Owensboro Catholic Schools share in the mission of the Church in communion with families and parishes to provide excellence in Catholic faith formation and academics which prepares students to become responsible individuals as well as members of their family, Church, and community.
Christ is the Reason for This School
I am Fr. Daniel Dillard. I have been a priest for twelve years, and, after being Pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Franklin and Christ the King Catholic Church in Scottsville for seven years, Bishop Medley appointed me Vocations Director, Associate Pastor of Sts. Joe and Paul, and Chaplain of OCHS. These first few months have been a bit of a rollercoaster as I adjust to these new positions and the juggling act involved in wearing three different hats at the same time. However, it has been a great joy to work with the faculty, staff, and students of OCHS. We have had a good start to the school year, though it has not been without its hardships. COVID-19 remains a consistent influence on our dayto-day life, and at OCHS we have been particularly impacted by the deaths of two parents from the disease. While these tragedies have been a source of pain for our community, I firmly believe God is with us in this, and he will carry us through.
When you enter the office at OCHS there is a framed quote over the door, “Be it known to all who enter here that Christ is the reason for this school. He is the unseen but ever present teacher in its classes. He is the model of its faculty and the inspiration of its students.” I love that this is the first thing someone sees when they enter our school because this is a summation of all that Catholic schools are about. It is also the summation of what I believe my role as Chaplain is. I view my duty to this school, its faculty, its students, and its parents is to be a constant reminder that our goal as a Catholic school is to make well-educated, well-rounded adults who are prepared for the world, but first and foremost to make disciples of Jesus Christ. As the quote says, He is the reason for this school. Everything else we do, while important, is second to Him. I’m overjoyed to be here and that the bishop entrusted me with this important task.
Fr. Daniel Dillard OCHS Chaplain
Around this time each year, as the nights get cooler and the days grow shorter, we await student ACT test results. Grounded in 60 years of research, ACT scores are a key performance indicator used by OCS to assess the overall quality of education students receive. ACT outcomes are the culmination of the effort put forth by OCS teachers from kindergarten through high school.
When ACT scores arrived recently, we were once again impressed by student performance. The Owensboro Catholic High School class of 2021 achieved an ACT test composite score of 23.5—the highest result in school history. The statewide composite score is 19.2, and the national score is 20.3.
These students recorded the highest ACT composite score in the history of OCHS. The results are even more impressive when one
considers the unprecedented disruptions students and faculty faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACT test is the leading US admissions test, measuring what students learn in high school to determine academic readiness for college. The ACT composite score contains results from multiple-choice tests in four areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science.
We are extremely proud of the young men and women who have accomplished this record setting composite score. It is important to take this opportunity to recognize the investment parents, guardians, and parishes make in the interest of helping each OCS student achieve success.
These scores illustrate not only the hard work of our students, but also the tireless dedication and effort put forth by all the faculty and staff of the Owensboro Catholic Schools. ACT tests are used at the high school level both as a measure of student performance and as a standard for acceptance into college.
Drew Hartz to George Kurtz for a first down…that’s Richard Hayden, quarterback from the class of ’88 to Billy Boarman, class of ’99, for the touchdown!
Once speculation and conversation on which Aces player was the best or how the Aces would match up, came to life at the 2nd Annual Friday Night Lights on July 30, 2021.
The event, hosted on Independence Bank Field at Steele Stadium on the campus of Kentucky Wesleyan College, has become the annual kick off to a new Aces football season.
Born in 2019 from the Aces Gridiron Club, the evening featured a free youth football camp, a Green and White scrimmage for the current OCHS team and then the 7-on-7 alumni game.
The youth camp featured Aces players and coaches instructing kids on the fundamentals of football. Over 100 young Aces participated, several 3rd generation Aces were on the field. The kids learned about blocking, tackling, throwing, and catching. By the turn out and the talent, the Aces sideline and spirit will be strong for years to come.
Following the camp, the 2021 Aces took to the field for a controlled scrimmage. The team was split into 1st team offense and 1st team defense. The simulated game went three quarters, with the 3rd quarter featuring players from the Junior Varsity and Freshman teams. The Aces looked sharp in the scrimmage, and it was a good opportunity to get some work under the lights and in front of a live crowd. The 2021 Catholic Aces have 50+ players and will be led by 9 seniors from the class of 2022.
“Those guys may not move quite as fast as they once did, but they certainly haven’t lost their competitive spirit. One of the best parts of going to the Catholic schools is being part of an extended family. It was kind of like a family pickup game on a Sunday afternoon, competitive but more about enjoying the time together.”
John Moore
OC Alumni Game Announcer, Supporter, and Parent
“Playing in the Alumni game is a great opportunity to meet players from different eras, players that I have cheered for. This year was extra special that I got to play with my son who was a recent graduate. I was the oldest player, and he was the youngest.”
Max Byrne ’21
Sean Byrne ’07
Chris Boarman ’21
John Mark Boarman ’16
Jordan Harrington ’08
Daniel Evans ’02
Kevin Boothe ’03
Kevin Hundley ’04
Brelin Dixon FRND
Michael McCarthy ’15
Ryan Hogg ’12
Jordan Osowicz ’02
Jonathon Kamuf ’12
Drew Hartz ’20
Hayden Hartz ’17
JT Pedley ’08
Weston Jacob ’17
Derek Blair ’04
Tim Blair ’08
Payton Ford ’16
Joe Hall ’03
Kyle Best ’03
Zack Haynes ’15
George Kurtz ’18
Jamie Thompson ’03
To round out the night, the 2nd Annual Alumni 7-on-7 football game took place with over 50 former Aces taking the field and representing five decades! The players were drafted into three teams and played each other in a round robin competition.
The Green team led by former assistant coach George Randolph took on the White team led by former Aces assistant coach and current Owensboro Catholic Schools Superintendent, David Kessler “Coach K”. That match was followed by the St. Frances Academy All-Stars coached by current OCHS assistant, Chip Pride taking on Team Coach K.
The games featured teams of 7 on the field pitted in a two-hand touch passing game. The teams followed the same format that the high school team follows in passing tournaments as they prepare for the season.
Team Randolph went undefeated on the night, beating both St. Frances and Coach K. Their undefeated performance was followed by St. Frances with a 1-1 performance on the night narrowly beating Coach K.
Win or lose, all former Aces had a great time, and are already looking forward to the 2022 Friday Night Lights Alumni Football game! ♠
Richard Hayden ’88
Owen Hayden ’21
Billy Boarman ’99
Matthew Payne ’89
Aaron Flaherty ’03
Holden Staples ’15
Will Wathen ’04
Kevin Brown ’08
Devereaux Reed ’15
Matt Tichenor ’17
David Coomes ’03
Drew Harvey ’15
Yaya Gray ’19
Nick Mills ’19
$210,000
Current Total $194,583.18
The Owensboro Catholic Phonathon fund is the backbone of all philanthropic support that sustains the day-to-day needs and ensures the mission of our school continues to shine brightly! Gifts to the OCHS Phonathon will touch the lives of all students from their first day as a freshman to the day of their graduation. These contributions are used on a daily basis where the needs and opportunities are greatest.
