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To Our Dear St. Mary’s Academy Family,

St. Mary’s Academy alumna Dot Minks DeLapp ’80 credits a computer-programming class she took her senior year in high school with inspiring her career in space science. Working on the Mars Curiosity rover project is a career highlight for her, as you’ll read in this issue of Imprint. For other St. Mary’s Academy alumnae, their success might be measured by countless hours of volunteer work, a deeply fulfilling family and faith life, a seat at the head of the board room table, an astounding athletic achievement or their lasting friendships. Whatever the unit of measure, members of the St. Mary’s community are excelling and making a difference in the world.

Many of our graduates recently experienced the joy of seeing classmates at the Founders’ Day celebration honoring alumnae who graduated 50 or more years ago. This vibrant spirit that permeates who we are and the lives we touch inspires the 640 young women who attend our school today. They are captivated by the bold example of our 12 Foundresses, who because of their faith in God’s providence and their own personal courage journeyed from Montreal, Canada, to the Pacific Northwest to provide religious education. A mere two weeks after their arrival, St. Mary’s Academy opened its doors.

The ability to translate the Sisters’ commitment and courage into the needs of today is vivid in the example set by St. Mary’s Academy senior Allison Nasson, who founded a nonprofit organization, Youth Ending Slavery (YES), this summer. She and her four St. Mary’s classmates on the YES board recently organized a highly successful Walk to End Slavery. YES raises awareness about the issue of human trafficking, and you can read more about these students’ efforts in this magazine.

Bold projects such as this result from encouraging students to explore their potential, and they strengthen St. Mary’s identity as a Catholic, college-preparatory St. Mary’s Academy President Christina Friedhoff (center) with school that integrates the intellectual, spiritual, ethical, Kiah Bacon ’13 (left) and Claire Flynn ’13 (right) at St. Mary’s 2012 Open House physical and social development of students.

The St. Mary’s Academy Board of Directors also is exercising bold thinking and planning as we envision the future of our school. Opportunities for campus expansion are being discussed and investigated this year.

Additionally, there is greater emphasis on developing a more world-focused curriculum to ensure that the next generation of graduates is well prepared for our ever-changing world.

We are blessed with a highly capable and dedicated Board of Directors, passionate and accomplished faculty and staff and a visionary Administrative Team committed to sustaining our tradition of excellence in all that we do. Thank you for journeying with us.

Sincerely, Christina Friedhoff President

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Director of Development Lisa Gray lisa.gray@stmaryspdx.org Director of Alumnae Leadership Giving & Involvement Coralynn Arrigotti ‘83 coralynn.arrigotti@stmaryspdx.org St. Mary’s Academy Mission Statement St. Mary’s Academy, a Catholic high school for young women, provides a challenging college-preparatory education in a vibrant learning environment. St. Mary’s, a diverse community, educates the whole person by nurturing spirituality, encouraging creativity, promoting justice, and inspiring a sense of global interdependence to prepare students for service and leadership.

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14 Visual Arts and Creative Writing Awards 16 Theatre 16 Mother-Daughter Beach Day 16 Father-Daughter Dinner Dance 17 Tablets for Learning Program 18 Science Olympiad 20 SMA Board Game

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Contributing Photographers Include: Mary Ann Albright ‘00, Sonja Breda ’12, Alissa Nicole Creamer, Mindy Crouchley, Global Mustard Seed Missions, Donna Kleinman, Greg Kozawa, Norm Maves Jr., Kathy Custer Mitchell ’64, Lauren Neiheisel ‘07 and Devon Thompson ‘15 A special thanks to all the alumnae, parents, students and friends who contributed information for this issue of Imprint.

The Imprint publication is produced by St. Mary’s Academy.

You are invited to share your comments, questions and contributions by email to imprint@stmaryspdx.org or in writing to Imprint Magazine, St. Mary’s Academy, 1615 Southwest Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR 97201.

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Pictured on front cover: Natalie Kowell ‘15

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22 Track and Field State Championship 24 Food for Thought Tuition Assistance Luncheon 25 Auction 25 Blues Bridge Walk Student Fundraiser

Managing Editor and lead Writer Director of Communications Mary Ann Albright ’00 maryann.albright@stmaryspdx.org

Contributing Writers Include: Christina Friedhoff, Lisa Gray, Clarice Keating and The Catholic Sentinel, Norm Maves Jr. and Ronecca Norvell

4 Everyday Heroes 7 Documentary Filmmaking Class 8 Where Are They Now? 12 Title IX Celebration 13 CYO Awards

26 Founders’ Day 28 SMA By the Numbers 28 Profiles 29 St. Mary’s Fund 30 Planned Giving 31 Merchandise 32 Reunions 34 Class Notes 39 In Loving Memory 39 Prayers

Dreamers and Doers “ E v ery great dream b egins w it h a dreamer . A l w ays remem b er , you h a v e w it h in you t h e strengt h , t h e patience , and t h e passion to reac h for t h e stars to c h ange t h e w orld . ”

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ounders’ Day is always a special occasion for current and past St. Mary’s Academy students alike, but the annual event took on special meaning for Devon — Harriet T u b man Thompson ’15 after she spent a week in Seattle over the summer at the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary Justice and Peace Youth Forum.

“I came back, and I had such a deeper appreciation for this place. Founders’ Day is my favorite day now,” said Thompson, who attended the forum along with Grace Newsom St. Mary’s Academy ’14, Sienna Li ’14 and Unique Robinson ’14.

The four were chaperoned by Maria Fleming students channel ’83, St. Mary’s student service coordinator and Wonder Woman religion teacher.

The students went through a competitive with their dedication selection process to earn spots at the forum, to serving others. which took place at Holy Names Academy, one of St. Mary’s sister schools. They met students from Holy Names schools across the United States, Canada and Lesotho, learned about the

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religious order, prayed together and performed community service.

Participants studied the history of the Sisters, as well as SNJM’s two corporate stands – human trafficking and water. Immigration was another hot topic of the week. Hearing different perspectives on these important human rights issues from youths with diverse backgrounds proved enlightening, St. Mary’s students said.

Other highlights included sorting and distributing goods at a local food bank and volunteering at Treehouse for Kids, a downtown Seattle storefront filled with donated items for foster children.

Li was so inspired by the experience that she started volunteering at Blanchet House in Old Town upon her return.

“I want to make a bigger difference,” she said.

St. Mary’s Academy Principal Patricia Barr served as the forum’s emcee and was able to witness first-hand the impact their week in Seattle had on students.

“Just like a stone thrown into a pond, the activities these young women experienced will have a wide and amazing effect in all of their home communities around the world. It is wonderful to see the charism of the Sisters of the Holy Names live on in these young women and the fight for social justice continued,” Barr said.

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hree years ago, St. Mary’s Academy senior Allison Nasson watched a video on modern-day slavery in Human Rights Club.

It ignited in her a passion for educating people about human trafficking and the fight to end it.

Nasson formed an anti-slavery committee at school that this summer evolved into the nonprofit Youth Ending Slavery (YES). Nasson is the organization’s founder and executive director. She sits on the YES board of directors with four St. Mary’s classmates — seniors Iris Dowd, Olivia Hinerfeld, Catherine Mattecheck and Isabela Villarreal.

On Oct. 6, these five students hosted the 2012 Walk to End Slavery in downtown Portland to raise awareness about human trafficking and ways that people can make responsible choices as consumers to help put an end to involuntary servitude. The walk drew approximately 300 people and raised about $1,000 for Athena House, Janus Youth Programs’ shelter for juvenile sex-trafficking victims in Portland.

“It was so inspiring to be surrounded by people who were willing to give up their time to try and make a difference,” Nasson said. “We were especially thrilled by the large student presence because our generation has this amazing opportunity to create a society where profit is not prioritized over people.”

The nonprofit organization Free the Slaves puts the number of people globally living in some form of slavery at 27 million.

Sex trafficking of minors is all too prevalent in Portland. In 2009, the FBI conducted a number of stings across the country and found that Portland ranked second-worst in the nation in child sex trafficking, following only Seattle.

Commissioner Diane McKeel opened the Walk to End Slavery by talking about

Olivia Hinerfeld ’13 (left) and Allison Nasson ’13 lead the way during the 2012 Walk to End Slavery.

Multnomah County’s response to the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

Speeches by the YES board members further shined a light on the issue of slavery in today’s world.

“I was and am so impressed by the work the students are doing to end slavery. The event was a huge success with a great turnout. I was honored to be a part of it and hope they will invite me back for the second annual Walk to End Slavery next year,” McKeel said.

Social justice is a cornerstone of students’ education at St. Mary’s. Human trafficking is one of the corporate stands of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. Nasson said her ethics and social justice classes at St. Mary’s and the support of the faculty here helped encourage her to form YES. In recognition of the YES board’s efforts, their organization recently received a $250 grant from the Wholistic Peace Institute at Concordia University. They’re a shining example of putting values into practice, St. Mary’s teachers say.

“Allison led a beautiful, poignant and in every way successful event. It was so worthwhile. I was proud just to know these young women,” said Maria Fleming ’83, St. Mary’s religion teacher and student service coordinator.

The 2012 Walk to End Slavery, organized by five St. Mary’s Academy students, drew approximately 300 people.

For more information about YES, go to www.youthendingslavery.org.

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Rebuilding Houses and Hope in New Orleans

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t’s been more than seven years since Hurricane Katrina swept across the Gulf Coast, killing nearly 2,000 people and displacing more than 400,000 individuals, but the storm’s devastating impact is still felt by many in the hardest-hit areas.

Last March, eight St. Mary’s Academy students, along with chaperones Joan Nyland ’78, a St. Mary’s history teacher, and Jill Nyland Sughrue ’73, spent the week of spring break in New Orleans helping rebuild houses through the St. Bernard Project.

“Everyone assumes that things would have been fixed by now, but there’s so much left to be done,” said Analies Steensma ’14.

The St. Mary’s group was tasked with working on a home for Renaldo Lewis, a father of three girls.

