An An Immaculate Immaculate High High School School Magazine Magazine
Respect • Responsibility • Reverence
Traditions Magazine Fall 2019 President Mary R. Maloney Assistant Principal Mary Ann Foncello ‘70 Design Samantha Kohler Contributing Writers Janine Azzi, Debbie Basile, Tom Burns, Jeannie Demko ‘88, Theresa Ludanyi, Mary R. Maloney, Denise Suarez ‘87 Contributing Photographers Austin Alterio, Denise Suarez ‘87, Robert Taylor Photography, Ethan Beaulac ‘21, Brian Douglas ‘20, Samantha Kohler On the Cover: Stained Glass window of Immaculate Heart of Mary donated by alumna Jo-Anne (Tomanio) Price ‘66. Traditions Magazine is published annually for alumni, parents, parents of alumni and friends of Immaculate High School. Please email 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 collegepreparatory 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 Catholic 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 schooladministered programs.
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Alexa Wild Inspiring Students in the Classroom and on the Stage
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Monsignor John B. Hossan Faith. Family. Legacy Celebrating 30 Years Father Cole Making History at Immaculate
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Providing An Engineering Pathway The Fine Arts; Developing Creativity is an Essential Part of a Well-Rounded Education New Leadership Team Set to Advance Tradition of Athletic Excellence
OUR MISSION
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All American Athletes
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Mustangs on the Road
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Summary of Contributions
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Class Notes
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True Blue Society
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Celebrating the Class of 2019
In the Roman Catholic tradition, Immaculate High School fosters the development of the whole student by nurturing individual spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical and social growth through an academically rigorous college preparatory curriculum that encourages respect, responsibility, reverence, creativity and leadership.
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Letter from the President It is with great pride that we share an abundance of good news about Immaculate High School. Thanks to our parents, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, we have had the privilege to move forward with our Excellence By Design Strategic Plan. Our commitment to fulfill established infrastructure, program and financial stability goals has become a reality. Focused on fostering our Catholic Identity, our alumni launched a campaign to refurbish our Chapel, the foundation of our school’s charism, in honor of our first school Principal, Msgr. John Hossan. Two beautiful original handmade stained glass windows of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Joseph, new Stations of the Cross and handcrafted crucifix from Italy, as well as new cruets, flagon, lavabo and candle stands are some of the special new Chapel additions. Donations to purchase new pews and additional windows are also being made. As a result of redefining and reevaluating our offerings these past four years, programs and extracurricular activities continue to expand to support our student college readiness plans. Our growing technology, engineering, science and fine arts programs afforded students opportunities through which they received exceptional recognition. A composite of approximately 98% of the 124 members of the Class of 2019 were offered a total of $27 million in college scholarships and awards; six students achieved a perfect score on the math SAT section and one student achieved a perfect ACT score. Continuing to uphold the vision of our founders and our school mission, we look forward to offering our new Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program and new Music Production Lab as well as additional engineering and computer technology courses. Thank you for joining us in strengthening our mission and ensuring that our students are provided an exceptional, exemplary and most deserved Catholic school education. We are a blessed community,
Mary R. Maloney President
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Monsignor John B. Hossan Faith. Family. Legacy.
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ur founding Principal believed in the importance of an exceptional Catholic high school education and was devoted to making this happen. When the doors to Immaculate High School opened on July 1, 1962 it was because of his steadfast love of the Lord and of education and his abilities to bring people together for a common good. He was able to share his vision with families and parishes, resulting in the raising of funds to build a whole new school. Reverend Monsignor John B. Hossan crowned this glory with the statue of Mary that stands watchfully over Immaculate High School until this day. 6 To pay the utmost respect to our late founder, on May 19, 2019 our
school’s Chapel was dedicated to Monsignor Hossan after renovation work. With this dedication and the addition of two new stained glass windows, a crucifix and additional furnishings, the heart of our school now better reflects our Catholicism and honors our cherished founder and first Principal in a fitting manner. The windows depict the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Saint Joseph and were a gracious gift from Immaculate alumna Jo-Anne (Tomanio) Price ‘66. Immaculate is grateful to The Most Reverend Frank J. Caggiano, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, who came to Immaculate High School to bless the windows in front of faculty, staff
and friends. In addition, Kamil Salame ‘86 donated a hand-painted Italian crucifix to further enhance the aged Chapel’s functionality and beauty. Immaculate High School is incredibly grateful to Jo-Anne and Kamil for their sacrificial gifts, as well as to the many donors for their contributions, including those who supported reunion class gifts earmarked for the Chapel renovation. (see list of all donor gifts on pg. 39) Another special and very personal item was gifted during the Chapel Dedication Mass and Ceremony when the Hossan family donated Monsignor Hossan’s personal chalice, which he received the day of his
ordination from his parents. This special chalice will be used at future Masses to remind everyone of Monsignor Hossan’s undying love for Immaculate and its students. “For over 50 years, Mass has been celebrated in this Chapel. This renovation assures that our school community will be able to celebrate Mass here for many years to come. Our founding Principal, Monsignor Hossan, was instrumental in constructing this foundational place for prayer and reflection. This dedication honors his legacy and dedication to the charism of our school,” said Mary Maloney, President of Immaculate High School. 7
“The traditions at Immaculate High School must be maintained and they must be lived, and loved, and cherished.”
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n the midst of Immaculate’s outstanding academic, fine arts and athletic programs is the heart and soul of the school, learning about our Catholic faith. For over thirty years, the person at the center of overseeing students’ spiritual growth and preserving the school’s Catholic identity is Father James Cole. A beloved teacher of Religion, English and Latin, Father Cole has also provided spiritual direction, mentorship and support to the entire student body. He has shared his faith and wisdom with students in the classroom, in small group discussions and always made time in his schedule for those who needed him. Father Cole celebrated countless Masses, at which he gave inspiring homilies and challenged students to share their religious reverence and knowledge, practice their faith and love being Catholic.
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His journey began at Immaculate in 1989 as Spiritual Director. Two years later, Father Cole felt that he was “missing another calling by not teaching,” so he started teaching English and Religion to Immaculate
students. He also taught Latin for many years, and those who took these classes can attest to this special, now-unique talent. Support of the students’ academic and spiritual growth was always paramount to Father Cole. He always had one eye on the educational needs of students and the other on their religious growth and understanding of what it means to be a good Catholic. “I believe in instilling in students the fact that they can do both here,” said Father Cole. Studying often and beyond what is taught in class to broaden the mind is important to learning, according to Father Cole. “I tell students that they need to know more than the teacher can ever ask them -- students constantly need to be responsible for nurturing the expansion of their knowledge,” Father Cole said. Father Cole believes being a part of Immaculate High School is an experience he will never forget and he has enjoyed his time here. “Because we are unique, we can give students an experience no one else can.
We give them freedom of thought and teach them that while they are not exclusive, they are special,” he said. He noted that because Immaculate is not dependent on public funding, Immaculate and the Diocesan schools can teach both modern academics and religious spirituality in their own special ways. One of the perks of the job is getting to know so many wonderful, diverse people with a common goal of improving themselves and the world. Father Cole estimates that he has taught over 3,000 students in his 30 years at Immaculate, plus hundreds more in his first years of teaching after nine years as an assistant pastor. “I’ve known a lot of great people...many who have graduated and gone onto to make a difference in their communities, both locally and nationally. So we at Immaculate have done something right,” he noted. He recalls the days when Monsignor John Hossan founded Immaculate High School and Robert Gerwien was Principal, and feels the biggest strength of Immaculate is the faculty.
Making History at Immaculate
“What they established really survives today -- and we have sustained ourselves through all the internal and external changes over the years in large part due to the teachers. The teachers have maintained the academic integrity of this school,” said Father Cole. Father Cole is the only Diocesan priest that teaches full-time, a blessing for Immaculate High School. Before coming to Immaculate he taught at Stamford Catholic High School (now Trinity Catholic High School), and prior to that he was a parish priest at Our Lady of Grace in Stratford and St. Peter Church in Danbury. But the calling to teach was one he couldn’t deny. “In 1980 there was more of an option for a priest to go into a special ministry, so I chose education since I have wanted to be a priest and a teacher since childhood,” Father Cole explained. Growing up in Newark, NJ, Father Cole attended Seton Hall Prep and Seton Hall University and graduated from St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, NY. He was ordained a Catholic priest on May 15, 1971 and it was his choice to come to the Diocese of Bridgeport. What he will miss most as he journeys into a retirement of possible travel and writing are the students and the teachers. “For a while, I was the students’ guide, and I enjoyed getting to know them. And I enjoyed sharing in conversations about the realities of life with the teachers -- one of my favorite things was having lunch together and making light of the trouble of the day,” Father Cole shared. Father Cole also loved attending Immaculate baseball games, and tried to get to every game possible - “I wasn’t a fair-weather fan, I wanted them to count on me and see me as part of the team,” he said. Father Cole may be departing, but he is leaving us a few words of wisdom. “Don’t make changes without understanding what those changes mean, always create and maintain your own sense of identity, and don’t take oneself too seriously,” he implored. And he feels strongly about traditions and what they mean to Immaculate. “Traditions give us a sense of identity and remind us of who we really are -- Immaculate has a great set of traditions that should be maintained and embellished but never discarded, so that we don’t lose focus on who we really are,” Father Cole advised. Thank you Father Cole for this wisdom, for your years of service, for guiding our students and supporting our staff, for being a pleasant addition to the faculty room and for helping us to keep our Catholic faith and identity strong. You will be missed and remembered always!
“We provide a true liberal arts education and we can start each class with a prayer”
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eff Vingo has always been passionate about teaching history to Catholic school students. During his ten years at Immaculate High School, Mr. Vingo instilled the lessons learned from history as well as historical facts. He also provided students with learning experiences outside the classroom to expand their knowledge and hone their related talents. As a UCONN adjunct professor, Mr. Vingo taught AP US History, commonly known by his students as APUSH. He also taught AP Psych to hundreds of students over the years. Mr. Vingo was also advisor for the Model UN team and a former Immaculate softball coach. He enjoyed spending time as teacher with his students both in and out of the classroom. Mr. Vingo shares that his favorite times were “taking the Model UN team to compete in Boston and Washington, DC and chaperoning APUSH trips to historical sights such as Hyde Park, Gettysburg, the Amish country and Philadelphia. Mr. Vingo chose to teach solely in Catholic schools because he believes our schools have a “better feel for what education is really all
about,” and are more focused on teaching to learn than teaching to the test. “We provide a true liberal arts education and we can start each class with a prayer,” he said. “And, besides that, we are 21st Century. Immaculate has modern, state-of-theart technology to assist teachers to help students learn, and the faculty embrace it and use it daily,” Mr. Vingo added. He noted that Immaculate High School made many such advancements since he first started at Immaculate and continues with this commitment year after year. The heart of the classroom is still the teacher. Mr. Vingo epitomizes the calibre of teachers Immaculate has in its classrooms: devotion to his students, quality teaching due to advanced education with a Master’s degree and long-term experience, extracurricular commitment to students by advising clubs and activities, and joy in seeing students learn.
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Mrs. Antonios began teaching Intro to Engineering Design in the 201718 school year and this year added Principles of Engineering. “Immaculate felt strongly about adding an engineering component to our STEM program because we wanted to make the students ready for STEM-related careers in the workforce, especially in engineering, where the demand is high,” she said. The engineering classes allow students to explore the many different fields of engineering. “In class we use a project and problem-solving based approach that will make them ready for other careers as well, including teaching critical thinking skills,” Mrs. Antonios explained. Part of the curriculum is also designed to let students explore the different types of engineering, including the aspects of the career such as salary and demand, and allow them to meet engineers from various fields. “Students were surprised about how many different
Jeanine Antonios Providing An Engineering Pathway
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atholic schools have long been respected for their stellar academic programs, and Immaculate High School is a top provider of modern college-preparatory education for over 50 years, evidenced by the fact that Immaculate has the highest SAT scores of all Diocese of Bridgeport high schools. The strength of our academic program and why students go on to major in technology fields at top universities and colleges is Immaculate’s commitment to STEM education, including engineering classes and clubs.
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The program is led by engineer/teacher Jeanine Antonios, who teaches AP Calculus, Honors Geometry, Principles of
“At Immaculate I get to combine two things that I love, engineering and teaching.”
Engineering and Engineering Design. Mrs. Antonios brings a wealth of experience into her teaching as she holds both a BA and MA in Structural Engineering. “ I worked as a Structural Engineer then I swithed to teaching because I love sharing my knowledge with others and having a positive effect on youth,” said Mrs. Antonios. “At Immaculate I get to combine two things that I love, engineering and teaching,” she said.
types of engineering fields there are,” she added, noting that engineering combines different skills such as marketing and coding. This school year Mrs. Antonios began advising the new IHS Brave Engineers Club, and the results were beyond anyone’s expectations. The team of engineering students won two major awards representing the State of Connecticut at the 2019 National Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) in Washington, DC after winning the State competition. The Brave Engineers Team
captured the National Best First Year Team Award for scoring the highest both in the writing and oral sections. The team also won the International Merit Award -- Judges Award, an award for an exceptional team that the judges felt “had qualities that were not captured by other awards but were worthy of recognition.” This was the first time Immaculate sent a team to the State and National competitions; the team members were James Vigar ‘19 (team leader, theory of operation and design), Keelan Doherty ‘20 (design engineer), Yuxuan Brittany Hu ‘19 (business case), Ruining Nancy Yang ‘19 (safety manager) and Mackenzy Garden ‘19 (graphic design and coordination). The team is also mentored by Mr. Syed Raza and Mrs. Ruthanne Szumski of Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Engines. “The IHS team was the only U.S. team to get two Merit Awards. But more important, the students gained a unique experience that exposed them to real world problems and gave them the opportunity to acquire professional skills,” she noted. The RWDC 2019 Challenge provides high school students the chance to work on realworld engineering challenges using professional science and engineering resources in a virtual environment by applying classroom lessons to real-life challenges found in the working world. The challenge was titled the “Unmanned Aerial System Challenge: Pilot Urban Survey Mission” and required participating teams to design a drone within certain constraints to survey the health of plants in an urban setting. The team also had to follow safety guidelines and build a business case that is profitable to the city and the company. Mrs. Antonios was proud of all of her engineering students, as everyone passed their assessments. In addition to serving as advisor to Brave Engineers Club, she is also advisor to the Math League Cub and co-advisor to Immaculate’s Math National Honor Society Mu Alpha Theta. She is also a proud mother to past, current and future students Rodolph ‘19, Stephanie ‘22 and Raphael ‘26. 11
THE FINE ARTS
Developing Creativity is an Essential Part of a Well-Rounded Education
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ncreasing numbers of students are arriving at Immaculate with experience and aspirations in fine arts disciplines. The connection between students looking for new ways to express themselves and enthusiastic faculty seeking ways to help them grow has been a productive combination and what was a strong but small fine arts program is adding courses, technology and extra-curricular opportunities. Over the last few years, fine arts elective offerings have blossomed from five CP courses, one honors and one AP course into twenty-three options that cover three disciplines - visual arts, choral music and instrumental music - at the CP, Honors, AP and college credit levels. The growth has spilled over into the extra-curricular realm as well - new fine arts related clubs have been added to the list of options available to students outside of class. “The Fine Arts faculty is a cohesive group. As teachers we play off each other’s strengths to achieve our vision of a dynamic program that has breadth and depth, offering students education in the basics coupled with opportunities for progression and professional development over their four years,” said Samantha Kohler, Fine Arts Chairman. Graphic Design - Parochial to Professional Three graphic design courses offer students a continuum of experience which leads them from learning design programs and creating for themselves, through creating something for a third party where the instructor is the intermediary, to working directly with a client to design and produce something that meets the client’s needs. They must learn to put their talents to use in service of another’s vision - which may not always mesh with the student’s artistic point of view. It is an exercise in professional maturation. In addition, students who complete Graphics III are eligible for one semester of college credit in digital design from Western Connecticut State University which will also transfer to 96% of U.S. colleges. Some students who developed professional Graphics III projects include: Joshua Bahn ‘19 who created a video and web pages for a realtor; Anthony Dascano ‘19 who redesigned his father’s business website; and Sophia Pilla ‘19 who prepared a marketing campaign and magazine ad for her father’s company which will be published in a number of magazines.
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The Surf Boards were created by Mrs. Quinn’s Sculpture classes. From left to right: Celia Preveza ‘21, Annie Seaman ‘20, Kaitlyn Segreti ‘21, Jackson Sahl ‘21, Sarah Fields ‘21 and Angela Lai ‘19.
Visual Arts - Foundations Support Creativity The visual arts courses, Introduction to Art, 3-D Sculpture and Design and Drawing and Painting, continue to provide an exceptional foundation in the basics and process of creating artworks, leading to senior electives of AP Studio Art or Honors Portfolio Development, where students develop a body of work that can be used when applying to college. The College Board has completely revamped the AP Art course for the coming year, requiring fewer pieces and focusing more strongly on the process of developing each piece. This change is completely on track with the focus of the art electives that precede it and will allow seniors a deeper learning experience while preparing their portfolios. 13
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As with the visual arts, the music curriculum has been expanded and can take students from no background in music to honors level singing, playing and composing. Mixed Chorus, Concert Choir (H), Concert Band and Guitar Ensemble have been joined by Beginning Piano & Piano II, Music Appreciation, Music Theory (H), Digital Sound Design (H) and honors levels for Concert Band and Guitar Ensemble. Student musicians have access to an in-house recording studio, built about six years ago, and a recently added piano lab. An exciting new development is the installation in 2019 of a state-of-the-art music production lab, funded in part through a grant from Foundations in Education - a non-profit initiative that assists the Diocese of Bridgeport’s ongoing mission to support Catholic education in Fairfield County. Instrumental music teacher Niall Reynolds received the grant, “I am very excited to bring music education into the 21st century and to also attract students who have previously not thought of themselves as musicians. I also want to change the prevailing societal attitude that music is mysterious, inaccessible and obscure -- the music production lab can remove the barriers of fear and anxiety that sometimes accompanies music education,” he said.
Performance and Presentation - Enriching the School Community
What would be the ultimate value of the arts if artists did not share the fruits of their work? Our school community is blessed with opportunities to enjoy the talents and witness the growth of students throughout the year. Annual offerings include the Christmas and Spring Concerts, the Fall Drama and Spring Musical, the talent show, (formerly known as Cabaret, newly minted this year as Immaculate’s Got Talent, and the annual Arts in the Park art show which showcases all the visual arts created by students currently in art classes, presented with musical accompaniment by the various school musical groups. This year also featured a Coffeehouse and an Open Mic Night as well as A Night of Comedy which was conceived and directed by senior Emilia McGuinness Getzinger. The evening included three one-act comedy plays and comedic songs and routines. Emilia wrote one of the one-acts herself. Drama Club worked with Campus Ministry and Concert Choir to present a moving Stations of the Cross service during Lent. Students also provide designs for event posters and the school Christmas card, create decorations for concerts and produce graduation lawn signs and t-shirts for Play for the Cure athletic games, and provide music for school Masses, events and ceremonies. IHS alumni came back for the annual Alumni Concert.
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top Connecticut seniors who excel in the arts that were honored at the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) High School Outstanding Arts Awards Banquet held on April 2 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. The CAS Outstanding Arts Awards Banquet annually recognizes two seniors in each member high school for their outstanding ability in the performing or visual arts. Parker was honored for his artistic ability and Anna was honored for her musical talents. 5. Katie Hanavan ‘22 - Second place in the Ridgefield Spring Stroll’s Chalk Festival 6. Tong (Lilly) Zeng ‘19 - Scholastic Art & Writing Award Silver Key Award
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the Palace Theatre’s 2019 Ernie DiMattia Emerging Young Artist Awards for her writing of an original one-act play. Her one-act play “Umbrella” will come to life with a staged reading by professional actors at The Palace in Stamford.
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Dance Molinari Scholarship Award. Ethan will now attend classes this summer in NYC at the Dance Molinari School.
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ALEXA WILD
Inspiring Students in the Classroom and on the Stage
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o say that Alexa Wild teaches English at Immaculate High School is merely to state a fact without offering any hint of the impact that she has on the students in her charge. If you observe them participating in class exercises, seeking her company after school, working so hard together on the fall drama production and crying at the end of closing night, or making her classroom their first stop when coming back to visit as an alumni, you begin to understand that there is something special going on here. “Mrs. Wild has an interest in you as a person.” “Her room is a place where anyone can come in and get support.” “She wants you to do well and is always there for you.” These are the types of comments her former and current students make when asked about why so many love her. Her approach is simple, “I look at each individual as having something to offer,” and she encourages them to participate on that basis. She rewards effort. She also tells them the real-world value of what they are doing in class: “the skills they are learning - writing, speaking, professionalism - will help them share themselves and their ideas with the world in a coherent manner.” She truly wants each one of them to successfully share their gifts. She shares her passion for literature with her students, relating her personal feelings and insights into the purpose and meaning of the work being studied. Students respond to this openness. Even those who are not literary enthusiasts get into reading plays aloud in class. Students also appreciate that she is supportive of everything the school has going on. She talks events up in class and attends their games, shows, fundraisers and awards ceremonies. “I love to see students cheering other students on and teachers supporting the endeavors of their colleagues,” she says. Having been a theater nerd all her life, Mrs. Wild loves the opportunity she has at Immaculate to direct the fall drama. Here her insight into each student shines. “She finds lots of ways for people with different skill sets to be part of the creative process. She notices people, reaches out and tells them, ‘You should be part of the play,” relates Ilona Ludanyi ’18.
