Crusader Connection Winter 2015

WINTER 2015

CRUSADER CONNECTION edgewoodhs.org

NEWS FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF

EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART 15th Annual Edgewood in the Community Service Day Wednesday, October 1 was the annual Edgewood in the Community service day when students, faculty and parents make a joint volunteering effort. The day highlights the mission of Edgewood High School while continuing to build relations with the greater Madison area. This year Edgewood served 44 service agencies and provided more than 3,500 hours of community service during this one-day event.

Thank you to the generous sponsors of Edgewood in the Community: Green Bay Packers Foundation ECONOPRINT American Family Insurance BMO Harris Bank First Weber Foundation M3 Insurance • Pepsi-Cola Associated Bank • Baker Tilly Accountants Capital City Cleaning & Supply Daniels Construction • First Business Bank Flad Development & Investment Madison Investment Advisors • MG&E Foundation Middleton Community Bank Neider & Boucher, S.C. • RBC Wealth Management SSM Health Care/St. Mary’s Hospital TDS Telecom • TOP Promotions • US Bank HPS/Gordon Food Service • Meicher & Associates

EHS President Mike Elliott ’77 accepted a check from Mark H. Murphy, president of the Green Bay Packers Foundation in support of Edgewood in the Community.

Maroon and Gold Pride!

Poles in the circle in front of the school now fly U.S. and Wisconsin flags, a bold maroon flag with a large gold E and a black and white flag bearing a Dominican shield.

Print finds its way back home Before the Sacred Heart Academy structure was razed in 1969, the Sisters had an auction at which many of the contents were sold. Among the items was a sepia print of The Assumption of the Virgin, an oil painting by the 16th-century artist Titian. The print had hung in the entryway to the convent. In attendance at the auction was L. Claire Laughnan Armbrecht ’53 who saw and bought the framed image and appreciated it for decades. This fall, as she was trying to thin out her household items, she considered what to do with it.

Some of the members of the class of 1953 meet annually and Claire mentioned it to the group who suggested perhaps it was time for the print to go back to its original home. Edgewood High School gladly accepted the print and appreciates having another piece of the school’s history in its hands once again.

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Campus Notes Please Take Our Call Edgewood’s fundraising partner J. Milito & Associates is once again conducting the high school’s annual phonathon to alumni, parents of alumni, and current parents. Please give the callers the courtesy of answering and, if you can, make a pledge toward the Annual Fund.

Your gift will be matched dollar for dollar by a pledge from an anonymous alumna donor!

Thanks go to the donors who gave gifts before the end of the calendar year.

If you would like to participate in the phonathon gift match, please call the Advancement Office at 608.257.1023 x168 or the President’s Office at x145.

Strike up the band At the end of November, the Edgewood students had an opportunity to work with jazz great Ron Carter in a mini-workshop.

The versatile musician who plays a range of instruments but is best known as a doublebassist, has appearances on more than 2,500

albums and is one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history. Edgewood also participated in a band exchange with Beloit Memorial High School in January. The two bands had a great time playing for one another, sharing ideas, and joined one another in a jam session at the end.

Crusader Athletic Update BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

The boys captured their second straight Badger Conference South title, earning a berth to the State meet, a first in 14 years for the team. The team finished in 8th Place at the State meet, setting a school record.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY New UW-Madison Football Coach, Paul Chryst (pictured with local pastor Msgr.

Michael Burke) has many Crusader connections.

While he didn’t attend EHS himself, Coach Chryst’s family members who did include his daughters, Katy ’12 and JoJo ’13; his parents, the late George H. Chryst ’55 and Patty Putnam Chryst ’57; and his brothers Rick ’79 and Geep ’80 (who was named San Francisco 49ers’ offensive coordinator as this newsletter was heading out the door to the presses!). His dad, George Chryst, was also a teacher, coach and athletic director at Edgewood, 1963-1972.

Technology Upgrades The EHS Technology Department worked very hard over the summer, upgrading 45 rooms with new technology, made possible by the generous gift from the Ripple family. The new technology installed in the classrooms included • 42 projectors • 5 SMART boards • 2 large format video screens • 27 document cameras • 15 speakers • 18 projection screens Teachers are having fun with this new technology and learning new and innovative ways to use it in teaching their students.

Students have been enjoying the increased use of devices and the addition of more technology into the curriculum. This is a very exciting time at Edgewood!

Shop for Crusader Gear!

We are extremely excited about the new online site and products for Eddie’s Outfitters.

You can access it directly from the EHS webpage. Our goal is to have great products in multiple price ranges and a user-friendly site.

Girls Cross Country won the Badger Conference meet for the fourth time in five years and took 1st or 2nd Place at invites throughout the season. Senior Amy Davis completed a sweep of Badger Conference South individual titles, setting records at every course she competed on for the new 5,000-meter distance for girls. She went undefeated and became a State Champion, running the fastest time out of all divisions.

Senior Ave Grosenheider also qualified for State.

FOOTBALL

The Football Team compiled a 3-6 record, taking 4th Place in Conference. A season highlight was knocking off the Stoughton Vikings in the “Cheese Bowl Showdown.”

GIRLS GOLF

The Girls Golf Team made its 14th straight appearance at State and claimed its 13th WIAA State Division 2 Championship. Senior Tess Hackworthy claimed the Individual State Champion title and classmate Caroline Lake was Runner-up.

BOYS SOCCER

The Boys Soccer Team finished with a season record of 11-11-1, giving them ownership of 2nd Place in the Badger Conference South.

GIRLS SWIM & DIVE

The Girls Swim & Dive Team took Conference and Sectional titles, qualifying them for State where they finished as 2nd Place Team. Sophomore Ginger Lingard was crowned State Diving Champion and senior Gina Jacobson was Runner-up. Kelly Rodriquez was named Outstanding State Freshman of the year.

GIRLS TENNIS

The Girls Tennis Team was undefeated again in the Badger South Conference. They won three Flight Championships at the Sectional Tournament to qualify for their sixth straight WIAA Team State Tournament where they finished as Team State Runner-up.

Sophomore Maddie Molitor took 4th Place at Individual State and the senior/sophomore duo of Grace Seibert and Abby Fox finished in 6th Place.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

The Volleyball Team, with only four players from last year’s team, re-captured the Badger South crown, their 12th title in the last 13 years.

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Students, Faculty and Staff Celebrate Service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day On Sunday, January 18, Edgewood once again hosted the Urban League of Greater Madison as they celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with an Outstanding Young Person Breakfast. This breakfast attracted more than 900 youth, families, and community leaders. Many schools from all across Dane County nominate middle and high school students for the Outstanding Young Person Award based on their academic performance, community service, and extra-curricular participation.

This year, 11 EHS students received Outstanding Young Person Awards (l-r): Phillip Joo Young Ahn ’16, Menatu Maaneb de Macedo ’17, Landry Ndahayo ’15, Anastasie Ndahayo ’18, Lauren Tatus ’15, Madison Thompson ’17, Carlen Krieghoff ’16, Maetraclare Maaneb de Macedo ’15, and Carmen Cruz ’18. Missing from photo: Joshua Duffek ’18 and Pax Habimana ’17.

Maroon & Gold Parties Maroon & Gold Parties support the annual Spring Auction & Social while providing parents and alumni with an opportunity to meet and mingle. Over the past several years, a number of EHS alumni and parents of current and former students have generously opened their homes and hosted Maroon & Gold parties small and large themed as tailgates, coffees, beer and cheese tastings and neighborhood potlucks.

Some hosts ask guests to bring specific donations: bottles of wine or restaurant certificates; athletic tickets or items; gift cards; or items with a theme. Other hosts ask for a cash donation to put toward the purchase of a single expensive item.

The Institutional Advancement staff will be happy to meet with you and assist with planning everything from invite lists, invitations and mailings to set-up and cleanup. Please contact Judy Ring at judy.ring@edgewoodhs.org or 257.1023 x133.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 29TH ANNUAL

AUCTION & SOCIAL

GLOBAL MARKETPLACES Fabulous Foods & Fantastic Finds

FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015

In addition to his nomination for the Outstanding Young Person Award, senior Landry Ndahayo was one of only three Dane County students to receive the 2015 Betty Franklin Hammonds Scholarship.

The next day, a group of students helped usher noontime ceremonies at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Faculty and staff first spent time in the morning doing a variety of

The feast is back in an extravaganza of international foods and world-class auction items!

Sample a range of cuisines at tables themed by region while you browse our bazaars, markets, and vendor stalls.

