Out of their Comfort Zones

CORNER
CHERYL'S
Dearest Alumnae
and Friends,
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Catherine McAuley stated, “No
work of charity can be more
productive of good to society . . .
than the careful instruction of
women.” This powerful quote
reflects the mission of McAuley
High School to create an
environment designed to help each young woman
develop her intellect, gifts, and talents. Couple all of
this with the Sisters of Mercy values of Faith,
Leadership, Excellence, Service, Compassion, and
Hospitality, and McAuley educates empowered young
women ready to make the world a better place one
alumna at a time!
The start of a new school year coincides with the
initiation of a monumental educational initiative –
Mercy Education Collaborative of Cincinnati (MECC).
This exciting and bold initiative will make a Sisters of
Mercy education the preferred academic choice of
fantastic young women throughout the 21st century.
The collaborative among the Sisters of Mercy South
Central Community, Boards of Trustees, and
Administrators from McAuley High School and
Mother of Mercy High School ensures that both
schools will continue to thrive. We are thrilled to be
working on a plan that will make Sisters of Mercy
education the number one choice in Cincinnati!
This comprehensive strategic plan needs a faith-filled,
strong, well respected leader. Appointed by the Sisters
of Mercy, South Central Community, to fill the
position of President of the Sisters of Mercy
Educational Collaborative of Cincinnati is Sister Doris
Gottemoeller, RSM. Sister Doris is the past president
of the national Institute for the Sisters of Mercy of the
Americas as well as the past president of the
Foundation for Catholic Health Partners. Please join
me in welcoming Sister Doris. In addition, the
collaborative has gathered an illustrious Board of
Trustees composed of servant leaders well respected
throughout Cincinnati. This Board will oversee both
high schools and includes: Suzanne Broerman; Ted
Bross; Sally Connelly; Jerry Dirr; Sister Cheryl Erb,
RSM; Robert Findley; Carl Greber; Sister Kathy Green,
RSM; Sister Doris Gottemoeller, RSM, ex-officio; Judi
Heile; Ron Hitzler, Board Chair; Patrick Kowalski; Lori
Landrum; Maggie Lund; Kevin Martin; and June Mary
Tenhover. Serving President Gottemoeller’s
Administrative Team are: Mr. Dave Mueller, Vice
President of Academic Affairs; Mr. Charles DeZarn,
Vice President of Finance and Facilities; and a Vice
President of Mission Advancement as yet to be
appointed. Kirsten MacDougal will serve this school
year as President of Mother of Mercy High and I will
serve McAuley High this school year as
President/Principal. Beginning with the 2014-15
school year, there will be only one president – the
MECC president. From the outside world looking in,
both high schools retain their own uniqueness, brand,
traditions and identity. Both high schools maintain
their own finances and budgets. Any and all
donations, gifts, bequests, and planned giving to
McAuley High School stay at McAuley High School.
Rooted in a position of strength and guided by the
school’s mission, McAuley moves forward with zeal to
achieve the following:
• Ensure our identity as a Catholic school
sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy;
• Continue the pursuit of academic excellence
including the addition of more advanced
placement and dual credit courses;
• A Catherine McAuley Scholars program which
focuses on innovation, globalization, and
collaboration;
• Expanding opportunities for virtual learning
and international experiences, such as: student
exchanges with Denmark and China, trips to
Spain, France and Italy, and a leadership/retreat
to the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy, in
Dublin, Ireland. Experiential learning through
field trips, business partnerships, and collegial
forums with professional mentors will be
increased;
• Formation of a committee to explore the
addition of Women In programs as well as a
second tier of the Women In program for a
plethora of students who want this learning
experience;
• Increase enrollment by highlighting our
excellence to college matriculation.
Inspired by the teaching of Jesus and the energy of
Catherine McAuley, we continue to plan for the
future. We are grateful for your increasing generosity
and your dedication to McAuley High School. With
strategic plans in hand, we confidently move forward
excited to be able to impact the future by serving and
supporting McAuley. May each of you carry in your
heart the tender touch of mercy, which is a guiding
force for all of us. Thank you again for believing in
McAuley and its mission.
Gratefully,
Cheryl A. Sucher
President
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Out of their Comfort Zones:
McAuley Students and
Faculty Explore
the World
McAuley TIES is published three
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Cheryl Sucher,
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McAuley Fund
Exceeds Expectations
Class of ‘73
Reunion
Wrap Up
Departments
Cheryl’s Corner
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McAuley Today
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Future Mohawks
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All About
Advancement
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McAuley Milestones
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Out of their Comfort Zones:
McAuley Students and
Faculty Explore the World
Most teenagers use the summer as a break from the daily routine of school to
relax in the familiar setting of their hometown. This summer, three groups of
McAuley students spent their time in unfamiliar places where they explored
new cultures. In addition to many of our young women who traveled on two
separate Service and Immersion Trips to Florida and Jamaica, McAuley also
had students who journeyed abroad to France, Costa Rica, and Spain, where
they jumped out of their comfort zones and into a new country.
