FROM THE DESK OF PRINCIPAL DORAN
Dear Monsignor Scanlan High School Alumni, Friends and Parents,
Happy Spring !! The warmer weather has finally arrived and with it the multitude of
activities that will bring another successful school year to a close.
Our Junior Ring ceremony was our largest in years with over 50 students receiving this symbol of commitment and school pride. Thank you to those of you who contributed to our Ring Fund. Your generosity provided rings for 12 students who otherwise would have been unable to afford one.
The Annual Sister Linda Walk was held on May 3rd and our students trekked around the campus on a raw and windy day to raise over $1,600 in her honor for cancer research.
We are currently collecting items for our "Support the Troops" initiative in collaboration with City Councilman Mark Gjonaj. Thus far we have collected over 500 items with our goal of 800 items still in reach.
This year our community service program will generate over 8,000 hours of service to others. We are all very proud of our students volunteerism.
The National Honor Society welcomed 40 new members and acknowledged the graduating senior members on May 16th. It was followed by our Annual Art Show which displayed student art work, poetry readings and a musical jam session by our school Garage Band.
The Senior Prom, Graduation and Regents exams are all upcoming, as we race to the finish line and another Summer.
Thank you all for your prayers, support and generosity to our great school. We could not continue Monsignor Scanlan's mission without your help.
God Bless all Crusaders!!!
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SCANLAN'S "SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" DRIVE
May is Military Appreciation Month and Scanlan students are taking part in a Support our Troops Drive. Students are donating and collecting travel-sized toiletry and other needed items that will be donated to the American Legion Post #253. These items will then be packed into individual care packages and sent to our brave servicemen and women. Such donations help to enhance the morale and well being of our deployed troops. The students' goal is to collect 800 items by May 23rd. Our Scanlan students hope this small gesture will make a significant difference in the happiness of our troops. Our thanks to the alumni who have been visiting us and donating to this most worthy cause!
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GARAGE BAND CLUB PERFORMS FOR SCANLAN COMMUNITY
(This story was written by Mr. Chris McMahon, Faculty Member)
Scanlan Rocks!
On Valentine's Day, the Scanlan Garage Band performed a special set of love songs in the senior lounge. Garage Band is an after-school club where students of all abilities are invited to come and share their favorite music. Every semester they choose a new set of songs to learn and perform for the Scanlan school community. Students practice teamwork and performance skills while supporting one another and having a lot of fun singing and playing great music! Accompanying the students are faculty members, Chris McMahon (on guitar) and Jose Torres (on drums).
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MATTHEW DELA CRUZ - AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT
(This story was co-written by Senior Ama Achampong)
Senior Matthew Dela Cruz has found an innovative way to help the people of Cebu City
in the Philippines. In his trip to visit family there, he noticed a large amount of debris - especially plastic - and the damage it was doing to the natural environment of the area. He questioned whether certain plastics could be effectively recycled to create durable, long lasting and useful items? His project was originally planned for the Google Science Fair, however with the help of his teacher Mrs. Tulipano, it became a Scanlan science project. He and his classmates collected 1000 plastic bags and turned them into 10 pairs of sandals (see photo). They have presented Matthew's ideas to other school communities and have submitted their project to the Paradigm Challenge - an annual competition that inspires youth innovation to address social issues. We are so very proud of Matthew and his classmates for the work they are doing to make a difference in the lives of others.
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HONOR SOCIETY STUDENTS VISIT PHILADELPHIA
On Friday, May 3rd the members of Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society) and Rho Kappa (Social Studies Honor Society) visited Philadelphia. The students visited many historical sites and really enjoyed their time at the Franklin Institute where their primary focus was engineering. They saw how bridges were built in places like Haiti and Nepal, so as to
save the lives of students who had to cross rivers to attend school - a very eye-opening experience for our inner city students. They visited the LIberty Bell, Constitution Hall and the Old Treasury where the second Bank of the United States was established. The students were accompanied by faculty members, Mrs. Faustin, Mrs. Raikes, and Ms. Montella. All of the students agreed that they learned much on this field trip and had an awesome time with their classmates and teachers!
