Crusader Connection Winter 2017

WINTER 2017

CRUSADER CONNECTION NEWS FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF

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EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART

Career of the Month is an opportunity to explore

Edgewood’s school counselors help students make smart decisions about courses and college choices. To facilitate that, students are encouraged to explore potential career interests. Counselor Monica Ladell launched a “Career of the Month” program in September, offering opportunities for students to take field trips to featured career sites or to meet with representatives from selected professions.

On November 10, another group of students visited WISC-TV and joined news anchor (and EHS mom) Susan Siman to learn about the range of skills that go into reporting, production, taping and more.

majors, Student Services will be hosting a “Business Career Seminar.” It will take place during multiple mods of the school day as an “in school field trip.” The session will feature a panel of professionals from the areas of Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Supply Chain/Operations Management, Real Estate, Entrepreneurship, and Human Resources, speaking on the specifics of their particular career area: skills needed, typical daily tasks, personal experiences, and tips/advice for budding businessmen and businesswomen.

Information will also be provided on top schools for business majors, different types of programs, and some advice from current UW Business students.

If you are an Edgewood graduate or parent who is willing to share information about your career, please contact Monica Ladell at monica.ladell@edgewoodhs.org.

Witnesses to History

The focus in September was Physical Therapy, a field that the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports will grow at a rate of 34% (much faster than the average job growth rate of 7%) over the next eight years. At the end of a month of information gathering, students could choose to go on a job-shadow to experience part of a typical day of a physical therapist.

In January, Edgewood welcomed PharmD candidates from UW-Madison to speak about various pharmacy related careers and in February, because many students have expressed an interest in business-related

Living the Mission Award Recipients President Mike Elliott ’77 (front, third from left) sits with honorees at the Living the Mission event: (back row) Jim Imhoff ’62, Mary Klein, Cathy Shaughnessy (among four teachers honored in May for 25 years of service), Joe Boucher, and (front row)Diana Shulla-Cose ’84, Franz Backus and Mekel Wiederholt Meyer ’93.

See full story on page 6.

After hosting a school-wide mock election last fall, more than 40 students from the American Political Systems classes elected to go on the trip to Washington, DC to see the inauguration ceremony. While there, they also got to visit the Supreme Court, lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, attend the Women’s March and enjoy other capital sites and experiences.

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President’s Message

By Mike Elliott ’77, President I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am to be a part of Edgewood right now. There are so many good people working in the same direction and accomplishing great things for Edgewood High School.

Parking Like me, if you ever attended EHS or were a parent of a child who went here, you most likely complained about the limited parking, the lottery for parking or just wondered, “Why can’t something be done with parking?” Well, after three years of work with the neighbors and city, we did get approval to add 72 spots to the front Commons lot.

A temporary gravel surface is laid, but in spring we will repair the old lot, curb and gutter, add the new pavement, seal and line everything for a consistent, fresh, new look. For the first time that I can remember, all students who drive and apply for a space will be able to park on the Edgewood High School grounds.

Home Field Advantage!

Another mystery to the Edgewood community for many years has been why we don’t play home football games on our own field.

We’ve persisted in our efforts and continue to give presentations to the neighborhood and discuss the potential for adding seating and lights to our Athletic Complex, allowing us to play home boys’ and girls’ soccer games, host a track meet, play home lacrosse matches and play home football games. There is still opposition and much work to be done, but the sound and lighting technology is now available so that our field use will not be a nuisance for our neighbors, and the time is here when home field games might finally be possible.

Increased Learning Resources Education is changing. We are in year three of a very exciting and complex technology initiative. We have reworked and reinvested in new technology resources in every classroom. Each and every student has a personal laptop computer, exceeding our one-to-one goals and timeframe. We are now redesigning our facility to include casual study spaces and collaboration labs to help accommodate the different learning needs and characteristics of today’s students.

Our master plan includes an expanded Learning Resource Center (LRC), a remodeled library and an expanded Student Services area including a Wellness Center all designed to enhance the student experience at Edgewood High School.

Greater Accessibility and a New Face Yes, the master plan includes an elevator reaching all nine levels! In fact, we have a second one planned to also serve the Krantz, Commons and Wilke Gym balcony. For comfort, we have a plan to remodel and add bathrooms, air conditioning and a sprinkler system for safety.

The plan also includes a remodeled Commons with a new kitchen and serving area located at the back rather than directly inside doors, improving traffic flow and expanding available seating. The construction will heighten the room to two stories with lots of glass for an open, expansive feel. What has been the Commons entrance will become the main entry to the building and the “new face” of Edgewood. Administrative offices will be relocated off the Commons for easy accessibility and added school security.

Celebrating and Rewarding the Performing Arts Our plan further includes a new 450-seat state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center. Dressing rooms will be at stage level, there

will be a sets workshop and storage area, a new piano lab and a reception area that doubles as a comfortable, casual study space during school hours. The band and choral rooms will be relocated to the first floor by remodeling and reworking the old auditorium space to include instructional and practice space.

Reallocating Athletic Spaces The plan calls for moving the weight room from the Wilke Gym balcony down to the space currently occupied by the band and choral rooms, with new equipment and training space. Remodeled boys’ and girls’ team rooms in the lower level will enhance the athletic facilities for students and the old balcony becomes space for relocated Athletic Department offices, coaching offices and team video or learning space. We also have allocated locker room space for faculty, staff and officials in the space currently occupied by the Athletic offices.

Feel Good About Your School and Say So! Does this plan sound like your old, tired Edgewood High School Building? I think not!

So, forgive me for being a little bit excited. Our goal is to be recognized as one of the best high schools in America. We will have the facilities to qualify, but more importantly, the new facility will help us attract new students enabling us to get back to an enrollment of 650-700.

We are working in collaboration with our faculty and staff to change, review, expand and improve our curriculum so we can better prepare our students to compete at any college of their choice and to attract the best and brightest future students.

I am proud to be part of the Edgewood community, I hope you are, too. I want you to be even more proud as we move forward.

Edgewood is not a high school for four years, it is a community for life. We are Edgewood! Together we will help make Edgewood truly outstanding among high schools in the nation. Keep in touch, get involved, tell our story, contribute where you can. I promise you, you will feel good and be proud that you did.

SaVe the DaTe SPRING FLING Edgewood High School

A Night to Shake It Up & Make A Difference

28 | 6pm | The Edgewater Hotel April

$75 - Early Bird Ticket through March 1 Edgewoodhs.org/Springfling

Campus Notes

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Academics • All 134 Edgewood High School Class of •

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2016 graduates took the ACT test, earning a Composite score average of 26.2, well above the 20.8 national average and the 20.5 Wisconsin average.

This year, Edgewood has four National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists and seven National Merit Commended students.

Edgewood offers proud congratulations to the following Semifinalists: Gwen Pyeatt, Joseph Rupcich, Alex Thomas and Noah Stockwell. In addition, congratulations go to Commended Students: Anthony Ascione, Lauren Bergmann, Rachael Brolin, Henry DeMarco, Jennifer Garson, Madeleine Martorana and Laurel Smith.

One senior, Joseph Rupcich, received a perfect score of 36 on his ACT test.

The Mathletes Varsity I team brought home 2nd Place ribbons in October and 1st Place in December.

Juniors Barbara Hanna, Henry Jacobs, Gina Moran and Fred Richards presented their research form the St. Croix summer course at the St. Croix River Research Conference in October.

Seven EHS students were recipients of the Outstanding Young Person Award at the annual Urban League of Greater Madison’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast hosted at Edgewood: freshmen Camille Miles and Kaishonna Wright, sophomores Aariika Maaneb de Macedo and Madison Moore, and juniors Anastasie Ndahayo, Joshua Duffek and Wesley Browne. In addition, senior Pax Habimana was named a recipient of the 2017 Betty Franklin Hammonds Scholarship from the Madison Community Foundation.

Service • For Halloween, STAR club painted 160 • •

pumpkins that they donated to senior residents at the Attic Angel Place.

For the 17th year, kitchen employee Richard Hare celebrated his birthday with a raffle that, this year, raised more than $430 from students, faculty and staff for Second Harvest Food Bank.

Freshmen donated two carloads of food to the Catholic Multicultural Center and $100 for the Salvation Army through their Feed My Sheep project. Edgewood also participated in the Giving Tree program, providing presents for the less fortunate. With the help of several faculty and staff members, they also raised $400 for flood relief in Louisiana.

• The first annual Service Fair for freshmen attracted area non-profit organizations in search of volunteers, giving students an introduction to options in Madison for fulfilling their service requirement.

Piano students performed for patients, staff and visitors at American Family Children’s Hospital at UW in December.

• The 2016 edition of The Wayfarer,

Anthony Brown ’01, who works for the Urban League of Greater Madison, was one of the reps at the Service Fair.

• The Edgewood Blood Drive collected 62 pints of blood from donors, potentially saving 168 lives!

Arts

Edgewood’s student literary and art magazine, received a “Superior Award” from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). The Wayfarer is one of only two Wisconsin high school literary magazines to receive this honor. Lead staff included: Zachary Palmer ’16, editor; Evelyn Stein ’16, managing editor; and Cameron Craig ’16, creative director.

At left: Seniors Rachel Brolin, John Fulton, Jake Rottier, Joey Rupcich and Aden Stier performed at the Strollin’ Middleton Jazz Festival in September.

• The Halloween weekend was the perfect time for Edgewood to stage its production of the musical The Addams Family.

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The Edgewood Experience

By Deborah Still, Institutional Advancement Director As the Institutional Advancement Director at Edgewood High School, I see the dedication and commitment of faculty and staff as they prepare our students for success. As the mother of a freshman, I understand that it goes far beyond the college-prep education and enriching opportunities they receive during these four years. It’s reflected in the tight-knit community. It’s evident in the shared traditions. It’s marked by alumni who serve on boards and committees that make our communities stronger. We recognize the importance of coming together and how that strengthens the Edgewood experience.

