Annual Report 2012

SUMMER 2012

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Chicago Jesuit Academy

The Promises We Keep

Brothers Jonathan (Class of 2015) and Sam (Class of 2012). To read their story, see inside back cover.

Annual Report FOR FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND BENEFACTORS OF CHICAGO JESUIT ACADEMY

Chicago Jesuit Academy is a full-scholarship, college preparatory, Jesuit, Roman Catholic middle

school for young men from modest economic backgrounds. The Academy is distinguished by small classes, an extended academic day and a longer school year to prepare students for success in college prep high schools, universities and positions of community leadership. Chicago Jesuit Academy helps students develop as young men who are open to growth, religious, intellectually competent, loving and committed to doing justice in the service of others, in accord with the Jesuit mission and tradition. The school’s success in its mission is made possible by the disciplined sacrifices of our students, parents, faculty, staff, volunteers and benefactors.

Faculty and Staff 2011-12 Matthew Lynch, President

Joyce Hatch, Recruitment Coordinator and Faculty Member Northern Illinois University B.A.

Washington University M.B.A., Georgetown University B.A. Thomas Beckley, Principal Loyola University Chicago M.Ed., Columbia University B.A. Catherine Cassidy, Vice President of Operations & Development Northwestern University M.B.A., University of Illinois B.A. David Diehl, Dean of Students Northwestern University M.Ed., Villanova University B.S. Marques Carroll, Music & Jazz Band Director DePaul University B.A. Clara Chu, Volunteer Coordinator & Development Associate Northwestern University M.Ed., Santa Clara University B.A. James Dalton, Business & Database Manager Northwestern University M.M., DePaul University M.A., Gregorian University S.T.L., University of St. Mary of the Lake B.A. Matthew Durkin, Faculty Member University of Notre Dame B.A. Christopher Dwyer, Director of Facilities & Information Technology Macalester College B.A. Brian Farmer, Dean of Fifth Grade and Faculty Member Northwestern University M.Ed., University of Michigan J.D., University of Notre Dame B.B.A. Sarah Finch, Special Assistant for Institutional & Academic Achievement University of Notre Dame B.A., M.Ed., Loyola University Chicago (J.D. Candidate) Pam Gilmour, School Nurse and Program Assistant Florida Atlantic University R.N., B.C. Pediatrics, Bowling Green State University C.M.A.

Michigan State University B.A., Secondary B.S. Matt Houlihan, Dean of Programs University of Notre Dame M.Ed., B.A. Sean Kane, Faculty Member Northwestern University M.Ed., Boston College B.A. Chris Keiser, Faculty Member Georgetown University B.A. Katie McDonnell, Faculty Member University of Notre Dame B.A., M.Ed. Paul Mitchell, Faculty Member University of Notre Dame B.A. Anne Roney, Faculty Member Boston College B.A. Maria Lefkow Sorensen, Development Associate and Special Events Coordinator Tulane University B.A. Denise Smalley, School Social Worker St. Mary’s University M.A., Dowling College B.A., Loyola University Chicago (Type 73 Counseling Endorsement Program Candidate) Bernina Sykes, Administrative Assistant Benedictine University A.A. Janet Underwood, Academic Consultant Catholic University of America M.Th., University of Notre Dame M.S.A., Barat College of the Sacred Heart B.A.

Mr. Matthew J. Botica, Chair

Mr. John Lahey

Mr. Kevin J. Conway

Mr. Brian C. Lewis

Board of Directors Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP Partner, Cooney & Conway

Mr. L. Adam DeLeon, S.J. Retreat Director

Mrs. Catherine Denny Civic Leader

Mr. Michael Dwyer

Senior Vice President, Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch, Private Banking Investment Group

Mr. Paul C. Gearen

President, Nicolson Porter & List Inc.

Mr. Darrell W. Hill

Corporate Finance Marketing Director, William Blair & Company

Mrs. Lindy Keiser

Recruitment Coordinator, Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund

Mr. William G. Kistner

Vice President, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Mrs. JoAnn Kunkel

Philanthropist/Homemaker

Jenna Heitchue, Graduate Support Director and Faculty Member

Chairman, Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates Inc.

A Letter from the

President

A.M.D.G. Summer 2012

Dear Friends, This summer, the ongoing violence in Chicago has captured the attention of the national news media.

For me, the most jarring incident was the murder of seven-year-old Heaven Sutton. She was shot to death at her lemonade stand in late June while she was only feet from her mother.

Days before Heaven’s murder, my daughter had set up her first lemonade stand in front of our home.

She is six years old, and we live less than two miles from where Heaven was killed.

Heaven was murdered where many of our CJA students live. I have come to know the few blocks around her home especially well because one of our alumni, Jerrod, lives there. This past winter, he had asked for extra help getting ready for the ACT. My wife volunteered, and Jerrod and my family soon found ourselves spending parts of our Saturdays or Sundays together.

My less than two-year-old son now yells Jerrod’s name on sight. My daughter tries to impress him with her knowledge of Math. My wife and I are awed by the amount of food a seventeen-year-old boy can consume. Jerrod could have been Heaven. Heaven could have been Jerrod.

What madness is this? How are we called to respond?

At Chicago Jesuit Academy, we remain dedicated to being a safe haven for our students and alumni.

Our enrollment continues to grow, and we are developing an extensive college-persistence program for our alumni to help them navigate the complicated path to a four-year college degree.

In July, we also began renovating the south wing of our school building. This renovation will double our enrollment capacity and create the critical spaces our students don’t yet have: • • • • •

a gym that is safe and warm in the winter; a cafeteria where they can eat more nutritious meals; a nurse’s clinic to better provide for the health needs of our students and their families; additional classrooms so we can grow the number of students we serve each year; and, more tutoring and counseling rooms for our students and alumni.

Assistant United States Attorney

Your commitment to our mission has made it possible for us to plan such growth. Please know that we remain grateful for your generosity and your dedication to our students and alumni.

President, Chicago Jesuit Academy

Please continue to walk this journey with us.

Spiritual Director, Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House

In gratitude,

Mr. Matthew Lynch

Rev. Richard H. McGurn, S.J. Rev. Rick Millbourn, S.J.

Teacher, St. Xavier High School

Mr. Michael Miller

Managing Partner, Wolf Point Growth Partners LLC

Mr. Robert Otter

Principal, Robert E. Otter

Mr. Christopher Peterson

Mutual Fund Analyst, Harris Associates L.P.

Mr. Tom Reynolds

Financial Analyst, Perkins Investment Management

Ms. Carol Smith

Executive Director, The Gies Foundation

Dr. Lauren Smith, MD

Attending Physician, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County Assistant Professor, Rush Medical College

Matthew Lynch President P.S. Jerrod earned a 29 on the ACT this spring. He will complete a prestigious American Cancer Society research internship this August before beginning his senior year of high school.

Gratitude at Graduation On June 1st, we celebrated our fourth graduation. Nickolas, Davion and Duane shared these words of gratitude for benefactors, parents, families and teachers. These gentlemen - like all students at Chicago Jesuit Academy attended CJA on a full scholarship. For more information about supporting a student’s scholarship please see the Scholarship Benefactors page.

Nickolas

Grad-at-Grad Awards

Every year students from Chicago Jesuit Academy’s graduating class are recognized for exemplifying the five “graduate at graduation” principles that serve as the foundation for our Jesuit education. This year, the following five students received “Grad-at-Grad” awards.

