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URSULINE<br />

CELEBRATING HERITAGE ~ CULTIVATING HOPE<br />

SPRING <strong>2009</strong>


<strong>2009</strong> School and Events Calendar<br />

May 14 Baccalaureate Mass & Dinner<br />

May 17 50 Year Class Reunion Luncheon, 1pm; Graduation, 3pm<br />

May 25 No Classes<br />

May 26 Freshman/Sophomore Exams Begin<br />

Jun 5 Alumnae Weekend: Concert on Front Campus<br />

Jun 6 Alumnae Weekend: Class Reunions<br />

Jun 7 Alumnae Weekend: Alumnae Day Mass & Brunch, 10am<br />

Jun 8-9 Leadership Academy for sixth & seventh grade students<br />

Aug 8 Book Day<br />

Aug 9 Class of <strong>2009</strong> Never Say Goodbye Barbecue<br />

Aug 10 Legacy Ice Cream Kick-Off Social<br />

Aug 19 Classes Begin<br />

Sept 3 Back to School Night<br />

Sept 23 Freshman Induction & Dinner<br />

Oct 4 Fall Festival<br />

Oct 21 Feast of St. Ursula Liturgy<br />

Nov 25 Thanksgiving Liturgy & Young Alumnae Breakfast<br />

Dec 12 Breakfast with Santa<br />

Sisters Sisters Schools Schools Lacrosse Lacrosse Tournament Tournament<br />

Tournament<br />

by Dr. Judy Anderson, Science Faculty and Lacrosse Coach<br />

The <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy Lacrosse Team participated in the Third Annual Sister<br />

Schools Tournament April 24-26, hosted this year by The <strong>Ursuline</strong> School of New<br />

Rochelle, NY. Thursday the team toured New York City and was greeted by our New<br />

Rochelle sisters at the hotel that evening. The team from <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy in<br />

Wilmington, DE soon arrived as well. Friday some of the athletes shadowed the New<br />

Rochelle students while others went to Bridgeport, CT for a service project to benefit<br />

Nicaragua. Games were played Friday and Saturday among the three schools and<br />

amidst the cheers of their <strong>Ursuline</strong> sisters. The tournament ended with Mass together<br />

in the provincial Chapel followed by a trip to the Larchmont Yacht Club for dinner, a<br />

slide show of the weekend’s events, and the sharing of gifts.<br />

<strong>Ursuline</strong>-St. Louis is published bi-annually for parents, alumnae, parents of alumnae, grandparents, and friends of <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy.<br />

We thank you for reading our publication. If you have items to share with UA, please let us know. We love hearing from you!<br />

Send your information, requests, and concerns to:<br />

<strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy, Attn: Magazine, 341 S. Sappington Road, St. Louis, MO 63122<br />

314-984-2816 or tsteck@ursulinestl.org<br />

COVER: Mr. Kevin Reid and<br />

Mr. Josh Piontek with two of their<br />

students, Isabella Grigsby ’10 and<br />

Kimmie Leach ’11. See page 4 for<br />

information on their multi-media<br />

learning project.<br />

New New Ambassadors<br />

Ambassadors<br />

Congratulations to our newest<br />

Ambassadors (all are Class of 2011):<br />

Molly Adler, Lindsey Becker,<br />

Gina Brahm, Marissa Buechel,<br />

Kelsey Byland, Nicole Dempsey,<br />

Alexa Dickerhoff, Molly Eggleston,<br />

Christine Goss, Ally Hill,<br />

Kaitlyn Janssen, Alison Kardesch,<br />

Kelly LaPoint, Elizabeth Laschober,<br />

Colleen McCormack, Emily Mulligan,<br />

Margaret O'Brien, Leah Renaud,<br />

Elizabeth Schuler, Molly Sweeney,<br />

Mandy Wherle, and Claire Zilch.<br />

First and Second<br />

Honors<br />

Fall Semester<br />

Results<br />

First Honors<br />

Freshmen 31/173 (18%)<br />

Sophomores 48/163 (29%)<br />

Juniors 36/144 (25%)<br />

Seniors 60/156 (38%)<br />

Second Honors<br />

Freshmen 66/173 (38%)<br />

Sophomores 66/163 (40%)<br />

Juniors 51/144 (35%)<br />

Seniors 71/156 (46%)<br />

Congratulations to<br />

all of our honor students!<br />

Keep up the great work!


From From the the President<br />

President<br />

Dear <strong>Ursuline</strong> Families,<br />

It is amazing how much is accomplished in one school year. A school<br />

year has the power to impact an individual’s as well as a community’s life.<br />

Our theme this school year, Together, Celebrating Heritage—Cultivating<br />

Hope, called us to reflect on the importance of our past and to look<br />

<strong>hope</strong>fully toward the future. Together, the <strong>Ursuline</strong> Sisters, Board<br />

of Trustees, Board Committees, Alumnae, DUDs, Mothers’ Club,<br />

Administrators, Faculty and Staff remain dedicated to the nurturing<br />

development of our students. Undeniably our students impact society.<br />

Examples are threaded throughout this publication.<br />

I want to express a true sense of appreciation and gratitude for all you<br />

have personally given to <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy this year. The young women<br />

who enter our doors deserve the best. What a fantastic group of young<br />

women! They and their families take with them an experience of<br />

community life that reaches far beyond the Sappington-Monroe border.<br />

We look with excitement to welcoming our incoming freshman class<br />

while feeling a bit of sadness in letting go of the Class of <strong>2009</strong>. Our<br />

graduates are ready for college. We will be waiting for them to return<br />

to visit and anxious to hear about their future accomplishments.<br />

Forever <strong>Ursuline</strong>: Never Say Goodbye,<br />

Dr. Tina Reichardt<br />

Bear On The Move<br />

This year UA purchased a new bear costume<br />

for use at games and pep rallies. The old<br />

costume was retired to the Henry family in<br />

memory of Katy ‘02 who wore the costume<br />

often during her time at UA.<br />

According to Gail and Steve Henry, “We do<br />

appreciate the gift. Since coming to stay with<br />

us, the UA Bear has been part of many family<br />

functions. She has brought us many smiles by<br />

stirring up memories of our Katy.”<br />

I want to<br />

express<br />

a true<br />

sense of<br />

appreciation<br />

and gratitude<br />

for all<br />

you have<br />

personally<br />

given to<br />

<strong>Ursuline</strong><br />

Academy<br />

this year.<br />

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Multi Multi-Media Multi Media Research<br />

Research<br />

Learning Learning Centers<br />

Centers<br />

by Kevin Reid, English Department<br />

Keeping student interest through<br />

innovative lessons and the utilization of<br />

technology in meaningful ways remains<br />

an evolving pursuit in the teaching<br />

community. Among the <strong>Ursuline</strong><br />

community there are many examples<br />

of this occurring across the curriculum.<br />

One such instance involved a sophomore<br />

multimedia research project. The<br />

collaboration of English teachers<br />

Mr. Josh Piontek and Mr. Kevin Reid<br />

led to the creation and implementation of<br />

an assignment requiring students to create<br />

research-based learning centers for<br />

viewing by their classmates.<br />

The two-pronged objective of the learning<br />

centers aimed to allow students to take on<br />

the teacher role by educating classmates<br />

on one of six topics associated with the<br />

novel Samurai’s Garden and create a set<br />

of activities that necessitated the use of<br />

essential life skills.<br />

The research not only required students to<br />

collect data from books and articles but<br />

New New Administrative Administrative Position<br />

Position<br />

Yearbook Yearbook Recognized<br />

Recognized<br />

The Oak Leaves staff was awarded the honor of having the 2008-09 yearbook book<br />

inducted into the Walsworth Publishing Company's Gallery of Excellence, a showcase<br />

of yearbooks selected for their winning combination of outstanding theme, design, and<br />

coverage. Yearbooks featured in the gallery may be displayed at regional, state, and<br />

national conventions and workshops and distributed to schools across the country as<br />

examples of excellent books. The 2008-<strong>2009</strong> Oak Leaves book was selected for this<br />

honor as a representation of how a yearbook serves to tell the story of a year.<br />

Congratulations to Ms. Jaime Gilligan and the Oak Leaves staff!<br />

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also web-based videos<br />

and images. After<br />

gathering information on<br />

the designated topics,<br />

students organized and<br />

presented their group’s<br />

findings through the<br />

unique employment of an<br />

old Microsoft tool.<br />

The medium challenged students to<br />

design nonlinear PowerPoint<br />

presentations that allowed their<br />

classmates to navigate each group’s<br />

presentation slides through the use of<br />

hyperlinks. Most people are familiar<br />

with the traditional PowerPoint<br />

presentations that utilize formatted<br />

layouts and bullet points. While students<br />

viewed each other’s learning centers, they<br />

were presented with information that<br />

integrated images, sound, video, and, of<br />

course, written ideas.<br />

With the completion of the projects<br />

students developed and honed a variety<br />

Dr. Mark Gilligan, Theology Department, will serve <strong>Ursuline</strong><br />

Academy as Dean of Curriculum and Instruction while continuing<br />

to teach Theology part-time. Dr. Tina Reichardt, President, and<br />

Dr. Maria Orlando, Principal, are excited about the creation of this<br />

new position and believe it will give more time and focus to student<br />

achievement, alternative assessment, and faculty professional<br />

development.<br />

Mr. Kevin Reid (left) and Mr. Josh Piontek (right)<br />

assisting Julia Phillips ’10, Isabella Grigsby ’10,<br />

and Kimmie Leach ’11 during the<br />

Academic Advisement period.<br />

of skills they will use across the<br />

curriculum. Among those overarching<br />

skills are group work, organizational<br />

strategies, and the use of technology as<br />

both the vehicle of learning and<br />

communication of information.<br />

Incorporating these types of alternative<br />

projects into an already rigorous English<br />

department curriculum, steep in reading<br />

and writing, recognizes how our society is<br />

using more and more diverse forms of<br />

communication.<br />

Heritage<br />

Heritage<br />

Spotlight Spotlight<br />

Spotlight<br />

As the mother of two<br />

<strong>Ursuline</strong> daughters and as a<br />

parent who was honored and<br />

happy to volunteer and serve<br />

UA for eight years, one word<br />

describes my UA experience:<br />

COMMUNITY. Thank you!<br />

—Laura Thill-Murray,<br />

mother of Caitlin ’03<br />

and Maura ’09.


