THE COMMUNITY MAGAZINE OF CARMEL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

C MPASSAnnual Report Edition - Fall 2014

Inside This Issue:2013-2014 Annual ReportPrincipal, Mark Ostap, Reflects on the First YearMeet our New Advancement Director, Noelle MooreAndrew Stith ’97 Leads Cristo Rey

PresidentSr. Mary Frances McLaughlin, B.V.M.

OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT STAFF

Director of Institutional AdvancementNoelle Moore

Director of Marketing and Alumni Development

Amy Egan

Data Services CoordinatorJanet Paddock

Publications CoordinatorSarah O’Donnell

Marketing CoordinatorCaitlin Monaghan

Administrative AssistantJane Maciolek

COMPASS EditorPatty Van Spankeren ‘95, English Faculty

Please send name or address changes to:Carmel Catholic High School

One Carmel ParkwayMundelein, IL 60060

847.388.3362 • jpaddock@carmelhs.org

On the Cover: Class of 2018 at the Freshman Experience.

Fall 2014, Volume 2, Issue 2

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Table of ContentsFeaturesReflecting on the First Year........................................................4Freshman Experience Welcomes New Corsairs...........................5Operation Catapult...................................................................7New Fundraising Leader..........................................................102014 Carmel Alumni Reunion...............................................11Friendships that Stand the Test of Time....................................12Taking the Call to Serve........................................................14Turning an Idea into Reality..................................................15

In Every IssueCampus Life..............................................................................4 Around School...............................................................6 Fine Arts........................................................................8 Athletics......................................................................9

Advancing Carmel...................................................Special Insert Annual Report..............................................Special Insert

Alumni..................................................................................11 Where in the World is the Corsair?..................................16 Class Notes..................................................................18 Milestones....................................................................21 In Memoriam...............................................................22

Calendar of Events....................................................Back Cover

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Dear Families, Friends, Alumni and Donors of Carmel Catholic,

Our school year is “up and off” to a fine start with more than 1,300 students strong! The halls, silent in summer, echo the voices of our young students returning from jobs, travel, camps and study, looking for their friends in the lounge and greeting favorite teachers while scrutinizing new class schedules. During our first week of class, Bishop George Rassas celebrated our Mass of the Holy Spirit, invoking the Spirit to guide and inspire us during the coming year. Beginnings...full of hope...and “new starts!”

As a person who enjoys genealogy, I would like to share a charming family history story with you. It is truly “ALL CARMEL.” This year we welcomed a handsome young man (among many!) who has entered Carmel as a member of the Class of 2018. His name is Luca Clesceri. He is the son of Jaime (Wegener ’93) and Tony Clesceri ’93, and grandson of Gail (Hoffmann ’71) and Mark Wegener ’68. We believe he is the first third-generation Corsair enrolled at Carmel in the last 53 years. If you know another, please give us a call!

We hope you will enjoy this issue that highlights alumni Mary (Wegleitner ‘77) Perko, Jo Ann (Glaser ’77) Donaldson, Patrick Brennan ‘79, Andy Stith ’97 and our principal, Mark Ostap, who joined us in the fall of 2013. And, as always, we welcome you to come and visit us “soon and often.”

Many thanks to each of you whose name appears in our 2013-2014 Annual Report which is printed in this issue of COMPASS. Your generous spirit for Carmel Catholic warms our hearts. We promise to be faithful stewards of your gifts and will use them for the direct benefit of our students, be it for additional academic programs, building renovation, financial assistance, campus improvements, etc.

In late May 2014, Fr. Bernhard Bauerle, O.Carm, celebrated 50 years as a priest in Darien, Ill. Fr. Bernie, who recently resigned as a Corporate Board Member, also served Carmel Catholic for many years as a member of our faculty, a Campus Minister and on the Board of Directors. We thank him for his years of dedicated service, his deep love for Carmel Catholic and strong leadership.

Each of you are in our prayers and we remember those members of the Carmel Catholic community who have gone before us, especially Fr. David Murphy, O.Carm., the founding principal of Carmel High School for Boys, who entered eternal life on July 25, 2014. May he rest in peace!

Gratefully in Carmel,

Sr. Mary Frances McLaughlin BVMPresident

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Reflecting on the First YearPrincipal Mark Ostap shares his journey, thoughts on the Carmel community and future goals for the schoolWith more than 15 months under his belt as principal of Carmel Catholic, Mark Ostap has a good sense of what makes Carmel special. “It’s the strong community,” he says. “You can point at the way people treat each other here, point at the unique nature of our community and say that’s what our faith looks like.”

Ostap began his career as a history and English teacher, and recalls how fun it was, and how much he learned, beginning in a rural school in Stockton, Ill., and then moving on to Northridge Preparatory School in Niles. He is appreciative of Northridge for giving him his first administrative job, and for how much he was able to learn while splitting a job between teaching and administration. “Moving out of the classroom was very difficult,” he says. But there are rewards. “The thing that is most fun about being in administration is the opportunity to work with people throughout the entire school community on a daily basis.”

Ostap went on to be a principal in Morton Grove, and when his superintendent asked him to accompany him to a new job in Antioch, Ostap couldn’t turn it down. He worked as assistant superintendent in Antioch for three years, a job which he says taught him a lot. Leaving Antioch was a difficult decision, but when he heard of the opening at Carmel, he knew that it was a unique opportunity.

“I had been interested in coming to Carmel for a while,” Ostap said. “I have never met anybody who didn’t just go on about how wonderful the community was here and how great the kids and parents were and what a strong academic program Carmel has.”

It’s not surprising that Ostap pursued a career in education. With siblings, aunts, cousins and nieces all working in education, it is a family that is certainly drawn to the profession. He cites both his parents and his grandparents as his greatest influences. Ostap remembers a time in college when he was exploring other career paths. “A teacher is what you should be,” his grandmother reminded him. His grandfather, in fact, was a teacher, an assistant principal and then a professor at Loyola University.

He calls his parents his greatest mentors. His father, an engineer, and his mother, a nurse, “are both incredibly intelligent,” he says, but more important than that, “our house was just fun.” Ostap’s appreciation for family and life outside of work is evident when he talks about his four siblings, his wife, Molly, and children, Emma, Luke, Madeline and Jack, ranging from 6-12 years old. He seems to be living that spirit of joy his parents instilled in him, because, in reference to his children, he repeats, “They’re a riot. They’re so much fun.” When not working, Ostap can be found with his kids, reading, mountain biking or skiing. His two favorite hobbies, however, are music and reading. Ask him about his time in the classroom and he will pull you into a conversation about the merits of teaching “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Brave New World,” and then work his way over to a discussion of best-selling fiction by authors like John Grisham.

