The Word Magazine | Spring Semester 2022

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Divine Savior Holy Angels High School is a Catholic college-preparatory high school for young women that excels at developing the whole person. Sponsored by the Sisters of the Divine Savior and grounded in their mission to make known the goodness and kindness of Jesus Christ, we develop our students into capable young women of faith, heart, and intellect who accept the gospel call to live lives that will make a difference.

2021-22 BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE John McDermott, Chair Rockwell Automation, retired

S. Grace Mary Croft, SDS, DS ’56, Sponsorship Coordinator Sisters of the Divine Savior

Maureen Carney Goetz, DSHA ’96, Vice Chair CBRE

Frank Probst, Sponsorship Coordinator Sisters of the Divine Savior

Hon. Derek Mosley, JD, Secretary Milwaukee Municipal Court

Katie Konieczny, DSHA ’92, President and Ex-Officio Divine Savior Holy Angels High School

Mike Hodan, Treasurer Wells Fargo Advisors

MEMBERS Craigh Cepukenas | Artisan Partners

Mary Jo Layden | Community Volunteer

Cathleen A. Ebacher, JD | Community Volunteer

Aaron Lipski | City of Milwaukee Fire Department

Cristy Garcia-Thomas | Advocate Aurora Health

Gerry Schwarz | Kickhaefer Manufacturing Co.

Molly Hegarty Kanter, JD | Centro Legal

Moe Tarantino | Community Volunteer

Brigitte Hyler Richerson | Advocate Aurora Health

S. Carol Thresher, SDS, DS ’59 | Sisters of the Divine Savior

Joseph Kerschner, MD | Medical College of Wisconsin Andy Lampereur | Financial Consultant

A D M I N I S T R AT I O N Katie Konieczny, DSHA ’92, President Dan Quesnell, Principal Sally Gramling, DSHA ’79, Senior VP of Finance & Administration 1 S P RING S E MESTER 2022

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M A N Y W AY S T O W O R S H I P During Black History Month, the DSHA school community celebrated an all-school Black History Month Mass on February 11. This Mass is planned by the Sisters of Culture (SOC) co-curricular, and included a special prayer and worship dance to the song Put a Praise On It .

Pictured above, Kallan Mosley, DSHA ’23, a leader of SOC, was involved in the preparation of the worship and praise dance. “It’s special to have the dance put into a Catholic Mass,” Mosley said while emphasizing that all forms of worship are important. “(Through this dance), we are representing our culture, and we’re representing Black culture,” she said. “And we’re doing that in a respectful way because we want other people to learn other ways to worship. It’s still worship; it’s just a different way of worshipping. The message of praising God is the same.”

Special guests from Grace Fellowship Church in Milwaukee joined the community for the celebration. The church’s Ministry of Music joined SOC members to provide gospel music for the Mass, including opening Mass with the popular Black hymn Lift Every Voice and Sing .

In addition, Pastors Brenda and Dr. Andrew Calhoun, parents of Interim Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Director of Fitness Performance, and Health & Fitness Faculty Brian Calhoun, were present. Theology Teacher and School Chaplain Fr. Patric Nikolas, SDS, presided over the Mass, and Pastor Brenda addressed the community after communion, emphasizing the love God has for everyone.

Mosely said that planning and hosting the Black History Month Mass is special for students in SOC, as it provides an opportunity to show and share the importance of their culture with the full student body, faculty, and staff.

“It’s critical to us that we engage with the rest of the school community and do something positive as we share our culture,” she said.

In addition to the all-school Black History Month Mass, DSHA celebrated Black History Month throughout February with a Dasher Dialogue, a soul food fair, a Black History Month Read-In, and through sharing stories of Black influential figures and Black holy persons or saints.

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SMART Team | The DSHA SMART (Students Modeling A Research Topic) Team, presented their 2021-22 project to the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) in Philadelphia in April. The SMART Team co-curricular gives students the opportunity to practice being research scientists while working on a year-long project alongside professionals from the Medical College of Wisconsin. This process culminates in presenting the project at the ASBMB Conference in company with university level and professional presentations. This year, their project was entitled Shut the F (AAH) Up: Inhibiting Fatty Amide Hydrolase as a Novel Approach to Pain, which described the FAAAH inhibitor that can be used to relieve symptoms of insomnia, anxiety, migraines, arthritis, and other chronic pain conditions. This FAAH inhibitor reduces the extreme effects that opioid-based drugs can present. Stay tuned to the upcoming 2021-22 DSHA Annual Report to hear more about the DSHA SMART Team from Lidia Mora Gallegos, DSHA ’23. Pictured from left to right: Science Faculty and SMART Team Moderator Stacey Strandberg; Josie Marsho, DSHA ’25; Kayla Vanderhoef, DSHA ’22; Charlotte Desjarlais, DSHA ’25; Lidia Mora Gallegos, DSHA ’23; Katie Mark, DSHA ’25 (front); Ashleigh Walesa, DSHA ’23; Trinity White, DSHA ’23; Sawyer Strandberg, DSHA ’24.

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Letter from the President & Principal

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Special Events Highlights

and friends of Divine Savior Holy Angels High School. Your

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Dasher Life Highlights

feedback is always welcome; contact VP of Marketing

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Fine Arts Highlights

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Faith Feature | Goodness and Kindness of Jesus through Vocare

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Intellect Feature | College-Prep Writing

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Heart Feature | Multi-Cultural Week + Production

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Faculty & Staff Focus | Judie Gillespie Retires

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Faculty & Staff Focus | Cathy Loehr Retires

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DSHA Auction Recap | Forever Plaid, 80s Edition

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Class of 2022 | Graduation

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Class of 2022 | College Matriculation, Awards, and Recognitions

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Class of 2022 | Alumnae Medalist Families

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Alumnae Feature | Nicolette Bardele, DSHA ’12

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Alumnae News

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In Memoriam

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Alumnae Weekend 2022

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students, alumnae, parents, faculty, staff, administrators,

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:

Molly Shea, VP of Marketing & Communications C R E AT I V E D I R E C T O R :

Alex Mora, Director of Graphic Design &

Marketing Projects S TA F F W R I T E R :

Madeline Zukowski, DSHA ’1 1, Director of Digital Marketing ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS:

Graphic Design Intern Lizzy Gardner, DSHA ’21; Senior Director of Development Matt Johnson; President Katie Konieczny, DSHA ’92; Principal Dan Quesnell; Alumnae

Director Danielle Jerominski Rabe, DSHA ’08

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Record-Breaking Robotics | The Hilltopper Robotics Team, composed of leaders and members from both DSHA and Marquette University High School, designed a world record-breaking robot this spring. The team competes under the name Team 1732 through the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) organization.

During the Lake Superior regional competition, the robot was designed to throw cargo balls into a two-tiered hub and climb rungs. They claimed victory while setting a world record for the highest scoring play-off match at that point in the season. Additionally, their robot was named a finalist at both the Wisconsin Regional and Midwest Regional competitions.

As they entered the FIRST World Championship in mid-April, the team was undefeated in qualifying matches, and ranked second in their division. The season ended in a tie-breaking match in the quarter-finals. Over the course of the season, they earned three FIRST Excellence in Engineering awards and finished with a record of 50-12-2.

Pictured with their competition robot are DSHA/MUHS Robotics Coach John Wanniger (far left); Isabella Schweitzer, DSHA ’22 (second from right); and Elena Rubalcava, DSHA ’24 (far right).

“All of our hard work and efforts combine to make an incredibly successful, effective, and functional robot. Our team plans to learn a lot more over the offseason from seniors mentoring younger students with their knowledge and wisdom.

We plan to prototype over the off-season to give younger students the opportunity to work hands-on with real robotic functions.”

— Sophie Paruzynski, DSHA ’23

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Pictured above, the DSHA Class of 2022 celebrates their first official day as Dashers at Freshmen Orientation + Fun Day on August 17, 2018. Pictured below, they celebrate their final day as DSHA students at graduation on May 27, 2022 at the Miller High Life Theatre in Milwaukee. Read more about where these believers, self-advocates, critical thinkers, communicators, and leaders are headed next on page 41.

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L E T T E R F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T & P R I N C I PA L

Dear DSHA Community, While we typically write you a letter to share some highlights from the semester, we’d like to take a different approach this spring. Instead, we offer a letter of love and appreciation to the class of 2022; a class that is extra dear to each of us.

I (Principal Dan Quesnell) was able to walk alongside of this class as both a principal and a father to Nora Quesnell, DSHA ’22. My love for this class—given all they have endured and accomplished—is difficult to summarize in a limited number of words.

And I (President Katie Konieczny, DSHA ’92) spent my first full four years as president with the DSHA Class of 2022. We have been challenged together. We have learned together. And we have grown together in our love for our shared sisterhood.

Katie Konieczny, ’92 President

To the DSHA Class of 2022, It is our honor, along with the DSHA faculty and staff, and the Sisters of the Divine Savior, to celebrate each and every 170 of you. We honor your journeys that are ending with the culmination of high school, along with the new ones about to begin as you look toward your bright futures and hope in the plans God has for each of you. There is an immense amount of opportunity that lies ahead. We are praying for you—that you would know you are loved, that your worth is immeasurable, and that your gifts are God-given. As guided by the mission of the Sisters of the Divine Savior, you are ready to accept the gospel call to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ in the world and to live a life that makes a difference—well beyond the walls of DSHA. We are proud of you. You have faced obstacles you could not have seen coming.

You were freshmen the last time DSHA had a “normal” year, uninterrupted by COVID. Yet you persevered this year through prayer, worship, and Vocare service. You dedicated yourselves to your academic pursuits, and you leaned into your passions whether through setting Robotics Team world records, winning prestigious Scholastic Art Awards, or bringing home DSHA’s 9th Rugby National Championship. Yes, it was a challenging four years, but you chose to rally and finish your senior year united and strong. (And some might even say you finished in a very organized fashion through a top secret and highly complex and orchestrated mission to blanket the Social Studies hallway with quite literally thousands of balloons!) Your commitment to one another was evident and beautiful. Your class will forever hold a special legacy at DSHA for the way you ushered in our Marian Scholars Program. You embody our DSHA Qualities of Graduate as believers, self-advocates, critical thinkers, communicators, and leaders.

Dan Quesnell Principal

Dashers, you have been good and you have been kind. We pray that you see and know these characteristics in one another, in the world around you, and in yourselves.

The world needs your goodness—individually and collectively—and we cannot wait to see your difference-making pursuits lived out 10, 20, and 50 years ahead.

You are now a part of the DSHA alumnae community—a 130-year legacy of over 14,000 graduates from Divine Savior High School, Holy Angels Academy, and DSHA. Wherever life takes you, each and every one of you will always have a place at our table. We hope you view DSHA as a forever-home.

We love you. We are inspired by you. And we thank you for leaving us a better, stronger, and more loving community.

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1 | DANC ING WIT H DAD Dashers and their fathers, or special father figures, were able to gather at the Pfister Hotel for the annual Father Daughter Dinner Dance on March 12. This special, long-time tradition includes dinner, live music, and dancing—a special memory for years to come! Pictured is Ana Sophia Phillips, DSHA ’25 (middle), with her father Kevin and friend Camila Cavazos, DSHA ’25.

2 | GAT H E R ING WITH G RANDPARENTS After a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, Grandparent Liturgy was back at DSHA! Grandparents joined their granddaughters on the morning of April 27 for a special Mass and blessing for grandparents and granddaughters, followed by time for connection over breakfast. Students were reminded of the great gift they have in the support and love of their grandparents.

Pictured is Leah Laeuger, DSHA ’23, with her grandmother Rose Marie.

3 | SERVING T H E COM M UNITY AS A COMMUN I T Y About a dozen DSHA alumnae joined current students to provide needed service to the Milwaukee community during Alumnae Student Service Day on April 30. The group packaged, labeled, and sorted food at Feeding America Southeastern Wisconsin. Pictured, from left to right are Nicole Cornwall, DSHA ’23; Director of Salvatorian Service Dr. Katie Daily Pickart, DSHA ’84; and Bryanna Jackson, DSHA ’25, at Alumnae Student Service Day. 4 | M AR C H FO R LIFE The DSHA Respect Life co-curricular participated in the March for Life which brings tens of thousands to gather peacefully on Capitol Hill to celebrate life from the moment of conception.

In addition to the trip, the Respect Life co-curricular collected more than 6,000 diapers and pull-ups for the Women’s Care Center during the month of January. Throughout the semester, they hosted guest speakers who helped them learn more about topics related to the sanctity of life, such as oppression of women around the world and Project Rachel, a national Catholic ministry that supports those struggling after abortions, founded in Milwaukee. Pictured from left to right are Theology Faculty Danny Pavlovich, Carolina Ewig, DSHA ’22, and Alessandra Borchardt, DSHA ’23, at the March for Life.

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5 | S UP P ORT I N G CH I LD RE N W I T H H A I R LOSS With the theme “Mamma Mia! Hair We Go Again,” the DSHA community celebrated Gr8 Lengths during Catholic Schools Week. With the help of Studio 890 in Elm Grove, more than 40 students, as well as faculty and staff, donated 8+ inches of their hair to Children With Hair Loss, a non-profit organization that provides human hair replacement to children and young adults facing medically-related hair loss. Pictured Ellie Toyama, DSHA ’22 (left), reacts after cutting the hair of Grace Pasqua, DSHA ’22.

6 | LE T T H E CH I LD RE N COM E TO M E (O N A B U S) During the Lenten season, DSHA Campus Ministry hosted a student auction to raise funds for the Lenten project, which focused on providing a school bus for the Salvatorian-run Jitegemee Pre and Primary School in Tanzania, Africa. More than 170 items were donated to the auction, and students raised $11,537 that went towards purchasing the bus. Other funds that went towards the purchase were raised by the Sisters of the Divine Savior and class penny wars. Pictured from left to right are Kennedy Hardrick, DSHA ’25; Jenna Czerwinski, DSHA ’25; and Nailea Vazquez, DSHA ’25, looking at items at the student auction.

