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Alumni Association & Friends<br />
Simply shop<br />
with SCRIP &<br />
support SWS<br />
Do you buy groceries, gas,<br />
clothing, coffee or eat out at<br />
restaurants? If so, you can<br />
support SWS by using SCRIP<br />
for your purchases ~ it’s easy!<br />
Here’s how SCRIP works:<br />
SWS buys SCRIP gift cards<br />
through a distributor and<br />
participating retailers offer<br />
substantial discounts ranging<br />
from 2% to 20%. These<br />
discounts are then passed on to<br />
SWS. SWS resells the SCRIP<br />
gift cards to you for full face<br />
value so your everyday<br />
purchases raise money for<br />
SWS with ease.<br />
Order SCRIP for things like gas,<br />
groceries, clothing, the movies,<br />
dinner at your favorite<br />
restaurant, department stores ~<br />
even hotel accommodations.<br />
SCRIP cards make great gifts<br />
too so keep SWS in mind as<br />
you shop for the holidays. It<br />
doesn’t cost you any extra and<br />
the money raised goes straight<br />
to SWS.<br />
You can purchase SCRIP one<br />
of two ways. 1) Monday<br />
through Fridays at the School’s<br />
front office from 7:00 am to 3:00<br />
pm during regular school hours<br />
or 2) online by going to the<br />
School’s website and following<br />
the prompts under “Ways to<br />
Give.”<br />
www.saintwenceslaus.org/<br />
school_index.html<br />
Local New Prague retailers participate<br />
in SCRIP too. See merchant listing<br />
online on the order form.<br />
SWS<br />
<strong>CONNECTIONS</strong><br />
Fall 2010 • Volume 2, Issue 1<br />
St. <strong>Wenceslaus</strong> School Alumni Association & Friends • 227 Main Street East • New Prague, MN • 56071<br />
SWS Alumni Association at Dozinky 2010<br />
To the Many Alumni & Friends of SWS<br />
Please let me express a quick note<br />
of gratitude to you all. I am very proud<br />
of the efforts of the Alumni Association<br />
over the past year.<br />
Over $2,400 was raised and<br />
transferred from the Alumni Account to<br />
the Tuition Assistance Fund as we<br />
closed out the fiscal year<br />
Thank you for your generosity. SWS<br />
is a great school ~ simply awesome<br />
because of people like you!<br />
May God continue to bless us.<br />
Kim Doyle<br />
SWS Principal<br />
Class of ‘72<br />
Oktoberfest Event<br />
***********<br />
We apologize for cancelling<br />
the Oktoberfest event due to<br />
the low presale of tickets. We<br />
felt it was too financially risky<br />
to go ahead with the event.<br />
Please come on out and<br />
support the 2010-2011 SWS<br />
fundraisers found the back<br />
page of this newsletter.
How much was tuition<br />
when you attended SWS?<br />
Have you ever wondered what the cost of tuition<br />
was back when you were at SWS? As best as<br />
our records indicate, “book rent” was first<br />
introduced at SWS in 1966. The “rent” for two<br />
children at that time was $68. “Rent” changed to<br />
“Fees” in the ‘70’s and in the early ‘80’s the term<br />
“Tuition” began to emerge.<br />
Recently we found a Sunday parish bulletin from<br />
August 14, 1983 with an announcement to all<br />
SWS families that read:<br />
“We encourage those who are able to pay<br />
the full amount of tuition at this time to do<br />
so. Those who are not able should talk to Fr.<br />
Paron or Sr. Jean and make out a plan that is<br />
workable. We have tried to keep tuition at a<br />
minimum of $275 for the 1 st child, $240 for<br />
the second, and $200 for the third.<br />
We encourage those who have difficulty<br />
paying to set aside $7.64 a week for one child<br />
in school; $14.31 if you have two children<br />
attending or $19.87 if you have three or<br />
more.”<br />
Fast-forward to 2010. This school year tuition at<br />
