Traditions Summer 2013

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School News Commencement 2013 Alumni Spotlights SMART Ride 2013 Reunion Plans Alumni Updates A Newslet ter for Alumni, Parents and Friends

Board of Directors and Administration Board of Directors

Administration

Vice President Cathy Schulz

Associate Prinicpal/ Academic Dean Melinda O’Connor

President Michelle Mahowald

Board Members Sr. Carol Bongaarts OP Carol (Van Orsow) Hafemeyer ’77 Steve Kohl ’83 Sr. Joyce Leibly OP Bruce Malecha Shari Mayer Sr. Doris Rauenhorst OP Tony Langerud Lisa Trnka Jay Valentyn Joe Varley ’65

President/Principal Tom Donlon

Associate Principal/ Activities Director Ed Friesen ’86 Associate Principal/ Dean of Students Scott Hanson Director of Guidance Laura Carlson Prioress of the Congregation Sr. Mary Ellen Gevelinger OP Chair of BA INC. Sr. Julie Schwab OP Advancement Office Franz Boelter Celeste Seidel Sue Erpenbach Sr. Theresa Thomas OP Renée (Pohl) Thompson ’86

In this Issue:

Mr. Donlon’s Top Ten.............................. 2-3 Capital Campaign Status..............................3 Spring Sports Recap.................................... 4 Spring Play “Our Town”...............................5 Fundraising Highlights.................................6 Scholarships/Memorial Gifts........................7 Semester 2 Honor Roll.................................8 School Awards/Recognition...................... 8-9 Commencement 2013.......................... 10-11 Legends of the Ring...................................12 150th Anniversary................................ 12-13 Alumni Spotlights................................ 13-17 2013 Reunion Plans...................................18 Alumni Updates.........................................18 Tough Goodbyes........................................19 Cardinal Club Winners..............................19 Cardinal Golf Classic.................................19 Rest in Peace..........................20 - Back cover

About the Cover...

On our front cover we are featuring our newest alumni, the class of 2013! If you turn to pages 10 and 11, you will see some images of the week-long commencement events. One of these events is the Baccalaureate Mass. During the homily of this mass, Fr. Erik asked our seniors to remember the 3 “T’s” for life...Teach the word of God by their everyday actions, try to make it to Mass every Sunday, wherever you are, and tithe ten percent of your yearly income to the Catholic Church and her missions. Well, they must have taken it to heart, because the very next morning at the Senior/Faculty Brunch when they were asked to “pay it forward” with a cash donation to the BA Veritas Scholarship Fund, they set the bar very high! As each class has made it a goal to outperform the preceding class, the total donation has grown from less than $10 several years ago to last year’s total of $394 for the Class of 2012. It appears that the Class of 2013, fresh out of high school, has laid down a challenge for ALL of BA’s reunion classes, as well as next year’s Class of 2014, as they came forward with $654 at this year’s brunch! Wow! And congratulations! And a huge THANK YOU from BA and it’s future students! You new graduates, with no significant income and college expenses staring you in the face, stepped forward in a very bold way! Fantastic!

Understanding that 50-60% of our students require financial assistance in order to pay their tuition and fees, we hope that this summer’s reunion classes (or any other classes for that matter) will take on the challenge of these generous and ambitious young men and women of the Class of 2013 and, in turn, provide your assistance to the Veritas Sponsorship Fund this summer. Know how much of a difference you are making, and know that, as always, together we are BA! For more information, contact Franz Boelter in the advancement office with an email (fboelter@bacards.org) or phone call (507-210-0993).

Enjoy your reunions and let us know how we might help you!

The TRADITIONS NEWSLETTER, a publication of Bethlehem Academy is published three times each year in fall, winter and summer to serve our alumni, friends and many benefactors.

If you have story ideas, news items or photos, TRADITIONS welcomes your contributions for the newsletter. Please send your news to: BETHLEHEM ACADEMY 105 Third Ave. SW Faribault, MN 55021

Email: rthompson@bacards.org Tel: 507-334-3948 Fax: 507-334-3949

•Space is limited to the first 25 entrants!

•Minimum of $300 in sponsorships required.

•Special prizes awarded to top fundraisers!

•Entire course spans 220 miles!

Three days of cycling, camping and camaraderie in the beautiful scenery of Southern Minnesota.

Day 1: 82 miles Day 2: 67 miles Day 3: 71 miles

August 8, 9, 10, 2013 • www.SMARTChallenge.myevent.com SMART Challenge Bike Ride Update The SMART Challenge Bike Ride to raise $25,000 in financial assistance for BA students is set for Thursday-Saturday, August 8-10. We are still looking for more riders to join those already registered. With a cap of 25 total riders, we still have room for additions! 220 beautiful miles over 3 days may sound daunting, but with regular breaks (or breaks on your own as often as you need them) on each of the three days, it’s really very manageable, even for a novice rider who is willing to do a minimal amount of casual training in the next couple of months. If participating in the ride doesn’t work out for you, however, we would really encourage you to help sponsor one of the riders. For information on riding or sponsoring a rider, go to http://smartchallenge.myevent.com/. It will take the efforts of both riders and sponsors to achieve our goal, so we’re counting on the participation of many in order to be able to announce a successful achievement of our goal and to grow this event in the years ahead. We can do it! Together we are BA!

Still spots available...Sign up today or

Consider sponsoring a rider and help us reach our $25,000 goal for the students of BA!

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Mr. Donlon’s

Although the idea of a “Top Ten” list is not an original format - made famous by late night talk show host, David Letterman - it is a fun format to use to recap highlights of the year. So, here goes…

10.

Board of Directors offers me the position of President/Principal

When I resigned from Lourdes, I had no idea what the next opportunity would be.

I just knew it was time for me to be closer to home and to family. Little did I know at that time that being “closer to family” would mean a lot more than just being with my own. It is such an honor for me to serve as the President/Principal of BA, as I have the best job in the world.

9.

Despite the warning from the lunch ladies, I gained 25 pounds

Mrs. Julie Trnka, BA Head Cook, warned me, “Don’t blame us if you put on weight.”

Well, sure enough I found my way to the cafeteria and enjoyed countless high quality home cooked meals. The food at BA is outstanding, and the company of the students and staff at meal times is wonderful.

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Volleyball, Football, and Basketball go to State!

It’s not every year that the President/Principal gets to the Excel Center, Metrodome, and Target Center to watch the Cardinals enjoy victory. The exciting level of play was accentuated by the remarkable presence and attitudes of our student athletes.

It was a historical moment to watch the BA girls gather in prayer at the conclusion of the State A volleyball game with the girls

from Southwest Christian School. A quiet hush came upon all attending as spectators were drawn into their prayer.

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I memorize the BA school song.

6.

Catholic Schools Week Mass with Archbishop Nienstedt

“Repetitio est mater studiorum – repetition is the mother of learning.” As a benefit of all the time spent at games, I conquered learning our school song. It was always a treat when the football boys would gather in front of us and sing the school song with pride and gusto.

The Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Most Reverend John Nienstedt, celebrated Mass with the students and staff from Bethlehem Academy and Divine Mercy Catholic School. The Archbishop conducted a question and answer session with the juniors and seniors from BA. The questions asked by students and answered by the Archbishop made for a lively time together.

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2013 BABS Night Fund-A-Need hits $40,000+

Every year at BABS we bring our “FundA-Need” project to the attention of those attending. After reading the story of the Miracle of Saint Joesph and the firewood, I offered the following comments: This year we need a miracle. Bethlehem Academy experienced a miracle in 1868.

Since that time BA tradition supports and believes that a benefactor on a cold winter’s night was St. Joseph, husband of Mary and

earthly father of Jesus. Our Sinsinawa Dominican sisters founded our school and named it after the Holy Family in Bethlehem, waiting and trusting.

We need another miracle tonight and we’re asking you to help us continue to heat our school. I have to admit that boilers may not be as romantic as a cartful of firewood on a snowy winter’s night. My father would disagree with me on that point. He worked as a pipefitter and spent years in the company of boilers. And, I’m proud of my father and genuinely proud to say on occasion he would offer his services to our local parish church when their boiler needed repair.

In the fall our boilers were in dire need of repair. With winter coming we had to fix them. I have been praying to St. Joseph for his intercession, and in my prayer I believe St. Joseph spoke to me and mentioned something about BABS night. So, I think St. Joseph is asking me, to ask you, to help support this.

So, we find ourselves in the “Fund-a-Need” portion of our night. And, I am quite frankly asking you to, along with me, find our spot in the stable in Bethlehem. Thank you for your generosity in not only this, but for your support of our board, our faculty and staff and most of all our students.

Within ten minutes the miracle was realized…we raised $40,000+!

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Meeting one-to-one with faculty and staff

After the first month of my hire in July 2012, I began to meet individually with each and every BA employee. The pas-

sion and commitment to BA of those who work here is palpable.

A common denominator reported to me by our staff is how much support they receive from the greater BA community.

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Benefactors’ Brunch

Bethlehem Academy’s Benefactors’ Mass and Brunch held on December 1, 2012 was a key introductory experience to the history and legacy that is BA. What a delight it was to observe the 2012 Court of Honor inductees be honored. The humorous and touching stories provided by Sr. Theresa Thomas OP ’53, Sr. Catherine Lyons OP, and Ron ’64 and Carol Sevcik will live long in my memory. What a joy it was to have so many other Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters who had previously taught at BA attend the brunch.

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Addition of the DMCS Sixth Grade to the Middle School at BA

What started as a conversation and concept in November 2012 has become a reality in June 2013. Bethlehem Academy and Divine Mercy Catholic School/Church have formulated an agreement by which the DMCS sixth grade will be a part of the 6-8 Middle School housed at BA. This accomplishment was achieved through the collaboration of boards, committees, BA and DMCC and DMCS teachers and administrators, many Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, and Father Kevin Finnegan, DMCC Pastor. What an opportunity lies in store for all of us!

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Commencement with the Class of 2013

The last week of school with the members of the BA Class of 2013 was culminated on a warm spring evening on May 24 with Commencement Exercises. The year ended as well as it began… smiles and handshakes…now added with tears of sadness and joy. What a memorable evening it was for all staff, students, parents, alumni and friends of BA. What a blessing this year has been! The work of planning and cleaning continues throughout the summer at BA as we prepare for the up and coming school year. Bethlehem Academy: We challenge ourselves to love as Jesus Christ loved, to lead, to serve, to love, and to seek the truth: Veritas!

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN STATUS An Update from President/Principal Mr. Tom Donlon “I realize we have not reached our goal. All too often when we set Capital Campaign goals we focus on how we fell short of that goal, verses looking at what we have accomplished. We have accomplished much” – Bishop Emeritus Bernard Harrington, Seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Winona

The remarks of Bishop Harrington rang true in my ears when I heard them shared recently by a local pastor. We have $2.9 million dollars pledge toward our $7 million dollar goal. One can look at the gap and say, “What a long way to go,” but I’d prefer we say, “Look how far we have come.”

The Bethlehem Academy Capital Campaign is currently in a resting posture. Our needs have not changed. We still need increased scholarship endowment, additional fine arts space, physical education/gymnasium space, and an elevator and ramps for handicapped accessibility.

However, until we know what the future of our shared ministry program with Divine Mercy Catholic School/ Church looks like, we need to remain patient and make sure that we pursue a prudent course of action. This could take some time, but we want to make sure that we proceed carefully.

Going forward we will evaluate the progress of our new shared-ministry program with Divine Mercy Catholic School/Church and we will continue to collect pledge commitments. All funds that have been collected and all pledges that continue to be honored are in a restricted fund that will generate interest, and that interest is reinvested in the capital campaign account. When the time comes to use these funds, the money will not be used for anything other than “bricks and mortar” or for interest yielding endowment funds for financial aid.

We are aware that the campaign needs to transition into a different phase. We are reviewing the strategic plans for the original campaign and will be modifying them to fit our needs for the future. We have accomplished much, but we have not achieved our desired goal.