Owensboro Catholic Schools is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization. Your generous monetary gift is tax deductible.
Matching gifts from companies and corporations double or triple gifts to Owensboro Catholic High School.
What class will finish on top? The top ten giving classes for the 2021 Phonathon will have their class year mounted on our Giving Classes Wall of Fame. Friends of OCHS make up a class of their very own.
Friends of OCHS $22,941.90
1961 $14,110.00
1958 $11,686.00
1962 $11,220.00 1976 $8,932.50 1975 $7,885.00 1965 $5,267.50 1971 $4,905.00 1982 $4,590.00 1966 $4,542.50 1978 $4,502.50
I am not talking about Christmas just yet. I am talking about Thanksgiving! I find this holiday so enjoyable because it is a time to gather and be thankful for our blessings, our families, and our friends without the pressures of selecting the perfect gifts. We simply get to share a meal and enjoy one another’s company.
Although the holiday season has arrived quickly, I won’t allow it to rob me of the opportunity to take some time and reflect on each one of you, our amazing alumni and friends. It seems cliche’ to say we could not achieve our mission without you but it is the truth! If you could sit in my chair for one day you would see the outpouring of love and generosity for this special school. I do love some friendly competition amongst our graduating classes, but at the end of the day, we are one body in Christ and we do not stand alone. Let us reach our goals together.
270-686-8896
natalie.hayden@owensborocatholic.org
Owensboro Catholic High School alumni have the opportunity to sustain the tradition of excellence through a planned gift. One of the simplest ways to make a meaningful planned gift is through a bequest in your will. If you have already included OCHS in your will or other long-range plan, please let us know! It would be our pleasure to include you as a member of our Legacy Society.
At this time of year, we like to send a proof list to our alumni and friends so you can check to see if you have made your annual Phonathon gift, and if so, is your name listed correctly? Please keep in mind, this list was compiled on October 1, 2021, so our list may have been submitted for publication before we received your contribution. Unrestricted gifts from alumni are a powerful vote of confidence in the future of Owensboro Catholic High School. Alumni who contribute are making a strong statement about the education they received and are ensuring that future generations have the same opportunities. The Owensboro Catholic High School community is grateful to the following who have donated so far this year. A final list of donors who have contributed to special restricted projects will be listed in the next Green and White. Thank you!
1944, 1945, 1948 & 1950 $1,435.00
Margorie Clements Early
Louise McLevaine
Jack and Doris Mills
Mary Lou Mudd
Mary P. Posey
Marjorie Reisz Reid
Mark and Charlotte Reynolds
Joseph P. Rhinerson
Frances Thomson
1951 $1,025.00
Bucky Coomes
Joan Marrett Englert
Dr. and Mrs. Carroll and Marjorie
Howard
Bill and June Johnson
Ruth Helen O’Bryan Wright
1952 $935.00
Al and Rose Oberst Clark
Joann Castlen Galloway
Mary Elizabeth Tipmore Handy
In Memory of Martha A. Clark Hayden
William P. Hayden
Sue Helen Hill
Marie Bickwermert James
Jane Coomes Rowland
Bob Slack
Margaret Hayden Velotta
Robert and Joann Vessels
1953 $1,445.00
Darrell E. Bozarth
Rosemary Duncan
Wayne and Nan Roby Filburn
Robert J. and Mildred Slack Gilles
Victor and Barbara Frey Hagman
Robert and Anna Jean Hardesty
Susie Mischel Iglehart
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Marrett
Frank and Faye Helm McCarty
Larry Martin and Lavonne Mehlbauer
Ann Roby Oberg
Ignatius Payne
Joseph A. Roby
John and Margie Clark Wathen
1954 $1,240.00
Bob and Roberta Berry
In Memory of James A. Brand
Charles and Michiko Clark
In Memory of Charles Collins
Charles* and Joan Riddle Collins
In Memory of Paul Coomes
George and Margaret Grant Frey
Joseph Cooper Hayden
Harold and Barbara Taylor Johnson
Medley Family - Cora, Eddie, George, Margaret, and James
William and Martha Mills
Bill and Hattie Lou Potts
Patsy Downs Whitmer
Joann Johnson Williams
1955 $2,415.00
J. Bennie and Claudine Blandford
Tom and Donna Boldrick
Mary Bryan Booth
James and Lenna Elder
Vince and Joan Frey
Robert J. and Mildred Slack Gilles
Shirley Devins Howard
Sue Clark Howell
William and Rosemary McNulty Payne
George and Barbara Powers
Robert and Barbara Hamilton Quisenberry
Judy Mischel Rector
1956 $3,980.00
Mary Ann Head Clouse
Charles* and Joan Riddle Collins
George and Norma Crowe
Charles and Carole Arnold Freville
John and Jean Lewis Gulding
Douglas and Cheryl Hayden
Paul and Anna Haynes
Nancy D. Hendricks
John and Mary Medley
Joann Schartung Millay
Eddie and Jackie Kamuf Murray
Bobby and Theresa Payne Pedley
Martha Byrne Pendleton
Lula Royal
Barbara Fischer Stallings
Mike and Cloa Johnson Thompson
Mike Weaver
1957 $1,675.00
Marge Ashworth
Mike and Kathleen Boldrick
Bob and Betty Crowe
Earl and Paula Grant Fischer
Gertie Sims Frey
George and Margaret Grant Frey
Robert Norman and Joan Froehlich
Bill Ray and Joanna Hatcher
Carl and Marty Hayden
Charlie and Linda Kamuf
Walter and Margaret Knott
John and Nancy Lewis
Betty Roberts Mahoney
David and Rebecca Millay
Bonnie Mittelstadt
Charles and Lois Payne
Mary Beyke Schrecker
Bill Thomas
Mary Foster Whitis
1958 $11,686.00
Lena R. Aull
Harry and Peggy Bellew
Bob and Roberta Berry
Donald A. Bittel
Imogene Knott Blakeley
