Legacy Magazine - Summer 2019 Edition - Mount Saint Charles Academy

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Administration

Board of Directors

President Alan Tenreiro '92

Dennis Darveau Br. Robert G. Gagne, SC Kevin Goffe Matthew R. Jarret '95 Gerald R. Piette '76 Br. Roy Pinette, SC William M. Ryan '73 Frank Simonelli '92 David Soucy Thomas Ward '71 Amy (Mainelli) Burke '95 Courtney (Stone) Mungovan '92

Principal of Operations & Formation Edwin Burke Principal of Academics Jessie Butash Assistant Principal Julie Beauvais '96 Office of Admissions gasbarros@mtstcharles.org 401-769-0310 ext. 177

Ex Officio Members Alan Tenreiro '92 Edwin Burke Jessie Butash Tracy Mulligan Julie Beauvais '96 Br. Roland Champagne, SC

Office of Alumni Relations & Institutional Advancement alumni@mtstcharles.org 401-769-0310 ext. 115 Office of Community Relations sheytanianj@mtstcharles.org 401-769-0310 ext. 176

The Mount Legacy Summer 2019 The Mount Legacy is published by the Office of the President at Mount Saint Charles Academy, 800 Logee Street, Woonsocket, RI, 02895. Mount Saint Charles Academy is a private, Catholic, college-preparatory, 6th to 12th-grade academy in the tradition of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, committed to academic excellence, moral values, and well-rounded students. Our commitment to caring means that each and every student is known, valued, and treasured.

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Foundation Board Co-Chairs John Laramee ‘61 Robert Loiselle Members Stephen Adamo '82 Carol Barnabe '79 Bryan Berard '95 Brian Boucher '95 Barbi Carignan '80 Richard Carriere Marc Cote '70 Mark D’Arcy '86 Jonathan Fagan '90 David Goryl '91

Stacey Goryl '88 John Gregory '67 Robert Hamel '59 John Harwood '70 Marc Hebert '70 Matthew Lacroix '59 Richard Lepine Jane McAuliffe '91 Sara Monaco '96 Justin Wasnewsky

Message from the President If there is one thing better than a great past it’s a great future to go with it. Especially when the two are deeply tied together.

Mount is lucky to have a rich history of people and accomplishments to build on. This year’s edition of Mount Legacy focuses on our history of excellence, how it continues to the present day, and how we’re extending it into the future. Some of our most successful graduates reflect on how Mount prepared them for college and careers. They offer examples of commitment and hard work for the current generation of students.

A new display in Veterans Hall honors a similar kind of commitment: that of Mounties and their families who served in the military.

This edition also looks back on the extraordinary 40-year career of legendary hockey coach Bill Belisle. Coach Belisle’s success laid the foundation for our new national hockey program, which will draw players from all over the world to start a new era in Mount sports. We celebrate the 50-year career of Richard Lawrence, teacher, coach, athletic director and mentor to thousands of Mount students. Richard’s legacy of dedication will continue through a scholarship fund endowed by one of his many grateful students.

If you haven’t already heard, this year Mount returned to its roots as a boarding school by building a new residence hall. Along with newly updated and expanded facilities, the residence hall will help us attract a wider range of students. We continue to grow academically with a grant to expand our science curriculum and programs to expand access to computer technology.

And on a lighter note, two alumni share their story about ditching school in 1960 to see John F. Kennedy’s last campaign stop before the election. It’s a neat little lesson in how to make a calculated risk pay off.

There’s plenty more in Legacy to show you how Mount is moving forward while embracing the community and values that make it the special place it is. Enjoy the memories and look ahead to a bright future.

Best regards,

Alan Tenreiro '92 President

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A new legacy

Commemorating Mount's 100th graduating class Two sides of one coin capture three sentiments that express the special meaning the Class of 2025 holds for Mount Saint Charles. The Class of 2025, currently heading into seventh grade, will be the 100th class to graduate from Mount.

Each member of the class was presented with a custom-made coin bearing three inscriptions to mark their place in Mount history. The first – “Ametur Cor Jesu” or “Love be the Heart of Jesus” – represents the Lord’s eternal love. The second -- “Fides et Scientia” or “Faith and Knowledge” – represents Mount’s dedication to faith and learning. The third, sharing the same side as “Ametur Cor Jesu,” says “100 Years of Excellence” – what God’s love, faith and learning have created at Mount. Together, they express our hopes and dreams for the Class of 2025 and every class that comes through Mount. Along with their class banner, these coins will follow the Class of 2025 through to graduation day.

Legacies: Past & Present

A legacy of service, dedication, and sportsmanship

Richard Lawrence celebrates 50th year teaching, coaching at Mount one of them, David Celona, to endow a scholarship fund in Mr. Lawrence’s name. It benefits Mounties who have demonstrated leadership, sportsmanship, and service.

“Mr. Lawrence taught me so many things that helped me get the most out of my experiences at Mount. To this very day, I find myself quoting ‘Mr. Lawrence-isms’ to my business colleagues, friends and family,” Mr. Celona said.

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resume is a pretty standard piece of equipment for a job interview.

Richard Lawrence didn’t bring one when he came to Mount Saint Charles in 1969 to apply for an interim coaching position. As it turned out, he didn’t need it.

Mr. Lawrence walked out of that interview with a full-time teaching job and three coaching positions. Fifty years later, he’s still at Mount Saint Charles and a permanent fixture in the school’s history.

Recently inducted into the Excelsior Hall of Fame, Mr. Lawrence has made innumerable contributions to Mount as a teacher, coach and athletic director. He started the boys’ and girls’ tennis programs and coached tennis, soccer and basketball. His teams won close to 50 division and state championships. A famously inspiring teacher, Mr. Lawrence’s dedication to his students prompted

Mr. Celona’s experience with Mr. Lawrence was characteristic of the latter’s influence on individual students and Mount as an institution, according to President Alan Tenreiro ’92.

“There are very few people in Mount Saint Charles’ history with a legacy like Richard’s,” Mr. Tenreiro said. “He’s a pillar of Mount’s modern identity. He was part of the transition from all-male to coed, the start of the middle school program, and the shift from a majority of clergy teachers to a majority of lay teachers. Through it all, he has earned deep affection and appreciation from generations of students and set an example for service, dedication and sportsmanship.”

Mr. Lawrence’s initial trip to Mount was born of an unsatisfying year teaching in public school after his service in the U.S. Army. He was looking for another job when his father saw a small newspaper notice for an interim basketball coach at Mount. Mr. Lawrence went for an interview with no resume and limited expectations.

job, but Brother Sebastian Ferland, the principal, offered me a full-time job teaching English, working as an assistant soccer and basketball coach, and starting a tennis program,” Mr. Lawrence said. “He asked me what I earned at the public school. When I told him, he said he’d pay me the same.”

Mr. Lawrence took the job and never looked back. Riding five decades of steady change isn’t for everyone, but Mr. Lawrence thrived. He launched girls sports programs in the ‘80s as girls grew from the original class of about 10 to a majority of the student body. He saw the school building grow to make more room for athletics with a new gym and tennis courts.

Mr. Lawrence’s family also grew with Mount. He and his wife, Carolyn, sent all six of their children to Mount.

“Sometimes I look back and think ‘have I been living in a dream?’” he said. “I’ve been in a place where I had every opportunity to succeed. A lot has changed here since 1969, but the values have stayed the same. Mount is about excellence, believing in the students and creating a community where they can feel at home. People sometimes ask me ‘how could you stay in one place for 50 years?’ My answer is ‘why would I throw away something I love to do in a place I love doing it?’”

If you'd like to join Mr. Celona in giving to the Richard Lawrence Scholarship Fund, please call 401-769-0310 ext. 115

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Legacies: Past & Present

A legacy of belonging

Tenth-grade students receive class rings, ceremonial blessing The Belonging Ceremony, where 10th-grade students receive their class rings and a blessing, is a longtime ritual at Mount. How long? These rings date back to the 1930s and '40s, and say a lot about the history Mount has seen.

Mount graduates of the era were members of what journalist Tom Brokaw christened “The Greatest Generation.”

The Great Depression gripped the world in the '30s, and the '40s plunged the U.S. into World War II. The Greatest Generation endured the Depression, fought WWII, and returned to raise families and build communities – including Mount. This year’s Belonging Ceremony was held on April 10 in the Sacred Heart Chapel.

1960: A close presidential election and a close call for two truant Mounties

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ohn F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign electrified young people across the U.S. Two of them, Mount Saint Charles seniors John Laramee and Paul Longpre, learned that Kennedy’s final campaign stop would

be in Providence one day before the Nov. 8 election. They decided they had to be there.

There was just one problem with their plan, but it was a big one. The Kennedy rally was at noon on Nov. 7 — a school day. If Mr. Laramee and Mr. Longpre ditched class to go to the Kennedy rally, they knew they’d face Brother Oscar Aubin, the school prefect and a strict disciplinarian.

(Left) John Laramee '61 and Paul Longpre '61 at John F. Kennedy's final campaign stop in Providence in 1960.

(Right) Laramee and Longpre at their 50th class reunion in 2011.

A legacy of service

New Veterans Display

A new display in Veterans Hall honors the sacrifices of Mount Saint Charles students who answered the call to military service in every U.S. conflict since and including World War II, in which 957 Mounties served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.

The veterans display includes uniforms and medals, personal documents, military manuals, photographs and equipment on loan from the Veterans Memorial Museum. Mount graduate Bob Robitaille '66, led efforts to create the display. He became involved in veterans issues at Mount after touring the building during his 50th reunion.

Noticing his father, WWII Army Air

Nevertheless, Mr. Laramee says, they took the risk and went to see Kennedy speak to a crowd of 50,000 in what was then called Exchange Place (it was later renamed Kennedy Place).

“Paul and I read in the paper that Kennedy was going to be in Providence at noon, looked at each other and said, ‘let’s go.’ It was a historic event and we didn’t want to miss it,” Mr. Laramee said. “To have Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts running for the presidency, was a huge deal for two guys from little French mill villages in Rhode Island.”

When the two friends returned to Mount from the rally, Brother Oscar called them to his office. They were nervous. By Mr. Laramee’s description, Brother Oscar was something between a formidable presence and a force of nature.

Corps pilot Lucien Robitaille, and other veterans absent from a wall of students who served, he inquired about adding them. He soon helped Mount increase the names on the wall from 200 to 800, on 10 plaques.

The idea for the veterans display came from Mount Saint Charles President Alan Tenreiro after the 2017 White Table Service honoring alumni who died in action. Mr. Robitaille is also the treasurer and a board member of the Veterans Memorial Museum, located at 78 Earle St. in Woonsocket, which displayed Mount military artifacts for the White Table Service.

After the service, Mr. Tenreiro said he would like a permanent display

“Brother Oscar was tough. Not abusive; he was very fair, he had a great personality, and he smiled a lot. But he leaned heavily on the discipline side because he had to keep order. We had between 120 and 130 kids in every grade, and he kept everyone in line.