At EHS, we work hard to improve facilities, enhance academic and co-curricular offerings and provide financial assistance for families who couldn’t otherwise afford to have their children attend this school. We challenge ourselves to keep operating expenses in line and find ways to keep tuition affordable.

Wherever I go, families and alumni ask, “How is it going? I want to be involved. I want to help.” That strong sense of community is inspiring. It’s a community that continues to give back, recognizing that someone once paid it forward when they were young.

Because our community shares so many diverse interests, we’ve created many different opportunities for supporting the school. It’s not intended to be a series of asks, rather it is a set of options for you to give where common interests lie. It’s also not about how much one gives, but rather how many people we can involve.

Our goal and hope is that everyone in the EHS community will give to a cause, whether it’s athletics (E Club), fine arts (ENCORE), the Parent Pledge, the phonathon or a fundraiser like the Spring Fling.

We continue to strive for 100% participation, according to each family’s ability. For families who can give a bit more, we ask that you consider a “gap” gift or become a Four-Front family. For alumni, we ask that you reflect on your experience at EHS and give back— stay connected—to the institution that helped shape who you are today.

Making a donation is simple at edgewoodhs.org\donate.

Edgewood High School presents

The New Broadway Musical Based on the original

March 24, 25, 31 and April 1 Friday and Saturday, 7:00 p.m.

March 26 and April 2 Sunday Matinee, 2:00 p.m.

Tickets: $12 Adults, $7 Students $5 ages under 12/over 65 Purchase your tickets online today: edgewoodhs.org/drama

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION Don’t miss this wonderful evening of theatre!

Join ENCORE and special guest Stephen Fleischman, Director of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, for savories, sweets and a champagne toast as we celebrate and support the Fine Arts at Edgewood High School. $35 • Advance reservations ONLY by March 1 edgewoodhs.org/drama

Volunteer at EHS!

Can you offer time and expertise in marketing, alumni engagement, special events or planned giving?

Then there’s a committee ready for you!

Contact Deborah Still at deborah.still@edgewoodhs.org or 608.257.1023 x168.

Get Involved! It’s an ideal way to stay connected to the Edgewood Community….for life.

Hairy Situation

During No Shave November, in honor of people with cancer, a number of men at EHS, including those below, let their beards grow.

Pictured are Derek Behnke ’07, Eric Pantano, Ben Mund ’07, Dennis McKinley ’63 and Rob Young.

Barn Quilt Beauties

The Commercial Art & Design class painted three 6' x 6' Barn Quilts for families in Deerfield, Mt. Vernon and Paoli, Wisconsin. The student artists were seniors Mattea Bazala, Mankang Her and Samantha Stary and freshman Xilin Peng. The farmers were very grateful and it is a great way to help beautify the rural community!

Top: Katie Palmer stands with her parents’ “Amish Star” and her own family farm’s “Log Cabin.” Bottom: The “Norwegian Quilt” was delivered to the Swain family.

Applauding Achievement in the Arts

ENCORE is a group of dedicated parents, alumni, faculty and friends who are committed to promoting and supporting the fine arts at Edgewood High School.

Since the school’s inception in 1881, the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters have emphasized writing, painting, music, drama and dance—hallmarks of an EHS education—as essential means for discovering truth, compassion, justice, community and partnership throughout one’s life.

Year after year, our alumni remind us that the fine arts tradition at EHS has profoundly impacted their lives. Whether a student is an aspiring artist, teacher, lawyer or entrepreneur, the fine arts can transform lives by developing confidence, self-discipline, collaboration and leadership skills.

Please join us for one of the second-semester events listed at right and see why Edgewood’s award-winning fine arts program continues to be recognized for its breadth and quality among area high schools.

Share in the excitement and help us realize our annual goal of raising $25,000 to support EHS’s commitment to educate and inspire creative leaders of the future. Your gift to ENCORE is an investment in the lives of our students for generations to come.

“Performing arts participation provided me

with valuable artistic outlets and taught me lessons in responsibility, professional etiquette and time management. They provided the groundwork for my success as a theatre artist and educator.

I believe that I was a part of something very special at Edgewood.”

— Matthew Belopavlovich ’05

“My drama experience at Edgewood taught me confidence,

poise, work ethic and the importance of reading an audience, vital skills in my adult life as a young student teacher, then as an attorney and a presenter for the U.S. Holocaust Museum.” — Lori Leonovicz Weinstein ’95

“The most important thing I learned is that with hours of

work, amazing faculty guidance and a simple belief that professional quality was possible, my fellow students and I could create something of worth for others in our community.” — Peter Stein ’14

“While participating in theater and orchestra,

I built confidence in myself and grew as an artist. The fine arts programs at Edgewood are essential to the life of the school, and I know other students have been and will be profoundly impacted by these programs.”

— Sirianna Brand ’11

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PLEASE JOIN US FEBRUARY 14-16 Fine Arts Festival edgewoodfineartsfestival.blogspot.com) 14 Guest Artists Day and Student Art Display Special guest: New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard daytime student sessions and public event at 7:00 p.m. in the EHS Auditorium 15 Fine Arts Festival Student Demonstrations 15 Pops Concert, EHS Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

16 Fine Arts Festival Film Presentations 25 WSMA District Solo and Ensemble Festival at Edgewood High School MARCH 4 Jazz Ensembles at University of Minnesota Jazz Festival 14 Badger Conference Art Show opens at Monroe Art Center (closing reception and awards on April 1, noon) 15 Student Talent Showcase/Grandparents’ Day 24-26 Cinderella: The Musical 31 Cinderella: The Musical APRIL 1-2 Cinderella: The Musical 6 Band Concert with Madison College Wind Ensemble conducted by Scott Teeple at Mitby Theater, 7:30 p.m.

TBA Clinic/shared performance with Mt. Horeb Orchestra at Mt. Horeb High School 28 Jazz Ensembles at Spring Fling Fundraiser, Edgewater Hotel, 7:00 p.m. edgewoodhs.org/springfling 29 WSMA State Solo and Ensemble Festival at UW-Platteville 30 Spring Jazz Concert EHS Auditorium, 3:00 p.m.

MAY 1 Spring Choir Concert First United Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m.

2 Spring Orchestra Concert Capitol Lakes Grand Hall, 7:00 p.m.

4 Spring Band Concert EHS Krantz Center, 7:30 p.m.

7 Rooftop Concert Madison Children’s Museum, time TBA 11 Music and Drama Banquet EHS Commons, 6:00 p.m.

17 Honors Convocation Performance 19 Graduation Performance YOUR GIFT MATTERS Your contribution to ENCORE allows Edgewood to educate and inspire creative leaders of the future.

Please use the enclosed envelope or give a gift online today edgewoodhs.org/Donate

Living the Mission Awards recognize distinguished alumni and donors

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On October 9, 2016, Edgewood High School hosted its annual Living the Mission awards ceremony. At the event, six people received plaques or other awards and were acknowledged for their achievements and their generous contributions as professionals, philanthropists and volunteers.

JAMES R. IMHOFF, JR. ’62

Since 1978, Jim Imhoff has been CEO of First Weber, Wisconsin’s largest real estate firm. A lifetime resident of the Madison area, he attended Marquette University School of Business, where he was recognized in 2008 as Entrepreneur of the Year. Jim’s two children are also Edgewood graduates, Laura Imhoff Peterson ’89 and James R. Imhoff III ’93.

Jim served for six years in the Wisconsin National Guard with the 13th Evacuation Hospital Unit, was elected to the Deerfield Wisconsin Village Board, and was an examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. He has held a real estate license and been a member of the Realtors Association of South Central Wisconsin for more than 40 years and has actively worked to advance his profession through volunteerism with affiliated organizations. His service to the Wisconsin Realtors Association includes over 30 years of acting as an instructor. Community activities also have a place in his active schedule. In 1982 he organized the first “Cancer Run” for Dane County and served as its chairman through 1990. He joined the Edgewood High School Board of Trustees in 1991, was chairman of the board, 1998-2001, and remained a member until 2003. He was inducted into the EAA Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997. Jim was named to the Board of Directors of Edgewood College in 2012. Other volunteer activities include Lions Club, Greater Madison Housing Foundation, Dane County Workforce Housing Committee and fundraising for the Jimmy Ryan Heart Fund. For his dedicated service to his profession, his generous financial contributions to causes in health and education, and for his record of volunteer service to the community and area organizations, James Imhoff, Jr. has received the Servant Heart Award.

Dominican Award

for Service to Humanity DIANA M. SHULLA-COSE ’84 Diana Shulla-Cose is the co-founder and president of Perspectives Charter Schools in Chicago. After working as a teacher for the Chicago Archdiocese for two years, and then for public schools for another seven years, she and fellow teacher, Kim Day, co-founded Perspectives as a school-withina-school in 1993. It became one of the first five charter schools in Illinois in 1997, and is now a network of five 6th- to 12th-grade schools, educating more than 2,000 students from under-resourced communities. Perspectives seeks to ensure that, despite coming from some of the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in Chicago, all students graduate prepared to succeed in college and in life.

Perspectives alumni enroll in college at a rate more than 15 points higher than the city average, and persist in college past the first year at a rate above the national average.

The key to these results is a social-emotional learning curriculum and culture called A Disciplined Life®, which Diana co-created.

Perspectives staff consistently use the 26 principles of A Disciplined Life to teach, redirect and inspire students and one another. The principles relate to ways of thinking about and respecting oneself and one’s work; ways to interact constructively and compassionately; and ways to become more effective and persistent in one’s study habits and results. The curriculum is now in the process of being shared with schools throughout Chicago and the country.

