Montini Catholic - Bronco Express Spring 2014

MONTINI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER

SPRING 2014

BRONCO EXPRESS

THE WIZ 2014 Spring Musical (pg 6)

MORE FROM THIS ISSUE Academic Success (pgs 4-5)

Bronco Sports Round-Up (pg 8-11)

2014 Hall of Fame (pg 13)

Bronco Brides & Babies (pgs 14-16)

MESSAGE

FROM THE

PRESIDENT Dear Montini Catholic Alumni and Friends, As we approach the end of the 2013-14 school year, I am happy to report that our 48th year of education has been one of much excitement with many stories of academic and extracurricular success.

Presently, over $13 million dollars have been awarded in scholarships and academic grants to the 170 members of the Class of 2014 and with one month remaining in our school year (at the printing of this newsletter), I am sure we will be near last school year’s $14 million dollar mark. Over 60% of the class was awarded at least one scholarship or academic grant. Over the last three years, our graduating senior classes have earned over $40 million dollars in scholarships and grants.

The iPad pilot program for our Digital Learning Initiative has been extremely successful this year. We have learned a great deal about one to one learning by working with 40 students who have used the iPad throughout the school year.

In addition, many faculty members have been signing out the iPad cart on a regular basis for classroom instruction. A series of professional development opportunities, on Digital Learning, have been presented to our faculty and staff. I believe the classroom experience using the iPad and the professional development training will prepare our faculty well for the roll out of the Digital Learning Initiative to our entire student body in the upcoming 2014-15 school year.

I am also very excited about two additions to our course offerings in the 2014-15 school year. Chinese – Mandarin will be added to our Foreign Language offerings and Programming Robotics will be joining CAD in our STEM elective offerings.

Along with the academic success we have experienced this school year, Montini Catholic has had a terrific season athletically with two IHSA state championships (wrestling and girls basketball) a 2nd place state finish in football, 10th place state finish in girls cross country and a 12th place state finish in boys golf. In addition, our Broncettes Dance Team repeated as the TDI State champion in Pom. Football, Girls Volleyball, Wrestling, Girls Basketball also claimed SCC conference championships and our Boys Soccer team claimed its first ever IHSA Regional Championship. The spring sport season is in full swing and several teams are challenging for conference titles as well.

With the IHSA Board of Directors approving a “Success

“The strong enrollment number reaffirms our belief that we are providing our students with an outstanding Lasallian college preparatory experience and this is recognized in the Western suburban grade school community.”

Factor” Policy for the 2014-15 school year, Montini Catholic’s football, wrestling and girls basketball teams will be faced with the challenge of continuing their state playoff success while being bumped up one class in IHSA state tournament competition during the next school year.

I am also very proud to announce that, as of this writing, 8 out of the 11 Montini Catholic IHSA fall and winter sport teams have earned the IHSA All-Academic Team recognition for the 2013-14 school year. This means that the 8 teams during their seasons maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. This is a great accomplishment and I am confident that the number of teams earning this academic status will grow as we conclude the spring sport season. Not only do I congratulate our teachers, but also our Athletic Department and coaches for their strong message to their players on not only performing on the athletic stage but, most importantly, in the classroom.

As we approach our 49th school year, early registration figures indicate that we will be at or we will be exceeding the target student enrollment figure of 680. This strong enrollment number reaffirms our belief that we are providing our students with an outstanding Lasallian college preparatory experience and this is recognized in the Western suburban grade school community.

Finally, I would like to remind the members of our school community that we are just one school year away from celebrating our 50th anniversary as a school community.

This is a very important milestone in our school’s young history and it is our belief that as we approach our 50th year, Montini Catholic will be at the cutting edge in student instruction with our Digital Learning Initiative program and the development of our STEM program.

Once again, my sincere appreciation to all of you for your continual support and generosity to our school community.

May you have an enjoyable and relaxing summer and as always “May Jesus Live In Our Hearts…Forever.”

Sincerely,

James F. Segredo President

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$100,000

Over 40 seniors (to date) have eclipsed SCHOLARSHIP the milestone of $100,000 in scholarship money.

