Fall 2005 - St. Charles Preparatory School

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Development Update all-school Masses, lectures and special presentations, and special events. Attached at the Commons northernmost point will be a 12,000-square-foot Student Services & Fine Arts Center, which will house a new cafeteria. Student Commons Naming Class of 1963 alumnus Bob Walter and his wife Peggy, a St. Mary of the Springs Academy alumna, initiated Phase II of the Campaign for Saint Charles with a naming gift for the new student commons, which is being named in honor of Bob’s father, the late Robert C. Walter. Mr. Walter was a staunch believer in the traditions and educational philosophy of St. Charles. The Robert C. Walter Student Commons is the vision and original architectural plan of 1963 St. Charles alumnus Bob Corna, who like his classmate Walter, felt a common gathering space was the one thing missing from their St. Charles experience. The 15,000-sq.-ft. Walter Student Commons will be used by every St. Charles student, every day of the school year and will be made available to the public for special events on a first-come first serve basis. The west entrance to the Walter Student Commons will also feature new colonnades, which are one of the school’s distinctive architectural features. Ground Floor Naming Thanks to a generous donation from locally-owned Donatos Pizza and its founder and chairman, James E. “Jim” Grote, the school will relocate its kitchen and cafeteria to the ground floor of the new Student Services & Fine Arts Center. The Donatos Pizza Kitchen will be utilized by every student, every day of the school year. Donatos Pizza will also serve as the school’s official caterer for on-campus athletic and extra-curricular events. Jim Grote is a graduate of Aquinas College High School and is the father of Thomas J. Grote, a member of the St. Charles Class of 1982. Second Floor Naming Thanks to a $250,000 pledge from the Younkin Family, the second floor of the Student Services & Fine Arts Center will house the Younkin Family Student Success Center, which will promote afterschool tutoring and counseling. A similar tutoring and life-skills guidance center provided by the Younkin Family exists at The Ohio State University. The leadership pledge from the Younkins is based on the family’s long-time affiliation with St. Charles and local charitable causes: Ron and Linda Younkin, owners of Greenlawn Homes in Columbus, are the parents of two St. Charles alumni, Ronald L. Younkin, Class of 1989, of South Lyon, Mich., and Brett E. Younkin, Esq., Class of 1996, of Columbus, and Brian P. Younkin, a 1991 Bishop Watterson alumnus. The family gift also pays tribute to St. Charles alumni Robert M. Benjamin, Class of 1987, and Raymond M. Benjamin, Class of 1991. The family matriarch, Mrs. M. Irene Younkin, is active in charitable causes in Columbus and nearby Ashville, Oh. In addition to the after-school tutoring center, the Younkin Family Success Center will house a student lounge; a campus ministry office; a large conference room; a college and university resource library; a computer lab; four counseling rooms; a nurse’s office; and a reception area. Main Building Entryway Naming Thanks to a $100,000 gift from the Steve Savko Family and the Marty Savko Family in honor of the Savko Family matriarch and patriarch, Nickolas and Gilda Savko, The Savko Family Entryway will provide a new entrance from the school’s main hallway into the new Walter Student Commons. To make way for the new entrance, the school receptionist office and the bookkeeper’s office will be demolished and will be relocated to the old Guidance Office area. The Guidance area will be relocated on the second floor of the new Student Services & Fine Arts Center. The centerpiece of the Savko Entryway will be the three arched stained glass windows that are located in the alcove of the main entrance. Marble statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph will be dedicated to the Savko Family matriarch and patriarch, Nickolas and Gilda Savko. The statues will be located at the entryway in close proximity to new glass doors that will be installed on both sides of the stained glass windows. Nurse’s Office A pledge from The Mason Family, has made possible the Nurse Betsy Mason Room, which will house the school-nurse’s office at St. Charles. Mrs. (Postlewaite) Mason, a graduate of St. Mary of the Springs Academy and St. Louis University College of