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Posted:
Wednesday, June 6,
2007
William Smith's Passing
 Dear
Chaminade Family,
It is with
tremendous sadness
that I regret to
inform you of the
passing of our
middle school
teacher and coach,
Mr. William Smith.
Bill was a valued
member of the
Chaminade family for
over nine years.
Stricken with cancer
and given a short
amount of time to
live, he persevered
and held on with
dignity for four
months. He showed
incredible strength
of character,
courage and faith as
he looked forward to
being with all of us
again at graduation.
He will be
remembered always
for his incredible
dedication to his
students as a math
teacher and a coach.
Bill is survived by
his mother, Joan
Acheson, his
brother, Dan
Acheson, his sister
and brother-in-law
Bobbie and Cal
Braley. Bill also
had many nieces and
nephews that he
enjoyed spending
time with these past
few months. They
will have a private
memorial for him.
In lieu of flowers,
donations can be
made to the American
Cancer Society at
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/DON/DON_0.asp
or the Kaiser
Foundation Hospital
San Diego, Hospice
Care, 10992 San
Diego Mission Road,
San Diego, CA 92108.
Sincerely,
Mike Valentine
Principal
Posted:
Wednesday, June 6,
2007
Chaminade Girl's Softball
Wins CIF Title
The Girl's softball team
beat Bishop Montgomery in
Irvine by a score of 6-2 for
their 2nd title in a row and
3rd CIF Softball title in 7
years. The
winning pitcher was Brianna
Barth. Kaitlyn Vergara and
Britany Cervantes had big
hits in the game.
Posted:
Monday, June 4,
2007
The Eagles Boys' Fencing
Team Takes First Place
The Eagles boys' fencing
team took first place in two
categories at the California
Fencing Championships held
at Monroe of North Hills
earlier this month. The
boys' championship team is
comprised of Chris Pinkowski,
David Singontiko, Chris
Cashdan, Gil Hauser and
Gavin Daly.
The girls' team took fourth
in epee and sixth in foil
with the help of Rajat
Gupta, Iesha Zimdahl and
Natalie Herrera.
Posted:
Wednesday, May 23,
2007
Middle School Students
Win Awards at California
State Science Fair
Congratulations to the
students who represented
Chaminade Middle School and
the Los Angeles County in
the 56th California State
Science Fair held last May
22nd in the California
Science Center. This year
there were 969 participants
from 380 schools throughout
the state. Paul Deardorff
won Honorable Mention award
in the Environmental
Engineering category. His
project is entitled “Effects
of Adding Denatured Alcohol
to Unleaded Gasoline on
Emissions from a Small
Internal Combustion Engine.”
Meanwhile, Chris Zikry won
the Silicon Boule Award, a
special award that
acknowledges distinctive
performance in the Physical
Sciences. His project
entitled “How Can Super Fast
Motion Be Captured with a
Camera?” was selected from
all the combined categories
of Physics, Electronics,
Engineering and Technology.
Other students who qualified
and competed in the
California State Science
Fair include Emily Wachsner,
Lisa Osepyan, Bridget Lerman,
Sara Zepezaur, Nicole
Newman, and Sienna
Siberkleit. Mr. Edwin
Saramosing, Science Project
Adviser and Mr. Chris
Bautista, Science Fair
Coordinator, applaud our
students’ performance and
participation. This group of
students is the biggest
Chaminade contingent in the
State Science Fair and
County Science Fair in 10
years.
Posted:
Monday, May 21,
2007
Chaminade Fencing Wins
State Championship
As you may have
heard, the Chaminade
Fencing team won the
state championship
in Men's Epee and
Men's Foil this past
weekend in a
tournament held at
Monroe High School.
Congratulations to
Coach Derek Snyder
and the entire
Chaminade fencing
team on a great
year. Below is an
article Derek wrote:
The State High
School Fencing
Championships took
place May 19 and 20
at Monroe High
School. Participants
from various
California schools
competed, including
fencers from
Chaminade, Monroe,
Victor Valley,
Harvard-Westlake, La
Jolla Country Day,
Beverly Hills,
Brentwood, and
others. The
tournament was a two
day event with Men's
Foil, Women's Foil
and Women's Saber
taking place on
Saturday and Men's
Epee, Women's Epee,
and Men's Saber
taking place on
Sunday. In the men's
foil event,
Chaminade fencers
Chris Pinkowski,
Chris Cashdan, David
Singontiko and Gil
Hauser fenced
exceptionally,
securing a first
place finish and the
State High School
Men's Foil
Championship for
Chaminade High
School! Victor
Valley High School
and Monroe High
School finished
second and third.
Chris Pinkowski took
home the men's foil
gold medal, beating
David Dewberry of
West Hills Academy
15-12. In the men's
epee event on
Sunday, Chaminade
fencers Chris
Pinkowski, Chris
Cashdan, David
Singontiko and Gavin
Daly dominated the
competition, winning
the State High
School Men's Epee
Championship for
Chaminade High
School! Gavin Daly
was knocked out by
fellow teammate
Chris Pinkowski and
finished in the top
16.
