Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Joan Woods, the grandmother of one of our freshmen.

Pile driving, construction, renewal are all present at McClancy as the new 7 million dollar facelift is beginning. The result will be a completely soundproofed building and an updated facility in many ways.

Katrina, the hurricane, destroyed a large portion of one of our Brothers of the Sacred Heart boarding and day schools in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The school building, the Retirement home of the senior Brothers, and all the vehicles, equipment, and resources of St. Stanislaus were heavily damaged. Brother Martin High School, the Brothers' school in New Orleans as well as three residences and the provincial administration building of the Brothers may also be damaged Good news is that Brother Martin High School will reopen in Baton Rouge and St. Stanislaus will re-open on November 1. Please keep our brother schools and the New Orleans province of the Brothers in your prayers.

The soundproofing of the McClancy is underway. Crews began work on August 17. The first project was to move Room 100 from the parking lot to the softball field adjacent to 73rd Street. The second project is the sound proofing in the Mall and in the gym. The locker room is also under construction. An additional classroom is planned for the rear area of the stage. The furnace room will be extended to accomodate air cooling and heating machinery. All the windows will be replaced. Construction will be the word for the next year or so. Expect the "pardon our appearance" theme through next August!

Mr. Charles O'Donnell, long time teacher at McClancy, retired at the end of the year. Mr. David Harris, English teacher, recently left the faculty. Good luck to both of these fine men! Mrs. Pressie DiMatera, biology teacher, also left the school. Good luck to her also. We have a number of new teachers coming in the Fall. Mr. Pat Civitano and Mr. Anthony Olsewski, both alumni, will teach in the Social Studies department. Ms. Anne Smith will teach in the science department.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Ralph Sciame, brother of Mrs. Emilia Doddato, math chairperson.

The McClancy community mourns the death of former English teacher and Drama Director, Mr. Vincent Kane.

Congratulations to James Lehane who received the Student Athlete of the Year award at the 16th annual student athletic Gala Fundraiser Dinner held at the Rainbow Room in Rockfeller Center.

Congratulations to the following bands for their performances at the Battle of the Bands: Splash the Cat, 1st place; Under Cover, 2nd place and Dyer's Eve, 3rd place.

Mr. Ed McGlone has been named Assistant Director of Advancement.

NYC Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly received a leadership award at the President's dinner on April 23; Mr. Joseph Cutrone, Mr. William Rafferty, and Mr. John received the Cor Jesu Award at the same ceremony.

The International Travel Club enjoyed this Easter in Northern Italy--Ciao!

The Baseball team spent this Easter in Florida for Spring Training.

Congratulations to Mrs. Tenaglia and the Italian Club for their comprehensive program celebrating the feast of St. Joseph and Italian Culture, including a guest speaker who spoke about the important influence of women throughtout history. Thanks to the 8th Grade boys and girls from St. Francis Assisi school who attended also.

The faculty recently had a professional day during which the members of the faculty discussed classroom time, use of discussion, and teaching critical thinking. A preliminary introduction of a Crisis Procedure was also part of the program. Sister Dorothy of the Sisters of St. Dominic and Molloy College will also present the faculty with a spirituality day on the topic of the meaning of working in a Catholic school.

Congratulations to the winners of the poetry contest: Senior Junior-Members-Manny Lopez, Fernando Navarette and Dandelion Dilluvio.

Congratulations to Brother Joseph Bouchard, S.C. who was invited to attend the fortieth anniversary of the foundation of St. John's College in Melbourne, Australia, in March 2005. Brother Joseph was one of the founding brothers and the principal of that school, now known as Carolyn Chisolm School, for thirty years.

Congratulations to Brother Joseph Rocco, S.C. who has been elected as delegate to the General Chapter in Rome in October 2006.

Please pray for the repose of Mr. Andrew Taddei's mother who died recently after a long illness.

About 100 people attended the mini-open house on January 26, viewed the McClancy video and/or took a tour of the building. In many cases, whole families accompanied the prospective students. Some of these students came to confirm their acceptances, to decide among schools, or to take a first look at McClancy.

Recently, Sister Margaret Faherty, CSJ, librarian and media specialist at McClancy was in the news. Unfortunately, on her way to school, Sister Margaret was the victim of a vicious car-jacking right outside her convent. After recovering from her physical injuries, Sister has become a good example of how to respond to such a terrible experience in a positive and spirited manner.

Mrs. Theresa Busso's Studio Art Classes recently visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Art tours consisted of Greek, Egyptian, Medieval, and a variety of directed tours. One of the highlighted events at the museum at that time was the exhibition of Duccio's Madonna and Child, a recently purchased icon like painting from the 13th Century. The classes were accompanied by Alumnus Mike Brady, parent, Mrs. Otis, Father Bill and Brother Brian Curry along with Mrs. Busso!

Please remember Brother Lucien's step-Mother, Ada, who died recently after a long illness.

The President recently announced that Mr. Don Holden, Assistant Director of Development, has left the Office of Advancement to act as a general financial consultant in business and development work. Thanks Don for your dedicated work in building up our endowment and developing our alumni association.

The Principal recently announced that Brother Gary Humes, S.C., has been released from teaching religion to become Full Time Vocation Director for the Brothers. Good luck, Brother Gary, and thanks for your work here at McClancy.

Congratulations to St. Robert Bellarmine Parish School in Bayside which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. "A message from St. Robert's: Alumni of St. Robert's are asked to update your information at St. Robert's so that they may be kept informed of events and happenings at the school. E-mail is: SRBAlumni@aol.com Please include name, phone, address and e-mail address. Keep Sunday, April 3, 2005, open to join us at a reunion dinner dance to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the school."

Congratulations to Sister Margaret on her 50th anniversary of profession as a Sister of St. Joseph and to Sister Pat McKeon who also celebrates her 50th anniversary as a Grey Nun of the Sacred Heart. A variety of programs for incoming freshmen have been held this summer. They include the usual orientation program of three days run by the Brothers plus an optional reading and math program during the last week of June.

Congratulations to the following coaches and athletes: Don Holden '64 for Basketball, Baseball, Coaching; Jim Monastar '67 for Track and Field; Dennis McIntyre '69 for Basketball; Glenn Devoti '73 for Track and Field and Coaching; Ed Heppt '75 (posthumously) for baseball; Richard Mole '75 for baseball; Nick Melito '76 for basketball, baseball and coaching; and Sean Twitty '89 for baseball, who will be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame on October 30, 2004, ceremony at McClancy and dinner-dance following at Dante's Caterers that evening.

Check out a new college very close to McClancy on 37th Ave near 73rd St., Plaza College, formerly Plaza Business School, which has become a four year college recently. Plaza College

Welcome to special web visitors: Brother Bernard, SC, (Rome), Ellie Roberts (England), Anne-Flore Desreumaux (France), Brother Valentin,SC (Spain), Joanne Busso-Heinze (Germany),Patty Anne Brown, Jim Brown and his whole family!

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