Alice Boarman
Kenny and Johanna Boarman
Lillian Roberts Bowlds
Annette Smith Bryant
Martha Fitts Clark
Paul Michael and Rose Clark
Linnie Murphy Clary
In Memory of Our Deceased Classmates by the Class of ’58
Bob and Betty Crowe
Robert and Marian Davis
Donald R. and Ruth Dickens
Mickey and Mary Beard Hagan
Norma Powers Hagan
In Memory of Dorothy Willett Halbleib
Patricia Bean Hamilton
Carl and Marty Hayden
Henry and Bernadette Hayden
Otis and Judy Hicks
Bob and Francil Higdon
J. Douglas and Dorothy Hood
Shirley Barker Hughes
William and Diane Johnson
Bill and Betty Whelan Jolley
Ronald and Jackie Kiefer Jones
Natalie Vance Jones
Daniel Kamuf
James R. and Beverly Knott
Larry and Polly McCubbins
Ronald and Connie McKay
William and Martha Mills
Joseph Newton
Robert W. Nix
Charles and Theresa O’Bryan
J. Anthony and Mary Lu Payne
William and Rosemary McNulty Payne
Glover and Marie Priar
Joe and Cissy Dieterle Raibert
Joann Collignon Scales
James Schartung
Jim and Patty Settles
Linda Sowders
Gene and Jane Strehl
Richard and Dorothy McKay Thomas
1959 $4,205.00
Robert and Joyce Kern Ballard
B. Joyce Bickett
William Blandford
Mike and Kathleen Boldrick
Frankie and Rita Devins Cecil
Joe and Mary Jane Russell Clark
John and Theresa Powers Clark
Larry Clark
In Memory of Joseph Ronald Coleman
George and Pam Collignon
Jeannie Ann Damron
Doug and Nancy Dunn
John and Liz Froehlich
Shirley Roberts Fulkerson
Judy Greenwell
Bonnie Russell Hawkins
Robert and Norma Hoaglund
Don and Geri Hart Martinez
David and Rebecca Millay
Barbara Hayden Norvell
Charles and Lois Payne
Martha Hartz Payne
Ed and Allethaire Price
Marie Johnson Saunders
Ronald Strehl
Dorothy Payne Tipmore
Donald and Mary Weaver
Judy Wright
1960 $620.00
Donald Martin Boarman
Larry and Susan Cashen
Guy and Linda Simmons Connor
Anita Keller Fogle
Beverly Gore
Roger and Mary Jane Hamilton Gray
Harold and Barbara Taylor Johnson
John F. and Theresa Jones
Gretchen Rittmeyer McCabe
Ann Mitchell
Jim Powers
Judith N. Roby*
1961 $14,160.00
Kenny and Johanna Boarman
Jerry Thomas Bosley
John and Mary Nell Bouvier
Mary Beth Belloew Buckman
Glennon Carr
Patricia A. Cecil
John and Theresa Powers Clark
Robert and Marian Davis
Mike and Linda Drury
Thomas Dunbar
Mary Paula Fisher
In Memory of Phillip Hagan
Hadley and Larry Harrington
Charlie and Linda Kamuf
Barbara Sue Kurre in memory of Joe Kurre
Larry and Gene Lyon
Bob and Linda Marrett
Larry and Willodean McMahan
Margaret Beaven Moorman
W. Burley and Beverly Phelan
Timothy J. Sims
Nancy Roberts Tatum
Buzz and Patsy Collignon Van Meter
Donald and Mary Weaver
Allen and Sandra Westerfield
William D. Wood, Jr.
1962 $11,290.00
T. Michael and Janet Baseheart
Harry and Peggy Bellew
Joe and Beverly Carrico
Tony and Jeannie Mattingly Clark
Steve Cooper
Larry and Dottie Elder
Sylvester and Barbara Fischer
Robert and Cynthia Hawley
Dennis and Sharon Elliott Hayden
Gene Keelin
Don and Mary Jo Kirby
Tom and Vicki Luckett
Libby Hayden Mattingly
Carol Thornberry Sims
Michael and Patsy Snyder
John and Joann Reisz Strain
Allen and Sandra Westerfield
1963 $2,584.50
Gene and Carolyn Abel
T. Michael and Janet Baseheart
Wayne and Martha Cashen
Tony and Jeannie Mattingly Clark
Jim Goetz
Ronnie and Mereda Hicks
Becky Jesop
Joseph and Paula Knott
Larry and Becky Krampe
Mary Ann (Tom) Kurz
Charlotte McAlevey
Ken and Edie McKay
Pat McNulty
Martha Jane Payne
Ronnie and Judy Peach
Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Ralph
Vicki Duffy Roberts
Joseph and Barbara Russell
Sheila Ann Thomson
Rita Ward
Mary Alice Wethington
1964 $1,915.00
In Memory of Jerry Alexander
Perry and Helen Alvey
Pat Black
John and Esther Blandford
Edward and Jean Stephenson
Domaleski
Philip and Cathy Ebelhar
James and Donna Favors
Anita Hayden Garrison
Thomas and Mary Beth Goetz
Elaine Stephen Grant
Josie Hagan
Mike and Michelle Hagan
Dennis and Sharon Elliott Hayden
Larry and Brenda Hayden
Wilma Yeckering Kaelin
Paula Jowell McIntyre
Charles and Mary Ann Medley
Greg and Patti Biscopink Merimee
David M. Mulligan
James and Sharon Bell Murphy
Steve Oelze
Joe and Beverly Bellew Rudy
William C. Schrecker
James and Janet Westmoreland
1965 $5,267.50
David and Nancy Akers
Tony and Carolyn Clark
Donald Coomes
Tony and Linda Cooper
Judy Denton
Mike and Michelle Hagan
Leon and Rachel McNulty Higdon
Wayne Howard
Maureen Hardesty Jackson
Mark Anthony and Joanne Johnson
Pete and Patty Johnson
Kirk and Loretta Fay Barr Kinley
Sharon W. Knox and Barney Tucker
Mitchell and Martha Long
Linda Luebcke
Danny and Anna Ruth McNulty Lyon
Bob and Linda Marrett
Ed and Mary Riney
In Loving Memory of Charles R. Taylor
John and Sandy Tewell
William and Rosemary Thompson
Bobby L. Timbrook
Judith Tramontin
Joseph Michael and Connie Weikel
Dennis and Peggy Welsh
In Memory of Phyllis Whitaker
Joyce Bittel Yeiser
1966 $4,542.50
Anne Berry Alexander
Julie Moseley Arnold
J. Gregory and Susan Baseheart
In Memory of Clinton “Cabby” Berry
Ben and Stanette Blair
Kenneth and Virginia Blandford
David and Judy Carrico
David and Jane Clark
Mike Coakley
Pat Daugherty
Mike and Kay Everly
Fred and Sharon Fulkerson
Gerald and Lucy Goetz
Eddie and Peggy Grant
Ed and Ellen Higdon
Larry and Becky Marrett Horsman
Jim and Diane Taylor Hunter
Gary and Susie Lauzon Imel
Stella Kaelin
Bill and Sheila Kylee
David and Mary Kay Manion Ledesma
Mitchell and Martha Long
Ronda McCain
Greg and Patti Biscopink Merimee
Steve Mitchell
Tom and Carol Payne
Bruce and Phyllis Schrecker
Todd and Pat Stelmach
Sheila Isbill and Glen Stewart
