Eagle Review Summer 2009 - Bishop Watterson High School

THE 

EAGLE 

REVIEW 

June 2009 

The Bishop Watterson High School Newsletter 

Spring Phonathon 

District Championship 

for Boys’ Hoopsters 

In This Issue 

A Survivor’s Story 

In the Mood- A Jazz 

Night Out 

In the Mood - 

A Jazz Night Out 

District Championship 

for Boys’ Hoopsters 

Swimming at the States 

Swimming at the States 

A Survivor’s Story 

Spring Phonathon 

A Touch of New Orleans 

Endowment Council 

Spring Event 

Blessing of the Floor

Dear Friends, 

Letter from the Principal 

The tremendous help and cooperation received from our 

many dedicated teachers, parents, students, friends and 

alumni have contributed significantly to the continued success 

of Bishop Watterson High School during this past 

school year. We look forward to even greater accomplishments 

in the future. 

More than 98% of the graduating Class of 2009, our most 

recent alums, is attending college, and over 65% of them 

earned scholarships based on merit, not financial need. 

They received over $11.2 million in scholarships – this 

does not include any grants. This class also amassed more 

than 28,155 hours of service to those in need, making our 

community a better place. This does not include the hours 

given through our Sophomore Service Training Program. 

Congratulations, Class of 2009! 

We are very excited about our new South Addition. The 

walls are up, the rooms are roughed out, the gym has been 

painted and the hoops have been installed. I invite you to 

come over for a hard hat tour of this work in progress. I 

would love to take you around! 

Construction is scheduled to be complete by the fall so we 

can begin using this space during the upcoming school 

year. Mark your calendar for Sunday, September 13 th ! 

We will be opening the time capsule that was in the cornerstone 

of the former convent, blessing our new cornerstone 

and having our final walk through. We hope you 

will be able to join us for the blessing at 2:30 p.m. or just 

come and tour our new addition between 2:00 p.m. and 

4:00 p.m. Hope to see you there! 

We continually give thanks for you and for all the support 

you so generously give to Bishop Watterson High School. 

May God continue to bless you and your families throughout 

the year. Have a safe and relaxing summer. 

Sincerely, 

IN THIS ISSUE 

Letter from the Principal.....................................................2 

Endowment Council Hosts Spring Event ...........................3 

A Touch of New Orleans.......................................................3 

Christine Wilson Memorial Run...........................................4 

Summer Golf Outings ...........................................................4 

Calendar of Events................................................................4 

Blessing of the Floor.............................................................5 

Alumni Spotlight................................................................6-7 

Faculty Spotlight...................................................................8 

Class Reunion: Save the Date ..........................................8-9 

Alumni Biographical Form ...................................................9 

New Arrivals ........................................................................10 

Wedding Bells ......................................................................10 

Eagle Sports Spotlight..................................................11-13 

Alumni Updates..............................................................14-15 

Student Spotlight................................................................16 

Spring Phonathon ...............................................................17 

Graduating Seniors........................................................18-19 

Student Awards List ......................................................20-21 

In the Mood, A Jazz Night Out...........................................22 

Vision 2012 Retreat........................................................22-23 

Class Reunion Challenge....................................................24 

Bishop Watterson High School 

99 East Cooke Road 

Columbus, OH 43214 

(614) 268-8671 

www.bishopwatterson.com 

Advancement/Alumni Department 

(614) 268-3041 

bwadvan@cdeducation.org 

bwalumni@cdeducation.org 

Marian Hutson 

Principal 

Marian Hutson 

Ginny O’Connor 

Bill Weisner 

Deacon Chris Campbell 

Deacon Frank Iannarino 

Mike Roark & 

Vince Lombardo 

Tom Long 

TinaMarie Donnelly 

Joe Hill, Jr. ’63 

Principal 

Assistant Principal/Dean of Students 

Assistant Principal/Director of 

Curriculum and Instruction 

Registrar 

Chaplain 

Co-Athletic Directors 

Facilities Director 

Advancement Director 

Alumni Director 

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Endowment Council Hosts 

Spring Event 

A warm spring evening was the 

backdrop for the first gathering 

of the Bishop Watterson 

Financial Advisors Network. 

Endowment Council Chair 

John Stock, a local attorney 

and parent of four, was our host 

for the casual event held at the 

Columbus Brewing Company. 

Attendees included local professionals 

in the banking, insurance, 

financial planning, 

accounting and legal fields. 

Scott Hartman, Director of 

Development at the Catholic 

Foundation, came to answer 

questions about the various 

endowment options available to 

BWHS donors. 

“In meeting with our 

Endowment Council, all agreed 

that the biggest impact to the 

Bishop Watterson Planned 

Giving program will come 

from heightening awareness of 

the opportunities available to 

leave a lasting legacy to future 

BWHS students,” John 

observed. “With this event, we 

began the process of networking 

with financial professionals, 

including those in banking, 

accounting, financial planning, 

and law, to provide information 

about the planned giving 

opportunities available to help 

Bishop Watterson.” 

In partnership with the 

Catholic Foundation, BWHS 

offers many planned giving 

opportunities including 

bequests, beneficiary designation 

of an IRA, 401(k) or life 

insurance policy, charitable 

remainder trusts, charitable 

lead trusts, charitable gift 

annuities, and gifts of appreciated 

assets. Those donors who 

demonstrate a commitment to 

the future of our school with a 

gift to our planned giving program 

will become members of 

the Pope John Paul II Legacy 

Society, entitling them to 

unique honorary gifts, invitations 

to exclusive recognition 

events, and special appreciation 

at the Heritage Day Mass and 

luncheon held in the fall each 

year. 

The Council plans to host 

more of these events, with the 

concurrent goal of developing a 

Left to right: Steve Devlin ’96, John Stock and Bob Behal ’71 

BWHS Alumni 

Give Us Your Email! 

Please send emails to bwalumni@cdeducation.org 

Scott Hartman, Catholic 

Foundation Director of 

Development 

Fr. Tony Ricard recently 

brought a touch of New 

Orleans to Bishop Watterson 

High School. A nationally 

known speaker and pastor of 

Our Lady Star of the Sea in 

New Orleans, Fr. Ricard challenged 

students to remember 

that they were created in God’s 

image and to live their faith by 

serving others. 

The senior leadership team 

invited Fr. Ricard to Bishop 

Watterson after hearing his 

keynote address during the 

National Catholic Youth 

Conference which was held in 

Columbus in 2007. Senior 

leader Molly Vlahakis said, 

“Father Tony has a special talent 

of opening teenagers’ eyes 

to all the possibilities of our 

faith. He is able to connect 

this message of God’s love for 

us to a more current viewpoint 

of life. Seeing Father Tony at 

Financial Advisors Network 

Membership Directory for distribution 

to the Bishop 

Watterson community. 

If you are a Watterson alum or 

parent who serves in any of 

these capacities and would like 

to become more involved with 

this project, please contact Jen 

Bernard Rasor ’81 in the 

Advancement/Alumni 

Department to add your name 

to our list of advisors and to 

receive invitations to the 

upcoming Financial Advisors 

Network events. 

A Touch of New Orleans 

NCYC and here at Watterson 

was a blessing. He has a way 

to make you laugh. He just has 

a carefree way of getting you to 

feel comfortable. His method 

is different than a Sunday sermon, 

but his message is still 

true and heartfelt.” 

Fr. Ricard shared with students 

the ongoing struggle of his 

parish and parish community 

to recover after Hurricane 

Katrina. He stressed how 

important it has been for Our 

Lady Star of the Sea to call 

people who lived in the neighborhood 

back to the community. 

There have been many 

struggles, Fr. Ricard said, as 

they have worked to rebuild 

their parish, their community 

and their lives. Bishop 

Watterson students are raising 

funds to benefit the parish in 

their recovery. 

Left to right: 

Drew Sabula, 

Caitlin Masty, 

Molly Vlahakis, 

Fr. Tony Ricard, 

Rose Raderstorf, 

Caroline Logan, 

Jesse Allen 

Eagle Review Newsletter - June 2009 

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Christine Wilson Memorial 5K Run 

Now in its seventh year, the 

Christine Wilson Memorial 5K 

was held on Saturday, June 27, 

2009. This event was established 

to remember Christine 

Wilson for the warm and caring 

child that she was and to 

do something positive in her 

name. Christine died, along 

with four other students in the 

tragic fire at OSU on April 13, 

2003. All proceeds and additional 

contributions from this 

event will go toward two annual 

scholarships to Bishop 

Watterson High School set up 

in Christine’s name, a school 

she so admired and loved. 

Christine’s Foundation will also 

continue to provide support for 

other community endeavors 

involving children including 

the Center for Child and family 

advocacy at Nationwide 

Children’s Hospital. If you 

would like to make a contribution 

to Christine’s Foundation 

or be put on a mailing list to 

participate in this event next 

year go to 

www.christinewilsonfoundation 

.org. 

BWHS Summer 2009 Golf Outings 

Eagle golf tradition continues 

with golf outings being planned 

for the summer and fall of 

2009. All alumni and friends 

of Bishop Watterson High 

School are welcome to attend. 

Sunday, June 28, 2009 is the 

Thomas G. Scholl Memorial 

Alumni and Friends Golf 

Outing at Chapel Hill Golf 

Course, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. 

There will be a shotgun start at 

1:00 p.m. and a four person 

scramble. This is sponsored by 

the BWHS Alumni 

Association with proceeds to 

benefit the Alumni 

Association. 

