2011-2012 ANNUAL REPORT
BELIEVE ACHIEVE BECOME SPONSORED BY THE SISTERS OF CHARIT Y OF CINCINNATI | MEMBER OF THE CRISTO REY NET WORK
Dear Friends of DePaul Cristo Rey,
2011-2012 Board of Directors PRESIDENT / CEO
S. Jeanne Bessette, OSF, Ed.D. DePaul Cristo Rey High School CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Paul G. Sittenfeld Robert W. Baird & Co. VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
S. Barbara Hagedorn, SC Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati TREASURER
Eleanor B. Irwin US Bank, Retired
William Baechtold Graydon Head
Barbara Bennie Community Volunteer
Jack Bunker J Bunker Marketing, Retired
S. Brenda Busch, SC Working in Neighborhoods
Willie F. Carden, Jr. Cincinnati Board of Park Commissioners
Bernice Cooper Freestore Foodbank
Jessica White Hall The Procter & Gamble Company
S. Catherine Kirby, SC, Ph.D. Archdiocese of Cincinnati Catholic High Schools, Retired
Rev. Eric Knapp, SJ St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Thomas Neyer, Sr. Al. Neyer, Inc., Retired James B.“Rick” Reynolds Bartlett Company
Julie M. Ross Community Volunteer
If I could sum up in one word what our first year of operation as DePaul Cristo Rey High School was all about, it is this: Hope! What are the signs of hope – literally and figuratively? Let me share a few. Hope is alive and well in the young men and women who chose to become the very first students of a brand new high school. Hope is visible in the parents, grandparents, family members who have entrusted these young people to us – a hope that they find and grow into the potential each of them carries within. Hope is the giant leap that our students take every day as they board vans to go to their Corporate Work Study sites and undertake the process of becoming a new generation of young professionals. Hope is palpable in the life of each staff member who left other positions to take a risk with us in extending the Cristo Rey mission in Cincinnati. Hope is on the lips of every DePaul Cristo Rey student who says, “My goal is to graduate from high school and college.” And they start saying that on their very first day at our school. When you walk down the halls of DePaul Cristo Rey High School, you notice that the door to each room has a small plaque next to it. Each plaque bears the image of a famous person along with a quote. For the conference room where we welcome most of the guests who come to visit, tour and learn about our students and school programs, we chose the image of poet Langston Hughes and a quote from a poem I memorized back in fifth grade: Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. That message of hope, intended originally for our students, is for everyone who enters or passes the room. We sense it in the heart and mind of every person who has helped this school spring to life. Hope is what helped us to frame the central values we stress with our students on a daily basis: Believe, Achieve, Become. Our sponsors, the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, are women of hope. The people who share their stories in this report – Jessica Jump, Jasmine Wade and Rick Reynolds – speak words of hope. Our Board members, advisors, benefactors, Corporate Work Study Program partners, business leaders and friends from so many sectors of this local community – all are witnesses to hope. The hope that makes us believe in our students, helps them achieve their audacious goals and dreams, and guides and supports them as they become the very gifted young adults their Creator intends them to be. Thanks for joining us on this journey of hope! With a grateful heart,
S. Jeanne Bessette, OSF, Ed.D. President/CEO
BELIEVE J
essica Jump believes that DePaul Cristo Rey will make a difference in the lives of her sons. She has three boys: Austin, a DPCR sophomore; Cody, a freshman, as well as a fifth grader. She works more than 50 hours a week as an assistant restaurant manager with work days that include everything from scheduling employees to managing customer complaints to sometimes even delivering pizzas. It’s a challenge balancing those work demands with raising her sons as a single mom, but giving them the opportunity to attend a Catholic high school has always been her goal. When asked about their family’s experience at DePaul Cristo Rey, she simply says, “They love it and I love it.”
“I want my sons to go to college, and I believe DePaul Cristo Rey is a place where they both can be successful.” – Jessica Jump
Austin was in eighth grade at St. Lawrence Elementary School when he and his mom first learned about DePaul Cristo Rey. Ms. Jump’s interest was piqued when she heard that DPCR would offer a Corporate Work Study Program and be co-ed. Affordability was also important. “The other high schools we considered were ridiculously expensive, and I felt like we might not fit in. Nobody should be singled out for the amount of money you make or the kind of family you’re raising,” she says. “Tuition was a big thing for me to consider until I sat down at DePaul Cristo Rey and found out how I could work out payments. After we visited the school, the staff knew us by name. I just don’t think another, bigger school would quickly know both me and my child by our first and last names,” she adds. Her early interest in the Corporate Work Study Program has grown into admiration. She believes that Austin’s CWSP placement last year at Messer Construction had a great impact on him. “The Messer staff treated him so well. He really liked working there, and it taught him a lot of responsibility,” she explains. This school year Austin is working at the University of Cincinnati while Cody is assigned to Catholic Health Initiatives. Their mom is looking forward to seeing them both mature through these job placements. When she considers her sons’ futures, Ms. Jump says Cody has expressed interest in becoming a doctor while she sees Austin working with animals. Regardless of what they eventually choose for their careers, she says, “I want my sons to go to college, and I believe DePaul Cristo Rey is a place where they both can be successful.”
