The Round Table - Spring 2008

Round Table John Bapst Memorial High School, 100 Broadway, Bangor, ME 04401

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80th Anniversary Celebration at Homecoming Join Alumni, Students, Family and Friends as we celebrate 80 years of John Bapst at the October 4, 2008 Homecoming Tailgate Party & Football Game at Cameron Stadium. The festivities begin at 4 p.m. Updates regarding October 4th sporting events and tailgate information will be on the John Bapst website www.johnbapst.org or you may call 207-947-0313. We hope to see you there!

Cheerleaders Wanted!

Come join our 2008-2009 John Bapst cheerleaders and band for a special homecoming performance to honor our cheerleading alumni on October 4th.

For more information contact Coach Babcock at jbabcock@johnbapst.org or call 207-947-0313 Ext.131 for details.

www.jb65.com The John Bapst Class of 1965 has created a website, www.jb65.com, as they begin to plan their 45th class reunion in 2010. The site, developed

by Jim Cochrane, is updated frequently. You may be able to help locate lost classmates, volunteer to help with the reunion, and renew connections with high school friends.

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From the Head of School Mel MacKay

I wonder if W.P. Kinsella knew, when he typed the words "If you build it, they will come" onto the page of his novel Shoeless Joe that those lines would find their way first into a blockbuster movie, Field of Dreams, and then into our everyday speech.

Fortunately at John Bapst, even with the winds of school consolidation swirling in our state and region, they’re still coming - students from 44 towns in 2007-08, focused on academic opportunity and participation in athletics, arts, and other growth-oriented areas of school life. There's a lot of healthy ambition at John Bapst, and there's also a lot of old-fashioned spirit.

When it comes to preparing our students for a changing world, we can never stand still. Over the course of this first year at John Bapst, I've had plenty of "if only," field of dreams moments. How can John Bapst attract and retain the very best teachers? What could our students accomplish if our science facilities were really up-to-date?

How could our teachers adapt their instructional practice if their classrooms were equipped with the kind of technology cockpit I see in university classrooms - computer + high-speed internet + LCD projector + DVD + sound? How can we upgrade our athletics and arts spaces to put these "signature" programs in signature spaces?

Why be so ambitious if students are already coming to John Bapst?

The answer to that is simple: our goal is to be the best high school in the state of Maine. John Bapst’s foundation is 80 years strong, and the school has every reason to believe its field of dreams is more than a pipedream.

John Bapst Memorial High School Board of Trustees Chair - P. Andrew Hamilton Vice-Chair - Joanne Yestramski Secretary - Elizabeth Lander '82 Treasurer - Jim Stoneton Executive Member - Clare Payne Executive Member - Tom Stone Kevin Carr Marcia Diamond Shaun Dowd '59 Patrick Gaetani Charles Hewett Ernie Kilbride Lisa Leonard Rod Libby '76 Daniel McKay Matthew Skaves '99 Robert Strong Mary Warner Sending School Representatives Linda Goodrich Kathy Lawrence Lauren Romain Trustee Emeritus Earle Hannigan

Thanks for everything you do on behalf of our students and teachers.

The Round Table is published twice yearly by the John Bapst Alumni and Development Office.

Mel MacKay

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Carrie Ryder is a Presidential Scholars Award Semifinalist, National Merit Finalist, Princeton Book Award recipient, and Society of Women in Engineering Achievement Award winner. She was vice-president of the John Bapst Chapter of the National Honor Society, and a member of the school’s Civil Rights Team, Key Club, and Math Team.

Valedictorian Carolyn Ryder

Carrie performed with the Chamber Ensemble, Honors Band, and All-State Music Festivals for flute in both 2006 and 2007. Carrie earned varsity letters in Cross Country, Swimming, as well as in Track & Field, for which she was selected to the Penobscot Valley Conference (PVC) All-Conference 2nd Team for 2006-07. She was also honored as a 2008 PVC Scholar-Athlete.

In the fall, Carrie will study biomedical engineering at Dartmouth College. She is the daughter of Megan and Michael Ryder of Levant.

Maren Askins is an AP Scholar, a recipient of the Williams College Book Award, and a two year member of the National Honor Society.

