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Spring 2007

S T . P I U S X C A T H O L I C H I G H S C H O O L • A T L A N T A

The Reign of CainGirls Win Second Consecutive State Title

that gifts to the school in all these categories are on the rise. Heart-felt gratitude goes out to all who support the school. All your gifts are ap-preciated. Remember, prayer is one gift everyone can afford to give. Our hearts and prayers go out to all of our classmates and their families as they experience the joys and sorrows of life on this earth. St. Pius X, pray for us.

The great Eng-lish Catholic writer Mon-signor Ron-

ald Knox tells the story of a Communist official who came to a Russian village soon after the 1917 revolu-tion to inform people

that there was no God and there was to be no religion. “Now,” he said, “I am going to curse God. If there is a God obviously he will kill me for being so impious!” Then he cursed God and nothing happened. He then said to the villagers, “There. You see. He didn’t kill me!” And the villagers said, “No, but we will!” And they did.

Sometimes we crave efficiency too much! Sometimes we would like to take God’s work into our own hands and do it our way! I think one of the greatest difficulties in being

Catholic in our culture is trying to under-stand that spiritual and moral progress, life in Christ, does not operate like a computer. Technology is weakening our thinking skills and threatening our prayer life. Heaven sim-ply does not operate on the level and speed we want it to!

Perhaps three things should be kept in mind to slow us down and keep us in peace this Lent. Number one: Remember the first Beatitude says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” That means happy are those who know they have nothing to give to God but their emptiness and need. Nothing! If you understand that you are a “fraud” and a weakling when it comes to living morally and praying powerfully you open the door for Christ to work. Number two: Remember nothing in this religion makes sense unless you realize your life is anchored in eternity. “Live your life in the mirror of eternity,” Saint Clare said. When someone asked how much money J.P. Morgan

Sincerely,

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David Buechner ’73, Director of Alumni

Lopez’s Letter

From The Alumni Director...

W hat is the mission of St. Pius X Catholic High School?

St. Pius X Catholic High School provides a comprehensive, co-educational, college preparatory program. The school teaches, fosters, and models the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Catholic faith within a diverse and interdependent community that lives, learns, and worships together.

Our shorthand version is: A Tradition of Excellence. As a community, we define excellence many ways and herein lies the foundation of our success. Excellence as we apply it to high school is for each student to reach his potential in body, mind and spirit. Achieving this goal by being virtuous is the shortest path to this end. The virtues, prudence, justice, temperance and fortitude all are taught by our faculty and coaches. It is our belief that learning and character development occurs in the classroom and on

the field by keeping the focus on doing what is right. Whether you win or lose, pass or fail, you have to answer to your conscience and to God about your effort.

One of the most compelling reasons to sup-port St. Pius X is the fact that St. Pius is successful. Throughout its existence it has stood out by promoting Catholic values. That translates into high academic standards, com-petitive sports teams, opportunities for self expression through art, and a family culture that is challenging and nurturing.

The cost of providing a St. Pius education is now over ten thousand dollars per year. But this figure is significantly lower than other private schools, because St. Pius has made it a priority to moderate tuition so that more families can afford to send their children here. To meet the challenges of today and of the future, St. Pius seeks to expand its tuition as-sistance, build its endowment to provide for perpetual support, and to develop the campus for future needs. I am pleased to report

the multimillionaire left, the response was, “all of it.” We go to Mass each Sunday, we confess our sins, we avoid evil and do good because some things bring us to Christ and some things can separate us from Christ, and our only description of heaven from God was when Jesus said to the thief, “Today you will be with me in paradise.”

Third, religion is not a “stay at home” event. We cannot improve ourselves, know God, or be saved without grace. As one of my students put it brilliantly, “You cannot spell goodness without God!” Perhaps the best motto—the best prayer for Lent—always will be to quote the poor old lady who said, “Help! I’ve fallen, and I can’t get up.” That honest prayer brings us to Christ.

Capital Campaigns at St. Pius XUp until a few years ago all capital fund raising for St. Pius X was handled by the archdiocese. In the early 1980’s, Father Young was petitioning the archbishop to expand enrollment at St. Pius and improve the facilities. After Archbishop Donnellan consented, Rawson Haverty was asked to help raise $7.2 million to fund a building project and scholarships in addition to building personal care homes elsewhere in the area. Mr. Haverty was successful in his efforts. We thank him and the Haverty family for their important contribution to our school. There is a plaque commemorat-ing his efforts in the Young Center lobby.

Msgr. Richard Lopez

Sincerely,

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Campus News

Daniel Armanios ’02 is one of 32 students to be named a Rhodes Scholar for 2007. A senior at the University of Pittsburgh, Daniel is majoring in mechanical engineering and political science with a minor in economics. The Rhodes Scholarship will provide him with the opportunity to study in England at the University of Oxford for two years with the possibility of renewal for a third year.

“I was really shocked to be picked,” recalls Armanios. “I felt awkward because I did not feel like I was better than the other finalists, so I thought I was very fortunate and, frankly, extremely lucky.”

Armanios, who turned down a Marshall Scholarship to accept the Rhodes, intends to pursue two masters’ of science degrees while at Oxford—one in drylands science and management and the other in manage-ment research.

The Rhodes Scholarship is given to those students who exemplify the criteria set by the scholarship’s founder, Cecil Rhodes, in his will—high intellectual achievement must be coupled with selflessness, strong moral character, physical vigor, and the promise and potential of a person to effect change in the world. If one were to look at Armanios’s accomplishments, one would find that he truly

embodies what the late Mr. Rhodes was search-ing for in a scholar. In the four years since his graduation from St. Pius, Armanios has dedicated his time to his studies and to projects he hopes will change the world for the better.

