• Valkyries in Austria • Reverence • ...and More

In This Issue:
• Valkyries in Austria
• Reverence
• ...and More
Community • reverence
FALL 2014
• service • leadership
Alumnae inspire
next generation
Dear Alumnae,
Community, Reverence, Service and
Leadership: our Ursuline Core Values. The
heart of who we are as a community. These
values are so important to our students, faculty and staff, and all members of our faith
community. These values guide us, inspire us
and challenge us every day. The SHA alumnae board treasures these values as well.
Community: Our alumnae board is a
community. We are graduates of all ages,
Jessica Moore Spalding ‘99
many experiences, and fond memories of our
time on campus. We work together, we plan
together, and we promote the Annual Fund to
encourage everyone to give back so that future generations of Valkyries
will have the same wonderful experiences. Each board member is assigned
a class year to connect with those class reps and encourage them to stay
connected to our Sacred Heart community.
Reverence: We open each meeting with a thoughtful prayer to center
our minds and hearts on our faith. We pray for guidance from the teachings of St. Angela.
Service: Giving back to Sacred Heart Academy and to our community
is so important to us. We spend countless hours planning our alumnae
events. Everyone contributes her own special talents to make our events
wonderful. This year we have challenged our board to participate in community service events outside of SHA. We recently formed a walk team
for the American Heart Association Heart Walk. We had team shirts made
and met bright and early to walk through downtown Louisville. Our commitment to community service was instilled at our time at SHA, and we
look forward to participating in many more events throughout the year.
We hope you will join us!
Leadership: Our board is comprised of amazing graduates from all
decades who are leaders in the Louisville community. As graduates of such
a remarkable school that educates women to be “strong women of great
faith,” we bring these skills to the board as we promote and lead the
alumnae association. We are leaders by being Valkyries. Our education,
experiences, and opportunities set us apart.
Our alumnae board understands the value of our Ursuline education and the many other gifts we received when we were students. We
understand it’s our time to give back, and our responsibility to help future
Valkyries keep our legacy strong. I hope you will join us at our events, participate in the alum phone-a-thon, and make a gift to our Annual Fund.
We challenge you to reflect on the Core Values and take action to live
them today.
Go Valkyries!
Jessica Moore Spalding ’99
SHA Alumnae Board
2014-2015
President
Jessica Moore Spalding ‘99
Vice Presidents
Tara Kremer ’89
Brittany Miller ’07
Secretary
Allison Hartley ’00
Board Members & Class Rep Assignments
1950s
Suzanne Schimpeler ’58 (56, 57, 58)
Sr. Lorna Weiler ’58 (56, 57, 58)
Joan Adams McGregor ’59 (51, 59)
1990s
Amy Montgomery Bergeron ’94 (90, 91)
Amanda Dearing Walukas ’94 (52, 94)
Leah Stiebling Hawkins ’95 (53, 95)
Annie O’Connell ’95 (96, 97)
Erin Hall Rasinen ’98 (54, 98)
Jessica Moore Spalding ’99 (92, 99)
1960s
Linda Gies Carter ’66 (55, 61, 66)
Nannette Mershon ’67 (64, 65)
Carol Bruenderman Paisley ’67 (67, 69)
Joyce King Jennings ’68 (60, 68, 70)
2000s
Courtney Young Green ’00 (00, 10)
Allison Hartley ’00 (04, 14)
Melanie Miranda Thornton ’01 (01, 11)
Alice Cowley ’02 (03, 13)
Laura Fenton Wince ’02 (02, 12)
Callie Wall ’05 (93, 05)
Channing Underhill ’06 (06, 09)
Brittany Miller ’07 (07, 08)
1970s
Denise Nevitt Golden ’73 (71, 72, 73)
Anne Callahan French ’75 (62, 74, 76)
Susan Mullin Toutant ’75 (63, 75, 79)
Kathy Boswell Knotts ’77 (50, 77, 78)
1980
Michele Oberst ’80 (80, 85)
Julie McDonald Olsen ’80 (81, 88)
Kim Karem Washle ’84 (82, 84)
Dana Craig ’87 (83, 87)
Tara Kremer ’89 (86, 89)
The Sacred Heart Academy Alumnae Association is comprised of more
than 10,000 women who have graduated from Sacred Heart Academy
since it was founded in 1877. SHA, a member of Sacred Heart Schools,
is a Catholic, college preparatory girls’ school. Faithful to the mission of
the Ursuline Sisters, SHA educates the whole person, fostering Christian
values, personal integrity and responsible leadership in a supportive learning
environment committed to academic excellence.