We respected him, and we knew we were sure to get detentions if he caught us,” Mr. Laramee said.

This time, however, before Brother Oscar could hand out punishment, Mr. Laramee took another gamble.

“I told Brother Oscar this could be one of the most important things in our lives – to see the guy who could be our next president,” Mr. Laramee said.

“He looked at us for a minute and said, ‘OK, if Kennedy wins the election, no detentions.’”

Kennedy won one of the closest elections in U.S. history, defeating

of veterans artifacts at Mount. Mr. Robitaille said he had a friend from the Class of 1965, and Army veteran, who wanted to donate to the Veterans Hall.

Mr. Robitaille’s friend liked the idea of contributing a display case and the idea took off.

“This is a great way to teach history and about the Mounties involved in those conflicts,” Mr. Robitaille said.

“It’s important for young people to know and understand the sacrifices that previous generations made.”

(For more information about the Woonsocket Veterans Museum please visit veteransmemorialmuseumri.org.

The museum is open Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Richard Nixon by just 113,000 votes.

Brother Oscar stuck to his word and spared the two friends.

“He smiled at us the next day and said, ‘you got lucky,’” Mr. Laramee said.

Not surprisingly, perhaps, Mr. Laramee’s ties to the Brothers of the Sacred Heart are among his best memories of Mount.

“The brothers were friends as well as teachers,” he said. “I learned a lot from them. They gave us opportunities to grow and were very encouraging to all of us.”

Mr. Laramee and Mr. Longpre still stay in touch. Mr. Longpre lives in Aniak, Alaska, with his wife Carrie and family.

Mr. Laramee lives in Newport, Rhode Island, with his wife, international classical pianist Suzanna Robinson Laramee.

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A legacy of lasting impact

Mount hockey enters new chapter

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t was almost like the game didn’t want to let him go.

It took a double-overtime shootout in a playoff game to end Bill Belisle’s extraordinary run as Mount Saint Charles hockey coach. His final game, a 2-1 loss to La Salle Academy on March 9, concluded a dynasty that dominated Rhode Island schoolboy hockey for nearly half a century, setting records and establishing Mount as a nationally known program.

Coach Belisle’s numbers are familiar to every Mountie. His 1,000-plus victories are the most by a high school coach. He won 32 Rhode Island

Division I championships, and his run of 26 consecutive titles (1978 to 2003) is a national record.

Coach Belisle sent dozens of players to Division I college programs and 20 to the National Hockey League, including two of the first three American players selected first in the NHL draft. He was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2016.

“You look at (Coach Belisle’s record) and you say, ‘How can this really have happened?’” then-Mount Athletic Director Richard Lawrence told the New York Times for a 2016 profile of Coach Belisle. “But it did, and this guy

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made it happen. Hockey makes his heart beat.”

Mount officially said “goodbye” and “thank you” to Coach Belisle, 89, three weeks prior to his final playoff game.

The school held a ceremony before his final regular season home game at Adelard Arena on Feb. 15.

The crowd started arriving three hours before the game and packed the seats.

They included current and former Mount students, players, families, and NHL alumni who played for Mount.

President Alan Tenreiro welcomed the crowd to “the house that Belisle built”

before inviting him onto the ice.

Coach Belisle walked out on a red carpet to a throne made of hockey sticks set at center ice, escorted by his son and co-coach of 40 years, David Belisle. He was surrounded by a circle of current and former players, including NHL greats Bryan Berard, Brian Boucher, and Dave Capuano.

“There’s no man who loved his school like Bill Belisle,” David Belisle said to the crowd. “He loved the teachers, loved the brothers, loved what they taught. This was his classroom, but it was just an extension of what Mount Saint Charles was. We’re here to educate in a Christian way, and we do it here on this ice the Belisle way.

His spirit will never die. It will be here forever,” he said.

Coach Belisle stood up the lead the crowd in his trademark “hip hip hooray!” cheer before walking off the ice to coach the game.

Matt Merten, one of Belisle’s players, will succeed him as head coach of the scholastic program. Mount will also field its first USA Hockey team next season, building on coach Belisle’s legacy to pursue national titles.

Coach Belisle, 89, graduated from Mount in 1948. From the time he could tie on skates, he wanted to play hockey for Mount. He did, then returned as head coach in 1975.

His players describe him as a tough, no-nonsense taskmaster who obsessed

over details and demanded constant effort and hard work. They also say he was scrupulously fair, never played favorites, always stressed the team over individuals, and ultimately cared more about his players than winning.

Describing coach Belisle to NHL. com, former Mountie player Mathieu Schneider, a former NHL defenseman and 2015 inductee to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, said:

“I always like to say about Bill that I think he developed men. It wasn't necessarily about hockey.

That was a vehicle. We rarely lost games, but it wasn't about the wins and losses to Bill. It was really about accountability, from one period to the next, one shift to the next.”

In 1983, Belisle had a near-fatal collision on the ice with a player in 1983, fracturing his skull. In a coma in the hospital for days, he recovered, endured months of rehabilitation and returned to the ice.

Recalling the accident at his 2016 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction, Coach Belisle thanked his family, Mount, and God “for giving me a second chance in life.”

Bill Belisle made the most of all of his chances as a coach and a mentor to generations of Mounties. He leaves an indelible mark on Mount Saint Charles.

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2019 Commencement

Class of 2019

Be a Mountie and you can be anything T he bells rang loud and clear, just like that first day of school, when Mount’s 94th graduating class embarked upon a collective journey that would yield powerful accomplishments and empower bright futures.

The ceremony, steeped in nearly 100 years of tradition, offered the opportunity to reflect upon and acknowledge the work and passion of 118 seniors, all of whom are transitioning to college or the military. As the graduates’ processional moved toward their seating, the class of 2019 first paused near the Sacred Heart statue, to say a final prayer with the faculty.

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The commencement was guided gracefully by mistress of ceremonies, Nikki Velletri, and included opening words by President Alan Tenreiro, as well as an invocation by Deacon Tony Gagliani. This set the stage for stirring addresses from the salutatorian, Alicia Bergeron and valedictorian, Andrew Goyette.

As they all prepare to enter a world that is in a state of dynamic change, that theme became one that both speakers addressed with clarity and wisdom. Ms. Bergeron urged the outgoing class to embrace change with curiosity and be open to new perspectives; using passion as a guide when feeling disconnected.

“I am here, and we are here, because those changes taught us to be passionate about what we care about, to have opinions, to speak our minds, to work through what had to be changed and to accept what we couldn’t,” she said.

Mr. Goyette shared his story of struggle and resilience through athletics, illuminating the powerful lesson he learned as he embraced new challenges. He called on his classmates to be open to change and constant growth: “Even through our failures, we can discover special talents and characteristics about ourselves that we would not have known otherwise,” he said. “By learning from our failures, we can reinvent ourselves and find our true self. As long as we work hard afterwards, these failures can blossom into successes.”

In a poignant complement to this theme, graduates of the Class of 1969 received anniversary diplomas from heads of school, prompting remarks from Ms. Velletri: “In 1969, the world was faced with great uncertainty and conflict, both overseas and at home. Young people, however, were striving to make a difference in that world, heading new political and cultural movements that have shaped the world as we know it today. I hope that my fellow graduates and I will be able to emulate the kind of courage and integrity that that generation, including Mount’s class of 1969, showed as they transitioned from childhood to adulthood. It is an honor and a privilege to be in their presence today.”

Additionally top students were honored for exceptional contributions to the culture of excellence at Mount; the Excelsior award to Alicia Bergeron, the All Mountie award to Katie Lynch, and the Ametur Cor Jesu Award to Hannah Piedmont.

As the graduates transition towards amazing and exciting opportunities and endeavors; they will bring with them one powerful thing that will not change, the community and bond that the Mount experience provides.

Mount & Marian High School Graduate Spotlight: Brendan Seitz '19 Last year, Mount accepted 10 students from Marian High School, located in Framingham, Mass., upon its closing after 61 years of Catholic education. Brendan Seitz '19 is one of the first 'Mount & Marian' graduates.

Brendan Seitz usually hits what he aims at – like attending a Division I university with a rifle team. Mr. Seitz, 18, will attend the University of Akron in Ohio this fall to compete on a rifle team coached by Newt Engle, a longtime acquaintance on the shooting circuit.

The University of Akron is the next chapter for Mr. Seitz

in competitive air rifle shooting, which he took up after receiving a BB gun as a Christmas gift around age 10. He has competed at the state and national levels, most recently at the week-long Robert Mitchell Rifle Championships at the Olympic Shooting Center in Colorado Springs in February, where he took the junior men’s silver medal.

A Milford, Mass. resident, Mr. Seitz came to Mount Saint Charles in the fall of 2018 for his senior year. At Marian High, he was the junior class president and active in clubs.

He plans to major in biology at Akron with an eye toward a medical career.

2019 Commencement Valedictorian's journey marked by hard work and perseverance was a three-sport athlete, highlighted by 4 years of cross-country running, for which he served as captain his junior and senior years.

He was inducted into the National Honor Society and served on its executive board; was a member of the MSC High School Quiz Show the campus ministry and math team.

Valedictorian Andrew Goyette impacted the Mount community in and out of the classroom. He

When told of the honor, Goyette reacted with humble disbelief, ”my grade was extremely competitive academically, as many of

Salutatorian achieves goals, success by following passions Salutatorian Alicia Bergeron served as student councilor of Mount’s Campus Ministry, senior representative of Mount’s chapter of the National Honor Society executive board, and as a member of Mock Trial and the drama and art clubs, staying involved in the Mount community well outside her standard classes.

my fellow classmates are incredibly talented and bright individuals, so any academic recognition is a true honor.”

College in the fall, and majoring in biochemistry, with an eye on the medical field, feels his calling is to, “help people and save lives.”

His mother was valedictorian of her class and he shared, “I just remember beaming like I had never before, as I called my parents to tell them I was valedictorian; those were the best calls I have made to my parents in my life. By the end of the day, I think my mouth was hurting from smiling so much.”

He attributed the small size, supportive student body and dedicated faculty as qualities that fostered an experience and community at Mount that he will never forget.

His advice for his fellow and forthcoming classmates: “Never stop working.

The only way to succeed is by working hard and persevering. Use the failures and disappointments as fuel to improve and achieve more the next time.”

Goyette, who plans on attending Dartmouth Bergeron juggled those activities while competing in horse riding shows regionally and nationally, a passion she’s had since she was young. She plans to attend Boston College to pursue a degree in neuroscience, and continue on to medical school to become an anesthesiologist.

talented peers as the top students of the class made me feel a way I never could have imagined before it all became real.”

