AHA: retirement

FROM PAGE 17 and Pax, and crafting greeting cards, including the ones presented to her fellow retirees. Art teacher Christine Wraga DeGennaro created the card given to S. Mary – a watercolor representing of a bouquet of flowers.

Patti Gorsuch received her u ndergraduate degree at Fordham, where she played volleyball, softball, and basketball. After graduation, she began her 30-year career in broadcasting network television sports and n ews. She became the first woman to direct a network college football game, and has earned numerous Emmy Awards. H er first job at ABC Sports allowed her to cover the Olympics and contribute to Wide World of Sports. She later direct- ed ABCʼs World News Tonight and CBS Sports. She also served as a freelancer for CBS, NBC, and ABC. She retired from broadcasting 15 years ago, and has served as the Academyʼs athletic director since then. Gorsuch recently earned the Dr. Rose Battaglia Award in recognition of her contributions to the development and promotion of girls basketball in Bergen County.

Ellen Schiff joined the front office staff in September 1999, and grew into her position as o ffice manager. Mrs. Miller described Schiff as always someone who would always say yes to people who came to her with a r equest. Mrs. Hanlon recalled arriving for her interview at AHA, and having Schiff greet her at the door. Schiff, who says she married her best friend, has

Bergenpaclaunches Rockmusicprogram

bergenPACʼs Performing Arts

School is excited to announce the launch of a new music program featuring Kathy Sheppard, founder of the first School of Rock in the New York area.

The idea behind the new rock school at bergenPAC is that the best way to learn is by doing, with students playing music from the moment they join. The program is

CLOSTER for students ages 5 and up and will feature a variety of performance opportunities at bergenPAC and across the region.

Students can meet the instructors and learn more at the Performing Arts School open house Sept. 11–14 and 22–23. For much more information, visit bergenpac.org/education or email education@bergenpac.org.

Live Music This August At Closter Plaza

Save the date and bring a chair!

•Friday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. — SAMUEL ROLAND. Guitar, Singer, Songwriter. Rudyʼs Pizza, 55 Vervalen.

• Saturday, Aug. 12 at 2 p.m.

—NICK DI BARI. Guitar, Singer. Rudyʼs Pizza, 55 Vervalen.

•Thursday, Aug. 24 at 7:30 p.m. — REFLECTIONS JAZZ & SWING ORCHESTRA. Senior Center, 4 Lewis St/

•Saturday, Aug. 26 at 2 p.m. — underStaffed. Stringed Orchestra. Bareburger, 129 Vervalen St. —via Vicky Amitai two daughters. She enjoys traveling, music, cooking, and being with family and friends.

Robert Shanney has been keeping AHAʼs campus safe and clean for close to 50 years. Shanney began working at Holy Angels part time in 1973. By 1980, he was a full time AHA employee. The facilities manager received his bachelorʼs degree in businessadministration from William Paterson College (now university) in Wayne. He holds a schools building and grounds facility manager certificate, and integrated pest management coordinator certification. A highlight of his career was earning the Staff, Teacher, Administration Recognition Award from the Archdiocese of Newark.

Among the many gifts presented was a clock with no numbers made by Technology Director Nadeem Akhter. He said his creation was for Bob Shanney, who no longer had to worry what time it is.

Kathleen Sylvester holds a b achelorʼs degree in business management from Saint Peterʼs University, a masterʼs in pastoral ministry from Seton Hall, and a certificate in liturgical studies from Felician University. Before she joined the staff at AHA in 2005, Sylvester was a pastoral a ssociate at Saint Maryʼs Church in Dumont, a post she retained on a part time basis.

Sylvester is an SSND Associate, and serves on the SSND Atlantic-Midwest Provinceʼs Haiti Partnership Committee. She has invested thousands of hours organizing retreats, prayer services, liturgies, fundraisers for Haiti and Puerto Rico, Feast Day and Foundation Day observances, Service Day, and more. She has also chaperoned countless service trips. She was honored for her superior logistical skills, and for bringing Bridges, a club for inclusion, to AHA.