Union Catholic's 50th Anniversary Celebration Begins!

Inside This Issue:Published by:for Alumni, Parents, Friends & FamilyUnion Catholic’s 50th AnniversaryCelebration Begins!Class of 2012 Grad. Coverage.... 12-1750th Anniversary cont’d.............. 30-32Faculty News.............................. 28-29Alumni News & Notes................ 33-43Union Catholic has been preparing for the Golden Anniversary for nearly four yearsnow. Catch the spirit and make sure you plan to come back and celebrate with us!Read more about UC’s 50th Anniversary on pg. 30Congratulations to the Class of 2012: Newest UC Alums!School Consultative Board members whoattended graduation: Joe Schurtz '71, NancyFoulks '76, Sister Percylee Hart, TiffanyWilson '90, Marion Badala Berger '76, andArt Ryan.After graduation, seniors toss theircaps into the air in celebration.Seniors anxiously await their names beingcalled to receive their diplomas.Graduation coverage continued on pg. 122012-2013 NEWSLETTER & ANNUAL REPORT

2012-2013School Consultative BoardMarion Badala Berger '76Tom Cristiani '69Susan DyckmanNancy Foulks '76 -- Vice ChairPatricia GagliardiDr. Tracey Garrett '90Donard GaynorCheryl Cop Hart '89Caroline Lawlor '90Arthur P. Ryan III -- ChairLinda SchanzJoseph Schurtz '71James Siburn '81Allyson Smith '97David Thornton '75Robert TomlinsonTiffany Wilson '90Anne WischusenPrincipal’s UpdateDear UC Community of Alumni, Parents and Friends,Welcome to Union Catholic’s 50th Anniversary Year! There are many excitingthings planned to commemorate this pivotal time in our school’s history. I lookforward to celebrating with you and renewing with you our commitment to bringUC into our next fifty years!In September of 2009, UC welcomed the “Golden” Class of 2013, knowing wellthat they would be seniors during this momentous year in Union Catholic’s history.Now, in the fall of 2012, the 50th Anniversary is in full-swing. Those freshmen thatwe welcomed with golden doughnuts and special pins are now mature young menand women, only one year away from joining the ranks of over 10,000 UC alumni!We have already hosted two 50th Anniversary events, Jets Fest on August 24 andDay at the Races on September 2, both of which were tremendous successes. Photosand descriptions of each can be found in this issue of UC Review. We sincerelyhope that you will find the time to join us at a future 50th Anniversary event, all ofwhich can be found on page 28. Also, make sure to update your information withthe Alumni Office, by calling 908-889-1600 ext. 351 or emailing alumni@unioncatholic.org.As you read this issue of UC Review, you will seethat the Class of 2012 graduates are an impressivegroup that will surely succeed in whatever they settheir minds to. The members of this class earned$18,019,803 in college scholarships and were acceptedto some of the most prestigious colleges anduniversities in the country. They deserve our congratulations,support, and prayers as they movecloser to becoming all that God calls them to be.I look forward to seeing you soon! In the meantime,I will continue to keep you and your special intentionsin my prayers and ask you to keep the UCCommunity in yours.Sincerely,Sister Percylee Hart, RSMMission StatementUnion Catholic Regional High School strives to prepare students to fulfill their college and career goals by fostering the student’sachievement of academic standards of excellence within a value-centered education, strong in its commitment to moral teaching,ethical norns and to the establishment of a community of faith and love in a coeducational, Catholic high school setting.In the context of a diverse student body, the Union Catholic faculty strives to develop the uniqueness of each student by fosteringspecial talents and by providing a viable program of studies and services that is meaningful to a student’s present and futureneeds. Union Catholic Regional High School wholeheartedly seeks to Teach As Jesus Did and to educate students to live thegospel message.2

2011-2012 UCIAC Scholar AthletesCampus ScanSophomore AwardedStagg ScholarshipSophomore Eryk Luczynski of Rahway was selectedas the recipient of the 2012 Sandra StaggMemorial Scholarship, made possible by the Staggand Cocoziello families in memory of their belovedSandra ’83. Sandra passed away during her senioryear at Union Catholic. The memorial scholarshipis presented each year to one ninth grade studentwho has demonstrated a commitment to academicachievement and has contributed in a positive wayto the UC community. The scholarship is renewableover the student’s remaining years at Union Catholic.Eryk is a member of the Boys Soccer team, attendsPolish school, and is involved in Boy Scouts.Dave Schanz '12 of Edison and Gabrielle Aquino '12 of Rahway werenamed Union Catholic’s UCIAC (Union County Interscholastic AthleticConference) Scholar-Athletes for the 2011-2012 school year. Picturedleft to right are Dr. James Reagan, Jr. '96, Assistant Principal and VarsityBaseball Coach; Dave Schanz; Gabrielle Aquino; and Tracy TrukowskiDoherty '93, Varsity Lacrosse Assistant Coach.World Language Honor SocietyUnion Catholic proudly welcomed 41 new students into theFrench Honor Society, Italian Honor Society, and Spanish HonorSociety at the World Language National Honor Society Inductionheld on March 7. “It was so wonderful to see the hard workof these students recognized,” says faculty member and SpanishHonor Society moderator Christina LoCicero. “They have showna true love of language and have embraced a culture other thantheir own; I know that these students will carry with them thisknowledge far beyond the walls of UC.”Pictured left to right are Sister Percylee Hart, RSM,Karen and David Stagg, Class of 2015 recipientEryk Luczynski, Erica Stagg, David Stagg '84, andSharon Cocoziello.Nursing Scholarship PresentedAnna-Teresa Mutuc '12 of Fords was presented with the 2012 Joanne FedericoMalloy Memorial Scholarship. Joanne Federico Malloy was a member of theClass of 1974 and was a dedicated nurse for 30 years. Established by her fellowclassmates, the scholarship honors Joanne’s commitment to her profession.Anna-Teresa will be attending the University of Santo Tomas in Manila,Philippines in pursuit of her nursing degree. Pictured (right) are Anna-Teresa,Sister Percylee, and Diane Distano '74.3

Campus ScanUC Spanish StudentsAwarded for ExcellenceStudents from UC earned a total of 2 gold, 9 silver and9 bronze medals along with 23 honorable mentions inthe 2012 National Spanish Exam. “Attaining a medalor honorable mention for any student on the NationalSpanish Examinations is very prestigious,” said KevinCessna-Buscemi, National Director of the Exams.Level 1 RegularSilverOscar CortizoDana CoutoSamantha CurielBronzeKyle BorowskiAdrien CortizoHonorable MentionMeagan BeriontJennifer PuschakKatherine SheldonLexie SinsceraTaylor SmithLevel 1 BilingualBronzeRichard RyngelHonorable MentionRuby GonzalesLevel 2 RegularSilverElise MoranoBronze AwardParnika CellyJoseph PeronaDennis ReillyHonorable MentionDouglas CassidyThomas HartnettKrystyna MaciejakGabrielle PaisHetal PatelDaniel SheldonJamie SiburnMadison SimonLevel 2 Outside Exp.GoldJacqueline BehrendSilverFernando AlvarezCristina BonnerHonorable MentionMaria AgostinhoMichael De AndradeLevel 2 BilingualHonorable MentionVeronica MillanLevel 3 RegularSilverTaylor DikenHonorable MentionKatherine BrownCourtney McGovernLevel 3 Outside Exp.GoldRosa CuppariBronzeYahiza JaramilloYarelis LafuenteLevel 4 RegularSilverGabrielle AquinoHonorable MentionAdrianna DeGazonKathleen SullivanLevel 4 Outside Exp.Honorable MentionDemie TeixeiraLevel 4 BilingualSilverFernando MuleiroHonorable MentionAlison PazosJoseph Grzankowski EndowedScholarship andDorothy Grzankowski EndowedScholarshipThe Joseph Grzankowski Endowed Scholarship was presentedto Christian Fernandez '12 of Edison. This is awardedto one industrious senior who has exemplified the UC corevalues and who intends to study at Rutgers University. TheDorothy Grzankowski Endowed Scholarship was presentedto Molly Luppino '12 of Cranford. This is awarded to one industrioussenior who has exemplified the UC core values whointends to pursue a degree in Education. Both scholarshipsare named in memory of the grandfather of James Bischoff’01 and award $500 to the recipient.Pictured are Molly Luppino and Christian Fernandez.Sorority ScholarshipPictured are Sister Percylee Hart, RSM; Sivona Blake '12 ofMaplewood, recipient of the Alpha Kappa Alpha SororityPi Theta Omega Chapter Scholarship; and representativeMs. Patricia Bing.4

Campus ScanDara Maguire Scores Perfect 800 on Math SATSenior Dara Maguire of Scotch Plains scored a perfect 800 on themath section of her SAT. She attributes her success to her Mathteachers at UC, who often had students practice standardized testtaking in class. A particularly involved student, Dara is a UC ambassador,Executive Board member for SMAC (Student MovementAgainst Cancer), and is a member of the Varsity LacrosseTeam. She is currently taking pre-calculus and intends to pursue acareer in the math/science fields; she is especially interested in exploringengineering as an option. Dara is enrolled in an engineeringinternship during her senior year to help aid her in the decisionof her college major.Four Students Receive Eagle Scout AwardFour students, all having been in Boy Scouts together since theirgrammar school days at St. John the Apostle in Clark, have completedor are working on their Eagle Scout projects, and have allearned their Pope Pius XII Religious Award. For their Eagle Scoutprojects, Eddie Ford '13 did landscaping for Habitat for Humanity,Dan Sheldon '14 renovated the St. John the Apostle library, MikeEastman '13 built a Veteran’s Memorial for MIA POW’s on thefront lawn of Union Catholic, and J.P. Seebode '14 will be startinghis project in Rahway Park in the near future. Pictured left to rightare Eddie Ford of Clark, Dan Sheldon of Clark, Mike Eastman ofLinden, and J.P. Seebode of Clark.Elise Morano '15 Volunteers inAlabamaAt the end of June, sophomoreElise Morano traveled to DeKalbCounty, Alabama, along with 75high school students and 25 adultsfrom the Presbyterian Youth Organizationof Westfield. The volunteersworked for seven days tohelp rebuild a community that wasdevastated last spring by 62 tornadoes.The group put in 4,500 hoursof service and built porches, putup drywall, installed roofing, demolishedbathrooms, painted, andinstalled siding.Student Attends JSA PrincetonSummer ProgramJunior Cheyenne Allen of East Orangewas accepted into JSA (JuniorStatesmen of America) SummerSchool at Princeton University.Cheyenne’s political and businessambitions are only beginning. Shehopes to bring a chapter of JSA toUnion Catholic, with the purposeof giving UC’s Young PoliticiansClub an organization to back it. Sheis also in the process of starting herown online magazine company.5

Campus ScanYou Gotta Have ArtPictured are three members of the NAHS (National Art Honor Society)who have worked diligently on a new art project utilizingplastic bottle caps. The project is displayed just outside of the UCGuidance Office. Composed entirely of different colored recycledcaps, the project emphasizes the theme of the NAEA (National ArtEducation Association), “You Gotta Have Art”. (From left to right):Olivia Nan '12 of Middlesex, Bradford Lindsey '12 of Edison, IrisPegeron '12 of Plainfield.Lenten InitiativesMembers of the UC Community were encouraged to bear in mind theschool’s core values of community, compassion, honesty, responsibility,and respect during the season of Lent. Sister Percylee Hart RSM, Principaland member of Union Catholic’s Mission Effectiveness Committee,says, “Our Lenten Initiatives have enlivened our practice of the corporaland spiritual works of mercy—what a spirit-driven WOW!”Each week, a particular work of mercy was the focus and included: WeekOne: Apologize to someone, even if the other person was wrong; WeekTwo: Do something nice or kind for someone without being asked; WeekThree: Visit or call someone who is housebound, sick, lonely or depressed;Week Four: Donate blood at the annual spring Blood Drive and/or contributeto the school’s Clothing Drive, where clothes, shoes, stuffed animals,blankets, toys, and bicycles were given to Fashion Republic, a local distributingorganization; Week Five: Contribute to school-wide Food Drive,where non-perishable food items were donated to the IHM Food Pantry;Week Six: Compliment someone or provide words of comfort/encouragementto someone who needs them; Week Seven: Write a letter thankingsomeone who has made a positive difference in your life.Seniors Crown Our Lady of GraceOn May 2, Union Catholic held its annual May Crowning Ceremony. Sister IrmaGazzillo organized the event so that the entire senior class was present and reflective.Timothy Dalton '12 of Metuchen and Katherine Treventi '12 of Murray Hill crownedthe Blessed Mother statue in the main foyer, and Christian Fernandez '12 of Edisonand Yolande Edme '12 of Linden crowned Our Lady of Grace on the front lawn of theschool (pictured). One special reading was written by Scotch Plains resident Phyllis M.Biunno, who composed a poem about the statue of Our Lady of Grace in front of UnionCatholic after passing it many times on her daily walks. The poem is entitled, “A Reflectionon Passing by…” and is on display in UC’s main foyer.6

Students ‘Rock the Vote’This past spring, the Young Politicians Club hosted a ‘Rockthe Vote’ event, with the goal of helping UC students realizetheir rights and responsibilities as American citizens. At theevent, the YPC members registered seniors to vote in the upcomingPresidential election.The Young Politicians Club is a bipartisan club that focusesits efforts on encouraging young people to become activelyinvolved in the political processes at the federal, state, andlocal levels. The club was created after the 2008 PresidentialElection because of the historical aspect of the election andthe students’ deepening interest in our political system. Asidefrom Rock the Vote, the club also initiated two other committeesduring the year: one to help senior Mike Eastman fundraisefor his Eagle Scout Project, and one to start preparingfor this fall’s Mock Election.Campus ScanAlex Heimbuch '12 of Roselle and Braeden Rembert '12 of Irvingtonpose with Mr. James Bace, moderator of the Young Politicians Club.UC PAC Presents Zombie PromTrees Dedicated on Arbor DayUnion Catholic’s Spring Musical this year was Zombie Prom. Set inthe fabulous ‘50s, this is the tale of a sweet teenage girl named Toffeeand the “rebel without a cause” Jonny whose name is purposefullyspelled without the “h”. While the unlikely pairing falls in loveat Enrico Fermi High School,the strict-as-Stalin tyrant principalMiss Delilah Strict seeks tointervene and persuade Toffeeto break up with the potentiallytroublesome Jonny. After a seriesof unfortunate events, Jonny returnsto Enrico Fermi High as azombie, which ultimately leadsto chaos and disorder in the hallsof high school. Starring in theshow were Brandon Rotondo '12of Colonia and Maeve Lynskey'12 of Cranford.The Union Catholic Environmental Club held an ArborDay Tree Dedication and Blessing Ceremony on April23. The ceremony was led by the club’s ExecutiveBoard and adviser Bill Boyar. The service celebratedUnion Catholic’s commitment to the environment andincluded a blessing by Sister Percylee Hart, RSM, Principal,of the 131 new trees that were recently plantedon the UC property. Sister Mary Raymond, founder ofthe club thirty years ago, was a special guest in attendanceat the event. Pictured are members of the EnvironmentalClub and Sister Percylee Hart, RSM.7

Union Catholic Spirit DayUC celebrated its first “UC Spirit Day” on April 18. The day includeda number of events that each called students, faculty, andstaff to come together as a community.In the morning, SMAC organizeda mini-Relay for Life onthe track and field; each classwalked around the track togetherduring allotted times of the dayto the tunes of student DJ’s.In the afternoon, the schooljoined together for its Spring PepRally, where spring sports andclubs displayed their talents inorder to get the community excitedabout the season.In the early evening, SMAChosted its annual Quartersfor Cancer dinner, whereanyone from the school orlocal community was ableto purchase servings ofdonated food for a quartereach. All money raisedfrom the mini-Relay andQuarters for Cancerdinner was donateddirectly to the UnionCatholic team thatwill be walking inClark’s Relay forLife on June 8. Theclub raised nearly$2,000!Finally, the evening concludedwith one of UC’s most entertainingevents of the year, Mr. UC. Aftera tough competition, Dave Shanzreigned victorious and was crownedby last year’s winner, Dan Kilkenny’11, the new Mr. UC. Hopefullythis day will become a tradition thatcontinues to bring together the UCcommunity year after year.Boys BasketballDamon Lynn '13* Third Team All-Union County* Union County All-Long-RangeDevine Eke '14* Union County All-Freshman-SophomoreGirls BasketballJasmine Serano '12* All Mountain ConferenceBoys Track* Union County Team of the Year* Non-Public B State Champions* Union County Champions* Union County Relay Champions* Second Team All-Non Public, 4x400mCampus ScanWinter Sport AccoladesMarty Davidson '12* First Team All-Union County, SPMike DeAngelis '13* Third Team All-Union County, 400mAllen Eke '12* First Team All-State, 800m* Broke Meet of Champions 800 record, with a1:52.24 time* Union County Athlete of the Year* First Teamm All-Union County, 800m* First Team All-Non Public, 800mAndrew Ghizzone '14* Third Team All-Union County, 1,600mZach Ghizzone '13* Second Team All-Non Public, HHGirls TrackImani Beauliere '14* Second Team All-Union County, 55mMorgan McLaughlin '12* Second Team All-Union County, HH* First Team All-Non Public, HH* Won Union County title and second straight StateNon Public A title in Hurdles2011-20129

