THE GEAR MONTHLY PARENT NEWSLETTER

ISSUE 52

DECEMBER 2015

BOSCO TECH’S 2015 CROSS COUNTRY TEAM (PAGE 12)

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Bosco Tech Families and Friends,

Having just celebrated Thanksgiving, I’m repeatedly reminded that gratitude and

thankfulness are not a once-a-year state of mind, but should be an aspect of our

everyday life, especially during the days of Advent when we look forward to the

coming of our Savior.

We have so much to be grateful for! On behalf of our Bosco Tech faculty and staff,

let me say how thankful we are for each of your families. You have entrusted us with

the education of your hard-working sons—young people who are accomplishing

great things and continually reminding us of the boundless potential of the next gen-

eration. We also recognize that each of your families gives so much of your valuable

time and resources to make Bosco Tech the best experience possible and we are

thankful for each of you.

Please know that your families are in our prayers through this holy Christmas sea-

son and in the coming year. May 2016 be a year of great blessing and continual gratitude for you and your

loved ones.

Merry Christmas,

Mr. Xavier Jimenez

President, Don Bosco Technical Institute

ARCHDIOCESAN SUPERINTENDENT VISITS TECH CAMPUS

The Los Angeles Archdiocese Superintendent overseeing Catholic schools, Dr. Kevin Baxter, recently

visited Bosco Tech. As superintendent, Dr. Baxter is responsible for the oversight of the archdiocese’s 218

elementary and 51 high schools, a total of 80,000 students, making it the largest in the country. Bosco Tech is

an independent Salesian school that has a collaborative relationship with the archdiocese.

“We’re extremely pleased that Dr. Baxter toured our campus and met our instructors and students,” said

Bosco Tech President Xavier Jimenez. “He was very impressed with the Tech’s technology education and the

work the students are accomplishing. He let us know that the uniqueness of the school and our dedication to

the students are very evident to a guest.”

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FROM THE SALESIAN DIRECTOR

Dear Bosco Tech Family and Friends:

“Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go. The horse

knows the way to carry the sleigh through white and drifted snow.”

Do you remember this song? Living in Pasadena, we never encountered snow on

the way to grandmother’s house, but the song evokes memories and stereotypical

images of the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons.

Mary and Joseph were travelling too, and at this time of year they became a fam-

ily. The parents of Jesus make an unusual couple, and the circumstances around the

birth of Jesus are less than ideal. The lesson to take from all this is that family is so

very important. Despite a rough start, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph made their circum-

stances work. God chose to relate to us by becoming one of us and living in a

family. Families form the domestic church because it is in the context of family that

faith and prayer are taught, religious customs are passed on, and a relationship with God becomes strong.

As we continue to be barraged by secular Christmas Yule-tide consumerism, take some time for quiet and qual-

ity time with your families. Be assured of the Salesian Community’s prayers for you at this special time of year.

Christmas blessings to you and your families,

Fr. Steven Way, SDB

Salesian Director

REPORT CARDS & TRANSCRIPTS: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? —BY MR. JEFF KRYNEN, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

Recently, you received a copy of your sons’ first quarter

grades. These grades are a progress report indicating how

your son is doing at this point in the semester. It is important

to remember that the grades that actually go onto a student’s

transcripts reflect only the grades earned at the end of the

semester (unless, like a few technology courses, it was only

a quarter- or half-semester course.)

This method of grading may be in contrast to what you

and your son have experienced when he was in middle

school, where he might have received three or four report

cards through the academic year, each of equal value.

Here at Bosco Tech, as with most high schools, each semester has three progress reports including the quarter

report card. This is to allow you to carefully track your son’s progress at any point until the semester final grade

is earned and entered into a grade book. That final grade is the one that is recorded on your son’s high school

transcripts.

