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<strong>MARIAN</strong><br />
Matters<br />
A Newsletter for <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Alumni, Parents and Friends. . . Because <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Really Does Matter<br />
SPRING 2013<br />
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 4A IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>’s First Women’s IHSA Athletic Championship in <strong>School</strong>’s History<br />
Front Row: Melanie Ransom ’13, Aliyah Isaac ’13, Ashton Millender ’14, Nicole Narcissi ’13, Kauai Bradley ’15. Back Row: Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, O.P.,<br />
Mari Neberieza, Tonishea Mack, Katie Sedor ’14, Jerell Matthews ’15, Dorian Adams ’14, Teniya Page ’15, Megan Walsh ’13, Dajhae Mullins ’14,<br />
Dave Mattio ’66, Mercedes Winfrey ’14, Alexus Giammarco ’14, Brianna Narcissi ’13, Mark D’Apice, Annie Byrne, and Maggie Butler. Story on page 10<br />
2013 HALL OF<br />
FAME AWARDS<br />
The 2013 <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Hall of Fame<br />
Awards Dinner was held on February 7 at Olympia Fields<br />
Country Club where a crowd of approximately 300 <strong>Marian</strong><br />
alumni and friends gathered to honor this year’s awardees:<br />
(left to right): John Finnin ’78, Athlete of the Year;<br />
Sister Marion Sitkiewitz, O.P., Spirit of <strong>Marian</strong>;<br />
Vincent Krydynski, III ’81, Alumnus of the Year;<br />
Sister Agnes Ann Pisel, O.P., Lifetime Achievement;<br />
Deacon Edward Szymanski ’78, Spirit of <strong>Marian</strong>; and<br />
Bobby Lambert, Fine Arts Distinguished Achievement.
<strong>MARIAN</strong><br />
Matters<br />
A Newsletter for <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Alumni, Parents and Friends. . . Because <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Really Does Matter<br />
SPRING 2013<br />
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 4A IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>’s First Women’s IHSA Athletic Championship in <strong>School</strong>’s History<br />
Front Row: Melanie Ransom ’13, Aliyah Isaac ’13, Ashton Millender ’14, Nicole Narcissi ’13, Kauai Bradley ’15. Back Row: Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, O.P.,<br />
Mari Neberieza, Tonishea Mack, Katie Sedor ’14, Jerell Matthews ’15, Dorian Adams ’14, Teniya Page ’15, Megan Walsh ’13, Dajhae Mullins ’14,<br />
Dave Mattio ’66, Mercedes Winfrey ’14, Alexus Giammarco ’14, Brianna Narcissi ’13, Mark D’Apice, Annie Byrne, and Maggie Butler. Story on page 10<br />
2013 HALL OF<br />
FAME AWARDS<br />
The 2013 <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Hall of Fame<br />
Awards Dinner was held on February 7 at Olympia Fields<br />
Country Club where a crowd of approximately 300 <strong>Marian</strong><br />
alumni and friends gathered to honor this year’s awardees:<br />
(left to right): John Finnin ’78, Athlete of the Year;<br />
Sister Marion Sitkiewitz, O.P., Spirit of <strong>Marian</strong>;<br />
Vincent Krydynski, III ’81, Alumnus of the Year;<br />
Sister Agnes Ann Pisel, O.P., Lifetime Achievement;<br />
Deacon Edward Szymanski ’78, Spirit of <strong>Marian</strong>; and<br />
Bobby Lambert, Fine Arts Distinguished Achievement.
<strong>MARIAN</strong> CATHOLIC HOSTS<br />
COLLEGE DAY<br />
Young Alums offer keen insights for current students<br />
More than 40 young alums took time out during their winter break to share their<br />
insights on life and higher education with <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> juniors and seniors on<br />
College Day, January 9. During an informative session, the students exchanged their<br />
views on a wide range of topics including dorm life, class selection, and how well <strong>Marian</strong><br />
prepared them for their college experience.<br />
Deana Williams ’12, Miami University, OH, explained her take on the day:<br />
“I was surprised and impressed with all the questions students asked throughout the<br />
day,” she said. “I think we were able to talk about many of the concerns students have<br />
when they are thinking about college. Ranging from academic difference compared<br />
to high school, to living in the dorms, I think sharing our experiences helped students<br />
understand the dynamics of college.”<br />
“I think sharing our experiences helped students<br />
understand the dynamics of college.”<br />
-Deana Williams ’12<br />
Miami University, Ohio<br />
WHAT IT TAKES<br />
TO BE A LEADER<br />
Stanley Pearson, II ’98 held a personal leadership<br />
and motivation forum at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> on<br />
March 11. The interactive, energetic presentation<br />
for students at an all school assembly created a safe<br />
environment in which to analyze how they approach<br />
personal relationships, day-to-day situations, and<br />
their general outlook on life.<br />
“I am glad I had the opportunity to speak with<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> students,” he said. “I personally had a<br />
memorable experience as a student at <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong>. I remember being very busy with band and<br />
football. The band won Grand Nationals twice while<br />
I was at <strong>Marian</strong>. I had the opportunity to meet many<br />
people and create great friendships.”<br />
Stanley began his presentation by explaining his<br />
issues with self-identification. In high school and<br />
in college, peers labeled Stanley by his appearance.<br />
After soul-searching and reaching a breaking point,<br />
he had enough with labeling and was determined to<br />
speak out.<br />
Stanley is a professional motivational speaker<br />
who specializes in leadership and diversity. His<br />
programs present participants with an opportunity to<br />
understand one another. College campuses and high<br />
schools, military bases, and businesses, have invited<br />
Stanley to give presentations.<br />
“Everyday I have a new experience that further<br />
shapes my future existence. I am aware that events<br />
in the past have shaped my future, so I work<br />
towards a better understanding of things that have<br />
happened and things that will happen,” explains<br />
Pearson. “Acceptance has so much to do with<br />
how we handle events in our lives. We deal with<br />
accepting ourselves, seeking out acceptance, and<br />
being able to accept others.”<br />
Stanley believes that we all have a responsibility<br />
to ourselves, and the people around us, to handle<br />
situations better each day and grow from them.<br />
Sister Teresa Marron, O.P., Greg Bimm, and Stanley Pearson, II ’98<br />
Stanley Pearson, II ’98 speaking to <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
students on leadership and motivation<br />
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<strong>MARIAN</strong> CATHOLIC ADVANCEMENT PROFESSIONAL<br />
Caps a 20 Year Career<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
says goodbye this month to<br />
an alumni parent, longtime<br />
Advancement professional and<br />
all-around champion for the<br />
school. Mary Moffatt, Vice<br />
President, Advancement, has<br />
resigned her position effective<br />
the end of May.<br />
Mary Moffatt’s ties to the school are both personal and professional.<br />
She and her husband, Bill, are the parents of three grown children<br />
who are <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> alumni. She has served <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
in various leadership capacities since 1993, both volunteer and<br />
professional.<br />
Reflecting on a career spanning more than 20 years (including a<br />
three-year hiatus), Moffatt describes her tenure as an Advancement<br />
professional at MCHS as “A great run! Twice.”<br />
A great run indeed. Under her watch, <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
launched two capital campaigns, expanded annual giving programs and<br />
revitalized alumni relations and the Alumni Association. In addition<br />
to developing and maintaining hundreds of constituent relationships<br />
on behalf of the school – a role she describes as “a privilege” – Moffatt<br />
facilitated board leadership and partnered with school leaders to<br />
spearhead two long-range plans.<br />
In doing so, Moffatt helped generate more than $20 million in<br />
major gift revenue to ensure a strong and vibrant school well into<br />
the future. Many members of the <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> family credit<br />
the school’s financial stability, beyond the tuition driven operating<br />
income, in large part to Moffatt and the board’s stewardship and<br />
governance. Her accomplishments include fundraising initiatives<br />
that made possible major facility improvements, scholarships and<br />
academic program enhancements.<br />
Alumni parent and member of the MCHS Board of Directors,<br />
Nancy Rita Kaz, recalls the days before such campus improvements.<br />
Her children attended MCHS in the 1980’s. “You better believe I’ve<br />
seen changes,” Kaz remarked. She attributes much of her involvement<br />
in recent years to Moffatt’s ability to engage alumni families like hers<br />
whose children have moved beyond <strong>Marian</strong>.<br />
“Mary is very good at that,” Kaz commented. She followed quickly<br />
with the statement “Although no one ever really leaves <strong>Marian</strong>!”<br />
Moffatt is quick to acknowledge the contributions of parent and<br />
alumni organizations, the faculty and staff and the Dominican Sisters<br />
of Springfield in fulfilling the living mission of <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>:<br />
Teaching Scholars with a Soul. While she helped create and maintain<br />
a comprehensive fund development and public relations operation<br />
for MCHS Advancement, the staff is an obvious point of pride. In a<br />
letter to the board and administration, she expressed confidence in<br />
the ability of the advancement team to “continue to serve the school’s<br />
Advancement mission without skipping a beat.”<br />
Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, Principal, describes Moffatt as “a gracious<br />
and energetic presence and an insightful leader at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
who has been the backbone of capital campaigns and the advancement<br />
office at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>.”<br />
“We will always be indebted to her for all she has done for <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong>,” Sister Kathleen Anne said.<br />
Patrick Dolan ’72 General Chair of The Courage to Lead capital<br />
campaign, agrees, saying that Moffatt’s “energy and optimism are<br />
infectious.”<br />
Sister M. Paul McCaughey ’67, Superintendent of <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>School</strong>s,<br />
Archdiocese of Chicago and former Principal and President at <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> calls Moffatt “the consummate advancement professional.”<br />
“She is expert in relationship building, steeped in the vision of the<br />
institution, tireless in bringing people together to accomplish the goal<br />
of taking the community to the next level,” McCaughey said. “She<br />
has a solid grasp of all aspects of the office operation but her value in<br />
engaging the support of major donors is priceless.”<br />
Moffatt looks forward to transitioning her role at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> to<br />
a successor who will share her passion and continue the Advancement<br />
Mission to secure the resources, both human and capital, to help the<br />
school realize its mission and vision.<br />
Moffatt’s plans include independent work as a strategist of major gift<br />
and capital programs for <strong>Catholic</strong> education.<br />
By Maryellen Hoffman<br />
On behalf of the entire <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Community and with deep appreciation, we recognize<br />
Mary Moffatt for her years of dedicated service and<br />
commitment to enhancing <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>'s pursuit<br />
of excellence. Mary's tireless efforts and numerous<br />
accomplishments will have a lasting impact on the<br />
vitality of our school and its environment. We are<br />
thankful for her outstanding contributions to the<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Mission.<br />
Sister Judine Hilbing, O.P.<br />
President<br />
Strategic partnerships formed under Moffatt’s watch:<br />
The West Gym and Casey Court<br />
Band Room<br />
Benish College Center<br />
New Science Master Lab and classrooms<br />
Football FieldTurf TM and athletic field expansion<br />
Okleshen Tennis Courts<br />
Student Chapel<br />
Council for Leadership training program<br />
Facilitating 36 of 51 endowments for scholarship and programs<br />
Student Union/Leadership Center<br />
Media Center<br />
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<strong>MARIAN</strong> FUND Annual Phonathon 2013<br />
The 2013 <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Phonathon might be remembered for interruptions by two<br />
snow storms and an unexpected school holiday to celebrate the Women’s Basketball<br />
State Championship. However, the successful event will go down in history as one that<br />
raised more than $55,000 in pledges for the <strong>Marian</strong> Fund with more “decision” gifts<br />
received each day and reaching our goal of $60,000.<br />
Chaired by current parents Kathy and Mike Manno and Dan and <strong>Marian</strong>ne Gregorovic,<br />
the Parent Phonathon connected current and past parents. A special thank you to<br />
Felicia Dupczak ’04 and Phil Werner ’11 who assisted the 116 student volunteers<br />
in the school library as they called alumni over three sessions.<br />
During the Phonathon, volunteers reached out to more than 12,000 members of the<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> community throughout the United States.<br />
“This event would not be a success if it weren’t for our many volunteers, current<br />
parents, past parents, alumni, and friends,” said Pat Trebe, Annual Programs Manager<br />
and Phonathon Manager. “The sessions are fun and productive, but it’s the people<br />
who volunteer who truly make it special. And, of course, the hundreds of people who<br />
‘answered the call’ make this one of the school’s major fundraisers.”<br />
Those we were unable to reach, and those not available when our phonathoners called,<br />
still have an opportunity to participate. Your gift is fully tax deductible, can be paid<br />
over twelve months, or charged to your credit card by phoning 708-756-9415. Online<br />
pledges/gifts are also an option: www.marianchs.com.<br />
Connie, Jessica ’11, and Walter Lolli<br />
making calls during the Phonathon.<br />
The intentions of those who asked<br />
for prayers during the Phonathon were<br />
remembered at the 7:05 a.m. Mass,<br />
celebrated by our Chaplain, Father Bill<br />
O’Mara on April 11, in the Student Chapel.<br />
Thank you for your continued<br />
generosity and commitment to excellence,<br />
helping <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> to<br />
continue to teach Scholars with a Soul.<br />
Volunteers from one of three student sessions gather after the Phonathon.<br />
Over 116 students volunteered for the 2013 Phonathon!<br />
2012-2013 Phonathon Leadership Committee<br />
Karen Banach<br />
Paul and Barbara Beck<br />
Nancy Dannels<br />
Mark DiSanto ’75<br />
Mary Ann Drosos<br />
Cecily Fultz<br />
Sue Hodson<br />
Dorita Kint<br />
Howard Kirkham<br />
Terry Leal<br />
Mary Lou Markert<br />
Susan Omotosho<br />
Elizabeth Ostrowski<br />
Melinda Purcell<br />
Judith Stuber<br />
Janice Summerrise<br />
Sandy Sweeney<br />
Sharon Sypole<br />
Mary Walter<br />
Elia Zambrano<br />
Karen Zerante<br />
Phonathon Parent/Alumni Callers<br />
Karen Banach<br />
Joseph Biggio<br />
Drusilla Brewer<br />
Dan Brzeszkiewicz<br />
Kathy Brzeszkiewicz<br />
Nancy Chmura<br />
Mary Dankowski<br />
Nancy Dannels<br />
Joe David<br />
Mark DiSanto ’75<br />
Colleen Domke<br />
Pam Dryanski<br />
Marisa Dubose<br />
Karen Gallagher ’85<br />
Lisa Goods-Williams<br />
Emily Grasser<br />
Dan Gregorovic<br />
Meghan Grober ’05<br />
Debbie Grober<br />
Candace Gwizdalski<br />
Charlotte Hamilton<br />
Wayne Haser<br />
Paul Henry ’85<br />
Mary Henry<br />
Sue Hodson<br />
Noreen Horan<br />
Dorothy Horton-Jackson<br />
Kim Hroma<br />
Janessa Jackson ’12<br />
Lisa Kelly<br />
Lisa Kimbrough-Carr<br />
Dorita Kint<br />
A very special<br />
Thank You<br />
to our Phonathon Volunteers!<br />
Dan Kistner<br />
<strong>Marian</strong>ne Korfiatis<br />
Michael Korfiatis<br />
Denise Kresal<br />
Christine Kristl<br />
Debbie Kulchawik<br />
Connie LaVelle<br />
Barbara Lessentine<br />
Connie Lolli<br />
Jessica Lolli ’11<br />
Walter Lolli<br />
Kathy Manno<br />
Mike Manno<br />
Mary Markert<br />
Marisela Marquez<br />
Fred Mierzwa<br />
Kevin O’Shea<br />
Lynn Ostrowski<br />
Jeff Pavur<br />
Bill Perkins<br />
Robbie Ralkovich<br />
Diane Sobie<br />
Melanie Sterba<br />
Janice Summerrise<br />
Cherie Taylor<br />
Chuck Taylor<br />
Colleen VanderHye<br />
Kathy Wallace<br />
McKoy Webb<br />
Monique Whitehead<br />
Vince Whitehead<br />
Yvette Woods<br />
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ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY/MEDIA CENTER<br />
The Next Generation<br />
Director of Networks,<br />
Mike Carlson ’91,<br />
teaching Java<br />
Programming<br />
software to<br />
Justin Avant ’14<br />
Paige Crawford ’12, Brittany Maloney ’13, Alexanna Cox ’13, James Kangethe ’13,<br />
and Alanna Marston ’12 eager to learn industry standard software<br />
“I got started in programing with (teacher) Doc McCaughey ’81 in 2004-2005 at<br />
<strong>Marian</strong>, and at that time I saw what was becoming available in the field and it was<br />
really exciting. Now, I’m excited for the school as we move forward with all the<br />
technology the school has to offer. It is so great to see that momentum, and I am<br />
looking forward to seeing where we can go together.”<br />
Matt Gornick ’06, Co-founder, OrangeQC<br />
Member, 2011 MCHS Tech Plan Committee<br />
Digital Photography students, Robert Hansen ’13<br />
and Catherine-Clair Hester ’13, using Adobe<br />
Photoshop to edit their work<br />
Robert Hansen ’13 and<br />
Catherine-Clair Hester ’13<br />
explore filming techniques<br />
in the MCHS Sound Room<br />
The Technology/Media Center is<br />
fundamental to <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>’s<br />
innovative curriculum offering students<br />
the skills needed to be successful<br />
