Traditions

class of 2015
“In the future we will encounter many new and exciting changes—
opportunities in which we can influence each other in ways similar to
how we have been influenced. And in looking forward to the many
possibilities we will all have, I repeat what Mr. Morelli says often, that
you are to be who you are and be that well. This classic line which we
know all too well comes from one of Saint Francis de Sales’ letter to
Saint Jane de Chantal, in which he also said, “Let us be what we are
and be that well so that we can bring honor to the Master Craftsman
whose handiwork we are.” He goes onto say that even if we were to
become the most perfect creatures under heaven, what good would
that do us if we were not as God’s will would have us be. So Class of
2015, as you go on to become the next great
faces of the world, let us never forget to go to
Mass, to pray the rosary, and to love God with
all that you are so that you can become the
person whom God created you to be.”
Peter Rainwater
Valedictorian, Class of 2015
“There’s really something about this class of 2015. Throughout my
four years I have always had this thought lingering in my mind. That
the people who I was surrounded by, had a certain kind of spark.
Like many teachers and parents may have realized, we have never
taken no for an answer. We’ve been able to keep high grades and
test scores, while still staying connected with our fellow friends and
families. We’ve been successful on the courts, fields, and tracks,
while still being successful in the classrooms. We have not been
afraid to question the world around us, to question past beliefs and
methods, and to sometimes question authority;
because, by nature, this class of 2015 does
not settle. We go out there and achieve what
we believe must be achieved. And because of
this, I see us all truly becoming a guiding force
in the years to come.”
Nicholas Magnasco
Salutatorian, Class of 2015
100% of our seniors graduated. Students were offered
$16,266,901 in scholarships and accepted to the
following colleges and universities:
ARIZONA
Arizona State University
CALIFORNIA
American River College
Azusa Pacific University
Cabrillo College
California Baptist University
California Lutheran University
California Maritime Academy
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
California State University, Channel Islands
California State University, Chico
California State University, East Bay
California State University, Fresno
California State University, Monterey Bay
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, San Bernadino
California State University, Stanislaus
Chapman University
City College of San Francisco
Concordia University - Irvine
Contra Costa College
Cosumnes River College
Culinary Institute of America
Dominican University
East Los Angeles College
Fresno Pacific University
Hartnell College
Humboldt College
Loyola Marymount University
Mission College
Modesto Junior College
Saint Mary’s College of California
San Diego State University
San Francisco State University
San Joaquin Delta College
San Jose State University
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Clara University
Sierra College
Sonoma State University
University of Californa, San Diego
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Francisco
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California
University of the Pacific
Universtiy of California, Davis
Whittier College
COLORADO
United States Air Force Academy
University of Colorado, Boulder
GEORGIA
Agnes Scott College
HAWAII
Brigham Young University, Hawaii
University of Hawaii, West O’ahu
IDAHO
Boise State University
INDIANA
University of Notre Dame
KANSAS
University of Kansas
Wichita State University
MASSACHUSETTS
Springfield College
NEBRASKA
Creighton University
NEVADA
University of Nevada, Reno
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Dartmouth College
NEW YORK
Cornell University
Fordham University
Syracuse University
OHIO
Franciscan University of Steubenville
PENNSYLVANIA
Saint Francis College
SOUTH CAROLINA
Clemson University
Furman University
TEXAS
Saint Edward’s University
UTAH
Salt Lake Community College
VIRGINIA
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Catholic University of America
WISCONSIN
University of Wisconsin, Madison
PHILLIPINES
Ateneo de Davao University (Philippines)
Excerpt from Fr. Fallon’s letter to St. Mary’s community:
Let me let you in on the story of a startup which did not begin in Silicon Valley but found its roots in the Central Valley…
At its beginning, St. Mary’s High School was very much like the modern-day start up. It had few resources but had the faith to follow through with a dream. That
dream of providing Catholic secondary education to the young people of the San Joaquin began to take shape when the Irish Catholic wife of the founder of the city
of Stockton, Captain Weber, persuaded her husband to donate a tract of land on which St. Mary’s would eventually stand. Another dream shaper was Archbishop
Sadoc Alameny, the first archbishop of San Francisco who persuaded the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael to leave their convent in the temperate climate of Benicia
to make what he called a “little sacrifice” to come to Stockton with its often unbearable heat, to raise funds for the building of the school. The sisters did their
fundraising by horse and buggy.
The first teachers were the Dominican Sisters who have maintained a constant presence even to today. Over these many years, the Dominicans were joined by the
Franciscans, Diocesan Priests, Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary and since 1970, the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. The coming of the Oblates introduced the
school to the spirituality of St. Francis de Sales, one of our current patrons. The Spirituality of St. Francis de Sales has been wholeheartedly embraced by the school
community and it is one of our hallmarks. Our milestones over these 140 years are made up of the memories of people who have been part of us…
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