Therefore, we need to continue to build support for our future needs.

This year’s Court of Honor inductees l-r; Ron ’64 and Carol Sevcik, Sr. Catherine Lyons OP and Sr. Theresa Thomas OP ’53. Congratulations and thank you for all you have done for BA!

We are more than willing to answer any questions or concerns that you may have regarding the status of this campaign. You may direct them to Mr. Tom Donlon, President/Principal, at tdonlon@bacards.org or 507334-3948 ext. 203.

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Recap

Spring Sports

2012-13

Anna Marquard ’15

Boys & Girls Golf After a strong finish and almost making it to state last year, the boys’ golf team looked to make it a step further. Junior captain Freddie Rolstad guided the team as they gained more experience each week. The team was very young, having Taylor Kaiser as their only senior. Juniors Jake Murray and Jack Ford, as well as sophomore Luke Ford, joined Rolstad in nearly winnning the conference title, winning the sub-section, and sending Murray to the State Tournament. Having almost the whole team back will be a huge asset next season. On the girls’ side, Lexi Temple ’15 had a great season leading a short-handed squad, and she will return next season as well.

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Christian VonRuden ’15 and Jacob Kuhlman ’13

Boys Baseball “With our long winter, May came suddenly!” quipped Head Coach Scott Hanson. In a weather-shortened season their deep pitching staff, sound defense and timely hitting excelled. The team faced many postponements, not playing until Saturday, April 27th and defeating New Life Academy 10-9 and USC 8-1 to win the Cardinal Invitational at Bell Field. The Cards finished the season 13-5, taking 2nd in the Gopher Conference. In the Section 2AA playoffs they defeated Waseca 8-0, lost to St.Peter 1-2, defeated LeSueur– Henderson 6-2 and were eliminated by defending 2AA State Champion Holy Family Catholic 9-0 in the semi-finals. BA graduated a great senior class: Dylan Valentyn, Blake Langerud, Matt Siegfried, Cole Dillon, Mark Mahowald, Ryan Dietz, Adam Clark, Jacob Kuhlman, Josh Wagner, Tim Braun, Kyle Filzen, Rob Tait, and Louis Wilder.

Beau Reuvers ’16 and Cole Caron ’17

Track & Field

Like every other spring sport, the BA track and field teams were at the mercy of Mother Nature.

However, that didn’t hinder their success. Both teams benefited from larger rosters in 2013, enabling a second place finish at the Gopher Conference meet for the boys (girls finished 5th). Notable individual achievements this year included a school record in the 3200 meter run (10:33) by Mitch Malecha ’14; Section 1A qualifiers in the boys 800M (Drew Busch ’15),1600M (Busch, Malecha), and high jump and long jump (Joe Matejcek ’14).

On the girls side, Shanna Matejcek ’15 was the individual qualifier in the long jump and was a contributor to the 4x400 M relay team along with Payton Nutter ’17, Maddie Fetters ’15, and Gabby Wayland ’13. Busch took 2nd in the Section 1600, qualifying him for the State Meet at Hamline University.

Shelby Meyer ’17

Girls Softball “Weather” was also the word for the Cardinal softball team. Practice began on March 11th, but the extended winter kept the team practicing indoors until April 25th. When the weather finally turned, games came fast for the Cardinals, including a stretch of ten games in seven days! The 2013 Cardinals improved from last year, winning eight more games than 2012 and finishing with a record of 9-8 (8-6 in the abbreviated regular season).

They placed in the upper half of the Gopher Conference (4th) and advanced to the subsection semi-finals before losing 2-1 to eventual section champions, Maple River High School. The Cardinals greatly appreciate the contributions of seniors Taryn Ashley, Megan Hoisington, Elizabeth Holz, and Courtney Kryzer, and the 2014 squad looks to keep the momentum going with the return of six varsity starters.

Christian McDonough ’16

Trap Shooting

The BA trapshooting season was delayed a bit as well, but they enjoyed a great season and had tremendous participation, with 25 shooters, 14 of whom were new this spring. Joey Pleskonko ’13 led the team with the high average, and he was followed

by Tom Sprengeler ’15, Beau Reuvers ’16, and newcomers Turner Putrah ’14, Matt Siegfried ’13, and Connor Brown ’15.

The single female teammate from last year, Hannah Thompson ’16, was this season joined by Maren Grunnet ’17. The team completed their season by once again competing at the State Meet in Alexandria, MN on June 7-9.

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The drama of this play transitions from the joys of a wedding to the extreme sadness of the loss of loved ones, reminding all of us that life is fleeting and that we all should cherish every moment, regardless of how simple or common it may seem.

n a dramatic departure from their musical productions of the two past years, Bethlehem Academy presented Thornton Wilder’s Our Town on April 19, 20, and 21, 2013. Angela Donlon, director, presented the audience with a new twist on an old classic. Our Town is the most produced theatrical production in high schools in America. Ms. Donlon decided to bring a thrust stage into Van Orsow auditorium in order to bring the audience into the play. “I was pleasantly surprised at how well the thrust stage worked both for actors and the audience,” observed Ms. Donlon. The actors had opportunities to be next to audience members when delivering lines. In fact, the audience was, at times, in the middle of the action.

This year’s cast included not only a number of students who were veterans to the Bethlehem Academy stage but also students who decided to try theater for the first time. Students embraced their characters and Louis Wilder ’13 debuted as Mr. Webb, who owned the local newspaper. Louis challenged himself and took on a character who, like the other characters in this play, partook in common human experiences such as fiddling with his lawn mower and mourning the loss of a daughter. Seeing the students enjoy this development of their characters was very rewarding for director Donlon.

Two veterans of the BA stage, Catherine Stroh ’13 and Kathryn Crone ’13, found the camaraderie and sense of accomplishment the most rewarding aspects of the experience of being a part of this production. Both expressed their desire to see the program grow, and they encourage more students to participate in subsequent years.

Gabriela Seidel ’15 played the Stage Manager, a role requiring the memorization of an extraordinary number of lines. “We all worked really hard to get the audience to laugh, cry and understand the depth of the play. To quote Thornton Wilder, ‘So, people a thousand years from now, this is the way we were…in our growing up, in our marrying, in our living and in our dying.’ ” What will be next for the performing arts in 2013 or ’14? Mrs. Donlon has yet to decide if the play will be a comedy, musical or dramatic presentation. One thing is for certain; she will have a host of students eager to be a part of our growing theater program.

Our Town is performed with very few visible props. The intention of the playwright was to not distract the audience with props but to focus on the dialogue and the actual event.

Students Hannah Thompson ’16 and Catherine Stroh ’13 practiced snapping real green beans in order to get the hand motions just right for snapping imaginary green beans during the production.

A “thrust stage” was used for this production, placing the actors in the middle of the audience and, at times, the audience in the center of the action.

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Highlights!

Fundraising

Thanks to All for Your Great Support of BA Fundraisers!

Know how grateful all of us at BA are for your tremendous support for our fundraising events over the past fiscal year! You have been very generous and have helped us to address the challenges that come with maintaining an excellent academic environment and the opportunities that are available to our students. So much of that can be attributed to the support that you provide! Thank you so much! Here are three examples of your dedication to Bethlehem Academy!

The Cardinal Cruise 10K and 5K Run Walk – Having now completed three years, this event has grown by leaps and bounds and promises to continue its growth into the future. In spite of a very cold, snowy and windy day (like most of April this year!), we experienced a 10% growth in participation with over 330 runners and walkers. We also saw an increase in profit with over $19,000 raised! Even with the unusually wintry weather, everyone had a GREAT time, and we invite all of you to run or walk with us on April 12 of next year! Let’s just explode this event!

BABS Night 2013 – We had our most successful BABS night in many years, exceeding last year’s total by more than $41,000! Our Fund-A-Need event itself (this year to fund a new boiler) brought in over $40,000 due to an unbelievable outpouring of generosity by so many of you! Truly a blessing and a miracle! We had a new auctioneer who made everyone feel good and helped all of us to have a wonderful evening! Such a fun night! Join us again next spring for our BABS Night in the Tropics on April 5!

Annual Fund Drive – Due to some unprecedented gifts, the participation of so many

of you, and the wonderful $50,000 matching gift opportunity of an anonymous donor, we raised a record amount for the AF and exceeded our goal by over 40%! Unbelievable!

With the Annual Fund being the staple of every parochial school’s fundraising, this was a tremendous accomplishment! We hope you will help us to maintain this level of support in the years ahead. While we continue to look for more individuals, classes, businesses or families who are willing to make an annual commitment to this fund of $5,000 or more, know that every dollar that any of you commits makes a huge difference in the final total!

Thank you so much for your wonderful support!

Almost all of our fundraisers surpassed their goals because of you, our faithful supporters.

As we always say, together we are BA! You have certainly proven that over the past year!

Thanks, God’s blessings to you, and congratulations to all in our BA family!

We’re going tropical for BABS 2014!

Cardinal Cruise We are pleased to announce our presenting sponsors for 2014!

We thought it might be fun to warm things up next April and go tropical! Contact Renée Thompson at rthompson@bacards.org if you would be willing to lend us any type of tropical decor to help us transform BA into a tropical paradise for the evening!

Donahue’s Greenhouse Faribault Rent-N-Save Navarro Chiropractic Richie Eye Clinic Please show our appreciation to these businesses with your patronage today!

Bethlehem Academy

Scholarship Funds

BA has been blessed by the creation of scholarship funds to honor people who loved the school. These scholarships are to be used to make a BA education a reality for many students. For more complete descriptions of each fund please go to our website at www.bacards.org . Go to the Alumni tab and then scroll to Scholarship Funds.

• Arthur and Lorraine Amundson Fund • Jim (Coach) Anderson Scholarship • BA Backer Scholarship Fund • BA President’s Fund • Stella Bedford Service Scholarship • Harold and Marie Brazil Family Scholarship • Candie (Stoner) Brand Scholarship • Cecelia Borsch (Milewski/Schaffer) Nursing Endowment • Leo and Ottie Brand Scholarship • Patrick Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund • Crosby Family Scholarship Fund • Class of 1943 Endowed Scholarship Fund • Class of 1968 Scholarship Fund • Gloria Dapper Scholarship Fund • Bob & Joanne DeGrood Family Scholarship • Divine Mercy CCW Scholarship • Kilian Donahue Scholarship • John Benedict Dudley ’47 Scholarship • Patricia (Gale) Dudley ’48 Scholarship • Regina M. Dunleavy Estate Fund • Mary McKenna Friesen Memorial Scholarship Fund • Mary Griffin Scholarship • Hanlon Family Fund • Lawrence Johnson Memorial Trust Fund • Knights of Columbus Council 889 and Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship • Delores and Joseph and Michael LaCanne Family Scholarship Fund • Father Ken LaVan Scholarship Fund • Elizabeth “Betty” LeMieux Scholarship • Clarence E and Olive Low Scholarship • Luckow Family Scholarship Fund • Steven Malecha Scholarship Fund • McQuoid Family Scholarship Fund • L.E. “Abe” Merrill Scholarship • Gladues Geiger McCarthy Scholarship • Frank & Edna Miller Fund • Robert and Doris Mullenberg Scholarship • Ostrom Family Fund • Jackee Reichert Memorial • Dave Reuvers Memorial Scholarship Fund • Ordean Reveland Memorial Fund • Dr. and Mrs. C.F. Robertshaw Memorial Scholarship Fund • Sinsinawa Dominicans Scholarship • St. Lawrence/St. Anne’s Society Scholarship • Strauss Family Scholarship • Ron Thibault Scholarship Fund • Don Thomas Scholarship • Dewey Van Orsow Family Scholarship Fund • Denis and Mary Varley Family Scholarship Fund • William & Aleen Wells Family Scholarship Fund

Watercolor artwork by Anna Marquard ’15 to be featured on the 2012-13 Veritas yearbook cover.

