Glimpses Spring 2020

A HOLY CHILD PUBLICATION | SPRING 2020

In this issue Why We Banned Cellphones

The Mansion: A Piece Of Our 115 Year History Global Trips: South Africa & West Virginia In the Classroom: Glimpses Edition Celebrating Our Mission

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A HOLY CHILD PUBLICATION | SPRING 2020

Contents 2 | Message From The Head Of School 3 | Why We Banned Cellphones 4 | Alumnae Spotlight Mairead Jones-Kennelly ’08 6 | The Mansion: A Piece Of Our 115 Year History 10 | Celebrating Our Mission 12 | Global Trips: South Africa & West Virginia ARO UND CA M P US 14 | In The Classroom: Glimpses Edition 16 | Arts In Focus: Performing Arts 18 | Arts In Focus: Visual Arts 20 | Faith And Service In Action 22 | Faculty Reflection: Bryanna Vargas 23 | Faculty Reflection: Carolyn Walters 24 | Athletics

A LU MN A E 31 | Gryphons and Gaels 2019

26 | Homecoming 28 | A Holy Child Mom Doing It Herself

32 | Reunion 2019 36 | Gryphons Give Back 37 | Class Notes

47 | Faculty Notes 48 | In Memoriam

E D U C AT I N G YO U N G W O M E N O F C O N S I E N C E A N D A C T I O N

Head of School Melissa Dan, Ed.S

Board of Trustees 2019-2020 Tom Girard, Chair Ellen Fahey-Smith, Vice-Chair Sr. Jeanne Ronzani, SHCJ, Secretary Carol Altomare Fr. Vincent Biagi, S.J. Charles Bryceland Susann Ciaccia Catherine Clemens Tracy Demmo Katherine Higgins Doyle Susan Driscoll Christine Ford Jenny Schwarz Horne ’78 Margaret Parlatore Kelly ’77 Cheroxie King Keith Mullin Andrea Hooper Robert ’91 Cecilia Greco Ryan ’84 Timothy Saburn Sheila Stier Andrew Trickett John K. Mara, Esq., Trustee Emeritus

Institutional Advancement Samantha Hanley Director of Institutional Advancement Toni Santangelo Archibald ’76 Director of Community Engagement and Special Events Jackie Ciaccia Henschel ’06 Director of Admission and Financial Aid Paul Costiglio Director of Communications Kevin Brewer Associate Director of Annual Giving Ryan Kirwan Associate Director of Alumnae Engagement and Giving Kristen Parrott Mulvoy ’91 Associate Director of Admission Nina Matusiak Institutional Advancement Associate Lauren Poccia ’07 Teaching Faculty and Admission Associate Photographers: Toni Santangelo Archibald ’76, Kathryn Byrne, Jaime Costiglio, Paul Costiglio, Ken Lovell, Trisha Romano, Catherine Souther ’77, Alina Troya ’00, and Mark Wyville.

Editor: Paul Costiglio Design: The Mardiney Group Printer: Action Graphics Contributors: Toni Santangelo Archibald ’76, Kristine Budill, Paul Costiglio, Melissa Dan, Jackie Ciaccia Henschel ’06, Ryan Kirwan, Colleen Pettus, Trisha Romano, Alina Troya ’00, Bryanna Vargas, and Carolyn Walters.

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M E S S AG E F R O M T H E H E A D O F S C H O O L

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Dear Friends, I am delighted to be able to share with you another edition of Glimpses, our annual magazine. Our goal with Glimpses is to bring you inside the life, culture, and happenings at our School and introduce you to some of the faculty, alumnae, students, staff and others that make our School such a vibrant community of learning.

At the beginning of this 115th school year at Holy Child, I sent an e-mail to the community that was adapted into an opinion piece and picked up by the New York Daily News. It highlighted my decision to ban cellphones during the school day in an effort to push the girls to connect more with each other and their teachers. I’m delighted to report that it has been a resounding success. Our dining hall is the loudest it has been since I have been at Holy Child and I consider that a good thing. We’ve shared the piece with you here in Glimpses.

In the pages to follow, you’ll also learn more about some of the history of our School, in particular, the original mansion building and surrounding property that is still a major hub of our campus. Reflections from both new and seasoned teachers about their Holy Child experience and what this community means to them are inspiring and you’ll read about trailblazing alumnae and a parent sharing her talents with Holy Child that leave a permanent mark on our School.

I hope you will enjoy all the news and highlights we have to share. Thank you for taking the time to read Glimpses but more importantly, we appreciate your support of Holy Child and our girls. I look forward to sharing more exciting news as we move forward in the months ahead.

Sincerely,

Melissa Dan Head of School

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OPINION

WHY WE ARE BANNING CELLPHONES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY

By MELISSA DAN NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | AUG 29, 2019 | 11:07 AM

Like many educators working with children and teenagers, over the past 20 years, I have witnessed a decline in students’ desire and ability to engage with their peers, navigate difficult or face-to-face conversations, and simply “be” in the moment.

I remember getting my first smartphone as a school principal in 2007. Everything became so much ”easier.” Now, over 10 years later, with the proliferation of smartphones, we have seen that hyperconnectivity came with costs. At times, we have all witnessed an erosion of our work/life balance, our health, attention and our relationships.

Research on cellphones and student learning is clear and points to the fact that the mere presence of a smartphone reduces an adolescent’s cognitive capacity to learn. My observations as a pseudo-teenage anthropologist affirms this. When students do not have the freedom of accessing their phones during school hours, all research supports that they are more engaged academically and socially.

It’s not surprising that when the cellphone is away for the day while at school, it increases a student’s ability to engage with the material as well as opportunities to connect with their peers and teachers.

That is why, beginning this fall, students at our school will not be allowed to utilize cellphones during the school day. As adults, our faculty intend to model this for our students. We are focused on the teaching, learning and engagement of our students during the crucial hours of the school day. As parents, it is important to give children the freedom to focus on their “job” during the day — which is being full-time students.

I’d urge other schools to consider a similar policy.

And parents can help by changing their behavior too. My advice to mothers and fathers: Please do not text your child during the school day. I have certainly been guilty of it countless times, but let’s realize that when we are texting a child or teenager during the school day, where they are meant to be independent and developing their coping skills, we are eroding their development and creating a co-dependency that will not serve them long term.

Smartphones have become a way of life, a definite convenience. They have impacted all of our lives in one way or another.

But with rates of anxiety and depression on the rise, it’s our job, as the adults, to set our children up for a life of fulfillment, passion, courage and compassion. None of these happens virtually. When recently at a beautiful restaurant in Italy, I noticed a family of four where the teenagers and parents spent an entire meal only engaging with their smartphones. It hurt my soul.

Let’s attempt to model for our children what we expect to see in them. We’ll screw up and they’ll call us on it, but we’ll try harder the next day. They deserve nothing less.

Dan is head of school at School of the Holy Child in Rye, N.Y.

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GLIMPSES 2020: ALUMNAE SPOTLIGHT

MAIREAD JONES-KENNELLY ’08 Mairead Jones-Kennelly ’08, has spent much of her professional life in pursuit of social justice and equity for underrepresented communities. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College, she joined the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC). Her work with the JVC took her to New Orleans, where she was a client advocate with The Orleans Public Defenders Office (OPD) and saw firsthand the inequalities inflicted upon the poor, including in the criminal justice system.

In 2016, Mairead graduated from Fordham Law School, where she was a Stein Scholar and received both the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award and Student Leadership Award.

Upon graduation, she clerked for the Honorable J. Michael Ryan in the District of Columbia Superior Court before becoming a family defense attorney at Brooklyn Defender Services. In that role, Mairead defended and advocated for mostly poor women of color who were in danger of having their children taken from them. Since December 2019, she has provided legal advice to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and policymakers as Associate Counsel in the Office of the Counsel to the Mayor.

Recently, Mairead was chosen by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus to receive the Holy Child Spirit Award. This honor is bestowed on someone who exemplifies the characteristics of service unique to the Holy Child tradition (i.e. faith, justice, action, compassion) by using their gifts to make a difference in the world.

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Q&A HC: What do you remember most about the girls in your class?

MJK: I graduated with 52 girls, so as a result, we all knew each other very well. In fact, we were even considered a mischievous class and we are bonded together by some of our “misconduct” throughout the years. Our class definitely had a lot of spunk and many big personalities. We even had a full week of senior pranks as opposed to just one...there were many high-range ‘super-soakers’ involved!

The administration and Ann Sullivan, in particular, really encouraged us to become young women who were spunky, and this worked really well for our class. We had so much fun together.

HC: Tell us about your time with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps.

