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GREAT NEWS!!!
The
Latest!
After visiting network headquarters in Chicago, the planning team is
hard at work submitting all necessary data. They are also looking
for jobs for the students. For further information contact Chris
Hanssens, '86, at
Chanssens@eurekagrowth.com.
For the latest information go to
www.nccrinfo.com
Northeast Catholic and Cristo Rey
To Conduct Feasibility Study
Cardinal Justin Rigali, Bishop
Joseph McFadden and the Board of Education of the Archdiocese of
Philadelphia are sincerely concerned about the students at Northeast
Catholic, and about their hope of continuing their Catholic education.
In the spirit of the Cardinal’s concern for students and families, a
small team of Northeast Catholic alumni and leadership of the Alumni
Association petitioned Cardinal Rigali to allow them to investigate the
possibility of establishing a new independent school on the site of
Northeast Catholic. The team, in conjunction with the Cristo Rey
Network, has been given permission to conduct a feasibility study to
determine whether a Cristo Rey Network school could work in Philadelphia
at Northeast Catholic.
As you know, Northeast Catholic
High School for Boys will cease operating as an Archdiocesan high school
as of June 2010. The decision to close Northeast Catholic High School
for Boys as an Archdiocesan high school will not be reconsidered
by Cardinal Rigali, the Office of Catholic Education, or the Board of
Education of the Archdiocese.
Press Inquiries should be directed to:
Jason Marquess - 856-216-0800
Len Knobbs – 215-289-4994
Background
The Catholic education tradition at Northeast Catholic was built over
decades when the delivery of an excellent product was enabled by a
substantial commitment of donated labor provided by hundreds of Priests
and Reverend Misters, tireless service of lay faculty and coaches,
contributions from local parishes, manageable sacrifices of families and
subsidies from the Archdiocese. Times have changed.
While we still have committed lay faculty and coaches, there is a
shortage of religious. Contributions from North Philadelphia
parishioners, which used to finance our schools, are minimal. The
ability of North Philadelphian Philadelphia families to pay escalating
tuitions fueled by rising costs is stretched to a breaking point.
Northeast Catholic’s situation is unique only in so far as the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia has been generously supporting
Philadelphia’s schools for years, even in the face of mounting deficits.
North, like inner city high schools around the country, is facing a new
reality.
The Northeast Catholic Community believes in Catholic Education. We
value the school’s Catholic culture, history, and legacy. We believe
that North is worth saving.
A team of Northeast Catholic Alums has analyzed the financial dimensions
of keeping the Catholic educational vision alive at North. It recognizes
that the traditional Archdiocesan model is hard to make work,
economically, in a community that cannot support a tuition-dependent
model. The NC team did conclude, however, that a
radically different approach to
delivering Catholic education at Northeast Catholic was needed and was
possible.
The team met executives of the entrepreneurial Cristo Rey network of
schools to explore possibilities. It then reached out to the Archdiocese
and Cardinal Rigali, through Bishop McFadden’s office, to explore
whether or not a Cristo Rey School at Northeast Catholic was a
possibility. Cardinal Rigali, through Bishop McFadden, has given the
team authorization to pursue a feasibility study to assess the viability
of a new Northeast Catholic which would operate at Erie and Torresdale.
To be clear, a new Northeast Catholic, if feasible, would be an
independent school, with independent finances, and would operate outside
of the Archdiocesan school system.
A brief history / purpose of the Cristo Rey model of high schools in the
USA
The first Cristo Rey High School in the USA was begun in 1996 in south
Chicago. This happened after members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits),
under the leadership of Father John Foley, SJ, were motivated to do
something about the need to provide
college-prep secondary Catholic education for financially stretched
families and students. Twelve years later, there are currently 22
Cristo Rey Schools in operation around the USA and 4 more in the
preparation stage to become Cristo Rey Schools. Most of these CR schools
have begun “from scratch” and are start-up schools. A few are called “conversion
schools” because they were already in existence and changed to
become a Cristo Rey School.
Essentially, the purpose of schools in the Cristo Rey Network is
to help motivated students who want to succeed but who face financial
challenges to be able to attend a quality, Catholic secondary school in
a college-prep environment. Because all Cristo Rey Schools are
created to benefit the economically disadvantaged, there are clear
guidelines that the Network establishes about the financial eligibility
necessary to be accepted into a CR school. These figures are adjusted to
match the financial reality in each area.