In addition to the Rhodes Scholarship, Ar-manios was recently named a member of the USA Today’s All-USA College Academic First Team. As one of 20 undergraduates to be chosen from a pool of about 600 nominated by their schools, Armanios and his fellow team mem-bers received trophies and cash awards. He is currently working as a part-time exchange and events editor for the Oxford International Review based in England where he is working with the U.A.E. embassy in the U.S. to institutionalize an exchange program between young American and young Emirati scholars.

As for his long term goals?

“I plan to become a professor in engineering with an adjunct appointment in public policy. I want to take the practical experience I learned from these degree programs and impart how these practices change the theory commonly learned in the classroom,” says Armanios.

Armanios will begin his studies at Oxford in October of 2007.

Daniel Armanios:2007 Rhodes Scholar, USA Today’s All-USA

College Academic Team Member

2007 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Once again, College Night was a huge suc-cess! Alumni gathered for pizza and music after the basketball games on December 22 and reconnected with friends and former classmates. The annual event is sponsored by the Alumni Association and is chaired by Michael Trujillo ’01. Door prizes were provided by the Atlanta Journal-Constitu-tion. Live music by St. Pius seniors Max Roll and Speros Kokenes kept everyone entertained.

College Night 2007

Thrashers OutingDirector of Alumni David Buechner ’73 joined several alums in the Advance Auto Parts Suite to watch a Thrashers game. Pictured below are: (L-R) Patrick O’Connor ’74, Chris Patch ’89, Keith Carter ’81, Phil Consuegra ’02, Michael Dallas ’82, Betsy Buechner ’85, David Buechner ’73, Ricky O’Connell ’89, and Dennis Kelly ’76.

Tracks ScholarshipsFour current senior members of the State Championship track team received scholarships for next year. Amanda Montgomery and Antonio McCay will be attending Ga.Tech, Rick Scheff is heading to the Uni-versity of Missouri, and Trevor S p r a g u e will run at the Uni-versity of Charles-ton.

Each year St. Pius X chooses its valedictori-an and salutatorian after the first semester’s grades have been recorded. This year we are proud to announce Nicholas Berlon as the Valedictorian and Emma Templeton as the Salutatorian of the class of 2007.

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Feature

Brian James Reddy ’67 is someone you have most probably seen sometime in your life. He has appeared in dozens of television dramas and over a dozen feature films and dozens more plays. On the cafetorium stage at PiHi he appeared in all the Pius produc-tions including 1984, The Lottery, and Dawn Will Come. The senior play in 1967 was Ayn Rand’s The Night of January 16, the ground-breaking courtroom drama which uses the audience as jury members that determine the ending of the drama.

Brian claims that his first audience was his mother, his first character was Elvis, and at the age of five or six years he found he was

hooked on making people laugh.

After graduating from St. Pius he attended St. Bernards College in Cullman, Alabama majoring in English. He then joined the faculty of St. Joseph High School where he taught English and ran the drama club dubbed the Courtland Street Players. At St. Joe, he produced Adrift in New York, The Matchmaker, and Charlies Aun. After three years teaching, he left Atlanta for Athens, Ga. and pursued his Master of Fine Arts specializing in drama.

While at the University of Georgia he ap-peared in several productions most notably

the role of Henry Drummond in In-herit the Wind for the grand reopening of the Theater at UGA. There, Reddy met and became friends with fellow actor and student Wayne Knight, known best as “Newman” the mail carrier on Seinfeld.

Both Reddy and Knight were encouraged by their professors at Georgia to go to New York to audition.

Reddy took off for NYC with degree in hand and did what he had to do (waited tables) and stood in line for auditions. He got his big break when he was recommended for an audition for The Acting Company which had just been formed by John Houseman as a touring company. The Acting Company was comprised primarily of Houseman’s students from Julliard. Houseman, who founded the Mercury Theater with Orson Wells in 1937 had created an acting program at Julliard in 1972. Reddy was cast in The Cradle Will Rock, the sometimes controversial labor union musical written with WPA funding in the early 1930’s, and was directed by Houseman himself. Some of the actors who came out of the Group I Acting Com-pany, as it was known at Julliard until 1980, were Kevin Kline, Patty LuPone and David Odgen Stiers. Reddy toured with the Acting Company for several years.

On Broadway, he landed parts in Alice in Wonderland and M Butterfly. Off Broad-

Left: Dan (Brian Reddy) shares a scene with Kramer (Michael Richards) in the hilarious Seinfeld episode, “ThePledge Drive.”

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way he appeared in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and as Iago in Othello. He later joined The Shakespeare Theater in Washington, D.C. where he worked for two years. In the late 80’s he briefl y worked with the Alliance Theater on Jon Klein’s Southern Cross and on other productions with fellow Atlantan and former Pius dad, Tom Key.

In 1992 he took off for Holly-wood and opened another suc-cessful chapter in his career. He found work both in movies and television. I was delighted to fi nd his fi rst movie was What About Bob. The director, Frank Oz, is one of the creative geniuses of our time, directing, acting, and voicing characters like Miss Piggy. Oz was known to answer the door on sets in his Miss Piggy voice or as Yoda.

Reddy’s movie career has spanned the last decade and half and includes work with the most celebrated directors of our time: Casino directed by Martin Scorsese, The Bird Cage directed by Mike Nichols, O’ Brother Where Art Thou with the Coen Brothers, and Envy directed by Barry Levinson.

While in Hollywood he also worked exten-sively in television and co-starred in popular series and in several pilots.

He also appeared in one Seinfeld episode, The Pledge Drive, as the “High Talker.”