in present and future educational<br />
endeavors as they build the foundation<br />
for successful career paths.<br />
JAVA PROGRAMMING<br />
This course is designed for students with or without programming experience who<br />
wish to learn programming techniques. Students will learn Java and explore Java<br />
variants. Lab work is required. Some outside lab work is expected.<br />
“I plan to be a computer scientist. I took this class to get a touch of what computer science is like since<br />
I plan to major in it in college. I am very excited about it because this is the backbone of computer<br />
applications and we are being taught it here at <strong>Marian</strong>.”<br />
Michael Millsaps ’14<br />
INTRO TO VIDEO EDITING<br />
Intro to Video Editing is a semester course which introduces students to the basics of<br />
video editing. Students develop camera skills, learn editing processes, and investigate<br />
the principles of video documentation and elements of production. Students learn<br />
to observe, to express themselves nonverbally, and to analytically solve problems<br />
by processing information visually. This course will use Apple’s iPhoto, iMovie,<br />
Garageband, iDVD, and program suites.<br />
“I heard from previous students that Intro to Video Editing was a great class and I always had an interest<br />
in editing videos. Now I am learning the basics and techniques which I find very exciting.”<br />
Juilian Lambert ’12<br />
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Digital Photography is a semester course which introduces students to the basics of<br />
digital photography. Students develop camera skills, learn darkroom processes, and<br />
investigate the principles of art and elements of design. Students learn to observe,<br />
to express themselves nonverbally, and to analytically solve problems by processing<br />
information visually. This course will use Apple’s iPhoto, Picasa, or Paint Pro<br />
programs suites.<br />
“I chose this class because of my interest in photography. The most exciting thing to me about this class is<br />
producing pictures and editing them to the point where they look professional and obtain a certain realness.”<br />
Chelsea Tayui ’12<br />
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THE VERITAS SOCIETY<br />
for Planned Giving<br />
The Dominican Sisters of Springfield have touched the lives of thousands<br />
of students at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. Their work has created a lasting<br />
partnership with faculty, parents, alumni, and benefactors to provide a <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
education benefitting generations past and those to come. We invite faculty,<br />
parents, and benefactors to consider planned gifts to support the Dominican<br />
teaching mission at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Planned Giving creates a legacy that will extend your generosity into the future.<br />
This caring act may result in the most lasting gift you ever make. The lives that are<br />
touched at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>, and the potential they hold, can be your legacy.<br />
“We, as <strong>Catholic</strong>s, share this<br />
responsibility to promote our faith<br />
for the betterment of all people in<br />
this secular world. I pray that many<br />
fellow alumni will hear the call of<br />
the Holy Spirit to support <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Education in any way they are able."<br />
-Anne Marie McNew ’83<br />
Owner of AMK Design in Virginia<br />
Veritas stained glass designed and crafted by alumni<br />
parent, Donald L. Hollandsworth, D.O. Dedicated in 2002,<br />
and mounted in the Dominican Way Courtyard<br />
Anne Marie Korzenko McNew ’83 and husband Thomas McNew<br />
"My education at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> in the ’80s was excellent, but I was an average<br />
teenager and found myself my senior year in a few detentions and even lost all of<br />
my senior privileges,” recalls Anne Marie Korzenko McNew ’83, owner of AMK<br />
Design in Virginia. Reflecting upon her young adult experience at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
prompted Anne Marie to commit an estate gift to the school. “In retrospect, my<br />
education and culture of [<strong>Catholic</strong>] faith at <strong>Marian</strong> was a great foundation for all<br />
I've accomplished in my adult life. Although I have no children of my own, in this<br />
Year of Faith in the <strong>Catholic</strong> Church, I realize how important <strong>Catholic</strong> education<br />
is for our faith and our young people. We, as <strong>Catholic</strong>s, share this responsibility<br />
to promote our faith for the betterment of all people in this secular world. I pray<br />
that many fellow alumni will hear the call of the Holy Spirit to support <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Education in any way they are able."<br />
An investment in <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> becomes a long-term asset. Gifts flow directly to<br />
our young people and help form the faith-based, academic foundation that prepares<br />
students for a lifetime. Planned gifts for <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> can be in the form of<br />
bequests, wills, beneficiary designations, trusts, and annuities. Like Anne Marie, you<br />
may provide an unrestricted gift or direct your gift to a specific area of school life.<br />
A properly planned estate or deferred gift to <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> offers<br />
potential tax and other financial benefits for your estate and heirs. It is important to<br />
consider how charitable gifts might impact your overall estate plan.<br />
Planned Giving participants are enrolled in the Veritas Society of <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. Of course, there is an option of remaining anonymous.<br />
For further information about Planned Giving, please visit <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>’s<br />
website at www.marianchs.com or contact the Vice President of Advancement,<br />
Mary Moffatt at 708-756-9767; mmoffatt@marianchs.com.<br />
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1993 STATE CHAMPION FOOTBALL TEAM HONORED<br />
Front Row: Coach Tim Swanson, Mark Clifford, Kevin Coy, David Woodburn, John Bostedo, Brandon Young, Sean Egglesfield, and Jeff Harrigan.<br />
Back Row: Coach Don McKillip, Coach Ron Guagenti, Coach Dave Mattio, Coach John McGivern, Kyle Savino, Andy DeLaurentis, Kurt Herrmann, Tom Cassidy,<br />
Nick Hogeveen, Brian Barry, Allan Danielwicz, Steve Zsinko, Brian VanderLuitgaren, Terence Marable, Jeremy McMahon, Ed Wiater, Anthony Gambino,<br />
Dana Smith, Jerry Verde, Coach Bob Bergstrom, Mike Bartolini, Jim McGarry, and Jim Lanigan. Not Pictured: David Wood, Steve Grzeskoiwiak, Eric Sullivan,<br />
John Predny, Mark Broxterman, David Perozzi, Mike Howard, Pat Gaskin, Bucky Glickley, Jason Ayala, Jeffery Towle, Matthew Bijak, George DelRio,<br />
Kevin Hoholik, Paul Goosby, Jonathan Kane, Mike Hanson, Kevin Clinnin, Matt Boyle, Oric Perry, Rich Bisaga, Brian Kochanski, Garry Leonas, Joe Flores,<br />
Pat Hickey, Marc Spotora, Joe Wojcikiewicz, Dustin Moore, Eric Flaherty, Frank Kozlowski, Mike Coughlin, Tom Estock, Kevin Walery, and Richard Cummings.<br />
THE EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC<br />
CONFERENCE INDUCTS THE <strong>MARIAN</strong><br />
CATHOLIC 1993 STATE CHAMPION<br />
FOOTBALL TEAM INTO HALL OF FAME<br />
The 1993 <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> State Champion Football Team was inducted into the<br />
East Suburban <strong>Catholic</strong> Conference (ESCC) Hall of Fame on March 7, 2013, at<br />
the Crystal Sky Banquet Hall in McCook, IL. The upbeat, family-like reunion at<br />
the ESCC Hall of Fame ceremony proved to the team that no matter how much<br />
time passes, they will always have a unique bond.<br />
“We had a great turn-out, about a third of the team attended the ceremony,” said<br />
Terence Marable ’94. “I don’t think football talk came up all night. We were too<br />
busy catching up with one another.”<br />
This was no surprise to Terence; these football players were not just teammates,<br />
they were friends. The tight knit team was very compatible; together they grew as<br />
athletes and as people.<br />
“It’s easy to say that these guys are special,” said Brian VanderLuitgaren ’94.<br />
“The relationships that were formed on and off the field still live on today.<br />
Dana Smith ’94 was the best man at my wedding, and I often see some of my<br />
former teammates.”<br />
The State Champs were able to fall in line, develop, and work together because<br />
they truly cared about one another and wanted to win.<br />
“Dave Mattio ’66 pushed us to our full potential,” said VanderLuitgaren. “He<br />
was able to make everyone on the team want that same goal, to win state.” The<br />
players understood what it took to be a member of a team. The Champs learned<br />
how to be coachable, push themselves mentally, and collaborate with one another.<br />
“The take-away from the 1993 State Championship Football Team is to make<br />
a goal, believe that the goal will be achieved, and do everything in your power<br />
to make the goal a reality. As freshmen, we knew we were going to win the State<br />
Championship because no one had an ego; everyone listened and did what our<br />
coaches said. Current student athletes need to believe that it can be done. Hard<br />
work, dedication, and visualizing the goal will result in achievement,” said Marable.<br />
The <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> community is proud, and congratulates the 1993 <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> State Champion Football Team on receiving the ESCC Hall of Fame award.<br />
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEES<br />
Unifying the efforts of a governing body with the daily<br />
operations of an institution is frequently accomplished through<br />
the effective use of committee work. The Board of Directors of<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> has maximized this strategy by<br />
including additional committee members who are not Directors.<br />
When the committees meet with school personnel to discuss<br />
topics and issues that impact the learning environment, it is the<br />
partnership between governance and management that allows a<br />
positive outcome to emerge.<br />
Currently, the following persons give their time and talent by<br />
serving as non-director members on standing committees of<br />
the Board of Directors that meet regularly to effect continuous<br />
school improvement:<br />
Dr. Karen Briggs and Eileen Gallagher Daw ’78 have joined<br />
the Advancement Committee in an effort to help <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
secure the resources necessary for the school to realize its<br />
mission and vision.<br />
Steve Tortorello ’04 offers the perspective of a past student<br />
and a current staff member of <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> as he serves<br />
enthusiastically on the Mission Integration Committee.<br />
Dr. Millicent Borishade and Joe Boesen ’05 help to convey<br />
the message of <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> to the community through<br />
their efforts on the Public Relations/Marketing Committee.<br />
Bill Bach ’86 brings technological expertise to a school<br />
community committed to integrating technology with core<br />
standards and classroom strategies.<br />
Sister Mary Blaise Galloway, O.P. and Sister Dorothy Marie, O.P.<br />
promote the Dominican charism by working with the Directors<br />
Committee and the President Committee.<br />
Each of these persons play a very important role on their<br />
respective committees by offering insights and perspectives<br />
for the governing and managerial structure of <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. Their willingness to serve is a blessing for which<br />
we are grateful.<br />
To learn more about the function of the committees of the<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Board of Directors, inquiries can be directed to<br />
Board Chairperson Michelle Feldner Lancaster ’77.
FACULTY MEMBER AND NOVELIST<br />
RELEASES THIRD BOOK<br />
English and Creative Writing teacher James Conroyd Martin’s third book has<br />
been released. The Warsaw Conspiracy is a historical novel combining features of<br />
the family saga and thriller genres.<br />
Martin’s thirty-year tenure at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> started in 1972-1974 when he was<br />
hired as an English teacher of freshmen and sophomores. In 1974 he moved to<br />
California in order to study screenwriting; however, he soon began working on a<br />
novel based on the actual diary of a countess who lived in 1790s Poland. Shortly<br />
after moving back to Chicago, Martin reconnected with <strong>Marian</strong> in 1985.<br />
Publication came after a long and circuitous road, but the first novel Push Not the<br />
River, sometimes described as a Gone with the Wind set in Poland, met with great<br />
success in 2003 and is in its ninth printing. St. Martin’s Press called for a sequel<br />
and that materialized in 2006 with Against a Crimson Sky, a story highlighting the<br />
Polish lancers’ involvement with Napoleon and his fated march to Moscow. The<br />
translations of both novels became bestsellers in Poland, selling 60,000 copies.<br />
Martin, of Irish and Norwegian descent, has received multiple awards, including<br />
a Gold medal from The American Institute of Polish Culture.<br />
While the third novel completes the trilogy, it stands on its own; one need not<br />
have read the other two to enjoy it.<br />
From the back cover:<br />
Engaging and opulent, The Warsaw Conspiracy unfolds as a family saga set against the November Rising (1830-<br />
1831), partitioned Poland’s daring challenge to the Russian Empire. Brilliantly illustrating the psyche of a people<br />
determined to reclaim independence in the face of monumental odds, the story portrays two brothers and their<br />
fates in love and war. Michał is a seasoned veteran soldier, cautious of the evolving conspiracy; Józef, his much<br />
younger brother and impassioned cadet, finds himself caught up in the vortex of a daring plot to abduct the Grand<br />
Duke of Russia. With Siberia or emigration to France looming as heart-rending contingencies and matriarchs<br />
Anna and Zofia who stay steadfast in their resolve to steer the clan through ever-muddying waters.<br />
Martin maintains that his career as a writer and teacher has been a joy. “Teaching writing is very energizing and<br />
rewarding,” Martin says. “It’s wonderful to witness students pursuing their own talents, along the way discovering<br />
that writing is a skill that has to be honed. It’s gratifying, too, to know that former students have gone on to<br />
achieve publication of their own works.”<br />
Check out The Warsaw Conspiracy online, or request that your favorite bookstore or local library acquire it.<br />
James would be pleased to connect with alumni on his Facebook fan site: https://www.facebook.com/pages/James-Conroyd-Martin/29546357206.<br />
To contact James in order to special order an autographed copy, or just to say hello, e-mail him at JMartin@<strong>Marian</strong>chs.com.<br />
YOUNG ALUM NOMINATES MICHAEL RAFTERY<br />
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO OUTSTANDING<br />
EDUCATOR AWARD<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> English<br />
Advanced Placement teacher, Michael<br />
Raftery, was honored as an Outstanding<br />
Educator by the University of Chicago.<br />
Summer Fields ’12 nominated Raftery for<br />
presenting her with educational opportunities<br />
that challenged and inspired her to pursue<br />
higher education.<br />
The University of Chicago asks incoming<br />
freshmen to nominate an educator who<br />
contributed to the channeling of their<br />
private interests into productive paths for<br />
intellectual growth. Raftery has received the<br />
University of Chicago Outstanding Educator<br />
Award three times in his teaching career. His<br />
first nomination came when he was teaching<br />
at Rich East <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, in Park Forest,<br />
the second from <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> alum,<br />
Alexander Tolish ’08.<br />
Raftery received his Masters in General<br />
Studies in the Humanities Department<br />
with a focus on literature and history from<br />
the University of Chicago in 1980. Today<br />
he continues to take courses at U of C on<br />
Saturday mornings to ensure he is still<br />
learning, challenged, and growing. His<br />
philosophy as an educator is to provide<br />
students with the tools to think for<br />
themselves, create an arena for discussion,<br />
and to influence youth that literature is not a<br />
problem to solve, but a mystery to explore.<br />
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THE <strong>MARIAN</strong> CATHOLIC<br />
Endowment Golf Classic 2013<br />
OLYMPIA FIELDS COUNTRY CLUB<br />
SITE OF ENDOWMENT GOLF CLASSIC<br />
September 16, 2013<br />
The Clubhouse and Grounds at the Historic Olympia Fields Country Club<br />
Endowment Golf Classic Committee<br />
Greg Underwood, Co-Chair — Kenwood Painted Metals, Inc.<br />
Mark Peifer ’81, Co-Chair — Beautyguard Building Products<br />
Byron Anderson ’79 — Creative Promotional Products<br />
Andres Baltazar ’04 — Northwestern Mutual<br />
Kerry Beukema ’00 — Health Care Service Corporation<br />
John Brennan ’97 — BMO Harris Bank<br />
Janice Oosterbaan Coleman ’78 — Mett Therapy Services<br />
Eileen Gallagher Daw ’78 — Current Parent<br />
Lou Giannini ’82 — Midwest Aerospace, Ltd.<br />
Robert Gromala ’97 — BMO Private Bank<br />
Patrick Hanifin ’03 — Zoom Clean, Inc.<br />
Paul Jenkins — BP Products North America<br />
Chris Lilek ’04 — Ryan and Juraska Certified Public Accountants<br />
Tony Makarek ’64 — PGA Golf Professional<br />
Chris McDonnell ’01 — McDonnell Wealth Management<br />
Mike Murphy ’70 — IBM Corporation<br />
Michael Olszak — Cintas Corporation<br />
Zach Peifer ’11 — Beautyguard Building Products<br />
Tony Rosati ’80 — Lansing Sport Shop<br />
Sandy Sweeney — Mother Teresa <strong>Catholic</strong> Academy<br />
Susan Van Etten ’80 — Murphy Marble<br />
Joe Zagone ’74 — Hofmann Florist<br />
Mary Moffatt — Vice President, Advancement<br />
Patricia Trebe — Event Manager/Annual Programs Manager<br />
Carol Burke Swanson ’81 — Director of Alumni Relations<br />
Diana McDonnell — Silent Auction Coordinator<br />
