Harpstrings Spring 2021 by St. Cecilia Academy

HARPSTRINGS FAITH IN YOUNG WOMEN. SINCE 1860.

SCA'S HEALTHCARE HEROINES 1

SPRING 2021

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Sister Anna Laura, O.P. V I C E P R I N C I PA L OF ACADEMICS

Sister Amelia, O.P. DIRECTOR OF A D VA N C E M E N T

Sister Anne Catherine, O.P. DIRECTOR OF C O M M U N I C AT I O N S AND MARKETING

Jennifer Crouch DIRECTOR OF A L U M N A E R E L AT I O N S

Rebecca Hill Rosenblatt '89 DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS

Megan Kerrigan Gardner '08 Magazine Graphic Designer: Emily Adams Photography: Jennifer Crouch Photography Uchida Photography Mary Craven Photography

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3 Principal’s Letter / 4 The Dominican Difference 6 St. Cecilia Alumnae Healthcare Heroines / 10 Life at SCA 14 Introducing Geometry First / 16 Rosie Robinson '20: Running with Cancer 22 2020 Senior Traditions and Graduation / 28 A Passion for Learning Across Generations 30 2019-2020 Annual Report / 44 In Memoriam: Anna Grace Miller 46 In Memoriam: Sister Mary George Barrett / 48 Alumnae Notes

P R I NC I PAL’S

LET T ER

Dear Friends, This time one year ago, we sent the students off on Spring Break a day early so that our teachers could have time to prepare for online classes — just in case we did not come back right away after the break. At the time, it was unimaginable that such a thing would really happen. But it did. And when it did, our teachers immediately rose to the challenge—putting every ounce of their creativity, imagination, and love into teaching their students online. Our students also met the challenge, adapting to the virtual classroom and finding creative ways to take events like the Fine Arts Coffee House, International Fest, May Crowning, and Senior Banquet online. When we returned to campus this August with the new COVID protocols, this same spirit of facing adversity with grace and good humor has been palpable. Surely this spirit comes to us from the founding days of St. Cecilia, when the young Academy met the sufferings of the Civil War with deep faith and hope and love. Perhaps one of the things that makes such a heroic response possible is friendship— something for which St. Cecilia girls have a particular flair. Indeed, with a few good friends or even just one, we can endure trials and find joy even in the midst of suffering. Maybe this is why St. Thomas Aquinas says, “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” One of my greatest joys this year has been watching friendships grow in our SCA community as we work together to meet the unique challenges of this time. Our school theme this year of friendship couldn’t be more perfect, reminding us that God walks with us as Friend. The night before he died, Jesus told

his disciples,“I have called you friends” (Jn 15:15). I love to think about this reality. When Jesus thinks of you or me, He thinks: That’s my friend. And as with any of our friends, we learn to know and to trust God as we experience His faithfulness in the ups and downs of daily life. As we look back on this year of triumphs amidst the trials of the pandemic, we give thanks for the gift of friendships— both human and divine—forged here in the hallways of St. Cecilia. This Year-in-Review issue of Harpstrings bears eloquent testimony to the many friends of St. Cecilia. We are so proud of our alumnae, some of whom are featured in these pages, and thankful for how you inspire the next generation of St. Cecilia girls by your beautiful example. In a special way I would like to thank all of our donors whose names are listed in our annual report, as well as all those who participated in the planning process of our strategic plan.Thank you for your faithful friendship! In Christ,

Sister Anna Laura, O.P.

(Cover) Dr. Carlenda Smith ’99, one of SCA’s Healthcare Heroines (Left) Science teacher Mrs. Louisa Bateman and her advisory, both in-person and concurrent learners. 3

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THE DOMINICAN Forward in Faith, Truth, and Excellence S T. C E C I L I A A C A D E M Y ' S S T R AT E G I C G R O W T H P L A N 2 0 2 1 - 2 0 2 5

uring COVID may not seem like the time to think about the future. Not for St. Cecilia Academy. Before Christmas the school announced its new Strategic Growth Plan which provides a roadmap forward for the next 5 years and beyond. The St. Cecilia Academy plan (The Dominican Difference: Forward in Faith, Truth, and Excellence) and the Overbrook plan (The Dominican Difference: Growing in Wonder and Wisdom) are the culmination of a 12-month planning process, led by the Institute for School and Parish Development. Each of the schools on The Dominican Campus, which together serve 550 students in preschool through 12th grades, conducted a parallel planning process involving more than 175 people in committees and convocation. In addition, hundreds more participated in surveys.

"For generations, St. Cecilia Academy and Overbrook School have prepared students in an outstanding way for academic success and faith-filled lives of service to God. Renewing and deepening the Dominican Difference will strengthen an intellectual foundation in the liberal arts while inviting students into a lifelong friendship with Jesus Christ." Tommy Hagey, a member of the St. Cecilia Steering Committee and parent of a current student, reflected, “It was an honor and privilege for me to be involved. The professional and seamless process mixed with the welcoming of our ideas from the Sisters made this experience not only meaningful but also spiritual.We are a first-time family at St. Cecilia Academy and the experience my daughter has had both educationally and spiritually is more than we imagined.” The goal of this particular planning process the schools of The Dominican Campus, was personal engagement with a wide variety which are owned and operated by The of stakeholders. The two schools benefited Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, and the from the best wisdom of faculty, staff, parents, unique ways in which the schools serve the STRATEGIC GROWTH PLAN 2021-2026 7 alumni, parents of alumni, and friends as these children and young women entrusted to their constituents completed surveys, participated in care. At the core of the 2021-2026 Strategic interviews, served on committees, volunteered Growth Plans for St. Cecilia and Overbrook is on planning teams, joined the convocation an articulation of The Dominican Difference. gathering, and helped prioritize goals. An With hopeful determination, St. Cecilia pressed executive committee oversaw both schools' forward despite the challenges 2020 presented. planning processes and a shared planning team focused on organizational development and In March, both schools evaluated the COVID school collaboration between St. Cecilia and situation, and with the full support of those Overbrook. Each school’s steering committee involved, they shifted to Zoom meetings to and planning teams conducted analyses of complete the tasks. Even the Convocation, strengths, challenges, and opportunities. a broad-based gathering and signature They then proposed...strategic solutions component in the ISPD process that involved to solve the challenges of planning areas more than 75 people for each school, took which included: place virtually. •

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Time and again throughout the process, participants mentioned "The Dominican Difference" as a unique spirit that permeates

The plans for St. Cecilia provide exciting blueprints for school's continued growth and vitality – aimed at renewing and deepening the Dominican Difference. Sister John Mary, O.P. Director of Education for the St. Cecilia Congregation and member of the Strategic Plan Executive Committee, noted,

Sr. John Mary went on: "The Dominican Sisters and I are grateful for all the good people who gave of their time and best thinking to the Strategic Growth Plans as we bring the planning phase to closure and begin implementation." ◊

Scan the QR code above with your smartphone camera to read the full St. Cecilia Academy Strategic Growth Plan or visit our website at https://www.stcecilia.edu/about/strategic-plan

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Healthcare Heroines CA has been checking in with alumnae who are working in the healthcare field during this time of COVID-19. The following are reflections

from women who are working on the frontlines. We salute their commitment and perseverance amid difficult circumstances and offer all healthcare workers, especially those in the St. Cecilia family, the promise of our continued prayers. Hannah Perryman, '14

C A R L E N DA SMITH Class of 1999 General Pediatrician

Life for the past year has been interesting and exhausting. I heard a great saying that 2020 was the year of pivots and plateaus, and that is definitely true! I never envisioned working during a pandemic. I was in medical school for 4 years, residency for 4 years, and I have now been practicing Carlenda Smith, '99 for over 10 years. I never imagined that I would be a first responder in a global pandemic. I was a resident when H1N1 occurred, but working during the COVID-19 pandemic has been completely different.When COVID-19 first emerged, all I could think of was keeping my husband, family, friends, staff, and patients safe. There was so much to learn, and trying to anticipate the unknown was overwhelming. One step at a time we figured it out, made plans and changed plans, and continued to pivot. I believe the pandemic has shown that we are all connected in some way, and we depend on one another. Our connection to one another is what keeps us going.

SCHUYLER LUCIO MOORE Class of 2003 Nurse at a Long-term Care Facility

I have been a nurse for 13 years, and certainly have never experienced a climate like this in medicine. Regardless of the specialty—whether it be ICU, ER, or primary care—we have all felt the impact that this pandemic has brought to our healthcare communities. Over the past year, fear and anxiety would come in waves. Everyday questions were frightening: Am I going to be exposed today? If I become exposed will I get sick? Who will take care of my baby if I get sick? And am I making a difference in the lives of my patients? I work in a long-term acute-care setting, and I have always had a deep desire to care for patients in their geriatric years. The majority of my patients are over the age of 65 with multiple health conditions, and the coronavirus has impacted this population mightily. I sit alongside the dying when families cannot be present. I am the only point of contact between the families and their loved ones, keeping them updated on their conditions. Though stressful, it has been the privilege of my life to call myself a nurse and frontline worker throughout this pandemic. I trust that God will give me what I need one day at a time, and and that is how most of us in healthcare have been able to keep going: one day at a

COVID-19 has definitely affected my patient population. I am a general pediatrician in Rutherford County, and I have the privilege of taking care of a diverse patient population. COVID-19 has disproportionately affected people of color; they have a higher incidence of contracting the virus because some are essential workers, and they have a higher mortality rate. Because of this virus, some of my patients have lost family members.The mental health toll caused by COVID-19 is also astounding. Since the pandemic began, I have seen an increased number of children with depression and anxiety. Listening to these stories is always humbling and is a reminder of how fragile life can be. Yet in the midst of this pandemic, I am thankful. Thankful that I am in a profession in which I can help people, and I am thankful for knowledge. My grandmother told me that knowledge comes from God, and she is right. God will lead us out of the darkness. In the words of American poet, Amanda Gorman, "There is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it." I encourage everyone to be a light in the lives of others.We must continue to uplift and help others.

Schuyler Lucio Moore, '03

very important, especially for nurses! Taking some deep breaths, reminding myself of the positives in life, taking some time for myself, and always paying attention to my own physical, emotional, and psychological needs. At the end of the day, as hard and challenging as it may be sometimes, it is so worth it! We nurses will continue to face every shift with courage and enthusiasm, and with hope and compassion all while doing what we do best, taking care of each and every one of you!

HANNAH PERRYMAN Class of 2014 Labor and Delivery Nurse

Thais Coleman, '05

time. I try to always live by the motto which was taught to me early in my nursing career: "Today I will do the best that I can, for as many as I can, for as long as I can."

THAIS COLEMAN Class of 2005 ICU Nurse

Working in healthcare over the last year has been exhausting. Frustrating. Scary. As a nurse in the ICU, my work is especially challenging.The vast number of ICU patients with high acuity diagnoses have increased exponentially during the pandemic. Caring for patients with COVID-19 is a great responsibility. I have had patients in their 20s to patients in their 90s battling this virus. I think the biggest thing that comes to mind with the patient population is that our staff levels are at an all-time low. As a nurse, I'm always trying to physically, socially, and spiritually treat the patient, but during COVID you're

trying to meet all of these needs without the patient’s support system. Seeing a patient's loved ones have to say goodbye through an iPad to responsive or unresponsive patients is heart-wrenching. It has been a surreal blur of stress, sadness, many tears, missed lunches and a lingering hope that I still have in my heart. As nurses, we become our patient's family and support--and many times, we are the last hand they hold and the last person they see.

