Santa Fe Catholic High School

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Santa Fe Catholic High School A LUMNI B RIDGE Preparing Students for College and the World Fall 2012 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Emil Powella 2 College Acceptances 2 Graduates 3 Legacy 4 Annual Appeal 5 Hawks Scramble 5 Football Schedule 5 Homecoming 5 Renaissance 5 Mosher Court 5 Prayer Garden 7 50th Anniversary 9 Class of 1980 10 History of SFC 10 Alumni Highlights 16 Deceased Alumni 17 Gift Spotlight 18 3110 Highway 92 E · Lakeland, FL 33801 - Phone 863·665·4188 · Fax 863·665·4151 www.SantaFeCatholic.org Dear Alumni of Santa Fe, Having recently attended the 50th anniversary celebration of Santa Fe, I couldn't help but look back on where and how it all started. In 1962 at Tigertown, a group of about 50 9th and 10th graders started on a high school journey. We would later add 11th and 12th grades, resulting in my class of 27 being the first graduating class at Santa Fe. I would love to say that we have all stayed close throughout these 50 years, but that wouldn't be accurate. Instead, most of us set out to build our lives all over the country. My story begins with a move to Lakeland at age three when my father came to attend Florida Southern College and my mother went to work at the college. I attended St. Joseph's School from kindergarten through the 9th grade. Santa Fe followed, and in 1964, I went to college. I attended the University of Florida, the largest school in the state, with over 18,000 students. This was a daunting transition for a kid from a graduating class of 27. I can certainly credit my Santa Fe experience for preparing me to take such a large step. I had learned how to study, how to plan, and how to compete. I admit I was somewhat apprehensive about the transition, but I never encountered any drawback from the size of my high school. Graduating in 1968 with a degree in marketing, I began a business career with Procter and Gamble, being based in Tallahassee. Being a Gator in Seminole country presented a whole new challenge. 1968 was also the year I married Nancy, now my wife of almost 44 years. My business career took me through stints at P&G, Wilson Sporting Goods, and Amoco Oil Company. We lived in Tallahassee, Augusta, Miami, and finally Atlanta. Yes, I managed to have a whole business career without leaving the south -- not an easy accomplishment working for some big companies. The oil marketing time with Amoco and then BP when they bought Amoco was the bulk of my work experience from 1977 to 2004. Since 2004, I have done some consulting projects in the oil industry, but mostly, I have been enjoying the fruits of retirement. Emil Powella with his wife, children & grandchildren FOREVER HAWKS!

Transcript of Santa Fe Catholic High School

Santa Fe Catholic High School

ALUMNI BRIDGE Preparing Students for College and the World Fal l 2012

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

Emil Powella 2

College Acceptances 2

Graduates 3

Legacy 4

Annual Appeal 5

Hawks Scramble 5

Football Schedule 5

Homecoming 5

Renaissance 5

Mosher Court 5

Prayer Garden 7

50th Anniversary 9

Class of 1980 10

History of SFC 10

Alumni Highlights 16

Deceased Alumni 17

Gift Spotlight 18

3110 Highway 92 E middot Lakeland FL 33801 - Phone 863middot665middot4188 middot Fax 863middot665middot4151

wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Dear Alumni of Santa Fe

Having recently attended the 50th anniversary celebration of Santa Fe I couldnt help but look back on where and how it all started In 1962 at Tigertown a group of about 50 9th and 10th graders started on a high school journey We would later add 11th and 12th grades resulting in my class of 27 being the first graduating class at Santa Fe I would love to say that we have all stayed close throughout these 50 years but that wouldnt be accurate Instead most of us set out to build our lives all over the country

My story begins with a move to Lakeland at age three when my father came to attend Florida Southern College and my mother went to work at the college I attended St Josephs School from kindergarten through the 9th grade Santa Fe followed and in 1964 I went to college I attended

the University of Florida the largest school in the state with over 18000 students This was a daunting transition for a kid from a graduating class of 27 I can certainly credit my Santa Fe experience for preparing me to take such a large step I had learned how to study how to plan and how to compete I admit I was somewhat apprehensive about the transition but I never encountered any drawback from the size of my high school

Graduating in 1968 with a degree in marketing I began a business career with Procter and Gamble being based in Tallahassee Being a Gator in Seminole country presented a whole new challenge 1968 was also the year I married Nancy now my wife of almost 44 years

My business career

took me through stints at PampG Wilson Sporting Goods and Amoco Oil Company We lived in Tallahassee Augusta Miami and finally Atlanta Yes I managed to have a whole business career without leaving the south -- not an easy accomplishment working for some big companies The oil marketing time with Amoco and then BP when they bought Amoco was the bulk of my work experience from 1977 to 2004 Since 2004 I have done some consulting projects in the oil industry but mostly I have been enjoying the fruits of retirement

Emil Powella with his wife children amp grandchildren

FOREVER HAWKS

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Nancy and I have two daughters Eileen and Suzanne Both are married with two kids each and live within five miles of us here in the Atlanta area Having our grandkids so close is one of the great blessings of our life We are able to go to the plays recitals soccer games etc and enjoy watching them growing up

Now you have the facts so who am I really at 66 years old What is really important My upbringing from family and school established a need for the spiritual component of who I am That component of my life was awakened in 1983 and I began a

journey that took me to Bible College and ultimately to where I am now co-pastoring a nondenominational church with my wife Nancy has been a full-time pastor since 1991 and I have been able to join her since my retirement We started the current fellowship Trinity Christian Church in 2009 and are endeavoring to help a group of Christians grow up to be who God wants them each to be Our passion is to see people reach their potential as Christians My emphasis focuses on developing a Christian worldview and making life decisions filtered through the

truth of the Bible Sounds like I have it all together right Not really but I am endeavoring to grow daily

It was a real joy to reconnect with many old friends from Santa Fe at the anniversary celebration It was also fun to see all the additions to the facilities at Santa Fe Here 50 years later the school is still preparing young people to meet the world head-on and make their unique mark on it We share a common foundation and group of experiences that we will be able to draw on for the rest of our lives

Emil Powella Class of 64

Santa Fe Catholic High Schoolrsquos Graduates of 2011 ndash 2012 have been accepted by the following colleges and universities

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Auburn University Binghamton University Brandeis University Bridgewater College Campbell University Carlow University Clemson University College of Charleston Duquesne University Flagler College Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida International University Florida Southern College Florida State University Furman University Georgia Southern University Georgia Institute of Technology

Holy Cross College Louisiana State University Loyola University Michigan State University Mississippi State University Pennsylvania State University Purdue University Rollins College Saint Leo University Saint Maryrsquos College Shaw University Stetson University The American University of Paris The Catholic University of America The College of Idaho The University of Manchester The University of Southern Mississippi The University of Tampa

Troy University Tulane University University of Alabama University of Central Florida University of Delaware University of Denver University of Florida University of Miami University of North Florida University of South Florida University of Washington University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin-Madison USF Polytechnic Valencia College Wake Forest University Washington amp Jefferson College Waycross College

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Congratulations to our Newest Alumni

Rodrigo Jose Angulo Robert Nicholas Aranda Jerry Craig Baier Ruoyu Bao Michael Robert Becker Siye Bian Kiersten Elizabeth Cash Timothy Cotto Jacob Fredrick Dotson DeVonteacute Deion Drisdom Kathryn Mary Dunn Matthew Charles English Joseph Michael Gabriel Alejandro Giron Thomas Michael Guarnery Alexandria Madison Hall Joshua Delno Hawks Candice Marie Helvick Samuel Andrew Hernan Celeste Amber Hurley Nicole Marie Jackson

Clarens Jean-Pierre Ragan Taylor Jones Kristian Kabbabeacute Leah Nicole Kedzuf Greyson Scott Kelly-Schad Benjamin Joseph Knauf Grace Ann Korley Sean Phillip Kryger Ashley Elizabeth Leger Peihsin Thomas Liao Alexis Michelle Lilly Ziqi Ma Jessica AnneMarie Martinez Maria Carmela Mattiacci Samuel Garrett McNally Joseph Andrew McNamee Jazmin Elizabeth Montes Samantha Angel Motherway Ryan Andrew Munchel James Michael Murphy Christopher Michael Nattania II

Kevin Matthew OrsquoHalloran Michelle Patricia Ortiz Michael Damian Prisbe Andrea Ramirez Morgan Elizabeth Richards Jocelyn Nicole Rodriguez Margaret Catherine Ross Thomas Stanford Holly Paige Stephens Katelyn Rose Swallow Elizabeth Alyse Swengros Hailey Nicole Tomkow Jeffrey Ryan Tan Uy Keke Wang Mengsu Wang Qi Nikki Wang Jacob Evan Watkins Lauren Taylor Wurthmann Mary Megan Yates

Santa Fe 2011 - 2012 Legacy Recognition

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Michael Becker (lsquo12) Anne Becker (lsquo79)

Bruno DeZayas (lsquo15) Bruno DeZayas (lsquo85) and Nicole DeZayas (lsquo87)

Kathryn Dunn (lsquo12) Erin Dunn (lsquo83)

Hunter Elliott (lsquo13) Stephen Elliott (lsquo85)

Nicholas Fenton (lsquo15) Ana Fenton (lsquo75)

Samantha Finley (lsquo14) Michelle Finley (lsquo85)

Maryhelen Friel (lsquo13) William Friel (lsquo80)

Sydney Griffith (lsquo13) Paula Griffith Shoman (lsquo91)

Alexandria Hall (lsquo12) Adriana Hall (lsquo81)

Nicole Jackson (lsquo12) Douglas Jackson (lsquo80)

Kelly Jackson (lsquo13) Douglas Jackson (lsquo80)

Nicholas Joyner (lsquo13) Tom Joyner (lsquo73) and Carol Joyner (lsquo74)

Abigail MacDonald (lsquo14) Todd G MacDonald (lsquo89)

Nicholas Martinez (lsquo14) Anthony Martinez (lsquo80) and Nancy Martinez (lsquo81)

Joseph McNamee (lsquo12) James McNamee (lsquo74)

Anna McQueen (lsquo15) Randy McQueen (lsquo76) and Mary McQueen (lsquo77)

Jordan Montero (lsquo14) Emilio Montero (lsquo79) and Michelle Montero (lsquo85)

James Murphy (lsquo12) Sara Lizette Murphy (lsquo83)

Jacob Murphy (lsquo13) Sara Lizette Murphy (lsquo83)

Harry Prine (lsquo13) Jeanne Prine (lsquo75)

Sara Schluender (lsquo13) Sue Schluender (lsquo71)

Natalie Stangl (lsquo13) Alex Stangl (lsquo77) and Alicia Stangl (lsquo82)

Seth Stone (lsquo13) Jeff Stone (lsquo86)

Hailey Tomkow (lsquo12) David Tomkow (lsquo80)

Adriana Whalen (lsquo15) Ana Gillespie (lsquo88)

George Waller (lsquo14) Brian Waller (lsquo74)

Jacob Watkins (lsquo12) Laurie Watkins (lsquo80)

Erin Welch (lsquo13) Terri Goleno (lsquo76)

Richard Widick (lsquo15) Linde Widick (lsquo90)

Lauren Wurthmann (lsquo12) James Wurthmann (lsquo85) and Stacey Wurthmann (lsquo84)

Mary Megan Yates (lsquo12) Allison Fojtik (lsquo86)

Students Parents

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Alumni Save the Following Dates Dates

2012 Football Schedule

SFC 2012 Homecoming Tailgate Party

Calling all Santa Fe alumnihellipCome home and reminisce about the good old days and enjoy the festivities on Friday October 5 The party starts with a catered dinner in the MPC from 530 pm - 700 pm followed by a 700 pm kickoff Hawks vs Mount Dora Bible To reserve your tickets please call Janet Kezer at 863middot665middot4188 Ext 233 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg Go Hawks

9th Annual Hawks Scramble Golf Tournament

ldquoAnnual Vision Appealrdquo at Abuelorsquos

Mark your calendar and join us on Sunday October 14 100 pm for Santa Fersquos 9th Annual ldquoHawks Scramblerdquo Golf Tournament So dust off your golf clubs and join us for a great day of sportsmanship and fun at Schalamar Creek Golf amp Country Club SFCrsquos Golf Teamrsquos Home Course 4500 US Hwy 92

East Lakeland You can register online just go to our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the golf link on the home page For more information or if you are interested in sponsoring this event

please call Janet Kezer at 863middot665middot4188 Ext 233 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg

0907 Landmark 700 pm

0914 Orlando Christian Prep 700 pm

0921 Lake Mary Prep 700 pm

0928 Bishop McLaughlin 700 pm

1005 Mount Dora Bible 700 pm

(Homecoming)

1012 Agape School 700 pm

1019 Foundation Academy 700 pm

1026 Trinity Prep 700 pm

1102 Victory Christian 700 pm

1109 Lakeland Christian School 700 pm

You are cordially invited to stop by our social gathering at your convenience to enjoy the company of fellow Santa Fe parents faculty and friends The evening is a time to socialize celebrate our many successes and share our vision for a bright and exciting future Join us Saturday September 22 530 pm - 800 pm at Abuelorsquos 3700 Lakeside Village Blvd Lakeland for cocktails and hors drsquooeuvres Gifts to the ldquoAnnual Vision Appealrdquo support the people and programs that make Santa Fe Catholic a great learning community every day Kindly RSVP by September 17 to the Development Office 8636654188 Ext 233 or 255 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg

Save the Date for the 30th Annual Santa Fe Catholic Dinner Auction Renaissance XXX ldquoFire amp Ice Ballrdquo Saturday March 9 2013 600 pm Join us for one of Lakelandrsquos most prestigious charity events featuring an elegant evening of select wines a gourmet dinner a live and silent auction and entertainment Look for more details about this event in November

Renaissance XXX ldquoFire amp Ice Ballrdquo

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50th After months of renovating the gymnasium with fresh paint on the walls and bleachers refinishing and painting the basketball court with our new athletic Hawk and updating the Home of the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks mural adding electrical updates new wall signage wall pad and trophy cases the gymnasium looked amazing and worthy of dedicating the court in honor of Santa Fersquos beloved Coach Jeff Mosher On December 9th SFC alumni friends and family gathered for a meet-and-greet enjoyed a walk down memory lane slideshow and an authentic Mexican dinner catered by Moreno Amigos and our SFC cheerleaders Geoffrey Mosher also known as Coach Jeff Mosher to his close friends and the Santa Fe Catholic Community humbly stated ldquoEverything was perfect I will never forget this nightrdquo A perfect ending to a perfect night the boys varsity basketball team defeated LCS by a score of 4241 As you see from the photo below the crowd went wild Forever Hawk Pride To view the slideshow go to httpvimeocom33719234

50th Anniversary Court Naming and Dedication

Ms Gwen Coteacute and Coach Jeff Mosher

New wall signage and wall pad

And the crowd goes wild

New Hawks mural

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In Celebration of our 50th Anniversary and as we continue advancing our educational programs throughout the campus it is important for all who enter here to recognize that our first priority is to develop each child fully as a child of God The source of our inspiration is to help students develop their relationships with God We envision the creation of prayer and memorial garden spaces on our campus Several areas will be designated for the devotional areas The first one will be at the statue of Mary in the courtyard We have recently been gifted with a new statue of Mary so this is an appropriate place to begin this endeavor

Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it Proverbs 226

1 Who should purchase them EVERYONE We are encouraging everyone associated with Santa Fe Catholic High School to have a brick in the garden ndash students faculty friends alumni businesses parents grandparents and future Santa Fe Catholic students

2 How will my donation be used Your donation will be used specifically for the memorial garden and for ongoing campus improvements

3 How will the bricks be laid These bricks are specially fired for durability and are laid in an attractive pattern surrounding the statue

4 May I give a brick in remembrance or honor of someone special Yes These bricks are a great way to leave a permanent mark at Santa Fe Catholic for someone you love

Order form is on the back of this page

Father Felix Baňos blessing our new Marian statue that was donated by the Knights of Columbus of Polk County

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Reserve Your Commemorative Brick Would you like your name (family alumni graduating class business or organization) commemorated at Santa Fe Catholic with a special brick Now you can reserve your space for a commemorative brick with your name on it

How to Purchase your Commemorative Brick and Other Prayer Garden Site Furnishings

Purchaserrsquos Name ___________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Phone(Home)________________________ FaxE-mail _____________________________________

Alumni Class of __________ or Friend of Santa Fe ________ Please print inscription exactly as you want it to appear

4rdquo x 8rdquo Brick

8rdquo x 8rdquo Brick (Your family your company organization or club)

Please make all checks payable to ldquoSanta Fe Catholic High Schoolrdquo Enclosed is my payment check for $________________________________________ MasterCard Visa Discover _________________________________Exp Date_______ Signature ___________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to purchase more than one item please place inscriptions on a separate form and attach itthem to this form Payment in full is required with submission of this form You may also download the order form from our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg by going to the forms tab If you have additional questions please contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 or by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Item Cost Amount of Lettering 4rdquo x 8rdquo brick $10000 3 lines

13 spaces per line 8rdquo x 8rdquo brick $50000 7 lines 13 spaces per line

Bench $100000 3 lines

13 spaces per line

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Anniversary Celebration - June 9 2012

More than 200 alumni and guests gathered at SFC on June 9 to celebrate 50 years of educational excellence The evening was filled with laughter and hugs as friends and family took a walk down memory lane remembering the past and celebrating the future Guests enjoyed dinner catered by Maggianorsquos and a slideshow put to music from the decades (visit this link to view the slideshow httpwwwsantafecatholicorgnews50th-anniversary-stroll-down-memory-lane) plus entertainment and dancing by The Sofa Kings Check out our website photo gallery located on the home page of our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg to see all the fun photos taken that night

50th

History of Santa Fe

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As Santa Fe Catholic High School celebrated its 50th anniversary many members of the Class of 1980 also marked this golden milestone by turning 50 years old Rick Bovay spearheaded the collaborative effort among the classmates to raise money for Santa Fe Catholic In addition to donating mulch for the 50-year anniversary donating a 25-foot Cathedral Live Oak and commemorative marker in memory of deceased SFC classmates the Class of 1980 raised an additional $1000 for the Jeff Mosher Gymnasium ldquoI think thats something that other classes should do too Maybe we could start a friendly competition between classesrdquo said Rick Bovay

A Special Thank You to the Class of 1980

Half a century ago Santa Fe Catholic High School became Polk Countyrsquos first and only Catholic high school Over these 50 years the world has changed enormously and so has this little school

The schoolrsquos story began in 1961 when Polk County was part of the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine Under Archbishop Joseph P Hurleyrsquos leadership the archdiocese had purchased a tract of land east of Lakeland to build a school and in 1959 the financial drive for the schoolrsquos construction was launched

A temporary location was needed to accommodate the school until construction could be completed The 1961-1962 academic year began in the administration building at Lodwick Airport later known as TigerTown The school officially opened on September 5 1961 with 50 students in grades 9 and 10

The ninth and tenth graders who made up the first students of the new school known as Central Catholic High School found somewhat primitive conditions in their educational environment A handbell marked the signal for change of classes Without air conditioning windows had to be kept open But without screens on the windows mosquitoes and other insects occupied the rooms with the students

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Four Sisters of Saint Benedict from Holy Name Priory in San Antonio small town in Pasco County staffed the school under the first president of Santa Fe Father Henry J Miron Several part-time and full-time priests of the archdiocese as well as lay men and women completed the faculty and staff By the autumn of 1962 construction was nearly complete on US Highway 92 east of Lakeland and the schoolrsquos name was changed to Santa Fe High School ldquoHoly Faithrdquo in Spanish On January 18 1962 the entire student body and staff moved desks chairs books equipment and themselves to the new location The two-story classroomadministration building lay parallel to US Highway 92 The only other building housed gym locker rooms for boys and girls with a storage shed installed behind an outdoor basketball court A convent adjacent to the school building was added in 1964 through a grant from the McDonald Foundation

The property behind the buildings consisted of a large wild-grown field bordered on the east by an old citrus grove Tall graceful live oak trees shaded the area behind the basketball court and ringed the boundaries along two sides The field was known informally as the ldquoback fortyrdquo The first Student Council was formed in 1963 Athletic director John Mack and Jeff Mosher began the coaching staff Jack Barker and Jeff Mosher put together the schoolrsquos first football team the Crimson Hawks The Sancta Fides Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized Father Thomas J Burns who replaced Father Miron as president celebrated Mass weekly on the porch outside the school office The first Santa Fe yearbook the Conquistador was published in 1964 Many clubs were organized in the early years Math Club Science Club Latin Club Drama Club Para-Medical Club Spanish Club Russian Club Chess Club Pep Club Modern Dance Club Band Santa Fe Singers Glee Club Girl Scouts Candy Stripers Art Club Future Homemakers of America Future Teachers of America Key Club Interact Club Catholic Youth Organization Forensic League Newspaper Acolyte Club and Sanctuary Society The Library Guild Festival Committee and Booster Club were established for parents It was a time of firsts 1965 first foreign exchange student from Brazil 1972 first girlsrsquo tennis team Father Miron adapted Santa Fersquos first curriculum from his own high school in Philadelphia Besides todayrsquos standard courses the curriculum included Latin I II and III and home economics (for girls only - Florida requirement for graduation) and in school year 1965-1966 German was added By 1964-1965 senior year for the first class to graduate after a full four years at Santa Fe the enrollment of the school was more than three times the first yearrsquos enrollment The 1964-1965 varsity basketball season record was 21 wins two losses including victories over Kathleen Fort Meade Frostproof Clearwater Catholic Cardinal Mooney and Berkeley Prep The Crimson Hawks stunned Class C basketball competitors in tournament play by advancing all the way to the state tournament in Gainesville Santa Fe finished as runner-up for the state championship The school song entitled ldquoThe Crimson and Greyrdquo was written by Father Miron who together with the sister organist at St Josephrsquos Church worked on melody and lyrics adapted from the oldest free Catholic high school in the United States

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This first graduating class bequeathed to all succeeding classes the qualities ldquowhich we have acquired enjoyed and profited from curiosity awareness determination faith love idealism and spiritrdquo At graduation Father Burns addressed the students ldquoWith only four years of experience behind us and many years of improvement before us an important goal has already been achieved That is while we have been busy establishing ourselves Santa Fe has maintained the attitude of a modern progressing forward-looking high school ldquoYet the thing that grows the most each year is the amazing spirit and enthusiasm of our students By combining their energy curiosity and determination with the best education we can offer we are preparing them for a full and satisfying life as good Catholics and citizens of todayrsquos world and tomorrowrsquosrdquo The graduatesrsquo last message enshrined in history in their yearbook spoke of their spirit ldquoWe the Class of rsquo64 love our school and hope that the traditions we have inspired will be fulfilled by succeeding classes who will be worthy of the school which we have helped to buildrdquo In 1967 Father Patrick J Caverly became president of Santa Fe and four Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from Albany New York joined the staff Archbishop Hurley whose foresight made possible the birth of Santa Fe High School died In early 1968 the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine was divided and reconfigured as the Archdiocese of Miami and Dioceses of Saint Augustine Orlando and Saint Petersburg Santa Fe was now a school of the Diocese of Orlando with Bishop William D Borders at the head