Going into his second year as principal, Ostap says he hopes to help continue to move the school forward. He wants to “make sure our teachers have the autonomy and support to be the best teachers for our students they can be,” and to make sure “that the supports we have in place for students are playing an active role in our students’ success.”

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Freshman Experience Welcomes Newest Corsairs

Carmel Catholic High School is pleased to welcome the Class of 2018. The freshman class consists of approximately 340 students from more than 50 junior high and middle schools. On Aug. 7, 8 and 11, Carmel Catholic hosted the Freshman Experience, a day of on-campus activities aimed at making the transition from middle school to high school as smooth as possible for our newest Corsairs.

With so many new faces, it was important to give this class an opportunity to create its identity. During Freshman Experience, the students participated in large and small group activities that helped them talk about their own experiences and learn about their fellow classmates. All activities were facilitated by retreat staff from La Salle Manor in Plano, Ill. For many freshmen, these activities gave them a chance to begin developing friendships that will last a lifetime.

Carmel Catholic wants the incoming freshmen to celebrate their middle school achievements and to be proud of where they came from, but also to realize that they are now members of a vibrant, active and welcoming community. As the new school year began, the Class of 2018 walked through the doors with newly established friendships and felt more confident about this new chapter in their lives.

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Around SchoolOn May 3, 230 students from 224 schools competed at the ICTM State Math Contest Finals in Urbana. Carmel Catholic’s Algebra I team placed 21 out of 37 schools in its division. Jason Hajduk ’17 tied for 36th and Tommy Lacher ‘17 tied for 71st. The Freshman/Sophomore team placed 20 out of 27 teams in its division.

From left to right: Michael Jones ’17, Jason Hajduk ’17, Jack McKernan ’17, Birkan Cetinkaya ’16, Tommy Lacher ’17, Ethan DeKeyser ’16, Sammy Dickmann ’17, Tom Trzupek ’16 and Shannon Morozin ’17 standing in front of Altged Hall at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Liam Easley ‘17 won a @WhatKidsCanDo writing contest with his essay “A Fast Food Chemistry Set.”

In June, Ben Allen ‘15, Francesca Bucci ‘16, Nicholette Davis ‘15, Cassandra Diaz ‘15, Matthew Hadjis ‘15, William Hadjis ‘17, Nicole Hefner ‘15, Jacob Johnson ‘16, Miranda Klein ‘15, Anne Murphy ‘17, Mary Beth Murphy ‘15 and Emily Scott ‘15 embarked on a week long summer mission trip to Chicago to work with the Catholic Heart Work camp program. Students helped rehabilitate local housing and a Catholic grade school, met with senior citizens at the YMCA, and worked at Neumann Family Services, which helps people with developmental disabilities.

Faculty AwardedThe 2014 Distinguished Faculty Award was presented to Mr. Jerry Rejc and Mrs. Cathy Smolka at the Senior Honors Convocation on May 20. Nominees for this award are eligible after 10 consecutive years of service, state teaching certification and evidence of support of the mission. Jerry and Cathy have served Carmel for a combined 77 years. Each of them brings a joy and passion for our school that is an example to our entire community.

Mr. Jerry Rejc, Math Faculty

Mrs. Cathy Smolka, Dean

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This summer, Samantha Cook ‘15 and Nathan Gupta ‘15 earned college credit, scholarships and top honors for projects they completed as part of Operation Catapult at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT), a top undergraduate engineering school in the country.

Operation Catapult is a 17-day summer program for high school students who have completed their junior year. Similar to any other summer camp, participants played sports, paint balled, rock climbed, ate ice cream cones and had a talent show. In addition, they attended lectures, learned about different types of engineering and worked in small groups for a total of 62 hours to complete a unique engineering project.

Cook’s project was an LED music light show. It was mostly an electrical engineering-based project dealing with circuits and computer programming. The majority of her project was hardcoded, meaning it used lots of wiring with amplifiers, resistors and capacitors. The project also used an Arduino microcontroller which was programmed to convert MP3 input into frequencies. These frequencies would then go through the circuit to light up different LED lights in time to music.

Gupta’s team first mastered Python programming language and then used it to create an electronic version of the game RISK for up to five players.

“Operation Catapult was a great experience – new living conditions, new people and tons of new information. I felt like Catapult gave me a good indication of what actual college life will be like,” stated Cook. “I would advise the incoming juniors, and even sophomores, to look for programs like Operation Catapult for their own fields of interest. It is a good way to learn whether or not you are truly interested in a particular career and get a taste of college while you are there.”

There were 161 students from 28 different states and two countries attending the camp. In total, 46 projects were created. Projects involved all different aspects of engineering – mechanical, electrical, chemical and biochemical. Each group was mentored by a RHIT professor. At the end of the camp, students and their mentors voted on the best projects. Cook’s group earned a 4th place showing, and Gupta’s group earned a 2nd place showing. Each group’s mentors boasted about how impressed they were with the work the groups accomplished. The students each earned two college credits and a $10,000 scholarship to RHIT. Cook and Gupta, both members of Carmel’s Worldwide Youth in Engineering (WYSE) team, are planning on majoring in engineering.

Operation CatapultSeniors attend summer program at top engineering school

Samantha Cook ‘15

Nathan Gupta ‘15 (pictured second from left)

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In April, the Carmel Catholic Drama Department, under the direction of Denise Sebastiano, produced “Guys and Dolls,” a classic musical that takes place in the hustle and bustle of New York City in the 1950s. More than 80 cast and crew members amazed audiences with their talents on and off stage.

The crew started designing the sets and preparing the costumes in December 2013 under the direction of student directors Annie Lentino ‘14 and Peter Meehan ’14. The lead role of Sarah Brown was shared by Olivia Koukol ’14 and Erin Pauly ’14; Sky Masterson was played by Mark Malandrino ’14; Adelaide

was shared by Brittany Tarpey ’14 and Hannah James ’15; Nathan Detroit was played by Brody Long ’15; and Nicely Nicely was portrayed by Will Higgins ‘14. Additionally, Sarah Storto ’15 played Arlye Abernathy and John Dicks ‘15 played Benny Southwest.