Campus ScanBoys BaseballRyan Kahn '14* Second Team All-Union CountyDave Schanz '12* First Team All-Union County* Second Team All-Non PublicGirls SoftballAshley Straile '12* First Team Mountain Division* Second Team All-Union CountyBoys Track* New Balance National Sprint Medley Champions* Union County Team of the Year* Union County Coach of the Year: Mike McCabe* Non-Public A State Champions* Union County Conference Champions* Union County Relay Champions* First Team All-Union County, 4x400m* Third Team All-State, 4x400m* Second Team All-Non Public, 4x400mObafemi Animashaun '14* Third Team All-Union County, IH* Third Team All-Non Public, IHDarryl Costello ‘12* Third Team All-Union County, 400m* Third Team All-Non Public, 200mMarty Davidson ‘12* Second Team All-Union County, SPAllen Eke ‘12* Second Team All-State, 800m* First Team All-Union County, 800m* First Team All-Non Public, 800m* Union County 1,600m title holder, with 4:11.69Thomas Freid '12* First Team All-Union County, JAV* Third Team All-Non Public, JAVAndrew Ghizzone ‘14* Third Team All-Union County, 800mZach Ghizzone ‘13* First Team All-Non Public, HH* Second Team All-Union County, HHJordan Jimerson '14* Second Team All-Union County, 100m* First Team All-Non Public, 100mChristoffe Scott '13* First Team All-Union County, LJ* First Team All-Non Public, TJGirls TrackMorgan McLaughlin ‘12* Third Team All-State, LJ* First Team All-Union County, LJ* First Team All-Non Public, HH2012 Spring Sport AccoladesTristan Quintan '14 Wins U.S. HighSchool Fencing ChampionshipTrack Team Volunteers at SpecialOlympicsTristan Quintan '14 of Colonia (pictured left) recently won theU.S. High School Fencing Championship held in Cleveland, Ohio.He has been fencing since he was ten-years old and has since wonthe Garden State Games Championship two consecutive years. Hehopes to make it to the Olympics.Members of the Boys Track team volunteered to work track eventsfor the Special Olympics on May 5 at Bridgewater-Raritan HighSchool. Pictured from left to right are Andrew Ghizzone, DerekSiegal, Matt Roberts, Kenny Evely, Obafemi Animashaun, andChristian Barbosa.10

Campus ScanUC Track Sprint Medley Team Places First atNew Balance National Championships!Union Catholic’s Sprint Medley team, consisting of Mike DeAngelis '13 of Rahway,Darryl Costello '12 of Union, Jordan Jimerson '14 of Edison, and Allen Eke '12 of Plainfield,placed first at the New Balance National Outdoor Championship in June at NorthCarolina A&T University in Greensboro, North Carolina. Pictured is anchor Allen Ekecrossing the finish line to make his Sprint Medley team members national champions.In addition to the 4 national champion titles, the team walked away with 18 individualAll-American titles!Seniors Signed for Athletic ScholarshipsMorgan McLaughlin of Dunellen accepted a Division I Track scholarship to St. Peter’s Collegein Jersey City, NJ. Morgan has been running track since she was in middle school andhas won both state and county titles. Her favorite part about being part of the UC Track teamwas attending Penn Relays this year. She spent this past summer working and getting readyfor college. She is looking forward to being a part of a college-level Track team and intends toremain a part of the Track team at St. Peter’s during her four years of undergraduate studies,where she will be majoring in Elementary Education.Dave Schanz of Edison accepted a Division I Baseball scholarship to Binghamton Universityin Vestal, NY. Dave was this year’s Mr. UC, Executive Board member of UCSMAC (Student Movement Against Cancer), Ambassador, Emerging Leader, ServiceClub member, Irish Viking, and member of the UC Baseball team. He has been playingbaseball since he was 5-years old and has always dreamed of playing baseball for aDI school. Dave had multiple offers, but chose Binghamton because of the quality ofthe coaching staff and the promise of playing early in his college career. Dave will bemajoring in Business.Annyssa Herlihy of Springfield accepted a Division II Volleyball scholarship to CaldwellCollege in Caldwell, NJ. Annyssa has been playing CYO volleyball since she was in sixthgrade and Club Volleyball since she was in eighth grade. She was also a Varsity player onthe UC Volleyball team, under the coaching of Nancy Saggio.Annyssa received both athleticand academic scholarships to Caldwell, where she will be majoring in Biology. Herathletic goals are to make an impact as a freshman player and to start on the court early inher career. Post-college, she would love to rescue and rehabilitate marine mammals andcoach volleyball.Allen Eke of Plainfield accepted a Division I Track scholarship to University of Oklahomain Norman, Oklahoma. Allen started running track during the spring of his freshmanyear, under the direction of Coach Mike McCabe. After coming in second at State’sin the spring of his sophomore year, Allen realized his potential as a track runner. Whenhe won the Emerging Elite 800m at Nationals during his junior year, Allen decided hewanted to run in college. After meeting the coach and team at University of Oklahoma,Allen knew that this was the school he would run for, and he spent the past summertraining and preparing.11

Class of 201212Congratulations to the Class of 2012 on being accepted to thefollowing colleges and universities:Albright CollegeAmerican UniversityArcadia UniversityAugusta State UniversityBarry UniversityBelmont UniversityBentley CollegeBinghamton UniversityBloomfield CollegeBloomsburg UniversityBorough of Manhattan CommCollegeBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBowling Green State UnivBrookdale Community CollegeBryn Mawr CollegeCabrini CollegeCaldwell CollegeCase Western UniversityCatholic Univ of AmericaCentenary CollegeChamplain CollegeChestnut Hill CollegeChowan UniversityClark Atlanta UniversityClark UniversityCollege of CharlestonCollege of DuPageCollege of Mount St. VincentCollege of St. ElizabethCounty College of MorrisCUNY/UAPCCurry CollegeDePaul UniversityDeSales UniversityDeVry Institute of TechDominican CollegeDrew UniversityDrexel UniversityEast Stroudsburg UniversityEckerd CollegeElizabethtown CollegeElon UniversityEmerson CollegeEmmanuel CollegeEssex County CollegeFairfield UniversityFairleigh DickinsonFashion Institute of TechFelician CollegeFlorida Atlantic UniversityFordham UniversityFurman UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityHampton UniversityHigh Point UniversityHilbert CollegeHofstra UniversityHoward UniversityImmaculata UniversityIndiana Univ of PennsylvaniaIona CollegeJames Madison UniversityJohn Jay College of CriminalJusticeJohnson and Wales UniversityKean UniversityKings CollegeKutztown UniversityLab Institute of MerchandisingLaSalle UniversityLasell CollegeLebanon Valley CollegeLehigh UniversityLIM CollegeLincoln TechLock Haven UniversityLong Island University, C.W.Post CampusLoyola UniversityLycoming CollegeLynn UniversityManhattan CollegeManhattanville CollegeMarist CollegeMaryland Institute Coll of ArtMarywood UniversityMassachusetts Coll of Art &DesignMichigan State UniversityMiddlesex County CollegeMillersville UniversityMisericordia UniversityMitchell CollegeMonmouth UniversityMontclair State UniversityMount Holyoke CollegeMount Saint Mary Coll, NYMount St. Mary’s Univ, MDMuhlenberg CollegeNazareth CollegeNeumann CollegeNew England CollegeNew Jersey City UniversityNew Jersey Institute of TechNew York School of InteriorDesignNiagara UniversityNortheastern UniversityNYITOccidental CollegeOld Dominion UniversityPace UniversityParsons BFA/BBAPennsylvania State UnivPepperdine UniversityPhiladelphia UniversityPolytechnic Institute of NYPost UniversityPotomac State Coll W. VirginiaPratt InstituteProvidence CollegeQuinnipiac UniversityRamapo CollegeRaritan Valley Comm CollRensselaer Polytechnic InstRichard Stockton Coll of NJRider UniversityRochester Institute of TechRoger Williams UniversityRollins CollegeRowan UniversityRutgers UniversitySacred Heart UniversitySaint Peter’s CollegeSalisbury UniversitySchool of the Museum of FineArtsSchool of Visual ArtsSeton Hall UniversitySeton Hill UniversitySouth Piedmont CommunityCollege, NCSpelman CollegeSt. John’s UniversitySt. Joseph’s UniversitySt. Michael’s CollegeStevens Institute of TechStevenson UniversityStockton CollegeSwarthmore CollegeSyracuse UniversityTemple UniversityThe College of New JerseyThe University of the Arts, PATowson UniversityUnion County CollegeUnion County Vo TechUnited States Coast GuardUnited States Marine CorpsUnited States NavyUniv of Colorado, BoulderUniv of Maryland, Coll ParkUniv of Mass., AmherstUniv of the Sciences in PhiladelphiaUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of BridgeportUniversity of California, SantaBarbaraUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of DaytonUniversity of DelawareUniversity of HartfordUniversity of Massachusetts,DartmouthUniversity of New HavenUniversity of North Carolina,Chapel HillUniversity of OklahomaUniversity of Rhode IslandUniversity of RochesterUniversity of Santo TomasUniversity of ScrantonUniversity of VermontUniversity of VirginiaValencia CollegeVillanova UniversityVirginia Commonwealth UnivWest Chester UniversityWest Virginia UniversityWheaton CollegeWilkes UniversityWilliam Patterson UniversityWilliams CollegeWofford CollegeYork CollegeGraduation speaker TiffanyWilson '90 and Sister Percylee

Valedictorian Gabrielle Aquino’s Speech:In the second grade I lost the class spelling bee to Shannon Streiselwith the word “diet”. Who knew that a girl who couldn’t spell asimple four letter word would be standing here before you today,making this speech, and capable of spelling “diet” along with a lotof other words for that matter? You see, I believe there are a lot ofthings in this world that are believed to be impossible that don’thave to be. No one ever believed the Giants could beat the Patriotsin the Superbowl- twice, that it could snow before Halloween, orthat the awkward, confused freshman that walked through theseUC doors in September of 2008 would be sitting in this gym, wearingcaps and gowns, ready to move onto the next phase of theirlives. Have we ever really thought that this day would come?This is a very exciting time in our lives. We are going throughall these feelings- bittersweet sadness, nostalgia, and excitement.Maybe by this time, some of us already know what we want todo with our lives while others still have no clue. And that’s fine.There is a whole life ahead of us full of things that will continueto shape us. Our high school years were full of failures, mistakes,and lessons-learned. We discovered pieces of ourselves that didn’tknow existed until they were tested and challenged. We changedevery day, and needless to say, we still are changing. But, we can’tbe afraid of the life ahead. Yes, it’s scary. But, there is a saying thata ship in harbor is a safe one, but that is not what ships are for. Explore,take the road less traveled, fall in love, seize opportunities,and continue to learn from your mistakes. And every time somethingdoesn’t go your way, persevere by remembering the timesyou stayed up late studying, practiced until your body was sore, orfought through a really difficult struggle that you eventually overcame.With the memories of our accomplishments and realizationof how many people are here to support us, we just might make itthough.There are many people we can thank for getting us to this day.To the teachers that believed in us and the parents and guardiansthat put our needs before their own, we give undying gratitude.We would not be the rising superstars, athletes, politicians, peacemakers,or awesome people we are today without them. To myown family, I just want to thank you for being pillars of strengthand consistency throughout my life, for loving me and showingme what it means to be good and right. It is also important to begrateful for the community that we have become. We have formedrelationships with teachers and staff that many other schools donot have. We not only see them as instructors, but also friends thatValedictorian:Gabrielle Aquino, Boston CollegeSalutatorian:Kimberly Esguerra, Seton Hall U.School Consultative Board Award:Dave Schanz, Binghamton UniversityClass of 2012 Graduation HonorsJane Albert Award of Service:Ann Cierpial, Rutgers UniversityMichael Marotti Dedication Award:Marty Davidson, U. of North CarolinaPrincipal’s Award:Gabrielle Aquino, Boston College* 175 Graduates * $18,019,803 in college scholarships *Senior Spotlightswe can have comfortable conversationwith and relate to. They are aunique aspect of UC and somethingthat we will surely miss. We eachhave classmates we know we couldnot have survived high school without.It’s nice to know we’re all inthis together, like the High SchoolMusical song. Together we walkedthese halls, ate in the courtyard,took tests, made projects, and nowreceivedour diplomas. It’s strangeto think we would not be togethernext year, but whoever and whateveryou want to keep with you from UC will always be close at heartand mind. As Charles Dickens once said, “The pain of parting isnothing to the joy of meeting again”.I didn’t want to write a speech to advise or instruct. As a fellowstudent, I only hoped that my speech would make you feel something.I want each of you to discover hope and inspiration insideof yourselves. As you sit in your chair right now, look aroundat your classmates and live in this moment. See the possibilitieseach person holds, and be confident that we are ready to move on.The things we have received here at UC have prepared us for ourdreams, even if they seem unbelievable to most. If there is onepiece of advice I could give you all, it would be this: Find yourpassion- what you love to do, what makes you happy, and pursueit. Find your inspiration and run with it. Run like the wind, likethere’s nothing that can stop you. Run like Mr. McCoid is chasingafter you like an Olympic track star as you are sprinting towards aslip and slide just barely within reach.Don’t be afraid to do something that scares you. The uncertainty ofour futures is frightening, but be courageous and be brave. Don’tever give up on a life that you can be proud of and try to makean impact on the world and a name for yourself, always stayingthankful for the blessings you have received. Have faith in othersand in your abilities, but most importantly- have faith in yourself.Because without faith, nothing is possible. And with it, impossibleis nothing. Good luck to the Class of 2012. I’m honored to havespent these past four years with you all. And, thanks for the goodtimes. Let’s not just merely exist on this world; let’s live.Kevin Apuzzio ‘02 Memorial Award:Allison Allmer, US Coast GuardWilliam J. Kelemen Scholarship:Charles Gorman, Centenary CollegeKathleen Sullivan, Boston CollegeSpirit Award:Vito Gagliardi13

Senior SpotlightsKelly SchulhaferKelly Schulhafer will be attending Monmouth University in the fall. An active member at UC, Kelly wasa 4-year volleyball and softball member and served as captain of both teams during her senior year. Shealso was a member of SMAC (Student Movement Against Cancer), Student Council, and was an Ambassadorand Big Sister. Along with her involvement at Union Catholic, during her senior year, Kelly also assistedwith a volleyball clinic targeted toward children and adults with special needs. She recalls, “At firstI was nervous about the camp because I wasn’t sure what to expect. It ended up being my favorite partof the week because the participants were fun to hang out with and helped me to focus on others, ratherthan my own problems.” The experience had such an impact on Kelly, that she is now thinking of gettingcertified to work with people with special needs. She plans to major in communications at Monmouth andis considering a graduate degree in education down the road.Kara Reaney-ParottiAn active and long-time member of the Girl Scouts, Kara Reaney-Parotti recently completed herGold Award Project at Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University, where she hosted a Career Day. Theday was targeted at children in grades 1-6, and included talks by professionals and hands-on activities.Despite initially being worried that she might not be able to grab the kids’ attention, Kara feltthe day went really well. Her goal was to get the participants to start thinking about their futures andshe believes she was able to accomplish that. At UC, Kara was a member of the Photography Cluband REACH, and Captain of the Varsity Tennis team. She will be majoring in Biology at RutgersUniversity in New Brunswick in the fall.Leo FitzsimmonsHaving so many high school highlights, Leo Fitzsimmons believes his favorite is still freshman orientation.He remembers meeting his teachers for the first time and getting used to his schedule. He wasshocked by the fact that there is always something new at Union Catholic. Leo thrived in the UC hallsas a member of PAC (Performing Arts Company), Service Club, and Band for 4 years, and Key Cluband Young Politicians Club for 3 years. His work with PAC even spawned a side project that he workedon with his private music teacher, who also teaches music at the elementary level at Featherbed Lane inClark. In December 2010, Leo wrote a Christmas play for his teacher’s elementary students to perform.Always having loved theater himself, he was able to gain experience with different modes of writingthrough the experience—even writing his own music for the play! Leo will be attending University ofScranton in the fall where he is looking to major in an undecided field within the Humanities.14Adrianna DeGazonAdrianna DeGazon will attend WilliamsCollege in Massachusetts in the fall.This summer, she was accepted into asummer humanities program at Williamsthat prepares students for college and is acomprehensive preparation for English,History, and economy classes. At UnionCatholic, Adrianna was an Editor of TheProphet, Ambassador, Big Sister, andmember of May it Please the Court, ProjectHaiti, Prom Committee, and StudentCouncil. She intends to choose a majorwhere she will be helping humanity andthe greater good.Alex MancillaAlex Mancilla chose to dedicate his extratime this year to Winfield VolunteerYouth Group, a group of people who plantflowers at the Winfield Community Center,or at houses of the elderly. The groupalso offered other random acts of kindness,such as helping a woman who wasclearing out her basement. Alex believesthis experience is meaningful becauseit teaches responsibility and encouragespeople to give back to their communities.Alex will be attending King’s College inPennsylvania in the fall and is hoping tomajor in special education.