Paulette Stinnett
Ernie and Shirley Taliaferro
Joyce Young
1967 $3,915.00
Larry and Sheila Abel
Leslie and Agnes Bickwermert Allen
Linda Hagan Avery
Don and Vicki Cecil
Doug and Nancy Dunn
Tom and Janet Ebelhar
Gary and Beverly Estes
Judge John Gardner
Denny and Sarona Murphy Grant
Anna Evans Greene
Thomas E. and Millie Ward Hines
Rose Hodgkins
Pete and Patty Johnson
Shirley M. Kent
Larry and Becky Krampe
Paul and Benita Martin
Mike McNulty
Tommy and Debbie Osborne
Philip and Brenda Drury Phelps
Jim and Sally Schrecker
Tom Shively
Mark and Wilma Stallings
Dukie Wirth Tabor
Ernie and Shirley Taliaferro
Steve and Donna Mayfield Thomson
Steve Thornberry
Carrie Wieder
1968 $3,227.50
Carl and Diane Badstibner
Joseph and Brenda Goetz Bean
George and Judy Blandford
Russell Brooks
Eddie and Alo Byrne
Jeff and Marcia Carpenter
Joe Carr
Cheila Pedley Cecil
Tom and Janice Jenkins Conrey
Don and Jeri Cundiff
Phillip Denton
Steve and Linda Dixon
Tom and Janet Ebelhar
Jim and Debbie Edelen
Jim Fogle
Lynda Hunter Foster
Richard and Joan Hagan
Mark and Rita Heinz
Don and Sandra Kelley
Mike and Donna Koger
Jim and Kathy Likens
Theresa O’Bryan Mercker
Mike and Karen Mischel
Braun and Kathy Mischel
David Oberst
Henry E. O’Bryan III
Ann Payne
Tom and Carol Payne
Bob and Judy Elliott Reid
Rachel Grant Roth
Denise Gill Sanders
Bill and Marilyn Strong
James and Carol Wathen
1969 $4,176.69
Bob and May Ann Alvey
Greg and Deborah Clouse Arnold
Steve and Gloria Baker
Greg and Marion Bates
Joseph T. and Jeanne Bouvier
Thomas and Ann Castlen
Don and Charlotte Cecil
Karen Hardesty Cole
Terry and Debbie Crowe
Jim Tony Fulkerson
Carl and Molly Greenwell
Marsha P. Hardesty
Mary Sheila Howard
Anthony and Anita Ivey
Roger and Marian Jones
Martha McNulty Mancinelli
Gerald and Remonda Reed Maynard
Gary and Stephanie Millay
Michael and Elaine Mills
Richard and Donna Murphy
Sam and Cindy Hall Murphy
David Neumann
Dr. and Mrs. William and Sherry O’Bryan
Pat and Marilyn Pace
Terry and Mary Lee Posey Roark
Jr and Donna Stogsdill Roby
Dianne and Robert Ross
Beth Rone Royster
Deborah Hayden Sheperis
Michael and Wanda Smith
Randahl and Mollie Stephen
Charlotte M. Stofer
Gene and Jane Strehl
Pat and Marnita Strehl
Anne Lauzon Swinford
Kelly and Becky Ward
1970 $2,272.50
Carl and Diane Badstibner
Ronald Biscopink
Thomas and Janie Blair
Tom Brady
Thomas and Ann Castlen
Michael D. and Audrey Clouse
James and Peggy Howard Cooksey
Terry and Debbie Crowe
Jeff and Margie Ebelhar
Wayne and Laura Edge
Mike and Cindy Fiorella
Donnie Grant
Joe Hagan
Mike and Alice Franey Hays
Leon and Rachel McNulty Higdon
Jim and Kathy Likens
Mike and Jan Martin
Gene Meyer
Marty and Becky Mitchell
David and Vickie Osborne
Michael and Wanda Smith
Vickie Snyder
Gary Trogden
Steve Weafer
1971 $4,905.00
Thomas and Patricia Rittmeyer
Anderson
Donnie and Connie Clark
Dr. and Mrs. M. Wayne Ebelhar
Paulette Schrecker Eison
Parvin and Anna Kay Ellis
Mike and Cindy Fiorella
Steve and Peggy Gardner
Joe Haire
Martha Kurre House
Thomas Patrick and Ann Knox
Mark and Karen McCarty
Gregory and Cynthia McCarty
John and Carolyn McCarty
William and Diana McNulty
James B. Mills
Patrick Mulligan
Deborah Oberst
Larry and Rosemary Sims O’Brien
Kenneth and Mary Jo Plas
Mary E. Bickwermert Salmon
Mike and Janice Scherm
Carol Riney Schuenemeyer
Andy Shoemaker
Mark and Martha Sims
Tim and Rhonda Haynes Troutman
Chris and Vickie Hayden Warren
Michael and Janet Wathen
Betty Whitehouse
Mary Lou Boarman Whitt
1972 $2,317.50
Mark and Mary Beth Barr
Raymond and Dorothy Biscopink
Vicki Conkright Bowen
Charles and Barbara Daugherty
Jeff and Margie Ebelhar
Vince and Teresa Sims Edwards
Michael Lewis Goetz
Denny and Sarona Murphy Grant
Eddie and Peggy Grant
Jerry Hardesty
Roger and Marian Jones
Michael and Marianne Kamuf
Mark and Mickey Keller
Judith M. Hayden Long
Robert Dell Mattingly
David and Debbie McBride
James Allan Mischel
Judith Clark Nevergoll
John and Mary Pickrell
Andrew Reynolds
Allen and Sandy Hardy Self
Pat and Marnita Strehl
Steve and Donna Mayfield Thomson
Dennis and Pam Weafer
Barbara Head Weikel
Jay and Andrea Wethington
1973 $3,232.50
Ray and Nelda Best
Greg Blandford
Joan M. Burke
Robert and Jackie Englert
William Franey
Tom and Elizabeth Gaffey
Gary Gant
Joseph Allan Gilles
Chuck and Susan Ward Green
Trip and Carole Guthrie
Chris and Kathy Murphy Hardesty
Steve Haynes
Brice Michael and Michele Hill
Dr John and Barbie Howard
Margie McNulty Jackson
William and Theresa Jones
Stephen and Lucy Kaelin
Mary Lou Rogers Kincaid
Joey and Marianne Knott
Dave and Cathy Barna Lindow
Wayne and Doris Carrico Mattingly
Frank and Kathy Blandford McGourty
Gary and Diane Miller
Marty and Becky Mitchell
Stephen and Cynthia Murphy
Paul Porter
Mary Glynn Potts
Mary Lisa Prendergast
Harold and Suzanne Roberts
Rebecca Swoyer
Dennis and Pam Weafer
Wayne and Susan Zoglmann
1974 $3,542.50
Julia Ann Barker
Scott and Martha Beyke
Tony and Paula Pedley Bittel
Marty and Janice Bumm
Donna Demar
Paul and Carolyn Dornburg
Chris Dunn
Keith and Cathy Franey
Janice Danhauer Greene
Perry and Jan Hardesty
Pat and Sylvia Hayden
Frank and Karen Hein
David and Karen Jarboe
Michael and Marianne Kamuf
Charles and Kay Knott
John and Janice McCarthy
David and Cheryl Mills
Sam and Cindy Hall Murphy
David A. Murphy
Terry Murphy
John and Sandra Prendergast
Patty Mills and Tom Reynolds
Annette Thomas Roberts
Jane Roberts
Ann Schauman
Steve and Lisa Sims
Dominic and Connie Trogden
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Velotta
Kennetha Waninger