Nursing, has been the school nurse at St. Charles for 22 years. Her compassion, care and concern for the young men at St. Charles, and the school’s faculty and staff, makes Mrs. Mason’s contributions to her fellow man unmatched in the area and the state. The Nurse Betsy Mason Room will be located on the second floor of the Student Services & Fine Arts Center. Interior view This new artistic rendering shows the planned interior of Walter Commons and the front of the Student Services and Fine Arts Center now under construction. Campus Ministry Office A pledge from The Robert W. Horner III ’79 Family will honor his parents by creating The Robert and Jane Horner Campus Ministry Office. The office will house the school’s religion faculty. The office will also focus on outreach and service projects for St. Charles students. Student Lounge A $25,000 pledge from 1979 St. Charles alumnus David L. Pemberton Jr., and his family, will honor longtime St. Charles English faculty member Ann Cobler with the naming of the Ann Cobler Student Lounge. Mrs. Cobler, who joined the St. Charles faculty in 1977, was the recipient of the 2004 St. Charles Principal’s Award for Leadership and Service and the 1988 Distinguished Teaching Award from the Diocese of Columbus. Mrs. Cobler has taught English at all four levels during her 28 years at St. Charles and takes great pride in preparing juniors for their PSAT and Advance Placement scores. The student lounge will be located on the second floor of the Student Services & Fine Arts Center and will offer students a “place of their own” when assembling for college admissions-officer visits as well as a place to review college admissions materials retrieved from the nearby college resource stacks. Conference Room Pledges and gifts from the school’s current Advisory Board has led to the naming of the St. Charles Advisory Board Emeritus Conference Room. A permanent roster inside the conference room will honor those members who have been granted emeritus status and emeritus members in future years. Currently there are nine such members: Msgr. William A. Dunn ’57; Louis V. Fabro ’49; James T. Foley Jr.; Leonard J. Iannarino Jr. ’58; John J. Ritz ’47; Henry J. “Hank” Sherowski; Richard R. Stedman ’54; F. W. “Bill” Sullivan Jr.; and Michael M. Sullivan ’58. The late Joseph M. Gallen M.D. ’35, a longtime 52 St. Charles Preparatory School
member of the Board, will be recognized “In Memoriam.” The conference room will seat approximately 25 and will be located in the guidance area on the second floor of the Student Services & Fine Arts Center. Guidance Rooms Four separate guidance and counseling rooms will be located on the second floor of the Student Services & Fine Arts Center. Rooms in this suite were each made possible by pledges of $25,000 to $50,000. The Aquinas College High School Alumni Memorial Room is being dedicated in honor of all alumni of the former Aquinas College High School of Columbus, Ohio. Aquinas was founded in 1905 by the Dominican Order and was closed in 1965. The appeal is being chaired by Aquinas alumnus Richard A. “Dick” Schneider, a member of the Class of 1957 and parent of two St. Charles alumni. Gifts totaling $50,000 for this room naming have been made by area Aquinas alumni, most notably leadership gifts from Columbus-area alumni Jim Williams Jr., and Jim Dew, and Mr. George M. Steinbrenner III, a former Aquinas coach, of Tampa, Fla. In addition to financial support from the alumni, the spouses and parents of Aquinas alumni are also supporting the appeal. A permanent nameplate recognizing The Aquinas Alumni Memorial Room will be be placed on the new St. Charles Wall of Honor. The Dean Jim Lower Room is being dedicated to recognize St. Charles faculty member (mathematics) and dean of students, Mr. Jim Lower. The $25,000 gift was made by the Savko Family. The Dominic Frangella and John Martonchik Memorial Room is named in honor of the maternal grandfathers, HVAC Heroes The school’s transition to central air and heating has kept the crew of Wenger Temperature and Control busy since last May as workers installed ductwork, pipe, and control units throughout the main building’s four floors. Dan Camp (back to the camera) and Troy Fogle (far left) have been fixtures at the school all summer long and later were joined by Joe Moro (knit cap), John Morrow (at controls) and Jeff Jones (top). The Distinctive Leader in Catholic Education respectively, of Peter Kleinhenz and Judith O’Brien, parents