She said, “The Class of 2019 is an exceptional class composed of many brilliant students, and to be recognized among my

She said, “Find something to be passionate about, it’s the best way to learn. Never strive to reach a goal for anyone but yourself.”

Bergeron offered up advice to her classmates, and said the best way to be successful is to be driven by your own passions - not anyone else’s expectations.

Two Mounties semi-finalists for National Merit Scholarship Mount students Nikki Vellitri and Andrew Goyette qualified as semi-finalists in the prestigious 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program, an initiative that provides students an opportunity to win a series of awards, including

corporate-sponsored and college-sponsored scholarships. The initial screening for the program is made up of about 1.6 million entrants annually, and approximately 90% of semi-finalists are expected to obtain finalist standing.

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Vellitri and Goyette were selected as semi-finalists for their high test scores in reading, writing and language, and math on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, or PSATs, as

well as their variety of skills and accomplishments. On average, about half of the National Merit Scholarship Program candidates who attain the “finalist” ranking advance to earn a “Merit Scholar” title.

2019 Commencement Award Recipients

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Mount Excelsior Award Alicia Bergeron The Excelsior Award is presented in recognition of strong leadership and participation in extracurricular activities; for showing good human relations; for excellence in academics, and for working jointly on projects of common interest.

This honor is awarded by a majority vote of the faculty. The trophy is sponsored by The McLaughlin Family in memory of John McLaughlin.

Ametur Cor Jesu Award Hannah Piedmonte The Ametur Cor Jesu Award is presented to a graduating senior who has exemplified the Catholic mission and identity of Mount, as well as the charism of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart and their motto, to love the heart of Jesus. Through awareness of God’s gifts, the recipient has demonstrated this ideal through a diligent pursuit of knowledge; respect for the dignity of others; an exemplary moral character, and service to the community.

This year’s recipient, Hannah Piedmonte, has excelled at Mount Saint Charles Academy through conduct of virtue, hopefulness, and charity in the name of Jesus Christ and her Roman Catholic faith.

This prestigious award, sponsored by Father Robert E. Lacombe, is determined by a majority vote of the faculty.

All Mountie Award Katie Lynch The All Mountie Award is offered to a graduating senior with an exemplary academic record, who participates in at least one interscholastic sport and contributes to the welfare of the academy through extracurricular activities and distinctive qualities of leadership. This honor is awarded by a majority vote of the faculty. It is sponsored by the MSC Parents’ Council.

(From left to right) Salutatorian Alicia Bergeron, Valedictorian Andrew Goyette, and Mistress of Ceremonies Nikki Velletri.

CLASS OF 2019 By-the-numbers

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Graduating Seniors

196 different colleges and universities graduates were admitted to

$15,266,534 in scholarship funds received

Faith in Action

Mount students give back

Sixth-Grade Day of Service

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t Mount, we put our faith into action. That is evident in everything we do, particularly through the service we provide our neighbors during the 6th-grade “Day of Service” event, held in March. Our students give back to the community in a plethora of ways, including caring for the environment, helping the hungry and less fortunate, working with children, caring for the elderly, and serving the church.

This year, we teamed up with Brothers of the Sacred Heart Residence in Woonsocket, Saint Patrick Roman Catholic Church, The Holiday Retirement Home, the St. Charles Food Pantry, Bernon Heights Elementary School’s after

Lenten Mission Drive

Fashion Show for Shitima Mount held its first, student-organized "Fashion Show for Shitima" on March 1, 2019 to benefit the Robert Shitima School in Kabwe, Zambia.

The event, organized by Mount Junior Emma Charbonneau, 16, and fifty other student volunteers from the Campus Ministry program, featured student models showing clothes loaned by companies including TJ Maxx, Dress Code Boutique and SavedByTheDress. The show is part of the school’s annual Lenten Mission Drive, which for more than a decade has raised funds to purchase food, clothing and other necessary supplies for students at the Shitima School.

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school program, and Layla’s Dream, a nonprofit that supplies children and families at Hasbro Children’s Hospital with cards, gifts, and other items.

Whether students are working in the garden on campus that supports the St. Charles Food Pantry, volunteering at The Holiday Retirement Home, assembling meals for The Brothers of the Sacred Heart to distribute to the less fortunate, or recording themselves reading their favorite childhood stories for students at Bernon Heights to support the reading initiatives at the school, they are using their gifts and talents to serve others.

Former Mount Principal elected to serve on U.S. Provincial Council Brother Clifford King S.C., former principal, Spanish and religious studies teacher at Mount Saint Charles, is serving on the U.S. Provincial Council of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, the governing body of the order’s U.S. Province.

Brother Clifford was elected in October 2018 to serve alongside Brothers Barry Landry,

Ivy LeBlanc, Donald Sukanek, and Brother Ronald Hingle, provincial. Brother Clifford was also inducted into the Mount Saint Charles Excelsior Hall of Fame in June for his decades of contributions to the Mount community. He currently teaches religion at Catholic High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Three studying for the priesthood at Saint John's Seminary (From left to right) Matthew Boni '11, Former Faculty Member Brother Francis Ryan McCarty, O.S.B. '06, and Former Faculty Member Laurent Valliere.

Three members of the Mount Family are studying for the priesthood at Saint John’s Seminary in Brighton, Mass. Matthew Boni, Class of 2011, is studying for the Diocese of Providence, former faculty member Brother Francis Ryan McCarty, O.S.B. 2006, is studying for Saint Anselm Abbey in Manchester, N.H., and former faculty member Laurent Valliere is studying for the Diocese of Fall River.

after 65 years of service, Brother Irenee renews vows in front of entire school

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A Tradition of Academic Excellence

How far can a Mount education take you?

Six alumni share Mount's impact on their lives

had a lot of personalized attention and the supportive environment every kid probably needs when they’re 13-14,” he said. “It was a community of people who cared about each other. I loved the smaller class sizes and the close-knit feeling. I never once struggled with feelings of exclusion. The teachers and administrators always supported that atmosphere of inclusion.”

Chris Thurlow '97, U.S. Diplomacy

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y seventh grade, Chris Thurlow '97 was adrift in public middle school. He moved to Mount Saint Charles for eighth grade to get his feet under him. He did, and those feet eventually took him all over the world.

Mr. Thurlow, a Cumberland native, is an economist for USAID, the U.S. government’s international aid organization. As a U.S. diplomat, his role is to help governments grow their economies with the goal of ending poverty.

Currently covering the West Africa region, Mr. Thurlow has worked at U.S Embassies in Nepal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and throughout Africa, including Guinea, Madagascar, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

Before USAID, he was a management consultant in New York but also worked with organizations in China, Mozambique, and Angola.

Reflecting on his years at Mount Saint Charles, Mr. Thurlow said that Mount helped him gain the confidence and self awareness to, “do something a little eclectic and unusual. Not take the beaten path,” he said. He also recalls teachers like Brother Ray, Ms. Turcott, Father Quinn, Mr. Seaver, Mr. Shea and Mr. O’Neil, whose passion for their subjects, “made me care for the first time about what happened in the classroom."

“Mount was the perfect environment for me at that time. I would have gotten lost in a big public high school.

“Mount was the perfect environment for me at that time. I would have gotten lost in a big public high school. Mount

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Though he appreciated Mount’s family environment, the confidence it nurtured helped Mr. Thurlow realize that his interests extended far beyond Woonsocket and Northern Rhode Island. After graduating from Mount, he earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from George Washington University in Washington D.C. and a master’s degree in international economics from Columbia University. He began his career in international diplomacy in 2003. Other than two U.S. based jobs, Mr. Thurlow has spent much of his career overseas.

While much of Mr. Thurlow’s career has focused on economic issues, he is most proud of the humanitarian work he did during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2013-14. Working in Guinea and Sierra Leone, he helped establish local treatment facilities, trace cases of the disease, and implement safe burial procedures for victims. His work helped contain and end the outbreak with lower loss of life than first predicted.

“It struck me as an example of how effective governments can be when they dedicate themselves to solving a problem, and that humanity has the resources to solve its biggest problems, if it will act on them,” Mr. Thurlow said. “There’s no need for poverty and hunger to exist in 2019.

There’s certainly enough food on the planet to feed everyone, if it was a bigger priority.”

Frank Ciavattone '12, Business Administration Frank Ciavattone graduated from Mount Saint Charles in 2012. He wrote this reminiscence about his time at Mount while finishing his master’s in business administration degree.

Everyone knows Mount as the college prep school that sets students up for success. What they don’t know is how much those years shape the rest of your life.

Mount challenged me every day to achieve the next level of excellence.

It made college feel like a breeze. I have kept in contact with many of my Mount teachers. The same people

"It (Mount) made college feel like a breeze." who motivated me in high school continue to motivate me to this day.

One teacher in particular, Ms. Kristen Couture, went as far as looking over a major graduate school paper for me and make recommendations. She stayed up until it was completed that night, messaging back and forth and providing feedback.

This is what Mount is all about. The level of dedication these teachers have for their students, current and former, is unreal.

I am beyond grateful for my time at Mount, the relationships I have made, and the encouragement I have received. If you asked me back in 2012 if I thought I would ever go for my master’s, I would have said no. I now work for a Fortune 500 company and will continue to move up the ladder.

I believe that you have to give credit where it is due.

Mount and the incredible teachers will always have a special place in my heart. As Mount continues to grow and becomes even bigger and better, I am honored to be an alumnus and humbled to say that I was a Mountie.

Tom Ward '71, Journalism and Business It was 1975, and Tom Ward was on his way out of Rhode Island College with a biology degree he knew probably wasn’t going to use.

Then fate intervened in the form of a photography course he took his senior year because it sounded interesting.

“It turns out I was very good at it, and was encouraged to keep at it,” he said. “I did, and twice won the annual Providence Journal ‘Rhode Islander’ photo contest – the state’s largest – in 1976 and 1977. With that confidence, I joined the staff of the Woonsocket Call.”

Mr. Ward, a 1971 Mount Saint Charles graduate, went on to a lifelong journalism career at the Call, the Fall River (Mass.) Herald News and, finally, his own newspaper, The Valley Breeze.

He was inducted into the Rhode Island Journalism Hall of Fame in April 2019 and is a member of the Mount Saint Charles Excelsior Hall of Fame.

Looking back, Mr. Ward said there were a few clues that he would end up in journalism. He was a paperboy, an avid newspaper reader and interested

in public affairs from an early age. But as a self-described “run of the mill B student” at Mount, it wasn’t obvious to him at the time where he was going. However, Mr. Ward said Mount instilled a value system that guided him as a journalist and a business owner.

“It was Mount’s overall impact that I came to love and appreciate. The brothers and our teachers put up the moral guardrails in our lives, and I learned how to lead a moral and ethical life in those years,” he said.

“It served me well the rest of my life, especially as I founded a business.”

"The brothers and our teachers put up the moral guardrails in our lives, and I learned how to lead a moral and ethical life in those years."