Jerry and Alicia Simon Wells
Joseph Williams
1975 $7,885.00
David and Ann Hayden Blanford
Marty and Janice Bumm
Dave and Jean Barton Cantu
Marti Castlen
Alan J. Cecil
Joseph P. and Vicky L. Connor
Sr. Mary Jo Curtsinger, CSJ
Bryan and Jan Durbin
John and Karen Knott Gildehaus
David and Ginny Hagan
John and Diane Hanekamp
Phil and Cheri Hayden
Charlotte Kaelin Hedges
John Hein
Bart and Mary Gasser Sullivan
Phil and Diane Higdon
Steve and Diane Hoffman
Martha J. Luckett
Jim and Laura Howard Mattingly
Gregory and Cynthia McCarty
Sandy Merritt
Elizabeth Morris
Gary J. Newcom Sr
Steve and Sherry Orth
William and Dorothy Riney
Charles and Jill Rivette
George and Lee Ann Schrecker
Elaine Thomas
Mike Louis Vollman
Fr. David Allen Wathen
Dennis and Gayla Whitehouse
Jeff and Lori Winstead
1976 $8,932.50
Phillip and Ann Armendarez
Bert Barker
Jake and Diane Barr
Gregory Barton
Steve and Bonnie Bittel
Donnie and Mary Ann Blanford
Thomas and Terri Carrico
Joe and Barbara Cecil
Dennis Cecil
Steve and Stacey Conkright
John and Helen Cornell
Terry Edge
Kevin and Lisa Roby Edge
George Elder
Sylvester and Barbara Fischer
J. Carlin Gregory
Randall Hardesty
Scott and Tina Hardesty Hardy
George Vincent and Belinda Hayden
Phil and Diane Higdon
Steve and Diane Hoffman
Celeste Medley Hood
Joseph E. Isbill, Jr
Chris and Paula Kavolus
Diane Elder Kolb
John and Suzy Lattin
Wanda Pauline May
Edwin and Lily Scherm McDivitt
Eddy and Lorraine McFarland
David and Renee McNulty
Jim and Laura O’Bryan
Perry Payne
Tim and Becky Mayfield Pedley
Tony and Donna Powers
Chris and Janet Reid
David and Julie Payne Renshaw
Neil and Vicky Rudy
Mike and Janice Sweeney
Check Thompson
John and Colleen Walker
Doug and Tammy Wathen
Mike Williams
1977 $3,392.50
Charles Berry
Monica Thompson Blackburn
Tim and Debbie Blandford
Bill and Sarah Blincoe
Harvey and Cathy Clark Bowlds
Barry and Rebecca Bumm
Tony and Julie Ebelhar
Rick and Julie Eger Fagan
Roch and Karen Greenwell
Rick and Kimberly Coomes Hayden
Fr. Tony Jones
Rick and Betsy Jones
Stirman and Susan Libs
Jacinta Merimee
George and Pam Frey Randolph
Julie Riney Richardson
Larry and Sherry Howard Schwartz
Steve and Lisa Sims
Vickie Hayden Sipes
Ron and Karen Bertke Thomas
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. and Maryann Thompson
Drs. David and Vicki Frey Thompson
Michael Ward
Sharon Thomas Wathen
Ricky and Mary Lou Wooldridge
1978 $4,502.50
Tim and Babe Thompson Bender
Bill and Sarah Blincoe
Barry and Rebecca Bumm
Michael and Sara Clark
Denny and Diane Fulkerson
Tom and Mary Kay Gardner
James and Sandy Guinn
Phil and Kim Haire
Pam Hardesty
Rick and Kimberly Coomes Hayden
Phil and Cheri Hayden
John and Susan Jones
Kenneth and Mary Wathen Keller
Lisa Pedley Millay
David and Diane Mountain
Jay and Claudia Nolan
George and Pam Frey Randolph
Dan and Kim Riney
Warren and Ellen Roberts
Melisa Connor Saalwaechter
Mary Ann Rudy Shoopman
Myles and Ruth Ann Thomas
Ron and Karen Bertke Thomas
Dwayne and Kathleen White
1979 $1,884.00
Kenneth and Wendi Bickett
Tom and Diane Cecil Bowers
Steve and Trisha Frey
Helen Hagan
Richard and Rebecca Jo Johnson Irvin
Randall and Nancy Knott
Kevin and Mary Szemethy Lasley
Robert and Connie McCarthy
Robert and Joyce McCarty
R. Scott and Leanne Ward Murphy
Darrell and Janet Clark Nix
Robert and Theresa Phelps
Cheryl Sexton Rieves
Dan and Kim Riney
Andy Roby
Randy and Robin Roby
Karen Bell Russell
James Aaron Smith
Todd and Cathy Reid Switzer
Patricia Sullivan Thomas
Drs. David and Vicki Frey Thompson
Kenneth Tinsley
Michael and Debra Ward
1980 $2,072.50
Perry and Helen Alvey
Gary and Dolores Aull
William and Lynne Bell
Tony and Paula Pedley Bittel
Mary Kay King Calery
Michael and Sara Clark
Allen and Ann Corley
Lisa and Bernie Dotsey
Steve and Trisha Frey
Todd and Kathleen Connor Johnson
Tom and Sharon Johnson
Stephen and Lucy Kaelin
Malcolm and Tammy Smith Neel
Karen Pence
Mai Vu-Ha
Tom and Myra Weis
Billy and Sara Smith Wilson
John and Kathy Wright
1981 $700.00
John Michael Boarman
Kevin and Deborah Carrico
Carl and Tammy Glahn
Tim and Cathy Goetz
Todd and Kathleen Connor Johnson
R. Scott and Leanne Ward Murphy
Keith and Ramona Osborne
Steven and Mary Kauffeld Potts
Chris and Karen Thompson
Keith and Sharon Frey Tipmore
Rick and Dee Weafer
1982 $4,590.00
Joseph and Tammy Calhoun
Allen and Ann Corley
Mark and Diane Evans
Ron and Cathy Frey-Ramsey
Mary Gresham
Mike and Susan Hagan
Richard and Kim Higdon
John and Nancy Hill
Kevin and Elizabeth Howard
Marty and Rita Kamuf Jacobs
Bill and Debbie James
Tom and Sharon Johnson
William M. and Rachel Medley
Lenny and Tammy Norcia
David F. Powers
Alan and Monica Riney
Mary Zinobile Roushdi
Melissa Wathen Sloan
John and Pam Steele
Joseph G. Szemethy
Thomas and Catherine Vessels
Richard and Lori Whitehouse
1983 $2,317.50
John and Yvonne Barker
Kevin and Deborah Carrico
Marie Collins Hespen
Vince and Reenee Fogle
Ricky and Carla Hagan
Steve and Kristie Hayden
Richard and Kim Higdon
Amy Howard
Stephen and Jill Hyland
Scott and Cindy McCain
Michael and Tollie Medley
John and Cathy Mitchell
Greg and Kim Mullican
Robert and Joella Scheidegger
Thomas and Catherine Vessels
1984 $3,110.00
Alex and Virginia Chaney
Ruth Drury Charles
Barry and Stephanie Frey
Lori Gatton
Leo and Sonya Howard
Jamie and Angie Klump
Robert and Connie McCarthy
John and Emily McNulty
Richard and Jenny Medley
Sharon Pfeifer
Buddy and Jill Steen
Mike and Lisa Sullivan
Braun and Stephanie Thompson
Brad and Leslie Thompson
Chip and Melanie Walsh
Terry and Lisa Ward
Kevin Ward, Jr.
