’00Grant Gates ’08Joseph Giacofci ’64Frank E. Giambusso ’66Gregory H. Grabner ’62Kevin Graninger ’00William E. Graves ’64Hugh Guidi ’65Guy A. Hanks ’65Joseph Healy ’86David W. Herron ’62Gary E. Hess ’65Robert M. Higgenbotham ’63David Higgins ’04Charles F. Hill ’62Raymond L. Hilley ’67Thomas P. Hilton ’64Theodore Himmelberg ’85Joseph P. Hoagland ’70John R. Holden ’66David L. Holt ’63Robert A. Hosinski ’67Mark House ’85Kevin Howard ’86James M. Hurney ’65Jean Inderfurth Pietrowski ’90John T. Jaccard ’65Francis E. James ’62Robert Jardeleza ’86John P. Jervey ’70Steve Judge ’67Joseph Kerner ’11Evan Kikla ’09Peter Kilner ’84Rolando King ’76Daniel Knowles ’10Murphrey Knox ’96Sidney Knox ’93William S. Kuta ‘63William A. L’Esperance ’63Pamela Lander ’07John M. Leahy ’63Timothy Leake ’81David D. Lewis ’66Robert H. Luchun ’63Matthew MacDonald ’95Robin J. Makin ’67Michael W. Marceau ’67Robert T. Marchone ’62James E. Mattingly ’62Keith L. Maynard ’93John M. Mazzullo ’65Dave McClay ’66Paul G. McDonough ’82Michael P. McGee ’65John A. McGinn ’67George E. McGovern ’67Christopher McMahon ‘86Michael Millios ’99Michael E. Murphy ’68Michael L. Murphy ’62Sean Murphy ’10Timothy J.Murray ’66Thomas J. Nalen ’66Bruce Nechanicky ’03Tyler Nechanicky ’09Laurence C. Novotney ’62Timothy O’Boyle ’93Michael P. O’Connell ’64Patrick J. O’Lone ’69Carl Oehmann ’67Michael F. Oristian ’63John Ostrowski ’85William Ott ’85Norman Pacholski ’93Michael Pachucki ’01Thomas E. Paul ’67Edward Penfield ’69Stephen A. Petruccelli ’67Patrick Pflaum ’91Patrick Phelps ’66Elaina Ponchione ’08Matthew Poulos ’06Matthew Reed ’95Christina Repicky ’06Jeffrey M. Russell ’64Louis P. Russo ’62Donald J. Sauer ’64Kathryne Schilling ’99Lawrence J. Schnaubelt ’66Thomas W. Schnaubelt ’65Ryan Scholl ’83Edmund M. Sciullo ’62Leon Scott ’62Thomas A. Seibel ’65Jemel E. Sessoms ’10F. Kevin Smyth ’66Allan Stam ’79Russell Strosnider ’76Edward Sullivan ’79Thomas J. Sweetman ’65Edward A. Tappe ’61Bradley Taylor ’04Elizabeth Thomas Reeves ’93John V. Tomaasulo ’61Joseph P. Tumulty ’67Cesar Valdesuso ’85Michelle Veach ’98Edward M. Vermillion ’67Michael Wallace ’68William N. Wallace ’63Michael F. Walsh ’65Anthony Wells ’82Gregory H. Wessel ’63James W. Whiteside ’63Christopher A. Wilk ’68Eric G. Wilk ’65William J. Williams ’65Paul B. Winters ’66Frederick M. Wintrich ’64Joseph K. Wivel ’65Laurence Young ’86James B. Zello ’65Paul F. Zimmerman ’67We would like to keep this record of service up-to-date. If any alumni are missing fromthis list, please contact Monica Augustyn at Augustyn@olgchs.org or 240-283-3214.22DEVELopmEnT

Candy HormanFarewell to our Long-Time Friend and Financial LeaderMore than 27 years ago,Candy Horman began hercareer at Our Lady of GoodCounsel High School as theRegistrar for the school. Threeyears later, in 1988, just as theschool became coeducational, shetransitioned to the role of Director of Finance, a positionmany faculty and staff encouraged her to apply for, basedon her degree in accounting from the University ofMaryland. Back then, things were much different in theworld of accounting and finance. “Things were justsimpler,” says Candy. “There were no computer programs,no email and no voicemail. It was just paper and pencil.”Candy has been “the money person” for the past twodecades, dedicating countless hours to keeping GoodCounsel safe, sound and in good standing with auditorsand bond holders. She has also been a key financialproblem solver working directly with many staff, parentsand families when it comes to crunching the numbersrelated to financial aid, scholarships and tuition accountrecords. Candy shares, “I’ve always tried to be caring andfair with whomever I’m dealing with. I always assume thebest case scenario and go from there. ”Even before beginning her career with the school,Candy was involved as a parent while her two sons,Jay ’85 and Tim ’86, attended Good Counsel. She servedas the treasurer for the Parents Club in 1983 and 1984,served as a member of the Board of Advisors and wasan active parent volunteer. One of her two daughters(Mary Beth ’93) and grandson (Brendan ’09) are alsoalumni of the school. Unfortunately, her oldest daughter,Courtney ’88, missed the transition to co-ed. To add to theequation, many of her nieces and nephews are also alumniof Good Counsel. “Good Counsel has always been a placefor everyone, whether you play basketball or the clarinet,”says Candy.What struck Candy the most about the school was the“level of caring and commitment” from the people whowork here. “There is a strong belief in Xaverian traditionand a natural camaraderie between faculty and studentsthat really make Good Counsel a unique place to educateyoung people.” For the past 20 years, Candy hasparticipated as a moderator for a Junior Communityand for the Junior Retreat—a required three-day programthat allows students the opportunity