(Left to right, back to front) An AmeriCorps volunteer, Meagan His lot was next door to the recently rebuilt Sherrington ’13, Sophie Graham ’12, home of his parents, Ronald and Minnie Lewis, Mackenzie Roberts ’12, Colette Copic just outside the Ninth Ward. ’15, Cecilia Sahnow ’14, Analies Steensma worked alongside schoolmates Steensma ’14, Emilie Jackson ’12, Jill Sonja Breda ’12, Colette Copic ’15, Sophie Nyland Sughrue ’73, Joan Nyland ’78, Graham ’12, Emilie Jackson ’12, Mackenzie Sonja Breda ’12 and an Roberts ’12, Cecilia Sahnow ’14 and AmeriCorps volunteer

Meagan Sherrington ’13 and their chaperones to mud, prime and texture walls in Renaldo Lewis’ new home.

The group especially enjoyed getting to know Ronald Lewis, a Mardi Gras Indian. In his backyard, he has a museum called House of Dance and Feathers that’s filled with Mardi Gras costumes.

“It was so cool seeing all these things he salvaged. Even though we weren’t there for Mardi Gras, we felt like we experienced part of it,” Steensma said.

Sherrington was deeply touched seeing how much it meant to Ronald Lewis to have his family reunited.

“He was so welcoming and so grateful for what we were doing for him,” she said.

The St. Mary’s group stayed at Camp Hope, a shelter for relief workers, and met volunteers from all over the country. They worked hard during the first half of each day, then had time in the afternoon to tour the city.

“It was one of the best spring breaks I’ve ever had,” Steensma said.

The trip was as rewarding and eye-opening for the adult chaperones as it was for the students.

“I think the fact that these high-school women took their spring break to help rebuild one house and to try to understand the devastation meant more than the physical labor itself to all the people we met in Greater New Orleans,” Nyland said. “The students were wonderful ambassadors of goodwill, and I think Mr. Lewis was amazed by the hard work of our students but more thrilled by their interest and kindness.”

Cecilia Sahnow ’14, left, and Analies Steensma ’14, right, with Ronald Lewis

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racks are starting to appear in the celluloid ceiling, but film is still a male-dominated industry. Women hold just 18 percent of key behind-the-scenes jobs in the top-grossing films, according to a 2011 report by the Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film.

St. Mary’s Academy is working to change that with its documentary filmmaking program, made possible in part due to generous support from past parent and former board member Vikki Mee and her Faerie Godmother Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation.

Mee helped launch the program in 2005 as a weekend class led by professional filmmakers Dawn Smallman and Alyson Miller. Students learn all aspects of documentary filmmaking, including camera techniques, lighting, sound, interviewing and editing. They work in teams to create their own short documentaries to be premiered at the Hollywood or Bagdad theater.

The program has blossomed into a full-fledged elective class that meets during the school day. Several local filmmakers have taken the helm over the years. Currently, Alissa Nicole Creamer, director of the feature-length documentary film “Never to Cry,” co-leads the class with St. Mary’s Academy Theatre Director Shannon More.

(From left) Katerina Guzenko ’13, Madison Sankovitz ’13 and Katie Kelly ’13

A number of alumnae who studied filmmaking at St. Mary’s have gone on to pursue the discipline in college and as a career, including Natalie Groce ’06.

Groce took the class as a senior, the inaugural year it was offered. She and three peers created a documentary called “Rock Step” about Portland’s swing

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dance culture. Having her work shown at the Hollywood Theatre ignited a passion for filmmaking.

“It was awesome. It was really cool to see our names and something we’d made on the big screen,” she said.

The class led to other opportunities for Groce, as well. Smallman hired her as a production assistant on a commercial shoot, introducing Groce to production design as a career path.

“Dawn, Alyson and Vikki were so supportive and opened up a lot of doors for us. I’m so grateful that I took that class because I probably wouldn’t have ended up doing what I’m doing now without it,” Groce said.

After graduating from St. Mary’s, she went on to study visual and media arts at Emerson College. She then moved to Los Angeles, where she currently works as an art coordinator and set dresser for commercials and music

Natalie Groce ’06 has worked on commercials for companies including Foster Farms.

videos. She has worked on projects for clients ranging from Smart Car and Mercedes-Benz to Jay-Z and Rihanna.

She also does production and art direction, which she hopes will become her full-time job in the future.

Groce is among a number of alumnae pursuing film beyond St. Mary’s. Mackenzie Berkman ’11, who took the class her junior year and created “For the Living and the Dead,” a film about Portland’s Lone Fir Cemetery, is now majoring in film and television production at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She hopes to become a documentary filmmaker, focusing on social and environmental issues.

Like Groce, Berkman credits St. Mary’s filmmaking class with setting her down her career path, as well as providing her with valuable technical and creative collaboration skills.

“It is the reason I am pursuing this with everything I have,” she said.

Students in this year’s filmmaking class have big dreams, as well. Katie Kelly ’13 is taking the class for the third time, working with Katerina Guzenko ’13 and Madison Sankovitz ’13 on a documentary about the local band Josh and Mer. Kelly would like to attend Montana State University next year to study film, and thanks to this class, she’ll have three documentary film credits to list on her college applications.

“I really enjoy it, and getting to see my work on the big screen is very satisfying and rewarding,” Kelly said.

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Dot Minks DeLapp ’80 stands with a life-size model of the Mars Curiosity rover.

Where Are They Now? Whether it’s close to home, across the globe or even on another planet, St. Mary’s Academy alumnae are making a difference and modeling their alma mater’s values of service and leadership.

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Achieving Interplanetary Success: Dorothea Minks DeLapp ’80 For several months after the Curiosity rover landed on Mars on Aug. 5, St. Mary’s Academy alumna and space scientist Dorothea “Dot” Minks DeLapp ’80 lived on Martian time.

Rather than 24-hour days, DeLapp dealt in sols, each of which lasts 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds. Scientific activity took place primarily during the daylight portion of the sol, which, because sunrise on Mars shifts by about 40 minutes a day, put DeLapp’s circadian rhythms to the test.

Sleeplessness was a small price to pay though to be part of NASA’s latest mission.

DeLapp is working with a team of scientists from throughout the United States and France to ground-process the soil and rock data being transmitted back to Earth from Mars by ChemCam, a combination camera and laserinduced spectrometer mounted on the rover.

“It’s been great. We are basically splitting the roles between the French and the U.S. scientists. That’s been a really fun experience, meeting them and learning some French. The entire mission and working with the team has been very exciting,” she said.

From August through early November, DeLapp split her time between the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. After that, operations moved back to “Earth time,” and DeLapp returned to Los Alamos full time.

DeLapp’s team’s objective is to analyze rocks and soil and look for the chemical ingredients of life — oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and/or hydrogen — to determine whether life ever existed on Mars, or if the planet can sustain life in the future.

“Mars is the most similar planet to Earth. It has atmosphere, it has cold, it has warmth, it has seasons,” DeLapp said.

Data collection is expected to continue for about two years. Working on the rover is a career highlight, said DeLapp, whose past NASA projects include the Mars Odyssey satellite, the Lunar Prospector mission and the Cassini mission on Saturn.

DeLapp’s alma mater honored her with the 2012 St. Mary’s Academy Award for Achievement in Science or Medicine in recognition of her exceptional work in the field of space science and computer programming.

DeLapp credits a computer-programming class she took from Shirley Krueger, SNJM, her senior year of high school with setting her down this career path. Back then she worked on a rudimentary TRS-80 with a 12-inch monitor, a stark contrast to the LINUX server and MacBook Pro with 32-inch monitors she employs today.

“It was a lot of fun. Because of that class, my second major in addition to theater at the University of Portland was computer applications. That was a springboard,” DeLapp said.

was covered with skin infections and weighed only 11 pounds. Schuster tried to get the baby stabilized, and then offered to take the woman and her child back to their home.

“When I saw where she was living, my heart thumped,” said Schuster, who works at Oregon Health & Science University and recently was named 2012 March of Dimes Oregon Nurse of the Year in the Community Health Charmika Schuster ’94 is about to embark on her fourth relief trip to Haiti. category. “She lived in a 3-by-6-foot hut with no electricity and nothing to keep them A Desire to Serve: warm at night.”

Charmika Schuster ’94 This scene is not an unusual one in Haiti. Nearly three years after the

By Clarice Keating/The Catholic Sentinel quake that killed approximately 300,000 (www.catholicsentinel.org) people, Oxfam International estimates Photos courtesy of that more than half a million individuals Global Mustard Seed Missions still live in tents.

Last January, Schuster returned to hen nurse practitioner Charmika Haiti for her third round of service. This Schuster ’94 arrived in Haiti in 2010, time she came better prepared to meet she was unprepared for what she would the needs of the people. She started the witness over the next few weeks. nonprofit Global Mustard Seed Missions Her trip came almost a year after and sold T-shirts to raise funds for a 7.0 earthquake and aftershocks medications, food and hygiene products devastated the country. Disaster for Haitian orphans and patients. relief had subsided, but the needs Schuster credits St. Mary’s, where of the Haitian people continued to her aunt, Cindy Rose Daniels ’71, serves be unfathomable. as librarian, with strengthening her faith “I had patients coming to me with and instilling in her the importance of no food and no water, and it’s not like I giving back. could send them to another resource to “St. Mary’s prepared me for missions get those things,” Schuster said. “It was literally just me. I would say, ‘Come back by helping me to value service outreach at 5:30, and I’ll take you to the store with by the fun activities we had in school and the appreciation that the academic me.’” Every day, she would buy patients environment instilled in us for having bags of rice and containers of water with a deep abiding faith in Jesus Christ,” her own money. she said.

One of those patients, a 24-year-old After graduating from St.Mary’s, woman, showed up to ask for help for Schuster went on to Howard University her 10-month-old baby. The infant

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in Washington, D.C., where she earned two degrees, one in health sciences management and one in nursing. She worked in different public health agencies, and then earned scholarships to OHSU to complete two master’s degrees, one as a family nurse practitioner and another in public health with a concentration in global health disparities.

Global Mustard Seed Missions channels funds and assistance to Haiti and other nations in crisis and allows medical personnel to set up mobile clinics. Schuster is in the process of applying for 501(c)(3) status. For now, she has teamed with The Charitable Partnership Foundation through their “incubator” program, which allows donations to Global Mustard Seed Missions to be written off for tax purposes.

She leaves for a fourth relief trip to Haiti in January and is currently fundraising to purchase otoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes and other supplies to be used in mobile clinics and given to local doctors. In the future, she’d like to organize another trip to Haiti with fellow St. Mary’s alumnae.

