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A Tradition of Excellence

100 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401 207-947-0313 | www.johnbapst.org

Integrity | Achievement | Respect MISSION

John Bapst, an independent, college-preparatory school, cultivates academic excellence and personal growth, encourages exploration of opportunities, and fosters connections in an inclusive and global community.

ADMINISTRATION

Dave Armistead Head of School

Louisa Deng Director of the International Program

Ed Jones Dean of Students

Angela Kearns ’92 Director of Public Relations and Day Admissions

Bill Meier Director of Finance and Operations

Dan O’Connell Athletic Director

Jason O’Reilly Principal and Academic Dean

Jordan Reeves Director of Residential Life

Eric Zelz ’78 Director of Communications

Dan LaMontagne, Chair

Meg Goggins Sanders ‘97, Vice Chair

Paul Messer ‘94, Secretary

James Strout ‘02, Treasurer BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Rich Crowe ’65

Pat Gaetani

Earle Hannigan, Trustee Emeritus

Kevin Kelly

Tony Pellegrini, Esq.

Hans Peterson, Esq.

Kim Meagher Shelley ’04

Matt Skaves ‘99

Karl Ward

SENDING SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES

Amy Hart RSU 63 Matt Smith AOS 47

CONTRIBUTING STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHER

Jonah Bean ‘24

On the cover:

Ella Brochu ‘24, Student Senate President, on Step-Up Day, February 9, 2024

Enthusiasm,

OSuccess, and Gratitude

ne of the best things about working in a high school is that students are not only constantly learning, but constantly asking “What if?”

They wonder about the many possibilities in their futures, but they also wonder about things they might do right now.

At John Bapst, our students and faculty have been pushing the envelope on those possibilities for years. Of course, our kids get terrific grades in great classes, but they do so much more than that.

In my 18 years at John Bapst, we have had students who, while in high school, completed and published cancer research, wrote original symphonies, published books, worked for senators, became world-wide pop stars, and much more.

As I write this, we have students who are working on genetic research with Jackson Lab, preparing to speak at a scientific conference in Seattle about their work on their computer modeling of capillaries in the eye, contributing to a book to be published later this year, preparing to go to the world robotics competition, and inventing new design approaches to offshore wind turbines.

It is such a blessing to be here and to know that when we open the door to new students, we are also opening to door to a wonderful future that begins here!

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John Bapst sends 133 2023 graduates off to their next adventure, with encouraging words from guest speaker Karen L. Boudreau, Esq. ‘77

On Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, 133 Seniors graduated from John Bapst Memorial High School. Co-Salutatorian addresses were delivered by Samantha Ismail and Natalie Logan. Co-Valedictorian addresses were delivered by Sophie Kahn and Martin Skacel The address to our graduates was given by Karen L. Boudreau, John Bapst Class of 1977, attorney, author, lecturer, and, with her husband, Dr. Tom Jensen, philanthropist.

Ms. Boudreau shared many insights from her full, well-travelled, and successful life, including the adage that by helping someone else, you will enhance your own success. “If you work hard, you’re resilient, ask for and take advice from others, and let others help you, you can accomplish whatever goals you choose.” And, she stated, “it’s OK if your goal changes, as long as you have another goal.”

Congratulations to our 2023 graduates and their families.

John Bapst earns Platinum School status

John Bapst Memorial High School recently earned Platinum recognition on the 2023 AP School Honor Roll.

The new AP School Honor Roll is a prestigious annual recognition program that celebrates schools whose AP programs have done outstanding work to welcome students into AP courses and support them on the path to college success.

To qualify for this award, schools must meet or exceed the criteria in three areas: College Culture, College Credit, and College Optimization.

The College Culture category requires that 40% or more of the graduating class took at least 1 AP Exam during high school.

The College Credit category requires that 25% or more of the graduating class scored a 3 or higher on at least 1 AP Exam during high school. The College Optimization category requires that 2% or more of the graduating class took 5 or more AP Exams during high school. At least 1 of those exams was taken in 9th or 10th grade, so that students are spreading their AP experience across grades rather than feeling disproportionate pressure in any single year. John Bapst scored in the Platinum range in all three areas.

This recognition stems from the hard work of students, faculty, and all in the John Bapst community who support them.

Pursuing passions in the sciences at John Bapst

Science faculty members Emma Bragdon ‘17 and Chrissy Walker offer a class for juniors and seniors called Human Genomics Seminar. Using their own anonymous DNA samples, the students conduct the lab protocols for DNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, and gel electrophoresis looking at the ACE gene. The findings are included in their own independent research projects.

Across the hall, in Dr. Kevin Real’s field biology class, students take on year-long research projects specific to their areas of interests. The projects range from being heavily involved in field biology or distantly related.

All projects are welcome.

For example, one student is conducting bacteriophage research from soil she has collected to see if it will kill different bacteria on an agar plate. Another student is turning seaweed into a bio fabric to be used for knitting to help reduce carbon emissions.

The class goes on five field biology trips throughout the year. On each trip unique field biology principles are taught, with the students also using the time to gather samples for their own research projects.

Students in both classes presented their work at the Maine State Science Fair at the University of Maine.

With imagination and a desire to learn, Laken Walker ‘25 starts “Career Connect”

At John Bapst, students are encouraged to present and pursue their passions. And with faculty support from instructors like science department chair Mary Lammert, one of many students did just that. Laken Walker ‘25 recently founded a group called “Career Connect.” With it, professionals from the community are invited to share their biological careers with students in an informal setting. And it’s been quite a success.

Students have enjoyed meeting dentists, wildlife biologists, veterinarians, and more. They receive career information, college planning advice, information on volunteering and internships, and more. Plans to grow the program are on the horizon.

Around Campus / THE

1a. 1b. WELCOME TO MAINE, WELCOME TO JOHN BAPST

Welcoming our new international students is always a treat, and an important way in which all of our students broaden their world view and make new, international friends. This year we have students from 14 countries.

2. REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

Students in the boarding program challenged themselves as they climbed the Beehive Trail in Acadia National Park.

3. A FALL WHODUNNIT DID IT!

The fall production of “Murder’s In The Heir” was directed by English Department faculty member Britton Sanders, performed by a large, talented cast, and presented to audiences of hard-working sleuths attempting to solve the crime presented in a theatre-in-the-round format.

4. HOMECOMING

With football, rallies, and more, John Bapst, the neighborhood streets, and Cameron Stadium were full of Crusader cheer.

5. HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR

With two full floors of crafters, music, food, and an abundance of volunteers and staff who rose early and worked hard, the halls were full with the jingle jangle of holiday shoppers.

6. FINE ARTS ON THE STREETS

Fine Arts Department Chair and instructor Samantha Mahar ‘02 and students had fun installing plaster cast models in downtown Bangor, a delightful sculptural project for creators and viewers alike!

7. FINE ARTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Along with the beautiful Holiday Concert, many also enjoyed the first John Bapst Treble Ensemble Holiday Recital at St. John’s Episcopal Church.

8. SCIENCE IS AMAZING... AND FUN

Science faculty member Trish Ortiz illustrates the digestive system in Anatomy and Physiology class on her self-proclaimed “National Digestive System Day.”

9. WARMING UP WITH OUR WINTER ART SHOW

Exploring a multitude of mediums, students exhibited a semester’s work.

10. GO CRUSADERS!

Congratulations to the

Competition Cheer Team on becoming the Northern Maine Class B Runners-Up.

11. STEPPING UP TO JOHN BAPST

John Bapst welcomed over 250 8th graders to our Annual Step-Up Day.

With over 150 volunteer student ambassadors, they toured the school, attended sample classes, enjoyed lunch, and attended an enthusiastic assembly. We hope to see many of them in the fall.

STUDENT PROFILE: Jonah bean ’24

BEHIND THE LENS

To student photographer Jonah Bean ‘24, capturing the spirit of John Bapst has been a labor of love and a time of artistic and professional growth

When did you first get interested in photography? What was your first camera?