Mazzuchelli Award

Photo from Notre Dame News

Servant Heart Award

for Service to Christian Education MEKEL A. WIEDERHOLT MEIER ’93 Among the Edgewood High School graduates who have returned to work at their alma mater is alumna Mekel Wiederholt Meyer, who began her teaching career at Edgewood in 1998. Mekel teaches Freshman Biology within the Freshman Interdisciplinary Transition (FIT) program and also teaches Human Anatomy and Physiology. As a member of the FIT team, she collaborates closely with her colleagues in creating a coordinated interdisciplinary curriculum that helps students recognize linkages between subject areas and navigate the transition to high school.

Mekel has also worked with or taught the Environmental Field Education course since 1994, including while a college student and later as a lab coordinator/camp counselor and finally as its director.

This innovative course takes students to state parks and locations abroad to do research on soils, water quality, vegetation, animal life and other environmental factors.

Beyond the classroom, Mekel has been an exemplary role model for young women at Edgewood. She started and moderates the co-curricular group, Sisters Taking Active Roles (STAR). Through a warm, welcoming and respectful environment, students challenge one another to thrive as individuals and as a community of young women.

They build confidence by strengthening themselves in mind, body and soul through retreats, service projects, recreational activities and presentations on topics related to women’s health and wellness, selfdefense, auto maintenance, college and career expectations and more.

Alumni Appreciation Award MARY L. KLEIN AND CAROL BLUHM-MARKOS

Mary Klein (Carol Bluhm-Markos unable to attend)

For the past 18 years, students from Edgewood High School and St. James School have benefitted from the vision of Mary Klein and the generosity of Carol Bluhm-Markos. The Eager Readers Program that they have created has helped keep less privileged children’s “learning gap” from growing over the summer. Mary oversees the program and has worked with more

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than 1,500 high school students who volunteer with the “Eager Readers” during summer break, ensuring that literacy skills continue to improve and that a love of reading develops. Through the program, Edgewood’s current students benefit from interacting with some children who come from backgrounds different from their own, and have the opportunity to accumulate service hours toward their graduation requirement.

The Eager Readers Program would not be possible without the financial support of Carol and the Markos Foundation established by Carol and her husband, Dennis. Their generosity has sponsored the program for years and has made possible an expansion to Sacred Hearts Grade School in Sun Prairie as well. The Markos Foundation supports education, health, human services, sports and recreation, and scholarships for college attendance. Carol also served on the board of the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation.

Mary has had a career as a teacher from 1979 to 2007. She has presented on education for the gifted and talented at major conferences and received the 2009 WCATY Outstanding Educator of Gifted and Talented Students as well as the award for Outstanding Impact in the School District of Lodi.

Fine Arts Hall of Fame

FRANZ F. BACKUS As is often the case, Franz became involved with the Fine Arts programs at Edgewood because his son, Jordan ’91, was active in the arts, particularly in the area of drama tech. As Jordan “specialized” in working on theater technical crews, the unseen aspect of theater that is critical to any production, Franz became a “behind the scenes” Fine Arts angel in his low-keyed and unobtrusive manner.

When Jordan died from a congenital heart condition in 2003, Franz memorialized his son with a gift to promote improved stage lighting.

Franz has continued contributing over the years, enabling numerous improvements for the Drama Department, particularly in lighting and other tech areas. He is a member of ENCORE, the donor group for the fine arts at Edgewood and a faithful attendee at most of the drama productions (even though this involves coming from the greater Milwaukee area!).

Franz lends his support to the arts outside of Edgewood High School as well. He is an active patron of the Plymouth Arts Center, where he sponsors shows and contributes art works for sale. The Center provides opportunities to attend exhibits, concerts and theater productions and take classes in visual arts. Franz has also been active in supporting the hearing impaired community of Wisconsin, and served on the HEAR Wisconsin board for nine years.

Athletic Hall of Fame JOSEPH W. BOUCHER On any given day at Edgewood, Joe can be found at a sporting event, a play or concert, the auction or a golf outing, or in a meeting. The ultimate fan, Joe has taken a passionate interest in Crusader athletics, first as a father of Edgewood student-athletes, and his devotion to the sports program contonues to this day. He begins many of his conversations with a question or observation about how one of the teams did. He sends personal congratulatory notes to student athletes and their families. When the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ran a story on high school sports dynasties, Joe was prompt to chide them for ignoring the Edgewood Girls Golf Team, which holds one of the most astounding runs of Championships ever.

Joe is married to fellow attorney, Susan DeGroot. While their children (Elizabeth Boucher Dawson ’00, Bridget Boucher Harland ’03 and Joseph Boucher III ’06) were still in middle school, Joe was already showing up at Crusader competitions and his dedication only strengthened once his own children were on Edgewood teams. When asked about his proudest community accomplishments, Joe will tell you he enjoyed coaching kids sports and chairing Edgewood High School’s Board of Trustees, for which he was presented the Edgewood High School Alumni Appreciation Award in 2009. Even with a demanding schedule, Joe still gives generously of his time, talent and treasure to enhance the experience for future Crusaders.

Prior to the August 29 Crusader Kickoff celebration hosted by the Edgewood Athletic Association, a large group gathered in the Wilke Gym to recognize the following for their athletic accomplishments.

CRAIG CARLSON ’69 Craig Carlson ’69 was a three-sport studentathlete at Edgewood High School who earned a total of 10 varsity letters. He was a standout baseball player with an 18-3 pitching record over three years and a four-year batting average of .366. Craig earned All-City Honorable Mention as a freshman and a slot on the First Team each of the next three years. He played on three WISAA State Championship teams and was a member of the Junior American Legion Champion team in summer 1967. As a Crusaders football fullback, Craig led the team in rushing yards during both his junior and senior years and scored 15 touchdowns. Occasionally, Craig also filled in on defense as a linebacker. Besides earning All-City honors, he was named to All-State Second Team. The third sport Craig played for the Crusaders was basketball, where he sank 10 points per game as a senior. After high school, Craig attended UW-Madison where he lettered in baseball. He was a member of the 1971 Semi-Pro Championship baseball team sponsored by Leske’s Supper Club and has played on numerous City and State Champion fast pitch softball and touch football teams. Craig also served as a manager and coach for West Madison Little League.

KATIE ELLIOTT ’04 Katie Elliott ’04 was a talented student and athlete who lettered three years in basketball at Edgewood and led the golf team in scoring average all four years. She won an increasing number of golf events and tournaments annually, earning recognition on All-City, All-Conference, All-State, State Tournament and Academic AllState teams. She also won the state PGA title and trips to the Junior PGA Championship. As a senior, she led the Crusaders to a third consecutive State title as she marked an incredible 13 individual 1st Place finishes. Katie was named State Player of the Year, Wisconsin Section PGA Player of the Year and the Madison Sports Hall of Fame’s Sportswoman of the Year. At UWMadison, Katie led the Badger team in scoring average three out of four years, won a pair of individual titles, was chosen twice as Big Ten Player of the Week, and earned All-Big Ten Team and Academic AllBig Ten Team honors. She holds the second-lowest all time scoring average for UW-Madison Women’s Golf. After beginning a professional golfing career, Katie was hired as assistant coach for the UW-Madison Women’s Golf Team for six seasons, and was again chosen for the USA team at the World University Games, this time as assistant coach. Recently, Katie has left coaching to follow another new challenge as tournament coordinator for the American Family Championship of the PGA Champions tour.

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Crusader Sports Fall Update

CROSS COUNTRY Boys: This year both the Varsity and JV cross country teams earned 5th Place in Conference. They took 1st Place in the opening meet of the season, 2nd Place overall at another meet, and 4th Place out of 14 teams at the Nightfall Cross Country Classic in the Wisconsin Dells.

Girls: The girls’ team defended its Brodhead/Juda Championship for the third consecutive year. The 2016 team featured the most seniors of any prior girl’s cross country teams; of the seven girls who ran at the WIAA Sectionals four were seniors.

Edgewood had a senior runner lead the team at Conference and Sectionals and three seniors in each of those races take Top 5 “counter” positions.

DANCE The dance team had a successful time at camp where they placed 3rd in their division, received a 1st Place with their routine, and qualified for the Midwest Championships in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Many of the team members received a Hollywood Starz honor, and Katie Thompson ’18 and Grace Terry ’17 also received an All-Star honor. At the Midwest competition, the team placed 5th in the jazz category beating out many tough area teams.

FOOTBALL The Varsity Football Team finished the year with a record of 3-7, while the Freshman Team finished the year with a 5-2-1 record.

Coach Al Minnaert became the All-Time Winningest Coach in the City of Madison with 214 wins.

GIRLS GOLF The girls’ golf team was honored by WISCTV Channel 3 for being Prep Mania Team of the Month. The team had a roster of 10 girls this year with seven freshmen. They won their WIAA Regional this fall for the 15th straight year! A young team, they missed qualifying for the WIAA state appearance by a few shots. Freshman Grace Welch qualified for state as an individual and finished an outstanding 3rd Place. All-State Honorable Mention: Grace Welch. Corinna Smith ’19 was honored by The Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin as an Academic All-State honoree for the girls’ golf season.

BOYS SOCCER The Boys Soccer Team finished 5th in Conference. They played 10 Division I or II teams. Three-quarters of the squad were freshmen or sophomores this season.

GIRLS SWIM & DIVE Swim: The girls’ swim team had a very exciting season! The JV team went undefeated, including the Conference Championship Meet. The Varsity team also went undefeated this season. The team broke

three school records: junior Kelly Rodriguez broke the 200 freestyle and 100 freestyle records, and Lauren Bergmann ’17, Issy Petersen ’19, Kelly Rodriguez ’18, and Kaitlyn Barth ’19 broke the 400 freestyle relay school record. The Varsity team won the Conference Championship and the Sectional Swim Meet. The team returned to the WIAA State Championship Meet and once again brought home the title, winning by a whopping 113 points, scoring a total of 327 points and securing the record for scoring the most number of points in the history of the WIAA Division II State Swim meets! Congratulations go to Kelly Rodriguez for winning the State 200 Freestyle for the second year in a row. The 200 Freestyle Relay team are also State Champs for the second year in a row while the 400 Freestyle Relay team swam the alltime fastest race in WIAA Division II history by a winning margin of almost 9 seconds.

