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SCHOOL NEWS
Join Us for Expanded Campus Dedication Sept. 18
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FEATURE STORIES
Willa Hart ’16 Performs in Charity Concert to Remember Forgotten Children
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Student Exchanges Part of our Built-in Global Education Advantage
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Shalonda Jones ’15 Earns Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship
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Richard Scheiber, Ph.D., Instills Love of Learning for 29 Years
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Math Teacher Jennifer Yost Jams at Berklee
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Susan Craft Awarded St. Philippine Duchesne Outstanding Alumna Award
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Head of School Gerald Grossman Recognized for 11 Years of Service
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Community Service Highlights of the Year
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Thank You to the Thomas A. Reynolds Family
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HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR
Graduation & Honors
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AROUND WOODLANDS
Our Year in Photos: A pictoral timeline of our fabulous year
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ON OUR COVER: ZARA ANDERSON ’15 was selected by the WA community to crown Mary.
Cokie Roberts: An Admitted Sacred Heart Success Story
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ALUMNAE NEWS & NOTES
A Decade of Diligence
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Catching Up ...
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In Memoriam 2014 - 2015 / 01
A LETTER
FROM THE
HEAD OF SCHOOL
“YOU MUST BE FAITHFUL AND LOVING; SEEK GOD EVERYWHERE AND GOD WILL BE FOUND.” – SAINT MADELEINE SOPHIE BARAT Dear Woodlands Academy Community, We are all very excited to welcome Meg Steele, our new Head of School, to Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart this July. Meg is not only a wonderful woman, she is very sharp and very curious. Meg is a woman of great energy and enthusiasm and brings to all a deep knowledge of Sacred Heart, and she embodies the mission in all that she says and does. Selecting Meg to lead our community was an act of inspiration, and we thank God for guiding the search committee through a careful and thought-filled process that led us to Meg. This year has been rich in activity. Many good things have happened setting the stage for Meg to begin writing with us the next chapter of a distinguished history of Sacred Heart as it is lived in Lake Forest. By late July, our expanded campus will be completed, and Meg will lead us in prayer and celebration at the Expanded Campus Dedication on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. We also begin our year-long conversation about how we are living the mission as expressed in The Sacred Heart Goals and Criteria. The SHCOG process, of which Meg is quite familiar, Our new Head of School Meg Steele pictured with former Head of School Gerald Grossman at Congé 2015.
will provide the opportunity to think about where we have been in “the life lived” and discern where we will go in living the mission.
We have much for which to be grateful, and we offer our prayers and thanksgiving for the partnership we share with the Religious of the Sacred Heart in living their charism to make God’s heart known in the world through the service of education. We seek and find God everywhere! Welcome, Meg! Sincerely,
The passing of the torch of Board of Trustees Chair Tom F. Flint to Barbara Wood-Prince in late May.
Coeur à Coeur is produced annually by the Marketing Department: ANNE O’CONNELL, apr, director JOHN RODAS, associate director BARRIE FROMME, coordinator Contributors: MAURA CHAMBERLIN MEGAN HOWE ’15 MARY RYAN, assistant to head of school Administration:
GERALD J. GROSSMAN, head of school KATHLEEN CREED ’91 director of admission & financial aid MADONNA LEE EDMUNDS, principal BARBARA KEILWITZ director of finance & operations ANNE O’CONNELL, apr, marketing director TAMI HOEKSTRA ROCHA ’80 interim advancement director CHRISTINE SCHMIDT director of student services Board of Trustees 2015-16: BARBARA J. WOOD-PRINCE (noroton ’54), chair of the board MARGARET (MEG) STEELE, head of school MARGARET MARY CONLEY ’49 SUSAN M. CRAFT ’64 ERIN S. DICKES ’87
SHEILA M. DORMAN (barat college ’79)
CAROL A. HAGGARTY, RSCJ (sheridan road, barat college, duchesne college) SCOTT E. HAMILTON
NANCY C. KEHOE, RSCJ (sheridan road, duchesne college) MARK C. KENDALL
HON. SUSAN KENNEDY-SULLIVAN ’70 M. MARGARET MCDONNELL, RSCJ M. JULIE MCKINLEY ’74
FRANCIS J. OELERICH III JAMES DAVID PATTIE
TERRY M. ROZDOLSKY CHRISTIAN B. SILGE
Gerald J. Grossman Head of School
MARY CLARE STARSHAK ’74 SUZANNE M. SULLIVAN ’72 KRISTOFER SWANSON SALLY TOMKINS
STEPHEN H. WENC
MARY CLARE WHITE ’64
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SCHOOL
NEWS
Campus�
DE DICATION
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AT 10:30 a.m. SEPT. 18 FOR A SPECIAL EVENT TO CELEBRATE OUR REMARKABLE NEW, EXPANDED CAMPUS. By the time you are reading this, construction should be nearly
Barbara Wood-Prince, Theology Department Chair Mary Gramins,
complete. We truly want to re-connect the community, especially
and Sister Irma Patricia Reiss, RSCJ, Religious of the Sacred Heart
all alumnae from Woodlands Academy and alumnae/i from Barat
in Residence, will participate in the worship. Director of the Sacred
College, to the official dedication of this transformative gift of land.
Heart Conference Sister Suzanne Cooke, RSCJ, will help lead the blessing of the new Gloria Dei Center (the former Cooney Library),
The Call to Worship that Friday will be led by new Head of School
the two athletic fields and the cupola.
Meg Steele who will remind us that through the ages and in our own 215-year Sacred Heart history, God has moved people to build
Afterward, guests will be able to enjoy a reception in the Gloria Dei
houses of prayer and study.
Center, and students will have a picnic on the new athletic fields. (Pray for a beautiful fall day!)
The president of the student body, MADELYN MORRIS ’16, Director of the Global Education Center Amy Perlick,
Additional information will be available on the website prior
Principal Madonna Lee Edmunds, Board of Trustees Chair
to the event.
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WILLA HART PERFORMS IN
HONG KONG CHARITY CONCERT TO REMEMBER FORGOTTEN CHILDREN
WILLA HART ’16 has come a long way, and has traveled far to do so, from when she started playing the cello at age 6. “When I was about 3, I’d watch ‘Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ and Yo-Yo Ma once performed, and I had that episode on tape. I was fascinated by his playing and told my parents I wanted to learn the cello. While they supported that, they didn’t want me to start too young, and told me that when I turned 6, I could start lessons, which I did,” Willa said. Fast forward more than a decade, and Willa has performed with the MedArt Orchestra, a 90-member ensemble comprised mostly of medical and musical professionals. She was one of only two teenagers and one of few Americans in the orchestra. The concert raised funds for medical treatment for young mainland orphans many of whom have spina bifida.
hailing from symphonies in Asia and Europe. Our conductor was Maestro Li Xincao of the China National Symphony, and playing under his baton
The opportunity came by chance. Willa and her dad were having dinner
among musical masters was an unparalleled experience.
last summer with a friend who was in town, Dr. John Hin-Kay Ngan, a surgeon from Hong Kong. He also is an accomplished violinist who
“We played Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, the Dvorak Cello
leads a group of doctors in China that focuses on bringing specialized
Concerto with soloist Li Wei Qin, and Nimrod from Elgar’s Enigma Variations.
medical care to orphans in rural China. These doctors have joined forces
The latter embodied an attitude that was felt throughout the night –
as MedArt Orchestra, which uses music as a platform for healing. MedArt
a positive energy and love for the children that MedArt Orchestra gives life to.”
Orchestra holds a benefit concert every few years, and Ngan asked Willa if she would join the orchestra in this year’s performance.
During the concert at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in front of about 1,600 people, a slide show featuring the work of MedArt Orchestra in
Doing so required her to travel during finals week and make schedule
China was projected behind the musicians. Photos selected were designed
changes, for which she is grateful to Woodlands Academy faculty and staff
to enhance the music.
for being so accommodating. “The way MedArt Orchestra has channeled the energy of performance to “We only had four rehearsals, so it all came together quickly in January.
benefit a group of children who need it most is inspiring, and it was an
The group I played with was comprised mostly of professional musicians,
honor to be a part of this vision.”
