2013_2014 Coeur a Couer

Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart Magazine

“Life faces you with courageous challenges at every step of the way.

You are on the path, exactly where you are meant to be right now ... and from here, you can only go forward, shaping your life story into a magnificent tale of triumph,

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of healing, of courage, of beauty, of wisdom, of power, of dignity, of love.

– JANET ERSKINE STUART, RSCJ

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COMMUNITY SERVICE: WOODLANDS ACADEMY “LET US LEAVE ACTS BEHIND US, NOT JUST WORDS.” – SAINT MADELEINE SOPHIE BARAT

OUR BOOK DRIVE FOR BERNIE’S BOOK BANK NETTED 400 BOOKS TO HELP THE BOOK BANK SERVE 80,000 CHILDREN IN CHICAGOLAND. EACH CHILD RECEIVES A MINIMUM OF 12 AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS PER YEAR, AND THE BOOKS ARE THEIRS TO KEEP AT HOME FOREVER.

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TOTAL HOURS OUR STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED THIS SCHOOL YEAR STUDENTS VOLUNTEER IN:

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MOST OF OUR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS DO WORK IN HOSPITALS IN CHINA OR AT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP THOSE IN NEED.

SEVERAL STUDENTS FIXED HOMES AND DUG DRAINAGE DITCHES FOR THE APPALACHIAN SERVICE PROJECT.

AND CLOSER TO HOME IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA:

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THAT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE WORKING YEAR-ROUND AT

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STUDENTS LOGGED 150 HOURS OF SERVICE THIS YEAR.

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STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED MORE THAN 200+ HOURS EACH THIS YEAR

DEERFIELD FOOD PANTRY PADS GIRLS IN THE GAME LEAD CROYA MISERICORDIA ORPHANS OF THE STORM LAMBS FARM

DREAM FOR EILEEN ERIKA’S LIGHTHOUSE OPEN LANDS INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY LIONS CLUB LOCAL YMCAS HOSPITALS AND MORE...

FRESHMEN NEED TO DO AT LEAST 10 HOURS OF SERVICE A YEAR;

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IN ONE SESSION (AND THERE WERE MANY MORE) VOLUNTEERS AT FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN PACKED 142 BOXES WHICH REPRESENTED 30,672 MEALS WHICH WILL FEED 84 CHILDREN FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR.

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SOPHOMORES THROUGH SENIORS NEED TO VOLUNTEER AT LEAST 20 HOURS A YEAR.

THE CLASS OF 2015 HAS BEEN REMARKABLE WITH ITS ONGOING SERVICE, REPORTS COORDINATOR AMY PERRY.

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TABLE of CONTENTS

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SCHOOL NEWS The Star Treatment. Alumna Susan Saint James Opens Annual Reunion

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FEATURE STORIES Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart Announces $1 Million Gift

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Woodlands Academy, St. Malachy Students Celebrate their Strong, Mutually Beneficial Bond

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Community Service Leads Student To Career Path

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Choirs, Orchestra Win Sweepstakes Award in San Francisco: Performed Competition Pieces during Fine Arts Evening May 14

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Exchange Program Continues to Flourish Viennese Exchange 2014: More Unforgettable Experiences for All

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An Inspired Educator. French Teacher by Day — Playwright by Night

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Susan Brennan Morrison Receives St. Philippine Duchesne Award Offers ‘Top 10 Hits’ To Students

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HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR Graduation & Honors

ON OUR COVER:

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ANNA FUENTE ’14 went way

Our Year in Photos. A pictoral timeline of our fabulous year.

beyond the community service requirement to graduate, and in doing so, found her passion and

AROUND WOODLANDS

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ALUMNAE NEWS & NOTES Catching Up ...

future career. Story on Page 12.

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In Memoriam

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A LETTER from the HEAD of SCHOOL

“WHAT IS A BEGINNING? A GREAT GRACE, A NEW ELAN, A POINT OF DEPARTURE, OFTEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE AND DO BETTER…” – JANET ERSKINE STUART, RSCJ (1857-1914) Dear Woodlands Family, Friends & Alumnae, In the poem, “Burnt Norton” which is part of The Four Quartets, T. S. Eliot uses the phrase “At the still point of the turning world” in his meditation on time:

Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future And time future contained in time past.

If all time is eternally present All time is unredeemable.

SCHOOL NEWS The passing of the torch of Board of Trustees Chair went to Tom F. Flint from Lori W. Reyes in late May.

Coeur à Coeur is produced annually by the Marketing Department: ANNE O’CONNELL, director JOHN RODAS, associate director BARRIE FROMME, coordinator Contributors: MAURA CHAMBERLIN, associate director of advancement, alumnae relations MARY RYAN, assistant to head of school Administration: GERALD J. GROSSMAN, head of school KATHLEEN CREED ’91, director of admissions

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financial aid

LAURA CURLEY, director of advancement

Janet Erskine Stuart, whose centenary we celebrate this year (1914), also an English poet and former Anglican

MADONNA LEE EDMUNDS, principal

(Eliot adopted England as his home and the Church of England as his faith community) also writes about

BARBARA KEILWITZ, director of finance & operations

time. She thinks about beginnings and sees them as moments of great grace in our lives. She focuses on the opportunities that await unfolding and the mystery and the miracle of change. As an astute observer of nature, Mother Stuart noticed in the rhythms of daily life many insights into the rhythms of the spiritual life.

Aware that life is always in creation, she reminds each of us to be open to the possibilities that await us and be quick to respond to each minute of each day as a beginning.

ANNE O’CONNELL, director of marketing CHRISTINE SCHMIDT, director of student services

Board of Trustees 2014-15: TOM F. FLINT, chair of the board

Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart continues to experience the mystery of beginnings as it also stands

GERALD J. GROSSMAN, head of school

at the “still point of the turning world.” We are, as a Sacred Heart community ever the same – rooted deeply

JANE S. CARROLL

in our mission, the charism of the Society of the Sacred Heart, our traditions, and our sense of purpose:

CANDIDA M. CASEY (GREENWICH ’72)

“Making known the Heart of Jesus in the world through the service of education.” Yet, we are always

MARGARET MARY CONLEY ’49

beginning. Always becoming. Always evolving. Always creating and always responding. Perhaps we are

SUSAN M. CRAFT ’64

living the mystery of which Mother Stuart and T. S. Eliot write.