Diving: Congratulations go to senior Ginger Lingard for winning her fourth straight WIAA State Diving Championship. She is only the third athlete in the State of

Wisconsin to accomplish this feat. She is the first girl at Edgewood High School to do this and the second EHS diver overall, along with Ryan Jefferson ’06. Congratulations also go to Grace Conroy ’18 who took 13th Place at the State meet.

GIRLS TENNIS The girls’ tennis team had another stellar season! They had a 16-0 undefeated record, and took home the State Tennis Championship, the program’s third in the last four years.

They went 9-0 in the Conference and won the overall Conference Championship Meet for the first time in school history. They won the Whitewater Sectional and qualified a state champion doubles team as well as 3rd Place and 6th Place singles

players. Seniors Abby Fox and Maddie Molitor were Doubles WIAA State Champions and selected as the Wisconsin State Journal Doubles Team of The Year. AllState: 1st-Team – Seniors Abby Fox, Maddie Molitor, Emma Sango. Coach Jamey Vorlander was selected as WHSTCA Division II Coach of the Year.

VOLLEYBALL The volleyball team placed 4th in Conference this season. In addition, they finished 3rd at the Edgewood Invitational and lost to 6th-ranked McFarland in a 5-game match in the Regional Semifinal.

Collegiate Competitors Congratulations to Edgewood studentathletes who signed National Letters of Intent in November: seniors Ben Gilles (golf–UW-Green Bay), Estella Moschkau (basketball–Stanford University), Katie Meriggioli (basketball–Bentley University), Lauren Bergmann (swimming–Vanderbilt University) Ginger Lingard (diving–Ohio State University), and Alex Arians (basketball–South Dakota State University). Not pictured: Zach Zimdars who made a commitment to play football at UW-Stevens Point.

Crusade for a Cure Highlights Breast Cancer Awareness

When Edgewood Girls Golf Team head coach Peggy Kelly Gierhart ’88 and assistant coach Betsy Zadra decided that their team’s service project should be something different than most club and team efforts, they thought about what would have impact and be appreciated by more than a small group of people.

Said Peggy, “We wanted something meaningful. At the time, Betsy’s close friend was in stage 4 breast cancer and my cousin, Gigi Kelly, was diagnosed with breast cancer. So Betsy contacted Susan G. Komen Foundation South Central Wisconsin and we made a partnership.”

Both Peggy and Betsy are members at Maple Bluff Country Club. They asked the members Peggy Gierhart ’88 and the country club’s pro if the Edgewood High School Girls Golf Team could host a tournament there. The club offered to donate the course for the event with no entry fees.

“Instead, we decided to charge teams who participated from area schools a normal entry fee and that the Edgewood team would donate that to the Foundation,” said Peggy. They emailed the other teams the invitation to participate and also suggested that if they wanted to do any supplemental fundraising in advance of the event, all the teams could share stories of their efforts before golfing.

Peggy notes, “It went over really well. We asked everyone to wear pink that first year and seven years later, when the Crusader Fore A Cure is being planned, the girls get really excited about wearing pink and wearing funny outfits getting into the theme of it. Susan G. Komen brings big flags and goody bags for the girls. We give out pink tees, golf balls and pink candy. Since it began, Betsy and the greens superintendent, Josh Le Pine, and the pro, Brian Bishop, have ordered hot pink flags and pink tee markers we use every year.”

The best part of the day is before the golfing starts. Peggy explains, “We provide lunch for everyone and we all gather on the 4th tee hillside to eat and where I talk about the history of the event. I emphasize that on this day, although it is a competition, we are all on the same team joined together to fight for a cause. I remind the girls that it doesn’t necessarily take a lot of time or effort to make a

Jacquelyn Mitchard and Several EHS Alumni Present During Fine Arts Festival

During the 2017 Fine Arts Festival, February 14-16, New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard will be the featured guest artist.

She is presenting a pair of sessions for students as well as an evening reading from her forthcoming book, Still She Haunts Me, followed by a book signing of her other works. The evening event is open to the public, on Tuesday, February 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sr. Kathleen O’Connell OP Auditorium.

Edgewood is also welcoming four of its own, as alumni give presentations. On Tuesday, Dylan Todd ’14, who is currently pursuing his BA in acting at Columbia College in Chicago and is a member of the Society of American Fight Directors with weapons certifications will demonstrate beginning level skills on how to create the illusion of violence for the stage and screen.

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difference, and we hope the day shows them how to both help and have fun in the future.”

In addition to fun treats, Susan G. Komen provides some reminders of the day’s meaning, when the girls hear from several breast cancer survivors. Peggy also invites her cousin, Gigi Kelly, to be at the event every year along with two other cancer survivor friends.

This year, one of the golfers, Morgan Miles, was there with her mother, who was recently told her cancer has returned. For a number of years, Edgewood alumna and high school golfer Tess Hackworthy has talked about her mom’s struggle and this year also mentioned her own skin cancer scare.

Each team’s captain then explains what fundraising they did, with fresh ideas presented every year. The results can be impressive. This year, the Milton and Middleton teams each raised over $5,000. Many girls went to local businesses and gave a nice presentation and collected a lot of donations. The Edgewood girls have sold cinch bags, t-shirts, water bottles, towels, and sunglasses over the years. This year the event, held on August 29, raised over $18,000 and it is still coming in, bringing Crusade Fore A Cure’s seven-year total to almost $50,000.

Peggy observes, “I do think the girls are more relaxed when golfing in this event because of the idea of playing for the community and not for themselves. We love the girls’ effort and energy in this. It is so special to see a community of girls come together for this. It is a beautiful course for a beautiful cause and we hope to continue the event for years to come.”

Also giving a presentation on Tuesday is Robbie Hyne ’11, who earned a BFA in film and television from the University of Arizona, He has worked as an executive assistant and showrunner on several television series and continues to strive towards being a TV writer and showrunner himself.

On Thursday, Brendan Anderson ’13 will give a film day presentation on From Bond to Bourne: The Evolution of the Super Spy. He’ll discuss the evolution of “Super Spies” of the big and small screen who drive luxurious cars, use futuristic technology, and travel to some of the most glamorous places on the planet in the name of saving the world.

Charlotte Martin ’10, a New York City-based writer, director, and actress, will present The First of Our Friends to Get Married, her first feature script, which she wrote directly after graduating with a BFS from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Charlotte continues to write and direct new works.

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Edgewood in the Community Day 2016

The 17th annual Edgewood High School in the Community volunteerism event was held on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. The day of service involves all EHS students, faculty, staff and parent volunteers working in “teams” to provide Dane County sites with volunteer efforts in the areas of education, hunger, housing, environment, aging and retirement services, and landscaping.

For the second year, Edgewood Campus School 8th graders were able to join the high school.

To see a full range of the day’s activities, visit edgewoodhs.org/EHS_In_the_Community and click the link to the YouTube video.

Thank you to the generous sponsors of the EIC day Econoprint BMO Harris Bank Catholic Charities Madison First Weber Foundation MGE Foundation Neider & Boucher, SC Isthmus Partners Dave D’Orazio Capital City Cleaning & Supply Suttle-Straus Baker Tilly Daniels General Contractors Flad Development & Investment Corp.

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Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees Continued from page 7

KATIE LENZ MARRON ’96 Katie Lenz Marron ’96 was a three-sport student-athlete who earned 11 varsity letters over the course of her high school career. She was a four-year member of the Girls Tennis Team, qualifying twice for the WISAA State Tournament as half of a doubles team. She also played three seasons on the Crusaders Girls Soccer team. Katie truly made her mark on the Crusader athletic program as a member of the varsity Girls Basketball Team, on which she played even as a freshman. Katie earned All-City First Team her sophomore through senior year and twice earned AllArea Honorable Mention. In 1996, she was named to the WISAA All-Tournament Team and was also selected to play on the WBCA All-Star Team. In her senior year, Katie was a leading scorer and rebounder, helping to power the team through a season during which the Crusaders defeated the state’s #1 team. At a total of 1,070 points for a 12 points per game career average, she is one of only a handful in the 1,000+ club, and at 56% she has one of the top career field goal shooting averages. In addition, Katie has an astounding 797 rebounds to her name, the best in Edgewood history. Coach Lora Staveness noted “Katie played the game the right way—she always gave her all and showed respect to her teammates, coaches and opponents.”

UNDEFEATED AND WCIAA STATE CHAMPION 1961-1962 BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM In fall 1961, nobody foresaw that the Edgewood Boys Basketball Team would so completely dominate the season, winning all 25 games against 20 different opponents and becoming only the third Catholic school team to have an undefeated season. The Crusaders put 1,884 points on the board, with Denny Sweeney ’63 leading the way at 454 followed by captain Fred Kinney ’62 at 374 and top rebounder Larry Moston ’63 (who pulled in a total of 256) hitting the bucket for 302 points. The boys sank 70% of attempts from the free throw line. In the only close game of the regular season, the Crusaders defeated Waunakee by a single point the first time they faced one another. When the rivals met for a second time, the Wilke Gym was packed to capacity and some fans had to be turned away at the doors, missing the excitement as the Crusaders dominated the Warriors, 70-52. As the team racked up wins and attracted attention, area sports reporters dubbed them “Roadrunners,” praised for their fast-paced play and surprising efficiency at vanquishing one opponent after another. The team also earned the top spot in the United Press International’s rankings of Catholic school teams. The boys had decisive wins at the WCIAA Regional and State Tournament until the final game against reigning champion Eau Claire Regis. The Crusaders trailed by as much as 13 points, but battled back and won by six points. Coach David Brown ’51 was named Coach of the Year, having accumulated a pair of undefeated regular seasons in four years and a 46-game winning streak.