But it is onstage where Reddy has his “A List” credentials. It is live performing that he has found the most personal and critical success. “The most satisfaction I get, believe it or not, is still from the work. I love being part of a great cast. There is always a point some weeks into rehearsal, where the com-pany goes from sounding like an orchestra warming up to suddenly making the beauti-ful, harmonious sounds of the play. It is a trilling moment that I still take great pride and pleasure in. I love being part of a team or company, and being part of a group that

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gives it’s all every performance.” He describes

his favorite roles: A revival of Dinner At Eight at the Lincoln Center where he played Ed Loomis, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial at The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre where he appeared with David Schwimmer, as Stephen Douglas in Abe Lincoln in Illinois with Sam Waterson, and Death Defying Acts where he played several characters in the three one act comedies, written by Elaine May, David Mamet, and Woody Allen.

When I spoke to Brian in Febru-ary he was heading out for some auditions during casting season in Los Angeles. He might have time to indulge in his favorite

pastime which he says is golf. A self described, “de-

lusional middle-aged golfer, a golfi ng fool for whom hope springs eternal.” We will keep you posted.

A detailed list of credits can be found on the St. Pius Web site.

Brian Reddy graduated in 1967, he is the adopted brother to Tom Murphy ’76 and uncle to Patrick Murphy ’05, and Kevin Murphy ’07 and sister to Alice Whaley ’73.

Right: In an episode of Seinfeld, Reddy plays Dan, a man with a high-pitched voice, whom Elaine continu-ally mistakes for her friend, Noreen. Reddy is pictured here with Noreen, played by Kelly Coffi eld.

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Defense of the Realm: The Final Season of Kelley Cain

Expectations for the 6-foot-6-inch center were higher than ever before the fourth and fi nal season of phenom Kelley Cain. The hard working Cain played all summer on the Women’s U18 National Team that won the world title. She was entering her senior year having led St. Pius to two of the last three state titles. Recruiting fever was also running high as college coaches were all over the campus as soon as it was legal to be here. Coach Stephanie Dunn, in her sixth year as head coach of the Lady Lions, was feeling the pressure too. The region was better, and St. Pius had a target on its back.

Coach Dunn also worried at the beginning of the season that the team was in a rut. Kelley Cain was lethargic and the rest of the team was distracted. Dunn continued to worry, but the girls began to play better, Cain found her motivation, and the rest of the team came together. With steady play by veterans Krista Tate and Taylor Davidson, the improved play of transfer Kylee Marks-Booth, and the sensational fl oor leadership of sophomore Morgan Toles, the Lions roared through the rest of the season. Christina Cenzina, Kat Williams, Alaina Smith contributed key minutes in the run to the region title. The region tournament proved one thing, and that was that the best girls basketball in 4A was being played in region six. After the Lions were crowned region champs for the sixth consecutive time, the state playoff brackets were posted.

The rematch of St. Pius and Marist for the state crown was a battle from the beginning to the end, and the 45-36 fi nal score was not an indication of how close the game was. St. Pius took an early lead, but the determined War Eagles kept pace and were ahead at the half. The fi rst half was an often brutal

2007 Girls’ Basketball Season

The Reign of Caindefensive battle and both teams shot poorly. The Lions needed a spark and found it when Krista Tate hit a three point basket, followed by two treys in a row by Taylor Davidson sparking a 13-0 run that swept the Pius fans into a frenzy. With Kelley Cain’s defense looming large and the outside shooting of Marist going sour in the fi nal minutes, the Lions had secured their second championship in a row and the third of the last four.

St. Pius fans can look back on the last four years with great pride, a time in which the girls program stayed at the top of an ever more competitive region. There is much to be said about the fi ve seniors on the 2007 team. All of these fi ne athletes dedicated themselves to the grueling preparations necessary to win. Kelley Cain, the gentle student-athlete whose talent was carefully developed by her coaches, became one of the top recruits in the nation and is destined for Tennessee next year. Atlanta Journal sports writer Curtis Bunn said of the Reign of Cain, Kelley is the “personifi cation of grace and class” on the basketball fl oor. Her senior team-mates were Taylor Davidson, Kat Williams, Grace Moler, and Katie Perez. Davidson’s gift of blazing speed—she is the 4A 100m dash champion—coupled with her scoring ability both inside and outside led to many rallies in her career, none more important than her two three point baskets in a row in the fourth quarter of the championship game. Sixth year head coach Stephanie Dunn might be described with the same words of Curtin Bunn. She is the personifi cation of grace and class and a great representative of St. Pius. To all in the basketball program: well done.

To Kelley Cain and her family, thank you for representing St. Pius well. We will miss you. Good luck and may God continue to bless you.

Post season honors went to Coach Paul Standard as the DeKalb County Coach of the Year, All-State-OT Patrick Wilson and ML Jonathan Davis.

The Lions historically have played well in Thomasville—they won in the playoffs in 1965 and 1968. But make no mistake, this game was one for the history books as the Golden Lions engineered their biggest come from behind playoff victory ever. Down 27-7 in the third quarter, the Lions tied the game in the fourth with seconds remaining and won in overtime before an ecstatic St. Pius crowd and a stunned Yellow Jackets side. St. Pius had pulled off a stunning victory on the road, setting up the fi rst trip to the dome for the Golden Lions.

The reward for Standard’s players was facing the number one ranked and undefeated North-side-Warner Robins—a team loaded with gifted athletes who are Division 1 prospects. The Pius community rallied around the gritty team and turned out in numbers in the Georgia Dome. Milk carton-shaking and screaming gold fans were everywhere in the cavernous facility. In front of their fans and a regional television audience, the Golden Lions played one of their best games of the season on both sides of the ball. On offense they moved the ball impressively on the ground and through the air against the huge and highly regarded Northside defense. On defense, the smaller Lions slowed the Northside offense largely by the efforts of St. Pius middle linebacker Jonathan Davis. Unfortunately the Northside team capitalized on a few Golden Lions turn-overs and won the game. The Golden Lions ended the season as the fourth ranked team, its best showing since 1968.