The 24 th Annual Endowment Golf Classic will be held at Olympia<br />
Fields Country Club and the interest in the event continues to attract<br />
nationwide attention. Metro and distance members of the <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Community will be golfing at the renowned and historic<br />
golf course on September 16.<br />
With the prestigious North Course and a recently renovated South<br />
Course, the event will be a dream come true for golfers on either course.<br />
In addition to golf, the Classic will have an option for tennis players<br />
with an opportunity to play on clay courts. The $125 cost for tennis<br />
will include snacks, prizes, and the evening dinner.<br />
Reservations will be taken online or over the phone. The EGC<br />
Committee has worked to keep the event cost at Olympia Fields an<br />
exceptional value at $295 per golfer, the same rate as past years, and<br />
will include 18-holes of golf, lunch, course refreshments, dinner, open<br />
bar, and golfer participation gifts.<br />
Because of generous offers from two committee members who want to<br />
be sure the outing stays affordable for our young alumni, they will gift<br />
the cost difference for the first 30 Young Alums who reserve at the<br />
special rate of $195. This is the same rate as offered in past years to<br />
alumni ten years out of <strong>Marian</strong>.<br />
A terrific turnout is expected. Golfer Guests are welcome and<br />
encouraged to make early reservations at www.marianchs.com.<br />
To receive an invitation, or for more information, contact Pat Trebe,<br />
Annual Programs Manager, at 708-756-9405 or ptrebe@marianchs.com.<br />
South Course #14 - Classic “short” par three. Deep bunkers surround the putting<br />
surface and water to the left of the green command an accurate tee shot.<br />
OFCC Har-Tru tennis courts make for the most comfortable setting to play.<br />
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MCHS HIGHLIGHTS<br />
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL<br />
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL<br />
4A IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS<br />
On the verge of perfection for most of the season, the<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Women’s Basketball team couldn’t<br />
pick a better time or place to take care of one last piece<br />
of unfinished business.<br />
The Lady Spartans had only one loss, a Christmas<br />
tourney setback to Rolling Meadows, when they<br />
advanced to their first IHSA State Championship<br />
contest since 2001-02. The opponent waiting in the<br />
Class 4A State title game at Illinois State University’s<br />
Redbird Arena was Rolling Meadows.<br />
Facing a one-point deficit in the waning seconds<br />
of the contest, <strong>Marian</strong> got three shots at the basket.<br />
Sophomore Kauai Bradley made the third time the<br />
charm, as she banked in an eight-footer as time expired<br />
to give <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> a 48-47 title-game victory.<br />
“The team did a great job representing <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> and the<br />
girls basketball program,” assessed <strong>Marian</strong> Head Coach Annie<br />
Byrne, who has led her squad to six Elite 8 IHSA appearances in<br />
eight seasons.<br />
“They played a tough<br />
schedule against highcaliber<br />
competition and were<br />
successful and consistent.<br />
They did not dodge any team<br />
in the state and were up for all<br />
the challenges they had. They<br />
learned time management<br />
to balance academics and<br />
athletics. They grew together<br />
and are a very talented, classy,<br />
and competitive group of<br />
young ladies,” Bryne said.<br />
Ashton Millender ’14, Megan Walsh ’13,<br />
and Kauai Bradley ’15<br />
The team title gave <strong>Marian</strong> its<br />
third in school history, adding<br />
to 1993 Football (Class 4A)<br />
and 2013 Baseball (Class 3A).<br />
A heart-stopping 54-52 sectional final victory over ESCC rival<br />
Marist paved the way to the crown, as junior Ashton Millender<br />
banked in a 35-footer at the final horn to rescue <strong>Marian</strong> from a<br />
one-point deficit. Millender’s outstanding season earned her first<br />
Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State honors, an honor<br />
shared by Spartan sophomore Teniya Page.<br />
In a winter sports season that included a second in State in<br />
IHSA Diving and the best men’s basketball campaign in school<br />
history, the year was capped off by the women’s basketball brilliant<br />
33-1 record that also included a perfect East Suburban <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Conference season.<br />
CHEERLEADING & FENCING<br />
The girls getting pumped for the State Championship game<br />
The <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> State Championship Women’s Basketball Team<br />
DIVING<br />
Success didn’t end on the hardcourt<br />
for <strong>Marian</strong>, as sophomore diver Joey<br />
Cifelli posted some record-breaking<br />
scores in qualifying for the IHSA State<br />
meet, then scored 443.60 to earn<br />
second place in state. The feat added<br />
to his 10th place finish freshman year.<br />
The <strong>Marian</strong> cheerleaders earned a 10th-place finish at the ICCA State<br />
Championships, and fencing captured the most medals ever (three) at the<br />
Great Lakes Championships.<br />
Joey Cifelli ’15 Diving<br />
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SPEECH TEAM<br />
MCHS HIGHLIGHTS<br />
<strong>MARIAN</strong> CATHOLIC SPEECH TEAM<br />
FINISHES THIRD AT IHSA STATE FINALS<br />
Tiffany Pia Lyander ’13 Crowned State Champion in Poetry Reading<br />
The <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Speech Team, led by Director Mark Donaway, finished in third place at the IHSA State<br />
Finals in Peoria on February 16. Senior Tiffany Pia Lyander won first place in Poetry Reading.<br />
“I was pretty shocked when I heard my name announced,” admitted Lyander. “This year, the entire team really<br />
came together as a unit to help one another. The third-place win took every member of our team.”<br />
Tiffany Pia Lyander ’13 Crowned<br />
After a successful season, winning first place at both the IHSA Regional Tournament and IHSA Sectional<br />
State Champion in Poetry Reading<br />
Tournament, the <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Speech Team was proud to earn a third-place trophy at the State Competition.<br />
To view the Speech Team’s roster please visit the Speech Department’s webpage at www.marianchs.com/fine-arts/marian-speech-team.php.<br />
ELLEN CHMURA ’14 FINDS HER PASSION IN THE MUSIC ROOM<br />
Ellen Chmura, a junior at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>, has taken<br />
every opportunity to enhance her music skills. The<br />
Lansing, IL resident was accepted by Music for All, Inc., an<br />
organization that creates life-changing experiences through<br />
music, to march in the Rose Bowl Parade in January where<br />
she was able to interact with peers and band directors<br />
from around the country. Ellen also earned a Division One<br />
distinction and Best in Room for French Horn and Violin at<br />
the IHSA Solo and Ensemble competition last month.<br />
“Ellen is one of the finest musicians we have had in our<br />
program,” said Greg Bimm, <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Band Director.<br />
“She is dedicated, organized, very consistent, and has<br />
a great work ethic. It is the combination of talent and<br />
consistent practice that has made her such an outstanding<br />
performer. Along with being a wonderful performer, Ellen<br />
is also a very dedicated band member and a strong leader.<br />
She is definitely one of our go-to people.”<br />
The MCHS Men’s Basketball team shattered several records on its way to<br />
the school’s first IHSA Elite Eight appearance. <strong>Marian</strong> concluded the year with<br />
a 29-4 overall mark, topping the previous school record for wins at 22.<br />
A pair of first-time championships came at the hands of crosstown rival<br />
Bloom Township. The Spartans defeated the Blazing Trojans, 61-58, to<br />
win their first-ever Rich South McDipper title. After winning the <strong>Marian</strong><br />
IHSA Class 4A Regional, <strong>Marian</strong> again toppled Bloom, 50-46, to win the<br />
Thornton Sectional, the first sectional crown in history. The win also gave<br />
Coach Mike Taylor his 150th victory at <strong>Marian</strong>.<br />
Standout junior guard Tyler Ulis sparked much of <strong>Marian</strong>’s success on the<br />
hardcourt. He became <strong>Marian</strong>’s single-season scoring leader (693 points) and<br />
all-time scoring king (1,612 points). Ulis was rewarded with IBCA first team<br />
All-State honors, as well as being named Player of the Year by the Illinois Times<br />
and SouthtownStar.<br />
The Men’s Baskteball team celebrating their Sectional win<br />
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION<br />
Metro Chicago<br />
ALUMNI & FRIENDS GATHERING<br />
It’s time for our Seventh Annual Metro Chicago Alumni & Friends Gathering.<br />
The date is right around the corner, Thursday, June 6, from 5:00-7:30 p.m. at<br />
Union League Club of Chicago located at 65 W. Jackson Blvd.<br />
The setting will be a draw to many of our alumni, parents, and friends who live<br />
or work in downtown Chicago and the suburbs. Expanding on the success of last<br />
year’s event, all alumni and friends of <strong>Marian</strong> are encouraged to join us for this<br />
social and networking opportunity with a brief presentation by <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>’s<br />
incoming Football Coach Jerry Verde ’95.<br />
A $25 donation will include appetizers and three drink tickets. To RSVP, or<br />
for further information on the event, please contact Carol Burke Swanson ’81,<br />
Director of Alumni Relations, 708-756-9775 or cswanson@marianchs.com.<br />
Register online www.marianchs.com<br />
ALUMNI CONNECTION<br />
The <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Alumni<br />
Association Networking Gathering was held on<br />
January 17, at Aurelio’s Pizza in Homewood. At the<br />
event, more than 50 alums enjoyed pizza, drinks,<br />
and the MCHS Men’s Basketball game on a cable<br />
broadcast. The upbeat gathering brought in alums<br />
of all ages and allowed attendees to reconnect with<br />
their <strong>Marian</strong> roots.<br />
“The Networking Gathering was a very nice event, it<br />
is always exciting to see <strong>Marian</strong> alumni and talk about<br />
how to grow the Association,” said James Murphy ’05,<br />
Communication Coordinator for MCHS Alumni<br />
Association. “Events like these reinforce the fact that<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> has shaped me into the person I am<br />
today, and for that I will be forever grateful.”<br />
The Alumni Association offers a variety of roles<br />
to members. For alumni seeking a more causal role<br />
within the Association, networking gatherings are a<br />
great fit; however, leadership roles are also available.<br />
Established in 1988, the <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Alumni<br />
Association continues the mission of advancing and<br />
sustaining the <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> experience for future<br />
generations. Every alum is automatically a member<br />
of the Alumni Association. The Alumni Association<br />
builds friendships by providing a national network<br />
for all alumni through publications, programs, and<br />
events, serving as a liaison to the greater school<br />
community.<br />
The next Alumni Association event will be held<br />
at the Union League Club on Thursday, June 6,<br />
from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For further information<br />
contact Carol Burke Swanson ’81, Director of<br />
Alumni Relations, 708-756-9775 or<br />
cswanson@marianchs.com.<br />
Joel Simone ’03, Cassie Lau ’05, Amy Krupa ’98, Valerie Ruiz ’05, and James Murphy ’05<br />
“Events like these reinforce the fact that <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> has shaped me into the person I am<br />
today, and for that I will be forever grateful.”<br />
-James Murphy ’05<br />
Communication Coordinator, MCHS Alumni Association<br />
Brian Driscoll ’79, Jim Schreiber ’81, Vince Krydynski ’81, and Jim Donahue ’81<br />
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CLASS REUNIONS<br />
CLASS OF 1963 REVS UP FOR 50 th Reunion<br />
BY TIM O’HEA ’63<br />
“50 years!?! Are you kidding me!?!” That was pretty much my<br />
reaction when I learned that our high school class of 1963 was<br />
going to be celebrating our 50 th reunion this year. So I did the math<br />
thing - you know: 2013 minus 1963 = 50. Dang! But still, I thought<br />
that just wasn’t right. Fifty year reunions are for old people! Then<br />
someone reminded me that a few of us have grandchildren in college<br />
so we pretty much qualify as old people.<br />
Actually, I am pretty pumped for our upcoming reunion which<br />
will be held on Friday, October 25, and Saturday, October 26, 2013.<br />
The primary reason for my enthusiasm is that our reunion committee<br />
has been working really hard to make this the best 50 th reunion that<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> has ever hosted. Okay, we know there has only been one other<br />
- just sayin’. Our first priority has been to try to contact every single<br />
classmate to be sure that they know when and where the reunion<br />
will be held. We are determined to make this a casual, fun time for<br />
old friends to renew acquaintances and to share remembrances of<br />
our high school days. We might even find the time to share an adult<br />
beverage or two. As of today, we have contacted 130 of our 187<br />
classmates and we intend to keep working until we contact them all.<br />
Another reason that we are so excited about this gathering is<br />
because our class has been participating in an “e-mail reunion”<br />
for the past five years. We currently have a total of 115 classmates<br />
hooked up in this group. Most have shared a “bio” of their lives<br />
since graduation. The stories have been incredible. Our classmates<br />
have stepped foot in every country in the world, and have shared<br />
many different experiences that have made us laugh and cry. We<br />
have learned so many things about our classmates that we never<br />
believed possible, and some we have thought “That doesn’t surprise<br />
me.” This forum has even brought together some who have lived<br />
only a few miles from each other without knowing it.<br />
Our plans for the weekend include a very casual get-together on<br />
Friday evening, October 25. It happens to be on a weekend that<br />
does not include a home football game at MCHS because we didn’t<br />
want to create any distractions that would keep us from eating,<br />
drinking, and conversing. It will take place in the corridor outside<br />
the “old gym” (how appropriate) which is where we spent all our<br />
time after school “back in the day.” The food will be provided by<br />
(who else?) Aurelio’s of Homewood. There will be an open bar and<br />
tours of the school will be available for those so inclined. Trust me,<br />
there is a lot more there now to see.<br />
Saturday festivities begin with Mass at MCHS followed by our<br />
reunion dinner at Idlewild Country Club. We plan on a great evening<br />
of fun, filled with surprises. There are even rumors that some lucky<br />
attendee may drive home in a brand new car. (Editor’s note: You can’t<br />
believe everything you hear.) Of course, you would have to be in<br />
attendance to win. But, enough... can’t ruin all the surprises.<br />
If any of our classmates are out there reading this, please plan<br />
to attend our reunion in October. We had a wonderful four years<br />
together, and it would be great to renew friendships and laugh about<br />
those innocent times. I know you will not be disappointed and if,<br />
for whatever reason, you will not be able to attend but would like to<br />
participate in our email reunion, just email me at teohea17@aol.com.<br />
Cheers!<br />
Save the Date<br />
August 30 - September 1, 2013<br />
Class of 1973 – 40 Years<br />
Saturday, October 12, 2013<br />
Class of 1968 – 45 Years<br />
Class of 1978 – 35 Years<br />
Class of 1983 – 30 Years<br />
Class of 1988 – 25 Years<br />
Class of 1993 – 20 Years<br />
Class of 2003 – 10 Years – TBD<br />
The Class of 1963 at the Founding Four Reunion<br />
See back cover for more information.<br />
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arian Madness<br />
The excitement of the opening weekend of the NCAA March Madness<br />
basketball series was palpable at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s eleventh<br />
annual <strong>Marian</strong> Madness NCAA Tournament celebration. Hundreds<br />
of supporters of <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>’s athletic teams, alumni, and friends<br />
gathered in the Sister M. Paul McCaughey, O.P. Leadership Center on<br />
Saturday, March 23.<br />
Beyond a great time, where food catered by Aurelio’s of Homewood<br />
and an open beer and wine bar were part of the package, the successful<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> Madness fundraiser benefited <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> athletic teams<br />
and the Alumni Association, raising more than $32,000.<br />
“My husband, Terry, and I have always enjoyed being involved in<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> Madness,” said Jane Peabody, Alumni Parent, event volunteer,<br />
and <strong>Marian</strong> Madness Committee member. “It is an event that combines<br />
all of our priorities: supporting our children’s activities, with the greatest<br />
national sporting event of the year, while enjoying good food and drink<br />
with friends.<br />
“While <strong>Marian</strong> has provided our children with an excellent, wellrounded<br />
education, the greatest strength of the school and <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
education is community. We feel in order to fully experience that<br />
community we have to participate in it. It was wonderful to see the<br />
Leadership Center packed to capacity for hours with <strong>Marian</strong> colleagues,<br />
friends, and family all who share so many interests, not the least of<br />
which are our <strong>Marian</strong> students and the road to the Final Four! What<br />
a great event to combine both, as it is said: ‘A no brainer! ’ We look<br />
forward to doing it again next year.”<br />