to examine theirrelationships with self, God and others in their lives. Forher, this was a way to get to know and maintain a level ofinteraction with the students.A special memory for Candy was Good Counsel’s 2007move from Wheaton to the Olney campus. “It was suchan incredible experience seeing an idea finally turn into areality,” says Candy. “I’m so glad I could be part of theplanning and transition to such a beautiful school.”As Candy retires at the end of the 2012 school year,she will surely be missed by all. Her hard work andcommitment to Good Counsel has truly made a differencein the lives of many past and current faculty, staff, parentsand students. Bon Voyage, Candy, and thank you for allthat you have done for Good Counsel. ◆WELcomE Adam Triceadam W. Trice joins the Advancement Team as theDirector of Corporate and Foundation Relations. In thisnew role, he will develop, implement and evaluate acomprehensive major gifts program from corporations andfoundations to raise important financial contributions forOur Lady of Good Counsel High School. He is responsiblefor grant writing and management as well as thedevelopment of a comprehensive Corporate PartnersProgram. Adam has more than eight years of experienceworking for both private and non-profit organizationswithin the areas of business development andgrants/proposal management.In previous roles, Adam served as the Director ofFoundation Relations for Capitol College (Laurel, MD)and as the Student LifeMajor Events Coordinatorat University of Maryland,Baltimore County (UMBC).Adam holds a Master’s ofFine Arts degree in writing/publishing design from theUniversity of Baltimore and a Bachelor of Art’s degree inEnglish/ communications from UMBC.He and his wife, Anna, live in Baltimore County with theirnewborn son, Henry, and their “gentle-giant,” BerneseMountain dog named, Cooper. When not at work, Adamenjoys writing and songwriting for a local, Baltimorerock ‘n roll band. ◆DEVELopmEnT 23

The Norman Richards Huey, Jr. Military ScholarshipIn September 2011, faculty member and English Department ChairMelissa Huey-Burns established the Norman Richards Huey, Jr. MilitaryScholarship with a gift of $5,000 to honor her late father’s record ofmilitary service. The purpose of the fund is to provide a one-yearscholarship to a student who has a parent(s) with active or retired militaryservice and who demonstrates strong, ethical grounding and exhibits awork ethic that has resulted in academic and personal success.Norman R. Huey, Jr., a decorated World War II veteran, served initially asa paratrooper and subsequently as a translator in the Pacific Theatre.A native of Somerville, MA, and the eldest son in a single-parent family,Norman Huey helped support his mother, sister and maternal grandparentsthrough a series of jobs and paper routes through high school. Upon hisgraduation from Lexington High School, he received a Burrows NewsboyScholarship which afforded him the opportunity to attend Tufts University,where he played tennis and intended to major in history. Once the U.S.entered World War II, his plans abruptly changed. Mr. Huey voluntarilyjoined the Army Paratroopers of the 11th Airborne and served withdistinction in the Pacific Theatre. After completing a battery of languageproficiency tests, Captain Huey was sent to the University of Chicago tolearn intensive Japanese under the auspices of the Army language program,and he served as a Japanese translator and aide-de-camp to General RobertEichelberger of the Eighth Army. He subsequently returned to the U.S. and,with the assistance of the G.I. Bill, graduated from the University of Michiganwith a degree in oriental languages. He continued in the Army Reservesuntil the Korean War.After a stint at the Frost Advertising Agency in Boston, Mr. Huey joinedthe General Electric Company, where he worked until his retirement.He invented the “Show and Tell,” an educational toy which projected slideson the wall and simultaneously told stories. “Products for People” and“We Bring Good Things to Life,” were among the most successfuladvertising campaigns that he spearheaded for the company.“My father was able to get his start because he was awarded the BurrowsNewsboy Scholarship,” Mrs. Huey-Burns explains. “I wanted to provide thissame type of opportunity to a Good Counsel student. I recognize thehardships that military families experience and the risks that these familiesendure so that their loved ones can serve our country. Although my fathernever saw Good Counsel, two of his grandchildren, Ciara [Class of 2008]and Conor [Class of 2013], are part of the school community. I know hewould have liked the school because of its academically challengingcurricula, commitment to service and diverse community.