The Shield, Summer 2015 by Annette Kearns

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“All IN” for Nolan Catholic

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For more than fifty years, Nolan Catholic has been the place for students to prepare for college, career and, most importantly, Heaven. Everyone who has had any part of Catholic education – teacher, student, parent – understands it is a significant investment of time, talent, and treasure. It becomes part of who you are, not just a place you go or something you do. It has always been that way: from the earliest of days when the brave Sisters, Brothers and Priests ventured into an untamed Fort Worth to start our schools, to present day when our schools stand as testaments of our faith, good works, and hope for the future. We are in a time of renewal here at Nolan Catholic. Exciting things are happening all around our campus: from the greenhouse, to the new press box; from the brightened hallways, to the campus-wide wifi; all of us at NCHS are working to improve our students’ experiences in every way possible. In order to continue to do that, we need help from everyone who loves Nolan Catholic. It is with that in mind that we launch our All IN campaign. We know our families are completely INvested in what we do here at Nolan Catholic. Our hope and goal is to INspire our alumni, grandparents, future students, and community to INvest in Nolan Catholic, too. So it is time to get INvolved! We have something for everyone here: Love athletics? Volunteer to help the Viking Club, join the Letterman’s Association, come to our home games and cheer! Love fine arts? Volunteer to help our Band Boosters, join the audience at any of our performances, donate to help fund our new fine arts center (information coming soon!). Passionate about ecology? Volunteer to help with the greenhouse, donate toward the Dr. Kuban Scholarship, help us get recycling bins across campus. Are robots and engineering your thing? Volunteer to help at one of our robotics tournaments, help us secure more equipment for our Engineering Program, donate to help our Robo Vikes travel to tournaments. And, of course the most important thing everyone can do to help Nolan Catholic: keep us in your prayers! The point is we can all be INvolved, INvested, and INspiring, because we are all Nolan Catholic VikINgs! Help us to continue to build on our traditions; with God’s grace, we will be All IN for years and years to come. Blessings,

Erin Vader, ’88 President Nolan Catholic High School

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On The Cover… This year, Nolan launches a campaign to create an environment in which every member of our community is encouraged be “All IN” – INvolved, INvested, and INspiring. Pictured are members of the NCHS community who are All IN (from left): Mr. Steve Evans, Mrs. Miriam Moore, Mr. Benedict Reyes, and (front) incoming freshman Franchesca Moore. See more on pg. 27.

NCHS Administration Erin Vader ’88 President

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Gabriel Duarte

Assistant Principal, Academic Affairs

William Perales Dean of Students

Kathryn Rhadigan

Director of Advancement

Matt Cook ’92

Development Professional

Annette Kearns

Director of Communication

Patricia Gilmore Pierret ’78

Director of Alumni-Constituency Relations

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Benedict V. Reyes

Office of Advancement

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See what’s new and exciting on the NCHS Campus.

we remember Alums and faculty we will miss.

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St. Mary of Joy.

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Class Notes.

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Alumni class reunions and calendar of events.

Communications Assistant, Graphics

Lisa Halden Griffith ’80

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Director of Enrollment Management

Diane Geiser

Admissions Assistant

Zabette Wills

Database Manager

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Four new members inducted.

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Ann & Jay White, models of stewardship.

Susanna Lamers finds life’s calling in epidemic.

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now Class of 2015 Top Honors Don Thompson Memorial Award Emily Prud’homme

Stephen Breen Memorial Scholarship Judy Pham

Chaminade Award Kevin Pereira

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Marian Award Erika Keever

Valedictorian Reese Eller

Salutatorian Mary Rose Sy

Dr. Joseph Kuban Award for Excellence Henri Chung Science

National Merit Finalist George Emrich

Sister Mary Ellen Williams Scholarship Brittney Jackson

Dr. Joseph Kuban Award for Excellence Jacie Shreve Music

Principal’s Leadership Award Johnathon Muraski

Principal’s Leadership Award Kylie Kopp

Christian Ministry Award Emily Rayball More than 800 service hours.

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Campus Connections Announcements New Administrators Announced In December, President Erin Vader named Benedict V. Reyes principal of Nolan Catholic High School. Reyes had been serving as interim principal since July 1, 2014. In April, Principal Reyes announced the selection of Mr. Gabriel Duarte as Nolan’s new Assistant Principal of Academic Affairs and Mr. William Perales as Dean of Students. Both assumed their new roles effective July 1, 2015. Mr. Duarte is a 12-year veteran of NCHS and has served the past two years as Dean of Students. Prior to that, he taught students in all grade levels in Theatre Arts, Speech, AP Psychology, and Life of a Viking. He also directed our Theatre Department for several seasons, and brought much visibility and acclaim to our theatre program. “I am excited for this new opportunity, and blessed to continue my service in a place that has meant so much to my life,” said Duarte. Mr. Perales has 19 years of experience in Catholic education including middle school, high school, and college level. Prior to joining Nolan’s Theology Department in 2014, he served as adjunct instructor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Marymount California University. He also served eight years in the English Department at Mary Star of the Sea Catholic High School in San Pedro, California. In addition to teaching, he was the department chair and involved with preparing accreditation reports, developing curriculum, assisting in department nolancatholichs.org

hiring, and serving as faculty member to the Curriculum Committee and Discipline Board. “I look forward to continuing the great work of Mr. Duarte as the school maintains a safe environment where the common good is not only secure, but thrives so that students are better able to experience the good of a Catholic education and journey closer toward becoming tomorrow’s servant leaders,” said Perales.

Champions for the 11th year in a row. The band competed in the TPSMEA State Marching Band Competition playing music from Pirates of the Caribbean. In addition, they also won caption awards for Best Percussion, Winds, Color Guard, Music Effects, and Marching.

Nolan to Begin Offering Dual Credit Program Nolan Catholic High School is partnering with Tarrant County College to launch a Dual Credit Program. Beginning this fall, juniors and seniors taking dual credit classes will have the opportunity to earn college credits while taking classes at Nolan. Mrs. Tamesha Hilliard-Daniels from Tarrant County College conducted a parent information session in May to discuss eligibility and to answer questions about the program.

Fine Arts Drum Line Wins TAPPS Championships In their first year to compete in the TAPPS Drum Line Championships, our Viking Drum Line took the state title. Pictured below with their awards are members of the drum line: (from left) Lane Proctor, Ali Pecina, Darius Douglas-Smith, Brandon Sauceda, Jordan Mack, Lawrence Lazenby, Owen Salazar, Reed Proctor, Julia Murray, and Cameron Larsen. Not pictured is Jared Martin. Mr. Brian Standridge directed Nolan’s Drum Line.

Nolan Posts Most Successful Run In TMEA Contests Mark De Los Santos and Robyn Richmond were selected to the 2015 Texas Music Educators Association All-State Choir. In addition, Joel Garcia, Jr., Gabrielle Falcon, and Kayla O’Malley were 1st alternates. Choral Director Ms. Mary-Margaret Meyer ’06, said “This year was Nolan’s most successful run in the TMEA All-State competition.”

Nolan Musicians Sweep the TAPPS Championships It was a rewarding weekend when the NCHS Band, Choir, and Orchestra competed at the TAPPS Music State Championships in March. Following are the amazing results they brought home: • Orchestra – 5A State Champions and Sweepstakes (all top ratings) • Band – 5A State Champion Runner-Up

Marching Band Makes it 11 in a Row The Nolan Viking Band was named Texas Private School Music Educators Association State Marching

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(cont.) • Women’s Choir earned a Superior rating • Jazz Band earned a Superior rating • Show Choir earned a Superior rating • Nolan 12 earned a Superior rating • Men’s Chorus earned an Excellent rating • Choir also competed in the Solos Contest and brought home 29 medals for Superior performances. Music Students Travel to New Orleans, the Birthplace of Jazz In April, 185 Nolan student musicians plus chaperones participated in a cultural immersion trip to the Birthplace of Jazz, New Orleans. The goal of the trip was to give students a first-hand, historical exposure to one of America’s original art forms – Jazz music. Director of Choral Music, Ms. Mary-Margaret Meyer, said about the trip: “Although I knew the trip would teach the students about music, I had no idea of the breadth of knowledge outside of music that the kids would bring back home.” Students are pictured below after Sunday Mass service at St. Augustine Catholic

Church: (from left): Johnathon Muraski, Ariana Mercado, Emily Rayball, Fr. Edmund Mulenga, OMI, Pastor of St. Augustine, Rodney Marshall, Anne Wright, and David Aragon. Part of the trip was dedicated to competing at the Cajun Showcase of Music. Following are their impressive results: • Men’s Chorus, Varsity Choir, Symphonic Band, and Orchestra received Excellent Ratings • Jazz Band, Show Choir, and Women’s Choir received Superior Ratings and Best in Class Awards 4

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• Jazz Band and Women’s Choir were named Overall Outstanding

Digital Media Students Earn Best in Show at ATPI Contests

• Gospel soloists Gabrielle Falcon, Gabriela Miranda, and Jazz soloists Jonathan Jimenez, Justin Norris, and Benjamin Shields received Outstanding Soloist recognitions

Nolan digital media students participated at the ATPI contests. Here are their amazing results:

TAPPS One-Act Play State Competition After winning the regional TAPPS OneAct Play competition, Nolan theatre students traveled to San Antonio to compete in the State Championship and placed second. In addition, they received the following awards: Baylee Wang and Bryar Ferguson – Honorable Mention; and Kevin Sweeney and Gabi Miranda – All Star Cast. Ms. Christy Collard directs this group of theatre students.

Another noteworthy performance from a group of Ms. Collard’s theatre students was their adaptation of the old Abbott and Costello skit: Who’s on First. They performed in front of more than 500 attendees at this year’s Diocesan Celebration of Catholic Schools. Pictured below at the celebration are (from left): Jack Diseker, Aaron Gendron, Lexie Garrett, Kevin Sweeney, and Ben Wagner.

• Emily Berger earned second place with her environmental self portrait. • Carlos Crane earned third place in advanced portfolio review for his AP concentration work on “decay.” • Courtni Fields earned first place for her digital editing work. • Abby Pfaff earned third place for her digital image (portrait) during a 1.5- hour multiple photography assignments challenge. She also earned honorable mention for her three-image picture package that was submitted as a walk-in contest at time of registration. • Perhaps the biggest winner was the group effort of Mary Andersen, Parker Brooks, and Sophie King on a 19hour video challenge that required them to address the prompt: “What’s the point?” and create a short film. Their film won Best of Show (top honors over first place), and was shown at the awards ceremony. Their video titled: Crooked Spiral was shot at night, primarily using flashlights for all lighting purposes.

In addition, Economics Teacher and Faculty Technology Coordinator, Mr. John Skees, also won a social media award for his work on Twitter. Art Students Place Highest in VASE Competition Nolan art students Sarah Alexander, Alexander Burgamy, Vianey Contreras, Christine Huynh, Michael Lee, Savannah Lynch, Matthew Moreno, Nhi Nguyen, Regina Stierman, Deanna Thomson, and Noah Torres participated in the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE) regional art competition. Each of these students goes through an interview process with a trained judge and must defend their piece. The following artists received highest grades in their categories — nolancatholichs.org

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day were coordinated by the Science Department and included speakers from Fossil Rim Wildlife Park, Fort Worth Zoo, and Mr. Robert Gieb ’65 speaking on Schools for Uganda. Also included were student projects from the Biology classes, presentations from Model UN, the Nolan Theatre Troupe, and the Debate Team. Pictured above is Henri Chung, SecretaryGeneral of the NCHS Model UN Team, speaking on various aid groups working in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Pictured below is Mr. Robert Gieb, NCHS alumnus ’65, who spoke to

staff are: Editor-in-Chief: Maeve Mitchell, and Editors: Christian Chen, Madeline Hale, and Igor Stepczynski.