SWS is $3,330 per student. Again the struggle<br />
has been to keep tuition to a minimum. Approximately<br />
20% of current enrollment or 50 students<br />
have qualified for financial assistance as determined<br />
by TADS (Tuition Aid Data Services)<br />
using a nationally recognized formula. A goal of<br />
SWS is to meet the challenge of providing these<br />
families with the most need, assistance to pay<br />
for tuition.<br />
Because of your personal connection to SWS,<br />
consider a Pay-it-Forward Gift based on the gift<br />
you were given of a <strong>Catholic</strong> School Education.<br />
Take some time to realize the tremendous<br />
influence SWS has had throughout your life and<br />
give today in the envelope enclosed.<br />
SWS Connections Page 2 of 6<br />
Colleagues, friends and students<br />
honor Elaine Harty’s retirement<br />
Retired third grade teacher, Elaine Harty, (center) is pictured<br />
here with fellow former SWS teachers Anna Mae Witt (grade<br />
5) and Bruce Danielson (junior high English & Performing<br />
Arts) at Elaine’s open house retirement party in June.<br />
“cool to be <strong>Catholic</strong>” shirts available<br />
through SWS Alumni Association<br />
The Alumni<br />
Association is<br />
selling black, long<br />
sleeved t-shirts<br />
and short sleeved<br />
black or red tees.<br />
The front sports<br />
the SWS round<br />
logo left chest<br />
and the back says<br />
“cool to be<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong>.” Long<br />
sleeved tees, S-<br />
XL are $18.00<br />
and short sleeved<br />
tees are S-XL $15<br />
& $17 for 2XL.<br />
Phone Ann Marie<br />
Witt at 952-758-<br />
9573. Shipping<br />
not included
Page 3 of 6<br />
SWS Connections<br />
SWS Class of 2006 ~ High School Graduates 2010<br />
Brandon Anderson Alexandria Technical College<br />
Jamie Beckius Minnesota State University, Mankato<br />
Chelsea Beuch Minnesota State University, Mankato<br />
Alyssa Brown **+ College of St. Benedict<br />
Chase Buthe University of Wisconsin, Stout<br />
Kristin Carr **+ University of Minnesota, Twin Cities<br />
Brady Collier University of Minnesota, Duluth<br />
Danielle Dietz Southwest State University, Marshall<br />
Erica Eischens * Winona State University<br />
Ashley Fahrenkamp **+ University of Wisconsin, La Crosse<br />
Danny Geiger **+ Carleton College<br />
Leah Gross **+ University of Minnesota, Duluth<br />
Steven Halloran Southwest State University, Marshall<br />
Alex Hennes * Minnesota State University, Mankato<br />
Charlotte Herrmann * Perpich Center Arts High School<br />
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA<br />
Nick Jirik Minnesota State University, Mankato<br />
Marina Kneeland University of Minnesota, Twin Cities<br />
Derek Krautkremer Highland Park Senior High School<br />
An East Coast School<br />
Corrine Lehner-Hanson St. Cloud State University<br />
Nick Litzau University of Minnesota, Duluth<br />
Amanda Maruska **+ Southwest State University, Marshall<br />
Zack Molitor St. John’s University<br />
Matt Novak *+ University of Minnesota, Twin Cities<br />
Kaitlyn O’Neill *+ University of Minnesota, Twin Cities<br />
Brianna Prochaska St. Cloud State University<br />
Brittany Prochaksa Minnesota State University, Mankato<br />
Anni Rezac *+ Carlson School of Management at the<br />
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities<br />
Tony Schmitz **+ University of Wisconsin, Madison<br />
Paul Schoenecker St. John’s University<br />
Alex Amisek *+ St. John’s University<br />
Brandon Svoboda Minnesota State University, Mankato<br />
Kevin Trettel **+ St. Olaf College<br />
Jessica Tupy **+ Winona State University<br />
James Turner + South Dakota State University, Brookings<br />