In March & April of 2020 I was working hands-on as a nurse with COVID patients in several COVID units across Saint Thomas Midtown. It was scary at first because there was so much unknown and uncertainty; however, I counted my blessings every day that I had

The day-to-day challenges of nursing have changed in significant ways since the COVID-19 pandemic began. I never thought I would hear the words “reuse your PPE” in my nursing career. After a thirteen hour work day, we would go home to our families and children and were mindful within our own families. Before we could even hug our spouses and children, we would have to go straight to the shower to wash off the day we just endured. I have found through the COVID-19 pandemic that self-care is so

Hannah Perryman, '14

a job during a challenging time when many Americans in the workplace did not. I was in the ICU step-down units and helped to treat patients’ symptoms, monitor their vital signs, and administer necessary medications. The hardest part was donning and doffing our PPE (personal protective equipment) and having to minimize patient contact. One of the reasons I became a nurse is because I love to get to know my patients and provide them with hands-on care. I am grateful to have worked alongside brave people who made sacrifices every day to take care of patients in an uncertain and stressful environment. Every person that has been at the hospital during this pandemic- the doctors, nurses, housekeepers, patient care technicians, cafeteria staff, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, and many more in important hospital roles- have exemplified mercy in an extraordinary way by being present in the middle of a mess to love others and to serve God. It is humbling to be in a role like this. In August 2020 I started a new job in Labor & Delivery. This department has also faced its challenges during the pandemic, but I have witnessed new life entering the world every day- a reminder that darkness and suffering never have the final say, and that God’s mercies are always new, every new day. I must say that my education at Saint Cecilia has formed me as a woman who can encounter the unknown with faith and with hope.

S TA C E Y R I D D I C K Class of 2015 Epidemiologic Research Assistant

Since March of 2020, I’ve had the opportunity to serve on the frontlines of the ongoing coronavirus response in several different capacities in my role at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Stacey Riddick, '15

As part of the Community Intervention and Critical Population Task Force (CICPTF), no two days are the same. I’ve supported the work of our clinical on-call centers by answering clinical inquiries about coronavirus patients from clinicians and health departments around the nation. I’ve assessed symptoms and needs at major U.S. airports and COVID testing sites. I’ve found that my most fulfilling work on the response to date has been the real “boots on the ground” work to provide health education and resources to communities of greatest need.

As an early-career healthcare professional, I’ve seen the best of humanity in our collective response to this pandemic.Although COVID-19 has highlighted several gaps in our healthcare system, I’m committed to this work of bridging health equity gaps domestically and abroad. I have to thank my SCA AP Biology and Chemistry teachers, Dr. Karen Deal and Mrs. Becky Simon, for seeing my natural science strengths early on, thus laying the foundation for my future career in medicine. ◊

2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR

Life at SCA

Amid the challenges of educating during COVID, St. Cecilia Academy “put out into the deep” and pressed forward in person for 2020-2021. On these pages are some highlights of life at SCA this year.

Ms. Ervin teaches class in the dance studio.

Human bumper balls added fun to class competitions during a fall Community and Culture Day.

National Merit Scholarship Finalist Seniors Andrea Arguello and Meghan Rafoth were named National Merit Finalists, recognizing their superior academic achievement and qualifying them for top-level college scholarships.

The new Senior Café opened this year with bistro seating and coffee station.

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Community and Culture All-school Mass was held outside several times in the courtyard.

This year SCA introduced Community and Culture Days that are dedicated to reflecting as a school on the art of living, with a focus on growing in the ability to relate well with others and thus building a culture of true community and belonging that is at the heart of SCA’s mission. On four different days throughout the year, the entire school engaged in dialogue about timely topics that fostered individual and communal growth in unity, mutual respect, and understanding.

Hands-on learning continues in person in every classroom.

(Left) SCA Legend Mr. Francis Horn has been “the voice of SCA” this year, daily coming on the intercom to move student cohorts to their next class or activity. Consultant Derek Young addresses faculty and also students as part of the implementation of SCA’s Culture of Belonging initiative, which strives to combat racism in all its forms and strengthen the school culture so that every girl feels a sense of belonging.

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Co-Curriculars

SCA’s Robotics team, the Ladybots, hosted an FTC League scrimmage, the first in-person event in Tennessee since last March.

12 Angry Jurors was SCA’s fall drama production. (Left to Right) Madelina Huffman, Teria Tibbs, Isabella Tiamson, Mia Smitherman, Rosie McGrady

Model UN Adaeze Umeukeje presents her proposal to the General Assembly at Model UN, which this year had an online format involving Tennessee-area students.

ServiceLearning With many of SCA’s service learning partners halting in-person service this year, students took advantage of service opportunities organized by SCA librarian Mrs. Lisa Keelan. They made face masks for churches, no-sew baby blankets for Strick’s gifts, and cards for military and front-line workers as part of Operation Gratitude.

Artist in Residence Award-winning Nashville painter and illustrator Karen Johnston served as SCA’s artist-in-residence for the fall semester. Karen shared with students her classical training as well as her interest in projects that connect the arts with the larger community. An active member of the Nashville Artist Guild, Contemporary Collective, Healing Power of Art and Artists, Karen also leads a local support community for those with cancer, life-changing illness and caregivers that she founded in 2010. At Thanksgiving students created handmade painted 12cards for seniors in nursing homes.

Black History Month presentation featured a student panel of juniors and seniors moderated by Dr. Christina Edmondson and an address by Mayor Michele Delisfort of Union Township, NJ, who reflected on women in leadership and lessons learned from her own Catholic all-girls education.

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Athletics Sports Seasons continue at SCA

(Left) Isabel Leonard and Emma Regens defend the net. (Below) Cindy Nguyen swimming strong for SCA.

Cross Country competes at Steeplechase.

Athletic Scholarship Signing St. Cecilia Academy joins in celebrating Annie Lee (Top) and Hannah Neilsen (Bottom) on their commitment to play college sports. Annie Lee will be joining the golf team at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, and Hannah Neilsen will be joining the swim team at Boston College. We are excited to follow both of our student athletes as they compete at the Collegiate level.

Sisters Jordan and Jessica Epstein, working together for the Scarabs soccer team.

I N T RO D U C I N G

Geometry First INTO THE FRESHMAN SCA EXPERIENCE

recent study cited by the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools says that girls’ school graduates are 6 times more likely to consider majoring in math, science, and technology compared to girls who attended co-ed schools. Not only is this fact confirmed in the lives of many St. Cecilia grads, but often our alumnae speak about how important a particular SCA teacher or class was in sparking their interests in these disciplines.

In the past several years, the Math Department at SCA has devoted considerable effort to studying their course offerings and sequencing, as well as the way math is taught in an all-girl environment. The result is that this strong department will soon be even stronger. Starting in 2021-2022, St. Cecilia will introduce a new Geometry First curriculum for incoming freshmen.The new approach situates Geometry as first in the mathematics sequence, followed by Algebra I and Algebra II. Students then begin to move into the advanced mathematics courses. Why this switch? Of course, St. Cecilia is not the first school to put Geometry first. Legend has it that over 2,400 years ago, the students Plato’s “academy” were greeted with the words, “Let no one who is ignorant of Geometry enter here!” Since classical times, Geometry has been an essential part of the quadrivium, the four subjects which, along with the trivium, constitute the seven original liberal arts. St. Cecilia’s Math Department chair, Sister Nicholas Marie, notes that Geometry has traditionally been viewed as the intellectual gateway to all subsequent learning because it grounds students in an understanding of basic logic. By introducing incoming freshmen to solid first principles in Geometry, they will become steeped in rigorous mathematical reasoning that makes them adept at analyzing problems and logical arguments not only in math, but in all other academic areas as well. A Geometry First approach allows students a study of logic first through consideration of shapes, which are tangible and understandable by the imagination.“If we can teach students how to grasp mathematical objects, which are simple,” Sister Nicholas Marie says,“and then

(Above) Mr. Donlon discussing proofs with Geometry students.

prove the results using deductive arguments, we’ve taught our students how to reason and to think.” After receiving a solid grounding in mathematical reasoning through Geometry, students will then embark on a two-year uninterrupted study of Algebra I and Algebra II that allows an in-depth preparation for college-level math courses they can take even before they get to college. This year a number of juniors are already taking AP Calculus BC, while eight freshmen are “doubling up” on math (taking both Geometry and Algebra II), simply because they love it and want to study courses like Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations during senior year. The numbers confirm the wisdom of this next step in the SCA Math program. St. Cecilia has seen significant growth in Advanced Placement Calculus class in recent years, with 42% of seniors last year taking AP Calculus, either AB or BC. This year, the Math department also introduced AP Statistics, with 27% of the senior class currently enrolled. St. Cecilia requires every enrolled student to take the AP test (not always the norm in other schools), and last year students averaged an impressive 88% pass rate on the AP Calculus exam.

Geometry First joins the innovative Physics First science course and the cornerstone Fine Arts freshman VAP (Visual and Performing Arts) class to offer all freshman, regardless of background, a well-rounded academic high school preparation that is second to none. More than ever, young women need to be well-equipped to think critically and carefully. The SCA math curriculum will help sharpen students’ abilities to make intellectual distinctions and to carefully distinguish truth from falsehood, preparing them not just for college and future careers but also to be confident leaders in the building of culture. Sister Nicholas Marie observes, “Mathematics is a great equalizer; students are not culturally motivated or emotionally attached to mathematical ideas, and so they can learn to pursue the truth without being distracted.” Sister Nicholas Marie says that this experience results in an intellectual confidence in which “students become convicted that their intellects, with perseverance and training, can arrive at truth.” This confidence in one’s ability to perceive truth, including the ultimate Truth, Jesus Christ, is at the heart of St. Cecilia Academy’s “Dominican Difference.” Students who walk into St. Cecilia Academy pass under the words, “To give truth is the greatest charity.” At St. Cecilia Academy, knowledge of truth is the essential gateway to love because we cannot love what we do not know. ◊

(Left) Sister Nicholas Marie walks AP Calculus students through equations.

ROSIE ROBINSON '20

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(Right) Rosie at the summit in East Tennessee.

n my life thus far, one of the greatest honors has been to walk alongside my younger sister Rosie on her journey with cancer during her senior year at SCA.

I have found that the example of another can lead us to come to know God in a whole new way. To say that Rosie impacted my life would be a vast understatement. She has inspired me, taught me, strengthened my faith and given me new insight about what it means to suffer well. Rosemary Thérèse Robinson, known to us as Rosie, has been a fiery pistol since the day she was born, but with a soul as sweet as a rose. Her name fits her all too perfectly. She’s the youngest of six and the heart of the Robinson family. She changed our lives not only the day she was born, but in a very significant way again at just 17 years old. Before starting her senior year at St. Cecilia (and after a strange month of potential allergies, a maybe-sinus infection, a possible abscessed tooth, and some very impressive swelling,) on August 9, 2019, Rosie was diagnosed with stage 4 Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). A grueling 16 months of almost weekly chemotherapy with 6 weeks of radiation followed.

It wasn’t long before we learned that people literally across the world were praying for our girl.The support found closer to home, specifically from our St. Cecilia family, was just as astounding. In fact, early on I mentioned

At the beginning, it was as though our whole family had taken a gut punch. We were just kind of hunched over, unable to breathe.There was a surreal pendulum swing between shock and numbness as our family of doers tried to figure out what was the next move in this situation that found us so heartbreakingly powerless. But then, something amazing happened. God heard us. Our community rallied around us in ranks that were bigger and stronger than we could have imagined. The meals started coming, the mailbox was stuffed full each day, prayer groups formed, rosaries and Masses offered for Rosie abounded. Grace was freely flowing.We felt peace mixed in with the anxiety; hope was born new and fresh every morning. (Above) Rosie Robinson surrounded by her whole family.

(Right) SCA teachers greet Rosie after her treatments ended last spring.

to Rosie that maybe she should consider a counselor to help her through this process. She answered me with a simple,“Coach P. is my therapist.” Not only did Coach Picklesimer listen to Rosie in his office during all those study hall passes, but he even hand-sewed knee pads into the upper chest area of her athletic shirts to protect her port so that she could still play sports.Truly, the entire faculty, staff, administration, and student body of SCA showed us that they were willing to do whatever it took to support Rosie. She was her happiest when she was living out her senior year. SCA gave us, her family, the joy of watching her play basketball, run track, be crowned the Spirit Queen during Spirit Week, score the winning touchdown in the annual Powderpuff match, go to dances, and finally receive the highest senior honor by being named 2020's St. Cecilia Girl. Her maturity and character have always been admirable, but over the months of her illness, it shone through. I will always remember walking into her room while she was not feeling well and laying on her bed. Instead

of ignoring me or offering a complaint, she instead reached out her hand for mine and took it in hers and just smiled. Her smile then and now completely fills me up and reminds me that not all gestures have to be grand. A simple smile in the midst of pain can be an incredible light, and as Rosie has shown us all, we have no idea how far that light can go and how many hearts it may touch. I have collected thoughts from my family members about our journey together and what Rosie’s witness has meant to us: Jeanne and Mark Robinson (Rosie’s Mom and Dad):

(Above) Hugging mom and dad after treatment.