The Cristo Rey model would enable the business community to join
parents, alumni, and friends in support of North Catholic’s core
mission.
The Network promotes its educational mission exactly as NC has done all
these years:
---in the context of a strong, Catholic, faith-filled spiritual
environment
---within a rigorous college preparatory atmosphere of learning
---with a strong community spirit.
In addition, a Cristo Rey secondary school provides its students with a
unique Corporate Internship Program by which corporations assist
students to finance a substantial portion of their tuition. Through this
work experience, NC students will gain valuable skills, grow in
self-confidence, and realize the real-world applications of their
education. This association will enhance and strengthen NC because of
the unique and valuable opportunities that will be available to our
students, faculty and staff.
The Cristo Rey Network does not open, operate or establish schools.
Rather, the Cristo Rey Network decides whether or not a school project
is feasible, and then it supports the start-up executive team and the
founding Board of Trustees of the new school. As a result,
if the Cristo Rey Network determines that a Cristo Rey school
at Northeast Catholic is feasible and approves the establishment of a
school, then owning, operating and establishing that school would rest
with the Board of Trustees of the future Cristo Rey School. Under those
circumstances,
the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia would
not provide financial or other support for any such school.
What’s Next?
The Archdiocese and Northeast Catholic expended significant time, labor
and resources over the last few years in supporting all efforts to
sustain North as an Archdiocesan high school. Until the recent
announcement, there would have been no basis for Northeast Catholic
alumni to petition Cardinal Rigali regarding Cristo Rey. Consequently,
the move to open a new Northeast Catholic has developed very quickly.
Now, much work needs to be done in a short period of time to crystallize
and implement an exciting vision for an economically viable North
Catholic. Over the next two months, a team of Philadelphian business
leaders and North Alums will undertake a detailed feasibility study. The
team will initially consist of Len Knobbs,’53 from the alumni
association, Jason Marquess, ’67, and four other Alums. In addition, a
retired partner from Deloitte, the global accounting firm, will help
lead the study.
Since a significant part of this exploration exercise is financial, we
will need to be very detailed and specific in our assessment of the
giving and hiring capacity of our extended community. This includes
pledges for specific financial support and scholarship assistance. We
will need to organize a sustainable effort to provide employment
opportunities to our students. These employment opportunities would help
defray their educational costs, but more importantly expose our students
to outside work environments in a very structured and positive way, at a
very formative time in their lives. We will need to design and develop
a financial aid program to families that struggle to meet today’s
tuition and activity costs. We do not want these families to lose the
opportunity of a Catholic education opportunity. We obviously need to
figure out our facility needs.
Most importantly, we need to sort out the issues involving current
students. One model, a conversion model, would keep the school operating
from year to year with a short window (1 week) where operation
responsibility transfers from the Archdiocese to the new Cristo Rey
School. This is the model we are driving towards and would enable many
existing freshman, sophomore, and junior students to finish their
education at North. Another approach entails a one or two year shut-down
of the school, and a reopening of the school as a new school at the end
of that period. This is not our preference. We will be working
diligently to provide parent’s answers to those questions by February.
Our advice to parents is to continue to explore all options for your
sons.
Open Issues
As you can see, there are numerous questions that don’t have answers -
yet. All we can tell you now is
that we have been given the authority by the Archdiocese to study the
Cristo Rey model, and if feasible, develop a detailed plan for the
implementation of the Cristo Rey model at Northeast Catholic. While we
view this as good news, in itself, we need to run hard to complete this
study in a factual, straight-forward and realistic way. Our intent is to
develop a very comprehensive and tight plan by February.
Finally, be mindful that the decision to close Northeast Catholic as an
Archdiocesan High School is not
part of our feasibility deliberations nor will that
decision be reconsidered by Cardinal Rigali, the Office of Catholic
Education or the Board of Education of the Archdiocese. To reiterate
what was set forth above, Northeast Catholic High School for Boys will
cease operating as an Archdiocesan high school as of June 2010.
That being said, we want to ensure that all young men at Northeast
Catholic receive a Catholic education. In the next weeks, we will visit
schools that are running successfully in various cities across the
country. We think our plan for a new North will put it on the path of
being one of the best, comprehensiveCatholic High Schools in the country
and that our future graduates will be even better prepared to
lead faith-filled, purposeful, and successful lives. If, as Father
Cleary, OSFS, always reminded us, that “necessity is the mother of
invention”, then we believe that this closing, our necessity, can result
in an independently run Northeast Catholic with sufficient funding and
that the NC Falcon will continue to soar, fulfilling its mission of
educating the next generation of Catholic leaders for the city, the
country, and the world.
