Red & Gold Summer 2017

Red& Gold

The Mater Dei High School Magazine

Speech Team Jerad Eickhoff Wins State ’09 in MLB

Volume 33, Number 2 • Summer 2017

Called to Serve

Class of 2017 Achievements

In This Issue New auxiliary gym

About the cover

A new auxiliary gym is under construction—one of the last projects of the Full of Grace Capital Campaign.

The Speech Team won a state championship—Mater Dei's first since 1997.

Called to serve Mater Dei students answer the call to serve.

The Mater Dei Class of 2017 The Class of 2017's achievements make Mater Dei proud.

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MD grad pitches for the Phillies Jerad Eickhoff '09 is pitching in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Red & Gold Staff Editor: Carol Nurrenbern, Director of Communications cnurrenbern@evdio.org

The Mater Dei High School Magazine • Vol. 33, No. 2 • Summer 2017

Art Director: Alan Inkenbrandt ’89 alinken@gmail.com

The Red & Gold is published three times a year by the Mater Dei High School Office of Institutional Advancement, to encourage understanding and support of the mission of Mater Dei High School. Through the Red & Gold, Mater Dei’s 10,000+ alumni, as well as the school’s many friends, continue to strengthen their relationships with each other and become better informed about the many ways Mater Dei strives for excellence through its spiritual, academic and extracurricular programs.

Photography Contributors: Yearbook Student Staff Contributors: Timothy Dickel Sarah Wagner ’88 Jan Barnes

Send alumni news and address changes to Jan Barnes, Database Manager, jbarnes@evdio.org.

Mater Dei High School • 1300 Harmony Way, Evansville, IN 47720 • 812-426-2258 • www.materdeiwildcats.com

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Mater Dei Today MD Speech Team wins first place at State

Front row, left to right: Alexander Field, Bailey Brush, Emily Burgdorf, Natalie Lyons, Alex Harrison, Noah Harrison, Lucy Harrison, Alexis Adams, Brie Adams, Katie Boots; back row left, head coach Dave Nagel, Jacob Greulich, Stasia Reisinger, Lucas McLin, Parker Copeland, Anthony Mayer, Nathan Seiler, Aaron Abell, Cole Lannert and assistant coach Evan Elliott.

Not pictured are team members Havyn Bowen, Easton Bullock, Amelia Duncan, and assistant coach Isaac Memmer.

The Mater Dei Speech Team won the IHSFA Class 1A State Championship. It is Mater Dei’s first state speech title since 1997. Senior Alex Harrison won an individual State Championship and, according to the records available, she is Mater Dei’s first individual state winner since 1959.

Making it to the final round of the top six competitors in the state of Indiana were junior Nathan Seiler, who placed sixth in Broadcasting and third in Original Oratory, Alex Harrison and senior Natalie Lyons placed second overall in Duo Interpretation, and Alex Harrison beat out 48 competitors from across Indiana to win first place and become the 2017 individual state cham-

pion in Humorous Interpretation.

Junior Aaron Abell was Semi-finalist, and senior Noah Harrison and sophomores Parker Copeland and Lucas McLin were quarter-finalists.

Seventeen team members qualified for the State Finals: freshmen Bailey Brush and Alexander Field; sophomores Brie Adams, Hayvn Bowen, Parker Copeland, Amelia Duncan, Anthony Mayer and Lucas McLin; juniors Aaron Abell, Jacob Greulich and Nathan Seiler; and seniors Easton Bullock, Alex Harrison, Noah Harrison, Cole Lannert, Natalie Lyons and Stasia Reisinger.

Coach Dave Nagel said winning a state championship was his goal since coming to Mater Dei in 2013.

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Mater Dei Today Band successful at ISSMA State The Mater Dei band students were very successful at this year’s Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) Solo and Ensemble contest, earning seven gold and seven silver medals and qualified for three State events.

State participants included Sarah Duncan, Aubrey Dyson, Grant Schneider, Zain Dillon, Lucy Harrison, Michaela Kunkler, Isaac Martin, Brandon Werner, Larry Haller and Jonah Kunkler.

Pictured left to right: Coach Stephen Rode, Wyatt Montgomery, coach Dave Wathen, Samantha Kirsch, Tara Wargel, Stasia Reisinger, Aaron Abell and coach Jeanne Thomas.

Academic Super Bowl Team is named 2017 State champion Congratulations to the Academic Super Bowl Interdisciplinary Team for winning first at State competition at Purdue University. Three teams, Social Studies, Math and Interdisciplinary, advanced to the State finals.

Members of the Interdisciplinary Team are Aaron Abell, Samantha Kirsch, Wyatt Montgomery, Stasia Reisinger, and Tara Wargel. The team was coached by Mr. Steve

Rode, Mrs. Jeanne Thomas and Mr. Dave Wathen.

In the area meet, the Social Studies, Science, Math and Interdisciplinary teams all took first place, with the Social Studies team scoring not only the highest score of all 20 schools in attendance, but the highest score of all schools in the state.

Fine Arts and English teams tied for second place in points.

Saxophone Quartet Gold winners Aubrey Dyson, Zain Dillon, Grant Schneider and Lucy Harrison.

State Solo and Ensemble results Brass quintet (Michaela Kunkler, Isaac Martin, Brandon Werner, Larry Haller, and Jonah Kunkler): Silver Saxophone quartet (Aubrey Dyson, Grant Schneider, Zain Dillon and Lucy Harrison): Gold Sarah Duncan (clarinet solo): Silver Vocal results Taylor Goebel (vocal solo): Gold Katheryn Muensterman (piano solo): Gold

In late 2013, Mater Dei High School and Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union entered into a partnership for a debit card rewards program for ETFCU’s members.

