Mount Magazine: Spring 2019

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Moun t Sa i n t Joseph Ac a de my Ma ga z i n e

Spring 2019

TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS Now Your PERSONAL and Business PA Tax Dollars Can Directly Provide Mount Students with Financial Aid

NEW! FOR INDIVIDUALS For years, the Education Improvement Tax Credit and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit corporate programs have allowed businesses who pay specific taxes in the state of PA to designate up to 90% of those monies to the Mount to use for financial aid.

Now, individuals who pay a specific amount of taxes to the state of PA can do the same through an LLC! The Mount is partnering with BLOCS (Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools), who will walk you through the very simple process of participating in their LLC program so you can designate your personal tax credit to the Mount for financial aid.

THE BASICS • Go to www.msjacad.org/eitc-ostc for more details on the Individual program.

• Discuss the tax advantages of participation with your accountant or tax advisor.

• Contact BLOCS [https://blocs.org/personal-tax-credits/] to express your interest in participating.

• Make sure you are designating your tax credit to Mount Saint Joseph Academy.

THE BENEFITS • Your potentially non-deductible state income tax becomes a deductible federal charitable contribution.

• You become a significant donor to Mount and our financial aid program with little to no additional cost to you as an individual.

• More EITC and OSTC money means a Mount education is available to more young ladies regardless of their socioeconomic background.

FOR CORPORATIONS

Businesses in PA that pay the following taxes can apply to qualify for eligibility in the traditional program: 3 Corporate Net Income Tax 3 Insurance Premiums Tax 3 Malt Beverage Tax (with some exclusions) 3 Capital Stock/Foreign Franchise Tax 3 Retaliatory Fees under section 212 of the 3 Bank Shares Tax Insurance Company Law of 1921 3 Title Insurance and Trust Company Shares Tax 3 Mutual Thrift Institution Tax THE BASICS • Go to www.msjacad.org/eitc-ostc for more details.

• Fill out the simple application which can be found on www.newpa.com.

• Deadlines are May 15 Business applicants who have fulfilled their 2-year commitment and

wish to reapply in FY 18/19 to renew their 2-year commitment.

May 15 Businesses who are in the middle of their 2-year commitment.

July 3 All other businesses including initial applicants.

• Make sure you are designating your tax credit to Mount Saint Joseph Academy.

THE BENEFITS • 75% of your contribution to Mount Saint Joseph Academy will go as a tax credit to your Business • This increases to 90% if you agree to contribute the same amount for 2 years • The 25% (or 10% for a two year commitment) that is not included in the tax credit may be claimed as a charitable donation on your federal tax return

For more details on the Personal and Business EITC/OSTC programs, go to

www.msjacad.org/eitc-ostc

managing editor Kristen DiPrinzio editorial staff Jill Gregori, Rose Lamphere, Leigh McFadden, Theresa Moyer, Jody Romano

MAGAZINE Mount Magazine is an official publication of Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Mount Magazine is published three times a year (Spring, Summer, Fall) for students, alumnae, parents and friends of Mount Saint Joseph Academy.

writers Kristen DiPrinzio, Leigh McFadden, Jody Romano class chatter Theresa Moyer, Rose Lamphere photographers Kristen DiPrinzio, Sam Fritch

designer Maridel McCloskey, McCloskey Designs printer Garrison Printing Co., Pennsauken, NJ principal Dr. Judith A. Caviston vp of institutional advancement Jody Romano director of development Jill Gregori

director of alumnae Theresa Moyer director of communications Kristen DiPrinzio mount fund coordinator Leigh McFadden development coordinator Rose Lamphere submit class notes online at: www.msjacad.org/classchatter

send comments or corrections to: Mount Saint Joseph Academy Editorial Office 120 West Wissahickon Avenue, Flourtown, PA 19031 | contact: 215-233-3177 | mount@msjacad.org

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Mount Hosts First Innovation Night

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Feature: Strengthening a Culture of Inclusivity

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Celebrauction XXV

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MSJA Spirit Week: Shining in Sisterhood

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President’s Reception Letter from the Alumnae Board President From the Archives Class Chatter

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he entire Mount community was deeply shaken by the loss of our president, S. Kathleen Brabson, SSJ. She leaves behind a legacy rooted in the mission of the Sisters of Saint Joseph.

S. Kathleen served at Mount Saint Joseph Academy for the past 25 years. She was appointed President in 2005. Prior to her presidency, S. Kathleen served as Dean of Students for 11 years while concurrently teaching theology to juniors. During her tenure as President, she oversaw several milestone events such as the Academy’s year-long 150th Anniversary celebration, the student-driven online “Mount for Malala” campaign (which resulted in several Mount students presenting the Liberty Medal to Malala Yousafzai at the National Constitution Center), the installation of the Academy’s Founders in the Sciences wing, and, most recently, the construction of the Academy’s new state-of-the-art multipurpose turf field.

Advancing the mission of the Sisters of Saint Joseph was of paramount importance to S. Kathleen. She was deeply devoted to the concept of “unity and reconciliation,” and gently encouraged all students and colleagues to embody that concept on a daily basis. The Mount motto “spes messis in semine” (“the hope of the harvest is within the seed”) resonated strongly with her; she firmly believed that the work students did at MSJA was in preparation for the bountiful harvest that would come later in life. She was deeply dedicated to the Mount’s phrase, “on the education of women largely depends the future of society,” and was an advocate for Mount students, facilitating a well-rounded faith-based education for them, and inspiring them to become founders in their lives. A champion for the underserved, she continually advised the Mount community to serve the dear neighbor.

S. Kathleen will be remembered not only for her advancement of Mount Saint Joseph Academy to one of the region’s premier Catholic college preparatory high school for girls, but also for infusing the education and culture of the Mount with the SSJ mission.

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The following eulogy was delivered by S. Mary Dacey, SSJ, former president of the Mount and close friend of S. Kathleen.

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No one has within themselves all the pieces to their puzzle…

Everyone carries within them at least one and probably many pieces to someone else’s puzzle. Sometimes they know it, sometimes they don’t. But when you present your piece to another, whether you know it or not, you are a messenger of God’s grace.” – lawrence kushner

Sister Kathleen Brabson, Kathleen, Kath, Kathy, Aunt Kathleen, Sister Thomas Audrey was such a messenger. And all of you present here today, those who gathered at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church [for the funeral Mass for the Mount Community], and so many who could not be present, were messengers of grace to her. You loved her, you supported her, you respected her and you challenged her – you gave her of piece of yourselves, even as she shared pieces of herself with you. Hers was story of relationships that evolved without edges, without boundaries.

Kathleen’s life began in Brooklyn, New York, but it took shape when her family moved to the Philadelphia area. She loved her family passionately - her parents, Tom and Audrey, and her siblings, John, Patty, Audrey and Angel. In time that love would extend to nieces and nephews, grandniece and grandnephews. In-laws included.

Family was one of her three great loves – along with her ministry of education and her vocation to the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph.

I could say that Kathleen was an exceptional teacher who served in a number of schools, from the Philly suburbs, to McSherrystown, to Jersey and Delaware-- with studies at Villanova and Fordham in between.

But that hardly captures the impact she made.

February 7, 1947 – January 23, 2019 FROM A PARENT:

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When she was an eighth-grade teacher, my first grader somehow developed the biggest crush on ‘Sister Kathy.’ He bought her a Christmas present with his own money (a Nerf dart game) and kept a picture of her in his room. Once when he was leaving Mass in the pouring rain, she covered him with her big umbrella. Driving home I remarked, ‘That was nice of Sister Kathy.’ His response: ‘Mommy, I’m too excited to even talk about it right now.’”

FROM A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT:

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Since our relationship began when I was in high school, she has been a part of every special event I have experienced over time.

When I heard she was sick, I wanted to just get in the car and drive to her sister’s. She is my hero and has been for most of my life.”

FROM A RECENT MOUNT GR AD:

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I hold an extremely special and dear place in my heart for Sister Kathleen. I was fortunate to become very close to her during my senior year. She wasn’t just someone I would see in the halls.

Rather, she became a friend, and more specifically, a mentor for life.”

Mount Saint Joseph Academy acquired an extraordinary administrator in Kathleen. As the Dean of Students, she had a unique gift for ferreting things out, getting to the heart of the matter and, more importantly, getting to the heart of the person. Many of the students who spent more time in her office than they should have became some of her best buddies. And really, what Dean do you know who was a favorite and willing subject for student skits on Spirit Day?

Then, she became President. She hired the first lay principal, finetuned technology, built a turf field, renovated the auditorium and science labs…and more. Yet these accomplishments did not come close to her real passion: ensuring that the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Mount was the centerpiece, the core of the Mount community; that it permeated every aspect of Mount life, from board meetings and strategic plans, to the committee on Mission and Membership, to student retreats and student-initiated projects like “I Am Malala,” and exchange trips with LePuy, France; the foundation of the Sisters of St. Joseph. She worked diligently to provide financial aid so that the Mount was affordable for many. This past week, messages of admiration and loss have poured in from professional colleagues across the Philadelphia area.

So, who was the person when she wasn’t official teacher, Dean or President, and how would her friends describe her?

One word would be GRACIOUSNESS. She was gracious to everyone and in all situations! She was literally full of “grace.” You just got used to how she reached out with a hug or with open arms. She was also fiercely loyal to and passionate about anyone or anything she loved or believed in. And she was a VERY prayerful woman.