Elle Vosejpka * Winona State University<br />
Jenny Wagner Minnesota State University, Mankato<br />
Kelsey Weiers **+ College of St. Benedict<br />
Maggie Weiers **+ University of St. Thomas<br />
(**) = Highest Honor Student – 3.9 or higher GPA<br />
(*) = High Honor Student – 3.5 or higher GPA<br />
(+) = National Honor Society Member<br />
SOME IMPRESSIVE STATS…<br />
• All 38 students of the SWS Class of 2006 graduated from high school in 2010.<br />
• 36 of the 38 graduated from New Prague High School (NPHS) + 2 from other schools.<br />
• The NPHS Class of 2010 = 250 (SWS = 14%)<br />
• 28 Highest Honor Students (SWS = 39%)<br />
• 53% of SWS Grads are Highest Honor, High Honor and/or Members of the NHS.<br />
Alumni News<br />
A Letter from Jake Kartak<br />
Jake is the son of Pete and<br />
Anne (Maxa) Kartak; all<br />
alumni of SWS. (Pete is also<br />
an employee at St. <strong>Wenceslaus</strong>.)<br />
Jake, a graduate of<br />
SWS a few years ago, was<br />
diagnosed with colon cancer<br />
last year and the SWS<br />
community has been praying<br />
for him ever since.<br />
To All SWS Families,<br />
Students & Staff ~<br />
Over the past 10 months<br />
cancer has changed my life<br />
considerably, but one thing<br />
that has remained unchanged<br />
has been the support from<br />
people like yourselves. Your<br />
thoughts, prayers and various<br />
gifts have made this<br />
experience bearable and<br />
beatable. My life has become<br />
a real-life example of the<br />
power of prayer and that God<br />
is ALWAYS listening.<br />
St. <strong>Wenceslaus</strong> School has<br />
instilled great principles in<br />
myself and I hope you too will<br />
carry these principles with you<br />
long after you leave. I will<br />
forever take pride in my time<br />
at St. <strong>Wenceslaus</strong> School.<br />
I am currently back at the<br />
University of Minnesota (GO<br />
GOPHERS!) to finish out my<br />
senior year. I am studying<br />
Environmental Sciences and<br />
couldn’t be happier to be back<br />
on campus.<br />
I am forever in debt to you all,<br />
and God bless each and<br />
every one of you!<br />
Jake Kartak<br />
Class of ‘02
ST. WENCESLAUS SCHOOL<br />
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION & FRIENDS<br />
227 Main Street East<br />
New Prague, Minnesota 56071<br />
952-758-3133<br />
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED<br />
SWS Alumni Assn<br />
& Friends<br />
Dave Bruzek ’56<br />
Class Representatives<br />
Dave.bruzek@saintwenceslaus.org<br />
Kim Doyle ’72<br />
SWS Principal<br />
Kim.doyle@saintwenceslaus.org<br />
Mary (Mach) Fitzgerald ‘43<br />
Rachel (Kreger) Harmon ’87<br />
Communications<br />
Rachelkharmon@yahoo.com<br />
George Mikiska ‘59<br />
Archives<br />
George.mikiska@saintwenceslaus.org<br />
Marvin Peters ’77<br />
Treasurer<br />
marvin@hpsappraisalservice.com<br />
Jerry Walerius ‘69<br />
Chair<br />
Walerius@bevcomm.net<br />
AnnMarie Witt ’76<br />
SWS Development Director<br />
Annmarie.witt@saintwenceslaus.org<br />
Jean (Kocina) Zimanske ‘73<br />
Secretary<br />
jhakzimanske@hotmail.com<br />
NONPROFIT<br />
SWS Connections Page ORG. 4 of 6<br />
We’re on the Web!<br />
U.S.<br />
POSTAGE<br />
PAID<br />
New Prague,<br />
MN<br />
Permit No. 40<br />
Up-coming SWS Fundraisers<br />
Friday,<br />
February 4<br />
Sweepstakes<br />
Dance<br />
and Raffle<br />
Friday, March 11 and<br />
Friday, April 1<br />
Fish Fry<br />
S a tur da y,<br />
June 17<br />
S WS Go lf<br />
T o ur na ment<br />
Saturday, March 5<br />
Starry Night Mardi<br />
Gras Live & Silent<br />
Auction<br />
Ice Fishing<br />
Contest,<br />
February 26<br />
Check out our NEW website at: www.swsalumni.org<br />
To receive or view this newsletter electronically,<br />
contact Rachel Harmon at rachelkharmon@yahoo.com.