Need is especially great right now due to damage suffered during Hurricane Sandy, which ripped through Haiti and other Caribbean nations, as well as the East Coast of the United States, in late October, Schuster said.

Sometimes acquaintances ask Schuster why she spends all her money and days off working on this project.

“When you have a love for something, it’s not a burden to do it,” she said. “This is what I thrive on.”

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Off to a Running Start: Sonja Breda ’12

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ome college freshmen find the academic expectations at the post-secondary level jarring, but not Sonja Breda ’12. Currently in her first year studying music and political science at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, where she’s also interning for a congressional campaign, Breda found herself in the enviable position of having done many of her college assignments at St. Mary’s. She was so grateful to her high school teachers for preparing her well for college that she sent the following email to Principal Patricia Barr this fall: Dear Mrs. Barr: Today was my first day of college classes, and I wanted to send you a message of thanks. As I sat in my classes this morning, thinking of all the St. Mary’s students who were sluggishly inserting a heavy American Pageant or Norton’s anthology into their packs, I saw the first “paybacks” of my own St. Mary’s education.

I walked into my psychology class this morning, and the professor asked if anyone knew the philosophies of Locke, Rousseau and Hobbes. Thank you, Mr. Vannelli.

She then proceeded to describe a famous Bandura experiment with a Bobo doll.

“Had we heard of it?” Thank you, Ms. Gorman. Then I walked into my English class, where included on the book list were the dreaded Diana Hacker citation guide and a whole host of St. Mary’s textbooks.

The teacher told us that “we were going to learn how to use MLA citations and write argumentatively,” which “we probably hadn’t experienced before.”

Thank you, Mrs. Housley, Mrs. Salvi, Mrs. Cronan and Mrs. Foran. She turned next to the syllabus and said, “Has anyone encountered a syllabus before?” In my class I was the only one who had. She said, “Wow. You must have gone to a fancy high school.”

She had no idea. I didn’t tell her that the 10 poems she assigned for us to read and

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analyze for the next class were all ones that Mrs. Housley had shared with us the previous year.

Although we, St. Mary’s students and alumnae, know that our high school was “college preparatory,” we forget at times how much of a gift that education is. I just wanted to send some love to you, and all of the educators, who truly shaped my four years of high school and helped me prepare for this next big step. Your time, support and knowledge really, directly impact students like me in wonderful ways.

You were right, St. Mary’s Academy. It is starting to pay off.

With love, Sonja Breda ’12 Bryn Mawr College

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A Global Citizen: Jessica Moses ’02

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just a hobby for Jessica Moses Jessica Moses ’02 ’02. Ever since she spent the summer between her junior and senior years of high school living with a host family in France, Moses has viewed international exploration as something she’s called to do.

“It’s a need to explore and seek out adventure,” she said.

That deep-seated desire to experience other cultures began at St. Mary’s Academy, where highlights included French class and service efforts such as volunteering on the Poverty Awareness Day Committee and serving meals at St. Francis Dining Hall.

“The idea of civic responsibility really took root my junior year. When I started looking at colleges, I remember that being an important criterion I searched for,” said Moses, whose younger sister, Morgan, currently is a senior at St. Mary’s.

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Eager to continue exploring issues of ethics and social justice after high school, Moses attended Santa Clara University, where she double-majored in French and political science. While at Santa Clara, Moses volunteered with Catholic Charities USA, helping orient African and Middle Eastern refugees to the San Jose area.

After college, Moses’ passion for both service and travel led her to Geneva, Switzerland, where she spent five months working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Moses returned to Portland for a couple years, and then it was off to Greece, where she worked at a beachfront restaurant on the island of Paros for five months.

Next on her world tour was Israel, where Moses spent a year and a half earning her master’s degree in international security and diplomacy at Tel Aviv University.

“It was great fun. Tel Aviv is a very vibrant, liberal city. To be able to study the Middle East while living in the Middle East was incredible,” Moses said.

She finished graduate school in October 2011, returned to Portland briefly, then moved to Washington, D.C., last spring. Moses currently interns with Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) for his foreign policy staff. She helps with constituent correspondence and conducts research on policies and bills coming up for vote.

Moses loves to move around, but she sees herself in D.C. for a few more years. She’d like to advise elected officials on Middle Eastern policy and eventually hopes to become a lobbyist speaking out on behalf of Middle Eastern groups who struggle to have their voices heard.

Leading By Example: Clara Gustafson ’09

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s a St. Mary’s Academy graduate, Clara Gustafson ’09 is used to being in the majority as a strong, confident woman. Her mettle was tested though her freshman year of college, when she was elected to the Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) as one of three females among 25 senators.

“I’d never really experienced sexism before, and I definitely did in the student government at Georgetown,” Gustafson said. “I took it in stride. I was there to improve student life for the people who voted me in.”

She’s done that and then some, opening the door for more women to become active in GUSA. Her sophomore year, there were six female senators.

Her junior year, that number jumped to seven.

Now in her senior year at the venerable Washington, D.C., university, Gustafson is Georgetown’s first female student body president since 2005. She and her running mate made history as Georgetown’s first-ever winning all-female executive ticket.

Their first order of business was recruiting more women to run for student government, and this year GUSA boosts nine female senators.

“The confidence that St. Mary’s instilled in me was key to my pushing back and questioning the old boys’ club mentality of GUSA,” Gustafson said.

Social justice and volunteerism have always been a priority for Gustafson, a passion nurtured at St. Mary’s, where she earned a service cord. She views student government as another opportunity to serve.

As president, Gustafson has taken a holistic approach to making a difference at Georgetown, focusing on enriching students’ intellectual opportunities and quality of life, as well as working to advance issues of social justice, sustainability, community and diversity.

Highlights of her presidency thus far include revamping the student conduct code system to be more fair and Clara Gustafson ’09 transparent and organizing Georgetown’s premier interdisciplinary student research symposium taking place in the spring.

“We hope to make this a fixture at Georgetown for years to come,” she said.

Also key to Gustafson’s legacy at Georgetown is her role in launching the Social Innovation and Public Service (SIPS) Fund, which provides grants to students and recent alumni tackling social justice-related projects. Gustafson co-founded the $1.5 million fund last January. Money for the fund comes from repurposed student fees.

Gustafson is majoring in science, technology and international affairs, with a focus on technology and energy security. After she graduates in May, she’d like to pursue a career in the energy field.

“Energy and the energy industry are shaping our world, and I want to learn about these driving forces and be a part of setting the direction they take in the future,” Gustafson said.

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Title IX Toasted St. Mary’s Academy’s celebration raised more than $60,000 for Buckman Field.

The turnout and support

for St. Mary’s Academy’s spring celebration of Title IX demonstrated that even though the landmark piece of legislation turned 40 this year, it’s still as important as ever.

The banquet, which took place at the Tiger Woods Center at Nike on May 19, drew 270 attendees and raised more than $60,000 in support of the Buckman Field Project, which provides a home field for St. Mary’s Academy’s soccer and lacrosse teams. The event featured gold-medal Olympic soccer star and Oregon native Tiffeny Milbrett, former Congresswoman Darlene Hooley and sportscaster Ann Schatz.

“The event was all I had hoped Olympian Tiffeny Milbrett for. The turnout was great, the speakers were fabulous and everyone left with a “Just wanted to congratulate you again on better understanding of what Title IX has done a lovely event! for women and the importance of continuing Everyone I spoke with to do due diligence to keep it moving forward,” complimented the affair and the work you have said Teri Mariani ’70, event chair. both done. All had a great time!”

When Title IX was passed into law in 1972, — Marcy Moore Forman ’67, it mandated gender equity in all educational St. Mary’s Academy alumna, institutions receiving federal funding. Title Board member and IX’s impact goes far beyond athletics, but Alumnae Advancement Council chair the groundbreaking legislation is most often associated with providing sports opportunities “ What a dazzling evening with for women.

SMA, Tiffeny, Teri, Darlene and Ann! …

The event drew rave The room was filled with spirited reviews from donors and women (and men who support them). attendees. Here is a sample Congratulations on of some of the positive a great event.” feedback St. Mary’s received: — Patricia Bunce Trout ’61, “It was St. Mary’s Academy alumna and to be involved Alumnae Advancement Council member in your event. It is always to be with such a talented group of individuals and for such

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Honors Go to SMA Graduates At its second annual Champions of

Faith banquet on Oct. 2, Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)/Camp Howard inducted two St. Mary’s Academy alumnae into its Hall of Fame: Anna Maria Lopez and Karen Gaffney.

Lopez graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in 1978 and went on to play volleyball and basketball for the University of Southern California. She also played volleyball professionally. She is currently in her 22nd year as St. Mary’s Athletic Director. In 2009, Lopez was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. She has been referred to as arguably the best female high-school athlete in Oregon’s history.

Gaffney, who has Down Syndrome, graduated from St. Mary’s in 1997 and went on to earn a two-year Associates of Science degree from Portland Community College in 2001. That same year, she swam the English Channel as part of a six-person relay team.

Two years ago, Gaffney swam nine miles across Lake Tahoe to raise money for the National Down Syndrome Congress. She is president of the nonprofit Karen Gaffney Foundation and travels the country speaking to audiences about overcoming limitations and about what can be accomplished when one maintains a positive outlook on life.

Both women were involved in athletics at St. Mary’s, Lopez with volleyball, basketball,

softball and track, and Gaffney with swimming.

Both were introduced to organized sports by CYO. “I think it provided a great opportunity,” Lopez said. “We played because we had fun, we enjoyed the activity and we enjoyed each other’s company. We improved our skills and, with practice, became more polished and proficient.

When we got to high school, having played CYO sports gave us a huge advantage.”

Gaffney swam from a young age, and it’s a passion that she continues to feed with daily workouts in the pool. Her commitment to the sport made a mark at St. Mary’s.

“I was impressed with Karen’s dedication and diligence. She never missed a practice. She always got in and swam her laps and did her workouts without any complaints. I think she was a good role model for other girls,” said Mary Smith, who coached Gaffney her senior year.

Gaffney’s and Lopez’s commitment not only to athletics but also to exemplifying CYO ideals made them perfect candidates for the organization’s Hall of Fame.

“Every day, in ways both large and small, Anna Maria Lopez and Karen Gaffney model their CYO virtues and values through their spirit of generosity, their gifts of inspiration, the way they live their lives and how they give of themselves to others both as mentors and as examples of courage, dedication and perseverance.