Mr. Ward founded The Valley Breeze with his wife, Carol, in 1996 after recognizing the potential of desktop publishing technology. The Breeze grew to five editions and

58,000 copies per week. Among his accomplishments, he is proud to have provided 20 full-time jobs with generous benefits and profit-sharing to his employees. He sold the paper to new owners in May 2019.

“I learned at Mount, and from my parents, to be fair with my customers, the subjects of our stories, our readers, and my employees,” he said. “I try and work with the highest ethical principles I have been taught in life, and Mount was a big part of that.”

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A Tradition of Academic Excellence Donald Bibeault '59, Corporate Turnaround Management Certified Turnaround Professionals, the highest honor in the industry.

Dr. Bibeault credits Mount Saint Charles for reinforcing the values of hard work and ethical behavior that contributed to his success.

“In those days, and perhaps even now, Mount Saint Charles was a very disciplined place. You developed a good work ethic. You were required to meet deadlines. It gave you a good solid basic education from a subject matter standpoint,” he said.

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onald Bibeault '59 is an internationally known pioneer in the art and science of corporate turnarounds. During his career of more than 40 years, Dr. Bibeault has been involved in 35 turnarounds, as a principal executive officer or advisor.

His work, helping companies return to profitability and growth, has saved tens of thousands of jobs, affecting tens of thousands of families.

Dr. Bibeault’s best-selling 1982 book, “Corporate Turnaround: How Managers Turn Losers into Winners!” is recognized as one of the essential texts on turnaround management.

His Ph.D. dissertation and book have been named on the short list of the 20th Century Leaders of Pioneering Innovative Management. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Corporate Turnarounds from the Turnaround Management Association and the Association of

"In those days, and perhaps even now, Mount Saint Charles was a very disciplined place. You developed a good work ethic. You were required to meet deadlines. It gave you a good solid basic education from a subject matter standpoint."

“It taught a high degree of ethical standards, which conversely has cost me huge amount of money because I would not violate those ethical standards in my business practices.”

Dr. Bibeault attended Mount from grades 7-12. He excelled in the classroom, on the varsity football team, and in extracurricular activities including the debate society, glee club, choir, and the Hilltopper newspaper.

Between his proficiency in mathematics and the example of his

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civil engineer father, Dr. Bibeault seemed to be heading toward an engineering career when he graduated from Mount Saint Charles. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Rhode Island in 1963, but said engineering felt “narrow” to him.

Instead, he accepted a scholarship to Columbia Business School and earned a master’s degree in business administration, in 1965 at the age of 23. After serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Dr. Bibeault worked in financial positions at General Electric and American Airlines. He was soon recruited to turn around a foundering San Francisco company that later sold for eight times the value it had when he took over. He earned a doctorate in microeconomics from Golden Gate University in 1979.

Dr. Bibeault has been an active Mount supporter and donor for more than 30 years. In 2010, he was inducted into the Mount Saint Charles Excelsior Hall of Fame for his contributions to the school.

Commenting on Dr. Bibeault’s contribution to the Brother Michael Scholarship Fund, former Director of Development Annette Blair described it as, “more than money and numbers.

It is an outstanding contribution to Mount’s future. It will mean an opportunity to educate young people, who we hope, someday, will be as successful and thoughtful as you.”

Jessica Lawrence '95, International College & Career Counseling Ms. Lawrence helped local women get into the workforce. In China and Ethiopia, she was a college counselor helping international students get into universities across the globe. In Ghana and Argentina, she worked as a guidance counselor, counseling about careers and college, social and emotional well-being and academics.

Jessica Lawrence took the “family business” of education from Mount Saint Charles all over the world.

“I am most proud of my role in helping many of the Ethiopian students I worked with to gain acceptance, scholarships and full rides to universities abroad. It was life-changing for some of them, as Ethiopia was for me,” she said.

The foundation for her work with international students was laid at Mount Saint Charles. It was there, Ms. Lawrence '95 is the daughter of Ms. Lawrence said, that she learned Richard Lawrence, a 50-year Mount positive values and also built the teacher, coach and athletic director. confidence to move far from the After graduating from Mount, familiar confines of Mount and her then Saint Anselm College, Ms. North Scituate home. She recalls Lawrence taught in Belmont, Mass., teachers like Geraldine Ferry, Sister but soon found her interests lay in Jackie Crepeau, Thomas Seaver, helping international students find Brother Clifford King, and her educations and careers. father, Richard “I went into "I felt that the teachers Lawrence, who university cared about me, I made instilled a passion admissions and for learning with read international lifelong friends, and I was a combination of applications. challenged academically warmth, humor, That's when I kindness, and high and received a solid realized I wanted standards. education." to be on the other “I loved my time side of the desk in high school, which I know not and help those international students come to the U.S.,” Ms. Lawrence said. everyone can say,” she said. “The ups and downs I went through in “I come from a family of educators high school also came with support and this also heavily influenced my and guidance from caring adults. desire to go into education.”

I felt that the teachers cared about After earning a master’s degree at me, I made lifelong friends, and I George Washington University, she was challenged academically and was a counselor in Abu Dhabi, the received a solid education. AP classes United Arab Emirates (UAE), China, really helped prepare me for college Ethiopia, and Ghana. She currently and to understand the subjects that I lives and works in Buenos Aires, truly loved. Mount has been part of Argentina. my extended family and I feel that it In the UAE as a career counselor, always will be.”

Michelle Turner '91, Art Education Michelle Turner is a 1991 graduate. She went on to a career as an art teacher that includes a 2014 Rhode Island Elementary Art Educator of the Year Award and national recognition as a speaker on art education.

This is an excerpt from an essay she wrote about reconnecting to Mount Saint Charles: I was in Texas at a National Art Education Association convention in a large room full of people when I heard a voice clearly over the din. I scanned the crowd to discover Brother Marty Leclerc standing several feet away from me. The last time I saw Brother Marty was graduation day at Mount Saint Charles in 1991 – almost 20 years before.

I enjoyed my years at Mount, making good friends, getting into my colleges of choice, and feeling confident for life after high school. For some reason, however, I never returned to visit. I read the alumni publications, but Mount lived more like a pleasant memory until I stood many years later with Brother Marty, my ageless high school art teacher, in front of me.

Since that reunion, Brother Marty and I have met up at each annual convention.

We catch up over dinner and talk a little shop. I’ve been lucky to present at these conventions for the past several years, and he has always been there in the front row cheering me on. We also began attending each other’s annual school art shows, and the year I received a very special professional award, Brother Marty was there to celebrate with me.

I began to visit Mount more frequently. I realized that my connection to Mount had never really gone away, I just needed the reminder that it was still there. When it came time for my son to enter high school, I brought him in for a visit and Brother Marty took us on a special tour. Everyone was so welcoming, and afterward, when we got into our car, my son said he knew Mount was where he was meant to be.

My son has blossomed into a caring, considerate and responsible individual.

I am confident that when he graduates, he will never forget his experience and that together we will continue to support all that Mount is, encouraging others to return to Mount as Brother Marty encouraged us, completing the circle.

Events

95th Anniversary

Excelsior Dinner & Hall of Fame

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he Mount Saint Charles family gathered on Jun. 1, at Chapel Hall, to honor six giants of Mount history, at the 95th Anniversary Excelsior Dinner and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The honorees’ connection to the Academy reach back nearly 50 years and included a wide array of colossal accomplishments.

As stated in the event program, "The purpose of the Mount Saint Charles Academy Excelsior Hall of Fame is to recognize and celebrate individuals who best exemplify the spirit of Mount Saint Charles Academy through their contributions and achievements."

The nominees include: Normand “Bill” Belisle, Class of 1948, recently retired after 44 years as the boys hockey coach, leaving a legacy of accomplishments that are simply unrivaled. After playing for Mount as a student, he went on to serve in the US Army as drill sergeant. In 1975 coach Belisle returned to Mount as the head coach, embarking on one of the truly remarkable coaching runs in the history of hockey. Coach Beliisle teams won more than 1,000 victories and 32 state championships; dozens of Coach Belisle’s players went on to Division I collegiate careers and a full score of 20 players played professional hockey in the NHL. In 2016 Coach Belisle was elected to the US Hockey Hall of Fame.

He is known as an uncompromising but fair coach, and a beacon of integrity and excellence to his players, his family and our community.

Brother Clifford King, Brother of the Sacred Heart, served at Mount for

36 years, in two stints, from 1978 to 1989, and again from 1989 to 2017.

During his time he was principal, religious studies and Spanish teacher, and mentor to innumerable students.

He embodied volunteerism by working with students in the Christian Action Program. A living example of Christ’s call to service, he is a member of the Provincial Council of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart.

Richard Lawrence was an English teacher at Mount for 50 years, beginning in 1969. He was known for an infectious wit and an authentic personality that affected students long after they left the Academy. He also contributed an incredible amount to the school’s athletic program, founding and coaching Mount’s tennis teams, and coached both soccer and basketball.

As a coach, Richard Lawrence taught honor and sportsmanship, while guiding young Mountie athletes to nearly 50 state and division titles.

John Laramee, Class of 1961, excelled in the television journalism and communications fields before launching a career in industrial and commercial real estate in the early 1980’s. He is a partner in Laramee Wignall Real Estate Development, and has been a generous supporter of Mount over the years, serving as vice chairman of the board of directors. He has expressed gratitude that his time at Mount provided direction, guidance, and confidence to pursue his life goals.

Dr. Martha Roberts, Class of 1976, was a member of the first incoming girls class at Mount, in 1972. She was an advocate for girls’ athletics,

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playing on the first girls basketball team. She received her undergraduate and doctoral degrees in pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island, and rose steadily in her profession, recognized as “Pharmacist of the Year” in 2010. Martha has served on Mount’s development committee and as chairman of the board of directors.

She has also donated her time, judging science fairs, counseling students on science careers and coaching softball.

Albert Valliere, Class of 1965, is Vice President of Nation Wide Construction in Woonsocket. He has been a constant presence for Mount over the years, lending advice, and often a hammer, to build and repair Mount’s beautiful campus. Albert and his crews rebuilt the two buildings’ front entrances, renovated classrooms and kitchens, and repaired the roof. He is a believer in family and community and quick to point out that friends he made at Mount are still some of his most valued relationships.

The incredible array of human talents, gifts, and stories that make Mount the special place that it is was encapsulated at this celebration. Mount President Alan Tenreiro stated it eloquently: “Institutions are people, and Mount has been extraordinarily fortunate to have these six individuals as friends and supporters, from the classroom to the athletic field to the lives of students to the building itself, their contributions have helped keep Mount a vital, contributing member of the Greater Blackstone Valley community for decades.”

Annual Gala & Auction

Our annual gala and auction was a great success, raising over $165,000 with over 620 people in attendance.

