Bronco Express Summer 2013

MONTINI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER

SUMMER 2013

BRONCO EXPRESS

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS of 2013

MORE FROM THIS ISSUE Broncos By the Numbers (pg 3)

Hall of Fame Inductees (pg 5)

Bronco Brides & Babies (pgs 10-11)

Get Involved (back cover)

MESSAGE

“The foundation for success in the Montini Catholic School Community is cultivated by the financial and volunteer support that we receive from our alumni, parents of alumni, parents of current students, and our friends and benefactors.”

FROM THE

PRESIDENT

Dear Friends, ur 47th year at Montini Catholic High School has come to a close. It was a year filled with excitement and great accomplishments but it was also a very difficult year as we dealt with loss of a student and a beloved faculty member.

In the fall, we lost Johnny Weiger, Class of 2016 and in the spring Mr. Bob Huntoon.

During those difficult times, I could not have been more proud of our immediate and extended school community and how they dealt with these emotional events. Bob and Johnny’s deaths were very difficult for the members of our school community but we responded in a very supportive and caring way to both of the families. It is my firm opionion that these trying times brought us closer and made us stronger. Johnny and Bob will be truly missed but they will not be forgotten.

Academically, this school year will go down as one of the best in our school’s history and on the extracurricular front our teams and clubs continue to excel at all levels (see table below).

Our Fall Play and Spring Musicals drew sold out audiences. In the area of community service, our students out did themselves. Our students participated in many community service projecrs this past school year Thanksgiving Food Drive, Christmas and Easter Adopt-a-Family programs, Habitat for Humanity Project over Spring Break, service trips Costa Rica & Honduras and weekly service at local PAD shelters.

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Education in the Diocese of Joliet, we are very excited about our Digital Learning Initiative.

This year we will be introducing, to our student body, a One to One program utilizing iPad technology. This initiative has been greatly aided and accelerated through a very generous grant from Leigh-Anne Kazma and the Kazma Family. Finally, because of the great assistance we’ve received from our STEM advisory committee (made up of alumni and parents of alumni), we are very excited about the initial stages of establishing our STEM program for our students.

While our students are achieveing and our staff and faculty are there to guide them, I need to point out that the foundation for success in the Montini Catholic School Community is cultivated by the financial and volunteer support that we receive from our alumni, parents of alumni, parents of current students, and our friends and benefactors.

Recently, I had lunch with a group of alumni and one comment really concerned me. Several in attendance stated that alumni and parents of alumni think the school doesn’t need financial or volunteer support - they read and hear about the campus improvements or the success of the academic and extracurricular programs.

“The perception is everything is fine and other organizations need the help more than Montini.”

truth. We rely on your support financially, as well as through volunteer opportunities. Your donations of time, talent and treasure keep moving the school and our school community in a positive direction. The support we received in our Annual Appeals and Capital Campaigns have laid the foundation for the successes we see today. However, over the last two years we have seen a decline in our Annual Appeal numbers (the number of gifts and the total amount of money raised) and this is concerning. The growth of our Annual Appeal and the success of the Capital Campaign are vital to the future success of our school and the Lasallian Mission of Education at Montini Catholic.

So as we begin our 48th year of education on August 15th, I thank the members of our school community for the support and generosity that you have provided and continue to ask that all members of our school community consider how they can support our students and help advance the mission of education at Montini Catholic.

“May Jesus Live In Our Hearts...Forever.”

Sincerely,

Jim Segredo President

NOTHING could be further from the

$11 million dollars in academic scholarships and grants for the Class of ‘13, the largest amount recorded by a Montini Catholic graduating class 37 seniors were named Illinois State Scholars Rebekah Ernat ‘13 was named a National Merit Finalist 63 seniors received the President’s Award for Academic Excellence Five seniors named AP Scholars 70% of students taking AP Exams received college credit The Math Team finished 6th (Division 2A) in the State Math Championships - the eleventh straight year that the Math Team finished in the top ten in the state.

15 Montini Catholic Athletic Teams earned the IHSA Team Academic Achievement Award IHSA 5A State Football Championship - fourth straight year IHSA 2A State Wrestling Championship - sixth straight year

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and tenth championship in the last thirteen years.

