Memorial Bricks - Marquette Catholic High School

A publication for graduates, parents, and friends of Marquette Catholic High School.
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
219 East Fourth Street
Alton, Illinois 62002
(618) 463-0585
Website: www.marquettecatholic.org
JULY 2013
Dear Alumni/ae, friends, and
supporters of Marquette:
Last year at about this time I asked
you a question about whether you
ever wondered what it would be
like to be a principal at a small,
Catholic High School. I actually
received a pretty good response and
many people thought I was really
lucky.
Well, let me tell you, some years are better than others, and
this past year was a doozy.
It began with us starting a major construction project for
the first time in over three decades. Now you might think
that is neat—but it plays havoc on teachers, students, and
administrators. The noise and dust was tough to deal with.
But the worst thing was when they discovered asbestos in
the locker rooms and decided that we would have to shut
down for a while. That “while” put us back two weeks, so
we didn’t begin school until after Labor days (I know—just
like in the old days). Then, like I said, we had issues with
noise and dust. But we persevered and got through the first
semester.
Second semester we actually opened the new commons
area, locker rooms, and most importantly, restrooms. So,
you would think that it was a smoother second semester.
Except, we now had to pursue a complete update of our
infrastructure to accommodate putting I-pads in every
freshman students hands next school year. It seemed all we
did was have meeting after meeting. But I am glad to report
that it appears the infrastructure wiring and access points are
in and we are ready to proceed with the purchasing of I-pads.
All in all it was a stressful and tiresome school year with
all we had going on. But it’s done now. On the bright side
we did bring home some impressive trophies from the
IHSA state competitions; a first in boy’s soccer, a second in
softball, and a third in girl’s soccer. Not bad for a little school
that gets bumped up a class or two in most every sport
(except soccer).
I would like to note that our graduation speaker this year
was Dr. Bill Sears of the class of 1957. Dr. Sears lives in
California and has become a world renowned authority on
pediatrics. I would quote his speech, but he didn’t write
anything down. He just took the microphone, walked in
front of the graduates, and proceeded to give (from his head)
one excellent speech. You could tell he has a long history of
speaking to audiences because he held everyone’s attention.
And finally, if you haven’t heard, then you haven’t been
listening, but our enrollment should exceed 400 this
upcoming school year. We haven’t been over 400 in a
couple decades. So, things are going well. Stop by and see
us sometime and I’ll give you a tour of the building and
especially the new areas.
On Explorers,
Michael E. Slaughter ‘74
Principal
Memorial Bricks
Outside the 1927 building (the main building) is our
memorial walkway complete with bricks, blocks, and
benches memorializing loved ones.
We will continue selling these memorials until we run
out of room—which for the bricks ($50) and blocks
($150) should be never. We will always be able to find a
spot for them. Right now I do have space for four more
benches ($1500 outside the new gym entrance). So, if
you want a bench you might want to act quickly.
If Marquette is listed as the memorial in remembrance
of a family member or friend—we automatically buy a
brick for that person. So, we may have a brick out there
on someone’s behalf that you weren’t aware of.
These permanent memorials make great gifts—
especially for graduates!!
C A P I TA L C A M PA I G N
What a Difference
a Year Makes
The summer of 2012 brought a lot
of changes to the MCHS Campus.
Demolition of the courtyard and
surrounding hallway followed by
the construction of what we are now
calling “The Commons”. The work
also brought air conditioning among
many other upgrades to the entire 1957
building. Students from the Class of
2014 and beyond will never again
experience lunch in a warm cafeteria on
a fall day or PE in a gym hot enough to
melt your sneakers.
All of the work was completed in
January of 2013. This summer began
with the dedication of the Commons by
Bishop Paprocki. He placed a blessing
upon the Commons and congratulated
us on the physical growth of the
campus. He then challenged us to
continue to grow the Catholic ministry.
He said now that the bricks and mortar
are finished we must continue to build
the Body of Christ.
The summer will end when we
welcome our largest freshman class
in about 30 years (approximately 131
students). The school’s enrollment will
The Capital Campaign raised $6,135
from the following donors who
responded to our email requests in the
month of May. Their contributions
were matched 100% by an anonymous
donor for total contributions of
$12,270.
The Capital Campaign still must
raise $100,000 to help fund the
physical improvements to the school,
technology upgrades and contributions
to the Marquette Foundation
Endowment.
Thank you to all who have contributed
to the success of the Capital Campaign
and those who did so online. Online
contributions and donations to
Marquette are safe, fast and easy.
You can make a contribution at www.
marquettecatholic.org/matchingpledge
once again be over 400 students. This
is a real tribute to the hard work of the
Administration and new alumni from
the recent years. I can’t help but think
that the improvements to the campus
have made a positive impression on the
middle school students and their parents
when considering alternatives for high
school.
All of these improvements (See Side
Box listing improvements) were made
possible by the generous donations of
the Alumni and friends of Marquette
Catholic High School. The goal has
always been $3,000,000. Since the
construction began in 2012 we have
continued to move closer to reaching
our goal. Today we find the campaign
93% of the way completed. Of course,
as students of Marquette we all know
93% on a test is barely an “A”. On this
test the only acceptable score is 100%
(or better!).