Maren has performed with the Bangor Youth String Ensemble and she is a member of the Chamber Ensemble at Bapst. She has participated in All State Classical Festivals for cello for four years and she participated in the 2007 All Eastern Honors Orchestra.

Salutatorian Maren Askins

Maren earned varsity letters in Cross Country, Alpine & Nordic Skiing, and Track & Field. She was also named the Maine State Class C SkiMeister in 2007 and 2008. She was also honored as a 2008 PVC Scholar-Athlete.

In the fall, Maren will attend Bowdoin College where she will major in biology. She is the daughter of Joanna Dotts-Askins and Gregory Askins of Bangor.

John Bapst Students in the Community The Student Environmental Action Club participated in the Maine Cancer Society's Pink Tulip Project by helping plant more than 1200 tulip bulbs in gardens along the Bangor waterfront.

John Bapst's Harlow "Joe" Floyd Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 27 new members this year.

The John Bapst Key Club sponsored an Angel Tree for the Hands of Hope Program.

Sponsored by the Bangor Noontime Kiwanis Club, the Key Club raised over $8,000 during the school year to help local charities.

Key Club students contributed approximately 4,000 volunteer hours in the greater Bangor area this year.

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Departing Faculty, Staff Honored Several faculty and staff were honored at an all-school assembly on May 21st. Among those leaving John Bapst, some are retiring, some are moving on, and others are returning to their home countries. Student Senate President Ryan Trafton '08 reflected on how fortunate the school is to have teachers who care about the students: "Earlier this year, I said that without the students, this school would be nothing. While I still believe this to be true, I have come to the realization that, although we Bapstonians have grown proficient at proving that we're the best, whether it's in the classroom or on a field, we ourselves would be nowhere in this world if it weren't for the faculty and staff who give us the motivation, the confidence, and the courage to excel in our lives every day. For this I want to thank the entire faculty. And to those of you who are leaving us at the conclusion of this year, thank you for everything you have given to this school over the years. You can rest assured knowing that you have impacted the lives of hundreds of students, and you will not be forgotten.”

Jim Nahra, Mike Thomas '65, Cheri Thomas, Ron Schwizer, Norm Dubois

James Nahra has been an English teacher and department chair at John Bapst for 36 years. He and his wife, Nancy, are retiring to Florida.

Moving to Tennessee are Michael Thomas '65, Athletic Director and Assistant Head of Discipline for ten years, and Cheri Thomas, a John Bapst social sciences teacher for nine years.

Ron Schwizer, Assistant Head for Academics and a former science teacher, has been at John Bapst for seven years.

Dr. Schwizer is the administrator of the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors in Hancock.

Norman Dubois is a mathematics teacher who "retired" from Stearns High School seven years ago. He will retire once again to spend more time with his wife, Evi, and their family.

Tandy DelVecchio, Jeremie DayGlider, Lingyang Peng, Hugo Fernando Alcántar, Cyndee Lutz

Accepting a faculty position at the University of Maine is Tandy DelVecchio, a mathematics teacher and testing coordinator, who has been at John Bapst for 23 years.

Jeremy DayGlider has served as a part-time art teacher and as the director of the fall play and the spring musical. She is moving to Vienna, Austria, with her husband, Todd.

Returning to his homeland in Hunan Province, China, is Lingyang Peng. In the past year, Mr. Peng helped to initiate the Chinese Language Program at John Bapst.

Hugo Fernando Alcántar will return to Mexico after spending a year at Bapst under the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program.

Cyndee Lutz has earned her MLS degree and has accepted an offer from the Governor’s Academy, Massachusetts. www.johnbapst.org

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50th Reunion - Class of 1957

Front Row: Joan Martin, Jean McHale Bulger, Joan Ward Stevens, Jackie Mundy Campbell, Mary Ellen Gallant Ireland, Mary LaFlamme Oliver, Nancy Comer Mulligan, Rosemarie Shorette Bate, Pat Golden Eldridge, Charles Hart, Arthur Walsh, Mary Ellen Short Conner, Barbara Patch Hodgkins, Donna Wicket Holbrook, Debbie Murray Hancock Back Row: Lucy Budway Modery, Veronica Girouard Schlosser, Nancy Hamilton Griswold, Jackie Hogan Conners, Joyce Brochu Poulin, Thomas Tilley, William McNally, Raymond Curran, Ann Wentworth Spencer, Edward Buck