7 | E XP LORI N G I N T E RE STS A N D FUT UR E PATHS In early March, sophomores and juniors were encouraged to think about their futures at Carla Olle, HA ’60, Career Day. Students heard from keynote speaker Director of Strategy at BMO Harris Bank Molly Hogan, DSHA ’02, who was also awarded as 2021 Alumna of the Year, as she shared her journey and her advice to be kind to yourself and others.

Then, the students attended four sessions based on their career interests, most with an alumna speaking about her profession. From nurses, occupational therapists, and speech pathologists, to interior designers, marketing officers, and attorneys, a wide variety of career fields were represented.

Pictured is Katrice Battle, DSHA ’05, owner of kbattle photography, speaking to students during career day.

8 | W E LCOM I N G FUT URE DAS H E RS Throughout the semester, there were several ways in which future Dashers could visit and discover DSHA. In early February, 31 private and public middle schools sent 7th and 8th grade girls to DSHA for the annual Middle School Leadership Conference. During this conference, current Dashers led breakout sessions, where they assisted the middle schoolers in strengthening their leadership and teamwork skills. Pictured are Vivian Goller, DSHA ’23 (left), and Sophie Paruzynski, DSHA ’23, exhibiting confidence through karaoke at the Middle School Leadership Conference.

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Two STEM program coordinators from the Milwaukee School of Engineering visited the DSHA STEM Scholars during a co-curricular day in February. They walked the students through creating four different circuits. The STEM Scholars program is designed for motivated students who are curious about and are willing to be highly engaged in learning and applying science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics. Pictured is Kennedy Donohue, DSHA ’23 (left), and Olivia Campbell, DSHA ’24, comparing their circuits.

The Mother of Our Savior Chapel was open all day on Monday, February 28 to allow students, faculty, and staff to pray for peace in Ukraine shortly after the Russian invasion of the country. At the beginning of each class hour, petitions for peace were read. In addition, the community was invited to say the Rosary with the special intention for peace in Ukraine.

The DSHA community also answered Pope Francis’ call to fast on Ash Wednesday in a special way for those in Ukraine.

Finally, Social Studies Faculty Chris Weiss, DS ’70, created a prayer board for community-wide intentions for Ukraine.

Pictured from left to right are Kathryn Kleczka, DSHA ’22; Isabella O’Brien, DSHA ’24; Mary Foy, DSHA ’24; Samantha Merrick, DSHA ’24; Bria Bistan, DSHA ’24; and Arabelle Kohlmann, DSHA ’25, playing Ukrainian songs on the handbells during the Ukrainian prayer vigil.

2 | CEL E BR AT ING DSHA’ S M ISSION AND C ATH O L IC IDE NT ITY DSHA celebrated Catholic Schools Week with a special allschool Mass honoring DSHA’s four Marian Scholars and their peer mentors. Additionally, Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Schools Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Cepelka was honored for her steadfast support and help in implementing the Marian Scholars program, and for her 40+ years in Catholic education.

Faculty and staff celebrating milestones of 5, 10, 15, 25, and 35 years at DSHA were also recognized. Pictured from left to right are the 2021-2022 DSHA Marian Scholars: Mia Ruge, DSHA ’24; Maggie Sweeney, DSHA ’23; Lili Gomez, DSHA ’25; and Macy Damon, DSHA ’26.

3 | T HRO UGH T H E TU RBU LENCE | ISAIAH 4 3 :2 In mid-January, sophomores explored the twist and turns of their lives and how these events affect their faith during Sophomore Retreat. Seniors and juniors led 30 small groups through Mass, learning how to lean on God, and faith-sharing within their small groups, an essential part of the retreat experience.

Pictured is a sophomore retreat small group.

4 | P RAY E R , FAST I NG , AND ALM SG IVING This year’s theme of DSHA’s Lenten season was from Luke 18:16, “Let the children come to me.” Prayer options were plentiful for students, including the option to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet every Monday, regularly scheduled Faith Friday Masses, and Eucharistic Adoration. All-school prayer included receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation and walking through the Stations of the Cross. Finally, students participated in almsgiving through the Lenten project (see pgs. 7-8). Pictured is Savannah Kimbrough, DSHA ’25, receiving ashes during Ash Wednesday Mass.

6 | D I A LOG UI N G A B OUT D I FFE RE N CE S Throughout spring semester, the DSHA Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council hosted five Dasher Dialogues for the community. In January, the council teamed up with DSHA Campus Ministry to discuss human trafficking and immigration.

Other topics for the semester included Black History Month, Women’s History Month, world religions, and mental health.

These optional Dasher Dialogues have been a part of the fabric of DSHA for the last six years. Consistent with the DSHA mission to form young women who accept the gospel call to live lives that will make a difference, Dasher Dialogues create a loving and caring space for conversations that can be uncomfortable. These conversations focus on the dignity of every Dasher while helping students understand their responsibility to act as disciples of Jesus Christ. Leaders of the Dasher Dialogue, from left to right, McKayla Braun, DSHA ’22; Danielle Hart, DSHA ’22; and Christar Xiong, DSHA ’23, look on as Nati Rodriguez, DSHA ’24, speaks.

7 | P RE PA RI N G FOR FI N A LS On May 23, the day before finals—a day during which no classes were scheduled—students were able to work with teachers, study with friends, work out in the fitness center, see a school counselor, use the library—whatever they felt they needed to do to prepare for final exams. Final exams took place May 24-27. Pictured from left to right are Breanna Henry, DSHA ’25; Morgan Vosniak, DSHA ’25; Emily Lund, DSHA ’25; and Delaney Scott, DSHA ’25, taking advantage of the study day before finals.

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P U F F S CO N N E C TS T H E F I C T I O N A L W I Z A R D I N G WO R L D TO HUMAN EMOTIONS This March, the DSHA Theatre Department presented Puffs: Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic & Magic. This play crams all seven books from series about a certain boy wizard and his time at a famous wizarding school into 110-ish minutes — reimagining side characters from the original series into the main characters. Exploring friendship, fulfillment, and grief, this action-packed, laugh-a-minute play allowed over half of the cast and crew to experience the DSHA main stage for the first time.

Kathryn Brzozowski, DSHA ’23

Elanya Pasqua, DSHA ’22

Even as a first-time member of stage crew, Brzozowski took a leadership role and directed the lighting, sound, and props during the production to ensure proper execution of the behind-the-scenes aspects of the show.

A seasoned pro of the DSHA Theatre Department, Pasqua learned over the years the same message the show tells its audiences: you don’t need other people to tell you you’re important for your story to matter.

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P U F F S : O R S E V E N I N C R E A S I N G LY E V E N T F U L Y E A R S AT A C E R TA I N S C H O O L O F M AG I C & M AG I C | C A ST & C R E W L I ST Cast | Ella Markwald, DSHA ’24; Elanya Pasqua, DSHA ’22; Aidan Rana; Molly Schmidt, DSHA ’22; Sarah Daniels, DSHA ’23; Carolina Ewig, DSHA ’22; Olivia Connell, DSHA ’22; Caelinn Carraher, DSHA ’23; Julia Rentmeester, DSHA ’23; Elise Daczko, DSHA ’23; Antonis Ybarra; Maeve Pickart, DSHA ’23 Ensemble | Alessandra Borchardt, DSHA ’23; Mya Brousseau, DSHA ’25; Charlotte Desjarlais, DSHA ’25; Lauren Kabacinski, DSHA ’25; Anika Lenci, DSHA ’25; Lauren Marx, DSHA ’25; Audrey Budny-McCormick, DSHA ’23; Karalyn Peterson, DSHA ’25; Thomas Phillips; Delaney Scott, DSHA ’25; Marcella Steiner, DSHA ’25; Maggie Stubbs, DSHA ’25; Maggie Sweeney, DSHA ’23; Amy Teye, DSHA ’25; Keyshla Vega, DSHA ’25; Maggie Weiner, DSHA ’24; Sophie Wondrachek, DSHA ’25 Stage Crew | Sandrine Biagui, DSHA ’23; Kathryn Brzozowski, DSHA ’23; Mia Dembowski, DSHA ’24; Kennedy Hardrick, DSHA ’25; Alicia Jackson, DSHA ’24; Tess Laforest, DSHA ’24; Maddie Lund, DSHA ’24; Elizabeth Orta-Medina, DSHA ’25; Lulu Salentine, DSHA ’23; Peyton Washington, DSHA ’25; Cloe Vang, DSHA ’25; Babette Fransee, DSHA ’25

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1 Elayna Pasqua, DSHA ’22, sits under the sorting hat as Lauren Kabacinski, DSHA ’25 (left), and Audrey Budny-McCormick, DSHA ’23, look on.

2 Carolina Ewig, DSHA ’22 (left), looks on as Caelinn Caraher, DSHA ’23, speaks.

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3 DSHA Stage Crew members Kathryn Brzozowski, DSHA ’23 (left), and Maddie Lund, DSHA ’24, prepare the stage.

4 Maeve Pickart, DSHA ’23, played the character of Harry.

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1 | K EY ART IST RY Six DSHA students received recognition for their artwork from the Scholastic Art Awards, with three students earning prestigious Silver Keys. Joanna Blonski, DSHA ’22, received two Silver Keys for her photography entitled Belltower and Archway. Penelope Godfrey, DSHA ’22, earned a Sliver Key for her digital art piece No One Asked, while Wrenly Porter, DSHA ’22, earned another Silver Key for her mixed media piece Bird Batik (pictured upper left.) Blonski, Godfrey, and Porter’s work was on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum throughout February and March. Blonski; Bridget Caraher, DSHA ’23; Eva Kunz, DSHA ’23; and Sophie Schultz, DSHA ’22, received honorable mention recognition from the judges.

2 | A DVANC ED ART Fifteen members of the class of 2022 took Advanced Placement (AP) Art this year, culminating in the AP Art Gallery Exhibit, which ran from May 6 - 13 at DSHA. AP Art is a student-directed, project-based class in which students create a body of work around a central theme in the mediums of their choice. Along with producing pieces for the exhibit, they also prepare a piece for the Scholastic Art Awards and pieces that are reviewed for college admission and scholarships. The exhibit features painting in acrylics and oil, drawing in pencil and chalk, sculpture, and other pieces. Pictured is Izabella Luevano’s, DSHA ’22, AP Art drawing Dancers.

3 | CEL E BR AT ING THE VISUAL ARTS Five DSHA students received state awards at the Wisconsin Youth Art Month's Southeastern Regional showcase. Joanna Blonski, DSHA ’22; Sofia Miranda, DSHA ’22; Bridget Caraher, DSHA ’23; Paula Palacio-Enachi, DSHA ’25; Katie Hyde, DSHA ’24; and Harper Neldner, DSHA ’25, were recognized for their work in acrylics, mixed media, digital artwork, and work in oil, ink, and charcoal. Blonski, Miranda, Palacio-Enachi, Hyde, and Neldner’s work was shown at the state exhibit in Madison.

Their artwork was on display at the East Towne Mall from March 12-25, with a show celebration on March 25. Pictured from left to right are Harper Nelder, DSHA ’25; Katie Hyde, DSHA ’24; and Sofia Miranda, DSHA ’22, at the Wisconsin Youth Art Month’s Southeastern Regional showcase. Nelder’s work featured India ink on drawing paper; Hyde’s work featured charcoal on drawing paper, and Miranda’s work was a mixed media piece.

4 | SALUT E TO LATIN MU SIC The DSHA Orchestra and the Divine Strings (a subset of the orchestra) gave a live-stream and in-person performance in early May. The concert was entirely comprised of Latin music. The Divine Strings played Baile de Lila, which originated from Mexico and Libertango, which originated from Argentina, among others. The DSHA Orchestra also performed Jennifer Lopez’s Cuban-inspired Let’s Get Loud, and España Cañi from Spain. This semester the Divine Strings performed at the Noontime Concert Series at the Cathedral of St. John the

Evangelist, and the orchestra performed for Mass at the Basilica of St. Josaphat. Pictured from left to right are Elizabeth Otten, DSHA ’22; Joan Barry, DSHA ’23; Lucy Apolinar, DSHA ’23; Camryn Lasota, DSHA ’22; and Ellie Toyama, DSHA ’22, of the DSHA Orchestra. Orchestra members wore orange during their performance in support of a fellow Divine Strings member undergoing treatment for leukemia.

5 | S P RI N G B E LLA ROO On May 2, the DSHA Handbells performed in their bi-annual Handbellpalloza. The students performed the Irish traditional hymn Be Thou My Vision, Coldplay’s Clocks, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, works from composers Mussogorsky and Pachelbel, Abba’s Dancing Queen, and Adele’s Set Fire to the Rain, and more. Pictured from left to right are Nora Quesnell, DSHA ’22; Abby Schwartz, DSHA ’22; and Naana Dampare, DSHA ’22, playing the handbells.

6 | B RI G H T LI G H TS , B I G CI T Y The DSHA Concert Choir and Angelaires performed their annual spring concert featuring the big hits on May 6. The Concert Choir opened with the hymns Chariot’s Comin’ and Now Let My Fly. They ended their performance with Come So Far (Got So Far To Go) from the musical Hairspray! The Angelaires performed Bright Lights Bigger City/Magic from the movie Pitch Perfect, All That Jazz from Chicago, and Carole King’s You’ve Got a Friend, among others. The Angelaires traveled to Nashville June 2-4 to record at a studio, take in the sights, and see some performances.

Pictured are two members of the Angelaires, Grace Organ, DSHA ’22 (left), and Grace Fischer, DSHA ’23.

7 | AWA RD -W I N N I N G M US I C The choral and instrumental groups and individuals had a big showing at the Wisconsin School Music Association 2022 State Solo & Ensemble Festival. Rachel Visser, DSHA ’22, won the Exemplary Performer Recognition Project for her musical theatre solo Good Morning Baltimore from Hairspray! The Angelaires received a first rating in the contemporary a capella category. Visser; Lizzie Dondlinger, DSHA ’22; Erin Fricker, DSHA ’22; and Elayna Pasqua, DSHA ’22, received a first rating in the category of vocal jazz ensemble. Receiving first ratings for their classical solos were Dondlinger, Fricker, Visser, and Genevieve Baynes, DSHA ’24.