“If you didn’t have faith, what would you have? It certainly is our hope. God has not abandoned us, Our Lady is comforting us, St.Therese is interceding for us.And Rosie herself is leading us. There were a number of times when Rosie said it was still her best year and that what was in her power was

“God has not abandoned us, Our Lady is comforting us, St. Therese is interceding for us. And Rosie herself is leading us. ” —Jeanne and Mark Robinson Rosie’s Mom and Dad

“Rosie not only held hope and joy high in her daily battles, but her example and her words also encouraged us as her family to do the same.” —Gracie Robinson '11 Rosie’s Sister

to be happy. So that’s what she chose. It was a selfless act of love for her to be thinking of us during her time of need.We are so incredibly proud of her and beyond grateful to see her on the path of healing.” Brooks (brother) and Lindsey (Brooks’ wife):

"Rosemary and I are 13 years apart, so she has always been a “little kid” to me. In some ways she always will be, but something about how she handled her battle changed that. Rosemary showed my wife and I not only how Still with a great sense of humor in a bald eagle costume to be positive and persistent in the face of extreme adversity, but also how to rely on faith Barry (Hayley’s husband): in God in times that seem too "To use the word "inspirational" tough to handle. is almost not enough. This call to holiness was something most "Rosie is an inspiration, and I people would not be able to handle. often think of her when I need Not only did she handle it, she to find strength in my own life." never wavered in her faith and trust in God." Gracie ‘11 (sister):

"Looking back on living with Rosie while she fought cancer, it amazes me that my overall impression of her during that time is one of optimism.Yes, fear, anxiety and pain were certainly present and had their crowning moments. But for the most part, Rosie not only held hope and joy

With sister Gracie and sister-in-law Lindsey

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Sister Anna Laura and Sister Thomas Aquinas deliver Rosie’s St. Cecilia Girl award to her home

Speaking at graduation

strangeness of cancer and the pandemic to weave His healing. The forced slowdown of daily life was a source of introspection and reflection on my sister’s situation as well as my own spot in life. And based on the response of the community in middle Tennessee and around the world, I would venture it is safe to say that I am not the only person whom she impacted and inspired.

high in her daily battles, but her example and her Reed (brother): "When Rosie found out at words also encouraged us as the beginning of her senior her family to do the same. year of high school that In one conversation, Rosie she’d been diagnosed with talked about how instead cancer, the first thing I heard of thinking along the lines her say coming through the of what cancer took from front door was, “Well, at her, she worked to focus on least no one can make me what it gave her — time run cross country anymore.” with family that otherwise This was spoken with a wry wouldn't have been, meeting the incredible nurses and doctors that took care of her, to name a couple." Quinn (brother):

"Frankly, I was angry at God and the whole rest of the world when Rosie was diagnosed. But, as only God can do, he worked with me and my anger in the

With brother Reed, a seminarian for the Diocese of Nashville

smile on her face, despite the tumor on her cheek. From then on, her continued perseverance and trust in the Lord never ceased to amaze me. To accept a cross of suffering from the Lord the way she did, with a smile and a joke, is something that I will always remember. Sometimes we spoke about it explicitly, but mostly it was something

that I picked up on from her disposition—one of peace and strength. Rosie has always been strong. She takes after our Dad, who always set the example for us to work hard and do what is right. She truly modeled how to suffer as a Christian should, accepting her cross and giving it as an offering to the Father for those whom she loved. ◊

(Left to Right) The Robinsons: Reed, Gracie, Jeanne, Mark, Rosie, Brooks, Quinn

“She truly modeled how to suffer as a Christian should, accepting her cross and giving it as an offering to the Father for those whom she loved.” —Reed Robinson Rosie’s Brother

T H E DO M I N I CA N DIF F E RENCE AT

St. Cecilia Academy The Dominican Difference is an expression of the charism of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, whose legacy lives in the daily life of Overbrook School and St. Cecilia Academy. This difference flows from the person of St. Dominic, who founded the Dominican Order in the heart of the Church for preaching and the salvation of souls.

• It is an academically rigorous approach to educating students in truth and charity within a nurturing community marked by grace, friendship, freedom, and confidence. • It elucidates the rich harmony of faith and reason, encouraging students to contemplation of the simple splendor of reality through the pursuit of truth wherever it may be found. •

emphasizes that true learning leads to wisdom and that a life of virtue grounded in friendship with Jesus Christ, who is truth, leads to happiness, fulfillment, and joy.

Friendship with God in turn invites us into friendship and communion with our neighbor, inspiring us to communicate His goodness and love to the world as we become more of one mind and heart in our journey toward heaven.

Be a part of the difference.

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1 / ALEXANDRA MARIA ACEVEDO* Washington University in St Louis

10 / ABIGAIL MARIE COLEMAN* Tulane University

19 / ANN MARIE GALASSINI* Auburn University

2 / HELEN WALLACE ANDERSON* Sewanee:The University of the South

11 / JULIA MARIE CRAGON Western Kentucky University

20 / MADISON GRACE GILLILAND University of Dayton

3 / KATHERINE ARMERO Lipscomb University

12 / SARAH MARIE DAVIS Auburn University

2 1 / ADRIANNE GRACE GLOVER* The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

4 / ALEXANDRA CLAIRE BENNETT Western Kentucky University

13 / CHELSEA FERNANDO DONGAS* Lawrence University

22 / YAMELIE ANTOINETTE GONZALEZ* The University of Florida

5 / CLAIRE MARIE BOHMAN* Purdue University

14 / RONICE DUBE The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

23 / CATHERINE MURRAY GOODRUM* The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

6 / CAROLINE SPENCER BOULT* University of Notre Dame

15 / ANNA CHRISTINE DUFF The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

24 / MARY MARGARET GOODRUM Gap Year

7 / HALLIE MICHAL BRANNICK American University

16 / ELISE CECILE DURELLI* Western Kentucky University

8 / KYLA ROCHELLE BURSEY* Rhodes College

17 / EMILY MARIE FAIR* Xavier University

9 / DARBY ALEXANDRA CARR* Saint Louis University

18 / KATHERINE ROSE FLECKENSTEIN Xavier University

25 / SOPHIE-CLAIRE CATHERINE GRANT Belmont University 33 / PENELOPE BEATRIZ HERRERO-MARQUES* 26 / BRITTNEY JANAY GRIFFIN Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Alabama at Birmingham 34 / DAISY MABEL HOLLIFIELD* 27 / OLIVIA MARIE GRYTZA* Wellesley College University of Dallas

28 / KATHERINE JACQUELINE GUZMAN College of the Holy Cross 2 9 / ISOBEL ROSE HALL Loyola University Chicago 30 / MORGAN ALEXIS HARVELL* Spelman University 31 / DANIELA TERESA HERNANDEZ Western Kentucky University 32 / NATALIE MICHELLE HERNANDEZ* Lipscomb University

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35 / MARISA DANIELLE KELLEY* Auburn University

44 / SHELBY LOUISE MRYNCZA* Rhodes College

52 / CIELO RICO-ANDRADE The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

60 / ADDYSON ROSE WILLIAMS University of Arkansas

36 / KATE ISABELLA KEMP* Boston College

45 / SCHUYLER DASHA NUNNALLY University of Kentucky

37 / JULIE ELIZABETH KHYM* Samford University

46 / FATIMA MARIELA ORTIZ-ANDRADE Trevecca Nazarene University

5 3 / ROSEMARY THERESE DONNELLY ROBINSON* The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

61 / JAYLA MICHELE LAUREN WILLIAMS-RIDLEY Xavier University of Louisiana

54 / VALERIA SANTOS SANCHEZ* University of San Diego

62 / AILEEN CATALINA ZAVALA* University of North Carolina at Charlotte

38 / CAROLINE ELIZABETH LEE University of Mississippi 39 / DELANEY JANE LUDWIG University of Utah 40 / JOSEPHINE ANN MCCULLARS* Maryville College 41 / MARGARET GRACE MCGEE* The University of Tennessee-Knoxville 42 / ANNE ELIZABETH MCPEAK* Catholic University of America 43 / DANIELLE MARIE MEACHAM * The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

47 / ALLISON GRACE OWEN Xavier University

55 / ALYSSA FLORENCE SCHRAGE The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

48 / KAREN ELLY PEASE College of Charleston

56 / SUSAN CLAIRE SOTAK Mississippi State University

49 / ISABELLA KAYT PRESLER Oberlin College

57 / JENNIE MAE SPROUSE Westminster Choir College

50 / ANNA ELIZABETH REGNIER* Boston College

58 / DARRYAN ROCHELLE WALKER Southern University and A&M College

51 / HELEN ELIZABETH REISINGER The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

59 / ANNA CLAIRE WATKINS University of Mississippi

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GRADUATION STATS 24

2020 GRADUATING CLASS:

Students

STUDENTS AWARDED

$13.2m in scholarships

For academic achievement, leadership, athletics, service, and the arts

Average amount received per student:

$248,500

Graduates are attending 42 different colleges/universities in 21 states Click the QR Code below to view full list of acceptances and matriculation map.

ACCEPTANCE OFFERS AT

155

Colleges & Universities across 34 states & 3 foreign countries (Austria, Italy, & Mexico)

Students were accepted to

33 of the Top 50 Colleges and Universities

15 in the top 25 5 in the top 6 US News & World Report publishes rankings each year for National Liberal Arts Colleges and National Universities

ATTENDING

29 + 32 Public Schools

Private Schools

13 Catholic Colleges and Universities 5 Historically Black Colleges and Universities

(Left to right) Penelope Herrero-Marques, Rosie Robinson, and Shelby Mryncza

2020 SCA SENIOR

Honors 2020 VALEDIC TORIAN

2020 ST. CECILIA GIRL

2020 SALUTATORIAN

P E N E LO P E H E R R E R O MARQUES Massachusetts Institute of Technology Saint Matthew School

ROSIE ROBINSON University of Tennessee Chattanooga Overbrook School

SHELBY MRYNCZA Rhodes College St. Henry School

“One of my most notable experiences at St. Cecilia Academy happened the fall of my freshman year. Suddenly I found myself on the theater stage reciting the famed Anne Frank monologue in a German accent in front of my entireVAP class.Traditions such as these are integral to the St. Cecilia Academy experience. They bind us together. They transform our school into a community-and what a community we have built, a community that transcends the physical walls of St. Cecilia. It is a vibrant and loving community where each girl brings something unique to the table and is loved for it. As we go into the next chapter of our lives, I challenge us to imagine, like Anne Frank, that better world and strive every day to make it a reality.The world needs change.The world needs hope.And we have been given an incredible opportunity to do something about it.”

“St. Cecilia Academy has guided me “Just four months ago, we all expected in one of the most uncertain times a typical graduation.Yet now we sit in my life. As I was in this uncharted here in July in the midst of a global territory, I realized that I would not pandemic and prepare to graduate. be who I am today without SCA. I We lost so much because of the was awakened to the reality of life coronavirus; however, it is almost during my time here. I learned that fitting this happened to the Class of life is going to be full of struggles for 2020.The Class of 2020 was never a all of us to overcome, and sometimes group of average girls that stuck to it will not be easy. But with struggle the status quo. Instead, we are a group came growth and continued learning of resilient, intelligent, strong women. about ourselves. We don’t usually If anything, this pandemic only gave see the hard things in life coming, us the opportunity to showcase the I have learned. But experiencing this strength and virtue that has been taught us that every day and every cultivated within us over the last four moment is a gift and opportunity. years at St. Cecilia. St. Cecilia Academy God gives us a purpose each day has provided the perfect home, a and a chance to love. So I encourage nurturing environment where we everyone to be grateful for every have all grown from girls to women. moment because life is flying by. It has offered each of us so much: an And we have the responsibility- amazing education, an opportunity not just the ability-to make every to become part of a rich tradition, decision count.” as well as an invitation to continue her legacy.”

Sophie Claire Grant receives senior roses delivered to her door during the pandemic.