The Foundation was established to
raise money for the benefit of the
School. Whether it was for capital
improvements or building the
endowment, we want to make sure that
an education at Marquette is available
to every student and that we have the
resources to prepare the students for
To sign up for email updates from the
school visit www.marquettecatholic.
org/signup”
John Heuvelman (1975) St. Peters, MO in Honor of John M. Heuvelman
Bob and Sharon Jourdain (1970) Alton, IL
Gerry LeClaire (1963) Godfrey, IL
Jodi Roberts (1988) Edwardsville, IL
David Groppel (1989) West St. Paul, MN
Robert Schneider (1976) Decatur, AL
Charles Springman (1948) Hideaway, TX
Laura Nessler (1976) West Des Moines, IA in Honor of Loretta Van Buren
Edward Beck, Ferguson, MO
Laura Lesse (1998) St. Louis, MO
Mark Cousley, Godfrey, IL
Deborah Hood (1988) Edwardsville, IL
Michael Joehl (1981) Canton, GA
Mary Ann Hill (1962) Topeka, KS
Geralyn Meyer Weil (1970) Yuma, AZ in Honor of the MHS Faculty of 1970
Eric and Marci Wendle (1985) Godfrey, IL in their future. This is why completing
this Campaign is so important. Thank
you to those you who have been able
to contribute so far. If you are still
interested in donating to this Campaign
and helping us get an “ A,” please
send your contribution to: MCHS
Capital Campaign, 219 E. 4th Street,
Alton, IL 62002 or online at www.
marquettecatholic.org/matchingpledge.
No amount is too small.
Thank you,
Peter Tassinari ‘84
President MCHS Foundation
• Tuckpointing
• The addition of the Commons room- complete with concession stand,
athletic offices and new trophy cases.
• Air Conditioning 1957 Building
• New Restrooms – Gym & Cafeteria
• Endowment Funds
• Security System
• New Lockers
• New Desks
• New Locker Rooms and weight room for the Gym
• Wifi
• New Windows
Honor of Joe Miller
Kevin Bennett (1998) Alton, IL in Honor of
Mike and Tina Bennett
James Albers (1959) Lacey, WA
Robert & Beth Stephan (1995) Alton, IL
Tom Stone (1986) Austin, TX
Tim Hanlon (1967) Alton, IL in Honor of Mary
Lucille Hanlon
Robert Koeller (1942) Alton, IL
Rita Wardein Tekippe (1963) Carrollton, GA in Honor of Vic & Bess Wardein
Kathleen Angus (1962) Birmingham, AL
Sandra Morgan (1966) Westmont, IL
Mary Coffman (1968) Alton, IL
Sally Hansen, Godfrey, IL
Rita Voss (1959) Placerville, GA
Sam Newton (1982) West Lafayette, IN
Chris McNeill (1987) Leawood, IL
Charles Suntra (1987) Modesto, CA
Maggie O’Neill (1997) Alton, IL
David and Laura Lauschke (1985) Godfrey, IL
We welcome the Class of 2013 into our family of alumni.
We wish you success and happiness throughout your life.
Akers, Tanner
Alvarez, Juan (Johnny)
Anderson, Thomas
Bamper, Blake
Becker, Samuel
Bowman, Baylee
Brass, William
Buchheit, Zachary
Carpunky, Trevor
Carr, Elizabeth
Chaney, Alexandra
Chickey, Aileen
Coddington, Jake
Crum, Angeline
Davis, Jenna
Davis, Taylor
Drysdale, Dana
Dumoulin, Jack
Dunn, Justin
Dwyer, Colin
Fischer, Brogan
Fischer, Kelsie
Ford, Jr., Michael
Fuerst, Kyle
Gebben, Brian
Gebben, Emily
Gentry, Austin
Gonzalez, Andrew
Griffon, Rebecca
Grover, Ashlin
Hagnauer, Molly
Hammond, RJ
Hanson, Erin
Hart, Clara
Harter, Sarah
Hentrich, Ashley
Hoefert, Michael
Horn, Georgia
Horn, Zach
Horstman, Samantha
Johnes, Noah
Keenan, Kaitlin
Kelly, Maggie
Korte, Nick
Kromraj, Marisa
Lee, Courtney
Lee Sheng Tin, Julee
Lipka, AJ
Marturana, Sarah
Mayberry, Taylor
McAfee, Bailey
McDermott, Carey
Miller, Jack
Morrissey, Claire
Myer, Andrew
Pastoriza, Kirsten
Pellegrino, Hannah
Phillips, Marissa
Ries, Margaret
Rose, Tori
Sanders, Andrew
Scheiter, Samuel
Schranck, Nick
Schroeder, Masen
Sebacher, Jordan
Silkwood, Alexis
Simon, Taylor
Snider, Emma
Stevens, Adam
Stevens, Mallory
Thuet, Louis
Varady, Blake
Velloff, Erin
Velloff, Hannah
Visconti, Clair
Walters, Hannah
Weeden, LaShawn
Weinman, Tommy
Wilson, Marjorie
Winkler, Kelly
Winschel, Andrew
Wittich, Christopher
Worley, Stacey
SENIOR AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Senior French Award..................................Sarah Marturana
Senior Spanish Award...................................Dana Drysdale
Senior History Award....................................Dana Drysdale
Senior Science Award in Biology����������������� Clair Visconti
Senior Science Award in Physics............... Andrew Sanders
Senior National Honor Society Award������ Andrew Sanders
Senior Science Award in Physics................Marissa Phillips
Senior Science Award in Chemistry�������������������Jack Miller
Senior Math Award........................................Ashlin Grover
Senior Theology Award....................................Colin Dwyer
