MUHS Magazine Fall/Winter 2016

MUHS MAGAZINE Vol. 62 Fall/Winter 2016

Meet the new president Rev. Michael J. Marco, SJ

For Alumni, Parents, Students and Friends of Marquette University High School

Jesus, Matthew and Us

By Rev. Frank Majka, SJ

What made Jesus call Matthew from his tax collecting job and what led Matthew to answer that call? The Gospels don’t say, but I think it was that they each saw in the other something that they liked and wanted more of.

Matthew may well have already encountered Jesus and his message. He might have listened to him teaching in the synagogue or watched him dealing with the poor and the sick. But whatever it was, I think that Matthew had seen something in Jesus that grabbed his attention, piqued his imagination or made him think in a deep way about his own life, so that when Jesus called, Matthew answered the call.

And Jesus probably knew something about Matthew, too. Maybe he noticed Matthew being a frequent listener when he taught or heard him asking Peter or Andrew about what the “Kingdom of God” meant. Whatever it was, Jesus saw something in Matthew that made him think that Matthew might make a good disciple.

What about you and me? Whether we’ve been disciples for many years or new to following Jesus, what did we see (and still see) in him that appeals to us and makes us willing and eager to answer his call?

And what does Jesus see in us? Strictly speaking, he may not need our love or our help, but he clearly wanted the friendship and companionship of his followers. By calling people to be his disciples, he is also calling them to be his friends: so he must see something good in us—a goodness that comes from God’s grace and is a share in God’s own goodness. And when we finally see Jesus face to face, we might want to ask him, “What did you ever see in me?”

Maybe he will name something in us we didn’t truly realize or appreciate.

Before that time comes, though, ask yourself what it is in Christ that still draws you to him, even if you don’t fully know what makes him want you for a friend and follower.

Rev. Frank Majka, SJ, is mission associate at Marquette University High School. He also has a spiritual blog, “The Bridge” at www.frankmajka.com.

Gratitude for my MUHS journey Dear Friends, When I arrived at Marquette University High School 25 years ago as a Jesuit scholastic, I knew MUHS was a special place. Loyal and engaged alumni, caring and committed parents, dedicated and passionate faculty and staff, and bright students who enjoy learning (and occasionally challenging a young scholastic!)— Marquette High was, and continues to be, an extraordinary community of wonderful faith-filled people. And, when I left in 1992, I knew I wanted to come back. That’s why I am deeply honored and humbled to serve Marquette High as the school’s 11th president.

MUHS has undergone many physical changes since my departure in the ’90s. Most recently, the Companions on the Journey campaign has funded the new southwest vertical expansion, the new plaza on Michigan Street, and major renovations within the school. In addition, we are raising dollars to increase our scholarship endowment. All of this work was done to meet the goals of our Building on our Strength strategic plan: develop an optimal college-prep curriculum for the 21st century, help every MUHS student succeed and flourish, and keep an MUHS education financially accessible to qualified students from a broad range of economic backgrounds.

One of my first priorities as president is to finish the campaign’s final phase of fundraising. We have made great progress in achieving our financial goals for this critically important fundraising endeavor. Many of you have answered the call and responded generously. Thank you! We would not be where we are today if not for your loyal commitment to Marquette High.

However, we still need to raise $1.5 million to meet our identified needs.

We continue to call upon all our community members—alumni, current parents, alumni parents and friends—to become a companion on this journey and join our effort with a gift within their means. A giving envelope has been included in this magazine issue for both your annual giving support as well as your consideration of a gift to the Companions on the Journey campaign. If you have questions as you consider your contribution, I encourage

you to contact me (marco@muhs.edu or 414-933-7220) so we can further discuss your support.

While Marquette High’s footprint and façade have evolved over the years, the school’s mission remains the same. Students today experience a secondary Catholic education rooted in Jesuit spirituality. Alumni who graduated 50 years ago can relate to today’s Marquette High experience of rigorous academics, successful athletic teams, Masses, retreats, community service, JUGs and friendships that last a lifetime. The feature “A Day in the Life” on page 20 aims to illustrate all that has changed and all that has stayed the same at MUHS. In closing, I am deeply grateful to so many of you who have warmly welcomed me back to MUHS. I look forward to continuing my MUHS journey with you and others in this special community.

God’s Blessings,

Rev. Michael J. Marco, SJ President

Contents

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News briefs SPORTS

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Baseball A season of contrasts

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Hilltopper highlights FEATURES

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Getting to know Rev. Michael J. Marco, SJ

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A day in the life at Marquette High

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Alumnus John Martin McCoy Founding the “penny lunch” program

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ALUMNI UPDATE

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Class notes THEN AND NOW

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The physical face of MUHS

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Photography

MUHS Magazine is

Julie Felser

Mike Arndt

published twice a year for

Pat Foran ‘78

Design

editor at felser@muhs.edu

Chris Lese ’92

Jena Sher

or MUHS, 3401 W. Wisconsin

Opposite: Thomas Bruneau ’19 watches teammate Osvaldo Sanchez-Arellano ’19 head the ball during the 2016 WIAA Division 1 state championship game. Later in the game, Bruneau headed in a corner kick in the 50th minute to clinch a 1-0 Hilltopper win over Green Bay Preble.

Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53208.

Photo by VIP Photography

Rachelle De La Cruz

and about the Marquette

Contributors

Julie Felser

High community. As always,

Evan Bingham ’17

Robert Ness

we appreciate hearing from

Katie Burton

Joe Sliker ’05

you and welcome your com-

Katie Egan

VIP Photography

ments and suggestions. Please send your feedback to the

Mike Feely ’89

Frank Majka, SJ Michael J. Marco, SJ

Printing

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by Mike Arndt

Editing Assistance Kristen Scheuing

MUHS NEWS

Teachers Meg Doering, David Vogt sing at Papal Mass in Rome

Science teacher David Vogt and English teacher and director of instruction, Meg Doering, embarked on a pilgrimage of lifetime— traveling to Rome to sing at the Closing of the Holy Door ceremony, marking the end of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (Year of Mercy).

The Milwaukee Mercy Choir, including Vogt, Doering, and 51 other singers from 14 churches across southeastern Wisconsin, joined approximately 250 other singers at the Vatican on Sunday, Nov. 20, to perform before Pope Francis.

“To be amongst so many worshippers who sang with such intensity was inspiring,” Vogt says of his experience. “It was challenging to sing in Latin but there is an ethereal beauty to it that I found to be incredibly uplifting.”

Both Vogt and Doering were invited by the director of music ministry at their parishes, St. Charles in Hartland and Our Lady of Lourdes in Milwaukee, respectively, and began rehearsing months prior to their departure in November. Doering says she most enjoyed “the friendships that were forged and strengthened along the way. My fellow pilgrims were an incredibly talented, generous and caring group.”

Doering explains that one of the traditions established early on by the choir was to close each rehearsal with a blessing song. By the time they left, “we had memorized the piece, and throughout our time in Rome, we sang that song as a gesture of gratitude and goodwill to many,” she says. “We had group dinners at various restaurants and after each meal, we sang our blessing song to the servers, many of whom were moved to happy tears by the experience.”

During the nine-day pilgrimage, the group also sang at daily Mass at a different church each day in Rome. Vogt says he was taken back by “the size of the various basilicas and ornate details of the buildings. They are all gestures of reverence for the faithful witness of many humble saints,” he says.

Both Vogt and Doering concur this trip, which was the first time either one had traveled abroad, was an extraordinary experience.

Doering shares, “Music to me is the most universal form of prayer and praise that we have and to make music with performers of the caliber of the Sistine Chapel Choir in the presence with the Holy Father was an experience I will likely not match in my lifetime.”

Teachers Meg Doering (middle row, third from left) and David Vogt (back row, fourth from left) with the Milwaukee Mercy Choir. Photo by Rachelle De La Cruz

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Chris Lese ’92 selected for prestigious program

A service for peace

Social studies teacher Chris Lese ’92 is one of only 18 middleand high-school educators selected to participate in Understanding Sacrifice, a partnership between National History Day, the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA).

Last summer, Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood became emblematic of the civil unrest in the city, as riots broke out after an African-American man was shot and killed by a police officer.

As part of the program, Lese will conduct in-depth research about Navy sailor Donald Lewis Yecke, a well-known baker from Sheboygan, Wis., who was killed in a kamikaze attack during the invasion of Okinawa. Yecke is listed as missing in action at the Honolulu Memorial Cemetery, which Lese will visit in July 2017 as part of the program. Additionally, Lese, along with more than 20 of his U.S. History and World History students, are also researching seven MUHS alumni who are buried or listed as MIA in the Pacific.

“I am excited to see first hand where our veterans served and died in the Pacific Theater of World War II,” says Lese. “I hope to gain concrete ideas about how to improve my teaching of this era of history in my classroom.”

During his visit, Lese will present a eulogy at the memorial of Yecke, as well as read the student-written eulogies and place studentcreated memorials at each MUHS alumnus grave site.

Lese will develop a lesson plan based on his research and background that will be added to ABMCeducation.org in November 2017.

