Currents Fall '09

Currents

The Alumni Magazine of Carmel Catholic High School

Fall 2009

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President Judith Mucheck, Ph.D. Office of Institutional Advancement Staff

Currents Fall 2009, Volume 25, Issue 2

The Alumni Magazine of Carmel Catholic High School

Director of Institutional Advancement Michael C. Looby ‘75 Major Gifts Director Kevin Kissane Special Events Director Laurie Wienke Publications Coordinator Audra Schlaupitz

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Administrative Assistant Jane Maciolek

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Contents

Feature Alumni Association honors Dan Drew '66, Theresa Kaiser and Gail (Hoffmann '71) Wegener............................................4

Currents magazine is published three times a year by the Office of Institutional Advancement.

In Every Issue President's Letter.................................................................................................3 Advancement News............................................................................................12

Please send address changes to: Carmel Catholic High School Office of Institutional Advancement One Carmel Parkway Mundelein, Illinois 60060 (847) 388-3361

Alumni News........................................................................................................16

For verification purposes, please include the 9-digit ID number found in the magazine address area.

In Memoriam.......................................................................................................21

Send comments and suggestions about the magazine to: Michael C. Looby ‘75, Advancement Director One Carmel Parkway Mundelein, Illinois 60060 (847) 388-3338 mlooby@carmelhs.org

Class Notes...........................................................................................................17 Engagements, Marriages....................................................................................20 Births/Adoptions..................................................................................................20

Calendar of Events............................................................................ Back Cover

On the Cover Alumni Association honors Theresa Kaiser, Dan Drew '66- posthumously accepted by his wife Peggy, and Gail (Hoffmann '71) Wegener

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President’s L E TT E R

Dear Alumni and Friends of Carmel Catholic,

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bout eighteen months ago, a couple of us were reflecting on the orientation program we ran for incoming freshmen – it was fairly typical and probably replicated in many Catholic high schools across the country. First, an extended homeroom period and the dreaded “locker experience” (potentially the first trauma if one did not hit the rotation of the lock completely thus barring the locker door from opening). Second, the run-of-the-class schedule.

Seemingly a simple exercise, one only needs to walk the 260,000+ square feet of the building to know that the distance from point A to point B can be a real haul. Third, and probably the most terrifying for the newest of our students, was the dreaded lunch period – what to eat, will I recognize anyone, who to sit with… Collectively the day was charged with high energy and potentially equal amounts of dread. The good news is that the freshmen seem to acclimate well by late September.

We thought long and hard about how to help the freshmen get to know each other in small groups outside of an academic setting and well before they were required to spend their first full day in uniform and on campus. The Freshmen Experience, as it has come to be known, has made a profound difference in the rate of integration and comfort level of new students thus easing some of the tensions which come with the first days of high school. The success of this program led us to think about how to achieve a similar result for freshmen parents.

For the first time in the Fall of 2008 we developed the concept of Zip Code Parties for parents in the new class.

Veteran families hosted informal gatherings at their homes and were organized according to geography. These gatherings were both well attended and seemed to ease some tension surrounding the first events, carpools, general academic questions, and procedural concerns. I offered a short reflection on the history of our school, the traditions which they could look forward to participating in, and answered whatever questions they might have at the time. The energy which was generated after each of these gatherings made me immensely grateful that these families have not only chosen our school for their children but also that they would join us on the journey for the next four years.

Continually finding ways to reach-out to the various groups associated with Carmel Catholic is our responsibility as a community. Within the pages of this issue of Currents you will read about various activities which have been, or will be, hosted by the Alumni Association. These events have been created as a means to reach-out to the alumni community and also reflect the values which are held by Carmel Catholic. We hope that you will be able to reconnect with other alums by participating in these programs.

Finally, it was wonderful to welcome so many of you back home as we celebrated the life and legacy of Sissy DePrima in June. While we might have preferred to meet on a different occasion, your presence spoke boldly of the influence she had on so many of you through your Street Scenes experience. Her family was overwhelmed by the kindness and sympathy offered by so many.

We hope that the road will bring you back to Mundelein this fall for homecoming on Friday, October 23rd!

Sincerely,

Judith Mucheck, Ph.D. President Fall 2009 |

Alumni Association honors Dan Drew, Theresa Kaiser and Gail Wegener

By Katherine O’Brien ‘83

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“All of the recipients got a little emotional,” says Kennedy. “It’s a wonderful thing to be recognized for a lifetime of service. You don’t do it for the acknowledgement, but it’s nice when that happens.”

A family atmosphere prevailed at the ceremony as nominators and nominees came together to celebrate the winners’ contributions to the Carmel community and beyond.

All of the recipients have family ties to the school: Theresa Kaiser’s late husband, Ralph, joined her in volunteering for virtually every Street Scenes since the fundraiser’s inception in 1974. Dan Drew’s four children (Maggie (Losch) ’91, Dan ’93, Christine ’97 and Kevin ’99) are continuing his tradition of community service. Gail Wegener is the daughter of the late Pat Hoffmann (better known to generations of students as “The Book Store Lady”) and the mother of Jaimie Cleseri ’93 and Jason ’95.

Kaiser’s speech featured her characteristic humor as she reflected on 35 years of teaching English, Speech, Creative Writing and other subjects. But she also showed a serious side as she accepted the Lamp of Knowledge Award.

“I loved my kids,” she said. “Ralph and I did not have children, so we kind of borrowed the ones who walked through my classroom door, or helped with Street Scenes or were in the theatre [program].”

She thanked her Carmel colleagues, singling out Jerry Rejc for his help in transitioning to computerized grading, Sharon Smogor for her calming influence and Br. Tom Murphy for his listening skills. Kaiser remembered Ralph’s soothing mantra as she struggled to master new computer skills: “’Now Dearie, don’t panic,

Alumni Association presented its inaugural awards at the Royal Melbourne Country Club in Long Grove, IL. About 80 friends and family members applauded as President, Rich Kennedy ’95 and Awards Chair, Christine Drew ’97 led the Alumni Association in honoring long-time faculty member Theresa Kaiser, Gail Wegener ’71 and the late Dan Drew ’66.

Left to right: Rich Kennedy ’95, Joe Asma '80, Theresa Kaiser, Peggy Drew, Gail (Hoffmann '71) Wegener, Christine Drew ’97, Jean Sands ‘95, Michael Looby '75

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you can do this,’ he would say each time I had just learned something and now I had to learn another way to do it.”

Gail Wegener, recipient of the BVM / Carmelite Award, didn’t plan on giving a speech but changed her mind. “I felt I had to say something and I really wanted to thank people,” she said. “Sissy DiPrima had just died that week so I got very emotional. I’m so glad someone took the time to nominate me for something I enjoy doing so much. Of course that’s not why I do it, so someone will notice, but it’s still nice to know you are appreciated.”

Peggy Drew accepted the Alumni of the Year Award on behalf her late husband, Dan, who passed away at the age of 53 in 2002 while serving as the mayor of Waukegan, IL. Christine Drew noted that her mother doesn’t generally enjoy public speaking but could scarcely be persuaded to relinquish the microphone.

“My dad probably would have been a little embarrassed to be singled out but would have wholeheartedly embraced the peer recognition,” Drew said. “He truly loved Carmel.”

Come join us Kennedy lauded the honorees’ “exemplary effort, energy and time” donated to the school and urged others to follow their lead. “Carmel has given so much to all of us, the least we can do is give a little something back,” he said.

“Whatever you can do, we’ll gladly have you, whether it’s an hour a month or just helping with one event a year. We encourage people to get involved!”

Look for the 2010 call for entries in the next Currents or see corsairalumni.org.

The Lamp of Knowledge Award

Presented in recognition of alumni, current/ past parent, past/present faculty member or friend of CCHS, who has impacted the lives of others through teaching and mentoring.

Theresa Kaiser: Serious Laughter

Theresa Kaiser taught at Carmel Catholic High School for 35 years. It was her first and last teaching job and she never considered leaving.