When the sun mounts the East And begins a new day What flag does he hold THE CRIMSON AND GREY And when at the eve As he sinks to his rest The Crimson and the Greyrsquos Still aflame in the West Now stand by the flag The young and the old Its colors are yours - To have and to hold With a smile on the lip Or a tear in the eye - Salute ye the colors Of SANTA FE HIGH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH

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The school had no lunchroom or cafeteria which meant students ate their lunches on picnic tables located behind the basketball court under the massive live oak trees On Floridarsquos rare rainy days students moved to their classrooms for lunch Students and faculty attended Mass each week under the oaks Years later at class reunions alumni would reminisce fondly about ldquoMass under the treesrdquo among the cherished memories of their high school years Ara Parseghian distinguished football coach at University of Notre Dame appeared as guest speaker at Santa Fersquos 1968 sports award banquet Dick Goleno sports director at WLAK Radio in Lakeland paid tribute to the football team ldquoThe Santa Fe Crimson Hawks are lsquoTUFFrsquo make no mistake about it ldquoUnder the direction of head coach Tim Murphy the Crimson Hawks this year had all the qualities of true sportsmen And they were winners If each and every one of the dedicated young athletes of the team keeps up the present attitude towards hard work and sacrifice he will go on to be a winner in whatever he does I think the Hawks had one of the most exciting teams in the State They could run they could pass they could block they could hit and hit hard The school the community the parents the team itself should be proud of a job well done ldquoIt certainly has been my pleasure to be the voice of the Hawks this season And if the Crimson Hawks are any indication of the youth of America today I foresee a better America and a better world tomorrowrdquo Jeff Mosherrsquos varsity basketball team played a superb season defeating both Kathleen and Lakeland High Schools much larger schools than Santa Fe and advancing all the way to state competition The student body eager to cheer the team to victory had the day off to make the trip to Gainesville In spite of disappointment at losing the championship distinction they were proud to come away with the runner-up trophy That year 1967-1968 the statersquos public school teachers went on strike for fair compensation School superintendents had no choice but to hire other professionals who were not educated as teachers Two families concerned for the quality of their youngstersrsquo education carpooled a total of 160 miles daily between Wauchula and Santa Fe Students from four counties attended Santa Fe that year from Plant City in Hillsborough San Antonio in Pasco Wauchula in Hardee and Lakeland Winter Haven Lake Wales and Auburndale in Polk Although Brown vs the Board of Education was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1954 public schools in Florida were still segregated 15 years later Floridarsquos solution to the judicial mandate in 1969 close the black schools and force integration in the white schools Rochelle High School was set to close at the end of school year 1968-1969 Santa Fersquos student population included a small minority of black youngsters fully accepted by the white students from the first year of the schoolrsquos existence In the final year of segregated public schools Santa Fersquos senior class of 36 was made up of 32 white and four black students Many white families feared the possibility of disruption for their childrenrsquos education At the time Rochellersquos closing left Lakeland and Kathleen High Schools as the only public high schools in the city With Santa Fe the only nonpublic high school in the area a sizeable number of new students registered for the following year The prospect of a large influx of new students necessitated the rapid construction of a new classroom building with the initiation of an accelerated capital campaign The McDonald Foundation and Publix provided major funding for the new building which was located parallel to and behind the original classroom building

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Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

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was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Alumni Bridge Page 2

Nancy and I have two daughters Eileen and Suzanne Both are married with two kids each and live within five miles of us here in the Atlanta area Having our grandkids so close is one of the great blessings of our life We are able to go to the plays recitals soccer games etc and enjoy watching them growing up

Now you have the facts so who am I really at 66 years old What is really important My upbringing from family and school established a need for the spiritual component of who I am That component of my life was awakened in 1983 and I began a

journey that took me to Bible College and ultimately to where I am now co-pastoring a nondenominational church with my wife Nancy has been a full-time pastor since 1991 and I have been able to join her since my retirement We started the current fellowship Trinity Christian Church in 2009 and are endeavoring to help a group of Christians grow up to be who God wants them each to be Our passion is to see people reach their potential as Christians My emphasis focuses on developing a Christian worldview and making life decisions filtered through the

truth of the Bible Sounds like I have it all together right Not really but I am endeavoring to grow daily

It was a real joy to reconnect with many old friends from Santa Fe at the anniversary celebration It was also fun to see all the additions to the facilities at Santa Fe Here 50 years later the school is still preparing young people to meet the world head-on and make their unique mark on it We share a common foundation and group of experiences that we will be able to draw on for the rest of our lives

Emil Powella Class of 64

Santa Fe Catholic High Schoolrsquos Graduates of 2011 ndash 2012 have been accepted by the following colleges and universities

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Auburn University Binghamton University Brandeis University Bridgewater College Campbell University Carlow University Clemson University College of Charleston Duquesne University Flagler College Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida International University Florida Southern College Florida State University Furman University Georgia Southern University Georgia Institute of Technology

Holy Cross College Louisiana State University Loyola University Michigan State University Mississippi State University Pennsylvania State University Purdue University Rollins College Saint Leo University Saint Maryrsquos College Shaw University Stetson University The American University of Paris The Catholic University of America The College of Idaho The University of Manchester The University of Southern Mississippi The University of Tampa

Troy University Tulane University University of Alabama University of Central Florida University of Delaware University of Denver University of Florida University of Miami University of North Florida University of South Florida University of Washington University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin-Madison USF Polytechnic Valencia College Wake Forest University Washington amp Jefferson College Waycross College

Alumni Bridge Page 3

Congratulations to our Newest Alumni

Rodrigo Jose Angulo Robert Nicholas Aranda Jerry Craig Baier Ruoyu Bao Michael Robert Becker Siye Bian Kiersten Elizabeth Cash Timothy Cotto Jacob Fredrick Dotson DeVonteacute Deion Drisdom Kathryn Mary Dunn Matthew Charles English Joseph Michael Gabriel Alejandro Giron Thomas Michael Guarnery Alexandria Madison Hall Joshua Delno Hawks Candice Marie Helvick Samuel Andrew Hernan Celeste Amber Hurley Nicole Marie Jackson

Clarens Jean-Pierre Ragan Taylor Jones Kristian Kabbabeacute Leah Nicole Kedzuf Greyson Scott Kelly-Schad Benjamin Joseph Knauf Grace Ann Korley Sean Phillip Kryger Ashley Elizabeth Leger Peihsin Thomas Liao Alexis Michelle Lilly Ziqi Ma Jessica AnneMarie Martinez Maria Carmela Mattiacci Samuel Garrett McNally Joseph Andrew McNamee Jazmin Elizabeth Montes Samantha Angel Motherway Ryan Andrew Munchel James Michael Murphy Christopher Michael Nattania II

Kevin Matthew OrsquoHalloran Michelle Patricia Ortiz Michael Damian Prisbe Andrea Ramirez Morgan Elizabeth Richards Jocelyn Nicole Rodriguez Margaret Catherine Ross Thomas Stanford Holly Paige Stephens Katelyn Rose Swallow Elizabeth Alyse Swengros Hailey Nicole Tomkow Jeffrey Ryan Tan Uy Keke Wang Mengsu Wang Qi Nikki Wang Jacob Evan Watkins Lauren Taylor Wurthmann Mary Megan Yates

Santa Fe 2011 - 2012 Legacy Recognition

Alumni Bridge Page 4

Michael Becker (lsquo12) Anne Becker (lsquo79)

Bruno DeZayas (lsquo15) Bruno DeZayas (lsquo85) and Nicole DeZayas (lsquo87)

Kathryn Dunn (lsquo12) Erin Dunn (lsquo83)

Hunter Elliott (lsquo13) Stephen Elliott (lsquo85)

Nicholas Fenton (lsquo15) Ana Fenton (lsquo75)

Samantha Finley (lsquo14) Michelle Finley (lsquo85)

Maryhelen Friel (lsquo13) William Friel (lsquo80)

Sydney Griffith (lsquo13) Paula Griffith Shoman (lsquo91)

Alexandria Hall (lsquo12) Adriana Hall (lsquo81)

Nicole Jackson (lsquo12) Douglas Jackson (lsquo80)

Kelly Jackson (lsquo13) Douglas Jackson (lsquo80)

Nicholas Joyner (lsquo13) Tom Joyner (lsquo73) and Carol Joyner (lsquo74)

Abigail MacDonald (lsquo14) Todd G MacDonald (lsquo89)

Nicholas Martinez (lsquo14) Anthony Martinez (lsquo80) and Nancy Martinez (lsquo81)

Joseph McNamee (lsquo12) James McNamee (lsquo74)

Anna McQueen (lsquo15) Randy McQueen (lsquo76) and Mary McQueen (lsquo77)

Jordan Montero (lsquo14) Emilio Montero (lsquo79) and Michelle Montero (lsquo85)

James Murphy (lsquo12) Sara Lizette Murphy (lsquo83)

Jacob Murphy (lsquo13) Sara Lizette Murphy (lsquo83)

Harry Prine (lsquo13) Jeanne Prine (lsquo75)

Sara Schluender (lsquo13) Sue Schluender (lsquo71)

Natalie Stangl (lsquo13) Alex Stangl (lsquo77) and Alicia Stangl (lsquo82)

Seth Stone (lsquo13) Jeff Stone (lsquo86)

Hailey Tomkow (lsquo12) David Tomkow (lsquo80)

Adriana Whalen (lsquo15) Ana Gillespie (lsquo88)

George Waller (lsquo14) Brian Waller (lsquo74)

Jacob Watkins (lsquo12) Laurie Watkins (lsquo80)

Erin Welch (lsquo13) Terri Goleno (lsquo76)

Richard Widick (lsquo15) Linde Widick (lsquo90)

Lauren Wurthmann (lsquo12) James Wurthmann (lsquo85) and Stacey Wurthmann (lsquo84)

Mary Megan Yates (lsquo12) Allison Fojtik (lsquo86)

Students Parents

Alumni Bridge Page 5

Alumni Save the Following Dates Dates

2012 Football Schedule

SFC 2012 Homecoming Tailgate Party

Calling all Santa Fe alumnihellipCome home and reminisce about the good old days and enjoy the festivities on Friday October 5 The party starts with a catered dinner in the MPC from 530 pm - 700 pm followed by a 700 pm kickoff Hawks vs Mount Dora Bible To reserve your tickets please call Janet Kezer at 863middot665middot4188 Ext 233 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg Go Hawks

9th Annual Hawks Scramble Golf Tournament

ldquoAnnual Vision Appealrdquo at Abuelorsquos

Mark your calendar and join us on Sunday October 14 100 pm for Santa Fersquos 9th Annual ldquoHawks Scramblerdquo Golf Tournament So dust off your golf clubs and join us for a great day of sportsmanship and fun at Schalamar Creek Golf amp Country Club SFCrsquos Golf Teamrsquos Home Course 4500 US Hwy 92

East Lakeland You can register online just go to our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the golf link on the home page For more information or if you are interested in sponsoring this event

please call Janet Kezer at 863middot665middot4188 Ext 233 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg

0907 Landmark 700 pm

0914 Orlando Christian Prep 700 pm

0921 Lake Mary Prep 700 pm

0928 Bishop McLaughlin 700 pm

1005 Mount Dora Bible 700 pm

(Homecoming)

1012 Agape School 700 pm

1019 Foundation Academy 700 pm

1026 Trinity Prep 700 pm

1102 Victory Christian 700 pm

1109 Lakeland Christian School 700 pm

You are cordially invited to stop by our social gathering at your convenience to enjoy the company of fellow Santa Fe parents faculty and friends The evening is a time to socialize celebrate our many successes and share our vision for a bright and exciting future Join us Saturday September 22 530 pm - 800 pm at Abuelorsquos 3700 Lakeside Village Blvd Lakeland for cocktails and hors drsquooeuvres Gifts to the ldquoAnnual Vision Appealrdquo support the people and programs that make Santa Fe Catholic a great learning community every day Kindly RSVP by September 17 to the Development Office 8636654188 Ext 233 or 255 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg

Save the Date for the 30th Annual Santa Fe Catholic Dinner Auction Renaissance XXX ldquoFire amp Ice Ballrdquo Saturday March 9 2013 600 pm Join us for one of Lakelandrsquos most prestigious charity events featuring an elegant evening of select wines a gourmet dinner a live and silent auction and entertainment Look for more details about this event in November

Renaissance XXX ldquoFire amp Ice Ballrdquo

Page 6 Alumni Bridge

50th After months of renovating the gymnasium with fresh paint on the walls and bleachers refinishing and painting the basketball court with our new athletic Hawk and updating the Home of the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks mural adding electrical updates new wall signage wall pad and trophy cases the gymnasium looked amazing and worthy of dedicating the court in honor of Santa Fersquos beloved Coach Jeff Mosher On December 9th SFC alumni friends and family gathered for a meet-and-greet enjoyed a walk down memory lane slideshow and an authentic Mexican dinner catered by Moreno Amigos and our SFC cheerleaders Geoffrey Mosher also known as Coach Jeff Mosher to his close friends and the Santa Fe Catholic Community humbly stated ldquoEverything was perfect I will never forget this nightrdquo A perfect ending to a perfect night the boys varsity basketball team defeated LCS by a score of 4241 As you see from the photo below the crowd went wild Forever Hawk Pride To view the slideshow go to httpvimeocom33719234

50th Anniversary Court Naming and Dedication

Ms Gwen Coteacute and Coach Jeff Mosher

New wall signage and wall pad

And the crowd goes wild

New Hawks mural

Alumni Bridge Page 7

In Celebration of our 50th Anniversary and as we continue advancing our educational programs throughout the campus it is important for all who enter here to recognize that our first priority is to develop each child fully as a child of God The source of our inspiration is to help students develop their relationships with God We envision the creation of prayer and memorial garden spaces on our campus Several areas will be designated for the devotional areas The first one will be at the statue of Mary in the courtyard We have recently been gifted with a new statue of Mary so this is an appropriate place to begin this endeavor

Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it Proverbs 226

1 Who should purchase them EVERYONE We are encouraging everyone associated with Santa Fe Catholic High School to have a brick in the garden ndash students faculty friends alumni businesses parents grandparents and future Santa Fe Catholic students

2 How will my donation be used Your donation will be used specifically for the memorial garden and for ongoing campus improvements

3 How will the bricks be laid These bricks are specially fired for durability and are laid in an attractive pattern surrounding the statue

4 May I give a brick in remembrance or honor of someone special Yes These bricks are a great way to leave a permanent mark at Santa Fe Catholic for someone you love

Order form is on the back of this page

Father Felix Baňos blessing our new Marian statue that was donated by the Knights of Columbus of Polk County

Page 8 Alumni Bridge

Reserve Your Commemorative Brick Would you like your name (family alumni graduating class business or organization) commemorated at Santa Fe Catholic with a special brick Now you can reserve your space for a commemorative brick with your name on it

How to Purchase your Commemorative Brick and Other Prayer Garden Site Furnishings

Purchaserrsquos Name ___________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Phone(Home)________________________ FaxE-mail _____________________________________

Alumni Class of __________ or Friend of Santa Fe ________ Please print inscription exactly as you want it to appear

4rdquo x 8rdquo Brick

8rdquo x 8rdquo Brick (Your family your company organization or club)

Please make all checks payable to ldquoSanta Fe Catholic High Schoolrdquo Enclosed is my payment check for $________________________________________ MasterCard Visa Discover _________________________________Exp Date_______ Signature ___________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to purchase more than one item please place inscriptions on a separate form and attach itthem to this form Payment in full is required with submission of this form You may also download the order form from our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg by going to the forms tab If you have additional questions please contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 or by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Item Cost Amount of Lettering 4rdquo x 8rdquo brick $10000 3 lines

13 spaces per line 8rdquo x 8rdquo brick $50000 7 lines 13 spaces per line

Bench $100000 3 lines

13 spaces per line

Page 9 Alumni Bridge

Anniversary Celebration - June 9 2012

More than 200 alumni and guests gathered at SFC on June 9 to celebrate 50 years of educational excellence The evening was filled with laughter and hugs as friends and family took a walk down memory lane remembering the past and celebrating the future Guests enjoyed dinner catered by Maggianorsquos and a slideshow put to music from the decades (visit this link to view the slideshow httpwwwsantafecatholicorgnews50th-anniversary-stroll-down-memory-lane) plus entertainment and dancing by The Sofa Kings Check out our website photo gallery located on the home page of our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg to see all the fun photos taken that night

50th

History of Santa Fe

Alumni Bridge Page 10

As Santa Fe Catholic High School celebrated its 50th anniversary many members of the Class of 1980 also marked this golden milestone by turning 50 years old Rick Bovay spearheaded the collaborative effort among the classmates to raise money for Santa Fe Catholic In addition to donating mulch for the 50-year anniversary donating a 25-foot Cathedral Live Oak and commemorative marker in memory of deceased SFC classmates the Class of 1980 raised an additional $1000 for the Jeff Mosher Gymnasium ldquoI think thats something that other classes should do too Maybe we could start a friendly competition between classesrdquo said Rick Bovay

A Special Thank You to the Class of 1980

Half a century ago Santa Fe Catholic High School became Polk Countyrsquos first and only Catholic high school Over these 50 years the world has changed enormously and so has this little school

The schoolrsquos story began in 1961 when Polk County was part of the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine Under Archbishop Joseph P Hurleyrsquos leadership the archdiocese had purchased a tract of land east of Lakeland to build a school and in 1959 the financial drive for the schoolrsquos construction was launched

A temporary location was needed to accommodate the school until construction could be completed The 1961-1962 academic year began in the administration building at Lodwick Airport later known as TigerTown The school officially opened on September 5 1961 with 50 students in grades 9 and 10

The ninth and tenth graders who made up the first students of the new school known as Central Catholic High School found somewhat primitive conditions in their educational environment A handbell marked the signal for change of classes Without air conditioning windows had to be kept open But without screens on the windows mosquitoes and other insects occupied the rooms with the students

Page 11 Alumni Bridge

Four Sisters of Saint Benedict from Holy Name Priory in San Antonio small town in Pasco County staffed the school under the first president of Santa Fe Father Henry J Miron Several part-time and full-time priests of the archdiocese as well as lay men and women completed the faculty and staff By the autumn of 1962 construction was nearly complete on US Highway 92 east of Lakeland and the schoolrsquos name was changed to Santa Fe High School ldquoHoly Faithrdquo in Spanish On January 18 1962 the entire student body and staff moved desks chairs books equipment and themselves to the new location The two-story classroomadministration building lay parallel to US Highway 92 The only other building housed gym locker rooms for boys and girls with a storage shed installed behind an outdoor basketball court A convent adjacent to the school building was added in 1964 through a grant from the McDonald Foundation

The property behind the buildings consisted of a large wild-grown field bordered on the east by an old citrus grove Tall graceful live oak trees shaded the area behind the basketball court and ringed the boundaries along two sides The field was known informally as the ldquoback fortyrdquo The first Student Council was formed in 1963 Athletic director John Mack and Jeff Mosher began the coaching staff Jack Barker and Jeff Mosher put together the schoolrsquos first football team the Crimson Hawks The Sancta Fides Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized Father Thomas J Burns who replaced Father Miron as president celebrated Mass weekly on the porch outside the school office The first Santa Fe yearbook the Conquistador was published in 1964 Many clubs were organized in the early years Math Club Science Club Latin Club Drama Club Para-Medical Club Spanish Club Russian Club Chess Club Pep Club Modern Dance Club Band Santa Fe Singers Glee Club Girl Scouts Candy Stripers Art Club Future Homemakers of America Future Teachers of America Key Club Interact Club Catholic Youth Organization Forensic League Newspaper Acolyte Club and Sanctuary Society The Library Guild Festival Committee and Booster Club were established for parents It was a time of firsts 1965 first foreign exchange student from Brazil 1972 first girlsrsquo tennis team Father Miron adapted Santa Fersquos first curriculum from his own high school in Philadelphia Besides todayrsquos standard courses the curriculum included Latin I II and III and home economics (for girls only - Florida requirement for graduation) and in school year 1965-1966 German was added By 1964-1965 senior year for the first class to graduate after a full four years at Santa Fe the enrollment of the school was more than three times the first yearrsquos enrollment The 1964-1965 varsity basketball season record was 21 wins two losses including victories over Kathleen Fort Meade Frostproof Clearwater Catholic Cardinal Mooney and Berkeley Prep The Crimson Hawks stunned Class C basketball competitors in tournament play by advancing all the way to the state tournament in Gainesville Santa Fe finished as runner-up for the state championship The school song entitled ldquoThe Crimson and Greyrdquo was written by Father Miron who together with the sister organist at St Josephrsquos Church worked on melody and lyrics adapted from the oldest free Catholic high school in the United States

Alumni Bridge Page 12

This first graduating class bequeathed to all succeeding classes the qualities ldquowhich we have acquired enjoyed and profited from curiosity awareness determination faith love idealism and spiritrdquo At graduation Father Burns addressed the students ldquoWith only four years of experience behind us and many years of improvement before us an important goal has already been achieved That is while we have been busy establishing ourselves Santa Fe has maintained the attitude of a modern progressing forward-looking high school ldquoYet the thing that grows the most each year is the amazing spirit and enthusiasm of our students By combining their energy curiosity and determination with the best education we can offer we are preparing them for a full and satisfying life as good Catholics and citizens of todayrsquos world and tomorrowrsquosrdquo The graduatesrsquo last message enshrined in history in their yearbook spoke of their spirit ldquoWe the Class of rsquo64 love our school and hope that the traditions we have inspired will be fulfilled by succeeding classes who will be worthy of the school which we have helped to buildrdquo In 1967 Father Patrick J Caverly became president of Santa Fe and four Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from Albany New York joined the staff Archbishop Hurley whose foresight made possible the birth of Santa Fe High School died In early 1968 the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine was divided and reconfigured as the Archdiocese of Miami and Dioceses of Saint Augustine Orlando and Saint Petersburg Santa Fe was now a school of the Diocese of Orlando with Bishop William D Borders at the head

When the sun mounts the East And begins a new day What flag does he hold THE CRIMSON AND GREY And when at the eve As he sinks to his rest The Crimson and the Greyrsquos Still aflame in the West Now stand by the flag The young and the old Its colors are yours - To have and to hold With a smile on the lip Or a tear in the eye - Salute ye the colors Of SANTA FE HIGH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH

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The school had no lunchroom or cafeteria which meant students ate their lunches on picnic tables located behind the basketball court under the massive live oak trees On Floridarsquos rare rainy days students moved to their classrooms for lunch Students and faculty attended Mass each week under the oaks Years later at class reunions alumni would reminisce fondly about ldquoMass under the treesrdquo among the cherished memories of their high school years Ara Parseghian distinguished football coach at University of Notre Dame appeared as guest speaker at Santa Fersquos 1968 sports award banquet Dick Goleno sports director at WLAK Radio in Lakeland paid tribute to the football team ldquoThe Santa Fe Crimson Hawks are lsquoTUFFrsquo make no mistake about it ldquoUnder the direction of head coach Tim Murphy the Crimson Hawks this year had all the qualities of true sportsmen And they were winners If each and every one of the dedicated young athletes of the team keeps up the present attitude towards hard work and sacrifice he will go on to be a winner in whatever he does I think the Hawks had one of the most exciting teams in the State They could run they could pass they could block they could hit and hit hard The school the community the parents the team itself should be proud of a job well done ldquoIt certainly has been my pleasure to be the voice of the Hawks this season And if the Crimson Hawks are any indication of the youth of America today I foresee a better America and a better world tomorrowrdquo Jeff Mosherrsquos varsity basketball team played a superb season defeating both Kathleen and Lakeland High Schools much larger schools than Santa Fe and advancing all the way to state competition The student body eager to cheer the team to victory had the day off to make the trip to Gainesville In spite of disappointment at losing the championship distinction they were proud to come away with the runner-up trophy That year 1967-1968 the statersquos public school teachers went on strike for fair compensation School superintendents had no choice but to hire other professionals who were not educated as teachers Two families concerned for the quality of their youngstersrsquo education carpooled a total of 160 miles daily between Wauchula and Santa Fe Students from four counties attended Santa Fe that year from Plant City in Hillsborough San Antonio in Pasco Wauchula in Hardee and Lakeland Winter Haven Lake Wales and Auburndale in Polk Although Brown vs the Board of Education was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1954 public schools in Florida were still segregated 15 years later Floridarsquos solution to the judicial mandate in 1969 close the black schools and force integration in the white schools Rochelle High School was set to close at the end of school year 1968-1969 Santa Fersquos student population included a small minority of black youngsters fully accepted by the white students from the first year of the schoolrsquos existence In the final year of segregated public schools Santa Fersquos senior class of 36 was made up of 32 white and four black students Many white families feared the possibility of disruption for their childrenrsquos education At the time Rochellersquos closing left Lakeland and Kathleen High Schools as the only public high schools in the city With Santa Fe the only nonpublic high school in the area a sizeable number of new students registered for the following year The prospect of a large influx of new students necessitated the rapid construction of a new classroom building with the initiation of an accelerated capital campaign The McDonald Foundation and Publix provided major funding for the new building which was located parallel to and behind the original classroom building

Alumni Bridge Page 14

Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Alumni Bridge Page 3

Congratulations to our Newest Alumni

Rodrigo Jose Angulo Robert Nicholas Aranda Jerry Craig Baier Ruoyu Bao Michael Robert Becker Siye Bian Kiersten Elizabeth Cash Timothy Cotto Jacob Fredrick Dotson DeVonteacute Deion Drisdom Kathryn Mary Dunn Matthew Charles English Joseph Michael Gabriel Alejandro Giron Thomas Michael Guarnery Alexandria Madison Hall Joshua Delno Hawks Candice Marie Helvick Samuel Andrew Hernan Celeste Amber Hurley Nicole Marie Jackson

Clarens Jean-Pierre Ragan Taylor Jones Kristian Kabbabeacute Leah Nicole Kedzuf Greyson Scott Kelly-Schad Benjamin Joseph Knauf Grace Ann Korley Sean Phillip Kryger Ashley Elizabeth Leger Peihsin Thomas Liao Alexis Michelle Lilly Ziqi Ma Jessica AnneMarie Martinez Maria Carmela Mattiacci Samuel Garrett McNally Joseph Andrew McNamee Jazmin Elizabeth Montes Samantha Angel Motherway Ryan Andrew Munchel James Michael Murphy Christopher Michael Nattania II

Kevin Matthew OrsquoHalloran Michelle Patricia Ortiz Michael Damian Prisbe Andrea Ramirez Morgan Elizabeth Richards Jocelyn Nicole Rodriguez Margaret Catherine Ross Thomas Stanford Holly Paige Stephens Katelyn Rose Swallow Elizabeth Alyse Swengros Hailey Nicole Tomkow Jeffrey Ryan Tan Uy Keke Wang Mengsu Wang Qi Nikki Wang Jacob Evan Watkins Lauren Taylor Wurthmann Mary Megan Yates

Santa Fe 2011 - 2012 Legacy Recognition

Alumni Bridge Page 4

Michael Becker (lsquo12) Anne Becker (lsquo79)

Bruno DeZayas (lsquo15) Bruno DeZayas (lsquo85) and Nicole DeZayas (lsquo87)

Kathryn Dunn (lsquo12) Erin Dunn (lsquo83)

Hunter Elliott (lsquo13) Stephen Elliott (lsquo85)

Nicholas Fenton (lsquo15) Ana Fenton (lsquo75)

Samantha Finley (lsquo14) Michelle Finley (lsquo85)

Maryhelen Friel (lsquo13) William Friel (lsquo80)

Sydney Griffith (lsquo13) Paula Griffith Shoman (lsquo91)

Alexandria Hall (lsquo12) Adriana Hall (lsquo81)

Nicole Jackson (lsquo12) Douglas Jackson (lsquo80)

Kelly Jackson (lsquo13) Douglas Jackson (lsquo80)

Nicholas Joyner (lsquo13) Tom Joyner (lsquo73) and Carol Joyner (lsquo74)

Abigail MacDonald (lsquo14) Todd G MacDonald (lsquo89)

Nicholas Martinez (lsquo14) Anthony Martinez (lsquo80) and Nancy Martinez (lsquo81)

Joseph McNamee (lsquo12) James McNamee (lsquo74)

Anna McQueen (lsquo15) Randy McQueen (lsquo76) and Mary McQueen (lsquo77)

Jordan Montero (lsquo14) Emilio Montero (lsquo79) and Michelle Montero (lsquo85)

James Murphy (lsquo12) Sara Lizette Murphy (lsquo83)

Jacob Murphy (lsquo13) Sara Lizette Murphy (lsquo83)

Harry Prine (lsquo13) Jeanne Prine (lsquo75)

Sara Schluender (lsquo13) Sue Schluender (lsquo71)

Natalie Stangl (lsquo13) Alex Stangl (lsquo77) and Alicia Stangl (lsquo82)

Seth Stone (lsquo13) Jeff Stone (lsquo86)

Hailey Tomkow (lsquo12) David Tomkow (lsquo80)

Adriana Whalen (lsquo15) Ana Gillespie (lsquo88)

George Waller (lsquo14) Brian Waller (lsquo74)

Jacob Watkins (lsquo12) Laurie Watkins (lsquo80)

Erin Welch (lsquo13) Terri Goleno (lsquo76)

Richard Widick (lsquo15) Linde Widick (lsquo90)

Lauren Wurthmann (lsquo12) James Wurthmann (lsquo85) and Stacey Wurthmann (lsquo84)

Mary Megan Yates (lsquo12) Allison Fojtik (lsquo86)

Students Parents

Alumni Bridge Page 5

Alumni Save the Following Dates Dates

2012 Football Schedule

SFC 2012 Homecoming Tailgate Party

Calling all Santa Fe alumnihellipCome home and reminisce about the good old days and enjoy the festivities on Friday October 5 The party starts with a catered dinner in the MPC from 530 pm - 700 pm followed by a 700 pm kickoff Hawks vs Mount Dora Bible To reserve your tickets please call Janet Kezer at 863middot665middot4188 Ext 233 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg Go Hawks

9th Annual Hawks Scramble Golf Tournament

ldquoAnnual Vision Appealrdquo at Abuelorsquos

Mark your calendar and join us on Sunday October 14 100 pm for Santa Fersquos 9th Annual ldquoHawks Scramblerdquo Golf Tournament So dust off your golf clubs and join us for a great day of sportsmanship and fun at Schalamar Creek Golf amp Country Club SFCrsquos Golf Teamrsquos Home Course 4500 US Hwy 92

East Lakeland You can register online just go to our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the golf link on the home page For more information or if you are interested in sponsoring this event

please call Janet Kezer at 863middot665middot4188 Ext 233 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg

0907 Landmark 700 pm

0914 Orlando Christian Prep 700 pm

0921 Lake Mary Prep 700 pm

0928 Bishop McLaughlin 700 pm

1005 Mount Dora Bible 700 pm

(Homecoming)

1012 Agape School 700 pm

1019 Foundation Academy 700 pm

1026 Trinity Prep 700 pm

1102 Victory Christian 700 pm

1109 Lakeland Christian School 700 pm

You are cordially invited to stop by our social gathering at your convenience to enjoy the company of fellow Santa Fe parents faculty and friends The evening is a time to socialize celebrate our many successes and share our vision for a bright and exciting future Join us Saturday September 22 530 pm - 800 pm at Abuelorsquos 3700 Lakeside Village Blvd Lakeland for cocktails and hors drsquooeuvres Gifts to the ldquoAnnual Vision Appealrdquo support the people and programs that make Santa Fe Catholic a great learning community every day Kindly RSVP by September 17 to the Development Office 8636654188 Ext 233 or 255 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg

Save the Date for the 30th Annual Santa Fe Catholic Dinner Auction Renaissance XXX ldquoFire amp Ice Ballrdquo Saturday March 9 2013 600 pm Join us for one of Lakelandrsquos most prestigious charity events featuring an elegant evening of select wines a gourmet dinner a live and silent auction and entertainment Look for more details about this event in November

Renaissance XXX ldquoFire amp Ice Ballrdquo

Page 6 Alumni Bridge

50th After months of renovating the gymnasium with fresh paint on the walls and bleachers refinishing and painting the basketball court with our new athletic Hawk and updating the Home of the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks mural adding electrical updates new wall signage wall pad and trophy cases the gymnasium looked amazing and worthy of dedicating the court in honor of Santa Fersquos beloved Coach Jeff Mosher On December 9th SFC alumni friends and family gathered for a meet-and-greet enjoyed a walk down memory lane slideshow and an authentic Mexican dinner catered by Moreno Amigos and our SFC cheerleaders Geoffrey Mosher also known as Coach Jeff Mosher to his close friends and the Santa Fe Catholic Community humbly stated ldquoEverything was perfect I will never forget this nightrdquo A perfect ending to a perfect night the boys varsity basketball team defeated LCS by a score of 4241 As you see from the photo below the crowd went wild Forever Hawk Pride To view the slideshow go to httpvimeocom33719234

50th Anniversary Court Naming and Dedication

Ms Gwen Coteacute and Coach Jeff Mosher

New wall signage and wall pad

And the crowd goes wild

New Hawks mural

Alumni Bridge Page 7

In Celebration of our 50th Anniversary and as we continue advancing our educational programs throughout the campus it is important for all who enter here to recognize that our first priority is to develop each child fully as a child of God The source of our inspiration is to help students develop their relationships with God We envision the creation of prayer and memorial garden spaces on our campus Several areas will be designated for the devotional areas The first one will be at the statue of Mary in the courtyard We have recently been gifted with a new statue of Mary so this is an appropriate place to begin this endeavor

Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it Proverbs 226

1 Who should purchase them EVERYONE We are encouraging everyone associated with Santa Fe Catholic High School to have a brick in the garden ndash students faculty friends alumni businesses parents grandparents and future Santa Fe Catholic students

2 How will my donation be used Your donation will be used specifically for the memorial garden and for ongoing campus improvements

3 How will the bricks be laid These bricks are specially fired for durability and are laid in an attractive pattern surrounding the statue

4 May I give a brick in remembrance or honor of someone special Yes These bricks are a great way to leave a permanent mark at Santa Fe Catholic for someone you love

Order form is on the back of this page

Father Felix Baňos blessing our new Marian statue that was donated by the Knights of Columbus of Polk County

Page 8 Alumni Bridge

Reserve Your Commemorative Brick Would you like your name (family alumni graduating class business or organization) commemorated at Santa Fe Catholic with a special brick Now you can reserve your space for a commemorative brick with your name on it

How to Purchase your Commemorative Brick and Other Prayer Garden Site Furnishings

Purchaserrsquos Name ___________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Phone(Home)________________________ FaxE-mail _____________________________________

Alumni Class of __________ or Friend of Santa Fe ________ Please print inscription exactly as you want it to appear

4rdquo x 8rdquo Brick

8rdquo x 8rdquo Brick (Your family your company organization or club)

Please make all checks payable to ldquoSanta Fe Catholic High Schoolrdquo Enclosed is my payment check for $________________________________________ MasterCard Visa Discover _________________________________Exp Date_______ Signature ___________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to purchase more than one item please place inscriptions on a separate form and attach itthem to this form Payment in full is required with submission of this form You may also download the order form from our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg by going to the forms tab If you have additional questions please contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 or by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Item Cost Amount of Lettering 4rdquo x 8rdquo brick $10000 3 lines

13 spaces per line 8rdquo x 8rdquo brick $50000 7 lines 13 spaces per line

Bench $100000 3 lines

13 spaces per line

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Anniversary Celebration - June 9 2012

More than 200 alumni and guests gathered at SFC on June 9 to celebrate 50 years of educational excellence The evening was filled with laughter and hugs as friends and family took a walk down memory lane remembering the past and celebrating the future Guests enjoyed dinner catered by Maggianorsquos and a slideshow put to music from the decades (visit this link to view the slideshow httpwwwsantafecatholicorgnews50th-anniversary-stroll-down-memory-lane) plus entertainment and dancing by The Sofa Kings Check out our website photo gallery located on the home page of our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg to see all the fun photos taken that night

50th

History of Santa Fe

Alumni Bridge Page 10

As Santa Fe Catholic High School celebrated its 50th anniversary many members of the Class of 1980 also marked this golden milestone by turning 50 years old Rick Bovay spearheaded the collaborative effort among the classmates to raise money for Santa Fe Catholic In addition to donating mulch for the 50-year anniversary donating a 25-foot Cathedral Live Oak and commemorative marker in memory of deceased SFC classmates the Class of 1980 raised an additional $1000 for the Jeff Mosher Gymnasium ldquoI think thats something that other classes should do too Maybe we could start a friendly competition between classesrdquo said Rick Bovay

A Special Thank You to the Class of 1980

Half a century ago Santa Fe Catholic High School became Polk Countyrsquos first and only Catholic high school Over these 50 years the world has changed enormously and so has this little school

The schoolrsquos story began in 1961 when Polk County was part of the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine Under Archbishop Joseph P Hurleyrsquos leadership the archdiocese had purchased a tract of land east of Lakeland to build a school and in 1959 the financial drive for the schoolrsquos construction was launched

A temporary location was needed to accommodate the school until construction could be completed The 1961-1962 academic year began in the administration building at Lodwick Airport later known as TigerTown The school officially opened on September 5 1961 with 50 students in grades 9 and 10

The ninth and tenth graders who made up the first students of the new school known as Central Catholic High School found somewhat primitive conditions in their educational environment A handbell marked the signal for change of classes Without air conditioning windows had to be kept open But without screens on the windows mosquitoes and other insects occupied the rooms with the students

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Four Sisters of Saint Benedict from Holy Name Priory in San Antonio small town in Pasco County staffed the school under the first president of Santa Fe Father Henry J Miron Several part-time and full-time priests of the archdiocese as well as lay men and women completed the faculty and staff By the autumn of 1962 construction was nearly complete on US Highway 92 east of Lakeland and the schoolrsquos name was changed to Santa Fe High School ldquoHoly Faithrdquo in Spanish On January 18 1962 the entire student body and staff moved desks chairs books equipment and themselves to the new location The two-story classroomadministration building lay parallel to US Highway 92 The only other building housed gym locker rooms for boys and girls with a storage shed installed behind an outdoor basketball court A convent adjacent to the school building was added in 1964 through a grant from the McDonald Foundation

The property behind the buildings consisted of a large wild-grown field bordered on the east by an old citrus grove Tall graceful live oak trees shaded the area behind the basketball court and ringed the boundaries along two sides The field was known informally as the ldquoback fortyrdquo The first Student Council was formed in 1963 Athletic director John Mack and Jeff Mosher began the coaching staff Jack Barker and Jeff Mosher put together the schoolrsquos first football team the Crimson Hawks The Sancta Fides Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized Father Thomas J Burns who replaced Father Miron as president celebrated Mass weekly on the porch outside the school office The first Santa Fe yearbook the Conquistador was published in 1964 Many clubs were organized in the early years Math Club Science Club Latin Club Drama Club Para-Medical Club Spanish Club Russian Club Chess Club Pep Club Modern Dance Club Band Santa Fe Singers Glee Club Girl Scouts Candy Stripers Art Club Future Homemakers of America Future Teachers of America Key Club Interact Club Catholic Youth Organization Forensic League Newspaper Acolyte Club and Sanctuary Society The Library Guild Festival Committee and Booster Club were established for parents It was a time of firsts 1965 first foreign exchange student from Brazil 1972 first girlsrsquo tennis team Father Miron adapted Santa Fersquos first curriculum from his own high school in Philadelphia Besides todayrsquos standard courses the curriculum included Latin I II and III and home economics (for girls only - Florida requirement for graduation) and in school year 1965-1966 German was added By 1964-1965 senior year for the first class to graduate after a full four years at Santa Fe the enrollment of the school was more than three times the first yearrsquos enrollment The 1964-1965 varsity basketball season record was 21 wins two losses including victories over Kathleen Fort Meade Frostproof Clearwater Catholic Cardinal Mooney and Berkeley Prep The Crimson Hawks stunned Class C basketball competitors in tournament play by advancing all the way to the state tournament in Gainesville Santa Fe finished as runner-up for the state championship The school song entitled ldquoThe Crimson and Greyrdquo was written by Father Miron who together with the sister organist at St Josephrsquos Church worked on melody and lyrics adapted from the oldest free Catholic high school in the United States

Alumni Bridge Page 12

This first graduating class bequeathed to all succeeding classes the qualities ldquowhich we have acquired enjoyed and profited from curiosity awareness determination faith love idealism and spiritrdquo At graduation Father Burns addressed the students ldquoWith only four years of experience behind us and many years of improvement before us an important goal has already been achieved That is while we have been busy establishing ourselves Santa Fe has maintained the attitude of a modern progressing forward-looking high school ldquoYet the thing that grows the most each year is the amazing spirit and enthusiasm of our students By combining their energy curiosity and determination with the best education we can offer we are preparing them for a full and satisfying life as good Catholics and citizens of todayrsquos world and tomorrowrsquosrdquo The graduatesrsquo last message enshrined in history in their yearbook spoke of their spirit ldquoWe the Class of rsquo64 love our school and hope that the traditions we have inspired will be fulfilled by succeeding classes who will be worthy of the school which we have helped to buildrdquo In 1967 Father Patrick J Caverly became president of Santa Fe and four Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from Albany New York joined the staff Archbishop Hurley whose foresight made possible the birth of Santa Fe High School died In early 1968 the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine was divided and reconfigured as the Archdiocese of Miami and Dioceses of Saint Augustine Orlando and Saint Petersburg Santa Fe was now a school of the Diocese of Orlando with Bishop William D Borders at the head

When the sun mounts the East And begins a new day What flag does he hold THE CRIMSON AND GREY And when at the eve As he sinks to his rest The Crimson and the Greyrsquos Still aflame in the West Now stand by the flag The young and the old Its colors are yours - To have and to hold With a smile on the lip Or a tear in the eye - Salute ye the colors Of SANTA FE HIGH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH

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The school had no lunchroom or cafeteria which meant students ate their lunches on picnic tables located behind the basketball court under the massive live oak trees On Floridarsquos rare rainy days students moved to their classrooms for lunch Students and faculty attended Mass each week under the oaks Years later at class reunions alumni would reminisce fondly about ldquoMass under the treesrdquo among the cherished memories of their high school years Ara Parseghian distinguished football coach at University of Notre Dame appeared as guest speaker at Santa Fersquos 1968 sports award banquet Dick Goleno sports director at WLAK Radio in Lakeland paid tribute to the football team ldquoThe Santa Fe Crimson Hawks are lsquoTUFFrsquo make no mistake about it ldquoUnder the direction of head coach Tim Murphy the Crimson Hawks this year had all the qualities of true sportsmen And they were winners If each and every one of the dedicated young athletes of the team keeps up the present attitude towards hard work and sacrifice he will go on to be a winner in whatever he does I think the Hawks had one of the most exciting teams in the State They could run they could pass they could block they could hit and hit hard The school the community the parents the team itself should be proud of a job well done ldquoIt certainly has been my pleasure to be the voice of the Hawks this season And if the Crimson Hawks are any indication of the youth of America today I foresee a better America and a better world tomorrowrdquo Jeff Mosherrsquos varsity basketball team played a superb season defeating both Kathleen and Lakeland High Schools much larger schools than Santa Fe and advancing all the way to state competition The student body eager to cheer the team to victory had the day off to make the trip to Gainesville In spite of disappointment at losing the championship distinction they were proud to come away with the runner-up trophy That year 1967-1968 the statersquos public school teachers went on strike for fair compensation School superintendents had no choice but to hire other professionals who were not educated as teachers Two families concerned for the quality of their youngstersrsquo education carpooled a total of 160 miles daily between Wauchula and Santa Fe Students from four counties attended Santa Fe that year from Plant City in Hillsborough San Antonio in Pasco Wauchula in Hardee and Lakeland Winter Haven Lake Wales and Auburndale in Polk Although Brown vs the Board of Education was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1954 public schools in Florida were still segregated 15 years later Floridarsquos solution to the judicial mandate in 1969 close the black schools and force integration in the white schools Rochelle High School was set to close at the end of school year 1968-1969 Santa Fersquos student population included a small minority of black youngsters fully accepted by the white students from the first year of the schoolrsquos existence In the final year of segregated public schools Santa Fersquos senior class of 36 was made up of 32 white and four black students Many white families feared the possibility of disruption for their childrenrsquos education At the time Rochellersquos closing left Lakeland and Kathleen High Schools as the only public high schools in the city With Santa Fe the only nonpublic high school in the area a sizeable number of new students registered for the following year The prospect of a large influx of new students necessitated the rapid construction of a new classroom building with the initiation of an accelerated capital campaign The McDonald Foundation and Publix provided major funding for the new building which was located parallel to and behind the original classroom building

Alumni Bridge Page 14

Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

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Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Santa Fe 2011 - 2012 Legacy Recognition

Alumni Bridge Page 4

Michael Becker (lsquo12) Anne Becker (lsquo79)

Bruno DeZayas (lsquo15) Bruno DeZayas (lsquo85) and Nicole DeZayas (lsquo87)

Kathryn Dunn (lsquo12) Erin Dunn (lsquo83)

Hunter Elliott (lsquo13) Stephen Elliott (lsquo85)

Nicholas Fenton (lsquo15) Ana Fenton (lsquo75)

Samantha Finley (lsquo14) Michelle Finley (lsquo85)

Maryhelen Friel (lsquo13) William Friel (lsquo80)

Sydney Griffith (lsquo13) Paula Griffith Shoman (lsquo91)

Alexandria Hall (lsquo12) Adriana Hall (lsquo81)

Nicole Jackson (lsquo12) Douglas Jackson (lsquo80)

Kelly Jackson (lsquo13) Douglas Jackson (lsquo80)

Nicholas Joyner (lsquo13) Tom Joyner (lsquo73) and Carol Joyner (lsquo74)

Abigail MacDonald (lsquo14) Todd G MacDonald (lsquo89)

Nicholas Martinez (lsquo14) Anthony Martinez (lsquo80) and Nancy Martinez (lsquo81)

Joseph McNamee (lsquo12) James McNamee (lsquo74)

Anna McQueen (lsquo15) Randy McQueen (lsquo76) and Mary McQueen (lsquo77)

Jordan Montero (lsquo14) Emilio Montero (lsquo79) and Michelle Montero (lsquo85)

James Murphy (lsquo12) Sara Lizette Murphy (lsquo83)

Jacob Murphy (lsquo13) Sara Lizette Murphy (lsquo83)