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“I REALIZED DURING MY WEEK THAT MUSIC IS MUCH MORE THAN NOTES ON THE PAGE. IT IS A MEDIUM THAT CAN INSPIRE AND AFFECT GREAT CHANGE. “
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AN ADMITTED
SACRED HEART SUCCESS STORY “IT’S HARD FOR ME TO IMAGINE THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD THE CAREER THAT I HAVE HAD WITHOUT A SACRED HEART EDUCATION. BEING IN AN ATMOSPHERE WHERE GIRLS WERE TAKEN SERIOUSLY MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF MY EXPECTATIONS FOR MYSELF.” New York Times best-selling author, political commentator for ABC News and NPR, and Sacred Heart alumna Cokie Roberts willingly gives credit to her educational roots when asked what has led to her success. She shared her passion for Sacred Heart education and for women to be represented in history throughout an April 30 visit to Woodlands Academy. Roberts attended the Academy of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans before graduating from Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland. Her day at Woodlands Academy began by meeting with a small group of students and then participating in the AP U.S. History class taught by Social Studies Department Chair Richard Scheiber, Ph.D. Following these student sessions – and a book-signing event – Roberts addressed the Woodlands community, parents and alumnae in the Chapel of the Sacred Heart, which was filled to capacity. “One thing that stands out in a school like this is its connection to history and the world through the international network of Sacred Heart schools,” she said. “It’s made a huge difference in my life and led to my interest in writing about women and their role in history.”
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STORY Roberts then discussed her new book, “Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington 1848 – 1868.” She said she never expected to write a book about the Civil War, a horrible time in America’s history during which 600,000 lives were lost. But when her publisher asked for one to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Roberts decided the book would be about the women of that era. “Their letters, most of which had never been published, provided unique perspectives about events of the day,” she said. Roberts found it necessary during her research to hire someone to read the handwriting, which was extremely ornate. In addition, people wrote both horizontally and vertically then to save paper. Her other books include the number-one New York Times best-seller “We Are Our Mothers’ Daughters,” an account of women’s roles and
DURING ALL OF HER WOODLANDS FORUMS, ROBERTS ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS, SUCH AS:
relationships throughout American history. Two other best-selling titles, “Founding Mothers” and “Ladies of Liberty,” are histories of women in America’s founding era. “I am very admiring of these women from the 18th or 19th centuries. Just getting through the day was tough. Sometimes I think modern women are a bunch of sissies. Meet your great-grandmother,” she said.
Q. HOW CAN WE, AS WOMEN, OVERCOME ADVERSITY?
A. “Do what you’re doing right now – getting a good, solid
education based in academics and spirituality. Then carry on the tradition of your Sacred Heart education and the characterbuilding it instills.” Roberts also has said of her Sacred Heart experience, “Not only was the education rigorous, it was in a context of caring concern. In my visits to Sacred Heart schools around the country, I see that spirit still very much alive and well. The hallmark combination of intellectual fun with unapologetic values makes the schools special places indeed.”
Q. ADVICE FOR GIRLS WANTING TO SUCCEED IN MALE-DOMINATED FIELDS?
A. “Be smarter and work harder -- It’s not that hard to do.” Q. BIAS IN THE MEDIA?
A. “In today’s digital age, with its proliferation of avenues
allowing so many voices to be heard, I believe the mainstream media still aim for fairness.” Roberts also touched on her belief in the importance of journalism. “It’s what I do. I have a strong curiosity, willingness to get to the facts, the ability to sort out what’s important and what’s not, and synthesize and communicate that information.” Sacred Heart students, she added, have strong writing skills which will suit them well in life. Following her presentation in the Chapel of the Sacred Heart, Roberts received a rousing standing ovation.
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STUDENT EXCHANGES PART OF OUR BUILT-IN GLOBAL EDUCATION ADVANTAGE
During their two-week stay here, our Viennese guests 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 and an all-day visit to St. Malachy School as well as volunteering at Feed My Starving Children in Libertyville. Despite some differences between schools in the two countries, our Austrian visitors assimilated quickly into their Woodlands Academy routine. Some of them said watching movies about American high school life helped
The Sacred Heart network of schools spanning the U.S. and 40 other countries on six continents allows Woodlands Academy to offer its students unique opportunities for a premiere global education experience. It’s our “built-in
prepare them while others pointed to that built-in Sacred Heart connection. As one Sacré Coeur Wien student, Natalia Zajac, put it, “You can really see the similarities between the students in Austria and the students here.
internationality.”
I think it’s really nice. It shows the connection between the two schools,
A prime example is the ongoing exchange between Woodlands Academy
around the world.”
and Sacré Coeur in Vienna, Austria. Now in its eighth year, this program has allowed both schools to share invaluable academic and cultural experiences including the lasting friendships that students
and how there is a connection between all the Sacred Heart schools
The most notable difference between the schools, according to Natalia, is that in Austria it’s the teachers – rather than the students – who move
and teachers alike have made.
from classroom to classroom. She also observed what she described as
The 2014-15 exchange began in October with the journey of 12 Woodlands
“It’s more of a friendship than in Europe where it’s a bit more formal,”
“an amazing relationship between teachers and students” at Woodlands.
Academy students to Vienna.
Natalia added.
Then in March the Woodlands Academy community welcomed 10 Sacré
She was joined by three of her Sacré Coeur Wien classmates for an
Coeur Wien sophomores and their two chaperones. The visiting delegation included three boys from the coed Austrian school.
interview with a local newspaper, The Lake Forest Leader, in which they expressed sincere thanks for the opportunity to experience life at Woodlands Academy and for all the efforts at both schools that made it possible. As the curtain came down on this year’s visit, the stage was being set for next year’s exchange program. In addition to the ongoing reciprocal
“I am not interested in competing with anyone. I hope we all can make it.” – Erika Cook Suggested by ELIZABETH FRANCLEMONT ‘16
arrangement with our sister school in Vienna, Woodlands Academy is expecting Sacred Heart students from countries such as Japan, Spain, Australia, France, Mexico and Chile to visit – along with opportunities for our students to spend time at Sacred Heart schools abroad – during the 2015-16 school year.
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Our exchange students from SacrĂŠ Coeur Wien, Austria.
WA EXCHANGE PROGRAM: 2014 -15
45%
of all WA students were involved in the exchange program either as an exchange student, a day host or a night host.
59%
of sophomores were involved in the exchange program either as an exchange student, a day host or a night host.
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exchange students were welcomed by Woodlands from seven different countries this year: Austria, Chile, France, Ireland, Japan, Mexico and the U.S.
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gracious Woodlands families hosted exchange students for two-tothree weeks.
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EARNS CHICK EVANS
“WHEN I FIRST STARTED CADDYING, THE ONLY THING I KNEW ABOUT GOLF WAS TIGER WOODS.” Little did WACOR President SHALONDA JONES ’15 know four years ago when she began caddying that the game of golf would help swing her life in a new direction. “When I first started caddying, the only thing I knew about golf was Tiger Woods,” she said, adding that her father helped teach her, and she watched training videos, but the first year caddying at Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette was rough. A Daniel Murphy scholar, Shalonda was one of the first students in the WGA Caddie Academy which started four years ago as an all-girls program. The Academy allows the girls, who likely wouldn’t otherwise have an opportunity to work at a golf course, a chance to experience the benefits of caddying, from learning life lessons to being around successful adults. Those who complete the program become eligible to apply for the Evans Scholarship.
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“There’s a lot to remember. We usually get called out in a group of four. You have to look for balls, wipe balls and get the yardage to the pin and/or hazards, all while being polite and talking with the golfers. The other caddies are great. There is a lot of teamwork,” she said. Plus, Shalonda learned a lot living with 30 other girls and said the program helps build so many skills – people skills, how to deal with all kinds of issues, organizational skills and compromising skills necessary to live in a group setting. Shalonda applied last fall to the Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship, a full tuition and housing college scholarship for golf caddies that is renewable for up to four years. Each year, more than 800 deserving caddies across the country attend college on a four-year scholarship from the Evans Scholars Foundation. Selected applicants must have a strong caddie record, excellent grades, outstanding character and demonstrated financial need. In a letter to the Scholarship Committee, English Department Chair Doug DuBrin wrote, “As a member of our school community, Shalonda is a consummate leader and emblematic role model. She is a kind, compassionate, witty, and remarkably engaging individual, and she has doubtlessly served as a living embodiment of our school’s guiding Sacred Heart philosophy.” The Woodlands Academy community pulled together to prepare Shalonda for her interview as a finalist. Admission and Financial Aid Director
On the Right: Charles E. “Chick” Evans, Jr. (July 18, 1890 – November 6, 1979) was a leading American amateur golfer of the 1910s and 1920s. In addition to his golf career, Evans is known for founding the Evans Scholarship, a college scholarship for qualified caddies. In 1960, he was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
KATIE CREED ’91, College Counselor Beth Gilfillan and DuBrin comprised a mock panel which Shalonda said asked harder questions than the real one. She headed to Conway Farms to interview in February before the executive committee and about 150 people. Shalonda received a large envelope in the mail, and the first word she saw was “congratulations,” so she knew she got the scholarship. “That day was probably the happiest I’ve ever been in my life.” Shalonda will head to Marquette University this fall where her major is
“I love it because the Academy promotes girls, and going to an all-girls
undecided, though she might pursue a profession in the medical fields
school, I’m all for girl power,” she said. Shalonda spent 12-hour days
or business.
caddying, six days a week the last four summers, staying at the Northwestern Evans Scholarship House in Evanston.
