2011-2012 Annual Report - Cardinal Ritter College Preparatory ...

ASPIRING, INSPIRING, 

EMPOWERED FOR LIFE 

2012 ANNUAL REPORT

Making the Future Brighter 

A MESSAGE FROM THE ARCHBISHOP 

Dear Friends, 

On behalf of the Cardinal Ritter College Prep school community, 

I want to thank you for your investment, involvement, and 

commitment to our school. Your generosity makes a challenging, 

college preparatory education possible for so many talented young 

men and women. 

For more than thirty years Cardinal Ritter College Prep has made 

a profound difference in the lives of our students—and in our 

community. The class of 2012 achieved a 100 percent graduation 

rate –and 95 percent of them were accepted into college! Following 

in their footsteps are the classes of 2013, ’14, ‘15 and ‘16—all 

working together to achieve academic excellence in an atmosphere 

that challenges them to reach their God-given potential. 

These achievements would not be possible without the unwavering 

commitment of our civic leaders, especially David Farr, Chairman, 

Emerson, David Kemper, Chairman, Commerce Bank and Andy Taylor, 

Chairman, Enterprise Holdings. Their leadership and generosity 

along with so many other civic leaders, corporations, businesses, 

individual benefactors and friends give our students the tools 

necessary to succeed in high school, college, and beyond. 

While much has been accomplished, the need has never been 

greater. An investment in Cardinal Ritter is an investment like no 

other because it is guaranteed to pay dividends in the lives of our 

students, our community and our work force for years to come. Will 

you continue to partner with us to ensure that a Ritter education 

is available, affordable, and accessible to every student seeking a 

brighter future 

Sincerely yours in Christ, 

Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson 

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Aspiring, Inspiring, Empowered for Life

Class of 2012 Highlights 

Valedictorian, Tyra Jenkins 

Earned and received $86,000 in scholarship money 

to attend the University of Missouri-St. Louis enrolled 

in the Pierre Laclede Honors College. All scholarship 

amounts are over the course of a four-year period. 

Merit Scholarship – $6,000 


Margaret Bush Wilson Scholarship – $20,000 

Pierre Laclede Honors College Scholarship – $14,000 

Community Scholarship at Oak Hall – $20,000 

Monsanto Minority Math and Science Scholarship – $8,000 

Residential Life Scholarship – $10,000 

Salutatorian, Julius Wells 

and classmate, Ajhia Ellis 

Both earned and received $90,800 in scholarship money 

to attend Xavier University of Louisiana. All scholarship 

amounts are over the course of a four year period. 


St. Katharine Drexel Scholarship – $70,800 

Julius also received the following scholarships outside of 

what was offered from Xavier University of Louisiana. 

Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation – $3,000 

Prince Hall Mason Scholarship – $500 

Meaghan Dunlap 

Earned and received $57,572 in scholarship money to attend 

Maryville University’s Nursing Program. All scholarship 

amounts are over the course of a four year period. 

Maryville Live Award $12,000 

Multi-Cultural Award $45,572 

Cortney Riley 

Was crowned the Saint Louis Gateway Classic Sports 

Foundation’s first ever Mister Gateway Classic of 

2011. He received a $40,000 scholarship to any 

Historically Black College or University of his choice. 

Courtney currently attends Claflin University. 

Cameron Biedscheid 

Earned and received a full tuition Athletic 

Scholarship to the University of Norte Dame. The 

value of his award is approximately $55,000. 

Bryanna Hill 

Earned and received a full tuition scholarship 

and Book Voucher to Tuskegee University. 

Alexis Marsh 

Earned and received a full tuition scholarship to 

Philander Smith College totaling $49,856. 

As a student in the Missouri Academy of Math Science and 

Computing Scholar Program in conjunction with Northwest 

Missouri State University, Tarrin Casey was awarded an 

Associates Arts degree. She also received the following 

scholarship and is attending Xavier University of Louisiana. 


Mary Jo and Dick Kovacevich Scholarship – $20,000 

Alexis Jordan 

Earned and received the Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Service Award from the St. Louis Archdiocese. 

Myesha Thompson 

Earned and received the Archbishop May Service 

Award from the St. Louis Archdiocese. 

Blair Stephenson 

Was awarded the coveted Cardinal Ritter Award at 

the commencement ceremony. The award is given 

to the member of the graduating class that the 

faculty feels who best actualized and internalizes the 

goals of the schools mission. (Faith Development, 

Academic Excellence, and Leadership) 

Ajhia Ellis 

Received an EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AWARD 

from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. 