Prior to
the 82nd Annual Northeast Catholic - Frankford Thanksgiving Day Classic,
a number of alumni gathered in the LaSalle University Student Union
ballroom for our version of a super box. Among those in attendance
were John Cutsavage, '70, (2nd from left) and friends. A crowd
totalling 9000 or better were present. This photo taken 20 minutes
before game time shows the NC crowd extending to the goal line.
Also enjoying
the Brunch were the Kliniewski twins, Ron and Rob, both '62 and a lady
friend. A close-up of our fans seated at the 20 yard line.
Relaxing
at the Brunch were immediate past president Ed White, '55, Class Rep Joe
Pilawsky, '71, and former Daily News reporter Frank Dougherty, '59.
Posing for our photographer were two members of the 1952 City
Championship team - Bill Maher, '53, and Pete Gibbons, '53, who proudly
displays the sweater awarded to team members. He notes, with due
pride, that he still fits into it. Prior to kickoff Father
Nicholas Waseline presented a framed NC jersey to the Pioneers Coach,
Mike Capriotti, and the team captains.
Taylor
Rand proudly wearing Falcon red leads the crowd in the singing of our
National Anthem. To her right, our Chaplain, Father Neil Kilty,
'59, who delivered the invocation. Coach Charlie Szydlik rallies
his team prior to kickoff. And the game is underway - notice the
gaps in the crowd on the Frankford side.
Frankford scored first, near
the end of the first quarter, on a 68-yard punt return by Taron Mills.
The try for the extra point was wide. They scored again in the
second period on a 16-yard run by Tyrell Martin and he ran for a two
pint conversion to put the Pioneers up 14-0. That was the story of
the first half.
Falcon fans view the game from our version
of a Super Box while in the stands we spot a smiling Joe Glackin, '73
with his family and friends.
Attending the game from the Super
Box were three outstanding alumni - Paul Hondros, '66, and brothers,
John, '62, and Bob, '67, Doman. The Falcon crowd is on its feet at
halftime to sing the Alma Mater.
The Falcons came out
determined in the second half and marched down the field on a 16-play
70-yard that consumed eight minutes and thirty-four seconds capped by a
1-yard plunge by junior quarterback Anthony Reid. John McCarthy's
kick for the extra point was good and North trailed 14-7.
Early in the fourth stanza,
North scored on a 5-yard run by back-up sophomore tailback Taishan
Tucker. Then Coach Charlie Szydlik made a gutsy move and went for
the lead and potential win in what to then had been a tight game.
The Pioneers stopped the attempt for a two-point conversions and led
14-13 with a little more than eight minutes on the clock.
Surprisingly, this turned out to be the most exciting eight minutes of
Falcon - Pioneer football this writer has observed in sixty years of
watching the games.
After our defense forced a
three and out, the offense took over once again. Senior tailback
Eugene Byrd broke loose on a 45 yard scamper that set up an eight yard
TD pass from Reid to Julian Huggins and Reid carried it in for a two
point conversion and the Falcons led for the first time with 2:28 left
in the game.
The Falcons stands
anticipation of victory was short lived. A little over a
minute later, Frankford running back Jeffione Thomas took off on an
electrifying 55-yard cutback run to put the Pioneers ahead with 1:11 on
the clock. The he ran it in for two points to put Frankord up by a
point. North was not to be outdone. Frankford, for some
unknown reason, made an on side kick which gave the Falcons the ball on
their 38 yard line with 67 seconds remaining. What happened next
will go down in the annals of Philadelphia High School Football as both
dramatic and historic. Reid engineered a seven play drive that
would have made some pro quarterbacks jealous. Using the sidelines
to march down field, He ended the drive with a twenty yard pass
over the middle to tailback Eugene Byrd who took it in from twenty yards
out. McCarthy added the point and the Falcons were in front 28-22
with 13 seconds left. The defense held true on Frankford's one
play and that was all she wrote.
As the game ended and players
milled on the field, the crowd exploded from North's stands onto the
field to congratulate the team who afterwards saluted the stands.
And the crowd responded by standing and
saluting the team and singing our Alma Mater.
Bobby Woltjen, '83, Chairman
of the afternoon gathering at Chickie's & Pete's on the Boulevard is
joined by Paul Mundy and John Barnes, '89. Head Coach Charlie
Sydlik (c.) poses with a couple of his staff.
