Spirit Magazine - Hope

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Soup’S on a SmaShing SucceSS

Over 400 people gathered to support the Oregon Food Bank and taste soup from local restaurants.

new Vc elementary & middle School Building

Archbishop Vlazny and Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle dedicate the new center for student learning.

Letter from the Superior General Maryville opens and dedicates its center for memory care

The Sisters and volunteer tutors teach English to eager adults

Meet the new staff in the SSMO Foundation

Valley Catholic’s new building “LEEDs” the green revolution

Early Learning School celebrates 20 years of teaching

On the Cover: Sr. Marianne Giesel helps local Beaverton residents learn English as part of the Sisters’ ESOL outreach. Feature on page 4. 14 16 25 03 04 06 12 10 18 32 45 46 44 20 22 28 30

Contributors

Sr. Adele Marie Altenhofen

President, SSMO Ministries Corp.

Sarah Lawrence Anderson ’95

Database Manager, SSMO Foundation

Catholic Sentinel

Sr. Charlene Herinckx ‘66

Superior General, SSMO

Sr. Catherine Hertel, ‘58

Vicar General, SSMO

Thomas Kohler

Marketing Production Coord., SSMO Ministries Corp.

Grace Le Chevallier Alumni & Donor Relations, SSMO Foundation

Christina Lent, Editor Beaverton Valley Times

Trish Roussel, Principal, VC Early Learning School

Lavanya Sridharan ’12 Valley Catholic School

Danielle Tomich Communications Specialist, SSMO Ministries Corp.

Sr. Marcella Parrish’s crusade to help families in need

VCMS students are hands-free in saving lives

Class Notes: VCS alumni updates

Living the Sisters’ values: Triumph over tragedy

VchS croSS country team claimS the gold

The VCHS boys team shows its character at the State tournament.

Thank you, donors: The 2010-11 Annual Report

Maryville residents help with service in the community

Two Maryville residents hit century mark

Middle school student learns to play organ in SSMO chapel

Dear Family & Friends,

As we move into the last few months of our year of Jubilee, celebrating the 125 years since the founding of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, I ask you to recall our Jubilee theme: “Gratitude, Service, Hope.” It was easy to reflect on the first two aspects of our theme. Hope, on the other hand, is a bit more elusive!

Our retreat director last summer, Fr. Anthony Gittins, noted that hope is not simply optimism which makes a judgment after reviewing the trends. Hope is a gift from God and we are called to engage actively in a life of hope. Through hope we live and act in ways that can make the world better for others. As Jesuit Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin remarked, “The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason to hope.” I feel confident that the values modeled and taught at Valley Catholic School and the care and consolation provided at Maryville and our other ministries provide reason for hope for the future, either here on earth or in heaven.

Advent is a time each year when we rejoice in the hope given by the birth of Jesus who came for our salvation and the promise of eternal life. As we celebrate the Jubilee and Advent/Christmas, it is clear that hope is necessary – for making a lasting difference for others and for knowing with certainty of our Savior’s generous gift of salvation for all who love God and neighbor.

Wishing you many blessings during this wonderful season of Advent and Christmas.

Blessings,

Sr. Charlene Herinckx ’66

Superior General Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon

Sr. Charlene Herinckx instructs guests how to vote for their favorite soup at October’s first annual “Soup’s On” event.

The Language ofHope

Volunteering as a Teacher is a Gift

“I

am so happy to be part of something for the poor and disenfranchised...those for whom there is ‘no room in the inn.’ This is where my heart is and I am thrilled to see this happening. This is an answer to a prayer for me and I am grateful for the opportunity to be part of it.”

—Dianne

would 30 volunteers come to the Sisters’ campus each week to help teach English for Students of Other Languages (ESOL)?

As Patt Tuck-Lee puts it, “I want to give back some of what I have received.” In 2010, the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon committed themselves to journeying “in solidarity with the vulnerable, particularly the immigrant.” With the transfer of the elementary school into the new building, there were classrooms and textbooks available to be used for “a worthy project.” ESOL became that project.

The Sisters received a much bigger response to the program than they had expected. It didn’t take long for the word to get out to the Spanishand Vietnamese-speaking people of the surrounding area. The Sisters had expected a small class of about 40 students; that number has already doubled. Nor did it take long for generous adults to join the ranks of volunteers to teach, to tutor, to copy and collate, and to assist in whatever way they could.

Together, these people grow in understanding of each other, have more than a few laughs, and go home with a sense of having done something very worthwhile.

English for Students of Other Languages is administered by the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon. It has two parts: Tuesday and Thursday evening classes and smaller tutoring sessions with individual volunteers that can be scheduled independently. For more information about this program, please contact Sr. Catherine Hertel at (503) 644-9181.

“Working with the students, and even preparing for the class, is by far the highlight of my week!“

—Dana

“It is incredible to see how much the students gain from being in the class. It is more than just the language skills. What has really impressed me is how many students return each week. I thank God and you for including me. It is not work. I enjoy being in the classroom, and interacting with the class. It is renewing. It is a blessing.”

—Charles

Story By | Sr. Catherine Hertel ’58

Van Dang escaped Vietnam, got lost on the ocean for three weeks, finally arrived in the USA, and was able to sponsor her parents and her sister.

had an opportunity

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you need to learn English so that we can talk.”

Kora prepares an overhead projection before her Beginner II class. A public school substitute teacher, Rosemary feels called to give even more. She specializes in “hands-on, concrete experiences” as a pathway to learning more abstract concepts.

Isabel’s Story

“I came two years ago to the States and it has been a little difficult for my children and me because I don’t speak much English. I have a job now in which I need to speak English in order to be paid better, but my days are too busy. I work practically the whole day, and I help my children with their homework. They go to soccer practice three or four times during the week. With my work and with my children I don’t have time to study during the day. Thanks be to God and to the person who told me about this place. I decided to come to class even though I have to leave my children for a while with a babysitter.

I very much like the people who are giving the classes. Even for the little time that I have been here, I have learned a lot. I want to keep coming until I learn to write and speak because I hope to help my children a little bit more, and that someday they could go to the university, and also for me because I want to become a citizen in this country. With that, I could also help my parents. When I first came to this country it was very difficult. I was only thinking of working and making money to help my parents and my siblings. I worked 10-12 hours a day, because I wanted to go back to Mexico. I never paid attention to going to school, but during the

passing years, I got married and had two children. They are my life. That’s why I decided to separate from them during the evenings and make the effort to go to school. I have always been working in restaurants, cleaning houses, a little bit of everything. I’m still working with the desire to have a better life. I still want to better myself. This country gives us many opportunities. Thank you for helping me. Thank you to the people for giving us these classes. I am thankful that I found you.”

Besides working three jobs in order to support his family, Juan Luis Lopez-Perez comes early to class to get extra help from Sr. Paula Fox.

Roberto Sanchez Cortez never

to go to school in Mexico, and yet he speaks

little English, has a job, and is raising

family in the U.S. Sr. Ina Marie Nosack assists him with his phonics.

Mariela Vallegos (standing) and Maria Calderon meet with Sr. Catherine Hertel for a moment after their class in Advanced English. Mariela’s 3-year-old son said to her, “Mommy,

Sr. Rosina Pham interviews the three Tran Khac brothers, who started classes one week after arriving from Vietnam so they could have a “better education and find good jobs in the future.”

Fred Mihm, a former Head-Start instructor, uses his teaching experience to help students Maria and Lorena in Intermediate English and to prepare his students for daily life experiences.

Sr. Marianne Giesel, a former volunteer in the Tigard ESL program, helps Thuy Le and Ai Van Thi Nguyen learn the days of the month in Beginner I class.

Rosemary

Dianne Van Alstine teaches English to Lorenzo Quisquina. Dianne grew up in southern California where multiculturalism is the norm.

SSMO FOundatiOn annOunceS new StaFF

The Foundation helps raise support and awareness for the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, Valley Catholic School and Maryville Nursing Home. This fall, Sr. Adele Marie Altenhofen, SSMO Ministries President, wrote: “What a joy it is for me to be able to announce that we have added four new members to the SSMO Foundation Staff! We are grateful to have them on board.”

Sharlayne Buuck Director of Development

Sharlayne brings eight years of development experience at Forest Hills Lutheran School with her to the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon Foundation. At Forest Hills, she established the development position, created a donor base, facilitated fundraisers, and marketed the school. She looks forward to building relationships and partnering with our community. She attended Davenport College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her son Taylor is a 2010 graduate of Valley Catholic High School, while son Carter is currently a sophomore. She and her family live in Hillsboro.

Director of Development

Helen works in fundraising to help people achieve their own charitable goals. She does this by tailoring gift opportunities to match the interests of the donor. She graduated from University of Portland with a degree in journalism. Prior work experience has included corporate and agency public relations, graphic design and several start-up businesses of her own. Working for the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon Foundation gives Helen the opportunity to finally blend spiritual purpose with her work life.

How Have You Benefitted?

Sharla was a system software engineer for 15 years before she became president of the Lucent Bay Area Club Pioneers, a nonprofit in San Francisco. There, she guided nearly 800 volunteers who tackled community service events. She also raised money for the nonprofit. Sharla went on to streamline a second nonprofit’s auction, and spent 12 years increasing the revenue from that event. In 2009, she and her family moved to Oregon, and last year, Sharla volunteered as the outside procurement chair for the Valley Catholic School auction. Sharla’s son, Jacob, started kindergarten at VCS this fall.

Grace joined the SSMO Foundation Development team in October. She will lead our new focus on alumni and donor relations. Before coming to SSMO, Grace spent three years working at L’Arche, a faith-based community of adults with and without disabilities. Her experience in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and L’Arche ignited her passion for service and community. She continues to carry service into all aspects of her life: she regularly plays cribbage with a friend who has experienced chronic homelessness and actively pursues programs that focus on social justice for the most marginalized people of our society. Grace graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a degree in psychology and a minor in business.

The Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon founded their congregation 125 years ago. Teaching and caring for others have been essential elements of their mission from the beginning. By honoring the unique gifts of each person and celebrating God and life, the Sisters’ mission continues to benefit all who know them: Valley Catholic School students and alumni, Music School students, the families and residents at Maryville Nursing Home, and even the surrounding community. This is possible only because people like you financially support the work of the Sisters.

Please partner with the Sisters today so the values you share may continue to influence lives now and into the future. Make your gift to the 2011 Fall Annual Appeal today. It is easy to participate:

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Use the enclosed reply envelope in this magazine to mail your gift today.

Give online at www.ssmofoundation.org and click on the MAKE A GIFT button.

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• Or sign up for automatic monthly or quarterly giving by calling (503) 718-6480.

For more information, contact Sharlayne Buuck or Helen Connor at the SSMO Foundation. Dial (503) 718-6480 or send email to giving@ssmoministries.org.

Helen Connor

Sharla Tinsen Development Associate, Auction and Events

Grace Le Chevallier Development Assistant, Alumni and Donor Relations

We Invite You to the Closing Mass of the 125th Jubilee Year

March 25, 2012 2:00 p.m.

Archbishop John Vlazny will preside at Mass in the Valley Catholic Athletic Center as a final celebration of the Sisters’ 125th Jubilee Year. All are welcome.

Discernment Opportunities

Are you called to religious life? “Come and See” what religious life is like at SSMO. Single Catholic women between the ages of 18 and 40 are invited to join us for prayer, discernment and discussion on the following dates.

“Come and See” Retreats:

Sunday, January 15, 2012: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (includes morning Mass)

Sunday, February 19, 2012: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, March 18, 2012: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information on any of the events listed, please contact Sr. Michael Francine at (503) 644-9181 or email srmichaelfrancined@ssmo.org.

“Who done it?”

That was the question everyone was asking during the performances of Valley Catholic’s fall play, “Murder’s in the Heir.” This hilarious murder mystery, performed by the high school’s Drama Department, allowed the audience to play armchair detective and pick the killer. With a stage full of suspects, there were many different endings from which the audience could choose. Although the interactive play was entertaining for the audience, it required lots of hard work and practice from the cast and crew.

As stage manager and a helper to Ms. Sutfin, I had a chance to see and be a part of the effort that made this play possible. Since many talented students auditioned, Ms. Sutfin chose to create two casts. The double casting made the rehearsal process both challenging and enjoyable. It was difficult because we had

twice as much to do in the same amount of time, but I liked seeing the different elements each cast brought to the show.

At our rehearsals, I recorded the blocking, kept the cast on script, helped the actors learn their lines, and accounted for all the set pieces and props. With two casts, there was so much to keep organized, but it was worth it because I got to see the actors grow and take the stage. When we got closer to the performances, the tech crew was incorporated into the rehearsals, and it was my job to oversee the integration of the cast and crew and call cues.

Even though I was busy during the performances, I managed to have fun by playing detective with the tech crew in the light booth. Since the killer’s identity did not affect our role in the show, we asked

the ushers who counted the ballots not to tell us who was chosen. We made our own predictions as to who the audience voted for and waited until the detective on stage revealed the murderer to see if we were right. This, combined with the actors’ exceptional performances, kept us captivated every night.

The cast and crew worked hard to ensure a smooth run. Occasionally, things did not go as planned. Ms. Sutfin once told me, “In theater, just like in life, you can’t always get it right. You just have to do your best, and be ready to deal with problems as they arise.” That was exactly what we all did. I enjoyed stage managing this show and assisting Ms. Sutfin, and I look forward to stage managing “Seussical: The Musical” in March 2012.

Story By | Lavanya Sridharan ’12

From left, Erin Coffman (senior), sophomores Hannah Wilson and Eli Gavett, and seniors Madeleine Tomich, Shawna Vrvilo and Evan Tait

Steven Pierce (senior) played two roles in each cast, shown here as old man Starkweather.

Photos courtesy of Scott Cary

Connell Morantte (freshman) and Ceilidh McCallum (sophomore)

We Need Judges!

Please save these dates...

Valley Catholic Middle School is pleased to announce:

45th Annual Speech Tournament: February 25, 2012

10th Annual Regional Science Fair: April 27, 2012

Judges, we need you for both events! Please contact us for more information:

Speech Tournament, February 25 Science Fair, April 27

Jennifer Gfroerer June Poling

Principal Vice Principal/Science Dept. Chair (503) 718-6510 (503) 718-6502

jgfroerer@valleycatholic.org jpoling@valleycatholic.org

What is a Stage Manager?

By Ginnie Sutfin VCHS Director of Drama Production

A stage manager is the proverbial right hand of the director. During the rehearsal process, she or he keeps all the actors’ scheduling information, takes blocking notes, feeds the actors their lines if needed, sets up props and set pieces, and keeps track of actors on break. Once tech week comes along and the show opens, the stage manager’s “real” job kicks in. The stage manager manages the running crew, gives light and sound cues, and gives the actors their entrance cues. When something goes wrong (which is pretty commonplace in theatre), it is the stage manager’s decision what to do next. A stage manager knows a little bit about every aspect of theatre, and usually is the most organized person involved in the production. He or she never gets to bow at the end of the show, but everyone in the production knows that the show could not happen without the stage manager!

March 2-4 and 9-11, 2012

Seussical the Musical

Valley Catholic’s New

The Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon were “green” before it was fashionable.

The Sisters have long stood for sustainability in a world where the true meaning is often lost. The new elementary and middle school building resonates with the Sisters’ mission of sustainability and teaches the students lessons about their impact on the environment and how this building will benefit our future. The Sisters look toward the future and want to make sure that they have as little negative impact on the environment as possible, as well as set an example for others in the community to follow.

One of the big advantages of the new school building is that it will be LEED-certified. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is the internationally-recognized green building certification system. LEED provides a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction and operations.

Story By | Thomas Kohler

From the outside, the new school building doesn’t look like something from a futuristic landscape. Although it is visually striking, it’s hard to tell from its appearance what makes it so green. LEED, however, gives points for function, not form. When building “green,” every aspect of a building is considered in light

of sustainability and efficiency. For example, one surprising feature of the new building is that the insulation in the walls is made partly of recycled jeans. Among dozens of other features, the building has two green roofs, large windows for natural lighting, and a white cap sheet that reflects light (instead of absorbing the sun’s energy and creating heat).