As we gaze across the ravines, we see the gradual disappearance of Old Main – our first home in 1904 – and feel that profound twinge of losing something that has for 110 years been an icon of this school in Lake Forest.

Coupled with that, we rejoice in the restoration of our original campus, the infinite opportunities that await us as we anticipate new and much-needed athletic fields, a walking and jogging course, quiet spaces for prayer and reflection, multiple uses for the former Cooney Library, and wide, open spaces which we will share with the larger community. It is, of course, a beginning. Our successors will continue to paint on this nearblank canvas beautified for future generations of Woodlands girls to enjoy. The generosity of this transformative gift opens the doors to possibilities and welcomed challenges to be good stewards of our resources so we can, with integrity, advance the mission of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest. Such a gift!

“What is a beginning?” Mother Stuart asks. Ah, endless opportunities, we answer with humble gratitude.

Sincerely,

Gerald J. Grossman Head of School

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SUSAN SAINT JAMES ’63 shares a moment with SUMMER SIMMONS ’14 (from left), ABBY KENDALL ’14

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and CARRIGAN SMOOT ’14.

ALUMNA SUSAN SAINT JAMES OPENS ANNUAL REUNION

ERIN S. DICKES ’87 SHEILA M. DORMAN CAROL A. HAGGARTY, RSCJ SCOTT E. HAMILTON NANCY C. KEHOE, RSCJ MARK C. KENDALL M. MARGARET MCDONNELL, RSCJ

Actress SUSAN SAINT JAMES ’63 delivered an inspiring address to students, parents, faculty, staff and alumnae Oct. 4, marking the official start of the annual Reunion Weekend at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart.

M. JULIE MCKINLEY ’74

However, this was more than just a speaking engagement for the star of

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four TV series, who is probably best known for her role as Rock Hudson’s

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wife in McMillan and Wife. Susan also joined with some of her fellow

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classmates in celebrating the 50th anniversary of their Woodlands

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Academy graduation.

SUZANNE M. SULLIVAN ’72 STEPHEN H. WENC BARBARA J. WOOD-PRINCE (NOROTON ’54)

old son, Teddy Ebersol. She shared the words that helped turn her life around following this tragic event: “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience – we are spiritual beings having a human experience.”

Her advice to the students: “There should be no time limit on finding out what you want to do and where you want to go to college. Don’t feel pressured into making such decisions. Have a lot of fun, laugh a lot and when you’re tired, take a nap.”

The school’s performing arts center is named after Susan Saint James who, in addition to her starring roles, appeared in 14 other TV series as well

CHRISTIAN B. SILGE MARY CLARE STARSHAK ’74

Nov. 28, 2004, when a private plane crash claimed the life of her 14-year-

Her remarks touched on this school year’s theme, “The Resilient Sacred

as several films between 1966 and 2011. She received several Emmy

Heart Woman.” Susan reflected on her high school years including

nominations during that time and won the award in 1969 for her role

thoughts on how the all-girls, Christian-based education she received

as Peggy Maxwell in the TV series Name of the Game.

prepared her to face life’s challenges – such as the huge one on

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WOODLANDS ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART ANNOUNCES

$1 MILLION GIFT Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart announces a $1 million endowment gift to help support the Lake Forest independent, Catholic college preparatory high school for young women SUSAN BRENNAN MORRISON, Woodlands Academy class of 1969, and her husband, Bob, explained that their gift is in honor of Susan’s late mother, Eileen Bruck Brennan, a 1949 graduate of Barat College of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest.

“My mother was a lovely and courageous woman,” said Susan.

“Her Barat experience was everything to her, especially because her own mother died when my mom was only seven years old. Throughout her life, she was short on role models, support and a sense of community and family, but Barat gave her both. During those critical formative years, her teachers served as role models, while the community gave her love and support. She learned the Sacred Heart values and continued to live them her entire life.”

Woodlands Academy Board of Trustees Chair Lori W. Reyes said there is a genuine need for the gift and expressed her gratitude. “We are thrilled

“You graduate from Woodlands Academy feeling that you can succeed.”

to receive Susan and Bob’s extraordinary gift in honor of Eileen Bruck Brennan,” she said. “Our endowment allows us to provide Woodlands’ rigorous academic program within the unique Sacred Heart environment.

It is a transformative combination. Each year, we watch Woodlands girls grow into women of grace who live out the Sacred Heart mission each day

Bob and Susan Brennan Morrison visited Woodlands Academy May 16.

and change the world around them. The Morrisons’ gift helps to ensure a Woodlands Sacred Heart education for future generations of girls, a testimony to the way Susan and Bob live the very mission they are enhancing.”

A Lake Forest resident, Susan received the St. Philippine Duchesne Outstanding Alumna Award from Woodlands Academy May 16.

The award honors women of Woodlands Academy whose lives exemplify, to an extraordinary degree, the values and standards that the school represents.

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Susan is a former advertising executive with DDB Needham, Chicago

“I’ll cherish this award my entire life because of its meaning signified by the woman for whom it’s named.”

and D’Arcy McManus Masius, London. She is currently a trustee of the Women’s Sports Foundation in New York, as well as a founding member and director of Women Moving Millions, an organization whose mission is to catalyze high-impact philanthropy to benefit organizations/initiatives that advance and empower women and girls.

She is active in Chicago’s civic community, serving on the Shedd Aquarium Board and the Women’s Board of Lyric Opera of Chicago, and is a graduate

“I’ll cherish this award my entire life because of its meaning signified

of the University of California, San Diego. The Morrisons have five

by the woman for whom it’s named,” she said. St. Philippine Duchesne

children and eight grandchildren.

established the first Sacred Heart schools in North America.