For Our Benefactors

“We all had days when we gave up what we wanted to do because we had school. And, for some, the last four years have had moments of personal pain that made us want to give up. But as the teachers here always say, “What you put in is what you get out.” Since we put in a lot of time working hard, what we get out is a simpler life—a life where we don’t have to worry about getting our bills paid, worry about putting food on the table for our kids, or worry about violence for the sake of violence. We couldn’t be on the road to this simpler life if it wasn’t for you—the benefactors.”

For Our Parents and Families

“CJA may not be the same without him, because it’s not every day that you meet a young man who could be called committed to doing justice in the service of others simply by being himself.” - Mr. Kane

Intellectually Competent - awarded to Sam Davion

“Sacrifice, that’s the heart of what you’ve done for us. You’ve moved us to safer neighborhoods and fought for places at better schools. You make hard choices for yourself so that we could have a better life. Your sacrifices came in small packages, like helping us with one problem on a homework assignment. They came in big packages too, like sitting in a hospital waiting room while I had heart surgery. We thank you, parents, for your compassion, your strength, your hope, your faith, and most of all, your love. Thank you for helping us fix our mistakes and turning them into opportunities for success. Thank you for trusting us to go off to good high schools, far from home. Thank you for trusting us when you’re gone.”

Duane “To the faculty and staff, I thank you. Why? I thank you because it’s you who helped me to get to this stage tonight. It’s you who helped me unpack and discover the knowledge I bring with me to high school. It’s you who helped me get into great high schools like Loyola Academy and Noble Street. I’m prepared because of you. I’m better because of you, and I’ve grown to understand myself and the world around me because of you.”

Committed to Doing Justice - awarded to Davion

For Our Teachers

“As the demands on him grow next year, the daily habits Sam has given himself will be moving him in the direction of success before he even opens the textbook.” - Mr. Diehl

Loving - awarded to Mateo “This gentleman’s heart is in the right place. How much better would this world be if we embodied this same love? How much better would this country be? How much better would our communities be?”

- Ms. Hatch

Open to Growth - awarded to Marcus “Being open to growth does not pay off in the short term, either.

Sometimes you have to keep at it. You have to keep working, pounding out that one last line, that one last graph, that one last calculation, that one last reason to support your statements.”

- Mr. Houlihan

Religious - awarded to Timone “Timone’s joyful trust frees him to love. It frees him to love his classmates even when he may not feel like it.” - Mr. Mitchell

The Class of 2012 entered CJA as 5th graders testing, on average, at the 3rd-grade level in reading and mathematics. They graduate from CJA and begin the next stage of their academic careers testing, on average, above the 10th-grade level in reading and math.

Since 2009, CJA alumni have earned more than $4 million in scholarship funds and financial aid for their four years of study at college prep high schools.

These funds have been secured through the generosity of their high schools and scholarship programs including Boys Hope Girls Hope, the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund, LINK Unlimited and HFS Scholars.

College Prep High School Acceptances One or more young men of the Class of 2012 have earned admission to each of the following schools: Chicago Academy for the Arts—Chicago, IL Chicago High School for the Arts—Chicago, IL Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory High School—Chicago, IL Fountain Valley School—Colorado Springs, CO* La Lumiere School—La Porte, IN* Loyola Academy—Wilmette, IL Noble Street Charter Schools—Chicago, IL** Providence St. Mel—Chicago, IL St. Ignatius College Prep—Chicago, IL Walther Lutheran High School—Melrose Park, IL *indicates a boarding school **indicates multiple campuses of Noble Street Charter Schools, a public charter high school with lottery admission

College-Persistence Program

At Chicago Jesuit Academy, our relationship with our students does not conclude when we graduate our alumni to their respective college prep high schools. Instead, we remain a trusted advocate as they transition from our college prep middle school to their college prep high schools to college and then to their professional lives.

This strategy flows from our belief that the first and often greatest obstacle to a college degree for students of modest means is a lack of “social capital” to support college readiness. The path to college can be a perilous journey for the most well-resourced families. If almost no one you know has been through college, it’s all the harder to be aware of the benchmarks you need to hit to stay on pace for college.

In order to honor our commitment, we look to connect our alumni to outstanding college readiness programs already in place. We have also created programs like ACT prep classes and our summer jobs program, which provides our alumni with meaningful summer employment and opportunities to receive peer mentoring.

Alumni Spotlight: Sophomore Alum Receives College Scholarship!

We are excited to announce that Javier (Class of 2010) is the first CJA alumnus to earn a four-year scholarship to college. Javier, a rising junior at Loyola Academy, was awarded the prestigious Rev. Michael I. English, S.J. scholarship which will not only fund his final two years of study at Loyola Academy, but also four years of study at the college or university of his choice. The scholarship recognizes Javier’s excellent work, leadership in his class and contributions to the broader Loyola Academy community.

Chicago Jesuit Academy Scholarship Benefactors

“Thank you once again for giving me the chance to become greater.” – Dominic (Class of 2013)

The Academy relies entirely on the generosity of others in order to offer a full-scholarship, college prep middle school education to young men who would otherwise not be able to afford it. Please consider becoming a Scholarship Sponsor.

For more information, please contact Ms. Catherine Cassidy at 773.638.6123.

Saint Ignatius Jesuit Community Kay and Bob Otter* McDonald and Raffin Family The Howard and Kennon McKee Class of 2015 Class of 2012 Anonymous (2)

Charitable Fund Peg and Larry Beaudin Aileen S. Andrew Foundation The Michael P. Morrison William and Kathleen Fahey Helen Brach Foundation

Scholarship Fund Regan and Philip Friedmann Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Mr. and Mrs. A. James Considine Class of 2015 Gallagher, Jr. (2) Brian L. and Jane C. Crowley Anonymous The Gies Foundation (6)* Margaret M. Schmidt and Big Shoulders Fund Dr. William and Mrs. Jayne

Kenneth J. Danila Fund at Mike and Peggy Dwyer* Gilligan (2)

the Boston Foundation Paul and Mary Finnegan William and JoAnn Kunkel* James and Ellen O’Connor The Gies Foundation (6)* Michael and Emer Mulvihill William and Barbara Schmidt Daniel P. Haerther Trust Nasgovitz Family Foundation*

Family Foundation (2) John and Deborah Lahey Julie Matthei and Sarah Schmidt William McIntosh Foundation Class of 2013 Dr. Scholl Foundation Michael and Emer Mulvihill Anonymous * Chris and Kathy Perry Charitable

Anonymous Class of 2016 Fund Sheila and Robert Berner, Jr. Anonymous Mark Rowley Matthew J. and Christine C. Geoffrey L. Gifford* Janet and Henry Underwood Botica* Eileen M. Golan Kevin and Mary Grace Burke James P. and Brenda S. Grusecki Class of 2016 James and Catherine Denny Foundation Mary Claire and Terry Belton* Foundation* Perkins Hunter Foundation* The Gies Foundation (6)* Paul C. Gearen* Sanborn Family Foundation The Gies Foundation (6)* Single-Year and Partial William McIntosh Foundation Fr. Donald F. Rowe, S.J. Sustainable Scholarships Scott and Nora Murray Scholarship Endowment Fund Sheil and John Pigott Anonymous Class of 2012 Susan and Stephen Wolfe (4) Anonymous The John R. Houlsby Class of 2014 *Denotes a Comprehensive Foundation* Anonymous (2) Scholarship Thomas L. and Kathleen G. Class of 2013

