2018 Traditions

Traditions An Immaculate High School Magazine

2018

Opening Doors To The Tradition Of Excellence

Traditions Magazine Fall 2018 President Mary R. Maloney Principal Patrick D. Higgins, Ed.D. Assistant Principal Mary Ann Foncello ‘70 Design Samantha Kohler Contributing Writers Janine Azzi, Debbie Basile, Tom Burns, Theresa Ludanyi, Mary R. Maloney, Denise Suarez ‘87 Contributing Photographers Austin Alterio, Denise Suarez ‘87, Robert Taylor Photography, Julie Wax

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On the Cover: Reverend Monsignor John B. Hossan, Immaculate High School’s first principal with His Excellency, Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport laying the Immaculate High School cornerstone.

Traditions Magazine is published annually for the alumni, parents, alumni parents and friends of Immaculate High School. Please e-mail address changes to info@immaculatehs.org or mail to the Office of Advancement, Immaculate High School, 73 Southern Boulevard, Danbury, CT 06810.

For more news, read our Mustang Monthly at www.immaculatehs.org/mustangmonthly.

Immaculate High School is a private, non-profit Catholic college-preparatory

institution serving students from 28 communities in Connecticut and New York. Founded in 1962, Immaculate High School also allows students to focus on their spiritual development, personal moral commitments and service to others. Located in Danbury, CT, Immaculate High School is part of the Diocese of Bridgeport’s parochial school system.

Immaculate High School admits students of any race, creed, national or ethnic origin and handicapped status to all rights, privileges and activities generally does not discriminate in these areas in the administration of its education policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic or other school-administered programs.

In This Issue

6 Remembering Monsignor Hossan 8 Two Teachers Who Opened Doors for Students: 12 Innovation and Commitment: STEAM Program 15 Inspiring Creativity and Talent 16 A Legacy of Winning 19 Field Hockey Makes History 21 Instilling Faith in our Students 33 Alumni Spotlight Opening Doors to the Tradition of Excellence Kevin Dunleavy and Maureen Arsenault

Matt Farina

Coach Mingachos

Shannon Horosky & Matt Ariniello Gina Donnarummo Marc Ennis ‘93

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President’s Message

Opening Doors of Opportunity At the close of every school year, new doors of opportunity open for Immaculate High School students. Today’s enriched holistic educational approach focuses on providing integrated programs that encourage students to be involved and self-directed. Our charism and culture encourage and support every student to discover their God-given talents and to use those talents to their fullest potential.

Our philosophy and beliefs in pursuing a Catholic school education for the whole student were affirmed whenever our beloved founding principal, Monsignor Hossan, visited the school and expressed how pleased he was to witness that Immaculate continues to be a place where every

student and family feels at home. We take great pride that our commitment to embrace his vision for every student to be fully engaged in living their faith and becoming responsible, respectful individuals continues today.

The college experience begins at Immaculate. This past year, our new career-focused academic program opened doors for students to exceed their own expectations by exploring a wider range of possibilities.

Using the course guidelines of the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) program, the Introduction to Engineering Design class empowered students to integrate math, science and engineering standards while creating hands-on projects using 3D modeling software. In addition, students were able to explore the composition of compounds in our new state-of-the-art chemistry lab and engage in personal finance and health and wellness courses. More diverse, personalized courses including a UCONN Graphic Arts course, international studies and law courses, world languages, world religions, technology certification courses and an internship program are now available to students.

Athletics, fine arts and extracurricular activities are primary to extending student experiences. With more than 44 clubs and 18 athletic teams, students are able to foster their leadership skills as well as challenge themselves outside the classroom. This edition of Traditions captures a mere glimpse of the special moments of student accomplishments both inside and outside the classroom.

To meet the Strategic Plan goals agreed upon by the valued members of our School Advisory Board, we rely on the support of so many. As a beneficiary of a one-time generous gift granted to the Diocese of Bridgeport Schools, we are able to expand and improve our Distance Learning program, improve our technology infrastructure, provide teachers professional development for academic progress monitoring programs as well as support certification programs in technology and nursing. In a continuing effort to provide a secure, safe and vibrant faith-filled school environment, our front entrance will be further enhanced thanks to additional personalized brick purchases made through our Pave the Way program. The renovation and dedication of our school Chapel is becoming a reality thanks to so many alumni, families and local pastor and parish support. This summer we will update the school’s dining hall, install a patio outside the cafeteria, install new windows on the first floor, update bathrooms and install a new interactive kiosk for visitors, students and parents to learn more about the athletic history of our school.

Thank you for supporting us in opening new doors for our students so that their future is filled with opportunities that will advance their moral compass and leadership skills. Because of you, we are a very blessed school community.

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Welcome Patrick Higgins, Ed.D Our school year began welcoming our new principal, Dr. Patrick Higgins who completed his undergraduate degree at Western Connecticut State University in History and International Relations as well as his Doctor of Education degree in Instructional Leadership and Educational Psychology.

Dr. Higgins’ professional experience began as a social studies instructor at the Ridgefield Alternative High School for four years and then as a social studies teacher at Ridgefield High School for 18 years. In 2011, Dr. Higgins began his administrative career at Joel Barlow High School where he became the Dean of Students and Director of Student Activities followed by a position as a social studies teacher in Darien, Connecticut. In 2015, the opportunity presented itself to become a teaching principal at St. Jude Elementary School in Monroe.

Dr. Higgins’ ability to improve student learning, focus on professional development planning, assist with student discipline and model a spiritual leadership that fosters a Christ-centered culture has been evident this past year. We look forward to his continued contributions as our academic leader of Immaculate High School.

School Advisory Board The School Advisory Board represents the institution of the Diocese of Bridgeport and is under the authority of the Office of Education of the Diocese of Bridgeport. The purpose of the School Advisory Board is to provide leadership to foster an environment which provides underlying Catholic values, long term strategic planning and financial stability.

The role of the School Advisory Board complements the school’s mission, which is to nurture and foster the spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical and social growth of the student through its religious and academic curriculum and extracurricular programs. Members focus on advising the school administration in the areas of strategic planning, finance, facilities, technology, marketing and development.

Chairman Mr. David Cappiello ‘86 Vice Chairman Mr. Joseph Draper ‘82 Board, Finance Chair Mr. Anthony Cirone Board Member, Finance Mr. Bernard Reidy ‘89 Board Member, Finance Mr. Anthony Giobbi

Board, Technology Chair Mr. Paul Myott ‘86

Board, Enrollment Chair Mrs. Lisa Lanni

Board, Facilities Chair Mr. Gerry Hatcher

Board Member, At Large Mr. Thomas Saadi ‘88

Board, Alumni Chair Mr. Joseph Sullivan ‘83 Board, Development Chair Mr. Jim Arconti

Board Member, Emeritus Mrs. Isabelle Farington Board Member, Emeritus Mr. Gerard Robilotti

Board Member, Catholic Identity, Emeritus Msgr. Robert E. Weiss Board Member, Emeritus Mr. Stephen Piccolo, Jr. Ex-Officio, School President Mrs. Mary R. Maloney

Ex-Officio, School Chaplain Deacon Jeff Font Ex-Officio, School Staff Member Tom Burns Ex-Officio, IPA Mrs. Jeannie Demko ‘88

Ex-Officio, Principal Dr. Patrick Higgins

Immaculate Parents Association The purpose of the Immaculate Parents Association (IPA) is to support school events and activities throughout the year in partnership with parents, staff and administration.

Parent volunteers contribute their time to helping with the Honors Mass receptions, Grandparent and Special Persons Day, Junior Ring Ceremony, Senior Breakfast, Teacher & Student Appreciation Day and school fundraising events.

President Jeannie Demko ‘88

Secretary Lisa Mezzetta

Treasurer Paul Schaffer

Spirit Wear Coordinators Mark and Michele Brooks Helen Fitzgerald

Mustang All Sports Club The Mustang All Sports Club’s (MASC) mission is to provide an opportunity for parents to focus on the needs of student-athletes and school athletic teams. Student-athletes and parents contribute time to raise funds for specific athletic projects such as a new scoreboard, field upgrades, new athletic storage shed, locker room updates, as well as host fundraising events and sell snacks/food at home games President Carolyn Schlichtig ‘87

Vice President Cheryl Taylor

Secretary Laura Halas

Treasurer Kathleen Banks 5

Remembering Monsignor Hossan 8/21/27 - 5/6/18

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any of us who have had the privilege and honor to know Reverend Monsignor John B. Hossan, Immaculate’s first Principal, know that he was dedicated to providing families an opportunity to access an exceptional Catholic education. His pragmatic vision, compassion, devotion and ability to partner with local families and parishes to raise the monies necessary to build the school enabled the doors to open on July 1, 1962. Knowing that Catholic identity and family were to be the primary tenets of the school, he commissioned the statue of Mary to be built and grace the front hill of Immaculate.

Monsignor Hossan never forgot Immaculate High School. He visited often to celebrate school and alumni Masses in the IHS Chapel. Most memorable was his participation at the school’s fiftieth anniversary events where he witnessed the return of so many alumni who were overjoyed while reminiscing about the wonderful memories and experiences they had as students at Immaculate. They shared their thanks to him for his leadership and guidance. In the fall of 2017, Monsignor joined graduates from the 1960’s, along with current students and administration in the dedication of Immaculate’s new front walkway. He was especially touched by the special inscriptions of pavers reflecting the rich history and mission of the school. Monsignor Hossan’s pinnacle visit was when students, teachers and administration were able to celebrate his 90th birthday with him in the cafeteria last September.

“Immaculate High School is grateful for the dedicated leadership of Monsignor Hossan in the early days of our school, as well as for his continued presence and support of our school and mission. His passion and love for the school was always evident,” said Mary Maloney, President of Immaculate High School. “It is with great certainty that Monsignor Hossan will always be remembered for his tremendous leadership, his love for students and his vision to ensure Immaculate High School was family for all those that entered its doors,” she said.

Anyone who was graced with Monsignor Hossan’s presence never forgot him. In celebration of his life this past May, many remembered Monsignor as a man “with a dry wit and a twinkle in his eye” and as a “strict disciplinarian with a tremendous amount of empathy and common sense” and, most importantly, as a “good and faithful servant.”

Monsignor will always be a cherished member of the Immaculate High School family.

Reverend Monsignor John B. Hossan will be sadly missed and forever appreciated. In appreciation of his devotion and dedication to opening the doors to so many at Immaculate High School, the school will be upgrading the Chapel and dedicating it in Monsignor’s honor.

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Opening Doors To The Tradition Of Excellence

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Two Teachers Who Opened Doors for Students:

Kevin Dunleavy and Maureen Arsenault Mr. Dunleavy and Mrs. Arsenault dedicated a combined 79 years of superior teaching at Immaculate; no one can calculate the immeasurable gifts they shared with the entire Immaculate family. Their contributions, loyalty and commitment to Catholic education were a blessed gift to Immaculate students, and they will be missed.

“Thank you for all your dedicated years to IHS. Students who have had the chance to know you are truly blessed. I have many fond memories of you coaching me on the softball team. We all had a lot of laughs while we learned teamwork and taking pride in strong character, not simply winning. You are truly an inspiration as an educator and have inspired me in my work as a school counselor. Your years of service at IHS are phenomenal and show such dedication. Thank you!!! I wish you all the best in your retirement!”

- Maureen (Mango) Austin ‘88

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“Even though I only had one class with you (human anatomy), you were by far one of my favorite teachers at Immaculate and one that made a lasting impact on me. You increased my interest in physical therapy and helped me to become the student I am today. It was always a pleasure seeing you at Big Y and it made my work shift just to see you in passing (as well as hear you say “Cerrone!”) and give you a hug. I can’t thank you enough for the positive impact you have had on me and Immaculate will truly miss a passionate and funny teacher and coach. Well wishes to you in retirement and several years of good health ahead!”

- Danielle Cerrone ‘14

“I really enjoyed the great times in biology and anatomy classes with you. I appreciated your teaching style and general funny and approachable nature. I was able to succeed in college biology after taking your class, which really challenged me in 10th grade. I hope you are doing well and I wish you the best in retirement!”

- Reilly Abbott ‘14

Kevin Dunleavy This year, teacher Kevin Dunleavy retired after 42 years at Immaculate. He began teaching environmental studies, anatomy/physiology and biology at Immaculate in 1976. Dunleavy’s love for science and the environment will forever resonate with his students. “The students here are really good kids -- if you give them a degree of respect, they return it tenfold,” he said. “It has been great teaching here, I have made a lot of life-long relationships and I was fortunate to work along with my former students,” Mr. Dunleavy added.

In addition to teaching, Dunleavy coached IHS sports for a total of 50 seasons, including boys’ golf (who were named SWC Champions this year), football, softball and ice hockey. He was inducted into the IHS Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998. Dunleavy also served as Dean of Students for 15 years, Science Department Chair for eight years and advised various clubs. Mr. Dunleavy, a Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, was also a Hall of Fame Board member, chaired the IHS Annual Golf Tournament, was a representative on the IHS Advisory Board of Directors and served as Class Advisor for the Classes of ‘80, ‘03 and ‘07.

He created the award-winning curriculum for the IHS Environment Program, a 30-chapter, two-part course of study that tied government and environmental science together. Students learned about the diversity of Candlewood Lake’s ecosystem and the government regulations involved in its health, and were taught to advocate and meet with CT State representatives.

He presented this program at an international convention and it won several awards. Mr. Dunleavy became a delegate to the Candlewood Lake Authority and developed a collaborative relationship with Western Connecticut State University’s Science/Biology Department that benefits Immaculate students to this day. He also developed the Project Clear curriculum in conjunction with the Candlewood Lake Authority that is taught in several local schools.

From his days as an elementary Catholic school student, Mr. Dunleavy always knew he wanted to teach science in a Catholic high school. “I knew that I could be a good teacher, and I believe that there will always be a need for people who understand environmental science, biology and anatomy, and it starts in high school,” he said.

He also credits former Immaculate teacher and principal Robert Gerwien for his desire to excel as a teacher: “Bob Gerwien had the greatest impact on me -- he was an incredible leader and a fantastic man who taught me a lot,” he said.

“The students here are really good kids -- if you give them a degree of respect, they return it tenfold.”

Kevin Dunleavy will not stop learning or teaching when he retires. He will continue his work on developing environmental education programs, will join his wife Meg in opening a gift shop in Cape Cod and, of course, will play many rounds of golf.

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“Find your passion and work towards it because you can’t be doing something you don’t like every day. Your passion will come through when dealing with people every day.”

Maureen Arsenault Maureen (Brew) Arsenault ‘69 returned to the halls of Immaculate in 1981 and taught for 37 years before deciding to retire this year. “The impact of this school makes people want to come back; students feel connected and are drawn back to teach, coach and more. And, there is a large number of alumni that now send their children 10

here,” Arsenault said. “My algebra teacher, Robert Gerwien, was the principal who hired me. The positive experiences I had as a student were the big draws for me to return here to teach,” she said.

Arsenault noted that while a lot has changed since she was a student, most notably that the religious were 97% of teachers during her day, she still finds Immaculate High School as supportive of students as it was back then.

“Everyone who works here does so to support the students, whether it be teachers, coaches or administrators,” she said. “Everyone is here for the passion of teaching and for concern for the kids,” Mrs. Arsenault added. She noted that the success of Immaculate is in part that it is small enough

that teachers can get to know almost every student and can notice and take care of their individual needs. Mrs. Arsenault also contends that another gift is the ability of the Immaculate family to come together in times of crisis and take care of each other. “I believe that the compassion factor - the concern shown for others - is the backbone of this school,” she noted.