Darby Carr receives her senior superlative and graduation gown.

CLASS OF 2020

Senior Traditions and Graduation

Graduation on The Dominican Campus lawn on July 11, 2020

Meg Goodrum

Senior Choir members Yom Gonzalez, Jennie Mae Sprouse, Chelsea Dongas, and Julie Khym.

Elizabeth McPeak and Josie McCullars.

Senior Yearbook editors Allie Bennett, Meg McGee, and Anna Watkins

(Above) Valeria Santos receives her diploma from Mother Anna Grace.

Morgan Harvell and her family.

(Left) Shelby Mryncza delivers the Salutatorian address. 27

A PA S S I O N FOR LEARNING

Across Generations I

t is not surprising that SCA’s 2020 Valedictorian, Penelope Herrero-Marques, has a love for learning. She comes by it honestly from her mother, Dalizza Marques. What connects this dynamic mother-daughter duo in a special way is the fact that both of them have been educated at all-girl Catholic high schools run by Dominican Sisters. Dalizza Marques is originally from Puerto Rico, where she attended the Academy of Saint Rose of Lima in Bayamon from 4th to 7th grades, and then the Academy of San Jose in Guaynabo for high school. Like St. Cecilia, the Academy of San Jose is an all-girls college prep high school ran by Dominican Sisters (although of a different congretation.)It is a bilingual school, and when Dalizza was a student, all classes were taught in Spanish but all books were in English. Although Dalizza says she did not know any English when she first started high school, she was able to quickly master it since both languages were used daily in the school. She loved the tight-knit community at her Dominican school and recalls with fondness the bonds of friendship forged there. She smiles

as she recalls the names of the sisters who taught her and notes how many traditions are similar between the Academy of San Jose and St. Cecilia, including her Ring Ceremony Day when she received her traditional class ring with a blue stone. Dalizza began college at The University of Michigan, where she originally thought she would study medicine. Instead, she finished her undergraduate degree in Puerto Rico and opted to continue law school there. Her great passion for education unabated, Dalizza returned to the United States to pursue two master’s degrees, one in health care law and another in health care business administration. Today she works in health care law and is well-known by the SCA Mock Trial Team, with whom she has volunteered many hours. A love of learning and a willingness to sacrifice for education was instilled in Dalizza’s Puerto Rican home growing up, and it was something she passed on to Penelope. As a young mother in graduate school at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Dalizza lived in student housing and took Penelope with her to classes while she pursued her degree. As Dalizza says, she and her daughter both learned to be resilient “because we had to be.” She adds, “Education is the most important thing I can give my child. No one can take that away.” When Penelope graduated at the top of her class from St. Matthew School, she knew that St. Cecilia Academy would be her home for high school. She loved the fact that girls at SCA really enjoyed learning for the sake of learning and that teachers were passionate about education. Like her mom, she loved the presence of the Dominican Sisters and their dedication to teaching.

programs at MIT and Columbia University. One of her teachers said that at SCA, Penelope was not just a great student but also a great leader: “She has a natural ability to stay calm, encourage others to think logically versus emotionally, and still have a witty sense of humor, bringing about productivity and creative ideas rather than frustration and anxiety.”

“Education is the most important thing I can give my child. No one can take that away.”

St. Cecilia proved to be a great fit for Penelope. She says that she grew exponentially in confidence in the all-girl environment and is grateful to all her teachers who helped her along the way. She credits Ms. George with cultivating in her a love of science, especially Physics, and inviting her to join the Robotics team, where she became lead programmer and mentor to younger students. She recalls with pride that last year’s “LadyBots” nearly qualified for the world championships, an amazing feat for this small but mighty band of close-knit friends.

It was not surprising that Penelope was accepted to twelve Ivy League and top-tier universities last year.After weighing all her offers, she decided upon MIT, where she has since had an unusual freshman experience due to COVID. Although she is now in Boston (only seniors were allowed on campus for the fall semester), Penelope began college with online classes. Her reflections on her experience thus far illustrate how this SCA 2020 Valedictorian takes every situation life offers her as an opportunity for learning:

“Overall the first semester was different than expected but fruitful in its own way. I learned how to manage Zoom lectures, assignments, quizzes, problem sets, and I was immersed in a community full of the most passionate and intelligent people I have ever met. I was introduced to academic disciplines I never knew existed by professors who welcomed and respected our thoughts and questions, much like they do at St. Cecilia. Senior religion helped me grow comfortable with disagreement and prepared me for discussion-based courses where healthy debate was encouraged.The lack of in-person activities left me with lots of time to reflect on what I value. I keep coming back to what we were reminded of every year at St. Cecilia: our desire to be happy. We often search for happiness in material objects or things like popularity and beauty, but ultimately only God can fully satisfy this yearning. Although I am still deciding what career I want to pursue, I can thank St. Cecilia for this grounded view of what matters most in life and leads to true fulfillment.” ◊

—Dalizza Marques

Penelope was quickly recognized throughout the school and beyond as a gifted student. She spent her summers attending Tennessee Governor’s School for Computational Physics, Carnegie Mellon’s Summer Academy for Math and Science, and science and engineering

A N N UA L R E P O RT 2019-2020

None of us could have anticipated how much our world would change since last March. Nor could we have known how generous would be the outpouring of support among our friends as we finished the 2019-2020 fiscal year and began this current one. We accomplish all that is reflected in these pages thanks to you and your gifts of time, financial support and prayers. Especially true in the midst of COVID-19, your enthusiasm and support for the mission of St. Cecilia Academy allow us to do what we do best—help our students become the women God wants them to be for the world. We have been committed to being in-person this year for our girls, and it has made all the difference. The students of St. Cecilia Academy benefit directly from your generosity. The Dominican Sisters, faculty, and staff are deeply grateful to the individuals and organizations included in the pages of the 2019-2020 Annual Report. This report reflects gifts received between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020.

Please effort has been made made to ensure in the reporting this data of andthis the data donor’sand wishes Please note notethat thatevery every effort has been to accuracy ensure accuracy in theofreporting the with regard to recognition. If you think there may be an error, please contact Kim Hoover at 615-383-3230 or donor’s wishes with regard to recognition. If you think there may be an error, please contact Kim Hoover hooverk@dominicancampus.org. at 615-383-3230 or hooverk@dominicancampus.org. 30

your giving

matters

F I N A N C I A L S U M M A RY 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 0

T O TA L D O L L A R S R A I S E D : RESTRICTED GIFTS + SPECIAL PROJECTS ANNUAL FUND

$1,008,992

$65,882 T O TA L N U M B E R O F D O N O R S :

773

+ TUITION A S S I S TA N C E

ENDOWMENT

$38,475

$335,890

SPECIAL EVENTS C A P I TA L G I F T S

$434,337

$20 0,0 0 0

ANNUAL FUND

Yearly outright gifts of all sizes sustain day-to-day needs, such as support for academic resources and student activity programming, tuition assistance, new technology, and facility maintenance and upgrades. During COVID, we have had additional needs for technology, PPE, outdoor tents, furniture, and building cleaning and sanitizing. RESTRICTED GIFTS

Gifts designated for the support of specific projects or initiatives at St. Cecilia Academy that are special to our donors. One important category of restricted gifts is specifically for direct tuition assistance within the academic

$ 400,0 0 0

year. Due to the pandemic we have had families who remain absolutely committed to Catholic education but have increased need for tuition assistance. T H E B E AU T Y W I T H I N F I N E A R T S C A P I TA L C A M PA I G N

Gifts of cash and pledges have made possible the renovation and construction of St. Cecilia Academy’s new Fine Arts Center, completed in Spring 2019. SCA ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS

In addition to restricted annual giving, St. Cecilia currently awards tuition assistance from 34 endowed scholarships that have

$600,000

$800,000

been established by families and friends established by families and friends to eligible students. An endowed scholarship is truly the gift that keeps on giving for generations to come. It exists in perpetuity and the school benefits by a percentage of earnings every year that directly supports the education of promising young women.

GIFTS IN HONOR

ALUMNAE GIVING

GIFTS IN KIND

Alumnae honor their alma mater when they give back, whether as individuals or as a class. Alumnae giving ensures the vibrancy and accessibility of a St. Cecilia education for future generations.

$134,407

$1 ,000,000

St. Cecilia often receives gifts from friends and relatives who want to honor in a special way specific individuals connected to SCA. MEMORIAL GIFTS

Gifts made in honor of deceased members of the St. Cecilia Academy family. Donated goods or services for fundraising events and other activities at St. Cecilia. These help to keep operating expenses at a minimum, thereby ensuring maximum support for the needs of the school.

St. Cecilia Academy has been a recipient of the Catholic Education Honor Roll of Excellence Award since 2004.

Annual 1860 CLUB ($10,000 AND ABOVE)

Fund

Two Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Jason Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rodgers Ms. Frances Anne Varallo COAT OF ARMS CLUB ($5,000 - $9,999)

Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Augustine, Jr. Starcare of Tennessee, Inc. DOMINICAN CROSS CLUB ($2,500 - $4,999)

One Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. David H. Brown The Carr Family Mr. and Mrs.Thomas J. Forrest, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. Henry Geny Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Houff Kane Family Donor Advised Fund - The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Dr. and Mrs. Mark Kelley

2019-2020

Revenue 85%

TUITION

5.25%

OTHER FEES + INCOME

ANNUAL FUND

3.5% 1.25%

ENDOWMENT OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS

Ms. Hyo Kim and Mr. Michael Feeney Mrs. Debora Lassiter Mr. and Mrs. Jerry McKamey Dr. Catherine McTamaney Resurgeonce, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Richard Whetsel Mr. and Mrs. Mark G.Wisniewski THE SHIELD CLUB ($1,000 - $2,499)

Three Anonymous 4 Points Hospitality, LLC Mr. and Mrs.Tony Acevedo Mr. and Mrs.William F. Alexander, III Mr. Lyttleton C. Anderson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Arguello Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bath Mr. and Mrs. R. Mitchell Boult Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brink Mrs. Sheila Butner Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dortch Mr. and Mrs.William A. Dortch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dunn Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC Mrs. Lucy Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Marbut G. Gaston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goodrum Mrs. Lisa Fridrich Grayson Dr. Katherine Haltom and Mr. Larry Joyce Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Huber W. Gerard and Colleen Huiskamp Foundation

Mrs. James L. Johnson Nancy M. & Victor S. Johnson, Jr. Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Kristopher W. Kemp Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kopf Ms. Carolyn Morris Long Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Marchetti Mr. and Mrs. Michael Marzialo Ms. Megan McBride Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moore Dr. Emily Pendergrass and Mr. Joshua Pendergrass Dr. Margaret Sutherland Pennington Mr. and Mrs.William Pykosh Mrs. Kay Quinn Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Rafoth Mr. and Mrs. Brad Regens Renaissance Philanthropic Solutions Group Mr. and Mrs.Warren B. Robeson Mr. and Mrs. John Schorr Ms. Caity Shepherd State Farm Companies Foundation Mr. and Mrs.William Sulak Mrs. Monica Terry Mr. and Mrs. Lito Tiamson Mr. and Mrs. Steve Volz Mr. and Mrs.T. Cook Wylly, III THE HARP CLUB ($500 - $999)

Five Anonymous Mr. Kenneth Albritton Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Barca

2019-2020

Expenses 55%—S A L A R I E S

+ BENEFITS

Ms. Patty Beazley Ms. Marie DeGrella Bervoets Dr. Robin Sandidge and Mr. David Bohman Dr. and Mrs.W. Jeffrey Brannick Ms. Reida McCutchen and Mr. Barry Burnette Mr. John E. Burns Mr. and Mrs. J. Dell Crosslin, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Luke Dalske Mr. and Mrs. Jeff D. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Eastwood, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Farr Mr. and Mrs. David Gilles Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Grant Dr. Katherine N. Hall Dr. and Mrs. C. Michael Hanbury Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hassett Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Herndon Mrs. Suzanne Meifert Hester Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Hiller Mr. Francis Horn Mr. and Mrs. Granberry Jackson, III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Khym Ms. Natalie-Chantal Lévy-Sousan Mr. and Mrs.William T. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. James Lowen Mr. and Mrs. Lewis May Dr. and Mrs. Kurt Merkelz Mr. and Mrs. Brient Mills Mr. and Mrs. John Mohlenkamp Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Pease Mr. and Mrs. Peter Preisler Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Pyburn Mr. J. Scott "Skip" Rudsenske Mrs. Karen Trauernicht Sadler Mr. and Mrs. Mark Thienel Mr. and Mrs Jon Timmons Dr. Gabrielle Chapman and Mr. Donald Ungurait Mr. and Mrs. Leonard W.Warren Mrs.Veronica Burns Wauford Mr. and Mrs. Marvin "Bud" Wood THE RED AND WHITE CLUB (UP TO $249)