Mount float wins 'Best in Parade' award at 2018 Autumnfest

Fundraiser at Blithewold Mansion

Career Awareness Day

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Student Travel

A trip not easily forgotten

Students' quick thinking and preparedness prove invaluable

(Right) Andrew Goyette, Hunter Choquet, and Zachary Robinson put their CPR and quick-thinking skills to use while responding to a medical emergency on a school trip to Italy.

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ounties are known for lending a helping hand, but this year in particular, three seniors are credited with saving a man’s life.

Mount students Andrew Goyette, Hunter Choquet, and Zachary Robinson were exploring at the “Spanish Steps” landmark in Rome during a school trip when they found themselves working quickly to save a man’s life after he stopped breathing.

As bystanders stood shocked, unable to respond, the Mounties sprung into action.

Choquet checked the man’s airways, and discovered he had no pulse.

Naturally, Choquet took put his CPR knowledge to the test and began giving chest compressions.

Choquet, who had received CPR training while working on first aid and merit badges for a Boy Scout troop, began administering CPR on the unresponsive man while Robinson another Boy Scout - alerted bystanders at the scene they needed an automated external defibrillator (AED) to save the man. Simultaneously, Goyette ran quickly to alert a Mount teacher.

Choquet had been performing CPR for six minutes and the Mount students were ready to use an AED when paramedics responded to the scene and transported the man into an ambulance. While the incident lasted less than 10 minutes, the Mount students said those moments will stay with them forever. It was Choquet’s first time responding to an incident of its kind.

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Mount students are able to receive CPR certifications through wellness classes at the school, where educators at the academy lead students through the required training. Starting next academic year, all Mounties will graduate with a CPR certification to perform these lifesaving actions.

Students pose in front of the Roman Colosseum

47 eighth-graders experience nations' capital The Mount classroom is an ever expanding one, and this year it expanded to Washington, D.C. The last weekend of April, the 26th through the 28th, 47 students from the 8thgrade class boarded a bus early Friday morning and traveled to our nation’s capital for its annual trip.

parents, Mr. Jules Godin and Mrs. Lisa Pinkes. This was an opportunity to explore and experience the rich history and powerful imagery of the capital and our students also received powerful lessons about how our government works and the civic responsibilities we have as Americans.

The students were chaperoned by four faculty - Julie Coutu, Nolan Holl, Assistant Middle and High School Principal Julie Beauvais, and Paulette Metivier – as well as two

As the students returned late Sunday evening, there is no doubt the impact and memories of that one weekend will last a lifetime.

85 students peform with famed tenor in ireland at National Opera House The Mount Band & Chorus continued the tradition of their exchange with the F.C.J. Secondary School in Bunclody, County Wexford, Ireland. This past February, 85 students and chaperones traveled to Ireland for another unforgettable musical exchange. The highlights of the trip once again included two days on the Aran Islands and a visit to Glendalough, a glacial valley. The musical highlight was the concert at the National Opera House in Wexford where the Mount band and chorus students had the amazing opportunity to perform with Anthony Kearns, famed tenor from the “Three Irish Tenors.”

The exchange, which first began back in 1995, will continue next Spring when the Mount Music Department will host friends from Ireland.

(Top) Students pose on their last day before leaving Ireland. (Left) Students visited the Round Tower at the Glendalough Monastic site.

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Campus News

An era reborn

Residence Hall 'Breaks Ground'

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t Mount Saint Charles Academy, we’re honoring the past while paving way for the future, “breaking ground” on yet another initiative that will further improve student life: building our new residence hall.

We’re making Mount even more of a home for students through this two-story development, expected to be completed in August, that will house 70 incoming Mounties from across the United States and the world. The construction project recalls Mount’s history as a boarding school, from 1924 through 1972. At a groundbreaking event in March, the construction site and project workers were blessed by the Rev. Robert Lacombe.

civic leaders, alumni and school staff, celebrating the new milestone in its history.

Gerald Piette, chairman of the Mount board, said, “It will be a bright future, fueled by innovative, new programs.”

The 19,000-square-foot, fully-furnished residence hall links to Mount’s academic building through a basement corridor, providing residents access to the study center and the gymnasium.

During his blessing, the Rev. Lacombe said, “May all who pass through its doors in the years ahead be filled with the joy of your abiding presence as they work, learn, [and] develop athletically and spiritually in the light of our Catholic faith.”

This state-of-the-art facility represents a foundational opportunity for young people seeking an education with the most transformative academic, spiritual, and personal experience possible. They can now do so while living at Mount Saint Charles.

This work would not be possible without the help of everyone involved in the process, from construction workers and financial advisors to architects, state, local, and building officials, and Mount coaches, staff and faculty members, as well as our leadership team.

Mount hosted groundbreaking ceremony in March for

Thank you for helping us continue the Mount legacy.

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Reaching new heights

Gymnastics Excelsior Program Mount has “stuck the landing” with the launch of our Gymnastics Excelsior Center of Excellence partnership with Ocean State School of Gymnastics in Lincoln, RI. Only at Mount are students able to train professionally with top-notch coaches while studying at our renowned Rhode Island college preparatory school, where they grow professionally and personally through extracurricular activities and service to our faith.

Thanks to this partnership with OSSG, students pursuing gymnastics championship dreams are able to train for about 15 hours each week with a former Olympic coach and a team of world-class coaches. In our co-ed program, student athletes practice for three periods during the normal school day in courses that count toward high school graduation and are recognized on college application transcripts.

Mount makes these aspirations easier and more affordable for students, with included transportation to OSSG and a seamless training schedule that allows athletes to practice skills during the school day, cutting down on costs and time for students and their families.

We’ve eliminated long afternoons and late nights spent at the gym and traveling for our students, freeing them up to be more connected to the school community through involvement in our extracurricular activities, academic tutoring, and social opportunities.

As always, we focus on the health and wellbeing of our Mounties. We provide students on-site nutritional support, strength and conditioning, and access to a certified athletic

trainer through the program, modeled after our Sur La Glace figure skating program, which has doubled in enrollment for next academic year.

Mount President Alan Tenreiro said, “Kids with a talent and passion for gymnastics, or skating, or any outside pursuit shouldn’t have to sacrifice an important part of their youth to train at a high level … Our Excelsior Center of Excellence Partnerships makes training a part of the school day and puts hours back into their day for exploring other interests – clubs, the arts, student government, etcetera. They only get one trip through school. We want them to get as much out of it as they can while they pursue their dreams.”

We’re thrilled to offer this program in partnership with nationally-ranked and certified coaches, and a former Soviet Olympic coach, who teach our students about the importance of “good form” not only in gymnastics, but also in their everyday lives.

Every Mount Saint Charles middle school student has access to computer technology to support their learning under Mount’s Chromebook program. Every morning, students pick up their assigned Chromebook laptop computer at the library and return it at the end of the day.

In addition to providing students with educational tech, the program teaches responsible technology use.

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Chromebook technology program

Before receiving their Chromebooks, students watch a presentation advising them on security, caring for their computers, and how to be good digital citizens. That includes citing sources, reporting cyberbullying, and securing permission before posting about other people.

Campus News

New String Program

in partnership with

Mount partners with Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School Students to learn and play alongside professional musicians and attend rehearsals

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all it music to our ears. Mount partnered with Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School to establish the String Music Program this academic year, which provides students opportunities to learn and play alongside professional musicians. It’s one of the only programs of its kind in the state of Rhode Island, led by String Music Program Director Brian Rowe.

Through the program, our students have access to master classes and workshops, the opportunity to play with R.I. Philharmonic Orchestra musicians in special performances, and see - and hear - first-hand what an R.I. Philharmonic Orchestra rehearsal is like. Mounties also have the chance to receive advanced, specialized instruction at the Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School, thanks to the program’s partnership with the organization.

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orchestra, including string, brass, wind, and percussion instruments, in the future, adding to Mount’s already strong musical lineup.

String instruction and ensembles at Mount are part of the regular school day. Lessons expand an ongoing list of highquality music course options for students, which includes hand bell and steel drum instruction and offers band and chorus programs at the middle and high school levels, as well as a wind ensemble and jazz band.

“Mount has always had a strong instrumental music program within the traditional high school concert band mode. But we’ve never had a string-focused program,” said Marc Blanchette, music teacher and co-chair of Mount’s fine arts department. “Very few Rhode Island schools have strings, and none possess a program with such a comprehensive design and unique activities through our partnership with the Philharmonic. We will be extending a really rare opportunity to kids that has never existed before.”

Café on the Mount brews opportunities

Coffee Shop becomes hub for literary education & inspiration Many exciting things are brewing on campus. Café on the Mount, located within the Mount Library Media Center, is serving up coffee, tea, smoothies, sandwiches, and “on-thego” snacks - and the chance for students to meet authors and received signed copies of their works.

Mount welcomed two authors for book signing events at the café this year, where local authors Padma Venkatraman and Kell Smith spoke with students to explain their writing processes and how they find inspiration for their stories.

Venkataram is an award-winning writer who has received starred reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and School Library Journal, and Smith, writer of the novel “Kara’s Law,” is the daughter of Mount Social Studies Teacher Mrs. Smith. Students were not only able to make connections with Kell Smith as fellow Mounties, but real-world connections to “Kara’s Law,” the same novel they’d been reading and analyzing that semester. Our goal was to make the library media center and café spaces for students to collaborate, socialize, and make learning come alive, and that’s just what we’ve accomplished.

(Top) Mount librarian, Kristin Polseno with local author, Padma Venkatraman, at a Café book signing event.

(Bottom) 2019 Grand opening of Café on the Mount.

Mounties travel in style with new, branded buses and enjoy the first year with new, outdoor cafeteria seating and study areas

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Campus News

Science program improvements

Mount receives bio-tech grant

Tech Foundation to donate equipment

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grant from the Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation (MassBioEd) will raise the level of science education at Mount Saint Charles with new equipment, training and resources. The grant’s objective is “to increase student access to lab-based activities in life sciences and biotechnology and inspire students to consider careers in the life sciences,” according to the letter of agreement between Mount and

New Arts Director

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MassBioEd. The program begins in the Fall of 2019.

MassBioEd will purchase scientific equipment from Thermo Fisher Scientific and donate it to Mount.

Equipment will include micromeasurement implements, dyes and other supplies for biological experiments. Mount teachers will also attend events and training sessions with MassBioEd’s BioTeach program staff and submit progress reports to

Mount’s new creative arts director knows a thing or two about “lights, camera, action,” and brings a touch of Hollywood to the academy.

Emily Luther, a Woonsocket native and former contestant on NBC’s “The Voice,” joined our Mount family this year as creative arts director, where she works daily with music, dance, art, and drama students to learn

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MassBioEd. Securing the grant reflects Mount’s philosophy of implementing technology to “integrate knowledge, develop creative approaches to life situations, and be more responsible for our lives.” The grant program will affect middle school Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEAM) classes, and high school biology and AP biology.

more about performancerelated careers, including music therapy.

