Message from the President

Dear Alumnae and Friends,

Summer has descended on this beautiful place we call Beaumont and with a little slower rhythm, I’m reflecting on what has been both an exciting and challenging couple of years. The 2022-23 school year ended on a celebratory note as we graduated 74 seniors, a group of young women who spent almost their entire Beaumont career in pandemic conditions. These young women are so perceptive about what was lost and what was gained, what we did well, and where we can improve.

Principal Ann Hoelzel and I are grateful for their insights and feedback that will make Beaumont better. Congratulations, Class of 2023!

The celebrations continued throughout the second half of the year – from Blue Streak championships to the dedication of our Sister Margaret Ann Kelley Dining Hall, and the triumphant return of our gala after four years! The party on Beaumont’s campus was an incredible mix of alums, donors, board members, past parents, current parents, future parents, faculty and staff. Thank you for joining us in celebration and for helping us to launch the public phase of The Heart of Beaumont Campaign

Thanks to your generous support, we raised nearly $200,000 toward our capital campaign. Thank you! Check out the many photos from these events throughout this issue.

Our next big community celebration will be in 2025 as we celebrate – along with the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland – our 175th anniversary! Look for much more to come – including ways to get involved in the planning later this year.

We also took time to celebrate alumna Mary Jo Paulett Toumert ’75 as this year’s recipient of the Beaumont Award. This award is given to those who, “… have dramatically contributed their time, effort and/or financial support and have thereby bestowed extraordinary gifts upon the Beaumont School Community in furthering the school’s mission of educating young women for life, leadership and service.” Mary Jo is that rare awardee who deserves recognition for all three categories: leadership, service and philanthropy. Read more about Mary Jo and her impact on page 8.

We said a tearful farewell to our legendary and longtime track and cross-country coach, Jim Emery He passed away in March and we hosted a celebration of his life in May. We received countless messages from alums near and far, fellow coaches, and a community so grateful to have known and loved him. We have a tribute to Coach Emery on page 19.

The rest of this summer issue of Beaumont News is filled with the activities of our students and our alums – women who are truly changing the world! Check it out and keep us posted on what you’re doing and how you would like to get involved.

You’ll be hearing more from me as we take our capital campaign efforts out to the broader world. Beaumont is strong because of the support of our many donors and alums. As we reach out, please give prayerfully and sacrificially to this school that has served as a strong academic, faith and social foundation for so many. As always, please reach out to me and let me know how we’re doing or how you’d like to help. You can email me at whoke@beaumontschool.org or call 216.325.7324.

Yours in St. Angela,

Wendy A. Hoke President