TDI State Championship in Pom TDI State Championship in Open Pom TDI Grand Champions Class 2A 2nd Place Girls Lacrosse State Championship 3rd Place IHSA 2A Girls Cross Country State Championship - 2nd straight year 3rd Place IHSA 3A State Girls Basketball Championship IHSA 3A Regional Champs in Girls Softball IHSA 2A Regional Champs in Girls Soccer Four Suburban Conference Varsity Champions - Girls Cross Country, Wrestling,Girls Basketball and Baseball 11 Division-I letters of intent signed by Montini Catholic Students. Three students signed as preferred walk-ons in football at Northwestern, Northern Illinois, and Minnesota.

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“Academically, this school year will go down as one of the best in our school’s history.”

- James Segredo

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BY THE NUMBERS the year in review

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ALUMNI Career Day April 26, 2013

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n a Friday in late April, Doug Peterson ‘73 Montini Catholic hosted Author/Communications Specialist - University of Career Day for the members Illinois Janis Orlowski ‘74 * of the junior and senior classes. Dr. Chief Operating Officer/ Chief Medical Officer Montini invited 28 professional MedStar Washington Hospital Center alumni to present, meet, and speak to Walter Weisenburger ‘75 * the upperclassmen.

Sr. VP -Corporate & Institutional Services The students had the opportunity to listen to various job industry presentation topics including Accounting, Business, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Finance, Fire Protection, Information Technology, Journalism, Law Enforcement, Marketing/Advertising, Media Relations, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Sales, Science Research, Social Work, and Psychology.

“It was great being back on campus and around the wonderful students at Montini Catholic” - Kevin Fitzpatrick ‘78

Northern Trust Bank

Ron DiNella ‘78

Former Sr. VP & CFO - Morton’s Steakhouse

Kevin Fitzpatrick ‘78

Lt. Vito Bonomo III ‘96 *

Lieutenant & Paramedic - York Center FD, Plainfield FD

Beth Somers ‘97

Test Kitchen Manager - Wilton Industries

Katie (Van Huysse) Gibson ‘98

Audio Producer - “Earth Matters” with Bill Kurtis

Lisa (Andriano) Julian ‘99

Professional School Counselor - York Community High School

Dr. Megan Muscia ‘01

Vice President - Crest Communications

Pediatric Chief Resident - Advocate Children’s Hospital

President - Nania Energy & EverBright Energy

1:1 Coach/ iCoach - South Berwyn School District

John Nania ‘79

Dr. Adrienne Segovia ‘79

Deputy Medical Examiner - Office of the Medical Examiner, Cook County

Lori Allen ‘83

Photographer/Owner - LA Photo Designs

Brian Lindstrom ‘84

Shannon Soger ‘01 Bryan Bylica ‘02

Associate - McGuireWoods, LLP

Joanna (Drabik) Morrissey ‘02 Web Strategist - Americaneagle.com

Jason Mittelheuser ‘02

Sr. VP of Mortgage Lending - Guaranteed Rate

Beverages Application Technologist - FONA International

Pediatric Oncology Nurse - University of Chicago Medical Center

Asst. Professor - Drexel University - Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering

Kelly Kramer ‘86 *

Kristen (Manzeske) Berryhill ‘88 Owner - Archadeck of Chicagoland

Frank Puc ‘88

Manager/Owner - Personal Best Performance Physical Therapy

Richard Starmann ‘89 *

Asst. to the Special Agent in Charge - US Secret Service

Det. Timothy Ogan ‘90 *

Detective - Naperville Police Department

Dr. James Rondinelli ‘02 * Michael Mack ‘04

Mechanical Engineer - Aux Sable Liquid Products

Joan Daluga ‘05

Social Media Consultant - 435 Digital

Michael Doan ‘05

Social Media Manager - In The Swim

Giancarlo Iannotta ‘07

Filmmaker - GiancarloIannotta.com * Indicates Member of the Montini Catholic Alumni Hall of Fame

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With this year’s Hall of Fame class, the total number of inductees has reached 116 members, spanning 4 decades.

