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he 56th annual Angel Brunch was held in the Grand Ballroom of the Chicago Hilton on June 8. After a stirring ceremony in which Hardey presented flags from the 24 countries with Sacred Heart schools, graduates received their Alumnae/i Passports, assuring them of a welcome at any of the nearly 150 Sacred Heart schools worldwide. SRAA President Joey Yao H’86 and Christine Ahern A’02 distributed the Passports, Hardey pins, Academy medals and Christmas lambs to the graduates. Keynote speaker Jennifer Przybylo A’99 (r) exhorted

the grads to internalize the Sacred Heart message of social awareness. “Be the right person, in the right place, at the right time,” she urged. She is the author of Do Good Well, an internationally recogized guide to leadership and social innovation. She is a graduate of Yale and currently a student at Stanford School of Medicine. A crowd of 500 enjoyed the Brunch, elegantly orchestrated by Eileen Murphy, Jennifer Pinto, Tracy Rhodes and Aimee Sullivan.

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The 8th Grade Awards: ACADEMY Faith and Hope Award Agnes Asare Scholastic Achievement Award Mikayla Swanson Social Awareness Award Mackenzie Weatherly Community Life Award Jaqueline Topping Personal Growth Award Ashley Brady Duchesne Award Olivia Rodriguez Stuart Award Abigail Rooney Barat Award, to the Academy student who is most outstanding in living the five Goals of Sacred Heart education: Sydney Hosbein HARDEY Faith and Hope Award Armando Mateo-Cortez Scholastic Achievement Award Nicholas Hughes Social Awareness Award Edward O’Neil Courage and Compassion Award Owen Weitzel Community Life Award David Kraemer Personal Growth Award Pablo Czutrin Fulton Leadership Award Benjamin Keeler Hardey Award, to the student who has developed the character that typifies a Hardey graduate, based on the five Goals: Adam Clark

God bless the graduates of 2014! Graduation of the Academy and Hardey Preparatory was celebrated June 7 with the Liturgy of the Word in 1the Campbell Building. This year, Advisors called up their Advisees to receive diplomas from Head of Schools Nat Wilburn and Head of the Middle School Stephen Puricelli. Moving commencement addresses by Mikayla Swanson and Charles Shearon looked back over the many experiences which formed the Class of 2014. “We

have learned that the only constant in life is change,” noted Charles. “We have also learned the importance of heritage, and how the Sacred Heart legacy and 200 years of tradition taught us the key differentiator of a Sacred Heart education, the Five Goals.” Mikayla declared, “This glorious, awesome, exciting ride at Sheridan Road has now come to an end. But we are ready to go forth...to follow our dreams, inspire the world and celebrate God’s love. We may never

ATHLETIC AWARDS Sportsmanship Award Caroline Cieciura, Owen Heekin Leadership Award Liza Kaniewski, Sean Mooney Larry Shelton Award Lillian Hanson, James Wyman

again be together in a single school and in a single place, but we will always be chidren of the Sacred Heart.” The 71 graduates, parents and the entire faculty and staff of SHS then enjoyed a retrospective slide show recapping the amazing growth of the students over the past nine years, organized by Nancy Jones and Dr. Sally Sharp. It brought a wellspring of emotion, both laughter and tears, to the overflowing crowd.

Advisory Program’s 3-year loop creates student/teacher bonds

Homeroom...has it gone the way of blackboards, chalk and inkwells? At Sacred Heart, the 15-minute period at the beginning of every Middle School day is called Advisory and includes one full class period every week. It’s the new homeroom – and so much more. During Advisory, students circle up to greet one another, share what is happening in their lives and take part in activities. “We are implementing

‘Developmental Design,’” noted Ms. Jennifer Bozyk, Humanities teacher and Advisor. “It is a program that teaches social and academic skills using structured interaction and teambuilding projects.” Students keep the same advisor for all three years of Middle school, with this year’s graduates the first to have completed the three-year loop with the same Advisor. Many of the Advisors see definite advantages to having the same 10 students for multiple years. “I feel more like a mentor/relative than merely a teacher,” said Mrs. Nancy Jones, Tech Specialist and Advisor. “My relationship with the families has grown as we work together to help their child. My parents feel that we are partners in this process, knowing that I Miles Gamsjaeger, Peter McColgan and Ben Keeler en- have their back when they need it and that of their child when they joy one of their last Advisories in Ms. Bozyk’s room.

deserve it.” Parents echo these thoughts. In a letter to the Schools, Carson Shearon commended SHS for deliberately partnering 6th graders with an advisor for three years. “It has had a very positive impact on our son Charles and his journey to become a Hardey gentleman.” He noted the advantages of allowing the Advisor a more holistic approach. “Each semester it was a pleasure to meet with Mrs. Stawicki and discuss Charles’ strengths and areas of opportunity. Each meeting allowed us to pick-up where we left off.” Another parent found her daughter’s three years with Ms. Kristin Lagerquist an extremely positive experience. “Not only has Liza bonded with her, but we have also developed a strong relationship. We are forever grateful for her guidance,” said Stacey Kaniewski, who went on to cite specific

advantages. “The Middle School years can be a challenging time for a preteen, and it is helpful to have a constant presence at school. When students stay with the same advisor, it provides that advisor a strong history and insight with which to help them.” Ms. Lagerquist, MS Phys Ed teacher, agrees. “Advisory looping gives me the opportunity to learn more about the girls and also form a deeper relationship with the family,” she said. “There is a deep sense of connection that an advisor forms with advisees, and there is no greater feeling than knowing you helped form this young person’s life.” Ms. Bozyk cites interaction with the families as one of her favorite advantages to the three-year cycle. But, it all comes down to being able to really get to know the students, “certainly academically but more importantly as the kind and funny people that they Continued on p. 5

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Students garner honors this spring The past months have seen SHS teams shine in varied competitons. Under the coaching of Vicki Ginn and Andy Pronto, the 8th grade boys won the Queen of Angels volleyball championship on May 14. Hardey immediately unseated the number two team in the first game of the tournament; they then went on to beat Frances Xavier Warde School in the final game On March 22, the SHS Middle School Science

Bishop Kane leads SHS liturgy

The Schools were thrilled to have Bishop Francis Joseph Kane celebrate the Mass of the Resurrection on April 30.