MJK: I attended Boston College and did my year of service in New Orleans with OPD. Much of my work focused around client safety, working on in-jail safety and re-entry assistance. Another element of the experience was living in a conscious community, meant to act as a family and support to one another. We each received $100 a month for discretionary spending and $99 for food so we had to pool all of our funds together in order to feed everyone on a limited budget. I fell in love with the work I was able to do during this time and this was the reason that I ended up going to law school, specifically to become a public defender. I was so inspired by the attorneys and support staff that I was able to work with at OPD; they were so passionate and fighting for folks to get an equal shake under the law, which within this community was a very tall order. It was incredibly moving to see so many young people pick up their lives to move to New Orleans to help people. The racial injustice within the city was particularly catastrophic.

HC: Can you describe how your early exposure to social justice enriched your educational and professional journey?

HC: You must see so much hardship in your work. How are you able to put aside the injustice you deal with and not take it home with you?

MJK: I truthfully have no idea and I actually ask people this all the time because they seem to do a better job of it than I do. I think that it’s different for each person and I don’t think that it’s actually completely do-able. I think that you can set boundaries and learn how to be better about sticking to those boundaries, but I don’t think that it’s possible for people doing this work because they feel so passionate about it. I have actually taken a break from public defense to work in a new position with the Office of the Mayor of New York City.

HC: What made you decide to take on this new role with the City?

MJK: My new role is an Associate Counsel to the Mayor. I was trying to create a separation and balance between my work and my life. I really just needed a break; I was having nightmares about my clients and their families. I would come home and speak to my wife [Syd] who is a therapist and realize I just needed that separation. We both came to the point in our respective careers that the pressure had accumulated and we needed to re-direct.

HC: If you could make one statement about your time at Holy Child what would it be?

MJK: Empowering. Within the Holy Child community, girls are encouraged to develop whatever interests they want and grow into themselves without a lot of the pressure girls typically face at other places. That combined with the friendships…they really go hand in hand. When you have those long-standing friendships, you feel comfortable taking a risk and making mistakes. It’s a great place to grow; it was a great place for me to grow.

MJK: I think my path thus far has been all social justice oriented.

When I was at Holy Child, I went to Nicaragua and subsequently took a trip to Camden, NJ to volunteer at the Oscar Romero Center.

It became something I did with my friends as well, it became part of my being. The Jesuit Volunteer Corp motto is actually “ruined for life”, meaning that everyone who is a Jesuit Volunteer is “ruined for life” because once you see the economic, social, and racial injustices within our own country you cannot unsee them. Once you are exposed to that, it is incredibly hard to do something else with your career, leave it behind, or completely out of your life. I think that it really started for me during that trip to Nicaragua and continued throughout my time at Holy Child. I found that when I was encountering injustice, I had a very visceral response to it. I felt very indignant and that really ignited a passion within me.

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A PIECE OF OUR 115 YEAR HISTORY

By Toni Santangelo Archibald ’76, Director of Community Engagement and Special Events and Jackie Ciaccia Henschel ’06, Director of Admission and Financial Aid

They graduated 30 years apart, but Toni Santangelo Archibald ’76 and Jackie Ciaccia Henschel ’06 are now friends and colleagues. Toni and Jackie are proud and loyal Gryphons with a shared fondness for the Mansion and the interesting history of Holy Child.

of the original property, including the interior design and records that were cataloged and maintained by Sister Anna Daly ’43, SHCJ, beloved former Trustee and faculty member (d. 2010). These records included newspaper articles, photos, letters, and journal entries many of which were handwritten by Sr. Anna herself.

Originally called St. Walburga’s Academy in Manhattan, School of the Holy Child opened in 1904. In 1956, Mother Mary Gertrude, the Superior of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, was notified that the school property was purchased by the city of New York for a hospital.

Moving quickly, Mother Superior, secured property in Westchester County - an area in need of Catholic schools.

The paperwork confirmed what we already knew from the School’s history, which was officially documented in 2004 for our Centennial Celebration. The Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus purchased the property in Rye from T.V. Soong (Photo B), the former Prime Minister of Nationalist China, and the President of the Bank of China. T.V. Soong had three sisters, one of whom was married to General and Taiwanese President, Chaing Kai-shek. Fittingly, Madame Chaing Kaishek and her sisters were among the first Chinese women educated at a time when foreign education was considered important only for boys. T.V. Soong owned the mansion and property for only a few years before rapid growth in Westchester County threatened his peace and quiet. In 1956, T.V. Soong put the house and land on the market and in the following fall, the property was in Holy Child’s

The centerpiece of the Westchester property was a sand-colored, tudor-style mansion, built in 1930. The recent restoration of the wood (Photo A) paneling and intricate carvings piqued our interest to learn more about the place that has been home Holy Child students since the School moved from Manhattan to Rye in 1957.

The first place we looked was the school archives. We found photos

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St. Walburga’s Academy (the school that would become Holy Child, Rye) is founded

115 Year Timeline

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hands. The Soong Estate - referred to as “Soleya” by the family - was sold to Mother Mary Gertrude for $216,000. (Photo C) The Sisters also purchased the adjacent property, owned by the Feinberg family, for $125,000, (Photo D) which eventually became their Convent House.

The School building remained the same until 2004 when the thirdfloor was added. This construction included moving the main floor library to the third floor (current location), a new main entrance, new classrooms, office space, and a music room.

Still curious about the wood detailing, we continued our search and found ourselves at the Harrison Municipal Offices in search of original architectural plans. We began at the Town Assessor’s office and found property cards dating back to 1930. From there, we visited the Building Department in search of original blueprints. We verified that the mansion was built in 1930 for a banker who died before he slept a single night in the house! It was later sold by his estate to a New York jeweler named Harry S. Fischer for $35,000. The Soong family purchased the estate from Harry Fischer in 1949. (Photo E) Our search for the original plans and architect came to a stop when we were informed that some of Harrison’s records prior to 1950 were unfortunately destroyed. What we did find, however, was the School’s original plans dating back to 1957.

As we begin a new decade, the Mansion remains a vibrant center of activity at Holy Child. With enrollment at an all-time high, the vision for our campus continues to evolve. The solid principles of education established by Cornelia Connelly remain at the forefront of planning for the School’s future in Rye.

In August of 1957, the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus opened their new school in Westchester to 107 high school students. While the girls were getting used to their new surroundings, plans were being made for an extension. In the late summer of 1959, after a year and a half of construction, the new addition was completed and was blessed by Cardinal Spellman. This addition is part of the existing Upper School building: a two-level building that included classrooms, a library, gymnatorium, and main entrance. The Board of Trustees, along with Sister Jean O’Meara, Head of School, formed a committee that would focus on the addition of a middle school in hopes that this addition would bolster high school enrollment. Classrooms were incorporated into the original mansion architecture and the Middle School opened in the fall of 1992 with a modest 25 students. Sisters who were living in the mansion were relocated to the Convent next door.

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Holy Child celebrates 50 years in Westchester County with 333 students/Ribbon-cutting ceremony for Gryphon Field Holy Child inaugurates the Generoso Pope Italian Cultural Studies Program with the Class of 2014

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Groundbreaking for the new Field House, state-of-the-art Theatre and Design Studio The Field Houseand Design Studio construction complete

School leadership structure reorganized to a collaborative leadership model; active learning furniture installed in all classroom spaces as well as the Maureen Alison McGrath ‘78 Library; Holy Child receives grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation for the new Leadership Institute in Finance

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Celebrating Our Mission School of the Holy Child is a member of a national network and an international community of Holy Child schools. Each school offers an education that has a distinctive spirit and a philosophy that incorporates this spirit and articulates its efforts to respond to its own particular community.

The Society of the Holy Child Jesus developed a Mission Effectiveness process to ensure that each of the Holy Child Network Schools in the United States would continue to promote the mission and philosophy of the Society, even after the Holy Child Sisters were no longer present in the schools.

In Year 1 of the process, which began in the Fall of 2018, Head of School, Melissa Dan appointed a Steering Committee that was later trained at a Mission Effectiveness Training Workshop in the spring of 2019. Through the Mission Effectiveness process, each Holy Child school is called to commit to seven goals and associated criteria that reflect the educational

values of Cornelia Connelly, the founder of the Society.

Following their training, our Steering Committee then initiated a period of school-wide reflection on how our School community lives out the Goals and Criteria, ensuring that all constituents were included. This reflection led to the development of a Self Study Document that was completed earlier this year.

During the six year Mission Effectiveness cycle, Holy Child schools evaluate, celebrate, and recommit to their work in fostering learning opportunities that enable students to respond to life in a diverse, interconnected society with joy, zeal, and compassion. A visiting committee of educators and administrators from other Holy Chid Network Schools will come to Rye to meet with all constituents of our school community. The visiting committee will help us reflect on the ways in which we live out the Holy Child Goals and Criteria as well as the areas in which we seek future growth in our Mission Effectiveness.