Leaders are made, not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

– Vince Lombardi

Golden Lions Storm into Dome

St. Pius fights all the way to the State Semi-Finals at the Georgia Dome.

Alumni News left coverage of the 2006 Golden Lions to go to press after the ninth game of the season. The tenth game sched-uled read: St. Pius vs. Marist. A huge crowd gathered all afternoon at St. Pius for the annual “Fish Bowl.” St. Pius was sky high with the expectation that the Golden Lions had the team to win. But Marist was the better team that night as big plays and disciplined play carried the day for the War Eagles. Despite this setback, Coach Standard had guided his team to their goal of making the playoffs. The Lions felt they could be competitive in the state playoffs, even if their number three seed meant playing on the road the entire time.

Traveling to Dalton is familiar to Lions fans—the drive is just a little further than you remember, and traffi c is always unpre-dictable. Despite the intense local support, the Catamounts were no match for the Golden Lions and were defeated 31-14. The round two opponent was Pebblebrook and the Pius community traveled to Harrison High in Ken-nesaw to see the Lions come from behind to nip them in the fourth quarter.

As soon as St. Pius looked at their round three opponents, history echoed loudly in the ears of the Pius community. The Lions were to travel to Thomasville to meet the Yellow Jackets of Thomas County Central undefeated in their last 25 home playoff games and nemesis to region six opponents. Milk bottle-toting fans headed off to Thomasville all day, in buses, vans, and cars for the larg-est tailgate party Thomasville has ever seen.

888888Eight Days To

REMEMBERIn an individual’s life or in the lifetime of an institution, there are occasionally short peri-ods of time during which, because of a series of simultaneous events, we defi ne ourselves. I believe that to be the case for St. Pius X for the eight days starting on December 1 and running through December 9.

The morning of December 1 was one of excitement at St. Pius. The Golden Lion football team was leaving at 8:00 a.m. for Thomasville, Georgia. The team would be

playing Thomas County Central that night in the state quarter fi nals. Over the years many a team had traveled to Thomas County, a fi ve hour drive from Atlanta, and not once in 25 years, had a team traveled home victorious. School dismissed at noon and seven buses loaded with our fantastic marching band, the best cheerleaders in the state and our rabid fans began the journey. The buses rocked with excitement. Unfortunately, outside of Macon, one of the buses rocked to a stop with a fl at tire. Buses have wheels the size of New

Eight Days to Remember (Above, Left to Right) On the Road to Thomasville: The trip to the game is slowed by a tire blowout. A Boost from the Crowd: St. Pius X fans cheer the Golden Lions to vic-tory in Thomasville. Moving Forward: Senior Taylor Davidson cuts through the Collins Hill defense to reach the basket. Running the Ball: Senior quarterback Dylan Knight hands the ball off to senior running back Tyler Fish to drive through the Thomas County defense. Golden Lion Mania: A St. Pius X student painted himself blue and gold in support of the team. (Below, Left to Right) Celebration in Thomasville: Coach Standard (cen-ter) cheers with the Golden Lions and a crowd of St. Pius fans after the team’s amazing comeback victory over the Yel-low Jackets. The Lions were headed to the Georgia Dome for the state semi-fi nals. On the Road Again: Although worn out, students are still fi lled with the excitement of the game. The Showdown: St. Pius X senior Kelley Cain takes on number one ranked Maya Moore in the highly publi-cized game against Collins Hill. Take No Prisoners: Junior defensive back Patrick Nilan dives to tackle Thomas County quarterback PJ Williams. We Remember: The Pius family came together to mourn the passing of St. Pius X parent Greg Ab-bott. Greg was Artisitc Director of Dra-maTech Theatre at Georgia Tech. Stand-ing Strong: On the day of his father’s funeral, Michael Abbott decides to play in the game against Marist. Michael was a key player in the Lions’ victory against their archrival.

Hampshire. This was not a small problem. But with the leadership of Chuck Byrd and Steve Spellman, adversity was overcome as all of the other buses helped out. The Pius community worked together and made good things happen. Family.

Once in Thomasville, our crowd was greeted by Tom Novack and his crew who had been there for a day and a half getting everything ready. There was music. There was a fi re. There was food for everyone. Our “family” ate and got ready together.

At 7:30 the game began. It quickly looked like this could be a long night. We were down 21-7 at halftime, but we were receiving the second half kickoff. Take that in, and it’s a ball game. We fumbled and immediately it was 27-7—at Thomas County—no playoff losses there in 25 years. Adversity, however, is like a fl at tire. It causes you to change course, but not to end the trip. Coach Stan-dard calmly gathered his team. The milk jugs shook until people in neighboring counties thought there was a hail storm. Somehow at the end of regulation, it was tied. Then in an overtime that will be etched in every Pius fan’s mind forever, it came down to one play. Down one point, Thomas County Central decided to go for the two point conversion. There was a timeout in which time seemed to be suspended. Can you really say four complete rosaries in one minute? Then came

the play, but it’s hard to gain yardage against a heart the size of Texas. We were going to the Dome! Never has there been such joy on a fi ve hour bus trip back home. Never have the bells sounded so glorious at 3:15 a.m. The “family” had come together and accomplished what seemed impossible.

Soon the “family” would need to come to-gether again. On that same Friday night, Greg Abbott, the father of Lauren ’04 and Michael Abbott ’08 died suddenly of a heart attack. Greg was a man many of our students knew and loved. He was a longtime basketball coach at Christ the King. He was a stalwart on our Christmas tournament committee. As a “family,” we mourned. We had felt such joy, and now we felt such sorrow.

