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Colleges Acceptances for the Class of 2010 Acadia University American University of Paris Arcadia University Auburn University Belmont University Boston College Boston University Bucknell University Catholic University of America Cazenovia College Clark University Clemson University College of Charleston College of New Jersey College of Notre Dame of Maryland College of the Holy Cross College of Wooster Denison University DePaul University Dickinson College Drew University Drexel University Eckerd College Elon University Fairfield University Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Florida Southern College Florida State University Fordham University Franklin and Marshall College Furman University George Mason University George Washington University Georgetown University Gettysburg College Gonzaga University Goucher College High Point University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Hood College Howard University James Madison University Johnson C. Smith University

Kenyon College Keystone College King College Lasell College Le Moyne College Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland Lynchburg College Lynn University Manhattan College Marquette University Marymount University McDaniel College Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Mitchell College Mount Ida College Mount Saint Mary’s University Mount Union College Muskingum University New York University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan University Pennsylvania State University, University Park Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Radford University Regis University Rhodes College Rider University Roanoke College Rosemont College Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Sacred Heart University Saint Joseph’s University Saint Leo University Salem International University Salisbury University Santa Monica College Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design

Seton Hall University Southern Adventist University Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Southern Methodist University St. Bonaventure University St. Mary’s College of Maryland Stevenson University Susquehanna University Syracuse University Towson University Trinity College Tulane University University of Alabama University of Arizona University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Denver University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Mary Washington University of Maryland, College Park University of Miami University of Mississippi University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of Notre Dame University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of Scranton University of South Carolina University of Tampa University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Virginia Ursinus College Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Washington College West Virginia University Wheeling Jesuit University Wittenberg University Xavier University York College of Pennsylvania

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Jason Quick Art Director

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We Lead. We Serve. We Excel.

Maureen K. Appel Headmistress

Suzi Montes de Oca (’74) Director of Development

Anne Bolen Director of Annual Giving

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New Chapters Sending our girls to the next level: MS Closing, Baccalaureate, Graduation.

29 Student Achievements: outside of school Dragon boat races; playing doctor; acting out; it’s the shoes; NHS nods

Michele Rathbone Director of Special Events & Parent Programs

Shannon Pitcher Van Why (’97) Assistant Director of Student Life & Alumnae Relations

2009-2010 Board of Trustees Mr. Patrick J. Caulfield, Chair Mr. P. Casey Aiken, II Mrs. Maureen K. Appel Mr. John J. Coyle Mr. Paul Dell’Isola Mr. Robert Dinkel Mrs. Anne Easby-Smith Ms. Patricia Farrell Mr. Sean Glynn Mrs. Karen Hess Bernadette M. Longtin, SHCJ Mrs. Suzanne Hodgson MacDaniels (‘69) Mr. Brett MacInnes Mrs. Mary Natelli McCann Ms. Janice Obuchowski Mr. Peter H. Plamondon, Jr. Mr. Ignacio E. Sanchez Mr. Thomas M. Sanders Mrs. Chantal Santelices Ms. Mary E. Shields Mrs. Kathie Williams

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Traditions Blue/Gold Game Day; Spirit Week;

Holly Ball; Prom

14 We are Family Grandparents Day; FatherDaughter Breakfast; Mother-Daughter Fashion Show; In Memoriam

16 HC Takes on the World Ghana; Lourdes; South Africa; 7 countries in 42 days

18 Service NYC camp; walkathon; buying goats; liturgy made modern; helping bingo; eating for hunger

20 Fine Arts Creative expression is alive and well at Holy Child, in painting, drawing, sculpture, as well as drama, music and dance.

26 Academics in Action: in school Bastille Barbies; burning money; breaking eggs; cleaning roads; kid-led conferences; interviewing religious; diving for knowledge.

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Faculty News Beloved by Bethesda; “What I did on my summer vacation.”

32 Athletics A new turf field, plus all the great accomplishments that were made throughout the year on the old one, in the gym, and across the countryside. Championships and smiles abound.

40 Volunteers Parents Association and Fathers Club reps; book and food events; thanks to all.

41 HC Alumnae Class notes; baby and reunion pics, don’t miss events; stories on Nguyens and Bellinos.

52 ANNUAL REPORT—2009/2010 Financials, donors to Annual Fund and additional scholarship; Perfect Pitch campaign.

62 Development Golf and Tennis Classic; Mayfield Market; Age of Aquarius gala

64 Mystery photo Who are you?

Every effort was made to be as accurate as possible in these pages. Should you have questions or comments, please write to hccommunications@holychild.org.

Grads Anne Grossman and MK Green; Betsy Young and her daughter, Fanny Benziger; junior “Lifesavers” (top row) Mel Mikus, KT Prominski, Monica Rizkalla, (front) Jessie Ely, Kelly McCann, Luci Giorgio.

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On the covers: [front] Kerry Bellino and Jenna Kane before the big event. [back] The senior “prank” on last day of school: launching the new “aquatic center” on the turf field.

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Golden Times As each communicant approached the altar, my life passed before me. Could it be possible that I was attending the 50th anniversary of my alma mater, Holy Child Academy? Although sizes and shapes may have changed over the years, faces and smiles were still easily recognizable. Every hug and handshake brought back countless memories.

I remember riding in the backseat of my parents’ 1959 Chevy on the way to visit Holy Child Long Island for the first time. Dressed in my Sunday best, with my white gloves, I was told to speak when spoken to, and I was most obliging. Both my mother and father were quite taken with Reverend Mother Gabriel, the school’s superior. There was no question that they wanted me, and eventually my siblings, to attend what was then named Old Westbury School of the Holy Child. Little did I know that this car ride was the beginning of my lifelong association with the Sisters of the Holy Child and my life as a student, teacher, parent and administrator in Holy Child schools.

That October day last fall was filled with far more emotion than I ever expected. Across the aisle, about twenty Sisters of the Holy Child were seated, many of them my teachers in elementary school, high school and eventually, Rosemont College (also sponsored by the Society). Each one had made a difference in my life: Mother Joseph Ann taught me that nuns also like to play baseball and sail; Mother Mary Jane taught me grammar so well that I remain a stickler for usage. Mother Renata gave me the gift of reading for pleasure, and Mother Agnes was so kind to me in third grade that she inspired me right then to be a teacher.

There were a number of my classmates present: Bobby, who had been my date for the senior prom (or was it the Christmas formal?); Alice, who rode the bus with me for twelve years, and Christopher, who remains one of my dearest friends. Now very elderly, past parents who chaperoned ski trips and ice skating parties and green/white play days on the field added a special touch to the festivities. And then there was my dad, who, with many other founding families, helped the Sisters with fundraising in those early years. Holy Child was our extended family for sixteen years, and it felt so good to be back celebrating Mass in a most familiar place. I had returned home.

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These memories make me think of our own golden event. At this time next year, we will celebrate our fiftieth anniversary. Our legacy here in Potomac is equally rich in the tenets of Cornelia Connelly, as we educate our girls and continue to “meet the wants of the age.”

It’s heartening to think about all that has been accomplished before and since my arrival in 1994. In 1989, an innovative middle school program was instituted followed by the addition of Connelly Hall, which houses our exquisite library, performing arts cluster, computer labs, a fitness center and classrooms. A few years later, a chapel was added to our main building, providing a lovely meditative spot for our school community. Beyond bricks and mortar, however, our commitment to community service, our interactions with Holy Child Schools both in the United States and in Africa, the addition of programs like the Math Lab, Writing Center and the Connelly Program, all enhance our uniqueness.

This fall, when we settle in to our beautiful new stadium and cheer on our Tigers, we’ll be making those memories that will stay well past our big anniversary celebration. I can only hope that our teachers, students and alumnae will have the same life-changing experiences I felt on that moving October day.

Maureen K. Appel Headmistress

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Brave New Academic World Recently I found myself in a conversation about being a high school student in today’s world. The general consensus was that it would be very difficult to be in high school nowadays: for one thing, it’s nearly impossible to get into an upper tier college unless you have top grades, amazing athletic skills and/or impeccable recommendations. But after much reflection, I decided my peers were way off target. This would be an amazing time to take a high school journey.

I’d start as a freshman tomorrow!

I realize that our teens today do navigate in a very fast-paced world. Instant gratification is second nature to them—it’s microwave or nothing. Your own phone line in your bedroom? No, now you must have the latest iPhone or Blackberry and a rockin’ Facebook page. Distractions aside, though, student technology has advanced in very positive ways. When I sneak a peek at students in class, it’s not uncommon to see them taking notes on their laptops (a far cry from my staying up all night to type my copious scribbles from the day on my giant desktop computer). Smartboards and computer-aided graphing and microscopes make science and other classes come to life in ways we could only imagine.

Plus, students here at HC are especially blessed to have access to numerous avenues of support. Our wonderful Academic Support Team is available all day to help guide the girls through any and all disciplines, taking extra time to simply get a student organized or even set up teacher appointments on the student’s behalf. Need help with a paper? No worries, they can just head to the Writing Center: Mrs. Wells is ready, red pen in hand. Not only is she aware of all the assignments given to students, she will also nudge them over that writer’s block or help push through the procrastination stage. Maybe it’s math that’s challenging. The Math Lab is open during J block, with teachers ready to attack that Calculus or Algebra problem. Plus, any member of the faculty is always happy to assist a student; their schedules are all posted so free time is easily accessed. Our goal is for each student to find success, and our small classes allow for just that to happen.

So perhaps you can agree that this generation has it pretty good.

And there are even more positive things to come. Soon we hope that we can offer that elective course online, and maybe the girls won’t have to carry that huge backpack; textbooks will be on disks, or on our iPads. It is a whole new exciting academic world. Sign me up!

Teri Boragno Head of the Upper School, Academic Dean

The Exciting Middle Ages I was so proud last September at our Open

House as I walked around Connelly Hall and heard the students tell their stories: They were explaining to guests how the Middle School program has helped them become excited about learning, how they have grown as students and as people, and how much they love their classmates and their school. Seeing 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students dressed in their bright orange 20th Anniversary T-shirts, dancing and singing “Good Morning, Holy Child,” was truly inspiring for me and made me happy to be a part of the celebration and part of this special place.

It was the fall of 1989 that Holy Child opened its Middle School, and I joined the staff just three years later. (I’ve been here for most of my professional career, seventeen years!) At that point, I was fairly newly married and had no children, and was teaching eighth grade. I eventually moved to teaching 6th grade, and was fortunate enough to take over as head of the MS in 2005. It has truly been my home. Holy Child has seen me through the birth of my two children, the death of my father, and many everyday joys and difficulties. On top of all that, I always had a wonderful supply of responsible and fun babysitters!

Back in the beginning, the Middle School program was designed based on the cutting research of the day, and we continue in that vein—to stay connected with the needs of young adolescents with interdisciplinary, hands-on learning with real-life applications. Whether dropping eggs from balconies or bouncing balls in the halls or running a workshop on the special accomplishments of women (see pictures of many in the pages to follow), we are constantly changing our approach and our methods—because these 21st-century girls, with ever-increas-

ing technological and world knowledge, demand it, and respond to it with enthusiasm. Last year, we began a program through which our girls met one-on-one with their parents in student-led parent conferences. After much preparation and practice with their teachers, the students spoke about goal-setting and personal achievements. One of the parents commended his daughter on her presentation, saying “This is great practice for your future! It’s just how I get evaluated at work.”

As Cornelia Connelly said, all the way back in 1846, it is essential that educators, “meet the wants of the age.” At Holy Child we will continue to innovate and meet the needs of our students as we look forward to the Middle School’s next twenty years. While our methods change, our goal remains the same to help our girls become effective high school students, business and community leaders, and caring women.

Young adolescents are a joy to work with; their passion for life is invigorating. Middle School girls don’t do anything halfway, and our students are no exception. In a single day we go from tears to laughter and back again at warp speed. What impresses me most is the girls’ care and concern for one another and for their teachers. The friendships formed in Middle School are like no other.

I saw my daughter graduate from our Middle School in the spring; she has taught me so much during her time here, although I’m a little sad to see her go. Now that’s she’s off to the Upper School, I say I’m the only one in the family still in Middle School. That’s okay, though.

Holy Child Middle School is a terrific place to be!

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Happy Anniversary to MS It was a happy, very orange day in the Middle School last September 25 as Holy Child celebrated its 20th anniversary. Back in 1989, Mary Hopkins, now head of the MS, was just starting out, engaged to be married, and her mom, Mary Kosch, was Holy Child’s Director of Admissions. The idea for an interdisciplinary, thematic school for 6th to 8th graders was launched. Today, Mary and her team continue to evolve, strengthen, and keep amazingly current the curriculum for these energetic pre-teens. A scavenger hunt (Grace Pereles, Maria Berkowitz and Lilly McCormick with their booklets, above) and open house kicked off the anniversary festivities, field hockey and volleyball games ensued, and all wrapped up with a prayer service and fun community barbecue on the lawn. (Just ask Anna Brickman, Greer Gingery, Sarah Kern, Katie Rose Marvin and Emilie Signora, top right.) Orange power lives!

Camps Encamp On Holy Child

Biking For The Cause At 4:30 a.m. on Friday, July 30, Holy Child alumna Lizzy Bray (’07, third from right) and

Pete Plamondon (far right),Holy Child trustee and father of alumnae Amy (’07) and Meg (’08) (second from right), joined 266 cyclists who departed Gonzaga High School and rode from Washington, D.C. on a valiant journey: biking 100 miles to Dewey Beach, Delaware.

They were taking part in Bike to the Beach, a ride to raise money for the defeat of autism.

After the 100-mile trek, the riders, their families, and Autism Speaks National Capital Area chapter volunteers (including the Caulfield family at left, and Maureen Appel, center) celebrated at North Beach Restaurant.

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The slip and slide on the front lawn was the first clue; the cries of kindergartners in the halls and the mini-volleyball net in the gym told the real tale: Summer campers had taken over campus. Bar-T brought hundreds of children to Holy Child over eight one-week general sessions, adding to a host of other camps that made 2010 the biggest summer ever. Coerver Soccer (with Holy Child varsity coach Danielle Maligari in teaching mode) and HC varsity coach (and Team USA manager) Sarah Aschenbach’s lacrosse camp christened our new turf field (after a great UnderArmour weekend tryout finished up); Varsity volleyball coach Greg Norris added two week-long evening volleyball sessions. Bethesda Soccer and Math Tree were among other outside parties that decided Holy Child is the place to be, bringing the public at large and some great revenue to the School. —K.H.E. www.holychild.org

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Babies and Bells Then-MS teacher Karin Wells and husband Kevin welcomed Matthew Marden Wells on June 7, 2010 at 1:01 a.m. at Georgetown Hospital. The 7-pound, 5-ounce baby boy is now gurgling and smiling, and Karin is already missing him as she comes in to work in the Writing Center.

Our Shannon Pitcher, alum of the class of ’97, and alumnae relations associate and assistant director of student life, became Mrs. Eric Van Why when she said her vows at a storybook wedding in Deep Creek Lake this past August. The joyous couple headed off to a fun honeymoon in Maine, hitting Booth Bay Harbor and staying on Diamond island, off the coast of Portland.

Tim and Karla Hester welcomed Margherita into the world last November 30– on Tim’s birthday! They decided to bestow the middle name Teresa on the 9 lb.

11 ounce beauty, after Tim’s twin sister (who was named after Mother Teresa). They call her Rita, after Tim’s favorite saint.

John Quigley, math chair, doubled the fun: His wife, Tinna, had twin boys the Monday after graduation, June 7. After Jimmy and Jack spent more than two weeks in the Holy Cross NICU, and big brother (by ten seconds) Jimmy having to wear an apnea monitor for a couple months, both boys are gaining weight and doing well!

Drinking It All In Jaws dropped in the Holy Child gym as twenty-something Danny McCoy shared the heart-rending story of how his choice to drive drunk caused a date he barely knew to lose her life when he passed out and hit a pole. His story was one of the many cautionary tales Holy Child students heard during “Drive to Stay Alive,” a powerful presentation sponsored by Holy Child’s S.A.D.D. (Students Against Destructive Decisions) Club. ABC News anchor Leon Harris moderated this hour-long talk on the dangers of distracted driving—from chatting, texting, and more in addition to the dangers of drinking—and how so preventable all of the resulting accidents can be. Alongside Leon Harris, a local police officer offered his real-life experiences, and several videos underscored the points, including hidden cameras in teen drivers’ cars. (Harris later featured this school gathering, “one of the most respectful audiences we’ve had,” he noted, on the Channel 7 evening news.)

This assembly is just one of the actions Holy Child takes regularly to keep our girls out of harm’s way. The spring saw numerous class-appropriate “Conversations That Count,” a program sponsored by the Community of Concern, a consortium of schools developing programs to address nonacademic concerns. After a local expert offered some facts about drinking, drugs and the teenage brain, and a Maryland prosecutor (and alum) told of the stark legal realities, students and parents scattered to engage in roundtable discussions on the pressures of parties and staying safe. Or, in short, how to keep the conversation going. —Kaela Jeffers

Saving Our Ride It was a case of civics in action when more than two dozen Holy Child supporters entered the large cafeteria in Rockville, site of the March 1 hearing to decide the fate of the #36 Ride-On bus, the only commuter bus to stop at our school. Pernilla Mpasi takes it from Silver Spring every day (“I don’t know what I would do if it was gone,” she lamented); the sophomore was selected to testify, along with HC headmistress Maureen Appel, to try to save our bus. After a long night of speeches and days of waiting, word came down. The County Council listened to our arguments, and voted Bus #36 would keep stopping at our circle. At least for now.

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Middle School Closing

THE WEATHER COOPERATED, and the 8th grade girls were equally radiant in their

Mary’s mom, Mary Kosch (longtime Holy Child associate and former Director

summer graduation dresses as they stepped up from Middle School in their cer-

of Admissions) shared in the joy; many of the girls know Ms. Kosch, who still

emony at Our Lady of Mercy. Actually, this June event is a “closing,” not a gradu-

substitutes when needed. Emma Pachon celebrates (at center above, with Becca

ation, as most of the girls just head across the street to the Upper School. It was

Rizkalla at left equally giddy) with a classmate. Talley Britt, president of the

an extra special day for Middle School Head Mary Hopkins (below, left), who

MS Student Council delivered the student address, and numerous awards were

handed a diploma to her daughter Maddy (appropriately attired in her orange).

handed out to a stellar 8th grade class.

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The Mary Pat Siemien Award Savannah Ballard

The Head of School Award Chella Rizkalla

The J. Robert Walsh Award Emilie Signora

The Holy Child Scholarship.

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The Mary Kosch Scholarship Lauren Keeley

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Celebrating

Seniors

Class of 2010 Graduation Ceremony, Friday, June 4, 2010

Graduation week started with a

touching Baccalaureate Mass on Wednesday, a special mother-daughter brunch, then the day arrived: dressing in the library, the giggles and the tying of the bows, the march out to the new field for their official picture. This year’s graduation featured special remarks by alumna Jane Rosinski Grenier (’76), Executive Director of Creative Services for Condé Nast Digital. The ceremony rolled out on a lovely sunny day, matched by the bright words of senior class president, Brynn Mayo:

“As I look at my class now, I see a group of young women, absolutely beautiful, who exude confidence and poise. They need no explanation. My words are simply icing on a very delicious cake.”

“By making learning interactive and engaging, our teachers taught us not only the facts, but also about ourselves. They have shown us that with hard work and perseverance, we should aspire to any goal and we should follow any dream. Like our parents, they’ve cheered for us in the classroom, on the field, on the stage. Some will stay with me forever because they showed me genuine kindness.”

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Graduation Awards

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The Mary C. Crivella Prize: MK Green

The Cardinal Hickey Award: Lauren Roth

The Student Council Award: Emily Durham

The Cornelia Connelly Award: Michelle Famulare, Erin Norcross

The Karen Elizabeth Noonan Award: Kerry Bellino

The Prize for General Academic Excellence: Clare DeLaurentis

Alumnae Association Award: Erin Kale, Margarita Zwisler

The Award for Leadership in Christian Social Action: Clare DeLaurentis, Karen Hill

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It was a magical week, from Baccalaureate Mass (at middle left) where Hagan

Leaving friends is hard, just ask Lauren Gibson and Caryn Warner (far right), or

Trees was awarded Alumnae of the Year, to getting ready in the library, with the

Lindsay Edgerley, Katherine Heinssen and Abby Sanders (top far right). Class

perfect tying of the bows (Nicole Nguyen, top far left ,with Diane Boragno assist-

president Brynn Mayo (bottom far left) spoke warmly about her class and HC

ing) and girls revving up for a great day (Meredith Lunde and Emma Vignali). A

years; alumna Jane Grenier (left) spoke of how relevant high school really is.

touching ceremony followed: After the traditional march through the arch (Karen

Alumnae are well-represented in the class (above) with numerous mom-daughter,

Hill, at left), diplomas were awarded to smiling grads (Katy Conley and MJ Coyle).

sister combinations.

By The Numbers: The Class of 2010 … …had 79 members, who submitted a total of 537 applications to 211 colleges. …had 63% of all applications approved for admission. …was awarded more than $1 million in merit scholarships. …will be attending 52 colleges in 21 states and 1 foreign country (France) 45 class members took 115 AP exams.

16 classmates were admitted to every college to which they applied. ...will have 45 members in private colleges, 33 will attend public schools.

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traditions Making friends, fun, and lifetime memories

Fun was had by all: (at top, from left) Missy Lutes, Molly Magnarelli (also in bottom photo, with Tricia Horn), Eileen Williams; (front, from left) Heather Lamb, Caroline Coppoolse, and Fanny Benziger.

True Colors: The Blue/Gold Competition Sparkling gold lamé tights, extravagant blue feather boas, girls running

in capes diving for touchdowns, face paint galore, Ms. Appel in a T-shirt half blue/half gold (how diplomatic)…these are just a few of the memorable scenes from the October Blue/Gold Game Day, the big kick-off to the yearlong competition between the two color families. Two years ago, Holy Child decided to revive Blue/Gold, a tradition that ran strong in the seventies and eighties (blue is the new brown!), but fell out of favor. Though not nearly as

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entertaining as Hogwarts’ Sorting Hat, each member, students and faculty alike, is presented their color when they enter the school. They’ll own it for their whole time at Holy Child. Blue has been the reigning champion the last two years (as you can see engraved on the esteemed glass trophy cup displayed prominently across from Billingsley Hall). But winning the competition was not just a walk in the park; they did it by racking up points from attendance at special events—senior sports games, musicals, bingo, making sandwiches for Martha’s Table, particular tag days and blood drives. Oh, yes, all in addition to those wild games in front of family and friends on the fine fall Game Day: flag football, MS soccer, even the alumnae get involved. This year’s promises to be bigger and better than ever: Gold is already strategizing in hopes of a comeback! –Kaela Jeffers

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Spirit Week Rocks!

The gym goes silent as the underclassmen eagerly await the

“Purple Reign” senior entrance that is the kick-off to “Color Wars,” the highly anticipated culmination of Spirit Week the most coveted week of the HC school year. This February, as they have for years, classmates unite in an effort to rise above the other classes to be named Spirit Week champions. It’s four days filled with costumed, silly, and competitive events, from volleyball against the faculty to a pie-eating contest, the giggleinducing “tee-hee” game, and dozens more activities occupying these school days. On Disney Day, it wasn’t unusual to come across the Toy Story crew, Peter Pan, more than one dreaded villain named Ursula, even the ballooned house from UP. From Roll-Out-of-Bed Day to Group Day (the Harry Potter faculty procession was priceless), the fun never stops.

Start thinking of your costumes for next year now! –Kaela Jeffers Juniors rocked with their football jerseys (from left, Sophia Motta, JoJo Hess, Emma Gonzalez, Monica Rizkalla, ZZ Krebs, and the rest); the Seniors broke out as convicts, all 79 strong; freshmen were pretty in pink, almost winning the tug-of-war; the Middle School made their mark on Disney Day, with Becca and Chella Rizkalla, Amy Gagliano, and Becky Ward; and the sophomores made everyone green with envy, especially Christine Troiano, Fiona Tomlin and Lindsay Wolf.

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Candyland Was Sweet!

Just ask Casey Dell’Isola and Caroline Guidera and friends (at left): They were wild about this year’s Holly Ball. The seniors transformed the gym and hallways once again, and visions of sugarplums were everywhere! A fine time was had by the juniors and seniors in their fancy clothes; even members of the basketball team cleaned up pretty well! (Below, from left) KT Prominski, Sarah Falk, Kaela Jeffers, Mel Mikus, Tess Williams, Lauren Gibson, Jessie Ely, Margarita Zwisler, and Clare DeLaurentis.

An Evening in Paris Juniors returned the favor, coming up with the theme and decorations for the annual junior/senior Prom. This April, the sophisticated Evening in Paris look set the tone for great looks and a fun evening, even at the post-prom party right there at the Marriott. A smiling Kaela Jeffers wears her Prom Queen tiara proudly. Dancing actually happened (above left, KT Prominski, Brittany Harper, and Tricia Lynch with dates), but chatting was more fun (Mary Schwartz, Catherine Fielding, Maggie Dees, and Tierney Caulfied take a break from the action; Kelly McCann’s dress echoes the Parisian feel, at least from the back!).

Put A Ring On It! The familiar yellow roses, the shiny black onyx, the bright smiles another

Showing Off: Juniors Pascale MacDougall, Monica Rizkalla and Ashley Terrell

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junior class has been graced with the Holy Child ring on a fine winter day.

Invited speaker, and our school nurse, Cindy Gillette, summed up the sentiments of the day when she told the girls “We have come full circle.” Gillette, a ‘79 graduate, talked of traditions that endure, and the special feeling that alums especially know about their years at Holy Child. And yes, the more recent tradition—of seniors dressing the newly “ringed” in wild and wacky duds and parading them in public—endured as well. Thank goodness the public realizes that orange and purple hair and green tights are not our school uniform! www.holychild.org

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A Grand Old Day If it’s Thanksgiving, it must be time for Grandmom and Granddad to visit.

No, not for dinner, but for the annual tradition: come to Holy Child, and see what granddaughter is up to. This year’s morning coffee was standing room only, as more than ever made the trip to school. Many were impressed with the girls’ classes (Jessie Ely’s grandparents, Edna and Gene, got a dose of biology), our singing ensemble, and enjoyed the holiday liturgy. It’s always a heartwarming sight to watch the girls take care of their often elderly and not so old grands—Lauren Keeley was one of the smiling hostesses. It was a fitting lead-in to the family-filled holiday season.