“I am really excited. Sometimes I sit in awe about this blessing. I’m at a loss of words. I plan to make the most of the next four years . . . everything
She has learned much about being a caddie, has been promoted and has
I’ve been involved with at Woodlands has helped shape me. I am grateful
saved her earnings.
for all of the support everyone has given me. It has been incredible.”
“I was really lucky because I went to an all-girl school and that single-sex education really helped me because I really learned to bond with women and to not compete with or compare myself as much because we were all allowed to be ourselves and be unique and kind of have our unique strengths.” – Kerry Washington Suggested by ELIZABETH FRANCLEMONT ’16
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Photo courtesy of Western Golf Association Evans Scholars Foundation.
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SCHEIBER, Ph.D., D R A H C I R
INSTILLS LOVE o LEARNING
FOR 29 YEARS
After nearly three decades of instilling the love of learning at Woodlands
that teaching is a two-way street. You have to connect to the students.
Academy, Social Studies Department Chair Richard Scheiber, Ph.D., is retiring.
The good thing is that our students will tell you if you’re not doing so. You need to adapt and maintain standards at the same time,” he said.
He gives partial credit to the WA community - students, teachers, alumnae, parents and administration - for keeping his passion for teaching
And connect with students and the WA community Scheiber has done,
strong over the last nearly three decades.
as evidenced during the recognition of faculty and staff ’s dedicated service on the Feast Day of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat.
“I’ve been blessed. The sense of community and collegiality at Woodlands is keen,” he explained, adding that the biggest change over his tenure has
Principal Madonna Lee Edmunds said, “It has been a great joy, Richard,
been the use of technology in the classroom.
working with you these past 29 years. You have brought to Woodlands a grace and dignity, and a profound love for history. You have modeled
“The fact that we need to re-tool ourselves can be challenging and
for us what true scholarship really is, and you exemplify Goal Two,
stimulating. You constantly need to keep up with technology and respect
a deep respect for intellectual values.”
our students and their individual ways of learning. I’ve always believed
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“My first class with Dr. Scheiber came about in my sophomore year at Woodlands. He was terrifying in theory, but in practice I discovered that he was also funny, extremely accomplished, and very engaging. History quickly became my favorite part of the day and remained such for the remainder of the classes I spent in his room during my time at Woodlands. Dr. Scheiber has always worked actively to make sure he educated us on every part of an event or person, something that was evident every time he spoke to us about the newest biography or a PBS television special. His love for teaching his students as well as learning from them has shown me that the greatest joy in doing what we love is sharing it with others. My time with Dr. Scheiber, inside and outside of the classroom, has encouraged me to continue to remain a historically literate individual and to never stop asking questions.” – EMMA PARKINSON ’15 “A few months into World Civilization, which was my favorite class, he said to me, ‘Listen, kid, you’ve got spunk. I hate spunk.’ This stuck with me FOR YEARS. I certainly wasn’t sure what ‘spunk’ was, but I felt that if I indeed had any, it was a good thing, and it was important not to lose it. He loved that my aunt had been the mayor of Chicago, and we would talk about politics and government, past and present. Because Dr. Scheiber was so accomplished, I felt elevated by these conversations, as if maybe I was smarter than I’d thought to be worthy of this kind of give-and-take.” - LAURA FITZPATRICK TOROSIAN ’90 “When TRACY JENKINS ’92, MELISSA MCKILLIP ’92 and BRIDGET WEISHAAR ’92 and I had class together, we used to pass notes all the time on tiny pieces of paper trying not to get caught. One day a note said, ‘Let’s meet outside for lunch.’ He got a hold of us and met us outside.” - STEPHANIE SASSETTI PACER ’92 “Dr. Scheiber and I debated everything from economics, to foreign policy, to election law in the halls of Woodlands Academy. We regularly fought about what was happening in the swing states during 2008. And we rarely saw eye-to-eye on any of these TARA GILL ’15 offered these comments: “Many of us have been able to tackle challenges and difficult classes because of what we’ve learned from you. Even when class became challenging, you reminded us that nothing
conversations! However, I am forever grateful to him for these talks. From our hallway discussions, Dr. Scheiber ingrained in me the value of perspective, the virtue of patience, and the significance
was impossible, that if we put in the effort, we would succeed . . .
of logic. He challenged me on rhetoric, research, and position.
You balanced learning and laughing in a way that sent us home with great
And he taught me to appreciate different opinions. All of these
stories, not just class work. And we didn’t just memorize history,
learnings I repeatedly practice today. While part of me still believes
we internalized it through the stories you would tell of royalty and revolutions . . . Aside from all of that, though, you helped us build confidence in ourselves and our abilities, and we can’t thank you enough for that. Sure, sometimes the work was hard, but your persistence and faith in our abilities led you to expect the best from us, leading us to put
I am involved in Republican politics to peeve Dr. Scheiber, my real reason for pursuing the profession is because I am confident that I can do well with the skills that Dr. Scheiber instilled in me in high school. He believed in me then, and continues to do so now,
our best efforts forward all the time.”
and I will look back at my Woodlands career with fond appreciation
Scheiber is engaged, and the couple plans to travel and enjoy retirement.
everything.” - REMY O’NEILL ’09
for the friendship we have forged. Dr. Scheiber — thank you for
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H T MA ER H C A E T s m a j AT BERKLEE BY MEGAN HOWE ’15
“The Fathers Club Fund was actually designed to be used by faculty or staff for something that is not necessarily in their discipline; it could just be something that they’re passionate about, something that they might not normally do, so I thought, ‘well, …music.’”
For Woodlands Academy math teacher Jennifer Yost, winning last year’s
The jam sessions proved to be something new and exciting for Yost,
Fathers Club grant meant the opportunity to spend four days attending
as the ensemble would only have a few written pieces and rely heavily
Berklee College of Music’s Latin Jazz Summer Program and pursuing her
on improv.
passion for music. “I was overwhelmed with joy. I couldn’t believe that I got it,” she remarked upon learning she had received the grant.
“Something new for me was the fact that the music wasn’t all written out; we only had a few sheets of music that had the main melody, and we’d all
After learning how to play the flute at age 10 from her mother, a founding
take a turn and jam while making sure to stay in the key signature and
member of the Lake Forest Symphony, Yost has continued her love
then come up with something interesting to play on our own. One of the
for the instrument by playing in various orchestras as well as church
reasons I signed up for the program was because I wanted to learn more
and Woodlands events. Thanks to the grant, she was able to expand
about being better at improvising, and the program definitely helped.”
her knowledge. Yost enjoyed her time in Boston, saying, “It was amazing. It was some“I went online and I started researching different schools that would have
thing that I very much enjoyed and was and still am passionate about.
summer programs, and I was excited to find this one at Berklee. I found
It was just an overall great experience; I felt like this was a once-in-a-life-
out a lot more about the guest teacher, Paquito D’Rivera, who’s actually
time experience with somebody that’s so famous.” She has even looked
won 14 Grammy awards, and I thought, ‘My gosh, I would actually get
into going back to attend another program at Berklee this summer.
to be a part of something like this.’” For now, she continues to practice and play her flute and hopes to one day Throughout her time at Berklee, Yost endured a rigorous schedule of
start a Woodlands improv group with fellow faculty and students.
morning and evening practices and lectures with her ensemble, a group who she says was filled with “very young, talented musicians that had a real passion for music.” The group also practiced multiple pieces for nightly jam sessions in which D’Rivera also would participate.
“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” – Helen Keller
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Molly Keating ’95
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SUSAN CRAFT ’64 was honored with the Outstanding
“I am a product of two Sacred Heart schools. I first attended
Alumna Award during the Woodlands Academy Alumnae
the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich,
Association Induction Ceremony May 15. She is a member
Connecticut. When my dad was transferred here,
of the Board of Trustees (BOT) and was introduced by
I attended Woodlands, starting in my sophomore year.
Alumnae Board President MOLLY KEATING ’95
It is not easy to start a new school your sophomore year,
and Principal Madonna Lee Edmunds.
but I was lucky to have a wonderful class and faculty who embraced me, making me feel at home immediately.
