Induction CLass Of 2019

Tom participated in three sports while at NBHS, covering three seasons each year playing football, basketball, and spring track and field. He played one year as a freshman and three years on the varsity teams. Because of his talents in all three sports he received numerous honors and awards throughout his high school career.

One of his highest honors at the conclusion of his athletic career was being named recipient of the prestigious James P. Murphy Award as the Top NBHS Student Athlete.

Tom played the position of quarterback for Coach Hamlet's Whalers and while the season didn't go as well as everyone would have liked, there were strong wins over Whitman-Hanson, the Taunton Tigers, and Attleboro. Injuries caused another major stumbling block for the Whalers who had hoped for a stronger season. However, Tom's abilities and performances earned him not only the position of tri-captain but also honors including team MVP, selection as a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, a finalist for the Otto Graham Award, selection to the All-Big 3 Team both junior and senior years and also selection to the Standard-Times Super Team and Standard Times All-Star Team.

Moving to the basketball season, the respect held for Tom was shown once again by his selection as a co-captain. Due to the loss of several key seniors the previous year, the season did not produce the record wins they would have liked. However, one major highlight was the amazing game between NBHS and the visiting team from Jamaica, NY. With the lead switching back and forth throughout the game, it became one of the most intense games of the season, until the final seconds when Tom and his teammates pulled off a one-point victory, 61-60. Again Tom was selected to the All-Big 3 Team in both junior and senior years, the Standard-Times Super Team as a senior and the Standard-Times All-Star Team as a junior. He was also selected to represent NBHS as our candidate for the Dave Cowens Award.

In his final sports season, he was an All-Big 3 selection in junior and senior years for spring track which posted a 6W-3L season.

After high school graduation, he attended Brown University in Providence where he earned a B.A. Degree in Modern American History. This was followed by his entrance to New England Law in Boston where he earned his Juris Doctor. Tom is a member of Connecticut and Massachusetts State and Federal bars and currently holds the position of an Associate Attorney at Cetrulo, LLP in Boston.

On a personal note, Tom will be getting married this June to Christina Bailey.

Shardae played basketball for four years, lacrosse for two years, and field hockey for four years.

She caught the attention of fans in all three sports, beginning with lacrosse. In her senior year, she was selected as a tri-captain and chosen for the Standard-Times All-Star Team. During her junior year, she compiled 22 goals and 5 assists. Her senior year she raised the numbers to 56 goals and 13 assists. The team's season record was 11W-L- IT. Shardae was one of the players instrumental in leading the team to their first State Tournament bid, but unfortunately, they lost to powerhouse, Duxbury.

In her senior season, Shardae was a tri-captain for the Girl's Field Hockey Team. The season's record was 8W- 6L-4T. For Shardae, beating the Dartmouth Indians was most special to her. During that season she was selected for the S-T Super Team and the S-T All-Star Team.

Shardae's most profiled sport was basketball where once again she was a compelling force. She was selected as a co-captain and helped lead the team to a record 10W- 8L. Her individual high points were amassing a career-high 35 points against Bridgewater-Raynham in a Whaler win of 50-44 and making 70 3-pointers in 23 games, breaking a school record for 3-pointers in a season, along with teammate Gretchen Rodrigues. During both junior and senior years Shardae was selected to the Standard Times Super Team All-Stars. She also was selected her senior year for the Southcoast All-Star Team, the Big Three All-Conference - 1st Team, and the Massachusetts Top 40 Game (participants top 40 seniors in the state). She averaged 16.1 ppg her junior year and was a member of the team that reached the South Sectional finals of the State Tournament.

Throughout her high school basketball career, Shardae was a two-time NB S-T

Player of the Week and Boston Herald Player of the Week. She was a member of the

2001 Bay State Games- Coastal Team (Bronze), a member of the Hoop Mountain All-Star Game as one of the top 20 underclasswomen in Eastern, MA and a member of Penske All-Star Game (top players in South Coast area). Shardae was chosen to represent NBHS at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Celebration of National Girls and Women's Sports Day. An interesting side note is that with all of this on her plate, she was also the President of the Class of 2003.

