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n Thursday, October 25th, the entire Montini Catholic Sophomore class reached out to various service sites in the Western Suburbs. Over 170 Montini Catholic sophomore students, along with teachers and parent volunteers, traveled to various volunteer-based organizations. The organizations that the sophomore class visited were Easter Seals (Villa Park), Seguin (Villa Park), Northern IL Food Bank (Geneva), Feed My Starving Children (Aurora), Plum Creek...continued page 5

The Class of 2015 lends a hand

(left) Caroline Strzempek 15 (center) elizabeth mullins 15 Daughter of tom mullins 82 (right) Steve Dowjotas 03 pe teacher and Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach

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A Message from the preSIDent Johnny Weiger - Fall Sports - Academic Success
Dear Montini Catholic Alumni and Friends, This first semester of the 2012-13 school year has been very exciting and successful, but it has also been a semester filled with sadness and deep emotion for our school community, as we dealt with the death of an excellent student and sophomore football player, Johnny Weiger. We found out very early in the semester that Johnnys recovery from bone marrow surgery had taken a turn for the worse. Johnnys battle against leukemia, and his courage and deep faith in God, touched us all and was an inspiration to his teammates, our student body, members of our athletic conference, and many within and outside the Montini Catholic community. Johnny lost his battle with leukemia on November 4, 2012, but his spirit was and still is with us. I ask you to please keep the Weiger family in your thoughts and prayers during Christmas and throughout the New Year. We entered the 2012-13 school year excited that 24 perfect scores of 5 were recorded by Montini Catholic students on the 2012 Advanced Placement examination and 70% of the students who took these exams recorded a score of 3 or better, earning them college credit at most universities and colleges in the country. As many of you are aware, Montini Catholic once again experienced a great deal of athletic success during the fall season. Girls Volleyball captured the freshmen, sophomore and varsity championships in the Suburban Christian Conference Blue Division. Girls Cross Country captured the Suburban Christian Conference Varsity Championship for the third straight year and was the third place trophy winner in the IHSA State 2A Cross Country Championships in Peoria. Varsity Football recorded a 4-Peat in Class 5A football, capturing the state championship once again, with a 19 to 6 victory over Morris High School. Very few high schools in the state can make this claim and it is an accomplishment of which our school community is very proud. Since 2000, Montini Catholic has claimed 18 IHSA State Championships: 10 in Wrestling, 5 in Football and 3 in Girls Basketball. This is a very proud accomplishment for our school community. The success that our athletic program has attained in recent years has brought on a false perception with some of our alumni and friends that we are solely focused on athletic success. Nothing could be further from the truth. We do well in the area of athletics because we have talented, hardworking students guided by excellent coaches on the field or court, and guided by excellent LaSallian teachers in the classroom. What people dont read and see in the newspapers is the academic success that these student athletes achieve in the classroom every day. Not only are the Advanced Placement Scores outstanding as indicated earlier in my letter, but our students ACT scores continue to exceed the state and national averages, and our 163 graduates of the Class of 2012 received $10 million in academic scholarships. 72% of our faculty and staff have earned masters or doctoral degrees. Each year our graduates are accepted and are attending the top universities in the country. Year in and year out many students who participate in our 23 athletic programs, rank in the top of their classes and are leaders in our academic and spiritual programs. Over the years, many of our talented student/ athletes have also attended some of the top academic universities in the country, many strictly on academic scholarships. These academic accomplishments are not covered by the media, so I have provided a snapshot of just some of the successes of our young men and women student athletes in the shaded box at the bottom of the page. I also invite you to visit our website at www.montini. org to read more about our academic success stories. On the home page, you will see a listing of our weekly news and press releases that highlight many of our students accomplishments in academics. In a nut shell, the success we have experienced academically not only meets, but exceeds the success that we have achieved athletically. Finally, let me wish each and everyone of you and your loved ones a blessed and healthy New Year. As always, I thank you for your continual support and generosity to our school community. Live Jesus In Our HeartsForever Sincerely, Jim Segredo President

Suburban Christian Conference academic all Conference 3.7 GPA or better while in season 56 Fall Sport Varsity Athletes in 2012 120 Varsity Athletes in 2011-2012 Ten year average of over 100 students per year IhSa Scholastic achievement 3.5 GPA or better through 5 semesters 44 in 2011-2012 IhSa team academic achievement award Entire team maintains 3.0 GPA or better while in season All 18 Varsity Teams in 2011-2012 105 Varsity Teams since 2003 (year award was established) 2 Winter 2012