Luther, who competed on “The Voice” through the direction of Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine on “Team Adam,” clinched a record label with eleveneleven, a company connected to Ellen DeGeneres, and also signed a deal with Universal Music Publishing Group.

Luther’s determination serves as a reminder to

students that persistence and hard work pays off, and the path to success can be found by chasing passion with spirit and dedication.

Combining both the business and performance aspects of art, Luther teaches students about entrepreneurship, career exploration in the many facets of the arts, and what it takes to go the extra mile in the industry. That is what we call “star power.”

School nurse, Spanish and Academic Support teachers retire

Joyce Morisseau is retiring after 20 years as Mount’s school nurse.

Mrs. Morisseau came to Mount in 1999 after 15 years at Roger Williams Medical

Center, where she spent most of her career working in the operating room. Since those early years at Mount, Mrs. Morisseau has seen a shift in students’ needs from mainly physical remedies (like the student who needed an 18inch splinter removed from her leg) to emotional support for stress and anxiety.

“I always had an open door policy. The students could come in at any time and just chill,” she said. “I love to talk to the students, get a feel for what will help them the most. Sometimes that could be encouragement, a hug, or

bringing them to someone else.”

Adapting her approach to the times is part of being what Mrs. Morisseau describes as Mount’s “family of love, support and trust.”

“That is what makes Mount different from any other school. The students, staff, administration, are all my family – my Mount family,” she said. “I lost my mother and my twin sister while working at Mount. I would not have been able to get through these deaths without the incredible kindness and love shown to me during

Gail Berretto is retiring after 35.5 years of teaching Spanish at Mount Saint Charles.

Ms. Berretto came to Mount in 1984 after four years at Bishop Keough Regional High School and St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket. In addition to teaching grades six through 12, Ms. Berretto was a class moderator, Spanish Club moderator and frequent school trip chaperone. She remains in touch with students she taught as many as 30 years

ago. Mount has changed a lot during her long tenure, but Ms. Berretto said the important things have stayed the same.

“The one great constant at Mount has been the gift of heart. Mount was founded by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart and founded in the dedication and belief and education of young people,” she said. “God places us where He knows we need to be: where we will meet individuals who will touch

our hearts and teach and inspire us, those who will bring us joy. I have been daily touched, taught and inspired by both peers and students. My role model for being a person and teacher of and from the heart is Brother Clifford King, and I am eternally grateful for his example and inspiration.”

Ms. Berretto’s retirement plans are still taking shape, but she said they will include relaxation, catching up with friends and family and

in 1983 at the request of then-Principal Ray Reinsant to fill in for a secretary who left suddenly. At the time, Mrs. Morin was a stay-at-home mom with her daughter Nicole, a 1999 Mount graduate.

“I thought it would be a temporary job!” she says looking back on her long tenure at Mount. “Eventually, Mrs. Ferry, now a school counselor, needed help in what was then called the Reading Room. She knew I had my degree in special education and thought I

would be a good fit for the position. Needless to say, I never left and Mount became my second family.”

Mrs. Morin worked with students one-on-one and in small groups to strengthen reading skills and reinforce good study and organizational skills.

She administered reading tests, evaluated students’ learning styles and needs, and matched them up with the right resources.

Outside the classroom, Mrs. Morin and her husband Ray, also a Mount

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Joan Morin Joan Morin is retiring after 36 years of teaching and working in the Mount Saint Charles office.

Mrs. Morin came to Mount

these difficult times.”

In addition to her nursing duties, Mrs. Morisseau enjoyed chaperoning band and chorus trips to Ireland, which she did five times.

A native of West Roxbury, Mass., Mrs. Morisseau is a graduate of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Nursing School in Brighton, Mass. She is the mother of three sons, Robert, Ryan and Michael, who attended Mount, as did Mrs. Morisseau’s husband, Paul, and his father. Although she’s retiring from Mount, Mrs. Morisseau expects to keep her hand in nursing part time.

Gail Berretto continuing her part-time job as a cashier supervisor at Shaw’s Supermarket in North Providence. teacher and graduate, were active as volunteers in the Summer Fine Arts Academy. They checked in students, monitored meals, and organized the end-ofcamp cookout. They also volunteered as wait staff and cooks at May pops concerts and the “Manhattan on the Hill” annual fundraiser.

Mrs. Morin also chaperoned several school trips; Quebec was her favorite destination.

Mrs. Morin plans to stay busy in retirement traveling and volunteering at Mount and in her parish.

Athletics Update

Boys Basketball head coach recognized for successes

Henry Coleman named Rhode Island Division III Coach of the Year The Mount community would like to acknowledge and extend a warm, “congratulations” to head Boys Basketball Coach, Henry Coleman III, on an incredible year.

In his fifth season as head coach, Coach Coleman led the Mounties throughout a spectacular year, winning the Division III-East title with a 13-5 record. It is Mount’s first league title since 1995.

Coach Coleman further cemented his reputation as a top coach, winning the Rhode Island Division III Coach of the Year award, his second time achieving this honor.

Coach Coleman’s teams have always been imbued with class and high character, winning Sportsmanship awards in 2016 and

2017. This year the success reached new levels on the court as well.

These winning traits certainly are fostered by the enthusiasm and personality of Coach Coleman, earning him the respect and admiration of players and coaches, not only at Mount, but throughout the league. An opposing coach described him as, “literally one of the nicest people you’ve ever met.”

This summer, Coach Coleman will guide the team through workouts, participating in the MSC Summer Basketball League, of which he was a co-founder. He can also been seen grilling up a mean BBQ for his wife and three children.

The future bodes well for Mount’s basketball program, under the skilled tutelage of Coach Coleman.

Elite Dance team makes Northeast Regional Competition For the second year in a row, Mount’s Elite Dance Team competed in the area’s largest competition, the Universal Dance Association’s “Battle of the Northeast,” in which groups from high schools and colleges traveled from all over New England, New York, and New Jersey to take the stage.

Mount’s 15-member dance team won 1st-place in jazz and 2nd-place in hip-hop at the Endicott Invitational prior to the UDA battle, qualifying the dancers for the regional competition.

Mount represented the entire state, as the team was the only Rhode Island group to compete at the varsity, regional, and national levels. Coach Catherine Ryan said the girls on the team exuded synchronization and worked well together making all the success possible.

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A 'Cinderella Run' victory

Mount Girls Soccer Team clinches first-ever championship win

For the Mount Saint Charles Academy Girls Soccer Team, victory this year has been extra sweet. In what’s being described by many as a “Cinderella run”; the team has pivoted in several ways and clinched its first-ever championship win in the process.

The team celebrated its first finals appearance since 1998 with that championship victory. Phil Pincince, who previously led Brown University’s women’s soccer program to more than 300 victories and six NCAA Tournament appearances during his 40-year tenure at the college, chose to come out of retirement to lead the Mounties as their coach this year.

As luck would have it, Pincince and Ray Leveille, Mount’s athletic director, were grouped together to play at a charity golf tournament where the two discussed the then vacant soccer coach position at Mount.

Fast-forward to the completion of this year’s season and the Mounties have seen vast improvements, going 7-1-1 in their last nine games, and

competing in the championship playoffs - a goal the girls seized through their hard work, dedication, and commitment to the sport and their fellow teammates.

The team prevailed over Warwick’s Pilgrim High School in a 2-2 (4-2) shootout during this year’s championship. The Warwick team had been undefeated - that is, until the Mounties arrived on the field that day.

More important than winning to the Mountie players and Pincince - technique, skill, and speed aside was the drive to play the game with class and maturity. While the high school athletes are younger than those Pincince has coached in the past, their passion for the sport and team bond is far from juvenile.

We’re thrilled to add Pincince, a Woonsocket native, to our Mountie family, and look forward to cheering on the Mount Saint Charles Academy Girls Soccer Team for many years to come.

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Athletics Update

A story of endurance and grace

Peter Cappizzo '00 reflects on playing hockey while battling deadly illness

felt such a mission to give back, was because of what Mount gave me years ago when I was a student athlete. The debt I still feel called to repay goes well beyond anything that happens on the ice. I‘d like to take this opportunity to share my story and perspective.

The following article was adapted from an email Peter sent to President Tenreiro as well as a subsequent interview.

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hen I first was asked to help out with the goalies for one day, over 10 years ago, I never envisioned being a coach or it even lasting beyond that brief event. My ambitions certainly have never revolved around coaching, yet here I am, passionately still in red, white and blue. At the time I didn’t really have the space in my life to devote to coaching, yet I found I was inspired and committed enough to find myself driving daily from Mattapoisett, Mass. to Mount to help out with the team as much as I could.

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My sophomore year I began to experience mysterious and scary symptoms of extreme lethargy and was coughing up blood. I saw numerous doctors, had tests, but each time they simply advised that I was over training, burning the candle at both ends, or coughing too hard. One evening at practice Dr. Jean Guay witnessed me coughing blood, acknowledged the severity of my condition, and communicated to Coach Belisle that he was taking me from practice to urgent care.

I was less than appreciative at that moment, as all I wanted to do was be back on the ice, as I was terrified I would lose my spot on the team. Dr. Guay gave me a stern but supportive lecture about the potential of these symptoms, and strongly advised I have a chest x-ray. The x-rays showed intense internal inflammation and suggested a very serious issue; I was admitted to Boston Children’s hospital the next day.

This led to months of testing and ultimately lung surgery to confirm a diagnosis of a very rare, morbid, illness that kills within six months to a year. At diagnosis, and unknown

to me, I had already been ill for 5 months, so there was precious little time left.

Interventions included physically devastating treatments like prednisone and chemotherapy, which would affect my body and put me at risk for illness and injury. I was told I would never play competitive hockey again. I was released from the hospital at the beginning of the playoffs and began to attend school part time. Things continued to be touch-and-go as I was back in the hospital almost daily for treatment and observation.

I pleaded at this time to be allowed to return to practice; after everything that had happened, I needed an outlet and to be with my team. I had worked enough to build up my legs to drive and walk up the stairs, but when I put on my goalie equipment I was faced with a stark reality.

I had underestimated the effect of the surgery and the treatments; I had atrophied, I needed to use my stick as a crutch to simply get off the ice. My teammates and coaches clapped for me as I left the ice; all I heard was pity and an acknowledgement that I was done as a player. I was angry; it was the closest I came to breaking down and giving up.

Instead however, I resolved to make a comeback.

Throughout that off-season I worked, despite the chemo and all the other treatments. Mount had graduated roughly 16 seniors that year and for the first time in memory were not favored to win and keep “the streak� alive. I surprised the coaches by showing up on the first day of tryouts, but they welcomed me and they supported me by making a public statement to the team that I was their goaltender. I had their confidence and it gave me the strength to push through lead forward. After starting the season strong, effective and confident, at the halfway mark I began to feel tired and drawn. My doctors gave me the crushing news that I had suffered a full relapse and was bleeding into my kidneys.

had been so freely given to me. We continued to win championships and keep the streak alive throughout my tenure there, despite constant relapses and setbacks lasting up until the championship game my senior year, when I could barely get my helmet on my head.

