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It was a “banner” year for Gilmour sports! As you read in the last issue, the girls soccer team won the program’s first state championship in the fall. The winning ways continued this winter when the girls basketball team earned its first state title and the girls prep hockey team won the Mid American District Tournament championship.

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2017 Commencement On May 28, we bid farewell to the Class of 2017 at they begin the next step of their journey at colleges from Massachusetts to California.

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As we culminate the celebration of the 70 years since Gilmour’s first school year – the 1946-1947 school year – we salute the two Brothers who were tasked with opening a school for boys in Gates Mills, Ohio – Brother Theophane Schmitt and Brother Gonzaga Day. The Holy Cross Brothers’ Provincial-Designee, Brother Ephram O’Dwyer, in October 1945 outlined his views in a letter to Brother Theophane.

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“The school should aim to make boys moral gentlemen. They should not spend their weekends at home running around to night clubs with girls, drinking, having auto accidents. The wild weekend would defeat the purpose of the school. Therefore, it cannot be a local Cleveland school. We should have something special…I need not have written all this, for I think this is the type of school you want, that most of us want, that a certain level of Catholic society wants. May God’s blessing be with you.”

Br. Theophane and Br. Gonzaga were the first in a long line of legendary Gilmour faculty members who made Gilmour “something special” and left their mark on the Academy. Which Gilmour teacher or staff member had the greatest impact on you during your days on campus? Share your story at gilmourvoice@gilmour.org.

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Where is She Now?

Lisa Forino

Lisa Forino retired from teaching after 20 years at Gilmour in 1999. Her full teaching career spanned 36 years. We caught up with Forino, one of Gilmour’s most well-known Spanish and English teachers, to see how she’s spending her retirement and what she thinks of when she looks back on her Gilmour days.

Q: What have you been up to in retirement?

One would think that “retirement” would afford much leisure time…wrong.

I hardly can accomplish all my activities each day. I enjoy playing Mah Jongg, belong to three book clubs, have season tickets to the theater, sit on the board of the membership committee at our country club, volunteer for the Junior League Club of Naples, take Italian classes and do some major gardening when I am back in Chardon.

And of course, we celebrate all the holidays in Naples with our daughters, Laurie and Cheryl, and our grandchildren. I also do lots of lunches and fashion shows with many of my former students’ parents who have become personal friends.

Q: When you look back on your time at Gilmour, what things or people come to mind?

My fondest memories at Gilmour include the lasting friendships made not only with my colleagues, but also with so many of my former students.

Encouraged by Kathy Kenny, I joined Facebook years ago and it has been a joy following the lives of my students. Of course, it has a downside too…knowing that my former students have children graduating college, I feel ancient!

Q: What is your favorite Spanish saying?

“Nunca, nunca, nunca mascaré chicle en la clase de espanol.” I am positive that many of my former students can still recite this even today. Translated:

“I will never, never, never chew gum in Spanish class.” (Actually, if they were caught, they had to write it 100 times – rather amusing thinking about it today.)

Q: What did you strive to impart to your students?

Teachers are in a unique position to have a direct impact on their students – namely, to help them succeed! Besides teaching the fundamentals of the language, my main goal was to impart, through my instruction, lessons that will last a lifetime. Teachers are frequently role models, and as such, I particularly wanted to be someone who motivated, inspired and encouraged them to realize their full potential to be the best that they could be.

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A lot has changed in 70 years at Gilmour. Some things, like Gilmour’s mission and values, have remained steadfast. Gilmour evolved from an all-boys Catholic school founded by the Brothers of Holy Cross in 1946 to a coed institution that today prides itself on diversity and inclusiveness.

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made sense. Glen Oak, a Sacred Heart school, had goals that resembled Gilmour’s.

“The curriculum at both schools looked at faith, pursuing the truth and social action,” former Head of School Brother Robert Lavelle, C.S.C. says. “Building a community was a value, and when we look at the Gilmour family, people share an interest in personal growth and responsibility. Those things were valued at Sacred Heart schools as well, so Gilmour’s and Glen Oak’s principles really complemented one another.”

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activities and its implementation of the Holy Cross charisms. Here’s a look back at Gilmour’s origins, and a glimpse at where it is today – a thriving school uniquely positioned as both an independent and Catholic school for boys and girls 18-months- to 18-years-old.

Gilmour’s Head of School Kathy Kenny says, “When I think of our school’s earliest days and the commitment of the Holy Cross brothers, I feel such pride.

I look back on Gilmour’s first 70 years and know with certainty that the strong foundation we have built will serve our future growth.”

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early days, the classroom experience contrasted sharply with the modern environment today’s students know so well. When Gilmour opened its doors in the fall of 1946, it was an all-boys boarding school for students in eighth and ninth grades.

“Much like today, the size of classes in those early days was very small and allowed for much student-teacher interaction,” explains Brother Robert, who in his 41 years at Gilmour has witnessed the school’s evolution.

“However, the lecture style of teaching was a dominant method.”

For Gilmour’s first students, classes were held primarily in Tudor House and in many of the frame buildings on campus.

In 1948, Gilmour’s first classroom building, designed by one of the Holy Cross Brothers, was constructed on the foundation of the Drury greenhouses.

For years at Gilmour, classes continued to be heavy on lecture. That contrasts sharply with the classroom experience of today. Lessons now are enhanced by technology that allows students to participate in opportunities like distance learning lectures by doctors at The Cleveland Clinic and real-time communication between teachers and students outside of school hours.

Instructors implement teaching methods such as the Socratic Seminar and handson experiential learning projects like the annual eighth grade Boat Float project,

When Gilmour opened in September 1946, only 45 students were enrolled.

They included 31 boarding students from northeast Ohio, Chicago, Detroit and Cincinnati, as well as 14 day students from the East Side suburbs.

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Lower School robotics and coding lessons and the freshman favorite – The Trial of Socrates. Today’s students also participate in science, entrepreneurship and civic engagement internships; the Vector program and electives that cater to their own individual interests.

At the Middle and Upper Schools, the 40-minute periods of the past have been replaced by 90-minute classes that meet five times over a two-week period.

Kenny says that the block schedule “allows students to engage in deeper and more meaningful ways and offers teachers the opportunity to build a relationship with each of their students.”

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today’s Gilmour students excel in a modern learning environment centered on research and technology. The Telepresence Room is a sophisticated assembly of technology that allows Gilmour students and staff to communicate remotely with experts and other students worldwide through video conferencing.

It features sound panels that reduce outside noise, microphones, cameras that automatically adjust to whomever is speaking and two high-definition screens.

“The technology in that room is as sophisticated as you can get for a distance learning space,” says Dan Adiletta, Gilmour’s coordinator of academic technology.

Gilmour also is home to the only molecular genetics research lab in a secondary school in Ohio. Upper School forgiveness.

“The charism of inclusiveness provides a profound example,” Daly says. “Our community, especially our student body, which consists of students from across the globe, is much more diverse racially, socioeconomically and religiously today.

But inclusiveness is not simply about inviting different people to the table.”

“Inclusiveness calls us to give everyone a voice at the table so that we can understand one another’s stories, enter into respectful dialogue and create a more humane and just society as a result,” Daly continues. “This happens as students share their gifts and talents and pray together during Convocation each morning. This happens through meaningful programming such as the Pender Speaker Series, Founder’s Week and retreats…. Inclusiveness, and all the charisms of Holy Cross, are just words

students can take molecular genetics as a one-semester elective. The lab allows students to participate in authentic molecular genetics research projects, says Edward Turk, PhD., who teaches the course.

These are just a couple ways a more modern Gilmour is thriving in 2017.

Gilmour’s most marked technological advancements have been made in classroom tools. Huge gains also have been made in the study of computer science and the speed and stability of the school’s infrastructure, Adiletta says.

He points to the LancerTech program, now with two stunning lab spaces, and to Gilmour’s robotics teams, who this year competed in the FIRST LEGO League (6-8 grade) and the FIRST Robotics Challenge (9-12 grade).

until they are lived out by the people who support the school and walk the halls each day.”

Over the past 70 years, Gilmour has continued to adapt to the times, making itself more contemporary as the years have passed.

Gilmour’s dedication to hospitality goes back to when Glen Oak and Gilmour were separate schools, each with an eye on service. Both were steeped in a devotion to helping others that was part of each school’s mission statement.

Since then, the dedication to service on campus has evolved and grown.

Gilmour’s commitment to service became more formalized in the mid-1980s after Glen Oak and Gilmour merged. Since

acurricular r t x E Ac tiv it then, Gilmour has required service hours from its students.

Today’s students often exceed their required number of hours. In fact, 70 percent of the Class of 2017 completed more than their required 60 hours.

“The list of service opportunities for our students is ever-growing,” Kenny says. “In recent years, our young men and women have immersed themselves within our Cleveland community feeding the hungry and mentoring inner-city youth. They have served on mission trips in New Orleans, Appalachia and Honduras. I am constantly impressed and inspired by the creative ways in which Gilmour students give back to those in need.”

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Gilmour’s progress over the last 70 years is evident in its sports, arts and clubs as well. Looking at the black-and-white photos of yesteryear, one can see how close-knit the campus community was 70 years ago, propelled as it was by small groups of male students with tailored interests. Gilmour’s earliest students played six-man football (1946 to 1950) because there weren’t enough students for an 11-person team.

Forensics (debate) and service clubs were the most popular clubs among students back then, Brother Robert says. As time went on, clubs became more diverse.

Students in the 1950s had a forestry club in which students explored the woods on campus. Gilmour also had Radio Club, where students learned about the technical aspects of radios.

The most notable change in extracurriculars is an increased interest in sports on campus.

Kenny says, “Over the years, Gilmour’s sports program has expanded to 44 Upper School athletic teams and eight Middle School teams in order to meet our student’s growing interest in athletics. As a result, we have seen school engagement and a sense of belonging strengthened.” She continued, “Wearing ‘Gilmour’ emblazoned across their chest is a point of pride for so many of our students. Our ever-growing list of sports teams gives each child an opportunity to become more involved with our community.” The pride has only grown, especially given the state-level success of girls and boys cross country and track, girls volleyball, girls soccer, girls basketball, hockey and other teams. In fact, 83 percent of Gilmour’s Upper School population and 82 percent of the Middle School population participates in at least one sport.

Today’s students also have access to a full broadcast studio with the most advanced video equipment. And they look forward to the future, when the state-of-the-art Performing Arts Center will be a reality.

Seventy-three clubs at the Lower, Middle and Upper Schools offer something for students of all backgrounds. Gilmour’s Mock Trial, Moot Court and Speech and Debate teams routinely thrive at states. There also is American Sign Language, CAUSE service club, SADD, the Lancer Figure Skating Club, the Gilmour Singers, Investment Club and a slew of others.

The 70th anniversary of the school provided Gilmour with an opportunity to remember its roots and look forward to how we can continue to build upon the foundation laid by those who have gone before us, says religion teacher Daly.

