‘SR. TERESA’S TRAVELS’ TOPS 125 SCHOOLS UPCOMING EVENTS HOMECOMING GATHERING This year’s annual Alumni Gathering will take place on Friday, September 26, 2008 in the Leadership Center following the 7:30 p.m. football game against Carmel Catholic. Come and join fellow alumni for some pizza, drinks, music, and memories. 2008 REUNIONS DePaul University left to right: Mario Minotti ’05, Amanda Stenson ’06, Ashley Pinto ’07, Joey Uhll ’06
New Orleans left to right: Ali DeJong ’03 (Notre Dame), Blanton Flotte (attended Marian after Hurrican Katrina), Sr. Teresa and Nnanna Alozie ’07 (Xavier University - New Orleans)
UIC left to right: Cesar Zambrano ’05 and Alyssa Humbles ’06
Marquette left to right: Christian Haas ’07, Tony Rosati ’07, Bianca Pallotto ’05 and Josh Brzeszkiewicz ’04
The following classes will be celebrating their reunions in 2008: Classes of 1962, 1963, 1964 & 1965. Founding Four Reunion Weekend September 12 & 13, 2008 1968 – 40th on Friday, September 5, 2008 1973 – 35th on Friday, September 5, 2008 1978 – 30th on Friday, September 5, 2008 1983 – 25th on Saturday, September 27, 2008 1988 – 20th on Friday, September 5, 2008 1993 – 15th on Saturday, September 27, 2008 1998 – 10th on Saturday, September 27, 2008 2003 – 5th on Saturday, September 27, 2008 If you are interested in helping out with reunion plans in any way, please contact Gail Young in the Alumni Office at (708) 756-9770 or by email, gyoung@marianchs.com. Mark your calendars now so you can reunite with your high school friends.
50th Anniversary Banner Sponsorships
This past school year, Sr. Teresa, Marian’s Director of Campus Ministry, visited 133 alumni at 33 different colleges! The “Sr. Teresa’s Travels” program began two years ago. In that short period of time, she has met with a total of 293 alums on 53 different college campuses! Campuses recently visited: Butler, Ball State, University of Iowa, Iowa State, Drake, Monmouth, Murray State, Southern Illinois, University of Georgia, Spellman, Morehouse, Clark-Atlanta, Georgia Tech, Carthage, Marquette, Carroll College, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Tulane University, Xavier University, University of Mississippi, Bradley, DePaul and Illinois-Chicago. Most unique experience: While visiting Rachel McDowell ’04 at Southern Mississippi, she asked if I was going to visit her cousin, Blanton, while in New Orleans. Blanton had been displaced from his home after Hurricane Katrina and attended Marian Catholic for the balance of that school year. I was able to have dinner with him and a few alums that evening. “Blanton was so excited to see someone from Marian that he hugged me three times! He really misses Marian!” Ali DeJong ’03, also joined us for dinner. During her spring break from Notre Dame, she pitched a tent in the 9th ward of New Orleans to help victims of the hurricane. Since graduating from Notre Dame, Ali has been working for Catholic Charities, helping to rebuild homes in New Orleans. This school year, Sr. Teresa plans to visit: Pittsburgh, Colorado, Gunnison College, Western Illinois, Quincy, Arizona and likely many more. To see more of Sr. Teresa’s Travels log on to www.marianchs.com
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$500 sponsorship value Limited number!
To commemorate the founding of Marian Catholic High School and enhance the public launch of our 50th Anniversary Celebration on September 6, 2008 banners will be hung on lightposts on school property and on selected lightposts on Joe Orr Road and Ashland Avenue surrounding the Marian campus. Sponsorships are open to Marian Catholic families, organizations, and area businesses. The 30” x 60” vinyl double-sided banners will feature Marian’s 50th Anniversary logo and the name/logo of a company, individual, or family. One banner per lightpole. Installed by early September, they will remain posted for twelve months, and then be gifted back to the sponsor. For more information, or to Sponsor a 50th Anniversary Banner, please call the Advancement Office at (708) 755-6579. Hurry, first come, first served!