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Bre’Onna Robinson, 

Class of 2013 

• Ranked 5th in her class 

• Attended Alabama A&M University’s 

Michael P. Anderson Outreach Program 

• Volunteer in the “Feed the Hungry” Program 

• Received the Wellesley College Book Award 

• Honor Roll 

• Sisterhood Club 

• Volleyball Team 

• Cheerleading Team 

What are the gifts and talents Cardinal 

Ritter helped you discover 

Cardinal Ritter brought out so many different 

things in me, things I never thought I could do. 

Ritter brought out the definite leader in me. 

Cardinal Ritter forced me to be more vocal. I never 

thought of myself as being the person who liked 

to talk in front of others. Ritter definitely kept 

their mission when it came to little ole me. 

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Cameron Biedscheid, 

Class of 2012, 

currently attending the 

University of Notre Dame 

• Gatorade Missouri Boys Player 

of the Year – 2011 – 2012 

• St. Louis Post Dispatch All Metro Player of the Year 

• Full athletic basketball scholarship to 

the University of Notre Dame 

What did you love most 

about Cardinal Ritter 

“Cardinal Ritter feels like home to me, like a family. 

I can’t help but be successful if I feel at home.” 


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Jordon Mosley, Class of 2013 

• Ranked number 1 out of 58 in his class 

• Intern Leadership Program with 

Clayton Capital Partners 

• National Honor Society 

• President Task Force 

• Brotherhood Club 

• Lions of Judah 

• Student Ambassador 

• Nativity Miguel Scholars Program 

• University of Notre Dame’s Leadership Seminars 

How has Cardinal Ritter been instrumental 

in developing your leadership skills 

Cardinal Ritter has played a key role in the 

development of my leadership skills. Cardinal 

Ritter has provided my with the resources 

necessary to be successful in college and beyond. 

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Intern Leadership Program 

95 

Intern Leadership 

Program Participants 

24 

Students Placed in 

Summer Internships 

2012 Intern Leadership 

Program Partners 

Ameren 

Clayton Capital Partners 

Commerce Bank 

Dot Food, Inc. 

International Food Group 

KAI Design & Build 

Laclede Gas Company 

Quick Spark Media 

Rubin Brown 

St. Louis Family and Development Center 

St. Louis History Museum 

The Stolar Partnership 

Veteran Affairs Medical Center 

“The Cardinal Ritter Prep Intern Leadership 

Program has been a success at Ameren. 

The interns have been well prepared, 

smart, hard working and a delight to 

have in the office. We feel very fortunate 

to able to participate in this program.” 

Sharon Harvey Davis, Diversity Director, Ameren 

“Our company has been delighted and 

pleased to be associated with Cardinal 

Ritter College Prep High School and this 

program. This is our sixth year working with 

the interns and we have had wonderful 

young students who did a tremendous 

job for us. We would welcome these 

students back anytime and would strongly 

recommend this program to any employer.” 

Fred E. Brown, Chairman, International Food Group 

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Our Education Crisis 

Reading Performance 

By 4th grade, 

83% 

of low-income students struggle to 

read a simple children’s book. 

AND IF THIS TREND HOLDS... 

6.6 Million 

low-income children born between 2002-10 will be at 

increased risk of failing to graduate from high school on time 

because they can’t read proficiently by the end of 3rd grade. 

The Big 3 For H.S. Dropouts 

3x 3x 3x 

1 out of 4 

high school students will drop out this year 

AND 

for Black and Latino students, the likelihood 

of graduating is closer to only 

one half 

1 in 10 

male H.S. dropouts are in jail or juvenile detention 

COMPARED TO LESS THAN 

3 in 100 

H.S. graduates 

as likely to be 

unemployed 

as likely to live 

in poverty 

less in earnings 

than B.A. degree 

holders 

What if more students 

graduated high school 

AND 

2 in 1,000 

college graduates 

Merely cutting the dropout rate in half would yield 

$45 Billion 

annually in extra tax revenues and cost savings 


Unrestricted Donors 

Anheuser-Busch 

AT&T Missouri 

Bank of America 

Mr. Thomas Bannister 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Bell, Jr. 

Ms. Jeanine R. Bermel and Mr. Dennis A. Neu 

Boeing Company 

Mr. Blasé Boettcher and Ms. Kathy Hesse 

Ms. Claudia Boyd 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brigham, Jr. 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown, Sr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bunce 

Bunge North America, Inc. 