Class of 2013 highlights Tom Paweleski, an IHSA state champion wrestler signed a letter of intent with Stanford University; Fellow grappler Jordan Laster has signed a letter of intent with Princeton University; and Mike Sepke has an offer to attend Brown University. Fellow student athletes Sarah Lugo (Girls Lacrosse), Fran Meyer (Girls Lacrosse), and Malayna Johnson (Girls Basketball) signed letters of intent at Michigan, Marquette and the University of Wisconsin, respectively. All State/All Conference place kicker Andrew Harte and All Area/All Conference Wide Receiver/ Quarterback Mark Gorgianas are being recruited by Yale and Dartmouth. mOntInI.OrG

2012 reUnIOnS Classmates from 72, 77, 82, 87, 92, 97, 02, 07 Reunite
THANK YOU to all of the Class Committees and those that attended their class reunions this year. Class turnouts were great and everyone was able to catch up and make new memories. ATTENTION Classes of 73, 78, 83, 88, 93, 98, 03 & 08? Would you like to work on your class reunion committee? Email us: alumni@montini.org and we will get you on the list!

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Upcoming eVentS
Friday, march 15, 2013
22nd annual Spring Fling - Shamrockin Montinis Annual Benefit Auction is the largest fundraiser for the school. All are invited to enjoy a fun evening of bidding and raffles! Check montinialumni.org for more information in the winter months. hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Montinis Annual Alumni Hall of Fame Ceremony is an opportunity to recognize the outstanding achievements many of our graduates have accomplished. Check montinialumni.org for more information. 6:30pm - Montini Catholic H.S. Lombard, IL Bronco Classic Golf Outing Whether you golf a lot or a little, this day is fun for all involved! Start getting your four-somes together! Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner are provided. Silent Auction, Raffles, and Prizes at Dinner! St. Andrews Golf & Country Club West Chicago, IL

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Saturday, april 27, 2013

Friday, august 9, 2013

n Friday, September 7, 2012 Montini Catholic High School hosted a reunion for its 19-time State Championship Dance Program, The Broncettes. 53 alumnae performed a routine, choreographed by former Broncettes Tina (Riccio) Wurtz 00 and Dena (Morano) McGady 01, titled Memories. Current Head Coach, Eugenia (Wasson) Scavone 84, who is in her 21st year as Head Coach, was also

among the alumnae who performed in front of a varsity football halftime crowd that evening. The performance brought alumnae from 1976 2012, making it the largest such reunion in school history. After the game, a reception was held in the schools cafeteria. More than 100 former Broncettes met to share memories old and new. The reunion, which was coordinated by Megan (Crotty) Pauley 00 was a big success for the schools Alumni outreach. Winter 2012 3

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Alumni ChILDren 2012-2013

Sixty-six children of alumni, which represents close to 10% of the total student body, presently attend Montini Catholic. The children of alumni come to Montini Catholic from over 20 towns and villages in DuPage and West Cook Counties.
CLaSS OF 2013
Chris Bartosz Jeannette (Workman) Bartosz 85 Joey Borsellino Lewis 75 and Julie (Savaiano) 78 Borsellino Brent Chiaramonti Nick Chiaramonti 84 Mario Conforti Frank Conforti 86 Michael Fruehe Donna (Mueller) 81 and Mark Fruehe 81 Manny Georgitsis Amy (Tharp) Georgitsis 84 Gabrielle Headrick Denise (Termunde) Headrick 75 Amanda Hejny Jeffrey Hejny 87 Jason Hemedinger Lori (Shimkus) Hemedinger 87 Collin Loftus Patricia (Bonnamy) Loftus 83 Seth Maack Therese (Fruehe) Maack 79 Jimmy Maloney Jamie (Savaiano) Maloney 78 Bill Martinello Joe Martinello 86 Grant Brady Tim Brady 82 Margaret Burke Kathryn (Mullins) Burke 85 Matt Diedrick Larry Diedrick 82 Al Holler Albert Holler 78 Ryan Huff Lawrence Huff 84 Michaela Kirchoff Lynn (Crotty) Kirchoff 84 Monica Loftus Christina (Connelly) Loftus 86 Patrick Maloney Jamie (Savaiano) Maloney 78 Kelly McNamara Bridget (Moriarty) 86 and Bryan McNamara 86 Elizabeth Mullins Tom Mullins 82 Jake Pestel Michael Pestel 88 Michael Reilley Michael Reilley 78 Taylor Scavone Eugenia (Wasson) Scavone 84 Martha Venchus Sharon (Zeisel) 82 and Thomas Venchus 81 Erin Williams Jay Williams 76