She was funny, but she preferred to be called quick and clever, like her Mom. She loved to read about everything from politics and current events, to sports and entertainment. We always wondered how she found the time. And she loved maps and globes, perhaps inherited from her father; her world would never be small. She loved the shore, and of course Cape May, her sacred space for retreat each summer, for many summers. She loved to drive, and God help you if you didn’t attach your seat belt when she got behind the wheel! She loved walks on the Wissahickon path, spending time with friends, and although she enjoyed shopping, movies, and going out to eat, if there was time, she would inevitably draw you into probing conversations with more questions than answers. mount saint joseph academy

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She had a serious and intense side. One summer, Kathleen and a friend took a break from studying to go to the Jersey shore. After enjoying a perfect beach day for hours with no sign of Kathleen, she went back to the house to see where she was. She found her pacing the floor and when asked what she was doing, Kathleen responded: “I’m pondering the Paschal Mystery!” She laughed at herself that day, but her serious side was always there – questioning, preparing, planning, working hard to accomplish what she set out to do. She made it look easy, but she was not exempt from the crises and challenges that every school administrator faces today. She often carried these with a heavy heart. And the sensitivity that consoled so many others could easily turn back on her.

Daughter, sister, aunt, friend, teacher, administrator. Kathleen was all these pieces--but she held these pieces together in one identity. She was a true sister of St. Joseph. I often think that the graciousness for which she was known even as a young woman was the budding of the SSJ charism planted deep within to reach out to the dear neighbor, to be about relationships, to live and work so that all may be one. If you read her reflection on Wonder, you know that she was “always drawn to the kind of wonder that takes us deeper into mystery.” As a high school student pondering her future, she encountered a sister who would become her sponsor, someone who raised deep questions within her. Had mystery found her heart, called her into being, formed her true self? And Kathleen asked herself, “was this the same mystery that caught and was wedged in my heart, which continues to mold and shape me to become my best self? And how do I live a life of wonder and mystery and invite others to do the same?” I think we can all answer Kathleen’s last question.

So… What can we say about January 23? That our world seemed to stop.

That we could not believe or take in the tragic news we heard about Kathleen. That we were in disbelief, anger, shock and surprise. That as Father Olivieri said [during her funeral Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary], it was all so surreal. There was an explosion of phone calls, emails, texts, and messages on social media that went viral.

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We said all the things we say, when we don’t know what to say in the face of mystery. Two things about the shock. First, the cancer was worse than anyone thought and had probably been developing long before anyone knew. Second, Kathleen was intensely private, and this is one time, if we truly love her, that we honor her choices, even if they were not our own.

I offer three images for us to ponder as we celebrate her life today: • The picture of her three sisters, Pat, Audrey, Angel whom she so dearly loved, keeping vigil at Kathleen’s bedside throughout the night. Witnessing a final calm and one last smile.

• The picture of the flag at half-mast at La Salle College High School.

Who elicits that kind of response? A hero perhaps?

• The image of the puzzle: the interconnecting pieces that were Kathleen and all of us, messengers of God’s grace for one another, realizing that as much as she shaped our lives, we helped to shape hers.

WHAT WOULD K ATHEEN SAY TO US NOW? I think that Kathleen would challenge us to carry that piece of her within us, to honor her legacy of spreading the mission of unity and oneness.

I think that Kathleen would encourage us to ask the questions, to ponder the mystery together, to share our individual and collective stories and memories.

I think that Kathleen would invite us to say the prayer that she repeated each day throughout her illness. Kathleen’s weakness is lost in God’s strength. Maybe that’s where we take those unanswerable questions…

Whatever our response, we join together to tell her we love her, we will miss her and we will carry her with us always.

The Sister Kathleen Brabson Endowment Fund The Sister Kathleen Brabson, SSJ, Endowment Fund is being established by her family and the Mount community in her memory. In line with Sister’s fervent desire that a Mount education be available to all eligible girls regardless of economic circumstances, this fund will provide financial assistance to a student who is enrolled at Mount Saint Joseph Academy and who demonstrates financial need. The grant will follow the student through her four years and a new student will be chosen every four years. Should the fund continue to grow through donations, it will be awarded to more than one student for a four year period.

creates the “Sister Kathleen Brabson Maguire Scholar” The Mount would like to thank Megan Maguire ’86 and The Maguire Foundation for the creation of the “Sister Kathleen Brabson Maguire Scholar,” to honor Sister Kathleen and her dedication to providing financial aid to students in need. Beginning with the incoming freshmen class of 2014, The Maguire Foundation has generously supported three incoming students every year with a Maguire Scholars Program Scholarship that stays with each student for her four years at the Mount. Maguire scholars show academic excellence as well as financial need.

The Maguire Foundation sought to honor Sister Kathleen in a powerful and memorable way and so they added this additional, named scholarship for Sister. It will be awarded to an incoming member of the class of 2023.

If you would like to make a donation of any size to this very special endowed fund, please go to www.msjacad.org/support/ giving and select the appropriate tab. You can also send a check directly to the Mount and indicate in the memo section that it is for the Sister Kathleen Brabson Endowment Fund.

Remember Sister Kathleen in a way that would be so meaningful to her by making a gift that is meaningful to you.

At the February Board of Directors meeting it was unanimously approved that the Mount’s new multipurpose turf field would be named Brabson Field in memory of Sister Kathleen. The field was the last major initiative Sister implemented at the Mount and it was her strong desire that it be utilized, not only as a resource for field sports, but for all students. The naming ceremony will take place on Founders’ Day in October of 2019 and details will be made known as the date approaches. To make a donation to the multipurpose turf field, please go to msjacad.org/giving and select the appropriate tab. There is still time to be included in the Brick Recognition Walkway.

Details can be found on the Turf Initiative online form. mount saint joseph academy

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Mount Runway, the Academy’s annual fashion show, was held in late October at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club. Fashions were provided by Flirt Boutique, and hair and makeup services were generously provided by Bodhi Hair Boutique and Platinum Hair Company.

Students Krista Kushnerick ’19 and Hailey Tyrell ’19 worked with Best Buddies and Special Olympics to feature young special needs models on the runway.

On November 30, MSJA held the first College Athletic Commitment Reception of the 2018-2019 school year, celebrating the first group of scholar-athletes who have committed to play a sport in college. Front row, from left: Maeve McCarthy (Catholic University of America; field hockey), Julianna Kratz (Fairfield University; field hockey), Liz Meister (High Point University; lacrosse), Katie Greed (University of Notre Dame; crew), Sofia Bernal (University of Iowa;

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crew), Stow Weiss (St. Joseph’s University; tennis), and Katie Edling (Georgetown University; crew). Back row, from left: Aidan McPhilemy (Drexel University; crew), Eileen McKenna (George Washington University; crew), Clare Maguire (University of Scranton; field hockey), Ellie Maransky (Georgetown University; field hockey), Mari Kniezewski (Colgate University; field hockey), Lauren Kiefner (Clemson University; crew), Giavanna Hunt (Drexel University; crew), Riley Gorman (Temple University; crew), and Claire Broderick (Villanova University; crew). Not pictured: Hailey Goodyear (Loyola University Maryland; Swimming).

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Students performed MSJA’s production of “Grease” in November. Lead roles were performed by Amanda Lamphere ’19, Gianna Branca ’20, Ella Martin ’20, Teleri Broomhead ’19, Maura Mayhew ’20, Jaylen Baron ’21, and Colleen Yezzi ’19.

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Philomena Giuliano ’19 developed a wall-mounted piano that can be played. A musician herself, Philomena researched how to construct a functional wall-mounted keyboard, and then built and installed it at the Mount.

Alumnae and their children, grandchildren, family members got into the holiday spirit during Breakfast with Santa on December 2, 2018. Children had the chance to get their photos taken with Santa and enjoyed Christmasand winter-themed arts and crafts.

Seniors decorated the Christmas tree in Fontbonne during the annual Senior Tree Trimming ceremony on December 3, 2018. The tree held MSJA ornaments bearing the name of each senior, which they then took home before Christmas break.

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The Mount’s annual Christmas concert, held December 12 and 13, 2018, featured performances by the Glee Club, Orchestra, Sweet Madelines, Handbell Choir, and music scholars.

Mini-THON was hosted February 1 at the Mount.

Students participated in a 10-hour dance party from 12-10 p.m., during which sitting was not allowed. Led by chair Maeve McCarthy ’19, students and members of the Mount community raised $78,611.75 for childhood cancer research. Additionally, 14 students and faculty members volunteered to have their hair cut to donate to child cancer patients.

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Four seniors were named National Merit Scholarship Finalists: Megan Ciasullo, Gabriella Ford, Kaitlyn Przydzial, and Natalie Walker. All four students were previously named National Merit Scholarship Seminfinalists in September 2018.

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Houston ’19 won second place in the city-wide 10 Asha National Shakespeare Competition, sponsored by the English-speaking Union.

Lily Doyle, Philomena Giuliano, Caitlin 11 Seniors Iadonisi, and Nadine Lampe and juniors Emily Kirk

and Samantha Knoblauch represented the Mount on March 5 at the annual Academic Bowl Competition held at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit. The quiz competition tests students’ knowledge on a wide variety of academic topics.

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to a snow day on the scheduled date of March 1, 12 Due Charity Day was held the following week, on March 7.

Sisters of Saint Joseph were represented on a float in 13 The Philadelphia’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade. Art teachers

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presented “Steel Magnolias” on March 15. The 14 Acadram Mount’s drama club performs a full-length production each

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Cara Croke ’05 and Elizabeth Hamilton painted the mural panels that decorated the float. The panels depict a Sister holding a child.

spring. The club allows the students the opportunity to act and participate in stage management and set and costume construction.