• Jewel St. Louis – Honorable Mention, Beginner Animal

students about a mission project he is spearheading to build a Catholic school in Masaka, Uganda.

• Lauren Titsworth – Honorable Mention, Beginner Thematic “Go”

Nolan Publishes Student Journal, Cursus Humanitas

Generous Benefactors Enable Robotics Program to Reach Out to Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders

Also, three students placed in a contest through the State Fair of Texas:

Social Studies Department Chair, Mr. Michael Edghill, spearheaded the creation of a new student journal called Cursus Humanitas. The purpose of the journal is to promote student achievement in academic and original writing by offering an avenue for publication through a student/ faculty-reviewed journal. Cursus Humanitas is designed to publish both original, creative works, and scholarly works in fields that include historical analysis, literary criticism, government policy analysis, and theological defense. This year’s editorial staff was: Editor-In-Chief: Abby Pfaff, and Editors: Christian Chen, Vianey Contreras, and Igor Stepczynski. The 2015-2016 editorial

Sarah Alexander, Alexander Burgamy, Vianey Contreras, Michael Lee, Savannah Lynch, Matthew Moreno, Regina Stierman, and Deanna Thomson. Vianey Contreras advanced to the State VASE Competition.

Digital Media Students Place in ATPI and State Fair Photo Contests Seven NCHS student photographers placed in the Association of Texas Photography Instructors Fall contest: • Carlos Crane – Honorable Mention, Beginner Open • Addie Fields – Honorable Mention, Beginner Open • Taylor Glover – Third Place, Beginner Informal Environmental Portrait • Nick Guerin – Honorable Mention, Advanced Animal; Honorable Mention, Advanced Student Life • Gabby Hyde – First Place, Beginner Cellphone; Honorable Mention, Beginner Architecture

• Courtni Fields – Third Place, Junior Color Bird category • Nick Guerin – Second Place, Junior BW People category • Abby Pfaff – Honorable Mention, Junior Still Life category

Academics and Activities Universal Reading Day Focuses on Social Justice Connection to Biodiversity and Natural Resources Universal Reading Day in August focused on the school’s summer reading book, Endangered. The activities for the nolancatholichs.org

Edghill himself is a regular contributor to online journals and publications including PanAm Post, Caribbean Journal, and American Quarterly. He shares his experience with students and mentors them to help get their papers and editorials published. New Greenhouse Constructed on East Side of Campus This year, NCHS Ecology Teacher, Mr. Rick Garnett ’99, oversaw the building and use of a new greenhouse located on the east side of campus. Garnett, Alumnus Matt Jarzombek ’14, and a group of Nolan students constructed the house, which will potentially make possible a student-run farmers’ market; plant genetic studies; and provide means for independent studies. Perhaps even a Lenten Fish Fry from the fish raised for use in the aquaponics system. Senior Henri Chung worked with Mr. Garnett on a project comparing plant growth in soil versus in aquaponics systems. This year, plans are to make the greenhouse solar powered and plant vegetables.

A major component of Nolan’s Robotics Program is to raise funds for expenses that enable the Robo Vikes to compete at FIRST events and continue their outreach efforts to the community. This year, the Robo Vikes’ solicitations were very successful and the project was blessed with donations from the following benefactors: Exxon, FIRST in Texas/ Texas Workforce Commission, Frank W. Neal & Associates, Grainger Industrial Supply, Hagans Plastics Co., Inc., Horizon Tech Industries, Inc., iTron, Inc., Lockheed-Martin, Mouser Electronics, and Spradley Orthodontics. Thanks to their generosity, the Robo Vikes were able to direct outreach to more than (more) the shield

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(cont.) 2,000 students of all ages, and inspire, train, and create tomorrow’s business and technology leaders. Dr. Robert Scheer, Robo Vikes program director, is pictured below accepting a check from Exxon Director of Operations, Sherry Forbes. If your company or organization is interested in supporting the Robo Vikes, please contact Dr. Scheer at rscheer@nchstx.org.

12,250 students from 230 private and public schools. Here are their results in the final challenge: • Mark De Los Santos – 1st place, 5A Spelling • Mark De Los Santos – 4th place, Overall Spelling • Henri Chung – 12th Place, 5A Number Sense • Ben Crouch – 12th Place, 5A Science • Justin Hoang – 14th place, 5A Calculator • Augustus Sison – 15th place, 5A Calculator • Erick Hoch – 17th place, 5A Math • Thomas Park – 19th place, 5A Math • Mary Borchers – 19th place, 5A Social Studies • Caroline Meekins – 19th place, 5A Calculator

Model UN Places at North Texas Model Arab League Conference Model UN Team members Henri Chung, Christian Chen, Gabriel del Carmen, and Tori Strickland participated in this year’s North Texas Model Arab League Conference hosted by the University of North Texas. Christian Chen was awarded third place in the Joint Defense Council. Gabriel del Carmen was awarded second place in the Council on Palestinian Affairs. The delegation as a team was awarded second place for their work in committees representing Qatar. Debate Team Wins Big at Byron Nelson Contest The Nolan debate team competed at this year’s Byron Nelson High School debate meet. Team members Elle Bettinger, Mary Borchers, Gabriel del Carmen, Alyssa Hoelscher, Abby Smith, and Hannah Wingert won more than half of the rounds Nolan Catholic entered in the Texas Forensic Association qualifying tournament. Academic Team Completes Final 2015 Virtual Challenge Meet The NCHS Academic Team has completed five Virtual Challenge Meets this year. NCHS students competed in the 5A division against 6

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Robo Vikes Awarded Gracious Professionalism at Dallas Regional In spite of the icy weather in March, Nolan’s Robo Vikes competed in the FIRST Robotics Dallas Regional

Competition. Friday evening of the three-day event was quite eventful. Most of the team was sent home due to the weather conditions. Those remaining stayed in a nearby hotel in order to complete the competition. On the final day of contests, the Robo Vikes were awarded the Gracious Professionalism Award. This award celebrates the team that exemplifies the core values of FIRST in their relationships with other teams and by their demonstrated Gracious Professionalism®. Nolan Participates in National Poetry Out Loud Competition For the fourth year, the NCHS Poetry Club coordinated Nolan’s participation in the national Poetry

Out Loud Competition. All Nolan students were eligible to participate. Madeline Hale placed first and represented NCHS at the state level competition; Catherine Burleaud placed second, and Dani Galluci placed third. Nolan’s Poetry Club is moderated by Mr. Scott Laurange. Frau O’Bryan Selected for Two Scholarships Frau O’Bryan, ’09 NCHS German teacher and club moderator, received a scholarship from the Goethe Institut to participate in a seminar in December for German teachers about STEM (science and technology) in Germany and addressing those topics in their classes. In addition, she received a second scholarship that sent her to Germany this summer for two weeks to focus on speaking more German while teaching. Frau O’Bryan is pictured above in front of the Goethe Institut office in San Francisco. Mr. Simeroth Selected to Participate in Summer Leadership Institute Social Studies Teacher, Mr. Patrick Simeroth ’01, was accepted to Brown University’s Choices Program Summer Leadership Institute. The Choices Program’s annual leadership institute engages participants in scholarship on a critical international issue and provides an opportunity for teachers to expand their repertoire of techniques for incorporating Choices curricula into various secondary courses. Graduates of the Institute are called Choices Teaching Fellows, and are expected to conduct outreach activities in nolancatholichs.org

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their districts and beyond. For the annual Summer Leadership Institute, Choices collaborates with multiple scholars who provide content sessions and one or more “lead teachers” who provide peer leadership to help teachers incorporate Choices into their classroom teaching. Mr. Gray Shares Experience Working With Special Education Students at NCEA Theology Teacher, Mr. Eric Gray, was chosen as one of the presenters at the 2014 National Catholic Educators Association Conference in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Gray’s presentation: “Who’s Helping Who? Catholic School Students with Public Special Education Students” shared how Nolan works with the Fort Worth ISD to bring the public special education and private mainstream students together to develop awareness of a unity between each other and further positive development of both groups out in the greater world.

Nolan Robo Vikes Host Successful FLL Robotics Competition In December, Nolan served as the Fort Worth-area regional host site for the First Lego League Competition. This competition is the middle school-age level team competition put on by FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. Participants in the Saturday competition included 28 teams across Fort Worth and Dallas from private and public schools,

for practice and competition in their own regionals. The Robo Vikes visited these schools and assisted students in building a Lego robot run on the Lego Mindstorms operating system. “We received very positive feedback from parents and the students on the robotics teams,” said Scheer. “Kyle and the rest of the Robo Vikes, and volunteers deserve a lot of credit for giving these middle school students an opportunity to compete in a fun event that helps develop skills in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and business.”

Servant Leadership Nolan Faculty and Staff Lend a Hand Servicing Diocesan Partner Schools

Mrs. Kelli Bradley Bay ’82 and Mrs. Zabette Wills Nominated in 2015 Fort Worth Admin Awards Administrative Assistants Mrs. Zabette Wills (left, Advancement) and Mrs. Kelli Bay (right, Athletics) were nominated in the 2015 Fort Worth Admin Awards. The Admin Awards is the first program of its kind that recognizes the administrative assistant community. Nominees were honored at a cocktail reception in March. Mrs. Bay was also named a Finalist in the awards program.

as well as students who are homeschooled. NCHS partnered with the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, which is the Affiliate and Operational Partner for the North Texas Region. The NCHS event was mostly coordinated and run by Nolan’s Robo Vikes robotics team and a host of volunteers. Junior Kyle Griffith served as the event coordinator under the direction of Dr. Robert Scheer, engineering program director and robotics coach. FLL has been a major component of the Robo Vikes’ outreach program in which the team strives to expand the accessibility of robotics to all who express interest including middle school students. This year, the Robo Vikes mentored seven FLL Teams from St. Andrew School, St. John the Apostle School, and Holy Trinity Catholic School each week

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Building upon their ministry of service, Nolan faculty and staff visited our diocesan partner schools to extend a helping hand with some of their projects and activities. In November, 111 teachers, administrators, and staff visited 14 partner schools and performed tasks including general cleaning, painting, sorting/filing, gardening, and library support. Nolan helpers also served 544 lunches to partner school faculty and staff, and in some cases helped with playground duty so the teachers could have a break. Principal Reyes said: “We are most grateful for the enthusiastic response to enhancing our relationships and the gracious welcome we received from our partner schools’ administration, faculty and staff. We hope to offer our services again soon.”

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Paul S. Knippel Scholarship Fund Honored on National Philanthropy Day In 1986, Congress established a day to recognize individuals who selflessly give of themselves for the betterment of society. Each year, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), honors individuals and groups that, through their hard work, dedication, and belief in a better tomorrow, have enhanced philanthropy, our community, and the world. Nolan Catholic High School annually recognizes a member or a group from our community that has demonstrated a commitment to NCHS and has left a lasting impact on our school. This year’s recipient is the Paul S. Knippel Scholarship Fund. Paul S. Knippel ’78 is a Nolan alum who was killed in a car accident in 1982. Paul had a great passion for sports, especially golf. The Knippel Memorial Golf Tournament was established by Paul’s friends and provides tuition assistance to students in need.