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ACHIEVE J
“I love this school; it’s different for me. I feel comfortable here and I can be myself. Everybody knows me and how I learn.” – Jasmine Wade
asmine Wade wanted something different for high school when she considered DePaul Cristo Rey and later enrolled in its first class. She wanted new friends, new opportunities and a place to fit in. Now looking back on her freshman year, she certainly managed to achieve those goals and far more as she learned to balance multiple commitments and manage her time with impressive results. She achieved the honor roll all four quarters while working five days a month in her Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP) position at the Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Her CWSP performance reviews showed she consistently exceeded expectations, and on her final review, her supervisor noted her initiative, professionalism and cheerful attitude. At the all-school assembly on the last day of classes in June, her classroom efforts were recognized with academic awards in computer technology, physical science and religion. She also received Most Valuable Player awards for both volleyball and basketball. Then, at the assembly’s conclusion, she was recognized with the Yearlong Bruin Award, DPCR’s most prestigious student honor. The award is named for the school mascot and recognizes leadership, faith, integrity and academic achievement. “I was so surprised; I didn’t expect that at all. My mom cried when they called my name,” Jasmine recalls. Now a sophomore following the Honors Math/Science track, Jasmine has thrived at DPCR. “I love this school; it’s different for me. I feel comfortable here and I can be myself. Everybody knows me and how I learn,” she explains. Her grades in her ninth grade classes sometimes surprised her because she didn’t always find academic success in elementary school. “My ninth grade teachers encouraged me to do more, stayed on me about my work and made sure I had my assignments completed. They pushed me to do better and I did,” she says. Jasmine’s favorite ninth grade subjects were math, science, health and religion. All fall right in line with her future goal to be an obstetrician. Her Corporate Work Study placement this school year is also a good fit - she’s working on the high-risk pregnancy floor at Good Samaritan Hospital. She knows she has many years of study ahead of her to achieve her career goal and has one emphatic college goal, “I want to go out-of-town; I don’t want to stay home for college,” she says. She mentions Spelman College in Atlanta as an option, or she’d like to explore schools in Florida or California. It seems that Jasmine is making the school theme, “Believe, Achieve, Become,” her personal mantra. “I believe I can do whatever I set my mind to,” she says. “I want to achieve all the goals I set for myself and become the best I can be to succeed in life.”
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BECOME R
ick Reynolds brings many perspectives to his role as a member of the DePaul Cristo Rey High School Board of Directors. He’s the parent of three children educated in Catholic schools who are now pursuing careers; he’s a successful professional serving as portfolio manager at Bartlett & Co.; he’s an education advocate and volunteer, sharing his expertise with many organizations including serving as board chair of St. Xavier High School and as a volunteer with CISE, the Catholic Inner-city Schools Education Fund. He brought all of this experience with him when he joined DPCR’s Board in 2011 and now says, “I’ve served with a lot of volunteer projects and this one asks a lot, but I believe it can deliver a lot to the students and this community.”
“Everyone talks about the need and challenge to keep young professional talent in Cincinnati. I believe DPCR can become an important channel for change in our city.” – Rick Reynolds
When he joined the Board, Rick already knew the Cristo Rey model as well as several board members and school supporters. “A lot has happened with this school in a very short period of time,” he says. “It’s a tremendous challenge to start a new high school. DePaul Cristo Rey has to not only educate students, but also find them jobs and transport them to those jobs. These are enormous tasks; particularly with no alumni or parent base to rely on for financial support. However, this mission is very compelling, and it’s a new and exciting concept for this city,” he adds. “The students are the draw; I enjoy seeing them when I’m at DPCR,” continues Rick. “It strikes me that they are pretty typical teenagers but after talking to some of them, I have realized that many have difficult family and financial situations that are not like those of most teenagers I know. Aside from their circumstances, I realize they’re just kids and I’m really glad we are here to fill in for some of what’s missing in their lives,” he says. Rick says DePaul Cristo Rey must continue pursuing growth on several fronts to become the strong, positive community force that other Cristo Rey schools have become in their cities. “Part of ‘becoming’ is financial, raising the funds and recruiting the Corporate Partners to sustain the school. The other part is physical, as we explore expanding the facilities to meet the growing enrollment. It’s also important to increase community recognition of the school mission, and all of these have to happen simultaneously, which is a great challenge,” he says. Yet while realizing all the school itself must become, Rick also sees the potential for everything DPCR students can become for themselves, their families and their communities. “After these students go to college, I hope they will return to or stay here to become leaders and role models in Cincinnati and the region,” he says. “Everyone talks about the need and challenge to keep young professional talent in Cincinnati. I believe DPCR can become an important channel for this change in our city.”