Connor Economou Nancy (Kuster) Economou 84

Joel Hemedinger Lori (Shimkus) Hemedinger 87

Cortni McCarthy Nadine (Kral) McCarthy 88

Sean Mullins Kelly (Flower) Mullins 78 Daniel Pacheco David Pacheco 78 Theresa Versaci Jean (Runge) Versaci 78 Aaron Westerkamp Bob Westerkamp 83 Jack Williams Jay Williams 76

Patrick Hennessy Joe Hennessy 80 Bridget Lucas Judy (Mullins) Lucas 79 Julia Luka John Luka 81 Katie Martinello Joe Martinello 86 Ryan McAuley Laura (Connelly) McAuley 88 AJ Melarkey Kelly (Wilson) Melarkey 86 Ryan Mullins Tom Mullins 82 Andrew Posadzy Mary (Bristow) Posadzy 81 Kayla Quinlan Kevin Quinlan 84 Michael Richmond Kim (Caffarelli) Richmond 81 Grace Townsend Carol (Picker) 86 and William Townsend 86 Tyler Tumpane Kathy (Holler) 82 and William Tumpane 81 Greta Vanderleest Susan Margaret (Signer) Vanderleest 84 Patrick Vath Christopher Vath 84

CLaSS OF 2016

CLaSS OF 2014

CLaSS OF 2015

Thomas Almassey Richard Almassey 81 Jack Brady Kevin Brady 80

Nicole Bartosz Jeannette (Workman) Bartosz 85 Cameron Casey David Casey 79 Ryley Georgitsis Amy (Tharp) Georgitsis 84

Amy Bukovsky Mike Bukovsky 83 Christina Conforti Frank Conforti 86 Matthew Kirchoff Lynn (Crotty) Kirchoff 84 Dylan Maher Jana (Aiello) 83 and Sean Maher 82 Taylor McCarthy Nadine (Kral) McCarthy 88 Michael Melarkey Kelly (Wilson) Melarkey 86 Maille OConnor Tim OConnor 87 Kimberly Posadzy Mary (Bristow) Posadzy 81 Emma Ryan Thomas Ryan 86 Jack Westerkamp Donna (Botel) 80 and James Westerkamp 79 Ryan Williams Jay Williams 76

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Alumni artS & CULtUre Connections

Junior Julia Luka (right), daughter of John Luka 81, was the female lead in the Montini Catholic presentation of May the Farce Be With You, a comedy about superheoes saving the world from a diabolitcal threat. Freshman Ryan Williams (bottom right), son of Jay Williams 76, recently secured a spot in the Illinois Music Educators Association. Ryan was one of 48 individuals vying for one of six trombone chairs in the prestigious Music Association. This is quite an accomplishment for Ryan, the Music Department and Montini Catholic High School. Alumnae, Faran Fronczak 05 and Donna (Mueller) Fruehe 81 (below) walk the runway during the 30th annual Montini Catholic Fashion show on December 2, 2012.

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continued from cover... Assisted Living (Rolling Meadows), and West Suburban Community Pantry (Woodridge). Throughout the day, the sophomore students participated in service projects such as packing food for starving children in poor countries, packing lunches for homeless people, yard work and assisting the elderly. The sophomore class returned from their Service Day for a prayer service on Montini Catholics campus, spending time in reflection on what they can do to help the community and those who are less fortunate. This is the seventh year that the Sophomore Day of Service and Recollection has been service-oriented. On Monday, November 5th, the Sixteenth Annual Montini Catholic High School Golden Gobbler Thanksgiving Food Drive kicked-off. Over the last fifteen years, students of Montini Catholic have collected over 275,000 food items for the less fortunate throughout DuPage County. The Montini Catholic Student Government encouraged the entire school community to participate in the food drive. School spirit is also encouraged through a homeroom competition in which each homeroom class competes to bring in the most items. It is all done in a spirit of fun with the well being of those in need as the main focus. Food is collected each school day during the two week time period and distributed to area food pantries. Some of the food is earmarked for families who Montini Catholic then sponsors during their participation in the AdoptA-Family Program during the Christmas Season. In addition to the food drive, this years Golden Gobbler featured a coat drive with donations going to Our Lady of the Angels on the west-side of Chicago. Winter 2012 5