Fine ArtsOrchesis

On May 17, nearly 300 people attended the Orchesis Dance Concert. The energy was very exciting and the dancers were happy to perform in front of a packed house. The Orchesis Dance Company would like to thank everyone who came out to see their one-time performance. This year the Orchesis Dance Company will perform on May 16, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. and May 17, 2015, at 2:00 p.m.

From left to right: John Dicks ’15, Brody Long ’15, Will Higgins ’14, Sam Ramont ’17, Rich Comber ’15 and Abbey Bond ’15.

From left to right front row: Jessica McGowan ‘15, Hannah James ‘15, Abbey Schlicksup ’16 and Megan Healy ’14. Back row: Sigourney Porter ‘17, Simone Guio ’15, Sammi Harvey ’16, Brittany Tarpey ’14 and Natalie Seidl ’16.

Spring Play “Guys and Dolls”

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SoftballThe varsity team finished their season with a record of 18-18. Kathleen Felicelli ’14 was named All-ESCC and Daily Herald All-Area. Jenny Behan ‘15 was named All-ESCC and Daily Herald Player of the Year. Behan was also nominated for the Gatorade Player of the Year.

Boys’ TennisThe varsity team finished their season with a record of 6-2. Michael Hendricks ’14 and Michael Butler ’15 were named ESCC Doubles Players of the Year. Kevin Hunt ’15 was a state qualifier in singles.

Boys’ TrackThe varsity team finished their season with a record of 6-1. David Biondo ‘15 was named All-ESCC and was the sectional pole vault champion. The 4x800 team of Patrick Pastika ‘15, Collin Psenka ‘15, Dillon Novak ’14 and Anthony Gattuso ‘14 was named All-ESCC and IHSA state qualifiers.

Girls’ Track

The varsity team finished their season with a record of 6-4. Hasana Huff ‘15 was named All-ESCC and sectional triple jump champion. She was also an IHSA state qualifier.

Boys’ VolleyballThe varsity team finished their season with a record of 16-16. Brad Gadek ’14 was named All-ESCC and Daily Herald All-Area.

Additional HonorsKathleen Felicelli ‘14 (tennis, basketball and softball) and Ian O’Connor ‘14 (cross country, hockey and lacrosse) were named CCHS Athletes of the Year. Felicelli was also named Daily Herald Athlete of the Year. Felicelli and Leah Lach ‘14 were named to the Chicago Tribune Scholar-Athlete Team.

Baseball

The varsity team finished their season with a record of 24-10-1. Cooper Johnson ‘16 and Matt Skarzynski ‘14 were named All-ESCC. Ian Kristan ‘14 and Quinten Sefcik ‘14 were named All-ESCC and Daily Herald All-Area.

Boys’ LacrosseThe varsity team finished their season with a record of 12-5. Ian O’Connor ‘14 and Emmett Graham ‘16 were named All-ESCC.

Girls’ LacrosseThe varsity team finished their season with a record of 14-5. Mara Daley ‘15 and Grace Quinn ‘16 were named All-ESCC.

Girls’ SoccerThe varsity team finished their season with a record of 12-5-2. Sarah Bowles ‘14, Erin Johnston ‘16, Leah Lach ‘14, Angela Salvi ’17 and Katie Sandecki ’14 were named All-ESCC. Sandecki was named ESCC Defensive Player of the Year.

Spring Athletics

Kathleen Felicelli ‘14

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Class of 2014 Carmel Catholic High School graduated 319 students in a ceremony held on May 30. Below are several of the top accomplishments of the Class of 2014.

Class of 2014 Highlights:

• 99.6% are college bound, heading off to more than 100 colleges and universities nationwide.

• The class was awarded nearly $29.5 million in college scholarships.

• 100% performed at least 160 hours of community service over four years.

• National Merit Finalists: 1 • National Merit Commended

Scholars: 5• Illinois State Scholars: 83• Advanced Placement

Scholars with Honors: 4• Advanced Placement

Scholars: 18• IHSA Academic Achievement

Athletes: 49• East Suburban Catholic

Conference (ESCC) Scholar Athletes: 20

• National Honor Society Members: 154

• Graduates with alumni parents: 50

• Four years perfect attendance: 6• Valedictorian: Yu Jin Shin• Salutatorian: Megan Sullivan

New Fundraising LeaderNoelle Moore, Director of Advancement“There are many different ways to live Catholic values, so you bring who you are, and I think that’s what God wants most as we live our faith.” In discussing her family’s role in their parish, Noelle Moore sums up her work, service and family life in these words. Moore, who has been working in Carmel Catholic’s Advancement Office since July 2013, has recently assumed the title of Director of Institutional Advancement.

Moore describes her work at Carmel Catholic as “extending Carmel’s sense of welcome” into the community. Last August, having been at Carmel Catholic only a month, she remembers sitting in the Brandsma Chapel at the first faculty and staff Mass and realizing “how quickly I had developed relationships with my team.” Then, just days later, once students filled the building again, she began to get a full sense of Carmel Catholic: “Seeing the students celebrating Mass together made me really feel that this was where I was meant to be. It made me feel really proud of our students and hopeful for our church.”

Moore has an eclectic education, having at various times studied education, social sciences and law, and an array of fundraising experience in Chicago and Lake County. She, her husband, Dan, and teenaged son, Charlie, live in Buffalo Grove, and are actively involved at St. Mary of Vernon Parish in Indian Creek, her husband as a deacon, Moore as a catechist for middle-schoolers.

When asked what’s at the heart of her work at Carmel Catholic, Moore reports, “I spend a lot of time with parents and alumni, talking with them about their experiences of Carmel Catholic, their hopes for the students and helping them to be a bigger part of the Carmel Catholic community.”

In her new role, Moore hopes “to raise Carmel Catholic’s visibility across the broader community, and make people aware of who we are and what makes Carmel Catholic special.” As she sees it, the academic success of Carmel Catholic students is only one piece of the puzzle. She is looking for ways “to best communicate what we offer in terms of spiritual development and acknowledgement and attention to the whole student—that’s where we stand out.”

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2014 Carmel Alumni Reunion200+ alumni welcomed home on September 26The 2014 Alumni Reunion took place during Carmel’s Homecoming Week. The event provided an excellent opportunity for our former and current students to come together to cheer on the Corsairs as they took on St. Patrick.

The evening began with guided school tours at 5:30 p.m. More than 50 alumni and friends walked through the school halls that evening. Most were very excited about the changes that have occurred over the years. One gentleman stated that although he has attended several football games over the last 30 years, he hadn’t been back in the school and was pleased that the Alumni Association offered this experience.