“I did it for the kids,” she says. “God, I loved them. They are very special kids, you could tell just by walking into the classroom.”

In addition to English, Speech and Creative Writing, she also taught American Literature, World Literature, Composition, Film Studies and Introduction to Theatre.

This past January Kaiser was finally forced to hang up her chalk after knee problems made it too difficult for her to continue to maintain her familiar front and center position. “I am really short, so I must stand and walk around when I teach,” she says. “I couldn’t do it anymore and it broke my heart.”

A different approach to learning “Funny” is the one word colleagues and former students inevitably use when talking about Kaiser. “I knew I had a different sense of humor,” she says. “It got me into trouble a lot of times, too. I knew it was a gift I could use to motivate kids.”

Kaiser may have been quick with a quip, but she was the Vince Lombardi of English instructors. She pushed everyone—talented and remedial students alike—to heights they didn’t know they could achieve. Despite a full teaching load, she conducted weekly after school sessions for those who needed extra help.

“I was a kid with a learning disability myself, so it was easy to spot students who were doing the same things I did,” she says. “I tried to prove to them that they could be a success. I would stress that we are not learning disabled, but that we learn differently and many schools don’t know how to teach us.”

She favored the practical vs. the theoretical.

“No one would ever expect my students to define a participle—unless they went on to become English teachers,” she explained.

“But people will want them to know how to write. Thus, I came up with things like Kaiser’s Grammar Boot Camp, Theme Day and Major Paper Day, as well as my classroom slogan: ‘Hate Me Now, Love Me Later.’ As long as I kept getting

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Theresa Kaiser with Don Kerkman and Joe & Carol Walsh at the awards ceremony

feedback from graduates that what I taught them was really helping them in college, I kept up my strange programs.”

Although humor played a key role in Kaiser’s teaching style, classroom discussions often touched on moral or religious issues, topics she couldn’t have broached in a public school.

“Literature is based on a lot of those things,” she says. “I wanted students to remember the lessons about life that were in the selected story, novel or poem. We must know how to love, how to accept what life give us and how to laugh.”

Theresa did not really teach

English.

She taught students. Her classroom was an authentic

Enduring friendships and a positive influence

learning

When students’ attention flagged or she needed to lighten the mood, Kaiser often shared stories about her husband Ralph (or “Sparky” as she frequently called him). “I used him to make me seem more like a person, rather than the teacher standing in front of the room,” she said.

She credited her husband with supporting her decision to teach at a Catholic school rather than urging her to pursue a more lucrative job elsewhere. “He kept me centered,” she says.

Prior to his sudden death in 2008, Ralph was a perennial Street Scenes volunteer. “We made a lot of friends through Street Scenes,” says Kaiser.

“The parents we met ended up being our best friends. It was also a teaching situation—we had 12 or 15 students who worked with us the entire time. We taught them what volunteering is all about, that there’s a reason why you do something and do it without asking for anything.

To have kids come back as adults and tell us they volunteered other places because of their Street Scenes experience made us realize we’d gotten the message across.”

students felt

community— safe to express themselves.

She shared her humor,

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philosophy and faith.

—Lamp of Knowledge nomination statement

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BVM /Carmelite Award

Presented in recognition of alumni tradition and exceptional service to the Carmel Catholic community.

Gail (Hoffmann '71) Wegener:

until 1992. I started working on the Street Scenes’ student show in 1993.”

A Sense of Family After her own children, Jaime ’93 and Jason ’95 had children of their own, Wegener was busy watching her “It gives me energy,” says Gail (Hoffmann '71) Wegener of grandchildren. “I still kept helping with Street Scenes and volunteering in the Campus Ministry office, leading Kairos started helping with Kairos,” she says. “When my youngest retreats, assisting the Street Scenes Student Show director grandchild reached kindergarten, I asked Lynne Strutzel, our and sewing costumes for school musicals. “I love the kids current Principal, if I could volunteer two days a week. That’s and the teachers are friends of mine. Working with teenagers when I started helping in the Campus Ministry office, filing, keeps you young and I like the camaraderie and sense of making copies, doing some computer work, whatever they family. It makes me feel good.” needed. Three years ago I started helping with the musicals, Wegener’s decades of school service began shortly after too. I love being around kids.” her own graduation in 1971. “My mom, Pat Hoffmann, started Wegener traces her costume design activities to her own volunteering at the school student days. “I couldn’t really and eventually took a paid sew, but my friend could, so I position in the bookstore,” he hours ail donates are would help her sew on buttons she explains. “I would help for costumes,” she says. “I’ve her in the bookstore, at invaluable to our school but it is always liked theatre.” the annual book sales and Working on the Street Scenes her attitude while volunteering that whenever else she needed show and serving as a Kairos help.” is her true gift he is the best example leader are particularly rewarding experiences. “With the kids in the of a caring heart that we could Beyond the bookstore show, you become like a family,” hope to display to the students Following a heart attack in Wegener says. “The same is true 1989, Mrs. Hoffmann could no of Kairos—it’s powerful and -BVM /Carmelite Award nomination statement longer work full days and her moving. My kids both did it and daughter began helping out I’m glad they could experience it.” in the bookstore three days a week.

A selfless giver “Mom loved Carmel and she made no bones about it,” says When a Kairos adult leader cancelled at the last minute, Wegener. “The book store was the stomping grounds, the Wegener stepped in even though she had done the previous center of school activity.” retreat. “They needed someone,” she says. “It’s really hard for Mrs. Hoffmann helped many parents surprise their kids teachers to be gone for three days, it was a lot easier for me.” with letter jackets and enjoyed fielding students’ requests Similarly, when illness prevented Sissy DiPrima from for everything from ChapStick to Carmel Spirit Wear. She leading Street Scenes student rehearsals, Wegener was there retired in 2003, but in the interim Wegener had expanded her to carry the extra load. Wrote one nominator: “Gail has been volunteer activities. and continues to be a model of selfless giving.”

“Carmel is a great place,” she says. “I coached the cheerleaders and helped with the Street Scenes Polka Palace

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Left to right back row: Jay Hoffmann '73, Joe Hoffmann, Tod Hoffmann '80, Jason Wegener '95.

Front row: Marytherese (Wegener '71) Ambacher, Leslie (Rafferty '81) Hoffmann, Tomi O'Reilly, Gail (Hoffmann '71) Wegener, Danielle (Saladeno '97) Wegener, Jaime (Wegener '93) Clesceri, Tony Clesceri '93 at the awards ceremony

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Alumni of the Year Award

Presented in recognition of alumni contributing significantly to the welfare of our communities, country or humanity beyond the Carmel Catholic community.

Dan Drew '66:

No Substitute For Service

Dan Drew was born and raised in Waukegan and graduated with Carmel’s first class in 1966.

He spent his entire life serving the city and school that he loved. “My father always told us ‘There’s no substitute for service,’” says Christine Drew ’97. “All four of us-Maggie ’91, Dan ’93 and Kevin ’99 and me-are active in our communities. Giving back was a foundation of our upbringing.”

A talent for inspiring people

“We don’t have much talent, but we practice every Friday and we put on a good show,” says Christine Drew, who has assumed her father’s place in the cast. “Dad loved entertaining and being around people. A lot of his close friends are here.”

In addition to performing his civic duties and volunteering at Carmel, Drew served on his e always parish school board and coached grade school went that football. “He absolutely loved that he was able to give back,” says Christine Drew. “He got a lot of extra mile happiness and satisfaction from being involved and helped with the community.”

Despite a jam-packed schedule, Drew always wherever he had time for his family. “We always had dinner together,” says his daughter. “You find the time for could an what’s important.”