March 26, students were treated to a performance of 15 On “Romeo & Juliet,” made possible by the Catherine D. Siegl ’60 Fund for the Performing Arts.

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Go Mount CREW

BASKETBALL

CROSS COUNTRY

BASKETBALL Head Coach: Jim Roynan Overall Record: 14-15 League Finish:

• 4th in ACCA. • 12th seed in PIAA 5A District 1 Tournament.

• Finished runner-up.

• 2 seed out of District 1 5A: Finished 2nd round Captains: Lauren Cunningham ’19, Lauren Vesey ’20 AACA All-Stars: Grace Niekelski ’21, Lauren Vesey Individual & Team Accomplishments:

Congratulations to our seniors Lauren Cunningham ’19, Maggie Zipfel ’19, and Caitlin Iadonisi ’19, who were recognized at the Markward Basketball Club Senior Dinner.

CREW Mount Crew wrapped up another strong fall season of head racing and sprint racing by celebrating its 20th season as a Mount sport at Class Day and christening the Franklin, the Spes Messis, and the Legacy.

King’s Head: Navy Day: V8+s: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 9th V8+s: 1st, 2nd V4+s: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th JV8+s: 1st, 2nd JV8+s: 2nd, 3rd JV4+s: 12th, 13th, 16th JV4+s: 2nd, 3rd, 4th Head of the Schuylkill: Head of the Charles: V8+s: 3rd, 8th The V8+ placed 7th in an JV8+s: 3rd, 17th, 21st 85-boat field, and finished as JV4+: 8th the top high school (non-club) crew.

Braxton Memorial Regatta: V8+s: 1st, 4th, 5th V4+s: 2nd, 6th, 7th JV8+s: 2nd

CROSS COUNTRY

Coach: Kitty McClernand Overall Record: 6-1 AACA Champion Captains: Megan Ciasullo ’19, Gabriella Ford ’19,

Clara Marty ’19 AACA All stars: Megan Ciasullo, Annie Lemelin ’21, Olivia Millevoi ’21 Individual & Team Accomplishments: Congratulations to Megan Ciasullo, who finished 30th at PIAA State Cross Country Championship out of 228 runners.

FIELD HOCKEY Coach: Sue Wentzel Overall Record: 17-6

• ACCA 2nd • Seeded 3rd in AA PIAA District 1 Captains: Mari Kniezewski ’19, Julianna Kratz ’19, Ellie Maransky ’19 AACA All-Stars: Ellie Maransky, Julianna Kratz, Kennedy Cliggett ’21, Meghan McGinley ’21 Individual & Team Accomplishments:

• All PA Region Second team: Mari Kniezewski, Julianna Kratz • PSHSFHCA Team GPA Award • PhilaFH Senior All-Star Game: Ellie Maransky, Maeve McCarthy ’19, Julianna Kratz, Clare Maguire ’19 • 2019 Croatia Cup Junior US Women’s Indoor National Team: Megan Maransky ’21 • PSHSFHCA ALL STATE TEAM Mari Kniezewski, AA 2nd Julianna Kratz, AA 1st Ellie Maransky, AA 1st mount saint joseph academy

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FIELD HOCKEY

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INDOOR TRACK

SOCCER FIELD HOCKEY CONTINUED

INDOOR TRACK CONTINUED

Megan Maransky, AA HM Meghan McGinley, AA HM Kennedy Cliggett, AA HM • PSHSFHCA Senior-Junior Academic Award Mari Kniezewski, AA Ellie Maransky, AA Madeline Niekelski, AA Victoria Williamson ’20, AA

• 4x200: Annie Lemelin ’21, Kathleen Downs, Katie McGovern ’22, Maya Charles ’21 1:51.75 • 200M: Annie Lemelin 27.24 • 60 Hurdles: Annie Lemelin 9.66 • 3000M: Megan Ciasullo 11.07 • Pole Vault: Bridget Joyce ’19 12’0” • Mile: Megan Ciasullo 5:41.85

GOLF

Coach: John Mischler Overall Record: 14-0 League Finish:

• AACA Champion. District 1 Champion.

• 3rd at the PIAA State Team Golf Championship.

Captain: Brianna Mahon ’19 AACA All-Stars: Nora Blatney ’22, Clare Gimpel ’21, Caroline Gola ’22, Brianna Mahon, Cecelia Priolo ’19, Olivia Wirsching ’20 Individual & Team Accomplishments:

• Olivia Wirsching played for PIAA Individual golf Championship • Nora Blatney won the Philadelphia Junior event at Bala Country Club.

Meet of Champs Qualifiers:

• DMR: Ryan Good, Kylie McGovern ’20, Emily Carr, Megan Ciasullo • Pole Vault: Bridget Joyce, placed 6th • 60H, 200m, 400m: Annie Lemelin • 4x200: Annie Lemelin, Kathleen Downs, Katie McGovern, Maya Charles • High Jump: Margaux Rawson ’21 • 3000 M: Megan Ciasullo

SOCCER

Coach: Bill Naydan Overall: 2-15-1 Captains: MollyKate McDonough ’19, Allie Prue ’19,

Rachel Shields ’19 AACA All-Stars: MollyKate McDonough, Allie Prue

INDOOR TRACK

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• DMR: Ryan Good, Emily Carr ’21, Kathleen Downs ’22, Megan Ciasullo ’19 13:25.58

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Coaches: Kitty & Jim McClernand Captains: Ryan Good ’19, Kiara Pile ’19 Team Accomplishments: New Records:

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Coach: Janet Tompkins Overall: 6-1 League Finish: AACA Champions Captains: Hailey Goodyear ’19, Shayne McKernan ’19,

TENNIS VOLLEYBALL

SWIMMING SWIMMING CONTINUED

SWIMMING CONTINUED

• 200 Free: Maggie Mikalic ’21, MaryKate Leonard ’21 • 500 Free: MaryKate Leonard, Maggie Mikalic • 400 Free Relay: MaryKate Leonard, Shayne McKernan ’19, Hailey Goodyear, Maggie Mikalic

• 500 Free: MaryKate Leonard, Maggie Mikalic • 200 Relay Free Relay: Shayne McKernan, Holly Householder, Sydney McKernan, Maggie Mikalic • 100 Back: Sydney McKernan • 400 Free: Shayne McKernan, Maura Scanlon, MaryKate Leonard, Maggie Mikalic

Individual & Team Accomplishments: States Qualifiers:

Districts:

• 200 Free: Maggie Mikalic, MaryKate Leonard • 200 IM: Maura Scanlon ’21 • 50 Free: Sydney McKernan ’21, Shayne McKernan, Holly Householder ’20 • 100 Free: Shayne McKernan, Hailey Goodyear • 500 Free: MaryKate Leonard, Maggie Mikalic • 100 Back: Sydney McKernan • 100 Fly: Hailey Goodyear • 200 Free Relay: Shayne McKernan, Holly Householder, Sydney McKernan, Maggie Mikalic • 400 Free Relay: MaryKate Leonard, Hailey Goodyear, Shayne McKernan, Maggie Mikalic • Diving: Charlotte Whipple ’20 finished 10th out of 35 divers.

School records broken this year:

• 200 Free: Maggie Mikalic 1:54.74 • 100 Fly: Hailey Goodyear 59.47 • 100 Free: MaryKate Leonard 53.87 • 500 Free: MaryKate Leonard 5:05.05 • 200 Free Relay: Shayne McKernan, Holly Householder, Sydney McKernan, Maggie Mikalic 1:39.30 • 400 Free Relay: MaryKate Leonard, Hailey Goodyear, Shayne McKernan, Maggie Mikalic 3:36.77

TENNIS

Coach: Joy Grafenstine Overall: 16-0 League Finish: AACA Champion for the 4th consecutive year.

Captains: Stow Weiss ’19, Lexi Grafenstine ’19

AACA Champion 4th year in a row AACA All-Stars: Lily Doyle ’19, Liz Meister ’19, Alexis Tran ’21, Grace Walker ’21, Stow Weiss, Rachel Zilligen ’21 • Liz Meister and Rachel Zilligen played in PIAA District Doubles Tennis • Stow Weiss played in the District 1 3A Tennis Singles Championship

VOLLEYBALL Coach: Amy Bergin Overall Record: 13-8 League Finish:

AACA All Stars:

• AACA 3rd.

• 3rd in 3A PIAA District 1.

Captains: Kylie Barton ’19, Megan McGettigan ’19 AACA All-Star: Catherine Esslinger ’19

• 200 Free: Maggie Mikalic, MaryKate Leonard • 50 Free: Sydney McKernan • Diving: Charlotte Whipple • 100 Free: Shayne McKernan

All District PVCA 3A Team Catherine Esslinger: Setter Maggie Fitzpatrick ’20: Libero

Individual & Team Accomplishments:

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MSJA Earns College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award Mount Saint Joseph Academy has earned the College Board’s AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for attaining female student representation in AP Computer Science Principles for 2018. Among the more than 18,000 secondary schools worldwide that offer AP courses, MSJA is one of only 490 to accomplish this.

“We’re honored by this recognition and are proud of our female students studying computer science for their achievements,” said Dr. Judith Caviston, Principal and Acting President.

“We’re committed to continuing to provide our female students with access to AP Computer Science courses to help prepare a more diverse workforce in critical STEM jobs.”

Schools receiving the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have either 50% or higher female representation in one of the two AP computer science courses or a percentage of the female computer science examinees meeting or exceeding that of the school’s female population.

“By inviting many more young women to advanced computer science classrooms, Mount Saint Joseph Academy has taken a significant step toward preparing all students for the widest range of 21st-century opportunities,” said Trevor Packer, College Board senior vice president of the AP Program.