Sunday, October 18, 2009 is 

the Ronald R. Shay Golf 

Classic at Safari Golf Club, 

Powell, Ohio. There will be a 

shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. and a 

four person scramble. This is 

sponsored by the BWHS 

Alumni Association with proceeds 

to benefit the Ron Shay 

Service Scholarship. 

Specific information for these 

events will be posted as soon as 

it is available on the Bishop 

Watterson High School website 

at www.bishopwatterson.com. 

We are currently seeking to 

identify corporate and hole 

sponsors for these events. For 

additional information, please 

contact BWHS Alumni 

Director Joe Hill ’63 at (614) 

268-3041, or email him 

through our alumni email 

address, bwalumni@cdeducation.org. 

Christine Wilson 

2009 Summer/Fall 

Calendar of Events 

July 7 

Eagle Auction Meeting @ 6:30 

p.m. – Southwick-Good & 

Fortkamp Funeral Home 

August 4 




August 13 

Mothers’ Club Board Meeting 

@ 7:00 p.m. 

August 24 

First Day of School – Early 

Dismissal 

August 26 

School Pictures 

August 26 

Mothers’ Club Fall Social – 7 p.m. 

September 1 




September 10 

BWHS Alumni Association 

Meeting - BWHS Library @ 

6:30 p.m. 

September 13 

Cornerstone Blessing – 

Open House 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. 

Blessing @ 2:30 p.m. 

September 18 

Homecoming 

September 20 thru 

October 1 

Annual Fall Phonathon 

October 6 




October 18 

Ron Shay Golf Outing @ 

Safari Golf Course 

October 27 




October 28 

Eagle Auction Home Room 

Basket Kick-Off 

November 3 




November 4 

Fall Dinner - Sponsored by the 

Mothers of Alumni at 

Brookside Country Club 

November 19 



6:30 p.m. 

November 24 




December 1 




December 12 

Eagle Auction at The 

Conference Center at 

NorthPointe 

December 19 


Luncheon – Call for details 

January 21 



6:30 p.m. 

February 2, 2010 

Eagle Auction Wrap Up 

Meeting @ 6:30 p.m. – 

Southwick-Good & Fortkamp 

Funeral Home 

For a list of class reunions 

please check pages 8 and 9. 


Blessing of the Floor 

On April 26 th , a Prayer Service 

was held to bless the floor for 

the new South Addition. 

Signing their names to the 

floor are (left to right) Senior 

Class President, Katie 

Middleton; Principal Marian 

Hutson; Student Council 

President, Maria Ricaurte; 

Student Council Vice 

President, John Lyons. 


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Alumni 

Spotlight 

Carolyn Koncal ‘98 

Carolyn Koncal graduated from 


in 1998 but entered here as a 

freshman with a larger question 

than “who’s homeroom will I 

be in?” Her concerns and mission 

were to beat cancer! 

Carolyn continued her education 

at The Ohio State 

University where she graduated 

in 2002. This is her story and 

how she dealt with this illness 

and how she turned it into 

something positive as well as 

into a career. 

Carolyn’s Story: 

While still in the hospital with 

my original diagnosis, I realized 

there was a reason I was picked 

by God for this. I knew I was 

going to lose my hair, and I was 

all right with that since I didn’t 

like it anyway; it was much too 

thin. I also knew, as an 8 th 

grader, I would not have to 

complete my science fair project 

and that was a happy 

moment. Part of those early 

moments were mixed with 

emotions; I had classmates who 

came to the hospital to surprise 

me on my 14 th birthday, but 

others who did not know what 

to make of this and as they 

continued with their uninterrupted 

lives, I became isolated. 

Starting Watterson bald made 

me stand out from everyone, 

and being known as the bald 

one was not always a great way 

to be known. As much as I 

enjoyed my high school years, I 

did feel different than my 

classmates. I viewed life differently 

than they did; my priorities 

had changed. After high 

school I decided to go to 

O.S.U. and graduated with a 

Zoology degree in 2002. 

During my last year at Ohio 

State, I completed an internship 

working with Dolphin 

Carolyn Koncal 

Therapy. I saw how animals 

could be used to help people 

and decided to go back to 

school for a Recreational 

Therapy degree. I knew that I 

could make a career out of 

combining my desire to help 

others and my love of animals 

if I became a Recreational 

Therapist. 

During graduate school, I also 

got first-hand experience on 

how animals can help when my 

dog became a certified therapy 

dog and we visited hospitals 

and nursing homes. I was also 

fortunate to intern with adult 

cancer patients and realized 

then that my world had truly 

become entwined with the cancer 

world. I always knew this 

because as I tried to hide my 

cancer from people I met, I 

realized that if they did not 

know that part of me, they 

would never know why I did 

the things I did. My cancer 

experience truly made me who 

I am today. 

Over the past 5 years, I have 

started to focus more on 

increasing cancer awareness. I 

joined Team in Training, which 

is part of The Leukemia & 

Lymphoma Society, and ran 

my first half marathon (13.1 

miles) to raise $5,000 for cancer 

research in honor of Jon 

Koeninger. Jon was a 

Watterson student who died 

December 26, 1995 from undiagnosed 

leukemia, the same 

diagnosis I had. Jon’s dad is 

one of my first memories of 

realizing why I was still alive 

and had survived cancer. I was 

able to help him realize that as 

a parent there was nothing he 

could have done differently to 

keep his son from getting cancer. 

I just remember him 

telling me that the doctors and 

nurse told him this, but that I 

was the first person he believed 

since I had leukemia, too. A 

few years later I trained again 

and continued to raise awareness 

and money for Team in 

Training. I ran my second half 

marathon in memory of the 

one girl who became my friend 

during my clinic visits who 

died before she was 21. 

In 2006, I moved to Chapel 

Hill, NC to work as a 

Recreational Therapist and 

now work with pediatric cancer 

patients; I use my experience to 

help my patients, as they too 

become members of what I call 

the “cancer community.” 

While in Chapel Hill, I have 

become chairman on the 

Adolescent and Young Adult 

workgroup for the NC 

Comprehensive Cancer 

Program. This past May, I had 

the wonderful opportunity to 

meet many other cancer survivors 

through the I’m Too 

Young For This! Cancer 

Foundation, also known as i2y. 

i2y is a one of a kind organization 

dedicated to young adults 

affected by cancer. I have 

become a passionate member of 

this organization, because I 

know first hand how cancer can 

isolate you from the rest of the 

world. I want to make sure 

others don’t have to wait as 

long as I did (I waited 14 years) 

to find a group like this one. 

i2y is only two years old and I 

want to make the world aware 

that i2y is out there. I hope 

anyone who is reading this article 

and knows someone who 

could benefit from i2y will visit 

their website 

www.stupidcancer.com for 

additional information. 

On February 28, 2009, I lost 

my hair again. This time on 

purpose; I shaved my head at a 

St. Baldrick’s Foundation, head 

shaving event. St. Baldrick’s 

raises money for childhood 

cancer research. I have shaved 

my head for three reasons: 1. 

I’m a childhood cancer survivor. 

Cancer research helped 

save my life and I want to 

make sure research continues 

until we have a cure. 2. I have 

shaved my head in support of 

my friend, Amanda, who was 

28 when she passed away after 

fighting pancreatic cancer for 

five years. 3. I loved being 

bald. I always knew one day I 

would shave my head again and 

February 28th was the day! 

I have always viewed my cancer 

as a blessing and often thank 

God for the wonderful opportunities 

I’ve had because of it. 

I look forward to what the 

future brings. 

To read more about Carolyn’s 

story and her anniversary 

emails log onto our website 

www.bishopwatterson.com and 

click on the link Carolyn’s 

Story. 


Jason Janoski ‘82 

Jason, founder and CEO of 

Columbus based creative services 

firm, Attaché, has been 

named the recipient of the 

National Biomedical 

Achievement Award for 2009 

by the American Red Cross 

National Headquarters. Janoski 

traveled to Washington D.C. to 

receive his award in a ceremony 

on March 26. 

The award is presented annually 

to an individual who has fostered 

innovative practices to 

achieve strategic priorities. 

Janoski was awarded for his 

significant contributions to the 

mission of the Red Cross 

Blood Program. 

An active board member for 

the Central Ohio Blood 

Services Region of the 

American Red Cross for the 

past six years, Janoski first 

began volunteering in 1998. 

“I’ve been a blood donor since 

high school,” said Janoski “and, 

initially, I simply wanted to use 

my creative talent to increase 

donorship. But over time, as 

I’ve learned more about the 

organization, I’ve been able to 

contribute more as well.” 

A major area of focus for Jason 

has been the leadership of a 

joint committee among area 

hospitals and the Red Cross to 

further solidify and strengthen 

their partnership to better serve 

patients in need. 

“We are learning more about 

our customers every day, and 

exploring challenging topics”, 

Janoski said. 

Jason Janoski 

He interacts with key hospital 

leadership on behalf of the Red 

Cross, and ensures the entire 

team maintains a focus on 

patient care. His skills in communications, 

marketing, sales 

and relationship management 

have been vital to the group. 

“When parties have different 

interests or ideas, he has the 

uncanny ability to bring a 

unique perspective to the solution 

process,” said Dr. Ambrose 

Ng, CEO of the Central Ohio 

Region. 

Jason’s contributions have 

helped the Red Cross reduce 

costs by maximizing available 

free resources in the community. 