On Tuesday morning, many of us gathered at Christ the King to lay Greg to rest. That night, Michael made the decision to play in the basketball game here against Marist. That is what his dad would have wanted him to do. With 4:03 to go in the fi rst quarter, Michael entered the game. Our “family” stood, and you just knew his dad was smiling. We were down by 3. Michael scored the next 7 points, and the Lions went on to win by 2. At the horn, our students rushed the fl oor to be with Michael, and then he went into the stands and hugged his mother. Family.

On Friday, the seventh day, there was a pride

and excitement at St. Pius that you could hear, you could feel, you could taste. We were going to the Dome. We were playing Northside-Warner Robbins, ranked fi rst in the state and 12th in the nation. Seemingly there was no way we could play with them. This, however, is the kind of talk that brings us together. We descended on the Dome that night with the largest gathering of the St. Pius community in the school’s history. Our cheerleaders cheered until they were hoarse and our marching band rocked the Dome. It was a “family” party. The team, as we knew they would, responded. Giving every ounce of their being, the Lions scrapped and clawed and made us all so proud. Family. In the end, the clock ran out with us behind, but what a season!

On Saturday, the eighth day, our girls’ basketball team had the courage to play the number one ranked team in the nation. With fi ve minutes to go, we were down one, but Collins Hill prevailed in the end. Neverthe-less, our crowd rose as one and cheered for our team. Family.

In eight days, we had overcome adversity, shown courage, shown compassion, and time and time again, we relied on our heart and our faith. Family.

In eight unbelievable days, we defi ned our-selves: We are Family. We are St. Pius!

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New Baseball Training Facility

Both the girls’ and boys’ swimming and diving teams compiled impressive team records this season. The teams fi nished the regular season with a dual meet record of 6-1 for the girls and 5-2 for the boys.

On the boys’ side, three of the St. Pius X relay records were broken this season. In the 400m free relay the team of Graham Munger, Patrick Magrath, Taylor Hayes, and Matt Priede swam a 3:21:35. The 200m medley relay team of Gra-ham Munger, Patrick Magrath, Adam Hall, and Matt Priede swam a 1:42:58. Finally, the team of Zack Cambria, Brian Hinds, Taylor Hayes, and Adam Hall broke the former 200m free relay time with a fast 1:34:62.

The girls’ team set a new standard for the 400m free relay with a 3:46:08. This group of deter-mined young ladies is comprised of: Heather O’Toole, Emily Kintz, Kendra Fuentes, and Annie Hamilton.

At the metro meet held January 26-27 at West-minster, both teams captured an impressive 6th place. The state meet also held at Westminster covered three days (February 7-9) of thrilling

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Sports“We are a step closer to having our entire baseball program on campus,” said Athletic Director Mark Kelly said while surveying the concrete pad on which the new multi-purpose training facility will be built.

According to Head Baseball Coach J.T Gilbert the baseball team was in dire need of dedicated training facilities for pitching and for bat-ting. “We are facing competitors who are able to work on skills far more consistently than we as a pro-gram are able to. Our boys want to work more, but don’t have the opportunity.” A concerned group of parents, coaches, and alumni moved quickly this fall to fast track a building plan. The building sits behind the right fi eld fence of the new softball fi eld.

The facility will house two pitching mounds and two batting cages. In addition to baseball and softball, the golf teams and cheerleaders will use it. Much care was given to the appearance of the building by architect Joe Knight, a Pius parent. “Though it is a basic steel structure, we designed a great looking build-ing by imaginative use of materi-als that are aesthetically pleasing.” Andy May ’74, President of May Construction, teamed with Knight and parent Greg Trzaska to make this project a reality.

According to Alumni Director David Buechner, “The next step is the acquisition of land and the building of our own fi eld. Bring-ing our baseball team home is one of the last unfulfi lled dreams for the school.”

dives and fast-paced competition in the pool. The boys fi nished fi fth at state with the girls fi nishing seventh.

Team captains for the 2006-2007 season were seniors Kate Peaden, Taylor Hayes, Caroline Carscallen, Jacob Kaiser, and Patrick Magrath. Kate Peaden is a four year team member and feels her senior season was the best. According to Kate, “This season’s team has been the closest group out of all four seasons I have participated. This team had more enthusiasm and support for each other than in past years.” She swam her fastest 50m free setting a personal record of 28:03. Kate plans to swim, cycle, and run next year on a club triathlon team as a college freshman. She is planning to attend Notre Dame, Auburn, or Tulane.

Kate’s teammates echo her sentiments. Stepha-nie Hernandez who is in her third season on the team said, “The team did well and had a good outcome at state. I enjoyed the bonding at meets and practices. Mrs. Guilbeau joined the team and swam with us. That was a different experience. There were many hardships this season, but we all came together to support and overcome.” Sean

St . Pius Swimmers and Divers Make Waves Magrath added, “This season was exciting as we got to see our swimmers and divers capture several top places at state.”

Peter Hellyer, Gino Nappo, CJ Martel, Jelly Gillotte, and Laura Beamer represented St. Pius in the state diving competition. Peter fi nished in fi fth place, with the others fi nishing in the top 20!

INDIVIDUAL RECORDSSeveral individual records were shattered as well. Graham Munger and Patrick Magrath led the team with these fantastic fi nishes:

100m Free 49.59 Graham Munger200m Free 1:45.78 Graham Munger500m Free 4:42.50 Graham Munger 100m Breast 1:00.33 Patrick Magrath 200m IM 1:59.81 Patrick Magrath

On the girls team, three unbelievable new school records were set by Emily Kintz, and Heather O’Toole. Here are these terrifi c new times:

100m Free 53.11 Heather O’Toole500m Free 5:05.23 Emily Kintz 100m Back 58.95 Heather O’Toole

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Alumni News is a publication of the Alumni As so ci a tion of St. Pius X Catholic High School. Published three times per year.St. Pius X is a unit of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.Submissions: Mail or alumni@spx.org or fax 404-320-0308.