Harry Prine (lsquo13) Jeanne Prine (lsquo75)

Sara Schluender (lsquo13) Sue Schluender (lsquo71)

Natalie Stangl (lsquo13) Alex Stangl (lsquo77) and Alicia Stangl (lsquo82)

Seth Stone (lsquo13) Jeff Stone (lsquo86)

Hailey Tomkow (lsquo12) David Tomkow (lsquo80)

Adriana Whalen (lsquo15) Ana Gillespie (lsquo88)

George Waller (lsquo14) Brian Waller (lsquo74)

Jacob Watkins (lsquo12) Laurie Watkins (lsquo80)

Erin Welch (lsquo13) Terri Goleno (lsquo76)

Richard Widick (lsquo15) Linde Widick (lsquo90)

Lauren Wurthmann (lsquo12) James Wurthmann (lsquo85) and Stacey Wurthmann (lsquo84)

Mary Megan Yates (lsquo12) Allison Fojtik (lsquo86)

Students Parents

Alumni Bridge Page 5

Alumni Save the Following Dates Dates

2012 Football Schedule

SFC 2012 Homecoming Tailgate Party

Calling all Santa Fe alumnihellipCome home and reminisce about the good old days and enjoy the festivities on Friday October 5 The party starts with a catered dinner in the MPC from 530 pm - 700 pm followed by a 700 pm kickoff Hawks vs Mount Dora Bible To reserve your tickets please call Janet Kezer at 863middot665middot4188 Ext 233 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg Go Hawks

9th Annual Hawks Scramble Golf Tournament

ldquoAnnual Vision Appealrdquo at Abuelorsquos

Mark your calendar and join us on Sunday October 14 100 pm for Santa Fersquos 9th Annual ldquoHawks Scramblerdquo Golf Tournament So dust off your golf clubs and join us for a great day of sportsmanship and fun at Schalamar Creek Golf amp Country Club SFCrsquos Golf Teamrsquos Home Course 4500 US Hwy 92

East Lakeland You can register online just go to our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the golf link on the home page For more information or if you are interested in sponsoring this event

please call Janet Kezer at 863middot665middot4188 Ext 233 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg

0907 Landmark 700 pm

0914 Orlando Christian Prep 700 pm

0921 Lake Mary Prep 700 pm

0928 Bishop McLaughlin 700 pm

1005 Mount Dora Bible 700 pm

(Homecoming)

1012 Agape School 700 pm

1019 Foundation Academy 700 pm

1026 Trinity Prep 700 pm

1102 Victory Christian 700 pm

1109 Lakeland Christian School 700 pm

You are cordially invited to stop by our social gathering at your convenience to enjoy the company of fellow Santa Fe parents faculty and friends The evening is a time to socialize celebrate our many successes and share our vision for a bright and exciting future Join us Saturday September 22 530 pm - 800 pm at Abuelorsquos 3700 Lakeside Village Blvd Lakeland for cocktails and hors drsquooeuvres Gifts to the ldquoAnnual Vision Appealrdquo support the people and programs that make Santa Fe Catholic a great learning community every day Kindly RSVP by September 17 to the Development Office 8636654188 Ext 233 or 255 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg

Save the Date for the 30th Annual Santa Fe Catholic Dinner Auction Renaissance XXX ldquoFire amp Ice Ballrdquo Saturday March 9 2013 600 pm Join us for one of Lakelandrsquos most prestigious charity events featuring an elegant evening of select wines a gourmet dinner a live and silent auction and entertainment Look for more details about this event in November

Renaissance XXX ldquoFire amp Ice Ballrdquo

Page 6 Alumni Bridge

50th After months of renovating the gymnasium with fresh paint on the walls and bleachers refinishing and painting the basketball court with our new athletic Hawk and updating the Home of the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks mural adding electrical updates new wall signage wall pad and trophy cases the gymnasium looked amazing and worthy of dedicating the court in honor of Santa Fersquos beloved Coach Jeff Mosher On December 9th SFC alumni friends and family gathered for a meet-and-greet enjoyed a walk down memory lane slideshow and an authentic Mexican dinner catered by Moreno Amigos and our SFC cheerleaders Geoffrey Mosher also known as Coach Jeff Mosher to his close friends and the Santa Fe Catholic Community humbly stated ldquoEverything was perfect I will never forget this nightrdquo A perfect ending to a perfect night the boys varsity basketball team defeated LCS by a score of 4241 As you see from the photo below the crowd went wild Forever Hawk Pride To view the slideshow go to httpvimeocom33719234

50th Anniversary Court Naming and Dedication

Ms Gwen Coteacute and Coach Jeff Mosher

New wall signage and wall pad

And the crowd goes wild

New Hawks mural

Alumni Bridge Page 7

In Celebration of our 50th Anniversary and as we continue advancing our educational programs throughout the campus it is important for all who enter here to recognize that our first priority is to develop each child fully as a child of God The source of our inspiration is to help students develop their relationships with God We envision the creation of prayer and memorial garden spaces on our campus Several areas will be designated for the devotional areas The first one will be at the statue of Mary in the courtyard We have recently been gifted with a new statue of Mary so this is an appropriate place to begin this endeavor

Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it Proverbs 226

1 Who should purchase them EVERYONE We are encouraging everyone associated with Santa Fe Catholic High School to have a brick in the garden ndash students faculty friends alumni businesses parents grandparents and future Santa Fe Catholic students

2 How will my donation be used Your donation will be used specifically for the memorial garden and for ongoing campus improvements

3 How will the bricks be laid These bricks are specially fired for durability and are laid in an attractive pattern surrounding the statue

4 May I give a brick in remembrance or honor of someone special Yes These bricks are a great way to leave a permanent mark at Santa Fe Catholic for someone you love

Order form is on the back of this page

Father Felix Baňos blessing our new Marian statue that was donated by the Knights of Columbus of Polk County

Page 8 Alumni Bridge

Reserve Your Commemorative Brick Would you like your name (family alumni graduating class business or organization) commemorated at Santa Fe Catholic with a special brick Now you can reserve your space for a commemorative brick with your name on it

How to Purchase your Commemorative Brick and Other Prayer Garden Site Furnishings

Purchaserrsquos Name ___________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Phone(Home)________________________ FaxE-mail _____________________________________

Alumni Class of __________ or Friend of Santa Fe ________ Please print inscription exactly as you want it to appear

4rdquo x 8rdquo Brick

8rdquo x 8rdquo Brick (Your family your company organization or club)

Please make all checks payable to ldquoSanta Fe Catholic High Schoolrdquo Enclosed is my payment check for $________________________________________ MasterCard Visa Discover _________________________________Exp Date_______ Signature ___________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to purchase more than one item please place inscriptions on a separate form and attach itthem to this form Payment in full is required with submission of this form You may also download the order form from our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg by going to the forms tab If you have additional questions please contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 or by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Item Cost Amount of Lettering 4rdquo x 8rdquo brick $10000 3 lines

13 spaces per line 8rdquo x 8rdquo brick $50000 7 lines 13 spaces per line

Bench $100000 3 lines

13 spaces per line

Page 9 Alumni Bridge

Anniversary Celebration - June 9 2012

More than 200 alumni and guests gathered at SFC on June 9 to celebrate 50 years of educational excellence The evening was filled with laughter and hugs as friends and family took a walk down memory lane remembering the past and celebrating the future Guests enjoyed dinner catered by Maggianorsquos and a slideshow put to music from the decades (visit this link to view the slideshow httpwwwsantafecatholicorgnews50th-anniversary-stroll-down-memory-lane) plus entertainment and dancing by The Sofa Kings Check out our website photo gallery located on the home page of our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg to see all the fun photos taken that night

50th

History of Santa Fe

Alumni Bridge Page 10

As Santa Fe Catholic High School celebrated its 50th anniversary many members of the Class of 1980 also marked this golden milestone by turning 50 years old Rick Bovay spearheaded the collaborative effort among the classmates to raise money for Santa Fe Catholic In addition to donating mulch for the 50-year anniversary donating a 25-foot Cathedral Live Oak and commemorative marker in memory of deceased SFC classmates the Class of 1980 raised an additional $1000 for the Jeff Mosher Gymnasium ldquoI think thats something that other classes should do too Maybe we could start a friendly competition between classesrdquo said Rick Bovay

A Special Thank You to the Class of 1980

Half a century ago Santa Fe Catholic High School became Polk Countyrsquos first and only Catholic high school Over these 50 years the world has changed enormously and so has this little school

The schoolrsquos story began in 1961 when Polk County was part of the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine Under Archbishop Joseph P Hurleyrsquos leadership the archdiocese had purchased a tract of land east of Lakeland to build a school and in 1959 the financial drive for the schoolrsquos construction was launched

A temporary location was needed to accommodate the school until construction could be completed The 1961-1962 academic year began in the administration building at Lodwick Airport later known as TigerTown The school officially opened on September 5 1961 with 50 students in grades 9 and 10

The ninth and tenth graders who made up the first students of the new school known as Central Catholic High School found somewhat primitive conditions in their educational environment A handbell marked the signal for change of classes Without air conditioning windows had to be kept open But without screens on the windows mosquitoes and other insects occupied the rooms with the students

Page 11 Alumni Bridge

Four Sisters of Saint Benedict from Holy Name Priory in San Antonio small town in Pasco County staffed the school under the first president of Santa Fe Father Henry J Miron Several part-time and full-time priests of the archdiocese as well as lay men and women completed the faculty and staff By the autumn of 1962 construction was nearly complete on US Highway 92 east of Lakeland and the schoolrsquos name was changed to Santa Fe High School ldquoHoly Faithrdquo in Spanish On January 18 1962 the entire student body and staff moved desks chairs books equipment and themselves to the new location The two-story classroomadministration building lay parallel to US Highway 92 The only other building housed gym locker rooms for boys and girls with a storage shed installed behind an outdoor basketball court A convent adjacent to the school building was added in 1964 through a grant from the McDonald Foundation

The property behind the buildings consisted of a large wild-grown field bordered on the east by an old citrus grove Tall graceful live oak trees shaded the area behind the basketball court and ringed the boundaries along two sides The field was known informally as the ldquoback fortyrdquo The first Student Council was formed in 1963 Athletic director John Mack and Jeff Mosher began the coaching staff Jack Barker and Jeff Mosher put together the schoolrsquos first football team the Crimson Hawks The Sancta Fides Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized Father Thomas J Burns who replaced Father Miron as president celebrated Mass weekly on the porch outside the school office The first Santa Fe yearbook the Conquistador was published in 1964 Many clubs were organized in the early years Math Club Science Club Latin Club Drama Club Para-Medical Club Spanish Club Russian Club Chess Club Pep Club Modern Dance Club Band Santa Fe Singers Glee Club Girl Scouts Candy Stripers Art Club Future Homemakers of America Future Teachers of America Key Club Interact Club Catholic Youth Organization Forensic League Newspaper Acolyte Club and Sanctuary Society The Library Guild Festival Committee and Booster Club were established for parents It was a time of firsts 1965 first foreign exchange student from Brazil 1972 first girlsrsquo tennis team Father Miron adapted Santa Fersquos first curriculum from his own high school in Philadelphia Besides todayrsquos standard courses the curriculum included Latin I II and III and home economics (for girls only - Florida requirement for graduation) and in school year 1965-1966 German was added By 1964-1965 senior year for the first class to graduate after a full four years at Santa Fe the enrollment of the school was more than three times the first yearrsquos enrollment The 1964-1965 varsity basketball season record was 21 wins two losses including victories over Kathleen Fort Meade Frostproof Clearwater Catholic Cardinal Mooney and Berkeley Prep The Crimson Hawks stunned Class C basketball competitors in tournament play by advancing all the way to the state tournament in Gainesville Santa Fe finished as runner-up for the state championship The school song entitled ldquoThe Crimson and Greyrdquo was written by Father Miron who together with the sister organist at St Josephrsquos Church worked on melody and lyrics adapted from the oldest free Catholic high school in the United States

Alumni Bridge Page 12

This first graduating class bequeathed to all succeeding classes the qualities ldquowhich we have acquired enjoyed and profited from curiosity awareness determination faith love idealism and spiritrdquo At graduation Father Burns addressed the students ldquoWith only four years of experience behind us and many years of improvement before us an important goal has already been achieved That is while we have been busy establishing ourselves Santa Fe has maintained the attitude of a modern progressing forward-looking high school ldquoYet the thing that grows the most each year is the amazing spirit and enthusiasm of our students By combining their energy curiosity and determination with the best education we can offer we are preparing them for a full and satisfying life as good Catholics and citizens of todayrsquos world and tomorrowrsquosrdquo The graduatesrsquo last message enshrined in history in their yearbook spoke of their spirit ldquoWe the Class of rsquo64 love our school and hope that the traditions we have inspired will be fulfilled by succeeding classes who will be worthy of the school which we have helped to buildrdquo In 1967 Father Patrick J Caverly became president of Santa Fe and four Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from Albany New York joined the staff Archbishop Hurley whose foresight made possible the birth of Santa Fe High School died In early 1968 the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine was divided and reconfigured as the Archdiocese of Miami and Dioceses of Saint Augustine Orlando and Saint Petersburg Santa Fe was now a school of the Diocese of Orlando with Bishop William D Borders at the head

When the sun mounts the East And begins a new day What flag does he hold THE CRIMSON AND GREY And when at the eve As he sinks to his rest The Crimson and the Greyrsquos Still aflame in the West Now stand by the flag The young and the old Its colors are yours - To have and to hold With a smile on the lip Or a tear in the eye - Salute ye the colors Of SANTA FE HIGH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH

Page 13 Alumni Bridge

The school had no lunchroom or cafeteria which meant students ate their lunches on picnic tables located behind the basketball court under the massive live oak trees On Floridarsquos rare rainy days students moved to their classrooms for lunch Students and faculty attended Mass each week under the oaks Years later at class reunions alumni would reminisce fondly about ldquoMass under the treesrdquo among the cherished memories of their high school years Ara Parseghian distinguished football coach at University of Notre Dame appeared as guest speaker at Santa Fersquos 1968 sports award banquet Dick Goleno sports director at WLAK Radio in Lakeland paid tribute to the football team ldquoThe Santa Fe Crimson Hawks are lsquoTUFFrsquo make no mistake about it ldquoUnder the direction of head coach Tim Murphy the Crimson Hawks this year had all the qualities of true sportsmen And they were winners If each and every one of the dedicated young athletes of the team keeps up the present attitude towards hard work and sacrifice he will go on to be a winner in whatever he does I think the Hawks had one of the most exciting teams in the State They could run they could pass they could block they could hit and hit hard The school the community the parents the team itself should be proud of a job well done ldquoIt certainly has been my pleasure to be the voice of the Hawks this season And if the Crimson Hawks are any indication of the youth of America today I foresee a better America and a better world tomorrowrdquo Jeff Mosherrsquos varsity basketball team played a superb season defeating both Kathleen and Lakeland High Schools much larger schools than Santa Fe and advancing all the way to state competition The student body eager to cheer the team to victory had the day off to make the trip to Gainesville In spite of disappointment at losing the championship distinction they were proud to come away with the runner-up trophy That year 1967-1968 the statersquos public school teachers went on strike for fair compensation School superintendents had no choice but to hire other professionals who were not educated as teachers Two families concerned for the quality of their youngstersrsquo education carpooled a total of 160 miles daily between Wauchula and Santa Fe Students from four counties attended Santa Fe that year from Plant City in Hillsborough San Antonio in Pasco Wauchula in Hardee and Lakeland Winter Haven Lake Wales and Auburndale in Polk Although Brown vs the Board of Education was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1954 public schools in Florida were still segregated 15 years later Floridarsquos solution to the judicial mandate in 1969 close the black schools and force integration in the white schools Rochelle High School was set to close at the end of school year 1968-1969 Santa Fersquos student population included a small minority of black youngsters fully accepted by the white students from the first year of the schoolrsquos existence In the final year of segregated public schools Santa Fersquos senior class of 36 was made up of 32 white and four black students Many white families feared the possibility of disruption for their childrenrsquos education At the time Rochellersquos closing left Lakeland and Kathleen High Schools as the only public high schools in the city With Santa Fe the only nonpublic high school in the area a sizeable number of new students registered for the following year The prospect of a large influx of new students necessitated the rapid construction of a new classroom building with the initiation of an accelerated capital campaign The McDonald Foundation and Publix provided major funding for the new building which was located parallel to and behind the original classroom building

Alumni Bridge Page 14

Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

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Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

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PERMIT 75

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Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Alumni Bridge Page 5

Alumni Save the Following Dates Dates

2012 Football Schedule

SFC 2012 Homecoming Tailgate Party

Calling all Santa Fe alumnihellipCome home and reminisce about the good old days and enjoy the festivities on Friday October 5 The party starts with a catered dinner in the MPC from 530 pm - 700 pm followed by a 700 pm kickoff Hawks vs Mount Dora Bible To reserve your tickets please call Janet Kezer at 863middot665middot4188 Ext 233 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg Go Hawks

9th Annual Hawks Scramble Golf Tournament

ldquoAnnual Vision Appealrdquo at Abuelorsquos

Mark your calendar and join us on Sunday October 14 100 pm for Santa Fersquos 9th Annual ldquoHawks Scramblerdquo Golf Tournament So dust off your golf clubs and join us for a great day of sportsmanship and fun at Schalamar Creek Golf amp Country Club SFCrsquos Golf Teamrsquos Home Course 4500 US Hwy 92

East Lakeland You can register online just go to our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the golf link on the home page For more information or if you are interested in sponsoring this event

please call Janet Kezer at 863middot665middot4188 Ext 233 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg

0907 Landmark 700 pm

0914 Orlando Christian Prep 700 pm

0921 Lake Mary Prep 700 pm

0928 Bishop McLaughlin 700 pm

1005 Mount Dora Bible 700 pm

(Homecoming)

1012 Agape School 700 pm

1019 Foundation Academy 700 pm

1026 Trinity Prep 700 pm

1102 Victory Christian 700 pm

1109 Lakeland Christian School 700 pm

You are cordially invited to stop by our social gathering at your convenience to enjoy the company of fellow Santa Fe parents faculty and friends The evening is a time to socialize celebrate our many successes and share our vision for a bright and exciting future Join us Saturday September 22 530 pm - 800 pm at Abuelorsquos 3700 Lakeside Village Blvd Lakeland for cocktails and hors drsquooeuvres Gifts to the ldquoAnnual Vision Appealrdquo support the people and programs that make Santa Fe Catholic a great learning community every day Kindly RSVP by September 17 to the Development Office 8636654188 Ext 233 or 255 or email Janet at jkezersantafecatholicorg

Save the Date for the 30th Annual Santa Fe Catholic Dinner Auction Renaissance XXX ldquoFire amp Ice Ballrdquo Saturday March 9 2013 600 pm Join us for one of Lakelandrsquos most prestigious charity events featuring an elegant evening of select wines a gourmet dinner a live and silent auction and entertainment Look for more details about this event in November

Renaissance XXX ldquoFire amp Ice Ballrdquo

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50th After months of renovating the gymnasium with fresh paint on the walls and bleachers refinishing and painting the basketball court with our new athletic Hawk and updating the Home of the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks mural adding electrical updates new wall signage wall pad and trophy cases the gymnasium looked amazing and worthy of dedicating the court in honor of Santa Fersquos beloved Coach Jeff Mosher On December 9th SFC alumni friends and family gathered for a meet-and-greet enjoyed a walk down memory lane slideshow and an authentic Mexican dinner catered by Moreno Amigos and our SFC cheerleaders Geoffrey Mosher also known as Coach Jeff Mosher to his close friends and the Santa Fe Catholic Community humbly stated ldquoEverything was perfect I will never forget this nightrdquo A perfect ending to a perfect night the boys varsity basketball team defeated LCS by a score of 4241 As you see from the photo below the crowd went wild Forever Hawk Pride To view the slideshow go to httpvimeocom33719234

50th Anniversary Court Naming and Dedication

Ms Gwen Coteacute and Coach Jeff Mosher

New wall signage and wall pad

And the crowd goes wild

New Hawks mural

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In Celebration of our 50th Anniversary and as we continue advancing our educational programs throughout the campus it is important for all who enter here to recognize that our first priority is to develop each child fully as a child of God The source of our inspiration is to help students develop their relationships with God We envision the creation of prayer and memorial garden spaces on our campus Several areas will be designated for the devotional areas The first one will be at the statue of Mary in the courtyard We have recently been gifted with a new statue of Mary so this is an appropriate place to begin this endeavor

Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it Proverbs 226

1 Who should purchase them EVERYONE We are encouraging everyone associated with Santa Fe Catholic High School to have a brick in the garden ndash students faculty friends alumni businesses parents grandparents and future Santa Fe Catholic students

2 How will my donation be used Your donation will be used specifically for the memorial garden and for ongoing campus improvements

3 How will the bricks be laid These bricks are specially fired for durability and are laid in an attractive pattern surrounding the statue

4 May I give a brick in remembrance or honor of someone special Yes These bricks are a great way to leave a permanent mark at Santa Fe Catholic for someone you love

Order form is on the back of this page

Father Felix Baňos blessing our new Marian statue that was donated by the Knights of Columbus of Polk County

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Reserve Your Commemorative Brick Would you like your name (family alumni graduating class business or organization) commemorated at Santa Fe Catholic with a special brick Now you can reserve your space for a commemorative brick with your name on it

How to Purchase your Commemorative Brick and Other Prayer Garden Site Furnishings

Purchaserrsquos Name ___________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Phone(Home)________________________ FaxE-mail _____________________________________

Alumni Class of __________ or Friend of Santa Fe ________ Please print inscription exactly as you want it to appear

4rdquo x 8rdquo Brick

8rdquo x 8rdquo Brick (Your family your company organization or club)

Please make all checks payable to ldquoSanta Fe Catholic High Schoolrdquo Enclosed is my payment check for $________________________________________ MasterCard Visa Discover _________________________________Exp Date_______ Signature ___________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to purchase more than one item please place inscriptions on a separate form and attach itthem to this form Payment in full is required with submission of this form You may also download the order form from our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg by going to the forms tab If you have additional questions please contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 or by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Item Cost Amount of Lettering 4rdquo x 8rdquo brick $10000 3 lines

13 spaces per line 8rdquo x 8rdquo brick $50000 7 lines 13 spaces per line

Bench $100000 3 lines

13 spaces per line

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Anniversary Celebration - June 9 2012

More than 200 alumni and guests gathered at SFC on June 9 to celebrate 50 years of educational excellence The evening was filled with laughter and hugs as friends and family took a walk down memory lane remembering the past and celebrating the future Guests enjoyed dinner catered by Maggianorsquos and a slideshow put to music from the decades (visit this link to view the slideshow httpwwwsantafecatholicorgnews50th-anniversary-stroll-down-memory-lane) plus entertainment and dancing by The Sofa Kings Check out our website photo gallery located on the home page of our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg to see all the fun photos taken that night

50th

History of Santa Fe

Alumni Bridge Page 10

As Santa Fe Catholic High School celebrated its 50th anniversary many members of the Class of 1980 also marked this golden milestone by turning 50 years old Rick Bovay spearheaded the collaborative effort among the classmates to raise money for Santa Fe Catholic In addition to donating mulch for the 50-year anniversary donating a 25-foot Cathedral Live Oak and commemorative marker in memory of deceased SFC classmates the Class of 1980 raised an additional $1000 for the Jeff Mosher Gymnasium ldquoI think thats something that other classes should do too Maybe we could start a friendly competition between classesrdquo said Rick Bovay