*** Thank you for your many gifts SWS Alumni and Friends ***<br />
Contributions from December SWS 2009 Connection<br />
to September 2010<br />
Conneaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa<br />
• Jim ’74 & Tery (Kratochvil)<br />
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaactionas<br />
Mahowald ‘75<br />
Page 3 of 4<br />
Please note the following Memorial Gift<br />
was inadvertently omitted from the last<br />
newsletter:<br />
• In memory of her parents, Francis &<br />
Adeline A. (Rybak) Busch ‘38 from<br />
Carrol M. (Busch) Stuber ‘63<br />
MEMORIAL GIFTS<br />
• In memory of classmates Ed<br />
Yackley, Jane (Holub) Edmond &<br />
Bob Marek from Margaret “Peg”<br />
(Topka) Novonty, all Class of ‘39<br />
HONOR GIFTS<br />
Celebrating 60 years as a priest, Rev.<br />
Bob Dobihal ’39 from Margaret “Peg”<br />
(Topka) Novonty ‘39<br />
Golden Wedding Anniversary ~ Paul and<br />
Rosanne Flick from Don ’46 & Veda<br />
Sirek<br />
Celebrating SWS teacher, Elaine Harty’s<br />
Retirement with gifts to the Tuition<br />
Assistance Fund<br />
• Audrey Bendzick<br />
• Elgar & Irene Busch<br />
• Steve & Mary (Bruzek) Frost ‘66<br />
• Don & Dorothy Geiger<br />
• Steve & Michele (Gehlen)<br />
Germscheid ‘76<br />
• Dave & Jean (Shonka) Gerold ‘68<br />
• Rachel (Kreger) Harmon ‘87<br />
• Jane Jeffrey<br />
• Ben & Ludwina Johannes<br />
• Bill & Joyce (Kocks) Kajer ‘44<br />
• Ron & Kathy McBroom<br />
• Lucille Nickolay ‘36<br />
• Sean ’83 & Jamee (Kratochvil)<br />
O’Neill 84<br />
• Greg & Sally Rademacher<br />
• Brad ’80 & Kytyn Schoenbauer<br />
• Roger & Linda (Beckius) Smisek<br />
‘73<br />
• Pat & Ann Soderlund<br />
• Joe ’58 & Carol Sticha<br />
• Ann Marie Witt ‘76<br />
• Darlene (Schoenbauer) Witt ‘49<br />
• Bruce & Becky (Bisek) Wolf ‘73<br />
• Roger & JoAnn (Schoenbauer)<br />
Zaun ‘53<br />
• Roger ’62 & Beverly Zvanovec<br />
No-Show Ball “Attendees” & Others<br />
• Genevieve (McKeney) Anderson<br />
‘28<br />
• Violet Bachman, Friend of SWS<br />
• Jim & Jean (Johannes) Becker ‘78<br />
• Dave Bilek ‘54<br />
• Greg Bilek ‘57<br />
• George ’61 & Jane Brezina<br />
• Deb (Kratochvil) Carpentier ‘67<br />
• John W. Chromy ‘56<br />
• Ruth Doherty, Friend of SWS<br />
• Jeanette (Schoenbauer) Deutsch<br />
‘45<br />
• Steve & JeNean (Moore) Erickson<br />
‘68<br />
• Mary (Mach) Fitzgerald ‘43<br />
Thanks to those who supported the<br />
SWS Alumni Association’s “No<br />
Show” Ball in June! Those of you<br />
who “bought” tickets to not<br />
attend the party,<br />
helped us raise $2,500<br />
to support the efforts<br />
of the Association.<br />
Don’t mark your<br />
calendar for next year.<br />
• Mary (Bruzek) Frost ‘66<br />
• Annella (Schoenecker) Gibney<br />
‘45<br />
• Ray ’64 & Joyce (Lambrecht)<br />
Hertaus ‘59<br />
• Dorothy “Dottie” (Schoenbauer)<br />
Illg ‘56<br />
• Lisa (Wann) Ingebrand ‘95<br />
• Ben & Ludwina Johannes,<br />
Friends of SWS<br />
• Marie Kajer, Friend of SWS<br />
• Scott Kajer ‘72<br />
• Barb (Witt) Kavan ‘72<br />
• Irma Langer, Friend of SWS<br />
• John “Jack” Lepeska ‘45<br />
• Al ’41 & Ginny (Layne)<br />
Mahowald ‘41<br />
• Mary (Bruzek) McDonald ‘53<br />
• Patricia (Rathmanner) McDonald<br />
‘47<br />
• Kathryn (Nickolay) Kramer ’67<br />
• John “Jack” Murray ‘53<br />
• Denis Novak ‘48<br />
• Mary (Scheffler) Nytes ‘63<br />
• Kathleen O’Neill, Friend of SWS<br />
• Pat (Maruska) O’Neill-Scheidt<br />
‘62<br />
• Lloyd ’51 & Rosalie Pauly<br />
• Al Pint ‘58<br />
• Mary (Rachac) Plante ‘48<br />
• Elaine (Schoenbauer) Price ‘65<br />
• Genevieve (Lepeska) Rockwood<br />
‘41<br />
• Catherine (Witt) Rupp ‘80<br />
• Gene ’54 & Sally (Bruzek)<br />
Schmid ‘54<br />
• Arnie ’51 & Ann Schoenbauer<br />
• Reynold Schoenbauer ‘48<br />
