Eagles' Nest - St. Thomas More Catholic Church

Tammy Bogan Receives Mother Seton Award
The Mother Seton Award is presented annually
by each school in the Catholic Diocese of Baton
Rouge. This award honors those individuals
whose volunteer service and dedication has been
worthy of recognition, who espouses the Gospel
values, and emulates the qualities of Elizabeth
Ann Seton. The St. Thomas More Catholic
School and Home and School Association is
proud to announce that Tammy Bogan has
been selected as the 2012 Mother Seton Award
recipient. Tammy exemplifies Mother Seton
with her kindness, patience, common sense,
wit, and courtesy when working tirelessly for
our school and students, St. Michael High School and Baton Rouge communities
over the last 14 years. Her efforts and dedication always focus on creating the best
possible experience by quietly serving God and others.
Tammy and husband, Pat, have three children: Ashley, a student at LSU; Cade, a
Junior at St. Michael High School and Blair, an 8th grader at STM.
Thank you Tammy for your many years of service to STM.
Alumni News
Congratulations to the following STM Alumni who were named National Merit
Semifinialists: Ethan Beaman and Jake Bowers of Catholic High School, and Caroline
Morganti and Krisha Sherburne of St. Joseph’s Academy.
David Broussard Named as STM Distinguished Graduate
St. Thomas More Catholic School is proud to
honor David Broussard, 1978 alum, as the 2011
Distinguished Graduate. This award is presented for
outstanding personal, professional and community
achievements. His life serves as a witness to the
values that Catholic schools profess. In recognizing
David as a distinguished graduate, we emphasize
those qualities that make Catholic schools give
meaning and purpose to life.
Mr. Broussard has been actively involved in St.
Thomas More Catholic Church and School through
his service on numerous committees and activities. Dr. Armstrong stated
that “David is always willing and eager to help STM School and Parish at any
time. When I called him to ask him about honoring us by serving as this year’s
distinguished graduate, he humbly replied, “….but I have so much more to do
and so many more years to help.” We are thankful and blessed that he is so
supportive of our community.”
When asked about the value of a Catholic School Education, David stated, “I
believe Catholic Schools are an integral part of the Church’s mission to teach
young people how to live the Gospel, build faith based communities, and promote
service to others.”
David is married to Beth Broussard and they have three children, all STM
students. David is actively involved in the STM Men’s Club, Festival Commitee,
Parish council, “This Man is You”, and the Annual Giving Campaign. Over the
years he has participated in numerous projects on campus. He has also been
involved over the years in United Way, Habitat for Humanity, Come Lord Jesus,
and Scouting (Eagle Scout, Friends of Scouting Campaigns). David will be
honored at a banquet on January 31 at which time The Most Reverend Bishop
Muench with present him with a plaque in honor of his service to Church, school,
and community.
Congratulations David for being named the STM 2011 Distinguished Graduate
and thank you for all you do for STM School and Church.
Student News
Congratulations to St. Thomas More’s
Students of the Year: Parker Wilson
(6th grade) and Brennan Burke (8th
grade). Both students represented STM
well and made us all very proud!
Congratulations to Amie Martinez who
was selected as the Grand Prize winner
of the Serra Club Annual Essay Contest.
Her essay was chosen from a pool of 42
essays by a panel of judges.
Congratulations to Blake Bueto, Laura
Kaiser, Savannah Mansion, and
Whitley Moore on receiving Honorable
Mention for their Law Day 2012 poster
submissions. They were presented
certificates during the Law Day opening
ceremony on April 27.
Teachers and Students
Make a Difference
STM’s eighth grade students, Delia
Ardoin and Denver Denison, along
with 3rd grade teacher, Tracy Gaspard,
and bookkeeper Kim Weimer, received
the Neighbors Way Award from Darlene
Shingleur, Business Development
Officer of Neighbors Federal Credit
Union. This award is given to the
outstanding individuals who go the
extra mile and make a difference in the
STM School Community.
ExxonMobil Families Raise
$6,000 for STM
ExxonMobil awarded $6,000 in grant
money to St. Thomas More Catholic
School for the 252 hours the volunteers
logged in 2011. We would like to thank
everyone who made this possible.
2011 Individual Grants Awarded:
Lisa Barnett, Bill Cagnolatti, Gwen
Cagnolatti, Mike Oufnac, Andrea Sides,
and Rawls Sides
2011 Team Grants Awarded: Mission
Day Two Team Grants
Melissa Kaiser, Michael Oufnac, Amelia
Talbot, Patricia Talbot, and Todd Talbot
Cherie Bailey, Madeline Bailey, Andrea
Sides, Molly Sides, and Rawls Sides
Grants for the 2012 calendar year
are already being submitted. All
ExxonMobil employees, their spouses
and children ages 12-25, as well as,
retirees and their spouses, are eligible to
participate in the Volunteer Involvement
Program. If you are interested in getting
involved, please contact Andrea Sides
274-1182, ars123@cox.net, or Kerry
Hunt 275-2820, huntk@stmbr.org.