“National History Day strives to connect students to the past and one of the best points of contact with any student is their teacher,” says National History Day Executive Director Dr. Cathy Gorn.

“This program is highly competitive and Mr. Lese should be proud to be accepted. I know he will use this once-in-a-lifetime journey to create a superb lesson plan.”

By Evan Bingham ’17

Eli Borg ’17 lives in Sherman Park and witnessed the violence first hand. He says he realized within a day of the shooting that his neighborhood had changed, and that the repercussions would be felt beyond his neighborhood. “I wanted people to know that this wasn’t just about Sherman Park; it affected everyone in Milwaukee,” he says. “It’s easy to look at it from the outside.”

He wanted to be able to share his perspective with his fellow students at Marquette High.

Borg and friend, Ben Johnson ’17 spoke to Principal Jeff Monday ’84 about having a service to pray for all those affected. Nearly 100 MUHS students and faculty members attended the service, during which many people in the Marquette High community spoke about their experiences living in Sherman Park and the greater Milwaukee area.

Dan Holahan, a Marquette High theology teacher who has lived in Sherman Park for nearly 30 years, spoke about his experiences; other speakers included Glen Allen, director of diversity, and Borg’s and Johnson’s fathers, both local pastors. After the service, the group walked around the MUHS campus singing songs and praying for unity and peace. A peace pole, created by art homeroom students and representing the solidarity of Marquette High with the larger Milwaukee area, was planted outside next to the chapel to commemorate the event.

Seeing such a large turnout for the event, Holahan says he was “filled with hope” for the future of his neighborhood and the city beyond it. “We can definitely make change, it just takes a while,” says Borg.

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Multivariable calculus added to curriculum

“As a math enthusiast and former engineer, I love the balance between the abstract beauty and the practical applications that we see in multivariable calculus. I enjoy the moments when the students say ‘this is cool,’” Morrell says.

English, who wants to study neuroscience or software engineering in college, believes the class has strengthened his critical-thinking skills. “We don’t necessarily go at the fastest pace, so we really get to understand the material and explore ideas that aren’t immediately apparent.”

DeGuire concurs, saying he likes the small class size and conversations. “It’s easier to ask questions and understand the material since the answers aren’t necessarily in the book. It’s more fun for us to figure it out.”

Math teacher Jean Morrell with multivariable calculus students (left to right) Frank DeGuire ’18, James Airoldi ’17, Patrick English ’17 and Nicholas Kerschner ’18.

Photo by VIP Photography.

Accelerated math students now have the option to enroll in multivariable calculus at MUHS instead of taking the class at a nearby university. Math teacher Jean Morrell says the course is being offered after the math department revamped its curriculum, eliminating the Honors Advanced math class and instead placing gifted freshmen directly into Accelerated Geometry/Algebra II. “This meant that in the 2017–18 school year, we would have as many as 20 students who had completed BC Calculus by junior year. We needed to have a course for them to take beyond Calculus II and the natural progression would be multivariable calculus,” Morrell says.

The course is being offered as a concurrent enrollment program through Cardinal Stritch University, which allows students the option of earning four college credits for a reasonable fee.

These credits are transferable to most universities in the U.S. While earning four college credits in high school is appealing, Morrell and the four students enrolled in the class (James Airoldi ’17, Frank DeGuire ’18, Patrick English ’17 and Nicholas Kerschner ’18) emphasize other benefits of the course.

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The students aren’t the only ones who enjoy talking math; Morrell, too, enjoys the group dynamics. “It’s not just about a formula and how to use it, which these guys are really good at, but instead we get to ask the question—what does it mean? We’ll sit back and look at it, and it’s so great when it becomes clear to us.”

Morrell expects 15 to 20 students to enroll in the class next year.

Even with a more typical class size, she still believes she can create the small-group learning environment with small-group work. Another advantage, Morrell says, is that she will know all the students from teaching them BC calculus the year before.

“It is really an honor to work with students who have mastered such a high level of mathematics in high school. These are students who clearly love learning and we have fun every day working together.”

MUHS NEWS

Hilltopper highlights news Katie Burton

English teacher Ann Downey received a scholarship to travel to London last July to attend the Shakespeare Works When Shakespeare Plays. Hosted by University of California–Davis and Shakespeare Theater Association, this dynamic international conference for teachers focused specifically upon the challenges of teaching Shakespeare in the classroom.

Social studies teacher Chris Lese ’92 attended the Ford’s Theatre War and Peace Teaching Institute on a fellowship scholarship.

This five-day teaching fellowship immersed teachers from around the country in primary sources and best practices related to classroom technology integration as part of a research project conducted

by Ford’s Theatre Society and the George Washington School of Education.

Social studies teacher Luke Meuler ’97 earned his master’s degree in education from Alverno College in May. Fine arts teacher Peter Beck earned his master’s degree in fine arts from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago in July.

Glen Allen has joined MUHS as diversity director and U.S. history teacher. He previously taught at Milwaukee College Prep and was an administrator and teacher with Milwaukee Public Schools. He earned his bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier University, his master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Marquette University, and his principal’s license from Cardinal Stritch University.

Representing the Latin Club, Nana Yorke ’17 (left) and Tim Carrig ’17 talk with a prospective Hilltopper at Open House, an admissions event attended by more than 500 families.

Photo by VIP Photography.

Russell Craze joined the science department, where he teaches chemistry and physics. Craze previously taught at Greenfield High School and earned his bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and chemistry from Marquette University and his master’s degree from University of North Carolina.

English teacher Maeve Gavagan joined the MUHS faculty after working the past eight years as an English teacher at the High School of Art and Design in New York City. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame University and her master’s degree from Teachers College at Columbia University.

Devin Shepard is completing a one-year appointment as a Jesuit donne, teaching theology and assisting in Campus Ministry.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in religious studies from Case Western Reserve and previously worked at the Neuman Center at Northern Illinois University and with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps at a mental health clinic in Montana.

Sam Reinbold ’18 programs lights for the Senior Follies production. Photo by VIP Photography.

Roxana Nicholson joined MUHS as a part-time Spanish teacher.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in Spanish education from UW– Madison and previously taught in the Wauwatosa, New Berlin and West Allis school districts.

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Hilltopper highlights news Phil Koski moved from his role as library assistant to theology teacher. A doctoral candidate at Saint Louis University, he earned a bachelor’s degree in history and history of philosophy from Marquette University and his master’s degree from SLU.

Jack Bekos ’17 was one of 15 teens selected from more than 1,000 teens who tested and interviewed for a chance to appear on Jeopardy! He competed in the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament which aired November 9–22.

Gregg Neuburg ’12, Alan Chavoya ’12 and Leo Mironovich are serving in the Alumni Service Corps for the 2016–17 school year.

Neuberg, who teaches theology, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in theology from St. Norbert College. Chevoya, who teaches Spanish and tutors Spanish and German, earned his bachelor’s degree in German and education from Marquette University. A St. Ignatius High School and University of Notre Dame graduate, Mironovich is assisting in the Kingsbury Academic Success Center and is the Flambeau yearbook co-moderator.

Thomas Krajna ’18 and Marcelo Quesada ’18 were two of only 20 teens chosen to participate in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s ArtXpress Internship Program last summer. Working closely with practicing artists and a diverse group of teens from the Milwaukee area, Krajna and Quesada helped create a mural addressing an issue in the City of Milwaukee. The final product was displayed on a Milwaukee County bus.

For the second year in a row, the 2016 Flambeau yearbook, co-moderated by Carol Hardtke and Sarah Clendening, was awarded the Jostens National Yearbook Program of Excellence distinction, recognizing yearbook programs that strive to create an engaging book, reflect a broad representation of the student body, and help students develop 21st-century communication, collaboration and technology skills.

Faculty members Cynthia Blaze and Br. Ken Homan, SJ, accompanied Ben Andres ’18, Eli Borg ’17, Jovanny Hernandez ’19, Sergio Jara-Reynoso ’19, Jeremy Johnson ’17, Leo Landeros ’19, Mark Lopez ’17, Alejandro Magana ’19, Leon Mason ’17, Marco Montemayor ’19, Javier Parra ’18, Jacob Perez ’19, Luis Rojo ’18, Joe Schubert ’17 and Francisco Vazquez-Sanchez ’17 to the 2016 Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice in November. The IFTJ is an annual gathering for members of the Ignatian family to come together in the context of social justice and solidarity to learn, reflect, pray, network and advocate together.

In September, Spanish teacher Dick Hallberg and 12 students (Richard Becker ’19, Will Friedrich ’19, Charles Hermann ’19, Jovanny Hernandez ’19, Noel Landeros ’19, Eduardo Magallanes ’19, Camil Maroun ’18, Ryan Nogalski ’18, Jacob Perez ’19, Ulysses Quesada ’18, John Quinlan ’18 and Andrew Zeidler ’18) hosted 12 Spanish exchange students and two teachers from Colegio San Ignacio in Pamplona, Spain. The visitors joined the MUHS community for two weeks to visit the school, experience the American culture and practice their English.

Human Innovation teachers Jim Kosteno and Chris Lese ’92 made arrangements for their students to skype with Gene Kranz, retired NASA flight director of the first lunar landing and Apollo 13.