“My sister, Robin, and I were strongly influenced by our father. He insistedthat we learn about other cultures and foreign languages, and in elementaryschool we were tutored in French, Latin and later in Italian,” she adds.Captain norman richard huey, jr.After earning a bachelor’s degree from Skidmore College and a graduatedegree from Middlebury College, Mrs. Huey-Burns launched her own careerin international business development with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Sheused her fluency in French, travelling to Europe and Africa when the WorldBank was her client. Eventually, she decided to give up her business careerto become a teacher, initially serving as an Assistant Principal for four yearsat St. Peter’s School in Olney and currently as Chair of English Departmentof Good Counsel, where she has taught for eight years. In addition to Ciaraand Conor, she and her husband, Paul, an attorney, have two other children,Patrick, who is an Army specialist and sniper scout, and Caitlin, who is apolitical reporter for Real Clear Politics.24DEVELopmEnT

“My father used to tell us, ‘If you don’t know where youwant to go, any road will take you there,’” Mrs. Huey-Burnsremembers. “He instilled in us a sense of taking risks andsetting goals. This scholarship provides an opportunity torecognize and reward a Good Counsel student not only forwhat he or she has achieved thus far, but also to supportthe recipient as he or she continues to prepare for thefuture.”Paratrooper Huey“takes flight.”The scholarship was announced on Veterans’ Day at alarge community assembly to honor those who haveserved in the military, including a dozen Good Counselfaculty members who also participated in the assembly.Eligible students completed an application and wrote anessay on Our Obligation to Serve. Thirteen applied andnine finalists were invited for a personal interview with theselection committee comprised of Mrs. Huey-Burns,Varsity Girls’ Soccer Coach and Vietnam veteran JimBruno and Chief Advancement Officer Jane DiGirolamo.“Those who have been asked or who volunteer for militaryservice are not only defined by their experiences, butalso change the course of our lives through the personalsacrifices they make for the collective good,” she adds.“They do not make these sacrifices alone; oftentimestheir children face the prospect of enduring multipledeployments, geographic moves and other hardships.I am honored to have the opportunity to create thisscholarship in honor of my father and very proud ofthe committee’s decision to select Mark Metrey as thepremier recipient.” ◆If you are interested in learning more about the NormanRichards Huey, Jr. Military Scholarship or would like to makea donation to support this fund, please contact JaneDiGirolamo, Chief Advancement Officer, at 240-283-3234or digirolamo@olgchs.org.metrey ’13 Receives First Huey military scholarshipRising senior Mark D.Metrey was chosen asthe first recipient of theNorman Richards Huey, Jr.Military Scholarship.Selected for hisoutstanding academicrecord, participation in schoolorganizations, demonstratedleadership abilities, service to theschool and wider community, and his goals and ambitions,Mark will receive a one-time, $5,000 scholarship for the2012-2013 academic year.Mark is a three-year member of the award-winning GoodCounsel Debate Team, which finished first place this yearamong teams competing in the Washington ArlingtonCatholic Forensics League’s public forum debatecompetition. Mark has also received numerous individualdebate honors including qualifying for Metro Finals eachof his three years and being a two-time recipient of theEleanor Wright Spirit of Competition Award. A memberof the Good Counsel Varsity Baseball Team where heplays second base, he was recently invited to play onthe Maryland Diamond Cutters 17 and Under NationalTravel and Showcase Team.An IB student with a strong academic record, Markvolunteers with St. Patrick’s Camp Shamrock SummerProgram, B’nai Shalom of Olney’s Nursery School, Marchfor Life, Marian Assisted Living facility, St. Patrick’sThanksgiving Food Basket program, Bethlehem Housein DC and the Good Counsel Falcon 5K. He has alsovolunteered as an altar server for his parish since fifthgrade and was recently elevated to Master of Ceremonies,overseeing the masses where incense is used.Mark’s father and three uncles all served in the militaryand his paternal grandfather initiated the Navy’s VerticalLaunch System that is now present on every Navydestroyer and cruiser. His maternal grandfather also servedin the Royal Dutch Navy. His father served in both activeand reserve Army units and attained the rank of LieutenantColonel before he retired after 20 years of service.Mark explains, “These men and the military’s mission ofpreserving freedom for people around the world havetruly inspired me to want to serve in the military.”Mrs. Huey-Burns concludes, “Mark demonstrates a strongethical grounding and exhibits a work ethic that hasresulted in academic and personal success. We areextremely proud to select Mark as the first recipient andlook forward to following his education and career withgreat interest.” ◆DEVELopmEnT 25