Enter Valley Catholic Middle School Vice Principal June Poling, also head of the middle school science department. Poling, with the help of fellow middle school science teachers Pat Christiansen and Stephanie Shields, created a middle school curriculum based on the LEED certification process; educating people about green construction and sustainability is even one of the factors that LEED will consider for the building’s final rating.

One project in the curriculum has students studying several individual LEED aspects of the building, to learn how they work in sustainability models. They will then create signs explaining the benefits of the features that will be posted throughout the school for everyone to view, and for future scavenger hunts that will help students learn about the

One of the two green roofs in the new Valley Catholic Elementary and Middle School, this roof is made of seedum, which is preferable to grass.

School LEEDs the Way

LEED features of the building. Other class projects include creating draft detectors to find air currents in the building (sixthgraders did this and found very few drafts except in the bathrooms and near the doors), monitoring energy usage, and learning about the white cap sheets on the roof. They used the same draft detectors at Outdoor School to measure wind speed.

Two of the building’s features that lend themselves to multiple areas of study are the green roofs that were installed in two sections of the building. At the annual science fair in April of 2012, student projects will include studies of the green roofs and their effects on pH levels in the water. The students will compare water taken from the top roof before it goes through the green roofs below, and then measure the water after it passes through the green roof. Their goal will be to determine whether the roofs are working as intended in reducing and even neutralizing pH levels.

Poling has also devised grade-based curricula. Sixth-grade students will learn about energy efficiency as they collect comprehensive data from both the new school building and their homes and conduct a comparative study. These students will then teach first-graders what they learned about the study. The data will be maintained over the years as a longitudinal study of energy consumption at school and homes.

Seventh-graders will combine math and science as they use the building’s water meters to compare usage between the Elementary/ Middle School and the High School. They will record usage every hour school is in session for one week of every month. From this data, these students will determine water usage and changes in usage for different months.

Eighth-grade students will research and conduct model studies of the green roofs and use the data they collect to determine what types of plant matter are the best in filtering rain water to lower pH levels and

impurities. They will share their results with school administrators as a recommendation for future consideration. They will also compare run off from the green roofs with other roofs on campus to see differences in water quality.

High school students will do studies on the creek in the wetlands behind the school to find out how sustainable filtering affects surrounding areas of the school.

This new building, a marvel of sustainability, is more than the new home for elementary and middle school students and more than a peek into the science of green technology. It’s the physical manifestation of hope for our future — our children, our community, the environment and the world. By taking a “lead” in the building of this new school, the Sisters have a new way to observe their priorities and honor their mission.

The clerestory windows in the cafeteria (left) are treated with a sun block.

Is Still Blossoming After Twenty Years,

As Valley Catholic Early Learning School looks back on 20 years, Principal Trish Roussel reflects on her time with the organization.

It seems like yesterday that I heard Sr. Theresa Margaret Yettick, then the administrator at Maryville, talk about her plans for a new facility for child care. I sat enthralled as she and Rosemary Zoucha (our first director) explained the vision that was to become Little Flower Development Center. It was Sr. Theresa Margaret’s passion to provide care for the very young that was not just “day care” but a rich educational experience. The doors opened for the first time on Tuesday, September 3, 1991. We started with classrooms half full, but within six months we had to start wait lists.

Theresa Margaret. Since we were named after St. Therese, the Little Flower, her feast day became a special day for us.

Story By | Trish Roussel

The children began an intergenerational program with the residents at Maryville that continues today; we still look forward to visiting with our “grand-friends.” In those early days, our halls were filled with Sisters — Sr. André Campau, Sr. Elizabeth Sohler, Sr. Angeline Sohler — and, of course, Sr.

Three years later, Jane Phelps became our second director. By that time, I was working full time in the office, taking care of billing, payroll, class lists, enrollment and anything else needed. Some of the highlights of my days were serving breakfast to the children and sneaking out to play with them on the playground. About this time, Sr. Theresa Margaret retired, and Maryville (and thus Little Flower) got a new administrator, Sr. Geraldine Bernards. While change is inevitable, that was a tough transition for me. I had learned so much from Sr. Theresa Margaret. She was, to me, a smart and savvy business woman who I felt was ahead of her time in many ways. She showed us her vision for educating young children and helped us learn to carry on that mission in real and

Happy smiles all around—many of these children are VCHS freshmen now. (December 2001)

practical ways. To this day, when I am struggling with a decision, I find myself drawn to the Sisters’ Villa on campus to pray for guidance. I like to think that Sr. Theresa Margaret goes to our Lord and asks for clarity on my behalf. In August 2005, Jane decided to retire and I felt called to my current position as principal. I stepped into the role with lots to learn, and learn fast! I couldn’t have done it without Sr. Rita Watkins’ help. As the Campus Schools’ President, Sr. Rita was a wealth of information for me during that time. Less than a year later, in July 2006, we made a leap to become our own corporation and in 2008, we branded ourselves as Valley Catholic Early Learning School. How awesome to share the school name with the rest of the campus schools!

As an early childhood school, we do not provide “day care.” While the IRS may call us “child care,” we take pride in knowing that we provide quality education for infants, toddlers and preschool children as well as after school care for K-5th grades. And, that education is wrapped in loving care just as Jesus taught us. We learned at the feet of amazing Sisters and Maryville staff—caring and educating children is a calling we don’t take lightly.

I am proud of our teachers and staff. We have worked hard to explore and expand our mission statement. We have taken Archdiocesan preschool standards and created assessment tools and curriculum guides for all ages—babies through PreKindergarten. We completed over 580 hours of continuing education last year. We are used as a model of excellence by our State Child Care Division Certifier. And most of all, I am proud we are a part of Valley Catholic School.

Please don’t be upset if I correct you when you say “day care,” or if I remind you that we are the Early Learning School, not Little Flower. Saint Therese continues to be our patron saint. The children know who she was and who Sr. Theresa Margaret was, as well. I remind them how lucky we are to be a part of the Sisters of Saint Mary of Oregon and a great school. I look forward to many more years of service and watching many more babies grow through the Valley Catholic School system. It seems unbelievable to me that some of those first “Little Flower” students now have babies of their own. I can’t wait to watch them grow, too!

Celebrating 20 years with a special skit created by the school-aged students (August 2011)

The children made a special chausable for Fr. Altstock. (June 2011)

Dedication of the new playground structure with Sr. Theresa Margaret Yettick and Rosemary Zoucha (Sept. 1991)

Trish Roussel, Jane Phelps and Deborah Miller (circa 2000)

Gail Hanson, Jane Phelps, Sr. Geraldine Bernards and Trish Roussel (circa 2005)

Current VCELS Administrative Staff: Janet Lynn, Trish Roussel and Rebecca Johnson

A Sou p T a s ti ng Event

O N S ATURDAY, O CTOBER 22, OVER 460 PEOPLE

gathered to enjoy a delicious meal, chat with friends, and listen to student-performed music at the first annual “Soup’s On,” an event co-sponsored by the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon and the City of Beaverton. But the primary reason they were together was to support Oregon Food Bank – West. The event raised over $8,600 for the food bank.

As part of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon’s 125th Jubilee Year, the Sisters chose a number of outreach projects to serve the local area. When inquiring with Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle what the greatest need in Beaverton was for its residents, he responded that hunger was a big concern. Out of that conversation was born the concept for this inaugural event to benefit the hungry.

Sr. Delores Adelman, SSMO, who coordinated the event in conjunction with City event planners, worked with area restaurants to offer samples of their signature soups. More than 20 vendors donated their soups, rolls, desserts and coffee. A $20 ticket entitled the bearer to sample soups and desserts, and to enjoy entertainment and guest speakers. The event’s sponsors underwrote the event expenses, while McMenamins donated the proceeds from the sales of the wine that they contributed. Guest speakers included Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, and Oregon Food Bank Chief Executive Officer Rachel Bristol, all who spoke about the very real problem of hunger in the Beaverton area. The crowd responded positively when both the Mayor and the Senator asked, “Should we do this

From top to bottom: Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) both spoke to the audience about hunger in Beaverton; Qdoba Mexican Grill accepts their Golden Ladle Award.

All of the entertainment was provided by students of Valley Catholic School. The harpists were Claire Abraham, Felicity Dyall, Heidi Hughes, Zoe Landi-Fontana, Hanna Rex and Grace Tanner. The Kingsmen, who sang Varun Chawla, were Thomas Quiring, Teddy Senecal, William Deatherage, John Tran, Alex Sundermeier and Evan Tait. The soloists were Evan Tait, who sang “Almost Like Being in Love;” Kimberly Howell, who sang Mozart’s “Laudatum;” and Ceilidh McCallum, who sang two numbers, “Memories,” and “I Could Have Danced All Night.” Sister Denise Klaas and the Marian Singers rounded out the evening with a medley of songs from musicals.

Many parents and students also helped “stir the pot.” Nearly 30 seventh- and eighth-grade students and parents volunteered for the event. In addition, several staff members from other campus entities volunteered: the SSMO Ministries Board, the SSMO Foundation Board, Valley Catholic School, Maryville and the Sisters’ Infirmary were all represented.

The Girl Scouts did their part, too. Two weeks prior to “Soup’s On,” VCS fifth-grade Girl Scout Troop 40222 placed Oregon Food Bank barrels in the entrances of all VCS school buildings and nearly reached their goal of collecting 1,000 cans of soup. As one Girl Scout put it, “That would be a thousand smiles!”

The Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon wish to thank the City of Beaverton, Mayor Denny Doyle, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Rachel Bristol, McMenamins, and all the vendors who so generously donated their soups and their time. They would also like to express gratitude to all the volunteers, student performers, and all the people who came to support the event.

Congratulations to the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, Sr. Delores Adelman, her committee and the City of Beaverton on their success with this new event.

thankS to all the generouS donorS oF deliciouS SoupS, rollS, coFFee, wine and deSSertS

Ernesto’s Italian Restaurant

Decarli

Hall Street Grill

Spicy Sausage & Pasta Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash

Sage Bisque

Chilled Beet Soup with Crème Fraiche

Fall Vegetable Minestra

Beaverton Bakery

Ava Roasteria Dessert

The Dessert Tray Dessert

Krispy Kreme Dessert

Starbucks Coffee

McMenamins Wine

Guests flow into the new building after the dedication ceremony.

Archbishop John G. Vlazny presided over the dedication of the new Elementary and Middle School building before going on to bless it.

Paul Gram, Owner’s Representative for SSMO, accepts a cross, hand-crafted from site-harvested wood, from VCS President Bob Weber and SSMO Superior General Sr. Charlene Herinckx.

Hundreds Gather for New Building Dedication

As published on www.ssmo.org

is printed on t-shirts sported all over the campus of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon. The history made was, of course, the opening of the new Valley Catholic Elementary and Middle School building on the first day of school, September 6, 2011.

The occasion was marked by a dedication ceremony and reception held by the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon the evening of Friday, Sept. 9. An estimated 400 people turned out to celebrate with them. During an early reception for major donors to the building’s capital campaign, short speeches were given by Bob Weber, Valley Catholic School President; Sr. Adele Marie Altenhofen, SSMO Ministries President; Michelle Garcia, SSMO Foundation Board Chair; and Tom Cleary, Valley Catholic School Board Chair. Guests were then treated to a time-lapse video (courtesy of our Information Technology department) of the building’s construction from start to finish, including aerial shots of its progress.

At 6:30 p.m. the crowd gathered for the ceremony held outside the new school building. The weather cooperated beautifully, providing warm breezes and a beautiful sunset. The ceremony included prayers and short talks from Sr. Charlene Herinckx, SSMO, Bob Weber, Mayor Denny Doyle, and Archbishop John G. Vlazny.

Project Manager Lauren Holmes and Superintendent Ivan Krcek, employees of general contractor Howard S. Wright and key players in the onsite construction, were each presented with a handmade cross crafted with wood from the oak tree that stood where the school was erected. The crosses were hand-crafted by VCES parent Brian Harvey.

Mayor Denny Doyle also received a handmade cross. In return, he presented to Sr. Charlene a small stuffed beaver donning a t-shirt that reads “Mayor’s Bravo Beaver” on the front and “SSMO” on the back.

The Archbishop commented fondly on his relationship with the Sisters. “On the day of my appointment as Archbishop, October 28, 1997, Bishop Steiner drove me through the rain to Beaverton and pointed out the SSMO Motherhouse. He advised me that this was the home of religious women whose friendship and service I will grow to appreciate and cherish as the years go by. That was a prophecy right on target!” Near the end of the ceremony, the Archbishop went inside the building and blessed every room and hallway with holy water.

Sr. Denise Klaas, SSMO, led the hymns sung by all, and Sr. M. Juliana Monti, SSMO, accompanied soprano and VCS senior Genie Genetiano for her solo of Schubert’s Ave Maria.

Sr. Charlene Herinckx, SSMO Superior General, and Bob Weber, VCS President, present a cross to Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle.

It was a beautiful evening for such a special event.

Archbishop Vlazny blesses the sculpture of the Holy Family in the school lobby.

Maryville Dedicates New Memory Care Center

As published on www.maryvillenh.org

The dedication for Maryville’s new facility, Maryville Memory Care, took place in late September. Guests were treated to appetizers and received the first tours.

Formerly home to some of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, the building has been completely remodeled and is light, open and welcoming. Each of the 16 resident rooms has a private bathroom and a garden view. On the hallway walls, which are painted a warm, cheerful yellow, clusters of retro photographs and art form a collage of modern history.

All the rooms form a square that encloses a beautifully landscaped courtyard and garden. The family/dining room has vaulted ceilings with exposed wooden beams, a fireplace, a large and homey kitchen, and lots of comfortable seating. The whole building is tastefully decorated and furnished to feel like home.

The formal dedication ceremony was led by SSMO Superior General Sr. Charlene Herinckx, who gave these inspiring remarks:

On behalf of all the SSMOs, I welcome you to this special gathering for the blessing and dedication of Maryville Memory Care.

First on the list of thank yous are Sr. Barbara Jean Laughlin and the members of the Leadership Team of the last administration of our Community. They could see the wisdom of renovating this facility for this good purpose.

Second on the list of thank yous are the three Sisters (Rita Rose Stohosky, Elizabeth Sohler and Janet Slingerland) who were living here at the time the decision was made. It could not have been easy for them to leave this environment and yet they did so most graciously — continuing the legacy of “no sacrifice too great — no task too difficult.” Their presence at the Motherhouse has been a great blessing for us who happily welcomed them home.

The central courtyard garden

The main entry to Maryville Memory Care

Thirdly, we thank the Maryville Board of Directors; Sr. Adele Marie Altenhofen, President of the SSMO Ministries Corporation; and Kathleen Parry, Maryville Administrator, for their direction, guidance and support of this project.

When we were planning this service and searching for a Scripture passage to use, I could not help but think of the reading about Moses and the Ten Commandments in which we read,“Honor your father and your mother.” What better way, when the need arises, than to offer them the services of this facility and the staff here at Maryville!

Speaking of the staff, I want to close by quoting from the welcome address at the opening of Maryville Nursing Home in 1963: You have come to minister to the sick, afflicted and incapacitated. This requires great tact, patience and understanding. For many of our guests, the Home is a new experience. They will, therefore, require your love, attention and affection. With Christ as your model, you will be able, like Him, to serve cheerfully, willingly, kindly and helpfully at all times.

And now, almost 50 years later, we find ourselves with a legacy of “service with love” that will continue in a new way in this beautifully renovated facility. May God bless all who live here and all who serve here.