17%—P L A N T / G R O U N D / FAC I L I T I E S

14%—F I N A N C I A L

AID

9%—A D M I N I S T R A T I O N 5%—P R O G R A M S U P P O R T

Sixteen Anonymous Mr.Vernon Adcock Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Adelman Mrs. Monica Werrbach Aebersold Mrs. Mary Prue Polk Alley

Mrs. Diane Adams Allison Mrs. Josie Sevier Alston Mr. and Mrs. Randolph S. Alsup Mrs. Beverly Deal Ammarell Mrs. Holly Munz Anastas Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson Mrs. Holland Cochrane Anderson Ms. Maria Andrade-Lopez Ms. Peggy Andrews Mr. and Mrs.Thomas M. Anglin Mrs. Nell Schindler Ayers Mr. and Mrs. H. Grimes Baird, Jr. Dr. Carolyn Baker and Mr. Clark Baker Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Balthrop Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barry Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. Barry Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bass Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Bateman Mr. and Mrs. Alan Beaty Mrs. Carole G. Begley Mrs. Allison Bernhardt-Gafford Mrs. Christine Ricafort Bertani Mrs. Beth Cragon Beste Mr. and Mrs. Philip Betbeze Mrs. Marie Daugherty Bishop Dr. Melanie W. Bishop and Dr. James Bishop Mrs. Rachel Aponte Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bogard Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boyd Mrs. Diane Hartnett Brady Dr. Jennifer Brault and Mr. Pierre-Alexandre Brault Mr. and Mrs. Darell R. Bridges Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bright Mr. and Mrs. Robert Briley Mrs. Elizabeth Durst Brown Mrs. Catherine Brulin Mrs. Martha Nell Log Bryant Mrs. DeeDee Tate Bumpous Mrs. Judith Hager Burch Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Burdeshaw Mrs. Barbara Holzemer Burke Mr. and Mrs. David Burton Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Cain Mrs. Nancy Holzmer Calderon Mrs. Elizabeth Shea Campbell Mrs. Dorothy Mulligan Cannon Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Caprioli Ms. Cheryl Carpenter Ms. Myria E. D. Carpenter Ms. Kelley Carr Mrs. Lisa Maines Carter

ANNUAL FUND, CONTINUED THE RED AND WHITE CLUB (UP TO $249), CONTINUED

Mr. John Cate and Ms. Stephanie Gilboy Mrs. Margaret Chance Ms. Lindsay Chance Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Chesire Mrs. Anne Wall Christeson Mr. and Mrs. James E. Clyde Mrs. Mary Louise Hymel Cohen Mrs. Kate Larish Coleman Ms. Cornelia Coode Dr. and Mrs. George M. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cox Mrs. Nancy Bass Cox Mr. and Mrs. Allen W. Cragon Mrs. Laura Black Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Jay Crouch Mr. and Mrs. Lee Crouch Mr. and Mrs. David Cygan Ms. Sarah Daddario and Mr. Jason Cook Mrs. Mary Ann Daugherty Mr. Al Davis Mrs. Emily Sanders Davis Ms. Joyce Deason Mr. and Mrs. Michael Demere Ms. Brady Diaz-Barriga Mr. and Mrs. Jim Donato Dr. Betsy Donlon and Mr. David P. Donlon Mr. and Mrs. Brett Donnals Ms. Maemie Donnelly

Mr and Mrs. Harold Donnelly Mr. and Mrs. James M. Doran, Jr. Dr. and Mrs.William L. Downey Mr. and Mrs. Flynn Doyle Mrs. Kathleen McGinn Doyle Mr. and Mrs. James Drysdale Mr. and Mrs. Dana L. Duff Mrs. Cora Duff Mrs. Maxine Duffey Dr. and Mrs. Howard Miller Ms. Laura Beth Duncan Ms. Kristi Hill Dunlap Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Durelli Mrs. MaryDe H. Elliston Mr. and Mrs. Dan Endom Mrs. Sue Ann Simpson Enneis Esthetic Solutions Ms. Leigh Anne Ervin Ms. Emily Eyre Mr. and Mrs.William H. Farmer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Farriss Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Fay Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ferguson Ms. Ellen Butler Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fischer Dr. Mary Trabue Fitzgerald and Mr. John Fitzgerald Mrs. Susana Flores and Mr. Miguel Carrera Ms. Joan Fox Mr. and Mrs. Keith Frazier

Each girl engages in 60 hours of person-to-person community service. 34

Mr. and Mrs. George Furlong Mr. and Mrs. Andre Gaccetta Dr. G. Edward Gaffney Mr. and Mrs. John Galassini Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Gallivan Mr. and Mrs. Grant Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Jon P. Gaston Mrs. Kathleen Hixon Geary Ms. Ashley E. George Ms. Leigh Glaser-Wolfson Mrs. Cissa Flanigen Glenn Mrs. Laura Goetz Mrs. Katherine Gorham Mrs. Michele Irion Grabher Ms. Susan O. Gracey Mr. and Mrs. John A. Grannis, III Ms. Jane Grannis Mrs. Donna Jones Greek Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Gronefeld Mrs. Barbara Grover Mr. and Mrs. Scott Grytza Dr. Paula Guerette and Dr. Michael DeRoche Mrs. Michelle Barr Haase Mrs. Anne Stevens Hagaman Mr. and Mrs. Phillip T. Hagey Ms. Claire C. Hailey Ms. Julia M. Hall Mr. and Mrs.William C. Hancock, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hancock, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hansen Mrs. Meg Keogh Hardison Ms.Terri H. Harkins Mrs. Ann Guepe Harris Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hart Mrs. Gretchen Keras Hart Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hayes Mrs. Nancy Sanders Peterson Hearn Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Heflin Mrs. Mary Cain Helfrich Ms. Elizabeth N. Henard Mrs. Heather Winter Herbert Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hertzog Dr. and Mrs. Greg Hickman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hills Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Hines Mrs. Mary Ammon McMurry Hoenigman Mr. and Mrs. R. John Hoff Mr. and Mrs. Graham Honeycutt Mr. and Mrs. Keith D. Hood Mr. and Mrs. Rick Hoover Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hopfinger Mrs. Peggy McLaughlin Horner Mr. and Mrs. Paul Huffman Mr. and Mrs. Jack Huffman

Ms. Peggy Hunt Ms. Simone Irion Mrs. Susan Alexander Irvan Ms. Michelle Jacques and Mr. Brian St. Fort Mrs. Patricia Jones Ms. Cathy Jordan Dr. Rachel Kaiser and Mr. Brad Kaiser Mrs. Beth Harwood Kastanotis Ms. Savannah J. Keef Ms. Mickey Koch Keith Ms. Jessie Kelley Mrs. Mary Lassing Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Kendall Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen Kennedy, Jr. Mr. Peter King and Mrs. Mary McCarthy-King Mrs. Jenny Knapp Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kuyper Mrs. Lindsay Wilson Landman Mr. and Mrs. Eric T. Lee Ms. Emmy Greer Leftwich Ms. Mercer A. Leggett Mrs. Nancy Shepherd Lesser Mr. and Mrs.Vincent LoCicero Dr. Susannah Longmuir Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ludwig Mrs. Lisa Crabtree Malvea Mr. and Mrs. L. Gino Marchetti, Jr. Ms. Dalizza Marques Ms. Cynthia Freeland Martin Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Martini Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Dan Maxwell Mrs. Aimee Shelide Mayer Ms. Cayce McAlister Judge and Mrs.W. Neal McBrayer Ms. Sean M. McCracken Ms. Shannon McCullough Ms. Miranda D. McDonald Mrs. Ann Langdon McGee Dr. and Mrs. Matt McGee Mr. and Mrs. Keith McGrady Mrs. Mamie Coode McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. McKinney Ms. Julie McPeak Mr.Troy A. McPeak Mr. and Mrs. Harold Meacham, III Mrs. Suzan Collier Miller +Ms. Anna Grace Miller Mr. and Mrs. Bradford T. Miller Mrs. Peggy DeFreece Miller Mrs. Lin Lea Misko Mrs. Dale Baird Mitchell

SCA offers 18 AP and 13 Honors courses. In 2019-2020, students took 184 AP exams with 80% scoring 3 or higher. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Moles Mr. and Mrs.Tom Molteni Mr. and Mrs. Andres Montana Ms. Patty Phipps Morel Mr. and Mrs.Tom Moss Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Mryncza Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Mulloy Mrs. Charlotte Lowe Mulloy Ms. Colleen M. Murray Mr. and Mrs.Tim Neeley Ms. Lucy Bell Negin Mr. and Mrs.Walter Neilsen Mrs. Monica Lewis Nimmo Mr. and Mrs. Gene Nolan Ms. Stephanie Nolan Mrs. Allie Saxon Noote Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Nunan Mr. Russell Nunnally Mrs. Lisa Donnelly O'Connor Mr. and Mrs. Paschal O'Dwyer Mrs. Ragan Todd Ogg Ms. Donna Walker Olson Mr. and Mrs. Fabian Ortiz Mrs. Jill Parsons Owen Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Page, III Mrs. Susan Brandenburg Pearson Mr. and Mrs. August Perazzini Mrs. Jenny Johnson Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Brian Phelps Mr. and Mrs.Wade B. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Bryan A. Picklesimer Dr. Laura Dray Pierce Mr. and Mrs. D. Phillip Piercy, Jr. Mrs. Mary Mattingly Pietrzyk Mr. and Mrs.Thomas M. Pike Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Pirkle Mr. and Mrs.Wayne Plorin

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Poss Ms. Lynn Provident and Mr. Jeffery Davis Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Radley Ms. Mary T. Randall Dr. Jeanne Rast and Mr. Michael Rast Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reisinger Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Remke Mrs. Alison Ames Rheaume Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ribble Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Richardson, III Ms. Emily M. Richardson Ms. Kathleen Rickards Mr. and Mrs. Jeff G. Ricker Mr. and Mrs. Mike Robbins Dr. and Mrs. Ken Robertson, Jr. Mr. Gerald L. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Mark Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Randall Rock Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rolin Mrs. Becka Hill Rosenblatt Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Russell Mrs. Melanie Liebhart Sadler Mrs. Nonie Carden Sanders Mrs. Annette K. Sastry Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Myron B. Schrage Ms. Katy Schuster-Luck Mr. and Mrs. John Scofield Mr. Julian Scruggs, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Randy Segui Ms. Ellen K. Sevier Dr. Peggy Kendall and Dr. Jonathan Sheehan Mr. and Mrs.Thomas J. Sheehan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sheridan

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Adam Sinks Mrs. Margaret Hoffman Skene Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith Mrs. Ellen Geny Smogur Mrs. Cindy Adams Somerville Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Songy Mr. and Mrs. Jason Sotak Mr. and Mrs.Todd Sowney Mr. and Mrs. Seth Sparkman Mrs. Jill Smith Speering Mr. and Mrs. J.Wayne Spencer Mr. and Mrs. David Sprouse Ms. Mary Lou Spurlock Mr. and Mrs. Donald St. Charles Mr. and Mrs. Steve Stamps Mrs. Amy Kysar Steckel Mr. and Mrs.William M. Steffenhagen Mrs. Ramona Schnupp Steltemeier Mrs. Harriet Weglarz Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Brent F. Stewart Mrs. Sara Brunette Strobel Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Strobel Mr. and Mrs. Edgar W. Stuart Mr. and Mrs.W. Laurence Sullivan, Jr. Mrs. Stephanie Crews Sundock Ms. Nicole X. Suozzi Mr. and Mrs. James Tarwater Ms. Eliza Tarwater Ms. Cindy Taylor Mrs. Dea Brunette Taylor Mrs. Jennifer Thomas Ms. Colleen Thomas Mrs. Louann Graham Thomson