Since then, money earned in the rewards program has helped support Mater Dei High School and our educational endeavors. Mater Dei has received $5,940.12 from the program in 2016 and $17,599.70 since the program started.

The Mater Dei ETFCU debit card affords complimentary membership in the Mater Dei Friends & Alumni Association (MDFAA). The MDFAA supports the efforts of Mater Dei High School through fundraising events and volunteer hours.

Applications for the Mater Dei debit card are available online at etfcu.or/materdei and at all ETFCU locations.

We are very grateful for the opportunity to offer this option to the Mater Dei community and all that the program has enabled us to do in our school.

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Mater Dei Today Supermileage Team laps competition

Team members left to right, Mitchell Heim, Wade Wilmes, Grant Weiss, Tyler Hilgeman, Grace Cox, Logan Riney, Taylor Lipking, Emelia Quinn, and Ian East.

The Supermileage Team competed at the annual Shell Eco-marathon Americas in Detroit, Mich. Last year, the Mater Dei Supermileage Team’s performance at this event qualified them for international competition in London, England.

This year the team won the Urban class with a run of about 723 miles per gallon (mpg) and they finished third in the Prototype class with 1550 mpg. They missed out on the Drivers World Championship and another trip to London by a car length. Team sponsor Robert Neisen explained, ”The car was involved in a first lap multi-car incident that cost them time and fuel. We were about a

half a lap behind and ran down the third place car to their back bumper at the finish line. We were one of the favorites going in.”

The Supermileage Team competed at the Lucas Oil Raceway Park in Indianapolis in the Indiana Engineering and Technology Educators of Indiana Supermileage Engineering Challenge in April.

They placed first with the prototype car with 1,549.2 mpg. The car captain was Grace Cox and car drivers were Ema Quinn and Taylor Lipking.

The Urban car place second with 799.95 mpg. Drivers were Grant Weiss, who also served as the car captain, and Noah Blankenberger. Team advisors are Bob Neisen, David Weiss and Evan Vibbert.

Congratulations to the team for an outstanding season!

MD well-represented at High School Art Show Congratulations to sophomore Payton Pokorney, who won the John Streetman Best of Show Award at the annual High School Art Show this spring at the Evansville Museum.

The award is the highest honor given to what is judged the very best out of all entries submitted.

Congratulations also to following students who placed or received merit awards for their works at the show: Arley Will: Second place in sculpture Keegan Marx: Third place, sculpture Kaitlyn Williamson: First place, textiles Grace Friona: Second place, textiles Jenna Zirkelbach: Third place,

drawing; the recipient of the Most Rev. Francis R. Shea Merit Award for watercolor and the Rick and Jeanne Ewers Merit Award for drawing Madelyn Maurer: William Miller Memorial Merit Award for painting Grace Cox: Blick Art Material Award for mixed media Ethan Jolly: Winn/Slavin Sculpture Merit Award Haven Bowen: Winn/Slavin Mixed Media Merit Award Congratulations also to Allison Beckerle, Anna Claybon, Elise Collins, Lindsay Merkley, and Jenna Pauli whose works were accepted into the art show.

Sophomore Payton Pokorney with her award-winning artwork.

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Mater Dei Today Student Council receives national award The Mater Dei Student Council was awarded the 2017 National Gold Council of Excellence Award by the National Association of Student Councils (NASC) for their exemplary record of leadership, service and activities that serve to improve the school and community.

“Receiving a NASC National Gold Council of Excellence Award reflects the highest dedication on the part of the school to providing a strong, well-rounded student council program,” stated Ann Postlewaite, National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) student programs director.

To receive the NASC National Council of Excellence Award, a student council must meet the basic requirements of a written constitution, regular meetings,

a democratic election process, and membership in NASC. In addition, councils must demonstrate leadership training for its members, teacher/staff appreciation activities, student recognition programs, school and community service projects, spirit activities, goal setting, financial planning and active participation in state and national student council associations. Those councils awarded the gold level have successfully demonstrated the highest levels of leadership.

Mrs. Jeanne Thomas ’81, who serves as the Student Council faculty sponsor, stated, “I am so proud of all my kids on the Student Council. They are so dedicated and hard-working. This award is a wonderful way to congratulate them and all their outstanding accomplishments.”

Serving as Indiana Student Council President

by Jared Abney My two-year term being an elected official of the Indiana Association of Student Council (IASC) has been life changing.

My first year, as the result of an election process, I held the position as Southwest District Representative. I represented all the member schools in the IASC within the 16 Southern Indiana counties. Some of my responsibilities were communicating with the Student Council presidents from the member schools about different social and charity events their schools

could complete, as well as offering a student leadership workshop at Indiana University in Bloomington.

My second year I was elected once again, but held the position of the Indiana High School Division President. The Mater Dei Student Council and I campaigned with signs and buttons for my election, and I was successfully voted in. I represented all member schools of the IASC within the 92 counties of Indiana. I assisted in presenting four leadership conferences for high school students in downtown Indianapolis. Each conference included attendance greater than 1,000 students. I stood before them on stage and taught different leadership skills and lessons that they shared with their schools. I

also traveled to Davenport, Iowa this past August for the Region 5 Summit National Association of Student Councils Conference.

There, I received the opportunity to meet other state presidents and representatives from the states of Nebraska, West Virginia, Illinois and Iowa.

I couldn't be more thankful for the Mater Dei Student Council, as well as faculty and staff for their support. I gained much knowledge and grew from all the experiences. I am proud to have played an important role along with my fellow Student Council members in making Mater Dei High School known for its Student Council not only in Indiana, but in the United States.

Reid Shanks accepted into U.S. Naval Academy Senior Reid Shanks has been admitted to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., for next fall.