Accepting on behalf of the Knippel Fund at the luncheon on Oct. 30, was Paul’s sister, Beth Knippel Kuykendall ’81, and classmate Lee Friday ’78. Pictured above at the recognition luncheon are (from left): Mr. Benedict V. Reyes, NCHS principal; Mrs. Beth Knippel Kuykendall, Ms. Erin Vader, NCHS president; and Lee Friday. Students Prepare Sandwiches for Homeless Shelter Junior Lillian Cribbin had an idea for her class to help feed the homeless. She said: “Let’s make sandwiches.” From that simple idea, a meticulous plan was drafted in which Nolan turned its Commons dining room into a mass production of 1400 peanut butter sandwiches that were 8

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prepared, packaged, and boxed in about 30 minutes. They were then delivered to the Presbyterian Night Shelter in Fort Worth to feed many of its patrons. Junior Division Moderator, Mrs. Bridget Guccione, worked with Cribbin (pictured above, left) and Division President, Kathryn Seyer (above, right), to make the project happen. “Lillian came up with idea, and then Kathryn coordinated the details with the shelter,” said Guccione. The project was featured on the KTVT Channel 11 evening news. Student Council Holds Dress Donation Drive Thanks to the generosity of the NCHS community and the coordination of the Nolan Student Council, many local girls were able to have prom and homecoming dresses that they otherwise would not be able to afford. Lanaija Watler, Emily Rayball, and Ben Wagner are pictured below with some of the donated dresses.

Catholic Identity Pro-Life Students March For Life and Visit State Representatives In January, members of the NCHS ProLife Club traveled to Washington, D.C. for the annual March For Life Rally. More than 750,000 people attended the national rally making it the largest pro-life event in history. Club members attended the Opening Mass at the National Shrine on the evening before the March, and attended the Youth Mass the morning of the March. Students were able to tour Washington D.C. and attended a session of the U.S. Senate. Adrienne Conley met Texas Senator and presidential hopeful, Ted Cruz. She said: “It was an honor to meet such a strong and active advocate for life.” Sean Gillen, president of the NCHS Pro-Life Club,

Students Unite to Provide Teddy Bears for Children’s Hospital Nolan’s French and Spanish classes, teachers, & Honor Societies collected more than 300 teddy bears through their annual teddy bear drive. The soft and cuddly bears will be used to brighten up the day for patients at Fort Worth’s Cook Children’s nolancatholichs.org

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said he was impressed with the amount of people from across the country who were all there for the same reason and driven by the Holy Spirit. “It was an environment of love. The culture of death has no chance,” he said.

Effect, also took time to meet with Nolan students earlier in the week to speak on the effects of pornography in our society.

Nolan Hosts Visit From Austrian Catholic School Students In April, Nolan Catholic welcomed students from our sister Catholic School, Albertus Magnus Gymnasium der Marianesten in Vienna, Austria. Since 2000, Nolan and Albertus Magnus have been conducting a visitor exchange and the experience is always fun and

Special Mention Nolan Hosts Grandparents’ Day On the heels of their trip to Washington D.C., Adrienne and Sean traveled to Austin with Bishop Michael Olson’s advocacy team and addressed state representatives on the Catholic point of view on several issues. LIFE Team Performs Special Presentation of the Stations of the Cross During Holy Week, Nolan students were treated to a special presentation of the Stations of the Cross by current and new members of the Viking Living in Faith Environment (LIFE) Team. The LIFE Team is moderated by Director of Campus Ministry, Mrs. DeDe Barth.

Continuing an old tradition, NCHS thoroughly enjoyed honoring all our grandparents the week of Thanksgiving. Grandparents were able to join their Nolan grandchild(ren) for a Thanksgiving Mass, and a luncheon in their honor. (2015 Grandparents’ day is November 19.)

Muraski and Falcon Receive MEB Foundation Junior Spirit Award Juniors Gabrielle Falcon and Will Muraski were the 2015 recipients of the Mary Ellen Byrnes Foundation’s Junior Spirit Award. The annual award is presented to a Nolan junior boy and girl in honor of the spirit of Mary Ellen Byrnes, a long-time parent and champion of Nolan, volunteer, and

Nolan Hosts Pure By Choice Youth Rally In March, the Youth for Life of the Catholic Pro-Life Committee and the Diocese of Fort Worth presented a Pure by Choice Youth Rally for students in grades 8-12. The Rally took place at NCHS’ Hartnett Arena. Guest speakers included Matt Fradd and Kara Klein. Matt Fradd, national speaker and founder of The Porn nolancatholichs.org

athletics office assistant. The award was presented at the annual Junior Leadership Day luncheon and includes a $1,000 scholarship toward their senior year. Pictured above at the award presentation are (from left): NCHS President, Erin Vader, Will Muraski, Gabrielle Falcon, Mr. Bob Byrnes, and NCHS Principal, Benedict V. Reyes.

rewarding. This visit included 18 high school students and three adult leaders. The students and chaperones are pictured above with Principal Benedict V. Reyes following weekly Mass that was celebrated by Bishop Michael Olson. The Austrians’ visit to NCHS and Texas was the last stop of their three-week tour across the United States. Nolan appreciates the many host families who graciously housed our guests. Class of 2015 Boasts Amazing Number of Eagle Scouts and Gold Award Girl Scouts

Graduation ceremonies in May provided a great opportunity to capture a group shot of the amazing number of Eagle Scouts from the Class of 2015. Pictured above are Eagle Scouts: (top row, left to right): Carey Cox, Jack Fitzsimons, McCaleb Taylor, Rodney Marshall; (middle row, left to right): Mark Horton, Anthony Coffey, Carlos Crane, Will Ramon, Matthew Smith, Brian Pecot, James Carey; (bottom row, left to right): Daniel Cafferata, Matthew Castiglione, Bryar Ferguson, and Garrett Basham. Also included are faculty Eagle Scouts, Mr. Patrick Simeroth ’01, Mr. Dave Wampach, and Mr. Brian Kohler. In addition, (more) the shield

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(cont.) Catie Sanders and Alex Childress (pictured below) earned the highest award given in Girl Scouts – the Gold Award. Another great statistic for the Class of 2015!

Athletics Recap Star-Telegram Ranks Joe Prud’homme Seventh Among Area High School Football Coaches In 2014, Coach Joe Prud’homme was selected by the Fort Worth StarTelegram as the 7th ranked high school football coach among all public and private schools in the area, and the Viking football team for being the 25th ranked team in the area! Prud’homme took over Nolan’s program in 1991, and the Vikings have only missed the playoffs once under his direction. Coach Prud’homme has coached Nolan to seven state titles all in the last 10 years.

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Nine Student Athletes Sign to Play Collegiate Sports This year nine NCHS senior athletes signed to continue their education while playing collegiate sports. Pictured immediately below at a ceremony on signing day are (from left:) Jon Coppens, football at Rice University; McCaleb Taylor, soccer at Trinity University; Gabbie Puente, soccer at Texas Tech University; Gwennie Puente, soccer at Texas Tech University; and Austin Smith, baseball at Frank Phillips College. Pictured

bottom at another ceremony in April are (from left): Nick Rios, baseball at Lyon College; Will Elmer, football at Millsaps College; Trey Foster, football at the University of Minnesota; and Connor Wilson, cross country at the University of Portland.

Athletic Awards Presented at Annual All Sports Awards Ceremony The annual Athletic Awards Ceremony officially ended the Nolan Catholic 20142015 sports year. There were 79 individual sport awards, five superlative awards and one volunteer award presented. Clare Hennessy and Mac Emrich were named the Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Emily Prud’homme and Frank Colin won Athlete of the Year Awards. The Don Thompson Memorial Award was presented by the Thompson family to Emily Prud’homme (pictured above).

Following moving comments from NCHS President Erin Vader and Coach Joe Prud’homme about their memories of Mary Ellen Byrnes, the 2014-2015 MEB award was presented to Mrs. Jill Dashner for volunteer service. The senior candlelight ceremony marked the end of the awards ceremony and the NCHS sports year. Annual Powder Puff Football Tournament Provides Fun For All The powder puff football 7 on 7 tournament provided wholesome and competitive fun for all involved. Teams competed in grade-level divisions. The Dolphins took the FreshmanSophomore Division title and the Texans won the Junior-Senior Division. Boudreaux Receives Special Recognition for Servant Leadership The Life of an Athlete program is built upon Nolan’s strongest stakeholders. They are the cornerstones. This year, Mrs. Debbie Boudreaux, mother of John Phillip ’09, Brent ’11, and Nicholas ’15, watched her final athletic awards ceremony as a parent. It capped off an incredible stint of service to Nolan Athletics. Debbie is a servant-leader who gets involved, works hard, and only then turns to challenge others to join her. Whether she was working in the concession stand, the Colonial Golf Tournament, Mayfest, or organizing team banquets, Debbie made sure everything was covered. While some people spend energy finding reasons why something cannot be done, Debbie spends that energy finding ways that it can (and will) get done. Her example will continue to inspire and direct all of us as we move into the future.

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Paul Combest Takes His Place Among Honorees at 2015 Diocesan Celebration of Catholic Schools In a League of Our Own! The planning committee for the Diocesan Celebration of Catholic Schools annual banquet fittingly chose the familiar baseball reference as its theme for this year’s banquet that was held in January. Appropriately enough, Nolan’s honoree to the banquet is also truly in a league of his own when it comes to his commitment to Catholic education and to his tireless dedication to the Nolan Catholic community.

Mr. Paul Combest, associate director of Facilities and Mission Integration Chair, is a nine-year veteran of NCHS. Paul essentially keeps the Nolan campus running, whether it be via daily monitoring of door and gate controls, scheduling school buses and charters for a variety of student activities, scheduling meeting facilities for in-house and external users, cataloging all electronic equipment, overseeing janitorial and maintenance including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, or a host of other facilitiesrelated activities.

Paul Combest is surrounded by friends and family at the 2015 Diocesan Celebration of Catholic Schools banquet.

Dear Alums, This year we celebrate 54 years on the Bridge Street campus. Where are you and your classmates in our history? More importantly, where will you be in our future? This year NCHS is asking our entire community to make a commitment to be “All IN: INvolved, INvested, and INspiring.” What does that mean for alums? BE INVOLVED Viking alums are a valuable resource on our campus! Our current students can learn from your past and present experiences, and they appreciate hearing from alumni about career paths and their time at Nolan. We also look to alums to participate at Homecoming activities (Oct. 16-17). This year we will honor the Class of ’65 as Golden Vikings and the Class of ’90 as Silver Vikings. We also honor this year’s reunion classes – those ending in 0 and 5. Alums are encouraged to attend special alumni & memorial events – check out our Alumni web and Facebook pages for a full listing - and join us for a great time! BE INVESTED You can honor those who had a positive impact on your Viking life by supporting your alma mater with a contribution to one of our many funds: • Nolan’s Annual Fund (Classrooms, Campus, Tuition Assistance, Faculty Enrichment) nolancatholichs.org

Paul was chosen for this recognition because of the vital role he plays and for the dedicated service he provides to everyone on the Nolan campus.

Paul has devoted more than 24 years in service of education and has demonstrated a tireless commitment to Nolan Catholic and its students. Given the scope of his responsibilities and the rationale mentioned in his nominations, you would think honoring Paul was a no-brainer. But Paul is one of those people who diligently goes about his tasks without fanfare and, preferably, without accolades. “I like to stay in the background, so I did try to convince the administration to pick another person,” said Paul. Ultimately Paul did humbly accept the recognition. Paul’s journey to Nolan Catholic began while he was an undergrad at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. He formed a connection with the Marianists there, and specifically Fr. Larry Doersching, SM, who would be instrumental in bringing Paul to Nolan.

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• St. Francis Society Fund (NCHS families in emergency need) • Center City Schools Fund (Tuition Assistance for qualified students) • Bridge the Gap Fund (Financial Assistance for current families) • Lettermen’s Association (Scholarship Assistance for athletes) • Viking Torch Society (Planned Giving) BE INSPIRING Share your Nolan story and the importance of a Catholic education with others! Invite those who have never been to our renovated campus to enjoy a Viking game or fine arts performance. Join us for weekly Mass (Thursdays, 9:20 a.m.). ESTO DUX…continue to Be a Leader. Let’s show everyone that the more than 10,000 alumni of Nolan Catholic are All VIKING and All IN! Continue the relationship!