New this year is online bidding up to two weeks before the event for some items—see article below.

Check for updates: edgewoodhs.org

Join in the Auction Fun— No matter where you live!

service projects, including preparing bags of toiletries and personal hygiene items for those in need, tying festive flannel blankets, knitting caps for cancer patients and creating valentines for retirement center residents.

The group then headed to the Capitol and joined hundreds of others in a celebration of diversity.

The 29th Annual Auction and Social, “Global Marketplaces” will be happening at Edgewood High School on April 10, 2015.

But even if you live a thousand miles away, you can participate. Go online to Edgewood’s website, edgewoodhs.org in March and follow the link to the Auction page where you’ll be able to view—and bid on some exciting items—in advance! You can also purchase tickets in the Cash or Credit raffle, where the top prize is $5,000 or $7,500 toward EHS tuition. Tickets are just $25 each or 5 for $100.

Trivia Night Earns More Than $7,000 for ENCORE In November ENCORE hosted the 7th Annual Trivia Night to benefit all EHS fine arts programs. Twenty-five teams strained their collective brains on topics as varied as Measurements, Woods, Music, Landmarks and Disney. Current parent Mike Hanson ’90 (below, with Pam Hanson-Stewart) was the guest emcee for the evening.

Some very creative costumes and themes were displayed, with the seven “Clones” in matching long red tresses and white coats, and their mad scientist creator taking home the top prize. The cast of “Toy Story” came in a close second, followed by a shipload of pirates. The winning “brainiacs” for the evening were, in order, the Chatlosh, McDonough and McKinley Teams.

A big thank you goes to the sponsors and donors: Associated Bank, Brad and Nicole Smith, Filbrandt & Company, Colony Brands, Inc. (The Swiss Colony), the Edgewood Athletic and Drama Departments, Marianne Madar, Lori Ziemann, Amy Dryer of Create Connect Jewelry Studio and the Edgewood Parent Community (EPC).

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A Lifelong Community Michael Elliott ’77, President Happy 2015. I hope this Edgewood message finds you in good health and in good spirits. Being a part of Edgewood at this time of year is exciting. Second semester ramps up to a faster pace for students and faculty and it seems that every night in the week there is an Edgewood event. The excitement, the energy and the time spent together at these events strengthen our sense of community. When I talk to alums, parents of alums and friends of Edgewood around the country they always talk about their Edgewood connections and reconnections.

When I talk with students, the current parents and prospective Edgewood families, I tell them Edgewood is not just a choice for a four-year high school, it is a choice for a community of lifetime support.

The value of an Edgewood education continues to improve. Our students continue to attend some of the best universities in America. Last year we had students accepted to 85 of the top 100 universities. Our alums are going on to major roles in major companies and organizations and playing crucial roles in their communities. All this adds to the reputation of Edgewood in the college ranks, the business world and the broader society.

In addition, we continue to work on new and improved databases to allow current students seeking information on colleges to connect with Edgewood graduates who attended their colleges of interest. We are working on an alumni database to enable you to connect with fellow alums to gather information regarding a career choice or talk about a specific company or job opportunity. Many of our older alums are looking to reconnect or to gather helpful insights about places they plan to visit or hope to make their new home. Together, we are a trusted group of friends looking out for each other and always trying to help each other.

Please stay in touch. We don’t know when, but each of us plays a role in another person’s success. That has always been the case at Edgewood and we strive to ensure it will be so in the future. Someone was there before you to help make Edgewood great for you. I hope you will return the favor in any way you can.

If you are traveling to Madison or live here but have not been back, stop in. We would love to see you and give you a tour. Much is the same, but thanks to your support we have made good progress to upgrade an old and beautiful building—and with your help we will continue to offer the best learning environment possible for our talented and dedicated students.

Thank you for being part of this unique and rewarding community called Edgewood. I promise you that whatever your age Edgewood still has something of value to offer you.

We are always there for each other, we are a community for life.

May God bless each of you.

Around Campus at a Glance • Two students earned perfect ACT scores • The Edgewood robotics team won the regional FIRST Tech Challenge with their robot composed almost entirely of custom-made parts and will advance to state competition in February.

• Senior Madeleine Corcoran was awarded the Mary Jeanne Kennedy Anderson Scholarship at the Catholic Charities 19th Annual Faith in Action celebration.

• Sophomore Julia Roseneck attended the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, D.C. • Music teacher Carrie Backman ’99 has been nominated for a Kohl Teaching Excellence Award and social studies teacher Steve Rothering has been nominated for the University of Chicago’s Outstanding Educator Award.

• Junior Yewon Lee scored a perfect 30 in Mathletes competition, only the third EHS student to do so, after alumni Cedric Meyer ’07 and George Carr ’12.

• Aviation students and alumni continue to impress as they earn their licenses and go on to aviation-related careers • The 2014 issue of The Wayfarer student literary and art magazine received a rank of “Superior-Nominated for Highest Award” from the National Council of Teachers of English.

EHS Welcomes Renewed Energy to Institutional Advancement Team Alicia Kopp is the new Director of Institutional Advancement at Edgewood High School. She brings with her more than 13 years of development experience with previous positions as the ManagerBoard of Directors and Fundraising in charge of development and grants at Sand County Foundation for nearly 11 years and then as the interim Executive Director of The Kids' Ranch, an early intervention and prevention program that connects children with caring community volunteers and focuses on literacy and teaching the values of compassion and non-violence.

At Edgewood, Alicia will oversee a staff in charge of special fundraising events and general fundraising efforts with all EHS constituencies, including parents, alumni, parents of alumni, and businesses. Alicia will also be focusing on various grant opportunities and working toward a stronger grants application system. She brings to the job prior experience and success in fundraising for non-profit organizations and is looking forward to engaging with the Madison community and meeting Edgewood’s many generous donors.

Alicia grew up in Southwest Wisconsin and has fond memories of visiting Sinsinawa in her youth as a 5th-generation member of a close-knit rural Catholic Congregation. She and her husband, Josh, live in Prairie du Sac with their two wonderful little boys, Henry and Truman.

Thank You, Four-Front Parents Four-Front was created by a group of parents, alumni and friends who wanted to ensure that Edgewood could continue its mission to provide an exceptional education. Current members of the Four-Front program are parents of EHS students who have made an unrestricted Annual Fund pledge of $5,000, $10,000 or more for each of the four years their children attend the school.

Douglas E. & Jennifer M. Bergmann Kevin T. & Sheila M. Conroy Jill M. Dal Santo-Walker ’78 Terry W. Grosenheider & Ave M. Bie David A. ’80 & Amie P. Hackworthy

Eric D. & Sharon A. Hovde Steven J. & Kathleen A. Kalscheur Carol L. (Schuman '83) & Jerome P. Kelly William J. & Carol L. McCoshen Jennifer A. (Grantham ’80) & David L. Stein Thomas A. Walker ’75

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Living the Mission Awards Recognize Distinguished Service and Achievements On Sunday, October 5, nearly 200 guests gathered at the Nakoma Golf Club to applaud the accomplishments of Edgewood graduates and the generosity of parents, alumni, parents of alumni and friends who have donated their time and treasure to the school over many years. The annual brunch, held at the off-campus venue as a more affordable option, merges donor recognition and awards ceremonies. Donors have a chance to see the results of their contributions exemplified by the range of ways in which people support and fulfill the mission of the school in their lives. Awards in some categories have been presented from as far back as 1979 and others have been instituted only recently. For complete biographies of award winners, visit Edgewood High School’s website, edgewoodhs.org.

Servant Heart Award RONALD F. KRANTZ ’65 UW Provision was built on the values of respect, excellence, integrity, social responsibility and legacy. From its founding in 1958, the company has grown into a $100 million supplier to grocers, restaurants, hospitals, commercial food services and retail customers throughout Wisconsin and much of the Midwest. Key to that growth has been Ron Krantz.

Besides being very successful in business, Ron has taken to heart philanthropic causes throughout South Central Wisconsin and given generously in support of them with both his money and his time, doing so modestly and sometimes anonymously.

Ron earned his bachelor’s degree from Madison Business College, but he is an avid Badger fan. He co-hosts the UW Provision Annual Steak Fry, raising funds for the UW Athletic program for more than two decades.

In addition, he has funded a basketball scholarship and a football scholarship, the latter in memory of John Jardine. He enthusiastically attends football, basketball and hockey games and is an Honorary Member of the W Club. He also served as the national chair of the capital campaign for construction of the Kohl Center and has been a member of the Badger Basketball Board of Directors.