A Special Thank You to the Class of 1980

Half a century ago Santa Fe Catholic High School became Polk Countyrsquos first and only Catholic high school Over these 50 years the world has changed enormously and so has this little school

The schoolrsquos story began in 1961 when Polk County was part of the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine Under Archbishop Joseph P Hurleyrsquos leadership the archdiocese had purchased a tract of land east of Lakeland to build a school and in 1959 the financial drive for the schoolrsquos construction was launched

A temporary location was needed to accommodate the school until construction could be completed The 1961-1962 academic year began in the administration building at Lodwick Airport later known as TigerTown The school officially opened on September 5 1961 with 50 students in grades 9 and 10

The ninth and tenth graders who made up the first students of the new school known as Central Catholic High School found somewhat primitive conditions in their educational environment A handbell marked the signal for change of classes Without air conditioning windows had to be kept open But without screens on the windows mosquitoes and other insects occupied the rooms with the students

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Four Sisters of Saint Benedict from Holy Name Priory in San Antonio small town in Pasco County staffed the school under the first president of Santa Fe Father Henry J Miron Several part-time and full-time priests of the archdiocese as well as lay men and women completed the faculty and staff By the autumn of 1962 construction was nearly complete on US Highway 92 east of Lakeland and the schoolrsquos name was changed to Santa Fe High School ldquoHoly Faithrdquo in Spanish On January 18 1962 the entire student body and staff moved desks chairs books equipment and themselves to the new location The two-story classroomadministration building lay parallel to US Highway 92 The only other building housed gym locker rooms for boys and girls with a storage shed installed behind an outdoor basketball court A convent adjacent to the school building was added in 1964 through a grant from the McDonald Foundation

The property behind the buildings consisted of a large wild-grown field bordered on the east by an old citrus grove Tall graceful live oak trees shaded the area behind the basketball court and ringed the boundaries along two sides The field was known informally as the ldquoback fortyrdquo The first Student Council was formed in 1963 Athletic director John Mack and Jeff Mosher began the coaching staff Jack Barker and Jeff Mosher put together the schoolrsquos first football team the Crimson Hawks The Sancta Fides Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized Father Thomas J Burns who replaced Father Miron as president celebrated Mass weekly on the porch outside the school office The first Santa Fe yearbook the Conquistador was published in 1964 Many clubs were organized in the early years Math Club Science Club Latin Club Drama Club Para-Medical Club Spanish Club Russian Club Chess Club Pep Club Modern Dance Club Band Santa Fe Singers Glee Club Girl Scouts Candy Stripers Art Club Future Homemakers of America Future Teachers of America Key Club Interact Club Catholic Youth Organization Forensic League Newspaper Acolyte Club and Sanctuary Society The Library Guild Festival Committee and Booster Club were established for parents It was a time of firsts 1965 first foreign exchange student from Brazil 1972 first girlsrsquo tennis team Father Miron adapted Santa Fersquos first curriculum from his own high school in Philadelphia Besides todayrsquos standard courses the curriculum included Latin I II and III and home economics (for girls only - Florida requirement for graduation) and in school year 1965-1966 German was added By 1964-1965 senior year for the first class to graduate after a full four years at Santa Fe the enrollment of the school was more than three times the first yearrsquos enrollment The 1964-1965 varsity basketball season record was 21 wins two losses including victories over Kathleen Fort Meade Frostproof Clearwater Catholic Cardinal Mooney and Berkeley Prep The Crimson Hawks stunned Class C basketball competitors in tournament play by advancing all the way to the state tournament in Gainesville Santa Fe finished as runner-up for the state championship The school song entitled ldquoThe Crimson and Greyrdquo was written by Father Miron who together with the sister organist at St Josephrsquos Church worked on melody and lyrics adapted from the oldest free Catholic high school in the United States

Alumni Bridge Page 12

This first graduating class bequeathed to all succeeding classes the qualities ldquowhich we have acquired enjoyed and profited from curiosity awareness determination faith love idealism and spiritrdquo At graduation Father Burns addressed the students ldquoWith only four years of experience behind us and many years of improvement before us an important goal has already been achieved That is while we have been busy establishing ourselves Santa Fe has maintained the attitude of a modern progressing forward-looking high school ldquoYet the thing that grows the most each year is the amazing spirit and enthusiasm of our students By combining their energy curiosity and determination with the best education we can offer we are preparing them for a full and satisfying life as good Catholics and citizens of todayrsquos world and tomorrowrsquosrdquo The graduatesrsquo last message enshrined in history in their yearbook spoke of their spirit ldquoWe the Class of rsquo64 love our school and hope that the traditions we have inspired will be fulfilled by succeeding classes who will be worthy of the school which we have helped to buildrdquo In 1967 Father Patrick J Caverly became president of Santa Fe and four Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from Albany New York joined the staff Archbishop Hurley whose foresight made possible the birth of Santa Fe High School died In early 1968 the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine was divided and reconfigured as the Archdiocese of Miami and Dioceses of Saint Augustine Orlando and Saint Petersburg Santa Fe was now a school of the Diocese of Orlando with Bishop William D Borders at the head

When the sun mounts the East And begins a new day What flag does he hold THE CRIMSON AND GREY And when at the eve As he sinks to his rest The Crimson and the Greyrsquos Still aflame in the West Now stand by the flag The young and the old Its colors are yours - To have and to hold With a smile on the lip Or a tear in the eye - Salute ye the colors Of SANTA FE HIGH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH

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The school had no lunchroom or cafeteria which meant students ate their lunches on picnic tables located behind the basketball court under the massive live oak trees On Floridarsquos rare rainy days students moved to their classrooms for lunch Students and faculty attended Mass each week under the oaks Years later at class reunions alumni would reminisce fondly about ldquoMass under the treesrdquo among the cherished memories of their high school years Ara Parseghian distinguished football coach at University of Notre Dame appeared as guest speaker at Santa Fersquos 1968 sports award banquet Dick Goleno sports director at WLAK Radio in Lakeland paid tribute to the football team ldquoThe Santa Fe Crimson Hawks are lsquoTUFFrsquo make no mistake about it ldquoUnder the direction of head coach Tim Murphy the Crimson Hawks this year had all the qualities of true sportsmen And they were winners If each and every one of the dedicated young athletes of the team keeps up the present attitude towards hard work and sacrifice he will go on to be a winner in whatever he does I think the Hawks had one of the most exciting teams in the State They could run they could pass they could block they could hit and hit hard The school the community the parents the team itself should be proud of a job well done ldquoIt certainly has been my pleasure to be the voice of the Hawks this season And if the Crimson Hawks are any indication of the youth of America today I foresee a better America and a better world tomorrowrdquo Jeff Mosherrsquos varsity basketball team played a superb season defeating both Kathleen and Lakeland High Schools much larger schools than Santa Fe and advancing all the way to state competition The student body eager to cheer the team to victory had the day off to make the trip to Gainesville In spite of disappointment at losing the championship distinction they were proud to come away with the runner-up trophy That year 1967-1968 the statersquos public school teachers went on strike for fair compensation School superintendents had no choice but to hire other professionals who were not educated as teachers Two families concerned for the quality of their youngstersrsquo education carpooled a total of 160 miles daily between Wauchula and Santa Fe Students from four counties attended Santa Fe that year from Plant City in Hillsborough San Antonio in Pasco Wauchula in Hardee and Lakeland Winter Haven Lake Wales and Auburndale in Polk Although Brown vs the Board of Education was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1954 public schools in Florida were still segregated 15 years later Floridarsquos solution to the judicial mandate in 1969 close the black schools and force integration in the white schools Rochelle High School was set to close at the end of school year 1968-1969 Santa Fersquos student population included a small minority of black youngsters fully accepted by the white students from the first year of the schoolrsquos existence In the final year of segregated public schools Santa Fersquos senior class of 36 was made up of 32 white and four black students Many white families feared the possibility of disruption for their childrenrsquos education At the time Rochellersquos closing left Lakeland and Kathleen High Schools as the only public high schools in the city With Santa Fe the only nonpublic high school in the area a sizeable number of new students registered for the following year The prospect of a large influx of new students necessitated the rapid construction of a new classroom building with the initiation of an accelerated capital campaign The McDonald Foundation and Publix provided major funding for the new building which was located parallel to and behind the original classroom building

Alumni Bridge Page 14

Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

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Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Page 6 Alumni Bridge

50th After months of renovating the gymnasium with fresh paint on the walls and bleachers refinishing and painting the basketball court with our new athletic Hawk and updating the Home of the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks mural adding electrical updates new wall signage wall pad and trophy cases the gymnasium looked amazing and worthy of dedicating the court in honor of Santa Fersquos beloved Coach Jeff Mosher On December 9th SFC alumni friends and family gathered for a meet-and-greet enjoyed a walk down memory lane slideshow and an authentic Mexican dinner catered by Moreno Amigos and our SFC cheerleaders Geoffrey Mosher also known as Coach Jeff Mosher to his close friends and the Santa Fe Catholic Community humbly stated ldquoEverything was perfect I will never forget this nightrdquo A perfect ending to a perfect night the boys varsity basketball team defeated LCS by a score of 4241 As you see from the photo below the crowd went wild Forever Hawk Pride To view the slideshow go to httpvimeocom33719234

50th Anniversary Court Naming and Dedication

Ms Gwen Coteacute and Coach Jeff Mosher

New wall signage and wall pad

And the crowd goes wild

New Hawks mural

Alumni Bridge Page 7

In Celebration of our 50th Anniversary and as we continue advancing our educational programs throughout the campus it is important for all who enter here to recognize that our first priority is to develop each child fully as a child of God The source of our inspiration is to help students develop their relationships with God We envision the creation of prayer and memorial garden spaces on our campus Several areas will be designated for the devotional areas The first one will be at the statue of Mary in the courtyard We have recently been gifted with a new statue of Mary so this is an appropriate place to begin this endeavor

Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it Proverbs 226

1 Who should purchase them EVERYONE We are encouraging everyone associated with Santa Fe Catholic High School to have a brick in the garden ndash students faculty friends alumni businesses parents grandparents and future Santa Fe Catholic students

2 How will my donation be used Your donation will be used specifically for the memorial garden and for ongoing campus improvements

3 How will the bricks be laid These bricks are specially fired for durability and are laid in an attractive pattern surrounding the statue

4 May I give a brick in remembrance or honor of someone special Yes These bricks are a great way to leave a permanent mark at Santa Fe Catholic for someone you love

Order form is on the back of this page

Father Felix Baňos blessing our new Marian statue that was donated by the Knights of Columbus of Polk County

Page 8 Alumni Bridge

Reserve Your Commemorative Brick Would you like your name (family alumni graduating class business or organization) commemorated at Santa Fe Catholic with a special brick Now you can reserve your space for a commemorative brick with your name on it

How to Purchase your Commemorative Brick and Other Prayer Garden Site Furnishings

Purchaserrsquos Name ___________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Phone(Home)________________________ FaxE-mail _____________________________________

Alumni Class of __________ or Friend of Santa Fe ________ Please print inscription exactly as you want it to appear

4rdquo x 8rdquo Brick

8rdquo x 8rdquo Brick (Your family your company organization or club)

Please make all checks payable to ldquoSanta Fe Catholic High Schoolrdquo Enclosed is my payment check for $________________________________________ MasterCard Visa Discover _________________________________Exp Date_______ Signature ___________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to purchase more than one item please place inscriptions on a separate form and attach itthem to this form Payment in full is required with submission of this form You may also download the order form from our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg by going to the forms tab If you have additional questions please contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 or by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Item Cost Amount of Lettering 4rdquo x 8rdquo brick $10000 3 lines

13 spaces per line 8rdquo x 8rdquo brick $50000 7 lines 13 spaces per line

Bench $100000 3 lines

13 spaces per line

Page 9 Alumni Bridge

Anniversary Celebration - June 9 2012

More than 200 alumni and guests gathered at SFC on June 9 to celebrate 50 years of educational excellence The evening was filled with laughter and hugs as friends and family took a walk down memory lane remembering the past and celebrating the future Guests enjoyed dinner catered by Maggianorsquos and a slideshow put to music from the decades (visit this link to view the slideshow httpwwwsantafecatholicorgnews50th-anniversary-stroll-down-memory-lane) plus entertainment and dancing by The Sofa Kings Check out our website photo gallery located on the home page of our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg to see all the fun photos taken that night

50th

History of Santa Fe

Alumni Bridge Page 10

As Santa Fe Catholic High School celebrated its 50th anniversary many members of the Class of 1980 also marked this golden milestone by turning 50 years old Rick Bovay spearheaded the collaborative effort among the classmates to raise money for Santa Fe Catholic In addition to donating mulch for the 50-year anniversary donating a 25-foot Cathedral Live Oak and commemorative marker in memory of deceased SFC classmates the Class of 1980 raised an additional $1000 for the Jeff Mosher Gymnasium ldquoI think thats something that other classes should do too Maybe we could start a friendly competition between classesrdquo said Rick Bovay

A Special Thank You to the Class of 1980

Half a century ago Santa Fe Catholic High School became Polk Countyrsquos first and only Catholic high school Over these 50 years the world has changed enormously and so has this little school

The schoolrsquos story began in 1961 when Polk County was part of the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine Under Archbishop Joseph P Hurleyrsquos leadership the archdiocese had purchased a tract of land east of Lakeland to build a school and in 1959 the financial drive for the schoolrsquos construction was launched

A temporary location was needed to accommodate the school until construction could be completed The 1961-1962 academic year began in the administration building at Lodwick Airport later known as TigerTown The school officially opened on September 5 1961 with 50 students in grades 9 and 10

The ninth and tenth graders who made up the first students of the new school known as Central Catholic High School found somewhat primitive conditions in their educational environment A handbell marked the signal for change of classes Without air conditioning windows had to be kept open But without screens on the windows mosquitoes and other insects occupied the rooms with the students

Page 11 Alumni Bridge

Four Sisters of Saint Benedict from Holy Name Priory in San Antonio small town in Pasco County staffed the school under the first president of Santa Fe Father Henry J Miron Several part-time and full-time priests of the archdiocese as well as lay men and women completed the faculty and staff By the autumn of 1962 construction was nearly complete on US Highway 92 east of Lakeland and the schoolrsquos name was changed to Santa Fe High School ldquoHoly Faithrdquo in Spanish On January 18 1962 the entire student body and staff moved desks chairs books equipment and themselves to the new location The two-story classroomadministration building lay parallel to US Highway 92 The only other building housed gym locker rooms for boys and girls with a storage shed installed behind an outdoor basketball court A convent adjacent to the school building was added in 1964 through a grant from the McDonald Foundation

The property behind the buildings consisted of a large wild-grown field bordered on the east by an old citrus grove Tall graceful live oak trees shaded the area behind the basketball court and ringed the boundaries along two sides The field was known informally as the ldquoback fortyrdquo The first Student Council was formed in 1963 Athletic director John Mack and Jeff Mosher began the coaching staff Jack Barker and Jeff Mosher put together the schoolrsquos first football team the Crimson Hawks The Sancta Fides Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized Father Thomas J Burns who replaced Father Miron as president celebrated Mass weekly on the porch outside the school office The first Santa Fe yearbook the Conquistador was published in 1964 Many clubs were organized in the early years Math Club Science Club Latin Club Drama Club Para-Medical Club Spanish Club Russian Club Chess Club Pep Club Modern Dance Club Band Santa Fe Singers Glee Club Girl Scouts Candy Stripers Art Club Future Homemakers of America Future Teachers of America Key Club Interact Club Catholic Youth Organization Forensic League Newspaper Acolyte Club and Sanctuary Society The Library Guild Festival Committee and Booster Club were established for parents It was a time of firsts 1965 first foreign exchange student from Brazil 1972 first girlsrsquo tennis team Father Miron adapted Santa Fersquos first curriculum from his own high school in Philadelphia Besides todayrsquos standard courses the curriculum included Latin I II and III and home economics (for girls only - Florida requirement for graduation) and in school year 1965-1966 German was added By 1964-1965 senior year for the first class to graduate after a full four years at Santa Fe the enrollment of the school was more than three times the first yearrsquos enrollment The 1964-1965 varsity basketball season record was 21 wins two losses including victories over Kathleen Fort Meade Frostproof Clearwater Catholic Cardinal Mooney and Berkeley Prep The Crimson Hawks stunned Class C basketball competitors in tournament play by advancing all the way to the state tournament in Gainesville Santa Fe finished as runner-up for the state championship The school song entitled ldquoThe Crimson and Greyrdquo was written by Father Miron who together with the sister organist at St Josephrsquos Church worked on melody and lyrics adapted from the oldest free Catholic high school in the United States

Alumni Bridge Page 12

This first graduating class bequeathed to all succeeding classes the qualities ldquowhich we have acquired enjoyed and profited from curiosity awareness determination faith love idealism and spiritrdquo At graduation Father Burns addressed the students ldquoWith only four years of experience behind us and many years of improvement before us an important goal has already been achieved That is while we have been busy establishing ourselves Santa Fe has maintained the attitude of a modern progressing forward-looking high school ldquoYet the thing that grows the most each year is the amazing spirit and enthusiasm of our students By combining their energy curiosity and determination with the best education we can offer we are preparing them for a full and satisfying life as good Catholics and citizens of todayrsquos world and tomorrowrsquosrdquo The graduatesrsquo last message enshrined in history in their yearbook spoke of their spirit ldquoWe the Class of rsquo64 love our school and hope that the traditions we have inspired will be fulfilled by succeeding classes who will be worthy of the school which we have helped to buildrdquo In 1967 Father Patrick J Caverly became president of Santa Fe and four Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from Albany New York joined the staff Archbishop Hurley whose foresight made possible the birth of Santa Fe High School died In early 1968 the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine was divided and reconfigured as the Archdiocese of Miami and Dioceses of Saint Augustine Orlando and Saint Petersburg Santa Fe was now a school of the Diocese of Orlando with Bishop William D Borders at the head

When the sun mounts the East And begins a new day What flag does he hold THE CRIMSON AND GREY And when at the eve As he sinks to his rest The Crimson and the Greyrsquos Still aflame in the West Now stand by the flag The young and the old Its colors are yours - To have and to hold With a smile on the lip Or a tear in the eye - Salute ye the colors Of SANTA FE HIGH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH

Page 13 Alumni Bridge

The school had no lunchroom or cafeteria which meant students ate their lunches on picnic tables located behind the basketball court under the massive live oak trees On Floridarsquos rare rainy days students moved to their classrooms for lunch Students and faculty attended Mass each week under the oaks Years later at class reunions alumni would reminisce fondly about ldquoMass under the treesrdquo among the cherished memories of their high school years Ara Parseghian distinguished football coach at University of Notre Dame appeared as guest speaker at Santa Fersquos 1968 sports award banquet Dick Goleno sports director at WLAK Radio in Lakeland paid tribute to the football team ldquoThe Santa Fe Crimson Hawks are lsquoTUFFrsquo make no mistake about it ldquoUnder the direction of head coach Tim Murphy the Crimson Hawks this year had all the qualities of true sportsmen And they were winners If each and every one of the dedicated young athletes of the team keeps up the present attitude towards hard work and sacrifice he will go on to be a winner in whatever he does I think the Hawks had one of the most exciting teams in the State They could run they could pass they could block they could hit and hit hard The school the community the parents the team itself should be proud of a job well done ldquoIt certainly has been my pleasure to be the voice of the Hawks this season And if the Crimson Hawks are any indication of the youth of America today I foresee a better America and a better world tomorrowrdquo Jeff Mosherrsquos varsity basketball team played a superb season defeating both Kathleen and Lakeland High Schools much larger schools than Santa Fe and advancing all the way to state competition The student body eager to cheer the team to victory had the day off to make the trip to Gainesville In spite of disappointment at losing the championship distinction they were proud to come away with the runner-up trophy That year 1967-1968 the statersquos public school teachers went on strike for fair compensation School superintendents had no choice but to hire other professionals who were not educated as teachers Two families concerned for the quality of their youngstersrsquo education carpooled a total of 160 miles daily between Wauchula and Santa Fe Students from four counties attended Santa Fe that year from Plant City in Hillsborough San Antonio in Pasco Wauchula in Hardee and Lakeland Winter Haven Lake Wales and Auburndale in Polk Although Brown vs the Board of Education was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1954 public schools in Florida were still segregated 15 years later Floridarsquos solution to the judicial mandate in 1969 close the black schools and force integration in the white schools Rochelle High School was set to close at the end of school year 1968-1969 Santa Fersquos student population included a small minority of black youngsters fully accepted by the white students from the first year of the schoolrsquos existence In the final year of segregated public schools Santa Fersquos senior class of 36 was made up of 32 white and four black students Many white families feared the possibility of disruption for their childrenrsquos education At the time Rochellersquos closing left Lakeland and Kathleen High Schools as the only public high schools in the city With Santa Fe the only nonpublic high school in the area a sizeable number of new students registered for the following year The prospect of a large influx of new students necessitated the rapid construction of a new classroom building with the initiation of an accelerated capital campaign The McDonald Foundation and Publix provided major funding for the new building which was located parallel to and behind the original classroom building

Alumni Bridge Page 14

Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

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PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Alumni Bridge Page 7

In Celebration of our 50th Anniversary and as we continue advancing our educational programs throughout the campus it is important for all who enter here to recognize that our first priority is to develop each child fully as a child of God The source of our inspiration is to help students develop their relationships with God We envision the creation of prayer and memorial garden spaces on our campus Several areas will be designated for the devotional areas The first one will be at the statue of Mary in the courtyard We have recently been gifted with a new statue of Mary so this is an appropriate place to begin this endeavor

Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it Proverbs 226

1 Who should purchase them EVERYONE We are encouraging everyone associated with Santa Fe Catholic High School to have a brick in the garden ndash students faculty friends alumni businesses parents grandparents and future Santa Fe Catholic students

2 How will my donation be used Your donation will be used specifically for the memorial garden and for ongoing campus improvements

3 How will the bricks be laid These bricks are specially fired for durability and are laid in an attractive pattern surrounding the statue

4 May I give a brick in remembrance or honor of someone special Yes These bricks are a great way to leave a permanent mark at Santa Fe Catholic for someone you love

Order form is on the back of this page

Father Felix Baňos blessing our new Marian statue that was donated by the Knights of Columbus of Polk County

Page 8 Alumni Bridge

Reserve Your Commemorative Brick Would you like your name (family alumni graduating class business or organization) commemorated at Santa Fe Catholic with a special brick Now you can reserve your space for a commemorative brick with your name on it

How to Purchase your Commemorative Brick and Other Prayer Garden Site Furnishings

Purchaserrsquos Name ___________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Phone(Home)________________________ FaxE-mail _____________________________________

Alumni Class of __________ or Friend of Santa Fe ________ Please print inscription exactly as you want it to appear

4rdquo x 8rdquo Brick

8rdquo x 8rdquo Brick (Your family your company organization or club)

