2012-2013 - Verbum Dei High School

Verbum Dei High School
The Jesuit Work Study College Prep in Los Angeles
Annual Report
2012-2013
CRISTO REY LOS ANGELES
Verbum Dei High School Chapel Stained Glass Windows graciously donated and created by Barbara Nichols
A Word from our President
Dear Friends,
Nathaniel Mota, a senior at Verbum Dei, was killed by a hit and run car on a Friday
in September. Needless to say, this is a devastating loss for the Mota family, our senior
class, and the Verbum Dei community.
We had a prayer service on the Sunday after Nathaniel’s death. Intended for our faculty, staff, our seniors and other students who could come, our multipurpose room was
filled also with many friends of the Mota family. Nathaniel’s mother and father and
his brother Andrew, a Verb sophomore, and many in the extended Mota family were
present with us.
Nathaniel Mota
9/18/96 - 9/13/13
When the prayer service was over each senior spent a moment with Nathaniel’s mom
and dad and his brother. It was a grace to see our young men so careful and
compassionate with Nathaniel’s family. Afterwards the seniors went to Nathaniel’s locker and cried for a while, said
the Lord’s Prayer, and invoked St. Ignatius to pray for them. In the quiet, bunched together, hugging and holding
on to each other, they shouted one wonderfully loud “Nathaniel.” It was a sacred moment – we adults stood back,
watched and listened, and learned from our seniors about love and grief and brotherhood.
The next day, we held another prayer service this time for the whole student body, faculty and staff. Again, Mr. and
Mrs. Mota and Andrew were with us – and they stayed after with the senior class as the seniors spoke about Nathaniel.
Personal counselors from Loyola High School joined our own wonderful counselors to provide ears and advice for
those among the student body and the faculty/staff who needed someone to talk with. Many students, not just the
seniors, took advantage of the chance to talk with a counselor or sit quietly in the chapel.
Everyone on campus was attentive to one another in the days that followed. The leadership shown by Dr. Dan
O’Connell, Mrs. Cristina Cuellar-Villanueva and our other administrators was crucial in creating a healthy environment for our students to grieve, talk, and wonder about life and death issues. As difficult as Nathaniel’s death is, the
Verb community showed its best self.
We carry Nathaniel with us each day. And we rely on your continued prayers for the Verbum Dei community, most
especially our seniors.
Gratefully,
William Muller, S.J.
President
A Word from our Board Chair
My Dear Friends of the Verb,
As Chairman of the Verbum Dei Advisory Board, it is my sincere pleasure to report the wonderful year we had in 2012/2013
school year with our education programs, admissions, jobs for our students, and in capital improvements.
It is also with some sadness that I tell you this is Fr. William Muller’s final year as president at Verbum Dei High School. I have
worked with Fr. Muller for nearly six years, and it is through his tireless hard work and dedication to the Verb that we owe much
of our success! Thank you Bill and much success in your next mission!
The Jesuit Provincial has appointed, and Archbishop Gomez has approved, Fr. Michael Mandala, S.J., as the next president of
Verbum Dei. Fr. Mandala will work with Fr. Muller this year and take over the president’s position in June 2014. Fr. Mandala has
been the Director of Community Relations at Verbum Dei the past year and a half, so he knows the school and the community
well. Some years ago he was the pastor of Christ the King Church in San Diego and most recently before coming to the Verb; he
was the pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church in Hollywood. He is fluent in Spanish and has an MBA from the Kellogg School –
two qualifications he brings that will serve the school community well.
Fr. Muller looks forward to this year’s many activities and will continue to rely on your prayers and your help.
As always, the challenges we face as a Board and as a Community is sustainable growth and excellence of education in these difficult economic times. It is through your continued friendship, generosity and hard work that we will continue to succeed.
Therefore, I am pleased to share with you a few of the highpoints from the past year:
1. The incoming class of new students is the largest we have had in the past 11 years. With 116 freshman and 10 transfer students,
our enrollment is now up to 330 students. We are still short of our 400 student goal, but with our rate of growth, we expect to be
there by 2015.
2. CEDAR Foundation International continues to be a great supporter and partner with Verbum Dei! They have agreed to extend
their support of $250,000 per year for financial aid and scholarships.
3. Growth in internships for our students from our Corporate Partners went from 70, in 2011/2012, to 76, in 2012/2013. New
partners who came aboard were Houlihan & Lokey, Clune Construction, Fox Rothschild, Grant Thornton, KPMG, and Wedgewood Realty.
4. The Adopt-A-Student Program is doing quite well. Through the program, lucky participants adopt a student and bridge the
funding gap between the actual cost of education and actual funding; $4,000 to $5,750 per student. Giving levels begin at
$1,000.00 up to $10,000.00. The adopted students and their sponsors get to know each other and sponsors see their aid actually
reap benefits. Last year we raised $101,325.
5. With the support of the John and Dorothy Shea Foundation, we launched into and completed phase two of our 2008 renovation campaign which has renovated the 100 and 200 wing classrooms and parts of the 400 wing. Next year, we will enter into
phase three of the project renovating the weight room, locker rooms, and showers in the Athletic Facility.