Pat Gilmore Pierret ’78 Director of AlumniConstituency Relations

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1960s Al Morrey, Laneri ’60 and Bernie Morrey, Laneri ’61 are pictured with Jack King, Laneri ’61 who gave them a personal tour of NCHS when they visited campus.

Kay Holleman ’63, who died in 2013, wrote, Hiding Behind the Mask: In the Corporate Closet with Cancer, in 2006. If you would like a copy of the book, please contact the Alumni Office. Pat ’64 and Judy Parnell ’65 Vader traveled to Peru last fall to climb Machu Picchu with a “side trip” to the Galapagos Islands. They are pictured at the base of Machu Picchu.

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Mike Schattman ’64 and his daughter, Rita Schattman Rubins ’91, met up with Kim Pierret ’05 at the Joseph Priestley Society Luncheon and Lecture at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Center City Philadelphia where Kim works. They are pictured below, from left, Kim, Mike, Rita.

1970s Classmates of ’71, pictured below, from left, Tom Moore, President of Thomas R. Moore Executive Search, LLC, Rev. Thomas Kennedy, Pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Pilot Point, and Paula K. Parrish, Executive Director of the Advancement Foundation for the Diocese of Fort Worth, reunited over lunch and reminisced about old times at Nolan Catholic.

Dave Blaschke ’65, pictured below in the center, the lone Scouter in the DFW area that participates on both the FWDCCS and DDCCS, was awarded the Boy Scout Bronze Pelican, the second level adult award from the Dallas Catholic Scouting committee. The class of ’72 celebrated their 60th birthdays at Gary and Toni Weimar Gray’s home this summer.

Steve ’74 and Susie Gieb ’74 Moses, hosted a crawfish boil to benefit St. Mary School in Masaka, Uganda. Susie’s brother, Bob Gieb ’65, is managing the construction and fundraising for the school. Bob is pictured below at the party with Judy Parnell Vader ’65 and Rosemary Childress Hayes ’66.

Art Sanford ’72 and his wife, Cynthia, were the 2015 Catholic Schools Honorees for Our Mother of Mercy Catholic School. Ralph McCloud ’73 is pictured below “crossing the bridge” in early March. This event commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Jim Leito ’75 is the Assurance Office Managing Partner at BDO, one of the largest public accountancy firms in the world. Therese Long ’75 was honored by OSAP (Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention), the advocate for The Safest Dental Visit™, with the 18th Annual Dr. James J. Crawford Award, which is given for lifetime achievement in the field of dental infection control. Therese has been the executive director of the organization for 20 years. Louri O’Leary ’78 was appointed by Texas Governor Abbott to the State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee. She is pictured with her husband, Jim Harrison. Mary Clark Robinson ’78, pictured right, is the D-Magazine Excellence in Nursing Leadership winner.

1980s Some of the locals of the class of ’80 along with Brenda Dolenz Helmer ’79 had a mini-reunion at Joe T. Garcia’s when Tracy Neumann was in town. They are pictured from left: Ramon Goheen, Steve Wood, Geo Steeves, Ed Cannady, Lisa Bradley Stewart, Tracy, Diane Burns Mills, Lisa Halden Griffith, Sharon Kavanaugh Adams, David Griffith. Not pictured: Kellye Caraway Scism and Brenda.

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Brian Tompkins ’81 talked about his career in sales at the Viking Career Luncheon Series. Brian is pictured above with Jon Coppens ’15.

InterConnect Wiring, military aircraft rewiring specialists, is the Fort Worth Chamber Small Business of the Year. InterConnect Wiring is owned by John Ashour ’81, Clare Ashour McGarry ’85 and Chris Bettinger ’81, pictured above. The company was started in 1993 in a room in Chris’ home and is now a multi-million dollar company with 100+ employees.

Karen Doskocil Crimmins ’84, owner of The Pillow Club at “Gracie Lane” in Arlington, donated a beautifully embroidered and personalized linen pillow to retiring Guidance Office Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Jody Puente. Mrs. Puente, holding the pillow, is pictured left with her husband.

Laura Garcia Perez, St. Maria Goretti grad, is pictured with other SMG grads and ’85 Nolan alumni at St. Maria Goretti’s Kountry Karnival, from left: Laura, Sofie PendergastNicholson ’85, Judy Jones Rotzoll ’85, Michael Clubb ’85.

Bill Lyon ’81, pictured below, center, spoke with NCHS engineering and ecology classes about his work with nuclear engineering.

Marilyn Rising ’84 had the role of Ed Harris’ niece, Kaye, in the movie, Frontera.

Steve Vega ’85 is pictured on the right with former Police Chief Jeff Halstead of the Fort Worth Police Department receiving a “Life Saving Award” at the FWPD Awards Ceremony.

Susanna Lamers ’81, below, founded Bioinfoexperts, LLC, a genetic analysis

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Dr. Michael Delgado ’86, pictured below right, spoke to Mrs. Gaye Houk’s Health class about the dental profession and recent innovations in dentistry.

Riley Shaw ’86, chief prosecutor of the juvenile unit of the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office, spoke to the parents and students of NCHS regarding the legal ramifications of cell phone abuse. Robbie Rudder ’87, pictured right, a lieutenant with the Stephenville Police Department Support Services is in command of Police Records and Telecommunications. Robert Mackey ’87, pictured right, a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch, was named to Barron’s 2015 “America’s Top 1,200 Advisors: State-by-State” list. This national recognition is an honor in the banking and finance industry and an acknowledgement of Robert’s many accomplishments. Lori Irvine ’87, of Cherry Hill, NJ, pictured with her partner, Matt, received the Content Professional of the Year award at Elsevier, a 14

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worldwide Scientific, Technical and Medical Publisher. A trip for two to Bermuda came with the award. Several members of the class of 1988 and others (Ed Bach, Steve Holleman and his son, Russell, Dennis Poquiz, Marc Hoffmeister, Keith Leino, Harold Etheridge, Jason Cowen, Andrea Koziol Harvick, Danielle Zaugg Hoffmeister, Maria Lorenzetti Blazo ’85 and her son, Alex) spent a

Saturday in August with Boy Scout Troop 507 rebuilding the deck on the north side of the Art Building (formerly Student Center). The deck was originally the Eagle Project of Dario Lorenzetti. The “Dario Lorenzetti Memorial Alumni Party Porch” was dedicated Homecoming weekend. The finished deck is pictured along with some of the workers.

The Class of ’88 was represented in the Mary Ellen Byrnes’ 3-on-3 Tournament by Rod Chisholm, Carlos Mendes, Troy Closson, John Henry, John Flores and Brian Byrnes who are pictured below, from left, with their classmate and NCHS president, Erin Vader.

Robert Rivera ’89 successfully retained his seat for District 3 on the Arlington, Texas, City Council.

1990s Lt. Col. Michael Hernandez ’90 has been promoted and assumed the command of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11 located at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, in June 2015. Mike and his wife, Rhonda, visited NCHS before they left for California. Xavier Rodriguez ’90, below, spoke to students about careers in education at the Viking Career Luncheon Series.

David Gappa ’91, of Vetro Glassblowing Studio and Gallery, presented “Perseverance,” pictured left.

Matt Cook ’92 returns to Nolan Catholic this fall as the Athletic Development Professional. He’ll also be assisting with the football and baseball programs. Alice Newbern Figueroa ’88, nursing procedure specialist at Parkland Memorial Hospital, was voted one of the “DFW Great 100 Nurses.”

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Khirallah ’94 broadcast the NCHS Viking football games. You can download the “TSRN” app to your smart phone or listen on the web. After 17 years in the fitness industry, Tiffany Rogers Biggs ’94 has started her own fitness business. For motivation, recipes, and fitness tips, find her on Facebook at “Tiffany Biggs Fitness” or connect with her on Instagram at @thebiggspot. Philip Gonzalez ’95 presented at the Viking Career Luncheon Series in early February. He spoke about his career in marketing and public relations. Ryan Randolph ’97, pictured right, is Teacher of the Year at San Marcos High School, where he teaches Biology and Forensic Science. Ryan is the son of Melissa Fitter Randolph, class of ’70. Dr. Theresa Poth Brown, D.O. ’97 was named one of the Fort Worth “Top Docs” in internal medicine by Fort Worth, Texas Magazine in April 2015. John Angeles ’98 and the company of the Broadway show, “Stomp,” performed at University of Nebraska, Lincoln in March. John is pictured here with Elizabeth Ruppel Hall ’03 whose husband, Dave, a music professor at UNL, gave a lecture prior to the performance. John and Elizabeth are pictured below.

Arica Prado ’98 is pictured right at the Fr. Jasso Tuition Assistance Banquet which supports tuition assistance at All Saints Catholic School in Fort Worth where Arica is the principal. Tehereh Behbehani ’99 moved back to the DFW area and works for American Airlines in the Flight Safety Department.

Mrs. Pat Anderson’s AP Chemistry class posed with some of the seven dozen Erlenmeyer flasks that Edward Tran ’05 and Lynda Tang donated to the NCHS Science Department. Edward and Lynda used the flasks as decorations at their science-themed wedding reception in April 2015.

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Tiana Sanford ’00 is the first black district court chief prosecutor for Montgomery County, Texas (Houston). She credits Nolan Catholic as being a part of her formation as a public servant. Michael Cochran ’02 is a portfolio manager with Frost Bank. He set up the Nolan Catholic High School Alumni Linked-In site. Kyle Owens ’02 is manager of the Wind Resource Division for British Petroleum in San Francisco. His first son, Sullivan Jaymes Owens, was born in October 2014 and is a model for the JE Talent Agency.

The Class of ’06 is to be cheered for showing their spirit and support at a prayer service for fellow alumna, Nina Pham, as Nina fought through the Ebola virus. The prayer service for Nina was suggested by Mary Styrsky; Brian Roberts ’07 is to be recognized for starting the Facebook page, “Nolan for Nina Pham,” and Sarah Strittmatter is to be recognized for starting the GoFundMe account for Nina. Nina is pictured below with President Barack Obama.

Andy Horn ’02 has been promoted to the rank of Commander in the Carrollton Police Department. Eric Vickers ’03, assistant vice president in the commercial retail division of the Wietzman Group, handles retail property leasing for a portfolio of shopping centers in the D/FW area. Matt Oliver ’04 and Andrew Montes ’05 are in leadership positions with “Need YPO,” a young professionals organization of Catholic Charities Fort Worth committed to ending poverty in our community. John Britton ’04, is the winner of the SPIAC (Seconda Prattica International Arrangement Competition) for solo guitar.

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Chris Leito ’04 obtained his residential real estate license and joined Northern Realty Group as a realtor.

Cory Zebian ’06 is pictured below with a few of the NCHS students he met with regarding the U.S. Naval Academy. Cory and his wife, Elizabeth Jacobi Zebian ’06, stopped in Fort Worth on their way to his posting in Rhode Island.

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Elizabeth Chan ’06, pictured right, has traveled to more than 40 countries as part of a flight crew specializing in military contracts. She’s returning stateside with her acceptance into the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science program on a Peace Corps Fellows Scholarship. Christine Adame ’06 is a dentist! She earned her D.D.S. graduating from Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry. Alex Schmidt ’07 has accepted an offer from a medical family therapy residency in Grand Junction, CO. Laurel McEuen ’07 is back in New York City as the Associate Merchandise Manager, Vintage for Integrated Merchandising at One Kings Lane after working as the

Hampton ’11, Audrey Finley ’07, Stevey Medina ’12, Deanna Benson ’09, Kristen Yount ’07, Brittany Mata ’07, David Tibbets ’07, Beth, Jill Frankovich ’07, Tosin Seriki ’07, Rachel Smith ’07, Molly Grant ’07, Taylor Smith ’10, Patrick Coleman ’07, Merill Caracciolo ’07, Miles Gallagher ’07, Kim Oliver ’07. Caroline Cradick ’08 has been named Executive Director of Kidd’s Kids. Kelsi Stayart ’08 and Lisa Elizondo ’08, third year students at UT Law School, are pictured left in Times Square in New York City where they attended a national bankruptcy moot court tournament. Lisa’s team won third in the tournament and the “Outstanding Brief” award. Kelsi graduated as a Chancellor in the traditional Sunflower Ceremony and will be clerking for the 5th District Circuit Court of Appeals in Jackson, MS. Christopher Fitzer ’08 is Resident Creative at Sanguine Theatre Company and Properties Master for Curtis Opera Theatre at the Curtis Institute of Music.