Providing female students with access to computer science courses contributes to gender parity in the industry’s high-paying jobs and drives innovation, creativity, and competition.

Research shows women are more likely to pursue computer science if they’re given the opportunity to explore it in high school.

The Mount Hosts Innovation Night for 5th-8th Gr aders Students in grades 5 through 8 were invited to the Mount on the evening of December 6 to experience an immersive educational experience. The first Innovation Night allowed students to get hands-on experience in various STEAMrelated areas through a series of interactive, problem-solving activities.

Guests were given mini “passports” and asked to complete tasks and activities at a series of stations set up around the building. Each station conducted activities that focused on science, technology, math, engineering, or the arts. Some examples of activities included driving a robot, playing a wall-mounted piano (constructed Mount student Philomena Giuliano ’19), and immersive virtual reality experiences.

Guests worked closely with Mount students, under the direction of Mount faculty, to complete the tasks. The goal was to get their passport stamped at each station.

The overarching goal was to expand STEAM knowledge for children and provide a fun, innovative, engaging experience.

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Strengthening a Culture of Inclusivity Inspiring Inclusivity & Unity

at the Mount

Last year, the Mount’s Board of Directors approved the Laced in Legacy…Living the Mission strategic plan to ensure that the mission of the Sisters of Saint Joseph is always at the heart of Mount Saint Joseph Academy. One of the key four themes of the plan is, “Inspiring Inclusivity and Unity.” In an ongoing effort to enhance the culture of inclusivity at the Mount, several programs and events have unfolded over the last year that are celebrating all forms of diversity and embracing students and community members from all walks of life.

The Diversity Club, which was founded at MSJA during the 2017-2018 school year, has continually planned efforts geared toward the diverse population of students at the Mount. Since the club’s establishment, the club’s leadership has planned several events that promote a cohesive culture of inclusivity at the Mount.

Members of the 2017-2018 Diversity Club visit with Kelley Brisbon Hodge ’89 during her time serving as Philadelphia’s Interim District Attorney at her office in Center City.

During the 2017-2018 school year, one of the first events club leaders at the time, London Butler ’18 and Casai High ’18, organized was a trip to the District Attorney of Philadelphia’s office during the time that Kelley Brisbon Hodge ’89 was serving as Interim District Attorney.

Kelley spoke with the group about her work both as Interim D.A. and her career as an attorney. She also gathered Mount alumnae who worked for the DA, mostly as Assistant DAs, and they each shared about their careers and how their Mount education helped to shape them.

Club leaders then planned a series of workshops focusing on financial freedom, led by Echo Collective. Echo founder Michelle Kerr Spry led workshops on financial independence, college transition, and decision making.

Additionally, club leaders also planned a diversity panel featuring alumnae, which was held at the Mount on February 1, 2018 (and covered in the spring 2018 issue of Mount Magazine). Participating on the panel to share their experiences were Markina Anderson GreenLott ’86, senior financial analyst at Aerojet Rocketdyne; Lisa Guy Britt ’86, teacher at Widener Memorial School; Pamela Gwaltney ’79, Deputy Director of Compliance with the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations; Kelley Brisbon Hodge ’89; Dr. Marisa Rodgers ’90, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program; Dr. Kathleen E. Walls ’89, author, doctor of clinical psychology, and owner of G.R.E.A.T.E.S.T. Counseling and Consulting; Rae Whatley’83, environmental toxins coach; and Stephanie Birchett Wroten ’86, Registered Nurse of Financial Quality Health and information technology consultant.

Tamar Hovsepian ’19 (at podium) with members of the Diversity Club after her presentation on her Armenian heritage.

In an effort to enrich a welcoming environment for students of all cultural backgrounds, the Diversity Club invited Tamar Hovsepian ’19 to one of their meetings to give a presentation to the group on her Armenian heritage. Tamar shared a thorough Powerpoint presentation on her Armenian culture, the Armenian Orthodox faith, the history of the Armenian people (in particular the genocide of 1915). She also shared photos from her travels to Armenia and a video of her performing with her Armenian dance troupe, with whom she travels the world to perform.

(Tamar also performed a piece at this year’s Charity Day.) “It’s really important for me to spread my faith,” Tamar says. “I’m so proud of my culture and to share it with others. Every girl is diverse in her own way, and that [diversity] shows different parts of each student.”

Compared to last year’s attendance, the club has seen an influx of freshmen students attending their gatherings this year. In response, upperclass members of the club have held additional meetings focused on helping the freshmen transition to all aspects of life at the Mount.

The upperclass students have shared wisdom, guidance, and have lent listening ears to the freshmen as they transitioned into their first year of high school. Many of these students came from schools with more diverse populations, so in some ways, adjusting to the Mount has been a learning experience for them. The upperclass students have extended themselves to these students in order to make the transition as seamless as possible.

“It has, from my position, been a positive experience of freshmen developing ‘big sister’ relationships with the upperclass students of color,” said Mrs. Katie Kennedy, moderator of the Diversity Club.

Endeavors to provide experiences that promote inclusivity extended beyond the Diversity Club, such as in activities taking place in Mrs. Kennedy’s World Religions class. Throughout this academic year, she has taken her students to site visits at several local places of worship, including: • Congregation Beth Am for a Sukkot celebration. Mrs. Kennedy organized this through her work with Interfaith Philadelphia.

• Congregation Beth Or for a meeting with the Rabbi, tour of the sanctuary and question-and-answer session. This connection was made possible through a relative of Emily Lubinski ’19.

• Saint Mary and Saint Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church for a meeting with the priest, tour, and group discussion. Isabelle Mina ’19 is a member, and helped to facilitate the visit. mount saint joseph academy

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• Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting for tour and informative talk with member Rebecca Heider, of the worship & ministry committee.

• Saint Gregory Armenian Orthodox, where Tamar Hovsepian ’19 is a member.

the shooting. Their students–500 of them--arrived early, before their school day normally begins, and filled their auditorium. Several girls stood and recited not just the names of victims, but a brief sentence or two about each person, a moving tribute. Not just a name, not just a candle, but a short glimpse of the life that was taken.

The students said Kaddish in English and Hebrew, recited by two of their Jewish faculty. We sang, “Sanctuary,” a tune I sang with Mrs. Kennedy and some of her students when they visited our Sukkah just last month. They were happily surprised that we, too, sing one of their favorite hymns and it was very meaningful to sing it [during the service], adding in Hebrew, ‘V’asu Li, Mikdash, v’shachanti B’tocham’—’Make for me a sanctuary, so that I may dwell in it.’

They invited me to the podium to say a few words. I got up and I couldn’t speak. I’m standing looking at these girls, their teachers, and it’s pure, simple compassion. I thanked them, I told them how much this ceremony means to me, to our community.

Today I felt an empathy and a caring that continues to humble and astonish.”

• Keystone Fellowship for a meeting with the pastor, tour, and question-and-answer session. Maya Hoffman ’19 is a member here.

Additionally, several guest speakers from various faith backgrounds have been invited to come to the Mount to speak to students in small groups. Guests included Quaiser Abdullah (Muslim Imam), Lori Wolf (conservative Jewish woman and member of Tiferet Bet Israel in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania), and Cantor Harold Messinger (reform Jewish cantor at congregation Beth Am Israel in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania).

Students from the World Religions class pose with guest speaker Quaiser Abdullah, a Muslim Imam.

Mrs. Kennedy initially met Harold Messinger when she brought a group of students to an interfaith Sukkot meal and prayers service in Penn Valley in September 2018.

“A friend of mine, whom I met through the program Visionary Women sponsored by Interfaith Philadelphia, is a member of Beth Am,” Mrs. Kennedy says. “She invited me to the Sukkot celebration and that’s where I met Harold. We exchanged contact info in the hopes of future collaboration.”

Just a few weeks later, on October 27, 2018, the tragedy of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting unfolded. Mrs. Kennedy felt compelled to respond in some way, and, after speaking with Sister Kathleen [Brabson, President] and Dr. [Judith] Caviston [Principal] and receiving their support to proceed, she reached out to Harold. Mrs. Kennedy then worked with Harold to organize a prayer service before school on October 30. In solidarity with the Mount’s Jewish sisters and brothers, students from Mrs. Kennedy’s World Religions class read the names and brief bios of the 11 victims of the shooting. Asha Houston ’19 and Amanda Lamphere ’19 sang “Sanctuary” (a song commonly performed during Mount Liturgies) alongside Harold with Mr. Don Holdren (Music) accompanying on piano. Mrs. Anne Hoffman (Language) and Mrs. Lisa Rovner (Math), who are both Jewish, read the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer of mourning, in Hebrew and English. Lori Wolf also attended.

Immediately following the service, Harold sent an email to the entire congregation of Beth Am Israel to share his experience at the Mount.

Below is an excerpt of his message:

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I’ve just returned from a memorial ceremony for the victims of the terror in Pittsburgh. The ceremony took place at Mount Saint Joseph Academy, an all-girls Catholic school in Flourtown. They were moved to offer this ceremony to commemorate the lives of the victims of

Harold followed up with Mrs. Kennedy a few days later, saying:

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Students at Saint Mary and [I am] still in a state of wonder Saint Mercurius Church over the ceremony. It was almost dream-like. Everyone I speak to when I explain the ceremony, your students, your program… they all just stop and their jaws drop. I have to tell you that the biggest takeaway for me has been to completely reevaluate my own role (as a Jew, as Clergy) when other groups are attacked. We need to be much more vocal and, frankly, show more compassion the way your school did. And in case it isn’t obvious, what your school did was really above and beyond.”