On April 22, more than 500 alumni, current parents, past parents, faculty members and friends of Gilmour gathered to celebrate the school’s 70th anniversary at the “Celebrating the Academy” gala, chaired by Lorraine Dodero. The evening was truly impactful for Gilmour. After expenses, the school raised more than $565,000 - $300,000 for student programming and $265,000 for the proposed Lorraine and Bill Dodero Center for Performing Arts.

“The gala was a special celebration of Gilmour’s storied past and its bright future,” says Head of School Kathy Kenny.

“Gilmour’s longevity is a testament to all it’s done right over the years and the wonderful people who made it happen.”

Where will Gilmour go in the next 70 years? Please send us your ideas for what you see for Gilmour in the future. Email us at gilmourmagazine@gilmour.org!

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2017 GILMOUR RETIREES

Big Shoes to Fill Congratulations are in order for five Gilmour faculty and staff members who decided to retired at the end of the school year. Together, Sr. Antoinette Dershaw, S.N.D., Kelly Kearney, Sr. Mary Ann Mehling, I.H.M., Mary Poluse and Theresa Stark have a combined total of 79 years of service. Each certainly made her mark on the school! We miss each of them and all they brought to the school each day, but wish them the best in this well-deserved next chapter.

Sr. Antoinette Dershaw, S.N.D. Sr. Antoinette was hired in 1995 as the CFO. She was in the role for two years before she was reassigned by her order, the Sisters of Notre Dame, to serve as the assistant to the provincial treasurer. She returned to Gilmour in 2000, serving as the controller and head of human resources.

In 2006, she was again reassigned. This time, she was off to Rome to serve as the assistant to the order’s general treasurer.

She returned in 2008 and served as the Business Office associate/staff accountant until her retirement on June 30.

Looking back at her time at Gilmour, she says, “I felt very much at home here.

I felt the commitment to education and it aligned with all my personal beliefs and goals.”

In her retirement, Sr. Antoinette is volunteering, and studying scripture, theology and other subjects.

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Kelly Kearney Kelly Kearney started at Gilmour in 1995 as the controller and moved to her role as CFO in 1997.

As CFO, Kelly managed the business office and all aspects of Gilmour’s finances. She served as a member of the Finance, Investment, Executive and Building & Grounds committees and oversaw the annual financial audit.

During her tenure, Kelly helped Gilmour transition to using AVI Food Systems for campus food services, helped launch the wellness program for employees, and restructured retirement plans. But, the experience that impacted her most was developing and teaching the Finance, Economics & Ethics course with Board chair Fred Botek ’85. She enjoyed teaching students how to prepare for future financial independence and to be fiscally responsible.

In her retirement. Kelly plans to spend more time with family and friends (including her children Chris ’09 and Bridget ’13), tackle house projects and travel.

Mary Ann Mehling, I.H.M. Sr. Mary Ann Mehling gave 18 years of service to Gilmour. Sister was a vital member of the religion department and

touched the lives of countless students during her 15 years in the classroom.

Sister served as a model of hospitality, offering candy and snacks to students each morning on their way to A Block and the wider Gilmour community whenever possible, chaperoning dances, assisting with retreats, accompanying students on service trips, and so much more.

As coordinator of the service program, Sister arranged student service days, set up the spring service fair, and encouraged students to live the Gilmour mission. Most notably, she spearheaded our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, which, under her leadership, grew to the incredible production that it is today - delivering full Thanksgiving meals to more than 300 families. We all miss Sr. Mary Ann’s hospitality and her passion for helping those less fortunate. We’ll use Sister’s famous line to describe her, “She’s a star!”

Mary Poluse Mary taught math for 44 years. We are blessed that she spent the last nine as a part of Gilmour’s math department and chaired the department since 2011. Mary says that she thinks she became a better teacher in her nine years at Gilmour because of the professional development opportunities and the support of her department members.

As a teacher, she says she most enjoyed watching her students outside of the classroom – whether in drama, athletics or entrepreneurship – and was always amazed at their talents. She also says that she doesn’t think she’ll ever forget the sense of community experienced each morning in Convocation.

Future Lorraine and Bill Dodero Center for Performing Arts Receives $500,000 Challenge

In her retirement, Mary is traveling; taking cooking, art and photography; catching up on personal and professional reading; and working on her house and her yard.

Theresa Stark Theresa Stark taught at the Lower School for 13 years and, in that time, taught first grade humanities, third grade humanities, self-contained (all subjects) third grade, and third and fourth grade math and science.

When asked to pick the student projects that stand out in her memory, Theresa had two favorites. She had her third grade humanities students write letters to The Downtown Alliance regarding their plans to re-configure Public Square. She also had her third graders research a famous Ohioan. Last year, David Pfundstein ’25 wrote to Under Armour and Nike asking the companies to name a shoe after his famous Ohioan, Jesse Owens, and received letters back from both companies!

Theresa is relaxing, reading and traveling in her retirement.

We are excited to announce that an anonymous donor has made a $500,000 challenge to the Lorraine and Bill Dodero Center for Performing Arts!

This means that every dollar of the next $500,000 raised by March 31 will be matched 100%! Currently at 91% of our $11 million goal, when met with $500,000 in new donations, this challenge will complete our fundraising for this important project and allow us to move toward construction.

How will the Center for Performing Arts transform students’ academic experience at Gilmour?

Theater is a critical part of educating both the minds and the hearts of our students.

There are certain life skills that are not easily measured by standardized tests.

Creative thinking, confidence, collaborative problem solving, resilience, public speaking, empathy and leadership are just a few of the many life skills that involvement in theater fosters.

The benefits of theater can start as early as preschool, when young students learn about writing as they experience a story’s beginning, middle and end through a play, and continue all the way through Lower, Middle and Upper School, as students’ opportunities expand and they can delve into acting, theater tech, costume design, lighting, stage management, writing and directing. These are impactful and critically important opportunities for our students.

Help us reach our goal and make this dream a reality. We must meet this challenge by March 31. Your gift, along with the 1:1 match, could be the one that puts us over the top and allows us to raise the curtain for opening night at the brand new Lorraine and Bill Dodero Center for Performing Arts. To make your gift today, please contact Laurie Bilger, J.D., Senior Advancement Officer, at bilgerl@gilmour.org or (440) 473-8056.

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Making Beautiful Music Together GILMOUR COMMITMENT TO BECOME A STEINWAY SELECT K-12 SCHOOL IS FIRST IN MIDWEST On December 6, Gilmour began the process of becoming a Steinway Select K-12 School when it received delivery of three brand new Steinway & Sons grand pianos at the Lower School, a generous gift from Gilmour alumnus Matthew P. Figgie ’84.

The pianos arrived with much fanfare. Lower school students lined the halls holding signs and clapped in the pianos as they arrived off the truck, complete with red bows. A press conference followed, along with performances by Asya Akkus ’21, a Gilmour student who won the prestigious Cincinnati World Piano Competition and the Ohio Music Teachers Association state competition. Chorus members regaled the crowd with a performance of the alma mater.

Br. Dan Kane, C.S.C., the composer of the alma mater, played along on the new Steinway grand piano.

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and transformation of Gilmour Academy as one of the nation’s premier academic, athletic, and now, artistic institutions of higher learning … ultimately changing the overall trajectory of the school,” said Figgie. He continued, “As we celebrate this wonderful partnership of distinction with Steinway & Sons, we not only shine a national and international spotlight on Gilmour Academy and its 70-year legacy of excellence, but also to its steadfast and focused commitment to the fine arts.”

The next two pianos arrived in late spring - a Steinway Spirio for Tudor House and a Steinway grand for the Chapel. An additional five Steinway

The Steinway Select K-12 designation is bestowed on qualifying institutions that consist of kindergarten through 12th grade and is an extension of the All Steinway School honors that Steinway & Sons grants to the world’s best colleges, universities, conservatories and schools of music.

This investment in best-in-class equipment was made possible through a scheduled donation from Gilmour alumnus and current parent Matthew P. Figgie ’84, The Figgie Foundation and Figgie Capital.

“I am humbled to be able to give this heartfelt gift of the finest pianos in the world to my cherished alma mater, Gilmour Academy. These Steinway & Sons grand pianos are yet another strategic step in the prodigious elevation

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Head of School Kathy Kenny said of the gift, “My earliest memories of Matthew P. Figgie date back to when he was a standout scholar and athlete at Gilmour.

His leadership and support of Gilmour has grown throughout the decades and he is one of our most loyal and generous

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The Steinway Select K-12 School distinction means that every piano on Gilmour’s campus will soon be replaced with a new Steinway & Sons grand piano. Gilmour is the first private K-12 school in the Midwest to make this level of commitment to the Steinway Select K-12 School program.

Only eight schools in the country have earned the Steinway Select K-12 distinction to date.

grands will be provided (for a total of 10 across campus) - three for the Middle/Upper School, one for the dorm and a Steinway Model D Concert Grand for the future performing arts center.

This incredible gift allows Gilmour to provide all of its students with the very best grand pianos that exist.

benefactors. He is a staunch supporter of Gilmour’s commitment to excellence in all areas – in our classrooms and on the athletic fields. This most recent gift is a testament to Gilmour’s and the Figgie Foundation’s commitment to the arts.

Our students will benefit greatly from Matthew’s dedication and generosity, which will create life-changing experiences for our students. The wider community will also benefit from our expanded programming as a result of this transformative gift.”

In celebration of this tremendous gift and Gilmour’s commitment to the arts, Gilmour launched a summer concert series called “Tuesdays at Tudor,” which brought world-class musicians from ArtsConnect and the Cleveland International Piano Competition to campus for one-hour concerts.

Concerts were held in June, July and August and featured “The Magical Music of the Movies,” “Duos and Trios” and a prize winner of the 2016 Cleveland International Piano Competition. Each evening began at 6 p.m. with wine and light hors d’oeuvres in Tudor House and Tudor Gardens followed by a one-hour performance. The concerts were free and open to the public and were made possible through generous support from Matthew Figgie ’84, Figgie Capital and The Figgie Foundation.

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Accolades Continue for Speech and Debate Team At the Opening Ceremonies, Nupur Goel was recognized as one of the few seniors at the competition to have qualified for the state meet all four years.

The speech and debate team had another successful season. At the state meet in March, the team placed first in the state in cumulative sweeps.

Congrats to the following students for their impressive performances listed below.

Four Upper School students and two Middle School students qualified for nationals. Nupur Goel ’17, Zach Holtz ’18, Sabrina Bauman ’18, Sebastian Williams ’18, Mollie Edmondson ’21 and Asya Akkus ’21 qualified

for nationals, which were held in Birmingham, Ala. in June. Mollie Edmondson and Asya Akkus are

Zach Holtz ’18 – Humorous Interpretation, placed 2nd Nupur Goel ’17 – Original Oratory, placed 2nd Sebastian Williams ’18 – Lincoln Douglas Debate, placed in top 8 Ava Thomas ’18 – Informative Speaking, semifinalist Ben Hilkert ’17 – Congressional Debate, semifinalist Nikhil Nair ’17 – Congressional Debate, semifinalist Allie Mikolanis ’19 – Congressional Debate, quarterfinalist Olivia Sucato ’20 – Congressional Debate, quarterfinalist Sabrina Bauman ’18 – Dramatic Interpretation, quarterfinalist

Gilmour’s first students to compete at nationals at the Middle School level with the National Speech and Debate Association.

