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Finding God in All Things The Bishop O’Dowd High School Magazine
Building on a Legacy of Innovation
with President James Childs
Page 16
Legacy Starts Alums Share Passion Honor Roll of Donors Fall/Winter
at O’Dowd Through Writing page 45 2018
page 2 page 18
Charism
Finding God in all things calls us to:
Community in Diversity
Strength of Character
Academic Excellence
Kinship with Creation
Social Justice From the
Joy
PRESIDENT
James Childs, MA, MEd
President
Greetings Dragon Alumni, Parents and Friends,
Kim Walsh
President Emeritus
I have the pleasure to share with you that O’Dowd is truly thriving ... and that
Romeo Baldeviso, MS
Chief Information Officer our best days are ahead.
Rebecca Bischoff
Chief Advancement Officer O’Dowd first opened its doors in 1951 and 67 years later, we owe a debt of
Nicole Fernando gratitude to everyone – teachers, staff members, members of the religious
Annual Giving Director orders who’ve served here, parents, alumni, volunteers, donors – who has
Christine Garavaglia, CPA helped us become the thriving school and community we are today.
Chief Financial Officer
Michelle Hawkins The last 12 years have been especially transformational under the leader-
Senior Director of Development
ship of the late Steve Phelps. Today, O’Dowd is at enrollment capacity, has
Brian Judd, MS
Associate Principal a waitlist for admissions, and features academic and co-curricular programs
Briana Loewinsohn, MA that prepare our students for college and beyond, with tuition assistance
Graphic Designer
and support programs that ensure we can extend our Catholic mission and
Lisa Coffey Mahoney ’76 charism-values to as many students as possible. We learned a lot from Steve
Director of Communications
LizaDawn Aduviso, MA, CFRE
and have a vision for building on his achievements and taking O’Dowd to
Director of Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy even greater heights.
Colette Roche, MA, MS, EdD
Associate Principal Our institutional priorities position us boldly for future suc-
Jase Turner, MA
Associate Principal
cess: first, deepening our commitment to our charism and our
values-based education; second, driving educational excel-
lence and innovation; and third, seizing unprecedented oppor-
Board of tunities to optimize our facilities.
REGENTS
In this magazine, please enjoy the articles that celebrate our life and mission
Kevin Kelly
Chairperson around these three priorities and note the outstanding financial support we
Shana Daum received from our community this past year to further these priorities. The
Vice Chairperson
work at O’Dowd is animated by the spirituality that flows from the charism,
Kerwin Allen
thereby expressing our Catholic identity. We are emboldened by pursuing
Tracey Borst
Kevin Coldiron transformative educational strategies for the growth of our students. O’Dowd
Fr. Leo Edgerly will be sustainably modernized to enhance the student experience by plan-
Melinda Eisenhut-Dunn ’74 ning, funding and building the first phase of our campus master plan.
Michael Haas
John Heagerty ’60 Thank you for engaging with us as we continue to celebrate our history and
Kevin Hester ’88
Christopher Johnson
build on our solid foundation in order to become the Catholic high school
Ellie Knauss our students most need for the complex world they boldly face. Toward that
Monica Marcone end, I am grateful for your investment in and advocacy on behalf of O’Dowd.
Fr. Jay Matthews
Alan McIntosh
Glenele Oberrich Best,
Robert J. Ravano ’58
Mike Robarts
Leslie Sims Robertson ’81
Roderick Roche ’81
Kim Walsh
James Childs, MA, MEd
Table of
CONTENTS
02 Legacy Starts at O’Dowd
12 A Thriving O’Dowd
14 O’Dowd’s New President: James Childs
16 Building on a Legacy of Innovation
18 Alums Share Their Passion Through Writing
26 Athletics News
31 Alumni News
O’Dowd is Tops 45 Honor Roll of Donors
We are proud to announce that Bishop O’Dowd High School
69 In Memoriam
won “Best Private High School” in Oakland magazine’s 2018
Best of Oakland and the East Bay annual readers’ poll for the
fifth consecutive year! Thanks to all who voted for O’Dowd!
Write us!
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zine. Please e-mail submissions to Dragon editor Lisa Coffey
Mahoney ’76 at lmahoney@bishopodowd.org or send a letter to:
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2 // Dragon
Legacy Starts
AT O’DOWD
64th Annual Commencement
“The greatest use of a life is to spend it for
something that outlasts it.” -William James
O’Dowd Board of Regents member and
featured commencement speaker Ellie Knauss
used this quote to deliver an inspiring call to
action for O’Dowd’s Class of 2018 - your legacy
starts now.
Don and Ellie Knauss
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 3
From left to right: Maia Johnson, Andi Wiley, Kameela Hall, Pablo Samoilys, Sabine Schroepfer and Arden Fortaleza.
“No, not the inherit money from your great uncle type of “You are experiencing firsthand, the im-
legacy,” she said. “Legacy is something that leaves a conse-
quence, has an effect and produces a result. In short, some- pact of legacy. You, O’Dowd’s graduating
thing you accomplish in your life that makes a difference. class of 2018, are living the legacy of a
Some of you have already begun to form your legacies with
what you have done at O’Dowd.”
man who has been called a futurist in the
field of Catholic education,” Ellie said.
Ellie and her husband, Don, were honored at O’Dowd’s 64th
annual commencement with the Cor Unum Award. “Of course, I am speaking of Dr. Stephen
Named for the school’s motto, “One Heart in Christ,” the
Phelps, the president of Bishop O’Dowd
Cor Unum Award is Bishop O’Dowd High School’s highest High School for the last 12 years.
honor. It is presented each year to select members of the
O’Dowd community whose lives and work embody the
school’s Mission to create a more just, joyful, and sustain-
Dr. Phelps’ job? Mentor, teacher, coach
able world. and president. But his legacy? Service to
The couple was recognized for their steadfast commitment others focused on developing confident,
to providing a Catholic education to as many deserving capable and successful young people –
students as possible through transformative gifts in support
of financial aid, and service to the mission of Catholic like every graduate in this room!”
education. Ellie has been a member of the Board of Regents
since 2012 and two of their four children - Alec ’10 and Kara Other commencement speakers included valedictorian
’13 – are alums. Yujia Li and salutatorian Ruby Perez.
Class of 2018 Gives Back
Inspired by their four transformational years at O’Dowd,
members of the Class of 2018 contributed $108,000 to
provide the gift of an O’Dowd education to the next gen-
eration.
Senior Class Philanthropy Officers: Anna Dubon, Jayla Goler, Luke
Ditzler, Kameela Hall and Sabine Schroepfer led the effort.
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Leaving an INDELIBLE IMPRESSION
Several graduates were recognized with special awards at commencement, affirmations of their efforts to
leave a lasting legacy at O’Dowd.