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BOSCO TECH HONOR ROLL—PRESIDENT’S LIST 2015-2016 First Semester Grading Period—GPA 3.5 and above

Freshmen

Kema Allin * Joaquin Barbosa Alex Cepeda * Adam Crawford-Munoz * Aaron Dominguez Diego Espinosa Michael Felix Michael Garcia * Adam Gomez Jerry Gomez Max Granados * Nicolas Gutierrez * Nicholas Hernandez * Patrick Jackson * Jakob Logan Julian Lopez * Kenneth Lorenzana Shuhao Lu Dennis Marciuska * Joshua Maros * Julian Martinez Ian McConnell * Adrian Medrano Patrick Miranda Marco Nakano * Daniel Pineda Stanley Quiros * Justin Recinos Andres Rodriguez Jess Rodriguez Peter Ronney Alejandro Rosales Henry Rosas * Anthony Sosa * Ethan Truong Stoyan Tsvetkov Christopher Valdivia * Arian Villegas

Sophomores

Guadalupe Agramon Daniel Arteaga * Gabriel Benitez * Anthony Caballes * Fabrizio Castaneda * Cameron Caterio * Kenneth Chua * Anthony Cortez

William Cosso * Herson Cruz Leines Aaron Dang Jesus Diaz Anthony Duarte * Paul Erickson Franco Herrera Daniel Hosseini Sebastian Jurado * Patrick Kakooza * Anthony Longoria Alexander Martinez * Hirofumi Nakayama * Yehya Nasser Matthew Olmos * Oscar Perez Armisael Ramirez Anthony Reyes Isaiah Rojas Aaron Sarmiento * Suyay Vazquez James Villagrana * Grayson Wade * Anthony Wadzinski Cedric Woirhaye Kwan Hang Yam

Juniors

Rick Chavez Noel Cordero * Devin Cornair Augustine Escalera Anthony Garcia Joseph Garcia Leslie Giovanny John Paul Gomez-Reed Joseph Hernandez Ian Samuel Madrigal Joel Medina * Mario Mijangos Andres Pena William Ramos * Jason Reyes Sebastian Rojas Adrian Rosas * Luis Saucedo Kyle Shea Jerome Tadeo Timothy Thai

Diego Vargas Lorenzo Zamora * Seniors

Reiley Akkari * Jesus Alvarado * Christian Apanecatl Richard Barcelo Justin Bohol Justin Bueno Brian Camero David Casillas Norris Chen * Kyle Chiang * Hector Cruz Christopher Diaz * Angelo Domingo * Natthew Engquist Anthony Figueroa Victor Flores Jason Garcia Darrian Gardea * Julian Gonzalez Brian Hernandez Elias Hosseini Noah Jimenez Trevor Johnson Dustin Kelso * Diego Macias Alfonso Magallon Christopher Martinez * Joshua Martinez Jacob McKinney Erick Mendoza Diego Montoya Fernando Munguia Alexis Ortiz Andrew Phan * Matthew Quintanilla * Christian Rios Ricky Rodriguez * Justin Ruiz Michael Sainz Zachary Solorza Anthony Tichachati Rene Vega Emilio Zuniga

* indicates a 4.0 GPA or higher

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BOSCO TECH HONOR ROLL—PRINCIPAL’S LIST 2015-2016 First Semester Grading Period—GPA 3.0 to 3.49