Below are excerpts from her acceptance speech: “Our experiences at Woodlands have many similarities, “Thank you so much for this award. I cherish my connection
but, of course, there are a few differences. First, we were
to Woodlands and to the whole Sacred Heart Network.
not allowed to talk in the halls between classes. I taught in
St. Philippine Duchesne was a champion for us all.
a large public high school of 2,600 students, and sometimes I wished that we had those rules of silence. I remember we
“One of my reasons for serving two terms on the BOT is
started our English class each day with something we had
that I feel an obligation to be of service to Woodlands and
memorized such as a sonnet or poem. For Lent we had
to pay back for all Woodlands has given me. One of the
to memorize, word for word, the Passion according to
rewards of being a trustee is to have the opportunity to talk
St. John. I remember our pleated plaid skirts, which I think
to students. I am so impressed with you. You are articulate,
had more wool than yours.
self-confident, and you have a real commitment to service. You are a credit to your parents and to Woodlands.
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“Most of all I remember what it meant to be a Sacred Heart student. Anything that I have accomplished today I credit to my family and to Woodlands. Woodlands nurtured, instilled self-confidence and helped us realize that we could do anything that we wanted with our lives. Well-grounded in our faith, I believe we felt more empowered than others in our generation. The Goals and Criteria were not formally written down in my era, but they were at the heart of all that we did. My Woodlands experience was life changing, and I will be forever grateful.
“Woodlands nurtured, instilled self-confidence and helped us realize that we could do anything that we wanted with our lives.”
“I’m a former teacher and, as you know, that entitles me to give you one piece of advice. When I started teaching I wanted students to love French as I did, but, in reality, I found that it was my students, themselves, who brought me joy. “You have plenty of time to choose what you want to do in life. Many of you will have jobs that don’t even exist today. Having a high-paying career is fine, but if your job doesn’t bring you joy, it isn’t worth it. I want to share with you the example of a student who brought joy to my class. The second semester of senior year my AP French students had to give a 20-minute talk that would help us know them better. “Renee got decent grades but was never fully engaged in class. She didn’t know what to choose as a topic. Her parents were divorced, and her mother and stepfather had a baby who had Down syndrome. Renee loved this little boy and said that she knew that she would be responsible for him when her parents were elderly. She was happy with that. I suggested that she could talk about her brother. He could come to class with her, and she could discuss him and his challenges. So she did. He was a darling, cheerful, engaging 3-year-old who captivated and charmed the whole class. In a way that no one else could, Renee taught her classmates the value of a single human life. This is something that you see as a teacher that is worth more than any money you could earn in another field. “Sydney J. Harris, a former editorial columnist, once wrote, ‘What the world needs are more people with a keen moral sense, an appetite
“We need to move beyond the idea that girls can be leaders and create the expectation that they should be leaders.” – Condoleezza Rice
for justice, and an urge for self-realization not self-aggrandizement.’ Isn’t that what Sacred Heart is all about? My wish for you is that by living by your values and respecting individuals, you will find the personal happiness that is elusive to so many people. Then, and only then, will you be truly successful.”
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Representing the class of ‘64 include (from left) Lynn Lucas Martin, Katie Hussey Marx, Susan Craft, Mary Clare Pollard White, Nancy Kelly Savard and Maria Keats Eggemeyer.
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HEAD OF SCHOOL GERALD GROSSMAN RECOGNIZED FOR 11 YEARS OF SERVICE
Head of School Gerald Grossman was recognized during the Madeleine Sophie Barat Prayer Service and Faculty/Staff recognition May 20.
Principal Madonna Lee Edmunds said, “Gerry, you have such a deep
Mr. Grossman. Madeleine Sophie Barat eloquently describes, ‘An
love for Madeleine Sophie Barat, and your continual sharing of her
abyss of blessings must draw forth an abyss of gratitude, fidelity and
wisdom through her own words has helped us to understand better
love.’ You have brought each one of us an abyss of blessings through
her educational vision. For
your uniquely personal style of
the past 11 years you have
leadership. Although it will be
been our pastoral, spiritual and academic leader. Under your leadership our campus has expanded with many wonderful opportunities to come . . . You have given Woodlands a great gift – the gift of self. You have so wisely understood that Sacred Heart education is about relationships – relationships which are transformational.
“On behalf of the student body, I would like to say thank you, Mr. Gr ossman.”
strange to return to Woodlands and miss your smiling face, your spirit and values will ring through these halls even as our daughters fill the school. As head of school at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart for 11 years, you have left an eternal mark on the meaning behind Woodlands Academy, as well as on each one of our hearts. Although you will be missed greatly, we already feel
In truth, you have trans-
endless gratitude and love
formed Woodlands in your time here, and you have touched the heart of each one of us. For this,
toward you. For that and so much more, thank you from the bottom
we are all so grateful.”
of our hearts.”
MARGARET ANDERSEN ’15 also gave a testimonial which said, in
The WA community presented him with a gift-wrapped box of
part, “On behalf of the student body, I would like to say thank you,
personal notes from all of the students, faculty and staff.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
HIGHLIGHTS of
T H E YEAR
Julian Alutto ’16
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“LET US LEAVE ACTS BEHIND US, NOT JUST WORDS,” SAINT MADELEINE
projects this year. These students were passionate about their organizations and worked hard to raise awareness and money for them.”
SOPHIE BARAT ONCE SAID, AND
The first quarter project was “Pro Labore Dei Coat/Warm-Items Drive”
WOODLANDS ACADEMY STUDENTS
a van full of warm items to be distributed to those in need in Chicago.
ARE TAKING THAT ADVICE TO HEART. During the Feast of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat ceremony, VANESSA FLORES ’15 described Goal Three by quoting from “Life at the Sacred Heart:” “Genuine love always takes the form of service. In a world plagued by injustice, torn by violence and fear, you must stand among the wounded and needy. At a school of the Sacred Heart . . . your studies will help you attain knowledge about social and moral issues. But knowledge of injustices is not enough . . . Sacred Heart education aspires to make you open-eyed, alert to the needs of others, generous and courageous in service.” Students earlier in the school year were applauded for their community service May 8 in the Chapel of the Sacred Heart. Theology Department Chair Mary Gramins said, “Today we recognize the students who put in a lot of their time and effort into our quarter service
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run by CAROLINE KORDELL ’15, who led Woodlands in collecting
The second quarter project was “Second Families,” led by the Service Club with the assistance of MORGAN KOHLMEYER ’15, who helped organize the advisories’ support of 17 families in need. The third quarter project was “Tunes for Tanzania,” led by MARY HURTGEN ’16, who helped raise $2,050 and collected musical instruments to be sent to Tanzania. And the fourth quarter project was “Misericordia Candy Days,” led by Learning Program teacher Vicki Browne, with the help of the Service Club. Woodlands collected more than $500. MORGAN KOHLMEYER ’15 was Service Club chair; GABREILA REID ’15 was vice chair; and CATHERINE ANDRADE ’16 was secretary.
FRESHMEN NEED TO DO AT LEAST
10 HOURS
OF SERVICE A YEAR
20 SOPHOMORES THROUGH SENIORS NEED TO VOLUNTEER AT LEAST
20 HOURS A YEAR
THREE SOPHOMORES DID
320 HOURS (OVER 13 DAYS) BEYOND THE YEAR’S REQUIREMENT
1,058 SEVEN JUNIORS DID
1,058 HOURS AND WERE RECOGNIZED FOR HAVING SERVICE AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR LIVES
839 SEVEN SENIORS DID
839 HOURS
BEYOND THE YEAR’S REQUIREMENT
Morgan Fellows ‘15
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Thank You to the Thomas A. Reynolds Family The Reynolds family endowed a scholarship to be awarded annually to
Mrs. Reynolds was known as a woman of strong faith and modeled for
a young woman who meets all admission criteria, demonstrates a strong
others, even in the midst of difficulty, the importance faith has in our
interest in attending Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, and for
lives. She was truly a woman of “courage, confidence and compassion.”
whom attending Woodlands would not be possible without a scholarship. Mrs. Reynolds had a deep love for the Sacred Heart and attributed so The scholarship is in memory of Suzanne F. Reynolds, an alumna of the
much of who she was to the education she received at the Sacred Heart.
former Sacred Heart Academy in Grosse Point, Michigan. Mrs. Reynolds
All who knew Mrs. Reynolds and the Sacred Heart noted that she
served generously in a variety of roles at Woodlands Academy including
embodied all of the values of the Sacred Heart and truly deserved
trustee. When she retired from the Board of Trustees, she was honored
to be called a Child of the Sacred Heart.
as trustee emerita – an honor never given prior to or after Mrs. Reynolds’ service on the board.
At the suggestion of Head of School Gerald Grossman, the family has agreed to name the outdoor classroom in memory of Mrs. Reynolds who loved gardening.
