Vue du Coeur Fall 2020

Cultivating brave hearts, independent minds and global citizens through faith, service and personal growth

Vue du CÅ“ur THE MAGAZINE OF SACRED HEART ACADEMY BRYN MAWR | FALL 2020

INSIDE

Annual Report 2019-2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 A Deep Respect for Intellectual Values 3 Fourth and Eighth Grade Drive-by Parades 4 Athletic Highlights 6 PAIS Accreditation Earned 8 American Red Cross Blood Drive 9 Dialogue Skills for Life: Courageous Conversations 10 Critical Consciousness 12 In the Wetlands: Thank you Anna Jackson 14 Class of 2020 Commencement 16 End-of-Year Awards 18 Spring Musical: The Sound of Music 19 Alumnae News & Notes 22 Homecoming 2019 24 Voices of SHA: In Remembrance 26 In Memory

ABOUT THE COVER 27 Annual Report 2019-2020 28 Introductions from School Leadership 30 Summary of Gifts 31 The 1865 Society 32 Leadership Giving 38 Annual Fund Leadership Giving 44 Alumnae Giving 48 Current Parents Giving 50 Community Giving 54 Scholarships 56 Gifts in Memory and Honor 57 Volunteers

When the history books record how Sacred Heart Academy responded to the COVID-19 sudden lockdown in March, a chapter must be written in admiration for the cast and crew of the SHA musical, The Sound of Music.

After working for months on their lines, music, choreography, lighting, sets, costumes, and all of the details that go into a show, it was determined on March 12, which was opening night, that the show could not go on. Throughout our last day on campus, attempts were made to fashion a way of performing only two nights with a limited audience, perhaps there could be a way of performing to a student-only audience, perhaps a way to perform later in the school year. All attempts were met with state and federal guidelines that prohibited gatherings. Sadly, it was not to be.

Listening to the cast and crew, and director Carolyn Slota, describe the show, it was our loss. SHA’s actresses, singers and dancers were simply outstanding; the hours of practice had paid off. It is a sure thing that the SHA The Sound of Music would have been “one of our favorite things.”

See page 18 for photos of the cast in a dress rehearsal.

From the HEAD OF SCHOOL Vue du Cœur Deirdre V. Cryor HEAD OF SCHOOL

Lisa Brairton MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Melodee Dill Stephens GRAPHIC DESIGN

Suzanne Santora Robinson ’76, P’06 ALUMNAE RELATIONS

Victor D’Ascenzo DEVELOPMENT

Tammy Hart Lauren O’Neill Deets ’95 ENROLLMENT Thank you to the SHA community for sharing your photography for this publication.

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n this publication, we have combined two publications: our Annual Report and the Vue du Coeur. I am so pleased to share this special journal with you as I think you will see that 2019-2020 was an incredible year at Sacred Heart Academy in many ways.

Before March 12, the day that we closed campus due to COVID-19, we had been having a year full of activity, learning and some adventure.

After March 12, we began a time that challenged our community and which, I am so pleased to share with you, our school community met with newfound skills and much success.

For the 2019-2020 year we focused on the theme Hearts Building Community. We challenged the community to review and reflect on how each of us works to live out Goal IV: building community as a Christian value. Each member of the school community was assigned a school family. Activities throughout the year allowed for the families to gather. We sat with our families during Mass, we worked on projects together, and we shared goûter. It was a wonderful way for the younger girls to spend time with the older girls.

It was an awesome way to build community.

As the fourth quarter proceeded, our students and faculty found each other in the virtual world. Though distant, the faculty dedicated themselves to connecting with their students. The school leaders found ways to connect the community. The lower school students enjoyed gathering on Friday afternoons for public speaking — an activity that took the place of our weekly Primes tradition. During our shutdown time, my “family” gathered for a virtual BINGO game! It was a joy to witness the community reaching out and finding one another.

As you read this Annual Report you will see that we have many reasons for heartfelt gratitude this year.

Support for the Annual Fund, financial aid, scholarships, capital projects, academic programming and the like, comes from parents, alumnae, faculty, staff, students, grandparents, friends and Trustees. Thank you for your support of this school community. As we learned throughout the spring, this community is one that depends on each other. Your support of Sacred Heart Academy is, and remains, integral to our success. We need to have quality resources to provide to our teachers; and we must be able to compensate them fairly.

Thank you for supporting Sacred Heart Academy in so many special ways.

We know that 2020-21 will be another year for the history books. And, as Sacred Heart has shown through the years, with God’s love and the support of the community we will do it together. As Madeleine Sophie once said, “How immense God’s love is! It will call for boundless self-giving on your part.”

Again, thank you for all you do for Sacred Heart Academy.

Sincerely,

Deirdre V. Cryor Head of School

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A Deep Respect FOR INTELLECTUAL VALUES

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hen campus closed in March, Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr continued to provide our students with deep learning experiences while keeping pace with the academic program. Guided by the Five Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Education, we never lost focus on Goal II: a deep respect for intellectual values.

Because SHA fosters such strong teacher-student relationships, this allowed for the teachers to seamlessly begin communicating distance learning lessons in new and creative ways. Our schedule of Red, White, and community-building “Sophie” days kept the workload manageable and engaged students throughout our weeks apart. Teachers used a mix of best practices, including synchronous Google Meet classes and asynchronous differentiated instruction, to keep pace with their curriculum and maintain academic rigor.

We continue to be prepared for distance learning in the fall. At the completion of the school year,

I’ve been very impressed with how well the students are working and the effort they have been giving in my classes. I feel like I am still accomplishing a lot in my classes... definitely more than I thought!

MR. SHULER, MATH TEACHER, MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL

Every teacher I hear interacting with my girls is consistently asking how they are and what’s going on. I appreciate this care and concern.

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students and teachers were surveyed about their experiences and we have built our plans around their feedback. The Academic Department adapted the schedule for the 202021 school year to allow us to easily pivot between on-campus teaching and distance learning whenever needed (keeping the popular “Sophie” days!). Over the summer, Sacred Heart faculty have prepared to teach their courses with the flexibility to go virtual. All teachers engaged in professional development sessions with an educational consultant who specializes in online teaching and learning. Many SHA teachers continued to develop their distance learning plans with courses from Global Online Academy, portal and Google training, and other technology webinars.