Mr. Michael Burke 

Ms. Ginger L. Clay ‘88 

Dr. and Mrs. Henry Clever, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Conran 

Covidien 

Mr. and Mrs. David Dolan 

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Drozda 

Edison Family Foundation 

Emerson 

Energizer Holdings, Inc. 

Ms. Mary Fischer 

Reverend Robert J. Gettinger 

Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gund 

Ms. Ellaine N. Hall 

Mr. and Mrs. Darryll J. Ingram ‘83 

Dr. Jade D. James ‘90 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jersa 

Mrs. Gloria and Mr. William Johnson 

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Johnson 

K.M. Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Landewe 

Mr. Lewis A. Levey 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Loepker 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Lowry 

Mr. and Mrs. Judge D. Luckey 

Mr. and Dr. William Mason 

Mr. Robert R. McDonald ‘91 

Mr. Irvan McMurtry, Jr. 

Merck Company Foundation-Matching Gift Program 

Monsanto Fund 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Mooney 

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Mudd, Jr. 

Dr. Richard Nault 

Mr. Mark Neilsen and Ms. Judith Gallagher 

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program 

Mr. and Mrs. John K. Powers 

Brother Mark Proctor 

Quest Diagnostics 

Mr. Oscar Ratterman, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Reap 

Ms. Telitha M. Rogers ‘88 

Ms. Nancy Donoho and Mr. Michael S. Salsich 

Mr. and Dr. Joseph Sansone 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Shaughnessy 

Honorable Charles A. Shaw 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Snively 

Mr. James M Steger 

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Stroble 

Msgr. James T. Telthorst 

Vatterott Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. David Watson 

Wells Fargo 

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wilkins, Jr. 


69% 

of class of 2012 attending 

4 year colleges 

24% 

attending 2 year colleges 

7% 

attending other 

(military, voc. tech.) 


Restricted Donors 

Ameren Missouri 


Boeing Company 

Mr. Jerome L. Chartrand 

Dana Brown Charitable Trust, U.S. Bank, Trustee 

Daughters of Charity 

Daughters of Charity - Delmar Residence 

Mrs. Darlene Elston 

Mr. Aaron R. Emig 

Employees Community Fund of The Boeing Company 

Enterprise Holdings Foundation 

Ms. Tonya L. Farr ‘90 

Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation 

Mr. Keith Green 

Ms. Keshia Hair ‘06 

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry G. Hall 

Ms. Danielle Hall ‘02 

Mrs. and Mr. Teressa Henry ‘89 

Ms. Lorie V. Hester-Bobo ‘93 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hosner 

Interco Charitable Trust 

Mrs. Rachelle L. Johnson ‘85 

William T. Kemper Foundation--Commerce Bank Trustee 

Mr. James F Kistner 

Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kohlberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Alois Koller, Jr. 

Ms. Rezia L. Lake ‘88 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg P. Lavigne 

Ms. Denise Lockett ‘97 

Mr. and Dr. William Mason 

Ms. Antree’ J. McDaniel ‘95 

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mohrman 

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Morganstern 

Mr. Jonathan Mosley ‘06 

Mr. Kevin O’Brien 

Ms. Arneisha R. Phillips ‘93 

Mr. Vincent A. Phillips ‘84 

PNC Foundation 

Ms. Jennifer Raymond 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Richter 

Ms. Mary C. Ritter 

Sister Louise Roseman, DC 

The Saigh Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Spavale 

Mr. Robert St. Vrain 

Tempo Charitable Trust 

Ms. Edith L Tierney 

Ms. Beverly L. Versey-Riley ‘88 

Sr. Carlene Welker, DC 

Ms. Adrienne L. Wells-Kestur ‘90 

Tracy Williams ‘91 

Mr. and Mrs. Quentin T. Womack ‘94 

Honor/Memorial Donors 

In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Conran 

HuschBlackwell LLP - Kansas City 


In Memory of Mr. Richard Cross Sr. 


In Memory of Sr. Teresa Haug 

Ms. Tonya L. Farr ‘90 



In Memory of Mrs. Rose Von Gerichten 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Loepker 


Gala Donors 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Abkemeier 

Anonymous 

Anonymous 


Mr. and Mrs. David Baranowski 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Barry 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Benoist 

Better Family Life, Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Blackshear 

Rev. Msgr. Vincent Bommarito 

Rev. Msgr. John Borcic 

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bostick 

Mr. and Mrs. Don Bouton 

Ms. Rebecca A. Boyce 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brigham, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown, Sr. 

BSI Constructors, Inc. 

Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson 

Ms. Tonja L. Casey ‘88 

Catholic Education Office 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cavato 

Rev. Arthur Cavitt 

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Cole 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Conran 


Ms. Theresa Conran 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Conway 

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Corrigan 

Mr. and Mrs. John Costello 

Mr. and Mrs. John Cova 

Mr. Robert M. Cox, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. James Cunnane 

Senator Jane Cunningham and Mr. Gary Cunningham 

Mrs. Carol Daniel 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Day 

Mr. and Mrs. Terry J. Donohue 

Honorable Charlie Dooley 

Rev. Mitch Doyen 

Edward Jones 

Ms. Kathy Ehrhard 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Ellis 

Enterprise Bank and Trust 

Express Scripts 

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Farrell 

Rev. Brian Fischer 

Food Service Consultants, Inc. 

Mrs. Marguerite Forrest 

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Fowler 

Mr. and Mrs. Flint W. Fowler 

Mr. and Mrs. James J. Frese 

Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Golden 

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Grieves 

Mrs. and Mr. Tina Grimes ‘88 

Mr. Robert Gropler 


Mr. and Mrs. Morin Hanson 

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Heger 

Mr. Leon Henderson 

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Hill 

Ms. Katrina Hubbard ‘91 

Hudson Services 

Husch Blackwell LLP 

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon Igoe 

Mr. Scott Jones 

Ms. Catherine Keefe 

Mr. and Mrs. Alois Koller, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Krings 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lang 

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Larson 

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lederle 

Mrs. Cathleen Lewis 

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Dr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Lowry 

Mackey Mitchell Architects 

Mr. Steven M. McKay ‘93 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Minana 

Mission Advancement Initative - Alive in Christ! 

Monsanto Fund 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mooney 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Moore 

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Mudd, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Birch Mullins 

Ms. Cynthia Billingsley and Mr. Richard T. Murray 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Niebrugge 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nolan 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Nolan 


Office of Stewardship and the Annual Catholic Appeal 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oliveri 

Rev. Robert R. Osborne 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pack 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Patton 

Mr. and Mrs. George Paz 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Peterson 

Ms. Julianne Phelps 

Mr. and Mrs. John Pickering 

R.G. Ross Contstruction Co., Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Radefeld 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Reap 

Ms. Sandra Reid 

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Rigdon 

Saint Louis University 

Saint Roch 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schell 

Ms. Molly A. Schell 

Mr. Daniel Schiele 

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Schoemehl, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schreiber 

Scottrade 

Mr. Dennis L. Sedlack 

Mr. and Mrs. James Shaughnessy 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shaughnessy 

Dr. and Mrs. Dave Shelton 

Mr. David Sida 

Mr. and Mrs. Justin Siegel 

Mr. and Mrs. Rex Sinquefield 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Sly 


St. Louis College of Pharmacy 

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated 

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Sullivan 

Mrs. Jane Tayon 

Dr. Karen Tichy 

Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation 

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Tychsen 

United Way of Greater St. Louis 

Rev. Jeff G. Vomund 

Ms. Peg Weathers 

Whelan Security 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Whitlock 

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilcox 

Mr. and Mrs. Al Winkelmann 

Rev. Msgr. Ted L. Wojcicki 

Mr. and Mrs. Quentin T. Womack ‘94 

World Wide Technology 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Worley 

Ms. Carolyn Yandell 


Financials 

CARDINAL RITTER PREP FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012 

Assets 

Cash and Cash Equivalents 117,182.05 

Restricted Fund Deposits 3,708,023.95 

Tuition & Fees Receivable 336,812.02 

Property 20,405,676.02 

Other Assets 10,023.68 

Total Assets 24,577,717.72 

Liabilities 

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses 293,739.40 

Notes Payable Building 248,258.26 

Other Liabilities 103,344.02 

Total Liabilities 645,341.68 

Net Assets 

Unrestricted 20,526,057.72 * 

Restricted 3,406,318.32 

Total Net Assets 23,932,376.04 

Total Liabilities and Net Assets 24,577,717.72 

Condensed Schedule of Activities for the 

year ended June 30, 2012 (unaudited) 

Revenue 

Contributions 190,992.23 

Grants 1,766,901.25 

Tuition & Other Income 1,487,230.98 

Total Revenue 3,445,124.46 

Expenses 

Grants and Assessments 138,424.24 

Management and General Operations 3,863,746.39 

Total Operating Expenses 4,002,170.63 

Change in Net Assets -557,046.17 

* 

includes the property 

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