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exemplified Drew met his wife Peggy while a student at Loyola University in Chicago. “She became the ideals If you seek his monument, connected to the school through my brothers that armel look around you and sister and Dad’s service,” says Christine Drew. “She used to be terrified of public

In 2002, thousands of people stood in line atholic speaking, but she’s taken on that role to outside of St. Anastasia Church to attend Drew’s igh chool continue his work.” wake on one of the coldest days of the year. “He Following Drew’s death in 2002, the Illinois was a spiritual person, a loving husband and teaches House of Representatives expressed its father and a great guy,” says Christine Drew. “He -Alumni of the Year condolences in an official resolution. Noting had no qualms about taking on extra work or nomination statement that it was Drew’s childhood dream to be the giving of himself, it was second nature.” mayor of Waukegan, the representatives added:

Seven years following his death, Drew’s “He was uniquely suited to the job not only dreams for Waukegan endure. “Dad’s No. 1 concern was for it with the proper credentials but also the temperament and to be the best city possible,” she says. “He was very passionate the vision to be a great mayor...he had a talent for inspiring about his vision and the fact that others are carrying on his people of all races, nationalities and walks of life to work work is a positive thing.” together.”

Dan Drew’s spirit lives on, not only in the city of Waukegan Drew maintained close friendships with Carmel classmates but among the Carmel alumni he inspired.

Larry Schutz ’68 and Pete Fitzgerald ’66. The trio were fixtures in Street Scenes’ Waukegan Room where Drew was known for his constant smile, hearty laugh and willingness to don outrageous costumes.

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Left to right: Allison (Nunamker '93) Drew, Dan Drew '93, Peggy Drew, Maggie (Drew '91) Losch, Christine Drew ’97 at the awards ceremony

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47 Year-Old Cafeteria Gets Renovated

The Carlos J. Serna Learning Center Has Opened

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tudents came back to see a change in the cafeteria when they returned for the start of the new school year.

The 47 year-old foodservice facility has been renovated to accommodate the demands of class schedules and provide healthier food to our students.

Students will now have a variety of menu options from simple, healthier, snack food choices, salads and sandwiches as well as daily hot entrees.

The food service will be available during lunch and after classes to serve students later the day for sports or other school activities.

Quest is the new company managing the cafeteria. The company is an experienced manager of food facilities for schools and businesses across the country. To further speed up transactions, students, faculty and staff have the option to use rechargeable debit cards.

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Left to right: Mary Fran Stacey, Director of Special Services; Celeste Scully ‘02, Instructional Assistant, Special Services

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armel Catholic High School has opened the Carlos J. Serna Learning Resource Center, a resource center that will service students with Individualized Education Plans (IEP) or 504 plans. IEPs help students with identified learning disabilities and 504 plans help students who have a disability that may impact their learning.

In this initial year, the Center will be open to freshmen and sophomores only. The program will be extended to include juniors and seniors in the 2010/11 school year.

“As a college preparatory school, Carmel Catholic is committed to meeting the learning needs of our students in order to build the foundation for educational excellence that we promise,” said Lynne Strutzel, Principal of Carmel Catholic High School. “The educational preparation enhanced by the resource services respects the fact that learners have varying needs. Certainly, the Serna Center fills a void that previously existed in our program.”

The Carlos J. Serna Learning Resource Center is named in honor of Carlos J. Serna, father of Kristen ’03, Stephanie ’06, Carly and Matthew ’10, who had learning disabilities that affected him as a student and as an adult. Carlos Serna died in March of 2009. His wife, Sandra Serna, said the family is providing a program in which

Carlos would take great pride because students with similar problems will receive needed help.

“The program allows Carmel to be more inclusive which creates a more diverse student body,” said Mary Fran Stacey, Director of Special Services.

“We feel this program will be a great service to our existing and new students.”

Stacey has 34 years in education as a Special Education teacher, Special Education Counselor, Special Education Department Chair, Director of Special Education for 8 years; Bachelors in Special Ed and a Masters in Counseling.

Celeste Scully ‘02, Instructional Assistant, Special Services, will be helping Stacey. Scully has 3 years as a Special Education teacher in severe and profound disabilities and a Masters in Special Education.

In its first year, the center is scheduled to help 22 freshman and sophomores. Stacey said this is a great opportunity to keep families at Carmel who might have been forced to choose another high school because learning needs could not be addressed.

The program has other benefits for Carmel. Carmel will now be eligible to receive public grants and other funding to help expand the program enabling students in future years. Because Carmel did not have a formal program in the past, some of these funds were not available. Stacey added that she will be educating area grade schools about Carmel’s program to ensure smooth transitions as students matriculate from grade school to high school.

Students participating in the program have a unique and relaxing classroom setting

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The Corsair loves to know what is happening in our CCHS community!

Are your traveling for a vacation or business? Are you graduating from college, getting married or celebrating an anniversary?

Take the Corsair with you on your travels, to parties, sporting events or bring him as your guest at weddings and special occasions! He is the perfect guest!

Left to right: Nick Barry ‘11, Dan Barry ‘80, Chris Barry ‘82, and Cathy (Baker) Berry ‘81 in Alaska

CCHS parents and students, email your Corsair photos to alumni@carmelhs.org.

Alumni please post your Corsair photos on corsairalumni. org as a general class note or email photos to alumni@ carmelhs.org.

All photos should include a caption with the names of the people photographed, the date and name of the occasion or the location of the photograph.

Cut out the Corsair on page 13 of this magazine.

Kathryn Mouzakiotis '03 and Denise Mouz akiotis at the Parthenon in Athe ns, Greece

Submit your photos today!

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Carmel Catholic Golf Classic 2009 It wasn’t the US Open, but it was close!

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he CCHS Golf Classic followed the US Open Regional Qualifier at Stonewall Orchard Golf Club in Grayslake. This beautiful golf course showcased the rolling landscape for 175 golfers that attended the event on June 15.

In its 24th year, the Carmel Catholic Golf Classic is a very popular event for alumni, current parents and friends of the school. The scramble format allows golfers of all levels to play like the pros, and compete for prizes and trophies.

This year, the men’s champions, Dan Hartnett, George Heller, John Hartnett, and Tom Lake turned in a score of 57.

While presenting the trophies, Golf Classic Chair, Eric Hart, commented “Now that’s the way to play golf!”

The women’s division had some tough competition, with the champion foursome of Lindy Salvi, Eileen Looby, Mary Schostok and Kathy Nemmers taking away the trophies shooting 82.

A dozen of our school’s teams showed support of the Golf Classic by purchasing pin flags that were flown on the course the day of the event.

Various teams were part of the welcoming committee as the guests arrived. “It’s great to see the kids involved- that’s what it’s all about. It’s obvious this is a close community” stated Jeff Pajula, PGA Pro of Stonewall Orchard. All proceeds from this event support the athletic programs at CCHS. This year $33,000 will help to pay for the new equipment in the weight room which is utilized by many of our teams and classes.

Next year, the Golf Classic will return to Stonewall Orchard on Monday, June 14, 2010. The beauty of the course, along with friendships of CCHS is something that shouldn’t be missed.

Hope to see you there.

The Demakis foursome show off their support with a pin flag.

Reunion Recaps 1999-

10Year Reunion

1984-

25Year Reunion

1989-

20Year Reunion

The class of 1999 reconnected for their 10th anniversary at Lizzie McNeil’s in Chicago June 20. Amidst the background of the Chicago Riverwalk, classmates, spouses and guests had a great time reconnecting and meeting new friends. Special thanks goes to the reunion committee for their efforts: Kenna (Trahan) Arganbright, Scott Brooks, Michael DiCarlo, Kathleen Griffin, Rachel Grimm, Colleen Lepper, Eileen Looby, Margaret (Pultorak) Richey, Emily Wilson and Edward Zeifert. If you wish to view photos of the event, go to www.corsairalumni.org, click on “Group Photos” and open the folder “Class of 1999 10th Reunion”.

Representing the winning foursome for the women’s division are Lindy Salvi and Kathy Nemmers. Team members also included Mary Schostok and Eileen Looby.

Cheerleaders lend their support to the raffle.

Members of the class of 1984 celebrated their 25th anniversary at Philly G’s restaurant in Vernon Hills, IL on June 20. Special thanks goes to the reunion committee members Dawn (Benjamin) Abernathy, Jacqueline (O'Brien) Binder, Thaddeus Bond, Jr., David Dominiak, Angela (Gregory) Lynn, Mary McKenna and Anthony Vukovics for their efforts.