At nationals, Sebastian Williams finished in 13th place in Conressional Debate and Mollie Edmondson advanced to the semifinals.

Gilmour’s team finished seventh in Congressional sweeps and was the only team in Ohio to finish in the top 10 in Congressional sweeps.

Additionally, Gilmour is the only school in the country to have a student qualify for nationals in Congressional Debate every year for 25 years!

Botek Joins Elite Group of High School Seniors Jonny Botek ’17 was named a National Merit Finalist this spring for his

scores on the PSAT. This is an honor shared by less than one percent of seniors in the country. He started at the University of Notre Dame this fall, where he is studying business. Congratulations, Jonny!

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Ms. Edmonson Selected by Fulbright Japan for Teacher Exchange Program on Environmental Sustainability Gilmour’s Dean of Curriculum and Faculty Development Elizabeth Edmondson recently participated in the prestigious Japanese/U.S. teacher exchange program organized by Fulbright Japan. The program, focused on the study of environmental sustainability, created a formal collaboration between the two countries to promote the exchange of best practices in this emerging field.

Ms. Edmondson joined 12 other educators from around the U.S. for a fully funded study tour in Japan from June 20-July 2. The trip culminated in Tokyo with a conference with 12 specially selected Japanese educators who spent two weeks in the U.S. in April.

Ms. Edmondson enjoyed the opportunity to share ideas with other esteemed educators from both Japan and the United States about how to best teach and promote environmental sustainability. She said, “I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to collaborate with educators across the country and around the world to study some of the complex environmental challenges we face as members of a global community.” She continued, “Issues of sustainability provide an authentic platform for students to grow as creative problem solvers and courageous leaders, and I look forward to expanding Gilmour’s international network.”

Ms. Edmondson served as director of the Middle School from 2014 2017 and assumed the role of dean of curriculum and faculty in 2015. She is currently working on her dissertation after completing all coursework toward her doctorate in education.

Can’t Get Much Better Than a Perfect Score Matt Mangel ’18

was recently notified that he earned the highest possible ACT composite score – a perfect score of 36. On average, less than .1 of one percent of ACT test takers earn a perfect score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2016, only 2,235 students out of the nearly 2.1

million who took the ACT earned a composite score of 36.

The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science and each is scored on a scale of 1–36. A student’s composite score is the average of the four test scores. Some students also take the optional ACT writing test, but the score for that test is reported separately and is not included within the ACT composite score.

In a letter to Mangel recognizing his exceptional achievement, ACT Chief Executive Officer Marten Roorda

stated, “Your achievement on the ACT is significant and rare. While test scores are just one of multiple criteria that most colleges consider when making admission decisions, your exceptional ACT composite score should prove helpful as you pursue your education and career goals.”

Mangel plays varsity hockey and runs cross country at Gilmour. He also participates in the Chess Club and competitive speech and is a member of the National Honor Society. He has a 4.1 GPA and plans to pursue physics or chemistry in college.

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and Gilmour faculty members Mrs. Monitello and Mr. Monaco went on a mission trip to Arizona. They worked at St. John Vianney (SJV), a Holy Cross parish and elementary school in the Goodyear/Avondale area. During the course of the week, the GA team assisted teachers in their classrooms, helped to lead the middle and high school evening youth groups, and worked at the parish fish fry. They also helped prepare and serve a meal for about 600 homeless people at Andre House, a Holy Cross facility located in downtown Phoenix. In addition, the team delivered suitcases full of shoes for Andre House and clothes for the parish’s Right to Life ministry.

After all their hard work, the group was treated to a private tour of the Indians training facility, located just a few minutes from the parish, by Paul Dolan ’76, owner and CEO of the Cleveland Indians, and his wife, Karen.

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For me, the target of service should be to humanize those in need - often, we tend to treat people who need our service as an idea rather than as human beings, and exposure to both them and their conditions is what can teach us to think in a different way.

- KeLynn Ingwer ’17 The service trip to Arizona, along with teaching me more about the world around me, gave me a stronger understanding of my Holy Cross education. Rather than just present in the Gilmour community, the Holy Cross mission is global, and its roots will follow wherever life takes me.

- Bridget Koerwitz ’17 The mission trip was eye opening to me on so many different levels. I was so blessed to see the Holy Cross faith extended across the country and being practiced by so many kind people.

- Anthony Palombo ’17 The mission trip to Arizona put faces to the immigration issue. Many of the children we met were there because their families had emigrated from Mexico…

Some have achieved economic success, and others have not…The children were smart and fun. They provide hope for our country.

-Anthony Monitello ’17

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Throughout the month of July, Gilmour was home to Children’s International Summer Villages (CISV), an international peace organization that brought together 11-year-old children from around the globe to live in a “village community” for one month. These young peace ambassadors attended the Village, creating a veritable miniature world, to learn friendship, conflict resolution, cooperation, tolerance, diversity appreciation and how to create a more sustainable world. The hope and expectation is that they return to their homes as informed, responsible and active future leaders of the international community.

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Delegates attended the Village from Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Phillippines, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.S. Junior counselors were from Brazil, Canada, Germany, Portugal and the U.S. and Village staff members hailed from Norway, the U.S. and Thailand.

CISV’s partnership with Gilmour was made possible through the leadership

of current Gilmour parents Harriet Holleran (mother of Michael ’19) and Ilona Pastouk (mother of Bradley Bares ’18). Harriet is the co-president of the Northeast Ohio chapter of CISV and Ilona is a CISV Board member. They served as coplanners of this summer’s Village.

Ava Thomas is Finalist in Citywide Civics Pitch Contest As a finalist, Thomas presented her product to an audience of 500 people and earned a check for $2,000 to use to make her vision a reality.

Thomas is part of Gilmour’s VECTOR program. She participates in VECTOR’s science and medicine strand (and is also involved in the civic engagement strand). She works closely with program director Ryan Ryzner to build coursework and experiential opportunities around these focus areas. Ryzner was the one who alerted her to the Accelerate competition. She also participated in Gilmour’s management and entrepreneurship class.

With seed money in hand, Thomas plans to approach facilitators at area nursing homes, senior centers and schools that work with disabled students to start distributing her Memory Mats.

At the end of February, Ava Thomas ’18 competed at the Accelerate 2017: Citizens Make Change pitch competition. The competition was open to all Clevelanders, not just students.

Thomas pitched her idea for a Memory Mat, a personalized do-it-yourself placemat with pictures and phrases that act as memory cues for individuals with Alzheimer’s or dementia. The product also serves as a conversation starter for patients’ visitors

and caregivers. Thomas came up with the idea after visiting her grandfather in an assisted living facility when he was recovering from surgery.

If organizations and/or individuals are interested in receiving Memory Mats, they can contact Thomas at thomasa@gilmour.org.

Thomas was one of five contestants chosen to compete in the Quality of Life category and, after presenting her pitch for the Memory Mat, was selected as the finalist from the category. She was the youngest applicant in the contest’s history as well as the youngest finalist ever named.

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CAMPUS John Noltner, Founder of “A Peace of My Mind,” Spends Week on Campus with Students During his weeklong visit, he shared his insight with students across disciplines and divisions. He met with students in a variety of courses including Intro to Art; religion;

Thanks to the generosity of the Pender family’s “Educating the Heart: A Moral Compass” speaker series in memory of their son, Michael J. Pender ‘90, and the Maltz Museum’s “Stop the Hate” Fund, we invited John Noltner to campus this spring.

His project, “A Peace of My Mind,” is a multimedia art exhibit and is a collection of photos of subjects.

The project aims to use art to bring about social change.

Culture, Self & Connection; photo; and entrepreneurship. He met with the fifth and sixth graders followed by the third and fourth graders. He addressed all students in grades 7-12 in Convocation and met with the Diversity, International and Peace and Justice Clubs.

Additionally, approximately 40 students who submitted answers to the school-wide prompt, “What does community mean to you?” participated in a photo shoot, which mimicked Noltner’s “A Peace of My Mind” project. From that

John Noltner, Kathy Pender, Kathy Kenny and Jim Pender

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photo shoot, he created a video of stills and student quotes. To watch the video, visit: www.gilmour.org/apeaceofmymind.

Back on campus in April, he debuted the video for students at Convocation and shared it with parents, alumni and guests at his lunchtime presentation about how to foster a spirit of inclusivity in children.

Another State Championship in the Books

Gilmour’s Moot Court team of Sabrina Bauman ’18, Zack Holtz ’18 and Sebastian Williams ’18 won the Moot Court state championship on May 5 at the Supreme Court of Ohio, defeating Springfield High School in the finals. They were among the 14 teams who advanced to the state level of competition where they were judged by a panel of judges from the Ohio Supreme Court and regional court and professors from Ohio State’s law school.

Gilmour also won the state championship in 2014, finished as finalists in 2015 and as semifinalists in 2016.

Gilmour had a second team competing as well Lauriel Powell ’18, Rajeel Zafar ’18, Phoebe Nowak ’18 and Gabe Gainar ’19. This team made it to the

quarterfinals and Zafar was awarded Best Lawyer in the state based on his performances throughout the competition.

The teams were coached Mrs. Gay Janis and legal advisors Brandon Cox ’03 and DeAngelo Le Vette.

Congratulations to all!

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Gilmour Academy Commencement

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Commencement Speaker Commencement speaker Kristin Franco Kirkpatrick ’94 delivered a powerful message to the Class of 2017 and their guests. Kristin is the Cleveland Clinic’s lead dietician and manager of Wellness Nutrition Services at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute. She is also the best-selling author of “Skinny Liver: A Proven Program to Prevent and Reverse the New Silent Epidemic,” an experienced presenter and an awardwinning dietician. She has appeared on local and national TV shows such as The TODAY Show, NBC Nightly News and The Dr. Oz Show and has contributed to several national newspapers and

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magazines such as The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, TIME, Runners World, Oprah, Martha Stewart Living, Foot Network, Costco Connection, Self and Women’s Health.

The Huffington Post named Kristin “one of 35 diet and nutrition experts you need to follow on Twitter.”

In her message, Kristin left the graduates with three simple pieces of advice.

Choose a vocation, not a profession.

Get out of your comfort zone and live life in the moment. And finally, think big, but remember where you came from. She closed by referencing

Lebron James’ famous line. “Smile, write hand-written thank you notes rather than texts, be nice in traffic, look out for the disadvantaged person, be humble, and always remember, regardless of what success comes your way, “you’re still just a kid from Gilmour.”

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Valedictorian When Director of the Upper School Jon Wanders introduced valedictorian Nupur Goel ’17, he stated, “I believe we all knew from her earliest days at Gilmour that Nupur is a remarkable young woman.” He shared that one of his colleagues recently remarked that “Nupur Goel is literally the most talented and dedicated scholar I have ever encountered in over 20 years of teaching.” And Nupur’s successes weren’t limited to the classroom.