That equates to almost 1 out of every 6 seniors having a multitude of scholarship options to explore in continuing their education.

Congratulations to: [Top photo, left to right, back to front row] Adam Cyze, James Clausing, Edward Bava, Andrew Klysh, Jeanne Disis, Emily Maggiore, Hanna Makowski, Joseph Esposito, Brian Konopacz; [middle photo, left to right] Beck Potucek, Kerry Desmond, Michelle Marin, Mike Maduko, Doyle Peterson, Sabrina Bates, and Anne Torgerson; and [Bottom photo, left to right, back to front row] Austin Pohlman, John Pastouvic, Joe Weglarz, Alexander Melarkey Natalie Lopez, Sarah Sniegowski, Alex Sikora.

The Class of 2014 recently surpassed a cumulative sum of over $13 million.

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Planned GIVING 4-Ways to leave a Legacy

The legacy you leave for Montini Catholic High School demonstrates your own love and value of your own Montini Catholic experience, so that the young men & women who aspire to join our Catholic educational community and who hope to make a difference in our world, may have the same experience as you did. If you believe that it is important to provide a legacy to future generations seeking to grow in their faith and their education, but do not want to part with money today, then a gift in your own will or your trust may be the donor-option you have been looking for as you plan ahead. It has these four clear benefits: 1. Simplicity - Just a few sentences in your own will or trust are all that is needed. Contact us to receive wording which you can then share with your own attorney in order to complete your gift.

2. Flexibility - Because you are not actually making a gift until after your lifetime, you can change your mind at any time.

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3. Versatility - You can structure your gift in order to leave a specific item or an amount of money, or make it contingent on certain events, or leave a percentage of your estate.

4. Tax Relief - When you make a gift to us in your will or trust, your estate is entitled to an estate tax charitable deduction for the gift’s FULL value.

Consult your own attorney or your financial counselor today about the best way you can remember Montini Catholic High School in your will or your trust. I also invite you to review our Montini Catholic website (www.montini.org), the “Support Montini “ tab, and the “Planned-Giving/Estate” page for other ideas and strategies concerning such plans.

I hope you will consider including Montini Catholic High School in your will or other estate plans, and would be pleased to hear from you !

Truly yours,

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Seniors Named Illinois State Scholars

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Montini Catholic students have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. The prestigious award, given annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), recognized 19,300 high school students from across the state as this year’s State Illinois State Scholar winners rank in the top ten percent of high school seniors from 675 different high schools across the state. Selection is based on SAT, ACT and/or Prairie State Achievement Exam scores, and/or class rank at the end of the junior year. Guidance counselors work in conjunction with ISAC to determine the winners.

“These young people don’t just represent the best in educational excellence in Illinois.

Their hard work and continued success are going to be keys to the state’s economic well-being in the future,” commented Eric Zarnikow, ISAC Executive Director.

Students Named Illinois State Scholars: Thomas Almassey, Sabrina Bates, Edward Bava, John Brady, Phillip Bugajski, Adam Cyze, Brian Dehlinger, Matthew Diedrick, Jeanne Disis, Meagan Donner, Sarah Dopp, Margaret Hallerud, Patrick Hennessy, Nicholas Jackson, Andrew Klysh, Brian Konopacz, Natalie Lopez, Julia Luka, Gabriel Lynch, Hanna Makowski, Kelsey McHugh, Alexander Melarkey, Bianca Oddo, Erika Ortiz, John Pastuovic, Doyle Peterson, Beck Potucek, Kayla Quinlan, Ryan Schubert, Rachel Stevenson, Tyler Tumpane, and Joseph Weglarz.

National Merit Commended Scholars

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Montini Catholic students have been named a Commended Students in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. These Commended Students are placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2014 competition by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise.

MCHS 2014 National Merit Scholars: (pictured above left to right)

Beck Potucek Maggie Hallerud Phillip Bugajski Gabriel Lynch Erika Ortiz Ryan Schubert

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT S C H O L A R S

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his May, 91 students completed a total of 146 challenging Advanced Placement Exams in 12 different subjects. The students finished with 1 perfect score (5 points) in 8 different subjects. The results recorded 110 scores of 3 points or greater, earning college credit at most universities and colleges.