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GRADUATION & HONORS Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart graduated 47 young women on a beautiful summer evening June 4. Congratulations to each resilient child of the Sacred Heart. (TOP RIGHT; from left), ELEXIS MCGARGILL, valedictorian TARA GILL, ZARA ANDERSON and LAURA BARTUSIAK. (MIDDLE) MORGAN KOHLMEYER, who earned the Woodlands Service Award and the American Legion Award, and salutatorian MARGARET ANDERSEN, who also received the Woodlands Award. MARISA PERINO receives her honor cords. (BELOW) EMMA PARKINSON offered the class reflection and also earned the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award. She and GABRIELA REID were named representatives to the Alumnae Association, and JIAWEN TANG was honored with the Janet Erskine Stuart Award.
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C O L L E G E AC C E P TA N C E S Cla ss of 2015 (47 Students) ( ) = # accepted
COLLEGE COUNSELING PROGRAM HONORED (LEFT) Our College Counseling program was honored twice at the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling’s annual conference May 1. First, College Counselor Beth Gilfillan (right) assumed the office of president at the conference, which she planned in her former capacity as president-elect. Second, former College Counselor Naomi Ewing, who retired this year after nearly 20 years of service at Woodlands, received the association’s Patricia A. Kasowski Recognition Award for “long and meritorious service to the profession, the rendering of service to the association, the demonstration of leadership and, finally, service with distinction.”
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, DC (2) AMERICAN UNIV. OF PARIS, FRANCE (2) UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (3) AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL (2) AUGUSTANA COLLEGE, IL (2) BELMONT UNIVERSITY, TN BELOIT COLLEGE, WI BENTLEY UNIVERSITY, MA BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, MA BERRY COLLEGE, GA BOSTON COLLEGE, MA (2) BOSTON UNIVERSITY, MA (3) BRADLEY UNIVERSITY, IL (5) BRYANT UNIVERSITY, RI BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY, PA BUTLER UNIVERSITY, IN (3) UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA CARROLL UNIVERSITY, WI CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, OH CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, DC CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE, VT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, CA COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, SC COE COLLEGE, IA (2) UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER (2) COLUMBIA COLLEGE, CHICAGO (2) UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT CORNELL COLLEGE, IA (2) CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY, NE (2) UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON, OH (3) DENISON UNIVERSITY, OH UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, CO DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, IL (13) DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, IN (2) DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY, IL DRAKE UNIVERSITY, IA DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PA ELON UNIVERSITY, NC (4) EMERSON COLLEGE, MA (2) FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, CT (5) FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, NY FURMAN UNIVERSITY, SC (2) GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, DC GUILFORD COLLEGE, SC GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE, MN HAMLINE UNIVERSITY, MN HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE, MA HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY, NC (3) HOPE COLLEGE, MI UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-CHICAGO (4) UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-URBANA (10) ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (2) INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON (5) UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (7) IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY ITHACA COLLEGE, NY (2) JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY, OH (3) KALAMAZOO COLLEGE, MI UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS KNOX COLLEGE, IL LAKE FOREST COLLEGE, IL (3) LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, WI (2) LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, PA (2) LORAS COLLEGE, IA (2) LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO (6)
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, MARYLAND (2) LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS LUTHER COLLEGE, IA MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE, NY (3) MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, WI (8) UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST MCGILL UNIVERSITY, CANADA UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA MERRIMACK COLLEGE, MA MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OH (3) UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, FL (3) UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (3) UNIV. OF MINNESOTA, TWIN CITIES (4) UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA MT. HOLYOKE COLLEGE, MA NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY, IL UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, MA (2) NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (3) OHIO UNIVERSITY (2) OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (2) OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (2) UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, RI UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND, WA PURDUE UNIVERSITY, IN (3) UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS, CA UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND RHODES COLLEGE, TN RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, FL UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, NY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY, RI ROLLINS COLLEGE, FL COLLEGE OF ST. BENEDICT, MN ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY, MO ST. NORBERT COLLEGE, WI ST. OLAF COLLEGE, MN UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, MN SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY, CA SEWANEE: THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH SIMMONS COLLEGE, MA SKIDMORE COLLEGE, NY UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIV., TX (2) SPRING HILL COLLEGE, AL UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, SCOTLAND STONEHILL COLLEGE, MA (2) SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY, MA (3) UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, NY UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA, FL TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY TULANE UNIVERSITY, LA VALPORAISO UNIVERSITY, IN UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT (2) VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, PA (3) WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, NC WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS WELLESLEY COLLEGE, MA WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY WHEATON COLLEGE, MA (2) WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY, MN UNIV. OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (5) WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY, OH (4) COLLEGE OF WOOSTER, OH (2) XAVIER UNIVERSITY, OH (6)
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OUR YEAR IN PHOTOS
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR SENIORS (ABOVE) LAURA BARTUSIAK ‘15, TIANYU DAN ‘15 and YU SHANG ‘15
MATER PRAYER SERVICE (RIGHT) JERUSALEM ADAMS-SHEPARD ‘17 celebrates after Mater Prayer Service with her family.
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FLAG CEREMONY (TOP) MAYRA OROZCO ‘16 and CHLOE TOMKINS ‘15
FALL PLAY (RIGHT) “Anon(ymous),” an adaptation of Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey,” was the Theatre Department’s fall presentation in November. The cast included ARABELLA MCMENAMIN WALSHE ‘17
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“The best revenge for people who don’t accept you is to be happy.” – Tegan Quin Suggested by ERIN PATTIE ‘17
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BASKETBALL (LEFT) CATHERINE ANDRADE ‘16
SWIMMING (RIGHT ) CAYLEE HAMILTON ‘17 (far right) advanced to the IHSA state finals in swimming. She is pictured with swim team members (from left) MARY PINN ‘18, coach ROSEMARY BRIESCH and CAROLINE KORDELL ‘15.
VOLLEYBALL (BOTTOM) Our volleyball team won the IHSA regional championship and advanced to the sectional championship (Sweet 16) game. Shown in action is team member MARISA PERINO ‘16.
SOFTBALL (FAR LEFT) MIA OBERTO ‘17 was chosen ISL Softball Player of the Year. The team made it to the regional championships, and its coach, Rosemary Briesch, was honored as ISL Coach of the Year.
FIELD HOCKEY ( LEFT) WILLA DEBOOM ‘15
GYMNASTICS (MIDDLE) CAROLINE GRUMHAUS ‘16 placed 2nd All Around at the Eastern National Gymnastics Championships.
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WINTER DANCE (TOP) MCKENZIE CROWE ‘16, BRIDGET CARMODY ‘16 and JULIAN ALUTTO ‘16
WINTER WONDERWALK (LEFT) WILLA DEBOOM ‘15 and MOLLY ZISOOK ‘16 were among the many student helpers at this year’s event, which raised $90,000 to benefit our scholarship and financial aid program.
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CHRISTMAS CONCERT (RIGHT) FRANCHESCA PRIMO ‘15, DANIELA FUSCO ‘16 and CRYSTAL MONSALUD ‘16 were among the many choir members who performed during the Music Department’s annual Christmas Concert Dec. 4. The Symphonic Orchestra also was featured.
CHRISTMAS ANGELS (ABOVE) MADELYN MORRIS ‘16, ALYSSA SILGE ‘16, ELEANORE VANMARWIJK KOOY ‘16 and JULIAN ALUTTO ‘16.
SNOWY WINTER (LEFT) Construction at the expanded campus continued all winter, another harsh one. For the second year in a row, the week following Christmas break was shortened by two days due to below-zero temperatures and dangerous wind chills. February was ushered in by the”Blizzard of 2015,” the fifth-worst snow storm ever recorded in the Chicago area.
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MAY CROWNING (RIGHT) CRYSTAL MONSALUD ‘16, CHLOE TOMKINS ‘15 and SHI YU WANG ‘17 help make the May Crowning ceremony remarkable. May Crowning is a visible reminder that Mary’s example continues to endure even 2,000 years after her Assumption.
JUNIOR RING CEREMONY (BELOW) MIA HAGNELL ‘16 enjoys the moment after receiving her ring. The rings and medals presented are a reminder of the strong bond students feel within the Woodlands community as well as the Sacred Heart community.
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CONGÉ (BELOW) Congé re-connect SIOBHAN EGAN ‘10, RACHEL ROSENSTROCK ‘08, Director of Student Services CHRISTINE SCHMIDT and MICHELLE HENNINGS ‘08. This year’s event raised more than $300,000, most of which will be used for scholarships/financial aid.
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PROM (FAR LEFT) JIAWEN TANG ‘15 and JIAYI ZHENG ‘15 (LEFT) ANAIS SANTANA ‘15 (from left), ALEXANDRA WEIL ‘15, GIANNA HAGNELL ‘15, CAROLINE KORDELL ‘15 and KEIGHLEY NEMICKAS and their dates. (BOTTOM LEFT) ELEXIS MCGARGILL ’15
SPRING PLAY (RIGHT) The Theatre Department’s presentation of William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” in March featured the addition of some original music. The cast included ELEANOR RANDOLPH ‘16 and KATELYNN SOTO ‘17.