Participating teams and coaches receivd $28,000 for their programs:<br />
baseball, Phil Wail ’98; men’s basketball, Mike Taylor; women’s basketball,<br />
Annie Basic Byrne; cross country, Tim Sovereign; fencing, Sister<br />
Dorothy Marie Solak, O.P. and Ann Jones; men’s golf, Jim Mendenhall;<br />
men’s lacrosse, Mike McCormick; women’s lacrosse, Brian Patterson;<br />
women’s softball, Kerri Evans ’96; women’s swimming and waterpolo,<br />
Sean Scanlon; men’s tennis, Scott Bodnar; and track, LaVon Burks.<br />
At the end of the evening, grand prize tickets were pulled with<br />
the $3,000 first prize going to Bill Hill, the $1,000 second prize<br />
to Salvatore Plumery, and three $200 prizes to Bob Peick, Michael<br />
Pensinger, and Michelle Wisniewski.<br />
Some of the approximate 400 <strong>Marian</strong> Madness guests<br />
cheering during the Marquette vs. Butler game<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> Madness loyal volunteers Jane, Terry, and Colleen ’05 Peabody<br />
SISTER TERESA’S TRAVELS SISTER TERESA’S TRAVELS<br />
United States Naval Academy<br />
Georgetown<br />
University<br />
University<br />
of San Diego<br />
Kieran Dziallo ’11 and<br />
Sister Teresa Marron, O.P.<br />
Patrick McDonough ’11,<br />
Sister Teresa Marron, O.P.,<br />
and Gerry O’Brien<br />
Megan Murday ’11,<br />
Sister Teresa Marron, O.P.,<br />
and Daryl Allan Pugh, II ’11<br />
Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, O.P.,<br />
Jacob Anderson ’12, and<br />
Sister Teresa Marron, O.P.<br />
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<strong>MARIAN</strong> MADNESS SPONSORS<br />
<strong>MARIAN</strong> CATHOLIC<br />
PARENTS CLUB<br />
Evening of Excellence<br />
FOOD AND BEVERAGE SPONSOR<br />
Information Integrators, Inc.<br />
Michael Conneen and Family<br />
FINAL EIGHT SPONSORS<br />
Four Point Play<br />
Colleen ’05, Tom ’07, Mike ’12,<br />
and John ’15<br />
LaVon Burks<br />
Changing You for You, Inc.<br />
Kickert <strong>School</strong> Bus Company<br />
Bob Piekarski<br />
Piekarski & Sons Tree Service<br />
Mulch Masters<br />
JZJ Signs, Banners & More<br />
Nick and Kathy Zagotta<br />
SWEET SIXTEEN SPONSORS<br />
Jeff Bona, DDS<br />
Bill ’75 and June Ranieri ’75 Cleary<br />
Country House Restaurant<br />
IJP Football<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> Council 3761 Knights of Columbus<br />
Mike McCormick<br />
McCormick Retirement Group<br />
of Raymond James - mrg-rj.com<br />
Patriot Gaming and Electronics<br />
Mark Komorowski ’83 and<br />
Katie Komorowski ’09<br />
John and Laura Stibich<br />
NCAA BRACKET SPONSORS<br />
Anonymous<br />
Chicago Heights Anchor Bolt<br />
Joanne O’Neill Sicher ’81,<br />
Colleen O’Neill Ranieri ’83,<br />
and Bridget O’Neill Reed ’84<br />
SILENT AUCTION SPONSORSHIP<br />
Marc Adduci<br />
South Shore Country Club<br />
Aurelio’s, Homewood<br />
Balmoral Woods Country Club<br />
John Benish ’84<br />
Eileen and Tim Bergen<br />
Jeff Bona, DDS<br />
Freddie Brzozowski ’88<br />
Annie Basic Byrne<br />
Jordan Cohen, Illinois Officials<br />
Chris Cummings ’76 and Ann Jones<br />
Cindy and Gerard Dupczak<br />
Egg & I, Homewood<br />
Edible Arrangements<br />
Phil Faso ’79 and Livia Faso<br />
Dino’s Food and Liquors<br />
5th Quarter<br />
Grady’s Grille<br />
Mark Haines<br />
Lincoln Oaks Golf Course<br />
Homewood Florist<br />
HR Imaging<br />
Idlewild Country Club<br />
Jonathan Kane<br />
Dennis Kelly ’08<br />
Kickert <strong>School</strong> Bus<br />
Mary Kay Larocca<br />
Edward Douglas Salon<br />
Lincoln Oaks<br />
Bill MacDonald<br />
MCHS Athletics<br />
MCHS Spartan Shop<br />
MCHS Men’s Basketball<br />
MCHS Women’s Basketball<br />
Sean Mulhearn ’82<br />
Gerry O’Brien<br />
People’s Bank<br />
Rico’s Pizza<br />
Revolution Prep<br />
Mike Rodewald<br />
Olympia Fields Country Club<br />
James Schreiber ’81 and Laura Schreiber<br />
Ridge Country Club<br />
Southland Athletic Conference<br />
Sports Forum<br />
Joe Stanfa ’75<br />
Chicago Heights Park District<br />
Starbucks<br />
Mike Taylor<br />
Twisted Q BBQ<br />
Phil Wail ’98<br />
The Welsh Family, Dairy Queen<br />
Tom Zarlengo ’80, Zarlengo’s<br />
The MEN’S LACROSSE families:<br />
Steve Bartak and Jamee McCarthy, Tim<br />
Berens, Joe and Nancy Biggio, Jeff and<br />
Sandra Bready, Alonzo and Lisa Carr, Dan<br />
and Lisa Collins, Bob and Debbie Davis,<br />
Stephanie Metzer, Robert and Shannon<br />
Milhouse, Karl Piekoszewski, Steve and<br />
Michelle Rivero, Bob and Mary Ann Smith,<br />
and Jim and Laura Zavesky<br />
PARTICIPATING MCHS SPORTS TEAMS<br />
BASEBALL<br />
Phil Wail ’98<br />
MEN’S BASKETBALL<br />
Mike Taylor<br />
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL<br />
Annie Basic Byrne<br />
CROSS COUNTRY<br />
Tim Sovereign<br />
FENCING<br />
Sister Dorothy Marie Solak, O.P.<br />
MEN’S GOLF<br />
Jim Mendenhall<br />
MEN’S LACROSSE<br />
Mike McCormick<br />
WOMEN’S LACROSSE<br />
Brian Patterson<br />
SOFTBALL<br />
Kerri Evans ’96<br />
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & WATERPOLO<br />
Sean Scanlon<br />
TENNIS<br />
Scott Bodnar<br />
TRACK<br />
LaVon Burks<br />
<strong>MARIAN</strong> MADNESS COMMITTEE<br />
Scott Bening<br />
John Benish ’84<br />
Jeff Bona, DDS<br />
Jim Dee ’80<br />
Daryl Forney<br />
Mark Haines<br />
Pat Healy ’79<br />
Lynn and Dave Hilger<br />
Bill Hogan ’79<br />
Kevin Kelly ’80<br />
Sean Kelly ’85<br />
Vince Krydynski ’81<br />
Dave Mattio ’66<br />
Chris Ormsby ’93<br />
Colleen Peabody ’05<br />
Terry and Jane Peabody<br />
Colleen O’Neill Ranieri ’83<br />
Jim Schreiber ’81<br />
John Stibich<br />
Carol Burke Swanson ’81<br />
Mike Taylor<br />
Pat Trebe<br />
Dave ’75 and Sue Sheehan ’75 Trump<br />
LaVonia (Vonnee) Wells<br />
SISTER TERESA’S TRAVELS<br />
Alumni model in the Mother/Son,<br />
Father/Daughter number in the fashion show.<br />
Eileen Gallagher Daw ’78 and Stephen Daw ’13<br />
Lauren Faso ’13 and Phil Faso ’79<br />
San Diego<br />
Ann Bertrand ’02 and<br />
Sister Teresa Marron, O.P.<br />
Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, O.P.,<br />
Anthony Damon ’98, and<br />
Sister Teresa Marron, O.P.<br />
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Alexis Giannini ’13 and Louis Giannini ’82
ALUMNI NOTES<br />
Take a few minutes and let everyone in the <strong>Marian</strong> family know<br />
how you’re doing by updating your information on the MCHS<br />
website or email cswanson@marianchs.com.<br />
Carol (Yushkevich) Amato ’75 is currently in a marketing career<br />
and was promoted to Creative Marketing and Design Manager.<br />
Carol also went back to school to fulfill her longtime passion in<br />
the culinary arts and enjoys pastry making as well as cooking for a<br />
healthy lifestyle.<br />
Annemarie (Goonan) Huyer ’88 is the Finance Manager at<br />
Treasury Wine Estates based in Napa Valley, CA. She oversees<br />
the Florida, South Carolina, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, and<br />
Latin America markets.<br />
Jennifer (Zajac) Svevo ’88, husband Gregory Svevo and big sister<br />
Tiffani A. Carlsen, welcomed their new addition Zack Gregory Svevo<br />
to the family on November 20, 2012.<br />
Michaelene (Brown) Buzas ’94 married Tim Buzas on May 5, 2012.<br />
Toni Chiappini Ruswick ’96 and her husband Aaron are happy to<br />
announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline Gabriella. She was born<br />
May 6, 2012, and weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce. She joins her big brothers<br />
Jack, five, and Benjamin, four, and big sister Elizabeth, two.<br />
Gia (Fonte) Colunga ’97 has been elected to partnership at Freeborn<br />
& Peters LLP, where she focuses her practice on complex commercial<br />
disputes and employment litigation. She lives in the Wicker Park<br />
neighborhood of Chicago with her husband, Isaac, and daughter<br />
Maria, who is one and a half years old.<br />
Leslie Spires ’97 and his wife, Victoria, welcomed their baby boy,<br />
Leslie J., born on October, 17, 2012.<br />
Jessica (Gehm) Callard ’99 and her husband Michael were<br />
married on July 3, 2011, and are pleased to announce the birth<br />
of their son Michael Gary (MJ) who was born on June 13, 2012.<br />
MJ was 8 pounds, 3 ounces and 21 inches long.<br />
Kristin (Lilly) Tortoriello ’99 and her husband, Dr. Paul<br />
Tortoriello, welcomed their baby girl, Liliana Marie, born on<br />
November 27, 2012. Big brothers Anthony and Christian are excited<br />
to have a little sister.<br />
Joseph ’00 and Jolene (Karwowski) ’00 Cieniawski welcomed<br />
Michael, a healthy baby boy, on December 31, 2011. Earlier in the<br />
year, Jolene graduated from Valparaiso University <strong>School</strong> of Law in<br />
May, 2011 and then was admitted to the Illinois Bar.<br />
Kevin P. Dolan ’00 and his wife Annie are pleased to announce the<br />
birth of their son, Daniel Kevin who was 8 pounds, 12 ounces and<br />
22 inches long! Danny was born on November 7, 2012, the same<br />
day as his Grandpa’s birthday, Pat Dolan ’72. Kevin recently joined<br />
McDonald’s Corporation as a Finance Manager. The family resides<br />
in Chicago.<br />
Samantha (Schreiber) Staley ’01 and her husband Ryan welcomed<br />
daughter, Danielle Rae on February 4, 2011. She joined proud big<br />
brothers Andrew and Colin.<br />
Tim Huizenga ’03, earned a place on the United States Marine<br />
Band, “The President’s Own,” this February. Tim competed with<br />
over 90 horn players from all over the country to earn a spot on the<br />
historic band.<br />
Celia Mimms ’03 received a Doctor of Dental Surgery DDS in June,<br />
2012 from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.<br />
Rebecca (Gustafson) Bomgaars ’05 graduated with a Doctor of<br />
Chiropractic degree on December 15, 2012, from Southern California<br />
University of Health Sciences in Whittier, CA, and was married on<br />
February 10, 2013, to Justin Bomgaars. They live in Lakewood, CA.<br />
She will work in a sports chiropractic practice in the Los Angeles area.<br />
Carol (Yushkevich) Amato ’75<br />
Michaelene (Brown) Buzas ’94<br />
and husband Tim Buzas<br />
Caroline Gabriella, daughter of<br />
Toni Chiappini Ruswick ’96<br />
Leslie J., son of Leslie Spires ’97<br />
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Jessica (Gehm) Callard ’99<br />
and husband Michael Callard<br />
Michael Gary (MJ), son of<br />
Jessica (Gehm) Callard ’99<br />
Liliana Marie, daughter of<br />
Kristin (Lilly) Tortoriello ’99<br />
Michael, son of Joseph ’00 and<br />
Jolene (Karwowski) ’00 Cieniawski<br />
Kevin P. Dolan ’00 and wife, Annie,<br />
with son, Daniel Kevin<br />
James E. Bruno ’05, was bestowed his Master’s<br />
Degree in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana<br />
State University in August of 2012. Jimmy is already<br />
in his first year of the PhD. Program and has been<br />
working as a Research Assistant on Campus.<br />
Thomas Bucki ’08, graduated from Southern<br />
Illinois University in the spring of 2012 with a degree<br />
in Psychology. He is currently volunteering with<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Charities while looking for a full time job.<br />
Colleen Baliga ’10, is the starting left fielder on<br />
Ohio Northern University’s softball team who<br />
made it to the NCAA Division III Softball World<br />
Series in Salem, VA last May. Colleen was named<br />
a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Scholar<br />
Athlete for having a 3.5+ GPA in both semesters of<br />
her sophomore year.<br />
34 TH ANNUAL GOLF TRIP<br />
Rebecca (Gustafson) Bomgaars ’05<br />
Rebecca (Gustafson) Bomgaars ’05<br />
and husband Justin Bomgaars<br />
Steve Dekowski ’79, Tom Wasz ’80, Joe Hamann ’79, and Bill Eberhardt ’79<br />
Anthony, Christian, and Liliana, children of Kristin (Lilly) Tortoriello ’99<br />
This year marks the 34th annual golf trip for Steve Dekowski ’79,<br />
Tom Wasz ’80, Joe Hamann ’79, and Bill Eberhardt ’79.<br />
For the past 19 years the group has hit the links in Alabama,<br />
making their way through the “Robert Trent Jones Trail.” They<br />
are currently playing their way through the “Robert Trent Jones<br />
Trail” in Alabama. The RTJ trail is a series of 12 state owned<br />
golf resorts throughout Alabama.<br />
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LIFE IN FILM PRODUCTION<br />
ROBERT VELO ’95<br />
A resident of Los Angelos for<br />
18 years, Robert Velo ’95<br />
took time out of his busy<br />
schedule during a holiday<br />
family visit this past winter<br />
to stop by <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>.<br />
When the alum walked into<br />
the new Media Center and<br />
Broadcasting Studio, he was<br />
stunned. Media classes and<br />
film equipment were not<br />
offered when Robert was a<br />
student.<br />
“The new Media Center,<br />
Studio, and Editing Room are<br />
wonderful tools for students to<br />
Robert Velo ’95 tours the Technology/<br />
Media Center with Mark Donaway,<br />
MCHS Speech and Theatre Director.<br />
learn how technology and creativity work together,” explains Velo. “I am very<br />
proud <strong>Marian</strong> offers technology courses which include industry standards<br />
software. Students will be prepared for real world opportunities.”<br />
While at <strong>Marian</strong>, Robert longed for a creative outlet. With help from his<br />
family, he was provided with film and editing equipment. He and his friends<br />
would reenact Saturday Night Live skits, movie scenes, and create original<br />
programs; giving him the opportunity to gain experience with production<br />
equipment.<br />
“Life is what you make it,” explained Velo. “I made it known to faculty and<br />
staff that film production was my interest, and they gave me opportunities<br />
to enhance my creative skills on my free time. I filmed and edited videos for<br />
the band, alumni gatherings, and the 1993 State Champion Football Team, as<br />
well as Calendar Drive ‘commercials’ with John Perkovich.”<br />
Robert went on to study film production at the University of Southern<br />
California in Los Angeles. Lacking a professional network in L.A., it was vital<br />
that he excel in his classes so he would be noticed by professors. His hard<br />
work paid off, and he was able to land an internship at Disney which led to a<br />
job at Spyglass Entertainment.<br />
“I have done it all in L.A.,” said Robert. “I began as an intern and worked<br />
my way up, and am now a producer. It was hard to get started in this<br />
competitive industry, but <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> gave me the tools to<br />
believe in myself and to never stop trying.”<br />
Robert has worked on and is responsible for financing projects such as<br />
Lovewrecked, Black Swan, Wake, and The Ides of March. His life motto is, “If<br />
you can shape it in your mind, you can find it in your life.” It appears that this<br />
alum had turned a high school hobby into a successful career.<br />
STOCK YARD FILMS<br />
Michael Leber ’93 and Kenneth Czechanski ’97<br />
Michael Leber ’93 and Kenneth Czechanski ’97 never walked the halls of <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
together; yet, they still managed to meet through mutual friends when Mike was a freshman at<br />
Columbia College in Chicago and Ken was a freshman at <strong>Marian</strong>. The friendship of the Lansing<br />
natives evolved through their shared interest in film production. Their passion for film production<br />
would one day lead the two to form a business together, Stock Yard Films.<br />
More than giving the young men an opportunity to connect, <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> also taught them<br />
the importance of discipline, confidence, and faith.<br />
“<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> will always have a special place in my heart,” said Ken. “I credit <strong>Marian</strong><br />
for making me the person I am today. When I walk through the doors, I feel like nothing has<br />
changed; the family-like environment still lives on within the current students, faculty, and staff.”<br />
Ken also met his wife, Elizabeth McIlvain ’96, at <strong>Marian</strong>. They have two children, five year old<br />
Molly and 22-month old Owen.<br />
“My belief in work ethic and discipline helped me take the chance at starting a company,” said<br />
Mike. “I rely on my faith to give me strength to persevere, something that <strong>Marian</strong> has instilled in me<br />
from the beginning.”<br />
After graduating from <strong>Marian</strong>, Ken<br />
followed in Mike’s footsteps by attending<br />
Columbia College in Chicago. There, they<br />
had an opportunity to hone their technical<br />
skills and build a strong support system<br />
and network that would later prove to be<br />
one of their most valuable assets. Once<br />
the young professionals finished college,<br />
they gained experience in the real world.<br />
Mike worked for Hollywood writer/director,<br />
John Hughes, starting as his writing<br />
assistant and moving his way up. Ken took<br />
his talent to Los Angeles where he worked<br />
in international film distribution. However,<br />
the prospect of starting their own business<br />
proved too appealing.<br />
Founded in 2004, Stock Yard Films is a Chicago based, all-inclusive film production house that<br />
produces commercial, corporate, and creative film projects.<br />
“The benefit of Stock Yard Films being a one-stop-shop is that Ken and I are able to create a<br />
more intimate relationship with our clients,” said Mike. “We see the project from start to finish,<br />
making the production process easier and cleaner.”<br />
The entrepreneurs predict that Stock Yard Films will expand in the upcoming years as they have<br />
a number of projects in development, furthering their dreams.<br />
For more information on Stock Yard Films visit their website at www.stockyardfilms.com.<br />
Sister Joan Flannigan, O.P.<br />
November 5, 1928 to March 3, 2013<br />
The <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Community grieves the loss of<br />
Sister Joan Flannigan, O.P., 84, who died peacefully<br />
on March 3. Sister Joan ministered at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> from 1992-2009 where she served in a<br />
variety of roles, including working in the bookstore,<br />
teaching English and religion, and providing office<br />
assistance. Sister Joan influenced thousands of students<br />
and continuously illustrated the spirit of <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />
For 42 years, Sister Joan taught and/or administered<br />
in <strong>Catholic</strong> parish elementary schools: Little Flower,<br />
Springfield; Our Saviour, Jacksonville; St. James, Irwin;<br />