I was 12 years old when I picked up a camera for the first time. It was a Canon Rebel T5, one of the teacher’s cameras at my middle school. You’ve photographed a lot. Any favorites?

The most satisfying events are the new student orientation, concerts, plays, and musicals, since they encompass the reasons why John Bapst is amazing. Where can we find your photographs?

They can be found in many places, like my website, jonahbean.smugmug.com, along with the John Bapst Yearbook., The Round Table, and viewbooks. Do you feel that your photography has grown while at John Bapst?

My photography skills have certainly grown since I started at John Bapst. I looked at some photos I took freshman year and I can see such a large improvement in not only composing a shot but also my editing skills.

Any surprises along the way?

I’ve experienced surprises along the way for sure, but the biggest one was when I got an email at the end of freshman year, asking if I was available to take photos at the Darling Center opening. At that point, I never thought that email could change my life. Since the gym opening, I have worked with the Development Office for many events.

Are you having fun?

I am having so much fun photographing with John Bapst! I love taking photos, so none of it feels like work. And, as a result of attending many events, I have great relationships with many people in the John Bapst community.

When you’re not photographing events connected to the school, what else do you like to photograph?

I photograph family portraits, senior portraits, sports games, and almost everything in between! My favorite sport to photograph is hockey because it’s so fun to watch and the energy is always on point.

Do you enjoy any hobbies?

During the spring, summer, and fall, I love to cycle and run. I use those activities to clear my head, and unlike most people, I actually enjoy running. During the winter, I coach a youth hockey team, and this past season, we made it to the Northern Regional Finals! You’re about to graduate.

What’s next for Jonah Bean?

I’ll be attending Endicott College in the fall as a Photography major. My ultimate dream is to photograph professional sports while having a freelance business on the side.

For the full interview with Jonah, visit johnbapst.org

KUDOS TO COACH O

Congratulations to Dan O’Connell, John Bapst’s Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, who recently won his 100th career football game with the John Bapst Crusaders. The game was against Poland Regional High School. Coach O has become the 16th active coach in Maine to have reached the century mark in wins. He has been head coach since 2003.

2023

SPRING SPORTS WRAP UP Baseball

The baseball team was 9-7 last spring including a win over eventual state-champion Old Town. They were able to earn a playoff berth for the second year in a row before falling in the semifinal round.

Lacrosse, Boys

While it was a rebuilding year for the lacrosse team, after hosting and winning their first playoff game in school history the year before, the team did earn three victories and many young players gained valuable experience for what we hope is a successful 2024 campaign.

Lacrosse, Girls

As part of a cooperative agreement with Bangor and Orono High Schools, the girls lacrosse players from John Bapst were part of a great inaugural season. The team went 6-8 in Class A competition and finished just mere heal points away from a playoff berth.

Softball

The softball team went 6-10 and earned a spot in the playoffs. In the postseason they were able to upset MDI in a dramatic come from behind victory before falling in the quarterfinal round. With only two seniors moving on, the team is poised to have a great season in 2024.

Track

The track teams enjoyed a remarkable spring. They were

spearheaded by the Boys 4 x 800 relay team that were PVC and state champions and set the school record (twice) while going undefeated all season. Kyle Sidaway ‘23 was 1st at PVC’s, 2nd in the state, and set a school record in the pole vault, and Hunter Clukey ‘23 broke a school record in the 800M. Kasey Kimball ‘24 was 3rd at states in the 100 hurdles, while Sydney Legasse ‘24 was 6th at states in the 100 and 300 hurdles. Congratulations to all the individuals that placed, set individual, or school records throughout the season.

Tennis, Boys

The boys went 9-3 on the regular season and qualified for the playoffs. They won in the quarterfinals before bowing out in a hotly contested semifinal team match. Sam Poth ‘23 was 10-2 on the season (his only two losses came against the #4 seed in the state), and he was seeded #8 in the state.

Tennis, Girls

The girls were a very successful 8-4 on the regular season and qualified for the playoffs before falling in a hard-fought battle in the quarterfinal round. Anna Drake ‘24, who was unseeded in the state was 8-4, and defeated the #6, #7 and #9

Runners-Up and won the MPA Sportsmanship Award for Class D North.

Golf

The golf team finished 4th in the PVC Championship. Ellie Kuhl ‘24, Jaxson Sockbeson ‘26, and Winslow Noel ‘27, qualified for the State Championship Match, where Ellie Kuhl finished 4th in the state in the girls’ division.

Girls Soccer

The girls soccer team qualified for the playoffs in Class B North and qualified for the semifinals after a playoff win in the preliminary round.

Boys Soccer

seeds in the state during the season.

2024 FALL SPORTS WRAP UP

Cross County

Both the girls and boys had great seasons and were crowned PVC

The boys soccer team finished first in Class B North. They won quarterfinal and semifinal playoff games before a rousing come from behind win to become Class B North Regional Champions. They were eventually crowned Class B State Runners-up.

GIRLS SOCCER TEAM’S GIVING Members of the John Bapst soccer

Runners-Up, and qualified for the State Championship meets.

Field Hockey

The team won their last two games in dramatic fashion to qualify for a semifinal playoff berth. They also won the MPA Sportsmanship Award for the Class B North Region.

Football

The Crusaders finished 2nd in Class D North, reached the Class D North Regional/Big 11 Championship Game, were Class D North/Big 11

program raised $500 through their annual “Pink Game,” presenting their gift to staff at the Lafayette Cancer Center in Brewer.

We’re proud of our team, whose efforts remind us of the importance of helping others in need.

YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT AWARDS

Congratulations to Declan Schilling ‘24 who received the Best Bill Award for his bill “An Act Relating to Regulating the Sale, Usage, and Storage of Firearms”

along with the Statesman of the Year award at the recent Youth in Government Conference held at the Maine State Capitol.

Rylee More ‘27, Amelia Ashmore ‘27, Maxwell Alexcovich ‘27, Mallory Liepold ‘27, and Eveyln Pariath ‘24 also attended the conference and did great work.

The students were accompanied by social sciences faculty member Ben Hale ’99

This was the first time John Bapst students participated in this event.

THE 2023-2024 INDUCTION CEREMONY OF THE THE HARLOW “JOE” FLOYD CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

The 2023-2024 ceremony included musical performances, description of society criteria, words of encouragement by distinguished speaker Alison Bromski ‘07, and the induction of 59 new members from the classes of ‘24 and ‘25.

THE KEY CLUB AND SHARED GIFT OF TIME AND FRIENDSHIP

At John Bapst, students enjoy connecting with their communities, in school and out. Members of the John Bapst Key Club visited the

ROBOTICS play a significant role in the John Bapst curriculum, led by Engineering and Technology Department Chair and Director of Technology Mike Murphy and fueled by a group of dedicated students.

In fact, this hard work placed the robotics program in the news, with local television news coverage of John Bapst robotics students working through this past summer in preparation of upcoming competitions, including The Vex Robotics Mall of America Signature Event August 4-5, 2023, in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Billed as “the greatest two minutes in competitive robotics,” the competition featured 100 top-notch teams from all over the United States. It’s a magnet for the most skilled and talented VEX Robotics teams in the nation. And although John Bapst didn’t make it to the finals, the experience provided an opportunity of growth for the Bapst team.

“We did not win any awards, but what we got from this trip was so much more valuable,” said Julianna Clark ‘24, team captain. “We all became much closer together as a team and bonded during the entirety of the trip. We all learned the importance of communication, not just within our team, but with the teams around us. This competition really helped us all get our feet off the ground this season and get us motivated. The most important part of all of this though, is that we all had fun.”

The John Bapst robotics teams continue to have fun, competing and hosting competitions as a major force in regional robotics. In October, they brought together 26 teams from 8 different schools. It was the first full-sized robotics tournament in the state this season. More have followed, with each one turning Sekera Auditorium into a whirring, buzzing, energy-driven hall of striking techology with competitors, parents, alumni, faculty, and volunteers adding to the buzz.

Maine Veterans’ Home in Bangor and enjoyed painting pumpkins in anticipation of Halloween.