40th Reunion - Class of 1967

Front Row: Mary Lou McNeil Armes, Barbara Parent, Brenda Verceles Donroe, Joe Palmieri, Diane Sirois Kolosky, Paula Sheehan Paradis Back Row: Tina Caron, Steven Eslin, Stephen Caron, Richard Fernald, Robert Sheehan, Terri Nelson Graham, Kathleen Moore Pearson

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30th Reunion for the Class of 1977

First Row: Nancy Hughes Mooney, Jill Dunbar Mayhew, Terry Martin '76, Sue Hughes Brooker '76, Mary Rogan Gordon '76 Second Row: Mark Veilleux, Carol Higgins '76, Jeanann Shaw Proulx, Lisa O’Brien Bartley, Jennifer Higgins Herbold '81, Judy Moeller Nealley '76, Jane Marie Rice Bennett, Marie LaFontaine Sekera '65 Third Row: Greg Veilleux, Paul Chandler, John Varney '76, Mike Dionne, Russ McKenna, John Mooney, Charlie Sullivan, Ed Miller, Danny Milan, Robert 'Buddy' Murray, Joe Lynch, Bill Higgins, Tim Herbold, Mark Dionne, Terry Dunbar, Joe Mooney, Joe Sekera '62

Alumni News Class of 1940 M. Natalie Coyne lives in Portland and at the age of 85 is 'still going strong."

Class of 1946 Donald I. Rogers is proud of his 13 year old granddaughter Alexis who won a scholarship for academic achievement.

Alexis was chosen to represent Cape Cod and the Islands as a Student Ambassador and she was able to travel to London, Paris and Rome.

and their Dandie Dinmont terrier "Woodie."

Class of 1957 William McNally of New Hampshire has recently formed the Samuel L. Blumenfeld Literacy Foundation to enhance literacy by promoting the proper teaching of reading by intensive, systematic phonics to children.

Class of 1958 Mary Cronin Goody is preparing to celebrate her 50th high school reunion, and 50 years of marriage to Jerry Goody '55.

Class of 1947 Bill Booker, 80 years young, is a Master Maine Guide and Professional Ski Instructor at Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley.

Class of 1959 Jeremiah 'Jerry' McGuire is keeping busy with golf, travel and working with abused children. He has three lovely granddaughters.

Class of 1954 James Robert Cushing is enjoying life in Lakeland Florida.

Class of 1960 Arthur 'Archie' Verow has retired and is now the Deputy Mayor of Brewer.

Class of 1956 Jean Aldrich is now retired. She spends time as a volunteer caregiver for Big Bend Hospice and enjoys the interesting stories of the elders she meets.

Joanne Quigg Thomas is a Florida snowbird spending December to March in Venice, Florida with her husband Bob www.johnbapst.org

Class of 1961 Terry Churchill has taught music for thirty years and now enjoys singing with the Oratorio Society and the Black Bear Men's (Continued on page 8)

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Chorus at the University of Maine. Recording the oratorio "The Prophet" was the highlight of his career.

Class of 1962 Christine Hessert Astran works at EMMC where she has been for the past 30 years. She also has a small business of stained glass, crystal and sterling silver jewelry making. She has three children and five grandchildren.

Patricia Kenney Beals and her husband spend their summers at Upper Cold Spring Pond. She has retired from 20 years in the U.S. Government. They have two children and four grandchildren.

Margaret Driscoll Brennan misses everyone from St. Mary's.

David Brooks joined the National Guard in 1961 and he served with the Army Reserves until 1983. He then went on active duty until he retired in 2002, having served 42 years in the Army. He and his wife Judy have retired to Kenduskeag where David is busy as a rural carrier associate.

They have three children and nine grandchildren.

Nick Carparelli retired from teaching and has returned to Maine with his wife Lorna '62.

Marie Orriss Cierniak lives with her husband Jerry on Lake Sinissippi in Wisconsin. They have three daughters and seven grandchildren. Marie loves golfing, boating and reading. She plays in a bridge club, 500 club and has been teaching 7th grade Religious Education for six years.