The music for the dedication was led by Sr. Adele Marie Altenhofen and Sr. Juanita Villarreal. Fr. Neil Moore, as presider, blessed every room with holy water. Maryville Administrator Kathleen Parry also spoke, thanking the many people who had come together to make Maryville Memory Care a reality: Howard S. Wright, general contractor; Ankrom Moisan Architects; Inside Design, interior decorating; and Marathon Development, project manager. She also introduced and thanked several key staff members: Michael Kilbury, MMC Administrator and Maryville Administrator in Training; Delores Focht, Director of Nursing; Candice Roberts, R.N. Manager; and Sr. Josephine Pelster, Director of Pastoral Care.

The cozy family room is inviting for both residents and guests.

Sr. Charlene Herinckx (far left) addresses the crowd while (from left) Fr. Neil Moore, Kathleen Parry and Delores Focht listen.

Sr. Josephine Pelster assists while Fr. Moore blesses each room with holy water.

Guests socialize in the family room.

Keeping Families Together During Trying Times

Story By | Sr. Catherine Hertel ’58

had volunteered at St. Joseph Shelter in Mt. Angel for five years before being hired as a staff member in 2001. She now works as the director, working on grants and fundraisers to support three separate operations: one that provides housing for up to 11 families (St. Joseph Shelter) and one that houses as many as 140 migrant men. The third, Mission Benedict, provides clothing, food, and emergency aid to the greater Mt. Angel/Monitor area.

Sr. Marcella’s current focus is working with Community and Shelter Assistance Corp. (CASA) of Oregon to renovate a building previously used for migrant men and to transform it into a building with eight two-bed units and two studios for single migrant men and/or migrant families. They hope to have it completed by February 2013, in time for the shelter’s 25th anniversary of service.

St. Joseph Shelter, sponosored by the Benedictine Sisters at Mt. Angel, provides transitional housing for families. The Shelter is unique in the fact that they take only families (not singles or couples); their effort is to “keep families together.” What do families receive at St. Joseph’s? They receive assistance with meals, housing, employment skills, weekly case management sessions and help locating additional resources. They also have access to many family and group activities, supervised study times and lots of love and support along the way.

Who provides these services and resources? Every Wednesday, a truck from Marion Polk Food Share delivers an order of needed donations from Foundations, parishes, schools, farmers, and individuals. Two major fundraisers and two appeals help in the effort. This year’s golf marathon netted $33,000.

Sr. Marcella finds great satisfaction in helping people change their lives, which many do. She has many success stories of families able to leave the shelter for a residence of

Sr. Marcella Parrish is standing beside a bed in a vacant room; children have bunk beds.

their own and a job to support their families. Another source of joy for her is that she is providing opportunities for people to share their gifts and talents with others. Today’s volunteers are happy to give their time and service to a program that is meeting its goals. They find meaning in helping St. Joseph accomplish its ministry. However, not all stories have a happy ending. There

are some families whose unpredictable life circumstances have prevented them from receiving the full benefits of the shelter. Thankfully, they are not the majority.

During this time of a slumping economy, the gifts that Sr. Marcella, Sr. Terry Hall and the staff at St. Joseph Shelter give are ever so much appreciated.

Sr. Marcella has been with the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon since she entered in 1955. She spent nearly 40 years as an educator and administrator, including a stint as Assistant Superintendent of Schools at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center. She has served the needy at St. Joseph Shelter for the last 15 years.

Sr. Marcella and Mariela (mother of Johan, below) visit in the hall.

Johan goes to Sr. Marcella for a little reinforcement before taking a bus to Head Start.

Johan gives a shy smile.

All residents have weekly chores. Ellen is mopping the front entrance.

On a Mission

Valley catholic teamS up with tVF&r For liFe-SaVing challenge

Valley Catholic eighth-graders are heading into Thanksgiving celebrations empowered. They are on a crusade to save lives.

Armed with knowledge and special CPR kits, all 75 eighth-graders have been charged with a mission to train at least five adults on how to provide HandsOnly CPR.

Sierra Kizzier, 13, plans to teach her parents, aunt, uncle and 24-year-old cousin the life-saving skill.

“If someone has a heart attack and you know CPR, it can save lives,” the young leader said. “My grandpa died of a heart attack five years ago, and my dad really misses him.”

Like other eighth-graders, she is excited to be part of a unique partnership between Valley Catholic School, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and the American Heart Association. It’s the first program of its kind in Oregon and allows students to play an important role in raising awareness about Hands-Only CPR.

“Our department responds to over 1,800 cardiac events each year, and having someone ready and willing to initiate CPR before our paramedics arrive can mean the difference between life and death for a patient.”

- Fire Chief Mike Duyck

Story by Christina Lent and photos by Christopher Onstott, Beaverton Valley Times

This article was published on Thanksgiving Day by the Beaverton Valley Times.

“Our department responds to over 1,800 cardiac events each year, and having someone ready and willing to initiate CPR before our paramedics arrive can mean the difference between life and death for a patient,” said TVF&R Fire Chief Mike Duyck.

Several years ago, the AHA acknowledged that HandsOnly CPR — pressing hard and fast on a victim’s chest until paramedics arrive — works just as well as traditional CPR for adults in sudden cardiac arrest.

“Survival rates nationally are bleak for cardiac arrest patients,” added Karen Eubanks, fire district spokeswoman. “Only 5 percent live to be discharged from the hospital.

“In Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s service area, we exceed the national average. Over the last three years, we have averaged between 11 and 23 percent survival rates for witnessed cardiac arrest calls. We know we can do better.”

With Hands-Only CPR, bystanders do not need to worry about providing mouth-to-mouth safety breaths, she added.

“By simply calling 911 and pushing hard and fast on the patient’s chest until emergency responders arrive, our survival rates can increase dramatically,” Eubanks said.

Firefighters stopped by the middle school Monday afternoon to take part in a special assembly and distribute American Heart Association’s Family & Friends CPR Anytime Kit, which includes a short instructional DVD and a mini, blow-up Resuci-Annie to teach Hands-Only CPR.

Eighth-grader Mitchell Franck, 14, who is interested in a law enforcement career one day, assisted in a live demonstration during the assembly.

“I’m excited to work with the professionals,” he said of the opportunity to help the fire district spread the word about Hands-Only CPR. “I think it’s interesting.”

During Thanksgiving break he and his peers will get the chance to put their knowledge, public speaking and presentation skills to work with an audience they are comfortable with.

“This is the perfect timing, as families get together,” said Herb Lommen, a

Eighth-grader Mitchell Franck demonstrates Hands-Only CPR during an assembly Monday Nov. 21 to launch a unique public education campaign by students.

Reilly Blood, Emily Gfroerer and Cailey Scott familiarize themselves with the new training kits they will use to teach life-saving skills to the adults in the community.

physical education and health teacher who leads the department for Valley Catholic’s middle and high schools. “Our students will have a large audience.”

Following that, students will train five more adults on the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon campus in Beaverton.

“After those two steps, an elite squad of students with the highest scores and most interest will be chosen to go out into the greater Tualatin Valley community to lead sessions,” added Jennifer Gfroerer, principal of the middle school. “Students really want to be part of the lead team.”

Tomas Ramirez, 14, joins Kizzier and Franck in already securing coveted spots on the elite squad. Throughout the school year, this team of young leaders will venture out to train city leaders, Oregon Food Bank staff, local businesses and organizations interested in learning Hands-Only CPR.

“This is a good experience for us,” Ramirez said. “We are learning how to talk to people in a crowd.”

He is already making plans to offer a training at his church, St. Pius X Catholic Church in Cedar Mill, where he plays drums in the choir.

“I’m a really social person,” he admitted.

Seeing the students’ enthusiasm in providing this service and answering the fire district’s call to action is heartening to Gfroerer and Lommen.

“We like our classes to have real-world implications,” Gfroerer said. “This partnership fell right into three areas of our curriculum including the service component of religion, health and English.

“This is the perfect opportunity for our students to gain practical experience. It all aligns. We were just thrilled with the opportunity to enhance our program, take it to the next step and be of service to the community.”

Lommen agreed.

He has been teaching students regular CPR for 11 years on the campus. This is his first year teaching hands-only as well.

Valley Catholic students leave middle school certified by the American Red Cross in infant, child and adult CPR, first aid and proper use of an AED. Students in the high school also receive instruction in their sophomore year.

“I’m excited that they get to go out, show their skills and really use their knowledge,” Lommen said. “Our ultimate goal is to reduce the number of deaths related to heart issues in the emergency room.”

Valley Catholic is serving as the pilot site for what the fire district hopes to expand to other schools in its service area, Chief Duyck said. The school is putting together lesson and action plans that will be easily adaptable to rolling out similar programs in other schools.

“We are thrilled about this partnership and the prospect of saving even more lives,” Duyck said. “It’s been phenomenal.”

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue firefighters hand out special CPR kits at the assembly to Valley Catholic eighth-graders, who will use the kits to teach adults Hands-Only CPR during Thanksgiving and through the rest of the school year.

Karen Eubanks, Partnership & Public Information Manager for TVF&R, thanked the students for their hard work and efforts towards their goal to increase awareness of Hands-Only CPR.

Suhani Patel (left) and Isabelle Delplanche open their kits from the American Heart Association that include an instructional DVD to aid the students as they are training others about the importance of CPR.

Cross Country Boys Team Up to Win State Title

The history of the boys’ varsity team that took the state title this fall is the stuff of movies.

They were a small underdog team with boys of varying experience and without previous state titles in the sport — not even a division win. Yet somehow, they managed to be the best in the state. When these boys stepped onto the team as freshmen or sophomores, one would think they wouldn’t have dreamed that they’d be holding the state trophy their senior year. But Connor Garcia remembers when he, Andy Holstrom and Anthony Alfieri predicted in their freshman year that they’d win the state title as seniors.

What forces combined to make this team the one to take State for Valley? Tommy Manning, the boys’ cross country coach since 2007, believes it was the result of several factors, including the recent growth and continuity of the running community at Valley, the core group of boys who progressed through Valley’s track and cross country program together since middle school, the summer camps, and the fact that this has been the hardest-working group he’s ever seen.

The VCS cross country program has been in a growth pattern since 2006, when Eric Berge began coaching the distance runners in the CYO track program. In 2007,

Tommy Manning was hired as the boys’ cross country coach and Eric Berge became the girls’ coach, a year before this senior team began high school. (In the small world department, Berge and Manning ran together when students at Jesuit High School.) Both coaches got to know these boys while they were still in the middle school program. Continuing on to high school at Valley was an “easy and comfortable transition,” says Tommy. “That’s the advantage of not being just a high school. Eric Berge has coached some of these boys for six years now.” Of the nine seniors in the program, four — Anthony Alfieri, Connor Garcia, Andy Holstrom and Ben Stager — began together six years ago as seventh graders in the CYO track program under Coach Eric Berge.

Valley Catholic students as young as third grade can now run in a cross country club started in 2008 by Joe Manning (now Interim Principal of the Elementary School) and Eric Holstrom (also CYO track coach and K-5 physical education teacher), who also coach the club along with Ian Berge (assistant boys’ cross country coach) with help from parents Kristine Burton and Erika Ferrer. There are a surprising number of opportunities for them to compete, as Joe Manning explains: “It’s not a CYO

Story By | Danielle Tomich

From left: Anthony Alfieri, Danny Hernandez, Cooper Roach, Connor Garcia, Andy Holstrom, Sam Teague, Aidan McLeod

sport, but there are quite a few schools in our area that have teams. There are also a couple local running clubs. A group called PDXC, which is funded by grants and run by some of the local high school cross country coaches, puts on quite a few meets, including the state middle school cross country championships. We also ran in four races put on by Hillsboro Parks and Recreation.” All the running coaches at Valley are excited about the possibilities that the continuity of this program provides to students as well as the high school teams.

Summer camps were also instrumental in the team’s development. In the summer of 2010, Dale French,

After missing competing in the state meet by only one point in 2009, the boys began to realize how close they were to being competitors at that level. That lit a fire that only grew stronger the next season when Valley won several of the smaller school district meets and went on to take second in state. Tommy Manning remembers with a smile when, after winning an invitational competition and beating out 6A schools, Connor Garcia quipped, “Mr. Manning, we’re the little school that could!”

Cue the music from “Rocky.” Everything began to come together. The boys who began as energetic, loud and goofy freshmen now had a common goal — a state title.

who had coached the cross country team before Coach Tommy Manning was hired, organized the team’s first summer running camp, and both the boys’ and girls’ teams traveled to Glacier National Park. There they enjoyed running on trails, hiking over the Continental Divide, rafting, and lots of bonding for the week. Tommy says, “They were really pumped. They came back a different team.” In 2011 the team was invited to repeat the summer camp in Central Oregon by the family of an alumnus of the VCS crosscountry program, Austin Lundin, who now runs for the University of Southern California. Tommy credits these two summer experiences as one of the factors that propelled the team to the state championship. Anthony Alfieri, who attended both camps, says, “The Montana and Central Oregon trips helped bring us closer as a team and made me want to do better for the team, not just for myself.”

They all began to run year-round and upped their training to new heights, both on the pavement and in the weight room. They found ways to push themselves further, to find that “mental energy,” as Danny Hernandez puts it, to endure even when, as JP Rivera says, “you feel like you’re going to die — you lose feeling in your whole body and get dizzy.” Coach Manning marvels at how dedicated and focused they were: “Anthony Alfieri didn’t miss one practice in four years. Every day, five minutes after the bell rang, they’d all be in the lobby, ready to run. That made it easy.”

When the boys began to focus, Coach Manning said his biggest challenge was to remind the boys to keep it fun. “There was a lot of pressure. We were ranked number one all season long. But they remained poised, rose to the occasion and didn’t crumble.”

Back row, from left: Coach Joe Manning, Coach Eric Berge, Aidan McCloud, Ben Stager, Cooper Roach, Anthony Alfieri, Chris Wright, Coach Tommy Manning Front row, from left: Danny Hernandez, Connor Garcia, Sam Teague, Sean Hilken, JP Rivera, Andy Holstrom, Coach Ian Berge

The boys all report that much of their motivation is derived from the team. “Your teammates push you,” says JP. Although the team did not have a captain, Berge and Manning credit the senior boys with their leadership. Connor Garcia and Andy Holstrom especially lead by example by working hard and helping motivate their teammates. As Tommy Manning says, “You’re only as good as your fourth and fifth runners.”

Contrary to popular belief, cross country running is truly a team sport. As Coach Berge puts it, “You can have guys place first and second in a race and still not take first place. It’s about every individual doing well.” Because scores are determined by summing the top five individual finishing places on each team, every runner’s individual performance has a direct impact on the final score. Points are awarded based on when they cross the finish line (first place gets 1 point, second place gets 2 points, etc.), and when the points are added, the team with the lowest score wins. At the state meet, the Valiants placed four runners in the top 17, scoring

73 points, 33 points ahead of runner-up Pleasant Hill. Senior Connor Garcia led the Valiants with a 5th place finish (in a field of 108 runners), completing the 5000 meter race in 16:29.

The boys have learned a lot from competing in cross country at Valley. Connor Garcia’s first college pick is Seattle University because the school is in the infancy of a recently-upgraded Division I program. He is excited to apply what he’s learned on the Valley team to another program that is growing from the ground up. Danny Hernandez says what he’s learned is the “value of hard work — without a doubt.” All the boys gained confidence that they can accomplish anything they set their minds to do.

Next year, the loss of the seniors will be felt. Nonetheless, sophomores Cooper Roach and Sam Teague, the only underclassmen on the varsity team, are hopeful for the program at Valley next year, and look forward to taking leadership roles. We look forward to watching their team’s growth and success.

From left, Coaches Ian Berge, Tommy Manning, Eric Berge

Senior Connor Garcia earned 1st team all-state honors for the second consecutive year.

Sophomore Cooper Roach earned 2nd team allstate honors by finishing in 12th place.

