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The Alumni Newsletter Is Here!
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Happy New Year Baron Alumni! In this newsletter, we highlight:
- Features
- Mr. Jim Royle: Baron Living Legend
- Alumni Networking Event A Huge Success
- 60th Anniversary Mass on March 17th, 2017
- Baron Gala 2017 - Tickets Discounted Through February 15th!
- 60+ Barons alumni spotlight series
- #GivingTuesday: A New Tradition at St. Pete Catholic
- Baron Reunions
- Call for 2017 Reunions, celebrating the '2s and '7s!
- Class of 2006 10th Reunion
- Baron Alumni Spotlights
- Sam Secord '04 Featured in Tampa Bay Times
- Four SPC Alumni Volunteer at Salesian Gospel Roads III Mission Project
- Ashley Mevoli '16 Stars In Her Freshman Season at Brevard College
- Megan Dougherty Howard '13: NSCAA All-American
- Campus Happenings
- Troupe #4127 Receives Excellent and Superior ratings, Jackie Lemakos '17 Receives All Star Actor at Districts
- Undefeated Boys Soccer Team Recently Ranked #13 in Nation and #6 in State
- Students Attend Day Everyone Connects
- Seniors Rodney Halapio '17 and John McNie '17 star in the Pinellas All-Star Football Classic
- Welcome to Bishop Parkes, Thank You to Bishop Lynch
- Thank You to our Honor Roll of Donors
- Upcoming Events
- 60th Anniversary Mass - March 17th, 2017
- Baron Gala - March 25th, 2017
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Mr. Jim Royle: Baron Living Legend
Mr. Jim Royle, who worked at St. Pete Catholic for over 30 years (1981-2012), was visited at his home by Dr. Zepp in December. After sharing some of his favorite memories, Mr. Royle's message to the SPC family was "Go Barons!"
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Alumni Networking Event A Huge Success
A huge shoutout to our over 100 alumni who joined us on December 21st for our inaugural Alumni Networking Event at The Canopy at the Birchwood! In case you missed it, please stay tuned for future alumni events! A special thank you to our generous sponsors at Northwestern Mutual and Copley Gerdes '01, who was instrumental in making the event happen.
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60th Anniversary Mass: Join Us on Friday, March 17!
We are celebrating our 60th Anniversary this year, honoring the legacy and tradition of our four schools: St. Petersburg Catholic, Bishop Barry, Notre Dame Academy, and St. Paul's. Please mark your calendars for our
60th Anniversary Mass on Friday March 17th, 2017. We are also planning more celebrations in 2017. If you are interesting in spearheading our Baron 60 efforts and/or would like to serve on the Baron 60 Planning Committee, please contact
alumni@spchs.org.
A special thank you to
Lesley Valenty '05 of
Lesley Valenty Creative for her beautiful design work on our Baron 60 logo!
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Get Your Baron Gala Tickets Today! (discount before 2/15)
On March 25th, 2017, we are celebrating our
15th Annual Baron Gala. This year's theme is
A Night at the Opera!
Each year, we attract as many as 350 people for cocktails and dinner in the
St. John Bosco Center For The Arts. The Baron Gala provides an enjoyable atmosphere for alumni, parents, and friends to mingle and bid on over 100 silent-auction items and 10 live-auction items.
$100 (before 2/15)
$125 (after 2/15)
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Recent 60+ Barons Alumni Spotlights
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the school's opening in 1957, St. Pete Catholic is honoring its alumni through the 60+ Barons spotlight series. To nominate a Baron alumnus for the series, please email
blog@spchs.org.
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#GivingTuesday: A New Tradition at St. Pete Catholic
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Call for 2017 Reunions: Celebrating 2's & 7's!
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Class of 2006 Celebrates
10th Reunion
Welcome back to the Class of 2006, who celebrated their 10th Reunion in November! A special thank you to
Fiorella Ferrari '06 for putting together a spectacular evening!
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Sam Secord '04 Featured in Tampa Bay Times
Check out
Sam Secord '04 featured last month in the Sunday edition of the
Tampa Bay Times for his startup Aergro, an innovative gardening system! We are proud of you Sam!