She also participated in the tennis and basketball programs, drama club, environmental club, Women in STEM, Diversity Forum, peer tutoring, and speech and debate, in which she is a three-time national qualifier and the 2016 Ohio state champion in the Original Oratory category. Mr. Wanders shared, though, that among all her accomplishments, the thing he will most remember about Nupur is the impact she has had on the GA community. He said, “In a cultural time and place that desperately needs it, we are so proud and thankful to be sending a person into the world who stands to share her voice in creating humanity and justice.”

In her valedictory speech, Nupur talked about the fear she and her classmates feel as they contemplate their next steps because there are no definitive answers. But, she encouraged them to embrace uncertainty in their lives.

She said, “Opportunity is uncertain, presenting challenges and possible failures. These are the only chances truly worthy of exploration.” Nupur concluded saying, “What matters, in the face of uncertainty, is that we dared — hopeful and resilient — to delve into the unknown. Find your meaning, Class of 2017 — and fight the good fight.”

of the Honor Council, and as a peer tutor.

She is an accomplished pianist and a three-year varsity athlete in our tennis program.

Most recently, Michelle completed her senior project in D.C., spending days on the Hill investigating the essentiality of lobbying in our American society and system of governance.

system she and her classmates have had throughout their years at Gilmour – beginning with their parents and siblings and extending to their Gilmour family of teachers, coaches and classmates.

She summed it up, saying, “So, as we walk across the stage and receive our diplomas, remember all the people who supported us throughout our high school journey, and know that they are the ones who will remain by our sides in the years to come. And although it was only high school, it was pretty lit.”

Nupur began the accelerated BS/MD program at Northeast Ohio Medical College this fall.

Salutatorian Introducing this year’s salutatorian, Wanders recounted all the ways that Michelle Moufawad ’17 has made the most of her time at Gilmour. As a member of the VECTOR program, she seized opportunities to shadow physicians, conduct research and toxicity studies on zebrafish, and present with professional colleagues at a neuroscience conference at The Ohio State University last fall. She took Advanced Placement courses in five different departments – mathematics, English, foreign language, social studies, and three in science. Since freshman year, Michelle has accrued 58 semester grades and not one of them has been below an A. She is a respected leader among her peers as a four-year member of Student Council, a member

This fall, Michelle is attending the University of Notre Dame, where she is studying biology and Spanish.

In her salutatory address, Michelle eloquently reflected on the support

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Jonathan Abrams

Mathew DiPuccio

Samuel Lau

Megan Porter

Rachel Allen

Charles Ertz

Dominique Leonetti

Nicholas Radcliffe

Claudia Althans

Luke Eslinger

Chenyu Liu

Brett Reed

Nicholas Arcadi

Liam Gentile

Timothy Lopez

Margot Reid

Allison Bednar

Nupur Goel

Emma Love

Jordan Robinson

Hannah Belden

Michael Harrington

Connor Lundi

Amber Rulison

Myles Bell

Nicholas Hawkins

Marielle Majer

Jayla Salter

Cameron Berger

Edwin Heryak

Eric Malcarney

Grant Santoscoy

Jonathan Botek

Bennett Hilkert

Miles McDowell

Alexandra Siskovic

Julia Brzozowski

Sydney Hlifka

Kaley McLaughlin

Spencer Slaght

Jack Bujoll

Annalise Hoover

Samuel Meaney

Joshua Socrates

Rory Callihan

Benjamin Horrigan

Daniel Menges

Christopher Sonnhalter

Ana Callitsis

Colin Hribar

Emma Meyer

Riley Steffey

Ryan Candia

Gabriela Iademarco

Muqing Miao

Nathan Sudberry

Michael Carr

KeLynn Ingwer

Kayla Miller

John Sullivan

Matthew Chiancone

William Jevnikar

Anthony Monitello

Eric Ulchaker

Spencer Cira

Alice Keller

Michelle Moufawad

Kasper Urbaniak

Jackson Clark

Emily Kelley

Grace Mullen

Thomas Van Zeeland

Katherine Clark

Justin King

Nikhil Nair

Kyle Warren

William Cleveland IV

Daniel Kirchner

Cassandra Nannicola

Chenfeng Wu

Catherine Curran

Hannah Kirchner

Justin Newton

Chenhao Yu

Donald Dickens II

Kenneth Kirchner

Joelle Palladino

Congjie Yu

Sydney Diedrich

George Klonaris

Anthony Palombo

Bree Zedar

William Diemer

Bridget Koerwitz

Tyler Petrie

Erin Dietrick

Margaret Kubicek

Mallorie Piazza

Massimo DiPierro

Joseph Lamosek

Julianna Popp

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student qualified for states in speech and debate all four years and for nationals for three of her four years

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6 student-athletes from the Class of 2017 signed national letters of intent to play for Division I and Division II colleges in hockey, cross country, equestrian, basketball, football and tennis.

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graduating seniors have siblings and/or parents who also attend(ed) GA.

of seniors completed more than their required 60 hours of service.

Members of the Class of 2017 earned more than $12.6 million in scholarship awards.

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101 students graduated on May 28th

Members of the Class of 2017 will attend colleges including Cornell, University of Michigan, Ohio State, University of Notre Dame, Cal Polytechnic, Boston University, CWRU, Fordham, Villanova, Rochester Institute of Technology and more.

90%

of the Class of 2017 was accepted to their first-, second- or thirdchoice college or university.

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4 countries (U.S., Canada, China and Switzerland), 9 states (Colo., Ill., Ind., Ky., Mass., N.C., N.J., Ohio and Penn.), 33 cities in Ohio represented

members of the graduating class played on both the state championship soccer and basketball teams

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to those students in the Class of who were honored with the highest awards and most prestigious commendations.

Phi Beta Kappa

National Merit Finalists

The Gilmour Trophy

The Cleveland chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was chartered in 1947 and, over the past 60 years, has extended its recognition of achievement and intellectual curiosity to high school students throughout the greater Cleveland area. The Gilmour faculty selected the 2017 inductee because she is truly representative of the qualities of academic integrity, outstanding scholarship and all-around initiative in matters of the mind.

Based on his high PSAT scores, this student was among the approximately 150,000 students nationwide (one percent of the 1.5 million test takers) to be named a 2017 National Merit Finalist:

The Gilmour Trophy is the highest honor a student can receive during his or her time at the Academy. The honor is bestowed upon the male and female in the graduating class who best exemplify those qualities the Academy hopes to instill in its graduates. Both winners are not only excellent students, but also true leaders in extracurricular activities as well.

Jonathan Botek ’17

Jonathan Botek ’17 Bree Zedar ’17

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Matriculation List

Baldwin Wallace University

Lehigh University

University of California, San Diego

Boston University

Loyola University Maryland

University of Cincinnati

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Loyola University New Orleans

University of Dayton

Malone University

University of Louisville

Marietta College

University of Miami

Miami University, Oxford

University of Michigan

Northeast Ohio Medical University

University of Missouri Columbia

Ohio University

University of Notre Dame

Paradise Valley Community College

University of Rochester

Queen’s University

University of South Carolina

Queens University of Charlotte

University of Southern Mississippi

Rochester Institute of Technology

Villanova University

Southern New Hampshire University

Wellesley College

The Ohio State University

Winthrop University

The University of Tampa

Xavier University

University of California, Irvine

Youngstown State University

Case Western Reserve University Chatham University Cleveland State University Coastal Carolina University Colorado State University Columbia College Chicago Cornell University Denison University DePauw University Duquesne University Fordham University John Carroll University Kent State University

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The Gilmour Family

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Jake ’14, Alison ’11, Claudia ’17, Olivia ’12, and Alex ’15 Althans

Nicholas ’17 and Isabella ’13 Arcadi

Grace ’20 and Hannah ’17 Belden

Ryan ’15 and Cameron ’17 Berger

Fred ’85, Daniel ’21, Jonathan ’17, Georgeanne Goodrich ’86 and Matthew ’14 Botek

Laura ’15, Julia ’17, Megan ’19 and Nicole ’14 Brzozowski

Jack ’17 and Grace ’19 Bujoll

Ana ’17 and Hallie ’20 Callitsis

Sophia ’21 and Spencer ’17 Cira

Tyler ’19 and Katherine ’17 Clark

Reegan ’19 and Jackson ’17 Clark

Carolyn ’12, Catherine ’17 and Megan ’10 Curran

John ’82, Megan ’12, William ’17, Emily ’14 and Timothy ’19 Diemer

Kiersten ’15 and Erin ’17 Dietrick

Francis ’83, Grazia ’18, Gia ’29, Massimo ’17 and Sophia ’19 DiPierro

Dominic A. ’82, Lena ’20, Mathew ’17, Sophia ’19 and Armand ’19 DiPuccio (not pictured: Dominic F. ’14)

Charles ’17 and Natalie ’14 Ertz

Nikhil ’13 and Nupur ’17 Goel

Kelly ’14 and Michael ’17 Harrington (not pictured: Adam ’12)

Lillian ’09, Edwin ’17 and Rosa ’12 Heryak

*Photos taken by Venditti Studios. To order prints, contact the studio at (440) 232-7575 or vendittistudio@aol.com.

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Jorja ’20 and Sydney ’17 Hlif ka

William ’17 and Benjamin ’19 Jevnikar

William ’76 and Alice ’17 Keller

Kenneth ’17 and Hannah ’17 Kirchner

Samantha ’10, George ’17 and Diana ’12 Klonaris

Celeste ’19, Bridget ’17 and Abigail ’16 Koerwitz

William ’19 and Margarite ’17 Kubicek

Christopher ’19, Mitchell ’21, Joseph ’17, Kaitlyn ’12 and Matthew ’11 Lamosek

Nicholas ’18 and Marielle ’17 Majer

Spicer ’83, Pyper ’18, Miles ’17 and Madison ’15 McDowell

Seamus ’15 and Samuel ’17 Meaney

Carolyn ’15 and Daniel ’17 Menges (not pictured: Kyle ’12)

Angeline ’19 and Anthony ’17 Monitello

Maribelle ’15, Michelle ’17 and Maya ’21 Moufawad

Natalie ’19 and Grace ’17 Mullen

Frank ’18, Cassandra ’17 and Mia ’19 Nannicola

Tyler ’17 and Autumn Basil GO ’81 Petrie

Mallorie ’17 and Paul Jr. ’14 Piazza

Mitchell ’15 and Julianna ’17 Popp

Benjamin ’12, Nicholas ’17 and Jenna ’11 Radcliffe

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John ’76 and Margot ’17 Reid

Courtney ’15 and Amber ’17 Rulison

Up from the Middle School John K. ’19, Alexandra ’17 and John M. ’83 Siskovic

Spencer ’17 and Brandon ’13 Slaght

Sarah ’15, Ian ’15, Joshua ’17 and Christine Sabio ’85 Socrates

Kevin ’13 and Christopher ’17 Sonnhalter

Residence Hall Students

Eric ’17 and Marissa ’19 Ulchaker

Bree ’17 and Brooke ’16 Zedar

Thomas ’17 and Emily ’16 Van Zeeland

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AlumNEWS

Reintroducing the

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The Alumni Association is ramping up for the 2017-2018 school year and wants YOU to get involved. The first step is to visit gilmour.org and update your information. You can do this by clicking on the Alumni tab and then choosing Update Contact Information in the drop-down menu.