This year, Montini Catholic had 5 students receive special recognition from the Advanced Placement College Board for their outstanding achievement of scoring a 3 or higher on

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

- Aristotle three or more Advance Placement examinations, earning “AP Scholar” status (pictured above). These students are [left to right]:Phillip Bugajski, John Brady, Gabriel Lynch, Margaret Hallerud, and Andrew Posadzy. Gabriel Lynch earned the “AP Scholar with Distinction” award [pictured below top photo).

There are two students who earned the “AP Scholar with Honors” award [pictured below, bottom left to right: John Brady and Margaret Hallerud .

GABRIEL LYNCH AP Scholar with

Distinction Earned a score of 3 on five or more exams and averaged a score of at least 3.5.

John Brady & Margaret Hallerud

AP Scholar with

Honors

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AP Scholars

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Perfect Score

110 College Credit

Scores Earn

Earned a score of 3 on four or more exams and averaged a score of at least 3.25.

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2014 SPRING MUSICAL

THE WIZ

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he cast and crew of the 2014 spring musical, The Wiz, performed for sold out crowds the weekend of March 7-9. From Dorothy (and Toto, too!) to the Flying monkeys and witches, the Montini Catholic thespians put on an amazing show that truly had the audience “Easin’ on Down the Road”.

Congratulations to the entire cast, crew, family members and faculty and staff

“If music be the food of love, play on.”

- William Shakespeare

that helped in making it a great weekend in the Montini Auditorium!

Alumni Throwback!

Pictured on the right is Montini student, Joe Weglarz ‘14 (Tin Man in the 2014 production) stands with Matt Belda (Class of 1994) who performed as Tin Man in the 1994 Montini musical production.

TURNABOUT KING The school celebrated its annual Turnabout week in February. This year’s theme was “America.”

The week before the dance was filled with spirit, American-inspired theme days, a clothing drive for homeless veterans, class competitions, and a Pep Assembly. The week ended with Saturday night’s dance and the announcement of the

2014 Turnabout King, Alexander Melarkey. The senior class 2014 Turnabout Court is: Connor Economou, Alexander Melarkey, William Kranzusch, Matt Diedrick, and Jack Gausselin.

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ACADEMIC

“The value of an education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks.”

- Albert Einstein

MATHLETES

STATE BOUND

MATHLETES EARNED 2ND PLACE

MIT INVITATIONAL The Math Teachers Association Invitational was held at the Loyola Lakeshore Campus on Saturday, February 8th. The top six students from 15 Chicagoland Parochial A and AA high schools competed at the invitational. The overall team score is comprised of the top 3 individual scores and the team event score. Montini was the top scoring A school in every event. Montini Catholic earned 2nd place overall just 2 points behind AA Fenwick.

In the team event Montini earned 2nd place just 3 points behind AA Fenwick.

Montini had 6 members in the top 25 in the event. The results are as follows: Joey Palasek (Junior) - 2nd Place Ryan Schubert (Senior) - 10th Place Jack Brady (Senior) - 13th Place Gabe Lynch (Senior) - 16th Place Chris Syregelas (Junior) - 18th Place Steven Wang (Junior) - 24th Place

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n Saturday February 22nd, the Montini Catholic Math Team finished in 2nd Place overall at the North Central College Regional Math Meet for the State of Illinios. At the time of this printing, the MCHS Mathletes were ranked 3rd in the state heading into the State Championships on Saturday, May 3rd at the University of Illinois ChampaignUrbana. The Montini Math team has finished in the top 6 in the state for the past 12 years.

Individual award earned by: Joey Palasek - 1st place in Algebra II with a perfect paper!