Dads and Daughters Break Bread The Annual Father-Daughter Breakfast Holds Fond Memories As our daughter, Erin, embarks on the next chapter of her life and heads off to col-

lege, I find myself reminiscing about all of the wonderful experiences and memories of her time at Holy Child. One of the many wonderful traditions is the annual Father-Daughter mass and breakfast.

It doesn’t seem that long ago that we attended our first event, when Erin was in seventh grade. Through the years, it became one of our favorites.

Picture this: It’s a crisp and sunny fall day, and I get to spend some uninterrupted, quality time with my daughter, her friends, and their dads. We shared some laughs and enjoyed the food, but most importantly, each other’s company. All in a caring, nurturing and spiritual environment that, as a parent, I quickly learned is the greatest strength of the School. The leaves were changing, just as our daughters did from year to year. It was so gratifying and heartwarming to see them go from adolescent girls to beautiful young women in just a few short years.

Every year Headmistress Maureen Appel would welcome everyone and ask who was attending for the first time and who for the last. I remember thinking that Erin was a long way off from graduation in those early years, but the time went by quickly. Enjoy the journey with your daughter and put reflecting during this wonderful event on your list. –Joe Kale, dad of Erin (’10)

“There is something special about

The 2010 Father-Daughter breakfast, this year run by the newly formed Fathers Club, will be held on Sunday, November 7, at Holy Child.

Mass on what special gifts each of my daughters is to me and how that Sunday morning is just one more way for me to say, ‘I love you’ in that often unspoken language between dad and daughter.”

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wearefamily Models Bloom at Spring Fashion Show The beautiful spring day was just a bright and sunny backdrop for the equally beautiful Holy Child students from both the Middle the Upper School and their moms at the Spring Fashion Show at Columbia Country Club last April. Both girls and moms turned into fashionistas, all looking great on the runway in the graciously provided clothing from local boutiques J. McLaughlin, Bella Vistidi, South Moon Under, The Pink Palm and Katy’s Closet. Who knows, we might have the new Christy Brinkley in our midst!

Project Runway, Holy Child style: (clockwise from top) Emily Hunt, Lauren Tomas and sister Rachel Thomas; event chairs Janelle Lynch and Karen Greene; Celine Corbie; and Carly Soistman.

Dads and Daughters Cowgirl Up! Seventh-grade girls and

their fathers spent a great afternoon horsing around this past spring on a trail ride at the Marriott Ranch in Hume, VA. The 4,200-acre ranch allowed plenty of room to roam, with a varied terrain of sunny mead- Fun with Dad on the trail: Avery Luck, Katie Cynkar, and Lindsay Goetzenberger ows and cool shady woods, which gave welcome respite from the midday heat. A couple of feisty horses challenged some riders, but the wrangler cowgirls kept them under control. The class dads actually sponsored two trips, with ten pairs in April and another eight in May, because there weren’t enough horses to accommodate everyone on one trip. A good time was had by all!

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Brunching With Mom The finals are done, graduation dresses bought, parties planned…let the graduation festivities begin.

The annual Mother-Daughter Luncheon, held on the day before Baccalaureate, is a chance to step back from the flurry and the stress, sit down with classmates in the library for one last time, and swap tales of the Class of 2010. Yearbooks were also swapped for signatures. Moms, like Pee Wee Kelly with daughter Kelly Whelan, and Dena Jacobs with Miranda, got some quality time with their college-bound gals.

In Memoriam Losing family members is always painful, and when it hits our school family, we are all saddened.

Keep these special loved ones in your prayers.

Hugo Leonardo Albornoz, grandfather of Annalese Bell (’10) Marie Anselmo, mother of Luisa Ansemlo Miller (’68), Rita Anselmo (’69), Helen Anselmo Justus (’72), Doris Anselmo Smith (’73), Gina Anselmo Wade (’76) and Inez Anslemo McCormick (’79) Federico Baechli, father of Crissy Baechli Brase (’99) John Brennan, Jr., father-in-law of Karen Brown Brennan (’72), grandfather of Erin Brennan (’07), Caitlin Brennan (’04) and Megan Brennan (’99)

law of Connie Coakley Caulfield (’82) and grandfather of Tierney Caulfield (’10) Neil Coakley, father of Connie Coakley Caulfield (’82), father-inlaw of Pat Caulfield, chairman of the Holy Child Board of Trustees and grandfather of Tierney Caulfield (’10) Lawrence Anthony DeLaurentis, grandfather of Clare DeLaurentis (’10) and Caitlin DeLaurentis (’08) Charles “Buddy” Donaldson, grandfather of Alli Donaldson (’13), Kelsey Donaldson (’08) and Ashley Donaldson (’05)

Joseph Brigati, grandfather of Molly Magnarelli (’13)

Gerald Eagon, grandfather of Marina Alessi (’12)

Michael Calcutti, Sr., great-grandfather of Madison Clark (’12)

Edward Feeley, grandfather of Maureen Easby-Smith (’05), Elizabeth Easby-Smith (’08) and Claire Easby-Smith (’07)

Donald J. Caulfield, father of Pat Caulfield, Chairman of the Holy Child Board of Trustees, father-in-

Steve Fisher, father of Riley Fisher (’07)

Edward F. Fitzgerald, great grandfather of Madison Clark (’12) Olive M. Galeano, grandmother of Mary Overly (’13), Catherine Overly (’12) and Erin Kemp (’01) Robert Goldwin, father of Jane Bandler, Holy Child Guidance Counselor

Frank LaRuffa, husband of former Holy Child Faculty member Nancy LaRuffa Nelson Shawn, grandfather of Riley Fisher (’07) Joan McCabe, mother of Tracey McCabe (’90) and Kristen McCabe Koger (’91)

Arnold J. Johnson, grandfather of Rebecca Railey (’09)

Joseph McDermott, father of Joe McDermott, Director of Facilities at Holy Child

Frances Kinard Johnson, grandmother of Julia Langer (’10)

Jacqueline Ballenger Tawaststjerna, Class of 1982

Leonard Joyce, father of Stephanie Joyce Farrell (’79) and Tricia Joyce Burris (’77); grandfather of Angelica Vaccarezza (’13)

Betty Villemarette, grandmother of Melissa Villemarette (’01) and Sarah Villemarette (’04)

Ellen P. Keller, mother of Maureen Appel, Headmistress, and grandmother of Jaci Appel (’00) Mary LaPadula, mother of Susan LaPadula Buckingham (’82)

Grandfather of Elizabeth Jorgensen (’13) Grandmother of Daniela de Lucio (’11) Patti Watson, mother of Megan Green (’04) and Kimberly (’09)

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Dancing to an African Beat Jenna Sutton, US Science teacher, is no stranger to the African continent, having grown

up in Zimbabwe. But this summer, she discovered new lands as she visited Holy Child schools and centers in Ghana and Nigeria. Four teachers from Holy Child schools in the U.S. joined her on this exploratory tour to see if students could make such a journey. They found different worlds from ours, with spare dormitories and short hair required, but still the infectious joy of teenage girls and boys. They saw the animals, including goats our girls had a woman, donated, at the Agricultural Centre, plus a health complex, a women’s vocational center, and the natural wonders that abound. Jenna even got out of her comfort nation.” zone and joined in the dancing. As she says, “You can’t know if you don’t go.”

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“A Love Full of Action” in Lourdes Cornelia Connelly’s prayer was mine, too, this past spring when I embarked on my sixth pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, the sacred site where the Blessed Mother appeared to a humble, faith-filled young girl, St. Bernadette. I was participating as a member of the Order of Malta in our Annual Lourdes Pilgrimage with the sick (“malades” in French). It is a week dedicated to faith and friendship; we share a beautiful week filled with spiritual activities, such as daily Mass, visiting the baths and serving our malades and their companions.

I was eager to share my experiences with my students, who were keenly interested, and very curious: “Have you seen any miracles?” they asked. I thoughtfully explained that I had witnessed many, but that not all were what we might expect. While 67 miraculous physical cures attributed to Lourdes are formally recognized by the Catholic Church, miracles of the heart and various healings attributed to Lourdes, too numerous to count, continue to occur since Our Lady’s apparitions in 1858.

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would place the letters of petition they had written to the Virgin Mary. More than 200 pilgrims joined our group to France, a small bit of the tens of thousands who visited Lourdes that week. It was very cold and an icy rain was falling as we left the grotto, but no matter the weather, our hearts were warmed by the tremendous grace, love, and peace of Christ we were sharing with one another! —Chrissy Page, religion department (second from right, above) www.holychild.org

HCtakesontheworld Bandlers Go ’Round the World: 30,000 air miles—17 flights—7 countries—18 hotels— 1 carry-on bag each School counselor

Jane Bandler has seen her share of the world, having lived overseas with her Foreign Service husband for 20 of their 38 years together. But this past summer, they embarked on a true “round the world in less than 80 days” journey, actually seven countries in seven weeks. The itinerary took them from San Francisco to Hawaii (Honolulu, Kauai) to Japan (Tokyo) to Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Terengganu, Redang) to China (Beijing, Shanghai) to India (Delhi, Agra, Jaipur) to Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg) to Morocco (Casablanca, Fes, Marrakesh) to Portugal (Lisbon) to HOME! “We had the most fun in Malaysia,” she says, “because our son was living there at the time, teaching English on a Fulbright grant in a rural high school.

All were amazing, but we loved India and Morocco the most!”

The elephant they met at a favorite stop in Jaipur, India. –K.H.E.

A Dancing Goal

Beating Poverty with South African Song To the audience, it was a heart-pounding, hand-clapping, musical performance that brought the

whole school population to its feet. To the students, it was so much more: a look into the lives of a dozen South African youth striving for a better future. In fact, the singers from the Bokamoso Center (Bokamoso means future), who traveled to the Washington for three weeks, taught the girls much about living in poverty. They come from Winterveldt near Pretoria, often in tin houses with no running water or electricity, battery-run B&W TVs at best, and are working their way up out of this scenario.

The girls saw determination and perseverance in the words and the songs, and felt the joy of students who are not giving up on themselves. The MS sponsored a tag day for scholarships, as well as a drive to provide toiletries and other necessities for the group. Sister Connie wheeling the overflowing wheelbarrow to present the gifts was a special moment in the day.

This summer’s FIFA World Cup thrilled millions in all corners of the globe, but one HC middle schooler related more closely with the South African extravaganza. Caroline Stricker’s Falls Church U12 soccer team, Fusion, learned to do the “diski” dance, specially created for the quadrennial event; their video of it won first place in a contest sponsored by South African Tourism. Their prize: a trip to South Africa. Read all about the great trip around the world at www.myfoxdc.com; search for diski dance, and see the video of the dance as well! —K.H.E.

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Helping others, improving ourselves

Summer in the City Summer camps are a dime a dozen, but for two Holy Child juniors, a week in New York City was much more than a walk in the park. Katrina Dzyak (’12) and Julianne Pearson (’12) (second and third from left) joined two students and an adult from each of the five Holy Child network high schools in a week-long session at the Cornelia Connelly Center for Education on the Lower East Side. This middle school serves girls from low-income families, and the ten counselors all worked with incoming

5th graders for a week in August, planning and implementing lessons and activities.

Katrina speaks of the impact of her time there: “Living in the conditions these girls have lived in since birth was an inspiration…to understand their fear of whether they would ever have an opportunity to better their lives.” Julianne felt a similar gratitude: “This experience changed my life in such a great way, and even more, I

felt I was able to change the lives of others who were there.” Campus minister Jean Plummer accompanied the girls on this first camp experience, and hopes to expand the program in the future. It seemed to work its magic; as Katrina says, “I feel I have finally understood Cornelia Connelly’s emotions as she created her network bettering live to better the world.” We couldn’t have said it any better. —K.H.E.

We Got Their Goats The Middle School Service Buddies club,

along with advising teachers Ms. Cummings and Sra. Masson, is thankful to all of the families who have brought in their “Boxtops for Education.” Each $100 buys a goat in their “Adopt” an animal program. With thousands of boxtops from cookie and cereal and brownie mix boxes and more, we were able to buy five goats for our sister organization in Nigeria, the Holy Child Integrated Agricultural Center.

Walking in Their Shoes Strolling around the campus is an enjoyable thing, especially on a fine fall day with your friends

(from left: Mary Kate Virostek, Mary Goelzer, Jasmine Walton, Tricia Lynch, Taylor Baldwin). But our girls understand the importance of this annual walkathon, part of the Fannie Mae Annual Walk, which raises money for New Endeavors for Women and Bethesda Cares. They know that the money goes directly to these local groups, helping families negotiate homelessness and hunger. They may not walk in the literal shoes of the poor, but now they know a bit more about helping them.

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Prayer for a New World Speaking to God is ingrained in all Holy Child days, but the Foundations class brings a fresh approach to spirituality. In this senior seminar on “skills for ministry” (the official title), the girls regularly plan the weekly prayer blocks and other liturgies, as well as retreats and service activities. Instead of just reading traditional tracts, however, the student body is more likely to see a moving slide show with contemporary music and personal quotes. With Ms. Jean Plummer’s guidance, the girls make videos about acceptance, assemble presentations on racism and hunger, create powerful Powerpoints on natural disasters and personal tragedies—all helped by our compassion. This year’s class created a moving living Stations of the Cross, marked by modern tunes and reverent portrayals; it was a tear-inducing, touching point in the Lenten season, one of our modern takes to ancient rituals. —K.H.E.

Laying “Jesus” (Joy Phifer, also at top, walking with guard Lindsay Edgerley) to rest: (from left) Michelle Famulare, Jessie Frech, and Clare deLaurentis.

Hunger Up Close A Letter Perfect Day

It’s one of the more lively Holy Child traditions, as kids and moms and

dads flood the gym for the chance to holler out a ringing “BINGO!!!!” Held each year as a fundraiser for the Washington Middle School for Girls (who joined in, see above), this winter weekend outing is a hoot for the whole family: grandmoms are wielding their colored markers, classes are vying for the most wins, there are dozens of prizes and gift cards, popcorn and nachos. Mark your calendars: this year’s fun rolls out on February 26.

The lucky ones got a fancy hot meal, complete with table service. Most

(55 percent) got a bowl of rice, sitting on the floor, another third got actual beans with their rice. The Middle School felt the virtual pangs of hunger and poverty as they experienced the 2nd annual Oxfam Hunger Banquet last November, with the girls divided into groups just as hunger occurs in the world. This special event raises money for Oxfam America, part of an international relief organization that “creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger and injustice” by dealing with the root causes of the problem. It gave a whole new perspective to Thanksgiving dinner. —K.H.E. Fall 2010 - Connelly Contact

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he arts are alive and well on the Holy Child campus, with more students than ever participating in showing off their theater, music, and visual arts talents. And yes, they’ll sign autographs, so enjoy these peeks of the rising stars, including some behind the scenes moments.

Lightning Strikes With Grease Hair gel and poodle skirts? Check. Thunderbirds and Pink Ladies? Check. A one-of-a-

kind musical put on by two talented Holy Child casts? Double check.

The Spring 2010 Holy Child musical production of Grease took audiences back to a cast of characters eternally preserved in 1950s high school angst. As they danced to the tune of oldies but goodies, they switched romantic partners as frequently as dance partners.

For this production of the original “high school musical,” director Patricia Budwig and student choreographer Michelle Famulare (assisted by Miranda Jacobs) created fantastic dance numbers that moved on and off the stage, even incorporating the audience. Our amazing stage managers, Mary Schwartz, Patty Yoritomo and Miranda Jacobs, led the two extensive casts during four months of preparation for the spirited show. Holy Child’s instrumental ensemble, supplemented by some local musicians, performed for all four performances under the direction of Elsbeth Fager, our Upper and Middle School musical director.

By using two casts (titled “Rama Lama” and “Ding-Dong”), Ms. Budwig exploited the full range of Holy Child talent, with strategic assists from several male actors from nearby schools.

Heroine Sandy was played in alternate performances by ZZ Krebs (’11) and Madlyn McAuliffe (’10). The cool and swift Danny Zuko was one of a small number of constants (mostly male, though I did have a fun turn as the almost as cool Vince Fontaine): Zack Gray of Langley High School captured Danny’s greased perfection in all performances. Rizzo’s gritty bad-girl charm was explored by both Katie Kress (’12) and Margaret Tomlin (’10).

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Sandy (in red skirt) was played by Madlyn McAuliffe in the RamaLama cast, with school friends (from left) Chloe McAuliffe (her sister), Mimi Leiter, Maria Leyva, and Sarah Freberger. The DingDong cast (meaning no knock on the fine acting there) featured ZZ Krebs as Sandy, here with Nicolette McCann. Langley’s Zack Gray was tough guy Danny in all performances, with fellow actors from Langley and Bishop O’Connell providing other male talent. (Tricia Horn, second from left, chipped in some tough gal attitude.)

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The Play’s The Thing In March 2010, hot off their success in the

spring musical Grease, a busload of HC students headed to DC to tackle another tale of high school rivalry. The members of the Drama Club spent the day performing in the annual Folger Shakespeare Secondary School Festival. This annual showcase, held at the Folger Shakespeare Library, attracts acting talent from more than a hundred schools in Virginia, DC, and Maryland, performing over a span of two weeks.

This year, Holy Child took home a group award for the risks they took in their creative montage entitled “A Tale of Two Schools” (written by Emily Heard, Sarah Freburger, and Mimi

Leiter). The setting is a high school dance sponsored by Capulet Academy and Montague Prep, and the attendees, in typical high school fashion, suffer from love triangles and brood over attending a dance when they would rather stay home.

Hamlet, Romeo, Juliet, and Ophelia are among the mood-disordered students, while Polonius appears as a chaperone.

Two HC cast members took home individual awards for their efforts: Senior Kelly Whelan won for “Killing Me Softly,” playing the mandolin while being strangled by fellow actor Catherine Fielding. Fielding won an award for “commitment to character”; she played a strong emo-like

Holy Child’s original “Tale of Two Schools” updated Shakespeare, complete with rumbles (author Catherine Fielding is at far left in leather jacket), and moody interchanges between Emily Heard and Debbie Greif.

Hamlet with a menacing stare and strong commitment to a bum leg. Teachers Patricia Budwig and Stephen Wicker accompanied the eager students during an exhilarating day; not only did they appreciate the talents hailing from other schools, it was great to watch our girls turn in such enthusiastically received performances. Once again the Folger Shakespeare Secondary School Festival proved a great success and an enriching experience for our dramatic Holy Child students.

–Catherine Fielding (’10), aka emo-Hamlet

Technically Speaking Surrounded by darkness, costumes, and clutter, I breathe in the particular scent of the theater: a combination of paint, sweat, and dust. This is the place where skills are learned, friends are made, and talents are found. As a freshman, the theater was an inviting, intriguing place where I made friends ranging from freshmen to seniors and learned how to use expensive equipment. Nothing was scarier than turning off the sound switch and dreading that telltale pop that implied you just ruined the entire system.

On those never-ending tech days on Sundays during the winter, I learned more skills than I could ever imagine. I learned how to paint, to spray paint, use a staple gun, upholster, use duct tape to fix almost anything, and to wield a hot glue gun to fix anything duct tape couldn’t fix—all in service of building the stunning permanent set for The Utter Glory of Morrissy Hall. On a more technical side, I also learned how to use the soundboard and light board, enjoying the opportunity to move beyond tape and glue to more professional equipment.

My sophomore year I became the Props Mistress, taking on more work than I could handle. Thankfully my fellow classmate Mary Schwartz (’11) came to my rescue and together we got through the prop heavy Alice/ Through the Looking Glass. Trips to thrift shops, lots of creativity, and helpful friends and parents made all of our wonderful, colorful props possible. Our then director, Ms. Carlson, used her connections to get hold

of two professionally made props, great flamingos/croquet mallets. So we techies took this lead and created two more out of papier mâche and balloons and paint and, of course, feathers.

Last year, Meg Dean (’12) inherited the not-so-coveted job of running the sound board, infamously known for being temperamental, faulty, and unreliable. Meg and I learned more than we could ever imagine about the sound system from our director’s husband, himself a sound engineer.

Mary and I became stage managers, entering a whole new world of managing. Together we made it through—Mary was backstage, making sure the props, and the actors, were in the right place at the right time; I was up in the booth, calling cues and enjoying the view.

Doing tech at Holy Child has not only taught me how to paint and how to operate a spotlight, but also how to quiet a room of chatty students and how to solve problems under pressure. Participating in the tech side of the theater has taught me how to go with the flow and how to interact with people in high stress situations as well how to work as a team to produce the best production possible. –Patty Yoritomo (’11) Fall 2010 - Connelly Contact

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ith strains of everything from Broadway to hip-hop, Disney and jazz classics, and the homegrown Cornelia Connelly theme song, the musical year at Holy Child was a vibrant one. And when the boys came to campus, well, the tones were even stronger!

Dance All the stretching and bar work and floor exercises paid off when the Dance Team showed

their grace and style at Fine Arts Week, the last week of April. (This year it’ll be over a month.) A stunning Varsity Dance team number, “Her Diamonds, “ choreographed by senior Michelle Famulare (top, far right), was performed by (from left) Fiona Tomlin, Katie Pritchard, Sophia Motta, Katie Thomas, and Caroline Chiaramonte; another floor number featured a large cast, including (from left) Ashley Terrell, Courtney Bratun, Katie Pritchard, and Maggie Dees. The Middle School provided a spark with “Fireflies,” with a dance troupe that included (far right, from left) Avery Luck, Maddy Hopkins, Celine Corbie, Lauren Smith, and (top right) Riley Fanning. “Jitterbug” got the crowd moving, with PE classmates strutting their stuff: (from left) Ren McFaden, Stefani Murray, Isabelle Tyshing and Lauren Anastasi.

The Boys Are Back in Town There was a bit of baritone in the house as “The Eye Street Boys” of Gonzaga High School joined our own Upper School Chorus and Vocal Jazz Ensemble in an evening of tuneful medleys at April’s Fine Arts Week concert. (The girls also performed at Gonzaga in their spring presentation.) The fellows brought some attitude and spirited choreography to their Temptations medley, and joined with the Camerata with a rousing “Africa” send-off.

The Instrumental ensemble also contributed joyful Disney and Taylor Swift sets. –K.H.E.

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History Runs Away to the Circus

Morning anchors, 7th graders Ren McFaden, Kelly Russell, and Isabelle Tyshing got the scoop on the breaking Roman news; Talley Britt, as the Chrysler Building (below), was solid in leading her 8th grade chorus line; and the 6th grade “sea creatures” were scary (from left) Jessa Toone, Lauren Anastasi and Lizzy Cornfeld

Colorful and vibrant doesn’t begin to describe the recent

musical phenomenon that is the Connelly Music Circus. This year’s lively musical presentation, which features the entire Middle School in its cast, was again a history lesson with verve. Written and directed entirely by Ann Whiteley, HC’s musical director wonder, “Villains Rule” had 6th graders as everyone from Ursula to the Big Bad Wolf; “Good Morning, Rome” featured Caesar and a whole 7th grade supporting cast for a morning TV show; and “New York, New York” brought the Big Apple to life in the 8th grade embodiment of Broadway, models, even the Statue of Liberty and Chrysler Building. As its opening number announced, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” and the cast and the audience surely did. —K.H.E.

Big College Men on Campus We know them as the Middlebury boys, but their official name is the

“Dissipated 8,” “Middlebury College’s premiere all-male a cappella group.”

What the girls especially like is watching eight adorable college guys with more than a little personality, in their group numbers, solos, and afterperformance chats. It’s been a yearly visit, one of the highlights of the busy fall; the groups CDs are real hits. Sing on!

Torch Songs and More The year-end musical wrap-up, “Collaboration,” was a compelling display

of the vocal and instrumental talent of our solo and group performers.

Sarah Pim, backed up by Maria Leyva, ZZ Krebs, and Hannah Gessler, belted out “My Strongest Suit” (from Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida); all were equally worth of that Broadway tryout.

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rt lovers, take note: There is talent lurking in the halls of Holy Child. Whether the intense and heartfelt self-portraits and lively wordplay of pen and ink or sculptures evoking Dale Chihuly, the works displayed during Fine Arts week transformed the halls into a high-class gallery, and continue to grace the display spaces throughout the library and beyond.

Whether oils, acrylics, pen and ink, or charcoal, the gallery shone as Fine Arts Week rolled out. Garlic never looked so good as in junior ZZ Krebs’ abstract rendition; geometric prowess was shown by senior Katherine Heinssen; our favorite annual project, wordplay in art, featured “Oxford” by senior Erin Kale. Portraits are a special part of the curriculum; Julia Langer did her friend in color, and Alicia Vidal won a competition (see story at right) with her self-portrait.

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Making the Gallery Grade Our art department made a big splash this past spring at the 29th Annual Congressional Art Competition held at Strathmore Hall mansion in April. For this juried show, sponsored by Maryland’s 8th District Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Holy Child had four works selected to hang, among 84 pared down from more than 200 entries. Julia Langer’s pastel still life (bottom left), Shannen Quinn’s and Alicia Vidal’s self-portraits in pencil (graphite), and ZZ Krebs’ chalk pastel vegetables (bottom right) stood tall among the wide-ranging selections in everything from oils to digital photography.

The excitement of the evening came first when junior ZZ Krebs received an honorable mention (there were five runners-up and six honorable mentions for the show). The last prize announced, the “Best of Show,” went to Alicia Vidal, Class of 2010. Alicia’s portrait will hang in the Capitol for a year along with the other selections from congressional districts across the country.

Chilhuly Two-dimensional art is the tradition, but more and more, sculpture is making its way into the work of the students. For years, Middle School has created bold oversize papier mâché items (from scissors to doughnuts). Now Ms. McClave is bringing the 3-D work into the 9th grade. This year, the girls “sculpted” their own echoes of the great glass creator Dale Chihuly, by melting plastic and using markers to make it beautiful.