Bindley Charitable Trust Matthew J. and Christine C. Polk Brothers Foundation Cherryl Thomas Botica* Valenti Builders, Inc. Rita and John Canning David C. and Jill Christian Class of 2014 College Just Ahead Conway Family Foundation* Advocate Bethany Community Health Fund Bob and Loretta Cooney Brunner Foundation John Gearen and Mauren Kathy Byrne Shinners Gearen Chicago-Detroit Province of the The Gies Foundation (6)*

Society of Jesus Joel and Stacy Hock Tom Gearen Jim and Sue King James and Deborah Hopkinson Greater Milwaukee Donald P. and Byrd M. Kelly Foundation’s Virginia and Foundation Joseph Mallof Family Fund

Sustainable Scholarships

Magis Scholarship: Since founding CJA, we have added critical resources to help our students overcome one-time traumas, chronic struggles and other special needs. These resources include a full-time social worker, a school nurse, remedial tutoring, group counseling and basic needs like food and clothing. Magis Benefactors provide a CJA student with these resources by giving $5,000.00 per year for four years.

Core Scholarship: With a gift of $12,500.00 per year for four years, a Core Scholarship Benefactor funds four years of excellent college prep education that allows a young man to attend CJA’s 10.5-hour school days and 11-month school years in order to prepare for the rigors of college prep high schools like Culver, Loyola, Thacher, St. Ignatius and Walter Payton.

Comprehensive Scholarship: With a gift of

$17,500.00 per year for four years, a Comprehensive Scholarship Benefactor ensures a student can access all Core and Magis resources at Chicago Jesuit Academy.

Endowed Scholarship: With

a gift of $350,000.00, an Endowed Scholarship Benefactor permanently endows a Comprehensive Scholarship.

Summary of All Funds Received 6.1.2011 through 5.31.2012

Operating Funds General Operating Fund 2014 Scholarship Fund 2015 Scholarship Fund 2013 Scholarship Fund 2012 Scholarship Fund Special Programs Give-A-Little Gala 2011 2016 Scholarship Fund Junior Board Total Operating Funds

$527,378.43 $393,048.82 $370,241.51 $318,500.00 $234,500.00 $134,368.94 $131,745.00 $99,500.00 $9,713.16 $2,218,995.86

Non-Operating Funds Fr. Rowe Endowment Fund Capital Campaign - Phase 1 Promises to Keep (PtK) Total Non-Operating Funds

$500,000.00 $400,000.00 $1,736,981.38 $2,636,981.38

$4,855,977.24

Total Funds Received

Funding Summary by Constituents Jesuit Community 1%

Business 6%

Individual/ Family 57%

Anonymous (7) US Bank Corporation James and Catherine Denny Foundation The Gies Foundation Joel and Stacy Hock Charles and Ellen Mulaney

Rodriguez Circle $50,000 - $99,999

Matthew J. and Christine C. Botica John J. and Virginia B. Gearen Family Paul C. Gearen Thomas Gearen Office of Justice Programs

Bellarmine Circle $25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous (2) Solomon Cordwell Buenz Helen Brach Foundation Perkins Hunter Foundation A. James and Marie Gallagher, Jr. William and JoAnn Kunkel William McIntosh Foundation K. Angela O’Donnell (Dec’d)

Anonymous (8) Peg and Larry Beaudin Sheila and Robert Berner, Jr. Thomas L. and Kathleen G. Bindley

Charitable Trust John and Kathleen Buck Kevin and Mary Grace Burke Thomas R. and Mary E. Cellitti David C. and Jill Christian College Just Ahead Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Considine Kevin and Linda Conway Margaret M. Schmidt and Kenneth J. Danila Fund at the

Boston Foundation Michael and Peggy Dwyer William and Kathleen Fahey Advocate Bethany Community

Health Fund Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Big Shoulders Fund Fred J. Brunner Foundation Rita and John Canning Chicago Blackhawks Charities Bob and Loretta Cooney Theodore Eckert Foundation James P. and Brenda S. Grusecki

Family Foundation Daniel P. Haerther Trust

Thanks to the generosity of the friends listed to the left, we were able to responsibly begin an ambitious renovation project this summer.

This project will create a safer and better resourced campus for our students while also doubling the enrollment capacity of our school.

Government 2%

Promises to Keep

Chicago Jesuit Academy Donors Xavier Circle $10,000 - $24,999

When we founded Chicago Jesuit Academy in 2005, we were committed to creating a safe haven where sudents could grow as gentlemen for others and prepare themselves for the rigors of college prep high schools, college and ultimately positions of community leadership. We are committed to keeping that promise.

Foundation 34%

*Audited financials are available upon request. For information please contact Mrs. Maria Lefkow Sorensen at sorensen@cjacademy.

St. Ignatius of Loyola Circle $100,000 and up

Promises to Keep Campaign

The John R. Houlsby Foundation Donald P. and Byrd M. Kelly Foundation Chris and Kathy Perry Charitable Fund Polk Brothers Foundation Sanborn Family Foundation William and Barbara Schmidt

Family Foundation Julie Matthei and Sarah Schmidt Dr. Scholl Foundation Regan and Philip Friedmann Maureen Shinners Gearen and John P. Gearen Geoffrey L. Gifford Eileen M. Golan Chicago-Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus Saint Ignatius Jesuit Community Jim and Sue King John and Deborah Lahey Nasgovitz Family Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Virginia and Joseph Mallof Family Fund McDonald/Raffin Family Michael and Emer Mulvihill Scott and Nora Murray Kay and Bob Otter Sheila and John Pigott Maralyn and Michael Reilly

Mark Rowley Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Sents Janet and Henry Underwood Michael and Sara Welch Robert Westropp

Anonymous (10) Helen Brach Foundation Solomon Cordwell Buenz Kevin and Linda Conway Michael and Peggy Dwyer James P. Gearen and Mary Beidler Gearen John J. and Virginia B. Gearen Family Paul C. Gearen Darrell Hill and Anisha McFarland Joel and Stacy Hock William G. and Joan A. Kistner William and JoAnn Kunkel Brian C. Lewis and Ihemba M. Mwamufiya Greater Milwaukee Foundations Virginia and Joseph Mallof Family Fund William McIntosh Foundation Michael J. and Elizabeth M. Miller Charles and Ellen Mulaney Jim Murphy Kay and Bob Otter Chris and Kathy Perry Michael and Sara Welch Susan and Stephen Wolfe

We have taken this critical first step while being mindful that there is much work still to be done. As the poetry of Robert Frost reminds us, we have miles to go before we sleep.

With a greatly expanded campus, we must make certain that we can use these new spaces well. Thankfully, we are often asked the question, “How can I help?” As we continue our construction work in earnest, we have two pressing answers: Scholarships for future students Before we can hire more teachers and serve twice as many students, we must secure a scholarship for each additional young man we hope to enroll.

Funding for critical programs Cura personalis – the care for the whole person – is the hallmark of Jesuit education. Our students and families count on CJA to access three healthy meals each day, a nurse’s clinic for health care, music and arts programs and college-persistence support.