JUNIOR RING CEREMONY (BOTTOM) KELLY BOWLER ‘15 and CAROLINE IVES ‘16.
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A DECADE of Diligence
It has been a decade since their graduation from Woodlands Academy, and alumnae from the class of 2005 wanted to share what they have been up to since then. ALEXANDRA SPARR ’05 is a digital marketing professional with Driveaway Holidays and resides in Sydney, Australia. CLAIRE RUSCITTI ’05 is merchant manager at Groupon.
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JUNGMIN LEE ’05 is in a doctoral program at the art history department of Korea University in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to this she studied western art history and Chinese art history at Christie’s
Education in London (University of Glasgow) and graduated with a master’s in Chinese art history (2012). Her research proposal, “18th Century Britain and China Porcelain Trade: Supply and Demand in the Art Economy,” was selected by the National Research Foundation of Korea, and she had the honor of being Global Ph.D. Fellow and awarded a sizeable research grant for three years. While she still does the course work, Jungmin writes catalogues for the museum exhibitions and also publishes articles on Korean art to journals such as Oriental Ceramic Society in London. She also gives lectures (both in English and Korean) on Korean art history to undergraduate students at the Korea University and participates in numerous symposiums in the art history field. KARA DOLEZAL, M.D., ’05 writes, “Woodlands provided me with foundation and educational skills I needed to pursue a career in medicine. The small class size with more individualized education, particularly in the math and science areas, was crucial. Being a member of the Crew team for four years was the highlight of high school for me, and I believe the rigor of this sport developed the discipline that
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has carried me through my academic career. I have very fond memories of high school due to the nurturing environment and individual attention that I received during such formative years.” Kara is a doctor of ophthalmology and resides in Evanston.
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MEREDITH STRONG BUCARO ’05 shares, “Sal and I got married October 12, 2013, at Christ
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RACHEL LEWIS ’05 is a doctoral student in public history at Middle Tennessee State
Church in Lake Forest and had the reception at Saddle and Cycle Club in Chicago. Sal is attending
Kellogg Business School, and I am at Edelman.” The couple resides in Evanston.
University (MTSU), one of only a handful of universities to offer the degree, as an American
history generalist concentrating on museum and not-for-profit management. Public history is the application of history outside academia and encompasses areas such as museums, archives, national parks and historic preservation. In the fall of 2015, she will start her required professional residency
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at Frances Willard House Museum in Evanston. Before going to MTSU, Rachel received a master’s in public history from Loyola University, Chicago. Her interest in public history was sparked while at the Evanston History Center where she worked for two years after graduating from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, in 2009. At Augustana, Rachel earned an honor’s degree in history and political science, completed the interdisciplinary honors program, and was president of her sorority. She has mounted several exhibits, presented at academic conferences and has wanted to earn a doctorate since she was three; her mother holds one.
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NEWS AND
NOTES
MIRIAM SCHMIDT ’05 shares, “After graduating from Woodlands
“Due to increasing security concerns all volunteers were evacuated in
I have been on an unconventional career path. I yearned for work in the
the spring of 2012, and I was unable to say good-bye to my host family or
international development sector. My parents are German, and although
retrieve my belongings. I was then placed in Malawi where I coordinated
I grew up in the U.S., my life had a strong European influence in politics,
a first-time grant from the President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief.
academics and culture. The boarding school community at Woodlands
This allowed for education of youth in the treatment and prevention of
offered the opportunity for me to expand my interest in international
AIDS. All of my work has confirmed my passion for universal education
relationships along with my parents’ encouragement to travel. My friend-
of girls and confirmed my love of the Sacred Heart education I was
ships with students from South Korea paved the way for me to travel
privileged to have.
there with CATHERINE DELONG ’05 the summer after graduation. “I am working in London as project coordinator of ONE, an international “I attended the University of St. Andrews in Scotland which furthered my
campaigning and advocacy organization taking action to end poverty and
interest in international relations and development. In my third year,
preventable diseases, especially in Africa. It was cofounded by Bono of U2
I volunteered in an orphanage in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. After graduating,
and is supported by companies such as Apple, Starbucks and Coco-Cola.
I interned at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago focusing on the global
I will be working in offices all over the world and am excited to continue
AIDS initiative. Through a mentor at Abbott, Kathy Pickus, mother of
my career working on international development issues, to ensure good
WYNNE PICKUS ’16, I then decided to join the U.S. Peace Corps and
policy decisions are made for international aid.”
was placed for 27 months in Mali, West Africa. After three months of language training (I am now fluent in Bambara) I was placed with a host family and lived in a hut. I worked in a health center monitoring babies in malnutrition prevention and provided education on a variety of health topics to the local Malians as one in five babies dies from malnutrition
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
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BARBARA STERNIG ’60 writes, “I spent 20 years of my career as a senior reporter for the National Enquirer and have also worked for Star magazine, for KMPC and KLSX Radio here in
Los Angeles, for digital CRN Radio currently, have freelanced extensively, been a reporter for AOL’s Patch.com, and have written two books. My first book, ‘Secrets of a Tabloid Reporter,’ still sells on Amazon.com. My new book, ‘On Chestnut Street......a 1940s Childhood in Words and Pictures,’ came out last fall. It creates a picture of the world in which we
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CARLETTE MCMULLAN ’76 and husband John Gibbons are pictured with daughter Madeleine. Photo courtesy of © Elliot Holceker Photography The alumnae KRUEGER sisters are pictured enjoying a family wedding: LEILA ZSCHAU ’69, LAURA BROCK ’74, LESLIE BERTHA ‘70 and LYDIA SWALCHICK ’74.
Lydia shares, “One thing that has stayed with me my entire life and I
lived as children, fully illustrated with hundreds of vintage black and
received from the beautiful religious who taught me at Woodlands is that
white photographs taken by my late talented father. Last year I spent five
God blesses all of us with many gifts. Ours is the responsibility to develop
weeks in Burma (Myanmar) for a shocking immersion in another culture.
those gifts and give back to God for His glory.” Lydia recently produced
I’ve lived in Los Angeles since 1970. God has blessed me with the best of
a CD titled “Heavenly.”
health for which I am increasingly grateful.” MARY ELLEN TRAHAN ’70 has written a book titled “Living Well, Living Wise: Thriving Beyond Our Fashionable Stories.” She resides in Georgia.
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LORI LEGAT CLINE ’79 could not attend reunion but shares, “I will miss the fun reminiscing about the good old days when we used to skip Mass by hiding out in the confessional, hanging
beaker tongs onto the back of Sister Able’s lab coat when she wasn’t looking, zero period Latin class with Sister Franklin and being excited to
Woodlands alumnae from the classes of 1974 and 1975 gathered
pay the 50-cent fundraiser fee to wear jeans on Fridays. I constantly find
in Chicago to reconnect and enjoy the city. Pictured at 10 Pin,
humor in the fact that I went to an all-girls school and ended up in an all-
bottom row: MAUREEN HAGGERTY WARMUTH,
male profession and that at age 53 I am still wearing uniforms every day!
AUDREY SCISLOWICZ REINEBERG, JULIE SMITH TEWART,
As a pilot, ironically, computers on the Flight Deck do all my math for me
CATHY BECKMANN, and BETH TILLEY CARUANA.
proving that all those algebra classes we suffered through were completely
Top row: MARY CLARE SPENCER STARSHAK, KIKI SPENCER BATINA,
unnecessary! And while my grades in English were never tops, I almost
CATHERINE WIEGAND HERRMANN, DAWN TATGE BERNETT,
chuckle that among my many duties in the flight department, oversight of
ELIZABETH MANSFIELD CARROLL, and SUE REGAN.
editing and publishing an extremely detailed monthly training publication would probably cause our former English teachers to openly gasp!”
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JENIFER DREILING HOLDERMAN ’80 writes, “I have accepted
IRMA MEDINA MENDEZ ’95 shares, “I studied business administration,
a position with FEMA as an analyst and public information officer.
and I have been married for 12 years to Fernando Vega. We have 3 girls:
Helping those who have suddenly lost the most is extremely rewarding.”
Nicole, 8, Aui, 4, and María Fernanda, 2. We live in Mexico.”
Jenifer and family reside in Kansas.
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MARGARET (MAGGIE) WALSH, Ph.D., ’95 is Director of STEP Literacy KATE TRAYNOR KOLODZIEJCZAK ‘88 and husband John welcomed baby Anna born in April 2014. They reside in Northbrook.
at the University of Chicago’s Urban Education Institute.