Freshmen

Luis Alvarez

Angel Arellano

Andrew Arenas

Kevin Banuelos

Marlon Barahona

Alvaro Chavez

Marcos Chavez

Joseph Cisneros

Gabriel Corcio

Abraham Diaz

Joshua Dominguez

Joshua Duenas

Devyn Espino-Canche

John Michael Gonzalez

Raymond Gritton

Gerrence Gumabao

Yung Jun Kim

Elliott Lacayo

Emiliano LaFarga

Rene Lopez

Alex Magallon

Vincent Maldonado

Alfonzo Martinez

Miguel Nunez

Eric Olvera

Carlos Potrero

Emmanuel Rodriguez

Daniel Rojas

Alejandro Rojo

Matthew Salazar

Luis Sosa

Nicholas Unger

Jaime Uy

Bryan Valdivia

Jianlong Xu

Zibo Zhou

Sophomores

Michael Aguilar

Alejandro Alaniz

Devyn Barrios

Shane Beshlin

Carlos Castillo

Andrew Duenas

Jonathan Escamilla

Gabriel Espejel

Lorenzo Espinoza

Justin Estrada

Wai Fung

Christopher Gamboa

Diego Gomez

Roman Hernandez

James Huerta

Aaron Mercado

Dominic Mercado

Christopher Salazar

Giovanni Samayoa

Steven Tieu

Anthony Torres

Drake Tran

XiaoLin Yang

Juniors

Manuel Alvarez

Andrew Arboleda

Sean Eustace

Carlos Gonzalez

Jonathan Hall

Bumjoon Kim

Mark Ledesma

Matthew Lewis

Sebastian Lopez

Frank Lora

Shant Loussararian

Jacob Lovi

Ian Luke Lumbres

Daniel Martinez

Ruben Martinez

Michael Mendoza

Daniel Mora

Lance Morales

Michael Rodriguez

Yuxi Rong

Eden To

Joseph Williams

JunLin Zeng

Hang Ming Zhang

Seniors

Hiram Acosta

Angel Ajanel

Jason Banuelos

Edward Castro

Joseph Chamul

Jairo Chen

Paul Corcio

Everson Cruz

Alec Diaz

Alex Escobar

Luis Escobar

Fernando Esquivel

Edwin Flores

Matthew Gilligan

Adrian Gonzales

Donovan Gonzalez

Alejandro Hernandez

Ezequiel Hernandez

Samuel Hernandez

Adrian Hurtado

Nicholas Ibarra

Anthony Lopez

Martin Montellano

Daniel Olivas

Oscar Olivas

Adam Razo

Ralph Rodriguez

Gian Carlo Samayoa

Andrew To

Congratulations

to all of our scholars

for their outstanding

academic accomplishments!

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ACE STUDENTS TOUR CSUF’S GREEN ENERGY FACILITIES

ACE seniors recently had the unique opportunity to take a backstage tour of California State University,

Fullerton’s (CSUF) leading-edge Leadership in Energy Efficient Design (LEED) facilities. During the field trip,

the students witnessed the real-world implementation of what they are learning in their current Green Technol-

ogy class in ACE. The highlights included the university’s alternative power plant, student housing that has

earned 'Platinum Certified' LEED status (the highest level of certification awarded), facilities for energy capture

and re-purposing, exterior lighting methods, drought tolerant landscaping, and solar panel fields. The highly

effective program has helped CSUF generate 75% of their entire energy supply—a savings of $4.5 million

annually.

While earning her master’s degree in construction management (focusing on sustainability) at CSUF, Mrs.

Nira Chandrasekar, ACE’s Green Technology instructor, worked on the university’s LEED implementation

program. Mrs. Chandrasekar helped organize the students’ memorable field trip.

“In addition to becoming familiar with the campus, the main take away from the trip was to see the burgeoning

field of energy management as an additional professional pathway for our graduates in full bloom,” said ACE

Chairman Chris Barnett. “At CSUF, this program started five years ago with just one employee handling every-

thing. That same person now manages a staff of twenty energy management professionals. It’s a huge employ-

ment opportunity growth area, now mandated by both California and Federal law. This will be common place in

just five short years.”

DON’T MISS THE 12/9 PARENT COUNCIL WORKSHOP:

PRINCETON REVIEW PRESENTATION

All parents are strongly encouraged to attend the Bosco Tech Parent Council’s workshop on Wednesday,

Dec. 9, at 6 p.m. in Tech Hall. During the session, Princeton Review representative Ed Ceja will provide use-

ful information about the SAT test. He will cover test preparation, how and

when to best prepare for it, how the test has changed in recent years, and its

impact on college applications and admissions. Please plan to attend.

A detailed flyer with an RSVP tear-off slip will soon be sent home; please

return the slip to Mrs. Cathy Rivera to ensure that there will be sufficient take

-home materials for every parent.

IMPORTANT TUITION ASSISTANCE NEWS

DEADLINE IS JANUARY 29

The final deadline for current students applying for tuition assistance for the 2016-2017 school year is

January 29, 2016. Applications must be re-filed annually.

Please submit copies of each of the following items to the Tuition Assistance Committee. Applications will

not be reviewed until all documentation is received.

• Completed application form

• Application processing fee of $20

• Copy of 2014 federal tax forms and corresponding supplement schedules,

if applicable

• Copy of either current paycheck stub showing total wages earned for 2015

or all W-2s and 1099s for 2015.

Please review the financial aid application for full details. The forms are available

at the Finance Office or on the school’s website (boscotech.edu).

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HONOR SOCIETIES INDUCT BOSCO TECH STUDENTS

In mid-November, Bosco Tech proudly inducted the

campus’ newest members of the prestigious National

Honor Society and National Hispanic Honor Society. The

students were invited to join the esteemed groups because

of demonstrated excellence in scholarship, leadership,

service, and character. Both prestigious societies emphasize

providing service to Bosco Tech, as well as the larger

community. Congratulations to the 2015-2016 Bosco Tech

inductees—we are so proud of you!