Members of the class of 1989 celebrated their 20th anniversary reunion at Mickey Finn’s in Libertyville, IL on June 27. Special thanks goes out to the reunion committee members Robert Alfonsin, Laura (Walker) Bair, Erin (Kelly) Gaines, Robert Garofolo, Nicolle (Herian) Martin, David Perri, Andrew Plonsky, Wayne Semmerling, Kathryn (Galasinski) Torres and Dana (DeFilippis) Verbeten for their efforts.

If you wish to view photos of the event, go to www.corsairalumni.org, click on “Group Photos” and open the folder “Class of 1989 20th Reunion”.

2009 Men’s Champions George Heller, Dan Hartnett, John Hartnett and Tom Lake

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1969-

40Year Reunion

Upcoming Reunions

Members of the class of 1969 celebrated their 40th anniversary reunion at Philly G’s restaurant in Vernon Hills, IL on August 1. Special thanks goes out to the reunion committee members Michelle DiCarlo, Judy (Bowes) Foy, Jim Griffin, Judi (Kelroy) Long and Patricia (O'Brien) Wendt for their efforts. If you wish to view photos of the event, go to www. corsairalumni.org, click on “Group Photos” and open the folder “Class of 1969 40th Reunion".

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15Year Reunion

The class of 1994 celebrated their 15th anniversary reunion at Lizzie McNeil’s restaurant in downtown Chicago on August 8. Special thanks goes out to the reunion committee members Richard Kennedy, Michael Laidley and Timothy O'Gorman for their efforts. If you wish to view photos of the event, go to www.corsairalumni.org, click on “Group Photos” and open the folder “Class of 1994 15th Reunion”.

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5Year Reunion

The class of 2004 celebrated their 5th anniversary reunion at Lizzie McNeil’s restaurant in downtown Chicago on August 8. Special thanks goes out to the reunion committee members Jessica Anewalt, Michelle Burke, Damontae January, Mary Kate Kelleher, Maura Laidley and Joseph Monterastelli for their efforts. If you wish to view photos of the event, go to www.corsairalumni.org, click on “Group Photos” and open the folder “Class of 1994 15th Reunion".

Classes of 1974 and 1979 your reunions are coming! Don’t forget to register today.

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1974's Reunion is on Saturday, September 26.

1979's Reunion is on Saturday, October10.

Both reunions are at Philly G’s Restaurant on the corner of Hwy. 45 and Milwaukee Ave. 1252 E Highway 45 | Vernon Hills, IL 60061 | (847) 634-1811 Tickets are $50 per person in advance and $60 per person at the door. Tickets include an assortment of appetizers, salads, pasta, main course, dessert, coffee, pop, beer and wine. (Cash for cocktails).

Go to www.corsairalumni.org to register for this event.

Alumni and their guests should arrive by 8:30 p.m.

The food and beverage package starts at 7 p.m.

Pre-registration for the class of 1974 ends on Monday, September 21st. Tickets can be purchased over the phone by calling 847-388-3382 until Thursday, September 24th.

Pre-registration for the class of 1979 ends on Monday, October 5th. Tickets can be purchased over the phone by calling 847-388-3382 until Thursday, October 8th.

'89 Reunion

'94 Reunion

'99 Reunion

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his past spring the Office of Institutional Advancement welcomed a new Major Gifts Director, Kevin Kissane. I am excited to have Kevin join the Advancement staff. He will help to build a great community that supports our students, alums and all other members of our community.

Kevin joined our staff last May. He has worked for Loyola Academy as a major gifts officer and as a fundraising volunteer for the Chick Evans Foundation during his term as President of the Chicago Chapter. He has a deep belief in Catholic education, as a graduate of Loyola Academy.

He is becoming “Carmelized” quickly and is anxious to meet members of our Carmel Catholic community to learn how it has made a difference in our community members' lives.

In this issue we celebrate the winners of the Alumni Awards. These three winners, Gail Wegener, Therese Kaiser and posthumously to Dan Drew, Sr., have lived Carmel Catholic’s mission though their actions of involvement at Carmel Catholic and in our local communities. They represent the commitment many have to Carmel Catholic and in their own way add to the fabric of our community. They demonstrate that Carmel Catholic’s mission is not just words on a page. They have made the words come alive through their actions of teaching, service, giving and leadership.

When I talk to our alums, I hear about the many ways they are also living Carmel Catholic’s mission. Many of them give credit to their Carmel Catholic experience as a student for teaching them the importance of taking an active role in organizations and communities.

Over the summer our office held a number of events. In June our golfers gathered to play one of the top golf courses in Illinois, Stonewall Orchard. Congratulations to the men’s team of Dan Hartnett, John Hartnett, George Heller and Thomas Lake and the women’s team of Lindy Salvi, Eileen Looby ’99, Mary Schostok and Kathy Nemmers for winning the best ball scramble event. More than $33,000 was raised at the event. This money was used to pay for needed weight room upgrades and weight equipment. This is a great event because so many of our community constituents attend: current and past parents, alums and friends of Carmel Catholic.

The classes of ’69, ’84, ’89, ’94, ’99 and ’04 held their five years reunions over the summer. Those who attended had a great time reconnecting. They also missed classmates who did not attend. I hope they will continue to stay in touch with each other. The classes of ’79 will meet on September 26 at Philly G’s and the class of ’74 will meet on October 10 at Philly G’s. For further information about these reunions

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and to register, you can go to www.corsairalumni.org. In the coming months we will be organizing class reunions for the classes of ’70, ’75, ’80, ’85, ’90, ’95, ’00 and ’05. If you are interested in helping to organize your reunion, please call me at 847-388-3338.

This fall the Advancement Office has other opportunities for the Carmel Catholic community to gather and renew relationships. Freshman parents will gather at local Zip Code Parties to make new Carmel friends. The annual Homecoming End Zone Party will be held on October 23 and the Alumni Memorial Mass will be held on Sunday, November 1. Go to www.corsairalumni.org for further information about these two great events.

Another year has started for our students. We have one of our largest freshman classes in Carmel Catholic’s history.

Considering the economy, this is a testament of our family’s commitment to provide their children with an education that emphasizes community and faith development. Families are making sacrifices to send children to Carmel Catholic because they are aware of the life-long benefits our program of education offers. Please look for this year's Annual Fund materials in your mailboxes in the coming weeks. We hope that you will prayerfully consider helping the current students at CCHS by giving what you can.

You may be lucky enough to meet Kevin face-to-face.

Please welcome him to the family if the opportunity presents itself.

Sincerely,

Michael Looby ‘75 Director, Office of Institutional Advancement

Advancement N E W S

Where in the

W rld is the Corsair?

Already Part of the Family

By Helen L. Mitternight '77

K

evin Kissane has one word about his new job as Major Gifts Director: PRIDE. “When I talk to alums and families, they almost always use the word pride,” Kissane says. “I don’t use that word lightly and I don’t think they do either. It makes me proud to be a part of it.”

Kissane, 45, joined Carmel in midMay to build the major gifts program for the school, and, although he didn’t attend Carmel, he already feels like part of the family. Kevin graduated from Loyola Academy and has a great appreciation for Catholic education. “(Carmel) is really just a wonderful family, and I knew that from the very first day that I stepped into the school,” Kissane says. “It’s 47 years old and a beautiful building, a beautiful campus. You can tell by the respect everyone has and has had in the past for this school that it is a place people care about very much. And when you get to meet the people and see how caring they are, how passionate they are about the school, it really makes me very excited to be a part of this family.”

Kevin is an experienced fundraiser including serving as Director of Major and Planned Giving at Loyola Academy where he helped to complete a $10 million capital campaign.

In addition, Kevin was the Chairperson of The Evans Scholars Annual Fund from 2002-2007 and served as President of the Evans Scholars Alumni Association the past two years. He helped to raise more than $3 million during his terms as Annual Fund Chairperson and as president. One thing he has had to contend with in his new job is the faltering economy.