Associate Category Manager, Vintage Furniture for Vintage + Market Finds in OKL’s Los Angeles office. Beth Hampton ’07, married Chris Perry on July 11, 2015 at St. Thomas Aquinas in Dallas, Texas. They were joined by many fellow Nolan Vikings at their reception in the Trinity Groves area at 3015 @ Trinity

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Crystal Finley ’09 graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Master’s in Education (special education & applied behavior analysis). She’ll be teaching elementary students with Autism at Foster Elementary in the Dallas ISD.

Will Reddell ’09, pictured right, works at Bouchon and was nominated for “best in quarter” in Culinary at The Art Institute of California in Los Angeles. Kristen Flores ’09 and her college roommates took a road trip of the southern coast of Iceland. Kristen is pictured right at one of the geysers.

Katie Meili ’09 won her first Grand Prix swim meet. She swam the 9th fastest in the world in the 100 breast stroke. Katie is pictured here after winning the women’s 200 yard IM final during the USA Swimming 2014 AT&T Winter National Championships at the Greensboro (NC) Aquatic Center in Dec. 2014. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Teresa Kearns ’09 and Ross Fenley were married on June 20, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. They live in Valliant, OK, where Teresa works as a nutritionist for the McCurtain County Health Department and Ross is a mechanical engineer with International Paper. Pictured right is the bride and groom with the wedding party. Nolan alumnae Kristina Kearns ’11 (front row, left) served as maid of honor, and Kimberly Whitlock ’09 (back row) was a bridesmaid. nolancatholichs.org

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Kate Casey ’10 is working for “Project A.S.P.I.R.E.” which is a new youth financial literacy program offered to local students through NeighborWorks Waco. Christian Sullivan ’10 graduated from TCU and is busy working on two research projects which he will present in California (at Society for Personality and Social Psychology) and Florida. His research has been focused on health optimism and nostalgia. He’s also using eye tracking software to measure texting and driving behavior when participants are presented with an advertisement that exhibits a mortality salience. Mary “MK” Kulpa ’10, Steve Buell ’10 and Ann Pierret ’10, pictured to the right, showed their Viking spirit while out on the town in Fort Worth. McKenzie Sauerwein ’10 signed a professional soccer contract to play in the Premier League in Iceland. Play has already started for the goalie for the Throttur FC. McKenzie is pictured to the right, in the center, with two of her teammates. Kasie Jones ’10 received the DAISY award for nurses which honors “the superhuman work that nurses do in direct care of patients and families every day.” Kasie works in the ICU at Shoreline Hospital in Corpus Christi. nolancatholichs.org

Matt Sandusky ’10, pictured right, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and was commissioned as a U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lieutenant.

Kristina Kearns ’11 traveled this summer to South Africa as part of the Texas A&M Veterinary School study abroad program. In addition to providing care for wildlife, they learned about conservation medicine and worked with noted wildlife vet Dr. Cobus Raath.

John Tenny ’11, recent graduate of the University of Missouri, has been offered a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant to Turkey for an English Teaching Assistantship. Lisa Hampton ’11 graduated from Midwestern State University and now holds the 3 point shooting record in women’s basketball. In the fall she will be a graduate assistant at SMU for women’s basketball where she will be working on her masters. Brandon Ramos ’11, pictured right, leads the Cisco College Wrangler Band as its drum major. The band traveled to Nolan Catholic in October to give an exhibition performance after the TPSMEA State Marching Band Competition. Rana Slaieh ’11 is pictured right at the White Coat Ceremony for the University of the Incarnate Word – Feik School of Pharmacy in San Antonio. Rana is on track to becoming a Pharmacist and earning a Doctorate in Pharmacy in 2018. Paige Harris ’11, a senior at UT Tyler, finished out her college soccer career with NSCAA All-Region honors and was named First Team All-ASC.

Blake Carsey ’11 graduated from The Neely School of Business at Texas Christian University with a degree in Finance. Blake accepted a position with American Airlines and is working as an analyst in the DFW area. Ryan Harvey’s ’11 first job will be as an Environmental Scientist for Groundwater & Environmental Services Inc. (GES) in Tampa. Erin Formby ’11 studied abroad this summer at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Queretaro, Mexico. David LaPointe ’12 spent his summer at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Arlington fulfilling his seminarian commitment. Myles Green ’12 is the official videographer for Wishing Well Intentions, a jewelry company. Shelby Smith ’12, a rising senior at University of Missouri, pictured right, participated in Mizzou Alternative Breaks and spent spring break in Taos, NM, working with Habitat for Humanity.

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Mrs. Betsey Page, NCHS math teacher, is pictured below, with Delia Morales ’14, Maria Soto ’13 and Austin Perrotti ’12, l. to r., at TCC where Delia was sworn in as the vice president of the TCC Student Council. Delia received the Salzburg Scholarship and will be visiting Austria at the end of this month.

Michael Hoffman ’13 and Landon Russell ’14, pictured right, left and right respectfully, were on the court again. This time they played against each other when Lafayette (Michael) played Yale (Landon).

Ryan Messer ’13, pictured right, graduated from Marine Boot Camp and is currently in San Diego for infantry training. Reid Burkett ’14, a rising sophomore at SMU, is pictured right cheering for the Mustangs during their game against the Temple Owls at SMU. Reid was also caught on camera at SMU’s game versus UCLA in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Louisville, KY.

NCHS celebrates two third-generation graduates: Lane Proctor ’15 is the son of Jennifer McDonald Proctor ’83 and the grandson of Paula Nelson Jackson ’62; Abby Pfaff ’15 is pictured below with her mother, Emily Vader Pfaff ’90, and her grandmother, Judy Parnell Vader ’65. Abby’s grandfather, Pat Vader ’64, is also an NCHS graduate.

Claire Wilson ’15, Hailey Garza ’15 and Emily Prud’homme ’15, pictured below, warm up before the Alumni vs. Varsity Volleyball Match which the alumni won.

AnnElise Corpany ’13 entered the Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist in Ann Arbor, Michigan at the end of August.

Former Viking linebackers Braeden Blazek ’11, recent graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and Brennan Murnane ’14, 2nd year midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, pictured above, reconnected during the Army vs. Navy game this past year. As Brennan’s mom, Melissa Murnane, points out, “Vikings Always Fight! The brotherhood continues…”

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We Remember Drew Langford ’65 Drew Langford, class of ’65, also known as “Andy,” died on Sept. 15, 2014. Drew was in the first freshman class of boys who started at Our Lady of Victory in the fall of 1962. His family moved to Wellington, Texas during Drew’s sophomore year.

Eunice Heim Messina ’68 Eunice Heim Messina ’68 died Jan. 6, 2015. During her life, she was dedicated, among other things, to her family and to the homeless.

Meghan Marx Pannell ’98 Meghan Marx Pannell ’98, a member of the NCHS Viking Marching Band, died July 12, 2014. Meghan played trumpet in high school and that love of music continued throughout her life.

Sylvia Garza King ’65 Sylvia Garza King ’65 died on Oct. 17, 2014. Sylvia played on the Nolan Catholic women’s basketball team. She moved to New Mexico later in life and served there as a licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor and operated a home for battered women. She served the community of Alamogorda, New Mexico at LOVE, INC. until her death.

Mary Edwards ’69 Mary Edwards ’69 died March 24, 2015. Mary, fiercely passionate about her friends and neighbors, served them well in her political positions. She also served as trustee of the family ranch and homestead, another of her passions.

James McMichael ’05 James McMichael ’05 died March 20, 2015 after a life-long struggle with Cystic Fibrosis. A proud Texas A&M Aggie, James was employed with Glazer’s Wine Distributor and was a Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate rookie.

Lawrence “Murphy” Kleuser ’65 Lawrence “Murphy” Kleuser ’65, part of the first fouryear class of Nolan Catholic, died Nov. 21, 2014. Murphy was on the Student Council and participated in track and field while at Nolan Catholic. His passion for sailing began in high school and continued throughout his life. Leland Senesac ’67 Leland Senesac ’67 earned a four-stripe academic letter at Nolan. He died in Nov. 2014 in Utah.

David Crear ’68 David Crear ’68 died Feb. 25, 2015. David played on the Nolan football team.

Laura Persinger Redding ’72 Laura Persinger Redding ’72 died on June 13, 2015 in Millsboro, Delaware. Laura had moved to Houston during her senior year of high school. She’ll be remembered for “mashing mushrooms” in Home Economics class. Amy Sabin Chapin ’86 Amy Sabin Chapin ’86, actively involved in the band, choir and orchestra during her time at Nolan Catholic, died Sept. 14, 2014. Amy was a violinist for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Bill Flynn ’86 Bill Flynn ’86 died Oct. 31, 2014. He played football for Nolan Catholic and enjoyed golf and baseball as well. At the time of his death, Bill was an Assistant Principal at Lanier High School in the Austin ISD.

Faculty & Staff Betsey Bark Mrs. Betsey Bark, who died Nov. 15, 2014, taught English at Nolan Catholic from 1983 to 1989.

Lynn Cranfill Coach Lynn Cranfill was the men’s basketball coach at Nolan Catholic from 1993 to 2000. He died of cancer on May 18, 2015.

Tandra Wilson Ribet ’86 Tandra Wilson Ribet ’86, a member of the NCHS band, died April 28, 2015. At the time of her death, she was a financial analyst with Lockheed Martin.

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Class Reunions 1965 – GOLDEN VIKINGS

2010 – 5 Years

Friday, Oct. 16: Homecoming Dinner at NCHS Game watching on the Dario Lorenzetti Memorial Alumni Party Porch Saturday, Oct. 17: Alumni Memorial Mass John Lunt & Phyllis Farrell Norman

Friday, Oct. 16: Homecoming Dinner at NCHS Saturday, Oct. 17: Alumni Memorial Mass The Flying Saucer Kevin Webster & Ann Pierret

1975 – 40 Years Friday, Oct. 16: Homecoming Dinner at NCHS Saturday, Oct. 17: Alumni Memorial Mass Trinity River Tap House (formerly The Pour House) Carol Walsh Leito and Jim Franko

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1980 – 35 Years Friday, Oct. 16: Homecoming Dinner at NCHS Saturday, Oct. 17: Alumni Memorial Mass The Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge Lisa Bradley Stewart & Diane Burns Mills

1985 – 30 Years Friday, Oct. 16: Homecoming Dinner at NCHS Saturday, Oct. 17: Alumni Memorial Mass Get together after Mass – TBD Bridget Thomas Brown

1990 – 25 Years SILVER VIKINGS Friday, Oct. 16: Homecoming Dinner at NCHS Game watching from new Press Box roof Capital Bar after the game Saturday, Oct. 17: Brunch and tour of NCHS Campus (RSVP required) Alumni Memorial Mass Dinner at Lonesome Dove Xavier Rodriguez & Michelle Anish Wessel

1995 – 20 Years Friday, Oct. 16: Homecoming Dinner at NCHS Saturday, Oct. 17: Magnolia Motor Lounge Philip Gonzalez & Robyn Larson Coffey

2005 – 10 Years Friday, Oct. 16: Homecoming Dinner at NCHS Saturday, Oct. 17: Alumni Memorial Mass Saturday, Nov. 28: Rahr Brewery, 7-10 p.m. Katie Flores 20

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Homecoming Fri., October 16

Alumni Dinner – 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Hartnett Arena Hall of Fame Introduction – 6:00 p.m. Hartnett Arena NCHS Vikings vs. Bishop Lynch Friars – 7:30 p.m. Doskocil Stadium Hall of Fame Induction – Halftime of Game Doskocil Stadium

Sat., October 17

Annual Alumni Memorial Mass – 4:30 p.m. NCHS Auditorium

Alumni Calendar Jan. 2, 2016 Jan. 16, 2016

Alumni vs. NCHS Varsity Soccer Games Mary Ellen Byrnes Alumni Event

St. Mary of Joy School is Closer to Opening reinforced cement to hold the walls together was installed.