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TERESA NUDO VITOLO ’97 and husband Michael welcomed twin babies Anthony Peter and Nicholas Paul to their family
JODY DEL CONTE ORTIZ ’88 is executive director of the Mother’s Trust Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)3 founded in 1998. She is a lifelong resident of Lake County and comes to Mothers
Trust with a wide spectrum of experiences in volunteering and business. Mothers Trust is dedicated to meeting the critical needs of low-income children in Lake County. The foundation has helped more than 25,000 children who are at or below the federal poverty level, and 30 percent list no income whatsoever.
Jan. 16, 2015. The twins join sisters Samantha, 3, and Tia, 2.
The family resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. ALLISON DURA PETERSON ’97 shares, “In August of 2011, I received my post-master’s certificate in nurse anesthesia from North Shore University HealthSystem
School of Nurse Anesthesia, Evanston. I started working with the Lake County Anesthesia division of Midwest Anesthesia Partners in December of 2011 as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).
VANESSA HALL LOPITAN ’90 writes, “I am the co-owner and creative
I provide anesthesia services for a wide range of surgical procedures.
director of my clothing brand Spiritual Gangster (www.spiritualgangster.
I work primarily in the operating rooms of Advocate Condell Medical
com) and mom of four: Sierra, 17, Malia, 13, Jedi, 5, and Jonah, 2.
Center in Libertyville and Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan.
My husband is Ian Lopitan, and we reside in Arizona.”
On Feb. 14, 2014, I was married at the Unity Temple in Oak Park to Travis A. Peterson of Wellsville, Kansas, an architect with Chipman
ABIGAIL MURRAY ’91 is a partner with Archolab and shares that
Design Architecture in Des Plaines. My maid of honor was
Archolab received a $135,000 Kresge Innovative Project Grant which
KIMBERLY YENGLIN ’97.”
provides revitalization to the community neighborhoods of Detroit.
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ANNA HORNECKER ’94 shares, “I work at FITFIRM in Austria presenting seminars for employees at Accenture and Microsoft for burnout prevention in order to provide the mental
aspect of golf and sport psychology. I coach golfers who are also on the
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!’” – Audrey Hepburn
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MARGARET WENZEL ’97 shares she is a fundraising consultant
ANNA BOYLE WELLS ’01 married Garrett Wells of Annapolis, Maryland,
and professional grant writer. Wenzel serves a variety of regional
in 2011 at Holy Name Cathedral. Classmates NEIVE SPARR HANAK,
and national performing arts, educational and human services
ELIZABETH RUSCITTI NONDORF, KATHERINE CAMPBELL,
organizations as well as independent filmmakers and artists. She is director
and LAUREN REYNOLDS SAWATSKY were all bridesmaids along with
of development at Howard Area Community Center and development
her sister, MALENA BOYLE ’00, as maid of honor. The couple resides
officer for The Lake Forest Symphony. She has worked in positions of
in Maryland.
leadership to advance various human services and cultural initiatives including ending illiteracy; improving health, economic, and political
EMLYN RICKETTS ’01 is in the Honors Pre-Law (CTE) at Jones College
conditions for women and children; making art and music available to
Preparatory High School in Chicago.
the greatest number of people; and creating a sustainable future for all life. Wenzel teaches local workshops on grant writing and donor stewardship and has been the Featured Non-Profit Contributor on the Fundraising Expert Panel for WLSA Radio in San Antonio. She previously served on the Fund Development Council of The Junior League of San Antonio
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CHRISTINA KAPOOR ’03 shares, “I have been working at Gunvati J Kapoor Medical Relief Charitable Foundation in Mumbai for the past five years. This foundation was
established in my grandmother’s name. Its focus area is health and education,
and was a founding member of The Junior Board of the Illinois Club
serving especially women and children. The foundation is working in
for Catholic Women. She received her bachelor’s degree in English
both Mumbai and Amritsar, India. Some of our projects have been setting
nonfiction creative writing from Loyola University New Orleans where
up our foundation’s services as a patient navigation system at Tata Memorial
she also studied sculpture and painting in the College of Music and Fine
Hospital in Mumbai, and just recently at Guru Ram Das Hospital in
Arts. In addition to her work as a professional fundraiser, she is a working
Amritsar. This service guides the patient throughout the hospital and
Chicago-based artist specializing in painting, illustration and photography.
helps with accommodations and financial assistance and any other issues
She is a Woodlands Academy Alumnae Association board member.
the patient may be having. In India, many cancer patients are not able
Photo courtesy of John Reilly Photography;
to ask questions or voice their concerns to their doctors or other staff
http://www.johnreillyphotography.com/
members. Our foundation reaches out to these patients so that they don’t
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end up abandoning treatment, and we are able to work with the hospital NEIVE SPARR HANAK ’01 married Mike Hanak Dec. 14,
in making sure the patients’ needs are met. We also are having education
2013, in the Sacred Heart Chapel Sheridan Road. Mike is a
projects through which we give scholarships to students at two colleges
physician at Rush Presbyterian Hospital, and she is a nurse
here in Mumbai. In return, they have to give back to the society by doing
at Illinois Masonic Hospital, both in Chicago. The couple resides in the city.
some social service project through our foundation or NGO’s foundations
Woodlands alumnae pictured are ELIZABETH RUSCITTI NONDORF ’01,
that we support in Mumbai. We also launched an education program in a
ANNA BOYLE WELLS ’01, HANAK, ALEXANDRA SPARR ’05, and
school for poor children in Mumbai in which our foundation staff works
MALENA BOYLE ’00.
daily with the students in first and fifth grade in subject areas where the students are lagging behind.”
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JEANINE CAVICCHIA ’04 writes, “I started at Caltech (California
SAMANTHA SCHOENEMAN ’04 writes, “Woodlands Academy taught
Institute of Technology) in September. I am working in development,
me the importance of serving one’s community. Both during and after
learning about fundraising in higher education. I’m working with their
college I volunteered by tutoring at-risk teenagers and helping nurses care
principal gifts team, assisting our trustees and high-capacity donors.”
for some of the sickest patients at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s
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Hospital of Chicago. At Lurie Children’s, I witnessed the joy of patients KATHRYN DILL ’04 graduated from NYU’s Graduate School
progressing from bedridden to playful and lively; I became dedicated
of Arts and Science with a master’s in journalism and
to a life in medicine. For nearly five years 3 I have coordinated pediatric
a Certificate in Business & Economic Reporting. Kathryn is
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radiology research and have co-authored eight medical publications. I also contributed my efforts to the Cloud 9 Candle Company, which gives all of
a full-time reporter at Forbes magazine.
its proceeds to Lurie Children’s. I coined the company motto and created BRITT FREITAG ’04 writes, “I will be the assistant dean of college
the company overview that appears on every Cloud 9 Candle box.
counseling for Blair Academy in Blairstown, NJ. I am married to Matthew
Cloud 9 has raised $20,000 for Lurie Children’s. I am now taking the next
Thomas from Augustine, Florida. We were married Sept. 13, 2014.”
step in my career by beginning medical school next August.”
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CAROLYN HALL NAPLETON ’04 and husband Gerald
CATHERINE LERUM ’06 is an attorney and was feature editor of the
are proud parents of son Emmett Joseph born Feb. 2.
Illinois University Law Review. She published an article, “Equal Pay
Emmett joins big sister Eleanor. The family resides in Chicago.
for Women Can Become a Reality: A Proposal for Enactment of the Paycheck Fairness Act.”
KATELYN PRATT OLLES ’04 married Christopher Olles of Dallas May 3, 2014. The couple resides in Dallas.
AMY REEDY ’04 shares, “I’m writer/director for my USC
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MI SUNG JUNG ’07 shares, “Since graduating at Berklee College of Music, I was in New York for a year and came back to Korea to explore the music industry
here. I am in a producer team called SouLime, and I met my partner from
graduate thesis film and have been working as a writer with
Berklee. We started to produce music together resulting in two demo
James Franco on the feature film he is producing of
CDs to give to as many labels as possible to promote ourselves as music
‘Don Quixote.’ My team and I just received best student film for a film
producers. We now have signed to a small independent label and started
I wrote and starred in titled ‘Love Song’ at the LA International
to release our own music instead of selling it to artists or companies.
Underground Film Festival, and the short film I directed, ‘Truth or Drink,’
Our label has no genre boundaries.”
just got into the 7th Annual Don Thompson Film Festival. I am receiving the Best Editing Award at the First Look Film Festival for the short film ‘OstrichLand’.”
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NICOLE WILMET ’07 spent two weeks at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland with the Moot Court Honor Society. Earlier this year she won second-best argument
at the International Law Conference in Washington D.C. She interned at the Illinois Board of Education in the legal department during spring semester and worked in a private firm this summer. She is starting her 3L year and will be graduating next spring.