Members later visited the Country Villa in Bangor where they helped paint ornaments and ate cookies with the residents.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY GIVING

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, John Bapst National Honor Society members organized a “pink day” recently. Students and staff at the school donated $500 to Sarah’s House of Maine, which provides temporary housing for patients receiving treatment at Northern Light Cancer Care.

ONE OF OUR OWN

And finally, acknowledging that we humans aren’t the only ones looking for warmth as temperatures dip, Key Clubbers looked out for our four-legged friends by making blankets for donation to the Bangor Humane Society.

We’re always proud when one of our teachers receives special recognition. Congratulations, mathematics faculty member Brendan Murphy on your welldeserved recognition by the College Board. Mr. Murphy has been teaching AP for 23 years and has been a consultant for the College Board since 2002.

VIBRANT VOCALS

Music plays a big role at John Bapst. Last spring, Aubrey Hanscom ‘24 represented the Vocal Music Department as a member of the 2023 All State SATB Choir.

And along with our very popular annual holiday concert, the John Bapst Treble Ensemble presented two concerts: its first standalone spring concert and its first holiday recital.

And this fall, John Bapst vocal students attended a workshop by noted composer and arranger, Moira Smiley, learning a variety of vocal techniques and pieces. The event concluded with a concert featuring Bapst students, workshop participants, and the UMaine Collegiate Chorale.

Back to Bapst!

Our annual reunion weekend, July 21-23, 2023, brought classmates together, enjoying family, friends, school tours, an Athletic Hall of Fame celebration, and the traditional golf tournament. See you at our next reunion, August 24, 2024!

The stars appeared at the Athletic Hall of Fame induction luncheon

This year, the Athletic Hall of Fame committee recognized the accomplishments of individual inductees, Angel Nelligan ’08, Chris MacKay Dunbar ’80, Jerry McGuire ’59 and State Champion Cross Country Teams

The 2010 girls team was also inducted.

Todd

2004

Back to Golf! The thirteenth annual golf tournament

The thirteenth annual John Bapst Golf Tournament was a great success. Thank you to everyone who participated. Special thanks also to Nate Waring ’99 for his help in securing sponsors and teams.

Event Sponsor: LakeSide Lawncare

Lunch Sponsor: Hardy Construction

Hole-in-One Sponsor: Downeast Toyota

Major Sponsors:

Bangor Family Dentistry, Bangor Savings Bank, Integra Health, PA – Dr. and Mrs. Craig

Curtis, Jiffy Print, Nickerson & O’Day, White Signs

Hole Sponsors: EL Shea, Exactitude, A Division of Cook and Boardman Group, In Memory of Norby Dowd, John Bapst Friends of Football, Lajoie Brothers, Nichols Construction, Inc, Rosalie’s Pizza, Snowman Printing Group, United Insurance, Dan Wellington ‘73.

Sue Hughes Brooker ’76, Jim Brooker, Steve Hughes ’73, Kevin Hughes ’76 won second place net.

SAVE THE DATE See you on the green July 29, 2024

1982 State Champion Cross Country Team: Tom Shyka ’85, Lynne Vickery Walsh ’84, Lonny Stevenson ’86, Betsy Jones Vickery ’86

1985 State Champion Cross Country Team: Pat Kamm, Jeremy Bate ’88, Jay Henderson ’87,

Sekera ’87, Ryan Hews ’86, Assistant Coach Joe Sekera ’62. In memory of Kevin Bate ’86

State Champion Cross Country Team: Coach John Emerson, Rachel Yorzinski Umphrey ’05, Maggie Jones Rucker ’05, Nicole Lavertu Bustard ’05, Maddie Glover Fahey ’06, Eve Jordan Parent ’08, Vanessa Weber Rehmeyer ‘06

Alumni News / THE ROUND TABLE

If you were to use the phrase “take flight’ in a headline about John J Nelligan ‘60, you would perhaps be more accurate than you thought. Along with being a popular attendee at annual John Bapst reunions, a 14-year part time employee at the old Bangor Auditorium, and a 23-year employee in the Bangor City Clerk’s Office, John is also a retired U.S. Air Force veteran with 29 years of service.

But “taking flight”? John is also President of the Maine Aviation Historical Society and an adventurer who loves to travel, especially to Ireland, where he has deep roots.

John, who recently gave a talk at the Bangor Public Library on the joys of travel and the connections one makes, has visited many European countries and their major cities, and even participated in Cyr Bus Lines trips closer to home.

Cara Pelletier ‘96 was recently named Council Chair of Bangor for 2023-2024. Cara is Senior Director of Inclusion Works - Disability: IN.

Kerrie Beckett ‘98 celebrated the opening of her pet grooming business, Critter Clippers, in Bangor.

As a result of their on-going expertise in care and clinical trials, the Jeffrey Modell Foundation awarded Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic and Research Center designation to Medical University of South Carolina Health and appointed Dr. Kelli Wong Williams ‘99 as the center’s first director. This distinction allows Dr. Williams and her colleagues to continue to provide early and precise diagnosis and treatment of primary immune deficiency diseases in children and adults. MUSC Health is the southeast U.S. referral location for very sick and specialized patients with rare immunological diseases.

Congratulations to UMass Dept. of Psychiatry’s Ryan Logan ‘00 for winning the NIH HEAL Director’s Trailblazer Award for his research on circadian rhythms in the postmortem brains of people with opioid abuse disorder. This research will lead to new treatments to reduce relapses.

Congratulations to Major Winfield Swanton ‘03 on being named 2023 Action Officer of the Year at the Joint Staff Awards Ceremony at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Major Swanton is a strategic officer focused on the Russian military, holding a Masters in Stategic Intelligence from National Intelligence University with a Russian concentration. The Joint Staff Officer of the Year program recognizes the action officers who have contributed most significantly to missions of the U.S. Armed Forces. The awardee, Major Swanton, was deemed most significant in supporting the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as he advises the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense.

Rosie Upton ‘13 and her husband Peter van Reesema visited John Bapst recently to teach a Hamilton workshop to our choirs. Rosie has

Riley Satterfield - Visual storyteller and artist

Riley Satterfield ‘19 writes, “I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to work on the 2023 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as a seasonal scenic artist. A lot of my efforts went towards the new Wonka float, “The Deliciously Delectable World of Wonka,” sponsored by Warner Bros., where I was sculpting and painting tons of candy pieces. I made a variety of chocolate trees, taffy bushes, jellybeans, lollipops, and painted even more! I was also there in New York City on Thanksgiving! The Macy’s Parade Studio team is also responsible for putting the floats together before the parade, and taking them apart after they cross the finish line. Truly such a memorable experience, and I hope to be a part of the magic next year!”

Riley is a scenic designer and artist based in New York and Maine. In 2023, she graduated from Boston University with a BFA in Scene Design and a minor in Art History.

a successful musical career while Peter is the associate music director for the Broadway show, Hamilton. They gave students the opportunity to feel what it’s like to be in a Broardway ensemble, learn one of the numbers from the musical, and a Q & A session about the profession

and the steps to take to find a career in it. The visit ended with a performance by Rosie and Peter. Whitney Saunders ‘15 graduated magna cum laude from Roger Williams University School of Law in 2023 and summa cum laude from Norwich University in 2018. She

Hailee Romain ’07, works as a writer and digital producer for educational publisher Scholastic. She writes for the company’s elementary and middle school science magazines and in the course of her work has profiled a number of notable individuals, including environmental activists, NASA engineers, and tech entrepreneurs. She recently visited Antarctica as part of a 3-week expedition aboard the ship the National Geographic Explorer, spending time on the Antarctic Peninsula as well as South Georgia and the Falkland Islands. The feature story she wrote about her travels, as well as many of the photos she took during her trip, became a cover story in Scholastic’s SuperScience magazine.

went on to work with various law firms before passing the bar and being sworn in to the Massachusetts Bar in November 2023. She is currently working for the Rhode Island Worker’s Compensation Court in Providence RI and residing in Bristol, RI with her cat, Martin.

