Cathedral Latin Alumni Association
Cleveland, Ohio
For Public Release
June 15, 2026
The Cathedral Latin Alumni Association (CLAA) has announced the election of its officers for the next two-year period. At its recent Annual Meeting, the CLAA Board of Trustees unanimously approved the following slate of officers:
President – Leo Hyland `77
Vice President – Richard Welsh `72
Secretary – Joseph Spagnuolo `61
Treasurer – Frank James Hlad `68
Founded in 1950, the CLAA has been supporting Catholic education at Cathedral Latin School (closed in 1979) and Notre-Dame Cathedral Latin School (NDCL) for over a combined 75 years. The CLAA partnered with the Sisters of Notre Dame in the creation of NDCL, the co-educational successor to Notre Dame Academy (in 1988).
The Alumni Association has over 3,000 members nationwide (and beyond), and conducts three annual events. It also supports class reunion activities each year. Beyond that, the CLAA supports NDCL by funding annual operating costs, sponsoring annual fundraising activities for the school, and generating dollars for endowed scholarships at NDCL.
The officers already started their terms and have begun to set organizational priorities and goals for the next two years. Hyland commented on the progress that the CLAA Trustees have made in building a trusting relationship with the NDCL Administration and Board. “The Alumni of Cathedral Latin are excited about the important work that we are doing, especially in sharing our heritage with NDCL and its students. We hope that, through our example, they will learn to serve “In deed and truth.”
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2026 Communion Breakfast Held – Sunday, April 26, 2026
The 74th annual Communion Breakfast was held on Sunday, April 26. We honored merit award recipients Bro. Tom Giardino ’60 and Joe Nista ’64. The Merit award is bestowed to someone who distinguishes himself in his chosen field of endeavor in a manner that brings renown to Cathedral Latin School.
The Class of 1976 was also honored on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. They were invited as our guests (no charge) to celebrate their golden jubilee and participate in the Mass.
Mass was celebrated at 11:00 a.m. @ St. Noel Church, 35200 Chardon Road, Willoughby Hills, OH by Fr Ted Marszal ’60. The breakfast and presentation of the award followed at the banquet center next door, with 116 Latin lovers in attendance.
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Joe Nista ’64 |
Tom Giardino ’60 |
New Members of the Athletic Hall of Fame (enshrined, 2025)
 George Brickman ’53 |
 Steve Zahony ’60 |
 Chuck Lally ’68 |
 Ron (Peunic) Pennick ’69 |
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