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VOL. 1 • WintER 2011<br />
A PUBLICATION OF ELIZABETH SETON HIGH SCHOOL
VOL. 1<br />
Winter 2011<br />
3<br />
PRESIDENT’S<br />
MESSAGE<br />
4 - 9<br />
Music<br />
10 - 11<br />
Drama comes<br />
to <strong>Seton</strong><br />
12<br />
Service<br />
16<br />
Women’s Retreat<br />
17<br />
Advancement/<br />
Admissions<br />
18<br />
Alumnae<br />
23<br />
In Memory<br />
Advancement TEAM<br />
Front Cover: Sophomores;<br />
Jillian Barley (bottom left),<br />
Tiffany Gales (middle left),<br />
Mackenzi Olree (middle right),<br />
and Jennifer Perdomo.<br />
Sister Ellen Marie Hagar, ‘74<br />
President<br />
Kelli Horton<br />
Executive Director<br />
Erica Corbin, ‘00<br />
Associate Director<br />
Vision<br />
Maureen McCart<br />
Executive Manager<br />
<strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> provides a challenging college preparatory program for all young women who seek a community that celebrates<br />
diversity and creativity, fosters moral, spiritual, academic and physical growth, and promotes the Gospel values through service to others.<br />
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PRESIDENT’S<br />
MESSAGE<br />
Dear Friends of <strong>Seton</strong>,<br />
When we ushered in this New Year,<br />
I was reminded of last year’s theme of<br />
our 50th Anniversary, “Celebrate Your<br />
Story, Our History”. After more than a<br />
year at <strong>Seton</strong>, I have come to realize that<br />
there is really only one story to celebrate<br />
and that is our story, a story well worth<br />
preservation and progression.<br />
As an alumna of <strong>Seton</strong>, I am certainly<br />
part of its past, but now as president, I<br />
am not only part of <strong>Seton</strong>’s present, but<br />
more importantly, <strong>Seton</strong>’s future. This<br />
year has impressed upon me the very<br />
grave responsibility that not only I, but<br />
all of us, together, have for the future of<br />
<strong>Seton</strong>. I often say that I have come to<br />
understand my role as one who stands<br />
on the balcony looking out into the<br />
distance, while being firmly footed on<br />
the floor beneath me.<br />
As many of you may know, in the midst<br />
of celebrating our 50th Anniversary<br />
in the Year of the Alumnae, <strong>Seton</strong><br />
embarked on the development of a five<br />
year strategic plan. As with any plan, the<br />
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and<br />
threats have been identified, but more<br />
importantly, the vision of what is most<br />
needed for <strong>Seton</strong> has sounded loud and<br />
clear. May I share that vision with you?<br />
<strong>Seton</strong> must engage its entire<br />
community in its needs, in its<br />
successes, and in the preservation<br />
of its mission.<br />
Simply said, The Mission needs a<br />
Community and the Community needs<br />
a Mission!<br />
This unequivocal truth is at the heart of<br />
every effort that our Board of Directors,<br />
our Administration, and our <strong>Seton</strong><br />
Advancement Team will be making<br />
as they invite you to own, share, and<br />
promote the mission of <strong>Seton</strong>.<br />
The challenges that <strong>Seton</strong> faces in the<br />
future are significant, but they are also<br />
sustainable, if we see <strong>Seton</strong> as part of<br />
“our story and our success,” and if we see<br />
ourselves as “stewards of <strong>Seton</strong>’s story<br />
and its success”. To shape this vision, I<br />
leave you with three questions for your<br />
prayerful reflection:<br />
Does <strong>Seton</strong> reflect my values?<br />
Does supporting <strong>Seton</strong> feel right?<br />
What gift do I have to give?<br />
May God give us all the light to see <strong>Seton</strong><br />
as part of our story and the grace to do<br />
what <strong>Seton</strong> needs for its preservation<br />
and progression!<br />
Sister Ellen Marie Hagar’74<br />
President<br />
Mission<br />
The mission of <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> is to educate young women in the Spirit of St. <strong>Elizabeth</strong> Ann <strong>Seton</strong><br />
and St. Vincent de Paul, stressing Catholic values, academic excellence and service to those in need.<br />
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usic<br />
Tade Dosunmu ‘10<br />
4
Cabaret Comes to be a Cornerstone Show!<br />
By Dr. Kathleen Vadala<br />
What do you get when<br />
you give twenty-six<br />
high-powered singers the<br />
opportunity to create a performance that<br />
showcases their considerable talents?<br />
You get the fourth edition of Concert<br />
Choir’s bi-annual Cabaret show! Ever<br />
since last spring, members of <strong>Seton</strong>’s<br />
advanced choral ensemble have been<br />
thinking, planning, and dreaming about<br />
the music that they will put on stage<br />
this April 15, 16, and 17, when they<br />
share “Music on Film” with the <strong>Seton</strong><br />
community. This year, the emphasis<br />
on outreach to alumnae, initiated by<br />
President Sr. Ellen Marie Hagar, will<br />
be realized in a Cabaret performance<br />
specifically for alums.<br />
The Cabaret tradition began in 2005,<br />
when an out-of-town festival to which<br />
the Concert Choir had been invited was<br />
cancelled only weeks before its planned<br />
date in late February. With the wind<br />
taken out of that particular set of sails,<br />
the group needed a project. The idea of<br />
some kind of a show had been floated<br />
by students in previous years, but had<br />
never progressed beyond the talking<br />
stage. This time, students immediately<br />
dug in, taking responsibility for<br />
planning, staging, costuming, and<br />
rehearsing. We reserved a single date<br />
in the auditorium and chose music<br />
from Broadway shows as our theme.<br />
When I mentioned the project to Mrs.<br />
Burke, she asked if there would be<br />
refreshments served to an audience<br />
seated at tables in the true cabaret<br />
tradition. My historic response was, “As<br />
long as I don’t have to be in charge of<br />
it!” In true seat-of-the-pants fashion,<br />
we invented as we went along. Our first<br />
Cabaret chair Sue Wilkinson, mother of<br />
Caitlin ’06, arranged for tables, planned<br />
the décor and menu and bought every<br />
item that was needed. I designed the<br />
tickets, posters and programs and<br />
printed them on the school copier. We<br />
arranged to have tickets sold through<br />
the Guidance Office, and opened sales<br />
two weeks before the show. I checked<br />
ticket sales every day, concerned that<br />
the show would at least draw enough<br />
of an audience to reward the students’<br />
considerable efforts. I was flabbergasted<br />
to learn that all of the tickets had been<br />
sold within the first few days.<br />
The first soloist in the first show was<br />
Emily Casey ’09, now a vocal performance<br />
major at Catholic University, singing<br />
“I’ve Got The Sun In The Morning” from<br />
Annie Get Your Gun. Among the many<br />
highlights from that first show were<br />
selections from “Wicked,” “Chicago,” and<br />
“The Sound of Music,” along with solos<br />
from a vast array of Broadway shows.<br />
From that energetic beginning, students<br />
in subsequent “Cabaret years” fully<br />
understood that anything that they put<br />
on stage would rise or fall based on their<br />
own efforts. Now, they’ve chosen to put<br />
together Cabaret shows every other year,<br />
in the years when there is no music<br />
department trip.<br />
This year, students began with an<br />
assignment that asked them to investigate<br />
movie musicals and movie theme songs<br />
ranging from Shirley Temple’s films in<br />
the 1930’s to Disney’s 2009 release, “The<br />