A group of 21 McAuley students ventured to
France to practice the language and experience a
new world. Holly Rack, one of the students,
writes about her time in France. “On our trip to
France, I saw so many aspects of French culture.
We began our trip in Paris, where I was awed by
the history and architecture of the city. One of my
favorite things to see was the Palace of Versailles.
The palace was filled with unbelievable history
and featured gardens that stretched farther than
the eye could see. In addition to the palace, the
artwork that was exhibited in the Louvre Museum
was beyond anything I could imagine. It was
overwhelming to actually see these places that I
have heard about and dreamed for so long of
seeing! The natural beauty of France and the
overall culture the French people provided will
continue to inspire fellow students and me in our
future travels.”
McAuley students, led by Mr. Patrick Klus,
McAuley’s former campus minister, and Ms.
Jennifer Torline, current science teacher, also
traveled to the beautiful country of Costa Rica this
summer. Mr. Klus writes: “I wanted to take our
students on an adventurous educational tour and
when I was looking at tours, this one popped up
because it was almost exactly like my honeymoon!
Furthermore, in terms of international educational
tours, it was one of the most affordable.” It took
about two years of planning and most students
committed a year and a half in advance.
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After graduation, McAuley alumnae venture
off in different directions, going wherever
life may take them. Read about what four
McAuley alumnae did over their summers:
Dr. Cindy Gordon ’85, an Associate Professor in the department of
Biology at the University of Oklahoma, spent time in the summer in
south-central Utah looking for fossils. Cindy wrote us about her
fossil adventure. “I hadn’t really done anything with fossils until I
started my Master’s grad program. I did have a love for mammals
and decided that working with fossil mammals would be pretty
cool! I enjoyed my research while earning my Master’s, so I
decided to continue working with fossils while earning my PhD. I
have discovered all kinds of fossils, from the smallest of mammals
to turtles to fish to the largest of dinosaurs. Any time we go out,
we at least find some fossils, even if they are fragmentary and don’t
tell us much. Oddly enough, finding dinosaur bones is pretty easy if
you are looking in the right area. Mammals are much more difficult
to find. Although I usually have some part in the research study,
this past summer was not part of an ongoing study; rather, I was
just helping out a colleague in his research on mammals in the
Jurassic. I usually study mammals of the Cretaceous – a bit
younger that what he was looking for. I was a part of a group that
included my friend, a couple of my colleagues from the OU Natural
History Museum, as well as three graduate students from OU. At
the University of Oklahoma, I teach Human Anatomy, Introduction to
Human Anatomy (both courses use cadavers), Senior Seminar and
am developing a new course on the Evolution of the Human Body.
My search for fossils doesn’t connect to my teaching in the
traditional sense, since I am currently not teaching a course in
paleontology. However, I study mammals,and each field season we
look for fossils of the earliest mammals, hoping that what we find
may represent a new species. Since evolution is a unifying theme
in biology, I incorporate a discussion of it quite a bit in all of my
courses.”
Tracy Minich ’10 is currently a senior at Xavier University studying
Economics and Finance. This summer she worked as a Financial
Leadership Program Intern at Fifth Third Bank. Tracy secured this
internship after applying through Xavier’s career website and
meeting several recruiters at a fall career fair. Tracy says, “This
summer was the first time I had the chance to put my finance
knowledge to work outside of school. I have thoroughly enjoyed my
internship with the bank and have learned so much in a very short
period of time. I am better at analyzing financial statements,
investigating data trends, and networking with upper management
than I was at the beginning of the summer.” Among Tracy’s many
duties and responsibilities as an intern, she was able to assist with
month-end close processes and create several reporting tools to be
used on a monthly basis. Tracy is also the president of Xavier’s
chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, which is a co-ed professional fraternity
for business majors. As president of Delta Sigma Pi, Tracy has
implemented several new fraternity traditions and events, including
new service, social, professional, and fundraising events. After
graduation, Tracy says, “I plan on staying in Cincinnati to start my
career. I am hoping to have a role where I can use my quantitative
talents in a creative field. I also plan on going back to school to get
my MBA in the near future.”
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Out of their Comfort Zones, continued.
Mr. Klus also selected this
particular trip and
destination because he was
looking for both education
and adventure and a way
for McAuley students to
immerse themselves as
much as possible in the
language and culture. He
says, “I wanted them to
learn a lot about the
environment since Costa
Rica has dedicated multiple
resources to conserve and
protect their natural
beauty. My expectations
were met as the girls truly
received a good sampling
of all that Costa Rica has to offer. And as far as adventure, it was
excellent; we zip-lined on a 13-line course on lines that were as
long as one kilometer. We were hundreds and hundreds of feet
in the air. We hiked through the rainforest and had some
excellent wildlife viewing: monkeys, scarlet macaws, sloths, etc.
In addition, we did some beachcombing, and experienced the
natural hot springs of the volcano.”