These are only a few bright moments for the year, and with your ongoing support, the Verb will remain the place where dreams
come true. I thank you all again and look forward to seeing you on campus this year.
With heartfelt appreciation,
Omer Simeon
Board Chair 2013
100% of Verb students receive scholarship grants to attend Verbum Dei
VERBUM DEI HIGH SCHOOL
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES, July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013
Revenues:
Tuition/Fees
Grant from Catholic Education Foundation
Grant from Corporate Work-Study Program
Contributions
Other Income
$
343,000
256,000
1,200,000
1,896,000
351,000
$ 4,046,000
Expenses:
Education/Instruction
Administration
Student Activities and Support Services
Facilities and Maintenance
$ 2,076,000
763,000
669,000
603,000
$ 4,111,000
Contributions:
Individual Gifts
Corporate Gifts
Foundation Grants
Gifts from Jesuit Communities
Events
$
403,000
183,000
969,000
63,000
278,000
$ 1,896,000
Total Cost of Education per Student:
Average Tuition and Fees Paid
Average Tuition Assistance Grant
Average Scholarship Grant
Average Contribution from Work-Study Program
$
1,150
1,800
4,715
6,119
13,784
$
*Pledges for 2013/2014 are not included in the amounts listed above
2012/2013 Revenues
Other Income
9%
Student
Activities and
Support
Services
16%
Grant from
Catholic
Education
Foundation
6%
Grant from
Corporate
Work-Study
Program
30%
Contributions
47%
2012/2013 Expenses
Tuition/Fees
8%
Facilities and
Maintenance
15%
Education and
Instruction
51%
Administration
18%
60% of Verb students receive financial tuition aid while at Verb
Education Report Card
Verbum Dei Enrollment 2010-2013
# of Students
400
350
300
250
200
Enrollment
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-2014
263
283
301
330
The Verb is growing! Over the past four years, student enrollment has grown by 25%. This year we set a record with 111
freshmen becoming Verbum Dei Eagles. This growth puts us on target to reach our capacity of 400 students by the 2015-2016
school year. What a blessing to be able to provide a rigorous college prep Catholic and Jesuit education to 400 deserving young
men from Watts and the surrounding community—young men who are just looking for the opportunity of attaining a brighter
future and are willing to work for it.
I applaud the extraordinary efforts of our Outreach and Marketing team, but I think the real reason for our growth is our proven
track record of success. We provide a loving, nurturing environment with dedicated and passionate teachers who push their
students to achieve their God-given potential. And for the past six years, 100% of our graduating seniors have been accepted to
college.
~ Daniel O’Connell, Ed.D.
Principal
 Los Angeles  Cristo Rey Network
Students are learning that the set of 10 characteristics they are evaluated on at their respective Corporate Work Study Program
(CWSP) placements translates beyond the office setting. CWSP offers students hands-on experience and prepares them to carry
out basic entry level skills in an office setting. More importantly, students are excelling at the soft skills that are important for
success at work, the classroom and in life. Students are making connections between work and the classroom via their ability to
demonstrate reliability in the work they complete, willingness to learn new material and tasks, and the judgment to make a
decision that will reflect positively on them and the choices they make. Verbum Dei students are exceeding expectations in 7 of
the 10 characteristics above, and as a school, the average overall student performance rating we received at year-end 2012-2013
is 4.14 out of 5. Our accomplishments are attainable due to the Corporate Work Study team’s dedication to student success and
our Corporate Partners’ commitment to the development of our young men.
~ Cristina Cuellar-Villanueva
Director, Corporate Work Study Program
2012-2013 Honor Roll of Donors - In the following pages, we are proud to recognize
the cummulative giving of Verbum Dei Supporters. As you read through this listing, please
know how grateful the entire Verbum Dei Community is for your continued support.
President’s Society ($250,000 and above)
The Cedar Foundation
Legacy Society ($100,000 - $249,999)
Catholic Education Foundation
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Principal’s Society ($50,000 to $99,999)
Anonymous
The Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation
The Bill Hannon Foundation
The William H. Hannon Foundation
Ibrahim El-Hefni Technical Training Foundation
The W.M. Keck Foundation
The John B. and Nelly Llanos Kilroy Foundation
The Harry Bronson & Edith R. Knapp Foundation
Ignatian Society ($25,000 to $49,999)
Anonymous
The Julia Stearns Dockweiler Charitable Foundation
Goodwin Family Memorial Trust
Loyola Jesuit Community (Los Angeles)
George H. Mayr Foundation
Operation Progress
The Rose Hills Foundation
US Bank
Divine Word Society ($5,000 to $24,999)
Allen Lund Company, Inc.