The HeartBeat is published quarterly by the Sacred Heart Schools Office of
Institutional Advancement. Please submit information for publication or
address changes to:
Sacred Heart Academy “HeartBeat”
3177 Lexington Road
Louisville, KY 40206
Phone: 502.896.8681
Fax: 502.895.0989
E-mail: [email protected]
www.shslou.org
Information in this issue of the HeartBeat was received by the Sacred
Heart Schools Communications and Marketing Department prior to
September 12, 2014.
ACADEMY
Learners to Leaders
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Student & Faculty Achievements
SHA’s 2014 ACT composite
of high school students across the nation
are the primary motivators of his life. He
score of 25.9 is the highest of
by the National Merit Scholarship Program.
teaches the curriculum, but also teaches the
all of Louisville’s Catholic high
Semifinalists have the opportunity to continue
values inherent in the curriculum. He aids
schools! Congratulations to
in the competition for some 7,600 Merit
the students in not only learning the history,
our unmatched faculty and our
Scholarship awards worth approximately $33
doctrine and principles of the Catholic faith,
amazing students!
million that will be offered next spring.
but in developing the Catholic faith in their
own lives.” Pictured in the photo, Ted Elsesser
Betsy Young Cowan, a 1996 graduate of
(center), Dr. Cynthia Crabtree, president of
Sacred Heart Academy, has been named the
Sacred Heart Schools, and Charlie Francesconi,
school’s Dean of Students. Ms. Cowan has
former president.
been “part of the Heart” for 22 years, first as
a student, then as a teacher and coach, and
most recently as Assistant Athletic Director.
Ms. Cowan earned her master’s in teaching
from Bellarmine University and previously
taught at St. James and St. Raphael.
Congratulations to Hannah Gartner, Julia
Boswell, Sarah Hammond and Clare
Schrodt on being named Commended
Students in the 2015 National Merit
Scholarship Competition in recognition of
Mary Gordon Stough has been named
Assistant Athletic Director. She is a 2010 SHA
their outstanding academic promise. Although
SHA Spanish teacher Marie Griffin presented,
Commended Students do not continue in the
“Using Music to Explain Spanish Grammar” at
competition for National Merit Scholarships,
the Kentucky World Language Association
some of these students do become candidates
annual conference recently. Ms. Griffin
for Special Scholarships sponsored by
showed other Spanish teachers how to use
corporations and businesses.
grammar songs, activities and techniques to
make lessons come alive and stick in the
graduate and played four years of basketball.
minds of students.
Mary Gordon graduated from Centre College
On The Cover
in May with a degree in economics. She also
played basketball for Centre. She was named
The 2014-15 SHA Alumnae Board is
to the Dean’s List and Athletic Honor Roll. She
was honorable mention all-conference team
comprised of 30 dedicated alumnae who
her senior year and won the conference SAA
graduated between 1958 and 2007. SHA is
(Southern Athletic Association) Sportsmanship
grateful to these remarkable Valkyries who
Award her senior year.
In August, Ted Elsesser, chair of the Sacred
Heart Academy Religion Department, was
Heart Academy and the young women
awarded the 11th annual Sacred Heart
attending our school today. The SHA Alumnae
Schools Francesconi Award of Integrity. Mr.
Elsesser has taught at Sacred Heart Academy
for 37 years. The Francesconi Award of
Integrity was established in May of 2003 by
the Sacred Heart Schools Board of Trustees
at the end of Charlie Francesconi’s tenure as
Congratulations to seniors Samantha
Cawthon, Sydney Flynn, Darcy Gleeson
and Hanna Pfeiffer on being named
Semifinalists in the 2015 National Merit
Scholarship Competition. Approximately
16,000 semifinalists were chosen from a pool
give their time, talent and support to Sacred
president. It is given annually to one employee
who has contributed significantly to the school
and/or Louisville community and enriches the
lives of those around him/her by living the
mission of Sacred Heart Schools. One of Mr.