A table full of Board
members: Former presidents Tony Colletta, '72 and Steve Cardullo,
'72, Mike Larthey, '99 Class Rep., and Joe Mulawka, '51, 2nd Assistant
Treasurer. In the middle photo, Secretary John Handley, '58, and
family. Far right, Kathleen Knobbs-Coleman, Emily Coleman, Barbara
Zegarski, and Ginger Pilawsky, and an unknown alumnus.
Bill Feltwell, '73 (3rd from
left), and Bill Feltwell, '03 (far right) are joined by family and
friends. Center photo: a coterie of Falcons from Juniata.
Right photo: Class Rep Bob Kennedy, '54, entertains his table
mates.
Mike Feeris, '82, Frank
McGraw, '68, and an unknown alumnus pose at the bar. Two of our
larger than life alumni assume a pose for our photographer - Marty
Lippincott, '85, and Joe Gabor, '61. Far right: three more
Board members: Kevin Leyland, '84, Ron Fanning, '39, and Tom
McAvoy, '59.
Among those in
attendance at our annual event, which this year was expanded to
include the Class of '49, were (left photo: l. to r.) Ed Murt, '44,
Tom Hall, '75, Tom Hall, '47, Jerry Mullin, '49, Jim Murt, '44, and
Dr. Joe Toland, '49. In the forefront of our middle photo are
two of our elder statesmen - Pete Gallagher, '37 (who was the oldest
alum in attendance) and Ron Fanning, '39. In the back are an
unidentified alumnus, Jim Rodgers, '44, and John Malone, '47.
On the right (l. to r.): Augie & Jenny Salvitti, '49, Stan Yorko,
'48, Bill & Stephanie Hettel, '49, and Frank Davis, '44.
Joining us once again as
they have for many years were Bud & Betty DiGiacomo, '44. Jim
Rodgers, '44 and his wife danced to the music of the Ken Novak
combo. On the floor for the Mummers' strut were the sister of
Joe Hunter, '45, and John Deegan, '38.
Fifty four alumni, wives,
and friends sailed from Philadelphia on the afternoon of Saturday,
October 3. They posed for our photographer at the cocktail
party held on Sunday evening.
As we left the old
Philadelphia Navy Yard aboard the Norwegian Majesty, some of our
ship mates smilingly posed (l.) Gail & Frank Dufner, '41, (c.) Anne & Ed
McKenna, '63, and (r.) Anna & Tony Zuvich, '53.
Wally (Dougherty, '61) &
Marge Mudrick and Barbara & Len Knobbs, '53. President John
Hanjeko, '65, gave a short talk at the cocktail party thanking those who
participated and asking for their continued support.
Everyone had a great time at
the cocktail party and on the cruise, as evidenced by their smiling
faces. Left Photo: Joyce Hanejko, Lauren Knobbs, Barbara
Knobbs, Marge Mudrick, Kathleen Connor, Wally Mudrick, Ray Knobbs
(Judge, '75), John Hanejko, '65. Right: Mary & Tom Darcy,
'65, and Jon (Germantown HS) & Emily Garvey.
Left: Al Parrillo,
'53, Joe Parillo, '54, Carol & John Reid, Robert & Mary Marinchick, Anne
Parrillo, and Helen Parrillo. Right: Ellen & Ed Connell,
'46, an Unknown lady, and Bonnie Smith, our travel coordinator from
Atkinson, Mullen & Rosso Travel.
Left: Gail Dufner,
Anna Zuvich, Elizabeth Konrad, Ed & Anne McKenna, John Konrad, '60, Tony
Zuvich, and Frank Dufner. Center: Kathleen & Bob Connor,
'59. Right: Loretta & Dennis Troutman, '49.
There were a lot of
interesting places to visit in Bermuda. Taking a break on a park
bench in Hamilton are Margaret & Ed Greiner (Frankford HS) and Helen &
Richard Carroll, '54. Outside a shop in St. George's are Ray
Knobbs, Ed & Anne McKenna, Barbara & Lauren Knobbs.
On deck are Bob Hagan, '49,
and his wife, Susanne. Relaxing on the beach at Horseshoe Bay are
Tony & Anna Zuvich, and Joyce & John Hanejko.