“I love to see students cheering other students on and teachers supporting the endeavors of their colleagues” Kathleen Czel ‘08, now a faculty member, remembers when Mrs. Wild directed her first play at Immaculate. She says, “It was clear that there were no small roles.” She appreciated the efforts Mrs. Wild made to build relationships with and among the supporting actors. “I felt noticed and appreciated.” As in the classroom, Wild sees the plays as an arena where she can provide challenge, opportunity and encouragement to students. She is more concerned with what would be good for each student’s growth than with pleasing any external entities, be they the audience or award judges. “It’s wonderful to see the students take pride in what they have put together despite the disadvantages of no auditorium, a small budget and the demands of difficult material, which is often Shakespeare. I especially like to see the success of students who are not planning a career in the theater, challenging themselves to do something they didn’t think they could do,” she says. Many students tell her that participating in the fall drama was the best thing they did in their whole four years.
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Having served as Mrs. Wild’s producer on the shows for the last three years, Kathleen Czel is totally in support of her mission. As a colleague she tries to emulate her attitude and feels honored to work with her. “She is a teacher you want to stay in touch with after you leave the school because it’s clear that she cares. It’s not just a job for her.”
James Vigar ‘19 When reflecting on his time and accomplishments at IHS, James Vigar ‘19 explains, “the teachers, administration and students at Immaculate are incredibly supportive and caring and that gave me the confidence to try new things, take chances, and challenge myself to do more and better.” In his freshman year, James auditioned and was cast in the spring musical, Oklahoma which is when he began to look forward to each new challenge thanks to the support and encouragement he received. He continued to perform and during his senior year, James was nominated for a Halo award for best performance by an actor for his role as Mr. Webb in Our Town. Next challenge, James decided to enroll in Engineering classes at Immaculate and discovered his passion and career path. James was able to compete on Immaculate’s first engineering team in The Real World Design Challenge competition where he was the technical and engineering lead of a project tasked to design a drone that would scan the health of local vegetation. James’ team won the Connecticut State competition and went on to win the National Best First Team Award and the International Judges Award at the national level. Throughout his time at IHS, James continued to embrace challenges. He completed his Eagle Scout project, took an active part in organizing and facilitating Happening weekend retreats for teens, learned to play the bass clarinet and was awarded the Rotary Club of Danbury Student of the Month and IHS Citizenship Award for community service. James acclaims, “To me, all these accomplishments hold a special place in my heart and, if it wasn’t for the caring community at Immaculate, I may not have gotten as far as I have.” 17
NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM SET TO ADVANCE TRADITION OF ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE
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elson Mingachos ‘89, respected alumnus and coach, became Immaculate’s Athletic Director on July 1, 2019 after serving as Interim Athletic Director since December 2018. Mr. Mingachos is also Immaculate’s boys basketball and girls soccer coach, with a long history of success. Since 2003, Mr. Mingachos has coached the IHS girls soccer teams to four SWC Championships and ten CIAC State Championships, and the boys basketball team to three CIAC State Championships and a SWC Championship. During the 2018-19 season Mr. Mingachos celebrated winning his 200th game with boys basketball. His recognitions include being a six-time SWC Coach of the Year as well as being named Coach of the Year by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association, the CT Girls Soccer Association, the CT
Sports Writer Alliance, and the Danbury News-Times Coach of the Year (four times). Teaming with Mr. Mingachos is Tye Mill, who has been appointed as the new Assistant Athletic Director and will share the responsibilities for facility management, player eligibility, social media and general communication. Together they have been able to revitalize the management of the athletic program by reviewing statistical data, incorporating best practices, instilling team captain leadership skills and soliciting student interests. Completing the IHS athletic management team is Athletic Trainer Kayla MacInnis, who is responsible for preventive and immediate athlete care as well as clinical evaluation and rehabilitation. In 2019-20, she will be working with students during the school day as well as being available at team competitions.
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1. Immaculate boys basketball coach Nelson Mingachos who began coaching the program in 2005 earned his 200th career win. In that time he has claimed a trio of state championships (2012, 2016, 2018) and an SWC title (2012). 2. Girls Cross Country had an exceptional season finishing first in the Patriot Division and winning the SWC Championship, Class SS State Championship, State Open Runner-Up and finishing third at the New England Championship meet.
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5. Field Hockey finished an amazing season finishing first in the SWC Patriot Division and winning the Class S State Championship! They defeated #1 seed Granby Memorial in a 3-0 shutout in the final game; this is the first time Field Hockey won the State title in school history!!
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8. Beginning in the 2019-20 season, Immaculate High School will return to an independent ice hockey team with a NEW coach Brian Lugo. 9. Coach Brian Hayes was awarded the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association’s Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year in the State of Connecticut. 10. Boys Cross Country also represented the school extremely well as they too were Class SS State Champions, a first in school history!
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ALL AMERICAN ATHLETES
The Lady Mustang foursome of Ailene Doherty ‘21, Molly Coyle ’20, Angela Saidman ‘19 and Taylor Mascetta ‘19 earned All-American status with their championship performance in the championship race at the 2019 New Balance Nationals, held in Greensboro, North Carolina. They placed fourth in the 4x1 mile relay and ran a 20:37.31, which was six seconds off the top spot. Kayla Mingachos ‘19 was selected to the prestigious 2018 Fall High School Girls All-American Team by United Soccer Coaches. Kayla is one of only 58 girls in the country to receive this honor this past season. Kayla was also named an All-New England and All-State First Team player for girls soccer in 2017 and 2018.
From left to right, Molly Coyle ‘20, Angela Saidman ‘19, Ailene Doherty ‘21 & Taylor Mascetta ‘19
Danielle Sekelsky ‘19 earned the honor of Top All-American from the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA), which means she had the highest combined score out of all the nominees. On top of this, Danielle received the Top-Gun tumbler award, a nomination to try out for a staff position in the National Cheerleaders Association in the following year, and was the Pin-It Forward Recipient for her positive attitude.
COLLEGE BOUND ATHLETES
Mikey Basile II
Washington and Lee University - Basketball
Emma Baughman
Ave Maria University Lacrosse 22
Spencer Brown
Mount Saint Mary’s University - Track and Field
Christina Carboni
University of Maine Cross Country, Track and Field
Immaculate commends the academic and athletic success of our students who make a commitment to continue their endeavors at the collegiate level. Congratulations to the following members of the Class of 2019 who have committed to playing their sport in college!
Morganne Cartee
Hailey Dubbioso
Madison Halas
Taylor Mascetta
Matt Christe
Mackenzy Garden
Natalie Kennedy
Kayla Mingachos
Concordia College Soccer
Norwich University Football
Salve Regina University Soccer
Stevens Institute of Technology - Field Hockey
Bentley University Field Hockey
Sacred Heart University Ice Hockey
Fordham University Track and Field
Quinnipiac University Soccer
Maura Murphy
Springfield College Cross Country, Track and Field
Sophia Pilla
University of Georgia Equestrian
Anna Richards
Sacred Heart University Cheerleading
Allen Riego De Dios Western Connecticut State University - Cross Country
Angela Saidman
Columbia University Cross Country, Track and Field
Danielle Sekelsky
Pennsylvania State University - Cheerleading
Lin Marie Vitarbo
Mount Saint Mary College - Soccer
Jack Woods
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The Mitchell family from left to right Drew ‘20, Jillian ‘14, Megan ‘10, Scott and Marianne ‘81
Immaculate’s 14th Annual Gala Celebrates Springtime in Paris
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arents, faculty, staff, supporters and alumni enjoyed a wonderful evening of dining, dancing, live and silent auctions and friendship at our 14th Annual Spring Gala on March 23, 2019 at the Amber Room Colonnade. Guests experienced Springtime in Paris including beautiful decor replete with the Eiffel Tower and fresh flowers,
delicious food and French desserts, fabulous prizes and great music, all which helped set the mood of feeling blessed and resulting in the event raising $138,550. All funds go to programs that benefit Immaculate students. Carl ‘71 and Lauren Bailey received the 2019 Distinguished Service Award and Denis R. Bouffard was honored posthumously
with the 2019 Immaculate High School Lifetime Achievement Award.
SAVE THE DATE: 15th Annual Spring Gala March 21, 2020 Amber Room Colonnade,
Building Improvements • Capital Campaign • Scholarships • Fine Arts • Science Lab Renovation
Sports
• • Drama • Building Improvement • Capital Campaign • Scholarships • Fine Arts • Science 29th Annual IHS Golf Outing Raises $33,500!
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n a beautiful day that brought members of the Immaculate Family together for a good cause, the 29th Annual IHS Golf Outing at Richter Park Golf Course on September 19, 2018 raised over $33,500. Thank you to the 120 golfers and many sponsors and volunteers who came out to support this
fundraiser that benefits the students of Immaculate High School. At the Golf Outing, Scott and Marianne Mitchell ‘81 were honored with the Golden “T” Award for their loyal support of Immaculate and the Annual Golf Outing over the years.
REGISTER YOUR FOURSOME TODAY!
Immaculate 30th Annual Golf Outing Wednesday, September 18, 2019
NEW LOCATION:
Ridgewood Country Club, Danbury immaculatehs.org/golf
Pictured with Monsignor Weiss from left to right, Kirsten Kirkman, Jen Cirone, Michelle McAloon, Kelly Gerbo, Trish McKenzie, Maureen Reidy, Katie Doering and Karen Coppola
Lab Renovation• Sports • Drama • Drama •
Building Building Improvement • Sports
Scholarships • Fine Arts • Science Lab Renovation
Raising their paddles at the Gala from left to right, Jen Cirone, Jim Arconti, David Cappiello ‘86, Bernie Reidy ‘89 and Joe Robinson
Sports • Drama • Building improvement • Scholarships Total Raised Building Sponsors Improvements • Capital Campaign • $131,300 120 Golfers Scholarships • Fine Arts3• Science Lab Renovation 48 • Sports • Drama • Building Improvement •
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• Capital Campaign • Scholarships • Fine Arts • Science
THANK Lab Renovation • Sports • YOU Drama • Building Third Annual Scholarship Breakfast Raises Funds and Hope
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he Third Annual Scholarship Breakfast on November 15 at the Amber Room Colonnade raised over $17,500 that assists the growing number of deserving students who benefit from our Catholic education environment. We have students whose families sacrifice much in order to provide their child
an opportunity to attend Immaculate; currently the school budgets to provide approximately 52% of our students with financial assistance. Monsignor Robert E. Weiss, Pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, was the keynote speaker at the Scholarship Breakfast and emphasized the importance of faith
formation in the development of our youth in contemporary society. Emma Mortara ‘20 eloquently described the impact that Immaculate has had in her life and the values that a Catholic education fosters in our world today.
Improvements • Capital Campaign • Scholarships 50 • Fine Arts • Science Lab Renovation• Sports • Adopt-aDonors 300 Mustang DramaGala • Building Improvement $57,750 Sports • • $17,500 Raise the Attendees Raised
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Scholarships • Fine Arts • Science Lab Renovation
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School Advisory Board
Note from the President
Dear Friends,
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ou have taken action to fulfill our school mission through selfless generosity. Your spirited leadership has enabled us to advance our school offerings for our students. The following pages not only identify your commitment but also signify how much support it takes to maintain the caliber of excellence of Immaculate High School.
The funds raised by reaching our Immaculate Fund goal of $225,000, plus $131,300 from our special events and $430,650 in significant gifts for student scholarships, are essential for retaining excellent teachers, staff, counselors and for providing outstanding academic, fine arts, athletic and campus ministry programs. Most of all, your gifts ensure the extraordinary success of each individual student. A very special thanks to Debbie Basile, our Advancement Director, Denise Suarez, Director of Alumni Relations and to our Advisory Board members who put forth significant effort to partner with you to ensure that the incredible work we do at Immaculate is attainable and sustainable. Together, we will continue to build upon the work of our founders and embrace our school family tenets of respect, responsibility and reverence for many years to come.
With gratitude,
Mary R. Maloney President
SUMMARY OF CONTRIBUTIONS July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019
CONTRIBUTIONS
IMMACULATE FUND GIFTS $239,210 SCHOLARSHIP AND ADOPT A MUSTANG GIFTS $430,650
IMMACULATE FUND GIFTS
SPECIAL EVENTS Scholarship Breakfast $ 17,500 Golf Outing $ 33,500 Spring Gala $ 80,300
SCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST
TOTAL CONTRIBUTED REVENUE $801,160
CHAPEL RENOVATION GIFTS
Gifts-in-Kind $ 44,843 Chapel Renovation Gifts $ 84,419 IMMACULATE FUND GIFTS BY CONSTITUENCY Alumni 34% School Advisory Board 17% Parents 16% Parents of Alumni 20% Matching Gifts 5% Faculty & Staff 6% Friends 2%
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
Board, Alumni Chair Mr. Joseph Sullivan ‘83
Vice Chairman Mr. Joseph Draper ‘82
Board, Development Chair Mr. Bernard Reidy ‘89 P’21
Board Member, Catholic Identity Chair Msgr. Robert E. Weiss Board, Finance Chair Mr. Anthony Cirone P’15, ‘17, ‘19 Board Member, Finance Mr. Anthony Giobbi Board, Technology Chair Mr. Paul Myott ‘86 Board, Facilities Chair Mr. Gerry Hatcher P’12, ‘15, ‘17
Board, Enrollment Chair Mrs. Lisa Lanni Board Member, At Large Mr. Thomas Saadi ‘88 Board Member, Emeritus Mrs. Isabelle Farrington Board Member, Emeritus Mr. Gerard Robilotti
Board Member, Emeritus Mr. Stephen Piccolo, Jr. Ex-Officio, School President Mrs. Mary R. Maloney Ex-Officio, School Chaplain Deacon Jeff Font P’18, ‘20, ‘21 Ex-Officio, School Staff Member Wendy Neil P’18, ‘19, ‘22 Ex-Officio, IPA Mrs. Jeannie Demko ‘88 P’19, ‘21
Supporting Immaculate’s Mission
SCHOLARSHIP AND ADOPT A MUSTANG GIFTS GOLF OUTING SPRING GALA GIFTS -IN- KIND
IMMACULATE FUND GIFTS BY CONSTITUENCY ALUMNI SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD PARENTS PARENTS OF ALUMNI MATCHING GIFTS FACULTY & STAFF FRIENDS
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ith 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 2018-2019 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, Scholarships, and Facilities between July 1, 2018 June 30, 2019.
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CALLED TO LEAD THE IMMACULATE LEADERSHIP SOCIETY The Immaculate Leadership Society recognizes donors who make annual gifts of $1,000 or more to the Immaculate Fund. Through your generosity you demonstrate an enthusiastic commitment to Immaculate High School. The support of our Leadership Society donors is vital to advancing our mission and making an Immaculate education a reality for many. Members will be invited to a reception this Fall hosted by our President on Thursday, September 5 at Ridgewood Country Club. We are grateful for your leadership support! 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.
Key *Faculty/staff/coach (P) Parent (PA) Parent Alumni
(GP) Grandparent True Blue Society members are bolded in blue.