Senior Andy Holstrom earned 2nd team all-state honors by finishing in 14th place.

lumni otes A N

The golden reunion dinner had a great turnout this year. Valley Catholic Music School student Heidi Hughes played the harp, Ceilidh McCallum ’14 sang, and alumnae shared stories of their memories of boarding school. Back row, from left: Sr. Sharon Kirk ’56, Sr. Marianne Geisel ’56, Louann Prantl Heesacker ’56, Sr. Ruth Frank ’57, Linda Wright White ’56, Marlene Meckes Seida ’56. Front row, from left: Sr. Janice Boogard ’56, Virginia Magness Schaefer ’56.

i n m emoriam

Donna Hendricks ’51 died October 12, 2011 at the age of 78. When she graduated from St. Mary of the Valley in 1951 she was named for her “Outstanding Posture and Poise.”

Living in NW Portland as a young woman, she worked at Meier & Frank, Olds & Kings, Liberty Theater, and Northern Wholesale Hardware. In Hillsboro, she worked at a local insurance company and a law firm. Donna had a home built in Forest Grove in 1970 where she lived until she retired from her instructional aide position at Neil Armstrong Jr. High School in 2005. Donna was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Forest Grove. She belonged to Hillsboro Business and Professional Women’s Club, where she was elected president in 1977.

Donna loved cats, reading, growing roses, sampling fudge, the beach, shopping, vacationing, watching the Blazers, and just being with family doing things. She was always willing to lend a hand to anyone in need with babysitting, canning, plumbing, chasing dreaded cows, snipping beans, anything.

Donna never married or had children, but made out just fine. She had the best of both worlds: as an aunt and a grandmotherly figure, she enjoyed spoiling the kids, then returning them back to mom. She welcomed and held so many new babies, and watched closely as they grew up, married, and had kids of their own; then she was able to hold newborn babies all over again. She had 33 nieces (one of whom is Sr. Maureen Kalsch, SSMO) and nephews as well as great-nieces and

nephews. Donna adored “taking off” with “the kids.” Adventures could be anywhere her little Mustang or Taurus would take them: overnight to her place, camping, movies, fishing or shopping.

Donna loved others, all her life. She enjoyed life, never complained and always served others first, with a smile.

Donna was preceded in death by parents, George and Lena Hendricks; brothers, Dick and Chuck; and nephews, Les and Rick.

She is survived by siblings Irene Kalsch, Beulah Spiering, Flora VandeBergh, Joan (Dennis) Herb, Wanda (Ron) Rau, Ron (Judy) Hendricks, of Turner, Oregon; 33 nieces and nephews, and their children and grandchildren.

—Submitted by a friend of the family

Golden Reunion

Kelli tovey ’01 married Carl Horning on September 3, 2011. They married at Garden Vineyards in Hillsboro, Oregon. Carl works as a Firefighter/EMT-I with Washington County Fire District #2 and Kelli is an Insurance Agent/CSR at Atkinson Insurance Group.

Melissa Gates Doxtator ’02 and husband Jacob welcomed their first baby. Noah Jacob Doxtator was born in Milwaukee, WI (where they currently live) on July 25, 2011 at 9:16 p.m. He was 8 pounds and 22.5 inches long. His godparents are Valley Catholic grads Angie Holmes Elkins ’02 and Nick Gates ’03.

Katie McAuliffe ’10 is currently a sophomore at Santa Clara University studying Communications and Psychobiology. Katie is the Varsity Coxswain for the Men’s Crew Team. The Santa Clara University men’s crew team began its 2011-12 campaign strong, winning the Wine Country Classic held on the Petaluma River on Sunday, Oct. 23. Men’s Crew claimed a decisive win in the 5K event over Sonoma State and Sacramento State. It was the first race of the 2011-12 season for SCU.

1950 s

Death of Donna Hendricks ’51 (see opposite page)

1970 s

The class of ’71 celebrated their 30th reunion in Cape Meares, Ore. Thank you to Diane Kurilo Duyck for organizing!

1990 s

Thanks to Sharon Connolly ’91 for organizing the reunion for the class of 1991.

Jeannine Haener Eisenbacher ’93

The Eisenbachers welcomed baby number eight, Cecilia Ann, on July 18. She joins John (13), Mary (11), Joey (10), Anthony (7), Peter (4), Terese (2), and Angela (deceased). The Eisenbachers live in Woodburn where Jeannine is a stay-at-home mom.

Thank you to all those that ran in Reese’s Run. The run had a great turn out to support Shannon Verboort becker ’97 and her family. Shannon appreciates all those who supported SIDS – SUDS and her family in this effort (see page 30 for story).

2000 s

Madeleine brink ’02 has begun her teaching career as a professor of English in the Applied Linguistics Department at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. She accepted the position after graduating from Saint Louis University with a Master’s degree in American Studies.

Seema Mody ’03 began as a reporter for the CNBC Business News in July 2011. She reports daily on the financial news, including technology and biotechnology. Seema attended Valley Catholic from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Mariel Zagunis ’03 won her fourth career individual medal at the Senior World Championships in Catania, Italy, in early October. Mariel’s silver medal marked the third consecutive year Zagunis has fenced in the Senior World Championships, with gold medals in 2009 and 2010.

tyler Schmit ’03 entered Norbertine Seminary at St. Michael’s Abbey in Silverado, Calif. this August. After graduating from VCHS, he attended Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio. Please remember Tyler in your prayers as he continues on his journey.

2010 s

Lisa Wilson ’11 was awarded a scholarship from the Juan Young Trust-Western Division. She continues to seek academic excellence at the University of Oregon Clark Honors College.

This is the first in a series of stories of alumni who are living the SSMO’s four core values: Living Valiantly; Honoring the Unique Gifts of Each Person; Striving for Excellence; and Celebrating God and Life. Future stories will be featured each month on the VCS alumni web page at www.ssmofoundation.org and the VCS alumni page on Facebook.

and Life

“He gave her to us.”

Shannon Verboort Becker ’97 speaks with gratitude to God as she shares the story of the life of her daughter, Reese.

Reese was born on September 20, 2010 to Shannon and AJ Becker and big brother Josh. Shannon beams as she describes her blessed life. Reese brought nothing but joy to the world; the Becker family had it all. Their son Josh adored Reese and wanted to be with her all the time. He wanted to give her kisses even while she was sleeping. When Shannon tried to deter him, he would say it wasn’t fair because “Mommy gets to kiss her and me when we are sleeping.” The family was actually having a problem with too much kissing. Life was blissful. For months, she and AJ would say, every single day, how lucky they were to have Reese. “She made us better than ourselves.”

Thursday, February 10 was a typical weekday. At 12:30 p.m., while Reese was taking a nap, she was found lifeless and blue. Shannon rushed to meet her at the hospital and was able to hold her one last time. “She was so beautiful and peaceful looking.” At only four and a half months, Reese had died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS/SUID).

Shannon wrote on her blog as part of her daughter’s eulogy: “A good friend said to me that Reese was an angel sent to us for

a purpose. God saw something in AJ and me, and he knew we could handle it. So he sent us this perfect little angel to teach us something. She had a purpose, and when her mission was complete, she had to leave. She bound our family with her love. I have to believe that she was never ours to keep… that we were just blessed that she chose us for her short visit on this earth. We were blessed to be able to call her our daughter. And now we will spend the rest of our lives missing her, but trying to live up to being the kind of people she wants us to be. And we will strive to learn what she was trying to teach us.”

Shannon remains strong as she shares her story. The locket containing a photo of Reese that she wears around her neck is a continual reminder of the blessing she was given. Her faith has been revitalized through the life and death of Reese; Shannon’s increased faith is just one of many gifts Reese has given the world.

Shannon’s loss has ignited a passion to bring awareness to SIDS, as well as explore new research to reduce the prevalence of SIDS. It is unexpected and undiscriminating. Infants can pass away even in the arms of a parent. Shannon believes that a parent can read all the books and follow all the advice, but sometimes it is not enough. She found that her faith was something she could hold onto.

Story By | Grace Le Chevallier

Since Reese’s death, Shannon has been active in helping to raise awareness, especially through First Candle, an organization that promotes safe pregnancies and the survival of babies through the first years of life. Shannon has followed the research of Hannah C. Kinney, MD, from Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital Boston. Dr. Kinney’s recent study confirms that infants who die of SIDS have an abnormality in the brainstem that affects responses to breathing and carbon dioxide, as well as to temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate. Research and awareness are vital to increasing the survival of babies, but Shannon recognizes the mystery of life and death.

The pain of Reese’s death remains deep, but Shannon chooses to recognize the gift. She chooses to remain thankful for each moment of the day. She chooses to “Celebrate God and Life.”

For more information on SIDS, visit www.firstcandle.org. According to their website, “First Candle is one of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to safe pregnancies and the survival of babies through the first years of life. Our current priority is to eliminate Stillbirth, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID) with programs of research, education and advocacy.”

Shannon Verboort becker ’97: Celebrating God

Two SSMOs Granted Travel Opportunities

Sr. Barbara Rose and Sr. Julie Doan acquire grants for travel.

Sr. Barbara Rose

Sohler, SSMO, a third grade teacher at Valley Catholic Elementary School, won a grant from the Fulbright Hays Summer Seminar program to travel to India. She writes:

“The trip to India was fantastic! It gave me a feel for a civilization that is thousands of years old. I learned about the migrations of people, how each region continues to have its own language, and how a country that is much smaller than the United States manages to cope with over 1.2 billion people.

“India has made much progress in recent years; it produces more engineers than the U.S. and the U.K. combined.

The people are very religious, which is evident by the existence of temples everywhere.

I was surprised to learn that Christianity had been introduced in the early part of the first century, and St. Thomas ministered to the Christian Jews who had migrated to the state of Kerala from the country of Syria. Christianity is still very strong in that area, but unfortunately I did not have the opportunity to visit there.

In July,

“My visit to India allowed me to experience through my senses everything that my Indian students and families experience when they visit their homeland. Our group of 16 teachers from around the U.S. visited many schools of all kinds: private, public, religious-affiliated, and those in the slums. Everywhere the children are beautiful; they are eager for an education and most have to make great sacrifices to attend. We visited a few homes, many museums, and historical places such as Gandhi’s home in Ahmenabad, the Taj Mahal in Agra, and the sacred Ganges River.

“The greatest advantage that this trip has given me is a point of reference. Whenever an Indian student or parent talks about a certain city, the markets, food, dance, music, religious rituals, clothing, transportation and customs, I now understand a little better because I have been there. I am very grateful for the five weeks that I spent with the Indian people and I wish to thank all those who planned and made this Fulbright Hays Summer Seminar possible.”

Sr. Julie Doan, SSMO, traveled to the Niagara area with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). She attended a weeklong summer workshop for school teachers entitled “Crossroads of Empire: Cultural Contact and Imperial Rivalry at Old Fort Niagara.” She attended workshops at Old Fort Niagara, Niagara Falls and Niagara University.

According to the workshop’s website, participants studied “early French contact with the Iroquois Great League of Peace, warfare between France and Great Britain and the Iroquois caught in the

middle, Patriot struggles against Loyalists and Indians during the American Revolution, and key battles fought at the Fort during the War of 1812, which resulted in the eventual dispossession of the Iroquois after that conflict.”

Sr. Julie had a great experience. She writes, “I learned so much about American history by listening to the prominent speakers and interacting with other teachers from around the U.S. on various educational activities. I was also able to present a group lesson plan to the teachers at the workshop as well as make a PowerPoint presentation to the Sisters when I got home.”

2010-2011

HOnOr rOLL Of DOnOrS

We, the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, and the staff of Valley Catholic School, Maryville Nursing Home and the SSMO Foundation thank everyone who partnered with us from July 2010 through June 2011. This Honor Roll of Donors acknowledges these individuals, families, businesses and foundations. Their generosity sustains and enriches the Sisters’ ministries of education, health care, and community service. These gifts preserve our core values to: Live Valiantly, Strive for Excellence, Honor the Unique Gifts of Each Person and Celebrate God and Life.

Greetings,

Each day we are tugged in many directions. Our resources are divided between children and families, our jobs, social commitments, and so many other demands. In spite of that, we make time to keep God and faith a top priority in our lives.

With a multitude of obligations contending for our attention, it is heartening to see that you, our benefactors, remain steadfast in philanthropic responsibility. You have given of your time, talents and treasure, and I am forever grateful.

By the grace of God, this past year was marked with great accomplishments. The Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon celebrated their 125th Jubilee, with a focus on service, gratitude, and hope. Growth at Valley Catholic School and Maryville Nursing Home opened new opportunities to serve the unmet needs of the community. We are especially grateful to those of you who faithfully kept the sponsored ministries of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon in your prayers. As we reflect on the past year, we give thanks for the role each of you played in the success of these ministries. Many lives have been impacted by your generosity.

May God bless you abundantly,

Sr. Adele Marie Altenhofen

Interim SSMO Foundation Executive Director SSMO Ministries President

CantiCle SoCiety

The Canticle Society takes its name from the biblical canticles of praise that are prayed daily by the Sisters. This society recognizes the generosity of those who made gifts of $1,000 or more between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.

EXCELSiS

$50,000 and above

Anonymous

Estate of Olga M. Bloesch

Rev. Donald P. McHugh

Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon

JubiLAtE

$20,000 - $49,999

Estate of Rev. Charles Borho

Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Gram

Intel Corporation

Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Werner G. Nistler, Jr.

MAGniFiCAt

$10,000 - $19,999

Anonymous Anonymous Fund #16

Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Choruby

Mrs. Rose Schallberger Coussens ’41 and Mr. Remi Coussens

Ms. Dorothy J. Davy

A. J. Frank Family Foundation

Estate of Ben and Josephine Heineck

Juan Young Trust

Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Nerenberg

Estate of Rev. Joseph Neuville

NIKE, Inc.

The Tennant Foundation Vital Technical Marketing/Rich Baek

LAuDAtE

$5,000 - $9,999

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Donovan

Dwyer Charitable Trust

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Frankovic

Ms. Susan K. Friesen

Mrs. Mary Koehnke Jesse ’82 and Mr. Alan Jesse

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyer

Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Michaelis

OCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation

Mr. Jeff David Olson and Dr. Raquel Apodaca

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin W. Petersen

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Quandt

Mr. Thomas Sutherland

Dr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Wolfe

GAuDEtE

$2,500 – $4,999

Mr. and Mrs. Marty Agostinelli

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Auxier

Mr. and Mrs. David J. Barry

Mr. Robert Baumgartner and Mrs. Julie Campbell

Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Biggi

Naveen Buddi and Bhargavi Pasam

Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Camp

Dr. and Mrs. E. Charles Douville

Dr. Fredrick S. Ey

Mr. Mathew M. Fagan and Ms. Jacqueline S. Domenici

Mr. and Mrs. Carlos H. Ferrer

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley G. Fischer

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Gard

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Gonzalez

Mr. Michael E. Henningsen, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hopper

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Howell

Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Johnson

Mr. Kevin Keithley

Mr. and Mrs. William J. McAuliffe

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. McDevitt

Mr. Frank McKeen and Ms. Lois O’Halloran

Mr. Stuart McLoughlin and Dr. Dianne Eardley

Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. Mish

Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Nicholes

Mr. and Mrs. Reuel L. Oakes

Eddie Passadore ’95 and Jay Belcher

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Phillips

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Prier

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Quiring

Mrs. Lois O. Robards

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Seger

Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Sheldon

St. Martin de Porres Trust

Robert M. and Cecilia A. Stuckart Fund of the Oregon Community Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Perry Sunderland

Mr. and Mrs. Tracy L. Teague

Mr. Douglas W. Trobough and Ms. Susan J. Lair

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vincent

Mr. and Mrs. Don A. Vollum

Dr. and Mrs. Mark E. Weber

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. White

bEnEDiCtuS

$1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Jason F. Altman

Rev. Edward D. Altstock

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Amann

Mr. and Mrs. Viswanath Amarnath

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Anctil

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Aragon

Ms. Mary Augustyn

Mrs. Linda Balthazar

Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Barkley

Mr. John R. Bocciolat

Ms. Frances R. Brady

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Braun

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Bretthauer

Mr. and Mrs. Ossah Chan

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Charles

Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Clark

Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon R. Cober

Mr. and Mrs. Jerrie L. Coffman

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Connelly

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Cook

Mr. Paul Coussens

Dr. John Cowles, Jr. and Dr. Mary Ulmer

Rev. Vincent Cunniff

Mr. Krishna R. Dandamaraju and Mrs. Rajyalakshmi Bommaraju

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Deatherage

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Dickson II

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Douglas

Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Elmgren

Ms. Kathy Jo Hickerson Eskandani ’75

Dr. and Mrs. Barry O. Evans

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Farrenkopf

Mrs. Elsie Franz Finley

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Folino

Mr. Robert W. Franz

Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel A. Frias

Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Garcia

Mr. Donald B. Gartland

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gemmet

Mrs. Margaret Glynn

Rev. Marcus E. Gothe

Mr. and Mrs. Eric A. Grasberger

Mr. Christian D. Hanson and Ms. Erin Dingilian

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Havlik

Mr. and Mrs. Rajeeb Hazra

Ms. Margaret A. Heineck ’46

Ms. Patricia E. Heinlein

Mr. and Mrs. HoanhSon V. Ho

Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Hotchkiss

Mr. and Mrs. Chinh-Fan Hsin

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Isselmann, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Jolliffe, Jr.