Senior Theology Award..................................Blake Bamper
Senior Radio Broadcasting Award
for online announcing..............................Blake Bamper
Senior Radio Broadcasting Award
for video production............................Jake Coddington
Johnny Alvarez
Senior English Award...................................Johnny Alvarez
Senior Award for work with SADD���������������Georgia Horn
Senior Peer Leadership Award...................Claire Morrissey
Senior Peer Leadership Award.......................... Jenna Davis
Senior National Honor Society Award��� Carey McDermott
Senior Theater Award................................. Mallory Stevens
Senior Outstanding Art Award................... Ashley Hentrich
ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS
Austin Gentry
Ashlin Grover
Maggie Kelly
Taylor Mayberry
Jack Miller
Marissa Phillips
Andrew Sanders
Hannah Velloff
Clair Visconti
Outstanding Citizenship Award from
The National Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution
Mallory Stevens
Good Citizen & Good Citizenship Awards from the
Daughters of the American Revolution
Andrew Myer and Marissa Phillips
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar-Athlete
Alexis Silkwood
Illinois High School Association
All State Academic Team
Jack Miller
This class has given a total of 12,613 hours to community
service projects in their four years of high school.
Ursuline Service Award
Each year Ursuline Educational Services recognizes
seniors who have made outstanding contributions
to an ongoing service project.
• Lizzy Carr for her work at Marygrove Residential Treatment Center for Abused Children
• Annie Hart for her work at Marygrove Residential Treatment Center for Abused Children
• Marissa Phillips for 7 years of participation
in the March for Life in Washington DC
• Blake Bamper for his leadership and faith sharing
through the Luke 18 retreat program
• Marisa Kromraj for her work with
Youth Charity Horse Show
President’s Volunteer Service Award, Bronze Level
Colin Dwyer
Blake Bamper
Andrew Myer
Marissa Phillips
The John Halloran Athletic Award
Jack Miller and Alexis Silkwood
The Kelly Dennis Scholarship for Drama
Mallory Stevens
Shelter Insurance Foundation Scholarship
Andrew Sanders
Elijah P. Lovejoy Memorial Scholarship
Dana Drysdale, Andrew Sanders, and Clair Visconti
Liberty Bank Scholarship
Andrew Sanders
East End Association Scholarship
Andrew Sanders and Jack Miller
Congratulations to these 3rd and 4th Generation graduates from Marquette.
Front row left to right:
Hannah Velloff*, Maggie
Kelly, Kaitlin Keenan*,
Marge Wilson, Emma
Snider*, Georgia Horn,
Hannah Walters*, Emily
Gebben*, Samantha
Horstman, Ashlin Grover
Back row: Ashley Hentrich,
Chris Wittich, Michael
Hoefert, Nick Korte*, Zach
Horn, Brian Gebben*, Bill
Brass, Justin Dunn, Claire
Morrissey
*Denotes fourth generation
Four Years of Sports
Graduating Senior Andrew Myer remembers his four years of sports at Marquette. Andrew was
the Student Athletic Director and worked the clock at all the girls and boys basketball games in
the Marquette gym. He donned his blue and white striped overalls at many games throughout
the years. Most of us at Marquette would consider him a number one fan.
Andrew came to us from Our Lady Queen of Peace in Bethalto in 2009. We will hand him over
to Maryville University this fall to study sports management. We wish him and his entire class
of 2013 well!
Here is what he put together to summarize his four years of sports at Marquette 2009-2013:
Regional
Sectional
Super Sectional
State Appearances
Championships ChampionshipsChampionships
Boys Baseball
2010 2012
2012
2012
2012 (3rd Place)
Boys Basketball 2010 2011 2012
Girls Basketball 2012
Boys Golf
2011 2012
2012 (4th Place)
Boys Soccer
2009* 2011 2012
2012
2012
2012 (1st Place)
Girls Soccer
2010 2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013
2013
2011 (1st Place)
2013 (3rd Place)
Girls Softball
2010 2011 2012 2013 2010 2011 2012 2013 2010 2011 2013
2010 (4th Place) 2011 (3rd Place)
2013 (2nd Place)
Football
Qualified for State Playoffs All 4 Years
Totals:
19 Regional Championships
9 Sectional Championships
6 Super-Sectional Championships
8 State Appearances (4th Place 2 times,
3rd Place 3 times, 2nd Place 1 time,
and State Champs 2 times)
\I will never forget my mom’s words when
Softball qualified for State my freshmen year.
She said,”We are going to State to support them
because this doesn’t happen very often.” Well just
back from my 7th trip to a State Tournament all I
can say is, “Thanks for the memories and what a
run it was.”