Frog Princess.” They also conducted an<br />
informal survey to see what songs were<br />
recognized by respondents from a variety<br />
of age groups. Some of the favorites were<br />
movie themes like Moon River and Misty<br />
as well as songs from Chicago, (we will<br />
be remounting The Cellblock Tango,<br />
which appeared in the original 2005<br />
show!) Singin’ in the Rain, Hairspray,<br />
Hair, The Wiz, and Cinderella.<br />
One of the most arresting aspects of<br />
Cabaret Night is the changes that it<br />
often makes in the way students are<br />
perceived by their teachers and their<br />
peers. Athletic coaches comment that<br />
they never suspected that their varsity<br />
players could also sing solos; classroom<br />
teachers marvel at the onstage sparkle<br />
of the quietest girl in class, and fellow<br />
students are amazed by the sudden<br />
transformation into confident and<br />
engaging performers of classmates who<br />
are just an everyday part of the crowd in<br />
the cafeteria.<br />
The commitment of the parents who<br />
manage the hospitality aspects of the<br />
show, of the students who stretch<br />
themselves to produce a show worthy<br />
of the tradition, and of the <strong>Seton</strong><br />
administration who support the event<br />
is a testament to the way that the <strong>Seton</strong><br />
community works together.<br />
Right now it’s the beginning of October,<br />
and the 2011 show preparations<br />
are underway. Watch the website for<br />
ticketing information, and come enjoy<br />
an evening of music to remember. We<br />
especially hope to see alumnae who<br />
have performed in past shows.<br />
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W h e n p l a y i s w o r k &<br />
work is play<br />
By Deborah Hood, Department Chair of Music<br />
W<br />
hen most people finish their<br />
work, they “play.” When a<br />
musician “plays,” it is their<br />
work. This leads some to believe that<br />
studying and performing music is about<br />
playing INSTEAD of working! In fact,<br />
learning music is a long process that<br />
requires in-depth knowledge, precisely<br />
honed skills, and the commitment and<br />
perseverance to continue the work over<br />
years and years of study. Our Music<br />
Department at <strong>Seton</strong> excels at providing<br />
the opportunity and support for this kind<br />
of musical “play.”<br />
The <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Music<br />
Department is well known throughout<br />
our community and beyond for its<br />
high quality performances at local and<br />
national festivals, and for its popular<br />
and entertaining concerts, but many<br />
people don’t realize how rigorous and<br />
demanding the music curriculum is, or<br />
how our performing ensembles also<br />
contribute to <strong>Seton</strong>’s mission and vision.<br />
Take a look at the ways our music<br />
program supports three main aspects<br />
of <strong>Seton</strong>’s mission statement.<br />
Academic Excellence<br />
While the music curriculum itself is<br />
challenging, many of our music students<br />
also excel in Honors and AP courses.<br />
Music students are required to manage<br />
the demands of music study and practice<br />
along with other advanced academic<br />
courses. Many of our music students<br />
are also members of the National Honor<br />
Society and the <strong>Seton</strong> Scholars Program.<br />
In addition, the Music Department<br />
sponsors a chapter of Tri-M, the National<br />
Music Honor Society. Twenty-nine<br />
students are current members of this<br />
honor society for students who excel in<br />
music, academics, leadership, and service.<br />
At the top level of music courses, Wind<br />
Ensemble and Concert Choir, students<br />
can earn honors credit by committing<br />
to an array of extra-curricular music<br />
events, performances, auditions, and<br />
private lessons.<br />
<strong>Seton</strong>’s commitment to excellence in all<br />
endeavors is apparent in the coursework<br />
and performance level in music courses.<br />
All students are encouraged to challenge<br />
themselves daily, as rehearsals prepare<br />
for polished performances. All music<br />
ensembles compete in local, regional,<br />
and national adjudications, which<br />
prepare students for the demands of<br />
college performances.<br />
Rigorous, College-<br />
Preparatory Program<br />
Many of our music students go on to<br />
major in music performance or music<br />
education and have been very successful<br />
in college and professional careers. In fact,<br />
several of <strong>Seton</strong>’s alumnae are currently<br />
instrumental music directors in public<br />
and private schools: Gerianna Massimini<br />
(’05) at Archdiocese of Washington<br />
elementary schools, Phaedra McNair (‘93)<br />
at Kingsford Elementary <strong>School</strong> in Prince<br />
Georges County Public <strong>School</strong>s, Cici<br />
Klco (‘92) at McEaachern <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> in<br />
Atlanta, GA, and Francine Amos (’01) at<br />
Bishop McNamara <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />
<strong>Seton</strong>’s String Quartet: Jean Kate Salvacion ‘11, Ashley Stinson ‘12, Jasee Freeman ‘12,<br />
Imani Jasper ‘12<br />
The Concert Choir has performed<br />
regularly in the University of Maryland’s<br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Invitational Festival with<br />
nine other select choirs from the<br />
Washington and Baltimore area. Each<br />
high school performs one piece of<br />
music individually followed by several<br />
other pieces being sung as a combined<br />
choir as well as one additional piece<br />
being sung by the combined choir and<br />
the University of Maryland Chorale<br />
and Chamber Singers.<br />
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Sing to Him; sing praise to Him;<br />
tell of all His wonderful Deeds<br />
G<br />
od tells us over and over in<br />
the 150 Biblical psalms that<br />
he delights to hear our praises.<br />
He especially wants to hear our voices<br />
joined together in song and celebration.<br />
Mr. Samuel Cromwell, <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s Gospel Choir Director,<br />
leads our girls in doing just that.<br />
Having come to <strong>Seton</strong> 12 years ago, he<br />
has developed the Gospel Choir, which<br />
now includes 80 of our young women<br />
who enjoy singing, to use the full range<br />
of their talents to give glory to God.<br />
Although he is a full-time musician who<br />
works with several choirs, <strong>Seton</strong>’s gospel<br />
choir is the only high school choir that he<br />
directs. Mr. Cromwell has empowered<br />
the choir to reach a performance level<br />
that enables them to compete in at least<br />
two local and national competitions each<br />
year: their favorite being the Pathmark<br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Competition in New York.<br />
When the students compete, they are<br />
judged according to the following<br />
criteria: tone, quality of voice, rhythm,<br />
music selection and overall enthusiasm.<br />
<strong>Seton</strong>’s Gospel Choir also joins in<br />
concert with other area youth groups<br />
for seasonal celebrations. Their most<br />
recent performance of The Messiah with<br />
1 Chronicles 16:9<br />
the St. Augustine Choir in Washington<br />
DC invigorated everyone with joy and<br />
jubilation. Likewise, the Gospel Choir<br />
bears the responsibility of <strong>Seton</strong>’s<br />
liturgical music at masses and prayer<br />
services. Inspiring over 600 high<br />
school girls to magnify the Lord is an<br />
amazing grace that flows through our<br />
celebrations.<br />
We invite all of our alumnae to follow<br />
<strong>Seton</strong>’s website for performances<br />