This year has shown that Sacred Heart Academy’s small class sizes, all-girls environment, and strong student-teacher relationship support our ability to provide an outstanding learning environment both in the classroom and at a distance.

I still feel as though I am being challenged in the same way I would in a classroom, just in a different way than I usually would. My teachers are doing a good job finding creative ways to create assignments!

UPPER SCHOOL STUDENT

I can’t believe I’m writing this as a highlight, but when all is said and done, I like what I am learning to do with technology. I know going forward, I will be adding to the technology I have been using in my physical classroom.

I think SHA 2.0 is going great! My students told me they feel it’s just like what we do in the classroom (except for labs). I’ve wanted to learn to screencast for many years now and now I can finally do it! I feel like I’ve finally found that thing called “balance.” I’m also so impressed with how the seniors have kept up morale.

MRS. GINNY JERVIS, ENGLISH TEACHER, MIDDLE SCHOOL

MRS. JOANNE DOUGHERTY, SCIENCE TEACHER, UPPER SCHOOL

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Switching to being online was almost seamless and Sacred Heart executed their plan very well. I have two other children in private school; their schools did not do as good of a job as Sacred Heart. Thank you!

Fourth and Eighth Grades DRIVE-BY PARADES A MOBILE CELEBRATION FOR OUR STUDENTS MOVING UP TO MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOL Faculty and staff were on the move and brought the end-of-year celebrations to their students after months of virtual learning. Eighth grade students received a surprise six-foot social distanced car parade at their homes with red and white balloons, faculty and staff cheering them on and a special choreographed dance by several talented and energetic faculty members! Families stood by their daughters with the biggest smiles. Fourth grade students enjoyed an on-campus six-foot social distanced car parade with banners, balloons and a choreographed teacher line dance! The celebrations brought happiness and joy to our SHA community during an otherwise difficult time. Who knew our SHA teachers could dance?

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Athletics Highlights 2019-2020

GO HEART! The “small but mighty” Lady Lions of the Sacred Heart athletic program know what it takes to build winning teams, all while supporting individual players in pursuit of their athletic goals. Repeating championships has become a hallmark at SHA in recent years.

BASKETBALL SHOOPS, the endearing reference to the Sacred Heart Basketball team, won their fourth straight District 1 Championship and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the PIAA state tournament.

VOLLEYBALL Volleyball won their third straight District 1 Championship, and once again advanced to the PIAA State tournament. The team was honored by the AVCA for collectively achieving a 3.5+ GPA. Senior setter Hannah Martinson ’20 and Junior outside hitter Erin Corcoran ’21 were selected to the Pennsylvania All-State volleyball team. Additionally, Hannah was elected to the Delco Sports Hall of Fame and named to the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies (AACA) AllStar Volleyball team. Five volleyballers were named to the All-Delco team.

CROSS COUNTRY Cross Country Senior Kayleigh Doyle ’20 placed third and Senior Chiara O’Keefe placed tenth in the Cross Country District 1 Championships; Kayleigh qualified to run in the PIAA State Championship Meet.

FIELD HOCKEY Junior Mary Lauren Franz ’21 was named to the All-Delco field hockey team as well as the AACA All-Star Hockey team.

Mary Lauren was a standout on offense in 2019, leading the team in goals.

CREW Spring Crew raised $5,000 for much needed equipment and boat house expenses at their first ergathon in the Dooley Gymnasium. The goal was for each team member to row 12,000 meters in 60 minutes. The student-athletes showed inspiring teamwork cheering on each team member to the finish.

COACHING LEADERSHIP Meilyn Frank ’22 and Isabel Gehring ’22, both sophomore field hockey players, represented SHA at the Positive Alliance Coaching Leadership Seminar sponsored by the AACA. The event, which included students from all eight AACA schools, focused on how athletes truly become the leaders of the world. Both are two-sport athletes; Isabel also plays lacrosse and Meilyn rows for the crew team.

SENIOR AWARDS With the spring athletic season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 19 senior athletes were recognized for their athletic performance over their high school careers with several being showcased on the school’s social media platforms. Congratulations to these seniors for their team contributions to SHA Athletics and for their personal athletic achievements (some of which are highlighted on page 5).

Basketball 4th Straight District 1 Championship

Volleyball 3rd Straight District 1 Championship

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Class of 2020 Athletic Awards Sydney Bell: Field Hockey Mary Burrichter: Tennis Most Improved Award for tennis Sophia Di Cocco: Field Hockey, Lacrosse MVP for field hockey Kayleigh Doyle: Cross Country, Basketball, Track MVP award for basketball and cross country, Main Line Athlete of the Week accolades twice for basketball and once for cross country Carina Fichera: Basketball Carina scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a key game this season, Coaches award for basketball Maura Gibson: Field Hockey, Lacrosse Emily Gorski: Crew Emily will attend Sacred Heart University on a D1 scholarship for crew.

Amanda Heilmann: Field Hockey, Basketball Coaches award for basketball and field hockey, Amanda was awarded the 2020 Sportsmanship Award at Graduation Carly Knowlton: Field Hockey, Crew, Tennis Athletic awards for Crew Novice Captain 2019, Crew Most Improved Rower of 2019 and Crew City Championship of 2019 Hannah Martinson: Volleyball, Basketball MVP award for volleyball, AACA all star; In October, Hannah topped 2,000 assists in volleyball, and ultimately set the school record for assists, finishing with 2,239 for her career. Hannah was named to the Pennsylvania Delco Sports Hall of Fame and was named an All-Delco.

Anya McDonnell: Field Hockey, Crew Autumn Nelson: Volleyball Chiara O’Keefe: Cross Country, Track MVP for cross country, playing soccer at Ave Maria University Rachel Prendergast: Tennis Coaches award for tennis Veronica Riga: Field Hockey, Lacrosse Most Improved Award for Field Hockey Amelia Sharkey: Tennis, MVP Erin Shaughnessy: Volleyball Julia Shavo: Tennis, MVP Grace Gagliardi: Swimming, Softball, Tennis

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PAIS Accreditation Earned “ I am so proud of all of the work of our community in these efforts and doubly pleased to share this outcome with you. Thank you to Michele Gullotti Jeffries ’97, P’27 who was the chair of our committee and to the many members of our community who participated in the process. Congratulations to Sacred Heart Academy!”