Ed i tor: David L. Buechner ’73Publications Coordinator: Noelle Varriano ’00Photography: David Buechner, Robert Buechner, Jr., and Butch LiddellCopyright 2007

Domini Sumus, the history of St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, Ga., needs your help.

If you have a story to share or would like to participate in producing this book there is a place for you on this team. First, the history of the school is being chronicled in more detail than ever before and section writers are needed. An outline is currently available on the Web site under the Written History Project. Second, we are seeking writers for

Calling all Alumni and Calling Classes ending with Two and Seven

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September 28, 29, 30 07WR 1962 No Information yet1967 June 2 www.PiHi1967.myevent.com1972 Reunion Weekend Terri Gernazian1977 Reunion Weekend Joe Conboy, Mark Haddad, Kelly McKenzie1982 Reunion Weekend Michael Dallas1987 Reunion Weekend1992 No Information Yet1997 Reunion Weekend Dana Fugaro, Alexis Horder2002 Reunion Weekend

Reunion Weekend 2007 will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the school with special activities. Keep up with the latest plans and events at spx.com/alumni.

Ed i tor: David L. Buechner ’73Ed i tor: David L. Buechner ’73

Reunion Weekend 2007 will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the school with special activities. Keep up with the latest plans and events at spx.com/alumni.

History Book Progresstributes to teachers and administrators. See the Web site for a roster. Third, tell your story or your memorable moments and unforgettable characters. Fourth, you can serve as an editor on the committee and help us collect and edit the submis-sions.

Hurry! The project dead-line for materials is June 30, 2007.

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Despite inclement weather that relocated the cookout to the caf-eteria, the traditional homecoming alumni cookout was a huge suc-cess. The rain came down all day and fi nally relented about an hour and a half before kickoff. Though the crowds were thinned consid-erably by the wet conditions, the stadium was nearly full and those who showed up watched a close game against Mays. The Sprinturf fi eld was in perfect shape even af-ter the heavy dousing.

Reunions this year were held at a variety of venues all over the metro

area. The class of 2001 claimed Manuel’s Tavern, The Class of 1996 was outside at the Atlanta History Center and the Class of 1971 was in Atlantic Station look-ing over the skyline. Whether in a cozy restaurant or in a hotel, the resulting laughter and friendship was much the same all over.

Sunday’s Alumni Mass was celebrated by the largest gather-ing yet of alumni families. The weather had turned dry and sunny and families enjoyed the beautiful day in Maloof Plaza.

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Reunited And It Feels So Good: (Left Page) A) The Alumni Mass is celebrated by Msgr. Lopez, Fr. Shramko, and Fr. Rogaczewski; B) Alumni and their families spend time at the Sunday picnic after Mass; C) Class of 1986 alums Kathy Gates, Susie Ajoy Alfonso, and Eddie Aguirre catch up on the years since graduation; D) The Class of 1996 enjoys an evening at Tullie Smith Farm at the Atlanta His-tory Center for it’s ten year reunion; (Above) A) Class of 1961 al-ums Mary Margaret Hotard Pappas, Susan Schladenhauffen Kessler, Vincent Pierotti, Maural Boulware, and Virginia Heitzman Harrison; B) Class of 2001 alums Lauren Buechner, Chesley Turner, Kelly Shiver, Tracy Shiver, and Claire Farnsworth gather at the Homecom-ing game versus Mays High School; C) Class of 1971 alums Mary Colbert Billingsley, Bill McKenzie, Jan Duffy Roberts, Jack Harney; D) The cafeteria turned out to be a great place for alums and current SPX families and students to enjoy the cookout; E) Members of the Class of 1966; F) The Class of 1981 at their reunion; G) Members of the Class of 1991 take time out from the party for a group picture.

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Marshall College in May 2007 with a major in Neuroscience and a minor in Theater. Last fall, he played Brad in The Rocky Horror Show an F&M performance for which he was nominated for the Irene Ryan Award by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. This spring, he will play the heroic revolutionary Bobby Strong in Urinetown. Last October, Jack presented his research findings at the annual Society for Neu-roscience Conference, an international gathering of more than 30,000 scientists held at the Georgia World Conference Center. Jack is a member of Black Pyramid, Franklin & Marshall’s senior honor society, and is Co-President of the F&M Chapter of the Psi Chi National Honor Society.

Pat Gannon ’05 and Johnny Rowland ’05 completed their hike through the Appalachian

Trail. The pair started March 1 and finished October 4. More pictures and descriptions of their journey can be found at trailjournal.com

and then search their name. Rowland is cur-rently enrolled at Appalachian State University and Gannon is working.

Denise Berretta Dukes ’78 and John Dukes ’78 were high school sweethearts in 1976. After gradu-ation from St. Pius X, they parted ways. They each married other people and had children. In December of 2005, Denise and John were reunited. They were married on September 2, 2006 at John’s parent’s home in Barnesville, Georgia.

Johnnette Henderson Chambers ’85 married on November 11, 2006.

Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Goggin ’85 and David L. Buechner ’73 were married on Novem-ber 18, 2006 in Su-wanee, Ga. Betsy works for a real estate development firm, and David is the Alumni Direc-tor for St. Pius.

Edwin Marston ’93 married Lisa Michels on October 14, 2006 at St. Mary of the Mills Catholic Church in Laurel, Md.

Erika Logan Couch ’96 was married to USMC Chief Warrant Officer Robin Couch on September 9, 2006. The ceremony was held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church and was officiated by Fr. Patrick Mulhern. The couple resides in Marietta, Ga.