The admissions process to the academy takes two years. Reid first attended Candidate Weekend Visit the fall of 2015, and last summer participated in the United States Naval Academy Seminar where he learned the basics of marching and obstacle courses. He also had the oppor6

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tunity to review academic class offerings.

Reid was one of 10 individuals who was chosen from the state to attend the Naval Academy. A candidate has to apply to the academy for admittance and also has to be nominated by a congressman or senator from their state.

Reid was nominated by Congressman Larry Buschon.

He plans to major in computer technology. At the end of his four years in the Academy, he will be commissioned a second lieutenant. He will then serve four or five years of active duty in either the Navy or Marine Corps.

Mater Dei Today “ Bring Your Own Device” program to be implemented this fall

by Mater Dei Technology Committee

needed to make the most of this new BYOD program. In

Beginning with the 2017–18 school year, Mater Dei

addition, a major upgrade of the existing wireless net-

is implementing a “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD)

work will take place this summer to accommodate the

program for all students. This program will require

increased number of devices. Included in the upgrade

students to bring a laptop to school every day for use

is the installation of some charging stations throughout

with the Mater Dei filtered wireless guest network.

the building that will be made available to the students.

With many students owning computing devices and

We have chosen to implement a BYOD program

frequently us-

instead of provid-

ing these devices

ing laptops for all

for their school

students because

work, the school

at a school where

has recognized

almost 99% of

the need to allow

students pursue

students to utilize

postsecondary

their own tech-

education, this

nology in a more

model is consis-

seamless way.

tent with what

In our efforts

students will expe-

to prepare for

rience in college.

this decision, we

Just as in college,

conducted a par-

we emphasize that

ent survey during

students assume

the 2015–16 school

responsibility for

year and solicited

their own devices.

suggestions from

As a result of

the teachers. This

this program,

feedback was utilized to establish a program that

Mater Dei will begin phasing out some of the computer

we believe will enhance the education we provide,

labs currently in use and will only need to maintain a

increase technology accessibility, and remain afford-

fraction of the Chromebooks that are currently in the

able for families.

school’s inventory. The savings generated by maintain-

Students using privately owned electronic devices must follow the set policies while on school property, attending any school-sponsored activity, accessing

ing less equipment will allow us to invest in a more robust wireless network.

During New Student Orientation and the first week

Mater Dei provided resources, using the Mater Dei

of school, students will attend training sessions to

network or while interacting in real or delayed time

help them connect to the school's wireless network

with Mater Dei community members. Use of these

and printers and to discuss responsible digital citi-

devices gives tacit approval for school IT personnel

zenship. These sessions will be a great opportunity

and faculty and administration to observe and

for students to troubleshoot their device and ask

utilize the devices to confirm compliance with

questions to ensure that they are ready to use their

school policies.

devices in the classroom.

In anticipation of this new program, technology

Members of the Technology Committee are Terry

professional development has been provided for all

Clements, Tad Dickel, Dave Flick, Steve Groves, Darin

teachers over the last year to give them the skills

Knight, Sandy Lasher, and Jennifer Vaughn.

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Mater Dei Today Retirements at Mater Dei Jeanne Tornatta Jeanne Tornatta, school secretary extraordinaire, retired this past May after 17 years of working in the Mater Dei school office. Among the many duties that she performed include keeping health records updated, serving as the school nurse, purchasing supplies, keeping office equipment working properly, liaison for maintenance staff, scheduling school and other events, and was responsible for getting substitute teachers, just to name a few.

Mrs. Tornatta will miss the students and all the friends she has made at Mater Dei over the years. She will also miss her favorite school lunches with broccoli and potato bar day. In her retirement, she plans to spend her days babysitting her grandchildren and traveling.

She is a 1969 graduate and her three children also graduated from Mater Dei, so the school has been a part of her life for a very long time.

“I want to thank everyone for the past 53 years. A lot of good memories,” she acknowledged.

PIECE-by-PEACE Project The Mater Dei High School Changemaker Challenge Team of Austin Bowen, Michaela Kunkler, and Noah Harrison won first place at the University of Evansville's Changemaker Challenge. Each student was awarded full tuition for four years to the University of Evansville. Mrs. Donna Lefler served as the faculty coach.

The University of Evansville's High School Changemaker Challenge is designed to motivate young people to take a leading role in identifying and solving challenges in the world around them through innovation and creativity. Students from participating high schools throughout the region are invited to pitch their ideas to a panel of community leaders and compete for scholarships to U of E where they can get the support needed to make their ideas become a reality.

The Mater Dei Changemaker Challenge team designed a game called PIECE-by-PEACE. The game creates scenarios that help all students involved in bullying—the victim, the aggressor, and the witness—to discuss how to come to a

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Faculty advisor Mrs. Donna Lefler, Austin Bowen, Michaela Kunkler and Noah Harrison

peaceful resolution.

The team discovered national statistics reveal that 9.7 million children are bullied every year. Of that,

36% of kids, or 3.5 million children, in America are bullied and report it. However, that leaves 64% of American kids, or 6.2 million, who

Mater Dei Today Ron Hickman

Mary Jo Kirchoff

Ron Hickman will be retiring at the end of the school year. He has faithfully served Mater Dei for sixteen years as a science teacher, media specialist, audio visual technician, sound engineer, technology troubleshooter and pun master. He is a respected friend and colleague who will be greatly missed.

Mr. Hickman will fondly remember his time interacting with the students, staff, and guests. He plans to spend more time with his wife and grandkids and in his woodshop making wooden toys, puzzles and furniture, and traveling.

He shared, “I wish the staff all the best and pray that you will find a very capable replacement that will bring increasing dimension to the mission and ministry of Mater Dei.”