Receiving first ratings for their musical theatre solos were Dondlinger; Fricker; Visser; Sandrine Biagui, DSHA ’23; and Caelinn Caraher, DSHA ’23. In addition, the Divine Strings received first rankings in the categories of alternative string ensemble and special ensemble—classical. Yessica Rodirguez, DSHA ’25, received a first ranking for her violin solo. Pictured from left to right are Rachel Visser, DSHA ’22; Elayna Pasqua, DSHA ’22; Lizzie Dondlinger, DSHA ’22; and Erin Fricker, DSHA ’22, performing at the Wisconsin School Music Association State Solo & Ensemble Festival.

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RUGBY WINS 9 th N AT I O N A L CHAMPIONSHIP IN SCHOOL HISTORY The DSHA Rugby A team has proved time and again that they are a force to be reckoned with as they brought home their ninth national championship this spring. They won the Midwest Tournament at the end of April, defeating three schools, outscoring their opponents 153-34. At the end of May, they defeated three additional teams from South Carolina, Idaho, and Colorado to be crowned the High School Girls Single School National Rugby Champions.

The amount of joy and happiness on all our teammates’ faces after that final game was the best thing that a senior captain could ask for…We learned how to be there for each other on and off the field. Everyone put in a lot of effort to get the results we wanted. Individuals stepped up and improved different techniques that helped the whole team. We grew to understand our strengths and weaknesses to develop the team to an unbeatable level.

Although there were stressors and anxiety about playing in the top-level games, we all had a blast on the field playing together.”

— Maura Walsh, DSHA ’22 | Team Captain & All-State Recognition

I have never seen a group of people be so selflessly committed to a sport through their time and effort. It is truly a team sport where every person matters as much as the next.”

— Tobie Dahm, DSHA ’23 | First Year Rugby Player

I don’t know if these girls know what they can accomplish, but what they did accomplish is hopefully beyond what they imagined.”

— John “Chin” Klein | DSHA Head Rugby Coach

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Beth Susek, DSHA ’22; and Maura Walsh, DSHA ’22) addressed those in attendance and presented the trophy to the school.

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• Regular Season ° April 10 | W, 45-5 vs. Iowa Select Team

Notable Recognitions: • All-State Recognition: Kate Becker, DSHA ’22; Evelyn Coffou, DSHA ’24; Meghan Finerty, DSHA ’24; Flannery O’Keef, DSHA ’24; Yesenia Morales, DSHA ’23; Beth Susek, DSHA ’22; Madison Turcinovic, DSHA ’24; Maura Walsh, DSHA ’22; Meghan Walsh, DSHA ’24 Team Captains: Carly Nigro, DSHA ’22; Beth Susek, DSHA ’22; Maura Walsh, DSHA ’22 Team Chaplain: Carly Nigro, DSHA ’22 Coaches: John “Chin” Klein, Boris Turcinovic, Joe Kloiber

• Midwest Championship Tournament | Elkhart, IN ° April 30 | W, 61-0 vs. Grandville High School, Michigan ° April 30 | W, 39-5 vs. Carroll High School, Indiana ° May 1 | W, 53-29 vs. Sparta Rock High School, Michigan • National Championship Tournament | South Euclid, OH ° May 21 | W, 30-0 vs. Wando High School, South Carolina ° May 21 | W, 19-7 vs. Eagle High School, Idaho ° May 22 | W, 15-5 vs. Summit High School, Colorado

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BASKETBALL The DSHA Varsity Basketball team brought home their fourth straight WIAA Regional Championship after beating Menomonee Falls 50-43 and defeating Homestead 60-59 in late February. On March 3, they finished their season against De Pere in the WIAA Sectional.

Record: 11-5 in GMC; 14-13 overall GMC Conference Place: 3rd Notable Recognitions: • 1st Team All-Conference: Ally Timm, DSHA ’24 • 2nd Team All-Conference: Kennedy Holmes, DSHA ’24 • Honorable Mention All-Conference: Katie O’Loughlin, DSHA ’22 Team Captains: Helena Cesarz, DSHA ’23; Claire Coury, DSHA ’22; Kennedy Holmes, DSHA ’24; Ally Timm, DSHA ’24 Team Chaplain: Caitlin Organ, DSHA ’23 Coaches: Brian Hendricks, Sean Garczynski, and Kendall Frohwirth

GYMNASTICS The DSHA/West Allis Co-Op Varsity Gymnastics team, which included seven DSHA students, took fifth place in the GMC meet on February 18. Oriana Ognar, DSHA ’22, placed 5th on vault, 9th on balance beam, 11th on uneven bars, and 6th on floor, placing 10th all-around. Danielle Riemer, DSHA ’25, placed 20th on vault. Sophia Wrench, DSHA ’25, finished 26th on balance beam and 23rd on floor. At the WIAA Sectional on February 26, Ognar placed 22nd all-around, finishing 31st on vault, 35th on uneven bars, 16th on balance beam, and 20th on floor. Riemer placed 42nd on vault, and Wrench placed 41st on balance beam and 40th on floor.

GMC Conference Place: 5th Team Captain: Oriana Ognar, DSHA ’22 Coaches: Cassandra Westover, Sammi Olson, and Mara Wells

ICE HOCKEY The University School of Milwaukee Wildcats Co-Op Varsity Ice Hockey team is made up of players from DSHA, Whitefish Bay, Nicolet, and Dominican high schools. They brought home the WIAA Regional Championship, defeating Lakeshore Lightning 2-1 on February 17.

On February 22, they faced the Green Bay co-op team at the WIAA Sectional Semi-Final and lost 3-1 to complete their season.

Record: 14-10-1 Eastern Shores Conference Place: 3rd Notable Recognitions: • 2nd Team All-Conference: Charlotte Fetherston, DSHA ’24 • Honorable Mention All-Conference: Molly Jex, DSHA ’24 Team Captains: Rachel Gauthier, DSHA ’22; Molly Guenther, DSHA ’22 Coach: Dan Carey

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The DSHA Varsity Lacrosse team broke their program record with 12 season wins this spring.

In the first round of the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation State Tournament playoffs at the end of May, they defeated Oak Creek 16-4. On June 3, they finished their season with a loss to Kettle Moraine in the quarterfinals of the tournament.

This is the team’s fourth state appearance at the varsity level since the team’s inaugural season in spring of 2018.

After finishing its regular season, the DSHA Varsity Ski team competed in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Alpine Racing Association State Championship February 20-21. The team finished third overall. Kate Nonn, DSHA ’22, finished 11th in the Super G event, 11th in the Slalom event, and 14th in the Giant Slalom event to take 6th place overall out of 150 skiers. Payton Bradford, DSHA ’24, finished 10th in the Super G event and 3rd in Slalom event, finishing 37th overall. Katie Delcore, DSHA ’22, took 16th in the Slalom event and finished 20th overall. Mack Doerr, DSHA ’23, finished 18th overall; Joan Barry, DSHA ’23, finished 84th overall; Amanda Delcore, DSHA ’24, finished 98th overall; and Jillian Morrissey, DSHA ’22, finished 141th overall.

Record: 6-2 in Classic-8; 12-9 overall Classic-8 Conference Place: 6th Notable Recognitions: • 1st Team All-Conference: Rachel Gauthier, DSHA ’22; Madeline Scherer, DSHA ’22

• 2nd Team All-Conference: Scanlon Mellowes, DSHA ’22; Natalee Roloff, DSHA ’23; Tatum Steger, DSHA ’22 • Honorable Mention All-Conference: Eleanor Langenfeld, DSHA ’24; Shaterra Richerson, DSHA ’22; Maeve Steger, DSHA ’25 • Classic-8 Coach of the Year: Emily Lopez Team Captains: Scanlon Mellowes, DSHA ’22; Madeline Scherer, DSHA ’22; Tatum Steger, DSHA ’22

Record: 4-2 in Midwest High School Ski Conference Midwest High School Ski Conference Place: 3rd Notable Recognitions: • 2022 Wisconsin All-State Team + 1st Team All-Conference: Payton Bradford, DSHA ’24 • 2022 Wisconsin Honorable All-State Team + Honorable Mention All-Conference: Katie Delcore, DSHA ’22; Kate Nonn, DSHA ’22

Team Chaplain: Cece Eck, DSHA ’22

Team Captains: Katie Delcore, DSHA ’22; Jillian Morrissey, DSHA ’22; Kate Nonn, DSHA ’22

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Team Chaplain: Joan Barry, DSHA ’23 Coaches: David Denton, David Nonn, and Katie Ullrich, DSHA ’17

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S O C C E R T E A M F I N I S H E S A S S TAT E R U N N E R - U P The DSHA Varsity Soccer team brought home the silver trophy ball on June 18 after a successful state tournament run, defeating Appleton East and Neenah to win the WIAA Regional Championship, Arrowhead and Homestead to clinch the WIAA Sectional Championship, and finally beating Waunakee 2-1 in overtime before falling to Muskego 1-2 at the final state game to be crowned the runners-up.

“It was definitely a bittersweet feeling…our team should be proud of our season and long playoff run that got us to the championship game. I hope it serves as a learning experience and motivation for my younger teammates, just as the same result in 2019 did for me and my classmates,” team captain Ahnna Faust, DSHA ’22, said, reflecting on the 2019 season, when the team fell to Muskego in the state finals and were named the runners-up.

The team had a successful season, finishing 6-1-1 in the Greater Metro Conference and 20-3-2 overall, appearing in their 11th state tournament. The determination to work together to get to that final game came from cheering for one another.

“Without our chemistry off the field and support for each other’s individual successes and growth, we never would have been able to accomplish our team growth and successes on the field,” Faust said.

However, Faust explained that the game and the season is never all about the championship.

It’s about the girls beside her.

“DSHA soccer reminds me what I love so much about the game,” she said. “It reminds me to play for the girls next to me on the field and support them in their highs and lows.”

Record: 6-1-1 in GMC; 20-3-2 overall GMC Conference Place: 2nd Notable Recognitions: • 2nd Team All-State, All-Region, & 1st Team All-Conference: Ahnna Faust, DSHA ’22 • 1st Team All-Conference: Piper Dupies, DSHA ’23; Sofia Miranda, DSHA ’22; Kate Nonn, DSHA ’22 • 2nd Team All-Conference: Charlotte Fetherston, DSHA ’24; Bridget Parks, DSHA ’22 • Honorable Mention All-Conference: Daisy Johnson, DSHA ’23; Ashley Jones, DSHA ’23; Theresa Kouvoukliotis, DSHA ’22; Jane Martin, DSHA ’23 Team Captains: Stephanie Arenal-Copto, DSHA ’22; Ahnna Faust, DSHA ’22; Juju Kass, DSHA ’22; Theresa Kouvoukliotis, DSHA ’22; Sofia Miranda, DSHA ’22; Jillian Morrissey, DSHA ’22; Kate Nonn, DSHA ’22; Bridget Parks, DSHA ’22; Alex Seemann, DSHA ’22 Coaches: DSHA Science Faculty Kevin Roethe, Steve Lawrence, Social Studies Faculty Katie Leszczynski, DSHA ’10 19

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Record: 12-4 in GMC; 16-10 overall GMC Conference Place: 3rd Notable Recognitions: • Cam Lasota, DSHA ’22 | GMC Player of the Year + 1st Team All-Conference (pictured right) • 1st Team All-Conference: Scout Correa, DSHA ’22; Gigi Glunz, DSHA ’22; Lia Simon, DSHA ’22 • Honorable Mention All-Conference: Mandy Delcore, DSHA ’24; Kyra Henke, DSHA ’25; Sophie Paruzynski, DSHA ’23 Team Captains: Cam Lasota, DSHA ’22; Sophie Paruzynski, DSHA ’23 Team Chaplain: Kate Frieseke, DSHA ’22 Coach: DSHA Social Studies Faculty Tom Montgomery

TRACK & FIELD The DSHA Varsity Track and Field Team placed second at the GMC championship May 17, second at the WIAA Regional Championships on May 23, and third at the WIAA Sectional Championships on May 26. They competed in the WIAA State meet June 3-4. The team came in 8th out of 82 teams.

The relay team of Caitlyn O’Brien, DSHA ’22; Felicity Giampietro, DSHA ’23; Ava Kharitou, DSHA ’24; and Danielle Riemer, DSHA ’25, placed 5th in the 4x100m relay and 6th in the 4x200m relay.

O’Brien also placed second in the long jump and 100m high hurdles events.

