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PassagesHoly Family Catholic High SchoolAcademicsWinter 2012

from the president/principalAchievement matters.All of us have an inherent love of learning,a desire to submerge ourselves inexperiences that increase our awarenessand capabilities. And when we are engagedin these experiences, we are re-energized tobecome even better at what we love.The results of such transformative growthare seen regularly at Holy Family CatholicHigh School. When students and those whocare about them view the world as full ofpossibilities rather than limitations, we facethis rapidly changing culture together withconfidence, sure we have the reasoning,responsibility, and resilience to use ourtalents to serve God, each other and thelarger community.The achievements of students and staffhighlighted in this issue of Passages provethat excellence is not perfection but thediscovery of purpose that connects peopleto something larger than they previouslyrealized. Belief and purpose can beexpressed on athletic teams or during acollaborative effort to solve a problem; theycan be the focused pursuit of knowledge thatwill lead to university programs that allowour students to improve the world.They can also be felt in the solidarity thatcomes from developing a global visionof justice. These connections requirecommitment, practice, curiosity, flexibility,and resilience. You will read how thesetraits flow through the stories in thisvolume.A supportive high school environmentshould provide opportunities for all studentsto explore new interests and, at the sametime, develop current strengths. This ishow all of us, but especially young people,seek truth. I invite you to read how faith,knowledge, and culture are inextricablycombined to create outstanding journeys ofdiscovery.Living Jesus in our hearts,Kathleen A. BrownPresident/PrincipalPassages 3

from the board chairOur Holy Family community is one of akind. My own knowledge of this truth beganin 2004. School Board member Bill O’Neillhad invited the enrollment committee to hishome for a working meeting on his boat. Oncein the middle of the lake, he stopped the boat,put the keys in his pocket and energeticallystarted the meeting. “We should have everyfaculty member, every student, and everyparent involved in enrollment,” he said. “Ifnew families meet our people, the decisionto pick Holy Family will be easy. Ourcommunity is one of a kind”. The rest of ustold him it was completely unreasonable toinvolve everyone in enrollment. In fact, itwas audacious. Bill reminded us he was ouronly way back to shore. We unanimouslyapproved his goal!The memory of that audacious goal cameback to me at the Holy Family OpenHouse in November. I have never beforeseen so many people involved in anOpen House. That night, we hosted 120prospective families, almost double lastyear’s attendance. The energy in the schoolthat night was infectious. Forty-eightsports teams and clubs were represented.The robotics club had working models inlive battles and the fencing team staged aduel in the gym without injuring even onevisitor. The faculty presentations wereinformative and energizing. Volunteerparents told prospective families why HolyFamily had been one of the smartest familydecisions they had ever made. The studentledconvocation and tours clearly showcasedthe impact of a Holy Family education:balanced, well-rounded young adults, readyfor the next challenge in life. Holy Family’scommunity was proudly on display thatnight, strongly influencing new families.Our Holy Family community is workingharder than ever to tell new families all thatwe have to offer. Seven current Holy Familyparents have already hosted enrollmentparties in their homes, providing a moreintimate setting for prospective familiesto discuss what a Holy Family educationis all about. Our students continue to doa great job on “Shadow Days”, when an 8 thgrader is paired with a Holy Family studentwith similar interests. Many of you aresharing your Holy Family experience withneighbors, friends and acquaintances. Morethan ever, prospective families are gettingto know what our community is all about.As a result, all key enrollment measureshave increased from where they were at thistime last year.To everyone that has already been a partof our enrollment efforts, I want to expressthe Board’s heartfelt thanks. To thosewho have not had the opportunity to help,I want to encourage you to get involved.The enrollment team can connect you to aprospective family to tell your Holy Familystory. These connections help new familiesmake a very important decision much easier.Or if you want to get involved in anotherway, just let Rob Bell (bellr@hfchs.org)know and he will find the right enrollmentactivity for your schedule. With your help,everyone can be involved in enrollment.Maybe Bill O’Neill wasn’t so audacious afterall.Scott LutzBoard Chair4 Passages winter 2012