Your ParticipationmattersAnnual FundOn April 28, the Class of 1968 was recognized forachieving the highest percentage of participation from itsclassmates to the Annual Fund for two consecutive years.The recognition took place at a Falcons’ Varsity Baseballgame against St. John’s College High School. The Falconsbeat St. John’s 1-0, while the “Boys of ’68” cheered fromthe sidelines. Joining them at the recognition was theirformer teacher and coach, Tom Kolar, who still coachesfirst base for the Varsity team.For two years, the street name directly in front of themain entrance to the school bears the “Class of 1968 Way”sign – a coveted honor bestowed upon the alumni classwhich has the greatest number of donors to the AnnualFund. Led by their Class Agents, Craig Cummins and BillMooney, in 2009-10, the Class of ’68 achieved 25.2%, andin 2010-11, they set a new record of 29.7%.Why is participation so important? “Making a donation tothe Annual Fund, no matter what the size, really doesmake a difference to our school,” explains Paul Barker,President. “When we approach foundations andcorporations for support, often one of the first questionsthey ask is ‘What is the percentage of participation fromyour board, your alumni and your parents?’ These externalorganizations want to know that we have a lot of supportfrom those who are most closely associated with ourschool before they will consider us for a grant. In otherwords, the more donors we have, regardless of the sizeof the gifts, the more likely we will receive positiveconsideration for grant funding from these organizations.”Giving inspires giving. This year, for example, severalclasses are in a competition to significantly raise thepercentage of participation among their classmates andmaybe even “steal” the street naming rights. “Major giftsto the Annual Fund are extremely important to theschool,” continues Dr. Barker, “but a ground swell ofsupport from our parents, alumni, faculty, staff,grandparents and friends makes a huge difference toensure that we reach our goal of $640,000. Many gifts –even more modest amounts – add up to help us raisethese critical funds for our students, faculty andprograms. I can’t over emphasize how important theAnnual Fund is to Good Counsel. Without significantAnnual Fund support, we would have to increase tuitionsignificantly or cut staffing or programs.”The 2011-2012 Fund for Good Counsel will close on June30. Have you made your gift to support the school? Yourfinancial support and your participation matter and willmake a huge difference to our community. Please usethe envelope included in this issue, or visit our websiteat www.olgchs.org/giving and make your gift today.Let’s give the “Boys of ’68” some competition! Remember,every gift matters, every year. ◆Dr. Paul Barker, president (left) recognizes members of the Class of 1968 on the baseball field to thank them for achievingthe highest percentage of participation among their classmates for two consecutive years.26DEVELopmEnT

On the Road…RecapsOur Lady of Good Counsel High School Advancement Office began hostinga number of regional alumni gatherings in the fall of 2011 to introduce ournew president, Dr. Paul Barker, to our many alumni across the country andto reconnect with and connect area alumni to each other. So far, regionalreceptions were held in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Bostonand Baltimore.If you are interested in helping to host an alumni event in your city orregion, contact Monica Augustyn ’06, Director of Alumni Relations(Augustyn@olgchs.org or 240-283-3214).On Friday, January 20, alumni living in the New York, New Jersey andConnecticut area gathered at the Penn Club on 44th Street in New YorkCity to enjoy an evening with fellow Falcons and President Paul Barker;Chief Advancement Officer, Jane DiGirolamo and Director of Alumni andParent Relations, Monica Augustyn ’06. Many alumni reconnected withclassmates they had not seen in a while, met new Falcons who had justmoved to the tri-state area and reminisced about their time at Good Counsel.Geoffrey Montes ’08 Melissa Greene ’07,Meghan Cerpa ’08, Mike Devlin ’07Tim Sullivan ’89, Hugh Boyle ’98,Josh Ott ’99, Earl Hunt ’99San Francisco area alumni gathered at Bin 38 Wine Bar on February 3, 2012,with Jane DiGirolamo, Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) for Good Counsel.The group enjoyed a chance to hear news about GC and share stories fromtheir high school years. Pictured from left: Tom Daniel ’85; Eric Ginebra ’90;Jennifer Fischer ’97; John Heisse ’72; Jane DiGirolamo, GC’s CAO;Adam McDonough ’84 and Hugh O'Boyle ’66.Other “On The Road” receptionshave included Chicago inNovember 2011 and Bostonin April. We look forwardto many more to come!Ben Yhim ’87,Ed Kushlis ’76, Alex Núñez ’89 Ryan Bottegal ’06, Claire Balkam ’06 Brad Bolino ’71, Dennis Kane ’83 andAttilio Campanaro ’83 enjoy the rooftopOn April 19, Jamie Ryan ’82 and Chuck Morton ’83 invited Our Lady of Goodview of the Baltimore skyline.Counsel High School alumni who live in the Baltimore area for a reception atVenable LLP. Approximately 30 alumni attended this networking event. ◆aLumnI 27