After graduating from Skidmore College with a B.S. Degree in Studio Art and Communication Design, she took a position as an Associate Creative Director at TBWA Advertising Agency in New York. She current lives in New Jersey with her husband Tony and stepdaughter, Sophie.

Katelyn chose to be part of the athletic scene at New Bedford High School immediately upon entering her freshman year. She became a member of the Girls Swim Team, the Indoor Track Team, and the Lacrosse team and kept memberships going for the full four years. Every coach was happy to have her on their roster. As her skills kept growing stronger, her talents were recognized with many honors, and her leadership skills earned her the role of captain for each of the three sports in her senior year.

As a sophomore swimmer, she was named to the Standard-Times All-Star Team. Later in her junior and senior years, she was selected for the S-T Super Team. Also in her junior year, she was the South Sectional Champion in the 50-yard Freestyle. Katelyn had stated that her senior year was the team's best year, and hers also. It was the same year that she broke a long-standing school record in the 50-yard Freestyle and 200-yard Medley Relay. She was also the Big Three Champion in Freestyle and Breaststroke. All of these accomplishments led to a nomination for the first Annual Coaching Legends Award for senior female swimmers.

Katelyn showed the'same qualities that had served her well in swimming with her next sport of Indoor Track. As a sophomore she was chosen for the S-T All-Star Team and during her junior and senior years she was selected for the S-T Super Team. She was a Big Three Champ in 1000m and 4x400 relay.

The team won the Big Three Championship by beating Durfee and Brockton by one point each. They were considered underdogs against both teams but pulled out the victories using Whaler's spirit and pride.

Lacrosse was her third team as a captain. She was All-League 2nd in scoring for Division her senior year. In spite of all these honors, her most treasured honor from her high school experiences was receiving the Female Athlete of the Year in 2002 because her father had received a similar award for Male Athlete in 1975.

She played lacrosse for three years as a student at UMass Dartmouth. During that time she was named to the Little East Conference First Team all three years. Her senior year once more brought her the title of captain.

She received her B.S. in Nursing and followed up at the University of New England for her Masters in Nurse Anesthesia and is currently a Nurse Anesthetist at Beth Israel Hospital. She lives in Raynham with her husband Travis, daughter Millie, 3 years old, and son Leo, I year old.

When Derek Adair came to NBHS as a freshman in 1985, there was no volleyball team. Since his mother refused to sign the waiver for football, and he was cut from freshman basketball, his freshman year proved to be the groundwork for shaping his character and talents for what honors were soon to come. In the fall of 1986, Derek became part of a new NBHS dynasty, called the Boys Volleyball Team, newly created by Coach Steve DeRossi. Following the process and training put in place by Coach DeRossi, Derek honed his skills with his serve and his attack to such a degree that he earned a spot on the varsity immediately. Together with his teammates and coach, they practiced hard, truly learned the game, and importantly, learned how to win.

Then came another bump in the road his senior year when the volleyball season was moved from the fall to the spring, creating a year and a half between seasons and a blow to recruiting. The team used the time to mature and carry their team spirit on their shoulders to bring NBHS its first Boys Volleyball State Championship... the first of many to follow.

In the course of time spent with the team, Derek achieved many honors which explained his role as one of the first "top" volleyball players for NBHS. In his junior year, he led the team in service aces and kills with a .435 kill percentage. During his senior year, he once again led the team in service aces and kills with a 535 kill percentage. He led the team in five stat categories while winning respect for his on-court performance and demeanor, which many felt was a major factor in winning that first state championship. He held twelve NBHS records with career stats of 122 games, 259 kills, and 2nd in career service aces with 72. The Boston Globe selected him for their Boston Globe All-Scholastic Team.

