ELIZABETH SETON HIGH SCHOOL LauncheS LeaD PROgRam
ELIZABETH SETON HIGH SCHOOL LauncheS LeaD PROgRam
ELIZABETH SETON HIGH SCHOOL LauncheS LeaD PROgRam
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One Heart, One Mind, One Spirit<br />
About a year ago, Sister Ellen<br />
Marie was approached by<br />
members of the Immaculate<br />
Conception Academy (ICA) Alumnae<br />
Association about the possibility of the<br />
school’s alumnae association joining<br />
Elizabeth Seton High School’s Alumnae<br />
Association based upon our common<br />
threads: a long string of school<br />
similarities that include<br />
• Our shared appreciation for the<br />
excellence of the education that<br />
we received<br />
• Our gratitude for all those who<br />
made this education possible:<br />
parents, teachers, and<br />
administrators<br />
• Our common bond with the<br />
Daughters of Charity who<br />
administered both ICA<br />
and ESHS<br />
• Our desire to deepen and develop<br />
our close ties with our former<br />
classmates and friends<br />
When members from both alumnae<br />
associations discussed the possibility,<br />
they realized that in addition to our<br />
similarities, we had many differences<br />
as well: different histories, different<br />
eras of active alumnae, and different<br />
traditions. Likewise, the alumnae<br />
associations were in very different<br />
places. ICA’s Association’s primary<br />
focus was their annual Alumnae<br />
Luncheon while Seton’s Association<br />
had a calendar of monthly activities<br />
and meetings. ICA was eager to get<br />
their alumnae connected through email<br />
while ESHS’s alumnae’s main source of<br />
connection was social networking.<br />
ESHS Alumnae Association Members (some members missing from picture)<br />
Back Row L-R: Marianne Ferguson ’77, Gina Mascerelli Schmidt ’77, Gina Andrella Barley<br />
’81, Amy Reese Lawrence ’77, Trudy Smith Stanek ’69, Regina Murphy Day ‘76<br />
Front Row L-R: Sr. Ellen Marie Hagar ’74 (president), Mary Brophy Haddow ’68,<br />
Erica Corbin ’00, Renee Green ’81, Adriana Leyton Zellers ‘78<br />
Despite these differences, the two<br />
associations agreed that our common<br />
threads could be woven together<br />
because we had one heart, one<br />
mind, and one spirit. Furthermore,<br />
we could assist each other from our<br />
strengths and enrich each other with<br />
our differences. We believed that we<br />
could share the best of what we have<br />
to strengthen our commitment to<br />
supporting the Daughters of Charity<br />
in their retirement, to supporting one<br />
another, and to supporting the young<br />
women of Seton today. For this year,<br />
both associations agreed to invite one<br />
another to their planned events and<br />
meetings. Looking to the future, the<br />
two associations agreed to form a single<br />
calendar of events.<br />
continued on page 19<br />
Immaculate<br />
Conception Academy<br />
Alumnae Association<br />
The Immaculate Conception Academy<br />
Alumnae Association began in l897 to<br />
further the mission of the school, which<br />
was opened in 1865 by the Daughters<br />
of Charity. First located in Immaculate<br />
Conception Parish at 8th & N St. NW,<br />
the school moved, in 1954, to 24th &<br />
K Street in St. Stephen’s Parish.<br />
Although the school closed in l984,<br />
the Alumnae Association continues its<br />
mission to support the care of the retired<br />
sisters. The Association also shares the<br />
mission of the Daughters of Charity of<br />
educating young women by supporting<br />
the scholarship fund of Elizabeth Seton<br />
High School where some graduates are<br />
teaching (those that became Daughters<br />
of Charity) and where some graduates<br />
have children and grandchildren who<br />
attend the school.<br />
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