Future collaborations are also in the works. On April 29, Harold (accompanied by a high school student from Agnes Irwin School who is a member of Beth Am) will present an interactive dialogue on the Holocaust. This will take place just before Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), which is from sundown on May 1 until sundown on May 2 this year. Mrs. Kennedy will host Harold and his congregant during class and extends the invitation to any other classes to attend the presentation.

Mrs. Kennedy and Harold are also working on developing a program for the 2019-2020 school year that will involve a musical and faith-based presentation with Harold and a pastor from a Baptist church. They will reflect on themes of faith, race, prejudice and hope.

These are just a few examples of the ways in the Mount is embracing diversity and inclusivity in all forms. Whether it be race, religion, identification, or orientation, we are striving to foster a community of inclusivity where all feel welcomed and appreciated for who they are and the positive ways in which they can impact our community. This inclusivity directly correlates to the collaborative learning environment that is fostered at Mount Saint Joseph Academy, the mission of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, and the Academy’s strategic plan.

Students hold candles and read bios of the 11 victims during a prayer service following the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting tragedy. Amanda Lamphere ’19 (left) and Asha Houston ’19 sing “Sanctuary” with Harold Messinger of Beth Am Israel during the prayer service for Pittsburgh shooting victims.

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Women as Founders Week December 3-7, 2018 During the course of two semesters, students in the Women As Founders Seminar were given opportunities to not only discover their passion, but to transform what they love into purposeful work that benefits the community. Students begin working on their projects during their junior year, and present to the entire Mount community during their senior year. Their collective work is a reflection of “educating founders.” They are founders who have developed a sense of purpose by seeing a bigger vision of who they are, what they love, and what they are capable of contributing to society.

The following is a list of student projects in alphabetical order.

Harriet Blatney & Eva Timoney:

Benefits of International Student Exchange Programs Harriet’s and Eva’s research led them to propose a model student exchange program that could possibly work with the Mount’s sister school in Le Puy, France. They researched how French students could adjust their courseloads to the Mount’s block schedule, the process of obtaining student visas, and how to prepare a cost analysis for spending a month abroad. On November 12, 2018, they presented their research to Mount’s administrative team.

Mounties, participated in a literacy initiative and helped to furnish a starter library and read to about 100 children at the Northeast Boys’ and Girls’ Club. This initiative is in conjunction with KPMG LLP and their KPMG Families for Literacy initiative.

Erica Brocato:

Cruelty-Free Cosmetics The goal of Erica’s project was to educate the MSJA community about the different types of animal cruelty while also emphasizing the importance of animals in our society. Erica helped to identify and present the best practices of companies that do not test products on animals.

Mary Kate Ciolko:

Meeting the Needs of Autistic Children Mary Kate’s project allowed her the opportunity to gain knowledge about children with autism. She began the process by researching different aspects, treatments, and definitions of autism. Last summer, Mary Kate volunteered at Expressions Day Camp, which is specifically for children with disabilities (most of the children who attended were autistic).

Ryan Good:

Parent Strategies to Support Girls Through the College Application Process Ryan researched strategies that reduce student stresses associated with applying to college, and presented her research to parents of the Class of 2019 on College Information Night in fall 2018. She also created a College Application Survival Guide that included ways to support high school students through the process.

Katie Greed:

The group at the Northeast Boys’ and Girls’ Club. Included in the picture are Mary Margaret Rilling ’13 (far left) and Katie (far right).

Maya Hoffman:

Changing the Mindset of Concussions Maya has suffered two concussions, and is well aware of how taxing a brain injury can be. The overarching goal of her project was to change the mindset of concussions at the Mount and create a more supportive, healing environment for girls suffering from concussions.

Maya met with the school’s Athletic Association representatives and taught them the recognizable early signs and symptoms of a concussion so they can detect a possible injury within themselves or their teammates.

Lily Howard:

Lunch with Leaders Lily invited several female leaders to the Mount to have lunch with students, where they engaged in career-related discussions.

Dr. Leslie Killion meets with students (Lily Howard is pictured in the white turtleneck).

Children’s Literacy Campaig n With the Mount’s mission in mind and drawing inspiration from the Women as Founder’s classes, specifically Mrs. Kennedy’s curriculum, Kate developed a children’s literacy campaign as her project. She set out to create a project that would affect change in the local community by serving and empowering the dear neighbor. Illiteracy is truly an issue of social justice. Katie, along with a group of mount saint joseph academy

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The influential women who visited were Trish Zugay Burkholder ’74, owner of bridal salon Country Bride & Gent; Claire Elliott ’03, merchandiser for J.Crew; Dr. Marykay Feeley, retired Superintendent of Lower Moreland School District; Dr. Nancy Galella (mother of Megan Ciasullo ’19), OB/GYN at AbingtonJefferson Health; Dr. Leslie Killion (mother of Jade Killion ’18) of Johnson & Johnson; Colleen Osborne Mook ’90 (mother of Molly Mook ’19), CEO of Baby Be Hip; Corrine Ledwith Murphy ’84, engineering project manager; Tori Sadowski ’12, biomedical engineer; and Mary Pat Tumelty ’04, civil engineer.

Julia Manchester and Grace Christie:

Interventions for Autism

The purpose of Julia’s and Grace’s project was to understand and observe how recreational therapy helps strengthen the physical, emotional, and cognitive skills of children with autism.

Krista Kushnerick:

Serving the Special Needs Population Krista’s project focused on serving the local special needs population. She worked with representatives from Special Olympics and Best Buddies and invited several of their young members to participate in the Mount’s annual fashion show, Mount Runway, in October 2018, where special needs children walked the runway with student models.

A group of students hold up signs indicating the total amount raised during MSJA’s Mini-THON. Maeve is pictured in the first row, on the right.

Maeve McCarthy:

Mount’s Mini-THON Chair

Krista Kushnerick ’19 and Hailey Tyrell ’19 at the 2018 Mount fashion show.

Maeve used her platform as the chair of Mount’s 2019 Mini-THON, a 10-hour dance party, as the basis for her Women As Founders project. Mini-THON, which was held at MSJA in February, raised a record $78,611.75. Fourteen student and faculty volunteers had their hair cut on-site, to be donated to child cancer patients. Maeve also organized the activities available for students during the event.

Maura McDonald:

Engaging Young People in the Political Process Maura’s project centered on the extent and role of youth participation in the political process. In addition to a voter registration campaign Maura led for her fellow students, she was an active member of a Congressional campaign.

From left: Phil Caldwell, Jennifer Kerner Peters ’02, Alicia Elliott O’Quinn ’08, Emily Lubinski ’19, Jae Kim, Amanda Serfass, and Erin Sleister.

Emily Lubinski:

Maura canvassed neighborhoods in support of a local Congressional candidate.

Military Service and the Mount Community In October, Emily organized a panel of military members that spoke to the entire Mount student body, including Phil Caldwell (U.S. Air Force Academy), Jennifer Kerner Peters ’02 (College of the Holy Cross NROTC Unit), Alicia Elliott O’Quinn ’08 (University of Notre Dame NROTC Unit), Jae Kim (West Point), Amanda Serfass (U.S. Naval Academy), and Erin Sleister (U.S. Naval Academy).

Lucia Macoretta:

Women-Specific Cancers Lucia created a lesson plan about women’s specific cancers to be used in the Mount’s health curriculum.

This lesson included early cancer detection methods, ways lower cancer risks, and an explanation of how cancer is treated. Lucia created this project to advocate girls becoming champions of their own health and to have a better understanding of cancer risks.

Molly Mook:

Creating a Video for Camden Family Services Molly worked with leadership at the Center for Family Services, based in Camden, New Jersey, to create a video about their program and services offered. The Center for Family Services is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving lives of the local community.

Molly filmed employees of the center, and one teenager who benefited from their programs. Her video highlighted the impact the center’s work has on various sectors of the local community. continue on page 29

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Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the event, this year marked an entirely new Celebrauction experience. The event moved to a different venue and adopted a new format. Held at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club on March 2, the annual fundraiser featured live music by the Vincent James Band and a tribute to Sister Kathleen Brabson, SSJ. The event was the result of planning by Auction Director Cindy Moore (mother of Ashley Moore ’18 and Kelly Moore ’21) and co-chairs Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Amy Murphy (parents of Kathryn Murphy ’17 and Anna Murphy ’20). The Mount extends its gratitude to all those who attended and bid on luxury and live items to enrich the education of young women. Sincere thanks to our chairs, the Murphys, to the many parent volunteers who worked tirelessly behind the scenes in the months leading up to the auction, and to our students who helped at the event.

master sponsor for the past fifthteen years GALA SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSORS

Global Packaging, Inc.

Thomas J. Paul, Inc.

The DePaul Group The Reserve at Creekside Parx Casino

SILVER SPONSORS

Chadwick Service Co.

JDM

NSM Insurance Group

Hi-Trend, LP

The Jenkins Family

Rotell(e) Studio

BRONZE SPONSORS

Aspire/Laurus BL&B Advisors Meganne Borneman Burns Funeral Home, Inc. Carr & Duff, Inc. Chalfont Collision Center, LLC

Audrey Brabson Durkin/ Dennis Durkin The Gallagher Family Stephen Gardner The Horner Family

Moore, Snear, & Ruggiero Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. D.M. Sabia & Co., Inc. Saint Genevieve Parish Smith Insurance Associates Vault Communications, Inc. mount saint joseph academy

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Stars bearing the names of student donors lined the wall outside of the Fournier Auditorium as each class “raced” to the finish line of 100 percent participation.