Upon graduating, Derek entered Marquette University. Once again there was no volleyball team! He promptly co-founded the men's team and was once again a cog in the wheel of starting a team on the road to success. Senior year Derek led his team to a win over a team that had beaten them twice previously. To add to the drama of the game, Derek and his teammates had to come back from being down 2-0 in five sets.

This led to the Wisconsin Conference Championship.

Returning to the East, he left volleyball for a job in the IT industry. In 2004, however, he returned to coach Londonderry to three straight state semi-finals. In 2011 he coached JV girls at Nashua South High School to an undefeated season and JV State Championship. After the birth of his second daughter, he left the role of volleyball coach, but eyes another possible return when his daughters take up the torch.

Tim was a three-sport athlete for all four years at New Bedford High School.

He played football and baseball for four years with three of those on the varsity; however, with his third sport, indoor track, he was on varsity for all of Tim's senior year with the football team as a defensive back brought with a new coach, Joe Wirth. Everyone had anticipated that this would be a rebuilding year; however, it quickly turned into one of their best seasons. After an initial loss to B.C. High 0-7, a new winning attitude took over and the team won the remaining nine games for their first e. Mass. Division Ill Super Bowl berth. While they were labeled as "underdogs" the inexperience of playing on artificial turf made a big difference. They lost the game, but not their spirit and heart. For the SMC Football Champions, it was a great experience for them and an honor to have earned an opportunity to play in such a game.

Looking at his experience playing on the NBHS baseball team which ended up as the SMC Champions and then the South Sectional Baseball Semi finalists, it is no wonder that he earned a Division II Baseball Scholarship to American International College where he played both outfielder and for the yellow Jackets and received in ACaMP-Pitchers Award, Tim also

was named a Division II North East Conference All-Star (1989 and 1990) as well as a Division II All-New England All-Star (1990)

(It should also be noted that before this he had tryouts with the Montreal Expos and the Milwaukee Brewers in 1986.)

Moving to Indoor Track and seeing the many accomplishments of this young man, you understand why he was a varsity member for all four years. As a freshman in 1983, he set the Freshman High Jump Record- 5'4* with a personal best of 6'. In the years 1985 and 1986, he racked up 88 points in 8 dual meets, was undefeated in league play in the 300-yard dash with a personal best of 34.1, and won all three events (50/300/High Jump) in two dual meets vs Durfee and Bishop Feehan. As a member of this SMC Championship Team, he was selected not only as a Standard-Times All-Star but also as an SMC All-Star. He additionally earned a Captain's Club Award as Athlete of the Month.

After graduating from AIC with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice, Tim moved into his current position as an Investigator for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections for twenty years. Tim and his wife Carol live in Dartmouth with their two daughters, Morgan and Madison, along with their son Logan.

Angela Vasconcellos was a three-sport athlete in basketball, field hockey, and softball. She played basketball and field hockey for all four years, while she played softball for three years. Without a doubt, her greatest achievements were in the sport of basketball where she gained everyone's attention with her skills and record-setting performances.

Angela, captain both her junior and senior years, led the Southeastern Mass Conference in scoring in back-to-back basketball seasons ('82-'83; '83-84).

She averaged 17.4 points per game in the '83 season and 23.3 points per game in the '84 season. She scored a game-high 31 points in the 84 season in a game against Somerset H.S. These statistics earned her numerous honors; including being named to The Standard-Times All-Star Team ('83 & '84), Boston Herald All-Scholastic 2nd Team- '84, Boston Globe All-Scholastic 2nd Team '84, and Southeastern Mass Conference All-Star Team ('83 & '84).

In addition to those mentioned above are two honors that go beyond the accolades of most high school players. The first is being honored in 1984 as one of the top twenty-four (24) female high school basketball players in the State. This distinction is determined by the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association. The second was the invitation to tryouts in 1984 of the Junior Olympics.

After high school, Angela played one year at Southern Connecticut State University having been recruited upon her graduation.