Olympiad team took 30 students to the regional tournament where they competed in 23 events. They placed 7th overall and won the Middle School Spirit Award. From there 19 members went on to compete at the tough AA Division state-level in 28 different events where Carson Herman and Eleonora Wharton (below center) placed third in the state in the “Write It, Do It” competition. The Sacred Heart Debate Team won several awards at the 7th Annual Chicago Middle School Debate Championship on March 15. Adam Clark and Ben Keeler display their plaque and ribbons ( far right). Approximately 400 students from 28 schools across Chicago competed.

SHS celebrates National Poetry Month “Oh Mary, we crown thee with blossoms today…”

Francesca Dibble A2, assisted by Sarah Ajao A2, crowned Mary for the Primary School. Each Division orchestrated a lovely May Crowning.

Michigan buddies!

Caitlin Mooney and the SHS 4th grade hosted their pen pals from the Sacred Heart school in Bloomfield Hills, MI on April 2, a tradition that goes back nearly 40 years!

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Tate once said “Poetry is everywhere; it just needs editing.” SHS students brought Tate’s words to life during National Poetry Month in April. Poetry was everywhere at SHS! uring April, students were challenged to share their voices through original/found poetry or song lyrics. Throughout the month, more than 500 poems (about family, animals, spring and more!) adorned the hallways and classrooms of Sacred Heart. For every student who met the challenge, an anonymous donor gave $1 (totaling $515) in Sacred Heart’s name to Literature for All of Us, a literacy organization that demonstrates the rewards of reading and writing to young people in underserved Chicago neighborhoods. Also during Poetry Month, Sacred Heart hosted Chicago author Kevin Coval and spoken word poets, the Q Brothers. To kick off the month’s celebration, Coval visited Academy 8 on April 7. Coval read some of his original work – L-vis Lives!: Racemusic Poems – and discussed the concept of “judging a book by its cover.” Then, students wrote poetry using this concept as it applied to their own lives. Additionally, the Q Brothers spoke to Primary and

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Louis Brody, Andrew Steigleder and John Baldwin all H4, perform a poem while one of the Q Brothers looks on.

1 S igns of spring! Paul Williams is experimenting with fertilizer to measure bean plant growth. Students couple beans with different strengths of fertilizer, then measure the mass of the plant and calculate the percent change compared to the original mass.

KDG honors moms

Jenna and Tara Maclachlan present their mom with roses during the annual KDG Mothers Day celebration. The students then each told their mother what they love the most about her.

Lower School students on April 28. The Q Brothers taught the students about the importance of poetic rhythm and meter and even the art of rap and beatboxing! With the help of the Q Brothers, students worked together to write poems, which they performed in front of the assembly. For more photos and information from National Poetry Month, visit www.shschicago.org/poetry month.

The Invention Convention on May 23 featured 5th grade team-created inventions out of recycled materials. Hannah Koo, Lucy Korte and Sophia Kozlowski utilized gray tape to build an insulated soda holder.

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ents while enjoying breakfast during the annual 1st Grade Authors’ Breakfast on May 9. Students also performed for their parents. 4 H acienda style - H6 Spanish students designed and built their own Spanish beach town, creating the landscape and naming streets and points of interest in Spanish. 4 P ush my button! Talking statues in the 3rd grade Wax Museum told a highly researched version of their lives at the touch of a button. Morgan Benson reminded g u e s t s t h a t B e n Fr a n k l e n gave us both bifocals and the Declaration of Independence.

FACULTY PROFILES

In all, 16 faculty and staff members send their children to SHS. We profile two:

Julie Taylor

Years at Sacred Heart – 16 Area of responsibility – Academy Three What are the unique advantages of teaching in the school your 6th grade daughter attends? We have breakfast together on campus every Friday, a tradition that started when she was an A Apple. I love seeing my daughter Addyson on campus. Even though she is now in Middle School, I still get hugs whenever our paths cross. Another perk is that my colleagues are always sharing cute and funny anecdotes about my daughter with me. Are there special challenges to teaching in your daughter’s school? Disciplining my daughter’s classmates is never fun. I grew up in – Iowa, also known as the Hawkeye State. Personal hero or heroine – My mom who is a cancer survivor and, in spite of chronic pain and frequent health problems, is the happiest and most optimistic person I know. Currently I’m – renovating our cottage in Galena. If I could do it all over – I’d have started taking Spanish lessons sooner. My family says – I’m am super organized and fun. Now I’m reading – Désirée, The Story of Napoleon’s First Love by Annemarie Selinko. I’d like to have dinner with – my grandmother and my daughter. She passed away when Addyson was just a few months old. Schooling – B.A. University of Iowa In school I was known as – a “Yoder girl.” Where I am from in Iowa it is one of the most common last names. Favorite “junk” food is – dark chocolate sea salt caramels. I spend my “free” time – biking, running, reading, gardening and binge-watching on Netflix. Your proudest moment – Hiking the Inca trail to Machu Picchu with my husband. I was definitely out of my comfort zone that first night. Favorite school memory – earning a four-year scholarship to the University of Iowa.