of St. Charles student Nolan Kleinhenz. Both of these men were immigrants to this country and consistently stressed the value of a good education and hard work to their children and grandchildren. A $25,000 gift from the Kleinhenz family makes this room possible. The Saint Charles Faculty and Staff Guidance Room is being dedicated to recognize the outstanding efforts made by the St. Charles faculty and staff in the education and development of all men of St. Charles. This room was made possible by a gift from Dr. George and Terri Lewandowski and their alumni sons, Mike Lewandowski, Class of 2003, and Chris Lewandowski, Class of 2006. Fine Arts Classrooms The Prunte Family Art Room is being dedicated to honor members of the Prunte Family, many of whom are alumni, parents of alumni, and parents of current students. A $50,000 pledge from Annette Prunte Hilaman, D.D.S. is making this naming opportunity possible. The 1,250-sq.- ft. art room will be housed on the third floor of the Student Services & Fine Arts Center. See related article. The Mahler Family Ceramics Room is being dedicated by Paul and Susan Mahler to honor Robert F. Mahler Sr. and Clara E. Mahler, the parents of St. Charles alumni Paul ’68, William ’74 and Christopher ’78. In addition Paul and Susan have two alumni sons, Lars P. Mahler ’96 and Leif E. Mahler ’03. The Mahler Ceramics Room was made possible by a $25,000 pledge and will include a clay and materials room and a kiln firing room. Paul Mahler, a central Ohio financial advisor and portfolio manager will donate a special display from his private ceramics studio (www.mahlerstudio.com). The Class of 1957 Art Faculty Office is being dedicated to honor the members of the St. Charles Class of 1957. Msgr. William A. Dunn ’57 is chairing the fund drive to raise $25,000. The faculty office will be located on the third floor of the Student Services & Fine Arts Center. The Monsignor F. Thomas Gallen Music Classroom is being dedicated in memory of Msgr. F. Thomas Gallen ’40, a member of the St. Charles math, music, and English faculty from 1950 to 1999. The school’s new music classroom will be 1,850 sq.-ft., which is much larger than the current music room. The Msgr. Gallen Music Classroom will be located on the third floor of the Student Services & Fine Arts Center and will provide rehearsal space for the school’s always-excellent St. Charles Chorus and St. Charles Concert and Jazz Bands. The Class of 1953 Music Faculty Room is being dedicated to honor the members of the St. Charles Class of 1953. The $25,000 fund drive is being led by ’53 classmates Hugh Dorrian, Dr. Joe Meara, Pat O’Reilly, Doc Rankin, and Mrs. Sue Haney, wife of the late Harry Haney ’53. The new music faculty office will be located on the third floor of the Student Services & Fine Arts Center. The Deacon Donald ’70 and Julie Poirier Arts Computer Center is named through a pledge of $10,000 by 1970 St. Charles alumnus Don Poirier. The new center will house the art program’s graphic arts computers, which are currently housed in the hallway outside the fourth-floor art room. West Driveway The Class of 1958 Driveway is being named in honor of the St. Charles Class of 1958. The naming is made possible by a class pledge of $50,000. The new semicircular driveway will serve as a drop-off and picking-up point for the new student commons and student center. Saint Charles Wall of Honor The St. Charles Wall of Honor is being made possible by an anonymous leadership pledge of $250,000. The recognition wall will be located on the south wall of the new Student Services & Fine Arts Center and will recognize alumni achievements; the many contributions of time, talent and charitable gifts to St. Charles; and the founding mission of the school. Alumni, Parent and Graduating Class Window Tributes The school’s 15 lower level windows of the main building will be filled in with 5-ft. x 5-ft. limestone insets. The Bill Riat Family has made the lead gift for the first of these window tributes by making a campaign pledge of $50,000. An additional 10 lowerlevel windows remain along the east and west wings and will be inside the new student commons. The tributes are suitable for St. Charles alumni and their families, faculty members, and individual graduating classes. For additional information on the remaining insets, see the naming opportunities below. Student Tutoring Fund The Father Charles A. Haluska Student 53
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