Anonymous (2)
Archer Norris PLC
Mrs. Fran Ardolf
Mr. Timothy D. Armour
California Province of the Society of Jesus
Mr. Louis Castruccio
Mr. and Mrs. John Cody
The Carol and James Collins Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Condon
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Coquillard
Crail Johnson Foundation
Daughters of Charity Foundation
Mr. Charles Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dumesnil
Edison International
Foley & Lardner LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gianelli
Girardi & Keese
John Gogian Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hamilton
Dr. Stephen N. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. John Heffernan
Mrs. Kristen Hemenez
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hubbs
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jensen
The Mayer & Morris Kaplan Family Foundation
Latham & Watkins LLP
The Linfesty & The Sinkys Families
Loyola Marymount Jesuit Community
Loyola Marymount University
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent McGuiness
Mr. Mitchell Milias
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Muller
Payden & Rygel
Ms. Joan Payden
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Perry
Santa Clara Jesuit Community
Mr. William Scott
Mr. and Mrs. John Shea
Mr. Omer Simeon
Lon V. Smith Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Smith
Mr. Tom Swanson
Trust Company of the West
Von Der Ahe Foundation
Watson Land Company
Wells Fargo Foundation
Wells Fargo Bank
Wells Fargo Foundation Educational
Matching Gift Program
Western Asset Management Company
Weyant Massiello Charitable Trust
The Wilfandel Club
Mr. Donald Woods
Mrs. Rita Zimbaldi
Eagle’s Nest ($1,000 to $4,999)
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ackerman
Mr. John Anglin
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Argenti
Bank of America Matching Gifts
Ms. Beverly Banks
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Barone
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bazdarich
Mrs. E. Joan Bear
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Berg
99% is the daily school attendance rate
Mr. and Mrs. John Boken
Mrs. Mary Bomba and Mr. Tom O’Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bonino
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Borneman
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burgess
Dr. Walter Burnham
Mr. Charles Caldwell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carlos
Mr. Mike Chevedden
Clark Construction
Ms. Lucia Cleveland
Ms. Janice Clifford
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Justin R. Dedeaux
Mr. Anthony De Lellis
DIRECTV Matching Gift Center
Dogswell
Mr. Adam Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. George Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dunn
Mr. Glenn E Duval
Mr. Adolf Eitner
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Feit
Fletcher Jones Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Foster
Ms. Antoinette Fournier
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Freer
Friends of St. Lawrence
Mr. Larry Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gerstner
Mr. and Mrs. William Griggs
Mr. Kevin Grimes
Mr. John Guerin
The Arthur & Jeanne Hadley Foundation
Mr. Jim Hannon
Mr. Thomas Hanrahan
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Harley
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Harris
Mr. Charles Hauck
Mr. Michael Hickey
Mr. and Mrs. William Hollingsworth
Mrs. Loretta Holstein
Mr. Paul Hosch
Hutto-Patterson
Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Johnson
Mr. Joseph Kearns
Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
KLM Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Denis LaBonge
Mr. Richard Lasater
St. Lawrence of Brindisi School
The Lewis Family
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Loscialpo
Loyola High School
Loyola House Jesuit Community (San Francisco)
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mackel
Mr. Kevin Malloy
Rev. Michael Mandala S.J.
Mr. Anthony Mandekic
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Marquess
Ms. Michelle McGinnis
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McKenna
Mr. and Mrs. Murray McQueen
Dr. Richard L. Meehan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Moretti
Mt. Carmel Alumni Foundation
Rev. William Muller, S.J.
Mr. Deepak Nanda
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Nejasmich
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Ness
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Newby
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Dr. and Mrs. Theodore O’Connell
Dr. and Mrs. Dan O’Connell
Mr. John Ottoboni
Pacific Western Foundation
Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd.
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Perez
Mr. Horace A. Pete, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Phillips
QueensCare
Mr. and Mrs. Don Regan
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rench
Mr. Charles Rendler
Mr. Roy Rico
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roginson
Fox Rothschild
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rule
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sanders
Ms. Cathy Schleussner
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Scibelli
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Scilacci
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Scott
Mrs. Terry Seidler
Mr. Rick Simmons
Mr. Alex Sinkys
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith
Ms. Carol Somerville
Specialty Family Foundation
Mr. John A Strauss
The Sullivan Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan
Mr. Stephen Synott
Unique to Los Angeles 100% of Verb students participate in a Work Study program
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Trapani
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tweedy
Union Bank of California
Mr. Keith Warlick
Dr. D. Jeffrey Weil
Mr. John A. Weissenbach
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wimmer
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ziegler
Ms. Helen Zieman
Blue and Gold Club ($500 to $999)
Mr. Richard Andrews
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. J. Dennis Baker
Rev. Peter Banks
Mr. and Mrs. John Barganski
Mr. and Mrs. John Beare
Bertea Foundation
BNY Mellon West
Ms. Elia Bonino
Mr. Tom Bouchard
Ms. Mary Brennan
Buchalter Nemer
Mr. and Mrs. John Calvert
Cambridge Uniform
Mr. and Mrs. Douglass Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Collins
Ms. Michele McGarry Crahan
Ms. Thalia D Doherty
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Duncan
Mr. Thomas Ecker
Mr. Ralph Eidem
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Feybush
First Legal Network
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Florek
Fulton Landing Inc.