St. Thomas, Crystal Lake; St. Peter and Holy Angels,<br />
Aurora; Our Lady of Grace, St. Christina; and St.<br />
Edward, Chicago; and Sacred Heart in San Diego, CA.<br />
In 1992, Sister was assigned to <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> where<br />
she ministered for 17 years. After suffering a stroke in<br />
2009, she returned to the Motherhouse where she served<br />
God's people with her prayers.<br />
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October 1, 2012 through April 22, 2013<br />
IN MEMORY OF...<br />
May these souls and all the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.<br />
Class of 1965 Memorials<br />
Tiran Adams<br />
Mary Anaclerio<br />
Margaret Ash<br />
Carrie Azzarello<br />
Dale Allan Baikauskas<br />
Earl Barnhisel<br />
Linda Barrett<br />
Lawrence Basom<br />
Bart Battaglia ’76<br />
Arlene H. Bergamini<br />
Maria Bernacchi<br />
Kevin Beukema ’97<br />
Rebecca Bilott<br />
Henry Bloch<br />
Helen Bracha<br />
Daniel Breslin<br />
Ryan Brothers ’98<br />
Joshua Brown ’06<br />
Dave Bruzdzinski<br />
Mary Ruth Butler<br />
Virginia L. Buyers<br />
Frank Calderone<br />
Kathryn M. Capriotti<br />
Anita Carlassare<br />
Richard J. Carroll<br />
Maria “Joan” Cioe<br />
Keith Clark ’04<br />
John F. Cole<br />
Alice Colvin<br />
Nick Coniglio<br />
Rosetta Corradetti<br />
Janet Cusack<br />
Clarence W. Daly<br />
Robert A. D’Andrea<br />
Lois Damiani<br />
Anthony “Tony” Damon<br />
John Davenport<br />
Mary Rita Davis<br />
James Davlin<br />
Michael J. DeBonfioli ’10<br />
Catherine DeLaurentis<br />
Dennis Dennehy<br />
Vernon DeYoung<br />
Tillie Marie DiGiovanni<br />
Betty DiLuia<br />
Olga M. Dolan<br />
Lorraine Donovan<br />
Lois M. Douglas<br />
Barbara Doyle<br />
Dick Dudley<br />
James F. Dwyer<br />
Jeffrey Edmisten<br />
Mildred Edwards<br />
Sally Egan<br />
Betty L. Elsner<br />
Marilyn Engstrand<br />
Dolores Esposito<br />
Mary C. Etzcorn<br />
Helen Fanning<br />
Gary Finnin<br />
Arthur and Lucille Ferrari<br />
Taylor Fitting<br />
Louise Flanagan<br />
Sister Joann Flannigan, O.P.<br />
Robert Flynn Jr.<br />
Patricia A. Fournier<br />
Edward Freeman<br />
James Gallagher Jr.<br />
Donald Gallagher<br />
Georjean Day Gautsch ’65<br />
John Geraci<br />
Amy Gilleland<br />
Thomas Giroux<br />
Shirley Glatzhofer<br />
Richard Glowacki<br />
Carl Godman<br />
Daniel Gray<br />
Scott Gray<br />
Thomas Gritzmaker<br />
Tim Gruber<br />
Jonathan Guzman<br />
Alice Gyger<br />
James Haines<br />
Sheryl Hamann<br />
Dorothy Haney<br />
Ken Hannover<br />
James N. Harrington<br />
Deacon James C. Haugh<br />
Florence M. Heid<br />
Blondie Henderson<br />
Charles P. Henry ’72<br />
Joan Hergenrother<br />
Joan Hewson<br />
Robert Hile<br />
William M. Hogan<br />
Bill Horn<br />
James T. Howell<br />
Cheryl Jakubik<br />
Anthony Janis<br />
Sheri Jones<br />
Roselene Jostes<br />
Thomas Jostes<br />
James J. Kelly<br />
Stanley J. Klimas<br />
Joan and George Kosinski<br />
Debra Panozzo Kratovil ’77<br />
Lois L. Kubin<br />
Monica Lachcik<br />
Mrs. Mary Lamaster<br />
Dorothy LaMere<br />
Lois Langford<br />
Madeline Lanzendorf<br />
Rosemary LaRocca<br />
Dr. Kevin J. Lederer<br />
Marge Lesin<br />
Sydney S. Lesser<br />
Lorraine Lipke<br />
Doris Logan<br />
Geno Loser<br />
Jessica Lubin<br />
Robert Lyles<br />
Margaret Lynch<br />
James Maceli<br />
Rita Maloney<br />
Louis J. Mannion<br />
John Martin<br />
Minnie Mazzacavallo<br />
William McCauley<br />
Joshua McCondiche<br />
Cheri M. McCray<br />
Mary McDonnell-Cox<br />
Kennith McGill<br />
Maurice Bud McGrath<br />
Maribeth McLean ’83<br />
Angela McMahon<br />
David McRoberts<br />
Michael Wayne Means<br />
Leo and Elizabeth Mertka<br />
Frederick Michalec<br />
Ned A. Michalowski<br />
Helen Mielciarz<br />
Joan Miller<br />
Mary Miller<br />
Hazel Moore<br />
Eugene Morales<br />
Anna Marie Mrdak<br />
Saad Muhammad<br />
John Mulligan<br />
Catherine Mulloy<br />
John “Jack” Murphy<br />
Mary A. Murphy<br />
Patrick Murphy ’81<br />
Jean L. Naatz<br />
Elsie Necastro<br />
Sven Ray Nelson<br />
Leonora Netznik ’68<br />
Audrey Newcomer<br />
Frank Newton<br />
Anita Novak<br />
Anne Novak ’08<br />
Rose Obbagy<br />
Andrew O’Connell<br />
Marge Olivier’s mother<br />
Patricia O’Malley<br />
Ronald Oosterbaan, Sr.<br />
Rodolfo Ortiz<br />
Dale Packard<br />
Judith Panici<br />
Frances Panozzo<br />
Olinto Panozzo<br />
Chris Paredes ’79<br />
Mark Paredes ’74<br />
Donna Paul<br />
Verne Peabody<br />
Dean Perozzi, Jr. ’94<br />
Jewel Perry<br />
Russell H. Petrak<br />
James Petrongelli<br />
George Leigh Phillips<br />
Harry Pisterzi<br />
Tabios Pitman<br />
Minnie Polletta<br />
Angela Popolla<br />
Robert L. Powell<br />
Charles Praxmarer<br />
Mildred Prendergast<br />
Shirley Printzlau<br />
Diva Marie Pulcini<br />
Lorene Pyez<br />
Jean Quealy<br />
James Quinlan<br />
John Radgowski<br />
James J. Rees, Sr.<br />
Louis Rega<br />
Rick Rice<br />
Robert E. Rolwing<br />
John Romano<br />
Marie Romano<br />
Anthony Rosati<br />
Willie M. Rose<br />
Angela Battaglia Rubin<br />
Darlene Ruhl<br />
Santa Safiran<br />
Dorothy Salabura<br />
Thomas Sammons<br />
Norine Santschi<br />
Edward Sarti<br />
Steve Sauvageau<br />
Margaret E. Saviano<br />
Dorene Schmelzer-Strilko<br />
Jerry Schnepp<br />
Flossie Schoener<br />
Betty Schrementi<br />
James Schuler<br />
William Schwieger<br />
Emil P. Sefcik<br />
Gerald Seida, Sr.<br />
James Shanks<br />
Emmie Shelwood<br />
James Sieracki<br />
Richard Sikora<br />
Marie Simone<br />
Frank Sinopoli, Sr.<br />
Bill and Bette Skisam<br />
Joseph Skiscim<br />
Victoria Skiscim<br />
Ellen Skopp<br />
William Slobig<br />
David M. Slyder ’90<br />
Steven Smajo<br />
Marion Lewis Snow<br />
Thomas Somin<br />
George Spanos<br />
Anthony Spinozzi<br />
Dina Spinozzi<br />
Eleanor Stuber<br />
Helen Tate<br />
Alma Taylor<br />
Donna Lynn Taylor<br />
David Theiss<br />
Dora Thier<br />
John Thomas<br />
Jessie Thornton<br />
Peter Tocci<br />
Mary Eva Tolbert<br />
Velora Tracy<br />
Richard Traverso<br />
Randoris Vanorsby<br />
Gerald C. Vellender, Sr.<br />
Floyd Verdeyen<br />
Benita Vrab<br />
Anthony Vuco<br />
Earl L. Walls<br />
Virginia Washington<br />
Judith Weingarz<br />
Daniel Welch ’89<br />
Virginia R. Welch<br />
Arthur Welsh<br />
LaVerne Welsh<br />
Joseph Wierzbinski<br />
John Williams<br />
Peggy Wines<br />
Lorraine Wingfield<br />
Michael W. Zaher, Sr.<br />
Alice Zajak<br />
Stanley Zakheim<br />
Jose Zambrano<br />
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<strong>MARIAN</strong> CATHOLIC<br />
ALUMNI<br />
A S S O C I A T I O N<br />
Office for Institutional Advancement<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
700 Ashland Avenue<br />
Chicago Heights, IL 60411<br />
(708) 755-6579<br />
MCHS UPCOMING EVENTS<br />
www.marianchs.com<br />
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED<br />
CLASS OF 1973<br />
40 TH REUNION WEEKEND<br />
August 30, 31, and September 1<br />
For more information and reservations contact<br />
Dan Dominy ’73 at marian73@gmail.com<br />
24 TH ANNUAL ENDOWMENT<br />
GOLF CLASSIC<br />
Monday, September 16, 2013<br />
Olympia Fields Country Club<br />
For more information contact<br />
Pat Trebe 708-756-9405<br />
or ptrebe@marianchs.com<br />
ALUMNI HOMECOMING<br />
GATHERING<br />
Friday, September 27, 2013<br />
7:30 p.m. - <strong>Marian</strong> vs. Benet Academy<br />
Immediately following game -<br />
Alumni Homecoming Gathering<br />
CLASS OF 2008<br />
FIVE YEAR REUNION<br />
Informal Class Reunion - Friday, September 27, 2013<br />
Doors Open at 8:30 p.m.<br />
Sister M. Paul McCaughey, O.P. Leadership Center<br />
Complimentary pizza, pop, and beer courtesy<br />
of the MCHS Alumni Association<br />
CLASS OF 2003<br />
TEN YEAR REUNION<br />
Date & Place TBD<br />
Contact Angie Ellison Keefner ’03 at<br />
angie.m.ellison@gmail.com<br />
OKTOBERFEST<br />
Note New Date<br />
Sunday, October 6, 2013<br />
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.<br />
Contact Lisa Collins for more information<br />
708-502-5472<br />
2013 CLASS REUNIONS<br />
1968 - 45 Years; 1978 - 35 Years; 1983 - 30 Years;<br />
1988 - 25 Years; 1993 - 20 Years<br />
Saturday, October 12, 2013<br />
6:00 p.m. - Mass in Student Chapel<br />
7:00 p.m. - Reunion in Sister M. Paul McCaughey, O.P.<br />
Leadership Center<br />
METRO CHICAGO<br />
ALUMNI AND FRIENDS<br />
NETWORKING GATHERING<br />
Union League Club<br />
Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.<br />
For more information or to RSVP contact Carol Burke Swanson ’81<br />
708-756-9775 or cswanson@marianchs.com<br />
SAVE thE DatE<br />
class of 1963<br />
50 YEAR REUNION WEEKEND<br />
Friday, October 25, 2013<br />
Informal Gathering - <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Food catered by Aurelio’s and open bar - Tours available<br />
Saturday, October 26, 2013<br />
Mass in MCHS Student Chapel followed by<br />
Class Reunion, Idlewild Country Club<br />
MCHS HOST<br />
The Relay for Life Chicago Heights<br />
May 17-18, 2013<br />
For more information contact<br />
Colleen O’Neill Ranieri ’83<br />
708-267-0385 or cmor@juno.com<br />
ALUMNI<br />
Update your information on the <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> website www.marianchs.com or<br />
email cswanson@marianchs.com<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> is a <strong>Catholic</strong>, coeducational, college preparatory high school<br />
within the Dominican tradition of study, prayer, community, and preaching. <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> students seek truth, exhibit personal responsibility, cultivate their individual<br />
talents, and demonstrate ethical leadership and Christian service.
<strong>MARIAN</strong> CATHOLIC HOSTS<br />
COLLEGE DAY<br />
Young Alums offer keen insights for current students<br />
More than 40 young alums took time out during their winter break to share their<br />
insights on life and higher education with <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> juniors and seniors on<br />
College Day, January 9. During an informative session, the students exchanged their<br />
views on a wide range of topics including dorm life, class selection, and how well <strong>Marian</strong><br />
prepared them for their college experience.<br />
Deana Williams ’12, Miami University, OH, explained her take on the day:<br />
“I was surprised and impressed with all the questions students asked throughout the<br />
day,” she said. “I think we were able to talk about many of the concerns students have<br />
when they are thinking about college. Ranging from academic difference compared<br />
to high school, to living in the dorms, I think sharing our experiences helped students<br />
understand the dynamics of college.”<br />
“I think sharing our experiences helped students<br />
understand the dynamics of college.”<br />
-Deana Williams ’12<br />
Miami University, Ohio<br />
WHAT IT TAKES<br />
TO BE A LEADER<br />
Stanley Pearson, II ’98 held a personal leadership<br />
and motivation forum at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> on<br />
March 11. The interactive, energetic presentation<br />
for students at an all school assembly created a safe<br />
environment in which to analyze how they approach<br />
personal relationships, day-to-day situations, and<br />
their general outlook on life.<br />
“I am glad I had the opportunity to speak with<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> students,” he said. “I personally had a<br />
memorable experience as a student at <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong>. I remember being very busy with band and<br />
football. The band won Grand Nationals twice while<br />
I was at <strong>Marian</strong>. I had the opportunity to meet many<br />
people and create great friendships.”<br />
Stanley began his presentation by explaining his<br />
issues with self-identification. In high school and<br />
in college, peers labeled Stanley by his appearance.<br />
After soul-searching and reaching a breaking point,<br />
he had enough with labeling and was determined to<br />
speak out.<br />
Stanley is a professional motivational speaker<br />
who specializes in leadership and diversity. His<br />
programs present participants with an opportunity to<br />
understand one another. College campuses and high<br />
schools, military bases, and businesses, have invited<br />
Stanley to give presentations.<br />
“Everyday I have a new experience that further<br />
shapes my future existence. I am aware that events<br />
in the past have shaped my future, so I work<br />
towards a better understanding of things that have<br />
happened and things that will happen,” explains<br />
Pearson. “Acceptance has so much to do with<br />
how we handle events in our lives. We deal with<br />
accepting ourselves, seeking out acceptance, and<br />
being able to accept others.”<br />
Stanley believes that we all have a responsibility<br />
to ourselves, and the people around us, to handle<br />
situations better each day and grow from them.<br />
Sister Teresa Marron, O.P., Greg Bimm, and Stanley Pearson, II ’98<br />
Stanley Pearson, II ’98 speaking to <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
students on leadership and motivation<br />
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<strong>MARIAN</strong> CATHOLIC ADVANCEMENT PROFESSIONAL<br />
Caps a 20 Year Career<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
says goodbye this month to<br />
an alumni parent, longtime<br />
Advancement professional and<br />
all-around champion for the<br />
school. Mary Moffatt, Vice<br />
President, Advancement, has<br />
resigned her position effective<br />
the end of May.<br />
Mary Moffatt’s ties to the school are both personal and professional.<br />
She and her husband, Bill, are the parents of three grown children<br />
who are <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> alumni. She has served <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
in various leadership capacities since 1993, both volunteer and<br />
professional.<br />
Reflecting on a career spanning more than 20 years (including a<br />
three-year hiatus), Moffatt describes her tenure as an Advancement<br />
professional at MCHS as “A great run! Twice.”<br />
A great run indeed. Under her watch, <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
launched two capital campaigns, expanded annual giving programs and<br />
revitalized alumni relations and the Alumni Association. In addition<br />
to developing and maintaining hundreds of constituent relationships<br />
on behalf of the school – a role she describes as “a privilege” – Moffatt<br />
facilitated board leadership and partnered with school leaders to<br />
spearhead two long-range plans.<br />
In doing so, Moffatt helped generate more than $20 million in<br />
major gift revenue to ensure a strong and vibrant school well into<br />
the future. Many members of the <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> family credit<br />
the school’s financial stability, beyond the tuition driven operating<br />
income, in large part to Moffatt and the board’s stewardship and<br />
governance. Her accomplishments include fundraising initiatives<br />
that made possible major facility improvements, scholarships and<br />
academic program enhancements.<br />
Alumni parent and member of the MCHS Board of Directors,<br />
Nancy Rita Kaz, recalls the days before such campus improvements.<br />
Her children attended MCHS in the 1980’s. “You better believe I’ve<br />
seen changes,” Kaz remarked. She attributes much of her involvement<br />
in recent years to Moffatt’s ability to engage alumni families like hers<br />
whose children have moved beyond <strong>Marian</strong>.<br />
“Mary is very good at that,” Kaz commented. She followed quickly<br />
with the statement “Although no one ever really leaves <strong>Marian</strong>!”<br />
Moffatt is quick to acknowledge the contributions of parent and<br />
alumni organizations, the faculty and staff and the Dominican Sisters<br />
of Springfield in fulfilling the living mission of <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>:<br />
Teaching Scholars with a Soul. While she helped create and maintain<br />
a comprehensive fund development and public relations operation<br />
for MCHS Advancement, the staff is an obvious point of pride. In a<br />
letter to the board and administration, she expressed confidence in<br />
the ability of the advancement team to “continue to serve the school’s<br />
Advancement mission without skipping a beat.”<br />
Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, Principal, describes Moffatt as “a gracious<br />
and energetic presence and an insightful leader at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
who has been the backbone of capital campaigns and the advancement<br />
office at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>.”<br />
“We will always be indebted to her for all she has done for <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong>,” Sister Kathleen Anne said.<br />
Patrick Dolan ’72 General Chair of The Courage to Lead capital<br />
campaign, agrees, saying that Moffatt’s “energy and optimism are<br />
infectious.”<br />
Sister M. Paul McCaughey ’67, Superintendent of <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>School</strong>s,<br />
Archdiocese of Chicago and former Principal and President at <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> calls Moffatt “the consummate advancement professional.”<br />
“She is expert in relationship building, steeped in the vision of the<br />
institution, tireless in bringing people together to accomplish the goal<br />
of taking the community to the next level,” McCaughey said. “She<br />
has a solid grasp of all aspects of the office operation but her value in<br />
engaging the support of major donors is priceless.”<br />
Moffatt looks forward to transitioning her role at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> to<br />
a successor who will share her passion and continue the Advancement<br />
Mission to secure the resources, both human and capital, to help the<br />
school realize its mission and vision.<br />
Moffatt’s plans include independent work as a strategist of major gift<br />
and capital programs for <strong>Catholic</strong> education.<br />
By Maryellen Hoffman<br />
On behalf of the entire <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Community and with deep appreciation, we recognize<br />
Mary Moffatt for her years of dedicated service and<br />
commitment to enhancing <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>'s pursuit<br />
of excellence. Mary's tireless efforts and numerous<br />
accomplishments will have a lasting impact on the<br />