Mary Jo Kirchoff has worked in the Mater Dei cafeteria for the past 26 years helping to make school lunches healthy and exciting. She has served as co-manager the past 10 years.

She will miss being entertained by the students, talking and joking with them each day during the three lunch periods. “The kids are what I love about my job. I will really miss them as well as my coworkers,” she shared.

She looks forward to retirement when she will babysit her grandchildren and volunteer at her parish, St. Boniface.

are bullied and do not report it.

Because of these devastating statistics, the team chose to focus not on bullying per se, but how to enable students to cope with the anger, frustration and helplessness of being bullied.

These effects could lead students to engage in activities such as drug and alcohol abuse, violent acts and even suicide. Team members understand that they cannot eradicate the problem and are not proposing to do so; they are simply trying to help kids cope with the effects of bullying.

The PIECE-by-PEACE program the team created is actually a board game. Through the patchwork theme, they hope to help students PIECE together healthy solutions by learning to be at PEACE with themselves. The path for the game is a trail of blocks sewn together forming a path like a needle and thread.

The players move their marker around a trail with a heart at the center. Every color on the board represents a different topic. The player picks up a card of a corresponding color with the related topic on the back. Purple represents Isolation Bullying; orange

represents Fun Facts which provides students with tools for solving the scenarios; yellow represents Did you Know? which provides statistics and definitions of different types of bullying; blue represents Cyber Bullying; green represents Verbal Bullying; and red represents Physical Bullying.

All of the cards require a group

“The team discovered that each year 3.5 million children in America report being bullied.”

discussion about the topic. Once a student answers a card, they receive a puzzle piece of the same color to place on the heart in the center of the board. They continue to discuss cards until all of the puzzle pieces are completed. With the puzzle, the students can visually see how creating healthy and peaceful solutions to problems “patch” broken emotions.

The game is designed to be played in group settings. This way,

the bully victim doesn’t feel “called out” in front of their peers, and the bully is made aware that people are taking action to deter their negative influence.

The team plans to continue innovating Piece-by-Peace for the future. The next step is to create “The Black Stack” which is available to older players. With professional guidance from Youth First, The Black Stack will contain more mature bullying scenarios for older participants.

The team of Austin, Michaela and Noah are working on copyright and trademark registration and also pursuing financial investors to assist in manufacturing game pieces, print the game and partner with a game company.

They have created a Facebook page for advertisement and plan to expand social media availability which will include creating a user friendly mobile application that Youth First could implement with counseling.

By utilizing PIECE-by-PEACE, the team believes we can learn and teach others how to cope with their emotions by using peaceful resolutions, and, ideally, perhaps see a decline in bullying.

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Enter to Learn…

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n important component of school life for students at Mater Dei centers around the call to serve the greater community in which they live— their parish, their school, the local food bank, nursing homes, hospitals, and special needs facilities, to name a few.

Students loaded over 5,200 food items for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Ozanam Family Shelter.

From the beginning of freshman year to the day they graduate, students are encouraged to give their time and talent to organizations whose purpose is to help others. Suggested number of service hours vary per class. Freshman are asked to give five hours and sophomores 10 hours to their parish, juniors contribute 15 hours to their school community, and seniors donate 20 hours to the global community.

Mater Dei's motto, “Enter to Learn; Go Forth to Serve,” is promoted on a regular basis by the school administration and the President. Students and staff are reminded that service to others is one aspect of our baptismal call. Each individual at Mater Dei is called to follow the ministry set forth by Jesus Christ.

Through service to others, students learn a great deal about the importance of doing for others. Mr. Scott Whitehouse, Spiritual Life Coordinator at Mater Dei, explains, “The overall goal is to help all students embody this school creed in a world that does not always show the importance or value of ser-

vice. This is a life-long endeavor, and once the person can embody the desire to serve others, an individual grows in prayer and personal formation.”

Once students have worked on a project, they complete a short form and have a sponsor or individual in charge of the event verify their time. Mr. Whitehouse then records the hours for each student. If payment is received for work on a project, the hours cannot be given. A Potential Stewardship / Service Hours List is available to assist with determining possible hours.

Some students accrue service hours by going on mission trips to Haiti with their parish, or to Appalachia to help those in need in the eastern areas of Kentucky and West Virginia. There are those students who help with special needs events throughout the year for local organizations such as the Smile Walk for Down Syndrome, helping with special needs students during Fall Festival Week, or helping with the elderly at Wisdom Day. At the parish level, students help with a variety of programs including Vacation

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Bible School, babysitting for parish meetings, and a variety of coaching activities for younger kids.

Besides individual service hours, the student body as a whole participates each year in service projects. This year was the seventh annual Mater Dei Dance Marathon for Riley Children's Hospital.

The students raised over $32,000 for this event. The Food Drive at Thanksgiving produced over 5,200 food items and $1,000 donated by students and their families for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Ozanam Family Shelter. The Mater Dei Student Council conducts the annual Adopt a Family at Christmas seeking contributions of clothing and toys, and they collect donations for those who may have been in hurricanes and other natural disasters.

Mr. Whitehouse emphasizes that students go beyond the recommended number of service hours, which is inspiring, since service hours are encouraged, not required. The call to serve for Mater Dei students is not a burden but rather an opportunity to do for others.

Go Forth to Serve

Called to Serve on the Tennis Courts Dominique Cosby, Mater Dei assistant tennis coach, volunteers at the Boys and Girls Club teaching kids how to play tennis. He has recruited Mater Dei tennis team members to also volunteer and has been impressed with how the students “jumped right in and made this experience even greater than we had planned.”