Also on the beach are
Barbara, Len, Lauren & Ray Knobbs. Wally & Marge Mudrick are
relaxing on the ferry back to Hamilton after a day trudging the shops at
the Dockyards and in St. George's. At the farewell dinner are
Jerry Falicki, '62 (far right), his Dad and travel coordinator Bonnie
Smith.
Also at the farewell dinner
were Jack McGuigan, '49, Anna Nelson, Victor & Catherine Tumolo.
Catherine told us her husband attended (St.) John Bartram HS.
Elizabeth & John Konrad, Bob & Alice Furbee, and Ellen & Ed Connell.
Everyone had a great time. Plan to join us on our next adventure.
Annual Golf Classic at
Torresdale Frankford C. C.
August 1 dawned bright and sunny and as
the day wore on it got brighter and sunnier. The temperature set a
record that day but there were no records set on the course. Among
those teeing off at 8 AM were
the Gold Sponsor team of Joe Gabor (left photo - l. to r.)
Tony Aspite, '61, Joe Gabor, '61, Joe Wulko, '61, and Jake Veasey, and
(middle photo - l. to r.) Jim Whalen, '67, Ed Dingley, '53, Jack Downey
III, and Jack Downey, Jr., '57. Among those in the afternoon group
were (l. to r.) John McShane, Walt Lucenko, Joe Dunn, '54, and Paul
Sullivan, '53.
Our sponsors were out in force - (left
photo) - the team representing Gold Sponsor Reedy's Tavern (l. to r.)
Paul Conlow, Lou Rota, '57, John Reedy, '57, and John Reedy, Jr.
In the middle photo is the team representing Corporate Sponsor Mick's
Inn (l. to r.) Stosh Quinn, '66, an unknown gentleman, Ray Janiszewski,
'58, and Paul Kaiser, '67. Gold Sponsor McCafferty-Sweeney
Funeral Home had a prime foursome (l. to r.) in Golf Classic Chairman
John Barnes, '89, Paul Mundy, Joe Slabinski III, and Joe Slabinski IV.
Representing perennial Gold Sponsor
Fairmount Pharmacy (left photo - l. to r.) were Bob Hennessy, '70, Jerry Volgraf, '81, Bob Woltjen, '83, and Bill Woltjen, '82. Center
photo (l. to r.) pictures the team representing the McBride Insurance
Agency sponsor of the Hole-in-One prize - Pat Bethel, '81, Mike McBride,
'81,and two guests. On the right, putting contest judge Brian
Glackin, '07, carefully eyes the contestant and his putt.
The Gold Sponsor team of Rising Star
Printing (left photo - l. to r.) was represented by former alumni
president Tom Morgan, '64, and Jerry Lynch, '64. Relaxing at the
dinner (center - l. to r.) held after the long day on the course were
former Philadelphia mayoralty candidate John Egan, '61, and classmate
Joe Gabor. On the right at dinner are (l. to r.) Mike Orzechowicz,
'76, Ed Goshow, '55, and Walt Lucenko.
At dinner were a table of Devine's along with a guest.
They are (l. to r.) Jack, '69, the guest, Kevin, '75, Bob, '73, and Jim,
'76.
Joining our Chaplain, Father Neil Kilty,
OSFS, '59, (2nd from left) were (l. to r.) Jerry Lynch, '64, Joe
Kalinowski, '88, and a guest. Joe and the guest represented Gold
Sponsor A & W Pharmacy in the Classic. A foursome headed by Tom
Woltjen, '77 (far right) included (l. to r.) his son, Tom, Jr., Larry
Sullivan, '66 - former soccer coach at Villanova and Father Judge -
sporting one of our new alumni caps, and Nick Bella.
Pictured at far left is a gentleman who
manages to con our photographer into taking his picture every year but
he won't tell us who he is. If you know let us know. Charlie
O'Donnell, '53 raises his glass in a toast.
The Henes boys entertain a young lady
while she smiles for the camera. The Class of '61 is represented
by Jack Brent, Tony Aspite, and Dan Meenan. They were among the
716 in attendance on August 1.
Jesse Dugan, '63 (2nd from left) and Don
Woods, '64, and friends enjoyed the afternoon. Likewise, Class of
'46 stalwarts, Lou Dollarton, Jack Donnelly, and Jim Pepper had a great
time. Jim Buddle, '61, and the Gabors - Joe, '61, and Ann take
time from bending elbows to pose for our photographer.
Jack McGrogan, '62, and friends pose for
the camera. Caught unawares by the camera were Steve Coyle, '63
(far left) and Tom Morgan, '64 (far right). Former NC Athletic
Director Fran Dougherty, '59, poses with friends.