MEMORIAL GIFTS

Donations received between 1-16-2013 thru 5-15-2013 to the Bethlehem Academy Memorial Fund honor the memory of the people listed. Bethlehem Academy remembers these people in prayer.

Memorial Gift contributions are invested by Bethlehem Academy with proceeds used to benefit today’s BA students:

• Michael Boysen ’75 • Agnes Zelenka Minar PP • Katie (Kaline) Cloutier • Michael Mulcahy ’90 • Mark Dee ’89 • Joanne Tousignant Nelson ’50 • George DeGrood PP • Tom Pahl ’49 • Kenneth Dwyer ’63 • Lawrence W. Reuvers • Mark Dee ’89 • Patrick Roberts ’69 • Helen Flanagan • Ed Schmitz PP • Mildred Friesen • Lucille Smisek ’32 • Kathleen M. (Froman) Hanson ’58 • Mary Ellen Tousignant ’52 • Clarence & Albina Trenda PP • Robert J. Healy ’48 • Raymond Van Erp PP • John T. Heselton ’80 • Robert Jirik ’46 • Joe Voegele ’61 • Elizabeth “Liz” Wesely PP • Jim Malecha PP Bethlehem Academy accepts charitable contributions to all of the Scholarship Funds listed here. If you would like to make a donation to one or more of these scholarship funds, please feel free to contact our Advancement Office at 507-334-3948 or go online to www.bacards.org and click on Support BA, scroll to Donate Online. Thank you.

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Semester 2 Honor Roll

High Honors: These students have earned a GPA of 4.0.

Grade 12: Taryn Ashley, Xinyi Liang, Jessica Mazzio, Rebekah Meschke, Elizabeth

Roushar and Gabrielle Wayland Grade 11: Mitchell Malecha Grade 10: Drew Busch, Mikayla Grossman, Anna Marquard, David Swenson, James Tait and Alexandra Temple Grade 9: Alex Dunn, Nicholas Forslund, Peyton Glenzinski, Maya Schneider, Nora Schulz and Adriana Stepaniak Grade 8: Kallie Donahue, Madeline Drevlow and Kelsey Novak Grade 7: Elizabeth Jandro, Taylore Lenway, Jessica Oathoudt and Beatrice Smith

A Honor Roll: These students have earned a GPA of 3.5 to 3.999.

Grade 12: Michael Beckmann, Madeline Borwege, Laura Chappuis, Kathryn Crone,

Samuel Downs, Alexander Furey, Daniel Furey, Elizabeth Holz, Alexander Klatt, Blake Langerud, Chengyan Lin, Erin Lipinski, Jessica Mathews, Ashley Radatz, Nora Richie, Matthew Siefgried, Catherine Stroh, Robert Tait, Jessica Trcka, Dylan Valentyn and Joshua Wagner Grade 11: Caitlin Angell, AnnMarie Backstrom, Haley Brown, Jenna Brown, Hannah Downs, Jack Ford, Drew Glenzinski, Alyssa Hanson, Ramontica Langfeldt, Garrett Mayer, Frances McIntyre, Jacob Murray, Ashley Nelson, Kyle Novak, Morgan Purdie, Emily Sartor, Rebecca Tricker and Sarah Wilder Grade 10: Jacob Battles, Madison Fetters, Luke Ford, Sara Kohl, Shanna Matejcek, Lauren Mathews, Payton Schultz, Gabriela Seidel, Thomas Sprengeler, Jordyn Trnka and Johanna Villa Grade 9: Bethany Allen, Joseph Beckmann, William Borwege, Emily Crone, Shu Dong, Stephanie Gonzalez, Lauren Hake, Kollin Hanson, Sophie Kohl, Koy Payne, Emily Reuvers, Isaac Van Thomme, Chad White and Teresa Wilder Grade 8: Noah Battles, Cole Caron, Breanna DeGrood, Hunter Dienst, Gracie Donahue, Maren Grunnet, Kamryn Hanson, Garrett Johnson, Caleb Justin, Courtney Malecha, Amber Merritt, Shelby Meyer, Zackery Moreau, Bailey Murphy, Payton Nutter, Zachary Schwab, Margaret Seidel, Keely Skluzacek, Patrick Swenson and Brendan Trump Grade 7: Margaret Beckmann, Alexander Bongers, Desirae Brooks, Meagan Donahue, Nell Ernste, Tess Glenzinski, Kylie Hanson, Carter Howell, Skylyn Kucera, Payton Putrah, Laurell Reuvers, Lauren Schoolmeesters, Zachary Smisek and Grace Viland

B Honor Roll: These students have earned a GPA of 3.0 to 3.499.

Grade 12: Timothy Braun, Cole Dillon, Kyle Filzen, Megan Hoisington, Taylor Kaiser, Courtney Kryzer, Leonardo Lara, Mark Mahowald, Hana Palmer, Joseph Pleskonko, Katia Ramirez, Michael Wojahn and Joseph Zweber Grade 11: Hannah Benzick, Tanner Chadderdon,William Kratt, Tessa Mann-Simpson, Joseph Matejcek, Clayton Merritt, Joseph Schoolmeesters, Michael Shuda, Luke Skluzacek, Jacob Stadler, Natika Sterling, John Stroh, Nichole Van Horn and Ashley Weber Grade 10: Theadora Campbell, Peter Clark, Kayla Donahue, Zhuoqian Li and John Schoolmeesters Grade 9: Kathryn Ashley, Izabella Austin, Cooper Brooks, Kyle Ell, Jaclynn Friesen, John Healy, Jacob Heselton, Benjamin Jandro, Mya Johnson, April Lara, Ghoutham Manokar, Patrick Markman, Beau Reuvers, Karissa Schuenke, Henry Smith, Hannah Thompson and Gregory Wojahn Grade 8: Emma Caron, Collin Heselton, Mary Hillesheim, Faith Johnson Grade 7: Alexis Bussert, Mikhail Campbell, Lucas Donkers, Alexander Hardie, Avery Hunt, Alexander Jasinski, Anthony Langeldt and Kyle Schulz 8

Senior Awards (5.23.13)

Enlightened Artist Award: Michael Wojahn Special Achievement Art Award: Theresa Schoolmeesters National School Choral Award: Kathryn Crone Most Improved Choral Award: Courtney Kryzer Best in Site Subsection IV Solo and Ensemble Contest:

Kathryn Crone, Courtney Kryzer, Catherine Stroh and Michael Wojahn

John Phillip Sousa Award:

Kathryn Crone and Daniel Furey

Industrial Arts Wood Creativity: Adam Clark, Cole Dillon, Mark Mahowald, Joseph Pleskonko and Matthew Siegfried

Science Award: Michael Beckmann and Jessica Mazzio Science Olympiad Participants: Xinyi Liang and Chengyan Lin College in the Schools (CIS) U.S. History Award: Laura Chappuis, Blake Langerud and Elizabeth Roushar

The Adam Smith Award in Economics: Jessica Mazzio

The Sigmund Freud Award for Excellence: Taryn Ashley and Madeline Borwege

Spanish Exellence Award: Taryn Ashley and Chengyan Lin Spanish Participation Award: Michael Beckmann Heritage Award in Spanish: Katia Ramirez World Literature Students of the Year: Taryn Ashley and Gabrielle Wayland

English III/IV Student of the Year: Jansen Gonzalez The True Mathematician Awards: Probability and Statistics: Rebekah Meschke Consumer Math: Jansen Gonzalez

Theatre Recognition Awards: Kathryn Crone, Rebekah Meschke and Michael Wojahn The “Aquinas Award� for Theology: Taryn Ashley, Daniel Furey, Rebekah Meschke and Gabrielle Wayland

Physical Education Award:

Andrew Laughlin and Taylor Schwab

Iron Man Award: Leo Lara 1,000 lb Club: Michael Beckmann and Dylan Valentyn 2012 Yearbook Award: Editor: Ashley Radatz National Honor Society 2012-13

President: Gabrielle Wayland, Vice President: Jessica Mazzio, Secretary/Treasurer: Erin Lipinski, Senior Members: Taryn Ashley, Michael Beckmann, Madeline Borwege, Laura Chappius, Kathryn Crone, Samuel Downs, Kyle Filzen, Alexander Furey, Daniel Furey, Elizabeth Holz, Taylor Kaiser, Alxander Klatt, Blake Langerud, Xinyi Liang, Chengyan Lin, Erin Lipinski, Mark Mahowald, Jessica Mathews, Jessica Mazzio, Rebekah Meschke, Ashley Radatz, Nora Richie, Elizabeth Roushar, Matt Siegfried, Robert Tait, Jessica Trcka, Dylan Valentyn, Joshua Wagner and Gabrielle Wayland

Student Council 2012-13: President: Taryn Ashley, Secretary: Jessica Mathews

2012-13 Senior Class Officers: President - Elizabeth Holz, Vice President - Megan Hoisington, Secretary - Rebekah Meschke, Treasurer - Xinyi Liang, Homeroom Reps: Adam Clark, Blake Langerud and Matt Siegfried Key Club 2012-13: President: Ashley Radatz, Vice President: Michael Beckmann, Secretary: Gabrielle Wayland, Treasurer: Chengyan Lin, Publicist and Editor: Taylor Kaiser

SADD 2012-13 (Scholarship Winners):

Awards 2012-13 Student

President: Rebekah Meschke, Vice President: Michael Wojahn Secretary: Taryn Ashley, Treasurer: Chengyan Lin, Senior Officer: Taylor Kaiser

3 Sport Letter and AAA Award (AAA Winners):

Taryn Ashley, Adam Clark, Ryan Dietz, Kyle Filzen, Megan Hoisington, Elizabeth Holz, Jacob Kuhlman, Mark Mahowald, Matthew Siegfried and Robert Tait Cheerleading Award: Most Improved - Chengyan Lin

American Legion Awards:

Taryn Ashley and Dylan Valentyn Whitey Award: Jessica Mathews Rotary Honor Students: Taryn Ashley, Michael Beckmann, Madeline Borwege, Laura Chappius, Kathryn Crone, Samuel Downs, Alexander Furey, Daniel Furey, Elizabeth Holz, Taylor Kaiser, Alexander Klatt, Blake Langerud, Xinyi Liang, Chengyan Lin, Erin Lipinski, Mark Mahowald, Jessica Mathews, Jessica Mazzio, Rebekah Meschke, Ashley Radatz, Nora Richie, Elizabeth Roushar, Matthew Siegfried, Catherine Stroh, Robert Tait, Jessica Trcka, Dylan Valentyn, Joshua Wagner and Gabrielle Wayland

State Bank of Faribault Scholarship: Madeline Borwege and Blake Langerud

1st United Bank Scholarship:

Michael Beckmann, Kathryn Crone, Ashley Radatz and Dylan Valentyn

1st United Bank Jr. Board of Directors Scholarship:

Taryn Ashley, Madeline Borwege, Laura Chappuis, Elizabeth Holz, Chengyan Lin, Erin Lipinski, Jessica Mathews, Matthew Siegfried and Gabrielle Wayland

Minnesota Junior Chamber International Senate: Taryn Ashley

Red Cross Recognition: Taryn Ashley and Jessica Mathews L.E. “Abe” Merrill Scholarship: Elizabeth Holz, Jessica

Mazzio, Robert Tait and Gabrielle Wayland

Recognition Day (5.30.13) Art-Great Promise Award: Izabella Austin ’16

Choir Musicianship Awards: Middle School: Carter

Howell ’18, Laurell Reuvers ’18 Concert Choir: Sara Kohl ’15, Hannah Thompson’16 and David Swenson ’15 Choir - Most Improved: Alexander Hardie ’18

Choir - Perfect Attendence: Stephanie Gonzalez ’16 Theatre Arts Rising Star Award: Gabriela Seidel ’15 Life Science Award: Zachary Smisek ’18 Earth Science Award: Zackery Moreau ’17 Grade 6-9 Olympiad Team: William Borwege ’16, Emily

Elizabeth Holz, Blake Langerud, Xinyi Liang, Erin Lipinski, Jessica Mazzio, Rebekah Meschke, Matt Siegfried, Dylan Valentyn and Gabrielle Wayland Elks Student of the Month: Taryn Ashley, Matthew Siegfried and Michael Wojahn PEO Sisterhood Award: Taryn Ashley

St. Lawrence-St. Anna’s Catholic Aid Council of Faribault Senior Scholarship: Daniel Furey Steele-Waseca Coop Electric Scholarship: Rebekah Meschke Fr. Volz Christian Woman Award: Gabrielle Wayland Lawrence Johnson Christian Man Memorial Award: Michael Wojahn

Ron Thibault Presidential Award: Megan Hoisington

Mitchell Malecha ’14, Drew Busch ’15, James Tait ’15, Jacob Reiser ’14 and Jacob Stadler ’14

The True Mathematician Award: Tess Glenzinski ’18, Meagan Donahue ’18, Elizabeth Jandro ’18, Lucas Donkers ’18, Gabriel Hofrenning ’15, Kallie Donahue ’17, Payton Nutter ’17, Noah Battles ’17, Garrett Johnson ’17, Tristan Gruber ’14, Jacob Battles ’15, Theadora Campbell ’15, Anna Marquard ’15, Bethany Allen ’16, David Swenson ’15, Koy Payne ’16, Nora Schutz ’16, Madeline Drevlow ’17, Beau Reuvers ’16, AnnMarie Backstrom ’14, Haley Brown ’14, Mitchell Malecha ’14, James Tait ’15, Garrett Mayer ’14 and Haley Brown ’14.