DEIRDRE CRYOR, HEAD OF SCHOOL

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e are pleased to share with our community that Sacred Heart Academy completed the accreditation process with the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS). PAIS is a not-for-profit voluntary membership organization serving more than 100 independent schools, representing close to 40,000 compulsory school age students, in Pennsylvania and Delaware.

The process included a Full-Scale Accreditation Self-Study to involve the entire school in a process of self-examination as the school searches to provide excellence in education.

After months of following the self-study process, Sacred Heart Academy welcomed a visiting team of educators and administrators from other independent schools to campus in October 2019. After a long year with delays, we learned in May that Sacred Heart Academy has earned accreditation.

“Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS),… offers a means to standardsbased accreditation using a comprehensive set of standards for private independent schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Delaware. Accreditation ensures the public that member schools meet and maintain articulated standards of educational excellence.”

The following community members served on the PAIS Committee: Michele Jeffries, Chair, and Members Kara Rufo, Karin Kennedy, Betsy Moore, Beth Porter, and Catherine Scholl. Members of the committee guided the school in our self study, oversaw the writing of our report and were instrumental while the visiting team was on campus.

WHAT DEFINES AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL? A school is defined as independent if it is primarily supported by tuition, charitable contributions, and endowment income, not by tax or church funds, is independently governed by a board of trustees, practices nondiscriminatory policies, is accredited by the Corporation or the regional association, and is a non-profit, tax-exempt institution of the type described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. (Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools Bylaws Article 3; Section 3.1:)

KEY FINDINGS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORT THE CONDITION OF EDUCATION • Among private schools, 80 percent had enrollments of fewer than 300 students.

• Private schools’ average student-teacher ratio of 13:1 leads to greater student success in college.

• Teachers at private schools report having significant influence on teaching practices and school policies.

• Teachers at private schools report being satisfied with teaching at their school.

• A majority of teachers at private schools express positive opinions about their school head and their school’s leadership.

• Private school students generally perform higher than their public school counterparts on standardized achievement tests.

• Private high schools typically have more demanding graduation requirements than do public high schools.

WHY ARE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS SUCCESSFUL? HERE’S WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS. • Close-knit communities • Individualized attention for students • Supportive learning environments • High-quality and committed teachers • Hands-on learning opportunities • Educational experiences beyond the discussion • Actively engaged Source: PAISPA.org

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American Red Cross BLOOD DRIVE

ONE BLOOD DRIVE AT A TIME.

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uring the past six months, the American Red Cross and Sacred Heart Academy joined non-profit forces to make a positive change during the pandemic.

In March, Governor Tom Wolf announced that all K-12 Pennsylvania schools would be closed for 10 business days effective Monday, March 16. On March 13, SHA announced the closing of campus and plans for virtual SHA were underway. Lower School parent, Tyl Sadoff approached the Head of School, Deirdre Cryor, with an idea to host a blood drive in support of a relative and local family whose young son was battling cancer. Given the family’s situation, they knew all too well the importance of the American Red Cross and blood donations. Blood drive locations across the region were closing following the shutdown announcement, thus canceling the drives. Hosting a blood drive at Sacred Heart Academy seemed the perfect way to use our closed campus while living Goal III: a social awareness which impels to action.

Facilities staff Joe Fordyce, Chip LePera and music teacher, Tony Yoo scrambled to prepare the gym, currently set up for the postponed spring musical, The Sound of Music. On March 19, the Dooley Gymnasium held the #2Strong blood drive filling all available slots for donations.

Over the next several months, the Dooley Gymnasium hosted a total of seven blood drives collecting 429 units of blood that went on to save the lives of 1,287 local hospital patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decision to open our gym doors while our classroom doors were closed, felt very attuned to our mission at Sacred Heart. We thank the many SHA community members who were willing and able to secure a slot to donate blood at one of these drives.

“ This amazing school has allowed us to host blood drives in their gym seven times during the pandemic where we collected 429 units of blood. Blood is then separated into three components...

Red cells, platelets and plasma which goes on to save the lives of 1,287 hospital patients. Literally LIFESAVING! I can’t forget the donors that keep coming out and donating during this crazy time. You Guys ROCK! Keep up the good work!”

KRISTIE WELLS-COLLINS Account Representative Donor Recruitment, American Red Cross

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Dialogue Skills for Life

COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS

CREATING BRAVE SPACES TO TALK ABOUT CHALLENGING TOPICS

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acred Heart educators Mrs. Kerri Schuster (English) and Ms. Kelly Weber (Theology and Social Justice) presented Sacred Heart’s Courageous Conversations program at the MCRC@ADVIS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Conference. The conference offered educators and school leaders an opportunity for skillbuilding, learning, community-making, and enrichment.

Mrs. Schuster and Ms. Weber presented the “Courageous Conversations” program to attendees interested in such a program to promote equitable and inclusive practices and policies through dialogue training for students and teachers to have productive conversations on difficult topics, in and out of the classroom. They spoke of facilitator skills training, how to build safe spaces, engaging in constructive conversations, and advocating for respectful dialogue.

In February, the teacher duo presented the program at the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) annual convention in Philadelphia. The NAIS presentation was a one-hour workshop for administrators and teachers, from all over the country, to educate them on this dialogue program and share tools for how to implement something like this at their school.

Mrs. Schuster and Ms. Weber presented the “Courageous Conversations” program to attendees interested in such a program to promote equitable and inclusive practices and policies through dialogue training for students and teachers to have productive conversations on difficult topics, in and out of the classroom.

The program detailed how Sacred Heart Academy utilizes Courageous Conversations to train students on how to have respectful and productive dialogue with their peers. From gun control, race, gender and sexuality to immigration, students want to talk about their views and questions, and they want to listen to what others are thinking about these difficult real-world topics.