Senior SpotlightsKimberly EsguerraUnion Catholic’s Salutatorian, KimberlyEsguerra will be studying BioChemistry at Seton Hall Universityin the fall, having been accepted intothe Honors Program. She is hoping togo to medical school after finishingher undergraduate studies. Kim loveshelping people and the sciences havealways interested her, particularlysince her family is so supportive of hereducational choices. At UC, Kim wasa member of the Girls Volleyball team, Academic team, EnvironmentalClub, Peer Ministry, and Health Club. Her favoriteUC moments were events like pep rallies and dances, as well asthe March For Life Rally that she attended in January of 2012in Washington D.C.Juron FordeDedicated to service, Juron Forde hasbeen a Boy Scout since he was in sixthgrade. In February, Juron completedhis Eagle Scout project, collectingcoats from people around his neighborhoodand local churches, so thathe could donate them to a homelessshelter in East Orange. Juron says, “Itwas a great experience. It was very excitingto give back and see how gratefulpeople were who needed coats andgot them.” Juron’s troop also raised money to donate turkeys toneedy families for Thanksgiving and cleaned Orange Park tomake it more useable. He will be attending University of Hartfordin the fall and would love to become a physical therapist.McKenna DickMcKenna Dick will be attendingTCNJ in the fall, majoring in OccupationalTherapy and Exercise Science.She hopes to be able to work withchildren in the future and either openher own practice or work in a school.At Union Catholic, McKenna was anAmbassador, Peacemaker, Big Sister,and member of SMAC, Swimming,Soccer, and REACH. Yet, her workoutside of school was equally, if notmore, impactful. McKenna is a counselor at Camp Fatima, asummer camp for children with special needs. The week-longcamp is all about the kids, and focuses on what makes themhappy, putting their needs first. The counselors all try to makethe camp really special for the participants. McKenna notes,“We all look forward to working camp. It is focused on the kids;we call it ‘Fati-magic’.”Marty DavidsonAttending University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill in the fall,Marty Davidson will be doublemajoring in Chemistry and Physics.His goal is to eventually becomea professor at a university.What Marty is looking forwardto most about college, however,is watching basketball games,and more freedom to learn whathe wants, and grow and exploremore about who he is. At Union Catholic, Marty was a UCAmbassador, Big Brother, member of the EnvironmentalClub, Service Club, Academic Team, and Track & Field.He will miss all of the interesting people he has met, andhis teachers, who helped him reach that next level and becomea better person.Demie TeixeiraAttending Arcadia University inthe fall, Demie will be part of the7-year Physical Therapy program.She chose Arcadia because it hasone of the top programs in thearea, and she will major in Biologyfor her undergraduate studiesand then continue on for anotherthree years of schooling to becomea licensed Physical Therapist.A UC soccer star, Demie isalso hoping to be able to play on Arcadia’s DIII VarsitySoccer team. Aside from soccer, of which she was a captainat UC, Demie was a captain on the Swimming team. Thisyear, Demie also became the Co-president and Co-Founderof Union Catholic’s Portuguese Club. During its first year,the club hosted a student soccer tournament to raise fundsand then made toiletry baskets for a battered women’s shelterin Elizabeth, NJ. She decided to start the club becauseof her involvement with the youth group at her PortugueseClub in Union. There, Demie works at a food bank in Hillside,and also learns Portuguese folkloric dancing.15

Class of 2012First New York PIE International Students Graduate from UC!New York PIE (Paramount International Education) is a corporation that works withUnion Catholic to immerse international students in the American educational culture.NY PIE is based out of Fort Lee, NJ. Union Catholic graduated three NY PIEstudents this June, all of whom successfully completed the requirements of UC.Sally HanSally (Jingmei) Han was a member of NHS and NAHS (National Art Honor Society).Her favorite part about Union Catholic were her art classes. She will be attendingSchool of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA in the fall, where she will bemajoring in film and animation. At UC, Sally designed the Vikings 5K t-shirts thatwere given to participants in UC’s first Annual 5K, held in October of 2011. She alsodesigned posters for NAHS and for UC’s first art show, held this past April. Sally andOlivia also participated in a performance art show held in NYC and conducted byKorean artist Kyungwoo Chun, called “Versus” (pictured bottom left). The show wasdone in silence and participants leaned on one another without moving for 15 minutes,illustrating concepts about relationships and their pre-requisites.Muzi Yin was also a member of NHS and NAHS. Her favorite part about NY PIE wasthe ability for travel; she visited Chicago, New York, Philadephia, and L.A. duringher free time since being in the US. This past summer, she returned home to Chinato visit with her family and enjoy her last summer of high school life. Muzi will beattending Syracuse University in the fall.Muzi Yin16N.Y.C. Art ShowTy’nesha Brown, Dawan Rose, HalimaMoore, Niga JacquesOlivia Nan was a member of NAHS at Union Catholic. She loved that UC was likea private school, but with a bit more freedom. She has spent the past year preparingher art portfolio for college applications, which paid off, as she will be attending SVA(School of Visial Arts) in New York City in the fall. She is looking forward to livingin NYC, since everything is so fresh and she will be constantly surrounded by differentartists.“I Have a Dream” Students GraduateThe “I Have aDream” Foundationworks with the intentof ensuring that allchildren have the opportunityto pursuehigher education. Itprovides tuition supportand the skills,knowledge, and habitsthat dreamers willneed to succeed in acollege or university setting. Union Catholic graduated six dreamersthat were part of the Plainfield Project this year: Ty’neshaBrown, Niga Jacques, Collin Johnson, Halima Moore, SamanthaPerez, and Dawan Rose.Collin JohnsonSamantha Perez was the President of UC’sBook Club and worked as an Assistant in theGuidance Office. She started with the “I Havea Dream” foundation when she was in fifthgrade and has taken advantage of the programand what it offers ever since. Considered aleader in the “I Have a Dream” program, SamOlivia Nanwas chosen to be a part of Project Alive, a volunteer program thatworked with children from a local JCC. The volunteers participatedin regular meetings, as well as one service day per year, wherea different project was undertaken each year. One year, the volunteersvisited a children’s specialized hospital and painted a mural.Another year, volunteers crocheted hats for Israeli babies.Sam’s experiences and work ethic led her to receive a full-tuitionscholarship from TCNJ in Ewing, NJ, where she will be majoringin Special Needs Early English Education. She attributes who sheis to having been part of the “I Have a Dream” program and she iseternally grateful for the opportunities itprovided her.Collin Johnson, fellow dreamer, notes,“If it wasn’t for them [“I Have a Dream”program], I wouldn’t be where I amtoday. It is really cool to have the opportunityto go to college.” Collin willbe attending Kutztown University in thefall and hopes to pursue early education.Samantha Perez with theUC Guidance staff

Union Catholic LegaciesClass of 2012Jack Timko '74 with daughter MeredithFrank Bianco '81 with daughter ChristiePamela Barnes Streisel '82 withdaughter ShannonEmily Pimm (parents William Pimm'82 and Diane Lambe Pimm '82) withAssistant Principal Noreen AndrewsMiriam Sanchez Siverio '88 with sonStephen17

Annual Report '11 - '1218Union Catholic High SchoolGift ReportJuly 1, 2011- June 30, 2012Union Catholic High School is grateful for every contributionmade to our Annual Fund and special giving programs. It is withour sincerest thanks that we acknowledge these gifts and recognizeour donors in the following Gift Report.The 2011-2012 Annual Fund exceeded its goal and for the firsttime in its history surpassed $100,000! Your support of the AnnualFund and our other programs help make Union Catholicwhat it is today and ensures our success in the years to come.2011-2012 SchoolConsultative BoardMarion Badala Berger ’76Tom Cristiani ’69Susan DyckmanNancy E. Foulks ’76 – Vice ChairPatricia GagliardiCheryl Cop Hart ’89Caroline Lawlor ’90Michael MarottiArthur P. Ryan, III – ChairLinda SchanzJoseph Schurtz ’71James Siburn ’81Allyson Smith ’97David Thornton ’75Robert TomlinsonTiffany Wilson ’90Anne WischusenRobert WischusenFounder’s Society$25,000 and aboveThe Estate of Dorothy and JosephGrzankowskiTimothy P. McCabe ’85Roman Catholic Archdiocese ofNewarkThe Scholarship Fund for Inner-City ChildrenUnion Catholic Parent GuildLeadership Circle$10,000 – 24,999AnonymousFrank Besson ’85Nancy E. Foulks ’76 *Mr. and Mrs. James P. McTernanBrian Pawlowski ’76Jennifer and James Siburn ’81Lisa and Steven SimcoxJohn Stewart *Union Catholic Athletic ClubPrincipal’s Circle$5,000 – 9,999Barbara and William Butler **The Gaynor FamilyMr. and Mrs. William P.Macnamara, Jr.Navin Bros. Food Service Inc.Mr. and Mrs. William M.RichardsonPacesetters Club$2,500 – 4,999AnonymousCatherine and Gregory CierpialMary Beth and John CreggAlessandra Bertolucci andGirolamo CuppariTim Fitzgibbon ’73 *Bonnalyn Bilavsky and Thomas G.FitzpatrickKathleen and David GoodlingBrian F. Lane ’80Robert W. Maggi ’66Melanie and William PendersPGA Tour, Inc.Linda and Ronald SchanzBetsy and David Thornton ’75(Betsy Mintel ’75)Anne and Robert Wischusen **James Wood ’68 *Vikings Circle$1,000 – 2,499Anonymous (2)Patricia Olsen Barton ’69 **Marion and Marc Berger(Marion Badala ’76)Adonna Gilbert Blackwell ’88William M. Blum ’88Danielle and Michael BorikThe Bree FamilyDonna and James R. Brown ’75Meredith LaCorte Carpenter ’95 **Ann and Kevin ChapmanKenneth F. Clifford ’74 *Mr. and Mrs. Oscar CortizoPeter F. Desmond ’75 **Janeann and Evan B. DickersonThe Dyckman Family *Mary-Lou Ernst-Woodhouse ’83Mel FeldmanRobert Flath ’75Dorothy and John Foulks *Patricia and Vito GagliardiMr. and Mrs. Vito A. GagliardiJennifer and Robert GregoryHartnett Family Foundation, Inc.Chas Hausheer ’70 **Mr. and Mrs. Jim HerronKnights of Columbus SummitCouncil # 783Barbara and Gene Kutcher ’69Barbara and Joseph Massaro ’75 **Lynne Nunes **Bridget A. Lang and Mark F.OrtolaniJohn Jay Pellicone ’69Pfizer Foundation Matching GiftsProgramKaren S. Piasecki ’88 *Mary and James Reagan, Sr. *Dennis Ryan ’71Mary L. Ryan and Arthur P. Ryan,III **Karen and Joseph Schurtz ’71Allyson Smith ’97 **Joseph SweeneySusan and Robert TomlinsonJulie and Robert C. Wischusen ’89(Julie Sedlock ’90)Francesca and Raymond Wuertz *Jeanne and Felix ZydallisBlue and White Club$500 – 999Shirley and Ken Abel *Richard Allorto ’90Noreen and Charlie Andrews *Julianne Berger ’06Steven Berger ’09Charles and Francine Boucher ’68 *Beverly Erickson Cohen ’72 *Kathleen Donohue-Rennie ’83Nora Monroe Dowling ’78Andrew F. Dudek ’82 *Joan DwyerCharles P. Featherstun ’67The Florendo FamilyElizabeth M. Fritz-Grant ’75Frederick W. Froehlich ’69Mary and Richard FuchsMaryann GingrichThomas B. Grant ’80Bill Griffin ’75Lauren Casa ’94Joanne and Cas Jakubik *Joseph A. Klenner ’74 **Pamela LaCorte *Caroline Lawlor ’90Lehigh Gas CompanyNancy and Robert Mackow ’71(Nancy Scalera ’71)Barbara and Michael Marotti **Mr. and Mrs. William F.McLaughlin *Louis Merola ’66Jamiyl L. Mosley ‘92Municipal Alliance Comittee ofScotch PlainsDean J. Nasto ’94Maureen and Michael NovackGina and Nick NeumannKaren and John PennettSheila Kane Porcelli ’71 *Nicole and Jim Reagan, Jr. ’96(Nicole Luciano ’96) **Nancy Richardson Saggio ’88Laura Reilly Salmon ’82 *Denise and Michael SmithGeraldine and Alexander SmithJudy and Richard SteinbachTargetMr. and Mrs. Thomas WhalenThe Zampino Family *UC Patron$100 – 499Edward Adamusinski ’77 *Diana Medina Addis ’86Jane AlbertKrystyna Monczka Allen ’89Rel S. Ambrozy ’79John Annetta ’69 *Lynnette and John AnnunziataAnonymous (8)Father Carl J. AricoJoan and Robert Ballweg *Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. BehrendDaniel T. Belenets ’80Geri Ricciani Beltran ’84Terrence B. Bennett ’77Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. BlahaJoseph Bonaccorso ’14James Booth ’69Marybeth and William BoyarBP Fabric of America FundCatherine and Peter BranchMark Braverman and KarenHerreraS. Jonathan Brown ’90Stanley R. Bujalski ’69 *Cynthia L. Burch ’70Jack ByrnesPatricia G. Caffrey *Philip J. and Mary Ball Cappio *Paul Carr ’77Sister Catherine Carroll **