Dr. Jean Guay truly saved my life on that fateful day, and Coach Belisle and Mount Saint Charles gave me my life back. I walk those halls and feel something different than nostalgia for high school. I truly feel grateful for living.

I’m grateful for the community that supported me when I was too sick to attend classes. Grateful for the teachers and administration that took personal time to help me catch up on assignments, as well as countless friends and family that took me in or offered unwavering kindness and comfort.

I was never questioned or made to feel unsupported, only given unconditional care and understanding.

Some say they are where they are in life due to Mount; I am literally here breathing because of the gifts it has bestowed upon me. I learned to work at Mount. I met my wife at Mount. I learned the powerful impact of community at Mount. I benefited from the lived transmission of the mission and values that Mount teaches.

It is truly an honor and a privilege to be able to serve the team and Mount in whatever capacity I am needed. I will be there to help the men battle on the ice, the way Coach Belisle, Dr. Guay and countless other members of the Mount family helped me battle for my life. Thank you for letting me share my story, and know how appreciative I am for all the school has done for me.

I returned to weekly chemotherapy infusions and they doubled my prednisone. The treatments would leave me barely able to make it to school let alone daily hockey practice for the following few days. I would be strong enough by the end of the week to attend a practice or two and play in a game. Coach Belisle showed incredible trust in me; he had a strict policy that players could not miss practice and still play in games, yet made an exception in my case. His wisdom and ability to display compassion and flexibility towards my situation was in strong contrast to the fierce taskmaster that was the hallmark of his success.

This was an unprecedented situation; and I was and will be grateful beyond words for his vision and care.

Years later when I was given the opportunity to act in service and support this man, I would go into it willing to do anything that needed to be done and give back what

Peter and his wife are expecting a little Mountie in August.

In closing, he said, "Maybe a goalie." Congratulations!

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Athletics Update

New Sur la Glace program a success

Skaters training, performing at high level first of its kind in the state; it makes training affordable, eliminates daily travel to training sessions, and frees up the athletes’ time for extracurricular activities they might not have time for otherwise. The skaters train for about three hours daily on-site at Adelard Arena with Sarah Mirza DiNardo, former U.S. Figure Skating quadruple gold medalist in ice dancing, freestyle, moves in the field, and free dance.

The figure skaters train through on-ice sessions and strength work in Mount’s weight room, as well as the academy’s dance studio. Professional on-site nutritional support is also included, promoting overall health and wellness of the elite skaters.

Students in Mount’s new Sur la Glace Figure Skating Program, launched this year, are already performing alongside the pros. In its first year of operation, the program has connected students to the Skating Club of Boston, which hosts the longest running clubproduced ice show in the world, “Ice Chips Illusions.”

Bright-Landry Hockey Center, where they shared the ice with professional skaters including Kaetlyn Osmond, a world champion figure skater. Each of the three performances in Boston drew large crowds, as singles skaters, pairs, ice dance, synchronized skating, and Theatre On Ice performed in the spectacular.

Several Mount students performed in the 107th annual show at Harvard’s

Mount’s training program for skaters in 6th-grade through 12th-grade is the

Brother Adelard, Brian Boucher '95 to be inducted into R.I. Hockey Hall of Fame

This year, two more Mount Saint Charles Academy alumni earned their spots in the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame. Brother Adelard Beaudet, Mount icon and founder of Mount’s hockey team, and Brian Boucher '95, former Mount and National Hockey League goaltender, were officially announced as Hall of Fame inductees during an American Hockey League game this year at the Dunkin’ Donuts

DiNardo said, “To watch these kids train so hard, on top of balancing their academics and other sports/activities, has been incredible. Every skater has accomplished so much - mastering new moves, passing skating tests, and winning medals in solo and team skating events. As individuals, they have grown in their ability to train for long periods of time, and to overcome the frustrations and challenges that can come with being a competitive athlete.”

Center between the Providence Bruins and Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

The pair were chosen out of 30 nominees and more than 175 original candidates - an initiative the selection committee worked at for over two years. Come September, Brother Adelard and Boucher will be inducted into the Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln.

2019 Annual Athletic Awards The Scholar Athlete Award

2019 Most Valuable Player Award Recipients

(Male and Female) Eileen Whalen and Andrew Goyette

The Scholar Athlete Award is given to a senior who has maintained the highest level of excellence in the classroom as well as on the playing field. The senior must play at least two sports and the award is selected by the athletic directors.

Front row (left to right): Eileen Whalen (outdoor track and field), Katie Lynch (girls' lacrosse), Alex Niedzwiadwk (golf), Paige McCreight (dance), Joe Lynch (boys' volleyball). Back row (left to right): Zach Harnois (boys' lacrosse), Tristan Cox (boys' tennis), Everett Misto (baseball), Brad Plamondon (outdoor track and field). Not pictured: Victoria Young (softball).

The Sportsmanship Award (Male and Female)

The Outstanding Athlete Award (Male and Female)

Meghan Whalen and Ryan Forget

Katie Lynch and Alex Gonfrade

The Sportmanship Award is given to the senior who has participated in a school-sponsored varsity sport, has been a model of the elements of Honorable Competition, who is an exemplary young citizen, and who exhibits the personal traits of courage, poise, self-confidence, and leadership.

This award is given to the student athlete who accomplishes much but often who does not receive the recognition deserved – an unsung hero. This award is based off a majority vote from the Mount St. Charles coaching staff.

The Outstanding Athlete Award is given to the senior who has demonstrated outstanding ability in two or more sports, has been a model of the elements of Honorable Competition, has been judged to possess leadership qualities, has made an outstanding contribution to the School’s Athletic Program, and has remained coachable and committed to the team concept.

This award is based off a majority vote from the Mount St. Charles coaching staff.

David Belisle '77, Brian Boucher '95 to be inducted into R.I. Interscholastic Athletic Hall of Fame

Mount continues to make its mark on Rhode Island athletics.

The Rhode Island Interscholastic League selected David Belisle '77 and Brian Boucher '95, Mount alumni and hockey legends, to be inducted into the RIIL High School Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2019, along with John Gillooly, award-winning sports columnist and author of “Pride on the Mount: More Than a Game.” The book, released in 2005,

chronicles the success of the Mount hockey family, and captures what Gillooly learned about Mount’s legacy over the course of covering Belisle and the team - known for sending several players to the National Hockey League - in depth for a year.

The three will be inducted during a ceremony Wednesday, October 30, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick.

Alumni News

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50 Anniversary Reunion

Members of the Class of 1969 gathered in Mount's Chapel Hall on Sunday, June 9, 2019 for their 50th class reunion. The event consisted of mass, lead by Principal Celebrant Reverand Richard Desaulniers and assisted by Deacon Anthony Gagliani, the Presentation of the Gifts and Roses, and brunch. After a time of fellowship, the class proceeded to the 2019 Commencement Ceremony, where they each received their Golden Diploma.

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Young Alumni Service Event

Stay in touch #MountPride

Members of our new Young Alumni Group volunteering at a soup kitchen along with Mount staff members.

Connect with Mount Saint Charles Academy online to stay up-to-date with events and campus news!

GET INVOLVED! Interested in our new Young Alumni Group or Alumni Association?

Email alumni@mtstcharles.org or call the Office of Alumni and Community Relations at 401-769-0310 ext. 115.

31st Annual Alumni Golf Tournament

This year's tournament was a 'hole-in-one' with over 120 golfers in attendance!

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Ever since opening our doors in 1924 we have been blessed with wonderful families and friends who have walked with us each step of the way. Our journey continues - a journey we can only make with you at our side.

We welcome designated gifts to Mount Saint Charles, including the following designations:

Mount is special to our students, their families, and our alumni because of the atmosphere that supports not just the academic and extracurricular needs of our students but their social and emotional well-being too.

Tuition covers only 65% of the costs associated with educating our students. Charitable contributions support the school’s highest priorities: faith-filled academic excellence, access and affordability, and stewardship of our campus.

To accomplish our goals, we rely on the generosity of people like you.

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In Memoriam schools in Quebec and Rhode Island, for 11 years, before joining Mount’s faculty in 1963. He became Mount’s principal in 1970 and served four years before returning to the classroom, teaching in the English Department, which he also chaired. In 1981 he was officially ordained into the Brothers of the Sacred Heart.

Br. Paul Demers, S.C. 3/29/19 Brother Paul Demers S.C., former Mount Saint Charles principal and teacher, died on March 29, 2019, in hospice care, in Providence.

Brother Paul left Mount in 1981 to serve as campus minister at Bishop Guertin High School and Rivier College in Nashua, N.H., and also at Notre Dame College in Manchester, N.H. He lectured in religious studies at both colleges. A native of Manchester, N.H., Brother Paul earned five academic degrees: a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in Latin education from Saint Michael’s College; a master’s degree in biblical studies from Providence College; a master’s degree in divinity from the Weston School of Theology, and a doctorate in ministry from Boston University.

Brother Paul taught Latin, English and religion, at Brothers of the Sacred Heart

In addition to teaching, he served on several boards and committees for the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, the Diocese of Manchester and the Diocese of Providence.

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Giving Opportunities

Rewarding hard work and an eagerness to learn

The Brother Michael Spenard Memorial Grant Fund Dear friends of Mount, Mount's history is full of great stories about the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. It’s impossible to pick a favorite, but I love one particular story about Brother Michael Spenard. It perfectly gets to the center of his caring nature, which was the reason Mount named a scholarship fund after him in 1985.

Brother Michael was responsible for the boarding students during Mount’s days as a residential school. He was a kind, generous man who would often laugh so hard he choked. He also cared enough about his students to tell a borderline fib on one occasion to get something he wanted for them.

Brother Michael was constantly looking for ways to occupy the boys, and as a result he spent a lot of time working on the athletic facilities. One day he approached the brother director, Brother Claver, about buying 12 boards to repair rotten bleachers. Brother Claver turned down the request as it was too expensive at the time.

Donate today To donate to the Brother Michael Spenard Memorial Grant Fund, please call our Office of Admissions at 401-769-0310 ext. 177.

Brother Michael returned the next day and pleaded for just six boards. Brother Claver relented. Brother Michael went to the lumber yard and ordered six the boards – at double the required length. He then had the boards cut in half to get the 12 he needed to fix the bleachers.

I bring up Brother Michael because I’m asking you to honor his spirit by donating to the Brother Michael Spenard Memorial Grant Fund, as I will be doing this year. The fund provides financial assistance to Mounties who have displayed hard work and eagerness to learn, and who have worked to the best of their ability and continuously improve.