Less visible to the Madison community, but of incredible importance to Edgewood, has been Ron’s commitment to supporting the school and Catholic education in general.

He is a member of the Crusader Court at the

Award winners honored at the Living the Mission brunch were Pete McPartland ’99, Ron Krantz ’65, Kim Mistretta Tews ’82, John Golden ’71 and Chris Zwettler. $1 million-plus level and a member of the EHS Heritage Society, whose members have pledged estate gifts. Ron is a lifetime member of the E Club that supports Crusader athletics, was the donor who made construction of the Krantz Center athletic facility possible, and has also invested in the Library, Business Department and the Music program. He makes substantial gifts to EHS every year and is one of the most generous auction donors and item purchasers.

Ron served multiple terms on Edgewood’s Board of Trustees, from 1991 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2001, was a co-chair of the EHS capital campaign of the late 1980s, and served on the EHS Athletic Board. While his sons attended Edgewood, his home was the site of events for athletes and coaches, and he was present at numerous events.

Ron’s generosity has extended to a wide range of beneficiaries in education, youth, the arts, Catholic causes and medical care. He has also quietly or anonymously provided financial aid that has helped dozens of children attain a Catholic high school education.

For his dedicated service and unbounded generosity, Ron was recognized in 1994 with the Madison Sports Hall of Fame Pat O’Dea Award for service to the UW Athletic Department and in 1995 with induction to Edgewood’s own Athletic Hall of Fame. He was also named 2003 Olympian of the Year by the Madison Area Service Clubs.

Dominican Award for Service to Humanity KIM MISTRETTA TEWS ’82 After a successful career as realtors, Kim Mistretta Tews ’82 and her husband Randy founded Outreach for World Hope (OWH) in 2005 with a mission of improving the quality of life of the world's poor through humanitarian aid, hope and compassion.

OWH began as a ministry to provide inpatient hospital nutritional rehabilitation to children in the Chiquimula region of Guatemala and has blossomed into an organization with a number of successful programs. Its Lifeboat Program works to save the lives of children found in the end stages of starvation. The Virtual Village Program provides longterm care to at-risk families until the initially starved child reaches the age of 16. The Road to Independence Program offers training in food production to ensure the families’ future ability to be self-sufficient.

In 2009, The Bucket Kit Garden Program was begun. One bucket kit is capable of feeding a family year-round as long as there is a water source available. The gardens have proven to be a huge success and are an exciting breakthrough as they provide food security regardless of erratic rainfall. A Hen Farming Program provides families with laying hens and a supply of feed. Participant families now have a steady supply of vegetables, protein and calcium, and are also able to sell the excess harvest and eggs they produce.

6 • Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart Outreach for World Hope has partnered with local government to improve the quality and availability of education for children in the region and, with the help of visiting volunteer teams, has provided school supplies, computers and desks to under-equipped schools, expanded an overcrowded school, and provided scholarships to children to continue pursuing a higher level of education than is available in their communities.

Alumni Appreciation Award CHRISTOPHER J. ZWETTLER For 25 years, Edgewood High School has been fortunate to have Chris Zwettler as a teacher, Head Boys Basketball Coach, Summer Camps Director, Athletic Director and chief fundraiser for Crusader Athletics. “Coach Z” has the second-longest tenure in the history of the Athletic Department.

During his first 10 years at EHS, the Crusaders played in and won four State titles in the now defunct WISAA. Since joining the WIAA in 1999, the Crusaders have captured more than 85 Badger Conference Championships on their way to winning more than two dozen team and individual State titles as well as a similar number of runner-up trophies. In 2013-14 Edgewood tied a WIAA record for the most State Championships in one calendar year with four and also set a record for the most State Championships in a single season by winning three titles in Fall 2013.

As Head Boys Basketball Coach, Chris has led the Crusaders to three Badger Conference Championships, three WIAA Regional titles, one Sectional title and one State Championship, in 2002. He is a three-time Badger Conference Coach of the Year, three-time City of Madison Boys Basketball Coach of the Year, and was AP Coach of the Year in 2002.

Chris has overseen multiple facility upgrades at Edgewood, heads up the Athletic Association that provides volunteers for sporting and fundraising events and plays the leading role in the E Club, donors dedicated to supporting special projects and initiatives related to athletics. About 95% of the Crusader athletic teams’ budget must be raised by the Athletic Program, independent of the rest of the school. Over the years, Chris has raised nearly $12 million.

Fine Arts Hall of Fame PETER G. MCPARTLAND, JR. ’99 Pete’s love of the arts began in the EHS drama program. He earned a degree in Visual and Media Arts with a concentration in Film from Emerson College in Boston, and during his time there, also studied at the Academy of Performing Arts for Film and Television in Prague, Czech Republic.

Pete produced and directed Sunny and Diane, a short film about a young homeless couple in Cambridge’s Harvard Square. Even

though it was a student film, Sunny and Diane went on to screen at the Boston Film Festival, the Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison, at Universal Studios in Orlando, and in New York, Toronto, Oklahoma City, and Sydney, Australia. The film won the award for Best Documentary at both the International Festival of Cinema and Technology and at Emerson’s EVVY awards.

After college, Pete returned to Madison and co-founded Squeaky Wagon Productions where he produced several projects, including a local culinary and travel show, titled Cooking The Casbah, which aired over 50 episodes throughout Southern Wisconsin.

Pete relocated to New York City in 2006 and has since achieved great success in the television industry, producing and directing for a wide range of programming aired on various networks, including Chopped, CBS News, The Next Food Network Star, The Principal’s Office, and Impractical Jokers, among others. In 2013, Pete won an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Culinary Program category for his work as executive producer and director of Trisha’s Southern Kitchen on the Food Network. He is currently the executive producer/showrunner of Impractical Jokers and is also executive producer for a new sketch-comedy spinoff of Impractical Jokers, titled Jokers Wild!.

Nominate Someone for the Living the Mission Awards Edgewood relies on the help of alumni and friends in identifying people who deserve recognition. Complete the form below (or online at “Alumni” link on the EHS homepage, edgewoodhs.org) to nominate someone who should be considered for an award in the coming years. A limited number of awards are presented annually and the names of nominees not selected in the year of nomination are retained for future consideration. We have a special need for additional Mazzuchelli Award nominees. If you have questions about the awards or nomination process, please contact Director of Alumni Relations Tammy Ehrmann at 608.257.1023 x185 or tamara.ehrmann@edgewoodhs.org.

EHS Living the Mission Awards Nomination Form I nominate:

PLEASE PRINT

❑ Dominican Award for Service to Humanity ❑ Mazzuchelli Award for Service to Christian Education ❑ Alumni Appreciation Award (given to non-alumni)

Class of

for: (if applicable)

❑ EHS Fine Arts Hall of Fame ❑ EAA Athletic Hall of Fame

Nominee’s Phone and Email: Nominee’s Address: Reason for nomination, with attached supporting materials:

Nominated by: Nominator’s Phone and Email: Nominator’s Address:

Class of (if applicable)

Return form to: Edgewood High School • Alumni Office • 2219 Monroe Street • Madison, WI 53711 Or go to edgewoodhs.org/alumni, select “Living the Mission” in the submenu at the left and then the link to the online nomination form

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Athletic Hall of Fame JOHN F. GOLDEN ’71 A four-year letter winner in golf while at Edgewood High School, John Golden also lettered twice in both football and basketball. In his senior year he was quarterback for the football team and captain of the basketball team, both of which were the first in their sport to play against Madison public schools. The basketball team went on to capture 3rd Place at the WISAA State Tourney. John was named to the All-City Second Team in both sports. He was also named the 1971 recipient of the EHS Tom McCormick Award for outstanding athlete.

After graduating, John attended Notre Dame where he earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting. Still dedicated to his collegiate alma mater, John is a member of the Notre Dame Alumni Club.

The sport in which John truly made his mark, however, was golf. He played in four WISAA State Golf Championships and was a member of the EHS 3rd Place team in 1971.

John was Nakoma Golf Club Champion in 1974, and later emerged as a two-time Mid Amateur Champion, in 1989 and 1991. He and his son Andy took the 1990 State Father/Son Golf Championship. John has been named to the Madison Legends of Golf.

John also lent his expertise to EHS as Assistant Coach for the Boys Golf Team from 1996 to 1998, and various basketball coaching positions, from 1992 to 2003, including the 2002 State Champions. John also was influential in starting the Edgewood chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

John was recognized with the Sertoma Club’s Man of the Year award in 2000 at both the local and district levels. As well as serving at Edgewood, he has volunteered for many years with youth sports and his parish.