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Stem COmmIttee Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

Alumni in the Sciences Meet for Inaugural STEM Council Session

t. John Baptist de la Salle was an innovative educator, working tirelessly to provide a quality education to the poor young men of France so they would be good Christian men and good citizens prepared for employment in the future. As Montini Catholic continues this mission of education, we recognize that offering a solid, well-rounded college preparatory experience is critical, and that our Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs must continue to evolve with the times. To this end, with the support of two Montini Catholic Board Members, Dr. Janis Orlowski 74 (pictured above) and Mr. Ed Mack (alumni parent), we invited any and all alumni who might work in these fields to attend an inaugural advisory council meeting on October 26, 2012. The alumni in attendance provided a great deal of thoughtful insight into their own journey towards careers in these fields, suggested extracurricular avenues of exploration, and agreed to continue the discussion of how Montini alumni can help to support the current administration, faculty, and students in these areas. The brainstorming session floated Skype calls with medical professionals, mentors for robotics or other science clubs, and job shadowing programs, to name just a few. Everyone was excited to keep the momentum going and, as such, we will be holding a second meeting on January 25, 2013 at 8:30 am in De LaSalle Hall. If you are interested in participating, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Jim Segredo, jsegredo@ montini.org, 630-627-6930 (ext 174) or Janet Cobb, jcobb@ montini.org, 630-627-6930 (ext 187) to learn more.
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19 Students Achieve ap SChOLar StatUS

Student-Athletes Sign natIOnaL LetterS-OF-Intent

ast May, 86 Montini Catholic students completed a total of 138 Advanced Placement exams finishing with 24 perfect scores (5 points) in seven subjects. At Montini Catholic, the AP tests yielded 101 scores of 3 points or greater, earning those students college credit at most universities and colleges. Nineteen students earned the AP Scholar Award in 2012. Fourteen of these students were members of the Class of 2012, while the current senior class features 5 students who achieved AP Scholar status (3 AP Scholars and 2 AP Scholars with Honor).
AP Scholar Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams: Charles Long (2013, Lombard), Mitchell Ruopp (2013, Downers Grove) and Theresa Versaci (2013, Lombard). AP Scholar with Honor Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams: Rebekah Ernat (2013, Lombard) and Kyle Walter (2013, Woodridge).

ontini Catholic High School is proud to announce that on Monday, November 19, five student-athletes signed Letters-of-Intent to continue their academic and athletic endeavors at the college level. Jordan Laster, a senior from Arlington Heights, is a member of the Bronco Wrestling team and will continue his academic and athletic pursuits at Princeton University. Thomas Pawelski, a senior from Park Ridge, is a member of the Bronco Wrestling team and will continue his academic and athletic pursuits at Stanford University. Malayna Johnson, a senior from Bellwood, is a member of the Lady Bronco Basketball team and will continue her academic and athletic pursuits at the University of Wisconsin. Sarah Lugo, a senior from Bolingbrook, is a member of the Lady Bronco Lacrosse team and will continue her academic and athletic pursuits at the University of Michigan. Fran Meyer, a senior from Oak Brook, is a member of the Lady Bronco Lacrosse team and will continue her academic and athletic pursuits at Marquette University.

By the Numbers annUaL appeaL

Annual Appeal Direct Mail Goal Unrestricted Restricted Annual Appeal Direct Mail General Operations Restricted Alumni Current Parents Friends Alumni Parents

Placement eXam SChOLarShIpS

$210,000 $ 28,000 $ 66,120 $ 11,826

76 unrestricted 104 total gifts 31 unrestricted 134 total gifts 13 unrestricted 21 total gifts 109 unrestricted 119 total gifts

Please help us reach 100% participation and $238,000 before April 15, 2013. Questions: Contact Janet Cobb, Director of Development, jcobb@montini.org or 630-627-6930 ext 187.