High school blood donations 

have increased thanks to 

his work with the regional 

High School Scholarship 

Program which recognizes 

young donors for their 

contributions. 

“The Red Cross is willing to 

change and grow and 

stretch…to do things differently. 

That is a difficult process, 

but the payoff can be enormous, 

and I admire their ability 

to challenge themselves in that 

way,” said Janoski. 

“Working with the Red Cross, 

everyone is willing to explore 

the unknown. That is fun and 

exciting for me, and I get to 

learn a lot, too.” 

His work has assisted the Red 

Cross in reinforcing its long 

standing brand in the community. 

He has chaired the 

Community Outreach 

Committee to find creative 

ways to educate the public 

about the ongoing need for 

blood. He has coordinated 

media buys, lending his expertise 

to make the most of a limited 

budget. He has designed 

lapel pins used in Ohio and 

Michigan to promote the 

annual Ohio State-Michigan 

Blood Battle, one of the most 

anticipated campaigns of the 

year. His guidance has allowed 

the Red Cross to further 

leverage its brand to key stakeholders. 

His support doesn’t stop there. 

He has utilized his company to 

assist the Red Cross in times of 

need, he urges other board 

members to roll up their sleeves 

and donate blood themselves, 

and his enthusiasm to support 

the Red Cross spreads to his 

family and friends. 

“Jason’s dedication has furthered 

the 128-year-old mission 

of the American Red 

Cross, allowing us to better 

serve the community,” said Ng. 

“We are so thrilled he is being 

honored nationally for his 

service.” 

Jason and his wife Jennifer 

(Onesto) ’84 live in Beechwold 

with their twins Haley and 

Jakob who are finishing their 

second grade at Immaculate 

Conception. Jason attended 

Savannah College of Art & 

Design and graduated from 

The Ohio State University. 

Attaché has received numerous 

local and international awards 

for design and visual communication 

including an 

International Summit Award 

where they were chosen over 

thousands of entries from 

twenty eight countries. 

Jennifer is a certified Personal 

Trainer at Columbus Sports 

Connection. Jason and 

Jennifer will be celebrating 

their 14 th wedding anniversary 

this year. 


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Faculty 

Spotlight 

Mr. Michael Fry, 13 year veteran 

freshman theology teacher 

at Bishop Watterson High 

School, recently received the 

Jessing Alumnus of the Year 

Award from the Pontifical 

College Josephinum, located in 

Worthington. 

Mr. Fry had studied at the 

Josephinum Theologate in the 

early 1980’s pursing course 

work for a Masters of Divinity 

and studying for the priesthood 

for the Diocese of Altoona- 

Johnstown, Pennsylvania. In 

addition to his studies he participated 

in the drama and 

music program as he pursued 

service and developed a love for 

the history of the Josephinum 

and its founder, Msgr. Joseph 

Jessing. 

Michael Fry 

In the 1990’s the Josephinum’s 

archivist, Msgr. Gerald F. 

Durst, retired from this position 

shortly before his death. 

This retirement opened the 

way for the Josephinum to hire 

Mr. Fry for this position, part 

time, as he continued to teach 

full time at Bishop Watterson. 

Mr. Fry did his master’s thesis 

on the archives of the 

Josephinum. 

During his time as archivist 

Mr. Fry has preserved the 

“treasures” of the Josephinum. 

Aided by the knowledge he 

received in getting his Masters 

in Library Science with a specialty 

in preservation of historical 

materials from Kent State, 

he has sorted and inventoried 

many of the items of the 

Josephinum’s history left by his 

predecessor. In addition he has 

transferred many photos to 

CD’s, preserved correspondence 

and records in fireproof safes 

and non-acidic folders and 

organized the massive task of 

ordering the original drawings 

and blueprints of the present 

Josephinum structure. As 

archivist, Mr. Fry contributed 

to the Ohio Memory Project 

for the bicentennial of the 

State of Ohio; the submissions 

provided by the Josephinum 

can be seen at 

www.ohiomemory.org, searching 

under “Jessing.” 

Because of this dedication to 

the Josephinum, over and above 

the requirements of the job and 

because of his excellent rapport 

with the alumni, the Rector of 

the Josephinum, Msgr. Paul 

Langsfeld, awarded Mr. Fry 

this honor on their fall Alumni 

Day in mid-October. 

Operation Rice Bowl by 

Joseph Meeks 

Every Wednesday and Friday 

during Lent, Mr. Fry, a theology 

teacher at Bishop 

Watterson, has been passing 

around a “rice bowl” in all his 

classes. Operation Rice Bowl 

is just one of the many ways 

that Catholic Relief Services 

raises money. The money, after 

being collected and counted, 

goes to places as far away as the 

Middle East and as close to 

home as your very own neighborhood. 

The money provides 

food for the hungry and loans 

those wishing to start a new 

life. From just passing the 

bowl around twice a week, Mr. 

Fry’s classes have been able to 

Class of 1959 

Bishop Watterson Class of 

1959 will celebrate their 50 th 

class reunion on October 3, 

2009 at Bishop Watterson. 

Please contact Patty Smith 

Benadum at (614) 267-0543 or 

Johanna Scott Conti at (614) 

212-0075 or larryjohannaconti@embarqmail.com. 

Class of 1964 


Class of 1964 will celebrate 

their 45 th class reunion on July 

31 and August 1, 2009. 

Classmates are planning a 

Friday night get-together at the 

Varsity Club. Saturday night’s 

dinner will be held at Riviera 

Country Club. Please contact 

Carol Judy Stewart at 

(740) 548-6383 or via e-mail at 

nonna@columbus.rr.com. 

Class of 1965 



their 45 th class reunion next 

year on August 13, 2010. 

Friday’s celebration will be at 

the American Legion Post 239, 

700 Morning Street in 

Worthington. We have the 

keys, last one out locks up! 

Saturday’s dinner will be at the 

new Dominican Hall at Bishop 

Watterson High School. 

Class of 1969 



raise $411.23 for this great 

cause. Mr. Fry told his freshman 

students that they have 

made an excellent Lent by giving 

alms, fasting and praying. 

Class Reunions: 

Save The Date 


24 and July 25, 2009. There 

will be a golf outing and 19 th 

hole celebration on Friday at 

the Golf Club of Dublin. 

Saturday’s reunion will begin 

with a Mass at St. Andrew 

Church, followed by “The 

Main Event” at the St. Andrew 

Bryce Eck Activity Center 

located at 3880 Reed Rd. 

Please contact Barb Cody 

Burkholder at (614) 940-9307 

or burknbarb@yahoo.com, or 

wkelly@columbus.rr.com or 

dstock@aep.com or 

ruth@sacolick.name or register 

online at 

http://www.classreport.org/usa/ 

oh/columbus/bwhs/1969/. 

Class of 1970 


class of 1970 will celebrate 

their 40 th class reunion next 

year on July 10, 2010. If you 

are interested in helping with 

this event please contact Chris 

Beale at cbeale9@sbcglobal.net. 

Class of 1974 


class of 1974 will celebrate 


25, 2009 at the Guild Athletic 

Club in Grandview. Invitations 

will be mailed soon. Please 

contact Ricki DiPietro at 

(614) 268-7091 if you are 

interested in helping. 


Class of 1979 



their 30 th class reunion on 

August 1, 2009 at the 

Arlington Café. Cost will be 

$25 per person, which includes 

food and beverages. A formal 

invitation with details will be 

mailed soon. Please contact 

Scott Farwick at sf3191@att.com 

or (614) 620-8034. 

Class of 1984 




25, 2009 at The Ohio State 

University Golf Course Dining 

Room. If anyone is interested 

in helping with this please contact 

George Cleary at 

george@clearycompany.com. 

Class of 1989 



their 20 th class reunion the 

weekend of July 25, 2009. If 

anyone is interested in helping 

with this please contact Jeff 

Fullam at jdfullam@yahoo.com. 

Class of 1994 



their 15 th class reunion on 

Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 

the Winking Lizard at the 

Crossroads from 7:00 p.m. to 

11:00 p.m. and on Sunday, 

September 6 th with a picnic 

from 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 

Highbanks Metro Park (the 

northern shelter). Contact 

Amy Crawford at 

amy.e.crawford@gmail.com or 

(773) 793-7051 or Angie 

Smith Shifflette at 

angela.r.shifflette@us.pw.com 

or (614) 619-1875. 

Class of 1999 



their 10 year class reunion. If 

you are interested in working 

on your reunion please contact 

Jenny Ryan Tribbie at 

Jennifer.c.tribbie@jpmchase.com. 

Matt O’Shaughnessy 

Dinner/Dance 

A second fund raiser for the 

Matt O’Shaughnessy Building 

Fund is being planned for the 

weekend of August 1, 2009, 

which is the same weekend as 

the Class of ’79 reunion. If 

anyone is interested in helping 

with this event please contact 

Alicia Paquette DeFrenza ’84 

at aliciakd@cox.net. 

GRADE SCHOOL 

CLASS REUNIONS 

All family, friends, teachers 

and, most especially, all graduates 

of St. Timothy, 

Immaculate Conception and 

Our Lady of Peace Class of 

1969 are asked to please join 

us. 

St. Timothy Class of 1969 40th 

Grade School Class Reunion 

will be held on Saturday, July 

11, 2009 at the St. Timothy 

Parish Festival. The evening 

begins with Mass at 5:00 

p.m. and a reception at the festival 

to follow. For more information 

contact Lynn Holden 

Winters at 

sttims40@gmail.com or 

(614) 267-4775. 