Japanese Japanese Students Students Visit Visit UA<br />

UA<br />

by Dr. Mark Gilligan, Dean of Curriculum and Instruction, Theology Faculty<br />

March 10-26, <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy was blessed<br />

with the presence of ten students visiting<br />

from St. Ursula Academy in Hachinohe,<br />

Japan. Each of the junior-level students along<br />

with their Japanese teacher and a chaperone<br />

from Pax International was housed by an<br />

<strong>Ursuline</strong> family. The students were hosted by<br />

the families of of Hailey Massa ’10, Rachel<br />

Hedgecorth ’10, Jessica Schulze ’11, Megan<br />

Roediger ’10, Kaylin McNamara ’10, Ally<br />

Mintert ’10, Julia Millburg ’10, Mary Kate<br />

Buncher ’10, Cori Duda ’10, and Monica<br />

Dryden ’10. The group’s chaperones enjoyed<br />

the hospitality of the families of Emily<br />

Mulligan ’11, and UA co-workers Mrs. Katy<br />

Pawlowicz and myself. The visit was truly<br />

educational for visitors, host families, and the<br />

UA community as a whole.<br />

During the school day, the Japanese students<br />

spent part of their mornings studying<br />

conversational English with Sr. Sue Anne Cole<br />

and the rest of the day attending classes with<br />

their host sisters. In the evenings the Japanese<br />

girls got a taste of what American family life<br />

is like (below). Despite tremendous<br />

differences in culture and language, lasting<br />

bonds of friendship were quickly established.<br />

“I learned many things from Aki, the<br />

chaperone who stayed in our home,<br />

and the others:<br />

• The Japanese love to give gifts<br />

• They are very gracious and<br />

appreciative<br />

• They love salad!<br />

Even though there was a language<br />

barrier, communication was fun and<br />

interesting using body language and just<br />

plain old pointing. Going to Dierbergs<br />

was fun with Aki as he was a bit<br />

overwhelmed in the cereal aisle! One of<br />

my favorite parts of the experience: my<br />

husband, Gerry, and I had a blast playing<br />

ping-pong with him!”<br />

—Mrs. Katy Pawlowicz<br />

On the afternoon<br />

of March 10, the<br />

visitors were<br />

welcomed at the<br />

airport by their host<br />

families who then<br />

most graciously<br />

welcomed them into<br />

their homes. A<br />

couple of days into<br />

the visit, all of the<br />

visitors and host<br />

sisters were given<br />

the opportunity to<br />

really get to know<br />

each other as <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy juniors when<br />

Rachel Hedgecorth hosted a sleepover for the<br />

entire crew. The next day the visitors, host<br />

students, and many of the families gathered for<br />

a tour of St. Louis. The first stop was City Hall<br />

where they were enthusiastically greeted by<br />

Mayor Francis Slay (father of Katherine ’05)<br />

who posed for pictures with them inside his<br />

private office (above).<br />

Then the group saw the<br />

city from high above in<br />

the Arch and visited the<br />

City Museum, ZOO, and<br />

Art Museum. The day<br />

concluded with a meal at<br />

Mama Campisi’s on The<br />

Hill. While a visit to Ted<br />

Drewe’s was on the<br />

original agenda, all<br />

agreed that they were too<br />

full and tired to enjoy frozen custard so that<br />

St. Louis tradition was postponed until later.<br />

Besides the organized tour of St. Louis, the<br />

visitors and hosts had many other opportunities<br />

to visit the local attractions and get together<br />

with each other, especially since their visit<br />

overlapped much of UA’s <strong>spring</strong> break. In fact,<br />

several of the students even got to see other<br />

parts of the United States as their host families<br />

took them along on Spring break trips to Florida<br />

and Colorado. One of the highlights of the trip<br />

was a barbecue at <strong>Ursuline</strong>, after which the<br />

visiting students put on a performance in<br />

“I learned a lot about a culture that is<br />

very different from ours. My favorite part<br />

of this experience was talking to the girls<br />

and finding out what they did in their day<br />

to day lives, and seeing the similarities<br />

and differences between us. I really<br />

enjoyed learning origami from them the<br />

most!”<br />

—Rachel Hedgecorth ’10<br />

kimonos to thank <strong>Ursuline</strong>-<br />

St. Louis and their host<br />

families (below). After the<br />

presentation, the <strong>Ursuline</strong><br />

girls then had an opportunity<br />

to wear and be photographed<br />

in kimonos. Finally, on the<br />

morning of their departure<br />

and continuation of their<br />

American trip to<br />

Washington, DC, the host families dropped<br />

our visitors off at UA to catch a shuttle back to<br />

the airport. All were sad to say good-bye to<br />

their new friends but realized that they would<br />

always be connected by the time they spent<br />

together and by the bonds of St. Ursula and<br />

St. Angela.<br />

This was UA’s fourth exchange with St. Ursula<br />

Academy—Japanese students came to UA in<br />

1990 and 2000, and most recently 14 UA<br />

students visited Hachinohe in December 2004<br />

followed by their Japanese hosts’ visit to UA<br />

in March 2005. UA has also welcomed<br />

several full-time exchange students from<br />

St. Ursula during recent years.<br />

“I learned about many aspects of<br />

Japanese culture such as food and music.<br />

My favorite part of the experience was<br />

touring St. Louis as a group. It was also<br />

nice getting to know some of my schoolmates<br />

whom I hadn't really talked to<br />

before.”<br />

—Emily Mulligan ’11<br />

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Third Third Annual Annual New New New Orleans Orleans Service Service Service Trip Trip<br />

Trip<br />

Relfection by Nikki Morton Weston ’98, Campus Minister<br />

If you ask people about<br />

Hurricane Katrina, they<br />

can probably give you<br />

plenty of facts and<br />

figures about the<br />

disaster. But if you ask them how New<br />

Orleans is recovering, they may not have such<br />

a clear answer. During the week of March<br />

23, 19 juniors and five co-workers saw just<br />

how much is left to be done in the Big Easy.<br />

While it was obvious that much time and<br />

effort have been put into rebuilding New<br />

Orleans, it was eye-opening to see how many<br />

buildings and homes have not yet been<br />

touched. Almost four years later, thousands<br />

of volunteers annually make it a priority to<br />

rebuild this beloved city.<br />

Projects for the week were assigned to us<br />

through Catholic Charities: Operation<br />

Helping Hands. In our two previous trips,<br />

our groups<br />

gutted homes<br />

and buildings,<br />

landscaped<br />

and painted,<br />

but never<br />

really had an opportunity to fully interact with<br />

residents. This year was very different. We<br />

worked at four different senior<br />

housing properties in the upper<br />

and lower ninth ward, and with<br />

that came the chance to meet<br />

residents who were just now<br />

returning to their homes.<br />

The first day we did intense<br />

landscaping—the sites were<br />

untouched since Katrina and had<br />

heavy overgrowth. We were not<br />

allowed in the buildings because<br />

of contaminated air and structural<br />

instability due to rotten wood and rusted<br />

metal. At first, I was extremely overwhelmed<br />

by the magnitude of the projects. But our site<br />

leader, Larry, made a path with his riding<br />

lawnmower and it seemed to give us all a<br />

sense of <strong>hope</strong> that we could follow his lead<br />

and make our own little path of beauty. Our<br />

young women<br />

lined up to use<br />

the “weed<br />

whacker”—<br />

something<br />

they would<br />

never ask to<br />

use at home.<br />

Others picked<br />

up branches,<br />

sticks, trash,<br />

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“New Orleans was amazing...helping out<br />

with residents’ buildings, talking with the<br />

locals and their experiences, and all the hard<br />

work that we did.” —Alexis Linsenman ’10<br />

bricks and leaves. It<br />

took five of our young<br />

women to pull down<br />

one stubborn vine, but<br />

they were committed to<br />

removing it.<br />

“Working at the different sites, meeting<br />

students from <strong>Ursuline</strong>-New Orleans, trying<br />

crawfish, and making new friends made this<br />

trip a great experience.”<br />

—Katherine O’Donoghue ’10<br />

Dani Sartori,<br />

Trish Mantia, &<br />

Megan Cassani<br />

It was amazing to see<br />

the many neighbors<br />

stop by to witness the<br />

activity. They all<br />

seemed to know<br />

someone waiting to<br />

move back into the<br />

apartment complex. One man’s house is<br />

directly across the street from our second<br />

property, and he has looked out<br />

his bedroom window for the<br />

past three-and-a-half years at a<br />

vacant building. It is hard to<br />

have <strong>hope</strong> and determination to<br />

move forward when so much of<br />

your environment is stuck<br />

almost four years in the past. The work was<br />

back-breaking and never-ending, but when we<br />

left the site, our team was very<br />

proud of our progress. Even if<br />

the building won’t be open for<br />

many months, we were still able<br />

to bring <strong>hope</strong> and new life to a<br />

community who desperately<br />

needs it.<br />

The remaining days of our trip<br />

were spent on quite a few<br />

different projects, some of<br />

which entailed working with<br />

residents who had just moved into the<br />

buildings a few months earlier. We spent<br />

one day at Annunciation Senior Housing<br />

Apartments and two days at<br />

Nazareth Inn. During these days<br />

we broke into teams—some<br />

groups had the opportunity to do<br />

more landscaping around the<br />

buildings while others were<br />

assigned to finish little projects<br />

around one of the buildings that<br />

was due to open soon. These<br />

projects included checking and<br />

changing light bulbs, replacing<br />

drip pans on stoves, and hanging<br />

the apartment numbers outside Lexi Warner<br />

each door. While these seemed<br />

minor, the students realized that it is the little<br />

things that make a house a home. Their hard<br />

work will impact hundreds of new residents as<br />

they return to their homes.<br />

Rebecca Goodwillie<br />

Back row: Margie Plurad, Dr. Mark Gilligan, Grace Sellman, Katie O’Donoghue,<br />

Sr. Mary Ann Dooling, Hannah Milford, Annie Redman, Dane Greer, Lexi Linsenman,<br />

Michelle Burton, Mrs. Nikki Weston. Center row: Ms. Jaime Gilligan, Katie<br />

O’Hallaron, Mogan Chelew, Michelle Hovis, Stephanie from Operation Helping<br />

Hands, Rebecca Goodwillie, Lexi Warner, Megan Cassani, Trish Mantia, Sr. Janet<br />

Kuciejczyk, Catherine Marino. Front row: Dani Sartori, Erin Goodman, Brigid<br />

Mattingly, Carolyn Plurad.<br />

“Everyone we met in New Orleans was<br />

extremely appreciative and supportive of the<br />

work we were doing, which made us feel like<br />

we were making a difference in their lives.”<br />

—Michelle Burton ’10<br />

We were also able to spend time with new<br />

residents and some of the renovation crews who<br />

were preparing one of the buildings to open in<br />

the beginning of April. At the end of each day<br />

during our hour of reflection, it was inspiring to<br />

hear our young women share their stories of the<br />

people they met. It helped them not only<br />

appreciate the many blessings in their life,<br />

but also empowered them to be “the hands<br />

of Christ” for all those whom they meet. Often<br />

we go into a place wanting to help others and<br />

change their lives for the better, but it is we<br />

who are so profoundly changed. I believe this<br />

is what many of our students and co-workers<br />

experienced during our time of service in New<br />

Orleans. While our week came to an end all too<br />

quickly, it is important to remember that there is<br />

much work left to be done. The hurricane may<br />

be long gone, but the aftermath is still very real,<br />

and we will continue to serve the people of New<br />

Orleans until we can say it is finished!<br />

We are grateful to Sr. Regina Marie, osu<br />

(right) and the students of <strong>Ursuline</strong><br />

Academy-New Orleans<br />

who welcomed us into their<br />

gym so we could have a<br />

place to stay that week.<br />

We are also appreciative<br />

of the many alumnae who<br />

provided wonderful dinners<br />

each evening. It was New<br />

Orleans hospitality at its finest!<br />

“In all the faces, in all the streets, in every<br />

house, Katrina still exists. Although Katrina<br />

lasted for a short time, it will take years for<br />

the city and its people to recover. They still<br />

need our help.” —Erin Goodman ’10


Grateful Grateful in in Guatemala<br />

Guatemala<br />

Service trips are an annual event for the Shelly family. Kasey ’09 (see sidebar), Stephanie ’11,<br />

their parents and fourth-grade sister, Lucy, spent their <strong>spring</strong> break in Panajachel, Guatemala<br />

this year. This was the family’s second service trip to Guatemala in addition to two previous trips<br />

to El Salvador.<br />

The purpose of this year’s trip was twofold. With the funds raised<br />

by a Student Council-sponsored fund-raiser, a dress-down day at<br />

UA, and other fund-raising activities, enough money was raised to<br />

provide scholarships for ten children to attend a local school.<br />

According to Stephanie, “It is so important for children in<br />

Guatemala to be educated. It is their only chance to break away<br />

from the continuous cycle of poverty.” In addition, the family<br />

transported ten crates of shoes for both children and adults—items<br />

Kasey and Stephanie with a<br />

local woman in Panajachel.<br />

much needed in the rustic villages.<br />

The The French French Connection<br />

Connection<br />

by Sr. Lois Castillon, osu ’60, Director of <strong>Ursuline</strong> Educational Services<br />