Laura Mock ‘17, graduated from NYU in 2022 and has released her first single, “Landlocked,” as an

independent artist. Learn more at mockinglaura.com

Eric Lim ‘23 has been recognized in the field of skin disease detection while working with graduate students from Stanford and MIT through the Inspirit AI Leadership Program

In the Skin Cancer Diagnosis project, students use computer vision and image classification tools to develop machine learning models to diagnose skin lesions and create effective paths designed to treat them.

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In her words: The role John Bapst played in 2009 graduate Lyndsey Brozyna’s journey of personal cultivation and growth

In May of 2024, I will be graduating from Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts with my doctorate in Chinese Medicine. I’ve had the honor of working with diverse patient populations in my time as a clinical intern, treating everything from the common cold to Lyme Disease, epilepsy, and infertility. This experience has illuminated how incredibly powerful this ancient, holistic system of medicine in meeting and treating individuals in their wholeness.

As a Doctor of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, I hope to provide deeply integrate care in the fields of gynecology, fertility, and obstetrics.

My graduate education has been a rigorous four-year journey which has brought many opportunities for reflection on the chapters which led me here. My journey from an outspoken and intellectually curious girl who graduated from Bapst in 2009 to now, on the verge of completing my doctorate, has been profoundly shaped by the education and experiences I received during my time at [John Bapst].

educators I had the honor of learning with. The emphasis on integrity, perseverance, and compassion has guided me through the challenges of higher education and, ultimately, to the pursuit of my current field of medicine. The holistic approach to education at John Bapst has been the bedrock upon which I have built my academic and personal endeavors.

A family affair

SECOND Generation

Four generations of the Sekera family

As I reflect on this time, I am filled with a sense of nostalgia and appreciation for the dedicated educators and mentors who played an instrumental role in fostering my love for learning. The academic environment at John Bapst provided me with the foundation and skills that have been indispensable throughout my educational and professional journeys. The rigorous curriculum, coupled with the unwavering support of the teaching staff, cultivated a sense of discipline, critical thinking, and intellectual curiosity that has stayed with me over the course of my life.

It is not merely the academic lessons that I carry with me, but also the life lessons and values instilled by the many incredible

I want to express my deepest appreciation to John Bapst for being more than an educational institution – it was a nurturing environment that fostered a love for learning and a spirit of inquiry. The encouragement I received to explore my interests and the guidance provided by teachers who believed in my potential were pivotal in shaping my life’s trajectory. [Let me] convey my gratitude to the teachers, administrators, and staff who continue to make a positive impact on the lives of students.

Thank you, kind humans of John Bapst, for being a catalyst in my academic journey. I am proud to be an alumna and I carry the lessons learned within your halls with me as I embark on the next chapter of my career in Chinese Medicine.

– Lyndsey Brozyna ‘09

President of Band and Student Environmental Action Committee; Co-Founder of John Bapst’s first Political Group; Secretary of Key Club; member of Orchestra. Boston College Class of 2013

Not pictured: FIRST GENERATION: Elizabeth “Betty” (Boulter) Sekera, Class of 1941

Joe Sekera Class of 1962

Bob Sekera Class of 1965

Jenny Sekera Class of 1994

Kim Sekera Class of 1992

Todd, Nickie, and Andy Sekera

It is hard to miss the Sekera name and influence when you walk the halls at John Bapst. The Sekera family at John Bapst dates back to Betty (Boulter) Sekera from the class of 1941. Betty’s children attended John Bapst in the early 60s, including Joe, later a teacher, coach, principal, and occasional bus driver at the school. He famously spent the night to keep the heat on, and more famously helped save the school from closure in 1980. Over the course of a single summer, the school was purchased from the Church and reconstituted into a secular, college-prep high school. It has thrived ever since – becoming home to thousands of talented students, including many more members of the Sekera family. The auditorium that is the centerpiece of the school now carries his name.

THIRD Generation

FOURTH GENERATION

Nickie Sekera Class of 1988

Peggy Sekera Whitcomb Class of 1971

Todd Sekera Class of 1987

Elizabeth Sekera Class of 1997

Michael Sekera Class of 2007

Meghan Sekera Class of 2002

Kristen Sekera Class of 2000

Gabby Sekera Class of 2015

Marie LaFontaine Sekera Class of 1965

Andrew Sekera Class of 1990

Kim, Jenny, Elizabeth, Kristen, Meghan, and Michael Sekera

Marie and Joe Sekera, and family

YOU’VE BEEN ESSENTIAL!

The John Bapst Annual Fund

Gifts made from July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023

P: Parent of John Bapst student or graduate; GP: Grandparent of John Bapst student or graduate; †: Deceased