Immaculate Conception Class 

of 1969 40th Grade School 

Class Reunion will be held on 

Saturday, July 25, 2009 at the I. 

C. Parish Festival. For more 

information contact Julie Davis 

Keckstein at jkeckste@columbus.rr.com. 

Our Lady of Peace Class of 

1969 40th Grade School Class 

Reunion will be held at OLP 

on Saturday, June 13 th . 

For more information contact 

Bruce Lackey at 

eggman1@happychickenfarms. 

com. 

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’89 

Jennifer Beck Muscarello and 

her husband Jess welcomed 

their second child, Peyton Alice 

Muscarello, on March 21, 2009. 

’97/’98 

Michael Couvreur and his 

wife Shannon Southard 

Couvreur welcomed a girl, 

Annabelle Mae, in November 

2008. 

’97/’98 

Kevin Connell ’92 and his wife 

Megan Wood Connell ’97 

New Arrivals 

welcomed twins, Samantha 

Claire and Christine Rose, on 

June 18, 2009. 

Faculty News 

Heather Law, her husband 

Jason and their son Cody welcomed 

a girl, Carly Marie, on 

April 1, 2009. 

Angie Mahl and her husband 

Tim welcomed their son, 

Caden Alan, on March 26, 

2009. 

’98 

Mike Brehm and Andrea 

DeJohn 

April 18, 2009 

Wedding Bells 

’02 

Andrea Avenido and David 

Dixon 


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Eagle Sports 

Spotlight 

CROSS COUNTRY 

All League 

Boys 

Most Valuable 

Most Improved 

Most Dedicated 

Girls 

Most Valuable 

Most Improved 

Most Dedicated 

Spirit Award 

Scholar Athlete 

Tyler Patrick, Nora Ryan and Matt 

Richardson 

Tyler Patrick and Matt Richardson 

Trent Roberts 

Kyle Becker 

Nora Ryan 

Paige Patrick 

Maeve Wall 

Roisin McCord and Christine Rodgers 

Roisin McCord 

BOYS’ BASKETBALL 

Division II Elite Eight, Regional Runner-Up and 

District Champions 

15-11 (season), 3-7 (league) 

All League 

Andy Winters and Chris Grabosky 

Leading Rebounder Chris Grabosky 

Assist Leader Andy Winters 

Best Defense Mike Tighe 

Coach’s Award Colin Boone and Joe Neary 

Row 1: Grant Stover, Jake Lombardo, Ben Schlater, Joe Neary, 

Colin Boone, Andy Winters, Chris Grabosky 

Row 2: Trainer Erick Boucher, Head Coach Vince Lombardo, Matt 

Susi, Tom O’Brien, Joe Lynch, Matt Schweitzer, Taylor Glancey, 

John O’Brien, Asst. Coach Adam Teeters, Zack Riddle, Michael 

Tighe, Asst. Coach Bill Bope, Dan McCurdy, Principal Marian 

Hutson, Asst. Coach Steve Devlin, Asst. Coach Casey Teeters, Asst. 

Coach Jim Ryan 

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL 

CCL Champions and District Runner-Up 

21-2 (season), 9-1 (league) 

All District 

Daiva Gerbec 

All League 

Daiva Gerbec, Melissa Gilliland and 

Courtney Haley 

MVP 

Daiva Gerbec 

Scholar Athlete Daiva Gerbec 

Leadership 

Cami Frommeyer 

Most Improved Courtney Haley 

Best Defense Mary Kate Campbell and Stasia 

Valentino 

First Row: Liz Englehart, Courtney Haley, Cami Frommeyer, 

Melissa Gilliand and Stasia Valentino 

Second Row: Assistant Coach John Taylor, Sunny Finnegan, Mary 

Kate Campbell, Daiva Gerbec, Domini Paradiso, Lauren Grogan 

and Head Coach Tom Woodford 

BOYS’ BOWLING 

District Qualifier - 10-7 (season) 

All District 

Vince Traini 

All League 

Jay Bondzeleske, Erin Chancey and 

Vince Traini 

MVP 

Vince Traini 

Most Improved Peter Kearn 

Inspirational Award Erin Chancey and Chris Lubbers 

Coach’s Award Jay Bondzeleske 

GIRLS’ BOWLING 

3-13 (season) 

MVP 

Most Improved 

Inspirational Award 

Coach’s Award 

Monique Kielkopf 

Annie O’Grady 

Morgan Ventresco 

Clare Enderle 

CHEERLEADING 

Scholar Athlete Kate Kellogg 

SWIMMING & DIVING 

Swimming/Diving - Boys 

0-6 (season) 

Continued on page 12 


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Sports Continued 

BOYS’ SWIMMING 

MVP 

Most Improved 


Mike Clark 

Greg Coleman 

Sam Besozzi 

Swimming/Diving - Girls 

4-4 (season) 

CCL Champions (Swimming), District Runner-Up, State 

Runner-Up 

GIRLS’ SWIMMING 

MVP 


Most Improved 


Grace Finnegan 

Hannah Viertel 

Emily Mackessy 

Jenny Bell 

All Ohio: *Emily Boone, *Catie Clark, *Gracie Finnegan (State 

Champion 50 and 100 free), *Aly Francis, *Camey Rabold, 

*Michele Rielly, Mary Whittingham (*Indicates All-American) 

All District: Sam Besozzi, Emily Boone, Mike Clark, Catie 

Clark, Peter Clark, Grace Finnegan, Pat Donohoe, Aly Francis, 

Camey Rabold, Michele Rielly, Mary Whittington 

All League: Mike Clark 

Bishop Watterson swimmers who competed for the states! 

Front Row - left to right: Aly Francis, Michele Rielly, Mary 

Whittington, Camey Rabold, Gracie Finnegan 

Second Row - left to right: Kate Kozlowski, Emily Boone, Michael 

Clark, Catie Clark 

State Qualifiers: Emily Boone, Catie Clark, Pat Donohoe, 

Lindsay Eddingfield, Grace Finnegan, Aly Francis, Kate 

Koslowski, Camey Rabold, Michele Rielly and Mary Whittington 

Grace Finnegan—State Champion in both the 50 and 100 

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Freestyle, State Runner-up on the 400 and 200 Freestyle Relay 

teams; Catie Clark—State Runner-up on the 400 Freestyle 

Relay; Emily Boone—State Runner-up on the 400 Freestyle 

Relay, 4 th in the 100 fly, 7 th in the 200 IM, and member of the 

200 Medley Relay; Michele Rielly—State Runner-up on the 200 

Freestyle Relay, 16 th in the 50 Free, and member of the 200 

Medley Relay; Aly Francis— State Runner-up on the 200 

Freestyle Relay and member of the 200 Medley Relay; Camey 

Rabold— State Runner-up on the 400 and 200 Freestyle Relay 

teams, 6 th in the 200 Freestyle and 9 th in the 500 Freestyle; 

Mary Whittington—member of the 200 Medley Relay. 

WRESTLING 

3-10 (season) 

Most Outstanding 

Most Improved 

Mike McCarthy 

Aaron Voisard 

Congratulations to all of our coaches and athletes on their 

successful seasons. 

Letters of Intent 

These athletes have signed a letter of intent with the following 

colleges. Congratulations to all! 

Jay Bondzeleske - Football at Capital University 

Colin Boone - Football at Tiffin University 

Dale DeFluiter - Tennis at Muskingham College 

Philip Diaz - Tennis at Xavier University 

Darius Douglas - Football at Notre Dame College 

Erica Ernst - Soccer at Findlay University 

Daiva Gerbec - Basketball at Ashland University 

Melissa Gilliland - Basketball at Tiffin University 

Elizabeth Hrach - Softball at Muskingum College 

Brendan Jenkins - Golf at Ashland University 

Jon Lorenz - Football at The Ohio State University 

Kevin Obyc - Football at Ball State University 

Anthony Randolph - Volleyball at IUPU Ft. Wayne 

Emily Ransone - Golf at Penn State University 

Trent Roberts - Cross Country at Benedictine College 

Seth Willoughby - Baseball at Xavier University 

Andrew Winters - Basketball at Ohio Wesleyan University 

Track and Cross 

Country 5k Run 

The 3rd Annual Bishop Watterson and Whetstone Alumni Track 

and Cross Country 5k Run will be held Saturday, July 25, 2009. 

The race starts at 8:30 a.m. at the Whetstone track and loops 

around the Park of Roses. The fun summer event is open to all 

students and their families from both Bishop Watterson and 

Whetstone High Schools. Many alumni in the past have participated 

in this event. For more information contact the cross-country 

coaches at either school or Matt McGowan at runohio@ee.net 

or (740) 587-0376. Last year’s race results and photos were posted 

on www.runohio.com. 


Coaches Corner 

Coach Vince Lombardo was 

presented a plaque for his 

200th win after the Eagles 

clinched a regular season CCL 

win (49-44) over Bishop 

Ready on February 6, 2009. 