Class of 1949
William G. (Bill) Kienstra is living in
Indian Harbour Beach, FL. He can be
reached at 321-271-0000
Class of 1957
Dr. Bill Sears spoke
at the graduation
ceremony for the
Marquette class
of 2013. He told
the students to do
something with their lives that will
help people. “You want to go to sleep
at night with a Helper’s heart. You
want to know you helped someone.
Don’t go into a profession to make
money, go into something that you
love and you know will help people.
Dr. Bill shared some stories of his
days at Marquette and especially his
time with a special teacher Sr. Ursula
or “Little Bear.”
He gave the students some advice
and told them to put all negative
thoughts into the “Junk mailbox”
of their minds. “Every night just go
through your thoughts like email. Get
rid of the bad stuff. Keep the good
stuff,” he told them.
Dr. Bill is the father of eight children
and several of them are practicing with
him in California. He has published
several books including “The Baby
Book” and was recently on the cover
of Time Magazine. Thank you for
sharing your words of wisdom with us.
Class of 1966
Nick Moehn has added extra
volunteering to his already packed
retirement schedule. He will now take
on the role of United Way Allocations
Panel Member which means he will
carefully help distribute funds to
nearly 40 agencies that help thousands
of people in the Riverbend area.
Nick has been retired from his job
as Director of Academic Affairs
operations at Lewis and Clark
• • • Class Notes • • •
Community College for 11 months. He
is an active volunteer for St. Mary’s
Church, the Knights of Columbus,
the St. Vincent De Paul Society, the
William Bedell Achievement and
Resource Center and the United Way
of Greater St. Louis.
“Being involved with social service
agencies is something I’ve done for a
long time and is what I really enjoy,”
he said. “It makes you feel good to
help others. You start out wanting to
help people but you get so much joy
in return too.” Sounds like Marquette
Serviam in action.
Class of 1966
After a 37 year career as President of
Altonized Community Federal Credit
Union, Rick Sebold has decided to
retire. Rick started his career in the
Accounting Department of OwensIllinois and worked there for nine
years. That’s when he transferred to
Altonized. “A lot of people still come
in here from Owens-Illinois where I
worked first. I like the whole aspect of
the credit union business, especially
helping people. I have enjoyed all
these years of being able to help
people. I tried to keep it a familyoriented business, “he said.
Rick and his wife Dorie are part of a
big family of Marquette graduates.
His brothers, sisters and two children
attended Marquette as well. Rick and
Dorie’s son, Bernie Sebold, Class of
1992, is the Alton Fire Chief and lives
in Alton. Their daughter Jennifer
Spangler (Class of 1993) is the new
President of Altonized Community
Federal Credit Union stepping into her
father’s shoes. Jennifer has worked
with Rick at Altonized for 20 years.
As for retirement, Rick is planning
to work part-time at Elias, Kallal and
Schaaf and Staten Funeral Home as a
greeter for visitations and funerals. It
seems he cannot retire from his career
of helping people in the community.
We wish you all the best.
Class of 1967
David Schmidt and his dad, Elden
(Class of 1939)
came to tour the
new addition to
Marquette this past
spring. David lives
with his family in
St. Charles and
Elden lives in Godfrey.
Class of 1975
Teresa Cranmer continues to head
the Mustard Seed Peace Project she
founded in 2004. This group was
formed following a mission trip to
Guatemala that truly inspired Cranmer
and led to what she believes is her
life’s work. On a trip in 2012, Cranmer
said the residents asked for help to
address water problems. The women
have to walk very far to get water
from the wells. They have to stand
in long lines and many have children
in tow while trudging along a rugged
path carrying the water. Sometimes
the women spend their whole day
providing water for their families. To
address this issue, MSPP partnered
with Engineers without Borders from
SIUE and is working on a project to
install a water pump and holding tank
that can pump water into individual
homes, freeing up hours for the
women. Teresa also led an initiative
for $46 table top water purifiers that
changed the lives of Guatemalan
residents in the village of Virginia.
The filters provide clean drinking
water without the need to gather wood,
build a fire and boil it before it is safe,
a process that often still isn’t 100
percent effective.
The Mustard Seed project has
partnered with Lewis and Clark
Community College’s nursing
school as well as Engineers without
Borders of SIUE. They hold periodic
fundraisers and additional funding
is gained through private donations
and grants. If you are interested in
volunteering or making donations,
please contact Terri Cranmer at 618466-3085 or [email protected]
or www.mustardseedpeaceproject.org
Class of 1979
Judith Pratt Tungett is the owner
of the new Fit-In-Ten fitness center
in East Alton. This center features
a special weight loss machine that
provides benefits in 10 minutes.
Judith previously owned Curves
Fitness Center in Alton from 200108 and focused on a 30-minute
workout. Now she is dropping it to 10
minutes. “Everybody is all about time,
Judith says. Curves focused on their
30-minute workout and I’ve dropped
it to 10.”
Class of 1984
Dr. Anne Klasner married James
Kyle Strange on April 19, 2013 in
Birmingham, AL. Ann is a graduate
of St. Louis University and the
University of Illinois College
of Medicine. She is a Pediatric
Emergency Medicine Physician for
University of Alabama and Children’s
Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham.