Team awards earned by: Algebra I Team: 3rd place tied Geometry Team: 3rd Place (1 question behind tie for 1st place) Algebra II Team: 2nd Place PreCalculus Team: 3rd Place

Freshmen-Sophomore 8 person Team: 1st Place Junior-Senior 8 Person Team: 2nd Place Oral Team of Gabe Lynch and Kelsey McHugh: 2nd Place Freshman-Sophomore 2 Person Team: 4th Place Junior-Senior 2 Person Team: 4th Place

Calculator Team: 3rd Place

TOP SCORING MATHLETES Algebra I Mary Watson

Algebra II Joey Palasek

Geometry Matthew Kaefer, Shawn Lee, and Lawna Zhang

Pre-Calculus Jack Brady, Pat Hennessy, and Ryan Schubert

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BRONCO NEWS:

ATHLETICS

PASSION...EFFORT...COMMITMENT

IHSA Coach of the Year

STATE CHAMPS: LADY BRONCO BASKETBALL

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he Lady Broncos sailed through Regionals, Sectionals and Supersectional Championships to make their way to Redbird Arena on March 7-8. The ladied defeated Burlington Central to make it to the final game, where they would ultimately take the crown by beating

JCA 57-44 for the IHSA Class 3A 2014 State Championship title. This is the 4th title in 5 years for the Lady Broncos, with one 3rd place finish to keep the Broncos in the top 4 for 5 years. Great job, ladies!

Montini Catholic Girls Basketball Program Head Coach, Jason Nichols, has been named the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Co-Coach of the year. This years’ team had a record of 34-2 and helped Coach Nichols earn the 300th win of his MCHS coaching career. Due to new IHSA rules, the Lady Broncos will be moving up to Class 4A, the highest class in girls basketball. Coach Nichols and his girls are excited for the challenge and look forward to competing against the larger schools next year.

STATE CHAMPS: WRESTLING

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ongratulations to the Wrestling Team for winning the 2014 Class 2A IHSA State Championship!

This title marks the MCHS Wrestling Program’s 7th straight State title in a row!

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2ND AT STATE: FOOTBALL The Football Team finished in 2nd Place at the IHSA Class 5A State Championship this past fall. This marks the programs 8th trip to the semi-finals, and 21st consecutive IHSA Playoff appearance!

STATE CHAMPS: BRONCETTES POM TEAM

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he Broncettes earned first place at the 2014 TDI State Competition in Pom division 2A. They also took a 3rd place in the TDI Open Pom division 2A. This is their 22nd state championship and 4th in the last 4 years. This performance closed out the class of 2014’s very impressive career at Montini. They compiled 4 TDI State Titles in Pom and Open Pom, 2 second place finishes, one third and in 2013 they were the TDI Grand Champions.

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he Bronco Wrestling Team sent 12 to the IHSA Wrestling Individual State Competition at University of Illinois State Farm Center from February 20-22.

Congratulations to the following wrestlers on their State finishes: 106 lbs - Jimmy Pawelski - 4th 120 lbs - Dylan Duncan - 1st 126 lbs - Kegan Calkins - 1st 138 lbs - Vincent Turk - 1st MONTINI.ORG

145 lbs - Chris Garcia - 1st 152 lbs - Luke Fortuna - 2nd 170 lbs - Xavier Montalvo - 1st 182 lbs - Derrick Curry - 5th

195 lbs - Anthony Ferraro - 2nd 220 lbs - Edgar Ruano - 2nd 285 lbs - Michael Johnson - 2nd Spring 2014 9

MCHS STUDENTS TAKE THE

LADY

BRONCO

Signing Day

Montini Catholic High School is proud to announce seven female student-athletes signed Letters-of-Intent to continue their academic and athletic endeavors at the college level.

Volleyball

Basketball

LACROSSE

Joyce Balash - Lewis University

Kelly Karlis - Ohio University

SOFTball

Sara Ross – Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis (IUPUI)

Frankie Kamely – Loyola University Maryland

Cristina Barrett – Western Illinois University

Kateri Stone – Colgate University

Molly Marciniak – Marquette University

SCC Players of the Year Bridget Lucas (Volleyball) 2013 Suburban Christian Conference Champion 1,100 digs (school record) Season 30-4

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Alex Wills (Football) State Champs 2010-2012 2013 IHSA 5A State Runner-Up 2013 SCC Champions 3,037 Season Passing Yards 56 Career Touchdown Passes (school record)

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GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Montini Catholic High School is proud to announce that eleven male student-athletes will be continuing their academic & athletic pursuits at the next level..