“No doubt about it, the economy has had an effect,” Kissane says. “People are playing their cards close to the vest in regards to some of their spending. They’re just being very careful with not really knowing what the future holds. It has affected some of the fundraising.”

But Kissane says he tells people that Carmel is a good investment.

“We understand it is very hard on people. We empathize with all of the families,” Kissane says. “But a lot of our fundraising efforts go to financial assistance. There are many, many families who are in very deep financial trouble and at this time, we need everybody’s help. For those who can continue to give a gift to Carmel, a gift that can help so many families who are struggling and yet are committed to a Carmel education and experience for their children…now is the time to help.”

Cut out the Corsair and submit your photos today!

For more details refer back to page 9.

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PLAN N E D G I V I N G

What Legacy Will You Leave?

W

e all desire significance, to lead happy and fulfilled lives surrounded by family and friends.

And for many of us, there is a compelling need to make a difference, to leave a lasting impact on the people most dear to us and the world in which we live.

The search for significance and the desire to plan for the future leaves many to ponder their legacy. What kind of legacy will you leave?

For many alumni, Carmel Catholic helped strengthen their Catholic faith and values. The education they received prepared them for college and eventually their careers. They made life-long friends. Carmel Catholic parents discovered the investment in their children’s education prepared them to be leaders in the workplace and in their communities.

Sometimes it’s difficult to be charitable when your budget is tight and the future is uncertain. After all, your family comes first. But many types of charitable gifts enable you to make a significant donation while saving taxes and receiving income in return.

Following are a few of the most popular, beneficial ways to support our mission.

1.

A gift in your will or revocable living trust. Known as a bequest, this form of giving is accomplished simply by including a few sentences in your will or living trust.

2.

A gift that provides you with income for life. Through a life income gift, you provide us with assets. In return, we agree to provide you, and other individuals you choose, with income for life. After your lifetime, we use the remaining balance to carry out our mission.

3.

A gift of your IRA or retirement plan assets. You can name Carmel Catholic as the primary or contingent beneficiary on the plan’s beneficiary designation form.

I welcome the opportunity to discuss with you how your planned gift will benefit Carmel Catholic and create a lasting legacy for your family and loved ones. To learn more about these giving methods, please contact me at 847-388-3342 or kkissane@carmelhs.org.

Kevin Kissane Major Gifts Director

Thank You

for your planned gift!

When you inform us of your planned gift intent, you become a member of The Kelly Circle in recognition of your commitment to Carmel Catholic’s mission of providing excellent academics and values for life. Sr. Mary Cecil Kelly, BVM, was the founding Principal of Carmel High School for Girls. Her gifts of deep Christian faith, academic innovation and community spirit helped shape the traditions of Carmel Catholic High School.

In her name, Kelly Circle donors sustain Sr. Kelly’s legacy by providing a sound basis for financial support for generations of students.

Kelly Circle members receive this commemorative Planned Giving Certificate of Membership enclosed in the official CCHS diploma cover.

Kelly Circle members also receive: • Recognition on our Honor Roll of Donors wall located in the main lobby of our school • The Kelly Circular newsletter, for ongoing knowledge about planned giving opportunities • Special invitations to Carmel Catholic events.

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November

Date!

Save the

Charitable Giving Workshop For Estate and Wealth Planning Professionals If you are an: • Accountant • Attorney • Trust Officer

• Financial Planner • or Consultant

This seminar is for you!

Thursday, November 5, 2009 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Have you logged on recently?

If you are new to the alumni online community, your password/constituent ID# is located above your address on the back cover of this magazine.

To Register: 1.

Click on the “First Time Login” link on the top left hand part of the page.

2.

Type in your last name. (For alumnae, if your last name is not found, try using your maiden name.)

3.

Select your name from the list.

4.

Enter your Constituent ID # listed above your address on this magazine.

5.

Change your password and user name on your member profile page.

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Please update your address and email on your profile page.

This will ensure you receive Currents, event invitations, and eNewsletters.

7.

Post a class note and photo. Class notes published in Currents are considered from postings on corsairalumni.org.

At Carmel Catholic High School *Free Admission

Scheduled Speakers: • Grace Allison, Tax Strategist for Northern Trust Bank Current Trends in Estate & Tax Planning • Mary Lee Turk, Attorney for Levin, Schreder & Carey, LTD The Value of Creating a Lead Trust in Today's Economy *MCLE and CFP continuing education credits available.

Join the Alumni Association groups online!

Registration is required.

Please contact Kevin Kissane, Major Gifts Director at 847-388-3342 or kkissane@carmelhs.org with questions.

Class Notes

Reunion Registration

The Annual Dinner Auction Has Been Moved…

The STAR Gala will be held in the SPRING on APRIL 17, 2010

ory

Online Direct

Photo Albums

Questions regarding corsairalumni.org, reunions or class gift donations?

Contact Alumni Relations at 847-388-3382 or alumni@carmelhs.org for more information.

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWS | CLASS NOTES | ENGAGEMENTS | MARRIAGES | BIRTHS/ADOPTIONS | IN MEMORIAM ALUM N I A S S O C I AT I O N N E W S

Alumni Association

Dear Carmel Catholic Alums, Greetings! I hope this message finds you all well. It’s been a busy year and the Carmel Catholic Alumni Association (CCHSAA) is getting geared up for an exciting Fall.

Although we have been building momentum in our various Committees (Spiritual / Service, Social & Communication), the CCHSAA is still in need of volunteers to assist in planning future events. I know we all have many commitments in our lives, but I also know that we should all consider giving just a little time back to Carmel, your classmates and the community at large. Let the CCHSAA be your outlet to participate in community events. With that in mind, there are two upcoming events that the CCHSAA invites you to participate in.

On October 11th, the CCHSAA is pleased to welcome Fr. Justin Daffron to the Brandsma Chapel for Mass and a discussion around the joys and challenges of living out our faith today. This will be a wonderful opportunity for Carmel alumni and their families to gather, reflect and reconnect as a community of faith. If you are interested in participating in the Mass (greeter, reader, choir member, gift bearer, etc.), please contact our Committee Co-Chair, Meghan Donahue, at meghandonahue@comcast.net. Also, please mark October 23rd on your calendar as the CCHSAA is pleased to welcome all alums to the 2009 Homecoming Game End Zone Tent Party!

If you have any questions about the CCHSAA or would like to participate in any capacity, please feel free to contact me directly at kennedyrj1@prodigy.net or (773) 728-2334. I hope to hear from you soon!

Communications Chair Charmaine (Smith ‘95 ) Wright Charmaine_smith@post.harvard.edu 847-912-8508 Social Chair/Spiritual Co-chairs Nicole (Mayer '01) Covganka nmayer@comcast.net Meghan Donahue ‘98 & Kathryn (Reyes ‘96) Hamrlik meghandonahue@comcast.net or kathryn.hamrlik@gmail.com Alumni Awards Chair Christine Drew ‘97 Christine.drew@na.manpower.com Service Chair Brad Fisher ‘00 brad_l_fisher@yahoo.com or 847-220-0399 President Richard Kennedy ’94 kennedyrj1@prodigy.net or 773-728-2334

have gone before us.

2nd Vice President Toni (Deasey ’72) Kappel KappelT@ccsd15.net Secretary Jean Sands ’95 jean.sands@yahoo.com

Best Wishes, Rich Kennedy – CCHSAA President

Remember those who

Vice President of Operations Jennifer Kramer ’88 paradegirl@hotmail.com

All families are invited to celebrate the lives of our deceased loved ones at the Memorial Mass on November 1st at 10 a.m. in the Brandsma Chapel.

Refreshments will follow.

To have your deceased loved one(s) remembered during the Memorial Mass, please complete and mail in the form located on the back cover of this magazine.

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CLAS S N OT E S

1967 Kam Kaminske is the founder of Camel Power Now, an advocacy group promoting using camel’s milk to help feed the starving in Third World countries.