The endowment comes at the time when the former Barat property has An athlete her entire life, Susan was captain of the field hockey team

been reunited with Woodlands Academy property, thanks to the generosity

at Woodlands Academy and said team sports taught her how to work

of anonymous donors. Careful demolition of Old Main with repurposing

with others. She said she wanted to leave the legacy of her mother to help

of 95 percent of all materials is underway. There will be two new athletic

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fields on the property, and the existing cemetery, ravines and front lawn will be protected.

“Woodlands Academy is a community that knows you, your good and bad days. You graduate from Woodlands Academy feeling that you can succeed. You go into the world with even footing. You are more confident stepping into your possibilities.”

The 10,000-pound cupola was successfully removed on a very cold day Dec. 20.

Work continued in spring, and the complete demolition of the former Barat property should be complete this summer. Plans for the cupola include restoration and re-installation on the ground directly below its former perch atop the building.

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WOODLANDS ACADEMY, ST. MALACHY STUDENTS

CELEBRATE

BOND THEIR STRONG, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL

Nearly 100 fourth-through-seventh-grade students from St. Malachy School in Chicago visited Woodlands Academy Feb. 7 for a day of events including an uplifting gospel liturgy, pizza lunch, talent show and a carnival.

This celebration marked the latest chapter in a tradition between the inner-city grade school and the North Shore Woodlands and St. Malachy students look forward to their chance to come together each year.

high school dating back to 1996 in the true spirit of “a social awareness which impels to action” (Sacred Heart Schools’ Goal III).

“Today we pray that we continue to share our lives and our stories with one another through the friendship that exists between our two schools.

How blest we are to have this miraculous, strong bond that makes it possible for all of the students at St. Malachy and at Woodlands Academy to share so many experiences together and to learn so much from one another,” said Woodlands CAROLINE WATTS ‘14 as she opened the liturgy, which featured music from the joyful voices of students in the St. Malachy Gospel Choir.

She concluded the Call to Worship by saying, “Let us pray that we, the students of St. Malachy and Woodlands Academy, bound together in our lively friendship, are able to help others find ways to develop similar friendships.”

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Our students also visit St. Malachy as part of this ongoing program, in which Woodlands Academy is linked in a reciprocal manner with ministries among people who are poor, marginalized and suffering from injustice.

In a less-than-safe Chicago neighborhood, trick-or-treating is not ideal, but with the help of 22 Woodlands student volunteers Oct. 27, St. Malachy School was able to provide a safe place for children to dress up and experience Halloween.

Janice Chandler, St. Malachy’s administrative assistant, has worked at the school for years. She said she believes that the relationship between Woodlands and St. Malachy is beneficial for both schools, as she has seen the lasting effects of the interactions.

“It’s always a good experience having the Woodlands girls come to St. Malachy,” she said. “Our students look forward to them coming for CHARLOTTE MCMENAMIN-WALSHE ’14 carefully does face painting.

the Halloween party.”

“Let us pray that we, the students of St. Malachy and Woodlands

NANCY TANG ’15 (second from left) shares lunch with St. Malachy friends.

Academy, bound together in our lively friendship, are able to help others find ways to develop similar friendships.”

OLIVIA BARTECZKO ’15 thoroughly enjoyed the experience. “I love being with the kids from St. Malachy. They are great,” she said.

On April 15, 29 Social Justice classmates traveled to St. Malachy for the annual Sharing/Immersion Day with the 4th, 5th and 6th grade girls. This year’s theme was “Beauty” with discussion topics that included physical beauty, inner beauty, the beauty that comes from acts of kindness and the beauty that arises when people work well together. They also talked about the role models who add beauty to their lives. “These small group discussions were amazingly profound,” according to Mary Gramins, Woodlands Academy Theology Department chair.

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Your life is a sacred journey. It is about change, growth, discovery, movement and transformation...

It is continuously expanding your vision of what is possible, stretching your soul, teaching you to see clearly and deeply, helping you to listen to your intuition.

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MARISA PERINO ’16 helps with ceramics.

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While all of Woodlands Academy students devote themselves to making the world a better place by doing community service, ANNA FUENTE ’14 was recognized for having performed at least 855 service hours, 300-plus in one year, during her high school years.

Children’s Research Triangle sponsors Camp SOAR. Children with special

Only 70 service hours are required for graduation, but many students

providing respite for the parents.

needs seldom have the opportunity to participate in traditional outdoor and recreational activities. Camp SOAR offers that opportunity to children with autism, Down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, cerebral palsy and many other handicapping disorders. The purpose is to promote the physical and emotional well-being specifically for those children who ordinarily do not have the chance to engage in such programs, while also

willingly perform more. Though confident she’s done more than

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1,000 hours, Anna enjoys her volunteering so much, she doesn’t keep track.

“Being a counselor at Camp SOAR is one of my most valued experiences,”

She said she found her passion in eighth grade and has been helping

Anna explained. “I find that helping people with special needs gives me

at Camp SOAR (Special Outdoor Adaptive Recreation) ever since.

a sense of pleasure and warms my heart in ways that working at a traditional

The camp for children age 7 to 19 takes place in Williams Bay, Wisc.

camp wouldn’t. You learn new things about the campers, but you also learn about yourself as well.

“The kids I work with are selfless and caring and are the most fun-loving and adventurous people I have ever met. They are strong willed with everything they do. If they have something on their mind, they will tell you. This trait makes me aspire to be more like them. They show me true, honest feelings, and you don’t see that too often.”

A kite is the symbol for Camp SOAR, representing a freeing experience, either physically or mentally. The idea to “find the possibilities; conquer the impossible” is informally used by Anna and other counselors at Camp SOAR. Anna wants to work with children who have cerebral palsy. She will attend the University of Northern Iowa, studying athletic training in the pre-professional program this fall. She plans to attend grad school and ultimately earn a doctorate degree in occupational therapy.

She credits Woodlands Academy with her acceptance into college and both Woodlands and Camp SOAR for fostering her desire to help others.

“I’m lucky to have found the service that is my passion . . . Don’t give up if you haven’t found it. Keep searching, and you will.”

Good advice from someone so young.

ANNA FUENTES ’14 and another camp counselor; a kite is the symbol for Camp SOAR.

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Give all and you shall find all.