Since 2005, John has belonged to First Tee, encouraging youth to take up golfing.

Professionally, John has more than three decades of experience in sales, marketing, insurance and benefits. He currently works for Humana Inc. in Madison as manager of Concentra telesales operations.

This year, because the Edgewood Athletic Association wanted to recognize a large number of recipients, an additional ceremony was held before and during half-time of a football game on Friday, September 26, 2014 at Otto K. Breitenbach ’41 Field at Middleton High School, where Edgewood hosts its home football games.

At the event, the following people were inducted to the EAA Athletic Hall of Fame.

PEGGY KELLY GIERHART ’86 When Edgewood High School started a Girls Golf Team in 1982, freshman Peggy Gierhart signed up and she continued with the team through her senior year.

She earned a golfing scholarship to Pepperdine University. In college, Peggy played #1 on her golf team and won the 1987 Air Force Academy Collegiate invite. Besides playing on school teams, Peggy won the Wisconsin PGA State Junior tournament in 1984 (16s) and won the Madison City Junior golf tournament in 1985-1986 and played at a national junior level competing in multiple AJGA events.

She won the Madison Women’s City Golf Tournament in 1988, 1989 and 1990 and captured the Wisconsin WWSGA State Match Play Championship in 1990.

She was an LPGA teaching pro at Indian Hill Club in Winnetka, Illinois, from 1993 until 1998 and University Ridge Golf Club from 2000 to 2002, when she regained her amateur status. Since then, she has claimed numerous titles and been repeatedly named both the Madison Hall of Fame Club’s Sportswoman of the Year and was the Wisconsin State Golf Association Player of the Year in 2005 (also in 1990).

Since 2003, Peggy has been the Head Girls Golf Coach at Edgewood High School.

Her teams have taken 10 WIAA State Championships, 12 Regional titles, 10 Sectional titles, 11 Conference titles, and collected more than 100 wins. In addition to coaching a golfing dynasty, Peggy has encouraged the team to support community causes; as an example the team sponsors the annual Crusade Fore A Cure to raise funds for breast cancer research.

Peggy has served as a Board member and All-State Chair of the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin since 2006.

She volunteered for the Western Golf Association (1994-2004), the Maple Bluff Golf Committee (2007-2010), and regularly volunteers as a golf instructor for junior golf in Madison during the summer.

GEORGE E. “CHIP” MACKENZIE ’85 Chip MacKenzie was a notable athlete while at Edgewood High School. In both his junior and senior years, Chip was named to the All-City Team in baseball.

He excelled at basketball, earning All-City honors as both a junior and senior, and named to the All-Area Team as a senior.

He was a member of two WISAA State Runner-up teams (1984 and 1985), and was named to the WISAA All-Tournament Team in 1985. In summer 1986, he won a gold medal as part of Team USA in the World Friendship Games in Sydney, Australia.

He also participated in baseball and basketball at Edgewood College, where he earned a degree in business administration.

As an Eagle he scored more than 1,000 career points in basketball and set the school record for points scored in a single game (46). He was named to the All-Conference Team in 1987 and 1988 and to the AllDistrict Team in 1988.

He served as the Assistant Varsity Boys Basketball Coach for the Crusaders, 1988–1998. He then left to join his brother, Dana ’90, at Pecatonica High School where he was a teacher’s aide and Assistant Varsity Boys Basketball Coach, helping lead the team to its first State Tournament and a State Runner-up title in 2002. In 2002, Chip became the Head Coach at Pecatonica.

In summer 2005 he co-founded the Wisconsin Swing AAU Basketball program with Dana. He also accepted the position of Men’s Basketball Video Coordinator at UW-Milwaukee and began teaching in UWM’s Sports and Recreation Department.

Chip accepted the UWM Director of Basketball Operations position in April 2008. He managed the operating budget and arranged all logistics including practices, travel, community service and team apparel.

UWM was Horizon League Conference Champion (2006 and 2011), and HLC Tournament Champion (2006 and 2014), participated in the NCAA Tournament (2006 and 2014), the National Invitational Tournament in 2011 and the College Basketball Invitational Tournament in 2012.

The program earned the HLC Community Service Award for seven consecutive years.

In 2014 Chip became the Athletic Director at West Allis Central High School.

JOHN J. FLAD ’67 Truly an outstanding all-around athlete and Honor Roll student, John Flad lettered in football, basketball and baseball.

He served as an officer for several EHS student groups and in his senior year he entered the Elks Youth Leadership Contest in which he took 1st Place in Madison and 2nd Place in Wisconsin.

As a member of the undefeated 1966 football squad, John scored 11 touchdowns in his senior year. He was named to the AllCity First Team by the Wisconsin State

8 • Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart Journal, The Capital Times and the Madison Shrine Club. He also earned the Channel 15 Football All-Star title and the EHS McCormick Award. On the basketball court, he helped advance the team to 1966 WCIAA State Runner-up and was a captain of the team in 1966-67, earning the Tom Hoffman Award. He played baseball sophomore to senior years. Both the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times named him to the All-City First Team in 1966 and 1967 and he was selected in both years for the All-State Tournament team.

John attended the University of Florida where he played football and baseball, earning letters as a junior and senior. He joined Sigma Chi and Omicron Delta Kappa fraternities and was a member of the F Club.

After earning a degree in business administration he returned to Madison and also earned a master’s in real estate/urban land economics at UW-Madison.

Since 1975, John has been president of Flad Development and Investment.

He has served on numerous local boards, including the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, and was a founding board member of both the Madison Ronald McDonald House and American Family Children’s Hospital. He served on the capital campaign boards for EHS and Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish.

Catholic Charities recognized John in 1998 with its Community Leadership Award and the UW Foundation acknowledged him in 2003 with an Honor Resolution. John and his wife, Coleen Brady Flad ’68, received the EHS Dominican Award in 2009 and were named 2013 Outstanding Philanthropists by the Greater Madison Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

1966 EDGEWOOD VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM As the cool, dry fall of 1966 ran through the months leading up to Thanksgiving, the Crusaders football team was chalking up school records that stand to this day. It was the first season as head coach for the 29year-old George Chryst, who had served as an assistant coach with the legendary Earl Wilke for five of the previous seven years.

As freshmen in 1963, these same players had won all seven of their games and posted an impressive 141 points (20.1/game) with the defense holding their opponents to a humbling total of just 28 points. In the next two seasons, as JV Crusaders, they added 10 more wins to their record, including another three shut-outs in 1964. With the 1966 football season, the seniors on the team repeated their impressive freshman showing by notching another undefeated season.

The 1966 Crusaders owned the gridiron, blitzing their opponents with a blazing 288 points earned in the undefeated eight-game season, for an amazing unexcelled EHS record of 36 points per game. They also set the school record for points scored in a single game when they put 60 points on the board against West Bend. What made the season special for all the players was that, after the first two games, even the reserves saw significant field time as the first string

locked in solid leads after the first half of games.

The 1966 season stats show just how dominant the Crusaders were. On the ground, the gritty offensive line opened holes for the backs for a total of 1,583 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns, while the impenetrable defensive squad held opponents to 655 rushing yards and 6 TDs. The Crusaders lofted 141 passes with a 62% completion rate, twice that of opposing teams, for a total of 1,679 yards and 23 touchdowns, compared to a mere 541 passing yards and 2 touchdowns for their opponents. The Crusader defense even scored 2 TDs on recovered fumbles they returned down the field. Along the way to their 43 TD season total, the 1966 team squelched the efforts of their competitors, who were limited to only 8 touchdowns (an average of just one per game!).

Over the four years that saw the Crusader seniors go from scrappy freshmen to seasoned players, 1963 to 1966, the four teams they played on won 90% of their games assembling a 25-3 record, one of the most impressive in school history.

Visit the “Alumni” section of Edgewood’s website to see the full acceptance remarks delivered by Mike Mentzer, class of 1967

The Sweet Sound of Music

Perhaps one of the violins Edgewood recently received is seen in this image from St. Regina Academy, the first school established in Madison by the Sinsinawa Dominicans.

Music has been an integral part of the Sinsinawa Dominican educational tradition since the beginning. Photos from St. Clara Academy and the Sister’s early sponsored schools include images of Sisters holding string instruments.

Over a period of more than 150 years, the Congregation has accumulated quite a collection brought by the young women who joined and given by donors. In September, the Sisters gave 20 violins, a cello, and a number of bows to Edgewood. The instruments, ranging from “good” condition to “in need of repair,” will gradually find their way into the high school’s reserve of instructional and performance string instruments for orchestra students.