National Hispanic Honor Society Inductees

National Honor Society Inductees

Manuel Alvarez

Richard Barcelo

Edward Castro

Matthew Castro

Rick Chavez

Paul Corcio

Noel Cordero

Cristian De la Mora

Luis Escobar

Adrian Gonzalez

Carlos Gonzalez

Brian Hernandez

Dustin Kelso

Diego Macias

Ian-Samuel Madrigal

Daniel Martinez

Ruben Martinez

Michael Mendoza

Diego Montoya

Daniel Mora

Rodrigo Plata

William Ramos

Jason Reyes

Michael Rodriguez

Andres Varela

Zachary Solorza

Daniel Arteaga

Fabrizio Castaneda

Cameron Caterio

Noel Cordero

Devin Cornair

Augustine Escalera

Joseph Garcia

John Paul Gomez-Reed

Joseph Hernandez

Daniel Hosseini

Patrick Kakooza

Bumjoon Kim

Kevin La

Matthew Lewis

Daniel Martinez

Joel Medina

Aaron Mercado

Oscar Perez

Rodrigo Plata

William Ramos

Jason Reyes

Gian Carlo Samayoa

Giovanni Samayoa

Timothy Thai

Diego Vargas

Grayson Wade

Cedric Woirhaye

Lorenzo Zamora

Zeus Zepeda

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FRESHMEN COACH TINY TOTS VOLLEYBALL

Through the City of Rosemead’s Tiny Tots sports program, another group of Bosco Tech freshmen have com-pleted a successful season of volunteering. The most recent group coached the tykes in fundamental volleyball techniques and game rules. Left to right (in the left photo) are coaches Ethan Truong, Shuhao Lu, Yung Jun Kim, Miguel Nunez, and Josh Duenas. Tired out by the youngsters and being carried is Nick Hernandez (Not pictured are Ethan Truong

and Yung Jun Kim.) Great job, coaches!

PREPARING FOR FINAL EXAMS OVER CHRISTMAS BREAK —BY MR. JEFF KRYNEN, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

January 19 to January 21 are the three days set aside for Bosco Tech students to sit for

final exams in each of their academic subjects. These days (plus two more days in the

week prior for technology classes) provide an opportunity for our students to demon-

strate mastery of their studies. Christmas break becomes an excellent time for students

to organize and prepare themselves for the rigor of the exams. We would like to encour-

age parents to guide their sons in allocating a portion of their winter break to focus on these very important

studies. A few gentle reminders can go a long way in improving students’ performance on their finals and

ultimately improve their first semester grades and transcript records.

TECH COACHES & TEACHERS TAKE ON CELEBRITIES

Bosco Tech’s teachers and

coaches challenged the Holly-

wood Knights celebrity basket-

ball team during a fundraising

game in mid-November.

Although the celebrities won

by one point, the enthusiastic

home court crowd was cheer-

ing for the Tech team.

Proceeds from the sell-out

event will go toward the

school’s basketball program.

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RELATIONSHIP-FOCUSED SOPHOMORE RETREAT —BY MR. BRAD STOLZ, ASSISTANT YOUTH MINISTER

In mid-November, 110 sophomores took part in an all-day retreat at St. Joseph Retreat Center. The theme of the

retreat was ‘relationships’—their relationships with God, with their family, and with their friends. The retreat was

headed by Youth Ministry Director Rudy Herrera who was assisted by Fr. Paul Nguyen, Chris Beltran (MAT

’03), Michael Gonzales (MSET ‘15), as well as Youth Ministry Team members Leslie Giovanny, Anthony

Figueroa, and Manny Alvarez.

The day started with a very important icebreaker, led by Fr. Paul and Manny, which set the retreat’s mood and

tone. The purpose of this exercise was to demonstrate that everyone needs to rely on someone in order to avoid

the obstacles in life.

There were three workshops. Michael Gonzales, who is currently a Cal Poly Pomona student, gave one on

relationships with friends in which he presented the importance of relying and trusting their friends to help them

get through Bosco and life. In their second workshop, Mr. Herrera explained the importance of having a loving

relationship with family members—helping the class to understand, as adolescents, how they can grow into a

more mature love with family and friends as they themselves are maturing. Finally, Chris Beltran, a Bosco alum-

nus working at St. Joseph, got them to think about their relationship with God—how, at this stage in life, they

might slowly drift from their faith and from God. He showed them how important it is to reconnect. One of the

tools for reconnecting was having four priests available to hear confessions.