Thank you! Over 250 people have stepped forward and made gifts to the Holy Family Fund this year. The total amount receivedto date is over $385,000. Our advancement goal is $530,000 and we would appreciate the support of our entire community toensure another year of excellence in the classrooms.Some quick facts about the Holy Family Fund:The Holy Family Fund supports our teachers, coaches, bus drivers, technology and everything elsethat helps run the day-to-day operations of the school.The Holy Family Fund is the lifeblood of our school. It has been our most consistent and cost-effective way toraise dollars since the school opened.The fiscal year-end of The Fund is June 30th.There is no better way to support the students of Holy Family.Please contact Jack Kelly, Director of Development, to make a gift now or mail your check to the attention of the Holy FamilyFund: kellyj@hfchs.org. 952.240.0069. Thanks for your loyal support!Passages 5

Service DayStudents made 2,475 sandwiches to be distributed in Minneapolisover the course of just two days through the 363 Days Program.6 Passages winter 2012

One of the most visible ways that HolyFamily lives out its mission is through ourschool-wide Service Day each November,when every member of our school familyis engaged in some kind of volunteer workat school or in the broader community.Some of our service even impacts peoplethroughout the world. For example, thefood that our 9th graders packed at theFeed My Starving Children sites will goto malnourished children in Haiti andAfrica. This year the primary focus for9th graders was to fulfill the work ofmercy by providing food for the hungry.In addition to the food packed at Feed MyStarving Children, students also made2,475 sandwiches to be distributed inMinneapolis over the course of just twodays through the 363 Days Program. Somany charities provide meals for peoplein need on Thanksgiving and Christmas,but as Mr. Allan Law, the founder of 363Days, explained during his visit, hungeris a problem every other day of the year,too. PROP in Chanhassen as well as theICA Food Shelf in Excelsior, were pleasedto have our students’ help unloading thefood truck and sorting donations.In addition to feeding the hungry,students were involved in other worksof mercy, such as educating, visiting thesick, and comforting the afflicted. Tenthand twelfth graders participated in avariety of off-campus service opportunitiesthrough which they were able to puttheir faith into action. They visitedwith residents, helped pack OperationChristmas Child boxes, and played bingoat Good Samaritan, Auburn Manor, andFriendship Manor. The Leukemia &Lymphoma Society was pleased with howmuch paperwork a small group of studentscould accomplish in one afternoon. Somestudents had the privilege of going backto visit their elementary schools and workwith the children or help with a variety ofcleaning and office tasks. Some studentsworked with people with disabilities atVictoria Care Center; others spent timehelping at Prairie Adult Care and theJamboree Preschool fieldtrip.Many non-profit organizations andchurches in the broader communitystrive to clothe the naked and shelterthe homeless. Many of our studentshad the opportunity to learn aboutthese organizations and ministriesand help them with the work that theymost needed which, in many cases, wasindoor or outdoor cleanup work. Weserved St. Anne’s Shelter, People ServingPeople, Mount Olivet Rolling Acres, St.Victoria Church, Ascension Church andSchool, as well as the Visitation Sistersof Minneapolis. Aeon, a group whichprovides affordable housing in the TwinCities, had three sites that benefited fromour outdoor cleanup work. A number ofseniors had a unique opportunity to be partof a conversation circle with Bhutaneseelders in the Citizenship Class offeredthrough Lutheran Social Services RefugeeServices. Others were able to engage ininterfaith dialogue at the Dharma FieldZen Center.In addition to working with a variety ofpeople and organizations, a quarter of ourstudents volunteered to improve things inour own school community. Every year,the juniors have the task of doing behindthe-sceneswork for the Spirit of FireDinner Auction. Whether students helpeddecorate the hallway, or carried chairs,their efforts helped transform the schoolinto a magical place for the generousbenefactors of Holy Family. Besidesworking Spirit of Fire, some students alsohelped Admissions make phone calls toprospective students, created new labsfor physics classes, and made the driveon Highway 18 more pleasant for driversthrough the highway cleanup that theydid.Service Day gives all students, faculty,and staff opportunities to put our faithinto action.Passages 7