Joe Hunter, '87 (2nd from left), Mike
McBride, '81 (far right) and friends proudly display their Phillies'
pride. We don't know the gentlemen in the center and right photos
but we know they have good time every year because they keep returning.
Our gentleman on the right is closing
his eyes from the sun. He really did have a good time as evidenced
his friends smiles. NC Assistant Football Coach Joe "Lugo"
Lawinski (center) and John Cutsavage, '70, (right) pose with friend.
Law enforcement was well represented by
the men of the Class of '65 - George Hallet and Jim Fogarty.
A new tradition was
established at the commencement exercises on June 4. The Class of
1959, celebrating their Golden Anniversary was honored with a Gold
Diploma commemorating the occasion. Class Rep Tom McAvoy accepted
the diploma on behalf of the Class from school president Stan Witalec,
'66. Looking on were school principal, Father Nicholas Waseline,
OSFS, and Auxuliary Bishop Joseph McFadden (obscured by McAvoy).
Bob Fitzsimmons, '53 was also honored for 50 years of service as a
teacher at NECHS. Suffice it to say, he was his usual witty self.
Our Chaplain, Father Neil Kilty, OSFS,
'59, is joined by Father Vincent Smith, OSFS, '74, in concelebrating Mass in
memory of our 253 alumni brothers who made the supreme sacrifice in World
War II (199), Korea(24) and Viet Nam (30). Over 80 people attended Mass in the
auditorium and the services at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima.
Father Kilty offers prayers for the deceased in front
of Our Lady's Shrine and the crowd joins in. Wreaths were placed
at the foot of the Shrine by President Ed White, '55, and Jim Creaturo,
Commander of the John J. McVeigh Post of the Catholic War Veterans.
The Post is named in memory of Sgt. John McVeigh, '39, who was killed in
action in France on August 29, 1944 near Brest, France. He was
awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions.
After services we adjourned to the cafeteria for a
continental breakfast courtesy of Chairman John Handley, '58, and his
committee. Plan now to be with us next year to honor our deceased
heroes.
The Board of Trustees of the
Northeast Catholic Alumni Memorial Scholarship Fund met on April 14 and selected
the following young men as the recipients of this year's grants.
$12,000 Grants
Mark Swallow, Pope John Paul II, 4531 Salmon Street, Philadelphia, PA 19137
Bruce Phares, Pope John Paul II, 4555 Edgemont Street, Philadelphia, PA 19137
Zachary O'Hare, St. Timothy, 3216 Rawle Street, Philadelphia, PA 19149
Michael Tran, Holy Innocents, 3938 "J" Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124
Thomas Prince, St. Anne, 2148 E. Cumberland Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125
$10,000 Grants
Dylan Rutledge, Our Lady of Port Richmond,
3287 Gaul Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134
Jorge Burgos, Visitation B. V. M., 4522 Whitaker Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19120
Stephen Curry-Bruch, Holy Innocents, 1343 E. Lycoming Street, 2nd
Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19124
Andy Ly, Visitation B. V. M., 178 E. Huntingdon Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Esmail Jimenez, Visitation B. V. M., 4217 N. Reese Street, Philadelphia, PA
19140
$8,000 Grants
David Thornton, St. Martin of Tours, 5041
Cottage Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124
Michael Muzychka, LaSalle Academy, 1336 Marlborough Street, Philadelphia, PA
19125
James Paczewski, Pope John Paul II, 4728 Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19137
Mark Toner, Our Lady of Port Richmond, 3112 Mercer Street, Philadelphia, PA
19134
Dominic Ferraro, St. Bernard, 7116 Montague Street, Philadelphia, PA 19135
Albert Le, Holy Innocents, 3919 "I" Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124
Zachary Spiker, Holy Innocents, 4342 Malta Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124
Michael Ruth, Pope John Paul II, 2851 Sellers Street, Philadelphia, PA 19137
Alexander Denner, St. Anne, 2428 Memphis Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Amadeusz Deutry, Pope John Paul II, 2753 Plum Street, Philadelphia, PA 19137
$6,000 Grants
Thomas Jeffrey, Holy Innocents, 1843 Wensley
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134
John Gallagher, St. Anne, 1603 E. Eyre Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Ryan Ezzai, St. George, 2664 Almond Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Federico Melendez, Visitation B. V. M., 2960 Ella Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134
Osvaldo Lugo, Visitation B. V. M., 311 E. Tusculum Street, Philadelphia, PA
19134
Jeffrey Baranosky, St. Martha, 10812 Perrin Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154
Shawn Malia, Our Lady of Port Richmond, 2970 Livingston Street, Philadelphia, PA
19134
John Newman, St. Albert the Great, 803 Millwood Road, Philadelphia, PA 19115
Noel Vega, LaSalle Academy, 4083 Higbee Street, Philadelphia, PA 19135
William Broadbent, St. Anne, 2517 Tilton Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Alternates
James DeLaurentis, St. George, 1919 E. Huntingdon Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19125
Jose Rodriguez, St. Anne, 2626 E. Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Malik Taylor, Visitation B. V. M., 2613 W. Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
19132
Nathan Palinkas, Austin Meehan Middle School, 9027 Cloverly Road, Philadelphia,
PA 19136
Run bigwigs - Vice Chairman
Pat McNally, '82, and Chairman Mike Ritchie, '84, smile for the
photographer despite the wind and the rain on April 11, while the
participants await the starter's gun.