of the Gospel Choir and to join us,<br />
whenever possible, to thank God for His<br />
bountiful blessings and His almighty<br />
omnipotence.<br />
“Participation in this festival,” says Dr.<br />
Kathleen Vadala, director of <strong>Seton</strong>’s choral<br />
ensemble, “is a mark of respect given to<br />
choirs who have mastered very difficult<br />
selections.” The Concert Choir began<br />
practicing for this festival in August in order<br />
to master their solo selection, “I Am Not<br />
Yours,” a poem written by Sara Teasdale<br />
and set to music by David N. Childs.<br />
Although the festival is not a competition,<br />
recognition of superior talent happens<br />
quite naturally as the performances are<br />
compared and the students are recognized<br />
for their contributions. The students<br />
benefit from singing on the college level in<br />
many ways: from learning to listen critically<br />
to music, to bringing a piece of music to<br />
the expected performance level.<br />
Service to Others<br />
Through the leadership of <strong>Seton</strong>’s Chapter<br />
of the Tri-M National Music Honor Society,<br />
our music students spend many hours in<br />
service to the school and the community.<br />
Even though the acceptance criteria require<br />
high GPA’s and exemplary musicianship,<br />
this group’s activities mainly focus on<br />
service to others, particularly through<br />
the use of music. Tri-M has sponsored<br />
carol singing at area nursing homes, and<br />
Christmas Day performances at Walter<br />
Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda<br />
Naval Medical Center to provide holiday<br />
spirit for the patients and staff who are<br />
spending Christmas Day in the hospital.<br />
In addition, our music students provide<br />
music for a variety of school events<br />
such as Open House, Baccalaureate and<br />
Graduation, Alumnae events, school<br />
fundraisers, and off-campus events such<br />
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W h e n p l a y i s w o r k &<br />
work is play (continued)<br />
as the 150th Anniversary Celebration of<br />
St. Ann’s Infant and Maternity Home<br />
at the Strathmore Music Center and a<br />
special reception at the Vatican Embassy<br />
for the Papal Nuncio. Our music students<br />
generously give of their time and talent<br />
throughout the year whenever and<br />
wherever needed. They learn to recognize<br />
and appreciate the value of sharing their art<br />
with others and to experience the joy they<br />
can provide to the elderly, the sick, and<br />
the lonely. To develop a talent and share<br />
it with others without the expectation<br />
of reimbursement or recognition is a<br />
valuable lesson that our music students<br />
take to heart. They will carry this lesson<br />
with them throughout life.<br />
Through challenging rehearsals, coursework,<br />
and performances, our music department<br />
teaches students to strive for perfection<br />
in their work; to give attention to detail;<br />
and to persevere through frustration as they<br />
strive for academic and artistic excellence.<br />
Students in the Music Department move<br />
through a series of increasingly advanced<br />
performing ensembles, gaining skills and<br />
knowledge, in preparation for a successful<br />
college experience.<br />
Finally, our music students give generously<br />
in service to others by using their<br />
talents in a variety of ways to enhance<br />
school events and to provide moments<br />
of happiness to the less fortunate in the<br />
community.<br />
Emily Castelli ‘12 soothes us with String Music.<br />
In these ways, our Music Department<br />
truly embodies the <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> mission and vision. These students<br />
exemplify what we value most at <strong>Seton</strong>:<br />
students who are engaged in learning,<br />
striving for excellence, giving of themselves,<br />
and working together for a greater goal than<br />
one’s own personal reward.<br />
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C e l e b r a t i n g t h e H e a r t &<br />
Soul of Christmas<br />
T<br />
he Spirit of Christmas resounded<br />
in the hearts and souls of<br />
those who celebrated Christmas<br />
with <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s<br />
music groups. The students’ exquisite<br />
performance of sacred music, traditional<br />
carols and holiday favorites was spiritually<br />
uplifting as it resonated with all<br />
that we believe about Christmas.<br />
For students, these performances began<br />
in late October with steady practices,<br />
critical reviews, and student involvement<br />
in the final selection of songs that are<br />
shared. For alumnae, faculty members,<br />
parents, and the entire <strong>Seton</strong> Community,<br />
it began on December 5th as the Gospel<br />
Choir and the Divine Dancers presented<br />
Rejoice. This celebration of worship<br />
and praise music, under the direction of<br />
Mr. Samuel Cromwell, prepared our<br />
hearts and souls during the holy season<br />
of Advent.<br />
Sacred music continued to lift our hearts<br />
and souls on December 8, The Feast<br />
of the Immaculate Conception, when<br />
<strong>Seton</strong>’s choral groups honored Mary, the<br />
mother of Jesus with songs of joy and<br />
thanksgiving. At this concert, under<br />
the direction of Dr. Kathleen Vadala,<br />
each choral group performed traditional<br />
carols from the United Kingdom that<br />
allowed us to freely celebrate our<br />
Christian faith and belief. The mix<br />
of both familiar and unfamiliar music<br />
delighted the audience with songs they<br />
love or remember and with songs that<br />
surprise and charm them. Among the<br />
audience favorites were O Come All Ye<br />
Faithful, The Carole of The Bells, and The<br />
Twelve Days of Christmas. Exuberance<br />
and excitement filled the auditorium as<br />
hearts and souls were united in the true<br />
blessings of Christmas.<br />
The celebration of Christmas continued<br />
on December 10 with <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s instrumental concert,<br />
under the direction of Ms. Debra Hood.<br />
Regardless of your music preference,<br />
you were sure to enjoy this concert<br />
performed by Our Wind Ensemble,<br />
Our Orchestra, Our Concert Band, Our<br />
Jazz Band, and Our Symphonic Band.<br />
Holiday music and other practiced<br />
pieces gladdened the spirits of the<br />
audience especially when favorite carols<br />
were played in unique arrangements.<br />
At <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, there is<br />
no celebration of Christmas without our<br />
Christian faith. With praise and thanks,<br />
we gave God the glory and we freely<br />
performed sacred music that is the heart<br />
and soul of Christmas!<br />
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DRAMA<br />
comes<br />
to <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong> high<br />
school In the form of<br />
Little women<br />
Kia Burrell,<br />
as Hannah, manages<br />
a sweet smile<br />
when handed Aunt<br />
March’s family<br />
Christmas present.<br />
Beth, played by<br />
Sarah Larkin,<br />
commiserates with<br />
Jo, “Oh, Jo, I just<br />
don’t know how you<br />
can go on working<br />
for Aunt March”.<br />
Kaitlyn Phillips,<br />
Marmee, and<br />
Natalia Esteve, Jo,<br />
celebrate Jo’s<br />
first story<br />
being published.<br />
Jealous Amy,<br />
played by<br />
Erin Pratico,<br />
defiantly announces<br />
that she has just<br />
burned Jo’s other<br />
stories.<br />
Meg, played by<br />
Natalie Ridgley,<br />
gives her hand<br />
in marriage to<br />
M r . J o hn B r o o k s .<br />
Aunt March,<br />
played by Lydia<br />
Clemens, knows<br />
what is best<br />
f o r e v e r y o n e .