Fred G. Cassel ’82 *Linda and Brian Cassidy ’76(Linda Doyle ’76)John J. Chestnut, Jr. ’75 *Joseph P. Ciampa ’89Paulette and Russell Cicero **Andrew Clark ’86Frank Clark ’71Irene Clifford-Langley ’73 *Nancy Pictroski Closs ’75Anthony P. Colletti, Jr. ’14Maryellen and Andre ColomboLorene Noste Connolly ’68Kristen Casa Connor ’91 *Rose and Nelson CoutoPat Ensor Crapanzano ’74Maryann Crilly ’77Robert O. Cullen ’73Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D’Annunzio *Michael and Kathleen DeAngelisCatherine Fahey Decesare ’68Barbara Dellanno **Ryan DePaul ’14Patti and David DePaulRichard DeWyngaert ’77Diane Guempel Di Stano ’74Edward Doolin ’71Andrew D. Drebych ’85Katherine Regan Dupuis ’68Darlene A. Dzuba ’89Ed Ehret ’72 *Robert M. Elko ’69Leonard (Lee) Engel ’70Gloria and Antonio EsguerraLarry Fajardo ’86Andrea Biggs Farina *Roger W. Farquhar ’69Regina and Michael FedericoAlison and Thomas Feil ’69(Alison Fitzsimmons ’72) *Mark A. Fernandez ’79John J. Fieseler ’75Katherine Walsh Flynn ’74 *Dennis Fojtlin ’70Kevin Foley ’77Mary C. Frain ’75Karen and Scott FreidDon Frio *Stephanie Boccher Frost ’76Vito A. Gagliardi, III ’12Daniel T. Galati ’74Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Gatens *Gregory J. Gervasio ’70The Getz Family *Eugenia GorczycaJulius Gottilla *Mr. and Mrs. Waldemar GoworekJames Griffin ’84Dorothy Grysko *The Gunsiorowski FamilyMichael M. Gurval ’74Nancy and Edison GuzmanKaren Kelly Hahn ’74Grace HammekeDarlene Spiegel Hanley ’73James T. Hanley ’74Joseph P. Hanlon ’86Mary P. Hannon ’78 *Sister Percylee Hart, RSM **Eileen Kwiecinski Hinton ’77 *Mary Hoffman **Laura Wischusen Hoffman ’95Jerry Howard ’76Oliver and Cynthia Howarth(Cynthia Zampella ’77) *Linda Stevens Huchel ’66Dean C. Hurley, Jr. ’72Barbara HynemanThomas J. Ivanitz ’70 *Shelly Jacques *Nancy Smith Jeffries ’75Patricia and Paul KahnJoan Kennedy-Gunn ’66Maria H. Kovach ’82Robert J. Krupnick ’67Marion Hergert Kucharski ’81Sharon and Michael LaForge ’74(Sharon Schiller ’74)Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore LamarcaGina Lasky ’95Ellen O’Brien Lenard ’74 *Eileen M. Leonard ’68Daniel LeRose ’74Laurence M. Little ’81Brendan Lloyd ’14Michele Savage Loflin ’74Cynthia and Nicholas Losavio(Cynthia Krohel ’70) **Laura Lubin *David Luciano ’99 *Theresa J. Maddalena ’70Robert J. Magno ’74 *Greg Maguire ’84Ann and Craig MajorMaureen Bachefski Manasia ’75Barbara Gillingham Mariano ’76 *James Mariucci ’69John Marks ’79 *Robert C. MartinPaul C. Martinho ’89Michael Mason ’76 and BarbaraConnor ’76Jennifer and John M. Massa ’90(Jennifer Hill ’90)Debbie and Frank Mastrocola ’84(Debbie Culley ’84) *Michael Mastrola ’08Janice Masvidal *Kathy Matthews *Michael McCabe *Christine and Rob McCoid(Christine Wischusen ’91) *Cheryl and Gary McDermottBarbara Moran McFadden ’78Kevin McGrath ’69Cathy McHughBarbara and Brian McKenna **Nancy Hayes McNally ’74Tim D. Mellin ’68Kristine Mintel ’04Diane Vanderbeck Moyns ’66 *Kristin and Joseph Mrozek ’84(Kristin Menninger ’84) *Mary Rose Murray ’71William J. Muzychko ’74 *Rae Neshimka ’01 *Carolyn and Joseph NesiThe Nolan FamilyJohn P. Novello ’77 *Mary Elizabeth O’ConnorJoan and Raymond O’Donnell(Joan Badala ’77) **Karen Occhipinti O’Keefe ’80Andrew Oliveri ’83The Pannone FamilyBrittany Pellettieri ’13Valerie Pendrick ’75Peter Pepe ’79Thomas J. Perrucci ’69Matthew Peters ’06Frank Petranich ’70Grace PietropintoLawrence A. Pollare ’73Beth Burger Rawling ’74Brian Reagan ’00William and Cheryl Reyes, Jr. ’93(Cheryl Sliwicki ’93) *Jacqueline Ricciani ’79William J. Ring ’72 *Edward Ritter ’79Deborah and David Ritter ’73Patricia Kukan Rose ’88Karen and Garrett Rudnicki *Donald T. Ruggieri ’70Lawrence Russo ’70Thomas G. Ryan, Jr. ’72 **Aimee M. Sanchez ’92Leslie Sanchez ’00 *Sanofi-aventisLoretta Santacroce ’74 *Dante J. Scala ’86Bette Schnitzer *Michael A. Scirrotto ’67 *Laurie and Daniel SheldonLisa and Alan SikoraJoan DeLaurentis Skolnik ’69The Smilowitz FamilyVincenza Setaro Smith ’73Mary O’Connell Sokoloff ’74Robert C. Sonz ’77 *Joseph Sorce ’90Reverend James F. Spera ’70David M. Stagg III ’84William A. Stahlin, III ’66David Stalker ’90 *Krystyn Romasz Stempinski ’67Mary Wetzler Stewart ’67Stop & Shop A+ Bonus BucksSister Ann Sullivan **Steven Suszko ’78Annual Report '11 - '12Eileen Costigan Talty ’74 *Elito Tanyag *Kathie Anderson Thomas ’68 *Edward Thornton ’04Eileen and John Tierney ’70(Eileen Mertz ’71)Peter J. Tierney ’66Joseph Tkac ’74Jenna Trongone ’11Camille Trongone ’09The Urso Family *Mary and Gregory ValenzanoKevin Van Buskirk ’09Daniel R. Varady’97Guy Varady ’00Sandra and James Venezia ’66(Sandra Schultz ’67) *Michael Ventura ’70Kristen M. Vogel ’99Charlie Volpe ’73 *Janice Blasucci Vyzas ’69Michael A. Walch ’75 **Barbara A. Ward ’76Mary Beth and Timothy P. Ward‘75 (Mary Beth Simons ’75)Margaret Canavan Wernsing ’77Margaret and Robert WhitakerFrank Wiesinger ’81Ellen and John WietingKathryn and Michael WileTiffany N. Wilson ’90 *Mary Ellen Wischusen *Richard J. Wright ’69Kenneth A. Yaber ’84Jeanmarie Yarnell ’73Mr. and Mrs. Stanley YashayMr. and Mrs. RaymondZaniewski, Jr. *Sylvia Pramataroff Zborowski ’75Kathleen and Gerald ZukowskiUC Supporterup to $100Catarina AbrantesRonald M. Alexander ’67William J. Allen ’70Anonymous (6)James Bace *Joanna Bardwil ’88Veronica and David BaughnMarianne Baumpane ’71 **Carol Poorten Beck ’73Thomas M. Bennett, Jr. ’69 *Michele Holderried Berry ’91David Biggs ’02Michael Booth ’70Margaret J. BowenBill Bowman *Eric M. Bozzo ’93Kathryn E. Brennan ’66 *Ana and Jose BridCathy Toolan Bringuier ’80Christopher Brown ’0919

Annual Report '11 - '12Michael Brown ’07John and Margaret BudenasMaureen Scanlon Burns ’84Ellen and Edward BuschMaureen Dwyer Cahill ’86Michael T. Campbell, Jr.’68Colleen Lyons Capen ’79Janine Dawson Carboni ’96Rashad Carlton ’00Maryann Carroll Carolan ’86 **Adele and John Cerimele ’74 *Kamila CiringionePamela Szymczak Clark ’72Gerard Clyne ’80Cathy Gatens Colon ’71Sandra Popovich Cosentino ’66William M. Coughlin ’75Amy Tafil Coyle ’91 *John C. Crilly ’82Leo Cunniff ’67Lisa Bowen Cunniff ’86Daniel Dante ’08Cathy Bellero Dehner ’73Janet Stanford Del Vecchio ’68Michael J. Derelanko ’69 *Frank Diana ’79Dominic A. DiGiorgio ’75Debra DiPace ’74Tony DiPace ’66 **Jennifer Dixon *Gerard J. Dodman, Jr. ’69 *Tracy Trukowski Doherty ’93 *Bruce Douglas *Barbara Iwanowski D’Ovidio ’69Richard S. Dow ’70Catherine Canavan Dunham ’84Megan Dyckman ’07Maureen Hickey El-Adawy ’82Sylvia ElphickJohn Ensor ’77Lucille Solazzi Fallon ’70 *Mary Lu Marinaro Farrell ’72Maryann and Thomas Farrell *Josephine (JoAnne) Farrell-Betz ’76Joseph FedericoDaniele Ferraro ’01Donna Filus **John L. Fox ’74Francisco and Maritza FrancoJohn Fulcher ’79 **Meghan Gaczynski ’11Rosanna and John Galletley *Stacy and Kevin GarrityTerrence Gatens ’84 *Sean Gaynor ’07Sister Irma Gazzillo *Pamela A. Gedman ’86Jennifer Goddard ’86Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. GormanKathy GrausamJohn Gresco *William Griffin ’0020Mark Guarino ’80George M. Hahn ’81Alyson Wood Heissler ’81Maria and Jose HerreraMatthew Hoelzel ’76Marydette and Richard Holt *Neil Horne *Thomas J. Hoy ’75Gerald Hudson-Martin ’68Ellen Arnold Hunt ’81Glenda Insabella ’86Marla James *Joe Janci ’69James Johnston, III ’97 *Stephen Kaiser ’81Karen Porpora Kant ’70 **Lisa Kawalec ’81 **Keith Kilanowski ’10Ellen Kiss ’83 *Edward M. Kissling ’71Robert Kizer ’70Paul F. Klein ’72Kristin LaCorte Kloss ’91Thomas Korner ’67Ann Marie Feury Kowalski ’81Laurie Segelken Krempa ’69 *John and Mary Kunkel ’76Ann and Francis Lawlor **Alexander Ledet ’13Marianne and Carlos LedetKimberly Leegan *Maureen Arasin Leitner ’79Mary Ellen Schaaf Lerner ’71Victoria Durso Lewandowski ’68Christina LoCiceroMatthew Lubin ’04Mr. and Mrs. Marek MaciejakCalvin Maestro ’71Maureen Maggi ’02Michael Maggio ’72 *Thomas J. Maher ’68Julian Marsh ’02Patricia Mascolino **Joseph Massaro ’06 *Kelly Honeymar Massler ’94Laura McCauley Mazzaferro ’81Diane Graham McGuinness ’86Susan McLaughlinEdward and Myrna McManusChristine Goerke Nadolsky ’86Kathleen Naymola ’71 *Donna and John Neglia (DonnaGalasso ’72)Carol NewellMiriam Burger Newman ’69Margaret M. Nuwer ’98 **Patricia Nuwer ’01 *Raymond Obuch ’75Lillian O’SheaTherese-Antoinette Palencia ’02Mr. and Mrs. Vincent PaparattoAlicia K. Parker ’68 *Janet Kennedy Pennucci ’67Elaine Schoenberger Pohren ’72Gregory Powers ’70 **Ellen Farrell Quirk ’66Ginger Rachko ’70 *John Rafoa ’95Doris and Dennis ReillyMary Ring ’80Kimberly S. Rivera ’97Bill Romito ’68 *Zofia Monczka Rucki ’83Jeanette Rudnicki ’09David Rudowski ’09Tim Ryan *Suzanne Desmond Ryan ’77Ed Ryan *Edward Sagendorf ’07The Sammartino FamilyNicholas Sansone ’83Kimberley Schanz ’07Pamela Kull Schmierer ’66Rebecca Venezia Schroppe ’93Kathryn Schurtz ’01Thomas H. Schurtz ’68Joanne and Joseph SeebodeWilliam Seeler ’72Joseph J. Shatynski ’85Mary Ellen and John Shea ’68(Mary Ellen Merritt ’69)Richard J. Shea ’73 *Kevin J. Smith ’68 **Amee Preston Smolinsky ’80John T. Stagich ’74 **Tracy Petill Such ’80TheDoGooder.comThe Tartaglia FamilyKatie TobinTravelersAgnes and Harry UhdeLee Urso ’11C.J. Urso ’05 *Jeanne Bozzomo Vautin ’79Jessica Vogt ’04Christine WaldronKathy and Bill Walsh *Mary E. Walsh ’77Christine and Robert WatkinsKathleen WebberMary Ann Scott Weber ’67 *Christopher Wolff ’09Lori and James B. Wood ’93 (LoriHolderried ’93)Robert M. Wyrough ’71 **JoAnn Buccellato Yonker ’84Clifford Young ’68Gianna Zydallis ’11* Denotes 5 years or more ofconsecutive giving** Denotes 10 years or more ofconsecutive givingAlumni Annual GivingUnion Catholic High School isgrateful to every member of thealumni body who made a commitmentto the school. This pastyear 5% of alumni made a contributionto the Annual Fund orother restricted funds.Class of 1966 – 9%Kathryn E. Brennan *Sandra Popovich CosentinoTony DiPace **Linda Stevens HuchelJoan Kennedy-GunnRobert W. MaggiLouis MerolaDiane Vanderbeck Moyns *Ellen Farrell QuirkPamela Kull SchmiererWilliam A. Stahlin, IIIPeter J. TierneyJames Venezia *Class of 1967 - 7%Ronald M. AlexanderAnonymousLeo CunniffCharles P. FeatherstunThomas KornerRobert J. KrupnickJanet Kennedy PennucciMichael A. Scirrotto *Krystyn Romasz StempinskiMary Wetzler StewartMichele Stone-Graf *Sandra Schultz Venezia *Mary Ann Scott WeberClass of 1968 - 9%Charles Boucher *Michael T. Campbell, Jr.Lorene Noste ConnollyCatherine Fahey DecesareJanet Stanford Del VecchioKatherine Regan DupuisGerald Hudson-MartinEileen M. LeonardVictoria Durso LewandowskiThomas J. MaherTim D. MellinAlicia K. Parker *Bill Romito *Thomas H. SchurtzJohn SheaKevin J. Smith **Kathie Anderson Thomas *James Wood *Clifford Young

Class of 1969 - 9%John Annetta *Patricia Olsen Barton **Thomas M. Bennett, Jr. *James Booth *Stanley R. Bujalski *Michael J. Derelanko *Gerard J. Dodman, Jr. *Barbara Iwanowski D’OvidioRobert M. ElkoRoger W. FarquharThomas Feil *Frederick W. FroehlichJoe JanciLaurie Segelken Krempa *Gene KutcherJames MariucciKathleen Kinney MariucciKevin McGrathMiriam Burger NewmanJohn Jay PelliconeThomas J. PerrucciMary Ellen Merritt SheaJoan DeLaurentis SkolnikJanice Blasucci VyzasRichard J. WrightClass of 1970 - 10%William J. AllenMichael BoothCynthia L. BurchRichard S. DowLeonard (Lee) EngelLucille Solazzi Fallon *Dennis FojtlinGregory J. GervasioChas Hausheer **Thomas J. Ivanitz *Karen Porpora Kant **Robert KizerCynthia Krohel Losavio **Theresa J. MaddalenaFrank PetranichGregory Powers **Ginger Rachko *Donald T. RuggieriLawrence RussoReverend James F. SperaJohn TierneyMichael VenturaClass of 1971 – 8%Marilyn Calabrese BardinMarianne Baumpane **Frank ClarkCathy Gatens ColonEdward DoolinEdward M. KisslingMary Ellen Schaaf LernerNancy Scalera MackowRobert MackowCalvin MaestroMary Rose MurrayKathleen Naymola *Sheila Kane Porcelli *Dennis Ryan *Joseph Schurtz *Eileen Mertz TierneyRobert M. Wyrough **Class of 1972 - 7%Pamela Szymczak ClarkBeverly Erickson Cohen *Ed Ehret *Mary Lu Marinaro FarrellAlison Fitzsimmons Feil *Dean C. Hurley, Jr.Paul F. KleinMichael Maggio *Donna and John Neglia (DonnaGalasso ‘72)Elaine Schoenberger PohrenWilliam J. Ring *Thomas G. Ryan, Jr. **William SeelerClass of 1973 - 7%Carol Poorten BeckIrene Clifford-Langley *Robert O. CullenCathy Bellero DehnerTim Fitzgibbon *Darlene Spiegel HanleyLawrence A. PollareDavid RitterRichard J. Shea *Vincenza Setaro SmithCharlie Volpe *Jeanmarie YarnellClass of 1974 - 14%John Cerimele *Kenneth F. Clifford *Pat Ensor CrapanzanoDiane Guempel Di StanoDebra DiPaceKatherine Walsh Flynn *John L. FoxDaniel T. GalatiMichael M. GurvalKaren Kelly HahnJames T. HanleyJoseph A. Klenner **Michael LaForgeEllen O’Brien Lenard *Daniel LeRoseMichele Savage LoflinRobert J. Magno *Nancy Hayes McNallyWilliam J. Muzychko *Beth Burger RawlingLoretta Santacroce *Mary O’Connell SokoloffJohn T. Stagich **Eileen Costigan Talty *Joseph TkacClass of 1975 - 13%AnonymousJames R. BrownJohn J. Chestnut, Jr. *Nancy Pictroski ClossWilliam M. CoughlinPeter F. Desmond **Dominic A. DiGiorgioJohn J. FieselerRobert FlathMary C. FrainElizabeth M. Fritz-GrantBill GriffinThomas J. HoyNancy Smith JeffriesSharon Schiller LaForgeMaureen Bachefski ManasiaJoseph Massaro **Raymond ObuchValerie PendrickBetsy Mintel Thornton *David Thornton *Michael A. Walch **Mary Beth Simons Ward *Timothy P. Ward *Sylvia Pramataroff ZborowskiClass of 1976 - 9%AnonymousMarion Badala Berger *Brian CassidyLinda Doyle CassidyBarbara J. ConnorJoAnne Farrell-BetzNancy E. Foulks *Stephanie Boccher FrostMatthew HoelzelJerry HowardJohn KunkelBarbara Gillingham Mariano *Michael MasonBrian PawlowskiBarbara A. WardClass of 1977 - 8%Edward Adamusinski *Terrence B. BennettPaul CarrMaryann CrillyRichard DeWyngaertJohn EnsorKevin FoleyEileen Kwiecinski Hinton *Cynthia Zampella Howarth *John P. Novello *Joan Badala O’Donnell **Suzanne Desmond RyanRobert C. Sonz *Mary E. WalshMargaret Canavan WernsingAnnual Report '11 - '12Class of 1978 - 2%Nora Monroe DowlingMary P. Hannon *Barbara Moran McFaddenSteven SuszkoClass of 1979 - 6%Rel S. AmbrozyColleen Lyons CapenFrank DianaMark A. FernandezJohn Fulcher **Maureen Arasin LeitnerJohn Marks *Peter PepeJacqueline RiccianiEdward RitterJeanne Bozzomo VautinClass of 1980 - 6%Daniel T. BelenetsCathy Toolan BringuierGerard ClyneThomas B. GrantMark GuarinoBrian F. LaneKaren Occhipinti O’KeefeMary RingAmee Preston SmolinskyTracy Petill SuchClass of 1981 - 6%George M. HahnAlyson Wood HeisslerEllen Arnold HuntStephen KaiserLisa Kawalec **Ann Marie Feury KowalskiMarion Hergert KucharskiLaurence M. LittleLaura McCauley MazzaferroJames SiburnFrank WiesingerClass of 1982 - 4%Fred G. Cassel *John C. CrillyAndrew F. Dudek *Maureen Hickey El-AdawyMaria H. KovachLaura Reilly Salmon *Class of 1983 - 4%Kathleen Donohue-RennieMary-Lou Ernst-WoodhouseEllen Kiss *Andrew OliveriZofia Monczka RuckiNicholas SansoneClass of 1984 - 7%Geri Ricciani Beltran21