FOUNDERS SOCIETY ($100,000+)
IBM Immaculate Parent Association (IPA) Robert & Barbara (Pawlisak) Mahoney - ‘72 & ‘70 Kieran & Debbie McGrath (PA: ‘08, ‘10, ‘13) Dr. & Mrs. Michael Pizzo ‘89 (P) Ridgefield Cosmetic & General Dentistry Mr. Peter Skaperdas & Mrs. Kathleen Auda
Mr. George F. Landegger
LEGACY SOCIETY ($75,000-$99,999) David R. Couch Education Fund
LEADERS OF THE MISSION ($50,000$74,999)
GUARDIANS OF THE MISSION ($25,000$49,999) Anonymous Michael & Debbie Basile (P, PA) * Joseph T. Draper ‘82 Mrs. Jo-Anne (Tomanio) Price ‘66 Mr. Kamil Salame ‘86
PARTNERS IN THE MISSION ($15,000$24,999) Bill & Becky (Gage) Johnston ’85 (P) Mary & Kevin Maloney * Saint Rose of Lima Church
OUR LADY’S CIRCLE ($10,000-$14,999) Anonymous Anonymous (GP) Mr. Carl Bailey ‘71 & Mrs. Lauren Dalton Bailey Derx Foundation Mrs. Isabelle T. Farrington Mr. & Mrs. Gerry Hatcher (PA)* 28
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. David Cappiello ‘86 Capitol Hill Group Mr. & Mrs. Tony Cirone (P, PA) Ms. Cynthia Clarke ‘76 Danbury Grassroots Academy Garavel Family – In Recognition of 12 Graduates James ‘67, Mary Beth ’68, Robert ‘69, Paul ‘71, Lisa ’74, Mary Ellen ’75, Paul ’76, Andrew ’76, Pam ’77, Mark ’78, Jerry ’79, Jean ‘81 Donald J. Hassiak Memorial Scholarship Fund Mr. & Mrs. James Hawk ‘82 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. John Hooker (PA) Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Kayal (PA) Michelle Ann Kayal Scholarship Gerard LeBlanc Memorial Scholarship Mustang All Sports Club (MASC) Scott & Marianne (Urkiel) Mitchell ‘81 (P, PA) Pepsico Employee Giving Program Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Reidy, Jr. ‘89 (P) Mr. & Mrs. James Vigar (P) Westchester Modular Homes, Inc. Ms. Donna White
PRINCIPAL’S CIRCLE ($2,500-$4,999) Mr. & Mrs. Greg Broderick (PA) Mr. John Capilli (PA) Mr. Mark DePaul ‘78 D.L.P. Landscaping and Design Mr. & Mrs. William Dolan ‘85 Mrs. Andrea Dolan ‘84 Jim & Christine Fahey (P, PA) Ms. Mary Foley Mrs. Denise Gagne-Kurpiewski Robert Gerwien Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Guth (P, PA) James P. Dolan & Nancy K Dolan Educational Scholarship Trust Knights of Columbus McGivney Council #29 Knights of Columbus Rev. John D. Kennedy Assembly # 99 Law Offices of Lawrence M. Riefberg, LLC - Larry & Meg (Losee) Riefberg ‘80 (PA) Mrs. Mary T. McCormack Melillo & Mitchell, LLC Mittler, Mercaldo & Braun, P.C. Needham & Company, LLC Newtown Savings Bank Old Timers Athletic Association of Greater Danbury Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Piccolo, Jr. Terri LiVolsi Poulos ‘94 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Robinson (P) Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys Roman Catholic Church Saint Mary Parish, Ridgefield Savings Bank of Danbury Silent Watchman Security Services Vincent & Denise Dascano (P, PA) Anthony & Grace Smyth * Soros Fund Charitable Foundation Matching Gifts Program The NY-CONN Corp The Summit Wells Fargo Foundation
Friends of Candace Lee Williams Scholarship Mrs. Janice Williams (GP)
MUSTANG CIRCLE ($1,000-$2,499) Mr. Brendan Allen * Terri & Mark Allen (PA)* Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous (P) Jim & Maureen Arconti (PA) Donald & Maureen (Brew) Arsenault ‘69 * Barclays Educational Gift Matching Program Peter & Mary Beth Beal (P, PA) Robert & Patricia (Tulipani) Becker ‘72 The Bellone Family (P, PA, ‘17, ‘19, ‘22) * Benjamin Bisbano Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Tony Bisbano (PA) Joseph & Nuschi Bischof (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Jack Bouffard ‘93 Caraluzzi’s Markets Christopher & Kathleen Casey Mr. & Mrs. Fil Cerminara (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Chieffalo, Jr. ‘81 Classic Equipment Services Mrs. Elsie Craig (PA) Del-Tron Precision, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph DeMaida * Dennis Uniform Earthmovers, Inc - Mr. Edward Kilian III ‘99 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Fahey (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Fanelli, Sr. (PA, GP) The Flahertys (P) Ms. Lisa Fontenelli Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fontenelli (P) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Frank ‘72
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Fulling ‘83 Joanne Giorgio-Chapleau (P) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gribbin (PA, GPA) Dare to be Great Scholarship Coach Brian Hayes Gregory Horan ‘72 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hossan ‘72 Azian & Joseph Kearney * Knights of Columbus Brookfield Council Knights of Columbus Marquette Council # 245 Knights of Columbus St. Lawrence Council #1495 Lake Group Media, Inc. Mrs. Lisa Lanni Ms. Kathleen LiVolsi ‘82 Mr. & Mrs. Timothy LiVolsi ‘80 Ms. Beth Anne LiVolsi ‘89 Dr. Thomas & Linda MacGregor (PA) Mr. & Mrs. William Malgieri (P) Mr. & Mrs. Jack Massoni (P) Hal & Rebecca Mayerson Mr. Michael Mazzucco (PA) Mark McGetrick Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. Brian McGovern ‘89 (P) Mr. & Mrs. Ralph McIntosh ‘68 Drs. Gregory & Dorothy McKenna (P) McKenna Orthodontics Tom & Maureen Mertens * Mohegan Sun Mr. & Mrs. Dana Moreau (P) Rob O’Neill ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Oskam (P, PA) Michael & Nancy (Buzaid) Palmer ‘69 Kevin & Patricia (McGrath) Palmer ‘73 Pitney Bowes Ridgewood Country Club Sam & Jennifer Rosenblum (PA) Linda & David Sabel Saint Joseph Church, Brookfield Saint Mary Church, Bethel Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Sanchez (P) Ms. Cheryl (Amaral) Shea ‘90 Bob & Maureen Stanley ‘92 Joseph & Denise (Henry) Suarez ‘87 (P, PA) * The Dr. Joseph B. & Lillian Stiefel Foundation The Leir Retreat Center, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Piero Tomassi (P) Just Do Your Best Scholarship in memory of Arthur Tuccio, Jr. ‘82 Susan (Williams) Tuccio ‘84 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Van Houten ‘72 Van Houten & Company, LLC Vision Designs Ms. Elizabeth Weinshel (P) Western Connecticut State University Candace Lee Williams Memorial Scholarship Mr. & Mrs. David Woods (PA) Dr. & Mrs. Keith Zuccala (P, PA)
SILVER CLUB ($500-$999) ACT of Connecticut Michael & Chris Ann Allen (PA) Anonymous (PA) Mr. Raymond Baker ‘86 Mr. Scott Banning ‘87 Mr. & Mrs. Fred Basli (P) Mr. & Mrs. David Bono (P, PA) Dr. Jennifer Boyce ‘82 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Tim Boylan Bright Funds Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Mark Caraluzzi ‘86 Catholic Financial Life Foundation, Inc. Colonial Carpet & Flooring LLC Crumpin-Fox Club CSA Engineering Services, LLC Ms. Maura DeJoseph ‘94 Jeanne Coleman Demko ‘88 (P) Fred & Lisa DiMaria (P) Diocese of Bridgeport Office of Education Diversified Printing Solutions, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph DiVestea (P) Don & Katie Doering (P, PA) Ms. Mary Dowling Marino ‘69 Rebecca Draper-Townsend Moral Compass Scholarship Award Elmer’s Diner Inc. Estate of Henry N. Blansfield Faltom Jewelers Jeff & Lisa Marie Font (P, PA) * Fox Hopyard Mr. William Foye & Dr. Michelle (Lentner) Foye ‘89 (P) The Fredette Family (PA, ‘12, ‘14, ‘18) Carol & John Goode (PA) Mrs. Christy (Green) Hickey ‘89 Ms. Mary Gulya ‘66 Mr. & Mrs. William Hanavan Hardscrabble Club Corp. Mr. Thomas Hefferon ‘78 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Henn (P) Mr. L. Patrick Higgins Mr. & Mrs. Chris Hogan ‘90 Ingersoll Auto of Danbury K-Man Glass Corp. Allan & Linda (Coleman) Kaulbach ‘66 Ben & Maggie (Bierwirth) Kent ‘91 (P, PA) Thomas & Joan (Wixted) Kiely ‘78 John & Elizabeth (Bothelo) Kuzniewski ‘69 Mr. & Mrs. Ian Lenz (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Loya ‘79 (PA) Macerich - Danbury Fair Mall James & Jane (Hannahan) Maher ‘81 & ‘83 Anonymous McGoldrick & McGoldrick, CPA Mr. Stanley McKenney ‘80 Mr. & Mrs. Jack McKenney ‘84 McKenney Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey McKenzie (P) Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McMahon Reverend Gregg D. Mecca The Mercaldo Family (‘81, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Steve Mitchell (P, PA) Murphy Basketball Camp Ed Nichols Family ‘85
Norbert E. Mitchell Co. Inc. Lucia & Steve O’Hara (GP) Mr. & Mrs. John Penny (P) Jose & Catherine (Gerwien) Pinto ‘76 Praxair, Inc. Preferred Maintenance, Inc. Richter Park Golf Course Mr. & Mrs. Michael Riggs (P) Mr. & Mrs. Ross Rizzo (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Rizzo, Jr. (PA) Robert Taylor Photography Amy Ballis & Joe Ryan ‘89 Mr. Thomas J. Saadi, Esq. ‘88 Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Jeffrey & Dana (Henry) Saidman ‘87 (P) Saint Edward the Confessor Church Kenneth & Victoria Sakorafos (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Segundo Sanchez (P) Patricia Saviano ‘69 Mr. Erick Schork ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Sedensky III (P, PA) Ms. Eleanor Staib ‘73 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Stankey (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Krzysztof Swierczek (P) Mr. & Mrs. Kristian Taylor (P, PA) The Club at River Oaks Andrew & Michelle Tureaud (P) Union Savings Bank Mr. & Mrs. Edouard Vieux (P) Mr. Michael Wilson & Mrs. Sally Alvarez (P) John & Kathy Witek (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Zaletsky (P)
BLUE CLUB ($250-$499) Mr. Manuel Almeida & Mrs. Lidia Duarte (P, PA Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Ambrosio (P) Anonymous (P) Mr. & Mrs. Samir Assaf (P) Janine & Michael Azzi * Frank & Mary Ann (Cristaldi) Bachyrycz ‘67 Ms. Christine Baldelli ‘70 John & Kathleen Banks (P,PA) Bartolo Italian Restaurant Mr. Donald Barton ‘68 Mr. & Mrs. Russell Beers (PA) Brian & Margaret (McCue) Bigham ‘66, ‘69 Bob & Cathy Blair (P) Neil & Maureen (O’Connor) Bonanno ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bouffard ‘92 Mr. & Mrs. David Box, Jr. (P) Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Brady (P, PA) Peter Brockelman ‘83 Brookfield Lions Bruce Bennett Nissan Robert & Ramona (Lariccia) Brunetti ‘69 & ‘70 Tom Burns & Lisa Lindblom (PA) * Kevin & Lori (Dennehy) Burns ‘76 Mr. & Mrs. Howard Busse ‘89 Mr. & Mrs. James Butera (P) The Reverend Linda M. Butler ‘70 Mr. & Mrs. Jim Cantiello Eugene Casagrande ‘75
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Cianflone, Sr. (P) Norman Clarkson & Susan (Lombardi) Clarkson ‘70, ‘ 69 Class of 1988 Class of 69 Collins Hannafin, P.C. Colonial Automobile Ms. JoAnn Constantini ‘66 Mr. & Mrs. Brendan Conway Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Coonan (P) Mr. & Mrs. Sean Curran ‘90 Mr. & Mrs. James Czel (PA) Mrs. Donna (Gregory) Davis ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Brendan G. Deakin ‘86 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Decker (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Delmonico (P) Joleen Garofalo Dennison ‘86 (P) Mr. Josh Dibella ‘09 Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Doherty (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Brian Douglas ‘91 (P) William & Lynn (LaForte) Dudas ‘85 (P) Mr. & Mrs. Edward Durkin ‘72 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Dwyer (P) Mr. & Mrs. Marc Ennis ‘93 F & M Electric Supply Co. Doug Fachnie (PA) Ms. Adelina Fardella ‘21 Ms. Diane Figlar Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Fitzgerald (P) Martin & Mary Ann (Grandieri) Foncello ‘70 (PA)* Frederic Fekkai Danielle Marie Gagnon ‘84 The Ghosh Family (P) Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Giobbi Mr. Justin Goodwin ‘19 Ms. Denise (Streaman) Griss ‘70 Mr. & Mrs. Terence Guiry (P, PA) Ms. Taylor Guth ‘16 Ms. Robin Haddad Mr. Michael Hanlon Paul & Paulette (Levesque) Hart ‘71 (PA)* Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hassiak ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hassiak (PA) Richard & Emily (Hanna) Hayes ‘69 Dr. Jennifer Henderson ‘88 Mr. Paul Hiro ‘68 Hollandia Nurseries, LLC Mrs. Gladys Hossan Mrs. Mary Ann Houser (PA) Michael & Cynthia Hudak (PA) Mr. Michael Hufnagel ‘97 Immaculate Parents Assoc. vInteriors & Designs by Ursula Iovino Brothers Jennings Oil Company Jewelry Designs Ms. Anna Johnston ‘19 Jostens Mr. Yiannis Kapetanopoulos ‘09 Mrs. Karen Kelly Sean & Maureen (Elston) Kerins ‘77 (PA) Mr. Bruce Lattin & Mrs. AnnRose Fluskey-Lattin (P) Mr. William Lavelle Mr. & Mrs. Thomas LeFebvre (P, PA) Leonard J Schwartz & Associates LLC Levine Auto & Truck Parts 29
Donors Mr. James Lipscomb ‘93 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ludanyi (PA) * Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Mancini (P) Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Marici (P) Marie Nugent Temporary Services, Inc. Dr. Chris & Lori Mascetta (P) Steve & Patricia (Foley) McFarlin ‘81 (P, PA) Mr. Sean McGrath ‘10 Mrs. Susan McGuinness Getzinger (P) Brian & Mary (Davis) McIlrath ‘69 & “70 Michael & Anne (Conlon) McNamee ‘67 Mr. & Mrs. John McNicholas Ms. Maura Melody (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Michaelsen (P, PA) Mr. Tye Mill * Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Mingachos ‘89 (P, PA)* Mr. & Mrs. William Mok (P, PA) Mono-Crete Step & Vault, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Martin Morgado Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Morrissey ‘77 Mr. Mark Motyka ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Darren Muller (P) Mr. John Mulvihill ‘70 Ms. Honora Murphy ‘76 Ms. Barbara Ann Murphy ‘67 Mr. & Mrs. James Murphy ‘66 New Fairfield Animal Hospital Newtown Family Dentistry Robert & Susan Nolan ‘70 (PA)* Ryan C. Nolan ‘09 NYCONN Security Systems Mr. Denis O’Hara ‘82 Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Okupski Mr. & Mrs. Chad Ondy (P) Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Mr. & Mrs. Steve Palmer ‘74 & Family Chris & Donna (Begg) Palmer ‘68 & ‘67 Philip & Cathie (Russo) Petrosky ‘72 Mr. & Mrs. Philip Pilla (P) Msgr. Thomas Powers ‘83 Ms. Joan Pryde ‘77 Mrs. Leslie Quinn * Mrs. Karen (Tomassi) Rezendes ‘69 Mr. & Mrs. Maurizio Ricci ‘71 Robert & Stacey (Bouffard) Riddick ‘94 Ridgefield Parks & Recreation Ridgefield Supply Company Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ringes (PA) The Rios Family ‘81 (P) Rizzo Companies Rose and Kiernan, Inc. Ms. Samantha Rosenblum ‘14 Mr. & Mrs. Bob Rossman (PA) Peter & Kathleen Ruppert ‘82 Ms. Marita Ryan Saint Gregory the Great Church Saint Joseph School, Danbury Robert & Anne (Simpson) Schmeidel ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Seaman ‘84 (P, PA) 30
Timothy & Jennifer (McNeill) Seibert ‘91 Sue (Dorman) Servas ‘76 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Setaro ‘83 Deborah Shanley ‘69 Thomas & Maureen Sienkiewicz Mr. & Mrs. Scott Spiewak ‘89 Mr. & Mrs. Devin Stilson ‘69 Nanci & Paul Stockmann * Stop & Shop A+ Rewards Ms. Heather Streeter ‘80 Mr. Ferdinand Suarez, Jr. (P) Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Sullivan ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Tarlton Mr. Noah Taylor (P) Owen Tharrington ‘92 Drs. Gary Townsend & Joan Draper Townsend (PA) Triple M Painting LLC Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Tucker (P) Mr. Martin P. Tuite ‘84 Ultimate Limousine Services United Alarm Services, Inc. Katie Vannucci ‘00 Al Vitiello & Suzanne Brown Vitiello (P, PA) Geoffrey & Kathleen (Mahoney) Wakeford ‘77 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Ward (P) Mr. & Mrs. William Ward ‘74 Msgr. Robert Weiss Mr. Alexander Werdann ‘20 Mrs. Kelly (Moffa) Whalen ‘90 Ms. Ellen Williams & Mr. Gildo Consolini (P) Your College Story
PATRONS CLUB ($100-$249) Mr. Joseph Abdella ‘66 Richard & Jennifer (Parsons) Abercrombie ‘82 Adam Broderick Salon & Spa Ms. Regina Adducci Agave Ms. Laurie Albano ‘76 Mr. & Mrs. Ignatius Alexander * Mr. & Mrs. Austin Alterio * Mr. Justin Alterio Amazon Smile Foundation Louis & Catherine (Spak) Amodeo ‘79 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. William Anderson (PA) Arnold & Claire (Mahoney) Anderson ‘75 Mrs. Irene Anderson Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous ‘69 Anonymous ‘86 Erik & Ruth Apotheker Arch Matching Gift Program Mr. & Mrs. Al Badinelli (P) Ms. Tiffany Basile ‘13 BD Provisions Mr. & Mrs. Paul Beailac (P) Bev Max Mr. Joseph Bianco Mrs. Mary-Bridget (Fedigan) Bickelhaupt ‘82 Ms. Aislin Blair ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Blaszka ‘87
Ms. Sarah Bohling ‘19 Dr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Bohling (P, PA) Mrs. Rosemary Bouffard (PA) Terry (Miller) Bourque ‘67 Barbara Dominakus Braatz ‘89 Ms. Colleen Brereton (PA) * Brookfield Center for Chiropractic Mr. & Mrs. James Brooks (GP) Thomas & Sheelah Brown Amy & James Bruce (P) Bruce Taylor Heavy Equipment Repair & Emergency Vehicle Service Brian Burnell ‘75 Mr. James Byers III ‘74 Byrd’s Books Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Byrne Cafe on the Green Ms. Audrey Calame ‘19 Candlewood East Marina Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Carboni (P) Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Carino III (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Casey ‘77 Chick-fil-A Mr. Dominic Chieffalo Mr. Frank Chieffalo ‘19 Anonymous (P) Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ciatto (P) James & Nicole (Randazzo) Cipriani ‘90 & ‘89 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cirella (P) Mr. John Clark Class of ‘83 Mr. Brian Cleary Mrs. Patricia (Comer) Cochran ‘74 Mr. Joseph Coleman Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Collins Jr. Connecticut Cigar Company, LLC Connecticut Sports Arena LLC Paul & Maria (Varcasia) Cote ‘69 Christopher & Lisa (Broadbridge) Coyle ‘82 & ‘81 (P, PA) Dr. Neil Culligan Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Cuocci Mr. & Mrs. Bernardo Curra (PA) Ms. Eileen Curran ‘70 Mrs. Candace (Greco) Curran ‘80 Mr. John Curtin ‘84 Danbury Ice Arena Danbury Sports Dome Mr. Anthony Dascano ‘19 DBE Enterprises Mr. Sean Deakin ‘87 (P, PA) Mr. Ryan Deakin Ms. Jackie Dee (P, PA) Mrs. Nancy (Sousa) Degree ‘92 Stephen & Kathleen (Gribbin) DeMarco ‘88 (PA) Mr. Zachary Demko ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. Brad DeMotte (P) Department of Pediatrics, Stamford Hospital Mr. Tommy DeRosa Anonymous (P) Mr. & Mrs. Vincent DiGilio ‘00 Dean & Anne (DelSignore) DiMauro ‘’76 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Brian DiNatale (P, PA) Ms. Holly Doherty-Lemoine Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dominakus ‘91 (P) Mrs. Ann Marie (Waupotic) Donohue ‘89 Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Doolan ‘68 Brian & Donna (Ward) Doran ‘85 (P)
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Draper (PA, GPA) Mrs. Ellen Driscoll Moy ‘73 Mr. William Ducey Dugout Dreams Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Dunleavy (PA) * Mr. Timothy Dunn * Mr. Michael Durante ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Durkin (P) Elegant Banquets LLC/ Candlewood Inn Mrs. Maria (Cevallos) Emanuel ‘86 Escape 101 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Fahey ‘10 Fairfield County Bank Ms. Melissa Falkenthal ‘92 Ms. Pamela Fallon Mr. Thomas Fanelli, Jr. ‘91 (P) Anonymous (P) Jim & Laurie (Scholl) Fernandez ‘90 Mrs. Kathleen (Logan) Fitzmaurice ‘88 Mr. & Mrs. John Fitzpatrick (PA) Mr. Joe Fitzpatrick Mr. Matt Fitzpatrick Ms. Anna Flaherty ‘22 Mr. Bartholomew Flaherty V ‘19 Foley’s Pump Service Anthony & Cilia Frascone Mrs. Mary Fredlund (PA, GP, GPA) Mr. William Gantert ‘77 Mr. & Mrs. Firmino Garcia (P) Ms. Regina Gardner ‘68 Ms. Joan Garofalo (PA, GP) Todd & Linda Garvey (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Gautrau ‘87 Ms. Jo-Anne Gawan Mr. & Mrs. Carl Gehring (PA) Mr. Jeffrey George ‘72 Ms. Beth-Ann (Scolpino) Geraldi ‘82 James & Kelly Gerbo (PA) The Gershan Family Mr. Robert Gerwien, Sr. (PA)* Mr. & Mrs. Paul Giansiracusa (P) Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gibowicz (P) Lew & Margie (Connors) Gillett ‘80 Mr. & Mrs. Chris Godino (P, PA) William & Kathleen (Flanagan) Grabert ‘72 Mr. Gary Gramling ‘72 Daniel & Suzanne (Berger) Greenwood (PA) ‘78 Ms. Wendy Grispin Mrs. Dorathea Gulya-Stasny ‘67 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Guydan (P, PA) Mr. Daniel Hall ‘82 Mr. Matthew Hanniger & Dr. Cheryl Chappa (P) Hantsch Electric Inc Mr. Richard Harmonay Mr. Brian Hart ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mark Havira Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Henderson (P, PA) Mrs. Carol Henry (PA, GP) Ms. Joyce Hess ‘68 Mrs. Peggy (Shea) Hewett ‘74 Ms. Victoria Hickey ‘66 Faith Hickey ‘88 Ms. Aline Hilford Mr. & Mrs. William Holbrook (PA) Holy Trinity Catholic Academy Hotel Zero Degrees Ms. Serena Hu Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Hyde P