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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS DePaul Cristo Rey High School would like to express appreciation to the following individuals, foundations, Steve and Caroline Eder S. Janice Ernst, SC organizations and businesses for their generous donations received from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012. DePaul Society
President’s Society
Leadership Society
Anonymous Foundation Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trusts, Fifth Third Bank, Trustees SC Ministry Foundation
The Richard L. and Patricia F. Alderson Family Fund Barbara and Dan Bennie Jack and Margaret Bunker David and Christin Burleigh Catholic Health Initiatives Elizabeth and Edward Connelly Charles and Anne Cusick Richard and Marcia DeCoursey Greg and Karen Farfsing Garry Family Gift Fund Kathleen and Gerald Greene Family Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Michael and Mary Jo Haverkamp Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Jesuit Community at St. Xavier Klekamp Family Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kohlhepp Polk and Pinky Laffoon Eileen and Braden Mechley David and Diane Moccia Paul and Terri Muething Christine and Thomas Neyer, Sr. Harry and Helen Rabe Family Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Colleen and Dave Rettig Kathy and Dennis Robb Patricia and Stephen Robertson Family Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Snowden and Marianne Rowe Holly Schapker St. Mary’s Church Dr. John and Susan Tew Turner Construction Company Sparkle and Tom Worley Thomas and Paula Zalla
Tom and MC Brennan Michael and Marianne Brunner Willie and Tonda Carden Albert Cash Ann Chisko Michael Connelly Michael and Kathleen Doherty Andy and Lindsay Farfsing Tim Garry Robert Griffin Dick and Kathy Haglage Mark C. Hogan Paul Kocsis Daniel and Donna Leahy Steve and Amy Lund Michael Marrero Mike and Mary McGraw Norah and Joe Mock Chris Mooney Jim and Vi Powers Patricia and Fred Schlimm Martha Schueler Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur St. Anthony Church Ed and Betty Stenger Richard and Carol Stevie Joe Wessling Colin Willer and Kerry Murphy Georgine and Tim Wolohan Peggy and John Zink
$100,000 +
Elizabeth Ann Seton Society $50,000 – $99,999
Anonymous Individual Marge and Charles J. Schott Foundation Cristo Rey Society $25,000 – $49,999
Ruth J. and Robert A. Conway Foundation The Thomas J. Emery Memorial Queen City Society $10,000 – $24,999
Anonymous Individual Anonymous Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation H.J. Benken The Andrew Jergens Foundation Jack J. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust, PNC Bank and Karen B. Wachs, Co-Trustees The Sutphin Family Foundation Ursulines of Cincinnati Charter Fund Supporters $20,000 Pledge Payable Over 4 Years
Anonymous Individual Ellie and Kevin Irwin Bill and Barbara Koehl Robert and Mary Maxwell St. Francis Xavier Church (2) Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati in Honor of: S. Brenda Busch, SC S. Barbara Hagedorn, SC S. Catherine Kirby, SC Paul and Betsy Sittenfeld Michael Wilger The Williams Foundation Benefactors of DPCR Society $5,000 – $9,999
Barbara Apking Mary Jane Blinka Burleigh Family Foundation David and Susan Deye Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Gettelfinger Family Foundation Ndukwe Foundation Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, Joliet, IL John and Francie Pepper Rick and Vicky Reynolds U.S. Bancorp Foundation 6
$1,000-$4,999
Mother Margaret George Society $500-$999
Bill and Julianne Baechtold Jim Daffin Andrew Deye Emilie and David Dressler Mike and Lisa Habel Ken and Ruth Horney Lawrence Kyte, Jr. George and Allie Maggini Jake and Angie McCullough Mount Notre Dame High School Mark Radojits Joseph and Mary Romano Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Kathleen Staley Jayne Zuberbuhler
$250-$499
Bruin Society $1-$249
John and Eileen Barrett Margaret Bernard Wayne and Jane Bessette Adeline Bessette S. Jeanne Bessette, OSF Carl and Nelly Bessette Wayne and June Bessette Mary Ellen Betz Tom and Mary Jo Blankemeyer S. Mary Bodde, SC Perry Boone Eleanor Breden Gerald and Andrea Breen † Susan Brendle S. Susan Bruno, OSF Gina and Dale Buran Hugh and Mary Byrnes Renee and Flavio Cipriani Brandy Clark S. Kathryn Ann Connelly, SC S. Joan Elizabeth Cook, SC S. Jean Marian Crowley, SC Joseph and Wynne Curry Dave and Ann Custer Thomas Dehmer S. Patricia Dempsey, SC Mary Dickerson Claire and Albert Dierckes, Jr.