This is important because there are so many ways you can be involved at Gilmour, but we need to know how best to contact you.

Attend Gilmour functions to catch up with former classmates and teachers!

We have the greatest Reunion weekend around as well as incredible Homecoming festivities in the fall.

(Join us for this year’s Homecoming celebration on October 7!) For those of you living out of town, watch the monthly Alumni eNewsletter for a Lancer Nation Tour Stop near you! This past year Kathy Kenny and members of the Advancement team visited Denver, Nashville, Chicago and Florida.

Join the Gilmour Alumni page on Facebook.

Search Gilmour Academy Alumni Group on Facebook and request to join. An administrator will add you within 48 hours.

Host a current Gilmour student as a shadow or an intern.

Gilmour provides its students many opportunities to participate in real-world learning experiences – through programs like Catalyst, Venture, Rebuilding Cleveland, VECTOR, Praxis and Senior Project.

As such, we are always in need of mentors for our students.

Coordinator of Learning Enhancement Michele Kay says, “Seeing the work environment, meeting your colleagues, experiencing the real daily operations and possibly developing a mentor relationship is what GA students relish.” She continued, “Whether you are able to provide a shadow experience for a day, a week, or a month or speak at our Alumni Career workshop, your interaction and presence would be so appreciated.

Remember, you were once there!”

Serve as an alumni liaison for your college.

Alumni Association Co-Presidents Craig Frey ’04 and Mike Trivisonno ’04

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Consider joining our young alumni liaison program. Currently, about 100 recent Gilmour grads serve as liaisons between their colleges and Gilmour students looking at those

colleges. Alums answer questions about the school, meet up with Gilmour students for coffee/ a tour/ a meal or host a Gilmour student overnight. To get involved, contact Director of College Counseling Tracy Stockard at stockardt@gilmour.org.

Contribute to the Annual Fund for Gilmour.

And, of course, a sure way to make a difference in the lives of Gilmour students is to contribute to the Annual Fund. These contributions are spent, and therefore needed, each fiscal year, and they represent a flexible, immediate, and essential source of funds for the Academy.

The Annual Fund for Gilmour is used to meet the areas of greatest need across the campus. Your generosity provides a sustainable base of support that allows us, and you, to make a difference every day. To make a secure gift online today, visit gilmour.org and click on the Support GA tab, or call Director of Institutional Advancement Ray Murphy at (440) 473-8089.

Get involved today and let your Gilmour story continue.

Alumni panel at Sophomore Career Workshop

Tom Fistek ’95 and his daughter at the Homecoming picnic

Lancer Nation Tour stop in Naples

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a DIFFERENCE A STRONG FOUNDATION Some people think about creating change. Others, like Gianna Stafford ’18, go out and make it happen.

In 2015, Stafford established a fundraiser benefitting University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. Now in its third year, her fundraiser, Foundations for Fall, is thriving.

“I wanted to do something I felt passionate about,” Stafford says.

“I wanted to combine fashion and helping people, two things I love. I really like bringing them together to create a night where we can have fun and raise money for a great cause.”

She Teamed Up with Two Gilmour Alums When she thought of creating a fashionfocused fundraiser, Stafford knew just where to go. She partnered with Gilmour alums Brian O’Neill ’95 and Chris Davis ’94, co-owners of Brigade clothing store in Beachwood Place Mall.

“I’ve always loved going into Brigade,” Stafford says. “I approached Brian and Chris to use Brigade as the cornerstone for my charity. I chose Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital for the amazing care that they provide to children and because of my interest in pursuing a career in medicine.”

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and today their trendy benefit features clothing and accessories from several independent retailers. Davis and O’Neill host the event at Brigade. Sahm Hanson, their women’s buyer, selects the vendors, while Stafford focuses on marketing, fundraising and sponsorship. Vendors at the fundraiser sell clothing, handbags, jewelry, ceramics, hats and more.

Local stylist and blogger Hallie Abrams showcases the fashions.

“Gianna has done such an amazing job at spearheading this event,“ O’Neill says. ”It feels good to support a local nonprofit and know that you’re making a difference. At the same time, we’re able to do what we love—sell clothes and network—while inspiring other local designers to get involved.”

Last year’s fundraiser quadrupled the earnings of the 2015 benefit. Stafford and O’Neill attribute the increase to attracting more sponsors and publicizing the event. Stafford hopes to raise $25,000 for Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital at this year’s event.

“We enjoy working with Gianna, who is talented, dedicated and caring,” said Sharon Klonowski, director, Circle of Friends for Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. “We are grateful for her commitment to raising money, presenting the best local retail and for supporting the babies.”

Beyond excelling in the classroom, Stafford believes that impacting others is equally vital in developing a more humane and just society. “I just want to help kids my age realize that they can do the same thing that I am doing, and that they can make a difference.” Stafford says.

Foundations for Fall will take place from 6-8 p.m. on October 19, 2017 at Brigade. For event details and to donate, please visit Foundations for Fall at foundationsforfall.com.

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That attitude has brought Geraci a devoted clientele where some patients have remained loyal clients for as long as 30 years. They know his family, and he knows theirs. That meaningful doctor-patient relationship is most gratifying of all for Geraci. After all, the individuals he treats inspire the care he brings to his work, where procedures typically last between one and three hours.

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“You have to be interested in people and making them better,” says Geraci, who has a longtime periodontal practice in Oakland, Calif. “A good doctor is more interested in the well-being of the patient than himself.”

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Tim Geraci

“It takes concentration on everything you’re doing,” says Geraci, who went to Western Reserve for dental school and, after two years in the U.S. Navy, earned his graduate degree from Boston University Graduate School of Dentistry. “It has to be right the first time.

Your dental assistant also has to concentrate, because she sees the side of the surgery that you don’t see from a different angle.”

While trying to save a tooth tends to be most challenging, no procedure is easy. “As soon as you think, ‘This one’s easy,’ all of a sudden it’s a mess,” Geraci laughs. “So every procedure is challenging.”

Geraci’s wife of 50 years, Betsy, has helped out in the office for years. Like him, she has a great rapport with patients. “From the first moment I met her I liked her,” Geraci says.

“She’s probably the reason I’m successful.”

The couple’s longevity comes despite the challenges of their first date, when Geraci’s dog continually sat between them.

With the couple celebrating their 50th anniversary this July and Geraci planning to retire by year’s end, 2017 is full of milestone celebrations for them. They will celebrate

with sons Tim and John, daughters-in-law Rosario and Amanda, and their grandkids.

“Betsy and I are equal opportunity grandparents,” Geraci says. “We share equal time with them all. Being a grandparent is God’s way of giving you a second chance.

They’re great to be with.”

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AlumNEWS

2016 Alumni Man and Woman of the Year Two loyal Gilmour Academy alumni were feted at the school’s annual Christmas at the Academy holiday party. During a special presentation, Larry Kennedy ’66 and Patti Pfundstein Miller ’85 were awarded the 2016 Alumni Man and Woman of the Year Awards.

Kennedy and his wife, Maryann, recently established an endowed-inprocess scholarship at Gilmour, the Lawrence ’66 and Maryann Kennedy Scholarship Fund, which begins in 2017. In his remarks after receiving the award, Kennedy described the impact of a $400 scholarship Maryann received when she was young that set her on her career path, where she eventually met Larry. Maryann is a registered pharmacist who worked with Roche Labs for 35 years and retired as a national director in 2013. Larry enjoyed a 30-year pharmaceutical sales career.

He began in 1976 at Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. In 1979, following a merger, Searle Labs became his work home for the next 27 years.

Avid believers in the power of education and the importance of philanthropy, the couple has established scholarships at Maryann’s alma mater, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, and Larry’s alma mater, Trine University’s Ketner School of Business, in addition to the one at Gilmour.

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Miller was recognized for the incredible service she has given the school in various leadership roles since her oldest son, David ’15, transferred to Gilmour in 2013. She became involved in the Women’s Club from the onset, served as vice president during the 2015-2016 school year and just completed her term as president for the 2016-2017 school year. In that time, the Women’s Club has raised more than $100,000 for student programming. In her introductory remarks, Gilmour’s Head of School, Kathy Kenny, described Miller as having “a special sense of leadership that is collaborative and has brought so many more into the fold.”

After receiving the award, Miller recalled spending time on Gilmour’s campus as a younger girl and discovering that it was an all-boys

school. She told her parents she would be the first girl to graduate from Gilmour. After starting her freshman year at another high school, Miller saw in the newspaper that Gilmour was merging with Glen Oak School and would be accepting female students.

She showed the clipping to her parents, and did make the switch, becoming one of the first females to graduate from Gilmour!

Both recipients shared their gratitude for their families and friends as well as for Gilmour and the impact it has had on their lives.

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“For a while I was very insecure about what I didn’t know,”

Anarella says. “But my age outweighed that insecurity, and now that insecurity is gone.

I’m just thinking about my projects. I’m so proud of my hard work. It’s finally paying off.”

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an inner-city marching band and its director, went to the Cannes Short Corner.

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The film explores that self-imposed struggle in the black community. “You have to talk a certain way, you have to marry a certain way.

It’s this challenge that has existed for a long time. And it’s still quite pervasive in the black community.”

Anarella interviewed Vanessa Williams, Henry Louis Gates, rapper Petey Pablo and nearly 50 others for the film, which has enlivened audiences at film festivals from Hollywood to Paris. The film will show at festivals throughout the fall. Anarella is deep in the throes of another film, too, a documentary about James Taylor’s brother, singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor.

Tracey Anarella

Anarella is an anomaly in Hollywood. She didn’t go to film school. Instead, she enrolled in a workshop to learn how to make films.

The film she made in that workshop, “Jesse and the Fountain of Youth,” earned entry into 26 film festivals, garnered several accolades and has a distributor. Anarella’s next turn at filmmaking, “Brooklyn United,” a film about

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told the Kahns, “I think there’s something connecting her behavior and her vision.”

She was sent to a geneticist. “Still, at that point I don’t think we realized what was coming,” Karen says. “In the meantime, Makenzie was reading a book and couldn’t see the words. It was yellow text on a red background. So we took her to the retinal specialist February 8. We were told she was legally blind. We knew then that Makenzie had the same diagnosis.”

That Friday, Amelia’s genetic results came back showing juvenile Batten Disease.

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The Kahn family is in the fight of their lives.

It’s a fight against time. When the diagnosis came back a few months ago, life as they knew it ended.

so it’s important that each family do their part to raise awareness,” says David Kahn ’97, Amelia and Makenzie’s father.