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SCANLAN JUNIORS CELEBRATE RING NIGHT
On Thursday evening, May 2nd, students from the Class of 2020 received their Junior Class Rings in the Scanlan Chapel. It was an exciting night for our Juniors and for their families who joined them for this special event.
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SCANLAN STUDENTS - HELPING THEIR COMMUNITY
(This story was written by Senior Ama Achampong)
This year, Student Council decided to collaborate with the Health & Wellness Club to make a difference in the lives of others. Teacher, Aimee Esposito came to know about Lamp Ministries and their program in which they make sandwiches and give them out to those in need. Mrs. Esposito thought it would be great to do something different in our Scanlan community. So the Health & Wellness Club and Student Council came together to make 125 sandwiches to be given to those who are less fortunate than our Scanlan community; then a few weeks later they made more sandwiches to donate! Our students are hoping this will become a new tradition at Scanlan
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INTERNATIONAL CULTURE CLUB CULTURE DAY
FOOD FUNDRAISER
(This story was written by Scanlan teacher, Mrs. Arlene Faustin)
It was with great honor that the Executive Board and members of the International Culture Club brought Black History Month to a close with a Culture Day Food Fundraiser. The club and its moderator, Mrs. Arlene Faustin treated the Scanlan Community to dishes from the Caribbean, Asia, Africa and Italy. The fundraiser was a great success and the students were able to raise $606 for the students of Christ the King High School. on the Island of Antigua and Barbuda some of the students' homes were devastated by Hurricane Irma in 2017. Christ the King High School is a Roman Catholic school located in Antigua and is the alma mater of Mrs. Faustin. The International Culture Club was so glad that they were able to help the students and also to help Christ the King High School celebrate 85 years of existence of this awesome Roman Catholic Church in Antigua.
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RENOVATIONS, UPGRADES & BEAUTIFICATION
There is "no grass growing under the feet" of our Facilities and Maintenance Staffs at Monsignor Scanlan High School! Although grass is growing in other places on our beautiful campus. These dedicated volunteers and employees have been very hard at work and will continue to be throughout the summer months. Here is a partial list of the completed jobs and additional planned campus projects:
- Renovation of bathrooms in the Main Building
- Sanding and restoring of the wainscoting in the Main Building
- Irrigation system will be installed in the upper field and circle
- 150 plants and 5 trees to be planted
- Ground floor hallways in the main school scheduled to be painted
- Baseball field sewer line to be repaired
- The front section of Helena Hall will be re-landscaped
- The installation of a Greenhouse - being donated by Home Depot - for "Farm to Table" planting & harvesting by our Scanlan Science students
- The circle in front of the Silverberg Field House is being reduced and renovated (see photo below)
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SCANLAN CELEBRATES OUR CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL TEAMS!
It was a great year for our girls' and boys' basketball program. Our Varsity Girls' Basketball team won the 2018-2019 GCHSAA Division "AA" Varsity Archdiocesan Championship
and our JV Girls' Basketball team won the 2018-2019 GCHSAA Division "AA" JV
Archdiocesan Basketball Championship. Our JV Boys' Basketball team won the 2018-2019 CHSAA "AA" JV City Basketball Championship. Congratulations to our Players and their Coaches!
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HANNAH GADPAILLE - FRESHMAN TRACK STAR
Freshman Hannah Gadpaille won the 2019 CHSAA Sectional 100 meter and took 2nd in the 200 meter dash at the Girls' Sectional Championships at Ichan Stadium at Randall's Island Park on May 15th. Hannah had previously won the CHSAA Freshman Girls' Intersectional 100 and 200 meters on April 28th and won a bronze in the 100 meter dash in the Mayor's Cup on April 13th. We are extremely proud of Hannah and Coach Dinkins!