So a Badger and a Wildcat walk onto a field and...

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...they shake hands. Former Edgewood High School Crusader teammates Cody Link ’16 (left) and Evan Bondoc ’14 (right) play football for Northwestern and UWMadison respectively. The two teams faced off on Ryan Field in Evanston on Saturday, November 5, where the Badgers prevailed 21-7. That didn’t stop the two players from opposing teams from exchanging a warm greeting at a brief mini-reunion. Evan was also named to the Academic All-Big Ten.

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A Court for Dad — in India Far away from Madison in the North Cachar Hills of Northeast India is a Jesuit school, Tularam Memorial Good Shepherd School, with a new basketball court. The students there are children of the Dimasa, Hrangkhol, Biate and Zeme Naga tribes, communities with long histories though history has largely passed by them. The area is one of the poorest in the region. The school is trying to make a difference, but pretty much scrapes by on the basics.

When Edward Kolb ’44 died two years ago, his sons Willie ’66, Tom ’66, Mike ’70 and Jack ’77 teamed up with Tim Muldowney ’70 and Jackie Hank ’70 to provide a memorial for Ed in the blue hills of Assam. What better tribute to a former Edgewood basketball star than a court for poor kids half a world away?

Work started in spring 2016, with lots of workmen: first, making gravel out of big rocks; then, laying the crushed stone foundation for the court; and, by September, finishing off the concrete playing surface.

The court was dedicated November 14 and play began immediately.

Mike Kolb, SJ ’70 was present for the ceremonies. “My father was a simple, hardworking man who loved the outdoors and tried his best to be useful to others. I think having him remembered in such a beautiful place as these hills, with something that will give so many young people joy, is a tribute of which he would be very proud.”

Principal William Pinto, SJ said in his address, “Jesuit schools have a long tradition of educating the entire person. We are so grateful to our friends in Madison for being so generous and helping us do that with this beautiful facility.”

Do you have stories about ways you and other alumni have partnered in an effort: as volunteers, teammates, work collaborations, participants in an event? Let us know! Send your info to ehsalumni@edgewoodhs.org

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Edgewood relies on your help in identifying people who deserve recognition. 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 Service to Christian Education nominees, rcognizing those alumni who have had an impact as teachers, administrators or supporters of religiously-based schools and education. If you have questions about the awards or nomination process, please contact Deborah Still at 608.257.1023 x168 or deborah.still@edgewoodhs.org.

EHS Living the Mission Awards Nomination Form PLEASE PRINT

I nominate ________________________________________________________ Class of (if applicable) ______ Nominee’s Phone and Email ________________________________________________________________ Nominee’s Address________________________________________________________________________ Reason for nomination, with attached supporting materials: ________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________

❑ Dominican Award for Service to Humanity

❑ Mazzuchelli Award for Service to Christian Education

______________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ❑ EHS Fine Arts Hall of Fame Nominated by ____________________________________________________ Class of (if applicable) ______ ❑ EAA Athletic Nominator’s Phone and Email ______________________________________________________________ Hall of Fame Nominator’s Address ______________________________________________________________________ ❑ Alumni Return form to: Edgewood High School • Alumni Office • 2219 Monroe Street • Madison, WI 53711 Or go to edgewoodhs.org/alumni, select “Living the Mission” and then the link to the online nomination form

Appreciation Award (given to non-alumni)

Musings: Samuel Mazzuchelli—Priest, Pioneer…and Prophet???

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Dennis R. McKinley ’63 Early in the first semester, I received a package containing a book entitled Memoirs —Historical and Edifying of a Missionary Apostolic. The book came from Dave Barker ’83, one of seven Barker children to attend Edgewood: George ’75, Greg ’76, Julia ’77, Mary ’80, Susan ’81, Dave ’83 and Dan ’88. They had found the book with their mother’s collection as they were cleaning out her house after her death. Dave thought I would find it interesting and, indeed, I did.

The copyright was by Saint Clara College, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin, and the memoirs are those of Venerable Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP, who would later establish the community of the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa. The writings cover the years from when he left Milan to travel to the United States in 1828 until he returned to Italy for a visit in 1843. Mazzuchelli wrote in detail about his extensive travels and missionary work in the upper Midwest during these 15 years. One is astounded by the amount of work he accomplished in this short time.

He would, of course, return to Wisconsin to continue his missionary work and would ultimately die doing parish missionary work. He is buried in a simple grave in Benton, Wisconsin.

Among his memoirs, he makes several comments about this young country of the United States of America (remember, it was only about 50 years old when he arrived here) and its founding, its constitution and

its potential greatness. He includes cautions for this fledgling nation, and those are what I find the most prophetic in light of how our country has evolved over recent decades.

At one point he states, “In a country where the people constitutes itself the supreme legislator through its representatives, the Government must at all times recognize religious authority and the latter not seldom depends upon the former, according to the ideas of the ruling majority…Some have thought that the Government of the United States, because of not recognizing any particular religion must naturally be itself skeptical or atheistic—a most false conclusion in our case, for in one State where the republican system is carried out in full, there can be no laws for direction of worship there, while the citizens are divided on the matter of religion. The very fact that the civil authority is obliged to protect the citizen in the practice of his devotions is the very strongest proof that the majority is religiously inclined…Woe to that country if the mass of its people shall ever become unbelievers! Then will religion lose that protection which makes it now so free to act, and enslaved by general corruption, its ruin and disintegration, humanly speaking, will be irreparable.”

He observes further on, “A Republic demoralized is worse than any form of Government whatever; for in such event the demoralization of the will and the general manner of living will take upon themselves the force of law. In a real Republic, the loss of Religion and general corruption of morals keep pace with anarchy, with dissolution of civil society and at last with absolute despotism.”

Unbreakable Bonds:

Edgewood Football, Life Lessons: 1927-2015

Mike Mentzer and Tom Martinelli, Edgewood High School classmates of 1967 and football teammates, have written a book on the history of the football program from its first year in 1927, under the direction of Coach Willis Jones, through the Earl Wilke era to the present time. The 375-page book, illustrated with 225 images, includes content gathered in interviews, written responses, historical documents, statistics, and game reports. However, the authors stress that it is a much larger story than records and statistics. It encompasses the history of the historic Edgewood site, life lessons and unbreakable bonds of teammates. See more at facebook.com/UnbreakableBondsEdgewoodFootball The book is available for $35 in Eddie’s Outfitters, the General Office, or contact Tom Martinelli at tmartinelli@tds.net. Proceeds benefit the EHS Crusaders Football program.

He continues, “Notwithstanding the freedom of worship guaranteed by the Laws of the Government the people of the United States, when under the influence of blind bigotry, of false notions and sometimes of mischievous religious sectarians or crafty politicians, are at times guilty of violating the sanctity of Religious tolerance.”

Much later, he states, “Whenever the majority are reduced to that condition (… reject every system of Religion and abandon themselves to unbelief…) the time will be near when in spite of laws existing regarding liberty of worship, the Church will be subjected even in this Republic to restrictions and probably to persecutions.”

So is Mazzuchelli a prophet? Do his observations during the infancy of our nation ring true? Are we living in times that fit his descriptions? You can decide for yourself. I personally am in awe of his intelligence and his ability to synthesize complex issues into relatively simple statements. His conclusions would have placed him well within the “Founding Fathers” (pun intended!) of our country, and his cautions resemble the words of the early prophets.

In closing, I cite his Memoirs: “O, who will not pray our Father in Heaven to take away from the eyes of men the veil of that error by which they are being drawn into indifference and unbelief! Who will not sacrifice his time, his knowledge and even his life that he may bring to the Light of the Gospel those who redeemed by the Blood of Jesus Christ have perverted His doctrine!”

Let’s Eat Too! Cookbook —

Full of classic recipes as well as brand new ones submitted and kitchen-tested

by Edgewood parents, Let’s Eat Too! will hold a cherished place on your kitchen shelf or on those of family and friends.

Inside you’ll find: • 7 sections, filled with 400+ unique and delicious recipes • Favorite throwbacks from the original 1977 Let’s Eat! Purchase in person for $20 at the Edgewood Institutional Advancement Office or General Office.

Alumnews

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Alumnews includes information received as of January 15, 2016

1950

Sr. Patricia (M. Carla) Grosse, OSU celebrated 60 years as a sister in the Order of Saint Ursula on September 18, 2016 in Toledo, Ohio. Sr. Pat remembers all of the special teachers she had at EHS, especially Sr. Marie Arthur, the librarian.

1953 James E. Wermuth was featured in an article

by Ed Avis that was posted to the Independent Banker news site (independentbanker.org, search “Jim Wermuth”). As a “traveling banker,” a service offered by Capitol Bank, 81-year-old Jim takes his suitcase full of banking accoutrements out on the road to 13 retirement communities in and around Madison. He helps clients with their day-to-day banking needs, acts as a notary and even sells stamps for those who are homebound.

“Every Tuesday there’s a long line of people waiting for Jim,” says Michelle Naegle, apartment manager of All Saints Senior Apartments in Madison, one of Wermuth’s regular service stops and, coincidentally, where he and his wife have resided for the past two years. “He’s so personable.

He’s a wonderful banker as well as a friend to a lot of these residents. They enjoy chatting with him, and it makes their banking so convenient.”

Jim had already retired from a 25-year career when Capitol Bank reached out to him shortly after the bank was founded in 1995. Now, his efforts have paid off in a 2016 National Community Bank Service Award from the Independent Community Bankers of America.

1956 Beverly A. Enerson Bailey is treasurer of the Middle East Peace Now organization that educates about Palestine. She lives in Richfield, Minnesota.

Colleen J. Smith Bellingham has extended an invitation to her classmates to visit her at her home in Dunlop, Australia, in the capital district of Canberra.

1958 Corinne J. Paar Gillmeister received a Woman of the Year Award from the Phoenix Diocesan Council of Catholic Women in June 2016. The award was presented by Bishop Thomas Olmsted at Saints Simon and Jude Cathedral in Phoenix.