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CHOIRS, ORCHESTRA

Win Sweepstakes Award IN SAN FRANCISCO PERFORMED COMPETITION PIECES DURING FINE ARTS EVENING MAY 14

Director Lauren Moldenhauer conducts her award-winning orchestra during Fine Arts Evening May 14.

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HILE FIRST-PLACE AWARDS ARE NOTHING NEW, THE FIRST-EVER JOINT TRIP BY OUR CHORAL AND INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES TO A COMPETITION ALSO MARKED THE FIRST TIME THE SCHOOL BROUGHT HOME THE OVERALL TOP PRIZE. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR KALEIDOSCOPE AND MICROSCOPE CHOIRS AS WELL AS OUR SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE WORLDSTRIDES HERITAGE FESTIVAL, APRIL 11-14, IN SAN FRANCISCO. The honors won by Woodlands Academy, the smallest of the 17 schools from five states competing in the festival, included the coveted All Festival Sweepstakes Award trophy which goes to the school whose top three musical groups’ scores averaged the highest. Elizabeth Kurowski, Woodlands Academy choral music director and music teacher, is rightfully proud of this momentous achievement. “We have been competing nationally on a yearly basis since 1995,” she said. “This is the first time we have taken this award.”

Music Director Elizabeth Kurowski accompanies her A’ Choir’d Taste students during their Fine Arts Evening performance.

Other honors achieved during the competition included a Gold award for the Kaleidoscope choir as well as Silver awards for the Microscope (student-led) chamber choir and the Woodlands Academy Symphonic Orchestra under the direction of Lauren Moldenhauer. In addition, two of our students were among the approximately 10 (out of 950 students representing 16 different types of music ensembles) to be recognized for outstanding individual achievement. Music Maestro awards went to senior YUE SHENG WANG and freshman SHI YU WANG, both

ERIN PATTIE ’17 highlights her art.

of whom are international students from China. Yue Sheng was honored for her contribution as director of the Microscope choir. Shi Yu was honored for her contribution to the Kaleidoscope choir’s performance as an accompanist.

All three ensembles performed their competition pieces during the Spring Concert May 14 as part of our annual Fine Arts Evening. In addition to the concert, student drawing, printmaking, painting, ceramics and photography exhibits were featured.

“New this year,” according to Fine Arts Department Chair Catherine DeVuono, “was a performance piece combining theatre, choreography and music during the gallery viewing – as part of our move toward a more collaborative and integrated fine arts program at Woodlands.”

“Our students’ work truly represents their personal expression, which is why I’m so proud to be able to display it at Fine Arts Evening,” says DeVuono, a visual art instructor at Woodlands Academy since 2006.

YUE SHENG WANG ’14, who earned a Music Maestro award, performs at Fine Arts Evening, while alumna KILLIAN MACDONALD ’13, catches up with one of her friends.

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HEATHER BORDLEY-HARVELL ’95 filled in this year a bit for her former teacher, now colleague, Music Director Elizabeth Kurowski.

The Sacred Heart never asks that we become perfect all at once, but that we work at becoming so day by day as God gives us grace and light.

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EXCHANGE PROGRAM

CONTINUES Y FLOURISH VIENNESE EXCHANGE, CULTURAL ODYSSEY CELEBRATED MORE UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES FOR ALL

Since its inception in 2008, through the ongoing exchange program between Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart and Sacré Coeur Wien in Vienna, Austria, the communities of both schools have shared invaluable academic and cultural experiences including the lasting friendships that students and teachers alike have made. This was the case during the 2013-14 school year.

It began in October with the journey of 11 Woodlands Academy students to Vienna – a deeply moving experience for one of them. ELEANORE VAN MARWIJK KOOY ’16 took with her the 101-year-old birth certificate of her great-grandfather. She showed the document, yellow and brittle with age written in German script, to her Viennese host family. They helped her find the place of her great-grandfather’s

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of all WA students were involved in the exchange program, either as an exchange student, a day host, or a night host.

birth and where he was baptized.

Then in March the Woodlands Academy community welcomed 12 Austrian sophomores. They attended classes with their Woodlands Academy day hosts, stayed in the boarding school during the first week of their visit and then in the homes of student hosts the second week. Extra-curricular activities included sight-seeing tours of Chicago, a dinner/show, “Cabaret,” at the Lincolnshire Marriott and an all-day visit to St. Malachy School in Chicago, which has become a highlight of the Viennese students’ annual visit.

While here, our Sacré Coeur Wien guests were instrumental in making the March 14 Cultural Odyssey at Woodlands Academy such a success. Among the many experiences inspired by a variety of cultures that day, students learned first-hand how to make – and enjoyed tasting – Kaiserschmarrn (Emperor’s Pancake) as well as an appreciation for Austrian music and dance.

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of sophomores were involved in the exchange program, either as an exchange student, a day host or a night host.

In addition to the ongoing reciprocal arrangement with our sister school in Vienna, this year’s exchange program sent our students to Sacred Heart schools in Australia, Chile, England, Ireland and Mexico.

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exchange students were welcomed by Woodlands from nine different countries this school year: Austria, Canada, Chile, France, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, and Taiwan and the United States.

College Counselor Naomi Ewing was stunning in her kimono and received a standing ovation in the fashion show.

Viennese chaperone Sister Gudrun Schellner instructs MARY ELIZABETH OELERICH ’17 how to make tasty Kaiserscharrn (otherwise known as Emperor’s Pancake).

Global education is a key component of the Strategic Plan. Woodlands Academy will expand, enhance, and hone its understanding of, commitment to, and development of global education for the 21st century.

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gracious Woodlands families hosted exchange students for two-to-three weeks.

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“Playwriting fosters a spirit of creativity and makes me a better teacher.”

“The conference allowed me to solve a writing problem in the play.

A photograph had to surface in order for the play’s resolution to happen.

I had been spinning my wheels, trying to deal with the structural issues of that photograph’s appearance, but thanks to the grant and conversations with people at Kenyon, the light dawned and I was able to finish the play.”