We feel blessed to know them and proud to honor them,” said Lisa Bergeson, Director of Development at CYO/Camp Howard.

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t. Mary’s visual arts and creative writing students had a banner year in 2012, earning recognition locally and nationally in the Scholastic Art Awards program and the Wildlife Forever competition.

Forty pieces of artwork across a wide range of media created by 14 St. Mary’s Academy students were honored in the 2012 Portland Metro Scholastic Art Awards program. One, a digital photograph by Lillie Meyer ’14, received a silver medal at the national level.

Lillie Meyer ’14 “Tangled,” a black-and-white photo of old bicycles taken with her iPhone on a family trip to Austria, earned Meyer a 2012 National Scholastic Art Award.

“Tangled” was among about 300 pieces of artwork by national award winners recognized during a celebration at Carnegie Hall on June 1 and displayed in an exhibition in New York City that month.

Meyer was thrilled to receive a National Scholastic Art Award. It’s a distinction she shares with Sophie Serber ’11, who won a silver medal at the national level for her mixed-media artwork in 2011.

“I’m really excited. It’s such an honor,” said Meyer, who hopes to pursue a career as a creative director to combine her interests in art and business.

Winning this prestigious award is a good launching pad for Meyer, said St. Mary’s Academy art teacher Kathy Custer Mitchell ’64.

“I believe that the recognition for young artists that the Scholastic Art Awards program gives boosts their confidence and can shape their future. Successful artists who have been recognized in the past point to the awards as a pivotal event in their identity as an artist. I am so happy that Lillie’s keen eye for photography is being noticed,” Mitchell said.

The Scholastic Art Awards program isn’t the only organization recognizing the creative talents of St. Mary’s students. McKenzie Vanko ’15 took first place nationally in Wildlife Forever’s “Fish Make You Smarter” writing competition, part of the organization’s State-Fish Art Contest. Vanko, whose conservation-focused poem was among more than 4,100 entries, was honored at a ceremony at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Ark., on June 16.

Vanko also won second-place statewide honors in the seventh- through ninth-grade age bracket in the art portion of the contest for a watercolor pencil painting of a California golden trout.

blessed by their talent and hard work. I am sure that choosing a winner was very difficult because there were so many wonderful entries just from our school, not to mention all the other schools that participated,” Colley said.

St. Mary’s 2012 Portland Metro Scholastic Art Award Winners

McKenzie Vanko ’15

Vanko’s family enjoys being outdoors, and she often fishes with her father. Having experience seeing and handling fish helped her in this contest, she said.

Writing and art are two of Vanko’s passions, so she was happy to be honored for both by Wildlife Forever.

“It was really exciting because it tells me this is something I should keep working on and keep as part of my life,” she said.

Vanko was among several St. Mary’s students to be recognized by Wildlife Forever. Alison Koloszar ’15 won third place at the state level for her watercolor pencil painting of a brook trout. Maggie Nyman ’15 earned honorable mention at the national level for her poem about salmon.

All 75 freshman visual art students at St. Mary’s entered the art and writing portions of the Wildlife Forever contest last year. St. Mary’s Academy art teacher Steve Colley is proud of all of their work and is thrilled that three students were selected to receive four awards.

“I am especially happy for our three contest winners, McKenzie, Alison and Maggie. We are fortunate to be

Gold Key Maya Banitt ’15 Delaney Januzzi ’13 Anna Klos ’12 Lillie Meyer ’14* Elyah Oster-Bainnson ’12

Maggie Nyman ’15

Silver Key Sonja Breda ’12 Anna Klos ’12 Lillie Meyer ’14 Elyah Oster-Bainnson ’12 Lee Rost ’13 Honorable Mention Sonja Breda ’12 Mara Bower-Leo ’14 Emma Butterfield ’14 Bethany Dugan ’12 Madeline Fraser ’14

Alison Koloszar ’15

Emily Garrison ’12 Waverley Kronewitter ’12 Stephanie Linn ’13 Lillie Meyer ’14 Elyah Oster-Bainnson ’12 Lee Rost ’13 *Lillie Meyer ’14 received a silver medal at the national level

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Bringing the Bard to Life This fall, a cast and crew of 42 St. Mary’s students treated audiences to William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Theatre Director Shannon More called the play “one of Shakespeare’s most clever and accessible plays” and praised her students’ passion and dedication in bringing this story about a magical forest wedding to life.

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From interactive maps and virtual visits

“We’re teaching them to have better, safer online experiences,” Thiel said.

The tablets allow students to both create and consume content, feeding their imagination and their analytical skills and teaching them to think critically about the information they’re taking in.

In order to launch the Tablets for Learning Program, St. Mary’s invested in upgrades to its

to the Taj Mahal to 3-D molecular modeling at the swipe of a finger to paperless homework, electronic tablets support a new level of engaged learning.

This year, St. Mary’s Academy is launching its Tablets for Learning Program, integrating iPads into classroom instruction and curricula to enhance student learning.

Forty-four faculty members have an iPad for use in the classroom during the 2012-2013 academic year. A group of 12 teachers have volunteered to be Tablet Trainers; they receive ongoing instruction, then share what they learn with their colleagues.

Much of the faculty’s professional development this year and into the next will center on teachers familiarizing themselves with the mobile device and different software applications that might be useful to their subject areas as they rethink and redesign lessons.

“I love the versatility of the iPad,” said Alyssa Tormala, who teaches freshman English, speech and journalism at St. Mary’s and coordinates the Mock Trial program. “I think the possibilities are pretty much endless for how we can use them.”

Tormala envisions students using the device’s video conferencing abilities to collaborate on group projects. She sees teachers using ShowMe and other virtual whiteboard apps in the classroom, allowing students to record their reasoning while solving a problem.

The tablets will benefit students long after they leave St. Mary’s and venture into our increasingly technology-driven world.

“Students’ lives are framed by mobile devices – what education needs to capture Carrie Yerton, Health and Physical Education Teacher is how these devices can take learning to new levels of creative problem-solving and technology infrastructure, including doubling collaboration. The challenge for teachers is to rethink the ways in which they present material Internet bandwidth and installing all-new network switches and enterprise-class wireless or engage students by using iPads to their access points. greatest advantage,” said Assistant Principal of As St. Mary’s rolls out its iPad initiative, Academics Alena Kelly. “This is the future, and excitement builds for what the Tablets for our students need to be prepared for it.”

Learning Program will grow to become.

In addition to giving St. Mary’s students an “The program moves teaching and learning edge in college and in their careers, the Tablets beyond traditional classroom boundaries and for Learning Program teaches young women makes available resources that are so much more to be responsible digital citizens, said biology interactive than a static page and definitely not teacher Kirsten Thiel. limited by classroom walls,” Kelly said.

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St. Mary’s Academy’s Science Olympiad

Students Win Big At Science Olympiad National Tournament

team competed in the national tournament in Florida in May and took first place in the Experimental Design event. St. Mary’s is Oregon’s six-time Science Olympiad state champion, and this was the school’s sixth trip to nationals and its premier first-place medal.

St. Mary’s Academy has won five medals (awarded in each event for first through sixth places out of 60 teams) in the past six years.

St. Mary’s Experimental Design team comprised Lindsey Byrne ’14, Molly McMahon ’12, and Katie Welgan ’14. This was McMahon’s third year medaling in Experimental Design, a challenging Science Olympiad event.

“Experimental design is a fast-paced event where students show up and are given a topic area and a set of materials. They design, execute, analyze and write up an experiment in a 50-minute time block. The topic area is always a surprise. It is an event that favors students who have a good breadth of knowledge and are able to think on their feet,” said Julia Stadler, St. Mary’s Academy chemistry teacher and past Science Olympiad adviser. “I’m so proud of how well the team worked together. They approached a difficult problem with good insight and creativity and showed a lot of teamwork.”

It was especially thrilling to do so well as an all-female team in what is typically a male-dominated field, McMahon said.

“I’m really proud of our whole team.

I feel like we all went out there, tried our best and had fun with it, which is a huge part of science — doing something that you enjoy,” she said.

McMahon, now attending the Rochester Institute of Technology and planning to major in chemistry, also enjoyed interacting with students from other schools who share her passion for science.

“It was really exciting being around that many other high schoolers who are so passionate about science that they competed so hard to get to this point,” she said.

St. Mary’s students competed in 23 events against 59 other teams from throughout the country at the Science Olympiad National Tournament. Last year’s varsity team comprised

co-captains Nan Campbell ’13, Danica Coffin ’12 and Phuong Nguyen ’12, as well as Caitie Baglien ’13, Maddie Breshears ’14, Byrne, Caitlin Hartmann ’13, Nicole Hurner ’12, Gabriela Key ’14, McMahon, Kathleen Pahissa ’12, Chris Reid ’13, Kristen Warden ’12, Welgan and Sydney Wisner ’14.

All 15 students represented St. Mary’s well, Stadler said.

“The whole team did a great job at the tournament.

The support our girls show for each other and the hard work they have put in always impress me,” she said.

Did You Know?

Forty-seven percent of the Class of 2012 planned to major in math or science in college.

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our four years at St. Mary’s Academy are filled with learning, laughter and friendship. Your mission is to balance challenging academics with amazing extracurriculars and limitless opportunities to serve others and to grow as a person.

You strive both to enjoy the present and to position yourself to have the best possible future. There may be a bump or two along the way, but you treasure your time at SMA and will always be part of the Blues family.

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Roll the die on the board game below and relive your St. Mary’s memories.

Start at the beginning of freshman year and work your way through the end of senior year, following the instructions on each square on which you land. To win, be the first player to graduate. For 1-4 players.

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Rice, who has established herself as one of Oregon’s most successful and versatile runners, won both the 3,000- and 1,500-meter races at the state championships.

This followed the individual state cross-country championship title she achieved in the fall.

Right before Rice’s 1,500-meter victory on the second day of the state track meet, the Blues ran a nearly perfect 4X100 relay. Junior Maddie

Elizabeth King ’12

State Track and Field Champs St. Mary’s Academy speeds past the competition to clinch the OSAA 6A state title.

Story and photos by Norm Maves Jr.

The St. Mary’s Academy track team roared past the competition with a dramatic victory in the last event of the last day of the OSAA 6A girls championships in Eugene on May 26 to win its first-ever state track championship.