Weaving A Natural Design In search of future designers? Look no further than our own 6th-grade crew, who last spring

vaulted into the pantheon of fabric mavens when they designed their own Lilly Pulitzer-type prints. MS Art teacher Cyndi McClave, ever in search of motivating projects, took the passion of her preppie tweens and combined it with their love for Lilly and the natural world (with a nod to Martha Stewart, who also showed how this could be done). The results were nature and fashioninspired artworks that not only found the artistic pitch of repeating elements, but caught the eye of the Lilly Pulitzer folks themselves. Much to the girls’ delight, the artwork was featured on the company’s national website!

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Storm the Bastille…and Watch Your Heels!

The French Revolution was dramatic, but no more so than the day each year in Mrs. Kenny’s Western Civ class when Barbies become revolutionaries in striking fashion!

Reenactors (from left, Molly Virostek, ?, Claire Nash, Megan Rowan, Isa Johnson, all ’12) stand behind

their surrogates, and re-create the Storming of the Bastille (July 14, 1789), using a prepared script that draws directly from eyewitness accounts. This hands-on experience, one of the more memorable from the year, underscores the critical nature of primary source documents for understanding the true context of history.

New Conference Calls Parent-teacher conferences are a dime a dozen, espe-

Money to Burn Middle School science class got hot this past winter when biochemistry

major Cindy Boulton demonstrated the great fun she finds in scientific endeavors. The Campbell University junior (and sister of math/science teacher Ms. Buracker) showed real world experiments with gummy bears, Total cereal, and the most amazing of all: burning money! Boulton told the students about her college experience, her prestigious internship with GlaxoSmithKline, and her plans to study cross-cultural medicine in Tanzania. Most of all, she showed them that science is anything but stuffy.

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cially at this time of year. But this fall, our 7th graders will demonstrate once again that driving these conferences can be a learning moment for students as well. In October 2009, our Middle School turned the tables on these routine checkpoints, giving the 6th-grade girls the opportunity to explain to their parents where they stood in their classwork, how they got there, and how they could take steps to grow even more academically. It’s just one destination point on the multi-year project called The Learning Roadmap.

This innovative idea engages the girls to take charge of their work by understanding their particular learning styles, their strengths, weaknesses, and particular challenges, both in class and socially. The project is rolling out throughout the school in many facets, from detailing the many extracurricular and service activities in preparation for college applications to workshops for girls to help dovetail their interests with academic excellence and personal growth. “Our job,” notes 7th grade teacher Ms. Kahan, “is to arm our girls with critical thinking, flexibility, and the ability to access information, not simply fill them up with facts. These conferences helped in their poise as well as the students’ understanding of their school work in entirely new ways.” –K.H.E. www.holychild.org

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Clean Up Brigade With squeals of “ewwww” countered by the teachers’ “That’s why you’re wearing gloves!,” the Middle School girls of Holy Child fulfilled their Earth Day mission: to clean up our adopted portion of Bradley Boulevard. Armed with both trash bags and blue recycling bags, the girls picked up cans and bottles, paper and cups, and entirely too many beer bottles and cigarettes for any young girl to handle. The unsightly tire just topped it all. But the numerous pounds of trash removed gave them new understanding about taking care of our world…a morning well spent. —K.H.E.

Isabelle Tyshing, Fiona Lee, Emma Pachon getting dirty making the walkways clean, along with just a portion of the crew, the entire Middle School: (front row, from left) Lucy Gilak, Maddie Barry, and Emily Hunt; (top)Peyton Holifield, Emilie Signora, Lindsay Goetzenberger and Cassie Tkac.

Creating New Habits Musty history books are really a thing of the past,

Kelly Russell, Stephanie Murray, Caroline Stricker

Break an Egg... ...Or not! The Middle School science experts from Mrs. Kahan’s 6th grade class discovered the mysteries of gravity, air resistance and terminal velocity—and fun new uses for the MS balcony! Using their understanding of these physics principles, students were challenged to drop eggs from the second story without cracking them. Did it work? Did the girls have omelettes for lunch? Or were their finely engineered parachutes wildly successful?

especially in the world of AP History. And the living part of this class was in clear evidence as the class of 20092010 held an end-of-year “coffeehouse” to present the stories and the real-life counterparts of their work during the year-long oral history project. This year’s topic, researched and chosen by teacher Sharon Kenny, was especially personal, as the girls met and interviewed women religious in the area, most notably our own Sr. Connie (she’s been a nun for more than fifty years.) In detailing their extensive interviewing, using state-ofthe-art digital equipment, each girl told a piece of their process for capturing original voices that may otherwise Junior Carol Lucarelli with her interview subject, Sr. Janet be lost. Many of the interviewees were in attendance, Mock, CSJ. as well as alum Anna Palladino, who showed how the class actually led her into journalism. The students—juniors Sarah Allen, Luci Giorgio, Carol Lucarelli, Mel Mikus, Patty Yoritomo, and seniors Margaret Tomlin and Kathleen Willmore—discovered how these strong women had a huge leadership role at a time when women weren’t running much of anything, how sisters actually went up against major organizations to gain rights, how their work as teachers, nurses, administrators, college presidents and more inspired a whole generation. Sr. Theresa Kane has been a strong leader in her congregation (the Mercies), as have others, especially in the areas of education and social justice. As Luci Giorgio noted when Sr. Connie spoke to the class, “I was surprised to find out that they could not even speak unless spoken to.” They’ve come a long way, baby.

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An Ocean Adventure Graduation was done, and summer vacation had begun for the rest of the student body. But ten of us juniors from Ms. Sutton’s Oceanography class woke up the next day at the break of dawn to continue their studies of the ocean and its creatures. The thought of spending five days snorkeling in the clear, cool waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean thrilled us all.

First came a tour of the Marine Lab in Key Largo. The day was hot and humid and we could not wait to jump in the water, even if it was just for our swimming test (which, thankfully, everyone passed). Over the next two hours, we discovered, with our instructor, the first underwater hotel and marine lab in the lagoon, and saw our first fish, several large green and blue parrot fish. We thought the lagoon was the coolest thing we had ever seen, but that was only the beginning.

The exploring continued in our snorkeling trips in the deeper waters surrounding Key Largo, where we saw the diversity of ecosystems and organisms living there, especially the sea grasses teeming with sea stars, horseshoe crabs, and small fish. We explored the mangroves, those wondrous trees that create their own islands by growing roots to keep them afloat, allowing them to drink salt water but still function as safe shelter for fish. After long days of three snorkeling sessions, we dragged ourselves to classes; surprisingly, every instructor kept us awake, interested and learning until well after 9 p.m., with their passion for the ocean, their knowledge, and their jokes. We conducted numer-

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ous labs, from testing water from around the world to shaking a rock to discover small creatures (like the “decorated crab” or sea stars as small as a quarter), and dissected sponges to look at their simple yet incredible tissues.

But the ocean, with its coral reef, held even more incredible sights.

We swam down to take pictures with Christ of the Abyss (a statue of Christ on the sea floor), paddled away from mean-looking yet harmless great barracudas, and glided through a school of glistening Sergeant Major fish. We were lucky enough to experience the presence of dolphins as well as several more rarely spotted animals: such as a nurse shark (not killers, they tell us), a huge loggerhead turtle, and a large spotted eagle ray.

Our last day found us swimming in the open ocean at more than 300 feet in depth. The sensation of infinity when I looked down in the deep blue water was amazing. Peace and freedom filled our veins as we saw barracudas and jellyfish (also harmless) float by. On our way back to the dock, flying fish seemed to race our boat as we giggled and sang with the ocean breeze all around us.

Daytime in the water watching amazing fish, nighttime on the boat looking up at the sparkling night sky, the evening after our class laughing and talking about the day with Ms. Sutton, Ms. Rathbone, and our fellow travelers this unforgettable Key Largo experience was surely worth getting up at 6:00 a.m. —Luciana Giorgio (’11)

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studentachievements National Honor Society Scholars When seven Holy Child juniors and seniors lit their candles in the chapel on a fine spring day, they joined more than fifty of their classmates who previously entered the ranks of the National Honor Society for the school year 2009/2010. This number represents more than 50 percent of the junior and senior classes, and recognizes the four pillars of character, scholarship, leadership and service.

In both cases, two ceremonies were held, one with classmates at a midday assembly in the gym, and a more intimate evening induction with parents and friends. There, previous inductees offered personal insights into the lives of their friends and how they warrant inclusion in this elite society. The girls also sign the official registry, a permanent record of the membership rankings.

The 2009-2010 slate includes the following:

Walking on Art

One of Mayfield Market’s successful vendors, selling her cool hand-painted casual shoes, was

one of our current seniors, Shannen Quinn. Shannen, who has received artistic kudos elsewhere (see Strathmore story on page 25) is now putting her efforts into selling her wares.

CC: What is the coolest part about your business, Shoes by Shannen?

It’s definitely the creativity that I am able to use. People trust me enough to say “Just go wild on this pair,” and I can make designs that I think suit my customer.

and asked to replicate it, but nothing can compare to my friend’s wild idea. She wanted a pair with Jack Bauer’s [from TV’s 24] face on the front. I did my very best to please her, and I must say that pair was definitely the most interesting and fun to do.

CC: What is the most important thing you’ve learned from running this business?

Time management has really become my most difficult task ever since I started making shoes.

I sometimes forget how time consuming one pair of shoes may be, and when a school assignment has to be done as well...It gets pretty sticky. I do think I’ve learned a new skill of organization that others may not experience in high school.

CC: When did you start your business, and what inspired it?

I had seen custom shoes done before, and I just wanted my own pair! I believe it was July of ‘09 when I designed them. This whole thing was just a summer hobby that sort of escalated into Shoes by Shannen.

CC: What is the most unique design request you have received?

I sometimes can be handed a unique pattern

CC: Is this something you plan on continuing?

Expanding Shoes by Shannen is a goal of mine, so I definitely can see myself designing shoes throughout and after college. A B.S. in business will be very useful!

Sonia Ahmed Sarah Allen Kerry Bellino Madeleine Brown Claire Bruno Stephanie Carey Melissa Cassorla Mary Jeanne Coyle Margaret Dees Clare DeLaurentis Emily Durham Katharine Ellis Jessica Ely Anabela Esteves Michelle Famulare Catherine Fielding Sarah Freburger Jessica Frech Laura Ganassa Luciana Giorgio Emma Gonzalez Caitlin Grant Mary Katherine Green Anne Grossman Emily Heard Katherine Heinssen Karen Hill Kaela Jeffers Erin Kale

Alison Kebba Erika Kontner Nizette Krebs Julia Langer Maria Leyva Carol Lucarelli Grace Marra Brynn Mayo Madlyn McAuliffe Kate McCormick Melanie Mikus Emily Nguyen Nicole Nguyen Erin Norcross Alexandra Patterson Margaret Pauliukonis Sarah Pim Meaghan Potter Shannen Quinn Caroline Roth Lauren Roth Victoria Sanchez Mary Schwartz Katherine Thomas Margaret Tomlin Alexa Yarish Theresa Yenouskas Patricia Yoritomo Margarita Zwisler

—Interview by Kaela Jeffers

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Maryland Stars Four of our talented artists shone in Maryland

Dragon Boat Champ You may think you know Sarah Allen (’11), the AP scholar/NHS member, heavenly piano accompanist, fine Holy Child citizen. Did you know she is a champion Dragon Boat racer? This past May, Sarah (third from right) competed in the 2010 Washington, D.C. Dragon Boat Festival as a member of the OCC Dragons, rowing on the Potomac River in those intricately designed and beautiful red dragon boats. More than 56 teams competed, and her team won the Government Division Challenge Cup (beating teams from the Federal Reserve, the Patent Office and the Taiwan Consular Affairs). The OCC Dragons also won Gold Medal in the “D” Division for the 500 meter and Bronze Medal in the “E” Division for the 250 meter. The Gold Medal was particularly sweet since the team was short-handed and had to paddle with only 16 people instead of the other boats’ full 20 people. Way to go, Sarah!

this spring as they nabbed Honorable Mentions in the Maryland Distinguished Scholar Talent in the Arts competition: Maria Leyva (voice); Sarah Allen (piano), Sophia Motta (dance); ZZ Krebs, Shannen Quinn (art). In the Academic Achievement category, Sarah Allen was named a Semifinalist, and Sonia Ahmed, Jessica Ely, Luciana Giorgio, Maria Leyva, and Patricia Yoritomo were designated Honorable Mention.

The Maryland Distinguished Scholar Program is administered by the Maryland Higher Education Commission and annually recognizes the outstanding academic and artistic accomplishments of high school seniors who are Maryland residents.

Summer Vacation: Sisters Act Up For the Future Sophomore twins Kylah and

Kaylah Simmons have experienced many wonderful journeys, not the least of which was their move to Holy Child from our sister school, the Washington Middle School for Girls.

But this summer was a special one for both. Kylah ventured to Colorado, specifically the University of Denver Medical School, for a six-week program for minorities interested in the medical field. (She stayed with a host family, and even camped in the Rockies.) In addition to courses on high school success, applying to college and getting certified in CPR and First Aid, she got a major view of the medical and dental school. “I examined dead bodies—cadavers… and got the opportunity to work with mechanical robot practice patients. I delivered a robot baby and did CPR on a robot man in distress.” She went on to shadow dentists and their assistants. She followed this up a scholarship to a biomedical program at Walter Reed, doing exciting experiments such as abstracting fruit DNA. 30

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One other special journey for Kylah was attending a conference of the National Stuttering Association in Cleveland, Ohio: “I met many teen stutterers just like me.”

Sister Kaylah (at left) had a very different, but equally fascinating summer “vacation.” “I had the opportunity to live my dream of being an actress!”

Her experience began at Brown University as part of a program called An Introduction to Directing for the Theater: A Laboratory for Young Directors and Actors. Over two weeks of living the day and life of a college student, she met others from around the globe. Next she headed to the USC campus in Los Angeles for a month in a three-credit course, USC Summer Theatre Conservatory: Musical Theatre. “I was able to explore a variety of movements, songs, and acting techniques, venturing around the city…including watching plays and musicals for my acting course (like South Pacific).” Then up to the California mountains to the Idyllwild Arts Academy, a performing arts boarding school.

“During the course of my theater summer programs, I was able to get a better perspective of what theater really is. I was able to learn and improve on my acting, voice and dancing skills. Not only was I able to enjoy being an actress, but I also had a chance to live out loud as an artist!” —K.H.E.

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facultynews Shining Science Star She’s not the most talkative member of the faculty, though her surprising turn

as “warden” during Spirit Week thrilled the seniors. What Kelly Tomon, physics teacher extraordinaire, has been is a favorite among the student body, and, evidently, with the administration as well—she took over the reins as chair of the science department this fall. And now, the public will see her in that light as well. Pick up the September/October issue of Bethesda magazine, and read of Ms. Tomon’s selection as one of the “Most Beloved Teachers” in the special fall education issue. Learn of the joy she finds in scientific endeavor, and how she imparts that to the girls: from blowing bubbles to shooting darts, dashing scooters down the driveway or clanging cymbals, physics has never been more fun. Great work, Ms. Tomon!

A Busy Summer For All

Sure, sure, those lucky teachers have the summer off. But many on our staff took full advantage of their professional development stipends to enrich their minds and their skills. Here’s just a sampling of “what I did on my summer vacation.” (See others on page 16, “HC Takes on the World.”)

Becky Antoniak, MS Latin

Leslie Whitaker, Physical Education

What: A whirlwind tour of Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland with three students and their parents.

Discovered: a host of interdisciplinary links with her Latin curriculum, from mythological references and architecture/sculpture to music and religious traditions.

What: Lacrosse coaching certification, purchase of personal training and “hoop dancing” media.

Discovered: The Maori skill of Poi twirling, a wonderful potential addition to our rhythmic section of the curriculum to develop coordination.

Heather Necomsky, US Fine Arts What: Photoshop 5 for her MacBook Discovered: Can still learn much close to home: took pictures during the snowstorm and found ways to teach the girls about finding composition in nature, using cropping, editing, and other manipulative tools.

Denise Stablein, Diversity Coordinator Sarah Willging, MS Religion What: Two-week trip to Poland, Germany, Amsterdam to become prime Holocaust Educators (related to the Bearing Witness program sponsored by the ADL).

Discovered: The disorientation of a train ride through the countryside on the way to the concentration camps, the eerie scenes at Krakow and Auschwitz, with piles of human hair made into rugs and cloth, and the realization, at the training center at Saxenhausen, that people had to be taught evil like this, even being tested—they had to kill a dog to show their lack of hesitation.

Dale Cummings, MS Religion What: Nine-day tour of Israel as part of the 2010 Bearing Witness Advanced Program sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL); the trip followed introductory seminars (available only to those who had completed basic Bearing Witness course).

Discovered: In addition to biblical sites (Garden of Gethsemane, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Temple Mount, the Sea of Galilee), we met Hannah Pick, Anne Frank’s childhood friend, and traveled with a Holocaust survivor. “I had a very personal experience with Israel and gained a new understanding about the importance of the State of Israel to the Jewish people and the dynamics of the political realities which impact both the Jewish and non-Jewish populations.”

Mary Hopkins, MS Head What: “Online School for Girls,” a two-week online course on new classroom methods for online learning. (Also traveled to California for the Cornelia Connelly Curriculum project with fellow Holy Child administrators, above.)

Discovered: Don’t use technology for technology’s sake, but new platforms such as Prezi (a nonlinear Powerpoint) and ScreenToaster (to present websites) can link to students in new and exciting ways, and even blogs give many in our classes a voice they may not have had.

Tim Hester, US Religion What: New MAC laptop; attended National Catholic Educators Association Convention in Minneapolis.

Discovered: With laptop, experimented with uses of social networking for good, such as Twitter on world religions and liturgy. At convention found a new phrase for living, “With every decision we make and every word we speak…Does this bring glory to God?”

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athletics Field of Dreams

Who thought that a rather ugly duckling of a rugged, oddly shaped sports field, unworthy of ISL tourneys and spurned by outside teams, could turn into a swan of a stadium with stateof-the-art scoreboard and regulation turf and a beautiful bleacher section? A strong core of donors and planners and designers and builders believed, and with the broad-based support of staff and the community at large, they have delivered a beautiful asset to the school, which will benefit all students in PE classes and attract both students and the public to the only turf field at a Catholic girls school in Montgomery County. Not to mention the possibility, dare we say it, for movie nights under the stars?

It wasn’t an easy road; after fall permit delays (at least our championship soccer season got to have its home field!), our planned winter construction was hampered with numerous weather challenges. Who could have foreseeen three solid feet of snow, the worst in a century? The students, especially the seniors, endured bus trips to Avenel, a season without home games, far-flung practices, and parking lots dominated by backhoes and dump trucks.

On a glorious last day of school, at long last, “Homeroom on the Field” settled in around the giant tiger paw in the field’s center, as fireworks sprayed across the scoreboard and students frolicked, and the entire school celebrated the new home of the Holy Child Tigers. —K.H.E.

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NEIL T. COAKLEY stadium Named for longtime Holy Child board member, father of Connie Coakley Caulfied (’82), grandfather of Tierney Caulfield (’10), and father-in-law of current Board Chair Pat Caulfield.

FIELD: 330’ X 180’, surpasses ISL regulation SOFTBALL—HIT FOR THE FENCES: 188’ down the right field line 204’ straight right field 275’ center field shot SCOREBOARD: State of the Art LED, 12’ x 16’, DVD-capable STANDS: Capacity for 160; wheelchair accessible.

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s the new field took shape, and the athletics department showed just what it means to be flexible, the whole range of teams nevertheless rose over and above the challenges to reach new pinnacles of success. Two championships and best-ever seasons across the board continued to prove that the future is bright for the Holy Child sports program.

Not Soft on Softball The cryptic code on the championship T-shirt says it all: FTG. Somehow, a gnome became the Varsity softball team’s mascot (thanks to one Caroline O’Donnell). The smiling statue begat a post-game tradition, and spurred the team on to win the ISL Tournament championship. Playing “For the Gnome” was their buzzword, and good will and cohesion helped them post a fine season.

With sound pitching and big bats—and a great manager on the bench— they showed their mettle by coming back in the tourney to soundly beat (14-10) a Sidwell Friends team that had beat them by ten just days before. They were rewarded with the placement of two players on the ALL-ISL squad.

Anticipation is high for a new start in the spring, on a fast turf infield. —K.H.E.

Jessica Johnston heads the Middle School team (far right); Varsity charges with Clare DeLaurentis (#13), Meg Dean (#21), Jessie Ely (#14), and ZZ Krebs (#3).

Soccer Strikes Gold Who knows what will happen when a new coach joins a squad? The Varsity soccer team, led by seniors Jessie Frech (now playing at University of Connecticut) and Clare DeLaurentis at midfield and Emma Vignali in goal, came up big. With former Freedom/University of Maryland player, now Coach Danielle Malagari, at the helm, the team delivered a solid record 6-1 in the conference, 7-4 overall. The team took the ISL A championship trophy for their coach’s initial season. A great start!

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A Real Spike in Volleyball Our volleyball efforts were always valiant, with science teacher Oceanna Kuonen and enthusiastic players over the years, but our seasons, like too many shots, fell short. Then came longtime volleyball coach Gregory Norris, who had coached numerous high school teams, and run training camps for two decades. Norris came to Holy Child last fall, and managed to produce our most successful season in school history. We even had an All-ISL player, Mel Mikus (at right, honorable mention). This summer, he ran a volleyball camp on campus, and revved up enough enthusiasm that we now have a freshman team in addition to Varsity and JV, with solid squads across the board.

Cross Country

Field Hockey Field hockey had a rich group of seniors on the team (Kelly Whelan is playing for Rhodes College; others opted for lacrosse).

Mary Kate Virostek played hard each and every game; indeed, it has been a united team effort to bring the program to where it is, as Coach Joanne Engstrom notes, stronger and stronger every season.

The 2009-2010 team was quite competitive over the course of the season, actually setting the tone for a rebuilding process in our cross-country program. Mary Katherine (MK) Green was our top performer (running in the lead at top), earning her rightful place on the podium by being selected as an All-ISL Cross Country Runner. The enthusiastic teammates are (top, from left) Charlotte Barry (’11), Katrina Dyzak (’12) MK Green and Erin Norcross (both ’10).

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Catch Me If You Can “Follow the bouncing ball” may sound like

Swim Although our aquatic center is not yet built (despite the seniors’ best efforts), and the girls have to travel to Holton, Georgetown Prep, and numerous other pools around the region, our team manages to compete mightily in meets throughout the year. Erin Kale (top) was often a strong contender, but everyone contributed. Freshmen Trisha Sobrino, Casey Gardella and Ashleigh Popera were often at the pool early and made a big splash throughout the season. Our dive team also did exceptionally well, and senior Abby Sanders is going on to dive for Fairfield University.

the familiar refrain of the late Mitch Miller, but to the girls carefully focusing—and bouncing exuberantly—up and down the halls outside the gym, it’s much more than a singalong.

Bal-A-Vis-X a series of balance/auditory/ vision exercises dealing with rhythm and focus was developed by Bill Hubert in Wichita, Kansas, back in the sixties, but in the last several years, it has exploded as a tool in learning with everyone from special ed students to senior citizens and everyone in between. Not only has teacher (and dance instructor) Leslie Whitaker championed it for all of the HC phys ed classes, educators throughout the school have found it a valuable tool for predicting learning styles, cognitive development, and a host of brain functions. According to Whitaker, Bal-a-Vis-X, combined with Carla Hannaford’s Dominance Profile and Paul Denison’s Brain Gym (used by Kathy Famulare and others in the Connelly Program), gives the student a sense of self-knowledge and ownership in regards to their learning styles and needs. “The amazing thing,” notes Middle School head Mary Hopkins, “is that Bal-A-Vis-X test results have roughly equaled extensive outside testing done by expensive experts. And it’s fun!” –K.H.E. Check out a video of the girls with their bouncing balls at www.holychild.org/URL TK.

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Kudos to the players who were selected to the All-ISL teams in their respective sports:

Soccer:

Cross Country:

Softball:

Jessie Frech

MK Green

Mel Mikus and Katherine Heinssen

Volleyball:

Basketball:

Lacrosse:

Mel Mikus (Honorable Mention)

Jessie Ely and Lauren Gibson

MJ Coyle, Lindsay Edgerly, and Caroline Guidera

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Basketball in a New Zone The big game at the end of Spirit Week pretty much epitomized the exciting basketball season under first-year coach Jamie Ricca Ready. Taking over a team that had Monica Llerena was a strong guard for the JV; Varsity turned their season around with the likes of point guard Eileen zero wins the previous year was tough, but here was a Williams and shooting guard Lauren Gibson (now playing for Lynchburg College). solid squad, who had won a dozen games on the season, Langley High School, where she was assistant varsity coach for four coming up against a Potomac team that had beat them in a thrilling years. She brought with her a new energy and a new program that overtime contest just days before. This time, in midst of a dazzling scene of rainbow decorations and a full gym, it was the Tigers on top, turned results in short order. As we head into another great season, we welcome a new JV coach to the school, Terell White, a strong guard 39-35; the team was now in the second round of the playoffs. also from Marymount, to continue the grooming process. Expectations Coach Ready (far left, below), who played her college ball at are high for a fine year, and perhaps even those ISL finals.

Marymount under the cool eye of Mr. Wicker, came to HC from

HC Sports Stars, College Bound A healthy number

Holy Child Hosts Successful CYO Tournament St. Jude’s of Rockville did it again, topping the slate of 16 teams competing in Holy Child’s Third Annual CYO Invitational Tournament, following up on their 2009 championship win. The Holy Child gym was buzzing with 7th and 8th grade girls all three days of this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, with 22 games over the three days with teams from throughout the metro region. Holy Child started this tradition back in 2006, and is happy to welcome the hundreds of local parish families to campus. Look for this year’s tournament in February 2011. Look out, St. Jude’s, the teams are out for you! –K.H.E.

of our 2010 graduates are planning to play sports in college this year on their official school teams; many more will likely play club and intramurals. Scan the schedules of these schools; you might want to catch the fun game when Holy Child players match up against each other.