And they're off - the 62
runners and 20 walkers - not only had to battle each other but the
elements. Our first place finisher, Tom Rhoads, who blew the field
away.
Our champion - Tom Rhoads -
set a new record of 15:42.10 bettering the old record (16:38) by almost
a minute. He accepts his gold medal from President Ed White, '55.
Silver medalist was Joe Haughey III and capturing the bronze medal was
Mike Leith, '86, who coincidentally was the Chairman of the first Falcon
5K.
Our female champion and
third place finisher overall with a time of 20:22.1 was Trish Noel.
She accepts her gold medal from Pres. White. Finishing second was
Christal Liaw and third place went to Erin Darreff.
List of All Finishers
Place Bib Name Class Time Pace InClass
1. 0630 Tom Rhoads M 20-29 15:42.10 5:14 01/08
2. 0584 Joe Haughey M 20-29 19:42.30 6:34 02/08
3. 0627 Trish Noel F 20-29 20:22.10 6:47 01/02
4. 0644 Mike Leith M 40-49 20:44.00 6:54 01/14
5. 0574 Anthony Clark M 30-39 21:58.50 7:19 01/08
6. 0579 Kevin Danaher M U-20 22:24.70 7:28 01/05
7. 0604 Christal Liaw F U-20 22:26.70 7:28 01/06
8. 0603 Kevin Leyland II M U-20 22:51.70 7:37 02/05
9. 0583 Joe Haughey M 40-49 23:00.40 7:40 02/14
10. 0642 Erin Darreff F U-20 23:02.60 7:40 02/06
11. 0575 John Connor, Jr. M 50-59 23:07.10 7:42 01/07
12. 0634 Tim Steinmetz M 30-39 23:17.50 7:45 02/08
13. 0633 John Clark M 20-29 23:32.10 7:50 03/08
14. 0629 Stephen Young M 60+ 23:38.40 7:52 01/03
15. 0612 Ken Pietrzak M 40-49 23:59.90 7:59 03/14
16. 0614 Caroline Sharp F 20-29 24:28.40 8:09 02/02
17. 0606 Frank McClain M 40-49 24:31.90 8:10 04/14
18. 0637 Tom Callahan M 50-59 24:35.20 8:11 02/07
19. 0578 Rich Danaher M 40-49 24:47.60 8:15 05/14
20. 0615 Nora Shoch F 40-49 24:51.50 8:17 01/03
21. 0572 James Brady M 20-29 24:52.30 8:17 04/08
22. 0605 Thomas Longo M 40-49 25:15.20 8:25 06/14
23. 0618 Joe Steinmetz M 40-49 25:27.60 8:29 07/14
24. 0589 Adrian Karsch M 60+ 25:29.90 8:29 02/03
25. 0569 Tom Blessington M 50-59 25:44.10 8:34 03/07
26. 0628 Trish Byron F 40-49 25:46.50 8:35 02/03
27. 0607 Michael McCollum M 60+ 25:56.60 8:38 03/03
28. 0576 Tim Creelman M 50-59 26:10.40 8:43 04/07
29. 0643 Brendan Glackin M 20-29 26:21.60 8:47 05/08
30. 0570 Ron Boas M 40-49 26:33.80 8:51 08/14
31. 0620 Kathleen Tellier F 50-59 26:37.60 8:52 01/01
32. 0571 Tom Boland M 40-49 26:38.40 8:52 09/14
33. 0632 Ean Cruz M U-20 27:08.40 9:02 03/05
34. 0597 David Leipert M 40-49 27:10.30 9:03 10/14
35. 0624 Ed White M 30-39 27:18.60 9:06 03/08
36. 0623 Beth White F 30-39 27:26.40 9:08 01/04
37. 0641 Frank Forgione M 50-59 27:55.90 9:18 05/07
38. 0582 Patrick Dolan M 30-39 28:02.30 9:20 04/08
39. 0613 Kevin Powell M 30-39 29:05.70 9:41 05/08
40. 0621 Nicole Volgraf F U-20 29:08.20 9:42 03/06
41. 0625 Dennis Sloan M 40-49 29:10.30 9:43 11/14
42. 0586 Charles HeintzelmaM 40-49 29:12.30 9:44 12/14