Corinne’s nomination came from Rev. David Ostler of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Sun City West, Arizona. Corrine served on the Church Finance Council for six years, the Building and Properties Committee for more than six years and has been a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas and the parish’s Women’s Guild, as well as an Extraordinary Minister of Communion.

Abigail Enright Statz and James J. Statz, under the pen name, Abigail James, have co-authored a children’s book entitled, Teddy: The Dog Who Plays Hide-and-Seek. It is a true story of how their dog, Teddy, surprised them by learning to play hide-and-seek.

The book was illustrated by

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their grandson, James Arbaje, of Madison. It is available on Amazon.com.

1963 Sr. Susan Charmley ’63 celebrated her Golden Jubilee year as a Sister of Loretto. After spending most of her time in the southwest U.S., Sr. Sue now resides at their Motherhouse in Kentucky.

1965 Kathleen E. Green Woit is a current member of the University of Wisconsin School of Education Board of Visitors. The Board serves as an external advisory body to the Dean. Members have attained prominence in their fields and are chosen because of their value in providing sound advice and counsel.

1967 Thomas J. Martinelli, in addition to having recently co-authored Unbreakable Bonds with classmate Michael J. Mentzer, has donated many volunteer hours to researching historic Madison photographs for the Wisconsin Historical Society.

He is a member of a “Wednesday Morning Group” that documents archival information and records the findings in the Society’s image database.

1968 Robert J. Kuecken has retired from his position as a financial planner in Honolulu, Hawaii, and relocated to the greater Tampa, Florida, area. He fondly recalls working closely for many years with other Edgewood alumni at the USBank in Madison before heading to Hawaii.

1969 Michael T. Aide, PhD is a certified professional soil scientist and is chairperson of the Department of Agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University. His research involves rice production across the mid-south of the US and in Latin America. He notes, “Interesting how a Wisconsin person who grew up in Madison becomes an “aggie” in third world nations. My preparation at Edgewood provided the desire to support food security for the less fortunate.”

1970 Gordon L. Meicher is currently the managing partner of Meicher CPAs, a full-service accounting firm in Middleton, Wisconsin. The company was one of 10 honored on June 28 with the 2016 Dane County Small Business Award in recognition of contributions to the community and local economy. Meicher CPAs was also selected as a finalist for this year’s InBusiness Magazine’s “Best Companies to Work For.” Qualifying criteria for selection are medical benefits, commitment to wellness and retirement programs, life and disability insurance, living wage, workforce training and paid time off.

1971 Diane K. Endres Ballweg was the subject of a profile piece by Gayle Worland that was published in the Wisconsin State Journal on September 18.

The article focused on Diane’s prominence as a

philanthropist, particularly of the arts, in the Madison community, including her support of the Overture Center, The Stream art facility at Edgewood College, Madison Symphony Orchestra and Concerts on the Square. Diane will be chair of the Madison Community Foundation beginning in February. For the full story, including Diane’s experiences as a music teacher, pilot and aviation teacher, visit madison.com and search “Diane Ballweg.”

1973 Mary Anne Thurber was inducted into the University of Wisconsin Marching Band Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Mary Anne was one of two women to be the first females to participate in the UW Marching Band, thus breaking the “glass ceiling” for countless young women to follow.

1979 Calvin E. Beyer spoke last year at the White House Men’s Dialogue on Health, focusing on mental health and suicide prevention in the construction industry. In June, he received the Danny Parrish Outstanding Leadership Award from the Construction Financial Management Association (cfma.org) for leading a national movement on mental health and suicide prevention and he was honored in Denver by the Carson J. Spencer Foundation (carsonjspencer.org) as a Volunteer of the Year. Cal notes remembering, “Sr. Anne-Marie Palmisano and how she roamed halls and classrooms seeking to provide positive reinforcement! I still use her coaching technique to this day!” Cal and his family live in Maple Valley, Washington, where he is employed by Lakeside Industries as director of risk management.

Charles K. McGinnis is now vice president of sales and marketing for Johnson Controls, Inc. The company is the largest publicly traded Wisconsin firm and is listed on the Fortune 50. Charles has served in six different positions while with Johnson Controls over the past 16 years.

1980 Robert C. Walker is CEO of Rayvio, a leader in solid-state ultraviolet LED disinfection technology solutions. So far, the company has raised over $40 million in investment capital and is doing business around the world. Before Bob joined Rayvio, he was a partner of the venture capital firm Sierra Ventures.

1981 Thomas M. Hazen is a supercar instructor with Xtreme Xperience, driving and instructing in exotic high-performance vehicles at racetracks around the country. His “office” is usually a Porsche GT3, Lamborghini Huracan, Ferrari 458 Italia, McLaren 570S, Audi R8, Nissan

Crusader Connection, Winter 2017 • 15 GT-R, or similar vehicle. Tom lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with his wife, Jane.

1984 Charles W. M. Roberts, MD, PhD, was named Cancer Center director and executive vicepresident of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Charlie assists in leading the research and clinical care priorities of the institution. He and his wife, Diane, and four sons moved to Memphis in September 2015 for his new role.

1986 Barmak Kusha, who earned a master’s in public health from Yale in 1998, has accepted a position at John Snow, Inc. (JSI) as a program manager in JSI Immunization Center. He oversees a portfolio of projects strengthening routine immunization systems in French-speaking Africa and the Caribbean, supports new business development, and is involved in mobile phone public health education and applied technology efforts, while overseeing a diverse staff at headquarters and in the field.

1987 Aaron D. Henderson has been promoted to advertising design team lead for GateHouse Media, overseeing a staff in designing newspaper advertising in six states. Aaron was also a four-time winner in the South Carolina Press Association contest for excellence in design, bringing his total number of awards to 52. He and his wife, Michelle, live in Buhl, Alabama. Since 2013, Aaron has volunteered annually as a designer in the Tuscaloosa Monster Makeover Design project, benefitting the Arts programs in Tuscaloosa schools. He says, “Edgewood was a long time ago, but the part I remember the most was how the friendships formed there are still strong— and the people I met there are some of the ones who touched my life the most.”

1994 Christopher J. Conohan has been teaching for 12 years, all of them in the MiddletonCross Plains Area School District, and is a fifth-grade teacher at Kromrey Middle School. His volunteer activities include youth coaching and educational programming at Pope Farm Conservancy. He is the father of two sons, Aedyn Christopher and Marek Aron. WISC-TV in Madison interviewed Chris for a story that put a local spin on a national trend that was highlighted by a teacher in Texas. Secondgrade teacher Brandy Young distributed a letter to every parent at the start of the school year to explain her new no-homework policy. The story went viral but revealed an existing practice that has been quietly bubbling across elementary schools in particular. Chris noted that he now assigns less take-home “busywork” in favor of more in-class practice and collaborative, group-learning activities. “If we can accomplish [meeting standards] during the day with instruction and collaboration…then homework at that point isn’t really necessary.”

1995 Amy M. Skolaski Fassbender is the new principal at Gordon L. Willson Elementary in Baraboo. She was interviewed

by Jake Prinsen for an article in the Baraboo News Republic, August 5, 2016. Amy Fassbender worked for the Waunakee Community School District for 16 years before accepting the job in Baraboo. She spent 13 years as a classroom teacher for first and second grades and three years as a math interventionist and literacy coach.

Although Amy had no previous administrative experience, district administrator Lori Mueller said she stood out from the 68 other applicants for a number of reasons. “Her disposition, her passion for doing what’s best for all students and her background experience in intervention and coaching were viewed as real assets.” Amy notes, “I think people who know me know that I am very committed to students. “I’ve wanted to be a teacher since I was three years old, and that has never changed.” For the full article, visit wiscnews.com/baraboonewsrepublic/ and search “Fassbender.”

1998 David J. Braun, who lives in Verona, Wisconsin, was featured in the newly released book, Walk-On This Way: The On-Going Legacy of the Wisconsin Football Walk-On Program, by Joel Nellis and Jake Kocorowski. The book highlights the contributions to the UW Badger football program made by the “undersized, underdeveloped, and under-recruited players” who initially play without an athletic scholarship but who have played a vital role in the team’s success.

The book is available at Amazon.com.

2000 Elizabeth “Ellie” Boucher Dawson lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, Steven, and daughter, Nora and is expecting another child in February. Ellie works as an environmental law trial attorney in the US Justice Department and Steven works in marketing for the Kennedy Center.

2001 Lauren M. Helletewark Lederer, her husband, David, and their son Zaiden Isaiah live in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. Lauren earned a BS in biology from UW-Stevens Point in December 2015. She has worked as a reporting associate with Covance Laboratories since January 2016 and is currently pursuing an MS in the biotechnology program at UW-Madison.

Dana J. Eannelli Lofgren and her husband, Michael, live in Eagan, Minnesota. They have two daughters, Elle Rae and Claire Renae. The proud grandparents are Raelyn C. (Foley ’71) and Michael A. Eannelli.

Jennifer P. Skolaski, PhD, appeared in a UWMadison billboard campaign for Winnebago County. She earned master’s and doctoral degrees in nonprofit management at UW and is the owner

of the Oshkosh-based Community & Nonprofit Leadership Consulting, LLC. The company specializes in helping nonprofit groups, including Henry Vilas Zoo and Housing Partnership of the Fox Cities, among many others, with fund raising, program management and operating more effectively. Jennifer says, “I love being the person working behind the scenes to help organizations be the best they can be.”

Read “Career Volunteer” at allwaysforward.org/ feature/winnebago-county/ for more about Jennifer and her work.

2003 Bridget D. Boucher Harland lives in Milwaukee with her husband, Dan and their two children, Jack and Maggie. Dan is a physician and Bridget, who received her MSW from UW-Milwaukee three years ago, is employed half time as a social worker at Froedert Hospital.