Ruby Perez and Connor Tamor Christina Pirrotta and Ryan Allen
Demonstrating Exceptional Leadership Personifying Academic and Athletic Excellence
(General Activity Award) (Scholar-Athlete Award)
Teixeira Cooper and Sabine Schroepfer and
Samuel Showalter Chris Lucas
Giving of Self Through Service Living O’Dowd’s Mission
(Loyalty Award) (Regents’ Award)
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 5
ACHIEVING College Acceptance Outcomes
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY CHABOT COLLEGE FORDHAM UNIVERSITY MERRITT COLLEGE
Fortaleza, Arden Peter Carmody, Liam Li, Xipu Catolos, Melissa Claire Vismonte
Grossman, Ethan Rosenthal Cysewski, Joseph La Fave Tallarida, Olivia Tomasina Esaias, Selina
Hub, Julia Frances Joseph, Ryan Christopher Evans, Keith Anthony
Johnson, Maia Rose Mahoney, Zakiya Lynnee GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY Mello, Jovan Da Fonseca
Pashman, Ella Rachael Martin, Quante Mayer, Shariyf Aatif
Rosario, David Ransom MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY GONZAGA UNIVERSITY Ryan, Michael John
Caine, Madysen Taelor CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY Herbert, Hank Jackson
Gruendl, Dane Stuart Quamina, Matthew Kenrick Kelly, Maeve MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE
Torres, Michael Andrew-Jacob Low, Charlotte Anne Glover, Marnae Yvonne
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO
ATHENS TECHNICAL COLLEGE Brown, Jason HAMPTON UNIVERSITY MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BOZEMAN
Nguyen, Gilbert Colbert-Neal, Samantha Marie Moran, Douglas Wagner
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE Gillikin, Alexis Nicole HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Roddy, Nicholas Charles Martinez, Ana Patricia Fan, Wenbo
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA Meadows, Elayne Tibayan
BOSTON CONSERVATORY Luna-Davila, Carlos Josue NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
AT BERKLEE HOWARD UNIVERSITY Collard, Avery Elise
Hurley, Nora Joan COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY Awakoaiye, Khukheper Andwele Kahetep Hu, Jingjing
Zheng, Ziqian Jack
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS Hatchell, Jenay Denise NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
(SAN FRANCISCO) COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Loggins, Nakya Joi Hall, Kameela Hadda
O’Callaghan, Courtney Elizabeth Brinnon, Quinn Taylor Perkins, Maya Janee Hoffman, Francesca Shay
Wallace, Thomas Martin Wyatt, Adeya Ase
CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY Hammoude, Francesca Aleen
Berkins, Spencer Ryan Liu, Alicia D Sanchez, Nicholas Sepetaio Smith, Andrew G
Curulla, Christine Elizabeth Wu, Margaret Elizabeth
De Luca, Rachel Anne CONTRA COSTA COLLEGE LANEY COLLEGE
Faure, Margaux Emma Mandel Owens, Terique Dominguez, Gemma Joceylnn PACE UNIVERSITY,
Lamoureux, Marie-Claire Jeanette Turner, Lonnie NEW YORK CITY
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY Ward, Naeem
Lecocq, Emily Catherine Cometa, Max Adrian
Moseley, Catherine LAS POSITAS COLLEGE
Moure, Seth Emilio Kaufman, Nathanael POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
Rivera-Mayorga, Nathalie Krystina Montez, Kaine
Santa Cruz, Marcos Naas, Cameron James
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE Sanchez, Janessa Rose
Azouri, Marcel Clovis Zavala, Ignacio PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC Giacomelli, Gianna Marie Henry, Isaiah Kenyatta
UNIVERSITY, POMONA McGoldrick, Kieren Anthony Showalter, Samuel Heminway
Toney, Samuel James LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE
Mora, Victor Sebastian Kocabiyik, Isabella
Pedraza Lopez, Victor Gabriel PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO Porter, Benjamin Obadiah
Allenbach, Samantha Taylor Rogers, Raeshawn Trinity LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
Rooney, Kamryn Elizabeth Baker, Hannah Ralston, Nadia
Anderson, Beck Joseph
Dolan, Shane Michael Ross, Justin Robert Alexander Chang, Aaron Michael
Schwartz, Jaemon Edwards-Gonzales, Michael Leanne REED COLLEGE
Ehrenberg, Samantha Nicole Jed, Ana Sofia
Hastings, Isabella Virginia Walker, Darryl Lewis Lauer, Mia Aiko
McCroden, Milan Tiana Richardson, Dominic Carden SAE EXPRESSION COLLEGE –
DREXEL UNIVERSITY Thornton, Malia Rahsan
Naas, Valerie Anne Abeye, Emmanuel EMERYVILLE
Vaughn, Lauryn McFadden, Blaine Reginald
Park, Cameron Michaella
Winston, Ephraim Darius
So, Jennica DUKE UNIVERSITY
Ditzler, Luke W. SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO Catanzaro, Maxwell Otis
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY,
Bruin, Russell Edward Donovan, George Andrew
DOMINGUEZ HILLS DURHAM UNIVERSITY
Bremond, Samiya Elizabeth Pease, Georgina Rose Wardman MACALESTER COLLEGE Ibarra, Britney Elizabeth
California State University, East Bay Nagdev, Shreya Murray, Xavier Elijah
Cleto, Joshua Piamonte EMERSON COLLEGE Ronquillo, Claudine Lauren
Gutierrez, Alondra Anderson, Ryan Mckee MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
Bialek, Aleksander Terenc SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, EMORY UNIVERSITY Oakley, Alexander Steven Contarciego, Anthony Francis Inton
LONG BEACH Li, Yujia Daluz, Maya Camille
Kirsch, Kai Michael Schroepfer, Sabine MCGILL UNIVERSITY Dilk, Ethan Thomas
Parker, Maggie Lee Provencher, Mathilde Rodriguez, Joshua
FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN Van Remortel, Cecily Lulu
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND MERCHANDISING, LOS ANGELES MENLO COLLEGE Windross, Galanafai
MONTEREY BAY Ji, Yuhan Williams, Ross Anthony
Gonzalez, Samantha Marie Lan, Yunpei
West, Dyani Madison White, Jasmine Gabrielle
98% of our students who apply to 4-year colleges are accepted, with 40% attending private colleges and
universities and 25% choosing a UC school.