If you are interested in supporting our young men in this campaign please contact Ms. Catherine Cassidy, Vice President of Operations & Development at (773) 638-6123 or by email at cassidy@cjacademy.org.

Chicago Jesuit Academy Donors (continued) Marquette Circle $5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous Thomas and Irene Benedict Ken’s Foods U.S. Bank Valenti Builders, Inc. Kathy Byrne Brian L. and Jane C. Crowley Kevin Crowley Michael W. and Barbara V. Davis Henry J. and Joan M. Deiters Brian and Elizabeth Farmer Bank of America Charitable Foundation Timothy B. Johnson Gift Fund The Wicklander Foundation William Blair & Company Foundation James P. Gearen and Mary Beidler Gearen William and Jayne Gilligan Caryn Glickman Jerry and Kathleen Grundhofer Seth and Dorothy Hemming Family David and Nancy Hines James and Deborah Hopkinson Justin and Hilarie Huscher Jesuit Community at St. Xavier High School The Kerr Family Michael and Marian Kneafsey Michael J. and Elizabeth M. Miller Jerome O’Connor H. Charles Osweiler Paul and Carol Zellner

Campion Circle $2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous Muriel Jean-Jacques and Seth Axelrad AES Corporation Gabriel Environmental Services The PrivateBank Tave & Associates, LLC Michael and Mary Flynn Anderson Family Foundation D.J. Edelman Family Foundation Andrew Gilroy Julie A. Gruetzmacher John and Theresa Heflin Edmund Hourigan Barbara Koren Brian C. Lewis and Ihemba M. Mwamufiya Terrence and Sue Ann McDermott Kevin McDevitt

Max and Kathi Miller Martin and Ashlee Modahl Mary Catherine Mortell Peter Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Matthew and Janine Reintjes Frank and Nancy Roney Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Schuster Cherryl Thomas Robert Wall

Canisius Circle $1,000 - $2,499

Loyola University Jesuit Community Robert and Alicia Ashenburg Jennifer and Cass Baker Rachel Bauwens

“Thank you for putting faith in us because we have faith in you.” – Brandon (Class of 2013)

Nora E. Flaherty AT&T Foundation Peter and Marina Carney Charles H. and Beverly E. Shaw Foundation The Retirement Research Foundation The Van Grinsven Family James and Ann Fox Lucy and Richard Gaven John and Ann Gearen Anisha McFarland Hill and Darrell W. Hill Patrick S. and Louise T. Hillegass Capt. and Mrs. J.J. Hower, USN (RET.) Luke Johnson and Morgan Flatley

Martin J. Perry and Barbara J. Williams Chris and Lauren Peterson Sarah Polich Frank Raispis Thomas and Linda Rinella Loyola Academy Bryan and Susan Schueler Dr. Lauren Smith Maria Lefkow Sorensen and Erik Sorensen The Tardiff Family Lisa Brown Tribbett Matthew Venturi Peter S. and Vicki L. Walker Patrick and Rebecca Walsh Thomas and Mary Clare White Idyth and Jay Zimbler

Ellacuria Circle $500 - $999

Charles and Patricia Bidwill Chris Bowles Este Brashears Boodell & Domanskis LLC Google Matching Gifts Program Greenberg Traurig LLP JP Morgan Chase & Co. Employee Giving Campaign Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC Recovery Point Systems, Inc. Ann Byrne John F. Calmeyn and Majory T. Cleveland Donna M. Carroll Joseph and Mary Pat Collins Charles E. Collopy, Jr. Gary and Jodi Cullen James and Ellen Dalton Tom and Sheila Doar III Mr. and Mrs. John T. Durkin, Jr. Mr. Thomas Durkin and Mrs. Janice Roberts Francis X. Egan Thomas P. Feit John J. and Catherine M. Fitzgerald

William G. and Joan A. Kistner Martin and Ann Klest Mark and Marlo Leaman Robert and Joan Liuzzi G. Patrick and Amy Lynch George and Barbara Lynch Nora Flynn and Matthew Lynch Robert and Fraser Maloney Charles J. Mann and Dale Duda The McDevitt Family Thomas and Colleen McKiernan James D. and Eileen P. McKinney Timothy S. Mitchell Alexander and Ellen Moore James Charles Mullen Susan R. and David P. Murphy Jon A. Najarian Peter Noone Michael and Kay O’Halleran James and Ellen O’Connor Mark J. Ogorman Chicago Jesuit Academy Junior Board Ed and Jean Ozog

Anonymous Carl and Margaret Apfelbach David Atkins The Bauernfeind Family Andrea and Brian Bergquist The Blinderman Family John Botica James M. and Eileen M. Breen Bernadette and Tim Broccolo Richard A. and Barbara A. Burke Jonathan W. Burks Meghan and Dan Burns Esquire Petroleum, LLC Robert and Mame Byrne Matt and Laura Callahan Mary Munday and Richard Clark Gary and Laverne Collins Michael J. Collins Terry Conway, M.D. and Judy Neafsey, M.D. Patricia Cox Dr. and Mrs. Myles P. Cunningham Barbara Flynn Currie Andrew B. and Celia Y. David Mr. Peter Donoghue and Dr. Patricia Hannon Patrick Dwyer III Bruno and Rosary Eidietis William Fisher Thomas Flanagan Eileen T. Flynn Chomicz Family Foundation Gelber Foundation David and Cathy Atkins James and Krista Hanson John and Lisa Henderickson Marilyn S. Hines

Harley and Teresa Hutchins Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kearney Michael and Bridget Kennedy Rory Kenny Thomas L. and Margaret M. Kittle-Kamp Jonathan and Katy Kletzel Susan M. Barry and Gary Kohn Jeff and Linda Krol Paul Kruse Martin Laskowski Melissa and Willis Lowe Anastasia and Dan McGuire Sharon and Graydon Megan Arlene Mill Lawrence T. and Mary M. Miller Lisa and Ross Mishkin Barbara Molloy Thomas and Ellen Olp United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Dr. and Mrs. Frank Previti Norman and Sally Raedle Dana Ragiel David and Lyn Rasmussen John and Mary Rayis Jay and Jane Reidy Stacy French Reynolds and David J. Reynolds Lauren Ryan Andrea Schuster Saewitz and Bruce Saewitz Emily and Justin Scalzo Henry G. and Mary Ann Schmidt John Sims Millie Slane Joseph and Brenda Smith Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stalzer Mrs. Kenneth A. Steel, Sr. Philip F. and Kathryn F. Suse Target: Take Charge of Education Matthew Tully Robert T. Turner Peter J. and Joan S. Wrenn

Teilhard de Chardin Circle $250 - $499 Anonymous Robert Anderson Marilyn and Joseph Antonik George Apfelbach Mr. and Mrs. George M. Baker Anthony L. and Jean C. Barbato Katherine and Edward Barrett Robert and Ann Bates Patricia M. Bidwill Casey Bowles Sara R. and Robert A. Brenner James and Kristin Burns AT&T Services, Inc. NAHA