Dominique believes that both groups benefit from playing tennis together by building relationships and developing leadership skills. “When we get these children around older students who are thinking of college next year, it opens a new door for these kids,” he explains.

Dominique has a passion for tennis. He shares that “being from a Boys and Girls Club atmosphere, I have a desire to go back and teach these kids what I have learned. I gained a love for the sport more than just game, set, match. It is my avenue to serve my community.” Because of him, Mater Dei tennis players have the opportunity to use their athletic skills to also serve the greater community. PHOTOS COURTESY OF CECELIA REISING

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Brock Glaser, Indiana University, Bio-Chemistry

Anastasia Reisinger, University of Notre Dame, Undecided

Ali Spahn, Oakland City University, Elementary Education

Arley Will, Ball State University, Finance / Accounting

Mater Dei Scholarships Advancing Women in Science Scholarship, Sarah Wannemuehler Bret Schnur Memorial Scholarship, Kyle Luigs Evansville Catholic High School Leadership Scholarship, Jared Abney Fr. William Deering Memorial Scholarship, Stephanie Folz James Niemeier Wrestling Scholarship, Joe Happe MDFAA Scholarship, Jared Abney and Stephanie Folz Stan Singer Excellence in Writing Award, Anastasia Reisinger Thomas O. Tighe Memorial Tennis Scholarship, Lauren Marx Rick Weber Memorial Girls’ Soccer Scholarship, Addison Bauer

Scholarship Highlights Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, Anastasia Reisinger Ball State University Miller Scholarship, Arley Will Indiana University Cox Research Scholarship, Brock Glaser Indiana University Premier Young Talent Scholarship, Natalie Lyons Marian University San Damiano Scholarship, Joel Kelley Next Generation Teachers Scholarship, Aubrey Dyson Purdue University Channing R. Dooley Alumni Scholarship, Grant Weiss Think Big Cat Caterpillar Scholarship, Wade Wilmes United States Naval Academy Acceptance Scholarship, Reid Shanks UE Changemaker Challenge Scholarship, Austin Bowen, Noah Harrison, Michaela Kunkler University of Notre Dame Old College Seminary Scholarship, Jacob Gorman

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SPORTS Highlights Volleyball team is looking forward to next season The volleyball program at Mater Dei has a history of being strong dating back to the advent of girls’ sports in the 1970s. Volleyball was the first female sport to debut at Mater Dei in 1972. They made state

“ The energy in that gym

cannot be described. It still gives me chills just thinking about it.”

—Coach Jenna Denstorff appearances in 1978 and 1979 under the coaching of Carolyn Herrmann Adler ’65, and then again in 1985.

Fast-forward to the present, and the MD volleyball team is once again playing like champs. Last

the game, the coach from Linton-

year, they were one set away from

regular season was when the Lady

Stockton stopped her and asked,

a trip to the State finals. Coached

Wildcats defeated last year’s Class

“Is your gym always this loud?

by Jenna Denstorff, who will begin

1A State Champions, Christian

Your fans are amazing!” Denstorff

her third year as head coach this

Academy, who had two players who

just smiled and said, “I know—I

fall, the Wildcats did not lose a set

had already signed to play vol-

just love them!” She feels blessed

throughout sectionals and regionals,

leyball with Division I schools. The

to have loyal fans that support the

beating South Spencer, North Posey,

team knew then that they would be

team game after game.

Tell City, and Linton-Stockton. They

a contender during the season and

traveled to South Decatur for semi-

into post-season.

state to play Hagerstown in the first

14

One of the highlights during

When Coach Denstorff took over

Her goal for the 2017–18 season is to start strong, continue to improve each week as they prepare for post-

game. They got off to a slow start,

as head coach, one of her first

season play, and to remain injury

losing the first two sets 16-25 and

missions was to bring energy and

free. “We are very fortunate that

18-25, but they were not ready to go

excitement to Mater Dei volley-

many of our starters are return-

home. According to Coach Denstorff,

ball, and this past year was a true

ing from last year, and many of

the team “made an incredible

testament to that. Following their

our girls have been working hard

comeback, winning three straight

regional championship title, she

during the offseason. Last year

sets to beat Hagerstown 3-2.” They

attributed the win to the players,

we advanced to the championship

advanced to the semi-state cham-

coaches, and fans. “That game

game of semi-state and fell one set

pionship game, where they faced

was one for the ages. The energy

shy of a trip to the state finals. So,

a tough opponent from Covenant

in that gym cannot be described.

obviously, we hope that we can go

Christian. They battled back and

It still gives me chills just think-

one step further this season and

forth, but suffered a 2-3 loss.

ing about it,“ she stated. After

play for a state championship.”

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SPORTS Highlights Wrestling Junior Joe Lee (152), won his second state wrestling title this year with a 19-5 major decision over his opponent from Perry Meridian.

Kyle Luigs (132) finished fourth to end his senior season, and freshman Matthew Lee (126) finished seventh.

State qualifiers were Kurtis Wilderman (195) and Kane Egli (113).

Left: Joe Lee wins his second state title.

Auxiliary Gym construction update More improvements continue

the main and auxiliary gyms.

on the Mater Dei campus through

A new wrestling gym will be built

the generosity of the Full of Grace

on the south side of the boys’ locker

Capital Campaign. Construction on

room, and a new concourse will

the gym project began on March 14

connect the main and auxiliary

and is scheduled to be completed in

gyms. Two much-needed handi-

the fall.

cap accessible restrooms will be

The project will include a major

added on the ground level of the

renovation of the existing auxil-

main gym. A formal dedication

iary gym (often referred to as the

and feeder school and freshman

ceremony will take place in the fall

“New Gym”). The middle mezzanine

games. In addition, new restrooms

that will be open to the public.

area has been removed, and the

and a concessions area will be built

Design work was provided by

space will become two basketball

to serve both the outside fields

Tim Henning at Architecture Plus

courts with new wood floors. We

and inside the auxiliary gym. Two

and Jim Farny at Lochmueller

anticipate this area will be used for

small locker rooms, coaches’ offices,

Group. Empire Contractors is the

feeder and high school practices

and storage will be added in between

general contractor.