While none of the instruments is exceptionally valuable, many in the collection are attributed to famous violin-makers or are noted to be wellexecuted copies and may merit further research.

M. Regina Pawelski, OP wrote a blessing for the transfer of the instruments that said, “May their voices, silent for too long, once again ring out with joy and praise of your Holy Name and be valued, appreciated and played with loving, gentle hands.”

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Musings: Staying True to Our Founding Spirit and Values Dennis R. McKinley ’63 Her words first caught me by surprise, then they slowly sunk in, and then the words became an affirmation. But let me back up a bit…

A responsibility that the veteran faculty and staff members have felt since the last Sinsinawa Dominican sister taught here is, “How do we pass on the charism and spirit of the sisters to the younger faculty and staff?” This concern becomes even more urgent as those of us who taught the longest with the sisters are rapidly approaching retirement age.

Over the last number of years, we have made an effort to incorporate the Dominican values of Truth, Compassion, Justice, Partnership and Community into the curriculum and co-curricular activities.

The faculty and staff take retreat trips to the Sinsinawa Dominican motherhouse at The Mound to touch base with our roots, and, more recently, we have started the school year with a combined Back-toSchool/Dominican Heritage Day, celebrated Venerable Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli on his birthday with Founder’s Day, and have had sisters speak to the faculty and staff as well as to the entire school at prayer services.

Mostly, though, we have tried to teach through example by living out the Sinsinawa Dominican values.

Now… back to the beginning! The Class of 1964 was celebrating its 50-year reunion

over a long weekend in October 2014. After attending a delightful “ice-breaker” evening on Friday, a wonderful party on Saturday evening, and Mass in the EHS chapel on Sunday morning, class members took a tour of Edgewood which I was leading. Along with us was Sr. Roberte (later known as Sr. Suzanne) Lorentz, who taught at EHS from 1961 to 1964 and then again from 1969 to 1984. During the tour, I kept pointing out and making references to Fr. Samuel and the Sinsinawa Dominican values, and how they are being lived out in Edgewood today.

That’s when Sr. Sue said something to the effect of, “I think the students know more about these things now than when the sisters were here. When sisters were here, because it was taken for granted that the sisters had received the formation during their preparation for the sisterhood, it was somehow perhaps assumed that the lay faculty, staff and students also knew the same information.” She later went on to say, “I think because we (the sisters) are not ‘on the scene,’ there is a more concerted effort to make known the values, the history/heritage, and Fr. Samuel's role in founding the Sinsinawa Dominicans.”

A surprise? Yes! An affirmation of what we’ve been trying to do? Yes! But also a challenge! If Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart is to remain true to its roots and teach/live out the Sinsinawa Dominican mission, we, as a faculty and staff, must remain committed to “passing on the genes,” keeping the stories alive, in-servicing the new/younger faculty, and remaining constantly aware that every school year

brings new freshmen, some transfer students and new families into our midst.

Edgewood High School used to be a school staffed by those who were avowed Sinsinawa Dominicans. Now, we are staffed by “Dominicans of adoption”—lay people who believe strongly enough in the legacy Fr. Samuel and the Sisters left us that we’re willing to go the extra mile to keep that legacy alive and present.

What can you as member of the Edgewood community do to help? Pray that the Holy Spirit will keep the spirit of Fr. Samuel and the Sisters alive and well at Edgewood. While financial support is necessary, prayers are needed to help those of us “in the trenches” to have the strength, foresight, knowledge and spirit to continue the work begun here so many years ago.

Jim Wermuth ’53 (at left) shared this picture taken when he was an altar boy serving with Father Bacon in the convent chapel. Also pictured are his brothers, Bob ’49, Jerry ’54 and Arthur “Corky” ’60.

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Reunion Updates 1947 (Annual)

1954

1st Sunday of August

Robert Finley 608.836.1139; abfinley@tds.net Join us at 3:00 p.m. for a reunion and social gathering at Paisan’s Restaurant, 131 W. Wilson St., Madison. Cash bar.

Free parking in the building and elevator access available.

There will be an optional dinner at 5:00 p.m.—order off the menu and pay at the end. No notices will be sent out and an RSVP is not necessary, but a call or email to Bob Finley would be appreciated to give us an estimate of the number.

1948 (Annual) Eunice Schoepp Schmitz No details available yet.

Contact Alumni Director Tammy Ehrmann at tamara.ehrmann@edgewoodhs.org or 608.257.1023 x185 if you are interested in helping to plan a gathering for your class.

608.243.7811

1952 (Bi-Annual)

Spring Luncheon, May 23, 2015

Patty Doyle Sullivan

608.836.7929 patty.sullivan@yahoo.com Join us on Saturday in the Blackhawk Room at Blackhawk Country Club, 3606 Blackhawk Drive, Madison. A social hour at 11:00 a.m. will be followed by a noon family style luncheon. $20 per person plus cash bar. Classmates and guests welcome. Note: Blackhawk does not accept cash for meals, only for the cash bar. For this reason, please send a check for $20 payable to Leonette Huffer at the time you make your reservations: 40 Settler Hill Circle, Madison, WI 53713; 608.827.5505, leejimhuffer@gmail.com. RSVP by Saturday, May 16, 2015. Hope we’ll see you this May. If you’re not able to join us, maybe we’ll see you at one of our other spring or fall luncheons. Any questions, please contact Patty Sullivan.

1953

(Annual) August 1, 2015 Betty Schuchardt 608.256.4122; ejschuchardt@aol.com Join us on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. for a casual gathering at Babe’s Bar and Grill, 5614 Schroeder Rd, Madison. Food ordered off the menu.

Joanne Beglinger Chambers chambersjb@gmail.com Email will be the primary method of connecting with classmates for future reunions. Please send your email address to Joanne. If you do not have email but want to be notified about future reunions, please reply to Joanne at 29175 Dorset Ave., Tomah WI 54660, phone 608.372.7699.

1960

August 8 & 9, 2015 John Washbush Dave Osborne blackbrd10@aol.com Sat.: The 55th anniversary reunion will be celebrated at the Maple Bluff Country Club. Cocktails (cash bar) will be at 6:00 p.m. and a buffet at 7:00 p.m.

Sun: Get-together at the home of Dave and Mary Jane Hennessey Osborne at 2:00 p.m.

The cost is $50 per person and includes the buffet and the Sunday event. Checks should be made out to EHS Class of 60 and mailed not later than July 4 to: Dave Osborne, 5434 Marie Rd., Oregon WI 53575.

1963 (70th Birthday Celebration) August 15 & 16, 2015

Fran Lacey Jane Hank Wegenke jwegenke@wisc.edu Dennis McKinley dennis.mckinley@edgewoodhs.org Sat: Evening Birthday Party at Madison Curling Club Sun: Mid-day Picnic, Site TBA

1965

July 18, 2015 Joe Kemnitz kemnitz@primate.wisc.edu Ron Krantz ron.krantz@uwprovision.com Tom Bunbury tbunbury@bunburyrealtors.com Event to be held at Blackhawk Country Club; details TBA.

1973 (Annual)

1st Saturday of August

The Laurel Tavern, 2505 Monroe St., Madison For more information, contact: Kim Littel kimlittel@gmail.com Mary Pat Crowley Hank manicete2000@yahoo.com Nancy Sorge Shimeall nancyshimeall@charter.net

1980

June 27, 2015 Diane Ellis Herro 262.490.2799 Kate Ripple kate.ripple@gopc.org Event will include dinner and dancing at Bellini’s in downtown Madison. Details TBA. Look for your “Save the Date” postcard!

1983 (Annual)

Dan Birrenkott mimi_danb@yahoo.com No details available yet. About half of our class is connected through our Facebook Group and we’d like to grow that number. Contact Dan if you’d like to join the Facebook Group.

1990

August 22, 2015 Jennifer Fink Mike Hanson

Jennifer.fink@gmail.com Hanson24@hotmail.com 608.206.5550 Will be planning details to be posted on Facebook page: Edgewood High School Class of 1990 Reunion

1995

September 26, 2015 Kristen Siegert Wieseckel kwieseckel@yahoo.com Chris “CT” Tierney cttierney@gmail.com Lori Battista LaFond lori.lafond@qopc.org Julie Harn Winzenried juliewinzenried@gmail.com Ty Shea tmshea44@gmail.com Save the date! Events will include a pre-game Badger football tailgate, Badger football game (group tickets are being reserved), and an adult dinner/evening event. A website is being created to update classmates about events.