Reilly Partners, Inc Lenore and Douglas Cameron Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Carlson Colleen M. Carroll Catherine Cassidy Patrick Cassidy Sheila Cassidy Siobhan Cassidy Ed and Marianne Chalifoux Resurrection Class of 1961 Kevin and Maureen Cogan Sr. Rosemary Connelly Kathryn Conway Sandy and Jerry Cosgrove Cheryl Lazar and Pamela David Joan B. David Robin L. David Meegan Anderson and Gareth Davies L. Adam DeLeon, S.J William Donnelly Pat Doyle and Kathy Murdock Alanna Durkin Michael and Debra Dwyer Reto Eigenmann Ann and Jim Fitzgerald Robert Fitzgerald Dolan Family Foundation Barbara Freeman Mr. and Mrs. William and Andrea Gallaga Veryl Gambino Kristen McCue Gibbons and Paul Gibbons Lisa M. Hearden Claire and Michael Heberle John Heitchue Tom Hennessy Douglass Hewitt and Susan Geisenheimer Laura I. Hollerich Michael D. Holloway Tom and Helga Humes Jack and Sara Hynes Stacy and Stacey Jackson Mary Lou Vainisi Jacobson and Charles Jacobson George Jasinski Jeffery and Katie Johnson Patrick and Joni Johnson Rick and Claudia Johnson Emily Costello Kalanithi and Jeevan Kalanithi Matt and Jane Kane Sean Kane James and Mary Kearney Alex and Macaulay Kerr Camille Kettel Maureen Kleiderer William Krug Charles Kurzawski

Coleman LeClair Jake Edie and Helena Lefkow Joan Lefkow David A. Levinson and Kathleen M. Kirn R. Andrew and Kristen Liuzzi Michael E. and Rosemary Luby Mr. and Mrs. George Patrick Lynch Miles Lynch Mary Ann O’Reilly and John Lyons Curtis Maas/The RDI Group Sean MacCready Robert Mallof Timothy G. Martin and Kathryn Botica Kathryn K. Rieger and Michael B. Masius, Jr. Wendy and Justin McCarthy Robert and Susan McDonnell Michael J. McFadden Patrick McGrath S.J. Andrew J. and Kathleen McKenna Emily Metz Thomas Meyers Margaret Miller David and Connie Morrison Paul Mozis John and Maureen Muench Kathy Nowlin Matt Nowlin Jeanne O’Reilly Jersey ‘45 United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania Joel E. and Marianne D. Paine Susan Lefkow Pigott and Michael Pigott Beth Polich John and Mary Polich Robert and Jean Ptacek Mark M. and Susan E. Quinn Chris and MaryBeth Reckamp Steven and Stephanie Remelius Christopher Roswold Donald R. and Helen B. Ryan Fenwick High School Saint Ignatius College Prep Holly L. Smith Kelly Smith Amelia and Nathan Stowe James and Mary Suhr Suzanne Suprock John and Ann Syvertsen A. Tabacchi Carl D. and Marilynn J. Thoma Patrick and Heather Thornton Tim and Jennifer Tomasik Susanna and Renaat VerEecke Susan Hughes and Paul Watson Dr. John and Mrs. Michele Wheeler Andrew and Andrea White

Gary and Betty Wiley James and Suzanne Wogan

Ricci Circle $100 - $249

Anonymous Dina Adams Thomas J. and Patricia A. Ahern Martha Altvater Fr. John F. Baldwin John and Vivien Barkidjija Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Barnes Jay and Joan Beadle Timothy M. Bell J. Craig and Maura S. Besant Michael Blanski Faith Botica Hugh and Mary Bowles Marilyn Boyle Joan Briggs Ruston and Katherine Broussard Nancy Sheridan Burke Aurelia T. Burt AT&T Illinois Homemade Pizza Company Muller & Monroe Asset Management, LLC Navistar, Inc. Anita Butler Kathleen and George Cady Regina Cairo Matthew Carey and Sheila Lent Barbara J. Feeley and Christopher Castonguay Clara Chu Edward X. Clinton, Sr. John and Kay Collins Jim and Pat Conlon Judith G. Connolly John D. Crawford Louise T. Crowley John Davidson Jason and Heather DeJonker Alexandra Demers John and Joanie Domanico Lawrence M. and Shelagh Donoghue Michael W. and Eileen Donohoo Brian Dougherty Chemagne Kania, Caitlin Coleman and Melissa Heinold Anne Driscoll Brian Dunn Carol J. and Patrick E. Dwyer, II Dinny and John E. Dwyer Edward and Colleen Evert, Jr. Mrs. Mary Ann Farmer Thomas and Jacqueline Feeley

Chicago Jesuit Academy Donors (continued) Sarah E. Finch Caitlin Fitzgibbons Roger and Dolores Flaherty Ramona L. Fox Mary Franklin Mr. and Mrs. David A. Gaichas Mike and Jackie Gale Loretta and Bernard Garvey Fred Gibbons Mary and Tom Gibbons Kathryne Gilbride Dahni-El Giles Laura Eidietis and Andrew Gilroy Mrs. Katherine and Mr. Thomas Giunta Katie Oczkowski and David Gold Ellen and David Goldberg Julie A. O’Brien and Richard M. Goldstein James N. Grace Eileen Graziano Eileen Griffin Michael J. Hagerty Anne Hall Thomas W. Havey Barbara and Mike Heaton Lisa and Craig Herold Jeff and Nini Hillebrand Lauren Hogel Stephen Holte Matt and Kendall Houlihan Nora Houlihan Ms. Michelle Kellner and Mr. Steve Hubbard Hugh and Joanne S. Jarvis Jazzercise Susan Johnson William P. and Ellen B. Johnston Edward (Bo) Jones II Dick and Barbara Jordan Daniel Kane Rosemary O. Kehoe Maryanne C. Woo and James C. Kim Maureen and Bruce Kleinman

Angela Sherrill and Kasey Klipsch Thomas and Margaret Kloempken Killian Knittel Scott and Kimberly Kolar Jack Konya Kenneth G. and Karen H. Kuchar Jay and Teri LaJone Sarah Lalley George A. Lane, S.J. Helene Larkin William M. Lawler Mark and Paula Lawson Laura Lecompte Joseph M. and Julie M. Lee Mary J. Lee Young Lee Frances Lefkow Meg Lefkow Tom Levinson and Elizabeth Kieff Drs. John, Fran and Sheila Lynch George and Emily Maksymonko Hugh Mallaney Angelo Mancini John Marx John Marynell Gregory Wrobel and Gini Marziani Thomas Matta Robert T. and Arline C. Matthei Jeffrey A. and Linda McCroy Martin A. McDevitt, Jr. Stanley and Margaret McGinley Mr. and Mrs. Stanley McGinley William McMenamin David K. and Judith C. McNulty Steven Michaels, LCDR, USN Jason Miller William and Patricia Minihan Dennis M. and Nanci D. Mooney Joe and Sue Morgan