Seniors sign letters of intent to play college sports This spring, the following seniors signed national letters of intent to continue playing athletics in college: Offensive and defensive lineman Jarred Kinnaman will play football at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Ky. Jarred was a 1st Team All City and 2nd Team All Conference selection for the Wildcats.

Soccer player Sunny Lehman will play college soccer at the University of Southern Indiana. Sunny was a member of the 2014 and 2015 teams that finished as IHSAA state runners-us. She is a two-time All Conference selection and 2016 Metro Player of the Year.

Kyle Luigs will wrestle at Indiana University. Luigs finished fourth as a senior at 132 lbs. in the IHSAA state wrestling finals. He was a state qualifier in 2016 and finished sixth in 2015.

Cameron Montgomery will play college baseball at Brescia College. Cameron is a four-year baseball team member and a two-year varsity letter winner.

Sophia Rohleder will play golf at the University of Evansville. Rohleder was a 2016 2nd Team All City and All SIAC selection and Honorable Mention Academic All State. She also helped lead the Wildcats to their first IHSAA state finals since 1998. In 2015, she was a 2nd Team All City, 1st Team All State and an individual IHSAA state qualifier. She was a 2nd Team All City Selection in 2014 as well.

Kurtis Wilderman announced his intent to play football at Indiana State University as a preferred walk on. Wilderman is a two-time All State, All City, and All SIAC selection at quarterback.

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Ave Maria Morning 2017

The Living Rosary Highlights Ave Maria Morning Top left: Al and Darlene Weinzapfel shuttled by golf cart driver Don Musgrave Bottom left: Sister Mary Carmel, Mary Lou Russler, Sister Mary Carmen, Justin Clements Top right: Eileen Will, Fr. Ray Brenner, Joan Niemeier Bottom right: Mater Dei president Tad Dickel and retired Mater Dei teacher Rose Rogge

For information about these and other events sponsored by the Mater Dei Office of Institutional Development, contact Sarah Wagner, Development Director, at swagner@evdio.org or Dr. Timothy Dickel, President, at tdickel@evdio.org or at 812-421-5727.

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In Memoriam The Mater Dei community remembers those alumni, parents and friends who have passed. May they rest in eternal peace.

Joseph Glaser ’62, of Leesburg, Fla., March 9, 2017

Alumni

Kenneth Kissinger ’57, of Evansville, June 5, 2015

Elizabeth Barnett ’67, of Evansville, Jan. 17, 2017 Carol Ann (Skeels) Barth ’58, of Evansville, April 17, 2017 Dorothy (Slaughter) Beckerle ’62, of Evansville, March 14, 2017 Rebecca (Weber) Boostrom ’58, of Mount Vernon, Ind., Jan. 15, 2017 Allen Campbell ’59, of Evansville, Feb. 3, 2017 Marlane (Waelde) Doerr ’63, of Evansville, Feb. 6, 2017 Dennis Fehrenbacher ’66, of Grand Rivers, Ky., March 24, 2017 Christopher Fenwick ’94, of Newburgh, Ind., May 3, 2017

Robert Kautzman ’67, of Lobelville, Tenn., May 21, 2016

Kenneth Kuester ’61, of Evansville, Jan. 29, 2017 David Muensterman ’59, of Wendell, N.C., March 5, 2017 Crystal (Folz) Shipp ’02, of Evansville, Feb. 16, 2017 James Singer ’57, of Sebree, Ky., Dec. 28, 2016 Donald Sitzman ’65, of Evansville, Feb. 17, 2017 Ervin Spahn ’52, of Evansville, Feb. 14, 2017 Russell Strange ’61, of Evansville, Nov. 21, 2016

Richard Folz ’62, of Evansville, March 28, 2017

Jonathan Wambach ’82, of Evansville, April 22, 2017

David Harrison ’68, of Ocean Springs, Miss., April 23, 2017

Marcus Wassmer ’56, of Fort Branch, Ind., Jan. 18, 2017

Ronald Hartmann ’65, of Evansville, Jan. 29, 2017

Roselle (Roy) Weinzapfel ’54, of Evansville, Feb. 17, 2017

Past Parents Donald Egan, of Evansville, Feb. 1, 2017 Betty Jo Goelzhauser, of Evansville, Feb. 10, 2017 Robert Kaffenberger, of Evansville, April 15, 2017 Janice Kempf, of Evansville, April 1, 2017 Ronald Knaebel, of Haubstadt, Ind., April 2, 2017 John McDurmon, of Evansville, March 29, 2017 Julius Rexing, of Evansville, March 8, 2017 Tommy Tucker, of Evansville, Jan. 26, 2017

Friends Barbara Limberger, of Lynchburg, Va., Feb. 2, 2017 Lillian Wildeman, of Mount Vernon, Ind., April 2, 2017 Please email Jan Barnes at jbarnes@ evdio.org or or call (812) 421-5727 to share the passing of MD alumni, parents and friends.

Prayer for MD God, our Father, You have greatly blessed Mater Dei High School: A school dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God. Help us to treasure Your gift of life and remember that we are all created in Your image.

Lord Jesus, You are the unseen but ever-present teacher in our classes.

Grant us all the perception to see the many opportunities to show Your love, mercy, and kindness to one another.

Holy Spirit, guide us with the fire of Your love.