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Iannarelli (P) Ms. Teresa Iglesias Immaculate High School j. lawrence downtown Ms. Jan Maria Jagush ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Jarboe (P, PA) Major & Mrs. Robert Jedzinak ‘66 Mr. & Mrs. Peter Jeffrey (PA) Mr. Daniel P. Jowdy (PA) Jowdy-Kane Funeral Home Mr. Brendan Jugler ‘68 Mr. Gordon Juhl ‘66 Mr. & Mrs. Anton Kaeslin (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Don Kallberg (P, PA) Gary & Sara (Hodge) Karakula ‘69 Mr. Peter Karim Anonymous (P) Rev. & Mrs. Nikolas Karloutsos ‘99 David & Michelle (Mohacsi) Kase ‘87 Ms. Marta Keane ‘72 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Kearns ‘68 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Keenan PA Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Kennedy (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Kerins ‘88 Mr. David Kerl ‘82 Ms. Carolyn Kiely ‘79 Ms. Siobhan Kieras ‘81 Mr & Mrs. Carmelo Kish (PA) John & Mary Ellen (Palmer) Kolwicz ‘72 Ms. Frances Kondziela Mr. Joseph S. Kosar ‘08 Mr. & Mrs. Roger Krystopa Lagas Family (PA, ‘14, ‘16) Mr. Edward Lamere ‘77 Lang’s Auto Repairs Jason & Kelly (Durkin) LaReau ‘94 & ‘93 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lasco (PA) Mr. Robert Leggett ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. John Leonard (PA) Mr. Mark Linkowski ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel LiVolsi Mr. Dan Lombardo Lynn & Joe Loya (PA) Dr. Alexandra Lukianoff ‘91 Martin & Jennifer (Brockelman) Lynch ‘79 (PA) Ms. Cathleen Lynch ‘69 Mr. & Mrs. James Lynch Mr. Lockwood J. Lyons ‘68 Mr. Adam Mack Ms. Joan Magner Erin A. Maguire ‘93 Michael ‘94 & Regina Mango & Family Mrs. Audrey Mango Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Manning (P) Mrs. Sandy (Define) Margoles ‘68 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Martino (PA) Mr. Anthony Mazzucco ‘10 Ms. Lori Mazzucco (PA) Mr. & Mrs. John McAllister (P) Mr. & Mrs. Daniel McAloon (P) Mr. John McAvoy ‘66 Mr. Michael McCormack (P) Mr. & Mrs. Peter McEwan, Sr. (PA) Ms. Victoria McFarlin ‘19 Carol Dovidas & Mike McLin (P) Mr. & Mrs. James McNamara Laura Rosenthal McNerney (P, PA) Mr. William McNerney (P, PA) Mr. Terrence McNicholas ‘98 Ms. Karen McPartland Mr. & Mrs. Albert Mead
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he Immaculate experience has been priceless for our family. The values instilled at IHS particularly in today’s disingenuous society have helped our two graduates be infinitely more confident in themselves moving on to the college experience. The gentle reiteration of Catholic tradition, encouragement to participate in all sports and clubs whether it be one’s strength or not without judgement, and open academic choice with commensurate support of all faculty with the distinct advantage of small class size are worth every penny. We could not be happier our children graduated from Immaculate. John & Diana Hooker - Samantha ‘13, Matthew ‘15
Ms. Dale Mello (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Merrer Minucci Travel Inc. Joe Mohn ‘02 Mr. & Mrs. Paul V. Mohn, Jr. (PA) Mr. Louis Montesi Michael & Elizabeth (Wierengo) Moran ‘73 Mrs. Robin Moravsky * Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Morgado ‘90 Hal Morgan ‘67 Mr. Lawrence Morgan ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen F. Motta ‘75 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Murphy ‘92 (P) Mrs. Nancy Murphy Ms. MaryAnn Murtha (PA) Musicals at Richter John & Anetra (Maroto) Nabozna ‘76 Paul & Elizabeth Naves (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Edward Nevin (P, PA) New Fairfield Press, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Nicoletti (P) Mrs. Hilary (Senese) Nimons ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Ruben Nogueira (P, PA) North Street Physical Medicine and Rehab Sean & Kelley (Stabell) O’Rourke ‘82 (P) William & Anna O’Rourke Optimization Partners Mrs. Linda Orlando Ottavio ‘69 Mr. James Pacific ‘72 Mr. Michael Parenti & Mrs. Anna Obregon (P) Mr. Thomas Pesce ‘99 Ms. Sophia Pilla ‘19 Robert & Lisa (Briscoe) Plumb ‘78 (PA) * Mr. Douglas Polistena Premier Tumbling Center Mr. James Purcell ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. John Randolph Mr. Fraser Randolph ‘70 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Rebeiro (PA)
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Reelick (P) Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Reeves (P) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Reilly (PA) Mr. Michael Riccio Ms. Arlene Rice Mr. Barry Rickert ‘71 Ridgefield Family Eye Care Ridgefield Glass Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association Mr. & Mrs. David Ring, Jr. (PA) * Mr. & Mrs. James Rogers Allen & Diana M. Rogers (GP, GPA) Ms. Frances Rogers * Mr. & Mrs. Pasquale Romano (P) Mr. Andrew Rosenblum ‘15 Tom & Erin (Burke) Rotunda ‘83 Ms. Theresa Rovegno Mr. David Rowan ‘79 Gerard & Maggie (Palumbo) Ryan ‘86 & ‘88 Saint Patrick’s Church Saint Peter Church Ms. Jacqueline Salame ‘79 Mr. Frank Salvatore, Jr. ‘84 Mr. Thomas Sansone ‘78 & Ruth Beardsley Savers Tony Saviano ‘75 Ms. Deb Sawch Mr. John Scalzo ‘92 Mr. Anthony Scalzo Mr. Spencer Scalzo ‘12 Bob Schlichtig ‘89 Paul & Robin Schuyler (PA) Secure Eco Shred Mr. & Mrs. John Segreti (P, PA) Scott & Laura Shail Ed & Grace Smith (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Sniffin Mr. Raymond Snyder ‘69 Ron & Julie Sorcek (PA) Mr. Matthew Stevens ‘06 Stew Leonard’s
Carol Stone* Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Straiton (P) Ms. Phyllis (Nauman) Strusky ‘78 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sturges ‘67 Ms. Edith Sullivan Mr. Thomas Sweeney ‘66 Robert & Helen (Carr) Tallaksen ‘85 Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Tappan (P) Mr. & Mrs. James Tharrington (PA) Mr. Michael Timan ‘71 Shari & Michael Tomanelli (PA) Terry & Rich Tortora (PA) Ms. Tammy Elizabeth Toscano UK Gourmet Jay Vaccarelli ‘73 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Vaghi ‘71 Ms. Darlene Valentini Anonymous Molly Vannucci ‘01 Joseph & Marilynn Vanucci (PA) The Varda Family Ms. Carolina Vera Versed, Inc. Bruce & Karen Vickroy Mr. James Vigar ‘19 Mr. Jeffrey Vingo * Kevin & Margaret Walsh (PA) Mr. Edward R. Ward Ms. Hannah Ward ‘19 Bruce & Jeannine Weed (P) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Weiner (P) Alice (Motta) Wells ‘72 West End Power Equipment Co., Inc. Christopher & Laurie (McKenzie) White ‘81 Alexa & Patrick Wild (PA) * Brian & Margaret (Reese) Williamson ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Windas Sr. (P) Charles & Kim (Cervera) Winter ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Dion Wixted ‘80 Mr. & Mrs. Tom Wroblewski (P) Mr. Joseph Zielinski (PA) 31
four years! It was a well rounded social environment, superior coursework and sports achievements that went above and beyond our expectations. Natalie was truly happy in her warm surroundings which allowed her to excel as a student and a person. Over the last four years I was able to rekindle old friendships and develop lasting new ones. I believe teachers who love what they do, do it for a lifetime. It has been reassuring to see that some of the same faces that helped form my life are still there to do the same for my daughters.The welcoming surroundings of IHS continue to embody the strong policies and instill the good values that I was privy to. y husband and I were fortunate that we M could provide our daughter, Natalie, with the opportunity to attend Immaculate
High School. We knew that she would receive a quality academic education to prepare her as a leader in her future profession while maintaining a faith based atmosphere. As an alumnus, I was thrilled Natalie chose my alma mater for her high school. We couldn’t have asked for a better
The legacy we alumni leave for Calista, my younger daughter and all others who come after us, is an exceptional community where they can be open to new things, experience personal growth, foster lifelong friendships and live out their enthusiasm to work hard, play hard! The relationships we have developed during our teen years are priceless and we can only wish the same for future generations. We are proud to be part of the Immaculate family. Once a Mustang always a Mustang!
Bill & Lynn (LaForte) Dudas ‘85, Natalie ‘19, Calista ‘22
FRIENDS CLUB (UP TO $99) Ms. Donna Anderson Ms. Valerie Anderson ‘88 Anonymous ‘88 Mr. Rodolph Antonios ‘19 Ms. Stella M. (Araya) Weil ‘86 Mr. John Ashkar ‘90 Assad’s Food Service Ms. Eliana Assaf ‘19 Mr. Ronald Auriana, Jr. ‘83 Maureen Mango Austin ‘88 & John Austin Ms. Catherine Babcock ‘19 Bagel Delight Bagelman Andrew & Deborah (Parzuchowski) Bakoledis ‘88 Bareburger Barra Restaurant Ms. Cynthia Barry ‘88 Taylor Basile ‘15 Mr. Michael S. Basile II ‘19 Mr. Colby Bellone ‘19 David & Colette (Connolly) Bennett ‘70 & ‘74 Bethel Pizza House Biscotti’s Ristorante Miss Danielle Bissonette ‘13 Mr. David Bono ‘17 Mr. David Bouffard Mr. & Mrs. Paul Bouffard Mr. Christopher Bouffard ‘98 Mr. Ron Bouffard Mayor Mark D. Boughton Mr. S. Sanford Boughton & Mrs. Susanne Boughton Mrs. Laura (Mangiafico) 32Boullianne ‘83
Claudia & George Braden (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bromley Mr. Paul Brown ‘70 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brown (GPA) Mr. Christopher Bruno ‘83 Bruno’s Pizza Bulls Bridge Body Shop David & Lori (LeFebvre) Burke ‘83 Mr. Jeffrey A. Burr Ethan & Nanci (Ginty) Butler ‘93 Mr. & Mrs. John Campbell Mr. Gediminas Campe (PA) Ms. Margot Cano ‘15 Ms. Serafina Canterino Ms. Christina Carboni ‘19 Mrs. Alice (McAleer) Carboni ‘69 Mr. & Mrs. Tomaz Cardoso Ms. Jennifer (Gallagher) Carnes ‘83 Ms. Morganne Cartee ‘19 Ms. Kristine Cartee (P) Ms. Jenny Casey * Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Castellano ‘69 Mrs. Veronica Casturani Ms. Gabriella Casturani ‘19 Kyle Cerminara ‘05 Ms. Vanessa (George) Chakrallah ‘69 Changes Hair Salon Katie Chicklinski-Cahill ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. Frank Chieffalo (P) Ms. Leslie Chiodi (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Dariusz Chomiak (P) Mr. & Mrs. Mark Chory Chuck’s Steak House, Inc. Mrs. Jane Cipriano ‘89 Ms. Kristen Cirone ‘19 Mr. Tom Clarkson CLIFYO Enterprises LLC Community Health Charities Mr. Thomas Coonan ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Coppola (P, PA)
Mr. Anthony Coppola ‘15 Ms. Francesca Coppola ‘20 Mr. Dominic Coppola ‘17 Ms. Caroline Corbett Dan & Kimberly (O’Brien) Corgan ‘92 Ms. Katherine Corigliano Keith & Stacy (Sokol) Costello ‘93 Mr. Dan Costello Mr. Sean Coughlin ‘88 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Cowf (P) Mr. & Mrs. Todd Cropsey (P, PA) Ms. Susan Crowe (P) Ms. S. Kathleen Czel ‘08 * Mrs. Jennifer (Scolpino) Daley ‘88 Mr. Gethin Dalton Danbury Parochial Track League Ms. Stephanie Darraugh Ms. Finan Deakin ‘19 Mr. Joseph DeMartino ‘93 Anonymous (P,PA) Ms. Jessica Dennison ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. Robert DeVagno Ms. Celine Diaz ‘19 Mrs. Catty Diaz (P) Ms. Catherine DiMaria ‘19 Ms. Diana DiVestea ‘22 Mrs. Kim (Sullivan) Doan ‘88 Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Dobos (P, PA) Mr. Scott Dobos ‘19 Ms. Deborah Dolan ‘82 Ms. Gina Donnarummo * Mr. John Dubbioso (GP) Ms. Hailey Dubbioso ‘19 Ms. Natalie Dudas ‘19 Ms. Norine Durkin Mr. John Durkin ‘67 Ms. Frances Dwyer ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. John Edmond, Jr. Mr. Timothy Eifert ‘88
Paul & Susan (Cavanaugh) Elmore ‘67 Ms. Eliana Emiliano (P) Mrs. Annelise (Becker) Fair ‘88 Mr. Ryan Fanella ‘19 Frank & Noreen Fanella (P) Ms. Stephanie Faria ‘19 Ms. Carrington Fernandez ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. William Fernandez (P) Ms. Beth Ann Fetzer Figs Wood Fired Bistro Mrs. Moira (Deakin) Finney ‘93 First Approach Andrew & Deborah (Kelly) Foote ‘69 Shane & Kerry (McDermott) Foy ‘93 Frank Pepe’s Development Co. Mr. Francis Gallagher ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Gallucci Ms. Mackenzy Garden ‘19 Mr. Mark Getz Patrick & Coleen (Curran) Gillotti ‘88 Mr. & Mrs. George Godfrey Ms. Mary Ann (Meyerle) Goldstein ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Grana ‘74 Mr. William Gregory ‘83 Mrs. Danielle (Thyse) Grepps ‘97 Rob & Amy Griffin Robert & Alice Grover Mr. Juergen Gruenzinger Mr. & Mrs. Nizar Haddad (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Halas ‘84 (P) Ms. Madison Halas ‘19 Hannoush Jewelers Mr. Matthew Hartsburg Mr. Brian Hatcher ‘12 Mrs. Melissa Lopes Haynes ‘02 Mr. & Mrs. Eric Heineken (P) Mr. Aidan Henderson ‘19 Mr. Ryan Henn ‘19 Andrea Henry ‘90 Peter & Kathryn Heslin (P) Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Hewitt (P, PA) Mr. Jared Hewitt ‘19 Dr. & Mrs. Patrick D. Higgins * Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Higgins Ms. Cortney Hill Mr. John Holmes Mr. Christopher Holzer ‘89 Horizon Nails & Spa Ms. Kelley (Gorman) Howard ‘88 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Hubbard (P) Mrs. Lora (Huber) Branson ‘69 Ms. Jennifer Hussey ‘89 Ms. Carolyne Hynes (P) Mr. & Mrs. Rudy Iannetta (P) IBM Anonymous Payroll Deductions IBM Stock Dividends Mr. Daniel Impellizzeri ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. Craig Impellizzeri (P, PA) Ms. Lisa Inserra (P) Jacqueline’s Restaurant & Bakery Ms. Avery Jarboe ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Jerolimo Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Johnson (P) Ms. Mary Johnson ‘19 Mr. L.J. Jordan Mr. Pierre Joyal Ms. Cynthia Jugler ‘83 Ms. Karen Karpowich Mr. Daniel Keefe ‘88 Shay Green Kelley ‘93 Mr. Brian Kelly Ms. Natalie Kennedy ‘19
Mr. Peter Kent ‘19 Mr. Steve Keppel Ms. Geraldine Kinsella ‘89 Ms. Mary Kish ‘88 Mr. Brian Klosowski ‘19 Mr. & Mr. James Klosowski (P) Samantha & Peter Kohler * Mr. Robert A. Komar Mr. & Mrs. Ari Kousidis (P) Ms. Angela Kousidis ‘19 Dr. Cathleen Kowalski ‘68 Steven & Karen (O’Connor) Kravec ‘93 Mr. Nicholas & Dr. Kathleen Lang (P) Ms. Elizabeth Lang ‘19 Mr. Mark LaPorte ‘09 * Mrs. Elizabeth Lato * Mr. Jeremy Lattin ‘19 Ms. Lynne LeBarron Ms. Kristen LeFebvre ‘19 Andrew & Lauretana Leggio Mr. Allan Leibowitz & Ms. Marsha Millman Reverend Phyllis Leopold Ms. Joan Leveille Ms. Janet Levitt Mrs. Carol LiVolsi (PA) Megan LiVolsi ‘97 Ms. Anne (Cavalier) Liwski ‘78 Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Lucas Luxx Nails Mr. Brian Macauley ‘93 Ms. Kayla MacInnis* Ms. Kathleen Maloney * Patrick & Margaret (Bouffard) Manning ‘03 Patrick & Kelly (Scozzafava) ‘81 Mannion Ms. Emily Marcone ‘19 Ms. Margaret Marcone (P, PA) Mr. Anthony Marici Ms. Taylor Mascetta ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Matero (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Joseph McCann ‘79 Ms. Colleen McCann ‘19 Ms. Megan McCaughey John & Debra (Drury) McCoy ‘87 (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Edward McGee Jr. Mr. Tom McGovern Mr. Parker McKenzie ‘19 Ms. Karen (Ring) Meisel ‘83
Ms. Erin Melody ‘90 Ms. Jamilly Mendes ‘19 Mr. George Menzies Mr. & Mrs. Brian Merritt (P) Mr. & Mrs. Luigi Mezzetta (P, PA) Mr. Gary Michael Jr. Mike Riccio Sports LLC Mr. & Mrs. Joe Mingachos (P, PA) Ms. Kayla Mingachos ‘19 Mr. Connor Mitchell ‘19 Ms. Brooke Monsky ‘83 William & Louise (Dodson) Morey ‘83 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Morse ‘83 Mrs. Patricia (Pilkington) Mosca ‘69 Mothership Bakery Peter & Carolyn (Hunt) Mueller ‘83 George & Catherine (Richardson) Murdock ‘69 Ms. Maura Murphy ‘19 Ms. Jaclyn Murphy (P) My Tribute Gift, Inc. Ms. Suzanne Najman Mr. John Natal ‘19 Ms. Natascha Neptune ‘93 Ms. Margaret Newell ‘80 Mr. John Noone ‘84 Shawn & Pamela (Haddad) O’Brien ‘83 (PA) Mrs. Lilia (Casas) O’Hara ‘69 Mrs. Ann O’Hara (PA) Mr. & Mrs. John P. O’Keefe (PA) Ms. Eileen O’Marra ‘83 Robert & Patricia (Stankaitis) O’Neil ‘68 O’Neil’s Sandwich and Coffee Bar Ms. Kathleen O’Rourke ‘81 One Stop Cleaners Outback Steakhouse Mr. & Mrs. Harry Palmer (P) Ron & Annie Paltrowitz Panifico Navona Mrs. Lisa (Sperrazza) Passaro ‘93 Ms. Doreen Pastorok ‘70 Mr. Isaiah Payton ‘18 Miss Emily Penzetta Ms. Danielle Perrotta ‘93 Mr. & Mrs. Elio Petta (P) Plaza Salon Mr. & Mrs. Jim Poulos Pour Me Coffee and Wine Prime Pub Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence
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Quartaro III (P) Mr. & Mrs. Chris Radford Mr. & Mrs. James Reiss (P) The Rettus Family (P) Mr. & Mrs. Warren Reynolds Mr. Ryan M. Reynolds Mr. Niall Reynolds * Timothy & Brigid (Maguire) Rice ‘02 Ridgefield Nail Bar Mrs. Susan (Dwyer) Riley ‘93 Ms. Carol (Zacher) Rinkoff ‘70 Ms. Shelby Riofrio ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Robertazzi ‘91 Mrs. Joanne (Ruehl) Roche ‘77 Robert & Noelle (Servidio) Roles ‘90 & ‘93 Adam & Catherine (Lynch) Ross ‘01 & ‘93 Rosy Tomorrows, Inc. Kathy (Judge) Roventini ‘92 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Sahl (P) Ms. Angela Saidman ‘19 Saint Mary School, Ridgefield Mr. Robert Sauber & Mrs. Suzanne Ramljak (P) Ms. Sophie Zoe Sauber ‘19 Mr. Duane Schirmer & Mrs. Vittoria Crea-Schirmer (P) Ms. Melissa Schirmer ‘19 Ms. Nicole Schlichting ‘19 Mrs. Lorraine Schrameck (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Edward Scirbona (P) Mr. Kyle Scirbona ‘19 Mr. David Scott ‘88 Ms. Nannette Scudiero Ms. Kaitlyn Segreti ‘21 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sekelsky (P) Mr. & Mrs. Scott Senete Ms. Dianna (Roberts) Shattuck ‘83 Ms. Maura L. Shea Ms. Wendy Shih Mrs. Sharyn (Butler) Shindo ‘75 Andrew & Maura (O’Hara) Shpunt ‘78 & ‘83 Silver Touch Jewelry Store Sinapi’s Pizza Mr. Brian Skarda Mr. Michael Smyth Mr. James Spencer ‘93 Stan & Mary (Dennehy) Spielvogel ‘77 Square One Bar and Grill Mr. Peter Srebotnik ‘93
olby Bellone ‘19 has accomplished so much in his four years at Immaculate High School and exemplifies what it means to strive to do your best. Recognized by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation for his “leadership, drive, integrity and citizenship,” Colby has achieved several honors throughout his high school career. An AP Scholar with Honor, Colby is a member of the Mu Alpha Theta Chapter of the National Mathematics Honor Society. In addition to his academic achievements, Colby was proud to be a part of the Model UN and to compete in both State and Regional competitions. He also served as an International Mentor and Ambassador, participated in Mock Trial and competed
Christopher & Jennifer (Sullivan) St. Jean ‘89 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Paul Stellacci Mr. & Mrs. Paul Stevens (PA) Brian & Jaimie (Bierwirth) Stewart ‘97 Ms. Helen Story * Mr. Ryan Straiton ‘19 Joey Suarez ‘18 Ms. Diana Sullivan ‘80 Mr. David Talarico ‘19 Dr. Reem Tarazi ‘93 Mr. & Mrs. Dean Tarsi ‘68 The Benevity Community Impact Fund The Cake Box The Cheesecake Factory The Hummus & Pita Co. The Music Learning Center, Inc. The Sycamore Drive-In Restaurant Three Brothers Diner Tivoli Restaurant Mr. & Mrs. Richard Tomaino Ms. Jennifer Tomanio ‘02 Ms. Deidre Traynor Mr. & Mrs. Michael Trinkaus Mr. Andrew Tureaud, Jr. ‘19 Two Steps Downtown Grille Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Vail (P) Mr. Joseph Vance ‘93 Varano Bakery, Inc. Mr. Ernest Vitarbo & Mrs. Eileen Broderick Vitarbo (P) Ms. Lin Marie Vitarbo ‘19 Ms. Angela Vodola ‘19 Ms. Veronica Vodola ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. Barton VosWinkel ‘75 (PA) * Ms. Kara Wakeford ‘15 Mrs. Darlene (Raymond) Wallin ‘83 Ms. Christine Weglinski Whole Foods Ms. Tracey Wixted ‘83 Mr. Bob Wrigg Mr. Dan Wroblewski ‘19 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Xavier (PA) Mr. Robert Yamin & The Honorable Dianne Yamin Mr. & Mrs. Evan A. Zuckert (P) Ms. Keleigh Zuckert ‘19
on the CyberPatriot team. Colby feels that Immaculate has helped him prepare for his future by giving him the opportunity “to participate in a variety of school activities to develop beyond the classroom.” Colby ran on the Cross Country team and was also part of both the Indoor and Outdoor Track Programs as well as supporting theater productions here at Immaculate with lighting design and execution. He plans to attend Cornell University on a four year full tuition US Navy ROTC Scholarship and major in Environmental Engineering. Colby is thankful for the “support of teachers and administration to pursue my goals and for being part of a school and student body that has core values that promote good character.” 33
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. Mr. Joseph Abdella ‘66 Ms. Laurie Albano ‘76 Mr. & Mrs. Ignatius Alexander * Michael & Chris Ann Allen (PA) Terri & Mark Allen (PA)* Amazon Smile Foundation Louis & Catherine (Spak) Amodeo ‘79 (PA) Arnold & Claire (Mahoney) Anderson ‘75 Mr. & Mrs. William Anderson (PA) Anonymous Anonymous (GP) Anonymous (P) Anonymous ‘86 Erik & Ruth Apotheker Jim & Maureen Arconti (PA) Donald & Maureen (Brew) Arsenault ‘69 * Maureen Mango Austin ‘88 and John Austin Mr. Carl Bailey ‘71 & Mrs. Lauren Dalton Bailey Michael & Debbie Basile (P, PA) * Peter & Mary Beth Beal (P, PA) The Bellone Family (P, PA, ‘17, ‘19)* Mr. & Mrs. Tony Bisbano (PA) Joseph & Nuschi Bischof (PA) Dr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Bohling (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. David Bono (P, PA) Mrs. Rosemary Bouffard (PA) Dr. Jennifer Boyce ‘82 (PA) Barbara Dominakus Braatz ‘89 Ms. Colleen Brereton (PA) * Mr. & Mrs. Greg Broderick (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brown (GP) Robert & Ramona (Lariccia) Brunetti ‘69 & ‘70 Kevin & Lori (Dennehy) Burns ‘76 Tom Burns & Lisa Lindblom (PA) * Mr. John Capilli (PA) Mr. & Mrs. David Cappiello ‘86 Caraluzzi’s Markets Eugene Casagrande ‘75 Kathleen & Christopher Casey James & Nicole (Randazzo) Cipriani ‘90 & ‘89 Mr. & Mrs. Tony Cirone (P, PA) Ms. Cynthia Clarke ‘76 Christopher & Lisa (Broadbridge) Coyle ‘82 & ‘81 (P, PA) Mrs. Elsie Craig (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Todd Cropsey (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Bernardo Curra (PA) DBE Enterprises Mr. & Mrs. Brendan G. Deakin ‘86 (PA)