6 // Dragon
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND
Canales, Ava Luisa UNIVERSITY DUAL BA PROGRAM SANTA CRUZ Gutierrez, Jesus Antonio
Gahl, Lily Camara Hester, Claudia Rose Alvarado, David Marcel, Katherine Mieko
Gudger, Jordan Maya Champion, David Troy
Loubet, Maxim Toshiro TRINITY UNIVERSITY Chan, Derek Clyde UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS
Meadows, Elayne Tibayan Leader, Spencer Forest Crudo, Andrew Adams Gonzalez, Jessica Marie
Montoya, Robert Russo Danish, Cole Harrison
Salinas, Karla UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Downs, Andrew Marcus UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
Silverman, Ella Claudine Murphy, Alex Christopher Forth, Aidan Alexander Zhang, Chengyi
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Garner, Walter Otto UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY Gitau, Alex Chege
Christ, Collin Anthony Allen, Ryan Joseph Bail, Adam Howard
Basrai, Sanah Hoglund, Isabella Brianna Williams, Kaitlin Michele
Beauchemin, Julia Kathleen Johnson, Sean Spencer
SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE Khem, Adeleen Molida
Murphy, Matthew Peter Chan, Zoe Anne UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Dubon, Anna Kleinman, Ethan Charles Bevineau, Tatjana Angelica
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY Goldmann, Kate Isabel Leidy Levy, Gabriela Luz Brown, Rebecca Maxine
Carper, Eleanore Carlson Jayasuriya, Nishantha Michael Perera Morua, Justin Joseph Cooper, Teixeira Elizabeth
Gardner, Aysha Marie Owens, Miles Djimon O’Hare, Caleb Michael Kepp, Harrison Roy
Schulz, Shawn Scott Pattison, Claire Virginia Perri, Taylor Joseph
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE Symens-Bucher, Robert Stanley Tamor, Ray, Lauren Nicole Plazola, Sofia Chandcour
Bunner, Ryan Patrick Connor Steven Shue, Rouie Life
Culligan, Marcelo Palacios Tom, Logan Louie White, Hannah Elise UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Martin, Quante Williams, Max Wong, Dominic Wai Gallaway, Julia Caroline Wyman
Mollard, Sophia Joy Wruck, Daniel Andrew Gibbs, Karayah Cheyenne
Nouri, Kian Mohammad UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS Nguyen, Duc Minh
Angeles, Bernice Torres UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY Branscomb, Kenyan Liquori Pirrotta, Christina Julia UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Ekstrand, Ian James Garofoli, Cecelia Antricia Byles, Rudy Soll
Samuels, Benjamin Allen UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER Gaskin, Naseem Ikina
Jimenez, Sierra Storm Cluff, Morgan David
Sue, Erika Katelyn Kaur, Henna
Wren, Christopher O’Cain Gilbert, Lauren Elizabeth UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Lefebre, Claire Margaret Peri Hunt, Ryan Gao, Yuandi
Meyer, Devon Marie Isola, Kaitlyn Alexandra Hardy, Elijah James
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY Roth, Samuel
Kretlow, Cole Garrett Restagno, Clayton S.K. MacLean, Eleanor Scaife
Samoilys, Pablo Gill Siegel, Sophia Cali Meyer, Christopher Hamilton
Lucas, Christopher Richard
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON
SMITH COLLEGE Low, Jonathan Wai-Shing
Calegari, Colette Francoise Lopez, Jessica Nicole Thompson, Zachary Trevor
Oiknine, Sarah-Lynn Myriam
Steinwert, Sierra C
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, AMHERST Burke, Madison Ruby
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES
Barros, Victoria Marie Goler, Jayla Simone
Abdul-Rahim, Alec Samir WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
Murphy, Darrion Nathaniel Backus, Cosette Chen
O’Brien, Lily Kathleen UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI Leader, Beatrice Hope
Brackett, Aerielle Clare Randolph, Bri’Aun Lavette
Peters, Jared Dominic Duff, Olivia WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
Thaete, Michael Vincent Petty, Marissa McCarty UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Hanson, Jackson Reed
ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY - Rodriguez, Sophia Daniel, Taylor Marie
Wahbeh, Jacob Emile Perez, Ruby Soleil WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
QUEENS CAMPUS Wiley, Andi Nicole
Huaco, Natalie Teresa Yu, Haitong
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED
Jenkins, Maya Faith UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS WHITMAN COLLEGE
STANFORD UNIVERSITY Miller, Melinda Charlianne Nicolas
Francis, Nathan Daniel Lake Sparks, Henry Adam Dotson, Kathleen Marie
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO XAVIER UNIVERSITY
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
Perkins, Ruby Delores Sojourner RIVERSIDE Carr, John Joseph
Pont-Tate, Kalin Eliseo Perez, Javier Antonio Clark-Landry, Christine Connie-Marie
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Rao, Nikhila Tandra
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE GAP YEAR
Robinson-Jones, Tierra Alexis Ayinde, Sundiata
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, AT DURHAM
THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER SAN DIEGO McBriarty, Denali Madrigal, Marisa
Charles, Brandon Edward Bell Caldwell-Meurer, Hailey C Story, Jesse Ray
Gao, Ya UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA He, Zhirui Baldo, Maria Maddalena
Mandel, Emma Carlisle Giuliana Alice
Norris, Zahra Inez UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Deck, Henry Agustin
Parks, Ethan Lauden SANTA BARBARA Hennigan, Kieran Toal
Ravetti, Jason Tyler Entrekin, Nicholas Avery Holland, Jevon Malik
Lawton, Phoebe Louise Jolly, Zachary Christopher
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN Morris-Gavrieli, Silan Mattoon, Emily Ann
Loukianoff, Stephan Peter Murphy, Aidan Niall Morrish, Maile Lynn
Post, Garrett Wilson Pitre, Isaiah Philip Ayinde
von Seeburg, Jessica Lynne
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 7
Graduating STUDENT PROFILES
Sophia Rodriguez ’18 and her father, Marin ’83, are among more than a dozen in their family who have attended O’Dowd
Sophia Rodriguez ’18 Opportunity. That’s how Sophia Rodriguez ’18 sums up
her O’Dowd experience.
GENERATIONS While at O’Dowd, Sophia had the opportunity for aca-
demic and personal growth, leadership development, and
OF DRAGONS
connecting more deeply with her cultural heritage.
Accepted to several top universities and colleges, the
4.0-plus National Merit Commended student and Nation-
al Hispanic Scholar is now attending UCLA, where she
plans to major in political science. She was inspired to
explore this field after taking Bonnie Sussman’s AP U.S.
Government & Politics and AP Comparative Government
& Politics courses and getting a better grasp on political
ideologies, processes and behavior.
“I find the ‘why’ part of political science very interesting.
And I like learning about all the intricacies because if you
can understand the systems that are in place it’s much
8 // Dragoneasier to figure out how to help people and effect social During her time at O’Dowd, Sophia was also a member of
change,” she said, adding that she is considering a career the water polo and swimming teams and the Feminism and
in law. Unity clubs, and served as vice president for Dumbledore’s
Army (the Harry Potter Club).