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A.Thornton Mr. Haskell Tidman Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G.Tidwell Ms. Jane Caldwell Treadway-Williams Mr. and Mrs. Drew Trotman Ms. Dawn Ann Murphy Tynes Mrs. Beverly Becker Upchurch Mrs. Ginger Paris Van Sant Ms. Jessica M.Volz Ms. Denise M.Volz Mrs. Catherine Stuart Vrettos Mr. Joseph Wade Mrs. Joanne Collins Walker Mr. and Mrs. Jon Wall Mrs. Suzanne Sevier Walters Ms.Valerie L.Walthart Mr. and Mrs. Brent Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Chris Wehby Ms. Christine E.Wehby Ms. Lisa R.Weiland Ms. Diana Weisman Mrs. Christina Madden White Mr. and Mrs. Russell G.Whitney Mrs. Shirley Vaughan Williams Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wittig Mr. and Mrs. Matthew K.Wolfe Mrs. Catherine Soper Womack Dr. Patricia D.Woods Mr. and Mrs.Vaughn Woods Mr. and Mrs. Chase Wright Judge and Mrs. J. Randall Wyatt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Young Mr. and Mrs. Andy Zimberg

Annual Tuition Assistance

Gifts

Seven Anonymous Mrs. Kelly Davis Adelman Ms. Marla Armstrong Mr. Gregory Atwood Frances Bateman Baird, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. J. Gentry Barden Margaret M. Bost Trust Ms. Claire O. Bowen Mr. Alfred C. Briggs, III Ms. Lattie N. Brown Mrs. Peggy Manuszak Buchanan Mrs. Mary Calhoun Mrs. Gail G. Chickey The Megan Whaley Scholarship at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Mrs. Angela Birch Cox Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Crook Ms. Emily Eyre Ms. Traci Fitzsimmons Mr. and Mrs. David Fleming Ms. Theresa B. Graves Mrs. Lisa Fridrich Grayson Mrs. Lauren Brooks Gregory Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Haegner Mr. William C. Hancock, Jr. Ms. Jennifer Hannon Mrs. Ann Guepe Harris Mr. and Mrs. Sean Henry Ms. Rebecca Horton Mrs. Mary Leyden Bevington Johnson Mrs. Harriet Wemyss Kirk Mrs. Merrill Moore Lennon Ensign Savannah Lyle Mrs. Kelly Heinrich McBrayer Ms. Grace Mikula Mrs. Sylvia Kanwischer Miller Mr. Robert B. Miller Mrs. Lauren E. Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Moore Mrs. Kate Kirkpatrick Mosley Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Murphy Ms. Mary B. Nugen Ms. Ann S. Owen Mrs. Melisa Patterson Ms. Lee Anne Patterson Mrs. Angela Thoni Power Mrs. Rosie Sbuttoni Raher Mrs. Malli Hart Richmond Mrs. Terri Patton Riddle Mrs. Claire Miller Robbins Mrs. Peggy Lampley Robeson Mrs. Karen Trauernicht Sadler Mr. and Mrs. William Schweinhart Ms. Caity Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. Riggs Stephenson Mrs. Bolin Kane Stumb Mrs. Marie Rose Sullivan Ms. Michelle Tapley Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tarolli Ms. Gina-Marie T. Tarolli Ms. Anne Tate Ms. Donna K. Tidwell Ms. Rebecca Trimble Mrs. Barbara Bradley Tucker Mrs. Dawn Ann Murphy Tynes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Van Cleave Mr. and Mrs. Charles P.Vaughn, Jr. Mrs. Norma Trauernicht Volz Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wallace Ms. Mary Margaret Warren Ms. Rebecca Webb Mr. and Mrs. Keith Whitehouse

Temporarily Restricted

Gifts

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Alexander, III Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Bader, III Dr. Carolyn Baker and Mr. Clark Baker Mr. & Mrs. Paul T. Beavin Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Betts Ms. Robyn M. Biga Mr. and Mrs. Cees Brinkman Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Caprioli Caterpillar Inc. Charity Mr. and Mrs. J. Patrick Clarke, III Mrs. Kimberly Coakley Ms. Abigail R. Coakley Mr. and Mrs. Scott Coleman Crestline Builders Mr. and Mrs. John H. Crosslin, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Crouch Mr. and Mrs. Luke Dalske Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Jim Donato Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Donlon Mr. and Mrs. Flynn Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Edwards, Sr. Ms. Holly E. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Jason Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Fisher, Jr. Ms. Danielle Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goodrum Mrs. MaryAnn S. Goodrum Dr. Sara Habibian and Mr. John Wiedman

Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Haddad Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hammel Mr. and Mrs. William C. Hancock, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hill Mrs. Anne Clair Hamilton Hoffman Mr. Francis M. Horn Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Houff Mr. and Mrs. Gene Humphreys Dr. and Mrs. Mark Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kopf Mrs. Lindsay Wilson Landman Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lee Mrs. Rachael S. Lodge Mr. and Mrs. Jerry McKamey Mr. and Mrs. Dale Moles Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Moore Mr. and Mrs. James G. Morrissey Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Mulloy Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Rafoth Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Rodgers Mrs. Karen Trauernicht Sadler Mrs. Elizabeth Clippard Scaglione Schneider Electric Mrs. Lara Schuler Ms. Sarah K. Shea Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sheridan Ms. Bridget C. Simpson Mrs. Lisa Slinger Mr. and Mrs. Mark Thienel Mr. and Mrs. Dave Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G.Volz Ms. Jessica M.Volz Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wehby Mr. Keith G. Wolken Mr. and Mrs. T. Cook Wylly, III

Advanced and Master’s classes are offered in visual art, photography, speech and drama, dance, and choral music.

The

Beauty Within

FINE ARTS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

Four Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Adelman Ms. Peggy Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Philip N. Barbee Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. Barry Mr. and Mrs. Brett Beavers Bethany Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bright Mr. and Mrs. David H. Brown Mrs. Laura Sanders Christy Mrs. Laura Black Crawford Mrs. Emily Sanders Davis Mr. and Mrs. Flynn Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Eastwood, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Farriss Mr. and Mrs. David Gilles Ms. LaCarol Glover Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Graham Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Grant Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hamilton

Mrs. Nancy Sanders Peterson Hearn Mr. and Mrs. Carl Herbert Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Holland, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Houff Mr. and Mrs. Paul Huffman I. C. Thomasson Associates, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William G. Manda Mr. Dirk Maxwell and Dr. Gretchen Webber Judge and Mrs. W. Neal McBrayer Dr. and Mrs. Robert T. McClure Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. McGinn Mr. and Mrs. Jerry McKamey Dr. Catherine McTamaney Dr. Roberta L. Muldoon Mr. and Mrs. Walter Neilsen Dr. Kenneth Petroni and Dr. Molly Petroni Mr. Jimmy Petrucelli Ms. Lynn Provident and Mr. Jeffery Davis Publix Tennessee, LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Robinson Mr. J. Scott Rudsenske St. Cecilia Academy Class of 2018 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sheehan Dr. Peggy Kendall and Dr. Jonathan Sheehan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. Jason Sotak Dr. Edwina R. Temple Mrs. Monica Terry Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Jon Timmons Mr. and Mrs. Jason Truss Dr. Gabrielle Chapman and Mr. Donald Ungurait Mr. and Mrs. Chase Wright WTC Foundation Mrs. Becky Alderson Zimmerman

Eyes on the Future: Class of 1974 Scholarship

everal years ago Mary Del Frank Scobey ’74 had an inspiration. At the annual Alumnae Luncheon, the Class of 1971 (who had been seniors when her class were freshmen) unveiled their plans to start an endowed scholarship. What if, for the occasion of their 50th reunion, her own Class of 1974 could do the same thing? Because she knew that it takes $25,000 to begin an endowed scholarship, she thought if the class could contribute over a 5-year period, it would be possible for many women to consider a gift.As the Class of 1974 organized their 45th reunion, the idea was suggested and received a positive response. The women wanted to give back in a way that could help future generations of St. Cecilia girls have the same transformative high school experience they had. Says Ginger Paris Van Sant,“The SCA class of 1974 made our journey together almost 47 years ago. A unique group of girls were brought

together to learn, encourage one another, and grow side by side.We forged lifelong friendships, sharing moments that strengthened our faith and built our character. We decided we wanted to give other St. Cecilia girls this same opportunity.” On behalf of her classmates, Mary Del got together with the St. Cecilia Advancement Office after their reunion celebration to work out the details of the scholarship. Since that time, 41% of the Class of 1974 has already contributed $17,425 towards their goal of raising $25,000 by 2024. With still two years left to fulfill pledges and garner additional interest among classmates, these generous ladies are currently 70% of the way there. Says Mary Del, “When I started at SCA my sophomore year, I felt welcome from Day 1. I am so proud of our class and want to thank them for their commitment to welcoming current and future students with an endowed scholarship to attend SCA and carry out the school’s mission.” The financial interest generated by the Class of 1974 Scholarship and other SCA endowed scholarships goes toward helping SCA annually offset the cost of tuition for eligible students. Currently, the Classes of 1971, 1976, and 2011 also have established endowed scholarships. ◊

Rose Gala 2020 was a smashing success raising nearly $150,000 for the girls!

Gala chairs Francesca Betts, Suzie Epstein, Alisa Donato, and Becka Rosenblatt with Kim Gardner

Auction Fund-a-Need raised funds for a new admissions golf cart and activities bus

Honorees Mary Ruth and Henry Geny with their family

Alumnae

Giving

CLASS O F 1 9 4 0

Nelle Schindler Ayers CLASS O F 1 9 4 8

Marie Rose Sullivan Paulette Clark Whitworth CLASS O F 1 9 49

Martha Nell Long Bryant Shirley Vaughan Williams CLASS O F 1 95 1

Jean Drennan Dortch Nancy Sanders Peterson Hearn CLASS O F 1 952

Ramona Schnupp Steltemeier Joanne Collins Walker CLASS O F 1 953

Marie DeGrella Bervoets Peggy Waters Collins CLASS O F 1 95 4

Emily Sanders Davis

CLASS O F 1 95 5

Diane Hartnett Brady Joyce Norman Hines CLASS O F 1 95 6

+Helen Hunley Glaser Yates CLASS O F 1 957

Laura Sanders Christy Martha Sanders Davenport CLASS O F 1 95 8

Mary Ammon McMurry Hoenigman Veronica Burns Wauford

C L ASS O F 1 959

Betsy Ball Gregory Beth Harwood Kastanotis Sally Lea Nance C L ASS O F 1 960

Holly Cochrane Anderson Joan Mezzatesta Eddins Monica Lewis Nimmo Peggy Lampley Robeson Bolin Kane Stumb Suzy Sevier Walters C L ASS O F 1 962

Carroll Brunner Crosslin C L ASS O F 1 963

Barbara Holzemer Burke Ann Guepe Harris Frances Anne Varallo C L ASS O F 1 964

Carolyn Morris Long Evelyn Petrucelli Spencer

The Golf Tournament and Rose Gala are SCA’s 2 major fundraisers.