Please make all checks payable to ldquoSanta Fe Catholic High Schoolrdquo Enclosed is my payment check for $________________________________________ MasterCard Visa Discover _________________________________Exp Date_______ Signature ___________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to purchase more than one item please place inscriptions on a separate form and attach itthem to this form Payment in full is required with submission of this form You may also download the order form from our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg by going to the forms tab If you have additional questions please contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 or by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Item Cost Amount of Lettering 4rdquo x 8rdquo brick $10000 3 lines

13 spaces per line 8rdquo x 8rdquo brick $50000 7 lines 13 spaces per line

Bench $100000 3 lines

13 spaces per line

Page 9 Alumni Bridge

Anniversary Celebration - June 9 2012

More than 200 alumni and guests gathered at SFC on June 9 to celebrate 50 years of educational excellence The evening was filled with laughter and hugs as friends and family took a walk down memory lane remembering the past and celebrating the future Guests enjoyed dinner catered by Maggianorsquos and a slideshow put to music from the decades (visit this link to view the slideshow httpwwwsantafecatholicorgnews50th-anniversary-stroll-down-memory-lane) plus entertainment and dancing by The Sofa Kings Check out our website photo gallery located on the home page of our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg to see all the fun photos taken that night

50th

History of Santa Fe

Alumni Bridge Page 10

As Santa Fe Catholic High School celebrated its 50th anniversary many members of the Class of 1980 also marked this golden milestone by turning 50 years old Rick Bovay spearheaded the collaborative effort among the classmates to raise money for Santa Fe Catholic In addition to donating mulch for the 50-year anniversary donating a 25-foot Cathedral Live Oak and commemorative marker in memory of deceased SFC classmates the Class of 1980 raised an additional $1000 for the Jeff Mosher Gymnasium ldquoI think thats something that other classes should do too Maybe we could start a friendly competition between classesrdquo said Rick Bovay

A Special Thank You to the Class of 1980

Half a century ago Santa Fe Catholic High School became Polk Countyrsquos first and only Catholic high school Over these 50 years the world has changed enormously and so has this little school

The schoolrsquos story began in 1961 when Polk County was part of the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine Under Archbishop Joseph P Hurleyrsquos leadership the archdiocese had purchased a tract of land east of Lakeland to build a school and in 1959 the financial drive for the schoolrsquos construction was launched

A temporary location was needed to accommodate the school until construction could be completed The 1961-1962 academic year began in the administration building at Lodwick Airport later known as TigerTown The school officially opened on September 5 1961 with 50 students in grades 9 and 10

The ninth and tenth graders who made up the first students of the new school known as Central Catholic High School found somewhat primitive conditions in their educational environment A handbell marked the signal for change of classes Without air conditioning windows had to be kept open But without screens on the windows mosquitoes and other insects occupied the rooms with the students

Page 11 Alumni Bridge

Four Sisters of Saint Benedict from Holy Name Priory in San Antonio small town in Pasco County staffed the school under the first president of Santa Fe Father Henry J Miron Several part-time and full-time priests of the archdiocese as well as lay men and women completed the faculty and staff By the autumn of 1962 construction was nearly complete on US Highway 92 east of Lakeland and the schoolrsquos name was changed to Santa Fe High School ldquoHoly Faithrdquo in Spanish On January 18 1962 the entire student body and staff moved desks chairs books equipment and themselves to the new location The two-story classroomadministration building lay parallel to US Highway 92 The only other building housed gym locker rooms for boys and girls with a storage shed installed behind an outdoor basketball court A convent adjacent to the school building was added in 1964 through a grant from the McDonald Foundation

The property behind the buildings consisted of a large wild-grown field bordered on the east by an old citrus grove Tall graceful live oak trees shaded the area behind the basketball court and ringed the boundaries along two sides The field was known informally as the ldquoback fortyrdquo The first Student Council was formed in 1963 Athletic director John Mack and Jeff Mosher began the coaching staff Jack Barker and Jeff Mosher put together the schoolrsquos first football team the Crimson Hawks The Sancta Fides Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized Father Thomas J Burns who replaced Father Miron as president celebrated Mass weekly on the porch outside the school office The first Santa Fe yearbook the Conquistador was published in 1964 Many clubs were organized in the early years Math Club Science Club Latin Club Drama Club Para-Medical Club Spanish Club Russian Club Chess Club Pep Club Modern Dance Club Band Santa Fe Singers Glee Club Girl Scouts Candy Stripers Art Club Future Homemakers of America Future Teachers of America Key Club Interact Club Catholic Youth Organization Forensic League Newspaper Acolyte Club and Sanctuary Society The Library Guild Festival Committee and Booster Club were established for parents It was a time of firsts 1965 first foreign exchange student from Brazil 1972 first girlsrsquo tennis team Father Miron adapted Santa Fersquos first curriculum from his own high school in Philadelphia Besides todayrsquos standard courses the curriculum included Latin I II and III and home economics (for girls only - Florida requirement for graduation) and in school year 1965-1966 German was added By 1964-1965 senior year for the first class to graduate after a full four years at Santa Fe the enrollment of the school was more than three times the first yearrsquos enrollment The 1964-1965 varsity basketball season record was 21 wins two losses including victories over Kathleen Fort Meade Frostproof Clearwater Catholic Cardinal Mooney and Berkeley Prep The Crimson Hawks stunned Class C basketball competitors in tournament play by advancing all the way to the state tournament in Gainesville Santa Fe finished as runner-up for the state championship The school song entitled ldquoThe Crimson and Greyrdquo was written by Father Miron who together with the sister organist at St Josephrsquos Church worked on melody and lyrics adapted from the oldest free Catholic high school in the United States

Alumni Bridge Page 12

This first graduating class bequeathed to all succeeding classes the qualities ldquowhich we have acquired enjoyed and profited from curiosity awareness determination faith love idealism and spiritrdquo At graduation Father Burns addressed the students ldquoWith only four years of experience behind us and many years of improvement before us an important goal has already been achieved That is while we have been busy establishing ourselves Santa Fe has maintained the attitude of a modern progressing forward-looking high school ldquoYet the thing that grows the most each year is the amazing spirit and enthusiasm of our students By combining their energy curiosity and determination with the best education we can offer we are preparing them for a full and satisfying life as good Catholics and citizens of todayrsquos world and tomorrowrsquosrdquo The graduatesrsquo last message enshrined in history in their yearbook spoke of their spirit ldquoWe the Class of rsquo64 love our school and hope that the traditions we have inspired will be fulfilled by succeeding classes who will be worthy of the school which we have helped to buildrdquo In 1967 Father Patrick J Caverly became president of Santa Fe and four Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from Albany New York joined the staff Archbishop Hurley whose foresight made possible the birth of Santa Fe High School died In early 1968 the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine was divided and reconfigured as the Archdiocese of Miami and Dioceses of Saint Augustine Orlando and Saint Petersburg Santa Fe was now a school of the Diocese of Orlando with Bishop William D Borders at the head

When the sun mounts the East And begins a new day What flag does he hold THE CRIMSON AND GREY And when at the eve As he sinks to his rest The Crimson and the Greyrsquos Still aflame in the West Now stand by the flag The young and the old Its colors are yours - To have and to hold With a smile on the lip Or a tear in the eye - Salute ye the colors Of SANTA FE HIGH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH

Page 13 Alumni Bridge

The school had no lunchroom or cafeteria which meant students ate their lunches on picnic tables located behind the basketball court under the massive live oak trees On Floridarsquos rare rainy days students moved to their classrooms for lunch Students and faculty attended Mass each week under the oaks Years later at class reunions alumni would reminisce fondly about ldquoMass under the treesrdquo among the cherished memories of their high school years Ara Parseghian distinguished football coach at University of Notre Dame appeared as guest speaker at Santa Fersquos 1968 sports award banquet Dick Goleno sports director at WLAK Radio in Lakeland paid tribute to the football team ldquoThe Santa Fe Crimson Hawks are lsquoTUFFrsquo make no mistake about it ldquoUnder the direction of head coach Tim Murphy the Crimson Hawks this year had all the qualities of true sportsmen And they were winners If each and every one of the dedicated young athletes of the team keeps up the present attitude towards hard work and sacrifice he will go on to be a winner in whatever he does I think the Hawks had one of the most exciting teams in the State They could run they could pass they could block they could hit and hit hard The school the community the parents the team itself should be proud of a job well done ldquoIt certainly has been my pleasure to be the voice of the Hawks this season And if the Crimson Hawks are any indication of the youth of America today I foresee a better America and a better world tomorrowrdquo Jeff Mosherrsquos varsity basketball team played a superb season defeating both Kathleen and Lakeland High Schools much larger schools than Santa Fe and advancing all the way to state competition The student body eager to cheer the team to victory had the day off to make the trip to Gainesville In spite of disappointment at losing the championship distinction they were proud to come away with the runner-up trophy That year 1967-1968 the statersquos public school teachers went on strike for fair compensation School superintendents had no choice but to hire other professionals who were not educated as teachers Two families concerned for the quality of their youngstersrsquo education carpooled a total of 160 miles daily between Wauchula and Santa Fe Students from four counties attended Santa Fe that year from Plant City in Hillsborough San Antonio in Pasco Wauchula in Hardee and Lakeland Winter Haven Lake Wales and Auburndale in Polk Although Brown vs the Board of Education was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1954 public schools in Florida were still segregated 15 years later Floridarsquos solution to the judicial mandate in 1969 close the black schools and force integration in the white schools Rochelle High School was set to close at the end of school year 1968-1969 Santa Fersquos student population included a small minority of black youngsters fully accepted by the white students from the first year of the schoolrsquos existence In the final year of segregated public schools Santa Fersquos senior class of 36 was made up of 32 white and four black students Many white families feared the possibility of disruption for their childrenrsquos education At the time Rochellersquos closing left Lakeland and Kathleen High Schools as the only public high schools in the city With Santa Fe the only nonpublic high school in the area a sizeable number of new students registered for the following year The prospect of a large influx of new students necessitated the rapid construction of a new classroom building with the initiation of an accelerated capital campaign The McDonald Foundation and Publix provided major funding for the new building which was located parallel to and behind the original classroom building

Alumni Bridge Page 14

Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Page 8 Alumni Bridge

Reserve Your Commemorative Brick Would you like your name (family alumni graduating class business or organization) commemorated at Santa Fe Catholic with a special brick Now you can reserve your space for a commemorative brick with your name on it

How to Purchase your Commemorative Brick and Other Prayer Garden Site Furnishings

Purchaserrsquos Name ___________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Phone(Home)________________________ FaxE-mail _____________________________________

Alumni Class of __________ or Friend of Santa Fe ________ Please print inscription exactly as you want it to appear

4rdquo x 8rdquo Brick

8rdquo x 8rdquo Brick (Your family your company organization or club)

Please make all checks payable to ldquoSanta Fe Catholic High Schoolrdquo Enclosed is my payment check for $________________________________________ MasterCard Visa Discover _________________________________Exp Date_______ Signature ___________________________________________________________________________ If you would like to purchase more than one item please place inscriptions on a separate form and attach itthem to this form Payment in full is required with submission of this form You may also download the order form from our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg by going to the forms tab If you have additional questions please contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 or by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Item Cost Amount of Lettering 4rdquo x 8rdquo brick $10000 3 lines

13 spaces per line 8rdquo x 8rdquo brick $50000 7 lines 13 spaces per line

Bench $100000 3 lines

13 spaces per line

Page 9 Alumni Bridge

Anniversary Celebration - June 9 2012

More than 200 alumni and guests gathered at SFC on June 9 to celebrate 50 years of educational excellence The evening was filled with laughter and hugs as friends and family took a walk down memory lane remembering the past and celebrating the future Guests enjoyed dinner catered by Maggianorsquos and a slideshow put to music from the decades (visit this link to view the slideshow httpwwwsantafecatholicorgnews50th-anniversary-stroll-down-memory-lane) plus entertainment and dancing by The Sofa Kings Check out our website photo gallery located on the home page of our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg to see all the fun photos taken that night

50th

History of Santa Fe

Alumni Bridge Page 10

As Santa Fe Catholic High School celebrated its 50th anniversary many members of the Class of 1980 also marked this golden milestone by turning 50 years old Rick Bovay spearheaded the collaborative effort among the classmates to raise money for Santa Fe Catholic In addition to donating mulch for the 50-year anniversary donating a 25-foot Cathedral Live Oak and commemorative marker in memory of deceased SFC classmates the Class of 1980 raised an additional $1000 for the Jeff Mosher Gymnasium ldquoI think thats something that other classes should do too Maybe we could start a friendly competition between classesrdquo said Rick Bovay

A Special Thank You to the Class of 1980

Half a century ago Santa Fe Catholic High School became Polk Countyrsquos first and only Catholic high school Over these 50 years the world has changed enormously and so has this little school

The schoolrsquos story began in 1961 when Polk County was part of the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine Under Archbishop Joseph P Hurleyrsquos leadership the archdiocese had purchased a tract of land east of Lakeland to build a school and in 1959 the financial drive for the schoolrsquos construction was launched

A temporary location was needed to accommodate the school until construction could be completed The 1961-1962 academic year began in the administration building at Lodwick Airport later known as TigerTown The school officially opened on September 5 1961 with 50 students in grades 9 and 10

The ninth and tenth graders who made up the first students of the new school known as Central Catholic High School found somewhat primitive conditions in their educational environment A handbell marked the signal for change of classes Without air conditioning windows had to be kept open But without screens on the windows mosquitoes and other insects occupied the rooms with the students

Page 11 Alumni Bridge

Four Sisters of Saint Benedict from Holy Name Priory in San Antonio small town in Pasco County staffed the school under the first president of Santa Fe Father Henry J Miron Several part-time and full-time priests of the archdiocese as well as lay men and women completed the faculty and staff By the autumn of 1962 construction was nearly complete on US Highway 92 east of Lakeland and the schoolrsquos name was changed to Santa Fe High School ldquoHoly Faithrdquo in Spanish On January 18 1962 the entire student body and staff moved desks chairs books equipment and themselves to the new location The two-story classroomadministration building lay parallel to US Highway 92 The only other building housed gym locker rooms for boys and girls with a storage shed installed behind an outdoor basketball court A convent adjacent to the school building was added in 1964 through a grant from the McDonald Foundation

The property behind the buildings consisted of a large wild-grown field bordered on the east by an old citrus grove Tall graceful live oak trees shaded the area behind the basketball court and ringed the boundaries along two sides The field was known informally as the ldquoback fortyrdquo The first Student Council was formed in 1963 Athletic director John Mack and Jeff Mosher began the coaching staff Jack Barker and Jeff Mosher put together the schoolrsquos first football team the Crimson Hawks The Sancta Fides Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized Father Thomas J Burns who replaced Father Miron as president celebrated Mass weekly on the porch outside the school office The first Santa Fe yearbook the Conquistador was published in 1964 Many clubs were organized in the early years Math Club Science Club Latin Club Drama Club Para-Medical Club Spanish Club Russian Club Chess Club Pep Club Modern Dance Club Band Santa Fe Singers Glee Club Girl Scouts Candy Stripers Art Club Future Homemakers of America Future Teachers of America Key Club Interact Club Catholic Youth Organization Forensic League Newspaper Acolyte Club and Sanctuary Society The Library Guild Festival Committee and Booster Club were established for parents It was a time of firsts 1965 first foreign exchange student from Brazil 1972 first girlsrsquo tennis team Father Miron adapted Santa Fersquos first curriculum from his own high school in Philadelphia Besides todayrsquos standard courses the curriculum included Latin I II and III and home economics (for girls only - Florida requirement for graduation) and in school year 1965-1966 German was added By 1964-1965 senior year for the first class to graduate after a full four years at Santa Fe the enrollment of the school was more than three times the first yearrsquos enrollment The 1964-1965 varsity basketball season record was 21 wins two losses including victories over Kathleen Fort Meade Frostproof Clearwater Catholic Cardinal Mooney and Berkeley Prep The Crimson Hawks stunned Class C basketball competitors in tournament play by advancing all the way to the state tournament in Gainesville Santa Fe finished as runner-up for the state championship The school song entitled ldquoThe Crimson and Greyrdquo was written by Father Miron who together with the sister organist at St Josephrsquos Church worked on melody and lyrics adapted from the oldest free Catholic high school in the United States

Alumni Bridge Page 12

This first graduating class bequeathed to all succeeding classes the qualities ldquowhich we have acquired enjoyed and profited from curiosity awareness determination faith love idealism and spiritrdquo At graduation Father Burns addressed the students ldquoWith only four years of experience behind us and many years of improvement before us an important goal has already been achieved That is while we have been busy establishing ourselves Santa Fe has maintained the attitude of a modern progressing forward-looking high school ldquoYet the thing that grows the most each year is the amazing spirit and enthusiasm of our students By combining their energy curiosity and determination with the best education we can offer we are preparing them for a full and satisfying life as good Catholics and citizens of todayrsquos world and tomorrowrsquosrdquo The graduatesrsquo last message enshrined in history in their yearbook spoke of their spirit ldquoWe the Class of rsquo64 love our school and hope that the traditions we have inspired will be fulfilled by succeeding classes who will be worthy of the school which we have helped to buildrdquo In 1967 Father Patrick J Caverly became president of Santa Fe and four Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from Albany New York joined the staff Archbishop Hurley whose foresight made possible the birth of Santa Fe High School died In early 1968 the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine was divided and reconfigured as the Archdiocese of Miami and Dioceses of Saint Augustine Orlando and Saint Petersburg Santa Fe was now a school of the Diocese of Orlando with Bishop William D Borders at the head

When the sun mounts the East And begins a new day What flag does he hold THE CRIMSON AND GREY And when at the eve As he sinks to his rest The Crimson and the Greyrsquos Still aflame in the West Now stand by the flag The young and the old Its colors are yours - To have and to hold With a smile on the lip Or a tear in the eye - Salute ye the colors Of SANTA FE HIGH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH

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The school had no lunchroom or cafeteria which meant students ate their lunches on picnic tables located behind the basketball court under the massive live oak trees On Floridarsquos rare rainy days students moved to their classrooms for lunch Students and faculty attended Mass each week under the oaks Years later at class reunions alumni would reminisce fondly about ldquoMass under the treesrdquo among the cherished memories of their high school years Ara Parseghian distinguished football coach at University of Notre Dame appeared as guest speaker at Santa Fersquos 1968 sports award banquet Dick Goleno sports director at WLAK Radio in Lakeland paid tribute to the football team ldquoThe Santa Fe Crimson Hawks are lsquoTUFFrsquo make no mistake about it ldquoUnder the direction of head coach Tim Murphy the Crimson Hawks this year had all the qualities of true sportsmen And they were winners If each and every one of the dedicated young athletes of the team keeps up the present attitude towards hard work and sacrifice he will go on to be a winner in whatever he does I think the Hawks had one of the most exciting teams in the State They could run they could pass they could block they could hit and hit hard The school the community the parents the team itself should be proud of a job well done ldquoIt certainly has been my pleasure to be the voice of the Hawks this season And if the Crimson Hawks are any indication of the youth of America today I foresee a better America and a better world tomorrowrdquo Jeff Mosherrsquos varsity basketball team played a superb season defeating both Kathleen and Lakeland High Schools much larger schools than Santa Fe and advancing all the way to state competition The student body eager to cheer the team to victory had the day off to make the trip to Gainesville In spite of disappointment at losing the championship distinction they were proud to come away with the runner-up trophy That year 1967-1968 the statersquos public school teachers went on strike for fair compensation School superintendents had no choice but to hire other professionals who were not educated as teachers Two families concerned for the quality of their youngstersrsquo education carpooled a total of 160 miles daily between Wauchula and Santa Fe Students from four counties attended Santa Fe that year from Plant City in Hillsborough San Antonio in Pasco Wauchula in Hardee and Lakeland Winter Haven Lake Wales and Auburndale in Polk Although Brown vs the Board of Education was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1954 public schools in Florida were still segregated 15 years later Floridarsquos solution to the judicial mandate in 1969 close the black schools and force integration in the white schools Rochelle High School was set to close at the end of school year 1968-1969 Santa Fersquos student population included a small minority of black youngsters fully accepted by the white students from the first year of the schoolrsquos existence In the final year of segregated public schools Santa Fersquos senior class of 36 was made up of 32 white and four black students Many white families feared the possibility of disruption for their childrenrsquos education At the time Rochellersquos closing left Lakeland and Kathleen High Schools as the only public high schools in the city With Santa Fe the only nonpublic high school in the area a sizeable number of new students registered for the following year The prospect of a large influx of new students necessitated the rapid construction of a new classroom building with the initiation of an accelerated capital campaign The McDonald Foundation and Publix provided major funding for the new building which was located parallel to and behind the original classroom building

Alumni Bridge Page 14

Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

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Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

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US POSTAGE

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PERMIT 75

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Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Page 9 Alumni Bridge

Anniversary Celebration - June 9 2012

More than 200 alumni and guests gathered at SFC on June 9 to celebrate 50 years of educational excellence The evening was filled with laughter and hugs as friends and family took a walk down memory lane remembering the past and celebrating the future Guests enjoyed dinner catered by Maggianorsquos and a slideshow put to music from the decades (visit this link to view the slideshow httpwwwsantafecatholicorgnews50th-anniversary-stroll-down-memory-lane) plus entertainment and dancing by The Sofa Kings Check out our website photo gallery located on the home page of our website wwwSantaFeCatholicorg to see all the fun photos taken that night

50th

History of Santa Fe

Alumni Bridge Page 10

As Santa Fe Catholic High School celebrated its 50th anniversary many members of the Class of 1980 also marked this golden milestone by turning 50 years old Rick Bovay spearheaded the collaborative effort among the classmates to raise money for Santa Fe Catholic In addition to donating mulch for the 50-year anniversary donating a 25-foot Cathedral Live Oak and commemorative marker in memory of deceased SFC classmates the Class of 1980 raised an additional $1000 for the Jeff Mosher Gymnasium ldquoI think thats something that other classes should do too Maybe we could start a friendly competition between classesrdquo said Rick Bovay

A Special Thank You to the Class of 1980

Half a century ago Santa Fe Catholic High School became Polk Countyrsquos first and only Catholic high school Over these 50 years the world has changed enormously and so has this little school

The schoolrsquos story began in 1961 when Polk County was part of the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine Under Archbishop Joseph P Hurleyrsquos leadership the archdiocese had purchased a tract of land east of Lakeland to build a school and in 1959 the financial drive for the schoolrsquos construction was launched

A temporary location was needed to accommodate the school until construction could be completed The 1961-1962 academic year began in the administration building at Lodwick Airport later known as TigerTown The school officially opened on September 5 1961 with 50 students in grades 9 and 10

The ninth and tenth graders who made up the first students of the new school known as Central Catholic High School found somewhat primitive conditions in their educational environment A handbell marked the signal for change of classes Without air conditioning windows had to be kept open But without screens on the windows mosquitoes and other insects occupied the rooms with the students

Page 11 Alumni Bridge

Four Sisters of Saint Benedict from Holy Name Priory in San Antonio small town in Pasco County staffed the school under the first president of Santa Fe Father Henry J Miron Several part-time and full-time priests of the archdiocese as well as lay men and women completed the faculty and staff By the autumn of 1962 construction was nearly complete on US Highway 92 east of Lakeland and the schoolrsquos name was changed to Santa Fe High School ldquoHoly Faithrdquo in Spanish On January 18 1962 the entire student body and staff moved desks chairs books equipment and themselves to the new location The two-story classroomadministration building lay parallel to US Highway 92 The only other building housed gym locker rooms for boys and girls with a storage shed installed behind an outdoor basketball court A convent adjacent to the school building was added in 1964 through a grant from the McDonald Foundation