1985 $3,107.50
Jeffrey and Christianne Bohr
Mr. and Dr. Jeff and Misty Brey-Sanford
Carol Collins-Carriveau
Roy and Lori Cornell
Joey and Stephanie Doom
Kimberly Emberton
David and Janette Ford
Gary and Jennifer Frey
Denny and Diane Fulkerson
Pat and Jenny Hardesty
Michael and Cynthia Wilkerson Heep
Jeff and Jeannie Slack Howard
Susan Coomes Howard
Shawn and Beth Blandford Hunter
Jeff and Theresa Mahoney
Pat and Lisa Goff Mattingly
Fr. Carl McCarthy
Dale and Kristie Meserve
William and Kim Mills
Dr. Holly Pickrell
Steve Rector
Gene Schadler
Joe and Chris Schepers
Leah McCain Settles
Tony and Kim Thomas
Mary Beth Clark Uhls
Terry and Lisa Ward
Timothy and Debra Wright
1986 $1,227.50
Joe and Maria Daugherty
Thomas Durbin
Harold and Jeanne Etheridge
Vince and Reenee Fogle
Jeffrey and Julie Garvin
Tim and Cathy Goetz
Ricky and Carla Hagan
Donald and Martha Kirby
Keith and Angela McPherson
Lisa Paul
Cathy Pedley
Tony and Kim Thomas
Kimberly Tong
P. Blaise Wilson
1987 $547.50
Ronnie and Melanie Brooks
Shannon Coomes
James and Amy Hartz
Chris Kamuf
Kevin and Debbie Kurz
John and Angelia Morton
Lenny and Tammy Norcia
Phil and Jennifer Riney
Jennifer Rumage
John G. Vessels
Timothy and Debra Wright
1988 $3,095.00
Jennifer Armendarez
Ronnie and Melanie Brooks
Bart and Cheryl Bruner
Bill and Vania Campbell
Barry and Stephanie Frey
Kevin and Andrea Frey
Jane M Fulkerson
Troy and Carol Haleman
Keith and Brandy Hamilton
Richard and Natalie Hayden
Tim Hill
Charlie and Allison Johnson
Aaron and Deanna Weidner McFadden
Doug and Rachael McFadden
Phil David Riney
Daymon and Karla Haynes Ward
Brian and Tina Wright
1989 $485.00
Ralph and Michelle Blair
Eric and Erica Brown
Jason Gasser
Paul and Dana Froehlich Hardesty
James and Amy Hartz
Bryan and Stacy Nunley
Christie Lewis Paar
Darrin and Ginny Payne
Phil and Jennifer Riney
Chris Scales
1990 $1,068.41
Anonymous
Daniel and Kim Bennett
Brian Bumm
Matt and Ashley Frey
Leon Henderson
John and Julie Clayton Moore
Kenneth and Jennifer Krampe Self
John and Laura Sheffer
1991 $1,265.00
Richard and Jennifer Hayden
Jamie Kirby
Rick and Rachel Harris Latanzio
Dr. Brandy Galloway Mathews
Keith and Angela McPherson
Chris O’Bryan
Chip and Amy Pride
Joseph and Lori Settles
Madison and Amy Strehl Silvert
1992 $1,250.00
Jill Atherton
Ralph and Michelle Blair
Brad and Courtney Boehm
Christy Browning
Matt and Brandi Hayden
Neil and Shannon Sims O’Bryan
Jenny Likens Richeson
Darren and Annie Riney
Cynthia Schadler
1993 $900.00
Matt and Ashley Frey
Matt and Brandi Hayden
Michael Hays
Chris and Mara Mischel
Neil and Shannon Sims O’Bryan
Darren and Annie Riney
1994 $1,445.00
Kristi Blue
Clint Burcham
Kathleen Chino
Josh and Lauren Hayden Griffith
Matt and Christy Hayden
Brian Knott
Melissa Haynes Lilly
Katie Meister Vicars
1995 $4,455.57
Robin Bowlds
Mr. and Dr. Tom and Kelly Brauer
Drs. David and Nicole Brey
Jenny Bynum
Jeremy Guinn
Patrick Hayden
William and Sarah Henderson
Clinton Howard
Thomas and Beth Hutchison
Jason Luckett
Tim Montgomery
Leslie Payne Oldemeyer
Melissa Bell Oliver
Todd and Casey Ray
Jeremy and Karissa Riter
Martin Sims
Sean and Rachel Cecil Taylor
Michael and Shanon Thomson
Scott and Melanie Wallace
1996 $622.60
Krystal Roark Caudill
Aaron and Jill Clark
Jared Daugherty
Nick and Shauna Horsman
William Mayfield, Jr.
1997 $760.00
Aaron and Margaret Zoglmann Benton
Aaron and Jill Clark
Chad Coomes
Sarah Howard
Thomas and Beth Hutchison
William Cameron and Nikki Knott
Ryan and Katie Taliaferro
1998 $1,102.50
Lawrence Josh Franey
Steve and Tammy Gardner
Brandon and Jenny Glenn
Andy and Laura Woodward Hennessey
Eric and Amanda Hundley
Jason and Jennie Byrne Parker
Kent and Katie Short
Clay and Renee Best Taylor
1999 $545.00
Billy and Amanda Boarman
David and Valerie Howard Coomes
Jason and Leslie Warren Evans
Scott Grant
Mark Millay
Aaron and Hayden Ivey Morris
2000 $910.00
Katie Bittel Goins
Drew and Rachel Hardesty
Bo and Jodi Johnson Ivey
Christopher and Denise Warren Jarboe
Stacey Coomes Kosters
Jarrod and Sarah Lilly Malone
Jonathan and Amy Millay
Mike and Mary O’Herron
Elizabeth Triplett and Justin Abarca
2001 & 2002 $637.50
Chris and Jennifer Burns
Daniel and Keri Coomes Duncan
Stephen and Stephanie Bumm Hardesty
David and Lisa Jarboe Higdon
Laura Rudy Lashbrook
Dr. Julie Naviaux
Nicholas and Stephanie Orth
Stephen Pace
Clay and Renee Best Taylor
Dustin Warren
2003 $1,750.00
Kyle and Emily Best
Melissa Payne Buchanan
Travis and Laurie Castlen
Justin and Natalie Waninger Clatterbuck
David and Ginny Coomes
Aaron and Melissa Flaherty
Joe and Rachel Mills Hall
Mike and Amy Hood
Jamison and Jessica Brown Hughes
Bo and Jodi Johnson Ivey
Adam and Theresa Blanford Jones
Rick and Rachel Harris Latanzio
Mike and Tressie Lilly Mallory
Joel and Laura Mattingly
Aaron and Leslie McNulty
Jerrod Moore
Patrick and Jennifer Howard Stiff
Craig and Sarah Thomas
2004 $750.00
Kyle and Emily Best
Derek and Rachel Blair
Aaron and Melissa Flaherty
Ethan and Kelly Payne Hagan
Andrew and Brittany West Howard
Lee and Jessica Martin
Craig and Sarah Thomas
Mark and Eryn Van Meter
2005 $180.00
Dirk Dooper
Joe and Rachel Mills Hall
Elizabeth Wathen
2006 & 2007 $1,875.06
Corey and Brittney Owens Ballard
Stephen Bell
Wes and Tara Clark
Ben and Jasey Hartz
Danielle Hayden
Andrew and Brittany West Howard
Jay and Anna Ivey
Bryan and Laura Klump
Mary Veronica McCormick McCauley
John Morris
Mark and Erin Ebelhar Morris
In Memory of David Gerald Mudd
Wesley and Anna Taul
Michael and Lauren Barna Windle
2009, 2010, 2012 & 2014 $1,691.00
Joel and Liza Ciaccio