Editor’s note: In the last issue of The Shield, we featured Nolan alumnus Robert Gieb and his family, and their tireless efforts to build a Catholic school in Masaka, Uganda. One year later, the school is closer than ever to opening, but there’s still a lot to be done. Following is an update on the progress that’s been made since our report. For more than a decade, Nolan Alumnus Robert Gieb (’65) and his wife Mary have championed a mission project that would bring a Catholic school to east Africa. The school plan includes four buildings on 20 acres of land in rural southeast Uganda, and would be owned and operated by the Catholic Diocese of Masaka. As of last summer, the school needed a minimum of $75,000 to open its doors. A fundraiser was held in April, which raised about $5,000. A special donation of $500 was received from Nolan’s freshman class in honor of Mr. Kai Nemeth who retired this past nolancatholichs.org

The elevation drawing below shows the shape and design of the building, which is about 4,200 square feet.

school year. “We very much appreciate everyone’s generosity,” said Gieb. These funds, together with other monies donated, were enough to fund the construction of the multi-purpose

building, which was the last building necessary to open the school. Earlier this summer, the walls were finished and the ring beam that is made of

“We have been pushing very hard to get the school open by January,” said Gieb. “I don’t know yet if we will be able to do that. There is still much that needs to be done, but we are closer now than we have been.” If you can help with a donation, gifts may be made through the Uganda Catholic Schools, Inc. All donations are taxdeductible and you will receive an acknowledgment of your donation. Uganda Catholic Schools, Inc. c/o Robert Gieb, Attorney at Law 514 E. Belknap, suite 200 Fort Worth, TX 76102 robert.j.gieb@gmail.com

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Alumna Discovers Life’s Work Through Midst of an Epidemic

Finding a cure for cancer. That’s a remarkable and lofty goal, right? But for Nolan Alumna Susanna Lamers, it’s a realistic and imminent possibility given the advances that she has seen and been a major part of in the field of bioinformatics. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data. It combines computer science, statistics, mathematics, and engineering to study and process biological data. Susanna is considered a pioneer in this industry. “I did not define the field, but when I started this, the field didn’t exist,” she said. “I was there at the beginning.” She explains that long ago, scientists had developed algorithms, or processes, that could be used to determine the evolution – or code – of a gene. But there were no computers to rapidly employ the mathematical models. “When I started in this field, desktop computers were becoming available, but Windows was not yet developed so we were using the older DOS operating system and calculations were running very slowly. New programs started to become available which left us with the task of getting our genetic data into a computer and making sense of it. Today this process of using sequencing data to generate a genetic ‘family tree’ is called phylogenetics and helps to explain the relationship among gene sequences.”

evolves in different immune cells and can cause a variety of diseases. Understanding how HIV manipulates the cellular environment is helping us know how cardiovascular disease, dementia, and cancer evolve. From the Beginning Susanna discovered a love of biology while at Nolan in Mrs. Christine Wallace’s biology class. She was also interested in music and sang in Mrs. Sharon Pope’s choir. “I was an average student at Nolan. I never thought of myself as the ‘classic’ person who goes into the sciences,” she said. After graduating from Nolan in 1981, Susanna attended the University of Texas at Arlington. Her love of biology grew and became her major field of study. During her time at UTA, she served as president of the department’s Biology Society. Earning her bachelor’s degree, she followed her desire to be closer to the ocean and moved to Port Aransas, Texas, where her career took a slight turn toward an ecology direction when she accepted a job at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute. She later moved to Florida to work at the University of Florida in Gainesville. It was here that her life’s work would come into focus.

Susanna was given an opportunity to work with Dr. Maureen Goodenow, who was the first professor at the University of Florida to receive a government grant for HIV research. HIV research, although somewhat controversial at the time, In her work, I never thought of myself as was essential Susanna says to an the ‘classic type’ of person who due she finds out increasing new things number of goes into the sciences. every day. HIV/AIDS “Mostly, I’m cases. At studying how viruses cause other this time technology was advancing diseases.” In an article published to a point where scientists could in the International Reviews of rapidly sequence DNA, and with Immunology, she frames where her better technology, they could look work is going, that is, how the at a significantly greater number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus genes. Genomes are an organism’s (HIV) is driving other diseases. “HIV complete set of DNA, including all

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of its genes. Each genome contains all of the information needed to build and maintain that organism. In humans, a genome, consisting of more than three billion DNA base pairs, is contained in all cells that have a nucleus. HIV infects humans by incorporating its DNA into the human DNA within their immune cells. Once inside an immune cell, the virus begins to produce more HIV and eventually kills the cell. As a person’s immune system begins to fail due to HIV infection, they can develop a number of disorders. In many cases the virus will infect a subset of immune cells, called macrophages, which can move into the brain and cause dementia (see figure below).

In addition to the advances in genome sequencing, computers were becoming more sophisticated in data processing. The need to generate data and harvest information from the data was expanding dramatically. “HIV was, and is still today, the most rapidly evolving virus known,” said Susanna. It is highly pathogenic (able to cause disease), and one infected person may have billions of unique HIV genomes. “Our initial research focused on how fast the virus changed within a person, or after a transmission event – especially from a mother to a baby – and how it spread in large populations.” Susanna’s work had significantly changed. She was now sitting at a computer full time. After three years at the University of Florida, she realized that she could use her knowledge to work outside of the university setting. She took a “leap of faith” in buying a computer, and in 1995 launched her own genetics nolancatholichs.org

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analysis consulting firm, now called Bioinfoexperts, LLC. She attended conferences and discovered a great need among researchers for data analysis to support or reject their hypotheses. “I picked up clients and developed some very good long-term working relationships,” she said. Fast-forward more than 20 years, Susanna owns and operates a lucrative and important business from her home in Thibodaux, LA. She matches her staff of five consultants to research groups. “It’s exciting to have other people come work for me and do what I do,” she says. Susanna has written and secured many government grants and works regularly with accredited agencies and industry leaders such as Dr. Oliver Laeyendecker with Johns Hopkins University and the National Institutes of Health; Dr. Marco Salemi at the University of Florida; and Dr. Michael McGrath at the University of California, San Francisco. In addition to conducting analyses and running her business, Susanna speaks at HIV conferences, prepares grants, and is a regular contributor to scientific journals and publications. She recently had three articles published in the same issue of a top virology publication: The Journal of Virology. She is also working with Dr. Gary Fogel, president of Natural Selection, Inc., to develop evolutionary computation (machine-learning) to combine genetic sequence data with features associated with HIV-1 disease trajectories to determine complex nolancatholichs.org

predictors of the disease. The March 3, 2015, issue of Forbes magazine included an article titled: Healthcare Outcomes Improve When Technology Imitates Nature” that discusses how evolutionary computing can help researchers understand how the HIV virus evolves from the onset of infection and how it changes and spreads. The article calls out Bioinfoexperts: “Funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation through companies like Bioinfoexperts has shown that these techniques can help recognize and anticipate how the virus will change over time, which may lead to more effective treatments.” Major Projects Susanna has been involved in major projects that have enabled her to research HIV in a variety of circumstances and environments. In association with the National Institutes of Health, she works with researchers at a hospital in Uganda, Africa to research HIV evolution in the entire country and how new drugs are affecting the population. “It provides insight into how HIV evolves in large populations,” she said. At the University of Florida, Susanna investigates how the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) evolves within research animals at the onset of the infection and how it migrates through anatomical sites throughout the body such as the heart, spleen, and brain. Susanna has worked closely with Dr. Michael McGrath, the principal investigator at the AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR) at UCSF. The ACSR is home to a large tissue databank from HIV infected patients dating back to the 1980s. This wealth of material permits Susanna and colleagues to investigate the link between HIV patients and the high rate of cancer among them. From her HIV research, Susanna hopes to develop data that will improve the outcome of diseases that commonly affect all of us, such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. “HIV infection

provides a human animal model to study diseases common in the uninfected community,” she said. “The technology established to study HIV has enhanced the ability for researchers to examine many other diseases.” Burgeoning Industry Bioinformatics may not have existed when Susanna entered into it all those years ago, but today many universities offer undergraduate and master’s programs in this discipline. In fact, Susanna went back and earned her master’s degree at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University in 2011. After all, what they are teaching are the same techniques and skills she has been using for years. It’s hard to talk to Susanna and not appreciate how much she loves her job. “I get to mix my love of biology with computer science. It’s a great industry to go into,” she advises. Susanna anticipates that in the next five years or so, the field of “informatics” will be common in many professional fields. Her advice to Nolan students: “I’ve found that in science it’s not so much how good you are in math, but how creative you are. So many scientists are also musicians and artists. I would hate to see kids not pursue this field because they are not so good in math. Being a scientist is about asking questions and wanting to know how things happen -- thinking outside the box.” Now about that cure for cancer: “I think a cure for certain cancers is on the horizon,” says Susanna. “We are really starting to understand the disease and how it works.” Maybe that idea of a cure isn’t so lofty after all. Editor’s note: For more information on Bioinfoexperts, LLC, please visit www. bioinfox.com. The site contains more information on Susanna and her work, as well as recent posts and archives of publications and articles.

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NCHS Hall of Fame Induction

Four new members of the Nolan Catholic Hall of Fame were inducted at Homecoming ceremonies in October. Whether they realize it or not, each of these new inductees have had a profound impact on those they touched during some point in their lives. Nolan Catholic is proud to present the Hall of Fame inductees for 2014. Thomas Kleuser, MD, ’68

Dr. Kleuser still serves NCHS as football team doctor.

get-togethers, and has served as chair of the Hall of Fame Committee since the program’s inception in 2008. Tom and Mary Ann were active volunteers while their three sons, George ’02, Charles ’03, and John ’06 attended school at Nolan. In 2006, they were selected as recipients of Nolan’s Esto Dux award recognizing their lifelong dedication to and support of Catholic education.

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As chair of Nolan’s Hall of Fame Committee, Class of ’68’s “Tommy” Kleuser repeatedly nixed the several nominations submitted in prior years on his behalf. So this year, the committee was sneaky and included him on the list of candidates. Mary Ann, his wife of 30 years, agreed to assist in the covert operation. Tom’s favorite memories of Nolan included running cross country, beating Jesuit (in anything!), folk singing, the Hootenanny, and B-Hall. Why B-Hall? Tom explains: “I remember B-Hall as the science labs. Back in my day, girls and boys were separated into A-Hall and C-Hall, so B-Hall was the only place boys might cross paths with girls.” While a student at Nolan, Tom was most influenced by Bro. Ed Escudero, S.M., Fr. (Brother, back then) Richard Villa, S.M., and Coach John Friday. After graduating from Texas Tech and UT-Medical Branch in Galveston, he returned to Fort Worth in 1981 to practice orthopedics. That’s when he met and later married Mary Ann. Since 1981, he has never missed a season serving as the sideline doctor for the NCHS Viking Football Team. Tom has been the driving force behind the Class of ’68 reunions and

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Marguerite McCormick was pleased to see the unique spirit of Nolan has endured.