The day ended with the perfect tool of reconnection, Mass, celebrated by our Salesian Director, Fr. Steve Way.

Some comments gleaned from the sophomores’ anonymous evaluations of the retreat were that they learned:

“always love your family, keep them close, no matter what,” “to forgive and have gratitude,” “appreciate your

family and the sacrifices they do for you,” and “build our relationship with God without having to wait for God to

do all the work.” I think these comments show that this retreat earned pretty high marks among the sophomores.

The last quote we think sums up the goal of the retreat: “relationships need to be given several chances in order to

work.”

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KAIROS SENIOR RETREAT IS 12/1-12/4

Please remember in your prayers the members of the Bosco Tech senior class who will attend Kairos 82 on

Tuesday, December 1, through Friday, December 4, at Green Oaks Ranch in Vista.

Kairos is a well-known and respected Catholic retreat program for high school and college students. The

name, taken from the Greek term for ‘opportune time,’ is adapted to mean ‘the Lord’s time.’ The four-day

retreat’s purpose is to provide participants the chance to consider God's role in their lives.

Under the direction of faculty, the retreat is led primarily by trained

seniors. Participating students will focus on defining their personal rela-

tionship with God, their families, their friends, and themselves during

quiet days of discernment and discovery. During this long-standing Bosco

Tech tradition, a sense of community develops among the participants that

they then bring back to campus.

INTERNATIONAL CLUB

—BY MRS. CATHERINE DIAZ, DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ACADEMIC PROGRAM

As we began another year, welcoming International students to our Salesian community and high school enroll-

ment, it seemed appropriate to start an official club. International students and several domestic students have

formally joined the International Club. The club’s student board members are:

• President—Jairo Chen, Senior

• Vice President—Nguyen Vu, Junior

• Secretary—Ming Zhang, Junior

• Treasurer—Triet Nakayama, Sophomore

• Public Relations—Ziyi Fang, Junior

The board, along with moderator Mrs. Catherine Diaz, collaborated on the guidelines, presenting them to the

club members for ratification.

The club’s first united event was contributing 35 filled shoeboxes to the student-driven and campus-supported

Operation Christmas Child’s Shoebox Project, sponsored by Youth Ministry. (Across the campus, a total of about

150 boxes were filled and $1,000 was raised for postage.) Each filled box included a monetary donation to cover

postage. The boys helped each other,

sharing what each had donated, in order

to fill the gift boxes. Several club mem-

bers added a toy from their own culture.

Most boys wrote a letter to the intended

recipient in hopes of developing a pen pal

relationship. This activity created a bond

of brotherhood among the club members.

The efforts of these young men are to

become contributing members of the

Bosco Tech community at large. The In-

ternational students represent the coun-

tries of: Hong Kong, mainland China,

Vietnam, Colombia, Japan, and Iran.

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ROYAL TECH MARCHING BAND NEWS

—BY BAND BOOSTER JUN REYES

October & November

Performances—The Royal Techmen Marching Band capped off a busy October with some Halloween fun as they performed dressed in costumes for the varsity football game on Oct. 30. The band performed at the last football game of the season on Nov. 6, where the seniors were recognized before the game. Senior band members include Alberto Chavez, Angelo Domingo, Eduardo Torres, Eli

Hosseini, Matthew Enquist, Noah Jimenez, Oscar Olivas, Victor Flores and Andrew To (not pictured). Though the football season ended, the marching band will continue to perform at other events throughout the school year. The band was again invited to perform at St. Peter’s Italian Church Celebration in downtown L.A. on Nov. 8. This was fol-lowed by a performance at St. Mary’s Church in Whittier on Nov. 10 to com-memorate Veterans Day. They then per-formed at the Bosco Celebrity Basketball fundraiser, the Hollywood Knights, on Nov. 12. The band’s next performance was at Bosco Tech’s Fall Open House on Sunday, Nov. 22.

What’s Next for the Music Program—The DBTI Music Program turns its focus to the annual Winter Concert as the Concert Band and the Music Appreciation Class begin rehearsing this month. The Winter Concert will be held on Tuesday, December 15. Please join us for a night of music and entertainment. Player of the Month—The musician of the month is Victor Flores for displaying out-standing participation and behavior, exceptional musical ability and going beyond expectations. (Player of the month write-up provided by

Daniel Hosseini) Thank you for your continued support of the DBTI Music Program! “Music is shown to be beneficial to students in four major categories: success in society, success in school,

success in developing intelligence, and success in life.”

