Advancing Carmel

Carmel students in Drawing and Painting Honors partnered with The Memory Project to create portraits for youth who have faced substantial challenges, including neglect, abuse, loss of parents, and poverty and homelessness. These children have few special belongings to help capture their life stories. Carmel students focused on children of the Syrian refugee crisis, creating portraits during the Fall 2020 semester.

The portraits help the children feel valued, show them that many people care about their well-being, and provide them with a special childhood memory for the future. Despite limitations due to the pandemic, Carmel students worked together to achieve a project that promotes kindness, international friendship, and care on a pure humanto-human level. Congratulations to Victoria (Tori) Nagode ’22 for her Honorable Mention in the Midwest Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. This distinction is only awarded to the top 10-15% of all entries in this extremely competitive contest. Tori’s submission is a digital art portrait titled “Jamais Vu.”

Congratulations to our student-athletes who will move on to the next level in their respective sports. • Annie Bart (Girls Volleyball, Binghamton University) • Reagan Danner (Girls Lacrosse, Rockhurst University) • Hailie Swiatkowski (Softball, Austin College) • Jalen Burton (Football, Bowling Green State University) • Hannah Lennon (Girls Lacrosse, Concordia University St. Paul) • Riley Clark (Girls Volleyball, North Central College) • Aidan Day (Boys Cross Country, Loyola University Maryland) • Will McCorkle (Football, University of Central Missouri)

On February 4, seniors Justine Baladad and Reilly McGinn were recognized by Carmel for earning Illinois High School Tennis Coaches Association 1st team all-state in doubles. The girls’ varsity tennis team won the 2020 Sectional Championship at Vernon Hills in October. Justine Baladad ’21 and Reilly McGinn ’21 were also first doubles Sectional Champs. Had there been a State Tournament, all six girls would have made it!

Now in its 47th year, Carmel Catholic High School’s widely popular Street Scenes fundraiser features a stellar lineup of entertainment, local food and beverage vendors, and the renowned Student Show!

Street Scenes will take on a new look this year as it is held virtually April 9-15, 2021. We are committed to keeping this long-standing tradition full of lively entertainment. This year’s theme is “Street Scenes Goes Virtual, Home Sweet Home!”

Visit carmelstreetscenes.com for more information on our lineup of entertainment, including great bands, student performances, silent auction, behind the scenes clips, and interviews.

Goes Virtual!

Carmel Catholic High School 2021 Queen of Hearts Raffle

Join us at Glen Flora Country Club and play like the pros... and have a great time with friends, while supporting CCHS.

Test your luck while supporting a good cause! Carmel Catholic is hosting its first-ever virtual Queen of Hearts Raffle, a game of chance made popular for its record jackpot prizes awarded in community fundraisers. The weekly raffle will supplement Carmel Street Scenes as an important fundraising tool for the school. Ticket sales started on Thursday, February 11. First draw is on Thursday, February 25. Visit carmelhs.org/queenofhearts/ for more information. Join us on August 23, 2021, at Glen Flora Country Club for this community-wide event that supports tuition assistance.

Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are available. Please contact Denise Spokas at dspokas@carmelhs.org to find out how you can make a positive impact on students’ lives through the Carmel Catholic Golf Classic.

On September 9, President Brad Bonham, Ph.D., welcomed an intimate gathering of family and friends to the Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the Kathy A. Nemmers Welcome Center. Sr. Mary Frances McLaughlin, BVM, gave a reflection followed by readings by Sam Nemmers ’01 and Mike Nemmers ’03. Kathy’s favorite song, The Isle of Issisfree, was sung by Jane Lambiris ’75. Fr. Robert Carroll, O.Carm., Ph.D., blessed the Welcome Center, followed by a ribbon-cutting by grandson, Leo Nemmers.

“Today’s dedication is a celebration of three things: Life, Light, and Love. Life, because the old lobby and chapel have been given new life as the Kathy A. Nemmers Welcome Center. Light, because light is synonymous with ’Welcome.’ Love, Carmel Catholic was founded on the teaching and example of Jesus Christ, who was only about love,” said Joe Nemmers ’73.

Kathy served on the Board of Directors at Carmel Catholic High School, and she and Joe have four sons, Sam ’01, Mike ’03, Max ’06, and Tom ’10 Nemmers. Kathy was a member of the Carmel community for a long time, and this Welcome Center will ensure that her presence will remain vibrant.