In 1969, Choir Director Marguerite McCormick initiated a long tradition at Nolan when she produced the school’s first musical – The Mikado. In 1971, she led the Nolan Choir on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Holy Land to perform in Bethlehem Square on Christmas Eve. That performance was broadcast on international television, which, at that time, was a big deal and a tremendous honor. Under her direction, the NCHS choir added male singers and consistently increased membership by instilling the joy of singing, and singing well, into all of her students. Marguerite and her husband, Bob, also taught a senior religion class that discussed dating and family life. They were endeared by many students because of their openness in discussing any topic that was of concern.

Marguerite also formed the first choir at St. Bartholomew’s newly formed parish. This was all while she was raising three young boys and maintaining a faithfilled home with Bob. Marguerite left Nolan in 1976 when Bob’s company transferred him back to her hometown of San Antonio. Once there, she continued teaching and earned her Master’s of Music degree from University of Texas San Antonio. Recognizing a need for children’s music education, in 1983 she founded the Children’s Choir of San Antonio. Serving as artistic director, the choir has toured the United States and Europe, recorded several CDs, sang for the Pope when he visited San Antonio, and performed on the Today Show and in Carnegie Hall. The program has grown from 33 members to more than 200 singers in seven different choirs as well as an early-childhood program for children under 6 years old, and PROJECT: Sing!, a community outreach program targeting children who otherwise would not have an opportunity to sing in the chorus. Last May, she retired after the choir’s final performance of its 30th anniversary season leaving a legacy of honors and recognitions for her life’s work. Reflecting on her induction into the NCHS Hall of Fame, Marguerite said: “I am absolutely thrilled to be elected to the NCHS Hall of Fame! I loved being part of Nolan from the first day I walked into the school. Teaching here was truly a joy. I’m so proud of the growth in the school over the years. It’s wonderful to see that the unique spirit of Nolan has endured.”

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Paula Parkman Parrish, CFRE, ’71

Paula Parrish helped pave the way to expand the NCHS campus through her tireless fundraising efforts.

Paula’s more than 25 years of fundraising, marketing, education, and communication experience all started as an English and journalism teacher at Nolan. Her students’ publications won many awards and she soon became a respected journalism speaker on the annual summer circuit. After raising the bar in student publications, she was asked to become Nolan’s first Development Director. She implemented a fundraising and public relations strategy, and oversaw the school’s alumni, community, and media relations. During her tenure at Nolan, Paula raised millions of dollars, which helped expand the campus. After 20 years at her alma mater, she joined the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and annually raised 50 percent of its general operating budget.

Paula left FWCD to serve four years at Our Lady of the Lake University and in 2014 returned to serve the Diocese of Fort Worth as the Executive Director of the Advancement Foundation. While at Nolan, among her many accomplishments, Paula was instrumental in transforming the journalism lab from typewriters to computers, negotiating the gift for the Nokia electronic sign, and initiating three capital campaigns which funded D-Hall, E-Hall, and the Multipurpose Activities Center. She also created alumni homecoming weekend and launched this magazine (The Shield). Paula spotlighted a few of the many influences she had while at Nolan including Sr. Joan Markey, SSMN: “Her joy was inspirational” and Mr. Dick Nelson: “His humility, devotion, and genuine caring nature were always very special to me.” In sharing what this Hall of Fame recognition means to her, she said “I’ve never been so touched in my whole life. It means everything to me. I loved my students in English and journalism classes, and I miss them most of all. I spent the better part of my life at Nolan. It’s home.”

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In 2001, Paula relocated to Georgia where she directed a capital campaign that raised $14 million for the Devereux Georgia Treatment Center, a licensed psychiatric hospital serving at-risk and abused children. Returning to Fort Worth, Paula served as Director of Development and Membership for the Amon Carter Museum, and then joined Fort Worth Country Day School, annually raising more than one million dollars for its annual fund and setting the stage for the school’s next capital campaign.

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family spirit to all who walked the halls of Nolan Catholic High School. Countless individuals and families were enriched by their presence. We are grateful to these men of diverse personalities, talents, and backgrounds who exemplified Mary’s “Yes” to God. These priests and brothers of the Society of Mary invited each of us every day to share in the mission of the Blessed Virgin Mary -- making Christ present in our lives. Accepting on behalf of the Marianists was Bro. Al Kuntemeier, SM.

Nolan Catholic Hall of Fame Members 2014 Inductees Thomas Kleuser, M.D. ’68 Marguerite McCormick Paula Parkman Parrish, CFRE, ’71 The Marianists Who Served Nolan Catholic High School

2013 Monica Ashour ’83 Fr. Michael Gallagher ’67 Dario Lorenzetti ’88 Fred Schattman ’68

2012 David Handler ’78 Sister Paul O’Reilly, SSMN Debbie Reynolds-Hazen ’71

2011 James Davidson ’68 Rosemary Childress Hayes ’66 Don Thompson ’66 1978 State Champion Basketball Team

2010 Steve Hartnett ’68 David Tompkins ’86

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Bro. Al Kuntemeier accepted induction to the Hall of Fame for all the Marianists who served Nolan.

Our final inductees into the 2014 Hall of Fame are the Marianists who served at Nolan Catholic High School. This group of men spent the last 53 years imparting academic excellence, spiritual guidance, and a unique

Coach John Friday Dr. Joe Kuban ’68 Jim Leito ’75 & Carol (Walsh) Leito ’75

2008 Ralph McCloud ’73

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Alyssa Paige Aduddell * Anthony Joel Aguilera Samantha Leigh Alfaro * Cristel Alexandria Allen * Madeline Elizabeth Alpar * Karina Renee Alvarez David Daniel Aragon Maxwell John Aransen Antonio Armando Araujo John Paul Arevalo Hana Grace Axthelm Jordan Michele Baker Marissa Rene Baldasti Rafael Barragan Garrett Andrew Basham Michael Anthony Bazan Briana Luz Beggans Emily Elizabeth Berger Gabriella Marie Bettinger Emma Rose Birbeck * Emma Jean Boone Nicholas Hall Boudreaux Dominic Alexandre Bourgoin Clare Bridget Bowman * Pierce Allan Braden Kyle Wayne Brookshire Sarah Elizabeth Brown Shannon Elizabeth Bryant * Catherine Marie Burleaud Hannah Noel Burns * Sean Verlin Burt Logan Andrew Butler Daniel Barton Cafferata * James Kevin Carey Patricia Louise Carey Matthew Joseph Castiglione Bobbie de Marina Castillo Isabel Catalina Chapa * John Anthony Chiffolo Alexandra Brianna Childress * B. Kevin Choate Henri Christopher Chung * Heather Bach Co * Antonio Taber Coffee Nicholas D Coligado Frank Darien Colin Adrienne Ann Conley * Adria Vianey Contreras * Kayla Elisabeth Cook C. Matthew Cook * Jonathan James Coppens Collin Michael Corcoran Carey Michael Cox Reagan Joseph Cox Carlos David Crane * Gregory Michael Crimmins Nikolas James Cunningham Grant Matthew D’Amico * Zachary Casper Dashner * Gabriel Alejandro del Carmen

Kenneth Bao Dinh Tommy Do Alexandra Christine Doskocil Briar Hudson Duman * Matthew Hunter Dupont Venetia Shantel Duran William Reese Eller * ▲ William Clower Elmer George Malcolm Emrich * Adin David Epstein Ryan Nathaniel Fann * Bryar Franklin Ferguson Katie Elizabeth Fiebig Courtni Rhea Fields Rebecca Leigh Fields Ashley Marie Fitzpatrick John Peter Fitzsimons, Jr * Madeline Nicole Flores Kendall Diane Flynn Chandler Reed Fontana Blant Trey Foster III Danielle Annettee Gallucci Joshua Alexander Gamboa * Jordan Alexis Gamboa Laura Michelle Gannarelli Hailey Joyce Garza * Henry Thomas Hart Giardino Sean Patrick Gillen Cara Elleana Gobea Georgia Caroline Goldberg Grace Kathryn Goulet * Nicholas John Guerin Madison Jo Halboth Kristin Alyse Hall Micaela Alejandra Hannah * Savana Joy Harris Piper Ciara Head * Clare Michelle Hennessy * Michael Gabriel Hernandez Jonathan Phillip Hernandez Olivia Caroline Hervey * Robert Jacob Hill Kathryn Frances Hirschfeld Douglas Gia Hoang * Justin Anh-Khang Hoang * Haley Jo Hogentogler Jerry Wayne Holt Hudson Charles Hooker Chas Michael Hornung Mark Andrew Horton Cayla Marie Howell * Spencer William Hutka Christopher Trung Chanh Huynh * Whitt Johnson Hyde * Theresa Renee Jablonski Brittney Michelle Jackson * Zoe Ignacio Jimenez Alexandria Maria Johnson Levi William Johnson Ashlee Tyler - Briana Jones

Jessica Alyssa Trosper Jones Daniel John Kaminski * Melissa Mary Kaminski Landon James Kapavik Larry Edward Kardaras III Erika Marie Keever Silas Ivan Keys Walter Jonathan Kissel Amy Rose Kitka Nash Roads Kober Kylie Rachel Kopp * Alyssa Ann Kulpa Jose Antonio Labastida Chastity Marie Labinski Robert Lawrence Lazenby Ann Thuy Le * Russell Thomas Leahy Reegan Joseph Ledet * Jessica Lynn Lueckenhoff * Paul Linh Luong * Vincent Linh Luong * Jordan Keith Mack Christopher Vinh Mai * Christopher Michael Mann Robin Tozzi Manriquez Kristen Bailey Maravilla Rodney James Marshall Issac Victor Martinez Jonathan Daniel Martinez Mark Thomas McConnell Kathryn Grace McCullough Margaret Anne McNamara * Abigail Caroline Meade * Caroline Grace Meekins * Natalie Elizabeth Meno Melissa Elizabeth Morales * Matthew Clarence Moser Stephanie Lynn Moyer Johnathon David Muraski Catherine Phuongha Nghiem * Jonathan Thuan Hieu Nguyen * Matthew Duc Thanh Nguyen Matthew Minh Tri Nguyen * Jennifer Nguyen * Nhi Trinh Boi Nguyen Lauren Victoria Ondarza Amanda Rae O’Neal Brandon Christopher Ormuz Gabrielle Rose Parra Katharine Ruth Paul Brian Kenneth Pecot * Madison Elise Perales Kevin Anthony Pereira * Abigail Ann Pfaff Judy Thuy Pham * Nicholas Dinh Kha Phan Lane Thomas Proctor * Emily Margaret Prud’homme * Marcin Michal Ptak * Gwenyth Isabel Puente *

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Gabrielle Elise Puente * William Lemoine Ramon * Robert Emmanuel Rangel Emily Ellen Rayball Sarah Jane Reap Hannah Marie Reeves Robyn Corina Richmond * Sean Patrick Riley Charles Nicholas Rios Marisa Martinez Rodenbaugh Crystal Ariana Rodriguez Rosemary Leticia Rodriguez Victoria Nicole Rosario Nicholas John Ruppel Cathryn Elizabeth Sanders * Abigail Elizabeth Sandusky * Isabelle Jane Sapienza Maria Elizabeth Seger David Cole Seibert Jacie Elise Shreve * John Paul Simmons Adrian Paul Garcia Sison Viranda Josephine Skero Austin Michael Smith Matthew Jon Smith Amber Nicole Smith Jamie Lynn Spurlock Mark Anthony Tyrone Stanley Olivia Marie Stephen Sara Ann Steves Matthew Alexander Sullivan Chelsea Ariane Surpris Mary Rose Sy * u Kathleen Joan Szabo * McCaleb Harris Taylor Jacob Rene Tijerina Alexandria Gabrielle Tittor * Garreth Vy Tran * Lynn Kim Tran Rebecca Elisa Traynor Byanca Guadalupe Trevino Conor Michael Tully Elizabeth Warren Vasseur Argenis Manuel Vazquez Angyl Lianna Vidaurri Victoria Sao Mai Vo Samantha Jo Ann Weare Rachel Anne Willis Connor Raymond Wilson Claire Elizabeth Wilson * Sarah Marie Witkop * Caroline Marie Workman * Cydney Mykaela Yost Daniela Yomaira Zavala

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All IN – All VIKING!