Mr. Joseph Girard
Mr. and Mrs. John Girardi
Mr. Richard Gooden
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Griffith
McKool Smith Hennigan
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Higgins
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hohm
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hotaling
Mr. Theodore Humphrey
Mr. and Mrs. William Huston
Mrs. Jeanne Jennett
Mrs. Eileen Kamerick and Mr. Vic Heckler
Ms. Anne Kelley
Knights of Columbus Council 14660
(Saint Martin of Tours Account)
Ms. Laurie La Shelle
Mr. Thomas Liautaud
Mr. and Mrs. John Linfesty
Locke Lord
Mr. Peter Looker
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Lorenz
Mr. Timothy McCarthy
Ms. Donna M McCrory
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry McGee
Microsoft Giving Campaign
Mr. Bryan Milinovich
Mr. Dennis Mulhaupt
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Navas
Mr. James Oswald
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pichardo
Mr. Richard Plat and Mrs. Janet Davidson
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rosa
Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood
Society of St. Vincent De Paul
Society of the Divine Word
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stutts
Mr. Austin Tenette
Thomas Properties Group
Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas
Ms. Diana M. Torres
Ms. Cristy Townsend
Mr. and Mrs. George Tuerk
Mr. Scott Wendelin
West Coast Companeros, Inc.
Mr. John Patrick Whelan
Mr. Charles Willson, Jr.
Ms. Jill Wondries
Mr. and Mrs. John Woodward
Mr. and Mrs. Williard Wood
Senator Roderick D. Wright
Mr. and Mrs. William Zant
Friends of Verbum Dei ($100 to $499)
Ms. Susan Abelein
Mr. and Mrs. Giulio Accornero
Ms. Maria Alcalde
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Alders
Mr. Bernard Alfs
Mr. Robert Ambrose
Mrs. Stephanie Andrade
Ms. Suaronne Angeletti
Anonymous
Ms. Susan Argintar
Mr. William Bagley
Ms. Elsa Banuelos
Mr. Bernard Bannan
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barone
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Barnes
Ms. Cynthia E. Barnes
Mr. Philip Battaglia
Mr. John Bauman
Mr. Keenan Behrle
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Betz
The Verb has a college-ready curriculum and research-based instruction
Mr. Gregory Billups
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Binder
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bisetti
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bishop
Ms. Anita Blythe
Ms. Alma Bonino
Mr. Russell L Boschetti
Mr. John Brandlin
Ms. Laura Braunstein
Mr. Gregory Breen
Mr. and Mrs. John Brown
Mrs. Yolanda S. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burgess
Ms. Susan Burroughs
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D Campbell
Mr. Kurt A Cardoza
Ms. Mardi K Caruso
Ms. Jennifer A Caspar
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cathcart
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cathcart
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Chambers
The Cheesecake Factory
Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles
Mr. Ryan Choate
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Cipiti
Mr. Edward J Coffey
Mr. Keith M Coleman
Ms. Agnes Colman
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cole
Ms. Mary Pat Cooper
Ms. Carole Corfman
Ms. Hilary Crahan
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Crowley
Mr. J.A. Crowley
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Curry
Mr. Hal Danzer
Mr. Jeffrey S Davidson
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Davis
Ms. Sharon DeBriere
Mrs. Ana DeCastro
Mr. Anthony Delfino
Ms. Devon Devilling
Mr. Peter Dito
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Dixon
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dohn
Dr. Patrick Dowling
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Dralla
Ms. Alison M Drenning
Ms. Roselyn Dumesnil
Ms. Kathleen Duncan
Mr. Peter D Eastman
Ms. Ronda Eddy
Mr. Steven Edwards
Ms. Sandra Eisenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Erdberg
Mr. and Mrs. John Erlinger
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Eubanks
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Feeley
Ms. Cornelia Feidler
Mr. Gary S Finer
Ms. Michele Flynn
Ms. Doris Fork
Ms. Twyla Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fredrick
Mr. and Mrs. Tony French
Mr. Leighton H. French
Mr. Richard Fuentes
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Fumia