Jessie Frech University of Connecticut MJ Coyle Georgetown University Lauren Gibson Lynchburg College Caroline Guidera (above) Villanova University Lindsay Edgerley Dickinson College Izzy Nagel Gettysburg College Abby Sanders Fairfield University Kelly Whelan Rhodes College

soccer lacrosse basketball lacrosse lacrosse lacrosse diving field hockey

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Riding High

Aoife Magner (’15, left) jumps her pony, Midnight Snack. The team (at right) gathers with the mascot: (from left) Catherine MacCormack (’13), Erin Kale (’10), Aoife Magner (’15), Caitlin Grant (’10), Meredith Barber (’15), Ingrid Langer (’13), Katie Schwartz (’11), Emily Durham (’10) and Lizzy Cornfeld (’16). (Teammate Maggie Dees [’10] missed the photo.)

The small but mighty Holy Child Varsity Equestrian team

completed a very successful year of competition. At the year’s final Invitational Show this May, Senior Emily Durham was awarded Grand Champion of the Junior-Senior Division, winning two first and one fourth place ribbons. Senior Maggie Dees was awarded a second place in the same division, competing alongside Senior Erin

Kale (now riding for Villanova); Junior Katie Schwartz received a special honorable mention in the Junior-Senior Division. Senior Caitlin Grant didn’t compete here, but was a solid point winner throughout the year. We’ll miss the abilities, sportsmanship and grace of our four seniors, who have competed throughout their Holy Child careers. Even our younger riders made great showings.

Awards Each season, a coach chooses a player who stands out, not necessarily

in talent, but in the total package of attitude, enthusiasm, and general contribution. In addition, teammates choose the player they feel has made the most of her year with the team.

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Field Hockey Varsity Team: Ashley Paulos Coach: Kelly Whelan JV Team: Rachel Thomas Coach: Keania Cooper

Volleyball Varsity Team: Melanie Mikus Coach: Luci Giorgio JV Team: Ashley Terrell Coach: Mary Schwartz

Soccer Varsity Team: Emma Vignali Coach: Jessie Frech JV Team: Julianne Pearson Coach: Verity MacDougall

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Spring

Team: Katie Ellis Coach: Emily Nguyen

Team: Janey Peel Coach: Nila Parvizian

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Lacrosse

Abby Sanders

Varsity Team: Katie Conley Coach: Lindsay Edgerley JV Team: Delaney Pitcher Coach: Pernilla Mpasi

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Equestrian Team: Erin Kale Coach: Maggie Dees

Dance

Cross Country Team: Alex Guntle Coach: Mary Katherine Green

Middle School sports also soar, and these three received the top awards: (from left) Unsung Heroine Award: Sarah Kern; Tiger Club Award: Caitlyn O’Berry; 8th Grade Athlete of the Year: Mary Claire Byrne

Basketball Varsity Team: Lauren Gibson Coach: Clare DeLaurentis JV Team: Julianne Pearson Coach: Kaelyn Serena

Track Team: Alex Guntle Coach: Hannah Gessler

Team: Michele Famulare Coach: Katie Thomas

Softball Varsity Team: Katherine Heinssen Coach: Melanie Mikus JV Team: Betsi Micholas Coach: Kelly McCann

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MJ’s Lax Awards Stack Up

Lacrosse Nets It Out Lacrosse had a banner year, with numerous individual

accolades, including Coach Sarah Aschenbach being named manager of TEAM USA U-18 squad, MJ Coyle’s recognitions (see sidebar, with coach) and four players going on to play in college. They had a tough last game in the ISLs, but still managed runner-up status as a follow-up to their 2009 championship. The JV team, however, bodes well for the future of the program—they were undefeated! Charging ahead are Cassie Tkac and Daniela Falcone (above), and Sarah Falk (’11) and Erica Vassos (’10) (at right).

Mary Jeanne Coyle (MJ), who is off to Georgetown University to play on its Division I Hoyas team, had a banner year playing lacrosse, garnering numerous national and local honors this past spring to top off her successful high school career.

She was named to the prestigious UnderArmour AllAmerica team, playing for the South All Stars in the games over the July 4th weekend at Towson University outside of Baltimore. This select group of 44 high school senior girls (with an equal number of boys) is chosen by a panel of lacrosse experts at Inside Lacrosse magazine, with nominations from high school coaches and the public at large, and input from college coaches nationwide. This was in addition to her all-conference honors (see entire All-ISL slate on previous spread), and recognition by the Gazette newspapers, who selected her for the All-Gazette first team.

She also received honorable mention All-Met by the Washington Post. MJ, we’ll surely miss your skills, not to mention your “We conquer” chant in the huddle! —K.H.E.

Tennis

Last year was a building year for the tennis team; the squad has already begun

to turn the corner with the current season. Katie Rose Marvin, nationally ranked, shone on a Middle School team 17-member strong, and the Varsity had amazing effort from its entire roster: Nicolette McCann, Kelsey O’Marra, Anne Grossman (at right), Nila Parvizian (far right), Janey Peel, Fiona Tomlin, Meghan Rowan, Christine Troiano, Meghan Carroll, Madsion Glueckert, Jackie Brackett, and Natalie Parvizian.

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volunteers Parents Club 2009-2010 President: Mollie Prominski Co-Vice President: Kathleen McCormick Co-Vice President: Jean Lutes Secretary: Kathy Ely Faculty Appreciation: Maureen Pass Family Support: Anna Maria Falcone Welcome Committee: Ruth Heinssen & Celeste Coyle Post Prom Co-chairs: Michele Williams & Darlene Baldwin Gala: Joan Vassos Tiger Shop: Mary Ann Glueckert & Mollie Prominski Father-Daughter Communion Breakfast: Jeff Leiter Fall Golf and Tennis Classic: Steve Virostek & Rocky Kern Tiger Club: Sandy Guidera Sally Foster: Luanne Cravath Mayfield Market: Jen Kress & Rachel MacDonald Fashion Show Co-chairs: Janelle Lynch, Karen Greene & Mollie Prominski

Parents Association 2010-2011 Co-President: Mollie Prominski (US) Co-President: Cristy Yeutter (MS) Volunteer Coordinator: Mary Ellen Jorgensen Secretary: Donna Vaccarezza Faculty Appreciation: Mildred Webber Family Support: Donna Vaccarezza Welcome Committee: Cynthia Van Bruygom Post Prom Co-chairs: Colleen Gardella & Susanna Smith Gala: Joan Vassos Tiger Shop: Maury Byrne, Mary Ann Glueckert & Mollie Prominski Father-Daughter Communion Breakfast: Jeff Leiter, Anthony Falcone & Ray MacDougall Fall Golf and Tennis Classic: Rocky Kern & Kevin Virostek Tiger Club: Kathleen McCormick Sally Foster: Laura Stricker Mayfield Market: Jen Kress & Rachel MacDonald Fashion Show Co-chairs: Janelle Lynch & Karen Greene

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Parents in Action The Parents Club was reincarnated this spring as

the Parents Association, primarily to ensure that the entire parent community realized that they were members automatically. The association exists primarily to unite the parents and guardians, communicate the happenings of the school, and support its events and fundraisers. But more than that, it’s a place to meet those like-minded individuals who made the same choices as you—to send your daughters to a Holy Child institution! The 2009 President Mollie Prominski (this year’s co-President) was joined by moms Helen Jorgensen (whose husband re-started the Fathers Club, a member organization) and Cindy Troiano in our first day of school ritual: handing out goodie bags (with a little breakfast muffin and water) to those morning drivers getting back in the swing.

Food For Thought Between the cries of “What’s for dinner?” and “Do I look fat?” parents of teenage girls constantly grapple with the daily challenge of how to manage the whole eating scene in their households.

So it was with rapt attention that a group of parents—from Middle and Upper school— listened to the experienced advice of Ann Gerber, a licensed and registered dietitian who spoke at a winter Parents Club meeting. Gerber, who works with doctors and individuals on everything from eating disorders to providing nutritional consultation with athletes, addressed the particular challenges of keeping girls healthy, both physically and emotionally. Offering concrete choices of what snacks to have around (if junk isn’t there, they can’t eat it!) and how certain foods react with our bodies, she also talked of how to encourage positive body image, and how we create subtle pressures with messages we don’t even know we’re sending.

The questions were rapid-fire, the snacks were healthy (no chocolate chip cookies?!)—and the parents stayed long past the allotted time. We may have to invite her back! —K.H.E.

The Moms Were Bookin’

It was a cold and stormy night, but still more than thirty moms dragged themselves back to school for the first quarterly (we hope) “Book and a Bottle” event. Numerous new parents and a strong 7-th grade contingent settled into the library and enjoyed a lively evening of chat and getting to know one another, not to mention a glass of vino. And there actually was an inspiring conversation about the book selection, The Help by Kathryn Stockett. All were thrilled to be there at the beginning of this new tradition; look for notice of this fall’s gatherings…and send your book suggestions to Meg Mayo (mmayo@holychild.org). —K.H.E. This fall’s meeting is October 27.

Your Parents Portal

Regular meetings and informal coffees will be held throughout the year; check website for dates. Also find forms, the directory and an amazing array of information at www. Holychild.org/parents. www.holychild.org

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Carrying on Tradition

Dear Alumnae: The Holy Child Alumnae Association is a great way for you to stay in touch with friends and classmates, meet and network with fellow graduates, and hear about the latest happenings at our alma mater. Getting involved is easy.

First and foremost, make sure to update your contact information on the Holy Child website (www.holychild. org; click on alumnae tab at top). Here you will find numerous photo galleries, events, and news feeds throughout the year. We also have a group page for all alumnae classes on Facebook called “Connelly School of the Holy Child – Potomac, MD.” Also, make sure to share your news and ideas with your class representatives, and attend the various reunions they help organize. Some take place right at Holy Child, others at local restaurants or friends’ homes.

There are so many events to choose from throughout the school year, there is sure to be an event for everyone. There’s Blue/Gold Day and the Fall Golf and Tennis Classic in October, shopping at Mayfield Market in November, and you can catch up with old friends at the annual Alumnae Champagne Brunch and the Gala in Spring 2011, just to name a few. You can always find a schedule of events on the Holy Child website, and don’t forget to bring a friend when you attend! If you can’t find the right event for you, please suggest your own idea. Some of the best ideas have come from the alumnae themselves.

Holy Child Alumnae share a special bond: the Holy Child tradition. This tradiJoin us tion has taught us leadership and loyalty, on Facebook for photos but most of all love and respect for one and in-school and postanother and for God. The special times that grad happenings. Find us at we shared together, filled with laughter and will always be a part of who we are. www.facebook.com, search tears, As a member of the Holy Child Alumnae for Connelly School of the Association, you can ensure that the spiritual and educational environment we were Holy Child Alumnae. blessed with always thrives by volunteering at the school’s events throughout the year, and considering Holy Child as a recipient of your philanthropic financial planning.

Thank you for your commitment and continued support! I look forward to meeting and hearing from as many of you as possible. Please do not hesitate to send your input and suggestions to me at gisellecc@gmail.com.

BE OUR FRIEND!

Sincerely,

Giselle Cruz Colavita (’96)

Don’t Miss Events Take advantage of special events at Holy Child to relink with classmates, old friends and former teachers, in addition to going to regular reunions. Here are some upcoming dates to note:

Mayfield Market Saturday and Sunday, November 20 and 21

Freshmen/Seniors Download Tuesday, January 4

Young Alum March Dance March (tentative)

Alumnae Champagne Brunch Saturday, March 12

Annual Gala Saturday, April 9

Spring Fashion Show Sunday, May 15

Baccalaureate Mass Thursday, June 2

Graduation Friday, June 3

Homecoming Weekend 2011: Friday, September 30: Alumnae Happy Hour Saturday, October 1: Blue/Gold Game Day (afternoon) Class Specific Gatherings (evening) Sunday, October 2: Tiger Trot 5K

College freshmen return to share wisdom with the seniors; our first March dance was so much fun we’re doing it again; The DeLaurentis family celebrates graduation with alum Caitlin and current grad Clare.

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Holy Child Students Are Reunited

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Classes young and not so young gathered to reconnect this past year, many of them right here on campus. The classes of 1969, 1979, and 1984 held cocktail receptions in McShain Library; the Class of 1989 opted for a family picnic on campus for their 20th reunion. Jessica Colburn welcomed the Class of ’94 to her home for brunch. Other classes ventured to local watering holes to raise a glass and find out the dirt on their classmates: Class of ’99 had a happy hour at DC’s Aroma Company, while the girls from 2004 headed to Ireland’s Four Courts, the James Joyce Room, in Arlington.

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The Luck of the Irish As a junior at Holy Child, my world

consisted of AP English, homeroom in the gym, and dreaded runs up the Avenel hill for track practice. The farthest I had to travel was down River Road for a slice of Potomac Pizza, and of course, the beltway every day from Virginia. Little did I know that across the ocean, there was another fellow Holy Child student who lived in the same world. Only hers consisted of lessons in Gaelic, hot tea breaks, and umbrellas.

Holy Child gave me the opportunity of a lifetime: to partner with another Holy Child student in our sister school in Holy Child Killiney, Ireland and spend two exciting weeks with her and her family. That

same student would later head to the U.S. and spend two weeks at my house. Dorothy Chestnutt (“Dot”) and I bonded immediately, and soon created many fond memories. Over the years, thanks in part to email, we stayed in contact, filling one another in on our new friends and college experiences.

In my junior year at Catholic University, I was selected for an internship in Irish Parliament in Dublin, in addition to taking classes.

I immediately called up Dot to tell her the good news. In addition to being a familiar friendly face, she turned out to be a godsend. I lost my luggage en route, so I arrived for a six-month stay without one item

of clothing. One tearful call to Dot was all it took, and she rushed over with toiletries, pajamas, T-shirts, and some much-needed Cadbury chocolate. Dot and I spent the next couple of months catching up and simply enjoying one another’s company.

In April 2009, I was finally able to take my younger sister, Sinead (’02), on a week-long trip to the “homeland.” We toured the Guinness Factory, kissed the Blarney Stone, visited the house my grandfather grew up in, and, of course, saw Dot and her family for some delicious home-cooked meals.

Much to our delight, Dot came to NYC on a special three-month work assignment this past January, so we

Sinead Dinkel (’02) and Siobhan Dinkel (’00) go abroad and reunite with Dorothy Chesnutt to visit Holy Child Killiney in Dublin, Ireland.

were once again able to connect during her time here.

Despite the ocean that separates us, Dot and I have remained close friends for over ten years now. The luck of the Irish must be with us!

—By Siobhan Dinkel (’00)

The Long Journey Home His name is Dat Nguyen, and most Holy Child folks know him as the father of Emily (’10), Clara (’04), Catherine (’97) and Martha Nguyen (’95). What they may not know is that he witnessed firsthand the horrors of the Vietnam War. This past March, he came to Sra. Meyer’s Senior Humanities class to share many of those remembrances. The soft-spoken yet strong dad shared candidly how he and his family saw their relatives and friends uprooted when the country was split in two, and saw violence up close when rockets blared down the valley from his school and children were killed on soccer fields. He spoke of the richness of the language, and how you can never fight a war without understanding the people and the culture.

He told what some students characterized as a “harrowing tale” of escaping his fallen country just days before the Fall of Saigon, crouching in the belly of a C-130 with nothing but fear of the zinging bullets, and starting from rock bottom in his adopted “land of the free.” Patriotism shown in his eyes as he recounted the long journey to a new homeland, in what one senior called “the epitome of the American dream.” Luckily, Mr. Nguyen was reunited with his girlfriend, soon to become Mrs. Hai Nguyen. Together they had

one son and four daughters, all Holy Child graduates. The rest is Holy Child history.

Spurred by the touching story of “Mother Connelly” and the spiritual tradition, the Nguyens chose the Connelly School for their first daughter: “We wanted The Nguyen Clan at Emily’s graduation last June. From left to right: Mr. Dat Nguyen, Martha to be cherished by such Clara Nguyen (’04), Catherine Nguyen (’97), Emily Nguyen (’10), Martha Nguyen (’95) and Mrs. Hai Nguyen a spirit of faith, of love and of hope,” and the rest followed on. Holy Child followed by a law degree from the Georgetown was a good choice for all, says Mr. Nguyen: “It University Law Center in 2003. She is now impacts each one of them in a very personal regulatory counsel for the U.S. Food and Drug way: it’s a teacher or a group of friends that Administration. Catherine Nguyen also went to they keep until this day, not to Georgetown (graduating in 2001), and followed mention a good education that it up with law school as well, at Catholic. She prepared them well for college.” is now an associate at the Reed Smith LLP/ Most recent graduate, Emily, Law Firm. Mrs. Nem remembers Clara well; her is heading to Catholic University more artistic side took her away from the legal this fall, continuing the hardworkpath of her older sisters. (Holy Child serves ing tradition of this longstanding many personalities.) She majored in Visual Arts Holy Child family. Her oldest at the University of Maryland, and is using her sister, Martha, luckily made it talents well as the visual manager at the stylish to Emily’s graduation celebraAnthropologie in Georgetown. tion; she delivered son James After getting her brood settled in school, Francis Wright-Nguyen just two Mrs. Nguyen went to work for the nonprofit weeks later, who joined big brother Luke, now organization Ten Thousand Villages; she’s now two years old. After graduating from Holy the manager of the Bethesda store. The nurturChild in 1995, Martha attended the University ing continues; we can only hope for some girl of Pennsylvania (like her dad), earning her grandchildren, the next generation of Nguyens to Bachelor’s in Sociology of Health and Medicine, grace the halls of Holy Child. –K.H.E. Fall 2010 - Connelly Contact

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A Proud Family Tradition Top: The Bellino Legacy: Kathleen Bellino Hickey (’96), Marianne Bellino (’98), Kelly Bellino (’00), Megan Bellino (’02), Mara Bellino (’06) and Kerry Bellino (’10). Bottom: Meg Bellino (’02), sitting in front row on left, was a member of Mrs. Whitaker’s Middle School dance team back in the late 90’s.

When Kerry Bellino (’10) graduated this June, it marked the end of a remarkable eighteen-year run of a Bellino girl walking the halls of Holy Child. She followed sisters Kathleen (’96), Marianne (’98), Kelly (’00), Megan (’02), and Mara (’06): It was 1992 when Kathleen first enrolled in the freshman class and Marianne in the middle school. And the impact these young women have had on the Holy Child community is a lasting one.

Intelligent, talented, and athletic, the Bellinos excelled in all areas of the school. Through industrious and vigorous efforts, the girls asserted themselves academically, and while they earned high marks and scores, their sincere desire to learn is what impressed their teachers the most. Four sisters were in chorus, and athletics especially benefitted from the Bellino spirit. Kathleen was a talented gymnast; Marianne, Kelly, Mara, and Kerry were swim and dive team members. Marianne and Megan also played lacrosse, and Kerry volleyball. Kelly was a standout catcher in softball, a challenging task following an All-Met pitcher.

But it is their diligent and unrelenting drive to serve their community that truly distinguishes their Holy Child legacies. All took active roles in the faith life at school, active in and leading service

clubs. They made sandwiches for Martha’s Table and traveled with McKenna’s Wagon to distribute them; tutored at Ivymount, a school serving autistic students.The club Operation Smile had three Bellinos serve as its president. As a family and as individuals, the Bellino sisters embodied many Holy Child values during their time here; they routinely worked for justice, peace, and compassion. As Campus Minister Jean Plummer says, “With a Bellino around, you always knew you had someone to count on when a helping hand was needed.”

The sisters continue to excel and serve in their post-Holy Child lives. A naval researcher, Kathleen still finds time to mentor in a Big Sister program and tutor in math. Marianne was selected as valedictorian of her class at Holy Cross University, an honor based on academic performance as well as embodying the values of a Jesuit education. Kelly, the proud mother of one-year-old daughter Nora, uses her degrees in social work and counseling at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. With her doctorate in physical therapy from Temple University, Megan works with patients with orthopedic and neurological injuries. Mara, who was selected by her classmates to speak at her commencement from James Madison University, is pursuing her master’s degree in special education. Kerry started her first semester at Virginia Tech this fall.

The Bellino girls are people we are proud to say graduated from Holy Child. They are strongly focused on the things that matter the most in life: faith, family and commitment to serve others.

Their dedication and presence will be sorely missed by all of us in the school community. As longtime phys ed teacher Leslie Whitaker says, “I have never known Holy Child without a Bellino. I used to get the girls’ names confused: As the years went by and I taught more siblings, I would tell tell them, ‘Be glad you are not a Bellino; if you are Kerry, you will have to wait until I get through all six before I get the correct name!’ ” —Stephen Wicker, English Department

A Toast to Old Friends

The Annual Alumnae Champagne Brunch was held at Columbia Country

From left: Maureen Appel, Jessi Williams Frend (’01), Suzi Hodson MacDaniels (’69), Jaci Appel (’00), Maggie Ryan (’72) and Suzi Norris Montes de Oca (’74) gather for a photo op during the dessert hour at the Alumnae Champagne Brunch. Right: Kate Hannan (’99), Shannon Pitcher Van Why (’97) and Johanna Bayly Howe (’99) had a great time bonding with their former Social Studies teacher and mentor, Sr. Connie Craig.

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Club last spring after being snowed out from the blizzard of 2010. Many alums and their mothers were grateful for the new date and excited to sport their new sun dresses of the year. A delicious buffet was provided and the conversation flowed as fond memories were exchanged.

Please mark your calendars and tell your classmates that next year’s brunch is scheduled for March 12, 2011.

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Dressed For Success?

Career Gals Consultants and realtors and teachers, oh my. Once again, HC alums made their way back to their alma mater to share the wisdom of the working world. Career Day 2010, April 16, brought more than 40 working women back to campus to share their experiences, their advice, and some concrete information about jobs in a range of fields. It was a diverse array for this biennial event: marketing gurus for fashion and e-commerce; numerous lawyers, from both firms and government agencies; a range of creative types, from an artist to film production assistant to Web producer to the head of Condé Nast’s digital division; a police officer, a dolphin handler. The health professions were well-represented, starting with our own school nurse, a couple of physical therapists, a speech pathologist and clinical psychologist.

Jennifer Girardi McClosky (’80), a motivational speaker by trade, inspired the Upper School girls and the visiting eighth graders to reach for the stars. See how all that studying paid off! —K.H.E.

Top: The Science Panel: Desiree Gavilan Speicher (’98), Megan Bellino (’02) and Cindy Comerford Gillette (’79). Middle: Keynote Speaker, Jennifer Girardi McCloskey (’80) and Heather Nemcosky enjoyed catching up with one another at Career Day luncheon.

Bottom: Jane Rosinski Grenier (’76), Suzie Stinson (’76) and Mary Jean Schmitt (’76) catch up on old times before heading to the gym to begin Career Day.

When Caitlin (not her real name) came into her first therapy session wearing an oversized sweatshirt, baggy jeans, and baseball cap, I knew her outfit was merely a disguise to cover her history of trauma, poor body image, and feelings of inadequacy. For the first time in a session, I used a wardrobe as a tool to identify pain and help relieve it. As a psychologist at Mindwell Psychology, specializing in adolescent and adult issues, I bear witness daily to patients expressing their internal feelings in external ways, particularly through their fashion choices.

Drawing on these clinical experiences, I went on to create my own business, InsideOut: The Psychology of Dress, using my clients’ styles to help them understand and enhance their internal self. I “diagnose” their wardrobe, identify the internal root of their fashion difficulties, and provide an external makeover, all in the service of helping them enhance their internal view. I reach many more with my writing for media outlets; I have a blog for Psychology Today (www. psychologytoday.com/blog/the-psychologydress), and do articles for magazines (Town and Country, Cosmopolitan) as well as the Maryland Psychological Association and Rachel Simmons Girls Leadership Institute. I’m in the middle of writing a book, You Are What You Wear, to help women look good on the outside and feel better on the inside.

We all learned well that the spirit of Holy Child is rooted in Cornelia Connelly’s desire to help others with a “love full of action.”

It was in the closet, amongst shelves and drawers, that I discovered my passion for service. Helping others has become the most “fashionable” thing for me to do! —Jennifer Baumgartner (’95)

Jennifer Baumgartner, whose mom still teaches in the HC Middle School, currently lives and works in Bethesda, MD. Check out her website at drb-insideout.com, and write to her at jenniferbaumgartner@hotmail.com.

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Love and Marriage (from left): Clara Hoehling Pierson (’73) and her husband Mark; Margo Colbert Keegan (’69) and her granddaughter, Mae; Lauren Standifer Kopit (’03) with new husband James William Egan.

A special thank you to the class reps (list-

ed, with emails, below each year) for helping me gather exciting news on their classmates.

It’s been great to hear from so many of our alums this summer, and we’re hoping that even more of you will give us the skinny on what you’re up to. Check out our revamped website at www.holychild.org; and click on alumnae at the top right; to enter your latest class note, or to find out about your old friends. Looking forward to all your news!

—Shannon Pitcher Van Why(’97)

1965 – 45-Year Reunion Cathy Delahay: CCDEL@comcast.net

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Debbie Cronin Kissinger: dakissinger@verizon.net

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Mary Beth Pender: mbplaw@verizon.net Congratulations to Margo Keegan, whose granddaughter, Mae Keegan, was born on August 20, 2009. Mae also has an aunt who attended Holy Child, Missy Asbill Attridge, who graduated in 1973.

1970 – 40-Year Reunion Nancy Forbes Ephraim: NanCKE@aol.com

Meg Nalls Davidson, Jolie Stone Frank, Justine Wimsatt, Nancy Forbes Ephraim, Marty Hemelt Peters, Patty Donohoe Tucker, and Lea Kelly Gargulinski gathered together at the home of Patti Gannon Garayta on Tuesday, November 13, for an evening filled with fun and memories to celebrate their 40-year reunion. Ann Hume Wilson is now the executive director of Conspirare Choral Group.

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Margot Culotta Norton: mmctooth@aol.com

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Amy Ryan Rued: amyryan0803@aol.com Maggie Ryan: maggieryan@erols.com Mary Lane Grisley is an assistant principal at East High School in Salt Lake City, home of High School Musical.

She is grandmother to Patrick, 5, and Mette, 2. When Mette was born, it was Diane Heubusch who delivered her. Lisa Lanham Hall still loves living on the Eastern Shore. She moved and expanded her home decor store, Lanham Hall Design in Easton, which keeps her very busy. Come see her on your way to the beach; it’s less than a mile from Rt.50 and open every day but Sunday.