GMC Conference Place: 2nd Notable Recognitions: • Caitlyn O’Brien, DSHA ’22 (pictured left) | GMC Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year | WIAA State Track Meet: 2nd place in 100m High Hurdles and Long Jump; 5th place in 4x100m; 6th place in 4x200m | 1st Team: 55m Hurdles*; 100m Hurdles+; Long Jump*§+; Triple Jump+; 4x100m§; 3x100m Hurdles§ | 3rd Team: 300m Hurdles+§ • Felicity Giampietro, DSHA ’23 | WIAA State Track Meet: 5th place in 4x100m; 6th place in 4x200m | 1st Team: 200m*; 4x100m§ | 2nd Team: 200m+ | 3rd Team: 55m*; 100m+ • Ava Kharitou, DSHA ’24 | WIAA State Track Meet: 5th place in 4x100m; 6th place in 4x200m | 1st Team: High Jump§; 4x100m§ • Danielle Riemer, DSHA ’25 | WIAA State Track Meet: 5th

place in 4x100m and 6th place in 4x200m | 1st Team: 4x100m§ | 2nd Team: Triple Jump§ | 3rd Team: Long Jump*; Triple Jump+ • Charlotte Lund, DSHA ’23 | 1st Team: 3x100m Hurdles§ • Natalie Swiderski, DSHA ’24 | 1st Team: 3x100m Hurdles§ • Olivia Campbell, DSHA ’24 | 2nd Team: 800m*; 4x800m§ | 3rd Team: 1600m+ • Annie Larsen, DSHA ’24 | 2nd Team: 4x800m§ | 3rd Team: 4x800m+ • Oriana Ognar, DSHA ’22 | 2nd Team: 4x800m§ | 3rd Team: Triple Jump*; 4x800m+ • Haddon Russell, DSHA ’23 | 2nd Team: 4x800m§ | 3rd Team: 4x800m+ • Sarah Kanter, DSHA ’22 | 3rd Team: Shotput* • Saylor Masters, DSHA ’25 | 3rd Team: 4x800m+

• Lizzy Ziedler, DSHA ’22 | 3rd Team: Long Jump+ • Additional WIAA State Meet Qualifiers | 4x100m (alt.): Claire Chontos, DSHA ’23, and Michalene McQuide, DSHA ’22 | 4x200m (alt.): Mae Scheuing, DSHA ’23, and Lizzy Zeidler, DSHA ’22 Team Captains: Helena Cesarz, DSHA ’23; Felicity Giampietro, DSHA ’23; Addie Grogan, DSHA ’22; Sarah Kanter, DSHA ’22; Charlotte Lund, DSHA ’23; Michalene McQuide, DSHA ’22; Caitlyn O’Brien, DSHA ’22; Oriana Ognar, DSHA ’22; Lizzy Zeidler, DSHA ’22 Team Chaplains: Morgan Mackey, DSHA ’23; Nora McCormick, DSHA ’23 Coaches: Jack LoPresti, John Danielson, Leslie O’Brien, Katie Blaufuss, Dee McCain, Bill Mier, DSHA Director of Fitness + Performance and Health and Fitness Faculty Brian Calhoun

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From the start of the 2021-22 school year, the entire school community was reminded about the importance of the scriptural theme of the year: to be “the goodness and kindness of Jesus” to others, taken from Titus 3:4. As seniors prepared to embark on Vocare, their two-week service immersion experience in March, they found that the theme shaped the way they approached the opportunity and allowed them to learn what it truly means to be good and kind along the way.

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llie Toyama, DSHA ’22, stood out in the front section of Fr. Gene’s Help Center in West Allis, waiting to assist those who entered through the doors of the non-profit, which serves those in the Milwaukee community who do not have access to affordable clothing that makes them feel confident and dignified.

She soon saw a woman who needed help, but communication among the two of them seemed difficult.

Realizing that the woman was hard of hearing, Toyama had to find a way to meet her needs. The solution: communicating with her through sticky notes.

Using her critical thinking skills, and adapting so she could serve her client best, was one of the ways Toyama tried to embody the goodness and kindness of Jesus at her Vocare service site.

It Starts at Home

Every year, the DSHA community focuses on a scriptural theme which guides all activities and behaviors of individuals both inside and outside of school. During

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Pictured left to right are Ava Bradd, DSHA ’22, and Ellie Toyama, DSHA ’22.

the 2021-22 school year, the theme was borrowed from Titus 3:4 — “Be the Goodness and Kindness of Jesus.”

This theme was implemented in every classroom as students and teachers discussed and then wrote down on posters how they were going to be the goodness and kindness to one another. These promises hung in classrooms all year for reference and as reminders. In addition, twice-a-day all-school prayers ended with “Jesus, help me to be Your goodness and kindness,” and the idea was constantly reinforced throughout the building—during assemblies, in co-curricular groups, and everywhere in between.

“Being the goodness and kindness of Jesus starts at home,” said Director of Salvatorian Service Dr. Katie Daily Pickart, DSHA ’84. “And by home, I mean here at DSHA. It’s about paying attention and caring for the other, as well as deconstructing barriers between one another.” Students were encouraged to be the goodness and kindness to one another, but also look for it in each other as well.

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WHAT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS H A D T O S AY A B O U T T H E DA S H E R S AT THEIR VOCARE SITES: Ellie Toyama, DSHA ’22, helps a client find clothing at Fr. Gene’s Help Center.

Toyama saw the pandemic as a force that had kept her from building connection with her classmates.

While the class of 2022 was together in-person during freshman year and some of their sophomore year, they have spent the rest of their high school careers in and out of periods of isolation and precaution. “There were faces I actually didn’t know (in class), and I was surprised,” she said.

However, she noted that the attention given to the scriptural theme of being the goodness and kindness to one another helped her class bond. “There were interactions and friendships formed that I didn’t expect, but we were able to facilitate in the classroom.”

It Takes Courage

Vocare, Latin for “to call” or “to draw forth,” implemented in 2014, gives the senior class the opportunity to serve in the greater Milwaukee community for two weeks. Instead of attending class, they focus on serving those at their assigned community sites.

This year, seniors served at 47 different community organizations, interacting with children, the elderly, those with special needs, or a community organization directly.

At Fr. Gene’s Help Center, Toyama spent the first week of the two-week experience in the back section of the facility sorting and folding donated clothes. She recognized she was making a difference as the clothes were going to someone in need, and she learned that

“We absolutely loved having them! They went above and beyond each day and truly loved spending time with our residents. From calling bingo, playing sheepshead, and going out to lunch with residents, to learning Tai Chi and helping with our events, we really appreciate everything they did for us.”

— Lifestyle Enrichment Coordinator of St. Rita’s Square Abby Syverson

“We always have an amazing experience with the DSHA students. They are a tremendous part of our community, and it’s wonderful to have them. The Vocare program allows them to experience a deep dive into our ministry, and we get to see our mission really click with them.”

— Executive Director of Fr. Gene’s Help Center Jessica Luebbering

“The DSHA girls were so great. They jumped right in, and within a day or two they knew all the residents’ names and their interests.

They were so helpful, and just so kind to the residents.”

— Lifestyle Enrichment Coordinator of Gables of Germantown Raquel Campanelli

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being the goodness and kindness does not have to be flashy or big in nature.

However, she took initiative and asked her supervisor at the site if she could work up front and help clients so she could see where the clothes were going and who they were benefitting. Her supervisor agreed.

“Our clients are the most important people, and the reason why I come to work and why community members come to volunteer,” said Jessica Luebbering,

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Through the goodness and kindness, you can reach out to people you don’t even know and make a difference in the lives that you might never see again. I wanted that kind of formative experience.

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the executive director of Fr. Gene’s Help Center. “When there are opportunities to meet our clients, that’s where the change in perspective happens.”

“At first I was doing behind-the-scenes work, which is important and had to be done,” Toyama said. “I’m glad I got to serve both behind-the-scenes and face-to-face with clients.”

While serving clients, Toyama found it wasn’t always easy to serve those in a different situation from her own. As Pickart said, “Being kind takes courage. It takes courage to reach out to the other.”

That courage and service of clients was easier after practicing the goodness and kindness in school. Toyama noted how she made an effort at school to interact more with her community and be the goodness and kindness to her teachers specifically, since this was her last year at DSHA. This practice in expressing kindness to adults helped her talk and better serve the adult clients, volunteers, and site supervisors at Fr. Gene’s Help Center.

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It also helped her see the goodness and kindness in those around her. “The scriptural theme was very evident, not only in the clients I saw and helped, but everyone who works at Fr. Gene’s,” Toyama said. “The volunteers take time out of their days and choose to come here and serve their community. It’s not just about the goodness and kindness that I can give, everyone has their own endless supply of love that they can give.”

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out to people you don’t even know and make a difference in the lives that you might never see again,” she continued. “I wanted that kind of formative experience.

Having the scriptural theme in the back of my mind is what pushed me to interact more with clients and really make the most of my experience.”

It Takes Humility

In between the two-week experience, Toyama, together with her 170 senior classmates who served on Vocare, participated in a reflection day led by faculty and staff, contemplating what it means to serve like Jesus did with humility.

Both Maggie Caraher, DSHA ’22, and Anna Schneider, DSHA ’22, practiced humility at their service sites.

Caraher was nervous about Vocare before the experience, fearing that she might feel uncomfortable in certain situations at the Elizabeth Residence, an elderly nursing home. But because she practiced being

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the goodness and kindness in school, she knew how to act and the importance of being kind outside of school.

“I was aware that this wasn’t about me or how uncomfortable I may feel,” she said. “This was about offering the residents direct kindness and understanding. I am in this place to be the goodness and kindness; I can be the one that offers that.”

Feeling a similar way, Schneider, who served those with special needs at the Carmelite Ministry of St. Teresa, found that the goodness and kindness gave her a “set of guidelines” in how to serve with humility.

“Whenever you’re faced with a challenge, you think back to [the goodness and kindness] in your head,” she said. “It serves as a reminder to be constantly present, show up, and love.”

Gables of Germantown Heritage Place St. Rita Square Village Point Commons Care-Age of Brookfield Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Congregational Home Elizabeth Residence Bayside Luther Manor Milwaukee Catholic Home St. Camillus

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Ser ving community organizations: › Fr. Gene’s Help Center › Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin › Habitat for Humanity Re-Stores in Wauwatosa and Greenfield › House of Peace/Capuchin Community Services › Neighborhood House of Milwaukee › Open Door Café/Cathedral of St. John › St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care › St. Francis of Assisi Church › The Cathedral Center › United Community Center › Women’s Care Center

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Writers on Writing How DSHA’s English Department develops the s k i l l s t o b u i l d a n d e m p o w e r g r e a t w r i t e r s —r e a d y f o r c o l l e g e a n d b e y o n d—a n d w h y i t m a t t e r s .

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he DSHA English Department is committed to developing exceptional writers. Through four years of composition-based and college preparatory curriculum, teachers help students grow in critical and analytical thinking skills through methodical application of these abilities in each course. The annual result of this intentional development is a class of graduating seniors who have learned to find and communicate their individual voices in a manner that is logical, clear, and original. Students work on syntax, imagery, and tone, while infusing their own perspectives and life experiences into their writing in a way that honors the assignment at hand.

Each year, the DSHA English faculty receives countless messages from their former students. These messages share the same sentiments: students feel overly prepared for college through both their paper-writing skills and their ability to form and articulate an argument or point of view across a variety of subject matters.

Class of 2022 English Department award recipients Madeline Setliff, DSHA ’22, and Ximena Cavazos, DSHA ’22, articulate why this coursework has mattered – and how they hope it will continue to matter in the years ahead. Yes, it is about being overly prepared to write excellent papers in college and being successful academically and in their careers. Yet is also about being human – learning to communicate and own their voice on the things that matter – and more importantly, why they matter.

How did you land at DSHA for high school?

Setliff: I went to St. Roberts in Shorewood. I thought about my local public high school, but I knew I wanted the academic rigor of DSHA. In 7th grade I was involved in a program through the Milwaukee Archdiocese called Discovery. I came to DSHA with kids from other middle schools and Mr. Berens (DSHA English Faculty Andy Berens) taught on MLA formatting and grammar. We read the Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman .

I wanted more of this kind of learning.

Cavazos: I went to Jefferson Elementary and Longfellow Middle School in Wauwatosa. I originally didn’t want to go to DSHA. I got accepted into the (Milwaukee Parental) Choice Program and my mom pushed me to see this as an opportunity to gain a great education—she is very involved in our academic life and places the wellbeing of my siblings and I above all else. She loved school and instilled that in me, along with the belief that I could

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accomplish whatever I dreamed. I knew attending DSHA would be big change academically, yet it would open doors and allow me opportunities I would not have had elsewhere.

What was the transition to high school like in terms of your English courses?

Setliff: When I came to DSHA I had more of a studio arts mindset; writing wasn’t really a passion. Freshman year I had Mrs. Fitch (English Faculty Wendy Fitch).

She was amazing; I loved her and the class so much.

My passion for writing started early in high school when I realized it wasn’t just about writing. It was about developing a point of view on the literature we read; on creating a nuanced voice and argument.

Cavazos: Coming out of Longfellow I didn’t have much confidence in my writing ability and I knew I had room for improvement. I chose to spend a lot of time in the

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M a deline Setliff, DSHA ’ 2

Outstanding Senior in English Awarded by the English Department to the top English student in the graduating class.

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F r e s h m e n Ye a r ° College Prep English I | Ms. Wendy Fitch S o p h o m o r e Ye a r ° College Prep English II | Mr. Andy Lelinski J u n i o r Ye a r ° AP English Language & Composition | Mr. Peter Nurre ° Communications and Speech* | Mr. Andy Lelinski ALPHA (Academic Learning Place for Higher Achievement) Center with Ms. Murtha (English Faculty Aubrey Murtha, DSHA ’13). I had Mr. Nurre (English Faculty Peter Nurre) my freshman year. That first semester we began by writing short paragraphs analyzing poems and short stories. I recieved a grade I wasn’t too proud of on the first paper and was upset as I felt this grade was all I amounted to. However, Mr. Nurre responded to me by saying (paraphrased): “This isn’t you. I know you can do better and we’ll work on it. Think about this as a stepping stone. I don’t want you to think this grade is what you are.” I knew he believed in me, and although he expected a lot from us, I started to believe in myself, too.

How has your voice as a writer developed at DSHA? Setliff: Freshman year my voice was less about expressing my ideas and more about checking a box.

I really found my writer’s voice in AP Lang. Our first assignment was called “Writing to Show”. It was three one-page mini-assignments where we had to describe what was happening versus just stating what was happening. I couldn’t just say, “I watched my dog using the ball.” I had to describe each part of it. I found joy in finding really specific language to communicate. I’ve learned that using compelling words doesn’t matter if they are empty and not pointing toward a specific point with clear evidence in a concise manner. One of the most helpful lessons I’ve learned was when I would attempt to make a point in a paper and Mr. Nurre would come back with the response of, “so what?” I’ve learned to value the “why”. To analyze and ask why something matters, to pick it apart, and fill in the cracks.