The End Zone Tent Party officially kicked off around 6:00 p.m. With Buddy’s Special Events providing the food and beverages, alumni, their families and the rest of the Carmel Catholic community had a great vantage point from the end zone. The game was an exciting one from start to finish. It ended with a 28-20 win over the Shamrocks. The Alumni Association was busy throughout the evening handing out complimentary Carmel alumni buttons and koozies. A few alumni even walked away with great raffle items like a new Carmel sweatshirt or a gift card to Starbucks or Regal Cinemas.

During halftime, two more alumni were inducted into the Carmel Catholic Athletics Hall of Fame – Nikki Boland ’08 and Edwin Lagunas ’08. Long-time PE teacher and volleyball coach, Jo Gerardi, was also awarded. It was great to see an alumni community of more than 200 cheer as these three fine individuals received their awards.

After the game, members of the 4s and 9s reunion classes ventured out to local restaurants and bars for class-specific get-togethers. Whether it was the Classes of ‘69, ‘79 and ’94 at Crossroads, the Class of ’89 at Mavericks or the Class of ’09 pub-crawlers, the night provided each one of the nine reunion classes an opportunity to reconnect with former classmates and their significant others.

Thank you to the many individuals involved in planning this year’s event – the Office of Institutional Advancement, the Alumni Association Board and General Members, the class representatives from the 4s and 9s and the large number of CCHS staff members who work this event.

If you would like to help with next year’s reunion or volunteer with the Alumni Association, please contact us at alumni@carmelhs.org.

Edwin Lagunas ’08, Jo Gerardi and Nikki Boland ’08 inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame

End Zone Tent Party for all alumni

Class of ’94 alumni at Crossroads – Stacey (Molidor) Elliott, Kymmberly (Faust) Bridgeforth, Shannon Santos and Megan (Molidor) Guerrero

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Friendships that Stand the Test of TimeClass of ’77 comes together to support classmates in need

Mary (Wegleitner ‘77) Perko never would have thought that after 35 years of little to no contact, her high school classmates would be there for her during one of the most challenging times of her life. In the year before her 35th class reunion, Mary had been reconnecting with classmates on Facebook. Little did she know they would be providing her a lifeline that year.

In late summer 2011, Mary’s youngest daughter, 19-year-old Hannah, mentioned to her that the lymph nodes in her neck had been swollen for a couple of months. After visits to the doctor and then a specialist, Hannah was scheduled for a biopsy Christmas week at Evanston Hospital. They found out that day that Hannah had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Mary set up a private Facebook page where she invited many of her high school classmates and

close friends to begin praying for Hannah. The Perko family quickly discovered that God, family and friends are all that matter when a crisis hits. On the day of her surgery, Hannah had dozens of family members and Facebook friends praying for her.

More tests followed, and when all was finished, the Perkos found out that Hannah had stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Hannah began her treatment two weeks later, one day before she turned 20.

Mary’s Facebook page proved to be invaluable, as the Perkos received an outpouring of support from her Carmel classmates. Melinda Thompson ‘77, has worked as a Hematologist for years, so she was intimately familiar with what the Perkos would go through during chemotherapy. She answered questions, offered advice and provided a shoulder to lean on during this very challenging time.

In addition, Jo Ann (Glaser ’77) Donaldson, Denice (Ryan ‘77) Martin, Judy (Werba ‘77) Dost, Gigi (Costello ’77) Ludwig, Karen (Naureckas ‘77) Christiansen, Kate (Ring ‘77) Balasa and Karen (Gleeson ‘77) Behr all prayed for Hannah and supported Mary with encouragement on Facebook through the entire ordeal.

“Most people would not think that was a big deal, but these were people I had not seen in nearly 35 years,” Mary explained. “I cannot find adequate words to describe how much I needed and relied on my old friends.”

Hannah finished treatment at the end of June 2012. Mary met up with classmates at their 35th class reunion about a month later, and it was as if no time had passed. Shortly after the reunion, the Perko family decided to walk in the Light the Night 5K walk with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

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(LLS). They set a goal of $500 that year, but when Mary posted about the walk on the Class of ‘77’s still active Facebook page, they were able to raise more than $1,500. A year later, classmates helped the family reach their goal of $5,000 for the Light the Night walk.

As coincidence would have it, Jo Ann (Glaser ’77) Donaldson was offered a job as the Director of Corporate and Community Development with the Northern & Central Florida chapter of LLS shortly after Mary finished her second Light the Night walk. Knowing that Mary had been involved for two consecutive years with the LLS walk, Jo Ann reached out to her and suggested that they both sign up for the 2014 Nike Women’s Half Marathon in Washington, D.C. through LLS’s Team In Training (TNT) campaign, an endurance sports training program. Participants raise funds to help support LLS in exchange for certified coaches, training, sports education clinics and more.

Mary took her up on the challenge and began training and fundraising again. Together, their Carmel classmates helped them raise another $6,000 for LLS.

“In addition to contributing to my fundraising goals, my former classmates also helped support me in my travel expenses to Washington, D.C.,” said Jo Ann. “We knew that the biggest reasons we were both able to participate in the event was because of the support of our classmates.”

Mary and Jo Ann were both official finishers of the half marathon, and received their medals and celebrated their victory together.

“Through it all, my classmates at Carmel have been there for me. Even though we hadn’t spoken for decades, they rallied around me when times were tough,” said Mary. “They prayed for my daughter, financially supported a cause near to my heart, opened up their causes to me so I could support them and were generally just amazingly supportive friends. I loved my time at Carmel and consider it an honor to be part of the class of ’77.”

“I am deeply grateful for a school that planted the seeds of serving others for helping us work toward finding a cure for cancer and for being there for each other when we needed it most,” said Jo Ann. “During my years at Carmel I never even realized the seeds were planted. It is only in hind sight that I can see what has grown from such wonderful formation. Thank you, Carmel.”

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Andrew Stith ’97 has been named president of a new Cristo Rey Jesuit High School scheduled to open in Milwaukee in 2015. Stith, who has taught and worked in school advancement since graduating from Marquette University, did not foresee a career in education for himself when he graduated from Carmel.

“Education was very familiar to me, and I wanted to do something different,” said Stith, whose mother has taught at Carmel for 33 years. He was studying communications, business administration, sales and marketing when one of the Jesuits said to him, “You’ll have the rest of your life to work in business. Have you thought about volunteering after you graduate?”