The children’s parents were<br />

“absolutely overjoyed” that their<br />

sons and daughters would get to<br />

attend school. The shoes were<br />

appreciated by all, and the children<br />

were delighted by the added bonus<br />

of receiving bags of M&M’s and<br />

lollipops.<br />

The family’s service work in<br />

Guatemala is coordinated through<br />

the non-profit group Mayan<br />

Families (mayanfamilies.org).<br />

The organization would like to<br />

express its gratitude to <strong>Ursuline</strong><br />

Academy for our continued<br />

support of their efforts.<br />

The <strong>Ursuline</strong>s of the Western Province of France through their Provincial,<br />

Sr. Marie-Therese LeGoc, recently invited me to come and share about our<br />

<strong>Ursuline</strong> school networking in North America. I visited three campuses in Nantes, Vannes,<br />

and Caen—a total of ten <strong>Ursuline</strong> schools—serving ages 3-24. I shared with administrators,<br />

teachers, and over 1,000 students within 25 classes, ranging from age 7 to 24. The topic was<br />

about “<strong>Ursuline</strong> schools and student life in America.” The students and co-workers were<br />

welcoming and delighted to hear about America. They loved seeing a DVD from <strong>Ursuline</strong><br />

Academy-New Orleans about the post-Katrina rebuilding and student life there. Because<br />

<strong>Ursuline</strong>s from France came to New Orleans in 1727, they feel a loving connection.<br />

The school day for students of all ages in France is from 8am-4:30pm. The government funds the<br />

salaries of the teachers in all French schools, provided they meet the standards set for academics<br />

and other regulations. The demands on the students are great—their extra-curricular<br />

activities seem minimal due to the strong emphasis on “passing the baccalaureate tests”<br />

given around the age of 17. The Lycee and post-Lycee schools for ages 16-24 focus<br />

on languages, sciences, mathematics, and business courses. The “Pastoral and<br />

Heritage Programs” offered in their <strong>Ursuline</strong> schools are similar to our Mission<br />

Effectiveness programs, with growing awareness of St. Angela Merici’s spirit and<br />

the history of each school, many dating back to the 1600s.<br />

A group of UA-St. Louis students will visit Blanche de Castille <strong>Ursuline</strong> School in<br />

Nantes this summer accompanied by UA French teacher, Sr. Janet Kuciejczyk, CSJ.<br />

The campus serves students ages 3-21, and we <strong>hope</strong> that French students will visit<br />

St. Louis later in the fall. Watch for photos and information about this exchange in<br />

the fall magazine.<br />

From UA<br />

to the UN<br />

by Kasey Shelly ’09<br />

I was delighted to be<br />

invited to participate<br />

in a press conference on<br />

February 13 at the United<br />

Nations to launch a<br />

global art competition<br />

that aims to promote<br />

global issues to children<br />

around the world. The<br />

competition is presented<br />

annually by the United Nations, an<br />

organization called Airline Ambassadors<br />

International, and a Spanish non-profit called<br />

Paz y Cooperacion. I was able to participate<br />

in the launch of last year’s competition,<br />

themed “Water for All,” and am excited<br />

about this year’s theme, “Learning to Live<br />

Together in Peace – Building Peace with the<br />

United Nations.”<br />

As a global society we are going through a<br />

very tumultuous time, so I think that this<br />

theme is very fitting. During the press<br />

conference I sat on a panel with Mr. Joaquín<br />

Antuña, founder and president of Paz y<br />

Cooperacion; Ms. Nancy Rivard, founder and<br />

president of Airline Ambassadors International<br />

(airlineamb.org); and Ms. Elvira<br />

Sánchez Egual of the World Association of<br />

Early Childhood Educators. I feel it is very<br />

important for all people—young and old—to<br />

be aware of global problems, politics, and<br />

events. The theme, “Learning to Live<br />

Together in Peace – Building Peace with the<br />

United Nations,” encourages youth to be<br />

concerned and interested in global affairs and<br />

other cultures. If young people, such as my<br />

peers and I, are aware of the ever-present and<br />

growing global issues and conflicts, we can<br />

form opinions and help solve these issues.<br />

This was Kasey’s second press conference at<br />

the United Nations. She is also the 2007<br />

recipient of the Airline Ambassadors Award<br />

for Excellence and serves as a youth<br />

ambassador for the organization.<br />

Sr. Lois, third from right, with administrators in Nantes.<br />

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Serviam Serviam Summary<br />

Summary<br />

Many Serviam activities have taken place at UA since the last magazine was published.<br />

Here are some highlights:<br />

Led by the<br />

Office of<br />

Mission<br />

Effectiveness<br />

and<br />

Campus<br />

Ministry,<br />

students<br />

and co-workers filled 1014 Christmas<br />

stockings distributed to area children and<br />

elderly through Metro-Vision Ministries<br />

in December.<br />

Rebecca Goodwillie ’10 (second from<br />

left with WKO<br />

staff) chaired<br />

the 3rd Annual<br />

Toy Drive to<br />

benefit children<br />

at Whole Kids<br />

Outreach in<br />

Ellington, MO.<br />

January’s annual Serviam Week<br />

(formerly SPLASH Week), led by<br />

STUCO, generated school spirit, raised<br />

funds for the <strong>Ursuline</strong><br />

Missions, and benefitted<br />

area food pantries. Even<br />

though the week was<br />

shortened by a snowstorm<br />

this year, it was full of<br />

activities and fund-raisers<br />

such as dress-down days<br />

(right), food collections,<br />

food and clothing sales,<br />

and a Bubble Dance. Not including the<br />

profit from clothing sales, the activities<br />

generated over $1000 for the <strong>Ursuline</strong><br />

Missions and 3183 food items for area<br />

food banks.<br />

The co-workers spent their January<br />

retreat day offering service<br />

to several agencies in the<br />

St. Louis area<br />

such as Nurses<br />

for Newborns,<br />

Giant Steps,<br />

and Nazareth<br />

Living Center<br />

to name just a<br />

few.<br />

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WAVE Week in February (Women<br />

Against Violence Everywhere) was full of<br />

activities to benefit Lydia’s House<br />

including Hoops and Scoops, hairbow<br />

and sports bra sales, cleaning supply and<br />

personal care item collections, and the<br />

annual Serviam Trivia Night to benefit<br />

both Marian Middle School graduates<br />

who attend UA as well as the clients of<br />

Lydia’s House. Trivia night raised over<br />

$9500 to be split between both groups!<br />

With all activities, over $5600 was raised<br />

to help those affected by domestic<br />

violence and to end violence<br />

against women!<br />

The Pi Day<br />

(March 14 3.14)<br />

bake sale organized by<br />

the Math Department<br />

featured an abundance of all baked treats<br />

round—pies, cookies, cupcakes, and more.<br />

Over $800 was raised to benefit Marian<br />

Middle School, and leftover treats were<br />

donated to area Lenten parish fish fries.<br />

In April, the sophomore "Big Sisters"<br />

and freshman "Little Sisters" sponsored<br />

a medical supply collection to benefit a<br />

Kenyan village, collecting over 500 items<br />

that will travel to Kenya with eight<br />

students from Chamberlain College of<br />

Nursing as they embark on a two-week<br />

medical mission trip (see page 17). The<br />

group is being led by UA alumna Susan<br />

Fletcher '66 (second from left), and one<br />

of her nursing students involved in the<br />

trip, Sarah Horstman<br />

(third from right),<br />

is the daughter of<br />

Carole Utterback<br />

Horstman '71<br />

and niece of<br />

Mary Jo Utterback<br />

Mance '66.<br />

Sports Sports Update<br />

Update<br />

• On the evening of April 7, the Varsity<br />

Track Team competed against eight<br />

schools at the Maplewood-Richmond<br />

Heights Invitational. Despite the fact that<br />

the team was outside in the cold from<br />

3:10pm until the last race finished at<br />

10:05pm, the girls stayed positive and<br />

competed to the best of their ability—<br />

achieving a First Place plaque! Several<br />

individuals also received medals—<br />

Andrea Hessler ’11, Michelle Hovis ’10,<br />

Kelly LaPoint ’11, Ali Moser ’12, Annie<br />

Redmond ’10, Colleen Reynolds ’09,<br />

Kristen Schildz ’10, Julie Swanger ’10.<br />

Congratulations to the team and Coach<br />

Hanock!<br />

• Dr. Judy Anderson, science faculty<br />

and UA lacrosse coach, has achieved the<br />

US Lacrosse Level 1 Women’s Coaching<br />

Certification through the US Lacrosse<br />

Coaching Education Program.<br />

• Congratulations to Lindsey Brown ’10,<br />

Nicole Dempsey ’11, Michelle<br />

Hannegan ’10, and Hailey Massa ’10 who<br />

were selected for the US Lacrosse Central<br />

Division Team. They will participate in<br />

the Women's Division National<br />

Lacrosse Tournament held during<br />

Memorial Day weekend in Maryland.<br />

• The Varsity Soccer Team is off to a<br />

great start this season with a record 7-3-1.<br />

They recently competed in the Great<br />

Midwest Classic Tourney and finished<br />

1-1-1 against teams from Kansas,<br />

Oklahoma, and Illinois.<br />

• The following fall and winter sports<br />

teams achieved the MSHSAA<br />

Outstanding Scholastic Achievement<br />

Award for the fall semester—each<br />

team’s GPA was 3.25 or better:<br />

Basketball—3.66<br />

Cross Country—3.51<br />

Golf—3.37<br />

Softball—3.67<br />

Swimming & Diving—3.45<br />

Volleyball—3.43<br />

Go to www.ursulinestl.org and click<br />

“UA SportsLink” to access:<br />

• Athletic Newsletters<br />

• Summer Camp info<br />

• MSHSAA Physical Form<br />

For the most accurate team schedules, visit<br />

www.highschoolsports.net where you can<br />

even sign up to receive reminders if a game<br />

gets postponed or cancelled.