Cavazos: Over the last four years I have grown to care about the way I say things. I have learned how to find meaning in almost anything and recognize how an

S e n i o r Ye a r ° AP English Literature & Composition | Ms. Wendy Fitch ° Ethnicity in American Literature | Mr. Andy Lelinski

X i mena C a vaz o s, DSHA ’ 2

Salvatorian Book Award Recipient Awarded by the English Department to the to the graduating senior that most embodies the mission and identity of DSHA in her English Classes.

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F r e s h m e n Ye a r ° College Prep English I | Mr. Peter Nurre S o p h o m o r e Ye a r ° College Prep English II | Mr. Andy Lelinski J u n i o r Ye a r ° AP English Language & Composition | Mr. Peter Nurre ° Communications and Speech* | Mr. Andy Lelinski S e n i o r Ye a r ° AP English Literature & Composition | Ms. Wendy Fitch ° Ethnicity in American Literature | Mr. Andy Lelinski ° Contemporary Literature | Mr. Quinn Loucks *Specialized Studies department course.

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author uses such things, no matter how small they may seem, to ultimately serve a greater purpose. It is in the deeper meanings of things that arises beauty. With every English course I have taken, I have grown more confident in establishing an arguable claim and providing evidence to back it up. All that is needed to back up your claim is sustainable evidence and should you be able to analyze it, you retain the means to make any claim regardless of its popularity. Which is something I love so much about English, that unlike math there is no one answer. That instead, there are countless ways you can approach things. As a writer I tend to use more words than are necessary when I write, yet in AP Lang particularly, I became a more concise communicator. In this class I saw again and again how writing a coherent argument is a process, one in which we are taught to take the specific approach in leading with the thesis, followed by working on the body paragraphs, and finishing with an intro and conclusion. I have learned to expand my view on the text and how to examine it through different viewpoints. I have developed the ability of circling back to the argument I aim to get across and making those real world connections.

How have your teachers helped you grow as a writer?

Setliff: They are so smart and they want to help. They invested so much extra help beyond the classroom.

They build personal relationships which help the critiques—and that makes us better communicators.

I respect them as teachers, writers, and people who share their lives with us—that really matters because we are sharing our work with someone who cares. I just wrote thank you notes to my teachers and told them the truth: that they have helped me develop as person because of my writing. It is powerful to be able to communicate exactly what you mean to say in any situation in life.

Cavazos: My teachers have always cared about me, not only as a student but as a person aside from the work I produce. I loved going to their classes every day and they inspired in me a great love of literature. They challenged me and pushed me to see that I am capable of so much more than I believe myself to be. My teachers have taught me how important it is to voice one’s own opinions and listen to the opinions of others. They put so much time and effort into helping us grow as writers, by giving us feedback and working with us one on one.

They are always willing to bounce ideas back and forth and have in-depth discussions on the text, pushing us to examine the text in ways we didn’t think of before.

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Why does all of this matter? What will you take with you from your English courses into the rest of your life?

Setliff: I’ve learned that the versatility of being a good and sufficient writer will become apparent in so many moments in life. I’ve grown in confidence because of the way my writing abilities have been pushed. There have been some essays where I have no idea how I would form an argument, but I was never scared to try. Writing is so personal and I’ve learned the value of evaluating the “why” and talking with my inner critic with the mindset of how to make adjustments. So much of your life is communicating—relationships with friends or parents or even having the confidence to go talk to your professor. I will take these skills and continue to build on and learn from them. I’ve also learned that I can’t be too arrogant about my writing or anything I try to communicate.

It can always be better. Feedback is not personal; it means I’m growing as a writer and a person.

Cavazos: Creating and affirming your voice as a writer is immensely important as it is something you are going to carry with you everywhere you go. The experiences I have gone through in my life, specifically the past year have shaped who I am academically. I have had to grow up early, and work hard in life to get where I want to go. As the daughter of immigrants and a first generation, Mexican American, my outlook on the world is different than that of others. Throughout my English courses—surrounded by different people, with a variety of opinions and experiences—I have been able to share my thoughts and connect with others. It is a very human thing to write, as it can be very personal. We must care for others by listening to them and ensuring them a chance to have their voice heard. Being able to communicate with others and retaining the ability to formulate an argument is something that will be used by all individuals regardless of what career one chooses.

What is next for you?

Setliff: I’m attending the University of Wisconsin— Madison. I have so many interests—urban, planning, fashion design, local politics, Spanish, theology, so I’m still deciding what to study. Eventually, I want to live in a global city like New York, London, or Washington, D.C. I hope to be around people who have a sense of the impact they are making in the world; people who understand and know what is going on. I want to be caring about what I am working on, and be able to actively explore new things my whole life. I think it is really important that I feel morally connected to whatever I end up doing.

I N T E L L E C T F E AT U R E Cavazos: Looking back, I know that my mom’s encouragement for me to go to DSHA has helped me get to where I am today. I am attending Boston University in the fall on a full scholarship. Upon hearing the news of my scholarship I remember simply crying in my mom’s arms that night when I got home. I felt such relief and joy in knowing that all my hard work had amountedto something, and that despite all I had gone through I was able to keep going. I aim to study political science in the fall, and am interested in attending law school, with the hopes of one day becoming a politician.

I aspire to one day be in a position where I can make real meaningful change in people’s lives and ensure that all individuals' voices are heard and that their rights as human beings are protected.

The college-preparatory curriculum deliberately develops critical and analytical thinking skills, with an emphasis on the students’ applying these skills and methods in all classes. Freshman and sophomore level courses provide the fundamentals of literary analysis, beginning writing instruction and grammar review. Junior and senior level courses concentrate on more sophisticated application of these concepts, along with offering oral presentation practice.

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MULTI-CULTURAL WEEK CELEBRATING UNIQUE BACKGROUNDS AND PERSPECTIVES WITHIN COMMUNIT Y During the week of April 4-8, DSHA celebrated its annual Multi-Cultural Week. Sponsored and planned by the Sisters of Culture and Furia Latina co-curriculars, and the Student Diversity and Inclusion Council, the week is designed to honor the diverse backgrounds within the DSHA community, and spark conversations around important topics. The week’s festivities were open to all students, and all were encouraged to participate. Additionally, each day featured both morning and afternoon all-school prayer from different TSC members and students in different languages.

MONDAY, APRIL 4

Multi-Cultural Food Fair + Dress Like Your Culture or Ethnicity

Students prepared and shared food from all around the world, including Mexico, Italy, Pakistan, the Philippines, and more.

Food items like flan, arroz con gandules, keema patties, adobo, baked mostaccioli, za'atar, lefse, and mole were for sale during lunch. Additionally, students were encouraged to dress in traditional clothing or in the colors of their flag of their culture or ethnicity.

"I brought in Champurradas! They are cookies with sesame seeds from Guatemala. I decided to share this with the community because not many people at DSHA know much about the indigenous Guatemalan culture. It's important for us to take pride in our cultures and share them with the community here at DSHA." — Lilly Salentine, DSHA '23

TUESDAY, APRIL 5 Dasher Dialogue – World Religions During lunch, students discussed religions rooted in different cultures. Notably, each year seniors have the opportunity to take a World Religions class, a dual-credit course in partnership with Cardinal Stritch University. This course introduces the following major religious traditions: Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Confucianism/Taoism, Judaism, and Islam. Study includes the major founders, beliefs, scriptures, practices, and ethics of the traditions. During the dialogue, students of every grade level had the opportunity to share and discuss. Read more about Dasher Dialogue on page 10.

"We're a Catholic school, but we welcome everyone. Diversity is an important part of school, and Dasher Dialogues are a way of celebrating that diversity. Others are able to share their opinions, which is important to understanding different backgrounds and perspectives." — Naya Rashid, DSHA '25

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6

Multi-Cultural Trivia

Students were invited to participate in a Kahoot multi-cultural trivia game during the lunch hour to test and gain knowledge of cultures outside of their own.

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1 | Christar Xiong, DSHA ’23 | Hmong folk dance

THURSDAY, APRIL 7 Multi-Cultural Production The Student Diversity and Inclusion Council hosted the annual Multi-Cultural Production in the Robert and Marie Hansen Family Fine Arts Theatre. Various acts from different cultures included dance, spoken word, and song.

“I shared a Mexican traditional dance meant for other people to really understand the life in Mexico…For me, dancing is a way to give people insight into how the Mexican culture celebrates who they are and how they can celebrate it too…It’s a way to appreciate differences. Not everybody is the same.

Diversity and inclusion are such important topics and this is a way to share it in creative ways.”

— Nati Rodriguez, DSHA '24

FRIDAY, APRIL 8 Art Display + Open Mic Night + Multi-Cultural Dance All students were invited to attend and/or participate in an open mic and art display prior to the dance. This gave students a platform to share arts-based and culturally inspired talents with their peers.

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Izabella Luevano, DSHA ’22 | Mexican folk dance to Passion with peers from the Instituto Cultural de Danza Dani Hart, DSHA ’22 | sang Don't Love You in Korean and English Natalia Beans, DSHA ’23 | salsa dance to the Puerto Rican and Cuban tune Donde Va Chi Chi

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2 | Shaterra Richerson, DSHA ’22 | reading of poems by Langston Hughes

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3 | Nati Rodriguez, DSHA ’24 | Mexican folklore dance to El Palomo choreographed

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Ixchel Ramirez, DSHA ’24 | performed Guadalupe, a Mexican cumbia song

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Quetzaly Torres, DSHA ’22 | Mexican folklore dance

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Zaharra Campbell, DSHA ’25 | spoken word

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Jennifer Benitez Pacheco, DSHA ’22 | spoken word piece about diversity, equity, and inclusion

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Beans | salsa dance to Scala from the AfroLatinx culture

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Hart | reading of a self-written piece Red Mirror

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GRACE THROUGH THE JOURNEY Retiring Theology and Specialized Studies Faculty Judie Gillespie has left a mark on both her students and colleagues with her easy-going nature and innate ability to connect with anyone. These attributes allow her to take care of those she encounters—and the students she has connected with over her two decades at DSHA have been lucky enough to be shepherded by her on both an intellectual and human level.

Retiring Theology and Specialized Studies Faculty Judie Gillespie’s career path in teaching was not part of her initial plan. After graduating from Marquette University, Gillespie was asked to run the Respect Life Office at the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and then was asked to organize youth ministry at St. Catherine Parish. While at St. Catherine, St. Joan Antida High School approached Gillespie and asked if she would teach. Because she enjoyed working with youth, she accepted the position and spent nine years teaching theology at St. Joan Antida. Then, while getting her master’s degree in religious studies at Cardinal Stritch University, Gillespie met Theology Faculty Lisa Metz, who asked her to teach at DSHA.

treat other people, how we relate to folks different from us, and in particular what is the gospel message about the marginalized, the oppressed, and what we do with the gifts we’ve been given—these are questions they are going to have throughout their entire lives.”

Because of her path to DSHA, Gillespie is a firm believer in “being open to God having for us a journey that we may never have anticipated for ourselves.”

Not only does Catholic Social Teaching allow her to connect with her students on a personal level, but so does DSHA’s Salvatorian mission.

That concept of journey is something she emphasizes when guiding high school girls through an exploration of their faith and through life as a teenager.

“We understand the Sisters’ dedication to others, and particularly to those in need, and meeting those needs, whatever they might be,” she said. “The way that is translated into the classroom is we have an understanding that our students have many different needs and that we are called every day to first of all, affirm them, make real for them the love of Jesus, but also to accept them exactly where they’re at, without judgement and with grace.”

“The faith I have in my 60s is not the faith I had in my 40s, or in my 20s, or when I was a teenager, or when I was seven years old,” Gillespie said. “That’s part of the beauty and excitement of believing in something outside of yourself.

Depending on where you are in your life journey, that deeply affects where you are in your spiritual or faith journey.”

For Gillespie, the journey of faith and that journey of life are deeply intertwined.

During every one of her 19 years at DSHA, Gillespie has taught Catholic Social Teaching to seniors, fully aware that the concepts are ideas her students will run into later in life.

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Gillespie draws upon her own all-girls education at the former Mother of Good Counsel High School in Chicago and her experience teaching at all-girls high schools when she explains how she learned, “no matter what occurred in my lifetime, women were going to be there for me.”

And Gillespie has always been there for her colleagues and students. In her retirement, she hopes to be there for her grandkids and especially others in the Milwaukee community.

HOW HAS JUDIE GILLESPIE MADE AN IMPACT ON YOU? Mrs. Gillespie’s energy in the classroom is unmatched. She is always there to help; she will listen and give advice to issues in my personal life. I feel like I can talk to her about anything, and she is like a mother figure to me. Mrs. Gillespie, thank you for always being there for me when I need it the most.”

— Caitlyn O’Brien, DSHA ’22

Mrs. Gillespie is very honest and open. You can tell she is sincere and cares about all of us. She has taught me that it is okay to be open and express yourself. Thank you, Mrs. Gillespie, for being an amazing teacher, and sharing your light, wisdom, kindness, and grace.”

—Megan Nchekwaram, DSHA ’22

I connected with Mrs. Gillespie immediately because of her natural charisma and ability to make people feel heard. She just gets it. She leads with compassion and treats students as respected equals, and that’s how she was able to connect to students on a completely different level and make an impact that lasted long beyond DSHA. After high school, I had some of the toughest years of my life and Mrs. Gillespie was by my side for every single one of them. I will forever be indebted to Mrs. Gillespie for the love she has shown me throughout the years.”

— Chloe Kiefer, DSHA ’08, commercial account executive at Fivetran in Denver

Working with Judie Gillespie for 19 years has been like taking a master class in relationships. She has the ability to connect with people so effortlessly and make everyone feel seen and heard. Her most admirable quality is her love for Jesus Christ and her commitment to follow in His path and gently encourage us to do the same. To top it off, she really knows how to laugh and have fun! I’ll miss her on the difficult days and I’ll miss her on the really joyful ones, too.”