PHILANTHROPIST

$5,000+

Anonymous Anonymous

Karen Boudreau, Esq. ‘77 and Thomas Jensen, MD

Barbara Cassidy Foundation

The Edward O. Darling Family Foundation

Brian Dunn ‘01 and Sanida Kikic

Reginald McManus ‘48

SCHOLARSHIP CLUB

$2,500 - $4,999

David Armistead and Susan Bennett-Armistead P ‘09, ‘12, ‘19

Sean and Donna Colbath, Class of ‘85

Darling’s

Pat and Tori Gaetani P ‘15, ‘18

Rev. Shawn W. (Cutler) Jordan ‘91

Gary Smith

Karl and Kathy Ward P ‘12, ‘14, ‘18

DIRECTORS CLUB

$1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous

Bangor Savings Bank

Cynthia Lambert Berenson ‘65

Sigrid Berg and Robert Burns P ‘25

William and Johana Birdsall P ‘19, ‘24

Elizabeth McNally Blackshaw ‘59

Kristin Coffey Canders ‘92 P ‘22

David Carmack, MD and Adrienne Carmack, MD P ‘10, ‘12, ‘13, ‘15, ‘17

Central Maine Auto Auction

Richard ‘65 and Brenda Vernon Crowe ‘67

Dr. Patrick ‘85 and Karen Culumovic

Craig and Sande Curtis P ‘03, ‘05

Brian and Kathy Daigle P ‘26

Pat Finnigan ‘71

Joshua Greer ‘03 and Erika Getchell Greer ‘05

James Haddix and Fay-Ellen

Anderson Haddix P ‘97, ‘03, ‘05, ‘07

Earle and Calista Hannigan P ‘82, ‘93 GP ‘15, ‘18, ‘20

Justin ‘95 and Brandy Hebert

Ryan K. Hews ‘86

Angie Hoover ‘94

Evelyn Joost GP ‘15

LakeSide Lawn Care

Joyce Leveille ‘50

Chiou and Huei Lin P ‘00†, ‘07

Andrew S. Meagher ‘01

More Than Therapy

Joan and Tony Pellegrini P ‘11, ‘13, ‘15

John Prelgovisk ‘53

Terry Samway ‘61

Timothy ‘59 and Anne-Marie

Samway

Marek Skacel and Annamaria

Skacelova P ‘18, ‘23

Jane Donovan Stinchfield ‘62

Edward and Vanessa Viner

David and Mary Warner P ‘02

Dan ‘73 and Jennifer Wellington

Elizabeth and Jim Whittle, in memory of Celeste Caulfield Ward

SUSTAINERS CLUB

$500 - $999

Anonymous

Paul ‘66 and Linda Aucoin

Bangor Family Dentistry, LLC

Temple and Victoria Blackwood GP ‘23, ‘24

Michael E. Burke ‘64

Dan and Nancy Coffey P ‘92 GP ‘22

Kyle Curtis MD ‘03

Joe and Sue Cyr

Benita and Gerry Deschaine P ‘97, ‘01

Shaun N. Dowd ‘59

Dysarts Service

Eaton Peabody Attorneys at Law

Fritz and Cheryl Fasse P ‘18

Pete Finnigan ‘64

Eileen Fernald Fowler ‘64

John and Terri Franck

Hardy Construction

Jiffy Print

Jennifer Anderson P ‘23, ‘25

De Su and Bing Liu P ‘21

McManus Flatvoll Charitable Fund

Bud McPherson Jr. ‘73

Michael L. Meagher ‘59 and Marvia Meagher P ‘01, ‘04

Kevin Overlock and Kendra Mahon

Overlock ‘90 P ‘19, ‘24

Carl Russell ‘02

Joe ‘62 and Marie LaFontaine

Sekera ‘65 P ‘87, ‘88, ‘92, ‘94, ‘97, ‘00, ‘02, ‘07 GP ‘15

James ‘65 and Margaret Soucie

Joseph W. Soucy ‘62 and Susan Munce Soucy ‘62

Edward ‘66 and Mary Stover

James and Kelley Strout

Team Properties LLC

Tom A.’57 and Darthea Tilley

Richard P. Tozier ‘63

Nathaniel ‘99 and Shyla Williams

Waring ‘99

Peggy Ann Caron Whitson ‘71

BUILDERS CLUB

$250 - $499

Anonymous

Ronald L. Banks ‘87

Ken Beland

Yellow Light and Christina Valar

Breen P ‘17, ‘19, ‘22

David (Peter) Brissette, Class of 1965

Margaret T. Clancey ‘66

John B. Coffin ‘63

Ellen Conway and Peter Close P ‘19

Gary M. Eckmann ‘91 P ‘19, ‘22, ‘26

Epstein Properties

Hannaford Bros. Co.

Michael Hanson ‘71

Gregory P. Hawes ‘00

Kirsten Ismail P ‘23

Sheila Cassily Koot ‘62

Michael Lacadie ‘63

James Lagasse and Jennifer Hodgens P ‘26

The LaMontagne Family P ‘21, ‘23, ‘24

Las Palapas

Earlene Leveille ‘52

Dolores and James Londis GP ‘24

James and Rachel Lynch P ‘03

Lou Martin ‘65

Kim and Jeff McBurnie P ‘06, ‘10

Paul F. McGuire ‘64

Robert and Bethany McKnight P ‘23, ‘27

Hank McPherson ‘59

Paul ‘94 and Erica Messer P ‘22, ‘24

Charles and Julie Milan P ‘25

Roberta Donahue Miller ‘76

NETDAA Board of Directors

Jason and Lauren O’Reilly

Clare Hudson Payne P ‘00, ‘01

Martha Porter

Stephen Porter

Renaissance Charitable Foundation

RTI Survey Incentive Program

Kathleen M. Sullivan ‘81

TCAA Boston LLC

Mary Jane McClay Travers ‘60

Robert and Myrna Vallette

Vancil Vision Care

Ryan ‘99 and Leah Welch

Kelli Wong Williams ‘99

HONORS CLUB

$100 - $249

Anonymous

A Supportive Friend

Ann Keenan Albert ‘56

Joshua and Kimberly Allen P ‘25

Janice Veilleux Baker ‘63 and Michael Baker ‘58

Daniel P. Barrett

Jonah A. Bean ‘24

The Blunda Family

Judith Collins Brann ‘66

Broadway Hannaford

Suzanne Hughes Brooker ‘76

Madelyn McAllister Buckley ‘50

Terence P. Burns ‘82

Theodore and Malinda Buswell P ‘21, ‘23, ‘25

Heather Hews Caponi ‘89

David and Susan Carlisle

Anna E. Carmack ‘10

Lynn Caron P ‘06, ‘08

David ‘02 and Lisa Cassidy

Jody Leeman Chasse ‘66

Mary Clift

Ryan ‘96 and Marcie Coffin

Robert L. Connor ‘54

Peter Coopersmith

Dr. Peter and Laurie Copithorne P ‘24

Lynne Coy-Ogan and Robert Ogan

Sharon O’Brien Cuneo ‘64

Nancy Foster Cunliffe ‘67

Greg and Pat Curry

Patricia Reidy Danforth ‘69 GP ‘22

James and Katie Derosier P ‘24

Michele Deschaine Scarcelli ‘97

Mike Desmarais ‘02

Mary Ann Lakeman Dionne ‘92

Valentino DiSalvatore ‘69 P ‘01, ‘03

Thad R. Dolley ‘87

Down East Toyota-Scion

Scott ‘80 and Christine MacKay Dunbar ‘80

Mark and Deborah Eremita

Exactitude, A Division of Cook & Boardman Group

Filippo Falqui Cao ‘23

Maurizio Falqui Cao and Emanuela Pili P ‘23

Patricia Shaw Fenske ‘80

David Fernald ‘61

Laurence D. Fernald Jr. ‘60

Maina Fernald

Richard Fernald ‘67

Irv Fletcher

Robert and Margaret Flynn

Daniel and Robin Foster P ‘18, ‘23

William and Judy Fraser

Karen and James Fussell P ‘21, ‘24

Thomas and Anne Gale

Christine Lutz P ‘14

Geaghan’s Restaurant & Pub

Raymond Giroux

Ronald J. Goody ‘65

Donna Greenlaw P ‘01, ‘04, ‘06

Sylvia Mason Hagerthy ‘57

Mary Lou Nadeau Hallee ‘60

Orville and Julie Hartford P ‘25

Hero’s Sports Grill

Dave Higgins ‘73

Melissa Hoksch ‘10

Pete and Connie Holden

John Bapst Hockey Boosters

David Jones ‘06

Thomas Jones P ‘99

Angela Kearns ‘92 P ‘18

Sister Edward Mary Kelleher ‘59

Frances Hurley Kelly ‘66 and Bob Kelly ‘66 † P ‘95

Mike and Edie Kelly GP ‘13, ‘16

William K. Kenny ‘76

Christopher and Jennifer Kerswell P ‘26

David Kiah ‘56

Virgil R. King ‘46

Christopher and Cheryl Krause P ‘07, ‘14†

Michael J. Lamson Ph.D. ‘73

Lasting Impressions Family Dentistry

Maureen Cassily Lavoie ‘63

Roger and Janice Lowell GP ‘24

Stan and Andrea Lucien

Margarethe Lutz

Timothy W. Marcoulier ‘65

Edward T. Marsh ‘64

Eric Marullo

Elizabeth Mason P ‘99, ‘02

Elwood McCafferty GP ‘23

Mitch McCarthy and Sarah S.P.

McCarthy P ‘26

James D. McCleave and Edwana

Meisner

Donald and Victoria McGoldrick GP ‘22, ‘24

Jennifer and Michael McGoldrick P ‘22, ‘24

Jerry J. McGuire ‘59

Elizabeth McKay ‘98

William Meier

Bill Miller

Michael Mohan

Momo’s Cheesecakes

Monty Rand Photography

Sally Moore GP ‘18, ‘21, ‘23

Muriel Dinsmore Munz

Class of 1954

Rev. Frank J. Murray ‘67

Cynthia A. Murray-Beliveau ‘65

Wesley and Eleanor Norling P ‘95

Ohiopyle Prints, Inc.

Maria Openshaw ‘04

Thomas and Alice Openshaw P ‘04, ‘07

Lawrence Park GP ‘16, ‘18

Richard and Margarita Partridge P ‘25

The Pellauer Family

Jacquelyn A. Perry ‘55

Bonnie Povondra

Brenda Power P ‘11

Mary J. Richard ‘62

Claude Rioux ‘69

Rosalie’s Pizza

Jasper W. Rossney ‘26

Michael Rossney and Michele Levesque P ‘26

Rudman & Winchell

Mary Carol Fernald Rumsey ‘62

John ‘72 and Susan Ryder

Saliba’s

Mike Samway ‘55

Megan Goggins Sanders, Esq., Class of 1997

Paul Sacaridiz and Jennifer A. Lapham P ‘24

Don and Cynthia Scott

Suzanne Scroggins P ‘26

Mary Gagne Searway ‘47 †

Ralph J. Shannon ‘67

Marie and Jim Sharkey P ‘05

Ben and Bonnie Sidaway P ‘18, ‘21, ‘23

Matt Skaves ‘99

Vinal and Carol Smith

SRL Stores, Inc.