An English/American Literature teacher, Arsenault taught students how to appreciate classic works of literature that incited discussions on secular educational points of view while learning Christian values through short stories, novels and non-fiction writings. She particularly enjoys witnessing students grow in their

knowledge and how they use that knowledge after graduation. Arsenault enjoyed connecting with her students by attending events and showing support while they played sports and performed in plays and concerts.

“I just want to thank you for being an incredible source of support and inspiration throughout my four years at Immaculate. You were such an incredible role model who shared of yourself not only through excellent teaching but also by instilling confidence and giving tough love to your students. I will remember my years in your classes fondly for so many reasons. Thank you for pushing me to be a better student and a better person. You were a blessing to have as a teacher. “ - Alexandra Bradley ‘07

Arsenault chaired the English Department for 15 years and the Fine Arts Department for two years.

She served as the Class of 1988 Advisor, a representative on the school’s first Advisory Board, and as the faculty leader of the Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) program.

Arsenault was inducted into the IHS Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016. Her photography skills, some examples of which hang in the Learning Commons, gave Immaculate a breath-taking historical collection of sporting events, theatre productions, special events, nature and more.

When leaving the school for the last time, Maureen Arsenault shared a final bit of advice for students: “Find your passion and work towards it because you can’t be doing something you don’t like every day. Your passion will come through when dealing with people every day.”

“Thank you so much for everything you have done for Immaculate over the past 37 years! I wanted to let you know how much of a difference you’ve made on my academic career. You were always more than willing to read my papers in study hall, providing me with much needed feedback on how I could improve upon my writing skills. I took all of those lessons learned and applied them throughout my college career, and I must say, I still use them daily at work as well. I have you to thank for that! I hope to see you again soon at an Immaculate sporting event! “ - Rob Cuccia ‘13

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Innovation and Commitment: STEAM Program

O ffering students the opportunity to open doors to future careers is the premise of our

innovative Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) initiative. Our recently renovated physics and chemistry labs are state-of-the art facilities, providing new ways for students to explore and create new solutions using their math, science and technology skills.

The newly introduced Project Lead the Way (PLTW) engineering classes as well as graphics courses, one of which is a UCONN course, allows students to test and create their conceptual engineered product designs using a donated commercial Stratasys 3D printer.

This year Immaculate launched its online Distance Learning (DL) Algebra I Honors program.

Grade 7 and 8 students enrolled in our diocesan schools take the class online at their school.

Students who complete the two-semester course requirements receive an official transcript for one high school credit. The Graphic Arts program now includes a business marketing component where students create promotional materials for local organizations. The Foundations in Education Innovation Grants Program recognized the innovative ideas of both the Graphic Arts and Distance Learning Program and awarded $6500 to purchase a Carvey production instrument to create three-dimensional work as well as provide additional technology and professional development to support the Distance Learning Program.

The Introduction to Engineering Design course encourages students to apply math, science and engineering standards to hands-on projects including working both individually and in teams to design solutions to a variety of problems using 3D modeling software and an engineering notebook to document their work. Next year Immaculate will offer an additional class, Principles of Engineering, for students to explore a broad range of engineering topics, including mechanisms, the strength of structures and materials and automation that will align with student interest in Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering and Architecture and Environmental Sustainability.

Our school’s infrastructure has progressed to accommodate the transition of 1:1 iPads to laptops.

To further support students who excel in the STEAM program, a Technology Club and an Animation Club are now offered along with a Math Honor Society and Science Honor Society.

Thanks to Aidan Kuroski ‘12, Physics Teacher, Tom Mertens, and a generous $1,000 grant from BFGoodrich, Immaculate was able to purchase a weather station and has become an official reporting station for NOAA.gov.

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Connor McNerney ‘18 was named Immaculate High School’s Student of the Year for the 2017-18 school year.

Connor earned this honor for consistently demonstrating school spirit and dedication to IHS, strength of character and faith in action through kindness to others, and a passion for learning and going beyond what is expected, including encouraging others to do their best.

IHS Class of 2018 Top Ten: (L to R) Kevin McCoy (Valedictorian), James Fahey, Jacqueline Elizabeth Maker, John Palladino, Jack Guiry, Nicole Palmieri (Salutatorian), Marina Kolitsas, Katherine Cassetta, Matthew Giorgio and Sean Connelly

Katy Cassetta ‘18, Angela Saidman ‘19, Camille Vail ‘20 and Nancy Yang ‘19 each had their mini-sagas printed in “Spine-Chillers - Tales from Connecticut.”

Their four short stories were chosen out of 4,500 entries.

The IHS CyberPatriots team John Palladino ‘18, Kevin McCoy ‘18, Ryan Henn ‘19, Jack Brooks ‘18, Dan Wroblewski ‘19, Colby Bellone ‘19 and William Wang ‘19 placed first in The Connecticut Regional National Youth Cyber Defense Competition sponsored by the national Cyber Education Program. This is the third year in a row that the team won the State competition.

Ian FItzgerald ’20 placed fifth in the CT 2018 US Geography Olympiad national qualifying exam, and competed in the 2018 International Geography Championships.

John Palladino ‘18 was named a Semifinalist in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Competition. He was one of only 220 Connecticut students to have an eligibility score for the 2018 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards. Seniors Marina Kolitsas ‘18, Kevin McCoy ‘18 and Nicole Palmieri ‘18 were named Commended Students in the same competition.

Pictured Below: The IHS Mock Trial team was honored by the Connecticut Bar Association for successfully presenting cases at the annual competition -students on both prosecution and defense won their trials for a “murder” case at the Danbury Courthouse.

Elias Haddad ‘21 placed first in the alternative/renewable energy--high school category and received a finalist medallion in the Future Sustainability Awards at the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair. He was also granted an MIT Club of Hartford $100 award for Excellence in Science/ Technology for energy related research--high school.

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Mary Johnson ‘19 performed on her violin at a concert at Carnegie Hall. She is a concertmaster of the NY-based Westchester Putnam Youth Symphony group orchestra.

Above: Adriana Chamberlin ‘18, Joseph Crowley ‘18, Ilona Ludanyi ‘18 and Feiyan “Nancy” Yue ‘18 received Scholastic Arts Awards from the Connecticut Art Education Association for their creative, original artwork.

Pictured Bottom Left and Right: Abigail Allen ‘18 and Marina Kolitsas ‘18 received Outstanding Arts Awards from the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) for demonstrating exceptional talent in art (Abigail) and music (Marina).

Pictured Right: A.J. Vitiello ‘18 received numerous Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, including two Gold Keys, three Silver Keys and an honorable mention for his eight entries. He also won a Gold Medal in the national level competition of the 2018 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for his original screenplay “Mind Games,” placing in the top 1% of all 350,000 nationwide student submissions.

Pictured Bottom Middle: The 2017 IHS yearbook was recognized for excellence and featured in the 2018 Jostens Look Book, celebrating the best-of-the-best in yearbook design and coverage; it was one of only 413 yearbooks selected from approximately 2,000 entries.

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Ilona Ludanyi ‘18 won second place in the 47th Annual Poetry Contest sponsored by the City of Danbury Cultural Commission for her poem “A Daughter Chased by the Red Reaper.”

Theatre Awards

The Fall Drama Twelfth Night and the Spring Musical Grease were nominated for a total of 15 Halo Awards and four Stephen Sondheim Awards.

Nicole Kolitsas ‘21 won the Halo award for Best Featured Actress in a Classical Play for her role as Feste in Immaculate’s own version of Twelfth Night.

Jillian Fredette ‘18 won, for the second year in a row, the Dance Molinari Scholarship for her role as Cha-Cha in Grease.

Inspiring Creativity and Talent: Matt Farina Fine Arts Department has many talented teachers and supporters; one of them is Matthew T heFarina, director and choreographer of the Immaculate High School spring musicals. His

commitment to the spring musicals during the last decade not only brought glory to Immaculate, it helped more experienced students develop their talents while providing a friendly, encouraging venue for students who never acted, sang or danced.

Halo awards nominations: Twelfth Night: •Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play - Nicole Kolitsas ‘21 •Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Classical Play - Ilona Ludanyi ‘18 •Best Hair and/or Makeup Design - Brianna McDonough ‘18 and Ayanna Simmons ‘18 Grease: •Best Comic Male Performance in a Musical - Robert Fontenelli ‘21 •Best Comic Female Performance in a Musical - Marina Kolitsas ‘18 •Best Costume Design - Ilona Ludanyi ‘18 •Best Props Design and/or Management - Kristen LeFebvre ‘19 •Best Running Crew •Best Stage Management - Kevin McCoy ‘18 and David Mercier ‘18 •Best Dancing •Best Featured Dancers - Zachary Demko ‘19 and Jillian Fredette ‘18 •Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Musical - Claire Goode ‘18 •Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Classical Musical - Zachary Demko ‘19 •Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Classical Musical - Lauren Garvey ‘18 •Best Classical Musical 2018 Stephen Sondheim Award Nominations: Grease •Best Supporting Actress - Marina Kolitsas ‘18 •Best Choreography - Matthew Farina •Best Direction - Matthew Farina •Best Musical

Farina has choreographed seven musicals at Immaculate including In the Heights, Miss Saigon and Oklahoma! Due in large part to his vision and talents, this year’s production of Grease was nominated for 12 prestigious Halo awards, including Best Classical Musical and Best Dancing, and four Stephen Sondheim Awards including Best Choreography, Best Direction and Best Musical. The 2017 production of Fiddler on the Roof won Halo awards for Best Classical Musical, Best Dancing and Best Performance by a Lead Actor. The Halo awards are presented by Seven Angels Theatre and are the most prestigious high school theater awards event in Connecticut.

There are no words to describe the excitement that occurs among actors, musicians and stage crew when Farina puts his creative vision into action. This year’s production of Grease was no exception. In collaboration with Producer Kathleen Czel, IHS alumna and English teacher, Farina organized over 70 students with varied interests, activities and talents to come together to share the iconic story about teen friendships, romance and adventures through powerful dance routines, staging and acting.

In addition to the musicals, this Redding Teacher of the Year and elementary school Gifted and Talented instructor wrote and produced an immersive theater production A Tale of Woe: The Story of Juliet and Romeo, which was performed by students throughout the halls and classrooms of Immaculate exclusively through dance and movement.

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A Legacy of Winning

Coach Mingachos

“I love giving back to a school that has done so much for me.”

-Nelson Mingachos

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school wants award-winning athletic E very teams -- it provides great entertainment

and evokes pride, boosts morale, and it brings out the best in student-athletes. Great coaches are pivotal to successful teams. Immaculate is fortunate to have many coaches that fit that purpose; one standout coach is Nelson Mingachos ‘89.

This year Coach Mingachos led the girls soccer team to a SWC Championship and boys basketball to the CIAC Division II State Championship and was named SWC Coach of the Year for girls soccer. These were not his and the teams’ first major achievements -- in total he has coached IHS girls soccer teams to four SWC Championships and ten CIAC State Championships, with an overall record to date of 203-52-36, and IHS boys basketball to three CIAC State Championships and an SWC Championship since he began head coaching the teams in 2003.

Coach Mingachos has received many honors as a result of his coaching, including being named SWC Coach of the Year six times, as well as Coach of the Year by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association, the Connecticut Girls Soccer Association, the NCSAA, the CT Sports Writer Alliance and the Danbury News Times Coach of the Year (four times). He was inducted into the Immaculate Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.

His most special connection to Immaculate is that he is a 1989 graduate and his family is truly an Immaculate family. His daughter Sophia ‘20 and niece Kayla ‘19 are currently Mustangs, and his daughter Isabella ‘16 and nephew Ryan ‘16 are proud IHS alumni. As an Immaculate student-athlete, Coach Mingachos played football and basketball.

“I love giving back to a school that did so much

for me,” said Coach Mingachos, who often tells people that he “bleeds Mustang Blue.” He coached alongside Bob Nelson and Bob Plumb before becoming head coach himself.

“Immaculate has it all - a family-feeling, religion and support from administration and parents -- that’s what makes it great to coach here, they believe in what I am doing,” he said, adding, “Watching and helping the studentathletes grow, develop and succeed over their four years here is wonderful too.” Coach also credits his assistant coaches with everyone’s success.

He has one important piece of advice for all student-athletes who wish to play on in college: “Make sure that you represent yourself, your last name and the school well whenever you are on the field or court.” In other words, play well, be fair and show good sportsmanship so more doors can open for you.

Kristen Roessler ‘18 All American

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Coach Dunleavy added a fitting exclamation point at the end of his Immaculate career when he led the Mustangs to the South-West Conference boys golf title. The team of Liam Deakin ‘18, Jack Woods ‘19, Ryan Fanella ‘19, Joe Robinson ’20, Dan LeBlanc ‘21, Nick Iannetta ’21 and Matt Schlichtig ‘21 won the SWC Championship, the Mustangs’ first conference golf crown since they won the Western Connecticut Conference title in 1988. Woods (78), LeBlanc (81), Robinson (84), Deakin (88) and Fanella (94) combined to shoot a 331 at Ridgewood Country Club in Danbury and edge reigning champ Masuk by seven strokes. With the SWC trophy firmly in hand, the Mustangs went on to place second in the Division IV state championships at Timberlin Golf Course in Kensington. For the second straight year, Immaculate finished second to Portland, this time by only five strokes.

Boys Golf Team

Julia Font ‘18

Caroline Wax ‘18 and Matt Giorgio ‘18 were honored as both SWC and CIAC student-athlete leaders. Caroline and Matt were two of only 28 South-West Conference member school student-athletes to be presented with Scholar Leader Awards.

Matt Giorgio ‘18 & Caroline Wax ‘18

Julia Font ‘18 was named an All-State Cheerleader, Division S, and received All-State Academic Honors - Cheerleading from the Connecticut High School Coaches Association -- this makes Julia the first All-State Cheerleader in Immaculate’s history.

Alex Hallahan ‘18 was named All-State Division 1-Second Team for Ice Hockey by the Connecticut High School Coaches’ Association.

Boys & Girls Cross Country Girls Cross Country

Alex Hallahan ‘18

Did You Know?

2017-18 Athletic Achievements

Boys Cross Country

2 State Championship Teams 3 SWC Championship Teams 1 All American 6 All Academic 6 All New England 21 All State 21 All SWC

30 All Patriot 2 All CCC 1 SWC Coach of the Year 9 SWC Honorable Mention

The IHS Cross Country teams had outstanding outings at the CIAC State Championship Meet on October 28, where the lady Mustangs won the girls Class S Championship for their fifth title in six years and the boys placed second in the Class SS standings for their highest finish ever. Junior Angela Saidman won the girls Class S race (19:41) with Taylor Mascetta ‘19 placing second (20:21). Christina Carboni ‘19 finished ninth (21:40), Natalie Dudas ‘19 12th (21:56), Katherine Cassetta ‘18 19th (22:15), Brigid Gage ‘20 26th (22:59) and Maura Murphy ‘19 placed 35th (23:51).

On the boys’ side, Connor McNerney ‘18 led the Mustangs placing 8th overall, with Patrick Cropsey ‘18 placing 13th (17:33), William Gasparrini ‘18 20th (18:03), Sean Connolly ‘18 31st (18:34), Ryan McNerney ‘20 32nd (18:35), James Sullivan ‘20 33rd (18:36) and Matthew Villanueva ‘18 finishing 39th (18:47). All seven members of the boys team placed in the top 40 of the 173 runners competing in the race.