Buona Festa <strong>2009</strong><br />

“Celebrating Heritage, Cultivating Hope”<br />

160 Years<br />

It began in May, 2008 with planning and came to a spectacular conclusion on March 14.<br />

From the history committee to every committee who worked diligently to bring success to<br />

all the events and carry through our celebration to the dinner auction, this could not have<br />

been done without their commitment. We had a beautifully continuous celebration of the<br />

founding of <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy, St. Louis. It’s a testament to the success of each and every<br />

young woman who has graduated from UA. An example has been set by the countless<br />

hours and enthusiastic energy spent by the parent volunteers, students and co-workers.<br />

We were truly blessed to have such great committee volunteers who shared themselves,<br />

their time, talents, and treasures with all of us here at UA. Our heartfelt thanks are<br />

extended to chairs Dee Baebler and Tina Randazzo-Coan for creating such a marvelous<br />

Buona Festa dinner celebration again and for their shining example of Serviam!<br />

Starting on Friday evening at the Preview Party with the musical talents of the DeSmet<br />

High School Jazz Band, the excitement continued with the delightful array of culinary taste,<br />

provided by the Syberg Family. Saturday evening began with the gorgeously transformed<br />

gymnasium decorated in red with gold, black and white accents, a delectable dinner served<br />

by Orlando Garden’s Catering, awesome Advisement Baskets, rounded off with the<br />

Heritage champagne flutes and coolers and a toast to many more successful years of<br />

<strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy tradition.<br />

Our auctioneer, Guy Phillips of Y-98FM, did a superb job as did the 100-plus students who<br />

served dinner, acted as the “Vannas” during the oral auction, and served as runners for<br />

successful bid sheets. We received the most wonderful response and success ever from<br />

the attendees on Fund-A-Need. The success of the auction was due to the entire <strong>Ursuline</strong><br />

community. The many successful bids from the audience of parents, alumnae, friends of<br />

UA, and co-workers to the countless donations from all of the parents and community<br />

helped to make this such a successful event in a time of financial uncertainty.<br />

Our deepest thanks to the many section committee chairs for their countless meetings,<br />

hours spent on suggestions, implementing new ideas, and working limitless hours, and,<br />

last, but not least, the maintenance department for the hours they spent assisting all of<br />

us the week of setup and after.<br />

As St. Angela stated in the 5th Counsel, “Be assured that I see clearly and hold dearly all<br />

the good works you are performing.”<br />

Our deepest and most sincere thanks to all of you, and kudos to Sue Quante,<br />

UA Events Coordinator, for successfully leading her first Buona Festa!<br />

Buona Festa Chairs<br />

Dee Baebler<br />

Tina Randazzo-Coan<br />

Committee<br />

Section Chairs<br />

Molly Bosch<br />

Anita Buechel<br />

Joan Cejas<br />

Paul Cejas<br />

Karen Coyle<br />

Denise Essmyer<br />

Liz Fadel<br />

Kasey Gufler<br />

Caron Herrin<br />

Jon Herrin<br />

Lisa Huff<br />

Lisa Hupfeld<br />

Robin James<br />

Maryann Kinsella<br />

Lauretta Lowery<br />

Laura McLaughlin<br />

Donna Nappier<br />

Sally Overturf<br />

Kathy Plurad<br />

Carol Rechtiene<br />

Terri Rogan<br />

Jim Rogan<br />

Brenda Schildz<br />

Sheri Strebler<br />

Debbi Warner<br />

Linda Wherle<br />

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Strategic Strategic Planning Planning Planning Committee Committee Progress Progress Report<br />

Report<br />

by Deb Flores, Director of Advancement<br />

In last fall’s <strong>Ursuline</strong> magazine, I shared with you that the Board of Trustee’s Strategic Planning<br />

Committee (SPC) was hard at work formulating a Strategic Plan for <strong>Ursuline</strong>’s next five years.<br />

Subcommittees resulting from the August 2008 informational meeting gathered over several months<br />

last fall to create five-year Action Plans for each Strategic Objective. The subcommittees worked<br />

under the following five Objectives:<br />

• <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy is successfully living and furthering the <strong>Ursuline</strong> charism.<br />

• <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy instills its core values in each student through mastery of the <strong>Ursuline</strong><br />

Academy Graduate Profile in order to create a life-long commitment to faith-based living<br />

and leadership in a global society.<br />

• <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy enables and empowers each co-worker to be successful in an educational<br />

environment.<br />

• <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy cultivates a mutually beneficial relationship with its broad constituency in<br />

the spirit of “Forever <strong>Ursuline</strong>: Never Say Goodbye.”<br />

• <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy has financial resources to realize its vision and continue its legacy.<br />

The subcommittees created Action Plans, including goals, action items and metrics, to carry out the objectives over the next five years and<br />

beyond. In February <strong>2009</strong>, all five subcommittees gathered together again to share their Plans. Many creative and innovative ideas were<br />

presented, plus the synergy among the various Action Plans was palpable.<br />

At press time, the SPC anticipated receiving Board approval of the Action Plans at the April 23 Board of Trustees meeting, then sharing the<br />

results with the UA community at large thereafter.<br />

The SPC would like to recognize and thank all of our volunteers who served on the subcommittees, donating their time, ideas and feedback<br />

to the process; they are truly some of the most giving, loyal members of the UA family!<br />

Charism<br />

Bob Becherer<br />

Sr. Lois Castillon, osu ’60<br />

Jim Day<br />

Sr. Mary Ann Dooling, osu<br />

Pat Harris ’62<br />

Kimberly Kolkovich ’03<br />

Julie Millburg ’10<br />

Mary Anne Pickering<br />

Terri Rogan<br />

Patricia Ruzicka ’09<br />

Sr. Elisa Ryan, osu ’62<br />

Jane Tayon<br />

For questions or comments about the Strategic Plan and its process please contact<br />

Margaret Hesse ’85, Chair of the SPC at mhesse@tuethkeeney.com<br />

or Deb Flores, Director of Advancement, at dflores@ursulinestl.org or 314-984-2811.<br />

Strategic Plan core committee members<br />

Deb Flores ● Dr. Mark Gilligan ● Margaret Hesse ● Dennis Johnson ● Tom Johnson ● Sally Maguire ● Dr. Tina Reichardt<br />

John Wilson ● David Broughton ● Sr. Mary Ann Dooling ● Mike Everding ● Sr. Madonna O’Hara ● Terri Rogan<br />

Do we have your email?<br />

If you are not receiving our bi-monthly e-newsletter, the ursuline @cademy link, then we do not have your email<br />

address on file. Contact Tina Steck at tsteck@ursulinestl.org to receive this up-to-date electronic publication filled with<br />

UA news, current events, and information about our online community!<br />

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Co-Worker Success<br />

Sr. Elizabeth<br />

Carpentier, osu<br />

Ray Cattaneo<br />

Bernyce Christiansen ’60<br />

Mark Gilligan<br />

Jean Grana<br />

Margaret Grotpeter ’60<br />

Chris Guthrie<br />

Dennis Johnson<br />

Dr. Maria Orlando<br />

Katy Pawlowicz<br />

Kris Pelizzaro<br />

Anne Marie<br />

Striebel-Griffin ’97<br />

Financial Resources<br />

Annie Bardgett<br />

Dave Broughton<br />

Marianne Burkemper<br />

Mike Everding<br />

Gary Grewe<br />

Joan Hannegan ’82<br />

Margaret Hesse ’85<br />

Lisa Huff<br />

Katie Mizera ’01<br />

Michelle Murray ’90<br />

Tom Scherrer<br />

Bob Thomasson<br />

John Wilson<br />

Mike Woodling<br />

Jean Woodward<br />

Graduate Profile<br />

Kathleen Broughton<br />

Darienne Brueggen<br />

Jessica Dalton<br />

Tori Davis ’11<br />

Cathy Deutsch<br />

Maureen Herrmann ’77<br />

Craig Hunt<br />

Toni Hunt ’79<br />

Paula Jung ’82<br />

Patty Kernell<br />

Colleen McCorry<br />

Kathleen McGovern ’01<br />

Doug & Kim ’79 Milford<br />

Sr. Madonna O’Hara, osu<br />

Andrea Rechtiene ’11<br />

Dr. Tina Reichardt<br />

Jane Ries<br />

Nikki Weston ’98<br />

community.ursulinestl.org<br />

Life-Long Relationships<br />

Carole Bartnett ’68<br />

Nancy Benz ’50<br />

Susan Bruno<br />

Deb Flores<br />

Jane Hanneken ’44<br />

Katie Kempf ’01<br />

Tim Leon<br />

Sally Maguire ’76<br />

Trish Mantia ’10<br />

Nancy Marino<br />

Debbie Meister ’73<br />

Sara Paynter ’09<br />

Mary Ann Schulte ’79<br />

Tina Steck<br />

Sue Thomasson<br />

Angela Zylka


Support Support UA UA Today!<br />

Today!<br />

It’s not too late to make a gift to the Parent<br />

or Alumnae Annual Giving Campaigns!<br />

All gifts received by June 30, <strong>2009</strong> will be<br />

acknowledged in the 2008-<strong>2009</strong> Annual Report.<br />

The Parent Annual Giving Campaign<br />

supports the academy’s operating budget<br />

while the Alumnae Campaign provides<br />

tuition assistance to students. In today’s<br />

economic climate, UA and our students need your support more<br />

than ever. Last year was a record-breaking year for gifts to these<br />

campaigns, and we are close to meeting and <strong>hope</strong>fully exceeding last<br />

year’s totals. Celebrate <strong>Ursuline</strong>’s <strong>heritage</strong> and cultivate <strong>hope</strong> in UA’s<br />

tomorrow by visiting community.ursulinestl.org/giving to make your<br />

tax-deductable gift or mail the enclosed envelope today!<br />

Attention: Donors aged 70 ½ or Older<br />

IRA Charitable Rollovers<br />

The IRA rollover provision, part of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, provides tax<br />

incentives to donors aged 70 ½ years or older. Distributions from IRA accounts can be<br />

donated directly to <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy. What does this mean to you?<br />

• Donors aged 70 ½ or older may have IRA distributions donated directly to UA.<br />

• You will reduce your adjusted gross income and the percentage of Social Security<br />

subject to taxes.<br />

• All qualified charitable donations up to $100,000 will be excluded from your<br />

adjusted gross income.<br />

• Even if you do not itemize your tax returns, you can take advantage of this benefit.<br />

• Several distributions can be made, but no more than $100,000 total per year<br />

through <strong>2009</strong>.<br />

For further questions, please consult with your tax advisor.<br />

Your name here<br />

Commemorate graduation<br />

and other special events<br />

or remember loved ones<br />

with a brick located outside the<br />

convocation and athletic center.<br />

Receive an engraved brick<br />

for a $250 gift<br />

Or a larger paver stone for a gift of<br />

$1000 or more<br />

Contact susan quante at 314-984-2814<br />

Or download an order form at<br />

community.ursulinestl.org/brick<br />

community.ursulinestl.org/brick<br />

A A Special Special Gift<br />

Gift<br />

We extend<br />

special thanks to<br />

Mr. & Mrs. James<br />

Hartman for their<br />

donation of a gold<br />

chalice to <strong>Ursuline</strong><br />

Academy. Their<br />

daughter, Mary<br />

Lynn Hartman ’86,<br />

passed away on<br />

September 29, 2005,<br />

and a gold chalice<br />

was given to the family in her honor.<br />

Mary Lynn shared with her parents that<br />

her fondest memories were created<br />

during her four years at UA, and they<br />

felt it was fitting to give the chalice to<br />

<strong>Ursuline</strong> in her memory. We are grateful<br />

for this wonderful gift and will always<br />

think of Mary Lynn when it is used at<br />

our school liturgies.<br />

Wishes Wishes Granted Granted<br />

Granted<br />

We offer our thanks to the following for<br />

their generous donations of items on our<br />

school wish list:<br />

• The Class of 2007<br />

for a beautiful<br />

processional cross,<br />

new podium with<br />

school seal, and<br />

silk processional<br />

banners and stands.<br />

• Mr. & Mrs. Steve and Anita<br />

Naert, parents of Alyssa Runge '12,<br />

for providing two five-drawer file<br />

cabinets.<br />

School School Wish Wish Wish List<br />

List<br />

• Track lighting to accent the<br />

<strong>Ursuline</strong> antiques displayed<br />

in the Chapel hall<br />

• Outdoor light fixture for<br />

the front entry steps<br />

• Commercial-grade<br />

cross-cut paper shredder<br />

• Music chairs<br />

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Special Special Events Events Bring Bring Many Many to to Campus<br />