Band Letters: AnnMarie Backstrom ’14, Joseph Beckmann ’16, Beatrice Smith ’18, Henry Smith ’16 and David Swenson ’15

Crone ’16, Gabriel Godfrey ’16, Nicholas Forslund ’16, Nora Theology Award: Alexander Bongers ’18, Carter Howell ’18, Schultz ’16, Alexis Bussert ’18, Beatrice Smith ’18 and Margaret Nell Ernste ’18, Jessica Oathoudt ’18, Breanna DeGrood ’17, Beckmann ’18 Kamryn Hanson ’17, Garrett Johnson ’17, Kelsey Novak ’17, Ana Stepaniak ’16, Alex Dunn ’16, Emily Crone ’16, Nicholas Biology Award: Drew Busch ’15 and Anna Marquard ’15 Forslund ’16, Drew Busch ’15, Mikayla Grossman ’15, Anna Passion for Biology Award: Marquard ’15, David Swenson ’15, AnnMarie Backstrom ’14, William Borwege ’16 and Nora Schultz ’16 Clayton Merritt ’14, Morgan Purdie ’14 and Michael Shuda ’14

Achievement in Field Biology/Ecology:

Excellence in Life Skills: Alexander Hardie ’18, Skylyn Kucera ’18 Iron Man Award: Peter Clark ’15 CIS Anatomy, Physiology Dissection and Iron Woman Award: Olga Meillier ’15 Dedication Award: Hannah Benzick ’14 and Jenna Brown ’14 Key Club 2013-14: President: Haley Brown ’14, Vice President: Grade 9-12 Olympiad Team: AnnMarie Backstrom ’14, William Kratt ’14, Secretary: Morgan Purdie ’14, Treasurer: AnnMarie Backstrom ’14 and James Tait ’15

Drew Busch ’15, Dalton Criswell-Koch ’15, Luke Ford ’15, Sara Kohl ’15, Garrett Mayer ’14 and James Tait ’15 Physical Science Achievement: Koy Payne ’16 Cole Dillon, Nora Richie, Jessica Trcka, Joseph Zweber, Madeline Borwege, Megan Hoisington, Elizabeth Holz, Taylor Kaiser, Chemistry Achievement: James Tait ’15 Andrew Laughlin, Xinyi Liang, Erin Lipinski, Jessica Mathews, Geography Award: Margaret Beckmann ’18, Laurell Mark Mahowald, Hana Palmer, Ashley Radatz, Elizabeth Reuvers ’18 and Jessica Oathoudt ’18 Roushar, Matthew Siegfried, Robert Tait, Blake Langerud, Civics Award: Madeline Drevlow ’17, Caleb Justin ’17 and Dylan Valentyn, Taryn Ashley, Michael Beckmann and Kelsey Novak ’17 Gabrielle Wayland Excellence in World History: Alex Dunn ’16 and Nora Schulz ‘16 Senior Rotary Tutors: Taryn Ashley, Madeline Borwege,

Mary Schoenbauer Scholarship: Taryn Ashley Rotary Strive Scholarships: Kassandra Avalos, Tim Braun,

& Recognition

Excellence in Social Sciences: Alyssa Hanson ’14 and Drew Glenzinski ’14

Excellence in Economics: Rebecca Tricker ’14 Excellence in American History:

Mikayla Grossman ’15 and David Swenson ’15 Virtual Stock Exchange Champion: Mitchell McBeain ’14

Excellence in Spanish I,II,III: Nicholas Forslund ’16,

Koy Payne ’16, Adriana Stepaniak ’16, Alex Dunn ’16, Ana Marquard ’15, David Swenson ’15, Mitchell Malecha ’14, Garrett Mayer ’14 and Emily Sartor ’14

Participation in Spanish I,II,III: Jenna Brown ’14, Jacob Murray ’14, Morgan Purdie ’14, Drew Busch ’15, Mikayla Grossman ’15, James Tait ’15, William Borwege ’16, Emily Crone ’16 Sophie Kohl ’16 and Teresa Wilder ’16 Excellence in English: Tess Glenzinski ’18, Zachary Smisek ’18, Kallie Donahue ’17, Caleb Justin ’17, Nora Schulz ’16,

Garrett Mayer ’14, Publicist: Collin Roach ’14

SADD Class Officers 2011-12: Officers: Morgan Purdie ’14, Hannah Benzik ’14, Jordyn Trnka ’15, Nicole Mahowald ’15, Anna Marquard ’15, Sophie Kohl ’16, Emily Reuvers ’16, Kamryn Hanson ’17

Veritas Yearbook 2012-13: Staff: Emily Crone ’16, Mary

Hillesheim ’17, Will Kratt ’14, Anna Marquard ’15 and Nora Schultz ’16, Hannah Thompson ’16 and Alexandra Temple ’15 MS Student Council 2012-13: Mary Hillesheim ’17, Garrett Johnson ’17, Kelsey Novak ’17, Breanna DeGrood ’17 and Kyle Schulz ’18 Student Council 2012-13: President - Taryn Ashley ’13, Vice President - Mitch Malecha ’14, Secretary - Jessie Mathews ’13, Treasurer - Garrett Mayer ’14 Cheerleading Award: Most Improved - Jaclynn Friesen ’16, Lauren Schoolmeesters ’18, Stephanie Teletor ’15, Karissa Schuenke ’16, Most Spirited - Laurell Reuvers ’18, Grace Viland ’18

Girls and Boys State Government Conference:

Haley Brown ’14 Spirit Award: Kylie Hanson ’18 and Brendan Trump ’17 8th Grade Christian Award: Kelsey Novak 9th Grade Vern Antonson Award: Kollin Hanson 10th Grade Veritas Award: Anna Marquard 11th Grade Ann Carrie Minar Award: Mitchell Malecha

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Row 1 (l-r): Matthew Lust, Alexander Furey, Jacob Fetters, Katia Ramirez, Ashley Siemers, Courtney Kryzer, Jessica Nunez, Kassandra Avalos, Catherine Stroh, Alexander Klatt, Daniel Furey, Jansen Gonzalez.

Row 2 (l-r): Zachary Caron, Samuel Downs, Kathryn Crone, Jessica Mathews, Ashley Radatz, Elizabeth Holz, Hana Palmer, Megan Hoisington, Jessica Mazzio, Rebekah Meschke, Theresa Schoolmeesters, Leonardo Romero, Timothy Braun.

Row 3 (l-r): Chengyan Lin, Laura Chappuis, Elizabeth Roushar, Erin Lipinski, Nora Richie.

Row 4 (l-r): Joseph Pleskonko, Timothy Angell, Tyler McNamara, Taryn Ashley, Andrew Laughlin, Matthew Siegfried, Joshua Wagner, Blake Langerud, Michael Wojahn, Madeline Borwege, Taylor Schwab, Michael Beckmann, Gabrielle Wayland, Xinyi Liang, Jacob Kuhlman.

Row 5 (l-r): Robert Tait, Cole Dillon, Kyle Filzen, Ryan Dietz, Louis Wilder, Taylor Kaiser, Dylan Valentyn, Adam Clark, Mark Mahowald, Joseph Zweber. (Not Pictured: Jessica Trcka)

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Valedictorians: Taryn Ashley, Jessica Mazzio and Gabrielle Wayland Salutatorian: Kathryn Crone Summa Cum Laude (3.90-4.0 gpa): Taryn Ashley, Michael Beckmann,

Kathryn Crone, Xinyi Liang, Chengyan Lin, Jessica Mazzio, Rebekah Meschke, Elizabeth Roushar and Gabrielle Wayland

Magna Cum Laude (3.80-3.899 gpa): Madeline Borwege,

Laura Chappuis, Daniel Furey, Ashley Radatz, Robert Tait, Jessica Trcka and Dylan Valentyn

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Cum Laude (3.70-3.799 gpa): Samuel Downs, Alexander Furey,

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Legends of the

B.A. Ring Did you know that our 150th is just around the corner? That’s right! In 2015 we will be celebrating the big ONE-FIVE-O. We thought it might be fun to start sharing some historic facts about different items that are connected to BA. One of these items would be the “traditional” BA class ring. This design was the brainchild of the class of 1954. The members of the class wanted a ring that was really different from all of the rings that were being offered by the vendors of that time. A contest was launched and Lee Hanley ’54 had the winning artwork. In his design the Dominican shield serves as the background, standing for truth. The three crowns are set upon the shield to represent the three kings that visited Christ in the stable, and in the middle is the star that guided them to Him. These are all the integral parts of the Bethlehem story and our school’s moniker “Bethlehem Academy.” This design was contracted to Josten’s to be rendered in gold for the next ten years from 1953 to 1963. Then, in 1964, the black onyx stone in which the shield was laid was decided to be the standard. Today however, students have their choice of gold or silver rings, with or without the black onyx stone, but the base design always stands apart from rings that are offered at other schools. With such a unique design, this ring has developed some interesting stories over the years by our alums. Below are a few that have recently been shared with us.

It was the mid-1980’s in the fall in Boston, MA. Patrick Roberts ’69 was walking down the street, when a stranger approached him with knife in hand and told him to hand over his money. Pat gave him all he had. However, when the mugger said to hand over the BA class ring, he could not help but fight back. Pat was stabbed multiple times and in the hospital for two weeks, the first in ICU. Giving up the money was tolerable, but handing over his ring was too much. Thus, Pat was hospitalized and his class ring was gone.

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About eight months later, Pat had long since moved to California to live near his brother Kevin ’70. His sister, Julianne (Roberts) Reed ’71, however, was still living and sailing in Boston. During a quick lunch break, she passed by a Burger King in downtown Boston. Juli does not care for fast food, but as she walked by, she found herself entering the side door of the restaurant. She turned and walked right out. Not two steps away, she turned on her heels

and went inside again, but she walked back out.

Deciding to follow her strong urge she entered the restaurant. There were seven cashiers; the lines were long. When her turn came, the cashier, asked for her order. As Julianne placed her order she noticed a BA class ring on his finger. Taking a closer look, there was no doubt that it was Pat’s BA class ring.

Rushing back to work, she called the Boston Police.