Additionally, at the CIAC State Open on November 3, junior Angela Saidman ‘19 placed fifth (19.31) and went on to the New England High School Cross Country Championship in Belfast, Maine on November 11, where she placed 21st out of 254 runners (18:43) and earned All-New England Honors for the second year in the row.

Breakfast of Champions

At its annual Breakfast of Champions on May 23, the Diocese of Bridgeport honored a select group of Catholic school students, including IHS seniors Catherine “Katy” Cassetta ‘18, Jack Guiry ‘18, Isaiah “Jake” Payton ‘18 and Ronan Doherty ‘18. Jack received the St. Thomas Aquinas Award, which is awarded to students in their last year of elementary or high school who have demonstrated academic accomplishment. Katy, Ronan and Jake received the St. Sebastian Award for high school seniors who have not only academic distinction but have been captain of an athletic team that won at the State level during this academic year.

Paul Carlsen ‘18 was the recipient of a WHITIE BENSEN SPORTSMANSHIP SCHOLARSHIP for Hockey. Both Paul’s hockey and lacrosse coaches describe Paul as an outstanding teammate who always displays integrity and honesty both on and off the field.

Paul Carlsen ‘18

Field Hockey Makes History C oaches Shannon Horosky and Matt Ariniello

took the IHS Field Hockey helm in 2009 with a philosophy centered on helping players grow into strong, confident young women. Together, they earned their 100th win in the 2017 season and went on to win the program’s first SWC championship against 14-time league champions and #1 seed Pomperaug.

At the start of each season, Shannon and Matt encourage the team to make faith, family, education and field hockey their priorities. Their focus has been on building the character of their players by emphasizing teamwork, dedication, hard work and honesty. Each year, the IHS Field Hockey team participates in service events to give back to the community, along with hosting a game each fall to honor a very special former player, Kerri Holbrook ‘10, who lost her life to cancer. All proceeds from the game benefit the Kerri Holbrook Foundation.

Girls Field Hockey

of coaching these amazing young women is what stands out the most. We have heard from players both past and present who share that IHS Field Hockey was the tightest knit team, allowing for friendships and memories which they will cherish forever.” Of course, the team’s efforts to give back to the community and accomplishments on the field have made their coaches and everyone in the IHS family proud!

The team’s accomplishments on the field, as indicated by the program’s success since 2009, including a 112-33-14 record and having qualified for both the SWC and CIAC tournament, shows that Shannon and Matt’s coaching philosophy has worked. They were both named CIAC Coaches of the Year in 2012 and 2015 and have coached 18 of their student-athletes to the CIAC All-State Team. In addition, the team captured two Patriot Division titles in 2015 and 2017, as well as reaching the CIAC state semi-finals in 2012, 2015 and 2017. In 2015, Matt was named Chairman of the All American Committee for New England.

When asked what they are most proud of the coaching duo shared, “The camaraderie that has been a constant thread through all of our seasons

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She’s the First March for Life

Audrey Sedensky ‘18

Mustangs Giving Back • Audrey Sedensky ‘18 was named the winner of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, Mary Wooster Chapter of Danbury, Good Citizen Award.

Track Team

• The She’s the First Chapter hosted their 3rd Annual 5K Walk/Run in memory of Rebecca Draper Townsend ‘15, raising over $5,000 to provide scholarships to girls in low-income developing countries to help transform their lives through education.

• Forty students and seven chaperones left for Washington, DC to march in the 45th Annual March for Life on January 19.

Connor McNerney ‘18

• Connor McNerney ‘18 was named Student of the Year by the Danbury Exchange Club for excellence in academics, leadership and school/ community service.

• The boys and girls track team ran a special marathon on December 14 to honor the 26 children and staff who lost their lives five years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The student-athletes started with a prayer circle, then ran a total of 26 miles, one mile for each person lost, on the IHS track holding signs with the names of each person.

Stew Leonard’s

NHS Hurricane Relief Key Club Cereal Drive

• IHS students did an outstanding job selling Christmas trees this year at Stew Leonard’s and raised $2,550 for Immaculate.

• National Honor Society raised $2,500 in support of hurricane relief for Saint John Paul II school in Houston, Texas and $2,055 for children fighting cancer.

• The cheerleaders, boys and girls basketball team raised $2,018 for Ann’s Place in Danbury.

This donation will help 20 Ann’s Place clients for one month.

Cheerleaders, Boys and Girls Basketball Rake “N Bake

• IHS Key Club collected nearly 1,000 boxes of cereal for the Dorothy Day Hospitality House in Danbury and over 700 books for the United Way’s reading program.

• More than 80 IHS students raked leaves for those in need of help at the annual Rake “N Bake in Brookfield.

• Kendra Dascano ‘18 was chosen to receive one of the first ever Emerging Hero Awards from the United Way of Western Connecticut for demonstrating strong leadership in volunteerism and community service.

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Kendra Dascano ‘18

Instilling Faith in our Students: Gina Donnarummo Donnarummo, who began teaching G ina religion at Immaculate in 2015 after serving as Director of Adult Formation for the Diocese of Bridgeport, believes the role of the Religion Department is to “instill the Catholic Christian faith in our students.”

“As a religion teacher, I collaborate with teachers, administration and Deacon Jeff Font so that we can be authentic Christian witnesses for our Catholic identity in order to teach and inspire our students,” said Miss Donnarummo.

“I not only want teachers to embrace and encourage the Catholic faith everyday and in every aspect of educating our students, but also be a community in union with our students and Christ and share in student struggles and joys,”

Miss Donnarummo said.

To help connect with and teach her students, Miss Donnarummo uses games, YouTube videos, live performances and pilgrimages to teach about the saints and apostles, the early Church, vocations, the sacraments, morality and Catholic social teachings.

This year she also invited clergy and religious to come speak to students and had “St. Paul” visit them, encouraged students to write a letter to Pope Francis (and they received a reply!), emphasized helping those who need support by making sandwiches for the homeless and travelled with students for the March for Life. Miss Donnarummo also took students to two faithbuilding retreats and on pilgrimages to the Regina Laudis Abbey in Bethlehem, CT and the National Shrine of the North American Martyrs and Saint

Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine in Auriesville, NY. Miss Donnarummo wants her students to have a relationship with God and Jesus. “If my students leave my class knowing that God loves them and that they can have a personal relationship with Christ, I have succeeded,” she said.

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”

1 Peter 4:10

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Immaculate High School Annual Golf Outing

T he 28th Annual IHS Golf Tournament

was held at Richter Park Golf Course on September 20, 2017. The weather held out and we could not have asked for a better day as 120 golfers took to the greens to support the students of Immaculate High School raising over $35,000. Thank you to all our sponsors, participants and volunteers who helped make this event a success!

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Second Annual Scholarship Breakfast

On November 3, Immaculate held its

Second Annual Scholarship Breakfast at the Amber Room Colonnade, with over 175 attendees helping us to raise $13,500 for our Adopt-a-Mustang Fund. The Adopt-aMustang Fund provides scholarships for students who need assistance to meet their tuition obligations due to a hardship.

Currently Immaculate provides financial assistance to more than 52 percent of our students.

Special thanks to Keynote Speaker Joseph T. Draper ‘82, as well as Jack Bouffard ‘93 and Megan McDermott ‘13 for sharing with the attendees the positive difference that IHS made in their lives and the importance of a Catholic education. We are grateful to all the sponsors and donors who helped make this event possible.

SAVE THE DATE

Third Annual Scholarship Breakfast Thursday, October 3, 2018 Amber Room Colonnade 7:30am - 9:00am

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13th Annual Spring Gala at the O’Neill Center at Western Connecticut State University. Gala Co-Chairs Jeannie Demko, Lisa Marie Font, Barbara Baughman, Elaine Malgieri and Decoration Chair Bonnie Zuccala created a memorable evening Under the Big Top for over 350 attendees. The event raised over $116,000 to support the school’s programs and activities that provide its students with an exceptional faith-based college-preparatory education.Two longtime supporters and friends of Immaculate received awards for their commitment to Catholic education and Immaculate High School. Robert Van Houten ‘72 was presented with the Nancy K. Dolan Leadership Award and Ross Rizzo received the Distinguished Service Award. A special thank you to the gala committee, sponsors and silent auction donors for their support in making the gala a successful evening!

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Unlike Any Other

Saturday, April 7th, 2018 6:30 pm - 11:30pm

SAVE THE DATE

Under the Big Top

14th Annual Spring Gala Saturday, March 23, 2019 Amber Room Colonnade

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WCSU - O’Neill Center

SUPPORTING IMMACULATE’S MISSION With great appreciation, we recognize the generous support from our alumni, parents, parents of alumni, grandparents, faculty, staff, coaches and friends. Everyone at Immaculate appreciates the unwavering commitment to Immaculate High School made by all of those who made contributions during the 2017-2018 year. Their dedication to the Immaculate Mission is an inspiration.

Gifts listed here reflect contributions to the Immaculate Fund, Gala, Golf Outing, Scholarship Breakfast, Adopt-a-Mustang fund, Fine Arts, Athletics, and Scholarships between July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018.

As we look ahead, we reflect on the past year, celebrate its success, and honor those who have helped insure a strong future for Immaculate High School.

Called to Lead THE IMMACULATE LEADERSHIP SOCIETY

The Immaculate Leadership Society is a prestigious group of benefactors to the Immaculate Fund who, through their generosity, demonstrate their enthusiastic commitment to Immaculate High School. This group provides leadership through their giving and inspires others to do the same. The support of our Leadership Society donors is a vital to advancing our mission and making an Immaculate education a reality for many. Membership in the society is open to all individuals, companies, and foundations that make a gift of $1,000 or more to the Immaculate Fund. Members are invited to a reception this Fall hosted by the President. We are grateful for the leadership support offered by all who are members of the Immaculate Leadership Society.

TRUE BLUE SOCIETY

The True Blue Society recognizes Immaculate’s most loyal donors. Membership in this special community begins with a donor’s fifth consecutive annual fiscal year gift, at any level, and continues with ongoing yearly support. Gifts from True Blue Society donors not only sustain Immaculate, but help it to thrive. Members of the True Blue Society are bolded in the donor list.

DONORS FOUNDERS SOCIETY ($100,000+) Mr. George F. Landegger LEGACY SOCIETY ($75,000$99,999) LEADERS OF THE MISSION ($50,000-$74,999) David R. Couch Education Fund GUARDIANS OF THE MISSION ($25,000-$49,999) Mrs. Isabelle T. Farrington Mrs. Jo-Anne (Tomanio) Price ‘66 PARTNERS OF THE MISSION ($15,000-$24,999) Michael & Debbie Basile (P, PA) * Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Draper ‘82 Danbury Grassroots Academy Carl & Lauren Bailey ‘71 Bill & Becky (Gage) Johnston ’85 (P) Westchester Modular Homes, Inc. OUR LADY’S CIRCLE ($10,000-$14,999) Andrew & Michelle Adams

Anonymous (GP) Anonymous (P, PA) Mr. Peter Skaperdas & Kathleen Auda Derx Foundation Immaculate Parents Association Robert & Barbara (Pawlisak) Mahoney ‘72 & ‘70 Saint Rose of Lima Church Mr. & Mrs. James Vigar (P) PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous ‘76 Mr. & Mrs. Tony Cirone (P, PA) James P. Dolan & Nancy K Dolan Educational Scholarship Trust Donald J. Hassiak Memorial Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Gerry Hatcher (PA)* Gerard LeBlanc Memorial Scholarship Kevin & Mary Maloney * NY-CONN Corp Jose & Catherine (Gerwien) Pinto ‘76 Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Reidy, Jr. ‘89 (P) PRINCIPAL’S CIRCLE

($2,500-$4,999) A Friend of IHS Anonymous Donald & Maureen (Brew) Arsenault ‘69 * Mr. & Mrs. Tony Bisbano (PA) Benjamin Bisbano Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Greg Broderick (PA) Ms. Cynthia Clarke ‘76 Community Health Charities Connecticut New York Lighting Inc. Mr. Mark DePaul ‘78 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Fahey (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Fulling ‘83 Stanley & Denise GagneKurpiewski ‘76 (PA) Robert Gerwien Scholarship Carol & John Goode (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. James Hawk ‘82 (P, PA) Mr. Paul Hiro ‘68 Mr. & Mrs. John Hooker (PA) Ingersoll Auto of Danbury Knights of Columbus McGivney Council #29 Knights of Columbus Rev. John D. Kennedy Assembly # 99 The Mercaldo Family ‘81 (P, PA) Scott & Marianne (Urkiel)

Mitchell ‘81 (P, PA) Newtown Savings Bank Old Timers Athletic Association of Greater Danbury Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Piccolo P ‘88, ‘90, ‘93, ‘94 Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Reelick (P) Mr. & Mrs. Ross Rizzo (PA) The Rogers Family (P) Saint Mary Parish, Ridgefield Mr. & Mrs. Tim Schmidt (P) Silent Watchman Security Services - Vincent & Denise Dascano (P) Stew Leonard’s Friends of Candace Lee Williams Scholarship Candice Lee Williams Memorial Scholarship MUSTANG CIRCLE ($1,000$2,499) Michael & Chris Ann Allen (P, PA) Anonymous ‘91 Peter & Mary Beth Beal (P, PA) Robert & Patricia (Tulipani) Becker ‘72 Mr. Stanley W. Brice 25

DONORS Mr. & Mrs. Mark Brooks (P) Kevin & Lori (Dennehy) Burns ‘76 Mr. John Capilli (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Carolan Christopher & Kathleen Casey Mark & Deb Chain (P) Mr. & Mrs. Chris Cianflone, Sr. (P) Congregation de Notre Dame Mrs. Elsie Craig (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Sean Curran ‘90 D & M Construction Services, Inc. - Kristian & Cheryl Taylor (P, PA) Thomas & Sharon (Kelly) DeJoseph ‘67 Peter & Nancy (Milot) Duhamel ‘66 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Dunleavy (PA) * Edward F. Hallahan Inc. Electrical Wholesalers, Inc. Elmer’s Diner Inc. Enviroconsultants & Recyclers Jim & Christine Fahey (P) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Fanelli, Sr. (PA, GP) Fibre Optic Plus, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Frank ‘72 Frederic Fekkai The Fredette Family (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gribbin (PA, GP) Patrick & Stacey Gribbin ‘90 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Guydan (P) Hollandia Nurseries, LLC Mr. Richard Honeck, Jr. ‘81 Monsignor Edward Karl Scholarship Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Kayal (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Kearns ‘68 Knights of Columbus Marquette Council # 245 Dr. Cathleen Kowalski ‘68 Mrs. Lisa Lanni Law Offices of Lawrence M. Riefberg, LLC Lawley Westchester Group Mr. Timothy LiVolsi ‘80 Ms. Beth Anne LiVolsi ‘89 Mr. & Mrs. Jack Massoni (P) Mr. Michael Mazzucco (PA) Mark McGetrick Scholarship Drs. Gregory & Dorothy McKenna (P) Tom & Maureen Mertens * Mittler, Mercaldo & Braun, P.C. Mohegan Sun Mr. & Mrs. Michael Monahan (PA) Mustang All-Sport Club Rob O’Neill ‘91 26

