Grandparent Donors

Good Counsel Grandparents of both current students and alumni continue to provide annual financial support to Good Counsel in order to ensure that a mission-centered, Catholic education is available. We are grateful for their generosity.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Amato Mr. and Mrs. Luther L. Ampey, Jr. Mrs. Myrna Aragon Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Arcuri Mr. and Mrs. Lucio Arevalo Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Arnold Mr. Wilbur Baker Mr. and Mrs. John F. Baker Mrs. Mary Ann Barrow Mr. and Mrs. John W. Baur Mr. and Mrs. L. Earl Beckwith Mrs. Barbara J. Bergmann Mr. and Mrs. John Bielec Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Blair, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bossie Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Britschge Mr and Mrs. Clarence Butler Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Bykowski Mrs. Rina Campanaro Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Campbell Ms. Esther Cassidy Dr. and Mrs. William P. Castelli Mrs. Meleta Charles Mrs. Richard N. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. William L. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Tom Coyle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Cronin, Jr. Ms. Maryanne Culliton Mrs. Joan F. Curtis Mr. George Dec Ms. Geraldine Dorsey Mrs. Ann Dunphy Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Fangmeyer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Fay Mr. and Mrs. John V. Fedigan Mr. and Mrs. John D. Feerick Ms. Constance Gasch Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gittings Mrs. Jacqueline M. Grass Mrs. Cheryl Greaux Mr. Stephen E. Harney Mrs. Judith Hewitt Ms. Thomasena Hodges Mrs. Kathy Howes Ms. Helen M. Huntt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hyde, Sr. Mrs. Frances Ingallinera Mrs. Maria Jawny Ms. Bernice C. Jones Mrs. Betty L. Jones Mrs. Tessy Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kadow Mrs. Irene Kelley Mrs. Ann F. King Mrs. Mary Lamb Mrs. Joan Lanning Ms. Diane Leach Mr. and Mrs. Ray LeSage Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Linson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lyons Mr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Macdonald Mr. and Mrs. James Martin Mrs. Rose Mary McAleer Mr. and Mrs. Michael McDonald Dr. and Mrs. Dennis R. McGinnis Ms. Diane Menefee Mr. Theodore P. Michos Mr. and Mrs. Oscar R. Moreno Mr. and Mrs. Dwight H. Mowery, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Mullan Mr. and Mrs. Vince Neradka Mrs. Edwina Nye Lt. Col. Patrick F. Phelps ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Proctor Ms. Yvonne P. Raiford Ms. Barbara A. Redd Ms. Leanne Rickert Ms. Sylvia M. Serafino Ms. Marguerite F. Skoll Mr. and Mrs. Waddington A. Solomon Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Spindler Ms. Matilda A. Taylor Ms. Christine Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Toland Mr. and Mrs. John Tomlinson Mrs. Patricia Tregoning Mr. and Mrs. Roman Turkevich Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Tyler, Sr. Mr. Henry Urna and

Ms. M. Katharine Chapin Ms. Joan M. Wade Ms. Heather Wanamaker Mrs. Mary Waterman Mr. and Mrs. William C. Welsh Mr. and Mrs. Robert Worch Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Wright Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wright

Paying it Forward

Years ago Bridgette Kim ’19 often wondered about an impressive building she passed on her way to middle school. Her mother, Margaret Kim, told her that it was the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), and that it was for people who love science and math. Bridgette’s interest was piqued.

During her time at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, Bridgette’s love for the STEM fields was fostered by teachers she admired, especially STEM Program Director Bill Jones. As a freshman, with his encouragement, she applied and was accepted to take part in a Girls Who Code partnership at APL. The nationwide program strives for gender parity in computing fields. Bridgette also eventually took part in the lab’s competitive ASPIRE program, in which scientists mentor high school students who work on real lab projects and plan to study STEM fields in college. In addition, while in high school she started a successful tutoring business that was featured in a Wall Street Journal article about teen entrepreneurs.

In recognition of Bridgette’s many accomplishments, she was selected to receive the Joseph Reed Canavin ’63 Memorial Scholarship in 2018. “It was wonderful,” Margaret says. She and her husband, Dr. Victor Kim, are proud supporters of Good Counsel and are grateful for the top tier education their daughter received in high school.

“The school is so accommodating,” Margaret says. Bridgette enjoyed having the ability to step into the chapel if she was having a hard day, even though she isn’t Catholic. “It’s a nice warm, inviting environment. The school really helped my daughter and shaped her, and I think Mr. Jones was instrumental in her desire to go into STEM. He was very supportive. You just need that one person to help you, direct your path in life,” she says. Today, Bridgette is studying mechanical engineering and computer science at Johns Hopkins University. She participated in an onsite internship at Northrop Grumman this summer, and now works as a Johns Hopkins research assistant in the Institute for NanoBioTechnology. In her spare time, Bridgette tutors youngsters who struggle with math, at no charge, and helps recruit STEM students to Johns Hopkins University. Dedicated to trying to help others, Bridgette says she is willing to mentor any Good Counsel student interested in a STEM field.

Margaret became a member of the Good Counsel Board of Directors in June 2020. She and Victor reflected upon their daughter’s achievements and the relationships she formed at Good Counsel and gave to help build the school’s endowment. “I think it’s wonderful to support the school’s endowment. I’m glad they gave me the opportunity to serve on their Board and I’m excited about that,” she adds.

“Good Counsel really helped my daughter,” Margaret says. Bridgette wanted to attend

a school with a spirituality component, a place where prayer was welcome. “We were so impressed during her time at Good Counsel; she received one-on-one mentoring from teachers. Not only Mr. Jones but also Mr. Justin Junghans, Mr. Dino Remedios and others,” Margaret adds.

The Kim family credits Good Counsel with helping Bridgette gain acceptance to highly selective JHU. They try to pay it forward by supporting Good Counsel philanthropically, Margaret says. Giving back has always been important to the family. Margaret gives her time to many charitable organizations and works to raise money for causes like ending human trafficking, breast cancer research, cystic fibrosis, domestic violence, and Howard County General Hospital.

“I have always felt it is important to help anyone you can, to reach out and improve the lives of people in your community,” she says. That philosophy is shared by all members of the Kim family, as is embodied by Bridgette’s efforts in high school and today, and by the giving spirit her parents imparted to her.