Matt Flege Kenneth and Margee Garbsch Jane Garvey and John Lanier Dr. and Mrs. Rodney Geier Sharon German Bill and Louise Gioielli S. Grace Gratsch, SC S. Joan Groff, SC Larry Grypp S. Helen Miriam Gunn, SC Joy Gunza Drew Harmon Judy Harmony Donald Heimbrock Salena Hernandez S. Katherine Hoelscher, SC William Huesman Ann and George Hunter Raymond Huseman and Jeanne Franz-Huseman S. Dolores Johnson, SC S. John Miriam Jones, SC S. Marie Patrice Joyce, SC Jerome R. Judd David Kanitz Marilyn Kaylor Shannon and Kreg Keesee S. Martha Kienzler, OSF S. Catherine Kirby, SC S. Georgia Kitt, SC S. Ruth Kuhn, SC Kathryn Ladrick Charlie and Jean Lim S. Monica Lucas, SC S. Irene Luther, SC S. Patricia Malarkey, SC James and Susan Marrs Mark and Joann Maxwell Ray and Kathryn Mazza Erin McQuade S. Patricia Mitchell, OSF S. Annina Morgan, SC Brian and Paula Muething Julie Muething and Greg Goldblatt Eileen Mullen Darrick and Sarah Murphy Nannette Nagl S. Patricia Newhouse, SC James and Surita Newman Gregory Nolan and Michele Boullie-Nolan S. Joseph Ellen Noppenberger, SC S. Jane O’Brien, ANG Greg Oliver Terri Pan Patricia Paulett S. Annette Paveglio, SC Howard and Jeanne Pecquet Kristi Phillips-Schwartz Amelia and Tom Riedel Mike and Kathy Robinson Dan and Kennetha Schmits
† denotes deceased
HONOR ROLL OF DONORS David Schuster St. Elizabeth Physicians S. Rita Sturwold, SNDdeN Jeff Susor and Erin Nealon John Tafaro Lou and Debra Terhar S. Marie Irene Tessmer, SC S. Regina Tevis, SC Philip and Joan Thompson John and Teresa Trebbien S. Martha Seton Tsai, SC S. Mary Pauline Tsai, SC George and Kim Vincent Harry Voet Anne Marie and Richard Wagner S. Anne Wayrowski, OSF Ingrid and Jerry Weber Judith Wimberg S. Mary Carol Wintzinger, SC Steve and Nellie Wulff David and Marilyn Young S. Mary Jo Young, OSF Therese Young Matching Gift Companies Baird Foundation, Inc. Barnes Group Foundation, Inc. Edison Gifts ITW Matching Gift Program SC Johnson Fund, Inc. Gifts in Kind Evangeline Andarsio, MD S. Donna Marie Baier, OSF Bagel Brothers Balloonworks Boys Hope Girls Hope Eleanor Breden Gina Byrnes Cargill Flavor Systems College of Mount St. Joseph Dress for Success Heidi Mechley-Felton Camille Gartner S. Paula Gonzalez, SC Keating Muething and Klekamp S. Elaine Kerscher, OSF St. Xavier High School S. Pat Mitchell, OSF
Emily Pan S. Montiel Rosenthal, SC, MD Suzanne Bessette-Smith Jude O’Grady Tyznik Wagman Company Joe Wessling Xavier University S. Mary Jo Young, OSF Therese Young Many individuals who donated clothing for our students Memorials In Memory of Joseph Berson S. Marie Irene Tessmer, SC In Memory of Josephine Bramlage S. Marie Irene Tessmer, SC In Memory of Ben Brauer Sparkle and Tom Worley In Memory of Ray Chandler Sparkle and Tom Worley In Memory of S. Armin Cooper, SC S. Imelda Cooper, SC In Memory of Joseph Dermody S. Marie Irene Tessmer, SC In Memory of Mike Farrell Sparkle and Tom Worley In Memory of Beth Fries Sparkle and Tom Worley In Memory of Geneva Gutman Sparkle and Tom Worley In Memory of Eileen Hagedorn S. Marie Irene Tessmer, SC Sparkle and Tom Worley In Memory of Arthur Herrmann Sparkle and Tom Worley In Memory of James Kasselmann Pat and Steve Robertson In Memory of Janice Krekeler Hodory Sam and Maureen Baker Judy Barron Barron, Peck, Bennie & Schlemmer Co., LPA S. Jeanne Bessette, OSF Rosemary Brune George and June Coors Peggy Fisk