And in the Seniors’ Star<br />
SOCCER season!<br />
Seniors stun<br />
soccer fans<br />
in 3-1 victory<br />
over PVI.<br />
10 Seniors<br />
lead <strong>Seton</strong> to<br />
its best soccer<br />
season since<br />
the 90’s.<br />
Nia Walcott<br />
heads to Howard<br />
on a 90% Soccer<br />
Scholarship.<br />
1st play-off<br />
game against<br />
St. John’s<br />
requires 2 days,<br />
2 overtimes, and<br />
an 8 kicker<br />
p e n a l t y k i c k .<br />
“Having had 10 seniors and no major injuries”, according to Mel Nai, <strong>Seton</strong>’s<br />
Varsity Soccer Coach, helped <strong>Seton</strong> advance from dead last to 3rd in the WCAC,<br />
but she continues, “what really motivated these girls, some of whom had been<br />
playing together since they were 10 years old, was their chemistry. They worked<br />
hard in season and out of season to play well for each other. They were different<br />
personalities who grew closer as a group, and that gave them a bond, ‘Stronger<br />
than Sisterhood’. They are, without a doubt, the most talented soccer team that<br />
<strong>Seton</strong> has seen in a long time.”<br />
7 <strong>Seton</strong><br />
Players earn<br />
distinguished<br />
recognition<br />
i n t h e W C A C .
ERVICE<br />
Karen Orellana, ‘12<br />
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“What God asks<br />
of us is to have<br />
great care to<br />
serve the poor”<br />
St. Vincent de Paul<br />
I<br />
n the spirit of Saint <strong>Elizabeth</strong> Ann<br />
<strong>Seton</strong> and Saint Vincent de Paul,<br />
<strong>Seton</strong>’s young women perform<br />
at least 20 hours of service each year.<br />
Much of <strong>Seton</strong>’s Vincentian service is<br />
moderated by Sister Catherine France,<br />
DC. Vincentian service is a spiritually<br />
oriented service of those who suffer<br />
poverty and is named after St. Vincent<br />
de Paul. Before the students begin their<br />
particular service, Sister Catherine<br />
prays with them and after their<br />
service, they reflect together on what<br />
has happened in their time of giving.<br />
This reflection encourages students to<br />
be thankful for the blessings in their<br />
own lives.<br />
The various projects and activities<br />
in which the students participate<br />
include St. Ann’s Day Care Center.<br />
The students make weekly Tuesday<br />
visits to St. Ann’s to interact with the<br />
children, and they spend one on one<br />
time with them. Their main ministry<br />
during their visit is to help care for<br />
the children. To be selfless and to give<br />
your full attention and love to children,<br />
even for that short hour, is such a gift<br />
to those young children. When they<br />
see our <strong>Seton</strong> students coming, they<br />
light up with big smiles!<br />
St. Vincent de Paul said, “We must<br />
soften our hearts and make them<br />
sensitive to the suffering and worries<br />
of our neighbor.” Students draw on<br />
this Vincentian inspiration when they<br />
visit Sacred Heart Nursing Home<br />
Urban Plunge<br />
Urban Plunge is an overnight retreat<br />
that allows <strong>Seton</strong> students to interact<br />
with the people who call the streets of<br />
DC their home. It is a weekend spent<br />
visiting various homeless shelters<br />
including the Father McKenna Center<br />
and Food for Friends. Our girls serve<br />
food and break bread with homeless<br />
people who come there each day<br />
looking for their next warm meal and a<br />
place to sleep. The retreat focuses on the<br />
injustice that some people face in their<br />
life, and the ways that our students can<br />
counter injustice.<br />
The program, which evolved back in<br />
March 2009, under the guidance of Ms.<br />
Lisa Brininstool and Mrs. Teresa Clancy<br />
Jackson, involves 30 retreat students,<br />
5 student leaders, and over 12 faculty<br />
members. The retreat starts on a Friday<br />
night with a drive around Washington<br />
DC’s inner city. This tour presents<br />
an “eye-opening” experience of life for<br />
those who have none, and it shows<br />
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Mary Jo Rohrer, ‘12
SERVICE (continued)<br />
Urban Plunge (continued)<br />
twice a month. The beauty of this<br />
ministry is the time students take to<br />
listen and to share stories. Often, all<br />
it takes is a smiling face or just sitting<br />
with someone to let them know that<br />
they are cared for and not forgotten.<br />
This is learning that lasts a lifetime:<br />
give even an hour of your day to make<br />
someone else feel joyful.<br />
Hunger is defined as the uneasy or<br />
painful sensation due to lack of food.<br />
Sandwiches for S.O.M.E. (So Others<br />
May Eat) are a service to relieve this<br />
terrible sensation: sandwiches are<br />
made each Thursday in <strong>Seton</strong>’s school<br />
kitchen by students. After many<br />
years of doing this, the process has<br />
been perfected: Sr. Catherine knows<br />
just the right type of bread, jam, and<br />
peanut butter to acquire, and just how<br />
to organize her girls in the making<br />
of 400 sandwiches in an hour’s time.<br />
Once the sandwiches are made, Mr.<br />
Anthony Kirwan, <strong>Seton</strong>’s beloved<br />
bus driver, takes them to S.O.M.E.<br />
Our <strong>Seton</strong> students are blessed for<br />
serving the poor, the disadvantaged,<br />
and the forgotten whether it is face to<br />
face or indirectly. These experiences<br />
help them grow as individuals who<br />
can later offer the best of themselves<br />
in the spirit of Vincentian service!<br />
the struggle of those who survive with<br />
nothing. Next, they stop at the Father<br />
McKenna Center, a shelter near Union<br />
Station. The <strong>Seton</strong> faculty members<br />
provide dinner for everyone, and the<br />
students gather to serve and eat with<br />
those who visit for the night. After<br />
dinner, the retreat participants return<br />
to <strong>Seton</strong> for their own version of<br />
staying overnight in a shelter. They<br />
spend the remainder of the evening in<br />
reflection and prayer, and then retire to<br />
makeshift beds that simulate sleeping<br />
on uncomfortable surfaces. Early<br />
Saturday morning, they continue their<br />
experience of service and implementing<br />
social justice as they break into groups<br />
and spend the day at different local<br />
shelters. They, then, come together in<br />
prayer and thanksgiving and conclude<br />
with mass.<br />
The Urban Plunge retreat teaches<br />
students how to effectively give back<br />
to their community. During their<br />
experience, they are challenged to<br />
evaluate each situation using the “See,<br />
Judge, and Act” method. This method<br />
urges them to stop and explore the<br />