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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 graduated from Montini Catholic High School 5 years prior to nomination and 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.

Alumni are nominated by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee. Typically, around twenty alums are nominated each year. A candidate becomes a member with a seventy percent approval vote of the committee.

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

On Saturday, April 27, 2013, Montini Catholic High School welcomed, with great pride, the 2013 members of the Alumni Hall of Fame: Mac Brandt ‘98 Adam Clay ‘03 Michelle Brusseau Johnson ‘72 Frank Markett ‘88 Patrick Vena ‘01

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OF FAME induction ceremony Mac Brandt ‘98 for outstanding achievement in the television and entertainment industry Adam Clay ‘03 for outstanding athletic achievement at MCHS and exemplary military service Michelle Brusseau Johnson ‘72 for exceptional contributions, in the medical field of Pediatric Hospice Patrick Vena ‘01 for or tremendous Spirit and exceptional dedication and loyalty to MCHS Frank Markett ‘88 for outstanding schievement at Montini Catholic High School and Aurora University

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GRADS

CLASS OF 2013

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n Sunday, May 19, 2013 Montini Catholic High School’s Class of 2013 graduated during the school’s 44th Annual Baccalaureate Mass & Commencement Exercises.

Reverend John Belmonte, SJ, the Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Joliet, was the Celebrant of the Mass. The Liturgy and Commencement Exercises took place in the Field House in the West Wing of the Campus.

A big Bronco welcome to the newest members of the Montini Catholic Alumni Association

Over 1700 people in attendance saw the 167 seniors receive their diplomas. The graduating Class of 2013 earned over $11 million in academic scholarships surpassing last year’s mark of $10 million.

Graduates will attend Universities and Colleges such as (but not limited to), Princeton, Loyola, Stanford, Marquette, St. Louis, University of Chicago, De Paul, Ohio State and the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana.

LEAVING THEIR MARK • $11 million dollars in academic • Rebekah Ernat was named a scholarships and grants were National Merit Finalist awarded to the members of the • 1 out of 4 seniors earned $100,000 Class of 2013, the largest amount or more in scholarship offerings by a Montini graduating class • 37 seniors were named Illinois State Scholars

• 63 seniors were recipients of the President’s Award for Academic Excellence • Five seniors names Advanced Placement Scholars

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HEAD of the CLASS CHARLIE LONG - VALEDICTORIAN President’s Award for Academic Excellence, AP Scholar, Illinois State Scholar, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Math Team, SCC Academic AllConference, IHSA Scholastic Recognition Award, Valedictorian, he started at LB for the football team and is a member of the 2013 SCC Blue Division Conference Championship baseball team

THERESA VERSACI - SALUTATORIAN President’s Award for Academic Excellence, AP Scholar, Illinois State Scholar, National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Math Team, International Thespian Society, IHSA Scholastic Recognition Award, UPS for DownS - Katie MacDonald Memorial Scholarship, Lombard Rotary Club ‘Bill Mueller’ Scholarship, Lombard Kiwanis Scholarship, Salutatorian and was a cast member in the Fall Play and Spring Musical and choreographer of the Tap-Dance routines

A fond farewell to Mrs. Nancy Formanski, Michael Wimpleberg & Virginia Carrol, who are retiring after the 2012-2013 school year. Thank you for your years of dedication and service to the Montini Catholic Community.

AWARDS & HONORS

St. John Baptist

DeLaSalle Recipients

Gianna Coco

Marie Kalas

William Dawes

Charles Long

Westchester

Juliano Florio Mark Gorogianis

Margaret Pacana

Andrew Harte

Claire Smego

Gabrielle Headrick

Conor Springmire

Kyle Hodyl

Patrick Strzempek

Oak Brook Lombard

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academic and extracurricular accomplishments throughout the year. The ceremony began with a prayer service during which 16 seniors received their St. John Baptist DeLaSalle medals for exemplifying Lasallian values and ideals during their 4 years at Montini Catholic High School.