Annual Report '11 - '12Maureen Scanlon BurnsCatherine Canavan DunhamTerrence Gatens *James GriffinGreg MaguireDeborah Culley Mastrocola *Frank Mastrocola *Joseph Mrozek *Kristin Menninger Mrozek *David M. Stagg IIIKenneth A. YaberJoAnn Buccellato YonkerClass of 1985 - 3%AnonymousFrank Besson *Andrew D. DrebychTimothy P. McCabeJoseph J. ShatynskiClass of 1986 - 4%Diana Medina AddisMaureen Dwyer CahillMaryann Carroll Carolan **Andrew ClarkLisa Bowen CunniffLarry FajardoPamela A. GedmanJennifer GoddardJoseph P. HanlonGlenda InsabellaDiane Graham McGuinnessChristine Goerke NadolskyDante J. ScalaClass of 1987 - 0%Class of 1988 - 3%Joanna BardwilAdonna Gilbert BlackwellWilliam M. BlumKaren S. Piasecki *Patricia Kukan RoseNancy Richardson SaggioClass of 1989 - 3%Krystyna Monczka AllenJoseph P. CiampaDarlene A. DzubaCheryl Cop Hart *Paul C. Martinho *Robert C. WischusenClass of 1990 - 5%AnonymousRichard AllortoS. Jonathan BrownCaroline LawlorJennifer Hill MassaJohn M. MassaJoseph SorceDavid Stalker *22Tiffany N. Wilson *Julie Sedlock WischusenClass of 1991 - 4%AnonymousMichele Holderried BerryKristen Casa Connor *Amy Tafil Coyle *Kristin LaCorte KlossChristine Wischusen McCoid *Class of 1992 - 1%Jamiyl L. MosleyAimee M. SanchezClass of 1993 - 5%Eric M. BozzoKelly Hydock CavalloTracy Trukowski Doherty *Cheryl Sliwicki Reyes *William Reyes, Jr. *Rebecca Venezia SchroppeJames B. WoodLori Holderried WoodClass of 1994 - 3%AnonymousLauren Casa *Kelly Honeymar MasslerDean J. NastoClass of 1995 - 4%Meredith LaCorte Carpenter **Laura Wischusen HoffmanGina LaskyJohn RafoaClass of 1996 - 4%AnonymousJanine Dawson CarboniJames T. Reagan, Jr. **Nicole Luciano Reagan **Class of 1997 - 4%James Johnston, III *Kimberly S. RiveraAllyson Smith **Daniel VaradyClass of 1998 - 1%Margaret M. Nuwer **Class of 1999 - 2%David Luciano *Kristen M. VogelJacqueline WuertzClass of 2000 - 4%AnonymousRashad CarltonWilliam GriffinBrian ReaganLeslie Sanchez *Guy VaradyClass of 2001 - 3%Daniele FerraroRae Neshimka *Patricia Nuwer *Kathryn SchurtzG.O.L.D. Society: Graduatesof the last decade whogive a gift of any size.Julianne Berger ’06Steven Berger ’09David Biggs ’02Michael Brown ’07Christopher Brown ’09Daniel Dante ’08Megan Dyckman ’07Meghan Gaczynski ’11Sean Gaynor ’07Keith Kilanowski ’10Matthew Lubin ’04Maureen Maggi ’02Julian Marsh ’02Joseph Massaro ’06 *Michael Mastrola ’08Kristine Mintel ’04Therese-Antoinette Palencia ’02Matthew Peters ’06Jeanette Rudnicki ’09David Rudowski ’09Edward Sagendorf ’07Kimberley Schanz ’07Edward Thornton ’04Camille Trongone ’09Jenna Trongone ’11Lee Urso ’11C.J. Urso ’05 *Kevin Van Buskirk ’09Jessica Vogt ’04Christopher Wolff ’09Katherine Wuertz ’04Gianna Zydallis ’11PARENT DONORS BYCLASS YEARClass of 2012The Bree FamilyCatherine and Gregory CierpialJaneann and Evan B. DickersonGloria and Antonio EsguerraMel FeldmanKaren and Scott FreidMary and Richard FuchsPatricia and Vito GagliardiRosanna and John Galletley *Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. GormanJennifer and Robert GregoryMaria and Jose HerreraLaura and James Lubin *Carolyn and Joseph NesiThe Nolan FamilyGina and Nick NeumannThe Pannone FamilyMr. and Mrs. Vincent PaparattoLinda and Ronald SchanzLisa and Steven SimcoxMary and Gregory ValenzanoKathryn and Michael WileClass of 2013AnonymousDonna and James R. Brown ’75Ann and Kevin ChapmanAlessandra Bertolucci andGirolamo CuppariFrancisco and Maritza FrancoPatricia and Vito GagliardiMarianne and Carlos LedetDeborah and Frank Mastrocola’84 (Deborah Culley ’84) *Cheryl and Gary McDermottThe Sammartino FamilyLisa and Alan SikoraThe Smilowitz FamilyDenise and Michael SmithClass of 2014AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Henry BehrendDanielle and Michael BorikCatherine and Peter BranchAna and Jose BridEllen and Edward BuschLinda and Brian Cassidy ’76(Linda Doyle ’76)Maryellen and Andre ColomboPatti and David DePaulMel FeldmanBonnalyn Bilavsky and ThomasG. FitzpatrickMaritza and Francisco FrancoMaryann GingrichNancy and Edison GuzmanPatricia and Paul KahnMr. and Mrs. Marek MaciejakGina and Nick NuemannBridget A. Lang and Mark F.OrtolaniKaren and John PennettDoris and Dennis ReillyJoanne and Joseph SeebodeLaurie and Daniel SheldonJennifer and James Siburn ’81Susan and Robert TomlinsonPatricia and Stanley YashayClass of 2015Lynnette and John AnnunziataVeronica and David Baughn

Mark Braverman and KarenHerreraMr. and Mrs. Oscar CortizoRose and Nelson CoutoThe Florendo FamilyKaren and Scott FreidStacy and Kevin GarrityKathleen and David GoodlingMr. and Mrs. Jim HerronMr. and Mrs. James P. McTernanThe Nolan FamilyMaureen and Michael NovackMelanie and William PendersLaurie and Daniel SheldonLisa and Alan SikoraPARENTS OF ALUMNIAND FRIENDSShirley and Ken Abel *Jane AlbertNoreen and Charlie Andrews *Anonymous (2)Father Carl J. AricoJoan and Robert Ballweg *Marion and Marc Berger(Marion Badala ’76) *Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. BlahaMargaret J. BowenMarybeth and William BoyarRoseann and Bob BrennanJohn and Margaret BudenasBarbara and William Butler **Jack ByrnesPhilip J. and Mary Ball Cappio *Sister Catherine Carroll **Adele and John Cerimele ’74 *Paulette and Russell Cicero **Cathy and Frank Colon (CathyGatens ’71)Mary Beth and John CreggMr. and Mrs. Stephen D’Annunzio *Michael and Kathleen DeAngelisMr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Duff *Joan DwyerThe Dyckman Family *Sylvia ElphickAndrea Biggs Farina *Maryann and Thomas Farrell *Joseph FedericoRegina and Michael FedericoAlison and Thomas Feil ’69(Alison Fitzsimmons ’72) *Donna Filus **Dorothy and John Foulks *Mr. and Mrs. Vito A. GagliardiMr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Gatens *The Gaynor FamilyThe Getz Family *Eugenia GorczycaMr. and Mrs. Waldemar GoworekDorothy Grysko *The Gunsiorowski FamilyGrace HammekeMary Hoffman **Marydette and Richard Holt *Neil Horne *Oliver and Cynthia Howarth(Cynthia Zampella ’77) *Barbara HynemanPamela LaCorte *Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore LamarcaAnn and Francis Lawlor **Cynthia and Nicholas Losavio(Cynthia Krohel ’70) **Mr. and Mrs. William P.Macnamara, Jr.Ann and Craig MajorBarbara and Michael Marotti **Mr.and Mrs. Robert C. MartinBarbara and Joseph Massaro ’75 **Janice Masvidal *Cathy McHughBarbara and Brian McKenna **Mr. and Mrs. William F.McLaughlin *Edward and Myrna McManusDonna and John Neglia (DonnaGalasso ’72)Carol NewellTeresa and Wladyslaw NiziolekMary Elizabeth O’ConnorJoan and Raymond O’Donnell(Joan Badala ’77) **Lillian O’SheaGrace PietropintoJames and Mary Reagan, Sr. *Mr. and Mrs. William M.RichardsonDeborah and David Ritter ’73Karen and Garrett Rudnicki *Mary L. Ryan and Arthur P. Ryan,III **Tim Ryan *Bette Schnitzer *Karen and Joseph Schurtz ’71 *Vincenza Setaro Smith ’73Geraldine and Alexander SmithJudy and Richard SteinbachJohn Stewart *Joseph SweeneyThe Tartaglia FamilyBetsy and David Thornton ’75(Betsy Mintel ’75) *Agnes and Harry UhdeSandra and James Venezia ’66(Sandra Schultz ’67) *Janice Blasucci Vyzas ’69Christine WaldronKathy and Bill Walsh *Christine and Robert WatkinsMr. and Mrs. Thomas WhalenMargaret and Robert WhitakerEllen and John WietingAnne and Robert Wischusen **Francesca and Raymond Wuertz *The Zampino Family *Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Zaniewski,Jr. *Kathleen and Gerald ZukowskiJeanne and Felix ZydallisFACULTY AND STAFFParticipation- 91%Shirley Abel *Catarina AbrantesNoreen Andrews *AnonymousJames Bace *Bill Bowman *Marybeth BoyarWilliam BoyarPatti Caffrey *Maryann Carroll Carolan ’86 **Meredith LaCorte Carpenter ’95 **John Cerimele ’74 *Kamila CiringioneBarbara Dellanno **Jennifer Dixon *Tracy Trukowski Doherty ’93 *Bruce Douglas *Maryann Farrell *Don Frio *Sister Irma Gazzillo *Julius Gottilla *Kathy GrausamJohn Gresco *Edison GuzmanSister Percylee Hart, RSM **Shelly Jacques *Cas Jakubik *Joanne Jakubik *Marla James *James Johnston, III ’97 *Lisa Kawalec ’81 **Kimberly Leegan *Christina LoCiceroLaura Lubin *David Luciano ’99 *Patricia Mascolino **Kathy Matthews *Michael McCabe *Christine Wischusen McCoid ’91 *Rob McCoid *Barbara McKenna **Susan McLaughlinKristine Mintel ’04Rae Neshimka ’01 *Lynne Nunes **Margaret M. Nuwer ’98 **Patricia Nuwer ’01 *Joan Badala O’Donnell ’77 **Karen S. Piasecki ’88 *James T. Reagan, Jr. ’96 **James Reagan, Sr. *Karen Rudnicki *Ed Ryan *Annual Report '11 - '12Edward Sagendorf ’07Rebecca Venezia Schroppe ’93Sister Ann Sullivan **Elito Tanyag *Betsy Mintel Thornton ’75 *Edward Thornton ’04Kathleen TobinMarge Urso *James Venezia ’66 *Kathleen WebberMary Ellen Wischusen ** Denotes 5 years or more ofconsecutive giving** Denotes 10 years or more ofconsecutive givingOTHER GIFTSOur Lady of Grace WalkwayPaver PatronsVito A. Gagliardi ’12Julius GottillaLouis Merola ’66Mary and Gregory ValenzanoCorporate and FoundationGifts and GrantsAnonymousAdvance Realty FoundationThe Hartnett Family FoundationKnights of Columbus SummitCouncil #783Lehigh Gas CompanyMunicipal Alliance Committee ofScotch PlainsNavin Bros. Food ServicePGA Tour, Inc.Roman Catholic Archdiocese ofNewarkStop & Shop A+ Bonus BucksTargetTheDoGooder.comThe Scholarship Fund for Inner-City ChildrenThank you to the alumni,parents and friends whotook advantage of an importantemployee benefit:their companies’ MatchingGift Program. For moreinformation or to learn ifyour company is part ofthe Matching Gift Programplease contact: The Officeof Development and AlumniRelations at (908) 889-1600ext. 309.23

