Cavaliers at the Next Level
To read about Serra Cavaliers at the collegiate and professional level click here.Weekly report compiled by Assistant Athletic Director Chris Calvin '06
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Our Physical Mailing
The Alumni & Development office recently mailed 4300 copies of Serra's Annual Report. 3600 to Alumni and the rest to Friends of Serra, Foundations, and Corps and Orgs. We are pleased to report that only 62 have been returned due to incorrect addresses. We have 6200 alumni. We don't have physical addresses for quite a few. If you can help with this, please do.
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Thanks to Our Donors
Herb Pereyra '59
John Ferrucio '72
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Click the link to buy your Alumni/FOS Card today.
You can use it for Second Class!
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Do you want to join a winning team and advertise with Serra like these companies below? Click here to see promotional opportunities.
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13633 S. Western Ave.
Gardena, CA 90249
(310) 323-1950
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1670 W. Redondo Beach
Gardena, CA 90247
(310) 773-0297
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16829 S. Western Ave.
Gardena, CA 90247
(310) 719-7377
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15116 Crenshaw Blvd.
Gardena, CA 90249
(310) 767-6646
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16828 S. Main St.
Gardena, CA 90248
(310) 515-1120
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Princeton Williams
(310) 740-6523
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3055 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 670
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 383-6244
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3329 W. Manchester Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90305
(323) 753-3544
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15541 Western Ave.
Gardena, CA 90249
(888) 359-4141
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Alumni/Development Office
Joe Cormier '81
Development Director
(310) 324-6675 Ext. 1017
jcormier@la-serrahs.org
Vince Kates '61
(310) 324-6675 Ext. 3010
vbkates@la-serrahs.org
Zac Bose '82
(310) 324-6675 Ext. 1012
zbose@la-serrahs.org
Jordan Bozer
(310) 324-6675 Ext. 1012
jbozer@la-serrahs.org
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Coming May 20th, 2016
Contact: Brian Cooper '74 bcooper@la-serrahs.org |
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Thanks to S Dot Lee '95
Everybody who follows Serra on social media has probably seen S Dot Lee's '95 classic picture of the Cavaliers on the 2 rosters at the USC-UCLA game last Saturday. Left to right are Rasheeem Green #94, Deontay Burnett #80, Jalen Green #10, John Houston, red shirt, Olajuwan Tucker #34, Dwight Williams #37, Adoree Jackson #2, Jalen Jones # 38, Caleb Wilson #87, Jordan Lasley #2. Now when you watch SC-Stanford next week and UCLA in their bowl game, you can watch for our Cavaliers.
Click the link to read an LA Times article about the USC-UCLA rivalry here at Serra. Thanks to Mike Johnston '67. Click here to see where other Serra alumni are continuing their education and playing football. The page is from this year's football game program designed and produced by Jordan Bozer UCLA '15. Here is another click. It is a list of Serra's 24 alumni who have played or are playing professional football. If we counted wrong or excluded someone, please notify us.
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The Play's The Thing
Adriana Encelon '03 just told us Second Class is shaping up to be First Class.
We caught the actors in rehearsal.
For the fourth year at the end of each Sunday matinee, alumni present a rose to each of the players. Below is former stage manager Jerome Thierry '81 presenting a rose to stage manager Brandon Meadoux '15 after last year's play.
Performances are: Thursday, December 3rd @ 7:00PM Saturday, December 5th @ 7:00PM Sunday, December 6th @ 2:00PM (Alumni Day)
Let us know if you want to be a part of the rose brigade and we will reserve a rose for you to present.
Vince Kates '61 vbkates@la-serrahs.org (310) 324- 6675. Ext. 3010
Robert Logan '59 starred on the TV show "77 Sunset Strip" many years ago and went on to have a successful TV and film career. Bob continues to write and produce documentaries for the Discovery Channel among others. Robert was part of the Commercial Club while here at Serra. Can you pick him out from the Commercial Club picture below? Are there other Serra alumni actors we should be featuring?
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Model United Nations
A couple of weeks ago Serra's Model United Nations team had their first wins at the UCLA's Model UN Conference. We caught up with Kayla Jenkins '17, shown on the left below, and Aaliyah Galwey '16, on the right, at the Serra-Lynwood Lady Cav basketball game at Redondo High School. Kayla and Aaliyah each won Outstanding Delegate Awards for their superb performances at UCLA.
Kayla is also the Lady Cav team manager and Aaliyah is a team member but is keeping statistics while she is on the injured list. Tony Galwey '84 is the man in the middle. Tony works security at the football games and helps with traffic every morning. Three great Cavaliers!
The Model UN team is off to Mira Costa this weekend to compete in the Los Angeles Invitational MUN conference. The team is pictured above on the right.
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You're Invited
Want to learn more about Serra?
Saturday, December 12th is Open House from 10am to 12:30pm. A good time to visit, Teachers, coaches, alumni administrators, student ambassadors will all be here. Learn about Serra's Project Lead the Way, visit our new Science Labs, and talk to our Model UN club moderator, visit the Alumni Legacy Wall and much more.
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Chess Anyone?
Serra's Chess club is led by Captains Ilario DellaCentena '16 on the left and Damone Hale '19 on the right. Their coaching team members Patrick Derequito '15, Daniel Perez '18, Gregory Heron '18, and Larry Jones '18 compete.
According to Ilario, club moderator Bernard McCumbry leads him 6-5 in matches.
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Catholic Schools
For those interested in Catholic Education there was an intriguing Op-Ed by Karl Zinsmeister in the WSJ on Friday 11/27 titled "The Catholic School Revival." The piece included a reference to the book "Catholic School Renaissance" edited by Mr. Zinsmiester and authored by Andy Smarick and Kelly Robson recently published by the Philanthropic Roundtable. In addition he references the important 2014 book "Lost Classroom, Lost Community" by 2 Notre Dame professors that "confirmed that Catholic schools help stabilize their communities."
Considering the above, why not help Serra and yourself by sending a gift to Serra before the end of the year. You can do this by sending a check to the Alumni & Development office at Junipero Serra 14830 S. Van Ness Ave. Gardena, CA 90249 or by going online to this link.
Some of you may be in a position to enjoy the tax advantage of making a gift of appreciated stock. Check with your financial adviser. Serra is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
For those of us over 70 1/2, we have 2 alumni watching to see if Congress will extend the IRA Charitable Transfer before the end of the year.
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Cavalier Code
Cavaliers have faith and integrity.
Cavalier are humble and accountable.
Cavaliers are scholars who lead and serve.
Cavaliers are soldiers for Christ.
We are Cavaliers.
All Hail!
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| Thanks to Pat Lynch '59 for your outstanding reporting of Serra's Football games. |
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