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Here is Part 2 of the February eNewsletter as promissed. | |
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What do Porche Kirksey '04, Katrina Noel-Bolden '00, Tiffany Maston '99, Joe Cormier '81, Mike Faneuff '72, Tom Alford '63 have in common? They all were Serra Basketball players and they joined Jim Muensterman '53 from Serra's first varsity basketball team in being introduced at half-time of the Serra. | |
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CIF Play-offs
Boys Basketball starts CIF Tonight at 7:00PM at home against Salesian.
Boys Soccer starts CIF against Vasquez at Serra 3:00pm Thursday 2/16.
Girls Basketball opens against Notre Dame Thursday 2/16 at 7pm at Serra. | | |
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Coach Hurt
Tickets and sponsorships for Coach Hurt's celebration are moving fast. Don't get left out. Go to www.la-serrahs.org and click on Alumni, go to Alumni Events and click on April or call or e-mail me.
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Grease
Plan on filling the house Apr. 26, 28 & 29 as the Serra Players perform "Grease." Our Director is Adriana Gonzalez '03. The Theatre Dept. is scrambling for costume $. Want to help? Call or e-mail me at vbkates@la-serrahs.org or 310-324-6675 xt 3010
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Reunions
Class of 1962 May 5th
The Class of 1962, led by Grace, Brakel, and Raffanello, looks as if they may set attendance records for a reunion.
Class of 1972 May 12th
Class of 1982 May 19th | | |
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Next Month
A few words on Serra Baseball.
| | Booster Club Car Show March 17th Don't forget | |
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Vince Kates '61
Joe Cormier '81
DeShawn Burton '88
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Serra's Track and Field
Last Spring Serra won its CIF Division in Track and Field. In addition, the Cavaliers had 7 State Track & Field Champions and a total of 13 student athletes competing at the State meet. At the Ring Dedication in their honor, Carminita Jeter, the world's fastest female sprinter, gave a motivating and inspiring presentation to the athletes and their parents.
Pictured here is super coach Lori Smith-Thompson with super sprinter Carminita Jeter and our State Champions..
Coach Lori has put together a super team of Coaches including Serra hurdle record holder Derek Knight '85. So we don't forget the old guys, pictured below is Theo Viltz '61 who ran the 120 yard (not meters) hurdles in 14.4. '
Coach expects the Cavaliers to compete for the State Championship and to beat last years team average 3.12 GPA.
Here is the level at which Serra's track team competes, if you find yourself in New York on March 9-10, attend the New Balance National Indoor Meet and watch your fellow Cavaliers on a national stage.
Alumnae Turquoise Thompson '09 is currently the #3 in US in the 400 Intermediate Hurdler and is working to make the US Olympic Team. |
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Christian Services
 What do Habitat for Humanity, the Special Olympics, the Midnight Mission, Heal the Bay, Keep Gardena Beautiful, Head Start, and Windsor Gardens home for the elderly have in common? They are all the recipients of service hours performed by Serra students. As a part of the curriculum, Serra students must perform 10 hours of community service per semester.
 Well, guess what, Kristine Sullivan, our Director of Christian Service, tells us that more than 40% of Serra's students volunteer a lot more than the basic requirements.
Just one example, twice a month, Serra students head for the Midnight Mission in downtown LA. When Ms. Sullivan posts the opportunity to perform this service, it is oversubscribed.
When you are bragging about the accomplishments of little old Gardena Serra, let people know that Serra students provide about 22,000 hours of Community/Christian Service. |
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Serra's Science Club
Serra's Science Club traveled to the Jet Propulsion Laboratories on the edge of the San Gabriel Mountains for a Regional Meeting for the National Science Bowl. With pencils in one hand and fingers poised over the answer buttons, Mrs. Lota Castillo's Science 5 battled all morning against 23 other top southern California high schools. We can be proud of Ling Xiu Ge, Dominque True, Huy Nguyen, Oscar Murillo and Diane Villaroman who gave their best. |
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Tom Paavola #17
 Anyone who looks at the retired jerseys in the Serra Gym may wonder who was Tom Paavola #17? According to Tom's classmates, He was the "epitome of the Serra Man." Tom was one of the good guys. He did well academically and lettered all four years in football, as a junior in basketball and his first three years in baseball. Tom was diagnosed with Leukemia late in 1956 and died around the time of graduation.....Tom was an inspiration to his teammates and classmates. Serra retired its first jersey in his honor.. A quote, "As you know, our coach in '57 was George Strohmeyer. He was pretty rough on us with double sessions, scrimmaging on gravel in shorts and wind sprints until you were ready to give up your lunch, then run some more. I never heard Tom complain about anything. He just did his job and did it with a determination rarely seen anywhere." Frank Marinko |
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Serra Alumni Come to Visit
Michael Mainer '94 - Mike is enjoying a successful career with the United Sates Government.
Kristopher James '09 - winner of the Cavalier Award that year got more than he bargained for when he visited Serra. Kristopher ended up in the Dean's office with Coach Hurt. In addition, he "volunteered" to participate on the Alumni Council. Welcome aboard.
 
Denny McLaughlin '59 and Bob Weissner '73 both stopped in, took the Campus tour, and dropped off their Alumni Tile donations. |
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