The mural, created by Elisa Maiolo ‘20 is part of our reflection

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and celebration of how we live out the goals of Holy Child Network Schools.

7 GOALS OF HOLY CHILD NETWORK SCHOOLS

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Holy Child Schools ensure the continuation and growth of Holy Child mission and philosophy in the school.

Holy Child Schools promote the personal growth and development of all who participate in the life of the school.

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Holy Child Schools live, learn, and worship as a dynamic Christian community.

Holy Child Schools work for Christian principles of justice, peace, and compassion in every facet of life.

Holy Child Schools create a learning climate based on trust and reverence for the dignity and uniqueness of each person.

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Holy Child Schools foster a faith commitment that engenders a joyous personal relationship with God in addressing the challenges of the world.

Holy Child Schools offer an intellectually challenging and creative program of study that develops a love of learning and academic excellence.

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global TRIPS

SOUTH AFRICA

This past June, Holy Child students had the extraordinary opportunity to travel to South Africa. Eight students and four adults embarked on a tour led by Glo-Ed, a school travel company with social responsibility at its core. The group learned about various aspects of global citizenship, conservation and the history of South Africa.

Students camped and went on safari walks and game drives at the Somkhanda Game Reserve, a Big Five game reserve in the KwaZuluNatal region. Learning about animals on the reserve and how to track them on foot using telemetric devices were part of the hands-on experience enjoyed by the students. Everyone also contributed to the important task of collecting camera traps used for monitoring the animal population.

The girls also visited with the Zonyama community, which lies on the border of the reserve. The group was hosted by a school and a local medicine man who spoke about his practice. Holy Child continued its excursion in South Africa with a stay at the Pongola Game Reserve, where they learned more about elephant conservation as well as birds and other wildlife. From there, they traveled further east to the Kosi Bay Nature Reserve, where they got a chance to see marine

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life in a fishing community. The girls added wild cats, owls, ostrich, hippos, and the Nile crocodile to their animal list. The last leg of the trip included a flight south to Cape Town, where the group visited Robben Island and the prison where Nelson Mandela was jailed for 18 of the 27 years he spent as a political prisoner. Other parts of the tour included a visit to the Cape of Good Hope, watching the African penguins at Boulders Beach, and arriving at the summit of Table Mountain, with breathtaking views of Cape Town.

WEST VIRGINIA During the spring and summer of 2019, Holy Child partnered with Global Public Service Academies (GPSA), “a hands-on, academic, service-learning program for high school students.� Designed and implemented by professors and graduate students from Duke and Johns Hopkins, GPSA helped to provide our students with skills training and real-world experience in global health. Eight sophomores and juniors from Holy Child took part in classroom sessions to learn about health issues that particularly affect people in and around Williamson, West Virginia, a rural, low- income area. They learned about the causes and what advice to give patients with diabetes and hypertension. They also practiced a variety of skills such as how to take blood pressure and other vitals, and they were certified to administer A1C tests, which measure blood glucose over a threemonth period.

Our students then spent a week in July in West Virginia implementing their skills and knowledge in the community. They assisted nurses in a clinic, went on patient visits with home health care workers, and hosted health fairs for children and adults. The girls learned about the culture of the area and gained insight into the social injustices

many face in our own country. In addition, our students learned about the opioid epidemic, which directly affects the community in Mungo County, and they heard firsthand from addicts striving for recovery.

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In The Classroom is a monthly e-mail series begun in September 2019 to highlight the faculty of Holy Child in different ways. Each month, readers can enjoy content that includes a faculty spotlight, a feature on the professional development of our teachers and an interesting classroom experience. A special edition of In The Classroom has been developed for Glimpses.

LOOKING AT FAITH THROUGH AN ARTISTIC LENS The junior course in Religious Studies, Christian Theology and World Religions, has underdone exciting changes in the 2019-20 school year.

To reflect the increased emphasis on interdisciplinary and experiential coursework, Dr. Zach Kostopoulos, Religious Studies Chair and Leadership in Finance faculty, Mrs. Noreen Kelleher, Religious Studies faculty, and Ms. Christine Seaman, Visual Arts faculty, created a course that illustrates the interconnectivity of religious tradition and the creation of art. The curriculum—which covers a wide range of doctrines, rituals, and cultures from faiths around the world—has been bolstered by a rich experience of the material culture and artistic traditions within religion. Explorations into art history are paired with projects that ask students to create religious artwork from the faiths they are studying in class. It has become evident that pairing religion and the arts offers students a more authentic experience of the intellectual and creative impulses within faith traditions around the world.

With this new component to the course, the student experience within the classroom has been enriched by projects such as the creation of a Buddhist pattern called a mandala—made by slowly pouring out colored sand into an elaborate design. Students also took part in the ritual of destroying the mandala after its completion, reinforcing the core Buddhist principles of impermanence and detachment from the material world. A later visit to the Met provided an opportunity to present on works of art that had been studied in class. During the unit on Judaism, students spent a class exploring the ritual elements and symbolism of Temple Emanu-El with long-tenured faculty member, Rabbi Dan Wolk. The course will conclude with intensive study of Christian theology paired with a project that will allow students to create their own images of saints.

MICHELLE SHERRY AND ONE SCHOOLHOUSE

In both the spring and fall of 2019, Michelle Sherry attended One Schoolhouse’s semi-annual gathering of the Board of Directors in Chicago and Washington DC respectively, where she has represented Holy Child since 2016.

In 2009, Holy Child was one of the 12 founding member schools of One Schoolhouse, formerly known as the Online School for Girls.

In addition to serving as the governing body, the One Schoolhouse Board also serves as a unique professional development opportunity.

Some of the highest-regarded educational leaders on the national independent school stage also serve on this Board including members from the Laurel School, home to the Center for Research on Girls, senior leadership from NBOA (National Business Officers Association) and the Chief Innovation Officer at NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools).

The cornerstone to One Schoolhouse’s approach, “personalized learning,” was at the forefront of the discussions. How does personalized learning evolve? What does it look like both online and in a traditional space? In terms of the 21st century skills of collaboration and creativity, Mrs. Sherry delved into the question - how can these pedagogical values be applied to the teaching, learning and assessment here at Holy Child? The conversation around creativity in the classroom galvanized a summer cohort of teachers to explore using three-dimensional and laser printers along with virtual

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reality in their classes. These teachers presented their work at an allschool meeting centered on Digital Creativity which, in turn, inspired the next round of faculty to try their hand at personalizing learning through digital creativity. Inspiring professional development inspires teachers and, in turn, our students benefit and learn in different ways. To date, our girls have made 3D Egyptian artifacts, laser-cut mathematical Christmas ornaments and have virtually traveled to the Middle East!

The One Schoolhouse dialogue has impacted conversations here at Holy Child. How can One Schoolhouse help us bring personalized learning to Holy Child and then inspire us to develop our own courses that foster student choice, independence, and agency? A group of school leaders have met to strategically examine what rigorous coursework will look like at Holy Child in the next two, five and ten years. Holy Child is privileged to have Michelle Sherry be a part of this educational think tank. She, too, is an innovative leader who has been working with teachers across the curriculum, in all grades, who are committed to continual growth.

by Colleen Pettus, Associate Head of School and Dean of Faculty

CHRISTINE FARRELL SHANAHAN ’05 Christine reflects carefully about her students. “Some are being consistently stretched and may experience failure for the first time.”

By walking them through problems, again and again, Christine models grit, perseverance and resilience. “I hope my course helps to redefine success for my students. It is so much more than getting an A.” Success in Mrs. Shanahan’s classes, as in many aspects of life, is often defined by the process of learning - learning how to learn rather than simply by the outcome.

Christine Farrell Shanahan ’05 knows who she is.

When she remarked during our conversation, “I am a highly competitive person,” there was not a hint of apology and nor should there be. After graduating from Holy Child, her first engineering challenge at Union College was to build an autonomous car and race it down a table. The clarity of her memory of the task and the energy that infused her retelling of it was palpable. As a college student, novice engineer and now as the Math Department Chair at Holy Child, Christine Shanahan is invested. She is invested in her professional learning and growth, her love of teaching math and most importantly, in the success of her students.

While she was challenged by her first job as a design engineer for the Special Mission Aircraft Division of the United States Navy, Christine knew there was more she was interested in than just the field of engineering. Fittingly, as a young female engineer, she was often tapped for student outreach programs early in her career. She liked that work a lot. As with many opportunities in life, the stars aligned in bringing Christine back to Holy Child near the end of her career intern assignment with the Navy. The Architecture, Engineering and Design for the Common Good program had just been established, work on the Design Studio had just broken ground and Holy Child needed a math teacher. From the beginning, Christine was diversified in her skill sets and eager to take on any challenge presented to her - the makings of an exemplary independent school teacher.