Chris & Donna (Begg) Palmer ‘68 & ‘67 The Pretto Family Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Rebeiro (PA) Larry & Meg (Losee) Riefberg ‘80 (PA) Sam & Jennifer Rosenblum (PA) Joe Ryan ‘89 David & Linda Sabel* Saint Joseph Church, Brookfield Saint Joseph School, Danbury Saint Mary Church, Bethel Saint Mary School, Ridgefield Saint Mary School, Bethel Saint Peter Church, Danbury Ms. Cheryl (Amaral) Shea ‘90 Smyth Media - Anthony & Grace Smyth * Mrs. Elizabeth Soegaard (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Spahn Bob & Maureen Stanley ‘92 Joseph & Denise (Henry) Suarez ‘87 (P) * Union Savings Bank Vision Designs Msgr. Robert Weiss Mrs. Janice Williams (GP) John & Kathy Witek (PA) SILVER CLUB ($500-$999) Erik & Ruth Apotheker (P) Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Archer (PA) Michael & Janine Azzi * Mr. & Mrs. Carl & Lauren Bailey ‘71 Ms. Andrea Baker ‘84 John & Linda Barbosa, Jr., CPA PC* Mr. & Mrs. Paul Beaulac (P) Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Beutler (PA) Bob & Cathy Blair (P) Mrs. Lorraine Blansfield (PA) Mr. David Bonilla ‘00 Mr. & Mrs. David & Lisa Bono (P, PA) Dr. Jennifer Boyce ‘82 (PA) Brigantine Group LLC Bright Funds Foundation Mr. Thomas Burns & Mrs. Lisa Lindblom (PA) * Capitol Hill Group - Mr. & Mrs. David Cappiello ‘86 Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Carroll III Eugene Casagrande ‘75 Classic Equipment Services Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Curran ‘68 Mr. & Mrs. Emil Curran ‘68 Mr. Thomas Daly & Mrs. Maryann Oley (P) Mr. & Mrs. Fred DiMaria (P)

Don & Katie Doering (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dominakus ‘91 (P) Ms. Nicole Dorman ‘70 Mr. Edward Durkin ‘72 Jerry Garavel ‘79 John Garrish ‘85 James & Kelly Gerbo (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Giorgio (P, PA) Joanne Giorgio-Chapleau (P) Keith & Kim Goodwin (P) Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Guth (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Haddad (PA) Paul & Noelle Hallahan (P) Mr. Thomas Hefferon ‘78 Mr. & Mrs. Chris Hogan ‘90 Gregory Horan ‘72 Michael & Cynthia Hudak (PA) Thomas & Joan (Wixted) Kiely ‘78 Samantha & Peter Kohler * Mrs. Audrey Mango Rick & Pam Martino (PA) Steve & Patricia (Foley) McFarlin ‘81 (P, PA) Ms. Loretta McGahran ‘74 Mr. & Mrs. Brian McGovern ‘89 (P) McKenney Mechanical Contractors, Inc. McMullin Manufacturing Corp.

Mike Riccio Sports LLC Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Mingachos ‘89 (P, PA)* Caraluzzi’s Markets Fund Ms. Jenny Munoz Mr. & Mrs. James Murphy ‘66 Ms. MaryAnn Murtha (PA) Anonymous ‘86 Nancy Ruth Beauty The Bellone Family (P, PA) * New Fairfield Press, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Mark Oskam (P, PA) Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Michael & Nancy (Buzaid) Palmer ‘69 Kevin & Patricia (McGrath) Palmer ‘73 Mr. & Mrs. John Penny (P) Dr. & Mrs. Michael Pizzo, D.M.D. ‘89 (P) Mary Quinlan ‘72 Ridgefield Cosmetic & General Dentistry Ridgewood Country Club Rose & Kiernan, Inc. Mr. Thomas J. Saadi, Esq. ‘88 Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Saint Edward the Confessor Church

Savings Bank of Danbury John & Annette Schmuecker ‘66 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Seaman ‘84 (P, PA) Mr. Jeffrey Simpson ‘90 Spain, Inc. dba Hat City Paper & Supply Company Mr. & Mrs. Michael Steinerd (PA) Anonymous (P, PA) The Club At River Oaks Total Wine & More Andrew & Michelle Tureaud (P) Van Houten & Company, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Ward (P) Bruce & Jeannine Weed (P) Mr. & Mrs. Evan A. Zuckert BLUE CLUB ($250-$499) 2080 Media Inc. DBA PlayOn! Sports Terri & Mark Allen (PA)* Victor & Isabel (Vaz Corte-Real) Almeida ‘94 Mr. & Mrs. Austin Alterio Jim & Maureen Arconti (PA) Assad’s Food Service Mrs. Margaret (Wixted) Auger ‘70 Mrs. Kathleen Azzariti (PA) Andrew Barry ‘91 Anonymous ‘88 Mr. & Mrs. James Brew ‘72 Brookfield Lions Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Brown (P, PA) Bruce Bennett Nissan Brian Burnell ‘75 Mr. & Mrs. James Butera (P) Candlewood Center for Women’s Health Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Carino, III (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Mark Chamberlin (P) Ms. Leslie Chiodi (P) John & Michele (Lajoie) Chipman ‘82 (P, PA) Class of ‘92 Mr. James Coffey ‘83 Mr. Bob Howe & Ms. Kathleen Coleman ‘68 Colonial Carpet & Flooring LLC Connecticut Sports Arena LLC Ms. JoAnn Constantini ‘66 Mr. Raymond Conta ‘88 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Conte (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Paul Convertito ‘77 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Coppola (P, PA) Christopher & Lisa (Broadbridge) Coyle ‘82 & ‘81 (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. William Craig ‘74

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Crotty (PA) CSA Engineering Mr. & Mrs. Brendan G. Deakin ‘86 (P) Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Decker (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Joseph DeMaida * Jeannie (Coleman) Demko ‘88 (P) Mr. & Mrs. John Di Bari (PA) Dean & Anne (DelSignore) DiMauro ‘76 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Ajit Doolabh Mr. & Mrs. Brian Douglas ‘91 (P) Dr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Draper (PA, GPA) William & Lynn (LaForte) Dudas ‘85 (P) Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Dwyer (P) Earthmovers, Inc Richard & Joan Elston (PA, GP, GPA) Mr. & Mrs. Marc Ennis ‘93 Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. Michael & Midge Fagan ‘68 (PA) Fairfield County Bank Frank & Noreen Fanella (P) Ms. Jessica (Belowich) Fazio ‘03 The Flahertys (P) Joseph & Angela (Gogliettino) Flannery ‘73 Mr. & Mrs. James Foley ‘75 (PA) Martin & Mary Ann (Grandieri) Foncello ‘70 (PA)* Dr. & Mrs. Jack SC Fong Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fontenelli (P) Mr. & Dr. William & Michelle (Lentner) Foye ‘89 (P) Ms. Kathleen Fredrickson ‘81 Mr. Timothy Ganse ‘88 Ms. Regina Gardner ‘68 Todd & Linda Garvey (P, PA) General Technology Group, Inc Geoffrey A. Lagas Associates, Inc. The Ghosh Family (P) Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Giobbi Ms. Jennifer Gouveia ‘83 John Gregory ‘03 Mr. & Mrs. Terence Guiry (P) Halas Farm Market - Michael & Laura Halas ‘ (P) Mr. & Mrs. John Hannigan (PA) Paul & Paulette (Levesque) Hart ‘71 (PA)* Mr. Peter Hassiak ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hassiak (PA) Richard & Emily (Hanna) Hayes ‘69 Mrs. Amy (Duhamel) Heinrichs ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Henn (P) Mrs. Carol Henry (PA, GP) Mrs. Robin (Octavio) Hernandez ‘92 Ms. Joyce Hess ‘68 Ms. Frances J. (Polakowski) Holloway ‘72

Mr. Michael Hufnagel ‘97 JK’s Restaurant K-Man Glass Corp.

Ms. Marta Keane ‘72 Ben & Maggie (Bierwirth) Kent ‘91 (P, PA) Sean & Maureen (Elston) Kerins ‘77 (PA) Mr. Richard King Mr. & Mrs. Daniel LeBlanc (P) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Leggett (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Marco Lepore (P) Ms. Laura (Foye) Levin ‘87 Ms. Kathleen LiVolsi ‘82 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ludanyi (P, PA) * John & Kelly Ann Maloney (PA) Mangia Mangia Restaurant & Pizza Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Mango ‘82 Mrs. Theresa Marra ‘84 McGoldrick & McGoldrick, CPA Mr. Sean McGrath ‘10 Mr. Brian McGrath ‘08 McKenna Orthodontics Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey McKenzie (P) Dr. Michael McLin, Ph.D. & Ms. Carol Dovidas (P) Laura Rosenthal McNerney (P) Mr. & Mrs. John McNicholas Melillo & Mitchell Mrs. Susan Melvin (PA) Mr. Joe Mohn ‘02 Paul & Susan Mohn Mono-Crete Step & Vault, LLC Hal Morgan ‘67 Morton’s Jewelers Mrs. Fiona (Ryan) Mullins ‘86 Joseph & Christine Murphy (P, PA) Ms. Barbara Ann Murphy ‘67 Robert & Jacqueline (Hegarty) Newman ‘68 North America Equipment NorthEast Electrical Distributors Lucia & Steve O’Hara (GP) Robert & Patricia (Stankaitis) O’Neil ‘68 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Ortiz (P) Osimanti Masonary, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Steve Palmer ‘74 & Family Robert & Karin (Craig) Petrini ‘70 Robert & Lisa (Briscoe) Plumb ‘78 (PA) * Terri LiVolsi Poulos ‘94 Richter Park Golf Course Ridgefield Recreation Center Rizzo Companies Mr. & Mrs. Bob Rossman (PA) Ms. Marita Ryan Saint Gregory the Great Church Patricia Saviano ‘69 Ms. Deb Sawch Bob Schlichtig ‘89

Ms. Eleanor Staib ‘73 Mr. Matthew Stevens ‘06 Mr. Richard Stoops ‘73 Stop & Shop A+ Rewards Structural Consulting Services, P.C. Anonymous (P) Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Terzis (P) Drs. Gary Townsend & Joan Draper Townsend (PA) Father Peter Towsley Mr. & Mrs. Robert Van Houten ‘72 Joseph & Marilynn Vannucci (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Edouard Vieux (P) Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Vitarbo (P) Al & Suzanne Vitiello (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Henry Vosswinkel (PA) W. A. Malgieri, CPA, PLLC Kevin & Margaret Walsh (PA) Mrs. Laura (Bierwirth) Wax ‘87 Mrs. Kelly (Moffa) Whalen ‘90 Charles & Kim (Cervera) Winter ‘83 Patricia Wixted ‘69 Mr. & Mrs. David Woods (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Zaletsky (P) Mike Zarcone ‘68 Mr. Joseph Zielinski (PA) Dr. & Mrs. Keith Zuccala (PA) PATRONS CLUB ($100-$249) Mr. Joseph Abdella ‘66 Richard & Jennifer (Parsons) Abercrombie ‘82 Ms. Bernadette Addessi ‘79 Ms. Laurie Albano ‘76 Mr. & Mrs. Ignatius Alexander* All About Kids Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics Mr. Manuel Almeida & Mrs. Lidia Duarte (P) Paulo Almeida ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Amend ‘94 Louis & Catherine (Spak) Amodeo ‘79 (PA) Arnold & Claire (Mahoney) Anderson ‘75 Irene M. Anderson (PA) Mr. & Mrs. William Anderson (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Samir Assaf (P) Ms. Eliana Assaf ‘19 Mr. Seth Babikian * Mr. Michael Bacon Bailey & Beatty Financial Services Ms. Teresa Barata ‘00 Mr. Clark Barousse Bartolo Italian Restaurant Mr. Donald Barton ‘68 Ms. Tiffany Basile ‘13 Dr. & Mrs. Robert Baughman (P, PA) David & Colette (Connolly) Bennett ‘70 & ‘74

Joseph & Nuschi Bischof (PA) Ms. Danielle Bissonette ‘13 Blaine J. Langberg DMD MMSC, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Paul Blaszka ‘87 Jorge Sousa & Paula Boa Sousa ‘98 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bongo (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bongo ‘89 Mr. Jack Bouffard ‘93 Mrs. Rosemary Bouffard (PA) Terry (Miller) Bourque ‘67 Robert & Suellen (Green) Braddock ‘85 Ms. Colleen Brereton (PA) * Mr. James Brew (PA) Mr. Peter Brockelman ‘83 Brookfield Animal Hospital Brookfield Health & Injury Center Mr. & Mrs. James Brooks (GP) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brown (GP) Amy & James Bruce (P) Bruce Taylor Heavy Equipment Repair & Emergency Veh. Service Mr. & Mrs. Louis Brugnatelli (P, PA) Mr. Gavin Buckley ‘10 Mr. Daniel Bucko ‘74 Thomas & Debbie (Caravetta) Burke ‘79 (PA) Mr. Jeffrey A. Burr Mr. Guilio Burra Mr. John & Mrs. Denise (Sullivan) Butkowsky ‘66 Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Buxton Byrd’s Books Dr. & Mrs. Anthony Camillo (P,PA) Mr. Anthony Camillo ‘18 Mrs. Susan (Murphy) Carbone ‘67 Mr. Michael Casey ‘77 Marc & Claire Cavalea (P) Ms. Adriana Chamberlin ‘18 Chick-fil-A Mr. Dominic Chieffalo Mr. & Mrs. Frank Chieffalo (P) Anonymous (P) Mr. Andrew Chiodi ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. James Chiravelli (PA) Class of ‘77 CLIFYO Enterprises LLC Mrs. Patricia (Comer) Cochran ‘74 Mr. Byron Cody ‘07 Martin & Kathleen (Barrett) Coladarci ‘68 Ms. Kelly Collier * Connecticut Cigar Company, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Connolly (P) Ms. Theresa (Brady) Cooper ‘87 Ms. Katherine Corigliano Mr. & Mrs. Rick Cowle (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Cragin Mr. & Mrs. Todd Cropsey (P, PA) Ms. Susan Crowe Mr. Joseph Crowley ‘18 27

DONORS Mr. Paul Cumberton ‘92 Paul Cumming ‘67 Ms. Alison Cummings Mr. & Mrs. Bernardo Curra (P) Mr. & Mrs. Neil Curry (P) Danbury Auto Partnership dba Honda of Danbury Danbury Westerners Baseball Ms. Kendra Dascano ‘18 DBE Enterprises Mr. Sean Deakin ‘87 The DeBartolo Family (PA) Mr. Lucas DeBartolo ‘18 Stephen Kieras & Patricia Delohery-Kieras ‘68 Vincent & Julie (Leopold) Deluca ‘86 Robert S. DeLuca ‘79 Stephen & Kathleen (Gribbin) DeMarco ‘88 (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Brad DeMotte (P) Joleen Garofalo Dennison ‘86 (P) Anonymous (P) Mr. & Mrs. Vincent DiGilio ‘00 Dean & Anne (DelSignore) DiMauro ‘76 (PA) Diocese of Bridgeport Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Doherty (P, PA) Mr. Ronan Doherty ‘18 Ms. Holly Doherty-Lemoine Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Doolan ‘68 Doyon Insurance Agency Ms. Donna Draper (PA) Mr. William Ducey John & Stacey (Malone) Dunderdale ‘03 Mr. Michael Durante ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Wenzel Eichler Elegant Banquets LLC/ Candlewood Inn Paul & Susan (Cavanaugh) Elmore ‘67 Mr. Kevin Elston ‘83 Mr. Steven Erhardt ‘67 Escape 101 Ethan Allen Hotel & Fairfield’s Restaurant & Bar Eurolux Salon & Day Spa Doug Fachnie Mr. James Fahey ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Carmine Fardella (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Finnegan (P, PA) Frank & Mary Ellen (Daly) Fiorita ‘69 Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Fitzgerald (P) Mr. & Mrs. John Fitzpatrick (PA) Foley’s Pump Service 28