Mrs. Liesl Trask Karasaki ’86 and Mr. John Karasaki

Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Kassel

Mr. and Mrs. Brendan Kelly

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Ketterer

Mrs. Gloria Klupenger

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Krautscheid

Dr. and Mrs. Subramania Krishnakumar

Mr. and Mrs. Keller Kuhner

Ms. Joan E. Kuni

Mr. and Mrs. Tony W. Kunis

Sr. Patricia Marie Landin, SSMO

Mr. and Mrs. John Lauerman, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. David S. Law

Mr. and Mrs. Kraig Lemay

Mr. and Mrs. William Lindblad

Mr. and Mrs. Todd K. Lindsey

Mrs. Grace Hertel Link ’56 and Mr. James Link

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Lomartire

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Long

Dr. Raji Mathew

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Maxwell

McAfee, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Meagher

Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Melancon

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Micka

Dr. Michael J. Miller, M.D.

Florence Miller Family

Sr. Mary Juliana Monti, SSMO

Mr. and Mrs. Myron J. Moraes

Mountain West Investment Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. Prantik Nag

Mr. Gerald Nagle

Nelson Tire, Inc.

Mr. James S. and Dr. Meenakshi Noll

Mr. and Mrs. John W. O’Leary

Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Olson

Original Hot Cake House, Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Harper Pearse

Mr. Thomas Peekema and Ms. Stacy Peterson

Ms. Nancy Pettit

Portland General Electric

Mr. and Mrs. Greg J. Rapp

Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Roussel

Mrs. Laura E. Rutto

Mr. and Mrs. Brett T. Schafman

Mr. and Mrs. Pat Schreck

Sujoy Sen and Sulakshana Nath

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Senecal

Mr. and Mrs. Don Shaw

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Shoemaker

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Sisson

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin B. Smith

Mrs. Margaret R. Sonderen

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Stickel

Mr. Ekanathan Subramanian and Mrs. Jayanthi Alphones

Mr. and Mrs. Scott H. Stream

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Thrift

United Technologies Corporation

Valley Catholic Elementary School Student Council

Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew J. VanderZanden

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. VanDomelen

Mr. and Mrs. Murali Veeramoney

Mr. and Mrs. Shyam Venkitesh

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weber

Mrs. Florence Giddings Weber ’41 and Mr. Walt Weber

Mr. and Mrs. James Wiensch

Mr. Scott Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Winfield S. Wilson III

Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Wiltsey

Mr. Stephen Wright and Mrs. Kathleen McNalty

Mr. Stanley Yee and Mrs. Mei Po Chiu

CornerStone Club

Mr. Andrew Aebi and Dr. Lisa Aebi

The Cornerstone Club is named for the cornerstone dedicated at the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon Motherhouse upon its completion in 1930 and recognizes the generosity of those who made gifts of $500 to $999 between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.

Ms. Jacqueline Ardrey and Mr. Michael Moyle Bank of America Foundation

Mrs. Joan Nylund Bellinger ’68

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Bemis

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Benjamin, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Bernards

Mr. and Mrs. Jon P. Billow

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Bishop

Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Bly

Mrs.Yvonne Simon Braun ’55 and Mr. Vernon Braun

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burns

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Burton

Mr. and Mrs. Martin K. Canoy

Canyon Auto Repair, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Caraher

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cardwell

Mr. and Mrs. Venkata Chava

Ms. Miriam Chipps

Mr. Matthew Clark ’96

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Compton

Mr. and Mrs. Jon A. Corazza

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Curfman

Darien Curl

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Curry

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley W. Curtis

Mr. and Mrs. Angelo P. Della

Mr. Khoi Dinh and Ms. Kim Le

Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Dunlap

Mrs. Marilyn Spieker Durkin ’63

and Mr. Daniel Durkin

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Ernst

Dr. and Mrs.

Thompson M. Faller, Ph.D

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Fallin

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin D. Finn

Mr. Paul Bernard Fischer and Dr. Karen Kustritz

Mrs. Estelle MacGregor Fox ’43 and Mr. James Fox

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Gabourel

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gorman

Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Granum

Mr. and Mrs. Victor S. Guthrie

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Haener

Mr. and Mrs. BJ Hall

Mr. and Mrs. Gregg E. Hefner

Mr. and Mrs. Tim H. Horgan

Mr. and Ms. Alan Caruso

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Howerton

IBM Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Ali H. Jafri

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnston

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley E. Jones

Ms. Adele Jones

Jubitz Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Kachmarek

Mr. Ganapathy Kasturirangan and Mrs. Vidya Ganapathy

Mrs. Karen Lillegard Kelly ’70 and Mr. Kevin Kelly

Mrs. Kathryn Kreutzer

Mr. and Mrs. Greg M. LaHaie

Mr. Kiet T. Lam and Ms. Chanmany Lam

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Lambino

Mr. Robert H. Lang

Ms. Linda D. Liu

Lois O’Halloran Photography

Mr. and Mrs. Taylen Luu

Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Matthews

Mr. and Mrs. Ed McFarlane

Mr. and Mrs. John McGowan

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mengis

Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Michel

Mrs. Darlene Jardee Morrow ’49 and Mr. T. O. Morrow

Mr. and Mrs. George E. Murphy

Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Myers

Mr. James Nguyen and Mrs. Mai Ha

Mr. Ryan H. Nguyen and Ms. To-Ha Doan

Mr. Jim Osterkamp

Mr. Tim Pacholke and Ms. Teresa Rokos

Mr. and Mrs. Alexandru C. Pavel

Ms. Maria Pham

Daniel J. Potter Memorial Foundation

Mr. and Dr. Chinna B. Prudvi

R&B Cleaner, LLC

FoundreSS CirCle

Mrs.Theresa Vu Ravelo ’87 and Mr. Francisco Ravelo

Mrs. Laurie Reavis

Mr. Greg Rewers

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Richards

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roshak

Ms. Bernice M. Ruettgers

Sheryl and Kurt Schultheis

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony E. Spiering

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Stecher

Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Stine

Sunset Farm & Nursery

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Sy

Mr. Ross E. Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Francis M. Tharappel

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tomich

Mr. and Mrs. Raul B. Torres

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew L. Vanderzanden

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vuylsteke

Ms. Frances A. Walston

Mrs. Roberta Barsotti Weber ’62 and Mr. Bruce Weber

Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Whitney

Mrs. Diane Lepschat Woodruff ’76 and Mr. Robert Woodruff

Mr. and Mrs. Waldemar Zdanowicz

Mr. Yinglong Zhang and Ms. Cheryl Chang

The Foundress Circle is named in honor of the foundresses of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon (1886) and recognizes the generosity of those who made gifts of $100 to $499 between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.

Anonymous ’89

Mr. Wojciech Adamiec and Ms. Hanna Jasinska

Ms. Darlene T. Adams

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Adelman

Mr. and Dr. Ninad Agate

Mrs. Marcela Alcantar

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip J. Alfieri

Mr. and Mrs. Todd J. Alsdorf

Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Altenhofen

Ms. Loretta Altenhofen

Ms. Rachel Alvarez

Mr. and Mrs. Julian Amaya

Mr. and Mrs.

Fredrick G. Armstrong III

Erin Arnold

Mr. and Mrs. Ashutosh Ashutosh

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent N. Ast, Jr.

Mr. John W. Bader, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Brian H. Bailey

Mr. and Mrs. Anilkumar Bandari

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Barsotti

Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Bauman

Lisa Baumgartner

Mr. Ken Baumgartner

Mr. and Mrs. Ike Bay

Mr. and Mrs. John Becic

Mr. and Mrs. Satish Bedge

Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph M. Bernard, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Bernards

Mrs. Malia Bernards ’97

Mr. and Mrs. Uddalak Bhattacharya

Mrs. Marilyn Kleczynski Blake ’57 and Mr. Edward Blake

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Blood

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boileau

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Boss

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bottaini

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley H. Boyden

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Boylan

Mr. and Mrs. William Bradley

Mrs. Nancy Brands

Dr. Monica Brennan ’67 and Dr. Robert Lapinski

Mr. and Mrs. David Bruns

Mr. and Mrs. Rafael A. Caballero

Mike Campy

Mr. and Mrs. Dylan M. Campy

Mr. Gregory Carrick and Ms. Bernadette McCullen-Carrick

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Carson

Mrs. Kristin Cassidy

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Castillo

Alan C. Changcoco and Miaw H. Looi

Mr. and Dr. Anurag Chawla

Dr. and Mrs. Jeff W. Chen

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Choruby

Mr. and Mrs. Atique R. Chowdhury

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Claboe

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua L. Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Cleary

Ms. Debi Coleman

Mrs. Joann Barsotti Cooper ’54 and Mr. Leonard Cooper

Mrs. Marvelle Cop

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Coucher

Teresa Crawford

Ms. Linda Cunningham

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Curry

Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Daniel

Mrs. Patricia O’Connor Davey ’49 and Mr. Walter Davey

Ms. Sheila Day ’57

Mrs. Margaret A. DeChant

Terry Hooper and Angela DevlinHooper

Mr. and Mrs. Ramnath Devulapalli

Ms. Joan M. DeYoung ’78

Mr. and Mrs. James Dhanens

Mr. and Mrs. Vijay Dhingra

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Diederich

Ms. Mary Dieringer ’61

Mrs. Marilyn Hertel Doeleman ’76 and Mr. Nelson Doeleman

Mr. and Mrs. Juan E. Dominguez

Mr. Richard K. Donahue

Ms. Madonna Doocy

Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Douglass

Mrs. Josephine Anzalone Drain ’48 and Mr. Donald Drain

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Duggan

Durant Foundation Inc.

Mrs. Dian Kurilo Duyck ’71 and Mr. William Duyck

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Edwards

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Edwards

Mrs. George Eivers

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Elmgren

Mr. James Elting

Mr. Joseph Erceg

Sr. Anna Evers, SSMO

Mrs. Jen Rose Meinz Fagan ’59

Marie Farrell

Mr. Stephen Feely

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Feldhaus

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Feltz

Ms. Betsy Ferguson

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley C. Fields

Ms. Camille L. Fischer

Mrs. Mary Jane Sahlfeld Flanagan ’63 and Dr. Latham Flanagan

Mr. Gus Fleischman

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Flynn

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Flynn

Mr. John Font

Ms. Marion Fouse

Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Francis

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Franck

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Franey

Ed and Carole Freeman

Ms. Dolores G. Fruiht

Mr. Mark J. Fucile

Mr. George A. Galati

Mr. Richard A. Gallehr

Drs. Zane and Lourdes Gard

Kathleen M. Gardipee

Ms. Rita Gaudette

Mr. and Mrs. Weston C. Gavett

GE Foundation

Ms. Joyce W. Geers

Mrs. Madeleine Gendron

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gerth

Ms. Margaret M. Gillem

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Gillihan

Mrs. Donna Gilroy

Mr. and Mrs. Amit Goel

Ms. Joan Goldhammer

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Golik

Amanda Green

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Green

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gregor

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Griffen

Mr. Ron W. Griffith and Mrs. Georgetta L. Cole-Griffith

Mr. and Mrs. Don Grove

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Guzman

Mr. and Mrs. David Haggerty, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Halvorson

Ms. Joyce Ham

Hanna Andersson Corporation

Mrs. Mary Van Goethem Hansen ’63 and Mr. Lawrence Hansen

Ms. Joanne H. Hansen

Mr. and Mrs. Mel H. Hartmeier

Mr. and Mrs. Dean M. Harvey

Mrs. Elizabeth Lux Haugen ’71 and Dr. Steven Haugen

Mr. Manjunath Rangaswamy and Mrs. Radha Hanumanthiah

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Hazard

Ms. Eleanor T. Hazard

Mrs. MaryPat Dever Hedberg ’77 and Mr. Steven Hedberg

Ms. Louann Prantl Heesacker ’56

Mr. Arman Hematy

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Henderson

Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Hendrickson

Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Henningsen

Mrs. Jackie Henshaw

Ms. Dorothy M. Hermens

Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Hernandez

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hertel

Rev. Joseph Heuberger

Hi-5 Dental

Mr. and Mrs. W. Rodgers Higgins

Mrs. Shirley Tomjack Hill ’57 and Mr. Ronald Hill

Mr. Qui Hoang and Ms. Christine Dong

Ms. Mary P. Hoermann

Ms. Michelle Hofmann ’69

Mr. and Mrs. Eric K. Holstrom

Mr. Terry L. Horley

Ms. Jane Kotrik Horning ’57

Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hotchkiss

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Howard

Ms. Danielle Howard

Ms. Helen Huddleston and Ms. Anna Jean Nagelhout

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hunt

Mr. and Mrs. Kazi I. Huque

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hurley

Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hutzler III

Ms. Kelly A. Hyde ’92

Mrs. Marie Moore Ibsen ’62 and Mr. Don Ibsen

Honorable Mary Mertens James ’74 and Mr. Arthur James

Dr. Mark S. Jardini

Mr. Eric Jaroch and Mrs. Yarisa Jaroch-Gonzalez

Jazz Society of Oregon

Ms. Barbara A. Jenkins-Gibson ’65

Mr. and Mrs. Stalinselvaraj Jeyasingh

LCDR Rose Hobart Jimenez ’88

Mr. and Mrs. John G. Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney D. Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Johnson

Ms. Lucille Johnson

Ms. Tracy M. Johnston ’83

Ms. Susan Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Chinpai Jong

Dr. Harold C. Jorgensen

JP Development, Inc.

Mr. Joe Smith and Ms. Barbara Kerr

Mr. and Mrs. Jang Se Kim

Ms. Judith Knutson

Mr. and Mrs. John Koehnke

Mr. David A. Koempel and Ms. Mary R. LaRiviere

Dr. and Mrs. Paul W. Kohnen

Ms. Louise Kopp

Ms. Diane M. Kothenbeutel

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kravitz

Dr. and Mrs. Fred Kreutzer, DMD

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Kroker

Mrs. Dreenali Krueger

Mr. and Mrs. Rahul Kulkarni

Mr. Saurabh M. Kulkarni

Mr. and Mrs. Louie E. LaBonte

Mr. and Mrs. Angelos G. Lampus

Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Langton

Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Larson

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. LaVeine

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Lawyer

Ms. Celita Lee ’99

Mr. John H. Lemmer Jr.