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Decker (PA) Dean & Anne (DelSignore) DiMauro ‘76 (PA) Stephen & Kathleen (Gribbin) DeMarco ‘88 (PA) Joleen Garofalo Dennison ‘86 (P) Mr. Mark DePaul ‘78 Mr. & Mrs. Brian DiNatale (P, PA) Don & Katie Doering (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Doherty (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Doolan ‘68 Joseph T. Draper ‘82 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Dunleavy (PA) * Mr. & Mrs. Edward Durkin ‘72 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Dwyer (P) Earthmovers, Inc. - Mr. Edward Kilian III ‘99 Mr. & Mrs. Marc Ennis ‘93 Doug Fachnie (PA) Jim & Christine Fahey (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Fahey (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Fanelli, Sr. (PA, GP) Mrs. Isabelle T. Farrington Martin & Mary Ann (Grandieri) Foncello ‘70 (PA)* Jeff & Lisa Marie Font (P, PA) * Mr. & Mrs. Michael Frank ‘72 The Fredette Family (PA, ‘12, ‘14, ‘18) Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Fulling ‘83 Ms. Jean Garavel ‘81 Ms. Joan Garofalo (PA, GP) Todd & Linda Garvey (P, PA) James & Kelly Gerbo (PA) Mr. Robert Gerwien, Sr. (PA)* Carol & John Goode (PA) William and Kathleen (Flanagan) Grabert ‘72 Mr. Gary Gramling ‘72 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gribbin (PA, GP) Mr. & Mrs. Terence Guiry (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Guth (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Edward Guydan (P, PA) Mr. Daniel Hall ‘82 Paul & Paulette (Levesque) Hart ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. Gerry Hatcher (PA)* Mr. & Mrs. James Hawk ‘82 (PA) Mr. Thomas Hefferon ‘78 Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Henderson (P, PA) Mrs. Carol Henry (PA, GP) Mrs. Peggy (Shea) Hewett ‘74 Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Hewitt (P, PA) Faith Hickey ‘88 Ms. Victoria Hickey ‘66 Mr. Paul Hiro ‘68
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Hogan ‘90 Mr. & Mrs. John Hooker (PA) Michael & Cynthia Hudak (PA) IBM Iovino Brothers James P. Dolan & Nancy K Dolan Educational Scholarship Trust Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Jarboe (P, PA) Jennings Oil Company Bill & Becky (Gage) Johnston ’85 (P) Mr. & Mrs. Don Kallberg (P, PA) Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Kayal (PA) Ms. Marta Keane ‘72 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Kennedy (P, PA) Ben & Maggie (Bierwirth) Kent ‘91 (P, PA) Sean & Maureen (Elston) Kerins ‘77 (PA) Thomas & Joan (Wixted) Kiely ‘78 K-Man Glass Corp. Knights of Columbus McGivney Council #29, 1344 Dr. Cathleen Kowalski ‘68 Mr. George F. Landegger Mrs. Lisa Lanni Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lasco (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas LeFebvre (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Ian Lenz (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. John Leonard (PA) Ms. Joan Leveille Levine Auto & Truck Parts Ms. Beth Anne LiVolsi ‘89 Mrs. Carol LiVolsi (PA) Ms. Kathleen LiVolsi ‘82 Megan LiVolsi ‘97 Mr. Dan Lombardo Lynn & Joe Loya (PA, GPA) Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ludanyi (PA) * Martin & Jennifer (Brockelman) Lynch ‘79 (PA) Mr. Lockwood J. Lyons ‘68 Robert & Barbara (Pawlisak) Mahoney - ‘72 & ‘70 Mary & Kevin Maloney * Mrs. Audrey Mango Mr. & Mrs. Richard Martino (PA) Mr. Michael Mazzucco (PA) John & Debra (Drury) McCoy ‘87 (P, PA) Steve & Patricia (Foley) McFarlin ‘81 (P, PA) McGoldrick & McGoldrick, CPA, 6724 Mr. & Mrs. Brian McGovern ‘89 (P) Drs. Gregory & Dorothy McKenna (P)
Mr. & Mrs. Jack McKenney ‘84 McKenney Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Mr. Stanley McKenney ‘80 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey McKenzie (P) Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McMahon Laura Rosenthal McNerney (P, PA) Ms. Dale Mello (PA) Ms. Maura Melody (PA) Mr. George Menzies The Mercaldo Family (‘81, PA) Tom & Maureen Mertens * Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Mingachos ‘89 (P, PA)* Scott & Marianne (Urkiel) Mitchell ‘81 (P, PA) Mittler, Mercaldo & Braun, P.C. Mr. & Mrs. William Mok (P, PA) George and Catherine (Richardson) Murdock ‘69 Paul & Elizabeth Naves (PA) Newtown Savings Bank Mr. & Mrs. Ruben Nogueira (P, PA) Ryan C. Nolan ‘09 Mr. Denis O’Hara ‘82 Lucia & Steve O’Hara (GP) William and Anna O’Rourke Mr. & Mrs. Mark Oskam (P, PA) Chris & Donna (Begg) Palmer ‘68 & ‘67 Michael & Nancy (Buzaid) Palmer ‘69 Kevin & Patricia (McGrath) Palmer ‘73 Mr. & Mrs. Steve Palmer ‘74 and Family Jose & Catherine (Gerwien) Pinto ‘76 Terri LiVolsi Poulos ‘94 Mrs. Jo-Anne (Tomanio) Price ‘66 Ms. Joan Pryde ‘77 Mr. James Purcell ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Rebeiro (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Reidy, Jr. ‘89 (P) Larry and Meg (Losee) Riefberg ‘80 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. David Ring, Jr. (PA) * Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ringes (PA) The Rios Family ‘81 (P) Mr. & Mrs. Ross Rizzo (PA) Allen & Diana M. Rogers (GP, GPA) Mr. Andrew Rosenblum ‘15 Sam & Jennifer Rosenblum (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Bob Rossman (PA) Rosy Tomorrows, Inc. Peter & Kathleen Ruppert ‘82 Ms. Marita Ryan
TRUE BLUE SOCIETY (CONTINUED)
Jeffrey & Dana (Henry) Saidman ‘87 (P) Saint Joseph School, Danbury Saint Rose of Lima Church Mr. Thomas Sansone ‘78 & Ruth Beardsley Savings Bank of Danbury Bob Schlichtig ‘89 Mr. & Mrs. Michael Seaman ‘84 (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Sedensky III (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Setaro ‘83 Silent Watchman Security Services Vincent & Denise Dascano (P, PA) Ed & Grace Smith (PA) Ms. Eleanor Staib ‘73 Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Stankey (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Devin Stilson ‘69 Nanci & Paul Stockmann * Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sturges ‘67 Joseph & Denise (Henry) Suarez ‘87 (P, PA) * The NY-CONN Corp Terry & Rich Tortora (PA) Mr. Martin P. Tuite ‘84 Andrew & Michelle Tureaud (P) Union Savings Bank United Alarm Services, Inc. Jay Vaccarelli ‘73 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Vaghi ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Van Houten ‘72 Joseph & Marilynn Vanucci (PA) Katie Vannucci ‘00 Al Vitiello & Suzanne Brown Vitiello (P, PA) Geoffrey & Kathleen (Mahoney) Wakeford ‘77 (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Ward (P) Msgr. Robert Weiss Alice (Motta) Wells ‘72 Westchester Modular Homes, Inc. Mrs. Kelly (Moffa) Whalen ‘90 Alexa & Patrick Wild (PA) * Mrs. Janice Williams (GP) Brian & Margaret (Reese) Williamson ‘71 John & Kathy Witek (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Xavier (PA) Mr. Joseph Zielinski (PA) Dr. & Mrs. Keith Zuccala (P, PA)
ADOPT-A-MUSTANG GIFTS Thanks to your support we raised $20,866 for our Adopt-a-Mustang Fund, which provides scholarships for students who need assistance to meet their tuition obligations due to unexpected financial burdens. IHS provides financial assistance to more than half of its students. Your gift to this fund has made a tremendous direct impact on the life of one or more students. Thank you in advance for your care, generosity and for making a difference! Terri and Mark Allen (PA)* Mr. Brendan Allen * Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous (GP) Mr. & Mrs. Samir Assaf (P) Janine & Michael Azzi * Mr. Carl Bailey ‘71 & Mrs. Lauren Dalton Bailey Michael & Debbie Basile (P, PA) * Mr. & Mrs. Fred Basli (P) David & Colette (Connolly) Bennett ‘70 & ‘74 Mrs. Rosemary Bouffard (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bromley Tom Burns & Lisa Lindblom (PA) * Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Byrne Mr. & Mrs. John Campbell Mr. John Capilli (PA) Mr. & Mrs. David Cappiello ‘86 Mr. & Mrs. Tomaz Cardoso Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Chieffalo, Jr. ‘81 Ms. Leslie Chiodi (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Mark Chory Mr. & Mrs. Chris Cianflone, Sr. (P) Mr. & Mrs. Tony Cirone (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Collins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Coonan (P) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Coppola (P, PA) Ms. Caroline Corbett Ms. Katherine Corigliano Mr. & Mrs. Bernardo Curra (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Sean Curran ‘90 Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Decker (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Joseph DeMaida * Jeanne Coleman Demko ‘88 (P) Joleen Garofalo Dennison ‘86 (P) Mr. & Mrs. Robert DeVagno Mr. & Mrs. Vincent DiGilio ‘00 Don & Katie Doering (P, PA) Ms. Deborah Dolan ‘82 Joseph T. Draper ‘82 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Dwyer (P) Jim & Christine Fahey (P, PA)
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Fahey (PA) Ms. Pamela Fallon Ms. Beth Ann Fetzer Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Fitzgerald (P) Mr. & Mrs. John Fitzpatrick (PA) Jeff & Lisa Marie Font (P, PA) * Ms. Joan Garofalo (PA, GP) Todd & Linda Garvey (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Carl Gehring (PA) James & Kelly Gerbo (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Giobbi Mr. & Mrs. George Godfrey Carol & John Goode (PA) Mr. Richard Harmonay Mr. Matthew Hartsburg Mr. & Mrs. Gerry Hatcher (PA)* Mr. Sean Hester Ms. Victoria Hickey ‘66 Dr. & Mrs. Patrick D. Higgins * Mr. L. Patrick Higgins Michael & Cynthia Hudak (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Jerolimo Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Kayal (PA) Azian & Joseph Kearney * Sean & Maureen (Elston) Kerins ‘77 (PA) Mr. Edward Kilian III ‘99 Mr. & Mrs. Roger Krystopa Mrs. Lisa Lanni Andrew and Lauretana Leggio Reverend Phyllis Leopold Ms. Janet Levitt Mr. & Mrs. Daniel LiVolsi Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ludanyi (PA) * Mr. & Mrs. James Lynch Robert & Barbara (Pawlisak) Mahoney - ‘72 & ‘70 Mr. & Mrs. William Malgieri (P) Mary & Kevin Maloney * Hal & Rebecca Mayerson Mr. Michael Mazzucco (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Daniel McAloon (P) Mrs. Mary T. McCormack Mr. & Mrs. Edward McGee Jr. Mr. Tom McGovern Mr. Sean McGrath ‘10
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey McKenzie (P) Mr. & Mrs. James McNamara Laura Rosenthal McNerney (P, PA) Reverend Gregg D. Mecca Ms. Maura Melody (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Robert Merrer Scott & Marianne (Urkiel) Mitchell ‘81 (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. William Mok (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Martin Morgado Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Morrissey ‘77 Ms. MaryAnn Murtha (PA) Ms. Suzanne Najman Mr. John Noone ‘84 Lucia & Steve O’Hara (GP) Robert & Patricia (Stankaitis) O’Neil ‘68 Michael & Nancy (Buzaid) Palmer ‘69 Mr. & Mrs. Elio Petta (P) Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Piccolo, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Michael Pizzo ‘89 (P) Mr. & Mrs. Jim Poulos Msgr. Thomas Powers ‘83 Mrs. Leslie Quinn * Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Reidy, Jr. ‘89 (P) Mr. Ryan M. Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Warren Reynolds Larry and Meg (Losee) Riefberg ‘80 (PA) The Rios Family ‘81 (P) Mr. & Mrs. Ross Rizzo (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Rizzo, Jr. (PA) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Robertazzi ‘91 Mr. & Mrs. James Rogers Sam & Jennifer Rosenblum (PA) Ms. Theresa Rovegno Mr. Thomas J. Saadi, Esq. ‘88 Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Sahl (P) Ms. Nannette Scudiero Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Sedensky III (P, PA) Mr. & Mrs. Scott Senete Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Setaro ‘83 Ms. Maura L. Shea 35
Veterans Hill Of Honor Flags
Adopt -A- Mustang Mr. Peter Skaperdas and Kathleen Auda Anthony & Grace Smyth * Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Stankey (PA) Joseph & Denise (Henry) Suarez ‘87 (P, PA) * Anonymous (P) Mr. Michael Timan ‘71 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Tomaino Ms. Jennifer Tomanio ‘02 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Van Houten ‘72 Bruce & Karen Vickroy Al Vitiello & Suzanne Brown Vitiello (P, PA) Geoffrey & Kathleen (Mahoney) Wakeford ‘77 (PA) Msgr. Robert Weiss John & Kathy Witek (PA) Barclays Educational Gift Matching Program Catholic Financial Life Foundation, Inc. Classic Equipment Services Department of Pediatrics, Stamford Hospital Earthmovers, Inc Escape 101 IBM Immaculate Parents Assoc. Knights of Columbus Marquette Council # 245
Matching Gift Donors
Knights of Columbus McGivney Council #29 Knights of Columbus St. Lawrence Council #1495 Law Offices of Lawrence M. Riefberg, LLC Levine Auto & Truck Parts My Tribute Gift, Inc. New Fairfield Press, Inc. Newtown Family Dentistry Newtown Savings Bank Norbert E. Mitchell Co. Inc. Old Timers Athletic Association of Greater Danbury Ridgefield Cosmetic & General Dentistry Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Saint Patrick’s Church Saint Peter Church Saint Rose of Lima Church Savings Bank of Danbury Union Savings Bank Van Houten & Company, LLC
Immaculate is grateful to the following companies for their gifts and to those who secured matching gifts from their employers. Arch Matching Gift Program Raymond Baker ‘86 Bank of America Foundation Bernard Reidy ‘89 (P) General Electric Danuta Chomiak (P) Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matching Gift Program Joseph Ryan ‘89 IBM John Goode (PA) Keith Goodwin (P) Ann Witcofsky Guth (P, PA) Robert Mahoney ‘72 Stephen O’Hara (GP) Matthew Stankey (PA) Maureen Vannucci ‘01
Pepsico Employee Giving Program Megan Broderick (PA) Benjamin Kent (P, PA) Judith Wells Vigar (P) Pitney Bowes Mark DePaul ‘78 George Menzies Praxair, Inc. Anonymous Soros Fund Charitable Foundation Matching Gifts Program James Hawk ‘82 (PA) The Benevity Community Impact Fund Leah Pilla (P) Wells Fargo Foundation John Hooker (PA)
Business Community Donors Thank you to the following businesses who supported Immaculate High School during the 2018 - 2019 school year. ACT of Connecticut Adam Broderick Salon & Spa Agave Assad’s Food Service Bagel Delight Bagelman Bareburger Barra Restaurant BD Provisions Bethel Pizza House Bev Max Biscotti’s Ristorante Bruce Bennett Nissan Bruno’s Pizza Byrd’s Books Cafe on the Green Candlewood East Marina Capitol Hill Group Caraluzzi’s Markets Changes Hair Salon Chick-fil-A Chuck’s Steak House, Inc. CironeFriedberg, LLP, CPA’s Classic Equipment Services CLIFYO Enterprises LLC Collins Hannafin, P.C. 36
Colonial Carpet & Flooring LLC Connecticut Cigar Company, LLC Connecticut Sports Arena LLC Crumpin-Fox Club Danbury Ice Arena Danbury Sports Dome Del-Tron Precision, Inc. Dennis Uniform Diversified Printing Solutions, Inc. D.L.P. Landscaping and Design Dugout Dreams Earthmovers, Inc Elmer’s Diner Inc. Escape 101 Fairfield County Bank Faltom Jewelers Figs Wood Fired Bistro First Approach Fox Hopyard Hantsch Electric Inc. Hardscrabble Club Corp. Hollandia Nurseries, LLC ICE Energy IBM Ingersoll Auto of Danbury Iovino Brothers
Josten’s Jowdy-Kane Funeral Home K-Man Glass Corp. Lake Group Media, Inc. Law Offices of Lawrence M. Riefberg, LLC Levine Auto & Truck Parts Macerich - Danbury Fair Mall Marie Nugent Temporary Services, Inc. McGoldrick & McGoldrick, CPA McKenna Orthodontics McKenney Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Melillo & Mitchell, LLC Mittler, Mercaldo & Braun, P.C. Mono-Crete Step & Vault, LLC New Fairfield Press, Inc. Newtown Family Dentistry Newtown Savings Bank Norbert E. Mitchell Co. Inc. North Street Physical Medicine and Rehab NYCONN Security Systems Optimization Partners Pour Me Coffee and Wine
Immaculate’s Hill of Honor was created featuring American flags adorned with ribbons with the names of IHS alumni, friends and family members, proudly displayed on Immaculate’s front lawn to commemorate all who have served to protect our peace and freedom. The proceeds of the flag sale, $1,450, were donated to the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs for its veterans assistance programs. Del Albano Robert G. Biscan by Mary & Kevin Maloney * Raymond Kozara by Ms. Laurie Albano ‘76 by Mr. & Mrs. Marc Ennis ‘93 by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Quartaro Craig Worster III (P) Ronald Ulley Thomas R. Fulling by Ms. Emily Marcone ‘19 by Janine and Michael Azzi * by Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Fulling ‘83 Jack Maguire, Sr. Anthony Marici & Lawrence by Timothy & Brigid (Maguire) Rice Richard Charles Banning & Robert Goodwin & Richard LaRose ‘02 Robert Dennis Patrick Dugan Sr. Kramaritsch by Mr. Anthony Marici by Mr. Scott Banning ‘87 by Anonymous (P) Boyd Losee & Morton Louis Russo Riefberg All Veterans Mr. Arthur L. Horan, Jr. by Dr. Chris & Lori Mascetta (P) by Larry and Meg (Losee) Riefberg by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brown (GPA) by Gregory Horan ‘72 William McCaughey, Scott ‘80 (PA) Modesto Brunetti & Dominic Earl Hubbard & Dan Sullivan McCaughey Santi Girolamo & Dominick Lariccia, Sr. by Mr. and Mrs. Matthew by Ms. Megan McCaughey Destito by Robert & Ramona (Lariccia) Hubbard (P) Col. Thomas Mertens, US Army by Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale Romano Brunetti ‘69 & ‘70 John Conway Retired (P) Augustine L. DeLuca, Sr. by Mr. & Mrs. Rudy Iannetta (P) by Tom & Maureen Mertens * Anthony Sacowitz by Mr. & Mrs. Chris Cianflone, Sr. 1LT Robert M. Kearney Mario De’Angelis by Mr. Thomas J. Saadi, Esq. ‘88 (P) by Azian & Joseph Kearney * by Mr. & Mrs. Luigi Mezzetta (P, Hugo Louis PA) John Leahy Michael Kearns (Vietnam) Class of by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cirella (P) by Mr. & Mrs. John Segreti (P, PA) ‘68 Sgt. Booth W. Gibson Jimmy Vivas by Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Kearns ‘68 by Ms. Jaclyn Murphy (P) John Tucker by Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cowf (P) by Mr. and Mrs. Krzysztof Swierczek Edward W. Kowalski James E. O”Rourke, II (P) James Czel, Joseph Qualey, Agatha by Dr. Cathleen Kowalski ‘68 by Ms. Kathleen O’Rourke ‘81 Rush Qualey Thomas Talarico Robert K. Lenz Sergeant Harry W. Palmer U.S. by Ms. S. Kathleen Czel ‘08 * by Anonymous (P) by Mr. & Mrs. Ian Lenz (P, PA) Army Radio Operator: George Selivonchik WWII Merrill’s Marauders; Sergeant Corey Stone, Ron Brown, JF Noris Joseph Loya, Sr. by Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Peter W. Palmer Stone, by Mr. & Mrs. Michael Loya ‘79 Delmonico (P) U.S.M.C.; Sergeant Nicholas Palmer Noris Stone II, Dennis Stone, Sr., (PA) Gerace U.S.M.C.; Dennis Stone, Jr. Mike Pacella, Anthony Pacella Gerald J. Monaghan & Tamás Pfc. Michael B. Turza U.S. by Mr. & Mrs. Kristian Taylor (P, by Ms. Gina Donnarummo * Ludanyi Army PA) Robert Ward & Joseph Benbow by Mr. & Mrs. Paul Ludanyi (PA) * by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Palmer (P) Dewey F. Vitarbo USMC by Brian & Donna (Ward) Doran Elias & Mike Shears Robert Gerwien & William by Mr. Ernest Vitarbo & Mrs. Eileen ‘85 (P) by Ms. Kayla MacInnis* Gerwien, Jr. Broderick Vitarbo (P) Jack Durkin by Jose & Catherine (Gerwien) Carmine Scampoli, Andrew Robert M. Hoyt, George J. Assad, by Mr. John Durkin ‘67 Pinto ‘76 Scampoli, Leo and Eric Cato Lawrence A. Ennis, Lee W. Glover, Rosenthal, Arthur Ranta by Assad’s Food Service
Golf Outing Sponsors, Donors & Volunteers Preferred Maintenance, Inc. Richter Park Golf Course Ridgewood Country Club Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association Rizzo Companies Rose and Kiernan, Inc. Savings Bank of Danbury Silent Watchman Security Services Stew Leonard’s The NY-CONN Corp The Summit Triple M Painting LLC Union Savings Bank United Alarm Services, Inc. Urban Street Pizza Van Houten & Company, LLC Vision Designs West End Power Equipment Co., Inc. Westchester Modular Homes, Inc. Western Connecticut State University
SPONSORS:
Platinum Sponsor: Melillo & Mitchell, LLC Gold Sponsor: Wilshire Real Estate Advisors, LLC Silver Sponsor: Mittler, Mercaldo & Braun P.C. Newtown Savings Bank Apparel Sponsor: Ice Energy Vision Designs $10,000 Hole In One Prize Sponsor: CironeFriedberg, LLP, Hole In One Sponsor 2019 Chevrolet Equinox AWD: Ingersoll Auto of Danbury Hole In One Sponsor 2018 Jeep Compass Latitude: Danbury Automotive Group Hole In One Sponsor 2018 Jeep Wrangler: Wetmore’s Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram
SPECIALTY SPONSORSHIPS:
Cart Sponsor: Westchester Modular Homes, Inc. Cigar Sponsor: NY-CONN Corp. Bischof Flooring Dinner Sponsor: Stephen &
Sunday Piccolo Lunch Sponsor: Law Offices of Lawrence M. Riefberg, LLC Cocktail Sponsor: Diversified Printing Solutions, Inc. Wilshire Real Estate Advisors, LLC Beer and Wine Sponsor: John Capilli Golf Ball Sponsor: McKenney Mechanical Contractors, Inc. NY-CONN Corp.