JUDIE GILLESPIE AT-A-GLANCE: Years at DSHA: 19 Classes taught: • Freshman Wellness • New Testament • Church History • Catholic Social Teaching • Vocations & Spirituality • Introduction to Philosophy Co-curriculars moderated: • Entrepreneurship co-curricular • Including and Respecting the Identity of Students (IRIS) group What she will miss most about DSHA, besides her students: “The daily care my colleagues offered me, in form of a smile, brief conversation in the halls, or a joke. Every single day for 19 years I’ve been cared for.”

Favorite quote: “We are living in a world that is absolutely transparent, and God is shining through it all the time.”

—Thomas Merton Family: Husband, Rory; 4 sons; 4 grandchildren Education: • BA in Philosophy, Minor in Journalism, Marquette University • MA in Religious Studies, Cardinal Stritch University

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A CHAMPION FOR STUDENTS & DISCOVERY Retiring Science Faculty Cathy Loehr has both a love for science and for allowing her students to fall in love with the subject. She is enthusiastic about showing her students how they can use science to improve the lives of others—and have fun doing so. Loehr has found a way to laugh her way through teaching at DSHA and remains passionate about the mission to form girls in faith, heart, and intellect.

Retiring Science Faculty Cathy Loehr was inspired by her own female high school science teachers and emulated their contagious, enthusiastic attitude in the classroom.

“I try to remember that excitement of discovery and try not to lose that even though I’ve been teaching the same subject for a lot of years,” she said. “I still try to put myself in the shoes of the student and facilitate that discovery where they see the connections on their own. I try to be excited as I was the first time learning it.”

In fact, Loehr is still fascinated by science, no matter how many times she’s taught AP Chemistry. “The more I learn about the way the natural world works, the way the physical world works, and the way the human body works, the more in awe I am about the systems that rely on one another, and it just convinces me more in my belief in God,” she said.

Her faith, and the way in which she has grown in her faith while being at DSHA, has pushed her to balance the academics she has to teach with the Salvatorian mission of the school.

“I can easily get caught up in the importance of my content area and become hyper-focused on that,” Loehr said. “There’s always this constant reminder of ‘what is the mission?’ There is a wider lens through which we look through everything, and that is humbling. There’s more to it all.”

The “more” she references above is the well-being of her students. She can see the power of an all-girls education, especially as women are underrepresented in many science fields.

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“Knowing that your voice is valued here, and your perspective is valued as a young woman, that makes a difference,” she said. “Here girls also learn how to support other women.

When you get out into college and the professional world, that is so crucial. They learn how to be champions for one another.”

And Loehr is a perfect example of a champion for her students. She notes that relating to other people on a personal level is just part of who she is as a person.

“I can identify with students, especially as a girl studying science and having those high expectations thrust upon me,” she said. “It was a long time ago that I was in high school and college, but I have not forgotten what it was like to be a student, and the stress and uncertainty you can feel,” she said.

And that connection with her students allows them to place their trust in her.

“Teaching requires a level of trust,” Loehr said. “Students have to trust, because I’m going to be pushing them, pushing them outside of their comfort zone and they have to be able to trust that I have their best interest at heart always.”

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Mrs. Loehr made learning enjoyable and extremely memorable. There are concepts that I distinctly remember learning in AP Chemistry that aided me in my college-level courses and even when taking the MCAT. Mrs. Loehr was also supportive of my research endeavors at the Medical College of Wisconsin, acting as a great resource. My work ethic and drive to succeed were instrumental to my success in college and in the future, and these skills were developed at DSHA and greatly encouraged by Mrs. Loehr.”

—Morgan Martin, DSHA ’19, attending Boston University School of Medicine fall of 2022 Mrs. Loehr is someone who puts her students' needs above her own and gives them her full support. Mrs. Loehr would always encourage her students to go above and beyond their abilities because she believed in them. Mrs. Loehr made AP Chemistry memorable this year because she was always full of excitement and displayed a passion for chemistry.

CATHY LOEHR AT-A-GLANCE:

—Yaleksa Sosa-Azcarraga, DSHA ’23

Years at DSHA: 16

Mrs. Loehr created such a wonderful learning environment, not just because she was an amazing and patient teacher, but because of her sense of humor and genuine love for her students. AP Chemistry is a hard course, but it was my absolute favorite in high school. I remember feeling empowered throughout the year. Mrs. Loehr set me up for success in my college chemistry and science classes, although I really missed her in the classroom. I recognized it was her enthusiasm and energy that made learning extremely fun, and it seemed so effortless and natural for her. She is a perfect example of someone who regularly uses her God-given strengths and talents for others, and she continues to inspire me to do the same.”

Classes taught: • AP Chemistry • Honors Chemistry • Conceptual Physics • Chemistry • Biology

—Grace Callan, DSHA ’16, a third-year medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin Mrs. Loehr was very influential in my decision to go into chemical engineering. By sharing her love of chemistry, she helped me realize my own aptitude and love of the subject. I would like to thank Mrs. Loehr for being one of the most understanding and inspiring teachers I’ve ever had.

I truly owe so much of my success to her.”

—Deirdre Lagore, DSHA ’18, graduated from Notre Dame University with a major in chemical engineering this spring After (Former Science Faculty) Sue Reidy passed away, Cathy graciously took over as department chair, and she really brought the department together during that time. She’s always buying lunch, or flowers, or breakfast for someone who’s down; she’s the most considerate co-worker I’ve ever worked with. She brings the fun and energy in the department with our dance parties. I will miss our daily talks and her perky personality. She’s my person.”

Co-curriculars moderated and field trips taken: • She’s the First co-curricular • The former Science Club • Trips with the Independent Science Research Program (ISRP) What she will miss most about DSHA, besides her students: “My colleagues: who are passionate, caring, funny, dedicated, hardworking, and faith-filled people.”

Family: Husband; 2 sons Education: • BS in Secondary Education and Chemistry, Minor in Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison • MA in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, Cardinal Stritch University

—Science Faculty Stacey Strandberg

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DONOR PROFILE | AUCTION RECAP

Makin g Da s h e r D r e am s

Come True

The DSHA community broke out their neon and attended the most gnarly, bodacious, and totally tubular party of the year—the DSHA Forever Plaid Auction—80s edition! After both a silent and live auction, DSHA stopped the auction to raise money for scholarships. This year’s stop-the-auction video focused on scholarship recipients who are a part of the Marian Scholars Program: Marian Scholar Lili Gomez, DSHA ’25, and Marian Scholar peer mentors Sophia Rifelj-Hammernik, DSHA ’22, and Maura Walsh, DSHA ’22. Scholarships at DSHA benefit all girls, allowing for an outstanding, all-girls Catholic education with the strongest student body possible. This includes a financial and mission-based commitment to a diverse group of young women with different gifts, perspectives, and life experiences. DSHA is grateful to those who came to celebrate and support the DSHA mission. As Hall and Oates said in 1981, you make (Dashers’) dreams come true!

Pictured from left to right: Marian Scholar Peer Mentor Maura Walsh, DSHA ’22; Marian Scholar Lili Gomez, DSHA ’25; and Sophia Rifelj-Hammernik, DSHA ’22, at the DSHA auction. Scan the QR code to learn more about these young women, their scholarship story, and the impact that the DSHA Marian Scholars Program has had on their education.

THE NIGHT BY THE NUMBERS: • Attendees | 285 • Student volunteers | 96 • Parent volunteers | 50 • Items/packages for bid | 107 • Stop-the-Auction scholarship donors | 108 • Stop-the-Auction dollars raised | $216,544.70 • Voice auction total | $77,500

T H A N K YO U T O O U R 2 0 2 2 AUCTION CHAIRS! Auction student volunteers react to learning the room donated over $200,000 in support of student scholarships. Pictured from left to right: Macy Clanton, DSHA ’25; Dani Reimer, DSHA ’25; Maria Witt, DSHA ’25; Breanna Henry, DSHA ’25; Grace Walton, DSHA ’25; and Lauren Marx, DSHA ’25.

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Sponsorship Co-Chairs Mark and Mary Ruge Environment Co-Chairs Christine Finerty and Margaret Powell

AN INCREDIBLE GIFT | SUPPORTING A STRONGER SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY Four past parent couples surprised the DSHA community with a $200,000 gift this spring. This generous donation—given by Chris, DSHA ’76, and John McDermott, Craigh and Diane Cepukenas, Mary Jo and Don Layden, and an anonymous donor—was announced at the auction at the end of the night. DSHA is incredibly grateful for this gift and the commitment to the school that it represents.

Hear from DSHA Board Member Mary Jo Layden about the meaning of the gift: Q: Why do you believe in DSHA as a school?

A: I believe in DSHA because it takes the education of young women very seriously. It educates young women wholistically, considering each aspect of their development—physical, spiritual, and intellectual—and does so using the best practices for educating young women.

DSHA parents enjoyed a trip back in time in full 1980s garb. Pictured above are Tim and Noel Marsho, and below are Joel and Megan Smukowski.

Q: What is it about DSHA’s Salvatorian education and DSHA’s Catholic identity that moves you to support the DSHA mission?

A: In our world today, having people grounded in Catholic Social Teaching where we have the common good at heart is important.

There is nothing more important for our students to learn today than to show the goodness and kindness of Jesus to the world. The more people that are truly thinking about others, the more the world is in a better place.

Q: Why do you continue to support DSHA as a past parent?

A: DSHA gave our daughter the tools she needed to be successful in all aspects of her life. I believe our community would be stronger if more young women were able to experience a DSHA education.

We support the school as a way to not only support individual young women, but also our community.

Q: Why did you choose to make a significant contribution to DSHA? A: We wanted a loud and clear statement that we believe in DSHA. We hope that this will serve as a catalyst for others who believe in a DSHA education, that it will challenge them to be generous.

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O n F r i d a y, M a y 2 7, t h e D S H A C l a s s o f 2 0 2 2 w a s h o n o r e d f o r the culmination of their high school careers at the Miller High L i f e T h e a t r e i n t h e p r e s e n c e o f f a m i l y, f r i e n d s , a n d t h e D S H A faculty and staff. The night before, graduates celebrated with a Baccalaureate Mass and an awards presentation.

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Ava Jenkins DSHA Class of 2022 Spirit of the Class Commencement Speaker “High school often feels like a place to build strong walls around yourself because, as an institution, it is built for us to leave and move on to the next chapter, often far from everyone we know. But institutions, especially one as special as DSHA, are also created for us to work together to tackle the problems the world throws at us in a safe, supportive environment. Being together is immensely powerful. Working together is incredibly powerful. Learning together is a gift that this group will never have again with each other.”

Grace Organ DSHA Class of 2022 Valedictorian Commencement Address

Good evening, DSHA. I’m honored to speak to you today, and I first need to extend my gratitude to the many people who have brought the class of 2022 to this moment. Thank you, friends and family, particularly our parents, for everything you’ve done to support us. I would also like to thank DSHA, our excellent teachers, staff, the Sisters of the Divine Savior, and everyone who contributed to our education. Not one of us could have gotten here alone, and our successes are largely due to your generosity, patience, and support.

Class of 2022, we have been so lucky to call DSHA home. Academically, DSHA has offered us scores of stimulating courses. Far from hampering our scholastic fun, daunting material bonded us to our classmates and taught us more than just information. In addition to knowledge of The Great Gatsby or of Fahrenheit 451, we will take with us critical thinking and the ability to articulate our beliefs beyond English class. We may not retain every theorem of chemistry or calculus, but, more importantly, we will keep the perseverance and work ethic we developed in those disciplines. The hardest challenges yielded the greatest growth, both within and outside of the classroom. Goliath athletic challenges and ambitious theatrical pursuits necessitated teamwork and trust in our peers. As we worked to stretch our abilities, we gained confidence and practice in using our gifts. Service,

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from PB&J ministry to Vocare, taught us to use those gifts to help our community, and we will take the compassion we developed with us in our next steps. Along with these lessons, our personal memories of DSHA will stick almost as stubbornly as Dash-a-Thon glitter. What other school would blast music to greet freshmen on orientation day or serve a pancake breakfast before finals? What other school’s teachers would perform in Airband or display a dress made of demerits? We will miss morning prayer, Movie Day, talking at Dasher Time, and so many other simple joys.

The one thing we can’t take with us to our next step is the people we’ve met here.

During the past four years, we have grown together, weaving our friendships into our sense of self. Through monumental state victories, simply saying “hey” in the hallways, singing We Are One Body together, and so many other experiences, we have built meaningful connections that will endure for years to come. At this moment, it seems almost unfathomable that our futures will lead us along ever-diverging paths.

In fact, it may be many years until the class of 2022 once again assembles in one room. But that doesn’t have to be a bad thing. We're certainly scattering around the country next year—to college, to military training, to jobs— to futures which I know will be bright. It sounds fanciful and trite, but I cannot wait to watch you lead; I see future professors, doctors, lawyers, researchers, captains, and nurses before me. I see athletes, artists, and musicians whom DSHA has inspired and prepared for their next steps. I see future mothers, friends, leaders, people who follow the Gospel call to serve their community. I have faith in the tremendous support our families and teachers have extended to better our futures, and I have faith in your ability to use those gifts well. Dashers, in an age often filled with hatred, it’s wonderful to think of your excellence, kindness, and connection not just permeating, but flooding the world. What a gift that, no matter where we go, we will still retain this common home, this institution that helped to form us into the people we are today.

Many of our friendships will endure seamlessly from this stage of life to the next, but for

others, at least temporarily, distance may have other plans. When you meet someone for the first time—as many of us did on August 19, 2018—you don't have expectations, and so it's simple, if not easy, to make a friend. When you drift apart from someone and then find each other again, things are more complicated.

Now, you have expectations of how you will be perceived or of the awkwardness that might ensue. You might believe that—had you really been friends—you wouldn't have allowed time or distance to separate you.

Despite the temptation to discount our connections, let’s be old friends: those you may not see for a year or a decade, but when you do see again, feel as close to you as though only a day has passed, those for whom the bonds of friendship outweigh the miles or the years.