Mrs. Jan Sherrin Leone ’74 and Mr. Rorie Leone

Mr. and Mrs. Yau Kong Leong

Robin Leong

Mr. Timothy J. Leslie and Ms. Beverly Bruer

Mr. and Mrs. Clay Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin G. Lewis

Mr. Jeff Link

Mrs. Isabella Morse FoundreSS CirCle (continued)

Ms. Mary A. Lindsley

The Litmer Family

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Lommen

Mr. Bill Lorch

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lorenzen

Mr. Richard C. Louie

Mr. and Mrs. Sydney D. Lovely

Mr. William K. Lundeberg

Mr. and Mrs. Huy Q. Ly

Ms. Sandy Lynch

Mrs. Michelle Quevedo Lyons ’94 and Mr. Michael Lyons

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. MacNaughton

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Malloy

Mr. and Mrs. Tony T. Man

Mr. and Mrs. Rajendran Manickavachakam

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Mannen

Mr. and Mrs. Dhinesh Manoharan

Mr. and Mrs. Johny Maret

Mr. William L. Marre

Mr. David W. Martin and Ms. Bonnie Rider-Martin

Ms. Geraldine Masters

Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Matschek

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew R. Mavrolas

Mrs. Dorothy McBratney

Mr. and Mrs. Tom W. McDougal

Ms. Eunice McElligott

Mrs. Dianne McLean

Mrs. Paula Vanderzanden McVay ’66 and Mr. Michael McVay

Mr. Mervyn M. Medina and Mrs. Digna Guzman

Mr. Theodore G. Meeker

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Meier

Ms. Patricia R. Meiwes

Mrs. Mary Dever Mertens ’73 and Dr. Mark Mertens

Mr. Michael A. Meyer

Ms. Elizabeth Michaels

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miller

Ms. Elizabeth N. Miller

Ms. Linda Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Seiji Miura

Ms. Frances M. Moellman ’54

Mr. and Mrs. John Moldenhauer

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Monaco

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Monaghan

Mr. Joseph Monihan

Mrs. Leona Jones Moore ’67 and Mr. Donald Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Morales

Mrs. Constance Muessle

Mr. Edward P. Mullins

Rev. Timothy J. Murphy

Mr. and Mrs. Mohan T. Naidu

Mr. and Mrs. Harindranath Nair

Mrs. Tara Mapston Narkon ’96 and Mr. Mark Narkon

Mr. and Mrs. Luis Navarro

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Neeley

Mr. and Mrs. Dung X. Ngo

Mr. and Mrs. Nguyen N. Ngo

Dr. and Dr. Duc Nguyen

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth N. Nguyen

Mr. and Mrs. Khiet Nguyen

Mr. and Mrs. Phi L. Nguyen

Ms. Maria N. Nguyen

Ravelo Nguyen

Mr. and Mrs. Prashanth Nimmala

Ms. Cecelia Norris

Mr. and Mrs. Tony Nosack

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Noyes

Ms. Janis Nussbaumer ’66 NW Performance Medicine, LLC

Rev. Dennis J. O’Donovan

Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Oehler

Ms. Pamela Martes Olberding ’62 and Mike Olberding Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Olsen

Dr. and Mrs. Donald M. Olson

Mrs. Carol Olson

Ms. Elizabeth A. Olson

Oracle Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Orchard

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Osterkamp

Mr. Tommy L. Oswald

Ayesha Pacholke

Mr. and Mrs. Joo Dong Park

Mr. and Mrs. Fabian A. Pawelek

Ms. Nancy Pearson

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Mr. and Mrs. Derrol Pennington

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Carol and Dean Petitt

Mr. and Mrs. Warren E. Petrie Pfizer, Inc.

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Photo Solutions, Inc.

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Powell Chiropractic

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Ms. Kathryn A. Read

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Mr. Thomas P. Robinson

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Dr. Don V. Romanaggi

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Rothchild Construction

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Rouffy

Ms. Margie Rowe

Mr. Agus H. Rusli and Mrs. Caroline Budiman

Mr. and Mrs. James Russell

Mr. and Mrs. William Russell

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Mahathi Sattiraju

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Mr. and Mrs. Ron Senevey

Mr. Todd Sheaffer

Ms. Maty Sheridan

Mr. Roger W. Sherman

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Delia Slattery

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Ms. Mary Ann Stevan

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Mr. George Stockinger

Mrs. Barbara Struthers

Symantec Corporation

Synopsys, Inc.

Mrs. Barbara A. Tabler

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Mr. and Mrs. Ty T. Takayama

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Sin Tan and Hui-Chen Chen

Tanasbourne Pediatrics, LLC

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Christy Biron

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Larry and Susan Black

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Melissa Blair

Mr. William H. Blair, CPA

Mr. Travis Blasingame II

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Corinne Bloomfield

Blout International

Mr. and Mrs. Don Bly

Ms. Allison Bly

Jinny Bolander

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Phillip J. Bowles

Ms. Marietta Rigert Boyer ’62

Mr. Edward Boylan

Susan Boyle

The Brandt Family

Mr. James Brant

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Ms. Madeleine R. Brink ’02

Ms. Eleanor M. Brown

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Erin Brummel

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Ms. Nancy E. Bryan

Wayne and Dorothy Bryant

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John and Mary Bushman

Saralyn K. Butler

Mr. Alex Byers ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Byers

Mr. and Mrs. Lamberto Calderon

Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Caldwell, Jr.

Daniel and Fern Camp

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Mr. and Mrs. Ron Campbell

Mr. Charles S. Cannon

Myle Cao

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Mrs. Betty Captein

Mrs. William Carbaugh

Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Carbonari

Mrs. Eleanor Steinkamp Carleton ’55

Marcella Carlos

Jeremy and Janet Casas

Ms. Rosita M. Castillo ’11

James A. Caufield

Norma Cercla

Mrs. Loauna Fery Cerda ’61

Ms. Diana Chadwick

Orella Chadwick

Mr. and Mrs. Sourav Chakravarty

Lawras and Pius Chan

Mr. Rothanak Chan ’11

Hyowon Chang ’11

Ms. Rita Charles

Sam Cheek

Mr. Derek Chen ’11

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Mr. and Mrs. Mallikarjuna R. Chilakala

Ms. Sharon Chubb

Mr. and Mrs. Steven N. Chung

Ms. Janice Chung ’11

Mrs. Ruby J. Cimarrusti

Kim Clancy

Ms. Madeleine Clancy

Dr. Don Clark and Dr. Charlene E. Clark

Jeffrey and Susan Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Clarke

Ms. Sarah Clayton

Mrs. Judith Stadter Cleary ’62 and Mr. Paul Cleary

Mrs. Elaine Cleghorn

Mr. John M. Clemens

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Clupny

Amber Co

Anh Tan Co and Ton Tran

Hoang Yen Thi Co

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Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cobb

Ms. Laura Royer Cochran ’86

Mr. John Coleman

Ms. Joan Coleman

Nick Colin

Ryan Colin

Mr. and Mrs. John Columbo

Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Compton

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Compton

Sandra Conaway

Donal Connelly

Joe Connors

Ms. Helen L. Conover

Mrs. Amy Harris Contreras ’94 and Mr. Michael Contreras

Mr. and Mrs. John Cook

Ms. Toni L. Cooper ’87 and Mr. Andrew N. Oldham

Flor Coronel

Mr. and Mrs. David Costa

Mr. John Costello

Mrs. Anne H. Cowart

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Cowles

Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Craggs

Mr. Nathan T. Cramer ’11

Mrs. Mary Ellen Bailey Crawley ’52 and Mr. Larry Crawley

Creative Woodworking NW, Inc.

Mrs. Agnes Crocker

Pilar L. Cruz

Ralph and Gertie Curcio

Frank and Linda Curl

Mr. Chauncey Curl

Pat and Marie Curran

Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Da Prato

Mr. Justin R. Dale ’11

Mrs. Elizabeth Bickel Dale ’84 and Mr. Kenneth Dale

Mr. and Mrs. John Danielson

Ms. Sylvia Darr

Mr. and Mrs. Pronab K. Das

Anthony Daversa

Rick Davidson

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Davies

Mr. Aaron Davis ’98

Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Davis

Ms. Gloria D. Davis ’11

David Deatherage and Linda Hsi

Mike and Lisa Deatherage

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Deatherage

Cara Debley

Mr. and Mrs. Merle DeBoer

Christopher and Melanie Decker

Mr. John C. Deeney ’11

Michael and Carla Del Sol

Drs. Curtis and Jacquelyn Delplanche

Mr. and Mrs. Remy J. Delplanche

Michelle Devoe

Mr. and Mrs. Gary DeVoe

Kalyan Dharanipragada

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Dibello

Bruce Dickinson

Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Dimeo

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Diviney

Mr. and Mrs. Phil Dolan

Mr. Philip J. Dolan

Mrs. Ann Dooher

Claire Doolittle

Ms. Marron Dooney and Mr. James Miller

Mr. Robert L. Doty

Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Drexel

Jim and Cindy Dugan

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dunlap

Pat Dunn

Mrs. Dorothy Duyck

Mrs. Elaine Duyck

Mr. Ryan R. Easton ’98

Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Ebner

Mrs. Margaret Gable Elkins ’56

Lynn Elmer

Mike and Gina Elmer

Mrs. Elizabeth Elmer

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Emig

Mrs. Rita Emmi

Ms. Ruth Ann McInnis Engel ’66

Kara England

Mrs. Barbara Kreutzer English ’71 and Mr. Tom English

Mrs. Donna Morser Erdman ’65 and Mr. Terrance Erdman

Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Erickson

Ms. Marguerite Etcheverry

Ms. Donna Evers

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Farrenkopf

Maria Fazande

Ms. Shirley Kosmalski Fedr ’54

Ms. Elizabeth Feely

Mrs. Vivian Spieker Feldman ’74 and Mr. Eric Feldman

Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Feldmann

Ms. Sarah Fiedler

Mr. Brian E. Fike

Mr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Filusch

Ms. Anna Finn

Jennifer Flemming

Kenneth Flummer

Mrs. Betty Heinrich Fogarty ’41 and Mr. Dennis Fogarty

Mr. Matthew J. Folino ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Folk

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Fontana

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Forbess

Mrs. Mary Ford

Greta Francis

Jane Francis

Mrs. Barbara Fredenburg

Dennis and Melinda Freed

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick K. Freeman

Mr. Marc V. Gadda

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Galati

Mr. Brandon Gallinat ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Garbarino

Ms. Stephanie Garber

Mr. Alberto Garcia and Ms. Sonja Limon

Dr. Deborah Garvey

Mr. and Mrs. Pete Geiger

Ms. Sue Gerhard

Mike Gerweck

Mr. and Mrs.

Michael Gettel-Gilmartin

Mr. and Mrs. Don Gfroerer

Mr. Rojman Ghomghaleh ’11

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Gibbs

Ms. Erin L. Gibbs ’11

Ron and Sandra Gibson

Sr. Marianne Giesel, SSMO ’56

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Gilleland

Mr. and Mrs. Derek M. Girtle

Mr. Sameh Gobriel

and Mrs. Mariam Girgis

Elvira Gonzalez

Emma Goodner

Mary Ann Goodner

Mrs. Christine Wilson Goodner ’95 and Mr. Mike Goodner

Mr. Dale Goodno

Mrs. Cheryl Hazard Gower ’61 and Mr. Jim Gower

Ms. Delores D. Goyen

Mr. and Mrs. Jack J. Graff

Ms. Carol S. Graff

Mr. Andrew Gram ’11

Ms. Katherine A. Gram ’06

Heidi Graumann

Mr. and Mrs. Mike V. Gray

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gray

Ms. Kit Greco

Shelby Green

Mr. and Mrs. Don Grier

Sanjeev and Saurabh Gupta

Ms. Anna Gurzhiy

Ms. Natalia Gurzhiy

Frederick and Theresa Habeck

Mrs. Jill Hays Habrich ’96 and Mr. Joshua Habrich

Mrs. Vera Berning Hacket ’46 and Mr. Gene Hackett

Mr. Greg Haftorson

Ms. Kami L. Haggerty

Ms. Melissa Haines ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Haj

Mr. Ryan R. Haj ’11

Roland Haj

Mrs. Agnes Steinkamp Hall ’51 and Mr. Walter Hall, Sr.

Ms. Jane Schmidt Hall ’59

Ms. Clara Bickford Halvorson ’43

Robert Ham

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hamilton

Ms. Pamela Hamilton

Buz and Peggy Hampton

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Hansen

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Harmon

Fergus O. Hare

Ms. Lindsay T. Harmon ’11

Robert T. Harrington

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Harris

Ms. Annaliese R. Harris ’11

Ms. Joyce Hartford ’74

Richard and Patricia Hartmann

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Harvey

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Hastings

Mrs. Creagh Hawes

Mr. Lee Hayman

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Heacock

Mrs. and Mr. Lois Hebard

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hedlund

Mrs. Albina Heindl

Mr. Eric Hektner

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Henderson

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Henderson

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Herinckx

Ms. Melissa J. Hermens

Mr. Jim Herndon

Mr. Michael Hersen

Sr. Catherine Hertel, SSMO ’58

Denise Hess

Chris Heywood

Mrs. Patty Heywood

Rodney Hicks

Lewis and Elizabeth Higgins

Mr. Larry Higgs

Ms. Eileen Hilgren

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. Hilken

Keala Hill

Ms. Darlene Hill

Mrs. Evelyn Nosack Hines ’58 and Mr. Bill Hines

Quan Ho

An Hoang

Mr. and Mrs. Steve E. Hoffman

Kari Holbert

Mrs. Linda Crunican Holmbo ’65 and Mr. David Holmbo

Mrs. Joan N. Holmes

Mrs. Patsy McLain Homberg ’89 and Mr. Aron Homberg

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Hoover

Mr. and Mrs. James C. Horlacher

Mr. Kevin Hou ’11

Ms. Jacky Hovey

Paul and Kathryn Hudson

Mr. Kevin Huggins

Mr. John R. Hughel

Linda Hunt

Jeff Hunter

John and Benneth Husted

Hoda Ilias

Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Imponenti

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Irwin

Ann-Margaret Isselmann

Mr. and Mrs. John Isselmann

Ms. Jana Iwasaki ’98

Mr. and Mrs. Prakash Iyer

Mr. and Mrs. Elie G. Jabbour

Mr. Phillip Jack

Mr. Elliott C. Jackson ’11

Mrs. Krista Gram Jacobson ’95

Mrs. Patricia Pavelek Janego ’73 and Mr. Steven Janego

Susan Jennings

Billie Jensen

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Jensen

Sylvia L. Jensen Fewel

Ms. Anna K. Jesse ’11

Sukh Jhooty

Jennifer Joffe

Mrs. Doris Hollman Johnson ’66 and Mr. Charles Johnson

Mrs. Marthagene Johnson

Ms. Colleen Johnson ’11

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Jones

Tilda C. Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Etienne Jorajuria

Mr. and Mrs. Nickolas R. Jordan

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jorgenson

Mrs. Patricia Roshak Joyaux ’54 and Mr. Henri Joyaux

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Juenemann

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Junell

Katie Kaiser

Mr. and Mrs. Venkata K. Kalapatapu

Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Kalmanek

Ms. Joyce Kalmanek

Ms. Stacie Kaminski

Dr. and Mrs. Manuel Karlin

Marilyn Kaser

Mr. Robert D. Kaser

Ms. Nikole Kay

Tom Kearns

Mr. and Mrs. John Keith

Ms. Anne M. Keller

Risha Kelley

Ms. LaVaine Kelly

Ms. Samantha R. Kemper ’11

Ms. Dorothy J. Kennedy

Mr. Bruce Kenny

Ms. Marjorie Kenny

Mr. Ronald P. Keogh

Martha Kessler

Ms. Ayesha Khader ’11

Mrs. Mary T. Kiefer

Ms. Elizabeth Kiefer ’11

Gene and Margueritte Kim

Ms. Olivia Kim ’11

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Kincaid

Mrs. Anita A. Kirby

Sr. Sharon Kirk, SSMO ’56

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Kiss

Ms. Veronika M. Kiss ’11

Jasha Kistler

Rob Kistler

Rebecca Kitayama

Joe and Charlotte Klee

Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Klym

Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Knoche

Karene Knox

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Koempel

Ms. Nina Koiv

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Konen

Ang and Tuc Kor

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen K. Kothenbeutel

Mr. Donald C. Kothenbeutel

Mr. and Mrs. Venu M. Kottooru

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Koukel

Ms. Betty Kramer and Ms. Christine Meyer

Harry Kraus and Judith Aiello

Ms. Mary Krechter

Mark Kresge

Mr. and Mrs. Abhijeet Kunte

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew B. Kurek

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kustritz

Ms. Joan M. La Chapelle

Harold and Darlene La Veine

Mr. David LaCheck

David Lachowski

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lachowski

Mr. and Mrs. Hau Lam

Mr. Marc J. Larson

Mrs. Judith Barfield Larson ’76 and Mr. Martin Larson

Laurie Larson Caesar

Ms. Jane Finch Lathrop ’67

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Lawrence

Mr. and Mrs. Philippe M. LeMouel

Marie Leslie

Mr. and Mrs. John Leslie

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lester

Mrs. Marjorie Lewis

Terry E. Lewis

Francis Li

Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Liebertz

Mr. Daniel Lin ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lindsey

Mrs. Margaret Steinbach Livermore ’54 and Mr. Ralph Livermore

Mr. and Mrs. Cary C. Lo

Mrs. Bernadette Verschingel Lombard ’62 and Mr. Ben Lombard

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Long

Phil and Lynne Lopez

Virgie Lorenz

Mr. and Mrs. De La Rosa Louis

Kristi Loupe

Mrs. Cecelia M. Love

Rachel Lowenthal

Ms. Julia A. Loyacano

Claire Lucas

Mrs. Kathryn Haener Ludlow ’98 and Mr. Brock Ludlow

Ms. Peggy Lundeberg

Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Lundin

Ms. Austin Lundin ’11

Larry Lunnen

Mr. Les Lupo and Ms. Barbara Sheib

Ryan and Marilyn Mackiewicz

Mr. and Mrs. Hilario Magaoay

Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Maglalang

Ms. Emerita Maglalang

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Majewski

Rohit Malhotra

Marcus Malinosky

Ms. Jean Marie Malnati

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maney

Mr. and Mrs. George T. Manilla, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mann