Alissa C. Cleary Winter lives on a sailboat in Australia with her husband, Bryce, and their daughter, Indigo. Their blog on which they share their travels is www.a2b2sea.com. See Births.

2006 Andrew H. Aebly earned a PhD in chemistry from Montana State University in July 2015. The previous summer, he married Angela Tate on August 2, 2014. They live in Oberlin, Ohio.

Joseph W. “Willie” Boucher graduated from UW Law School in 2015 and now lives in Milwaukee with his wife, Claire. He is a CPA with Deloitte in the area of international tax. Claire works at UW-Whitewater. See Marriages.

2007 Nicholas S. Palm completed a BBA degree at St. Norbert College in 2011 and is now a registered financial advisor who recently joined The Palm Financial Group at UBS Financial Services, Inc. Nick will work with small business owners, individuals and families to understand their financial needs and goals in order to develop and propose a comprehensive financial plan.

Alexa C. Lindenmeyer and Sinead A. McHugh are the owners of Short Stack Eatery on State Street in Madison. The restaurant, which features a breakfast menu and specializes in pancakes, has become a local favorite. Short Stack hosted a Holiday Benefit Dinner event on Tuesday, December 13, which included a four-course meal with wine and cocktail pairings, a silent auction, raffle prizes, and live music. All proceeds benefited DAIS: Domestic Abuse Intervention Services. The event was previewed with an interview by Alex and Sinead on WISC-TV.

2010 Jennifer N. DeMain is studio director at Cyc Fitness Studio in Madison, a high-energy, musicdriven indoor cycling experience that offers a unique, whole-body workout.

Jessica R. Kleckner graduated from UWPlatteville with a BS in biology and an emphasis on ecology. She lives in Dubuque, Iowa, and spends some of her spare time belly dancing and bird watching.

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2012 Katryn M. “Katy” Chryst joined the University of Wisconsin’s Development staff as a development coordinator in June 2016. Her efforts will be focused on all aspects of the annual fund, stewardship and engagement events, and support for premium seating, major gifts and internal operations. Katy graduated in April 2016 from the University of Pittsburgh where she interned with the Panthers media relations department. During her senior year, she worked in media relations for the Pittsburgh Penguins throughout the regular season, playoffs and Stanley Cup finals. While a student, Katy also studied abroad in London, including an internship with LetMePlay, a sports, education and outreach organization for young people.

They were among the 67 pages who performed various tasks over the four days of the convention, such as distributing printed materials and assisting delegates navigate the Quicken Loans Arena. Each state gets to send one page, selected through a competitive application process. Some states may send an extra page at the discretion of RNC chairman Reince Priebus, who hails from Wisconsin.

FORMER FACULTY & STAFF The University of Minnesota will name its 5,000seat volleyball, wrestling and gymnastics pavillion after former athletic director Joel Maturi, who retired from the position in 2012, after an 11-year tenure. When Maturi left Edgewood, he entered collegiate athletic administration at the University of Wisconsin (1987-1996), where he served nearly a decade before accepting his first head athletic director position at the University of Denver (1996-98). From 1998-2002 he was the director of athletics at Miami University in Ohio until he was named the director of athletics at the University of Minnesota in July of 2002.

MARRIAGES Joseph W. Boucher III ’06 married Claire duCharme in Milwaukee on September 24, 2016.

Willy’s good friend and classmate, Jeffrey A. Buchanan ’06, served as his best man. See Notes.

Pictured from left to right are Jules, Katie and Sheridan.

Katherine A. Gehrmann, Sheridan B. Hearn and Juliana R. Wolnak, all of whom were very active members of the EHS performing arts, also all chose to attend Viterbo University in La Crosse. In May 2016, the three classmates graduated from Viterbo’s Fine Arts program. Katie earned her BFA in theater, while Sheridan and Jules earned their BFAs in musical theater.

2013 Regan M. McCoshen, who is studying psychiatric nursing at the University of Iowa, was one of two college students Wisconsin sent to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this past July.

Samuel L. Daniels ’10 and Molly E. Maher ’11 were married on August 10, 2016 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Madison, followed by a reception at Nakoma Golf Club. The couple lives in Madison, not far from their alma mater.

Joseph L. Docter ’09 and Kristin L. Palm ’09 were married on June 25, 2016 in Madison. They live in Chicago, where Joe is a CPA at a tchnology start-up company and Kristin is a nurse at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. While working, Kristin is also studying to become a nurse practitioner.

Julie B. McGinnis ’08 married Stephen Chesna at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church in Madison on January 7, 2017. They received a special blessing

from Msgr. Michael L. Burke. A 2008 classmate of Julie’s, Antonia E. Eshun, was a member of the wedding party. The Chesnas live in Melrose Park, Illinois.

Emily E. Tarrell ’07 and Brandon T. Pike ’06 were married on July 1, 2016. The ceremony took place at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Madison, followed by a reception at the Majestic Theater. The wedding party and guests included a number of EHS alumni: Andrew S. Okada ’06, Kort J. Mazzura ’06, Emily E. McHugh Nellis ’07, Amanda L. Arnold ’07 and Robert D. “Bobby” Arnold ’06. The Pikes live in Madison.

BIRTHS Jennifer A. DeMuth Benepe ’97 and her husband, Matt, are proud parents of Grayson James, born on August 5, 2016 in Chicago.

Grayson is the second grandchild for James and Judith M. Severson ’62 DeMuth.

Robert M., MSE ’05 and Capt. Kelsey A. Donald ’06 Cacic, MD welcomed their first child, Amelia, in February 2016. Kelsey graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School and was promoted to Captain in the US Air Force. She entered residency at the San Antonio Military Medical Center as a neurologist in June.

Andrew J. Gifford ’01 and his wife, Alison, are the parents of a third child, Nicholas William born October 20, 2016. Nick’s siblings are Ben and Caroline. The family lives in Overland Park, Kansas. John and Kathy Karls ’71 Gifford are the twice-proud grandparents (See note below).

Jeffrey M. Gifford ’02 and his wife, Hannah Miller, have a daughter, Kinleigh Rose, born October 26, 2016. They live in Middleton, Wisconsin.

Lauren A. Lessner Lindley ’00 and her husband, Kevin, have two beautiful daughters who share the same May birthday. Dylan Rose, who was born May 10, 2016, joined sister Quinn Anne, born on that date in 2014. The Lindley family lives in Madison.

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Jennifer R. Sarbacker Stiklestad ’00, her husband, Kyle, and their son, Otto, welcomed Lily Mae on November 21, 2016. The Stiklestads live in Lancaster, Wisconsin. The proud grandparents are James E. and Katharine Bremer ’68 Sarbacker.

Alissa C. Cleary Winter ’03 and her husband, Bryce, have a daughter, Indigo Louise, born June 25, 2016, in Townsville, on the northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia. See Notes.

DEATHS We publish the names of deceased alumni as we become aware of their deaths 1942 Doris A. Buenzli Duffy 09/02/16 1942 Lawrence H. “Hank” Holley 12/15/16 1942 Alyce J. Kalscheur Laufenberg 11/13/16 1942 Marilyn D. “Lynne” Klein Rosenheimer Manicke 10/18/15 1942 John D. Purcell 01/08/17 1943 Valeria C. Bollenbeck Acker 12/14/16 1943 Bernadine E. Saeman Buffum 10/31/15 1944 Br. Reginald W. Neu, OP (A. William) 10/20/16 1944 Edward J. Young, Jr. 12/01/14 1945 John V. “Jack” Gentilli 10/26/16 1946 Eileen M. Hayes Conklin 07/29/16 1946 Gerardine M. Kerin Haffey 04/25/13 1947 Ellen Ann Oesterle Couch 12/07/16 1948 Joan S. Wirig 01/12/15 1949 John F. Herrick 09/06/16 1949 Ralph H. Richardson 09/01/16 1950 Mary E. Downey Rose Hendrickson 10/13/16 1950 Luetta M. Lukes Stumpf Joyce 11/21/16 1951 Ann Mary Kuehn 08/30/16 1951 Richard P. Trainor 10/02/16 1953 Patricia A. Hibbard Gorman 11/27/16 1953 Michael J. Meehan 05/30/16 1953 Patricia A. Brinkman Motiff Pelletier 08/10/16 1954 Elizabeth J. Lyons Schwarz Heard 09/24/16 1954 Josephine J. “Jay” Pilon Moe 09/06/16 1955 Philip F. Boberschmidt 05/15/11 1955 Richard W. Dresen 11/14/16 1955 Richard J. Kleiner 11/03/15 1960 Walter J. Weber 08/24/16 1961 Cecilia M. “Cece” Gilmore Van Lanen 09/05/16 1964 James L. O’Brien 11/13/16 1966 Michael J. Clark 09/11/16 1967 Constance J. Yelk 08/09/16 1968 Steven G. Williams 09/14/16 1970 David G. Tauchen 12/15/16 1972 Laura E. Clark-Hansen 11/30/16 1981 Jane L. Person-King 08/06/16 1982 David T. Jensen 10/21/16 2001 Elliott P. Kane 06/21/16

Reunion Updates

1947 (Annual, First Sunday in August) Sunday, August 6, 2017 Join us at 3:00 p.m. for a reunion and social gathering at Paisan’s Restaurant, 131 W. Wilson St. Cash bar. Pick up a parking pass from the host station before leaving the building, and elevator access is available. There will be an optional dinner at 5:00 pm, 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 or John Roach would be appreciated to give us an estimate of the number.

Robert Finley 608-836-1139; abfinley@tds.net John Roach 608-833-6691

1951 (Annual, Last Saturday in June) Saturday, June 24, 2017 Meet for lunch at 11:00 a.m. in the restaurant at the Radisson Hotel, 517 Grand Canyon Dr. Order off the menu.