MSJA Spirit Week: A Shining Success The second annual Mount Spirit Week was filled with all things purple, white, and gold during the last week of February, ending with Charity Day. The week’s theme was “Shining in Sisterhood” with a star as the symbol, honoring a Founders’ Day tradition started by S. Kathleen Brabson, SSJ. The theme was promoted around the Academy with artwork designed by Aine Playdon ’19.

Bernadette Shields ’20 served as Spirit Week Committee Chair, planning months beforehand with a group of students, and rallying her peers each day during the week.

During the week, the senior class – totaling 115 girls – challenged all alumnae to match their gifts with 115 alumnae Mount Fund gifts of their own. We are thrilled to announce that not only did alumnae match all 115 senior gifts, but they shattered that number with 252 gifts! These donors brought in $21,000 in Mount Fund support!

THANK YOU for always stepping up to a challenge in support of the girls who follow in your footsteps.

Spirit Week also included Mount-themed dress down days, purple, white and gold treats in the cafeteria, and a pep rally and dance party.

Members of the Spirit Week Committee

A photobooth with Mount-related props was set up for girls to have their picture taken during lunches and breaks.

2018-19 Mount Fund

Alumnae Board Challenge Update

Homeroom 11D was the first to reach 100 percent participation. The rest of the school followed their lead and the week ended with 100 percent participation from all grades. Overall, the students raised over $1,700 for the Mount Fund!

By the end of Spirit Week, the stars were shining in honor of Sister Kathleen! Thank you to everyone who supported the girls during Spirit Week.

Students at the photobooth

Bernadette Shields ’20, Spirit Week Committee Chair

As of this printing, the Alumnae Board Challenge of 1160 Alumnae Mount Fund gifts has surpassed the halfway mark!

Gifts from alumnae have exceeded 760 donors. This year’s goal of 1160 donors is in honor of the Mount’s 160th Anniversary.

If you have not yet made your Mount Fund gift, please go to www.msjacad.org/giving and your gift will bring us closer to success!

All gifts of any size qualify for this challenge.

The 2018-2019 Mount Fund Appeal ends on June 30, 2019.

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President’s Reception In mid-November, friends of the Mount gathered for the annual President’s Reception. Senior Allie Prue shared with guests how her Mount education and experience on the Mount’s soccer team has impacted her personally, academically, athletically, and spiritually. Ann Marie Von Hacht Horner ’69, chair of the Board of Directors, spoke of her time as a student at the Mount and her experience on the Board of Directors, seeing firsthand the impact that contributions from donors has on the education of students. This annual reception is a way to thank and encourage the Mount community of donors to continue giving in support of the Mount Fund at a leadership gift level.

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A LU M N A E A S S O C I AT I O N

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letter from the Alumnae Board President

I think we all know what happens when you challenge Mounties…

We “Shine in sisterhood” in a big way! Thank you to the 252 alumnae who answered the call to show your Mount spirit during the very first Spirit Week alumnae challenge. Our challenge was to give a gift in honor of each of the 115 members of the Class of 2019, but when Spirit Week was complete we had given gifts for more than half of all current students. For Spirit Week 2020, I’ll wager that we can match gifts for the whole school!

It was exciting to follow Spirit Week activities on Instagram and Facebook and to see that today’s Mounties love our school as much as we do. And as we pay forward the value of our Mount experience, it’s wonderful to know that current students recognize and appreciate the impact that our investment has on their daily lives.

Spirit Week also was an opportunity for alumnae to join with current students to honor the memory and legacy of Sister Kathleen Brabson with their donations. I was particularly moved by the story that Alumnae Board member Katie McClernand Sacchetta ’05 shared on Facebook during Spirit Week about her very first race during freshman year cross country season. It was a race at the Art Museum, and Katie wrote that “Sister was amazingly supportive, cheered in different spots, and watched each Mountie cross the line.” It was a big moment for Katie, but it was likely a typical day for Sister. Sister Kathleen was unfailingly dedicated to the Mount and to each of us.

Katie’s story is, of course, not an outlier. In the days after Sister Kathleen’s passing, there was an outpouring of love and gratitude in the Alumnae Facebook Group as alumnae shared their memories and sadness with one another. Sister’s impact on 25 years of Mount students and families is immense, and we feel her loss profoundly.

It was an honor for me personally to work closely with Sister Kathleen on various initiatives over the past several years. Sister’s enduring passion for the mission of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and the inextricable connection between that mission and our Mount experience will stay with me forever. I, along with so many fellow alumnae, will always be grateful for how much Sister Kathleen loved the Mount and, in turn, how much she loved each of us.

Erin McClafferty Erfle ’96

Legacy Pinning Receptions To celebrate the long-standing tradition of sisterhood at the Mount, last fall, we hosted a series of legacy pinning receptions. All current students with their alumnae mothers were invited to breakfast receptions in the Library. Mothers and daughters were given MSJA legacy pins, which they then pinned on each other’s lapels. MSJA staff then snapped photos of the mother and daughter groups.

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from the Archives

Thank you, Sis ter Kathleen

I will always remember that evening ten years ago. The alumnae board meeting had just finished when Sister Kathleen Brabson asked if I would be interested in “straightening up” the archive room located behind Fontbonne. Her love of the Mount and interest in preserving its history was obvious. Sister was committed to getting the archives updated. Of course, I said yes.

While preserving the story of the Mount can be slow and never-ending, it is also very interesting. The archive room is the repository of the earliest ledger accounts from the late 1800’s, photos, memorabilia, alumnae history, new school plans, school uniforms, yearbooks, and much more.

Six years ago, when Eileen McGill Meko ’60 was researching her grandmother’s signing of the Alumnae Charter in 1927, she became interested in the archives and offered to help. Eileen has been volunteering ever since. Although the archives will always be a work in progress as new materials are processed, we are pleased to report that the room is starting to look “archival.”

Because of Sister Kathleen’s unwavering support and encouragement, this project has been and will continue to be a joy for us and an important resource for the Mount community. Thank you, Sister Kathleen.

Madge Mansell Keehn ’50

CLASS AGENTS For a full list of Class Agents, please visit msjacad.org/classagents

Mount Meet-Ups

Mount Meet-Ups are a great way to connect with fellow Mount alumnae. Join us for happy hour to see former classmates, meet potential business partners, or make new friends. All alumnae are welcome. Details about each Mount Meet-Up will be announced via email and social media. The Philadelphia area Meet-Ups will alternate between Center City and the suburbs.

Check your emails for Mount Meet-Up dates for 2019-2020!

This academic year, we have hosted Meet-Ups in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New York, and Fort Washington.

The next Meet-Up is scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2019 in the Philadelphia suburbs. mount saint joseph academy

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Class Chatter

1950s Sr. Wanda Davidson, SSJ ’50 shares that Golden Girls was wonderful in September but unfortunately fewer of the Class of 1950 are able to get there as many no longer drive distances. She is still volunteering in the St. Rose High School offices and enjoying it. The Class of ’50 lost three vibrant classmates last year; they were missed greatly at the Golden Girls Luncheon.

Mary Louise Barbera Thomas ’51 has been living at Kendal-Crosslands Retirement Community for six years.

This year when she turned 85, her five children, seven of her 11 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren came to celebrate. She has fond memories of her years at the Mount and the basis it gave her for her personal and professional life. She enjoys reading the achievements and activities of today’s Mounties.

Marjorie Todd Shaughnessy ’54 shares that she has 15 magnificent grandchildren and is truly blessed and is grateful always to the Mount! She is still teaching Home School and Faith Formation. She loved reuniting with her classmates at the Golden Girls Luncheon.

Nora Tierney Parker ’55 is waiting for her first great-grandchild!

1960s Kathleen Kolb Lyons ’60 is still enjoying working for the City of Bowie. She has 13 beautiful and successful grandchildren. Her daughter Meghan is on her way to be a pharmacist. She and her husband John are traveling and enjoying life.

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News and notes from the Mount Saint Joseph Academy alumnae and school community.

Anne Marie Manzo Schmalbach ’60 shares that in September 2018, her daughter Cecelia moved back to Philadelphia. After a nationwide search, Cecelia was appointed the David Myers, MD Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine. Her son Greg and his wife, Liz, live in Brooklyn.

Greg is working in real estate and continues with his acting career, and Liz is an occupational therapist.

Judith Gersteneker Caskey ’66 shares that her mother, Marion Gersteneker, passed away in August 2018. She was almost 102. She was a good person and is missed dearly.

Judith hopes that she is happy in heaven along with her Dad. Bonnie O’Rourke ’69 would like to thank Ann Marie Von Hacht Horner ’69 for her dedication and work for MSJA.

1970s Maureen Cahill ’70 shares that the Class of 1970 Breakfast Club just celebrated their fifth year as a semicasual monthly breakfast group.

Numbers are increasing among local alumnae. Once a year, they meet for brunch (the first two were at Maureen’s home) and this year they are going to a local venue to celebrate the 49th year since their Mount graduation!

Barbara M. Matteucci ’70 shares that her daughter Madelena is in the J.D./Ph.D. in Psychology program at Drexel University and her daughter Claudia is in a Master of Social Work at Boston College.

Members of the Class of ’72 met for lunch in Chestnut Hill in November 2018.

Elizabeth Jacobs Barker ’74 just received a promotion to open her own branch office with Edward Jones in Lafayette Hill.

Denise Doyle-Sprandio ’74 is grandmother to 10 beautiful grandchildren ranging in age from 8 years to 1 month and loving every minute!

