Spring 2010 - Assumption High School

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President’s Letter... On My Mind Dear Friends, As Mercy educators, we collaborate with other Mercy schools and affirm the core values held in common in Mercy tradition. One of those core values is “compassion and service.” Assumption lives this commitment through the sophomore and junior ACTS (A Christian Through Service) programs, senior SALT (Service Action Leadership Team) and mission trips, and freshman service awareness through SALT mentors. However, compassion and service embody even more to us in the community of Assumption. Very few are untouched by the support and outreach that is so special to this school family. From simple birthday wishes to collections for special needs, from shared joy for happy events to shared tears for personal difficulties, our community lovingly embraces its members and is a source of encouragement and assistance. We also reach out into the larger community and the world by volunteering and raising dollars and collecting items to help those in need. Compassion for others is evident in this year’s fundraising efforts by our students, especially through the annual Walk for Assumption and the $20,000 capital prize raffle competition. The theme for both activities was centered on concern for those families who need assistance with tuition, so that any girl who wants an Assumption education can receive one. Raising our students’ awareness about this important Mercy core value of compassion for others is integral to our mission. As we initiate our spring requests for annual fund donations, please be inspired with compassion and help us help others. Our needs are great as people recover from the recent recession. These are some statistics that tell the story of need within our community. • In a sense, everyone is on scholarship, as there is a gap between the price of tuition and the actual cost to educate a student. The difference is approximately $1,500. • The total need of our families is $1,073,195. We are able to award $390,000, all of which was raised from the Walk, the Rocket Spectacular, Phonathon, and the annual fund drives. • There were 219 applicants for financial assistance, and we were able to accommodate 161 families. • This year, the largest award was $4,200 and the smallest was $800. • Generous donors have endowed or supported scholarships totaling $40,000, received by 28 students. Our families sacrifice greatly to provide their daughters with a Catholic education, and we always promise to be good stewards of their tuition dollars. We are inspired by their sacrifice and hope that our fund grows so that we can give even more assistance to those in need. Catherine McAuley has said, “No matter how small the gift, God gives the increase.” Thank you for the gift of your devotion to Assumption and your support for our students. Our community is all the richer because of you. In gratitude, Elaine Salvo Compassion Inspires On the Cover...continued Seniors Cat Serratore and Peyton Hobson participate in the Mission Trip to Solsberry Hill Farm. Photo by Abby O’Bryan `10 Retreat director Judy Ribar noted that students on a Mission Trip have a unique experience of putting Mercy values to work. Learning how to live out the values they have been taught at Assumption in other settings prepares students to continue to live the Mercy charism after they graduate. Lauren agreed with her assessment and shared that the trip gave her the opportunity to do a service trip which she had always been too timid to try on her own and in the process learned a great deal. “I gained a sense of awareness by seeing how other people live in communities around us. I also gained strong friendships and realized the importance of simplicity,” Lauren said. Mrs. Ribar noted that she saw many instances of how compassion inspired the seniors with whom she traveled. She said the coordinators at all of the agencies where the girls worked noted that the Assumption seniors were the best workers they had ever had, in that they came to volunteer prepared to work hard all day long and to engage with the people they were serving. Mrs. Ribar said, “I saw girls reaching out to people who had lost everything and choosing to have conversations with people who were so desperate – not out of pity– but out of true love and compassion for fellow human beings. And they inspired others to do the same. At the end of the afternoon in Morgan County, the family that they helped asked the girls before they left how they could get involved with helping others since the AHS girls had helped them. Their compassion truly did inspire others.” 2 Assumption Magazine Spring 2010
Assumption High School Honors Seven Hall of Fame Inductees Laura Kremer Kline `97 On Sunday, April 18, 2010, Assumption High School honored seven Hall of Fame inductees who made their mark on Assumption and their communities. Mind, Body, and Spirit Awards were presented, along with the Spirit of Assumption and Sister Mary Prisca Leadership Awards. The inductees were Ann Burka Bauer `74, Jenni Benningfield `00, Anne Kordes `94, Mary Lee McCoy, Carolyn Medley, Dr. Carole Pfeffer `70, and Melissa Swan. Ann Burka Bauer `74 was honored with the Spirit Award, a designation for an alum who has made a difference in the lives of others and who has stayed connected to the Assumption community through her classmates or through the school. This award serves as a symbol to the AHS community that this person has remained loyal to the values and spirit of AHS. Ann is the vice president and internal audit manager for Republic Bank & Trust. She spends time volunteering for many organizations, including the Derby Festival, Catholic Community Center, and Network for Mercy Education. Ann has won the prestigious Bell Award for her volunteer work and has been featured in Today’s Woman magazine. She joined the Assumption Board of Directors in 1992 and was a member for 14 years. Jenni Benningfield `00 received the Body Award as a former Assumption athlete who performed with excellence and lettered in a varsity sport. This award serves as a symbol to the AHS community that the person has remained loyal to the values and spirit of AHS. Jenni was first team all-state during all four of her years playing high school basketball. She was recognized as the Kentucky Gatorade Female High School Basketball Player of the Year an astounding four consecutive seasons and was named Kentucky Miss Basketball in 2000. Her post-Assumption achievements in basketball include a scholarship to play at Vanderbilt University, four trips to the NCAA tournament, selection to the Team USA Pan American Team where she captained the team to a silver medal, a stint with the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, and basketball tours in both Spain and Australia. She is currently working on a master’s degree in counseling with an emphasis on sports psychology at Boston University. All photos by SSH Photography Anne Kordes `94 was also awarded the Body Award for her excellence on and off the volleyball court. During her senior season, she was named the inaugural State Volleyball Tournament Most Valuable Player. She went on to be named the 1994 Great Midwest Conference Newcomer of the Year and set the league record for assists by a sophomore at the University of Cincinnati. She then led the University of Louisville to the C-USA Tournament championship and to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Kordes accepted the head coaching position at St. Louis University where she has guided the volleyball program to three NCAA tournament appearances and Atlantic 10 regular season titles in the last four seasons as well as two A-10 Championship crowns. Anne has been named A-10 Coach of the Year three times. In 2008, she earned CVU.com National Coach of the Year honors and was named AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year. She was the 2009 recipient of the Carl O. Bauer Award, which is presented annually to the top amateur sports figure in the St. Louis area. continued on page 4 Assumption Magazine Spring 2010 3
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