NAT’L

Signing Day BASEball

Football Nile Sykes - University of Notre Dame

Derrick Curry - McKendree University

Dylan Thompson - Ohio State University

Nikko Italia - Lake Forest University

Alex Wills - Butler University

Mike Maduko - Ohio State University

Tyler Tumpane - University of Dayton

Frank Vosicky - Benedictine University

Jake Mencacci - St. Mary’s University of Minnesota (Winona) Austin Kline - Brunswick Community College (Supply, NC)

Josh Belt - University of Dayton

International Bowl KATERI STONE (Basketball) 3 State Championship Titles 2014 SCC Champions McDonalds’ All-American Team 1300 career points 267 Career 3- pointers (school record) Team Record 138-10 National Honors Society

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Dylan Thompson and Nile Sykes represented the U.S. in the 2014 International Bowl in Arlington, TX on February 8th. The U.S. U19 team defeated Team Canada 43-7.

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B R O N C O L A N D Capital Campagin: Phase III Improvements

IMPROVEMENTS

BASEBALL FIELD RENOVATIONS

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he improvements to the baseball field included the construction of two new dugouts and a new press box which were attached to the home dugout. In addition, the existing backstop was replaced with a brick half wall with a new backstop netting system. Improvements were also be made to the warning track, bull pen areas, the infield playing surface, and outfield area. The spectator viewing areas for the home and visitors’sides were be repositioned and enlarged.

90% of the renovation is completed, with additional work to be done over the summer and into the fall.

Donations are still being accepted to complete the project.

To make a donation to the baseball field renovations, or for more information, please contact Jim Segredo at 630.627.6930 x174 or jsegredo@montini.org.

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HALL

OF FAME Induction Ceremony

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very year the Montini Catholic High School Hall of Fame Selection Committee inducts new alumni into their Hall of Fame. The Montini Catholic High School Hall of Fame was established to recognize Montini Catholic graduates who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in one or more of the following areas; possess exceptional athletic ability, academic ability, and/or leadership exhibited while at Montini Catholic, in college and/or in the professional ranks; possesses exceptional positive impact for Montini Catholic through leadership shown in the business, professional, or civic community; and have made exceptional contribution to Montini Catholic through continual active participation in school and alumni projects.

committee. Nominees, who are not inducted, are automatically submitted next year for up-to a five year period.

On Saturday, May 3, 2014, Montini Catholic High School welcomed, with great pride, the members of the 2014 Alumni Hall of Fame:

Alumni are nominated by the fellow alumni, parents and teachers.

Typically, around twenty alums are nominated each year. A candidate becomes a member with a seventy percent approval vote of the

Margaret Scholz Noe ‘71 Richard Terrien ‘71 Howard Tribble ‘75 Victor Ciardelli ‘85 Jesse Izzo ‘98 Courtney James ‘04 Jennifer Westerkamp ‘04 Jeffrey Farnell ‘05 Timothy Fugger ‘07

Margaret Scholz Noe ‘71 for her excellent judicial record and long standing career in the field of law.

Victor Ciardelli ‘85 for exceptional achievements in the mortgage industry.

Jennifer Westerkamp ‘04 for her oustanding achievements in the sports nutrition and health industry.

Richard Terrien ‘71 for his businesses in recycling, pollution and developmentally challenged individuals.

Jesse Izzo ‘98 for his oustanding athletic achievement at MCHS.

Jeffrey Farnell ‘05 for his outstanding athletic achievements at MCHS.

Howard Tribble ‘75 for oustanding athletic achievement at MCHS and leadership in the construction industry.

Courtney James ‘04 for her athletic achievements at MCHS and professional impact at the Univ. of Central Oklahoma

Timothy Fugger ‘07 for his oustanding athletic achievements at MCHS and professionally.

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KEEPING UP

WITH THE BRONCOS

Marriages, Future Broncos, Updates & Sympathies

Megan (Hennessy) Jarvis ’99 and husband Brian welcomed Dylan Michael on February 19, 2014. Dylan joined the family weighing 8 lbs 9 oz and was 20 in long. Big brother Neil is loving having a little brother at home!