A mailing will be sent out in late spring with web address and more event details. Please email Lori Battista LaFond with your email address and/or mailing address updates.

Let us know your plans so we can post them on the EHS website! We currently have no information on reunions for these classes: 1950, 1955, 1970, 1975, 1985, 2000, 2005, 2010.

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EHS Earns Alumni Approval

Share Your Experiences for Book on EHS Football History Research for a book on the history of the Edgewood football program proceeded at a fast pace this past summer. Numerous interviews of football alumni have been conducted including football team members from the EHS classes of 1939 through 2009. Historic newspaper clippings and historic photos have been collected, too.

Co-authors Mike Mentzer ’67 and Tom Martinelli ’67 plan to include memories of coaches, players, and memorable games in the book. If you have stories related to these Halfback Larry “Trigger” Esser holds topics, football off defenders from Chicago De LaSalle. game photos, or Photo from 1949 Edgewood Yearbook scrapbooks that you would be willing to share, Mike and Tom would like to hear from you. They are especially looking for a copy of the 1940 Edgewood yearbook. Writing will continue through 2015 and a book launch will be scheduled for the 2016 football season.

Contact Tom Martinelli at 608.233.2850 or tmartinelli@tds.net for additional information.

James Imhoff III ’93, EHSAA Advisory Council President I recently served on a committee charged with assessing the role alumni play in the Edgewood High School community and the opinions they hold about their experience and the school. The assessment was part of the recertification process for ISACS, an organization that provides accreditation, professional development, and support services to more than 230 independent schools throughout the Midwest. A number of interesting facts arose during our assessment, and I can confidently say the alumni continue to hold Edgewood in very high regard.

The responses to a recent survey were shared with our group and I was pleased to note that both younger and older graduates (please feel free to take as much liberty as you’d like when classifying yourself ) have a positive overall attitude about the school. In fact, Edgewood respondents provided a positive response 81.6% of the time, higher than the average of all schools ISACS surveyed, which is 80.4%.

Younger alumni tended to have a slightly higher positive response rate of 87.0%, while those considered older gave an 80.8% positive rate. Parents of EHS alumni offer the highest rating, with 95.7% giving positive responses compared to the overall 81.6% of the total ISACS respondents.

While those are fantastic numbers, the administration strives to do even better.

They encouraged our committee to specify perceived strengths of the school, but also to identify the challenges the school faces. The administration also solicited our input on future initiatives and priorities. The results of our input, along with those of numerous other committees charged with similar tasks, will be highlighted in the completed report to be submitted to ISACS. I look forward to learning more about the state of Edgewood when the complete ISACS report becomes available. It is very impressive and comforting that Edgewood High School has committed to the accreditation process. The time and energy required, along with the expertise of the faculty and staff, is quite evident after playing a small role in such an important endeavor.

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Alumnews includes information received as of January 15, 2015 Evelyn M. Leary Eichman sent information regarding her recently deceased husband, John ’45 (see Deaths), and included the note that as a senior at EHS, he had played on two championship teams: football in 1944 and basketball in 1945.

1948 Gloria Luchtenberg Baldwin, who died last spring, was honored posthumously with a memorial resolution from Riverside County, California, in recognition of her service to the community of Palm Springs and a range of charitable causes, including Tiempo de los Niños.

1954 Jo Jean Kehl Janus and her daughter, Jenny Janus Hiltbrand are third and fourth generation owners respectively of the Kehl School of Dance, the oldest family-owned dance business in continuous operation in the U.S. which will be celebrating 135 years in business on May 1 at Verona High School, Wisconsin.

1955 James R. Durfee lives in Madison and volunteers with the Adelaide Group, an organization that promotes interest in health and fitness.

1957 Patricia A. Diederich Hanson reported that the Class of 1957 gathers at Babe’s in Madison four times a year since they celebrated their 50th Anniversary reunion in 2007. This year they met to celebrate their 75th birthdays at their 30th consecutive gathering since 2007.

1962 Michael J. Hand and his wife, Ann E. McNally Hand ’62, still live in Sioux City, Iowa. Mike is a retired university professor who now volunteers with Meals on Wheels and the local library.

1964 Charles R. “Bud” Beyler sold his dry cleaning business, Bestway Cleaners, to his son. He and his wife, Judy, are still living in Oregon, Wisconsin, where he’s enjoying retirement in general, but particularly the increased time to golf.

1965 Thomas J. O’Neill received the 2014 Sagamore Award from ARC of Indiana in recognition of his local, state and national advocacy work for people with disabilities. Tom has been especially active in service to agencies supporting people with Down Syndrome.

1966 Christine A. O’Neill Still, who received the EHS Dominican Award for Service to Humanity in 1999, is enjoying retirement from her career as a detective for the Madison Police Department.

1967 Anne M. Grady entertains others as Happy the Clown, a persona she took on more than 30 years ago alongside a career in retail. She was involved in a severe accident and has had to undergo extensive physical and speech therapy, but continues to laugh as she raises the spirits of others. For a profile piece on Anne, visit globegazette.com and search for “Happy the Clown.”

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1944

John F. Tefft is serving as U.S. ambassador to Russia since his appointment in August 2014.

John has been a career diplomat, and only a year earlier, he had retired as ambassador to Ukraine, Lithuania and Georgia.

1970 Gordon L. Meicher won the national honor of being named Outstanding CPA Tax Instructor for 2013 by the American Institute of CPAs. Gordy and his wife, Kristy, live in Middleton, Wisconsin, with their three children, Jenny, Cindy and David.

1971 Patricia E. Walsh, whose husband died in 2012, was most recently living in Madison assisting in caring for her mother. Patricia now lives in Asheville, North Carolina, where she does freelance advertising work as an art director and internet communications operator.

1973 Daniel K. Nichols has returned to Madison after four years in Kansas City, Missouri, where he was managing director of commercial real estate in a number of markets for BMO Harris Bank. He has now joined Settlers Bank where he will be responsible for growing and maintaining the commercial loan portfolio and promoting the bank’s commercial lending services and products throughout the greater Wisconsin market.

1976 Craig M. Roberts, who has a master’s degree in epidemiology from UW-Madison, works as a physician assistant at UW-Hospital in Madison.

1979 John Meicher has joined the Board of Directors of Madison Environmental Resourcing Inc. Michael P. Walsh, after living in Brooklyn, New York, for a number of years, returned to Madison to live in his parents’ home. He and his wife, Jessica, have two children, Henry and Kate.

1984 Robert P. Dunn, Sr., after several years of negotiations and extensive renovation, has reopened the Edgewater Hotel in Madison. The venue has additional rooms and amenities and has rapidly reestablished itself as a site for elegant events and distinguished visitors to the city. Search

the madison.com archives for stories on “Edgewater reopens” for a number of stories and images.

Kathryn M. Statz received a promotion to senior associate athletics director at DePaul University, where she has worked since 2002, after eight years at Marquette University. She oversees the Blue Demons’ NCAA compliance and contracts, and the administration of all varsity sports. In addition, she is a liaison to the Captains’ Council and Athletics Board and has served on the President’s Diversity Council and the Sexual Violence Task Force. For more, visit depaul/bluedemons.com/ genrel/121614aaa.html.

1994 Jeffrey B. Straubel, who married Boryana Dineva in August 3, 2013, is a member of the founding team and the chief technical officer for the electric car company, Tesla Motors, Inc. The company’s corporate headquarters is in Palo Alto, but “JB” and Boryana live in Woodside, California.

1995 Mark R. Maturi is working for the Good Samaritan Society of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as the associate director for major gifts and planned giving. The Society is a non-profit nursing and health care organization. See Marriages.

Casey K. Richter has a degree in international studies from Boston University and a law degree from Catholic University. Prior to attending law school, he taught English for two years in Chile, where he met his wife, Claudia. They have two children, Felix and Julian. The Richters live in Washington, D.C., where Casey practices law at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. He specializes in U.S. Customs law and international trade regulation.

Joshua R. Williamson earned a bachelor’s degree from UW-Madison and then completed a course of study at the Illinois Center for Broadcasting in Lombard, Illinois. He is now employed at KRDO Channel 13, an ABC network affiliate in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

1996 Sean P. Baxter was interviewed by the Wisconsin State Journal in October for a profile piece about his taking the reins as head of Kayser Automotive Group in Madison. Sean became president in July 2014, replacing his father, Patrick J. Baxter ’69, who had operated the business since buying it in 1985.