Give us vision and determination for shaping a faith-filled future.

May we all use our time and talents to glorify Your Holy Name.

May the Virgin Mary’s openness to the Word of God be our example of love and service to God and neighbor.

We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Friends & Alumni News Please send your Friends & Alumni news to Jan Barnes at jbarnes@evdio.org or (812) 421-5727.

Are you receiving the Mater Dei eNewsletter? If you would like to receive it, send us your email to cnurrenbern@evdio.org.

1950s Tom Hamilton ’56 and Ken Reising ’56 were members of the 1959 University of Evansville basketball team that was recently inducted into the U of E Athletics Hall of Fame. The Aces averaged 86.1 points per game and claimed their first NCAA national championship that year.

1970s Wayne Emge ’70 retired this past spring after 36 years in the chemical distribution business.

He is looking forward to spending more time with grandkids and playing more golf.

Mike Norman ’74 was the 2017 winner of the Kankakee Daily Journal Progress Award in the “Innovator in Social Services“ category. He lives in St. Anne, Ill., and is an outdoor enthusiast who encourages kids to get away from cell phones and computers and into nature. He has cochaired fishing and hunting events for kids since 2000. His love for the outdoors began when he was growing up in Evansville and his involvement with the Boy Scouts Troop #99 at Sacred Heart Church.

2010s Drew Will ’08 lives in San Mateo, Calif., and has been doing 3-D computer modeling on the new Apple Computer Complex located in Cupertino, Calif., for the past couple of years. Referred to as the “spaceship” for its flying saucer-like design, the new headquarters is a round, four-story structure.

Drew first became interested in 3-D computer modeling in Mr. Roger Sills’ class at Mater Dei. Tyler Raben ’11 volunteered at the Masters PGA Tournament in Augusta, Ga., this past spring. He helped with the course and assisted at the holes.

Class Reunions The Class of 1957 60th Reunion will be Oct. 7, 2017, at Wolf’s BBQ on First Avenue; 11:30 a.m. reception, 12:30 p.m. lunch. Contact Donna (Hefrich) Rollett at (812) 858-7713 for more information.

The Class of 1959 Reunion will be Oct. 7, 2017, at Evansville Owl’s Club. For more information, contact Shirley (Diehl) Ubelhor at (812) 476-7984.

SAVE THE DATE for the Class of 1967 50th class reunion Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at the Holiday Inn Airport, Highway 41 North.

Ryan Meeks ’11 is currently teaching AP Chemistry and junior high science in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. He graduated with a degree in chemistry and chemistry teaching in May 2016. During a teacher job fair, he interviewed with Manor Hall International School in Al Ain, UAE, and accepted the job in the Emirates as a chance to immerse himself in another culture and to travel. Over the last year, he has visited Tanzania, India, United Kingdom, Ireland, Egypt and Italy. He shared that he is “having a wonderful time here and I have signed on for one more year at the school where I will be acting as the chemistry and AP chemistry teacher as well as the lab coordinator.”

Contact Barb Rexing at abrexing@twc.com with questions.

The Class of 1970 will be holding their 65th Birthday / Retirement Party on Aug. 19, 2017, at Pistons on Franklin Street in the upstairs party room beginning at 6 p.m.

Pizza and dessert will be provided with a cash bar. Invitations will be sent. Questions? Call Wayne Emge at 812-459-4945 or Kathy Schenk at (812) 963-6968.

Class of 1972, SAVE THE DATE! The 45th class reunion will be Sept. 30, 2017, at the Hilltop Grove.

Information will be sent out.

Questions? Contact Kathy Seib

Scott at ksus812@aol.com.

The Class of 1977 40th reunion will be held Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the Burdette Park Lakeside Shelter starting at 3:00 p.m. Go to our Facebook page “Mater Dei Class of 1977” and join the group. For more information, contact Sara Ellert at (812) 774-3840 or Janet Seib Schapker at (812) 480-5585.

The Class of 1982 35th reunion will be on July 1, 2017, at the FOP Camp on Happe Road. Contact Amy (Klenck) TenBarge at amymtenbarge@gmail.com or atenbarge@surgicare.org or (812) 598-9980 for more information.

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Friends & Alumni News Jerad Eickhoff‘s ’09 journey to Major League Baseball with a 3.65 earned run average

by Carol Nurrenbern

in his first full season with the Phillies. He pitched 197 innings,

In the spring of 2009, Jerad Eickhoff, a senior at Mater Dei pitching the

just short of 200 because of rain

last of his high school baseball

outs. He is just the fourth Phillies

games, signed a national letter of

pitcher 26 years of age or younger

intent to continue playing baseball

to make 33 starts in a season since

at Olney Central Junior College in

1993. He led the team in innings,

Olney, Ill. after graduation.

strikeouts (167) and had the best ERA among the starters.

Six years later, he is pitching

Jerad acknowledges the support

in major league baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies. According to

he has received along the way.

Jerad, the journey was a slow and

First and foremost, he credits his

steady one to get where he is today.

parents, Ron and DeeDee Eickhoff, for helping mold him into the

Towards the end of his final year at Olney in June 2011, he was

young man and baseball player

drafted by the Texas Rangers and

he is today. “From the first time I put on a tee ball jersey at St. Joe,

after serious debate, he decided to sign. He was sent to Arizona for

got a little more interesting later

to now, there have been coaches,

two weeks, and then to Spokane,

that July when I was traded to the

friends, and family along the way

Wash., as a relief pitcher for the

Philadelphia Phillies, sending me

helping to steer me in the right

remainder of that year. By 2012, he

to Lehigh Valley, Pa., which was

direction,” he adds.

was a starting pitcher and played

also their AAA club. After three

the entire year at the Low A af-

starts there and years of tire-

opportunity to compete at base-

filiate in Hickory, North Carolina.

less work, the Phillies turned my

ball‘s highest level against the

Jerad feels blessed with the

best players in

Continuing the ladder of the minors, he was sent to the High A affiliate at Myrtle Beach, S.C., in 2013 where he pitched until late

“Always take advantage of an opportunity to learn

or get better; have an open mind and a willingness to be coachable or try new things; work hard and with purpose; and when trying to reach a goal, always remember the little things matter and they play a huge role in the grand scheme of things.”

a feeling unlike any other to take that mound in a stadium with that type of atmosphere.