The quartet of sophomores Chiara Chandlee and Paige Rice and seniors Julia Read and Carly Januzzi sped around the Hayward Field track at the University of Oregon to destroy the field in the 4X400 relay.

The 10 points SMA earned for the win gave the school a total score of 50 for the two-day meet. Going into the final race, the Blues had 40 points; they trailed only Gresham (45) and South Eugene (47).

St. Mary’s was in an enviable position: Its long relay team had the best time in the state going into the meet and hadn’t lost a relay all year. Also, neither South Eugene nor Gresham had a relay entered in the finals.

It might not have mattered. The Blues’ time in the relay of 3:51.59 was the second-fastest in state history.

The Blues built their first 40 points on the basis of one surprise and two decided non-surprises.

(From left) Gracia Reynolds ’13, Chiara Chandlee ’14, Carly Januzzi ’12, Emma Peel ’13 and Julia Read ’12

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Dr e a m s R e a l i z e d Kath led the group off and got the baton to Januzzi.

Januzzi passed off to Read, whose third leg opened up a huge lead for anchor Zoie Sheng.

Sheng, a senior, held off strong challengers to clinch the victory.

Individually, Januzzi scored two points by placing seventh in the 400-meter race. Then pole vaulter Elizabeth King, a senior, positioned the Blues to win the whole meet by scoring eight points for a second-place finish.

When it came time for the final race of the meet, all that stood between the Blues and destiny were four laps of a relay. The Blues did it right to apply the exclamation point.

“ I f one ad v ances confidently in t h e direction of one ’ s dreams , and endea v ors to li v e t h e life w h ic h one h as imagined , one w ill meet w it h a success une x pected in common h ours . ” — Henry D a v id T h oreau

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St. Mary’s Academy’s 19th annual luncheon raised more than $355,000 for tuition assistance.

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his year, St. Mary’s Academy’s Food for Thought Tuition Assistance Luncheon raised more than $355,000 toward the school’s commitment to financial aid for the current academic year. The signature annual event took place on Nov. 30 at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower and drew more than 740 attendees united in their passion for ensuring that a St. Mary’s education remains accessible to all young women.

“Our Foundresses were committed to providing exceptional learning opportunities to anyone willing to work hard to achieve their personal best, and that remains core to our mission today,” said St. Mary’s Academy President Christina Friedhoff. “We are grateful to our Food for Thought attendees, donors and volunteers — especially Event Chair Mariah Scott, St. Mary’s Academy Board member and parent — for giving so generously to help us 24

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Food for Thought is St. Mary’s largest fundraiser in support of tuition assistance.

Financial aid provided by St. Mary’s has increased 144 percent in the last decade. This year, 42 percent of students receive need-based aid, totaling nearly $1.16 million.

KGW morning news anchor and St. Mary’s parent Brenda Braxton graciously lent her talents as mistress of ceremonies for the luncheon.

Class of 1987 alumna and parent Maureen Kuffner Briare also played a pivotal role, speaking passionately about the doors a St. Mary’s education can open and the importance of tuition assistance.

As the nation celebrates the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the groundbreaking piece of legislation most often associated with providing sports opportunities for women, St. Mary’s was proud to welcome Olympian Joan Benoit Samuelson as the keynote speaker at the school’s 19th Annual Food for Thought Tuition Assistance Luncheon.

Samuelson blazed trails throughout her career as an elite runner, winning the first-ever women’s Olympic marathon in 1984. In 2009, she was inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame. Since retiring from competitive running, she has written two books, the autobiographical “Running Tide” and “Running for Women,” a training guide. She consults for Nike, and her voice is featured as a coach on the Nike+ iPod system.

Celebrating the accomplishments of powerful women such as Samuelson is a natural fit for St. Mary’s Academy, Oregon’s premier all-female college-preparatory school. St. Mary’s is dedicated to providing opportunities for all young women inside and outside the classroom, regardless of their financial circumstances.

In addition to reflections by Samuelson, the luncheon featured student speaker Ellen Patterson ’13. Following the athletic theme of this year’s event, Patterson is a talented runner with unwavering dedication and inner strength.

She overcame major health obstacles, battling ovarian cancer her sophomore year and coming back stronger than ever to help St. Mary’s win its first-ever OSAA 6A State Track and Field Championship last spring.

This fall, she placed 10th at the OSAA 6A State Cross-Country Championship, where the team finished second overall. Patterson finished second in this fall’s Mt. Hood Conference Cross-Country Championship, which St. Mary’s won for the 11th consecutive year.

Patterson is a recipient of tuition assistance and is grateful to generous Food for Thought donors for making a St. Mary’s education possible for her.

“I love going here. St. Mary’s is a really great place,” she said. “I’ve grown so much as a student and developed as a person. Everyone is so supportive. They want you to succeed, and they go the extra step to help you get there.

“This year, three girls in my family are attending St. Mary’s. I’m so excited for my younger sisters to begin experiencing SMA and all it has to offer. With help from tuition assistance, my sisters and I can benefit from the fantastic learning environment created by the teachers, students and staff at St. Mary’s.”

St. Mary’s Academy would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Food for Thought Tuition Assistance Luncheon.

(From left) Tracey Clark, Shauna Krieger and Barb Purdy

(From left) Steve and Annie Diess, Marcy Moore Forman ’67 and Keli and Bob Thompson co-chaired the 2012 St. Mary’s Academy Tahitian Blue Auction.

A Record-Breaking Success St. Mary’s Academy’s 24th Annual Tahitian Blue Auction raised

nearly $800,000, the largest amount in the event’s history.

The 2012 auction took place on April 14 at the • Save the Date • Oregon Convention Center The 25th Annual St. Mary’s and brought together more Academy Auction will take place than 640 guests for a fabulous evening. on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at We are truly grateful to the Oregon Convention Center. all of our generous attendees Car and trip raffle tickets will be and offer a special thank-you available for Christmas. to the auction co-chairs: Learn more at http://www.

St. Mary’s Academy alumna stmaryspdx.org/support_sma/ and board member Marcy special_events/auction/.

Moore Forman ’67 and St. Mary’s parents Keli and Bob Thompson and Annie and Steve Diess. These five individuals truly modeled the spirit of service and leadership.

Way to go, Blues, on a very successful fundraiser!

This fall, St. Mary’s Academy students

raised a record-breaking $82,000-plus in support of the Blues Bridge Walk Student Fundraiser. As a reward for collecting $150 or more in donations, 363 students celebrated with a movie day at the Hollywood Theatre.

The funds raised through Blues Bridge Walk support each and every SMA student in all aspects of their education, including academic programs, extracurricular and co-curricular activities and tuition assistance.

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care for people and his ease with the students added warmth to the special feel of the day,” and Kathleen Walsh, SNJM, have said Assistant Principal of Student Life Linda been friends for more than 80 years, Patrick, SNJM ’67. beginning in the first grade at St. In addition to alumnae, Founders’ Day John the Baptist Catholic School and honors the 12 Sisters of the Holy Names of — C. S. Lewis continuing throughout their time at Jesus and Mary (SNJM) who founded St. Mary’s Academy and beyond.

St. Mary’s Academy in 1859, as well as Blessed Barbagelata and Walsh Mother Marie-Rose Durocher, who founded attended St. Mary’s from 1938 to 1942. Back the SNJM order in 1843. then, the school looked much different than it Current students escorted alumnae to the does today. It was located across Fifth Avenue Founders’ Day Mass and luncheon, a highlight from the present-day structure. There were for both groups. uniforms for school and physical education Barbagelata and Walsh were accompanied classes. There was no gym or auditorium.

by St. Mary’s seniors Olivia There were, however, Hinerfeld, Emma Paustian and dedicated teachers, challenging Blaire Sellers. They enjoyed academics and lasting swapping stories about life at friendships. When Barbagelata St. Mary’s. and Walsh returned to St. “It was very nice. We Mary’s on Oct. 19 to celebrate enjoyed ourselves immensely,” this year’s Founders’ Day, they Barbagelata said. were pleased to find that those — Linda Patrick, SNJM ’67 Walsh, who served as things haven’t changed. registrar at St. Mary’s from Founders’ Day is a time each 1960-1973, was struck by how bright and kind year when St. Mary’s Academy pays tribute to the students were. alumnae who graduated 50 or more years ago.

“It was really just a wonderful day. There’s This year, St. Mary’s welcomed 43 alumnae such a spirit of life and energy with all the from the classes of 1942, 1952 and, celebrating their jubilee, 1962. St. Mary’s also was honored students. They were so welcoming to us. It was to welcome as its Founders’ Day Mass celebrant very special,” she said.

It was a meaningful day for the students Archbishop John Vlazny. escorting the alumnae, as well.

“It is always delightful to have our “To see these alumnae and how they jubilarians back in the building. Their joy developed from their St. Mary’s education into at being together, the sharing of their stories such powerful women and the lives they created and the peals of laughter that go with them, was really impressive to me,” Paustian said. “It and the celebration of their lives heightens gave me hope for my future endeavors, and the energy that pulses through the school.

This year the presence of Archbishop Vlazny I’m excited to see what I can do with made the celebration even greater. His genuine my education.”

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”

Founders’ Day Honored School’s History, Alumnae

‘... the celebration of their lives heightens the energy that pulses through the school.’

Blaire Sellers ’12, left, escorted Kathleen Walsh, snjm ’42 at St. Mary’s Academy’s Founders’ Day on Oct. 19.

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640: Enrollment $11.8 million: 36: Merit-based college scholarships offered to 2012 grads

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this summer. On Fridays, we spotlight a student, faculty or staff member or alumna. From world travelers to nationally competitive athletes to dedicated volunteers, the Blues boast an impressive range of experiences, and we’re excited to share their stories.

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How to Support the St. Mary’s Fund • Online Visit www.stmaryspdx.org and click on Make A Gift to donate on our secure site.

• By Phone Call 503.721.7720.

• By Mail Use the envelope in this Imprint to give with a check or credit card.

The St. Mary’s Fund – Creating Tomorrow’s Heroes Heroes at St. Mary’s Academy have always looked a little different than the type who wear capes and fly through the air. Instead, St. Mary’s heroes inspire greatness in the lives of tomorrow’s leaders.

These young women aren’t transformed into tomorrow’s heroes in the way a blockbuster movie would portray – instead, they are shaped by people like you who see their potential and invest in their lives.

You can be a hero to 640 students by supporting the St. Mary’s Fund.