43. 0635 Matt Steinmetz M U-20 29:22.90 9:47 04/05
44. 0640 Shannon Brady F U-20 29:38.90 9:52 04/06
45. 0639 Kevin Brady M 40-49 29:41.00 9:53 13/14
46. 0602 Joseph Leyland M U-20 29:44.10 9:54 05/05
47. 0631 Ray Miller M 30-39 29:45.40 9:55 06/08
48. 0617 Thomas Steiber M 20-29 29:46.40 9:55 06/08
49. 0622 Jerry Volgraf M 40-49 30:35.00 10:11 14/14
50. 0601 Emily Leyland F U-20 30:56.70 10:18 05/06
51. 0638 Christine Kubach F U-20 30:59.00 10:19 06/06
52. 0598 Justin Leipert M 20-29 31:13.00 10:24 07/08
53. 0636 Bala Sundararajan M 30-39 31:41.00 10:33 07/08
54. 0610 Jaimee Nelsen F 30-39 32:46.90 10:55 02/04
55. 0593 Denise Krenski F 30-39 32:59.80 10:59 03/04
56. 0594 Walter Krenski M 50-59 33:01.80 11:00 06/07
57. 0581 Cara DeBenedictis F 30-39 33:42.10 11:14 04/04
58. 0626 Bill Chen M 30-39 36:15.20 12:05 08/08
59. 0580 Brian Darreff M 50-59 37:59.60 12:39 07/07
60. 0587 Helene HeintzelmanF 40-49 41:02.50 13:40 03/03
61. 0600 Sue Levy F 60+ 44:02.10 14:40 01/01
62. 0599 David Leipert, Jr.M 20-29 45:59.90 15:19 08/08
Cantor Bill FitzPatrick,
'59, Led the congregation in the responsorial psalm at our annual
Memorial Mass concelebrated in the Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter and
Paul on Sunday, March 29. Lector John Handley, '58, proclaimed the
second reading prior to Father William T. McCandless, OSFS, '83,
delivering an inspiring homily.
Prior to Mass our
concelebrants posed for the photographer. They are (l. to r.)
Fathers John P. Spellman, OSFS, '56, John F. McGinley, OSFS, '58,
William T. McCandless, OSFS, '83, who was the Principal Celebrant and
Homilist, Michael J. Ryan, '58, and George J. Brownholtz, OSFS, '58.
In the foreground and at the far right are two tables of alumni from the
honor class of 1958.
Our Toastmaster for the
morning was Keith Pompey, '89, high school sports columnist for the
Philadelphia Inquirer. Justice Seamus P. McCaffery delivered
the principal address which was on the mark and warmly received by those
in attendance.
President Ed White, '55,
presents Justice McCaffery with a plaque commemorating his
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Jurisprudence. Patrick
J. Boyle, '49, a former President of the Association and 50 year plus
member of the Board of Governors was named an Outstanding Alumnus
and accepts his plaque from President White.
Justice Seamus P. Mccaffery,
President Edward J. White, '55, and Toastmaster Keith Pompey, '89, pose
for the photographer. The official photo of the Executive Board -
seated (l. to r.) 4th VP Brian Darreff, '74, 1st VP John Musial, '63,
President Ed White, '55, 3rd VP John Barnes, '89, 2nd VP Hank Stahl,
'66; standing (l. to r.) Ass't. Secretary Bob Woltjen, '83, Secretary
John Handley, '58, Executive Secretary-Treasurer Len Knobbs, '53, 2nd
Ass't. Treasurer Jeff Brown, '79, and 1st Ass't. Treasurer John Hanejko,
'65.