Courageous Conversations was designed in response to student demand for dialogue skills and a brave space to use those skills. Mrs. Schuster and Ms. Weber, with a group of upper school students, created Courageous Conversations as an after-school event that gives students an opportunity to discuss challenging topics and current events in a way that fosters active listening and productive participation.

In the July/August Net Assets magazine, the Courageous Conversations program was featured in an article “Mission & Motivation: On Speaking Terms written by Alumna Tara Kosowski ’14, NBOA Manager, Editorial Content.

Sacred Heart Academy will continue to expand this valuable student program as the world around us continues to remind us of the importance of respect for diversity, self-awareness and cultural competency.

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Critical CONSCIOUSNESS

“As a Sacred Heart school we are committed to promoting a safe and welcoming environment in which each person is valued, cared for and respected.

We are committed to principles of nonviolence, conflict resolution and peacemaking. Injustice in the form of racism is an affront to the entire community.”

DEIRDRE CRYOR, HEAD OF SCHOOL

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Ongoing Professional DEI Education

Sacred Heart Academy is pleased to share their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion statement: Guided by the Five Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Schools and rooted in Catholic faith, Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr commits to foster a community that acts in the interests of equity and justice for each student. We strive to form a welcoming environment that recognizes and affirms the individual experience of each student.

We support diversity at Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr through curricular and co-curricular opportunities.

Our school believes that an inclusive learning community is integral to achieving academic success and individual growth. In our diverse world, Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr prepares and inspires students to be active, informed, and responsible citizens at local, national, and global levels.

We aspire to nurture students to embrace their inherent value as a human being created in the image and likeness of God.

This summer faculty and staff immersed themselves in various professional development related to inclusivity and the role of school and education. We are grateful for the energy and effort of our educators during the summer months preparing to address history, race and inclusion.

Some shared educational opportunities were:

Adopted by the Board of Trustees, October, 2019

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• Documentary – I’m Not a Racist, Am I? • Optional Book Group – Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad • ADVIS Presentation – White Fragility with author Robin D’Angelo • ADVIS Workshop – Cultural Competency Institute for Educators • ADVIS Event – Anti-racism for white educators sponsored by the Glasgow Group • Small Group Meetings – School community conversations related to @BlackMainLineSpeaks

Faculty and Staff Summer Reading

Teaching While the World is on Fire

by Lisa Delpit

No Place for Hate Program Initiative Sacred Heart Academy will participate in the No Place for Hate initiative, sponsored by the AntiDefamation League. The initiative focuses on school climate improvement with an organizing framework for combating bias, bullying and hatred, leading to long-term solutions for creating and maintaining a positive and equitable climate.

There is a strong alignment between No Place for Hate and the Sacred Heart Goals and Criteria. As reflected in the first criteria of Goal V, we are “challenged as members of the school community to show respect, acceptance and concern for ourselves and for others.” Schools achieve No Place for Hate designation by “building inclusive and safe communities in which respect and equity are the goals and where all students can thrive.”

The steps toward designation include designating a committee of teachers, students, administrators, board members and parents; conducting a school climate survey; introducing and signing the No Place for Hate pledge, and completing three activities that will enhance students’ understanding of diversity, bias, social justice and inclusion and which also foster equity and harmony in our school community.

Social Justice Summer Book Club The Summer 2020 student choice was Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson. A brief summary of the book states “Stevenson’s story is one of working to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society – the poor, the wrongly convicted, and those whose lives have been marked by discrimination and marginalization.

Through this adaptation, young people of today will find themselves called to action and compassion in the pursuit of justice.”

Reading the book as a group gave participants the opportunity to engage in crucial conversations as a school community. Upper School students had the option to read the adult version or the young adult adaptation. This was an optional student book club and the reading was in addition to the required English summer reading. We are grateful to seniors Ciani May ’21 and Erin Corcoran ’21 who selected the title and facilitated the discussions.

Marian Rosario ’16

New Affinity Group We are happy to introduce a new member of our community, Marian Rosario ’16. Ms. Rosario is joining us this year to help form and to moderate our Black Student Union (BSU). We are pleased to offer students who identify as Black or Brown the opportunity to join this affinity group this year. In 2020, Ms. Rosario graduated Summa Cum Laude from Hampton University in Hampton, VA with a bachelor’s in psychology.

While in college, Ms. Rosario was involved with several leadership and service-based organizations that allowed her opportunities to spearhead community partnerships with different non-profit programs. Her area of emphasis focused on the mentorship of local youth girls. Alongside working with Sacred Heart, Ms. Rosario is continuing her commitment to nonprofit work as she currently serves as an Academic Coordinator for Philadelphia Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. The BSU is our first student affinity group. We look forward to the opportunity for other groups to form as well.

Together we pray As a member of the Sacred Heart Network of Schools, Sacred Heart Academy educates our students to a critical consciousness that leads to being informed, responsible, and acting for justice. We stand behind the statement on racism issued by the Society’s U.S. Provincial Team. We pray to St. Madeleine Sophie Barat to strengthen our courage and confidence to raise our voice against the gross violation of human dignity.

Network Statement on Racism, June, 2020

“ Strengthen in us, O God, the work You have begun in us.”

Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat Foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart and Visionary of a Sacred Heart Education

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In the Wetlands THANK YOU ANNA JACKSON

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ver the last several years, Anna (Ann) Jackson of Darby Creek Valley Association (DCVA) and Derron LaBrake, PWS, CED, MWS, principal at Wetlands & Ecology, Inc. and volunteer at DCVA, have been vital partners with Sacred Heart Academy. Together the group worked to restore the overgrown and unutilized campus wetlands from an invasive mess to a native habitat.

In 2017, the project began when a group of DCVA members and Michael Kearney P’18 (former trustee, chair Building and Grounds Committee) came together with a zealous goal to restore this three-acre area, which includes Meadowbrook Run, a tributary of Darby Creek, that flows across our campus, as a valuable wetlands. The goal of this rehabilitation project was to make the wetlands accessible to students, educators, researchers, and the community.

The SHA wetlands included an upland plateau, a wetland meadow, and two riparian areas. With a rehabilitation plan on paper, SHA is deeply grateful to Ann for implementing many phases of the plan. This effort took countless hours of volunteering and coordinating additional volunteers, applying for grants to obtain native plants, weeding and watering, and endless other plot planning and maintenance.