By supporting the St. Mary’s Fund, you help instill in St. Mary’s students the traits a hero needs in today’s world:

strong values, compassion for others, confidence, courage, perseverance and a sense of responsibility to help make our community and world a better place.

“I WILL BE MY BEST ”

Remember that a gift before Dec. 31 can provide tax savings.

If you wish to make a gift, please contact Ronecca Norvell, Director of Annual Giving, at 503.721.7720 or by email at ronecca.norvell@stmaryspdx.org.

• Monthly Giving Enroll in the SMA Monthly Giving Program to make automatic gifts on a debit or credit card. Visit our website (Support SMA) for the enrollment form and more information.

• Stock Transfer Donate appreciated securities for additional tax benefits.

• Matching Gifts If your employer has a matching-gift program, the value of your gift could be doubled.

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For more information, please contact Lisa Gray, St. Mary’s Director of Development, at 503.721.7724.

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Creating your Legacy Through

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Teri Mariani ’70

‘I believe in the value of a single-gender education, especially for young women, and want to make sure St. Mary’s continues to grow.’

—Teri Mariani ’70

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eri Mariani’s accomplishments as an athlete and coach have earned her a place in the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.

Yet, according to her, none of that athletic success would have been possible without her St. Mary’s Academy education.

“I would have never made it in college if I had not gone to St. Mary’s,” Mariani said. “The foundation they gave me academically helped me make it through. At St. Mary’s, they cared a lot. I’m one of those people who needed that.”

Mariani graduated from St. Mary’s in 1970 and went on to excel as a three-sport athlete at Portland State University, where she helped lead the basketball team to a national tournament and the softball team to consecutive national tournaments. Following college, Mariani

worked at PSU for 32 years as a softball coach and athletic administrator. She was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

“When Teri Mariani graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in 1970, she was destined to create a lasting impression in the field of athletics for women in the history of the state of Oregon,” said St. Mary’s Academy President Christina Friedhoff. “Not only is Teri a credit to her profession, but she also demonstrates that courage, commitment, drive and ability can lead to records and awards in a field that is beginning to open its doors completely to the accomplishments of gifted and dedicated women. We are so proud of her.”

‘I’d Do Anything for St. Mary’s’ Mariani remains very involved with St. Mary’s as a member of the Alumnae Advancement Council and through participation in every possible activity.

“Sometimes I just go and stuff envelopes — whatever they need,” she said.

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Now Available: oday, more than ever, it’s important to Your Online plan well for your future and for the legacy Resource for you wish to leave. In addition to making a Gift Planning! meaningful difference at St. Mary’s, estate planning can be rewarding for you. St. Mary’s is pleased to provide information about the financial tools you can use to plan a gift wisely, so that it can return benefits to you.

The rewards are many: You can guarantee security for yourself and your loved ones, provide meaningful support to continue the educational legacy at St. Mary’s Academy, reap tremendous financial and tax benefits and find permanent peace of mind. Making such a commitment leaves a lasting legacy that will ensure that St.Mary’s tradition of excellence and achievement continues for future generations of young women.

Mariani credits Coralynn Arrigotti ’83, St. Mary’s Director of Alumnae Leadership Giving & Involvement, with reigniting her passion for St. Mary’s several years ago.

“She helped me remember how special of a place it was for me and others,” Mariani said. “I’d do anything for St. Mary’s now.”

Mariani has included a bequest to St. Mary’s in her will and plans to create an endowed scholarship fund for tuition assistance.

“I want St. Mary’s to have the resources needed to provide opportunities for all young women,” she said.

“I believe in the value of a single-gender education, especially for girls, and want to make sure St. Mary’s continues to grow.”

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift?

Learn More For more information on how to join Teri Mariani ’70 in supporting future generations of young women at St. Mary’s Academy, please contact Lisa Gray, Director of Development, at 503.721.7724 or lisa.gray@stmaryspdx.org.

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Check out St. Mary’s new planned giving website to find the most complete resource for answering your estate and charitable planning questions, such as: • How can I ensure that young women can experience St. Mary’s Academy for years to come?

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Class Reunions Class of 1962 The class of 1962 was honored at St. Mary’s annual Founders’ Day celebration on Oct. 19.

They continued their festivities the following Saturday with a brunch, then with a dinner celebration with their significant others at Gustav’s on Sunday evening. Julie Harvey Ostendorf led the organizational efforts for the continued festivities.

Class of 1982 The class of 1982 celebrated their 30th reunion on June 23.

Classmates Marianne Wilson Stein, Kathy O’Connor Giuntini and Merideth Miller Driscoll planned a lovely evening gathering for more than 25 of their classmates in the St. Mary’s Commons.

Class of 1987 Classmates Gigi McFadden Lundgren and Michelle Hotchkiss Sunderland organized an evening event in the St. Mary’s Commons with appetizers and drinks.

Then the group headed to the Crystal Ballroom on Burnside to dance and catch up at ’80s Night.

Calling all alumnae whose graduation year ends in a 3 or an 8 (1968, 1973, 2003, 2008, etc.)! If that’s you, then 2013 is a reunion year for your class. If you are interested, willing and able to help plan your class reunion, please mark your calendar for Reunion Information Night on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 6:30 p.m. SMA Alumnae Relations Staff will present helpful information and resources to guide your efforts.

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Class of 1992 The class of 1992 celebrated their 20th reunion on Aug. 3 in the St. Mary’s Commons.

Classmates April Fischer Gilster, Rylee O’Brien and Kristi Myhra Hace planned a fun gathering full of food, music and merriment.

Class of 2002 Class of 2002 alumna Emily Gray Forbes planned a wonderful brunch in celebration of her class’ 10-year reunion. The brunch was held at St. Mary’s on July 21.

Class of 2007 Meredith Solberg and Liz Worlein joined together to plan the class of 2007’s five-year reunion on July 14.

The women were invited to celebrate with one another by gathering for a picnic at a local park.

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Class Notes Please send SMA an update for the next Imprint.

Keep in touch with your friends from SMA by sending us an update about your life – family, career, post-secondary education and other meaningful happenings.

We also welcome photo submissions, as well as prayer requests. Please note that we reserve the right to edit any information submitted.

Doris Ries Litchfield ’49 was married to George Wesly Northcut on Feb. 25 in Mt. Angel. (photo right)

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Send your update to: St. Mary’s Academy Update My Information 1615 S.W. Fifth Ave. Portland, OR 97201 or email us at: alumna@stmaryspdx.org

Kathleen Dwyer Duyck ’50 and her husband, Robert Duyck, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last spring. It was a lovely event that included a “through the years” dance party and many wonderful conversations with St. Mary’s friends from the class of 1950.

You also can now update your information online at www. stmaryspdx.org/alumnae/ update_your_information_ online.

Peggy Driscoll Birkenbuel ’56 announces her plans to tour Kathmandu, Nepal, and Darjeeling and Sikkim, India.

She will meet with a Sherpa at Kath and visit a climbing school in memory of her friend, Alex Lowe. Her Bucket List was completed last year when she went skydiving at Moab, Utah, on her way back from the National Senior Games in Houston, Texas. That trip totaled 14,000 miles with side trips to see her two sons in Dillon, Mont. She is finally giving in and buying a computer, which she thought she could do without. But now she wants to write some books.

1940s Julia Buffum Marx ’45 The 2011-2012 SMA basketball team went to Mary’s Woods to do crafts with some of the elderly residents. After some talking, the students learned that one of the women (on the left) is Julia Buffum Marx, St. Mary’s Academy 1945 alumna. On the right is Andrea Gloss ‘12. (photo below)

Denise Lamoureux Browne ’46 and her husband, Robert Browne, celebrated 60 years of marriage in 2011. They have nine grandchildren and one great-grandson.

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Joan Maple Hornecker (Border student 1948-50) is the great niece of Mother Alphonsus Mary. Joan spent two years at St. Mary’s as a boarder from John Day. She spent 15 years doing her own daily TV talk show and was fashion director at Meier & Frank Company. She also spent three years in nurse’s training at Portland Providence Hospital.

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Elizabeth Smith Merritt ’57 is still living in Camden, Ariz., where she has been for more than 50 years. She has six grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. She won grand champion and first-place ribbons for her crocheted afghan at recent county and district fairs. She has one dog named Matilda.

Joan Malaskey Swett ’57 is retired from teaching and living in The Dalles.

She recently had knee surgery and now uses a walker. She spends many hours crocheting blankets and enjoying her two cats.

1960s Kathy Harpole Solmssen ’61 went to opening night at the opera wearing this beautiful repurposed homemade “Cinderella” outfit. A few years ago, she bought the “Alice Blue Gown” at The Salvation Army for $10. On another flea market shopping spree, she bought a vintage I. Magnin Hermes orange floorlength coat for $20. She painted accents on the gown, found her 20-year-old Anne Klein ballet slippers and decorated a used wallet she had treasure-hunted earlier in the year. She made the purse, bracelets and earrings. She added a pearl necklace, some vintage Espirit aluminum glasses and her wedding ring that had been her mother’s. (photo below)

Bernadette Cop Tanory ’62 has been retired for six years from Kaiser Permanente. Bernadette and her husband celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this year. They have two children, four grandchildren and one sweet little great-granddaughter.

Linda Palermini Heuvel ’64 and her husband, Bryan D. Heuvel, live in Helena, Mont., next door to Linda’s 96-year-old mother. Her son, Garrand Schnell, is an attorney living in Portland with his two sons.

Kathy Custer Mitchell ’64, St. Mary’s Academy art teacher, received the Service to Society Award from Marylhurst University on Oct. 27.

1970s M.J. Anderson ’71 recently had her artwork featured in the 2012 spring issue of Northwest Sculptor magazine. In 2006, M.J. received a St. Mary’s Academy Award for her internationally recognized work as a sculptor.

Barbara Anderson Malizia ’73 went back to school in her 40s and completed her bachelor’s degree in social and behavioral studies. She then completed her graduate degree at age 50 with an MAT in special education. During this time, she was a single parent of two wonderful children, Max (now 19) and Angelina (now 24). They are both currently in college, with Angelina soon to complete her studies in product design. Barbara is now in her seventh year of teaching and loves her work.