Mary DeRoche Cole is now retired and living in upstate New York. She has five children and ten grandchildren.

Bob Collins is a real estate general manager whose favorite hobby is golf. He and his wife Susan have two sons and five grandchildren.

Tom Duffy is the facility manager for Penobscot County.

He lives at the lake year round and he still fishes and hunts with his dog, Lela.

Sandra MacDougall Fournier has lived in Pennsylvania and New York, and now lives in Portland. She works at the Cole Haan Headquarters in Yarmouth. She has two sons, one daughter and four grandchildren.

Peggie Wheeler Galietta has retired to Saco. She has three daughters and seven granddaughters.

Nancy Littlefield Girouard has been married for forty-four years. She has two children and two grandchildren, all living in Connecticut.

Judy Viricel Hochmuth lives in Scarborough with her husband, Bob. They have three children and three grandchildren. She loves to garden, shop, travel, entertain and square dance.

Pat Johnson has recently retired after thirty years with Delta Airlines and he is living in Georgia. He has two children and three grandchildren.

Carol Littlefield Klitch has recently become self-employed as a 'Kitchen Designer' for Majesty Style and Living Center.

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She and her husband of 25 years enjoy their sailboat and their three granddaughters, one grandson and one great grandchild.

Elizabeth Millett MacDonald lives in Orrington with her husband Ernie who has recently retired. Their son, Ryan '92 is married to Amy Gowell '95. They live in Readfield and have two children.

Jerome Millett has six grandkids, three old cars, plays golf, and all the family is in the real estate business.

Jim Osgood has retired from the Maine DOT after thirty-nine years of service. He is now working for an engineering firm doing the same type of work. He and his wife are enjoying their new retirement home in Brewer.

Sheila Glidden Remy has retired from working at Aetna. She keeps busy traveling with her family and friends, and she enjoys spending time with her grandsons.

Dennis Ruby has been married since 1965. He and his wife, Margit, have two children and six grandchildren. Dennis is retired as a Chief Master Sergeant, USAF. Susan Savage has two children who graduated from John Bapst in the 1990s.

Karin Reynolds Shirley and her husband, Bill are enjoying their 'golden years' wintering in Sun City Center, Florida, where grandparenting is their new fun.

Barbara Blinn Sproul has been married to Charlie '60 for forty-four years. They winter in Zephyrhills, Florida and have a granddaughter who is a student at John Bapst.

Carol Verow is in her early years of retirement and loves to travel. She hopes to return to some of the places she visited while on teaching sabbaticals.

Will Willette is still claiming the dog ate his homework‌ Honest!

Class of 1963 Michael R. Lacadie retired from the Air Force in 1987 and has just retired from Boeing Company.

Class of 1965 John Murray retired from the US Army in 2007.

Class of 1970 Monica Weymouth Kimel is a grandmother to two girls, ages six and two, who live in Minneapolis. She would love to hear from anyone who was in the Class of 1970.

Class of 1984 Chris Pollard is living in Washington, D.C. with his wife Laurel and their baby boy, born June 26, 2007.

Class of 1993 Malvina Gregory is now working for Catholic Charities of Maine as their Interpreter Services Manager. They have over 180 interpreters in 40+ languages and they send out over twenty (Continued on page 9)

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interpreters daily to social service, medical and court appointments.

Class of 1996 Mike Savage lives in Richmond, Maine and is working for Bank of America. He is engaged to be married.

Class of 1999 Robert Baldacci and Kate Crotty were married this past September. They are living in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Nick and Tammy (Dyment) Hilton are currently living in Sanford, Maine. Tammy is a seventh grade Language Arts teacher at Noble Middle School and Nick is in the Special Ed department at Noble High School. They have been married for five years after dating since their senior year at John Bapst and they have a son Dylan who is three.

Jill Husson spent nine months last year in Buenos Aires, Argentina and is currently a third-year medical student at New York Medical College.

Lisa Liberatore has just opened a new business, Baxter Tea Co. They specialize in gourmet loose, single serve and iced teas as well as beautiful teapots and accessories. It is her mission to give 10% of profits to Baxter State Park to ensure the park’s unspoiled natural beauty for present and future generations.