vitality of our school and its environment. We are<br />
thankful for her outstanding contributions to the<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Mission.<br />
Sister Judine Hilbing, O.P.<br />
President<br />
Strategic partnerships formed under Moffatt’s watch:<br />
The West Gym and Casey Court<br />
Band Room<br />
Benish College Center<br />
New Science Master Lab and classrooms<br />
Football FieldTurf TM and athletic field expansion<br />
Okleshen Tennis Courts<br />
Student Chapel<br />
Council for Leadership training program<br />
Facilitating 36 of 51 endowments for scholarship and programs<br />
Student Union/Leadership Center<br />
Media Center<br />
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<strong>MARIAN</strong> FUND Annual Phonathon 2013<br />
The 2013 <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Phonathon might be remembered for interruptions by two<br />
snow storms and an unexpected school holiday to celebrate the Women’s Basketball<br />
State Championship. However, the successful event will go down in history as one that<br />
raised more than $55,000 in pledges for the <strong>Marian</strong> Fund with more “decision” gifts<br />
received each day and reaching our goal of $60,000.<br />
Chaired by current parents Kathy and Mike Manno and Dan and <strong>Marian</strong>ne Gregorovic,<br />
the Parent Phonathon connected current and past parents. A special thank you to<br />
Felicia Dupczak ’04 and Phil Werner ’11 who assisted the 116 student volunteers<br />
in the school library as they called alumni over three sessions.<br />
During the Phonathon, volunteers reached out to more than 12,000 members of the<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> community throughout the United States.<br />
“This event would not be a success if it weren’t for our many volunteers, current<br />
parents, past parents, alumni, and friends,” said Pat Trebe, Annual Programs Manager<br />
and Phonathon Manager. “The sessions are fun and productive, but it’s the people<br />
who volunteer who truly make it special. And, of course, the hundreds of people who<br />
‘answered the call’ make this one of the school’s major fundraisers.”<br />
Those we were unable to reach, and those not available when our phonathoners called,<br />
still have an opportunity to participate. Your gift is fully tax deductible, can be paid<br />
over twelve months, or charged to your credit card by phoning 708-756-9415. Online<br />
pledges/gifts are also an option: www.marianchs.com.<br />
Connie, Jessica ’11, and Walter Lolli<br />
making calls during the Phonathon.<br />
The intentions of those who asked<br />
for prayers during the Phonathon were<br />
remembered at the 7:05 a.m. Mass,<br />
celebrated by our Chaplain, Father Bill<br />
O’Mara on April 11, in the Student Chapel.<br />
Thank you for your continued<br />
generosity and commitment to excellence,<br />
helping <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> to<br />
continue to teach Scholars with a Soul.<br />
Volunteers from one of three student sessions gather after the Phonathon.<br />
Over 116 students volunteered for the 2013 Phonathon!<br />
2012-2013 Phonathon Leadership Committee<br />
Karen Banach<br />
Paul and Barbara Beck<br />
Nancy Dannels<br />
Mark DiSanto ’75<br />
Mary Ann Drosos<br />
Cecily Fultz<br />
Sue Hodson<br />
Dorita Kint<br />
Howard Kirkham<br />
Terry Leal<br />
Mary Lou Markert<br />
Susan Omotosho<br />
Elizabeth Ostrowski<br />
Melinda Purcell<br />
Judith Stuber<br />
Janice Summerrise<br />
Sandy Sweeney<br />
Sharon Sypole<br />
Mary Walter<br />
Elia Zambrano<br />
Karen Zerante<br />
Phonathon Parent/Alumni Callers<br />
Karen Banach<br />
Joseph Biggio<br />
Drusilla Brewer<br />
Dan Brzeszkiewicz<br />
Kathy Brzeszkiewicz<br />
Nancy Chmura<br />
Mary Dankowski<br />
Nancy Dannels<br />
Joe David<br />
Mark DiSanto ’75<br />
Colleen Domke<br />
Pam Dryanski<br />
Marisa Dubose<br />
Karen Gallagher ’85<br />
Lisa Goods-Williams<br />
Emily Grasser<br />
Dan Gregorovic<br />
Meghan Grober ’05<br />
Debbie Grober<br />
Candace Gwizdalski<br />
Charlotte Hamilton<br />
Wayne Haser<br />
Paul Henry ’85<br />
Mary Henry<br />
Sue Hodson<br />
Noreen Horan<br />
Dorothy Horton-Jackson<br />
Kim Hroma<br />
Janessa Jackson ’12<br />
Lisa Kelly<br />
Lisa Kimbrough-Carr<br />
Dorita Kint<br />
A very special<br />
Thank You<br />
to our Phonathon Volunteers!<br />
Dan Kistner<br />
<strong>Marian</strong>ne Korfiatis<br />
Michael Korfiatis<br />
Denise Kresal<br />
Christine Kristl<br />
Debbie Kulchawik<br />
Connie LaVelle<br />
Barbara Lessentine<br />
Connie Lolli<br />
Jessica Lolli ’11<br />
Walter Lolli<br />
Kathy Manno<br />
Mike Manno<br />
Mary Markert<br />
Marisela Marquez<br />
Fred Mierzwa<br />
Kevin O’Shea<br />
Lynn Ostrowski<br />
Jeff Pavur<br />
Bill Perkins<br />
Robbie Ralkovich<br />
Diane Sobie<br />
Melanie Sterba<br />
Janice Summerrise<br />
Cherie Taylor<br />
Chuck Taylor<br />
Colleen VanderHye<br />
Kathy Wallace<br />
McKoy Webb<br />
Monique Whitehead<br />
Vince Whitehead<br />
Yvette Woods<br />
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ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY/MEDIA CENTER<br />
The Next Generation<br />
Director of Networks,<br />
Mike Carlson ’91,<br />
teaching Java<br />
Programming<br />
software to<br />
Justin Avant ’14<br />
Paige Crawford ’12, Brittany Maloney ’13, Alexanna Cox ’13, James Kangethe ’13,<br />
and Alanna Marston ’12 eager to learn industry standard software<br />
“I got started in programing with (teacher) Doc McCaughey ’81 in 2004-2005 at<br />
<strong>Marian</strong>, and at that time I saw what was becoming available in the field and it was<br />
really exciting. Now, I’m excited for the school as we move forward with all the<br />
technology the school has to offer. It is so great to see that momentum, and I am<br />
looking forward to seeing where we can go together.”<br />
Matt Gornick ’06, Co-founder, OrangeQC<br />
Member, 2011 MCHS Tech Plan Committee<br />
Digital Photography students, Robert Hansen ’13<br />
and Catherine-Clair Hester ’13, using Adobe<br />
Photoshop to edit their work<br />
Robert Hansen ’13 and<br />
Catherine-Clair Hester ’13<br />
explore filming techniques<br />
in the MCHS Sound Room<br />
The Technology/Media Center is<br />
fundamental to <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>’s<br />
innovative curriculum offering students<br />
the skills needed to be successful<br />
in present and future educational<br />
endeavors as they build the foundation<br />
for successful career paths.<br />
JAVA PROGRAMMING<br />
This course is designed for students with or without programming experience who<br />
wish to learn programming techniques. Students will learn Java and explore Java<br />
variants. Lab work is required. Some outside lab work is expected.<br />
“I plan to be a computer scientist. I took this class to get a touch of what computer science is like since<br />
I plan to major in it in college. I am very excited about it because this is the backbone of computer<br />
applications and we are being taught it here at <strong>Marian</strong>.”<br />
Michael Millsaps ’14<br />
INTRO TO VIDEO EDITING<br />
Intro to Video Editing is a semester course which introduces students to the basics of<br />
video editing. Students develop camera skills, learn editing processes, and investigate<br />
the principles of video documentation and elements of production. Students learn<br />
to observe, to express themselves nonverbally, and to analytically solve problems<br />
by processing information visually. This course will use Apple’s iPhoto, iMovie,<br />
Garageband, iDVD, and program suites.<br />
“I heard from previous students that Intro to Video Editing was a great class and I always had an interest<br />
in editing videos. Now I am learning the basics and techniques which I find very exciting.”<br />
Juilian Lambert ’12<br />
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Digital Photography is a semester course which introduces students to the basics of<br />
digital photography. Students develop camera skills, learn darkroom processes, and<br />
investigate the principles of art and elements of design. Students learn to observe,<br />
to express themselves nonverbally, and to analytically solve problems by processing<br />
information visually. This course will use Apple’s iPhoto, Picasa, or Paint Pro<br />
programs suites.<br />
“I chose this class because of my interest in photography. The most exciting thing to me about this class is<br />
producing pictures and editing them to the point where they look professional and obtain a certain realness.”<br />
Chelsea Tayui ’12<br />
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THE VERITAS SOCIETY<br />
for Planned Giving<br />
The Dominican Sisters of Springfield have touched the lives of thousands<br />
of students at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. Their work has created a lasting<br />
partnership with faculty, parents, alumni, and benefactors to provide a <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
education benefitting generations past and those to come. We invite faculty,<br />
parents, and benefactors to consider planned gifts to support the Dominican<br />
teaching mission at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Planned Giving creates a legacy that will extend your generosity into the future.<br />
This caring act may result in the most lasting gift you ever make. The lives that are<br />
touched at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>, and the potential they hold, can be your legacy.<br />
“We, as <strong>Catholic</strong>s, share this<br />
responsibility to promote our faith<br />
for the betterment of all people in<br />
this secular world. I pray that many<br />
fellow alumni will hear the call of<br />
the Holy Spirit to support <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Education in any way they are able."<br />
-Anne Marie McNew ’83<br />
Owner of AMK Design in Virginia<br />
Veritas stained glass designed and crafted by alumni<br />
parent, Donald L. Hollandsworth, D.O. Dedicated in 2002,<br />
and mounted in the Dominican Way Courtyard<br />
Anne Marie Korzenko McNew ’83 and husband Thomas McNew<br />
"My education at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> in the ’80s was excellent, but I was an average<br />
teenager and found myself my senior year in a few detentions and even lost all of<br />
my senior privileges,” recalls Anne Marie Korzenko McNew ’83, owner of AMK<br />
Design in Virginia. Reflecting upon her young adult experience at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
prompted Anne Marie to commit an estate gift to the school. “In retrospect, my<br />
education and culture of [<strong>Catholic</strong>] faith at <strong>Marian</strong> was a great foundation for all<br />
I've accomplished in my adult life. Although I have no children of my own, in this<br />
Year of Faith in the <strong>Catholic</strong> Church, I realize how important <strong>Catholic</strong> education<br />
is for our faith and our young people. We, as <strong>Catholic</strong>s, share this responsibility<br />
to promote our faith for the betterment of all people in this secular world. I pray<br />
that many fellow alumni will hear the call of the Holy Spirit to support <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Education in any way they are able."<br />
An investment in <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> becomes a long-term asset. Gifts flow directly to<br />
our young people and help form the faith-based, academic foundation that prepares<br />
students for a lifetime. Planned gifts for <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> can be in the form of<br />
bequests, wills, beneficiary designations, trusts, and annuities. Like Anne Marie, you<br />
may provide an unrestricted gift or direct your gift to a specific area of school life.<br />
A properly planned estate or deferred gift to <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> offers<br />
potential tax and other financial benefits for your estate and heirs. It is important to<br />
consider how charitable gifts might impact your overall estate plan.<br />
Planned Giving participants are enrolled in the Veritas Society of <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. Of course, there is an option of remaining anonymous.<br />
For further information about Planned Giving, please visit <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>’s<br />
website at www.marianchs.com or contact the Vice President of Advancement,<br />
Mary Moffatt at 708-756-9767; mmoffatt@marianchs.com.<br />
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1993 STATE CHAMPION FOOTBALL TEAM HONORED<br />
Front Row: Coach Tim Swanson, Mark Clifford, Kevin Coy, David Woodburn, John Bostedo, Brandon Young, Sean Egglesfield, and Jeff Harrigan.<br />
Back Row: Coach Don McKillip, Coach Ron Guagenti, Coach Dave Mattio, Coach John McGivern, Kyle Savino, Andy DeLaurentis, Kurt Herrmann, Tom Cassidy,<br />
Nick Hogeveen, Brian Barry, Allan Danielwicz, Steve Zsinko, Brian VanderLuitgaren, Terence Marable, Jeremy McMahon, Ed Wiater, Anthony Gambino,<br />
Dana Smith, Jerry Verde, Coach Bob Bergstrom, Mike Bartolini, Jim McGarry, and Jim Lanigan. Not Pictured: David Wood, Steve Grzeskoiwiak, Eric Sullivan,<br />
John Predny, Mark Broxterman, David Perozzi, Mike Howard, Pat Gaskin, Bucky Glickley, Jason Ayala, Jeffery Towle, Matthew Bijak, George DelRio,<br />
Kevin Hoholik, Paul Goosby, Jonathan Kane, Mike Hanson, Kevin Clinnin, Matt Boyle, Oric Perry, Rich Bisaga, Brian Kochanski, Garry Leonas, Joe Flores,<br />
Pat Hickey, Marc Spotora, Joe Wojcikiewicz, Dustin Moore, Eric Flaherty, Frank Kozlowski, Mike Coughlin, Tom Estock, Kevin Walery, and Richard Cummings.<br />
THE EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC<br />
CONFERENCE INDUCTS THE <strong>MARIAN</strong><br />
CATHOLIC 1993 STATE CHAMPION<br />
FOOTBALL TEAM INTO HALL OF FAME<br />
The 1993 <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> State Champion Football Team was inducted into the<br />
East Suburban <strong>Catholic</strong> Conference (ESCC) Hall of Fame on March 7, 2013, at<br />
the Crystal Sky Banquet Hall in McCook, IL. The upbeat, family-like reunion at<br />
the ESCC Hall of Fame ceremony proved to the team that no matter how much<br />
time passes, they will always have a unique bond.<br />
“We had a great turn-out, about a third of the team attended the ceremony,” said<br />
Terence Marable ’94. “I don’t think football talk came up all night. We were too<br />
busy catching up with one another.”<br />
This was no surprise to Terence; these football players were not just teammates,<br />
they were friends. The tight knit team was very compatible; together they grew as<br />
athletes and as people.<br />
“It’s easy to say that these guys are special,” said Brian VanderLuitgaren ’94.<br />
“The relationships that were formed on and off the field still live on today.<br />
Dana Smith ’94 was the best man at my wedding, and I often see some of my<br />
former teammates.”<br />
The State Champs were able to fall in line, develop, and work together because<br />
they truly cared about one another and wanted to win.<br />
“Dave Mattio ’66 pushed us to our full potential,” said VanderLuitgaren. “He<br />
was able to make everyone on the team want that same goal, to win state.” The<br />
players understood what it took to be a member of a team. The Champs learned<br />
how to be coachable, push themselves mentally, and collaborate with one another.<br />
“The take-away from the 1993 State Championship Football Team is to make<br />
a goal, believe that the goal will be achieved, and do everything in your power<br />
to make the goal a reality. As freshmen, we knew we were going to win the State<br />
Championship because no one had an ego; everyone listened and did what our<br />
coaches said. Current student athletes need to believe that it can be done. Hard<br />
work, dedication, and visualizing the goal will result in achievement,” said Marable.<br />
The <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> community is proud, and congratulates the 1993 <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> State Champion Football Team on receiving the ESCC Hall of Fame award.<br />
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEES<br />
Unifying the efforts of a governing body with the daily<br />
operations of an institution is frequently accomplished through<br />
the effective use of committee work. The Board of Directors of<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> has maximized this strategy by<br />
including additional committee members who are not Directors.<br />
When the committees meet with school personnel to discuss<br />
topics and issues that impact the learning environment, it is the<br />
partnership between governance and management that allows a<br />
positive outcome to emerge.<br />
Currently, the following persons give their time and talent by<br />
serving as non-director members on standing committees of<br />
the Board of Directors that meet regularly to effect continuous<br />
school improvement:<br />
Dr. Karen Briggs and Eileen Gallagher Daw ’78 have joined<br />
the Advancement Committee in an effort to help <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
secure the resources necessary for the school to realize its<br />
mission and vision.<br />
Steve Tortorello ’04 offers the perspective of a past student<br />
and a current staff member of <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> as he serves<br />
enthusiastically on the Mission Integration Committee.<br />
Dr. Millicent Borishade and Joe Boesen ’05 help to convey<br />
the message of <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> to the community through<br />
their efforts on the Public Relations/Marketing Committee.<br />
Bill Bach ’86 brings technological expertise to a school<br />
community committed to integrating technology with core<br />
standards and classroom strategies.<br />
Sister Mary Blaise Galloway, O.P. and Sister Dorothy Marie, O.P.<br />
promote the Dominican charism by working with the Directors<br />
Committee and the President Committee.<br />
Each of these persons play a very important role on their<br />
respective committees by offering insights and perspectives<br />
for the governing and managerial structure of <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. Their willingness to serve is a blessing for which<br />
we are grateful.<br />
To learn more about the function of the committees of the<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Board of Directors, inquiries can be directed to<br />
Board Chairperson Michelle Feldner Lancaster ’77.