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Gagliasso
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Godfrey
Mr. and Mrs. W Godfrey
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Goethals
Mr. Sergio Gonzalez
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gordon
Mr. Philip Grasser
Ms. Ann Grycz
Mr. and Mrs. Javier Guerena
Mr. Daniel E. Gutekanst
Ms. Margarita Gutierrez
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Guzman
Mr. and Mrs. John Haggerty
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Hall
Mr. Ken Hanson
Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Harris
Ms. Tammi Harrington
Mr. Joseph Harris
Mr. Charles Hastie
Mr. Warren Haupt
Mr. and Mrs. James Healy
Dr. and Mrs. Tony Heaney
Fr. Francis J. Hicks
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hill
Ms. Karen Ho’o-Wilkins
Hope Lutheran Church
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Horgan
Mr. Ivan Houston
Mr. Brian Hoye
Mr. Osborn Hurston
Mr. Dave Inciong
Independent Book Buying Services, LLC
Mr. Charles Jakubowski
Ms. Philomena James
Jesuit House (Fresno)
Mrs. Jazmin Jimenez
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Luis Jimenez
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johantgen
Ms. Samantha Jones
Mr. Mark A Jorgensen
Ms. Joanne Kelly
Mr. Robert Kerslake
The Verb student body is 64% Latino/Hispanic , 35% African American, and 1% European American
Ms. Dorothy Kimura
Mr. and Mrs. James King
Knights of Columbus
Dr. and Mrs. Francis Koch
Mr. Richard M Kunnath
La Salle High School
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Lacy
Mr. and Mrs. John Landers
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Laubach
Ms. Diana Lee
Ms. Kim Lesser
Ms. Annie Levine
Ms. Wendy Yingyi Li
Mr. Michael Lightfoot
Rev. Robert Longobucco
Ms. Martha Lopez
Mr. Alexander F. MacKinnon
Mr. Raul Madeson
Mr. James Maechling
Magis Student Service Organization
Ms. Lisa Martinez
Mr. Robert Ma
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin
Mr. Glen Mayer, ‘74
Ms. Anne McCauley
Ms. Anne McCarney
Mr. Patrick McFarlane
Rev. John McGarry, S.J.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael McRoskey
Mr. Michael Meczka
Mr. Dan Medina
Mercury General Corporation
Mr. John C Moffet
Mr. and Mrs. David Mojica
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Morrish
Ms. Peggy Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Elizabeth Moyer
Mr. Daniel Muller
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Muller
Mr. Jeffrey Muller
Mr. Dennis K Mulvihill
Mr. Ravi Nadesan
Mr. Michael S. Nakama
Mr. Joe Natoli
Mr. and Mrs. John Newman
Mr. Kevin Nguyen
Mr. Richard A Nichols
Mr. Charles Noneman
Ms. Mary Norman
Mr. Kevin O’Brien
Mr. and Mrs. James O’Callahan
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel O’Connor
Mr. Terrance O’Connor
Mr. William O’Connor
Mr. David Ogren
Mr. Max Olmedo
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Olsen
Orco Block Co.
Mr. Paul Pan
Mr. SA Pascale
Ms. Barbara Pasini
Mr. Jim Patridge
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Peck
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Penfold
Mr. John Petersen
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Petersen
Mr. Zach Petersen
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Place
Mr. and Mrs. William Polkinghorn
Mr. Michael J. Povich
Ms. Anne M Presti
Mr. and Mrs. James Prietto
Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Prietto
Mr. and Mrs. Walter S Rados
Mr. Brendan Raney
Mr. and Mrs. David Reed
Mr. Fred Reimer
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
Mr. Raul Rey
Ms. Judy Romans
Mr. and Mrs. Edson Rood
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rosendin
Ms. Shannon B Rossi
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Royer
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Rude
Mr. Joseph Scheid
Mr. Jerome Schmit
Mr. Larry Scott
Mr. Joseph B Scudiero
Mr. Bill Searight
Mr. Eloy Sedillo
Mr. Scott B Serrano
Mr. James Shontere
Mrs. Christine Sisley
Ms. Michaeline Skibinski
Mr. William R Slocum
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Smith
Ms. Dion Smotherman
Ms. Maria Springer
St. Martin de Porres-Knights of Columbus Council 5006
Ms. Jessye Stafford
Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Stallworth
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Stambuk
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sullivan
Rev. Michael Tang
Mr. Edward Ternan
Ms. Malgosia Tolak
