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Upcoming Events
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November 14, 2014
Roundup Dinner Dance
November 18-19, 2014
Phonathon
November 26-28, 2014
Alumni Sports Week
December 4, 2014
Serra Open House
December 26, 2014
Alumni Crew Row
January 23, 2015
50-Year Club Luncheon
February 5, 2015
Fund a Dream
March 11, 2015
Career Day /Junipero Serra Award
March 27, 2015
Father Serra Heritage Society Luncheon
April 2, 2015
Alumni Football Dinner
April 4, 2015
Alumni Baseball and Volleyball Games
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 October was an outstanding celebration for our alumni. Homecoming kicked off the festivities, as 300 alumni from Serra, Mercy and Notre Dame enjoyed the Homecoming barbecue and Serra's "Friday Night Lights" football game against Saint Ignatius.
Next was the Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet. I am extremely proud of this year's inductees. All of the honorees represent Serra on and off the field.
On November 18 and 19, our student volunteers will be calling our alums for the Annual Phonathon. These Padres are doing their part to support Serra. I encourage you to talk to a Padre and donate if you can. We are grateful for any donation.
Finally, I hope to see you later this month at the Fall Alumni Games on November 26-28. (See the story below for details.)
Hope to see you on campus very soon. If you are interested in touring the new campus, please feel free to contact me. Go Padres!
Sincerely,
Bob Greene, Jr. '85
Alumni Director
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Fall Alumni Games November 26-28
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 Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Participating in the Fall Alumni Games is an excellent way to reunite with your fellow Padres. Please join us for the Fall Alumni Games, which will be held November 26-28.
The alumni wrestling poker party will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Serra cafeteria on Wednesday, November 26.
The alumni basketball game will tip off at 6:30 p.m. with warm-ups, followed by the game at 7 p.m.in the Morton Family Gym. Come and watch our current Padres compete on the court against our seasoned alumni players!
On Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving Day), the alumni water polo game will begin at 10 a.m. in the Serra pool. Ready for some soccer? On Friday, November 28, the alumni soccer game will kick off at 11 a.m. with warm-ups, followed by the game at 11:30 a.m. on the Freitas soccer field.
The alumni games are an exciting way to reconnect with past and present Padres. Please R.S.V.P. by emailing me at bgreene@serrahs.com if you would like to participate in the Fall Alumni Games.
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| Alumni Phonathon November 18-19 |
Please don't hang up! Serra's annual alumni Phonathon will be held on Tuesday, November 18 and Wednesday, November 19 at the Franklin Templeton offices in San Mateo. Students will call alumni to help fundraise for the school. Parent volunteers will help to ensure that students are on task.
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| Fund a Dream is Thursday, February 5 |
 Fund a Dream is scheduled for February 5, 2015. Our keynote speaker will be former Foster City Mayor Pam Frisella, who is the wife of the late Danny Frisella '63 and the mother of Padres Jason '91 and Dan '95.
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Serra Novelist's Latest Thriller is Number One Download
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 Serra alumnus Bob Dugoni '79 received incredible news a few weeks ago - his latest novel was Amazon's number one download in America. My Sister's Grave, which was released earlier this month, marks Dugoni's eighth legal thriller.
"When I set out to write My Sister's Grave, I wanted to show the devastation that a violent crime has not only on the victim, but the victim's family and community," Dugoni noted. "When that community is a small town and the family is prominent, the town never fully recovers. So I wanted a book that, while justice is seemingly served, there is always a haunting sense of loss that can never be fully healed."
My Sister's Grave is available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. Congratulations, Bob!
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| Eight Padres Honored by National Merit Corporation |
 Eight Serra Padres have been recognized for academic excellence by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. This year marks the 60th National Merit Scholarship competition.
Serra's commended students are Seth Bartlett, Keith Dorais, Sean Kim, Joseph Kmak and Rohan Kothari. About 34,000 students qualified as commended students of the more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the 2013 PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
The three semifinalists are Jeffrey Dalli, Siddharth Viswanathan and Joseph Kaiser. Only 16,000 students in the nation qualified as semifinalists, and they will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million.
"We are incredibly proud of the exceptional academic performance of our students," said Serra Principal Barry Thornton, Ed.D. "Their recognition by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation is a testament to their tireless work ethic and their instructors' skillful guidance."
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| Serra Roundup Dinner Dance Nov. 14 |
 The Serra Roundup dinner dance will be held next Friday, November 14. The evening will feature a country-western theme, complete with line dancing, a chuck wagon barbecue and a live band. So, dust off those cowboy boots and come on down to the barnyard! This event is open to all friends of Serra.
For those of you who are interested in purchasing a book of raffle tickets, please email Special Events Coordinator Theresa Stoye.
This year's outstanding raffle prizes will include:
First prize - $10,000 cash
Second prize - $5,000 cash
Third prize - $2,500 cash.
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Got Photos? Send Us Your Old-School Pics!
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 Every Thursday on the Serra website, we feature seven "throwback" images. We have received a lot of positive feedback! If you would like to share any old-school photos from any decade, please CLICK HERE to upload. We can't wait to see what you'll dig up!
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