The Eagles went on to win the 

Division II District title and 

finished as Regional Runner- 

Up (Elite Eight). Coach 

Lombardo also won District 

Championships in 2000, 2002 

and 2004 and was Regional 

Runner-Up in 2004. Coach 

Lombardo has been the head 

boys’ basketball coach at 

Bishop Watterson since 

1993. In addition to his basketball 

responsibilities for the 

Eagles, Vince teaches physical 

education and is the Co- 

Director of Athletics. Vince 

and his wife Cindy are the 

Class of 1962 

Celebrating the past, present 

and future…The ’62 “girls” 

meet on the fourth Wednesday 

of the month at Bravos on 

Hayden Run for dinner at 6:00 

p.m., but in December it is 

usually at Jennie Diorio 

Murnane’s lovely home in 

Worthington. Our mystery 

guest this year was Santa! aka 

Jim Tippett ’62 with his wife 

Peg, who is our honorary member. 

Our little group has 

expanded; all of the gals of ’62 

Class of ’62 

proud parents of Kelly ’03, 

Karen ’05, Stacy ’08, Allie ’09 

and Jacob ’13. 

Vince Lombardo 

are welcome and in the past 

year several have joined the 

original “regulars”. Missing 

from the picture are Sally 

Miller, Phyllis Rawlins Harper 

(who came after the picture 

was taken) and Linda Pyle 

Mahoney who passed away in 

January ’09. Each time we 

meet, it is a reaffirmation of the 

gifts of God: family, friends 

and faith which Linda modeled 

in every way. On a happier 

note, Kathy Strickfaden married 

Bobby Fracasso in 

February ’09. 

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Alumni Updates 

’59/’60 

Patrick West (’59) and Mary 

Louise Kearns (’60) West were 

married 4/2/66 in Immaculate 

Conception Church, their 

home church for about as long 

as they could remember. 

Patrick went into the Air Force 

a month later and served two 

years at Lockbourne Air Force 

Base (now Rickenbacker ANG 

Base); they had their first two 

children during those years, 

Sarah (Watterson ’83) and 

Theresa. The next four were 

boys: Pat, Tom (Watterson 

’86), Martin and Adam. For 

the last 21 years, Pat could be 

found manning the ovens at 

Dante’s at Indianola Plaza; he 

is still there. They have lived on 

Clinton Heights since 1972 

and all their kids grew up within 

walking distance of their 

grandparents; Frank and 

Maribelle Kearns on Amazon 

Place and Judge Patrick and 

Virginia West on E. Longview 

Avenue. They all reside in central 

Ohio; the boys and their 

toddlers generally breakfast 

with them on Saturday mornings. 

Patrick is now (twice) 

retired, from the practice of law 

( J.D. Capital University Law 

School, 1974) and from the 

U.S. Postal Service. For the 

past 15 years, Mary Louise has 

run the before and after school 

program at Immaculate 

Conception and many of her 

charges have passed through 

Watterson’s halls during those 

years. It seems like yesterday 

that they were walking those 

halls themselves. It is hard to 

believe it has been over fifty 

years! They have 17 grandchildren 

with #18 due on the 4 th 

of July. 

’65 

Amy (Amelia) Sabino 

Bennett, R.Ph. was the 2009 

recipient of the Walter M. 

Frazier Award of the Ohio 

Society of Health-System 

Pharmacists (OSHP) in recognition 

of her lifetime contributions 

to the profession of pharmacy 

in the State of Ohio. 

Amy has served as editor of the 

OSHP Bulletin for the past 30 

years, and is the Assistant 

Executive Director of the Ohio 

Pharmacists Association. Amy 

is a graduate of The Ohio State 

University College of 

Pharmacy, which previously 

awarded her a Distinguished 

Alumni Award. Amy has held 

leadership position in national, 

state and local professional 

pharmacy organizations, and 

works with the Ohio 

Department of Health in disaster 

planning efforts. 

’65 

Thomas Eshelman lives in 

Columbus and is retired. 

Thomas was honored with The 

American Legion 12 th District 

Legionnaire of the Year for 

2008. Tom was recently elected 

the 12 th District American 

Legion Commander in charge 

of 25 Franklin County posts 

and 5,000 veterans. 

’66 

Keith Groff lives in Columbus 

and is a Dean of the College of 

Arts, Science and Technology 

at Franklin University. Keith 

has been a Fulbright Scholar at 

Pontificia Universidade 

Catolica in Rio de Janeiro, 

Brazil, and a USAID Senior 

Teaching Fellow at Al- 

Mansoura, Egypt and Jannus 

Pannonius University in Pecs, 

Hungary. Keith has also taught 

at Harvard, OSU, Holy Family 

University in Philadelphia, 

Eastern Oregon State 

University and Boise State 

University. Keith has a son, 

David. 

’78 

Charlene Buckley lives in Port 

Townsend, Washington. 

’82/’84 

Jason and Jennifer Onesta 

(’84) Janoski live in Beechwold 

with their twins Haley and 

Jakob who attend Immaculate 

Conception School. Jason 

attended Savannah College of 

Art & Design and graduated 

from The Ohio State 

University. Jason is founder and 

CEO of Columbus based creative 

services firm, Attache´. 

Jennifer is a Certified Personal 

Trainer at Columbus Sports 

Connection. 

’86 

Richard Gieseck lives in 

Columbus with his wife 

Melissa and their son Trey. 

Richard works for Shepherd 

Excavating, Inc. as the Chief 

Estimator and his wife is the 

Senior Project Coordinator for 

WD Partners. 

’86 

Kevin Sweeney lives in 

Columbus with his wife, Lynn 

Ann. Kevin is a science teacher 

at Columbus School for Girls. 

His wife Lynn is also a teacher 

at the school. Kevin and Lynn 

have a son, Thomas Rowan 

(Oct. ’07), and are expecting 

their second child in October 

of this year. 

’89 

Paget Field Davis and her husband 

Joe live in Worthington. 

Paget is an environmental consultant 

for Arcadis and her 

husband is the owner of 

Worthington Jewelers. They 

recently welcomed a son, Liam 

Aidan, born on July 21, 2008, 

into their family. 

’89 

Jennifer Beck Muscarello and 

her husband Jesse live in Fair 

Haven, New Jersey with their 

five year old son, Mason James, 

and their daughter Peyton 

Alice, who was born on March 

21, 2009. 

’90 

Jenny Kozelek Marshall lives 

in Columbus with her husband 

Buck. Jenny is an ICU nurse at 

Riverside Hospital. Jenny and 

her husband have three children, 

Luke (Nov. ’00), Mia 

(Aug. ’03) and Joni (Dec. ’08). 

’90 

Michelle Winstead Griffis is 

the owner of Creative 

Keepsakes, a custom framing 

and floral preservation business 

located in Pickerington, OH. 

She is married to her husband, 

Ken, and is the proud mother 

of a son entering third grade, 

and two stepchildren, one a 

junior in high school and the 

other a senior at Ohio 

University. 

’93 

Michael Koeninger lives in 

Dublin with his wife Maureen 

(Meyer) ’94 and their son 

Jonathan (Aug. ’06). Michael is 

an MMA Athlete and works 

for UFC and has won his professional 

athlete card for the 

UFC. He is currently ranked 


17 th in the nation. Maureen is 

Vice President of The Meyer 

Group. 

’97 

Philip Antry lives in Genoa, 

Ohio with his wife Melissa and 

their three children, Andrew (6 

yrs.), Aidan (3 yrs.) and their 

newest addition is Adam (9 

months). Phil is a 

Photojournalist with WTVG 

13ABC and has been nominated 

for Emmy’s and AP awards. 

Phil has worked on many 

interesting stories that affect 

the country. 

’97/’98 

Michael Couvreur (’97) 

Shannon Southard (’98) 

Couvreur, after living in 

Arizona for a year have moved 

back to Columbus and reside in 

Lewis Center. Michael 

received his Bachelor of Civil 

Engineering from the 

University of Dayton and is a 

licensed Professional Engineer 

and works for Kleingers & 

Associates. Michael and 

Shannon welcomed a baby girl, 

Annabelle Mae, in November 

of 2008. 

’99 

Jeffrey Hayes lives in Grove 

City and is a dentist with 

Buckeye Grove Dental Group. 

’99 

Karen Schlunt and her husband 

James Chadwick live in 

Cincinnati. Karen is a physical 

therapist with Christ Hospital 

and they have one child, Jacob 

(Aug. ’07). 

’02 

Elisabeth Rotermund lives in 

Westerville and will be graduating 

in May from the 

University of Cincinnati 

College of Law with a doctorate 

in Law. 

‘02 

Andrea Avenido Dixon lives in 

Columbus with her husband 

David whom she married in 

April of 2009 in Mexico. 

Andrea is a client service coordinator/graphic 

designer for 

The Callard Company. 

’03 

Andrew Miller, after graduating 

with a degree in 

International Business from 

BGSU, moved to Mexico to 

develop E-Marketing 

Strategies for Mexico’s Tourism 

Department and lived in 

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. After 

one year as an e-consultant in 

Mexico he moved to the 

Middle East to expand his own 

E-Business. Younique 

Interactive Resumes is a company 

that develops “Personal 

Marketing Tools” for graduating 

college students. Andrew is 

now overseeing the launch of 

the company in Dubai, United 

Arab Emirates and also manages 

an e-marketing and web 

design firm in the region as 

well as overseeing several other 

e-projects in the U.S. 

’03 

Becca Jean Gaines is a graduate 

student at DePauw 

University, in her third year of 

graduate school for a Masters 

in Counseling Psychology. 

Becca would like to be a college 

counselor. 