Currently, Mrs. Shanahan teaches all three levels of Calculus offered at Holy Child, through AP BC Calculus. While she is a fixture in our senior year program, she also teaches “Build It” to our youngest students and Robotics to our sixth graders. Her reach is far and varied but the message is the same. The iterative nature of engineering and building - you try and if you fail, you make adjustments and try again - also defines the study of Calculus. Her courses’ content is the means to the connections she makes with her students. These connections are what she values the most about her career. In conversation,

When visiting one of her classes, Mrs. Shanahan’s students were graphing snowmen on their laptops based on calculus equations.

While strolling around the room, colorful 3-Dimensional graphs jumped off the bulletin boards. Recently, in her AB Calculus class, her students chose a particularly challenging topic and had to film themselves - using the “flipped classroom” model - teaching the lesson to their classmates. Mrs. Shanahan sees different assessments as a means of “being fair” in the classroom. She easily admits, “I was actually not a test taker. I was able to put in the work, but the test score did not always reflect what I knew. Differentiated assessments give the girls an opportunity to show me they are committed to their learning in a way that is meaningful to them.”

“ I HOPE MY COURSE HELPS TO REDEFINE SUCCESS FOR MY STUDENTS. IT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN GETTING AN A.” This spotlight can end with how Mrs. Shanahan begins each of her different Calculus courses. Rather than distributing an outline of “Class Policies,” she creates an “I Promise” agreement. Yet the promises are not just for the students, they are for her, too. At the end of the document, she shares her most important commitment with her students, “I promise to work hard all year and to believe in you…”

As their unrelenting model of hard work and productive struggle in learning, Mrs. Shanahan’s students are poised for success in the fifth grade course in engineering, the highest levels of math and most importantly, in life.

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ARTS IN FOCUS:

PERFORMING ARTS

MIDDLE SCHOOL: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

UPPER SCHOOL: YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU

UPPER SCHOOL: MAMMA MIA

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DANCE PROGRAM

MUSIC PROGRAM CHRISTMAS CONCERT

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ARTS IN FOCUS: VISUAL ARTS ARTIST MANNEQUINS

PHOTOGRAPHY

PLEIN AIR

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ACRYLIC ON PAPER

INSPIRATIONS FROM JAPAN

CLOCKS

PAPER MARBLING

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FAITH AND SERVICE IN ACTION

The expectation that each Holy Child student takes an active role in participating in liturgies and serving the community outside our campus are fundamental parts of our mission. Carrying out service throughout the year finds our students responding to issues such as poverty, hunger, homelessness and illness by helping those in need. Among other service opportunities, Holy Child girls have been recognized in the community for helping students with homework at the Don Bosco Center, reading to young children at Port Chester Head Start, visiting retired nuns at Marion Woods and preparing meals at the Carver Center.

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reflections

As part of our faculty and staff retreat, volunteers are asked to share a reflection on their role as teachers and their place within the Holy Child community. Following are two such reflections from someone at the very early stages of her career and from a seasoned veteran who has been teaching for decades.

BRYANNA VARGAS When I reflect on my time here at Holy Child, it’s hard to believe that only a year has passed. Prior to applying for a position at Holy Child, I was working in an environment that severely lacked positivity and community. For this reason, and a couple others, I decided I needed to move on for my own mental and spiritual health.

However, I did not have another position lined up – it was the first time in my life I left a job without something immediately on the horizon. All I knew was that I was ready to return to teaching, ready to enjoy going to work every day and ready to find a place that exemplified integrity and kindness. Ultimately, I was longing for community amongst colleagues in the workplace.

Finding all this in one single establishment seemed impossible but over the course of three months I continued to search and more importantly I continued to pray.

Throughout that time I held tight to a specific scripture, which is Romans 12:12 that says, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” So I kept asking God to give me patience and to help me find a good place with good people.

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now sit next to everyday after school and I can confidently say that Holy Child has been an answer to the prayer I prayed just a little over a year ago. I’ve been asked many times by loved ones and colleagues, “What do you like most?” and I always give the same answer, “The community.” More specifically, in my first few months of employment, I remember my mom asking me the simple question “How’s it going?” and I replied, “I wish I was here every day.” It didn’t take long, even as a part time faculty member, to discover what a blessing it is to be part of the Holy Child community.

Generally, when I think of community I envision a group of people who are examples of acceptance, inclusivity, and respect of each individual for who they are; people who allow others to feel seen and significant. Since day one at Holy Child I have experienced nothing less. Now,

as I enter into my second year, my over arching concept of community has not only been a reality but has transformed into an irreplaceable form of fellowship and support. Everything from exchanging smiles in the hallway to sighing in unison when the coffee is empty by 10 a.m, to asking how classes are going or admitting to a silly mistake and being told “It’s ok, you’re human.” It has all impacted my growth as a person of faith in having patience and waiting for God to answer and it’s impacted me as an educator by being there for the students beyond the classroom in making sure that I allow for them to feel seen and to feel significant. It’s been an amazing first year to say the least. I look forward to more years at Holy Child and being part of a community that I have cherished from the beginning.

“ I held tight to a specific scripture, which is Romans 12:12 that says, ‘Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.’ So I kept asking God to give me patience and to help me find a good place with good people.”

CAROLYN WALTERS When people ask me if I have children, I say NO but I’ve got a lot of kids. In my teaching career which spans fifty years, I have taught more than 5,000 students.

Do I remember them all, no but there are those I will never forget. A graphing calculator $150, a math textbook $200, hearing from former students PRICELESS. I taught at Mount Vernon High School for 35 years. There were many wonderful days and some challenging ones. During my time there, I saw everything from a birth to a death. I always felt blessed because when it was a bad day, I would get home and find a card or letter or phone message from a former student, and it would make me smile. This was God’s way of telling me to not give up on my kids.

In 2004, I retired but knew I still wanted to teach. I saw an ad in the NY Times for a math teacher here at Holy Child and once again I was blessed and I guess you can say the rest is history. Here I am 15 years later speaking to you about my journey.

When I first started, I had to get used to the computer and, yes, Casper too. Everyone was welcoming and so helpful. The teaching part was easy because that is what I love to do. It took me a while to figure out why girls would say “thank you” when they left class. I was asked to do the yearbook which I did for 14 years. It gave me an opportunity to work with many students outside of the classroom. I enjoy watching our girls on the playing fields, courts and stage. We have such talented young women.

Because I am here, I became a Eucharist minister and have been honored to serve at family weddings and funerals. Every time we have a liturgy, my soul is renewed.

For me the greatest reward of teaching is knowing that your students become successful and happy in life. I am blessed to have been able to meet former students in many faraway places. While in Croatia for the wedding of our yearbook rep Kristina, I met alumna Erin Mara ’08 and her future husband Avery. My love of basketball brought me to France, Italy and Poland to see our alumna Sophia Aleksandravicius ’09 play. And in London (a fav of mine), Ms. Dan joined me to meet with some of my former students who live there. Wherever I go, I try to make connections. And my claim to fame here is that I taught Alina [Troya ’00]’s mother!!! I am so proud of who my students have become. It renews my spirit and gives me the desire and energy to continue to teach.

My favorite movie is “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

As a teacher you never know where your

influence will go. I have recently heard from some of my kids and this is in their words: Walter Kirkland who was on the track team, with Denzel [Washington]’s brother: “Carolyn Walters, Thank you for all your support with me and the team in high school. You may never know how much we appreciated your encouragement during some troubling times. Thank you.”

I try to live up to the words of a favorite quote: “I shall pass this way but once. If therefore, there is any kindness I can show or any good thing I can do, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again.”

We always talk about being kind and I remember the words of my mother, “Be kind to everyone because you never know who will give you your last drink of water.”

To say I am blessed is an understatement.

My wish for each of you is to have a rich and full career and have a wonderful life.

And yes, hearing from former students is PRICELESS!!!

“ Ms. Walters – You have no idea what a positive influence you have had and still are in my life. Would love to tell you in person over a classy Thai meal but you will have to come to Bangkok for that since I live here now. I have been recreating the Walters teaching/life coaching experience to me for others here.” – Eddie Vichaidith (former student)

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More Than Just a Trainer Inevitably, when Angie Vitale is providing treatment to a Gryphon student-athlete, a conversation ensues, often having nothing to do with their injury. She enjoys the dynamic of being trainer, therapist, and friend. This year, Angie has also taken on the role of teacher, instructing upperclassmen in anatomy and physiology.

Angie has served as Holy Child’s athletic trainer since the fall of 2018. She came to our campus via St. Louis and Spain among other places. Angie was certified in CPR before beginning college at St. Louis University in her hometown. Clearly she was interested from early on in being a healer.