The property behind the buildings consisted of a large wild-grown field bordered on the east by an old citrus grove Tall graceful live oak trees shaded the area behind the basketball court and ringed the boundaries along two sides The field was known informally as the ldquoback fortyrdquo The first Student Council was formed in 1963 Athletic director John Mack and Jeff Mosher began the coaching staff Jack Barker and Jeff Mosher put together the schoolrsquos first football team the Crimson Hawks The Sancta Fides Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized Father Thomas J Burns who replaced Father Miron as president celebrated Mass weekly on the porch outside the school office The first Santa Fe yearbook the Conquistador was published in 1964 Many clubs were organized in the early years Math Club Science Club Latin Club Drama Club Para-Medical Club Spanish Club Russian Club Chess Club Pep Club Modern Dance Club Band Santa Fe Singers Glee Club Girl Scouts Candy Stripers Art Club Future Homemakers of America Future Teachers of America Key Club Interact Club Catholic Youth Organization Forensic League Newspaper Acolyte Club and Sanctuary Society The Library Guild Festival Committee and Booster Club were established for parents It was a time of firsts 1965 first foreign exchange student from Brazil 1972 first girlsrsquo tennis team Father Miron adapted Santa Fersquos first curriculum from his own high school in Philadelphia Besides todayrsquos standard courses the curriculum included Latin I II and III and home economics (for girls only - Florida requirement for graduation) and in school year 1965-1966 German was added By 1964-1965 senior year for the first class to graduate after a full four years at Santa Fe the enrollment of the school was more than three times the first yearrsquos enrollment The 1964-1965 varsity basketball season record was 21 wins two losses including victories over Kathleen Fort Meade Frostproof Clearwater Catholic Cardinal Mooney and Berkeley Prep The Crimson Hawks stunned Class C basketball competitors in tournament play by advancing all the way to the state tournament in Gainesville Santa Fe finished as runner-up for the state championship The school song entitled ldquoThe Crimson and Greyrdquo was written by Father Miron who together with the sister organist at St Josephrsquos Church worked on melody and lyrics adapted from the oldest free Catholic high school in the United States

Alumni Bridge Page 12

This first graduating class bequeathed to all succeeding classes the qualities ldquowhich we have acquired enjoyed and profited from curiosity awareness determination faith love idealism and spiritrdquo At graduation Father Burns addressed the students ldquoWith only four years of experience behind us and many years of improvement before us an important goal has already been achieved That is while we have been busy establishing ourselves Santa Fe has maintained the attitude of a modern progressing forward-looking high school ldquoYet the thing that grows the most each year is the amazing spirit and enthusiasm of our students By combining their energy curiosity and determination with the best education we can offer we are preparing them for a full and satisfying life as good Catholics and citizens of todayrsquos world and tomorrowrsquosrdquo The graduatesrsquo last message enshrined in history in their yearbook spoke of their spirit ldquoWe the Class of rsquo64 love our school and hope that the traditions we have inspired will be fulfilled by succeeding classes who will be worthy of the school which we have helped to buildrdquo In 1967 Father Patrick J Caverly became president of Santa Fe and four Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from Albany New York joined the staff Archbishop Hurley whose foresight made possible the birth of Santa Fe High School died In early 1968 the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine was divided and reconfigured as the Archdiocese of Miami and Dioceses of Saint Augustine Orlando and Saint Petersburg Santa Fe was now a school of the Diocese of Orlando with Bishop William D Borders at the head

When the sun mounts the East And begins a new day What flag does he hold THE CRIMSON AND GREY And when at the eve As he sinks to his rest The Crimson and the Greyrsquos Still aflame in the West Now stand by the flag The young and the old Its colors are yours - To have and to hold With a smile on the lip Or a tear in the eye - Salute ye the colors Of SANTA FE HIGH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH

Page 13 Alumni Bridge

The school had no lunchroom or cafeteria which meant students ate their lunches on picnic tables located behind the basketball court under the massive live oak trees On Floridarsquos rare rainy days students moved to their classrooms for lunch Students and faculty attended Mass each week under the oaks Years later at class reunions alumni would reminisce fondly about ldquoMass under the treesrdquo among the cherished memories of their high school years Ara Parseghian distinguished football coach at University of Notre Dame appeared as guest speaker at Santa Fersquos 1968 sports award banquet Dick Goleno sports director at WLAK Radio in Lakeland paid tribute to the football team ldquoThe Santa Fe Crimson Hawks are lsquoTUFFrsquo make no mistake about it ldquoUnder the direction of head coach Tim Murphy the Crimson Hawks this year had all the qualities of true sportsmen And they were winners If each and every one of the dedicated young athletes of the team keeps up the present attitude towards hard work and sacrifice he will go on to be a winner in whatever he does I think the Hawks had one of the most exciting teams in the State They could run they could pass they could block they could hit and hit hard The school the community the parents the team itself should be proud of a job well done ldquoIt certainly has been my pleasure to be the voice of the Hawks this season And if the Crimson Hawks are any indication of the youth of America today I foresee a better America and a better world tomorrowrdquo Jeff Mosherrsquos varsity basketball team played a superb season defeating both Kathleen and Lakeland High Schools much larger schools than Santa Fe and advancing all the way to state competition The student body eager to cheer the team to victory had the day off to make the trip to Gainesville In spite of disappointment at losing the championship distinction they were proud to come away with the runner-up trophy That year 1967-1968 the statersquos public school teachers went on strike for fair compensation School superintendents had no choice but to hire other professionals who were not educated as teachers Two families concerned for the quality of their youngstersrsquo education carpooled a total of 160 miles daily between Wauchula and Santa Fe Students from four counties attended Santa Fe that year from Plant City in Hillsborough San Antonio in Pasco Wauchula in Hardee and Lakeland Winter Haven Lake Wales and Auburndale in Polk Although Brown vs the Board of Education was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1954 public schools in Florida were still segregated 15 years later Floridarsquos solution to the judicial mandate in 1969 close the black schools and force integration in the white schools Rochelle High School was set to close at the end of school year 1968-1969 Santa Fersquos student population included a small minority of black youngsters fully accepted by the white students from the first year of the schoolrsquos existence In the final year of segregated public schools Santa Fersquos senior class of 36 was made up of 32 white and four black students Many white families feared the possibility of disruption for their childrenrsquos education At the time Rochellersquos closing left Lakeland and Kathleen High Schools as the only public high schools in the city With Santa Fe the only nonpublic high school in the area a sizeable number of new students registered for the following year The prospect of a large influx of new students necessitated the rapid construction of a new classroom building with the initiation of an accelerated capital campaign The McDonald Foundation and Publix provided major funding for the new building which was located parallel to and behind the original classroom building

Alumni Bridge Page 14

Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

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Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

History of Santa Fe

Alumni Bridge Page 10

As Santa Fe Catholic High School celebrated its 50th anniversary many members of the Class of 1980 also marked this golden milestone by turning 50 years old Rick Bovay spearheaded the collaborative effort among the classmates to raise money for Santa Fe Catholic In addition to donating mulch for the 50-year anniversary donating a 25-foot Cathedral Live Oak and commemorative marker in memory of deceased SFC classmates the Class of 1980 raised an additional $1000 for the Jeff Mosher Gymnasium ldquoI think thats something that other classes should do too Maybe we could start a friendly competition between classesrdquo said Rick Bovay

A Special Thank You to the Class of 1980

Half a century ago Santa Fe Catholic High School became Polk Countyrsquos first and only Catholic high school Over these 50 years the world has changed enormously and so has this little school

The schoolrsquos story began in 1961 when Polk County was part of the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine Under Archbishop Joseph P Hurleyrsquos leadership the archdiocese had purchased a tract of land east of Lakeland to build a school and in 1959 the financial drive for the schoolrsquos construction was launched

A temporary location was needed to accommodate the school until construction could be completed The 1961-1962 academic year began in the administration building at Lodwick Airport later known as TigerTown The school officially opened on September 5 1961 with 50 students in grades 9 and 10

The ninth and tenth graders who made up the first students of the new school known as Central Catholic High School found somewhat primitive conditions in their educational environment A handbell marked the signal for change of classes Without air conditioning windows had to be kept open But without screens on the windows mosquitoes and other insects occupied the rooms with the students

Page 11 Alumni Bridge

Four Sisters of Saint Benedict from Holy Name Priory in San Antonio small town in Pasco County staffed the school under the first president of Santa Fe Father Henry J Miron Several part-time and full-time priests of the archdiocese as well as lay men and women completed the faculty and staff By the autumn of 1962 construction was nearly complete on US Highway 92 east of Lakeland and the schoolrsquos name was changed to Santa Fe High School ldquoHoly Faithrdquo in Spanish On January 18 1962 the entire student body and staff moved desks chairs books equipment and themselves to the new location The two-story classroomadministration building lay parallel to US Highway 92 The only other building housed gym locker rooms for boys and girls with a storage shed installed behind an outdoor basketball court A convent adjacent to the school building was added in 1964 through a grant from the McDonald Foundation

The property behind the buildings consisted of a large wild-grown field bordered on the east by an old citrus grove Tall graceful live oak trees shaded the area behind the basketball court and ringed the boundaries along two sides The field was known informally as the ldquoback fortyrdquo The first Student Council was formed in 1963 Athletic director John Mack and Jeff Mosher began the coaching staff Jack Barker and Jeff Mosher put together the schoolrsquos first football team the Crimson Hawks The Sancta Fides Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized Father Thomas J Burns who replaced Father Miron as president celebrated Mass weekly on the porch outside the school office The first Santa Fe yearbook the Conquistador was published in 1964 Many clubs were organized in the early years Math Club Science Club Latin Club Drama Club Para-Medical Club Spanish Club Russian Club Chess Club Pep Club Modern Dance Club Band Santa Fe Singers Glee Club Girl Scouts Candy Stripers Art Club Future Homemakers of America Future Teachers of America Key Club Interact Club Catholic Youth Organization Forensic League Newspaper Acolyte Club and Sanctuary Society The Library Guild Festival Committee and Booster Club were established for parents It was a time of firsts 1965 first foreign exchange student from Brazil 1972 first girlsrsquo tennis team Father Miron adapted Santa Fersquos first curriculum from his own high school in Philadelphia Besides todayrsquos standard courses the curriculum included Latin I II and III and home economics (for girls only - Florida requirement for graduation) and in school year 1965-1966 German was added By 1964-1965 senior year for the first class to graduate after a full four years at Santa Fe the enrollment of the school was more than three times the first yearrsquos enrollment The 1964-1965 varsity basketball season record was 21 wins two losses including victories over Kathleen Fort Meade Frostproof Clearwater Catholic Cardinal Mooney and Berkeley Prep The Crimson Hawks stunned Class C basketball competitors in tournament play by advancing all the way to the state tournament in Gainesville Santa Fe finished as runner-up for the state championship The school song entitled ldquoThe Crimson and Greyrdquo was written by Father Miron who together with the sister organist at St Josephrsquos Church worked on melody and lyrics adapted from the oldest free Catholic high school in the United States

Alumni Bridge Page 12

This first graduating class bequeathed to all succeeding classes the qualities ldquowhich we have acquired enjoyed and profited from curiosity awareness determination faith love idealism and spiritrdquo At graduation Father Burns addressed the students ldquoWith only four years of experience behind us and many years of improvement before us an important goal has already been achieved That is while we have been busy establishing ourselves Santa Fe has maintained the attitude of a modern progressing forward-looking high school ldquoYet the thing that grows the most each year is the amazing spirit and enthusiasm of our students By combining their energy curiosity and determination with the best education we can offer we are preparing them for a full and satisfying life as good Catholics and citizens of todayrsquos world and tomorrowrsquosrdquo The graduatesrsquo last message enshrined in history in their yearbook spoke of their spirit ldquoWe the Class of rsquo64 love our school and hope that the traditions we have inspired will be fulfilled by succeeding classes who will be worthy of the school which we have helped to buildrdquo In 1967 Father Patrick J Caverly became president of Santa Fe and four Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from Albany New York joined the staff Archbishop Hurley whose foresight made possible the birth of Santa Fe High School died In early 1968 the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine was divided and reconfigured as the Archdiocese of Miami and Dioceses of Saint Augustine Orlando and Saint Petersburg Santa Fe was now a school of the Diocese of Orlando with Bishop William D Borders at the head

When the sun mounts the East And begins a new day What flag does he hold THE CRIMSON AND GREY And when at the eve As he sinks to his rest The Crimson and the Greyrsquos Still aflame in the West Now stand by the flag The young and the old Its colors are yours - To have and to hold With a smile on the lip Or a tear in the eye - Salute ye the colors Of SANTA FE HIGH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH

Page 13 Alumni Bridge

The school had no lunchroom or cafeteria which meant students ate their lunches on picnic tables located behind the basketball court under the massive live oak trees On Floridarsquos rare rainy days students moved to their classrooms for lunch Students and faculty attended Mass each week under the oaks Years later at class reunions alumni would reminisce fondly about ldquoMass under the treesrdquo among the cherished memories of their high school years Ara Parseghian distinguished football coach at University of Notre Dame appeared as guest speaker at Santa Fersquos 1968 sports award banquet Dick Goleno sports director at WLAK Radio in Lakeland paid tribute to the football team ldquoThe Santa Fe Crimson Hawks are lsquoTUFFrsquo make no mistake about it ldquoUnder the direction of head coach Tim Murphy the Crimson Hawks this year had all the qualities of true sportsmen And they were winners If each and every one of the dedicated young athletes of the team keeps up the present attitude towards hard work and sacrifice he will go on to be a winner in whatever he does I think the Hawks had one of the most exciting teams in the State They could run they could pass they could block they could hit and hit hard The school the community the parents the team itself should be proud of a job well done ldquoIt certainly has been my pleasure to be the voice of the Hawks this season And if the Crimson Hawks are any indication of the youth of America today I foresee a better America and a better world tomorrowrdquo Jeff Mosherrsquos varsity basketball team played a superb season defeating both Kathleen and Lakeland High Schools much larger schools than Santa Fe and advancing all the way to state competition The student body eager to cheer the team to victory had the day off to make the trip to Gainesville In spite of disappointment at losing the championship distinction they were proud to come away with the runner-up trophy That year 1967-1968 the statersquos public school teachers went on strike for fair compensation School superintendents had no choice but to hire other professionals who were not educated as teachers Two families concerned for the quality of their youngstersrsquo education carpooled a total of 160 miles daily between Wauchula and Santa Fe Students from four counties attended Santa Fe that year from Plant City in Hillsborough San Antonio in Pasco Wauchula in Hardee and Lakeland Winter Haven Lake Wales and Auburndale in Polk Although Brown vs the Board of Education was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1954 public schools in Florida were still segregated 15 years later Floridarsquos solution to the judicial mandate in 1969 close the black schools and force integration in the white schools Rochelle High School was set to close at the end of school year 1968-1969 Santa Fersquos student population included a small minority of black youngsters fully accepted by the white students from the first year of the schoolrsquos existence In the final year of segregated public schools Santa Fersquos senior class of 36 was made up of 32 white and four black students Many white families feared the possibility of disruption for their childrenrsquos education At the time Rochellersquos closing left Lakeland and Kathleen High Schools as the only public high schools in the city With Santa Fe the only nonpublic high school in the area a sizeable number of new students registered for the following year The prospect of a large influx of new students necessitated the rapid construction of a new classroom building with the initiation of an accelerated capital campaign The McDonald Foundation and Publix provided major funding for the new building which was located parallel to and behind the original classroom building

Alumni Bridge Page 14

Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Page 11 Alumni Bridge

Four Sisters of Saint Benedict from Holy Name Priory in San Antonio small town in Pasco County staffed the school under the first president of Santa Fe Father Henry J Miron Several part-time and full-time priests of the archdiocese as well as lay men and women completed the faculty and staff By the autumn of 1962 construction was nearly complete on US Highway 92 east of Lakeland and the schoolrsquos name was changed to Santa Fe High School ldquoHoly Faithrdquo in Spanish On January 18 1962 the entire student body and staff moved desks chairs books equipment and themselves to the new location The two-story classroomadministration building lay parallel to US Highway 92 The only other building housed gym locker rooms for boys and girls with a storage shed installed behind an outdoor basketball court A convent adjacent to the school building was added in 1964 through a grant from the McDonald Foundation

The property behind the buildings consisted of a large wild-grown field bordered on the east by an old citrus grove Tall graceful live oak trees shaded the area behind the basketball court and ringed the boundaries along two sides The field was known informally as the ldquoback fortyrdquo The first Student Council was formed in 1963 Athletic director John Mack and Jeff Mosher began the coaching staff Jack Barker and Jeff Mosher put together the schoolrsquos first football team the Crimson Hawks The Sancta Fides Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized Father Thomas J Burns who replaced Father Miron as president celebrated Mass weekly on the porch outside the school office The first Santa Fe yearbook the Conquistador was published in 1964 Many clubs were organized in the early years Math Club Science Club Latin Club Drama Club Para-Medical Club Spanish Club Russian Club Chess Club Pep Club Modern Dance Club Band Santa Fe Singers Glee Club Girl Scouts Candy Stripers Art Club Future Homemakers of America Future Teachers of America Key Club Interact Club Catholic Youth Organization Forensic League Newspaper Acolyte Club and Sanctuary Society The Library Guild Festival Committee and Booster Club were established for parents It was a time of firsts 1965 first foreign exchange student from Brazil 1972 first girlsrsquo tennis team Father Miron adapted Santa Fersquos first curriculum from his own high school in Philadelphia Besides todayrsquos standard courses the curriculum included Latin I II and III and home economics (for girls only - Florida requirement for graduation) and in school year 1965-1966 German was added By 1964-1965 senior year for the first class to graduate after a full four years at Santa Fe the enrollment of the school was more than three times the first yearrsquos enrollment The 1964-1965 varsity basketball season record was 21 wins two losses including victories over Kathleen Fort Meade Frostproof Clearwater Catholic Cardinal Mooney and Berkeley Prep The Crimson Hawks stunned Class C basketball competitors in tournament play by advancing all the way to the state tournament in Gainesville Santa Fe finished as runner-up for the state championship The school song entitled ldquoThe Crimson and Greyrdquo was written by Father Miron who together with the sister organist at St Josephrsquos Church worked on melody and lyrics adapted from the oldest free Catholic high school in the United States

Alumni Bridge Page 12

This first graduating class bequeathed to all succeeding classes the qualities ldquowhich we have acquired enjoyed and profited from curiosity awareness determination faith love idealism and spiritrdquo At graduation Father Burns addressed the students ldquoWith only four years of experience behind us and many years of improvement before us an important goal has already been achieved That is while we have been busy establishing ourselves Santa Fe has maintained the attitude of a modern progressing forward-looking high school ldquoYet the thing that grows the most each year is the amazing spirit and enthusiasm of our students By combining their energy curiosity and determination with the best education we can offer we are preparing them for a full and satisfying life as good Catholics and citizens of todayrsquos world and tomorrowrsquosrdquo The graduatesrsquo last message enshrined in history in their yearbook spoke of their spirit ldquoWe the Class of rsquo64 love our school and hope that the traditions we have inspired will be fulfilled by succeeding classes who will be worthy of the school which we have helped to buildrdquo In 1967 Father Patrick J Caverly became president of Santa Fe and four Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from Albany New York joined the staff Archbishop Hurley whose foresight made possible the birth of Santa Fe High School died In early 1968 the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine was divided and reconfigured as the Archdiocese of Miami and Dioceses of Saint Augustine Orlando and Saint Petersburg Santa Fe was now a school of the Diocese of Orlando with Bishop William D Borders at the head

When the sun mounts the East And begins a new day What flag does he hold THE CRIMSON AND GREY And when at the eve As he sinks to his rest The Crimson and the Greyrsquos Still aflame in the West Now stand by the flag The young and the old Its colors are yours - To have and to hold With a smile on the lip Or a tear in the eye - Salute ye the colors Of SANTA FE HIGH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH

Page 13 Alumni Bridge

The school had no lunchroom or cafeteria which meant students ate their lunches on picnic tables located behind the basketball court under the massive live oak trees On Floridarsquos rare rainy days students moved to their classrooms for lunch Students and faculty attended Mass each week under the oaks Years later at class reunions alumni would reminisce fondly about ldquoMass under the treesrdquo among the cherished memories of their high school years Ara Parseghian distinguished football coach at University of Notre Dame appeared as guest speaker at Santa Fersquos 1968 sports award banquet Dick Goleno sports director at WLAK Radio in Lakeland paid tribute to the football team ldquoThe Santa Fe Crimson Hawks are lsquoTUFFrsquo make no mistake about it ldquoUnder the direction of head coach Tim Murphy the Crimson Hawks this year had all the qualities of true sportsmen And they were winners If each and every one of the dedicated young athletes of the team keeps up the present attitude towards hard work and sacrifice he will go on to be a winner in whatever he does I think the Hawks had one of the most exciting teams in the State They could run they could pass they could block they could hit and hit hard The school the community the parents the team itself should be proud of a job well done ldquoIt certainly has been my pleasure to be the voice of the Hawks this season And if the Crimson Hawks are any indication of the youth of America today I foresee a better America and a better world tomorrowrdquo Jeff Mosherrsquos varsity basketball team played a superb season defeating both Kathleen and Lakeland High Schools much larger schools than Santa Fe and advancing all the way to state competition The student body eager to cheer the team to victory had the day off to make the trip to Gainesville In spite of disappointment at losing the championship distinction they were proud to come away with the runner-up trophy That year 1967-1968 the statersquos public school teachers went on strike for fair compensation School superintendents had no choice but to hire other professionals who were not educated as teachers Two families concerned for the quality of their youngstersrsquo education carpooled a total of 160 miles daily between Wauchula and Santa Fe Students from four counties attended Santa Fe that year from Plant City in Hillsborough San Antonio in Pasco Wauchula in Hardee and Lakeland Winter Haven Lake Wales and Auburndale in Polk Although Brown vs the Board of Education was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1954 public schools in Florida were still segregated 15 years later Floridarsquos solution to the judicial mandate in 1969 close the black schools and force integration in the white schools Rochelle High School was set to close at the end of school year 1968-1969 Santa Fersquos student population included a small minority of black youngsters fully accepted by the white students from the first year of the schoolrsquos existence In the final year of segregated public schools Santa Fersquos senior class of 36 was made up of 32 white and four black students Many white families feared the possibility of disruption for their childrenrsquos education At the time Rochellersquos closing left Lakeland and Kathleen High Schools as the only public high schools in the city With Santa Fe the only nonpublic high school in the area a sizeable number of new students registered for the following year The prospect of a large influx of new students necessitated the rapid construction of a new classroom building with the initiation of an accelerated capital campaign The McDonald Foundation and Publix provided major funding for the new building which was located parallel to and behind the original classroom building