“I can’t stress enough how thankful I am but…you’re amazing. You make opportunities possible that no one else can.” – Mateo (Class of 2012) Mr. and Mrs. M. Mourek James W. and Virginia M. Mueller Mary Kate Mullaney Christopher Murphy Tyler C. Murray Barbara Nani Thomas R. Nash James T. and Maureen E. Newman Michael and Sheila Newman The Dwyer Family Rory and Mary O’Brien Joseph O’Connor William D. O’Connor James M. and Michele O’Brien Colin O’Donovan Thomas J. O’Meara Neil and Pat O’Sullivan - Res ‘51 Elizabeth Chase Olson Network for Good Paul V. and Nancy J. Otter Carol and Phil Perkins Ann Flanagan Peters Mark Peters Glenn and Eleanor Peterson Agnes L. Piszczek Ed and Julie Polfus Maureen and Larry Powers Thomas Prendergast Megan and Sean Quinn The Robbins Family Patricia and Stephen Robertson William and Ann Rohaly David and Susan Rosi Robert A. and Kimberly S. Roth Kathleen and Michael Rusniak Frank and Ann Saporito Robert Warren Schoder, Jr. Jim Seeberg Paul Sepe Webster and Sue Shaker Richard D. and Ruth Shea Marion Sheehan Joseph Sheils and Kathleen Evert Mary Kathleen and Robert G. Shields Lesley and Chad Shifrin Ann Sickon Tom and Carol Skahen Edward F. Sr. and Rita M. Slechter Thomas and Patricia Sokol Patrick and Noreen Somers Robert and Nancy Spahn Joseph B. Starshak Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Starzyk Michael Steadman John J. and Joan F. Stopka

Rose Mary Sullivan Maria Svihla Patricia N. Tabet Carolyn Koster and Jack Taggart Peter S. Toepfer Doris and Noe Torres Hanh Tien Tran The Trumbull Family Dan and Jeanne Tuerk Michael and Maura Ward Denise M. Ware Carl G. and Susan Weber Cynthia C. West Ms. Margaret J. White Willard School Kindly Wizards Michael Wolfe

Faber Circle Up to $99

Erin Alexander Robert Baumann Peter and Jacqueline Beale-Del Vecchio Irwin Berg Thomas Besio Antigone Blackwell Laurence and Patricia Booth James H. and Winifred M. Bowman Caitlin Boyle Charlotte Bradley James L. and Margaret Brault Edward and Barbara Bright Kevin Brooks Jody Buell Roxane and Craig Busey Kay Cahill Gillian Kiley Carey and James P. Carey Lorraine D. Carr Joseph A. Carroll Karen and Ed Caspers Robert J. Chalifoux Nancy Chang Jonathan Chimene Jessica Cilella Richard Clarizio James and Nora Connolly Florence Connor Colleen F. Conrad Ellen R. Conroy Annie Conway Erinn Corrigan Francine Creighton Stephen and Amity Currie Thomas K. Dawson Alfred F. and Vickie M. DeGrazia Michael and Kathy DeNucci Jim and Johanna Delaney Charity Delsie

2012 Junior Board Executive Committee Lauren Smith Co-Chair

Attending Physician, John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County Assistant Professor, Rush Medical College

Casey Bowles Service Committee Associate Director, Alumni Relations, DePaul University

Dina Adams

Service Committee

Vice President, Edelman

Pat Dwyer

Treasurer

Associate, Madison Dearborn Partners

Steve Remelius Secretary

Program Manager, Ryan Partnership

Jeff Johnson

Chris Peterson Co-Chair

Mutual Fund Analyst, Harris Associates L.P.

Andy Liuzzi Gala Co-Chair Alex Kerr

Gala Co-Chair

Nora Houlihan Social Committee John Botica

Social Committee

Occupational Therapist Level III, NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital Center Coordinator of Clinical Education Attorney at Law, Law Office of Patrick E. Dwyer III Managing Director, The PrivateBank

Membership

Financial Consultant, LPL Financial Group, LLC

Account Representative, AonBenfield

Lisa Hearden Social Committee Product Planning Manager, Asia Pacific Nokia - Location & Commerce

The Junior Board is an organization of young adults committed to supporting Chicago Jesuit Academy by promoting awareness and encouraging involvement through effective community action in the forms of volunteer service, social fundraising, and other Academy advancement initiatives. The Junior Board welcomes all new members who support this mission. Visit the Junior Board’s page of the CJA website for more information: www.cjacademy.org/junior-board.

Raymond T. and Marilyn G. Denten James P. and Barbara M. Dolan John and Sarah Donohue Gerane Dougherty Thomas M. and Anita L. Dwyer Russell and Leigh Dyer Rich Elliott Shea Enright Edward Farmer Madeleine Felix Mary K. Finch Patrick Jay Fischer Nancy Flannery Henry J. Ford, Jr Mary and Tim Freeman Kathryn S. and Timothy G. French Peter Gargula Nathalie Gasper Lisa Gearen Mary and Jack Gillespie Ron and Karen Gilliat Marion Glassman Karen M. Godfrey Don and Kathy (Barclay) Goedeker Bert Goldberg Kathryn E. Golden Chad Greiner Mary M. Hagerty Kelly Velasquez Hague Erin Hempstead Constance Hillebrand E.W. Hoelscher Woodlawn Jesuit Community Mary Ann and Richard Johnston Angela Smith Jones Katie Jones

Alex Kalish Cory and Katie Kamholz Michael and Terese Kane Lindsay Kaplan William P. and Donna M. Kearns Mr. Philip and Mrs. Gerry Keating Chris Keiser Mary Ellen and Eugene P. Kelly Raymond J. and Kathleen B. Kelly Carol Kerr Thomas and Rosemarie King John and Mary Klaus Col. Jeff Kurt Fred W. LaChance Cheryl Lamm Jessica and Jim Lane Frank Lavin Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lawlor Marilynn and Joe Lawlor Lois A. Lawson Jim and Nancy Litke John and Virginia Litz Kathleen M. Long Chloe Loop John J. Lynch Claire Lynch Carole and David Manning Mr. & Mrs. Robert Marren Christina Villa and Josiah Martin Dorothy Martin Sean and Anne McDermott Katie McDonnell Nora Mahoney McGuinness Kathleen McKenna Mary Susan McPartlin Joe Meador Ben and Megan Meier Diego and Mary Louise Merida

Patricia Miller Meghan Mocogni Yolanda Montopoli Patricia Montroy Robert E. Morrow Deb Connor and Denny Moser Laurence Mulcrone Res ‘64 Joseph Mulcrone Erin Neal The Neligan’s Mary Jo Nott Helen and Robert Nugent Kathleen and Jerome O’Sullivan Ethel Prendergast O’Connor Margaret (Peggy) O’Donnell Margaret A. and George F. Opas Carly Colenso and Joe Ott Mike Ouderkirk and Jennifer Searcy B. Michael Pallasch Soon Kyu Park James Platt Joseph Plaza Bob and Diane Raniere Brian and Susan F. Reardon John Rich Marge Riley Genita C. Robinson Anne Roney Mary Kay Rossi (Res ‘47) Steven Saltzman Mary and Bob Schultze Jack Sherman Catherine Simon James L. and Helen M. Simonton Monica Stahl Pamela Strobel Susan Sycamore

Christy Toy Margaret M. Wallensack ‘42 Deborah Walsh Mr. and Mrs. George Wisdom Maureen H. Wood Arlynne and Frank Yore Catherine (Kay) Ytsen (Res 41) James A. and Mary C. Zangs

Gifts In-Kind

Anonymous (4) Aaron Art Gallery Alltown Bus Service American Blues Theater Andrew J. Schmidt Charitable Fund within the William J. and Barbara A. Schmidt Family Foundation Anisha McFarland Hill and Darrell W. Hill Arlington Park Art De Triumph and Artful Framer Ashland Addison Florist Bean Productions Barbara Freeman Photography Betty and Bob Brooks Bob Chinn’s Crab House Brenda Eagan Brian and Catherine Reed Cafe Ba-Ba Reeba Catherine Gearen Cathy and Harry Ipema Chalet Nursery Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) Chicago Bears Community Relations Chicago Blackhawks Charities Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago Children’s Museum

Tributes (continued)

6th Annual Give-A-Little Gala CJA Junior Board

Save the Date!