ontini Catholic High School offers an Academic Scholarship Program that gives students the opportunity to receive up to a $10,000 scholarship. The program is open to all incoming freshman who excel on the January 12, 2013 placement exam. Only students who take the exam at Montini Catholic on January 12 are eligible. Scholarships are awarded based on national percentile ranking of the placement exam scores.
Students scoring between the 95th to 99th percentiles will receive a renewable $2,500 scholarship. Students scoring between the 90th to 94th percentiles will receive a renewable $1,500 scholarship. Students scoring between the 85th to 89th percentiles will receive a renewable $1,000 scholarship

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The Class of 2016 had 20 students achieve scholarship status from last Januarys exam. They are Kevin Brachmann, Amy Bukovsky, Michael Cahill, Gina Cappetta, Emily Cochrane, Warren Dawes, Faith Donner, Matthew Ernat, Evan Fehring, Matthew Kaefer, Charles Kash, Kimberly Meifert, Thomas Michael, Julia Para, Lauren Para, Emma Ryan, Tabias Slater, Lucas Trojanowski, Jack Westerkamp and Sofia Yunez.

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Fall Sports hIGhLIGhtS

Bronco FOOtBaLL
BrOnCO FOOtBaLL enterS IntO eLIte COmpanY In 2009 we witnessed underdogs become champions. 2010 saw a state champ defend its crown. 2011 was a record setting run. But, in 2012 we saw Montini football solidify its claim to a dynasty. The Montini Catholic football program became just one of 4 other IHSA football programs to win 4 consecutive state championships. Over Thanksgiving weekend, the Montini Broncos defeated the Morris Community High School Redskins 19-6 in the class 5A IHSA State Finals. The game closed out what has been called the toughest road to a state title in the programs 5 championship runs. The playoff run started with home victories against Bremen and Sycamore, followed by road victories against Marian Central and Joliet Catholic Academy. Scan the QR code (right) to get direct links to State Championship attire, links to rewatch the game, get stats and relive the glory in videos and photos. Congratulations to all the players, coaches and Montini community.
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Winter Sports SCheDULeS

GIrLS BaSketBaLL hOme SCheDULe
DEC-06 Rosary 6:30 PM DEC-08 Geneva 6:00 PM DEC-11 Walther Lutheran 7:00 PM DEC-26 Montini Christmas Tournament DEC-27 Montini Christmas Tournament DEC-28 Montini Christmas Tournament JAN-05 DeKalb 4:30 PM JAN-12 Guerin 7:00 PM JAN-13 St. Edward 7:00 PM JAN-18 Aurora Catholic 6:30 PM FEB-02 Fenwick 6:30 PM FEB-07 St. Francis 6:30 PM

BOYS BaSketBaLL hOme SCheDULe

The Lady Broncos competed in the schools third IHSA 2A Girls Cross Country State Finals at Detwiller Park in Peoria, IL on Saturday, November 3rd. The Lady Broncos Girls Cross Country Team placed 3rd in the State of Illinois, for the second consecutive year, with a score of 172. The team total put them in a tie with Glenbard South, but the Lady Broncos secured the third place on a tie-breaker (the time of each teams sixth fastest runner). Montinis Gianna Salzbrunn, a freshman, finished with a time of 18:50, 12 seconds faster than the sixth runner for Glenbard South.

DEC-07 St. Edward DEC-14 I.C. DEC-22 Guerin JAN-08 Westmont JAN-19 Chicago Christian FEB-12 Elmwood Park FEB-16 Marian Cen FEB-21 Marmion

7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 6:30 PM 2:30 PM 6:30 PM

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Girls VOLLeYBaLL
Congratulations to the Lady Broncos Volleyball Program that captured the Conference Championship this year... ON ALL THREE LEVELS and the varsity finished with a 21-12 record; much improved from a season ago (14-19). Junior, Bridget Lucas surpassed 1,000 career digs and now stands at 1,015 for her career.