Basil and Taylor Edge Deveaux
Eric Goetz
Josh Goetz
Aaron and Hayden Ivey Morris
Preston and Olivia Schilke
Kristen Wathen
2016 $3,435.00
Hannah Adkins
Jack Boarman
Triston Druen
Katie Fulkerson
Lucy Kurtz
Thomas Luke Payne
Madeline Reid
Nicholas Russell
Isaac Settle
Christina Wathen
2021 $115.19
Jaden Bertke
Aaron Buckman
Max Byrne
Reagan Fulkerson
Joseph Fusco
Jenna Glenn
Allison Hamilton
Owen Hayden
Reese Hayden
Catherine Head
Ally Maggard
Carter McCain
Emma Moore
Griffin Payne
Luke Payne
Reece Peach
Evan Scott
Vivian Terry
Nicholas Tillerson
Mackenzie Young
FRND $22,941.90
Eddie and Carol Allgood
Charles and Beverly Aud
Mike and Cindy Aull
Dr. Bill and Joy Bach
June Bell
Ralph and Rose Ann Bemboom
Doris Blandford
Carolyn Blanford
Sr. Vivian Bowles
Fr. J. Edward Bradley
Tommie Brey
J. L. and Joan Byrne
Raymunda Calhoun
Tom and Barbara Calhoun
Ronald and Phyllis Calvert
Pat and Carolyn Cason
Ed and Gloria Cecil
Rose Cecil
Virginia Clancy
Walter and Gail Clancy
Russell and Virginia Corley
Monique Craig
Leo and Toni Dickens
Larry Dominick
Siebrand and Wanda Dooper
Mary Ann Cecil Ebelhar
Larry and Colleen Edmiston
Barbara Evans
Allan and Patricia Eyre
Linda Fentress
Mike and Ann Flaherty
Timothy and Maudine Fornes
Norman and Lillian Weafer Gentry
Chris and Jenny Glaser
Sue Gough
Joyce C. Greenwell
Terry and Mary Hall
Bill and Marge Harper
Sharlene Hatfield
In Memory of Dr. Raymond Hayden
Eddie and Mary Haynes
Sterling and Mary Hester
Darrell and Denise Higginbotham
Dr. and Mrs. Jeff and Lynn Hofer
Brice and Marilyn Howard
Mel and Bev Howard
Dr. and Mrs. Carroll and Marjorie
Howard
Drs. Tom and Carol Hulsey
James Hundley
Phil and Mary Beth Hurley
Independence Bank Foundation
In Memory of Linda Inman Boehm
Boby and Peggy Jackson
Gary and Karen Jarboe
Mike and Debbie Jones
Carissa Jones
David Jones
Sandra Jones
Tabitha Jones
Joy Keller
Alan and Donna Kessler
Richard and Sue Kincaid
Bill and Peggy King
Carl and Carol Koster
Bill and Sharon Kurtz
John and Chrissy Kurtz
Thomas and Carolyn Lasher
Nu Neh and Mo Leing
Tom and LaNell Lilly
Chris and Jane Lovekamp
Jerry and Ginger McBride
Rosa Lee McCarty
Mamie McDaniel
Tom and Ann Meyer
Robert E. and April M. Mitchell
Robert F. Mitchell
Judy Moore-Lanham
Phil and Carol Morris
Jerry and Cinda Moxley
Alan and Kathy Mullins
Joe and Maggie O’Bryan
Joyce H. Payne
Shelia Payne
Jane Pfeifer
John and Joann Cundiff Phelps
Devon Pinkston
Drs. Joe and Felicity Polio
Dr. and Mrs. Bob and Lynne Pope
Gary and Krista Powers
Dorothy Powers
Bevonna Ralph
Rick and Martha Ratterman
Byron and Lucy Rhoades
W. Bruce Riney
Ron and Lanita Robertson
Frank and Eleanor Scalcucci
Les and Helen Schaick
Joel and Gay Schendel
Gerald and Leann Scott
Ann Simmons
Herb and Dawn Simpson
Gary and Lisa Sisk
Harold and Rhonda Staples
Mark and Kathy Sterling
Lahoma Stinnett
Pamelia Storms-Barrett
Don and Shirley Story
Mildred Stribling
Ron Sullivan
Robin Swift
Dr. William C. and Deborah Tapp
Mike and Karen Thompson
Francis Tichenor
Garnett and Mary Anna Traylor
Gary and Linda Wahl
James and Elizabeth Warnock
Paul A. Warren
Ethel Watrous
Otis D. Webb
George and Louise Weldon
Carl and Mary Jo Westerfield
John and DeeDee Wethington
Thomas Whitsett
Robert F. and Elizabeth C. Williams
Joanne Winters
Allan and Kathy Wood
*Deceased
If you would like to give to Catholic High but still need a regular income in your retirement, consider a Charitable Gift Annuity through the Catholic Foundation of Western Kentucky. In return for your gift of cash, appreciated securities, real estate, or other assets, you will receive regular, fixed payments for the rest of your life.
You will receive a fixed rate of 5.1% to 9.0%, depending on your age. You will also be eligible for a charitable tax deduction now and may even reduce your estate taxes. Catholic High will receive the remainder of your gift at the time of your death.
Please call Natalie Hayden at 270-686-8896 for rate information or a confidential, personalized proposal.
We have a lot of traditions here at Catholic High. Most of these traditions create great memories and stories later in life, while a few others seem more like a necessary evil. You don’t have to guess which category the OCHS bingo falls in! Started in the early 1970’s, bingo continues to save EVERY family in the Middle and High School hundreds of dollars a year. We ask for volunteers each year because it’s the way we support each other in the Catholic School community. But many families don’t even know that the volunteers who work bingo are saving EVERYONE higher tuition costs.
In addition, a portion of bingo revenue currently subsidizes the athletic and band programs. Past bingo profits have also supported tuition assistance, the general budget, and other unfunded needs like technology or capital improvements.
Another great tradition began in the early 90’s when Catholic High started raising money for its endowment. Today interest and dividends from the endowment provide nearly a half million dollars a year, which is why our annual tuition is much less than private schools throughout the state.
In the fall of 2018, another new tradition originated: solicitation began for a sports/band endowment. With bingo volunteers dwindling, and then with the onset of the coronavirus, I continued to ask for support for an endowment that may eventually replace the income we now receive from bingo. At this time we are halfway to our goal of raising $1.5 million! Our policy guidelines will allow a distribution of 5% of a three-year rolling average of the endowment fund balance.