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with their daughter and son-in-law. In her spare time, she is doing family genealogy research, reading, sewing and crocheting for charity. She recently visited her sister in Oregon and other family on the East Coast. Rosemarie Patane-Dupy is now a grandmother; her son Robert and his wife, Rebecca, had a boy in May, Maxwell Andrew Allegar. She lives on Kent Island in Stevensville. Stop in and see her on your way to the beach, she is just a mile from the Bay Bridge. Maggie Ryan and her daughter Kelly recently visited them and had a wonderful time.

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Missy Asbill Attridge: aattridge@comcast.net Clara Hoehling Pierson is an artist in Fauquier County, VA. She does architectural portraits, landscapes and abstracts in pen, acrylics, and watercolors. Clara is also on the executive boards of Fauquier Family Shelter Services and Fauquier Domestic Violence Services. Clara and her husband, Mark, are happy to report that their son is a chef in Annapolis, their middle daughter teaches in the DC public schools, and their youngest daughter is a junior at William and Mary.

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Suzi Montes de Oca: smontes@holychild.org Caroline Crosby is happily reestablished in a lovely cottage in Concord, ME. She started a new job as tax manager for UHY Advisors Tax & Business consultants, located in downtown Boston. Caroline has three children, ages 26, 25 and 19, all happy, healthy and living in New England. Linda Canfield Fadely is a realtor with Century 21 in Calvert County, MD. If you are looking to relocate to that area, contact Linda at linda.fadely@c21nm.com.

1975 – 35-Year Reunion

Karen Denison Clark: karenclark57@msn.com

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Suzie Stinson: patjoh104@earthlink.net Mary Hornish Kempf: mary.kempf@fcps.edu Marie Betteley, her husband, Dave, and their two children, Esmee and Sacha, will be spending a year in Paris

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Family Time (from left): Rebecca Herron Carey (’99) and her son, Ryan Patrick; Maura McGowan Gordy (’83) with her husband Sam and their sons: Brendan, Jamie and Colin, at the Arc de Triomphe in France; Sana Fatima Masood, daughter of Meryem Tangoren Masood (‘89).

for Dave’s sabbatical beginning this September. Marie would love for classmates to reach out to her by email: mbetteley@aol.com. Jane Rosinksi Grenier particpated in this year’s Career Day and spoke about her role as Vice President, Executive Director for Creative Services at Condé Nast Digital. Ellen Davis Rensklev and her husband, John, are still loving life in Portland, OR, but have been enjoying traveling this year even more. They have been to the Caribbean, Aruba, Costa Rica and the Panama Canal on a cruise, spent three weeks in Italy and traveled to Whistler, BC. Ellen, who works for Oregon Health and Science University as the Risk Administrator, has two daughters: Colleen, who is a police officer with three children, and Christine, who recently moved to Chicago to pursue her masters and doctorate as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Mary Jean Schmitt was a panelist at Career Day this year and shared her experience as the Global Enterprise Manager for the U.S. Department of State/Foreign Affairs with Holy Child students. Suzanne Stinson is the Chief Contracting Officer for medical research contracts at the National Institute of Health and also participated in Career Day.

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Shana Elliott: Shanagelliott@aol.com Kim FitzGearld: ckf59@aol.com

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Angela Withers: macsul@smart.net Nora Robinson: seattlerobinson@gmail.com Karen “Mimi” Wasik Ferrari lives in Kennett Square, PA, and works as the K-12 Science Supervisor for the Garnet Valley School District. Mimi has two children: Kendall, who graduated from the University of Pennsylavania last year (where she was named one of the nine Dean’s Scholars, or valedictorians), and Christian, a sophomore at Boston University.

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Kathleen McEvoy Kyne: Kathleen@softmed.com Cindy Comerford Gillette participated at Career Day on April 16 and shared her experience as the Holy Child School Nurse.

1980 – 30-Year Reunion Mary Beth Corbutt: fourcorbs@msn.com Jennifer Girardi McCloskey: Jennifer.McCloskey@em.doe.gov

Mary Beth Corbutt loves her job as Assistant to the President of Van Scoyoc Associates. Jennifer Girardi McCloskey was the keynote speaker at Career Day 2010. Jennifer also sat on the Media/Communications panel and shared her work experience as the Program Manager of the Department of Energy and Motivational Speaker for Girardi Associates. Kasey Kane Trees is excited to be teaching second grade at St. Raphael’s this fall! Alisa Marino worked bingo this year at Holy Child.

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Janet Simonetti Korol: JKKorol@comcast.net Congratulations to Casey Mooney on the birth of her children, Celia Jane and Jude Michael, on May 19, 2010, in Los Angeles. Celia and Jude are the new niece and nephew to Magee Mooney (’80) and Maura Mooney (‘87).

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Connie Coakley Caulfield: pjcaul@aol.com Kris Rowan is a Marketing Manager for Freddie Mac. Her daughter, Meghan, is going into her junior year at Holy Child. Paz Velasco Galey was a vendor at our fifth annual Mayfield Market, selling her hand painted items. Elise Sluger Ravenscroft participated in Career Day 2010, contributing to the Sales & Marketing Panel.

Mary Treacy Novajosky admits that she is sad to be an empty nester. Her daughter, Sara (’08) is a junior at High Point University, majoring in Exercise Science. She loves it. Her son, William, just graduated from Gonzaga and is going to Michigan State, majoring in Engineering. Kathleen Cooney Porter is still practicing law at Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. She recently spoke at an AIPLA event and was elected to a three- year position on the IP Law Section Steering Committee of the D.C. Bar. Her twin daughters turned seven in September.

1983 Ana Maria Baldwin Eigen shared her experience as Research Highway Specialist for the Federal Highway Administration with Holy Child students at Career Day 2010. Susan Koenig Freericks also participated in Career Day 2010, speaking of her role as Senior Real Estate Specialist for the Federal Aviation Administration. Maura McGowan Gordy is working for Wydler Brothers Realty Team within Long and Foster. Maura and her husband, Sam, recently returned from France, where they visited family and toured Normandy.

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Ann Schiattareggia Kern: kern7808@verizon.net Kathleen Jordan Baldino lives in Fairfax Station, VA; she has a four-year-old daughter, Allison, and works for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Ann Schiattareggia Kern lives in Potomac, MD, with her husband and three children. Her daughter Sarah is a freshman at Holy Child. Ann works as a Speech Langauge Pathologist at Ivymount School and particpated in Career Day 2010. Amanda Harvey Hyman lives in California with her 13-year-old daughter and works for AB industries, a family business. Megan Walsh Marzolf lives in Chesterfield, VA, with her husband and four children, Joe, age 17, Kate, age 16, Dan, age 14, and Nikki, age 12. Megan has been an RN for 18 years, in the ER for the last 14. Kate Mathias Pugh lives in Rockville, MD, with her husband and three children.

1985 – 25 Year Reunion Pam Burns: pamelab@pamshops4you.com Carrie Bittman: cbittman@umd.edu Liz Bouchard Legg: leggmom@aol.com

Jen Ralston Kress is Holy Child’s Mayfield Market Chair extraordinaire, continuing to run the annual bazaar; be sure to visit her (and other alums) at Holy Child November 20 and 21 and get started on your Christmas shopping. Carrie Bittman is Director of Marketing at the University of Maryland.

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Alumnae Happenings (from left): Madeline, Connor and Cole Remington, children of Amy Connors Remington (‘93); Celia Jane and Jude Michael, children of Casey Mooney (’81); Heather Crosby (’93) conducting food preparation workshops in her new business, YumUniverse.

1986

Amy Beal: stella@seatryst.com Robin Marino Hoeymans spearheaded fundraising efforts for Holy Child’s bingo event. Amy Beal and her family helped for the third year in a row with this fun afternoon, along with fellow classmate Sondra Schiattareggia Mulheron.

1987

Colleen Christmas Gardella: ccgardella@aol.com Jennifer Abbey Johnson and her husband, David, have three children: Christopher, who is a Boy Scout and plays tennis; Katelyn, who is involved in competitive dance and is applying to the North Carolina School of the Arts; and Meaghan, also involved in the performing arts, and preparing to move to Durham and attend the North Carolina School of Science and Math. Susanne Brunhart Wiggins shared her expertise at this year’s Career Day; she’s the Web Manager for the Montgomery County Government. Colleen Christmas Gardella’s daughter Casey is entering her junior year at Holy Child; her son, Ritchie, is a sophomore at St. John’s College High School.

1988

Barb Delahay Murray: barb_delahay_murray@hotmail.com Kay Kalhorn Delahay: kaykalhorn@hotmail.com Jen Bigelow Urgo: Jenbigs@aol.com Kate Treanor Bulson told the students at Career Day 2010 about her work as the Senior Program Associate for Grantmakers in Health. Carrie Michos Mosley and her husband, Matt, had a baby girl, Elizabeth, on November 14, 2009.

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Nathalie Young Okhowat: Nyokhowat@aol.com The class of 1989 celebrated their 20th reunion over Columbus Day weekend last year. Thirty alums gathered at Normandie Farm Saturday night and then again at Holy Child on Sunday to visit the school. Vanessa Figueroa 48

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Brock is very excited to share with us that her husband completed the Western States 100 Endurance Run. (Check it out at www.ws100.com.) He finished it in 29 hours and 8 minutes. He has been running ultra marathons for three years now with Vanessa’s support (she’s so proud of him!) and this is the super bowl of all of the marathons, the original. Joelle Slye Flynn and her family recently moved to Tiburon, CA. They are loving California, and live only two miles away from Joelle’s sister Julianna Slye (’88).

1990 – 20-Year Reunion Katie Sullivan Tyson: ktsul@yahoo.com

1991

Nicola Whiteman: nicolawhiteman@yahoo.com Nicola Whiteman participated in the Law panel at Career Day 2010 and shared her work experience as a Vice President of Government Affairs in DC.

1992

Ali Bigelow: allibigs@hotmail.com Christina Vengazo: Christina_vengazo@comcast.net Jennifer Sincavage Connelly and her husband, Jim, have two daughers under the age of three! With two little ones in the house, Jennifer is planning to leave her pharmaceutical industry government relations job to start her own business. Alli Bigelow Lumpkin shared her experience at Career Day as an ecommerce marketing manager.

1993

Alicia O’Hare Henneberry: alicia.henneberry@microsoft.com Dillon Barnes Cox: dilloncox@aol.com Sofia del Castillo Echelmeyer and her husband, Thomas, were blessed with the birth of a son, Thomas Castillo Echelmeyer, on August 31, 2009. Heather Crosby has lived in Chicago, IL, for 12 years and works as a freelance design director for various branding firms around the city.

She recently launched the website for her new holistic nutrition business, YumUniverse, a plant-based recipe and resources site for people interested in making more informed food choices. She will be posting a couple

recipes a week for free in addition to offering eBooks, conducting food preparation workshops and demos. Visit YumUniverse, www.yumuniverse.com. Congratulations to Laura Barrett Plunkett, who had a baby boy, Christopher Barrett Plunkett, on May 5, 2010. Flavia Zara Scalzitti and her husband, Peter, have been living in Katy, a suburb of Houston, TX, for the past two years. Flavia writes her own food blog, “Flavia’s Flavors” (www.flaviaflavors.com). Flavia is also a proud aunt to two nephews, Rocco Antonio Rueda, son of sister Nadia (’97) and brother-in-law, Ryvy, and Anthony Castenzio Scalzitti, son of brother-in-law, Tim, and sister-in-law Lynn. Halima Ahmadu Thorsen is a Physical Therapist Board Certified Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, CA.

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Jessica Colburn: JLColburn@aol.com Joanna Smith-Ramani: joramani@gmail.com

1995 – 15-Year Reunion Martha Nguyen: marthanguyen@gmail.com Eileen Dwyer Breeze: dwyerei@yahoo.com

Jennifer Baumgartner joined Mindwell Pyscholgy of Bethesda, providing workshops, therapy, and testing as a licensed psychologist, and shared her experience at Career Day 2010. She recently wrote a blog, entitled “Wedding Fever,” for classmate Nerissa Balland’s website Private Receptions (www.privatereceptions. wordpress.com), which applies concepts of Jennifer’s Psychology Today blog, “The Psychology of Dress,” to wedding dress shopping (www.psychologytoday.com/ blog/the-psychology-dress). Nerissa Balland’s company, Private Receptions, is a wedding plan and design firm based in NYC. Her mission is to educate brides of all budgets on what it means to be engaged, plan the right wedding, design the event and get married! Nerissa was awarded 2010 Bride’s Choice Award by Wedding Wire and Gotham Annual Wedding Magazine, June 2010; it deemed Private Receptions a “Master Planner.” Nerissa is also the new Vice President of Communications on the Board of Directors for the NY Metro Chapter of the International Special Events Society. Martha Nguyen participated on the Law panel at Career Day 2010 and is Regulatory Counsel for the U.S. Food & Drug Administra-

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More Alumnae Happenings (from left): Michelle Coppoolse (’06), Farahnaz Hassanshahi (’06), Johanna Hancock (’06) and Kelsey Flynn (’06) classmates together at their 2010 Catholic University graduation; Alex Alahouzos Dedels (’99) with her 5-month-old daughter, Ryan Ashley; Kara Hannan McGinn (’97) and her daughter Maura with classmate Brielle Hopkins Hessman (’97) and her daughter Lilly.

tion. Martha and her husband, Greg, welcomed James Francis Wright-Nguyen on June 17, 2010, at 5:57 p.m. He weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 19 inches long.

Big brother Luke couldn’t be more excited! Congratulations to Catherine Jamet Powers, who had a baby boy, Averille William Powers, on February 2, 2010.

1996

Liz Dolan: lizdolan@access4less.net Kathleen Bellino Hickey: kbellino@vt.edu Connie Piccone: concon6@juno.com Giselle Cruz Colavita, president of the Holy Child Alumnae Association, participated in the Business/Finance panel at Career Day 2010; she’s a Vice President/Financial Consultant at Charles Schwab. Alexis Kaczensky Fabbri works for Booz Allen Hamilton at the Department of Homeland Security as a communications and new media consultant.

An article she wrote for Maryland Life magazine, “Trapeze Time,” will appear as part of the reading comprehension section of the Maryland High School Assessment Exam this year. Alexis lives with her husband, Massimo, and their maltipoo, LuLu, in Washington, DC. Jenny Redfield lives in Baltimore, MD, with her husband, Fred, and their three boys, Jack, age 4, JP, age 2, and Joey, just under a year. Jenny recently graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

1997

Kara Hannan McGinn: karamcginn@gmail.com Marisa VanSaanen: marisa.vansaanen@yale.edu Jean Zachariasiewicz: jean.zach@gmail.com Catherine Nguyen, a member of this year’s Career Day Law panel, is the Associate Attorney for Reed Smith LLP/ Law Firm. Shannon Pitcher married Eric Van Why on August 7, 2010, at the Chanteclaire Farm in Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, where Shannon’s parents, Jim and Alana, have a vacation home. Shannon and Eric spent their honeymoon on Diamond Island, about 30 miles off of Portland, ME. Jean Zachariasiewicz graduated from Columbia Law School on May 14. After taking the New York bar in July, she will be clerking for the Hon. Myron Thompson in the middle district of Alabama for a year. She’ll then move to Austin, TX, where she will serve as a clerk to the Hon. Fortunato Benavides on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals until mid-2012.

1998

Graziella Bianchi: graziebianchi@aol.com Desiree Gavilan Speicher shared her experience as an Oncology Nurse at Bethesda Naval Hospital with the students at Career Day. Maria Bispo Aparecida is a mortgage loan officer in Tucson, AZ, and comes back to Maryland as much as possible to see her family and friends.

1999

Kate Hannan: katehannan@hotmail.com Rebecca Herron Carey and her husband, Wilson, welcomed a son, Ryan Patrick, into the world on April 15, 2010. Rebecca is currently a co-owner of a small animal veterinary hospital in Charlotte, NC. Alex Alahouzos Dedels and her husband, Dan, adopted their second child, Ryan Ashley, in January. She joined her big brother, Eli, who is almost three. Delia Kurry married Matthew Kampner June 12 in Vergennes, VT. Analia Gonzalez and Amy Faulring attended the wedding, along with Holy Child’s Campus Minister, Ms. Jean Plummer. Ilona Lorincz’s mom, Joan, also attended the wedding. Analia lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with her husband, who is from the Canadian province. They met as undergrads at Dalhousie University. Analia works for the IWK Women’s and Children’s Hospital in its Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention Program, which services 3 to 5 year-olds diagnosed on the autism spectrum. She loves Halifax, but misses home and her Holy Child girlfriends.

2000 – 10 Year Reunion Meghan Everngam: mever01@gmail.com Pierce Resler: pierceresler@yahoo.com

Lauren Adams is living in Manhattan and recently shot a webseries for WeTv (Women’s Entertainment Television) called Brisal Breakdown. Lauren shot two commercials for regus Office Spaces that was featured on TaxiTV and sang addiotinal vocals on singer/songwriter Luis Terreros’ EP Ecos Lucidoes on the single “Don’t You Know Me” (available on iTunes). Jessica Dillon, Senior Communications Manager at Capital One, offered advice to students at Career Day 2010. Meghan Everngam is Director of Government Affairs at the National Association of Home Builders.

Pierce Resler is Senior Marketing Manager at Transurban; she chimed in on the Sales and Marketing panel at Career Day 2010.

2001

Grace Easby-Smith Weisser: grace.weisser@gmail.com Jessi Williams Frend: jessi.frend@gmail.com Tara Quinn Zancan is finishing up her Certification and Master Degree in Special Education and will be working as the resource teacher at Holy Cross Elementary School in Garrett Park MD, this upcoming school year. She and her husband, Daniel, recently bought a house in Kensington, MD. Grace Easby-Smith married Kevin Weisser on May 14 in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Her attendants included sisters, Catherine (’98), Alicia (’04,) Seton (’09) and Holy Child classmate Jessi Williams Frend. Liz McNamara, Katie Ryan and Meghan Everngam also attended Grace’s wedding.

Jessi Williams Frend participated in the Government panel at Career Day 2010 speaking on her role as Government Affairs Advisor at Steptoe and Johnson. Shelley Swendiman, also a Career Day panelist, is the Country Desk Assistant for the Pacific at Peace Corps Headquarters. Michelle Trotter shared her experience as Rockville City Police Officer Third Class at Career Day 2010. Miggs O’Neill is teaching 4th grade at Holy Trinity School in Georgetown.

2002

Jillian Bastow: jbastow@modernluxury.com Meg Bellino: bellinmp@jmu.edu Shannon FitzGerald: dotty554@aol.com Meg Bellino is a Physical Therapist at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington; she shared those experiences on the Science Medical panel at Career Day. This past April, Sinead Dinkel and her sister Siobhan (’00) took a trip to Ireland, where they were able to meet up with Dorothy (Dot) Chestnutt, who attended Holy Child in Ireland. Dot and Sinead met during the spring of their junior year of high school, in which 16 Irish students came to the States for two weeks and were each assigned an “American” counterpart. Likewise, Sinead, along with 15 other American Holy Child students, headed over to Ireland that summer.

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New Loves: (from left): Kikki Ugolini (’03) and her fiancé, Daniel Boyce; Victoria Trotter (’04) and her fiancé, Brandon Wilkinson; Jack, JP and Joey, children of Jennifer Redfield (‘96).

Making Disney Magic It was on Spring Break of my

senior year at Holy Child that my parents and I went on another family vacation to Disney World.

After getting over my initial upset from missing out on going to Florida with my friends, I got just as excited as ever, especially for the Keys to the Kingdom, a limited behind the scenes tour. It was there, in a brief conversation Piglet, aka Meredith, clowns with her supportive parents, John and Narcy Hickman. with our guide about how I’d love to work in Disney, that I found out about the Disney College Program.

After fulfilling the requirements: at least eighteen years of age, with at least one semester in a two- or four-year college (I was at the University of Maryland, College Park), I couldn’t wait any longer and applied for the Spring 2009 program (January-May). With numerous work options, from running rides and attractions to character performing, I knew I really wanted to be a performer.

The idea of being “friends” (Disney’s term, as are those quoted below) with such recognized characters as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, not to mention creating magic for millions of kids and adults every day, was something I truly wanted.

I was thrilled when accepted, after applying, interviewing and auditioning, as a character performer! I would spend my time in Disney working as characters within my “mouse” height range of 4’10”-5’1”—such characters as Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Stitch, Piglet, and more, sometimes changing daily. I’d be in restaurants and on “set location” doing “meet and greets,” including pictures, signing autographs and interacting with guests. Each interaction was different and magical, from the 3-year-old boy who didn’t want to stop kissing and hugging Minnie Mouse, to the Make-AWish girl with cancer (with only a month to live) visiting Piglet at the Crystal Palace Restaurant. I couldn’t help but smile or even cry sometimes.

I extended my stay there through the summer, allowing family and friends to enjoy great discounts; fellow Holy Child alumnae Sam Cooper (’07) and Ashley Benson (’07) were able to come visit. Ashley and I even took a Disney Cruise! I’m now the Program Representative at the University of Maryland, a seasonal employee, allowing me to return and work when available. My Disney internship offered more than just a great experience for any future employment, even if I didn’t get credit towards my major (Elementary Education Specializing in Science and Math). I did it for my love of Disney, and the opportunity to create magical memories for thousands of guests, as so many characters had done for me. –By Meredith Hickman (’07) 50

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Ireland during college. Dot recently moved to NYC for a three-month assignment with PWC, so Sinead and Siobhan were able to visit. Nickie Hess Iadarola participated in the Education panel at Career Day 2010 and shared her experience as one of the Learning Specialists at Holy Child. Delece Smith-Barrow, also at this year’s Career Day 2010, discussed her career as Producer for the Washington Post. Celine Tobal graduated from Harvard Graduate School of Education with an Ed.M. in Education Policy and Management. Celine now works at Teaching Strategies, Inc., an early childhood company, in Bethesda, MD, where she is responsible for monitoring state activity in early childhood education and for supporting the company’s work in family engagement. Emily Seay Hayes who is working as a professional photographer, has provided those photography skills to Holy Child’s Fashion Show and Blue/Gold Day for the past two years.

2003

Liz Delahay: delahay8@gmail.com Libby Walsh: elwalsh07@gmail.com Lauren Kopit: lkopit@gmail.com Elizabeth Delahay has been accepted into Georgetown University for graduate school to study nurse anesthesia. Kathryn “Kikki” Ugolini got engaged to Daniel Boyce this past November 2009 and is getting married next June. Kathryn completed her Master’s in Education and is working as a gen. ed. teacher in the MCPS school system. Caitlin Duignan participated in Holy Child’s KAIROS retreat in spring of 2009. Lauren Standifer Kopit married James William Egan on September 4, 2010 at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club in Stevensville, Maryland.

Lauren is a Campus Recruiter at PricewaterhouseCoopers; Jimmy works at KPMG. They met at Bucknell University, and currently live and work in Manhattan.

2004

Blair Bjellos: blairbjellos@gmail.com Kathleen Boucher: kathleen.boucher@gmail.com Alicia Easby-Smith: alicia.easby@gmail.com Alicia Easby-Smith married Joseph Barton V, on October 24, 2009. Christine Colburn particpated in Career Day 2010 and is currently working as a production assistant on a new TV series called Body of Proof, shooting in

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Alumnae News (from left): Sheila Wooters and members of the Class of 2006 celebrate Meghan Hibey’s 21st birthday: (top row) Andrea Martinez (’06), Eleni Alafoginis (’06), Meghan Hibey (’06), Kathleen Shults (’06), Amy Plamondon (’06) and Sheila Wooters; (bottom row): Ali Allen (’06) and Grace Hanna (’06). Emma Grace, daughter of Jennifer Sincavage Connelly (‘92); Nathalie Okhowat (’89) and her children.

Rhode Island. It airs Fridays at 9 p.m. this fall on ABC. In 2009, she worked on The Company Men and The Town, starring Ben Affleck, and Grown Ups, starring Adam Sandler. She also had her first big screen credit as the “Office Staff Intern” in the September release of The Invention of Lying. Clara Nguyen was a Sales and Marketing panelist at Career Day 2010 and shared her experience as Visual Manager at Anthropologie in Georgetown. Anna Palladino received a journalism scholarship from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and represented the United States this past August when she traveled to Finland to participate in the month long Foreign Correspondents’ Programme. Anna is also in the final year of her Master’s degree program at Georgetown University in Communication, Culture and Technology. Alli Tarka shared her experience of being a middle school teacher at Holy Child at Career Day 2010; she also serves as HC’s assistant director of admissions. Congratulations to Victoria Trotter, who recently became engaged to Brandon Wilkinson.

Victoria and Brandon met when they were in school at Lycoming College; they plan to get married in the fall of 2011. Victoria participated in Career Day 2010 and is the Membership Data Coordinator for the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital. Victoria and her sister Michelle (’01) did the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3Day last year. In May, Kelly Warner was inducted as Vice President of the Georgetown University Society for the Human Resource Management (SHRM) Student Chapter. She is also leading the Student Advisory Board, and represented the program at a one-week London Immersion Program in International HR at King’s College London this summer. Kelly will be completing her final capstone project in the Master of Professional Services in HR Management this fall and is a candidate for graduation in December 2010. Maureen Boucher and Alli Tarka participated in Holy Child’s KAIROS retreat in the spring of 2009. Hagan Trees was Holy Child’s recipient of the 2010 Alumna of the Year award at this year’s Baccalaureate Mass. Clare Devine, Alli Tarka, Cari Anderson and Diane Norcross surprised Hagan at the Baccalaureate Mass.

2005 – 5 Year-Reunion

Krista Montes de Oca: krista.montes@gmail.com Irene Firippis: Irene.a.firippis@lmco.com Noreen Ahmed is currently in Mali, Africa, serving in the Peace Corps. Lauren Bevis is in graduate school at

Virginia Commonwealth University to receive a Master of Teaching in Elementary Education. Danielle Clements is a senior English major at West Virginia University, currently writing for The Dominion Post, a Morgantown, WV, newspaper. Ashley Donaldson received her Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Xavier in August 2010.