The cultural and language
differences were not
difficult. Rather, they
opened the students to the
beauty of diversity in
language and in culture.
The students ate the food
of the region (and lots of
it!) They learned to dance
to Marimba music and
used the Spanish that they
had learned in the
classroom. A highlight of
the trip for many students
was delivering supplies to Esculea Lindora, a small school in the
hilly Monteverde region, where they spent a few hours playing
with the children and listening to them perform songs. The
McAuley students really immersed themselves in the experience
and learned how being in a foreign country stretched them out of
their comfort zone, helping them to learn and grow. They
certainly experienced how to see the world from a different point
of view.
Lastly, Mr. Klus comments, “I was impacted in that I saw how
mature and eager our students are to learn and challenge
themselves. That was truly heartwarming and exciting for me to
observe and share with them. They made me so proud of them
and that was, as an educator, a fulfilling experience for me! We
went with a couple of other schools, and I really enjoyed watching
our girls take on a leadership role on the trip. They were role
models for the other students in how to be a conscientious
traveler. They were fantastic and great representatives of McAuley
High School and the USA, as well!”
Mr. Greg Niehaus, a current
McAuley teacher, has traveled
abroad with McAuley
students on seven different
amazing trips over the past
eight years. This year, he
took a group to Spain,
Morocco, and Gibraltar. He
states, “Niehaus means ‘never
home’; I developed a love of
travel (and education) from
my parents. I got started in
2005, when we were invited
to go on an educational
expedition to Brazil to study
issues of ‘the landless.’ Then
I teamed with our Latin teacher to do a tour in 2007 of New
Testament sites (Rome, Athens, Corinth, Crete, Ephesus, and
Patmos) amidst Greek and Roman culture. My favorite trip would
probably be the one to the British Isles in 2010 with a group of 32.
That trip included an afternoon at Mercy International on Baggot
Street in Dublin. These trips have impacted my life in so many
ways. Learning via international travel can be life-changing. For
example, on our educational tour to New Zealand and Australia
we had opportunities to smell geothermal springs, hold koala
bears, hear world-class operas, see reef coral/fish, and taste
kangaroo pies.”
Mr. Niehaus takes a group each year, and the trip in 2014 will be
“Istanbul to Athens” and 2015 will be “Peru, Land of the Inca”
(including Machu Picchu). In addition to students, the trips often
include alumnae and parents. All are welcome to join the
adventure!
Mr. Niehaus compares his love of traveling by quoting St.
Augustine: “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read
only a page.” After this summer, McAuley students certainly
appreciate the truth and relevance behind St. Augustine’s
statement and how travel abroad opens one up for a lifetime of
learning and sharing, as well as the chance to explore other
cultures and gain new perspectives on life.
Emily Schwab ‘08 traveled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to assist
with translation for three different youth groups serving a church
there. She has her bachelor’s and master’s in Social Work with a
concentration in Migration Studies from Loyola University. Emily
took Spanish at McAuley and said it helped prepare her for college
level Spanish, but “the most important part of learning a language
is exposing oneself to native speakers, and that most often happens
outside of the classroom.” On her trip, the youth groups came from
across the country with limited Spanish, and Emily helped them
interact with the community there by playing with the kids,
dialoging with adults, and carrying on a Vacation Bible School
throughout the week. Emily says, “One of my favorite parts of the
trip was translating the nightly reflections the youth groups were
doing for the Mexican community members who were there to help
us cook dinner. I felt like I could help serve them because they
were serving the youth. The trip impacted me in the sense that I
feel I have a special privilege of speaking both languages, and I can
use that to help people create relationships and share God’s love
together.” Emily credits McAuley for sparking her interest in serving
other people. She says, “I’ve decided to make it my life’s work. I
always look back at McAuley with fond memories and gratitude for
instilling in me a sense of confidence, service, and adventure.”
Charity Winburn ’10 is spending 10 weeks in Munich, Germany,
taking classes for her Electronic Media degree and interning at an
organization called Little Art. She became interested in the trip
because it was study abroad that directly related to her field of
study, and it gave her the opportunity for an internship abroad. She
is participating in the Ludwig-Maximillan University’s Munich
Summer Curriculum. This program focuses on electronic media
studies. The MSC is currently a partnership between the University
of Cincinnati’s Electronic Media department and LMU in Munich,
Germany. The program accepts 18 students per summer, so it can
be a little competitive because it is not only open to UC but
worldwide. Other students joining Charity in the program hail from
University of Colorado- Boulder, Russia, Canada, and the Ukraine,as
well as from UC. She writes, “The most rewarding aspect of the
trip so far has definitely been my internship at Little Art. Little Art
is a non-profit organization that allows children to express
themselves through art, including small amounts of art therapy in
some cases. It focuses on the needs of underprivileged children and
is free. They currently operate and hold partners in 108 countries. I
love the fact that I am helping an organization that loves children.