Those words resonated with Stith, who did some research and discovered Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) program. ACE participants take classes to earn a Master’s of Education degree while teaching in an under-resourced Catholic school. The program seemed a good fit for Stith, who said, “Catholic education was very important to me, and the fact that I could do some service to the church and to Catholic education was really motivating.”

Stith’s ACE experience teaching third graders in Kansas City had a profound impact on him. “ACE opened my eyes to some realities,” Stith said, about some social justice issues present in education. “I did not know how blessed I was to go to a school like Carmel,” he said, and he became troubled. “I didn’t think it was fair that I could have a great experience at Carmel, but because of where a kid was from, or how much money he had, he couldn’t have that same great experience.”

Stith recalled a trip he was able to organize for students with the help of a grant. He took middle school students to the University of Notre Dame in order to “turn them on to the greater world.” One realization Stith had come to in his time working among these students is that “Material poverty is one thing, but there’s also the poverty of life experience. When you don’t have money, resources or connections

to experience the world, that’s a limiting factor, too, in terms of your potential and your world outlook.” He began to see a way he could serve students beyond one classroom. “By providing students from poverty with a broader world experience and a rigorous academic program, I could really make that difference for them.”

Stith, realizing he was being called to work in education, but wishing to make use of his communications/business academic background to affect greater change in schools, accepted a job in advancement at Notre Dame High School for Boys in Niles. It was a phone call in his second year at NDHS that led him back to Kansas City and to his first job in a Cristo Rey school. A Sister of Charity of Leavenworth, who Stith previously worked with in Kansas City, had heard about Stith’s advancement work and was wondering if he would help her and other sisters open a new Catholic school.

Though accepting this job meant another move for Stith, now engaged, Stith was excited by the opportunity to open the sort of high school that could really benefit the population of students he had taught while working with ACE. Cristo Rey’s mission gave Stith the chance to address some of the inequalities he saw in education. A national network of Catholic, college preparatory high schools, Cristo Rey offers a rigorous academic program combined with an innovative corporate work-study program for students who might not otherwise be able to afford it.

The work-study program at Cristo Rey schools offers students a range of experiences and assorted mentors who can prepare them for success in college and professional work. While Stith agrees that education is central to breaking the cycle of poverty, he argues it’s not enough. “When you’re a kid from poverty, you don’t have access to networks that let you in. By

Taking the Call to ServeAndrew Stith ‘97 assumes role as president of new Jesuit high school

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As a medical school student at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dr. Patrick Brennan ’79 hoped to have a profound effect on the patients he would one day serve.

During his residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Kentucky, Patrick discovered his passion for working with disabled children while completing a rotation at the Shriners Hospital for Children. In 1998, Patrick took a two-year fellowship in pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital. This was where he first heard a clue from his teacher, Dr. Virginia Nelson, regarding something she noticed at her summer camp for spinal cord-injured children. This clue would lead Patrick to develop the first

non-invasive, patient adjustable treatment for children and adults with cerebral palsy, brain injury, spinal cord injury and stroke complications.

In 2011, Patrick and his business partner, Tony Iacobucci, established Birch Tree Medical and began turning their ideas into a reality.

Currently, Patrick is a pediatric physiatrist at the Floating Hospital for Children in Boston, part of Tufts Medical Center. He is also the chief scientific officer of Birch Tree Medical, and has received FDA approval to start the first clinical research trial for his medical device. The device could potentially help up to 12 million adults and children worldwide by relieving spasticity, strengthening the weak muscles and monitoring improvements as a result of

therapy. Spasticity is a common result of stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy. It causes patients’ muscles to contract when they should be relaxed, causing them to, for example, walk up on their toes or walk in a crouch with their knees bent.

With the assistance of several consultants, Birch Tree is developing its computerized, wearable device. The patient will adjust settings as needed through a smart phone app, and work with a therapist during the initial assessment phase to monitor improvement over time.

In 2012, Birch Tree received funding from a NIH grant, as well as support from angel investors. Additionally, crowdfunding efforts are currently in place to support the development of the device.

Turning an Idea into RealityPediatric Physiatrist Dr. Patrick Brennan ’79 shares his story

putting our students in professional environments, we give them access to decision makers, to people who could write a letter of recommendation or give them their first job.” He talks about the kind of skills Cristo Rey students build in the classroom and on the job. “Between the education they have and the access to the people that can help them, they are better able to navigate college, get a job and ultimately break the cycle of poverty and take their own place in society.”

Impressed by the program in Kansas City, Stith was thrilled at the opportunity to help open a new Cristo Rey school with Marquette University’s support. Stith directed a feasibility study and secured support for 150 work-study positions and will serve as the school’s first president when it opens for its freshman class in 2015. This fall, Stith is currently hiring

administration and overseeing renovation of their school building.

Recalling activities begun on a whim—service club, student government, Street Scenes, co-choir—Stith credits Carmel with instilling in him an openness to growth. “I think what’s involved in that and inherent in that is faith—faith that where you are going is where God intends you to go. There are moves that you make in life, opportunities that you have, where you really have to listen to the call.”

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1 Patrick Brennan ’79 is pictured at the Ether Dome at Massachusetts General Hospital where anesthesia was first demonstrated. Brennan currently treats children with cerebral palsy and traumatic brain injury at the Floating Hospital for Children in Boston, Mass. Read more about Brennan on page 15.

2 CCHS faculty and mother to Ryan Healy ‘10 and Megan Healy ‘14, Marcella Linahan, is pictured in space on SOFIA. Linahan was featured in the summer 2014 edition of COMPASS magazine.

3 Joseph Lucchesi ’78 visited his Italian roots in Lucca, Italy.

4 While on a mission trip to Piura, Peru with St. Patrick’s Church in Wadsworth, Karen (Moe ’81) Stephens and her son Matt ‘16 were accompanied by Bishop George Rassas as they visited with some amazing sisters who raise goats in the desert countryside.

5 Mary Schneider ’79 visited with her friend, Dennis, in Pinetop/Lakeside, Ariz.

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CCHS parents and students, e-mail your Corsair photos to alumni@carmelhs.org. Alumni, please post your Corsair photos on corsairalumni.org as a general class note or e-mail photos to alumni@carmelhs.org.

All photos should include a caption with the location and the names of the people photographed.

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6 Mary (Wegleitner ‘77) Perko and Jo Ann (Glaser ‘77) Donaldson before running the Nike Women’s Half Marathon in Washington, D.C. on April 27. Read more about Perko and Donaldson on page 12.