Ann was the hard work and coordination behind making this space a usable natural resource on our campus. On any given day Ann could be spotted elbow deep in weeding around newly planted pollinator perennials or lugging jugs of water to recent native tree plantings. Under her direction, the school has received two TreeVitalize Grants from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Delaware County Conservation District to purchase and plant native plants and flowers.

This summer Ann carefully marked the new vegetation and planted a pollinator garden in the upland plateau, making

ABOUT ANNA JACKSON

Anna Jackson

this an educational experience for our students and visitors for years to come. “Without Ann, we would not have the wetlands as they are now. With sheer hard work and stamina she set us on our path to rehabilitate them. We are in awe of Ann and deeply grateful to her,” said Head of School Deirdre Cryor. We wish Ann well as she moves on to her next nature adventure. SHA plans to continue our partnership with DCVA for this ongoing project. We leave an open invitation for Ann to check-in on our continued progress.

The wetlands in the early days of clearing and removing invasive vines and non-native plants to prepare for the replanting of native species.

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In addition to working on the SHA wetlands rehabilitation, Ann Jackson, the former secretary of Darby Creek Valley Association (DCVA), has been involved in many aspects of DCVA’s environmental programs to improve and monitor water quality in the streams in the Darby Creek Watershed. She participates in Stream Watch, an activity that captures and identifies macro invertebrates to monitor stream water quality. She is active in educational activities that include Haverford Day, stream ecology; Macroinvertebrate sampling; Stream study; and Pollinator garden installation at another local private school. Ann has helped plant hundreds of trees and shrubs in the Darby Creek Watershed.

In 2016 Ann was awarded DCVA’s Bob Doherty Ribbon of Green Award for her volunteer work. In 2017, Ann began working on the SHA wetlands project.

HABITAT FOR LEARNING Brittan Murtagh ’01 guides lower school students as they suit up to explore and get muddy while discovering skunk cabbage, animal tracks, cattails, invasive vines, animal scat, and more--right here on campus. Upon entering the space, students learn about cattails, ferns, invasive vines and bamboo. Wading in the creek, students turn over stones and find guppies, minnows, and crayfish. There are lessons on erosion, pollination and why invasive non-native plant species must be removed to protect the growth of native plants. Volunteers come to the space armed with shovels, loppers, rakes and weed whackers for Earth Day celebrations and several scheduled maintenance and planting weekends, removing vines, brush, and invasive plants. K-12 students earn service hours planting and weeding on weekend workdays. Admissions prospects enjoy a guided scavenger hunt, receiving a small sampling of the hands-on learning at SHA. Sacrament Buddies (2nd and 6th grade) join together to clean up storm trash. The space is open to all subjects and educators, and SHA looks forward to their future creativity to use this vibrant learning and teaching space.

Ann Jackson says of our Sacred Heart students: “You are very special. Your enthusiasm, camaraderie, and teamwork are exemplary. You, your parents, Head of School, faculty, and staff have created a diversified habitat for pollinators and birds.

You planted the flowers that attract pollinators. You dug holes and planted trees and shrubs to intercept rainwater. You hand cast native seed mixes on slopes, in wetlands and riparian buffers to decrease erosion. This environmental “classroom” is yours. I hope you enjoy it.”

WETLANDS ARE ESSENTIAL According to the Natural Lands Trust, wetlands are essential to the sustainability and quality of life in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey. Native plants support the insects and wildlife that call our region home. Wetlands also serve as a critical link between the land and the water-recharging groundwater, absorbing and slowing floodwaters, and filtering runoff and excess nutrients, sediment and other pollutants.

Wetlands also store significant amounts of carbon dioxide that would otherwise contribute to global climate change.

DARBY CREEK VALLEY ASSOCIATION Darby Creek Valley Association (DCVA) is a local non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the Darby Creek watershed and its resources. Their mission includes water, wildlife, historical sites, floodplains, wetlands, and riparian zones. In early 2017, DCVA surveyed the historic wetland at the base of Sacred Heart Academy’s 12-acre campus, which over the years had become overgrown and crowded with invasive plants and trees, forcing out native species.

A phased plan was designed to rehabilitate the wetlands.

BUILDING ON THE “WET” FOUNDATION Sacred Heart Academy is grateful to all who have helped with this project up to this point.

From the early clearing of the upland plateau by past parent Bill Santora P’17, P’19 (A&E Construction) to the most recent pollinator planting by volunteers from the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners program, and everyone in between who was willing to get dirty, SHA expresses our heartfelt thanks for helping us live Goal III. Together we worked to “teach respect for creation and to prepare students to be stewards of the earth’s resource.” SHA looks forward to the expansion of this outdoor learning opportunity. A local tree company is currently working on creating outdoor student seating from tree stumps and logs. Once a year the campus landscape service maintains the wood chip path on the upland plateau and volunteers will be needed to continue the necessary maintenance of this natural space.

Future plans for educational signage, nesting boxes for native birds, pedestrian walkways to the creek, student boot storage to house wet muddy wellies, etc. are just some of the opportunities for building on this project. If you are interested in volunteering or leading an area of this project, please contact: Jennifer Vincent at jennifer.vincent@shabrynmawr.org.