C L ASS O F 1 965

Gretchen Keras Hart Mickey Sutherland Pennington Rosie Sbuttoni Raher Alison Ames Rheaume Cindy Adams Somerville C L ASS O F 1 966

Mary Prue Polk Alley Patty Carroll Farmer Patricia Woods Donna Brown Woods C L ASS O F 1 967

Judy Hager Burch Anne Wall Christeson

(Right) Alumnae gathering at Jaleo in Washington DC 39

ALUMNAE GIVING, CONTINUED

CLASS OF 1967, CONTINUED

Ellen Butler Fernandez Jane Grannis Lucy Bell Negin Sheryl Burns Radley Melanie Liebhart Sadler Nonie Carden Sanders Margaret Hoffman Skene Ellen Geny Smogur Jill Smith Speering Mary Lou Kaiser Spurlock C L ASS O F 1 9 6 8

Gloria Thomasson Cox Mary Lee Whitehead Jackson Mary Leyden Bevington Johnson Mamie Coode McKenzie Laurie Stewart Nolan C L ASS O F 1 9 69

Beverly Deal Ammarell Peggy Andrews Frances Bateman Baird Allison White Balthrop Dorothy Mulligan Cannon Cecil Billington Coleman Ramsey Burton Doran Sue Ann Simpson Enneis Michele Irion Grabher Chris Coughlin Hills Peggy McLaughlin Horner Simone Irion Pam Morrissey Kennedy Jeanne Burd Marchetti Michelene Piot McKinney Lin Lea Misko Becky McCaffrey Page Karen Trauernicht Sadler Harriet Weglarz Stewart Margaret Pickering Tidwell Beverly Becker Upchurch Denise Volz

C L ASS O F 1 972

Nancy Holzmer Calderon Sally Davis Malli Hart Richmond Mary Beth Maddux Shields C L ASS O F 1 973

Marie Daugherty Bishop Sara Maddux Cheshire Peggy Peffen Daniel Rebecca Horton Karen Clarke Pirkle Angela Thoni Power Donna Tidwell C L ASS O F 1 974

Elba Batista Alexander Debbie Parham Clayton Josephine Crespo Cox Katy Pittinger Helms Carol Black Lawrence Katherine Power McCrea Patty Phipps Morel Bobbi Jeanne Wilson Nealy Felice Floyd Oldacre Jeanne Dortch Rast Patricia Smith Judy Malone Stroud Edwina Temple Susan Andrews Thompson Ginger Paris Van Sant Janet Bellamy Warfield

CLASS O F 1975

Kelly Davis Adelman Mary Davis Marchetti Cayce McAlister CLASS O F 1976

Kats Smith Barry Laurie Bouchard Lisa Greene Caldwell Mary Louise Hymel Cohen Kathleen McGinn Doyle Suzanne Meifert Hester Maura Zalud Johnson Dale Baird Mitchell Nancy Schuler Moeller Lisa Donnelly O'Connor Karen Rowan Pilkerton Lisa McInturff Russell Theresa Koch Sanford Lynn Black Turner CLASS O F 1977

Angela Birch Cox Ellen Shea Donlon Mary Ruth Peffen Geny Peggy Hunt Claire Miller Robbins Norma Trauernicht Volz CLASS O F 1978

Julie Dortch Cragon Lisa Fridrich Grayson

Missy Yokom Koehn Becky Alderson Zimmerman CLASS OF 1979

LLisa Hardebeck Alsup Patty Beazley DeeDee Tate Bumpous Elizabeth Shea Campbell Lisa Maines Carter Nancy Bass Cox Laura Black Crawford Rita Ann Donnelly Emily Eyre Tracy Richardson Frazier Kathleen Hixon Geary Leigh Glaser-Wolfson Michelle Barr Haase Becky Snyder Hickman Laura Cullum Hood Mischelle Madden Hopfinger Susan Alexander Irvan Mary Lassing Kelley Harriet Wemyss Kirk Nancy Shepherd Lesser Lisa Crabtree Malvea Isabel Landeo Maxwell Mary Elcan May Gina Morrissey Miller Sylvia Kanwischer Miller Peggy DeFreece Miller Charlotte Lowe Mulloy Jill Parsons Owen

C L ASS O F 1 970

Monica Werrbach Aebersold Diane Adams Allison JoAnne Bradley Atwood Peggy Manuszak Buchanan Cornelia Coode Cissa Flanigen Glenn Katie Haltom Cathy Jordan Cindy Freeland Martin Lynn Hines Moss Colleen Murray C L ASS O F 1 97 1

Mary Jo Luster Dortch Susan Gracey Mickey Koch Keith Claudia Volz Kornmeyer Kay Van Echop Quinn Penny Templeton Richardson Mary Jane Staed Kitty Beavin Steffenhagen Tina Hostettler Whitley

60% of students play one of 12 varsity sports. 26% play on multiple teams.

Planned Giving Spotlight

EmilyEyre CLASS OF 1979

As COVID-19 began its menacing advance toward New York City last spring, Emily Eyre ’79 saw the handwriting on the wall. A professional vocal musician living in Manhattan, Emily was already experiencing cancellation of her music appointments and projects, so before the city locked down she gathered her things and moved temporarily out to western Massachusetts, where she has been since February 2020. As the sad picture of last spring unfolded, Emily’s heart broke to be out of New York but still in contact with friends who were suffering the effects of the pandemic up-close. She said the uncertainty of life in those months led her to reflect much about her life and her present and future priorities. Remembrances of the life-changing years she spent as a student at St. Cecilia filled her with a conviction that she wanted to assist the school from which she had received much. As a teenager, Emily moved from Hawaii to Nashville, and everything about the city as well as an all-girls Catholic school was new to her.Yet at St. Cecilia she found an excellent education and great friends. She also discovered

a love for vocal music and performance that would subsequently guide her life’s work. She considers herself especially fortunate to be a member of the Class of 1979, a group of women with incredible school spirit whose ties have only strengthened over the years. During COVID, Emily said members of her class prayed a Rosary together every day at 5 p.m., and although not Catholic, she found real comfort in joining them. Emily wanted to give back to the school which holds so many important memories. As she made plans for her future, she decided to name St. Cecilia as the beneficiary of an annuity gift. As she says, "When I recently looked back at my time at SCA, I had the profound realization that the faculty, staff and students gave me exactly what I needed to grow as a young woman well before I knew what I needed. I wanted to find a way to say ‘Thank You.’ By making SCA the beneficiary of my annuity, I am able to do two thingsensure my own immediate financial security while at the same time providing lasting future financial support for the school." A planned gift like Emily Eyre’s keeps on giving—not just for a year, but in perpetuity. She is particularly enthused about the prospect of providing future tuition assistance to young women as interested in the arts as she was. ◊

“When I recently looked back at my time at SCA, I had the profound realization that the faculty, staff and students gave me exactly what I needed to grow as a young woman well before I knew what I needed. I wanted to find a way to say ‘Thank You.’ ”

—Emily Eyre ’79 41

ALUMNAE GIVING, CONTINUED

Average class size is 13 and student-teacher ratio is 8:1. CLASS OF 1979, CONTINUED

Lee Anne Patterson Susan Brandenburg Pearson Mary Randall Terri Patton Riddle Lynne Farrar Robertson Lynn Williams Sawyer Annette Holland Schaller Allison Burns Sheehan Margaret Derrick Simpson Amy Witt Smith Amy Kysar Steckel Dea Brunette Taylor Louann Graham Thomson Susan Salmon Trotman Barbara Bradley Tucker Dawn Ann Murphy Tynes Ann True Wehby Lisa Weiland Joan Molteni White

C L ASS O F 1 981

C L ASS O F 1 9 8 0

C L ASS O F 1 985

Denise Donnelly Beaty Kathryn Carell Brown Katherine Higgins DeLay Claire Hailey Celia Edwards Jackson Jessie Kelley Liz Miller Piercy Mary Manuszak Richardson Beth Kyger Sparta

Jane Giuli Baird Allison Bernhardt-Gafford Traci Garner Gallivan Marye Walker Lewis Sarah Shea C L ASS O F 1 982

Kate Kirkpatrick Mosley Kathy Fox Whitney C L ASS O F 1 983

Kate Larish Coleman Lee Anne Chance Demere Sean Rumsey McCracken Meg Hailey Neeley Debbie Pendergrass Reaves Sara Graf Remke Stephanie Crews Sundock Rae Lee Rolin Anglin Elizabeth Durst Brown Pam Christy RoseMary Goodrum Fisher Kelly Heinrich McBrayer Ann Langdon McGee Rosemary Walsh Plorin Kelly Brand Schoenholz

CLASS O F 1986

Joan Fox Mary Cain Helfrich Margaret Goodrum Kennedy Elizabeth Carden Phillips

Sarah Daddario Kristi Hill Dunlap Mercer Leggett Jenny Johnson Perkins Catherine Soper Womack

CLASS O F 1987

CLASS OF 1991

Holly Munz Anastas Christine Ricafort Bertani Lindsay Chance Meg Keogh Hardison Heather Winter Herbert Colleen Walsh Shelburne CLASS O F 1988

Pat Jones Niki Suozzi Laura Gregory Warren Christina Madden White Michael Ann Zinser CLASS O F 1989

Donna Walker Olson Becka Hill Rosenblatt Ellen Sevier Valerie Walthart CLASS O F 1990

Josie Sevier Alston Rachel Aponte Bishop

Ellen Bush Durelli Sara Habibian

CLASS OF 1992

Susannah Quisling Longmuir Krissi Pancoast Watkins CLASS OF 1993

Myria Carpenter Molly Kopansky Poss Margaret Strobel Pyburn CLASS OF 1995

Jane Caldwell TreadwayWilliams CLASS OF 1996

Amanda Robertson Gaston CLASS OF 1997

Peyton Caruthers Drysdale Danielle White Herndon Suzan Collier Miller

CLASS O F 1 9 9 8

Donna Jones Greek Annie Stevens Hagaman Laura Dray Pierce Mary Kelly Ivanov Vicars Catherine Stuart Vrettos Victoria Daddario Wolfe CLASS O F 2 0 0 0

Rachel Battan Augustine Robyn Biga Danielle Garrett Katie Wells CLASS O F 2 0 01

Lauren Brooks Gregory Merrill Moore Lennon Sara Brunette Strobel Jill Bader Thompson CLASS O F 2 0 02

Heather Yopp Honeycutt

Aimee Shelide Mayer Megan Hatch McBride Mary Mattingly Pietrzyk C L ASS O F 20 03

Mary Elizabeth McGinn Davis Anna Hance Tefel C L ASS O F 20 0 4

Sidney Garmon Emily Richardson

CLASS O F 20 07

Beth Cragon Beste Holly Edwards Mary Hancock Mitchell CLASS O F 20 0 8

Megan Kerrigan Gardner Savannah Keef Lauren Brunette Miller CLASS O F 20 0 9

CLASS OF 2011

Elizabeth Henard

CLASS OF 2012

Abby Coakley Bridget Simpson

CLASS OF 2013

Brady Diaz-Barriga Savannah Lyle

CLASS OF 2014

Lindsay Wilson Landman Rachael Porter Lodge Catherine Norvell Sinks Mary Brette Clippard Wylly

Julia Hall Anne Clair Hamilton Hoffman Miranda McDonald Allie Saxon Noote Ragan Todd Ogg Jessica Volz

C L ASS O F 20 0 6

CLASS O F 2010

CLASS OF 2019

C L ASS O F 20 0 5

Caity Shepherd

Maemie Donnelly Mollie Hughes

Eliza Tarwater Christine Wehby

CLASS OF 2018

+Anna Grace Miller

Mary Margaret Warren

All-school and class Masses, Confessions, First Friday Adoration, Wednesday Rosary, and retreats invite students to grow in a living faith. 43

IN MEMORIAM

Anna Grace Miller CLASS OF 2018

n June 19, 2020 the St. Cecilia Academy community was devastated to learn of the untimely passing of Anna Grace Miller ’18, whose young life was cut short after a tragic car accident. She had just completed her sophomore year at the University of Mississippi and was home for the summer. Anna Grace had many ties to SCA, from her mother, Gina Morrissey Miller ‘79, and her sister, Katelyn Miller ‘10, to many aunts and cousins who were also graduates. An outpouring of grief, love, and gratitude has not stopped since last June as friends and family continue to mourn this vivacious young woman who so much loved life, her family, and her friends. Shortly after news of her death, friends and classmates from the Class of 2018 organized an outdoor Rosary and prayer service in the St. Cecilia courtyard, where many girls also shared poignant memories of Anna Grace from the classroom, the volleyball court, and mission trips to Haiti. Members of Gina’s class of 1979 rallied to raise funds to dedicate a library courtyard garden in Anna Grace’s honor, and the Class of 2018 also purchased a swing for that courtyard. In October, members of the Miller family and the Class of 1979 gathered with Fr. Mark Sappenfield of St. Matthew’s for an outdoor prayer service to dedicate the garden. Just as the testimony of Anna Grace’s life continues to speak, so does the deep and enduring faith of her family. Gina Morrissey Miller says, “Although our sorrow is deep and our hearts are broken, through Christ’s resurrection we can hope in the promises of heaven. We are so grateful for our St. Cecilia family, the sisterhood, and lifelong friendships which have provided heart-healing love! Through immeasurable prayers, love, and acts of kindness, our SCA family truly has provided us with strength, courage, peace, grace, love, and hope in heaven!”

