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Cardinal Newman High School Celebrates

Athlete Alumni And The Crusader Club

Reception Honored Athletes

At E.R. Bradley’s In West

Palm Beach

On Aug. 18, Cardinal Newman High School (CNHS)
honored athlete alumni and celebrated the recent formation of
The Crusader Club at E.R. Bradley’s in West Palm Beach. Over
60 alumni of all ages attended the reception. The Crusader
Club, led by Chair Dave McIntosh ’64 and 21 board of
directors, was founded to connect athlete alumni and support
Crusader athletics and Cardinal Newman High School. David Fontanarosa and Jeffrey Patrick Dillon, Kathryn Dillon, Mimi Vaughan and
Guests mingled and commemorated the high school’s rich Pepin Connor Lewis and Haley Lewis Jeff Vaughan
60-year history of providing a Catholic college preparatory
education in Palm Beach County. The legendary coach and
The Crusader Club Honorary Chair Sam Budnyk attended
and spoke in support of the school and The Crusader Club.
Budnyk served Cardinal Newman High School for 49 years.
He was the school’s first football coach and coached boys
basketball, track, girls softball, and boys and girls golf.
“I am grateful to Dave McIntosh for his initiative and
enthusiasm along with the wonderful work of his committee,”
states President Brother Thomas Zoppo. “We have always
taken pride in our athletic accomplishments. The Crusader
Club serves to acknowledge Cardinal Newman’s remarkable
athletic legacy.” Brandon Schiralli and Eric Jimmy Hoffman, Juan Cocuy, Robert Matyskiel and
Nancy Romano and John Romano Romano Mike Kissner

Mary Martens and Carol Ann Dave McIntosh, Brother Thomas Zoppo, Sam
David Gately, Maureen Conte and Grier Pressly Vaughan Budnyk and Reilly Campbell Marc Kleisley and Tim Hulett

Darcy Brown, Collin Grill, Don Grill and Eryn Grill

The Crusader Club is committed to its motto: “Honor
the Past, Celebrate the Present and Secure the Future”
of athletics by encouraging athlete alumni to attend and
support CNHS athletic, academic and extra-curricular
initiatives, endeavors, and activities. Jeff Newkirk ‘79, The
Crusader Club’s first CEO, is assisted by Committee Chairs:
the Hon. Jeff Atwater ‘76, Ramona Saridakis Bean ‘96, Tom
Flynn ‘75, and Alonzo Jefferson ‘83. Other board members
include Bob Carter ‘59, Juan Cocuy ‘76, Mike Dillon ‘00,
John Dyett ‘67, Tim Hulett ‘71, Maite Isasi ‘17, Chris Jones
‘90, Carrie Schmid Murray ‘91, Alexis Newkirk ‘13, Greg
Quattlebaum ‘80, John Romano ‘67, Nancy Sanford ‘79,
Eddie Shannon ‘95, Jim Titzel ‘78. For more information
about the Crusader Club visit https://cardinalnewman.com/
crusader-club/.
About Cardinal Newman High School
Founded in 1961, Cardinal Newman is a premier Catholic
college preparatory high school in West Palm Beach. It
has a rich tradition of attracting gifted scholars, athletes,
and artists who will become women and men of character,
faith, and intellect. Newman’s coeducational environment
allows students to grow and develop in a safe and communal
setting. Every classroom promotes collaboration, creativity,
and critical thinking, and each student receives the support
required to achieve his/her personal best. The vision is to Licensed and Insured
build life’s champions through faith, scholarship, servant
leadership, and a strong family atmosphere. Among the
12,000 graduates have been war heroes, police chiefs,
physicians, musicians, authors, researchers, politicians,
lawyers, professional athletes, teachers, entrepreneurs,
priests, and community leaders. Each Newman graduate is
empowered with the ability to rise to every challenge and
overcome every obstacle.
Photos by Gail V. Haines