Chris Cashdan
finished in fourth
place, losing to
teammate David
Singontiko for third
place. Chris
Pinkowksi again
finished first,
beating Eugene Park
of Victor Valley
High School 15-12
for the gold medal.
Congratulations to
the Chaminade men's
fencing team, who
turned in an
impressive
performance and
brought the State
Men's Foil and Epee
Championships back
to Chaminade High
School! In women's
foil and women's
epee, competitors
from Chaminade
included Natalie
Zimdahl, Nikki
Herrera and Rashi
Gupta.
Posted:
Saturday, May 12,
2007
Steve Mussack's Passing
 Dear Chaminade Family:
It is with great sadness
that we share with you the
news that death has again
visited our staff, this time
taking Steve Mussack '67 to his
eternal rest. Steve passed
away yesterday afternoon
around 5:30 pm. He had hiked
to a camp in the San Gabriel
Mountains along with Mike
Gwaltney and twelve
students. Without warning,
Steve was struck down by a
heart attack and he died
instantly.
Steve had a beautiful death
-- in the wilderness and in
the company of students –
two of the great passions of
his life.
We can only imagine how
traumatizing the event was
for Mike Gwaltney and the
students who were present.
They were remarkable in
their response and the
Chaminade community is so
very proud of them.
Of course, the pain Mike and
the students feel is only a
reflection of how Steve’s
family is feeling and our
prayers and compassion are
poured out to them.
We realize this shocking
news is coming to you on the
heels of Gail Nelson’s death
a couple of months ago and
then the passing of Father
Ed. It is indeed a
challenging time for our
Chaminade family. Now, we
comfort each other in the
tradition of our own
faith-community. At times
like this, we turn to our
faith in a special way and
we find great comfort in
knowing that Steve is with
God and today he is being
welcomed to Paradise by
hosts of angels and the
loved ones who have gone
before him.
To help ease the grief of
those left behind, we will
have a gathering for prayer
tomorrow, Sunday at 5:00
p.m., in and around Steve’s
room. Our Chaplain, Father
Jim will lead prayers,
Kristin Firestone will
prepare music, and the
counselors will be on hand
to assist those who need
care. The sharing of your
remembrances will be a great
gift to us all.
Along with extending our
condolence to Steve’s
family, we want to reach out
in a special way to his
students, past and present.
To them, he is a man who
demystifies math, teaching
with love for his students
and the subject. He is a
true Marianist educator and
a Christian gentleman.
Steve Mussack, may God grant
you eternal rest.
Posted:
Thursday, May 10,
2007
Chaminade College
Preparatory Selects Anthony
Harris as Next Head Football
Coach
West Hills,
California—Chaminade College
Preparatory High School
Principal Brother Tom Fahy
O.S.F. announced today that
the school has selected
Anthony Harris as head
football coach, effective
immediately.
Anthony Harris, the current
athletic director at
Campbell Hall School,
succeeds former coach, Ben
McEnroe, who was selected as
head football coach at
California Lutheran
University on April 10,
2007. Harris will be
introduced at a team meeting
scheduled for lunch time
today.
Anthony Harris returns to
coaching after a successful
seven-year tenure as the
head football coach at
Campbell Hall from
1997-2003. During this time
he amassed a record of
43-32-1, which included six
straight CIF Playoff
appearances and two league
championships. Since 2004,
Harris has devoted his time
and his wide-ranging
leadership ability to the
position of high school
athletic director, head
track and field coach and
chairman of the Physical
Education department.
Regarding the selection,
Brother Tom Fahy remarked
that “Anthony Harris is a
proven leader and coach who
will continue to build on
the foundation of excellence
established by Ben McEnroe
and his staff over the past
four years. This is a great
next step for our program.”
The Chaminade Eagles are the
defending Mission League
champions and advanced to
the CIF Division III
Semi-Finals last season.
Athletic Director Joe
Shapiro commented “We are
fortunate to bring in a
coach with the character and
integrity of Anthony Harris.
His energy level coupled
with his outstanding
football knowledge makes him
a great addition to the
Chaminade family.”
Coach Harris is a long-time
admirer of the Chaminade
athletic program, as well as
the tradition of excellence
at Chaminade, and is excited
to become an integral part
of this legacy. “Chaminade
is a top tier program in
every way, from the academic
program, to the campus
ministry and faith
traditions, to the athletic
field, Chaminade is first
class. I am honored to be a
part of this elite Catholic
school. My entire career has
prepared me to be in this
place at this time.” When
asked about the direction of
the program, Harris
commented on the strength of
the schedule, which includes
Notre Dame, Loyola and
Canyon. “This is big time
high school football,”
Harris said, “we will take
each team week by week and
continue to grow as a team
every day. I will ask the
players to dedicate
themselves to this and give
100%, and as for me and my
staff, we will meet and
exceed that every week.”