Alumni Bridge Page 14

Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Alumni Bridge Page 12

This first graduating class bequeathed to all succeeding classes the qualities ldquowhich we have acquired enjoyed and profited from curiosity awareness determination faith love idealism and spiritrdquo At graduation Father Burns addressed the students ldquoWith only four years of experience behind us and many years of improvement before us an important goal has already been achieved That is while we have been busy establishing ourselves Santa Fe has maintained the attitude of a modern progressing forward-looking high school ldquoYet the thing that grows the most each year is the amazing spirit and enthusiasm of our students By combining their energy curiosity and determination with the best education we can offer we are preparing them for a full and satisfying life as good Catholics and citizens of todayrsquos world and tomorrowrsquosrdquo The graduatesrsquo last message enshrined in history in their yearbook spoke of their spirit ldquoWe the Class of rsquo64 love our school and hope that the traditions we have inspired will be fulfilled by succeeding classes who will be worthy of the school which we have helped to buildrdquo In 1967 Father Patrick J Caverly became president of Santa Fe and four Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary from Albany New York joined the staff Archbishop Hurley whose foresight made possible the birth of Santa Fe High School died In early 1968 the Archdiocese of Saint Augustine was divided and reconfigured as the Archdiocese of Miami and Dioceses of Saint Augustine Orlando and Saint Petersburg Santa Fe was now a school of the Diocese of Orlando with Bishop William D Borders at the head

When the sun mounts the East And begins a new day What flag does he hold THE CRIMSON AND GREY And when at the eve As he sinks to his rest The Crimson and the Greyrsquos Still aflame in the West Now stand by the flag The young and the old Its colors are yours - To have and to hold With a smile on the lip Or a tear in the eye - Salute ye the colors Of SANTA FE HIGH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH CRIMSONmdashGREYmdashHURRAH

Page 13 Alumni Bridge

The school had no lunchroom or cafeteria which meant students ate their lunches on picnic tables located behind the basketball court under the massive live oak trees On Floridarsquos rare rainy days students moved to their classrooms for lunch Students and faculty attended Mass each week under the oaks Years later at class reunions alumni would reminisce fondly about ldquoMass under the treesrdquo among the cherished memories of their high school years Ara Parseghian distinguished football coach at University of Notre Dame appeared as guest speaker at Santa Fersquos 1968 sports award banquet Dick Goleno sports director at WLAK Radio in Lakeland paid tribute to the football team ldquoThe Santa Fe Crimson Hawks are lsquoTUFFrsquo make no mistake about it ldquoUnder the direction of head coach Tim Murphy the Crimson Hawks this year had all the qualities of true sportsmen And they were winners If each and every one of the dedicated young athletes of the team keeps up the present attitude towards hard work and sacrifice he will go on to be a winner in whatever he does I think the Hawks had one of the most exciting teams in the State They could run they could pass they could block they could hit and hit hard The school the community the parents the team itself should be proud of a job well done ldquoIt certainly has been my pleasure to be the voice of the Hawks this season And if the Crimson Hawks are any indication of the youth of America today I foresee a better America and a better world tomorrowrdquo Jeff Mosherrsquos varsity basketball team played a superb season defeating both Kathleen and Lakeland High Schools much larger schools than Santa Fe and advancing all the way to state competition The student body eager to cheer the team to victory had the day off to make the trip to Gainesville In spite of disappointment at losing the championship distinction they were proud to come away with the runner-up trophy That year 1967-1968 the statersquos public school teachers went on strike for fair compensation School superintendents had no choice but to hire other professionals who were not educated as teachers Two families concerned for the quality of their youngstersrsquo education carpooled a total of 160 miles daily between Wauchula and Santa Fe Students from four counties attended Santa Fe that year from Plant City in Hillsborough San Antonio in Pasco Wauchula in Hardee and Lakeland Winter Haven Lake Wales and Auburndale in Polk Although Brown vs the Board of Education was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1954 public schools in Florida were still segregated 15 years later Floridarsquos solution to the judicial mandate in 1969 close the black schools and force integration in the white schools Rochelle High School was set to close at the end of school year 1968-1969 Santa Fersquos student population included a small minority of black youngsters fully accepted by the white students from the first year of the schoolrsquos existence In the final year of segregated public schools Santa Fersquos senior class of 36 was made up of 32 white and four black students Many white families feared the possibility of disruption for their childrenrsquos education At the time Rochellersquos closing left Lakeland and Kathleen High Schools as the only public high schools in the city With Santa Fe the only nonpublic high school in the area a sizeable number of new students registered for the following year The prospect of a large influx of new students necessitated the rapid construction of a new classroom building with the initiation of an accelerated capital campaign The McDonald Foundation and Publix provided major funding for the new building which was located parallel to and behind the original classroom building

Alumni Bridge Page 14

Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Page 13 Alumni Bridge

The school had no lunchroom or cafeteria which meant students ate their lunches on picnic tables located behind the basketball court under the massive live oak trees On Floridarsquos rare rainy days students moved to their classrooms for lunch Students and faculty attended Mass each week under the oaks Years later at class reunions alumni would reminisce fondly about ldquoMass under the treesrdquo among the cherished memories of their high school years Ara Parseghian distinguished football coach at University of Notre Dame appeared as guest speaker at Santa Fersquos 1968 sports award banquet Dick Goleno sports director at WLAK Radio in Lakeland paid tribute to the football team ldquoThe Santa Fe Crimson Hawks are lsquoTUFFrsquo make no mistake about it ldquoUnder the direction of head coach Tim Murphy the Crimson Hawks this year had all the qualities of true sportsmen And they were winners If each and every one of the dedicated young athletes of the team keeps up the present attitude towards hard work and sacrifice he will go on to be a winner in whatever he does I think the Hawks had one of the most exciting teams in the State They could run they could pass they could block they could hit and hit hard The school the community the parents the team itself should be proud of a job well done ldquoIt certainly has been my pleasure to be the voice of the Hawks this season And if the Crimson Hawks are any indication of the youth of America today I foresee a better America and a better world tomorrowrdquo Jeff Mosherrsquos varsity basketball team played a superb season defeating both Kathleen and Lakeland High Schools much larger schools than Santa Fe and advancing all the way to state competition The student body eager to cheer the team to victory had the day off to make the trip to Gainesville In spite of disappointment at losing the championship distinction they were proud to come away with the runner-up trophy That year 1967-1968 the statersquos public school teachers went on strike for fair compensation School superintendents had no choice but to hire other professionals who were not educated as teachers Two families concerned for the quality of their youngstersrsquo education carpooled a total of 160 miles daily between Wauchula and Santa Fe Students from four counties attended Santa Fe that year from Plant City in Hillsborough San Antonio in Pasco Wauchula in Hardee and Lakeland Winter Haven Lake Wales and Auburndale in Polk Although Brown vs the Board of Education was decided by the US Supreme Court in 1954 public schools in Florida were still segregated 15 years later Floridarsquos solution to the judicial mandate in 1969 close the black schools and force integration in the white schools Rochelle High School was set to close at the end of school year 1968-1969 Santa Fersquos student population included a small minority of black youngsters fully accepted by the white students from the first year of the schoolrsquos existence In the final year of segregated public schools Santa Fersquos senior class of 36 was made up of 32 white and four black students Many white families feared the possibility of disruption for their childrenrsquos education At the time Rochellersquos closing left Lakeland and Kathleen High Schools as the only public high schools in the city With Santa Fe the only nonpublic high school in the area a sizeable number of new students registered for the following year The prospect of a large influx of new students necessitated the rapid construction of a new classroom building with the initiation of an accelerated capital campaign The McDonald Foundation and Publix provided major funding for the new building which was located parallel to and behind the original classroom building

Alumni Bridge Page 14

Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Alumni Bridge Page 14

Incredibly the McDonald Building was ready to receive the students on the opening day of school in August The new building housed four classrooms (including two rooms separated by a folding curtain to accommodate team teaching) library home economics lab lunchroom chemistry-physics lab and language lab Best of all the building was air conditioned an improvement thoroughly appreciated by students and teachers For the first few months of the school year before the new building was completed several senior classes were located in the convent kitchen and dining room They jokingly called the experience ldquooperation conventrdquo In the five years following forced integration Santa Fersquos enrollment increased rapidly From a total of 187 students in 1969 the school absorbed 335 in 1970 384 in 1971 489 in 1972 498 in 1973 and 539 in 1974 Bishop Borders abolished the position of president in 1970 The lunchroom in the McDonald Building was used for only one year as lunchroom in the summer of 1970 it was divided into four classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment The gymnasium was built during school year 1970-1971 The Martin B Power Center a multipurpose building constructed in 1973 was named in memory of Monsignor Martin B Power pastor of St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland This beloved priest died unexpectedly while driving on a St Petersburg highway With the Martin Power Centerrsquos construction students were able to eat lunch inside Weekly Mass for the student body was celebrated in this building The unpaved area behind the school was converted into a paved parking lot while the wild-grown field beyond it became a practice track for cross-country and track teams Football practice took place in the grassy area inside the track while home games were played at Bryant Stadium In 1976-1977 the Crimsonettes Santa Fersquos dance team joined the cheerleaders in promoting spirit at half-times and pep rallies In the early years of the schoolrsquos existence when the student population was small graduation took place in the various Catholic churches of the immediate area at that time St Josephrsquos Church in Lakeland St Josephrsquos Church in Winter Haven and Church of the Resurrection The class of 1968 graduated at St Josephrsquos Winter Haven in the midst of the first hurricane of the season with winds barely strong enough to qualify the storm as a hurricane Fierce rain however overwhelmed graduates racing into the church in their dignified caps and gowns In later years with larger enrollments graduation took place in Branscomb Auditorium at Florida Southern College or the new Lakeland Civic Center Santa Fe received initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1971-1972 This coveted approval by a nationally respected association resulted from a year-long self-study by the school followed by an onsite visit from a team of professional educators Their closing report to the faculty and school board highlighted amazing accomplishments of this ten-year-old school together with some suggestions for improvement In both 1972 and 1973 Santa Fersquos television quiz team finished either champion or runner-up out of 16 Tampa area schools in the High-Q competition of Channel 13 and the Categorically Speaking competition of Channel 8 The home economics department expanded to include boys in 1974-1975 with a new course entitled Bachelor Living Santa Fe High Schoolrsquos name was changed in 1977 to Santa Fe Catholic Regional High School That year

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Page 15 Alumni Bridge

was memorable due to a freak snow and ice storm on the morning of January 19th Students had fun tossing snowballs at each other until the sun melted the white stuff Santa Fe entered the computer age in 1982-1983 with its first computer mathematics course Three priests of the Conventual Franciscan Friars joined the schoolrsquos staff as principal and teachers for the year 1983-1984 A development office was initiated in 1984 and organized Renaissance I a dinner auction benefit In 1987 the school board dropped the word ldquoRegionalrdquo from the schoolrsquos name changing it to Santa Fe Catholic High School Seventh and eighth grades limited to 30 students in each grade were added to Santa Fe in 1989-1990 During the years following the integration of the public schools in 1970 several new private schools were established in Polk County Harrison School of the Arts opened and the new modern George Jenkins High School was ready for the 1993-1994 school year With these new options available for parent choices and in spite of 60 new students in Santa Fersquos seventh and eighth grades the schoolrsquos enrollment began to diminish Christian service projects for students began in 1989 providing Christmas gifts for 120 needy children ldquoadoptingrdquo 20 children at a nearby elementary school and working with disabled students at a local learning center The following year a student community service hour program was organized A parent service hour program was also established Following SACSrsquos third ten-year evaluation in 1993 major renovations took place in response to the visiting teamrsquos strong recommendations for improvement IBM computers replaced Apple computers new lockers were installed renovations were done in the library and labs new tables and chairs in the Martin Power Center were purchased and air conditioning was installed in the locker rooms and weight training rooms Scheduling and report cards were computerized During spring break of 1994 beloved history teacher David McNulty affectionately known by his students as Rasputin died unexpectedly Although the Santa Fe community knew he had been suffering from a prolonged illness his death came as a shock and left a sense of great loss to all who knew him Coach John Carpenter took Santa Fersquos baseball team to a state victory in 1995 capping a record of six district titles out of seven three straight regional appearances and a state runner-up trophy in 1994 1996-1997 was the last year for the schoolrsquos seventh grade due to Resurrection Schoolrsquos addition of its own seventh grade for the following year Since eighth grade remained at Santa Fe that year the students felt mildly deprived by continuing as the lowest grade in the school for another year and then again for a third year as freshmen With the 1998-1999 year Santa Fe once more became a 9-12 high school In 2009 the Diocese of Orlando reinstated the office of school president Gwen Coteacute school principal continued for one year with both titles and responsibilities In 2010 principal and president roles became separate and Gwen Coteacute took over as the schoolrsquos first president since 1970International students from China Taiwan Spain Argentina Thailand Venezuela Vietnam and Peru joined the school in 2010 living for the year with Santa Fe families The next year several of the same students returned with friends and relatives Our American teenagers mixed easily with these others from around the world Looking back on this half-century of Santa Fersquos existence and imagining possibilities facing the world for the next half-century our students will meet the same challenges of adapting to new and different experiences as our students of the past May the Christian values learned at Santa Fe bring them success and happiness and lead them to make the world a better place - Sr Rose Christina Momm SNJM

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Page 16 Alumni Bridge

Alumni Highlights

Susan Wheeler Schluender (Class of 1971) Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum I graduated with a BS in Child Development from FSU and a MA in Education from USF I have been married to Don Schluender for 30 years Don is an engineer in the Water Utilities Department for the City of Lakeland We have three children two graduates of SFC and our third will graduate in 2013 I taught in Polk County Schools for 11 years was the founding principal of Resurrection Catholic School and currently am employed as the Education amp Operations Director at Explorations V Childrens Museum

The teachers families and friends associated with SFC gave me a solid foundation for the rest of my life - good study habits a great work ethic a spirit of teamwork and the values of faith family and morality Reconnecting with others from my SFC graduating class drops away all the years in between - we can pick up conversations inquire about siblings and friends children and future plans all because there was a common bond holding us together then that spans the years Spending 11 of the last 14 years as an SFC parent gave me a perspective from the other side I am grateful that we were able to provide our children with the same Catholic high school experience and foundation for their lives Hosting an international student for the past two years broadened our view of the impact SFC has in more than just Lakeland - its a global opportunity I often get an unexpected lift to my day when I run into old friends from high school or meet my childrens friends now young adults with families of their own The connection is still there I think it always will be

Richard W Flaus (Class of 1974) Advertising DesignerComputer Graphic Artist I graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver Colorado in 1988 with an associatersquos degree in the program of Advertising Design I returned to Lakeland and worked as a freelance artist and as an in-house artist at The Lakeland Ledger doing illustrations and computer graphics from 1992-1998 I then worked as a computer graphic artist doing illustrations for T-shirts for Advanced Screen Printing here in Lakeland From 1999-2000 I worked for Val-Pak in Largo Florida as a computer graphic artist designing coupon ads Thank you Mr Jeff Mosher and all of my teachers for all your support and the valuable education I received at Santa Fe Catholic

Don amp Sue at the SFC 50th Celebration

Richard W Flaus at SFCrsquos 2011

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Alumni Bridge Page 17

Emily Cory Barber (Class of 2003) Pediatric Nurse Practitioner After graduating from Santa Fe in 2003 I attended the University of Florida where I earned my nursing degree and then went on to become a pediatric nurse practitioner I got married in 2010 to Doug Barber and we are really enjoying lifes adventures together We recently relocated from the Jacksonville area to Tampa and are getting settled in our new home I feel that Santa Fe played a big role in helping me develop into the person I am today by giving me a very solid foundation and helping me become a well-rounded individual

Richard (Rick) Bovay (Class of 1980) Sales Development and Education Department at FedEx Since January of 1999 I have been working at FedEx in sales and marketing writing internal training materials I plan and conduct a variety of training programs for sales on a wide array of topics new to FedEx sales new to sales management new automation systems for FedEx sales ongoing education in various areas Prior to joining FedEx I went back to school after 12 years in the workforce to earn an MBA degree at Florida Southern College and a BS in Business at the same time I had earned a BA in Communications at FSC in 1983 Between college and grad school I worked at advertising agencies in New York City and Tampa I wrote for magazines in Chicago and South Florida and a business newsletter publishing company in South Florida

I got married in 2005 My wife Helen is my best friend We have two daughters (my step-daughters) We have a granddaughter and a little Yorkie We travel a lot because my wife is a flight attendant and we have great flight benefits we can fly standby for free when there are open seats Santa Fe Catholic High School helped prepare me for life academically and outside the classroom The college prep curriculum was excellent and gave me the educational foundation I needed for college classes Outside the classroom life on campus is an educational experience in itself The diversity in the student body and in the faculty helped prepare me for life after school The personal interaction between people from different backgrounds and perspectives gives students a well-rounded life experience And the common interests we share form a close-knit bond on campus that endures long after graduation

L-R Helen amp Rick Bovay Gwen Coteacute at the tree planting ceremony for SFCrsquos

50th Celebration

Emily Cory Barber

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Alumni Bridge Page 18

In Memory of Our Deceased Alumni

Betty Gengler (lsquo64)

George Muehler (lsquo65)

Sandra Manzer Bono (lsquo66)

Arthur Andersen (lsquo67)

Tom McClernan (lsquo67)

Tom Cox (lsquo67)

Thomas Downs (lsquo67)

Susan Gude Kelly (lsquo67)

Duane Jones (lsquo67)

Richard Levins (lsquo67)

Theresa Sustman Norris (lsquo67)

Joni Craig (lsquo68)

Patrick London (lsquo68)

Gary Atherton (lsquo69)

Vaughn Williams (lsquo69)

Michael Mallick (lsquo70)

Steve Morrison (lsquo70)

Mary Elortegui Hayden (lsquo71)

Suzi Mazurek (lsquo71)

Paul Ward (lsquo71)

Daniel Araldi (lsquo72)

Chris Carr Dykstra (lsquo72)

Scott Roberts (lsquo72)

Frederick Glazer (lsquo73)

Bill Claussen (lsquo73)

Mary Lipinski (lsquo73)

Richard OrsquoLeary (lsquo73)

Bill Megivern (lsquo73)

Vicky Padin Lumbreras (lsquo73)

James Shutt (lsquo73)

Ronnie Blackburn (lsquo74)

Kevin Brown (lsquo74)

Phillip Dahill (lsquo74)

David Zill (lsquo74)

Vivian Elortegui Zapfel (lsquo74)

Jim Brown (lsquo75)

Ted Davis (lsquo75)

Leslie Shearon Heisig (lsquo75)

Mike Holmes (lsquo75)

Kirk Neff (lsquo75)

Robert Smedema (lsquo75)

Greg Williams (lsquo75)

Albert Higgs (lsquo76)

Mark Michaels (lsquo76)

Kenneth Ferguson (lsquo76)

Cathy Reiter Erickson (lsquo76)

Gretchen Offermann DeStefano (lsquo77)

Michael DeStefano (lsquo77)

Connie Elliott (lsquo77)

Walter Grahn (lsquo77)

Edward Kann (lsquo77)

Antonio Trujillo (lsquo77)

Suzie Allred Borkowski (lsquo78)

Kent Harrison (lsquo78)

Kevin Iannotti (lsquo78)

Salvador Perez (lsquo78)

Steven Schott (lsquo78)

Kevin Sims (lsquo78)

Patricia McNelis Weiner (lsquo79)

Renee Turberville (lsquo79)

Jeffrey Baxter (lsquo80)

Kristene Linsler Driver (lsquo80)

Jose Miyar (lsquo80)

Leo Strollo (lsquo80)

Normah Wagner (lsquo80)

David Wendel (lsquo80)

Karen Dunne Miller (lsquo81)

Ronald Doremus (lsquo81)

Kevin Sreenan (lsquo81)

Robert Carr (lsquo82)

David Elliott (lsquo82)

Mary Marino (lsquo82)

Amy Sawyer Hennessey (lsquo83)

Edee Maddox (lsquo83)

Elizabeth Carey (lsquo84)

Robert Myrick Carr (lsquo84)

Trudy Dam (lsquo84)

James Earl (lsquo84)

Kathryn Sluder (lsquo84)

Christopher Bruleacute (lsquo86)

Frank Methven (lsquo86)

Susan Voetter (lsquo87)

Sandra Anglin (lsquo88)

Eric Bushn (lsquo88)

John Nemechek (lsquo88)

Margaret Zador (lsquo93)

William Hall (lsquo94)

Robert Oleksa (lsquo95)

Neil Haas (lsquo99)

Adam Tilrow Morrison (lsquo08)

May all our deceased alumni rest in peace

We sincerely apologize if we have not included an alumnus in our prayers or memorial notes who has

passed away during the past year or if we have identified an inaccurate date We donrsquot always see the

notice in the newspaper and have reported information as it was shared with us Please alert us when

alumni pass on so we may remember them in our prayers

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Alumni Bridge Page 19

Please Remember Santa Fe Catholic High School in Your Will

When planning your will and other estate plans your loved ones come first But did you know that you can include a gift to Santa Fe Catholic after making sure your familyrsquos future is secured A bequest is one of the easiest ways to make a gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School By naming Santa Fe Catholic in your will you are contributing to the future generations of young men and women that will benefit from your vision and generosity for those seeking a Catholic high school education If you would like additional information regarding estate planning please visit us phone email or write our director of institutional advancement Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg

Gift Spotlight

Planning a Reunion Let us help you spread the word Contact Janet Kezer jkezersantafecatholicorg 8636654188 Ext 255

Memorial and Tribute Gifts A gift in honor of or in memory of a loved one or friend is a special way to show your support of the mission and values of Santa Fe Catholic High School Your gift to Santa Fe Catholic High School is a thoughtful remembrance that will further the work of the faculty and staff and benefit SFC students who will touch the lives of countless others as they continue to develop in their life of service to others and as the future leaders of our community A gift of any amount to either honor or memorialize an individual demonstrates sacrifice and foresight Become a stakeholder in Santa Fe Catholic today and assist a great institution in achieving the greatest level of excellence in all areas A memorial gift is given in honor of a deceased loved one or friend while a tribute gift commemorates a special time in someonersquos life - perhaps a birthday anniversary or another memorable event If you wish a special card acknowledging your memorial or tribute gift will be sent to the family of the person you are remembering or to the family or person you are honoring The amount of your gift will not be disclosed To make a memorial or tribute gift now please send us your directives along with your kind gift to the address provided below For more information about bequests memorials or tribute gifts or to request a free brochure contact Ramiro Gallegos at 8636654188 Ext 235 by email at rgallegossantafecatholicorg or write to Santa Fe Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement 3110 US Highway 92 East Lakeland FL 33801 Visit us online wwwSantaFeCatholicorg

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness

Visit our website at wwwSantaFeCatholicorg and click on the ldquoAlumnirdquo tab to stay connected with upcoming reunions and alumni news

Like us on Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomsantafecatholic

Follow us on Twitter SFCAthletics SFCHawks

Preparing Students for College and the World

Santa Fe Catholic High School 3110 Highway 92 East middot Lakeland FL 33801

NON PROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE

PAID

PERMIT 75

LAKELAND FL

Our Mission Developing Each Student Fully as a Child of God

Forever Hawks We hope you enjoyed your alma materrsquos annual Alumni Bridge newsletter Stay connected with all things SFC Please consider a small donation to help defray the cost of this publication For your convenience an SFC self-addressed envelope is enclosed No donation is too small

Thank you for your kindness