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Michael Kearney ’16, representing MUHS, and three Brookfield Academy students, comprised the Wisconsin Advanced Certamen team that beat finalists from Virginia and Florida to win the national championship at Indiana University in July. Wisconsin had won two previous national championships, the Latin Intermediate championship in 1990 with then-students Jim Ruel ’91, Jeff Tuder ’91 and Mike Fleisch ’92 and the Advanced champion-

The SMART Team, moderated by science teachers Keith Klestinski and Carl Kaiser, are studying retinal pigment epithelium, a protein important to and specific to vision and the eye, and its known disease associations. Alison Huckenpahler, a doctoral and medical candidate at the Medical College of Wisconsin who studies proteins in the eye, will be the team’s mentor for this year’s project.

The DSHA/MUHS FIRST Robotics Team 1732 hosted a FIRST Lego League tournament for 70 middle and grade school teams at MUHS. The FLL tournament, the largest in Wisconsin, challenged each team to build a robot, develop a project to answer a science question and complete a teamwork exercise to demonstrate the core principles of FIRST. Team MUHS participated in the 2016 Soles for Catholic Education Walk and comprised 54 walkers and 32 volunteers. The group raised $730 for the Micah Fund, which benefits MUHS students needing financial assistance for clothing, food and other necessities.

The math team of Zach Sekaran ’18, Frank DeGuire ’18, James Airoldi ’17, Aidan Parks ’18, Charles Langenfeld ’18, Joseph Webb ’17, Nick Wieber ’18 and Jay Schauer ’18 finished fourth out of 23 teams at the MSOE Math Competition. Sekaran earned a medal for his performance and was one of only three students to finish with a perfect score. DeGuire was also a medal winner.

This year’s Senior Follies production, Crisis on 2 Follies, directed by faculty member, Chris Lese ’92, did not disappoint as the MUHS seniors spoofed the MUHS faculty and administrators.

In response to the civil unrest in Milwaukee last summer, art teacher Jane Powers and art homeroom students created a peace pole, which was installed outside next to the chapel during a peace ceremony. Photo by VIP Photography.

ship in 1996 with then-student Ryan Thom ’96 on the team. Both of those teams were coached by James Greenwald, a longtime MUHS faculty member who is now retired.

In November, the MUHS Chorus, directed by Susan Sajdak, taped two liturgies for the Heart of the Nation, a nonprofit organization that produces a nationally broadcast weekly Sunday Mass for Catholics unable to participate in Mass at a parish.

The trap team competed in the Wisconsin State Scholastic Clay Target Program and finished in second place in sporting clays, third place in skeet and third place overall. Cameron Asala ’17, Max Asala ’17, Matthew Bougie ’18, Owen Byrne ’16, George Carlo Clark ’18, Jack Cyganiak ’19, Sam Nehmey ’17, Harlan Schwanebeck ’18, Ben Wacker ’17, and Jack Wildt ’18 participated in 2016 National Championship SCTP and finished in fifth place overall. For the second-straight year, Clark was named to the All-Scholastic Team, an honor given to the top 150 athletes, nationwide, who demonstrate exceptional skills on the trap field, in the classroom and to their community.

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SPORTS

Baseball A season in contrasts Mike Feely ‘89

Before every MUHS varsity baseball game, the team would gather in front of its dugout and recite the team mantra, which included sentiments about opportunity, humility and togetherness, and then built in fever and pitch to this chant: “Day by day, we get better and better.” The mantra would become more meaningful as the team endured the ups and downs of a challenging run to the state championship game.

losses, “It was frustrating because we knew we were better than those scores. But it’s baseball and weird things happen. We needed to have a short memory and return each day ready to get better and pick each other up. That was the great thing about this team—if one guy was struggling, others would pick him up. It didn’t matter if you were a starter or a guy on the bench, our team chemistry was our secret weapon.”

The Hilltoppers showed up for the first practice at Merrill Park with lofty goals and big dreams. Returning several starters and welcoming new members to the team, the seniors set the tone with their work ethic and energy. The hits came nonstop during batting practice, while the players ferociously attacked the sprints and stayed late fielding balls. “There was a lot of talk about how much talent we had and how good we could be,” sixth-year head coach Sal Bando Jr. ’88 says looking back on the early days of the season. “I was just extremely proud and happy for these guys and admired how they faced expectations and the pressure head on and got it done.”

After some adjustments and a refocused attitude, the Hilltoppers got hot at just the right time. They drilled skills, often showing up three hours before games to work on hitting and fielding grounders and fly balls. They changed up their pregame music mix, played side games of Fungo Golf in the outfield, and adopted an official team snack of chips and salsa. These tweaks put them on course for a ten-game winning streak culminating with a 12–1 victory over Sussex Hamilton, which two weeks earlier had handed the Toppers their first conference loss.

The Hilltoppers quickly gained the reputation as a run-producing team, outscoring their opponents 101–62 in their first 10 games while posting a 9–1 record to open the first third of the summer season. One of those early games demonstrated the team’s potential, while another betrayed its weaknesses. On a windy night in Oak Creek, the Hilltoppers opened the Greater Metro Conference season with a 30–4 win over the perennial powerhouse Oak Creek Knights. Ten days later, facing conference underdogs West Allis Central (who would go on to win just two games the whole season), the Hilltoppers squeaked by with an 8–7 victory. Those two contrasting games—a sound routing of the top team and a nearloss to the bottom team—taught the Hilltoppers some important lessons: they could soar to amazing heights, and nothing could be taken for granted. They would swing between those lessons throughout the season.

In conference tournament action, the Hilltoppers beat Brookfield East and Tosa East, to earn a spot in the championship game at Mequon’s Kapco Park against regular-season champions Oak Creek Knights. In a nip-and-tuck game, the Knights outdueled the Hilltoppers, winning in the bottom of the seventh inning, 4–3. (continued next page)

As the season wore on, the team suffered three setbacks in their quest for the conference championship as they lost key games to Oak Creek, Menomonee Falls and Sussex Hamilton by a combined score of 39-14. Senior team leader Jim Jarecki ’16 says of the Opposite: Jim Jarecki ’16 pitching in the state championship game against Menomonee Falls, who eventually defeated the Hilltoppers 2–0. Jarecki earned a D1 scholarship to play at Bradley University. Photo by VIP Photography.

Head coach Sal Bando, Jr. ’88 talks with Menomonee Falls assistant coach Dave Weber at the State championship game. Photo by VIP Photography.

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Aaron Chaffee ’16 leads the team in its traditional chant, “Day by day, we get better and better,” before the state championship game. Photo by VIP Photography.

“We knew that game was a fair assessment of both clubs, and we lost,” says Coach Bando. “We also knew the scenario would be exactly the same in the state championship tournament.”

Marquette received a No. 1 seed in its sectional but drew one of the most dangerous teams in the state: Kettle Moraine, coached

by Jim Wilkinson ’73. After trading innings on their home turf at MATC South, the Hilltoppers pulled away from the Lasers with a 9–6 victory and headed to the sectional tournament at Brookfield Central. There, the Hilltoppers kept their cool, coming from behind to beat Pius XI 5–3, and then made quick work of Pewaukee in a 10–0 victory, sealing the sectional championship.

In state playoff action on a gorgeous day in late July, the Hilltoppers gathered in front of a dugout to recite its mantra before squaring off against their rival, the Oak Creek Knights, for the the fourth time that season. While the Knights dominated and frustrated the Hilltoppers through the first four innings, the Hilltoppers dug deep and put up eight runs in the last three, besting Oak Creek with an 8–3 score and securing a berth in the state championship game.

In a late-afternoon game, MUHS faced Menomonee Falls—and the best pitcher in the state, who blanked the Hilltoppers with a masterful performance. The 2–0 loss was disappointing, but the Hilltoppers knew they’d played their best against a better team.

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In the end, the Hilltoppers finished the season with a 16–4 conference record, a 26–7 overall record, a .352 team batting average, 264 runs (8.25 per-game average) and an amazing 130 stolen bases. Outfielder Connor Kimple ’16 made first-team All-State, pitcher Jarecki was named to second-team All-State and second baseman Jeromy Schultz ’16 was named All-State honorable mention. Third baseman Matt Schwartz ’16 was named to the All-State Academic Team, 11 Hilltoppers garnered AllConference honors and three were named to the Greater Metro Conference All-Academic Team.

After the dust had settled from the state tournament, Coach Bando reflected on the season: “Like most successful teams, this team was selfless. They played for one another and put the team before anything else. They were also a very aggressive team that took a foot when given an inch.

“When I look back, I respect how hard it is to get there. It’s not easy. I was a bit spoiled when we went to state in 2011, my first year. We’ve had some pretty good teams since then that didn’t even get that far. So this year’s club really made me appreciate how hard it is and how special an experience it could be. Coaching allows you to be a part of something that is bigger than the individual, and when you succeed together, it is extremely gratifying.”