Campus<br />

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Thanksgiving Mass and Young Alumnae Breakfast,<br />

November 26<br />

Over two-hundred young alumnae returned to UA for the annual Thanksgiving Mass<br />

and were able to visit with friends and teachers, enjoy a light breakfast, participate in<br />

the Alumnae Angel campaign, update their contact information, and congratulate the<br />

2008 Young Alumna Serviam Award recipient, Kristine Schneider ’01. Pictured<br />

greeting a classmate are Maggie Johnson ’08 and Maggie Brueggen ’08.<br />

Breakfast With Santa, December 8<br />

Student Council once again transformed the new gymnasium into Santa’s Workshop<br />

for another memory-filled Breakfast with Santa. A record crowd of 151 adults and<br />

150 children enjoyed a pancake breakfast, crafts, cookie decorating courtesy of the UA<br />

Alumnae Association, face painting by the UA Clown Club, and, of course, a visit<br />

from Santa and Mrs. Claus. Pictured at left are Jane Petry, Reid Coulter, Allison<br />

Griffero ’12, Maeve Coulter, Jennifer Petry Coulter ’86.<br />

Serviam Trivia Night, February 13<br />

This year’s Serviam Trivia Night was bigger than ever with 400 participants seated at<br />

48 tables. The event raised funds to benefit both Marian Middle School graduates who<br />

attend UA as well as clients of Lydia’s House (lydiashouse.org). Over $9500 was<br />

raised that night through attendance fees, mulligan sales, and raffles, and the total was<br />

split evenly between to the two beneficiaries. Special thanks to Mrs. Zoe Owen,<br />

Mrs. Katie Balek Kempf ’01, and the UA Alumnae Association for organizing the<br />

event. Pictured selling raffle chances are Emily Edwards ’11 and Shawna Lamb ’11.<br />

Easter Egg Hunt, April 4<br />

It was a beautiful day for the UA Alumnae Association’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt and<br />

100 children enjoyed the egg roll and hunt on front campus, face painting by the UA<br />

Clown Club, and the arrival of the Easter Bunny on an antique John Deere tractor,<br />

escorted by Ellen Jackson Lauber ’73 and her husband. Thirty-six alumnae were in<br />

attendance with their children and grandchildren, representing graduating classes from<br />

seven decades (1940s through the 2000s).<br />

Grandparents & Special Friends Day, April 19<br />

Despite the rain, it was a crowd of smiling faces at the Grandparents & Special Friends<br />

Day Mass and Breakfast. Our largest crowd ever of 166 students and 311 grandparents<br />

and special friends attended Mass on campus followed by an all-you-could-eat pancake<br />

breakfast, tours of the school, and family photos. Pictured at left are Megan<br />

Cassani’10 with her grandparents.


Leadership Leadership Academy Academy for for Elementary Elementary Students<br />

Students<br />

Celebrate Girl Power!<br />

Polish your people skills!<br />

Build a better you!<br />

These phrases capture the themes that will be highlighted at <strong>Ursuline</strong>’s inaugural<br />

Leadership Academy, a two-day experience scheduled for current sixth and<br />

seventh grade girls on June 8 and 9, <strong>2009</strong> on the UA campus. The Girls Operating<br />

As Leaders in Society (GOALS) seminar will offer young ladies the opportunity to<br />

interact with other young leaders from all over the St. Louis Archdiocese while enjoying<br />

interactive, hands-on group sessions and hearing from inspirational speakers.<br />

Principals and PSR directors from the Catholic elementary schools in the St. Louis area were<br />

invited to nominate current sixth and seventh grade girls to attend the Academy based on the<br />

students’ demonstration of Christian behavior and leadership, scholarship and service. The gathering<br />

will include interactive sessions geared to improve communication skills, teach teamwork techniques,<br />

demonstrate conflict resolution practices and empower young ladies to be strong women. The Academy<br />

will be led by <strong>Ursuline</strong> faculty, staff and students.<br />

The Leadership Academy’s goal is to enhance the leadership skills these young ladies have already begun to develop and<br />

demonstrate while reaching out to introduce them to all the special facets and growth opportunities UA has to offer. The invitation<br />

to participate has been well received, and we expect a full house in June for our first Leadership Academy! Stay tuned for the follow<br />

up report in the fall issue of <strong>Ursuline</strong> magazine.<br />

Save the Date!<br />

L.I.C.K.S.<br />

Legacy Ice Cream<br />

Kickoff Social<br />

Monday, August 10 at 7pm<br />

All current students and<br />

their UA alumnae relatives<br />

(mothers, sisters, grandmothers,<br />

aunts, cousins) are invited<br />

to the second annual L.I.C.K.S.<br />

Back to School Celebration!<br />

Please save the date and join us<br />

for this FUN Ice Cream Social Night<br />

and more to kick off the <strong>2009</strong>-2010<br />

School Year!<br />

Invitations to follow<br />

<strong>2009</strong> <strong>2009</strong> <strong>2009</strong> Summer Summer Academy Academy<br />

Academy<br />

We are pleased to announce the inaugural year of the UA Summer Academy offering<br />

current and incoming students the opportunity to enrich their education through<br />

condensed courses taught by our outstanding faculty. This is an excellent opportunity<br />

for students who may need a little extra help in a particular area, want to stretch<br />

themselves and enrich her knowledge, take a class that their semester schedule will not<br />

allow, or take a required course during the summer so they may take a college-credit<br />

class or elective during the year.<br />

The inaugural schedule offers the following:<br />

Girls<br />

Operating<br />

As<br />

Leaders in<br />

Society<br />

• ACT Prep—led by Mr. Kevin Reid (English), Dr. Judy Anderson (Science),<br />

Mrs. Valerie Elking (Mathematics), Mr. Josh Piontek (English)<br />

• Business Tech II—using Microsoft Office 2007,<br />

taught by Mrs. Katy Pawlowicz and Mrs. Krista Pelizzaro (Business Tech)<br />

• College Express—creating outstanding college applications,<br />

led by Mrs. Chris Desmond (College Counselor)<br />

• Eerie Epics—improving reading and writing skills through tales of ghosts<br />

and the macabre, taught by Mrs. Cathy Deutsch (Learning Consultant)<br />

• Enrichment English—introduction to reading and writing at UA,<br />

taught by Mr. Joe Master (English)<br />

• Enrichment Math—review of pre-Algebra and introduction Algebra I, taught<br />

by Mrs. Chris Albers, Mrs. JoAnn Gallo, and Ms. Kristine Syron (Mathematics)<br />

• Independent Art Study—drawing and painting for all levels,<br />

taught by Mrs. Maria Berra (Art)<br />

• PE Tech I/Exercise Technology—study of human muscular movement<br />

through performance training, taught by Mrs. Mary Hannig (Athletics)<br />

• Short Story Writing—development of short fiction writing ability,<br />

taught by Mr. Kevin Reid<br />

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Concert on Front Campus<br />

“Modern Vintage”<br />

6-8:30pm<br />

All UA Alums and<br />

Families Welcome<br />

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Save the Date<br />

Alumnae Alumnae Weekend Weekend <strong>2009</strong> <strong>2009</strong> is is highlighted highlighted by by the the the Class Class Reunions Reunions on on Saturday Saturday night night and and Alumnae Alumnae Day Day Mass Mass and and Luncheon.<br />

Luncheon.<br />

Please Please get get in in touch touch with with your your UA UA classmates, classmates, and and plan plan to to attend attend these these Alumnae Alumnae Weekend Weekend Events Events and and have have a a lot lot of of FUN!<br />

6 pm to 10pm at UA<br />

Class Reunions<br />

Alums Only<br />

Dinner, Drinks and More<br />

Great UA Memories<br />

Alumnae Day at UA<br />

Memorial Mass at 10am<br />

Luncheon at 11:30am<br />

For All Alumnae<br />

The Classes of 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994,<br />

1999, and 2004 will all gather together for drinks and then celebrate<br />

separately with their own classmates on Saturday night.<br />

Do you get together with<br />

your UA friends often?<br />

Tell us about it! Send your photos to Tina Steck at<br />

tsteck@ursulinestl.org, and you may see your group<br />

in the next publication.<br />

On January 23, <strong>2009</strong> several members of the Class of 1990<br />

gathered for a ladies night out at Helen Fitzgerald's in Sunset<br />

Hills. Pictured below: Maureen Murphy Schweppe, Tricia Vogt<br />

Rosh, Roberta Bewen McCaffery, Kara Dunigan, Darby<br />

Wideman Seymour, Jane Kinstler Whalen, Sarah Hillmeyer<br />

Wesolich, Heather Edelmann Syberg, Beth Fredericksen<br />

Wood, Meg Huffard Lovera, Kim Marnatti Braddy, Mary<br />

Haines, Cathy Buehrle, Kerry Ghormley, and Shelly Fortel.<br />

Not pictured: Stephanie Moesline. Thank you to Kim Braddy<br />

for sharing with us!<br />

All Alumnae are invited<br />

to the Alumnae Day Mass & Luncheon.<br />

Special seating will be available for the<br />

Classes of 1944, 1939, 1934 to celebrate<br />

their very special Class Reunions.<br />

Join us as we recognize<br />

our <strong>2009</strong> Distinguished Alumna.<br />

Please plan to attend!<br />

Second Annual “Golden Girls”<br />

Graduation Reunion<br />

Members of the Class of 1959 have received invitations by mail<br />

to join the <strong>Ursuline</strong> community on Sunday, May 17, <strong>2009</strong> for a<br />

complementary luncheon on campus at 1pm followed by tours<br />

of the school. UA has saved special seats for the Class of 1959<br />

at the 3pm Class of <strong>2009</strong> Graduation Ceremony. The<br />

“Golden Girls” will be introduced as wonderful examples of<br />

Courtesy, Loyalty and Courage to <strong>Ursuline</strong>’s newest alumnae!<br />