1971 Patrick Salvi ‘71 was a speaker on the topic of “Preparing Your Expert Witnesses & Challenging Theirs” at a Law Bulletin Seminar in May 2009. Pat was also an adjunct professor at Notre Dame Law School teaching “Personal Injury Litigation,” again this spring.

1974 35th Reunion - October 10th

1978 Mark Wegge is the Training and Readiness Director for Navy Region Midwest located at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. He is responsible for planning, executing and assessing training and interagency exercises in a sixteen state region. Concurrently, Mark is an Adjunct Professor for the US Naval War College teaching graduate courses in Joint Maritime Operations and National Security Decision Making. A Captain in the Navy Reserve, he is the Regional coordinator for the Centennial of Naval Aviation in 2011.

Mark graduated from Northern Illinois University and holds a Master of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College. He resides in Grayslake with his wife Vicki Smock ’79, their son Sean ’07 who attends Augustana College and daughter Dana, who will be attending Carmel Catholic this fall.

1983

1989

Mary Ann (Dittmer) Rinkleff is the owner and creative director of Little Fish Studios, an inspirational greeting card company with several hundred retailers in the US and Canada. She and her husband Erik also own a gallery near their home in Door County, WI.

Amy (Meyer) Hodman attended the International Skating Union’s International Adult Figure Skating competition in Oberstdorf, Germany and competed in the Bronze II Ladies Freeskating event and finished 2nd representing the United States.

1979

1984

30th Reunion - Sept. 26th

Doreen (Cooney) Bunt’s daughter, Caitlin, graduated from Illinois Mathmematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois. She received a scholarship to Kettering University for Mechanical Engineering. Caitlin planned on traveling to France, Ireland and England this past summer for a month before starting school in July.

Dawn Olson missed her 20th reunion but sent in the following: “Currently reside in beautiful Kenosha, WI only blocks from the Lake Michigan waterfront. In the summer I can be found along the scenic route riding my bike, taking a jog or a reflecting stroll watching the magnificent sunrises. I have two wonderful boys ages 14 and 9. I work for CVS Caremark where for the last five years I have been successful in moving up the corporate ladder. Recently I was promoted to Manager of Account Management, Third Party Administrators.”

1981 Greg Aydt is currently teaching World Geography at Galena Park High School, in the Galena Park Independent School District. Certified in both Social Studies and English, Greg is completing his twelfth year in the district and his first at GPHS. He and his wife, Paula, live in Seabrook, TX just outside of Houston. Greg and his wife are continuing their recovery from Hurricane Ike which caused serious damage to their home in September, 2008. They moved back into the house in late April, and are beginning the process of re-establishing their household.

Linda (Brandi) ConsdorfMozzone joined LPL Financial as an independent advisor and President of Custom Wealth Management LLC in January 2009. Linda’s son Luciano will be a member of the Carmel Catholic class of 2013.

1988

Kathleen (Shellenberger) Longo, CFP, has been recognized as one of the nation’s Top 50 Women in Wealth Management by Wealth Manager magazine.

Kathy is a Principal with Accredited Investors Inc. Her area of concentration is financial planning with a focus on effective management of personal net worth while incorporating taxes, insurance and estate planning. She has an extensive background in family services including identification and implementation of planning strategies that integrate client wealth transfer goals.

She also seeks to discover and implement philanthropic goals of clients.

1995 Mick Cullen is a professor of social work, addictions treatment and human sexuality at the College of Lake County. He was just awarded tenure this spring and was also nominated for the Full-Time Faculty of the Year Award. Since February, he has also been hosting a weekly underground rock radio show called Subterranean on WRLR 98.3 FM in Round Lake Heights (www.wrlr.fm), Thursdays from 11pm-1am.

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CL A S S N OT E S , c o n t .

Pat Kraft Ph.D. is the new Senior Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. Pat played football for the Hoosiers and was a linebacker from 1997-99 and is a member of the I Association. He received his Ph.D. in Sport Management from Indiana in 2008, his master’s degree in Sport Management in 2005 and his bachelor’s degree in Sport Marketing and Management in 2000. Pat was a Clinical Professor of Sport Management in the School of Business Administration at Loyola University, Chicago.

He was responsible for teaching undergraduate classes in sport media, sport law, facility management, fundamentals of sport marketing, social aspects of sport, sport finance and global issues in sport. He also taught sport law and sponsorship and retention at the MBA level within LUC’s Graduate School of Business.

Pat has been published in Sport Marketing Quarterly, the International Journal of Sport Management and the International Journal of Sport Marketing and Sponsorship.

1998 Christopher Boniquit, MD, graduated from Rush Medical College on June 13, 2009. He will be joining the University of Texas, San Antonio for his residency in Surgery/Urology.

Kristin (Gumokwski) Tarrant is teaching Family and Consumer Sciences at Libertyville High School.

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Meghan (Quinn) Schludecker received her MBA with a Marketing concentration from DeVry University’s Keller School of Management in December 2008.

Jack Winkelmann was the assistant coach and head goalkeeper coach for Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, TN from 2001 thru 2003. He was the assistant coach in winning 3 Varsity Soccer Tennessee State Championships and won with the freshmen team as head coach in 2003 for JV Boys' soccer tourney. He has refereed soccer for 19 years with the USSF, 6 Years in Tennessee High school soccer with 3 state final invites and 2 years at the college level.

Jack is an AOG (Aircraft On Ground) Supervisor for Pinnacle Airlines Inc. He has 7 employees that are responsible for getting and finding parts for AOG aircraft for 124 what was Northwest Airlink Bombardier CRJ 200 50-seat aircraft and 16 Delta Connection Bombardier CRJ 900 76-Seat aircraft.

Pinnacle Airlines has over 800 flights a day all over the Midwest, East Coast, South, and Internationally to St. Kitts, Belize City, and Cancun.

Pinnacle has been 2nd in the nation for on-time performance behind Hawaiian Air and 1st for on-time performance for all main land carriers.

Sam Yingling was sworn into the office of Avon Township Supervisor after being elected to the post on April 7th, 2009.

1999 Eileen Looby graduated with honors from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management with an MBA in June 2009.

2000 Patrick Salvi II ’00 was recently selected to be a member of the Standing Committee on Judicial Evaluations for the Illinois State Bar Association. Patrick has been an attorney at the law firm of Salvi Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. since 2007.

2001 Blair Daus received a doctor of Veterinary medicine degree from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton, MA.

2002 Mark Maldonado graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a BA in Architecture.

He plans to take a year off before applying to the University of Texas in Austin for graduate school.

2005 Peter Lynch graduated from the University of Iowa in Iowa City with a bachelor of Business Administration in finance.

Natalie Tolomeo graduated from Dominican University Cum Laude in May, 2009, where she was named The Distinguished Senior in Journalism. Natalie was also a recipient of an Illinois College Press Association award. Natalie has recently accepted a news reporter and producer position for a FOX news station in Iowa.

2006 Krista Sheehy was named to the 2009 spring semester dean’s list at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, IA. MacKenzie Stern is a recipient of the Art Alumni Talent Award to a Junior Art Major for the 2008-2009 academic year at Elmhurst College. The award is made on the basis of artistic talent demonstrated in studio course work.

The award is a grant for art materials and supplies which is applied to the senior year.

2007 Katie Gray is a returning junior at Illinois State majoring in secondary History Education. She is the recipient of The James Todd Wilborn Scholarship which is awarded to an outstanding sophomore student in history. Katie has been a member of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for two years and was recently inducted into the Golden Key International Honour Society.

Dan Stratman recently received the Purdue University, College of Science, Mathematics Department Outstanding Student Award. In addition, Dan received a fellowship this past summer at California Institute of Technology’s Laser Interferometer for Gravitational Waves Observatory (LIGO) Summer Program researching “Gravitational Waves Image Analysis.” The goal of the LIGO program is to determine the existence of gravitational waves which will provide evidence for Einstein’s theory of relativity and for the existence of black holes. Dan will be writing algorithms to determine gravitational wave direction using the data from the LIGO labs throughout the globe.