Abby Gordon is in graduate school at Loyola of New Orleans to receive a Master of Business Administration. Lindsey Kane is a community health volunteer with Peace Corps doing aids work and hopefully soon, latrine building. After graduating from Boston College, Katie Quinn traveled to Tanzania, where she lived for six months, volunteering at a local orphanage. She summitted Kilimanjaro during her time there! Katie is now living in the DC area, working as Marketing Coordinator for Sensio Technologies. Ericka Rojas is working for the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee as Assistant to the Chairman, Senator Daniel K. Inouye, President pro tempore of the Senate. Ericka also participated in Holy Child’s KAIROS retreat in spring 2009. Sarah Stonesifer participated in Career Day 2010 and shared her experience as Administrative Assistant for the Theatre Department and graduate program at the University of Maryland. Sarah is also very excited to join the Holy Child Staff this fall as the Librarian.

2006

Timi Abimbola: rabimbol@andrew.cmu.edu Liz Vaghi: Lizzgirl8@mac.com Marguerite Bottorff is taking a yearlong break from school, and has moved to New York to work for Lion TV, the production company that produces the shows Cash Cab (Travel Channel), History Detectives (History Channel), Megadrive (MTV), Wasted (HGTV) and a few other upcoming shows. Before starting her job, Marguerite was working for the Food Network on the shows Throwdown! with Bobby Flay, Grill It! (with Bobby Flay), Alex’s Day Off, 5 Ingredient Fix and assorted upcoming projects. Anna Ierardi Deslauriers graduated Summa Cum Laude from Towson University (a semester early) with a B.S. in Criminal Justice and is now working at the Montgomery County Police Department as a 911 call taker and Police Dispatcher. On May 15, Anna was married at Holly Hills Country Club. Michelle Coppoolse, Farahnaz Hassanshahi, Johanna Hancock and Kelsey Flynn graduated from Catholic University this year. All four

girls received their Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Tara MacDaniels is getting her master’s degree in Interactive Media at Elon University. IMedia is a one-year intensive master’s program that teaches students the technologies used to creatively interact and share information and ideas through the Web.

2007

Claire Easby-Smith: cbear1245@aol.com Meghan Kane: mmkay89@gmail.com Courtney Smith: smithc2117@sacredheart.edu Allie Williams: plum0797@aol.com Rebecca Lakew will be starting her senior year at the University of Maryland, College Park this fall. She is a Pre-Pharmacy and Sociology major and plans on attending pharmacy school after graduation from Maryland; contact her at rebecca.lakew1@gmail.com if you work for a health agency or health organization that has employment or internship opportunities. Julia Mayer is working as an investigative intern at the Maryland Public Defender’s office this summer.

2008

Shelby Benkert: benkert@email.sc.edu Michelle Guzman: mg9843a@american.edu Julia Murphy: jmurphy17@elon.edu Romina Nally: rnally1@umd.edu Kelsey Donaldson was accepted into the nationally accredited education program at Salisbury University in the spring of 2010 for her degree in Elementary Education. She is also president of an all girls a capella club called Trebelicious. Julia Murphy is spending this summer interning in the photo office of the White House.

Emily Trees is playing field hockey at Washington College. Sara Novajosky worked at Mongolian BBQ in Bethesda this past summer. She is majoring in Exercise Science at High Point.

2009

Kelsey Albanese: albanesk@dickinson.edu Carolyn Hodgson: chodgson@udel.edu

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annualreport From the Headmistress “We never know what we can do until we try. Perseverance gains the crown.” —Cornelia Connelly Dear Friends, As we reflect on the events of the 2009/2010 school year, these words of Cornelia Connelly seem most appropriate.

In spite of continuing economic challenges and the worst winter in history, the Holy Child community witnessed many successes. Like most independent schools, we are tuition driven. Consequently, our development efforts are vital to providing an optimum and teaching environment for our faculty and students. We are deeply grateful to all who gave of their time and treasure to: the Fall Classic, Gala, Tiger Shop, Mayfield Market and the Annual Fund. This report is dedicated to those named in this Annual Report.

Of course, all of us take pride in the accomplishments of our students year after year. Once again, Holy Child’s reputation for academic excellence was evident in the accomplishments of the Class of 2010. Our graduates will be attending 52 colleges in 21 states and France. The list of colleges accepting our girls can be seen on the opening page of this publication. Moreover, the class of 2010 was awarded more than one million dollars in merit scholarships and a number of our graduates will continue their athletic careers at the following schools: Dickinson College, Fairfield University, Georgetown University, Gettysburg College, Lynchburg College, Rhodes College, Villanova University and the University of

Connecticut. We will miss these young women and look forward to welcoming them back as our newest alumnae.

As a Holy Child school we are committed to the goals for Schools of the Holy Child Jesus. These goals articulate those of our foundress, Cornelia Connelly. Specifically, Goal Seven, “to plan for development of Holy Child education in the School,” calls us to have an updated Strategic Plan that is reviewed regularly. These are just a few of the strategic priorities that were achieved this past year: a 30% increase in our applicant pool, an enhanced academic support program and formalization of the Connelly Program, a new turf field and a significant increase to our financial aid budget. Our Strategic Plan is a working document. As we move into the 2011 school year, the Board of Trustees will identify new goals for the coming school year and share these with you in the months ahead.

In closing, it seems fitting to quote the Middle States Validation Team, who visited last October. “Although Connelly School of the Holy Child is truly unique in many ways, its true uniqueness lies in the hearts of all its stakeholders.” As a recipient of this report, you are one of our stakeholders. Thank you for being a part of our present and a key to our future.

With my gratitude and prayers, Maureen K. Appel Headmistress

Dear Holy Child Community, We enter the 2010-2011 school year welcoming our largest freshman class in four years. In spite of the economic challenges we all face, clearly parents recognize the exceptional environment and education that Holy Child continues to provide for their daughters. Our faculty and staff continue to impress with their dedication and commitment to do more with less, and to make sure we have the resources to provide financial aid to those families who need it.

A brand new outdoor stadium greeted the students as they returned from summer break. Through the generosity of our donors, we now have a facility that is clearly the best of any girls school in the region. We expect that it will not only enhance our athletics program, but also provide increased enrollment. Indeed, we have already seen a boost in our numbers.

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Connelly Program, among other things, differentiate Holy Child as a small private school that can successfully educate a spectrum of students, from National Merit Scholars to those with learning differences.

Like any other private school, development and annual giving are essential to our budget. Tuition does not pay all of the costs of operating our school. I thank you for your past gifts, and ask that you continue to make Holy Child a philanthropic priority.

As a past parent, I know what a difference a Holy Child education makes for our girls. It is only possible through your generosity.

With thanks, Patrick J. Caulfield Chair, Board of Trustees

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Leadership Dinner attendees: Bill and Mollie Prominski, with Board member Paul Dell’Isola; Board member Sean Glynn with Maureen Appel; Stephen and Ann Roth, Social Studies Chair Sharon Kenny, Director of Admissions Meg Mayo, Karen Hess; Virginia Hurt and Miriam Dell’Isola.

The Fund for Holy Child Cabinet Chairs Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Dean Meg ’12

Current Parents

Class of 2016

Ms. Laura H. Phillips and Mr. Jared F. Cornfeld Elizabeth ’16

Class of 2010

Alumnae Parent Chairs

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Kale, Jr. Erin ’10 Dr. and Mrs. Alan Nagel Elizabeth ’10

Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Plamondon, Jr. Amy ’06 and Meg ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacDaniels (Suzi Hodson ’69) Tara ’06

Class of 2011

Grandparent Chairs

Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Baldwin Taylor ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hess Jo Jo ’11

Mrs. Mary Kosch Madeleine Hopkins ’14 Mr. Nelson E. Shawn Riley Fisher ’07

Class of 2012

Faculty Chairs

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Gardella, Jr. (Colleen Christmas ’87) Casey ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Popera Alexandra ’14 and Ashleigh ’12

Mrs. Sharon Kenny Mrs. Ellen Kumm Mrs. Ann Whiteley Mrs. Suzi Montes de Oca (Suzi Norris ’74) Director of Development Krista ’05 Mrs. Anne Bolen Director of Annual Fund

Class of 2013

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dreux Caitlyn ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Michael MacCormack Catherine ’13 Class of 2014

Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Kern, III (Ann Schiattareggia ’84) Sarah ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Nabil Rizkalla Chella ’14, Monica ’11, Rebecca ’14 Class of 2015

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Van Bruygom Brooke ’15 and Shey ’13

Alumnae Association Class Representatives Ms. Cathy Caspar Delahay 1965 Ms. Debbie Cronin Kissinger 1966 Ms. Suzi Hodson MacDaniels 1969 Ms. Mary Beth Pender 1969 Ms. Nancy Forbes Ephraim 1970 Dr. Margot Culotta Norton 1971 Ms. Amy Ryan Rued 1972 Ms. Maggie Ryan 1972

Ms. Missy Asbill Attridge 1973 Ms. Suzi Norris Montes de Oca 1974 Ms. Karen Denison Clark 1975 Ms. Suzie Stinson 1976 Ms. Mary Hornish Kempf 1976 Ms. Shana Gaultney Elliott 1977 Ms. Kim Manning Fitzgerald 1977 Ms. Nora Robinson 1978 Ms. Kathy McEvoy Kyne 1979 Ms. Mary Beth Allen Corbutt 1980 Ms. Jennifer Girardi McCloskey 1980 Ms. Janet Simonetti Korol 1981 Ms. Connie Coakley Caulfield 1982 Ms. Ann Schiattareggia Kern 1984 Ms. Pamela Burns 1985 Ms. Carrie Bittman 1985 Ms. Liz Bouchard Legg 1985 Ms. Amy Beal 1986 Ms. Colleen Christmas Gardella 1987 Ms. Barbara Delahay Murray 1988 Ms. Kay Delahay Kalhorn 1988 Ms. Jennifer Bigelow Urgo 1988 Ms. Nathalie Young Okhowat 1989 Ms. Katie Sullivan 1990 Ms. Stephanie Tomasso Chaconas 1991 Ms. Nicola Whiteman 1991 Ms. Ali Bigelow Lumpkin1992 Ms. Christina Vengazo 1992 Ms. Dillon Barnes Cox 1993 Ms. Jessica Colburn 1994 Ms. Joanna Smith-Ramani 1994 Ms. Martha Nguyen 1995 Ms. Eileen Dwyer Breeze 1995 Ms. Giselle Cruz Colavita 1996 Ms. Liz Dolan 1996 Ms. Kathleen Bellino Hickey 1996 Ms. Connie Piccone 1996

Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms.

Shannon Pitcher Van Why 1997 Graziella Bianchi 1998 Kate Hannan 1999 Jessica E. Dillon 2000 Meghan Everngam 2000 Pierce Resler 2000 Jessica Williams Frend 2001 Jillian Bastow 2002 Shannon FitzGerald 2002 Liz Delahay 2003 Lauren Kopit Egan 2003 Alicia Easby-Smith Barton 2004 Blair Bjellos 2004 Liz Palka 2004 Krista Montes de Oca 2005 Lindsey Kane 2005 Irene Firippis 2005 Lizz Vaghi 2006 Timi Abimbola 2006 Allie Williams 2007 Claire Easby-Smith 2007 Meghan Kane 2007 Courtney Smith 2007 Shelby Benkert 2008 Michelle Guzman 2008 Julia Murphy 2008 Romina Nally 2008 Carolyn Hodgson 2009

Alumnae Parent Chairs Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Plamondon, Jr. Amy ’06 and Meg ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacDaniels (Suzi Hodson ’69) Tara ’06

2009-2010 Board of Trustees Mr. Patrick J. Caulfield, Chair Mr. P. Casey Aiken, II Mrs. Maureen K. Appel Mr. John J. Coyle Mr. Paul Dell’Isola

Mr. Robert Dinkel Mrs. Anne Easby-Smith Ms. Patricia Farrell Mr. Sean Glynn Mrs. Karen Hess Bernadette M. Longtin, SHCJ

Mrs. Suzanne Hodgson MacDaniels (‘69) Mr. Brett MacInnes Mrs. Mary McCann Mrs. Janice Obuchowski Mr. Peter H. Plamondon, Jr.

Mr. Ignacio E. Sanchez Mr. Thomas M. Sanders Mrs. Chantal Santelices Ms. Mary E. Shields Mrs. Kathie Williams

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Holy Child’s Annual Fund is an extremely vital piece of the School’s fundraising pie. Supported by parents, alumnae, faculty and staff, grandparents, parents of alumnae and many friends of the School, the Fund provides immediate support for necessities and enhancements that make Holy Child the extraordinary experience it is for all girls. Every gift makes a difference. Every girl makes a difference. And everyone who helped solicit gifts made a wonderful difference. Our special thanks to each of the representatives for their hard work in making this year’s Annual Fund a success. And special thanks to Monica and Dan Dean, Annual Fund Chairs, and Paul Dell’Isola, Chairman of the Development Committee, for their continuing support.

Financials 2009-2010 Expenses 22% Administrative $1,727,612

Revenues* 10% Financial Aid $788,009

12% Capital Campaign $1,096,352

7% Other Gifts & Fundraising $586,152 5% Annual Fund $423,209

18% Plant $1,436,181 50% Instructional $4,066,038

76% Tuition and Fees $6,660,050 *There is a significant gap between tuition and the cost to educate a student.

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Holy Child Society $10,000 and Above Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Caulfield Dr. Francis P. and Mrs. Dorothy Chiaramonte Mr. and Mrs. David Straus Mr. and Mrs. Michael Williams

Trustees’ Society $5,000 to $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. John Alahouzos Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Attridge Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brickman Mrs. Gerry Coakley Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Connor Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dell’Isola Ms. Patricia Farrell and Mr. Dennis Yee Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hess Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Hurt Ms. Lisa R. Kazor-Christovich Mr. Brett MacInnes Mr. and Mrs. Brendan C. Magner Ms. Mildred A. Patterson and Mr. Marc Grossman Mr. and Mrs. Ignacio E. Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Steven Virostek Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zwisler

Mayfield Society $2,500 to $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Masood Ahmed Ms. Nancy Binnie and Mr. Marc Bastow Dr. and Mrs. Francis P. Chiaramonte Mr. and Mrs. Elmer F. Coppoolse Mr. and Mrs. Enrico Dallavecchia Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Dean Ms. Sinead Dinkel ’02 Ms. Siobhan B. Dinkel ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dolan Mr. and Mrs. Sean Glynn Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Goelzer Mr. and Mrs. Gilberto Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. James W. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Lennon Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Lindsay, III Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacDaniels Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McCann Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Micholas Mr. William F. Peel III Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Popera Dr. and Mrs. William E. Prominski Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Soistman Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Virostek Ms. Elizabeth L. Young and Mr. John Benziger

Leadership Society $1,500 to $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Alessi Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ballard Dr. and Mrs. George Bolen Ms. Teri L. Boragno Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Bratun Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Bulleit Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Cassidy Mr. and Mrs. Bert Criste Mr. and Mrs. Robert Easby-Smith Ms. Therese Ellis

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Mr. and Mrs. Patrick C. Furey Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Garner, II Dr. and Mrs. Robert K. Heinssen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Horn Mr. and Mrs. George D. Hussey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Kale, Jr. Dr. Jenifer A. Luck and Dr. Stephen C. Luck Mr. and Mrs. William C. MacDonald Mrs. Heather A. Maier Mr. and Mrs. Mark Matan Ms. Theresa P. McHenry and Mr. Mark A. McHenry Mrs. Anthony M. Natelli Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Petrizzo Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Plamondon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Potter Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Raffensperger Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Roth Ms. Mary E. Shields Dr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Still Mr. and Mrs. John F. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. John N. Vassos

Blue and Gold Society $500 to $1,499 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aberbach Mr. and Mrs. P. Casey Aiken Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Anastasi Mrs. Maureen K. Appel Ms. Dena A. Baker and Mr. Terry A. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bellino Mrs. Carole Bittman Mrs. Diane Boragno Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Breland Mr. and Mrs. John P. Brown, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Philippe Bruno Ms. Donna Cahill and Mr. James Cahill Ms. Hanja Cherniak Mr. and Mrs. John J. Coyle Ms. Laurie E. Craft and Mr. Nicholas G. Lucarelli Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Cynkar Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso V. de Lucio Col. and Mrs. Gerry Dean Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. DeLaurentis Rita Wolford Devine, Ph.D. Dr. Joan M. Donahue Mr. and Mrs. Louis Donatelli Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dreux Ms. Kathleen P. Dunleavy and Mr. Michael P. Lee Dr. and Mrs. William R. Dzyak Mr. and Mrs. Karl L. Ely Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Farr Ms. Colleen Fenlon-White and Mr. John J. White Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. James E. Frech Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Frend Mr. and Mrs. Enos Fry Dr. and Mrs. Ali G. Ganjei Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Glueckert Mr. and Mrs. William R. Goetzenberger Mr. and Mrs. William G. Green Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Greene Ms. Patricia Haskell Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Hopkins, Jr.

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Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Jorgensen Dr. and Mrs. Michael Keegan Dr. Adrianne P. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Kern, III Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Kohler Mr. and Mrs. John Kontner Mr. and Mrs. William Kopit Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Lamb Mr. Louis M. Larson Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Levine Mr. and Mrs. Wilson N. Llerena Bernadette M. Longtin, SHCJ Dr. and Mrs. Attila Lorincz Mr. and Ms. Gregory Lourie Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Lynch Ms. Virginia M. Marra Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mayo Mr. and Mrs. J. Casey McCormick Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McCreary Mr. and Mrs. Gus Montes de Oca Dr. and Mrs. Alan Nagel Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Noonan Dr. Teresa W. Nowogorska and Mr. John C. Langer Mr. and Mrs. D. Jeffrey O’Berry Mr. and Mrs. Sergio J. Ostria Mrs. Patricia J. Patton Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Pereles Ms. Laura H. Phillips and Mr. Jared F. Cornfeld Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Pim Mr. and Mrs. Donald Purcell Mr. and Mrs. Craig Rathbone Mr. and Mrs. Nabil Rizkalla Mr. and Mrs. William J. Rowan, IV Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Serena Ms. Cathleen E. Shannon and Mr. Ronald W. Watkins Mrs. Marion D. Sterling Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Stricker Mr. and Mrs. James Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Roger R. Szemraj Dr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Vaccarezza Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vaghi, III Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Van Bruygom Mr. and Mrs. John Vardaman Dr. Katherine E. Warren and Mr. James T. Warren Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Webster Mrs. Agnes N. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Willmore Mr. Mark A. Yarish Mr. and Mrs. Clayton K. Yeutter Mr. and Mrs. David Young

Patrons’ Society $100 to $499 Mr. and Mrs. Augustine Agege Ms. June H. Allen Mrs. Nancy Anastasi Mr. and Mrs. Alfio F. Arcidiacono Mrs. Karen Stradtner and Mr. David L. Banta Mr. and Mrs. James M. Barry Ms. Mary L. Battiata Ms. Erin M. Boccia Mr. and Mrs. George M. Bouyat Ms. Debra A. Bowen and Mr. William A. Kehoe

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brigati Mr. John P. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bryer Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Budington Mr. and Mrs. James A. Butz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Byrne Ms. Carmen Cardarelli Dr. Anne Cardile and Mr. Daniel Cardile Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Carey Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Clark Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Collamore Mr. and Mrs. Michael Conley Dr. and Mrs. Robert Conley Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Corbie Mr. and Mrs. George Cotter Mrs. Lee Coyle Mr. Bernard Cravath Mr. and Mrs. William Dahut Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Daly Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Danco Mr. and Mrs. Selden L. Daniel Mrs. Lynne de Voest Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeGiorgi Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Diez Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Donahue Miss Georgiana Donahue Dr. and Mrs. Anatoly Dritschilo Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dwyer Ms. Grace Easby-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Economakis Miss Chen Elliott Ms. Lynda M. Elliott Dr. Marguerite M. Engler Dr. and Mrs. Barry Ephraim Ms. Lesli Esposito Mr. and Mrs. Antonio G. Esteves Ms. Nancy A. Fabara Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Fairbanks Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Falcone Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Famulare Mr. and Mrs. William Farquhar Dr. Adrienne Farrar Mr. and Mrs. John T. Fassl Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forbes Ms. Susan Freericks Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Gaffney Mrs. Joan P. Gagliardi Mr. and Mrs. Luis Galliani Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Gardella, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Gargulinski Mr. and Mrs. Luis A. Giorgio Mrs. Margaret H. Giovanni Ms. Dedie Giuliani Mr. and Mrs. Michael O. Glynn Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Goetzenberger Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gore Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grabias Ms. Maureen Grant Mr. and Mrs. Martin Green Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Greif Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grenier Mr. and Mrs. James G. Guidera, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Guntle Mr. Javier Guzman Ms. Karen Gwozdz Blumhardt Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Hadeed, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Randall H. Hall Ms. Killeen C. Hanson Capt. and Mrs. Peter D. Haynes

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Henneberry Mr. and Mrs. Paul O. Hernandez Mr. Timothy Hester Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hillery Mr. and Mrs. John I. Hincke, III Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holifield, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Huebscher Mr. and Mrs. Jaime Infante Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Irving Ms. Allison Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. William M. Jeffers Ms. Katie Johnson Dr. Elizabeth Jones and Dr. William Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kahan Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Kane Mr. and Mrs. William Katz Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kay Mrs. Ann Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Kempf Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Kern, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James G. Kress Mr. and Mrs. Eric Langer Ms. Kathleen LaValle Mr. and Mrs. Roland F. Leimbach Dr. and Mrs. Fernando A. Leyva Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lindquist Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Lindsay, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Vincenzo A. Livia Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lutes Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lynch Mrs. Gere Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Lyons, IV Mr. and Mrs. Michael MacCormack Ms. Kelli Magnarelli Mr. and Mrs. William Manders Ms. Alisa Marino Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Marvin Ms. Maria V. Masson and Mr. Marcelo Andrieu Mr. and Mrs. Brian McCann Mrs. Patricia O. McCarthy Ms. Elizabeth L. McCloskey and Mr. Peter M. Leibold Mr. and Mrs. Maurice McGarry Ms. Kathleen McGowan Ms. Elizabeth B. McHugh Mrs. Rebecca F. Meissner Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Mercer Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Barry Mulligan Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Murray Miss Devika Nair Mr. and Mrs. George M. Nash Ms. Martha Nguyen and Mr. Gregory Wright Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Noone Mr. and Mrs. Richard Norcross Dr. Margot Norton and Mr. Robert E. Norton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nurmi Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. O’Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Daniel O’Leary Ms. Gráinne O’Leary Ms. Elizabeth Callard Olson Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Marra Mr. and Mrs. Jean Orban Mr. Hector Orozco Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Overly

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annualreport Ms. Consuelo Pachon Ms. Christine Page Ms. Patricia Parada Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Pass Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Patterson Dr. and Mrs. Kestutis J. Pauliukonis Ms. Maureen Pender Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Petruccelli Mr. and Mrs. James D. Pitcher Mr. and Mrs. Richard Potter Mrs. John E. Prominski Mr. John M. Quigley Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ramdat Ms. Jennifer R. Raymond Dr. Joy Reid and Dr. Errol Reid Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Richards Mr. and Mrs. John F. Ring Mr. and Mrs. John Rittenhouse Mr. and Mrs. John Rodgers Mr. James Russ Mrs. Mary L. Ryan Ms. Maggie Ryan Ms. Mary Sanabria Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Santelices Mr. and Mrs. Casey Sattler Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scheld Ms. Mary Jean Schmitt Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Schwartz Mrs. Maria Silverman Mr. and Mrs. Kim Sims Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sinwell Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Smith Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Sobrino Ms. Yolanda Spears Dr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Steele Mr. and Mrs. George Sushinsky Ms. Allison L. Tarka Mr. and Mrs. William Tayman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Tedder Mr. and Mrs. Michael Texido Dr. Catherine E. Theisen Dr. Jane B. Thigpen and Mr. James A. Thigpen Mr. and Mrs. J. Douglas Thomas Ms. Sara M. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson Ms. Pamela Tobey and Dr. George Jesien Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Tomlin Mr. and Mrs. John Tomon Mrs. Gail A. Tyus-Hill and Mr. Howard C. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Jose Valado Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Vassos Ms. Maria E. Velasco Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Vermillion Mr. and Mrs. Neil Versteeg Mr. and Mrs. Jared J. Violante Mrs. Patricia A. Williams Mr. Thomas Williams Ms. Jane Wilson Ms. Murphy T. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Dale B. Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Y. Woo Mr. and Mrs. Mel Wright Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Yoritomo

Friends of Holy Child up to $100 Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Albornoz Ms. Jaci Appel Ms. Alicia C. Araoz Mrs. Alvin Aubinoe Ms. Angela Bajaj Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Baker Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bandler Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Barber Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bardenwerper Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand Barry Ms. Alicia Easby-Smith Barton Ms. Margaret Basham Ms. Jillian Bastow Ms. Georgia Bayly Ms. Megan Bellino

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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Biggins Ms. Christine Brady Ms. Nizette Brennan and Mr. Rockne Krebs Mr. Raymond Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brugge Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bryson Miss Anne Buckley Miss Bridget Burke Ms. Daniela Capbert Ms. Rebecca Carey Mr. and Mrs. F. Hugh Collins Ms. Bernadette Collins Mr. and Mrs. John P. Connelly Mr. and Mrs. John Corgan Ms. Judith N. Costello Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cox Connie Craig, SHCJ Miss Elisabeth Crisafulli Mr. and Mrs. Randy Crocker Ms. Caroline Crosby Ms. Nancy J. Culotta Mr. and Mrs. Brian Cummings Ms. Meg Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Earl N. Dees Miss Margaret Dees Miss Kristin DeGiorgi Mr. and Mrs. Sergio del Castillo Ms. Sinead Dinkel Ms. Gertrude Dobday Mr. and Mrs. Keith Donson Margaret Doyle, SHCJ Ms. Caitlin Duignan Mr. and Mrs. David J. Durham Miss Emily Durham Miss Anne Seton Easby-Smith Mr. and Mrs. David W. Edgerley Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ely Ms. Meghan E. Everngam Mr. and Mrs. William Falatko Mr. and Mrs. John Falk Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Fanning Miss Katherine Fassl Ms. Alison S. Fassl Ms. Meghan Fassl Ms. Shannon Faucette Miss Riley Fisher Ms. Kerry Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Franceschini Ms. Mary A. Freburger Miss Lauren C. Furey Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Gagliano Mrs. Graciella Garcia Mrs. Theresa Gartland Mrs. Lourdes Gatell and Mr. Ricardo Cassorla Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glover Mr. and Mrs. G. Goldthwaite Mr. Justin Gordon Ms. Catherine Greene Mr. and Mrs. James Guidera Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haire Ms. Kathleen Hannan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hansen Mr. and Mrs. James Harrison Ms. Emily Seay Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hopkins, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Barclay Howe, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ingles Miss Kaela S. Jeffers Mr. and Mrs. James R. Johnston Ms. Sarah E. Kafka Dr. and Mrs. John W. Karanian Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kenny Ms. Jennifer Kessler Ms. Deborah Kissinger Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kumm Ms. Oceanna Kuonen Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kyne Miss Larson Leachman Ms. Meredith M. W. Leachman Dr. and Mrs. Fernando R. Leyva Ms. Laura Lo Mr. German Lopez