’05 

Jennifer Crocker Lerch lives in 

Delaware, Ohio with her husband 

Christopher ’04. Jennifer 

is a graduate student at 

Otterbein College and 

Christopher is a staff coordinator 

for Snider and Blake. 

’05 

Matt Winters graduated from 

Ohio Dominican University 

where he received his Bachelor 

of Arts with a major in Social 

Studies. 

’05 

Emily Jackson graduated from 

John Carroll University in May 

and will begin law school at 

Capital University in August. 

’07 

Christopher Jackson is a junior 

at the University of Dayton 

and is studying Finance and 

Entrepreneurship in their business 

program. 

Saying Goodbye 

We express sincere sympathy to the family and friends 

of those who have been born to eternal life. 

Class of 1963 

Donald Cennamo 

March 9, 2009 

Class of 1964 

Richard E. Donley 


Class of 1965 

Robert P. Merrill, 

M.D. 


Class of 1973 

Timothy J. Paskell 

May 31, 2009 

We would also like to extend our sympathy 

to the alumni and their families who 

lost parents and loved ones recently. 

You are in our prayers. 

Class of 1996 

Victor Stephen 

Nolan 



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Student 

Spotlight 

Latin News 

Maggie Wilson, a freshman 

from Immaculate Conception 

Parish, earned a perfect score 

on the 2009 National Latin 

Exam. Maggie does not have 

any previous language training. 

The last time this was achieved 

was four years ago. 

Maeve Wall, a senior from 

Immaculate Conception Parish, 

Caitlin Masty, a senior from 

St. Brendan Parish, and Maria 

Ricaurte, a senior from St. 

Peter Parish, have all earned 

their fourth consecutive gold 

medals and will receive the 

prestigious Oxford Classical 

Dictionary. There were also 

three other gold medal winners; 

Caitlin Willett, Lyndsey 

Faherty and Alyssa Morell. 

Congratulations to all of our 

Latin Scholars! 

Patrick Cantwell, a freshman 

from St. Andrew parish, 

started a skateboard company. 

Patrick has been skating for 

about two years and had the 

idea in the back of his mind to 

start a skateboard company. 

He located a website that made 

it possible to do this. He 

designs the merchandise, they 

sell it on their site, and he gets 

a portion of the profit. It was 

the perfect way to start a company 

with no actual manufacturing 

to worry about since he 

just provides the artwork. 

With the site he makes mainly 

skateboard decks and shirts 

with his graphics on them. 

Since he started the company 

he has not had the money to 

advertise his product. So for 

now he sells his product 

through a free webhosting site 

with the address 

www.halfwayhome.webs.com. 

Eventually Patrick would like 

National Merit Finalists 

to have a career in graphic 

design. He would love to see 

Half Way Home take off and 

start making some real money, 

but for right now it is a work in 

progress. 

Elaine Berman, a senior 

from Immaculate Conception 

parish, says, “Dance is what I 

am made of and I can’t wait to 

do it the rest of my life. This is 

my senior year and dancing has 

been my main priority within 

and outside of Watterson.” In 

school, Elaine has been captain 

of the dance team, involved in 

the drama and spring musical, 

and even choreographed a piece 

for the spring choir. Elaine 

played Cha Cha DiGregorio, 

the obnoxious dancer, in the 

musical Grease, her favorite role 

to date! Elaine has also played 

one of the six merry murdereresses 

in The Cell Block Tango, 

from the Broadway Chicago, in 

the talent show. Outside of 

school, she has interned as a 

dancer with the grand show 

Vaud Villities. Besides working, 

Elaine has volunteered to dance 

for a Christian show called 

Miracle Dancer which raises 

money for women with cervical 

cancer. Her prior training was 

with BalletMet Columbus, 

where she performed The 

Nutcracker yearly. Elaine will 

be attending The Ohio State 

University and majoring in 

modern dance. 

Service Award 


recently received LifeCare 

Alliance’s Meals-on-Wheels 

School Spirit Award at the 

Agency’s annual volunteer 

recognition event. The School 

Spirit Award honors a school 

in our community that has 

developed a long-tem relationship 

with LifeCare Alliance 

and has shown outstanding 

leadership in coordinating the 

efforts of youth volunteers 

involved in the delivery of 

Meals-on-Wheels. Receiving 

the award from Ms. Paul Tice, 

LifeCare Alliance Director of 

Volunteers Service, is Mrs. 

Barb Sauter, Bishop Watterson 

Service Director, and two juniors 

who have delivered Mealson-Wheels 

routes, Sarah Tonti 

and Lindsey Fester. 

Service Award - Pictured left to right: Mrs. Barb Sauter, Ms. Pauli 

Tice, Sarah Tonti and Lindsey Fester. 

Front Row (left to right) – Maria Ricaurte, daughter of Dr. Mark 

and Teresa Ricaurte; Amanda Critser, daughter of David and 

Maureen Critser; and Katie O’Leary, daughter of Dr. John and 

Ann O’Leary 

Second Row – Roisin McCord, daughter of Mark and Ursula 

McCord; and Kitty Buehler, daughter of Dixon and Virginia Buehler 

BWHS Students 

Give Us Your News! 

Stop by the Advancement/Alumni Office, Room 201. 


Students Help 

With Spring 

Phonathon 

The Spring Phonathon was 

held on several dates in late 

March and early April to 

announce the mailing of the 

Annual Fund brochure. More 

than thirty students volunteered 

their time over a five day 

span to contact personally as 

many alumni and friends of 

Bishop Watterson as possible 

to answer questions about all of 

the exciting things happening 

at 99 East Cooke Road. Many 

thanks to all of the students 

who gave their time and to 

those who answered our calls 

with enthusiasm and good 

cheer! 

Top Left: Christine Rodgers; Bottom Left: Dan Eddingfield; Right: Rob Bolone, Lily Davis, Liz Barr, 