Kelley Keesee Allen ’97 married James Allen

Lion Lines. . . keeping up with alums around the globe

Marriages...

Rebecca Panter DuVall ’67 “I’m very excited about our class of 1967’s 40th Reunion! I look forward to seeing everyone there! I’ve lived up here in Buford the last three plus years. Since two weeks after my move, my darling Craig passed away following a lengthy and heroic struggle of almost 11 years with Multiple System Atrophy (in the Parkinson’s Disease neurological family) and even through much sadness, God has enabled me to move forward. He blessed me with this beautiful house in Cascade Falls—the Hamilton Mill area. But it’s time for me to move closer in to Atlanta, my home. Love to all at St. Pius X and my beloved class of ’67. See you June 2!”

Nancy Adamson Lemberg ’67 and her husband have three beautiful daughers, a wonderful son-in-law and a precious grandson, Kyle, who is 3 1/2 years old. Nancy looks forward to reconnecting with her fellow ’67 classmates in June.

Kerry R. Stewart ’69 is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Gainesville State College. At the age of 35, after working as a carpenter for 16 years, Kerry began his col-lege career. He earned two B.A.s in History and Philosophy from the University of Hawaii-Hilo, earned two M.A.s in Philosophy and Policy His-tory from Bowling Green State University, and earned his Ph.D. in Political Science in 1999 from Georgia State University. Kerry recently finished serving a two-year term on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Political Science Association. He is on the Board of the Lewis P. Rogers Institute of Environmental and Spacial Analysis, teaches Environmental Policy, Politics and Law, and En-vironmental Ethics for the Institute, and serves as the GSC Ethics Officer. Having co-edited several books, he is now working on a paper dealing with terrorism as a policy tool. He has a 2 1/2 year old son, Rohan, who is the pride and joy of his very lucky father.

Therese Marie May ’71 is living in Richmond, and practicing psychology. She has many fond memories of “Pi Hi” and some of her nieces and nephews attend St. Pius.

Mary Elisabeth Sincere Rapior ’73 attended St. Pius for her freshman and sophomore years. She is now living in Canada with her three children. As a single parent, she says, “It can be done!” Her children have all turned out great, and she had no idea how much she would love being a mom. She would love to reconnect with old friends and other alums.

Sheila Collins Ferguson ’86 and husband Chris are living in German-town, Tenn. with their two children Jack (3) and Quinn (16 months). Jack and Quinn are pic-tured here with Santa at Lenox Mall.

Carla Smith ’89 “Wow, it has been almost 20 years since I graduated from Pius. Now I am preparing to send my son, Malcom. He is an eighth-grader at St. Peter Claver Regional Catholic School. For all of you who are in preparation for the same—Good luck and lots of prayers. God Bless.” “Shorty” #30 Lady Lions basketball team......whew!

Michael Sliwa ’90 is a Special Agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). He recently moved to Washington, D.C. after spend-ing five years living in the Middle East. After work-ing Counter-Terrorism assignments throughout the Middle East, Michael is presently a Division Chief within the Counter-Intelligence Directorate. He is engaged to be married in June 2007.

Leigh-Ann Campbell ’98 is currently the Public Relations & Advertising Director for Western, an airline based out of Bellingham, Wash.

Tony Larkin ’99 recently performed in a couple of shows here in Atlanta. In January, he played the role of “Puck” in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in January. He later performed the supporting lead role in the Georgia Ensemble Theatre pro-duction of The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry—the author of Driving Miss Daisy.

Ricardo Clark ’01 was selected for the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team. On February 7, 2007 the USMNT defeated Mexico 2-0 in front of 62,000 fans and

a national TV audience. Clark played the entire game and had an assist in the U.S. victory. Clark plays for the Houston Dynamo, formerly the San Jose Sharks, the reigning MLS Champions.

Stephen Garten ’01 graduated in December 2006 with a B.S. in Biology with a forensic sci-ence emphasis and is currently working for the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) in their forensic science lab (which is right around the corner from Pius). He attributes Mrs. Jeanne Dalton’s chemistry class as the start-ing point for his career.

Patricia Kingston ’01 is a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania. She will be re-ceiving her Master’s degree in French this May and is searching for a job teaching French at the high school level.

Krystle Carmel ’02 graduated from the Univer-sity of West Georgia with a psychology degree and pre-medical requirements. She was accepted to graduate school at West Georgia for psychology. Krystle is also applying to medical school.

Colleen McShane ’02 graduated cum laude in May 2006 with a degree in chemistry from the University of San Francisco “the nominally Catholic, Jesuit school” in the city. She is currently working on a Ph.D. in Chemistry at Purdue.

Jack Sawyer ’03 will graduate from Franklin &

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December of 2006.

Jonathan E. Baer ’86 passed away in January 2007.

Tom Carr ’67 passed away November 9, 2006 in Fredericksburg, Va.

Michelle Carreker, 33, daughter of St. Pius X teacher Jon Carreker, passed away in Fla. Mi-chelle suffered her entire life from severe cerebral palsy.

Ruth Dallas, mother of Chester ’71, Paul ’81, and Michael ’82, passed away after a long struggle with colon cancer on February 25, 2007.

Catharine Eaton, mother of Tom Eaton ’73 and Jane Huneke ’75, passed away on January 10, 2007.

Rawson Haverty chaired the 1983 Archdiocesan Capital Campaign. The grandson of Clarence Haverty, the founder of the Haverty’s furniture em-pire, Rawson was a supporter of Catholic charities and was named Man of the Year by the archdiocese in 1983. The suc-cess of the capital campaign funded the expansion of St. Pius as well as some other important projects. The project, which was finished in 1985, added the library, theater, arts wing, the theology wing, and senior parking lot. Haverty commanded a tank company in WWII and upon his return worked in the family firm, eventually serving as President and Chairman.