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Miss Tara MacDaniels Ms. Ann-Marie Maier Ms. Jennifer Masi Dr. and Mrs. C. Doyle Maull Miss Brynn Mayo Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCauley Mr. Joseph P. McDermott Mrs. Kara McGinn Ms. Elizabeth McNamara Mrs. Loretta M. Menzen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyer Mrs. Frank M. Mikus Miss Krista Montes de Oca Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Montooth Ms. Andrea Narrow Ms. Susan Nelson Mr. and Mrs. George Nemcosky Mr. and Mrs. William Noonan Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O’Brien Mr. Mike Oligmueller Mr. Salvador Orozco Ms. Elizabeth Palka Mrs. Camilla Patterson Ms. Mary Beth Pender Ms. Lindsay Pesacreta Miss Victoria N. Petruccelli Mr. and Mrs. James T. Pettry Mr. Joseph Pezzano and Mrs. Karen Bower Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pilkerton Mr. and Mrs. James Pinkston Ms. Shannon Pitcher Ms. Jean Plummer and Mr. Charles Huber Ms. Caitlyn Pollock Mrs. Ellen Pulupa Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Quinn, Jr. Ms. Mary P. Radle Mr. and Mrs. David Raff, Jr. Ms. Pierce Resler Mr. Juan J. Ramirez and Ms. Rocio Sanchez Ms. Abby Root Ms. Katie Ryan Ms. Carla T. Sarmiento and Mr. Eduardo F. Simpson Mr. and Mrs. James B. Schwartz Ms. Lauren Sims Ms. Kathryn Smits Ms. Mariel Miranda Sosa Ms. Denise M. Stablein Ms. Kathleen Sullivan Ms. Jacqueline Talcott Ms. Vermell Terrell Miss Katherine Thomas Ms. Tracy Tkac Miss Elizabeth Vaghi Mrs. Margaret L. Vorndran Mr. and Mrs. Paul Waksmunski Ms. Emily Walsh Ms. Therese Walsh Miss Colleen Warner Mr. Robert J. Weir Ms. Kelly Ann Whelan ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Whitaker Mr. and Mrs. Don Wiggins Miss Kathleen Wilcox Ms. Sarah Willging Ms. Rebecca Williams Miss Allison Williams Ms. Michele L. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wooters Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Young

Current Board Of Trustees Mr. and Mrs. P. Casey Aiken, II Mrs. Maureen K. Appel Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Caulfield Mr. and Mrs. John J. Coyle Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dell’Isola Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dinkel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Easby-Smith Ms. Patricia Farrell and Mr. Dennis Yee Mr. and Mrs. Sean Glynn Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hess

Bernadette M. Longtin, SHCJ Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacDaniels Mr. Brett MacInnes Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McCann Ms. Janice Obuchowski and Mr. Albert Halprin Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Plamondon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ignacio E. Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Santelices Ms. Mary E. Shields Mr. and Mrs. Michael Williams

Past Trustees Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aberbach Mr. and Mrs. John Alahouzos Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Attridge Ms. Nancy Binnie and Mr. Marc Bastow Mrs. Gerry Coakley Rita Wolford Devine, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dolan Mr. and Mrs. Enos Fry Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grenier Mr. and Mrs. James G. Kress Mr. and Mrs. Maurice McGarry Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Noonan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sinwell Mr. and Mrs. David Straus Mr. and Mrs. James Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Steven Virostek

Current Faculty and Staff Mrs. Maureen K. Appel Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bandler Dr. and Mrs. George Bolen Ms. Teri L. Boragno Mrs. Diane Boragno Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Connor Mr. and Mrs. John Corgan Mr. and Mrs. Brian Cummings Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Daly Mrs. Lynne de Voest Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeGiorgi Mr. and Mrs. Karl L. Ely Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Famulare Mr. and Mrs. William Farquhar Mrs. Graciella Garcia Mr. Justin Gordon Mr. Javier Guzman Mr. Timothy Hester Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Hopkins, Jr. Ms. Katie Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kahan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kenny Mr. and Mrs. William Kopit Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kumm Ms. Oceanna Kuonen Ms. Laura Lo Mr. German Lopez Ms. Maria V. Masson and Mr. Marcelo Andrieu Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mayo Mr. Joseph P. McDermott Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Gus Montes de Oca Mr. and Mrs. George Nemcosky Ms. Gráinne O’Leary Mr. Mike Oligmueller Mr. and Mrs. Jean Orban Mr. Hector Orozco Mr. Salvador Orozco Ms. Christine Page Mr. and Mrs. James T. Pettry Mrs. Karen Bower and Mr. Joseph Pezzano Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pilkerton Ms. Shannon Pitcher Ms. Jean Plummer and Mr. Charles Huber Mr. John M. Quigley Mr. Juan J. Ramirez and Ms. Rocio Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Craig Rathbone Ms. Abby Root

Ms. Denise M. Stablein Ms. Allison L. Tarka Ms. Pamela Tobey and Dr. George Jesien Mr. and Mrs. John Tomon Mr. Robert J. Weir Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Whitaker Ms. Sarah Willging Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wooters Mr. and Mrs. David Young

Former Faculty and Staff Connie Craig, SHCJ Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hansen Mr. and Mrs. William Manders Mrs. Ellen Pulupa Mr. James Russ Mrs. Maria Silverman

Parents of the Class of 2010 Ms. Dena A. Baker and Mr. Terry A. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bellino Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Carey Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Caulfield Mr. and Mrs. John J. Coyle Mr. and Mrs. Earl N. Dees Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. DeLaurentis Mr. and Mrs. David J. Durham Mr. and Mrs. David W. Edgerley Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Famulare Ms. Colleen Fenlon-White and Mr. John J. White Ms. Mary A. Freburger Mr. and Mrs. James E. Frech Mrs. Lourdes Gatell and Mr. Ricardo Cassorla Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Goelzer Mr. and Mrs. William G. Green Mr. and Mrs. James G. Guidera, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Hadeed, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Robert K. Heinssen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul O. Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Kale, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Kane Dr. Adrianne P. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. John Kontner Mr. and Mrs. Eric Langer Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mayo Dr. and Mrs. Alan Nagel Mr. and Mrs. Richard Norcross Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Marra Ms. Mildred A. Patterson and Mr. Marc Grossman Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Patterson Mr. William F. Peel III Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Pim Mr. and Mrs. John Potter Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Roth Mr. and Mrs. Ignacio E. Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Casey Sattler Mr. and Mrs. Roger R. Szemraj Mr. and Mrs. J. Douglas Thomas Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Tomlin Mrs. Gail A. Tyus-Hill and Mr. Howard C. Hill Mr. and Mrs. John N. Vassos Mr. and Mrs. Steven Virostek Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Webster Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Willmore Ms. Elizabeth L. Young and Mr. John Benziger Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zwisler

Parents of the Class of 2011 Mr. and Mrs. Masood Ahmed Ms. June H. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Baldwin Ms. Nizette Brennan and Mr. Rockne Krebs Mr. and Mrs. John P. Brown, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Philippe Bruno Dr. and Mrs. Francis P. Chiaramonte

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annualreport Ms. Laurie E. Craft and Mr. Nicholas G. Lucarelli Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso V. de Lucio Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dell’Isola Mr. and Mrs. Karl L. Ely Mr. and Mrs. Antonio G. Esteves Mr. and Mrs. Luis A. Giorgio Mr. and Mrs. Sean Glynn Mr. and Mrs. Gilberto Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. James R. Guntle Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hess Mr. and Mrs. Jaime Infante Dr. and Mrs. Fernando A. Leyva Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lynch Ms. Virginia M. Marra Mr. and Mrs. Brian McCann Mr. and Mrs. J. Casey McCormick Dr. and Mrs. Kestutis J. Pauliukonis Dr. and Mrs. William E. Prominski Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Quinn, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Raffensperger Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Richards Mr. and Mrs. Nabil Rizkalla Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. James B. Schwartz Dr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Steele Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Tedder Ms. Vermell Terrell Ms. Tracy Tkac Ms. Michele L. Williams Mrs. Patricia A. Williams Mr. Thomas Williams Mr. Mark A. Yarish Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Yoritomo

Parents of the Class of 2012 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Alessi Mr. and Mrs. James M. Barry Mr. and Mrs. George M. Bouyat Ms. Debra A. Bowen and Mr. William A. Kehoe Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Budington Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Bulleit Ms. Hanja Cherniak Ms. Judith N. Costello Mr. and Mrs. Randy Crocker Mr. and Mrs. Enrico Dallavecchia Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Dean Dr. and Mrs. William R. Dzyak Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Farr Dr. and Mrs. Ali G. Ganjei Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Gardella, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Glueckert Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Greene Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Hadeed, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George D. Hussey, Jr. Dr. Elizabeth Jones and Dr. William Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. James G. Kress Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Lindsay, III Mr. and Mrs. Wilson N. Llerena Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Lynch Mr. and Mrs. George M. Nash Ms. Janice Obuchowski and Mr. Albert Halprin Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. O’Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Overly Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Pass Mr. and Mrs. James D. Pitcher Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Popera Mr. and Mrs. William J. Rowan, IV Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Serena Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Sobrino Ms. Yolanda Spears Dr. Jane B. Thigpen and Mr. James A. Thigpen Mr. and Mrs. John F. Thomas Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Tomlin Mr. and Mrs. John N. Vassos Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Virostek Dr. Katherine E. Warren and Mr. James T. Warren Mr. and Mrs. Dale B. Wolf

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Mr. and Mrs. Alfio F. Arcidiacono Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Bratun Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Breland Mr. and Mrs. James A. Butz Ms. Donna Cahill and Mr. James Cahill Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Cassidy Dr. and Mrs. Francis P. Chiaramonte Mr. and Mrs. Elmer F. Coppoolse Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dell’Isola Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dreux Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Falcone Mr. and Mrs. Luis Galliani Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Greif Capt. and Mrs. Peter D. Haynes Mr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Horn Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Irving Mr. and Mrs. William M. Jeffers Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Lamb Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lutes Mr. and Mrs. Michael MacCormack Ms. Kelli Magnarelli Mrs. Heather A. Maier Mr. and Mrs. Mark Matan Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McCann Mrs. Rebecca F. Meissner Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Montooth Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Murray Dr. Teresa W. Nowogorska and Mr. John C. Langer Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Overly Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Raffensperger Ms. Carla T. Sarmiento and Mr. Eduardo F. Simpson Dr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Steele Dr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Vaccarezza Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Van Bruygom Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Williams Mrs. Patricia A. Williams Mr. Thomas Williams Ms. Elizabeth L. Young and Mr. John Benziger

Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Barber Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Collamore Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Corbie Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Cynkar Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Danco Ms. Nancy A. Fabara Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Garner, II Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Huebscher Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Hurt Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Jorgensen Dr. Jenifer A. Luck and Dr. Stephen C. Luck Mr. and Mrs. Brendan C. Magner Ms. Elizabeth L. McCloskey and Mr. Peter M. Leibold Mr. and Mrs. J. Casey McCormick Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McCreary Ms. Theresa P. McHenry and Mr. Mark A. McHenry Mr. and Mrs. D. Jeffrey O’Berry Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Pereles Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Petrizzo Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Van Bruygom Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Vermillion Mr. and Mrs. Clayton K. Yeutter

Parents of the Class of 2014 Mr. and Mrs. Alfio F. Arcidiacono Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ballard Mr. and Mrs. James M. Barry Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brickman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Byrne Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Cassidy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Collamore Mr. and Mrs. John P. Connelly Rita Wolford Devine, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Economakis Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Fairbanks Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Fanning Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Gagliano Mr. and Mrs. William R. Goetzenberger Mr. and Mrs. John I. Hincke, III Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Hopkins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. George D. Hussey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Kern, III Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Kohler Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Lennon Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Lindsay, III Mr. and Mrs. Vincenzo A. Livia Mr. and Mrs. William C. MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Marvin Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Micholas Mr. and Mrs. Sergio J. Ostria Ms. Consuelo Pachon Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Pass Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Popera Mr. and Mrs. Nabil Rizkalla Ms. Cathleen E. Shannon and Mr. Ronald W. Watkins Mr. and Mrs. John F. Thomas Ms. Tracy Tkac Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Virostek Ms. Michele L. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Yoritomo

Parents of the Class of 2016 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Anastasi Ms. Kathleen P. Dunleavy and Mr. Michael P. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Fanning Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Murray Ms. Laura H. Phillips and Mr. Jared F. Cornfeld Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Soistman Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Stricker

Parents of Alumnae Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aberbach Mr. and Mrs. P. Casey Aiken Mrs. Maureen K. Appel Mrs. Alvin Aubinoe Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bellino Ms. Nancy Binnie and Mr. Marc Bastow Mrs. Carole Bittman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Byrne Mrs. Gerry Coakley Mr. and Mrs. F. Hugh Collins Mr. and Mrs. Michael Conley Dr. and Mrs. Edward M. Connor Mr. and Mrs. Elmer F. Coppoolse Mr. and Mrs. John Corgan Mr. and Mrs. William Dahut Mr. and Mrs. Selden L. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeGiorgi Mr. and Mrs. Sergio del Castillo Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. DeLaurentis Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Diez Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dolan Dr. Joan M. Donahue Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dreux Dr. and Mrs. Anatoly Dritschilo Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dwyer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Easby-Smith Ms. Lynda M. Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Falcone Dr. Adrienne Farrar Ms. Patricia Farrell and Mr. Dennis Yee Mr. and Mrs. John T. Fassl Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forbes Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Franceschini Mr. and Mrs. Enos Fry Mr. and Mrs. Patrick C. Furey Mrs. Joan P. Gagliardi Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Goelzer Mr. and Mrs. Gilberto Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grabias Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grenier Mr. Javier Guzman Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Hadeed, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Randall H. Hall Mr. and Mrs. James Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hess Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hillery Mr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Horn Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Kane Dr. and Mrs. John W. Karanian Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kay Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Kempf Mr. and Mrs. William Kopit Mr. Louis M. Larson Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lindquist Mr. and Mrs. Wilson N. Llerena Dr. and Mrs. Attila Lorincz Mrs. Gere Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Lyons, IV Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacDaniels Mr. Brett MacInnes Mr. and Mrs. William Manders Mr. and Mrs. Maurice McGarry Mr. and Mrs. Gus Montes de Oca Mr. and Mrs. Barry Mulligan Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Noonan Mr. and Mrs. Richard Norcross Mr. and Mrs. Daniel O’Leary Mrs. Patricia J. Patton Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Petruccelli Mr. and Mrs. James D. Pitcher Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Plamondon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Purcell Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Quinn, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ramdat Ms. Jennifer R. Raymond Dr. Joy Reid and Dr. Errol Reid Mr. and Mrs. John F. Ring Mr. and Mrs. John Rittenhouse Mr. and Mrs. John Rodgers Mrs. Mary L. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Santelices Mr. and Mrs. Kim Sims Dr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Still Mr. and Mrs. James Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. George Sushinsky Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vaghi, III Mr. and Mrs. Jose Valado Mr. and Mrs. John Vardaman Mr. and Mrs. Steven Virostek Mrs. Margaret L. Vorndran Mr. and Mrs. Michael Williams Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Y. Woo Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zwisler

Alumnae 1965 Ms. Mary P. Radle Mary White

1966 Ms. Deborah Kissinger Deborah Cronin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sinwell Carol Pender

1967 Ms. Maureen Pender

1968 Mr. and Mrs. William Tayman Marie Clarke

1969 Ms. Margaret Basham Margaret Donovan Dr. and Mrs. Michael Keegan Margo Colbert Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacDaniels Suzanne Hodson Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Murphy Jacqueline Franz Ms. Mary Beth Pender

1970 Ms. Meg Davidson Meg Nalls Dr. and Mrs. Barry Ephraim Nancy Forbes

Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Gargulinski Lea Kelley Mr. and Mrs. James Pinkston Anne McInerny

1971 Mr. and Mrs. John Alahouzos Diane Moore Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bardenwerper Patricia Bates Dr. and Mrs. Robert Conley Mary Anne Melo Dr. Margot Norton and Mr. Robert E. Norton Margot Culotta Mr. and Mrs. Neil Versteeg Julia Stetler

1972 Ms. Maggie Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scheld Kathleen Lynott

1973 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Attridge Anne Asbill Ms. Therese Ellis Therese Burke Dr. Marguerite M. Engler

1974 Ms. Mary L. Battiata Ms. Caroline Crosby Caroline Battaile Ms. Nancy J. Culotta Ms. Kathleen LaValle Kathleen McElroy Mr. and Mrs. Gus Montes de Oca Suzi Norris

1975 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glover Jeanne Foley Ms. Murphy T. Wilson Murphy Tuomey

1976 Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Donahue Kathleen Culotta Mr. and Mrs. Keith Donson Marilyn Patton Mr. and Mrs. William Falatko Sandra Fegan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gore Alicia Rebbert Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Kempf Mary Hornish Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCauley Ann Marie Ahmed Ms. Mary Jean Schmitt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Tedder Cathy Mulligan Mr. and Mrs. Paul Waksmunski Jocelyne Tibbits

1978 Mrs. Karen Stradtner and Mr. David L. Banta Mr. and Mrs. Martin Green Patricia Norair Ms. Ann-Marie Maier Dr. Catherine E. Theisen

1979 Rita Wolford Devine, Ph.D. Ms. Dedie Giuliani Ms. Karen Gwozdz Blumhardt Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kyne Kathleen McEvoy Ms. Elizabeth B. McHugh Ms. Sara M. Thompson Ms. Rebecca Williams Rebecca Effer

1980 Ms. Erin M. Boccia Erin Tehan Mr. and Mrs. Randy Crocker Karen Carestia Ms. Alisa Marino

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Mr. and Mrs. George Cotter Jean Neumann Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Miller Nancy Gwozdz Ms. Maria E. Velasco Mr. and Mrs. Steven Virostek Joanne Lane

Ms. Catherine Greene

Mrs. Kara McGinn Kara Hannan Ms. Shannon Pitcher Mr. and Mrs. Jared J. Violante Tiffany Thompson

1982

1998

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Caulfield Connie Coakley Mr. and Mrs. William J. Rowan, IV Kris Cotton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Texido Kathleen McCarthy

Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Albornoz Catherine Easby-Smith Ms. Alicia C. Araoz Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O’Brien Katie Herman Ms. Kathryn Smits Kathryn Ellen Ms. Mariel Miranda Sosa

1983 Ms. Susan Freericks Susan Koenig

1997

1999

Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Barber Lisa Daniels Ms. Shannon Faucette Shannon Kane Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Gaffney Janet Gwozdz Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Kern, III Ann Schiattareggia

Ms. Christine Brady Ms. Rebecca Carey Rebecca Herron Mrs. Theresa Gartland Ms. Kathleen Hannan Mr. and Mrs. Barclay Howe, Jr. Johanna Bayly Mr. and Mrs. David Raff, Jr. Susan Decker Ms. Emily Walsh

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Mr. and Mrs. James G. Kress Jennifer Ralston Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Levine Deirdre Dowd Ms. Kathleen McGowan Ms. Mary Sanabria

Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms.

1984

1986 Mr. and Mrs. William Katz Ellen McGowan Dr. and Mrs. C. Doyle Maull Amy Clarke

Jaci Appel Daniela Capbert Siobhan B. Dinkel Meghan E. Everngam Alison S. Fassl Kerry Flanagan Sarah E. Kafka Jennifer Masi Andrea Narrow Pierce Resler Kathleen Sullivan

2001

1987 Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Gardella, Jr. Colleen Christmas Ms. Maureen Grant Maureen McCormick Mr. and Mrs. Don Wiggins Susanne Brunhart

1988 Ms. Susan Nelson

1989 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Biggins Anne Auger Ms. Allison Jacobs

Ms. Grace Easby-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Frend Jessica Frend Ms. Elizabeth McNamara Ms. Katie Ryan

2002 Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms.

Jillian Bastow Megan Bellino Georgia Bayly Sinead Dinkel Emily Hayes Emily Seay Jennifer Kessler Jennifer Faig Lindsay Pesacreta

2003

1991 Ms. Carmen Cardarelli Carmen De Las Casas Ms. Lesli Esposito Mr. and Ms. Gregory Lourie Margaret Scarff

Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms.

Bernadette Collins Caitlin Duignan Meghan Fassl Caitlyn Pollock Lauren Sims

2004

1992 Mr. and Mrs. Alex Bryer Erin Dilley Dr. Anne Cardile and Mr. Daniel Cardile Anne Charbonneau

1993

Ms. Alicia A. Barton Alicia Easby-Smith Ms. Killeen C. Hanson Ms. Elizabeth Palka Ms. Allison L. Tarka Ms. Therese Walsh

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cox Dillon Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Brian Henneberry Alicia O’Hare

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1994

2006

Ms. Patricia Parada Patricia Valado

1995

Ms. Elisabeth Crisafulli Ms. Tara MacDaniels Ms. Elizabeth Vaghi

Ms. Martha Nguyen and Mr. Gregory Wright

2007

Ms. Kristin DeGiorgi Ms. Krista Montes de Oca Ms. Kathleen Wilcox

Ms. Chen Elliott Ms. Katherine Fassl

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2008 Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms.

Bridget Burke Georgiana Donahue Anne Seton Easby-Smith Lauren C. Furey Devika Nair Colleen Warner

2009 Ms. Anne Buckley Ms. Meredith M. W. Leachman Ms. Victoria N. Petruccelli

Current Students Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms.

Margaret Dees Emily Durham Kaela S. Jeffers Brynn Mayo Katherine Thomas Kelly Ann Whelan

Grandparents Mrs. Nancy Anastasi Lauren B. Anastasi ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand Barry Victoria A. Barry ’13 and Charlotte K. Barry ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brigati Molly Magnarelli ’13 and Mrs. Kelli Magnarelli Mr. Raymond Brooks Meghan Horn ’08 and Patricia M. Horn ’13 Mr. John P. Brown Madeleine L. Brown ’11 Dr. Francis P. Chiaramonte Caroline A. Chiaramonte ’13 and Colleen M. Chiaramonte ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Clark Madison F. Clark ’12 Mrs. Lee Coyle Mary Jeanne Coyle ’10 Mr. Bernard Cravath Angela Cravatah ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Bert Criste Sarah A. Pim ’10 Col. and Mrs. Gerry Dean Margaret S. Dean ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Louis Donatelli Ann K. Donatelli ’15 and Margaret M. Donatelli ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ely Jessica Ely ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Fletcher Charlotte Benziger ’10 and Fannie Benziger ’13 Mrs. Margaret H. Giovanni Mary Jeanne Coyle ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Michael O. Glynn Meagan Glynn ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Goetzenberger Lindsay A. Goetzenberger ’14 Mr. and Mrs. James Guidera Caroline K. Guidera ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holifield, Sr. Peyton E. Holifield ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hopkins, Sr. Madeleine Hopkins ’14 Mrs. Ann Kelly Pauline E. Collamore ’14 and Sallie A. Collamore ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Kern, Jr. Sarah E. Kern ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Roland F. Leimbach Chelsea Raymond ’09 Dr. and Mrs. Fernando R. Leyva Maria T. Leyva ’11 Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Mercer Jenna M. Fairbanks ’14 Mrs. Frank M. Mikus Melanie R. Mikus ’11 Mrs. Anthony M. Natelli

Nicolette N. McCann ’13 Mr. and Mrs. William Noonan Patricia E. Sobrino ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Noone Stephanie A. Montooth ’13 Mrs. Camilla Patterson Alexandra E. Patterson ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Potter Meaghan Potter ’10 Mrs. John E. Prominski Kathryn T. Prominski ’11 Mrs. Marion D. Sterling Katherine Heinssen ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Vassos Erica Vassos ’10 and Allison Vassos ’12 Mrs. Agnes N. Williams Haley Williams ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Mel Wright Catherine I. Maier ’13

Gifts In Memory Of Dottie J. Engler Dr. Marguerite M. Engler Fred and Virginia Forbes Dr. and Mrs. Barry Ephraim Karen Noonan Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Noonan Mother Mary Theodore Walmsley SHCJ Mrs. Margaret L. Vorndran Mr. and Mrs. Francis McInerny, Karen Hill ’72, Rev. Mother Mary Celestine, S.H.C.J. and Sister Helen Marie Doherty, S.H.C. J. Mr. and Mrs. James Pinkston Neil T. Coakley Mrs. Gerry Coakley

Nelson E. Shawn Ms. Angela Bajaj Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Baker Dr. and Mrs. George Bolen Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brugge Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bryson Ms. Nancy J. Culotta Ms. Gertrude Dobday Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Donahue Ms. Lynda M. Elliott Mr. and Mrs. John Falk Mr. and Mrs. G. Goldthwaite Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haire Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ingles Dr. Margot Norton and Mr. Robert E. Norton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nurmi Ms. Elizabeth Callard Olson Ms. Jacqueline Talcott Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Young Mrs. Ellen Pulupa

Gifts In Honor Of Annie Cravath Mr. Bernard Cravath Charlie and Fannie Benziger Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Fletcher Charlotte Barry and Victoria Barry Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand Barry Chelsea Raymond Mr. and Mrs. Roland F. Leimbach Haley Williams Mrs. Agnes N. Williams Jessie Ely Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ely Kiley and Kourtney Lyons Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Lyons, IV

A Cherished Friend Mr. Nelson E. Shawn, a cherished member of the Holy Child community, passed away on March 6, 2010. Nelson was known by all at Holy Child: students, faculty, staff and parents who got to know him during the ten years he volunteered at the School. Nelson was an amazing man.

He was an All-American lacrosse player at Johns Hopkins University, where he also played baseball, football and basketball. He received his degree in Engineering and worked for the Bell Company for more than 35 years, never missing a day of work. His wife of 30 years, Mary Riley, passed away in 1980. Nelson’s beloved son-in-law, Col. Steven Fisher, preceded him in death last November.

Nelson is survived by his daughter, Patti Fisher, grandson Patrick Fisher and granddaughter Riley Fisher (’07), and by countless friends in the Holy Child community and beyond. Riley (at right) stands with her granddad and 2008 classmates Kelsey Donaldson and Chen Elliot on Grandparents’ Day 2007. Nelson received a special award from Holy Child that day. www.holychild.org

annualreport A Memorable Lady As I was preparing for our Ash Wednesday Liturgy, I received a call from my brother telling me that our mother, Eileen, had passed away. Although she had been ill, her death took all of us by surprise.