When COVID-19 hit, bingo income stopped for quite a while, and it has been sporadic throughout this year. The blessing is that our alumni and supporters, many who don’t even have children in the system, have increased their generous donations to our school community. It’s a blessing to all of us when we see how appreciative many families are for the support they received back when they had children in the Catholic School system.
So, while we won’t let up with bingo (which means we hope you’ll volunteer for a turn), we are trying to establish some future revenue source for the time when bingo is no longer available or profitable.
If you are interested in contributing to the OCHS Athletic/Band Endowment, please contact Gates E. Settle at OCHS, (270) 6843215 or Natalie Hayden (270) 686-8896.
DIOCESE OF OWENSBOROPictured are members from George Randolph’s team at the 2021 OCHS Alumni Football Game. Team Randolph went undefeated on the night.
We want to send a special thank you to our alumni who took advantage of the benefits we offer at OCHS for reunions. It was great to have so many alumni roaming the halls this summer during a tour hosted by OCHS! The stories shared during the tours, the memories relived, sheer shock of what has remained the same after all these years and what improvements we’ve made gets us excited for being part of your next milestone reunion!
You think students are mischievous today? Read these lyrics to the OC Fight Song made up by alumni in the 60’s!
“Cheer cheer for Ol Catholic High
You bring the whiskey, I’ll bring the rye
Send the Freshman out for gin
And don’t let a sober Sophomore in Juniors never stagger, Seniors never fall
We sober up on wood alcohol
While our dear ol’ faculty
Lay drunk on the study hall floor”
We want to continue to share in the joys and successes of our alumni. Please take a moment and submit some news to us on how you are doing. New marriage, baby, job, move? Let us hear from you. All correspondence, along with photos may be emailed to Jenny Glenn at jenny.glenn@owensborocatholic.org.
Owensboro attorney
J.D. Meyer will serve as president of the Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) for a one-year term which began on July 1, 2021. Meyer took his oath of office during a ceremony held on July 30th in Bowling Green, KY. The oath was administered by Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. The KBA Board of Governors oversees the management of the KBA, an independent agency of the Kentucky Supreme Court. The board assists the court in regulating the practice of law in Kentucky, including lawyer discipline and continuing legal education. Additionally, it works to promote the efficiency and improvement of the judicial system in accordance with Supreme Court Rules.
J.D. said his focus has been helping attorneys cope with the stresses of the profession. The Bar’s Kentucky Lawyer Assistance Program helps attorneys struggling with issues such as substance abuse, and psychological or emotional distress that impair the ability to practice law.
Meyer is an attorney practicing in Owensboro with the law firm of Meyer and Meyer, LLP. He is married to Megan and has 5 children: Macy ’18, Andrew ’19, Anna Lee ’20, Will ’21 (Union Co High) and Molly who is currently a sophomore at OCHS.
On April 21, 2021, Marilyn Pace was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green River Association of School Librarians (GRASL). The award is presented to an individual for continuous, sustained support to the school library profession.
Mrs. Pace was honored for her 42 years as the library media specialist at Owensboro Catholic High School. As a member of the Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL), she represented non-public schools for several years. She also served as president of the Second District (now GRASL) and on the state board of KASL.
“I have gone from using a reel-to-reel tape recorder and a 16 mm film projector to using such programs as Screencastify and Google Classroom while helping research students during the recent times when we have been virtual,” Pace commented.
Among Pace’s many successes are a student book club, a collaboration with the Daviess County Public Library teen director Sarah Jacobs to create a Mock Printz Award Committee, and the school’s first allschool read last year with a virtual visit from Salt to Sea author Ruta Sepetys.
“We have all heard the proverb ‘It takes a village to raise a child,’” Pace said. “I would like to think that the library is at the center of that village.”
Lucy Kurtz graduated summa cum laude from the University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering in May of 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Bioengineering. After graduating, she began her role in a rotational program at Ethicon Endo-Surgery in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ethicon is a branch of Johnson and Johnson specializing in minimally invasive surgical devices. Lucy joined the company as an Assistant Development Engineer, which means she communicated with the Design team to develop medical tools (such as electrocautery and ultrasonic devices). Lucy completed one rotation in the Engineering Development Program in 2020, then left the company in January of 2021 to take on a Fulbright Research Grant at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Lucy was awarded the scholarship in May of 2020, but her start date was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lucy conducted research at McGill University from January to August. On her grant, she worked on several projects for the McGill Bioengineering Department, including developing tools for assessing the microrheological characteristics of bioprinted hydrogels and decellularizing mouse lymph nodes for the future fabrication of lymphatic system-based bioprinted models. She was able to work with bioprinters, spent every day learning from brilliant graduate students, and experienced a totally different side of bioengineering through academic research.
After completion of the grant, she returned to Ethicon Endo-surgery to continue her rotational program where she is currently working in a new role on the Components Development team. Lucy’s plan is to finish her rotational program and stay in this role on the Development team until 2024. In the fall of 2024, she is planning to continue her education at Harvard Business School. In 2020, Lucy applied and was accepted to a special deferred admissions program at HBS called the 2+2 Program. This program is designed to attract STEM students who might not otherwise seek their MBA until much later in their careers. Through this program, Lucy will be allowed to work for 2-4 years before she matriculates to the school and obtains an MBA. As of now, Lucy is planning to stay in her role with Ethicon for the next three years before moving to Boston. She is not quite sure what she wants to do after she graduates from HBS, but we feel quite certain she will figure something out in the next three years!
The OCHS class of 1958 meets monthly for lunch. They too remain a close knit group of special classmates. This photo was taken in October as they gathered at Moonlite Bar-B-Q.
The class of 1982 is a special class indeed. When their class motto was selected, Friends Forever, they took it seriously. Bill James said the school even liked it so much they made the motto for the school year Friends Forever Together in Christ. Many of the class members gather annually for special trips and vacations. They remain close, nearly 40 years later.
Pictured are: Back row L to R, Bill Medley, Garrick Hart, Mary Zinoble Roushdi, Rick Higdon, John Wethington. Next Row: Mary Higdon Gresham, Mark Evans, Dee Dee Keller Wethington. Next Row: Lenny Norcia, Cathy Frey Ramsey, Monica Bissmeyer Riney, Alan Riney, Bob Hoskins. Next Row: Mike Clemens and Bill James.
Owensboro Catholic High School
1524 West Parrish Avenue
Owensboro, Kentucky 42301
The OCHS Student Council sponsored a community food drive to help the homeless and families in need. The Help Office of Owensboro requested certain items that they have a shortage of to supply to families. Students were asked to bring in different items each day! To generate excitement, competitions were held among each grade level and among home rooms with the senior class barely edging out the junior class in a very spirited battle for the grand prize of a class pizza party!
Over 9,000 items were collected on what the Help Office described as one of the largest school donations!
“We feel very blessed by the outpouring of donations we received from the students and families of Owensboro Catholic High School,” Angela Settle, Executive Director of the Help Office said. “The beauty of this particular drive was the school asked what additional items were needed, in addition to food. Cleaning supplies, personal hygiene items and toilet paper were also donated. These are expensive items OCHS supplied us with that we can provide to families who are just trying to put food on their tables.”