Charlita V. Coleman Beal, her husband, Capt.

Michael Beal, and their two sons, Michael and Logan, live in Oceanside, California, near Camp Pendleton, where Mike is stationed.

1997 Jennifer A. DeMuth works as a floral designer for Heffernan Morgan Ronsley Event Design & Production group in Chicago, Illinois. See Marriages.

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2000 Angela T. R. Olson, after teaching juniors and seniors in English courses at St. Francis High School in Milwaukee for eight years, has moved to Las Vegas where she is teaching 8th grade English at Findlay Middle School.

Nathaniel B. Sayles and his wife, Lynn, are living in Olympia, where he works as a municipal stormwater specialist for the State of Washington in the Department of Ecology–Water Quality Program.

Jonathan J. “Jack” Sosnowski and his wife, Julie, already run four dining and drinking locations in Madison and plan to open another. Their newest venture will be a German-style gastropub on Monroe Street, set to open in spring 2015.

2001 Nicholas R. Drewsen, who received an MBA from Marquette University in December 2013, is now vice president of Wisconsin Business Development in Waukesha, Wisconsin. As a volunteer, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County. See Marriages.

Kristin M. Rowe Meicher works as volunteer coordinator for the Rees Group, Inc., a company that specializes in providing management, strategic and operational services for non-profit societies, associations and foundations. Kristin, her husband, Matt, and their four children live in Brooklyn, Wisconsin.

Amy L. Porter has received a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad grant. She lived in West Africa all of last year, in Senegal’s capital of Dakar, while completing her initial research and learning one of the country’s languages, Wolof. Amy is using the grant funds to return to Senegal to work on her project entitled, “Senegal, Poverty and Enterprise – Negotiating ‘Good’ Economic Practice in Dakar, Senegal.”

John G. Walsh and his brother, Michael G. Walsh ’95 talked with David Wahlberg of the Wisconsin State Journal about a medical condition they share, Usher Syndrome, which causes vision and hearing impairments. Both have successful careers: John as an attorney and stand-up comic (he has made guest appearances at the EHS Fine Arts Festival) and Mike as an internationally traveling and social media advocate for awareness of the syndrome. For the full story and photos, search the madison.com archives for “Walsh brothers.”

Ashley C. Frohmader Ward and her husband, Jon, are the parents of two daughters, Paige and Cayleigh. The Ward family now lives in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where Ashley is a licensed athletic trainer for Mayo Clinic Health System.

2002 D. Michael Johnson and his wife, Andrea, live in Oregon, Wisconsin. Mike is president of ThermaCor, Inc., a company that manufactures commercial and residential carpet thermal cleaning equipment. The

extractors are used largely by professional carwashes, auto detailing shops, janitorial and sanitation companies, rental property management and the hotel/motel industry. ThermaCor also distributes carpet cleaning solutions and accessories.

2003 Nicholas V. Frohmader received a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2007. He works for E.D. Etnyre & Company of Oregon, Illinois, a manufacturer of road building equipment. Nicholas and his wife, Emily, recently purchased a home in Rockford, Illinois. See Marriages.

Kathleen A. Holoyda Elliott, MD, after receiving her MD from UW-Madison, started her surgical residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 2011. She is spending one year in California and will return to Philadelphia afterwards to complete her residency requirements in 2017.

Cole K. Richter completed a degree in nuclear engineering at the University of Illinois and then changed the course of his professional career by earning a degree from Kendall College for Culinary Arts in Chicago. Cole now lives in Chicago and works for The Radler, a German restaurant, and for the Bucktown Pub. He also taught skiing in Colorado for three years.

2004 Peter J. Schaefer and his wife, Laura, live in Chicago, where “PJ” works for JP Morgan Chase Bank. In his leisure time, PJ is a marathon runner for various charitable causes.

2005 Bridget C. Pressentin Ninmann lives on the west side of Madison with her husband, Joel, whom she married in 2012.

2006 Whitney K. Drewsen earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is now employed by CUNA Mutual Group in Madison as a project manager. She volunteers as president of Habitat Young Professionals of Dane County.

Jacob P. McDermott received BS and MS degrees in engineering from UW-Madison and the University of Illinois-Chicago respectively. He is now a structural engineer for the Brindley Engineering Corporation of Lisle, Illinois. In his spare time, he creates crossword puzzles that have been published in both The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.

David J. & Lauren E. Pfeiler Meicher live in Madison with their two children, Finn and Lucy (See Births). David is a pharmacist with St. Mary’s Hospital while Lauren, who has a degree in biology from UW-Eau Claire, is currently a “stay at home mom.”

assistant for the UW-Milwaukee women’s basketball program. Haylie is now director of basketball operations with the Jackrabbit women’s basketball coaching staff at South Dakota State University in Billings.

Emily M. Schreiber Mohr earned a DPT degree from St. Louis University in May 2013. She now works as an outpatient physical therapist at the Greenfield Clinic in Milwaukee. See Marriages.

2009 Alexandra N. Gardner lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she is employed by Common Ground of Southeastern Wisconsin. Common Ground is a community organization that identifies problems and concerns in communities and creates issue campaigns to help develop solutions through working with a wide range of business leaders, elected officials, school leaders and other community groups.

Joshua T. Utter was teaching middle school English as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone when the recent ebola outbreak forced the agency to withdraw its volunteers for their own safety. Joshua, who came back home to Cross Plains, wrote an opinion piece that appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal on October 5, 2014, explaining the beauty and spirit of the West African nation and its neighbors and pleading for additional medical and financial assistance. Go to madison.com and search “Joshua Utter” to read the full essay.

2010 Elizabeth J. “Liz” Johnson is a senior at UW-Oshkosh. She was featured in the school’s newspaper, the Advance-Titan, in a profile piece on her volunteerism as a Circle K member, helping children gain reading skills. Liz tutors in a program called “Turn the Page Tuesdays,” sponsored by Merrill Elementary School and staffed by volunteers from a number of service groups, including Circle K. Says Liz, “I hope to have a better understanding of the kids and know what they are struggling with, especially with reading and give them tools and stuff to help them achieve things and get higher reading level.” See the full article by searching “Circle K” at advancetitan.com.

Photo by Brooke Bayer

David M. Junck, DDS, is an oral surgeon practicing in Sycamore, Illinois. David lives in St. Charles with his wife and three children.

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Haylie M. Linn earned a BBA and an MBA from the University of Toledo in 2010 and 2012 respectively. She then spent two years as a graduate

2012 Taylor C. Brown has played Junior Hockey in Minnesota and Iowa for two years, winning the National Championship in Iowa in 2013. In fall 2014 he enrolled at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he is playing hockey. He is majoring in biokinetics and minoring in business.

He hopes to become a physical therapist or trainer so he can serve other athletes.

14 • Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart Michael P. Okas is a junior at Loras College majoring in neuroscience with a minor in music.

He landed the lead role of Harry Domain in the Loras Players fall production of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) by Czech playwright Karel Capek. R.U.R. premiered in 1921 introducing the word “robot” to the English language and science fiction. This spring, Michael and fellow student Anne Spoden will direct an evening of student one act plays, Way Off Broadway on Loras.

FORMER FACULTY & STAFF Marie Walter Flood, OP, who taught geometry and Spanish, 1950-1951 and 1952-1953, died on March 3, 2014.

Mary Kenneth Kreuser, OP, who taught art, 1975-1979, celebrated her 70-Year Jubilee as a Sinsinawa Dominican Sister. Also celebrating this year were 60-Year jubilarians Clara Blozis, OP (English and performing arts, 1956-1961) and Mary Catherine Perkins, OP (French, 19641983).

Winifred Morgan, OP (English, 1961-1965) has published The Trickster Figure in American Literature, available at sinsinawa.org/books_gifts.

Diane Kennedy, OP (English, 1957-1967) was a speaker at Mount Saint Mary College and presented honors cords to the Aquinas Scholars.

MARRIAGES Jennifer A. DeMuth ’97 married Matthew Benepe at the Abbey in Fontana, Wisconsin, on August 23, 2014. They live in Chicago. See News Notes.

Nicholas R. Drewsen ’01 married Haleigh M. Johnson on June 28, 2014, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Whitney K. Drewsen ’06 was a bridesmaid, and EHS classmates of Nicholas who also participated in the wedding were Ross E. Rikkers, best man, and groomsmen Charles T. Block, Michael E. Israel and Patrick J. Michaels.

See News Notes.