Lombard

Margaret O’Brien

Woodridge

n Friday, May 17, 2013 Montini Catholic High School honored Christian Brothers Founder, St. John Baptist DeLaSalle, at the Founder’s Day Award Ceremony. On this day, the school takes the time to acknowledge the senior class and selected underclassmen for their

Downers Grove

Oak Brook Wheaton

John Kalal

Downers Grove

Lombard

Bolingbrook

Downers Grove Downers Grove Downers Grove

Theresa Versaci

Lombard

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SPRING SPORTS

HIGHLIGHTS

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s a team, the Lady Broncos finished the 2013 campaign as the state tournament Runner-Up (to Loyola Academy) and held a record of 16-3.

The Lady Broncos Lacrosse program is in just its sixth year of existence and holds two IHSWLA Final Four appearances, a 2nd place finish and 7 members of the Girls’ Lacrosse team were named to the All-State team for the 2013 season.

GIRLS LACROSSE 2nd in State All-State Honors

First Team Francesa LoVerde #10, (Sr, Chicago) Fran Meyer #22 (Sr, Oak Brook) Second Team Frankie Kamely #19 (Jr, Homer Glen) Molly Marciniak #25 (Jr, Downers Grove) Erin Steiner #8 (Sr, Bolingbrook) Honorable Mention Sarah Lugo #23 (Sr, Bolingbrook) Michelle Marten #1 (Sr, Lombard)

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The boys season came to an end as they lost a pitching duel 1-0 to Riverside-Brookfield in the Regional Championship. While the season ended sooner than all had hoped, the Broncos did hoist the Conference Championship and SCC Sportsmanship Award. Also Pitcher/1B Ben Dobosenski was named SCC player of the year.

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GIRLS SOCCER

For the second straight year the Lady Broncos captured the IHSA 2A Regional Championship in Girls Soccer 1-0 over Lisle

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD Girls Track took 2nd place in the State Finals for the 4x800m Relay (Maddy Jamrozek, Soph; Theresa Connelly, Sr; Catherine Kitz, Sr; Brittany Fisher, Jr) and set a new school record with a time of 9:30.62

Montini Catholic had 6 student-athletes compete in Club Rugby this spring. The Glenbard West-Montini Catholic team (Ducks) played for the State Championship on Memorial Day. They brought home the runners-up trophy with a 15-12 loss to the All Reds Rugby Football Club.

Congratulations on a fine season.

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s a whole the Lady Broncos finished the 2013 campaign by setting 21 team and individual records. With a final record of 27-11 (record for most wins), a 2013 Regional Championship and 6 players named to the All-State team, the future is bright for the Lady Broncos of the diamond.

Congratulations to the following Lady Broncos who received All-State Honors:

The Lady Broncos finished the 2013 campaign setting 21 team and individual records.

All-State Honors Second Team Cristina Barrett (Jr, SS, Woodridge) Alyssa Sclafani (Fr, C, Oak Brook)) Third Team Sara Ross (Jr, 1B, Naperville) Shaylee Lewis (Sr, 3B, Elmhurst) Bell Alexander (Fr, LF, Aurora) Lauren Trojnar (So, P, Bolingbrook)

LACROSSE Boys Lacrosse won a 1st round playoff game 10-6 over Batavia but had its playoff run end with a 13-2 loss to Deerfield.

The Broncos Lacrosse program graduated 11 seniors, two of which - Brian Orr, Lombard & JP Palasek, Wheaton - who will become the programs first to sign to play lacrosse at the college level, Trine University & Augustana, respectively.

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BASEBALL Christopher Bartosz Senior - Woodridge Benjamin Dobosenski Senior - Westmont Eric Frontzak Junior - Naperville Austin Kline Junior - Hinsdale Tyler Tumpane Junior - Lisle

Player of the Year: Benjamin Dobosenski SCC Conference Champions SCC Sportsmanship Award

SOCCER Katelyn Pietras Junior - Lombard Jordan Bruscianelli Sophomore - Woodridge

SOFTBALL Cristina Barrett Junior - Woodridge Lauren Trojnar Sophomore - Bolingbrook Isabell Alexander Freshman - Aurora Alyssa Sclafani Freshman - Oak Brook