Jeff & Lisa Marie Font (P) * Mr. & Mrs. J. William Font Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fortier Karen O. Freitag (PA) Ms. Danielle Gagnon ‘84 Mr. Joseph Gallagher Mr. & Mrs. Mike Garbowski Ms. Joan Garofalo (PA, GP) Ms. Jo-Anne Gawan Mr. Colin Gehan ‘99 Mr. & Mrs. Accursio Generoso Mr. Robert Gerwien, Sr. (PA)* Ms. Cathleen Gianfranceschi ‘78 Ms. Michaele (Karloutsos) Giannoutsos ‘94 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Giansiracusa (P) Mr. Matthew Giorgio ‘18 James & Susan Goethals (PA) Mr. Douglas Goetz, Sr. Manny & Maria (Bento) Goncalves ‘68 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Goodman (P) William & Kathleen (Flanagan) Grabert ‘72 Ms. Margaret Graf ‘66 Mr. Gary Gramling ‘72 Amy & Rob Griffin Ms. Silke Grootaers ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Jay Gunzy ‘85 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Halas ‘84 (P) Mr. Daniel Hall ‘82 Mr. Alex Hallahan ‘18 Mr. Michael Hanlon Hantsch Electric Inc. Mr. Gary Hartell ‘74 Ms. Colleen Hawk ‘18 Mr. David Hawley Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Henderson (P, PA) Dr. & Mrs. Jose Henriquez (PA) Mrs. Peggy (Shea) Hewett ‘74 Ms. Victoria Hickey ‘66 Faith Hickey ‘88 Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Lindsay Hoffman Kevin C. Hudak ‘03 Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Hyde P Ms. Diane Hyland Mr. & Mrs. Rudy Iannetta (P) Iovino Brothers Jan Maria Jagush ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. William Jakubek (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Jarboe (P) Mr. & Mrs. Peter Jeffrey (PA) Jennings Oil Company Mr. Brendan Jugler ‘68 Mr. Gordon Juhl ‘66 Mrs. Susan Kaback-Poulos ‘89 Mr. & Mrs. Don Kallberg (P, PA) Michael & Chelsie (Rizzo) Kaptein ‘08

Rev. & Mrs. Nikolas & Meghan Karloutsos ‘99 Mr. Dennis Keeler Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Keenan PA Shay Green Kelley ‘93 Mrs. Karen Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Kennedy (P, PA) Mr & Mrs. Carmelo Kish (PA) Ms. Renee Kitson (P) Mr. & Mrs. Kostandinos Kolitsas (P) Mr. & Mrs. Roger Krystopa Mr. & Mrs. Chad Kubisek Ms. Eleanor Kubisek Lake Group Media, Inc. Lang’s Auto Repairs Mr. & Mrs. Thomas LaPorte * Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lasco (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Bruce & AnnRose Lattin (P) Ms. Mary-Alice (McFeeley) Lavado ‘86 Mr. & Mrs. William Lavelle Mrs. Lorri Lawlor Ms. Paulette Layton Mr. & Mrs. Thomas LeFebvre (P) Mr. & Mrs. Ian Lenz (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. John Leonard (PA) Leonard J Schwartz & Associates LLC Mr. Thomas Levesque Levine Auto & Truck Parts Giuseppe Lifrieri & Maria Gigliotti-Lifrieri (P, PA) Mr. Dan Lombardo Loree’s Kitchen Joe & Lynn Loya (PA)* Dr. Alexandra Lukianoff ‘91 Lunacy Productions Martin & Jennifer (Brockelman) Lynch ‘79 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. James Lynch Lockwood J. Lyons ‘68 Dr. & Mrs. Thomas MacGregor (PA) Mr. Michael Maher (PA) Mr. Terence Mahon Main Effort Financial Mr. & Mrs. William Malgieri (P) Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Mancini (P) Mr. & Mrs. Noel Mannion (P) Mr. & Mrs. James Mannion ‘68 Vin & Liz Marchese (P) Mr. Luigi Marcone (P, PA) Mrs. Sandy (Define) Margoles ‘68 Dr. & Mrs. Chris Mascetta (P) Mr. & Mrs. Daniel McAloon (P) Mr. Thomas McCarthy John & Debra (Drury) McCoy ‘87 (P, PA)

Anonymous ‘88 McGrath WealthCare John & Cynthia (Campbell) McHugh ‘80 Mr. Shawn McLean ‘87 Mr. Kevin McMullin Mr. & Mrs. Albert Mead Ms. Dale Mello (PA) Ms. Maura Melody (PA) Brian Melody ‘95 Ms. Adriana Mercaldo ‘18 Michael Angelo’s Pizzeria Ms. Laura G. Michelsen Costello Anonymous ‘70 Mingione & Associates Minucci Travel Inc. Mr. & Mrs. William Mok (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Peter Molinaro ‘70 Mr. Thomas Montesi ‘81 Mr. Louis Montesi Michael & Elizabeth (Wierengo) Moran ‘73 Mrs. Robin Moravsky * Mr. & Mrs. Dana Moreau Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Morgado ‘90 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Morrissey ‘77 Mr. John Mulvihill ‘70 Musicals at Richter Natural Marketplace, LLC Anonymous ‘79 New Fairfield Animal Hospital Newtown Family Dentistry Newtown Youth Academy Ed Nichols Family ‘85 Ryan C. Nolan ‘09 Mr. Denis O’Hara ‘82 Mr. Brendan O’Marra ‘88 William & Anna O’Rourke Mr. & Mrs. Don Odell Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Okupski OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Palmer ‘77 Dr. & Mrs. John Pannese (P, PA) Pembroke Pumping Services Mr. & Mrs. Elio Petta (P) Mr. & Mrs. Philip Pilla (P) Pour Me Coffee & Wine Preferred Pump & EQ-Brookfield Mr. Jeffrey Previdi ‘90 The Pruner Family (P, PA) Ms. Joan Pryde ‘77 Mr. James Purcell ‘71 Mrs. Leslie Quinn * Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Radigan (P) Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ragatz Mr. Richard Raymond (PA, GPA) Gary & Mary (Briscoe) Raymond ‘77 (PA) Ms. Stephanie Rebeiro ‘05 Mr. & Mrs. William Spencer Reilly Mr. & Mrs. James Reiss (P)

Mr. & Mrs. Rowel Relator (P, PA) Ms. Cathleen Revell ‘97 Mr. Michael Riccio Ms. Arlene Rice Mr. & Mrs. David Ring, Jr. (PA) * The Rios Family ‘81 (P) Ms. MacKenzie Rizzo ‘17 Ms. Sara Rizzo ‘14 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rizzo Mr. Anthony Rizzo, III ‘07 Steve Robbins ‘01 Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Robilotti Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Robinson (P) Ms. Diana M. Rogers (GP, GPA) Mr. Andrew Rosenblum ‘15 Ms. Samantha Rosenblum ‘14 Ms. Andrea Rosenthal Mrs. Nancy (Cavagna) Rovito ‘68 Mr. David Rowan ‘79 Mr. Edward Ruhl Peter & Kathleen Ruppert ‘82 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ryan (P) Ms. Helena Sabo ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sabo (P) Jeffrey & Dana (Henry) Saidman ‘87 Saint Elizabeth Seton Parish Saint Joseph Church, Danbury Saint Joseph Parish Mr. Frank Salvatore, Jr. ‘84 Mrs. Thomas Sansone ‘78 & Mrs Ruth Beardsley Mr. Steve Santander ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schickler (P) Mr. Duane Schirmer & Mrs. Vittoria Crea-Schirmer (P) Mary Schlichtig (PA, GP) Mr. Noah Schmidt ‘18 Robert & Anne (Simpson) Schmeidel ‘71 Paul & Robin Schuyler (P) Mr. & Mrs. Edward Scirbona (P) Mr. Wesley Scriven ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Sedensky III (P) Mr. & Mrs. Scott Senete Sue (Dorman) Servas ‘76 Deborah Shanley-Benzaia ‘69 Ms. Marjorie Shannon ‘81 Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Sharp (PA) Mr. David Shofi Ms. Monika (Grolund) Shubert ‘90 Ed & Grace Smith (PA) Mark & Jane Smith (P) Mr. Gerard Smith Ms. Michele Sokolow Ron & Julie Sorcek (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Stankey (PA) Paul & Kathy Stevens (PA) Paul & Nanci Stockmann * Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Struski Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sturges ‘67

Mr. Ferdinand Suarez, Jr. (P) Mr. Joseph Suarez ‘18 Sugar LuLu Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Sullivan ‘83 Ms. Charis Taylor (P) Mr. & Mrs. Owen Tharrington ‘92 The C.A.R.E.S. Group, Inc. The Foundry Kitchen & Tavern Clark & Katherine (McCartney) Neugold ‘05 The Gift Cottage Mr. & Mrs. James Tierney ‘67 Mr. Michael Timan ‘71 Michael & Shari Tomanelli (P) Rich & Terry Tortora (PA) Tower Realty Corp.

Mr. Martin P. Tuite ‘84 United Alarm United Way of Central & Northeastern Connecticut Jay Vaccarelli ‘73 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Vaghi ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Valentine (P, PA) Ms. Dominique Valentine ‘18 Ms. Kimberly Valentini Molly Vannucci ‘01 Kathleen Vannucci ‘00 Mrs. Ann Vecchiariello (P) Vera Bradley Vineyard Vines Mr. & Mrs. Barton VosWinkel ‘75 (PA) Geoffrey & Kathleen (Mahoney) Wakeford ‘77 (PA) Mr. Edward R. Ward ‘80 Ms. Caroline Wax ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Weiner (P) Alice (Motta) Wells ‘72 Mr. Eugene Wells (GP) West End Power Equipment Co., Inc. Western Connecticut State University Mr. & Mrs. Dean White, Sr. (PA) Patrick & Alexa Wild (P, PA) * Brian & Margaret (Reese) Williamson ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wilson Scott Woestman ‘93 Mr. Alex Wolk Mr. Robert Yamin & The Honorable Dianne Yamin Zucco Co. Inc. FRIENDS CLUB (UP TO $99) Agave Ms. Abigail Allen ‘18 Amazon Smile Foundation Anonymous Mr. Tyler Archer ‘06 John & Maureen (Mango) Austin ‘88 Ms. Arianna Azzi

Frank & Mary Ann (Cristaldi) Bachyrycz ‘67 Bagelman Ms. Nancy Baldaserini ‘71 Ms. Sarah Baldwin Mr. Don Ballsieper Bambino’s Pizza & Pasta Mr. Scott Banning ‘87 Mr. John Barata, Jr. ‘96 Barbarie’s Black Angus Grill Mr. Jim Bardon Ms. Nancy Barton Ms. Taylor Basile ‘15 Mr. John Basile Mr. Ethan Beaulac ‘21 Mr. Joseph Becker ‘70 Robert & Anne (Goodwin) Belanger ‘70 Peter & Deborah (Jones) Bette ‘70 Ms. Mary Bickelhaupt ‘82 Biscotti’s Ristorante Mr. & Mrs. Keith Bliss ‘87 Sister Helen Blodgett ‘66 Danielle (Guertin) Bon Tempo ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bonelli ‘88 Mr. David Bono ‘17 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bouffard ‘92 Mr. Rodney Bourdeau Roger & Anne-Marie Bouteiller & Family Barbara Dominakus Braatz ‘89 Bridgewater Chocolates Bridgewater Village Store Mr. Jack Brooks ‘18 Mr. Matthew Brugnatelli ‘18 Robert & Ramona (Lariccia) Brunetti ‘69 & ‘70 Ms. Theresa Bucci ‘70 Bulls Bridge Body Shop Mr. Matthew E. Burns ‘87 David & Veronica (Cerrone) Burson ‘70 Butcher’s Best C-Town Katie Chicklinski-Cahill ‘91 Michael & Cecilia (Spinella) Calabrese ‘77 Mrs. Kathryn Capellaro Mr. Andrew Capellaro ‘18 Michael & Sandra (Lopes) Capellaro ‘88 (P) Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Carboni (P) Mark & Georgina (Knowles) Carlson ‘91 Ms. Nancy Carlson Mr. Chris Carrera Ms. Maria C. Casas ‘70 Ms. Katherine Cassetta ‘18 Mr. Kyle Cerminara ‘05 Changes Hair Salon Ms. Barbara Chianese Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Chieffalo, Jr. ‘81 Mr. Mark Chory

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Christe (P, PA) Ms. Dana Christos Ms. Regas Christou ‘70 James & Nicole (Randazzo) Cipriani ‘90 & ‘89 Ms. Joan Cirone (GP) President John Clark Norman Clarkson & Susan (Lombardi) Clarkson ‘70, ‘ 69 Kevin & Brenda (Culhane) Cleary ‘66 Ms. Kerry (Fitzmaurice) Coelho ‘82 Mr. Joseph Coleman Mr. & Mrs. Sean Conciatore (PA) Roger & Cynthia (Scotti) Connelly ‘82 Ms. Emma Connolly ‘18 Mr. Sean Connolly ‘18 George & Marie (Connors) Gilmore ‘72 Mrs. Susan (Deandrade) Conrad ‘87 Anthony & Jacqueline (Weiss) Conte ‘01 & ‘07 Ms. Sally Cooney Mr. Anthony Coppola ‘15 Mr. Dominic Coppola ‘17 Dan & Kim (O’Brien) Corgan ‘92 Corporate Benefit Enterprises, LLC - John P. Schod Gabe Correa ‘16 Mrs. Laura Corsano ‘87 Ms. Meghan Coyle ‘18 Dr. Walter Cramer Ms. Melinda (Prinz) Crews ‘70 Mr. Joshua Critelli ‘00 R.J. & Mary Cronin Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Crowley (P) CTD Design Concepts, LLC/Yellow Lab Landscaping Mrs. Meghan (Powers) Cummings ‘84 Ms. Cathy Cuny Mr. Dominick Curra ‘18 Mrs. Deborah (Casey) Curtin ‘87 Ms. Michelle Curtis ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Daigle Ms. Dana Daly ‘14 Nancy (Shelley) Darmory ‘90 Ms. Margene (Goyette) Davidson ‘91 Mr. Thomas De Rosa Mr. Jack Deakin ‘18 Mr. Liam Deakin ‘18 Ms. Jackie Dee Deakin (P) Ms. Kathleen Dean ‘82 Ms. Mary (Rowe) DeJoseph ‘70 Mrs. Nina Dell’ Aquila Mr. Andrew DeLuca ‘18 Mr. Stephen DeMarco ‘18 Ms. Anna Marie DeMattei ‘70 Mr. Josh Dibella ‘09 Ronald & Patricia Dilauro Mr. Hank DiMino Mr. & Mrs. Brian DiNatale (P)