7 Linda (Potesta ‘66) Brown, Peggy Conroy ‘66 and Penny (Pasquesi ‘66) Kuhnmuench met in Dallas, Texas in April.

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1974The Professional Association of Small Business Accountants awarded Frank and Tony Fiore the 2014 PASBA Accounting Firm of the Year award for their firm, Accounting Freedom, Ltd., which has been serving the community for over 33 years with locations in Mundelein, Ill. and Grafton, Wis. The Fiores were nominated by the members of the association to receive this outstanding award that honors members who have consistently demonstrated the beliefs of the association’s motto, Teach~Share~Learn. Accounting Freedom, Ltd. has been a member of the Professional Association of Small Business Accountants for over 15 years. In their tenure, the Fiores have served on the Board of Directors, the Conference Planning Committee, the Blueprint for Success Committee, and have been featured speakers at numerous national and regional seminars across the country.

1987Carrie and Robert Graham hosted a fundraiser in March in conjunction with St. Joseph Catholic Church in Libertyville for an organization related to the family services group within Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. The Grahams reached out to Kitz4Kidz founders and Carmel Catholic students Jill Adam ’15, Annie Brickmann ’15 and Emily Scott ’15 to see how they could help their organization. The Grahams’ fundraiser raised nearly

$3,000 for Kitz4Kidz. Kitz4Kidz is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides activity kits for children with cancer. Kitz4Kidz was featured in the winter 2014 issue of COMPASS.

1997Andrew Stith has been named president of Cristo Rey High School in Milwaukee, Wis. Read more about Stith on page 14.

1998Joe Tapper made his Broadway debut in “You Can’t Take It With You” with his actress wife, Annaleigh Ashford.

1999Eileen Looby Weber earned one of the floral industry’s most respected designations: membership in the prestigious American Academy of Floriculture (AAF). Weber was inducted into AAF on August 16 during the Society of American Florists’ 130th Annual Convention in Marco Island, Fla. Since 2009, Weber has hosted “Inside Lake Forest,” a TV show focused on all things Lake Forest. The vice president of Lake Forest Flowers & Greenhouses, Weber was also a volunteer leader for the city’s 100th day anniversary celebration, as well as an event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the city’s founding. In addition, Weber has served on the board of Carmel Catholic High School and was the volunteer

party chair for the 2013 Western Golf Association Tournament. She has held leadership roles with the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce and is a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow. Weber also teaches basic floral design through her family’s business and the Glencoe Park District. In September 2013, she was included in a Floral Management magazine cover story on next-generation floral industry leaders.

2002Chicago Magazine, part of the Chicago Tribune Media Group, named Amanda Majeski “Best Breakout Star” of 2014. Up next, Majeski will sing Countess Almaviva in all performances of the season-opening new production of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro,” conducted by James Levine and directed by Richard Eyre. Majeski has sung the Countess with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Dresden Opera and the Glyndebourne Festival. Her other recent performances include Donna Elvira in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with Opera Philadelphia, Vitellia in Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Marguerite in Gounod’s “Faust” at Zurich Opera, and the title role in Dvořák’s “Rusalka” at Frankfurt Opera. Later this season, she sings Marta in Weinberg’s “The Passenger” at Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Marschallin in Strauss’s

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2003The Professional Association of Small Business Accountants awarded Tony and Frank Fiore the 2014 PASBA Accounting Firm of the Year award for their firm, Accounting Freedom, Ltd., which has been serving the community for over 33 years with locations in Mundelein, Ill. and Grafton, Wis. The Fiores were nominated by the members of the association to receive this outstanding award that honors members who have consistently demonstrated the beliefs of the association’s motto, Teach~Share~Learn. Accounting Freedom, Ltd. has been a member of the Professional Association of Small Business Accountants for over 15 years. In their tenure, the Fiores have served on the Board of Directors, the Conference Planning Committee and the Blueprint for Success Committee and have been featured speakers at numerous national and regional seminars across the country.

2004Joe Monterastelli was awarded a philanthropic grant of $1,000 to donate and chose Carmel Catholic High School as the recipient. The grant was awarded by the Salesforce Foundation. Monterastelli was recognized for his ongoing commitment to volunteer service and community engagement. Monterastelli is an employee of ExactTarget, a Salesforce.com company, located in Indianapolis, Ind.

2010Kyle Bessa, Chris Brzezinski and Lauren Moon interned with Walgreens in Deerfield, Ill. during the summer of 2013. At the end of their internships, they interviewed for and were offered positions as Finance Development Program (FDP) Associates upon college graduation. They were 3 of 12 nationwide students chosen to be in the two-year rotational program beginning in 2014. Students are chosen based on prior work experience and GPA.

2013Michael Callahan and Sean Ronayne made their broadway debuts in “Cinderella.”

Lauren Feely was named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year in women’s gymnastics at Bowling Green State University. She is only the fourth BGSU gymnast in program history to earn the honor. She also earned second-team All-MAC honors. Feely proved to be one of the team’s most consistent vaulters, scoring a team season-best 9.90 on the apparatus. She also spent considerable time competing in the all-around, posting a personal-best 38.975 at the Chicago Style Meet and winning the all-around in a dual meet against conference rivals Ball State in January.

Emily O’Connor, a University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse student, was not only named the university’s student employee of the year, but she also received the top

honor among student employees statewide. O’Connor works for University Event Support, which provides technical support for events around campus. Her favorite events from the past year were the Distinguished Lecturer Series with Soledad O’Brien and the Campus Activities Board’s 1, 2, 3 Thursdays events. O’Connor is an Exercise Sports Science-Fitness major with minors in Nutrition and Business Administration. When she graduates, she wants to work in corporate fitness.

Ryan Patrick O’Toole made the Dean’s List for Scholastic Excellence at DePaul University in Chicago. O’Toole is enrolled in the Driehaus School of Business and the Strobel Accounting Honors Program. O’Toole is also a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

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Kathleen Felicelli was selected to the 2013-14 Chicago Tribune Scholar-Athlete Team.The 2013-14 Scholar-Athlete Team represents the best in academics and athletics the Chicago area has to offer. Each Scholar-Athlete must be either in the top 10 percent of his or her class or score a 30 on the ACT, be named all-conference in at least one sport and be nominated by his or her school.