Dame Tricia Kensington finds a game her late husband had created for her his last week of life. She’s compelled to solve the mystery of the game to discover what he was trying to tell her, even if it means flying to Chicago to be in a film starring her old nemesis, Jenna Phillips. Through encounters with Jenna, the kindness of a stranger named Tom, and the persistence of a paparazza named April, Tricia Kensington solves the mystery of the game, learns something about herself and about her marriage.

Next, she hopes to find a competition in which to have the play read.

“Now it’s a never-never land of Finished Play. I know it only seems finished. I’m learning that a script can change every time it’s given a reading. A director and cast can help open up new areas and suggest changes,” she said, explaining that playwrights first apply to have their plays read. Next, a festival production is sought. With luck and persistence, the play finds its way to a full production at a theatre.

“Playwriting fosters a spirit of creativity and makes me a better teacher.

In addition, when you write a script, you automatically have to see things from all your characters’ perspectives. Being a teacher involves seeing things from my students’ perspectives and helping them at whatever point

French teacher Mary Parisoe lights up when she explains the above

they are in the learning process. I also receive energy from the creative

synopsis of her play, “The Last Vagabond,” which she was able to finish

process; playwriting nourishes teaching and teaching nourishes playwriting.”

thanks in part to a generous 2013 grant by the Fathers Club.

A one-act play called “Evil Amy’s Second Chance” that she wrote in 2009

FRENCH TEACHER BY DAY PLAYWRIGHT BY NIGHT

She started the play in 2012 and was about 25 pages from the end when

was done in a festival production by a theatre company in Chicago in

she participated in the eight-day playwrights’ conference at Kenyon

August of 2009 and was one of 20 finalists in Potluck Productions’

College, Ohio, last summer. There, 42 other playwrights from 18 states

competition in Kansas City in 2010. It was produced as a radio play by

spent time together in writing classes each day, heard panel discussions

the Frequency Theatre in England in 2013.

from experts in the field in the afternoons, and shared meals together with plenty of creative ideas flowing.

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Mary is working on a new play now. Stay tuned!

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Courage! You are not alone in the struggle, even though you may feel lonely and weary.

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ST. PHILIPPINE DUCHESNE AWARD OFFERS ‘TOP 10 HITS’ TO STUDENTS

Susan Brennan Morrison, Woodlands Academy class of 1969, returned to Woodlands May 16 with her husband, Bob, to receive this year’s St. Philippine Duchesne Outstanding Alumna Award and to impart her advice to students.

“I want you to know that this is the first such award I’ve ever received,” she told the community.

“I will cherish it my entire life, because of its meaning and because of the extraordinary woman in whose name it’s given. I am humbled and grateful beyond measure.

“Thanks especially to my friend and classmate, Patricia Colbert, who was generous enough to nominate me,” she said.

Susan came to Woodlands as a sophomore boarder PATRICIA COLBERT ’69 (left) nominated friend Susan Brennan Morrison for the award.

in 1966. “Although I didn’t really recognize it at the time, I loved knowing that my mom had lived across the ravine once, and that I was carrying on a tradition that was close to her heart.”

A lifelong athlete, Susan said she remembered trying out for the basketball MAYRA OROZCO ’16

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needed to be able to do the splits, which she mastered the night before tryouts, but she didn’t make that team either. She was resilient, though, and made the field hockey team and became captain.

“Most of my sports, such as tennis, running and skiing, are individual, so I loved being on a team. Sports are a metaphor for life. They teach you how to face challenges, to win, to lose and how to work with others.” This passion led to her later becoming a trustee of The Women’s Sports Foundation, founded by her idol, Billie Jean King. WSF works to advance the lives of women and girls through sports and physical activity.

“Statistics show that 80 percent of women in Fortune 500 companies say that sports have been a major part of their lives growing up,” she said.

She also discussed her belief in the power of single-gender education.

“You’re able to feel free to fail. You can be more yourself. This community knows you, your good and bad days . . . When you graduate, you’re more confident stepping into your possibilities.”

Regarding this year’s theme of resiliency, Susan said she believes human beings are hardwired for optimism. “Everything happens for a reason.

Take that, and move on . . . This, too, shall pass. I love that phrase!”

She offered her advice to students in the Chapel of the Sacred Heart.

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SUSAN BRENNAN MORRISON’S

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Your teachers have spent the last four years encouraging you to think deeply and critically about the world, to ask questions and to look for answers. Keep asking those questions. Keep looking for answers, even if there are none. Keep expanding your horizons. Our world is one big, fascinating miracle. Stay engaged.

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RAISE YOUR VOICES AND LET THEM BE HEARD

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BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

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You know already the songs you’ve loved in good times and bad, the ones

again, it’s OK. It’s failure that builds character and makes us strong.

that have comforted you, energized you and inspired you. The list will

EMBRACE A SENSE OF WONDER

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grow as you move through life. One day, you’ll look back and find that the music you’ve loved has become a chronicle of your life.

As children, we do a lot of running around, experiencing life in a tactile way. But once we get to a certain age, more and more of life becomes

“virtual,” especially these days. My words to you are “turn off the tech”

tion, in politics, in business, and in nonprofits. How exciting it is to look

now and then, and recapture some of that wonder:

strong, passionate women set out on a mission that got us all here today.

• Take a walk in the pouring rain and feel it soak you to the skin.

St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, St. Rose Philippine Duchesne and so many

• Dive into a pile of autumn leaves.

others are pioneer role models who’ve guided us at Woodlands for 150

• Walk along the seashore and look for shells.

years. They raised their voices for what they believed in. Now it’s our turn.

CHERISH MUSIC

Dream big and believe that you can do it. If you fail, it’s OK. If you fail

The world needs strong women leaders now more than ever: in educa-

back on the history of our own Society of the Sacred Heart and know that

ANNE-MARIE KOMMERS ’14

• Hike in the mountains. When you get to the top and turn around, it will take your breath away, even if you do it each and every day.

• Wake up early from time to time and listen to the dawn chorus, especially in the spring.

• Look up at the night sky and lose yourself in the stars and constellations. Pondering the universe can certainly put things in perspective.

MARGARET ANDERSEN ’15

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THINK EMPATHY

KEEP YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR

Or, I should say, FEEL empathy. Be kind, don’t judge and thank God for the good fortune you have.