Angela gained coaching experience at various locations; including 5 years AAU with the Bristol Stars, 1 year with the New Bedford CYO (Holy Family/ Holy Name), and 5 years with Wareham JBA, the town league. Also adding to her many hats in the world of basketball, she was one of the organizers of the New Bedford Women's Basketball League, along with Cathy Johnson Houtman, a former teammate at NBHS. She has served this group for eighteen years.

Currently, Angela is a Business Analyst/Operation Manager for Kelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group.

Stephan was a member of two sports during his athletic career at New Bedford High School. He devoted four years to each sport. Those two sports were football and track & field.

As a member of the NBHS Whaler football team, Stephan was a two-way starter as lineman and linebacker. The season finished with a winning record of 7 wins and 3 losses; however, for the fans and players that statistic is not as important as the final score of the Thanksgiving Day game against Durfee. For #58 and the other seniors it was a joyous outcome after thrashing their rival with a score of 42-7.

Moving into his other sport, Stephan achieved even greater accomplishments. He was one of four young men in the shot put group. Coach Steve Gardiner stated, "The Whalers shot put foursome was one of the strongest contingents in Massachusetts schoolboy history." Helping to prove his coach knew his team, Stephan won three State Class A Shot Put Championships, (1980, 1981, and 1982). He also held two indoor titles (1981 and 1982) and one outdoor title (1982). In addition, he had a personal record of a shot put throw of 54'10". Looking at these accomplishments it is no wonder that in 1981 and 1982 Stephan was an All-Star Selection in Shot Put.

Moving on after high school, first to UMass Amherst from 1982-1984 and then transferring to SMU, he continued his winning ways. He was a four-time NCAA III Hammer qualifier, SMU 1986 and 1987 NCAA All American Hammer Throw, NCAA III Hammer Throw National Champion in 1987, and the 1986 and 1987 New England Division III

Hammer Champion.

On a personal note, while at SMU from 1984-1987, Stephan was a Dean's list student and earned a degree in Marketing/Business Management. He is currently the President of Cornell Management Corporation.

Stephan and his wife Maureen reside in Mattapoisett.

When Bruce first entered New Bedford High School he became a member of the Whaler football team and the Whaler basketball team. He stayed with the basketball team for his freshman and sophomore years but remained with the football team for all four years of high school. In an unusual move his senior year, Bruce joined the Whaler baseball team, he started at first base and batted 340.

It was obvious that Bruce's sport of choice was football. That was evident to everyone, not only by the time spent with the sport but also by the skills he brought to the team. In his junior year, he was a Standard-Times All-Star and a Conference All-Star. Senior year he was a co-captain who was named "Player of the Week" for the S-T three times. He was elected to the Boston Globe's All-Scholastic Team, the S-T All-Scholastic Team, the Taunton Gazette All-Star, and the All SME Conference. To cap off this list, it should also be noted he was selected for the Shriners All-Star Game.

For someone who impressed his coaches and teammates with his tremendous 3rd and 4th down efforts, especially in his game against Catholic Memorial; obviously he impressed many other people throughout the State as well.

His efforts did not go unrewarded. Boston University gave him a five-year football scholarship from 1980 to 1985 (Red Shirt). Upon reaching BU, he continued his road to honors and rewards. He was the football captain in 1984 and a Gold Helmet winner in both 1981 and 1985 (University Division). In 1985 he was also All Yankee Conference- linebacker and Yankee Conference and ECAC Player of the Week for his efforts against Holy Cross. He was cited in "Sports Illustrated" for his twenty (20) tackles against HC, and again in 1985 he received Honorable Mention AP All-American -LB. By the conclusion of his time at BU, he was proclaimed 4th All-time BU's most tackles (183 primary- 184 assists.).

After receiving his B.A. Degree and then his Masters in Criminal Justice Administration from BU, he spent thirty-one (31) years as a Federal Law Enforcement Criminal Investigator. Bruce retired as Assistant Director of Homeland Security Investigations in 2017. He currently owns Foucart & Associates Consultancy. He lives in Fairhaven with his wife Corbina, son Corbin and daughter Abigail.