Katie Lowry

Years at Sacred Heart – 9 Area of responsibility – 8th grade Humanities What are the unique advantages of teaching in the school your 1st grade son attends? My favorite parts of the day are driving to and from school and hearing all about his day. I learn so much about school and friends. It’s also nice because I have an easy time attending special events in his classroom. Are there special challenges to teaching in your son’s school? There are days when he’s horrified to see me in the hallway. I try to keep a balance of being a teacher and being mom. I grew up in – Norwood Park on the far northwest side of Chicago. Personal hero or heroine – My mom and dad. They have been there for me through everything – the good and the bad. They are extremely supportive, and I am so lucky to have such a great relationship with them. Currently I’m – looking forward to the summer. If I could do it all over – I’d have more fun and stress less about the little things in life. Everything happens for a reason. My family says I – am thoughtful and generous. Now I’m reading – Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein with my 8th graders and Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern for pleasure. I’d like to have dinner with – the character of Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird. Though he is a man of few words, I find him to be an amazing example of integrity and courage. Schooling – M.S. Ed. Southern Illinois University, B.A. Marquette University In school I was known as – fun to be around. Favorite “junk” food is – anything sweet. I spend my “free” time – cooking, baking and just being at home (that doesn’t seem to happen very often). Your proudest moment – my son, Jack, makes me proud every day. He is by far the best thing I have ever done in my life. Favorite school memory – the friends that I made in grade school. I am still very close with many of my friends that I met in kindergarten.

KIDS’ CORNER

This year’s 8th grade is the first to keep the same Advisor/teacher for 3 years. Here is Nick’s take on it:

3-year Advisory: a hit for me by Nick Hughes H8

In my first year in the Middle School, Sacred Heart started using the three-year-advisory system, meaning that you had the same advisor 6th through 8th grade. At first, I really had no idea what Advisory was because I was so used to having homeroom. I quickly learned that it was a lot easier than homeroom. I found it better – having one teacher who doesn’t teach you the subjects, but instead, pretty much shows you the ropes. The way that the system USED to work was that your advisor would be someone who taught you. But, every year, you would move to a new advisory, with a new group of students. Now, looking back on the three-year-system, I can see that it was better. The idea of having a teacher to help you out is ‘I found it better... only strengthened by the having one fact that you get to know them on a more personal teacher who pretty level over a three-year much shows you span. My advisor, Ms. Bothe ropes.’ zyk, is one of the teachers that I am closest with at the school, and I feel like I can go to her with troubles that I might be having. If I, say, ever need guidance on personal issues, I think it would be better to go to someone that you know well. Not to say that students don’t get to know all of their teachers, but having one teacher help you through middle school certainly creates merits between the student and that teacher. Plus, the other students in my advisory have been some of my closest friends throughout middle school. Again, not that I’m not friends with everyone, but putting a bunch of 6th grade guys in the same group for three years makes a bond. Our advisory as a group has collectively done a lot together, including many good study hall sessions, played Advisory games of The Room on Ms. Bozyk’s iPad, fought with foam swords and even created a fantasy basketball league. On a more individual level, we had our parent-teacher-student conferences, and those progressively became easier with the three-year system, mainly because we already knew our advisor. I thought having the same advisor for three years really worked.

Sacramental Weekend in May Both the SHS First Communion and Confirmation were celebrated the weekend of May 3-4 at St. Gertrude Church. Saturday dawned beautiful and sunny for the 57 2nd grade communicants. Fr. Patrick Dorsey celebrated the liturgy, assisted by cocelebrants Fr. Daniel Hasso, CR, and Fr. Peter Otieno, SJ. “It was a lovely culmination of a very holy week, including the Mass of the Resurrection, Reconciliation, Retreat Day and First Communion,” noted Meg Steele, Head of the Primary School. Confirmation was held Sunday, officiated by Bishop Andrew Wypych. The concelebrants were Hugo Nelson-Gomez, SJ, and Fr. Peter Fernandes, SFX, the pastor of St. Timothy’s. There were 43 Sacred Heart students confirmed, along with 10 from St. Timothy’s.

At Right: Virginia Hiteshew, Bishop Wypych, William Hiteshew and Molly Oelerich A’03, William’s sponsor, gather outside the doors of St. Gertude.

Young West and Myles Gaito process into Kindergarten Prizes.

KDG Prizes mark momentous 1st year

Paparazzi in full force! With fanfare and photo opportunities galore, 80 kindergartners received their certificates from Nat Wilburn, Head of Schools and their teachers on Kindergarten Prize Day June 5. They entertained their fans with spirited songs and dances. A retrospective slide show by Mrs. Lynn Feeley recapped the last nine short months. shschicago.org

GOAL Building Community Each year, the Schools focus on one of the five Goals of Sacred Heart education. This year, the focus is Goal 4, “The building of community as a Christian value.” Numerous activities occur on and off campus to that end. Here are a few.

Renowned parenting expert shares insights Dr. Wendy Mogel evokes laughter... and nods of agreement As part of the Parent Education Program, nearly 150 members of the Sacred Heart community gathered in the Chapel on April 2 to hear the parenting insights of Dr. Wendy Mogel, internationally known psychologist, author and parenting expert. Mogel began the talk with mentions of her Jewish upbringing, noting that her knowledge stems from the wisdom of the Torah, the Talmud and important Dr. Wendy Mogel Jewish teachings, as well as contemporary psychological insights. Her discussion, while woven with humorous stories of parenting “don’ts,” focused primarily on how parents can raise self-reliant, appreciative children in today’s world of entitlement. How to do this? “Don’t overparent,” Mogel suggests. Mogel has developed a 26-step “Overparenting Anonymous” program that provides encouragement to “well-intentioned, devoted, loving, intelligent parents who feel powerless to stop themselves from overindulging, overprotecting and overscheduling their children.” The program features steps like “don’t try to fix what’s not broken” and “don’t automatically allow your child to quit.” It was evident Mogel’s words resonated with SHS parents, as nods of agreement and laughter filled the Chapel. The evening concluded with a book signing. Mogel is the author of two books, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee and The Blessing of a B Minus. She is regularly featured as a guest expert by such media as The Today Show, Forbes, Newsweek and CNN.