SPORTS

Hilltopper highlights sports The soccer team beat Green Bay Preble 1–0 to win the WIAA Division 1 state championship, the team’s third straight state title, its sixth title in seven years and the 12th since 2000. The team finished 20–1–3 for the season and was coached by Steve Lawrence ’99, the recipient of the 2016 NFHS Coaches’ Association Boys’ Soccer Coach of the Year Award for Wisconsin. The team ended its season

ranked No. 13 by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and No. 6 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com national ranking. The team had reached a ranking of No. 2 in the nation by the middle of the season, and in a two-week span, defeated the No. 1 ranked team in the nation at the time (Rockhurst, Kan.) and the No. 1 ranked prep school in the nation (South Kent, Conn.).

Soccer teammates celebrate after winning the state title, the team’s sixth state championship in seven years. Photo by VIP Photography.

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Hilltopper highlights sports Soccer player Ben Leas ’17 received a High School All-American Game invite, and was named NSCAA All-American, State Player of the Year, first-team All-State and Greater Metro All-Conference Player of the Year. Teammate Nick Cheung ’18 was also named first team All-State. Second-team All-State honors went to Sam Holton ’17 and Joe Jochem ’17. Dominic Lambo ’18 received Best of the Rest recognition. Jochem and seniors Francisco Arenal, Alec Czaplicki, George Elliott, Ryan Horning, Niklas Martensson, Joseph Migliaccio, Jack Morrissey, Matthew Shelledy and Vincent Stoll received GMC Scholar-Athlete honors.

The football team advanced to the quarterfinals of the WIAA Division I state playoffs before falling to the Franklin Sabers.

MUHS finished the season as Greater Metro Conference cochampions with an overall record of 9–3. The players on this year’s squad received 30 academic and athletic awards—the most of any Marquette squad this season. These students received WFCA Academic All-State honors: Timothy Carrig ’17, Michael Duffy ’17, Patrick English ’17, John Lilek ’17, Christopher Lyon ’17, Ryan Miller ’17 and Matthew Schneider ’17. These students received AllState honorable mentions for their positions: Noah Nordness ’17, Patrick English ’17 and Ryan Gersonde ’17. Carrig, Duffy, English, Lilek, Lyon, Miller, Nordness, Schneider, Jared Lieungh ’17, Frederick Poorman ’17 and Daniel Reardon ’17 received GMC ScholarAthlete honors.

Daniel Carter ’18 carrying the football against Milwaukee Riverside. Photo by VIP Photography.

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Captain Robbie Lauer ’17 (#10) fires up the MUHS fan section prior to the state championship game against Catholic Memorial High School. The Hilltoppers lost the title game (25–17, 25–21, 23–25, 23–25, 10–15). Photo by VIP Photography.

After going up 2-0 in the state final, the MUHS volleyball team fell to Catholic Memorial in the fight for the title. The Hilltoppers, coached by Eric Sullivan, had an overall record of 41–4 for the season, capturing the GMC Conference and sectional championships. Liam Schroeder ’18 was named first-team All-State and Luke Borowski ’17 was named second-team All-State. Ben Foley ’18 received third-team All-State honors and Robbie Lauer ’17 received honorable mention All-State. Borowski, Lauer, Justin Magnus ’17 and Nicholas Rondinelli ’17 received GMC Scholar-Athlete honors.

Ethan Mardanus-Budiono ’17 with head tennis coach David Frank ’99 at the Wisconsin Tennis Association’s awards banquet where Mardanus-Budiono received the Frank Parker Award, the most prestigious award a junior player can receive in Wisconsin.

The cross-country team sent two runners to compete as individuals in the WIAA State meet. Nolan Kozinksi ’18 finished 71st and James McKenna ’17 finished 93rd out of a field 189 runners.

Seniors John Collopy, Michael Doherty, Matthew Malone, Nicholas McDonough, Anthony Merrill, Robert Meuler, Jack Nichols, Seth Roge, Peter Rozewicz, Thomas Sargent and Jack Wahl received GMC Scholar Athlete honors.

The baseball team, coached by Sal Bando Jr. ’88, finished its season with an overall record of 26–7. These players received All-State honors: Connor Kimple (first team), Jim Jarecki (second team), Jeromy Schultz (honorable mention), and Matt Schwartz (academic). Seniors Joe Acker, Peter Ahn, Joe Gilpin, Ryan Hecht, Jarecki, Schultz and Jack Shemanski received Academic AllDistrict honors. Jarecki, Shemanski and Schwartz received GMC Scholar-Athlete honors.

Nolan Kozinski ’18. Photo by VIP Photography.

In November, the Wisconsin Tennis Association honored Ethan Mardanus-Budiono ’17 with the Frank Parker Junior Award in recognition of his accomplishments both on and off the tennis court. Mardanus-Budiono’s USTA Wisconsin ranking in Boy’s 18s singles is No. 5. USTA Midwest Section Ranking 18’s singles is No. 69.

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Getting to know the new president

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On July 1, Rev. Michael J. Marco, SJ, assumed the role of Marquette High’s 11th president. Yet, Marco is no stranger to MUHS, where he has served since 2013 as special assistant to the president and earlier, from 1989 through 1992, as a scholastic teaching psychology and theology and coaching baseball.

Many know the Nebraska native is a diehard Cornhusker fan.

Many know that he is Jesuit-educated with his alma maters being Creighton University (bachelor’s degree in psychology), Boston College (master’s degree in religious education) and Weston Jesuit School of Theology (master’s degree in divinity). And many know this is not his first leadership stint, having served as president at Walsh Jesuit High School in Ohio and at Georgetown Preparatory School in Maryland.

Among the lesser-known facts about Marquette High’s new leader, he was born in Omaha, Neb., and moved to Schuyler, Neb., when he was in fifth grade. He graduated from Schuyler Central High School, where he participated in swing choir, theater, speech and debate, and basketball. He played football freshman year but then realized as a sophomore, with a frame of 5'4" and 115 pounds, “self-preservation necessitated finding other activities,” Marco says.

Above: Rev. Michael J. Marco, SJ, served as a scholastic at MUHS from 1989 to 1992 and was recognized for his contributions in the 1992 Flambeau yearbook. Others leaving MUHS that year: (Back row, left to right) Rev. Norb Eberhart, SJ, Rev. Ben Benzinger, SJ, Eric Heinzen, Pat Browne, (front row) John Belmonte, SJ, Larry Siewert ‘59 and Mike Marco, SJ. Left: Provincial Superior of the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus, Rev. Thomas Lawler, SJ ’83 officiates the installation of Rev. Michael J. Marco, SJ as president of Marquette University High School on Sept. 11, 2016.

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Rev. Michael J. Marco, SJ, with Marquette University President and current MUHS parents Michael and Amy Lovell at the reception following Father Marco’s installation.

And some may not know that in his free time, what little he now has, he enjoys getting together with friends for dinner and exercising— running and some core work.

So what else is there to know about the man who will lead Marquette High into the future? Read on to see how Father Marco responded to the questions put to him by MUHS employees and students.

What’s your favorite story from the Gospels?

Erik Anderson, Theology Teacher

I would have to say Jesus’ praying in the garden prior to being arrested. He is so very human at that point. He prays that if possible “take this cup away from me; still, not my will but yours be done.”

I am consoled by the fact that Jesus—again being so human— experiences fear and uncertainty, but ultimately trusts and surrenders to God’s desire for him.

What are you most excited for in this new school year? Vincent Stoll ’17 I’m really looking forward to getting to know the students better.

That’s why I try to make a point of standing out front in the morning to greet students. I look forward to the Kairos retreats and Freshman Retreat in particular to get better acquainted as well. I also try to attend as many sporting events and student performances as possible throughout the year.

What are we going to call the second- and third-floor atriums?

I mean, everything else has a name, why not the new areas?

Jonathan Kohr ’19

While we haven’t settled on a name yet, we do hope to find a way to identify these areas with a name—some of that might be dependent upon a donor who may wish to name the areas.

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Did you always know that you wanted to become a Jesuit priest? What other careers did you consider?

Adam Schulte ’18

I did not always know I wanted to be a priest. I probably began thinking about it as a real possibility when I was in college at Creighton University and first met the Jesuits. When I started thinking about it and praying about my vocation, it became clear if I was going to do anything it would be with the Jesuits. If I weren’t a Jesuit, I most likely would still have been involved in high school work. I suspect I would be a high school theology teacher. Either that or the “voice of the New York Rangers” on radio!

What is your hope for the future of the Society of Jesus and the Catholic Church?

Chris Rizzo ’18

I hope that the Society of Jesus and the Church can continue to be a voice and presence of God’s unconditional and merciful love.

Our world cries out for an experience of justice, love and mercy for all God’s children.

From your perspective as president, what do you consider to be Marquette High’s greatest strengths and challenges?

Annette Cleary, Director of College Counseling

I hope this doesn’t sound overly cliché, but the greatest strength of MUHS is the people—our community is so incredibly talented and committed. We are certainly blessed. As far as challenges, I do think we have a few issues as we look to the future. Most notable is the escalating cost of education and the stress that puts on families. I hope we can better address the financial needs of many of our families who desire an MUHS experience for their sons but fear it may be out of reach.

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What Marquette High sports team(s) do you enjoy watching?

Phillip Volkert ’18

FATHER MARCO’S FAVORITES

I truly do like to watch all of our sports teams in action. I also like to watch our theater and music programs perform. My calendar doesn’t always allow me the time to attend all of the events, but I like to get to as many as possible. That being said my favorite sport is probably hockey—I’m a bit of a New York Rangers fan.

PRAYER Pedro Arrupe’s prayer about falling in love.

QUOTE

How did it feel when you chipped in at the Father–Son golf outing?

“To love another person is to see the face of God.”

Jon Cyganiak ’18

—Les Misérables

It felt terrific! I’m a total hack on the golf course but I love to play and this was an example of how every now and then you make a good shot and it’s enough to keep you coming back.

BOOK

If you could have one super power what would it be? Vito Redding ’20 I always loved Superman’s ability to see through things, so X-ray vision would be cool.

Are you a Star Wars fan or a Star Trek fan? Andrew Kahler ’17 I guess I’d have to say Star Wars—especially the “originals” that were released in the late ’70s/early ’80s when I was in high school.

If you were going to be on America’s Got Talent, what would your talent be? Thomas Fleischmann ’18 Wow, that’s a tough one. I was in a singing group in high school and can still carry a tune pretty well. I’m also not bad in the kitchen so I could cook up a nice meal.

How do you balance your love and support for the Cornhuskers among all the Badgers here in Wisconsin?

I have two books that I love—A Prayer for Owen Meany

by John Irving and The Power of One by Bryce Courtney.

MOVIE Dead Man Walking or Dead Poets Society BAND/SINGER Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. I have seen them five times in concert.

HOBBY Golf COLOR Green. Although being a Nebraska fan, I have to put red up there as well.

AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE Any and all roller coasters! I’m a bit of an excitement junky.

Heidi McCormack, Human Resources Specialist

I can cheer for Bucky provided he’s not playing the real Big Red!

FOOD Anything Italian except for eggplant parmesan.

HERO This is a tough one as there are lots of people I admire—Rev. Pedro Arrupe, SJ; Rev. Eddie Mathie, SJ ’55, who has been a very influential spiritual influence on me; and my sister for her perseverance through some challenging difficulties.

CHILDHOOD MEMORY A very fond Christmas Eve when I was probably 7 or 8 years old. My parents took our family to a small country church just outside of Council Bluffs, Iowa. I am not even sure how they knew of it. The church was so tiny there were no side aisles so after receiving communion you had to go outside through the side doors to return to your seats. There was a very gentle snow falling and the reflection of the Christmas lights off the snow was beautiful. I remember it being so quiet and peaceful.

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A day in the life at Marquette High Julie Felser

As the sun begins to rise above Lake Michigan and Milwaukee’s skyline, a groggy Hilltopper hits his buzzing alarm clock hoping for 10 more minutes of sleep. But the day’s already underway at MUHS, with a click as security director Mike Dubis unlocks the Michigan Street doors. Within an hour, a steady stream of young men arrive to begin their day at Marquette High.

The images in this photo essay represent a day in the life at MUHS. You’ll see many classrooms and gathering spaces that are newly constructed or renovated as a result of the Companions on the Journey campaign. Marquette High continues its mission to provide the best environment for delivering a college-prep curriculum in the 21st century and preparing students for life after high school.

But while the campus has evolved, the MUHS experience remains the same. That’s why an alumnus from the 1950s has an immediate connection with a current student. Rigorous academics, transformational spiritual retreats, competitive athletics, service work rooted in a divine purpose, and friendships that last a lifetime—all hallmarks of a Jesuit, Catholic secondary education experienced

by Hilltoppers of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

On Sept. 7, 2016, photographer Mike Arndt spent the day at MUHS capturing a myriad of moments that exemplify the Marquette High experience. Students came dressed in shirts and ties for the allschool Mass of the Holy Spirit. Turn the pages to see how MUHS has changed, but really stayed the same.

AMDG.

Photo by Robert Ness of Saturn Lounge.

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BEFORE SCHOOL Three Holy Companions Chapel (opposite) hosts daily Mass at 7:20 a.m. except on Thursdays, when Mass is offered in the afternoon, and on AllSchool Mass days. In the 1950s morning Mass was mandatory and held in Marquette High’s third-floor chapel (above, bottom left), which was eventually converted into classrooms. Math teacher Jean Morrell (top) begins her BC Calculus class at 7:40 a.m.—20 minutes before the first bell rings—in Presidents Hall, a tiered-lecture hall in the new vertical expansion that easily accommodates the 53 enrolled students in the AP course. Principal Jeff Monday ’84 (bottom right) greets students outside the main entrance before classes begin at 8 a.m.

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9 A.M. Chemistry teacher Carl Kaiser (above) shows Josue Soriano ’19 and Osvaldo Sanchez-Arellano ’19 how to read a thermometer during a measurement lab while his other students rotate through the various stations (opposite top) in the new chemistry classroom, part of the Honkamp Family Chemistry Center. Down the hall, environmental science students, Will Neimon ’17 and Max Wiberg '18 (opposite bottom left) participate in a carbon sinks activity, calculating how much carbon transfers between the Earth’s atmosphere, vegetation, soil and oceans.

Longtime science teacher Carolyn Parrott (1988) was the first to teach AP Biology, establishing the program 27 years ago and teaching the class for 13 years before retiring in 2003.

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MID-MORNING Students study in the newly renovated Doerr Library (opposite), which now has a larger footprint to seat 180 students and house 12,000 print volumes, 41 print magazines and journals and five newspapers. Librarian Ann O’Hara (above) helps Sean Runnoe ’17 navigate Marquette High’s various research databases (more than 100 available), for his AP European History research paper, titled Feudalistic Society: The Cause of Economic Unrest. Jonathon Wallace ’17, Tim Wright ’17, Ben Wacker ’17 and Harrison Bartolomei ’17 (bottom left, left to right) make use of one of the five group study rooms in the library to work on a class project. Beginning her tenure in 1940, librarian Elizabeth Connelly (bottom right) served MUHS for 40 years and was Marquette High’s first female faculty member (1954).

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MASS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT A tradition among Jesuit academic institutions, the Mass of the Holy Spirit is celebrated at the start of the academic year and is a time to thank God for the gifts of creation and salvation, seeking the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Spirit for the coming year. John Eberle ’17 (bottom left) serves as cantor.

Ben L’Empereur ’18 (bottom right) processes in the Class of 2018 candle and Arturo Espino ’17 (opposite) processes in the fire, symbolic of the “Fire of the Spirit,” for blessing.

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Seniors celebrating the Mass of the Holy Spirit: (left to right) Jack Bekos (blue shirt), Rob Lauer (white shirt), Nicholas McDonough, Rob Gueldner, Ryan Horning, Ryan Coffey, and Jake Herman.

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11:45 A.M. Intramurals are cancelled on all-school Mass days and, instead, freshmen and sophomores gather in the newly constructed second-floor space after eating lunch (left and top). This year, MUHS implemented its 1:1 student technology initiative, requiring each student to bring his own device to school (middle). Long gone are the typewriters of 1960 when MUHS offered typing classes.

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LUNCHTIME Students can eat lunch in the Cannon Commons or the Blue and Gold room (above), which served as Marquette High’s first lunchroom when the building opened in 1925. After lunch, some students choose to hang out in the new Frank C. Dubois Center for Campus Ministry (opposite). Peter Ahn ’17, Rev. Tom Manahan, SJ, and Cole Schaefer ’17 (bottom right) help assemble Kairos necklaces for an upcoming retreat. Thomas Adel ’18 (bottom left, on left) and George Carlo Clark ’18, along with other AP Biology students, skip their lunch on Wednesdays to work in the lab.

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1 P.M. With keys in hand, Al Taylor (right) does a walk-through of the second-floor and third-floor (above) gathering spaces to ensure Hilltoppers are studying (and not engaged in shenanigans).

Social studies teacher Victoria Temple Bonesho (opposite top) and English teacher Maeve Gavagan (opposite right) teach in second-floor classrooms, now referred to as the humanities floor. Although he retired in 2009 after 41 years of teaching at MUHS, Jim Greenwald (opposite left, circa 1986) regularly visits MUHS to help with Latin Club, tutor students or just read a good book in the Doucette Center, the employee gathering space.

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MID-AFTERNOON English teacher Ginny Schauble (above) finds a quiet moment to correct papers in the new English faculty office. Director of College Counseling Annette Cleary (right) meets with Sandra Hayes, special assistant to vice president of enrollment at Santa Clara University, in the new Tom and Molly Duffey College Counseling Center. Students work in the new Kingsbury Academic Success Center (opposite top), where they have access to peer tutors and teachers for academic assistance. Doctoral candidate and theology teacher Phil Koski (opposite, bottom left) checks in with students in his Church History class located on the Theology floor, first floor. Although Rev. Charley Stang, SJ retired in 2011, the eggdrop competition he started so many years ago continues today (1983).