K-Man Glass Corp. Michael J. Mazzucco, P.C. Norbert E. Mitchell Co., Inc. Monocrete Step, LLC Saint Rose of Lima Church Saint Mary Church, Bethel The Ridge Corporate Park Thomas Saadi, Commissioner Department of Veterans Affairs Van Houten & Company, LLC
CironeFriedberg, Ingersoll Auto of Danbury, Danbury Automotive Group, Vision Designs, Dugout Dreams, F&M Electric, Pour Me Coffee & Wine, Joanne GiorgioChampleau, Jen Rosenblum, Ray Baker ‘86, Danbury Fair Mall, Stew Leonard’s, Mr. & Mrs. Martino, and John Capilli
PIN FLAG & TEE SPONSORS:
PIN FLAG SPONSORS:
John Capilli Lisa Inserra Lisamarie Font Jen Darby Beverly Massoni Anna Pizzo Elaine Malgieri Denise Fontenelli Carol Goode Maureen Decker Ursula Hanavan Sally Wilson Kimber Windas Heidi Flaherty Patti Bisbano Janice Lenz Julie Riggs
Carl & Lauren Bailey Danbury Square Box, Co. Lake Group Media, Inc. Ed Nichols In Loving Memory of Jenn (Nichols) Kolax Ridgefield Cosmetics & General Dentistry - Dr. Michael J. Pizzo, Dr. Kelsey Flanagan Rolling Hills Dentistry
TEE SIGN SPONSORS: Caraluzzi’s Market Fund Kathleen & Chris Casey Del-Tron Precision, Inc. Earthmovers, Inc. Hantsch Electric, Inc. Iovino Brothers
Carl & Lauren Bailey Collins Hannafin, P.C. Danbury Square Box, Co. Bob & Barbara (Pawlisak) Mahoney: Classes of 1972 & 1970 McGoldrick & McGoldrick, CPA, LLP McKenna Orthodontics NYCONN Security Systems Rose & Kiernan, Inc. The Rosenblum Family Savings Bank of Danbury Silent Watchman Security Services St. Joseph Catholic Academy DONORS: Richter Park, Cafe on the Green,
VOLUNTEERS:
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Gala Sponsors, Donors and Committee Thank you to our Spring Gala sponsors, donors and committee for helping to make this special evening a success!
GOLD SPONSORS
Summit Development Westchester Modular Homes, Inc.
SILVER SPONSORS CironeFriedberg, LLP Newtown Savings Bank Saint Rose of Lima Church Savings Bank of Danbury
MOBILE BIDDING SPONSOR Wilshire Real Estate, LLC
COCKTAIL SPONSORS Ice Energy Isabelle T. Farrington
CENTERPIECE SPONSORS
Law Offices of Lawrence M. Riefberg, LLC Stephen & Sunday Piccolo
DESSERT SPONSOR McKenna Orthodontics
CHAMPAGNE SPONSOR
Del-Tron Precision, Inc.
DJ SPONSOR
Cathy Gerwien Pinto, ‘76
GAME SPONSORS
Capitol Hill Group Saint Edward the Confessor Church
LIGHTING SPONSOR NY-CONN Corporation
PHOTO SPONSOR
Preferred Maintenance, Inc.
Thank You To Our Donors! A Friend of IHS ACT of Connecticut Adam Broderick Spa & Salon Agave Anonymous Bagel Delight Bagelman Ray Baker Bareburger Michael & Debbie Basile Bobbi Jo Beers BevMax Biscotti's Ristorante Jack & Maria Bouffard Bruno's Pizza Byrd's Books Cafe on the Green John Capilli David Cappiello Changes Hair Salon Chick-Fil-A Chuck's Steakhouse Chris & Lisa Coyle Danbury Ice Arena
Danbury Sports Dome Dennis Uniform Don & Katie Doering Joseph & Meiko Draper William & Lynn Dudas Patrick & Carolan Dwyer Escape 101 Ethan Allen Design Faltom Jeweler's Figs Wood Fired Bistro Gerry & Helen Fitzgerald Anna Flaherty Bartolomew & Heidi Flaherty Robert & Denise Fontenelli Denise Fontenelli Lisa Fontenelli Frank Pepe's Family Owned Restaurants Frederic Fekkai Keith Gallagher & Joanne GiorgioChapleau Chris & Nancy Godino Kurt & Ann Guth Ursula Hanavan Hannoush Jewelers Hardscrabble Club Horizon Nails & Spa Hotel Zero Degrees Debbie Hyde Immaculate High School IPA J. Lawrence Downtown Jacqueline's Restaurant and Bakery Jewelry Designs Jostens Ian & Janice Lenz Luxx Nails Macerich Bill & Elaine Malgieri Kevin & Mary Maloney Brian & Janet McGovern Mike Riccio Sports LLC Nelson Mingachos Crystal A. Mok Mothership Bakery Kecia Muller Murphy Basketball Camp Music Learning Center Musicals at Richter New Fairfield Animal Hospital One Stop Cleaners O'Neil's Sandwich & Coffee Bar Outback Steakhouse Panifico Navona Michael & Anna Pizzo Plaza Salon Premier Tumbling Center Prime Pub Richter Park Golf Course Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield Parks and Recreation Ridgefield Nail Bar Ridgefield Family Eye Care Ridgewood Country Club Michael & Julie Riggs Joseph & MaryAnne Robinson Jennifer Rosenblum Samantha Rosenblum Robert Taylor
Rosy Tomorrow's Silver Touch Sinapi's Pizza Square One Bar and Grill Stew Leonard's The Cake Box The Cheesecake Factory The Club at River Oaks The Hummus & Pita Co. The Mohegan Tribe The Sycamore Drive-In The Toy Room Three Brothers Diner Tivoli True Value of Bethel Two Steps Downtown Grille Varano Bakery Inc. Versed, Inc. Edouard & Marilyn Vieux Al & Suzanne Vitiello Westchester Modular Homes Western Connecticut State University Keith & Bonnie Zuccala
Thank you to our Ad sponsors! Saint Joseph Church, Brookfield Westchester Modular Homes, Inc. (Gold Sponsor) Summit Development (Gold Sponsor) Earthmovers, Inc. Capitol Hill Group Ice Energy (Cocktail Sponsor) Stephen & Sunday Piccolo (Centerpiece Sponsor) Isabelle T. Farrington (Cocktail Sponsor) Wilshire Real Estate, LLC (Mobile Bidding Sponsor) Law Offices of Lawrence M. Riefberg (Centerpiece Sponsor) Candlewood East Marina CironeFriedberg, LLP, CPA’s (Silver Sponsor) Caraluzzi’s Market St. Rose of Lima Church (Silver Sponsor) Savings Bank of Danbury (Silver Sponsor) Newtown Savings Bank Bruce Bennett Nissan Del-Tron Precision, Inc. (Champagne Sponsor) Mono-Crete Step, LLC Union Savings Bank Elmer’s Diner, Inc,
Newtown Family Dentistry McKenna Orthodontics (Dessert Sponsor) Thomas J. Saadi, ‘88 Raymond James – Joseph DiVestea Colonial Automobile Saint Joseph School Danbury Preferred Maintenance, Inc. (Photo Sponsor) VanHouten & Company, LLC McGoldrick & McGoldrick, CPA United Alarm Services, Inc. Hardscrabble Club Corporation Norbert E. Mitchell Co., Inc. Levine Automotive Saint Edward the Confessor Church (Game Sponsor) Cathy Gerwien Pinto, ’76 (DJ Sponsor) NY-CONN Corporation (Lighting Sponsor) Saint Mary Parish, Bethel Iovino Brothers Ridgefield Cosmetic General Dentistry
A special thank you to our Gala Committee! GALA CO-CHAIRS Lisa Marie Font Elaine Malgieri AUCTIONEER J. Edwards DECORATION CHAIR Bonnie Zuccala RAFFLE TICKETS Elaine Malgieri AUCTION COORDINATOR Denise Fontenelli RESERVATIONS COORDINATOR Trish McKenzie ADVERTISEMENT COORDINATOR Marilyn Vieux PROGRAM BOOK Jen Cirone CHECK OUT Don Kallberg GALA COMMITTEE Diane Butera, Lynn Dudas, Maria Falcao, Helen Fitzgerald, Ann Guth, Annrose Lattin, Suzanne Brown Vitiello, Sally Wilson, Kimber Windas
THIRD ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST SPONSORS
Thank you to our sponsors and ad sponsors! Omelette Sponsor: Law Offices of Lawrence M. Riefberg, LLC Coffee/Tea Sponsor: Summit Development & The Ridge at Danbury Table Sponsors: Immaculate Parents Association Knights of Columbus Council #29 Maura Melody The Old Timer’s Association of Greater Danbury Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Saint Rose of Lima Church Savings Bank of Danbury
Union Savings Bank ADVERTISEMENTS: Capitol Hill Group St. Rose of Lima Church The Summit & The Ridge at Danbury Carl & Lauren Bailey Mitchell Oil St. Patrick’s Church Newtown Family Dentistry Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Kayal St. Peter Parish VanHouten & Company, LLC
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mmaculate’s Chapel underwent renovations this past Spring, followed by a dedication ceremony and Mass on Sunday, May 19, and was named in memory of Monsignor John B. Hossan, Immaculate’s founding principal who passed away last year. Monsignor’s deep faith, combined with his dedication to Immaculate’s formative years, make this a perfect way to forever remember him and his legacy. We are incredibly grateful to the many donors for their contributions, including those who supported reunion class gifts earmarked for the Chapel renovation.
CHAPEL STAINED GLASS WINDOWS Mrs. Jo-Anne (Tomanio) Price ‘66
CHAPEL CRUCIFIX Mr. Kamil Salame ‘86
CANDLE VOTIVE LIGHT STAND Msgr. Robert Weiss
CHAPEL PEWS Mr. & Mrs. David Cappiello ‘86
HOLY WATER FONT Mrs. Elsie Craig (PA)
CHAPEL DONATIONS Ms. Christine Baldelli ‘70 in honor of our parents Albert & Theresa Baldelli Ellamae,Christine & Alberta Roger and Anne-Marie Bouteiller & Family Ms. Sally Cooney Thomas & Sharon (Kelly) DeJoseph ‘67 in memory of Msgr. John Hossan Mr. Josh Dibella ‘09 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DiVestea (P) D.L.P. Landscaping and Design Peter & Nancy (Milot) Duhamel ‘66 (PA) Danielle Marie Gagnon ‘84 in honor and love for my parents Richard and Fern Marie Gagnon Gregory Horan ‘72 in loving memory of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Horan Jr. – Their children Mrs. Gladys Hossan - the Family of Rob & Gladys Hossan in memory of John Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hossan
‘72 - Robert Hossan and Gail Marotti-Hossan in memory of Uncle John Bill & Becky (Gage) Johnston ’85 (P) in loving memory of Victoria Z. Gage Mr. Andrew J. Michela in memory of Msgr. Hossan Mr. & Mrs. Peter Molinaro ‘70 in memory of Msgr. John Hossan Ms. Barbara Ann Murphy ‘67 in memory of Msgr. John Hossan Michael & Nancy (Buzaid) Palmer ‘69 in memory of Helen & Fran Palmer Ms. Frances Rogers in memory of Msgr. John Hossan Mr. Richard Stoops ‘73 in memory of Msgr. John Hossan Joseph & Denise (Henry) Suarez ‘87 (P, PA) * in honor of our parents Bernard & Carol Henry – Denise, Dana and Andrea Mr. Robert Van Houten ‘72 in memory of Msgr. John Hossan
PLEDGED CHAPEL GIFTS Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Reidy, Jr. ‘89 (P)
CLASS OF 1968 REUNION CHAPEL GIFTS - STATIONS OF THE CROSS Anonymous ‘68 Anonymous ‘68 Mr. Donald Barton ‘68 Mr. Bob Howe & Ms. Kathleen Coleman ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Curran ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. Emil Curran ‘68 Ms. Kathleen (Morgan) Ehli ‘68 Mrs. Julie (Dixon)
Esposito ‘68 Michael & Midge Fagan ‘68 (PA) Ms. Mary Beth Garavel ‘68 Ms. Regina Gardner ‘68 in memory of Ann Gardner McLain & William Gardner Mrs. Helen (Gulya) Goewey ‘68 Manny and Maria (Bento) Goncalves ‘68 Ms. Teresa Hegarty-White ‘68 Mr. Paul Hiro ‘68 Mr. Brendan Jugler ‘68 Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Kearns ‘68 in memory of all the military veterans who served from the class of ‘68 Dr. Cathleen Kowalski ‘68 in memory of Edward and Irene Kowalski Mr. Terence Mahon ‘68 Mr. and Mrs. James Mannion ‘68 Mrs. Sandy (Define) Margoles ‘68 Robert and Jacqueline (Hegarty) Newman ‘68 Robert & Patricia (Stankaitis) O’Neil ‘68 Chris & Donna (Begg) Palmer ‘68 & ‘67 in memory of Msgr. John Hossan Mrs. Nancy (Cavagna) Rovito ‘68 Mr. & Mrs. Dean Tarsi ‘68 Mrs. Margaret (Gillotti) Williams ‘68 Mike Zarcone ‘68 Class of 1968
CLASS OF 1969 REUNION CHAPEL GIFTS Brian & Margaret (McCue) Bigham ‘66 & ‘69 Robert & Ramona (Lariccia) Brunetti ‘69 & ‘70 in memory of Msgr. John Hossan Mrs. Alice (McAleer) Carboni ‘69 Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Castellano ‘69 in memory of Jeanette
Schiro Norman & Susan (Lombardi) Clarkson ‘70, ‘ 69 Paul & Maria (Varcasia) Cote ‘69 Ms. Mary Dowling Marino ‘69 Andrew & Deborah (Kelly) Foote ‘69 Richard & Emily (Hanna) Hayes ‘69 Mrs. Lora (Huber) Branson ‘69 Gary and Sara (Hodge) Karakula ‘69 in memory of Ron Hodge & Polly Hodge John & Elizabeth (Bothelo) Kuzniewski ‘69 Ms. Cathleen Lynch ‘69 Brian and Mary (Davis) McIlrath ‘69 & “70 Mrs. Patricia (Pilkington) Mosca ‘69 Mrs. Lilia (Casas) O’Hara ‘69 in memory of all my classmates that have passed Mrs. Linda Orlando Ottavio ‘69 Michael & Nancy (Buzaid) Palmer ‘69 in memory of Msgr. John Hossan Mrs. Karen (Tomassi) Rezendes ‘69 in memory of Alexander Tomassi Patricia Saviano ‘69 Mr. Raymond Snyder ‘69 Mr. & Mrs. Devin Stilson ‘69
CLASS OF 1988 REUNION CHAPEL GIFTS – CANDLE STAND Ms. Valerie Anderson ‘88 Maureen Mango Austin ‘88 and John Austin Andrew & Deborah (Parzuchowski) Bakoledis ‘88 Ms. Cynthia Barry ‘88 Mr. Sean Coughlin ‘88 Mrs. Jennifer (Scolpino) Daley ‘88 Jeanne Coleman Demko ‘88 (P) Mrs. Kim (Sullivan) Doan ‘88
Mr. Timothy Eifert ‘88 Mrs. Annelise (Becker) Fair ‘88 Mrs. Kathleen (Logan) Fitzmaurice ‘88 Patrick & Coleen (Curran) Gillotti ‘88 Dr. Jennifer Henderson ‘88 Faith Hickey ‘88 Ms. Kelley (Gorman) Howard ‘88 Mr. Daniel Keefe ‘88 Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Kerins ‘88 Ms. Mary Kish ‘88 Anonymous ‘88 Gerard & Maggie (Palumbo) Ryan ‘86 & ‘88 Mr. Thomas J. Saadi, Esq. ‘88 Mr. David Scott ‘88
CLASS OF 1993 REUNION CHAPEL GIFTS - CRUETS, FLAGON, LAVABO Ethan & Nanci (Ginty) Butler ‘93 Keith and Stacy (Sokol) Costello ‘93 Mr. Joseph DeMartino ‘93 Mr. & Mrs. Marc Ennis ‘93 Mrs. Moira (Deakin) Finney ‘93 Shane and Kerry (McDermott) Foy ‘93 Shay Green Kelley ‘93 Steven & Karen (O’Connor) Kravec ‘93 Mr. Brian Macauley ‘93 Erin A. Maguire ‘93 Ms. Natascha Neptune ‘93 Mrs. Lisa (Sperrazza) Passaro ‘93 Ms. Danielle Perrotta ‘93 Mrs. Susan (Dwyer) Riley ‘93 Robert & Noelle (Servidio) Roles ‘90 & ‘93 Adam & Catherine (Lynch) Ross ‘01 & ‘93 Mr. James Spencer ‘93 Mr. Peter Srebotnik ‘93 Dr. Reem Tarazi ‘93 Mr. Joseph Vance ‘93 39
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Management – Northwestern University, focusing on strategy, marketing and entrepreneurship. She is also interning at a venture capital firm, focused on one of their portfolio companies. With a schedule like that, it is amazing that Jennifer also finds the time to serve in her community, yet she is involved with an organization called Chicago Run that focuses on getting kids active and involved in running.