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DONORS Ms. Gina Donnarummo * Mrs. Kellie (Hickson) DuFault ‘79 Mr. & Mrs. Denis Duggan (PA) Mr. Timothy Dunn * Ms. & Mr. Kathleen Dunne ‘70 Mr. Lawrence Durkin Mrs. Maureen Durkin (PA) Ms. Terry Eberhard Asch Mr. & Mrs. John Edmond, Jr. Ms. Kathleen (Morgan) Ehli ‘68 James & Patricia (Curran) Ellsworth ‘67 (PA) Ms. Monica Engelbrecht ‘14 Mrs. Julie (Dixon) Esposito Mr. & Mrs. George Fairchild (P) Ms. Maria Falcao Anonymous (P) Mr. Scott Fawcett Laurie (Scholl) Fernandez ‘90 Mr. & Mrs. William Fesh Mr. Doug Fiacco Figs Wood Fired Bistro Mr. John Finnegan ‘18 Ms. Karen Fischer-Perkins ‘70 Dennis & Marie Mr. Joe Fitzpatrick Mr. Matt Fitzpatrick Kevin & Pam Fitzpatrick Mrs. Kathleen (Curran) Fitzsimmons ‘72 Mr. Benjamin Fletcher ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Fletcher (P) Ms. Virginia Foye Sousou ‘82 Frank Pepe’s Development Co. Ms. Jillian Fredette ‘18 Ms. Lynn Marie Freer ‘70 Mr. Jared H. Fritch Mr. Karl Gabelman ‘77 Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Mary (Gage) Los ‘82 Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gallagher, Jr. Ms. Jean Garavel ‘81 Ms. Mary Beth Garavel ‘68 Ms. Lauren Garvey ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. John Gasparrini (P, PA) Mr. Matthew Gerbo ‘18 Ms. Emily Giampietro ‘18 Pete & Peggy (Foley) Gillen ‘82 Mrs. Maureen (Curran) Gilmartin ‘92 Mr. Mike Giraulo Mrs. Helen (Gulya) Goewey ‘68 Ms. Claire Goode ‘18 Mrs. Ellen (Prunty) Goyda ‘82 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Grana ‘74 Warren & Heather (Shea) Greene ‘91 Ms. Sandra Grenier ‘92 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Grube (PA) Mr. Jack Guiry ‘18 30

Ms. Mary Gulya ‘66 Mrs. Dorathea Gulya-Stasny ‘67 Ms. Robin Haddad Mr. & Mrs. Dixon Hall (P) Anonymous Ms. Barbara Hammersley Mr. John Hanna ‘68 Mr. Walter Hartl Mr. Brian Hatcher ‘12 Ms. Katherine Haug Ms. Carol Hawk ‘91 Mrs. Theresa Hawk (GP) Mr. Alec Head ‘18 HealthTrust Purchasing Group Ms. Jennifer Heaton-Jones (P) Ms. Teresa Hegarty-White ‘68 Dr. Jennifer Henderson ‘88 Andrea Henry ‘90 Mr. & Mrs. James Hess (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Hewitt (P, PA) Dr. & Mrs. Patrick D. Higgins * Mr. & Mrs. William Houser Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hrabcsak (P) Mr. Joseph Hunt ‘70 Mr. & Mrs. Francis Hurgin ‘70 Ms. Carolyne Hynes (P) Ms. Julia Iannucci ‘18 Ms. Lisa Inserra (P) j. lawrence downtown Jacqueline’s Restaurant & Bakery Ms. Makinsey Jarboe ‘18 Major & Mrs. Robert Jedzinak ‘66 John’s Best Pizza & Restaurant Ms. Danielle Johnson (P) Mr. Pierre Joyal Mr. & Mrs. Anton Kaeslin (PA) Ms. Alexandra Kaeslin ‘12 Ms. Mary Catherine Kallberg ‘18 Mr. Ken Keating Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Kelly Ms. Linda Lou King Ms. Clare Koch ‘18 Mr. Richard Kohut ‘77 Ms. Marina Kolitsas ‘18 Ms. Kathleen (Shaughnessy) Kryspin ‘82 Father Sean Kulacz La Zingara Restaurant Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaBonne Ms. Maureen Lanza ‘85 Mr. Mark LaPorte ‘09 * Mr. William Lavelle Lavender Nails Mr. Thomas LeFebvre ‘18 Mr. Wayne Leiss ‘82 Mr. Nicholas Lenz ‘21 Ms. Joan Leveille Edward & Jeannette (Kuck) Liebers ‘82 Ms. Kathleen Lindenmayer Mr. & Mrs. Jim LiVolsi (PA)

Megan LiVolsi ‘97 Ms. Barbara Lombardi ‘68 Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Lucas Ms. Ilona Ludanyi ‘18 Luxx Nails Ms. Laura (Schiller) Mackay ‘70 Bill & Kimberly (Werdann) MacKinnon ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Michael MacMenamin ‘71 Erin A. Maguire ‘93 Ms. Patricia (Shea) Mancuso ‘68 Ms. Margaret Marcone (P, PA) Market Place Restaurant Marketplace Kitchen & Bar Ms. Mary Mattor ‘82 Hal & Rebecca Mayerson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph McCann ‘79 H. Matt & Candis (Ferris) McCarty ‘70 Mr. Kevin McCoy ‘18 Ms. Kelly McGovern Mrs. Susan McGuinness Getzinger (P) Mr. & Mrs. Ralph McIntosh ‘68 Kelly McLachlan ‘89 Senator Michael McLachlan Ms. Geraldine McNamara ‘70 Mr. Connor McNerney ‘18 Mr. Terrence McNicholas ‘98 Mr. George Menzies Ms. Jennifer Merrill-Pecora ‘87 Mrs. Lisa (Papp) Mesner ‘82 Mezon Tapas Bar & Restaurant Charles Duncan III & Louise Michael ‘70 Mr. Andrew J. Michela Mrs. Stacia (Johnson) Montenegro ‘82 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Morse ‘83 Mr. Joseph Muchanski * George & Catherine (Richardson) Murdock ‘69 Janine Murphy ‘82 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Murphy ‘92 (P) Ms. Lillian (Smith) Murphy ‘70 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Michael Natal (P, PA) * Paul & Elizabeth Naves (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nelson, Jr. (PA) Ms. Lucy Nevin ‘21 New Fairfield Food Center Nick’s Catering & Restaurant Nicky’s Haircutters Nico’s Pizza & Pasta Nikos Gyros Mr. & Mrs. Ruben Nogueira (P, PA) Mr. John Noone ‘84 Mr. & Mrs. Francis Novachek Ms. LouAnna O’Connell ‘20

Mr. & Mrs. John O’Connell (P) Ms. Ann O’Hara (PA) Eileen O’Marra ‘83 O’Neil’s Sandwich & Coffee Bar Sean & Kelly (Stabell) O’Rourke ‘82 (P) One Stop Cleaners Renzo & Monica Ortega * Mrs. Linda Orlando Ottavio ‘69 Ms. Maria Pacelli ‘77 Mr. James Pacific ‘72 Ms. Nicole Palmieri ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Palmieri Ron & Annie Paltrowitz Mr. & Mrs. Michael Pascuzzi ‘70 Mr. Mark Pass & Ms. Cristin Bidetti (P) Ms. Doreen Pastorok ‘70 Ms. Kathleen (Earle) Paulson ‘87 Mr. Whitney Payton (P) Mr. Thomas Pesce ‘99 Mr. J. Mark Peters ‘82 Mrs. Genevieve Pietras (GP) Robbin Preusse ‘77 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Craig Preveza (P) Edward & Clara (Ferreira) Price ‘87 Prime Pub Mr. & Mrs. Scott Prokop ‘86 Mr. Charles Puckhaber ‘82 Pulcinella’s Wood Fired Pizza R New England Home Mrs. Barbara (Berry) Randall ‘69 Ms. Marla Rebhan ‘87 Red Rooster Ms. Patricia (Quattrochi) Reiss ‘68 Mr. Niall Reynolds * Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association Mr. & Mrs. Michael Riggs (P) Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ringes (PA) Ms. Carol (Zacher) Rinkoff ‘70 Mr. Dave Rinn Rizzuto’s Restaurant Group Ms. Kristen Roessler ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Karl Roessler (P) Ms. Stacey Rohen ‘82 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ross (P) Mr. Derek Ross ‘18 Rosy Tomorrows, Inc. Kathy (Judge) Roventini ‘92 Ms. Jacqueline Russell ‘70 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Sahl (P) Saint Gregory the Great School Sandy Two Nails & Spa Mr. Ryan Santora ‘21 Justin & Christine (Daly) Saudo ‘93 Mr. Tony Saviano ‘75 Anthony Scalzo Mr. & Mrs. Paul Schaffer (P, PA) Mr. Jonathan Schickler ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. William Schlichting (P)

Ms. Paula (Marconi) Scholz ‘67 Ms. Maureen Scott ‘77 Mr. & Mrs. Scott Scriven (P) Ms. Nannette Scudiero Mr. Timothy Seaman ‘18 Ms. Audrey Sedensky ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. John Segreti (P) Ms. Krista Segreti ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Setaro ‘83 Robert & Mary (Ehrhard) Shooshan ‘66 Ms. Arianna Shovak ‘18 Silver Touch Ms. Ayanna Simmons ‘18 Mr. Gary Simone ‘72 Mr. Anthony Simone ‘01 Sinapi’s Pizza Katie McLachlan Smith ‘89 St. Joseph Childrens Choir Mr. Paul Steinmetz Mr. John Stevenson ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Devin Stilson ‘69 Ms. Nicolette Stocks ‘18

Stop & Shop Mr. & Mrs. Robert Suchy Mr. Mark Sullivan ‘68 Ms. Laura Sullivan ‘01 Anonymous (P) Matthew & Teresa Sullivan ‘91 Ms. Barbara Talarico Taproot Mr. & Mrs. Dean Tarsi ‘68 Kathleen McKenna Tauro ‘66 Ms. Erin Taverna ‘18 Mr. Bradley Thayer ‘19 The Graphic Edge The Meeting House Pub The Secret Hair Salon The Sycamore Drive-In The Toy Room Three Brothers Diner Tiger Sports Tivoli Restaurant Mr. & Mrs. Richard Tomaino Ms. Madeline Tomanelli ‘18 Mrs. Virginia Gabriella (Russotti) Tomano ‘82

Thank You!

252 524

Alumni Donors

$100

Parent & Parent Alumni Donors

134

Leadership Society Members

Most popular gift to the I Am Immaculate Fund

1,207

Individuals & organizations supported Immaculate High School this year.

James & Elizabeth (Peterson) Tompkins ‘70 Mr. Frank Traynor ‘70 Albert & Barbara Uziel Varano Bakery, Inc. Ms. Cassandra Varian ‘18 Mr. Colin Vecchiariello ‘18 Ms. Keri Vecchiariello ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Veilleux Victoria’s Wood Fired Pizza Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Villanueva (P) Mr. J. Matthew Villanueva ‘18 Mr. Vincent Vollono Mr. Edward Walker ‘18 Ms. Madeline Werdann ‘18 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Werdann ‘87 (P) Mr. Robert White Mrs. Margaret (Gillotti) Williams ‘68 Ms. Barbara Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Wixted ‘77 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Xavier (PA) Ms. Patricia Zaccone

Mr. & Mrs. Dominic Zancan ‘77

KEY *Faculty/staff/coach (P) Current parent (PA) Parent of an alumni (GP) Grandparent Immaculate makes every effort to ensure the accuracy in the Annual Giving Report.

However, unintentional errors do occur. Please accept our apologies and contact the Advancement Office at (203) 744-1510 ext. 159 to help us correct our records.

$461,606.73 Total Event Giving at Immaculate in 2017-18

$209,307.53

Raised for the I Am Immaculate Fund

I Am Immaculate Fund 45% Adopt A Mustang 11% Scholarship Breakfast 3% Gifts in Kind 11% Golf Outing 7% Gala 22%

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Hall of Fame

High School inducted Coach Immaculate Francisco “Chico” Barata (Boys Soccer Coach

1991-2010), David Bonilla ‘00 (Cross Country, Basketball & Baseball), Nikki (Weiss) Conte ‘07 (Soccer & Basketball), Chris Haddad ‘00 (Basketball & Baseball) and the 1986 State & WCC Championship Ice Hockey Team into its Athletic Hall of Fame on May 4. Congratulations to all!

The ceremony also featured a special presentation of Immaculate’s first 1,000 point basketball, which was presented to the school by recipient Paul Hiro ‘68. Immaculate High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame was founded in 1989 and now has 86 members and three teams.

IHS is excited to announce a new state-of-theart 70” touchscreen that will be displayed in our

front lobby at the start of the school year, featuring information about our Athletic Hall of Fame inductees and championship teams.

Immaculate extends a special thank you to all the volunteers and sponsors who made the Hall of Fame event and touchscreen possible. Hall of Fame nominations will open again in early 2019.

Stay tuned for details.

Hall of Fame

Fast Facts

First HOF induction was in 1989

86 Hall of Famers 2 Supporters of Athletics 1 69 Athletes 11 Coaches 3 Teams Administrator

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Patrick Higgins, Paul Hiro ‘68 and Mary Maloney

Top Left:

Art Haddad & David Bonilla ‘00 Top Right: John Barata ‘96 & Francisco Chico Barata Bottom Left: Bob Nelson & Chris Haddad ‘00 Bottom Right: Nelson Mingachos ‘89 & Nikki (Weiss) Conte ‘07

Alumni Spotlight

Marc Ennis ‘93 Marc Ennis ’93 was awarded the 2017 Annual Chairman’s Award from American Airlines.

Only 100 out of over 120,000 American Airlines employees worldwide receive the award each year.

It is the highest honor that American Airlines bestows upon its team members for going above and beyond and making a positive impact. He was recognized for his ongoing involvement with

pilot recruitment and hiring, new pilot mentoring and the Chicago Air & Water Show. While Marc has had much professional success, he has never forgotten his alma mater!

At IHS, Marc was involved with S.A.D.D., Yearbook Committee (co-editor his senior year), and played tennis. He graduated with Distinguished Honors and was a member of the National Honor Society. He shared, “Every member of the faculty was devoted to my success.

Influential educators like Mr. David Couch and Mr. Denis Bouffard made a lasting impression on me.”

After Immaculate, Marc graduated from Parks College of Saint Louis University in 1997 with a B.S. in Aviation Science/Professional Pilot. His first job in aviation was as a Flight Instructor. He went on to fly cancelled checks and bank notes for a small cargo company. From there, he flew for a United Express commuter airline, and then was hired at American Airlines in 1999. He is currently a Boeing 737 Captain based at Chicago O’Hare. Marc has flown the Boeing 727, McDonnell Douglas MD-80, Boeing 737, and Boeing 787 for American over the last 19 years.

Marc shared, “If any Mustangs are ever on board one of my flights please stop by the flight deck after the flight to say hello!”

Marc is from Newtown, CT, but currently lives with his wife, Katie, in Geneva, IL, a western suburb of Chicago. He is on the road 15-17 days a month. He volunteers for various programs at his local parish and food bank and is very active in his Union’s new pilot mentoring program. But, thanks to technology, helping IHS over the years has been possible despite his busy travel schedule.

Marc has connected via text, email, teleconference, Facebook, etc. to help plan his 20th and 25th class reunions, volunteer in the Alumni Association as a ‘93 Class Rep, and co-chair Immaculate’s huge 50th Anniversary Weekend Celebration – all from the comforts of his home in Chicago or from a hotel room!

Sometimes literally thousands of miles from IHS, but still making a valuable contribution. “I encourage everyone to support the school’s activities, fundraisers, and scholarships. Most importantly, stay connected. Even if you are no longer local, I am proof that location doesn’t matter. It’s about honoring Mustangs who have come before us and leaving it better for the next generation,” said Marc.