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCEHoly Family students challenge themselves. They balance academic achievements,activities, and a variety of other commitments with grace. We are spotlighting a few ofour multi-talented, multi-tasking young people.Will Farner ‘14Activities: Soccer, Math League, Track andField, Knowledge Bowl, Orchestra (Cello), BoyScoutsFavorite Class: PhysicsWill has been taking HF classes since he wasin 7th grade. He is in Honors PreCalculus andLatin IV as a sophomore.Alexis Gannon ‘13Activities: HF Soccer, Premiere Travel Soccer Team,Basketball, Honor Society.Alexis has been playing varsity soccer since herfreshman year. She has been voted captain for hersenior year. Alexis also played soccer in Europe with herpremiere team.Alexis implements service into her life, as well. She ison the Celiac Walk committee and helps raise moneyand awareness for Celiac Disease.8 Passages winter 2012

Brenna Foley ‘12Activities: Drama Club, Voices of Fire,Campus MinistryBrenna would like to study film. She lovesmaking videos. She created many videosfor Convocation and other school events.Her favorite video was produced for thesacraments class. The video was based on themovie Clue.Brenna has performed in 11 HF dramaproductions, and will perform in theupcoming show The Hobbit.Bob Pohlen ‘12Activities: Soccer, Math League,Student Council, Golf, Honor Society,Campus MinistryFavorite Class: AP U.S. HistoryBeginning freshman year, Bob hasbeen dedicating two Saturdays amonth to volunteer at the DorothyDay Homeless Shelter where he andhis friends cook and serve food tothose in need.Awards: AP ScholarPresidents Honor RollKnights of ColumbusScholarship AwardBrian Kubisiak ‘12Activities: Soccer, Robotics, Knowledge Bowl, Math League,Barefoot Running Club, Ultimate Frisbee, Psychology ClubFavorite Classes: AP Calculus, AP English andAP Computer ScienceBrian would like to further his education in either electricalengineering or computer science.Awards: AP Scholar with HonorNational Merit Scholar Semi-FinalistHonor RollPassages 9

newfound knowledgeDuring the summer of 2011, fifteen students from the Leadership inInternational Contexts class at the University of St. Thomas spenttwo weeks in South Africa. One of the four Catholic school educatorsselected to be part of this experience was Holy Family technologyteacher Nick Livermore. The following essay is one of four ways Nickchose to share his newfound knowledge with this school’s community.I met some great people and listened to many storiesabout the history and tribulations of the people of SouthAfrica. The leadership class provided a great foundationto understanding the leadership roles that developed inSouth Africa during its long struggle with apartheid andpost- apartheid. Today, education and equal housing aretwo of the biggest struggles South Africans face. As aneducator and, in particular, one that teaches studentsabout architectural design and principles, these twoissues fit me well.One of the areas we visited in South Africa was theKhayelitsha township outside of Cape Town. In thisovercrowded township is a new non-profit, privatelyfunded school called COSAT (Center Of Science AndTechnology). COSAT has many similarities to HolyFamily in its education system and desire to provideeducation to those in need. Students attend this schooleight hours a day, six days a week with very littlevacation time -- a true testament to their desire to learn.Just as at Holy Family, COSAT requires students to bein uniform while attending school.While interviewing the students, the question wasasked “What do you like about COSAT?” A teenage boysaid, “The family atmosphere that the school provides.”Now, that should sound familiar. . .I had the opportunity to talk to the school’s principal,Phadiela Cooper, about my background and what theirtechnology implementation is in the school. She madea comment about how they just started a robotics clubwhich has led to their implementing robotics into theircurriculum next year. This short conversation startedthe wheels turning in my head: how could I or mycommunity help them? As both schools have a commoninterest in providing STEM (Science,Technology,Engineering, Mathematics) principles through robotics,we will be linking our robotics classes together. Our goalis that the robotics classes will be able to communicatewith each other through a blog or mutual website. We10 Passages winter 2012

