Damien High School

We join our voice to those of generations of alumni and families of DHS in recognizing and expressing sincere gratitude to Fr. Pat Travers for the extraordinary energy and dedication with which he gave of himself during his almost 50 years of service in a variety of ministries at the high school. We intend to lead the community in a formal expression of those sentiments at an appropriate time in the future, and at the same time establish in his name an endowment that would perpetuate his spirit of concern and love by continuing to impact the lives of numerous future Damien students for years to come.

Recently, the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts considered it appropriate and timely—at the imminent approach of his 75 th birthday—that Fr. Pat be allowed to take a respite from his lengthy labor of love to enjoy a much deserved and long overdue sabbatical. While encouraged to do so, Fr. Pat expressed a desire to forego engaging in any extended form of sabbatical for the time being, and instead would welcome becoming engaged in ministry at one of the regional parishes that are short on priestly ministry—something presently being considered by Fr. Pat, the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, and the officials of a nearby diocese.

We are happy to announce that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has appointed Fr. Peadar Cronin as President of Damien High School, and will be joined on the Damien staff by other members of the Sacred Hearts Community who are honored and prepared to commit themselves anew to ministry at Damien High School in a collaborative effort with Mr. Sam Pearsall as Principal. Thus the spirit of Saint Damien and the continued presence of the Sacred Hearts Fathers as integral components of the great history and tradition of Damien High School will be maintained—all in the spirit expressed in the school motto—“Cor Unum et Anima Una.”—“One Heart and One Spirit.”

• Freshman Orientation is August 17^th from 7am to 4pm.
• "Get your stuff together" Event for families to purchase calendars, planners, parking passes, yearbooks Damien shirts and gear to get the year started. August 17, 2011 from 12-4pm.
• Minimum Day for ALL STUDENTS is August 18^th from 7:50 am to 12:20 pm.
• The first full day for all students is August 19^th from 7:50 am to 2:40 pm.
• Finally, we will be having a Damien Community Welcome Back BBQ on August 24^th from 4 – 8 pm. Live music, raffles, food, drinks plus all your Damien items.

Damien PIN/ID and the Study Source PIN/ID HAVE BEEN MAILED as long as registration has been paid and verification of immunization clearance has been provided.

LA VERNE - Nobody tells a story like longtime Dodgers announcer Vin Scully, and being part of one of his many tales means you must have done something special.

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew died May 17, losing his long battle with esophageal cancer, and Scully was reminiscing later that night, talking of Killebrew's playing days during his Dodgers television broadcast against the Milwaukee Brewers as only Scully can.

Then he ended his story by saying how appropriate it was that on the day Killebrew died at age 74, his grandson hit a home run in a high school playoff game.

That grandson is Damien High School's Chad Hockin, who hit a solo homer in a 3-1 victory over Redondo Union in the Spartans' CIF-Southern Section Division 2 wild-card game - mere hours after Killebrew's passing.