Two detectives met her outside the restaurant, went in, and questioned the cashier. He claimed it was his and that he had graduated from Bethlehem Academy in Israel. The detectives shared this response with Juli, who chuckled. BA’s class ring was unmistakable, and she knew Pat’s initials and graduation year were engraved inside that band.

Upon being questioned again, the suspect handed over the ring and said he got it from a friend. When examining the interior of the ring, the initials and graduation year did, in fact, match with the information Juli had provided.

After the ring was in evidence for a couple of months, Julianne received a call and the class ring was returned. On her next trip to Minnesota, Julianne gave Pat his ring back! It was astonishing that she had been led to discover his ring and then was able to return it! The design of the traditional Bethlehem Academy class ring is so unique and unlike any other high school ring, and it was an unmistakable match.

both obtained employment for the summer at the East Glacier Park Lodge. During this time, Elmo lost his class ring and it was nowhere to be found.

On one of Joan’s evenings off, she and several friends went downtown to East Glacier to have some fun. While out and about, Joan spied a ring on a local resident’s finger and recognized it to be a BA class ring. She then informed Elmo the next day, and he was able to then track down this individual and get his ring back.

It was in the mid 70’s, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stanton were on a trip to Chicago. The couple decided to have breakfast at a local diner. While sitting at the counter enjoying their meal, a young woman sat down next to Mrs. Stanton. When exchanging glances, Mrs. Stanton saw a ring on the young woman’s finger and noticed the Dominican shield.

She asked the young woman about the Dominican shield on her ring, and she said that it was her class ring and that she was a graduate from a Dominican school in a small town in Minnesota. Mrs. Stanton said, “How interesting! We have children that have graduated from Bethlehem Academy, a Dominican school in Faribault, Minnesota.” Just then the girl’s eyes lit up, as she was a BA grad as well. As it turned out she was from the same grad year as their son Jim Stanton ’54, and she had sat just a few chairs away from him in their homeroom.

Our point with these stories is this. These rings are just as unique as the experiences that everyone In August, 2011, Patrick Roberts passed away receives while attending Bethlehem Academy. and Julianne was asked to give the eulogy at her These rings stand out, their design is classic, brother’s funeral. Julianne told the above-mentioned and many individuals wear them into adulthood, story in the eulogy. When it came time to close her helping us to stay connected to one another as brother’s casket, the mortician slipped the special we journey through our lives. ring off Pat’s finger and placed it in her hand, and If you have a story to share about a chance encounter Juli has been wearing it ever since. In another odd with a fellow alum via the wearing of a traditional and cruel twist of fate, years prior to Pat’s unfortuBA school ring or some other interesting twist of nate episode, Juli’s class ring was also stolen when fate with a BA class ring, please share it with us! her Boston apartment was broken into. However, Send your name, address, phone number and email she now feels honored to be wearing Pat’s BA to Renée Thompson at rthompson@bacards.org or class ring! mail it to Renée Thompson, Bethlehem Academy, It was the summer of 1956 in Glacier Park. Joan 105 3rd Ave. SW, Faribault, MN 55021.

(Langevin) Purdie ’56, and Elmo Begin ’54 had

SAVE THE DATE! AUGUST 7-9, 2015!

ALL-SCHOOL REUNION!

• A great weekend for individual class reunions!

Plan ahead and keep us posted!

• Stay tuned for additional and more specific correspondence and details over the next 24 months!

• Please plan on joining us for a whopping good time!

• We will need people to help with various committees; please volunteer if you can!

Contact Franz Boelter with questions or willingness to help: 507-210-0993 or fboelter@bacards.org.

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We all share a common thread; that is BA. We want to share the many stories of our alums and the paths that life is taking them.

If you feel you know of someone who has an interesting story to tell, please contact us at advancement@bacards.org.

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Alumni Spotlight

We have two very different and dynamic alumni spotlights to share with you this issue.

Fr. Luke Marquard ’97 who was recently ordained as a Catholic priest. Father Marquard shares with us his journey to the priesthood, and an Emmy winning enviornmental journalist, Katie Campbell ’98. Katie tells us about her passion for telling stories of importance to the world.

If you enjoy these stories and care to share them online with other friends and family that are not on our mailing list, please feel free to send them to: www.bacards.org.

Have them click on the Alumni tab and then scroll down to Alumni Spotlights.

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Archbishop John Nienstedt lays his hands on then-Deacon Marquard during the Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood.

On May 25, 2013, BA alumnus Luke Marquard ’97 was ordained as a Catholic priest. His journey to the priesthood was not the straight forward path that you might think. You will see as by what follows, however, that his journey was probably the best way for Father Marquard to know, without a doubt, that he is now where he has been called to be.

During Luke’s senior year in high school, Archbishop Flynn was in the custom of annually inviting one boy and one girl from every Catholic high school in the diocese to his residence for dinner. Luke was selected as the male representative from Bethlehem Academy. At that dinner the Archbishop told him that he reminded him of a priest he knew from New York.

Luke didn’t think much of the comment at the time. About two weeks later, however, he received a letter from the Archbishop, in which he thanked Luke for joining him for dinner, and he also included some pictures of the New York priest, along with a note that read as follows: “This is what you’re going to look like when you’re older.” His immediate reaction was, “Oh, man! That means I’m going to look like a priest when I’m older!” The idea didn’t make much sense to Luke, as he stated, “I had a girlfriend, was in a terrible rock band and my college plans were already in place.” Little did he then know at that time that it was an idea that he would never be able to shake.

Father Luke Marquard, happy to answer a call he found impossible to shake.

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Luke did, however, try shake it for about 10 years, pursuing interests and careers that he thought made more sense. “The Lord was very good to me during these years, allowing me enough freedom to explore what I thought best, but never allowing me to stray too far from Him,” said Father Marquard.

He studied journalism at Butler University in Indianapolis and remained in that city doing public relations and marketing work for a large insurance company. Though he enjoyed the work, it ultimately left

him unsatisfied. Luke felt the call to do something more, and the priesthood emerged as the answer to this call. Yet he wasn’t ready. He opted instead to take a job writing, editing, and designing a quarterly magazine and other publications for a non-profit organization in Chicago, staying there for about four years. “The work and the city were fascinating to me,” said Luke.

In time, however, he recognized that the satisfaction he felt didn’t penetrate very deeply. Though enjoyable, this was not where the Lord wanted him to be. Priesthood again emerged, but he tried to shake it one more time.

Luke’s next move was to the Alliance of Catholic Education (ACE), a program out of the University of Notre Dame. In this program, students take master’s level courses during the summer months and teach in under-resourced Catholic schools during the academic year. He taught in Denver, and his time in this program was instrumental to his openness to the priesthood. For one thing, he was surrounded by peers who were supportive and excited about the idea of the priesthood. “This was a new experience for me and gave me confidence to be more open about it,” said Luke. In addition, his time in the religion classroom helped him better understand the beauty of our faith and his desire to teach it. Also, during his time in Denver, he made the Lenten resolution to attend daily Mass and to frequently participate in the sacrament of Penance. Through these practices, the Lord made clear to Luke that his next move should be to the seminary.

When the program ended, he entered pre-theology at The Saint Paul Seminary.

“Almost immediately, I knew a deep peace and satisfaction that had been absent in my previous pursuits. During my time of formation, I grew to appreciate more and more the great gift of the priesthood, and was drawn closer and closer to Jesus Christ,” said Father Marquard. While in the seminary, he strove hard to be a well spoken, well read priest with good leader-

ship abilities. As time moved forward, however, he learned that these initial characteristics could certainly be helpful, but, more importantly, as he puts it, “A model priest was one of deep prayer and fidelity, a man who knows Jesus Christ and desires that others know Him as well.”

Fathers Kevin Finnegan and Erik Lundgren with Deacon Luke Marquard at Divine Mercy Catholic Church following Deacon Marquard’s first Mass as a Deacon on May 6, 2012.

When asked if he had a “bucket list” of things that he hopes to accomplish while being a priest, Father Marquard replied, “I only hope to be a holy, humble, obedient, faithful, and joyful priest. During the ordination I promised obedience to Archbishop Nienstedt and his successors; I have been ordained for service to the local church. There is great freedom in this obedience and service because I don’t have to come up with a “bucket list.””

Father Marquard credits Father Kevin Finnegan for playing an important role in bringing him into the priesthood, stating, “Though I was away from Faribault, and had no history with him, Father Finnegan was generous in his availability and support. Whenever I would come home to visit, he was quick to invite me to spend

time with him, to answer questions about the priesthood, and to share his joy in the vocation. Additionally, he introduced me to the Companions of Christ (a group of diocesan priests with a commitment to a common life of prayer and fraternity in households; observance of the evangelical counsels within the context of ordained diocesan ministry; and dedication to the new evangelization, including catechesis, spiritual renewal, and the fostering of vocations in the local Church), for which I am grateful. My time with the Companions has helped me to deepen my relationship with Jesus Christ, to recognize the vital importance of priestly fraternity, and to see the beauty in the Evangelical Counsels.”

When asked about his fondest BA memory, Father Marquard happily recalls, “I have several, and many of them involve grilling delicious meats at various athletic events.

I very much appreciated the interaction across grade levels; the opportunities to be involved with athletics, arts, ministry, and student government; the solid friendships built through the years; and the dedication of the teachers (some of whom are still serving at the school).”

Following his ordination, Father Marquard has now been assigned to be the parochial vicar at Epiphany Church in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. When asked how things are going with his new assignment, he cheerfully states, “I’ve only been in the parish for a little more than one week, and things are going very well. Just one morning of hearing confessions and celebrating Mass makes the several years of uncertainty, as well as the several more years of formation and studies, worth the while. It is good to be a priest!”

We at Bethlehem Academy are both proud and pleased that Father Marquard was able to confidently answer his calling into the priesthood. We pray that other men such as he find the courage to answer the call once it is received and understood. Our blessings to you, Father Luke Marquard!

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BA Alum wins an Emmy while making a difference one story at a time...

Class of ’98 grad Katie Campbell takes great pride in her work as an environmental journalist, and with good reason... She has just won a Northwest regional Emmy for Best Topical Documentary!

Yes, last issue we shared with you an alum from the class of ’71 who has two Emmys to lay claim to and now we can proudly add another alum to the Emmy fold!

Katie has had a passion for journalism and photography right from the start. After graduating from BA, Katie made her way to St. Catherine’s University where she studied journalism and English. While in college, she applied the crafts she was learning for various publications both locally at the Faribault Daily News and Sun Newspapers and abroad with the South Wales Evening Post in the UK.

beat then, but I found environmental stories to be some of the most challenging to tell.

Environmental issues can be extremely complex and difficult to understand.

But these issues are incredibly important because the environment impacts everyone regardless of their political persuasion.

I feel an enormous responsibility to help general audiences understand these issues,” Katie said. Then Katie’s career brought her to Florida to be the Quality-of-Life reporter for the Vero Beach Press Journal. It was also at this time that Katie connected with her future husband, Michael Werner, also a journalist working in Sarasota, Florida.

Katie in speaking about their relationship, said, “We’ve been a couple for 10 years, and we’ve worked together for nine of those 10 years. Michael is a true partner in every way. He always pushes me to be the best I can be in every respect – as a writer, as a journalist, and as a human being.”

Once Katie graduated she became a political reporter for the Owatonna People’s Press. It was while she was working at OPP that Katie discovered environmental journalism.

“The environment was a small part of my

Katie traveled and worked in places such as Costa Rica and Los Angeles, finally settling in the Northwest. She completed a graduate degree in narrative journalism at the University of Oregon. While in Oregon, Katie

Below is the Elwha Dam in Olympic National Park, and is now completely gone, allowing salmon to journey upstream and reclaim their native spawning grounds. Katie followed this dam removal project and produced her first Emmy-winning documentary.