In addition, seeing my work used and appreciated outside of the
classroom is also very rewarding. I am working on presentations for
Little Art to show at fundraisers and to their sponsors as well as
helping setup with the children. My favorite thing about Germany is
the difference in lifestyle. At first, it is a shock because of lot of
the ways that they live feel like they are out of the 1950s with
women taking their baskets to the bread market or the amount of
clothes being dried the old-fashioned way. However, they are still
modern but are so laid-back at the same time. Everything is not a
rush here. People genuinely enjoy life here and take every day as it
comes. I can’t go into to town without passing by a building that is
hundreds of years old. Also, the Bavarian Octoberfest culture is
amazing. The apparel, the drinking, and the food are an experience
all by themselves which we get a taste of in Cincinnati, but it’s
nothing like it is here.”
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McAuleyToday
Elective Expands Horizons
In addition to core classes, McAuley offers a
variety of electives to introduce students to
new subjects or allow them to expand their
knowledge in areas from music, art, and
drama, to psychology, creative cooking, and
creative writing. One popular elective at
McAuley is Communications/Multi-Media.
The semester class began as two separate
classes three years ago but has since merged
into one. McAuley’s advanced technology
allows this class to be cutting-edge, practical
and fun, all at the same time.
Communications/Multi-Media provides a
replacement for Journalism, still offering
students journalism topics, skills, and techniques, but putting them to use on a school blog rather than a school newspaper. The
blog can be found at http://mcamcmoments.wordpress.com/.
Past technology-based projects have included monitoring McAuley’s Twitter feed, producing videos for McAuction and for the
Sisters of Mercy, as well as videos on historic sites and topics in the Greater Cincinnati area, such as Spring Grove Cemetery and
the Underground Railroad’s role here in the Queen City . This semester’s tech project focuses on creating a contemporary stopaction animation video for use in recruitment. English teacher Pam Vissing teaches Communications/Multi-Media and says, “I
love teaching this class! It allows students to be creative in a relaxed atmosphere and allows me to interact with them on a
completely different level than in a strictly academic classroom.”
Welcome to the newest
additions to McAuley’s staff!
From left to right: Dan Neugebauer (Math), Rebecca Moore (Assistant Principal), Rachel Kless (Latin), Samantha Setterlin (Art), Alana Hogue (French),
Susan Barbee (English), Kristen Rock (School Psychologist), Amanda Schroeder (Religion), and Mike Davis (Campus Minister).
Not pictured: Joann Schwetschenau
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Campus Cameo
Welcome to the
Class of 2017!
For many, the McAuley tradition continues.
Congratulations to our newest freshmen, including the
30% whose mothers also attended McAuley.
Elizabeth Ahlrichs
Abigail Albrinck*
Elizabeth Allaben
Claire Alverson*
McKenna Anderson
Nicole Armbruster
Emma Barbee*
Camryn Barnett
Samantha Baxter
Sydney Bennett
Kathryn Bergmann
Eryn Blazer
Grace Bloemker
Britney Bonno
Janie Burwick*
Shannon Burwinkel
Julia Cardinal
Alyssa Cardwell
Ramischayil Carter
Claudia Castelli
Alexah Chrisman
Elizabeth Cohen*
Madison Cook
Olivia Coombs
Emily Crain
Elicza Day
Olivia Dillman*
Grace Dorr*
Katherine Ernst
Abigail Ewald
Alexis Fehring*
Lynsey Ficker
Amanda Finke
Emma Fitz
Jennifer Fohl
Casandra Fulks
Meghan Gabriel*
Emma Geckle
Isabela Gibson
Lindsey Glines
Kirsten Goldick
Taylor Greene*
Sophia Hamilton*
Kaitlin Harris
Alana Harvey
Maria Hemmelgarn*
Allyson Henlein
Rachel Hinton
Gabrielle Hlebak*
Brianne Hoernschemeyer
Rachel Hoffman
Emma Hudepohl*
Maria Huey
Kiersten Hughes*
Maya Hughes*
Adrian Hummons
Lauren Humpert*
Caleigh Jones
Sherita Jones
Bridgette Kahny*
Nicole Kerth*
Annie Klein*
Elena Kluener*
Sydney Knecht
Abigail Koenig*
Kylie Kohl
Ashley Kuchenbuch*
Maria Kuhlmann
Juanita Lackey
Carlee Lambert
Sydney Laug
Savannah Lee
Megan Lienesch
Allison Logue
Grace Lohman
Abigail Ludwig*
Jenna Lustenberger*
Grace Mattingly*
Emma Meiners*
Sarah Newsom
Tiffany Nguyen
Eleanor Nieman*
Kelsey Owens
Erin Parsons
Jailen Perry
Marisa Peters
Celia Powers
Alexis Prude
*Mother is a McAuley alumna
Hayley Quatman
Mia Raleigh
Jaliyah Raymond
Meghan Reist
Olivia Ritter
Gabrielle Robbins
Claire Roell
Kailee Roll
Kathryn Rost
Holly Ryczek
Josephine Ryczek
Kendall Sabatelli
Josephine Salemme*
Hayley Sand
Annie Schindler*
Amber Schmuelling
Abby Schneider*
Rachel Seibert
Lauren Seng
Kasey Siciliano
Hannah Smith
Madeline Smith*
Olivia Smith
Lindsey Soto*
Mary Speed
Sydney Spinnenweber*
Kira Staubach
Hannah Steers
Audra Stueve*
Kristen Stueve*
Clare Sunderman
Mirey Taite*
Caroline Taphorn
Annabel Thies
Anna Thomas*
Jada Thompson
Jennifer Toelke
Lucille Torbeck*
Emma Verkley
Brittany Wells
Grace Wells*
Amanda Wood
Abigail Ziegler*
Mrs. Cindy Werner
How and/or when did you decide
to become a teacher?