are hoping that this endeavor will provide our studentsnew educational information and a global classroomconnection. In recent emails, Phadiela told me thatthey just finished competing in the FLL(FIRST LegoLeague), which is part of the same organization in whichHoly Family is involved. Currently, we have two teamscompeting in the FTC (FIRST Technology Challenge),which is the level above the FLL competition. We arenow preparing for the highest competition that FIRSToffers: the FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition).Equal and sustainable housing for the low incomefamilies in South Africa is a problem. During the timeof apartheid, many black Africans and those of mixedraces were forced to live in ten percent of the worstareas outside of Cape Town. In 2005 it is estimated410,000 people were living in Khayelitsha. In thistownship, around seventy percent are living in tinshacks. Government and private agencies have madea small dent in providing decent housing for familiesliving in the townships but many are still living withoutbasic needs. Students in my Architecture II class will belooking into those issues and similarities in other thirdworld countries. This will be part of their unit on equalhousing needs during which we also look at Minnesotahousing issues and organizations such as Habitat forHumanity. My goal is to provide the students withinformation about homelessness and housing issuesfrom around the world. I have been fortunate to travelto South Africa and Guatemala to witness some of thedisparities. To share my experiences with students, Iwill have them gather information on an area, and as aclass, come up with an idea about how we could create asustainable house for a family.South Africa has been a struggling country for years,but this trip has shown me that times are changing afterapartheid. My last informational endeavor will be to findtime in the spring to give a presentation at Convocation,about my travel to South Africa and how it has made animpact in my personal and professional lives.Passages 11

12th AnnualSpirit of FireDinner AuctionThe Spirit of Fire Dinner Auction was celebratedon November 5 and raised $205,000 in netproceeds for Holy Family! This surpassed the$190,000 budgeted goal set for the event. The “AllThat Jazz” theme once again made for a festivebackdrop for the 500 guests to enjoy.Why has the Spirit of Fire Dinner Auction beensuch a success over the years?Our success hinges on three variables: dedicatedvolunteers, gracious donors/sponsors, andgenerous bidders. Holy Family has been blessedby all three. A trifecta! And in addition, hundredsof members of our community have FUN whilesupporting the auction. A few HF alumni studentseven returned to their alma mater to volunteer inthe New Orleans street fair as characters -- froma mime to a puppeteer. They provided manychuckles for our guests. The sign-ups for the greatgathering parties were at the hub of the socialin Burke O’Briens, providing the opportunity forfriends to connect, and future friends to meet,while strategizing what parties to attend.Once the social moved from the silent auction levelto the live auction program and dinner, the energyin the room intensified. D’Amico Catering providedsumptuous food and the HF Jazz Band and Voicesof Fire provided lively entertainment for ourguests to enjoy before rolling into the fund-a-needand live auction bidding. Additional excitementwas infused into the evening when John Radickpresented a $50,000 corporate gift from StromEngineering to our President/Principal KathieBrown, in support of Holy Family’s technologyinitiatives. (This $50,000 donation is in additionto the $205,000 net proceeds stated above).Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers, donors,sponsors and bidders for making the evening agreat success! You have all blessed this schoolcommunity. And thank you to our corporatesponsors listed below.Auction Director: Mary StenersonAuction Contributions Co-Chairs:Mary Jo O’Hara, Mary Prosser, andLisa OgrenLogistics Chair: Georgiann Keyport12 Passages winter 2012