Visit our progress at shabrynmawr.org/about-sha/wetlands-restorations

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Commencement CLASS OF 2020 | THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOURTH ANNUAL

Elizabeth Riley Baggini

Hannah Rose Martinson

HIGHEST HONORS, NHS

HIGH HONORS, NHS

Sophia Rose Barone

Melissa Rae Matus

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Sydney Rose Bell

Anya Alexandra McDonnell

Katherine Elisabeth Belle

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Autumn Nelson

Yasmeena Melba Briones

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Chiara Maria O’Keefe

Mary Katharine Burrichter

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Christina Alexandra Pippis

Sophia Therese DiCocco

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Rachel Elizabeth Prendergast

Kayleigh Alexandra Doyle

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Zoe Therese Quigley

Grace Katherine Farrell

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Veronica Maher Riga

Carina Elle Fichera

HIGH HONORS

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Caroline Elizabeth Ross

Alessandra Nicole Frabizzio

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Amelia Martindale Sharkey

Gwendolyn Melanie Fry

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Erin Marie Shaughnessy

CLASS OF 2020

Grace McLaughlin Gagliardi

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Julia Elizabeth Shavo

College Matriculation

Maura Ann Gibson

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NHS

Lauren Rose Tomcavage

Boston College (2)

Emily Grace Gorski

HONORS

Clemson University

HONORS

Sydney Nicole Verna

Colgate University

Yasmin Ghanem Hailu

HIGH HONORS, NHS

College of Charleston

Veronica Lynn Washco

Drexel University

HIGH HONORS

HIGHEST HONORS

Fordham University

Carly MacKenna Knowlton

Nicole Patricia Watkinson

Gettysburg College

The Pennsylvania State University (3)

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

University College Dublin

Amanda Mary Heilmann

“ I encourage you, Class of 2020, to evolve from learning for achievement’s sake… to committing to being thoughtful about what you will study and why – and I pray that you will commit to asking important questions and seeking TRUTH more so than achievement through your intellectual pursuits.”

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER: MELANIE M. MCMENAMIN, ESQ. ’93, P’26 (BOARD CHAIR)

Kayleigh Doyle ’20 Valedictorian

Rachel Prendergast ’20 Salutatorian

Ave Maria University

Providence College

Belmont University (2)

Rochester Institute of Technology Sacred Heart University Saint Joseph’s University

Temple University

HIGHEST HONORS

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Madeline Dillon Krug

Ryleigh Maria Wiemer

HIGH HONORS

Mya Williams

Loyola University Maryland

HIGHEST HONORS, NHS

Manhattan College

James Madison University

University of Central Florida University of Dayton University of Delaware (2) University of Notre Dame

Marist College Mount St. Mary’s University – Maryland Muhlenberg College

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Wake Forest University West Chester University of Pennsylvania (4)

Honors designation reflects cumulative GPA | NHS reflects National Honor Society membership

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End-of-Year AWARDS Senior Awards The Elizabeth Rexford Buckland ’57 Award Grace McLaughlin Gagliardi Maura Ann Gibson Rachel Elizabeth Prendergast Amelia Martindale Sharkey Julia Elizabeth Shavo The Sportsmanship Award Amanda Mary Heilmann

The Dorothy Anne Leahy ’64 Award Alessandra Nicole Frabizzio

The Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne Award Madeline Dillon Krug

The Mary Ellen Ryan Loyalty Award Kayleigh Alexandra Doyle

The Janet Erskine Stuart Très Bien Award Kayleigh Alexandra Doyle

The Phi Beta Kappa Association Award Gwendolyn Melanie Fry

The Sacré Coeur Award Carina Elle Fichera

The Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat Award Elizabeth Riley Baggini

The Jeannine Broussard ’85 Effort Award Carly MacKenna Knowlton The Rev. Mother Heuisler, RSCJ Good Conduct Award Rachel Elizabeth Prendergast

Eighth Grade Awards

Fourth Grade Awards

The Kim Maddox Memorial Award Ann Corcoran

The Sarah Jane Gartland Award Sloan Barry

The Sacré Coeur Award Clare McLaughlin

The Sacré Coeur Award Natalie Powers

The Kim Maddox Memorial Award The Sacré Cœur Award Clare McLaughlin ’24 Ann Corcoran ’24

The Sarah Jane Gartland Award Sloan Barry ’28

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The Sacré Cœur Award Natalie Powers ’28

Congratulations Class of 2020!

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Spring Musical 2020

Directed by Carolyn Curran Slota ’81

The Sound of Music

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Alumnae News & Notes 1973

2007

Susan Grossman ’73 is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Providence College.

She connected with fellow Sacred Heart alumna Caroline Lewers ’19, a sophomore at Providence, in French class last fall.

Meredith Mullan ’07 graduated this spring with a Masters of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. She worked as a Program Manager in the Office of Human Subjects Research Protections at the National Institutes of Health while completing this degree online.

1996 Tamara Conan ’96 is the National Director for Healthy Kids Running Series, a national non-profit youth running program based out of West Chester, Pennsylvania. She is a 1999 graduate of Cabrini University where she received a dual bachelor’s degrees in Elementary Education and Special Education.

Tamara graduated this May with a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership.

Aiden Emmanuel, son of Claude and Erin Bogue Meier ’04

2002 Kelly Bogue Huff ’02 joined the SHA Board of Trustees this September.

Everett Mae, daughter of George and Darian Murtagh Leader ’04

Tamara Conan ’96, Cabrini University, MA Organizational Leadership

Luke John, son of Matt and Gina Russino Boland ’06

The wedding of Evan and Laura (Shay) Ramos ’06. Fellow SHA ’06 grads Michelle (Grisillo) Bishop, Elissa Konjarvich, Kelsey Gartner, Aileen Comey, Serena Conway, and Alex (Lamparski) Sopelak were there. Laura’s sister Maggie (Shay) Matheson ’09 was the Matron of Honor. Laura and Evan live in southwest Florida.

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Jill Nentwig ’07 is a vice president and fixed income trader at Jefferies LLC in NYC. She earned her MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.

Jill was selected as one of 14 women globally to participate in Jefferies’ Rising Stars Program, which recognizes high performing women in the firm. She also serves as an advisor to the NextGen Leadership Council and as a member of the Emerging Leaders Committee for the Jefferies Women’s Initiative Network (WIN), and mentors high school students as a volunteer with Student Sponsor Partners.

Jackson Shane, son of Chad and Megan Shane Munchbach ’07

2009

2016

Kerby Rauscher Zeisloff ’09 graduated with her medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and will be doing a pediatric residency at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

Haley Ciccarelli ’09 graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine with a Doctorate of Dental Medicine.

Haley earned her undergraduate degree from Temple University and an MS in Biomedical Sciences with a concentration in Forensic Biology from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Haley has joined SImply Beautiful Smiles and will practice at both the Newtown Square and Naval Yard locations.