“IHS prepared me for college and my career, as well as, morally and spiritually for life. It helped me grow in my Catholic faith and taught me the importance of serving others. I’m a better person and closer to God because of it,” said Marc. “I wouldn’t be the person that I am today if it wasn’t for my foundational IHS education and experience. IHS inspired faith, leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and excellence in me.

For that, I am forever grateful.” And, we are grateful for true-blue alumni like Marc who make a difference for Immaculate High School!

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ONCE A MUSTANG…ALWAYS A MUSTANG!

Our alumni came “home” in 2018 to…

HONOR In November, we invited alumni and other veterans in our community to join us for a special Veterans Day Tribute.

All were honored for their service to our country, as patriotic music was performed by our choir and band, and reflections from alumni veterans were read by our students.

Give Back

Above: Class of ’68 – 50th Reunion gift funds Stations of the Cross for the Monsignor John Hossan Memorial Chapel Right: Class of 2012 – 5 year reunion

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share Keynote speaker, Dr. Jonathan Dator ‘01 and over 25 Alumni Speakers at Career Day at IHS.

Play Alumni Hockey Game Former student-athletes come back to cheer on today’s Mustangs, as well as to play in alumni games, reuniting them with former teammates and recalling many of their fondest high school memories.

GATHER Right: Mustangs on the Road – Naples, FL Reception hosted

by Kathy Azzariti Below: Family, Alumni and Faculty Gather for Mass in IHS Chapel in Memory of Erik Wekerle ‘90

Remember

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Class Notes The News and Notes of Mustang Alumni

Tim Deakin ’77 has invented and patented a bottle or can holder that also holds your smart phone in a touchable pocket.

Carol (Butler) Gulya ’67 and her husband just celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in May! They have four children and six grandchildren.

Diane (Deakin) Euvrard ’77 was promoted at the Superior Court of Danbury on October 13, 2017 to the position of Official Court Reporter. She is now the supervisor of the Court Reporter’s Office.

Monsignor Tom Powers ’83, Vicar General for the Diocese of Bridgeport, was joined by fellow IHS alumni as he was honored at the St. John Fisher Seminary First Annual Rector’s Dinner in April. Pictured L-R are: Joe Draper ‘82, Susie (Powers) Kulusic ‘82, Mark Motyka ‘83, Kevin Elston ‘83, Tom Powers ‘83, Robert Leggett ‘83, Andrea Baker ‘84, Meghan (Powers) Cummings ‘84 and Tim O’Leary ‘83.

Former IHS football teammates from the ’86 State Championship Team, Jon Fenaroli ’87 and Joe Kohut ’87, meet up in CT!

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Laura Schmeltz ‘88 celebrated her 20th anniversary working for Collette Vacations in Pawtucket, RI and was promoted to Associate Manager of Group Accounting Operations.

Brendan Jugler ‘68 was inducted into the Connecticut Football Officials Association Hall of Fame.

Dr. Mark Sanna ’79 was named Membership Chairman for the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP.org). The Foundation’s mission is to create public awareness of chiropractic as a drug-free alternative for pain relief.

Andrea Baker ‘84 is seen with fellow IHS alumni Patty Schmiedel ‘84, Mike O’Hara ‘84, Andrea Dolan ‘84 and Ray Baker ‘86 at the InnerCity Scholarship Fund/Champions for Quality Education event, which she co-chairs.

Liz Durkin ’89 (left) is the Campaign Manager for Julie Kushner, candidate for CT State Senate in the November elections.

Kate ’91 & Caryl ’91 Drohan, the Head Softball Coaches for Northwestern University, are seen together here after their 500th win in 2016 and now have 570 wins in 17 years at NU! The Wildcats returned to the NCAA Regional final round this year for the seventh time under Kate and Caryl.

Jennifer (Paxter) Hoxsey ’91 began a new chapter in her professional life on June 4 as a Clinical Nurse Education Manager at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital.

Alexandra Lukianoff ’91, MD started a new position as Medical Director at St. Francis/Mt. Sinai Center for Advanced Wound Healing.

John Barata ’96 was recently named one of the Top 50 most influential people in New England soccer by the New England Soccer Journal.

Meagan (Cann) Neville ‘03 received the Top 40 under 40 recognition among business entrepreneurs in Fairfield County, CT. She is the Founder/Creative Director at Workspace Collective in Danbury.

Javier Soegaard ’06 started a new position in Operations and Logistics at Citizens Resources LLC in Boston. He married Lisa on July 29, 2017 at Saint Brigid of Kildare Church in South Boston, MA in the great company of many IHS alums!

Cara Capilli ’14 will teach second grade at Saint Mary School in Ridgefield this fall. Cara recently graduated from Catholic University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education.

Michael Hudak ’14 graduated in May with a double major in Communications and Sports Management from Florida State University and will begin working with WCTV (a CBS affiliate) in Tallahassee as a Weekend Sports Anchor and Reporter.

Sara Rizzo ’14 was among 15 members of The University of Scranton’s class of 2018 who graduated from its Business Leadership Honors Program and Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program. She graduated magna cum laude, majoring in accounting and philosophy and will be returning to Scranton in the fall to work as a GTA in the Kania School of Management while getting her MBA. This summer she is working as an Advisory Intern at PWC in New York City.

Katie McAdams ’17 started a new job as a Resource Teacher at The Goddard School in Wilton, CT and is the new studio intern at Ben’s Bells in Bethel, CT. Katie studies Corporate Communication at Belmont University in Nashville.

Visit www.immaculatehs.org/alumni to find out about: ALUMNI EVENTS & REUNIONS SPOTLIGHTS UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION IN MEMORIAM IHS ALUMNI APPAREL SERVING IN THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Questions? Contact Denise (Henry) Suarez ’87, Director of Alumni Relations 37

PASSING ON THE GIFT OF AN IMMACULATE EDUCATION Immaculate High School has become a tradition for many of our families. The Class of 2018 has 14 legacy families – students having one or more parents who graduated from Immaculate. We are blessed to continue to have a significant number of legacy students in every class who can relate to the stories and traditions of Immaculate that have been handed down through the years. We extend a sincere thank you to all of our alumni who have made the Immaculate experience part of their family tradition and for supporting IHS in this very meaningful way.

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Pictured L-R are Ron Gleissner ’86, Marnie (Wichman) Gleissner ’82, Molly Gleissner ’18, Tim Seaman ’18, Michael Seaman ’84, Rick Werdann ’87, Madeline Werdann ’18, Kevin McCoy ’18, Debra (Drury) McCoy ’87, Kathleen (Gribbin) DeMarco ’88, Stephen DeMarco ’18, Rebecca (Dzubak) Mercaldo ’81, Adriana Mercaldo ’18, Brendan Deakin ’86, Liam Deakin ’18, Andrew Capellaro ’18, Sandra (Lopes) Capellaro ’88, Matthew Gallagher ’79, Dylan Gallagher ’18, Colleen Hawk ’18, James Hawk ’82, Meghan Schlichtig ’18, Bill Schlichtig ’85, Carolyn (Sullivan) Schlichtig ’87, Joseph Suarez ’18, Denise (Henry) Suarez ’87, Meg Coyle ’18, Lisa (Broadbridge) Coyle ’81. Missing from picture: Chris Coyle ’82

Alumni Giving Alumni Donors July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018

1966 Joseph Abdella Sr. Helen Blodgett Denise Sullivan Butkowsky John Butkowsky Brenda (Culhane) Cleary JoAnn Constantini Nancy (Milot) Duhamel Margaret (Fazzino) Graf Mary Gulya Victoria Hickey Robert Jedzinak Gordon Juhl James Murphy Jo-Anne (Tomanio) Price John Schmuecker Mary (Ehrhard) Shooshan Kathleen McKenna Tauro 1967 Maryanne (Cristaldi) Bachyrycz Terry (Miller) Bourque Susan (Murphy) Carbone Paul Cumming Sharon (Kelly) DeJoseph Thomas DeJoseph Patricia (Curran) Ellsworth Susan (Cavanaugh) Elmore Steven Erhardt Dorathea Gulya-Stasny Harold Morgan Barbara Murphy Donna (Begg) Palmer Paula (Marconi) Scholz Michael Sturges 38

James Tierney 1968 Donald Barton Kathleen (Barrett) Coladarci Kathleen Coleman Emil Curran Joyce (Jowdy) Curran Thomas Curran Patricia Delohery-Kieras Raymond Doolan Kathleen (Morgan) Ehli Julie (Dixon) Esposito Michael Fagan Mary Beth Garavel Regina Gardner Helen (Gulya) Goewey Maria (Bento) Goncalves John Hanna Teresa Hegarty-White Joyce Hess Paul Hiro Brendan Jugler Michael Kearns Cathleen Kowalski Barbara Lombardi Lockwood Lyons Patricia (Shea) Mancuso James Mannion Sandy (Define) Margoles Ralph McIntosh Timothy McMullin Jacqueline Hegarty Newman Patricia (Stankaitis) O’Neil Christopher Palmer Patricia (Quattrocchi) Reiss Elizabeth Riddle Nancy (Cavagna) Rovito Mark Sullivan Dean Tarsi

Margaret (Gillotti) Williams Robert Wilson Michael Zarcone 1969 Maureen (Brew) Arsenault Robert Brunetti Susan (Lombardi) Clarkson Frank Fiorita Mary Ellen (Daly) Fiorita Emily (Hanna) Hayes Catherine (Richardson) Murdock Linda (Orlando) Ottavio F. Michael Palmer Nancy (Buzaid) Palmer Barbara (Berry) Randall Patricia Saviano Deborah Shanley-Benzaia Devin Stilson Patricia Wixted 1970 Anonymous Margaret (Wixted) Auger Joseph Becker Anne (Goodwin) Belanger David Bennett Deborah (Jones) Bette Peter Bette Ramona (Lariccia) Brunetti Veronica (Cerrone) Burson Maria Casas Regas Christou Norman Clarkson Melinda (Prinz) Crews Mary (Rowe) DeJoseph Anna Marie DeMattei Nicole Dorman Kathleen Dunne Karen Fischer-Perkins

Mary Ann (Grandieri) Foncello Lynn Marie Freer Joseph Hunt Francis Hurgin Laura (Schiller) Mackay Barbara (Pawlisak) Mahoney Candis (Ferris) McCarty Geraldine McNamara Louise Michael Peter Molinaro John Mulvihill Lillian (Smith) Murphy Michael Pascuzzi Doreen Pastorok Karin (Craig) Petrini Carol (Zacher) Rinkoff Jacqueline Russell Elizabeth (Peterson) Tompkins Frank Traynor 1971 Carl Bailey Nancy Baldaserini Paulette (Levesque) Hart Jan Maria Jagush Michael MacMenamin James Purcell Anne (Simpson) Schmiedel Robert Schmiedel Michael Timan Mark Vaghi Margaret (Reese) Williamson 1972 Patricia (Tulipani) Becker James Brew Marie Connors-Gilmore Edward Durkin Kathleen (Curran) Fitzsimmons Michael Frank

Kathleen (Flanagan) Grabert Gary Gramling Frances (Polakowski) Holloway Arthur Gregory Horan Marta Keane Robert Mahoney James Pacific Mary Quinlan Gary Simone Robert Van Houten Alice (Motta) Wells 1973 Angela (Gogliettino) Flannery Elizabeth (Wierengo) Moran Patricia (McGrath) Palmer Eleanor Staib Richard Stoops Jay Vaccarelli 1974 Colette (Connolly) Bennett Daniel Bucko Patricia (Comer) Cochran William Craig Joseph Grana Gary Hartell Peggy (Shea) Hewett Loretta McGahran Steve Palmer 1975 Claire (Mahoney) Anderson Brian Burnell Eugene Casagrande James Foley Tony Saviano Barton VosWinkel 1976 Laurie Albano Anonymous Lori (Dennehy) Burns Cynthia Clarke Anne DelSignore DiMauro Denise Gagne-Kurpiewski Henry Louis, Jr Catherine (Gerwien) Pinto Suzette (Dorman) Servas 1977 Cecilia (Spinella) Calabrese Michael Casey Paul Convertito Karl Gabelman Maureen (Elston) Kerins Richard Kohut Joseph Morrissey Maria Pacelli Dennis Palmer Robbin (Pennell) Preusse Joan Pryde Gary Raymond Mary (Briscoe) Raymond Maureen (Frohnhoefer) Scott Kathleen (Mahoney) Wakeford Dennis Wixted Dominic Zancan 1978 Mark DePaul Cathleen Gianfranceschi Thomas Hefferon Joan (Wixted) Kiely Lisa (Briscoe) Plumb

Thomas Sansone 1979 Bernadette (Gillen) Addessi Catherine (Spak) Amodeo Anonymous Debbie (Caravetta) Burke Robert DeLuca Kellie (Hickson) DuFault Gerald Garavel Jennifer (Brockelman) Lynch Martin Lynch Joseph McCann David Rowan 1980 Timothy LiVolsi Cynthia (Campbell) McHugh Stan McKenney Meg (Losee) Riefberg Edward Ward 1981 Salvatore Chieffalo Lisa (Broadbridge) Coyle Kathleen (Frainier) Fredrickson Jean Garavel Richard Honeck Patricia (Foley) McFarlin Rebecca (Dzubak) Mercaldo Marianne (Urkiel) Mitchell Scott Mitchell Thomas Montesi Jose Rios Marjorie Shannon 1982 Jennifer (Parsons) Abercrombie Richard Abercrombie Mary (Fedigan) Bickelhaupt Jennifer Boyce Michele (LaJoie) Chipman Kerry (Fitzmaurice) Coelho Cynthia (Scotti) Connelly Christopher Coyle Kathleen Dean Joseph Draper Elisabeth (Guenther) Foley Virginia Foye Sousou Mary Gage-Los Peggy (Foley) Gillen Ellen (Prunty) Goyda Daniel Hall James Hawk Kathleen (Shaughnessy) Kryspin Wayne Leiss Jeannette (Kuck) Liebers Kathleen LiVolsi Christopher Mango Mary Mattor Lisa (Papp) Mesner Stacia (Johnson) Montenegro Elizabeth Morrissey Janine Murphy Denis O’Hara Kelly (Stabell) O’Rourke Sean O’Rourke J. Mark Peters Charles Puckhaber Stacey (Edwards) Rohen Peter Ruppert Virginia Gabriella (Russotti) Tomano 1983 Peter Brockelman James Coffey Kevin Elston

Dennis Fulling Jennifer Gouveia Peter Hassiak Robert Morse Eileen O”Marra Christopher Setaro Joseph Sullivan Kim (Cervera) Winter 1984 Andrea Baker Meghan (Powers) Cummings Danielle Gagnon Michael Halas Theresa (Campagna) Marra John Noone Frank Salvatore Michael Seaman Martin Tuite 1985 Suellen (Green) Braddock Lynn (LaForte) Dudas John Garrish Jay Gunzy Rebecca (Gage) Johnston Maureen (O’Neill) Lanza Ed Nichols 1986 Anonymous David Cappiello Brendan Deakin Julie A (Leopold) Deluca Joleen (Garofalo) Dennison Mary-Alice (McFeeley) Lavado Fiona (Ryan) Mullins Scott Prokop 1987 Scott Banning Paul Blaszka Keith Bliss Matthew Burns Susan (DeAndrade) Conrad Theresa (Brady) Cooper Laura Corsano Deborah (Casey) Curtin Sean Deakin Laura (Foye) Levin Megan LiVolsi Debra (Drury) McCoy Shawn McLean Jennifer (Jardeleza) Merrill-Pecora Kathleen (Earle) Paulson Clara (Ferreira) Price Marla Rebhan Dana (Henry) Saidman Denise (Henry) Suarez Laura (Bierwirth) Wax Richard Werdann 1988 Anonymous Anonymous Maureen (Mango) Austin Michael Bonelli Sandra (Lopes) Capellaro Raymond Conta Kathleen (Gribbin) DeMarco Jeannie (Coleman) Demko Timothy Ganse Jennifer Henderson Faith Hickey Brendan O’Marra Thomas Saadi