While getting her Masters in Physical Therapy, also at St. Louis, Angie knew she ultimately wanted to be an athletic trainer in a high school. After doing a summer internship with the men’s hockey team at the University of Minnesota, it was her work at the John Burroughs School back in St. Louis that really ignited her passion for the high school setting.

After finishing graduate school in 2016, Angie worked at a rehab clinic in St. Louis before heading off to Spain to work with European rugby teams. It was a job that fell through in New York that led her to Holy Child in 2018. She is thrilled to now be in the classroom as well as the training room and has tailored the anatomy class to fit what some of the students might want to study in college. It also provides an opportunity to help them be more attuned to their bodies and how to respond to injury and their ongoing physical development.

Angie has no family here in New York so she truly looks at the Holy Child faculty, staff and students as having become her family away from St. Louis. “They provide a support system that makes me love coming to work everyday.”

Meet Our New Coaches

Marq Mellor was hired in fall 2018 as assistant varsity field hockey coach, and took over the team in fall 2019. He was a member of the US Men’s National Field Hockey team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and team captain 1993-1996.

He owns New York Hockey Club, an elite field hockey club serving student-athletes in Westchester and Fairfield counties.

His passion for field hockey and for the growth of each and every student-athlete is palpable. Marq lives in Somers with his wife, two children, and puppy.

“ My personal goal is to help build a culture around the field hockey program that inspires athletes to work hard and then be proud of their achievements. I am extremely proud of the girls for achieving three of our primary objectives this past season.

We set out to be competitive and the result included a 10 win season, and convincing wins over two of our biggest rivals.”

Million Wolde was hired in fall 2019 as Director of Cross Country/Track & Field. A native of Ethiopia, he is an accomplished international track athlete. His greatest victory was in the 5000m at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

He continued to compete internationally until 2008; he now runs for fun in local events. He coached cross country/track and field in the area at Riverdale and Masters School, and most recently at Saint Thomas Academy in Minnesota. Million currently lives in the Bronx; his wife and four children live in Minnesota.

“ I am enjoying my time with our coachable and disciplined athletes.

The students are very receptive to my instructions and do their best to succeed.”

Scott Alvarez was hired in summer 2019 as the head coach of varsity basketball.

Scott comes to Holy Child with over 20 years of basketball coaching experience at all levels. He was most recently at New York Military Academy, where he led the team to a 29-1 season, culminating in a NEPSAC Championship. Scott is heavily involved in the City Rocks AAU program, heading up the international side by helping over 50 student-athletes from Europe, South America and Australia find the right high school in the United States.

“ What has stood out most is the character of the student athletes. School of the Holy Child teaches character which fosters a wonderful culture. The players believe in themselves and their abilities and represent our school, the community and their families in the best possible manner. I personally feel very blessed to have this opportunity to become part of the Holy Child family.”

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Homecoming

Holy Child’s Homecoming 2019 had some new twists. This year, all of the festivities took place on Friday beginning with the Middle School Fun Run in the morning and ending with the Powder Puff football game in the evening. In between, there was a pep rally, a volleyball game, a parade, games, food trucks and more. Many thanks to the leadership of the Parents Association and our co-chairs as well as the dedicated committee and team of volunteers for planning a wonderful celebration for our students and the entire Holy Child community.

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A Holy Child Mom Doing It Herself

by Kristine T. Budill, Director of Leadership Institute in Finance and Director of Engineering, Architecture & Design for the Common Good

Have you noticed the new Holy Child signage in the lobby, library and field house and wondered who designed, created and installed these works of art? The artist who donated these works of art to Holy Child is Jaime Costiglio, mother of Ava ’22 and Emma ’24. I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Jaime to discuss how she developed her artistic creativity and leveraged it into a business that allows her to showcase her creative talents, solve problems for clients, and give back to her community.

Jaime developed her artistic bent at a young age when she attended art camp and sewing classes while growing up in Minnesota. Her mother owned three sewing machines, including one that was computerized, and she and her sisters made some of their own clothing. Jaime’s father was also a strong influence. He was a pediatric dentist who was adept at using his hands. In addition to constantly tackling projects in their home, he was constantly helping Jaime or one of her four siblings fix something.

Jaime studied studio art at College of the Holy Cross while working in the Theater Department costume shop. She then worked in the costume department at Club Med before moving to New York City to work for an interior designer. Jaime and her husband married in 2001 and soon moved to Westchester and started a family. With three small children, Jaime made the decision to stay at home, but she never lost her passion for building and creating.

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IN REFLECTING ON HER SUCCESS, SHE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING ADVICE:

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Follow your passion and work hard -developing any type of skill takes a lot of practice.

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The family moved about a decade ago to the oldest house in the Port Chester, which was built in 1740. Around that time, Jaime was also discovering her passion for applying her artistic skills to solve design challenges. Jaime initially created a blog (what we know as the early beginnings of social media) to share her latest creations with friends and family. Soon others took notice and Jaime connected with many others in the rapidly growing Do-It-Yourself or “DIY” community. She credits many of these early relationships with helping her to hone technical skills and evaluate business opportunities.

Network with like-minded individuals who can share their knowledge and provide support when you get discouraged.

The DIY market has exploded in the past several years, fueled by the increasing sophistication and ubiquity of social media. Jaime has grown along with it. She now has relationships with several tool manufacturers, building suppliers, and hardware companies who view her as a valuable resource both in helping them refine their product designs and in promoting the use of their products.

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Jaime has a decade worth of creative and diverse content on her website and social media channels which she is able to leverage into significant advertising revenue for her business. In recent months, most of Jaime’s design projects have focused on her beloved historic home. However, come January, she will once again turn her attention to the décor pieces for the Holy Child Annual Benefit. Perhaps you remember the hexagon wall from last year’s event? That, in addition to all the other décor, was Jaime’s work.

Jaime is fortunate that she has been able to align her interests in building, creating and problem solving into a thriving business. But she rarely turns down an opportunity to use those talents for volunteer opportunities like helping Holy Child.

So, keep your eyes open for opportunities to make the blank walls in your world more beautiful. Don’t be intimidated if you don’t look like the other professionals. Let your difference be your strength. And, if you want to create signage like Jaime’s, learn how to use a scroll saw.

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Accept that you will need to keep learning.

Technology is continuously evolving and you need to keep your skills fresh.

Recognize that being a successful entrepreneur requires you to develop knowledge/competence in a variety of areas. You may not enjoy every task equally, but understand that doing some things you don’t love to do enables you to spend time mostly doing what you do love to do.

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If you are struggling to find a passion, reflect on what you enjoyed doing as a child and see if you can find areas that use those talents.

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Ignore those who may stare, especially when you go for the big cart at Home Depot to load up lumber. Women can handle power tools just as well as men, and often approach their design projects with an artistic bent that delivers truly unique results.

Follow Jaime here: • Instagram @jaimecostiglio • Website www.jaimecostiglio.com • Facebook: www.facebook.com/jaimecostiglioblog/ • YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/JaimeCostiglio

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Dear Alumnae,

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Gryphons and Gaels 2019 On June 26, Holy Child and Iona Prep once again co-hosted the Gryphons and Gaels cocktail party at Rare Rooftop in New York City. Over 100 attendees enjoyed cocktails while networking and catching up with old friends.

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2. Head of School, Melissa Dan with Lily Dennis ’15.

3. Colleen Fink ’15 and alumnae board member Kathleen Driscoll ’13.

4. Deirdre Murphy ’08, alumnae board member Taylor Messiter ’08, Alfred Kelly III, and alumnae board president Stefanie Ciaccia Veneruso ’08.

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5. Iona Prep Alum and Chief Advancement Officer, Mark Hogan, father of Audrey ’22, with Director of Community Engagement & Special Events, Toni Santangelo Archibald ’76.

6 . Classmates Maria Rose Santangelo ’12 and Danielle Riverso ’12. Maria’s mother Lisa Falco Santangelo ’89 was in attendance with some of her classmates.

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Reunion 2019 On Saturday, October 26 over 150 alumnae, past and present faculty, and friends were welcomed back to campus to honor the classes ending in 4 and 9. Special thanks to Kathryn Langstine Gazso ’94 for offering the alumnae reflection and congratulations to Ann Samuels Fabrizio ’64 for celebrating her 50th reunion.

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Something happened last year that I cannot help but share that I think speaks to the specialness of this place in recognizing and cultivating the uniqueness of each girl. As we drove home from school one day, windows open, sun shining, my daughter Ava turned and looked at me, and, totally unprompted, just said “thank you.” When I asked her why she said it was for sending her to Holy Child. She loves it here – her friends, her teachers, and most importantly, the idea that at Holy Child each girl is appreciated for who she is, quirks and all.

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1. Kathryn Langstine Gazso ’94, Assistant Director of College Counseling, offered the Reflection during Mass.