Leah Lach was selected to the 2013-14 Chicago Tribune Scholar-Athlete Team.The 2013-14 Scholar-Athlete Team represents the best in academics and athletics the Chicago area has to offer. Each Scholar-Athlete must be either in

the top 10 percent of his or her class or score a 30 on the ACT, be named all-conference in at least one sport and be nominated by his or her school.

Jack George heads to Division-I Elon University to play basketball. George was a two-year varsity starter for Carmel Catholic. George capped his senior year by averaging team bests of nearly 15 points and 8 rebounds per game in helping the Corsairs capture a school-record 25 wins and Class 3A sectional-final berth for the second year in a row. He averaged 17.5 points in four postseason games.

Rebecca Galuska was one of 13 high school graduates chosen to receive the 2014 Cuneo Scholarship. The Cuneo Scholarship Foundation provides need-based scholarships for Catholic students in greater Chicago. These scholarships are

designated for young men and women who exhibit academic excellence, a passion for service and a desire to help create a more just society. Galuska is currently attending Loras College.

Jizelle Chloe Bacani was selected as the final winner during the 2013-2014 school year of the Athlete of the Month program sponsored by the Illinois Bone and Joint Instituate (IBJI) and the Chicago Tribune. This program highlights the successes of young athletes and benefits local schools. Bacani won Silver at the 2013 Philippine National Figure Skating Championship and founded the “Skating with the Starz” charity event, which raises money for cancer screening and treatment. In recognition of Bacani’s achievement, IBJI donated $500 to Carmel Catholic High School’s athletic department.

We Want to Hear From YouCOMPASS welcomes news of accomplishments or changes in your professional and personal life for inclusion in Class Notes. Please include your graduate name, present name, class year and daytime phone number. If available, include a photo and caption listing the names of the people and where it was taken. Submissions to Class Notes are edited for space and clarity to adhere to the style and tone of the magazine.

SUBMIT NEWS AND PHOTOS TO:Alumni Development • Carmel Catholic High SchoolOne Carmel Parkway • Mundelein, IL 60060Email: alumni@carmelhs.org • Online: corsairalumni.org/classnote

OBITUARIES:Carmel Catholic High School relies on family members to inform us of the deaths of alumni and friends. If a newspaper obituary is available, we would appreciate a copy.

SUBMISSION DEADLINES: Submit for the winter edition by November 1, 2014; the summer edition by March 15, 2015; the fall edition by July 15, 2015. Class notes will be printed as space allows and when possible, in the order they are received. If you submitted an item and it did not appear, it most likely will be in the following issue. Alumni are encouraged to submit class notes online, where they are always available for alumni to view.

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Milestones

1 Charlotte Grace born to Joe and Rachel (Leman ‘04) Anderson

2 Elijah Edward born to John and Erin (LoBue ‘00) Major

3 Callie Rae born to Kyle and Christine (Kirchner ‘02) Mann

4 Toran Sean born to Sean ‘96 and Erin (Byrne ‘97) McElroy

5 MacKenzie Louise born to

Patrick and Kelly (Kotlarz ‘98) Ryan

6 Annika Rose born to Jim ‘97 and Beth Stamatakos

Jack MacGregor born to Nick and Margo (Murray ‘96) Ten Eyck

1 Pictured from left to right: Katie Schmitz ‘09, Frank Migliarese, Jr. ‘09, Kent Parry (CCHS Director of Choral Activities), Lauren Lehocky ‘09, Jennifer Haining ‘09 and Megan Drangines ‘09 attending the wedding of Grace Abernathy ‘09 to Todd Pixton

Christopher Damien ‘81 married long-time partner Cerman Ayres

2 Chuck Noteboom ‘70 married Judge Jennifer Rymell

3 Danielle Van Rengen ‘01 married Eric Rose ‘01

4 Laura Sprow ‘05 married Gregory Schuda ‘05

5 Molly Thompson ‘09 married Esteban Escobar. Pictured from left to right:

Cecille Medina ‘09, Frank Migliarese, Jr. ‘09, Max O‘Connell ‘09, Esteban Escobar, Molly (Thompson ‘09) Escobar, Lynn Deasey ‘09, Alexa Orticelli ‘09 and Anne Mattingly ‘09

6 Maura Laidley ‘04 engaged to Brandon Ziemann ‘04

Sheila Stowe ‘02 engaged to Pranav Merchant

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In MemoriamAlumniKirk Bracher ‘77, brother of Jeffrey ‘75 and Mike ‘78

Elaine M. (Damore ‘76) Yanzito, sister of Herman ‘81 and Joseph ‘82 Damore, Linda (Damore ‘79) Hughes and Kathleen (Damore ‘75) Blouch; sister-in-law of William Blouch ‘74

Daniel Hansen ‘90, brother of Michael ‘74, Robert ‘76, Scott ‘87, and Bradley ‘94 Hansen, Cynthis (Hansen ‘78) Schaar, Laura (Hansen ‘81) Nick and Amy (Hansen ‘83) Pabst; uncle of Jamie ‘13 and Michael ‘15 Pabst

Roger Kreutzer ‘69, brother of Steve Kreutzer ‘73, Darline (Kreutzer ‘71) Haynes, Marcy (Kreutzer ‘77) Kumpula and Susan (Kreutzer ‘75) Pranke (deceased); uncle of Jennifer (Lambert ‘90) McRae

James Larson, Jr. ‘85, brother of Margaret (Larson ‘86) Levin

Rose E. (Collins ‘80) Mathews, wife of Kevin Mathews ‘77; sister of Gina ‘81, Tim ‘83, Chris ‘86 and Anthony ‘87 Collins and Angela (Collins ‘93) Huntemann; aunt of Shea ‘15 and Chase ‘17 Collins

Tom Neton ‘78

William Peters ‘84

Will Seberger ‘99

T. Brenden Shea ‘88, brother of Megan (Shea ‘86) Werner and Patrick Shea ‘91

Maryann Stahl ‘68

Family and FriendsClaire Abell, grandmother of Liz, Katie, Dan and Tim Arvidson; grandmother-in-law of Jennifer (Hanna ‘00) Arvidson, CCHS Junior Leadership Team advisor; mother-in-law of Robert Arvidson, former member of CCHS Board of Directors

John Ames, grandfather of Katie ‘05, Christine ‘07 and Emily ‘10 George

Kenneth Anderson, grandfather of Adam ‘08, Bridget ‘17 and Katharine ‘17 Anderson

Joanne Boehm, mother of Mary Beth ‘76, Steven ‘81 and Joseph ‘88 Boehm and Theresa (Boehm ‘87) Gasick; mother-in-law of Eileen (McNamara ‘81) Boehm and Katherine (Burzik ‘88) Boehm