Aubri St. Pierre ‘01

Bob and Kristen Strong

Bryan and Carolyn Stuart GP ‘26

Brian Sturgeon ‘05

Susan Matheson Tardif ‘79

Jennifer and Brian Tower

Roland and Mary Trainor

Rachel Stephenson-Tribuzio P ‘14, ‘17

Jordan D. Trundy ‘06

Eric and Laurie Turner P ‘26

UBS Matching Gifts Organization

United Insurance

Veazie Veterinary Clinic

Holly O’Halloran Vetelino ‘92 and Joseph Vetelino P ‘20, ‘24

Jake Ward P ‘09

Robert ‘74 and Deborah Welch P ‘99

Dan and Ann Marie Wheeler P ‘07, ‘11

Whitmore Contracting Inc.

JoAnn Fernald Wicks ‘75 and Ken Wicks P ‘03, ‘06

John Willette ‘64

Wilfred J. Willette Jr. ‘62

Barbara Corey Willey ‘62

Cindy and David Wilson

Worcester’s Wild Blueberries

Matthew Zamejtis-Brown ‘97

Abby, Eric ‘78 and Charlotte ‘15

Zelz P ‘15

The Zmistowski Family P ‘17

C. Kenneth Zuch ‘65

FRIENDS CLUB

Under $100

Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous

Andrew X. Akins ‘59

Elizabeth Allan and Brian Rahill P ‘16

Amazon Smile Foundation

Pamela and Alan Anderson

Priscilla Shorette Applegate ‘60

Michele Smith Archambault ‘87 and Tim Archambault P ‘14, ‘16, ‘18

The Babcock Family P ‘26

Steven Barkan and Barbara Tennent P ‘98, ‘02

Sheila Bennett and Jason Pohlman

Ann Boutaugh GP ‘20, ‘24

Annina V. Breen ‘17

Brewer Nutrition

Daniel and Heather Buck

Elizabeth M. Burgess ‘22

Linda M. Burns ‘81

Melissa Burns

Wayne and Tami Campbell

Diane Caron P ‘25

Tom ‘98 and Lea Cassidy

Andre E. Chasse ‘81

Laurie Hoffer Chavira ‘64

Nick Christie ‘10

Perry H. Clark

Mary Ellen Short Conner ‘57 †

Scott ‘96 and Natalie Cookson

Joyce Commeau Cote ‘64 and Gerard Cote

Mary Lynn McInnis Cotter ‘63

Rebecca Cowan Ludden ‘09

Rick and Dawn Cowan

Dallmeyer Family

Barb Brown Dalton - BBD

Marketing LLC

Anna Elizabeth Davis ‘17

Mary Lawrence Davis ‘83 P ‘17

Maurice and Bonnie Day P ‘92, ‘94 GP ‘09, ‘18

Ursula Sullivan DellaPorta ‘84

Carolyn Webber DeVita ‘61

Christina Duddy ‘73

Mary Dumond ‘58

Douglas A. Dunbar ‘85

Yann and Brooke Dupuy

Debora Elliott Ward P ‘09

Jonathan Falk and Laura Levenson P ‘01, ‘04

Reggie and Rachel Faulkingham P ‘13, ‘22, ‘24

Heather Fisher

Barbara Foster ‘92

Richard Franks

Cynthia Dunroe Gamage ‘55

John and Peggy Gilbert GP ‘20, ‘23

Susan Gildart

Carolyn Gontoski P ‘91, ‘93

Colin Graebert

Timothy Grant

Hannaford Supermarket

Andrew and Shelli Hanscom P ‘24

Bill Hanscom Class of ‘51

Sarah Flanigan Hart ‘64

Jacqueline Hayes

Jack and Candace Healy P ‘03, ‘06

Ken and Linda Hews P ‘86, ‘89

Seamus ‘96 and Kimberly Higgins P ‘19, ‘21, ‘23, ‘25

Mona Hillery P ‘16, ‘23

Barbara Patch Hodgkins ‘57

William and Lois Hogan P ‘90, ‘91, ‘95 GP ‘22, ‘24

Skip and Jane House

Jane Sanborn Ice ‘49

Jane and Dick Israel GP ‘25

Eric and Theresa Jameson P ‘24

Carrie Jamison

Katherine M. Jones ‘06

Herbert and Phyllis Jordan, Sr. GP ‘18, ‘23

B Joyce GP ‘22

Andrew and Monique Kahn P ‘23

Rebecca Kelley

Robert W. Kelly ‘65 GP ‘22

Heath and Christine Kinney P ‘25

Mary and Steve Lammert P ‘06, ‘08, ‘09

Sr. Mary Latno ‘58

Marino and Grace Marra

Rita Willett McGlinchey ‘48

Marlene McGonigle GP ‘21, ‘23

Daniel McGrath ‘60

Dan and Nancy McKay P ‘98, ‘02

Molly McLaughlin ‘98

Kim Meagher Shelley ‘04

Juan Merchan and Amelia Fonseca P ‘26

Edward J. Miller ‘77

Eleanor M. Miller

Sarah Mountcastle Mitchell ‘01

Brockett and Catherine Muir P ‘26

Roxanne Munksgaard

Brendan Murphy

Catherine Babcock Murphy ‘60

Gisela Murray P ‘91, ‘93 GP ‘26

Donna Norman GP ‘19, ‘21, ‘23, ‘26

David and Rhonda Norman P ‘19, ‘21, ‘23, ‘26

Jeffrey and Mary Norment P ‘20, ‘23

Not So Empty Nest

Carolyn B. O’Neill GP ‘05, ‘07

Nathan and Elaine Ouellette P ‘26

Christopher Parsons P ‘19

Frank H. Patch ‘59

Theresa King Plummer ‘67

Benjamin Marriner Pratt ‘97

Lawrence ‘67 and Rose Raab

David Raczek ‘98

Donna Shannon Reynolds ‘55 GP ‘17

Mountain and Rebecca Robicheau P ‘24

Robert Russell ‘56 GP ‘09, ‘11

Haley Raye A. Saucier ‘15

Michael and Elizabeth Schaab P ‘96, ‘98, ‘02

Kandi Schromm

Shaw’s Supermarket

Nathaniel R. Smith ‘18

Tom and Brenda Smith P ‘87 GP ‘14, ‘16, ‘18, ‘23

Thomas Smith and Rebecca DaLessio P ‘18

Andrew Soucia P ‘22, ‘26

Brian and Janice Stearns P ‘03, ‘06

Carl Stecher GP ‘22, ‘24

David and Christina Stephens P ‘14, ‘25

Sweets Market

Kateryna Talytskykh

Tim Hortons

Hac Tran

Stefanie Trench P ‘23

Judy Tucker GP ‘26

Robert and Joan Tweedie

Nick Umphrey

Sarah VanKirk Daniel ‘11

Frances Verow P ‘83†, ‘85, ‘87

Lancey Wheaton

Jeffery and Angela Wheelden P ‘23, ‘25

Stewart W. Whittemore ‘60

Karol Wilson

Christopher P. Winchester ‘99

David P. Witham ‘64

David A. Zelz ‘80

IN HONOR OF

Madeleine Allan-Rahill ‘16 by Elizabeth Allan and Brian Rahill

Sebastian Blackwood ‘23 and Bianca Blackwood ‘24 by Temple and Victoria Blackwood

Caron Family Alumni ‘42 ‘67 ‘68 ‘69 ‘71 ‘72 ‘91 ‘93 ‘98 ‘01 by Peggy Ann Caron Whitson ‘71 Conner Cherry ‘26 by Bryan and Carolyn Stuart Class of 1947 by Mary Gagne Searway ‘47† Tom Cuddy by Timothy ‘59 and Anne-Marie Samway

Ana E. Dunn ‘20 and Aiden J. Dunn ‘23 by John and Peggy Gilbert

Emma Lowell ‘24 by Roger and Janice Lowell

Sherry Foster ‘23 by Herbert and Phyllis Jordan, Sr.