By theNUMBERSGuests 500Live Auction Offerings 24Trips sold to the 2012 London Summer Olympics 2Live Auction Bids $103,000Fund-a-Need Supporters 112Fund-a-Need $53,000Silent Auction Offerings 200Silent Auction $41,000Great Gathering Parties Offered 10Great Gathering Party Hosts 94Great Gathering Parties $35,000Cash Donations $16,000Sponsorships & Ads $21,000Photos (Left to Right)John Radick & President/Principal Kathie BrownGuests socializing at the Great Gathering Party sign ups.Dan & Ann MonahanAlumni James Peterson ’04, Nathan Rooney ’04, Matt Nelson ‘06Kevin & Cathy DiLorenzoBackground: Standing ovation after John Radick presented Kathie Brown with a $50,000 donation.Passages 13

AP scholar awards (2011)The AP program offers several AP Scholar Awards to recognize high school studentswho have demonstrated college-level achievement through AP courses and exams. Thesehonors are announced in the late fall of each school year and include the work of theprevious year’s graduates.AP Scholar with DistinctionGranted to students who receive anaverage score of at least 3.5 on all APExams taken, and scores of 3 or higheron five or more of these exams.Maria Brekke ‘11Andrew Hughes ‘11Micaela LaRose ‘11Sarah Muehlbauer ‘11Nicholas Pietrini ‘11Erin Steiner ‘11AP Scholar with HonorGranted to students who receive anaverage score of at least 3.25 on all APExams taken, and scores of 3 or higheron four or more of these examsAdam Clark ‘11Timothy Doyle ‘11Jacob Esenther ‘12Brian Kubisiak ‘12Abigail New ‘11Victoria Pohlen ‘11Payne Quick ‘12Ciara Riehl ‘11Kylie Schaffran ‘11AP ScholarGranted to students who receive scoresof 3 or higher on three or more APexamsRachel Baker ‘11Erik Elton ‘11Henry Erdman ‘11Hannah Flom ‘12Evan Graczyk ‘11Madeline Haigh ‘11Michael Kemmerer ‘11Matthew Lerick ‘12Edward Mallak ‘12Sarah Manning ‘12Carly Gerad ‘11Elizabeth Monahan ‘11Peter Mullen ‘12Caitlin Pinick ‘11Robert Pohlen ‘12Elin Pool ‘11Jake Richelsen ‘12Patrick Roberts ‘12Madeleine Roen ‘12Madeline Skoblik ‘11Theodore Stewart-Hester ‘12Michelle Wiehoff ‘1114 Passages winter 2012

LEADERSHIPINSTITUTEWith the encouragement of science teacher Mr. JimWalker, Holy Family’s department chairs approachedthe challenge of curriculum improvement in a bigpictureway. They looked at Holy Family’s academicstrengths and explored what might be missingin the experiences we are providing. Then theyevaluated their ideas based on value to the students,affordability, ability to be implemented with presentstaff, and interest to the school community. Atsome point, the awareness evolved that an academicinitiative did not have to be something brand new;it could be an expansion of what we were alreadydoing.Since the school’s opening in 2000, youth leadershiphas been an intentional objective. The initialclasses were comprised of 147 freshmen andsophomores who were encouraged to lead the schoolby organizing the first dances, service projects, andclubs. Experiencing what teachers and studentscould do together to build a new school’s traditions,teachers devised developmental expectations foreach grade level.Going from providing leadership opportunities tointentional leadership training was challenging. TimReilly, Social Studies teacher, looked to research forinspiration. While studies and plans could be foundfor teaching leadership skills to a few specific groupsof people, no one had developed a curriculum for highschool students. Holy Family teachers, however, arefamiliar with designing their own programs to meetthe needs of maturing young people. Mr. Reilly andMr. Walker spent last summer preparing lessonsto be used the following fall. In August, teachersreceived training on how to work with small groupsof students and the new, grade-appropriate lessons.Finding time in a busy school day to add anothercourse was the next hurdle. Regular classes couldnot lose significant time and Convocation is animportant part of our culture. The solution was,16 Passages winter 2012