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My husband has taught me this one. Somehow he manages to see the

irony in everything and can defuse just about any conflict. I’ve learned

that most of the day-to-day challenges that beset us are just that… day-today challenges. Every now and then, step back and have a good chuckle at yourself, in the nicest possible way. Then try to spread that laughter.

CULTIVATE COMMUNITY

Out there in the world, it’s becoming harder and harder to find that

sense of community. The families we love are often spread across the

GIVE SOMETHING BACK EACH AND EVERY DAY

I don’t even have to mention this one. You’ve been doing it since you

walked through these doors, and you’ll continue to give back throughout your lives. We are women of the Sacred Heart, and this is what we do.

Share your time, your talents, and your kindness, each and every day. In

my own life, this happens to be MY particular passion. So I had to include it in my “Top 10 Hits.”

country and the globe. The friends we love we keep in touch with more

via technology and less face-to-face. We have, and will forever have, our community of the Sacred Heart and the deep values we share but many

others aren’t as fortunate. Continue to cultivate a sense of community in whatever you do, be it work or play or sharing things that interest you.

Reach out to those on the sidelines and invite them in. Be inclusive, not exclusive… that’s community.

So go forth, young women of the Sacred Heart, do great things in your

lives. Before you know it, you’ll find yourselves back here too, and feel like you never left… because, in fact, you never really did.

ANNA DEBERRY ‘14, MARNI SODERLUND MANS ‘90 and ABBY KENDALL ‘14. Marni is president of the Alumnae Association Board, and Anna and Abby were elected to be their class representatives to the association.

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Math teacher Jennifer Yost, who won the Frances de la Chapelle Excellence in Teaching Award this school year, helps HANNAH SANDNER-GIALAMAS ’17.

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HONORS CLASS OF 2014 GRADUATES JUNE 5

Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart graduated 38 young women on a beautiful summer evening June 5. Congratulations to each resilient child of the Sacred Heart.

Honors and Awards went to: ABBY KENDALL, Woodlands Award,

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a. First Day of School for Seniors KASSANDRA DESANTIAGO ’14 holds an adorable pooch during the senior

b. Mater Prayer Service KRISTEN CLAIR ’16 with her

c. Flag Ceremony Celebrates Diversity SOPHIA HEALEY ’15

d. Fall Play – “Our Town” ELEANORE VAN MARWIJK KOOY ’16 and GRACE REYES ’14

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a. Crew MARY HURTGEN ’16, LUCY BARNHART ’16, LEIGH KETELSEN ’14 and ELEXIS MCGARGILL ’15

b. Lambs Tradition LISA CLAIR ’17 (left) and RYAN KANDZIORA ’17

c. Field Hockey ANNE KOTLARZ ’14

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a. Winter Wonderwalk Mother/daughter Charlene and CARRIGAN SMOOT ’14 are shown at the Boutique

b. Ash Wednesday Prayer Service ISABEL ENAD ’15

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d. Bitter Winter

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a. Around Town TIYANU DAN ’15 and MENG HAN CHAI ’14

b. Junior Ring Ceremony AVANNA KOTLARZ ’16, CAROLINE KORDELL ’16 and MORGAN KOHLMEYER ’16

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c.Congé ALYSSA SILGE ’16, MADELYN MORRIS ’16 and EMMA PARKINSON ’15

d. Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday MARY PAWL ’78

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b. Prom ANNE KOTLARZ ’14 and SOPHIE WILSON ’14 and their guests

c. WAAA Induction Ceremony YUE SHENG WANG ’14 and ELIZABETH USTASKI ’14 look on as BRITTA WALKER ’14

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KATHY HICKEY BARRIE ’68 is owner of Barrie Projects and

ALLIE MITCHELL ’91 was married to Jack “Jay” O’Connor of Chicago

a consultant for Museums and Institutions. Kathy is working on

May 31. Jay works for Advocate Medical Group as clinical coordinator for the Wellness Services Department. Allie also works for Advocate and is

a U.S. Olympic Museum in Colorado.

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senior physical therapist and clinical education coordinator. The couple MONA LYDEN MOORE ’74 recently relocated to Arizona and is

resides in Lake Villa and is planning a honeymoon to Ireland in September.

business and corporate group sales manager for the Sheraton Tucson

Hotel and Suites. Mona writes, “My husband Lewis recently retired, my

LARISA OLSON ’91 is a broker with @properties in Evanston and

son Andrew will be entering the University of Arizona as a junior in the

specializes in Evanston and the city. She also is working on a book about

fall, and my daughter Barbara is a freshman studying pre-med. I am so

her life and travels in Central America.

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SARAH BRUNO HEWITT ’98 writes, “I’m a senior associate producer

disciplines, including documentaries, narratives, live action and

for the Ellen Degeneres Show. I am expecting a child in September.”

and reconnected with MARIE SEBRECHTS ’73 from Cave Creek Ariz.,

YUKA AKIYAMA ’91 released her 11th book in October 2013, 5 Ways

project, “My Side of the Sky,” is a half-hour documentary series about the

after I saw her comments in the reunion section last year. We were able to

for a Global Career on career development. It is printed in Japanese while

kids who eat, sleep, study and shred at Windells Academy.

have a mini-Woodlands reunion with my mother, Barbara Lyden - retired

her other books were translated into Korean and Chinese. Yuka’s new

faculty, Mary, Marie and me the beginning of January while my mom was

series of articles published in Nikkei Business Online discusses career

visiting. We went through yearbooks, fond memories and many laughs!”

development for female executives. She recently was featured in “The Economist” in an article that addresses the Japanese women’s working

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MARY MICHELLE RILEY SCALISE ’79 recently traveled to Rome and visited the Trinità dei Monti and saw the fresco of Mater with

environment. She appeared on NHK (the #1 broadcasting company in Japan) in December discussing the new working style of Japanese women.

her daughters Mary Clare and Madeleine. Mary Michelle is a former In addition, Yuka recently finished a solo opera concert “Enslaved by

Woodlands Academy Alumnae Board member.