Jennifer (La Montagna) Pecora ’05 and Anthony Pecora ’05 were wed on June 15, 2013 at St. Pius X Church, followed by a reception at Medinah Country Club. The wedding party included alumni Laura (La Montagna) De Feo ’93, Michael De Feo ’93, Michael La Montagna ’99, Tommy Wasilowski ’05, Kristy Schultz ’05, and current Bronco John Pecora ’16. The couple honeymooned in St. Thomas and currently reside in Darien, IL. A great time was had by all!

Alphonse Sarno ‘07 and Chrissy Stelter are engaged! Al and Chrissy, sister to Dan Stelter ‘08 and daughter of Paula (Fabri) Stelter ‘78, will be married on December 5, 2015 in Addison, Illinois.

Al graduated from Benedictine University and is currently employed by the Athletic Department at Benedictine and working towards his MBA. The wedding party will include 8-10 Montini alumni on the big day!

Emily (DeNotto) Walton ‘99 and husband Jonathan are excited to announce the birth of their first child, Matilda Eileen. Matilda was born on July 27. She was 6 pounds 12 ounces and 20 inches long.

Bridget (Cannon) Walsh ‘98 and husband Matt welcomed their first son, Liam Matthew, on October 26, 2013. Liam was 9 lbs 8.7 oz and 22.5 inches long. His older sisters Keira and Bebhinn are very excited to have a baby brother!

Leanne Potempa ‘03 and fiance Keith Curren are engaged! Leanne is sister to Stefanie Potempa ‘05, Cathy Potempa ‘08, and Emily Potempa ‘10. Leanne and Keith will be married on August 16, 2014 in Elmhurst, Illinois. Leanne graduated from the University of Illinois and is currently employed by Catamaran. The wedding party will include11 Montini alumni on the big day!

Amanda (Piagnarelli) Grochowski ’03 and husband Paul welcomed Sofia Marie Grochowski on February 26, 2014 at 3:29 pm. She weighed 8 lbs and 6 ounces and was 21 inches long.

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Erin (Soger) Ciavarella ‘03 and Carmie Ciavarella welcomed their first child, Elise Megan, into the world on February 10, 2014 at 12:41 pm, weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 19 inches long. Happy aunts Jenny Soger ‘99 and Shannon Soger ‘01 and Grandparents Dennis and Estelle Soger are excited to spoil Elise!

Erin (Moran) Klopack ’01, and husband Steve, welcomed Margaret Ann, just in time for Christmas on December 23, 2013.

Maggie weighed 7 lbs 15oz and was 20.5 inches.

Michael Ripper ‘99 and Morgan (Bell) Ripper ‘02 welcomed twin boys on December 30, 2013. Spencer James weighed 5 lbs 9 oz and was 19 inches long. Bennett Eugene was 5 lbs 3 oz and was 18 inches long.

Both baby broncos are doing great!

Megan (Crotty) ‘00 and Anthony Pauley ‘03, are happy to announce the birth of their son, Gavin John, on December 3, 2013. Gavin joined the family weighing 8lbs. 13 oz. and was 21.5 inches long.

Jamie (Briner) Irvin ‘99 and husband, Matt, welcomed their son, Cole Matthew, on January 30, 2014. Cole joined the family weighing 6 lbs 12 oz and was 21.5 inches long.

Big sisters Avery and Teddi are so excited to have a brother to play with!

Colleen (Somers) Howell ‘00 and husband, Keith, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Bridget Lenore. Bridget joined the family on March 12, 2014 and weighed in at 8 pounds, 6 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Big sister Shannon is very happy to have a little sister around!

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Janine (Gay) Brown ‘00, husband Ken and big sister Merrilee welcomed Lucille Donna Brown on February 9, 2014. Lucy was 9 lb even and 21.5 inches long.

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Jennifer (Willig) Mayerik ‘01 married Nicholas Mayerik on July 19, 2013. The attendants on the bride’s side included Maid of Honor Julie Willig ‘05, Laura (Spokas) Zacharski ‘01, Nicole (Pitello) Morgan ‘01, and Kerry (Myscofski) McHugh ‘01.