Alumnae are invited to wear red clothing, or even a red hat, so<br />

everyone knows who is the Class of 1959!<br />

The luncheon is complementary to all 1959 graduates. Guests<br />

may attend for $15 each. Space may still be available. Please<br />

contact Katie Balek Kempf ’01 at 314-984-2892.<br />

2008-<strong>2009</strong> Alumnae Board<br />

Kathy Sucher ’74, President Carole McQuade Bartnett '68<br />

Katie Mizera ’01, President Elect Molly Hanlon Bosch '80<br />

Jill Rocchio Ferris ’98, Secretary Ellen Lauber Jackson '73<br />

Kayla Boylan ’01, Treasurer Sally Maguire '76<br />

Toni Joyce Hunt ’79, Ex-Officio Katie DeGreeff Moore '01<br />

Jen Myers Ramsey '88<br />

If you are interested in joining Molly Stadler '08<br />

the Alumnae Association Board<br />

or would like more information, please contact Katie Balek Kempf '01<br />

at 314-984-2892 or kkempf@ursulinestl.org


<strong>2009</strong> Reunion Chairs<br />

Class of 2004<br />

• Leslie Fiala<br />

lfiala@slu.edu<br />

Class of 1999<br />

• Kristin Naes<br />

v-knaes@microsoft.com<br />

• Megan Callahan Peterson<br />

megan.callahan@yahoo.com<br />

Class of 1994<br />

• Nichole Yakstis<br />

nichole0617@yahoo.com<br />

Class of 1989<br />

• Merry Kweiter<br />

mkweiter@deloitte.com<br />

Class of 1984<br />

• Peggy Springer Garcia<br />

peggy.garcia@hotmail.com<br />

Class of 1979<br />

• Mary Ann Bannister Schulte<br />

twschulte@sbcglobal.net<br />

Class of 1974<br />

• Kathy Sucher<br />

kasucher@hotmail.com<br />

Class of 1969<br />

• Sue Ebert Clarkson<br />

skymom51@hotmail.com<br />

• Connie Nikrant Pritchett<br />

636-337-8818<br />

Class of 1964<br />

• Mary Ann McElroy Lucas<br />

gmtkbj@aol.com<br />

Class of 1959<br />

• Saundra Finnegan<br />

rvfinnegan@att.net<br />

• Margaret Ogletree Tichenor<br />

peggyt@grandcom.net<br />

Class of 1954<br />

• Marilyn Knox Abkemeier<br />

abkstl@sbcglobal.net<br />

Class of 1949<br />

• Marilyn Heckwolf Hohner<br />

hohnervorm@aol.com<br />

<strong>2009</strong> <strong>2009</strong> Distinguished Distinguished Alumna<br />

Alumna<br />

Captain Kathryn Beasley ’74<br />

Following her graduation from UA, Kathy earned her BS in Nursing from the University of<br />

Tulsa in 1978. Her naval career began in May 1979 upon her commissioning as an Ensign in the<br />

U.S. Naval Reserve. She then attended and graduated from Officer Indoctrination School in<br />

Newport, RI in August 1979. While on full-time naval duty under instruction, she attended<br />

graduate school at Boston College, graduating with honors with<br />

both a Master of Nursing Science and a Master of Business<br />

Administration in 1996. She is board certified in Nursing<br />

Administration and is a Fellow in the American College of<br />

Healthcare Executives.<br />

Previous assignments include:<br />

• Chief of Staff for the National Capital Area Multi-Service<br />

Market Manager at Walter Reed Army Medical Center<br />

• Director of Healthcare Operations and Planning at the<br />

National Naval Medical Center<br />

• Chief of Staff, Naval Healthcare New England<br />

• Director of Information and Analysis, Naval Ambulatory Care Center Newport, RI<br />

• Department Head-Education and Training, Naval Hospital Groton, CT<br />

• Division Officer, Internal Medicine Ward, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL<br />

• Medical Programs Officer, Navy Recruiting District, Columbus, OH<br />

• Charge Nurse, Naval Hospital Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines<br />

• Staff Nurse in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Naval Hospital San Diego, CA<br />

Her military awards include Joint Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (3),<br />

Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Award (2), Meritorious Unit Commendation<br />

(with four bronze stars), National Defense Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Navy<br />

Recruiting Ribbon, and Naval Pistol Marksmanship.<br />

Captain Beasley is currently assigned to the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in<br />

Washington, DC, serving in the Health Care Operations Directorate as the Director of<br />

Healthcare Support and Planning. She will retire in May <strong>2009</strong> after 30 years of continuous<br />

active duty service and will be presented with the <strong>2009</strong> Distinguished Alumna Award at<br />

the Alumnae Day Luncheon on Sunday, June 7.<br />

Alumnae Softball League<br />

Even if you have never played softball or if<br />

it has been a while, talk to your friends in your<br />

class or your family members and sign up<br />

today. Meet alumnae from all generations!<br />

Game Schedule (Thursday Nights):<br />

• Kick-off BBQ on June 18<br />

• June 25<br />

• July 9, 16, 23, 30<br />

Registration is required and not<br />

complete until payment is<br />

received. Register online or<br />

print out a registration form at<br />

community.ursulinestl.org/<br />

softball.<br />

For more information,<br />

contact Katie Kempf ’01<br />

at kkempf@ursulinestl.org or<br />

314-984-2892.<br />

Fast Facts:<br />

• Six games played on the<br />

UA softball field<br />

• Games begin at 6:30pm<br />

• $25 per player (UA alumnae only),<br />

includes T-shirt<br />

• 21 and older only—adult beverages may<br />

be consumed but are not provided<br />

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Alumnae Alumnae Alumnae News News to to Share<br />

Share<br />

1964<br />

Virginia Hayes Hoeferlin-Logan—Is now<br />

the proud grandmother of three beautiful boys<br />

and one girl.<br />

1965<br />

Christine LaBlaine DeHart—After being<br />

crowned Ms. Missouri Senior America 2008,<br />

went on to achieve third runner-up at the<br />

Ms. Senior America Pageant held in Atlantic<br />

City, NJ in October 2008. Christine has<br />

taught dance for nearly 30 years and opened<br />

her own dance studio, "Dancing Thru Life," in<br />

September 2007. Not surprisingly, her talent<br />

for the competition was a tap dance to "Let<br />

Yourself Go."<br />

The<br />

Ms. Senior<br />

America<br />

Pageant<br />

emphasizes<br />

and gives<br />

honor to<br />

women who<br />

have reached<br />

the "Age of<br />

Excellence"<br />

and searches<br />

for the women<br />

who best exemplify the dignity, maturity, and<br />

inner beauty of all senior Americans.<br />

1966<br />

Patty Moriarity McNally—Featured in the<br />

February 24 issue of Lake Lifestyles Magazine<br />

(lakelifestylesmagazine.com) in a feature on<br />

ladies who golf.<br />

1969<br />

Charlotte Eagan Nations—Lost her father on<br />

12/1/08.<br />

1971<br />

Barbara Brandt Huelsing—Was<br />

recalled in December 2007 to fly for American<br />

Airlines after a lay-off four years prior. Based<br />

in New York and commuting to St. Louis,<br />

enjoying being a flight attendant more than<br />

ever. My two oldest sons are married (and<br />

have given me two grandsons and one granddaughter),<br />

and my youngest is a missionary<br />

for FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic<br />

University Students) in Lincoln, Nebraska.<br />

“My life has been truly blessed, and I am<br />

proud to be an <strong>Ursuline</strong> alumna.”<br />

1980<br />

Kathleen Sinclair Godfrey—Daughter<br />

Bernadette continues to do well through the<br />

radiation and chemotherapy for a malignant<br />

brain tumor. She has good days and bad<br />

16<br />

days—slowly but surely, she is having more<br />

good days than bad. Please continue to keep<br />

her in your prayers.<br />

1986<br />

Susanne Pelchman Kriegshauser—Married<br />

Thomas Kriegshauser on 11/11/06 and<br />

welcomed son William Saxton on 11/18/07<br />

and daughter Caitlyn Rose 3/2/09.<br />

Christine Winecoff Murray—Currently<br />

employed as an elementary school librarian in<br />

the Fox C-6 District after teaching Kindergarten<br />

and third grade for many years. Married to<br />

Fred for 19 years with three children: Andrew<br />

(17), Emily (12), and Sarah (7).<br />

Email: cmurray942@yahoo.com<br />

1989<br />

Lisa Orthwein Unnerstall—Along with<br />

husband Dave and daughter Lindsey (3),<br />

welcomed Collin David on 2/24/09.<br />

1990<br />

Colleen Lange Deslongchamp—Married<br />

Chris Deslongchamp on 12/6/08 in Webster<br />

Groves, MO. The couple resides in North<br />

Carolina. Currently working from home as a<br />

project manager for Alcatel-Lucent and is step<br />

-mother to Tanner (12) and Dylan (8). Email:<br />

colleen.deslongchamp@alcatel-lucent.com<br />

Ann Zielinski—Accepted the position<br />

as CEO of Edwards County Hospital &<br />

Healthcare Center in western Kansas in July<br />

2008. Living in a town of 1500 and enjoying<br />

the experience.<br />

1991<br />

Christy Feretti Reuther—Remarried to<br />

James Reuther with four children ranging<br />

from 10 years to 7 weeks. Working part-time<br />

Heritage Heritage Heritage Spotlight Spotlight<br />

Spotlight<br />

at Barnes-St. Peters as an emergency room<br />

Secretary/Technician and am a stay-at-home<br />

mom and loving it.<br />

1992<br />

Jamie Baldridge Loynachan—Recently<br />

moved back to St. Louis after four years of<br />

living at the Lake of the Ozarks. Have two<br />

children with husband Todd: Libby (born<br />

11/7/06) and Ethan (born 11/20/07). Am<br />

happy to be a stay-at-home mom after 12<br />

years as a mortgage broker.<br />

1994<br />

Whitney Furlow Beswick—Along with husband<br />

Jeff, welcomed daughter Cleo Nola on<br />

10/30/08. The family resides south of Boston,<br />

Massachusetts.<br />

Keelan Valli Green—Married Mark Green in<br />

October 2003 and welcomed son Pierce in<br />

March 2007. Currently a stay-at-home mom,<br />

the most rewarding career. The family resides<br />

in Des Peres, MO.<br />

1995<br />

Jennifer Sparks-Fife—Married Jeff Fife in<br />

September 2008 after a six year friendship and<br />

is expecting their first child in June <strong>2009</strong>. The<br />

couple resides in San Francisco, CA.<br />

Amy Schrumpf-Goode—Earned a<br />

degree in Fashion Business from F.I.T.<br />

in New York City, married and lives in<br />

Kansas and owns two businesses in the<br />

Midwest: Tantrum, a junior clothing store in<br />

the University City Loop in St. Louis, and<br />

Eber Jeeber, a children’s store in Kansas. Go<br />

to EberJeeber.com and enter the promo code,<br />

URSULINE, to receive 15% of your purchases<br />

through <strong>2009</strong>. Still keeps in touch with Pam<br />

Marchetto ’95, one of her best friends.<br />

Nancy Kiburz ’80—<strong>Ursuline</strong> meant so much to me while I was there and has meant<br />

even more in the years that have passed since graduation. I believe that students can<br />

get a great education in many places, but the<br />

environment created by the <strong>Ursuline</strong> Sisters<br />

made our educational experience much more<br />

than a place to prepare for college. <strong>Ursuline</strong><br />

Academy fostered young women and<br />

encouraged their Christian faith to blossom.<br />

The girls who were my dearest friends at<br />

<strong>Ursuline</strong> remain my dearest friends more than<br />

25 years later. The core of that friendship goes<br />

beyond the great times that we shared and the<br />

fond memories at UA—it’s the Christian faith<br />

and the spirit of Serviam that we share that has<br />

kept the friendships so near and dear. Nancy with her daughter—a future UA girl?