Elsesser’s nominators said, “His devotion to
faith and dedication to living out the gospel
Board is committed to ensuring Sacred Heart
Academy remains the premier character
building academic institution it has been since
1877. It is the proud support of alumnae
that help today’s Valkyries grow from
learners to leaders!
If you would like to learn about becoming a
part of the Alumnae Board, contact Nannette
Mershon ’67, SHA alumnae director, at
502.896.8681, ext. 1509 or
[email protected].
The Heartbeat • Fall 2014 • 3
The Hills Are Alive
By Lauren Hitron ’99
SHA Director of Enrollment
With the Sounds of Valkyries
Imagine being a 15-year-old girl singing
The SHA choirs were invited to sing in the Mozart Choral Festival in
Salzburg, Austria, in June, and I was lucky enough to accompany the
along with your friends at the summer
students. Under the direction of Jill Schurman, the choir rehearsed for
palace of the Habsburg’s in Austria, dressed
before their trip to take advantage of the late night rehearsal time!
weeks, even spending the night in the choral room a few evenings
in a beautiful Renaissance style gown
The choir prepared two major works to be performed with three adult
adorned with jewels and lace. Tourists
Requiem Mass.
from around the world gather to hear you
Upon arrival in Austria, the group toured Salzburg, including the sites of
perform and afterward they jockey to ask
We soon discovered that classical music is cool in this part of the world.
choirs in the festival: Mozart’s The Coronation Mass and John Rutter’s
Mozart’s childhood and the famous settings from The Sound of Music.
to have your photo taken with them. This
We were the only student group to be included in the Mozart
sounds like a dream, but it was reality for
highly regarded directors! The challenge of learning the complicated
23 members of Sacred Heart Academy’s
own was daunting, but as Ms. Schurman said to me, “We are Valkyries.
Choral Festival performance and work with two professional and
pieces in addition to the 10 selections our choir would perform on its
three choirs this past summer. The trip
Our girls can do anything.” After three days of rehearsal, the main
is an example of the Ursuline Mission in
where Mozart was baptized and worked for many years. The next
action: “To educate the whole person.”
which was in German. The performances were breathtaking and simply
performance took place in The Salzburg Dom, the same cathedral
morning the choirs returned to the cathedral to sing Sunday Mass,
magical.
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The choir would go on to have three more solo performances: an
impromptu performance in the St. Florian Abbey, a performance in
Vienna in the Schonbrunn Palace and another in St. Nicholas Church
in the Old Town of Prague, Czech Republic. It was such a thrill to
see Sacred Heart Academy’s name on flyers throughout these cities
advertising their performances. Each performance ended with “Dear
Sacred Heart” and brought tears to my eyes. As an alumna, it was
a great moment of pride to hear my school song performed at such
esteemed places in front of audiences made up of so many different
nationalities.
This is the second international trip for the SHA choir department
in three years. In the summer of 2011, they performed in the Rome
International Music Festival and sang at the Vatican. In years they are
not traveling out of the country, they travel to performances in the
United States. This spring they will perform at Carnegie Hall in New York
City in the choral nationals.
These trips demonstrate a commitment to the arts and cannot happen
without a school administration that encourages the arts; parents who
support their daughters’ desire to perform; students who work hard
to hone their talent, and a choral director who seeks out opportunities
for her students to shine. Sacred Heart Schools has long been
dedicated to the arts as evidenced by the strong performing and
visual arts programs in all four schools on the Ursuline Campus.
SHA’s performing arts program continues to grow. Mrs. Schurman
now directs three choirs: Bel Canto for freshmen singers, A Cappella
with more than 60 members, and the Madrigals. This year Dr. Anna
I love that at the same time SHA boasts more than 70 athletic state
Jo Paul, executive director of Sacred Heart School for the Arts (SHSA),
championships, we also showcase our students’ artistic talents on
will produce a spring musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
national and international stages. We encourage our students to
Dreamcoat, in addition to the fall performance of The Wiz.
discover and enhance their God given talents, and to use these talents
to bring joy to the world around them. Whether in the classroom, on
the playing field or on center stage, Sacred Heart Academy students are
empowered to strive for excellence in all that they do and rise to meet
lofty goals. After all, we are Valkyries, and we can do anything!