I most enjoy the fans and the

July when he was called up to AA baseball in Frisco,

dream into reality and called me

Tex., to finish the year.

up to the Major Leagues. Hearing

time spent with teammates.”

In December 2016, Jerad married

those words was an unbelievable

Morgan Lane, who he met while

Frisco and the start of 2015 began

feeling and something that I‘ll

attending Olney Central. During

there as well. It was short lived,

cherish forever. I then went on to

the offseason, they make their

however, and after two weeks he

pitch the entire 2016 season for the

home in Evansville. When he is

was bumped up to the AAA affili-

Phillies,“ he shares.

home, Jerad enjoys giving back

Jerad spent the 2014 season in

ate in Round Rock, Tex. “Things

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Jerad posted an 11-14 record

to the community by participating

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Above: Jerad and Mater Dei head baseball coach, Steve Ricketts Left: Jerad and with two of his biggest fans, Matt and Nick Herrmann

in local philanthropic events.

But most important for Jerad is

was an assistant baseball coach

He was the guest speaker at a

his faith. “Failure is inevitable in

when Jerad was at Mater Dei, re-

event for seniors at Mater Dei

the game of baseball, and often

calls that “there weren‘t too many days that he

this past school year, where he shared the important lessons he learned while achieving his dream: “Always take advantage of

“[Jerad] has insisted on coming back every off

season to talk to the current players about how hard work, determination, and faith in God will help them throughout their playing years and beyond.

Jerad is a prime example of what we try to instill in every student athlete here at Mater Dei.”

wasn‘t staying after practice with someone to hit him more ground balls or working on his swing. He has insisted on coming back

an opportunity to learn or get better; have

times, it‘s hard to cope with it.

every off season to talk to the cur-

an open mind and a willingness

Sustaining that relationship with

rent players about how hard work,

to be coachable or try new things;

God gives you someone to lean on

determination, and faith in God

work hard and with purpose; and

which makes those struggles not

will help them throughout their

when trying to reach a goal, always

seem so bad.”

playing years and beyond. Jerad is

remember the little things matter

The Mater Dei community is very

a prime example of what we try to

and they play a huge role in the

proud of Jerad on and off the field.

instill in every student athlete here

grand scheme of things.”

Baseball coach, Steve Ricketts who

at Mater Dei.”

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Friends & Alumni News Luke Hassler pursuing the priesthood Luke Hassler ’11 just completed his second year studying for the priesthood at St. Meinrad School of Theology. His projected ordination date is June of 2019.

Luke enrolled at Bishop Bruté College Seminary in Indianapolis, Ind., following high school. He felt drawn to the priesthood and decided he had to “give it a shot,” and determine if this was indeed his calling. After his first year, he discovered how much he enjoyed the seminary and chose his vocation. Six years later, he is on his way to

being ordained a priest.

Luke was drawn to the priesthood after attending several retreats while in high school. He also attributes Fr. Alex Zenthoefer, who at the time was the Chaplain at Mater Dei, as having an impact on his vocation. Luke was impressed with how Fr. Alex shared his commitment and interacted with the students.

He hopes that his priesthood will be a good example of God’s mercy and compassion towards other people. “I hope to draw others to a relationship to Christ on a personal level, not something that is superficial or shallow. When I found this relationship for myself, it helped me to grow in my understanding of what the Church is, and why it teaches what it teaches,” Luke stated.

Listening to the call of the seminary

by Adam Berendes ’13 Four years ago, I enrolled at Marian University and Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary in Indianapolis. I have taken the challenge of the seminary seriously, devoting myself to the process of formation, and today I have arrived at the decision that God is not calling me to the priesthood.

My journey to the seminary was long and filled with many questions. I first heard the call to this vocation in the summer of 2011 before my junior year in high school when Bishop Charles Thompson was ordained Bishop of the Diocese of Evansville. From there I struggled with the question of whether or not I was being truly called to the priesthood. I attended youth groups and various events sponsored by the Diocese that focused on vocations. While in high school, the teachers at Mater Dei influenced my decision to pursue a religious vocation because their authenticity in their faith helped me to be a better person and a better Catholic.

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attend in order to explore this calling further.

Throughout the course of the seminary, it is made clear to us that priesthood is not a “done deal.” The purpose of college seminary is to develop a person in human, spiritual, academic and pastoral formation with respect to growing as a Catholic and also in preparation for Major Seminary (St. Meinrad).

It is through this process of these pillars of formation that I have discerned that God is not calling me to be a priest. The challenge is to find what God is calling a person to, but also to be present to and acknowledge that you are on the path to priesthood.

This pursuit can bring about some beautiful fruits that allows a person to integrate a deep spiritual life into their discernment of whether or not they feel called to the priesthood. The process of discerning out of seminary is not a difficult or intimidating one if a person has been open to spiritual direction and participating in the life of the seminary.

The past four years of being in seminary have been the best four years that I could have spent in college. It is where I have learned to be a better man, a better person, and a better Catholic. I have truly loved my time in the seminary, but with the call to step away, I can only be grateful for the guidance and support that I have received over the past four years.

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