Jeanne Tierney Berigan Judy Ponti Courtney

1952 (Biannual, Spring and Fall) Saturday, June 3, 2017 The Spring Luncheon, beginning at 11:00 a.m., will be hosted

by Paul Downey at Babe’s Bar & Grill, 5614 Schroeder Road (Whitney Way exit off the Beltline Hwy). A limited menu will be prepared and included with the announcement to be sent via email at a later date. A group of six classmates arrange and host a luncheon for spring and fall each year. and info on any future luncheon can be obtained by contacting Patty Sullivan, 6530 Schroeder Rd, Apt 220, Madison, WI 53711.

Patty Doyle Sullivan sulligram2013@gmail.com; 608-577-4355

1953 (Annual, First Saturday in August) Saturday, August 5, 2017 Class members will meet for an annual reunion at 5:00 p.m. at Babe’s Bar & Grill, 5614 Schroeder Road (Whitney Way exit off the Beltline Hwy). Food will be ordered off the menu!

Betty Schuchardt ejschuchardt@aol.com; 608-256-4122

1954 (Annual) Thursday, August 17, 2017 Join us for a casual lunch at 11:00 a.m. at Babe’s Bar & Grill, 5614 Schroeder Road (Whitney Way exit off the Beltline Hwy). We will order off the menu and pay our own bill. Post card reminders will be mailed in late March.

Joanne Jackson Thuesen 608-238-3200; joanne.th@sbcglobal.net

1957 (Seasonally, in March, July, Sept. and Dec.) The class of 1957 meets regularly every few months. For information on gatherings, visit facebook.com/ groups/227352077290827/ Mike Cantwell canll@sbcglobal.net

1959 (Considering an Annual Gathering) Date TBA Muriel Fass Krone Ginny Traver Koberstein

608-255-6115; makrone@charter.net vskoberstein@hotmail.com 608-213-1198; 608-271-3451

1962 (55th Anniversary) Become a Lifetime Member of the EHS Alumni Association and contribute to the grant fund for annual tuition awards to legacy family students. Visit edgewoodhs.org/Become_a_Member.

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1967 (50th Anniversary)

Wednesday-Friday, June 28-30, 2017 Wednesday, June 28 5:00 p.m. – Gathering at UW-Memorial Union Terrace 7:00 p.m. – Concerts on the Square (optional) Thursday, June 29 10:00 a.m. – Golf Outing at Pleasant View Golf Course Contact Tom Conlin by June 1 to reserve your spot.

6:30 p.m. – Reunion at the Concourse Hotel Friday, June 30 10:00 a.m. – Tour of Edgewood High School 12:00 noon – Casual Lunch at the Laurel Tavern Tom Martinelli tmartinelli@tds.net; 608-233-2850 Tom Conlin tconlin1@wi.rr.com; 262-527-5793

1972 (45th Anniversary)

Saturday June 17, 2017 Invite with details will be mailed.

Debbie Schiro Digney 608-836-5951 Colleen Dunn Dubin 608-345-0185; cddubin@gmail.com

1973 (Annual, First Saturday in August) Saturday, August 6, 2016

Meet at the The Laurel Tavern, 2505 Monroe Street.

Kim Littel kimlittel@gmail.com Nancy Sorge Shimeall nancyshimeall@charter.nett

1977 (40th Anniversary) Date TBA

Arrangements pending.

Tekla Wlodarczyk Nunez

608-772-8102

1982 (35th Anniversary) Arrangements pending. Watch for a postcard mailing in late January/early February. Watch the Edgewood Facebook page for more information as it becomes available.

Ed Kinney 608-842-5021; ekinney@settlerswi.com Elizabeth Roggensack Donley 608-577-9209 bdonley@stemina.com

1983 (Annual)

Saturday, July 29, 2017 We’ll meet at the Big 10 Pub on Regent Street beginning about 3:00 p.m. to commemorate 34 years since graduation. This is a “come as you are, pay as you go” event. No reservations or upfront payments required. Please continue to help find classmates who are not yet part of our Facebook group and invite them.

Join yourself by contacting Dan. Thanks!

Dan Birrenkott mimi_danb@yahoo.com

1987 (30th Anniversary)

Saturday, September 23, 2017 Gathering will be held at the Madison Club. facebook.com/EHSclassof87thirtyyearreunion/ Michelle Merkle Hackworthy mhacky@charter.net Kari Campbell Fisher Kfisher78@charter.net

1992 (25th Anniversary) No information currently available

1997 (20th Anniversary)

Saturday, July 22, 2017 Celebrate 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the Maple Buff Country Club. facebook.com/groups/1062297737190411/ Kelly Yapp Severson kelly.lyn.severson@gmail.com; 608-469-7007

2002 (15th Anniversary) No information currently available

No information currently available

2007 (10th Anniversary)

1966 (Annual)

No information currently available

Saturday, August 12, 2017

2012 (5th Anniversary)

Meet at 5:00 p.m. at Babe’s Bar & Grill, 5614 Schroeder Road (Whitney Way exit off the Beltline Hwy).

Dick Reynolds richard@reynoldsms.com Tom Luther luther44@gmail.com Kathy Madigan Digman digman11@gmail.com

Contact Dennis McKinley at 608.257.1023 x141 or dennis.mckinley@edgewoodhs.org if you are interested in helping to plan a gathering for your class.

No information currently available

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Reunion Class Portraits 1947

Class members John Roach, Donna Bergmann Elliott & husband, Howard Elliott, James Devine, Bob Finley & wife Arlene Finley, and Carol Esser Barry met on Sunday, August 7, for their annual reunion.

1948

Back: Don Jorgensen, Marie Saeman Soderholm, Eunice Shoepp Schmitz.

Front: Nancy Raffel Diebold, Marcus Roelke. The class has decided to discontinue its annual gatherings.

1954 a luncheon gathering on August 10, 2016 at the Olive

The class of 1954 joyously celebrated their 80th birthdays at Garden. Thirty grads sang “Happy Birthday to Us” while enjoying maroon and gold cake amid a room full of balloons and banners. Roseanne Botham Raemisch and the dedicated reunion committee organized the event with the usual flair.

Diane Gordon Ruh and Bev Laufenberg Gilardi crushed the trivia quiz, while Carol Innis Solso was recognized for travelling the farthest (California); Tom Wiedholz for most grandchildren (17) and Marie Uselman Weisensel for 60 years of marriage. The senior citizen jokes were hilarious and enjoyed with riotous laughter! We all look forward to celebrating Crusader Pride at our 65th reunion.

A tremendous turnout from members of the Class of 1956 showed just how true it is that Edgewood High School graduates form friendships that last a lifetime. The attendees marked their 60th Anniversary Reunion with a cocktail reception followed by dinner on Saturday, September 24, at Babe’s Bar & Grill.

1956

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1966

1971

The Class of 1966 had an extended reunion weekend, September 9-11. Golfers met for an outing on Friday morning and then in the evening all class members were invited to a casual gathering at a brew pub. The reception on Saturday was a terrific 50-year anniversary celebration of continued and renewed friendships. Sunday began with a tour of Edgewood followed by Mass in St. Joseph Chapel at Edgewood College.

On Friday, July 29, the Class of 1971 held a casual meet and greet with snacks and drinks at the Paoli Schoolhouse Shops & Cafe, in the tiny crossroads community known for galleries and specialty shops. Then, on Saturday, class members returned to the Edgewood campus for a catered dinner in the atrium of the Edgewood College Stream, the college’s fine arts facility.

1991

Members of the Class of 1991 gathered at the Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, on Friday, July 15, and celebrated with a dinner the following evening at Bonfyre Grill in Madison.

1981 2001

Members of the Class of 1981 gathered at the Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, on Friday, July 15. They also celebrated with a dinner the following evening at Bonfyre Grill in Madison.

Members of the EHS Class of 2001 celebrated during the Thanksgiving weekend with an evening reception at Hamilton’s on the Square in Madison on Saturday, November 26, 2016. From left to right: Kelly (McCardell) Berceau, Whitney Abbott, Ally (Geier) Ford, Johnny Walsh, Becky (Haker) Balistreri, Katie Roach, Jennifer Skolaski, Erik Otterson, and Anthony Brown.

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Scene on Campus

Left: Three generations of English teachers meet—Sr. Suzanne Lorentz, OP, Diane Mertens (who retired last spring) and Andrea Berndt.

Center: Last fall, the freshman class rushed the field to create their class year, photographed from above.

Right: The Social Studies Department faculty reminded people to get out and vote in November; (left to right): Kym Husom, Craig Clauson, Joe LaMontagne ’09, Wade DallaGrana, Kerry Cavanaugh and Derek Behnke ’07.

2016-2017 EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES David A. Hackworthy ’80, Chair Isthmus Partners, LLC Partner/CIO Parent of Alumni Mark V. Afable American Family Insurance Chief Legal Officer Current Parent and Parent of Alumni Sharon M. Brolin Sinsinawa Dominican Associate Current Parent

Kristin N. Dewey ’06 The QTI Group Executive Recruiter Sandra Docter Madison College Associate Dean – School of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology Parent of Alumni Michael G. Elliott ’77 Edgewood High School President Parent of Alumnae

James H. Hegenbarth Park Bank President/CEO Current parent Maggie Hopkins, OP Edgewood College VP – Dominican Life and Mission

Gwendolyn L. Jones Madison College Marketing Specialist – Continuing Education Parent of Alumni

Thomas G. Klein Oakbrook Corporation Sr. Director – Commercial Real Estate James R. Imhoff III ’93 Parent of Alumni Universal Home Steven J. Krantz ’89 Protection Princeton Group & President ICON Tickets VP – Operations

John J. Maher River’s End Trading Company CEO Current Parent/ Parent of Alumna Kevin P. Mullane Talcott Group, LLC President Parent of Alumni Lynne S. Myers Agrace HospiceCare President & CEO Current Parent

Ted T. Richards Strand Associates, Inc. CEO Parent of Alumni Kelli S. Thompson Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office Attorney Current parent