Fall 2011 Issue - Covington Catholic High School

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10 Covington Catholic Journal mr. & mrs. William J. germann ms. ruth gerrety mr. & mrs. James D. ginney ms. laurian goebel mr. Carl goetz mr. & mrs. Joseph l. grant mr. & mrs. Charles Hartman mr. & mrs. David J. Hauber mr. & mrs. robert Heimbrock mr. & mrs. t. neil Heppler mrs. martha Hinkel mr. & mrs. John Hodge ms. Carol Hodge mr. & mrs. robert m. Hoffer mr. & mrs. Jerome Hoffman mr. John Horton mr. & mrs. W. Thomas Hummel mr. & mrs. robert Jager mr. & mrs. timothy Jones mr. & mrs. Daniel J. Keller Dr. & mrs. laroy Kendall mr. & mrs. Thomas Kennedy mr. ronald D. Kirkwood + Dr. & mrs. Howard C. Knachel, Jr. mr. James Korfhagen + mr. & mrs. Jerome Kreger mr. & mrs. andrew Krumme ms. margaret Kuhlman mr. & mrs. michael legeay mr. & mrs. mark linnemann ms. michelle litzler Dr. & mrs. ronald J. lubbe mrs. Cheryl marchio mr. & mrs. gary l. massie mr. & mrs. timothy s. mauntel mr. & mrs. William J. mcgee mr. tom mcgoy mr. & mrs. michael mcQuade mrs. Joan merten mr. & mrs. Jerald m. messer mr. & mrs. paul michels Dr. & mrs. mark e. middendorf ms. evelyn middendorf mr. & mrs. William miller Dr. Thomas J. moore mr. & mrs. Harry C. morris Dr. & mrs. edward g. muntel mr. & mrs. anuel nevels mr. & mrs. James a. noll mr. and mrs. Charles parrott mr. & mrs. Howard pauly mr. & mrs. Dan rapier ms. Kathleen e. reindl mr. & mrs. richard rensing mr. & mrs. mark robinson mrs. Fran robinson senator & mrs. richard l. roeding mr. & mrs. William rolf mr. & mrs. richard H. rolfsen mr. & mrs. michael ruh rev. albert e. ruschman mr. & mrs. Donald schmidt mr. & mrs. John p. schneider mrs. Joanne schuler mr. & mrs. mark schulte mr. & mrs. Thomas g. schumacher mr. & mrs. William schutte mr. & mrs. Joseph H. seissiger mr. & mrs. Thomas sorrell mr. & mrs. David m. spaulding mrs. Judy s. stahl mr. & mrs. James stautberg ms. Kathy steedman mr. & mrs. John t. stewart mr. & mrs. peter summe mr. & mrs. William tenkman mr. & mrs. arnold terrell mr. & mrs. Dale toler mr. & mrs. Thomas voet mr. & mrs. James volz mr. & mrs. greg l. Ward mr. & mrs. Joseph C. Weil mr. michael West mr. & mrs. edward W. Whitehead mrs. mary Wigger mrs. luanne Williams mr. & mrs. Hank Wise mr. & mrs. James Wissman mr. & mrs. Walter Witt mr. & mrs. robert Youger mr. & mrs. anthony Zechella ms. Catherine Zimmer CoRPoRATe GifTS Cincinnati Bell technology solutions Duke energy Foundation Fidelity Investments Fifth Third Bank ge Foundation goldman sachs and Co. matching gift program Kellogg’s Corporate Citizenship Fund marsh & mclennan Companies, Inc. pepsiCo Foundation pnC Bank richard goettle, Inc. scripps Howard matching gift program sentry Insurance Foundation Inc. symantec Corporation Thelen associates us Bancorp Foundation vonlehman & Co. Wells Fargo educational matching gift program Top 10 Classes by total amount given Class Total Amount 1976 $20,672.30 1964 $17,885.00 1978 $10,950.00 1975 $8,775.00 1965 $6,450.00 1979* $6,355.00 1983* $6,335.00 1980 $6,285.00 1974 $6,100.00 1970 $5,725.00 Top 10 Classes by number of participants Class Donors 1998 39 1970 25 1968 23 1964 22 1966 19 2010 18 1981 17 1979* 16 1983* 16 1960* 16 1959* 16 * These classes tied Covington CatholiC golden Colonels Celebrate 50th reunion The Class of 1961 gathered recently, incredulous that it had really been fifty years since they graduated from CCH. on september 16, 2011, 75 of the 122 class members made it back to see old friends and note significant changes to campus. on Friday evening, a mass was held for the deceased members of the class, followed by a reception in the school cafeteria. Father Heitzman, a beloved priest who was on staff at CCH in 1961, presided. on saturday the golden Colonels attended the school football game and then headed over to the taste of Cincinnati riverboat Dinner Cruise. The Class of 1961 gathers annually for a cookout and is noted for its particular sense of brotherhood and tradition. Class member Dick maile explained, “I know I’m biased but Top 10 classes by % participation of living graduates Class % 1944* 50.00% 1931* 50.00% 1934* 50.00% 1938* 50.00% 1942* 33.33% 1943* 33.33% 1948 31.58% 1950 31.25% 1946 30.77% 1998 29.32%
there is just something unique about the all-male educational experience. It creates a spirit that you can’t match elsewhere. I also think we have a really special class. We get together to remember our deceased members, especially tim shields, and we’ve set up three scholarships that give significantly to the school.” In thinking back on why the class has maintained strong friendships, mr. maile reflected, “We grew up in a different time. our parents lived through the great Depression and we knew what it was like to work hard and discipline ourselves. I worked in the summer to pay my tuition ($120), which was significant at the time. We also went on to become the vietnam generation. shortly after we finished high school we started seeing our friends come home in body bags.” one class member, Dave stoppelwerth, lost his life in the vietnam War. Dave is remembered at Covington Catholic each year through an english award in his name. When these men, now nearly seventy years old, completed high school, the united states was in great turmoil. Covington Catholic Journal 11 nuclear threats were highlighted through the Bay of pigs Invasion. Freedom riders headed south, agitating for changes in racial discrimination and segregation policies. Here in northern Kentucky, Covington Catholic graduated men who would become leaders of this changing world. The school, then in the “new building,” (built in 1954) was staffed primarily by marianist priests and Brothers. today the school has changed significantly, adding women faculty members and a lay administration, a new facility, and cutting-edge technology. However, with men like the Class of 1961 serving as the foundation on which Covington Catholic was built, CCH continues to produce leaders for greater Cincinnati and the world. Class of ’98 responds with record giving If you keep up with class giving from year to year, you probably noticed that this year the Class of ’98 rose to the top, seemingly from nowhere. general wisdom on giving tells us that donors who are at the top of their earning potential will be our highest givers, and when it comes to top donations by amount, that is true. However, when looking to the percentage of donors by class, ’98 won by a landslide. These grads, in their early thirties, have young children and are just getting established in their careers. However, motivated by the persuasion of one of their classmates, Chad summe, they really rose to the challenge. Chad began emailing and personally contacting each class member in January of 2011, and continued until the end of the appeal. He let his class members know that tuition alone does not cover the operating expenses of the school. He reminded them of the good times they had when they were Colonels, and let them know that, with alumni support, Covington Catholic gets better each year. Donations began rolling in, particularly through on-line giving. Thanks to all 39 donors from the Class of ’98 for making a difference in the lives of current and future students.
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