“Leadership Institute is a nice break awayfrom our normal school day, and it helpsus see examples of ways we can exemplifygood leadership skills in our everyday life.”Katie Parker ‘12“Leadership Institute is a very unique class thatteaches us the values and skills about how to bea leader through actual leaders. It’s importantfor kids to learn this because these are the skillswe definitely will need to use in our lives.”John Gregg ‘1316 times a year, to add two minutes toeach class on Tuesdays and Thursdays andexchange Wednesday Convocation with a39-minute leadership lesson.The logistics resolved, a comprehensive,four-year leadership course was launched:Ninth grade:What it means to be a Holy Family student;Tenth Grade:Group problem-solving and other 21stcentury skills;Eleventh Grade:Leadership styles, organizational theory,and presentations by leaders in their fields;Twelfth Grade:Personal leadership styles and discussion of21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.Teenagers devote a great deal of energyto discovering their identities. To thisend, they often must make choices bythemselves. We know leadership attitudesare learned. We also know leadership is asocial process: people learn by watchingand interacting with others. Offering ourstudents the ability to acquire the attitudesof moral leadership by working with peersand teachers on a regular basis will propelour students into an understanding of theirown leadership potential and the need toshare their talents to serve.INSTITUTE“I enjoy being a part of LeadershipInstitute because it gives me anopportunity to further engagewith the students, more than justfrom the “counselor” prospective.It is exciting to have more timein the classroom and explore atopic I wouldn’t normally get theopportunity to do so. In addition,I am able to work with studentswho aren’t on my caseload, so it isgreat to be see other faces and getto know other students!”Ms. SattlerGuidance CounselorLEADERSHIPPassages 17

national signing dayJensenMichaelJensen Orlow is a four-time letter winner in both cross countryand track. During his cross country career, Jensen has been theteam MVP three times, All-Conference twice, All-Section threetimes, state qualifier three times and on the All-State teamtwice. Jensen also holds the school record for the 500 Meter.In track and field, Jensen was the team captain his junior andsenior year, has been All-Conference his sophomore and junioryear and been Conference Champion in the one and two milehis sophomore and junior year. Jensen has been All-Section inthe two mile every season and was All-Section in the one milehis junior year. He has been a state qualifier in the two milehis sophomore and junior year and was All-State in the twomile his junior year. He holds the school record in the one andtwo mile as well.Jensen has also been Academic All-State each year and hasbeen on the A honor roll every semester.JordanJordan was our starting centerfielder in 2011 and helped leadus to one of our most successful seasons ever with an 18-4 record.Jordan finished the year hitting .353 with 2 home runsand 8 stolen bases. Jordan gave us a lot of run production with21 RBIs and 19 runs scored on the season. His defense in centerfieldwas a big part of the best defensive team we have everput out on the field. Jordan earned honorable mention All-Conferencein 2011 and is looking forward to his senior campaign.Michael Roane’s season stats for 2011 included: Over 1500yards rushing and 13 TDs and almost 1300 yards passing andagain 13 TDs. With the help of his teammates, Michael accountedfor almost 2/3 of our team’s total offense. He led theteam in scoring with 127 points. Defensively he had 68 totaltackles and 2 interceptions. On special teams, Michael wasour kicker and our punter. He blocked 2 punts this season;one resulted in a touchdown. In his career, he had 1463 passingyards, ranking him 4th in school history. He had 1814rushing yards, ranking him 3rd in school history. He had 138career points scored, ranking him 6th in school history. Hehad 136 career total tackles, ranking him 8th in school history.MAGGIEMaggie has been a starting forward for the Fire soccerteam since her freshman year. Maggie has accumulatedfour varsity letters and has been an All-Conference selectionevery year. Maggie also earned All-Section and honorablemention All-State her junior year. She led the metroin scoring and the state in total points for assists and goals.Maggie was the team captain her senior year, team MVPand received first team All-State honors. She also finishedher career as Holy Family’s leader in total points.Maggie has been successful not only on the soccer field but alsoin the classroom.18 Passages winter 2012