If in twenty years, let’s say, you see me outside the DSHA Robert and Marie Hansen Family Fine Arts Theatre buying my tickets to see a production of Pandemic: The Musical, say hello. I will want to see you, to talk to you, to hear about your life. I challenge each of us to approach one another almost as if it’s the first time. I will expect you to remember neither my birthday nor my job—nor my bland speech at graduation, for that matter—and I look forward to reconnecting.

Whether we live out our vocations in realms constantly overlapping or rarely intersecting, I wish the very best for you all. May your triumphs be many and your troubles be opportunities to learn. May your friends feel like family and your family be your best friends. May your orchid days be frequent and your skirt be just the right length. There's something wonderful in knowing that, out there, there are people who want the best for you, even if you never cross paths, people who, at the sound of your name, would remark, "Oh, I remember her from high school!

I hope she's doing well.”

Dear Dashers, I hope we keep in touch, or meet in a few years, or reunite here in twenty.

But know that, wherever we land, I'll be cheering you on.

Thank you.

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Grace Organ | DSHA Class of 2022 Valedictorian | University of Notre Dame, Business Lizzie Dondlinger | DSHA Class of 2022 Salutatorian | Bucknell University, Music Education and Cell Biology/Biochemistry Ava Jenkins | DSHA Spirit of the Class* | Yale University, Political Science and History Lizzie Zeidler | Dasher Leadership Award | University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, Math and Data Science Sarah Winkler | Mardi Gladson Award* | Marquette University, Biomedical Sciences *Peer-determined award.

SPONSORED BY THE SISTERS OF T H E D I V I N E S AV I O R This award affirms graduating seniors who have consistently shared their time and talent with others in a compassionate and caring manner during their four years at DSHA, completing a significant number of service hours through their junior year, and documented ongoing service to vulnerable persons first semester of their senior year.

Grace Dunn | University of Wisconsin—Madison, Global Health and Spanish Carolina Ewig | United States Navy Erin Fricker | Marquette University, Theatre Arts and Journalism Rachel Gauthier | Marquette University, Nursing Ava Jenkins | Yale University, Political Science and History Sarah Kanter | University of Michigan, Statistics Scanlon Mellowes | Boston College, Economics and Finance

Carys Abbott | Indiana University, College of Arts & Sciences

Julia Miller | University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, Communications

Katie Berthold | Marquette University, Environmental Science

Grace Organ | University of Notre Dame, Business

Natalie Boettcher | Marquette University, Nursing

Sofia Rifelj-Hammernik | Loyola University Chicago, Exercise Science

Catherine Bohn | University of Massachusetts— Amherst, Molecular Biology

Fernanda Sandoval | Saint Louis University, Nursing

Ella Bressanelli | Saint Louis University, Nursing

Isabella Schweitzer | Texas A&M University, Mechanical Engineering

Ximena Cavazos | Boston University, Political Science

Sofia Spano | Northeastern University, Public Health

Olivia Connell | University of Wisconsin—Lacrosse, Physical Therapy Xitllali De La Torre Sanchez | University of Wisconsin—Madison, Biology Lizzie Dondlinger | Bucknell University, Music Education and Cell Biology/Biochemistry

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Lauren Tallmadge | University of South Carolina, Neuroscience Kayla Vanderhoef | University of Wisconsin— Lacrosse, Biomedical Science Maura Walsh | University of Minnesota—Twin Cities Sarah Winkler | Marquette University, Biomedical Sciences

These awards are nominated and given by DSHA faculty and staff to outstanding seniors in each discipline.

E N G L I S H D E PA R T M E N T Madeline Setliff | Outstanding Senior | University of Wisconsin—Madison Ximena Cavazos | Salvatorian Book Award | Boston University, Political Science

F I N E A R T S D E PA R T M E N T Penelope Godfrey | PFAA Fine Arts Woman of the Year | Savannah College of Art & Design, Illustration Lucy Brunner | Outstanding Senior Visual Artist | Maryland Institute College of Art Erin Fricker | Outstanding Senior Vocalist | Marquette University, Theatre Arts and Journalism Camryn Lasota | Outstanding Senior Instrumentalist | University of North Dakota, Medical Laboratory Science Elayna Pasqua | Senior Thespian | Loyola University Chicago, Creative Writing Molly Schmidt | Drama Dedication Award | Western Michigan University, Arts Administration and Theatre Management Rachel Visser | Theatrical Leadership Award | DePaul University, Acting

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Addie Grogan | Outstanding Senior | Saint Louis University, Engineering

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Izzie Nielsen | Creighton University, Computer Science Isabella Schweitzer | Texas A&M University, Mechanical Engineering

S O C I A L S T U D I E S D E PA R T M E N T Wrenly Porter | Outstanding Senior | Loyola University Chicago, Pre-Veterinarian

WO R L D L A N G U AG E S D E PA R T M E N T Phoebe Hayes | Outstanding Senior French V | University of Wisconsin—Madison, Biology and French Camryn Lasota | Outstanding Senior French V | University of North Dakota, Medical Laboratory Science Scout Correa | Outstanding Senior French IV | University of North Carolina Rachel Visser | Outstanding Senior French IV | DePaul University, Acting

Lizzie Dondlinger | Outstanding Senior | Bucknell University, Music Education and Cell Biology/Biochemistry Matina Naum | Outstanding Senior | George Washington University, Cell and Molecular Biology

Scout Correa | University of North Carolina

Madeline Setliff | Outstanding Senior Spanish V | University of Wisconsin—Madison

Lizzie Dondlinger | Bucknell University, Music Education and Cell Biology/Biochemistry

Grace Organ | Outstanding Senior Spanish IV | University of Notre Dame, Business

Carolina Ewig | United States Navy Daisy Fregoso Gonzalez | University of Wisconsin— Madison, Mechanical Engineering Phoebe Hayes | University of Wisconsin—Madison, Biology and French Zoe Jeziorski | San Diego State University Alex Moews | University of Wisconsin—Madison, Biology Jillian Morrisey | University of Wisconsin—Madison, Biology/Pre-Med Izzie Nielsen | Creighton University, Computer Science

D A S H E R AT H L E T I C S Caitlyn O’Brien | Sportswoman of the Year | Ava Maria University, Elementary Education Rachel Gauthier | Coaches’ Award | Marquette University, Nursing Addie Grogan | WIAA Scholar Athlete | Saint Louis University, Engineering

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This annual scholarship program recognizes the academic achievements of high school seniors based on the PSAT performance. Of the 22,000 high schools who enter the competition, less than one percent of seniors receive recognition as a finalist.

This scholarship recognizes students who have overcome significant obstacles while putting forth extraordinary effort in student leadership, citizenship, school and community involvement, and academic achievement.

Lizzie Zeidler | University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, Math and Data Science

Shaterra Richerson | Fisk University, Computer Science and Psychology

This full tuition scholarship is awarded to caddies with recipients chosen from a nation-wide pool of applicants.

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Penelope Godfrey | Savannah College of Art & Design, Illustration This scholarship is awarded to a high school senior who is heavily involved in the arts, and who is pursuing a future of continuing education in the arts.

Ximena Cavazos | Boston University, Political Science This full-tuition scholarship connects academically outstanding students from diverse backgrounds with opportunities at top colleges, including the QuestBridge path to college beginning junior year with the college admissions process and alumni support opportunities upon graduation.

The college admission process involves a plan for the future, a range of options, and a good dose of uncertainty. It can be exciting, daunting, and empowering. Our College Counseling Office at DSHA works to assist students in identifying their strengths, aspirations, priorities, and goals through a process that involves self-reflection, critical thinking, and realism.

This enables us to support students in charting a course to find their best possible post-secondary fit(s).

Eight Dashers will be attending the following schools with scholarships to continue competing in their respective sport.

Sarah Bradford | University of Virgina | Rowing Danielle Hart | Marquette University, Psychology and International Affairs This full-tuition scholarship recognizes academically promising students from Milwaukee-area high schools.

The scholarship is awarded to only five MU students in each incoming freshman class.

Ahnna Faust | Providence College, Biology | Soccer Camryn Lasota | University of North Dakota, Medical Laboratory Science | Softball Sofia Miranda | University of St. Thomas, Digital Media Arts | Soccer Kate Nonn | Illinois State University, Dietetics | Soccer Katherine Kleczka | University of Illinois—Chicago | Diving Caitlyn O’Brien | Ava Maria University, Elementary Education | Track & Field Kara Schmit | Berry College, Biology | Volleyball

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Medalists 2022

The DSHA Medalist tradition dates back to 1921 when the first daughter of an alumna enrolled at Holy Angels Academy. Medalist graduates are members of a family that has had multiple generations of women graduate from Holy Angels Academy, Divine Savior High School, and/or Divine Savior Holy Angels High School.

C O M M E M O R AT I O N O F G E N E R AT I O N S Medalist Luncheon | Each fall, medalist families are invited to a special event where this DSHA family tradition is honored. At the luncheon, each student medalist receives a necklace and commemorative charms to celebrate the generations of DS, HA, and/or DSHA graduates in her family as follows: Fa ll of Fresh men Year Each medalist receives a necklace chain and a DSHA seal charm.

Fa ll of Soph o more, Ju n ior, an d S e n i o r Ye a r s Each medalist receives one charm, starting with the charm that depicts the school of her closest relative: either DS, HA, or DSHA. Once all schools are represented, medalists receive a cross or a penguin charm as a filler.

Baccalaureate Mass and Graduation | Graduating medalists are honored during Baccalaureate Mass as each medalist and her alumna mother, grandmother(s), and/or great-grandmother(s) are called to the front where the graduate will receive her final commemorative medal — one side depicts the DSHA seal while the other side lists the school and graduation years of herself, along with her alumna mother, grandmother(s), and/or great-grandmother(s). Each graduating medalist receives a rose charm for her necklace. Additionally, each alumna of HA receives a lavender rose with a yellow ribbon; each alumna of DS receives a red rose with a white ribbon; and each alumna of DSHA receives a yellow rose with a red ribbon.

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Carys Abbott Grandmother: Joanne Thon Abbott, DS ’67

Anna Andres Mother: Katharine Stanislawski Andres, DSHA ’87 Grandmother: Brenda Bittner Stanislawski, HA ’58 Great-Grandmother: Dolores Boland Treck†, HA ’28

Megan Brienza Mother: Kristin Monday Brienza, DSHA ’88 Grandmother: Mary Schedler Monday†, HA, ’60 Great-Grandmother: Winifred Reisweber Schedler†, HA ’32

Maggie Caraher Mother: Gretchen Creten Caraher, DSHA ’93

Olivia Connell Grandmother: Mary Pat Wilson Connell†, HA ’44

Katherine Delcore Grandmother: Mary Ellen Driscoll Delcore†, HA ’66

Elizabeth Dondlinger Mother: Mary Swiderski Dondlinger, DSHA ’85

Shaeley Garczynski Mother: Megan O’Brien Garczynski, DSHA ’94 Grandmother: Sandra Posnanski O’Brien, DS ’67

Adela Grogan Mother: Anne Rice Grogan, DSHA ’88

Molly Guenther Mother: Maureen Mathews Guenther, DSHA ’92 Grandmother: Mary Ann Seelman Mathews†, HA ’60

Mia Hartounian Mother: Marianne Szymanski, DSHA ’85 Grandmother: Marianne Proite Szymanski†, HA ’58

Zoe Jeziorski Feldmann DS H AGrandmother: WORD M AGLois AZIN E 48 Cramton-Margwarth†, HA ’49

Katelyn Kohloff Mother: Carrie Murphy Kohloff, DSHA ’89

Theresa Kouvoukliotis Mother: Jennifer Horning Kouvoukliotis, DSHA ’91 Grandmother: Kathleen Murphy Horning†, HA ’52

Abigail Laughlin Grandmother: Mary Ann Hanley Laughlin†, HA ’51

Anna Nelson Grandmother: Mary Zurn Brunner, DS ’65

Grace Organ Mother: Mary Schmidt Organ, DSHA ’85 Grandmother: Mary Stadler Schmidt, DS ’55 Great-Grandmother: Edna Drewes Stadler†, HA ’25

Elizabeth Otten Mother: Janet Andrea Otten, DSHA ’85

Abigail Schwarz Great-Grandmother: Mary Mack Fischer†, HA ’35

Isabella Schweitzer Mother: Alexandra Carney Schweitzer, DSHA ’89

Lia Simon Grandmother: Diane Hauser Washbush†, DS ’59

Elizabeth Zeidler Great-Grandmother: Elizabeth Bittner Fetzer†, HA ’33

KiKi Zincke Mother: Margaret Foy Zincke, DSHA ’89 Grandmother: Brigid Duffy Foy†, HA ’63 Great-Grandmother: Rosemary Schwinn Foy, HA ’41

Maggie Zale Grandmother: Zale, 2022 49 SElaine P RINGUllrich S E MESTER HA ’54

Scanlon Mellowes Grandmother: Kathleen Donahue Jennings, HA ’57 Great-Grandmother: Margaret Murphy Donahue†, HA ’25

Kenadee Miller Mother: Tammy Miller, DSHA ’93

Grace Packee Grandmother: Patricia Traxel Packee, DS ’61

Madelyn Rieck Mother: Laurel Cervenansky Rieck, DSHA ’89

Molly Schmidt Grandmother: Margaret Murtha Schmidt†, HA ’55 Great-Grandmother: Gertrude Millman Murtha†, HA ’17

Lauren Tallmadge Mother: Kim Krolikowski Tallmadge, DSHA ’86 Great-Grandmother: Marion Behling Tallmadge†, HA ’21

Grace Terrien Mother: Katie Hilger Terrien, DSHA ’93 Grandmother: Joan McLaughlin Terrien, HA ’58

Sarah Winkler Mother: Therese Pickart, DSHA ’85 Grandmother: Mary Woelfel Pickart, HA ’50

HISTORY LESSON

Michalene McQuide Mother: Joanna Barczak McQuide, DSHA ’93

Holy Angels Academy opened on September 15, 1892 serving boys and girls grades 1-10.

Operated by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVMs), HA became an all-girls school within its first year, and by 1922 focused on high school grades 9-12.