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD Theresa Connelly Senior - Villa Park Gianna Gentile Senior - Elmhurst Catherine Kitz Senior - Downers Grove Brittany Fisher Junior - Lombard Margaret Hallerud Junior - Lombard Madeline Jamrozek Sophomore - Glen Ellyn BOYS LACROSSE Brian Orr Senior - Lombard AJ Melarkey Junior - Lombard JP Palasek Senior - Wheaton

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KEEPING UP

WITH THE BRONCOS

Marriages, Future Broncos, Updates & Sympathies

Rob Frytz ’03 and wife, Megan, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Joseph Robert. Joey was born August 9, 2013 weighing 7lbs 4oz and 21 inches long.

Agnes Kawa ‘03 recently got engaged to Alex Mattson. Both are from Villa Park and currently reside in Downers Grove.

The wedding is set for September 20, 2014 in Naperville. Agnes is completing her Masters in Library and Information Science, working as a part-time Corporate Librarian at Morningstar Investments in downtown Chicago and part-time as a Youth Service Assistant at the Villa Park Public Library. Alex is a computer engineer graduate from U of I working as a Senior Architect for a private company, Ahead.

Two of the bridesmaids are also alums of Montini: Meagan (Benes) Dovidio ‘03 and Melissa (Sakurai) Arndt ’01.

Michael Amorella ’92 and wife, Marie Claire, welcomed son Charlie on April 15, 2013. Big brother Michael loves having his brother around!

Julie McGivern ’99 and Bobby Maddox were married on June 15, 2012 in Chicago.

Alums in the wedding party included Matt McGivern ‘93, Marie (Hatchell) Jackson ‘99 and V.J. Muscia. ‘99. Julie is a Senior Associate Producer for the Steve Harvey Show in Chicago, where the couple resides.

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Robert ‘01 and Ann (Gorecki) Pinelli ‘01 welcomed their first child, Giada Ann, on December 10, 2012.

Lisa Doll ’99 welcomed Ella Renee on May 21, 2013 at 7:23 AM. Ella joined the world weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Hannah Bailey ‘12 will be attending the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Research Experience for Undergraduates Program at Washington University, St. Louis this summer. She will participate in hands on research projects involving nanotechnology with state-of-theart equipment. The program culminates in a 3 day technical symposium where she will present her research to her peers at Georgia Institute of Technology. Hannah is currently a student at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Kailyn Bailey ‘09, has been accepted to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Division of Medical Sciences, at Harvard University. Her planned course of study and research is Immunology. She is a 2013 graduate from the University of Notre Dame earning a degree in Biological Sciences.

Stephanie Cesaroni ’08 has been accepted into Roosevelt University’s Chicago College for the Performing Arts (CCPA) Graduate Program for Vocal Performance. She will be starting in the Fall of this year. Stephanie graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University this past December majoring in Music Education with an emphasis in voice.

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Planned Giving ENSURING TAX BREAKS When you want to support Montini Catholic and collect hefty tax-deductions, consider giving away appreciated assets that you have owned for more than one year. You avoid capital gains tax and earn a tax deduction for your own generosity. That’s a nice WIN-WIN.

Theresalynn (Haynes) O’Connor ’98 and husband, Dan, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Eden Michael. Eden joined the O’Connor family on February 3, 2013. Eden’s cousin, Felicity Joyce, daughter of Stephanie (Haynes) Foege ’02 and husband, Aaron, followed shortly after on March 8th, 2013.

So, let us say you want to make a gift to Montini Catholic of $10,000 worth of stocks or mutual fund shares. You purchased the shares for $4,000. You earn a deduction for the fair market value of $10,000 and you avoid the long-term capital gains tax.

Montini Catholic can sell those shares for $ 10,000 and also not owe any tax on that sale. If you held those shares and sold them, they would be worth only $9,100 to you after paying the 15% tax on the $6,000 long-term gain.

OUR SYMPATHIES...

