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class of 2015<br />
“In the future we will encounter many new and exciting changes—<br />
opportunities in which we can influence each other in ways similar to<br />
how we have been influenced. And in looking forward to the many<br />
possibilities we will all have, I repeat what Mr. Morelli says often, that<br />
you are to be who you are and be that well. This classic line which we<br />
know all too well comes from one of Saint Francis de Sales’ letter to<br />
Saint Jane de Chantal, in which he also said, “Let us be what we are<br />
and be that well so that we can bring honor to the Master Craftsman<br />
whose handiwork we are.” He goes onto say that even if we were to<br />
become the most perfect creatures under heaven, what good would<br />
that do us if we were not as God’s will would have us be. So Class of<br />
2015, as you go on to become the next great<br />
faces of the world, let us never forget to go to<br />
Mass, to pray the rosary, and to love God with<br />
all that you are so that you can become the<br />
person whom God created you to be.”<br />
Peter Rainwater<br />
Valedictorian, Class of 2015<br />
“There’s really something about this class of 2015. Throughout my<br />
four years I have always had this thought lingering in my mind. That<br />
the people who I was surrounded by, had a certain kind of spark.<br />
Like many teachers and parents may have realized, we have never<br />
taken no for an answer. We’ve been able to keep high grades and<br />
test scores, while still staying connected with our fellow friends and<br />
families. We’ve been successful on the courts, fields, and tracks,<br />
while still being successful in the classrooms. We have not been<br />
afraid to question the world around us, to question past beliefs and<br />
methods, and to sometimes question authority;<br />
because, by nature, this class of 2015 does<br />
not settle. We go out there and achieve what<br />
we believe must be achieved. And because of<br />
this, I see us all truly becoming a guiding force<br />
in the years to come.”<br />
Nicholas Magnasco<br />
Salutatorian, Class of 2015<br />
100% of our seniors graduated. Students were offered<br />
$16,266,901 in scholarships and accepted to the<br />
following colleges and universities:<br />
ARIZONA<br />
Arizona State University<br />
CALIFORNIA<br />
American River College<br />
Azusa Pacific University<br />
Cabrillo College<br />
California Baptist University<br />
California Lutheran University<br />
California Maritime Academy<br />
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo<br />
California State University, Channel Islands<br />
California State University, Chico<br />
California State University, East Bay<br />
California State University, Fresno<br />
California State University, Monterey Bay<br />
California State University, Sacramento<br />
California State University, San Bernadino<br />
California State University, Stanislaus<br />
Chapman University<br />
City College of San Francisco<br />
Concordia University - Irvine<br />
Contra Costa College<br />
Cosumnes River College<br />
Culinary Institute of America<br />
Dominican University<br />
East Los Angeles College<br />
Fresno Pacific University<br />
Hartnell College<br />
Humboldt College<br />
Loyola Marymount University<br />
Mission College<br />
Modesto Junior College<br />
Saint Mary’s College of California<br />
San Diego State University<br />
San Francisco State University<br />
San Joaquin Delta College<br />
San Jose State University<br />
Santa Barbara City College<br />
Santa Clara University<br />
Sierra College<br />
Sonoma State University<br />
University of Californa, San Diego<br />
University of California, Berkeley<br />
University of California, Los Angeles<br />
University of California, Riverside<br />
University of California, San Francisco<br />
University of California, Santa Cruz<br />
University of San Diego<br />
University of San Francisco<br />
University of Southern California<br />
University of the Pacific<br />
Universtiy of California, Davis<br />
Whittier College<br />
COLORADO<br />
United States Air Force Academy<br />
University of Colorado, Boulder<br />
GEORGIA<br />
Agnes Scott College<br />
HAWAII<br />
Brigham Young University, Hawaii<br />
University of Hawaii, West O’ahu<br />
IDAHO<br />
Boise State University<br />
INDIANA<br />
University of Notre Dame<br />
KANSAS<br />
University of Kansas<br />
Wichita State University<br />
MASSACHUSETTS<br />
Springfield College<br />
NEBRASKA<br />
Creighton University<br />
NEVADA<br />
University of Nevada, Reno<br />
NEW HAMPSHIRE<br />
Dartmouth College<br />
NEW YORK<br />
Cornell University<br />
Fordham University<br />
Syracuse University<br />
OHIO<br />
Franciscan University of Steubenville<br />
PENNSYLVANIA<br />
Saint Francis College<br />
SOUTH CAROLINA<br />
Clemson University<br />
Furman University<br />
TEXAS<br />
Saint Edward’s University<br />
UTAH<br />
Salt Lake Community College<br />
VIRGINIA<br />
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University<br />
WASHINGTON, D.C.<br />
The Catholic University of America<br />
WISCONSIN<br />
University of Wisconsin, Madison<br />
PHILLIPINES<br />
Ateneo de Davao University (Philippines)<br />
Excerpt from Fr. Fallon’s letter to St. Mary’s community:<br />
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…<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
fundraising by horse and buggy.<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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…<br />
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