Rose Raderstorf and Ryan Alu 

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BISHOP WATTERSO 

Diocese of Colum 

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Caroline E. Belcher 

2 Christopher Michael Bender 

2 Kelsey Lauren Bengel 

1 Elaine Helen Berman 

Brian Thomas Berry 

1,2,4 Margaret Jean Bichimer 

Haley Dione Bigler 

Michael Joseph Birch 

1,2,3,4 Anna Maria Bittoni 

1,2,3,4 Alexis Stewart Black 

1,2 Megan Elizabeth Black 

Chelsea Marie Blaine 

2,3,4 Elizabeth Susan Blakeslee 

Avery L. Blanton 

1,2 Robert Anthony Bolone 

1,2,3,4 James Chester Bondzeleske 

Louis J. Bonfante 

Colin Patrick Boone 

1,2,3,4 Kelly Whitney Brennan 

1 Nicholas Adam Briski 

1,2,3,4 Alexander Frederick Brust 

1,2,3,4 Kathleen Rebecca Buehler 

1,2,3,4 Eric Alexander Bunner 

John Evan Bunner 

Catherine Elizabeth Burke 

Kevin James Burke 

Sean Michael Burke 

Christopher Ryan Byorth 

1,2,3,4 Megan Marie Byorth 

Jessica Renee Cahalan 

1,2,4 Eva Nadine Cahill 

Elizabeth Joyce Carter 

Erin Michael Chancey 

Alison Catherine Chaney 

1,4 Leslie Marie Clark 

Michael Patrick Clark 

4 Aileen Elizabeth Clemans 

Kathryn Anne Clemens 

Kristen Elizabeth Clouser 

Gabriela Marie Collazo 

1,2 Joshua Robert Cones 

Kristi Marie Conroy 

Caroline VeRee Conte 

1,2,3,4 Michael Victor Cook 

1,2,4 Meaghan Coburn Costello 

Taylor Marie Costello 

Lucas Alan Crawford 

1,2,3,4 Amanda Marie Critser 

Rachel Patricia Cunningham 

1,2,3,4 Isabel Christina Custodio 

James Steven Dalin 

1,2,3,4 Katherine English Damo 

Bridgid Jean Davis 

Katherine Marie Davis 

Lillian Ann Davis 

4 Natalie Rose Davis 

Dale Edward DeFluiter II 

Maria Pauline DellaFlora 

Kristin Michelle Demidovich 

1 Elena Marie deVerteuil 

1 Philip Thomas Diaz 

Rachel Madeline Diodore 

Elias Michael DiSabato 

Joseph Andrew DiSalvo 

Grace Anna Dorman 

Darius Frantz Douglas 

Lauren Elizabeth Dusseau 

Benjamin Curtis Ehlert 

1,2,3,4 Rosalynd Sylvani Erney 

3,4 Erica Adele Ernst 

1,2,4 Maria Jeanine Fabiano 

1,2,3,4 Kurt Alan Fada 

1,2,3,4 Olivia Kathleen Farrell 

Gabriella Therese Fata 

Reilly Catherine Feldmann 

1,2,3,4 Elise Marguerite Fiala 

1,2,3,4 Lauren Elizabeth Fields 

1,2 Elizabeth Marie Finnegan 

Colleen Eryn Flaherty 

1,2,3,4 Lauren Krystine Forrest 

1,2,3,4 Camille Marie Frommeyer 

Jorden Tyler Fry 

Mary Elizabeth Frye 

Meghan Christine Gallagher 

1,2,3,4 David Vincent Gallick 

Daniel Justin Gates 

Jamie Frances Gavagan 

1,2,3,4 Joseph Daniel Gavin 

Jordan Stewart Gelhaus 

1,2,3,4 Daiva Marilyn Gerbec 

1,2,3,4 Christine Elizabeth Gillespie 

Melissa Elizabeth Gilliland 

1,2,3,4 Nicholas M. Gillotti 

Charles John Gioffre 

Brian Joseph Goedde 

1,2 Frances Nicole Golonka 

1 Gwendolyn Elspeth Gowins 

Christopher David Grabosky 

Paul Joseph Gray 

1,2,3 Adam Michael Grear 

Abigail E. Hale 

William Kenny Halsey 

Christina Renee Hamilton 

1,2,3,4 Maria Lyn Harmon 

1,2,3,4 Jeremy Patrick Harris 

Taylor Kathryn Harvey 

1 Heather Elizabeth Harvyasi 

Nikolas Ryan Heidel 

1,2,3,4 Colleen Elizabeth Hicks 

Luke James Highley 

Danielle Alise Holm 

Katy Ann Holmes 

1,2,4 Lesley Ann Horstman 

Allen Walter Hoyt 

Elizabeth Lorine Hrach 

William Richard Hurley 

1,4 Brendan Michael Jenkins 

Peter Gerard Kearns 

1,2,3,4 Kathryn Grace Kellogg 

1,2,3,4 Daniel John Kernan 

Monique Nichole Kielkopf 

Ryan Joseph Kiger 

Colleen Kimble 

Alex James Kincaid 

Amy Elizabeth Klatt 

Matthew Daniel Krajcovic 

David Joseph Landoll 

1,2,3,4 Alexandria Suzann Lausch 

1 Travis Thai Le 

Kaitlin Michelle Lewis 

Lauren Emily Licata 

2,3 Stephanie Linn 

2,3,4 Caroline Bingham Logan 

3,4 Allison Kathleen Lombardo 

1,2,3,4 Jonathan Edward Lorenz 

1,2 Christopher Del R. Lubbers 

1,2,3,4 Katherine Ann Luffy 

1,2,3,4 Karli Marie Lutton 

1,2,3,4 John Michael Lyons 

1,2 Emily Marie Mackessy 

John William Mangini 

1,2,3,4 Caitlin Elizabeth Masty 

1,2,4 Stephanie Nicole Matacia 


N HIGH SCHOOL 

bus, Class of 2009 

Sarah Kelsey Helen McAllister 

Michael Pierce McCarthy 

1,2,3,4 Roisin Brigid McCord 

Ryan Patrick McCurdy 

2,4 Megan Elizabeth McGinnis 

1,2,3,4 Claire Frances Meeks 

2 Katherine Eve Middleton 

1,2 Christopher Joseph Miller 

Matthew David Miller 

Taylor Nicole Miller 

Maresa Ann Morrison 

1,2,3,4 Kylie Valentine Muraski 

3 Laura Ann Murcer 

1,2 Joseph Michael Neary 

Patrick James Nester 

4 Alanna Lynn Newkirk 

1,2,3,4 Ann Yin Ng 

1,2,3,4 Katherine Mary Niemeyer 

1,2,3,4 Alexa Anne Niermeyer 

1,2,3 Sarah Christine Norris 

Alexander William Nutter 

1,2 Kevin Timothy Obarski 

Brenton Patrick O’Brien 

2,3,4 Charleigh Elizabeth O’Brien 

1 Megan Elizabeth O’Brien 

Thomas Lawrence O’Brien 

Kevin Joseph Obyc 

Brian Michael O’Connell 

Anne Marie O’Grady 

1,2,3,4 Katherine Ann O’Leary 

1,4 Chelsea Lynn Orr 

Evan Edward O’Shea 

Allyson Lynne Otey 

1,2,3,4 Sarah Elizabeth Otterson 

Rebecca Lynn Oxley 

1,2,3,4 Katherine Ann Pappa 

Christina Marie Parker 

Patrick Thomas Pelland 

Alexandra Rae Peterson 

1,2,3,4 Elizabeth Brooks Pillion 

1,2,3,4 Aaron Brandon Plumley 

1,2,4 Rachel Marie Polletta 

Alexandria Kristine Powell 

1,2,3,4 Nicholas Owen Purcell 

1,2,3,4 Grace Anne Raderstorf 

1,2,3,4 Katherine Kelley Raderstorf 

1,2,3,4 Rose Walsh Raderstorf 

Samantha Lynn Rainer 

1,2,3,4 Mariana Ramirez 

1 Olivia Rae Rancour 

Anthony Douglas Randolph 

1 Emily Celeste Ransdell 

Emily Catherine Ransone 

Nicholas Raymond Reardon 

1,2,3,4 Natalie Nicole Reece 

1,2,3 David Klein Reed 

1 Justin Scott Reik 

Edina Marie Reo 

1 Colin Edward Rhodes 

1,2,3 Parker James Rhomberg 

1,2,3,4 Maria Nicole Ricaurte 

1,2,3 Michael Richard Richardson 

Chelsey M. Riddle 

1 Mary Frances Riedl 

Mark L. Roberts, Jr. 

Trent Joseph Roberts 

Elisabeth Rennie Robinson 

Paul Anthony Robinson 

1 Christine Elizabeth Rodgers 

Claire Juliet Rohda 

Benjamin William Rossi 

1 Madison Laine Russell 

Matthew Egan Ryan 

1,2,3,4 Nora Anne Ryan 

Patrick Michael Ryznar 

1 Andrew Daniel Sabula 

2,3,4 Maura Elizabeth Salsbury 

Adam Richard Sauer 

2 Nicholas Edward Scarpitti 

1,2 Harold C. Schafer 

1,2,3,4 Jacqueline Anne Schlunt 

Matthew William Schmitt 

Mackenzie Marie Schwieterman 

Zachary Allen Shepard 

1 Bradley Scott Shepherd 

Kathryn Lee Sheppard 

1,2,3,4 Madeline Ann Shirk 

Keegan Thomas Shoemaker 

John Michael Shubitowski 

1,2,3,4 Alexander Charles Silleck 

Lorainne Marie Simmers 

2,3,4 Hannah Lynn Simonetti 

James Thomas Simpson 

1,2,3,4 Sarah Elizabeth Sivinski 

Charles Stuart Small 

1 Jonathan Michael Smith 

1 James Andrew Smolik 

Laura Katherine Snyder 

Kira Michelle Sosnowski 

Abigail Maureen Sowers 

Colin Alan Spears 

1,2,4 Ryan John Stafford 

1,2,3,4 Taylor Pfarr Stein 

Nicklas Sullivan Story 

2 Erin Elizabeth Stover 

Eric James Sullivan 

1,2,4 Rachael Katherine Sullivan 

Gregory Michael Thomas 

1,2 Kevin Michael Ticknor 

1,2,3,4 Erica Lauren Toivonen 

1,2 Vincent David Traini 

Jeffrey Stuart Vagnier 

Stasia Marie Valentino 

Michael Scott VanFossen 

1,2,3,4 Mary Hannah Viertel 

1,2,3,4 Molly Corena Vlahakis 

Caitlin Jeannette Volpe 

1,2,3,4 Evan Brice Wagstaff 

Ashton Taylor Walker 

1,2,3,4 Maeve Kathleen Wall 

Katelyn Marie Walls 

1,2,3,4 Catherine Sophia Walsh 

Spencer Michael Ward 

1,2 David Andrew Wegner 

1,2,3,4 Mark Peter Weisenberger 

William Charles Welch 

Michael Edward Wesley 

Anastasia Marie Wilker 

1 Seth Russell Willoughby 

Patrick William Wilson 

Andrew H. Winters 

Danielle Leigh Wolff 

Molly Victoria Wolff 

1 Brittney Kathleen Woodson 

Rachel Leigh Wurm 

Donald Drew Yoakam 

1,2 Jason William Yoakam 

Sylvia Marie Zamora 

1 Angelina Marie Zarzano 

1,2,3,4 Lani Melissa Zelaya 

1 Benjamin Keith Zimmer 

Bradley Eugene Zimmer 

1 = State Award of Merit for College Prep 

Curriculum 

2 = Diploma With Honors 

3 = President’s Award For Educational 

Excellence 

4 =National Honor Society 


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Awards List - 2009 

National Merit 

Commended Scholar 

Anna Maria Bittoni 

Elise Fiala 

Maria Harmon 

David Landoll 

Stephanie Linn 

Alexa Niermeyer 

Sarah Otterson 

Elizabeth Pillion 

Rose Raderstorf 

Hannah Simonetti 


Maeve Wall 

National Merit 

Scholarship Finalists 

Kathleen Buehler 

Amanda Critser 

Roisin McCord 

Katherine O’Leary 

Maria Ricaurte 

National Hispanic 

Scholar 


Bishop Hermann 

Service Award 


Wendy’s High School 

Heisman 


2008 Student of 

Integrity Honorable 

Mention 

Maeve Wall 

All-Ohio Student 

Council Award 

Maria Ricautre 

Rachel Cunningham 

Allie Lombardo 

Katie Middleton 

All Star Salute 

John Lyons 

Maeve Wall 

Taylor Stein 



Upper Arlington 

Women’s Club 

Humanitarian Award 

Anna Maria Bittoni 

Columbus Dispatch 


Scholarship 

Maeve Wall 

Jay Bondzeleske 

The Agonis Club 


Daiva Gerbec 

Seth Willoughby 

Gold Medal in the 

Latin National 

Exam Four 

ConsecutiveYears 


Caitlin Masty 

Maeve Wall 

National French 

Exam 

Top 10 State 

Top 20 Nation 

Caroline Logan 

Class of 2009 

Top 20th Percentile 

in Nation on 

National French Test 

Rosalynd Erney 

David Wegner 

Elizabeth Pillion 

All-Diocesan 

Academic Honors 

Team (aka Diocese 

Academic Honors 

Award) 


Courageous Student 

Award 

Colin Boone 

Archie Griffin 

Sportsmanship 

Award 

Molly Vlahakis 

Joseph Neary 

Mother Teresa 

Service Award 

Rachel Cunningham 


Michael Wesley 


Valedictorians 

First Row: Alexa Niermeyer, Karli Lutton, Kylie Muraski, Taylor Stein, Amanda Critser, Kathleen Buehler and Anna Maria Bittoni 

Second Row: Hannah Viertel, Roisin McCord, Caitlyn Masty, Alexis Black, Katherine Luffy, Kathleen O’Leary and Maeve Wall 

Third Row: Katherine Niemeyer, Elise Fiala, Katherine Damo, John Lyons, Daiva Gerbec, Maria Harmon, Maria Ricaurte and Madeline 

Shirk 

Class of 2009 


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In the Mood, A Jazz Night Out 

This first annual musical event 

was held on April 4, 2009. 