facts of being homeless, in order to gain<br />
a greater understanding of the people<br />
whom they meet, and to sit beside<br />
them, if only for a day. This may lead<br />
to debunking any ideas and stereotypes<br />
they may have carried before the retreat.<br />
Afterward, they decipher the rights<br />
and the wrongs of the situation based<br />
on their understanding. Lastly, they<br />
discuss and build strategies for helping<br />
the growing population of homeless<br />
people. As part of <strong>Seton</strong>’s drive to instill<br />
social justice in a world full of injustices,<br />
the school encourages students to take<br />
part in the Urban Plunge experience<br />
to develop compassion for those who<br />
are less fortunate, and to assure them<br />
that they have the capability and the<br />
voice to make a difference in the lives<br />
of others.<br />
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Having a Mary Heart in<br />
a Martha World<br />
Now as they went on their way,<br />
he entered a certain village,<br />
where a woman named Martha<br />
welcomed him into her home. She had a<br />
sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s<br />
feet and listened to what he was saying.<br />
But Martha was distracted by her many<br />
tasks; so she came to him and asked, “Lord,<br />
do you not care that my sister has left me<br />
to do all the work by myself? Tell her then<br />
to help me.” But the Lord answered her,<br />
“Martha, Martha, you are worried and<br />
distracted by many things; there is need<br />
of only one thing. Mary has chosen the<br />
better part, which will not be taken away<br />
from her” (Luke 10:38-42).<br />
<strong>Seton</strong>’s first Annual Women’s Retreat<br />
gathered over 30 women who, challenged<br />
by the many demands of family,<br />
work, and ministry, were brave enough<br />
to sit at the feet of Jesus with their<br />
sisters. Yolanda Wilson ’89 resonated<br />
immediately with the women, who often<br />
feel cumbered about much serving, as<br />
she challenged them to not be tempted<br />
by “busyness”, but to embrace their work<br />
as “His business”. “Such a challenge”,<br />
said Yolanda, “requires letting our horse<br />
(our personal relationship with Jesus)<br />
pull our cart (our workload). On the other<br />
hand, “pulling the cart by ourselves often<br />
leads to frustration, discouragement, and<br />
resentment. Service without our Savior<br />
is meaningless,” she added.<br />
“Sitting at the feet of Jesus gives us time<br />
to discover our motives for serving and<br />
time to rid ourselves of false motives:<br />
impressing someone, external rewards,<br />
hard to say no, feeling good about<br />
ourselves. Why we serve is as important<br />
as how we serve,” Wilson proposed.<br />
Sitting with our sisters in small group<br />
discussions about women in scripture,<br />
led by Colleen Perret ‘80, allowed the<br />
women to explore ways that they can<br />
support one another in womanhood<br />
and in service. Finding the strength<br />
of sisterhood, as did many women<br />
in scripture, was much like finding<br />
The Pearl of Great Price.<br />
After lunch and more sharing, Rene<br />
Green ’81 led the women in a reflection<br />
on “Stewarding Our Gifts for the Benefit<br />
of Others”. “Because we believe, we are<br />
called to share what we have received<br />
now and in the future. Our gifts are<br />
a legacy of love from God to us, a<br />
legacy that requires planned giving:<br />
commitments now and at the end of<br />
our life that reflect our convictions;<br />
benevolence that bestows our blessings<br />
upon others,” challenged Green.<br />
“Stewardship also requires sitting at the<br />
feet of Jesus and asking Him to show us<br />
how to give. Stewardship necessitates a<br />
magnanimous Mary heart rather than<br />
a martyred Martha heart The transformation<br />
of your heart takes time: with Jesus<br />
who longs to have a personal relationship<br />
with you,” concluded Wilson.<br />
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Dear Friends,<br />
In the seven and a half years that I<br />
have worked at <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>, I have learned so much. This<br />
is an amazing community of students,<br />
parents, alumnae, and faculty and staff.<br />
Our students come from 5 counties and<br />
over a dozen elementary and middle<br />
schools. Few have gone to a single sex<br />
school and may view that change with<br />
some trepidation. Our feeder schools<br />
are public, private, religious and nondenominational.<br />
<strong>Seton</strong> has a well-deserved reputation<br />
for high academic standards. We offer<br />
classes from bio-ethics to ceramics,<br />
karate to honors physics and photo<br />
journalism to Advanced Placement<br />
calculus. <strong>Seton</strong> is constantly evaluating<br />
its courses to offer the students the latest<br />
in technology and science to both meet<br />
the demands of the students for more<br />
challenging courses and to prepare them<br />
for a smooth transition to college. Our<br />
students excel in the most demanding<br />
courses and do well in the AP exams.<br />
What is most amazing to me is the<br />
way that our families give back. The<br />
students collect a mountain of food at<br />
Thanksgiving for SOME. Throughout<br />
the year, the <strong>Seton</strong> girls make sandwiches<br />
on a regular basis for a shelter.<br />
They visit nursing homes and day<br />
care centers and volunteer as translators<br />
for Back to <strong>School</strong> Night at<br />
our neighboring elementary schools.<br />
They donate money for areas around<br />
the world that suffer devastating<br />
events like the Asian tsunami and the<br />
Haitian earthquake. The students are<br />
required to perform 10 hours of service<br />
each semester, but they average about<br />
twice that each year.<br />
Parents and students are very generous<br />
with their time for the varied activities<br />
at <strong>Seton</strong> throughout the year. Their<br />
work is invaluable to the music and<br />
athletics programs through the various<br />
parent organizations. They volunteer<br />
their evenings to make phone calls to<br />
contact <strong>Seton</strong> graduates about making<br />
financial donations to support <strong>Seton</strong>.<br />
The alumnae enjoying hearing about the<br />
<strong>Seton</strong> of today and respond generously<br />
to the phone calls. <strong>Seton</strong>’s Gala last year<br />
required hours of planning and many<br />
people to make it the success that it was.<br />
Parents, students and graduates gave<br />
willingly of their time, made donations<br />
to support the event, and attended to<br />
make the Gala a great success.<br />