fall sports wrapCross CountryJenson Orlow, Molly Eastman and Maria Eastman allcompeted in the Class 2A State meet. Jenson Orlow wasnamed Class AA All-State and Academic All-State. Theboys and girls team both earned Gold Academic Awards.VolleyballThe Holy Family volleyball team finished the regular season witha 15-12 record. The Fire earned the #4 seed in the South 2AA Subsectionand the right to host a playoff game. This was the secondtime the volleyball team has earned a home playoff game.Passages 19

fall sports wrapFootballThe Holy Family football team won their 3rd section championshipin 2011. The Fire finished with a 7-1 regular season record and a10-2 overall record while advancing to the class 3A state tournament.Michael Roane and Ryan Dahl were named Class 3A All-State.Girls TennisThe Holy Family girls tennis team had a very competitive season, playingtheir first season in Class AA. The Fire finished the season with an overallrecord of 5-13. Junior Isabel Tompkins posted an impressive winning recordof 10-8 playing #1 singles against a very tough field of opponents. SeniorLizzie Fenske excelled not only on the court but also in the classroom,earning a spot on the Academic All-State Team for Class AA.20 Passages winter 2012

Soccerboys soccerThe Holy Family boys soccer team accomplished another seasonof success. The Fire finished with a 12-5-2 record which included a4-0-1 regular season section record. The boys advanced to the 6ASection semi-finals..girls soccerThe Holy Family girls soccer team went 11-7-2 for the season witha 3-0-1 regular season record against section opponents. The Fireadvanced further than they ever section play, competing in thesection finals. Girls soccer finished as the section runner-up forSection 6A. Maggie Renfro and Alexis Gannon were named ClassA All-State.Girls Swim and DiveZoe Johnson and Kayla Lindeman both earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors. Zoeand Kayla also competed in the state tournament and were named Class A All-State. Zoe wasnamed the Section 3A Diver of the Year and earned Academic All-State honorsPassages 21

in the newsAfter competing at the 3AA Section Tournament February 4th, Holy Family Fire Dance Team headed to the State DanceTournament on February 17th. Back row: Kailey McCoy, Kimberly Plante, Maddie Prosser, Savannah Kiffmeyer, Laura KubisiakFront row: Caroline Morgan, Krista Stanoch, Lexie Curtis, Sunny TauntonOur Catholic Schools Week serviceprojects were a success. Over1,100 pairs of shoes were donatedfor Soles4Souls and 30+ blanketswere tied during student studyhalls and BTC opportunities.Left: Bags full of shoes fill thebus lobby, as students continueto bring them in and fill bag afterbag.Right: Students tie blanketsduring study hall and BTC.22 Passages winter 2012

Leadership TeamKathleen BrownPresident/PrincipalMike McGintyVice President for AdvancementMary StenersonVice President of FinanceRob BellDirector of AdmissionsJack KellyDirector of DevelopmentStephanie SvobodaCommunication ManagerJohn DolsAssistant Principal/Campus MinisterMatt ThuliAssistant Principal/Activities DirectorBoard of DirectorsScott LutzChairMary SteinerVice ChairJohn BierbaumTreasurerTim CollinsSecretaryAnne LawlerMember at LargeBarb BrekkeBarbara BurkeTim CuroeTony DeNucciFr. Doug EbertJohn GeislerDr. William HudsonMark LanoBrian LaVelleJean MarschallBill MillerJohn RadickJenny RichelsenRachel RoenBill TraxlerFr. Rolf TollefsonDave WurmMike ZumwinkleLaura PodergoisAdmissions Associate

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