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Four SPC Alumni Volunteer at Salesian Gospel Roads III Mission Project
This past week, four SPC alumni, Emily Pingleton '14, Andy Rennick '15, Ali Ryan '16, and Kyle Weaver '14, traveled to Masaya, Nicaragua with the Salesian Office of Youth Ministry. While on Gospel Roads III, they spent the week teaching, playing, and praying with the local children, painting a house built by the Mama Margarita Foundation, visiting a home called "Los Pepitos" for disabled children, serving meals to many people throughout the community, distributing gloves and masks to the workers at the local dump, and visiting the Salesian school and basilica in Granada. The four alumni are pictured with Fr. Abe, the Salesian Province Delegate, at the Salesian Basilica in Granada.
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Ashley Mevoli '16 Stars In Her First Season at Brevard College
Ashley Mevoli '16 made a splash this fall on the soccer field as a freshman at Brevard College
and was recently honored as a "Freshman Player To Watch", scoring 3 goals and 2 assists this season. She enjoyed her first semester of college and is even considering joining the track team in the spring! We are proud of you Ashley!
Stay up to date with Ashley's soccer successes here:
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Megan Dougherty Howard '13: NSCAA All-American
Meggie Dougherty Howard '13 earned NSCAA All-America Honors! Congratulations Meggie and University of Florida soccer program!
Read more here:
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Troupe #4127 Receives
Excellent and
Superior Ratings, Jackie Lemakos '17
All Star Actor at Districts
Troupe #4127 medale
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in all 14 events, including 9 excellents and 4 superiors. A special congratulations to Jackie Lemakos '17 who was named an All Star Actor in our One Act. These scores qualify SPC to participate in The Thespian State Festival in March! Great job Barons!
Learn more about Troupe #4127:
One of the most award winning and exciting programs at St. Pete Catholic is Troupe #4127, our chapter of the International Thespian Society, a global community of high school students and educators whose goal is to achieve excellence in the Performing Arts. Troupe #4127 was chartered in 1987 by Mr. Joseph Stawski who led the Fine Arts Department at St. Pete Catholic for over twenty years. Mr. Stephen Riordan '97 now oversees Troupe #4127. The Troupe competes annually in Dis
trict and State Festivals, having won over 500 medals since its inception. The troupe also puts on a Fall One Act and Spring Musical for the School and community. Students who have participated in Troupe 4127 have gone on to graduate from some of the most prestigious Arts Schools in the country including The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Manhattan School of Music, Boston Conservatory, and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
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Undefeated Boys Soccer Team Recently Ranked #13 in the Nation and #6 in the State
Our undefeated boys soccer team was recently ranked as high as #13 in the nation and #6 in the state, according to MaxPreps. Come see them in action!
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Students Attend
Day Everyone Connects
Check out our students at Day Everyone Connects, a retreat day for St. Pete Catholic, St. John Neumann, and LaSalle high schools.
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Seniors Rodney Halapio and John McNie Star in the Pinellas All-Star Football Classic
Congratulations to
Rodney Halapio '17 and
John McNie '17, pictured with Coach Brooks at the Pinellas All-Star Football Classic at Clearwater High School in December.
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Welcome Bishop Parkes, Thank You Bishop Lynch
Join us in welcoming Bishop Gregory L. Parkes to the Diocese of St. Petersburg. He was installed on January 4th, 2017. We also want to thank Bishop emeritus Robert N. Lynch for his years of service and support of the mission of St. Petersburg Catholic High School. Read about the installation of Bishop Parkes in the Tampa Bay Times.
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Thank you to all of our generous donors and benefactors that have advanced the mission of St. Petersburg Catholic High School and made a positive impact on students!
Without your support we could not fulfill our Catholic, Salesian educational mission. God bless you!
To view our Honor Roll of Donors for FY2016 (July 2015-June 2016), please
click here.
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60th Anniversary Mass - March 17th, 2017
60th Anniversary Mass
March 17th, 2017 @ TBA
St. John Bosco Center For The Arts
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15th Annual Baron Gala - March 25th, 2017
15th Annual Baron Gala
A Night at the Opera
March 25th, 2017 @ 6:30pm
St. John Bosco Center For The Arts
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Stay in touch! Update your alumni information!
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Happy New Year to you and your families!
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