Jennifer Lin ’76 is finishing a documentary about the Philadelphia Orchestra in China with Sam Katz of History Making Productions. Look for “Beethoven in Bejing” in the next year.

1980s In June 2018, Cynthia A. Harmon ’86 completed 23 years of service to the Park School in Brookline, Massachusetts.

At Park, she served the school in several important roles: Head of School, Assistant Head of School, Head of the Middle Division, Director of Admission and Financial Aid, and respected teacher and student advisor. From engagement in strategic planning and curriculum development

to faculty recruitment, Cynthia worked to increase the school’s diverse populations. Last fall, Cynthia joined NorthStar Asset Management, Inc. as its first Chief Operating Officer. She is excited to bring her fresh perspective to the systems and processes that support NorthStar’s Client Services, Investment, and Operations Teams.

She currently sits on the Board of Trustees at the Cambridge School of Weston and is one of the founding Board of Directors for The Possible Project, an intensive entrepreneurshipfocused program for underserved high school students from Cambridge and Boston. Most recently, Cynthia has joined the Board of Visitors at Fenway Health.

Jill Corso McNabb ’86 is the chair of the Board of Directors of the Children’s Science Center, a non-profit organization that inspires a love of learning STEM by providing unique opportunities to explore and create. In addition to operating the Children’s Science Center Lab, Northern Virginia’s first interactive museum, and community programs, the Center is working to fulfill its vision of creating a world-class interactive science center in Northern Virginia that will ignite the curiosity in all of us.

Ellen Rigsby ’87 will have a double graduation coming up this year.

Her son Wyatt is graduating from elementary school and daughter Hope is graduating from middle school!

Christa Zaro ’89 just marked her 25th anniversary of moving to Salt Lake City, Utah. She resides there with her husband, Steve Goorman, and two boys, Anthony, 11, and Matteo, 9.

1990s Suzanne Smith Brandley ’91 shares that although she has boys, she has three nieces who can’t wait to go to the Mount!

Anna Rizzo O’Rourke ’97 is working as an Assistant Principal for Special

Education at Simon Gratz High School in North Philadelphia. She is currently working on her doctoral dissertation, with plans to defend this spring. In her free time, she enjoys being at the shore with her husband, Tom, and her three children, Jack, Anthony, and Lucy.

Lisa Peruto ’99 married Matt Broad on October 14, 2018.

2000s Lauren O’Garro-Moore ’00 shares that after seven years in Brooklyn, she and her family are very excited to relocate to Philadelphia! They are moving in June and are counting down the days until they are Philly-centered again. Wawa, here they come!

Meghan Gatto ’02 wed Travers Mackel in New Orleans on May 25, 2018. Meg and Travers are both award winning TV reporters, working for competing stations in New Orleans. Mounties who made the trek to the Big Easy included Kathy Quinn Gannon ’74, Bridget Gannon ’05, Emily Mackell Miller ’02, Emily Gatto Bertl ’05, Julie Capaci Wright ’02, Jen Sullivan ’02, Jessica Bruno Young ’02, and Maggie Melchionni Anders ’02.

Kelly McGinley Eckert ’87 is proud to be the mother of two current Mounties: Molly ’19 and Grace ’22.

They recently attended the Alumnae Legacy Pinning Reception, which was lovely!

Mary Sasso ’04 married David Lukmire on August 11, 2018 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Mounties in attendance were Kara Garrity Liebeskind ’04, Grace Malley Schiazza ’04, and Natasha Patel ’04.

Also in attendance but not pictured: sister Madeline Sasso ’07, cousins Eva McGrath ’15 and Kathleen Murphy Sasso ’01, and Meg Kehan ’08. mount saint joseph academy

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Ryan Daly ’07 married James Gallardo in New York City on April 27, 2018. Mounties in attendance were: Brianna Luskin ’07 (maid of honor), Paige Kenney ’07, Stephanie Robbins ’07, Mary Hoffman ’07, Meghan Sabia McCarthy ’07, Caitlin Eccleston ’07, Tara McElroy Potts ’07, Aubrey Barrett ’07, Lorrie Beppel Warrender ’08, and Elizabeth LaRue ’20.

Maurin Walchak Ciron ’05 and husband, Anthony, welcomed a daughter, Julia Paige, on November 29, 2018.

Kristin O’Neill ’07 was recently awarded the 2019 local Young Engineer of the Year and the 2019 state-level Emerging Leader award through WEAT (Water Environment Association of Texas). The teacher at the Mount that she credits her career advice to is Mr. Bob Foell.

Indira Friel Geist ’08 and her husband, Brent, welcomed their second son, Albert Joseph, on December 18, 2018. Mom, Dad, and big brother Gus are so happy he is here!

Meghan Ross ’08 married Doug Keith at Valley Green Inn on June 9, 2018. From left: Alyssa Kichula ’08, Megan Marron Holland ’08, Lyndsey Wajert ’08, Maria Sylvester Terry ’08 (bridesmaid), Doug, Meghan, Veronica Dress ’08 (bridesmaid), Sarah Quain ’08 (bridesmaid), and Amanda Nolan ’08 (maid of honor), and Monica Yantosh Jansa ’08.

Nicole Weinrich ’09 married Sam Paglia on August 11, 2018 at The Union League of Philadelphia. The couple met while studying at Stanford University. They enjoyed celebrating with Mounties in attendance including (from left): Maria O’Malley ’15, Jenny Sabia ’09, Laura Walters ’09, Julia Reinprecht ’09, Devon Kenney ’09, Tori O’Malley ’09, Beth Weinrich ’14, Chierika Ukogu ’10, Johanna Duff ’09, and Mary Duff ’10.

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Claire Geruson ’09 announces his engagement to Georgia Skeades of Bedford, New York!

2010s Caitlin Brady ’11 recently completed her Architecture Registration Examinations and is a now a licensed architect in Pennsylvania. She accepted a new role as a Job Captain for RMW Architecture & Interiors and relocated to San Francisco. At RMW, she will work on workplace design and development for clients in the hightech, science, academic, and civic sectors.

Kathryn Glover ’11 is living and working in Tokyo, Japan and visiting places in South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. She is teaching English Composition and Writing at a high school.

Corynne Peters McPeters ’11 recently started a position with COTR, Inc. as account executive. She and her wife Alysandra moved from Brooklyn to Catskill to live in the Phrygianum of Maetreum of Cybele, Magna Mater, to formally begin their Priestess training.

The Maetreum is one of very few Pagan religious organizations that are legally recognized by New York State and the IRS. The move coincided with Corynne and Alysandra’s 1.5-year marriage anniversary on December 21, 2018, the Winter Solstice.

Hannah Rizzo ’12 is working for PRA Health Sciences at Merck Pharmaceuticals in West Point and is pursuing an MBA in Strategic Management and Leadership at Gwynedd Mercy University. Her son, Aiden, also keeps her busy in her spare time!

Dana Zielinski ’12 just completed her second year as assistant coach for Mount Swimming, winning championships.

Noelle Lampe ’17 has signed with Margaux the Agency, a boutique modeling agency in Santa Monica, California.

Noelle is a sophomore in the Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television. She appeared in the Simon Miller/Paramount Pictures l40th Anniversary Grease Collection for Nordstrom and will be featured in FILA’s spring collection campaign.

Do you have chatter to share?

We enjoy hearing from you about various achievements, announcements and other important milestones in your life!

Please submit class notes online at www.msjacad.org/classchatter

Women as Founders Week (continued from page 18) Elizabeth (Libby) Patton:

Social & Emotional Benefits of Playing Team Sports Libby’s research and project focused on the emotional and social benefits of children involved in sports teams. Libby participated in sports since age 6, but never realized how much it impacted who she is today. Libby wanted to promote the physical and mental benefits of participating in sports from a young age. Libby is working to organize the Mount Alumnae Soccer game, held on April 7, to promote the longterm benefits of playing team sports.

Hailey Tyrell:

Alternative Message and Body Image The goal of Hailey’s project was to help change the impossible standards imposed upon women by society and social media, by proving that all women are beautiful. Through promoting unconventional beauty at the Mount, on Instagram, and in her blog, Hailey’s ongoing social media campaign will help young girls in the next generation realize they should not feel pressured to look or act a certain way in their early teenage years.

Natalie Walker:

Take a Break Club The For Pete’s Sake Take a Break Club is a club that Natalie helped create with For Pete’s Sake, an organization that provides respite vacations to patients and caregivers experiencing the cancer crisis. (The organization’s founder and CEO is alumna Marci Kuttler Bossow Schankweiler ’86). The goals of the club are to create an environment in which members can take a break from the stresses of student life (aligning with FPS’s mantra of “taking a break”) to raise awareness of the importance of emotional health during the cancer crisis, and to support future FPS families through philanthropic and service efforts.

Women As Founders Week focuses on celebrating founders and empowering our young women. In addition to the student presentations covered on page 18, the rest of the week is also filled with special programming.

Kate Groark Shields ’93 visited as a guest speaker. Kate is CEO of Vault Communications, one of the premier public relations agencies in the Philadelphia area. Kate is an industry expert known for her strategic communication planning, crisis communications, media relations, and digital/social media. She spoke to the student body about personal branding, and how it translates to social media and online content. She urged the students to consider their own style of branding, and to remember that the content they post is their branding.

Guest speaker Rabiya Bower, RD, LDN, a licensed nutritionist, spoke to students about positive body image and the importance of a nutritious diet in terms of long-term health. Rabiya promotes mindful and intuitive eating and refers to herself as a “non-diet dietician.” Her focus is on health, and choosing the foods to best fuel the body.

