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Dear Marist friends,

The formation our students receive at Marist School helps draw the outline for their future selves.

Amidst the celebratory spirit surrounding graduation, there is also a sense of satisfaction among administrators as we send Marist School graduates forth onto the next stage of their journey through life. Satisfaction because we know that we have done our best to further our beloved school’s mission to the utmost, forming these students, now graduates, in the image of Christ. It is with humble spirits, though, that we also realize that they are now on their own. We, and their parents, have provided a solid foundation, laced with plenty of encouragement to pursue excellence as well as the charge to serve others in the communities in which they find themselves in the future.

We have learned from Marist School alumni that the bonds developed while at Marist are strong, oftentimes stronger even than the college bonds our recent graduates are about to create. Marist ties are like family ties. They exist forever, and for this we are especially grateful. The formation our students receive at Marist School helps draw the outline for their future selves. When they leave Marist, they add vivid color and beautiful shading to that outline.

We trust they will live the Marist mission beyond our campus, ever-vigilant to the model of Jesus’ mother Mary.

As we say goodbye to our graduates and retiring faculty, all exemplary in their own ways, we wish them Godspeed. Stay in touch! We are always happy to welcome back familiar faces to our Marist School campus.

In the name of Mary,

Rev. John H. Harhager, S.M.

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GR ADUATION 2016 Relive the highlights from the 2016 commencement events.

COLLEGE LIST See where the Class of 2016 will go next.

COVER STORY

11 ALUMNI GENER ATIONS Students of alumni take center stage.

3 YEAR IN REVIEW Share in the most memorable events of the 2015-2016 school year.

15 FOND FAREWELLS Four teachers bid Marist School adieu after years of service.

14 AWARD LISTING See which students received academic honors in 2015-2016.

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PRESIDENT Rev. John Harhager, S.M.

2015–2016 in Review

PRINCIPAL Rev. Joel Konzen, S.M.

V.P. FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Angela H. Dorsey

EDITOR & DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Cristina Vásconez Herrera

CONTRIBUTORS Sarah Burgher Jaclyn McNeil

Past Presidents of the Marist

For the first time, Marist School

Parents’ Club gathered in April

hosted exchange students from

to honor the 2015-2016

the Middle East. Sarah Quinn

presidents, Jenn Martel and

Ezzarghani ’06, director of the

Maysie Spalding Beeson ’85.

language program at the American School in Fes, Morocco, brought

GRAPHIC DESIGN Helmet Studio Jay Rogers, Illustrator

PHOTOGRAPHERS Brian Collier Parents and Staff Photosynthesis Studio

five students to Atlanta to visit Marist and several local colleges The Addams

and universities as well as to

Family spooked

sightsee. The students, who were

and delighted

hosted by Marist families during

theatergoers

their stay, enjoyed their visit and

this spring.

felt very welcomed.

For questions or comments regarding Marist Matters’ editorial content, please contact Director of Communications Cristina Herrera at herrerac@marist.com.

To submit class notes, weddings, and birth announcements, please email classnotes@marist.com.

The varsity girls’ golf team

Jack Dinges ’17

finished as AAAA State

earned the

Runners-Up Runners-Up, the highest

highest possible

finish in the program’s

ACT Composite

20-year history.

score of 36.

Congratulations!

The mission of Marist School is to form the whole person in the image of Christ through instruction grounded in religious values, the teachings of the Catholic Church, and the spirit of the Society of Mary. This mission is advanced through communal pursuit of excellence in academic, religious, extracurricular, leadership, and service programs.

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Marist students completed their 24th Habitat for Humanity home in November, and Marist Women Build completed their 16th home in May, totaling 40 homes the Marist School community has provided for

These Martha-like women cared for

deserving families.

Marist priests in the rectories at both the original downtown and current Marist School campuses for a combined total of more than

Social studies teacher Brendan Murphy was named Holocaust Distinguished Educator of 2016. He also won the award

120 years. Pictured left to right are Callie Mae Hill, Louise Usher, and Sarah Kendrick.

in 2009, making him the only teacher in Georgia to receive the award twice.

Students in Christopher Michaud’s Robotics and Engineering class designed and built a robotic

The 40-day period prior to Easter this

vehicle control system.

year was dubbed “EnviroLent” as students embraced Marist’s sustainability mission by making better choices surrounding water bottles and wasteful packaging. Additionally, Marist School responded to Pope Francis’s call to care for our common home by planting more than 200 trees on campus, providing shelters for bats to enhance the local ecosystem, and welcoming a colony of honey bees.

David Straub ’18 was selected for the Swim

Across America Junior Advisory Board. He, along with Ava Westfall ’21 , will lead the Marist community as they “Make Waves Against Cancer” by participating in Atlanta Open Water Swim.

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COMMENCEMENT

CLASS OF 2016

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you.” McKittrick remarked, “Marist has branded us so that we can never forget where we come from.

School’s 115th commencement exercises This mark will make us always seek the best out of on May 20-21, 2016 in Centennial Center, ourselves, but will also provide us with humility so it might be, “It’s time for you to move on, that we can never be so serious that life’s simple but take Marist with you.” pleasures are forgotten.” Valedictorian Nicolas Marist Alumni Chaplain Father William Rowland, Isaf ’16 capped off the graduation speeches saying, S.M. introduced the theme at the Friday evening “Marist was our lesson. But as anyone who’s taken a Baccalaureate Mass with a homily entitled “Go! Get test knows, you can’t forget your lessons. Never Out of Here!” Father Rowland reminded the forget anything that happened here at Marist graduates that they have a mission in life bigger than because…that’s what you’ve learned, that’s what’s themselves, challenging them to take on the very made you. Now go show the world what you know.” mission of Jesus. Recalling the popular “Mission As is customary, the most recent recipient of Impossible” television series of his teen years, he told the Marist Alumni Association’s Distinguished the graduates they will never Alumnus/a Award, shared be on their own as they words of wisdom with the Congratulations and don’t graduating seniors. This year, pursue their mission in life, quipping “Why? Because the Mary Humann Judson ’84 had ever forget how blessed Lord is with you. Otherwise, the privilege and took the the mission would be we all are to ‘be Marist.’ opportunity to reflect on what – impossible!” it means to “be Marist” when M A RY H U M A N N J U D S O N ’ 8 4 Others echoed the you are no longer at Marist. theme during Saturday’s She commented, “Take commencement ceremony in advantage of the opportunities that present which 187 students received diplomas signifying themselves to you. Be open to God’s call to a academic achievement and the spiritual commission vocation, whether it be to the religious life, a to embody the mission of Marist School. Principal secular career, or family life. But don’t ever forget Father Joel Konzen, S.M. saluted the graduates that the best leaders are those who saying, “You are emissaries of the teachings of Jesus empower others to be their Christ and the selfless, service–oriented example of best. That is where you his mother. So I say to you, ‘stay in touch,’ by which can truly make an I definitely mean with each other and with our impact on the Alumni Office. But I also mean stay in touch with world.” where you have come from.”

Both salutatorians, Courtney Peters ’16 and Christian McKittrick ’16, brought the theme of mission into their addresses as well. Peters commented, “Wherever you’re going, don’t just follow the crowd, but run with a purpose…Be confident that you’re ready for what’s ahead of you, because if these past couple years are any indicator of what’s next, there’s a master plan just waiting for If one phrase could characterize Marist

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Four teachers wrote the most college recommendations:

Dr. Louisa Moffitt Ms. Naitnaphit Limlamai Mr. Kevin Moore Mrs. Mary Beth Zibilich

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Class of 2016 Destinations ARCADIA UNIVERSITY

DAVIDSON COLLEGE

GEORGIA INSTITUTE

LOUISIANA STATE

Alex Ramirez

Bailey Norman

OF TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY

Maura Tangum

Myriam Alvarez

Mary Margaret Davis

Lexy Aronson

Sarah Grobety

Catherine Bailey

Kate Moffett

Katie Coveny

Ryan Pepperman

Tess Denniss

Anna Rosing

Bridget Doran

Patrick Waring

AUBURN UNIVERSITY Jimmy Brewster

DREXEL UNIVERSITY

Kinsey Carroll

Ally Phillips

Connor Goble Isabelle Gordon Maggie Haneklau Savannah King Henry Owen Megan Prater Sofia Prietula Crawford Rummel Anna Claire Smith Jack Uber Sarah Varalla BELMONT UNIVERSITY Cole Abshier BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN COLLEGE

DUKE UNIVERSITY Charlie Daniel Coleman Williams ELON UNIVERSITY Caroline Snyder FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Gordon Crump Lauren Tolbert Jack Warren FURMAN UNIVERSITY Caroline Hudak Jack Owen

Lesley Ehmer Jack Hearn Caitlin Hubbard Michael Isaf Nick Isaf Mary Kate Klump Hannah Koenraad Chet Lagod Frank Pittman Michael Sherman Conor Wong GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO Abbie Wathen MIAMI UNIVERSITY Laine Smith NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Cecilia Delmer OBERLIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Maggie Chouinard

Ryan Smith

Cota Bell

GARDNER-WEBB

Connor Hale

UNIVERSITY

Spencer Manley

Patrick Zeck

Tiffany Wills

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON

GEORGIA STATE

UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY

Katie Hopkins

Kevin Kelly

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Liam Tangum

McKenna Keim

Omar Munoz

Ananya Malhotra

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Carson Coker

Emma Burns

Will Toner BOSTON COLLEGE Charlie Utsch BOSTON UNIVERSITY Rachel Callahan

Matthew Haertel John Hammer Adam Shingleton Marguerite Yearns COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

Sam Collier

Kristoff Dixon THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Clay Davis

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE JAMES MADISON

Loretta Norton

UNIVERSITY GEORGIA COLLEGE &

Hannah Lagod

PURDUE UNIVERSITY Dominique Oden

STATE UNIVERSITY Rita Griffin

KENNESAW STATE

Ashleigh Perez

UNIVERSITY

Kevin Perez

Mary Alemseghed

RHODES COLLEGE

Danielle Frank

Nicholas Williams

Laine Kehoe COLORADO SCHOOL

William Trainor

Brandon Price

Jasmine Darius

Hanna Weiland

Andrew Fredette

OF MINES

OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY

Joe Taylor

Abner Perez

RICE UNIVERSITY Noh Mengisteab SEWANEE: THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH Cordell Philip Vannier

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ALUMNI NEWS

SOUTHERN METHODIST

Jen Mackey

UNIVERSITY OF

UNIVERSITY OF

UNIVERSITY

John MacLane

MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK

WASHINGTON

Dillon Hartigan

William MacLane

Cameron Pearson

Kate McVay

Spencer Taylor

Kara Marburger Bonnie Masters

UNIVERSITY OF

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Isabella McDevitt

MICHIGAN

INSTITUTE AND STATE

Will Kingsfield

Annie McEnaney

Kate Connolly

UNIVERSITY

Merryn Monnin

Kinsey Harvey

Cal Barlik

Sara Adelaide Neel

Meagan McDowell

Noah Perry

Luke Testani

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF

Kyle Ferrer

MISSISSIPPI

Gwen Fuller

Zach Brown

Sarah Jane Miles

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Brendan MacCallum TULANE UNIVERSITY Ashley Bauer Bailey Hall THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Isabelle Faenza Maddie Hill Jeff Seitz Morgan Titak THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Lauren Bittick Caroline Bradley Chris Bradley Will Chandler Gracie Crump Brianna Fendrich William Francis Claire Gordon Ansley Gross

Anna Ravry Champ Sin Steven Spencer Max Stander Ryan Summers Margaret Virgin Maria Zayas

Peter Ewing Brendan Furry Owen George

Matt Zowine

James Gwin

THE UNIVERSITY OF

Mary Kathryn Kitchin

NORTH CAROLINA AT

Katie Koenenn

CHAPEL HILL

Ashby Malloy

Maggie Bonatz

Bryce Prelutsky

Tamira Gitonga

Nicole Schroeder

Max Jewell

John Waring UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY

UNIVERSITY OF

Annabella Farabaugh

NOTRE DAME Brendan Burke

UNITED STATES

Eddie Johnson

MILITARY ACADEMY

Natalie Quirk

WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY Connor Corbett Victoria Morgan WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Leila King Liam Kirchner WELLESLY COLLEGE Andrea Marenco XAVIER UNIVERSITY Clark Washington

Kamryn Brinson UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND

Molly Harrell

UNITED STATES

Laura Harrison

NAVAL ACADEMY

Lily Holmes

Christian McKittrick

Gabby Bowen UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Davis Homrich Connor Larkin

UNIVERSITY OF

Adam Kenvin

Eric Lee

CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

Ryan McKenna

Christian Lorys

Jake Pigott

Katie MacGinnitie

Abby Anderson

UNIVERSITY OF UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Lindsey Warnock

Megan Deegan UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Robert Larmore Courtney Peters Charlie Pickell

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CLASS OF 2016

Alumni Generations

Alumni Generations celebrates the legacy of an alumnus/a with a current child or grandchild enrolled at Marist School. This spring 37 members of the Class of 2016 gathered with their Marist alumni parent or grandparent to mark this special occasion.

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1 Cota Bell with his father

13 Maggie Haneklau with her mother

Patrick C. Bell, Sr. ’83

Angela Attanasio Haneklau ’80

2 Jimmy Brewster with his father

James A. Brewster ’80 3 Will Chandler with his father

Richard C. Chandler ’78 4 Kate Connolly with her father

Timothy J. Connolly II ’81 5 Katie Coveny with her father

Michael P. Coveny ’81 6 Bridget Doran with her mother

Eileen O’Connor Doran ’87 7 Peter Ewing with his mother

Elisabeth Fry Ewing ’82 8 Connor Goble with his mother

Margaret Post Goble ’88 9 Luke Gwin with his father

Jill Haly Owen ’82 25 Abner Perez with his father

John F. Harrison ’81 15 Dillon Hartigan with his father

Robert E. Perez ’88 26 Ashleigh Perez with her father

Timothy J. Hartigan ’79 16 Kevin Kelly with his mother

Daniel W. Perez ’84 27 Noah Perry with his mother

Kathleen George Kelly ’79 17 Will Kingsfield with his mother

Angela Stevens Perry ’82 28 Anna Ravry with her father

Kimberly Tally Kingsfield ’86 18 Mary Kate Klump with her father

Mario E. Ravry ’85 29 Anna Rosing with her grandfather

Daniel V. Klump ’87 19 Hannah Koenraad with her parents

Ronald J. Koenraad ’79 and Caroline Cashin Koenraad ’86

Gordon W. Smith ’51 30 Crawford Rummel with his father

Michael J. Rummel ’78 31 Adam Shingleton with his mother

20 Katie McGinnitie with her father

Douglas J. MacGinnitie ’85

Silva Agraz Shingleton ’85 32 Anna Claire Smith with her

21 John MacLane and Will MacLane

John H. Gwin ’83 10 Matthew Haertel with his father

Glenn W. Haertel ’84 11 Connor Hale with his mother

Courtney Cashin Hale ’84 12 John Hammer with his mother

Lisa Paracsi Hammer ’82 NOT PICTURED

14 Laura Harrison with her father

24 Jack Owen with his mother

with their father Bruce W. MacLane, Jr. ’84 22 Isabella McDevitt with her mother

Marianne Ravry McDevitt ’89

mother Traci Johnson Smith ’88 33 Margaret Virgin with her mother

Cecilia Dorsey Virgin ’80 34 Abbie Wathen with her father

David J. Wathen ’86

23 Sarah Jane Miles with her mother

Kelly Cambias Miles ’86

Cecilia Delmer with her mother Mary O’Haren Delmer ’83

Danielle Frank with her father Scott M. Frank ’84

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2016 Awards STAR AWARDS STAR Student: Charlie Daniel STAR Teacher: Mr. Rand Wise

DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS Business and Computer Technology: Anna Battaglia (E-Business and Web Design), Anna Bonatz (Computer Science), Leon Breaux (Engineering and Design), Erin Egan (Financial Management), Erin McCartney (Multimedia Design and Production), Anna Ravry (Basic Accounting), Conor Wong (Advanced Accounting) English: Brendan Burke (World Literature), Jack Dinges (AP Language), Marianna Hiles (American Literature), Ananya Malhotra (AP Literature), Lindsey Reina (9), Christina Shin (Father Brogley, S.M. Award for English Literature) Fine Arts: Choral Music: Tess Denniss (National Choral Award), Jackson Mudd (Chorale Award), Laine Smith (Chamber Choir) Visual Arts: Andrew Fredette (11-12), Lucy Luckovich (9-10), Charlie Pickell (AP Art History), Maura Tangum (AP Studio Art) Instrumental Music: Claire Boerner (AP Music Theory), Dillon Hartigan (Gilmore Award), John MacLane (Sousa Award), Will MacLane (Armstrong Award) Drama: Ryan McKenna (9-12) Dance: Maria Zayas (9-12)

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Mathematics: Caroline Chipman (Precalculus), Craig Cronin (AP Statistics), Jessica Forsstrom (Geometry), Will Kingsfield (AP Calculus), Anais Marenco (Algebra II) American Mathematics Competition Winners: Jack Paris (9-10), Ben Wise (9-10), Nicholas Roberts (11-12) Modern and Classical Languages: French: Anna Battaglia (French III), Tess Denniss (AP French), Ari Herman (French IV), Natalie Selover (French II), Mahima Udin (French I) German: James Calhoun (German III), Harrison Ford (German II), Bailey Hall (AP German), Thomas McKinstry (German IV), Cecelia Reed (German I) Latin: Ellie Anderson (Latin IV), Lauren Jennings (Latin I), Kyle Neary (Latin III), Frank Pittman (AP Latin), Olivia Roberts (Latin II) Spanish:Dylan Rose Elledge (Spanish II), Chase Krouskos (Spanish IV), Isabelle Monyak (Spanish I), Christina Shin (AP Spanish), Ben Wise (Spanish III) Chinese Language & Culture: Nick Isaf Foreign Language National Exams National French Exam: Jack Dinges, Tess Denniss, Hope Masters, Natalie Selover, Hallie Jo Schroeder, Maggie Sjostrom National German Exam: Annika Callaham, Harrison Ford, Bailey Hall, Thomas McKinstry, Jack Winn National Latin Exam: Luke Federer, Isabella Hay, Emily Claire Kibbe, Kyle Neary National Spanish Exam: Lucas Cantuaria, Caroline Chipman, Lucas Gonzalez, Asha Patel, Grace Uber, Christina Shin, Ben Wise, Maria Zayas

Physical Education: Lexy Aronson (11-12), Jalen Clark (9-10), Mimi Taylor (9-10), Jack Warren (11-12) Science: Maya Bussey (Chemistry), Mary Catherine Camacho (AP Biology & Advanced Physics), Craig Cronin (AP Chemistry), Christopher Dick (Physics), Dylan Rose Elledge (Biology), Isabella Hay (Advanced Biology), Nick Isaf (AP Physics), Jack Paris (Advanced Chemistry) Social Studies: Jack Dinges (Bill Jordan ’35 Award for Excellence in U.S. History), Nathan Haileyesus (10), Isabella Hay (AP World History), Lars Helkov (9), Wesley Kaminski (11), Margaret Sjostrom (AP European History), Max Stander (12) Theology: Mary Margaret Davis (12), Lars Helkov (9), Chase Krouskos (11), Meredith Langman (11), Jack Maley (10), Olivia Morana (9), Mattie Ryan (10), Nick Williams (12)

CO-CURRICULAR RECOGNITION Blue & Gold Award: Andrea Marenco, Isabella McDevitt Guidon Award: Gracie Crump, Peter Ewing, Caroline Hudak, Connor Larkin Rapier Award: Ana Cvijetinovic St. Genesius Award—Fine Arts: Mary Margaret Davis St. Cecelia Award—Fine Arts: Annie McEnaney

National Merit Scholarship Finalists Charles Daniel Tess Denniss Courtney Peters

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has sponsored the AJC Cup award since 1927 to honor a promising senior who excels in all areas of campus life. Students are nominated and selected by the faculty members, and the winner is awarded a trophy and a scholarship to be applied to college expenses.

Sedes Sapientiae is Marist School’s highest honor, conferred by the faculty upon the senior who excels in scholarship, loyalty, and service and who best represents the values for which Marist School stands.

Sedes Sapientiae Award Courtney Peters

Courtney will attend University of Virginia in the fall.

Atlanta JournalConstitution Cup Champ Sin

BOOK AWARDS

SENIOR HONORS

Columbia University Book Award: Erin Egan Dartmouth Book Award: Kendall Nelson Emory University Book Award: Ari Herman Harvard Book Award: Christina Shin Johns Hopkins University Book Award: Mary Catherine Camacho Notre Dame Book Award: Sally Snelling St. Mary’s College Book Award: Sophia Ellenburg University of Pennsylvania Book Award: Anna Bonatz University of Virginia Book Award: Reed Bethune Vanderbilt Book Award: Will Curvin Yale Book Award: Jack Dinges

St. Thomas Aquinas Award— Academic Competition: Nick Isaf, Noh Mengisteab

Champ will attend The University of Georgia in the fall.

Father Hageman Award— Journalism: Andrea Marenco Father Brennan Award—Fine Arts: Tess Denniss Dean Hargis Award—Athletics: Dominique Oden, Frank Pittman Scholar Athlete: Christian McKittrick, Courtney Peters Father McCormack Award— Campus Ministry: Connor Goble, Rita Griffin Speculum Justitiae Award— Community Service: Caroline Hudak, Sofia Prietula Harley Kimmel Awards— Valedictorian: Nick Isaf Harley Kimmel Awards— Salutatorians: Christian McKittrick, Courtney Peters Archbishop’s Awards: Maggie Bonatz, Brendan Burke

FACULTY & STAFF Archbishop’s Outstanding Service Award: Rev. Ralph Olek, S.M. Tracy Faber Arra STEM Grant: Science & Mathematics Departments Father Schmuhl Service Award: Art Diaz Frank P. Hagan Memorial Coach’s Award: Timothy Perez Goizueta Chair of Excellence: Dr. Louisa Moffitt Loridans Academic Fellowship: Janet Claussen MacGinnitie Award for Innovation: Christopher Michaud

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2015–2016 RETIRE MENTS

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Susan Morrison

After spending the entirety of her 39-year teaching career at Marist School, Susan Morrison has retired.

In the words of current Modern & Classical Languages Department Chair Erica Buchanan, “We are losing a gem. It’s the end of an era.” Madame Morrison, who is known for her bright smile, zest for life, and powerful love of students, taught all levels of French while at Marist, served as department chair for 14 years, and moderated a variety of extracurricular activities, including cheerleading, French Club, French Honor Society, and the 9th and 10th grades. Her children, Lauren Morrison Short ’01 and Ted Morrison ’04, graduated from Marist. Madame Morrison looks forward to spending her retirement years traveling, reading, and biking, though her new grandson may keep her happy and occupied as well.

Charles Pearson retired after the 2015–2016 school year, having taught history at Marist since 1979. Before coming to Marist, he began his 41-year teaching career at St. Vincent’s Academy, a Catholic secondary school for girls in Savannah, Georgia. Known as a consummate professional, Mr. Pearson was beloved by students, though his eagle eye for uniform violations kept them always on their toes. He mainly taught Marist’s AP European history course, and his strength in that endeavor is evidenced by the 100 percent pass rate of his students on the AP exam. A lover of all things Italian, one of Mr. Pearson’s favorite Marist memories is taking 17 of his AP European History students to Italy and seeing their excitement as they discovered the works of art and places that were discussed during class. Retirement will see Mr. Pearson moving away from Atlanta traffic to Florida to enjoy walking on the beach, reading, gardening, and doing volunteer work.

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On the faculty at Marist School since 2002, Kathie Calabrese came to be known affectionately as the matriarch of Marist’s 7th and 8th grade Foundations program. She served as a founding prefect of the Foundations house Suva and was a constant presence at the 7th graders’ end-of-year field trip to Lake Lanier. Mrs. Calabrese, who mostly taught Old and New Testament and church history courses at Marist, will be remembered for her saints project, in which she asked her 8th grade students to dress as a saint they had researched and to make a presentation to the class on that saint. A strong proponent of interfaith dialogue, Mrs. Calabrese founded the Foundations Interfaith Dialogue Program with Davis Academy; was active in the high school-based interfaith dialogue collaboration, Peace by Piece; and taught a Holocaust class at Kennesaw State University. Now that she has retired from her 34-year teaching career, Mrs. Calabrese looks forward to spending more time with her three grandchildren, traveling around the U.S., and planning a trip to Italy to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary.

Marist School Theology Department Chair Janet Claussen says Bob Fecas was sent to Marist on a mission to teach, counsel, mentor, and be a spiritual guide. “You have lived your mission,” she announced at a retirement celebration event. Described as delightfully eccentric, Mr. Fecas was an educator for 46 years. Besides Marist, he taught at Jesuit High School in New Orleans, Louisiana; at Catholic schools in El Paso, Texas and Atlanta; at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama; and at schools in Southwest Louisiana during the time he spent as a Jesuit Scholastic.

At Marist since 1988, Mr. Fecas taught Christian Life Choices, Philosophy and Religion, Faith and Gender, World Religions, Christian Morality, and other classes, though he was renowned for his Prayer and Meditation classes, which culminated with a retreat in the North Georgia mountains.

Early in his Marist tenure, he felt called to found and lead the now longstanding prayer and meditation group, Mary’s Circle, in which he engaged both faculty and students in spiritual conversations in the upper room of Marist’s chapel. He considers it a great blessing that his two children, Mary Cloud ’06 and Simon Cross ’08, graduated with Marist diplomas. In retirement, Mr. Fecas looks forward to spending more time praying, meditating, and listening to music, but mostly he wants to leave time open for the Holy Spirit to inspire.

REUNION WEEKE N Alumni Golf Tournament

Welcome Back BBQ

Reunion Parties

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E ND 2016

April 29 – May 1, 2016

Family Mass OVER 600 ALUMNI AND FAMILY

members gathered together for Marist School’s Inaugural Reunion Weekend, April 29–May 1, 2016.

Events kicked off on Friday with the 26th Annual Alumni Golf Tournament at Heritage Golf Links and a new event, the Welcome Back BBQ, on Marist’s campus for all Marist alumni. After an exciting day on the greens, alumni enjoyed Heirloom BBQ, spirits, and live music provided by The Geeks.

The weekend continued on

Saturday with service projects for alumni and their families and a state of the school address followed by individual class reunion parties for the classes of 1966, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1985,

SAVE THE DATE Reunion Weekend 2017 May 5 – 7, 2017

1986, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2005, and 2006. The classes of 1970 and 1971 took time to remember their classmate, Fred Costabile ’71, with a memorial bench dedication in his honor.

Class years ending in 2’s and 7’s will be celebrating their reunions.

If you are interested in serving on your class reunion committee or have questions, please contact us at alumni@marist.com or (770) 936-6491.

Sunday, May 1, which included a

Reunion celebrations

concluded with a Family Mass on special remembrance ceremony for the deceased members of the Class of 1966.

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Alumni Events Spring 2016

Senior Send-Off May 13, 2016

UPCOMING EVENTS

Ivy Street Reunion Luncheon June 15, 2016

Marist Morning of Reflection with Sister Georgeanne Donovan, SMSM Saturday, August 13, 2016

Marist School Family Mass Sunday, September 11, 2016

Homecoming Dinner Friday, November 4, 2016

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How to stay in touch No matter how far you roam, at Marist you’ll always be home.

Whether venturing to a distant university or staying close to home, your connection to the Marist School community is everlasting. The Class of 2016 joins a group of more than 8,500 Marist alumni, living across the country and around the world. Wherever you live, here’s how you can stay connected:

Marist Matters Keep on top of campus and alumni news with Marist School’s magazine, Marist Matters. Share news of your accomplishments with fellow graduates by submitting them to classnotes@marist.com.

Social Media Get real time updates on Marist Alumni Association events by following Marist School on Facebook (Marist Alumni Association [public group] or MaristSchoolAtl), Twitter (@MaristSchool), and Instagram (@maristschool).

Alumni Events Stay connected with Marist School by attending one of our upcoming events! The Alumni Association hosts several signature events throughout the year for alumni, family members, and friends of Marist School. In addition to Homecoming, Reunion Weekend, and the Marist Alumni Golf Tournament, the Marist Alumni Association hosts special events catered to service, spirituality, young alumni, Ivy Street graduates, women, and parents of alumni.

For more information, please visit marist.com/alumnievents.

Class Representatives Class Representatives play a critical role in keeping alumni engaged with the Marist School community. Visit marist.com/ classrepresentatives to meet your class representative or learn more about this volunteer opportunity.

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Dear Class of 2016,

...we wish you all the best and look forward to seeing what great things you will accomplish.

Congratulations on your recent graduation and welcome to the Marist Alumni Association! You are now part of a distinct group of more than 8,500 Marist School alumni.

With the foundation of a Marist education, I know that you will set out to accomplish great things academically and professionally. I hope you continue to follow the call of the Society of Mary and devote time to prayer, fellowship, and service, in addition to your studies.

Many of our young alumni currently attending college have found great happiness and a sense of community by volunteering, participating in retreat programs, and serving in leadership roles through extracurricular activities.

I also encourage you to stay connected with each other. More often than not, there will be at least one, if not several fellow Marist grads attending your college. By accessing the online Alumni Directory through marist.com, you can stay connected with each other and search for alumni by college, graduation year, city, state, and profession. If you are missing home and the Marist community, please know that a fellow grad is only a phone call, email, or text away!

The Marist Alumni Association is fortunate to have our alumni chaplain, Father Bill Rowland, S.M., to support you if you are seeking spiritual guidance or are in need of prayer or faith resources. Please visit marist.com/alumnichaplain to learn more.

After you get settled in at college, I hope that you will join our community of thousands who maintain their connection to Marist School through the alumni association. The Alumni Office hosts several social and professional networking events throughout the year, and we look forward to your participation. Be sure to save the date for your first alumni event back at Marist! The Young Alumni Christmas Luncheon will be on Friday, December 16, 2016 and, of course, we’d love to see you at the Homecoming Dinner on November 4, 2016.

On behalf of the Marist Alumni Association, we wish you all the best and look forward to seeing what great things you will accomplish.

All the best,

Maureen Davidson Director of Alumni Relations davidsonm@marist.com

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SAVE THE DATE Marist Homecoming!

Friday, November 4, 2016

Come home to Marist School this fall! Homecoming events include a dinner for alumni and their families, the Blue & Gold Circle induction ceremony, and an exciting face-off on the football field.

For up-to-date information on Homecoming, reunions, and other alumni events, please visit marist.com/alumni or contact us at alumni@marist.com or (770) 936-6491 .