“Yes, it comes from the families,” adds David’s wife, Karen. “Because there’s no cure and no parent is willing to accept that. So we need everyone working together to fight the diagnosis.”

The Long Road to Now Photo by Karen Kahn

The Kahns’ twin daughters, Amelia and Makenzie, 7, both have been diagnosed with Batten Disease, a rare genetic illness marked first by rapid vision loss and then seizures and total motor loss. There is no cure.

“The medical world doesn’t put a whole lot of priority on these small and rare diseases,

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Amelia’s medical journey began at just 18 months old, when she was evaluated for speech issues. By 2, she was misdiagnosed with autism. As time passed, she struggled with behavior issues. Then her vision began to suffer.

Last Thanksgiving, the Kahns took Amelia to Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where they learned she was legally blind. Then the retinal specialist

“That was numbing, to learn that they both had this disease,” David says. “It’s been a long few months.”

David and Karen are taking it day by day. They have strong family support. They’ve assembled a bucket list of things they want to do with their girls. And they’re encouraged by the fact that researchers are working on a cure.

“It takes a village, as they say,” David says. “Hopefully this article helps spread awareness. We’re in a vulnerable spot, but we’re trying to keep focused on making a difference, one minute at a time.”

The Kahns have set up their own foundation, the ForeBatten Foundation, to fund research teams they feel have the most potential. To learn more or to make a donation to fund this research, visit forebatten.org.

Two Gilmour hockey alums are one step closer to living out their hockey dreams. Hampus Gustafsson ’12 and John Gilmour are making a name for themselves on the ice in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Hampus Gustafsson

Gustafsson, a center who played hockey for Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass., has signed with the Hershey (Pa.) Bears, the farm team for the Washington Capitals.

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He’s been playing for them for a few months and enjoyed playing in the playoffs.

Gustafsson is getting used to his routine of staying at hotels and waking up early to practice while completing his classes at Merrimack. Playing in the playoffs is more physical and faster than the hockey he’s used to playing, he says.

Gilmour, too, enjoyed his experience as a firstyear pro playing for the New York Rangers’ minor league affiliate, the Hartford (Conn.)

Wolfpack. His season ended in April.

“It was incredible, an opportunity to play hockey and earn a living at the same time,” Gilmour says. “It has always been a dream of mine, so I’m really happy about it. It’s been pretty tough at times but a really fun ride so far.”

Gilmour, a defenseman who played NCAA

John Gilmour hockey at Providence College for four years, played in every game for the Wolfpack.

“I learned so much, just everything hockeywise and obviously, off the ice as well.

Now it’s 24-7 and it’s exciting. You’re always learning on the go.”

The pros are giving both Gustafsson and Gilmour the experience they need to make it in the National Hockey League one day, a dream that is still very much alive for both of them.

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WEEKEND OF The weekend of March 18-19 was a big one for Lancer Athletics. On Saturday, March 18, the girls basketball team won its first-ever state championship.

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CHAMPIONS The next day, on Sunday, March 19, the girls prep hockey team won the Mid-Am District Tournament and a bid to nationals!

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In the semifinal game against Africentric, the team set the record for the most three pointers made in a state semifinal game with 11.

The basketball team defeated Versailles 56-54 behind Naz Hillmon’s 24 points and 17 rebounds to secure the state championship. The road to the title included victories in the: • Sectional finals vs. Wickliffe (77-27) • District semifinals vs. Trinity (76-21) • District championship vs.

Lutheran West (72-31) • Regional semifinals vs.

Chippewa (68-47) • Regional championship vs.

Garrettsville Garfield (76-46) • State semifinals vs.

Columbus Africentric (65-54)

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Four of the Lady Lancers earned AP All-Ohio honors. Naz Hillmon ’18 was named Player of the Year and First Team. Emily Kelley ’17, who is playing for Winthrop University this year, was named to the Second Team and Annika Corcoran ’19 and Sydney Diedrich ’17 earned Honorable Mention! Diedrich is now playing at Baldwin Wallace University.

Additionally, three members of the program were recognized by cleveland.com for their efforts during the 2016-17 season. Hillmon was named Player of the Year and Head Coach Bob Beutel was named Coach of the Year.

Kelley received Second Team honors.

This summer, Hillmon announced her commitment to play basketball for the University of Michigan!

In securing the Mid-Am District Tournament championship, the girls prep hockey team defeated Culver 3-0, Ohio Blue Jackets 2-1 and Pittsburgh Pens Elite 3-1. The tournament was held in the Gilmour Ice Arena, drawing close to 300 girls hockey players and their families to campus!

The team gained national notoriety with their tournament title, and an article on the team’s historic run appeared in USA Hockey Magazine.

At nationals, held in Detroit April 7-10, the team went 1-2, defeating Madison Capitols (Wisc.).

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FOUR SELECTED FOR ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION Gilmour announces the four 2017 inductees to the Athletics Hall of Fame – Dave Bielak, Taylor Jackson ’07, Bob Spicer and Eric Tupta ’05. For recaps of each of their careers at Gilmour and the impact they had on the athletic program, visit gilmour.org/halloffame.

We hope you’ll join us on October 7 as we honor these Lancer standouts during the Homecoming festivities on campus. There will be a tailgate cookout before the 2 p.m. football game against Garfield Heights and the Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized at halftime of the game.

JIM SCULLY’S EAST COAST EXPERIENCE AN ASSET TO VARSITY LACROSSE PROGRAM Jim Scully took over as the varsity lacrosse coach this spring. He began playing lacrosse while attending Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey. After college, his first coaching jobs were at three Massachusetts high schools- St. John’s Prep in Danvers, The Landmark School in Beverly, and Lawrence Academy in Groton as he

began his teaching and coaching career.

Coaching in the midst of New England’s strong lacrosse tradition exposed him to a number of great players and coaches and solidified his love affair with the game.

Scully and his wife came to Cleveland in 1994 when he took a job teaching history at Hawken. With very few Ohio schools playing lacrosse at the time, he helped start Hawken’s first middle school lacrosse team in 2000. In 2009, he became the varsity head coach at

Hawken. During his seven seasons as head coach, his teams went 85-41 and made two trips to the state final four.

In 2015, he was named Coach of the Year by the Ohio High School Lacrosse Association, Northeast Region.

Jim has also coached for the Burning River Lacrosse Club of Cleveland and led teams as they competed in lacrosse hotbeds like New York, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania against some of the best programs in the country.

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11 SENIORS PARTICIPATED IN NCAA SIGNING AND COMMITMENT CEREMONIES Over the course of the 2016-2017 school year, five members of the Class of 2017 signed NCAA National Letters of Intent, one signed a NCAA Institutional Letter of Intent, two signed to play junior hockey, and three made commitments to play at the college level.

Institutional Letter of Intent: Claudia Althans ’17 – tennis –

Division I Villanova University

Junior Hockey Signings: Nick Hawkins PG – hockey –

National Letters of Intent:

CCHL Jr. A. Brocksville Braves

Emily Kelley ’17 – basketball - Division

Daniel Menges ’17 –

Claudia Althans ’17 and family

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Division II Malone University Tyler Petrie ’17 – equestrian – Division I

University of South Carolina Gabby Iademarco ’17 – cross country –

Division II Queen’s University Kyle Warren ’17 – hockey – Division II

Southern New Hampshire University

Rachel Allen ’17 – hockey – Division I Boston University Sydney Diedrich ’17 – basketball –

Division III Baldwin Wallace University Liam Gentile ’17 – hockey –

Emily Kelley’17, her parents and Coach Beutel

Division III Chatham University

Coach Kosiorek with Nate Sudberry ’17 and his family

Back Row (L to R): Liam Gentile ’17, Sydney Diedrich ’17, Kyle Warren ’17 and Daniel Menges ’17 Front Row (L to R): Gabby Iademarco ’17, Rachel Allen ’17 and Tyler Petrie ’17 (Not pictured: Nick Hawkins PG)

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BOB LEWIS BRINGS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE TO GILMOUR’S GOLF PROGRAM Bob Lewis has taken over as Gilmour’s new varsity golf coach. Lewis brings extensive golf experience on the pro and amateur circuits to Gilmour’s storied program, which has seen five team state championships and seven individual state championships.

Lewis played on the PGA Tour from 1969-1974. The USGA reinstated his amateur status in 1978 and, between 1978 and 2013, when he retired from competitive golf, Lewis amassed countless honors. He was a runnerup (1980), a semifinalist (1981 and 1986) and a medalist (1984) in the US Amateur. He was a runner-up (1981 and 1984) and a medalist (1984) at the US Mid-Amateur. He played as an amateur in seven Masters tournaments, finishing as Low Amateur (1987) and 2nd Low Amateur (1981 and 1984). He played on four straight U.S. Walker Cup Teams (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987) and captained the team twice (2003, 2005).

He was a member of the U.S. World Amateur Team (1982, 1986) and qualified for three U.S. Opens (1978, 1983, 1986).

He has an equally impressive senior record, most recently winning the Ohio Senior Amateur Hall of Fame Classic (2010).

Lewis served as president and CEO of Welded Tubes, Inc. from 1984-2016, when the company was sold. He served on the board of Second National Bank and Boys Hope Girls Hope.

Lewis said of his new role, “The opportunity to become the golf coach at Gilmour Academy was an offer I just couldn’t refuse. Gilmour is a wonderful school with a reputation for excellence.

My ultimate goal will be to mold the minds and hearts of young men to become the best that they can be, both as a golfer, but more importantly, as a person.” He continued, “I look forward to the challenge of continuing the strong tradition of excellence associated with the golf program at Gilmour set by the legacy of many fine coaches.”

HUGE DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE GOLF PROGRAM Lewis and his assistant, son Tristan, have been hard at work already. Committed to taking the program to the next level, they sought out donors in the golf community, some with ties to Gilmour, and raised $62,500 for a new simulator and to renovate the existing putting green on campus!

The simulator is housed in the Wellness Room located on the second floor of the Athletic Center and was delivered in early July.

The putting green has been refurbished,

complete with a brand new bunker.

This will allow players to work on their games right here on campus. Coach Lewis is a big believer in the importance of the short game and wants his players to be able to practice whenever they can.

The S405 with integrated swing simulator is top-of-the-line and is what many pros on the tour have in their homes. It allows players to work on their games year-round while playing 20 courses from around the world.

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TRACK SUCCESS AT STATES

The Lancer track and field program found itself a place on the podium in a number of events at this year’s OHSAA Division II State Championship held

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After finishing third at the district meet, the girls swim team finished eighth in Division II at the state meet at the end of February. The team’s top finish was the 200 Medley Relay team (Meadow Hynd ‘19, Cate O’Haimhirgin ‘20, Peyton Rudman ‘18, Emma Meyer ‘17), which earned third.

at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on Ohio State’s campus. In the conclusion of the two-day event, in all five races Gilmour student-athletes ran, the blue and gray finished among the top nine.