Class of 1985
Dan Fitzgerald and his wife
Stephanie
announce the
birth of their
son Daniel
Emmett.
Daniel was
born on
March 20,
2013 and
weighed 9
lbs. 6 oz.
Daniel joins
big sister
Katherine who is two.
Class of 1996
Thomas Lavelle and his wife, Kristine
announce the birth of a daughter, Lucy
Ann born Sept. 4, 2012. Big sister’s
name is Audrey and the family lives in
Edwardsville.
Class of 1997
Class of 1986
Chris Cleary and his daughter
Mikayla came to a Marquette football
game this fall. Mikayla joined the
cheerleading squad for a few cheers
during the game.
Class of 1986
Congratulations to John Ducey for
being named Principal of Lovejoy
Elementary School in Alton. Ducey
is finishing his seventh year as Alton
Middle School Assistant Principal,
where he previously taught prealgebra and coached baseball and
basketball. He formerly was assistant
varsity baseball coach at Alton
High and he coached basketball at
Marquette. John started his teaching
career at St. Francis Catholic School
in Jerseyville after graduating from
Quincy University. John and his wife
Tracy have three children and live in
Godfrey.
Class of 1987
Congratulations to Tom Roth for
being selected as the new principal of
Roxana High School. Tom graduated
from SIU Carbondale in 1991 where
he played football.
After college he was an offensive
lineman for the Los Angeles Raiders
and the New Orleans Saints.
Tom began teaching in the Bethalto
Trimpe Middle school in 1995 and
was Dean of Students. He moved
to Civic Memorial High School as
Assistant Principal and worked there
for seven years.
Tom is married to Jennifer and has
two children, Shelby 14 (a Marquette
freshman) and Jake 10. The Roths live
in Godfrey and Tom can be reached at
[email protected].
Rachel Blair married Richard Colant
on Nov. 24, 2012 at St. Patrick’s in
Elmont, IL. Rachel is a registered
nurse at Silver Cross Hospital in New
Lenox, IL. The couple resides in
Joliet, IL.
Class of 1997
Michael E. Morelli, is an officer in
the Alton Police Department. He was
recently awarded the Physical Fitness
Award at the SWIC Police Academy
graduation ceremony. The SWIC
Police Academy is an intensive 10week academy and physical training
program designed to prepare recruits
to enter a career in law enforcement. It
is one of only six police academies in
Illinois. Morelli is now working in the
patrol division of the department.
Class of 1999
Annie Muehlheausler married
Brooke Moody on Oct. 12, 2013 at
Holy Angels in Wood River, IL. Annie
graduated from Monmouth College
with a BA in Public Relations and is
employed with the Madison County
Government Auditor’s Office. The
couple resides in Godfrey.
Class of 2002
Jessica Tanney is engaged to marry
Jared Hamilton on July 6, 2013 at St.
Mary’s. Jessica graduated from SIU
Carbondale in 2008 and is employed
at Barnes Jewish Hospital Siteman
Cancer Center.
Class of 2004
Robert Gable is engaged to marry
Mallory Rich in October of 2013.
Robert graduated from the University
of Mississippi in 2009 with a BBA
degree in business management. He is
employed with Fastenal as an outside
sales representative.
Class of 2004
Robert (Bobby) Parker is a
pediatric oncology/hematology nurse
coordinator at Cardinal Glennon
Children’s Medical Center in St.
Louis. Bobby was featured in “St.
Louis Magazine’s Excellence in
Nursing Awards” section of the May
2013 edition. St. Louis Magazine
received more than 200 nominations
from patients, physicians and
nursing colleagues who wanted to
recognize the region’s outstanding
nursing professionals. A prestigious
selection committee then scored the
nominations and chose the finalists.
Bobby was part of 20 winners.
Congratulations!
Class of 2005
Dr. John Robert (JR) Keller has
joined the Dentistry practice of Dr.
Marty Carrow (Class of 1972)
and Dr. Kevin Chapel in Alton. JR
graduated from the University of
Kansas and the SIU Dental School in
Alton. He is engaged to marry Melissa
Hertz (Class of 2006) on July 20,
2013 at St. Mary’s in Alton.
Class of 2005
Stephen Schranck
and Jacki Spies were
married on April 20,
2013 at the Catholic
Student Center on
the Washington
University campus.
Stephen is a financial planner for
Mass Mutual in St. Louis and Jacki is
a Doctor of Physical Therapy at Pro
Rehab. The Schrancks reside in the
South City area of St. Louis.
Class of 2006
Danny Gibson is engaged to marry
Jessica Reeder on August 10, 2013 in
Evansville, IN. Danny graduated from
the University of Evansville where he
played soccer and is employed at SS &
C Technologies.
Class of 2006
John Hoefert is engaged to marry
Kate Hanlon on August 3, 2013 at St.
Mary’s in Alton. John graduated from
Millikin University and is currently
pursuing a career in Law Enforcement.
Class of 2006
Greg Vaughn was named Salesman
of the Year by Glazer’s Marketing
and Distributing Company of Indiana.
Greg graduated from DePauw
University in Indiana in 2010.