INvolved — INvested — INspiring

Just imagine for a moment what Catholic education at Nolan would be if every member of our extended and spirited community made a commitment to be All IN:

All IN means that every member of our community is INvolved, INvested, and INspiring to others by sharing time, talent, and treasure in ways that make a difference at Nolan.

• People who have never heard of NCHS, Viking Pride, or the fruits of a great Catholic education would be warmly invited to join us for a peek into what makes Nolan different. • Every committee needing volunteers to work with students, alums, campus visitors, and prospective families would be filled. • Every student performance, exhibit, and sporting event would be overflowing with cheering and appreciative fans. • Every hardworking and talented student/ family who desired a Catholic education would be able to afford one. • Our beautiful and 54-year-old facility would sport state-of-the-art upgrades. • Our mission-driven, innovative, and dedicated faculty/staff would be blessed with expanded developmental opportunities and teaching tools. • Those who have dedicated their lives to serving Nolan in the past – our beloved Sisters, Brothers, past administrators, teachers, and coaches – would be remembered and honored through our commitment to good works.

Steve Evans, Nolan alumnus, current Nolan parent, and Advisory Board chair: I’ve been ‘All IN’ for 30 years because there are few successes in my life that I don’t trace back to the gifts given to me by Nolan. From my personal relationship with Jesus Christ to a commitment to community that led me to a career in public service, Nolan Catholic gave me the tools to successfully live my faith. To he who much is given, much is required.

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Nolan alumnus and Lettermen’s Association Chair Tim Roels: The IMPACT Nolan had on our faith, family, education, friendships, and memories on the field become more PRICELESS with age. The Lettermen’s Association is a platform that allows other Nolan lettermen to contribute to a fund that will make this PRICELESS opportunity a REALITY for another Student Athlete. I am ‘All IN’ because of the IMPACT Nolan and my teammates have had and continue to have in my life.

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Answering the Call to Stewardship: Ann and Jay White Receive 2015 Esto Dux Award Jay and Ann married at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Roswell, New Mexico, and, although it was different for Jay, he embraced the Catholic faith. One day as Jay was setting up for the St. Andrew’s Fall Festival, – as Ann recounts – “Fr. Luke (Robertson; St. Andrew Church Pastor) said: ‘Jay, it’s time.’”

Ann remembers asking her father if sending their children to Catholic School was worth the expense, particularly when it came time to send their first child to Nolan. He reminded her that besides religion being incorporated into the school day, students Jay and Ann White receive Nolan’s highest honor — The Esto Dux Award. learn tolerance, which is a perspective they At this year’s President’s Appreciation will need throughout their lives. Ann Dinner and in front of a room filled and Jay made the decision to do what with family, friends, and admirers, it would take to send all three of their Nolan alumni parents, Ann and Jay children to St. Andrew’s and Nolan. White, were presented the 2015 Nolan Catholic High School Esto Dux Award. This award, given annually since 1993, is Nolan’s most prestigious award given to members of our community who have demonstrated exceptional commitment, servant leadership, and lifelong support of Catholic education. Although Ann and Jay’s youngest child graduated from Nolan only last year, their history of supporting Nolan Catholic, St. Andrew School and Church, and their community, spans decades. Ann and Jay White were not products of Catholic education. Jay was raised in another faith and Ann’s brief enrollment in Catholic school ended when the school permanently closed. Both of their families instilled in them a sense of great faith in God and a responsibility to serve others.

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There’s a famous saying: “ ‘I see further because I stand

on the shoulders of giants.’ I feel that I am married to a ‘giant’ inspiration and I also feel that our association with other dedicated parents has been a big part of our journey. — Jay White

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“In a world where public education seems to be finding every way possible to remove faith from a child’s environment, I have always valued the integration of faith in our children’s education,” says Jay. “I appreciate

that our children and their classmates and families share a common faith foundation, and that families who choose Catholic education share a dedication to the spiritual and academic life which is normally a long-term commitment.” All three White children are now Nolan alums -- Rachel in 2007, followed by Kathryn in 2011, and Brad in 2014. In the earlier years of their education, Ann was fortunate to stay home with the kids. This enabled her to become active in the St. Andrew’s community and follow the lead of her parents by giving back through volunteerism. “At various points in your life, the intensity of the level of stewardship fluctuates depending on your circumstances,” said Ann. “During the time while I was not working, we couldn’t give so much of our treasure, so instead, our stewardship took the form of time and talent.” For several years, Ann served on the St. Andrew’s School Advisory Council and was the school Finance Committee Chair, and served on the St. Andrew’s Church Finance Council. She still serves today as an Extraordinary Minister of Communion. Jay, an Eagle Scout, served as St. Andrew’s Troop 97 Scout Master and is currently the Charter Organization Representative. Together, they chaired the school’s Fall Festival – Jay served as set-up chair for several years and Ann co-chaired the auction for three years. Jay recalls watching Ann sitting at the computer working on the St. Andrew auction and nursing Brad at the same time. Ann and Jay became involved with Mardi Gras at Nolan even before Kathryn was enrolled. They helped run the Live Auction, and in 2008 they served as Chair Couple. Under their leadership the event raised more than $200,000 for the school. Jay says that all three of their kids were probably a little tired of pizza and fast food each fall and around

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Previous Esto Dux Award Recipients 2014 – Jeanette & John Hernandez 2013 – Letty & Lupe Ayala 2012 – Beverly & C. Dudley Griffith 2011 -- Kerry & Jerry Reis 2010 -- Judy & Patrick Vader 2009 -- Cheryl & Mark Schreiner 2008 – The Marianists of the Province of the United States Family and friends were on hand to support Ann and Jay as the received their award.

Mardi Gras time. He said: “Somehow, we managed to get homework done, drive Rachel & Kathryn to ballet classes; Kathryn to her volleyball

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games, and Brad to Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, soccer, and basketball. “We made it all work, and although it was chaotic, all of our lives are richer for the experiences and for the community we were -- and are -- a part of through St. Andrew’s Church & School, and Nolan.” After chairing Mardi Gras, Ann was appointed to the NCHS Advisory Board for two terms (seven years), working on various committees, and ultimately serving as Chair for three years.

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If this wasn’t enough, both Ann and Jay are also active outside of the diocesan community. Both have served in several positions on their neighborhood’s Homeowner’s Association Board. Jay is currently an officer. They are also both members on the Saint Francis Village Board. Ann served two years as president, and Jay is incoming president. Ann currently serves as Director of Education on the national board for CPA Firm Practice Management Association. Ann and Jay are natural leaders. And they insist, volunteering is “not about us!” They approach stewardship as something that helps develop a community, a contribution toward a greater good. As Ann explains, “We want to ultimately see our kids and other students have a solid Catholic education which, of course, requires tuition and non-tuition funding to sustain the schools. Beyond that, as (Nolan) President (Erin) Vader says, their Catholic education is about getting them into heaven, and by educating them in the Catholic faith they are better prepared to make lifelong choices that will, we pray, carry them into eternity with Jesus Christ.” She says; “Jay and I too have benefited and had our faith strengthened along the way. Our wish is that our children will give back throughout their lives and experience a deeper faith along the way.”

2007 – Gloria & Akram Rihani 2006 – Mary Ann & Tom Kleuser 2005 – Donna & Mike Cook 2004 – Sisters of St. Mary of Namur 2003 – David Darrell Beane 2002 – Carol & Jim Leito 2001 – Kathy & Jim Buttry 2000 – Mary Ellen & Bob Byrnes 1999 – Rose & Bill Hall 1998 – Kathleen & Guy Thompson 1996 – Marge & Ralph Caesar 1995 – Mary Frances & Ben Doskocil 1994 – Elizabeth & Robert Connelly 1993 – Adele Colvin So when President Vader called to notify Ann and Jay that they had been selected to receive the 2015 Esto Dux award, their reaction was “you’re kidding.” They never expected it; they just assumed the award went to alums or other people, but “not us.” Jay said that he and Ann “try to be leaders in whatever they do, so to be recognized for it is humbling, for sure.” Ann says that some people – like themselves – prefer to remain anonymous. But, she continues: “If by having our name and efforts publicly recognized sets an example or encourages someone else to step up, then it’s awesome!”

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now ❱〉 Paul Combest from page 11.

Since joining Nolan, Paul has also assumed the role of Mission Integration Chair. In this role, he leads a team that works to integrate the Nolan mission into the entire school community. “Catholic education and Nolan Catholic offers us an opportunity to teach the whole child,” he said. “We provide strong academics, but more than that, we instill in our students morals, values, and the teachings of the Church. It allows us to prepare the next generation of Catholics to be leaders in their parishes.”

Paul explains that Kevin and Nicki Prevou convinced him to accept a position with the Diocese of Fort Worth. “Kevin and Nicki are still dear

I appreciate the honor that Nolan Catholic and the Diocese have bestowed upon me, I hope that I continue to live up to that honor and trust.”

Paul’s mother, Angela LeFevre, step-dad, Dale LeFevre, and brother, Mike Combest, were onhand to help celebrate Paul’s recognition.

friends even though they have moved to the Diocese of Shreveport,” said Paul. “Dr. Dan Luby, my first boss at the Diocese, was, and still is, a mentor in my ministry and life.” In 2007, Paul left his diocesan position. Fr. Larry, who had become

president of NCHS, recruited Paul to join Nolan. “My background in business administration, logistics, and my master’s degree in theology prepared me well for my varied tasks at Nolan,” he said.

Editor’s note: Regretfully Paul left Nolan recently to return to San Antonio and continue his ministry in Catholic education at Central Catholic High School.

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Nolan Catholic High School is proud to announce the grand opening of our new Doskocil Athletic Complex and Press Box. Formal dedication will take place the week of Sept. 21, with commemorative recognition involving our entire community on Friday, Sept. 25, at the first varsity home district football game against Liberty Christian. “This facility has been a vision of Nolan’s for many years,” said President Erin Vader. “We are so blessed that this dream has now become a reality, and we can’t wait for our community to enjoy it.” The beautiful and functional campus enhancement was driven, in large part, by private donations. Generous 34

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gifts were provided by Ben and Mary Frances Doskocil, Tom and Maria Hansen, Wayne and Joanna Manning, Michael and Sue Tenny, David and Susan Rich, and the Viking Club athletic boosters. The complex expansion and press box includes various field renovations, wrought iron fencing, a new concession stand, restrooms, hospitality, and broadcast suites and landscaping. The upstairs patio, designated by former Nolan President, Father Richard Villa, S.M., as “Prud’homme Terrace” to honor decades of athletic service by faculty/staff members Steve and Joe Prud’homme, provides a comfortable viewing area of the three fields, as well as White Lake and the Fort

Worth skyline. “The vantage point provides a scenic haven to watch Viking athletics, or to host private events,” said Kathryn Rhadigan, Nolan’s Director of Advancement. The complex expansion and press box project has inspired others, including the soon to be added video scoreboard in Doskocil stadium, sponsored by Viking business partners. “We are extremely thankful to all of the generous donors and sponsors who have made our new facility and scoreboards possible,” expressed President Vader. “This is a great example of the many members of our community who are definitely All IN.”

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Friday, October 16, 2015 Alumni Dinner 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Hartnett Arena

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Hall of Fame Induction Halftime of Game, Doskocil Stadium