Upcoming SHA Performing
Arts Productions
The Wiz
Christmas Madrigal Concert
Nov. 14-16 and 21-22
Dec. 18
Visit Showtix4u.com for tickets
7 p.m.
Christmas SHAidays Choral
Joseph and the Amazing
Performing arts is more than an extra-curricular opportunity at SHA.
Concert
Technicolor Dreamcoat
Through cooperative programs with SHSA, during the school day
Dec. 17
Feb. 20-22 and 27-28
SHA students take dance, acting, piano, music theory, and for the
7 p.m.
Visit showtix4u.com for tickets
first time we have introduced an instrumental ensemble class.
Students can now pursue a certificate in International Baccalaureate
(IB) Music in both vocal and instrumental tracks. Recent graduates are
majoring in a variety of fields related to performing arts or are directly
involved with performing arts groups at 14 colleges across the country.
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Around SHA
SHA Scholarship
Recipients Share
Experiences with
their Benefactors
Sacred Heart Schools hosted its third
annual Scholarship Brunch for benefactors
and scholarship recipients in September.
Scholarships provide promising students with
opportunities to reach their full potential.
“The real impact of a scholarship cannot
be measured in dollars,” said Dr. Cynthia
Crabtree, president of Sacred Heart Schools.
“It’s the role a scholarship plays in the life
of a student that really matters. Many of
our students would not be here – would
not be able to pursue their academic,
artistic or athletic passions or grow
in faith — without the generosity of
scholarship benefactors, and for that we
are grateful.”
Abby Lanham, an SHA senior and three-year
recipient of the Courtney Garrett Memorial
Charlotte Cheek and Christina and Caroline Watkins were grateful for the opportunity to meet Doris
Boland Jones ’49, the benefactor of the scholarship the three have been awarded.
spoke on behalf of scholarship recipients.
education. “I have felt accepted here and I
This scholarship honors the memory of
can tell that I have flourished as a person. …
Courtney Garrett, a 1998 Sacred Heart
We are a legacy family, from my mom, to her
Academy graduate, who died in 2003.
sisters, to numerous cousins, so by having
Abby thanked the benefactors establishing
the opportunity to attend SHA I now have
scholarships that enable students to
this special bond with each of them because
experience a Sacred Heart Academy
of this school.”
Revive the Ties
Students and their alumnae mothers, grandmothers, great-
event. Presently, 180 students have mothers, 88 have grandmothers,
grandmothers, aunts and sisters kicked off the school year in August
and one has a great-grandmother who graduated from SHA, AM or
at the annual Revive the Ties dinner. Nearly 300 women of all ages
UA. Pictured is the Class of 2015 with their legacy loved ones.
with ties to SHA, Angela Merici and Ursuline Academy attended the
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Happy Birthday,
Sister Lorna!
Transforming Lives
Sacred Heart Schools has been blazing trails in education since
1877. SHS has established a reputation as one of Louisville’s
premier school systems, and it has alumni to vouch for it:
Olympic athletes, judges, CEO’s, an Emmy winner and a Tony
nominee just to name a few. Four schools are transforming
young people from “Learners to Leaders.” Talented faculty.
Supportive environment. Grounded in the Ursuline core values of
Community, Leadership, Reverence and Service. We encourage
you and your friends to take a look at the other three schools
that make up Sacred Heart Schools.
To learn more or to schedule a tour, contact Alyssa Schlimm,
enrollment/marketing services coordinator, today at
502.736.6429 or [email protected].
The students of SHA surprised Sister Lorna Weiler in September on
Share these upcoming Sacred Heart Academy admissions events
with friends and family! For more information, please call the
SHA admissions office at 502.896.3926.