Mrs. Norma George Marentette ’59

Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Marquette

Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Marrero

Ms. Janice Kosmalski Martin ’57

Ms. Rebecca Martin

Christine L. Martinez

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Martinez

Ms. Eleanor Martinez

Ms. Jessica Martinez

David and Jill Mashburn

Mr. David Mastoieni

Mrs. Gloria Boyer Mathis ’92 and Mr. Adam Mathis

Kauitha Matlapudi

Mr. and Mrs. John Maxwell

John McAbel

Sam and Cheryll McAnulty

G. McBoyle

Trevor McCaskill

Robert McClung

Mr. and Mrs. James G. McCluskey

Mrs.Helen Manly McDaid ’54 and Mr. Patrick McDaid

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert McDaniel

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McDougal

Matt McFarlane

Ms. Helen McGee

Kristin McGuire

Mr. and Mrs. Sean McKeehan

Mr. Scott McLean

Ms. Evangel McVicker ’11

Mr. Daniel H. Melancon ’11

Mr. and Mrs. David G. Menkens

Holli Messenger

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M. Metcalfe

Donald and Leslie Meyer

Jon and Pat Meyer

Logan Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Miller

Ms. Kindra M. Mills ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Moerer

Gayle Mohrman

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Moore

Ms. Hannah M. Moraes ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Morasch

Ms. Susan Morris

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Mountain, Jr.

Mr. Jim Mounts

Ms. Emily Moynihan

Debra Muir-Whitby

Mr. Fred Mulder

Mr. William M. Muller

Mrs. Catherine Moran Munro ’54 and Mr. Gilbert Munro

Mr. Donald K. Murnane

Patrick Murphy

Ms. Shirley Murray

Ms. Elizabeth Muti

Mr. and Mrs. Srinivas Naidu

Mr. and Mrs. David E. Nash

Ms. Ann Marie Navarrette

Mr. and Mrs. Luis R. Navarro

Mr. and Mrs. Raman Nayyar

Mr. and Mrs. David H. Nearman

Mrs. Kathryn Graff Nearman ’83 and Mr. John Nearman

Mrs. Ann Herauf Nees ’57 and Mr. Gary Nees

Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Neff

Ms. Mary Haworth Nelson ’62

Ms. Sharon Nelson

Mr. Michael Ness

Phuong Ha New

Mr. and Mrs. Don J. Nguyen

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Nguyen

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nguyen

Mr. and Mrs. Thang Nguyen

Mr. and Mrs. Toan Nguyen

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent T. Nguyen

Ms. Minh Nguyen

Sharon Noble

John and Sheila Nolen

Mr. Sean J. O’Brien ’11

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Odell

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Oehler

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Offer

Sijung Oh

Mr. and Mrs. James O’Hanlon

Mr. and Mrs. William K. O’Kief

Mr. and Mrs. Philp M. O’Larey

Mr. Anthony Oliver

Scott R. Olson

Mr. and Mrs. George O’Neill

Ms. Vanessa Oquist

Mr. Daniel Z. Or ’11

Greg J. Ordway

Sue Ostermann-Lenz

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Oswald

Ms. Annaliza E. Oswald ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Pacholke

Mrs. Florence Pagnano

Mr. and Mrs. Sanjay Pai

Mrs. Susan Want Palmer ’85

Beulah Parisi

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Parker

Jon and Susan Pastoria

Mr. and Mrs. Sanjay T. Patel

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pausz

Ms. Carol Pausz

Mrs. Elaine Fromwiller Payne ’77

Ms. Alice Pearson

Ms. Megan F. Peekema ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Peloquin

Terry Penrod

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Persons

Mr. and Mrs. Hari S. Peruri

Ms. Molly Pfister

Alounny Phommany

Ms. Kim Picken

Ms. Alexandra S. Pierce ’11

Brad and Kay Pinkstaff

Mr. Sean A. Pinzon ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Plep

June Pluth

Mr. and Mrs. William Poling

Ms. Johanna Polk

Mrs. Dolores Pranger

Marc Price

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Prince

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Protti

Ms. Kelsey M. Pruett ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Pruitt

PTD Micro, Inc.

Mr. Colin J. Pulicella ’11

John and Barb Purdy

Mr. Charles S. Purdy ’11

Mr. Adam A. Quandt ’11

Mr. Dwain Quandt

Ms. Melissa D. Quandt-Holden

Howard B. Quiring

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Raikoglo

Chris and Debbie Rainey

Shobna Rajagopal

Ms. Maria C. Ramirez ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Lance Randall

Krishnaveni D. Rao

Mr. and Mrs. Lakshmana Rao

Ms. Shirley Rathbun

Eva Ravelo

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ray

Mrs. Judith Raymor

Mr. Lawrence Reading

Donna Reardon

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Reddick

Michael and Angela Reed

Mr. and Mrs. Stu Reeder

Steven Reid

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Reinebach

Mrs. Colleen Goettel Reome ’75 and Mr. Ray Reome

Rev. Daniel Reynolds

Mrs. Tania Vanderschuere Rhein ’95 and Mr. Steven Rhein

Mr. and Mrs. Damien P. Rhodes

Mr. Holden Richards ’11

Ms. Nancee A. Richards

Mrs. Lavon Richardson

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Richardson

Ms. Peggy Richardson

Mr. and Mrs. Loren Rickerl

Mr. Don Riggs

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ringlein

Ms. Laurie Ringlein

Eleanor Ritter

Ms. Dina M. Rizzo

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Roberg

Mr. and Ms. Jim Robison

Ms. Pat Robison

Ms. Mary Jean Robnett

Mr. Alexander R. Roedl ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Roggenkamp

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Roko

Mr. and Mrs. Nickolas Roman

Ms. Patty Ross

Mr. and Mrs. Loyal M. Roth

Ms. Joann Roth

Ms. Mary Rourke

Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Runstein

Mr. and Mrs. Nader Sabahi

Ms. Melissa Sage

Mr. and Mrs. John Sahlfeld

Ms. Leilani Salazar

Patricia Salazar

Sonamany Salinthone

Mrs. Mary Vinyard Sample ’52 and Mr. Robert Sample

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sampson

Mrs. Carmen Sanchez

Catherine Sandmeier

Ms. Joan E. Santos

Mr. and Mrs. Ashutosh Sanzgiri

Mr. and Mrs. Ravi Sathyanarayana

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Sause

Mrs. Joanne Scabery

Ms. Virginia Magness Schaefer ’56

Paula Schafer

Mary Lou Scheidt

Mr. James W. Scheidt and Ms. Sally J. Bowen

Mr. and Mrs. Zachary A. Schekel

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Schiller

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schilling

Eric Schoen

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Schoen

Mrs. Jennifer Kalmanek Schoen ’88 and Mr. Craig Schoen

Mr. Scott M. Schur

Ms. Phyllis Schur

Gary and Catherine Schwab

Ms. Carolyn Scofield

Steve Seabold

Dr. and Mrs. Victor Seikaly

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Seiker

Ms. Sara R. Seiwald ’11

Larry Selbiger

Diane Selby

Mr. Trenton Sele and Ms. Stacy Luehr-Sele

Mr. Zeke J. Seminario ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Serres

Utpala Shanker

Jeff Shapiro

Ms. Barbara Benson Sharkey ’28

Ian and Kim Shearer

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Shields

Mrs. Jill Sheerin Shields ’77 and Mr. Larry Shields

Ms. Grace Shin ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Jerald L. Shipley

Mrs. Theresa Drake Shrum ’73 and Mr. Jeffrey Shrum

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shultz

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Silenzi

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Silenzi

Mr. Rick Silenzi

Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Simmons

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Simon

Ms. Mary Sinclair ’76 and Mr. Steve Applebaum

Tim and Diana Sippel

Mr. and Mrs. Sid Sisco

Dr. Laurie Skokan ’79

Ms. Alyssa J. Sleva ’11

Dr. Ronald P. Smith, M.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. Smith

Ms. Kristie Smith

Ms. Mary J. Smith

Ms. Merriley Smith

Mrs. Janet Seidl Snyder ’50 and Mr. Floyd Snyder

Ms. Leora Soley

Mrs. Eileen Sorensen

Ms. Sarah Spafford

Mrs. Laura Spiering ’86 and Mr. Scott Spiering

Sharron Sprague

John Springer

Mr. William Stack and Ms. Rebecca Shoemaker

Mr. Angelo L. Stagnaro

The Standard

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Starr

Mrs. Barbara McEachern Stevenson ’58 and Mr. Richard Stevenson

Dr. Kathleen O’Leary Stickney ’76

Neal Stixrud

Mr. Kelvin Stokes

Ms. Katherine A. Quevedo Stokke ’00 and Mr. Eugene Stokke

Mrs. Jane Stubbs

Bob and Barbara Sulek

Mr. Ed Sumida

Kathy Summers

Mr. and Mrs. James Sunderland

Ms. Millie A. Susnjara

Mrs. Mary Alice Coughlin Sweeney ’48 and Mr. David Sweeney

Mr. James Tan

Mitsuko Taniguchi

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor

Ms. Tessa N. Taylor ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Tazo

Jessica Teasdale

Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Tevlin

Mr. and Mrs. Levi Thetford

Mr. Philip A. Thiel ’00

Mika Thomas

Mrs. Nora B. Thomas

Tom and Jo Thompson

Ms. Josie DeIuliis Tilgner ’59

Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Tolan

Mr. and Mrs. Yasumasa Tominaga

Mr. and Mrs. Minh Ton

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Torcaso

Mr. and Mrs. Tuyen K. Tran

Mr. Anthony D. Tran

Ms. Huyen Tran ’11

Ms. Vivian V. A. Tran ’11

Phuong Tran

Mr. Hieu Trieu ’11

Shrad and Sunita Tripathi

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Troychak

Jim and Betty Tschanz

Mandy Tu

Ms. Alice Turina

Mr. and Mrs. William Turner

Mr. and Mrs. Uma M. Udata

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Ulmer

Ms. Norma Jean Unger

Mr. and Mrs. James Unsworth

Ms. Jan Uyemura

Mr. Edward Van Bemmel

Mrs. Helen Van Dyke

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Van Hoomissen

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Vandehey

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne VanderZanden

Mrs. Patricia Unger Vanderzanden ’59

Ms. Karla J. VanderZanden ’72

Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph G. VanDomelen

Mr. and Mrs. Subbarao Vanka

Mr. and Mrs. Ananda G. Vardhana

Ronald and Diane Vaughn

Ms. Karishma Veeramoney ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Palani T. Velu

Mr. and Mrs. Edilberto Veniegas

Mrs. Janelle Paxton Villalpando ’87 and Mr. Raoul Villalpando

Ms. Kathryn M. Vincent ’11

Mr. Brennen A. Vistica ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Jason K. Vogler

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Vollum

Mrs. Berniece Volpe

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Vrvilo

Kishore Vutukuri

Ms. Amy L. Vuylsteke ’11

Patrick and Carolyn Wade

Mr. Bob Wakehouse

Ms. Marjorie P. Walker

Todd Wall

Mr. and Mrs. James Walsh

Mr. Jacob Walsh

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Walston

Ms. Mary Walston and Mr. Lee Bear

Abbie Wang

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan R. Ware

Ms. Charlene Washburn

Wendy Watts

Michelle Webber

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Weber

Ms. Meredith L. Weber ’01

Ms. Nicole M. Weinbender ’11

Mr. and Mrs. David Wendell

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wenrick

Carol West

Ms. Michele Whaley

Jan and Dayna White

Rachel White

Roberta White

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Whitney

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Wiese

Ms. Lauren A. Wignall ’03

Mrs. Margaret Waibel Williamson ’65 and Mr. Ronald Williamson

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. William G. Wilson

Ms. Lisa C. Wilson ’11

Brad Winch

Dona Winnowski

Leslie Witham

Ms. Shirley A. Wizer

Deborah Wolf

Mr. David Wolff

Mr. and Mrs. James V. Woodworth

Todd Worthley

Ms. Hana J. Wright ’11

Utkarsh Yadav

Ms. Amanda Yeon ’11

Chuck Yett

Mr. and Mrs. Kuang H. Yoo

Mahvish Zaman and Asad Choudry

Brian Zeck

Mr. and Mrs. R. Douglas Ziegler

Mr. Larry M. Zollars

Mrs. Sharlene Schmidlkofer Zollner ’69 and Mr. Marty Zollner

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Zusy

Sequoia SoCiety

The Sequoia Society was founded in 1995 to recognize and thank those who have let us know they have remembered the ministries of the Sisters in their estate plans or have established a deferred gift.