TONY CAPONE ’841984ALUMNI TODAYWith a passion for acting andperforming, Tony Capone ’84pursued his dream by being anactive member in the GC TheatreDepartment, continuing on stageat the University of Marylandand then making his way toBroadway in New York City. Nowa consultant in New York City,Tony incorporates his acting anddirecting abilities from the stageto the business world atExec/Comm.In 1980 Tony’s parents sent him to Our Lady Good Counsel High School,which was “the best decision they ever made,” he stated. Within the first fewweeks of school, Tony was involved in the first show of the year – The Witnessfor the Prosecution. In the 80’s, Tony was cast in a show at a local populardinner theatre during his junior year at GC, and performed eight times a week.The Good Counsel administration allowed Tony to leave school to perform inthe matinees, and the school was extremely supportive of his dream tobecome an actor.At the University of Maryland, Tony declared an English major, “mainly bydefault,” he explained. “There were outside voices saying, ‘Do you know whatyour odds are of succeeding [on stage]?’ I listened to some of those voicesby studying something else, but nothing really latched on.”After graduation, Tony went to New York City to audition, and he landed arole in Miss Saigon. “And the rest was history,” he said. Tony appeared onBroadway in Carousel, at Carnegie Hall and directed over 20 productionsregionally and in New York.“There were outside voices telling me that the odds of succeeding were slim, butthose voices were never coming from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School.”With 20 years of experience as a professional actor and director, Tony decidedto alter his career path but still use the skills he acquired as an actor. Helanded a consulting role as a professional trainer and coach for Exec/Comm.This has allowed Tony to go from acting on Broadway, into directing, yetagain, as he coaches clients to become better communicators. Tony helps hisclients develop better communication skills by providing real life scenariosand allowing them to respond and in a way, “act out,” their responses.When reflecting back on his time at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School,Tony explains, “It was the academics and the Theatre Department that gaveme the courage and confidence to go to New York City [to become an actor].Good Counsel was not where those voices of doubt came from. It was thatsense of community that taught me about myself and how strong I was. Theschool [instills] strength to all students who want to pursue their dreams.”28cLass noTEs

TRI-ATHLETEKATHERINE PRANGLEYLIOLA ’97By day she is Senior VicePresident for Armstrong, Fleming& Moore, Inc., providing counseland strategy as a financial plannerwith a focus in behavioral finance.Mornings and weekends, Katietrains hard for her next triathlonwith the ultimate goal ofqualifying to compete in theIronman World Championshipsin Kona, Hawaii.“I bought my first bike in March2010 and did my first triathlon, theColumbia Triathlon, in May 2010 with some Good Counsel friends,” explainsKatie. “In the beginning, I trained on my own and with friends, but before thestart of 2011, I knew I had to push myself more to achieve my goals. I joinedTeam FeXY [FE= iron and XY= Man] and started working with a coach.”Katie’s regimen includes swimming, biking and running as well as yoga,strength and core training. Her nutrition, sleep and recovery are alsomonitored. Her peak weekly training, as she prepared for her first Ironmanin Arizona, was about 22 hours. “Normal” training for other races is between10-15 hours per week.1997She adds, “It’s amazing how much you learn about your body – what it cando, what it needs, how to take care of it. Training is not just about hours inthe pool, on the bike or on the road. It’s also about what you are puttinginto your body, how to help it recover and your mental focus.”Katie, who swam, played soccer, lacrosse and field hockey at Good Counsel,became interested in triathlons when she was at Boston College. She ran theBoston Marathon twice and was inspired by a father/son team, who ran theBoston Marathon and then competed in the Ironman World Championshipsin Kona. “I got into triathlons after achieving my marathon goal of running10 marathons before turning 30,” she said. “I wanted a new challenge.The culture, the intensity and the multi-discipline training aspects of thetriathlon really appealed to me.My husband, Dave, my family and many of my Good Counsel friends havebeen incredibly supportive,” Katie concludes. “Training requires a lot of earlywake up calls and other sacrifices, but like any goal you have to put in theeffort.”Katie has now competed in 12 triathlons. She embraces the Ironman Mantra,“anything is possible,” and she looks forward to her first race of the 2012season, the Philadelphia Olympic Triathlon in June. Way to go, Katie!cLass noTEs 29