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SHS embraces the greater community Field Day

What can build community better than an all-school athletics gala? From the tug-of-war, hoppy balls, baggo and races galore at the Broadway Armory (Susan Reese A4 above) to hula-hoop, jump rope and scooter races on campus, SHS students found camaraderie in competition.

Farm life

Where will they go? Eighth graders don shirts of the 18 high schools they will be attending.

The Sacred Heart Parent Education Program brings together the parent community for mutual learning and support. The program explores life’s “aha” moments and hot button issues that matter. Goal 4, Criterion 7: The school participates actively in the national and

international networks of Sacred Heart schools.

SHS creates stepping-stone for the Janet Erskine Stuart Garden At the closing ceremony for Janet Erskine Stuart’s centenary celebration, a garden in her memory will open at Stuart Country Day School in Princeton, NJ, on Oct. 21, 2014. Each Sacred Heart Network school created and donated a stepping-stone that will be used during the ceremony. The SHS stone was created by Middle School art teacher Katie Roeck. “The only contingency was that the image had to incorporate the name of our school,” Roeck said. But, Roeck also decided to include the backdrop of the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan because both are “very symbolic of Chicago.” The Network of Sacred Heart Schools has been celebrating the centenary of Stuart’s death throughout 2013 with a variety of events and projects. To start the celebration, SHS participated in a network-wide prayer service via webcast, hosted by the Stuart Hall for Boys and Stuart Hall High School in San Francisco, CA, on Oct. 21, 2013.

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Each Sacred Heart school was asked to create a prayer flag that was blessed during the service. The prayer flags are now hanging in different schools throughout the Network. Flags from Stuart Hall currently hang in the SHS chapel. For the closing ceremony of the centenary, all flags will be sent to Stuart Country Day School. To a l s o celebrate Stuart’s centenary, each Sacred Heart school created artwork for the newly formed Stuart Center in Washington, D.C. The SHS artwork is made up of 97 pieces created by the 5th and 7th grade girls under the direction of art teachers Katie Roeck and Catherine Kestler. It now hangs in our nation’s capitol. The closing ceremony for Janet Erskine Stuart’s centenary celebration will be shown via webcast on Oct. 21, 2014 at 1 pm (CT). More details will be available closer to the celebration at www.sofie.org.

Mrs. Kathy Lesser from the Cook County Farm Bureau spoke to all of the 5th grade classes about agriculture and agribusiness in Illinois. She showed the students products that have been developed using various renewable resources and discussed farming. The 5th graders (Pamela Cameron above) were amazed by the inventions related to agriculture including golf tees made out of corn, hydosorb, and others.

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Beacon Academy Chicago Academy of the Arts Deerfield Academy (MA) Jones Preparatory Lane Tech Latin School Loyola Academy Mercersburg Academy (PA) New Trier Northside College Prep North Shore Country Day Notre Dame College Prep Regina Dominican Roycemore St. Ignatius College Prep Senn IB Walter Payton College Prep Woodlands Academy

POTPOURRI The Greatest Generation – distaff side

Margaret McClain, SHS grandmother to Will Sidrys H4, and 93 years young, spoke to Grade 4 on April 23 about her experience as a Marine during WWII. Although women weren’t allowed to fight in the war, McClain was stationed in Quantico, VA, as a Marine photographer and reporter. During high school, McClain also had the unique opportunity of interviewing Amelia Earhart! She said Earhart had more questions for her than she had for the famous aviator. Earhart was lost at sea the following year on her flight around the world.

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CRITERIA (From the revised Goals and Criteria, 2005)

The school implements an ongoing plan for educating both adults and students in the heritage and mission of Sacred Heart education. The school promotes a safe and welcoming environment in which each person is valued, cared for and respected. Adult members of the school model and teach skills needed to build community and practice clear, direct and open communication. The school has programs that teach the principles of nonviolence, conflict resolution and peacemaking. The school makes a deliberate effort to recruit students and employ faculty and staff of diverse races, ethnicities and backgrounds. The financial aid program effectively supports socioeconomic diversity. The school participates actively in the national and international networks of Sacred Heart schools.

Gallery Night unites artistic community Sacred Heart gathers to celebrate creativity and imagination Gallery Night 2014, held May 8 at Sacred Heart Schools, brought together the extraordinary talents of both student artists and musicians under one roof ! Members of the Sacred Heart community were treated to more than 700 works of art that were on display—from whimsical Primary School “it is an experience animals to of the ‘gallery’ of finely detailed the diverse artistic Middle School creation happening religious icons. “ T h e here in our evening was community.” filled with the Nat Wilbun tremendous beauty of our students’ artistic creations,” Dr. Sally Sharp, Head of Student Life, said. While the hallways, art rooms and library mimicked one big art gallery, the Chapel was filled with rhythmic sounds of student musicians. The SHS band, under the direction of Tim Mikolay, de-

buted at Gallery Night last year and were back again with an encore performance that delighted the audience. Following the band were guitar, voice and piano students. The SHS Choir, led by Laura Becker, closed out the musical portion of the evening with some of their favorite songs. “Gallery Night is a celebration of individual talent, but as importantly, it is an experience of the ‘gallery’ of the diverse artistic creation happening here in our community,” noted Nat Wilburn, Head of Schools. “It is a moment we can literally see how our community is transforming the world.” Dr. Sharp credits the extended community for helping bring the evening together. “It was a success thanks to the great work of the art and music teachers and the help of so many parent volunteers,” she said. “The student artwork was amazing and our musicians were captivating.”