Serviam Serviam Spotlight Spotlight<br />

Spotlight<br />

Susan Fletcher ’66—For more than a decade I have been involved in bringing<br />

nursing students on international nursing experiences to developing countries.<br />

I have been to Bangladesh, Bolivia (pictured here), the Amazon, Guatemala,<br />

Nicaragua, Mexico, and now I will be going to Kenya in May (see page 8) and<br />

the Sudan in November. I began the trips simply because I love nursing and<br />

wanted to use my skills to give something<br />

back to the community. I also wanted my<br />

nursing students to share in this cultural<br />

immersion experience. Students go on<br />

these trips thinking they are going to help save the world, but they come away feeling they have<br />

received much more than they could ever have given. It is a very transformative experience.<br />

Students raise the money for the trips through activities such as car washes, barbecues, or selling<br />

candy or gooey butter cakes. Once there, we work with the people. We will frequently work<br />

with the doctors, nurses or dentists from the country we visit. We do educational programs for<br />

all of the villagers, focusing on particular needs of the country.<br />

Michelle Stankovich Marty—Along with<br />

husband Michael, welcomed second daughter<br />

Marisa on 12/10/08. Currently working parttime<br />

from home as a Crime Analyst for the<br />

Northern California High Itensity Drug<br />

Trafficking Area (HIDTA).<br />

1996<br />

Carla Erickson Thrasher—Along with<br />

husband Todd, expecting their first child in<br />

June <strong>2009</strong>.<br />

Christine Schindler Wall Weber—Married<br />

Jeff Weber on 11/8/08. The wedding party<br />

included Angie McCubbins DeWitt ’96 and<br />

Abby Sielfleisch Wagner ’96. The couple<br />

resides in south St. Louis County. “I attended<br />

Coach Greer’s last home game. The new gym<br />

is very nice, and it was great to see some old<br />

teammates.”<br />

1997<br />

Lisa Telker March—Along with husband<br />

Stanci, welcomed daughter Talia Ljubica on<br />

11/17/08.<br />

Amy Johnson Kaller—Opened an<br />

embroidery/children’s boutique called Jack-n-<br />

Beans (www.jacknbeans.com) in September<br />

2008 (named after her two children).<br />

1999<br />

Megan Callahan Peterson—Married Chris<br />

Peterson on 10/12/07, and the wedding party<br />

included Katie Sciales Hauck ’99 and Amy<br />

Wessel ’99. The couple resides in<br />

Kirkwood, MO.<br />

Generally our day begins around 6am or 7am. We eat whatever the villagers eat (rice and eggs),<br />

set up for our clinic and see whoever comes to be seen. In a two-week timeframe this is<br />

somewhere around 2500 people. After a clinic we will head out to the next village by boat or<br />

jeep. We arrive in the evening, eat (of course, rice and eggs, or just rice), sleep in a school or<br />

under the stars and then start all over the next day. It is exhausting, but unbelievably rewarding.<br />

Mother Theresa once said, "We do no great things, only small things with great love." This is<br />

my opportunity to do small things.<br />

2000<br />

Amy Petruska—Recently moved to Cape<br />

Coral, FL and made a career change to high<br />

school teacher and girls’ softball coach.<br />

Laura Zinn Rinehart—Married Mark<br />

Rinehart on 7/26/08. The couple resides in<br />

Cape Coral, FL. The wedding party<br />

included Amy Petruska ’00 and Katie<br />

Vescovo ’00, and 2000 classmates Laura<br />

Ponder, Melissa Wolters, Julie McKitrick,<br />

and Christine Koziacki were all in attendance.<br />

Currently teaching high school special<br />

education and coaching girls’ lacrosse—a<br />

program she began three years ago which<br />

now has over 40 girls participating.<br />

2001<br />

Katie Matter Bockskopf—Married William<br />

Bockskopf on 4/28/07. Graduated from<br />

Sanford Brown’s Medical Assistant Program<br />

in August 2008 and currently works at the<br />

Washington University Heart Care Institute.<br />

“I love my work, and my husband and I are<br />

looking forward to starting a family.”<br />

Melissa Peabody Bruno—Married in<br />

December 2008 and currently teaching first<br />

grade in the Hancock School District and<br />

coaching varsity soccer at Cor Jesu Academy.<br />

“Always red and white—never green!”<br />

Currently resides in St. Louis.<br />

2002<br />

Kari Baker Hof—Married Adam Hof on<br />

5/19/07 and expects their first child in June<br />

<strong>2009</strong>. Currently teaching pre-school at<br />

Hagemann Elementary in the Mehlville School<br />

District.<br />

Bridget Dugan O’Connell—Married Tom<br />

O’Connell on 6/9/07 in St. Louis. The couple<br />

resides in Springfield, MO.<br />

2006<br />

Erin Dowling—Graduated from the American<br />

Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York<br />

City and is currently performing with the<br />

National Touring company of “Bye, Bye,<br />

Birdie,” a show in which she starred at UA in<br />

2005.<br />

2008<br />

Annamarie Goldstein—A student at Illinois<br />

College, recently traveled to New York City to<br />

sing and perform (flute) with the college. Also<br />

met actor Richard Dreyfuss while performing<br />

at a celebration held at the school when he was<br />

awarded an honorary degree.<br />

Read more detailed News to Share, view photos, and post your own under Class Notes online at community.ursulinestl.org<br />

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Welcome Welcome to to the the the Class Class of of 2013!<br />

2013!<br />

Alexis Absolon<br />

Nicole Adams<br />

Colleen Ahrens<br />

Margaret Alonso<br />

Mary Alonso<br />

Katherine Alonso '11 (s)<br />

Julia Althage<br />

Nichole Amato<br />

Julia Ancel<br />

Elizabeth Pesold Ancel '81 (m)<br />

Claire Ancel '11 (s)<br />

Emily Badock<br />

Pamela Badock '64 (a)<br />

Caroline Baker<br />

Sarah Basler<br />

Denise Basler Essmyer '83 (a)<br />

Dena Basler McCaffrey '88 (a)<br />

Jessica Becker<br />

Elizabeth Beckerle<br />

Anne Marie Beckerle '09 (s)<br />

Holly Beckett<br />

Kailey Beckett '10 (s)<br />

Gabrielle Bernier<br />

Shelly Hirner Bernier '81 (m)<br />

Jill Bernier Springer '84 (a)<br />

Molly Berra<br />

Rachel Bianchi<br />

Gina Foege Taylor '81 (a)<br />

Madison Boubek<br />

Claire Boxdorfer<br />

Margaret Brady<br />

Jena Brophy<br />

Tierney Buschbacher<br />

Leah Buschbacher '06 (s)<br />

Elisabeth Buschbacher '09 (s)<br />

Caitlyn Carroll<br />

Grace Cash<br />

Brooke Chelew<br />

Morgan Chelew '10 (s)<br />

Mackenzie Clauss<br />

Kelly Johnson Clauss '86 (m)<br />

Kim Johnson Broome '88 (a)<br />

Bradie Corcoran<br />

Caitlin Corcoran '08 (s)<br />

Katie Coyle<br />

Amy Coyle '11 (s)<br />

Kimberly Cracchiolo<br />

Elizabeth Desits<br />

Gabrielle Desits '11 (s)<br />

Kristin Deutsch<br />

Mary DiMaggio<br />

Angelina DiMaggio '08 (s)<br />

Olivia Durbin<br />

Savannah Edwards<br />

Kelsey Edwards<br />

Lindsay Edwards '07 (s)<br />

Emily Edwards '10 (s)<br />

Marguerite Eggleston<br />

Molly Eggleston '11 (s)<br />

Hannah Emerson<br />

Nora Forst<br />

Patricia Grana<br />

Forst-Dervin '77 (m)<br />

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Alexandra Forst '11 (s)<br />