Mrs. Margaret Triplett
Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Trobough
Mr. Charles Trudeau
Verbum Dei is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the California Province of the Society of Jesus
Ms. Marcia Tucker
Mr. Romal Tune
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tyler
Mrs. Ava Ullerich
Urban Compass
Mr. Leonard Valenzuela
Mr. Michael Velladao
Mr. Andre J De Verneil
Mr. Matt Vigil
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Viola
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wafer
Ms. Wendy Waldron
Ms. Yolanda K Walker
Mr. John Watkins
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Watne
Mr. Robert Watson
Mr. John R Welch
Ms. Amy C Whitney
Mr. Brent Williams
Mr. Philip J. Winterbottom
Mr. James Wise
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Wittenberg
Ms. Elizabeth J Worden
Mr. James Yi
Mr. and Mrs. Al Zapala
Ms. Shiran Zohar
Dr. and Mrs. Bill Zucker
Friends of the Eagle ($1 to $99)
ALBS, LLC
Mr. Carlos Alcala
Mr. Reymundo Alcala, ‘66
Mr. Edward Allen
Ms. Henriene Allums
Anonymous (4)
Ms. Felicia Arellano
Mr. Rudolph Arias
Ms. Robby Armstrong
Ms. Maria Arroyo
Mr. Joseph Assad
Mr. Norman L. Augustine
Mr. Angel Avila. ‘00
Ms. Emilia Ayala
Mr. Robert Barnett
Mr. Michael Battle
Ms. Christine Bau
Mr. Reginald J Beamon
Mr. Robert W. Behrens
Ms. Mary R Bertone
Mr. Jim Bibb
Mr. Felix Black
Mr. Michael Black, ‘82
Mr. Rodriguez Black
Mr. Vyron M Bougere
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bonino-Britsch
Mr. Robert Brophy
Mr. Andre Brown
Ms. Cheryl Burnett
Mr. Stephen Carle
Ms. Anna Carle
Mr. Errol R Carter
Ms. Mary Castruccio
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cavanaugh
Mr. Thomas Caveness
Ms. Karen Chambers
Mr. Luke Chappell, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cherry
Mr. Rodney Chin
The Clorox Company Foundation
Employee Giving Campaign
Ms. Shirley Coburn
Mr. John Conboy
Mr. Lance Cowart, ‘83
Mr. Robert Creamer
Mr. Derik Cross, ‘81
Ms. Joy Curry
Mr. William Davis
Ms. Angela Delgado
Mr. Paul DeMontesquiou
Ms. Julie DeMareo
Mrs. Mashanda Finn Diaz
Mr. Richard Dickinson
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Dietz
Ms. Patricia Dillon
Ms. Deborah Dixon
Mr. Dennis M Dorney
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Douglass
Ms. Cathleen Duelb
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Duffy
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Duffy
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Dugan
Ms. Cheryl A Dumesnil
Ms. Kara Earley
Mr. George E. Ellis, Jr
Mr. Michael Hart
Ms. Anne Fisher
Ms. Joanne Flynn
Ms. Donna Fornear
Ms. Krista Frankovic
Ms. G. Reno Frigo
Mr. Michael Fry
Mr. John Galloway
Ms. Sharon Garate
Mr. David Garcia
Mr. Leonard O. Gillis
Mr. and Mrs. John Giovannone
Mr. Michael Goins
Mr. Jack R. Gonsalves
Verbum Dei was founded in 1962 and became a Cristo Rey school in 2002
Ms. Margaret Grant
Ms. Blondelle Grant
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Haines
Ms. Hope Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Hall
Mr. Jeffrey Hammonds
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Harbison
Mr. David Harding
Mr. and Mrs. Ferris Harper
Rev. Jerry Hayes, S.J.
Mr. Thomas Henry
Ms. Llana Henderson
Mr. Peter Henning
Ms. Jane T. Herrick
Mr. Michael J. Hicks
Mr. Michael Hill
Mr. Kurt Hocker, ‘84
Mr. Albert Hocker
Mr. Warren Hodges
Mr. Marvin Houston
Mr. Paul Hronek
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jacoby
Mr. Michael Jackson
Mr. Imaury Jovel,‘12
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Kelsch
Mr. Barry Kelley
Mr. Thomas W Kemp
Mr. Robert King
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kirchen
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kizu
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Kulper
Mr. Russell Kurihara
Ms. Sylvia Lackey
Ms. Suelin Lee
Ms. Lora Lees
Mr. Chris Lewi
Ms. Gina Liberotti
Ms. Isabel Lomeli
Mr. Claudio Ludovisi
Mr. Jeff Luini
Mr. Logan Mac Crush
Ms. Maria Martinez
Mr. Michael J. Margin
Mr. Jeff Marzano
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Matsushima
Ms. Laurie Mavrokefalos
Mr. Peter McCarthy
Mr. Wesley McCoy
Ms. Sally Jeanne McKenna
Mr. Noel Mendoza, ‘08
Ms. Virginia B Menke
Ms. Mariana Mendez
Ms. Etika Mesulama
Mr. Vernon Miller
Mr. Brian Miller
Mr. Michael Moody
Mr. Peter Moore
Mr. Pete Morado, ‘66
Ms. Mary Morley
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mulvihill
Ms. Eileen Murphy
Mr. James A. Murphy
Rev. Wayne Negrete, S.J.