Emma Beier (from l), Lydia Sidrys, Ethan Pinto and Nathan Beale-Delvecchio proudly play the “Battle Creek March” with the U.S. Navy Band.

SHS band performs with the U.S. Navy The U.S. Navy Band from the Great Lakes Naval Training Center performed for Grades 3-8 at SHS on May 14. As a special treat, the SHS band played the last number with them, conducted by our own Mr. Tim Mikolay, Primary School Music teacher and Band Director. Each Naval Band member spoke briefly about the history of their instrument and did a solo. The students were most appreciative, giving the group several standing ovations. As a sweet, parting surprise, the entire Primary School sang “Eternal Father Strong to Save,” also known as “The Navy Hymn,” for the visiting Band, a song that wishes them safe sailing.

Advisory, continued from page 1 are,” she explained. Unexpectedly, a close knowledge of the boys helped in a medical emergency in her Advisory. Astra Gamsjaeger recalled a health problem her son experienced at school and credits his Advisor, Ms. Bozyk, for noticing it and getting help quickly. “It is not apparent at all unless you really know your student,” she said. “She is his Advisor Extraordinaire!” Pam Hughes, mother of Nick (see his article in Kids’ Korner) sums up what many of the parents are saying, “Having one advisor, and terrific one at that, for the entire three years has given Nick a strong advocate, a mentor, a safe haven and consistency in the somewhat crazy teenage years.” She adds, “Finally, I love that Advisory is fun!” The Advisory program grew out of one that Nat Wilburn, Head of Schools, experienced in his days as Middle School Head at the Sacred Heart school in San Francisco. The three-year loop is based on recommendations by the Association for Middle Level Education, a leading international organization advancing the education of students ages 10 to 15. It was implemented on Sheridan Road in 2011.

Care for Real cookie decorating

Primary School students and their parents gathered in the school cafeteria on a Saturday in April to decorate cookies for the clients at Care for Real, a local food pantry. Catherine Hubbard and Chris Kiergan joined a full room of people frosting for a cause!

Explore Illinois! Learn about...

Gracie Garber researched the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital for the annual 4th Grade Illinois Project. The students worked extremely hard to write research reports, present speeches and create visual displays to teach others about the interesting people, places and events that occurred in the greater Illinois community and during its long, storied history.

Giordano features SHS dancers Abby Lawrence

A7 (2nd left) and Alexandra O’Grady A8 (far right) and four other SHS dancers joined the Giordano troupe to entertain the Schools in the gym on April 23.

Team up to clean up!

SHS students and their dads rolled up their sleeves on May 18 to help bring the Josephinum Academy gardens back to life! Sponsored by the Sacred Heart Dads’ Group, students, young alumni and parents participated in outdoor clean up, weeding, yard work and planting.

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Alumni Spotlight:

Liz Philipp a Fulbright Fellow in Korea

L Liz Connelly is recognized by Nat Wilburn and Jeff Jozwiak for her years of service.

Gala honors donors

erci Beaucoup! The Schools honored donors with a Mass and reception at the Driehaus Center on May 28. Nearly 100 people attended a liturgy celebrated by Fr. Michael Caruso, SJ, and enjoyed the buffet gala afterward. Honored were those whose support totaled $7,500 and more this year: past Trustees, Living the Mission Sustaining Members, Chairs of the major fundraising campaigns and Alumni Association, Society of 1876 members and all RSCJ’s. Nat Wilburn and Jeff Jozwiak, Chair of the Board of Trustees, recognized those Trustees leaving this year for their outstanding service: Pete D’Arrigo, Ginny Hiteshew, Carson Kyhl, Kimberly Taylor Smith and Yvonne Ralsky. Special recognition went to retiring Chair Emeritus, Liz Connelly. RSCJ in attendance were Mary Bernstein, RSCJ ASH’64, Fran Gimber, RSCJ, Martha Curry, RSCJ and Rosemary Dowd, RSCJ. Sr. Bernstein (below) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of her graduation, which took place in the Sheridan Road Chapel on June 2, 1964!

Mary Bernstein, RSCJ ASH’64, (r) celebrates with Paul Hart and K.K. Cleland.

Calling Alumni! Please send Alumni news to:

Carolyn Hall Napleton A’00 at 773.681.8494 or carolyn.napleton@shschicago.org

ittle did Elizabeth Philipp A’05 know, while attending her French and History classes at Sacred Heart Schools, that the interest they sparked would change her life. Now a Fulbright Fellow in Jeonju, South Korea, researching nuclear disarmament while working as an English Teaching Assistant, she credits her passion for international work to these classes. Her initial enthusiasm took her to University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign where she studied Global Studies and international security. During her junior year, she began the yearlong Fulbright application process with a desire “to gain first-hand country experience [and] to learn about Korean society and language in a practical way.” Despite all of her hard work she never expected to actually receive the esteemed research grant. The Fulbright program boasts many prestigious alumni including Nobel Prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners and many elected officials. As a result, the application process is very competitive with only 8000