cLass noTEs1966Donald mizell married Diana Law in 2010.1967Robert Goley retired from Federal service this pastDecember after 38 years. His extended family of ninekids, eleven grandkids and a great-granddaughter havebeen keeping him busy. Robert is also a volunteer withthe Coast Guard Auxiliary and edits thousands ofphotographs.1976Father Walter J. Tappe is the Pastor of Saint Hugh ofGrenoble Catholic Church in Greenbelt, MD.Joe aloi moved to Norfolk and is currently ClinicalDirector of the Strelitz Diabetes Center/Chief Division ofEndocrinology and Metabolism at the Eastern VirginiaMedical School.1977The 2011 WCAC Football Championship game againstGonzaga was enjoyed by all Falcons, including manyalumni who stopped by thePicnics by Gerard tailgate,by Daniel Wallace ’77.Pictured here are TomWhalen ’77, mike Fitzgerald’77, Dan Fitzgerald ’78,Daniel Wallace andBob mcaleer ’78.1979colonel peter curry entered the U.S.Army in May of 1983 and served 26½years until his retirement in October2009.1983Ryan scholl is currently servingas Commanding Officer (CO)of the USS Ashland. Ryan hasbeen married to Kimberly for24 years, and they have twochildren.1984Billy Kappaz founded The Dorado Group and currentlyserves as its Chairman and CEO. Previously, he wasthe President and COO of K & M Engineering andConsulting Corporation where he led the structuringand development of numerous infrastructure projectsaround the world including the first ever private powerprojects in Colombia, Jordan, Vietnam, Bangladesh,Tunisia, Ivory Coast and Senegal.1988Tony Fletcher earned his privatepilot's license. Pictured is histemporary certificate presentedby the FAA examiner who gavehim his final check ride.GC President Paul Barker with chris Heck, President ofBusiness Operations for New York Red Bulls, Inc. (MajorLeague Soccer). Chris oversees the business andcommercial aspects of the club and Red Bull Arena.Previously, Chris served as Senior Vice President forMarketing Partnershipsfor the NationalBasketball Association.Paul Barker, President,and Jane DiGirolamo,CAO, visited with Chris inJanuary, and he provideda guided tour of the NewYork Red Bulls Arena,located in Harrison, NJ.1989Actor mark povinelli plays Todd on the NBC series, AreYou There, Chelsea? and was in the movie, Mirror Mirror,with Julia Roberts.1990peter Torti (pictured in frontof the NY Stock Exchange withGC President Paul Barker)is currently the Director ofDeutsche Bank Securities, Inc.located in New York.30cLass noTEs

1991major patrick pflaum is currentlydeployed in Afghanistan.2001claire steinbraker Dipippo married David DiPippo onJune 25, 2011 in Corolla, North Carolina.1993amanda (mandi) Bullough Workman and her husbandwelcomed their daughter, Kamryn Adele, on May 4, 2012.Kamryn joins her brother, 18-month-old Charlie.1995Katrell mendenhall is scheduled to star in a reality showcalled “Chicagolicious” on the Style Network.matthew Reed is a current memberof the Air National Guard and hasbeen previously deployed toAfghanistan and Iraq.anastasia oristian arab graduatedfrom the Michigan State UniversityCollege of Osteopathic Medicineon May 3 and will be starting her career as a residentphysician in obstetrics and gynecology at GenesysRegional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, MI. Anastasiacelebrated this accomplishment with her 4-month-olddaughter, Ava Lynn, who was born on January 3, 2012, hernine-year old daughter, Laila Marie, and her high schoolsweetheart and husband of 10 years, PJ Arab.1998Kristen Bitter Worch andher husband, Ryan, welcomedtheir third child, VincentJames, on January 26, 2012.He was welcomed with hugsby big sisters Grace (4) andHadley (2).1999chris monroe was inducted into the George WashingtonUniversity Hall of Fame on February 18. He is currentlyplaying pro basketball in Europe.Pictured are: Claire DiPippo ’01, Sarah Deyhle ’01, MarieSteinbraker ’06, Lara Steinbraker Salyer ’98, ShannonDorsey Young ’01, Lauren Brayer ’01 and Julie Waugh ’01.Not pictured, but at the wedding were: GeorgeSteinbraker ’94, Michelle Quinones ’01, MichaelQuinones ’98 and Nicole Conto ’02.ashley Holland Vincent and her husband,Zak, who reside in Indianapolis, IN,welcomed their first daughter, CharlotteAdele, on January 31, 2012.2002matt augustyn and his wife,Megan, welcomed their firstchild, Sophie Ann, on February28, 2012. Sophie was 8lbs, 11ozand 21 inches. Matt’s sister,Monica ’06 (Director of AlumniRelations), is Sophie’s godmother.Matt, Megan and Sophie currentlyreside in Bethesda, MD.2003Liz cowan sheil and her husband, Ryan,would like to introduce their first child,Braden Michael, born on March 9, 2012.Braden was 8lbs, 6oz and 21 inches.cLass noTEs 31