2. Ann Samuels Fabrizio ’64 celebrates her 50th Reunion with her husband Dick Fabrizio.

3. Members of the Class of 1989 celebrate their 30th Reunion.

4. Members of the Class of 1979 celebrate their 40th Reunion.

5. Kristin Twomey Hopkins ’04, Head of School, Melissa Dan, Liz Iadavaia ’78, Director of Community Engagement and Special Events, Toni Santangelo Archibald ’76, and Andrea Casey O’Neill ’81

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8. Karen DiYanni Peterson ’90 performed Ave Maria at Mass.

9. Megan Lynch ’04, Kathryn Langstine Gazso ’94, Kristin Twomey Hopkins ’04 and Former Faculty member, Dorothy Harris 10. Associate Head of School, Dean of Faculty, Colleen Pettus and Helwa Sanchez ’00 11. Former Faculty member, Annalea Ricci with Aine Foley O’Connor ’99 and Jennifer Martire Baukol ’99 12. Caroline O’Neill ’14, Bridget DelPriore ’14, Ryan Hughes ’14, Kiernan Pagnani ’14, and Morgan Bryant ’14

6. Jessica Bucciarelli ’09, Meredith Fulbright ’09, Alexandra Slipsager ’09, Connie Marano ’09, and Pamela Rizvi ’09 7. Members of the Class of 1974 celebrate their 35th Reunion.

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Artist Eugenie Diserio ’71

A Former Faculty member, Ray Nelson, Faculty member, Carolyn Walters, Chioma Nwana ’14, Anastasia Gregory ’14, and Maeve McGowan ’14

rtist Eugenie Diserio’71 has reinvented herself several times in her career.

She is someone who has found a way to embrace change in her life. Someone who started that journey of discovery at Holy Child.

After graduating from Holy Child, Eugenie Diserio studied painting at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, earned her BFA from Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University, and her MFA from Columbia University.

She is a singer, composer, and musician who formed not one, but three influential 80s Art Rock bands, The Model Citizens, The Dance, and Chandra, whose music continues to be licensed and sampled in films and recordings today. In the late 90s, her lifelong passion for astrology led her to create Astronet, a hugely successful website. With her persona Genie Easy, she was named an Internet content pioneer, a “Dot-Com Diva” and recognized as one of Harvard Business School’s Top 10 entrepreneurs of the year.

Maeve McGowan ’14, Lianna Gangi ’14 and Anastasia Gregory ’14

Eugenie’s show CRYSTAL MATRIX was on exhibit in the Tormendson Family Theatre Lobby at Holy Child from October 15 through December 20, 2019.

Eugenie spoke to our students in a special assembly on Friday, October 25 as part of Reunion Weekend and joined a Studio Art class while she was on campus. She even inspired some of our art students to create their own paintings using her featured work, Phoenix Rising as inspiration.

As a visual artist, Eugenie creates paintings that are bold, intuitive, and grounded in spiritual, intellectual, and physical truths. Eugenie says, “My paintings create a pause for the viewer to recognize, recalibrate, and reboot.” As a devoted yogi and meditator, she considers the painting process to be transcendental. Her openness to new experiences, her willingness to embrace change, and her commitment to living a life in the Arts, whether through music or writing or painting and drawing, should be an inspiration to us all on our journeys.

Eugenie concluded her presentation to Upper School students with the inspiring poem above.

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SAVE THE DATE...

We are excited to host Reunion during Homecoming!

Join us on campus to celebrate the Reunion Classes ending in 0 and 5.

For more information please contact Ryan Kirwan, Associate Director of Alumnae Engagement & Giving at r.kirwan@holychildrye.org or 914.967.5622 x242.

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Gryphons Give Back A new service opportunity was made available to our alumnae this year.

On Saturday, December 7, alumnae and current students paired up to shop for needy families at Kmart as part of the Catholic Charities St. Nicholas Shopping Day. Winter essentials such as coats, hats, gloves, sweaters and blankets were selected to make Christmas a little brighter and warmer for families served by Catholic Charities throughout the Westchester area.

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Class Notes 1962 In September 2019, Lynn Devaney Choquette met up with fellow classmates Carolyn Carlucci Markowsky, Patty Charde Thomma and Barbara Leslie Reilly at John Devaney’s house in Kiawah, SC. They spent a wonderful four days reminiscing, laughing, kayaking, swimming and forgetting about the world’s problems for a little while.

Westchester Sports Hall of Fame Honoring

Cathi Gray Wasilik ’62 On Thursday, October 17 Cathi Gray Wasilik ’62 was inducted into the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame. Cathi, a longtime Yonkers and Harrison resident was a pioneer in women’s sports, recognizing the possibilities for women’s athletics even before 1972’s Title IX became a nationwide law. When Cathi joined School of the Holy Child, there were only two varsity sports teams among its 200 girls at the varsity and junior varsity levels. Cathi was the school’s Athletic Department! By the year 2000, Holy Child fielded 29 teams in the Middle and Upper schools. She led the varsity basketball teams to more than 500 career wins. During the 1998-99 season, she was the winningest women’s basketball coach in New York State. Cathi also spent many years as president of the Fairchester League (11 prep schools along the northern coast of Long Island Sound) and the Catholic High School League. While at Holy Child, Cathi also coached at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry. Her 1975-76 season ended with 21 wins and no loses, and she led Mercy to its first-ever state tournament. Cathi and her 1975-76 basketball team were inducted into the Mercy College Athletics Hall of Fame. Cathi had the enthusiasm to simultaneously coach four sports at Holy Child and three sports at Mercy, with her wins at both schools greatly outnumbering her defeats. She coached at Holy Child for 37 years and at Mercy for seven years. Cathi, who passed away in April 2017, was remembered with a special blessing, and memorial bench installation on campus during Reunion 2018.

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Vicki Franceschini White resides in Fort Lauderdale, FL full time now after spending years as a psychotherapist in private practice and working at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. She also served as the executive director of a mental health facility in Chatham, MA for eight years prior to returning to New York. She still thinks of her time at Holy Child with great fondness!

1964 Ann Samuels Fabrizio and her husband Dick celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City with their family this past summer.

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1. Cathi Gray Wasilik ’62 2. Current and former faculty and staff Paula Schouten, Carolyn Walters, Annalea Ricci, Penny Ryan, Gail McCarthy, and Denise Francella. Denise is the mother of Meaghan ’00 who was inducted into the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 3. Nancy McCarthy McCreery ’87, Megan Wasilik ’00, and Meghan McCarthy ’95

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Micaela Kelly English came back to Holy Child during Reunion Weekend this past October and spent some time visiting her granddaughter’s, Lekha English ’21, Religion class.

Beth Marren, former Chair of the Board of Trustees, her sister, Susie Marren Whelan ’77, and past parent Katy Pagnani, each serve as Legal Expert/Delegates for the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations. The group provided an opportunity for the Italian Cultural Studies class to visit the Mission, attend meetings at the United Nations and dine with the delegates in the Delegates dining room. It was a day full of education, spirituality and certainly wisdom, confidence and friendship.

Pictured from left to right, faculty member, Jen Whitt, Beth Marren, and Susie Marren Whelan ’77.

1974 Polly McNamara Loughran is happy to share that her son, JP is a senior at Georgetown University and her daughter, Meg graduated from Yale University and is now a writer and actor in New York City. She is so proud of them both. Polly is currently living in Rowayton, CT and still sees classmate Mary Wall Strain all the time.

Ginny McSweeney Stuart joins Mary Lee Stuart Gerlach ’69 before Reunion Mass in October.

1967 Dorothy Vandernoot Lakso and her husband Dave moved from Cincinnati, OH to Little River, SC in March 2019 and are loving it!

Having both retired, the couple is very happy to be near salt water. Since their wedding in 1998, Dorothy and Dave have lived in Huntington Beach, CA, Dearborn, MI and Cincinnati, OH.

1969 Noel Caraccio and Ellen Gromer Schiavone with Head of School, Melissa Dan at Reunion in October.

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1974 Maryellen Carideo Brennan, Gloria Pizzella Donnell, and Kathy Barry McWeeney at Kathy’s house in Avon by the Sea, NJ.

Mare Loughran Balczuk’s son, CJ Walsh, married Sarah Hasazi on September 28, 2019 in Charlotte, VT. Mare’s sister Barb Loughan Robichaud ’72, Sara Beth Walsh Reagan ’70, Barbara Palagonia Truesdale, Gigi Rooney Weil, and Tishie O’Connell Donovan were all in attendance.

1976 Kathleen Lynch Moynihan with her husband Tim and their grandchildren.

Renie Walsh Noring and Peggy Munns Shea enjoy time together with their husbands this past summer.