As a leader in Latinos Unidos, O’Dowd’s cultural club that
celebrates Hispanic heritage, Sophia relished the opportu- “Being able to have all these opportunities was awesome.
nity to learn more about her cultural heritage and perform I found I didn’t have to stick to the things I had always
folkloric dance at the annual Multicultural Assembly. done,” she said.
As a member of the senior Campus Ministry Team, helping
plan Masses, retreats and charity drives, Sophia also led a “My O’Dowd experience has been
collaborative effort between CMT and Latinos Unidos for
an All Saints – Día de los Muertos Mass. “It was awesome
empowering. It helped me figure out
bringing both of those groups together to do something where I fit in the world and find my
new,” she said. “We combined these two holidays to re-
member important people who have passed, as well as the voice on issues that I want to speak
communion of saints and the living saints in our lives.”
out about,” she said.
Drama provided another significant growth opportunity
for Sophia, and she participated in seven shows, including
last spring’s production of Hair. The Rodriguez’s are a Legacy family extraordinaire! The
first generation includes Marin Rodriguez ’83, Dante Ro-
driguez ’84, Iliad Rodriguez ’85, Petra Rodriguez Cama-
cho ’87, Tyr Rodriguez ’88, Qiqi Rodriguez ’90, Forte
Rodriguez ’92, Aria Rodriguez Vadney ’94 and Skimra
Rodriguez Sherbondy ’00. Iden Rodriguez attended
O’Dowd from 1998-99.
Second generation includes: Lily Rodriguez ’17 (daugh-
ter of Dante Rodriguez), Tyler Engleman ’17 (son of Qiqi
Rodriguez), Sophia Rodriguez ’18 (daughter of Marin Ro-
driguez), Sebastian Camacho ’19 (son of Petra Rodriguez
Camacho), Roman Rodriguez ’20 (son of Dante Rodri-
guez), Hannes Rodriguez ’22 (son of Marin Rodriguez)
and Sierra Camacho ’23 (daughter of Petra Rodriguez
Camacho).
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 9Graduating STUDENT PROFILES
... continued from p.9
If Kameela Hall ’18 could have looked into the future as an
8th grader and caught a glimpse of the high school senior
she was to become she would have been pleased. Just a few
years ahead was a mature, socially aware, empathetic and
academically engaged young woman.
Kameela went “all in” when she arrived at O’Dowd, diving
into broad range of activities. She played volleyball, served
on the Black Student Union Executive Council and was a
Dragon Ambassador Captain.
She was also a member of the National Honor Society
and over the course of her time at O’Dowd completed an
amazing 260 hours of community service, and served as
a Senior Philanthropy Officer, leading fundraising for the
Class of 2018 Senior Class Gift campaign and helping
establish a life-long legacy for their class.
And she took a host of Advanced Placement and Honors
classes, including AP Comparative Government & Poli-
tics, AP Psychology, AP Human Geography and Honors
Chemistry.
“My O’Dowd experiences unlocked the potential that I had
not been able to unlock on my own,” she said.
Kameela Hall ’18 Kameela was encouraged in her growth by O’Dowd faculty
and staff, particularly Academic Support Liaison Malik
CULTIVATING McCord. “He recognized my potential as a person, not just
a student,” she said. “He always pushed me to articulately
LEADERSHIP SKILLS express my thoughts, and made me see how I could be
someone who really made a difference on this campus and
AND LEAVING A beyond.”
Today Kameela is a confident, yet empathetic leader. “You
LIFE-LONG LEGACY just can’t stand in front of a group and say ‘follow me.’ You
have to recognize the fact that people have different points
of view and help them come to a consensus,” she said. “I
love it when people say their point of view was shifted
because of something I said or how I acted.”
Kameela is grateful that O’Dowd provides forums for
students to respectfully voice their opinions. “That was a
huge part of why I was never afraid to speak out and to try
to bring people together,” she said. “And I feel like that’s
why we have so many leaders coming out of this school.”
Because of her O’Dowd experience, Kameela feels the
world is her oyster. “I am going into college feeling on top
of the world and ready to make a difference,” she said.
Kameela was admitted to Northern Arizona University’s
Honors College and is double majoring in Business Man-
agement and Marketing.
10 // DragonTransferring to O’Dowd as a junior, Pablo Samoilys ’18
wasn’t sure what to expect.
Like most transfer students, Pablo worried about fitting
in socially and was concerned about how he would handle
O’Dowd’s challenging college prep curriculum.
On the social side, Pablo found the transfer experience
surprisingly easy. “Everyone was really welcoming. All
the teachers were immediately there to help me become a
part of the community, and within a few days I had made
friends,” he said.
But because Pablo had moved to the United States from
Kenya, getting adjusted to the American education system
presented a bigger challenge. “I came in not knowing the
basic things. I barely understood GPA scores, and MLA
format was completely new to me. On my early assign-
ments I struggled, but my teachers were pretty forgiving
and they gave me opportunities to redo things.”
Pablo dove in to his new school community, serving as a
Dragon Ambassador Captain, playing tennis, and leading
the Photography Club.
His most transformational O’Dowd experience, however,
Pablo Samoilys ’18 centered on his participation in the Kairos retreat program
– first as a retreatant during his junior year.
TRANSFORMATIONAL “The whole experience was pretty amazing. I came back
EXPERIENCES LEAD
from that three-day retreat with a lot of new friends that I
felt I had known for a lifetime,” he said. “Before that retreat
I felt OK at O’Dowd, but afterwards O’Dowd really felt like
TO PERSONAL home.”
DEVELOPMENT
Profoundly inspired, Pablo applied to be a Kairos student
leader, and, as a senior, led a small group of junior students
in reflection and self-discovery, helping them deepen their
relationships with family, friends and God.
Pablo is currently attending UC Davis where he is con-
sidering majoring in product or industrial engineering
and pursuing a career in high tech – perhaps focusing on
prototyping and design.
“O’Dowd has played a really big role in my development
into a young adult,” Pablo said. “When I moved to the Unit-
ed States I still considered myself an adolescent. These
two years have refined me into the person I am today and I
truly appreciate that.”
Added Pablo, “O’Dowd prepares you academically, but also
guides and supports you in your personal development.”
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 11Catholic Values + Educational Excellence + Innovation =
A THRIVING O’DOWD
O’Dowd’s reputation as the premier Catholic college preparatory high school in the East Bay continues.
The school received more than 800 applications during the 2018-19 admissions cycle for just over 300 freshman spaces. This con-
tinued high demand for an O’Dowd education is reflective of our reputation as one of Northern California’s premier Catholic college
preparatory schools.