12-04 I.C./St. Francis/Wheaton 12-13 Marmion Academy 12-19 Hinsdale Central/St. Rita JAN-09 Loyola Academy/Fenton

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Fall Sports aLL-COnFerenCe

Boys Soccer
Thomas Almassey James Clausing Nicholas Jackson

Free aDmISSIOn GraDe SChOOL kIDS

Girls Volleyball
Joyce Balash Natalie Lopez Bridgett Lucas Monica Loftus

Joey Borsellino Fred Beaugard Tate Briggs Mark Gorogianis Andrew Harte

Football

Girls Cross Country

Theresa Connelly Catherine Kitz Gianna Gentile Margaret Hallerud Emma Makowski Gianna Salzbrunn

Boys Golf
Seth Maack Thomas Scalamera Ryan Mullins

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marriages
Matt Hyde 04 and Trisha Scott 04 are excited to announce their engagement and upcoming

special day many Broncos stood by the couples side... Justine Morano 06, Anthony Petrozza 01, Taylor Morano 10, Patrick McGady 99, Gina (Mandeville) Karnick 95 , Shawn McGady 97, Tina (Riccio) Wurtz 00, Megan Glass 01, Ryan Green 01, Jack Daluga 01, and Christian St. John 01. Nearly 30 Montini alumni ranging from 1970 to 2011 danced the night away at Venutis Ristorante in Addison. The couple resides in Naperville. Anthony Guido 03 and Jessica Van Deventer are engaged to be married on May 4, 2013, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in New Orleans, Louisiana. Anthony is currently a Lieutenant serving with the United States Coast Guard as Pilot in Command of a Search and Rescue helicopter out of Air Station New Orleans.

Nico loves having his baby sister around! Ryan Neill 01 and wife Kendra,

includes Melissa Connelly 12, and grandchildren Mary 08 and Theresa 13. To the Beverley family, including Mary (Beverley) Plew 70, Joan (Beverley) 71 and Jim Izzo 71, Danny 75, Anne (Beverley) Donnellan 77, Kevin 78, Jim 81 and Cathy (Baloun) Beverley 82, on the passing of their mother, Harriet, in July 2012. Mrs. Beverley was also grandmother to Jesse Izzo 98, Katie Izzo 00 and Jack Beverley 12. To Therese Donlan Lee 76, on the passing of her husband, Rev. Dr. Tom Lee. Reverend Lee is survived also by his children, Amy, Josh and Meredith, as well as his five grandchildren. To the Lenske family, including Victoria (Lenske) Gianacakos 87, Susan 88 and Carolyn 90, on the death of their father, Terry Lenske, in November 2012. Steven R. Collins, who passed away in October 2012. His family includes his brother, Jeffrey Collins 83.

are happy to announce the birth of McKenna Joann. McKenna joined the Neill family on August 9, 2012 at 12:10 weighing 6lbs 15oz and was 21 long. Jennifer (Puhawan) Cave 95 is proud to announce the arrival of her healthy baby boy. Rogen James was born on May 1, 2012, at 12:05 pm, weighing 6 lbs 15 oz. He was welcomed by his big brother and sister.

wedding! Matt popped the question while they were vacationing in Venice, Italy in May. The 2004 graduates met during their 1st period English class freshman year. Matt earned his degree in Marketing from Bradley University and is a Senior Account Manager at CDW. Trisha, a proud Saluki, earned her degree in Advertising at Southern Illinois University and is a sales assistant at Red Star vOutdoor. They are planning an outdoor wedding for late Spring 2013 and plan to honeymoon somewhere tropical! Sarah Kern 04 and Andrew Suma 04 are getting married in December 2012. Dena Morano 01 and Ryan McGady 01 were married June 29, 2012, at St. Pius X Church in Lombard. To share in their

Our Sympathies
To the Garrity family on the death of their mother, Muriel, on August 19, 2012. Family includes Mike 75 and Patti Garrity-Park 76. To the Sheehan family, including Betty (Sheehan) Ragalie 71, Bob 72, Eileen 75 and Tom 79, on the passing of their mother, Eleanor, on September 23, 2012. To the Mueller family, including Debbie (Mueller) Rapata 79, Donna (Mueller) 81 and Mark Fruehe 81, on the death of their father, Bill Mueller, in August 2012. Mr. Mueller is also grandfather to Stephen Fruehe 10 and Michael Fruehe 13. To the McInerney family, on the passing of their father, Tom, on August 14, 2012. Family includes Molly (McInerney) Mekus 97, Dan and Maureen 02. To the Connelly family, on the passing of their father, Jamed, on August 29, 2012. Family

Future Broncos
Patrick McGady 99 and Therese (Wojnarowski) McGady 99 welcomed their first child, Maeve Elizabeth, into the world on July 1, 2012. She was born at 7 lbs. 2 oz. and 20.75 inches. Liz (Lorch) OLeary 99, and husband Brendan, welcomed