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MEET OUR CHICAGO ALUMNI! What do NYC, Naples, FL, Boston and Chicago all have in common? Our Mustangs on the Road series of regional stops with our alumni has visited these cities. In April, we headed to the Windy City, where we once again met up with some incredible alumni who are showing the Midwest what it means to be a Mustang! NATASCHA NEPTUNE ‘93
After graduating from Immaculate, Natascha went on to earn her Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and her Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is currently the Senior Mechanical Engineer with Mars Wrigley in Chicago and recently launched a new product for the European market. Natascha has been featured in a recent Women in Engineering article and was interviewed for “Edify Your Sister” social media show for a discussion of Women in STEM. Her ambition and hard work have paid off and she credits Immaculate with helping her develop the discipline and study habits which would enable her to prioritize and juggle college life and school work. “If you are looking for a place to challenge you academically and prepare you for college, then I would encourage anyone to pursue an education at Immaculate. In addition, it is a great place to explore your spiritual self,” Natascha shared. She volunteers at the Local Community Garden in Chicago’s south-side and is a member of the Notre Dame Club of Chicago, serving on the 2019 Notre Dame Club of Chicago Scholarship Committee. She believes that, “Immaculate demonstrated that one should be committed to serving their community, while striving for growth within oneself.” Natascha cherishes the memories of friendship and fun during her years at Immaculate, as well as the opportunity to continue to make new ones with her IHS alumni family. “It was easy to go to the IHS alumni gathering in Chicago to meet new and old faces,” Natascha explained.
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Active in advocacy work with the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Katie travels to DC every year to meet with representatives on immigration-related issues. As a partner at her law firm, she is passionate about being able to help some of the most vulnerable people in society. After Immaculate, Katie graduated from Loyola University in Maryland, where she had the opportunity to study for a semester in Spain. Upon graduating, she moved to Chicago to attend Loyola University Chicago School of Law and fell in love with the city! She soon joined the Law Office of Robert D. Ahlgren and Associates, finding a rewarding opportunity to help immigrants and their families. “I got to use my Spanish every day! It was Mrs. Proverb’s Spanish class that instilled in me the love of Spanish,” shared Katie. Katie has stayed in touch with Immaculate because of, “how proud I am of all of the great things the school is doing. I am forever grateful to the faculty and the education they provided me. I wouldn’t be the person I am today without the education I received at Immaculate.” Katie is a volunteer coach with Loyola University Chicago’s moot court program and serves on the law school’s Board of Governors. Katie added, “I have always been involved in pro bono work and believe in giving back to our community, as we are called to be men and women for others. This started at Immaculate and I know that it is something that will always be part of everything I do.”
JENNIFER DAILY ‘10 JONATHAN (JON) PRIEST ‘09
Jon is committed to sustaining the mission of Catholic school education and in his young career has done incredible work in this area. He was recently featured in a Catholic School Matters podcast episode, as well as in an article from Chicago Catholic where he touted the benefits of Illinois’ new tax-credit scholarships. After graduating from Immaculate, Jon attended Boston College and graduated with a BA in International Studies. He then accepted an invitation to join the Loyola University Chicago Opportunities in Catholic Education (LU-Choice) program. There, he lived in community for two years, service taught, and completed a Master of Education in Elementary Education in 2015. After teaching reading, religion and technology in the middle-school grades, Jon has been the Assistant Principal and Director of Marketing for Our Lady of Charity School for the past two years. In this role, he has implemented a one-to-one iPad program, lobbied and assisted parents in applying for tax credit scholarships, and was recently awarded a Heart of Leadership Award from the Archdiocese of Chicago Office of Catholic Schools. Jon shared, “Immaculate prepared me for my future by helping guide my initial discernment into pursuing opportunities to serve in Catholic education, as well as providing me with a phenomenal education that has been a bedrock for my other successes.”
“Immaculate is where I learned that discipline, hard work and determination will set you on the path to success,” remarked Jennifer when asked how Immaculate prepared her for her future. Jennifer was an accomplished student-athlete at IHS, before heading to the University of Notre Dame, where she double-majored in Finance and Economics and, “thoroughly enjoy cheering on the Irish!” After graduation, Jennifer worked at Deloitte in consulting for several years before returning to school and pursuing her MBA from the Kellogg School of
As Jennifer thought about her days at IHS, she recalled teachers who encouraged and challenged her to do her best inside and outside of the classroom. She specifically remembered teachers like Mrs. Arsenault and Mrs. Stockmann who were incredibly supportive of their students, attending sporting events and always willing to share their unbelievable wealth of knowledge. “They are truly passionate about the work that they do and it shows in the way they interact with their students.” She has loved keeping up with all of the great things alumni are doing in their communities via the newsletters and other communications that Immaculate sends to keep alums informed. “IHS has such a great network and Mustang pride goes a long way!”
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CLASS NOTES
MAKING THEIR MARK
60’s
Our Golden Mustangs at the IHS Commencement in June - Vickey Hickey ‘66, Regina Gardner ‘68, Maureen (Brew) Arsenault ‘69, Susan (Lombardi) Clarkson ‘69, Will Kaptein ‘69, Pat Saviano ‘69, Emily (Hanna) Hayes ‘69, Pat (Stankaitis) O’Neil ‘68 and Jo-Anne (Tomanio) Price ‘66
They’re Smart. Strong. Creative. Ambitious. Compassionate. And making a name for themselves from coast to coast.
David Deutermann ‘87 - After a career as a Navy officer, David Deutermann ‘87 started a new job last fall in the Foreign Service and was assigned to the U.S. Embassy to Italy
Angie, Marcey, Liz, Ellen and Rob gather to start planning for the Class of ‘89’s reunion on Oct. 5! Frank and Mary Ellen (Daly) Fiorita enjoyed their 50th reunion celebration for the Class of ‘69 in May.
Jeff Deldin ‘87, Mike Lukianoff ‘87 and Sean Deakin ‘87 meet up in NYC!
90’s
Will Hatcher ‘17 and Bailey Bellone ‘17 meet up as Will plays a lacrosse game for RPI at the Coast Guard Academy in February
Though they represent only a mere handful of young alumni doing great things, these Mustangs are pursuing their passions with dedication and enthusiasm. May you appreciate the achievements of our young alumni and take pride in the role that Immaculate had in preparing them for the future! Congratulations to Jenna Gasparrini ‘16 on being named Female Athlete of the year at the College of the Holy Cross. Jenna was also selected to be Captain of the team for all three seasons next year.
Kris Hergert ’93, Executive Director, University of California San Diego Career Center, shared his time and talents with our seniors by conducting a Skype session on using LinkedIn for professional networking.
Meg Coyle ‘18 and Lauren Garvey ‘18 were seen on a trip home from college to cheer on the IHS Field Hockey team!
00’s
Michael Burke ’11, pictured with his parents Debbie (Caravetta) ‘79 and Tom, graduated as a Navy Diver and re-enlisted for another 5 years. Thank you for your service, Michael!
70’s Siobhan Kieras ‘81, a Business Development Leader, is flanked by two IHS students after her presentation at Career Day.
80’s
Nate Morgan ’89 and his wife Alena welcomed their third child Whitaker James to their family on January 22 (pictured with siblings Claire and Ava).
Coach Plumb and son, Bobby Plumb ‘05 pose for a picture at IHS Career Day!
Joe Czel ‘11 helped organize the world’s largest cheese carving at the Stew Leonards in East Meadow, Long Island.
10’s
Bill Cavanuagh ‘77, Rich Kohut ‘77 and Diane (Deakin) Euvrard ‘77 meet up!
The Palmer brothers, Chris ‘68, Mike ‘69 and Steve ‘74 enjoy the IHS Golf Outing.
Celebrating Our Young Alumni
Chris Bruno ‘83 recently opened his new restaurant, Chef ’s Door in Watertown, CT! It’s cozy bar, relaxed atmosphere and American cuisine prepared with farm fresh ingredients make it a great spot!
Jennifer (Scholl) Gilbertie ‘88 and Nicole (Colbert) Bailey ‘88 meet up in CT!
Young alums gather in NYC (L-R) Johnny Kerins ‘12, Nick Gerbo ‘13, Connor Holbrook ‘12, Brian Hatcher ‘12, Ricky Kerins ‘13 and Kenny Decker ‘12
2016 alumni, Alex Gerbo, Brendan Mitchell, Pat Heinlein, Kevin Finnegan, Kieran Lynch and Jack Garvey reunited for the Winter Classic at Notre Dame in January!
Alumni Jimmy Fahey ‘18, Claire Goode ‘18, Gabe Ortiz ‘18, Wes Scriven ‘18 and Dean White ‘10 at Homecoming 2019.
The Alumni Association is working hard to keep you up-to-date on exciting IHS and alumni news and events. If you have a story to share, including marriages, births, promotions, awards/ recognitions, testimonials, etc. please email it to Denise Suarez, Director of Alumni Relations at dsuarez@ myimmaculatehs.org.
Buddy Stocks ‘13 (pictured with his mom, Mary) was inducted into Chi Delta Rho, the University of Scranton’s chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, the international honor society for counseling.
Phil Kallberg ‘15 graduated magna cum laude from Villanova with a BS in Civil Engineering and minors in Math and Honors. He will be starting a structural engineering job in King of Prussia, PA.
Katie Girardot ’16, a junior theatre management major, was recently featured in the Western Connecticut State University Theatre Arts Student Spotlight, for her role as production stage manager of WCSU’s production of UBU. She also received the Distinguished Achievement in Stage Management at the Region One Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF).
Maeve Reilly ’15, a women’s hockey player at Holy Cross, was selected to play for the 2019 U.S. Women’s National University Team! The 22-player squad competed in March in the Winter World University Games in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Meg Rudolph ‘15 graduated cum laude from Roanoke College in VA. She earned her BS degree in Biology with a minor in Spanish and will be working towards a Masters of Science in Nursing at Georgetown University in their Clinical Nurse Leader Program.
Isabella Cipollone ‘18 spent a week in rural Panama with UConn students working at a Global Brigades medical clinic. With limited access to healthcare resources, Isabella helped to provide care and education to patients in an effort towards self-sustainability. Isabella shared, “Immaculate High School has encouraged me to give back, through the school’s community of passionate, charitable individuals. I am inspired to pursue a life of service where I can have a positive impact on others.”
Congratulations to Julia Rist ‘16, on winning a prestigious award for Excellence in Journalism at WFUV Radio at Fordham University.
Sean Fahey ‘17 is continuing to improve on his success in the Long Jump and Triple Jump for Mount St. Mary’s University with personal bests this year in the LJ - 22-5.75 and the TJ - 46’6.25.
Joseph Natal ‘17, is a junior Physics major at Cal Berkeley. Joseph worked this summer doing research for van Tilborg at BELLA (Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator) in the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Joseph credits his start in physics with Immaculate’s own Mr. Mertens!
Jimmy Fahey ‘18 was in the starting pitching rotation as a freshman at Trinity College. The team finished 30-9 and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division 3 tournament. This summer he played baseball in Nashua, NH for the Nashua Silver Knights in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England (FCBL).
Dominique Valentine ‘18 had an amazing start to her freshman outdoor track season at Fordham University. At the VCU Rams Invite, Domi placed 5th in individual 400m, 3rd in 4x100m relay and 2nd in the 4x400m relay. She also set the Fordham freshman record in the 400m! 43
alumni giving ALUMNI GIVING BY CLASS Gifts from alumni are a powerful vote of confidence in the future of Immaculate High School. Alumni who contribute are making a strong statement about the education they received and ensuring that future generations have the same opportunities. The Immaculate community is grateful to the following alumni for the generous gifts made July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.
1966
Joseph Abdella Brian Bigham JoAnn Constantini Mary Gulya Victoria Hickey Robert Jedzinak Gordon Juhl Allan Kaulbach Linda (Coleman) Kaulbach John McAvoy James Murphy Jo-Anne (Tomanio) Price Thomas Sweeney
1967
Maryanne (Cristaldi) Bachyrycz Terry (Miller) Bourque Rosaly Donofrio John Durkin Susan (Cavanaugh) Elmore Dorathea Gulya-Stasny Anne (Conlon) McNamee Michael McNamee Harold Morgan Barbara Murphy Donna (Begg) Palmer Michael Sturges
1968
Donald Barton Raymond Doolan Regina Gardner Joyce Hess Paul Hiro Brendan Jugler Michael Kearns Cathleen Kowalski Lockwood Lyons Sandy (Define) Margoles Ralph McIntosh Patricia (Stankaitis) O’Neil Christopher Palmer James Setaro Dean Tarsi
1969
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Maureen (Brew) Arsenault Margaret (McCue) Bigham Robert Brunetti Alice (McAleer) Carboni Eugene Castellano Vanessa (George) Chakrallah Susan (Lombardi) Clarkson Maria (Varcasia) Cote Mary Dowling Marino Frank Fiorita Mary Ellen (Daly) Fiorita Deborah (Kelly) Foote Emily (Hanna) Hayes Lora Huber Branson Sara (Hodge) Karakula Elizabeth (Bothelo) Kuzniewski Cathleen (Minck) Lynch Brian McIlrath William Michael Patricia (Pilkington) Mosca Catherine (Richardson) Murdock Lilia (Casas) O’Hara Linda (Orlando) Ottavio F. Michael Palmer Nancy (Buzaid) Palmer Karen (Tomassi) Rezendes Patricia Saviano Karen (Leo) Setaro Deborah Shanley Raymond Snyder Devin Stilson
1970
Christine Baldelli David Bennett Paul Brown Ramona (Lariccia) Brunetti Linda Butler Norman Clarkson Eileen Curran Mary Ann (Grandieri) Foncello Denise (Streaman) Griss Barbara (Pawlisak) Mahoney Mary (Davis) McIlrath John Mulvihill Robert Nolan Doreen Pastorok Fraser Randolph
Carol (Zacher) Rinkoff
1971
Anonymous Carl Bailey Brian Hart Paulette (Levesque) Hart Jan Maria Jagush Lawrence Morgan James Purcell Maurizio Ricci Barry Rickert Anne (Simpson) Schmiedel Robert Schmiedel Michael Timan Mark Vaghi Margaret (Reese) Williamson
1972
Patricia (Tulipani) Becker Edward Durkin Michael Frank Jeffrey George William Grabert Kathleen (Flanagan) Grabert Gary Gramling Greg Horan Robert Hossan Marta Keane John Kolwicz Mary Ellen (Palmer) Kolwicz Robert Mahoney James Pacific Catherine (Russo) Petrosky Robert Van Houten Alice (Motta) Wells
1973
Ellen Driscoll Moy Elizabeth (Wierengo) Moran Patricia (McGrath) Palmer Eleanor Staib James Vaccarelli
1974
Colette (Connolly) Bennett James Byers Patricia (Comer) Cochran Joseph Grana Peggy (Shea) Hewett Steve Palmer William Ward
1975 Claire (Mahoney) Anderson Brian Burnell Eugene Casagrande Stephen Motta Anthony Saviano Sharyn (Butler) Shindo Barton VosWinkel
1976
Laurie Albano Lori (Dennehy) Burns Cynthia Clarke Anne DelSignore DiMauro Denise Gagne-Kurpiewski Paul Garavel Honora Murphy Anetra (Maroto) Nabozna John Nabozna Catherine (Gerwien) Pinto Suzette (Dorman) Servas
1977
Michael Casey William Gantert Maureen (Elston) Kerins Edward Lamere Joseph Morrissey Joan Pryde Joanne (Ruehl) Roche Mary (Dennehy) Spielvogel Kathleen (Mahoney) Wakeford
1978
Mark DePaul Suzanne (Berger) Greenwood Thomas Hefferon Joan (Wixted) Kiely Anne (Cavalier) Liwski Lisa (Briscoe) Plumb Thomas Sansone Andrew Shpunt Phyllis (Naumann) Strusky
1979
Catherine (Spak) Amodeo Debbie (Caravetta) Burke Gerald Garavel Carolyn Kiely Michael Loya Martin Lynch Jennifer (Brockelman) Lynch Joseph McCann David Rowan Jacqueline Salame
1980
Candace (Greco) Curran Margaret (Connors) Gillett Timothy LiVolsi Stanley McKenney Margaret Newell Meg (Losee) Riefberg Heather (Lasorso) Streeter Diana Sullivan Dion Wixted
1981 Anonymous Salvatore Chieffalo Lisa (Broadbridge) Coyle Siobhan Kieras
James Maher Kathy (Scozzafava) Mannion Patricia (Foley) McFarlin Rebecca (Dzubak) Mercaldo Marianne (Urkiel) Mitchell Scott Mitchell Kathleen O’Rourke Jose Rios Brian Rotunda Laurie (McKenzie) White
1982
Jennifer (Parsons) Abercrombie Richard Abercrombie Mary-Bridget (Fedigan) Bickelhaupt Jennifer Boyce Christopher Coyle Deborah Dolan Joseph Draper Beth-Ann (Scolpino) Geraldi Daniel Hall James Hawk David Kerl Kathleen LiVolsi Denis O’Hara Sean O’Rourke Kelly (Stabell) O’Rourke Peter Ruppert
1983
Ronald Auriana Maureen (O’Connor) Bonanno Laura (Mangiafico) Boullianne Peter Brockelman Christopher Bruno Lori (LeFebvre) Burke Jennifer (Gallagher) Carnes Donna (Gregory) Davis Dennis Fulling Francis Gallagher Mary Ann (Meyerle) Goldstein William Gregory Peter Hassiak Cynthia Jugler Robert Leggett Jane (Hannan) Maher Karen (Ring) Meisel Brooke Monsky Louise (Dodson) Morey Robert Morse Mark Motyka Carolyn (Hunt) Mueller Hilary (Senese) Nimons Pamela (Haddad) O’Brien Eileen O’Marra Thomas Powers Erin (Burke) Rotunda Christopher Setaro Dianna (Roberts) Shattuck Maura (O’Hara) Shpunt Joseph Sullivan Darlene (Raymond) Wallin Kim (Cervera) Winter
Tracey Wixted
1984
John Curtin Andrea Dolan Danielle Gagnon Michael Halas John McKenney John Noone Frank Salvatore Michael Seaman Susan (Williams) Tuccio Martin Tuite
1985
Anonymous William Dolan Donna (Ward) Doran Lynn (LaForte) Dudas Rebecca (Gage) Johnston Edward Nichols Helen (Carr) Tallaksen
1986
Anonymous Stella Araya-Weil Raymond Baker David Cappiello Mark Caraluzzi Brendan Deakin Joleen (Garofalo) Dennison Maria (Cevallos) Emanuel Gerard Ryan Kamil Salame
1987
Scott Banning Paul Blaszka Sean Deakin Christopher Gautrau David Kase Michelle (Mohacsi) Kase Debra (Drury) McCoy Dana (Henry) Saidman Denise (Henry) Suarez
1988
Valerie Anderson Anonymous Maureen (Mango) Austin Deborah (Parzuchowski) Bakoledis Cynthia Barry Sean Coughlin Jennifer (Scolpino) Daley Kathleen (Gribbin) DeMarco Jeannie (Coleman) Demko Kim (Sullivan) Doan Timothy Eifert Annelise (Becker) Fair Kathleen (Logan) Fitzmaurice Coleen (Curran) Gillotti Jennifer Henderson Faith Hickey
Kelley (Gorman) Howard Daniel Keefe Raymond Kerins Mary Kish Margaret (Palumbo) Ryan Thomas Saadi David Scott
1989
Barbara (Dominakus) Braatz Howard Busse Nicole (Randazzo) Cipriani Jane (Greene) Cipriano Ann Marie (Waupotic) Donohue Michelle (Lentner) Foye William Foye Christy Green Hickey Christopher Holzer Jennifer Hussey Geraldine Kinsella Beth Anne LiVolsi Brian McGovern Nelson Mingachos Michael Pizzo Bernard Reidy Michelle (Neverisky) Rotunda Joseph Ryan Robert Schlichtig Scott Spiewak Julie Spiewak Jennifer (Sullivan) St. Jean
1990
John Ashkar James Cipriani Sean Curran Laurie (Scholl) Fernandez Andrea Henry Thomas Hogan Erin Melody Andrew Morgado Robert Roles Cheryl (Amaral) Shea Kelly (Moffa) Whalen
1991
Katie Chicklinski-Cahill Thomas Dominakus Tamara (Pesce) Douglas Michael Durante Thomas Fanelli Margaret (Bierwirth) Kent Mark Linkowski Alexandra Lukianoff Robert O’Neill Thomas Robertazzi Erick Schork Jennifer (McNeill) Seibert
1992
Joseph Bouffard Kimberly (O’Brien) Corgan Nancy (Sousa) Degree
Melissa Falkenthal Michael Murphy Kathleen (Judge) Roventini John Scalzo Robert Stanley Owen Tharrington
1993
Jack Bouffard Nanci (Ginty) Butler Stacy (Sokol) Costello Joseph DeMartino Marc Ennis Moira (Deakin) Finney Kerry (McDermott) Foy Jennifer (Green) Kelley Karen (O’Connor) Kravec Kelly (Durkin) LaReau James Lipscomb Brian Macauley Erin Maguire Natascha Neptune Lisa (Sperrazza) Passaro Danielle Perrotta Susan (Dwyer) Riley Noelle (Servidio) Roles Catherine (Lynch) Ross James Spencer Peter Srebotnik Reem Tarazi Joseph Vance
1994
Maura DeJoseph Jason LaReau Michael Mango Teresa (LiVolsi) Poulos Stacey (Bouffard) Riddick
1997
Danielle (Thyse) Grepps Michael Hufnagel Megan LiVolsi Brian Stewart Jaimie (Bierwirth) Stewart
1998
Christopher Bouffard Terrence McNicholas
1999
Nikolas Karloutsos Edward Kilian Thomas Pesce
2000
Vincent DiGilio Kathleen Vannucci
2001
Anonymous Adam Ross Maureen Vannucci
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In Memoriam
2002
2009
Melissa (Lopes) Haynes Joseph Mohn Brigid (Maguire) Rice Jennifer Tomanio
2003
Josh Dibella Yiannis Kapetanopoulos Mark LaPorte Ryan Nolan
Margaret (Bouffard) Manning
2005
Kyle Cerminara
Please join us as we offer prayers for the members of the Immaculate community who have recently passed away. Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls, and all the souls of the faithful departed, through Your mercy, rest in peace. A. Carol (Salvatore) Ferguson ‘66 Terrence Morgan ‘66 Patricia (Jugler) Durkin ‘67 Candace (Lounsbury) Koziar ‘68 Paula Murphy ‘68 George Hanna ‘70 Rosemary (Durkin) Manacek ‘70 Thomas Taylor ‘71 Robert Baldasare ‘72 Joseph Schmeltz ‘72 Michael Meadows ‘74 Silvana (Manes) Smith ‘77 Patricia Fedigan ‘85 Craig Summy ‘87 Jennifer (Sullivan) St. Jean ‘89 Michael Kopec ‘11 Nicholas Olivo ‘12 Father Edward Colohan – former faculty Robert Suchy – former faculty & coach If we have inadvertently missed a recently deceased member of the Immaculate family, please email 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.immacualtehs. org/inmemoriam 46
2006
Matthew Stevens
2008
S. Kathleen Czel Joseph Kosar
2010
Christopher Fahey Anthony Mazzucco Sean McGrath
2012
Gifts in Memory/Honor
2015
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Samantha Rosenblum
Taylor Basile Margot Cano Anthony Coppola Andrew Rosenblum Kara Wakeford
2016
Taylor Guth
Brian Hatcher Spencer Scalzo
2013
2014
2017
Tiffany Basile Danielle Bissonette
David Bono Dominic Coppola
2018
Isaiah Payton Joseph Suarez
Class of 2019 Senior Class Gift
The annual Senior Class Gift Campaign was spearheaded by students from the Advancement Ambassador Club, who are passionate about the importance of philanthropy at IHS. They enthusiastically led the Class of 2019 to raise $2,895!! The senior class gift will help fund new signage which will enhance the school’s front entrance.