Nightingale” at JT Art Hall in April. She teaches at the Music University CLOY DELLARIPA ’91 writes, “I have been married for 10 years to Ken

in Japan and works as a business development consultant for the Japanese

O’Beirne II, M.D. We have two beautiful children, Eliza (5) and Daniel (2).

government and other companies.

Both were born in September! I stay at home full time but I am a yoga

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ABBY DIXON CAMPOS ’98 serves as mental health recreation supervisor at Neumann Family Services. Abby resides in Buffalo Grove

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SARAH BURKE ’94 is director of external affairs at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in Chicago.

and is a Woodlands Academy Alumnae Board member.

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JESSICA MADSEN ’99 married Elias Zimianitis of Chicago in

KAREN FINCUTTER ’95 is director of Global Strike Communications with Boeing in St. Louis.

May of 2012 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago.

Jessica writes, “We had a small wedding with close family and friends.

My husband is a professional photographer. In marrying Elias, I became

SHEILA PHELAN ’96 is a registered sales assistant at Morgan

a stepmother to Julian, age 11. We live in a historic Portage Park bungalow

Stanley Smith Barney and resides in Chicago.

with our dog and two cats! I have been a faculty member in the English Language Program at Purdue University Calumet in northwest Indiana

SARAH PERSONETTE PAOLO ’97 and husband David welcomed

for four years, and I also work as a consultant; my current project

baby Declan Michael born April 11. Declan, brother Connor (2) and

is overseeing the development of an English language program for

parents reside in New Jersey.

instructor as time permits.”

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SARAH FEELEY ’93 is a filmmaker with experience in multiple

animation, for broadcast, theatrical, and digital distribution. Sarah’s latest

excited that my classmate MARY CHRISTOFF ’74 is nearby. We visited

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an educational company for delivery in Saudi Arabia. Last summer, I was selected to facilitate a teacher-training workshop for the U.S.

MARGARET WENZEL ’97 is director of development at Howard

Fulbright Program, working with English teaching assistants placed

Area Community Center. Margaret writes, “For the last 15 years

in the Middle East and North Africa.”

I have dedicated my life to advance various human services and cultural initiatives including ending illiteracy, improving health, economic, and political conditions for women and children, making art and music available to the greatest number of people; and creating a sustainable future for all life. My work is guided by two beliefs: ‘Service is the rent we pay for our space on earth,’ and ‘It’s all about relationships.’” Margaret has been involved in fundraising in a variety of roles with numerous organizations in San Antonio, Chicago and Lake County. In addition to fundraising, Margaret is a working artist specializing in painting, illustration and photography. (www.margaretwenzelfineart.com).

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KATE HARTMAN ROSENZWEIG ’00 and husband David welcomed baby John David into the family March 20. Kate serves

as global public relations senior manager at Coca Cola Company.

Kate and family reside in Atlanta.

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LIZ RUSCITTI NONDORF ’01 writes, “I married Al Nondorf of Evanston at the Sacred Heart Chapel in New Orleans.

Al’s grandmother went to Sheridan Road and his mom and all his aunts went to Woodlands.” The couple resides in Chicago.

Her current work includes commissioned work for the Lake Forest Symphony. (Margaret’s photo by John Reilly Photography).

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KATY REEDY WOODRING ’02 writes, “My husband Ben and

RIDHIMA CHOPRA ’10 writes, “After venturing off to The George

I were married in October of 2010. Ben is a student at Yale Law

Washington University for a couple of years, I have returned to Chicago

School. I am a sixth-year graduate student in English specializing in early

to pursue my bachelor’s degree in sociology at Northwestern University.

modern drama at Harvard University. I am completing my dissertation.

I joined the Law Operations Team in the Law & Compliance Department

We had a baby girl, Waverly Lynn, born Dec. 11, 2013”. Katy and her

of Discover Financial Services. My role at Discover is dedicated to

family reside in New Haven, Conn.

managing the several facets of corporate governance, company-wide

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policies & procedures, and the Board of Directors. The most exciting KATE BYRNE FISCHER ’03 is founder & partner, Collective Impact

part of this new adventure is mentoring the Cristo Rey St. Martin

Consulting, LLC, a greater Chicago area nonprofit management

students participating in our Corporate Work Study Program.”

organization. Kate and her husband Cody welcomed baby girl Mykala to their family April 21. The family resides in Evanston.

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LILY DASSO ’10 writes, “I participated as a designer through a program called Designer Boot Camp at the University of Chicago.

JENNIFER STAGL MORRISON ’03 is nurse manager and pediatric nurse practitioner at Infant Welfare Society of Chicago.

This teaches you how to sew and construct clothing, and later you create three outfits for a runway show at Union Station. This year-long program runs through a student organization called MODA. I personally designed

NICOLE POTEMPA ’03 is a RN liaison for UnitedHealth Group

and sewed all three pieces myself. My mom did the makeup for my

as a consultant for Medline Industries.

models, too! Right now, I am considering looking into a career in designing and/or fashion, but this is still just through a student program.”

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CAROLYN HALL NAPLETON ’04 graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. She married Jerry Napleton,

an attorney, in December of 2010. The couple welcomed baby girl Eleanor into its family April 2012. Carolyn works at Sacred Heart Schools on Sheridan Road in Alumni Relations. The family resides in Chicago.

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MARIE STUMPF ’13 writes, “I will be graduating in May from the Manhattan School of Music and I’ve been auditioning for

professional musicals and being offered great roles and other different opportunities. Recently, I did a cabaret show at a jazz venue which was a great experience. On the classical side of things, I just got back from ‘La Sonnambula’ at the Metropolitan Opera tonight, starring Diana Damrau (my all-time favorite German coloratura!) I am singing some

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Saint-Saens, Grieg, Vaughan Williams and belty-musical theater for an upcoming recital. Our symphony orchestra is debuting at Carnegie Hall next month, (and our undergrad voice program was just rated over Julliard’s for this year, so everyone is walking around here with a bit of pride!)”