Last fall, we received a matching grant<br />
from the State of Maryland to upgrade<br />
the field and add lighting and new<br />
bleachers. We needed to raise $25,000<br />
in a short period of time as a condition<br />
of receiving the grant. The <strong>Seton</strong> parents<br />
and graduates responded and made the<br />
grant and those improvements possible<br />
through their generous support.<br />
<strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> is a<br />
community of people who value the<br />
education that <strong>Seton</strong> provides and the<br />
commitment of the faculty and staff to<br />
the students. <strong>Seton</strong> has a wonderful<br />
history of accomplishments: being<br />
named a Blue Ribbon school, winning<br />
championships in volleyball, track and<br />
basketball, to name a few, and music<br />
groups that take the top prizes at each<br />
adjudication that they enter. Most<br />
importantly, we are a community that<br />
values diversity and teaches our students<br />
to be educated women of character who<br />
support <strong>Seton</strong> and their community<br />
with their time and resources.<br />
Truly yours,<br />
Maureen McCart<br />
Executive Manager<br />
<strong>Seton</strong> Advancement<br />
Expect the <strong>Seton</strong> Fund (<strong>Seton</strong>’s Annual Appeal) in your mailboxes in April.<br />
The <strong>Seton</strong> Fund is a pledge program; pledging enables our friends to give<br />
more generously with their other economic responsibilities.<br />
A Warm new welcome<br />
From <strong>Seton</strong><br />
Melissa Davey ’99<br />
took her seat as <strong>Seton</strong>’s<br />
Director of Admissions<br />
in August of 2010.<br />
She spent her first<br />
years at <strong>Seton</strong> teaching<br />
psychology and sociology as well as<br />
directing the Bayley Program. As she<br />
began her new position, Melissa found<br />
herself in a first-class operation thanks to<br />
the successful work of her predecessor,<br />
Dawn Schiavone. At the same time,<br />
she discovered some challenges as<br />
she familiarized herself with the many<br />
details of her responsibility and as she<br />
learned the current statistics of the<br />
surrounding area’s Catholic elementary<br />
and middle schools.<br />
Her goal as Director of Admissions is<br />
to pique the interest and to increase<br />
the entrance of prospective students<br />
who come to visit the school. She has<br />
continued to expand recruitment into<br />
Anne Arundel and Calvert counties.<br />
She has been successful in identifying<br />
and recruiting young girls who have<br />
the potential to grow and thrive in the<br />
<strong>Seton</strong> community.<br />
Melissa loves being the spokesperson<br />
for <strong>Seton</strong>. She believes that <strong>Seton</strong> has a<br />
nurturing environment in which parents’<br />
daughters can develop into their own<br />
person. Furthermore, she finds it “easy<br />
to be the spokesperson for a school in<br />
which she believes.” As a graduate and<br />
former teacher of the school, Melissa<br />
possesses a keen understanding of the<br />
environment, the mission, and the<br />
faculty and staff. She is aware of both<br />
the sacrifices and the benefits of an<br />
excellent Catholic education, and she<br />
believes in its value for today’s young<br />
women. Likewise, <strong>Seton</strong> believes that<br />
Melissa will be successful in recruiting<br />
students who will bring talent and<br />
creativity to <strong>Seton</strong>’s classrooms and<br />
flourish into future leaders.<br />
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18<br />
LUMNAE
Weekend Exceeds Expectations for All<br />
On Halloween weekend, the<br />
Classes of 70, 80, and 90<br />
wore no costumes or masks<br />
as they returned to <strong>Seton</strong> hoping to<br />
recognize former classmates and recall<br />
fabulous memories. E-vites, phone<br />
calls, and Facebook helped to find one<br />
another again as the planning committee<br />
organized the details of decorations, the<br />
dance, and the dinner.<br />
Finally, Friday came and alums poured<br />
into the upper student lobby to meet and<br />
greet one another at the wine and cheese<br />
reception. There was just no end to the<br />
laughter and the joy of being with one<br />
another. Gladdened in spirit, the Class of<br />
70 continued the party at The Italian Inn.<br />
The Class of 90 moved on to Franklin’s,<br />
and the Class of 80 just didn’t go home.<br />
More stories to share, more news to tell,<br />
and more pictures to show prompted<br />
everyone to make a night of it.<br />
Saturday’s dinner and dance allowed<br />
alums to re-connect with one another as<br />
well as to remotely connect with those<br />
who had joined online. In between picture<br />
taking, tours of <strong>Seton</strong>, and shopping in<br />
the bookstore, alums viewed class movies<br />
of “The Way They Were”.<br />
Sunday, some alums returned again<br />
for a mass in the Sisters’ Chapel where<br />
the Eucharistic meal fed, nourished<br />
and bonded them together in ties not<br />
to be broken.<br />
The eloquent words of Juanita Lucas-<br />
McLean ’70 express the enthusiasm, the<br />
energy, and the excitement of those who<br />
attended, “How wonderful our weekend<br />
was! Each day got better and better for<br />
me. Having not been back in 40 years,<br />
it was very gratifying and heart-warming<br />
to bond once again with my classmates.<br />
I say that with true sincerity. I have come<br />
to realize that the <strong>Seton</strong> experience, the<br />
spiritual grounding that we received and<br />
the bonds that we formulated as young<br />
ladies have carried us through life and<br />
have influenced the women that we<br />
have become. Greeting each other on<br />
Friday, being genuinely happy to see<br />
our classmates, being silly on Saturday<br />
at the dance as we danced line, soul,<br />
and our grand finale (the girls’ only<br />
circle of friendship dance), and finally<br />
fortifying ourselves spiritually at mass on<br />
Sunday morning all contributed to one<br />
fabulous reunion weekend. I challenge<br />
every woman from the class of ’70, ’80<br />
and ’90 to keep this momentum going.<br />
And, let’s give back financially to <strong>Seton</strong><br />
where the foundation for our educational<br />
experience, spirituality, and character<br />
building began.”<br />
Juanita’s passion is equally shared by<br />
Patti Aluise ’70 who has just joined our<br />
Alumnae Association and who says, “I’m<br />
still on a high. I’m also on a quest to find<br />
the rest of our class.” <strong>Seton</strong>’s president,<br />
Sister Ellen Marie, has this to say, “The<br />
spirit of the alums flowed throughout the<br />
