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C L A S S N O T E S Let’s continue to celebrate the “Year of the Alumnae”! Sister Ellen Marie, <strong>Seton</strong>’s new president, has given this title to 2010 to welcome the return of the alumnae to <strong>Seton</strong>. Sister invites all our graduates to walk down the “butterfly staircase”, to tour the new Brooks Center (new athletic and fine arts building) and to reconnect with the sisterly spirit of <strong>Seton</strong>. For 50 years, <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>Seton</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> has nurtured her ladies into confident, independent, and bright young women. She has provided a foundation for building hopes and dreams, and best of all, she has given her ladies a strong sisterhood that is bonded together by the Light to Know and the Grace to Do. The “Year of the Alumnae” will focus on reconnecting the alumnae with <strong>Seton</strong> and each other. Life has definitely changed since earlier days here, (and boy weren’t those good days!). We want to hear all about life after graduation. This is your place to share your news with your sisters, find long lost friends, and network with each other. Welcome home <strong>Seton</strong> Sisters!!! Please send updates and suggestions to ecorbin@setonhs.org 1 9 6 0 ’ s Marty Vitale ‘65 Having studied in college and having enjoyed a career that includes working for the federal government, the University of Maryland, and the Senate, Marty Vitale ‘65 is now working for AASHTO’s engineering program. Her son, Harry, works for the University of Maryland Computer Science Center, and her daughter, Jean, is a world traveler. Marty, also, has traveled extensively to South America, East Africa, and most recently to East Malaysia and Brunei in Borneo. She is very proud of her children and quite happy with her job. Her recipe for happiness is to live simply, to work hard, and to pray hard. email: marvitabella@yahoo.com Class of 1963 On Sunday, April 11, thirteen members of <strong>Seton</strong>’s first graduating class gathered at the Marco Polo Restaurant in Vienna, Virginia, for their annual get-together. Members of this lively bevy of “Real Seniors” have been meeting since 2003. Their yearly luncheon is usually attended by a core group of 15 or 20. This year, the ladies were delighted to welcome Dorothy McBride, an alumna whom many had not seen for a half century! Also, welcomed was Rita Lappin, a member of the graduating class of 1964. Reminiscences bubbled forth—of classes; youthful pranks, teachers, boyfriends; “The Mighty Mo;” husbands (past and present), careers, children; and grandchildren. For 4 ½ hours, the room rang with laughter, equaling the decibels generated in the <strong>Seton</strong> cafeteria 50 years ago. Though all the ladies will be eligible for Medicare this year, for an afternoon, they were all 18 again. Shown in the photograph: Front row (left to right): Mary Ellen Henry; Agnes Brown; Margo Boylan Rear: Ev Serra; Sue Guay; Theresa Francis; Carol Lucas; Mary Ann McKeogh; Kathryn Edwards; Rose Hiza; Mary Wanner; Marylyn Pahl; Rita Lappin (Class of 1964); Dottie McBride. 1 9 7 0 ’ s Leslie (Hooper) Maydwell ‘70 After graduating from <strong>Seton</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> in 1970, I attended Frostburg State College (University now) and graduated with a BA in mathematics and Spanish and a minor in secondary education. I married my husband, Stephen, in 1977, and spent the next 12 years moving from place to place, as he was career Army. We settled in San Antonio in 1989, and I have been teaching mathematics at the middle school and high school since 1990. I am one course away from completing my masters degree at Concordia University in education. Stephen and I have 3 children who are now grown and 2 grandsons. Email: leslie.maydwell@yahoo.com 2 1
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