• John Sticha ‘55<br />
• Keith & Lynn (Hruby) Sticha ‘94<br />
• Tim Sticha ‘86<br />
• Tom Vanasek ‘73<br />
• Nancy (Novak) Vescio ‘58<br />
• Kurt A. Wann ‘93<br />
• Darlene (Schoenbauer) Witt ‘49<br />
• Becky (Bisek) Wolf ‘73<br />
• JoAnn (Schoenbauer) Zaun ‘53<br />
• Doug & Jean (Kocina) Zimanske<br />
’73 & Family<br />
• Dick & Mary (Cervanka) Zweber<br />
‘51<br />
(Continued on back)<br />
SWS TUITION ASSISTANCE<br />
FUND GIFTS
MEMORIALS<br />
• In memory of Bernard Bisek<br />
from George ’46 & Elsie<br />
(Skluzacek) Tupy ’52 and Kathy<br />
O’Neill<br />
• In memory of Bonnie Vollmar<br />
from Kathy O’Neill<br />
• In memory of Herschel F.<br />
Bachman from Violet Bachman<br />
• In memory of Richard “Jeff”<br />
Jelinek ’44 from Rita Jelinek<br />
• In memory of Merlin Moore<br />
from Evelyn Moore<br />
• Golden Wedding Anniversary ~<br />
Bill & Mary Kay Bergevin from<br />
Don ’46 & Veda Sirek and Kathy<br />
O’Neill<br />
• Golden Wedding Anniversary ~<br />
Jim & Joan Eaton from Don ’46<br />
& Veda Sirek, Kathy O’Neill and<br />
Jim & Carole Lang<br />
• Golden Wedding Anniversary ~<br />
Gifts given to SWS TAF from<br />
Jim & Joan Eaton<br />
• 85 th Birthday ~ Marie L. Kajer ~<br />
from Jacinta (Timmons) Carlson<br />
‘69<br />
ADOPT-A-STUDENT SPONSORS<br />
& OTHER TAF DONORS<br />
• Irene Bednar<br />
• George ’61 & Jane Brezina<br />
• Kathie Burkland<br />
• Jeanette (Schoenbauer) Deutsch<br />
‘45<br />
• Steve & JeNean (Moore) Erickson<br />
‘68<br />
• Ben & Luddy Johannes<br />
• Lillian Kafka<br />
• Daniel Kamish ‘43<br />
• Jim ’62 & Anita Kratochvil<br />
• Wencel & Pat Kubes<br />
• John “Jack” Lepeska ‘45<br />
• Joe & Joannie Meyer<br />
• Lucille Nickolay ‘36<br />
• Ed & Shari Nytes<br />
• Helen (Dohmen) Pexa ‘55<br />
• Tom ’55 & Margie Pexa<br />
• Ed & Grace (Turek) Picka ‘59<br />
• Terry & Janet (Lambrecht) Rezac<br />
‘59<br />
• Genevieve (Lepeska) Rockwood<br />
‘41<br />
• Milo & Carolyn (Musil) Rynda<br />
‘52<br />
• Aaron Seurer<br />
• Noreen Seurer<br />
• Michael ’77 & Diane Sirek<br />
SWS Alumni & Friends Donor List continued…<br />
• Brad ’80 & Kytyn Schoenbauer<br />
• Ray ’36 & Dorothy (Matyas)<br />
Schoenecker ‘37<br />
• Julie (Moore) Smith ‘72<br />
• Joe ’58 & Carol Sticha<br />
• Bob ’63 & Mary (Wagner)<br />
Vanasek ‘65<br />
• John Wagner<br />
• Walter “Bill” Wagner<br />
• Darlene (Schoenbauer) Witt ‘49<br />
• Ken & Lana (Schmid) Witt ‘58<br />
SWS ENDOWMENT GIFTS<br />
SWS recently received gifts<br />
designated for the school’s portion of<br />
the Parish’s Endowment Fund<br />
• Golden Wedding Anniversary ~<br />
Bill & Marlene Masberg from<br />
Bill & Dorothy Orr<br />
• 50 th Birthday ~ Jean Sticha from<br />
anonymous<br />
& to all the Anonymous Donors…<br />
Thanks to all 2010 SWS Marathon Sponsors!<br />
Pictured here, Patrick Kreger ’85 and his wife Tina, who participated in the<br />
October Marathon with their children & SWS students, Amir Chraibi (gr. 7), and<br />
Orion (gr. 5) and Liberty (gr. 2), along with grandma and 4 th grade SWS<br />
teacher, Ann Kreger.<br />
Hey Alumni,<br />
How many of you remember the “olden days” of the annual SWS<br />
Marathon? How many actually biked the 16 miles out past the<br />
Schoenbauer farm and back? Remember the up-hill both ways by the<br />
St. <strong>Wenceslaus</strong> Cemetery? The structure of the Marathon may be<br />
different these days, (the School focuses on service projects during the<br />
week-of Marathon and families walk the perimeter around the School<br />
ground while participating in fun family activities,) but the end result is<br />
still the same. Money is raised to enhance the education for all<br />
students at SWS. Over $45,000 this year!
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