Alumni Class Notes

2002

20th Reunion: The ‘02s celebrated their 20th reunion in October in San Juan Capistrano, reconnecting, reminiscing and catching up on news from their classmates!

Michael Boyle earned his Master in Public Policy degree from Princeton University last May, and is currently working at The Pentagon.

2012

10th Reunion: The Class of 2012 celebrated their 10th Reunion in December, getting together in San Juan Capistrano to catch up and share stories. It was great seeing everyone there!

2015

Morgan Higgins was recently cast in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway musical Bad Cinderella, where she plays Marie.

2017

Soon after completing his degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, Nick Scheel was named 2022 Lifeguard of the Year by the City of San Clemente for his work as a lifeguard supervisor.

2018

Jaden Cloobeck graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and now works as a researcher at the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream in Washington, D.C. He recently joined Ian Thomas ‘09 on an alumni panel discussing college experiences and career paths with current St. Margaret’s students.

2019

Chris Chan was the recipient of the ROTC All American Student of the Year Scholarship, which was presented to him during the Military Bowl football game in December. The scholarship honors 3 ROTC seniors across the United States who embody the pillars of the ROTC program: leadership, military excellence, scholarship and service. Chris attends Villanova University and is part of the NROTC program.

Paul Boranian co-founded the company Golf Daddy and found immediate success when its top product, Divot Daddy, went viral on TikTok. Golf Daddy currently has more than 250 million views on TikTok and now has products in hundreds of retail stores around the country. He graduated from Pepperdine University in December.

In Memoriam: Wes Carr ‘19

The Tartan community was saddened to learn about the passing of Wes Reynolds Carr ‘19, who passed away in February in Dallas, where he was a senior and economics major at Southern Methodist University.

Wes had a joyful, outgoing personality and he was a kind and selfless person. He loved his family, friends and neighbors and had a special friendship with an elderly neighbor whom he helped with house chores and gardening. Wes loved sports and played both baseball and soccer while at St. Margaret’s. He was also a music lover and had a particular affinity for film. Wes was a good listener and an even better friend. He kept in close touch with his St. Margaret’s classmates, and made new friends during his years at SMU where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Wes will be deeply missed by all those who were so very blessed to know and love him.

2022

Xitlalic Rojas returned to St. Margaret’s this spring to speak to grade 8 students during the All-School Service Learning Project, which this year was a partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Capistrano Valley. Xitlalic spoke about her experiences at the Boys & Girls Clubs, which included being named the BGCCV Youth of the Year in 2022.

Notable: Alumni Christmas Party

Tartan Alumni from many classes returned to St. Margaret’s in December for the annual Alumni Holiday Party. It was great seeing so many faces! Here are a few photos from the night: