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e-learning DURING THE COVID CRISIS

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A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT “It’s the people who make a high school great, and at Montini Catholic, we have great people!” - Jim Segredo, President Dear Alumni and Friends, We recently completed our 2nd semester of the school year, one unlike any other in our history. I am extremely proud of the resilience and accomplishments of our students, faculty and staff. They have continued to work hard through our e-Learning program - demonstrating the very best of Montini Catholic. The positive comments that I have received have reinforced what I have always said and believe, that “it is the people who make a high school great, and at Montini Catholic, we have great people.”

Understandably, our students, especially our seniors, were very disappointed in not being together for the last quarter of their school year. Not being on campus for classes, or being able to participate in extracurricular activities, retreats and sporting events, or to experience prom, the Academic Award ceremony, the end of the year barbeque, our Founder’s Day celebration and graduation has been very difficult and emotional for them - and all of us. During the last 2 and a half months of the e-Learning program, however, they maintained an excellent daily attendance record.

They completed their assignments, tests and quizzes and their Bronco pride never wavered. (This summer we will do our very best to provide our seniors with a memorable graduation and hopefully, prom.)

I also applaud the hard work and creativity of our faculty and staff, school administration and development team who have done their very best to maintain a sense of normalcy through e-learning, electronic and social media communications, zoom meetings, virtual activities and award ceremonies.

We continue to pray for the health and safety of all the members of our school community, especially those, who themselves or had loved ones, contract the COVID-19 virus. We also pray for those who have been financially impacted over the past two months. I am proud that we were able to keep all members of the faculty and staff employed during this time and contracts were offered for the upcoming school year. The majority of our current families were able to meet their tuition obligations in April and May, which certainly helped us with cash flow. Several of our spring development activities and appeals were not as successful as in past years. Bottom line - we were able to keep our head above water and meet our financial obligations for the remainder of the school year.

Unfortunately, a number our current families have been hit hard financially by the COVID -19 mitigation efforts. As a Lasallian school we are doing everything we can to help these families with their last tuition payments as well as provide additional financial assistance for the upcoming school year. In April we quickly established the ‘ONE MONTINI’ Tuition Assistance Fund. Currently, we have raised over $150,000. My deep appreciation goes to one of our alums and his wife for providing a lead gift of $100,000 to kick off the fund. Seventy-four families have been assisted, but there are more who need our help. If you weathered the financial storm this spring, I ask that you visit www.montini.org and consider making a gift to the ‘ONE MONTINI’ Fund.

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As we plan for the upcoming school year, our top priority will remain the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff. There still remains a great deal of uncertainty about the ongoing impact of the virus from the standpoint of both health risks and any restrictions that may be imposed upon us in the future. Our overall school size and classroom size not only provides educational advantages, they also support greater social distancing. Under the leadership of Principal Kevin Beirne and Assistant Principal Sara Lhotka, our faculty, administration, and staff will be working very hard during the month of June to prepare for a range of possible scenarios to ensure a safe, continuous, and high-quality educational experience, nomatter the circumstances. We are working to expand safety measures, such as reductions in the density within our classrooms, cafeteria services, student transportation and other campus spaces. In collaboration with the Illinois Board of Education and the DuPage County Health Department we will follow COVID-19 testing, social distancing and contact tracing protocols.

While no one can know for sure what the next few months will bring, we continue to move the school forward with improvements to our campus and educational facilities. Through donations from members of the school community, for specific projects identified in the 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign, we will be conducting remodeling projects on the following facilities: The girls’ locker room area, the Ed & Pam Mack & Family Learning Resource Center, the auditorium and the Student Services Center. These improvements will be a nice boost to the morale of our students when they return to campus for the 2020-21 school year.

Finally, I am certain that the next school year will be unlike any ever experienced and I ask that you keep us in your prayers. I am confident that, with your help, support and generosity, our students will continue to receive an outstanding education and we will come out of this pandemic a stronger and prouder school community. We are ONE MONTINI! “May Jesus Live In Your Hearts…Forever”. Stay healthy and safe.

Sincerely, Throughout this issue of Bronco Express, we indicate legacy students (students of alumni) with an asterisk (*).

Jim Segredo, President

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Photography teacher, Dina Kwit, took advantage of the unconventional circumstances created by the coronavirus shut down to teach her students the art of photojournalism - using the lens to capture a visual representation of an experience.

"With the pandemic situation and on-line learning for students, I thought it would be a good idea for my students to be able to share their feelings about what is happening in their lives right now," said Dina, who tasked her students with capturing an image of how they are personally coping with the pandemic and writing a brief essay to accompany their photo.

She was amazed at the results. With seniors struggling with their final months of school and athletes coming to terms with having no spring sports season, most acknowledged their distress.

"I never expected to see such deep reflections on how their lives have changed. Some of the essays were very deep and revealed the physical and emotional struggles they’re going through.”

"At first, many students were glad when schools decided to close due to the outbreak and thought of it as a relief," wrote senior, Connor Breck*.

"We thought e-learning would be a breeze and this whole crisis would end shortly, and we would return to school, no problem. We were all extremely wrong about it." Along with his essay he included a photo of his desk, one that he feels relentlessly tied to throughout this experience.

"The flow of the school day is usually very

smooth. Transitioning from class to class, interacting with friends and teachers, and the overall feel of the classroom setting makes a school day interesting and somewhat enjoyable," he shared.

"We will not be able to take part in and enjoy most of the things that happen during senior year, whether that would be prom, graduation, or just hanging out with friends before we part ways. Instead we are all stuck at our desks all day and just doing school work and missing out on the fun of being at school."

"Younger generations have never been through something this serious and it’s taking a huge toll on everyone, especially the youth," wrote sophomore Aracelly Baldo, whose black and white photo depicted an abandoned playground. "I wanted this image to convey that fun is put on hold. When one imagines a park they vision a vibrant play area with carefree children having the time of their lives playing. When someone looks at this photo, I want them to feel isolation and heartache to show how difficult life is at the moment. “This event really opened my eyes that we should never take things for granted in life."

Senior Joey Knudtson* featured a more positive photo, one of his family playing games and reconnecting. "There are negative aspects, but positive ones as well - as families are rediscovering one another during this crisis," said Kwit.

Overall, not being present at school for the last few months is a disappointment," summarized Connor. "I hope something like this won’t happen again so that other generations of students don’t have to go through what students are going through now."

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Every May we honor seniors with a 7th Semester GPA of 3.95 or higher, and/or have been named an Illinois State Scholar. This year's ceremony made Bronco history when it was held virtually on Thursday, May 7th.

Alena Anderson Ian Ashley Ashley Baka David Batka Jayla Bentley Julianne Billote Kylie Boyer Connor Breck* Olivia Broeski Guytano Carollo Emma Ciaccio Cody Collier

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Margaret Connelly Emmanuel Corpuz Donaven Craddock Mary Crotty* Nicole Dallas Joshua Gonzaga Angelina Greico Matthew Hejny* Devin Hoovel Matthew Jones Michael Koszewski Maxwell Kramer

Nathan Kremkow* Joshua LaBarbera Megan Laughlin* Julia Marciniak Luke Marciniak Myles Marciniak Samantha Mikolajczak Justin Mondschean Nicholas Mudd Zeb Nelson Garrick Nielsen, Jr.* Allen Nilson

Tess Noonan Joseph O’Brien Enya O’Flaherty* Kasey Ohm Rafael Ortiz III Patrick Peters* Abby Petersen Dylan Ragusin Hannah Ruddy* Luke Ruff Swarnika Sampat Christina Schieman

Angel Silveyra, Jr. Henry Sipchen Francesca Size Nathan Sniegowski Elyse Spaccapaniccia* Elaine Stribley Toan Quoc Tran Elizabeth White Nicholas Wind Zekai (Jamey) Yao Blake Yore Sarah Zimmerman

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F ounder’s Day Celebrating our Lasallian Heritage, Academic Excellence and Bronco Pride

This May 15th, due to the Covid shutdown, our Field House was not full of anxious seniors, awaiting their moment in the spotlight at our annual Founder’s Day celebration. However, the achievements of these bright and talented young men and women will not go unnoticed. While we couldn’t shake their hands or give them a congratulatory hug for all of their amazing accomplishments, may our praise and applause be with them in spirit. Congratulations, Broncos!

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Valedictorian Tess Noonan

Salutatorian Kylie Boyer

27 Illinois State Scholars

Colleen H. Considine Memorial Scholarship Stefanny Escareno and Megan Laughlin*

Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars

Brian Grigsby Memorial Scholarship Mikayla Quick

4 AP Scholars w/Honor 3 AP Scholars w/Distinction 2 National Merit Commended Scholars

60 Academic All Stars and recipients of the

Fr. John Guiney Scholarship Nathan Sniegowski Jean Diane Colletti Memorial Scholarship Sarah Zimmerman

President’s Award for Academic Excellence

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James & Dorothy Bell Memorial Scholarship Maxwell Kramer Gerry Marcoux Memorial Scholarship Ayaan Dhir Br. Chris Kavanaugh Memorial Scholarship Devin Chiaramonti*

Congratulations to Laura Medina on being awarded our prestigious Lasallian Educators Award - 2020 for her dedicated service and commitment to our Lasallian mission. Laura has been a member of our English Department for 7 years. She was the Senior Class Moderator this school year and will be leading the freshman class this fall.

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Robert Huntoon Memorial Scholarship Heather Sledzinski Weisenburger Family Scholarship Nora Sypkens*

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MATHLETES IMPRESS! 2020 LASALLIAN EDUCATORS AWARD

Two brilliant Bronco seniors earned 1st place honors at the Lemont Invitational on January 29th. David Batka (above left) and Allen Nilson earned a 1st place in every event they competed in Precalculus Team, Junior-Senior 8Person Team and Junior-Senior 2Person Team. Montini Catholic's Math Team includes 60+ members annually and is the only Catholic school in Division 2A to qualify for State every year since 2001!

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Congratulations to the Class of 2020 members being named as Illinois State Scholars, representing the top 10% of high school seniors across the state!

Front Row (Sitting) l to r: Myles Marciniak, Elizabeth White, Megan Laughlin*, Mary Crotty*, Kylie Boyer, Ashley Baka, Angelina Greico, Julianne Billote, Abby Petersen, Sarah Zimmerman, Matthew Hejny*; Back Row: Cody Collier, Joshua Gonzaga, Garrick Nielsen, Jr.*, Maxwell Kramer, Allen Nilson, Joseph O'Brien, David Batka, Rafael Ortiz, Nick Wind, Patrick Peters*, Donaven Craddock and Angel Silveyra; Not pictured: Olivia Broeski, Tess Noonan, Luke Marciniak and Devin Hoovel (*depicts legacy students)

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Congratulations to senior, Patrick Peters* for receiving over $1,000,000 in scholarship offers!

Patrick has recently committed to Benedictine College in Kansas where he plans on pursuing a career in Computer Science. “I’m very excited about my major. In the future I could have a job that doesn’t even exist yet!"

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19 million in academic scholarship offers earned

Congratulations to our Class of 2020. In the last five years alone, Montini Catholic seniors have earned over $87 million in college academic scholarship offers! Way to go, Broncos!

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Emma Ciaccio Margaret Connelly Donaven Craddock Jack Grahn Devin Hoovel Maxwell Kramer Anthony Latronica Justin Mondschean Nicholas Mudd Joseph O’Brien Padraig Rauen Luke Ruff Shea Smith* Nathan Sniegowski Elizabeth White Sarah Zimmerman

Ashley Baka David Batka Olivia Broeski Katie Bukovsky* Zachary Geocaris Myles Marciniak Mateo Salinas Henry Sipchen Elyse Spaccapaniccia*

Abby Petersen Jack Sidler* Joshua Ulisano Blake Yore

$500,000+ Kylie Boyer Guytano Carollo Emmanuel Corpuz Samantha Mikolajczak James Musil* Tess Noonan

$750,000+ John McManus* Elaine Stribley

$1,000,000+ Patrick Peters*

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LUKE RUFF AWARDED THE MOREAU SCHOLARSHIP Senior Luke Ruff has set his sights on becoming a Saint this fall - a Holy Cross College Saint, that is. Through the college's highly selective process, Luke has been awarded and recognized for his strong leadership skills and service with the Moreau Signature Scholarship at Holy Cross College in Notre Dame.

Admissions Director, Jonathan Hake, was impressed with Luke after reviewing his achievements and interviewing him as a candidate for the prestigious scholarship.

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During their first ever Virtual Academic Awards Presentation, on May 7th, Montini Catholic announced Tess Noonan as Valedictorian and Kylie Boyer as Salutatorian for the Class of ‘20.

Coincidentally, both Bronco scholars, who are best friends and were also comrades on the Volleyball court, will meet again in the fall as Fighting Irish when they pursue their dreams at the University of Notre Dame.

Tess Noonan, from Willowbrook, will be majoring in Biology and Spanish on a Pre-Med track. She admits, however, that it was the faith life at Notre Dame that really stood out to her. "I loved how much faith is incorporated into their daily lives on campus and can’t wait for that next year!" Tess applied to thirteen colleges before honing her sites on two of her favorite, Notre Dame and Saint Louis University. "I always had Notre Dame as one of my top picks and when I got accepted in December I was so excited! I have been a Notre Dame fan since I was a kid and I still have the tickets of the first game my dad ever took me to!" Since she had kept other schools on her radar, Tess was determined to weigh her many options. She felt reassured, however, by the current Notre Dame students who reached out to her and answered her many questions.

"It’s amazing that our encouragement and teamwork in athletics and academics has led Tess and me to such an amazing college opportunity together. We helped and encouraged each other at Montini, and I truly believe that we each played a part in the other’s success" concluded Kylie. "I just can't wait to continue to grow together and encourage each other at Notre Dame!"

Luke is looking forward to attending Holy Cross where the school's mantra is 'Scholar, Citizen, Leader, Disciple.' "The direct link that Holy Cross has to Notre Dame and St. Mary's will make this an interesting tri-campus experience.” The Driscoll Scholars Program allows for a 2 year experience at Holy Cross and 2 years at Notre Dame - graduating from Notre Dame!"

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Kylie Boyer, from Downers Grove, shares Tess' enthusiasm for their shared future at Notre Dame. She will be majoring in Preprofessional Studies (Pre-Med). Kylie has always been a Notre Dame fan. "My dad (Brooks Boyer) actually played basketball at Notre Dame (90-94)!" She was also impressed with her experience at the Notre Dame Summer Scholars Camp she attended last summer.

"The interview was both formal and conversational in nature," said Luke, who plans on majoring in Biology, specifically Agricultural Science. He met with the chair of the Biology Department. "I had breakfast with the Vice President of the college, toured the campus, attended Mass and had a root beer float!" (Notre Dame's traditional Root Beer Float Masses are held every Wednesday.) He was very excited to be able to tour the Notre Dame campus while there.

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CONQUERING THE WORLD one robot at a time Montini Catholic's Robotics Team advanced to the 2020 VEX Robotics State Championship Tournament earlier this spring, then learned that it had qualified for the World Championship. Out of over 11,000 VEX teams from around the world, Montini's team #82997A is one of only 720 teams who qualified for this unique World Championship.

The state VEX tournament was set to be held March 14th and 15th at Illinois State University. Fifty-six teams from across the state were ready to battle it out to see which teams can advance to the World Championship Tournament that includes teams from over 30 countries.

Like all events in Illinois, the event was canceled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

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recognition Seniors Mahmoud Jabir (photo left) and Emmanuel Corpuz (right) were chosen in November to represent Montini Catholic at the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) District 9 Music Festival - held on November 2nd at East Aurora High School. The festival is a yearly event sponsored by the Illinois Music Education Association. Mahmoud celebrated his 2nd year performing at the festival and was the first ever Bronco to be invited to perform at State (Honors All State Chorus) in Peoria in January. "Both Mahmoud and Emmanuel are very talented," said Music Director, Donald Glowinski (center). "Both strive and excel in music. I am very excited to watch their futures, but very sad that they will be taking their talent with them at the end of this year."

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"Our State tournament was one of the early casualties of the pandemic," said Technology Director and Robotics Coach, Mr. Pete Farina ‘88. He and his team were very disappointed with the news of the tournament's cancellation. "Apparently results from previous matches were used to pick teams to represent Illinois in the World Championship Tournament!" Pete was very excited about the announcement and quite proud of his team! "This year's World event was an all-virtual 'just for fun' Montini Catholic affair and the results were somewhat randomly generated basedseniors on Mahmoud Jabir and to tune previous match results this season." Family and fans were invited Emmanuel were in on April 25th to see where our Bronco Robotics teamCorpuz ended up. recently chosen to represent The VEX Robotics Virtual World Celebration recognized the accomMontini Catholic High plishments of all teams from the VEX IQ Challenge Squared Away and School at the Illinois Music VEX Robotics Competition Tower Takeover season. The organizers Education Association District 9 Music Festival to be held on wanted to keep the spirit of competition alive with this Fantasy Robotics November 2nd at East Aurora High School. The festival is a yearly Tournament. event sponsored by the Illinois Music Education Association.

Montini's 82997Ato(Horsepower) qualifying state and the The two Team were selected perform in the District for Concert Band. world championship includedhis Matt Max Kramer, Mahmoud will be enjoying 2ndHejny*, year performing at theJack festival.

Grahn, Cyze, and Sarah Zimmerman, Myles Marciniak, Jack Direc"Both Billy Mahmoud Emmanuel are very talented," said Music Hemmersmeier, Luke Marciniak, Alexand Reading, Yao, Saxon tor, Donald Glowinski.

"Both strive excel inJamey music!"

The two Sun, Chiaramonti*, Daniel Size, Thomas Cyze and Ayaan are Devin very involved Montini Catholic students.

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Talented Broncos entertained as always this February and March during the Spring Musical and Winter Concert. This year’s musical, ‘All Shook Up’ (March 6-8), was based on William Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night.’ The jukebox-musical’s storyline was from a book by Joe DiPietro and featured the music of Elvis Presley. The Winter Concert performers enjoyed their third year on the Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church stage on February 27th. (Due to the coronavirus shutdown, the Spring Concert was canceled.)

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Top l to r - Junior Maddie McDowell as Natalie and senior Dale Bacon as Chad. Center l to r - Jack Sebben* and Ali Geraci as Dean and Lorraine; Kyla Sherry* as Miss Sandra; Bottom - The Chamber Choir performs at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church;

Above photos: 1 - Sophomores wowed the judges (Andrew Stokes at top) winning the dance-off.; 2 - Senior Luke Marciniak (supported by Trevor Swier) performs 'Dirty Dancing's' iconic lift during the senior’s failed attempt to win the pep assembly dance contest (Vincent Biancalana on the left); 3 - Sophomores l to r: Angelina Giordano, Jacolby Washington and Reeghan Boyer got in the spirit on 70s Day;

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Montini Catholic students will forever revel in the memories made during a unique and exciting Turnabout Week (held the week of February 18 through the 22nd). This year's theme - 'Turn It Back Turnabout' had them rolling back the clock to celebrate 'the good ole days.' The kids were busy creating decor and props while raiding their parents'/grandparents' closets for theme related fashions. "Tuesday was 60s Day and Thursday was 70s themed," said Montini's Director of Student Government, Megan Steiner ‘10 "Each class was designated an era to represent on Friday - so they came dressed for their decade." (Freshmen, 50s; Sophomores, 00's; Juniors, 90s, and Seniors, 80s). During lunch periods, students enjoyed karaoke and trivia contests. Ms. Steiner and her Student Government representatives also hosted a Hall Decorating Contest between the grades with the seniors taking the prize for the best decorated hallway.

It was the sophomores, however, who pulled out a huge upset during the pep assembly 'dance off' between the classes.

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BRONCOS . . . Making ‘inspirational’ Headlines

Megan Honored with Volunteer Service Award

Josh Journeys 26.2 Miles to Raise Awareness

Miranda Sees Covid Crisis as Opportunity to Give

Senior Megan Laughlin* was honored this spring for her exemplary volunteer service with a President's Volunteer Service Award granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program.

Senior Josh Ulisano displayed great initiative and drive to 'go the distance' in January for a cause that had grown near and dear to his heart. He was inspired to trek 26.2 miles to raise awareness for the firefighters in

Freshman Miranda BonDurant and mom, Justine, are taking advantage of their time at home during the Covid shutdown by creating and donating washable, reusable masks.

They use the money they make to purchase

“What you have learned and received and heard and seen in mepractice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.” - Philippians 4:9

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"I’ve helped out with many Montini events and have gone on several service trips with my Lasallian Youth Group including helping at DuPage PADS and at the Fun Fair (sponsored by the Developmental Learning Program in Midlothian, IL)," says Megan.

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She has also joined fellow pro-life advocates at the annual March for Life event in Washington, D.C. now for three years in a row and was chosen to be a leader for Kairos, Montini's spiritual retreat for seniors. Megan has led five retreats and gone on two mission trips with her church (Naperville's St. Raphael Parish)." (Unfortunately for Megan, this year’s trip was canceled due to the Covid response.) "I also volunteer at St. Patrick’s Residence, which is a local nursing home and I have led Bingo for seniors through the Naperville Park District. My most recent service endeavor has been delivering meals on wheels for senior citizens during the Coronavirus pandemic."

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Australia in the hopes of inspiring more to donate to their plight of eliminating the fires that had ravaged the country since June of last year. Not only did he succeed in accomplishing his long trek . . . he did it with a 50 lb. backpack. "I wanted to prove that anything was possible by completing such a hard feat," he said. He wore the backpack to represent the heavy packs that firefighters bear when battling fires.

more supplies to make masks to donate to people in need as well as to essential workers.

"We have also donated money we've earned to charities, one is 'Girls In The Game' which helps young girls find their voice, discover their strengths and lead with confidence through sports, health and leadership programs."

Never having run a marathon in his life, the Montini senior didn't let that stonewall his ambitious plans. "I was very driven to finish the run because I wanted to do it for Australia and I wanted to prove that anything was possible."

Miranda says that it was her parents who instilled in her the frame of mind to be grateful for all things and the desire to help people in need. "We’ve been volunteering in Chicago for as long as I can remember, soup kitchens and homeless shelters. I think sometimes people just need someone to make them smile."

"Josh is a prime example of Bronco spirit and drive," said President Jim Segredo. "He found a cause that ignited his passion. We are very impressed with him and know he has only just begun a lifetime of standing up for his beliefs.”

Miranda truly just likes to make people smile, despite having her own ups and downs the past few months. She is truly an inspiration and a wonderful representative of the values and principles we hold so dear here at Montini Catholic.

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Forty Montini Catholic activists traveled over 700 miles to Washington, D.C. to have their voices heard at the 47th Annual March for Life.

Peer Ministers Host Dress Down to Support Noté Karacel Uganda Broncos earned over $1,300 during their dress down day initiative to purchase school supplies, first aid items and soccer team jerseys (for a team of 11) to bring to the children of Alenga. Noté Karacel means ‘unite together.’ Visit: notekaracel.org for more information.

MONTINI CATHOLIC HOSTS COMPASSIONATE FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF THE POOR DINNER Montini Catholic hosted a dinner to benefit the Compassionate Franciscan Sisters of the Poor (CFSOP) on January 18th. The mission of the Mother of Mercy Dinner & Concert was to raise much needed funds for the construction of the CFSOP's Divine Mercy Children's Home in Jamaica and the repair of their Queen of Mercy orphanage in the Philippines. Bronco volunteers, under the direction of Campus Minister, Michael Blanchette, were on hand to help organize the event and serve guests/donors throughout the evening. "Your help tonight is an essential part of making possible our works of mercy among the poorest of the poor in Jamaica, Haiti and the Philippines. There is so much darkness around us in the world today, but together here & now, you are all helping us to spread God's marvelous light,” said Mother Joy Surtida, Mother General & Founding Member at CFSOP.

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The students couldn’t wait to join hundreds of thousands to remember those who have been lost to abortion and fight for those who have yet to be born. The group got to witness history in the making as President Donald Trump became the first president to speak at the march! Teacher and organizer, Mrs. Katie Wall, considers it an honor to travel each year with such passionate students. "I have the privilege of seeing our students grow in their conviction for the pro-life movement," she said. "I see them grow in understanding of its importance, and I see them form a community amongst themselves of strong student leaders. They are truly an inspiration to all for putting their faith into action."

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This spring our Montini Catholic community was provided an unprecedented opportunity to demonstrate just what makes our Lasallian school so special.

Everyone has joined together to make the best of a very challenging circumstance.

On Thursday, March 12th - Montini Catholic faculty/staff and families (along with the rest of the country) were forced to face the announcement that no one, at the time, could fully comprehend - “We will be switching to an at home/online learning format until further notice.” Not quite grasping the enormity of the situation, students were elated - seniors not realizing that they had taken their last walk down the halls as a Montini Catholic student. Despite the ,instantaneous modification to the final quarter - faculty and staff members, under the leadership of President Jim Segredo and Principal Kevin Beirne, transitioned quickly into digital learning mode.

We sat down with Principal Beirne to chat about the transition and how, as a school community, Montini is coping.

Could you have ever predicted a scenario such as this happening at Montini?

My hope is that what we’re all experiencing right now is a once in lifetime event.

While I could never have envisioned a scenario such as this, I’m certain our experience during it will better help us predict and manage future catastrophic events, should they occur. On a personal level, I’ve been impacted in much the same ways as other people. I’m grateful that my family is safe and healthy and to date, our community has been largely spared from a substantially negative impact from the virus.

What actions/ programs were in place at that helped our school to be prepared for this sudden e-Learning switch-over?

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COVER STORY Some of the changes we've implemented in the last few years, while not intended to prepare us for these two months, have fortuitously made our transition a lot smoother than it might have otherwise been. In our sixth year of the Digital Learning Initiative, our students and teachers were equipped with the technology and the skills to use that

ourselves in currently. I find myself often answering questions with something along the lines of, ”I’m just not sure about that at the moment” or “when we have more clarity about that issue, we’ll let you know.” This lack of clarity and uncertainty about what the near and long term future looks like has been really difficult for all of us.

“Thank you! I am so impressed with how Montini is handling distance learning. As I talk to my friends who have children at other schools it's clear that Montini is well ahead of the curve. I thank you for all the extra efforts you and the teachers have been putting in during this time!” - Bronco Parent

How is the faculty/staff staying connected, updated and informed?

I’ve realized that a lot of communication during a regular school day happens during informal conversations with people in the building. Those informal interactions aren’t really possible while we’re all at home. As a result, we’ve added more formal communication streams. Our academic departments, Academic Advisory Council, and School Management Team have significantly increased the frequency of meetings. We’ve also added a weekly faculty meeting and had a very successful faculty social utilizing meeting rooms on Zoom! In addition to all these virtual meetings, we’ve also had great success sharing information, best practices, e-Learning ideas, and successes and failures using a shared Google Drive for all things related to the school shutdown.

technology for teaching and learning in a remote and digital environment. We’ve also been working on new, innovative, and more authentic ways to assess student progress.

Assessment in a remote learning environment is one of the biggest challenges. This work is not new to us, but we are constantly perfecting it. Lastly, we’ve had a virtual learning day protocol in place for two years for emergency school closings, so we were equipped with at least rudimentary plans to move into e-Learning and had done some of the front work in discussing what that change would look like.

With the situation changing daily, how difficult has it been for the school as a whole?

I think one of the biggest challenges is the anxiety that emerges due to the lack of certainty about the world we all find

What are some positives, in your opinion, to come out of this situation in regards to schools and e-Learning?

Like everyone else right now, I work hard to find silver linings during this difficult time.

I’ve no doubt that being forced to rethink how we teach and learn, to utilize new tools, and to work in new ways will make us better educators and students. In another way, sometimes it takes something being taken away for us to recognize just how important it is to us. I’ve had several discussions with students, parents, and colleagues about just how much we all miss something we really take for granted - school. In a deeper way, times of crisis like this provide perspective on what’s important and what’s trivial. Over time, I feel like we tend to move too many things from that latter category into the former one. This difficult time, I believe, has given us the chance to reset that balance.

Top: Kylie Boyer ‘20, Joslyn Boyer ‘19 and Reeghan Boyer ‘22 showed their support for teachers during the Senior Drive-through on Saturday, May 16th - the day before what would have been Graduation Day for seniors; Frank Vosicky ‘14 (with best friend, Sadie) and Nora Sypkens ‘21 show their school spirit on Maroon & Gold Monday in April; Principal Kevin Beirne helped deliver yard signs to cheer up members of the Class of 2020; Abby Petersen ‘20 decorated her vehicle to participate in the Senior Drive-through; On the Cover: Thank you to Megan Crotty Pauley ‘00 for turning the lights on and taking weekly photos of Duffy Memorial in solidarity with Illinois high schools as a sign of support for essential workers and hope for the community during the Covid crisis.

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What has been the most difficult obstacle to overcome with all of this?

While I think our teachers and students have done a truly remarkable job creating opportunities for continuity of learning from a technical standpoint, I believe the most successful learning experiences are highly relational. When you think of those studentteacher partnerships that were most important to your own growth, I suspect a strong relationship was at the center of them.

Distance learning necessarily makes those relationships tougher to foster. Our teachers and students thrive on those daily in-person connections and they’ve been difficult to replicate in a virtual environment.

What has been the response to e-Learning from students and parents?

From both formal and informal feedback we’ve received, it’s clear that high school teaching and learning is not intended to be done in an e-Learning environment. Still, it’s also clear from that feedback that our approach during this very difficult situation has been overwhelmingly well received by all stakeholder groups.

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SPORTS WRAP-UP

WRESTLING Montini Catholic wrestlers are celebrating their 3rd consecutive IHSA 3A Team State Championship. They are also commending five individual State Champions: Joe Fernau (106), Dylan Ragusin (126), Joe Roberts (152), Trevor Swier (182) and Josh LaBarbera (220). Senior, Dylan Ragusin, who finished in first place individually (126) for his second year in a row, was also chosen for the CCL Lawless Award - Outstanding Athlete of the Year.

BASKETBALL Montini Catholic's Lady Broncos secured the third place title in the IHSA 3A Championship Finals earlier this spring. Montini Catholic's Broncos were also this season's GCAC Conference Champions (Red Division) for the 5th year in a row.

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This year’s team led by seniors Connor McCann and Aidan O’Connor* were 2020 Cougar Cup Champions. IHSHL Varsity Goaltender of the Month (October) and Top Varsity Goalie for the 2019-20 Season - Bronco Aidan O’Connor!

VOLLEYBALL

Ranked #5! “ Montini isn't just a local girls basketball dynasty but one of the top Illinois high school sports dynasties of this century.” - Daily Herald

This year the Boys Volleyball Team was pre-season ranked in the Top 35 in the State. (1st time in school history) Unfortunately, their potential was never able to be achieved. Seniors Myles Marciniak, Bobby Meifert, Billy Cyze, Ikenna Nkuku, Andrew Ssekibaamu will be missed!

Coach Brian Opoka started a new service tradition this year - taking his team to Marklund Childrens’ Home in Bloomingdale.

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AT H L E T I C S

This year, we celebrate a total of 39 athletes! Below are the 32 who committed during our Winter and Spring signings - including our first ever Virtual Signing Day on April 15th.

Baseball

Lacrosse

Rocco Catalano Loras College

David Leonard St. Xavier University

Bobby Meifert Suny Maritime College

Shannon Williams* St. Mary’s College

Michael Sclafani Lewis University

Rugby

Henry Sipchen Lawrence University

Cheerleading

Devin Hoovel University of San Diego Keenan Makowski Indiana University

Amari Esper University of San Diego

Paddy Rauen University of Notre Dame

Football

Aaron Stevenson University of Louisville

Jeremiah Banks-Wall Bowling Green University

Soccer

Deontay Bell University of Nebraska

John McManus* Carthage College

Charles (CJ) Bufkin Missouri Western

Volleyball

Paul Flicek North Central College Joe Knudtson* Carthage College Brandon Liston University of St. Thomas

Ikenna Nkuku North Park University

Wrestling Josh LaBarbera University of Pennsylvania Trevor Swier U.S. Naval Academy

Montini Catholic welcomed two new coaches this year - Patricia Samolinski will coach the Girls Varsity Volleyball team and Kathryn Perry, Girls Varsity Soccer! Congratulations goes out to: Coach Rich Janor, who received the Chicago Cubs State of Illinois High School Coach Award in January; Coach Jason Nichols, who is to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame this summer; and Coach Mike Bukovsky ‘83 who received the IWCOA Lifetime Achievement Award for Wrestling.

Winter

ALL CONFERENCE Wrestling (CCL) Josh LaBarbera ‘20 Fidel Mayora ‘20 Dylan Ragusin ‘20 Joseph Roberts ‘20 Trevor Swier ‘20 Colin Baker ‘21 Nicholas Gonzalez ‘21 Nain Vazquez ‘21 Joseph Fernau ‘22

Braden Stauffenberg ‘22 Nathan Wemstrom ‘22 Cooper Wettig ‘22 Brayden Thompson ‘23

Basketball (CCL & GCAC) Sydney Prochaska ‘20 Jemari Moore ‘21 Taylor Charles ‘22 Afton Tatiana Thomas ‘22

Nate Muersch Miami University James Musil * Carthage College Zeb Nelson Indiana Wesleyan University Ethan Peska* Carthage College

Cam Richardson University of Dubuque Nick Wind University of Wisconsin Marcus Wright Northern Michigan Univ.

Golf Katie Bukovsky* Adrian College

From National Sports Signing Day on February 5th - Front Row l to r: Charles Bufkin, Ethan Peska*, Shannon Williams,* Katie Bukovsky,* Marcus Wright, Nick Wind; Back Row: Zeb Nelson, Michael Sclafani, Deontay Bell, Joe Knudtson,* Rocco Catalano, Henry Sipchen and Brandon Liston;

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Patrick Peters* Benedictine College

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our

legacy

Megan '23 & Jacob Blim '21 Kelly Kramer Blim '86 Connor Breck '20 – Chris Breck '85 Crosse

Jamie '23 & Katie Bukovsky '20 Jeff '88 & Kim Gary Bukovsky '88 Viau

Emma '23, Megan '22 & Dan Canty '20 Amy Caveny '94 & Mark Canty '94 Devin Chiaramonti '21 Nicholas Chiaramonti '84 Maddie Crosse '21 Michael '87 & Deanna Flerlage Crosse '87

Knudtson McNamara Smith

Mary Crotty '20 – William & Karen Crotty

Kasallis Doucet

Haley '23 & Cal Doucet '21 Melissa Bonomo Doucet '94 Matthew Hejny '20 – Jeff Hejny '87 Ryan '22 & James Hubeny '21 Jim '96 & Katie Doll Hubeny '96

Ruddy Lansdon

O’Connor

Spaccapaniccia

Madalyn '22 & Maximus Kasallis '85 Kimberly Kellogg Kasallis '85

Sypkens

Joseph Knudtson '20 Lia Badalamenti Knudtson '89 Peters

Nathan Kremkow '20 Margaret Young Kremkow '84 Mary Ann '22 & Henry Lah '21 Susie Jaros Lah '92

Blim

Daniel Lansdon '21 Gayle Aeschliman Lansdon '88 Hubeny

Nowak

During our 19-20 school year, a total of 62 students carried on their parents' legacy, representing 12% of our student body.

Laughlin

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Moran Musil

O’Connor (Dan)

Townsend

Canty

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Peska

Breck Williams

Megan Laughlin '20 – Dan Laughlin '86 Tyler Leeberg '22 Bill '70 & Regina O'Malley Leeberg '95 Thomas '22 & John McManus '20 Chrissy O'Neill McManus '88 John McNamara '22 Bryan '86 & Bridget Moriarty McNamara '86 Joseph Melarkey '20 Kelly Wilson Melarkey '86 Andrew '23 & Ethan Miller '20 Laura Gradishar Miller '86

gala &

MAROON GOLD

“The show will go on!”

That’s the spirit here at Montini Catholic as we keep the excitement alive for our 29th annual Maroon & Gold Gala. Currently, we plan on holding our gala on Saturday, August 29th at Bobak’s Signature Events in Woodridge. In the meantime, please join us in recognizing and congratulating this year’s honorees. May their spirit, generosity and commitment to the students of Montini Catholic empower and inspire us all.

Julia Moran '22 – Bill Moran '82 James Musil '20 – Julia Whalen Musil '77

Inspiring and empowering tomorrow’s leaders.

Charles '22 & Garrick Nielsen, Jr. '20 Maureen O'Neill Nielsen '87 Nathaniel Nowak '22 Melinda Bayro Nowak '89 Mary-Kate O'Connor '21 Dan O'Connor '88 Patrick O'Connor '21 Pat '81 & Michelle Ptak O'Connor '88 Aidan O'Connor '20 – Tim O'Connor '87 Liadan '23, Cillian '22 & Enya O’Flaherty '20 Peggy Batten O'Flaherty '87 Evan '22 & Ethan Peska '20 Catherine Murphy Peska '86 Kathryn '22 & Patrick Peters '20 Carrie Fricano Peters '86 Alexis Ream '20 Joe '86 & Vicki Jaloszynski Ream '88 Olivia Rovansek '21 – Chris Rovansek '88 Samuel '23 & Hannah Ruddy '20 Brian Ruddy '88 John Sebben II '21 – Patty Gary Sebben '90 Kyla Sherry '22 – Shaun Sherry '97 Aerin '22 & Jack Sidler '20 – Norm Sidler '87

Joseph '23 & Elyse Spaccapaniccia '20 John Spaccapaniccia '89 Nora Sypkens '21 – Maureen Barry Sypkens '89 Lillian Townsend '23 Bill '86 & Carol Picker '86 Townsend Vivien Viau '23 – Geraldine Dulkoski Viau '87 Peter Vosicky '21 – John Vosicky '89 Shannon Williams '20 – Jay Williams '76

Faculty Dedication Award – Christine O’Neill McManus ‘88 Builders of Excellence – Michael ‘71 & Diane Kosmoch Schumacher ‘71 Leadership Award – Dan & Dina Laughlin ‘86 Loyalty Award – Bobby & Amy Marciniak Signum Fidei Award – Mike Allred & Qs Restaurant & Pizzeria Legacy Family Award – Margaret Crotty & the Crotty Family

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Shea Smith '20 – Shannon Mullins Smith '89

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KEEPING UP WITH THE

BRONCOS

MARRIAGES, FUTURE BRONCOS, UPDATES & SYMPATHIES

Please e-mail your Bronco updates and/or photos to alumni@montini.org.

sympathies The Tuseky Family on the passing of Robert Tuskey, father of Todd Tuskey '85 and uncle of Linda Tuskey Spriggs '82.

The Gruchalski Family on the passing of Mrs. Virginia Gruchalski, mother of Sheri Gruchalski Brell '81 and Janie Gruchalski Dispensa '84.

The Hughes Family on the passing of Mr. Michael Hughes, father of the late Matthew Hughes '86.

The Gallagher Family on the passing of Thomas Gallagher, father of father of Kathy Gallagher Decicco 1975, Karen Gallagher Osika 1976, Joe Gallagher 1978, Patrick Gallagher 1979, Theresa Gallagher 1981 and Mike Gallagher 1981.

The Cullen Family on the passing of Mrs. Peggy Cullen, mother of Steve '05.

The McSherry Family on the passing of Mr. Denis McSherry, father of Brendan McSherry '85 and Denise (McSherry) Cribari and father-in-law of Chris Cribari '82.

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The LaBianco Family on the passing of Mr. Christ LaBianco, father of Sandy '83, Mike '88 and Ellen '90. Mr. LaBianco was also the uncle of Maria LaBianco Commare '85 and her husband Don Commare '79.

The McSweeney Family on the passing of Thomas McSweeney, father of Linda McSweeney Darnley ’71 (Deceased), Thomas ’72, Janet McSweeney Devlin ’74, Peggy Sweeney Thompson ’75, Joanne ’77, Steve ’81 and Sheila McSweeney Kirk '85. Mr. McSweeney was also father-in-law to Jerry Thompson ’73 and Martin Kirk ’84.

The Lee Family on the passing of Mr. Emmett Lee, father of Michael '86, Jeanne (Lee) Pearcy '88, John '90 and Thomas '92.

The Raucci Family on the passing of Mrs. Patricia Raucci, mother of Chuck '86, Frank '87 and Maureen (Raucci)Burton '88.

The Cesaretti Family on the passing of Mr. Fred Cesaretti, father of Mary (Cesaretti) Traficanti '70, Paul '71, David '75, Daryl '75 and Anthony '78.

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UPDATES Bill Leeberg ’70 was inducted into the 2nd Annual Academy of Coaches at Lewis University. Leeberg coached for 34 years at Montini Catholic. He served as head coach for 31 seasons and three years as an assistant where he compiled a record of 732-288 for a .718 winning percentage. The Broncos won 12 conference titles, 11 regional titles, came in second place at the 2005 IHSA Class A state tournament and a third place finish at the 2002 IHSA state tournament.

The Gerlesits Family on the passing of Mr. John Gerlesits, father of John '70, William '72, Janet (Gerlesits) Thill '73, Gail (Gerlesits) Ferguson '74 and Robert '84, and father-in-law of Pat (McElroy) Gerlesits '72.

The Hyland Family on the passing of George Hyland, father of George '84, Maureen (Hyland) Bair '87, Joe '94, Michael '97 and Marty '06; step-father to Larry Huff '84 and Kevin Huff '85; father-in-law of Sheilah Krisch Hyland '85; grandfather of Tom Hyland '16, Ryan Huff '15, Kevin Huff '17, Megan Huff '19 and Madeline Jamrozek '15; uncle to Pat Wallace '87, Christine Wallace '89, Kate Wallace '91 and Kevin Wallace '95.

The Goldin Family on the passing of Mrs. Joan Goldin, mother of Anthony '83 and Robin '84 and mother-in-law of Heather Hendrickson Goldin '85.

The Ballarini Family on the passing of Mr. Ronald Ballarini, father of Lisa (Ballarini) Festle '83 and Dave Ballarini '88.

The Stringini Family on the passing of Mrs. Angeline Stringini, mother of Susan Stringini Miles '70.

The Bade Family on the passing of Mr. Richard Bade, father of Andrew ‘80, Daniel ‘83, Scott ‘85 and Jennifer (Bad) Keating ‘86.

Rick Terrien '71 (Alumni Hall of Fame '14) has just published a new book, 'Ageless Startup,’ which can be found on Amazon.

Tim Ogan’90 has been with the Naperville Police Department for over 24 years. In 2018, he was promoted to Commander and now supervises the Community Services section of the Investigations Division.

Frank Montalto ’11 was named a CRE Future Leaders. Frank is responsible for securing commercial debt financing for an array of property types including multifamily, office and industrial, retail, seniors housing and hospitality.

The Comella Family on the passing of Vince Comella Sr., father of Vince '02, Christina '10 and Angelina '15 and father-in-law of Melanie Bava Comella '10.

in memoriam Jim Spalo ’79 passed away on September 24, 2019.

Mark Farmer '85, brother of Matt '81, Mike '84, Tom '88 and Tim '89 and brother-in-law of Jean Cady Farmer '88.

Matthew Beuke '08 passed away on January 5, 2020.

Brian Piper ‘12, after graduating from the University of Alabama in 2017, moved to Washington, D.C. to begin a career in Congress.

Brian currently serves as the Press Secretary for Congressman Drew Ferguson who is the Chief Deputy Whip and a member of the House of Representative's leadership team.

ALUMNI NEWS Tyler Pacana ’15 and a group of students from Sheridan College won Best Student Film at the Annie Awards, which is the equivalent of the Oscars for animation.

Amy Bukovsky ’16 has been recognized by the Great Lakes Valley Conference in the sport of softball as an honoree of the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award. Amy is one of 16 student-athletes honored, with one coming from each league institution.

MARRIAGES, FUTURE

Chukwuemeka Nkuku ‘18 performed in the Knox College Choir's first concert of the academic year on November 3, 2019. The Knox College Choir is the premier choral ensemble of the College. Chukweumeka also was among the 30 Knox students who were selected for the 2019 Business Intensive Seminar, which took place on the Knox campus.

Andrew Bolisay ’19 was one of more than 2,800 current University of Iowa students who participated in the 26th annual student-led Dance BRONCOS, UPDATES & SYMPATHIES Marathon which raised more than $2.8 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital.

Patrick Laughlin ‘16 was nominated for outstanding senior at St. Mary’s University, MN. Patrick served as student body President this past year.

Gianna Salzbrunn ’16 is a senior majoring in Sports Management at Eastern Michigan. She was recently named to the Academic All-MAC Team with a 3.97 GPA. Gianna runs track for Eastern Michigan.

Taylor McCarthy ‘16 and Brandon Beyer ‘16 (Occupational Safety Major) were named to the Fall 2019 Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Zachary Olson ’19 was named to The University of Alabama Deans List for fall 2019.

David Swider ‘17 (Management Major), Vincent Turk ‘15 (Communications Studies Major), Andrew Bolisay ’19 (Pre-Med), Erin Williams ‘15 (Nursing Major), Jebin John ’19 (Engineering and Computer Science Major) and Xiaoying Pan ’17 (Statistics Major) were all named to the University of Iowa Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 Semester.

WEDDINGS

Nicole Sclafani ’18 attends Kendall College at National Louis University. She is in the Baking and Pastry program and she will be graduating in June.

Amanda Piccirilli ’03 married Joseph Novak on November 23, 2019 in Kirtland Ohio. They are currently living in University Heights, Ohio.

Amanda is working as a Branch Services Assistant with the Cuyahoga County Public Library.

Emma Makowski ’16 (FCS Hospitality Leadership Major), Charles Matthews ’16 (Management Information Systems Major), Kristen McLaurin ’16 (Management and Leadership Major) were named to the Bradley University Fall 2019 Dean’s List.

14 alums from as early as the Class of 2000 played at the annual Alumni Hockey Game at The Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville.

Real Woods ’18 was named 1st team All American by National Wrestling Coaches Association. Real attends Stanford University.

Brittany Centracco and Marco Iannotta ’09 were married on Saturday, November 30, 2019. The two have known each other since kindergarten.

Amanda Hejny ’13 married Eric Mojica on January 18, 2020.

Gabby Almaraz ’14 graduated with her Bachelors in Social Work from Northeastern Illinois University in 2018. She also received her Masters in Social Work from Dominican University in River Forest in May of 2019. She is currently a Mental Health Therapist at Smart Behavior Solutions.

births Lisa Doll Case '99 celebrates the birth of Evelyn Mary "Evie" born on February 20, 2020.

Evie joins sisters Lexi and Ella.

George Mack ’02 and wife, Rachel, welcomed Gunner Edward.

Scott Andriano ’02 and Jenny Janko Andriano ’02 welcomed daughter Pearl. Pearl joins big sister Scarlett in the Andriano household.

Adam Solakiewicz ’06 welcomed Hailey Faith Solakiewicz on July 26, 2019.

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Liz Lorch O’Leary ‘99 welcomed Rory Leona on January 4, 2020. Rory joins big brothers Declan and Ronan.

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