The girls 4x200 relay of Jayla Salter ’17, Madison Olsen ’20, Ava Thomas ’18 and Lucia Cannata ’18 finished third to

lead the Lancers. The other two relays each finished seventh - the girls 4x400

Another impressive finish was the fifthplace 400 Free Relay (Grace Valenza ‘20, Celeste Koerwitz ‘19, Hynd, Meyer). The top individual finish for

the team was O’Haimhirgin’s 10 -place finish in the 100 Breaststroke. th

After the season, head swimming coach John Fagan, in his fifth season with the Lancers, was named the News-Herald Girls Swimming Coach of the Year.

with Sydney Hlifka ’17, Olsen, Cannata

and Thomas, and the 4x800 with Katie Engle ’19, S. Hlifka, Jorja Hlifka ’20 and Bree Zedar ’17.

Dylan Henry ’19 finished fourth in the

100, setting a new school record with a time of 10.86, while Engle finished ninth in the 3,200.

On the girls’ side, six Lancers earned News-Herald All-Star honors, including Second-Team picks Meadow Hynd ‘19, Celeste Koerwitz ‘19, Emma Meyer ‘17, Cate O’Haimhirgin ‘20 and Grace Valenza ‘20. The Lancers’ Peyton Rudman ‘18

was an Honor Roll selection, along with boys swimmer Matt Vanone ‘20.

CONFERENCE PLAY ONCE AGAIN FOR THE LANCERS! On May 3, the North Coast League announced that Gilmour and St. Joseph Academy have been accepted into the league, effective for the 2018-2019 school year. Gilmour will continue as an independent for the 2017-2018 school year. This is the first conference affiliation for Gilmour since its former conference, the Metropolitan Area Conference (MAC-8), folded in 2005.

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shifted over the years. With the addition of Gilmour and St. Joseph, the league will be a 14-team conference that includes Benedictine, Lake Catholic, NDCL, VASJ, Archbishop Hoban, Beaumont, Cleveland Central Catholic, Padua, Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas, Trinity, Walsh Jesuit and Warren JFK. The conference is divided into two divisions – the Blue division and the White division and assignment to a division will be determined by competitive balance and will vary by sport.

Gilmour’s Athletic Director Sean O’Toole said of the change, “We are thrilled to join the North Coast League, as it is home to an incredibly competitive group of schools. We look forward to being part of a conference and the consistently competitive matchups it will provide.”

Head of School Kathy Kenny concurred, saying, “The North Coast League provides incredible opportunities for Gilmour to compete in a league with high caliber athletic programs who share our commitment to Catholic education.”

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GIRLS PREP HOCKEY PLAYER MAKING HISTORY For the first time in Gilmour girls prep hockey history, the Lancers have a player who was selected to the 2017 USA Hockey Girls Select Player Development Camp roster. Congratulations to junior Ani Fitzgerald ‘19!

This camp is the top 18 and Under girls camp in the country and the majority of its participants go on to earn NCAA Division I hockey scholarships or become Olympic athletes. Fitzgerald is one of three girls hockey players selected from the Mid-American District, which is made up of players from Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia and Indiana.

After returning from the camp, Fitzgerald announced her commitment to play hockey at Northeastern!

MALLOY’S BOYS TAKE TO THE ICE Gilmour has a program called MB Hockey Summer Training where college hockey players from Gilmour and other area schools hone their skills in the offseason.

Led by coach John Malloy, the intense morning sessions help Gilmour hockey alums stay sharp during the summer and has been popular with players.

Now in its ninth year, MB Hockey has stayed much the same over the years.

While numbers are down from its 2012 peak, the program still draws about 40 players from college, juniors and the pros. “We have the training in the morning Monday through Thursday,” Malloy says. “It lets kids get their workout in early so they can do their summer jobs.

We’re on the ice at 7 a.m. The only kids who are coming are serious players.”

Players who have graduated from MB Hockey keep it going, too. “We took a lot of kids through the program and eventually they started an adult team,” Malloy says.

That adult team, led by Gilmour hockey alum Keith Rybka ’05, plays in the Winterhurst Sunday night league from October to May in Lakewood. “It’s a good league. A lot of former professional players are in it,” Rybka says.

In a nod to Coach Malloy, Rybka and his teammates, nearly all Gilmour alums, named their team MB Hockey for “Malloy’s Boys.”

“The bond that holds us together is that at some point we were all coached by Coach Malloy at Gilmour,” Rybka says.

Of the players on Rybka’s hockey team, 10 are former Gilmour players, including Sean ’03 and Ryan ’01 Wilson, Michael Steiner ’04, Vince Mihalek, Adam Shemory ’09, Craig Frey ’04, Kyle

Whitaker ’07, and Brandon ’05 and Jarred Smith ’06. Having a shared

history changes the way they play together, Rybka says.

“It’s almost more fun showing up on Sundays to play with these guys because we already went to high school together,” he says. “There’s not too much mystery. We pick up right where we left off.”

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Gilmour Academy expresses sympathy to the families of the following: THOMAS J. CAHILL ’54, brother of

COLLEEN SLATTERY KLASS, G.O. ’80,

William Cahill ’56

sister of James ’69, Robert ’70, Timothy ’74, Michael ’75, Nancy G.O. ’76, William ’77 (deceased), Catherine ’82 and Kevin ’85 Slattery

GERARD A. DEOREO, JR. ’59, bother of Peter ’64 (deceased) and William ’67 DeOreo MICHAEL H. KANE ’70, brother of

Patrick Kane ’65 ALAN R. GUIDUCCI ’72 PAMELA K. HORBALY ‘84

ROBERT G. KRAMER ’60 JOHN C. KURTZ ’56 WILLIAM J. MCCORMACK ’50, brother

of John McCormack ’55 (deceased)

MICHAEL E. O’MALLEY ’61 WILLIAM K. SLATTERY ’77, brother of

James ’69, Robert ’70, Timothy ’74, Michael ’75, Nancy G.O. ’76, Colleen G.O. ’80 (deceased), Catherine ’82 and Kevin ’85 Slattery JOHN M. SULLIVAN ’55, bother of James

Sullivan ’61 (deceased) L. BRIAN TIMMINS ’55

Our sympathy is also extended to the alumni and families of the following: RAYMOND A. ADAMIC, father of

JOANNE B. BOLEK, grandmother of

Raymond M. Adamic ’84

Perrin Bolek ’18

ANTHONY A. AGRESTA, stepfather of

ROSE BOTTI, grandmother of Samantha

Bryon Miller ’95; uncle of Adrian ’85 and Russell ’87 Pasquale

’10, Diana ’12 and George ’17 Klonaris

FRANK ALEVA, brother of Nick ’12, Alex ’13 and Jack ’18 Aleva

Richard Jones ’20

ROBERT AMSTADT, father of Mary

Wheeler, Upper School administrative assistant

Amstadt Ricotta G.O. ’74 and Denise Amstadt Lissfelt ’84 MICHAEL ANTONELLI, father of Dominic ’80 and Mariellen ’87 Antonelli; grandfather of Michael Antonelli ’12 MYRA ASSAD, great-grandmother of

Dominick Scimone ’18 BLANCHE BANKS, great-grandmother of

Taylor Isaac ’18 MARTHA MARY BENCIVENNI,

grandmother of Elizabeth ’12 and Hannah ’14 Bencivenni

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ANTHONY BRUNO, grandfather of BRYAN BURKE, cousin of Linda

MARGARET CARLIN, former kitchen

BRIAN A. COCHRAN, brother of Cheryl Gutchall, Gilmour manager of donor engagement THERESE CIOFANI, sister-in-law of Theresa Stark, former Lower School instructor ALICE COLANTONIO, grandmother of

Renee ’91 and Nicholas ’94 Oust BR. THOMAS COUSINO, C.S.C., former

Gilmour staff member

employee

ADRIAN CUNNANE, mother of Erin

BABETTE CASEY, grandmother of

Song, Lower School physical education instructor and girls lacrosse varsity head coach

Elizabeth Coerdt ’11 CORINE CHIARUCCI, wife of Vincent Chiarucci, former Board of Trustee Chair for Gilmour and Glen Oak; mother of Regina Chiarucci O’Brien G.O. ’74; Ann Chiarucci O’Brien G.O. ’76; and Elizabeth Chiarucci Morgan ’84, Gilmour director of strategic initiatives; and grandmother of Kara ’03 and William ’09 O’Brien; Robert ’10, Kathleen ’11 and Sara ’16 O’Brien; and Clara Morgan ’22

JUDITH DAMANTE, grandmother of

Michelle ’14, John ’19 and Connor ’20 Krebs MARY M. DEFINO, grandmother of Leonard ’09, Madeline ’10 and John ’12 DeFino ERNEST DEFOY, father of Ernest D.

DeFoy ’79

GILMOUR MEMORIALS

PEG DEMARTINO, aunt of Whitney Daly, Upper School religious studies instructor WILMA DOBBINS, former Upper School

library associate and mother of Thomas Dobbins ’76 IRENE DOYLE, great aunt of Christopher

’04 (deceased) and Brenden ’08 Kelly SOPHIE DYKUN, grandmother of Erin

Sands, Business Office staff member PINA ESPOSITO, mother of Lena

Bruscino, AVI staff member ALBERT EVANS father of Marty Evans

’80, uncle of Jim ’82 and Kevin ’84 Evans, grandfather of John Turnbush ’03, Gilmour Middle School science instructor Katelyn Seliskar ’07 and Stephen Seliskar ’09 CHARLOTTE ANN EZZO, aunt of

Brendon Berns ’99 BETTY M. FARINACCI, grandmother

Asher; father-in-law of Anthony J. (TJ) Asher ’84 CONNIE FRENCH, aunt of James P. Farrar

STANLEY INTIHAR, father of Maureen

’91, Mary Kate Farrar Vega ’93, Daniel Farrar ’94 and Amy Farrar Walsh ’96; sister-in-law of James C. Farrar ’59, retired Gilmour director of development

Intihar Gaines ’90

GERALDINE GALLION, niece of Br.