Class of 2008
Laura Bowman married Thomas
VanDusen on June 22, 2012 in
Jacksonville, IL. Laura graduated
from MacMurray College with a
degree in nursing and is employed as
an oncology nurse at St. Anthony’s
Medical Center in St. Louis. The
VanDusen’s reside in St. Charles, MO.
Class of 2008
Andrew Schranck
was recently named
to the Capital One
Academic All
America Team
for the 2012-2013
swim season.
Schranck graduated
from Missouri S&T with a degree
in Civil Engineering in May 2013.
Not only did Andrew swim for the
Miners, he was co-captain of the team.
He came in first in the 200 butterfly,
second in the 200 individual medley
and fourth in the 100 butterfly at the
New South intercollegiate Swim
Conference Men’s Championship at
Delta State University in Cleveland,
Miss earlier this year. Last month,
Schranck was named as a co-recipient
of the Gale Bullman Award which
is given to the top senior student
athlete at Missouri S&T. In addition
to swimming honors, Andrew recently
had the honor of participating for a
third time with ” Engineers without
Borders” in Bolivia. His groups’s main
objective was to provide sustainable
means of obtaining cheap drinkable
water. Andrew is presently doing a
civil engineering research internship
in Washington DC through George
Washington University.
Class of 2010
Jessica Hoefert was recently named
to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference
Academic Team and was honored in
front of a packed house at Chaifetz
Arena at St. Louis University in
March. Jessica runs track for SLU.
Her 5k time for the conference meet
was 17:02 which earned her a second
place spot. She came in 5th in the 3k
with a 9:57. Jessica transferred to SLU
last year after having played soccer for
two seasons at Millikin University in
Decatur. Jessica is in the Physician’s
Assistant program at SLU and should
graduate in 2015.
Class of 2012
Jack Kane was named St. Louis
University’s Most Improved Male
Swimmer for 2012-2013. Jack’s top
times in the 100-yard breaststroke
(56.67 seconds) and 200 yard
breaststroke (2:07:52) were good
enough to place him among the team
leaders in both events. Both times
are the second fastest of the season
for the Billikens and the third fastest
in team history. Jack is majoring in
engineering and will be a sophomore
next year.
Welcome Fr. Bill Kessler (Class of 1989)
as the new Campus Chaplain at Marquette!
Fr. Bill has served as a priest of the Diocese of Springfield-in-Illinois since May 29, 1999. He is a
graduate of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake (’99), Saint Louis University (’93), Marquette
Catholic High School (’89), and Saint Ambrose Grade School. In his time as a priest he has served in
many different localities including, Springfield, Effingham, Calhoun County, Pana, Oconee and now
as the full time priest in Brighton and Medora. He is a member of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre,
an organization which supports the Catholic Christian community throughout the Holy Land., and
a Knight of Columbus. He is eager to be a presence of Christ in the MCHS community in his position of on campus
Chaplain. An ardent sports fan (especially football and wrestling) both of which he competed in as an MCHS student) he
will be out and about as the student athletes of MCHS compete in the Riverbend area.
Bishop Paprocki Runs
Marquette 5k in Alton
“Can you beat the Bishop?” That was the
challenge we gave to the students and
participants of the 6th annual Marquette
Catholic High School 5k fun run and
walk in Alton earlier in May.
Taking the challenge to heart, Jake
Decker, a 16-year-old from Hazelwood,
MO won the race this year with a time
of 18:39. Eileen Petito from Alton led the women with a time of 20:15. The
Strebel family from St. Mary’s in Alton took the challenge seriously and each
member won a medal in their age group. Elyse Strebel won 2nd place overall for
the women. Ray Strebel won 2nd place overall for the men and their son Jeremy
won first place in the pre high school group. Ray graduated is a 1990 graduate
and Jeremy will be a freshman at Marquette next year.
Almost 200 runners and walkers participated this year and Bishop Paprocki
won the medal for the first Bishop to get through the finish line and won first
place in his age group. The Bishop awarded all winners with their medals at the
assembly after the race.
The senior class of 2014 worked very hard setting up the course and serving as marshalls during the race. The proceeds
from the Marquette 5k will go to their senior mission trip on the spring of 2014.
Phenoms (According to Principal Michael E. Slaughter)
Since 1970 I have seen and coached way too many great athletes to begin to mention. However, during that 43 year
period I can think of only three phenoms. By phenom I mean someone that is so remarkable in their sport, that no one
else approaches their God-given talents.
Any guesses who I think of as phenoms??
In order of graduation year first would be Craig Hentrich of the class of 1989. Did you ever see him kick or punt a
football? I know many of you did. You probably also came to our football games an hour and a half early just to see the
show he would put on. He didn’t get a scholarship to Notre Dame for nothing. He then went on to be a pro-bowl punter
in the NFL. That is what I mean by a phenom.
Second comes Mary Ellen Jacobs of the class of 2003. Probably not as many
of you ever saw her hit a golf ball as maybe saw Craig punt, but I guarantee
you she hit it straighter and further than most of us men. She received a
scholarship in golf to Tulane University in New Orleans. But after hurricane
Katrina did its thing, she moved on to Arizona. Today she is a professional in
California.
The last phenom just graduated.
That would be Alexis Silkwood.