I didn’t decide to become a teacher
until I returned to college for the
second time. While working to
earn a degree in physical therapy
at the College of Mount St. Joseph,
I studied Human Anatomy &
Physiology and Gross Anatomy
with Dr. Beth Murray, a forensic
anthropologist. Her dynamic
instruction and passion for the
content was an inspiration to me.
How long have you taught at
McAuley? And what classes have
you taught during that time?
I’ve been teaching at McAuley High School for the past twelve years. During
that time I’ve taught Biology, Geophysics, Human Biology, Human Anatomy &
Physiology and for the first time this year, Forensics. I love teaching science
at McAuley because of my fantastic colleagues in the science department
and the hands-on instruction incorporated into the curriculum. Students
grasp scientific concepts when they “do” science.
What do you enjoy about teaching?
The thing I enjoy most about teaching is the interaction I have with the
students. Teaching allows me to touch the lives and hearts of so many young
people. It’s rewarding when I encounter a past student who tells me that she
decided to become a nurse because she loved her Anatomy class while at
McAuley, or that she was inspired to pursue a career in health care because
of her surgical observation experience. I try to enhance classroom
instruction by inviting guest speakers into the classroom, offering a field trip
to the UC School of Medicine and, this year, we will be partnering with
Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine for a Lecture series and Bio-Skills
Lab opportunity. It’s not a realistic goal to want every student to love her
science class, but I want my students to know that I truly enjoy being their
teacher.
What are some of the biggest changes you’ve witnessed at McAuley over
the years?
When I first started teaching at McAuley twelve years ago, I was a
“traveling” teacher, moving from room to room on a rolling cart. Almost four
years later, a new addition to McAuley High School included seven
beautifully equipped and AIR-CONDITIONED science labs (a dream come
true)! Of course technology has transformed the scope of education. The
student tablet program has changed the way students learn; the wireless
laptops put learning in the hands of the students with computer simulations
and unlimited resources at their fingertips.
How do you spend your summers?
I try to take continuing education classes during the summer. It’s good to
have that role-reversal and experience life as a student periodically. This
past summer I participated in a professional development program,
sponsored by the National Institutes of Health Science and Miami University,
called “Fighting with Food.” This project provides teachers with the
knowledge and resources to educate students about how food is important in
reducing the effects of exposure to environmental toxicants and will involve
my students in educational outreach about the importance of healthy food
choices.
I also enjoy spending the summers with my husband and three boys, ages
fourteen, ten and eight, on our small farm in Indiana. We enjoy biking
together and try to hit the bike trails often. Our favorite summertime
destination is Mackinac Island in Michigan!
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Future Mohawks
8th Grade
Shadow Days
Come visit us! Shadowing is the best way to experience McAuley! 8th graders will spend a typical day with
a current McAuley student; meeting new friends, going to classes, learning about the Tablet Program and
even enjoying our famous cookies!
Set up a shadow visit at www.mcauleyhs.net/shadow.
Contact Marie Knecht at [email protected] or 513.681.1800 x2272 with questions.
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High School
Placement Test
Prep Class
McAuley offers a class to help 8th graders
prepare for the High School Placement Test.
The class will:
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Cover academic content that will be on the test.
Familiarize students with the test format.
Teach strategies for test taking.
Ease apprehension about the test.
This four-class series is held at McAuley High School, on four consecutive Saturdays
before the test (October 26 and November 2, 9 and 16). The cost of the series is $60.
Register at www.mcauleyhs.net/HSPTprep2013.
Contact Marie Knecht at [email protected] or 513.681.1800 x2272 with questions.
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Future Mohawk
Info Nights!
7th and 8th grade girls and their parents are invited
to McAuley High School to learn more about our
exceptional programs! Three info nights are offered
this fall. Each will have a unique topic including our
Women In Programs, Tablet and Competency to
Credit advantages.
Info nights are: October 29,
November 12 and 20,
7 – 8:30 p.m.
More information and registration available at
www.mcauleyhs.net/info2013
Contact Marie Knecht at
[email protected] or
513.681.1800 x2272 with questions.
Save the Date
for the
8th Grade Day
at the Spa!