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AFTER SCHOOL The 3:10 p.m. bell dismisses students from the last class of the day. As Hilltoppers pass through the Gordon Henke Center Entrance, they respect the new tradition of not stepping on the mosaic crest (right). President Rev. Michael J. Marco, SJ (above) wishes students a good evening and gives a highfive to Kevin Eberle ’18 on his way out of the building. Although the school day ends, the activity is far from over as students head off to their extracurricular activities.

Social studies teacher and Senior Follies director Chris Lese ’92 shares a light moment with Jacob Pelz ’17 during rehearsal (opposite top).

Performing Hilltoppers throughout the years have left their mark on the narrow hallway walls below the stage (opposite bottom), a tradition tracing back to when longtime faculty member Leon Schlenck (1944) directed performances in the auditorium.

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4 P.M. The Noack Strength & Fitness Center has come a long way since its humble beginnings when, in 1972, the MH Club raised enough to purchase the school’s first universal weight equipment (middle).

Today, Mike Duehring (above), director of performance and fitness, assists athletes with their team workouts and freshmen working toward their required fitness credit.

The artificial turf on Takton Field (opposite), installed in 2014, allows for almost year-round use of the athletic practice field, which hosts daily football and lacrosse practices, as well as intramural games during the lunch periods. Gone are the days of muddy practices of Dick Basham’s (right) tenure, football coach for 38 years, and the many Hilltoppers who played for him.

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6:45 P.M. The gym has been renovated, but the original wood floors have been the foundation for many Hilltopper championship teams of the past, including eight of Paul Noack’s basketball teams. The 1975 team shown here were state tournament consolation champions. Head volleyball coach Eric Sullivan talks with players (opposite bottom, left to right) Jack Reilly ’18, Aidan Frazier ’18, Will McNabb ’17, Evan Dorschner ’17 and Conor Ward ’18 during practice. Meanwhile, just downstairs, Bryan Mercado ’18 (left) works on the hardware of a VEX robot while Daniel Cesarz ’18 programs the software.

Robotics Team 1732, MUHS and DSHA students, moved into the new O’Rourke Robotics Center, consisting of three connected rooms—a business center, R&D room and a build room (below).

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EVENING A young Hilltopper waits for his ride after Robotics. In the Three Holy Companions Chapel, a bronze sculpture of St. Francis Xavier, St. Ignatius Loyola, and St. Peter Faber sits in front of a painted mural depicting the University of Paris and the Wisconsin Avenue façade of MUHS (top).

While studying at the University of Paris, these three “friends in the Lord” discerned God’s will. In the same way, students at MUHS—individually and collectively—are invited to hear and respond to God’s call. The radiating sun, an outline of the Jesuit seal, represents the light of the Holy Spirit as well as the light of Christ that are to be discerned along the way. This multimedia artwork captures one phase of the pilgrims’ journey to the Heavenly City, their ultimate destination, and our own.

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Mike Arndt of Boathouse Pictures provided the images for this photo essay. Arndt has been photographing at MUHS for years as well as other Christian schools and organizations in Wisconsin, including Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. Arndt, along with his wife, Becky, and their two grown children, are actively involved in The Boys’ and Girls Brigade/Camp Onaway and Christian youth leadership organizations in the Fox Valley.

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Alumnus John Martin McCoy Founder of the “penny lunch” program Chris Lese ’92

According to the 1866 Catholic Directory, St. Gall’s Academy “recently opened with a new and fine brick building” and a faculty of three Jesuit priests and three male teachers. The predecessor to Marquette High, and previously named St. Aloysius Academy, St. Gall’s served Milwaukee from 1864–1872. Many of the city’s founding fathers attended St. Gall’s, including prominent businessman and philanthropist, John Martin McCoy, an architect of the national public school free lunch movement.

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At the age of eight, McCoy arrived in Milwaukee from Massachusetts with his devout Irish-Catholic family in 1863. He was enrolled in St. Gall’s and upon graduating, McCoy joined his father at Godfrey & Crandall, a publishing company that kept daily record of the Milwaukee Board of Trade. In 1876, McCoy opened a café and restaurant at 730 N. Plankinton Ave., which was described in a Milwaukee newspaper as “the most popular establishment of its day in Milwaukee.” He took advantage of the growing commercial interests in the city to become one of the city’s largest property owners. For example, he sold 80 feet of frontage on Water Street for the highest price ever paid for property in Milwaukee at that time.

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By 1886, he had married Julia Teagan, daughter of one of Milwaukee’s original settlers and was elected 4th Ward alderman as a Democrat. He and his family became active members in Saints Peter and Paul parish on Milwaukee’s East Side. He also served as Milwaukee County Deputy Sheriff and state oil inspector of Milwaukee, Washington and Ozaukee counties. Known for his wit, when he received this appointment, McCoy replied in a wire to Wisconsin Governor John Peck, “It will be oil right, John.”

Later as the 18th Ward alderman, McCoy, who was known as someone “big of mind and big of heart,” was becoming an impassioned champion of the working class. After learning that his family’s washerwoman had to pay a large percentage of her earnings—a nickel—for her children to eat lunch, he began to research the condition of the poor working-class youth. Soon thereafter, a local news story reported a young girl fainted at a drug store from malnourishment. In response, McCoy called a meeting with then-Milwaukee Mayor David Rose where McCoy agreed to be the lead contributor with a donation of $200 for the new “penny lunch” program, which provided school lunches to children for one penny. Other donors, churches, societies and clubs followed McCoy’s example.

McCoy agreed to continue to help financially if another group ran the day-to-day operations. In November of 1904, the Woman’s School Alliance of Wisconsin agreed to administer the program at three centers located in working-class areas with the greatest need. Out-of-work mothers did the cooking and served the meals in their own homes near the schools. The menu consisted of soup and rolls with an occasional dessert or “sweetmeat” at Christmas.

Ten schools were involved in the lunch program by 1907. Within four years, nine more centers were opened, serving more than 39,236 lunches to students.

The program would soon be noted for its widespread success. All school principals involved in the program reported to the Woman’s Organization in 1910 an “increase in scholarship and attendance and this is entirely due to work by the lunches.”

In 1912, the Journal of Education asserted, “no single innovation in the public schools of Milwaukee has accomplished so much practical good in recent years as have these penny lunches.”

Above: An image of the Milwaukee Penny Lunch program originally published by the Milwaukee Free Press in 1909.

Opposite: An 1880s view of West Water Street (Plankinton Avenue today) from the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue. McCoy’s restaurant and saloon is located just beyond the Peter A. Holtz restaurant on the right side of the street. Photo courtesy of Milwaukee County Historical Society.

after seeing off one of his sons at the train station as he left for a World War I training camp.

By 1939, the Milwaukee public school lunch program was budgeted for $23,254, just $1,600 of which was funded by tax dollars.

It would not be until 1946 when Congress passed the National School Lunch Act, which appropriated $50 million to assist schools in the name of national security “to safeguard the health and well-being of the nation’s children.”

The school lunch program was McCoy’s greatest public legacy in Milwaukee, but he was also well regarded for the “little unremembered acts of kindness and of love,” according to a 1922 History of Milwaukee. Another city history of the time stated, “he gave freely and unostentatiously and he never withheld his aid from any project that promised for the public good, for the benefit of the individual or for the advancement of the welfare of the community.”

The penny lunch concept spread throughout Milwaukee and similar programs developed in Boston and Philadelphia. A year after the Milwaukee Public School Board assumed control of the lunch program in 1917, McCoy suffered a stroke and died just 30 minutes

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Class notes Evan Bingham ’17

Joseph Lewis Heil ’55

Paul Fleming ’58

Tom Schultz ’60

Joe Callan ’71 competed

Joseph Murphy ’72 is

authored the book, The War

celebrated 50 years in

collaborated on a

in the 2016 Transplant

executive vice president at

Less Civil: An American

medicine by processing

new book, Augie Pabst,

Games of America and

Shaker, a talent manage-

Saga, 1864–1991.

with the graduates of the

Behind The Wheel,

earned three silver

ment consulting company

2016 Medical College

a biography of the 1950s–

medals in swimming

in Ohio. He joined the

Tom Gramins ’56

of Wisconsin commence-

60s champion race

after receiving a heart

Board of Directors at Talent

concluded 14 years of

ment ceremony for

driver Augie Pabst.

transplant in 2014.

Board, a nonprofit

service on the Northeastern

graduate and medical

Illinois University Foun-

students. He and his

Jim Pittelkow ’63 is

Felix Mantilla ’72 is a

the promotion and data

dation Board. His tenure

spouse, Carol, also

director of administration

volunteer for the Felix

bench-mark research

included six years as

celebrated their 50th

and finance at St. Joan

Mantilla Little League, a

of a quality candidate

treasurer and six years

wedding anniversary.

Antida High School in

youth baseball program

experience.

Milwaukee.

named after his father

as president.

organization focused on

Tom Kieren ’59 is a

the founder of FMLL. His

Rick Keller-Scholz ’74

Thomas Wendtland ’63

father played for the

is a theology teacher at

is retired and spends

Milwaukee Braves from

Bellarmine Preparatory

Jazz, playing standards

his time volunteering at

1956 until 1961 and was a

School, a Jesuit

from the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s.

senior assisted-living

member of the 1957 World

high school located in

His music can be found

and memory-care facilities.