hroughout 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 20182019, the following family members, classmates, parents and friends made their gifts in honor of those they love, in the spirit of faith and charity. The Mass intention at our opening school Mass on Friday, August 30, 2019 will be for all those listed below. In memory of my Dad, Del Albano, who worked hard to give me an Immaculate education. Ms. Laurie Albano ‘76 In honor of Terri Allen Ms. Catherine Babcock ‘19 In honor of our parents Albert and Theresa Baldelli Ms. Ellamae Baldelli ‘67 Ms. Christine Baldelli ‘70 Mrs. Alberta (Baldelli) Riccardi ‘77 In honor of Mr. Blecharczyk Ms. Mary Johnson ‘19 In honor of Denis Bouffard Mr. S. Sanford Boughton and Mrs. Susanne Boughton Mr. & Mrs. Marc Ennis ‘93 In honor of Mr. Buckley Ms. Sarah Bohling ‘19 In memory of Monika Campe Mr. Gediminas Campe (PA) In honor of Christina Carboni, Class of 2019 Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Carboni (P) In memory of Evyn Carter Mr. George Menzies In memory of Kenneth Caselnova, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Fanelli, Sr. (PA, GP) In memory of Michael & Anne Cavalier Ms. Anne (Cavalier) Liwski ‘78
Thank you to the following members of the Class of 2019 for their support of this campaign. Rodolph Antonios Eliana Assaf Catherine Babcock Michael Basile Colby Bellone Aislin Blair Sarah Bohling Audrey Calame Christina Carboni Morganne Cartee Gabriella Casturani Frank Chieffalo Kristen Cirone Thomas Coonan Anthony Dascano Finan Deakin Zachary Demko Jessica Dennison
Celine Diaz Catherine DiMaria Scott Dobos Hailey Dubbioso Natalie Dudas Frances Dwyer Ryan Fanella Stephanie Faria Carrington Fernandez Bartholomew Flaherty Mackenzy Garden Justin Goodwin Madison Halas Aidan Henderson Ryan Henn Jared Hewitt Daniel Impellizzeri Avery Jarboe
Mary Johnson Anna Johnston Natalie Kennedy Peter Kent Brian Klosowski Angela Kousidis Elizabeth Lang Jeremy Lattin Kristen LeFebvre Emily Marcone Taylor Mascetta Colleen McCann Victoria McFarlin Parker McKenzie Jamilly Mendes Kayla Mingachos Connor Mitchell Maura Murphy
John Natal Sophia Pilla Shelby Riofrio Angela Saidman Sophie Zoe Sauber Melissa Schirmer Nicole Schlichting Kyle Scirbona Ryan Straiton David Talarico Andrew Tureaud James Vigar Lin Marie Vitarbo Angela Vodola Veronica Vodola Hannah Ward Dan Wroblewski Keleigh Zuckert
In memory of all 1969 classmates who have passed Mrs. Lilia (Casas) O’Hara ‘69 In honor of Fr. Cole Mr. Thomas Coonan ‘19 In memory of Cathy Coffey Dann ‘69 Deborah Shanley ‘69 In memory of Louis & Jean DePaul Mr. Mark DePaul ‘78 In honor of Kevin Dunleavy Mr. Ryan Fanella ‘19 In memory of Patty Jugler Durkin Mr. Brendan Jugler ‘68
In honor of the Girls Field Hockey State Championship Mr. & Mrs. Mark Oskam (P, PA) In memory of Victoria Z. Gage Bill & Becky (Gage) Johnston ’85 (P) In honor of my parents Richard & Fern Marie Gagnon Danielle Marie Gagnon ‘84 In recognition of 12 Garavel Family graduates: James ‘67, Mary Beth ‘68, Robert ‘69, Paul ‘71, Lisa ‘74, Mary Ellen ‘75, Paul ‘76, Andrew ‘76, Pam ‘77, Mark ‘78, Jerry ‘79, Jean ‘81 Garavel Family In memory of Theodore Dratch & Dorothy Grana Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Grana ‘74 In memory of Fr. Tom Halkovic Ms. Kathleen LiVolsi ‘82 In honor of Coach Brian Hayes Ms. Christina Carboni ‘19 Ms. Catherine DiMaria ‘19 Mr. Parker McKenzie ‘19 In honor of our parents Bernard & Carol Henry Joseph & Denise (Henry) Suarez ‘87 (P, PA) * In memory of Ron Hodge & Polly Hodge Gary &Sara (Hodge) Karakula ‘69 In memory of Michael D. Hogan ‘73 Mr. & Mrs. Chris Hogan ‘90 In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Horan, Jr. Gregory Horan ‘72 In memory of Msgr. John Hossan Ms. Frances Rogers * Mrs. Ellen Driscoll Moy ‘73 In honor of IHS faculty, staff, administration Ms. Taylor Mascetta ‘19 Ms. Angela Saidman ‘19 Mr. James Vigar ‘19 In memory of Bob & Mary Martha Keane Ms. Marta Keane ‘72 In honor of Mrs. Kohler Mr. Ryan Henn ‘19 Mr. Parker McKenzie ‘19 Ms. Sophia Pilla ‘19
In memory of Jennifer Nichols Kolax ‘90 Ed Nichols Family ‘85 In memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir and in honor of Carl ‘71 and Lauren Bailey The Leir Retreat Center, Inc. In memory of S. James LiVolsi Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Byrne Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Collins Jr. Department of Pediatrics, Stamford Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Robert DeVagno Ms. Deborah Dolan ‘82 Mr. L. Patrick Higgins Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Kayal (PA) Ms. Geraldine Kinsella ‘89 Ms. Janet Levitt Mr. and Mrs. Daniel LiVolsi Ms. Kathleen LiVolsi ‘82 Megan LiVolsi ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy LiVolsi ‘80 Mr. and Mrs. Edward McGee Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James McNamara Ms. Maura Melody (PA) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Merrer Lucia & Steve O’Hara (GP) Mr. and Mrs. Jim Poulos Mr. Ryan M. Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robertazzi ‘91 Mr. and Mrs. James Rogers Ms. Theresa Rovegno & Oksana Petsulk Ms. Maura L. Shea Bruce & Karen Vickroy In memory of Patricia Gilmore Madriguera Anonymous In memory of Carmine Mango, a father of six graduates of IHS Anonymous Michael ‘94 & Regina Mango & Family In memory of Joanne ‘70 and Patricia ‘72 McAvoy Mr. John McAvoy ‘66 In memory of Susan E. Melvin Mr. John Ashkar ‘90 Ms. Serafina Canterino Ms. Stephanie Darraugh Mr. Allan Leibowitz & Ms. Marsha Millman Ron and Annie Paltrowitz Nanci and Paul Stockmann * Ms. Deidre Traynor In honor of Mr. Mertens Ms. Sarah Bohling ‘19 Ms. Victoria McFarlin ‘19 In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Frederick N. Miller Terry (Miller) Bourque ‘67 In honor of Nelson Mingachos Ms. Avery Jarboe ‘19
In honor of Wendy Neil Ms. Celine Diaz ‘19 Mr. Aidan Henderson ‘19 Mr. Connor Mitchell ‘19 In memory of Nicholas Olivio Ms. Dale Mello (PA) In memory of Francis C. Palmer Chris & Donna (Begg) Palmer ‘68 & ‘67 In memory of Helen & Fran Palmer Michael & Nancy (Buzaid) Palmer ‘69 In memory of Aileen & John Pryde Ms. Joan Pryde ‘77 In honor of Mrs. Quinn Ms. Hailey Dubbioso ‘19 Mr. Justin Goodwin ‘19 In honor of Mr. Reynolds Ms. Anna Johnston ‘19 Mr. Dan Wroblewski ‘19 In honor of Sophia Zoe Sauber ‘19 Mr. Robert Sauber & Mrs. Suzanne Ramljak (P) In memory of Jeanette Schiro Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Castellano ‘69 In honor of Mrs. Smyth Ms. Madison Halas ‘19 Ms. Lin Marie Vitarbo ‘19 In honor of Mrs. Stockmann Ms. Veronica Vodola ‘19 In honor of Mrs. Stone Ms. Finan Deakin ‘19 In honor of Alyssa Suarez ‘21 Mr. Ferdinand Suarez, Jr. (P) In honor of David and Andrew Talarico Anonymous (P) In honor of Keith & Erin Taverna Anonymous In memory of Alexander Tomassi Mrs. Karen (Tomassi) Rezendes ‘69 In memory of Rebecca Draper Townsend ‘15 Anonymous Just Do Your Best Scholarship in memory of Arthur Tuccio, Jr. ‘82 Susan (Williams) Tuccio ‘84 In memory of Erik Wekerle ‘90 & in honor of Lynne Wekerle Stieger ‘91 Ms. Donna Anderson In honor of Dean White Mr. Ryan Straiton ‘19 In honor of Mrs. Alexa Wild Ms. Frances Kondziela Mr. Kyle Scirbona ‘19 47
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Paul Demers ’81 – Carl Demers ‘19
Jeannie (Coleman) Demko ’88 – Zachary Demko ‘19
PASSING ON THE GIFT OF AN IMMACULATE EDUCATION
Valedictorian
Immaculate High School has become a tradition for many of our families. The Class of 2019 has 11 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.
F A M I L I E S Joleen (Garofalo) Dennison ’86 – Jessica Dennison ‘19
Michael Halas ’84 – Madison Halas ‘19
Patricia (Foley) McFarlin ’81 – Victoria McFarlin ‘19
Lynn (LaForte) Dudas ’85 – Natalie Dudas ‘19
Rebecca (Gage) Johnston ’85 – Anna Johnston ‘19
Dana (Henry) Saidman ’87 – Angela Saidman ‘19
Michelle (Lentner) and William Foye ‘89 – Shea Foye ‘19
Maggie (Bierwirth) Kent ’91 – Peter Kent ‘19
Jennifer (Bonacci) Straiton ’90 – Ryan Straiton ‘19
“There were many blessing growing up in a family of nine but one of the most important and sacrificial gifts my parents gave us seven Bierwirth children was an Immaculate High School education. IHS helped form us all; a Catholic education from experienced teachers in a safe and familylike atmosphere prepared us to enter the world confidently and compassionately. I wanted to honor my parents by sending my three children to IHS as well. Not surprisingly, Ben and I found Immaculate to be everything it has always been. From the dedicated teachers to the spirit filled halls, from Christ’s presence in Campus Ministry and service projects to competitive sports teams, from creative theater to practical learning experiences, IHS has proven to be the right choice for us. I am so happy that my children will always be a part of the Immaculate family.” Ben & Maggie (Bierwirth) Kent ’91 Isabel ‘17, Peter ‘19, Olivia ‘20
Sarah Bohling ‘19 Sarah Bohling, Valedictorian for the Class of 2019, earned Distinguished Honors for four consecutive years and successfully took nine AP courses in her last two years. Additionally, Sarah scored a perfect 800 on the SAT math section and a perfect composite score of 36 on the ACT. She was a member of the National Honor Society, the Science National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society. Sarah received numerous awards and honors, including the Isabelle T. Farrington Award, the Campus Ministry Outstanding Participation Award, the President’s Volunteer Service Award, the President’s Education Award, the Harvard Prize Book Award and was World Language Student of the Month. Sarah was an active member of the school’s Campus Ministry, Key Club, She’s the First Chapter and Model UN team, and was a cheerleader. “The support of the Immaculate community has helped me to learn to express myself and continuously strive for greatness. Additionally, the course load constantly challenged me and exposed me to new aspects of learning, inspiring me to always search for knowledge and become a lifelong leader,” said Sarah. “Immaculate has also instilled in me both a strong moral and faith foundation that will stay with me for the rest of my life and is invaluable for college and beyond,” she added. Sarah will major in Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame as a Stamps Scholar and member of the Glynn Family Honors Society. 49
CLASS OF 2019 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2019 We applaud with much pride our Class of 2019, a very accomplished class of 124 students, for their academic recognitions, for being accepted into top colleges and universities and for collectively being awarded over $27 million in scholarships, grants and merit awards. In addition, they collectively contributed 6,050 community service hours during their senior year. We congratulate our top ten students: Valedictorian Sarah Bohling (University of Notre Dame), Co-Salutatorians Kristen Cirone (University of Notre Dame) and Wenqi Angela Lai (Washington University in St. Louis), Ryan Fanella (University of Notre Dame), Angela Saidman (Columbia University), Qianer Kris Lu (UC San Diego), Sophia Pilla (University of Georgia), Meizhi Susan Zhao (University of Washington), Rodolph Antonios (College of the Holy Cross) and Victoria McFarlin (Springfield College). Because of this exceptionally talented class, our future is bright. We wish each of them many blessings as they continue to pursue their life dreams.
“Go forth and set the world on fire.”
- St. Ignatius of Loyola
Members of the class of 2019
6,050
hours of community service were performed by the Class of 2019
50
1
student earned a perfect composite score of 36 on ACT
6
students scored perfect on the math portion of their SATs, with a score of 800
Adrian College Albertus Magnus College Albright College Allegheny College Alvernia University Arcadia University Arizona State University Assumption College Auburn University Ave Maria University Baylor University Belmont University Bentley University Binghamton University Boston College Bowling Green State University Bryant University Butler University Carnegie Mellon University Castleton University Central Connecticut State University Champlain College Clark University Clarkson University Clemson University College of New Rochelle College of the Holy Cross Colorado State University Columbia University Concordia College - New York Connecticut College Cornell University Curry College DePaul University Dickinson College Drew University Drexel University Eastern Connecticut State University Eckerd College Elmira College Elms College Elon University Emerson College Emmanuel College Emory University Endicott College Fairfield University Flagler College Florida State University Fordham University
Fordham University (Fordham College at Lincoln Center) Franciscan University of Steubenville Franklin & Marshall College George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University Gettysburg College Hartwick College High Point University Hofstra University Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana University at Bloomington Indiana University at Bloomington (Kelley School of Business) Iona College Ithaca College Ithaca College (School of Communications) James Madison University John Paul the Great Catholic University Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Keene State College Kent State University King’s College Kutztown University of Pennsylvania La Salle University Lasell College Le Moyne College Longwood University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland Manhattan College Manhattanville College Marist College Marquette University Marywood University Mercy College - All Campuses Merrimack College Miami University, Oxford Misericordia University Mitchell College Monmouth University Mount Holyoke College
Mount Saint Mary College Mount St. Mary’s University - Maryland Naugatuck Valley Community College Nazareth College New England College Nichols College Northeastern University Northern Vermont University-Johnson Norwich University Nova Southeastern University Occidental College Pace University, New York City Pace University, Westchester Campus Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University (College of Engineering) Pepperdine University Plymouth State University Post University Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Regis College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhode Island College Rochester Institute of Technology (College of Engineering or Science) Roger Williams University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rosemont College Rutgers University-New Brunswick Sacred Heart University Saint Anselm College Saint Joseph’s University Saint Mary’s College of California Saint Michael’s College Salve Regina University Seton Hall University Siena College Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Vermont College Springfield College St. Bonaventure University St. John’s University St. Lawrence University Stevens Institute of Technology Stonehill College Stony Brook University Suffolk University SUNY Albany SUNY Oswego Syracuse University The Catholic University of America The Catholic University of America (Nursing) The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina The College of New Jersey The College of Saint Rose The Ohio State University The University of Alabama The University of Arizona (Architecture) The University of Iowa The University of Scranton The University of the Arts Trinity College Union College (New York) University at Buffalo The State University of New York University of Bridgeport University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of Cincinnati University of Connecticut University of Dallas University of Delaware University of Denver University of Florida University of Georgia University of Hartford University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Kansas
University of Kentucky University of Maine University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Boston University of New Hampshire at Durham University of New Haven University of North Georgia University of Notre Dame University of Pittsburgh University of Portland University of Rhode Island University of Rochester University of Saint Joseph University of San Francisco University of South Carolina University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington Utica College Valparaiso University Villanova University Virginia Military Institute Virginia Tech Washington and Lee University Washington University in St. Louis Wentworth Institute of Technology Wesleyan University Western Connecticut State University Western New England University Wheaton College MA Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University
Bold type indicates the college/university that members of the Class of 2019 have chosen to attend this Fall! 51
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