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taught photography in the journalism school and freelanced for several media outlets, including the following: Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon Quarterly, Eugene Magazine, Etude: The Journal of Literary Nonfiction and the Ladies Home Journal.

Now Katie works as an environment journalist at the PBS-affiliate KCTS 9 in Seattle, where she produces multimedia stories and documentaries. When asked about her passion as a filmmaker, Katie had this to say, “I’ve always tried to be both a writer and a photographer. I never felt like I truly understood something until I wrote about it, and I’ve always felt like having a camera around my neck grants me license to be inquisitive.

Photography has trained me to be observant — to see, really see, even when the camera isn’t up to my eye.”

“In college and as a young journalist, I was told that I had to choose – you’re either a writer or you’re a photographer. I didn’t want to choose. I wanted to do both. It wasn’t until graduate school that I discovered documentary filmmaking. All of the sudden it clicked! In video you have to do both – you have to work with images and words in order to tell a story in video.”

Whether I’m working with words or sound or pictures, storytelling is at the heart of what I do.”

Multimedia and videography have provided an exciting journey for Katie. Her work has aired on national television and been nominated for several Emmys. She said, “When my first video aired on television, I was pleased, of course, but it ran late at night and I didn’t hear back from anyone who had seen it. When my first piece aired nationwide it was fun to tell my family and friends in Minnesota to tune in. And my stomach did a little flip when I heard Judy Woodruff of the NewsHour announce, ‘Our next piece is

by Katie Campbell...’”

“When I received my first Emmy nomination, I was pretty surprised. I had only been a TV journalist for about six months, and I knew that I was competing among journalists who had been producing videos for years, even decades. I felt honored to be

nominated. I remember thinking to myself, ‘Well, I must be doing something right!’

Now that I’ve been nominated for five Emmys, I’m happy that the stories I’ve been recognized for are ones that I’m most proud of.”

And now with great pride and joy, Katie can lay claim to winning an Emmy as well!

This Emmy was awarded for her recent piece about the largest dam removal project ever attempted. You can view it online at kcts9.org/elwha.

Katie’s videos have the power to inform many, and with that knowledge she has recently turned her attention to controversial plans to build coal export facilities in the Northwest.

These ports would allow coal in Wyoming and Montana to be shipped to Asia.

“It’s inspiring to be producing a documentary that has the potential to inform the ongoing debate around this issue,” she said. “If these export facilities are built, Washington State would become the nation’s largest domestic exporter of coal. This would generate jobs and tax revenue, but it would also open a market for the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel.”

The documentary is online at kcts9.org/coal.

When asked about her fondest memory of BA, Katie said, “I absolutely loved my time in the BA Band, from 5th grade all the way through senior year when I was the student conductor. The memories of playing at tournaments, football games, concerts and parades are some of my most vivid from high school. We worked hard, of course, but we had a ton of fun too. And I still remember every note of the trumpet solos for Louie Louie and In the Jungle.”

Katie feels that BA had a profound impact on where she is today, stating, “I filled every minute of my time at BA to the brim. In addition to taking advanced classes, I was a three-sport athlete, and at the same time participating in both band and theater. First and foremost, I learned how to work hard and enjoy working hard. I learned to manage my time and be successful at everything I put on my plate. Developing those skills have been essential to success in my career.

There were no doors that were closed to me at BA. My time at BA instilled me with the belief that I could accomplish anything that I set my mind to.”

“I also learned that I wouldn’t be satisfied unless that thing I set my mind to was something important, something meaningful, something that had the potential to impact the world in a positive way.”

Katie and her husband Michael accept their first Emmys at The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Northwest Chapter Gala in June.

Katie also credits her English teacher and BA Star advisor Mr. Jason Wallestad for influencing her greatly as well, “He helped me realize that I definitely wanted to be a writer. From Mr. Wallestad, I learned that writing isn’t just about having natural talent – great writing usually doesn’t just glide out perfectly like syrup over pancakes. More often the process of writing can be extremely frustrating. He taught me that writing is a craft and it requires hours (or even days) of revising, revising, revising. He served as my editor as I wrote my Valedictory address, and he pushed me harder than I wanted to be pushed. But in the end, it was one of the first times I felt true pride in something I’d written. When I delivered the speech at graduation and the crowd stood and applauded, I knew I’d gotten the speech right and that the message resonated. From that experience, I learned that the best kind of writing is writing that you work and rework until you want to throw yourself on

the ground and wail (which I did then and have done many times since). Now when I find myself in the throes of a particularly challenging piece, I remember that feeling of sheer agony that I felt when I was struggling to write that speech and I know that I’m on the right path.”

Regarding her future career plans, Katie said she is right where she always wants to be. She said, “Someone recently asked me what I would be if I weren’t a journalist.

Without a second thought, I answered, ‘I’d be very depressed.’ Journalism is part of my DNA. I want to continue to grow as a journalist. I want to tell stories of substance that give voice to people on the margins and inspire meaningful public discourse.”

We at BA wish Katie and her husband Michael all the best on their future assignments, and want them to know that we will be watching with great pride!!!

Katie had to overcome her fear of heights to photograph Wyoming’s open-pit coal mines, which are some of the largest in the world.

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2013 Reunions

This is your year!

1943 - Contact Jeanette (Luckow) Fritz at 507-334-4679 with ideas and volunteers to help plan a reunion.

1948 - Volunteers needed contact Renée Thompson at 507-334-3948.

1953 - Sat., Sept. 14, 2013 Contact Phyllis Jandro at 507-334-4897 for more info.

1958 - Sept. 20, 2013 -- Chef’s choice supper at the Knight’s of

Alumni Updates

Jan 16, 2013 thru Jun 15, 2013

1952 – John Poirier was named Knights of Columbus Council 6825 in Monticelllo MN “Knight of the Year” for 2012-2013.

1958 – Carolyn Shaffer, past faculty and wife of alum Bruce Shaffer ’58, retired for the 2nd time in May 2013. Carolyn retired from teaching at BA in 2003. She then worked at District One Hospital for 15 years, as a Unit Coordinator in the ER and Cancer Center, retiring in May 2013. Carolyn and Bruce are parents of Steven ’85, Stefanie ’88 and Anne FHS grad.

1960 – Jean (Flicek) and Dan LaCanne celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary with a grand party of dinner and dancing given by their 6 children and spouses. As they say; “Time goes by fast when you’re having fun!”

Columbus. Sept. 21. Banquet at the Knight’s of Columbus.

Sept. 22. Breakfast at the Knight’s of Columbus Any questions contact Marlene Gustafson at 507-334-6509 or Connie Clark at connieclark100@yahoo.com

1963 – Jamie Whitman-Smithe was recently promoted from Associate Professor to Professor of education at Wesley College in Dover DE.

Contact Margaret (Tate) Thurmes at 651-437-5091 or pegthurmes@embarqmail.com for more info.

2001 – Jacob Rezac works for MNDOT as a project management engineer. He currently lives in Rochester with his wife Kristen and son Evan. They are expecting their 2nd child in May.

1963 - Sept. 21, 2013 at the Faribault Country Club.

1968 - Volunteers needed contact Renée Thompson at 507-334-3948.

1973 - Sat. June 22, 2013 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Alexander Park N. Shelter #2. Potluck, volleyball, bring the (grand)kids for karoake. email for more info: baclassof73@gmail.com and/ or facebook page: BA Class of 73.

1978 - Contact Jean (Ross) Elzen at mamajean@gmail.com or

507-334-7441 with ideas and volunteers to help plan a reunion.

1983 - Contact Ed Hoisington at ehoisington@charter.net with ideas and volunteers to help plan a reunion.

1988 - Fri., Oct. 11, 2013 -- BA Homecoming activities in the afternoon.

6:30 p.m. dinner at The Legacy Golf Course, Faribault.

Sat., Oct. 12, 2013 6:00 p.m. BA Homecoming Football Game.

Post-game gathering at Jean (Thomas) Brazil’s. Contact Eric Oppegard at 507-455-1794 or eoppegard@charter.net to help plan.

1993 - Please contact Joshua Flynn at joshuajflynn@gmail.com or 763-478-1756 with your most current email address or mailing address.

1981 – Marianne K. Reuvers was recently promoted to Clinical Manager overseeing telephonic outreach made by Registered Nurses to employees of companies who have hired Optum Health to reach out to their employees to help them live healthier lives.

2002 – Luke Rezac is an Attorney at Law for Kamrath Law Group.

2003 – Sara Beth (Wagner) Stadler and her husband Tim Stadler had a baby boy, Matthew Harold Stadler on Sept 13, 2012. Sara Beth is the daughter of Beverly Caron-Wagner ’79 and Raymond Wagner.

2004 & 2006 – Matt Kaiser ’04 and Krystine Meschke ’06 were married on August 18, 2012.

2005 – Matthew Wagner and Anna (Fritz) Wagner welcomed a baby girl, Anika Michelle Wagner, born on May 7, 2013.

2008 & 2009 – Chris Palmer ’09 and Hope (McBain) Palmer ’08, welcomed a baby girl on April 20, 2013.

2008 – Paul Zabel graduated Cum Laude from the College of Saint Scholastica, Duluth, on May 13, 2012. He received the 2012 Outstanding Senior Award in Management. Paul has earned his degree in Marketing and Management. He is employed by Bluestem Corporate Headquarters in Eden Prairie, as a Marketing Analyst.

2009 – Paula Rezac is a supervisor at 3M in Maplewood in Java City Café.

2009 – Jackson Hanson and Cody Meschke were named to the Dean’s List at Minnesota State University – Mankato for Fall Semester 2012.

2009 – Bernt Halvorson is engaged to marry Kelci Rae Wunderlich on May 25, 2013.

1998 - Contact Hollie (Schuenke) Laney at hlschuenke@yahoo.com

2010 – Matthew Shuda was named to the Dean’s List at Minnesota State University – Mankato for Fall Semester 2012.

2003 - Contact Nic Koziolek at nkoziolek@gmail.com with ideas and

2010 – Connor Howell was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Notre Dame for fall semester 2012.

with ideas and volunteers to help plan a reunion. volunteers to help plan a reunion.

2008 - Contact Nicole Pothen at nmpothen@stkate.edu with ideas

and volunteers to help plan a reunion.

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2011 – Macdaniel Malecha and Michael Olson were named to the Dean’s List at Minnesota State University – Mankato for Fall Semester 2012.

2011 – Jacob Mayer was named to the Dean’s List for Fall Semester 2012 at Iowa State University.

Tough Good-byes!

As the 2012-13 school year came to a conclusion, we reluctantly said farewell to three of our staff members.

While all of them leave for very understandable reasons and with our prayers and best wishes in tow, we acknowledge that each of them will be dearly missed. All three made great impacts in their time at BA!

Tammy Filzen has been our head girls’ basketball coach for the past two years. During this past season she led our Lady Cardinals to their first Section Championship since 1998, as well as a 3rd Place finish at the State Class A Tournament. She instilled a sense of pride, discipline, and motivation in our girls that will serve them well for years to come.

She leaves in order to give more time to her family and to her new organization, Whispers of Hope. We will miss Tammy, her husband Dave, and all of their family, but expect to see them often.

Tami Langlois has been our middle school counselor for the past five

years. Her smiling face, compassion and love for our students was obvious from the first day that she joined us. She and high school counselor Laura Carlson provided the guidance and support that all of our students valued, and they frequently shared responsibilities with each other.

Tami impacted the lives of so many of our students in her tenure with us, and we wish her and her family nothing but the best. She has taken a counseling position with Owatonna Public Schools where her husband teaches and where they reside.

Quentin Moore taught both middle school English and religion,

as well as being on the girls’ basketball staff and the track staff in his short two year stay at BA, but he had a lasting imprint on those whom he taught and coached. His room was a frequent gathering place for students both before and after school, and he was extremely visible at all school activities. His genuine character and enthusiasm will be welcome additions as he returns to the Twin Cities as and English teacher and cross country coach at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield.