Brother Michael had an acute sense for what the boys in his care needed so they could thrive. He was the father figure many of them didn’t have in their lives. Times have changed. So have Mount’s students and their needs. But they’re still needs. There are so many promising young people who just need a little help. They have so much to offer that a Mount education can unlock. All you have to do is look back through the pages of this magazine to remind yourself what Mount can do for talented, hard working people – and how much they can do for this community and the broader world.

Brighten the future of a deserving student and strengthen the Mount community with a contribution to the Brother Michael Spenard Memorial Grant Fund. And if you happen to donate double, you can be sure Brother Michael would approve.

Yours in Christ,

Alan Tenreiro '92 President 40 | Mount Saint Charles Academy

Hockey Legacy Fund Integrity on and off the ice.

The Mount Saint Charles Hockey Legacy Fund is dedicated to supporting the newly launched U18, U16 and U15 hockey programs, enabling Mount to offer need and meritbased scholarships as well as facilities improvements and unexpected expenses. It is an endowed fund, awarding a maximum of 4.5% per year to ensure its continued support of Mountie hockey, in perpetuity .

Mount alum and former NHL star, Brian Boucher, got the fund off to a strong start, pledging $15,000. Our goal is an endowment of $100,000.

Alumni can donate through the Mount website, www. mountsaintcharles.org, or by contacting the school office at 401-769-0310.

“If all Mount hockey alumni contribute, we’ll reach our goal in time for the program’s first season in 2019-2020 and help our teams get off to a great start,” said President Alan Tenreiro. “National-level hockey will be a key element in Mount’s identity as we pursue our goal of becoming one of the top prep schools in New England.”

August of 2018 saw the launch of a new hockey program at Mount. Lead by a coaching triumvirate of Devin Rask, Matt Plante and Scott Gainey, (fresh off a 2018, U18 championship at Selects Academy of South Kent, Connecticut) Mount’s new coaching team aims to build a new hockey powerhouse at Mount. The Mount Saint Charles Hockey Legacy Fund is a great way for Mountie alumni to be a part of this effort.

Mount counts on the support of multiple 'Mountie' generations Generations of families built Mount Saint Charles, and we need another generation to walk through our doors so we can continue our mission of providing a superior education based on Catholic values. Can we count on your family?

We know that’s asking a lot, but we’re offering a lot in return. A Mount education has always been a big step up in life, and we’re making it an even bigger step up with major additions to programs and facilities.

A new library café and weight room and a renovated computer lab will welcome next year’s students. We’ve installed a new hardwood floor in the gym and added tennis courts. Our academic program has expanded with new Advanced Placement offerings, a School Counseling Office, revamped middle school curriculum and community service program.

We’re bringing back traditions that have enriched our history, like First Friday Masses and the rebirth of The

Hilltopper newspaper. We’re building new traditions with Grandparents Day and the Prayer Breakfast.

But it’s the students who make it all matter, and multigenerational families have been key to filling Mount’s classes over the years. We need you to continue the tradition by sending your children to Mount. Catholic school enrollment in the U.S. has been dropping for nearly 40 years. 110 Catholic schools closed in 2017-18, including our sister school, Marian High School in Framingham, Mass.

Mount doesn’t have to be one of them. We’ve weathered the trends by offering a superior education with the support of a devoted multi-generational community. In fact, Mount grew by 9 percent in 2018 and it looks like it will surpass that in the 2019-20 school year. Contact us today to learn more about sending your children to Mount Saint Charles and continuing our traditions of learning, faith and service into a new era.

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2018-2019

Annual Report

Summary of Gift Income 2018-2019

Unrestricted Gifts $116,678.00 Auction (Net) $101,372.00 Walk-a-Thon $41,121.00 Hockey Legacy Fund $102,476.00 Richard Lawrence Scholarship $11,000.00 Brother Michael Scholarship $11,090.00 BSH Monument Fund $ 1,101.00 TOTAL: $384,838.00

Summary of Cumulative Giving Societies 1924-present

XAVIER ($500,000.00+) MSC Parents' Council Brothers of the Sacred Heart

$688,812.49 $575,333.00

JOSEPHUS ($250,000.00+)

Estate of William Latraverse 1934 Mr. and Mrs. Barry J. Cadden

$331,512.13 $250,000.00

ADELARD ($100,000.00+) Br. Raymond Reinsant EzeCastle Integration Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Knueven Diocese of Providence Mr. Jacques Dubois, Jr. Mr. Albert Fuchs 1935 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Morris Mr. and Mrs. Marc Hebert

2019-20 Tuition & Fees Grades 6-8: $9,100 | Grades 9-12 & post-grad: $14,400 International Student: $17,975 Figure Skating Academy: $11,600 (grades 6-8), $16,900 (grades 9-12 & post-grad), $20,475 (international student) Gymnastics Academy: $14,600 (grades 6-8), $19,900 (grades 9-12 & post-grad), $23,475 (international student) Hockey Academy (all grades): $26,400 (day student), $44,975 (boarding student), $48,550 (international boarding student) Boarding Student (all grades): $39,475, $43,050 (international) Registration Fee (new students only): $250, one time Graduation Fee (senior only): $300, one time Boarding Student Damage Deposit: $300 Book and uniform fees: Vary (Parent’s Council annually offers a used book and uniform sale

$227,186.42 $197,500.00 $195,000.00 $175,393.00 $157,600.00 $137,869.00 $127,695.00 $125,897.69

Alumni Legacy Award For students in grades 9-12 Mount is pleased to offer a $500 award to children of Mount alumni (max. one per child). This award is applied to each child attending Mount. These scholarships are renewable each year the student attends MSC in grades 9-12 and if a student is in good standing.

Annual Report

Donor Category Report of Giving 2018-2019 SACRED HEART COUNCIL ($25,000.00+) Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. David Celona

PROVINCIAL CIRCLE ($10,000.00+) Mr. and Mrs. Brian Boucher Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cahaly Catholic Foundation of Rhode Island Fidelity Charitable Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Rhode Island Foundation

FOUNDER'S CLUB ($5,000.00+) Mr. and Mrs. Keith E. Carney Mr. and Mrs. Irving A. Dark Deslandes Construction Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Laramee Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Lepine Mr. and Mrs. Robert Loiselle Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey P. Mongeon Mr. and Mrs. David Ruggieri Mr. and Mrs. David M. Soucy Mr. and Mrs. Alan Tenreiro

DIRECTOR'S CLUB ($2,500.00+) Bank of America Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Greg Berard Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Cedor Mr. Mark D'Arcy Mr. and Mrs. David A. Fontaine Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Gouin Mr. and Mrs. Roland Lavallee, Sr. Mr. Dave Malloy Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Marcotte Mr. Tom Sonnabend Mr. Raymond Frederick Tiberio Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tillinghast

EXCELSIOR GOLD ($1,000.00+) Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ayotte Mr. and Mrs. Mark Barnabe Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Baryluk Mr. Bryan Berard Dr. and Mrs. James Brennan Bristol County Savings Bank Mr. and Mrs. George Buteau Mr. and Mrs. Gus Capizzo Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Charbonneau Chevron Matching Employee Funds Mr. and Mrs. Paul Collamati Mr. and Mrs. Jay Corrigan Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Corriveau Mr. and Mrs. Jean Paul Corriveau Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Henri Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Cox

Ms. Rebecca Dalpe Mr. and Mrs. Gary Denis Mr. and Mrs. James Deslandes, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James Deslandes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Dichele Eaton Vance Matching Gift Program Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts to Education Program Mr. and Dr. Brandon Gallagher Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gasbarro Mr. and Mrs. Robert Godin Mr. Joel Guay Mr. and Mrs. Marc Hebert Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson Deputy Chief and Mrs. Michael Lemoine Mr. and Mrs. Greg Leonard Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Miguel Mr. and Mrs. Allan Miramant Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Monaco Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Morelli MSC Parents' Council Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Patrick O'Brien Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. O'Connor, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Finbarr O'Sullivan Lt. Col. and Mrs. Christopher J. Perron Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Piette Mr. and Mrs. Frank Richard Mr. and Mrs. William M. Ryan Schwab Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shannon Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simonelli State Street Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tardie The J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Trottier Twin River Casino Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Valliere Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ward Whalerock Point Partners, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Wilk, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. David M. Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yates Wells Fargo

EXCELSIOR CLUB ($500.00+) Acadian Asset Management LLC Mr. and Mrs. James Allaire Mr. Christopher Almon Mr and Mrs. Edmund Bard Mr. and Mrs. Richard Beauvais Mr. and Mrs. Peter Belisle Mr. Christopher K. Berry and Mrs. Michelle Randall-Berry Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bielecki Dr. John P. Bissonnette Ms. Betsy Blair Mr. Steve Bonas Ms Gail Bryson Mr. and Mrs. John Cartier Mr. and Mrs. Derek Chauvette Mr. and Mrs. Carlo A. Cioffi Mr. and Mrs. Steven Ciullo Mr. Jameson T. Clem

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lombardi Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Magill Dr. and Mrs. Juan Mallari Mr. Robert Marchand Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Marcoux Marcum LLP MassDevelopment Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morissette Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Moy Lt. Col. James E. Mullin, III LTC and Mrs. James Mullin Mr. and Mrs. Harold Murphy Murray Family Charitable Foundation Mr. Joseph O'Neill Mr. Roland Picard Mr. and Mrs. John Picone, III Ms. Karen Prew Fr. Charles Quinn Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Quistberg Rick's Musical Instruments Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Robison Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rose Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Rouleau Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sammartino SDG Building Remodeling, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Senerchia III Mark Shelepov Mr. and Mrs. Ken Smith Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stachurski Ms. Janeen Stone Mr. Rene Tellier Mr. and Mrs. Robert Velardi Mrs. Cheryl A. Venancio Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ventre Mr and Mrs. Keith Vercauteren Ms. Carol Waddington Mr. and Mrs. Eric Wirkus, Esq. YourCause LLC for Pfizer Annual Giving Campaign

CENTURY CLUB ($100.00+) Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Adamo Ms. Sandra Adams Mr. and Mrs. Gordon T. Albright Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Alizio, Sr Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. Andrews, III Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Aubin Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Auclair Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Fisher Auger Mr. and Mrs. Roger Baillargeon Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Baird Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Baldassari Joyce Bandilla Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Barker Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baynes Mr. Raymond Belisle Mr. and Mrs. Paul Benoit Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Benvenuto Berkshire Place Limited Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Bibeault Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Blais Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blanchette Mr. Charles Boddy, Jr. and Mrs. Anne M. Donahue-Boddy Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bogner

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Alumnus donates $995 in honor of his and Mount's 95th year

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2019 Day of Giving results

Walter Morris '41 and Mount are both celebrating their 95th year. So Mr. Morris, who has donated for 35 straight years, put a thematic twist on this year’s contribution by donating $995.

“Because Mount Saint Charles and are the same age, I am inspired to send the enclosed check wishing the school another 95 wonderful years.” Originally from Wellesley, Mass., Mr. Morris now lives in Florida most of the year.

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