The Class of 2022 30% rely on the
Transforming Lives
Annual Fund for
Honors financial
students and assistance
Presidential High number of
Scholars Legacy families Come from
and siblings 107
continuing the different
tradition feeder
schools
Equal
number of boys Reflects O’Dowd’s
and girls unwavering
Live in
commitment to
a broad diversity
geographic
region
12 // DragonFUN FACTS ABOUT
The Class of 2022
Word that Best Describes You
Creative and Outgoing
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Mint Chip
Favorite Movie
Black Panther
Meridith ’92, Avery ’22 and Jerry Forristal ’90.
Favorite Social Media Channel
Instagram/Snapchat Next Generation
Favorite Day of the Week DRAGONS
Saturday, followed closely by Friday The Forristals – Meridith Armstrong Forristal ’92
and Jerry Forristal ’90 – are excited to have their
Favorite Type of Shoe daughter, Avery ’22, continue the family tradition
Sneakers (Nike and Vans) of attending O’Dowd. And they’re not alone. The
Forristals are among 34 Legacy Families in the Class
Activity You Might Want to Try in High School of 2022.
Digital Arts, followed closely by Debate “Our daughter grew up hearing the stories
of our days at O’Dowd. She has seen, and
85 percent plan to play a sport at O’Dowd is a part of, the many friendships that were
forged in the halls and on the fields of
O’Dowd so when it came time to pick a high
school there really wasn’t a question about
where she’d go. There’s no other place for
our family where the balance of academic
rigor, athletics, diversity and service blend
to create the ideal high school experience,”
Meridith said.
“We continue to see a high number of legacy families
apply and enroll, a testament to the strength of our
program and faith that students who leave O’Dowd
and go into the world have positive outcomes
beyond high school. Our values driven curriculum
has always been pivotal to an O’Dowd education and
families keep coming back,” Director of Admissions
Kerryn Pincus said.
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 13President Childs gives communion to Grace Wallingford ’19.
O’Dowd’s New
President:
JAMES CHILDS
A familiar face has assumed a new role at O’Dowd. “I am deeply honored and excited
Former Principal James Childs, M.A., M.Ed., became
O’Dowd’s second president on July 1, succeeding Steve
to take on the responsibilities and
Phelps who passed away unexpectedly last December. challenges as the president of Bishop
Childs was initially attracted to O’Dowd because of the
common perspective he shared with Phelps about Catholic
O’Dowd High School, and feel very
education. “We engaged on a daily basis about building the fortunate to be surrounded by
future of O’Dowd. I will work hard to honor his vision and
legacy, and my resolve is to continue and intensify the efforts extraordinary leadership and support
of his distinguished leadership at O’Dowd, to move our
school forward with the same passion and grace with which as we embark upon the next leg of our
he approached his educational ministry,” he said.
grand expedition together,” he said.
Childs was selected after a comprehensive national search
process, which was led by Interim President and Search Com-
mittee chair Kim Walsh and involved a committee represent- Childs and his wife, Kate, have four children, including So-
ing all constituencies of the school, including the Board of phia who is a member of the Class of 2020.
Regents, alumni, faculty, staff, current and past parents.
14 // DragonRESUME of Distinction
» » PRINCIPAL of Mission Prep High School in San » » BACHELOR’S DEGREE (TRIPLE MAJOR IN
Luis Obispo (2007-2014), before being ap- ENGLISH, THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY) AND
pointed president of the school (2014-2016). MASTER’S DEGREE (THEOLOGICAL STUDIES,
WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN SYSTEMATIC THE-
» » CAMPUS MINISTER AND A THEOLOGY AND
OLOGY) from the University of Notre Dame. He
PHILOSOPHY TEACHER at Cardinal Gibbons
also holds a master’s degree in Catholic School
High School in Raleigh, North Carolina
Leadership.
» » RELIGION TEACHER at Marian High School
» » CO-AUTHOR AND CO-EDITOR of The Catho-
in Mishawaka, Indiana, where he was recog-
lic Spirit, Discovering Faith through Literature,
nized as Teacher of the Year and coached the
Art, Film, and Music (2010) and Great Catholic
school’s mock trial team to an Indiana state
Writings (2006), and has taught and delivered
championship.
speeches at various workshops and conferences
throughout the country.
President Childs and Tarik Glenn ’19.
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 15James
CHILDS
PRESIDENT
16 // DragonBuilding on a Legacy of Innovation:
LOOKING BOLDLY INTO
OUR SCHOOL’S FUTURE
Building a Culture of Care and a
Framework for Educational Excellence
At the heart of the Catholic school educational philosophy opportunities in meeting our goals. Accreditation with its
is a cultural commitment to care for students, ensuring explicit workflows and third party involvement expands
that every child is seen as an individual. This results in the our inventory of knowledge to inform planning and helps
formation of students who make of their gifts, talents, com- to ensure a quality educational program as well as align-
petencies, skills, and passions a distinctive gift of Catholic ment with best practices in Catholic education.
education to society. We recently sat down with O’Dowd’s
“The strategic imperatives for student growth emerging
new President James Childs to talk about the long-range
out of this comprehensive planning and accreditation
planning process underway at O’Dowd, the educational
process will take into consideration the developmental
philosophy that will inform that planning process, and
realities of teens, instructional strategies that expand
the role of the Western Catholic Education Association
their ability to learn - with sensitivity to equity, access and
(WCEA) accreditation process upon which the school is
inclusion - overall student health and wellness, as well as
embarking this fall. To gain deeper insight into the accred-
leadership development,” explained Childs.
itation process, we also sat down with Religion teacher and
Retreat Director Michael Downs, who is coordinating this “O’Dowd is at the leading edge of Catholic ed-
endeavor. Visit our website for more detailed information
on the WCEA accreditation process - https://www.bishopo-
ucation. Innovation over the years has focused
dowd.org/wcea-accreditation-news/ on the implementation of programs that distin-
guish and define O’Dowd, such as Academic
Childs expressed that O’Dowd is committed to ensuring
Support and the Living Lab. In this next phase
that all students feel seen. “At O’Dowd, ‘seeing every child’
presents as every student knowing that they are cared for.
of O’Dowd’s evolution, innovation will continue
In the context of relationships with our students, we build to be at the forefront of O’Dowd planning with
developmental competencies, cultivate resiliency and an eye towards sustainable growth and manage-
empathy, and encourage their sense of responsibility in ment,” Childs said.
and for the world,” he said. “We are educating our students
to provide for the common good in a much more impactful In addition to innovating how the culture of care presents
way, building a more just, joyful, and sustainable future, at O’Dowd throughout all facets of the O’Dowd experience,
just as our missions indicates.” this will include operational and technology strategies as
Active visioning has taken place over the past two years in well as program developments that enable better outcomes
anticipation of the accreditation process, with an eye to- and efficiency, namely, how we utilize resources (people,
wards informing school priorities and areas of focus for the space, time) in creative ways to meet our needs.
future. This work has included Academic Council sessions, Stay tuned for more information on planning and innova-
Charism reflection work to deepen alignment, the School tion at O’Dowd from President Childs in O’Dowd Online,
Climate Survey, as well as discussions and workshops with the monthly alumni and alumni parents e-newsletter, the
faculty and staff, explained Childs. The WCEA process weekly O’Dowd E-news and Dragon magazine. Contact
maps the work already completed at O’Dowd over the last Director of Communications Lisa Coffey Mahoney ’76 to
few years to this formal process to discern any further receive these publications: lmahoney@bishopodowd.org.