2013 Cardinal Club Raffle Winners Bethlehem Academy wishes to congratulate the following individuals who were winners in the 2013 Cardinal Club drawing held on June 28, 2013.

John Vogelsberg ’55............................$1,148 Mark Dooley ’49 ................................... $548 Gina Malecha ’85................................... $448 Toodie Dandelet.................................... $348 Barbara Sarazin ’53................................ $248 Over 432 tickets were sold, producing $16,199.00 in revenue to be used to provide educational opportunities for the students attending Bethlehem Academy.

Save these dates!

• Cardinal Golf Classic

Friday, August 2, 2013 Faribault Golf and Country Club

• SMART Ride

August 8, 9, 10 (See page 1 for details)

• BA Homecoming

Friday, October 11, Pepfest/Parade Saturday, October 12, 6:00 p.m.

Football Game

• Holiday Gathering

Sunday, November 17, 2013 Van Orsow Auditorium

• Benefactors’ Brunch

Saturday, December 7, 2013 Mass at 10:00 a.m. in the Van Orsow Auditorium followed by a brunch in the BA Cafeteria.

2013 B e t h l e h e m Ac a d e m y

G o l f

C l a s s i c

Friday, August 2, 2013

at The Faribault Golf & Country Club in Faribault, Minnesota

$110 per person

Check-In – 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Pre-tourney Lunch – available to purchase from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Shotgun Start – 1:00 p.m.

Social Hour – 5:00 p.m.

Banquet Dinner – 6:30 p.m.

Prizes and Awards – 7:30 p.m.

Pre-Register on-line today! Go to www.bacards.org

and click on the Support BA button found on the top right, click on School Store, click on Golf Classic Registration. Please list the names of your foursome in the note section.

- Dinner Only Option Please reserve_____ place(s) for Dinner Only @ $25 per person = $___________(enclosed) - Foursome Mail-In Pre-Registration Name________________________________________ Address_______________________________________ City_________________State______Zip____________ Name________________________________________ Address_______________________________________ City_________________State______Zip____________ Name________________________________________ Address_______________________________________ City_________________State______Zip____________ Name________________________________________ Address_______________________________________ City_________________State______Zip____________ To pre-register by mail: Send your payment along with the names of your foursome to: Bethlehem Academy • Attn: Sue Erpenbach 105 SW 3rd Ave • Faribault, MN 55021 19

Rest In Peace

Please remember our deceased friends and alumni in your prayers.

(Word received between 1-16-13 and 5-11-2013) Word recently received of the passing of Adeline A. Holly ’34, on October 26, 2012 at the age of 96, Constance Johnson ’48, on October 12, 2012 at the age of 82, and also Rita Suek ’48, on September 25, 2011.

Joan (Eastman) Gowan ’57, passed away on December 17, 2012. Joan was an LPN and worked for 21 years with the Aspen Medical Group. Joan’s greatest joy was being a grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill; parents Margaret and Steve and sisters Mary and Rita.

She is survived by her son Dan; by three grandchildren; by siblings, Lenny, Morrie, Grace, Pat, Al, Fran, Maureen and Mike; and by in-laws, nieces and nephews.

her husband, Frank Weir; parents, Catherine and Henry Thibault; son-in-law, Asa Buttrick; 5 sisters and 2 brothers.

She is survived by daughters, Maureen Buttrick, Patti Lee, and Debbie Nickila; son, Jim Weir; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Margaret Thompson and Lauretta Kaderlik; and many nieces and nephews. Marie and Frank owned and managed the Weir Hotel in Fairfax. Marie loved spending time with family, traveling, camping and golf. She started golfing in her 40’s and won many tournaments, finally giving it up in her mid 80’s.

Clarence H. Trenda PP, passed away on January 27, 2013, at the age of 95. Clarence was raised on a farm Joseph G. Voegele ’61, passed away on January 15, 2013 in Lankin ND. While visiting a cousin in Lonsdale on at St Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Following High School, a vacation, he met his future wife, Albina Rose Nerud.

Joe joined the National Guard and Reserves. He worked After marriage, they farmed near various communities, at Nutting Truck and Caster, Mustang Manufacturing including Webster, Faribault, and Northfield. Clarence was and DS Manufacturing as a steel fabricator. Joe enjoyed also a carpenter and worked at Menasha Corp and at the farming, woodworking, traveling and spending time with Mount Olivet Retreat Center. Clarence is survived by his family, especially his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Albina; 4 children, Charlote Becker ’57, wife of 46 years, Susanne “Suess” Voegele; his children, Ramona Reichert ’60, Sandra Johnson ’65 and Clarence Mark Voegele, Tom Voegele, Michael Voegele, Lisa Kleis Jr ’68; grand children, great-grandchildren, great great and Sara Quam; sister, Theresa Kelm ’69; grandchildren, grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Eugene Edmond “Podge” Langevin ’60, passed away Dale E. Putrah GP, passed away on January 18, 2013 at suddenly on January 29, 2013. He is survived by his home from complications following an extended illness. children, Renee Brandner, Tim, Mark and Todd Langevin, Dale grew up near Mankato and after high school he and their mother Mary Langevin; 8 grandchildren; siblings enlisted n the Navy to serve our country during WWII. Elaine Bergman ’62, Mary Rose Mork ’63, Georgeanne Dale wore many hats including teacher and principal in Schultz ’57, Anita Fischer ’64 and nieces, nephews, other Morristown and Blue Earth. He and his wife also started relatives and friends. numerous companies, the latest being KGP Telecommunications. He was always by her side and was instrumental Robert A. Jirik ’46, passed away on Friday February 8, in building the foundation of KGP. He traveled the world 2013 at his home with his family at his side, following a brief illness. After graduation, Bob attended St. Thomas with his wife and great friends, spent dear time with his and St. John’s Universities. He served in the US Navy from 6 children, 17 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and 1949-1952 aboard the USS Newport News. Bob was an genuinely enjoyed time at the lake with all of them. Dale is survived by his wife Kathy; his 6 children, Dale Jr, Susan electrical contractor, owning and operating Foss Electric.

Aswegan, Rick Putrah P, Tim Putrah, Trevor Putrah and Bob’s passion was spending time at the cottage on KellyMegan VonRuden ’94; 17 grandchildren, including Tyler Dudley Lake, tending his gardens, and growing apples. He was a member of the Faribault Rotary Club, Knights of Putrah ’05, Tatum Putrah ’10, Payton Putrah ’18 and Turner Putrah ’14; 4 great-grandchildren, and many other Columbus, Faribault Elks Club and the American Legion Post 43. Bob is survived by his wife Nancy of 60 years; relatives and friends. his children, Mary (Jirik) Brown ’72, Mark Jirik ’73, Kenneth Dwyer ’63, passed away on January 22, 2013 Andrew Jirik, Peter Jirik, Paul Jirik, Jim Jirik, John Jirik and at his home in Huntington Beach California, following Jane Jirik; his sisters, Dorothy Wait ’43, Joanne Sage ’51 a courageous battle with cancer. Ken taught elementary and Theresa McFarlin ’48; 16 grand children, 1 great school at the St. James School in Faribault before moving grand child, and many other relatives, friends and in-laws. to California. He owned a very successful photography business, Edwards Photography, which was later purchased Elizabeth “Liz” Wesely PP, passed away peacefully on

by Jostens of Owatonna. Ken loved visiting his grandchil- Saturday February 9, 2013, at the age of 96. Elizabeth was dren in Austin Texas, playing golf and traveling. He is united in marriage to Stanley Wesely on June 19, 1939. He survived by his wife Linda; daughter Amelia (Dwyer) later preceded her in death in 1972. Elizabeth worked as a Canally of Austin Texas; son Ryan Dwyer of Huntington nurse’s aide at St. Lucas Care Center, retiring after 28 years.

Beach California; three grandchildren; a brother Ron She enjoyed going to church on a regular basis, vacationDwyer of Faribault; in-laws Paul and Ginny Bonner; ing, fishing and lunch at the Senior Center in Faribault. sister-in-law Sue Josephson; and nieces, nephews, and She is survived by her children, Kathleen Kaderlik ’61, other relatives and friends.

Francis Wesely ’64, Carol Kadrlik ’67, Sharon Kay Peterson, Donald Wesely ’74, and Ronald Wesely ’74; by Marie Agnes (Thibault) Weir ’34, passed away on January sixteen grandchildren, twenty six great-grandchildren, her 23, 2013 at the age of 97. Marie was preceded in death by brother and many other relatives and friends.

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Joan M. (Trnka) Winter ’58, passed away on February 15, 2013, in Kettle River, Minn with her family by her side.

Joan married her husband, Gerald Fink, had two children and later married Bill Winter, with whom she owned a gas station and grocery store in Kettle River. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Bill; daughters Laureen Carlson and Stacia Goodman; three grandchildren; step-grandchildren Billy, Laura, and Patrick; and siblings Elaine Herda, Ellard Trnka, and Joe Trnka ’56.

Agnes Zelenka Minar PP, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side on February 15, 2013. Agnes was 93. Agnes was a housekeeper, farmer and a cook at St. Dominic Rectory. She was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church, the Rosary Society, a former board member of the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary, as well as a regular volunteer at St. Dominic School. Agnes was a talented seamstress, an avid flower and vegetable gardener and a fantastic baker. She is survived by her children: Mary Ann Damm ’59, Sr. Kathryn Minar ’61, James Minar ’67, Barbara MacDonald ’69, Monica Boe ’71, Agnes Paul ’74, Geralyn Lindblom ’79; 17 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, her sister-in-law Bernice Zelenka; and many other relatives and friends.

Don Willing ’48 passed away on February 17, 2013. Don was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He and his wife, Ellen, were proud proprietors of Willing Campground in Warsaw for 40 years. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ellen; siblings Fran, Ted and Marilyn; and his parents. He is survived by his family, including Gail and Dave, Ken and Jan, Roger and Maggie, Dave and Pam; grandchildren, great-grandchildren; siblings Carolyn and Ray; and many dear campground friends.

Lucille M. (Becker) Smisek ’32, died peacefully on Thursday February 21, 2013 at the St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. Lucille was united in marriage to Sylvester Smisek on October 22, 1935. Sylvester preceded her in death on January 27, 1994. She was a homemaker all her life, raised their family and was well known for her baking.

She was also an excellent seamstress and well known for her “open door policy” where all are welcome. Lucille is survived by her six children; Wayne Smisek ’55, JoAnne (Smisek) Plaisance ’59, Jim Smisek ’60, Judy (Smisek) Long, Elizabeth (Smisek) Paquette ’66, and Mary Kay Smisek ’68; 23 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren; her nephew Dale Becker ’69; and by other relatives and friends.

Michael Boysen ’75, passed away on Saturday February 23, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester following an extended illness. Mike served in the Navy for a short time. Mike married Connie Sticha in 1977 and they later divorced. He married Joan Miller in 2001, Mike worked for 36 years as Fleet Administrator and Corporate Security for Donaldson’s Inc. in Bloomington MN. He loved bowling, watching the Twins, traveling, ice fishing, golfing and going to the horse track, as well as spending time with family. Mike is survived by his wife, Joan; by two children, David Boysen and Cindy Boysen; two step-children, Jim

Liverseed and David Liverseed; 3 grandchildren, 8 stepgrandchildren; three siblings, Bill Boysen, Sandi Nytes and Cheryl Boysen; and many other relatives and friends.

Kenneth Verschaetse PGP, passed away on Sunday February 24, 2013 at the Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center in Marshall MN. Ken served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He and his wife Shirley raised 5 children. He loved to hunt and fish with his children and friends. Sharing time with family and friends and attending his grandchildren’s activities was what he lived for. He is survived by his children: Terry, Bill, Tim PP, Randy and daughter Mary; 10 grandchildren including Nathan Verschaetse ’05; and many other relatives and friends.