1989 Robert Bongo Barbara (Dominakus) Braatz Nicole (Randazzo) Cipriani Michelle (Lentner) Foye William Foye Susan Kaback-Poulos Beth Anne LiVolsi Brian McGovern Kelly McLachlan Nelson Mingachos Michael Pizzo Bernard Reidy Joe Ryan Robert Schlichtig Katherine (McLachlan) Smith 1990 James Cipriani Sean Curran Nancy (Shelley) Darmory Laurie (Scholl) Fernandez Patrick Gribbin Andrea Henry Thomas Christopher Hogan Andrew Morgado Jeffrey Previdi Cheryl (Amaral) Shea Monika (Gronlund) Shubert Jeffrey Simpson Kelly (Moffa) Whalen 1991 Paulo Almeida Andrew Barry Danielle (Guertin) Bon Tempo Katie Theresa (Chicklinski) Cahill Georgina (Knowles) Carlson Margene (Goyette) Davidson Thomas Dominakus Tamara (Pesce) Douglas Michael Durante Heather (Shea) Greene Carol Hawk Amy (Duhamel) Heinrichs Margaret (Bierwirth) Kent Alexandra Lukianoff Kimberly (Werdann) MacKinnon Robert O’Neill Matthew J Sullivan 1992 Joseph Bouffard Kim (O’Brien) Coragan Paul Cumberton Maureen (Curran) Gilmartin Sandra Grenier Robin (Octavio) Hernandez Alison (Boyce) Katz Michael Murphy Kathleen (Judge) Roventini Robert Stanley Owen Tharrington 1993 Jack Bouffard Marc Ennis Jennifer (Green) Kelley Erin Maguire Christine (Daly) Saudo Scott Woestman Victor Almeida 1994 Isabel (Vaz Corte-Real) Almeida Michaele (Karloutsos) Giannoutsos Terri (LiVolsi) Poulos 39

Alumni Giving 1995 Brian Melody

Katherine (McCartney) Neugold Stephanie Rebeiro

1996 John Barata

2006 Tyler Archer Matthew Stevens

1997 Michael Hufnagel Cathleen Revell 1998 Paula Boa Sousa Terrence McNicholas 1999 Colin Gehan Rev. Fr. Nikolas Karloutsos Tom Pesce 2000 Teresa Barata David Bonilla Joshua Critelli Vincent DiGilio Katie Vannucci 2001 Anthony Conte Steve Robbins Anthony Simone Laura Sullivan Molly Vannucci 2002 Joseph Mohn 2003 Stacey (Malone) Dunderdale Jessica (Belowich) Fazio John Gregory Kevin C. Hudak 2005 Kyle Cerminara Dennis Fitzgerald Clark Neugold

2007 Byron Cody Jacqueline (Weiss) Conte Anthony Rizzo, III 2008 Chelsie (Rizzo) Kaptein Brian McGrath 2009 Josh Dibella Mark LaPorte Ryan Nolan 2010 Gavin Buckley Sean McGrath 2012 Brian Hatcher Alexandra Kaeslin 2013 Tiffany Basile Danielle Bissonette Keith Taverna 2014 Dana Daly Monica Engelbrecht Sara Rizzo Samantha Rosenblum 2015 Taylor Basile Anthony Coppola Gabe Correa Andrew Rosenblum

2017 David Bono Dominic Coppola MacKenzie Rizzo 2018 Abigail Allen Jack Brooks Matthew Brugnatelli Anthony Camillo Andrew Capellaro Katherine Cassetta Adriana Chamberlin Andrew Chiodi Emma Connolly Sean Connolly Meghan Coyle Joseph Crowley Dominick Curra Kendra Dascano John Deakin Liam Deakin Lucas DeBartolo Stephen DeMarco Ronan Doherty James Fahey John Finnegan Benjamin Fletcher Jillian Fredette Lauren Garvey Matthew Gerbo Emily Giampietro Matthew Giorgio Claire Goode Silke Grootaers Jack Guiry Alex Hallahan Colleen Hawk Alec Head Julia Iannucci Makinsey Jarboe Mary Catherine Kallberg Clare Koch Marina Kolitsas

Class of 2018 Senior Class Gift 69 gifts, representing nearly 60% of the class and totaling $3,500 in donations!

In Memoriam

FATHER TOM HALKOVIC Beloved former staff member of IHS and longtime Stonehill College Campus Rev. Thomas Halkovic, CSC July 1, 1944 - Sept. 9, 2017

Thomas LeFebvre Ilona Ludanyi Kevin McCoy Connor McNerney Adriana Mercaldo Gabriel Ortiz Nicole Palmieri Kristen Roessler Derek Ross Helena Sabo Lucio Santander Jonathan Schickler Noah Schmidt Wesley Scriven Timothy Seaman Audrey Sedensky Krista Segreti Arianna Shovak Ayanna Simmons John Stevenson Nicolette Stocks Joseph Suarez Erin Taverna Madeline Tomanelli Dominique Valentine Cassandra Varian Colin Vecchiariello Keri Vecchiariello J. Matthew Villanueva Caroline Wax Madeline Werdann

Minister, Rev. Thomas Halkovic, CSC, 73, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 9, 2017. Father Tom worked at Immaculate as a Guidance Counselor from 1978 to 1982 and as the Director of Guidance from 1982 to 1989. Jim Coffey ’83 shared, “Fr. Tom Halkovic was our friend, high school guidance counselor, teacher and one of the most compassionate priests my classmates and I have known.”

Father Tom came back to IHS recently for the 50th Anniversary celebration and will always be remembered for his dedication to the students he served. Countless alumni were saddened to hear the news of his passing and will long remember him fondly. Students, faculty and staff offered our Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on December 8 for the intention of Father Tom.

IN MEMORIAM Please remember our recently departed alumni and staff in your prayers.

Judy (Jensen) Collins ‘67 William Gardner ‘73 Michael Durkin ‘75 Chester Lucas ‘75 Jack Gillotti ‘81 Alicia Pickert ‘89 Jennifer (Nichols) Kolax ‘90 Erik Wekerle ‘90 John Musumeci ‘10 Monsignor John Hossan (former Principal) Father Tom Halkovic (former staff)

If we have inadvertently missed a recently deceased member of the Immaculate family, please email Denise Suarez, Director of Alumni Relations at dsuarez@ myimmaculatehs.org so that we can remember and pray for them at our annual Mass of Remembrance. For a complete listing of deceased alumni by class, please visit www.immaculatehs.org/inmemoriam.

Gifts in Memory/ Honor Throughout the past year, gifts have been made to Immaculate High School to honor an individual or to preserve and perpetuate the memory of loved ones. In 2017-2018, the following family members, classmates, parents and friends made their gifts in honor of those they love, in the spirit of faith and charity.

In memory of Del Albano Ms. Laurie Albano ‘76

In honor of Thomas Lynch Brian Melody ‘95

In memory of Betty Stanley Bob & Maureen Stanley ‘92

In honor of Carmine Mango Maureen Mango AustIn ‘88 and John Austin

In memory of Rebecca Draper Townsend Robert and Jacqueline (Hegarty) Newman ‘68 Louis & Veronica Brugnatelli and Family

In memory of all the military veterans who served from the Class of ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kearns ‘68

In memory of Msgr. John Hossan Roger and Anne-Marie Bouteiller & Family Robert & Ramona (Lariccia) Brunetti ‘69 & ‘70 Ms. Sally Cooney Thomas & Sharon (Kelly) DeJoseph ‘67 Mr. Andrew J. Michela Mr. & Mrs. Peter Molinaro ‘70 Ms. Barbara Ann Murphy ‘67 Michael & Nancy (Buzaid) Palmer ‘69 Chris & Donna (Begg) Palmer ‘68 & ‘67 Mr. Richard T. Stoops ‘73 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Suchy Mr. Robert Van Houten ‘72

In honor of David R. Couch ANONYMOUS ‘91 ANONYMOUS ‘88

In honor of Gladys Doyle and Adele Hudak Kevin C. Hudak ‘03

In honor of music teacher Samantha Murtha Ms. MaryAnn Murtha (PA)

In memory of Louis & Jean DePaul Mr. Mark DePaul ‘78

In memory of Eric Hutchinson Tony Saviano ‘75

In memory of Katherine & Sarah Novachek Mr. and Mrs. Francis Novachek

In honor of Michael Burns ‘14 Mr. Thomas Burns and Mrs. Lisa Lindblom (PA) * In memory of Denis Bouffard Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Xavier (PA) In memory of Evyn Carter Mr. George Menzies

In memory of John D. Dolan, Sr. ANONYMOUS ‘79

In honor of older brother Christian Johnson ‘20 Gavin Johnson

In honor of the amazing faculty and staff Ryan C. Nolan ‘09

In honor of Jennifer (Nichols) Kolax ‘90 Ed Nichols Family

In memory of Ann Gardner McLain ‘67 and William Gardner ‘73 Regina Gardner ‘68

In memory of Edward & Irene Kowalski Dr. Cathleen Kowalski ‘68

In memory of Frances Garrish John Garrish ‘85 In honor of Perry Ghosh ‘21 Ms. Kimberly Valentini In memory of Bernie Henry Jeffrey & Dana (Henry) Saidman ‘87 In memory of Michael D. Hogan Mr. & Mrs. Chris Hogan ‘90 In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Horan, Jr. Gregory Horan ‘72

In memory of Nancy LaBonne Mr. and Mrs. J. William Font Ms. Michele Sokolow Mr. & Mrs. John Fitzpatrick (PA) Barbara & Albert Uziel Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Carolan Mr. and Mrs. Robert LaBonne Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Xavier (PA) In memory of Ted, Nancy and Gregory LaBonne Candlewood Center for Women’s Health Mrs. Nina Dell’ Aquila In memory of Patricia ‘92 & Greg LiVolsi Megan LiVolsi ‘97 Terri (LiVolsi) Poulos ‘94

In honor of KevIn McCoy ‘18 John and Debra (Drury) McCoy ‘87 (P, PA) In honor of Devin McGovern ‘21 Mr. & Mrs. Brian McGovern ‘89 (P)

In honor of Mrs. Wild Ilona Ludanyi ‘18

In honor of Adriana Mercaldo, Class of 2018 Rebecca D. Mercaldo ‘81 (P, PA)

In honor of Nancy and Duke Powell Mr. and Mrs. Evan A. Zuckert In honor of Phil Pretto ‘88, Hall of Fame The Pretto Family In honor of Preusse children Robbin Preusse ‘77 (PA) In honor of Jillian & Lauren Pruner ‘17, ‘21 The Pruner Family (P, PA) In memory of Aileen & John Pryde Ms. Joan Pryde ‘77 In honor of Jimmy Quinlan and Gerry Cowan Mary Quinlan ‘72 In memory of Leo Rosenthal Laura Rosenthal McNerney (P)

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Immaculate is grateful to the following companies for their gifts and to and to those who secured matching gifts from their employers.

AIG IBM Law Office Nicole D. Dorman, LLC Pitney Bowes Pitney Bowes/Global Impact Soros Fund Charitable Foundation Matching Gifts Program The Walt Disney Company Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation YourCause LLC Trustee for Pepsico Employee Giving Program Walt Disney Corporation Matching Gifts

In memory of Karen Selelonis Todd Ms. Paula (Marconi) Scholz ‘67

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Opening the door to your investment...

IMMACULATE HIGH SCHOOL OFFERS ACADEMIC (MERIT) SCHOLARSHIPS 29 awarded to members of the Class of 2022 Range from $1,000 to $6,500.

NEED-BASED (NAMED) SCHOLARSHIPS 8 awarded to members of the Class of 2022 Range from $1,000 to $6,500.

FINANCIAL AID Typically awarded based upon your financial need. $124,750 in Financial Aid was awarded to the Class of 2022.

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Immaculate High School Graduates receive more than 3x the return on their IHS Tuition Investment. On average students receive nearly $167,000 in College Scholarships, Grants and Merit Awards.

YOUR TUITION INVESTMENT Tuition: $13,550 E-book/Class Fee: $600 Technology Laptop Fee: $565 Uniforms: $250-$300 Testing (PSAT): $25 Membership Fees: $50-$100 42

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CLASS OF 2018 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES

(bold is Attending) Adelphi University American University Assumption College Azusa Pacific University Bay Path University Baylor University Becker College Berry College Binghamton University Boston College Boston University Bowling Green State University Bryant University Bucknell University Butler University Canisius College Carroll University (Wisconsin) Case Western Reserve University Catholic University of America Central Connecticut State University Christopher Newport University Clark University Clarkson University Colby-Sawyer College Colgate University College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross College of William and Mary Connecticut College Cornell University Curry College Denison University DeSales University Dickinson College Drexel University Elizabethtown College Elon University Emerson College Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus Fashion Institute of Technology Ferris State University Flagler College Fordham University Franciscan University of Steubenville Franklin Pierce University George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Hendrix College High Point University Hofstra University Husson University Indiana University at Bloomington Iona College Ithaca College James Madison University Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Johnson State College (Northern Vermont University) Kent State University King’s College Lafayette College Le Moyne College Lehigh University Liberty University Loyola University Maryland

Lynchburg College Maine Maritime Academy Manhattan College Manhattanville College Marist College Marquette University Marymount Manhattan College Marywood University Mercyhurst University Merrimack College Miami University, Oxford Ohio Michigan State University Michigan Technological University Mount St. Mary’s University Muhlenberg College Naugatuck Valley/Post Community College Nazareth College New England Institute of Technology New York University North Carolina School of the Arts Northeastern University Northern Arizona University Norwich University Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan University Oklahoma State University Old Dominion University Otis College of Art and Design Pace University, New York City Pace University, Westchester Campus Pennsylvania State University Post University Pratt Institute Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rollins College Rutgers University-New Brunswick Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College Saint Francis University Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Saint Joseph’s University Salem State University Salve Regina University Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design Seton Hall University Siena College Southern Connecticut State University Southern Methodist University Southern New Hampshire University Southwestern University Springfield College St. Bonaventure University St. John’s University - Queens Campus St. Lawrence University St. Norbert College State University of New York at Albany State University of New York at New Paltz Stetson University

Stonehill College Stony Brook University Suffolk University SUNY Maritime College Syracuse University Temple University The American University of Paris The Catholic University of America The College of Saint Rose The New School - All Divisions The Ohio State University The University of Tampa Trinity College Union College (New York) University at Buffalo - The State University of New York University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) University of California, Davis University of California, San Diego University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut University of Connecticut Stamford University of Dallas University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Florida University of Hartford University of Kansas University of Maine University of Maryland University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Miami University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Mississippi University of New Hampshire University of New Haven University of North Carolina School of the Arts University of North Dakota University of Notre Dame University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of Scranton University of South Carolina University of South Florida University of Southern Maine University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Wisconsin Madison Utica College Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute Wake Forest University Wentworth Institute of Technology West Virginia University Western Connecticut State University Western New England University Wheaton College, Massachusetts Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University

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