By December 30th, the girls might be in need of a
break from the holidays! Want a little time to
relax after trimming the tree, decking the halls,
shopping, wrapping, singing and celebrating?
8th Grade girls are invited to join us for
McAuley’s Day at the Spa.
Save the date December 30 and check
www.mcauleyhs.net/admissionevents for
additional details and registration.
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All About Advancement
McAuley
FUND
THANK YOU! The McAuley Fund exceeded its goal and
raised $214,590 for the school from July 1, 2012 through
June 30, 2012. Donations from alumnae, parents of
alumnae, parents of students, grandparents, Board
members, and special friends made it possible to raise the
highest amount ever for the McAuley Fund. We could not
have done it without you! Your ongoing support provides
essential funding for our students, from scholarships and
financial aid to technology resources and classroom
supplies.
The start of a new school year and the season of Fall also
herald a new fundraising year for McAuley. And so, even as
we wrap up an outstanding 2012-13 year for the McAuley
Fund, we are already fundraising for the current year. You
can use the envelope in this TIES to make a donation.
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CELEBRATE MERCY DAY
and the opening of
Catherine McAuley’s
first school for young
women in Ireland with a
special gift to McAuley
High School.
Our official McAuley Fund kick-off will take
place on Mercy Day, September 24th! On
this day, we are looking to raise as much as
possible through online giving at
www.mcauleyhs.net/mcafund. It takes a
matter of minutes to make a big impact
with an online donation. Our goal is to kick
off the 2013-14 campaign with 50 online
gifts in honor of the 50th anniversary of our
first graduating class, the Class of 1964.
We will be updating through Facebook on
September 24th as donations come in and
we get closer to reaching. Be part of this
exciting kick-off and help McAuley start the
new year with a bang. And as a special
promotion, starting on September 24th,
anyone who contributes $200 or more will
receive an “old school” soft, grey McAuley
t-shirt (and don’t worry, it’s nothing like any
of the old gym uniforms)!
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Alumnae Activities
Class of 1973 – 40th Reunion
Dear McAuley alumnae,
On July 20, 2013, we held our 40th class reunion at McAuley
with 65 of our classmates in attendance. A team of 10
committee members worked diligently for months calling,
emailing, searching and collaborating to update our class list.
Our goal was, and still is, to speak to each of our 268
classmates and send out an e-book with everyone’s contact
information so we can communicate with one another as we
continue on through our life’s journey. It was also so, that in
five years, it will be much easier to contact everyone for our
45th! Please, if you haven’t responded to a request, call
Nancy Droppelman Ziegler @ 513-293-4967 or Lois Toelke
Burger @ 513-598-8799 to verify your information and update
your home email and phone number. And remember, if you
move, or change your contact information, please advise the
McAuley Advancement Office or go online at
www.mcauleyhs.net/update.
Mass was held in our intimate chapel with Fr. Don McCarthy
presiding, Pam Johnson Rosenacker on keyboards, and Gwen
Schroth Krekeler leading us in song. Emily Besl Henry and
Joanie Brunner Kuethe read the readings. Petitions were
focused on healing those in need, seeing families through
crisis, death, financial and personal hardships, as well as the
continued success of the new Mercy education collaborative
for our girls, now and in the future.
Gina Siefert entertained us for the first hour of our gathering
after Mass and we all sang a song she wrote about growing up
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in a Catholic school. Heidi Herdt Soloria secured the
catering through Raffel’s. Chris Beck Findley brought the
centerpieces which we raffled off as door prizes.
Names were brought up, circumstances, prayers, tears,
laughter and concerns were expressed throughout the
evening. Several of our “sisters” came even though they did
not graduate with our class, but still hold deep, precious
memories that continue to draw them to “The McAuley
Experience.”
Besides all that, there was one remarkable event that
occurred. Our class donated $2,890 to the Guardian Angel
Fund - the single, largest contribution in recent history from a
class reunion. Many who were unable to come sent a
donation that will assist a family in need so that their
daughter(s) can receive a McAuley education. We were
humbled to witness such a generous action by so many. I can
only pray that we as a class continue to support this effort to
help ease the burden of a Catholic education.
I want to thank the other committee members for their time
and talents: Donna Retty Murphy, Pam Albert Denny, Cheryl
Bova Boone, Vicki Black Klensch, Heidi Herdt Soloria, Bev
Lusher Baum, Lois Toelke Burger, Debbie Deglow
Stockburger, Cindy Noth Listerman, and Shirley Rogers
Litteral.
Sincerely,
Nancy Droppelman Ziegler
REUNIONS
Alumnae Activities
Class of 1983
Saturday, October 5 at
Pebble Creek Golf Club, 7-11 p.m.
Invitations have been mailed.
Contact Leslie Wernicke Odioso at
[email protected] with any questions.
Class of 2003
Plans are in the works for a fall reunion.
Contact Kristen Schmidt Kueffner at
[email protected] for more info.