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 17Whether the genre is romance,
philosophical fiction, or cooking,
alumni authors are excited to share
their passion for storytelling and
writing. In this issue of the Dragon,
we profile three of our very own
alumni authors who have recently
published books, or who are putting
the finishing touches on a creative
work.
18 // DragonALUMS
SHARE
THEIR
PASSION
THROUGH
WRITING
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 19Michael
GOORJIAN ’89
20 // DragonMichael Goorjian ’89 Seeks
What Lies Beyond the Stars
Though Michael Goorjian ’89 bought the novel Demian, theater credits are lengthy – dating back to his first role
by Herman Hesse, that was assigned reading in Debra as a dancer in the Disney film Newsies, which he landed
Kolsrud’s English class at O’Dowd, he never got around while a student at UCLA School of Theatre, Film and
to reading it. He skimmed it well enough to muddle Television.
through a test, and then moved on.
His favorite roles include Heroin Bob in the indie film
Several years later, Goorjian read the book in earnest – SLC Punk and the autistic teenager David in David’s
and he was captivated. He immersed himself in other Mother – a portrayal that earned him an Emmy. As a di-
philosophical fiction works, including another of Hesse’s rector, Goorjian achieved widespread recognition for his
books, Steppenwolf, and W. Somerset Maugham’s The first major independent film, Illusion, which he wrote,
Razor’s Edge. directed and starred in alongside Hollywood legend Kirk
Douglas.
Recently the Emmy-award winning actor, filmmaker and
screenplay writer added a new artistic discipline to his It was through promoting this project at film festivals
resume – novelist. In 2016, Goorjian completed the first that Goorjian met Gay Hendricks, a psychologist, writer
book of a trilogy he was commissioned to write for Hay and teacher in the field of personal growth and relation-
House Publishing - What Lies Beyond the Stars, set in San ships, who asked him to produce and direct the docu-
Francisco’s technology industry and the rural coastal mentary You Can Heal Your Life starring internationally
town of Mendocino. “There are a lot of facets to it,” says renowned metaphysical author and teacher Louise Hay
Goorjian. “In a way, the story is rooted in exploring the for Hay House Publishing. He subsequently worked on
idea of human attention and how it’s become a curren- The Shift, starring best-selling author Wayne Dyer.
cy. But the exploration of the idea is woven into a story
that is based on Dante’s Divine Comedy and the relation- “I had a screenplay that I was working on and I asked
ship between Dante and Beatrice.” the CEO of Hay House to read it so I could get his opin-
ion,” Goorjian said. “He asked me if I was interesting in
He is currently finishing the second book, Beyond the turning the screenplay into a novel and I said, ’Sure!’
Fractured Sky, which will be released in 2019, as well as Moving from writing a screenplay to writing a novel defi-
directing an Armenian-based film. nitely was a jump, but the screenplay was essentially a
skeleton that I could build the novel upon.”
At O’Dowd, Goorjian participated in Drama for four
years, starring in productions such as Fiddler on the Goorjian says if there is one common thread in all of his
Roof and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and believes artistic endeavors it is storytelling. “I spent years study-
his O’Dowd experience was pivotal in his professional ing mythology, fairy tales and folklore,” he said. “With
success. novel writing, however, I can dig into deeper philosoph-
ical questions. It’s slow art instead of fast art. Slow art
“I learned from (Drama Director) Dennis addresses more complicated thematic aspects of life
Kohles ’69, who was one of my first mentors, the and hopefully sticks around longer.”
high level of discipline that is required for this
profession. And that has been the engine be- Looking ahead, Goorjian is interested in exploring
neath what has made me successful,” Goorjian writing non-fiction, specifically philosophy and social
commentary, and doing occasional acting and directing
said.
projects.
Goorjian is probably best known for his role as Justin,
Get more information about Goorjian and his work:
Neve Campbell’s love interest on the Golden Globe
www.michaelagoorjian.com
winning series Party of Five, but his television, film and
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 21Jasmine
GUILLORY ’93
22 // DragonJasmine Guillory ’93 Finds Creative
Outlet in Writing
From the time she was young, Jasmine Guillory ’93 Guillory included a shout out to several of her
had her sights set on being a lawyer. She majored in former teachers, including O’Dowd’s Bonnie
history at Wellesley College, graduated from Stanford
Sussman and the late Brad Goodhart, in the
Law School, and then clerked for a year at the Federal
District Court in San Francisco before joining a law firm acknowledgement of the book. “None of you were
where she immersed herself in the world of securities writing teachers, but you all taught me how to
and intellectual property. write,” she wrote.
Several years later, Guillory moved on to the non-prof- Her second novel, The Proposal, was due out in Sep-
it world, contributing her legal expertise at several tember, and she is currently writing a third. She also
local foundations. She loved her work, but desired a pens pop culture essays from time to time. And, she is
creative outlet. Baking, knitting, singing? She liked all still working as a lawyer.
those things, but they just didn’t hit the mark. Then it
came to her – writing. “I’ve always loved reading, so I Guillory’s not sure when she might be able to devote
thought I’d give writing a try,” Guillory said. her time solely to writing. “You get an advance for a
book, which comes in three installments, and then
She dove right in, and began to write for a few hours you get royalties twice a year. But you never know how
every night when she got home from work. She com- much the royalties are going to be until they come, so
pleted a young adult novel, received “positive rejec- it’s good to have a regular paycheck,” she said.
tions,” and wrote half of another novel in the same
genre before finding her niche – romance adult fiction. Guillory is still getting used to seeing her book on
“My writing voice worked better writing for adults than bookshelves.
teenagers,” she said.
“It’s been years of ups and downs with my writing, and
Her first venture in the new genre was a smash hit. The thinking that no one would care about my book. Now
Wedding Date, published on January 30, 2018, was people are buying it and seem to be really liking it.
named Target’s Diverse Book of the Month for Febru- That is just so exciting to me,” she said.
ary, one of Elle magazine’s “21 Books We’re Most Ex-
cited to Read in 2018,” a Romance Novel of the Month When it comes to stepping out of your comfort zone to
for February by a Washington Post reviewer, and a USA do something that you love, Guillory advises go for it.