Posted:
Tuesday, May 1,
2007
Middle School Students
win awards in Los Angeles
County Science Fair
Chaminade students were
declared winners in the 57th
Los Angeles County Science
Fair held at the Los Angeles
Convention Center last April
26-28. Emily Waschner won
2nd place in the Plant
Physiology category. She
also won a special award
from the Southern California
Horticultural Society. Paul
Deardorff and Chris Zikry
won 3rd place awards in
Environmental Management and
Engineering Application
categories respectively.
Paul also won a special
award from the Professional
Engineers of California.
Team finalists, Lisa Osepyan
and Bridget Lerman won 3rd
Place in the Team Physical/
Earth Science category,
while Nicole Newman and Sara
Zepezauer won Honorable
Mention in the same
category.
The following
students won Honorable
Mention in their respective
categories; Michael McElroy
(Biochemistry), Laurine
Shahmirian (Biochemistry),
Brian McElroy (Physics),
and Sienna Silberkleit (Applied
Chemistry). The team of Sara
and Nicole also received a
special award from the
Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California and
Brian McElroy won the VWR
Education award. Frank
Gullihur (Engineering
Research), Sebastian
Weiskopf (Engineering
Application, and Matthew
Willmore
(Physics/Aerodynamics) were
semi-finalists in their
categories.
Emily, Paul, Chris, Lisa,
Bridget, Nicole, Sara, and
Sienna were all invited to
represent Chaminade and the
Los Angeles County in the
California State Science
Fair this May.
There were around 800
projects represented in
various categories. The
categories participated in
by our students consisted of
between 10-60 project
entries. Our students were
interviewed by panel judges.
They received certificates,
medals and cash awards.
Science project advisers,
Mr. Bautista and Mr.
Saramosing are extremely
pleased of the achievements
of this year’s science
project participants, who
all emerged winners in the
science fair.
Posted:
Tuesday, April 25,
2007
Our
beloved Fr. Edwin Johnson, S.M. went to his heavenly
home
on the morning of April 25th 2007
Our beloved Fr. Edwin Johnson, S.M. went to his heavenly home
the morning of April 25th. Fr.
Edwin died peacefully at the Carondelet Center in Los
Angeles where he was being cared for by his loving
friends, the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Fr. Edwin has served as Chaplain here at Chaminade for
the past 11 years and is greatly loved by students,
faculty, and parents alike. His selfless love for all
of us has been the hallmark of his ministry and a
lasting gift for our community. He will be greatly
missed by all who knew him.
There will be a prayer service on the Middle School
campus tomorrow morning at 9:14 in the DeLong Arts and
Athletics Center. In addition, a memorial Mass on the
High School campus is scheduled for next Monday at 3:15
p.m. All are invited to join us for these services.
Arrangements for Fr. Edwin’s funeral are still pending,
but will likely be held on Monday or Tuesday of next
week, in the late afternoon/early evening, at Our Lady
of the Valley parish in Canoga Park where Fr. Edwin also
served. As soon as arrangements are finalized they will
be posted on our website at
www.chaminade.org or you may call my office at (818)
360-4211.
On behalf of the Marianist Community, I want to express
gratitude to everyone who sent notes, visited, and
prayed for Fr. Edwin during this final journey home. I
know the love of our community was a great source of
comfort for Father during this time.
May God Bless Each of You,
Jim Adams
President
Friday,
March 16, 2007
Founders Day
On Thursday, March 15th, students, administrators, faculty and staff from both campuses
came together to celebrate our annual Founders Day Liturgy at the high
school campus. Founders Day is a tradition established to honor
individuals for their exemplary service and devotion to Chaminade
College Preparatory and its mission. The honoree this year was Jack
Smith, the father of eight children who attended Chaminade during three
different decades, Barry ’68, Richard ’72, John ’74, Judith, ’76,
Patrick ’77, Anita ’79, Elizabeth ’80, and Paul ’82.
Jack started his volunteer work with the Dad’s
Club. He was active in fundraising and social events and served as
president of that group.
Jack was instrumental in resolving several
crises facing Chaminade in the early 1970’s.
The school was in financial trouble and the
Marianists were relinquishing control. Jack got together with a handful
of other Chaminade parents and the result was a new corporation and
governing board, a teaching contract with the Marianists and financial
assistance from the Knights of Columbus and the Archdiocese, plus the
long-term lease of the Chatsworth campus.
Policies created and decisions made while Jack
was a member of the Board of Directors and also it’s Chairman became a
key part of the foundation on which Chaminade College Preparatory rests
today. Chaminade continues to thrive because of the commitment of a
long line of dedicated individuals like Jack Smith who have generously
offered their time, talents and treasure to benefit our school, those
outstanding contributors who truly deserve to share the title “Founder.”
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