THE <strong>MARIAN</strong> CATHOLIC<br />
Endowment Golf Classic 2013<br />
OLYMPIA FIELDS COUNTRY CLUB<br />
SITE OF ENDOWMENT GOLF CLASSIC<br />
September 16, 2013<br />
The Clubhouse and Grounds at the Historic Olympia Fields Country Club<br />
Endowment Golf Classic Committee<br />
Greg Underwood, Co-Chair — Kenwood Painted Metals, Inc.<br />
Mark Peifer ’81, Co-Chair — Beautyguard Building Products<br />
Byron Anderson ’79 — Creative Promotional Products<br />
Andres Baltazar ’04 — Northwestern Mutual<br />
Kerry Beukema ’00 — Health Care Service Corporation<br />
John Brennan ’97 — BMO Harris Bank<br />
Janice Oosterbaan Coleman ’78 — Mett Therapy Services<br />
Eileen Gallagher Daw ’78 — Current Parent<br />
Lou Giannini ’82 — Midwest Aerospace, Ltd.<br />
Robert Gromala ’97 — BMO Private Bank<br />
Patrick Hanifin ’03 — Zoom Clean, Inc.<br />
Paul Jenkins — BP Products North America<br />
Chris Lilek ’04 — Ryan and Juraska Certified Public Accountants<br />
Tony Makarek ’64 — PGA Golf Professional<br />
Chris McDonnell ’01 — McDonnell Wealth Management<br />
Mike Murphy ’70 — IBM Corporation<br />
Michael Olszak — Cintas Corporation<br />
Zach Peifer ’11 — Beautyguard Building Products<br />
Tony Rosati ’80 — Lansing Sport Shop<br />
Sandy Sweeney — Mother Teresa <strong>Catholic</strong> Academy<br />
Susan Van Etten ’80 — Murphy Marble<br />
Joe Zagone ’74 — Hofmann Florist<br />
Mary Moffatt — Vice President, Advancement<br />
Patricia Trebe — Event Manager/Annual Programs Manager<br />
Carol Burke Swanson ’81 — Director of Alumni Relations<br />
Diana McDonnell — Silent Auction Coordinator<br />
The 24 th Annual Endowment Golf Classic will be held at Olympia<br />
Fields Country Club and the interest in the event continues to attract<br />
nationwide attention. Metro and distance members of the <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Community will be golfing at the renowned and historic<br />
golf course on September 16.<br />
With the prestigious North Course and a recently renovated South<br />
Course, the event will be a dream come true for golfers on either course.<br />
In addition to golf, the Classic will have an option for tennis players<br />
with an opportunity to play on clay courts. The $125 cost for tennis<br />
will include snacks, prizes, and the evening dinner.<br />
Reservations will be taken online or over the phone. The EGC<br />
Committee has worked to keep the event cost at Olympia Fields an<br />
exceptional value at $295 per golfer, the same rate as past years, and<br />
will include 18-holes of golf, lunch, course refreshments, dinner, open<br />
bar, and golfer participation gifts.<br />
Because of generous offers from two committee members who want to<br />
be sure the outing stays affordable for our young alumni, they will gift<br />
the cost difference for the first 30 Young Alums who reserve at the<br />
special rate of $195. This is the same rate as offered in past years to<br />
alumni ten years out of <strong>Marian</strong>.<br />
A terrific turnout is expected. Golfer Guests are welcome and<br />
encouraged to make early reservations at www.marianchs.com.<br />
To receive an invitation, or for more information, contact Pat Trebe,<br />
Annual Programs Manager, at 708-756-9405 or ptrebe@marianchs.com.<br />
South Course #14 - Classic “short” par three. Deep bunkers surround the putting<br />
surface and water to the left of the green command an accurate tee shot.<br />
OFCC Har-Tru tennis courts make for the most comfortable setting to play.<br />
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MCHS HIGHLIGHTS<br />
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL<br />
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL<br />
4A IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS<br />
On the verge of perfection for most of the season, the<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Women’s Basketball team couldn’t<br />
pick a better time or place to take care of one last piece<br />
of unfinished business.<br />
The Lady Spartans had only one loss, a Christmas<br />
tourney setback to Rolling Meadows, when they<br />
advanced to their first IHSA State Championship<br />
contest since 2001-02. The opponent waiting in the<br />
Class 4A State title game at Illinois State University’s<br />
Redbird Arena was Rolling Meadows.<br />
Facing a one-point deficit in the waning seconds<br />
of the contest, <strong>Marian</strong> got three shots at the basket.<br />
Sophomore Kauai Bradley made the third time the<br />
charm, as she banked in an eight-footer as time expired<br />
to give <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> a 48-47 title-game victory.<br />
“The team did a great job representing <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> and the<br />
girls basketball program,” assessed <strong>Marian</strong> Head Coach Annie<br />
Byrne, who has led her squad to six Elite 8 IHSA appearances in<br />
eight seasons.<br />
“They played a tough<br />
schedule against highcaliber<br />
competition and were<br />
successful and consistent.<br />
They did not dodge any team<br />
in the state and were up for all<br />
the challenges they had. They<br />
learned time management<br />
to balance academics and<br />
athletics. They grew together<br />
and are a very talented, classy,<br />
and competitive group of<br />
young ladies,” Bryne said.<br />
Ashton Millender ’14, Megan Walsh ’13,<br />
and Kauai Bradley ’15<br />
The team title gave <strong>Marian</strong> its<br />
third in school history, adding<br />
to 1993 Football (Class 4A)<br />
and 2013 Baseball (Class 3A).<br />
A heart-stopping 54-52 sectional final victory over ESCC rival<br />
Marist paved the way to the crown, as junior Ashton Millender<br />
banked in a 35-footer at the final horn to rescue <strong>Marian</strong> from a<br />
one-point deficit. Millender’s outstanding season earned her first<br />
Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State honors, an honor<br />
shared by Spartan sophomore Teniya Page.<br />
In a winter sports season that included a second in State in<br />
IHSA Diving and the best men’s basketball campaign in school<br />
history, the year was capped off by the women’s basketball brilliant<br />
33-1 record that also included a perfect East Suburban <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Conference season.<br />
CHEERLEADING & FENCING<br />
The girls getting pumped for the State Championship game<br />
The <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> State Championship Women’s Basketball Team<br />
DIVING<br />
Success didn’t end on the hardcourt<br />
for <strong>Marian</strong>, as sophomore diver Joey<br />
Cifelli posted some record-breaking<br />
scores in qualifying for the IHSA State<br />
meet, then scored 443.60 to earn<br />
second place in state. The feat added<br />
to his 10th place finish freshman year.<br />
The <strong>Marian</strong> cheerleaders earned a 10th-place finish at the ICCA State<br />
Championships, and fencing captured the most medals ever (three) at the<br />
Great Lakes Championships.<br />
Joey Cifelli ’15 Diving<br />
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SPEECH TEAM<br />
MCHS HIGHLIGHTS<br />
<strong>MARIAN</strong> CATHOLIC SPEECH TEAM<br />
FINISHES THIRD AT IHSA STATE FINALS<br />
Tiffany Pia Lyander ’13 Crowned State Champion in Poetry Reading<br />
The <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Speech Team, led by Director Mark Donaway, finished in third place at the IHSA State<br />
Finals in Peoria on February 16. Senior Tiffany Pia Lyander won first place in Poetry Reading.<br />
“I was pretty shocked when I heard my name announced,” admitted Lyander. “This year, the entire team really<br />
came together as a unit to help one another. The third-place win took every member of our team.”<br />
Tiffany Pia Lyander ’13 Crowned<br />
After a successful season, winning first place at both the IHSA Regional Tournament and IHSA Sectional<br />
State Champion in Poetry Reading<br />
Tournament, the <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Speech Team was proud to earn a third-place trophy at the State Competition.<br />
To view the Speech Team’s roster please visit the Speech Department’s webpage at www.marianchs.com/fine-arts/marian-speech-team.php.<br />
ELLEN CHMURA ’14 FINDS HER PASSION IN THE MUSIC ROOM<br />
Ellen Chmura, a junior at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>, has taken<br />
every opportunity to enhance her music skills. The<br />
Lansing, IL resident was accepted by Music for All, Inc., an<br />
organization that creates life-changing experiences through<br />
music, to march in the Rose Bowl Parade in January where<br />
she was able to interact with peers and band directors<br />
from around the country. Ellen also earned a Division One<br />
distinction and Best in Room for French Horn and Violin at<br />
the IHSA Solo and Ensemble competition last month.<br />
“Ellen is one of the finest musicians we have had in our<br />
program,” said Greg Bimm, <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Band Director.<br />
“She is dedicated, organized, very consistent, and has<br />
a great work ethic. It is the combination of talent and<br />
consistent practice that has made her such an outstanding<br />
performer. Along with being a wonderful performer, Ellen<br />
is also a very dedicated band member and a strong leader.<br />
She is definitely one of our go-to people.”<br />
The MCHS Men’s Basketball team shattered several records on its way to<br />
the school’s first IHSA Elite Eight appearance. <strong>Marian</strong> concluded the year with<br />
a 29-4 overall mark, topping the previous school record for wins at 22.<br />
A pair of first-time championships came at the hands of crosstown rival<br />
Bloom Township. The Spartans defeated the Blazing Trojans, 61-58, to<br />
win their first-ever Rich South McDipper title. After winning the <strong>Marian</strong><br />
IHSA Class 4A Regional, <strong>Marian</strong> again toppled Bloom, 50-46, to win the<br />
Thornton Sectional, the first sectional crown in history. The win also gave<br />
Coach Mike Taylor his 150th victory at <strong>Marian</strong>.<br />
Standout junior guard Tyler Ulis sparked much of <strong>Marian</strong>’s success on the<br />
hardcourt. He became <strong>Marian</strong>’s single-season scoring leader (693 points) and<br />
all-time scoring king (1,612 points). Ulis was rewarded with IBCA first team<br />
All-State honors, as well as being named Player of the Year by the Illinois Times<br />
and SouthtownStar.<br />
The Men’s Baskteball team celebrating their Sectional win<br />
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION<br />
Metro Chicago<br />
ALUMNI & FRIENDS GATHERING<br />
It’s time for our Seventh Annual Metro Chicago Alumni & Friends Gathering.<br />
The date is right around the corner, Thursday, June 6, from 5:00-7:30 p.m. at<br />
Union League Club of Chicago located at 65 W. Jackson Blvd.<br />
The setting will be a draw to many of our alumni, parents, and friends who live<br />
or work in downtown Chicago and the suburbs. Expanding on the success of last<br />
year’s event, all alumni and friends of <strong>Marian</strong> are encouraged to join us for this<br />
social and networking opportunity with a brief presentation by <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>’s<br />
incoming Football Coach Jerry Verde ’95.<br />
A $25 donation will include appetizers and three drink tickets. To RSVP, or<br />
for further information on the event, please contact Carol Burke Swanson ’81,<br />
Director of Alumni Relations, 708-756-9775 or cswanson@marianchs.com.<br />
Register online www.marianchs.com<br />
ALUMNI CONNECTION<br />
The <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Alumni<br />
Association Networking Gathering was held on<br />
January 17, at Aurelio’s Pizza in Homewood. At the<br />
event, more than 50 alums enjoyed pizza, drinks,<br />
and the MCHS Men’s Basketball game on a cable<br />
broadcast. The upbeat gathering brought in alums<br />
of all ages and allowed attendees to reconnect with<br />
their <strong>Marian</strong> roots.<br />
“The Networking Gathering was a very nice event, it<br />
is always exciting to see <strong>Marian</strong> alumni and talk about<br />
how to grow the Association,” said James Murphy ’05,<br />
Communication Coordinator for MCHS Alumni<br />
Association. “Events like these reinforce the fact that<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> has shaped me into the person I am<br />
today, and for that I will be forever grateful.”<br />
The Alumni Association offers a variety of roles<br />
to members. For alumni seeking a more causal role<br />
within the Association, networking gatherings are a<br />
great fit; however, leadership roles are also available.<br />
Established in 1988, the <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Alumni<br />
Association continues the mission of advancing and<br />
sustaining the <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> experience for future<br />
generations. Every alum is automatically a member<br />
of the Alumni Association. The Alumni Association<br />
builds friendships by providing a national network<br />
for all alumni through publications, programs, and<br />
events, serving as a liaison to the greater school<br />
community.<br />
The next Alumni Association event will be held<br />
at the Union League Club on Thursday, June 6,<br />
from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For further information<br />
contact Carol Burke Swanson ’81, Director of<br />
Alumni Relations, 708-756-9775 or<br />
cswanson@marianchs.com.<br />
Joel Simone ’03, Cassie Lau ’05, Amy Krupa ’98, Valerie Ruiz ’05, and James Murphy ’05<br />
“Events like these reinforce the fact that <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> has shaped me into the person I am<br />
today, and for that I will be forever grateful.”<br />
-James Murphy ’05<br />
Communication Coordinator, MCHS Alumni Association<br />
Brian Driscoll ’79, Jim Schreiber ’81, Vince Krydynski ’81, and Jim Donahue ’81<br />
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CLASS REUNIONS<br />
CLASS OF 1963 REVS UP FOR 50 th Reunion<br />
BY TIM O’HEA ’63<br />
“50 years!?! Are you kidding me!?!” That was pretty much my<br />
reaction when I learned that our high school class of 1963 was<br />
going to be celebrating our 50 th reunion this year. So I did the math<br />
thing - you know: 2013 minus 1963 = 50. Dang! But still, I thought<br />
that just wasn’t right. Fifty year reunions are for old people! Then<br />
someone reminded me that a few of us have grandchildren in college<br />
so we pretty much qualify as old people.<br />
Actually, I am pretty pumped for our upcoming reunion which<br />
will be held on Friday, October 25, and Saturday, October 26, 2013.<br />
The primary reason for my enthusiasm is that our reunion committee<br />
has been working really hard to make this the best 50 th reunion that<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> has ever hosted. Okay, we know there has only been one other<br />
- just sayin’. Our first priority has been to try to contact every single<br />
classmate to be sure that they know when and where the reunion<br />
will be held. We are determined to make this a casual, fun time for<br />
old friends to renew acquaintances and to share remembrances of<br />
our high school days. We might even find the time to share an adult<br />
beverage or two. As of today, we have contacted 130 of our 187<br />
classmates and we intend to keep working until we contact them all.<br />
Another reason that we are so excited about this gathering is<br />
because our class has been participating in an “e-mail reunion”<br />
for the past five years. We currently have a total of 115 classmates<br />
hooked up in this group. Most have shared a “bio” of their lives<br />
since graduation. The stories have been incredible. Our classmates<br />
have stepped foot in every country in the world, and have shared<br />
many different experiences that have made us laugh and cry. We<br />
have learned so many things about our classmates that we never<br />
believed possible, and some we have thought “That doesn’t surprise<br />
me.” This forum has even brought together some who have lived<br />
only a few miles from each other without knowing it.<br />
Our plans for the weekend include a very casual get-together on<br />
Friday evening, October 25. It happens to be on a weekend that<br />
does not include a home football game at MCHS because we didn’t<br />
want to create any distractions that would keep us from eating,<br />
drinking, and conversing. It will take place in the corridor outside<br />
the “old gym” (how appropriate) which is where we spent all our<br />
time after school “back in the day.” The food will be provided by<br />
(who else?) Aurelio’s of Homewood. There will be an open bar and<br />
tours of the school will be available for those so inclined. Trust me,<br />
there is a lot more there now to see.<br />
Saturday festivities begin with Mass at MCHS followed by our<br />
reunion dinner at Idlewild Country Club. We plan on a great evening<br />
of fun, filled with surprises. There are even rumors that some lucky<br />
attendee may drive home in a brand new car. (Editor’s note: You can’t<br />
believe everything you hear.) Of course, you would have to be in<br />
attendance to win. But, enough... can’t ruin all the surprises.<br />
If any of our classmates are out there reading this, please plan<br />
to attend our reunion in October. We had a wonderful four years<br />
together, and it would be great to renew friendships and laugh about<br />
those innocent times. I know you will not be disappointed and if,<br />
for whatever reason, you will not be able to attend but would like to<br />
participate in our email reunion, just email me at teohea17@aol.com.<br />
Cheers!<br />
Save the Date<br />
August 30 - September 1, 2013<br />
Class of 1973 – 40 Years<br />
Saturday, October 12, 2013<br />
Class of 1968 – 45 Years<br />
Class of 1978 – 35 Years<br />
Class of 1983 – 30 Years<br />
Class of 1988 – 25 Years<br />
Class of 1993 – 20 Years<br />
Class of 2003 – 10 Years – TBD<br />
The Class of 1963 at the Founding Four Reunion<br />
See back cover for more information.<br />
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<strong>MARIAN</strong> MADNESS SPONSORS<br />
<strong>MARIAN</strong> CATHOLIC<br />
PARENTS CLUB<br />
Evening of Excellence<br />
FOOD AND BEVERAGE SPONSOR<br />
Information Integrators, Inc.<br />
Michael Conneen and Family<br />
FINAL EIGHT SPONSORS<br />