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ANNE NANCY MCNULTY BEAL ’47, sister of the late Angela McNulty Ambrose ’46, aunt of the late Susie Ambrose Dempsey ’70, great aunt of Meghan Dempsey Scarsella ’99 ALBIN A. BENNING III, brother of Geri-Anne Benning ’63 STEVEN JOHN BENNING, brother of Geri-Anne Benning ’63 REV. THOMAS BRANTMAN, brother of Maria Brantman ’74 LORETTA AND MORRIS BRICKMAN, parents of piano teacher Roberta Brickman RUTH RAY BREMNER, mother of Nancy Bremner ’68 MARTIN A. BRENNAN, JR., uncle of staff member Anne Montagne, great uncle of Maryl Montagne ’11 JUDITH CAGNEY, RSCJ ’56 WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Jr., brother of Marie Campbell ’56, Karen C. Reid ’57, and Heather C. Henry ’59 HELEN COLBERT, mother of Patricia Colbert ’69 MARY JANE CONNELLY ’58, sister of Barbara C. Rogers ’60 MARY O’BOYLE CONNOR ’35, aunt of Anne O’Boyle ’65 PHILIP CREED, father of administrator Katie Creed ’91 WILLIAM “BILL” CROOK, husband of former faculty member Mary Crook JAMES H. DALLMAN, father of Elizabeth W. Dallman ’68, Dr. Mary D. Boyer ’73, Katherine D. Grubb ’74, Janet C. Dallman ’76, and Emily Dallman ’78 SHIRLEY DILLON, grandmother of Gwen Driscoll ’17 JO ELLEN KILLORAN DOMALSKI ’51 MARTHA GUERIN EGAN, mother of Marcy E. Dalton ’61, Patricia E. Whitman ’65, Helen Egan Cassin ’66, Blanche E. Romey ’70, Joan D’Arcy Herlong ’77, and Bridget E. Albertson ’79 MICHAL LEE RYAN ERICKSON ’63 PATRICK JOSEPH FANNING, uncle of Meaghan Long ’12 IVANO FIORINI, father of Joy Fiorini Kaspi ’80 DONNA FITZPATRICK, mother of Laura F. Torosian ’90 THOMAS P. FLANAGAN, husband of Jeanne Bremner Flanagan ’69 TERESA FLORES, grandmother of Vanessa Flores ’15 JACQUELINE FOXGROVER HAMILL ’44 ALICE “MARGIE” HAUSNER, aunt of administrator Christine Schmidt

MARGIE FINN MORICH, mother of Elizabeth M. Fritz ’92 and Emily Morich ’94 RICHARD HENRY NASH III, father of Sierra Nash ’04 TEOFILA NUNEZ, grandmother of Kassandra DeSantiago ’14 ANN GELDERMAN O’CONNOR ’50 SHARON O’KEEFE ’74 PATRICIA ARENS PARKER ’72 JOAN PARKINSON, grandmother of Emma Parkinson ’15 THEODORE “T” PASQUESI, husband of Peggy Crowe Pasquesi ’71 RENA PATTERSON, grandmother of Kate P. Foran ’01 and Molly Patterson ’05, and mother of former trustee Mike Patterson MARGARET BOYES PETERSON, grandmother of Amy P. Proeh ’90; mother of former trustee Arlen “Corky” Peterson LAURALEE CASATI PFEIFER ’80, aunt of Tiana Derderian Cove ’97; sister-in-law of past trustee Kevork Derderian WINIFRED PRIMO, grandmother of Franchesca Primo ’15 FRANCES MCGUIRE RASSAS, mother of Margot Rassas ’63, the late Denise R. Krez ’65, and Deirdre R. Zubrod ’69; mother-in-law of Susan C. Rassas ’64 and Theresa D. Rassas ’69; grandmother of Paige Rassas ’95 FRANCES COLLINS REYES, grandmother of Sara ’11 and Grace ’14 Reyes; mother-in-law of trustee Lori W. Reyes ELLEN BUSSE RIDDLE, mother of Barbara Riddle Cegielski ’74 ROSEMARY RISK, grandmother of Breanna ’12 and Abigail ’14 Kendall; mother-in-law of trustee Mark Kendall MARJORIE ANNE ROBERTS ’70, sister of Catherine R. Kane ’66, Susan Roberts ’67, and Virginia Roberts ’71; aunt of Anne Kane ’01 DR. DREW J. STARSIAK, grandfather of Anne ’14 and Avana ’15 Kotlarz PAUL STEPAN, brother of Marilee S. Wehman ’53 and Charlotte S. Shea ’58; uncle of Karen W. Kennedy ’78 GEORGE D. SULLIVAN, Jr., father of Marianne S. Hayes ’76, Margaret S. Lee ’78, Catherine Sullivan ’80, and Laura S. Helms ’82; uncle of Kathleen O. Gawlick ’65, Margaret O. MacNamara ’66, Susan O. Creevy ’67, Eunice O. Nondorf ’69, Dorothea O. Tobin ’70, Patricia O. Russo ’74, and Carmel O. Cowan ’75 HAMPDEN SWIFT, grandfather of Maria Louisa ’10, Isabella ’12, and Lilia’16 Swift, and father-in-law of former trustee Mary K. Swift COLLEEN POPE VITU ’93

JOSEPH KRAFT, father Mary Therese Kraft-Williams ’92 and Tracy Kraft ’04

EDANA B. WESTRICH ’48, mother of Jana W. Cathcart ’71, Julia W. Shannon ’72, and Jennifer W. MacKenzie ’74; sister of Suzanne Coon ’52 and Mary McCarthy ’49; aunt of Deborah T. Fox ’73 and Molly M. Leamon ’74

ROBERT LEANDER, past trustee and father of Mary Lynn Brandy ’69, Mary Susan Hawkins ’70, and Beth L. Frank ’72

WILLIAM WHEELER, grandfather of Gina Marie ’11 and Christina ’14 Carfagno

HAL LICHTERMAN, father of faculty member Amy Perlick

PASTOR GEORGE WIGFALL, grandfather of Jerusalem Adams-Shepard ’17

DONALD MORICH, father of Elizabeth M. Fritz ’92 and Emily Morich ’94

GLENN YOST, father-in-law of faculty member Jennifer Yost

ELKIN ISAAC, father-in-law of faculty member Amy Perlick

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