Joan Cornely Miller ’75 co-founded a referral and resource organization based here in Portland called BIRRDsong in 2003. On June 12, 1999, while attending a leadership conference in Ogden, Utah, Joan and John, her husband of 20 years, were struck and almost killed by a hitand-run drunk driver. She was left with a permanent traumatic brain injury (TBI).

After years of intense physical therapy and mental rehabilitation, life moved on.

She has become a motivational speaker and teacher and currently visits many classrooms throughout the community sharing her journey of life with TBI, prevention methods and her successes.

She also shares the ramifications of driving impaired with many audiences in the greater Portland area. She has volunteered with Oregon Impact and joins in their mission. She also volunteers at Good Samaritan Hospital helping to maintain the Therapy/Healing Gardens in the five Legacy hospitals.Her biography is currently being written with a target publication date of 2013.

Kathy Nelson Baxter ’77 recently celebrated her 25th wedding anniversary with her husband, Terry. She graduated from OHSU School of Nursing in 1983 and is now a practicing RN at Spinal Diagnostics, a pain management clinic.

Her daughter Stacy graduated from Seattle University in marketing and entrepreneurship. Her daughter Natalie is now at the University of Oregon studying mathematics and secondary education.

Laura Fitzgibbon ’77 received her master’s in art therapy counseling from Marylhurst University in 2011. She was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in 2001. After treatment, she decided to run her first marathon and as of this

writing was training for the 2012 Portland Marathon. She also has been busy preparing, with fellow alumnae Julie McLeod Klein ’77 and Margaret Rust ’77, for an art sale and show that was held at the Multnomah Arts Center.

Paulette Copperstone ’78 has just celebrated her 25th anniversary at Metro (a regional government organization). At 52, she does not anticipate retiring soon but looks forward to volunteering with work, animals and service organizations when the time comes.

1980s Former teacher Corby Ward and at least two alumnae, Maureen Porter ’83 and Susan Porter Hall ’71, were involved in the creation of the viral video “Isaac’s Live Lip-Dub Proposal,” which has been viewed more than 16 million times on YouTube. (photo below)

Tajikistan, for the last four years. Before that, she was a consultant in Tajikistan.

She has been promoting rule of law reform and access to justice for the poor and vulnerable in Tajikistan, as well as encouraging value chain development for rural agricultural development, including supporting the development of organic farming in Tajikistan.

Amber Keyser ’88 recently signed with Relium Media to write a young adult novel based on the Angel Punk universe.

Amber is a former ballerina and evolutionary biologist who now writes about science and adventure for young readers. She is represented by Stephen Fraser at the Jennifer de Chiara Literary Agency. Her books include “An Algonquin Heart Song: Paddle My Own Canoe” (2007), two graphic novels about science — “The Basics of Cell Life with Max Axiom” (2010) and “Decoding Genes with Max Axiom” (2010) — and “Anatomy of a Pandemic” (2011). Her articles have appeared in Odyssey Magazine, Mothering Magazine online, Globio.org and CommonSenseMedia.org.

Peg Murphy Mason ’88 graduated from Concordia College in 1995 with a degree in education. In 1996, she married her college sweetheart, David Mason.

1990s Helen Vydra-Roy ’86 was recently chosen for a Jefferson Award for public service in the San Francisco Bay Area.

She received this award for her campaign to increase the availability of lifesaving umbilical cord blood. She established the Bay Area’s first public cord blood collection site at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in partnership with a Texas cord blood bank. She spearheaded a second program that provides a portable collection kit so healthy mothers who give birth at other hospitals in the state can donate their baby’s cord blood to a public blood bank for free.

Elaine Conkievich ’87 is soon finishing four-and-a-half years of work in Tajikistan and moving on to a new challenging opportunity. She has been the Country Director of HELVETAS, a Swiss NGO in

Aimée Merrill Bellmore ’90 completed her doctorate in social work and social research at Portland State University. She teaches at the University of the Virgin Islands and conducts research at the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections.

Lailah Hamblin ’90 welcomed her second child, Ruby Lewis Wheeler, on April 30. Ruby joins her 3-year-old brother, Raleigh Glenn Wheeler, who was born on March 22, 2009. Lailah has worked for Multnomah County for the past five years as a research and evaluation analyst for the Department of Community Justice.

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Christina Brown Hindman ’91 married Dean Hindman on June 23. They are living in Sherwood with his 13-year-old son, Cameron. Since November 2011, she has been working at an environmental nonprofit in Portland called EPEAT. EPEAT is dedicated to increasing and maintaining sustainable practices throughout the lifecycle of electronics.

This year she ran several races, including the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon and the Wine Country Half Marathon.

Ardis DeFreece ’92 and her partner, Scott Dinger, have a 6-year-old son, Gavin. She is a working artist and art instructor and currently working on the the interior of a Zen Buddhist temple.

She recently opened Destino, a small art gallery/studio/tea room, with her friend, Debbie Nelson. They are showcasing local artists/crafters and offering art classes. Destino is located at 2396 Highway 141 in Trout Lake, Wash.

Kate Merrill ’92 has been living in France for the past six years, where she got her master’s degree from the Sorbonne in public arts administration.

She worked on many festivals and exhibitions there and met her husband, a native Frenchman who is a puppeteer and set builder for circus and street theatre. They moved to Portland in April, and she is now the institutional giving manager at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. Gretchen Ladd Barrientos ’94 and her husband Dan welcomed their son Xander on October 11, 2011. They are overjoyed and feel very blessed.

Laura Morrill Di Giovine ‘97 and her husband Michael welcomed their second son, Sebastian Matteo Di Giovine, on April 10 in Chicago (weighing 7 lbs., 14 oz). This is a photo of Sebastian with their 2-year-old son, Alex. (photo below)

Robin Winfield Halton ’98 and her husband Tanner are the Oregon franchisees for Planet Fitness (sponsor of TV’s “Biggest Loser”). The first of nine locations opened on Sept. 11 in Salem. The greatest joy in their lives was born August 25, 2011.

Alanna Finn Lowery ’98 and her husband Robby welcomed their daughter Olivia into the world on Feb. 22 at 5:10 p.m. She weighed 6 lbs., 12 oz. Alanna writes that Olivia “makes really cute faces when she is sleeping and awake.”

Alanna’s parents traveled to Arlington, Va., to be around for a few weeks and were very helpful. They think she is the most adorable baby in the world. (photo below)

Future SMA Girl prom dates Oliver Greenlee (son of Miki Ford Greenlee ’97) and James Russo (son of Kristin Waldram Russo ’96) pose for a picture with their dads in October 2011. (photo below)

Kendra Mylnechuk ’99 is the female lead in a film featured in this year’s Sundance festival entitled “OK Breathe Auralee.” Kendra and her husband live in New York City, where she has been active in the theatre for some time.

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2000s Liz Edwards McCarthy ’00 graduated from the University of Oregon in 2004 with a degree in art. She then moved back to Portland and worked as an art educator. In 2007, she was married along Salmon Creek in her parents’ backyard. In 2008, she received her master’s degree in teaching from Lewis & Clark College. In 2010, Liz and her husband Paul welcomed their first daughter, Lydia, and in 2012 they welcomed their son, Diego. She currently works as an elementary school teacher and lives in North Portland.

Angela Donaca Stanton ’01 married Ryan Stanton in December of 2010. They met while she was working in public accounting at KPMG. She then worked in corporate accounting for Columbia Sportswear and Nike. In August, Angela’s husband accepted an 18-month international rotation through his accounting firm, and the couple moved to Oslo, Norway. They look forward to travelling throughout Europe as much as possible.

Ana Zamora ’01 is now the program director for Death Penalty Focus. Ana graduated from Mills College in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in political, legal and economic analysis and a minor in sociology. Two weeks after graduation, the California Appellate Project (CAP) hired her as their new training and mitigation coordinator. At CAP, Ana worked alongside expert capital defense lawyers and learned about California’s dysfunctional death penalty system.

After working at CAP for four years, Ana was hired to work with Natasha Minsker at the ACLU of Northern California on their Death Penalty Policy Project. Ana will continue to work with the ACLU’s Death Penalty Project part time. Ana lives in sunny Oakland.

Emily Simon Kriloff ’04 was married in Oregon City on April 24, 2010. She graduated from the University of Portland in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology and a Bachelor of Science in nursing.

Anne Wagner ’04 was married to the love of her life in October of 2009. They live in Cardiff, Wales. Anne received her

bachelor’s degree in humanities for teaching from Seattle University in 2008 and a master’s degree in English from the University of Exeter in 2009. Since graduating, Anne has worked as a rigger and backstage crew for various circuses, including NoFit State Circus and The Invisible Circus, both located in the UK. She also has created her own photography business. Anne recently worked behind the scenes and as a follow-spot operator for the 2012 Olympic Games’ opening ceremonies.

with the State Department’s Pickering Fellowship. The fellowship pays for school and includes two internships (one at State and one at an embassy abroad), followed by at least three years in the Foreign Service.

Annalise Castro ’05 is currently living in Honolulu, Hawaii. She stayed on the island after she graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in May of 2011. She works full time for a church in downtown Honolulu. Her work focus is with the leadership of the church, both lay and ordained. She also runs programs for children and families, plans events and assists with whatever else needs to be done. She is currently pursuing ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church. She most likely will attend seminary in the next few years somewhere in the mainland U.S.

Alyssa Bonini ’07 departed this past January for the Peace Corps in South Africa. She is currently doing HIV/AIDS Outreach. She thanks Mrs. Hounton for her stories of her time as a volunteer that inspired her to apply.

Adrienne Klutho ’05 graduated with a Master of Arts degree in teaching from the University of Portland and is currently teaching kindergarten in Beaverton.

Jane Bennett Macfarlane ’05 was married to Nicholas Macfarlane on March 24.

Mollie Van Sandt ’05 studied nursing at the University of Washington upon her graduation from St. Mary’s. After her freshman year, she transferred to Portland State University, where she studied nursing for two years and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in August of 2010. She worked as a nurse’s aide at Providence Portland Medical Center for four-and-a-half years. In April of 2011, she earned a position as a registered nurse at Providence Portland Medical Center in orthopedics, where she currently works.

Kali DeWitt Harper ’06 is currently in Washington, D.C., finishing a couple internships and preparing to start graduate school this fall. She will be getting her master’s degree in international relations at Georgetown University. Kali recently was honored

Katie Gunderson Cherman ’07 married Tyler Cherman on June 9 in Los Angeles, Calif. (photo below)

Jennifer Adams ’07 recently received her associate’s degree from Clark College and is working as a classroom assistant at Vancouver Montessori School with 2½-6-year-olds. She is currently attending WSU Vancouver for her bachelor’s degree in English.