Mr. Steve Nejasmich
Mr. and Mrs. James Neville
Ms. Lena Newton
Rev. Chanh Nguyen, S.J.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Nichols
Mr. Jose Nunez
Mr. Larry Oats
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O’Byrne
Mr. Michael O’Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Parrone
Ms. Patricia Peach
Mr. Felipe Pelayo, ‘10
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Perley
Mr. Stephen S. Pershing
Ms. Armine Petrosyan
Ms. Joyce Zenon Peters
Mr. Jeffrey M. Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Porter
Mrs. Heather Preimesberger
Mr. Nathaniel Price
Mr. William E. Prinz
Mrs. Shellye R. Pruitt
Mr. Michael Quieto
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Quiroz
Ms. Rebecca E Raisola
Ralphs
Ms. Bernadette Reyes
Ms. Patricia A. Rice
Mr. Geoffrey B Rizzo
Mr. Julius E. Robinson
Mrs. Mayra Rodriguez
Ms. Debbie Rogers
Mr. Christopher T. Roundtree
Mr. Matthew Ruderman
Ms. Deann Saar
Mr. Noah B Salalmon
Ms. Lynda B. Salamon
Ms. Marla Sanders
Ms. Hilda Sanchez
Mr. Robert Sandberg
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sarraille
Mr. Dennis Scannell
Mr. Richard Scuderi
Mr. Paul Seliga
Ms. Irene Sharpe
Mr. Michael Shine
Mr. Don Shirley
100% of Verb’s graduating seniors are accepted into college
Mr. George T. Shy
Mr. Samuel R. Simpson
Mr. Darrell Simien, ‘71
Mr. Edmond Simien, ‘72
Ms. Melissa Smith
Mr. Anthony Smith
Mr. Richard M. Solorza
Mr. Gary Sonkur, ‘67
Mr. Michael Soriano
Ms. Elaine Spooner
Mr. Leston Stallworth, ‘77
Mr. and Mrs. Chad Stearns
Ms. Jenny Stern
Mr. Matt Stofka
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Stueck
Ms. Pam Stumbaugh
Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sullivan
Mr. Stephen Sweeters
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Theodore
Ms. Kathleen Thompson
Ms. Roberta Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Anna Tilles
Ms. Kimberly Tipton
Mr. David Torres, ‘07
Mr. Steinar Tweiten
Mr. Gilbert Vallejo
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Vanis
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Luis Villanueva
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Villalpando
Mr. Joseph Vollert
Mrs. Shellynne Phillips Vontoure
Mr. Leo Vusich
Mr. Gregory Warner, Jr., ‘13
Mr. Steven C. Wellington
Mr. Joseph White
Mr. David Williams
Mr. Brad Williams
Mr. Robert D. Wray
Mr. William Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Liesl Yanicak
Ms. Debbie Zoppi
In Kind Gifts
Ms. Alford
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Darren Bigby
Blessed Sacrament Parish Community
BNY Mellon West
Ms. Michelle Burgness
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cathcart
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Clark
Mr. and Mrs. John Cody
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Cuccia
Mrs. Cristina Cuellar Villanueva
Mr. Hunter Current
Mr. Eric Daroca
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Del Santo
Ms. Ronda Eddy
Evergreen International Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Feybush
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Freyer
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Guzman
Mr. Steve Harris
Homeboy Industries
Denise Lambert
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Honore
Mr. Paul Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johantgen
Ms. Mollie Kaiser
Loyola Law School
Mr. Marquise McNeil,’13
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Meylan
Mr. Michael S. Nakama
Mrs. Barbara Nichols
Northwestern Mutual
Dr. and Mrs. Dan O’Connell
Mr. Ashton Patt, ‘12
Mr. and Mrs. Rory Ritts
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rogers
Mr. Oscar Rosa
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Scilacci
Mr. Omer Simeon
Mr. Frank Stiefel
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tesoriero
Mr. Joshua Timmons, ‘11
Mr. Luetrell Toler
Mr. Abel Torres
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Trapani
Mr. Sydney Vinnedge
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Viola
Mr. John Watkins
Mr. and Mrs. George Zaloom
It is with a great sense of gratitude and appreciation that Verbum
Dei High School acknowledges the generosity of our many benefactors who have invested in Verbum Dei. The above list reflects
donations made between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013. Every
effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information.
Please contact Stephanie Andrade @ (323) 564-6651, Ext. 5110
or sandrade@verbumdei.us if you discover an error.
Since 2008, our graduates’ Freshman to Sophomore persistence in college is a staggering 93.5%
2012/2013 Corporate Partners
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AIDS Project Los Angeles
3
The Aerospace Corporation
4
Allen Lund Company, Inc. 4
Archer Norris PLC
3
Bank of the West
4
Bingham McCutchen LLP
4
BNY Mellon
2
Bob Smith Toyota 4
Booth Mitchel & Strange LLP 1
Brookfield Properties 4
Buchalter Nemer PLC
4
California Science Center
12
The Capital Group Companies 4
Carroll, Kelly, Trotter,
Franzen & McKenna
3
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.
4
Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd. 1
Clark Construction
8
Clune Construction
1
Comerica
4
Cooperative of American
Physicians, Inc.
1
Edison International
8
Ernst & Young
4
First Legal Support Services
1
Foley & Lardner LLP
6
Friends of California
African American Museum 2
Fox Rothschild, LLP
4
Girardi & Keese
4
Houlihan Lokey
4
McKool Smith
4
Herbalife International
4
Jones Lang LaSalle
2
Keenan & Associates
4
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
8
KPMG
2
LA’s Best
1
Latham & Watkins LLP
4
Locke Lord 3
Los Angeles Police Department 4
Loyola Law School
13
Loyola Marymount University 5
Macerich Co. 4
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Manatt Phelps Phillips
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Merrill Lynch-Bill Scott
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Merrill Lynch-John Cody
1
Morris Polich & Purdy LLP
2
Museum of Latin American Art 1
Nike 2
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
2
Occidental College
2
Occidental Petroleum
3
Operating Engineers Funds
4
Payden & Rygel 8
The Private Bank of California 4 QueensCare Family Clinics
4
Reed Smith
4
Sidley Austin LLP
4
Sony Pictures Entertainment
2
St. Francis Center
1
St. Joseph Center
3
St. Vincent De Paul
2
The Sullivan Group
4
Thomas Properties Group, Inc. 4
Trust Company of the West
4
Underground Films
2
Union Bank
13
University of Southern California 4
US Bank
6
USC Institute for
Creative Technologies 4
Venice Family Clinic
4
Wedgewood Realty
1
Wells Fargo Commercial Bank
4
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
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Western Asset Management 4
Winston & Strawn LLP
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The Corporate Work Study Program is making a difference
by providing real-world work experience equipping students
for a better future. Students are in a supportive professional
environment where self-confidence, life-skills and potential
are developed. If you would like to learn more about this
program please contact Larry Scott (323) 564-6651, Ext.