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Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Abaria

Bob and Chris Adelman

Julian and Jeanie Amaya

Tara Bassett

Orville and Rose Bernards

Rev. Donald Buxman

Lyle Cobb

1920s

Barbara Benson Sharkey ’28

1940s

Rose Schallberger Coussens ’41

Patricia O’Connor Davey ’49

Josephine Anzalone Drain ’48

Betty Heinrich Fogarty ’41

Estelle MacGregor Fox ’43

Vera Berning Hackett ’46

Clara Bickford Halvorson ’43

Margaret Heineck ’46

Darlene Jardee Morrow ’49

Mary Alice Coughlin Sweeney ’48

Pauline Sohler Vandehey ’47

Florence Giddings Weber ’41

1950s

Barbara Senko Beaulieu ’52

Marilyn Kleczynski Blake ’57

Yvonne Simon Braun ’55

Eleanor Steinkamp Carleton ’55

Joann Barsotti Cooper ’54

Mary Ellen Bailey Crawley ’52

Sheila Day ’57

Margaret Gable Elkins ’56

Jen Rose Meinz Fagan ’59

Shirley Kosmalski Fedr ’54

Sr. Marianne Giesel, SSMO ’56

Agnes Steinkamp Hall ’51

Jane Schmidt Hall ’59

Louann Prantl Heesacker ’56

Sr. Rose Mary Heineck, SSMO ’50

Sr. Catherine Hertel, SSMO ’58

Rev. Monsignor

Arthur P. Dernbach

Mrs. William J. Fronk

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Garcia

Mr. and Mrs. Mel H. Hartmeier

Margaret Heineck

Raymond and Catherine Honerlah

Mrs. Kathryn M. Kreutzer

Dr. Catherine A. Lach

Ms. Kathleen Magnusson

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mann

Skip and Dorothy McBratney

Mrs. Constance Muessle

Ms. Bernice M. Ruettgers

Gordon and Debora Sepich

Linda Spenner

alumni GivinG liSt

Shirley Tomjack Hill ’57

Evelyn Nosack Hines ’58

Jane Kotrik Horning ’57

Patricia Roshak Joyaux ’54

Sr. Sharon Kirk, SSMO ’56

Grace Hertel Link ’56

Margaret Steinbach Livermore ’54

Norma George Marentette ’59

Janice Kosmalski Martin ’57

Helen Manly McDaid ’54

Frances Moellman ’54

Catherine Moran Munro ’54

Ann Herauf Nees ’57

Mary Ellen Verjinski Petersen ’59

Mary Vinyard Sample ’52

Virginia Magness Schaefer ’56

Barbara Miller Sillmann ’58

Janet Seidl Snyder ’50

Mona Gosselin Stahl ’52

Dianne Williams Sternberg ’50

Barbara McEachern Stevenson ’58

Josie DeIuliis Tilgner ’59

Diane Vanderzanden ’57

Patricia Unger Vanderzanden ’59

Linda Wright White ’56

1960s

Virginia Roshak Arnett ’63

Joyce Reiling Aspmo ’63

Joan Nylund Bellinger ’68

Virginia Liebertz Bingenheimer ’69

Marietta Rigert Boyer ’62

Monica Brennan ’67

Loauna Fery Cerda ’61

Judith Stadter Cleary ’62

Mary Dieringer ’61

Marilyn Spieker Durkin ’63

Ruth Ann McInnis Engel ’66

Donna Morser Erdman ’65

Mary Jane Sahlfeld Flanagan ’63

Cheryl Hazard Gower ’61

Mary Van Goethem Hansen ’63

Michelle Hofmann ’69

Linda Crunican Holmbo ’65

Marie Moore Ibsen ’62

Barbe Jenkins-Gibson ’65

Doris Hollman Johnson ’66

Jane Finch Lathrop ’67

Bernadette Verschingel Lombard ’62

Paula Vanderzanden McVay ’66

Leona Jones Moore ’67

Mary Haworth Nelson ’62

Janis Marie Nussbaumer ’66

Pamela Martes Olberding ’62

Christine Briggs Ray ’64

Deborah Bautch Reddy ’69

Mary O’Leary Richey ’60

Margie Byrne Rose ’61

Carol Ann Spiering ’60

Donna Waibel Trudeau ’66

Roberta Barsotti Weber ’62

Margaret Waibel Williamson ’65

Sharlene Schmidlkofer Zollner ’69

1970s

MaryPat Dever Hedberg ’77

Mary Mertens James ’74

Patricia Pavelek Janego ’73

Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Spieker

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Trachta

Dr. Lorna M. VanderZanden

Mrs. Berniece Volpe

Yvonne Bernard Weber, Ph.D.

Karen Lillegard Kelly ’70

Judith Barfield Larson ’76

Jan Sheerin Leone ’74

Mary Dever Mertens ’73

Elaine Fromwiller Payne ’77

Josephine Koehnke Recht ’71

Colleen Goettel Reome ’75

Jill Sheerin Shields ’77

Theresa Drake Shrum ’73

Michelle Murphy Simons ’78

Mary Sinclair ’76

Laurie Skokan ’79

Kathleen O’Leary Stickney ’76

Karla VanderZanden ’72

Pamela Telles Waibel ’71

Diane Lepschat Woodruff ’76

Betty Dionne Zivich ’72

1980s

Anonymous ’89

Laura Royer Cochran ’86

Toni Cooper ’87

Elizabeth Bickel Dale ’84

Patsy McLain Homberg ’89

Mary Koehnke Jesse ’82

Rose Hobart Jimenez ’88

Tracy Johnston ’83

Liesl Trask Karasaki ’86

Laurie Coleman Litmer ’87

Kathryn Graff Nearman ’83

Susan Want Palmer ’85

Theresa Vu Ravelo ’87

Jennifer Kalmanek Schoen ’88

Laura Spiering ’86

We have made every effort to ensure this is an accurate listing of donors who gave between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. If you notice any errors, please let us know. ~ Thank you!

Sarah Lawrence Anderson ’95, Database Manager

Email: giving@ssmoministries.org • Phone: (503) 718-6481

Martha Carter Tait ’82

Marie Kroon Thoma ’84

Janelle Paxton Villalpando ’87

1990s

Malia Hanson Bernards ’97

Matthew Clark ’96

Amy Harris Contreras ’94

Aaron Davis ’98

Ryan Easton ’98

Christine Wilson Goodner ’95

Jill Hays Habrich ’96

Kelly Hyde ’92

Jana Iwasaki ’98

Krista Gram Jacobson ’95

Celita Lee ’99

Kathryn Haener Ludlow ’98

Michelle Quevedo Lyons ’94

Gloria Boyer Mathis ’92

Tara Mapston Narkon ’96

Eddie Passadore ’95

Tania Vanderschuere Rhein ’95

Jacob Werner ’96

2000-10

Madeleine Brink ’02

Katherine Gram ’06

Breanna Scott ’01

Katherine Quevedo Stokke ’00

Philip Thiel ’00

Erin Weaver ’01

Meredith Weber ’01

Lauren Wignall ’03

2011

Andrew Y. Afranji ’11

David G. Barry ’11

Alex Byers ’11

Rosita M. Castillo ’11

Rothanak Chan ’11

Hyowon Chang ’11

Derek Chen ’11

Jami Cheng ’11

Janice Chung ’11

Nathan T. Cramer ’11

Justin R. Dale ’11

Gloria D. Davis ’11

John C. Deeney ’11

Rojman Ghomghaleh ’11

Erin L. Gibbs ’11

Andrew Gram ’11

Ms. Melissa Haines ’11

Ryan Haj ’11

Lindsay T. Harmon ’11

Annaliese R. Harris ’11

Kevin Hou ’11

Elliott C. Jackson ’11

Anna Jesse ’11

Colleen Johnson ’11

Samantha R. Kemper ’11

Ayesha Khader ’11

Elizabeth A. Kiefer ’11

Olivia Kim ’11

Veronika M. Kiss ’11

Daniel Lin ’11

Austin Lundin ’11

Evangel McVicker ’11

Daniel H. Melancon ’11

Kindra M. Mills ’11

Hannah M. Moraes ’11

Sean J. O’Brien ’11

Daniel Or ’11

Alexandra S. Pierce ’11

Sean A. Pinzon ’11

Kelsey Pruett ’11

Colin J. Pulicella ’11

Charles S. Purdy ’11

Adam A. Quandt ’11

Maria Ramirez ’11

Holden Richards ’11

Alexander Roedl ’11

Sara R. Seiwald ’11

Zeke J. Seminario ’11

Grace Shin ’11

Alyssa J. Sleva ’11

Tessa N. Taylor ’11

Huyen Tran ’11

Vivian V. Tran ’11

Hieu Trieu ’11

Karishma Veeramoney ’11

Kathryn M. Vincent ’11

Brennen A. Vistica ’11

Amy L. Vuylsteke ’11

Nicole M. Weinbender ’11

Lisa C. Wilson ’11

Hana J. Wright ’11

Maryville Centenarians Celebrate

Jessie Sposito celebrated her 100th birthday among 85 family and friends at a luncheon at Ernesto’s in Beaverton. In an outpouring of love, family members gathered from several states, including New York, Utah, California and Washington to celebrate Jessie. Although she and her husband Sam (now deceased) had only one child, Phyllis Warfield, Jessie enjoys a large extended family, including four granddaughters and eight great grandchildren.

The youngest of eight children, Jessie was born on September 17, 1911 in Calabria, Italy. When she was six, her family moved to the United States and settled in Portland, where she has lived ever since. She and her husband owned a lighting store, specializing in manufacturing. They built their own home, where they lived together for 66 years. Jessie has traveled extensively and has visited France, the former Yugoslavia, Africa, Turkey, Italy, Hong Kong, Spain, Thailand, Greece and Brazil. She has also visited the Holy Land.

Jessie enjoys good health and has many of her family living close by. Her daughter Phyllis and her husband David, of whom Jessie is very fond, visit her at least twice a week. At Maryville she also likes to go on outings and is active in a volunteer group that provides service to the greater community.

Story By | Danielle Tomich

As published in the Catholic Sentinel on Sept. 9, 2011

On a day more than 60 years ago, Athlyn Petey Hansen decided she wanted to live in Portland. The impetus for the decision was attending Mass as a tourist at St. Mary Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Hansen, a veteran counselor, now lives at Maryville Nursing Home here and last month celebrated her 100th birthday. She’s still a parishioner of the cathedral.

Born in 1911 in Rhinelander, Wis., she was one of the three girls of Louis and Emma Petey. She attended St Mary’s parochial school and graduated from Rhinelander High.

She earned a degree from Mount Mary College in Milwaukee Wis. and eventually furthered her education and training at Loyola University in Chicago, Michigan State University the University of Oregon and Portland State University.

Hansen first visited the Pacific Northwest in 1949 while helping to care for her uncle in Tacoma, Wash. who had suffered a stroke. While there, she worked during the day in Seattle at a modeling school and at night at the Red Cross at Madigan Army Medical Hospital.

On a trip to Portland to visit Mount Hood, she inquired about a Catholic parish. That’s how she came to the cathedral and eventually settled in Portland.

She is the widow of Norman Hansen, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force.

Her career in the Portland area includes a position as guidance counselor at Madison High School. She was also

the coordinator for establishing the Portland, Beaverton and Parkrose counseling centers.

Hansen’s passion has been counseling those in need, and her faith has always been strong.

“I’ve saved some sunlight if you should ever need a place away from darkness,” she says with a smile.

Jessie’s daughter, Phyllis Warfield (left) and extended family celebrated with a luncheon.

Athlyn Petey Hansen (front) with her friend Marylyn Klesh

Maryville Residents Serve Others

The residents of Maryville are involved in several service projects to help others. Their first adventure was to help Sr. Delores Adelman with “Soup’s On.” The residents gathered in the lounge and activity center to wrap the silverware in the napkins and tie them with the ribbon — all 500 sets of them.

The next project was taking goodies to the fire department down the street from the SSMO campus on Farmington, since they come here so often. They decided to start in October to coincide with national “Make a Difference Day.” On several occasions in October and November, a group of residents took the firefighters a bowl of candy, muffins and pies. They probably won’t do this again until after the first of the year, and then they will take treats for special days like Valentine’s Day and Easter.

In November, residents started cutting coupons to mail to military personnel and their families. They hope the coupons will help them save money during lean times.

Helen Dishman, Elizabeth Hamilton and Virginia Westgate wrap utensils for the “Soup’s On” event.

Andy Richard, Vernon Dicke, and Jessie Sposito (2nd row) are on the way to the firehouse.

Helen Dishman and Jodi D’Angelo are on their way to deliver goodies to the firefighters.

The TVF&R firefighters are most appreciative of the goodies and the visit.

Story By | Hilee Jackson

A Pipe Dream Come True

VCS Seventh-Grader Learns to Play the Organ in the Historic SSMO Chapel

alley Catholic seventh-grade student Ben Quiring has been given an extraordinary opportunity to play a fairly exclusive instrument. At only 13, Ben is learning to play the pipe organ.

Not many middle school students (or schools, for that matter) have access to a pipe organ. Fortunately for Ben, the grand pipe organ in the chapel at the convent of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon is only a stone’s throw from Valley Catholic Middle School where he attends seventh grade.

The convent chapel was dedicated in 1936, and the organ was installed sometime between then and 1940 in the choir loft. Standing up there, one can appreciate the height of the chapel’s vaulted ceilings, the brilliant colors of the recently restored stained glass windows, and the sheer power of the organ’s sound. It was there that I met with Ben to hear him play and talk to him about his unusual choice of an instrument in which to specialize. I was curious as to how it all came to be.

The idea to play the organ was suggested last spring by Ben’s mother, Minnie Quiring. Ben had already been studying piano for several years with Valley Catholic Music School teacher Sofia Zalmanova, and had progressed to an advanced level. Minnie thought that maybe learning a new but related instrument would be an enjoyable diversion for Ben. His mom was right — as moms so often are — and Ben has been enjoying learning to play the organ ever since. His teacher, Sr. Juliana Monti, meets with him regularly and lets him practice on the chapel organ as often as possible, but there is also a smaller organ at the Music School that is available for lessons and practice.

Surprisingly, the two-level keyboard doesn’t trip him up too much. Ben explains that the main difference between playing the piano and the organ is the pedals. He likes learning the pedals, and can use both his toes and heels on the 31 pedals to produce not just amplification and echo, but chords that provide a rich bass undertone. Ben wears a pair of dress shoes when he plays; the stiffer but thinner sole and more pointed toe allow him to differentiate between the pedals with his toes and heels.

It’s impressive to watch this young man as his fingers flit over the keys and his feet

Story By | Danielle Tomich

fly above the pedals, but it’s even more amazing to listen. Ben’s piano experience has allowed him to make great strides with playing complex pieces. There are still many buttons and knobs on the organ that are foreign to him, but Ben is learning them a few at a time.

Ben is obviously talented, and it’s also clear that he loves music. Besides the piano and organ, Ben sings with the Kingsmen group at Valley Catholic. He can probably thank his dad for his musical capabilities; Ron Quiring came from a musical family and plays the piano and French horn. It’s no surprise that Ben’s favorite subject is math; the correlation between math and music in the human brain has long been established. At this time in his young life, Ben thinks he might want to pursue engineering. He enjoys working on computers, especially programming in a gaming development environment called GameMaker. Since taking a Gamemaker class in the summer of 2010, he has been enjoying creating games of his own. Ben is also a voracious reader, but isn’t fond of book reports; he reads purely for pleasure. His current sport is tennis, and he takes lessons year-round at the Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation District facility.

So far, Ben has had the opportunity to play in the chapel for three services. Most notably, last spring he practiced every day during his lunch in the last three weeks of school to prepare for playing at a Mass held for all the Catholic school principals in the Archdiocese as well as the last Mass of the year for the elementary school.

Ben gets quite a bit of attention from staff and Sisters when he practices in the chapel (it’s probably hard to lay low when you’re playing a pipe organ). Many of the retired Sisters will poke their heads around the corner to see who is playing, and the office staff has remarked that they like to hear him play. Listening to him, it’s hard to believe he’s only been playing since April of this year (and not much in the summer, to his mother’s chagrin); he certainly has been blessed with talent. It’s funny how blessings will multiply. I certainly feel blessed to have met this young man and hear him play.

Through the Eyes of a Child

Elementary students note their favorite parts of our new building

“We get to be on stage for the Christmas program.”

Jenny Smalley, Kindergarten

“The classrooms have drinking fountains!”

Adam Wolfe, First Grade

“We have space! In the old school, we were squished. And there is space in our desks to keep our books.”

Ashika Sagar, Second Grade

“Everything’s a lot bigger. The library has new books that are fascinating.”

Cooper Howard, Third Grade

“There is a projector in the library that comes down from the ceiling.”

Braden Clark, Third Grade

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If you would like to learn more about any of the following programs for the incoming 2011-12 school year, or have friends you would like to invite, please take note of the upcoming events:

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Middle School: 2-4 p.m. | Elementary School: 1-3 p.m. | Early Learning School: 2-4 p.m. You may also stop by Valley Catholic Music School at anytime throughout the day.