She holds just about every
pitching record there is to hold in Illinois including wins, shutouts, nohitters, and strikeouts. She also was an extraordinary hitter. She earned
herself a scholarship to Mississippi State and only time will tell what she
makes of her future.
I am not saying this is the definitive list—it’s just my list. Who did I leave
out?? Food for thought.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians (LAOH)
presents checks to area Catholic Schools
All of the Catholic schools in Alton and Godfrey
received $1500 scholarships from the LAOH as
Trustee for the Monsignor James A. Suddes Catholic
Education Trust Fund. The schools receiving
scholarships are Marquette Catholic High School,
St. Ambrose, St. Mary’s and Sts Peter & Paul.
The scholarships were made available through the
Monsignor James A. Suddes Catholic Education Trust
Fund.
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians (LAOH)
is a national organization of Catholic woman of
Irish descent. The LAOH is a charitable non-profit
organization whose purpose is raising money for
charities and the needy. LAOH members are the trustees for the Monsignor James A. Suddes Trust Fund. The local chapter
consists of thirty local woman of Irish descent. Monies have been provided to local Catholic schools, Arms of Love,
the Ursuline Convent, Wounded Warriors, Back Stoppers, Hurricane Sandy and the tornado in Topeka, KS. Fundraising
efforts include an annual corn beef and cabbage dinner which is held around St. Patrick’s Day and a Quarter Auction,
planned for November 8, 2013.
The Monsignor James A. Suddes Catholic Education Trust Fund was established in 1998 after the pastor of St Mary’s
Catholic Church from 1954 to 1987. This trust was created by John Suddes, the nephew of Monsignor Suddes. The trust
was created and operated exclusively for the purpose of providing scholarships for the underprivileged children to attend
Catholic elementary and high schools in Alton and Godfrey Illinois.
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Mike Slaughter – Principal Marquette Catholic High School
Sister Thomas More Daly OSU – Chaplin LAOH, Board - Suddes Trust
Father Shawn Monahan OMV – Asst. Pastor St Mary’s Parish
Margaret Schwegel – Treasurer LAOH, Board - Suddes Trust
Cathy Mahan – Business Manager St Ambrose Parish
Christine M. Wright McKaig Class of 1984
Mary Eckhouse – President LAOH, Board – Suddes Trust
Dr. Ralph Baahlmann, Sr.
Harry Cavanaugh – Principal St Peter & Paul School
Bob Crivello
Class of 1977
Robin Hartman – Catholic Action LAOH, Board – Suddes Trust
Bill Huber Class of 1965
Serviam Awards
At the graduation ceremony this year, Lisa Hayes, the
President of the MCHS School Board, presented three
outstanding men with Marquette Serviam Awards. Matt
Horn and Gerard Fischer received Serviam Awards for
their many years of service to Marquette through working
with the Explorers Club
and the School Board.
Greg DeCourcey
received the award
in honor of his 40
years of service to
Marquette through
teaching, coaching and
disciplining. Many
thanks to these three
men for their great
service to Marquette.
In Memoriam
June 30, 2012
Dec. 25, 2012
Dec. 1, 2012
Feb. 7, 2013
Daniel Kenney
Class of 1960 Jan. 31, 2013
Donald Lundahl
Class of 1976 Jan. 24, 2013
David Dorris
Class of 1990
Jerry Schmidt
Class of 1942 Dec. 28, 2012 Ellen Simpson Ridenhower March 16, 2013
Mary Lou Johnson
Jan. 3, 2013
George Crawford
May 21, 2013
Debbie Leigh Roberts
Class of 1970 May 29, 2013
June Halloran
April 11, 2013
Bud Schwegel
May 23, 2013
Ethel Votrain Budde (100) Class of 1930 April 2, 2013
Peggy Boerner Tracy
Class of 1946 March 8, 2013
Dorothy Bensman Hartzell Class of 1949 Feb. 20, 2012
Sr. Vivian Armstead March 23, 2012
Delores Price Lloyd
Class of 1949 April 2012
Thomas Rynders
Class of 1951 Jan. 22, 2013
Donald Wuellner
March 4, 2013
Robert Blumberg
April 5, 2013
David Wallendorf
Class of 1976 Feb. 7, 2013
John ( Jack) Kelly
Class of 1954 Feb. 19, 2013
George Wright
Class of 1964 Feb. 19, 2013
Denis Hellrung
Class of 1959 April 20, 2013
Kathyrn Boone
Class of 1947 Feb. 25, 2013
A message
from
Margot Huber
Director of
Fundraising
and Special
Events
Marquette Dinner/Auction –
HUGE SUCCESS!
Luck of the Irish was the theme for
this year’s annual dinner/auction
and Luck is what we had!! (maybe
some wouldn’t find it luck) with a
sold out crowd and over 300 auction
items Marquette’s dinner auction was
truly a success! When we look back
on the event and ask – what did we
do different this year? We have to
say – we listened to “ALL” of our
loyal Marquette Alumni, family and
friends! What can we do differently
to keep making this an event continue
to grow bigger and better…. I believe
in my heart with all the loyal families
we have attending Marquette right
now that is our success. Our school
continues to grow and alumni always
step up to the plate for us when we
need them.