2008 Navy Seaman Recruit Benjamin Gier has completed the US Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes.

Laura Simpson was named to the dean’s list for the fall quarter of the 2008-2009 school year at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University in Evanston.

Colleen Stacer made the dean’s list with a GPA of 3.8 at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA. She is enrolled in the College of Health and Human Sciences and is majoring in Hotel and Restaurant Management with a minor in Spanish. Colleen pledged Phi Mu Sorority in the fall and was secretary of her pledge class. She is now a committee head. Colleen has also been invited to join the Gamma Beta Phi Society.

This summer she worked at The World of Coke in Atlanta, GA.

2009 Matthew Balinski earned his rank of Eagle Scout during his senior year here at CCHS as did his older brother Mark ’02.

View more class notes on corsairalumni.org.

STAY IN TOUCH Do you have a new job or an addition to the family you would like to tell us about? Are you a newlywed or want to reconnect with former classmates and other alumni?

Carmel Currents welcomes news of accomplishments or changes in your professional or personal life for inclusion in class notes. Please include your graduate name and class year, your present name and daytime phone number when you submit a class note. We publish photos as quality of photo and space allows. If available, include a photo caption listing the names of the people and where it was taken. Submissions to class notes are edited for space and clarity to adhere to the style and tone of the magazine.

Submit news and photos to: Alumni Relations, Carmel Catholic High School One Carmel Parkway, Mundelein, IL 60060 Fax: 847-388-3497, Email: alumni@carmelhs.org Online at: www.corsairalumni.org/classnote Obituaries: CCHS relies on family members to inform us of the deaths of alumni and friends. If a newspaper obituary is available, we would appreciate a copy.

Send notices to the address above.

Deadlines for Submissions: Carmel Currents is published in the summer, winter and spring. Class notes will be printed as space allows and when possible, in the order they are received. If you submit an item for the fall issue, for example, and it doesn’t appear, it most likely will be in the following issue. We encourage all alums to submit class notes online, where they are always available for alumni to view.

Submit items for…

Winter: by November 9, 2009 Spring: by February 23, 2010

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ENGAG E M E N T S

Brian Birk ’99 to Brandy Weiberg

M A R R I AG E S

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2 Lann Tarrant

Courtney Duffy ’99 to

1 Thomas Coyle

Jessica Weintritt ’00 to Matthew Juren

Marques Rivera ’01 to Amanda Heinreichsberger ‘02

BIRTH S / A D O P T I O N S Anka Eve adopted by Erik and

Elsa Fia born to Chris and

4 Carrie (Olson ’93) Bala

1 Mary Ann (Dittmer ’83) Rinkleff Jeffery Terrence born to Charles and Michelle (Bruns ’88) Reeves

William F. III born to Jesse and

5 Kathryn (Hanson ’95) Work

Teagan April born to Jeff and

Braeden Alexander born to Jen and

2 Michele (Mueliner ’90) Kniep

Veronica Renee Addison born to Renee (LeBeau ’90) and Brian Worwa ‘90

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Alaina Marie and Akayla Breann born

10 to Alica and Greg Adrien ‘00

Owen Patrick born to Nick and

6 Steve Hauhe ‘96

11 Kelly (Krombach ’00) Perz

7 Liam born to Laura and Liam Fusz ‘98

We try our best to include all photos submitted, but sometimes space restrictions do not allow us to publish all photos in Currents.

Noah Alexander born to Sheryll

8 (Vongsakul ’99) and Brian Cross ’99

Connor Nash born to Arbey and 3 Rachel (Pettengill ‘91) Diez

Austin James born to Jim and

9 Andrea (Harcut ’99) Hanson

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Families

are always an important part of Carmel Catholic’s history and culture. In each decade, there are names of families that have played an important part in Carmel Catholic’s history.

Welcome

to this year’s new parent alums who are adding to Carmel Catholic’s family legacy by sending their first child to Carmel Catholic. They are among 180 parent alums that have children at Carmel Catholic. The second generation of students started coming to Carmel more than 15 years ago.

IN MEMORIAM

By Charmaine (Smith '95) Wright

O

n June 22, 2009, Mrs. Sissy DePrima

found her place among The Heavenly Choir, and we’re sure the choir has never been better.

Affectionately known as “Mrs. D”, she was well known at Carmel Catholic because of her leadership of the Street Scenes Student Show for 27 years. Whether her efforts were for directing the Kindergarten graduation ceremony

• Deborah A. Atkins, 1972

at St. Joe’s, teaching musical theater at Dance Center North,

• Nancy M. Brashear, 1971

or volunteering to dream up and direct the amazing Street

• John W. Brunner, 1984

Scenes Student Show, Mrs. D never failed to use her creative

• Linda A. Consdorf-Mozzone, 1981

talents to inspire children of all ages.

• Patrick M. Drennan, 1982 • Michael P. May, 1983

The Carmel community enjoyed her smile, her effortless grace, and her endless joy that made everyone around her want to do and be their very best. She was an invaluable

• Michael P. Fiore, 1980

mentor to many students whether or not they were pursuing

• Edwin J. Gomez, 1983

the arts as a career choice. She taught countless students how

• Matthew C. Heidecke, 1978

to sing to the amazement of proud parents and audiences.

• Christopher E. Hogstrom, 1984 • Judy A. Holmes, 1978 • Jacqueline Koukol, 1982

More importantly, she taught them life lessons.

We feel her presence in sunshine, in harmony, in thunderous applause. Her zest for living and artistic talent breathes through her two daughters Marietta and Annie and

• Patricia E. McDonald, 1974

their families. And in any town on any stage when a child is

• Amy Pabst, 1983

performing those first

• Angela M. Rappe, 1984

few tentative notes,

• Jay E. Reid, 1981 • Michael L. Reimers, 1971

Mrs. D will be in the front row, filling them with the tremendous

• Maria N. Schneider, 1984

power of belief, willing

• Theresa M. Tutaj, 1982

them to succeed.

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IN M E MO R I A M

Alumni

Teresa Behr ’72, sister of Robert ’67, Richard ’71, George ’76, James ’78 and Margaret (Behr ’79) Sheets; sister-in-law of Karen (Gleeson ’77) Behr; aunt of Mary Kate ’98, Laura ’01, Anne Marie ’03, Christopher ’10 and Whitney ‘05 Christopher Kalchik ’07, brother of Thomas ‘09 Susan (Stoddard ’67) Langenberg Allen Varney ’81, brother of Thomas ’79 and Catherine (Varney ’83) Sprauer Tiffanie (Reyes ’95) Washington

Father-in-Law of

Fred Honigmann, father-inlaw of Theresa (Golden ’76) Honigmann Jack Reitman, father-in-law of Martin Neal ‘81

Brother of

Dan Johnson, brother of Michael ’68; brother-inlaw of Annette (Stiegler ’69) Johnson; uncle of Ian ’92, Bryan ’95 and Sean ’96 Johnson Thomas Lacey, brother of Anne ’66, Jerome ’67, Charles ’70; uncle of Patrick ’05 and Alison ‘06 Ed Walters, brother of Patrick ’70 and Philomena (Walters ’69) Carr

Son of

Joshua Jacobson, son of Elizabeth (Jacobson ’84) Pozniak; nephew of Kathryn Jacobson ‘88

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Michael Cullum, son of the late Anthony ’66; nephew of Theresa (Cullum ’71) Sapp and Jerome Cullum ‘74

Grandmother of

Eileen Blake, grandmother of Amanda (Blake) Glaus ‘96 Ethel Dahm, grandmother of Eric ’90, David ’94 and Lauren ’95 Maloney and Ryan Dahm’95 Kathleen Garesche, grandmother of Kyle ‘09 Florence Gilewski, grandmother of Renee (Bittner ‘86) Sparks ‘86