cLass noTEs2004meghan stafford received her Master’s of Educationdegree from Lynchburg College in January and ispursuing a job as a high school counselor. She is alsoregistered to run the Marine Corps Marathon for thesecond time in October and is raising money for woundedsoldiers and their families.2006Drew Gloster and Tyrell Jones have both signed to playin the Professional Indoor Football League. They will beplaying for the Columbus Lions in Columbus, Georgia.Neither knew that the other had signed for that team,and they look forward continuing their friendship thatstarted at GC.2007nadia abascal graduated from Barnard College in 2011and is pursuing her Ph.D. in chemistry at Yale University.Nadia is studying organic chemistry in the labs ofProfessor Scott Miller.2008Daniela poss was named to the Capital One AcademicAll-District Women’s Basketball Team, selected by theCollege Sports Information Directors of America. Daniela,a chemistry major with a 4.0 GPA, was named to theNCAA Division III All-District 2 team that includes everyteam in eight states, mostly in the Middle Atlantic andNew England regions.matt Dennison was accepted as a Master’s Degreecandidate at Salisbury University. His field of study isgeospatial/geoscience information systems.Elaina ponchione, former lacrosse goalie for GoodCounsel and a member of the US Naval AcademyWomen’s Lacrosse team, graduated from the ServiceAcademy in May.stephen Hayes completed a great year at the mainSorbonne in Paris, France. He graduated from AmericanUniversity in Washington D.C., this May. Stephen wason the Dean’s List at American, where he studiedinternational politics. Stephen also was an officer ofthe school’s Debate Team.mary swarthout was one of six athletes from The CatholicUniversity of America to be named to the 2012 All-Landmark Conference Teams on May 4. Mary leads theLandmark Conference in lacrosse goals, points andcaused turnovers.2011maeve Drummey is currently enrolledin the US Naval Academy PreparatorySchool (graduation 2012). Maeve hasaccepted appointment and receivedCongressional nomination forUnited States Naval Academy,Class of 2016.sean sutton, a freshman at UNC-ChapelHill, received his first ACC Championshipwin in the 400 meter dash. Sean finishedwith a personal best time of 46.84seconds.alex Honsberger completed her first year at Mount St.Mary’s. She made the Dean’s List and is involved in theHonor’s Program. Alex is the president of Educators forJustice Society, a member of Best Buddies, a FreshmanAmbassador, and she will be a Resident Assistant for the2012–2013 term.We want to hear from you!Please email the Director of Alumni Relations,Monica Augustyn at Augustyn@olgchs.org.ALUMNI BUSINESS NETWORKINGOn March 15, the GC Alumni Office and Patrick Howley ’87 hosted the first Alumni BusinessNetworking event. With over 40 alumni in attendance, it wasa successful evening of networking and exchanging business cards.The next event will be on Thursday, September 27 at M&T Bank,Rockville, MD 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Hosted by Kevin McCormack ’86.Save the date forthe next BusinessNetworking Social!More information will be provided through the Alumni e-Newsletters.If you do not receive emails from GC, contact the Alumni Office(Augustyn@olgchs.org) to update your contact information.We hope to see you there!32cLass noTEs

In mEmoRIamGod our Father,Your power brings us to birth,Your providence guides ourlives, and by Your commandwe return to dust.Lord, those who die stilllive in Your presence, theirlives change but do not end.I pray in hope for my family,relatives and friends, andfor all the dead known toYou alone.In company with Christ,Who died and now lives,may they rejoice in Yourkingdom, where all ourtears are wiped away.Unite us together againin one family, to singYour praise forever and ever.• Embelina Banfield, mother of Donna Trotta, grandmother of Danielle ’02,Jacqueline ’06 and Nicholas ’10• Jeffrey Paul Beaupre ’88• Carl E. Berger, father of Erik C. Berger ’84• James R. Bergmann, father of Mike ’80, Brian ’82, James ’87 and Tracy;grandfather to Patrick ’09, Timmy ’11, Katherine and Katie ’13 and Kevin ’15• John V. Cuff ’70, father of Julie ’04 and brother of Bobby Cuff ’66• Margaret Davitt, mother of John ’70, Emmit ’75 and Chris Davitt ’78• Edward Dougherty ’63• Mr. Lee Fangmeyer, father of Jeanne Crossland, Mary Jo Lanzer, Karen Swarthout,Beth Poulos , Fr. Lee Fangmeyer ’79, Mark Fangmeyer ’80 and James Fangmeyer’83; grandparent of Michael ’97, Daniel ’00 and Mary ’08 Swarthout; John Jr. ’03,James ’04, Matthew ’06, Andrew ’08, Luke ’12 and Patrick ’14 Poulos; Mark ’05,Andrew ’07, Laura Lee ’10, Michael ’13 and Matthew ’13 Fangmeyer; James ’11and Audrey ’13 Fangmeyer; and five great-grandchildren; past board member.