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ST. HELENA & SCANLAN ALUMNI DONATE TO THE
JUNIOR RING FUND
For the third year in a row, St. Helena & Scanlan alumni and friends have risen to the occasion and generously supported the Scanlan Junior Ring Day Fund. This year, 12 deserving juniors - selected by Principal Doran - received their Class Rings thanks to the generosity of others. Sincerest thanks to all who so generously supported this year's campaign and the previous Ring Fund campaigns!
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REFLECTIONS OF JUNIOR RING DAY - 1964
Kathy Gilligan-Donley, Class of 1965 - one of the supporters of this year's Ring Day Fund - shared her own ring day memory & photo.
"All the Juniors took a bus from the High School to the World's Fair to celebrate our new rings. I no longer have the ring, but I managed to save the hat!"
Pictured from left to right in the photo below are Kathy Gilligan, Linda Blumer, Erin Walsh and Geraldine Christiano.
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70's - 80's QUEENS REUNION - GREAT TIME HAD BY ALL!
On Saturday night, January 26th alumni from the St. Helena/Scanlan Classes of the 70's & 80's came together for a Queens Reunion at The Boulevard in Whitestone, Queens. This event was a success, well-attended and more such events are being planned. Please mark your calendars for Saturday, September 21st when
"Alive & Kicking"
will be the band of choice for an Alumni Dance to be hosted by Team Scanlan - a committee of alumni from the 70's & 80's - in the Gallagher Gym. Additional information about this upcoming event will be dispatched shortly.
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80'S & 90'S ALUMNI JOIN US FOR A COCKTAIL PARTY IN NYC AT THE PALM RESTAURANT
Scanlan Alumni from the 80's and 90's took some time off from their busy work schedules to attend a wonderful Cocktail Party hosted by Bruce Bozzi '57, the proprietor of The Palm Restaurants. All who attended had a great time and plans for similar events are being made. We do not have contact information for all of our 80's & 90's alumni. If you are in touch with Scanlan alumni who are not receiving our e-mail dispatches, please share this
newsletter with them. We look forward to seeing our alumni from the 80's, 90's & 2000's.
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THE SCANLAN GOVERNING BOARD WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBER, TIRSO FERNANDEZ, CLASS OF 1996
The Scanlan Govering Board has announced that Tirso Fernandez, Class of 1996, has been voted in as the newest Scanlan Board member! After graduating from Scanlan in 1996, Tirso went on to receive his BA from Brown University and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Tirso is currently a Vice President in
JP Morgan's Real Estate Banking Group. As an experienced real estate and finance professional, Tirso is sure to be a great addition to the Scanlan Board and Facilities Committee. Please join us in congratulating Tirso!
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Pictured left to right are Board Members Chris Linne '74 and Tirso Fernandez '96
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Pictured left to right - Alex Cherry '94, Danielle Pulliam '92 & Santiago Grijalva '95
2019 CAREER DAY
Career Day on April 16
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was a great success! We welcomed 47 presenters inclusive of 15 alumni from the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s. The alumni and friends who graciously attended represented many various careers and companies - ESPN, HBO, NYPD, FDNY, Banking, Real Estate, Nursing, Home Textiles, Chef, Artist, Lawyer, Doctor, Pilot - to name a few. Our sincerest thanks to all of our Career Day presenters who took time off from their very busy lives to spend their day with our Scanlan students.
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DECLAN DINNER RAISES MORE FOR THE
DECLAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The Declan Scholarship Fund Dinner was held at "Patricia's on Tremont" on Saturday, March 2nd. Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends, the dinner raised in excess of $13,000! Of course, a good time was had by all former faculty, alumni and staff who joined us (see photo below) for this very special evening. Sincerest thanks to all those who supported this scholarship fund and dinner.
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Make your plans to golf with alumni, former faculty and friends at the 7th Annual Monsignor Scanlan / St. Helena H.S. Golf Classic on
Tuesday, June 4th.
The cost
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