student lobby. It was fun, but it was also<br />
profound. These classes decided early on<br />
that their reunion would not be all about<br />
them. They chose to give back to <strong>Seton</strong>.<br />
They worked hard, secured donations,<br />
and gave of their time and talent so they<br />
could leave <strong>Seton</strong> with a gift from every<br />
ticket sold. Their total gift of $3000 of<br />
scholarship monies for those who struggle<br />
to stay at <strong>Seton</strong> was a very selfless way of<br />
passing on the torch of <strong>Seton</strong>’s “light to<br />
know and grace to do”. It was a sacred<br />
moment for me to see that these words<br />
are engraved on their hearts and souls.<br />
The entire weekend was much more than<br />
“a woman thing”; it was indeed a “Godly<br />
encounter of sisterhood”.<br />
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Class Notes<br />
1960’s<br />
Janet (Bonomo)<br />
Thompson ‘64<br />
is a RN Case Manager at University of<br />
Maryland Medical System in Baltimore,<br />
Maryland. She lives in Odenton, Maryland<br />
and she is blessed with 2 children and 5<br />
grandchildren.<br />
1970’s<br />
Gerry (Byrnes) Hahn ’70<br />
attended Johns Hopkins Hospital<br />
<strong>School</strong> of Nursing after her graduation<br />
from <strong>Seton</strong>. She was a member of their<br />
last class graduating from the 3 year<br />
diploma program. She worked part time<br />
in various nursing areas, but she found<br />
her most rewarding work over the past<br />
10 years in hospice care. She is married<br />
for the second time with 2 children and<br />
2 grandchildren.<br />
Jacquelyne Wilson, R.N. ’70<br />
is currently working in the nursing field<br />
of medical and cosmetic Dermatology.<br />
Before that, she spent thirty years working<br />
as a nurse in Obstetrics/Gynecology.<br />
While in this field, she had the joy of<br />
being the delivery nurse for two of her<br />
daughters. Her oldest granddaughter,<br />
Drew, is a freshman at <strong>Seton</strong>.<br />
Carol (Gerhardt)<br />
Bachman ’70<br />
became a step-grandmother on June 19th<br />
2010 to a baby boy! She also works as<br />
the Team Lead on a $5 Million Contract.<br />
Debra J. Cleary ’71<br />
is enjoying life on Kent Island in<br />
Maryland. She has three healthy adult<br />
children, and she has been blessed with<br />
nine grandchildren.<br />
Mindie (Garrison)<br />
Burgoyne ’77<br />
has released her book entitled Haunted<br />
Eastern Shore: Ghostly Tales from East of<br />
the Chesapeake. Mindie writes for several<br />
different travel blogs and conducts tours<br />
of mystical and haunted sites.<br />
Trish Harkins-Dunn ’78<br />
was on Season 7 of the TV Show Survivor,<br />
where she had many great adventures<br />
and ate disgusting things! She called<br />
her time on Survivor an experience of<br />
a lifetime. She is now training for her<br />
45th marathon.<br />
1980’s<br />
Celeste (Knox) Laurel ’80<br />
became an ordained minister in June of<br />
2010.<br />
Leslie (Redding) Gincley ’81<br />
lost her husband, Glenn Gincley, two<br />
years ago on July 24, 2008 due to cancer.<br />
Her daughters, Genna and Kristina, have<br />
been busy healing, and they are thankful<br />
for their supportive family and friends.<br />
Currently, they are in the process of<br />
relocating to Hedgesville, West Virginia to<br />
be closer to family. Leslie describes Glenn<br />
as a wonderful husband and father.<br />
Lisa (Herkert) Trapani ’81<br />
is a public relations Vice-President<br />
who works from home for Rose<br />
Communications Inc., a PR firm based<br />
in Hoboken, NJ. Her daughter, Kate, is a<br />
sophomore theatre major at the University<br />
of Maryland in College Park, Lisa’s alma<br />
mater. Also, her daughter, Sophie, is a<br />
high school junior at Mount de Sales<br />
Academy for Girls in Catonsville.<br />
Ericka Johnson ’82<br />
was promoted to Vice-President Controller<br />
of ZGS Communications. She<br />
started with ZGS when it was a television<br />
production company in the early 1990s.<br />
She most recently served as Controller<br />
for ZGS and all of its media properties.<br />
Ericka is a member of the Media Financial<br />
Management Association (MFM) and<br />
a 2003 graduate of Leadership Prince<br />
George’s, a prestigious leadership program<br />
and professional network. She received<br />
her Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from<br />
Towson University in Maryland.<br />
Katherine (Rooney)<br />
Howell ’82<br />
works for the Transportation Security<br />
Administration in Colorado Springs,<br />
CO. She loves being in Colorado and<br />
working with our beloved military men<br />
and women.<br />
Ann Principe ’82, Patti<br />
(Principe) Schmaltz ’84,<br />
Felissa (Principe) Oden<br />
’88, Juliet (Principe)<br />
d’Epagnier ’90, Amanda<br />
(Principe) Overby ’91<br />
all vacationed together in the Outer Banks<br />
(OBX). There were 41 family members in<br />
attendance.<br />
Angela (Conroy) Scrom ’88<br />
lives in Arizona with her husband and<br />
three children. She, also, teaches first<br />
grade and loves it!<br />
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Class Notes<br />
1990’s<br />
Sarah (Kendrick)<br />
Watson ’97<br />
graduated in 2002 from UMBC with a<br />
Bachelor of Arts in Imaging and Digital<br />
Arts. She became a Sergeant in the<br />
Army National Guard and worked as<br />
a Government Contractor, specializing<br />
in Industrial Security. In 2009, she left<br />
the National Guard to pursue her Master<br />
of Fine Arts from UC Davis. In 2010,<br />
she graduated with a Master of Fine<br />
Arts in Costume Design. Currently, she<br />
is working as a Costume Designer for<br />
area theaters and she is an Independent<br />
Beauty Consultant with Mary Kay, Inc. In<br />
October of 2010, she married Sgt. Adam<br />
Watson, USAF.<br />
2000’s<br />
<strong>Seton</strong> Class of 2000<br />
celebrated their 10 year reunion on<br />
September 18-19, 2010 in the <strong>Seton</strong><br />
Auditorium and Rose Garden. The girls<br />
came from near and far and joyfully<br />
reunited with each other and their alma<br />
mater. A great time was had by all!<br />
Tricia Ballenger ’00<br />
will be awarded a Bachelor of Science<br />
in Social Science from the University of<br />
Maryland (UMUC). She will also receive<br />
a certificate in human development and<br />
diversity awareness.<br />
Maria (Rieg) Singletary ’00<br />
married Daniel Singletary on October<br />
31, 2010. She graduated in 2004 from<br />
Frostburg University with a Bachelor of<br />
Arts degree in Mass Communications<br />
and a minor in Spanish. Currently, she<br />
works in Human Resources at MedStar<br />
Health Research Institute.<br />
Kristen Reza-Atkins ’02<br />
