Celebrate 2023

Dear Members of the Carrollton Family,

Welcome to Celebrate 2023! This is an extraordinary night in the life of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. As the Head of School and President of Carrollton, we are honored to welcome you to campus tonight for our most important event of the year. All the proceeds from this evening directly support Carrollton’s remarkable girls and young women. It is because of all of you — the caring and generous parents, the loyal and passionate alumnae, and the supportive friends of the school — that tonight is possible. We would like to especially thank all the Celebrate volunteers who helped with securing ads, funding and participation, preparing the silent auction, and helping to create tonight’s festivities. A special thank you goes to this year’s Celebrate chairs — Melissa Pallett-Vasquez and Nathaly Garcia ’03. This event takes an enormous amount of time and organization, and we are so grateful for all that you do for Carrollton.

In 1800, a young woman named Madeleine Sophie Barat had a vision for the Society of the Sacred Heart. Her vision was to provide girls and young women with an education in the teachings and ministries of the Catholic Church. In the wake of the French Revolution, she wanted to give women a platform to go off and do extraordinary things in a world that so badly needed leaders. For the past 61 years, Carrollton has carried on St. Madeleine Sophie’s legacy to form women of conviction, courage, and confidence in the image of Christ’s heart.

Again, it is because of all of you that we are able to carry St. Madeleine Sophie’s vision into the future. Thank you all!

God Bless and enjoy the evening,

2022- 2023 Board of Trustees

Raphael M. Bastian SH ’83

Chair of the Board

Laura L. Russo ’75

Vice Chair

Patricia Sánchez Abril ’93

Sheldon T. Anderson

Antonio L. Argiz

Alan. S. Atkinson

Judge Jerald Bagley

Annemarie Harris Block ’76

Frances de la Chapelle, RSCJ

Dr. Christian Diez

Angel V. Gallinal

Ann Jablonski, RSCJ

Jason A. Johnson

Laurie Weiss Nuell ’75

Beba Padron

Carmen Sabater

Illeana C. Sayre

Ann Taylor, RSCJ

Suzanne Cooke, RSCJ

Trustee Emerita

Heather Gillingham-Rivas ’94

Patrick J. Coyle Head of School President

Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic, all-girls Montessori — 3 through Grade 12 college preparatory school. The school is a member of the international network of Sacred Heart Schools whose mission is to educate women leaders in the Sacred Heart tradition that fosters growth in an active faith in God, intellectual values and a commitment to social awareness in an environment of wise freedom and community.

Carrollton is grateful for the generous support of our