2012

Quinn James, daughter of Bill and Jessica Kosloski Connelly ’07. Quinn was delivered by her mother’s classmate, Dr. Colleen Demspey.

Bridie Anne MacCrory ’16 graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Business Administration. She was honored as a top member of her class with an Alpha Mu Alpha distinction. Bridie Anne also received the Charlotte Fields Silverstein Living the Ritual Award from Temple’s Student Activities.

Marian Rosario ’16 graduated Summa Cum Laude from Hampton University with a BA in Psychology. Marian joined the SHA Alumnae Board in September and will start a BIPOC committee to serve our minority alumnae. Marian is also working with the school administration to form a Black Student Union and mentoring program for our students of color.

Ashley Rufo Fitzgerald ’09, Megan Abbott ’09, and Meagan Rachman ’09 celebrate Haley Ciccarelli’s graduation from dental school

Kelsey Williar ’12 graduated Summa Cum Laude from Drexel University in June 2020 with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She has her BS from the University of Delaware. Kelsey’s primary focus will be treating patients with neurological issues, such as brain trauma, stroke and Parkinson’s disease.

Kerby Rauscher Zeisloff ’09, Doctor of Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Sophie Gionta, daughter of Mark and Kate Pergolini Gionta ’11 and granddaughter of Grannie Mannion Pergolini ’77

Gretchen Seified ’14, Temple University, MS Occupational Therapy Pinning Ceremony (no graduation due to COVID)

Tiara Canty ’16, Tuskegee University, BS in Supply Chain Management, Summa Cum Laude

Alexandra Schell ’16, Cabrini University, BS in Business Management (minor in Sports Management), Magna Cum Laude

Katie Donnelly ’16, University of Scranton, Summa Cum Laude

Bridie Anne MacCrory ’16, Temple University, Class of 2020, Fox School of Business, Marketing/MIS Minor

ALUMNAE CONNECTION

Submit your Alumnae News and Notes and upload pictures electronically online!

Visit SHAbrynmawr.org/alumnae

The Alumnae Office introduced an online Alumnae Portal last November to serve as our new vehicle to communicate with alumnae electronically. The portal features a directory that is only accessible to Sacred Heart alumnae and current teachers.

Alums can include as much contact information as they wish to share with members. We will continue to add features such as links to the Network of Sacred Heart Schools website, transcript requests, Alumnae Newsletters and other publications. The site will also feature bulletin boards with a list of upcoming alumnae events, a link to our Linkedin group and an employment board for alumnae.

Please contact Karin Kennedy, karin.kennedy@SHAbrynmawr.org if you have not signed into the portal yet.

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Heartcoming Reunion 2019 Fall, Fun, Friends, Family and Faith

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o-chairs Kelly Slota Caulfied ’08 and Brittan Murtagh ’01 organized a lovely evening that began with Mass in the Chapel and ended with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails by the firepit on the Patio. Friends reconnected and reminisced about their days at SHA. Kate Graham Kittleman ’68 was presented the Tres Bien medal as Alumna of the Year. To kick off the day, alumnae and their families cheered the field hockey team onto a victory. Catch a glimpse of the evening here in the photos.

Due to the pandemic, Heartcoming Reunion Weekend 2020 has been postponed and will be celebrated on the weekend of September 24-26, 2021. Gina Bevlock Hagan ’09 and the Heartcoming committee have already begun planning, so mark your calendars now, especially reunion classes that end in ‘0, ‘4, ‘5, and 9’s.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR HEARTCOMING REUNION WEEKEND 2021 SEPTEMBER 24-26, 2021!

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Homecoming Chairs

Kelly Slota Caulfield ’08, Brittan Murtagh ’01

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Voices of SHA REMEMBERING MIMI MINER ’53 Alumnae remembrances on Mrs. Miner from social media “ A true gem. She made a difference in my life. Sweetest lady and will not be forgotten.”

JENNIFER KERBECK ’86

“ Sadness cannot even describe what we are feeling . One of my greatest gifts in life was having Mrs. Miner as a friend and mentor. Love you Mrs. Miner!”

DANIELLE MURRAY ’86

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n early March, the Sacred Heart Academy Advancement Office learned of the passing of Mary Ann “Mimi” Davis Miner ’53, sister of Kassie Davis Mattimore ’54 and Carolyn Davis Graham ’60. Mimi began working at Sacred Heart in 1971 and retired as a member of the Alumnae Office in June of 2019. She held many roles during her 48year tenure including math and gym teacher, assistant athletic director, transportation and cafeteria coordinator, tutor and school receptionist. Mimi will be greatly missed by the Sacred Heart community.

The viewing and funeral was held on Saturday, March 7, at St. Dorothy’s Church. As was Mimi’s request, the SHA choir, under the direction of Lauren Deets, was on hand to sing.

About Mimi Many at Sacred Heart knew Mimi for many, many years. Mary Ann “Mimi” Davis Miner graduated Sacred Heart in 1953. After college, she returned to Sacred Heart and was a part of the school for more than 40 years. She was a gym teacher, a homeroom moderator, a math teacher, transportation coordinator, and the list goes on to include many responsibilities throughout the years. Most recently she worked with the Advancement Office. In 2007, Mimi was honored at the Distinguished Alumna by the Alumnae Association. Mimi was dedicated to the school she loved so deeply.

Mimi will be missed by generations of Sacred Heart alumnae and friends. Not the least of whom is Betty Buckland--with whom she worked and went to school with for many of those of 40 plus years. As it was written for the program in 2007 honoring Mimi: “Although Madeleine Sophie met Philippine later in life ... Betty found Mimi when Mimi walked her to lower school, (and then) each found an unfailing friend, a friend for a lifetime. Each found a colleague who could support her great devotion to the Sacred Heart and the life-changing experience we call a Sacred Heart education.” It was great fun to chat with Mimi and Betty while they were both here in the Advancement Office, and listen to the stories that could swirl around the Alumnae Office.

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“ I am so sad to hear about Mrs. Miner’s passing. She always had a smiling face and kind words. My day was always brightened by seeing her, and Miss Pat, when I came through those red doors.”

BEVIN WATTERS ’07

“ She was such a wonderful and massive influence on my SHA experience!”