Today Bestseller to name a few of the accolades. “I know so many people who I went to law school with
who are doing completely different things than they
Set in the Bay Area, the novel details the story of an planned. Lots of people find their passion later in life,
interracial hero and heroine trapped in a hotel elevator or decide they have more than one passion,” she said.
who wind up going to a wedding together and then try
to face the challenges of a long-distance relationship. Learn more about Guillory’s work at
www.jasmineguillory.com/about
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 23Maria
ZIZKA ’06
Maria Zizka ’06 Creates a Recipe
for Professional Success
When Maria Zizka ’06 began co-authoring a column award-winning cookbooks, such as Tartine All Day, Ev-
on food and culture for U.C. Berkeley’s The Daily Cal- erything I Want to Eat, and This Is Camino, has contrib-
ifornian, she couldn’t have imagined how the experi- uted to 12 published books and developed over 1,000
ence would change her life trajectory. recipes. Her first solo cookbook will be published by
Artisan in early 2019.
A Biology major, Zizka was taking pre-med classes
and contemplating becoming a doctor. Her professional accomplishments have not gone
unnoticed. Zizka made the 2018 edition of the Forbes
Today, Zizka is a cookbook writer and recipe devel- 30 Under 30: Food & Drink listing. “It’s the greatest
oper who has collaborated with California’s leading honor I’ve ever received for my work,” she said. “I
chefs, including Elisabeth Prueitt, Jessica Koslow still almost can’t believe it’s really true. I was totally
and Suzanne Goin. She has co-authored numerous surprised and I feel so grateful.”
24 // DragonZizka recalled the evening that she and her now offered her the opportunity collaborate on a cook-
husband, graphic designer Graham Bradley, were book, heading up recipe testing.
walking home from the library during her second year
of college. “Suzanne became my mentor and has always been
the biggest supporter of me and my career,” Zizka
“Graham said that he heard the school newspaper said. “And Graham and I got married at one of her
was hiring a columnist and suggested I write about restaurants – A.O.C. in Los Angeles.”
food,” she said. “I had been cooking a lot, but I had no
experience writing and I didn’t think anyone would Recipe writing is a quirky thing, Zizka says. “It’s such
hire me to do that.” a particular style of writing, and there is a style guide
that each publishing house follows,” she explained. “I
Bradley, an experienced writer, offered an intriguing love how you can get a sense of someone’s personal-
option – “we can co-author it.” The couple applied for ity and voice through a recipe. I’m really attracted to
the position and was hired. Zizka subsequently joined recipes that are unique and packed with verbs that a
the Cal cooking club, and began to consider a leap person would actually use.”
into a very unusual career – cookbook writing and
recipe developing. Zizka started work on her solo cookbook about 18
months ago. “The cookbook-making process isn’t
quick. It takes years to develop and test more than
“I didn’t really have a model for what one hundred recipes, edit the manuscript, design the
it might look like, but when I thought layout, and photograph all the dishes. Then of course
there’s the printing and book binding,” she said. “The
about writing about food my heart really sweet thread through this is my husband is
doing all the design.”
just pounded in my chest,” she said.
“It scared me in a good way.” The idea to develop her own cookbook came shortly
after Zizka got engaged and was perusing cookbooks
intended for newlyweds.
After graduating from UC Berkeley, Zizka moved
to Manhattan – a place she had never even visited “Even though they were recently published they felt
before – to take an internship with Slow Food USA. outdated and they didn’t reflect my reality. They were
This non-profit organization, founded by Carlo Petri- often about a wife cooking for her husband, and so I
ni - stands against the disappearance of local food had this idea to write a modern, updated version of a
traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food newlywed cookbook where the couple is a team and
they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how they work together. It’s about cooking for each other
our food choices affect the rest of the world. and other people,” she said.
At Slow Food, Zizka worked on the Ark of Taste - a Zizka says one of the most challenging aspects of
project that catalogues delicious and distinctive her work - recipe development in particular - is
foods facing extinction - writing about heritage apple being comfortable with feelings of frustration. “If a
varieties that once grew in New York State. dish doesn’t turn out well, I have to be able to just
try again and again,” she said. “That takes a certain
Zizka subsequently attended L’Università degli Studi drive.”
di Scienze Gastronomiche in Italy, where she earned a
master’s degree in food culture and communications. With years of cooking under her belt, Zizka doesn’t
She wrote her master’s thesis on American cookbooks have too many mishaps in the kitchen these days. “I
in the 20th century and how the introduction of eB- can see when things are headed down a bad path and
ooks changed the market. I can make adjustments in real time to prevent any
major disasters. But I’ve certainly had my fair share,”
A requirement of the master’s program was to com- she said.
plete a three-month internship. So Zizka wrote to a
chef and author she admired – Suzanne Goin – and Check out the alumni page of our website to read more
asked to work with her. Much to Zizka’s delight, Goin about what our alumni are doing:
www.bishopodowd.org/alumni-portal
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 25Athletics
NEWS
60+ YEARS OF STUDENT-ATHLETE
Achievement Continues
TEAM RECORDS AND A host of Dragons were recognized as
All-League players by the West Alameda
ALL-LEAGUE HONORS
County Conference (Foothill League). These are the
All-League selections for the winter and spring sports.
Men’s Basketball, 27-6 Women’s Basketball, 19-11
overall, 10-0 league, 1st in overall, 10-0 league, 1st in
WACC-Foothill WACC-Foothill
ALL-LEAGUE ALL-LEAGUE
Elijah Hardy and Naseem Gas- Jada Holland and Zakiya
kin (first team); Ross Williams Mahoney (first team); Ken-
(second team); Will Chavarin nedy Johnson and Lexi Love
and Iniko McNeil (honorable (second team); Daylee Dunn
mention). Players of the Year: and Abigail Pagila (honorable
Elijah Hardy and Naseem mention). Player of the Year:
Gaskin. Jada Holland.
Men’s Soccer, 20-2-3 overall, Women’s Soccer, 6-10-2
13-0-3, 1st in WACC-Foothill overall, 5-3-2 league, 3rd in
ALL-LEAGUE WACC-Foothill
Ryan Allen, Ryan Anderson, ALL-LEAGUE
Harrison Kepp and Josh
Redfield (first team); Nico Grace Porter (first team); Mag-
Hausser, Daniel Kjeldsen and gie Bautistia, Bella Mahoney
Michael Ryan (second team); and Andi Wiley, (second
Liam Carmody and Andrew team); Alexa Ingersoll and Ma-
Smith (honorable mention). rie Claire Lamoureux (honor-
Player of the Year: Ryan able mention)
Allen.