Class of 1964
50th Reunion 2014
Plans are underway for this momentous
occasion as McAuley celebrates its first
golden anniversary. Stay tuned for more
information coming soon.
Thanksgiving
Memorial Mass
Tuesday,
November 26, 2013
at 8:10 a.m.
All alumnae and families of alumnae are invited to
celebrate our Thanksgiving Mass. Anyone who has
lost a graduate/friend/family member in the last
year is encouraged to attend this Mass in memory of
their loved one. It is a beautiful Mass in which we
light a candle for each alumna who passed away
during the last year. The candles are then presented
to family members at the end of Mass.
Please contact Kathy Hauser at
[email protected]
or (513) 681-1800 x1148
if you will be attending.
Athletics Hall of Fame
The Athletic Department is accepting nominations McAuley’s Athletic Hall of Fame. If you know an alumna who
is deserving of this honor, please send her name and graduation year along with a letter indicating why you feel she
should be considered. E-mail nominations to [email protected] or mail to McAuley, 6000 Oakwood
Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45224 Attn: Caryl Schawe. Nominations are due by December 2, 2013. Hall of Fame
award winners will be recognized at a dinner on Sunday, March 2, 2014.
Alumnae
Games
Thanks to all who played and supported
the alumna soccer and volleyball games!
We hope to see our basketball alums at
the game on December 27.
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McAuleyMilestones
1970’s
1990’s
Kathleen Malone Kuhn ’75 writes “My dad died last
Heather Ellis Harlo ’94 has two sons, John and James
Nicholas, who was born last December. Grandma Betty
Pfeiffer Ellis ’65 is head-over-heels over these grandsons.
November after sixteen years of Alzheimer’s disease. During
that time, I wrote poetry to process my reactions to his disease.
For his funeral, my husband and I published the poems in a
booklet called “Heart Memories.” Afterward, I had so many
requests for copies that I did a second printing and am selling
the booklet for $3.00—the cost of printing and a donation to the
Alzheimer’s Association. Many deep thanks to Lynne Heile who
was my creative writing teacher at McAuley!”
Linda Wheeler Trenn ’78 is living in Guatemala doing
mission work for a year. She is teaching English at a school in
Mixco and living with a Sister of Charity. Linda works with
children Mondays through Fridays and then with adults on the
weekends. All her efforts are in hopes that education can lift
the poor out of poverty. Her school does not have proper lighting
walls, or windows, and the roof leaks. Interested alumnae can
donate to Linda’s school by sending checks payable to
Guatemala Mission Partners, memo- Monte Real School Fund,
c/o Doris Wheeler, 3451 Melodymanor Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45239.
Katie Denier Koetters ’99 has two children, Brody (3) and
Hayden (2 months.)
Kristy Knab Crouse ‘99 owns and operates The SugarSnap!
Truck, a unique mobile bakeshop. The truck serves the business
crowd downtown, drops by office parks for mid-afternoon pickme-ups, and participates in festivals and private events. Sample
one of their famous cupcakes or other sweet treats at the
Cincinnati Street Food Festival in Walnut Hills on October 12, or
keep up with them online at www.sugarsnaptruck.com.
Allison Kling Winkelmann ’99 lives in Dublin, OH, where
she works as an associate merchant for Limited Brands.
2000’s
Emily Kling Tischler ’01 is a designer for Bradley Mischka
1980’s
and lives in New York City.
Patti Riopel Lee ‘83 lives in Santa Clarita, California. She is
married to Darell and they have two sons: Christopher (21), who
is in his first year at Chico State College, and Jonathan (15).
Sadly, Patti’s father died three summers ago.
Jamie Troehler Flores ’01 has been married to Mark since
December 2011 and has an 11-month-old daughter, Ava Grace.
Colleen Knecht Saiz ‘03 and her husband, Joseph, had a
baby boy, Joseph Michael, in May. The family lives in Reno,
Nevada.
Save the date for
McAuley’s training group!
We will start our training on
Saturday, January 25, 2014.
Our inaugural Flying Pig training group was a tremendous success and we hope you will join us! Like
last year, our training sessions will focus on runners and walkers who want to complete the Flying Pig
half marathon on May 4, 2014. Of course, anyone who wants to run or walk with us is always
welcome. More information will be available by December on McAuley’s website and in e-newsletters.
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Erin Tunnat Mann ’03 married her high school sweetheart,
Sarah Cox-Griffin ’05 has twin daughters, Anna and Lilly who
Andy, in December 2010, and they have a two-year-old daughter,
Lydia Marie. The family lives in a new house in Forest Park and
Erin is really looking forward to her 10-year reunion.
are almost two years old. They are the granddaughters of
Ashley Roberts Day ’03 and her husband, Kyle, live in
Okeana, Ohio, and Ashley is a teacher at Talawanda Schools.
They have a seven-month-old daughter Lydia Grace.
Recent
Weddings
Kathleen Singleton ’78.