Kathleen M. (Froman) Hanson ’58, passed away on Wednesday March 6, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family following an extended illness. After marrying Harlan on August 19, 1961, they lived in LaCrescent, MN where Kathy stayed home to raise their family. She also drove school bus for 22 years. They moved back to Faribault in 1999 where Kathy continued her school bus driving for 12 years. She enjoyed spending time with all of her family and especially loved playing games with her grandchildren. Kathy was a Befriender for Divine Mercy Catholic Church and also enjoyed crocheting prayer shawls. She is survived by her husband, Harlan; by four children, Randy Hanson, Debra Hanson, Ronald Hanson and Todd Hanson; by 10 grandchildren; by six sisters, Margaret Montag ’59, Patricia Burmeister ’62, Caroline Gelhar ’64, Eva Gramse, Pauline Thielbar, and Bernadette Tatge; by two brothers, Paul Froman and Ben Froman; and by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Albina Rose Trenda PP, passed away on March 8, 2013 at the age of 91, with her children by her side. Albina and Clarence farmed for several years in the Webster, Faribault and Northfield areas before moving to Northfield in 2002.

Albina was a member of the Church of St. Dominic, Knights of Columbus Auxiliary and a longtime 4H leader.

She enjoyed gardening, sewing, embroidery, baking, exhibiting at the County Fair and attending the Farmers’ Market.

She is survived by four children; Charlotte Becker ’57, Ramona Reichert ’60, Sandra Johnson ’65 and Clarence Jr. ’68; grand children, great-grandchildren, great great grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence on January 27, 2013; her daughter Joan in August 2012; her grandson, her parents, her sisters and her brother.

Rose Smisek PP, passed away on Saturday March 9, 2013 at the age of 93. Rose, and her husband Ed, farmed for 33 years on the Smisek family farm, 3 miles west of Lonsdale.

Rose had many interests but her love of music was first and foremost. She served for over 30 years as parish organist and choir director of various men’s, women’s and teen choirs at Immaculate Conception Church in Lonsdale. She also provided music for countless weddings and funerals.

In her retirement years, she taught piano lessons to over 250 students between 1971 and 2001. Rose was active in 4-H and her community and loved flower and vegetable gardening, cooking and sewing. Rose was preceded in

death by her husband Ed, her parents, 7 siblings and many dear friends. She is survived by her children; Anita Smisek OP ’59, Marilyn (Smisek) King ’60, Sharon (Smisek) Girod-Lang ’62 and Ed W. Smisek ’66; 7 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Vivian (Martin) Berg ’36, passed away on March 18, 2013 with her loving sons by her side. Vivian married Edgar in 1937 and they traveled all over the country for work. She found her calling in the food industry; first as a hostess, then as a waitress and finally as a cook working for schools for more than 20 years. Vivian was known as the “energizer bunny” by her friends and retirement in 1981 didn’t slow her down. She was a beautiful, sweet, gentle and loving woman. Vivian is survived by her sons; Edgar Berg and William Berg and by many other family and friends – the list is endless.

Edward “Ed” Schmitz PP, died Saturday March 23, 2013 following a short illness. Ed and his wife Susan were lifelong farmers in Bridgewater Township until 1973 and then Forest Township until 2003. Ed was a hard worker all of his life and he passed that work ethic to his family. He loved spending time with his family, playing cards, especially euchre and poker, fishing, hunting and all sports and he also learned to fly. He eventually owned his own plane.

He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 889, The Faribault Aerie 1460 Fraternal Order of Eagles and the St Lawrence Society. Ed is survived by his wife of 72 years, Susan Schmitz; by seven children, Carol Ernste ’59, Bill Schmitz ’61, Don Schmitz ’63, Patty Pflaum ’68, Tom Schmitz ’69, Jan Scarlett, and Teresa Smith; by 23 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren and by nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, a grandson, son-in-law Richard Ernste ’58, 2 brothers, and six sisters, Regina Dunleavy ’20, Laura Thibodeau ’24, Helen LaCroix ’26, Florence Becker, Olive Skluzacek ’32 and Ruth Gillen ’34.

Robert J. Healy ’48, passed away on March 27, 2013 at his home following an extended illness. Bob served in the U.S. Army from 1953 until his honorable discharge in 1955. He married Betty Lockwood in 1959. Bob joined his father in the construction business and remained active in it until 2005. He and Betty enjoyed wintering in Florida and their summers at Roberds Lake with their children and grandchildren. Bob also enjoyed traveling, especially to Ireland. He is survived by his wife, Betty; sons Mike ’79, John (Bill) ’81 and Tom ’83; eight grandchildren, including John Healy ’16; his sister Marie Jasinski ’52; and nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Barbara A. (Wendler) Priem ’58, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2013. She was 73. Barb received a degree in nursing from the University of Minnesota. She married Ray in 1961 and they lived in the Zumbrota/Wanamingo area for 20 years and then moved to Aitkin where they worked and later retired. Barb loved playing bridge, bingo, bean bags and fishing. She was active in the American Legion Auxiliary and traveled extensively with Search Beyond Adventures. She is survived by her husband, Ray; her

children, Robert, Jeff and James; 4 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; her brother James Wendler ’64; sister-inlaw Mary Bauer; and many nieces and nephews.

John T. Heselton ’80, passed away on Wednesday April 3, 2012 following a sudden illness. John worked in the family construction business before and after graduation from high school and continued work in construction until his untimely death. He married Suzanne, the love of his life on Feb 8, 1986 and together they raised 4 children. The greatness of John’s spirit shows in every life that he has touched.

He is survived by his wife, Suzanne; four children, Hannah Heselton, Rabekah Mueller, John A. Heselton and Joshua Heselton; one grandchild; his parents John B. ’53 and Carol ’57 Heselton; four siblings, Jeanne Powelson ’78, Mike Heselton ’84, Dan Heselton ’85 and Patrick Heselton ’91; any nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends.

Roland “Rollie” Schweisthal ’48, passed away peacefully on Wednesday April 3, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in Beaver Dam. After graduation he moved to Beaver Dam and began working at Metalfab. He was a truck driver for 44 years. Rollie also served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He married Jean Buske in 1966.

Rollie enjoyed deer, duck and pheasant hunting, as well as playing golf. He was a member of the Columbus Country Club and won numerous trophies. Rollie is survived by his wife, Jean; his children, Nancy Buss, Mary Berg, Gary Schweisthal, Darcy LaVeau and Gail Peters; his sister-inlaw Alice Schweisthal; his grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Michael “Mike” Sublet PP, passed away on Friday April 5, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. Mike was formerly employed at the St Peter Community Hospital, St. Mary’s Nursing Home in St Paul, Linden Center and the Red Wing Hospital in finance. He also enjoyed spending time with grandchildren on the family farm. Mike is survived by his wife Mary; three children, Dominic Sublet ’95, Aaron Sublet ’96 and Jennie Holmberg; ten grandchildren; his mother; two brothers; nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

John “Jack” McCarthy GP, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Jack was born and raised in Saint Paul MN and attended the University of Minnesota until enlisting in the US Army Air Corps in 1942. Jack served until 1945 when he was honorably discharged. Jack was a traveling salesman for US Steel and retired when he was 58. He embraced retirement and spent many winters in Destin FL. During the summer Jack and Connie enjoyed their cabin on Lake Ossawinnamakee. Family and friends made summers at the cabin a busy place! Jack is survived by his wife of 65 years, Connie; by 4 children, Lynn McCarthyKopfmann, Michael McCarthy, Dennis McCarthy and Kerry McCarthy P; by 12 grandchildren, including Zack McCarthy ’07 and Devon McCarthy ’15; 5 great grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.

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Faribault, MN 55021 Permit NO. 44

Rest In Peace continued Arlene B. Dozark PP, PGP, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2013 following an extended illness. Arlene attended Kenyon high school and graduated with the class of 1948. She married Lawrence Dozark on August 19, 1950. Arlene stayed home to raise their children and eventually went back to school to become an LPN. She worked from 1960 to 1989 at District One Hospital where everyone knew her as “Dozie.” She loved her family as well as playing bingo, going to the casino, her card clubs, working crossword puzzles, and was a Den Mother for her sons Cub Scout Troops. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Lawrence Dozark; by seven children, Patrick Dozark ’69, Michael Dozark ’70, Peter Dozark, Mary Ann Janovsky, Daniel Dozark, Nancy Clark PP, and David Dozark; by 12 grandchildren including Aaron Clark ’99 and Matthew Clark ’07; by 9 great grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.

Sharon (Brunner) Keilen ’69, passed away on Friday April 26, 2013 at her home under the care of her family and Hospice of Red River Valley. After graduation Sharon worked in the areas of clerical and office work for Carleton College, Nutting Truck and Caster, and the Faribault Chamber of Commerce. She also ran a daycare out of her home. Her family moved to Fergus Falls in 1995 and she became a secretary for Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Fergus Falls, where she worked until retirement in 2011. Sharon loved to knit, cook, can and travel. She is survived by her husband, Steve; her two children, Josh and Amy; three grandchildren; her mother LaDonna Brunner ’47; her siblings, Dennis Brunner ’70, Doreen

Brunner ’76, Anne Doyle, Jim Brunner and Lisa Brunner; Daisy is survived by eight children, Marie Brady ’65, Joan and many special friends, nieces, nephews and Dotterweich ’67, Robert Donkers ’70, Roxanne Higother relatives. gins ’71, Jeffrey Donkers ’73, Margaret Gonzalez ’75, Larry Donkers ’76, and Vernon Donkers; by many grand Geraldine Schema PP, passed away on April 28, 2013 at children, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. She was preand many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. ceded in death by her husband Roger Schema ’44, and is survived by her sons Roger and Michael, and by daughter Mary (Strauss) King ’64, died Saturday, May 11, 2013 Cheryl Peterson ’68. at her home in the company of her husband, her children Jane A. (Boudreau) Smisek ’68, passed away on Saturday and their spouses, and her grandson. After graduating from May 4, 2013 at her daughter’s home in Mankato following Bethlehem Academy, Mary continued her education at St. Mary’s in Rochester to become a registered nurse. She a courageous battle with cancer. After graduation and traveled with friends and family visiting places like Hawaii marriage to Bob, Jane worked at Sheldahl in Northfield and Europe and working in various military hospitals for 38 years. After retirement, she worked at Hy-Vee gas along the way. She settled in Bethesda MD and met her in Faribault until health complications forced her to fully husband John there. After raising their children, Mary retire. Jane enjoyed being outside working in her flower earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from beds, gardening, mowing the lawn, feeding the birds and ducks and going for walks. She is survived by her husband Georgian Court University. She taught under privileged children at project Head Start as well as pre-school and Bob ’59; her daughters, Kerry Smisek and Kimberly kindergarten at various Catholic schools in New Jersey Smisek; her siblings, Diane Olson ’56, Judith and Rhode Island. Mary is survived by her husband Boudreau ’62, Della Mechura ’60, Jan Nordseth ’67 and Jim Boudreau; by nieces, nephews and other relatives John; her 3 children; one grandson; her siblings, Virginia Heins ’65, Anne Antram ’67, Elaine Korsch ’69, Rita and friends.

DuChene ’73, JoAnne Zweber ’75, Jerry Strauss ’68 and Barbara Daisy (Baggenstoss) Donkers PP, passed away Richard Strauss ’71; and many other relatives and friends. on Thursday May 9, 2013 at the Pleasant Manor Nursing Current Parent = P Past Grandparent = PGP Home. Daisy worked as a Nurse’s Aide for over 37 years.

She married Donald C. Donkers in 1945 and he preceded Past Parent = PP Faculty = F her in death in 1981. Daisy enjoyed crocheting, working Current Grandparent = GP Past Faculty = PF jigsaw puzzles, a good cup of coffee and especially enjoyed spending time with all of her grandchildren and family.

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