President: James Segredo Alumni Relations Coordinator: Megan Pauley ‘00 Special Events Coordinator: Michelle O’Connor ‘88 Address: 19W070 16th Street, Lombard IL 60148 Telephone: 630-627-6930 Email: info@montini.org (general) or alumni@montini.org (alumni updates)

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KEEPING UP WITH THE BRONCOS (CONT’D) IN MEMORIAM...

UPDATE...

Michael Franch ‘95, who passed away on April 15. 2014.

Jennifer (Willig) Mayerik ’01 was named the Assistant Softball Coach and Pitching Coach at Wheaton College before the 2014 season.

Congrats, Jen!

Todd Auskalnis ‘88, who passed away on December 19, 2013. Todd is the brother of Kim (Auskalnis) Novotny ’91 and Jay ’92.

Kevin Holman ’82, who passed away on January 22, 2014. Kevin is the brother of Keith Holman ‘78 and wife Michelle (Taylor) Holman ‘77, Kirk Holman ‘79 and Kris Holman ‘84.

Megan Soger ’08, who passed away on November 15, 2013. Megan is the daughter of Estelle Soger, Montini Catholic Librarian, and sister to Jenny ’99, Shannon ’01 and Erin (Soger) Ciavarella ’03.

Br. Joseph Seiler, FSC, former faculty member at Montini Catholic, passed away on January 29, 2014 Mrs. Alba Rigoni, former faculty member at Montini Catholic and mother of David ’72

Marcey (Donlan) Futris ’82 has run over 90 marathons, and at least one in every state in America. She has run on three different continents – soon to be 4 – on her way to becoming a member of the Seven Continents Club. Marcey has taken her love of running and created SportHooks – a way for runners to show off their medals. Check them out at SportHooks.com.

OUR SYMPATHIES...

To the Waszak Family, on the death of their father Robert Waszak on May 1, 2013 and Lillian Waszak on November 25, 2013. Mr. and Mrs. Waszak are the parents of Bob Waszak ‘79, Cindy (Waszak) Howard ‘81, Dave Waszak ‘82, Jill (Waszak) Jankowski ‘83, and Chrissy (Waszak) Bennett ‘91.

To the Zamora family, including Joy ‘98, on the passing of her mother, Purita, in October 2013.

To the Arlis Family, on the death of Mr. Edward Arlis, on April 23. 2014. Mr. Arlis is the father of the late †Edward ‘71, Thomas ‘72, Michael ‘73, George (Kelly) ‘82 and John ‘86 and grandfather of Cassie Tanner ‘05.

To the Goudie Family, on the death of Mr. William Goudie, father of Deana (Goudie) Hryn ‘87 and Stacy (Goudie) Lifka ‘92.

To the Hennessy Family, on the death of Mr. Joseph Hennessy, on March 9, 2014. Mr. Hennessy is the father of Joe ‘80, Nina Hennessy-Tamburo ‘81, John ‘84, Amy ‘85 and Catherine (Hennessy) Price ‘89, and grandfather to Patrick ‘14.

To the Mudge Family, on the death of Mr. Robert Mudge, in March 2014. Mr. Mudge is the father of Martin ’71, Randy ’74, Bill ’77, Ronald ’82 and Gerry ’82.

To the Brach family, on the death of Mr. John Brach, on February 1, 2014. Mr. Brach is the father of Bonnie (Brach) Janssens ‘70, Nanci (Brach) Greene ‘75, Su (Brach) Garvey ‘77 and Lisa (Brach) Gosen ‘79.

To the Holland Family, on the death of Mr. Marcellus Holland Jr., on November 23, 2013.

Mr. Marcellus is the father of Marcellus ’88 and Marguerite (Holland) Reamer ’91.

To the Kissane family, including Matt ’83, Patrick ’86 and Kathy (Kissane) Enger ‘88, on the passing of their father, David, in October 2013.

To the Hendricks family, on the death of Conor Hendricks, in February 2014. Conor is the son of Julie (Tharp) ‘85 and Tim Hendricks ‘85. Our sympathies go out to Conor’s family, including Barry Tharp ‘78, Gene Tharp ‘79, Laura (Tharp) Henkel ‘80, Paul Tharp ‘82, Amy (Tharp) Georgitsis ‘84 and Ted Tharp ‘88. Cousins include Manny Georgitsis ‘13 and Ryley Georgitsis ‘15.