Men’s Lacrosse, 11-10 overall, Women’s Lacrosse, 8-10 over-
3-1 league, 2nd in WACC all, 4-1 league, 2nd in WACC
ALL-LEAGUE ALL-LEAGUE
Ethan Dilk, Zach Jolly and Kelly Baxter, Colleen Cushing,
Alex Murphy (first team); Anika Ditzler and Lizzy Fires-
Aleks Bialek, Wyatt Duffy and tone (first team); Marie-Claire
Josh Miller (second team); Lamoureux, Kate Marcel and
Luke Pfeiffer and Theo Yu Silan Morris-Gavrieli (second
(honorable mention) team); Charlotte Low and
Nadia Ralston (honorable
mention). Player of the Year:
Colleen Cushing.
26 // DragonMen’s Track & Field, 1-4, 5th Women’s Track & Field, 5-0,
in WACC dual league meets, 1st in WACC dual league
meets, 1st in WACC Champi-
2nd in WACC Championship onship Meet
Meet
ALL-LEAGUE
ALL-LEAGUE
Kandace Blackshire, Emily
Jonathan Kyriacou (first team) Dotson, Daylee Dunn, Jazlynn
Gibbs, Jordan Jones and Tier-
ra Robinson-Jones (first team).
Track Athlete of the Year:
Tierra Robinson-Jones.
Men’s Tennis, 6-8 overall, 0-8 Men’s Golf, 11-1, 1st in
league, 5th in WACC WACC-Foothill
ALL-LEAGUE
ALL-LEAGUE
Adrian Davis, Nicholas Ferry,
Aidan Forth (doubles); Grant Moe Flynn, Spencer Leader
Craney and Michael and Jason Ravetti. Golfer of
Jayasuriya (honorable men- the Year: Spencer Leader.
tion)
Baseball, 16-13 overall, 8-8 Softball, 17-6 overall, 7-3
league, 3rd in WACC-Foothill league, 2nd in WACC-Foothill
ALL-LEAGUE
ALL-LEAGUE
Matthias Haas (first team);
Adam Bail, Luke Ditzler, Liam Lizzy Avery, Frankie Ham-
Rizzo and Thompson Wyatt moude and Nicole Hammoude
(second team); Tyler Manca (first team); Jayla Dailey (sec-
and Kaine Montez (honorable ond team); Michael Gonzales
mention). and Marissa Petty (honorable
mention). Player of the Year:
Frankie Hammoude.
Men’s Rugby, 5-5 overall, 2-4 Women’s Rugby, 7-1 overall,
league, 7th in NorCal 6-1 league, 1st in NorCal
Rugby-Division 1 Rugby-Division 1
Men’s Swimming, 4-3 dual Women’s Swimming, 4-3 dual
meet record, 3rd in WACC meet record, 6th in WACC
ALL-LEAGUE
Jacqueline Arnold (first team)
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 27Athletics NEWS
... continued from p.27
Dragons Join
ELITE HOOPS CLUB
Class of 2018 basketball players Naseem Gaskin, Elijah Hardy and Zakiya Mahoney left their mark on the O’Dowd record
book, each scoring 1,000 career points. Gaskin also left O’Dowd as the single-game scoring record holder (44 points).
See where these student-athletes stack up with fellow alums.
Women’s Basketball Players
Who Have Scored 1,000 Career Points
Cathy Russi Thomas ’83
Sara Lillevand Judd ’86
Liz Gettleman ’92
Calisha Harmon Cobb ’94
Briana Weiss ’05
Alexis Bostick ’10
Robie Mayberry ’10
KC Waters ’13 (also 1,000 rebound club)
Top Three All-Time Leading Scorers
Oderah Chidom ’13
in Men’s Basketball Program
Aisia Robertson ’15
Ivan Rabb ’15 – 2,089 points
Myah Pace ’17 (also 1,000 rebound club)
Tony Jackson ’82 – 1,511 points
Zakiya Mahoney ’18
Naseem Gaskin ’18 - 1,445 points
28 // DragonStudent-Athletes
FRANCESCA HAMMOUDE
Softball – Oregon State
ELIJAH HARDY
PLAY AT
Basketball – University Of Washington
ISAIAH HENRY
Football – Portland State University
THE NEXT LEVEL ISABELLA HOGLUND
Volleyball – UC Santa Cruz
JEVON HOLLAND
Football – University of Oregon
The Bishop O’Dowd High School Athletic Department cel-
ebrated and honored more than 20 student-athletes from ZACHARY JOLLY
the Class of 2018 who signed National Letters of Intent Lacrosse – University of Oregon
and those who were recruited to play at the collegiate level HARRISON KEPP
at a ceremony held in the theater on May 15, 2018. Soccer – University of San Francisco
COLE KRETLOW
Those honored included: Cross Country – Seton Hall University
RYAN ANDERSON SPENCER LEADER
Soccer – Emerson College Golf – Trinity University
QUINN BRINNON EMILY MATTOON
Football – Colorado State University Beach Volleyball – University of Oregon
MADISON BURKE MILES OWENS
Crew – Villanova University Football – University of California, Berkeley
HAILEY CALDWELL-MEURER CHRISTINA PIRROTTA
Women’s Rowing – University Of California, San Diego Soccer – University of Chicago
MICHAEL GONZALES TIERRA ROBINSON-JONES
Softball – Loyola Marymount University Track & Field – Texas A&M
NASEEM GASKIN ANDI WILEY
Basketball – University Of Utah Soccer – Wesleyan University
MARNAE GLOVER ROSS WILLIAMS
Track – Missouri Valley College Basketball – Menlo College
Fall/Winter Magazine 2018 // 29Athletics NEWS
... continued from p.29
Tierra Robinson-Jones ’18 (center) receives a Proclamation from Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, presented by Austin Carrington Scott ’14 (left),
Director of Youth Communications for the mayor, which recognized Robinson-Jones’ success as an Oakland student-athlete and declared
Sunday, August 5, 2018, as “Tierra Robinson-Jones Day in Oakland.” Director of Cross Country/Track & Field Jamal Cooks is pictured at right.
TIERRA
ROBINSON-JONES ’18
California Gatorade
Girls Track & Field ing her success as an Oakland student-athlete and declar-
ing Sunday, August 5, 2018, as “Tierra Robinson-Jones Day
Athlete of the Year in Oakland.”
Tierra was the first Northern California girl in state history
In June, Tierra Robinson-Jones ’18 became the first stu- to win the 200- and 400-meter dashes in the same state
dent-athlete from O’Dowd to be named the Gatorade Cal- championship at the CIF State Track & Field Champion-
ifornia Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year. This award ships held at Buchanan High School in Clovis June 1-2.
recognizes athletic excellence as well as high standards of Her personal best time of 52.37 seconds in the 400 ranked
academic achievement and exemplary character demon- her as the No. 2 high school girl’s time in the country this
strated on and off the track. season for the event. She clocked in at 23.66 in the 200
– another personal best. She signed a National Letter of
The accolades continued when Tierra was presented a Intent to compete in track & field on a scholarship at Texas
Proclamation from Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf recogniz- A&M.
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