Audrey Sydell, grandmother of Kelly ’97 and Chad ‘01 Adrienne Tako, grandmother of Nanette (Tako ’89) Donton and Anthony ‘95 Irma Wiemuth, grandmother of Susan Tekampe ’85, Amy (Tekampe ’90) Herchenbach and Peter Tekampe, Jr. ‘94

Grandfather of Stanley Kochajkiewicz, grandfather of Teresa (Wacura ’84) Anderson, Nicole Wacura ‘90, and Michele (Wacura ’93) DuPriest

Florence Hall, grandmother of Lisa (Amborski ’93) Przytulski and Dale Amborski ‘96

William New, grandfather of Gregory ’99 and Thomas ‘05

Lorraine Karko, grandmother of Patty ’95, Christine ’97, Davis ’00 and Matthew ’02 Van Spankeren

Richard White, Sr., grandfather of Dana ’98 and Jason ‘05

Lucille Kucera, grandmother of Jessica ’99, Joseph ’06 and Jeremy ’10 Schnur Sophie Pytel, grandmother of John ’06 and Lauren ’10 Emilia Quaiyoom, grandmother of Brandon ’09 and Blake ‘11 Elizabeth Rateike, grandmother of Patrick ’04 and Katie ’03 McGuire Irene Renner, grandmother of Matthew ’99 and Ann ‘08 Marie Reynolds, grandmother of Tiffany (Reynolds ’92) Harris Marie Sosinski, grandmother of Robert ’88, Kevin ’89 and Christopher ’96 Kolar; Mark ’94, Joseph ’96, Corryn ’03 and Claire ’07 Bitto; Michael Brya ’96; mother-in-law of Mark Bitto ‘75

Harry Price, grandfather of Paul Price ‘11

Allan Williamson, grandfather of Zachary Starzyk ‘09

Spouse of

Tabitha Gray, wife of Michael ’93; daughter of Tim Beelow ’76; niece of Duane ’77 and Dan ’81 Beelow Thomas Vedder, husband of June (Niemann ’70) Vedder

Mother of

Joan Carlus, mother of Ted ’81, Mary Katherine (Carlus ’82) Sramek and Mary Elizabeth (Carlus ’85) Pyne Gloria Coughlin, mother of Amy Lester, faculty Estelle Deasey, mother of Victoria (Deasey ’69) Paddock, Katherine ’70, Toni (Deasey ’72) Kappel, Elizabeth (Deasey ’75) Myers, Stephen ’78; grandmother

of Mike ’02 and Tim ’06 Paddock and Lynn ’09 and Kevin ’11 Deasey Dorothy Hupke, mother of Randy ’73 and Julie (Hupke ’76) Decker Alice Kosmach, mother of Phread ‘72 Mary Liebrecht, mother of Jane (Liebrecht ’68) Durment Mary McNamara, mother of James, Jr. ’66, Mary (McNamara ’67) McAuliffe, Nancy (McNamara ’69) Baldassano, Maureen ’70, Terry ’72, Molly (McNamara ’74) Sedivec, Joseph ’75, Brian ’77, Sharon (McNamara ’78) Lorang, Sheila (McNamara ’79) Gioia, Eileen (McNamara ’81) Boehm; foster mother of Loretta Megwa ’74; motherin-law of Robert Lorang ’77, Steven Boehm ’81, Elizabeth (Hardin ’66) McNamara, and the late Nick Baldassano ’68; grandmother of Gina (Baldassano ’91) Crosthwaite and Angela Baldassano ‘93 Phyllis O’Rourke, mother of John ’68 and Mary (O’Rourke ’71) Yoho Helen (Schuh) Storey, mother of Fred ’73, Michelle (Schuh ’78) Nordentoft, Mike ’79 and the late Fr. J. Daniel Schuh ’69

Father of

Gerald Bockwinkel, Sr., father of Gerald, Jr. ’70, Glenn ’74, Patricia (Bockwinkel ’74) Happ, Gregory ’77, Gordon ’81, George ’81; father-in-law of Kevin Happ ’70 and Diana (Cairo ’81) Bockwinkel; grandfather of Catherine ’01, Jonathan ’05 and Elizabeth

’12 Happ, and Melissa ’03, Jennifer ’05 and Gerald III ’07 Bockwinkel Robert Brusenbach, father of Perry ‘73 Lawrence Coronelli, father of Mary Kate (Coronelli ’78) Perrenot, Margaret (Coronelli ’82) Coutré, Nancy (Coronelli ’83) Doyle and Barbara (Coronrlli ’85) Post; grandfather of Emily ’05 and Elizabeth ’09 Perrenot

Robert Kerrigan, father of Robert, Jr. ’75, Megan (Kerrigan ’83) Pavelske, and Kevin ’86 William Kerrigan, Jr., father of Kathy (Kerrigan ‘74) O’Hara Donald Landsverk, father of Scott ’75, Stuart ’83 and the late Steven ‘80

Ernest Reschke, father of Gregory ’68, Mary Ann (Reschke ’71) Wisnerowicz, Susan (Reschke ’76) Grazier, Robert ’77, Therese (Reschke ’80) Grossi; father-in-law of Thomas Wisnerowicz ‘70 William Spingola, father of Catherine (Carlton ’67) Kalk

’09, Wendolyn ’09 Chilicki and Peter ’00, Colleen ’03 and Patrick ’09 McCommons

Uncle of

John Ames, Jr., uncle of Katie ’05, Christie ’07 and Emily ’10 George Thomas Keyes, uncle of Ryan ’03 and Katherine ’08 Tritschler

Step-Father of

John Reynolds, uncle of Tiffany (Reynolds ’92) Harris

Jimmy Fisher, father of Alexandra ’03 and Jamie ’05; great uncle of Katharine ’06, Sarah ’07 and Emily ’11 Moss

William Lawrence, father of Nancy ’70, Andrew ’83 and Christopher ’85; uncle of Susan (Kristan ’71) McNeil, Peter ’75, Brian ’77, Kevin ’79 Kristan, Mary Kay (Kristan ’82) Merkau and Patricia Kristan ‘87

Lee Thulin, father of Kenneth ’78, Susan ’79, Leanne ‘82

Joseph Francisco, father of Michael ‘72

Donald McNeil, father of Donna ‘78

Michael Greenly, father of Loraine (Greenley ’78) Friske, Susan (Greenley ’79), Peter ’86, Carol ’85 and Peggy (Greenley “82) LaMarche

James Poulos, father of Michael ’80, Jennifer (Poulos ’81) Gray, Kathleen (Carey ’86) and Meg ’89; grandfather of Ian ’06, Ryan ’09 and Shannon ’13 Poulos

H. Arnor Simpson, stepfather of Martha (Leding ’71) Chilicki, Sandra (Leding ’72) Rushing, Barbara (Leding ’75) McCommons and the late James Leding ’80; grandfather of Bridget ’95, Jason ’97, David ’00, Samuel

Robert Halsma, step-father of Emily Trimberger ’98 Phillip Rajca, step-father of Diane (Whelan ’83) Bierman

“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he may die, he shall live.

And whoever lives and believes in me shall never die.”

John 11:25-26

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’74 Reunion Alumni Mass Homecoming tent party

NOVEMBER 1 5

Memorial Mass Planned Giving Workshop

Welcome Back Coffee Drive-Thru The students aren’t the only ones CCHS welcomes back to school. The parents were greeted with a cup of coffee at the Welcome Back Coffee Drive-Thru event on the first day of classes. In its second year, this annual event is a fun way for faculty and volunteers to say hello to new and returning parents as they drop their students at CCHS. Including Elizabeth Carlson, Social Services (left photo) and Dr. Judith Mucheck, President (right photo).

November

Intentions During the month of November, we remember those Carmel community members who have died. To have your deceased loved ones remembered during the month of November, please complete this form and mail it to the Office of Institutional Advancement, Carmel Catholic High School, One Carmel Parkway, Mundelein, IL 60060.

Remember Deceased Loved Ones Remember Lord, those who have died and gone before us marked with the sign of faith... (please print)

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