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BREANNA KENDALL ’12 attends Duke University, and ABIGAIL KENDALL ’14 attends Villanova University and are pictured with their brother Jonathon. MARIA TORRES ARPI POUS ’13 shares, “I am part of the Jesuit Volunteer Program in Mexico along with 30 other people my age (18 to 20-year-olds) from around the
republic as a gap year between finishing high school and starting college.
MADDIE GUY ’08 is coxswain for the Lincoln Park men’s rowing team.
I am a volunteer in a home for girls “Hogar Providencia de Don Vasco IAP” in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán (five hours, by car, southwest of Mexico
ELIZABETH LERUM ’10 is a 2014 graduate of Knox College with a major
City). The institution serves as a home for 50 girls ranging from 5 to 19
in anthropology and sociology and a minor in gender and women’s studies.
years old; the girls come from situations of vulnerability like violence,
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poverty, dysfunctional families, etc. Being in the house gives them the MIA SWIFT ’10 graduated from the University of Notre
opportunity to study, to be dressed and eat well, but most importantly,
Dame in May of 2014 and is shown with sisters,
receive a moral education with which they will be able to face and live
LILY ’16 and BELLE ’12.
their lives. As society changes it is not enough to put a roof over the girls’ heads, give them food and studies, but to provide them with a space where
MORGAN MEKERTICHIAN ’10 shares, “I am working
they can grow and develop a high self-esteem so that later on they will
as an intern at a non-governmental organization in
be women of integrity, capable of facing the world.
The Hague in the Netherlands. It is an arts-based
organization that commissions projects to promote global peace and
“As a volunteer there, in the morning we serve the girls breakfast very
justice. I have been here for six months. I am very grateful to be here.”
early, help out in the home’s kitchen and the cook with all meals, support
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the administration and social work area of the home. Later, we accompany LESLIE DILL ’12 shares, “I am involved with the Creighton
the girls to and from school and help them with their homework. The girls
baseball team as a student manager and first female manager.
live there Sunday afternoon through Friday afternoon so they get picked
I also serve as the contact for potential recruits and their
up by their families for the weekends. It is such a rewarding job to be able
families. I send them their prospect camp evaluation data and speak
to share my life with the girls and with the work team of the home. All of
to them about the baseball program and the Creighton experience as a
the girls we work with are a constant source of joy and inspiration for us.”
whole. I’m currently working on a global marketing group project with one of the baseball players.
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KRISTEN HALVORSON ’12 shares, “I am serving on the Panhellenic
in Public Communications & Religious Studies, a minor in Mandarin
Council at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, as programing
Chinese and a certificate in Asian Studies. I want to focus on interfaith
coordinator, so I am overseeing all sororities.”
communications on the global scale, especially within Asia. On May 18 I begin as a public relations intern for the U.S. Department of State’s
CAROLINE KAGAN ’12 writes, “I am living in New York City and
new Office of Religious and Global Affairs. During my internship I will
interning at the Metropolitan Opera for the summer. I am a rising junior
write weekly reports for the office and serve as the office’s liaison to other
at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, studying
religious offices. Upon completion of my internship I travel to Bodh Gaya,
voice performance and performing arts management.”
India, for my fall semester abroad in a Buddhist Studies program. Bodh
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Gaya is the most important pilgrimage site for Buddhists, as this is the city EMILY BARTUSIAK ’13 attends Purdue University and
where Siddhartha Gautama became the enlightened Buddha under the
shares, “I finished studying abroad in Germany and have
Bodhi Tree. I will reside at the Burmese Vihara Monastery, living under
an internship with Motorola Solutions this summer.
the laws of monastic life while taking courses in Hindi language, Buddhist
I was taking an electrical engineering course at a university called Ostfalia in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. I stayed in Wolfenbüttel, but I also traveled to Berlin, Bremen, Bremenhaven and Hamburg.” KILLIAN MACDONALD ’13 shares, “I completed my sophomore year as part of the Honors Class at American University as a double major
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WOODL ANDS ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART • ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART, L AKE FOREST • BAR AT COLLEGE
RECONNECT • REUNITE • REMEMBER
Friday, October 2 - 3, 2015 For more information please contact: Tami Rocha ’80, Interim Advancement Director, t: 847.234.4300 x 228 e: trocha@woodlandsacademy.org
ALUMNAE
NEWS AND
In Memoriam
NOTES
( as of June 5, 2015 )
ROSE BATTAGALLIA, aunt of Elizabeth ’17 and Lauren ’12 Bettuzzi
DIANA SHANNON KNAPP ’50
LEONARD CARROLL BATTLE, grandfather of Meaghan Lanctot ’17
KEN LARSEN, grandfather of Erin Sivia ’10
CODY BRYANT, brother of Madison Bryant ’18
PEGGY LEIDER, mother of Meg L. Kreuter ’85
NANCY HOSKINS BUCHER ’61
HELEN LEONARD ’59, sister of Kitty Leonard Devers ’56
THERESE BURNS, mother-in-law of Maureen Gallagher Burns ’81
ROBERT J. MINES, grandfather of Elizabeth ’17 and Lauren ’12 Bettuzzi
COLLEEN MCVEY BYRNE ’45
STANISLAW MORYL, grandfather of Gabriela Gendak ’15
JANE M. BYRNE, aunt of Laura Fitzpatrick Torosian ’90
STEPHEN PACK, father of Livesey Pack ’13
MARGARET MARY CANNING, mother of Margaret C. Camellino ’76
DORLÉ A. POMIERSKI ’75, sister of Felice P. Allen ’73 and Michelle
and Kathleen C. Trkla ’88
Pomierski ’76
AIMEE COATH ’82, sister of Maureen C. Schwalle ’73 and
RICHARD RALSTON, father of Director of Student Services
Mary Faith C. Cook ’76; aunt of Kathleen Cook ’09
Christine Schmidt
MURRAY R. CONZELMAN, husband of former faculty member
SUZANNE FITZSIMONS REYNOLDS, Trustee Emerita of Woodlands
Gwen Gregory Conzelman
Academy of the Sacred Heart, mother of the late Julie R. Shaw ’71,
ELLSWORTH CORDESMAN, father of Anne C. Maxfield ’75 CHRISTINE CORIROSSI, mother of Geneva Corirossi ’99
Kathleen R. Lanctot ’73, the late Mary Clare R. Joyce ’75, Suzanne R. Hick ’79, and Mary Ellen R. Largay ’81; aunt of Mary G. Berner ’77 and Jenny C. Sanford ’80; sister-in-law of the late
ROBERT P. DHAMER, father of Therese D. Wetherald ’68,
Anne E. Skakel ’50, Sheila R. Berner ’52, Susan R. Sullivan ’55,
Mary D. Wiegand ’77, and Michelle D. Porter ’82
and Mary Ellen Reynolds ’57
LOIS ECKLAND, mother of Ann Raymond ’79 and Jane Rubin ’80;
RONALD ROBBINS, grandfather of Natalie Robbins ’15
grandmother of Elizabeth Eckland ’03
MARY TAYLOR SCHMITZ ’60
THOMAS E. ELLIOTT, father-in-law of former trustee Christine Elliott
JAMES SERKLAND, grandfather of Selene Serkland ’16
JOAN ENRIGHT, grandmother of Catherine Enright ’16
JAMES SMYTH, grandfather of Chloe Tomkins ’15
SHARON A. FANNING, aunt of Meaghan Long ’12
RICHARD SNORF, husband of Jennifer Sparrow Snorf ’76
SALVATORE FASANO, father-in-law of faculty member Rocco Gargiulo
PETER KING TIERNAN, Sr., father of former WAAA Board member
JOHN E. FIALKOWSKI, grandfather of Hayley Lovell ’13
Mary Beth Tiernan Kamraczewski ’75 and Lucia Tiernan Liljegren’77
MARY BANNERMAN FROST, mother of Katie F. Bibbs ’75
FRANK N. TROY, grandfather of Emma Ward ’16
BRENDA GARZA, sister of food service staff member Grace Hinojosa
MICHAEL E. WALSH, father of Megan K. Martin-Rohr ’93,
DONOVAN ANTHONY HALL, brother of Shalonda Jones ’15 JUDITH HAZARD ’56 REV. DENNIS HICKEY, brother of former trustee Mary H. Weiss ’66 JOHN T. HICKEY, father of Kathleen Hickey Barrie ’68 LEE B. KEATING, father of Sarah Keating ’96 MARY KINCAID KISSINGER, mother of psychologist Dr. Meg Kincaid LOIS SWEENEY KLUCK ’50
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Mary Ellen Walsh ’96, and Maureen Walsh ’98 ROBERT WILKINS, father of Teagan Wilkins ’17
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