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 at The Chicago Illuminating Company

19 E. 21st St., Chicago, IL 60616 www.chicagoilluminatingcompany.com Be A Sponsor: Presenting Sponsors: $8,000 Platinum Sponsors: $5,000 Gold Sponsors: $2,500 Silver Sponsors: $1,000 For all sponsors and donations, please contact Mrs. Maria Lefkow Sorensen at sorensen@cjacademy.org.

Gifts In-Kind (continued) Chicago Children’s Theater John Duff Chicago Cubs Community Affairs John G. Shedd Aquarium Chicago Shakespeare Theater John Ilagan Chicago White Sox John McCarthy Chicago Wolves Jonathan and Katy Kletzel Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants Julie Matthei and Sarah Schmidt Corboy and Demetrio Karen Roche Corey R. Lewis Karma Neutral Ceramics Danuta and Stanley Panek Kathleen Houlihan Dr. Dennis George, DDS Kathy Nowlin DePaul University - Office of Alumni Kevin and Linda Conway Relations Kevin Hammett DePaul University Athletic Department KeyLime Cove Indoor Waterpark Dominican University Resort Donald Vogel Kingston Mines East Bank Club Kylie Bergam Flirty Girl Fitness Laurie Smith Flood Brothers Disposal Leanne Schuneman George and Barbara Lynch Lincoln Park Athletic Club Gina Tabacchi and Chuck Wehland Linden Group Health Services Ginger Smits Lisa DeAzevedo Goose Island Beer Co. Lou Malnati Organization, Inc. Graff, Ballauer & Blanski, P.C. Maggie Packo Grand Geneva Resort & Spa Margaret M. Schmidt and Kenneth J. Gyro Aviation, Inc. Danila Fund at the Boston Harley and Teresa Hutchins Foundation Hoosier Mama Pie Company Mark and Patricia Ptacek Ingram Book Company Mark Gearen iO Theater Marriott Theater James M. and Michele O’Brien Mary Kathleen and Robert G. Jana J. Marcum Shields Jay and Jane Reidy Matthew J. and Christine C. Botica Jeanne Marie Walsh Michael and Carrie Cox John and Deborah Andrzejewski Michael and Marian Kneafsey John and Lucie Phillips Michael Madigan

Thomas Gearen Michelle Lammers Tom Dix Mike and Betty Gearen Untouchable Times and Tours Mission Hills Country Club Urban Oasis Moses S. Lee Walt Disney World Community Museum of Science and Industry Relations Music Box Theater William and Barbara Schmidt Music of the Baroque Family Foundation Nancy Chang Wines for Humanity Nancy Cunningham Zada Clarke Northlight Theater Northwestern University Athletic Zanies Comedy Nite Club Department Notre Dame Sports Marketing TRIBUTES Department Panera Bread Gifts in Honor Of...

Peter and Lisa Gearen Ravinia Resurrection Class of 1950 RJ and Jerrod Melman Nora Mahoney McGuinness Robert J. Foley Rosebud Restaurants Mary Gilligan Dolan Sarah Polich Resurrection Class of 1955 Sean and Anne McDermott Dolan Family Foundation Solomon Cordwell Buenz Steve Donisch Resurrection School Class of 1960 Susan and Stephen Wolfe Michael J. Hagerty Temple & Associates, Inc. Terlato Wines International Rev. Cornelius Curtain, S.J. The Bar Method Frank Lavin The Comedy Sportz Theater The Etiquette School of Chicago Lucas G. Bauerlein The Gies Foundation Mary J. Lee The Neo-Futurists The Redhead Piano Bar Matt Botica The Signature Room at the 95th Brian L. and Jane C. Crowley The Tardiff Family Kevin Crowley

Catherine Denny and Matt Botica Constance Hillebrand The Parents of William M. Lawler and Ralph and Mary Ann Boyce William M. Lawler Catherine Cassidy Hugh and Joanne S. Jarvis Clara Chu Kevin and Maureen Cogan Mrs. Catherine Denny Arlene Mill Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stalzer Mr. and Mrs. James Denny Donald R. and Helen B. Ryan Mrs. Kenneth A. Steel, Sr. Chris Dwyer The Dwyer Family Paul Wisniewski, Educator Extraordinaire Alfred F. and Vickie M. DeGrazia

Ms. Deborah Hopkinson Willard School Kindly Wizards The Jesuits Anita Butler Chris Keiser Megan and Sean Quinn Mike and Lindy Keiser Alexander and Ellen Moore Michael Kneafsey Bert Goldberg JoAnn and Bill Kunkel Max and Kathi Miller Mr. and Mrs. John Lahey and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kunkel Lisa Brown Tribbett John Lahey James and Krista Hanson

Mary Lou and Jack Noone Peter Noone Caleigh O’Brien Patrick Jay Fischer Judge Albert Porter Joseph A. Carroll Reverend Edward J. Prus The Blinderman Family Resurrection School Edward F. Sr. and Rita M. Slechter Patrick and Noreen Somers Brian Ritzenthaler Anne Driscoll Sister Innocentia RSM (Principal of Resurrection School) Killian Knittel

Deon Taylor John Botica Caela Carter and Greg Larsson Chemagne Kania, Caitlin Coleman The Sheridan Family

and Melissa Heinold

The Cahill and Barclay Families Don and Kathy (Barclay) Goedeker

Francis M. Heraty Maureen H. Wood

Raymond Cellitti The Bauernfeind Family Robert Baumann Navistar, Inc. Thomas R. and Mary E. Cellitti Michael and Kathy DeNucci Marion Glassman George and Barbara Lynch Dennis M. and Nanci D. Mooney Brian and Susan F. Reardon James L. and Helen M. Simonton Jerry A. Clarizio Richard Clarizio

Sally and James Flannery Nancy Flannery

Frank T. and Elsie G. Flynn Michael and Mary Flynn

Msgr. Wm. Gorman Marilynn and Joe Lawlor

Jim Casey Marge Riley

The Connelly Family Sr. Rosemary Connelly

Sarah Finch Elizabeth Chase Olson

Maria Gola Laura Eidietis and Andrew Gilroy

Frank and Mil Cantalupo Lois A. Lawson

Robert and Beatrice Drevs Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Carlson

Beth and Brian Farmer Deb Connor and Denny Moser

Dahni-El Giles: Winner of Impromptu CJA Charity Bowl Off Brian C. Lewis and Ihemba M.

Mwamufiya

Howard Bauwens Rachel Bauwens

Richard and Suzanne Donoghue Mr. Peter Donoghue and Dr. Patricia Hannon

Brian Farmer Florence Connor

The Larry Gies Foundation Tave & Associates, LLC

Jim Bauernfeind The Bauernfeind Family

Bob Clark Mary Munday and Richard Clark

The Cahill Family Kay Cahill

Paul C. Gearen Jonathan Chimene

Dave Bartkowski Mary Munday and Richard Clark

Mark Link, S.J. Anonymous Katie and Lawrence Manion Col. Jeff Kurt Father Patrick McGrath Cherryl Thomas John Paul McKenna Kathleen McKenna John Paul and Meg Kathleen McKenna Sharon Megan Cheryl Lamm

Nancy Sheridan Burke Emmett and Elizabeth Trumbull The Trumbull Family Janet L. Underwood Timothy B. Johnson Gift Fund Ann Wambach Carol Kerr

Gifts in Memory Of...