Four Point Play<br />
Colleen ’05, Tom ’07, Mike ’12,<br />
and John ’15<br />
LaVon Burks<br />
Changing You for You, Inc.<br />
Kickert <strong>School</strong> Bus Company<br />
Bob Piekarski<br />
Piekarski & Sons Tree Service<br />
Mulch Masters<br />
JZJ Signs, Banners & More<br />
Nick and Kathy Zagotta<br />
SWEET SIXTEEN SPONSORS<br />
Jeff Bona, DDS<br />
Bill ’75 and June Ranieri ’75 Cleary<br />
Country House Restaurant<br />
IJP Football<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> Council 3761 Knights of Columbus<br />
Mike McCormick<br />
McCormick Retirement Group<br />
of Raymond James - mrg-rj.com<br />
Patriot Gaming and Electronics<br />
Mark Komorowski ’83 and<br />
Katie Komorowski ’09<br />
John and Laura Stibich<br />
NCAA BRACKET SPONSORS<br />
Anonymous<br />
Chicago Heights Anchor Bolt<br />
Joanne O’Neill Sicher ’81,<br />
Colleen O’Neill Ranieri ’83,<br />
and Bridget O’Neill Reed ’84<br />
SILENT AUCTION SPONSORSHIP<br />
Marc Adduci<br />
South Shore Country Club<br />
Aurelio’s, Homewood<br />
Balmoral Woods Country Club<br />
John Benish ’84<br />
Eileen and Tim Bergen<br />
Jeff Bona, DDS<br />
Freddie Brzozowski ’88<br />
Annie Basic Byrne<br />
Jordan Cohen, Illinois Officials<br />
Chris Cummings ’76 and Ann Jones<br />
Cindy and Gerard Dupczak<br />
Egg & I, Homewood<br />
Edible Arrangements<br />
Phil Faso ’79 and Livia Faso<br />
Dino’s Food and Liquors<br />
5th Quarter<br />
Grady’s Grille<br />
Mark Haines<br />
Lincoln Oaks Golf Course<br />
Homewood Florist<br />
HR Imaging<br />
Idlewild Country Club<br />
Jonathan Kane<br />
Dennis Kelly ’08<br />
Kickert <strong>School</strong> Bus<br />
Mary Kay Larocca<br />
Edward Douglas Salon<br />
Lincoln Oaks<br />
Bill MacDonald<br />
MCHS Athletics<br />
MCHS Spartan Shop<br />
MCHS Men’s Basketball<br />
MCHS Women’s Basketball<br />
Sean Mulhearn ’82<br />
Gerry O’Brien<br />
People’s Bank<br />
Rico’s Pizza<br />
Revolution Prep<br />
Mike Rodewald<br />
Olympia Fields Country Club<br />
James Schreiber ’81 and Laura Schreiber<br />
Ridge Country Club<br />
Southland Athletic Conference<br />
Sports Forum<br />
Joe Stanfa ’75<br />
Chicago Heights Park District<br />
Starbucks<br />
Mike Taylor<br />
Twisted Q BBQ<br />
Phil Wail ’98<br />
The Welsh Family, Dairy Queen<br />
Tom Zarlengo ’80, Zarlengo’s<br />
The MEN’S LACROSSE families:<br />
Steve Bartak and Jamee McCarthy, Tim<br />
Berens, Joe and Nancy Biggio, Jeff and<br />
Sandra Bready, Alonzo and Lisa Carr, Dan<br />
and Lisa Collins, Bob and Debbie Davis,<br />
Stephanie Metzer, Robert and Shannon<br />
Milhouse, Karl Piekoszewski, Steve and<br />
Michelle Rivero, Bob and Mary Ann Smith,<br />
and Jim and Laura Zavesky<br />
PARTICIPATING MCHS SPORTS TEAMS<br />
BASEBALL<br />
Phil Wail ’98<br />
MEN’S BASKETBALL<br />
Mike Taylor<br />
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL<br />
Annie Basic Byrne<br />
CROSS COUNTRY<br />
Tim Sovereign<br />
FENCING<br />
Sister Dorothy Marie Solak, O.P.<br />
MEN’S GOLF<br />
Jim Mendenhall<br />
MEN’S LACROSSE<br />
Mike McCormick<br />
WOMEN’S LACROSSE<br />
Brian Patterson<br />
SOFTBALL<br />
Kerri Evans ’96<br />
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & WATERPOLO<br />
Sean Scanlon<br />
TENNIS<br />
Scott Bodnar<br />
TRACK<br />
LaVon Burks<br />
<strong>MARIAN</strong> MADNESS COMMITTEE<br />
Scott Bening<br />
John Benish ’84<br />
Jeff Bona, DDS<br />
Jim Dee ’80<br />
Daryl Forney<br />
Mark Haines<br />
Pat Healy ’79<br />
Lynn and Dave Hilger<br />
Bill Hogan ’79<br />
Kevin Kelly ’80<br />
Sean Kelly ’85<br />
Vince Krydynski ’81<br />
Dave Mattio ’66<br />
Chris Ormsby ’93<br />
Colleen Peabody ’05<br />
Terry and Jane Peabody<br />
Colleen O’Neill Ranieri ’83<br />
Jim Schreiber ’81<br />
John Stibich<br />
Carol Burke Swanson ’81<br />
Mike Taylor<br />
Pat Trebe<br />
Dave ’75 and Sue Sheehan ’75 Trump<br />
LaVonia (Vonnee) Wells<br />
SISTER TERESA’S TRAVELS<br />
Alumni model in the Mother/Son,<br />
Father/Daughter number in the fashion show.<br />
Eileen Gallagher Daw ’78 and Stephen Daw ’13<br />
Lauren Faso ’13 and Phil Faso ’79<br />
San Diego<br />
Ann Bertrand ’02 and<br />
Sister Teresa Marron, O.P.<br />
Sister Kathleen Anne Tait, O.P.,<br />
Anthony Damon ’98, and<br />
Sister Teresa Marron, O.P.<br />
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Alexis Giannini ’13 and Louis Giannini ’82
ALUMNI NOTES<br />
Take a few minutes and let everyone in the <strong>Marian</strong> family know<br />
how you’re doing by updating your information on the MCHS<br />
website or email cswanson@marianchs.com.<br />
Carol (Yushkevich) Amato ’75 is currently in a marketing career<br />
and was promoted to Creative Marketing and Design Manager.<br />
Carol also went back to school to fulfill her longtime passion in<br />
the culinary arts and enjoys pastry making as well as cooking for a<br />
healthy lifestyle.<br />
Annemarie (Goonan) Huyer ’88 is the Finance Manager at<br />
Treasury Wine Estates based in Napa Valley, CA. She oversees<br />
the Florida, South Carolina, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, and<br />
Latin America markets.<br />
Jennifer (Zajac) Svevo ’88, husband Gregory Svevo and big sister<br />
Tiffani A. Carlsen, welcomed their new addition Zack Gregory Svevo<br />
to the family on November 20, 2012.<br />
Michaelene (Brown) Buzas ’94 married Tim Buzas on May 5, 2012.<br />
Toni Chiappini Ruswick ’96 and her husband Aaron are happy to<br />
announce the birth of their daughter, Caroline Gabriella. She was born<br />
May 6, 2012, and weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce. She joins her big brothers<br />
Jack, five, and Benjamin, four, and big sister Elizabeth, two.<br />
Gia (Fonte) Colunga ’97 has been elected to partnership at Freeborn<br />
& Peters LLP, where she focuses her practice on complex commercial<br />
disputes and employment litigation. She lives in the Wicker Park<br />
neighborhood of Chicago with her husband, Isaac, and daughter<br />
Maria, who is one and a half years old.<br />
Leslie Spires ’97 and his wife, Victoria, welcomed their baby boy,<br />
Leslie J., born on October, 17, 2012.<br />
Jessica (Gehm) Callard ’99 and her husband Michael were<br />
married on July 3, 2011, and are pleased to announce the birth<br />
of their son Michael Gary (MJ) who was born on June 13, 2012.<br />
MJ was 8 pounds, 3 ounces and 21 inches long.<br />
Kristin (Lilly) Tortoriello ’99 and her husband, Dr. Paul<br />
Tortoriello, welcomed their baby girl, Liliana Marie, born on<br />
November 27, 2012. Big brothers Anthony and Christian are excited<br />
to have a little sister.<br />
Joseph ’00 and Jolene (Karwowski) ’00 Cieniawski welcomed<br />
Michael, a healthy baby boy, on December 31, 2011. Earlier in the<br />
year, Jolene graduated from Valparaiso University <strong>School</strong> of Law in<br />
May, 2011 and then was admitted to the Illinois Bar.<br />
Kevin P. Dolan ’00 and his wife Annie are pleased to announce the<br />
birth of their son, Daniel Kevin who was 8 pounds, 12 ounces and<br />
22 inches long! Danny was born on November 7, 2012, the same<br />
day as his Grandpa’s birthday, Pat Dolan ’72. Kevin recently joined<br />
McDonald’s Corporation as a Finance Manager. The family resides<br />
in Chicago.<br />
Samantha (Schreiber) Staley ’01 and her husband Ryan welcomed<br />
daughter, Danielle Rae on February 4, 2011. She joined proud big<br />
brothers Andrew and Colin.<br />
Tim Huizenga ’03, earned a place on the United States Marine<br />
Band, “The President’s Own,” this February. Tim competed with<br />
over 90 horn players from all over the country to earn a spot on the<br />
historic band.<br />
Celia Mimms ’03 received a Doctor of Dental Surgery DDS in June,<br />
2012 from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.<br />
Rebecca (Gustafson) Bomgaars ’05 graduated with a Doctor of<br />
Chiropractic degree on December 15, 2012, from Southern California<br />
University of Health Sciences in Whittier, CA, and was married on<br />
February 10, 2013, to Justin Bomgaars. They live in Lakewood, CA.<br />
She will work in a sports chiropractic practice in the Los Angeles area.<br />
Carol (Yushkevich) Amato ’75<br />
Michaelene (Brown) Buzas ’94<br />
and husband Tim Buzas<br />
Caroline Gabriella, daughter of<br />
Toni Chiappini Ruswick ’96<br />
Leslie J., son of Leslie Spires ’97<br />
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LIFE IN FILM PRODUCTION<br />
ROBERT VELO ’95<br />
A resident of Los Angelos for<br />
18 years, Robert Velo ’95<br />
took time out of his busy<br />
schedule during a holiday<br />
family visit this past winter<br />
to stop by <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>.<br />
When the alum walked into<br />
the new Media Center and<br />
Broadcasting Studio, he was<br />
stunned. Media classes and<br />
film equipment were not<br />
offered when Robert was a<br />
student.<br />
“The new Media Center,<br />
Studio, and Editing Room are<br />
wonderful tools for students to<br />
Robert Velo ’95 tours the Technology/<br />
Media Center with Mark Donaway,<br />
MCHS Speech and Theatre Director.<br />
learn how technology and creativity work together,” explains Velo. “I am very<br />
proud <strong>Marian</strong> offers technology courses which include industry standards<br />
software. Students will be prepared for real world opportunities.”<br />
While at <strong>Marian</strong>, Robert longed for a creative outlet. With help from his<br />
family, he was provided with film and editing equipment. He and his friends<br />
would reenact Saturday Night Live skits, movie scenes, and create original<br />
programs; giving him the opportunity to gain experience with production<br />
equipment.<br />
“Life is what you make it,” explained Velo. “I made it known to faculty and<br />
staff that film production was my interest, and they gave me opportunities<br />
to enhance my creative skills on my free time. I filmed and edited videos for<br />
the band, alumni gatherings, and the 1993 State Champion Football Team, as<br />
well as Calendar Drive ‘commercials’ with John Perkovich.”<br />
Robert went on to study film production at the University of Southern<br />
California in Los Angeles. Lacking a professional network in L.A., it was vital<br />
that he excel in his classes so he would be noticed by professors. His hard<br />
work paid off, and he was able to land an internship at Disney which led to a<br />
job at Spyglass Entertainment.<br />
“I have done it all in L.A.,” said Robert. “I began as an intern and worked<br />
my way up, and am now a producer. It was hard to get started in this<br />
competitive industry, but <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> gave me the tools to<br />
believe in myself and to never stop trying.”<br />
Robert has worked on and is responsible for financing projects such as<br />
Lovewrecked, Black Swan, Wake, and The Ides of March. His life motto is, “If<br />
you can shape it in your mind, you can find it in your life.” It appears that this<br />
alum had turned a high school hobby into a successful career.<br />
STOCK YARD FILMS<br />
Michael Leber ’93 and Kenneth Czechanski ’97<br />
Michael Leber ’93 and Kenneth Czechanski ’97 never walked the halls of <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
together; yet, they still managed to meet through mutual friends when Mike was a freshman at<br />
Columbia College in Chicago and Ken was a freshman at <strong>Marian</strong>. The friendship of the Lansing<br />
natives evolved through their shared interest in film production. Their passion for film production<br />
would one day lead the two to form a business together, Stock Yard Films.<br />
More than giving the young men an opportunity to connect, <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> also taught them<br />
the importance of discipline, confidence, and faith.<br />
“<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> will always have a special place in my heart,” said Ken. “I credit <strong>Marian</strong><br />
for making me the person I am today. When I walk through the doors, I feel like nothing has<br />
changed; the family-like environment still lives on within the current students, faculty, and staff.”<br />
Ken also met his wife, Elizabeth McIlvain ’96, at <strong>Marian</strong>. They have two children, five year old<br />
Molly and 22-month old Owen.<br />
“My belief in work ethic and discipline helped me take the chance at starting a company,” said<br />
Mike. “I rely on my faith to give me strength to persevere, something that <strong>Marian</strong> has instilled in me<br />
from the beginning.”<br />
After graduating from <strong>Marian</strong>, Ken<br />
followed in Mike’s footsteps by attending<br />
Columbia College in Chicago. There, they<br />
had an opportunity to hone their technical<br />
skills and build a strong support system<br />
and network that would later prove to be<br />
one of their most valuable assets. Once<br />
the young professionals finished college,<br />
they gained experience in the real world.<br />
Mike worked for Hollywood writer/director,<br />
John Hughes, starting as his writing<br />
assistant and moving his way up. Ken took<br />
his talent to Los Angeles where he worked<br />
in international film distribution. However,<br />
the prospect of starting their own business<br />
proved too appealing.<br />
Founded in 2004, Stock Yard Films is a Chicago based, all-inclusive film production house that<br />
produces commercial, corporate, and creative film projects.<br />
“The benefit of Stock Yard Films being a one-stop-shop is that Ken and I are able to create a<br />
more intimate relationship with our clients,” said Mike. “We see the project from start to finish,<br />
making the production process easier and cleaner.”<br />
The entrepreneurs predict that Stock Yard Films will expand in the upcoming years as they have<br />
a number of projects in development, furthering their dreams.<br />
For more information on Stock Yard Films visit their website at www.stockyardfilms.com.<br />
Sister Joan Flannigan, O.P.<br />
November 5, 1928 to March 3, 2013<br />
The <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Community grieves the loss of<br />
Sister Joan Flannigan, O.P., 84, who died peacefully<br />
on March 3. Sister Joan ministered at <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> from 1992-2009 where she served in a<br />
variety of roles, including working in the bookstore,<br />
teaching English and religion, and providing office<br />
assistance. Sister Joan influenced thousands of students<br />
and continuously illustrated the spirit of <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />
For 42 years, Sister Joan taught and/or administered<br />
in <strong>Catholic</strong> parish elementary schools: Little Flower,<br />
Springfield; Our Saviour, Jacksonville; St. James, Irwin;<br />
St. Thomas, Crystal Lake; St. Peter and Holy Angels,<br />
Aurora; Our Lady of Grace, St. Christina; and St.<br />
Edward, Chicago; and Sacred Heart in San Diego, CA.<br />
In 1992, Sister was assigned to <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> where<br />
she ministered for 17 years. After suffering a stroke in<br />
2009, she returned to the Motherhouse where she served<br />
God's people with her prayers.<br />
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<strong>MARIAN</strong> CATHOLIC<br />
ALUMNI<br />
A S S O C I A T I O N<br />
Office for Institutional Advancement<br />
<strong>MARIAN</strong> CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL<br />
700 Ashland Avenue<br />
Chicago Heights, IL 60411<br />
(708) 755-6579<br />
MCHS UPCOMING EVENTS<br />
www.marianchs.com<br />
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED<br />
CLASS OF 1973<br />
40 TH REUNION WEEKEND<br />
August 30, 31, and September 1<br />
For more information and reservations contact<br />
Dan Dominy ’73 at marian73@gmail.com<br />
24 TH ANNUAL ENDOWMENT<br />
GOLF CLASSIC<br />
Monday, September 16, 2013<br />
Olympia Fields Country Club<br />
For more information contact<br />
Pat Trebe 708-756-9405<br />
or ptrebe@marianchs.com<br />
ALUMNI HOMECOMING<br />
GATHERING<br />
Friday, September 27, 2013<br />
7:30 p.m. - <strong>Marian</strong> vs. Benet Academy<br />
Immediately following game -<br />
Alumni Homecoming Gathering<br />
CLASS OF 2008<br />
FIVE YEAR REUNION<br />
Informal Class Reunion - Friday, September 27, 2013<br />
Doors Open at 8:30 p.m.<br />
Sister M. Paul McCaughey, O.P. Leadership Center<br />
Complimentary pizza, pop, and beer courtesy<br />
of the MCHS Alumni Association<br />
CLASS OF 2003<br />
TEN YEAR REUNION<br />
Date & Place TBD<br />
Contact Angie Ellison Keefner ’03 at<br />
angie.m.ellison@gmail.com<br />
OKTOBERFEST<br />
Note New Date<br />
Sunday, October 6, 2013<br />
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.<br />
Contact Lisa Collins for more information<br />
708-502-5472<br />
2013 CLASS REUNIONS<br />
1968 - 45 Years; 1978 - 35 Years; 1983 - 30 Years;<br />
1988 - 25 Years; 1993 - 20 Years<br />
Saturday, October 12, 2013<br />
6:00 p.m. - Mass in Student Chapel<br />
7:00 p.m. - Reunion in Sister M. Paul McCaughey, O.P.<br />
Leadership Center<br />
METRO CHICAGO<br />
ALUMNI AND FRIENDS<br />
NETWORKING GATHERING<br />
Union League Club<br />
Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.<br />
For more information or to RSVP contact Carol Burke Swanson ’81<br />
708-756-9775 or cswanson@marianchs.com<br />
SAVE THE DATE<br />
CLASS OF 1963<br />
50 YEAR REUNION WEEKEND<br />
Friday, October 25, 2013<br />
Informal Gathering - <strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Food catered by Aurelio’s and open bar - Tours available<br />
Saturday, October 26, 2013<br />
Mass in MCHS Student Chapel followed by<br />
Class Reunion, Idlewild Country Club<br />
MCHS HOST<br />
The Relay for Life Chicago Heights<br />
May 17-18, 2013<br />
For more information contact<br />
Colleen O’Neill Ranieri ’83<br />
708-267-0385 or cmor@juno.com<br />
ALUMNI<br />
Update your information on the <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> website www.marianchs.com or<br />
email cswanson@marianchs.com<br />
<strong>Marian</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> is a <strong>Catholic</strong>, coeducational, college preparatory high school<br />
within the Dominican tradition of study, prayer, community, and preaching. <strong>Marian</strong><br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> students seek truth, exhibit personal responsibility, cultivate their individual<br />
talents, and demonstrate ethical leadership and Christian service.