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students and scholars culture to be more focused on comaccepted annually. munity than the individual and gener It took time for Eliza- ally more courteous than you’d find beth’s interest in Ko- Stateside. “One thing I’ve learned many rean culture to grow. times over through academic research is She was primarily that cultural understanding plays an iminterested in Western portant role in sustaining international Europe, but during her peace and security.” sophomore year of col- Elizabeth credits her success, to lege she was assigned a her time at Sacred Heart Schools. “I’m semester-long project so grateful to have built my educational focused on South Ko- foundation among such committed and rea. From this project her unofficial loving adults.” studies in the Koreas She has carried the lesblossomed to include sons of the Five Goals with her the Korean War and ‘I’m so grateful to have throughout her life, specifically built my educational the North Korean Goal 5. Elizabeth feels all of nuclear program. foundation among such life’s decisions should be made D e s p i t e h e r committed and loving with wise freedom stating, “We years studying Kowill all make mistakes along the adults.’ rean security issues, way, or need time to discover Elizabeth didn’t know how to speak or our own path. …This atmosphere of read Korean when she moved to Jeonju. wise freedom doesn’t have to disappear She quickly adapted to the completely once students leave SHS, but should be different culture and has immersed her- a state of mind we carry with us for the self by volunteering in the community, rest of our lives.” taking taekwondo with local youth and through building connections with Ko- I am so grateful for the the Sacred Heart experience which lives on in your continued reaching rean students by sharing the American out to alumni. SHS prepared us as a family with a culture and language while conducting foundation of learning, spirituality and international her research. connected-ness, as world sojourners – Liz is Mrs. Teresa Philipp Elizabeth has found the Korean following the tradition!

(1962-2014)

Schools mourn Hardey alum’s unexpected passing A Memorial Mass for Mike will be celebrated on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Loyola Academy in Wilmette. Y ears ago, when the SHS website created a website to accept online dona- d e g r e e o f was in its infancy, the Schools’ Com- tions and since its inception, donations mental acumunications Office was surprised and to Brittany’s Burn Camp Benefit have ity and a high grateful to receive a call from Hardey doubled, now reaching $100,000. Mike standard of Prep alumnus Michael Doody H’76. later said that this kind of community morality. These he embodied throughHe offered, out of the blue, to design, involvement is “what being at a school out his life. Upon graduating from Drake, maintain and host the SHS website like Sacred Heart is all about.” Mike credited who he was, in Mike began a career in management. for free, through his start-up company part, to his early years at Sacred Heart Then in 1995, while still Director of PageArts Development. The Schools soon came to find Schools. “I learned how to shake hands, Catering at Merchandise Mart, he out that this level of generosity was not walk into a room with confidence and founded an Internet marketing comunusual behavior for Mike – he hosted strive to make good decisions. We were pany, PageArts Development. He was the site for five years. When asked why taught by some great teachers who able to take on PageArts full time in he did so, he simply said in a 2004 ar- cared for us well beyond the classroom.” 1997 and once said, “It’s been a great The SHS Board of Trustees ride ever since.” ticle for Heartbeat that he wanted to give passed a resolution in 2003 thanking Sadly Mike passed away from back to the community that gave him so much. “The school needed a first class Mike for his generous contributions to complications following a stroke on Friday, April 11, 2014. A Memorial website, and I think I was always meant the Schools. After graduating from Sacred Mass in Mike’s name will be celebrated to help. It’s been one of the best deciHeart Schools, Mike went on to Loyola on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Loyola sions I made to give back to the school Academy and from there, Drake UniAcademy in Wilmette. He leaves behind and represent the Class of ’76.” versity. While at Drake, Mike joined Phi his parents, brother, nephew, aunts and In 2005, student philanthropist Delta Theta fraternity, an organization uncle, many friends and his beloved dog, Brittany Bosca A’10 liked the SHS based on similar standards expected of Indy. Mike will be deeply missed by all website and reached out to Mike for help with her fundraising efforts. He Hardey gentlemen: friendship, a high who knew him.

Who are these children? They are all SHS Kindergartners who have a parent or grandparent that attended Sheridan Road!

Alumni: If you have preschool aged children and would like to carry on the tradition at Sacred Heart on Sheridan Road, please contact Jan Farnsworth in the Admissions Office at 773-681-8436 or jan.farnsworth@shschicago.org. Zoe Curry Margaret Denny Matthew Denny Margaret Glunz Fiona Husman Malone Mygatt Henry O’Toole Kate Ryan Jack Ryan Lilly Ryan

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1940s

Dorothy Hasten Daly Kelly ASH’44 has two new great grandchildren, Annie and Nellie. She now has ten greats!

1980s

Michael Smith H’87 manages Computer Services for the Oregon Department of Revenue. He is currently pursuing his PhD. His wife is an artist and they reside in Portland, OR. Matthew Smith H’89 and Jenna White married this spring. He celebrated his bachelor party with fellow Hardey alums. He has a masters in clinical psychology and resides in Chicago.

1990s

Katherine Soderstrom A’91, her husband Kevin Kirsner and their 3-year old son Benjamin welcomed baby Nathan to their family on July 27, 2013. Laura Gochy Kos A’94 welcomed her daughter Lucy Annalise Kos to the world on May 23! Congrats on the perfect, 5.6 pound little peanut! Gretchen Roeck A’97 and her husband John joyously welcomed her son Elliott Samuel Selickman weighing 7lbs 5 oz on March 12. Erin Boileve A’98 married Kevin Hassett in May of 2014. Congratulations to the newlyweds! Lisa Salvatore A’98 welcomed her daughter Eleanor (Ellie) Ann on February 18. She weighed 7lbs 10oz. Congrats to the happy family! Julia Corrin A’99 was recently appointed University Archivist for Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Aylette Oliva A’98, Accountant and Alysse Piggot A’07, Finance Office Assistant (below right) began working together this year in the Sacred Heart Finance Office!