Janet McCabe Hendrix, mother of Kathleen Hen-drix ’07, passed away January 15, 2007.

Edith Kenney, 79, mother of Sue Kenney ’73 and Nancy Kenney ’75 passed away.

David Willis Martin, 79, father of James Martin ’82, died December 30, 2006.

Margaret Kitchens McDaniel, mother of Ron Mc-Daniel ’83 passed away December 30, 2006.

Barbara Merkle ’83 passed away November 13, 2006.

Beatrice Picone Nardone, 89, mother of Elise Yates ’62 and Linda Nardone ’64 and grandmother of Robert ’91, died October 30, 2006.

Fred A. Nort, Jr., 87, passed away December 24, 2006. He was the father of Fred ’66, Sue Stanford ’69, Terry Terry ’72, Sally Clancy ’74, Cay Branch ’77, and Tom ’80. Grandfather of Rebecca Nort ’01, Katie Stanford ’97, Sara Stanford ’00, Ann Stanford ’02, William Stanford ’05, John Terry ’98, and George (Drew) Terry ’04.

Michael O’Kon ’60 died December 4, 2006.

Sister Rosaline Salome, CSJ, 82, died October 20, 2006. Formerly known as Sister David Joseph, she served as a teacher at St. Pius.

Marie Schiveree, 76, mother of Suzanne Gleaton ’69 and Jennifer Farmer ’87, passed away Decem-ber 27, 2006.

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on October 7, 2006 at Arrowhead Yacht Club on Grand Lake, Oklahoma. The couple is living in Miami, Texas where Kelley is a loan officer for a local credit union and Jim is involved in the oil and gas production industry.

Brian Hutcheson ’97 and Jennifer Van House ’02 were married in June 2006 at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Atlanta, Georgia. Many alumni attended, including members of the wedding party, Randall Musselman ’97, Matthew Van House ’99, and Mari-anne Frapwell ’02. Currently, Brian and Jennifer are teaching English in Okayama, Japan.

Melissa Dolgetta ’99 married her Georgia Tech sweetheart, Shane Owens, on May 20th, 2006 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Atlanta, Ga. Her sisters Gianna Dolgetta ’01 and Nancy Dolgetta ’03 were the maids of honor and Ashley

Callahan Baisley ’99 was a bridesmaid. Mon-signor Richard Lopez celebrated the Mass for the couple, and Melissa and Shane now live in Chamblee, Ga.

Maria Rodriguez Donaldson ’00 and Kristopher Donaldson were married on September 30, 2006 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The bridal party included Maureen McIntosh ’97, Michael McCarthy ’99, Danny McCarthy ’02, Brennan McCarthy ’03, MaryKathleen McCarthy ’09, and Maribeth Perkins ’01. The reception was held at Embassy Suites Centennial Olympic Park and the couple honeymooned in

Maui, Hawaii. Kris and Maria are both graduates of Saint Louis University. The couple now lives in St. Louis, Mo. where Maria works in public relations for Standing Partnership and Kris works as a project manager for the City of St. Louis.

Julie Smith Franklin ’82 and her husband Andy are pleased to announce the birth of Sarah Catherine Franklin. She was born four weeks early on Novem-ber 6, 2006 and weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces. Julie is taking a long leave of absence from her job at BellSouth as a Senior Broadband Product Delivery Manager to stay at home while Sarah is an infant. The family lives in Sandy Springs, Ga. Kristen Rhyne Booth ’85 and her husband are pleased to announce that their son Christopher born July 26, 2006, has joined the family through the blessed gift of adoption.

Michael A. Coletta ’89 and his wife Heather cel-ebrated the birth of their fourth child, Matthew, on December 20, 2006.

Daniel Anthony Edwards ’89 and his wife Amy proudly announce the birth of their son Daniel Wil-liam, born November 28, 2006. Baby Daniel was 8 pounds, 1 ounce and was 201⁄2 inches long.

Jennifer Dillon Dingle ’90 and her husband Bryan happily announce the birth of their third son, Henry Jude. Henry was born on March 24, 2006 and joins his two big brothers Jack (4) and Charlie (2). The family lives in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Jill Cannarella Pierce ’91 and her husband George are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Emily Grace, born September 29, 2006. Big brother William turned 2 in January.

Meredith Bonner Preston ’92 and her husband Mark welcome their son, Conner Joseph, born September 19, 2005. Conner joins big sister Catherine Ray, who was born September 22, 2004. The family lives in the Washington, D.C. area, where Mark is a political editor at CNN and Meredith is a freelance reporter.

Susan Riesmeyer Wood ’92 and her husband William are happy to announce the birth to their first child, Parker Andrew, born on July 31, 2006. Parker was 7 pounds, 9 ounces and 21 inches long.

Katie Griffin Finke ’99 and Michael Finke of Auburn, Ala. welcomed the birth of their first child, Mada-lyn Eve Finke on September 27, 2006 at East Alabama Medical in Opelika, Ala. She weighed 7 pounds and was 201⁄2 inches long.

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Obituaries...Greg Abbot, father of Lauren Abbott ’04 and Michael Abbott ’07, passed away in

The St. Pius X Alumni Association presents:

St. Pius X Spring Classic OpenGolf Tournament Special Guest: Archbishop Wilton Gregory

Registration Fee Includes: Coffee and Donut Breakfast Snack Bag on Cart Cookout Buffet After Play Drink Tickets

Program Guest Speaker: Head Football Coach Paul Standard ’80

Grand Prize: $10,000 Hole in One

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Golf Tournament Golf Tournament Special Guest: Archbishop Wilton Gregory

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