Lindsay A. Kelly ‘22 by Robert W. Kelly ‘65

Kyle Sidaway ‘23 by Sally Moore

Kaitlin McGoldrick ‘24 by Donald and Victoria McGoldrick

Coach Ken Perrone by Richard Franks

Peter Bosse ‘65† by James ‘65 and Margaret Soucie

Sam Poth ‘23 by Marlene McGonigle

Joseph Sekera ‘62 by Karen Boudreau, Esq. ‘77 and Thomas Jensen, MD by Paul F. McGuire ‘64

Mary Sullivan by Ursula Sullivan DellaPorta ‘84

Ukrainian Students at John Bapst by Sister Edward Mary Kelleher ‘59 IN MEMORY OF

All Xavarian Brothers 1949-1959 by John Prelgovisk ‘53

Theodore Barry III ‘63 and Charles Sullivan ‘64 by Richard P. Tozier ‘63

Brother Frank Prelgovisk by John Prelgovisk ‘53

Ellen “Tina” Campbell ‘43 by Wayne and Tami Campbell by Mark and Deborah Eremita by Robert and Margaret Flynn by Jacqueline Hayes by Jack and Candace Healy by Pete and Connie Holden by Bonnie Povondra Cassily - Chamberlain Family by Sheila Cassily Koot ‘62 by Maureen Cassily Lavoie ‘63

Catherine Babcock Murphy ‘60 by Anonymous by The Blunda Family by Perry H. Clark by Dallmeyer Family by The Pellauer Family by Cindy and David Wilson

Grover Coffin ‘65 by Timothy W. Marcoulier ‘65

David B. Colman ‘57 by Ronald Colman ‘56 by Sally Colman LaVertu ‘64

Mary Ellen Short Conner ‘57 by Timothy ‘59 and Anne-Marie Samway Dr. William H. Cutler and Sheila Crossman Cutler ‘60 by Rev. Shawn W. (Cutler) Jordan ‘91

Deborah Dauphinee Darling ‘66 by Frances Hurley Kelly ‘66

Mary Ellen Sheehan Darling ‘59 by Pamela and Alan Anderson by Daniel P. Barrett by Heather Hews Caponi ‘89 by David and Susan Carlisle by Central Maine Auto Auction by Mary Clift by Dan and Nancy Coffey by Peter Coopersmith by Rebecca Cowan Ludden ‘09 by Rick and Dawn Cowan by Lynne Coy-Ogan and Robert Ogan by Richard ‘65 and Brenda Vernon Crowe ‘67 by Greg and Pat Curry by Joe and Sue Cyr by Barb Brown Dalton - BBD Marketing LLC by Maurice and Bonnie Day by Benita and Gerry Deschaine by Shaun N. Dowd ‘59 by Dysarts Service by Eaton Peabody Attorneys at Law by Heather Fisher by John and Terri Franck by William and Judy Fraser by Thomas and Anne Gale by Earle and Calista Hannigan by Ken and Linda Hews by Frances Hurley Kelly ‘66 and Bob Kelly ‘66† by Mike and Edie Kelly by Mary and Steve Lammert by Marino and Grace Marra by Michael Mohan by NETDAA Board of Directors by Clare Hudson Payne by Timothy ‘59 and Anne-Marie Samway by Kandi Schromm by Don and Cynthia Scott by Gary Smith by Vinal and Carol Smith by TCAA Boston LLC by Eric and Laurie Turner by Karol Wilson by The Zmistowski Family Deceased members of Class of 1971 by Peggy Ann Caron Whitson ‘71

George Dandaneau ‘57 by Tom A.’57 and Darthea Tilley Patrick James Donahue ‘81 by Roberta Donahue Miller ‘76

Norby Dowd, Head Coach by Shaun N. Dowd ‘59

Laurence and Mary Fernald by Eileen Fernald Fowler ‘64

Harlow (Joe) Floyd by Angie Hoover ‘94

Alfred J. Greenlaw by Donna Greenlaw

Charlie Hart ‘57 and Ed Gallant ‘57 by Tom A.’57 and Darthea Tilley

Stephen Higgins ‘73 by Dave Higgins ‘73

Coach Gary Isherwood by Sarah VanKirk Daniel ‘11

Murray Alton Kellam ‘60 by Daniel McGrath ‘60

Edward Kelleher ‘59 by Timothy ‘59 and Anne-Marie Samway

John R. Kelley ‘58 by Janice Veilleux Baker ‘63 and Michael Baker ‘58

Bob Kelly ‘66, Deb Darling ‘66, Don Thompson by Judith Collins Brann ‘66

Owen T. Krause ‘14 by Christopher and Cheryl Krause by Renaissance Charitable Scholarships

Lawrence “Larry” Largay ‘55 by John M. Murray ‘65

John Leeman Jr. ‘62 and Bill Leeman ‘68 by Jody Leeman Chasse ‘66

Joanne McDonough Leete ‘47 by David Fernald ‘61 by Laurence D. Fernald Jr. ‘60 by Richard Fernald ‘67 by Eileen Fernald Fowler ‘64 by Mary Carol Fernald Rumsey ‘62 by JoAnn Fernald Wicks ‘75 and Ken Wicks

Father Rudy Leveille ‘49 by Jane Sanborn Ice ‘49

Emil Lin ‘00 by Chiou and Huei Lin

Robert E. and Laura L. Murray by Cynthia A. Murray-Beliveau ‘65

Catherine Richard ‘64 by Mary J. Richard ‘62

Honora Samway ‘56 by Terry Samway ‘61 by Mike Samway ‘55 by Timothy ‘59 and Anne-Marie Samway

Mary Gagne Searway ‘47 by Nancy Foster Cunliffe ‘67

Charles M. Sullivan by Kathleen M. Sullivan ‘81

Mary Ellen McNally Sullivan ‘57 by Elizabeth McNally Blackshaw ‘59

Sharon Taylor ‘60 and Catherine Fitzpatrick Pierce ‘60 by Mary Jane McClay Travers ‘60

Donald Tremble ‘59 by Andrew X. Akins ‘59

Arthur “Archie” Verow ‘60 by Frances Verow

Robert Vreeland ‘59 by Frank H. Patch ‘59

Celeste Caulfield Ward by Elizabeth and Jim Whittle

RESTRICTED GIFTS

Academics

Madelyn McAllister Buckley ‘50

Brian and Kathy Daigle

Rev. Shawn W. (Cutler) Jordan ‘91

Sheila Cassily Koot ‘62

Jake Ward

Athletics

Nick Christie ‘10

Robert L. Connor ‘54

Richard Franks

Sally Moore

John ‘72 and Susan Ryder

Matthew Zamejtis-Brown ‘97

Basketball - Girls

Bangor Savings Bank

Darling’s

Down East Toyota-Scion

Epstein Properties

More Than Therapy

Team Properties LLC

Whitmore Contracting Inc.

Fine Arts

Elizabeth M. Burgess ‘22

Theodore and Malinda Buswell

Diane Caron

Ellen Conway and Peter Close

Carolyn Webber DeVita ‘61

Mary Ann Lakeman Dionne ‘92

Reggie and Rachel Faulkingham

Daniel and Robin Foster

Andrew and Shelli Hanscom

Orville and Julie Hartford

Seamus ‘96 and Kimberly Higgins

Thomas Jones

Christopher and Jennifer Kerswell

Jennifer Anderson

Heath and Christine Kinney

James Lagasse and Jennifer Hodgens

Lasting Impressions Family

Dentistry

Sr. Mary Latno ‘58

Earlene Leveille ‘52

Christine Lutz

James and Rachel Lynch

Edward T. Marsh ‘64

Jennifer and Michael McGoldrick

Robert and Bethany McKnight

Juan Merchan and Amelia Fonseca

Jeffrey and Mary Norment

Not So Empty Nest

John Prelgovisk ‘53

Saliba’s

Suzanne Scroggins

Andrew Soucia

Judy Tucker

Veazie Veterinary Clinic

Edward and Vanessa Viner

Jeffery and Angela Wheelden

Worcester’s Wild Blueberries

Ice Hockey

John and Peggy Gilbert

Math Department

Jerry J. McGuire ‘59

IN MEMORIAM

Our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the following John Bapst alumni and friends who have passed on.