Fr. Dan O’Sullivan - Res ‘50 Neil and Pat O’Sullivan - Res ‘51 Hassan Abu-Taleb Barbara Koren

Jim and Pat Gearen Lisa Gearen John J. and Virginia B. Gearen John J. and Virginia B. Gearen Family Kathleen Eitzenhoefer and Theresa Gillespie Mary and Jack Gillespie Michael and Loretta Healy Catherine (Kay) Ytsen (Res 41) William F. King, SJ Peg and Larry Beaudin Robert C. Kunkel James M. and Michele O’Brien

Chicago Jesuit Academy Tributes (continued) John Mastrangelo Arlynne and Frank Yore

Denten Patricia N. Tabet

John F. McCormick Julie A. O’Brien and Richard M. Goldstein Thomas and Margaret Kloempken Mary Susan McPartlin Agnes L. Piszczek Joseph Plaza Kathleen and Michael Rusniak

The Sheridan Family Nancy Sheridan Burke

Katie McDevitt The McDevitt Family

Zach Wogan James and Suzanne Wogan

The Sisters of Mercy Anonymous Mr. Mertz Miles Lynch Mrs. Martin A. McDevitt, Jr. Martin A. McDevitt, Jr. Michael Patrick Morrison John and Kathleen Buck John and Mary Klaus Jay and Teri LaJone John Marynell Jon A. Najarian Sean and Jiggs Morrow Robert E. Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hower Capt. and Mrs. J.J. Hower, USN (RET.) Reverend John E. O’Brien Kathleen and George Cady Shirley Oliver Rick and Claudia Johnson Eugene C. and Winifred O’Reilly Jeanne O’Reilly Jersey ‘45 Ann Polfus Ed and Julie Polfus Rita Prendergast ‘43 and Marjorie Predergast O’Brien ‘45 Ethel Prendergast O’Connor Rita G. Smith Raymond T. and Marilyn G.

Maurice Walsh Carolyn Koster and Jack Taggart Wm. F. White Ms. Margaret J. White

New Faculty and Staff 2012-2013

CJA’s Family Connection

Emma Driscoll, Faculty

Arizona State University M.Ed., University of Notre Dame B.A.

Raynesia Fleming, Social Worker

University of Illinois M.S.W., Western Illinois University B.S.

Terese Hagerty, Faculty

University of Notre Dame M.Ed., Marquette University B.S.

Jay Kemper, Program Coordinator for College Persistence University of Dayton B.A.

Caleen Kennedy, Social Work Intern Marquette University B.A.

Tom Van Grinsven, Development Associate for Communications and Facilities Assistant College of the Holy Cross B.A.

Jessie Walsh, Program Coordinator for College Persistence University of Illinois M.S.W., Indiana University B.A.

Luisin Wilson, Faculty

Gonzaga University B.A.

Returning in new positions

Sarah Finch, Director College-Persistence Programs Jenna Heitchue, Faculty Member and Dean of Academics Anne Roney, Faculty Member and Dean of 6th Grade Bernina Sykes, Administrative Assistant and Parent Outreach Coordinator

We are extremely grateful for all of those who generously support our students. We have been careful to ensure the accuracy of our donor list, but if you find an error please contact Mrs. Maria Lefkow Sorensen at 773.638.6103 or by e-mail at sorensen@cjacademy.org and we will correct the error immediately.

Three brothers, from left, Jonathan (Class of 2015), Sam (Class of 2012), and Deon (Class of 2009).

When Deon, my older brother and alum of Chicago Jesuit Academy, told me about CJA I was amazed. I was really happy and excited about attending CJA even after learning that it is an all-boys school that dismisses at 6 o’clock at night.

What I really expected was an ordinary school that was easy just like the rest of my schools that I attended.

In the fall of 2009, when I got to CJA, I was off to a great start with all A’s and B’s on my report card. As the next quarter rolled around, I started to slip. My grades dropped, my attitude was stinky. I wasn’t used to it. I spent a lot of time with Mr. Diehl and Mr. Lynch to help me get better. Once I started talking to them, I finally began to see what this school was really doing for us; they were trying to give us an education – a good one at that. At the end of fifth grade, my grades were okay, but I knew I had room to grow.

At the start of sixth grade, my grades were really good. I wasn’t yet at my greatest potential, academic-wise or CJA-wise. As I gained a better understanding of what it meant to be a gentleman for others, I also learned other life lessons. One important lesson I learned in sixth and seventh grade is that things will not always go my way. If I don’t like what we are doing in class, or find myself frustrated with my classmates or my teachers, I just have to make the best of the situation and keep going.

Student Reflection Sam, Class of 2012

As an eighth grader at CJA, a lot of my thinking changed. For example, I stopped questioning authority.

Things that were funny in seventh grade weren’t funny anymore. If you stick me inside of a middle school right now, I don’t think I would understand the things they do there (non-academically). What I mean by that is that I wouldn’t fit right with the rest of the kids there because of how much CJA has done to me and done for me.

Life lessons weren’t that hard to come by during my time at CJA. “Live life to the fullest”, “Treat others as you want to be treated” and many others were thrown at me without me really knowing what most of them meant. One that really got my attention was the one my mom, Denise Taylor, had given me. “There is a time to play and a time to learn – learn the difference.” As I repeat that in my head over and over, I realize that this is the foundation of my maturity right now.

As an eighth grader, I wouldn’t say I reached my greatest potential, nor would I say I was at my greatest maturity. Still I fooled around in class, made stupid jokes and I heard a lot of kids say, “I’m a kid” but sometimes they used it in the wrong way. The right way is to use it is when you do things that almost everyone did as a child. The wrong way is when you use it to get out of trouble. I’ve made the foolish mistake of using my childhood as an excuse but now I expect more of myself.

As a graduate of CJA, I think about the things I have done and have not done to make this school and myself better. I realize that I have done both good and not so good at this school. I have learned from those “not so good” things because of the great teachers at this school. I plan on carrying those ideas and skills to Loyola Academy where I am attending high school in the fall.

The message I would pass on to my younger brother, Jonathan, a CJA fifth grader, and to all the other students after me is to make the most of the opportunity and learn. Learn from your mistakes and make the best of what you have. I only realized it near the end of my short time at CJA.

Thank you to all the parents and CJA supporters who have helped me realize my potential and who have encouraged me to keep learning.

“...now I expect more of myself.”

Jonathan is entering the 6th grade at CJA, Sam will be attending Loyola Academy next year and Deon will be graduating from Gordon Tech in 2013.

INDICIA

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Chicago, IL 60644-4324 (773) 638-6103 (773) 638-6107 info@cjacademy.org www.cjacademy.org

“Thank you for all you have done not only for me, but for the school and community. This is my last letter of my four years at CJA, but I will always keep a close relationship with this school.”

– Isaiah (Class of 2012)

This word cloud highlights the words most commonly used by faculty and staff in describing the Grad-at-Grad award winners in the Class of 2012.

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