Marcie Brennan, mother of Maureen ‘78 and Patrick ‘79 Brennan

Sylvia Coates, mother of Patricia (Coates ‘69) Colabuono and Thomas Coates ‘74; aunt of Herbert ‘69, Richard ‘72 and David ‘78 Didier, Mary (Didier ‘70) Handal, Mellode (Didier ‘74) Steffenhagen, Kathleen (Didier ‘76) Nielsen, Susan (Didier ‘81) Brosio and Joan (Didier ‘84) Krueger

Mary Ann Costello, mother of Michael ‘73, John, Jr. ‘80, Joseph

‘82, David ‘84 and James ‘86 Costello, Catherine (Costello ‘76) Michael, Regina (Costello ‘77) Ludwig, Madonna (Costello‘79) Egan and Mary (Costello ‘75) Vorwald-Bean (deceased); grandmother of Shawn ‘05 and Thomas ‘07 Egan

Robert and Theresa Deisinger, parents of Robert ‘70 and David ‘73 Deisinger, Deborah (Deisinger ‘71) Stuebe and Karen (Deisinger ‘79) Forsythe; grandparents of Kymberly ‘05 and Lyndsay ‘01 Forsythe

Mary Del Fava, grandmother of Michelle ‘08 and William ‘14 Winegard

Morris DeYoung, grandfather of James Dooley ‘16

Courtney Dunn, daughter of Patrick Dunn ‘71; niece of Ann (Dunn ‘72) Lawery and Michele (Dunn ‘75) Lynch

Joanne C. Engman, mother of Erik ‘87 and Charlie ‘91 Engman; mother-in-law of Allison (Kukla ‘92) Engman

Lester Fitzpatrick, father of Michael ‘71 and Lisa ‘75 Fitzpatrick, Teresa (Fitzpatrick ‘67) Burg, Susan (Fitzpatrick ‘69) Jakaitis, Mary (Fitzpatrick ‘72) Walsh, Patricia (Fitzpatrick ‘77) Plamic, Christina (Fitzpatrick ‘84) Lambert and Dawn (Fitzpatrick ‘85) Wright; grandfather of Jennifer (Burg ‘91) Euland and Kathryn (Fitzpatrick ‘95) Bertram

Gladys Harlan, mother of Donna (Harlan ‘81) Feld

Leo Hille, grandfather of Nathan ‘16 and Jacqueline ‘14 Timmins

Geraldine Hirsch, grandmother of Ashley ‘09, Connor ‘12 and Taylor ‘14 Hirsch

James Kirn, father of Nancy (Kirn ‘73) Uhler; father-in-law of Jeff Uhler ‘73; grandfather of Brett ‘02 and Nick ‘04 Uhler

Mary J. Lokay, mother of Joe ‘76 and Mary ‘76 Lokay, Michele (Lokay ‘79) Phillips, and Joanne Bader, CCHS faculty; mother-in-law of Jim Bader ‘68; grandmother of Anthony ‘10, Eileen ‘03 and Patrick ‘99 Bader

Sr. Mary Francile Luking, B.V.M., CCHS faculty from 1963-1971

Emily Macrowski, mother of Judith ‘70 and James ‘70 Macrowski; grandmother of Stephen ‘03, Sarah ‘06 and Lynn ‘08 Macrowski

Eugene McGrail, father-in-law of Jim Nolan, CCHS Dean of Students

Vern Meger, grandmother of Jacob Kane ‘14

Fr. David Murphy, O.Carm., co-founder and first principal of Carmel High School

Arnold Natzke, grandfather of Cydney Natzke ‘16

Mike Olk, father of Greg ‘74, Randy ‘76, Mark ‘79, and Mike ‘82 Olk, Cyndi (Olk ‘75) Omled and Stephanie (Olk ‘80) Johnson

Sue Pauly, grandmother of Erin ‘14 and Matthew ‘16 Pauly

Leonard Piekarski, father of Joseph ‘76 and Carl ‘84 Piekarski, Therese (Piekarski ‘73) Krikke, Sandra (Piekarski ‘77) Simpson and Patricia (Piekarski ‘86) Hehr

Jean Rygiel, mother of Justina (Rygiel ‘81) Peterson and Timothy Rygiel ‘82; grandmother of Thomas Deibler ‘04

Marilynn Salata, mother of Sheri Salata ‘77; aunt of Jodi Salata ‘97

Walter Schmidt, father of Kathryn (Schmidt ‘76) Wells, Sharon

(Schmidt ‘77) Jordan and Sandra (Schmidt ‘79) Godellas

Denise (Schoenberger) Schell, mother of Kris ‘02 and Kevin ‘99 Schoenberger

John Seidlecki, father of Brian Seidlecki ‘08

Michael Stobart, father of Kelly ‘91, Dawn ‘95 and Michael ‘00 Stobart

Maureen Stumpp, mother of Michael Stumpp ‘72, Kathleen (Stumpp ‘68) Olson, Patricia (Stumpp ‘74) McDonald, Eileen (Stumpp ‘76) Hoffman-Goodwin and Mary (Stumpp ‘78) Wells; grandmother of Timothy ‘96, Charles ‘01, Meghan ‘02 and Michael ‘04 Grom, Kenneth ‘01 and Kimberly ‘06 Olson, Kathryn (Olson ‘97) Somen, Kristin (Olson ‘99) Higgason, and Molly McDonald ‘13; mother-in-law of Gerald Grom ‘66 (deceased)

Stephana Wirth, former CCHS secretary, mother of David Wirth ‘66

MEMORIAL MASS AND COMMEMORATIVE PAVER DEDICATIONNovember 9, 2014 • CCHS Brandsma Chapel

9:30 a.m. Gathering outside of Brandsma Chapel, weather permitting9:45 a.m. Commemorative pavers dedication10:00 a.m. Memorial Mass

Join the Carmel Catholic community as we dedicate the newly installed commemorative pavers and celebrate Mass in memory of those we have lost in the past year.

RSVP to Jane Maciolek at jmaciolek@carmelhs.org or 847.388.3361 by November 4.

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PARENTS:If your son or daughter has established a separate permanent address that Carmel Catholic is likely not aware of, please notify us of the address at 847.388.3362 or jpaddock@carmelhs.org.

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Carmel Catholic High School namedONE OF THE 50 BEST CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOLS

in America!

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