Alumni

Nicholas “Nate” Rogers ’39

Henry D. McNeil, Jr. ’42

Isabel McClay Russell ’42

Norman G. Campbell ’43

Florine Cormier Gabel ’44

Jane Flagg Mishou ’45

Eleanor Polyot Daley ’46

Thomas D. Trainer ’46

Mary Ryder Perry ’46

Sister Sylvia Comer ’47

Mary Gagne Searway ’47

Vivian Gallant Henderson ’47

Edward L. Perry, Jr. ’49

Elaine Ryder Higgins ’49

Clifford Cormier ’50

Arthur “Bob” A. Jones ’50

Gregory Pooler ’50

Robert J. Willett Sr. ’50

Martin E. Black ’51

Victoria Ceaser Greeley ’51

James O’Loughlin ’51

Mary Jameson Dolan ’52

Joann Talbot Lumino ’53

Mary Whitty ’54

Rosalie Brooks Aldrich ’55

Teresa Willett Steele ’55

Ann Keenan Albert ’56

Honora Samway ’56

Mary Ellen Short Conner ’57

George Dandaneau ’57

Ernest A. Blaisdell ’58

Francis “Frank” R. Birmingham, Jr. ’59

Mary Ellen Sheehan Darling ’59

James J. O’Donnell ’59

Catherine Babcock Murphy ’60

Robert “Bob”T. Rice ’60

Phyllis Tanner Williams ’61

Margaret Perry Frazier ’62

Mary Ellen Ford McTigue ’63

Mary Golden ’64

Alexina “Zina” Rioux Regan ’64

Francie Sheehan Brady ’65

Mary “Barbara” Perry ’65

Paul E. Aucoin ’66

Deborah Dauphinee Darling ’66

Robert “Bob” Kelly ’66

Harold “Buzz” P. Buzzell ’67

Margaret Ann Dunn ’68

Sarah Foley Blood ’68

John R. Hodgins ’68

Mary Ann McInnis Libby ’68

Paul J. Woodcock ’70

Cynthia Dauphinee Weymouth ’73

David Chandler ’75

Susanne Cormier Tirpak ’80

Nicolas Johnson ’21

Friends

Craig Archer

Stephen M. Atkinson

Peter Aucoin

Douglas Avery

Bryce Basso

James “Chris” Bate

Arnold “Rick” Beaulieu, Jr.

Sharon Burgess Bennett

Jason E. Black

Ashely Bloomer

Andrew H. Britt

Richard Caron

Donna Clukey

Helen Cowan

Veronika “Vera” Cummings

Janise Day

Storer DeMerchant

Richard W. Doucet, Sr.

Terrance “Terry” Dunbar

Waymouth “Sonny” Dunbar

Roger B. Gifford

Christian “Chris” Greeley

Ann Hambrock

Maria Hanks

Mary Ellen Johnson

George J. Kelly

Erick Krouse

A.U. “Lib” Liberatore, DMD

Walter Littlefield

Sharon Ann Lupo

Steven John Maines

Jeannette “Jan” Martin

John J. McDevitt, IV

Jo-Anne Murphy, Ed.D

Winifred “Winnie” Murphy

James C. O’Brien

Dee Ann Osgood

Ann Irene Pardilla

Roxanne Moore Saucier

Margaret Kane Smith

Velma K. Stewart

Colleen Tapley

Gail H. Taylor

Lorraine E. Thebarge

Linda Van Ness

Patricia “Patsy”Vereault

Michael Vittum, Sr.

Catherine “Cat”Wallace

Donald D. Wallace

Marylou Wheeler

Henry Wiswell

Project Graduation

Brewer Nutrition

Broadway Hannaford

Geaghan’s Restaurant & Pub

Hannaford Supermarket

Las Palapas

Momo’s Cheesecakes

Shaw’s Supermarket

Marek Skacel and Annamaria

Skacelova

Sweets Market

Tim Hortons

Roland and Mary Trainor

Stefanie Trench

Science Department

Ann Keenan Albert ‘56

Jerry J. McGuire ‘59

Michael and Elizabeth Schaab

Soccer - Boys

Marek Skacel and Annamaria

Skacelova

Soccer - Girls

John and Peggy Gilbert

Student Environment

Carrie Jamison

Technology

Mary J. Richard ‘62

Track

William K. Kenny ‘76

Endowment - Darling Center

Anonymous

Mike and Edie Kelly

Scholarships

General Scholarships

Steven Barkan and Barbara Tennent

Wayne and Tami Campbell

Lynn Caron

Kyle Curtis MD ‘03

Anna Elizabeth Davis ‘17

Mary Lawrence Davis ‘83

Mark and Deborah Eremita

Robert and Margaret Flynn

Jacqueline Hayes

Jack and Candace Healy

Pete and Connie Holden

Angie Hoover ‘94

Joyce Leveille ‘50

Bonnie Povondra

Renaissance Charitable Foundation

Rachel Stephenson-Tribuzio

Ukrainian Student Support

Anonymous

Janice Veilleux Baker ‘63 and Michael Baker ‘58

Ken Beland

Margaret T. Clancey ‘66

John B. Coffin ‘63

Sean and Donna Colbath, Class of ‘85

Gary M. Eckmann ‘91

Irv Fletcher

Christine Lutz

Carolyn Gontoski

Ronald J. Goody ‘65

Skip and Jane House

David Jones ‘06

Sister Edward Mary Kelleher ‘59

Christopher and Jennifer Kerswell

Michael J. Lamson Ph.D. ‘73

Dolores and James Londis

Stan and Andrea Lucien

Margarethe Lutz

Eric Marullo

James D. McCleave and Edwan

Meisner

Paul F. McGuire ‘64

Gisela Murray

Lawrence Park

Richard and Margarita Partridge

Martha Porter

Stephen Porter

David and Brenda Power

Terry Samway ‘61

Kateryna Talytskykh

Mary Jane McClay Travers ‘60

Robert and Joan Tweedie

Robert and Myrna Vallette

Holly O’Halloran Vetelino ‘92 and Joseph Vetelino

Dan ‘73 and Jennifer Wellington

Elizabeth and Jim Whittle, in memory of Celeste Ward

David P. Witham ‘64

ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS

Charles M. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship

Ursula Sullivan DellaPorta ‘84

Kathleen M. Sullivan ‘81

Cassily-Chamberlain Scholarship

Maureen Cassily Lavoie ‘63

Class of 1959 Scholarship

Timothy ‘59 and Anne-Marie Samway

NON-ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS

Joseph Sekera ‘62 Scholarship

Karen Boudreau, Esq. ‘77 and Thomas Jensen, MD

NEW CAPITAL GIFTS from July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023

LEGACY CIRCLE

$100,000 - $499,999

Ronald Colman ‘56

Sally Colman LaVertu ‘64

1925 SOCIETY

$10,000 - $24,999

Maurycy Pietrzak

INNOVATORS

$5,000 - $9,999

Andy and Patty Hamilton

SUPPORTERS

Under $500

Scott and Linda Warren ‘82

James C. Baker ‘63

Marilyn (Lynne) Fagles

Daniel O’Connell

JOHN BAPST MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

100 Broadway, Bangor, Maine 04401-5204

johnbapst.org

HELP US GROW, CULTIVATE, EXPLORE, AND CONNECT!

From art supplies to Zoom classrooms, and everything in between, your support makes all the diifference.

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CONSIDER A GIFT TO OUR ANNUAL FUND

Online giving is most helpful – scan the QR code or visit johnbapst.org to make your gift. You may also send your gift as a check, with “annual fund” in the memo line, to John Bapst Development Office, 100 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401.

Save The Dates

We’re already planning upcoming events, including our exciting “Back To Bapst!” annual reunion event, Saturday, August 24, The Athletic Hall of Fame induction luncheon, August 25, and the 14th annual John Bapst Golf Tournament, July 29. More to come!