Nicholas V. Frohmader ’03 married Emily T. Young at Klem Gardens in Rockford, Illinois, on May 31, 2014. Cole K. Richter ’03 officiated at the ceremony and Aaron J. Raulin ’03 was in the wedding party. See News Notes.

Kathleen A. Holoyda, MD ’03 married John T. Elliott, MD on September 6, 2014. The ceremony took place at Centennial Park on Coronado Island, California. See News Notes.

Mark R. Maturi ’95 married Jennifer Hartmann at St. Katherine Drexel Catholic Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on June 27, 2014. His best man was Joshua R. Williamson ’95. See News Notes.

Patricia C. Pawelski ’07 married Corey D. Conohan on August 2, 2014, at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Madison. The reception was held at the Lake Windsor Country Club. Tricia and Corey live in Fitchburg.

Emily M. Schreiber ’07 and Matthew D. Mohr ’07 were married on November 14, 2014, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They will make their home in Shorewood. Among the many wedding guests were groomsman M. Daniel Mohr ’04 and EHS 2007 graduates Emer Lucey, Sophie Patterson and Daniel Ritter. See News Notes.

Nathan T. Wortinger ’05 married Rebecca Lechmaier on September 6, 2014, at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Madison. The Wortingers live in Madison where Nathan works as an accountant.

BIRTHS Joshua M Alexander ’95 and his wife, Lois, are pleased to announce the birth of their fourth child, Jonathan Arthur, who was born October 16, 2014.

Jonathan has three older siblings, Abigail, Aubrey and Autumn. The Alexander family lives in Lafayette, Indiana, where Josh is an assistant professor at Purdue University.

Kristen Elliott Beckett ’05 and her husband, Jake, had a daughter on November 16, 2014.

Elliott Marie Beckett is the first grandchild for EHS president, Michael G. Elliott ’77 and his wife, Susan McDaniel Elliott ’78. When Elliott Marie enters Edgewood as a freshman, she will be a fourth-generation member of the family to attend — the tradition started with her great-grandfather, the late Harold F. “Schim” Elliott ’46.

David J. Braun ’98, his wife, Kristen, and their 3-year-old son, Nicholas, welcomed Mason James Braun on July 2, 2014. The Braun family lives in Verona, Wisconsin.

Christopher F. Golden ’98 and his wife, Brooke, had a son, Anthony Farrell, on June 27, 2014.

Anthony has a sister, Grace Victoria, age 2. John F. Golden ’71 and Susan H. Stanford Anderson ’71 are proud grandparents. Chris and his family live in Fitchburg, Wisconsin.

Pieter G. Hylkema ’05 and his wife, Kathryn, had a son, Maxwell James, on August 4, 2014. The Hylkemas live in McFarland. EHS math teacher John Hylkema and his wife, Lorraine, are the proud grandparents.

Jessica Olsen Mattox ’97 and her husband, Joshua, have a second child, a son named Dylan Joshua. Dylan’s older sister is Sophie Anne, age 2.

David J. ’06 & Lauren E. (Pfeiler ’06) Meicher welcomed their second child, Lucy Margaret, on July 15, 2014. See News Notes. John A. Meicher ’79 is one of the grandparents and the late Joseph E. Meicher ’41 was a great-grandfather.

Stacey M. Schultz Simatic ’99 and her husband, Kurt, are parents of their first child, Michael Martin, born on February 28, 2014. The Simatics live in Waterloo, Wisconsin.

Jennifer R. Sarbacker Stiklestad ’00 and her husband, Kyle, became first-time parents on July 25, 2014, with the birth of their son, Otto Bentley. The Stiklestad family lives in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Proud grandparents are Katharine A. (Bremer ’68) Sarbacker and her husband, James.

Tyler J. Sweeney ’01 and his wife, Melissa, had a son on August 17, 2014. Dane Edmund has a sister, Haley, who is in 6th grade. The proud grandparents are Daniel J. Sweeney ’69 and his wife, Dana. The EHS connection goes back to great-grandfather Raymond P. Sweeney ’36, now deceased.

Greta L. Van Lith Lawrence ’04 and her husband, Eddie, are the parents of their first child. Ena Louis was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2014, and is the granddaughter of EHS social studies teacher Kerry Cavanaugh.

DEATHS 1932 Caroline B. Leffler Munson Notstad 1935 Mary Frances O’Brien Kleinschmidt 1938 Adeline V. Schwellenbach Grosse 1939 June M. Sheasby Northup 1940 Edward J. Eisele, Jr. x1940 Jeanette R. Casey McGiverin 1940 Vivianne G. Valentine McCormick Minahan 1942 Rose M. DiCristina Maglio 1943 Gerald J.“Jerry” Strassman 1944 Edward J. Kolb 1944 Ruth A. Ross Nilles 1944 Edwin R. Wright, Jr. 1945 J. Richard Bergen 1945 John L. Eichman 1945 Helen M. Sennett Gilbertsen 1945 Joanne M. Remick Hockett 1946 Gerald W. “Jerry” Reindl 1946 Edwin F. Schmitz 1946 Mark M. Zander 1947 Margaret E. Healy 1949 Gerhardt J. “Gerry” Farrell 1949 Robert L. Wermuth 1950 Nancy L. Mundt Eeg 1950 Richard J. Joachim 1950 Betty A. Stumpf Kemp 1950 Joan F. Karls Ochalla 1950 Monica A. Ryan Scheidegger Weier 1951 Elizabeth C. Hansen Schumann Meier 1951 Philip A. Mundt 1952 Marilyn K. Ball Esser 1952 Elmer J. Heiser 1952 Gerald L. Higgins, MD 1952 Dorothy A. Endres Hodgson 1952 Kathleen R. Lee 1954 Joseph A. Statz 1955 Frances D. Hand Rumble 1957 Norbert D. Minter 1957 John E. Rothman 1958 Pauline M. Greenheck Lins 1959 Mary Ann Post Mix 1959 Clifford L. Rauch 1959 Lois E. Topp Stedman 1960 Donald E. “Barney” Gugel 1960 Thomas J. Wilke 1962 Charlotte R. “Cookie” Armstrong 1962 Peter J. Maas 1962 William L. Wellentin 1963 Joseph F. Bleifuhs 1964 James P. Kuehn 1965 John P. Hand 1966 Mary Jo Haas Yttri 1967 Timothy J. O’Connor 1968 Deborah A. Woollen Lorenz McFall 1968 Sion C. “Si” Rogers, Jr. 1969 Mary Jo Klein 1971 John M. Pickett 1973 Susan E. Goggin, DVM x1977 Donna V. Jarrel Hiegel 1977 Jennifer A. Luckhardt 1978 Steven R. Witzeling 2007 Peter A. Jeffris

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Reunion Scenes 1948 Marie Saeman Soderholm, Eunice Schoepp Schmitz, Douglas Yanggen, Marguerite Regan Bernards, Marcus Roelke and Patricia Baines Hart attended the class of 1948’s 66th anniversary reunion on September 11, 2014 at Rex’s Innkeeper in Waunakee, Wisconsin.

1954 Mary Anne Castle Sobek submitted news that the class of 1954 held its 60th anniversary reunion on August 15–16, 2014. The group met on Friday evening for a casual “get reacquainted” gathering with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar at the Knights of Columbus. Dennis McKinley ’63 welcomed the alumni and Sr. Connie Fahey FSM gave a presentation on her mission trips to Zambia.

On Saturday morning, Jo Jean Kehl Janus hosted a kaffeeklatsch at her Lake Mendota boathouse.

That evening the class went to Babe’s American Grill for dinner. Entertainment was a skit highlighting some of the events of 1936, the year that class members were born.

Mary Anne says, “We enjoyed the company of those classmates who attended; we missed those who were unable to attend; and we remembered our classmates who are no longer with us. Thanks go to the members of the planning committee for their hard work. Thank you, all who attended and made it a success. We look forward to seeing you again. In the words of Garrison Keillor, ‘Be well…and keep in touch.’”

Thanks to Ray Kehm for the “composite” photo below.

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Coleen M. Brady Flad ’68 Parent of Alumni David A. Hackworthy ’80 Isthmus Partners, LLC Partner/CIO Current Parent/Parent of Alumni Maggie Hopkins, OP Edgewood College VP – Dominican Life and Mission

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Ted Richards Strand Associates, Inc. CEO Parent of Alumni

John J. Maher River’s End Trading Company CEO Current Parent/Parent of Alumna

Katherine R.“Katie” Michalski Rist, ’98 Foley & Lardner, LLP Senior Counsel

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