Eileen O’Toole Keller loved Holy Child and cherished her memories as a parent at Holy Child Academy on Long Island.

Our parents wanted a Catholic Lindsay Goetzenberger Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Goetzenberger Madeleine Brown Mr. John P. Brown Madeleine Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hopkins, Sr. Madeleine L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. John P. Brown, Jr. Madison Clark Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Clark Maggie and Annie Donatelli Mr. and Mrs. Louis Donatelli Meagan Glynn Mr. and Mrs. Michael O. Glynn Meaghen Potter Mr. and Mrs. Richard Potter Meghan and Tricia Horn Mr. Raymond Brooks Molly Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Lindsay, Jr. Peyton Holifield Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holifield, Sr. Robin Larson Mr. Louis M. Larson Trisha Sobrino Mr. and Mrs. William Noonan

The Connelly Program A unique, progressive course of study for students who attain academic excellence through differentiated learning.

Dr. Francis P. Chiaramonte and Mrs. Dorothy Chiaramonte

Maureen K. Appel Scholarship The Maureen K. Appel Scholarship Fund was established by the Coyle family to honor Maureen K. Appel and is awarded to a student who shows a curiosity for learning and lives by “actions not words.”

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Coyle Holy Child Academy Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bandler Mrs. Diane Boragno Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brickman Mrs. Gerry Coakley Mrs. Lynne de Voest Mr. and Mrs. Enrico Dallavecchia In Memory of Mrs. Eileen Keller, mother of Maureen K. Appel Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeGiorgi Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dreux Mr. and Mrs. Robert Easby-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Terence Fitzpatrick Mr. and Mrs. William G. Green Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hess Mr. Brett MacInnes Mr. and Mrs. Gus Montes de Oca

Eileen O’Toole Keller, March 3, 1929 – February 17, 2010

education for their children and felt they had found a home when they visited the School in 1959.

An accomplished sculptor, our mother had a passion for the fine arts and worked to see that each of her children was exposed to art and music. Mom certainly encouraged each of her five children to be all that they could be.

Ms. Janice Obuchowski and Mr. Albert Halprin Mr. and Mrs. James T. Pettry Ms. Abby Root Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Rued Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Sanders Miss Anna Smith Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Smith Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Soistman Dr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Steele Mr. and Mrs. Jack R. Rued Mr. and Mrs. Steven Virostek Mr. and Mrs. Michael Williams Mr. and Mrs. David Young Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Company, L.L.C.

Mary C. Crivella Fund Mr. and Mrs. Barto Crivella and their family established the Crivella Fund as a memorial to their daughter, Mary.

The Crivella Fund supports an extensive audio-visual collection and supplements book purchases for the library.

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Crivella Mr. Raymond E. Dungan Mr. and Mrs. Terrence C. Sullivan Robert O. Scholz Foundation

Hispanic Scholarship Fund The Hispanic Scholarship has been established by an anonymous donor to provide a Holy Child education to a young Hispanic woman who shows academic promise.

Anonymous

Mary Kosch Scholarship The Mary Kosch Scholarship Fund was established by Kathie and Mike Williams in honor of Mrs. Mary Kosch and her outstanding dedication and service to Holy Child. It is awarded to a rising freshman who has demonstrated a strong academic effort and a commitment to community service.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Williams

Karen Noonan Fund The Karen Noonan Education Fund was established to honor the memory of Karen Noonan, a graduate of the Class of 1986. Because of Karen’s desire to become a teacher, gifts endow a fund for faculty education and enrichment.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hoeymans Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Noonan Ms. Dawn Noonan Ziemski

A woman of tremendous faith, it seemed fitting that she should be called by God on Ash Wednesday. Eileen Keller would be truly humbled by the gifts to the Appel Scholarship Fund that have been made in her memory. There is no doubt that she will smile lovingly on those young women who receive these awards. – Maureen Appel, headmistress

Jan Norton Scholarship Fund The Jan Norton Scholarship Fund is awarded to a sophomore for her junior and senior years. The Fund was established by Mr. Forry Norton in memory of his daughter, who died unexpectedly during her sophomore year at Holy Child.

Weisbrod Scholarship The Weisbrod Scholarship fund is provided in memory of Sr. Mary Helen Weisbrod, an educator who inspired her students with the vision of Cornelia Connelly to “meet the wants of the age.” She instilled in her students confidence, trust and the value of service. This scholarship is a fitting tribute to her dedication to education and her sharing of the charism of Cornelia Connelly. It is awarded annually to a current student.

Mary Pat Siemien Scholarship The Mary Pat Siemien Award was established to be presented annually to the student whose own determination, dignity, honesty and humor echo the qualities Mary Pat embodied as an exceptional member of the Holy Child Class of 1977.

J. Robert Walsh Scholarship Fund At the request of Colleen W. Walsh (’78), the J. Robert Walsh Scholarship Endowment Fund was established in loving memory of her father. Each year this scholarship is awarded to a prospective 9th grader on the basis of academic merit and good character.

Ms. Colleen W. O’Brien Freddie Mac Foundation

Planned Giving Mrs. Carole Bittman Mr. Steven Virostek

Tiger Club MCS Graphic Productions LLC Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Anastasi Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Bratun Ms. Nizette Brennan and Mr. Rockne Krebs Ms. Melody R. Britt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Bulleit Mr. and Mrs. William J. Butterfield Ms. Donna Cahill and Mr. James Cahill Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Cassidy Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Caulfield Ms. Hanja Cherniak

Daughter and mom, equally dedicated to educating young women.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Collamore Mr. and Mrs. John P. Connelly Mr. and Mrs. Randy Crocker Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. DeLaurentis Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dell’Isola Mr. and Mrs. Doug Donatelli Mr. and Mrs. David J. Durham Dr. and Mrs. William R. Dzyak Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Fairbanks Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Falcone Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Famulare Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Farr Ms. Colleen Fenlon-White and Mr. John J. White Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Gardella, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Garner, II Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Glueckert Mr. and Mrs. Sean Glynn Mr. and Mrs. William R. Goetzenberger Mr. and Mrs. James G. Guidera, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Guntle Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Holifield Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Hopkins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Horn Mr. and Mrs. William M. Jeffers Mr. and Mrs. James R. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Eric E. Jorgensen Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Kale, Jr. Dr. Adrianne P. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Kern, III Elaine M. Knobloch Ms. Maria-Gabriela Leal Dr. Jenifer A. Luck and Dr. Stephen C. Luck Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lutes Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Lynch Mr. and Mrs. Brendan C. Magner Mr. and Mrs. Mark Matan Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McCann Mr. and Mrs. J. Casey McCormick Dr. Mawakani D. Mfwanani and Mr. Tuseno-Minu R. Kudiwu Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Micholas Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Montooth Dr. Teresa W. Nowogorska and Mr. John C. Langer Mr. and Mrs. D. Jeffrey O’Berry Ms. Janice Obuchowski and Mr. Albert Halprin Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Overly Ms. Mildred A. Patterson and Mr. Marc Grossman Mr. William F. Peel III Ms. Elizabeth Perry Ms. Laura H. Phillips and Mr. Jared F. Cornfeld Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Raffensperger Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Roth Ms. Cathleen E. Shannon and Mr. Ronald W. Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Smith

Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.

and Mrs. Francis S. Soistman and Mrs. Thomas A. Tracy and Mrs. Paul N. Tyshing and Mrs. Stephen D. Vermillion and Mrs. Hugh Webster Mark A. Yarish and Mrs. Carl Zwisler

Catholic Youth Organization Basketball Tourney Hess Construction Company Chesapeake Dining LLC Mr. and Mrs. P. Casey Aiken Ms. Patricia Farrell and Mr. Dennis Yee Michael McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Williams

HC Parent and Student Volunteers 2009-2010 Money pays the bills, but we couldn’t do what we do without the outpouring of time and effort put forth by our generous community, be they bakers or envelope stuffers, managers or awesome salespeople. We thank them for making all of our events, and our school operations, possible.

Room Mothers Middle School Kimberly Cynkar Rita Devine Mary Fairbanks Lisa Hunt Amanda Toone Cristy Yeutter

Upper School June Allen Judy Arcidiacono Dena Baker Anita Brown Sue Celeste Rebecca Conley Mary Jo Coppoolse Joan Dreux Penny Durham Kathy Ely Kim Glynn Karen Greene Gail Tyus-Hill Jane Horn Lynn Langer Pam Leiter Janelle Lynch Peggy Lynch Beth MacDougall Mildred Patterson Lisa Popera Julie Raffensperger Ann Roth

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“Hot Lunch Moms” Patrice Brickman LaTawnya Brown Cynthia Butz Sue Cassidy Jake Collamore Mahdea Cooper Rita Devine Kathleen Dunleavy Laurie Farr Karen Hess Marni Holifield Veronica Jessamy Kristen Johnston Mary Ellen Jorgensen Sabrina Kontner Nicole Petrizzo Suzanne Matan Theresa McHenry Susan Pereles Kay Schwartz Cindy Smith Holly Soistman Laure Stricker Cindy Troiano Gina Tyshing

Faculty Appreciation Kim Glynn Pat Guntle Rachel (Bunny) Lamb Stephanie F. Lennon Kathleen McCormick Christina A. McCreary Rachel MacDonald Consuelo Pachon Maureen Pass [chair] Shelly Richards Cristy Yeutter

Jeanne Marie McElhaney Mildred Patterson Nelson Sean Liz Sobrino Tracy Tkac Joan Vassos deLancey Webster

Welcome Committee Maria Belledonne Mahdea Cooper Celeste Coyle Kathy Ely Ruth Heinssen [chair] Kathleen McCormick Mollie Prominski

Sally Foster Lu Ann Cravath [chair]

MS Anniversary Party Melody Britt Lisa Hunt Virginia Hurt Kristen Johnston Mary Ellen Jorgenson Jenifer Luck Liz McCloskey Kathleen McCormick Theresa McHenry Janice Murray Holly Soistman

Open House

Cindy Anastasi Dena Baker Darlene Baldwin Magdalena Boynton Kristy Bulleit Sue Cassidy Mary Fairbanks Liz Garner Mary Ann Glueckert [chair] Pee Wee Kelly Kathleen Lee Pam Leiter Sandra Livia Mary Magner Suzanne Matan Jeanne-Marie McElhaney Sheila Montooth Hai Nguyen Louise O’Berry Mildred Patterson Lisa Popera Mollie Prominski Carola Rizkalla Susanna Smith Holly Soistman Laura Stricker Amanda Toone Cindy Troiano Cristy Yeutter

Marina Alman Melody Britt LaTawnya Brown Susan Cassidy Pat Caulfield Sue Celeste Paul Dell’Isola Joan Dreux Kathy Ely Nancy Forbes Ephraim (’70) Colleen Fenlon-White Irene Firippis (’05) Mary Freburger Jessi Williams Frend Liz Garner Sean Glynn Marie Gschwindt de Gyor (’99) Karen Hess Jeanne Irving Helen Jorgensen Ann Schiattareggia Kern Janelle Lynch Suzi MacDaniels Kelli Magnarelli Virginia Marra Keith Mayo Mary McCann Kathleen McCormick Janice Obuchowski Consuelo Pachon Laura Phillips Julie Raffensperger Chantal Santelices Cathleen Shannon Mary Shields Liz Sobrino Holly Soistman Therese Talamaku Mary Anne Virostek Mary Warner Kathie Williams

Mailings

Golf and Tennis Classic

Ali Bratun Courtney Bratun Federica Dallavecchia Maggie Dees Rita Devine Liz Garner Bunny Lamb

Marina Alman Anne Bolen Rebecca Conley Earl Dees Stacey DeGiorgi Kathy Ely Rocky Kern

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Kathleen McCormick Tom Serena Steve Virostek deLancey Webster Betsy Young

Communion Breakfast Helen Jorgenson Jeff Leiter Cathleen Shannon

Mayfield Market Cindy Anastasi Lauren Anastasi (’16) Judy Arcidiacono Dena Baker Kellie Ballard Mike Ballard Savannah Ballard (’14) Barb Barry Taylor Barry (’12) Caroline Basile Diane Boragno Teri Boragno Magdalena Boynton Ann Bruno Susan Cassidy Connie Coakley Caulfield (’82) Cara Chao Giselle Cruz Colavita (’96) Jake Collamore Carol Corbie Anne Corgan Martha Daly Dan Dean Rita Wooley Devine (’77) Jessica Dillon (’00) Grace Easby-Smith (’01) Kathy Ely Nancy Forbes Ephraim (’70) Nancy Fabara Jessi Williams Frend (’01) Kathi Gagliano Kimberly Glynn Felice Goodwin Karen Greene Sandy Guidera Alicia O’Hare Henneberry (’93) Marni Holifield Maddy Hopkins (’14) Mary Hopkins Grace Huebscher Deirdre Hussey Natalie Hussey (’14) Olivia Hussey (’12) Mary Ellen Jorgenson Joe Kale Lauren Keeley (’14) Shauna Kopit Ellie Kress Jen Kress [Co-Chair] Katie Kress (’12) Bunny Lamb Isabel Llerena Jean Lutes Janelle Lynch Suzi Hodson MacDaniels (’69) Marissa MacDonald (’14) Rachel MacDonald [Co-Chair] Mary Magner Meg Mayo Beth McCann Mary McCann Liz McNamara (’01) Rebecca Fuldner Meissner Amy Micholas Betsi Micholas (’14) Mary Nagel Michelle Nash Fred Norris Joan Norris Cheryl O’Marra Miriam Ostria Teresa Overly

Consuelo Pachon Emma Pachon (’14) Maureen Pass Mildred Patterson Laura Phillips Shannon Pitcher (’97) Mollie Prominski Colleen Quinn Carla Rizkalla Chella Rizkalla (’14) Becca Rizkalla (’14) Yvonne Russell Anne Ryan Vilma Serena Cathleen Shannon Cindy Smith Susanna Smith Liz Sobrino Carly Soistman (’16) Holly Soistman Yolanda Spears Laura Stricker Susan Thomas Amanda Toone Jessica Toone (’16) Cindy Troiano Amy Watkins (’14) Casey Weir Kelly Whelan (’10) Trish Williams Cristy Yeutter Victoria Yeutter (’15) Sheila Yoritomo Christmas Decorating Cindy Anastasi LaTawnya Brown Mary Ellen Jorgenson Stephanie Lennon Sandra Livia

Bingo Amy Beal (’86) Kate Lee (’86) Alisa Marino (’80) Robin Marino Hoeymans (’86) Tracy Johnson Missy O’Connell Ann Schiattareggia Kern (’84) Sondra Schiattareggia Mulheron (’86)

Middle School Dance Lisa Barber Carol Corbie Nancy Fabara Liz Garner Chip Hopkins Lisa Hunt Kate and Chip Lindsay Jenifer Luck Bill MacDonald Liz McCloskey Theresa McHenry Consuelo Pachon Nicole Petrizzo Anne Ryan Cathleen Shannon Cristy Yeutter

Gala Judy and Al Arcidiacono Jillian Bastow (’89) Ali Bratun Ann Bruno Giselle Cruz Collavita (’96) Susan Covell (’89) Federica Dallavecchia Monica and Dan Dean Rita Wooly Devine (’79) Miriam Dell’Isola Kathy Ely Nancy Fabara Jenny Fitzpatrick (’03) Mary Freburger Kacy Furey (past parent ’08)

Shahrzrad Ganjei Virginia Hurt Veronica Jessamy Joe Kale Theresa McHenry Linda Motta Mary Nagel Michelle Nash Shelly Richards Susanna Smith Liz Sobrino Suzi Stinson (’76) Tracy Tkac Joan Vassos Joanne Lane Virostek (’81) deLancey Webster Mary Gail Wolf Bridget Young

Post Prom Al Arcidiacono Judy Arcidiacono Dorlene Baldwin Mollie Prominski Julie Raffensperger Michele Williams Donna Vaccarezza

Post Prom Poinsettias Kathleen McCormick Mollie Prominski

Prom Night Volunteers June Allen Al Arcidiacono Darlene Baldwin Chris Boragno Hanja Cherniak Dan Dean Monica Dean Kathy Ely Lorraine Loy Brian McCann Kathleen McCormick Debbie Mikus Cathy Paulus Mollie Prominski Julie Raffensperger Jim Schwartz Kathy Schwartz Mona Toosi Michele Williams

Fashion Show Carol Corbie Mary Hopkins Mary Ann Glueckert Karen Greene Janelle Lynch Linda Motta

Baccalaureate and Graduation June Allen Miriam Dell’Isola Cathleen Falk Beth McCann Virginia Marra Kathleen McCormick Mollie Prominski Colleen Quinn Julie Raffensperger Cathy Tedder Vermell Terrell Sheila Yoritomo

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Gifts of $250,000 or more

Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Caulfield Ms. Janice Obuchowski and Mr. Albert Halprin Mr. and Mrs. David Straus

Mr. Joseph P. McDermott Dr. and Mrs. Alan Nagel Ms. Mildred A. Patterson and Mr. Marc Grossman Dr. and Mrs. William E. Prominski Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Roth Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. James Sullivan Doorstep Ministries

Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999

Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999

Mr. and Mrs. John Alahouzos Ms. C. M. Devine Dr. and Mrs. Robert K. Heinssen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacDaniels Mr. Brett MacInnes Mr. and Mrs. John N. Vassos Mr. and Mrs. Michael Williams Mr. and Mrs. Dale B. Wolf Market Development Group, Inc. Tiger Woods Foundation Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Abt Ms. Dena A. Baker and Mr. Terry A. Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. James A. Butz Mr. and Mrs. Allen Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Barto Crivella Mr. and Mrs. Karl L. Ely Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Falcone Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Glueckert Mr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Horn Mr. and Mrs. James R. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Jorgensen Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Leachman Dr. and Mrs. Attila Lorincz Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Lynch Ms. Cathy MacFarlane Mrs. Heather A. Maier Mr. and Mrs. Brendan C. Magner Mr. and Mrs. Michael Meegan Mr. and Mrs. Gus Montes de Oca Ms. Dawn Noonan Ziemski Mr. and Mrs. D. Jeffrey O’Berry Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brickman

Gifts of $100,000 or more

Involvement in the arts and athletics is at the heart of Cornelia Connelly’s teachings. Every Holy Child student practices, plays or participates in PE on the School’s main athletic field. So to meet the needs of the age, Holy Child initiated the “Perfect Pitch” campaign to gather funds to construct an artificial turf field. Now that our beautiful green (and brown) turf is in place, we can finally host ISL tournaments on our regulation-size field, run concurrent Middle School practices with ease and seat our fans in comfort. But we can also attract the public at large to the only Catholic girls school in Montgomery County with an athletic facility of this caliber.

This improvement will go a long way in enhancing our reputation as a school.

It’s an amazing accomplishment that we kicked off this campaign just a little over two years ago; so many people worked tirelessly to bring in the bulk of the funds. We thank those who gave their unending time and their dollars (see the details below, and on the new plaque to be placed alongside the field). But we want you to know that the final touches are yet to be made, so there is still time to make your donation. Please contact Suzi Montes de Oca at smontes@holychild.org for information on how you can still contribute. With your help, we may just be able to launch Phase II of the School’s Perfect Pitch capital campaign.

Capital Campaign Committee Mr. and Mrs. Patrice Brickman [chair] Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Caulfield Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dell’Isola Mr. and Mrs. Steven Fairbanks Mr. and Mrs. James Kress Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Lamb Mr. and Mrs. William MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. J. Timothy McCann Mr. and Mrs. Casey McCormick Mr. and Mrs. Michael Micholas Dr. and Mrs. William Prominski Mr. and Mrs. Paul Raffensperger [chair] Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Smith Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Troiano Mr. and Mrs. John Vassos [chair]

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Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dell’Isola Mr. and Mrs. J. Montgomery Gingery Mr. and Mrs. William C. MacDonald Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Plamondon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Raffensperger Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Soistman Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Virostek Mr. and Mrs. Steven Virostek Mrs. Frances Willard Mr. and Mrs. William Willard

Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Anastasi Ms. Teri L. Boragno Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Dean Mr. and Mrs. Robert Easby-Smith Mr. and Mrs. James R. Guntle Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hess Mr. and Mrs. James W. Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Kern, III Mr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Lamb Mr. and Mrs. Timothy McCann Mr. and Mrs. J. Casey McCormick Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Micholas Mrs. Anthony M. Natelli Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Popera Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Quinn, Jr. Ms. Mary E. Shields Mr. and Mrs. Jim A. Signora Mr. and Mrs. John F. Thomas Ms. Elizabeth L. Young and Mr. John Benziger Anthony M. Natelli Foundation

Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999 Mrs. Nancy Binnie and Mr. Mark Bastow Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Bulleit Mr. and Mrs. Elmer F. Coppoolse Mr. and Mrs. Doug Donatelli Mr. and Mrs. Edward Downey Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dreux Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hanley Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Lennon Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Lindsay, III Mr. and Mrs. Mark Matan Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mayo

Gifts up to $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. Masood Ahmed Ms. June H. Allen Mrs. Carole Bittman Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Bizzarro Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Bratun Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Breland Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brigati Mr. John P. Brown Dr. and Mrs. Philippe Bruno Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burdeshaw Mr. and Mrs. William Burdeshaw Ms. Donna Cahill and Mr. James Cahill Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Carey Ms. Hanja Cherniak Mr. and Mrs. F. Hugh Collins Mr. and Mrs. John P. Connelly Mr. and Mrs. Romeleus Cooper Mr. and Mrs. John J. Coyle Col. and Mrs. Gerry Dean Mr. and Mrs. James Devine Ms. Grace Easby-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Economakis Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ely Mr. and Mrs. Joel I. Falk Mr. and Mrs. James E. Frech Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Garner, II Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Goelzer Ms. Marisa Gonzalez-Wansley Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. William G. Green Mr. and Mrs. William Greif Mr. and Mrs. James Guidera Mr. and Mrs. James G. Guidera, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hannan

Ms. Kathleen Hannan Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hargett Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Hollenbeck, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Huebscher Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Hurt Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnston Dr. Elizabeth Jones and Dr. William Pritchard Mr. and Mrs. Tobey Kaczensky Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Kale, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin R. Kane Mr. and Mrs. James S. Kane Mr. and Mrs. Levi Kanu Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kay Mrs. Ann Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Kempf Mr. and Mrs. James G. Kress Dr. and Mrs. Fernando A. Leyva Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lindquist Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lutes Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. MacTurk Ms. Elizabeth L. McCloskey and Mr. Peter M. Leibold Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McCreary Mr. Frank T. McFaden Mrs. Frank M. Mikus Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F. Motta Mr. and Mrs. George M. Nash Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Noone Dr. Margot Norton and Mr. Robert E. Norton Dr. Teresa W. Nowogorska and Mr. John C. Langer Ms. Megan O’Leary Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Overly Dr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Pereles Mr. Paul P. Perpich Dr. and Mrs. Richard Perry Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Petruccelli Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Pim Mr. and Mrs. James D. Pitcher Mrs. John E. Prominski Ms. Emily Sama Martin Mr. and Mrs. Ignacio E. Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Santelices Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scheld Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Serena Ms. Cathleen E. Shannon and Mr. Ronald W. Watkins Ms. Vermell Terrell Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Troiano Ms. Maria E. Velasco Mr. and Mrs. Jared J. Violante Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Webster Mr. and Mrs. Mel Wright Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Yoritomo Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zwisler Abacus Technology Corporation

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Raising money, building community

A Big Hit Celebrating a decade of Holy Child golf and tennis, the

Annual Fall Classic (October 19 at Kenwood Country Club) proved once again that friendly competition is always jovial!

The golfers provided their best ever efforts in the “Best Dressed Category” with teams consisting of board members (Casey Aiken, David Straus, Todd Brydges and Bill Brydges) and alumnae (Kay Kalhorn, Cathy Delahay, Liz Delahay and Barb Murray) winning prizes. The tennis players had the best showing of faculty and staff in the history of the tournament. The winners, however, were the Holy Child students: they reap the benefits of this tournament every year with proceeds going towards academic programs.

Shop ’Til You Drop Santa’s workshop is no busier or fun than Mayfield Market, our annual shopping bazaar named for the Holy Child convent in England. The weekend before Thanksgiving brings hundreds onto campus in search of gifts and personal items; this year featured jewelry aplenty, along with hand-painted ceramics, benches, and shoes; unique jackets and snuggly blankets; the requisite Lilly Pulitzer clothing and accessories; paintings and pen-andink originals; even newfound men’s items. Several alumnae came back as vendors, such as Paz Velasco-Galey (’82, at left) with personalized items from her local company Namedroppers. And our Tiger Bakery was sweeter than ever, with home-cooked goodies from fancy cakes to brownies for sale. What could be better, shopping for a good cause: our girls.

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Flower Children for Holy Child Age of Aquarius turned out to be a theme like no other for the 2010 Annual Gala and Auction. Terms like “cool” and “groovy” peppered conversations, while music from the “decade of love” played in the background.

Gala-goers got in the spirit of their inner hippie in digs of polyester, plaid and paisley, with sightings of Afro wigs and go-go boots everywhere in the transformed Congressional Country Club venue. The auction room was lively as good-natured and competitive bidding went on; the proceeds from this, our biggest fundraiser, went directly to educational funding for our students.

Gala 2010 returns to campus on April 9, 2011 Stay tuned for an equally fun theme!

Fun with the Sixties: (from top) Steve “Afro” and Joanne Virostek flanked by Stacey and Joe DeGiorgi; chair Joan Vassos and husband John; Rita Wooly Devine and John Hollingsworth; colorful bidding by Ali Bratun; Judy and Al Arcidiacono.

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endnotes

Who Are You?

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The mystery peRsists—you were clearly having fun, but we’re not sure of who, or what, or when these pictures were taken!

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HELP US! Write to hccommunications@holychild.org, with Mystery Photo in the subject line, and indicate which photo, A or B, you are identifying.

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Mark Your Calendars In addition to Mayfield Market, we have a host of other events, both social and to raise funds for our girls.

Fall Classic

Annual Gala

Friday, October 22

Saturday, April 9

Father-Daughter Breakfast

Spring Fashion Show

Sunday, November 7

Sunday, May 15

Gala Wine Tasting Party

Baccalaureate Mass

Saturday, February 5

Thursday, June 2

Spring Play

Graduation

March 4 and 5

Friday, June 3

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