Rebecca Barclay Schmid ‘09 married her high school
sweetheart, Tyler, in December. They met through McAuley’s and
LaSalle’s Vocal Ensembles and Show Choirs. Rebecca is finishing
up her last year at UC where she is majoring in early childhood
education.
Recent Births
Our congratulations to the parents of these
newest members of the McAuley family:
Heather Ellis Harlow ’94, boy,
James Nicholas, 12.7.12
Emily Broering Beck ’02, boy,
Gregory Mark, 1.13.13
Our best wishes to all the
newlywed couples:
Maggie Wolf Bausano ’94, twin girls,
Marylin Elizabeth and Ellen Marie, 6.16,13
Maria Ewing Hunter ’02, boy,
Henry Aaron, 11.7.12
Lisa Wagner ’97
to Nick Crews, 5.24.13
Katie Denier Koetters ’99, girl,
Hayden Christine, 7.16.13
Lindsay Saskowsky Bybee, ’02, boy,
Mack Stephen, 6.7.12
Maureen Sucher ’02
to Stelio Frangopoulos, 8.17.13
Amanda Kist Bowling ’99, girl,
Emma Rose, 10.4.11
Colleen Knecht Saiz ‘03, boy,
Joseph Michael, 5.7.13
Kathleen Hausfeld ’04
to Charlie Ott, 8.3.13
Tiffany Donawerth Hornbach ’00, boy,
Andrew Anthony, 7.19.13
Ashley Roberts Day ’03, girl,
Lydia Grace, 1.25.13
Stephanie Johansing ’04
to Bradley Adams, 12.1.12
Lisa Kampschmidt Lasita ‘01, boy,
Brayden Robert, 6.29.13
Erin Tunnat Mann ’03, girl,
Lydia Marie, 9.20.11
Rebecca Barclay ’09
to Tyler Schmid, 12.29.12
Jenny Pfeiffer Hoverman ’01, boy,
Graham Nolan, 5.23.13
Michelle Finan Mueller ’04, boy,
Benjamin Patrick, 3.26.13
Jamie Troehler Flores ’01, girl,
Ava Grace, 10.19.12
Sarah Cox-Griffin ’05, twin girls,
Anna and Lilly 10.21.11
Keep in
Touch!
First Name
To have your update or announcement published in the Ties, please email the
information to [email protected] or send the following form to Kathy Dietrich,
McAuley Advancement Office, 6000 Oakwood Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45224 or
FAX (513) 681-1802 OR submit your news online at www.mcauleyhs.net/news.
Maiden
Last
Year of Graduation
Home Address
Home Phone
Occupation
Work Phone
e-mail
Employer
News to Share:
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OUR SYMPATHY
Please remember the family and friends of the following alumnae in your prayers:
Angela Zorb
Wurzelbacher ‘65
June 8, 2013
Christine Marie Felix
Sabick ’73
July 29, 2013
Nancy Piepmeyer ‘79
July 26, 2013
On the Death
of their Husbands…
On the Deaths
of their Mothers…
Ann Shively Wolff ‘66
Mary Ann Ballard Gleason ‘68
Sharon Kummer Frost ‘66
Mary Sandra Kummer Schoenling ‘70
Nancy Kummer McDonough ‘79
Lynn Gibbs Schmitz ‘73
Karen Meinken Finnen ‘70
On the Deaths
of their Fathers…
Karen Schweitzer McMannon ‘64
Vicky Valentino McLellan ‘80
Nicole Valentino Budke ‘95
Renee Rothweiler Cipriani ‘82
Angela Unkrich Otis ‘82
Sharon Unkrich Wiehaus ‘87
Jane Parkinson Ulrick ‘65
Margene Parkinson Ryberg ‘67
Debbie Parkinson Meyer ‘72
Laura Kiser Lewis ‘93
Betty Brown ‘76
Kristy Knab Crouse ‘99
Sarah Knab ‘01
Amanda Knab ‘04
Mia Cipriani Kalkhoff ‘88
Katherine Gleason Elfers ‘92
Sarah Gleason Barwell ‘94
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McAuley CALENDAR:
Upcoming Alumnae and School Events
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
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1
15-17
2-3
Mercy Day Mass
Freshman
9:45 a.m.
Spirit Night
13
Open House
Fall Play
20
Thanksgiving Memorial
Mass, 8:10 a.m.
Winter Phonathon
10
Holiday Harmony
Showcase
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
19
Mattress Sale
(sponsored by McAuley
Mom & Dads Club)
27
Alumnae Basketball Game
.
16
Sounds of
Christmas Concert
7:30 p.m.
24
Women Who Inspire
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McAuley High School
Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy
6000 Oakwood Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45224
Non Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
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Mission
Cincinnati, Ohio
Permit No. 4265
McAuley High School, a comprehensive Catholic school for young women sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of
the Americas, is committed to quality education and personal growth within a caring, Christ-centered
community. Faithful to the Gospel and the charism, core values, and traditions of Mercy, McAuley’s essential
activity is to create an environment designed to help each young woman develop her intellect, gifts, and talents.
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