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On May 29, 2008, the
new 2008-2009 STVM
Cheerleaders joined
together for
Teambuilding I. The
cheerleaders met
immediately after
school in the Chapel for
a prayer service led by
L-R: Susie Wallace VM91, Chris Baugh,
Peggy McDonald VM73, Patty Burdon M69,
Barb Wood V65, and Linda Reese VM87.
VM85 Turns 40
V72 Reunion
Anne Wise Bickett M67.
Under the theme
“God’s Love for Us” the
cheerleaders shared in prayerful reflection before participating
in small group discussions in the LRC. The event closed with
the picking of Big and Little Sibs and a pizza dinner.
In addition to the STVM Cheerleading Advisor, Susie Gaebel
Wallace VM91, the following alumnae and staff helped to
facilitate this event: Chris Baugh, Patty Dyer Burdon M69,
Peggy O’Connor McDonald VM73, Linda Fromm Reese
VM87, Barb Brewer Wood V65 and Anne Wise Bickett M67.
The St. Vincent-St. Mary
Class of 1985 celebrated
their 40th birthday with
a vacation in Florida!
VM85 alumni featured in
photograph: Back row (l to r):
Cindy Mako Robinson, Patty
Pozuc Carlson, Meg Jones
Haines, Chris DePaul
Paolucci, Chrissi Contessa
D’Avello, Vicki Scaduto Srail
and Donna Schmidt Donahue.
Front row (l to r): Lisa
Shaheen, Theresa Lammlein
Coyne and Anna Marie Kane
Wells.
Marisue Jessie Murphy reports…
The St. Vincent High School Class of 1972 celebrated our
35th Class Reunion on Friday July 6, 2007 with a golf outing at
Good Park Golf Course and in the evening classmates
gathered at Tim Breiding's house.
On Saturday, July 7th we attended 5:00 p.m. Mass at
St. Vincent Church followed by cocktails and a dinner/dance in
the evening at Tangier Restaurant. We had a very enjoyable
evening and over 50 classmates attended with their dates &
spouses.
VM76 Turns 50
Bernie Rochford VM76 reports...
We have reached that milestone in our lives that we are now
(or soon will be) a half a century old. The good news for us is
that 50 is the new 30. Several members of the Class of VM76
are planning to celebrate our collective birthday during the
Akron Road Runner Marathon. This is an excellent community
event with a number of ways for people to participate.
The race has several components that allow for people to
participate at varying levels of fitness. There is the traditional
marathon which is a 26.2 mile run that requires several months
of training. I know several classmates will be participating in
the full marathon. The next level is a two person team relay
which means the partners would essentially run half way. The
next running opportunity, which is perhaps the most fun, is the
five person relay. This is much more doable for the novice and
average runner. Each person runs a more traditional 5K or 10K.
More race details can be found at www.akronmarathon.com
For those not interested in being a runner, there are plenty of
opportunities to support the runners along the route. The
marathon organizers have many water/aid stations manned by
volunteers. Many of the stations are sponsored or manned by
companies or organizations. There may be an opportunity for
the class of 1976 to take over one of these stations. If we don’t
take on a station we could position folks strategically along the
course to aid the classmates who are running.
The race is September 27th and obviously takes place in and
around Akron with the finish at Canal Park in downtown
Akron. If you are interested in participating in any aspect of
this celebration or would like more information, contact Bernie
Rochford either by phone 330-867-9102, e-mail
bernierochford@orianahouse.org or by writing him at 710
Upper Merriman Rd Akron, Oh 44303. There is sure to be a
post race party with details to be determined.
3 on 3 Report
Sean Walter, Chairman of the 2008 3 on 3 Alumni Basketball
Tournament reports….
The 2008 3 on 3 tournament on April 11, 2008 was
attended by graduates from STVM classes 1973–2004. There
were 6 teams and each team played 5 games. Thankfully
everyone was still standing at the end of the evening!
The Overall Champion with a record of 5-0 was: Tim Seikel
VM81, Sean Walter VM89, Dave Ost VM89 and Ben Williams
VM90. The Winner in the “older than most everyone else
division” was Team Walter (Ted Walter VM77, Leo Walter
VM76, Paul Longville VM76, Tom Carone VM77, Jeff Gorbach
VM80) edged out Team Graf (Al Graf VM76, Frank Destro
VM73, Tom Kaim VM73, Jim Pianalto VM80 and Denny
Murray VM76) for bragging rights.
Along with a good time for all, we were also able to raise a
little money for the Alumni Association and their annual
scholarships.
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