Annual Report '11 - '12Corporate Matching GiftsAutodesk Matching Gifts ProgramBecton, Dickenson and CompanyBP Fabric of America FundBristol-Myers Squibb FoundationColgate-Palmolive CompanyConocoPhillips CompanyEntergy CorporationFollett CorporationGlaxoSmithKline FoundationHorizon Foundation for NewJerseyIFF FoundationIngersoll-RandMerck Partnership for GivingMicrosoft CorporationMorgan StanleyNEC LaboratoriesNew York Life FoundationNorthrop GrummanPfizer FoundationPrudential FoundationPSE&GRoche Matching Gifts ProgramSanofi-aventisUBSVerizon FoundationWells FargoWestern UnionGifts in KindKelly Hydock Cavallo ’93The Dorothy GrzankowskiEndowed ScholarshipThe scholarship was founded inDorothy’s memory by her daughterSusan Bischoff, mother ofJames Bischoff ’01. The award ispresented to one graduating seniorwho intends to pursue a degree inEducation.The Estate of Dorothy and JosephGrzankowskiThe Joseph GrzankowskiEndowed ScholarshipThe scholarship was founded inJoseph’s memory by his daughterSusan Bischoff, mother ofJames Bischoff ’01. The award ispresented to one graduating seniorwho intends to study at RutgersUniversity.The Estate of Dorothy and JosephGrzankowski24The Eldon HammekeScholarshipThe scholarship was established inmemory of Mr. Hammeke by hiswife Grace, and is supported bythe Knights of Columbus SummitCouncil #783 of which Mr. Hammekewas an active member. Theaward is presented every year toone current freshman student andis renewable for the recipients remainingthree years at the school.Knights of Columbus SummitCouncil #783The William KelemenScholarshipThis fund was established in memoryof William Kelemen, friendof Union Catholic. Scholarshipsfrom this fund are awarded everyyear to two graduating seniors asthey pursue higher education at aCatholic college or university.Mrs. Livia KelemenJoanne Federico Malloy’74 Memorial ScholarshipThis scholarship was founded byfriends of Joanne from the Classof 1974. The award presented toone graduating senior who intendto study nursing and/or healthcarefield.John and Margaret BudenasPat Ensor Crapanzano ’74Michael and Kathleen DeAngelisRegina and Michael FedericoJoseph FedericoKaren Kelly Hahn ’74Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore LamarcaMichele Savage Loflin ’74Nancy Hayes McNally ’74Carol NewellLillian O’SheaMary O’Connell Sokoloff ’74Eileen Costigan Talty ’74Agnes and Harry UhdeThe Michael MarottiElevator FundThis fund was established in 2004upon the retirement of MichaelMarotti, former teacher and VicePrincipal. Donations to this fundwill be used for the constructionof an elevator to complete one ofMichael Marotti’s hopes for theschool- full access for any studentwho wishes to attend UnionCatholic.Lauren Casa ’94Principal’s ScholarshipFundDonations to this fund are usedfor tuition assistance for currentstudents. Assistance is awardedbased on need.Grace HammekeGrace PietropintoKaren and Joseph Schurtz ’71The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City ChildrenThe Sandra StaggScholarshipThe Sandra Stagg MemorialScholarship was established in2009 in memory of Sandra Stagg’83 who passed away in 1983. Thescholarship is presented to oneninth grader each year and is renewablefor the student’s remainingyears at Union Catholic.Advance Realty FoundationBuilding the Future MajorGifts InitiativeIn February 2009, Union Catholicembarked on the Building theFuture Major Gifts initiative toaddress immediate capital andfinancial needs in order to advancethe mission of preparing studentsfor the 21st century. The goal forthe initiative is $2.0 million andsupports the following projects:creation of an endowment, sciencelab renovation, technology updatesand the construction of a turfand track athletic complex. As ofSeptember 7, 2012 the initiativehad raised $971,031.19 in giftsand pledges.Building the FutureFounder’s SocietyAnonymousFrank Besson ’85The Bree FamilyBarbara and William ButlerRonald and Barbara Carey(Barbara Novotny ’80)Kenneth F. Clifford ’74Mary J. Cullinane ’85Peter Desmond ’75The Dyckman FamilyDorothy and John FoulksNancy E. Foulks ’76Patricia and Vito GagliardiThe Gaynor FamilyBarbara and Michael MarottiTimothy P. McCabe ’85Mr. and Mrs. William M.RichardsonMary L. and Arthur P. Ryan, IIILinda and Ronald SchanzKaren and Joseph Schurtz ’71Jennifer and James Siburn ’81Lisa and Steve SimcoxJohn StewartMichele Stone-Graf ’67 and RudyGrafBetsy and David Thornton ’75(Betsy Mintel ’75)Union Catholic Athletic ClubUnion Catholic Parent GuildAnne and Robert WischusenJulie and Robert Wischusen ’89(Julie Sedlock ’90)James Wood ’68Building the FutureLeaders CircleAnonymous (6)Debora Lusardi Bagnell ’76Marianne Baumpane ’71Ellen Sommerlad Bednar ’89Terrence B. Bennett ’77Julianne Berger ’06Marion and Marc Berger (MarionBadala ‘76)Steven Berger ’09David Biggs ’02Adonna Gilbert Blackwell ’88Joseph BonaccorsoDanielle and Michael BorikCatherine and Peter BranchJack ByrnesMary Ann and Paul CahillHelen and Mark CannonTara Cannon ’02Rashad Carlton ‘00Meredith LaCorte Carpenter ’95Paul Carr ‘77Sister Catherine CarrollPaulette and Russ CiceroCatherine and Gregory CierpialClass of 1969Class of 1970Class of 1975Class of 1979Class of 1984Class of 1989Class of 1990Class of 1999Anthony P. Colletti, Jr. ’14Maryellen and Andre ColomboMaryann Crilly ’77Anne Kellerk Cwieka ’81Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D’AnnunzioAnne and Michael De PartoBarbara DellannoRyan DePaul ’14Patti and David DePaulFrank Diana ’79

Annual Report '11 - '12In Honor of the SixGunsiorowski GraduatesThe Gunsiorowski FamilyIn Honor of SisterPercylee Hart, RSMMaria H. Kovach ’82In Honor of MarinesEverywhereS. Jonathan Brown ’90In Honor of Rev. JamesMassa’s 25th Anniversaryof OrdinationBarbara Moran McFadden ’78In Honor of the UC on theRoad ProgramPatricia Kukan Rose ’88In Memory of MarilynBarrettAnonymousIn Memory of Matthewand Rose BaumpaneMarianne Baumpane ’71In Memory of ConstanceSolazzi Brennan ’67Lucille Solazzi Fallon ’70In Memory of Arthur andMary BurgerMiriam Burger Newman ’69In Memory of William B.Butler, II ’86Barbara and Bill ButlerIn Memory of Lisa MarieCalderone- StewartJames Hanley ’74Maureen Bachefski Manasia ’75Sylvia Pramataroff Zborowski ’75In Memory of MatthewCarey ’66Tony DiPace ’66In Memory of GraceCurreriRosanna and John GalletleyIn Memory of DeceasedMembers of the Class of1968Victoria Durso Lewandowski ’68In Memory of FatherLenny DembowMyrna McManusMichael A. Walch ’75In Memory of Bruce, Ruthand Mary Ruth DickersonJaneann and Evan B. DickersonIn Memory of MikeFarrell ’69Kevin McGrath ’69In Memory of MercedesFeldmanMel FeldmanIn Memory of JamesFlynnKim LeeganIn Memory of KarenSchiller Franzone ’75Marydette and Richard HoltIn Memory of VincentGalassoDonna and John Neglia(Donna Galasso ’72)In Memory of John H.GillinghamBarbara Gillingham Mariano ’76In Memory of DavidGorczyca ’83Kathleen Donohue-Rennie ’83Eugenia GorczycaIn Memory of Patrick andLinda GrantThomas B. Grant ’80In memory of JorgeHerreraKaren HerreraIn Memory of Joseph andMargaret JanciJoe Janci ’69In Memory of Thomas andSara KaneSheila Kane Porcelli ’71In Memory of Sister M.Eloise Claire KaysSylvia ElphickMr. and Mrs. Brian McKennaMyrna McManusIn Memory of FrankKrohelCynthia Krohel Losavio ’70In Memory of Jerry Lanza’74Thomas Maher ’68In Memory of JosephineMaggioMichael Maggio ’72In Memory of JoanneFederico Malloy ’74Diane Guempel Di Stano ’74Loretta Santacroce ’74In Memory of ThomasMcCloskey ’74Joseph Klenner ’74In Memory of FelixMcHughDaniel T. Belenets ’80In Memory of KevinMcLaughlin ’73Vincenza Setaro Smith ’73In Memory of Gary Mejia’95Meredith LaCorte Carpenter ’95Laura Wischusen Hoffman ’95In Memory of BrotherRaoul MolnarTimothy Fitzgibbon ’73Gerald Hudson-Martin ’68Thomas Maher ’68Frank Petranich ’70Lawrence Russo ’70Michael A. Walch ’75In Memory of ValerieMoore ’82Laura Reilly Salmon ’82In Memory of CelesteKosty MurrayBarbara and Gene Kutcher’69In Memory of KathleenWard O’Grady ’79Barbara Ward ’76In Memory of CharlesPayne ’74Joseph Klenner ’74In Memory of BeatriceAnne PerrucciThomas J. Perrucci ’69In Memory of SisterKenneth QuinnMyrna McManusIn Memory of Mildredand Stephen RitterDeborah and David Ritter ’73In Memory of SisterSharonMyrna McManusIn Memory of Chris Smith’82Maureen Hickey El-Edawy ’82In Memory of SisterRegina SmithMyrna McManusIn Memory of SandyStagg ’83David M. Stagg III ’84In Memory of Martin T.Walsh ’73Katherine Walsh Flynn ’7426

Ways to Give to Union Catholic High SchoolAll gifts are vital to the success of Union Catholic High School.Annual Fund supports the operating budget, while gifts to restrictedfunds, such as the Building the Future Major Gifts initiative, supportcapital projects and increase the school’s endowment. Your gift is atestament to your believe in Union Catholic and its mission.CashCash gifts are deductible for income tax purposes to the full extentallowed by law; and may be made with cash, checks, Visa, or Mastercard.Pledge payments may be arranged.Corporate Matching GiftsAsk your employer about matching gift opportunities. Many businesseshave matching gift programs, which may double or even triple yourgift to Union Catholic.Appreciated SecuritiesA gift of appreciated securities, stocks or bonds, can provide significanttax savings for the donor. The donor avoids capital gains taxes,and gifts are tax deductible at fair market value. Please call (908) 889-1600 ext. 309 for information about the stock transfer process.Please make gifts payable to Union CatholicHigh School and direct your contributionsto:Union Catholic High SchoolOffice of Development and Alumni Relations1600 Martine AvenueScotch Plains, NJ 07076You may also donate online by visitingwww.unioncatholic.orgSpecific questions regarding giving to UnionCatholic High School may be directed to:Office of Development(908) 889-1600, ext. 309or email development@unioncatholic.orgThis report reflects all gifts made to Union Catholic High School between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. The Development Office hasmade every effort to ensure the accuracy of this report. If we have made an error or omission, please notify us so that we may amendour records.27

Faculty NotesFaculty and Staff NotesThis past summer, faculty members took advantage of various professional development opportunities across thecountry. Below is a sampling of where they spent their time:* The Annual Poetry Institute: Summer Poetry Institute for Educators with Robert Pinsky: Pullitzer Prize for Poetry (1996),Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (1997-2000). Attendee: Barbara Dellanno* Gettysburg Yearbook Experience: Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA. Attendee: Kathleen Tobin* AP US History Summer Institute: Drew University, Madison, NJ. Attendee: Edward Sagendorf* AP Spanish Summer Institute: Rutgers University, May’s Landing, NJ. Attendees: Catarina Abrantes and Christina LoCicero*National Endowment for the Humanities: Landmarks of American History & Culture Workshops for School Teachers,“Huck, Jim & Jim Crow,” located at The Gilded Age Home of Mark Twain, Hartford, Connecticut. Attendee: Marla James* AP US II Camp: Objective-- Review Camp for AP US II Students, located at Union Catholic. Coordinators: Kim Leeganand Edward SagendorfOutstandingProfessorUnion Catholic guidance counselor,Dr. Cas Jakubik, was recentlyselected to be the recipient of theSt. John’s University (Staten Islandcampus) Outstanding ProfessorAward for an adjunct professor.Each year, the Department of GraduateEducation at St. John’s selectstwo recipients for Outstanding Professorawards; one is a full-timeprofessor and one an adjunct. Cas,who has been preparing graduate-level students to becomeschool counselors or mental health counselors for four yearsnow at St. John’s, was shocked an honored that he was chosenby the students to win this distinguished award. “The studentssaid they chose me because I gave them so many real-worldexamples from my regular job,” said Cas.Mr. Luciano Installed as Grand KnightDave Luciano ’99, faculty member and Recruitment Director at Union Catholic, was voted33rd Grand Knight in his Regina Pacis Knights of Columbus Council #4066 out of Maplewood,NJ on July 29. Dave’s council consists of himself as Grand Knight; John Becht, facultymember and Campus Minister at UC, as Deputy Grand Knight; Dr. Jim Reagan, Jr., AssistantPrincipal at UC, as Warden; and Tom Becht, as Chancellor.A member since he was 18, Dave has always been very involved with the Knights of Columbus.He is the first 3rd generation Grand Knight ever to appear in his council, following in thefootsteps of his grandfather, Joe Luciano, and his father, Gary Luciano. Dave’s grandfather,who passed away in 2007, was a former State Deputy, heading the Knights of Columbus in thestate of NJ. Dave, along with the other members of his council, will be serving a two-year term.28Ms. Abrantes and Mrs. LoCicero TakeSpanish Students to MadridFrom July 7-21, a group of six students were sponsored by an outsideagency and led by Spanish faculty Catarina Abrantes and ChristinaLoCicero on an educational adventure to Madrid, Spain. The studentsincluded Taylor Diken, Katie Brown, Emily Moglia, CarolynLeach, Logan Guzman, and Leticia Revelo. The Council on OverseasLanguage Education sponsored the program and students earned 3credits on the trip. They attended school daily from 9:30-1:30 andthen came home for lunch before venturing off into the city. Catarinaand Christina took the students to a number of museums, includingEl Prado and Reina Sofia, along with a bullfight. They also took thestudents to Salamanca and Avila during the weekend, and to do someshopping at “El Rastro,” a traditional outdoor market in Spain. Everynight after dinner, the students would gather in a “tertulia,” which agathering of friends, to discuss what they did all day and what theylearned in school. At the end of the program, students had to write atwo-page paper in Spanish and present it to the group. Catarina notedthat she believed the students’ favorite parts of the trip were meetingnew people, shopping in Madrid, and the bullfight.

Faculty NotesMs. Tobin HonoredKatie Tobin was awarded the M. JerryM. Weiss Early-Career Teacher Award,presented by the New Jersey Councilof Teachers of English (NJCTE). Thisaward was presented to Katie on March31 at the NJCTE Conference held atMontclair University. She is picturedwith UC faculty member Julius Gotilla.UC Honors Faculty and Staff Yearsof Service20 YearsFran BrennanKaren Piasecki ’8815 YearsSister Irma GazilloBetsy Mintel Thornton ’7510 YearsEd GuzmanChristine Wischusen McCoid ’91Kathy Webber5 YearsJohn BechtKim LeeganRob McCoidRae Neshimka ’01Charity RobertsonMrs. Leegan Presents At MicrosoftConference A Second TimeKim Leegan, Union Catholic High School History educator,participated for her second consecutive year in the eliteMicrosoft Partners in Learning 2012 US Forum. This Microsoftforum is geared toward educators, and showcasesand celebrates the work they are doing in classrooms acrossthe United States. This summer, 102 educators from 25states are invited to showcase their projects, traveling toMicrosoft’s worldwide campus in Redmond, WA from July31-August 1.Kim was the only educator chosen to represent the state ofNew Jersey. She uses Microsoft products and software inher classroom on a daily basis, including OneNote, Bingmaps, Encarta, Internet Explorer, and the Microsoft Officesuite. “Microsoft is truly committed to partnering with educatorsin integrating technology into the classroom and improvingeducation for all. I am honored that I was chosen topresent my work.”The project that Kim presented was an Interactive Civil WarMuseum. After studying the Civil War, her students workedin teams to create an interactive museum. Each team selecteda topic on the Civil War and conducted research usingEncarta, Bing, Internet Explorer and other online databases.Each team created a Visual Display regarding the chosentopic and used voice thread technology and/or Movie Makerto record a voice-over regarding the selected topic. Exhibitswere put on display. As people toured the museum, theywere able to watch Moviemaker Films regarding each exhibit,as the students’ laptops were next to each exhibit andready to play the videos. Each team also created a QR codewith additional hidden information on the chosen topic. Asvisitors exited the museum, they were invited to Tweet theexhibit creators with comments or questions, and the Twitterfeed was later followed in class.Karen Piasecki '88, 20 yearsof serviceFran Brennan, 20 years ofservice29

