MATTERS MARIAN - Marian Catholic High School

ALUMNI NOTESEdward Goff, son of Adam’98 and Jennifer(Linko) Goff ’97.Adam ’98 and Jennifer (Linko) Goff ’97welcomed the birth of their son, EdwardMichael, on October 22, 2003. He weighed6 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 inches.Adam Heun ’98 married Maureen Spizziri ata holiday wedding December 27, 2003.Richard Lutkus ’98 is completing his final yearof law school at Creighton University School ofLaw in their accelerated 3/3 Business/LawProgram. He will graduate in May ’04 andhopes to take the bar exam in July.John Moore ’98 graduated from Kent StateUniversity with a B.S. in Marketing. He iscurrently living in Newbury, OH.This past holiday season, Patrick Sheehan’98, a music major at Northern IllinoisUniversity, performed at NIU’s Recital Hall.Patrick just passed his one-year mark atNorthern Public Radio in DeKalb where he isan announcer during the week, and host forThe Saturday Night Blues each weekend.He invites everyone to tune in through thewebsite at www.NorthernPublicRadio.org,click on the 89.5 WNIJ button and then clickon WNIJ News.Jack Chavez ’99 graduated from NorthernIllinois University on December 14, 2003with a history degree. He hopes to attendLaw School.Jocelyn Delk ’99 graduated from ClarkAtlanta University with a degree in MassCommunications. While at CAU she obtainedDeans List Honors and was a member ofGolden Key International Honor Society,was active in productions and performance,volunteered as a mentor and tutor.She currently continues as CAU AlumniAssociation Publicist, and is an active memberin the NAACP and the United Negro CollegeFund. Jocelyn is a Production Assistant for“The Judge Mathis Show” and does otherfreelance TV and film work.Lauren Dixon ’99 graduated from BradleyUniversity where she was active in NAACP,Black Student Alliance and the ActivitiesCouncil of Bradley University.Lauren Hecht ’99 updates from theUniversity of Iowa where she is pursuing herPh.D. Lauren graduated with honors inpsychology from Albion College.Erin Hurtubise ’99 is currently a preschoolteacher for Bright Start after graduatingCum Laude from Winona State University.In the fall Erin plans to pursue a degree inschool counseling.Ann Mizwicki ’99 graduated from IllinoisState University with a degree in social work.Ann earned Dean’s List honors and studied inCanterbury, England for a semester.Kevin Whittingham ’99 and Colleen Savage’99 were married on March 13, 2004.Steven Zencka ’99 has joined the MarineCorp. He is looking forward to boot camp.Sean Hightower ’00 will be graduating fromLoyola University in the spring of 2004 with amajor in psychology and minor marketing.Nicholas McDonnell ’00 has been awardedthe Knights of St. Patrick Award from theCollege of Engineering at the University ofIllinois. This highest honor is given based onleadership, academics and exceptionalcontribution to the School of Engineering.Nick will graduate in May 2004, in the top1% of his class. He will continue hiseducation at the University of Illinois workingtoward a masters degree in ElectricalEngineering with a specialization in semiconductor materials and devices.Matt Bartolini ’01 was offensive and defensiveline coach for Don Pirkle as their FrankfortSquare Wildcats Pop Warner football Teamwent 14-0 and won the Youth Metro LeagueChampionship in the state of Illinois. Theywent on to win the Winston-Salem NationalChampionship tournament in North Carolina.Matt is also a full time student majoring incriminal justice with a 3.5 GPA.Ashley Caridine ’01 made Lewis UniversityDean’s List for the fall 2003 semester.Kelly (Scott) ’94 and Jacob Gannenmarried on October 18, 2003.Gina DiCarlo ’01 moved to Arizona and iscurrently attending Arizona State University,majoring in political science. She finished herfirst semester on the Dean’s Honor List and isactive in her honors fraternity Sigma AlphaLambda. She is currently working on her listof law school applications.Melissa Fedora ’01 is a producer/co-host at88.1 WCRX radio morning show.F. Martin and twin brother, Conor Paris, sonsof Marty and Kerry (Reidy) ’91 Paris.Samantha Schreiber ’01 is working as apharmacy technician while earning her degreein nursing from South Suburban College.Following graduation she and fiancé RyanStaley plan a June ’05 wedding.Kathleen Hickey ’01 made the Dean’s List atPurdue and will be honored at a ceremony inApril. She is also featured in the MarchPurdue alumni magazine as a dancer.Michael James Myette, son of Erika (Fuehrmeyer)’95 and Michael-John Myette, prays for a FightingIrish victory at the Notre Dame grotto last fall.Christine Drankiewicz ’03 made the Dean’s Listher first semester at Western Illinois University.Christine is part of the ROTC program.Elita Hohner ’03, a National Merit Scholarmajoring in psychology has been selected asone of 15 Presidential Scholars amongIllinois Wesleyan’s class of 585 first-yearstudents. This award recognizes first-yearstudents who have shown excellence both inand out of the classroom.Kathryn Vallis ’03 achievements have meritedher being named to the College of Arts andSciences Dean’s List at Loyola University.Stephen Zahradnik ’03 is president of hisdormitory at Loyola University. The dormhouses over 600 students and he leads theresident hall government.14