2000s

William Starshak H’04 has a fellowship to study

for a doctorate in Aerospace Engineering at the University of ARIS Maryland. ROM P F D R , y A il otre David Sippel H’04 graduPOSTCcred Heart Famve just visited Necilia’s rk a a C y of wo Dear S s and h r. We are at g a new bod a ri ated from the University re a o P K in e n m We are Paris togeth he is prepari is visiting fro e s of Santa Clara with a ded iz L re e Dam io whe and death. stilled g stud gree in Civil Engineering. SHS in paintin emes of love lish. values osphere of g th e n e th E th n s on che atm ng o Liz Philipp A’05 & Cecilia Grashe tea been reflecti growth in an th grown so e where bo al ve n a e o h v a rs nd hav e h e W alues a h an out “P t to us. We nara A’05 sent the postcard v b e a th 5 l ou oa wit e to in us. G dom” stands e remain tru providing us (right) to SHS while in Paris r ee tw wise fr ce 2005, bu Thank you fo 5 sin together in January. iends. ara A’0 d love. much close fr pirituality an Cecilia Gran d e in a rem g of s iz Philipp & Camilla Lucas A’08 is now a tandin L unders sophomore at Davidson Col 2010s lege and thriving. She is an exRyan Shaaban H’11 cellent student, an enthusiastic developed an outreach program in intramural athlete, a tour guide Morocco for his Senior Service Project and a great event organizer in her sororat Culver Military Academy. He is leadity (called “eating houses” at Davidson). ing a team of fellow Culver students in Her family is happy to have her home June to help working in Chicago this summer. with water Karly Raber A’08 is a junior at Johns purification Hopkins University. Over the summer for the Bershe will be taking a class at Loyola Uniber people versity to prepare to take the MCAT. in the Atlas Bennett Smith H‘09 starts at the NYU Mountains Tish Film School in and to reSeptember. He is plant Argan spending the summer trees, prized for their oil and therefore in in Beverly Hills, CA, crisis, in Agadir. They will do this work working as an intern on site, living with local villagers. He is at a production firm, pictured above during his freshman year reading, analyzing winter break in the Atlas Mountains. and rewriting movie scripts. He has two The trip opened his eyes to the issues short films available online, Deadlines on and formed the basis for his decision to YouTube and Still Life on Vimeo. go back and create his own project.

Lecture Series Sr. Sally Brennan, RSCJ (left) spoke on the life of Madeleine Sophie Barat during a lecture on “An Aesthetic Look at the Life of Madeleine Sophie Barat, JeanJacques Rousseau and Jacques-Louis David” at the SHS Driehaus Center on May 16. Presenters included Dr. Christina Drogalis, Philosophy Professor at Loyola and Dr. Catherine Zurybid, Art History Professor at DePaul.

C ondolences ==

= Gloria Zilli Cinat, grandmother of Susan Reese A4 = Arthur Derix, father of Julie Perona, SHS faculty member, grandfather of Anna A’13, Louis H6 and Joseph Perona H4 = Michael Doody H’76 = Marie Gillespie Egan ASH’52 = Josefa Roa Garcia, mother of Stella Boyle, past Board of Trustee, grandmother of Tom H’93, Marie A’96 and Anna Boyle A’97 = Helen Howlett, mother of the late Michael Howlett, grandmother to Elizabeth Bogie ASH’89, Melissa A’90, Catherine Howlett A’98 = Michael J. Howlett, father of Elizabeth Bogie A’89, Melissa A’90 and Catherine Howlett A’98 = Julius Horwitz, grandfather of Grace A’05, Madeline A’08 and Trevor Horwitz H’13 = Richard Miller, grandfather of Katherine A6, Alexander H5 and Katherine Midura A2 = Mary McCauley, grandmother of Cailtin A’11 and Thomas McCauley H3, and Ryan Clark H4 = Ann Minifie ASH’59 = Paul Brady Murray, husband of Ann McVoy Murray ASH’42 = Ramon Rivera, grandfather of Lukasz Dalecki A3 = Elizabeth Ryner ASH’48 = Don Tarjan, brother of Ginger Tarjan ASH’68, Mary Stodola ASH’70 and Margie Lange ASH’74 = George Tsokolas, uncle of Evie A4 and Zoe A7 Tsokolas = Beverly Kirby Sims ASH’74 = Annette Wotherspoon Shannon, grandmother of Alana A2 and Fiona K = Ann Wainwright ASH’53 = Richard Westley, father of the late John H’65, Richard H’68, Robert H’70, Clare Westley A’78 and Ruth Hagen A’79 = Barbara Wilton, mother of Elizabeth Wilton, SHS staff

High School age alums wowed by ‘Peter Pan’ High School age alumni gathered at the Driehaus Center on April 12th for a fun evening of pizza and the school musical, Peter Pan! All were impressed by the daring aerial acrobatics in the show. “It was great to see our young alums back on campus supporting their SHS peers,” said Carolyn Hall Napleton A’00, Alumni Relations Associate.

Alum appears three times on Jeopardy! Pam Mueller A’94 has many accolades to her name: Harvard Law graduate, Princeton Ph.D. candidate and even professional Irish dancer. But, at upcoming parties she can certainly expect to hold a crowd captive with talk of her third stint as a Jeopardy! contestant. Pam’s Jeopardy! career started in 2000 while a student at Loyola University, and since then she has won more than $157,000 and a Volvo. Pam was recently invited to participate in Jeopardy’s 30th anniversary competition, the Battle of the Decades. She was one of 45 Jeopardy! champions from the 80s, 90s and 00s to compete for $1 million. The formidable line-up included notable players, Brad Rut-

ter and Ken Jennings, the two most successful champions in the show’s history. Due to the talent level at the champion contest, the Jeopardy! questions were considerably more difficult than in a typical show and many great competitors were quickly eliminated. Pam, however, made it to the semi-finals, which aired on May 14, thanks to her 90.9% accuracy rate and quick buzzer reflexes. Ultimately, she was surpassed by Roger Craig. Pam didn’t go home empty handed – she won an additional $17,000 and on multiple occasions said she certainly enjoyed the experience.