—The Importance of Music Education by Ken Petress, Ph.D.,Professor Emeritus of Communication, University

of Maine

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SPORTS UPDATE

Varsity Football by Head Football Coach

Branden Jones—The 2015 Tigers varsity

football season has come to a close with

some great accomplishments. The team

was led by twenty seniors who banded

together through numerous spring and

summer workouts to help spring our pro-

gram in the right direction.

Offensively, the Tigers scored almost

twice as many points as the previous

season. In the third game of the season, the

Tigers scored 33 points, the highest total

since the 2011 season. Defensively, the

Tigers gave up less points by an average of over a touchdown a game. Against rival Cantwell, the 14 points

surrendered were the lowest since the 2012 campaign. The 36-14 victory over Cantwell marked the first program

victory since 2012. With 2015 in the books, the Tigers are already hard at work for the next football season. As

the season ends, the current freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are already in the weight room at 6:30 am look-

ing to build toward the 2016 season.

Junior Varsity Football by JV Defensive

Coordinator Carlos Plantillas—As the 2015 JV

football season comes to an end, I’m proud to say,

these young men have battled together for months

and ended with a win against the league’s unde-

feated team, St. Genevieve 50-28. This band of

brothers improved and fought hard each week and

their efforts have been rewarded with camarade-

rie, memories lasting a lifetime, respect for the

game, and a win—on their last game of the sea-

son—against a very good team. Their final record

was 2 wins, 7 losses, and one tie.

The future looks bright for the Tigers and we

are looking forward to the continued improve-

ment and success of the program. To all the

young men, their coaches, parents, teachers, and administrators, thank you for all your hard work, support, and

good wishes throughout the year!

Cross Country Saves the Best for Last by Assistant Cross Country Coaches Mark Grimmett & Brad

Stolz—Congratulations to our cross country team for a very successful season! Our 31 athletes (up from 18 last

year) improved remarkably throughout the season. Since the beginning of the summer, they practiced hard a cou-

ple of hours each day, six days a week—most of the time in high heat and humidity. For about half of them, it

was their first year of running. They gradually built up endurance and mileage, eventually running about 25 to

35—even 40 miles a week! From the beginning of the summer until the end of the official season, the runners

with the most mileage in each class were: senior Fernie Esquival (468 miles), junior Ruben Martinez (566

miles), sophomore Chris Gamboa (312 miles) and freshman Aaron Dominguez (444 miles). The team average

was 219 miles. (continued on page 13)

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HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE—LAKER TICKETS TO BE RAFFLED OFF

Santa Claus is coming to town and he’s headed straight to Bosco Tech’s Holiday Boutique on Sunday, Dec.

13. The jolly old elf will visit with guests and enjoy breakfast with the kids at the fun craft center while parents

can Christmas shop in a fun, festive environment. This is a great opportunity for the whole family to get in the

spirit and find great gifts in one place! (See the full-page flyer on page 15 of this

issue.)

Breakfast is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; the boutique and craft center are open from

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join us early for Mass at 9 a.m.

Tickets for the Santa breakfast are now available for $11 each and can be pur-

chased at https://boscotechholidayboutique.eventbrite.com or through Mrs. Cathy

Rivera’s office. Tickets include food, a craft item and a photo with Santa. Contact

Mrs. Cathy Rivera (crivera@boscotech.edu or 626-940-2006) for details.

Just added is the chance to win two Laker tickets. The winner will be an-

nounced at the boutique. Buy your $5 raffle tickets today; actual game ticket value

is $320 each. Contact Mrs. Rivera at (626) 940-2006 or crivera@boscotech.edu for

details.

Through each three-mile race the team ran, they usually improved their best personal records (PRs) by several

seconds. However, at our last race, the Del Rey League Finals at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale, an astounding 21

athletes increased their PRs by an average of over a minute! Junior Rodrigo Plata set the record, increasing his

PR by 3:04! Our varsity team improved their PRs so much so that we were able to beat Salesian, one of our top

rivals. Only two of the top five California State ranked teams (Bishop Amat and Cathedral) had faster overall

team times than Bosco Tech at the finals.

Junior Manny Alvarez finished first in our varsity team for every race, followed by either freshman Aaron

Dominguez or junior Zach Lugo as second and third varsity runner. Our top freshman, Aaron Dominguez, was

the fourth fastest freshman in the league. The

varsity team was ably assisted by junior Ruben

Martinez, seniors Alex Honegger and Fernie

Esquival, and junior Carlos Gonzales.