Adrienne Tauses received a Masters degree in Social Work from Columbia University and is working as a Wilderness Therapist with at-risk adolescents in Portland, Oregon.

Christopher Winchester was married in June 2007. He is teaching special education in MSAD 35 and he is also a graduate student at USM. Class of 2002 Tim Husson is a graduate student in the Computational Neuroscience doctoral program at the University of Chicago.

Class of 2003 Jesse Lynch graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in June 2007 and is now employed by Target Headquarters as a graphic designer in Minneapolis, MN. Class of 2006 Iam Bamford earned 'Athlete of the Month' award at Bridgton Academy for his willingness to be a team leader and his outstanding effort for the Wolverine soccer team as a goalie.

Katie Wetherbee has finished her sophomore year at the University of Maine, majoring in civil engineering. She is also the vice president of her sorority – Alpha Phi.

10th Year Reunion for the Class of 1997

Front Row: Katie Coleman, Mikaela Sturrock, Karen Drew Sites, Katrina Roy Brooks, Daniel Brooks, Michael Brockett Second Row: Erica Krouse, Elizabeth Sekera, Jeffrey Sanders, Megan Goggins, David Streever, Emily Sheren, Katherine Lawler Percenti, Mark Percenti Third Row: Joe Sites, Kevin Wentworth, Adam Zates, Melissa Collenburg Cormier, Kathryn Dzurec, Nathan Anaya, Alyssa Ross Anaya, Brad Inforati, Mary Beth Harmon Inforati, Karen Nadeau Glowa, Joe Glowa, Brianna Lolar, Jessia Miragliuolo Elliot, Darren Gilmartin, Katherine King

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50th Reunion Plans for 1958 The John Bapst Class of 1958 is planning a 50th Reunion for August 9, 2008. For details contact: Terry Toole at 207-942-1078 or ERT21@aol.com Ruth Guay Lucas at 207-866-2698 or mum_buss@yahoo.com.

John Bapst Alumni at the wedding of Robert and Kate (Crotty) Baldacci, Class of 1999

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Alumni Francesca Ruggieri '29 Robert Clukey Sr. '33 Thomas Davis, Sr. '40 Irene Cyr Burke '41 William F. Daley '44 Geraldine Sproul Dyer '46 Wilfrid Cormier '47 Charles Goggin Jr. '47 Mary Patricia Fortier Orsini '47 James McGrath '50 James F. Delaney '52 Jacqueline Batchelder Hughes '52 Anthony Rogers '54 Rev. Anthony J. Kelly, SCJ '61 Karen Bartlett Ward '79

In Memory Of

Friends of Bapst Clarence E. Carroll Richard Carroll Joseph A. Coffin Mary Emeline Kelly Theresa Kelly John LaFountain Tara Lea Lilly Edward T. McManus John O’Donnell Florence Smith Donald Theriault Frank Vanchieri Albert Weymouth Jr.

The Crusader Club Purchase a $100 annual membership and your name will be entered into a monthly drawing for one of three Series EE United States Savings Bonds, one for $300, one for $150, and one for $100. All proceeds directly underwrite programs for students and the faculty. Return the form to: Development Office John Bapst Memorial High School 100 Broadway Bangor, ME 04401

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I have enclosed my membership of $100, or Enclosed is my first payment of $______________. Please bill me for the remaining balance Monthly or Quarterly, or Visa/MC # _____________________________________Expiration Date: ____/____

Thank you and good luck!

Please call (207) 947-0313 or email Jennifer Tower at jtower@johnbapst.org for more information.

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Join us at the Annual Alumni Gathering as we kick off our 80th anniversary celebration!

August 22, 2008 5:30 to 8:30 pm At the Sea Dog Join us for hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar Visit with friends and faculty Hosted by the John Bapst Alumni Association

Parking downtown is limited. Catch the shuttle at Bass Park and ride to the Broad Street stop.

For more information call 947-0313.

John Bapst Memorial High School 100 Broadway Bangor, ME 04401 207-947-0313 www.johnbapst.org

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