graduated from the University of<br />
Maryland in 2006 with a Bachelor of<br />
Arts in Elementary Education. She is<br />
working as a 3rd grade Literacy Teacher<br />
in Montgomery County, and she is<br />
approaching her 5th year of teaching. She<br />
is also working on her Master’s Degree<br />
in Minority and Urban Education at the<br />
University of Maryland. On August 15,<br />
2009, she married David Atkins. Her two<br />
maids of honor, Lauren Price ’02 and Ana<br />
Reza ’09, helped to make the wedding<br />
day amazing and special for Kristen and<br />
David. They recently bought a house in<br />
Baltimore, MD in March of 2010.<br />
Ashley Byrd ‘09<br />
has accepted membership in The National<br />
Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS).<br />
She will be honored during an Induction<br />
Convocation this fall on the campus of<br />
Winston-Salem<br />
State University.<br />
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of the Association<br />
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T h i s W a s N o O r d i n a r y<br />
Rose Garden Party...<br />
I<br />
t was a clear and mild Friday<br />
afternoon in early September as<br />
members from the class of 1968<br />
prepared to host the first annual<br />
<strong>Seton</strong> Reception in the Rose Garden.<br />
The spirit of the day was mixed with<br />
reminiscence and optimism as alumnae<br />
from all across the age spectrum<br />
gathered to say “Cheers” to <strong>Seton</strong>’s rich<br />
legacy and marvel at the bright future<br />
that stood before them. Women from<br />
the class of 1963 to the class of 2004<br />
gathered around and shared memories<br />
of the shenanigans in the hallways, the<br />
lessons learned inside and outside of<br />
the classrooms, and the lifelong friends<br />
that they never forgot. The reception<br />
was a celebration of the special bond<br />
between <strong>Seton</strong> women of all ages, the<br />
shared vision for breathing a new energy<br />
and life into the school community, and<br />
a partnership that is centered around<br />
continuing the tradition of excellence of<br />
instilling young women with the “light<br />
to know and the grace to do.”<br />
As the guests arrived, they were greeted<br />
by the sight and sound of <strong>Seton</strong>’s award<br />
winning String Quartet. Delicious<br />
desserts and appetizers were served<br />
along with an assortment of wines and<br />
other beverages. Slowly phrases like,<br />
“I graduated in the class of…,” and<br />
“I remember when…,” began to fill<br />
the air as alumnae became acquainted<br />
with each other. <strong>Seton</strong>’s president<br />
and alumna, Sister Ellen Marie Hagar<br />
‘74, gave tours of the school to all<br />
who desired to take a brief walk down<br />
memory lane and discover the changes<br />
that have occurred over the years. Mary<br />
Brophy Haddow, a member of the class<br />
of 1968, recounts the day and the<br />
attitude of the alumnae in attendance,<br />
“The spirit of the day was festive and<br />
hopeful! The alums who worked on<br />
the event were excited to be giving back<br />
to the school and looking forward to<br />
meeting other alums and students in<br />
the process.” In the spirit of giving back<br />
and looking forward to the future, the<br />
event was closed with a special message<br />
from our president.<br />
“Giving back means offering your time,<br />
talents, and energy toward continuing<br />
the <strong>Seton</strong> tradition of giving young<br />
women a strong foundation. Giving<br />
back makes an impact forever. It creates<br />
a circle of endless love, a love creative<br />
unto infinity.” At the close of the Rose<br />
Garden Reception, the class of 1968 made<br />
a toast to her message that described a<br />
future filled with an infinite amount of<br />
love and opportunity. When the night<br />
came to an end, the alumnae left with<br />
positive feelings towards <strong>Seton</strong>’s future<br />
and an eagerness to get on board with<br />
the vision of <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>: to carry on the legacy of being<br />
an excellent school for young girls<br />
who are ready to transform themselves<br />
into bright and confident women of<br />
the 21st century.<br />
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I n M E M O R Y<br />
Alumnae<br />
Deborah Winkler ’72<br />
Sister of Nancy Winkler Olson ’64;<br />
Cousin of Peggy Windsor Del Collo‘77<br />
Jane Pesci Townsend ’77<br />
Sister of Cecelia Pesci ’75, Barbara<br />
Pesci Rosenberg ’78 and Marianna Pesci<br />
Stavely ‘81<br />
Mary Windon Edelen ‘80<br />
Margaret Creamer Glessner ‘79<br />
Natasha Pettigrew ‘98<br />
Barbara Bennings ‘65<br />
Sister of Burnell Bennings ‘68<br />
Family and Friends<br />
Shirley Boykin<br />
Mother of Lisa Boykin Mauricci ‘83<br />
and Christine Boykin Simikowski ‘85<br />
Joseph P. McElroy<br />
Father of Carol McElroy Potts ‘82<br />
and Mary McElroy Bello ‘84<br />
Vincent Falcone<br />
Father of Teresa Falcone-Bothwell ‘74,<br />
Julie Falcone Johnson ’75, Angie Falcone<br />
Johnson ’79, MaryBeth Falcone Minch<br />
’81, and Susan Falcone Lopresti ’85;<br />
Grandfather of Cloey Henchcliffe ‘09<br />
Angela Connelly (former faculty)<br />
Mother of Margaret Connelly ‘11<br />
Rosemary Quade<br />
Mother of Caitlin Quade ‘08<br />
Patricia Windsor<br />
Mother of Peggy Windsor Del Collo ‘77<br />
Donald Windsor<br />
Father of Peggy Windsor Del Collo ‘77<br />
Ronald Wilson<br />
Father of Sue Wilson Krick ’71;<br />
Uncle of Karen Wilson Larman ‘75<br />
Stuart Tull<br />
Father of Terri Tull Jank ‘72 and Karen<br />
Tull Breen ‘74 Elliot Eckert, Michaelanne<br />
Eckert ’81, Teresa Eckert Carroll ’83 and<br />
Linda Eckert ‘85<br />
Roberta Tate<br />
Grandmother of Kimberley Neely ‘91<br />
Ann Self<br />
Mother of Katie Self Aaron ‘97<br />
Frank Kelly<br />
Father of Franita Kelly ‘12<br />
Deborah Walker<br />
Mother of Jennie Brown ‘00<br />
Ann Kehoe<br />
Former <strong>Seton</strong> Student<br />
C o n t a c t u s<br />
S Magazine is a publication for the school community,<br />
especially our alumnae. Tell us what you are doing now,<br />
catch up with old friends, and say hi to those with whom<br />
you lost touch with. Don’t forget to include your name,<br />
maiden name, class year, complete address, phone numbers,<br />
and email address along with your update. Email your<br />
facts and photos to advancement@setonhs.org, or mail<br />
them to: <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, <strong>Seton</strong> Advancement,<br />
5715 Emerson Street, Bladensburg, MD 20710.<br />
Senior’s: Left to right; Katherine Jacobs,<br />
Nigisty Lulu, Alyssa Albanese,<br />
Amanda Lamar & Joan Kate Salvacion<br />
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