1977 Cathleen Huttlinger Strong celebrated the wedding of her son Seamus to Alyssa Gerry on October 12, 2019 in Clairmont, MA.

Sara Hissey, daughter of Pam Delz Hissey, was married to Alex Gasdia on June 1, 2019 in Cape Cod, MA. Sara’s sister Brittany was her maid of honor, and her brothers Teddy and Tyler were groomsmen. Phoebe ’16, Mackenzie, and Jamie Lynch, children of Nicole Delz Lynch ’78 were also in the wedding as bridesmaids and usher. Pam’s grandchildren, Charlotte and Theo Hissey were the flower girl and ring bearer.

1978 Marion Twyman (third from right) at her son Jack’s wedding to Katie Keller in Chicago, IL on July 27, 2019. Katie is a manager of Talent Acquisition at Slalom Consulting and Jack is VP Finance Operations at Coyote Logistics.

1980 Christine Burtis Gerrity, and her daughter Bridget Cooney ’11, join Head of School, Melissa Dan at the San Miguel Academy Benefit in October.

Owen Green, son of Maureen McMullan Furlong, married Megan Powers at St. Phillip the Apostle Church in Clifton, NJ on December 28, 2019.

1978 Benjamin Devlin, the grandson of Anita Baglaneas Devlin.

1983 Christina Villante Lunney and her husband, Joe, celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary in October.

Cody Barry Foltman, grandson to Beth Alexander Foltman, was born on February 12, 2019 at 2:17 a.m. Arriving early, he weighed 5 lbs., 14 oz. Beth’s son Charlie Foltman and Alexandra Ingold are Cody’s happy parents.

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Anne Malara Penachio and her husband Nick on campus for Homecoming in September.

Mary Kate Glennon (right) ran the New York City Marathon on November 3. Her sister Annie Glennon ’93 (left) and her mother Kate O’Neal Glennon ’64 (center) cheered her on!

1997 Melissa Curran Arles and husband Anthony welcomed daughter Tara on April 14, 2019.

Melissa is still active duty Coast Guard and recently transferred from Base Alameda, CA where she was the Facilities Engineer to Base Elizabeth City, NC and serve as Executive Officer.

2000 Kristen McKeegan McDermott has three happy children, Mary, 1st grade, and Patrick, Kindergarten. Both attend Annunciation School in Crestwood, NY, while Maggie, 2 years, attends Asbury Nursery School.

Cece Greco Ryan, traveled with her family to visit her daughter, Grace ’17, who is currently a junior at Villanova University and studying abroad at The London School of Economics.

Her daughter, Annie ’18 is currently a sophomore at Loyola University Maryland, studying communications. Annie spent her summer as a marketing and events intern for Susan Parkes ’82, EVP, Marketing and Communications at People and Entertainment Weekly.

1990 In September 2019, Rosanna Cassata O’Brien, welcomed her daughter Sophia ’23, to the Holy Child family as she entered her freshman year; the family is thrilled to continue the Holy Child legacy! Her son Joseph also began his freshman year at Sacred Heart University where he is majoring in Physical Therapy and is a percussionist in the SHU Marching, Pep, and Concert Bands.

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1993 In October 2018, Dierdre O’Brien started a new role as the Director of Development at De La Salle Academy (DSLA). DSLA is the only private, independent school in New York City for academically talented, economically less advantaged boys and girls in grades six through eight. Additionally, Deirdre is a member of the Leadership Council at the Cornelia Connelly Center (CCC). The Leadership Council is made up of former trustees. She is looking forward to reconnecting with the current students, faculty, and Board of Trustees at CCC. Pictured at a friend’s wedding in Southhampton (left to right): Erica Mirabile Rubinstein, Annie Glennon, Deirdre O’Brien, Leigh Stuart Mulshine and Sue Flink O’Connor. Deirdre, below with her nieces Meredith Gillespie ’23, Caroline Gillespie ’19 and Colleen Gillespie ’25.

2002 Scarlett Briganti, daughter of Irene St. Onge Briganti, with her pre-school teacher, Juliana Rizzo Lambiasi ’03, at The Church in the Highlands, Early Childhood Center in White Plains, NY.

Adeline, three, Penelope, one, and Olivia, five, the daughters of Kyle and Tracey Marren Mumford. The Mumford family lives in New York City.

Megan Lynch is an actress, voice over artist and on-air host based in Manhattan. In addition to appearing in several national commercials, you can hear her voice on Hulu, Spotify and on the radio. She is a member of the Boston College Arts Circle of New York and lectors at her parish, Chapel of the Sacred Hearts in Murray Hill. Megan was maid of honor in the wedding of her sister Kelly Lynch Diamond ’05 in Los Olivos, CA in September.

Christine Farrell Shanahan married Tim Shanahan on August 10, 2019 at Le Chateau in South Salem, NY. Many Holy Child alumnae were in attendance including: Christine’s sisters Maureen Farrell ’07 and Jennifer Farrell Dering ’98, maid of honor Brittney Romanson, and her cousin Cassandra Farrell ’19. There were also several current colleagues and former teachers in attendance: Kathryn Langstine Gazso ’94, Noelle Tudor Vasquez ’06, Danielle Riverso ’12, Kathy Byrne, Jenn Tracey, Kristine Budill, and Carolyn Walters.

2003 Catie Fugazy Bave and her husband Sean have returned to the States after a year of living in London with their three sons, Henry, 41/2, Will, 31/2, and Charlie, 1. They enjoyed the opportunity to explore London and travel throughout Europe during their time abroad.

Alex Messiter married Weston Friedman on November 23, 2019 at The Harvard Club of New York. Her sister Taylor ’08 was maid of honor and classmates, Kristine MacKenzie Sargeantson, Megan Lynch and Elizabeth Buckley Nace all served as bridesmaids.

2006 CJ and Tierney Miller, children of Kaitlin Tierney Miller.

2004 Amelia Bianciulli, the daughter of Kristin Schauber Bianculli celebrating her first Christmas. Amelia was born on May 23, 2019.

She is the niece of her proud aunts, Elizabeth ’06, Carolyn ’08 and Molly ’10 Schauber.

2005 Allison Gray Blumenthal and her husband, Alex welcomed Reese Lane to their family on September 3, 2019, weighing in at 7 lbs., 6 oz.

Big brother Charlie is very excited to have a new baby sister!

Joshua, three, and Zoe, seven months, children of Noelle Tudor Vasquez.

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Brittany Williams was engaged to Samuel Taylor. The couple currently lives in San Francisco and plans to get married in Jamaica.

Monique Gordon-Anefal is an English teacher at Beijing Chaoyang International School Affiliated to BFSU, in Beijing, China. She teaches 10th and 11th graders that hope to attend US and Canadian schools. While no longer at Holy Child as an administrator, she still embodies the Cornelia Connelly philosophy “Joy in teaching and joy in learning”, while teaching in China. Middle school students happily welcomed Monique back during a recent visit.

Katie Marchewka and Mark Swantek became engaged on March 13, 2019 and are planning a NYC wedding on May 30, 2020. Victoria Marchewka Sise ’03 hosted an engagement party for her sister in October 2019. Mark was born and raised in Chicago and Katie has been living there for the past 6.5 years.

They will continue to live there after their wedding. Katie works for LinkedIn and Mark is an attorney.

This past July, Holy Child faculty members Fiona Kelly, Lauren Poccia (third from left), Louisa Polos, and Kat Sanford attended the Scholastic Reading Summit in Greenwich, CT. Each year, Scholastic hosts six summits in different locations across the country, attracting teachers, librarians, administrators, and book lovers. Attendees participate in workshops focused on building a reading culture and nurturing reading communities in schools.

2008 Julia Cranco attended the wedding of Lindsay Gilbert, MS ’04 and Jay Jacobs in Park City, UT.

Caroline O’Connor Dyer and her husband, Corey welcomed son Connor Morgan Dyer on June 7, 2019. Connor is the grandson of Lisa Marrano O’Connor ’76.

2007 Emily Baird Cawley and her husband Matt welcomed their baby girl, Elizabeth “Ellie” Grace on May 16, 2019.

Madeline “Maddie” Grace Haffey, daughter of Lori McCree Haffey.

2008 Sisters Jackie Ciaccia Henschel ’06, Director of Admission and Financial Aid, Jess Ciaccia ’13, and Stefanie Ciaccia Veneruso stopped by the Holy Child vs. St. Luke’s basketball game in December. Stefanie is the Director of Alumni Relations at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, CT.

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Sam Israel, Kathleen Glatthaar, Julia Cancro, and Chelsea DeCaro hiked the Adirondacks together.