Hannah Frederick<br />

Maria Gallo<br />

Rachel Garozzo<br />

Michelle Murray<br />

Garozzo '90 (sm)<br />

Sarah Goodwillie<br />

Anne Fechter Goodwillie '79 (m)<br />

Theresa Goodwillie '08 (s)<br />

Rebecca Goodwillie '10 (s)<br />

Patricia Fechter Lewis '63 (a)<br />

Barbara Fechter Roufa '68 (a)<br />

Theresa Fechter Stewart '70 (a)<br />

Margaret Fechter Lucier '73 (a)<br />

Kelly Grant<br />

Elaine Griffith<br />

Sarah Hansen<br />

Andrea Hawkins<br />

Heidi Heischmidt<br />

Morgan Hessler<br />

Andrea Hessler '11 (s)<br />

Megan Hickey<br />

Chloe Hill<br />

Mackenzie Hill<br />

Shannon Hoffmann<br />

Anne Hofstetter<br />

Megan Hollander<br />

Kaitlin Holmes<br />

Bridget Holstein<br />

Nicole Huesgen<br />

Allison Hupfeld<br />

Ashley Hupfeld '11 (s)<br />

Samantha Jakubeck<br />

Madison Jung<br />

Elisa Kachaj<br />

Katlin Kalish<br />

Elise Kaltenrieder<br />

Nancy Dominguez Myers '51 (g)<br />

Mary Keathley<br />

Maura Kelly<br />

Jo Ellen Lyons Kelly '50 (g)<br />

Madelyn Kemper<br />

Nicole Kleinigger<br />

Madeleine Klump<br />

Elizabeth Kozeny<br />

Susan Radomski Kozeny '85 (m)<br />

Eileen Kiely Radomski '78 (a)<br />

Sydney Kraus<br />

Christine Santacruz<br />

Kraus '85 (a)<br />

Becky Kraus Mason '86 (a)<br />

Sarah Kraus Bille '89 (a)<br />

Kathryn Kraus Norris '95 (a)<br />

Samantha Krugman<br />

Mary Kelly '81 (m)<br />

Mallory Krugman '09 (s)<br />

Suzanne Kelly '72 (a)<br />

Maureen Kelly '74 (a)<br />

Polly Kelly Werkmeister '81 (a)<br />

Kathleen Kelly Dishno '82 (a)<br />

Francis Kelly Fontana '37 (a)<br />

Laura Kelly Rhoades '35 (a)<br />

For many, the UA tradition continues.<br />

For others, it is just beginning!<br />

Nadia Kulisek<br />

Mary Knobbe Kulisek '78 (m)<br />

Ann Knobbe Minnick '81 (a)<br />

Jean Knobbe Mocherman '83 (a)<br />

Anne Laschober<br />

Elizabeth Laschober '11 (s)<br />

Joan Prokasky Laschober '49 (g)<br />

Devney Lax<br />

Kristine Lehnig<br />

Ellen Lindner<br />

Beth Landholt Lindner '82 (m)<br />

Lynne Landholt Wilhite '81 (a)<br />

Dawn Landholt Downey '86 (a)<br />

Katherine Maguire<br />

Emily McFerron<br />

Rachel McNamara<br />

Gina Reynolds<br />

McNamara '84 (m)<br />

Kaylin McNamara '10 (s)<br />

Susan Reynolds Young '87 (a)<br />

Catherine Mikitin<br />

Karen Seiler Mikitin '85 (m)<br />

Josephine Pisoni Seiler '59 (g)<br />

Christine Seiler '87 (a)<br />

Emily Morgan<br />

Rachel Mosqueda<br />

Grace Myers<br />

Nancy Dominguez Myers '51 (g)<br />

Grace Neels<br />

Ashley Neels '08 (s)<br />

Olivia Neels '11 (s)<br />

Eby Ness<br />

Jordan Orlando<br />

Bridget O'Toole<br />

Anna O'Toole<br />

Gina Parisi<br />

Sara Pelizzaro<br />

Andrea Perniciaro<br />

Gloria Perniciaro<br />

Przybylowski '69 (a)<br />

Heather Pesigan<br />

Kaitlin Pilant<br />

Sara Lawrence Brauner '00 (a)<br />

Morgan Powers<br />

Mia Quintero<br />

Anne Rauschenbach<br />

Jessica Richmeyer<br />

Emily Richmeyer '08 (s)<br />

Kristin Ringkamp<br />

Taylor Ringkamp<br />

Tara Robben<br />

Leigh Rocca<br />

Sarah Rose<br />

Jenina Scalise<br />

Meredith Schwartz<br />

Gabriella Seib<br />

Mary Seise<br />

Madison Sellenriek<br />

Sheila Hoff Sellenriek '85 (m)<br />

Diane Hoff Schreiber '81 (a)<br />

Peggy Hoff '83 (a)<br />

Christy Hoff Simpson '87 (a)<br />

Rainey Shipp<br />

Erin Simokaitis<br />

Katherine Sondermann<br />

Marlene Hoppe<br />

Sondermann '51 (a)<br />

Jacqueline Stachiw<br />

Madeline Stadler<br />

Molly Stadler '08 (s)<br />

Madison Stanfield<br />

Katherine Sullivan<br />

Mary Therese Appelbaum<br />

VanHousen '80 (a)<br />

Elizabeth Suntrup<br />

Kelly Suntrup '12 (s)<br />

Debbie Suntrup Capps '74 (a)<br />

Susie Suntrup Lafond '78 (a)<br />

Paige Tagliaferre<br />

Madison Thorpe<br />

Sara Thuston<br />

Sarah Totterer<br />

Danielle Totterer '09 (s)<br />

Lindsey Trenz<br />

Alexis Valentine<br />

Jamie Varghese<br />

Margaret Vatterott<br />

Melissa Vatterott '08 (s)<br />

Melanie Veir<br />

Kelsey Vincent<br />

Gabrielle Visconti<br />

Erica Visconti '10 (s)<br />

Taylor Vogt<br />

Emily Vogt<br />

Morgan Vogt '12 (s)<br />

Jean Vogt Kuckleman '78 (a)<br />

Linda Vogt Forhaus '81 (a)<br />

Julie Vogt '82 (a)<br />

Kate Vogt Day '86 (a)<br />

Ellen Vogt Miller '88 (a)<br />

Ann Vogt Aguirre '90 (a)<br />

Mary Wagner<br />

Nicole Walsh<br />

Jessica Walsh '10 (s)<br />

Bonnie Wease<br />

Hannah Weisbrod<br />

Patricia Welch<br />

Kelly Wertenberger<br />

Abby Wertenberger '12 (s)<br />

Jackie Bresnan Batcher '53 (a)<br />

Natalie White<br />

Amanda White '08 (s)<br />

Emma Wigmore<br />

Cara Wigmore '11 (s)<br />

Lauren Zera<br />

Caitlin Zera '10 (s)<br />

Samantha Zuehlke<br />

m: mother, sm: step-mother, s: sister,<br />

g: grandmother, a: aunt


“I want to tell you<br />

how much my father,<br />

sister, and I enjoyed<br />

the Mass remembering<br />

deceased alumnae and<br />

relatives. My mother<br />

always bragged about<br />

the wonderful<br />

education ‘her girls’<br />

received at UA.<br />

Driving past it<br />

always brought back<br />

fond memories—for<br />

her and for me as well.<br />

The music at the Mass<br />

was beautiful, and<br />

Father’s homily was<br />

both interesting and<br />

inspirational. We<br />

know that at death life<br />

is not truly ended—<br />

only changed, and I<br />

know that Mom was<br />

present with us at<br />

Mass in a way she<br />

couldn’t have been<br />

before. It’s heart-<br />

warming to know that<br />

the <strong>Ursuline</strong> ‘family’<br />

remembers its<br />

members even after<br />

death. Thank you for<br />

a beautiful Mass!”<br />

—Fran Hanson ’78<br />

In In Memoriam<br />

Memoriam<br />

<strong>Ursuline</strong> Alumnae:<br />

Thelma Mills Arcynski ’39<br />

Christine M. Baker ’68<br />

Sr. Pearl Becker, osu ’35<br />

Camille Blase Berry ’36<br />

Leona (Lee) Reidelberger Boswell ’50<br />

Blanche Stapleton Brown ’64<br />

Mary Ann Cook ’61<br />

Geraldine Moore Helle ’47<br />

Elizabeth (Betsy) Costigan Jordan ’65<br />

Cynthia Blanck Kerr ’51<br />

Rita Deuser Kiefer ’39<br />

Ann Miller ’42<br />

Shirley Mae “Babe” Mullich ’48<br />

Pauline Massud Norwood ’50<br />

Marian H. Reisch ’43<br />

Louise Vitt Reiter ’44<br />

Katherine Knox Thorp ’43<br />

Jackie Braun Zadek ’57<br />

Sympathy to those who have lost<br />

their wife or husband:<br />

Dorothy McNamee Braquet ’48<br />

Gay Meyer DeMichele ’62<br />

Rita Riedelberger Fleming ’49<br />

Rosalie Pupillo Gahn ’76<br />

Dolores McAuliffe Geekie ’45<br />

Sue Saracini Jochens ’57<br />

Mary Sexton Lowe ’48<br />

Sympathy to those who have lost<br />

their mother or father [in law]:<br />

Jean Besselsen<br />

Josie McGowan Bommarito ’74<br />

Debbie Suntrup Capps ’73<br />

Lynda Ann Davis ’73<br />

Theresa Ancel Didion ’74<br />

Marilyn Raubach Flores ’62<br />

Lauren Gahn ’12<br />

Carol Kirchhoff Gomez ’64<br />

Laureen Fuerst Gunn ’77<br />

Mary Murphy Hamm ’80<br />

Frances Peters Hanson ’78<br />

Mary Ann Curran Hieb ’73<br />

Lisa Huff (UA co-worker)<br />

Nancy Feicht Jaeger ’76<br />

Rose Jochens ’86<br />

Ann Stolwyk Jones ’77<br />

Kristin Bruns Keane ’67<br />

Karen Nemetz Kuntzman ’65<br />

Susie Suntrup LaFond ’78<br />

Lynn Lipson (UA co-worker)<br />

Peggy Armantrout Marquard ’71<br />

Julie Koelzer McCloskey ’66<br />

Sharon Cognac Mertzlufft ’83<br />

Charlotte Eagan Nations ’69<br />

Mary E. Nemetz ’58<br />

Margaret O’Brien ’75<br />

Mary Alice Cognac O’Neill ’76<br />

Michelle Beck Osterholt ’77<br />

Barbara Von Brecht Penn ’68<br />

Betty Peters ’74<br />

Therese Cognac Peterson ’79<br />

Mary Renard Pleimann ’71<br />

Sue Jochens Reilly ’81<br />

Pam Berry Richards ’62<br />

Erin Corkery Risk ’00<br />

Patty Checkett Rooney ’67<br />

Helen Nemetz Rose ’57<br />

Sr. Elisa Ryan, osu ’62<br />

Mary Koelzer Sandler ’65<br />

Joan Curran Sauer ’76<br />

Julia Davis Scanlan ’66<br />

Ann Schukai Schulte ’78<br />

Beth Boggiano Sorrell ’84<br />

Linda Kirchhoff Spencer ’67<br />

Phyllis Breier Summa ’62<br />

Patricia O’Brien Szymcza ’72<br />

Nancy Bruns Theiling ’70<br />

Barbara Tournour ’57<br />

Patricia Koelzer Yadrick ’68<br />

Melissa Weible ’66<br />

Sympathy to those who have lost<br />

their daughter or son:<br />

Aletta Stacy Cook ’37<br />

Rosemary Buck Fridley ’50<br />

Barbara Von Brecht Penn ’68<br />

Sympathy to those who have lost<br />

their sister or brother [in law]:<br />

Dorothy O’Gorman Armbruster ’40<br />

June Connor Aydt ’41<br />

Sr. Betty Carpentier, osu ’48<br />

Kathy Dailey (UA co-worker)<br />

Rita Reidelberger Fleming ’49<br />

JoAnn Gallo (UA co-worker)<br />

Fred Goodwin (UA co-worker)<br />

Frances Kelly Hesse ’49<br />

Mary Jo Mueller Kaiser ’39<br />

Lily Vitt O’Connell ’47<br />

Gerry Reisch ’39<br />

Marie Sherman (UA co-worker)<br />

Mary Pupillo Sullivan ’82<br />

Sympathy to those who have lost<br />

their [great] aunt or uncle:<br />

Sr. Lauren Balek ’04<br />

Brittny Beckerle ’06<br />

Danielle Beckerle ’04<br />

Annie Bosch ’10<br />

Megan Bosch ’08<br />

Molly Hanlon Bosch ’80<br />

Teresa Hesse Deisner ’88<br />

Ellie Armbruster Dillon ’73<br />

Julia Dillon ’05<br />

Molly Dillon ’09<br />

Katie Filla ’08<br />

Memorial Gifts may be made to <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy by mailing your check along with the<br />

name of your loved one to Thelma Hartnett, <strong>Ursuline</strong> Academy, 341 S. Sappington Road,<br />

St. Louis, Missouri 63122.<br />

Memorial Masses are held three times per year—on the day of Fall Festival, the Auction,<br />

and Alumnae Day—and invitations are mailed to related alumnae and co-workers prior<br />

to the Mass. All are welcome to attend.<br />

Christine Goss ’11<br />

Frances Hesse Gosser ’90<br />

Kathy Hesse ’86<br />

Margaret Hesse ’85<br />

Katie Balek Kempf ’01<br />

Suzanne Renard Makarewicz ’76<br />

Colleen McGovern ’12<br />

Erin McGovern ’03<br />

Kathleen McGovern ’01<br />

Ellen Mills ’04<br />

Maureen Bannister Mueller ’81<br />

Nicole Mueller ’12<br />

Amy O’Brien ’11<br />

Lydia O’Brien ’11<br />

Ann Schulte ’06<br />

Mary Ann Bannister Schulte ’79<br />

Laura Thornton ’06<br />

Reenie Wittich Thornton ’75<br />

Mary Hesse White ’78<br />

Sue Wittich Wohler ’69<br />

Mary Woodling ’05<br />

Michelle Woodling ’07<br />

Sympathy to those who have lost<br />

their [great] grandparent:<br />

Claire Ancel ’11<br />

Krystal Pazdernik Ballard ’01<br />

Jacqueline Bardgett ’08<br />

Claire Carenza ’10<br />

Kara Mattus Chung ’01<br />

Corey D’Anna ’01<br />

Colleen Doyle ’05<br />

Katie Doyle ’08<br />

Claire Elbert ’12<br />

Deb Flores (UA co-worker)<br />

Emily Jones Gardiner ’99<br />

Shannon Creech Henderson ’95<br />

Shannon O’Neill Igney ’98<br />

Amie Keane ’05<br />

Kathleen Kernell ’12<br />

Megan Lipson ’06<br />

Shannon Lipson ’03<br />

Megan Lorenz ’98<br />

Erin Luth ’09<br />

Maddy Lynch ’12<br />

Cortney Marschuetz ’08<br />

Allison Nieters ’08<br />

Kelly O’Neill ’04<br />

Bridgette Reilly ’07<br />

Claire Rosteck ’09<br />

Kathleen Schrock ’12<br />

Elizabeth Suntrup ’13<br />

Kelly Suntrup ’12<br />

Sarah Theiling ’00<br />

Karalynn Trittler ’12<br />

Erin Veile ’08<br />

Kathy Veile (former UA co-worker)<br />

Lauren Veile ’03<br />

Nancy Vogt ’09<br />

Emily von Hatten ’11<br />

Desley Custer Wells ’00<br />

Maura Wright ’04<br />

Christine Zobel ’12<br />

Megan Zobel ’07<br />

Sympathy to those who have lost<br />

their cousin:<br />

Caitlin Brightfield ’04<br />

Sr. Lois Castillon, osu ’60<br />

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Alumnae Update—Keep in touch with UA!<br />

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