• Maria Magdalena Garcia, mother of Veronica Garcia ’00 and Christina Garcia ’08• Jesse Houston, Sr. , father of Jesse Houston ’68• Marilyn Judge, former GC History teacher; mother of Stephen ’67, John ’70 and Larry ’75• William Kolar, father of Tom Kolar (GC faculty), John ’71, Dan ’73, Grandfather toKathleen Kolar Quinn ’90 and Sara Kolar Moran ’94• Elinor Fox Massuchi, mother of Tom Mazzuchi ’74• Thomas McCarthy ’75• Mary Mueller, mother of Kerry Mueller ’11• John A. Murphy Jr. ’74• Beth Polletto ’03, daughter of Kathy and John Polletto• Jennie Serra, mother of Gene ’71 and Stephen ’74; grandmother of Danielle, Jennifer,and Mary Grace• Molly Shaffer, mother of James ’67, William ’74, and the late Thomas Shaffer ’75;mother-in-law of Robert Leginus ’68• Karen Rosenblatt, mother of Joe ’11 and Andrew ’13This spring, GC created an award in Justin’s memory called TheJustin Thornton Award. It was given to a student who demonstratesXaverian values.The Justin Thornton Award was awarded to nathan Incognito ’12at an all-school assembly on April 30.Justin [Class of 2010] was very close with many alumni from the classes of2009–2011. Justin never spoke of his suffering from cancer, never complainedand never asked for pity, but instead he made people laugh. He fought forhis life every single day walking through those hallways of GC. It is in theGood Counsel hallways that he fought most of his battle with this cancer,before he could even set foot on a college campus. On February 1, 2011,a falcon flew to heaven. His quote should always be remembered in GC“On my rise to success, no suffering, no reward.” I am trying to explainthe importance of Justin to you because he was a role model for notonly one graduating class but three years full of students.–Sarah Kane ’09, a good friend of Justin’sJustin Thornton 1991-2011The video of the award can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skGhO50Sg00cLass noTEs 33

News and EventsGood Counsel’s“Tip-Off Classic”Basketball Tournament presented byLegacy Investment & Management.Friday, November 30throughSunday, December 2, 2012BUILDING FUTURE CHAMPIONS!Summer Youth Sports CampsAges 5 to 14Boys’ Basketball ★ Girls’ BasketballBoys’ Lacrosse ★ Girls’ LacrosseGirls’ Soccer ★ Boys’ SoccerBaseball ★ Volleyball ★ FootballEight teams (four local and fourout-of-town teams) will compete ina 3-day championship-styletournament.Located at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, Olney, MDWWW.OLGCHS.ORG ★ 240-283-3218ALUMNI BUSINESSNETWORKUpcoming events:ursday, September 27, 20126:30 – 8:30 p.m.at M&T Bank, Rockville, MDHosted by Kevin McCormack ’86

REUNIONWEEKENDFriday, October 26 –Saturday, October 27Reunion Weekend forclasses ending in “2” and “7”.Visit www.olgchs.org/reunionsfor more information.“2&7 ”THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, 201230 th AnnualSteve DeanGolf Tournamentat Argyle and Manor Country ClubsReception to followCatered by Outback SteakHouseContact Monica Augustyn ataugustyn@olgchs.orgFriday, October 5Athletic Hall of FameRecognition at the GC v. DeMathafootball game!Game at 7:00 pmInductees for the 2012 Hall of Fame:Cliff Brown ’66The 1994-1995 Girls’ Basketball TeamRoger Mason ’99Maggie Curran ’02VENDORSHOWNOVEMBERSaturday, November 10hosted by theMothers’ ClubATTN: ALL ALUMNIJoin Us!Wednesday, November 23 rdGC Alumni Night at the Barking DogLocated in Bethesda, MD!Sunday, November 11Annual Alumni Memorial Mass

A Xaverian Brothers Sponsored School17301 Old Vic Boulevard I Olney, Maryland I 20832NON-PROFITU.S. POSTAGEPAIDPERMIT NO. 253SILVER SPRING, MDChange Service RequestedFriend Us | Follow Us | Learn About Us at olgchs.orgEVENTSAUGUST23 First Day of Classes24 ESPN Live Football:GC @ Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)SEPTEMBER8 Football: GC v. St. JosephRegional (NJ) @ Naval Academy13 30th Annual Steve Dean GolfTournament27 Alumni Business NetworkGet Readyfor Some Football!AUGUST 24, 2012Good Counsel v. Bishop GormanOCTOBER5 Athletic Hall of Fame CeremonyHomecoming Game: GC v. DeMatha14 Admissions Open House18 St. Francis Society Dinner26-27 Reunion Weekend for ClassesEnding in “2” and “7”Can’t make it to Vegas?Come watch the game live at either of ourtwo local ESPN viewing parties:In Maryland: In DC/Virginia:The Greene Turtlelocated in Olney, MDRFDlocated in Washington, DCBroadcastingLIVE fromLas Vegason ESPN!For further information, pleasevisit our website atwww.olgchs.org/ESPN