To the Hendricks family, including Tim Hendricks ‘85 and Julie (Tharp) Hendricks ‘85, on the death of Mr. James Hendricks in March 2014.

To the Starshak family, on the death of Mr. Marty Starshak, in December 2013. Mr. Starshak is the father of Barbara ’75 and father-in-law of Peggy (Wallace) Starshak ’84.

To the Whalen family, on the passing of John “Jack” Whalen, father of Julia Whalen Musil ‘77 and grandfather of Zach Musil ‘00 and Whitney Musil ‘05.

To the Forillo family, on the passing of Mrs. Robin Forillo, mother of Dina (Forillo) Cady ‘84 and Shelly (Forillo) Bjorseth ‘87. Mrs. Forillo is also mother-in-law of John Cady ‘83, and grandmother of Kevin Cady ‘11 and Courtney Cady ‘12.

To the Kulka family, including Kristin (Kulka) Parkinson ‘88, on the passing of her mother, Barbara, on December 25, 2013.

To the Dobrotka family, including Karen ’78 and Edward ‘83, on the death of their mother, Joan, on February 6, 2014.

To the Calandra family, including Carla (Calandra) Erickson ’72, Linda ’75, Mark ’77, Donna ’79 and Rosemarie (Calandra) Frontzak ‘81, on the death of their father, Carl, on January 21, 2014.

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Montini Catholic is raffling off tickets to the 2015 Masters Tournament. The drawing will be held Friday, August 8 at the 2014 Bronco Classic Golf Outing.

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$100 donation per raffle ticket. Only 350 tickets will be sold! Tickets will go on sale in June. Please visit www.montinialumni.org/Masters2015 for more information.

Contact: Jim Segredo (jsegredo@montini.org)

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ver the past nine years, Montini Catholic has asked the members of the school community to make a donation to launch our Fund A Need projects during the annual Spring Fling Auction. Through these Fund A Need projects, we have been able to obtain new computers in Computer Lab 1 and the Learning Resource Center, SmartBoards, cafeteria tables and chairs, new student desks, new classroom overhead projectors, compound digital microscopes and two mobile laptop computer labs, and iPad cart and Interactive Projectors with Smart Technology.

This year, our project is threefold: 1. 12 Ceiling Mounted Projectors for Classrooms 2. New Cafeteria chairs 3. An Automated Screen and Projector System in the gym for Masses and Assemblies This year, our fundraising goal is $40,000. Thanks to the generosity of many in attendance at the Spring Fling Auction on March 22, we have raised over $27,000. Each year after the Auction, we reach out to all of the members of the Montini Catholic community to ask for help reaching our Fund A Need goal. We appreciate your consideration in helping us with the 2014 Fund A Need projects. Remember, any gift, no matter the size, will help us provide a stronger academic environment for all of our students. Thank you for your consideration.

Contact: Jim Segredo, President (jsegredo@montini.org)

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This is About…You! The 2013-2014 Montini Catholic Fiscal Year will end on June 30th. Thanks to the generosity of our alumni, alumni and current parents and community friends we have received over 450 gifts to the Annual Appeal totaling $182, 000 (including restricted and unrestricted gifts). Our goal is to have each alumni class have a 10% participation rate for the annual appeal.

Check out the chart below to check on the progress of your class. To make an online donation please visit www.montinialumni. org/annualfund 2013.

How Close Is Your Class to 10%?

Class Year

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

Curren 10% t Suppo Donor rt s

15

15 11 10 11 12 9 12 15 14 10 14 14 16 17

12

7 7 3 6 6 4 5 6 9 6 4 5 10 7

Class Year

1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Curren 10% t Suppo Donor rt s

15 18 17 17 15 10 8 8 7 9 7 8 9 10 11

7 6 9 6 16 10 2 3 0 6 6 0 0 1 2

Class Year

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Curren 10% t Suppo Donor rt s

11 10 13 15 14 14 16 14 17 16 15 18 16 17

0 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 2

*Classes in BOLD print met the 10% goal.*

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