To the Tokarski family on the death of Anne Smedinghoff, on April 6, 2013. Anne is the daughter of Mary Beth (Tokarski) Smedinghoff ’71, and niece of Diane (Tokarski) Cohen ’71, Catherine Tokarski ’72, Jean (Tokarski) Rehmer ’73, Barbara Tokarski ’76 and Monica (Tokarski) Erdmann ’77. Anne was working as a US Foreign Service Officer in Kabul, Afghanistan, when her convoy traveling to bring books to school children was attacked.

To the Lydon family, including Kari (Lydon) Aldridge ’86 and Tim ‘90, on the passing of their father, Patrick, on May 8, 2013, after an 11 year battle with cancer.

Mr. Lydon is also grandfather to Mitch ’12.

To the Zapinski family, including Michael ’77, Robert ’78, Kenneth ’81, Charles ’85 and Tricia (Zapinski) Hunt ’87, on the death of their father, Norbert, in May 2013.

To the Gentile family, including Heather (Gentile) Collins ‘88 and Holly (Gentile) Bonner ‘90, on the death of their father, Henry Gentile, in June 2013.

IN MEMORIUM...

Jim Sharpe ‘70, who passed away on May 22, 2013. Jim is the husband of Mary (Boyce) Sharpe ‘70.

James P. O’Connor ‘72 passed away in April 2013.

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SEE THE MASTERS WE’RE RAFFLING OFF TICKETS TO THE 2014 MASTERS AT THE AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB. DRAWING WILL BE HELD AT THE 2013 BRONCO CLASSIC GOLF OUTING $100 PER RAFFLE TICKET LIMIT 350 TICKETS JSEGREDO@MONTINI.ORG

BRONCO EXPRESS A quarterly newsletter for the Montini Catholic Community, published by The Office of Development: President: James Segredo Director of Public Relations: Chris Pestel ‘99 Director of Alumni Relations: Megan Pauley ‘00 Director of Special Events: Michelle O’Connor ‘88 Director of Admissions: Michael Bukovsky ‘83 Address: 19W070 16th Street, Lombard IL 60148 Telephone: 630-627-6930 Email: info@montini.org (general) or alumni@montini.org (alumni updates)

Montini Catholic is classified by the IRS as a “50 percent charity”. So, for any 50 percent charity, you can deduct as much as 30 percent of your adjusted gross income (AGI) in the year of your gift when you contribute appreciated securities. When your donate CASH, you can deduct 50 percent of your AGI, but with gifts of appreciated assets, you derive a 30 percent deduction.

REMEMBER: Keep it simple. Make your appreciated stocks/mutual funds gifts for 50 percent charities such as Montini Catholic AND keep them to NO more than 30 percent of your AGI in any one tax year. These rules can get complicated when making very large charitable contributions to your own favorite charities. So, to be sure you are on a sound footing, do check in with your own tax professional.

And, in order to learn more about how to make a gift of appreciated assets, and learn more about the benefits of just such a gift, OR to learn more about how to create a bequest to Montini Catholic, OR any other estate-planning vehicle, then call: Brother Thomas Harding, fsc at 630-627-6930, ex # 179, or tharding@montini.org.

Thank you for keeping Montini Catholic in your heart as you consider your own charitable giving! It is so much appreciated!

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CLASSIC Join us on Friday, August 9 for the 24th Annual Bronco Classic Golf Outing at St. Andrew’s Golf and Country Club in West Chicago Anyone who enjoys golfing and/ or a good time, or would just like to give back to Montini Catholic High School, is invited to this annual event.

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner will be provided with an open bar and a Silent Auction and Raffle with many contests throughout the day.

The price of this event is $175 per person with all funds raised going towards the school’s ExtraCurricular expenses and Financial Aid. Visit www.montinialumni.org/ BroncoClassic2013.

HOME RE FASHION COMING UNIONS SHOW Friday, October 4, 2013

Broncos v I.C. @ 7:30 PM

‘73 ‘78 ‘83 ‘88 ‘93 ‘98 ‘03

Re-kindle the feelings of yesteryear with a trip down memory lane. Sep - Oct.

Sunday, December 9, 2013

Montini Catholic’s Annual trip Down the catwalk.

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