A special thanks goes to Barb Gable,
Patty Craig, Amy Bamper, Jill Schulz,
Patty Morrissey, Chris Jones, Fred
Hornsey, Joe and Ann Thuet, Julie &
Tom Smith, Ron & Diane Root, Tom
Tavolacci, Maggie Sholar (all of the
workers the evening of the auction)
Kathy Wittich (all the checkout
workers), everyone who helped
Thursday evening putting the books
together, Friday workers loading
the cars and setting up and all my
Sunday clean-up workers. I am sure
I am forgetting someone and I truly
apologize if I am…
Mark your calendars and get ready for
another fabulous auction – Saturday,
March 29, 2014.
Sporting Clay Event
Our 10th Annual Sporting Clay event
was held on Saturday, May 11th at
Nilo Farms and was another successful
event this year with beautiful weather,
great food catered by Johnson’s
Corner and a great turn out of
shooters!
Marquette would like to thank all
of our sponsors who helped with
the event and a special thanks to the
Marquette Trap Team and their coach
Tom Fleming, along with Monica
Wilson and Pam Wickenhauser who
came out to the event and sold the
50/50 tickets this year.
Marquette would also like to thank
the Sporting Clay Committee: Dwight
Werts, Tom Fleming, Monica Bristow,
Ed Kasten, Craig Dixon, Kathy Smith
and Monica Wilson and the wonderful
volunteers for all their hard work and
dedication they give to Marquette
through this event and many other
areas. This fundraiser would not be
possible without our volunteers and
committee members. Thank you again
for everything!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Quarter Auction
Friday, August 16th at Sportsman Club
in Godfrey, IL – Doors open at 6:00
pm and bidding begins at 7:00 pm.
Cost is $5.00 per paddle.
Proceeds go to the
Marquette Explorer Club
For questions regarding the Quarter
Auction – please contact Angie Kizer
at 618-781-5444 or email at angie@
unlimitedimprints.com
Marquette Day at Busch Stadium
Saturday, September 7th –
Cardinals vs. Pirates
Tickets will go on Sale
starting Monday, July 8th
We have section Right Field Box
– those tickets will sell for $35.00
($62.00 face value)
We have section Right Field Loge –
those tickets will sell for $25.00
(face value of $53.00)
All proceeds for the tickets sales help
the Athletic Programs at Marquette.
20th Annual
John Rogers Explorer Classic
Monday, October 7th
at Lockhaven Country Club
Two Tee Times again this year
8:00 am and 1:00 pm
to reserve a tee time, please call
Margot Huber at 618-463-0585
“Please note we have a new method
for accepting payment”.
Please pay online at
marquettecatholic.org/johnrodgersgolf
Marquette Mouse Races
Saturday, November 16th
Doors open at 6:15 pm and the first
race will begin at 7:00 pm
More details to come on this event!
Please visit our website at
www.marquettecatholic.org or call
Margot Huber at 618-463-0585
to get more information on all the
events listed.
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Class Reunions
Marquette Teacher Writes a Book
Class of 1983: Aug. 31, 2013 Tour of Marquette
(see new addition/updates) Tour 4:30-5:30 p.m. (optional)
Mass at St. Mary’s Catholic Church 5:15 p.m. (optional)
“Mac’s Time Out” 6:30 p.m. Contact Vicky Dosso at
[email protected] or 466-8641 or 406-8376
Class of 2003: Please contact Bridget Murphy at
[email protected] 10-year reunion! October 25 - Informal mixer at
Grafton Winery 6-10pm. October 26 - Tony’s Loft, 7-11pm.
Class of 1988: August 23 and 24th, 2013 is their 25th reunion. Please
contact Patty O’Hare at 618-514-3119 or [email protected].
Aug. 22- Mixer at Mac’s Time Out, 6:00 pm. Saturday, August 23
dinner at Tony’s. Doors open 5:00 pm, dinner serving at 6:30 pm.
Class of 2008: Aug. 17, 2013 from 7-10 at the Marquette Commons.
Please contact Maggie Miller at 618-334-7891 or
[email protected] or Guy Schwartz at [email protected].
Class of 1963: Aug. 3 at Mac’s Time Out. Alice Dwiggins Schultz
is in charge.
Class of 1993: October 24 at Mac’s Time Out after football game.
October 25 at Holiday Inn.”
Class of 1968: August 3, 2013 at Marquette! Contact Jim Leonard and
Kathy Kauffman Flo Van Coten (760-989-6661)
Class of 1998: Contact Alyson Slaughter (618) 304-8449
[email protected]. 15 year - August 23 mixer at The Nature Institute for
families at 6 pm; August 24 dinner and drinks 7-11 at MCHS Commons
with a tour of MCHS beforehand at 6:15.
Class of 1958: September 21, 2013 at Marquette! Contact Kathleen
Meyer c: 792-7803 h: 259-7803)
Marquette history teacher,
girls soccer assistant coach
and Jerseyville native,
Timothy Harmon held a book
signing on May 18 in the
commons at Marquette. The
book is called “Everlost:
Lights in the Dark.” It is part
of a trilogy and was printed
by the Christian themed publishing company, Tate
Publishing.
You can contact Mr. Harmon at tharmon@
marquettecatholic.org or through the Marquette
Facebook page.
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