Students finished the week by participating in the nationwide Hour of Code. In their advisories, they used their iPads and apps to participate in problem-solving games and gain hands-on experience in coding technology. The Hour of Code has become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science. And takes place each year during Computer Science Education Week (which happens to coincide with Women As Founders Week). mount saint joseph academy

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Our sympathy and prayers are extended to the families of the following alumnae: Linda Lucchesi Cody ’66

Carol Zywalewski Kepner ’69

Jessie Ross ’64

Molly Prior Hermann ’96, sister of

Patricia Joyce Maguire ’77, sister of

Josephine Maio Stewart ’60, mother

Rosemary Skelly Backus ’47,

mother, sister, and grandmother of Susan Backus Crowley ’80, Patricia Backus Fiore ’84, JoAnne Skelly Dougherty ’49, and Megan Backus ’04, respectively.

Nancy Prior ’92 and Susan Prior Ramage ’94.

Constance Buchse Hirsch ’48,

Molly Joyce Whelan ’75, Ellen Joyce Masterson ’76, and Julie Joyce Murphy ’80.

of Pamela Stewart Norton ’90 and grandmother of Julia Norton ’21.

sister of Dolores Buchse Zollo ’48 (deceased).

In Memoriam

Our sympathy and prayers are extended to the families of the following alumnae, students, and members of the Mount community: Beth Haggerty Antoni ’77 on the death of her father-in-law, Erwin John Antoni, Sr. Sofia Bernal ’19 on the death of her grandfather Harold P. Brodsky.

Marguerite Reynolds Beston ’50 (deceased) and Joan Calhoun Reynolds ’50 on the death of Francis J. Beston, their husband and brother-inlaw, respectively.

Christine Hamburger Broderick ’86, Claire Broderick ’19, and Nora Broderick ’20 on the death of Kelly Anne Broderick, their niece and cousin, respectively.

Mary Maginnis Fisher ’72, Megan Maginnis ’06, Mary Maginnis ’09, and Emma Maginnis ’14 on the death of Joseph Anthony “Tony” Hayden, their husband, brother, brother-in-law and uncle, respectively.

Karen Forbes Heflin ’89 on the death of her mother, Patricia Forbes and on the death of her father-in-law, James William Heflin.

Jane Kashlak ’71 on the death of her mother, Rose J. Kashlak.

Grace Cipressi ’10 and Nora Cipressi ’15 on the death of their grandfather, Denis Sullivan.

Donna Ferraro Keenan ’70, Nancy Ferraro Anderson ’73, Lis Ferraro Barrett ’78, Gina Ferraro Knowles ’82, Mia Ferraro Tucker ’90, Amy Keenan Fairchild ’96, Amelia Anderson ’08, Emily Knowles ’13, and Madeline Knowles ’16 on the death of John F. Ferraro, their father and grandfather, respectively.

Maurin Walchak Cirone ’05 on the death of her grandmother, Theresa M. Fletcher.

Christina Lamsback’05 on the death of her grandmother, Florence Lamsback.

Colleen Kelly Coll ’64 and Fiona Kelly ’13 on the death of Frank J. Coll, their brother-in-law and great uncle, respectively.

S. William Teresa Leonard, SSJ (MSJA faculty) on the death of her brother, Thomas Leonard.

Judith Gersteneker Caskey ’66 on the death of her mother, Marion K. Gersteneker.

Madeleine Degnan (former MSJA faculty)

Anne Scott Levins ’88, Lisa Scott Rose ’89, Jody Scott Kyle ’59, Diane Kyle Doyle ’84, Meghan Doyle ’15, and Carolyn Kyle ’21 on the death of Robert Scott, their father, brother and uncle, respectively.

Dorothy Clark Desch ’55, Jen Fasy Schiffelbein ’03, and Laura Marie Fasy ’06 on the death of Thomas Desch, their husband and grandfather, respectively.

Angela Lin ’72, Daria Lin-Guelig ’73, Jennifer Lin ’76, Damien Lin ’79, Stefanie Lin Cox ’84, and Corinna Stieg ’10 on the death of Sylvia R. Lin, their mother and grandmother, respectively.

Emily Eck ’13 and Alyssa Charlton ’20 on the death of their grandmother, Mary Gower Troisi.

Katerina Lux ’13 on the death of her father, Robert H. Lux.

Kathleen Durkin Fenningham ’99, Megan Lyons Gibson ’01, and Burke Brabson ’12 on the death of their aunt, S. Kathleen Brabson, SSJ.

Kathryne Lyons ’82 and Joan Lyons-McGinley ’90 on the death of their father, Thomas A. Lyons, Jr.

Mary Beth Cunnane ’88 and Megan Cunnane McNamara ’91 on the death of their father, Thomas Francis Cunnane.

Caitlin Croke Fries ’03, Cara Croke ’05 (MSJA faculty), Erin Croke ’09, and Margaret Croke ’11 on the death of their aunt, Kathleen Croke.

Jennifer Geatens ’14 and Kaitlyn Geatens ’22 on their death of their grandmother, Bertha M. Spahn.

Virginia Harrison ’05 on the death of her grandmother, Catherine Harrison.

Patricia Maginnis Hayden ’67, Sara Lee Hayden Murphy ’59, Anthony Maginnis (former MSJA Board of Directors), Anita Maginnis Ficken ’66, 30

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Patricia Joyce Maguire ’77 (deceased) on the death of her husband, Joseph I. Maguire, MD. Lindsey Maiale ’16 on the death of her father, Mark Maiale.

Mary Eileen Rogers Manion ’84, Maureen Rogers Cella ’87, Anne Rogers Hill ’89, and Kathleen Rogers ’92 on the death of their father, Theodore M. Rogers, Jr. Deanna DeZorzi Marrone ’85, Alicia Marrone ’14, and Francesca Marrone ’21 on the death of Carmen Marrone, their father-in-law and grandfather, respectively.

Katrina Myers Masiak ’98 on the death of her father, Christian W. Myers III. Leigh McFadden (MSJA staff) on the death of her father-in-law, Joseph F. McFadden.

Kirsten McNally ’09 and Agnes McNally ’20 on the death of their grandmother, Margaret C. McNally.

Josephine Mustin ’12 on the death of her father, Mark Joseph Mustin.

Elizabeth Murphy Ollwerther ’75 on the death of her father-in-law, Robert G. Ollwerther.

Helene Pospischil ’05 on the death of her grandfather, Charles E. Gunning, Jr. Katherine Stroebele Powell ’64 on the death of her husband, Sydney J. Powell III. Jean Reilly ’18 on the death of her mother, Nancy S. Reilly.

Ava Self ’17 on the death of her grandfather, Robert N. Self, Sr. Cecelia McNichol Skierski ’67 and Emily McNichol Bourdua ’99 on the death of Joseph P. McNichol, Jr., their brother and uncle, respectively.

Phyllis Sullivan Stacy ’53 on the death of her husband, Edwin F. Stacy, Jr. Regina Foley Tatlonghari ’85, Caitlin Foley ’08, Sarah Foley ’09, and Samantha Bauer ’17 on the death of Angela L. Foley, their mother and grandmother, respectively.

Kriszta Horvath Van Arsdale ’67 on the death of her husband, Donald Van Arsdale.

Anne Mullahy Waller ’53 (deceased), Jeanne Waller Burns ’78, Christine Waller Rose ’79, Ellen Waller Bocklet ’83, Olivia Bocklet ’17, Blair Bocklet ’20, and Kendall Bocklet ’22, on the death of John F. Waller, their husband, father and grandfather, respectively.

Anne Guardino Yaccarino ’70, Doreen Guardino Wasserman ’77, Eleanor Guardino Barszowski ’81, Emma Pukas ’84 (deceased), Letitia Pukas McNeil ’85, and Mary Rose Pukas ’88 on the death of Anne L. Guardino, their mother and aunt, respectively.

Kelly Powers Zoller ’91 on the death of her father, Carl Powers.

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SUMMER AT the Mount Mount offers several programs during the summer for students with varying interests.

Whether your daughter is active in athletics, the arts, or science/engineering, we’ve got something for her!

Registration for all camps is at msjacad.org/summeratthemount.

SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS

CAMP GLEE

CAMP INNOVATE

Field Hockey, Lacrosse, and Soccer camps all take place on our NEW state-of-the-art turf field!

June 17 - 28

June 17 - 20 12:30 - 3pm

VOLLEYBALL

June 10 - 13 (6th & 7th graders) 6 - 8:30pm, $150 June 17 - 20 (8th & 9th graders) 6 - 8pm, $150

LACROSSE June 17 - 20 1 - 4pm, $160

BASKETBALL June 24 - 27 9am - 12pm, $160

SOCCER

FIELD HOCKEY

June 24 - 27 1 - 4pm, $160

CROSS COUNTRY/ TRACK

(Incoming freshmen and interested upperclass students) August 17 - 18, 24 - 25 12:30 - 3pm, $175

June 17 - 20 9am - 12pm, $160

June 17 - 20 9am - 12pm, $160

CREW

If you have a passion for performance, don’t miss this opportunity to meet new friends while learning what it takes to be a star! Camp Glee is open to girls who will be enrolled in grades 5-9 during the upcoming school year. You can choose a half-day or full-day camp experience. Instruction provided by experienced & creative Mount faculty members. A performance will be held at the end of camp, and is open to family and friends!

LEGO robotics, Sphero, Breakout boxes, and app creation are just a few of the hands-on STEAM activities available for students to enjoy during Camp Innovate at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. At Camp Innovate, we believe that when girls are given the opportunity to imagine, create and innovate, they can change the world.

Register for all camps at msjacad.org/summeratthemount