Pam and Brad Gerdes Henry and Virginia Gessing Great Traditions Development Group, Inc. Sarah Gutfreund Hixson - Electrical Engineering Department Hixson, Inc. Richard and Marlene Hodory Tom and Marty Humes Michael and Janice Kahsar Linda Roberts Jacobs Family Fund Nancy and Bill Keating Joan and Bill Keating, Jr. Janet and Larry Keiner Virginia Kemme King Lighting Kathy and Tom Liguzinski Tom and Jean Macejko Carol Marker Bill and Dori Matson Bill and Beth Mulvihill Mark and Kathy O’Brien Josh Perlstein Keith Perlstein Steve and Pat Robertson Leon and Mary Jean Schellman Patricia Schlegel Philip and Nancy Shepardson David and Marcia Siebenburgen Paul and Betsy Sittenfeld Ed and Betty Stenger Kathleen Stockham Mary Beth and Tom Sundermann Eugene Utz Gertrude Utz Martha Wolf Sparkle and Tom Worley Dick and Jane Yost In Memory of Genevieve Lynch Georgine and Tim Wolohan In Memory of Clifford Mueller Sparkle and Tom Worley In Memory of Mildred and John Muething The Muething Family In Memory of Patty O’Donnell Sparkle and Tom Worley
In Memory of Reid Rizzo Drew Harmon In Memory of Ruth Schenkel Sparkle and Tom Worley Honorariums In Honor of Barb Bennie Steve and Chris Hils In Honor of S. Jeanne Bessette, OSF Colleen and Dave Rettig In Honor of S. Shirley Dix, SC 75th Birthday Robert and Mary Maxwell In Honor of S. Barbara Hagedorn, SC SC Ministry Foundation In Honor of Karen Hoeb SC Ministry Foundation In Honor of Rev. Eric Knapp, SJ S. Sally Duffy, SC In Honor of Patti Ries’ Fifth Anniversary at GCF The Greater Cincinnati Foundation In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. FB Schlimm, Sr. Margee and Ken Garbsch In Honor of Paul and Betsy Sittenfeld Hoeb Family Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation In Honor of Sisters of Charity 2011 Golden Jubilees S. Irene Tessmer, SC In Honor of Sisters of Charity 2011 Silver Jubilees S. Irene Tessmer, SC In Honor of S. Joan Wessendarp, SC Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
Every effort has been made to keep this list error-free. If your name was overlooked or improperly printed, please accept our apologies. We invite you to contact us to correct the error by calling 513-861-0600.
DPCR FUNDRAISING RESULTS | FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012
Source of Funds Foundations...................................... $ 1,013,000 Individual Gifts.................................. $ 936,800 Charter Fund Scholarships............ $
45,200
Total ........................................... $ 1,995,000 7
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(513) 861-0600 www.depaulcristorey.org DePaul Cristo Rey High School, sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, provides an opportunity for young women and men with economic need to obtain a Catholic, college preparatory education made affordable through an innovative Corporate Work Study Program.
Thank you to those who make us THE SCHOOL THAT WORKS FOR GREATER CINCINNATI C orporate P artners
who employed students during the
2011-2012
school year
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Freestore Foodbank
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Bayley
Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc.
St. Elizabeth Physicians
Burke & Schindler, PLL
Gallagher SKS
Thomas More College
Catholic Health Initiatives
Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney
TriHealth and Good Samaritan Hospital
Catholic Inner-City Schools Education Fund (CISE)
Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
Turner Construction
Macy’s
Western & Southern
Cincinnati Reds, LLC
Megen Construction
Xavier University
College of Mount St. Joseph
Messer Construction
Corporex
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
Catholic Health Partners