In 1926 the Sisters of the Divine Savior opened Divine Savior High School.

All students were “preps”—young women preparing to become Salvatorian sisters. Lay students began attending in 1948.

DSHA opened its doors to students of both HA and DS in the fall of 1970.

Combining the former rivals helped preserve a strong Catholic, college-prep high school option for girls in Milwaukee, after about 60% of Catholic all-girls high schools closed during the era. Today, DSHA proudly calls graduates of all three high schools alumnae.

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a sophomore at the University of Notre Dame, Nicolette Bardele, DSHA ’12, entered an area prison. Surrounding her were somewhat familiar faces from school, while other faces were unfamiliar, at least at first. She sat down for her first day of the course Rethinking Crime & Justice: Explorations from the Inside Out. As the term inside out suggests, undergraduates from the University of Notre Dame attended this class at the prison alongside incarcerated people. Enrolled in a college-level class, both the incarcerated and the Notre Dame students shared the experience, with the same books, course work, projects, and small groups.

“It resonated with me, being able to talk to people with first-hand experience of the criminal justice system and being able to see the conditions myself of what a prison looked like,” Bardele said. “It just really piqued my interest.”

Her interest kept growing from there, and soon she was involved in a summer internship and further research related to criminal justice. Today, as a PhD candidate in sociology at Harvard University, Bardele is conducting research and writing her dissertation about inequality

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in the criminal justice system, specifically about how probation and parole operate differently across urban and rural counties in the Midwest.

Planting The Seed While Bardele cites the “prison class” at Notre Dame as foundational to her interest in criminal justice, her passion for social issues started as a young child and expanded as she entered DSHA. She cites several aspects of her DSHA experience as impactful, ultimately leading her to her current area of study.

The foundation of her curiosity was laid during the second half of her DSHA career, during which she took Behavioral Science taught by Social Studies Faculty Chris Weiss, DS ’70. The course covered social sciences like psychology and sociology.

“That’s where I learned what sociology was,” Bardele said. “I knew that I was interested in social issues, but that is where I learned that there was an academic discipline for this that covered those things.”

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My time in high school was formative in pushing me to ask those bigger questions, think more carefully about the world and society I saw through some of my experiences, and want to pursue those academic questions that are still policy relevant or social justice oriented.

to probe the underlying causes of issues of social justice and peace, to explore how the principles of Catholic Social Teaching address these issues, and how to apply these principles to their future endeavors.

Life And Dignity Of The Human Person Bardele’s interest and background in Catholic Social Teaching allows her to be intentional and direct in making connections between her research and the themes of Catholic Social Teaching. Catholic Social Teaching involves a set of guiding principles of how to navigate and respond to societal issues. According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Social Teaching includes seven themes: life and dignity of the human person; call to family, community, and participation; rights and responsibilities; option for the poor and vulnerable; the dignity of work and the rights of workers; solidarity; and care for God’s creation.

Bardele views the themes of life and dignity of the human person and solidarity as most relevant to her work.

Pictured is Nicolette Bardele, DSHA ’12 (right), with a friend at Harvard commencement.

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About alumna Nicolette Bardele’s visit to DSHA: “Nicolette had an extremely positive impact on me when she came to speak to our class. It was inspiring. She’s so passionate about her career and the life that she lives and the research she does. I learned a lot about the prison system and the struggles inmates go through.

She opened our eyes to a more realistic point of view. Her work with parole and probation officers is well needed. Overall, I found a new way to look at prison systems and the treatment of inmates.”

— Ariah Ortiz, DSHA ’22 “Nicolette gave seniors the opportunity to hear from someone like themselves—a former DSHA student from the Milwaukee community who feels called to help the disenfranchised. She gave them a perspective on some of the life stories of those she has spent time with—those who may be economically disadvantaged or have experienced family dysfunction, for example. These circumstances don’t excuse criminal behavior, but help explain it.”

— Theology Faculty Judie Gillespie “DSHA students are engaged in learning about and working to address various social issues already, and that definitely showed in my visit. They had great questions about my experience, current legislation, what they’ve seen in Milwaukee, and more.”

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people to ensure their human dignity is upheld in the criminal justice system, where people may have been convicted of something, or have faced challenging circumstances in the past,” Bardele said.

of students. I aim to shed light on these issues for other people who might be called to work in other ways or just in their own lives care about these issues and contribute.”

Bardele argues further that those who interact with and are subject to the criminal justice system have richness and wisdom from which society could learn. “The people with whom I’ve spoken have incredible talents and wisdom to contribute to society.”

Bardele hopes to become a professor of sociology and emulate her teachers at DSHA. They were role models of “intelligent and knowledgeable but also compassionate and thoughtful educators,” she said. They were “engaged in these issues and wanted to bring them up in the classroom.”

Standing In Solidarity Conducting this type of research is how Bardele practices being in solidarity with those affected by the criminal justice system, but she understands that the Catholic Social Teaching theme looks different for everyone.

“Not everyone has to pursue research. Some people might be called to work in an organization or get involved with activism,” she said. “One of the many ways I stand in solidarity with people within the criminal justice system is through my work as a researcher and hopefully as a future professor, advisor, and instructor 53

Nicolette Bardele, DSHA ’12, spoke to Theology Faculty Judie Gillespie and Theology Faculty Lisa Metz’s Catholic Social Teaching classes about her research on April 13.

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“My time in high school was formative in pushing me to ask those bigger questions, think more carefully about the world and society I saw through some of my experiences, and want to pursue those academic questions that are still policy relevant or social justice oriented,” she said.

Service As A Way Of Life A Campus Ministry officer her senior year and a member of the Rosary club that put her in touch with the Sisters of the Divine Savior, Bardele is quick to point out the Sisters’ commitment to justice and solidarity

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My academic work is not explicitly Catholic or theological, but it speaks to all the Catholic Social Teaching principles, and it is how I am living out my faith in a diverse world and in a secular society. I am taking what I believe to be true, and what I think is important for me to do, and engaging with the world. with the poor, and how that guides DSHA’s emphasis on direct community service.

“Those service experiences were important in bringing social issues into focus as a matter of faith, and also instilling in me that service and advocacy could just be part of my day-to-day life and a key part of how I think about things, how I move through the world, and how I want to spend my time,” she said.

For Bardele, her work and her Catholic faith relate directly to one another, and she encounters her faith in her work daily. While her research focuses on a topic that can be dim, she is firm in her stance that as a Catholic, she must exist within the modern world.

“My academic work is not explicitly Catholic or theological, but it speaks to all the Catholic Social Teaching principles, and it is how I am living out my faith in a diverse world and in a secular society,” she said. “I am taking what I believe to be true, and what I think is important for me to do, and engaging with the world.”

Placing emphasis on the importance of the Catholic Social Teaching themes, Bardele believes they do and should underlie everything Catholics do, whether it’s researching the criminal justice system or doing what one can to help those in need.

“You can’t separate my belief system and my Catholic faith from dealing with this or other issues,” she said.

“These fundamental principles apply to all these concerns that we see in society. The whole idea of Catholic Social Teaching is to try to develop a better society for everyone. It’s essential to bring that lens to these issues and not exclude faith or these core tenets of Catholicism from important discussions.”

in 2016, Bardele earned her master’s degree in sociology in 2019 at Harvard and hopes to finish her dissertation within the next two years. She will continue conducting research, performing statistical work with administrative data and interviewing probation and parole officers in the Midwest. In future research projects, she plans to interview people on probation and parole as well as incarcerated people about their own experiences.

THE SEVEN THEMES OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING 1 . Life and dignity of the human person

2 . Call to family, community, and participation

3 . Rights and responsibilities 4 . Option for the poor and vulnerable 5 . The dignity of work and the rights of workers

6 . Solidarity 7 . Care for God’s creation

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ALUMNAE NEWS

1 | Brigid Hughes, DSHA ’18, graduated from Marquette University’s Opus College of Engineering this spring. She was the student speaker at Marquette’s Baccalaureate Mass, reflecting on her four years of college. While at DSHA, Hughes earned the full-ride Burke Scholarship to Marquette based on her commitment to social justice, community service, and a desire to make a difference, along with demonstrated leadership and academic excellence. She will spend next year with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps as a medical liaison at Respite Care of San Antonio, Inc., an emergency shelter for children.

Photo credit: Marquette University Campus Ministry Facebook.

2 | During the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor’s Undergraduate Award Ceremony in May, both Mae HurtadoThiele, DSHA ’20, and Tamia Fowlkes, DSHA ’18, earned prestigious recognition. Hurtado-Thiele, majoring in genetics and genomics, was awarded a Hilldale Undergraduate/ Faculty Research Fellowship, a $3,000 grant for her research in acylcarnitine induced insulin resistance and inflammation in brown fat adipose tissue. Fowlkes was awarded the Theodore Herfurth and Teddy Kulby Award for Comprehensive Undergraduate Excellence. Considered among the oldest and most prestigious undergraduate award at UW-Madison, this distinction honors only two senior students who exemplify superior academic achievement, community service, and leadership in extracurricular activities.

3 | Alum Claire Halloran, DSHA ’16, a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford who is currently working on a PhD focused around transforming the electricity system for a clean energy future, was a guest on the Renewable Energy Update on the 2SER radio station based in Australia in March. With host Dr. Matt Wright, they chatted about renewable energy sources and the impact of these sources on balancing the demand and generation in an electricity grid.

4 | Mariah Scott, DSHA ’11, was featured in the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service in April. She has created a one-woman show in New York entitled "Mariah Scott: The Crown She Wears," which encourages communities to exercise self-love and self-care. She is also the founder of Be Moved, which produces content and events that amplify Black voices and celebrate Black excellence in education and business.

5 | Lissa deGuzman, DSHA ’12, is playing the role of Elphaba in the Broadway tour of WICKED: The Musical in North America.

The tour opened on March 22 in Spokane, WA, and visits Chicago from September 28 – December 4 at the James N. Nederlander Theatre. The show will be performed across cities in the United States until August 2023. Photo credit: Joan Marcus.

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6 | Caroline Draver, DSHA ’18, helped lead the Southeast Missouri State University Women’s Volleyball team to both an Ohio Valley regular season and conference tournament championship in 2021. This spring, she graduated from Missouri State University with a degree in marketing and will pursue a MS in real estate and urban land economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

7 | After opening Draver Dental in Shorewood in 2021, Hannah Draver, DSHA ’12, is now the Milwaukee Admirals team dentist.

She succeeded Marquette University High School alumus Dr. Keith Ziolkowski after his 34-year run with the team.

8 | Norah Jones, DSHA ’94, is one of three co-founders of C3 Legal in Chicago, a law firm that supports non-profit organizations with clear, collaborative counsel. Jones primarily represents public charities and private foundations and advises family offices and founders of new philanthropic vehicles. She is passionate about organizations focused on economic justice and community safety.

9 | Recently, Chuti Tiu, DSHA ’87, guest starred on an episode of Star Trek: Picard, now streaming on Paramount+. She played the role of a Vulcan, the species that welcomed humanity to the cosmos. Tiu also has acting credits in recent episodes of Yellowstone (streaming on Paramount+) and Promised Land (streaming on Hulu) and can be seen next in the Hulu show Blindspotting and in the Amazon series Expats.

1 0 | Elise Ashley, DSHA ’15, gave the commencement address at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School’s commencement this spring. During law school, Ashley served as the co-executive director of the Black Law Student Association, worked at the Evictions Defense Clinic, competed in the New York City Bar Association Moot Court Competition, and participated in the LawMeets Mergers and Acquisitions Bootcamp. In addition, she served as the senior articles editor for the Wisconsin Law Review. This year, she was honored with the Bruce Beilfuss Memorial Award for her service to the law school and the Gwynette E. Smalley Law Review Prize for special contributions to the Wisconsin Law Review.

Katie Haas, DSHA ’18, graduated from Cardinal Stritch University with a Bachelor of Arts in English, earning the highest GPA in her major. She was recognized at the university’s celebration of student leadership and service this spring.

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Lois Esser Bach, HA ’32: February 6, 2022

Loretta Barber Dittmer, HA ’39: March 11, 2022

Georgeanne Van Wie Lockwood, HA ’44: February 14, 2022

Mary Ormsbee Haas, HA ’45: April 3, 2022

Lorayne McKee Gehringer, HA ’47: January 23, 2022

Jeanine Venne Schuetz, HA ’48: April 1, 2022

Maureen Smith O’Hearn, HA ’52: December 31, 2021

Kathleen Hayes Phillips, HA ’53: March 21, 2022

Marilyn Vermeulen Spiegel, HA ’55: March 4, 2022

Antoinette Berra Deplante-Dunn, DS ’56: February 6, 2022

Mary Ann Gillick O’Neil, HA ’56: April 14, 2022

Diane Hauser Washbush, DS ’59: M a r c h 1 7, 2 0 2 2

Corinne Skowron Finn, HA ’60: April 21, 2022

Barbara Sullivan Deam, DS ’64: February 25, 2022

Mary Pat Klein Pfeil, DS ’65: February 4, 2022

Susan Jones Troy, HA ’65: December 10, 2021

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An outdoor gathering with your DSHA sisters—think live music, food trucks, your favorite Oktoberfest beverages, fall vibes, and more!

Open to all alumnae plus guest. Please note, this event is geared toward adult guests.

Classes ending in 2 and 7 will celebrate milestone reunions at this event.

Student-led tours of the DSHA campus will be available.

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Mass | All alumnae are invited to join us for Mass at DSHA — families are welcome!

Jubilee Brunch | Members of the classes of 1972 and earlier are invited to join us for the 38th annual Jubilee Brunch. The class of 1972 will be inducted as Jubilarians.

All alumnae will receive a formal invitation via email.

If you are interested in helping coordinate communications for your class, please contact Alumnae Director Danielle Rabe, DSHA ’08 , at RabeD@dsha.info or 414.616.2808 .

Visit dsha.info/alumnaeweekend2022 or scan the code to register and learn more!

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