KRISTINE ALGEO KENNEDY ’94

“ So sorry to hear this news. I will always remember her smile, her kindness and her funny sense of humor. She was a loyal friend of Sacred Heart.”

TERRI VANDERVERE SPITKO ’83

“ I can still remember meeting Mrs. Miner in 7th grade, when I was a student at Overbrook, and she was the receptionist.

She was my teacher, neighbor, colleague and most importantly friend. I really enjoyed sharing an office with Mimi during her last year at SHA. She was a loyal, true alum and friend, and she will be missed by so many.”

SUZANNE SANTORA ROBINSON ’76

Voices of SHA HONORING MS. FLORIS

MOTHER OF WAVERLIE HALL CARBY ’93, GRANDMOTHER OF ASHLEIGH CARBY ’15

Words of Remembrance shared at Ms. Floris’ Celebration of Life by Melanie McMenamin ’93, P’26

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n Saturday, February 29, family, friends and the Sacred Heart Community, including the Sacred Heart Choir, gathered together in the Dooley Gymnasium for the Celebration of Life for Ms. Floris Hall.

While planning the service with Head of School, Deirdre Cryor, Ms. Floris’ son, Junior shared with Miss Cryor that he had realized that while half of his mother’s life was spent in Jamaica, the other half was spent at Sacred Heart. He said, “she called the school community her second family. He added that he knows she is smiling that her funeral will be here on campus.”

I had the great good fortune to encounter Ms. Floris for the first time when I entered Sacred Heart as a freshman in September 1988. When my daughter Ollie Palumbos came to Sacred Heart in 2014, I had the greater good fortune to reconnect with Ms. Floris, as well as Waverlie, and to meet for the first time the lovely Ashleigh.

As with so much of the SHA I had left behind decades ago – all of the best of its spirit – embodied in so many ways by Ms. Floris - had not changed. It is a special thing to encounter formative institutions and people from your adolescent life as an adult – I sure do recommend it highly. On days like today, when you have the opportunity to reflect on those who have impacted your life in its formative years – the profound feeling of gratitude makes your heart nearly burst.

Since being so humbled and touched by the invitation to share some remarks today, I’ve reflected on my relationship to Ms. Floris and what thoughts I might share with you all today.

As it turns out my fellow alums, and my daughter and her peers, and Sacred Heart families, have shared a singular experience of Ms. Floris that simply crowds out the other funny memories – our shared enduring memory of Ms. Floris – is a memory of the experience of being LOVED. Over her four decades at Sacred Heart, Ms. Floris imbued this place with patient, kind, humble, persevering, unfailing LOVE. ALL we remember is the LOVE.

“ Let’s honor and remember her by living as Floris lived – being kind, being humble and bringing joy AND LOVE to others.”

MELANIE MCMENAMIN ’93, P’26

Alumnae reflections on Ms. Floris from social media “ Ms. Floris was wonderful and warm; kind “ Ms. Floris was a beautiful woman that so many of us were and loving and special; She was able to blessed to know. I hope I can put the kindness into the world make me feel better and helped comfort me that she did.” whenever I was having a bad day at SHA.” “ She had the biggest most memorable smile. Ms. Floris was a “ Ms. Floris was such a vital presence at true gem. I loved seeing her at school!”

Sacred Heart and in my memories of school. “ Her warm heart, her benevolence, and her devotion were I loved her. She was a kind, thoughtful and all a large part of what made SH so special… She will be generous woman and I am happy that I remembered by the many girls whose lives she helped knew her.” shape.”

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In Memory “Let us hand over all our cares to Jesus, praying that he will act for us.

Then everything will take care of itself.”

Margaret “Pixie” McDevitt Biddle ’65 Mother of Virginia Biddle ’96, Lauren Biddle Kain ’99 and Agatha Biddle Christopher Blake Brother of Tracy Blake DeVlieger ’77 Joseph Bordogna Father-in-law of Whitney Deas Bordogna ’00, Trustee James Broussard Former Trustee, father of the late Jeanne Broussard ’85

Margaret Mary Carroll Eldridge ’67 Barbara “Babs” Keegan Essig ’53 Sister of Karen Keegan Isard ’59 Floris Hall Former staff member, mother of Waverlie Hall Carby ’00 and grandmother of Ashleigh Carby ’15 Josephine Arader Hueber ’43 Jane Dalton Hughes ’54 Donald Jacobs Father of Jacqui Jacobs Edwards ’02

Susan Chambers Mother of Jessica Chambers Callaghan ’03

Anne Kinslow Grandmother of Lauren Kinslow Finore ’02 and Katarina Kinslow ’18

Mary Linton Delaney Sister of Eileen Linton Conroy ’55 and Anne Linton Paganelli ’72

Jane Sharer Logue Daughter of Elaine McHugh Sharer ’48 Carol Kuser Loser ’50 Eden Hall

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ST. MADELEINE SOPHIE BARAT

William McConaghy Brother of Mary Elizabeth McConaghy McGinnis ’58 Peter Melchiorre Grandfather of Amanda Hudome Ball ’04 and Kelsey Hudome ’07 Mary Ann “Mimi” Davis Miner ’57 Sister of Carolyn Davis Graham ’60 and Kassie Davis Mattimore ’54 Dorothy Alice Moore Grandmother of Rebecca Moore ’00 Helen Casey O’Rourke ’45 Mother of Peggy O’Rourke Walsh ’71 and grandmother of Cara O’Rourke Alberto ’00 Randy Rogers Former field hockey coach, mother of Rory Rogers Callaghan ’02 and Leagh Rogers Harrington ’04

Edward Schmid Husband of Meg Finegan Schmid ’59 and father of Elise Schmid Chawaga ’88 Pete Schwarz Husband of Chrissy Buckland Schwarz ’86, son-in-law of Betty Rexford Buckland ’57, and brother-in-law of Wendy Buckland ’85 Mary Corr Heuisler Veith ’56 Sister of Christine Heuisler Durkin ’57, Barbara Heuisler ’60, Helen Heuisler ’67 and Judy Heuisler Small ’61 Joan Cavanaugh Weber ’56 Sister of Celeste Cavanaugh Cook ’57

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