Champions. Mantilla and

Tacoma, Wash.

on YouTube.

He lives in Waukesha, Wis.

classmate Reg Harris ’72 along with other MUHS

Thomas Fessler ’76

University of Waterloo

Jay Holleran ’60 is a

Tom Ladky ’65 is a semi-

alumni and classmates

and his spouse,

in Ontario, Canada. He

retired architect and

retired consultant living

raised the necessary funds

Anna, announce the

served as Dean of Arts

published the book A Fly

in Mequon, Wis., and

to send 14 youth baseball

birth of their daughter,

from 1991 to 1999 and

on the (Great) Wall

enjoys golfing, traveling,

players and their coaches

Christina Anna Marie

earned his doctoral degree

about his four years

and participating in

to Puerto Rico in August for

Fessler, born on Sept.

from Yale University.

spent in China.

community service.

a cultural immersion trip.

27, 2016.

Richard Lehmkuhl ’56 is a

musician in the group TH

retired insurance agency

Kieren and the Jefferson

owner living on the shores of Morro Bay, Calif.

Brian Hendley ’57 is professor emeritus at

Top, left to right: 1955 classmates enjoying a Milwaukee Brewers game in June. Front row (left to right): John Greenya, Andy Clarke, Don Gral and Bill McCarty. Back row: Tim Cowdin, Dick Duveneck, Lou Patscot and Joe Heil.

The War Less Civil: An American Saga, 1864–1991 by Joseph Lewis Heil ’55 Tom Kieren ’59 Bottom left: Dr. John ’63 and Bianca Zimmerman hosted 1963 classmates and their spouses in Napa, Calif. Top row (left to right): Dr. John Zimmermann, Jim Pittelkow, Dr. James Raveret, Ivo Spalatin, Roger Klement, Mark Miller, Tom Holsen and Stan Lance. Bottom row: Dick Mangan, Steve Suhi, Dr. Joseph Petrusek and Dennis Grimmer.

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1963 classmates (left to right): Dave Thompson, Mike Chaney, Tom Boyer, John McNally, Denny Malloy, John Honkamp and Chuck Hausmann.

Bottom right: Skip Casper ’63, Mike Chaney ’63 and Tom Staff ’63 sailing in the British Virgin Islands.

Patrick Comiskey ’78 is

for free-standing

a wine writer and critic

electric signs.

MAKE A DECISION TODAY TO CREATE A BETTER TOMORROW

for Wine and Spirits, a national wine magazine,

Michael Comiskey ’81

a regular contributor for

is the principal of Kettle

the Los Angeles Times

Moraine Middle School

and other publications,

as well as director

and author of the book

of math learning for the

American Rhone: How

district. He lives with

“Marquette High changed

Maverick Winemakers

his spouse, Ellen, in

the trajectory of my life.”

Changed the Way Ameri-

Waukesha, Wis.

cans Drink. He lives in Los Angeles with his

John Quinlan ’82

spouse Laura.

is the head football coach at Whitnall

Jim Taylor ’79 owns three

High School.

Joe Jezukewicz ’56 has traveled all over the world and Marquette High was the beginning of that journey, which is why he decided to name

Oscar’s Frozen Custard restaurants in Milwaukee

Thomas Comiskey ’83

MUHS in his estate plans. Joe and Leslie join others in the Manresa

and co-owns with his

is the major accounts

Society—a group of people, who while providing for their loved ones,

brother, Dan Taylor ’75,

representative for

the restaurant Peoples

AppDynamics, an IT

have remembered MUHS with a planned gift. To learn more about

Place in Waukesha, Wis.,

operations analytics

and the bar Taylor’s in

company. He also

Milwaukee. One of his

coaches the Bavarian

Oscar’s Frozen Custard

Soccer Club, and lives

signs won first place in

in Whitefish Bay, Wis.,

a national competition

with his spouse Kathleen.

Marquette High’s Manresa Society and your planned giving options, please contact John Thimmesch ’77, vice president of development at 414-933-7220 or thimmesch@muhs.edu.

Above: Joe Jezukewicz ’56 and his wife, Leslie.

Top, left to right: Christina Anna Marie Fessler Zac Von Roenn ’98 with his son, Lucas.

Oscar’s owner, Jim Taylor ’79, won first place in the national competition, Free Standing Electric Signs.

Steve Lawrence ’99 with his son, Matthew.

Bottom, left to right: The Romanowich family: Reagan, Kathy, Peyton and Dan ’02.

Paul Logan ’02 with his daughter, Whitney.

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Class notes continued

Mark Comiskey ’84 is the

Jeremy Deysach ’91

announced the birth of

announced the birth of

Corey Nenno ’04 and

video supervisor for the

is part owner of Your

their son, Lucas Gregory

their daughter, Reagan

his spouse, Melanie,

Blue Man Group, and also

Credit Team Wisconsin,

Von Roenn, born on

Romanowich, born on

announced the birth of

serves as a producer and

an organization that

June 27, 2016.

Aug. 1, 2016.

their son, Killian Locke

performer in the Chicago

helps consumers raise

theater community. He

their credit scores. He

Steve Lawrence ’99

Paul Logan ’02 and

and his spouse, Carol,

lives in Minneapolis with

and his spouse, Liza,

his spouse, Jessica,

live in Chicago.

his spouse, Caroline,

announced the birth

announced the birth of

Tim French ’06 is a

and their seven children.

of their son, Matthew

their daughter, Whitney

marketing manager for

Scott Lawrence, born

Rose Logan, born

Equinix, a California

on Nov. 2, 2016.

Sept. 6, 2016.

company offering coloc-

Joseph Tierney IV ’88

Nenno, born June 16, 2016.

is president of Davis &

Edgar Sandoval ’91 was

Kuelthau, S.C., a law firm

named the 2016 Illinois

located in Milwaukee,

High School Soccer

Nate Meyer ’00 and his

Peter Nurre ’03 is an

solutions. He married

and serving Wisconsin

Coaches Association’s

spouse, Jill, announced

English teacher at Strake

Lucy Duethman on Sept.

and regional clients in

Soccer Person of the Year.

the birth of their son,

Jesuit College Preparatory

10, 2016.

business, litigation and

He is the head coach for

Gavin James Meyer,

in Houston. He married

employment matters.

Pekin Community High

born on Aug. 1, 2016.

Kate Kotze on March

Chris Oliva ’06 is an

19, 2016.

IT support specialist at

ation and interconnection

School girls soccer team.

John Comiskey ’89

Nathan Morrell ’00

Marquette University

teaches AP U.S. Govern-

Jonathan Starzyk ’93

and his spouse, Ashley,

Stephen Ellis ’04

High School. He earned

ment and Politics at Oak

is posted in Bogota,

announced the birth

is a captain in the U.S.

an associate’s degree

Creek High School and

Colombia, as a second

of their son, Everett

Army and serves as

in IT network systems

serves on the Greendale

secretary for the U.S.

Thomas Morrell, born

an emergency nurse at

and is currently studying

School Board. He and

Department of State.

on May 29, 2016.

Fort Lewis in Seattle.

management of infor-

He married his wife,

mation systems at

Zackary Von Roenn ’98

Dan Romanowich ’02

Staci, in March.

Ottawa University.

and his spouse, Nicolle,

and his spouse, Kathy,

his spouse, Chandra, live in Greendale, Wis.

Top, left to right: Corey Nenno ’04 with his son, Killian.

Ellie Rice Patrick ’06 and Joanne Volkert with son, Chase.

Bottom, left to right: Erich Boldt ’07 and Annalise Mooney-Harte (Left to right) Catherine Kuhlman, Liz Beres, Ariel Piatek, Kimberly Kuhlman, Nick Beres ’08, Sam Beres ’09, Paul Celentani ’08 and Matthew Kuhlman.

Ben ’09 and Paula Sajdak with their son, Dax.

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Marquette High alumni attending the wedding of Lucy Duethman and Tim French ’06: (left to right) Tom Murphy ‘06, Mark Trader ’06 (kneeling), Jack Mehan ‘06, Joe Popalisky ‘06, Mike Ferron ‘06, Zack Seramur ‘06, Ajay Singh ‘06, Graham Schweitz ‘06, Dan McGuire ‘06, Pat Carroll ‘05, Chris Demet ’06 and John Hengel ’06 (kneeling).

Remember, we do have

your freshman photo on file.

John A. Azpell ’96

Richard J. Bridich ’69

Daniel P. Cleary ’83

Joseph M. Costa ’88

Michael T. Feely ’89

Science Teacher

Math Teacher

Math Teacher

English Teacher

English Teacher

Paul M. Fleisch ’94

Joseph S. Griesbach ’75

Robert J. Herman ’85

Matthew C. Jaques ’02

Casey A. Kowalewski ’98

Science Teacher

Math Teacher

Athletic Director

Math Teacher

Dean of Students

Christopher M. Lese ’92

Jeffrey A. Mazurczak ’82

Luke A. Meuler ’97

Jeffrey R. Monday ’84

Kyle W. Pollard ’06

Social Studies Teacher

Director of Alumni

Social Studies Teacher

Principal

English Teacher

Relations

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Class notes continued

Mike Rice ’06 and his

Dan Fink ’07 is an account

following in the foot-

Mark Caballero ’10

He earned his bachelor’s

spouse, Katie, announced

executive for Gartner, Inc.,

steps of his father,

married Meghan Teich

degree in nursing from

the birth of their daughter,

an information technology

Michael McGinn ’66.

on June 25, 2016.

