9 on the OLSH campus.The event, featuring a 5K race, 1 The OLSH Rally for McNally Endowed Scholarship 5K was held on June of OLSH to raise $4,500 for the Michael McNally Endowed mile walk, and kids' fun run, brought together alumni and other friends , a 6th grader from Blessed Seelos Academy. Special thanks Scholarship Fund. 5K winners were Mark Grogan '07 and Mary Narvett s Plus, First Steps Pediatrics, Holy Trinity Catholic Parish, Robert to sponsors Rohrich Automotive Group, Ohio Valley Hospital, Pierogie tee members Jordan Hinds '02, Katie Purcell '02, Nicholas Waruszewski '07 and family, and Tootsie's Diner; and thanks to commit ts on the event: Michalenko '07, and Bob Waruszewski '07. Below Bob shares his though i ffe r e n t ) This event puts those words into t ’s b e c o m e a m i n i - cl a s s (good, bad, and ind ng to practi ce. While we can’t wave a runni mind: reunion of sorts. Each June, came to my m c l a s s , wand and heal Michael, we honor a group of my classm ates, t h e c e m e t e r y i n g y in the senior him, his family, and their strong along with other alumni, teachers, spending study halls baske tball faith by comin g togeth er as a a n d m e m b e r s o f t h e O L S H comm ons, attend ing family and suppo rting Catho lic games in the old AAC, etc. community, gather for a race. education at OLSH. rs, teache the to ul gratef so I’m Some are seasoned runners while memb ers of others rarely take a jog. Yet we coach es, and other helped form who family OLSH the for de all come together in gratitu today. am I person the into me of one honor to our time at OLSH, gift the rt suppo to and our own, The race is always a bittersweet of an OLSH educa tion for those experience. On one hand, there’s who come after us. a joy in recon nectin g with old g memo ries. There ’s somet hing comfo rting friend s and sharin our hearts hand, other about retur ning to the OLSH Yet on the and the el, Micha for sad campu s. No matte r how many are one underg has he y journe lt difficu years you’ve been away, it feels bike a after ery recov ds towar once like you’re return ing home ago. you drive up the hill and turn accident so many years e. Avenu onto Woodcrest In Roma ns 12:21 St. Paul says, “Do not be overc ome by evil, event, the As I was helping with but overc ome evil with good.” l schoo high of many memo ries
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