The school gymnasium was 

filled with glitz and glamour to 

set the stage for a big band era 

evening. Band Director, Mike 

Renzi, proved to be a witty and 

entertaining host. Gourmet 

dining, along with live jazz featuring 

the Watterson Jazz 

Band, the Area Honor Band, 

and an Alumni Jazz Ensemble 

was a unique experience for the 

150 guests in attendance. Jazz 

vocalist/composer, Laura 

Brunner ’02 (currently residing 

in New York City) and 

actress/singer, Erin Thomas 

’97 (currently residing in 

Chicago) traveled back to 

Watterson to perform and 

impressed the audience with 

their talented vocals. Band students 

served as wait staff and 

mingled with guests. Over 

$10,000 was raised to benefit 

the furnishing and finishing of 

the new Band Room. 

Vision 2012 Retreat 

Dear Friends of Watterson, 

Having just attended our third 

annual planning retreat, and as 

I step down as the chair of the 

Steering Committee, I would 

like to reflect on where we have 

been and list some of the 

accomplishments we have 

achieved! 

In 1997 or so, Ron Shay, our 

original advancement/alumni 

leader, pulled together a group 

that helped him advance the 

school by working with him 

primarily on fund raising ideas. 

This group tossed around the 

idea of doing a major addition 

to the school, the first since the 

’70’s. A plan was developed and 

a price tag of over $10 million 

was thrown out. How in the 

heck would we ever be able to 

do this? Our previous history 

with fund raising only netted 

us around $1 million 10 years 

earlier. 

In 2000 when Marian became 

principal, she brought with her 

the belief that we could achieve 

much more! The advancement 

committee started to meet 

more regularly and a feasibility 

study was performed. The 

results found, after talking to 

many friends of Watterson, 

that there was strong support 

for the school but it was not 

very vocal or visible and that 

they thought that our fund 

raising potential was around 

$4 million. 

Over time a commitment was 

made to move ahead with fund 

raising and construction, with 

Phase 1 of the plan breaking 

ground in 2005 and finishing 

in 2006. With this under our 

belt, we decided to think longer 

term. What is our long term 

dream for Watterson? How can 

we make it a reality? So in the 

summer of 2007 we had our 

first planning retreat. 

Several of the advancement 

committee and school leaders 

attended, led by Michael 

Colburn as our facilitator. 

There were about 15 of us and 

we answered the question 

“What is our vision for 

Watterson in 2012, five years 

down the road?” We came up 

with several exciting ideas. 

Most importantly, we understood 

that we needed to develop 

the volunteer leadership at 

Watterson to help us achieve 

this vision. We needed to 

develop committees with 

friends of Watterson who have 

specific skills to help us achieve 

our goals! 

With this in mind we established 

several councils; 

Marketing, Facilities, Alumni, 

Advancement and Capital 


Campaign, and a central 

Steering Committee, to coordinate 

the overall activities. Over 

the last few years we have had 

two more retreats where we 

have measured our progress 

against our stated goals. What 

we have learned is exciting! 

First, we have confirmed that 

What have we achieved 

through all of these efforts? I 

believe that the most significant 

achievement so far is that 

a large number of people now 

BELIEVE that we can achieve 

our vision for Watterson 

because we have laid the right 

foundation of having a strong 

What caused them to do this? 

It became pretty clear for me. 

They invested in creating a 

strong vision, the Declaration 

of Independence and the 

Constitution, and they put a 

tremendous amount of effort 

into building the supporting 

structure to make it a reality. It 

teers all working together to 

create an exciting, welcoming, 

Catholic environment that really 

made me as a parent want to 

have my son attend Watterson. 

The Marketing Committee 

helped take this event to a 

higher level because of the 

expertise and passion of several 

First Row: Marian Hutson, Lynn Winters, Deacon Chris Campbell, Laura Fisher and Michele Brown Second Row: Chris Hilty, Angela 

Thurman, Jen Rasor, Rob Camp, Jim Cunningham, TinaMarie Donnelly, Jane Boeckman, Dan Eddingfield, Julie Keckstein and Tim Bender 

Third Row: Suzy Echenrode, Bill Weisner, Ginny O’Connor, Joe Hill, Rick Jeric, Jonathan Fortkamp, Michael Colburn, Tom Benadum, Greg 

Bauer, John Echenrode, John Stock, Leo Grimes, Sam Merkle and Dan Lorenz Not Pictured: Deacon Frank Iannarino, Vince Lombardo, Jim 

Negron, Shawn O’Reilly, Mike Roark and Ed Walsh 

there is a huge untapped 

resource available to us of very 

talented friends of Watterson. 

Second, when we organize 

them properly and put them on 

the right council, their energy 

can be harnessed to do great 

things, to take Watterson to the 

next level and achieve our 

vision! Third, there has been 

the need to adjust our structure 

and to integrate with other 

parts of the school, such as 

school board, and to add councils, 

Finance, and IT and perhaps 

a Co-Curricular Council. 

Fourth, we have seen the need 

to change. This has taken 

strong leadership. Marian and 

the leadership staff have 

opened the books, adjusted the 

way things are done, and developed 

new habits with the input 

of these councils. 

organization with a clear 

vision! It is not just Marian’s 

vision any more; there were 35 

people who invested all day at 

our third retreat because they 

believe! 

This past winter I spent many 

hours watching and reading the 

John Adams HBO series and 

reading the book about his life. 

One of my take-a-ways from 

that experience was the courage 

and sacrifice with which he and 

so many others acted. He was 

in Philadelphia planning for 

the future of this great country 

while his wife and kids were 

back in Boston with all kinds 

of sickness killing a large percentage 

of the population, and 

knowing full well that they 

were risking everything they 

had on a dream. 

is not by luck that the United 

States of America is a great 

country! With the clear vision 

and the organization that could 

help obtain this vision many 

people were willing to do 

whatever it took for this country. 

I believe that what we have 

been doing is similar. 

Watterson has been the heart 

of our Catholic community for 

over 50 years now. We have the 

opportunity to help ensure that 

it not only continues to exist, 

but also continue with a strong 

heart. This heart is loud, and it 

is leading our Catholic community 

to be the best it can be! 

I had an opportunity to witness 

this first hand over the past few 

months. My son, Andrew, will 

be a freshman this year. We 

attended the Open House, and 

I was amazed at what I saw. 

Students, staff, parent volun- 

people. When we look at the 

vision for Watterson we see a 

place where the students, staff 

and parents have a great 

Catholic experience that carries 

over to their involvement with 

Watterson and their Catholic 

community for the rest of their 

lives! To me this Open House 

was a great confirmation that 

we are getting there! 

Greg Bauer will be stepping 

into the leadership of the 

Steering Committee. He will 

do a great job and I look forward 

to supporting him by 

helping develop a plan for 

2015! Thanks and may God 

continue to bless Bishop 

Watterson High School! 

Dan Lorenz ’78 


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CLASS REUNION CHALLENGE 

Class of ’58 • Class of ’63 • Class of ’68 • Class of ’73 • Class of ’83 

Class of ’88 • Class of ’93 • Class of ’98 

For those of you who had Class Reunions this past summer, congratulations on celebrating the 

anniversary of your graduation from Bishop Watterson High School! 

As you are already aware, we have extended a “Class Reunion Challenge.” In appreciation of your experience at Bishop Watterson and in 

support of future generations, we hope you consider a pledge of $100 per year for the next five years. When 40% of the members from your 

class make a commitment to our Capital Campaign, your class will be given the naming rights to a bleacher section in the new gymnasium. 

Your commitment to your alma mater will be proudly displayed for visitors, alumni and friends for many years to come. We know that you 

will do what you can to assist us in this important undertaking and we are grateful for your generosity. 

We were very excited to break ground this past summer for the South Addition, which will provide space for class liturgies, a guidance and 

career center, music rooms and athletic facilities that will benefit every student. While there is much work to be done if we are to reach our 

goal, we remain confident that our efforts will be rewarded and that we will maintain our “tradition of excellence” in Catholic education. 

We cannot succeed without your continued help! 

See Updated Results at www.bishopwatterson.com [Alumni & Friends/Reunion Information] 

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