Maggie Cech ’07 graduated from Gonzaga University in May of 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations with a minor in Spanish and a TESOL certificate. She currently lives in Cuernavaca, Mexico. This past year she taught English to eighth-graders and world history to 10th-graders at a preK-12 bicultural, bilingual Catholic school that is part of the network of Marymount schools worldwide. Maggie plans on staying in Mexico at least one more year to teach and continue to immerse herself in the culture and the language. Post-Cuernavaca, her short-term plans involve more travel.

Her long-term plans include pursuing her passion wherever it may take her.

She also is now a certified Zumba instructor. (photo below)

Cameo Cheung ’07 graduated in spring of 2011 with an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communication from Oregon State University. She is now in her second year of graduate school at Syracuse University in the public diplomacy program, pursuing her master’s degree in international relations and public relations. This past summer, she interned with USAID at the U.S. Embassy in Kampala, Uganda, in the Democracy, Governance and Conflict Office and the Development Outreach and Communications Office. This winter she will move to Washington, D.C., to finish her graduate studies in May of 2013 and pursue a career in event management and protocol.

Esther Horowitz ’07 graduated from McGill University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in linguistics with a minor in Hispanic language and literature.

She then went on to receive her Master of Science degree from Oxford University in applied linguistics and second language acquisition in 2011. She is currently a teacher assistant at a bilingual Montessori preschool in Portland.

Abigael Kaufman ’07 graduated Cum Laude from the University of Puget Sound in May with a major in foreign language and international studies. She was accepted to the teaching assistance program in France sponsored by the French Ministry of Education. She is living in Lille, France, teaching English to third- and fifth-graders and traveling as much as possible.

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Stephanie Krause ’07 is working at Clackamas Repertory Theatre and raising her son, who was born on Sept. 22, 2009.

Nicole Carman ’08 recently graduated from California Maritime with a Coast Guard license and will soon be part of the Merchant Marines.

Cassandra McCann ’07 recently moved to Los Angeles and is working at a postproduction company in Santa Monica.

Marree Green ’08 has recently moved back to Portland and is studying psychology at Portland State University.

She is planning on attending nursing school in the fall of 2013. She is also engaged to be married this upcoming summer to Mario Jefferies.

Emily Nieves ’07 just got back from teaching English as a second language at a junior high school in Okinawa, Japan.

Angelica Olson ’07 recently graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She focused on improving diagnosis and treatment of mood and psychotic psychiatric disorders by studying the mesolimbic pathways of emotion. While at WSU, she served as historian of the Cougar Pride Club. She’s currently working on graduate school applications for a doctorate program in clinical psychology. She’s been involved in a lot of theatre through the years and is also involved in the Clark College Chorale with her family.

Claire Riggs ’07 is finishing her master’s degree in biology at Portland State University this year and plans to start a doctorate program in biology in the fall of 2013. She was recently awarded a National Science Foundation graduate research fellowship, which will help fund her graduate studies.

Katie Rosenheim ’07 is working for Pendleton Woolen Mills at their new store at Portland International Airport. In her spare time, she is having a great time exploring Portland and the Oregon Coast with her boyfriend, as well as hanging out with her family.

Brianna Woodside-Gomez Kim ’09 was married in 2012. One of her bridesmaids was Jessica LaVigne ’09, with whom Brianna carpooled every day for four years to SMA. Fr. John Amsberry did the Mass, largely due to the positive impact he had on Brianna’s life while she was involved with CMS as a student.

It was because of SMA and Fr. John that Brianna decided to become Catholic, and she is forever grateful. (photo below)

Carmelle Munoz ’08 received the prestigious Jean S. Newell Society of Women Engineers Endowed Scholarship her senior year while majoring in electrical engineering at Clarkson University.

Grace O’Malley ’08 designed and created costumes for St. Mary’s 2012 fall play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Fellow alumna Lauren Neiheisel ’07 assisted with the post-show strike for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Oct. 28.

Heather Riggs ’08 graduated from Grinnell College in June with honors and a double major in anthropology and French. In April 2011, Heather was in Senegal teaching English. She is fluent in French, and with her musical background she was also teaching her students songs. She became aware that the women in her town/village must walk 10 miles to get water, so she and a group of friends raised $4,000 to build a well.

After graduation, she was awarded a GrinnellCorps grant to teach in Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo below)

2010s Maryann Concannon ’10 rows for Saint Mary’s College of California, a West Coast Conference NCAA Division I school in Moraga, Calif. For the 2011-12 season, she was named her team’s Most Valuable Player, nominated for Athlete of the Year at Saint Mary’s College, named to the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association First Team and nationally named to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association 2012 Pocock All-American Second Team and the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association 2012 Division I West All Region Second Team. (photo below)

Madeline Standish ’07 is currently living and working in Southern California and loving it. She has been working with Red Digital Cinema since April 2011 and was promoted in January.

Sydney Vincent ’07 is living in Portland and keeping busy coaching soccer and lacrosse. She’s starting her first season as the head varsity girl’s lacrosse coach at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, as well as coaching some club teams for Lacrosse NW. She is also a co-founder and the operating manager of a postcollegiate women’s lacrosse team.

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Emily Cronin ’10 is now a junior at Gonzaga University majoring in civil engineering and minoring in music. She used to accompany the choir at SMA and now plays jazz piano in combos on campus. She is grateful to SMA for preparing her so well.

Christy C. Richards ’11 is now a U.S. Marine, PFC, based in Japan.

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When the Alumnae Office becomes aware of a death within our community (an alumna or a parent, spouse, sibling or child of an alumna), that person’s name goes on our prayer list. Our prayer list also includes people who need prayers due to illness, loss of work or other difficult circumstances. The list is circulated periodically through our email network of ClassLinks. So, please let us know when a loved one dies and when you need our prayers. The St. Mary’s community is a strong and close-knit sisterhood that prays together in good times and in bad.

In Loving Memory St. Mary’s alumnae who have recently passed away are remembered in our prayers: Alicia Avanzino Andrews ’30 Flora Cereghino Rigotti ’31 Frances J. Salerno Caldwell ’34 Zoe Fitzgerald Perrin ’38 Rose Noé Simpson ’38 Mary Claire Lynch Holman ’43

Mary Phyllis Bauer Edgerton ’44 Venita Brendel Davis ’44 Rosemary Dean Nash ’45 Helen M. Shaw Wortman ’47 Maria Keller ’48

Patricia Nizic, SNJM ’50 Elizabeth Hanset Terhaar ’50 Donna Rothenfluch Smith ’51 Marian Scott Mack ’54 Elsie LaTondre ’57

Gay Groff Gillespie ’66 Ginger Damm Chapman ’67 Susan Fitzgerald ’74 Julie M. Daniels Smith ’76 Claire Stack Chapman ’79

Prayer List Please pray for the following deceased members of the St. Mary’s community: John Aanderud, husband of Chris Gattuccio Aanderud ’67

Lewis McMurran, husband of Gina Marcina McMurran ’47

Joseph Avio, father of Diane Avio Augee ’58 and Adriana Avio Dorsey ’69

Annamae Niedermeyer, mother of Maureen Niedermeyer Grove ’76, Jeanmarie Niedermeyer Courtney ’77, Lisa M. Niedermeyer ’81 and Karen Niedermeyer Dupuis ’85

Helen Barta, mother of Janice Barta Parker ’59, Carol Barta Galloway ’62, Mary Barta Thomas ’65 and Elaine Barta Sawyer ’67 Margaret Bolton, daughter of Mary Jo Hardwick Bolton ’50 Robert Buscho, father of Annette Buscho Pritchard ’81 Jim Connell, husband of Ivonne Maribona Connell ’61, father of Deanna Connell Rosebrook ‘89 and Julie Connell Hull ’98 and brother of Rosemary Connell Redlinger ’48 and Joan Connell Kurtti ’48

Gregory Niedermeyer, brother of Maureen Niedermeyer Grove ’76, Jeanmarie Niedermeyer Courtney ’77, Lisa M. Niedermeyer ’81 and Karen Niedermeyer Dupuis ’85 Mike Oren, husband of Pat Cunningham Oren ’65 Tom Osterlind, father of Sarah Osterlind Kramer ‘92 and Kirsten Osterlind Goetz ’95 Gail Pollock, wife of Don Pollock and mother of Elizabeth (EB) Pollock ’83

Fred Edera, father of Mia Edera ’10

Gabriele Pomante, husband of Carol Carone Pomante ’66

Toni Hanush-Wyffels, mother of Michelle Wyffels ‘98

Dorothy Sheedy, mother of Teresa Sheedy Liberator ’79 and Tamara Sheedy Albertine ’82

Jim Heath, husband of Judith Letcher Heath ’67 Lisa Joan Holford, mother of Felicita Monteblanco ’03 and Adelle Monteblanco ’03 Katherine Kaiser, mother of Margaret Kaiser ’70 Paul W. Kohnen, father of Barbara Kohnen ‘85 and Anne Kohnen ’90 Bob Lawrence Koontz, father of Lynda Patterson Walthers ’70 Gloria Lattig, mother of Laura Lattig Lenhardt ’70

Rellalee Stott, mother of Rosemary Stott Caudell ’62 and Peter Stott and grandmother of Sara Galbraith Powell ’94.

Rellalee’s family has a long legacy at St. Mary’s and includes the following alumnae: Alicia Allehoff, SNJM (graduated late 1800s), Josephine Allehoff Stott ’11, Gilberta Allehoff Schaefer ’15, Louise Allehoff Beale ’16, Marian Schaefer Pearson ’41, Betty Schaefer Wheeler ’44, Mary Vranizan Hinsdale ’46, Margueritte Murphy ’73, Louise Pearson ‘73 and Allyn Gorman Cass ’74 Kenneth Wehage, brother of Kathy Wehage ’73 and Madonna Wehage Posey ’58 and twin of Mary Wehage Markley ’71

Jerry Liebertz, father of Connie Liebertz Wolters ’76 and Lori Liebertz Thom ’75 and grandfather of Nicole Wolters ’09 and Haley Wolters ’07 2012-2013

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