Assumption Magazine Fall 2009 - Assumption High School

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Ginny Tatum Donis and her husband
welcomed their first child, Eva Mariela, on
February 5, 2009. Eva weighed 7 pounds,
7 ounces, and was 20¼ inches long. She
is the absolute love of their lives, and
continues to amaze them each day!
Theresa Currier Thomas received her
doctorate in anatomy and neuroscience
from UK in 2008 and is a postdoctoral
fellow at the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury
Research Center in UK’s College
of Medicine.
1995
Class Ambassador: Kenzie Kapp, Rachel
Niemann Sell
Jennifer Adams Miller and her family live
in Fisherville, Kentucky, near her husband’s
business, Twin M. Nursery. Jennifer is in her
11th year as a second grade teacher at St.
Gabriel Catholic School. She and Jeff have
two children, JJ, 5, who is in kindergarten
at St. Gabriel, and Jenna Raye, 2. Jennifer
would like to thank her AHS family for the
prayers and support this past year when she
lost her grandmother and mother five days
apart. It meant a lot to her to hear from so
many classmates and teachers.
Kirsten Ullrich was recently named a fellow
of the prestigious Fine Arts Work Center in
Provincetown, Massachusetts. The award is
for emerging artists and writers and will extend
from October 2009 to May 2010. Kirsten
earned a B.F.A. in painting and a B.S. in graphic
design with high honors from the University of
Cincinnati in 2001, and an M.F.A. in painting
from Temple University in 2005. She currently
lives in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Laura Scalise Zoglman and her husband,
Stephen, are happy to announce the birth of
their second son, Matthew Elliott, on June 14,
2009. Matthew weighed 8 pounds and was 20
inches long. He joins his big brother Nick, 3.
Alumnae Class Updates
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Marcie Haare Martin and her husband,
Brent, proudly announce the birth of their
second child, Reese Lynn, on December 20,
2008, at 1:58 a.m. Reese weighed 7 pounds
and was 19¾ inches long. Reese joins big
brother Brennan.
1997
Class Ambassadors: Laura Blaser, Jessica
Evans, Emma Hayes, Katie King
Denise Landrum Geyer and her husband,
David, honeymooned in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
They will reside in Norman, Oklahoma,
where Denise will finish her dissertation and
teach composition and rhetoric courses.
Mary Domst Hardin is a stay-at-home mom
to three kids, Josh, 6; Reese, 2; and Ethan
born May 4, 2009. Ethan weighed 8 pounds,
3 ounces, and was 20 inches long.
Kirsten Masterson Robbins proudly
announces the birth of her second child,
Paige Brienne, on June 21, 2009. Paige
weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 21
inches long. She is welcomed by big brother
Caleb, 3. They are all enjoying the new
addition to the family.
Laura Pfister Seymour and her husband,
Patrick, proudly announce the birth of their
second child, Cody Price, on March 2, 2009.
Cody weighed 7 pounds, 11ounces and joins
big brother Cort, 2.
1998
Class Ambassadors: Jenny Hilsenrad Graff,
Jenny Weber Shulhafer, Nancy Beckham
Vann
Beth Moses Puckett and her husband, Mark,
joyfully announce the blessing of their first
child, Jacob Daniel, on April 16, 2009. Jacob
weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 21¼
inches long. He is welcomed by his aunts
Jenni Moses Garland `93, Melanie Moses
DeBusk `96, and Stephanie Moses `02 and by
his great aunt Diane Graff David `72.
1999
Class Ambassadors: Caryn Willian Leavens,
Jackie Rossano
Melissa Arnold has completed her first year of
law school at Salmon P. Chase College of Law.
Elizabeth Fuell Bland and her husband, John,
proudly announce the birth of their daughter,
Baylee Marie, on July 6, 2009. Baylee
weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 17
inches long. She joins big brother Liam, 2.
Rachel Zeillmann O’Dea and her husband,
Michael, are expecting their child, a son, in
October!
2000
Class Ambassadors: Jenni Benningfield,
Catie Knable Leslie
Lisa Brown moved to California where she will
design video games. Lisa returned to Insomniac
Games where she started her career as a game
designer. She says it’s awesome!
Emily Wiesemann Brun and her husband, Ray,
have moved back to Louisville after living in
New Hampshire for the past two years. Emily
has decided to pursue her dream of being a
professional photographer and is in the process
of starting her own business. You can check
out her photos at www.garabellephotography.
blogspot.com/. Her son, Garrett, is 6 years old,
and her daughter, Isabelle, is 2 years old.
Angelica Thompson is building a business in
ballroom dancing and Zumba Fitness aerobics.
The name of her dance studio is Louisville
Ballroom. Her dance partner, Anton Sidorov,
is a world dance champion from Russia, and
they train together daily. Though she is already
a professional dance instructor, the material
in ballroom dancing is endless; you never stop
learning. There is always something new and
fresh that keeps her on her feet and anxious to
learn. Angelica is also a certified Zumba Fitness
instructor. Zumba Fitness is Latin aerobics, so
this ties in perfectly with her ballroom business.
Every day is a blessing to her and she is very
passionate about what she does!
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