5400; lscott@verbumdei.us.
2012/2013
Verbum Dei High School
Board of Advisors
Chairperson of the Board
Omer Simeon – Hands on Transitional Management
Mr. Guy Candido
Mr. Dan Medina
US Bank
Capital Knowledge
Mr. Sam Coquillard
Rev. William Muller, S.J.
Rev. Allan Deck, S.J.
Rev. Wayne Negrete, S.J.
Pacific Global Investment Management, Co.
Loyola Marymount University
Verbum Dei High School
Loyola Jesuit Community
Mr. Larry Garcia
Mr. Omer Simeon, Chair
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Hands on Transitional Management
Rev. Greg Goethals, S.J.
Mr. Rick Simmons
Loyola High School
LR Technologies, LLC
Mr. Jim Hannon
Mr. Charlie Smith
Ferrazzi Greenlight
Equity Office
Mr. John Heffernan
Mrs. Patty Smith
Heffernan & Boortz
Bob Smith Toyota
Mrs. Heidi Johnson
Mr. Steve Synott
Mr. Larry Mackel
Mr. Rich Vanis
Mr. Jim McClune
Mr. Keith Warlick
Ms. Michelle McGinnis
Mr. Scott Wendelin
Charity Matters
United Healthcare
Mackel Associates
Archer Norris
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Hamburger Hamlet
Los Angeles City Attorney
Credit Suisse Securities
OUR MISSION:
Verbum Dei is a Catholic, Jesuit, college and career preparatory, complemented by our corporate internship program,
serving young men of Watts and the surrounding communities who are economically and academically underserved.
We develop self-confident gentlemen who are intellectually motivated, spiritual, contemplative, and courageous in
their pursuit of a more humane and just world.
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Class of 2013 College Acceptances
The Art Institute of CA
Barry University (FL)
Bates College (ME)
Bethune-Cookman Univ (FL)
Boston University(MA)
Bryant University (RI)
Buffalo State College
of SUNY (NY)
Butler University (IN)
Canisius College NY)
Columbia College
Chicago (IL)
Concordia College – Bronxville (NY)
Concordia College – Irvine
CSU Chico
CSU Dominguez Hills
CSU East Bay
CSU Fullerton
CSU Humboldt
CSU Long Beach
CSU Los Angeles
CSU Northridge
CSU Sacramento
CSU San Francisco
Cerritos College
Clark Atlanta University (GA)
College of Mount Saint Vincent (NY)
College of the Holy Cross (MA)
Curry College (MA)
Dillard University (LA)
Dominican College of Blauvelt (NY)
El Camino College
Farleigh Dickinson Univ (NJ)
Fairfield University (CT)
Fisher College (MA)
Fisk University (TN)
Fordham University (NY)
Florida International University
Franklin Pierce University (NH)
Georgetown University (DC)
Hampton University (VA)
Hofstra University (NY)
Howard University (DC)
Indiana State University (IN)
Johnson & Wales University (RI)
La Salle University (PA)
Southwest College
Los Angeles Trade & Technical College
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University New Orleans (LA)
Marist College (NY)
Mercy College (NY)
Miami University (OH)
Morehouse College (GA)
Northern Arizona University (AZ)
Pace University (NY)
Paul Quinn College (TX)
Pepperdine University
Philadelphia University (PA)
Philander Smith College (AR)
Rosemont College (PA)
Rutgers (NJ)
Saint Bonaventure University (NJ)
Saint Francis College (NY)
Saint John’s University (MN)
Saint John’s University (NY)
Saint Joseph’s College (NY)
Saint Joseph’s University (PA)
Saint Peter’s College (NJ)
Saint Thomas University (FL)
Santa Monica College
Seattle University (WA)
Seton Hall University (NJ)
Thomas College (ME)
Tuskegee University (AL)
UC Berkeley
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Los Angeles
UC Merced
UC Riverside
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
University of Baltimore (MD)
University of Dubuque (IA)
University of La Verne
University of Nevada, Reno (NV)
University of New England (ME)
University of New Haven (CT)
University of New Mexico (NM)
University of St. Mary (KS)
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California
University of Tampa (FL)
University of the Pacific
University of West Florida (FL)
Virginia State University (VA)
Virginia Union Univesity (VA)
Wesleyan University (CT)
Xavier University (LA)
Xavier Univeristy (OH)
Our class of 2013 had a 100%
college-acceptance rate and 81% of our
graduating seniors were accepted at
4-year colleges.