2012 Helen Brosnan joined Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign in Somerville, MA. She served as the Northeast Political Director, working on creating political programs up and down the east coast — from Maine to Washington, DC. Before moving to the Boston area, she was working at the National Domestic Workers Alliance as an organizing director for their work focusing on immigration, family separation, and issues at the San Diego/Tijuana border.

Chellzea Edgar visited with faculty members Carolyn Walters and Suzy Slattery as she cheered on her sister Tiffany Jones ’20 during the varsity softball playoffs in Spring 2019.

Juliana Killip Chiodo married Nicholas Chiodo on August 10, 2019 at Shenorock Shore Club in Rye, NY.

2009 Lauren Brown wrote and published her second novel in the Raif and Rose Series, Raif and Rose: World on Fire, an action-packed globetrotting adventure that will leave readers on the edge of their seats.

Liz McCooey is currently working as a Wilderness Adventure Therapy Field Guide in Utah. She leads groups of adolescents and young adults on adventure itineraries such as rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, and backpacking in diverse locations around Utah while also helping to facilitate and create a therapeutic environment to assist students in achieving their treatment goals. She also instructs adaptive skiing for the National Ability Center in Park City, UT, teaching skiing to anyone with a disability or special need.

She is currently applying to graduate school to receive her Masters of Social Work.

Jillian Boulhosa Collins with her husband, Joe and twin sons, Luke and Jake.

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Molly Cacase joins Head of School, Melissa Dan and Director of Institutional Advancement, Samantha Hanley at the San Miguel Academy Benefit honoring Molly’s mother, Ann Mara Cacase, this past October.

April Ruiz and her niece Emily Pagan ’23 after the Powder Puff football game at Homecoming this past fall.

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Lizzie Lolis and Sam Poole attended Homecoming 2019.

2017 Maddie Lyons, was named to the All-American Golf team at Hobart & William Smith College.

Carly Okon visits with Melissa Dan, Head of School and Admission office team, Jackie Ciaccia Henschel ’06 and Kristen Parrott Mulvoy ’91 on the Holy Child campus while on break from the University of Maryland.

Members of the Class of 2018, Sophia Fissler, Jamie Brusco, Natalie Williams, Sarah Yearwood, and Frankie Molen, came back to campus last June to participate in the Senior Transition Panel

Caroline Gillespie and Kristy Pagnani enjoyed some friendly rivalry at the Boston College vs. Notre Dame football game on November 23, 2019 in South Bend, IN.

Emily Clemens and Katie Hodulik visit with Associate Director of College Counseling, Kathryn Langstine Gazso ’94 on campus in October.

Ruthie O’Driscoll enjoyed a visit from her parents, former trustee Eavan and Conor O’Driscoll while she was studying abroad at Georgetown University’s program in Sydney, Australia.

Notre Dame freshmen, Caroline Gillespie, Gigi Brusco and Hope Gallagher visited the Holy Child math office in October!

Isabelle Robinson and Vicky Pagan visit with faculty members Danielle Riverso ’12 and Lindsey Ferris on campus this fall.

2019 Grace Bryceland and Emily Clemens visited the Holy Child campus while on break (from Villanova University and College of the Holy Cross respectively) in October, spending time with faculty members Jayne Pickett and Alina Troya ’00.

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Faculty and Staff Notes Former faculty members Maria Alimena, Paula Schouten, Marcia Smith, and Gloria Lopez Maier toured our campus with Toni Santangelo Archibald ’76

Religious Studies faculty member, Vijay DaCosta’s daughter Esmie DaCosta is a Gryphon in training!

English faculty member, Yulissa Hidalgo, wed her high school sweetheart, Fidel Lopez, on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Terrace in the Park in Queens, NY.

Chef Karen Brennan celebrated her daughter Kelly Los’ graduation from the FDNY Academy this fall.

Former faculty member Sr. Ann Durst, SHCJ received an honorary degree from Marquette University. She founded Casa Cornelia Law Center and has an MA in Theology from Marquette. Former Head of School, Sr. Jean O’Meara, SHCJ, joined her for the recognition.

The children of religious studies faculty member Zachary Kostopoulos, Christos, 3, Emmelia, 7 months, and Alexios, 5.

Kevin Brewer, Associate Director of Annual Giving, and his wife, Annie, welcomed Madeline Claire Brewer on Saturday, February 22 at 4:17 p.m. Madeline was 5 lbs 14 oz and 18 inches long.

Former faculty Marcia Smith joined her granddaughter, Fiona Degen ’21 for lunch on campus this fall.

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Trisha Romano UPPER SCHOOL DEAN OF STUDENTS & UPPER SCHOOL SPANISH TEACHER

W

hen one thinks about San Diego, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Normally, that would be sun, warm weather, beaches, and surfing. That is what first used to come to mind when I thought about San Diego. But since August 2019, San Diego now represents volunteering, sacrifice, struggle, and injustice to me. Last summer I spent two weeks at Casa Cornelia Law Center, a nonprofit organization founded by two nuns from the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. First founded in the basement of their San Diego home, the Law Center now boasts over 100 volunteer attorneys and interpreters, and over 3,500 clients. The first week at Casa Cornelia was spent learning about their fundraising efforts, intaking of new clients and training of future attorneys. After being trained as a

VIT (volunteer interpreter and translator), I spent my second week translating documents for current clients and interpreting for potential clients who were fleeing their homeland and claiming asylum in the United States. To say that the volunteer work was a life-changing experience would be an understatement. I was greatly moved by the warm welcome I received by everyone at Casa Cornelia, but more importantly, I was in awe of the generosity and dedication of all the employees and volunteers at the Law Center. I can only hope that other members of the Holy Child community will be able to visit Casa Cornelia and see for themselves the great work that happens there as a result of their volunteers.

Trisha Romano with Casa Cornelia founders, Sr. Ann Durst, SHCJ and Sr. Mary Wayne Gradon, SHCJ

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In Memoriam ALUMNAE

Dan Koetke, father of Michaela Koetke ’24

Mary Flynn Cahill ’74

Joseph J. Malara, father of Anne Malara Penachio ’84 and grandfather of Annie Penachio ’14

Bernadette Timoney Carroll ’52 Bernadette Kelly Denoyer ’66 Aidan Doyle Fogarty ’67 Hilary Plunkett Jones ’76, sister of Elizabeth Plunkett Mastaloni ’81 and Emily Plunkett ’83 Andrea LaSala Skudlarek ’79

MEMBERS OF THE HOLY CHILD COMMUNITY Ben Alimena, husband of former faculty member, Maria Alimena Michael Armstrong, father of Joanne Armstrong Brandwood ’77, Deirdre Armstrong ’79, and Margaret (Marni) Armstrong Weiner ’81.

Julia Billingsley, mother of Campbell Billingsley ’23 Diana Canzoniero, mother of former faculty member, Annalea Ricci

Leon D. Marrano Jr., father of Lisa Marrano O’Connor ’76, grandfather of Meredith O’Connor ’03, Caroline O’Connor Dyer ’08, Connie Marrano ’09, and father-in-law of Roderick O’Connor, former trustee Jose Martinez, father of Ashley Martinez ’15 Eileen McDowell, grandmother of Maddie Lauth ’16 Anne Murtagh, mother of Kathleen Murtagh Hannon ’71, Joan Murtagh Marren ’74, Anne Murtagh Hannon ’75; grandmother of Tara Hannon ’96, Anne Marren Bahr ’02, Kathleen Marren Caruana ’05, Megan Hannon Weber ’05, Elizabeth Marren Barry ’06, and Patricia Marren ’10 Virginia Marie Pagnani, grandmother of Kiernan ’14, and Kristy ’18 Pagnani, mother of Keith Pagnani, former trustee Cynthia Rehm, mother of Liz Rehm Wooster ’77, Ann Rehm Pulver ’79 and Cindy Rehm ’81.

Angelo Carideo, father of Mary Ellen Carideo Brennan ’74

Maryanna Scanlon, grandmother of Caitlyn Scanlon Perry ’04

Jules Christie, uncle of Riley ’16, Payton ’18, Augie ’25 and Piper ’25 Mullin and brother-in-law of trustee, Keith Mullin

Christina Sceppaquercia, mother of Dana Sceppaquercia ’05 and Cara Sceppaquercia Moore ’08

Joan Collins, former staff member

Erica Sevilla, mother of Avery Sevilla ’24

Martha Collins, mother of Father Tom Collins, former trustee

Jeronimo Souso Vazão, father of Aldina Vazao Kennedy ’88

Joseph Coughlin, father of Marion Coughlin Twyman ’78 and grandfather of former student, Caroline Twyman

Florence Webers, mother in law of Christina Casey Webers ’81, grandmother of April Webers Saxe ’91, and Caitlin Webers ’16

Terry Counselman, mother of Beth Counselman ’95 Sylvia DiScala, grandmother of Cassandra Farrell ’19

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