Updates
Martha Grant 05 has been living in Dublin since July 2011, working with Mercer, but is now returning to school to get an MBA at University College Dublin. Martha plans on being there through at least Summer 2013, and would love to play tour guide to any Broncos headed across the pond! Amy (Casaclang) Meiners 95 was named the newest partner of the Cumberland Consulting Group in Nashville, TN in August 2012. She specializes in health information technology projects, including implementation of Electronic Medical Record systems in hospitals and for healthcare providers. mOntInI.OrG

Declan Sean on September 10, 2012. Declan joined the family weighing 7 lbs 4 oz! Kasia (Serio) Giblin 00 and husband Jeremy are happy to announce the birth of Cora Marie on August 2, 2012. Cora came on her moms birthday, weighing 7 lbs 11oz and was 18 inches long. Older brother

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Regina Nottke 87 has recently been named Director of Special Student Services for Park ForestChicago Heights School District 163. Regina has been in special education for the last 21 years. Anna Luberda 06 works at Messmer Catholic High School in Milwaukee teaching 9th grade Social Studies and 11th grade US History, while also working with incoming freshmen over the summer. Most of her students come from the North and South sides of the city, and are often from disadvantaged and marginalized families and communities. Anna is also coaching 6th-8th grade girls volleyball at Messmers sister school, St. Rose St. Leo near Marquette Universitys campus.

Barbara Madden Mary Jo (Peters) Madick Molly Maher Marilee Neher Nancy Petrick Diane (Sekowski) Pisowicz Patricia (Burris) Quattrochi Joseph Raabe Mary Jo (Ventrelli) Scila Rich Shimkus Kevin Sterritt Virginia (Dolatowski) Werner Mary Lou (Donlan) Woods

Sean Jamieson Genevieve (Dillon) Jimenez Susan Marousek Daniel Mazzei Kathleen McDermott Christopher Phelan Robert Rymek Shawn Spurlock Margaret Underdown James Wagner

Mark Pepevnik Melissa (Carlson) Riddle Richard Ritchey Jessica Ruble Jennifer Song

1998
Garrett Allen Merrill Anderson Luiz Araujo Joseph Coconato Benjamin DeBoest Brendan Gallagher Margaret Hoving Jeffrey Jensen Young Kim Alissa Levy Julie Maruna Andrew Myscofski Rebecca Ralston-Mason Korrine Rench David Roberts Nicole Scalzetti Robert Skala Lisa Snyder

1988
Joseph Canepari James Chilcutt Frank Daprato Nicole Esposito Megan Ferris Elaine Foley Sarah Goy Dan Gronowski Molly Hart Kevin Healy Daniel Hoving Eileen Howe Julie (Dee) Kuhar Thomas Kupetis Christopher Meacham Kerri (Garvey) Meister Paul Nigg Kenneth Paparockas John Sass Mark Smyth Stephanie Sourapas Todd Wilson Janet Zacarias

1978
Jacqueline Atkinson Patricia Barkyoumb Julie Borchardt Mary Crilly Liz Dolen Paul Dronen Kathleen Fry Glenn Guminski Susan (Rolff) Hill Laura Marion Judy (Jarosky) Minx Brian Moran Matthew Sekula James Simenc Richard Stangarone Joan (Riegle) Striker Barbara (Caldwell) Wolf

Weve Lost touch...

1973
Ronald Abrant Joseph Barrett Edward Budi Susan (Savaiano) Cattey Dan Courtney Peggy (Ervin) Crampton Karen Ann (Sekula) Davis Richard Hayes Peggy (Hodina) Healy Mary Jo (Kula) Heying Anne Ingalls Laura Janowski Ronald Johnson Michael Kearney John Edward Klosowski Janet (Langridge) Krueger Robert Kucera

2003
Chase Beebe Amanda Brooks Kenneth Carta Dustin Fowler Kirsten Giannelli Lester Golinski James Grace Daniel Kuhne Timothy Lucas Michael Lyons Timothy McCahill Bryan McDermand Zachary Nicolopoulos Samantha Schuller Jake Sugrue James Truty

1983
Carol (Sheehan) Boswell Elise Coletta Anne Conaghan Andrew Ericksen Timothy Ferguson Diane (Kryzak) Gordon John Gorman Timothy Gryl Jamie Hansen

1993
Maureen Callahan Brian Flood Mark Forstneger Lucy Garcia Jason Hansmann Norah (Belmonte) Lindsley

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