Saint Louis University.

Ellen “Ellie” Ruth Rice,

research and advisory firm.

born on Oct. 29, 2016.

He lives in Naples, Fla.

Nick Beres ’08 is a

Kevin Drees ’11 is

Evan Berg ’12 is a

facilities engineer for

the admissions coor-

district manager for Aldi

Patrick Volkert ’06 and

Ben Sajdak ’07 and his

Chevron Corporation in

dinator at Marquette

in Illinois. He earned

his spouse, Joanne,

spouse, Paula, announced

Evanston, Wyo. He mar-

University High

his bachelor’s degree in

announced the birth of

the birth and adoption

ried Kimberly Kuhlman

School. He earned

business marketing from

their son, Chase Patrick

of their son, Dax

on June 25, 2016.

his bachelor’s degree

Benedictine University

Volkert, born on July

Timothy Sajdak.

from UW–Madison.

where he served as team

26, 2016.

Patrick Hughes ’08 and

captain of the lacrosse

Mike Walczak ’07 is a

Mike Fox ’08, owners of

Andrew Hampel ’11 is

Erich Boldt ’07 is a

nurse at Children’s Hos-

Hyde Expedition LLC,

co-founder and CEO of

research and develop-

pital of Wisconsin and

won the Wisconsin

Seiva Technologies, a

Murphy Sinsky ’12 is a

ment engineer for

served as professional

Governor’s Business

manufacturer of sensor-

team leader volunteer

Boston Scientific in

mentor to nurse Patrick

Plan Contest for their

embedded training gear

with Soccer Without Bor-

Minneapolis. He earned

Brandt ’12.

patented thin life jacket

that tracks an athlete’s

ders in Uganda where he

design.

biometrics. BizTimes

is managing a group of

his master’s degree in

team all four years.

medical device innova-

Sam Warmuth ’07

Media awarded Seiva

volunteers and educating

tion from the University

married Shannon King

Drew Fink ’09 is a soft-

Technologies with

and providing skills train-

of Minnesota in August.

on July 30, 2016.

ware developer at Corax

its 2016 Innovation

ing to refugees. He earned

Cyber Security in San

Quotient Award.

his bachelor’s degree in

Rev. Thomas Manahan, SJ, married Boldt and

Kevin McGinn ’08

Francisco. He earned a

Annalise Mooney-Harte

is a practicing dentist

master’s degree in envi-

Patrick Brandt ’12

and geology from Univer-

on Jan. 9, 2016.

at Elmbrook Family

ronmental engineering

is a nurse at Children’s

sity of St. Thomas, in the

Dental in Brookfield,

from Stanford University.

Hospital of Wisconsin.

Twin Cities.

environmental studies

Top, left to right: Mark Caballero ’10 and Meghan Teich Alumni director Jeff Mazurczak ’82 with Andrew Hampel ’11 after receiving a BizTimes award for the company, Seiva, he co-founded.

Sam Warmuth ’07 and Shannon King Bottom: Alumni who played in the 2016 Hockey Alumni game, an annual event always held the day after Thanksgiving, pose for a group shot.

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Dan Moss ’13 and his band, Juice, won Summerfest’s 2016 Land the Big Gig competition and the grand prize of $20,000.

May they rest in peace We extend our sincerest sympathy to the families of the alumni listed here and to any alumni who have lost a loved one.

Richard A. McClain ’49 October 29, 2016

Thomas M. Quirk ’56 September 22, 2016

Randal B. Quint ’67 December 20, 2013

James B. Harrington ’50 November 18, 2016

Richard C. Boemer ’58 July 4, 2016

Matthew M. Stano ’67 October 8, 2016

Robert G. Sanford ’36 July 9, 2015

Peter J. Larscheid ’50 June 4, 2016

Thomas P. Harris ’58 August 15, 2016

Robert E. Zysk ’67 June 16, 2016

John A. Christnacht ’40 July 2, 2016

Robert E. O’Leary ’50 July 24, 2016

James A. Koester ’58 October 1, 2016

Michael T. Kowal ’68 June 27, 2016

David E. Fons, Sr. ’40 October 30, 2016

John A. Schloegel ’50 November 12, 2016

James B. McCarty ’58 October 12, 2016

Stephen J. Olszyk ’70 July 28, 2016

Raymond P. Fetherston ’45 June 20, 2016

Rudolph J. Mudroch ’51 September 3, 2016

Rev. Chris A. Spalatin, SJ ’58 July 4, 2016

Michael D. Lue-Hing ’76 August 31, 2016

Daniel J. Murphy ’45 May 29, 2016

Rev. John W. Wambach, SJ ’51 September 15, 2016

James J. Fay ’46 June 20, 2016

Edwin M. White ’51 August 23, 2016

Thomas J. Wisniewski ’77 John O. Dermody ’59 May 13, 2015 September 26, 2016 William J. Greish ’83 Richard J. Little ’60 September 27, 2016

George J. Hoynacki ’46 September 18, 2016

Rev. Thomas E. Bannantine, SJ ’52 August 8, 2016

Arthur F. Prasch ’46 October 17, 2016 Thomas R. Dundon ’47 August 3, 2016 James H. Mallon, Jr. ’47 November 29, 2016 John E. Bittman ’48 July 31, 2016 James R. Nellen ’48 October 22, 2016

James W. Foley ’52 May 28, 2016 Dennis L. Buckett ’53 August 3, 2016 Richard J. Mathews ’54 August 29, 2016

August 27, 2016 John L. Fricker ’85 Dennis J. McNally ’60 July 9, 2016 June 1, 2016 Christian W. Kallenbach ’85 Bruce C. O’Neill ’60 June 18, 2016 September 3, 2016 Chad M. Bissell ’94 Michael V. Papka ’60 July 25, 2016 July 18, 2016 Geoffrey J. Gnadt ’94 Ralph R. Bahrke ’62 August 9, 2016 December 24, 2015

Richard P. Laeser ’56 September 13, 2016

Lawrence J. Kosmatka ’65 June 20, 2016

Michael P. O’Neill ’56 October 4, 2016

Robert E. Jaques ’67 November 6, 2015

John Byhre ’97 July 8, 2016 Andrew R. Posko ’02 July 3, 2016

Joseph F. Seng ’48 September 11, 2016

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THEN AND NOW

The physical face of MUHS The facilities and facades of Marquette University High School have evolved over 160 years, but the institution has stood for excellence in education since its founding as a small parish school.

The first incarnation of Marquette University High School was St. Aloysius Academy, the St. Gall’s parish school located at 3rd Street and Sycamore Street—now Michigan Avenue and near the current location of the WE Energies corporate offices and Zeidler Park. The school opened in 1856 at the direction of Milwaukee’s first Catholic bishop, the Rev. John Henni, who admired the Jesuit institutions he’d seen around the world.

In 1881, the Jesuits built St. Gall’s Academy atop a hill at 10th and State streets (now home to the Southeastern Wisconsin Detention facility). With a combined high school and college seven-year program, the school, later named Marquette Academy, opened with 35 students; by the end of the year, enrollment had more than doubled.

In 1907, upon the completion of Johnston Hall on 12th and Grand (now Wisconsin) Avenue, the college departments were transferred there and Marquette Academy became dedicated to educating high school-age young men. In 1922, the school was rechristened Marquette University High School, and three years later, the building reverted back to the university and was used for a variety of purposes, including at one time, the dental school.

The current home of Marquette High at 35th Street and Wisconsin Avenue opened in 1925 and is dedicated to Ellen Story Johnston, who provided the lead gift for the newly constructed school. The main entrance moved from Wisconsin Avenue to the south side of the building when the Gordon Henke Center was completed in 1994 as part of the AMDG Campaign under the direction of Rev. George Winzenburg, SJ, ’63. The entrance has been slightly modified in the last ten years to accommodate the Continue the Mission and Companions on the Journey building projects.

Even as the physical doorway to a Milwaukee Jesuit high school education has changed over the past century-and-a-half, the commitment in our city to Jesuit principles has not wavered—proving Henni’s hunch that the region was ripe for Jesuit institutions.

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Top: A sketch of St. Aloysius Academy, a precursor to MUHS. Middle: Marquette Academy, located at 10th and State streets, on the “hilltop” led to Marquette High’s nickname, the Hilltoppers.

Bottom: Marquette University High School in 1930.

Opposite: The new walkway up to the Gordon Henke Center entrance doors includes three inlaid, 18“ x 18” bronze plaques featuring phrases central to Jesuit education— Cura Personalis (care for the person), Magis (more), and Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (For the Greater Glory of God). Photo by Mike Arndt.

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