Robert Lavelle, C.S.C., director of the Bishop Gilmour Institute for Holy Cross Mission Integration JUDY GARDNER, mother of Scott

Putzbach, AVI chef at Gilmour SONDRA GARDNER, mother of Matthew

ROBERT JACKSON, stepfather of Myles

Bell ’17 FRANK JOCHUM, grandfather of Erin

Jochum ’99 MARY JOHNSTON, aunt of Allen Stay ’87 MARY KAMPMAN, former Gilmour

staff member; mother of Mark ’81, Matthew ’85, Dean ’86 and Douglas ’88 Kampman

Lindley ’89, Upper School social studies instructor; grandmother of Benjamin ’24, Nathan ’26 and Evan ’27 Lindley

JAMES KAZEL, SR., father of Daniel ’86 and James Kazel Jr., Upper School guidance counselor

STANLEY GARDNER, stepfather of

JACOB and MAUREEN KENNER, uncle

Matthew Lindley ’89, Upper School social studies instructor; step-grandfather of Benjamin ’24, Nathan ’26 and Evan ’27 Lindley

of Jay Fowler ’00, Lower School social studies instructor

RUDOLPH GERACI, father of Anthony

JOSEPH FARRISTELL, grandfather of

DAVID M. GLEASON, father of Michael,

Madison ’13, Adam ’16 and Michael ’18 Asher; father-in-law of Anthony J. Asher ’84

MARY ILYES, wife of Michael Ilyes, former Gilmour maintenance director

’88 and Melinda ’91 Geraci

and aunt of Katherine ’09 and David ’13 Hasler ALLEN KENNGOTT, uncle of Ann ’98,

Caroline ’00 and Brian ’04 Ruddock CASEY KIEL, uncle of Coreen Gorbett

Schaefer ’02 ROBERT T. KIERES, father-in-law of Michael Elliott ’71, Gilmour Board of Trustees secretary

Martin ’82 Fay

Gilmour Board of Trustees member, and Alexander ’81 Gleason; grandfather of Jeffrey ’05, Regan ’07 and Kevin ’12 Gleason

CARMELITA FERRIO, aunt of Patricia

RICHARD GRECO, grandfather of

Upper School science instructor

Szanizslo and Kathy DeMarco, Our Lady Chapel associates

Caroline ’05, Allison ’08 and Steven ’11 Greco

KATHLEEN KOENIG, wife of Brian

NANCY F. FIGGIE, mother of Mark ’74

FRANCINE GREN, stepmother of

HARRY FAY, father of John ’72 and

Valerie Gren, AVI associate at Gilmour

and Matthew ’84 Figgie; grandmother of Harry IV ’02, Catherine ’03 and Madeline ’25 Figgie

MARK HESS, former Gilmour instructor

JOHN, SUZANNE, JOHN and ANDREW FLEMING, cousins of Joseph McCamon

LARRY HOCEVAR, brother of Sr. Rosemary Hocevar, O.S.U., former Gilmour trustee

’24 and Matthew Pannunzio ’29 JOSEPH FORRISTELL, grandfather of

Madison ’13, Adam ’16 and Michael ’18

ROBERT W. HOSTOFFER, grandfather of

Alexander ’05, Vincent ’07, Nicholas ’09 and Zachary ’15 Hostoffer

SYDNEY KLEIN, uncle of Jeffrey Klein,

Koenig ’63; mother of Kevin ’89, Kristen ’90 and Kyle ’93 Koenig JEANNETTE KOSIOREK, mother of

Christopher Kosiorek, Gilmour head football coach ELEANOR Z. KRAMER, mother of

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Jean Geoghegan Keller Gilmour trustee Jean Geoghegan Keller, beloved wife of the late Joseph H. Keller Jr., passed away this June at age 86. Jean was the mother of William G. Keller ’76 and grandmother of Alice Keller ’17. Jean also was mother to John M. (Janet) of Winnetka, Ill.; Joseph H. III (Margaret) of Mobile, Ala.; Mary K.; Robert K. (Jane); Jean Gruber (James); and Thomas L. (Elizabeth) of Hudson, Mass.

MARK LACASSE, brother of Linda

JOSEPH MCDERMOTT, brother

Wheeler, Upper School administrative assistant; uncle of Molly Wheeler Miano ’06

of Kathleen McDermott, former Advancement department communications manager

MARGARET LAGANKE, aunt of Allyson

LaGanke ’93 ISAIAH LAMPKINS, brother of Brandon

Cox ’03 EARLAINE LANCASTER, mother-in-law

of Terrence Clyne ’65 MARGARET C. LANE, grandmother of

Jack ’17 and Grace ’19 Bujoll FRANCISCO L. LAWAS, father of Frances

ELIZABETH MCFADDEN, mother of Beth

’90 and Christopher ’92 McFadden NANCY MILLIS, mother of Donald

(Chip) Dawson ’65 CARMELLA MIRALIA, aunt of Anthony

’84 and John ’90 Musca, and Kathleen Musca Yoakum ’87

She was the beloved grandmother of 27 and great-grandmother of four.

Lawas-Grodek ’92

“She was a devout Catholic and lived her life in faith and spirituality,” Jean’s family recalled of her. “The example she set in faith and spirituality is the greatest gift to her family.”

William Fisher ’10

Mark Monreal ’92

MARGARET I. LEVAND, grandmother of Madison ’14 and William ’16 Levand

DOYLE MORGAN, father of Aretha

In Jean’s funeral program, she was remembered as a “loving, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother; loyal and beloved friend of so many people to whom she often extended her hospitality and kindness; and a dedicated parishioner and steadfast Catholic who generously supported numerous charities, both civic and religious.”

A native of Bardstown, Ky., Jean lived in Shaker Heights for the past 51 years.

The youngest of nine siblings, Jean was an accomplished cook, gardener and bridge player.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate contributions in Jean’s memory to the Gesu Parish Dietz or McAuley Scholarship Funds. A funeral Mass was held on Monday, June 12 at Gesu Church. Interment took place at Lake View Cemetery.

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MARIE LEISTER, grandmother of

HENRIETTA MONREAL, grandmother of

Cora ’19 and Maggie ’21 Grunden

Smith, housekeeping manager, and father-in-law of Carlton Smith, AVI associate

KEVIN LYNCH, brother-in-law of

HELEN MULLEN, aunt of Grace ’17 and

CORA LUEBBE, great-grandmother of

Kathleen Lynch, Gilmour guidance and college counseling administrative assistant

Natalie ’19 Mullen

RALPH LYSYK, grandfather of Caroline

MARGARETE NOETH, mother of Gregory ’76 and David ’79; grandmother of Jessica ’07 Noeth

’05, Allison ’08 and Steven ’11 Greco

MAURICE NORRIS, JR., grandfather of

ANN MAROTTA, mother of Mary

Marotta G.O. ’75

Colleen Michael, Lower School religion instructor

JOHN MARUSIC, father of Adrian ’15

EVELYN OSWICK, mother of Lawrence

and Alec ’18 Marusic SR. MARY MARTHA MAYNARD, SND,

sister of Robert Maynard, former Gilmour Board of Trustees member; aunt of Robert ’80 and Christopher ’91 Maynard MARTIN MCCANN, grandfather of

Meagan Urban Fowler ’06, Gilmour assistant director of counseling; William ’09 and Daniel ’13 Urban; and Connor ’16 and Emma ’20 Lesko

’65, Donald (deceased) ’67, Ronald ’67 and Paulette G.O. ’77 Oswick RICKY OWENS, former Lower School student, stepbrother of Vanessa Vacante ’05; brother of J.J. Owens, former Lower School student MICHAEL PALUMBO, father of Michael

’14, Marisa ’15 and former student Christian Palumbo

GILMOUR MEMORIALS

CINDY PICKERING, former Gilmour staff

RONALD SKUFCA, husband of Donna

DIANE TREBILCOCK, grandmother of

member

Skufca, Gilmour controller

Alyssa ’10 and Michael ’12 Trebilcock

FLORENCE PIRNAT, grandmother-in-

GLORIA SLATTERY, mother of James ’69, Robert ’70, Timothy ’74, Michael ’75, Nancy G.O. ’76, William ’77 (deceased), Colleen G.O. ’80 (deceased), Catherine ’82 and Kevin ’85 Slattery

MARY BETH TOME, cousin of Gay Janis,

law of James Polak, Upper School social studies instructor ANTHONY PITEO, uncle of Robert

Mooney ’98 TOM POKELWALDT, grandfather of

Charles Valenti ’19 and Frank Valenti ’21 LUDWIG PUGEL, father of Elizabeth

EMMA SMITH, aunt of Brian Allen ’19 WILLIAM SNYDER, grandfather of Max

Snyder ’20

Upper School speech instructor, speech and drama director ANNIE TRAVASSOS, aunt of Rosann

Mariappuram ’06 LENORE ULICHNEY, grandmother of

Emma Kaplan ’19 JONAS VASILEVICIUS, father of Eugene

Pugel ’96

FRANKLIN SOUTH, father-in-law of

Vasilevicius, maintenance associate

JOHN RAY, father of Dan ’80 and Matt

Susan South, former Gilmour athletic associate

KAREN WANDERS, mother of Jon

’82 Ray and Jennifer Ray-Tomasek ’88; grandfather of Clayton ’18 and Garret ’20 Tomasek

and Vincent ’22 Stafford

DANIEL ROONEY, father of Arthur ’70

ANITA STOCKARD, mother-in-law

and James E. ’86 Rooney; grandfather of James P. Rooney ’14

of Tracy Stockard, Gilmour college guidance counselor

LAURIE ROSS, aunt of Ron Ryavec ’16

ANDREW STRAND, brother of Kelly

PETER RUFF, great-uncle of Cora ’19 and

Maggie ’21 Grunden RAFFAELLA SAVA, great-aunt of

Colleen Michael, Lower School religion instructor LILLIAN SCIMECA, mother-in-law of

Richard Grejtak, senior projects cocoordinator JOSEPH SEVERINO, father of Erik

Severino ’84 MARY SHEA, mother of Theresa Stark,

former Lower School instructor ROBERT SHEA, father of John ’78 and

Thomas ’81 Shea CARL SIBERSKI, husband of Norita Siberski (deceased) former Lower School staff member; father of Thomas Siberski ’85

JAMES STAFFORD, uncle of Gianna ’18

Wanders, director of the Upper School FRED WEISMAN, grandfather of Robert ’05, Megan ’06 and Molly ’09 Weisman MARY WELLMAN, mother of Robert

Strand ’03

’66, Charles ’68 and Curtis ’73; grandmother of Rebecca Wellman McAvoy ’02, Matthew ’03 and Daniel ’05 Wellman

GEORGE STROPKAY, father of Paul

BETTY WHEELER, mother of golf coach

Stropkay ’89

Keith Wheeler; mother-in-law of Linda Wheeler, Upper School administrative assistant; and grandmother of Molly Wheeler Miano ’06

RONALD STURGIS, SR., step-father of

Cheryl Gutchall, manager of donor engagement DOROTHY SZANISZLO, mother-in-law

of Patty Szaniszlo, Our Lady Chapel administrative assistant RICKEY TANNO, brother of Terrance

Tanno ’72 ELEANOR TIBALDI, great aunt of Dennis

’86 and Jennifer ’95 Kavran, Adam ’14 and Madeleine ’16 Miller, McCall ’05 and Annie ’16 Zupon and Nicholas Marquette ’15 JOE TOCZIK, cousin of Kristy Booher

ELAINE WILLEY, mother of Dennis Davis

’90; sister of Fr. John Blazek, C.S.C. ’58, campus minister DONALD WINOVICH, father of Katie

Winovich ’13 ROSEMARY YON, mother of Steven ’82

and Kevin ’84 Yon SR. DEANNE ZAWADZKI, SSJ-TOSF,

former Lower School instructor THOMAS ZNIDARSIC, cousin of

Hannah Loncar ’18

Angelo, associate athletic director

DONALD SILL, father of Todd Sill ’83

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