Hardey alums, 8th grader present at international scientific symposium Nikolas Polite H’11 (r), Jack O’Donnell H’11 and Dennis Polite H8 (inset) participated in The Pittcon Scientific Symposium held at McCormick Place March 2-6. It is the world’s largest chemistry convention, with upwards of 18,000 attendees from 90 nations. Their project, “Carrier Gas Selection for Capillary Gas Chromatography (GC)” addressed the recently discovered helium shortage, and its impact on the field of Gas Chromatography (GC). With this project, the Polite brothers and O’Donnell became the first team of such young scientists to participate in this conference. They had the added thrill of being invited by a trade journal to publish their work. Their project on this newly discovered concern of the scientific community - the limited supply of Helium -was presented in a poster

question and answer session to an interested audience of industry professionals from around the world. Scientific posters are generally presented by degreed scientists or undergraduates. It is rare any of the authors would be in high school, let alone middle school. The boys answered questions and offered scientific advice by proposing an alternative to Helium in order to conserve its use for future generations. They conducted their research at Axion Labs, which provides services to major pharmaceutical, chemical and petroleum companies in the U.S. shschicago.org

Alumni outreach invigorated in this year of ‘Community’ Sacred Heart Schools has been building community in Chicago since 1876. As I stood in front of the ballroom at this year’s Angel Brunch, I was reminded of the thousands of students who have been blessed with a Sacred Heart education. In recent years, we have made a very special effort to reach out to our alumni and reconnect them to the exciting things going on at Hardey Prep and the Academy. This year, we have had great success in our efforts. With Carolyn Hall Napleton A’00 joining the staff as full-time Alumni Relations Associate, we have been about building community among and between those on campus

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and those who left our campus many years ago. The year started strong with a newly invigorated and active alumni board, under the leadership of Joey Yao H’86. Joey’s commitment to the board and the Schools is inspiring to all members of the Sheridan Road Alumni Asso- ‘We have seen alums from all ciation, both new and generations veteran. His leadand many ership has heralded in new and ongoing different SH successful events, inschools return cluding the Alumni to connect and Summertime Conge, network.’ and other social gatherings. We have seen alums from all generations and from many different Sacred Heart schools around the country return to connect and network at these events. In November, we gathered in the Chapel to celebrate the lives of those in our community who have gone before us. We welcomed more than 50 mem-

bers of our community, from alumni to past faculty and parents of alumni back home for this Mass of Remembrance. In December, 70 parents of alumni or “PALs” gathered for the PAL party, and during the Academic year more than 55 alums have returned to campus. Currently, 18 alumni families have chosen to carry on the tradition of Sacred Heart education and are currently providing their children with an education at Sheridan Road. (see photo of those in kindergarten, pg 4) In the past year, we have seen the number of alumni who participate in the Annual Fund increase by appoximately 10%. Alumni and parent of alumni giving represents nearly 25% of contributions raised for the Annual Fund. And, our alumni donors range from graduation years of 1938 to 2014. There is little doubt that our presence on social media has helped our efforts at building community with alumni, but at its “heart” is our commitment to Goal IV. We are blessed with a communi-

ty that reaches out and we want all those hearts who have been gifted with a Sacred Heart education to be part of what is happening now on Sheridan Road. Alums, please mark your calendars to join us for Alumni & Reunion Weekend celebrations October 17 and 18, 2014. We are eager to see you all, but especially those alums with a graduation year ending in 4 or 9, return to campus this fall!

Joey Yao H’86, President of the Sheridan Road Alumni Assn. and Christine Ahern A’02, President Elect, distributed international Passports at Angel Brunch on June 8.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Class of 2014 graduates! p1 Poetry is alive and well at SHS p2 Parenting expert shares insights p4 www.shschicago.org

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Peter Pan takes flight at SHS!

Alex Good A7 (Peter Pan); Margaret Mui A8 (Tiger Lily)

hrough the magic of stagecraft, Peter Pan, Tinkerbell and the Darlings soared across the boards of the Campbell Building in the annual Middle School musical. Fairy dust was flying at the Sacred Heart Schools as Peter Pan was presented on April 11, 12 and 13. The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, made famous by Mary Martin as Peter and Cyril Ritchard as Captain Hook, was brought to life by a cast of 55 students and 25 student crew. The musical follows the classic

J.M. Barrie story of Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up, and his adventures in Neverland with the Darlings, Lost Boys, Tiger Lily and Hook. The production features familiar musical numbers including I Gotta Crow, I Won’t Grow Up and Never Never Land. Top billed cast members Alex Good A7 as Peter Pan and Bella Kiely A6 as Wendy Darling, lit up the stage. They were supported by Elena Kabashi A8 as Captain Hook, Margaret Mui A8 as Tiger Lily and the effervescent Ellen Sandner A7 as Tinker Bell.

Bella Kiely A6 (Wendy)

Elena Kabashi A8 (Captain Hook), Abby Rooney A8 (Smee)

The production opened in the Darling’s nursery, where Wendy and her brothers, John (Robert Lynch H6) and Michael (Con Parker H6), are playing while Nana the Dog (Kerry Judge A6) watches over them. Peter and Tinkerbell arrive, looking for his shadow. Singing I’m Flying, while soaring (held by hidden harnesses) above the boards, they whisk Wendy and the boys off to Neverland. There they eventually have to foil pirates and hungry crocodiles to return home. Spring cleaning took on a whole

new meaning in the finale, when Wendy’s daughter Jane (Addyson Taylor A6) returns to Neverland with the boy who wouldn’t grow up. Faculty members Jane Steinfels ASH’92 (Director/Producer), Justin Nixon (Musical Director) and Jill Renn (Choreographer) made the most of production tricks that brought Barrie’s magical story to life. With adventurous scenes familiar to young and old, lively choreography and a poignant ending, there was something for everyone at SHS’s Peter Pan!