The junior varsity team continued their race-by-

race improvement at the finals by moving up a slot

to reach fourth place in the league. All six of our

freshmen improved their PRs at the meet by an

average of 58 seconds. The top three Bosco JV

runners there were all freshmen: Emiliano

LaFarga, Joseph Cisneros, and Chris Valdivia.

Our team future certainly looks bright. We again

congratulate all our runners on their excellent work

and their successes this season. Well done!

SPORTS UPDATE: CROSS COUNTRY UPDATE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12)

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BOSCO TECH SPONSORS Bosco Tech would like to thank the following businesses for their support.

We are grateful to our generous sponsors!

EXCURSION TO ANCIENT GREECE

Bosco Tech students will have the opportunity to take a once-in-a-lifetime architectural and engineering study

tour next summer. This exciting excursion, hosted by ACE Chair Mr. Chris Barnett, will include lessons in history

as well as structural construction. The trip is open to students in all technologies.

The group will tour Ancient Greece where mortals mingled with gods. Well-preserved archaeological sites like

Epidaurus and Mycenae will bring the Ancient Greeks’ daily life into focus. Location stops, led by local guides

and a full-time tour director, will include the Acropolis, Olympia, Epidaurus, Mycenae and the Temple of

Poseidon. Discover a remarkable era in human history, one that saw key advances in architecture, politics and

philosophy.

The group leaves June 19 and returns June 28, 2016. An informational meeting for those who have not

already signed up is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m. in ACE. For morning information, contact Mr.

Barnett (cbarnett@boscotech.edu or 626-940-2064).

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DECEMBER 2015 Please note that dates and events are subject to change. Check the school’s full calendar at www.boscotech.edu (see the Upcoming

Events box on the lower right side of the homepage) for the latest updates .

December

Mon.-Sun. 11/30-12/6 Varsity basketball tournament Tues.-Fri. 12/1-12/4 Kairos #82 Tuesday 12/1 Parent Council board meeting at 6 p.m. Friday 12/4 Report cards mailed Fri.-Fri. 12/4-12/11 Music Program Cheesecake fundraiser pre-order Saturday 12/5 SAT (off campus) Christmas tree pick ups Sunday 12/6 Cross Country banquet from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday 12/8 Salesian Spirit Games (relaxed dress) Wednesday 12/9 Parent’s Council workshop at 6 p.m. Alumni Association meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday 12/10 Fall sports banquet at 6 p.m. Friday 12/11 Faculty in-service (no school for students) Saturday 12/12 Early admissions interviews for prospective incoming freshmen ACT exam (on campus) Sunday 12/13 Bosco Tech holiday boutique Mon.-Tues. 12/14-12/15 Cheesecake order pick ups Tuesday 12/15 Winter concert (dinner at 6 p.m., concert at 7 p.m.) Wed.-Sat. 12/16-12/19 Varsity soccer tournament Friday 12/18 Late start for students at 9:30 a.m. Locker clean out Dance Sat.-Sun. 12/19-1/3 Christmas break Monday 12/21 School office closed Tues.-Wed. 12/22-12/23 JV soccer tournament School office hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday 12/24 School office is closed until Tuesday, 12/29 Midnight Mass Friday 12/25 Merry Christmas! Sat.-Wed. 12/26-12/30 JV basketball tournament Monday 12/28 School office closed Tues.-Wed. 12/29-12/30 School office hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday 12/31 School office closed January

Friday 1/1 Happy New Year’s Day Monday 1/4 School resumes Tuesday 1/5 Parent Council board meeting at 6 p.m. Saturday 1/9 Technology Selection Day 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon Gear Up #1 for prospective incoming freshmen Monday 1/11 Standardized test results meetings (grade 9 at 6 p.m., grades 10 & 11 at 7 p.m.)

SAVE

THE

DATE

• 7th/8th Grade Math Competition Saturday, Feb. 6

• Yurak Memorial 5K Run/Walk Saturday, Feb. 13

• Black & Gold Gala Saturday, April 9

• Father-Son Mass & Breakfast Sunday, April 17

• Mother-Son Dance Friday, May 6

• Bosco Tech Golf Tournament Friday, July 15

Please note the late start for all

students on Friday, Dec. 18.

School begins at 9:30 a.m. on

that morning due to the

faculty Christmas breakfast.

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