School Consultative Board SpotlightJim Siburn '8150th AnniversaryA key member on Union Catholic’s School Consultative Board, Jim Siburn ’81 returned to UnionCatholic when his children began attending high school. Like many of the Board members, Jim jokesthat he became so involved at UC because Sister Percylee asked him to (and no one can say “no” toSister!). Yet, he truly attributes his decision to feeling compelled to give back to the school that gavehis family such positive experiences.After graduating from Union Catholic in 1981, Jim went on to earn his B.S. in Business Managementfrom Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is currently the President of OrthoMedix, LLC, a medicalsales company that distributes orthopedic implants to hospitals and orthopedic surgeons in the tri-statearea. This business background proves useful for Jim in his endeavors at Union Catholic, as he serveson the Institutional Advancement committee for the Board. This particular committee is primarilyconcerned with discovering new ways to push UC forward in the education market.Jim feels that it is important for alumnito reconnect with UC because, “tuitionalone does not cover all the costs ofeducating a student. In these tough economic times, the support of thealumni is needed to ensure that Union Catholic not only survives, but issuccessful for the next 50 years.” In reaching out to alums, Jim has beenoverwhelmed by their responses and stories explaining how UC was instrumentalto their personal and professional successes. They credit strongacademics, coupled with Christian values, as the catalyst to their success.Jim believes that UC is changing students’ lives for the better, and they areleaving Union Catholic well prepared for the next chapter in their lives.His family’s experience with Union Catholic, including his children Sean’11 and Jamie ’14, has had a profound impact on his life. He is a stellar exampleof the many alums who are giving of their time, talent, and treasure,to ensure that UC thrives for another half century. Jim Siburn '81 with his children Sean '11 and Jamie '14Upcoming Events: Mark Your Calendars!October 6, 2012 - Alumni Volleyball Tournament: 10:30am, UC GymnasiumOctober 20, 2012 - Race to the Gold 5K: 9:00am, Begins near UC Track & FieldNovember 9, 2012 - Pub Night: 7:00pm, UC CafeteriaNovember 10, 2012 - Hall of Fame dinner: 7:00pm, UC GymnasiumNovember 18, 2012 - Grandparents’ Day Mass and Brunch: 9:00am, UC Gymnasium & CafeteriaDecember 20, 2012 - Alumni Breakfast and Christmas Liturgy: 9:00am, UC Cafeteria & GymnasiumMarch 17, 2012 - UCPAC Spring Musical, Legally Blonde, and Alumni Luncheon: 2:00pm, UC Main Foyer & AuditoriumApril 26, 2012 - Wine and Cheese ReceptionApril 27, 2012 - Family Field and Fun DayApril 27, 2012 - GalaApril 28, 2012 - Mass and BrunchApril 29, 2012 - Golf Outing* Golden Celebration Weekend *30

50th AnniversaryAs of July 1, 2012, Union Catholic’s 50th Anniversary has officially begun! Union Catholicopened in September 1962 as two distinct schools, Union Catholic Boys High School andUnion Catholic Girls High School, with two separate mascots (now retired) and less than 300students. Today, the school stands united with close to 800 students and over 10,000 alumni.The goal of the 50th Anniversary is to re-engage with as many alumni as possible and to host50 events celebrating UC50. This will culminate in the final celebration during the weekendof April 26-29, 2013. Union Catholic is pleased to announce the four Honorary Chairs: JaneAlbert, Rocky Lettieri, Mike Marotti and Bette Schnitzer, who share their vision and spirit. Youwon’t want to miss this special occasion!The 50th Anniversary countdown began in September of 2009, when Union Catholic welcomed the “Golden Class of 2013”. Since the50th Anniversary takes place during their senior year, the Class of 2013 has been involved in celebrations and preparations since theywere freshmen, as UC has been hosting and planning 50th Anniversary events in the hopes of bringing alums back into the school.Sister Percylee emphasizes, “Let us rejoice and celebrate together our school’s 50th Jubilee! I am so excited to be a part of this trulyhistoric time, and I look forward to commemorating this milestone with the entire UC Community of students, alumni, faculty, staff,parents, alumni parents and friends.”Everyone is encouraged to begin collecting UC trivia, photos, videos, and stories, as well as to regularly check UC’s Official 50th Anniversarywebsite (m.unioncatholic.org/50th) for more details about events and activities in which to participate! The Union Catholiccommunity looks forward to celebrating with you soon!JETSFestOn Friday, August 24, Union Catholic kicked off its seriesof 50th Anniversary events with Jets Fest. The day beganwith alumni tailgating in the Jets Training Center’s parkinglot in Florham Park, NJ. Bob and Anne Wischusen (cohostsof the event) offered alums snacks, water bottles,and goodie bags filled with UC and Jets memorabilia. Atthe start of the tailgate, alums were also able to meet BobWischusen Jr. ’89, the radio voice of the Jets. Over a hundredalums and family/friends stopped by the UC tailgatebefore making their way in to Jets Fest.Jets Fest itself included a variety of kid-friendly rides andgames, such as inflatable slides and obstacle courses, aswell as football skill-challenges. Attendees were also ableto watch a Jets practice. Jets Fest was a huge success!Meredith LaCorte Carpenter '95 and herdaughter, AmandaJimmy and Charlie Wischusen, sons ofBob Wischusen '89, radio voice for the JetsColleen Reape-Fay '88 and familyMark Sanchez, quarterbackfor the Jets, makes a pass50th Chairs: Marion Badala Berger '76,Anne Wischusen, and Nancy Foulks '7631

50th AnniversaryDay at the RacesUnion Catholic sponsored a race at Day at theRaces. Rae Neshimka ’01, Event Coordinator;Kristine Mintel ’04, Alumni Relationsand Communications Coordinator at UC and50th Anniversary liaison, Sister PercyleeHart, RSM; and Karen Piasecki ’88, AssociatePrincipal and 50th Anniversary Administratorall posed with the winning jockey from oursponsored race.On Sunday, September 2, Union Catholic alumni, faculty,parents, and friends celebrated UC’s second 50thAnniversary event: Day at the Races. The event was heldat Monmouth Park Race Track on a relatively cool dayand brought together nearly 100 UC alumni and friends.Members of the Union Catholic party enjoyed primeviewing of the races while socializing with friends andeating catered picnic-style foods. Children also enjoyedthe free pony rides and face painting that were offeredthroughout the day.Sister Percylee Hart, RSM proved to be Union Catholic’slucky leader, winning every single race. Union Catholicalums began asking Sister which horses she planned tobet on before placing their own bets. Union Catholic alsosponsored a race, allowing Rae Neshimka ’01, EventCoordinator; Kristine Mintel ’04, Alumni Relationsand Communications Coordinator at UC and 50th Anniversaryliaison, Sister Percylee Hart, RSM; and KarenPiasecki ’88, Associate Principal and 50th AnniversaryAdministrator; the opportunity to watch the race fromthe winner’s circle and then pose for a photo with thewinning jockey (pictured top left). Everyone had a greattime!John Gresco and familyMichelle Scutieri Goworek'00 and Mike Gowarek '98Mike D’Antico '13 and hisgrandmotherJulie Sedlock Wischusen'90 and her daughter CoryDot Foulks wins a prize!50th Anniversary CookbookMenus from MartineSubmit recipes to: typensave.comLog-in username: UC50Log-in password: season309UC Trivia ContestUC is holding monthly UC-trivia contests that can be found onthe Official 50th Anniversary website. Whoever answers themost correct answers first, each month, will win a prize! Prizeswill vary month to month and will be some form of UC 50thmemoribilia. Enter today at m.unioncatholic.org/50thCookbook will be available for purchase in spring 2013!32

Alumni News & EventsCareer DayThe Alumni Office hosted its Annual Career Day for the sophomoreand junior classes on March 29, 2012 with alumni andfriends sharing their college and career advice with UC students.Thank you to all of our volunteers! Next year’s CareerDay will take place on March 21, 2013. If you are interested inparticipating, please email alumni@unioncatholic.org or call(908) 889-1600 ext. 351.The 2012 Career Day Presenters: Tom Angelo ’91, CPA/Partner,Salerno, Gannon & Angelo; Gen Bahrt ’69, Clinical Specialist, JerseyShore University Medical Center; Marnie Cambria, Pediatrician,Summit Medical Group; Fred Cassel ’82, Firefighter/Aerospace Engineer;Adelaide Riggi Cutalo’93, Attorney, Norris, McLaughlin &Marcus, P.A.; Andrew D. Drebych ’85, Firefighter & EMT, EdisonTwp.; Colleen Lennon Ehrmann ’88, Physical Therapist, Jersey ShoreUniversity Medical Center; Joseph Fernandez ’78, Master Craftsman,JMF Construction LLC; Liz Fritz-Grant ’75, General Manager, SomersetHills Country Club; Natalie Gonzalez ’00, Photo Shoot Producer,Limited Brands-Victoria Secret Direct; Judith Stair Gorski ’90, Senior Research Biologist, Merck; Ibn Howard ’95, VP, Citigroup; Jim Hughes ’76,President, Unity Bank; Terri Marino Hunsinger ’92, Partner, Webundies.com; Bill Kiger ’73, Captain, Rahway Fire Dept.; William Muzychko ’74,Farmer, Bill’s Figs; Karen Kremer Novak ’88, HR Manager, Skanska; Deborah Marino Palacio ’90, Partner, Webundies.com; Joseph Perello ’82, ProjectManager/Landscape Architect, Suburban Consulting Engineers; Scott Purrone ’89, Physician Assistant, Emergency Physicians of Central Florida;Bruce Rossi ’67, VP, Provident Bank; John Rotondo ’76, VP & General Manager, Bayer HealthCare; Leslie Sanchez ’00, Police Officer, Edison Twp.;Scott Stefanowicz ’83, Special Agent, FBI; Mariusz Strus ’92, Advanced Practice Nurse, St. Barnabas; Katrina Tubayan ’01, Mechanical Engineer,Picatinny Arsenal; Daniel Webber ’75, Engineer of Materials, Port Authority of NY & NJ; Tiffany Wilson ’90, Assistant Prosecutor, Union CountyUC on the Road: Boston, MassachusettsOver Spring Break, members of the UC Community, including Administrators, Admissions/Recruiting team members, Alumni/Developmentteam members, Consultative Board members, and faculty members trekked up to Boston, MA for the NCEA Convention andto hold an Alumni reception for Boston-area alums. The reception was held at the elegant Algonquin Club on April 11 and was hostedby Mary Cullinane ‘85. Former faculty members and students gathered together to reminisce and hear all about the current “wow’s” ofUC.Boston-area UC alumni and friendscatch up with one another and enjoythe cocktail reception.Sister Percylee Hart and former facultymember James GoddardPatty Kukan Rose ‘88; Barbara Dellanno,UC Humanities Curriculum Specialist andfaculty member; James Goddard, formerUC faculty member; and Noreen KornerAndrews, Assistant Principal at UC.Sister Percylee Hart, Mary Cullinane'85, and Eric Gyllenborg ‘91Sister Percylee Hart andPam Orosz '01Jamie Ciocon ’11 and friend (far left),Erin Farley ’11, and Jess Colucci '1133

Alumni News & EventsAlumni Visit UC for Lunch and a PAC PerformanceOn March 25, 2012, the Alumni Office welcomed guests to an Alumni Luncheon celebrating the Performing ArtsCompany performance of Zombie Prom.Virginia Rachko and her friend, MikeFriends and family of Philip Beviano ‘85Carm Marinaro ’78, Mary Lu Farrell ’72, Joanne McHugh’72, and their friendsEdward Sagendorf '07 and JohnRotondo '07UC Alumni, Parents, and Friends Support Athletics atAnnual Golf OutingThe Union Catholic Athletic Club hosted another successfulGolf Outing on May 7, 2012 at the Knoll CountryClub in Parsippany, NJ. The day ended with a clebratorydinner reception. Join us next year, as the date hasbeen set for Monday, April 29 at Shackamaxon CountryClub in Scotch Plains, NJ. The date has been set duringthe Golden Celebration weekend for the convenience ofUC alums. For more information, please contact AthleticDirector Jim Reagan, Sr. at reagan@unioncatholic.org.34

UC’S RACE TO THE GOLD 5K RUNSaturday October 20, 2012Union Catholic HS – Scotch Plains, NJProceeds to Benefit Union Catholic’sAthletic ProgramsAlumni News & EventsRace informationRegistration: Begins 7:30am for race bib # pick up and Post registration.Post registration closes 8:30Race Time: 5K race 9:00amRace Fees: $20.00 registration received by October 1st$25.00 registration after October 1st and on day of raceRegistration: Mail race registration form to: 5K Run - Joan O’Donnell - Race Director,Union Catholic HS, 1600 Martine Ave., Scotch Plains, NJ 07076or online www.raceforum.com/unioncatholicAwards/Prizes: Top Male & Top Female 5K OverallAlumni Decade AwardsTop 3 Male & Female winners per age group(10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+)No duplicate awardsAmenities: T-shirts to first 300 entrantsPost-race food and refreshmentsCourse: A USATF Certified loop course through Scotch Plains streets ending onUnion Catholic’s new turf track and field complexRace location: Union Catholic High School, 1600 Martine Avenue, Scotch Plains, 07076Contacts: For more info 908-889-1600 ext. 383 or email racedirector@unioncatholic.orgRestrictions: No pets, roller blades, bikes or skateboards during the runPlease Print ClearlyOfficial Entry form—UC’s Race to the Gold 5K-- October 20, 2012Please make checks payable to Union Catholic. Mail to Union Catholic HS-1600 Martine Ave-Scotch Plains-NJ-07076Last Name:_______________________________First Name:____________________________________________Street Address__________________________________________________________________________________City:___________________________________State:_________________Zip Code:_________________________Phone(Day):_____________________Email:_________________________________________________________Gender:_____M ______F Birth Date: ___/___/____ Age on Race Day:_______ Adult Shirt size: S M L XLWaiver: In consideration of this entry being accepted, I hereby for myself heirs, executors and administrators waiver and releaseany claims that I may have against Union Catholic High School and any and all parties, groups, organizations, volunteers, sponsorsand (or) any Representatives involved in UC’s Race to the Gold event for any and all injuries suffered by me in this event. I certifythat I am physically able to participate in this event. I also give permission for the use of my name and/or picture in any newspaper,website or media of this event.Applicant Signature (If under 18, parent/guardian signature)Date35

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Alumni News & EventsReunions!The following classes are currently planning reunions.Contact your class committee and plan on attending!* Class of 1973/ 40 Year Reunion: Vinny Setaro Smith,Jeanmarie Yarnell, Gail Cerminaro Iozzi* Class of 1978/35 Year Reunion: Carmelyn Marinaro* Class of 1983/30 Year Reunion: Kathleen Donahue-Rennie,Tricia Wiser, Maria Styler Naspinski,Thomas McCartney* Class of 1988/ 25 Year Reunion: Nancy Richardson Saggio* Class of 1993/ 20 Year Reunion: Volunteers Needed!* Class of 1998/ 15 Year Reunion: Volunteers Needed!* Class of 2003/ 10 Year Reunion: Jessica Kurylak Meaney* Class of 2008/ 5 Year Reunion: Volunteers Needed!Contact alumni@unioncatholic.org with any questions!Class of 1966Alumni NotesLynn Gardner writes: “I am currently living in Macedonia, wheremy husband is working with the US Peace Corps. Our youngerson, Lucas, is a teacher at an international school in Macedonia.Our older son, Noah, and his wife, Nikki, have just given birth to agorgeous baby girl, Marlo. She is our first grandchild! Now that Iam retired, I spend my days in a most relaxed way—walks, yoga,lunch with friends.”Class of 1967Ronald Alexander writes, “Doing fine and wish all my acquaintancesfrom Union Catholic all the best! Happily married for over35 years and three great kids. The foundation of my happiness todaywas formed during those four wonderful years at UC!”It is with sadness that UC reports the passing of Patricia ToomeyMayer in October of 2011.It is with sadness that UC also reports the passing of EdwardHickey on December 1, 2011.Class of 1968Lorene Noste Connolly writes: “Widowed in 2011, coping withdemands of a new lifestyle. Still living in our home in Mountainside,NJ with my three beloved Borzoi (Russian wolfhounds) forcompany.”Class of 1969Robert J. Bresky, Jr. writes, “I am the author of a 2010 travelmemoir called Tales From The Trips: How I Grew To Be A Father.The book is about nature, tolerance, and humor set in nationalparks and preserves in Europe, U.S., Canada, Caribbean,Virgin Islands, Mexico, and Costa Rica. For more informationplease visit my website at www.bobthenatureguy.wordpress.com. The e-book sells for $9.99 and print copy goes for $12.99available online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Powell’s.Signed copies from me are $15.”It is with sadness that UC reports the death of George Hoffmanon August 19, 2012.Barbara Iwanowski D’Ovidio retired from her position as aMedical Assistant in an oncology office. Her oldest grandchildgraduated Valedictorian of his class. She is now planning totravel with her husband Frank. “With some chemo and lots ofprayer, I survived ovarian cancer. God Bless!”Ellen Maxwell-Beifus writes that she has one son Frank, whois 21 years old, and that she lost her beloved husband, Craig, towhom she was married for 29 years, to brain cancer on November19, 2011.Class of 1970Gary Meyer recently published his debut novel, This Point inTime. The 254-page murder mystery can be ordered in paperbackfrom BookLocker.com, Amazon.com, BN.com, Booksamillion.com, and most other neighborhood bookstores. Plot summariesand sample chapters are available at BookLocker, Amazon, BN,and www.thispointintime.weebly.com. Gary and his wife Marjorielive in Clinton, NY and have two children, Michael, of ElSegundo, CA, and Samuel, a junior at the Berkeley College ofMusic in Boston, MA. Gary and Marjorie became grandparentslast November when Michael and his wife Terra gave birth to ason, Logan Dashiell Meyer.Class of 1971Kathleen Naymola writes: “I attended the Class of 1971 40thReunion last October and had a GREAT time. Congratulationsto the Class of 1971 for an outstanding 40th Reunion. Can’t waituntil the 50th!”Class of 1975Congratulations to Joe Massaro who was inducted into theNew Jersey ASA/USA Softball Hall of Fame. Joe is only thesecond umpire to be inducted. Joe is pictured here at the inductionluncheon with Jim Reagan Sr. and Jim Reagan Jr.Kathryn Anderson Thomas’s first grandchild was born on December25, 2011 – a perfect Christmas present. Carter and his parentslive only 15 minutes away – perfect for Grandma!38