“Anna Grace was a beloved friend who always had a way to bring lightness, joy to life, and see the good in all things. Her vivacity was contagious and she inspired us all to play our best, be our best, and have so much fun doing it! Though her time here was much too short, there is no doubt that Anna Grace changed the world of every person she encountered, for the better! AG is looking out for us all as she sits beside Jesus, laughing joyfully!”

—Corinne Baroni ’18 44

Gina also wanted to share what Anna Grace herself would have to say to the SCA community: “In prayer I have asked AG what she would like her Scarab sisters to remember, and it is this:‘Love and respect yourself and know you are always enough! Accept, include, forgive and love everyone. Have fun, laugh and find joy in all you do! Never take a day or anyone for granted, and know the best is yet to come, and heaven is awesome! Grace out!’”

“Anna Grace has been and continues to be the biggest light in my life. I have learned so much about life, love, family, forgiveness, balancing life and working hard, all from AG leading by example!”

—Caroline Watkins ’18

Through Anna Grace Miller, we have all been blessed and amazed by Grace. ◊

Gina Miller and the Class of 1979 at the blessing of the library courtyard garden in Anna Grace’s honor.

“Anna Grace was the most selfless friend and person that I have ever known. She was like a true sister to me and understood me and encouraged me to be the best version of myself.”

—Kate Bulow ’18 Anna Grace as senior volleyball captain.

IN MEMORIAM

Sister Mary George Barrett CLASS OF 1947

beloved member of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation and St. Cecilia Academy went home to God on the first day of this new

year. Sister Mary George Barrett, O.P., a member of the Dominican Sisters in Nashville for 71 years, died peacefully on January 1, 2021, the feast of Mary, Mother of God. She was 91 years old. Sister Mary George (Ann) Barrett was the daughter of George and Anne Elizabeth Barrett. A St. Cecilia girl through and through, she graduated from SCA in 1947. During high school she was involved in everything from National Honor Society and Student Government to Sodality and Yearbook. She was always up for fun, often going with her friends after school to meet the boys of Father Ryan at Candyland near Vanderbilt. Her quote in the yearbook,“She makes a friend of optimism,” speaks to a quality of hopeful simplicity she possessed all her life. In 1949 she entered the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia and took the religious name Sister Mary George in honor of her father and her beloved brother, George. Sister Mary George served for over 40 years as a teacher and principal in Catholic schools in Tennessee, Illinois, Alabama, and Louisiana.Yet her heart retained a special love for St. Cecilia Academy, where she taught intermittently for a total of 17 years between 1949 and 1989. Alums remember her fondly as their English teacher, their Religion teacher (especially

“Sister Mary George was a wise counselor, a trusted confidante, and compassionate friend.” —Kelly Heinrich McBrayer '85

senior year), their librarian, or their guidance counselor. She saw the good in everyone and was a natural teacher, prinicipally because she was also a lifelong student. Past principal Sister Mary Thomas recalls how Sister Mary George, even after she retired from teaching, one day asked her to bring home an AP European History book for her to study. “I don’t want my brain to turn to mush,” Sister Mary George quipped. Kelly Heinrich McBrayer ’85 says of her former teacher, “Sister Mary George was a wise counselor, a trusted confidante, and a compassionate friend.” On her bedside stand Kelly still has a holy card and a statue of the Infant of Prague Sister once gave her. Sister Mary Justin Haltom ’74 says that Sister Mary George was universally beloved because “Sister Mary George accepted you just as you were— not for accomplishments, status among your peers, or any bearing that you could or could not convey. In fact, she delighted in you, and you personally knew it.” Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. ◊

Sister Mary George sitting with her past student, Sister Mary Justin Haltom ’74. Sister Mary Justin recalls that when she was a student at SCA, “Sister Mary George is the one person I always felt comfortable going to with anything.”

FROM A PRAYER COMPOSED BY SISTER MARY GEORGE FOR A TOAST TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1985:

Since tomorrow is a special feast—Pentecost—I would prefer to invoke the Spirit and pray that His gifts be with you. May you have justice in your dealings with others. Be poor rather than a cheater—and let not ambition spoil your honest dealings; Counsel so that when your peers turn to you for advice, you may lead them always to God rather than away from Him; Prudence to know when you are where you should not be and the courage

always to extract yourself from occasions of sin; Fortitude so that you may not be delivered from life’s crosses—we do not pray this for you—but that you may have the grace and courage to face each cross when it comes and to mature with the carrying of it;

small bird of hope, as Emily Dickinson describes it.

Lastly, the greatest of all.We toast you and wish you love. Not that you may receive it in abundance, but that you may give it, for only these are worthy to receive it. And again, may you let this world know how much the great God has loved us all since He has created you Faith as the confident in your own sweet loveliness.You assurance concerning are all indeed St. Cecilia girls, what you hope for and and we will always love you as conviction about things you our own. do not see. Let this age of skeptics know that one can believe, and from this gift may you always have the

—Sister Mary George

ALUMNAE NEWS

Class Notes 1 / MARY E LIZAB E T H MCG INN DAVIS ‘ 03

MP&F Strategic Communications named Mary Elizabeth McGinn Davis '03 partner in October 2020. She joins five other partners in leading the firm. She was also recently named one of Nashville's top 40 under 40 leaders in the community by the Nashville Business Journal. 2 / DR. LINDS E Y CO CH RAN ‘0 6

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Dr. Lindsey Cochran received one of the most prestigious awards from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, the 2020 Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Dr. Cochran is well-respected in the field of Archaeology. 3 / MO LLY H U MPH RE YS '13

Molly Humphreys attended St. Matthew School and then SCA, graduating with the Class of 2013. She attended the University of San Diego, where she was active in ministry and retreat programs. She graduated with a BA in political science before earning her J.D. at the University of San Diego School of Law in 2020. Molly passed the California Bar Exam and is a practicing attorney in San Diego. 4 / AB B IG AIL LINK ‘13

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Abbigail graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 2018 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. She now works for ExxonMobil as a process engineer at PlyOlefins in Houston,TX. 5 / YAZA SARIE H ‘16

Yaza was recently selected for the 2021-2022 class of Luce Scholars at Emory University.. The prestigious fellowship will provide the opportunity for immersive work in Asia, to broaden Yaza's understanding of migrant experiences in education and the system of refugee resettlement and aid. Each year, the Luce Scholars Program awards no more than 18 graduating seniors, graduate students and young professionals in the U.S. Yaza graduated in May from Emory College with a degree in history and Arabic. 6 / JE SS I G ALLIVAN '17 / 5 /

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Jessi Gallivan, a Furman University Graduate, is a Collegiate Experience Associate at Kappa Delta Sorority Headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. She manage chapters across the country, working with their division volunteers, fraternity/sorority advisors, and university administration. She helps develop chapter educational programming and leadership development opportunities for chapter members, building confidence in women and inspire them to action! 7 / SAVANAH LE MO N ‘18

Savanah Lemon competed for the title of Miss Alabama, USA in 2020. She was honored to finish in the Top 10 and she is looking forward to seeing what God has planned for her in the future. / 7 /

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1 / JENNIFER GENY SLICE '05 and Ryan Slice were married

on October 17, 2020 at St. Henry Catholic Church in Nashville. SCA Alumnae Lindsay Wilson Landman '05, Rachael Porter Lodge '05, Leslie May '06, Stuart Kane Smothers '05, Laura Daniel Wildman '03, and Mary Brette Clippard Wylly '05 all served as bridesmaids.The mother of the bride, Mary Ruth Peffen Geny '77, and her sister and maid of honor, Elizabeth Geny '08, are also graduates of SCA.

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Economics and Italian Studies. After working at Deloitte Consulting in Chicago, Eliza moved to the United Arab Emirates to work in the Chief of Staff Office for Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. St. Cecilia cultivated a love of learning in Eliza, and she returned to Chicago to complete her MBA at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. On a rainy day last October, Tom popped the question on the steps of the Dominican Campus White House. Their wedding date is May 29th, 2021 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation.

2 / ELIZABETH AMMARELL MCERLEAN '07

married Ryan McErlean on May 18, 2019 at Cathedral of the Incarnations. SCA 2007 classmates pictured left to right: Meaghan Connolly Cotiguala, Alexandra Koetters Freundlich, Jessica Cardin Lanoue, Sarah McKay Strobel (maid of honor). 3 / A L L I S O N SAXO N N O OT E ' 0 9 and Daniel Patrick

Noote were married on August 29, 2020 by Father Mark Simpson at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. SCA Classmates Ragan Todd Ogg, Giuliana Guglielmi-Oaks, Caroline Worley, Alexandra Koehn Rassas, and Kelly Bodell Hutchinson all served as bridesmaids. Allie's sister, Katherine Saxon Keith ('06), was the matron of honor, and the mother of the bride and aunt are also alums of SCA, Georgina Noble Saxon ('80) and Caroline Noble Williams ('82).

5 / L I LY R O S E F I S H E R L A N S D E N ' 1 3 married Kent

Lansden on December 12, 2020 at the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Chattanooga,TN. 6 / C H LO E WA L L K E N T ' 1 4 married Matthew Kent

on October 3, 2020. Her bridesmaids from St. Cecilia include, left to right: Annelise Yackow, Shaina Wilburn, Sarah Petroni, and Maria Theresa Bottei. 7 / CLAIRE JO H NS O N S ILB E RMAN ’ 15 married Taylor Silberman of Chattanooga on July 25, 2020 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville,TN.

4 / E L I Z A N AG L E ‘ 1 0 engaged to Thomas Hittinger. Eliza

graduated from St. Cecilia in 2010 and continued onto the University of Notre Dame, where she majored in Theology with minors in Business-

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1 / M A RGOT GASTO N DI C K MAN ’ 01 mother of Katherine Ruth (Kate) born on December 9, 2020 2 / M AG GI E MOSS H U F ST E DL E R ’ 01 mother of Samantha Elizabeth (Ellie) born on September 22, 2020 3 / HE L E N ADE L MAN R O U DI ’01 mother of John Frasier born on June 25, 2020 4 / J I L L B ADE R T H O MP S O N ’01 mother of William Robert born on October 17, 2020 5 / J O RDA N MO O R E VAU GH N ’01 mother of Alice Jean born on December 18, 2020 6 / SA RAH VO R H O LT S L AT E R ’02 mother of Lennon June born on August 13, 2020 7 / SA RA H N U N A N MARV E L ’03 mother of Margaret Frances born on March 23, 2020 8 / I V I E MU R P H Y H O F F MA N ’0 4 mother of Thomas Franklin born on August 5, 2020 9 / M A RY CO N N E L L LU TO N P RYOR ’0 5 mother of Bradford Connell born on November 18, 2020

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in memoriam ALUMNAE 2020

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Sherry McLellan Weaver (1941)

Eileen Sanders Waddell (1945) Beverly Scharber Pratt (1947) Teresa Miller Dickinson (1948) Margaret “Bitsy” Higgins Thompson (1948) Wanda Roberta Dixon (1950) / 14 /

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Betsy Miller Dortch (1951) Helen Hunley Glaser Yates (1956) Mary Thomas “Tommie” Johnson Arnold (1958)

10 / RAC HA E L P O R T E R LO DGE ’0 5 mother of Josephine Bright

born on January 14, 2020

11 / C HRI ST I N E S I MP S O N WE SSA ’0 5 mother of James

Damien and John Augustine born on July 8, 2020

12 / A L I C I A R E N É E WI L S O N '0 5 mother of Elijah (Eli) Neville

born on November 10, 2020

13 / A N N E C L AI R H A MI LTO N H O F F MAN ’0 9 mother of

Lewis Marie (Lew) born on February 9, 2021 14 / KAT E LYN MI L L E R B I S H O P ’1 0 mother of Talitha (Tali) Marie on September 19, 2020 15 / M ON I C A WE I S MAN ’1 1 mother of Matea Cecilia born on May 20, 2020

Sandra Kay Zinkan Cobb (1958) Anne Carolyn Ford (1963) Glorian Ditenhafer McGuire (1965) Catherine “Cathy” Braden Morse (1965) Carol Crutcher Roop (1971) Lorraine Delorenzo Townson (1979) Erin Green Denbo (1994) Anna Grace Miller (2018)

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