Class of 1976John Carroll is President and Owner of Mastermelt Metal Management.Steven Kinney has started giving day trading lessons for the E-Mini Dow Futures contract. He offers to teach fellow interestedalumni who are retired or those displaced in the job market dueto the economy on how to trade at a special discounted price. Hismethod is fast and easy to master via the internet- be up and runningin less than three months making $100-$200 a day within 4hours a day. Contact him at www.info.DayTradeFutures.info today.Also see his sister site: www.AlignedCapitalTradingLLC.comor call (732) 964-3158. Steve has also recently authored two bookson investing and trading: Mutual Fund Investing Explained-- Howthe Market Moves and a Basic Financial Plan Primer and DayTrading for Small and Steady Profits-- Featuring a Trading Systemfor Futures, Stocks or Bonds. Both will be exclusively available onAmazon.com come October 2012.Class of 1977It was with sadness that Union Catholic reports the passing of EileenTerry Dosch on August 30, 2012.Class of 1978Nora Monroe Dowling writes: “I have been doing systems engineeringat the MITRE Corporation located in Bedford, MA for29 years. My son, Conor, is attending my alma mater, WilliamsCollege.”With sadness, Union Catholic reports the death of Joseph (Jody)Duff on August 29, 2012.Class of 1979It is with sadness that Union Catholic reports the passing of RobertJoseph Anderson on August 16, 2011. Robert was the headcoach of the swim team and assistant aquatics director at the BergenCounty Y and J.C.C. in Washington Township, N.J. He wasa member of the U.S.A. Swimming Coaches Association and acoach for the Special Olympics Sailing Program. He was also aBoy Scout leader in Mountainside. He graduated in 1983 from AlfredUniversity, where he was a member of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity.Mr. Anderson is survived by his parents, Robert and JulieAnderson; his sister, Catherine Busse; his brother, Michael Anderson.Donations may be made to Bergen Sharks Swim Team-JCC,in care of Lisa Wiener, 258 E. Saddle River Rd., Saddle River, N.J.07458.Peter Pepe writes: “I’ve been with Thermo Fisher Scientific forjust over 9 yrs. I’m presently the North American Sales Managerfor their Industrial Hygiene Division. We sell products that helpthe world become a cleaner, healthier and safer place. Best wishesto all my former classmates.”Alumni News & EventsClass of 1982Rev. Bob Fitzpatrick writes: Glad to see all the good news fromUC and the 50th anniversary celebration in UC Review. Mywife Cathy and I are married 23 years. Our daughter Kathleenis 18 and a student at Rutgers. After many years in business andgovernment, many of them wrestling with questions of vocation,I completed seminary and was ordained a priest in 2010 in theEpiscopal Church. I now serve as a pastor in New York’s HudsonValley.Class of 1983Vincent Romano writes: Better known as “CHEESE” in highschool, I now reside in the Fort Myers area of Florida. My entirecareer has been in Distribution/Manufacturing Management. Icurrently work for a national shutter component company, whereI manage operations in both Florida and Georgia. For over 15years, I was also a volunteer firefighter for the Township ofScotch Plains and attained the rank of Battalion Chief. Duringthe 9-11 tragedy, we were dispatched to assist FDNY and spentseveral days there. My experience in New York was somethingI will never forget. I’ve been married for 24 years and have a 17year old daughter.Class of 1984Congratulations to Jeanine Longo Cavanagh and her husbandJim, who were honored at the Diocese of Metuchen’s 21st annualBread and Roses Ball on May 14. Jeanine and her husbandreceived the Immanuel Award at the event, which is given to anindividual or couple who exemplifies, through service and sacrifice,the selfless determination to make the world a better place inwhich to live. It is given in memory of Msgr. Immanuel Vernon,the diocese’s first executive director of Catholic Charities.Greg Maguire writes: I am a Captain in the US Navy, havingserved on Active Duty for the last 24 years. I recently returnedfrom Japan where I was the ship’s navigator for the USS GeorgeWashington Aircraft Carrier. I am now leading all Navy Recruitingfor the Eastern US, Europe, and Carribean.Class of 1988Steven Cantara is now Police Officer in North Carolina. He previouslyworked as a Corrections Officer for the State of NJ. Heand his wife Maryann have been married for 16 years and havefour children: Jessica (22), Casey (14), Kerri (12) and Ryan (12).39

Alumni News & EventsClass of 1989Michele Lee Kozimor-King, Ph.D. is a tenured associate professorof sociology at Elizabethtown College. In recognition ofher outstanding work in teaching first-year seminars she receivednational recognition as the McGraw-Hill Excellence in TeachingFirst-Year Seminars award recipient for 2012. Kozimor-King washonored at the 31st Annual Conference on The First-Year Experiencein San Antonio, Texas, February 17-21, 2012.Class of 1990Scott Taylor was named Teacher of the Year at UC Teams CharterSchool in Plainfield, NJ, for the 2011-12 school year.Class of 1991 & 1993Congratulations to Donna Walsh and Frank Trocino, who areengaged to be married in early summer of 2013.Class of 1992Keisha Hill writes: I have an Ed.S. in School Psychology fromthe College of William and Mary and a B.A. in Psychology fromHampton University. I am currently studying part-time at John JayCollege of Criminal Justice in Forensic Counseling with hopes topursue a doctorate in Counseling Psychology. I am currently employedas a nationally certified School Psychologist for PatersonPublic Schools. Single/no children. I love living in Montclair andbeing part of a community that values education, the arts, and socialjustice. I also enjoy Bikram yoga.Class of 1993Congratulations to Cheryl (Sliwicki) and Bill Reyes on the birthof their second son Andrew John. Andrew was born in April 2011.Class of 1995Jessica Fernandez recently graduated from Lackawanna Collegein Scranton, PA with an Associate Degree in Science in VascularTechnology.Meredith LaCorte Carpenter and her husband Rob welcomedtheir daughter Amanda Louise on May 27, 2012. Amanda weighed7lbs 7oz and was 20.5 inches long.Class of 1996Erin Kelly-McGuinness was the recipient of the 2012 NJFMBAHumanitarian Valor Award for the work done with Play Ball forMiracles. Erin created Play Ball for Miracles in 2005 after learningthat a firefighter’s son had a rare genetic blood disorder.For 8 years, PBFM has run an annual softball tournament to raisemoney for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals and the familiesof firefighters who have children with special needs. The dedicationof PBFM has raised over $80K for hospitals and $10K forthe kids. In 2011, PBFM branched off to include Miracle Nightsat local minor league baseball stadiums. Questions can be sent to:playball4miracles@yahoo.com.It is with great sadness that Union Catholic reports the passing ofThomas Shannon on May 20, 2012. Tommy was an avid sportsfan and especially loved the Yankees. After graduating from UC,he worked as a local contractor. Tommy was predeceased by hisfather, Thomas Shannon, and is survived by his mother Geraldine,of Elizabeth; his sister Mairead and her husband, Anthony Bevilaque,of Cranford, NJ, and sister, Erin Shannon of Elizabeth, NJ;as well as his nephews, Anthony and Austin, and niece Brigid.Class of 1997Congratulations to Amanda Sokolowski on her marriage to SalvatoreGraziano on November 12, 2011.Class of 1998 & 2004Congratulations to Jimmy Johnston ’98 and Jessica Vogt ’04 ontheir marriage in May 2012.Class of 1999Simone Mays graduated from Drexel Medical School on May 18,2012. Pictured is Simone with her son, Elijah, age 6.Class of 2001Congratulations to Robert Trotte on his marriage to Cara Ferry onDecember 3, 2011 in Natick, MA.Class of 2002Congratulations to Danielle Werner who is engaged to MichaelStueber.Ricardo Luis Baerga is an independent hip-hop artist and CEOof Lets Get It There Entertainment. His music is for sale on iTunesand Amazon. Search for Chupie!Class of 2003Lindsey Mills is engaged to Chris Donnelly and welcomed daughterPenelope Anne (Penny) on March 10, 2012.Class of 2003 & 2004Congratulations to Matt Esposito ’03 and Kristine Mintel ’04on their engagement. An October 2013 wedding is being planned.40

Class of 2004Congratulations to Edward Thornton on his marriage to LauraMcCrone of West Orange, NJ. The two were married on August12, 2012, surrounded by their closest Union Catholic friends.Kim Chervenyak Garbrandt writes that she has been a happilymarried homeowner for the past two years and has been promotedsince she started working for BMI in October of 2011.Alumni News & EventsSarah Getz was inducted into Thi Kappa Thi in the fall of 2011and recently studied in Málaga, Spain.Eduardo Hernandez ’04Class of 2005Congratulations to Thomas Mintel on his engagement to KaillyVay of Rochester, NY. A June 2013 wedding is being planned.Jasmine Marshall writes: I just graduated from the University ofChicago’s Urban Teacher Education Progtam, earning a Masterof Art in Teaching degree (2012). I will be teaching 12th gradePsychology and 11th grade World Literature at Urban Prep CharterAcademy for Young Men, the first all male, African Americanpublic school to have 100% of its graduates accepted to 4 yearcolleges and universities, on the West Side of Chicago.Class of 2006Joe Massaro is a soldier in the US Army and is presently stationedin Japan.Amy Dooley graduated from TCNJ in 2010 with a degree inBiology. She is currently a 3rd year medical student at UMDNJ’sSchool of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, NJ. Her current planis to become a pediatrician.Michael Mirza is currently a third year student studying medicineat UMDNJ Medical School in Newark, NJ.Class of 2008Congratulations to Christina Broderick, who was recognized byLa Salle University’s Psychology Department as having the highestGPA of any graduating senior.Carlo-Antonio Abrigo Palencia graduated from La Salle Universityin May with a BS in Business, having dual-majored inAccounting and Finance.Justin Cagaoan has been discharged from the Marine Corpsafter four years and two tours in Afghanistan. He is now backhome working as an EMT for different agencies and in the hiringprocess for the NJ State Police.Class of 2009Steven Berger has been inducted into Boston College’s Schoolof Business Honor Society.Christos Paizis writes: As I am beginning my senior year atSeton Hall University I just became the broadcaster for the NYMets minor league affiliate, Brooklyn Cyclones. It is an incredibleopportunity in the NY Market.Discovered as a makeup artist when he was 19 and workingas a product specialist for MAC in Short Hills, Eddie Hernandez’04 has already begun to make a name for himself inthe cosmetic world. After moving to NYC and getting hiredat Frederic Fekkai, Eddie was the first person to launch ChantecailleBeaute at Fekkai, a brand globally available at anyFekkai Salon. It was here that he met the Chantecaille Family,including Sylvie Chantecaille, who is famous for creatingthe Prescriptives range that was launched for Estee Lauder inthe late 70’s and having friends such as Edie Sedgwick andAndy Warhol. The family fell in love with Eddie and tookhim under their wing to be their Global Ambassador.How did a young man of 26 years find himself to be in thisprominent position with such well-connected people? Workethic. “My time at Union Catholic was the best four years ofmy life,” says Eddie. He was very close to the faculty, whoshowed him discipline through compassion and structure. Henames Maryann Carolan ’86 as the true pillar to his success,as she gave him real life advice that he still follows to thisday. “I hear her voice when I need to make professional decisions,”Eddie notes. “She gave me the confidence to trust myinstincts and intuition, and it has never steered me wrong.”As a current Global Ambassador for Chantecaille, Eddie isconstantly traveling. He works long days with long commutesbut wouldn’t trade his job for the world. He lovesworking on photo shoots, because he has the liberty to becreative and is expected to be a partner in a vision. He alsohas the opportunity to meet celebrities at work! Working theGracie Allen Awards in L.A. for the past 7 years, Eddie hasmet celebrities like Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Angelou,and Chris Rock. His favorite work travels have been to London,Toronto, and Asia, where he most enjoyed the lyricalquality to the Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, and Japaneselanguages.41

John Melleky '81Fiesta® San Antonio is an enormous 11-day festival that attracts 3.5 million visitors each year.The Commission, of which UC alum John Melleky ’81 is the CEO, plans, promotes, coordinates,and preserves Fiesta® San Antonio through support of its participating member organizations inpresenting a safe and educational, annual celebration of the diverse heritage, culture and spirit ofSan Antonio for its residents and visitors. The Commission also promotes the festival regionally,nationally, and internationally, provides insurance, technical assistance and other resources, andgives more then $350,000 each year to a number of the participating member organizations thatsponsor Fiesta® events.Alumni News & Events“Union Catholic provided a solid foundation for my education,” John notes. “The school providesa breadth of opportunities and experiences which helped me determine my interests. For instance,working on the yearbook with Miss Grey helped me learn about layout and led to an interest instudying business and marketing in college.” John maintains fond memories of his times at UC andstill keeps in touch with a variety of friends. After graduating in 1981, he attended the Universityof Richmond and studied business, working in computer programming. John eventually movedinto fundraising in the nonprofit world for both the United Way of Richmond and at the Universityof Richmond. In 2000, John started 3fold Consulting, which provided association management,event planning, and fundraising consulting. By networking, he was able to travel the world working on events for Time Warner, FOR-TUNE magazine, MasterCard, and the Hartford. One of the largest events that John worked on was Real Simple’s Get Organized NewYork, where they held the world’s largest tag sale in a 20,000 square foot tent in Central Park and raised money for the Fund for PublicSchools.Through his work over the years, John learned about the various festivals and events throughout the country, and found himself in SanAntonio during Fiesta®. He attended a number of the events, and was impressed from the start. This year was his first Fiesta® SanAntonio as CEO of the Commission and he loves being a part of it, since the festival is so vital to the San Antonio community.Pictured is John with the cast of his mostrecent UC fall play production, The MissFirecracker Contest.live stream of shows in the future. The channel can be viewed at www.noremote.com.John Rotondo '07When John Rotondo graduated from Union Catholic in 2007, he still remained verymuch a part of the UC community. He has directed the past three fall productions, NoisesOff (2009), The Nerd (2010), and The Miss Firecracker Contest (2011), written andproduced two summer productions with Maryann Carolan ’86 (Love [Awkwardly] andSomething About Friendship), formed a non-profit theater company with other membersof the UC community, and continues to assist with the spring musical and coach UC Forensics.John’s initial experiences at Union Catholic as a student have majorly impactedhis direction in life and his level of professionalism.Aside from his work at Union Catholic, John is the Membership Coordinator at 59E59Theaters, an off-Broadway theater on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He is alsoworking on a brand new company, No Remote, which is the first completely online televisionchannel that he co-founded with a friend from NYU, Justine Bylo. No Remote hasseveral original drama and comedy programs premiering every week and is in the processof bringing on more shows. The site is still developing and the goal is to have a constantDespite the long hours and low pay, John is an avid lover of the theater. “I love that theater is a collaborative effort,” John says. “Everythingyou see on stage takes hours and hours of work by a massive group of people all working for a common goal—to inspire, educate,or entertain. It takes teamwork, cooperation, optimism, and a wonderful blend of creative and business talent.” John plans to continuewriting plays, screenplays, and TV shows. He would love to make Fourteen Out of Ten a permanent theater in Woodbridge and bringexciting new shows to the area every year. He also intends to continue his work with UCPAC and all of the amazing talent that is a partof it. On the path his life is taking, John notes, “It is really crazy and busy, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.”43

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