Prospective Parent Info Night
her birthday with the singing of “Happy Birthday” during each lunch
period (Sister Lorna monitors the lunch periods). In addition, she was
presented the 2014 yearbook and learned that it had been dedicated
to her. The 2013-14 yearbook staff wrote, “She provides Sacred
Heart Academy with countless memories and works unceasingly to
Nov. 11, 7 p.m.
make sure events run smoothly. Sister Lorna has touched the lives of
Open House
countless students over her 47 years at Sacred Heart Academy….We
Dec. 7, 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Placement Test
Dec. 13, 9 a.m.
Sacred Heart Model School (K-8, co-ed)
• Accelerated curriculum
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme
• Intimate class sizes
Sacred Heart Preschool (Ages 1-5, co-ed)
• Toddler, Preschool and Junior Kindergarten
• Progressive and Montessori
• Mastered and degreed faculty
are thrilled to dedicate this edition of The Angeline to her as a symbol
of our appreciation.”
Read the many birthday wishes sent to Sr. Lorna on our
Facebook page.
Jubilarians Devote Life to
SHA, Others
With the help of God you will do much good for others.
– St. Angela Merici
Congratulations to the following Ursuline Sisters of Louisville who
have ties to SHA and are celebrating jubilees this year!
60 years
Sister Marilyn Mueller – former SHA faculty
Sacred Heart School for the Arts (All ages, co-ed)
Sister Louise Marie Willenbrink – Class of ’52 & former SHA
• Dance, drama, music & visual arts
principal
• Venues and rehearsal spaces on campus and include 13 music
and art studios, recital hall, music theory and technology labs,
drama room and two dance studios with wooden sprung
flooring.
50 years
Sister Judith Rice – Class of ‘62, former SHA teacher and assistant
principal and current Sacred Heart Schools Director of Mission
Effectiveness
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Respecting All of God’s Creations:
Reverence
Andrea Willinger Hoback ’07
Faith has always been important to Andrea Willinger Hoback
’07, the Sacred Heart Schools campus minister since 2013. It wasn’t
until she started leading SHA retreats, however, that she realized
that youth ministry was her vocation. As a campus minister, Andrea
encourages others to explore and nourish their own spirituality.
She works to help form community, educate peace and justice, and
Throughout the past year, the HeartBeat has
highlighted the Ursuline Core Values of community,
service and leadership in articles featuring alumnae
and students. In this issue, we complete our series
with a feature on the Core Value of Reverence.
Community
Leadership
Service
Reverence
develop Christian leaders through service, retreat and formation
retreat program and attend service trips with the students. Most
programs.
important, I teach classes on St. Angela Merici and help students
realize how important her mission, along with the Ursuline traditions,
How did you get interested in campus ministry?
is to our school. I love knowing I am planting the seeds of faith in
Leading SHA retreats helped me to grow in my faith as well as in my
our students. I get to experience the real emotion of faith with these
skill set for ministering to others. I found that I started to become
students outside the context of a classroom. I may not ever see the
an advocate for my faith, and I began to encourage others to
fruits of my labor, but I know that I have helped them to question
explore their relationship with God…. Campus ministry is the perfect
and develop their spirituality through the relationships we share.
environment for me to live out my vocation.
What does reverence mean to you?
What do you do for SHA in your role as campus
minister?
Reverence is the value most of us do not fully understand, but,
I work directly with the students in the Agape Club in planning and
creation through prayerful relationships and stewardship….We
facilitating liturgies, prayer services and bible studies. I help run the
should all strive to live peacefully together in community by living the
St. Joseph Arimathea Society where students get the chance to
words Jesus taught us, to love our neighbor as we would ourself. I
practice the works of mercy in burying the dead. I help out with the
see this everyday even in the smallest ways on our campus. There are
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I believe it is the most powerful. It means respecting all of God’s
students and faculty who give up their valuable time to do wonderful
showed me how practicing my faith could be fun. She always
service projects with the less fortunate in our city. There are students
encouraged us to pray for one another and to never be ashamed of
who give up their FLIK cookies to someone who can’t afford one.
our beliefs… Ruth Dilger Kelly saw the leadership potential I had to
The parents at our schools meet each week and pray for each
be a retreat leader….She continued to encourage me through my
student and teacher individually by name. There are faculty members
studies at St. Meinrad and helped me develop my skills as a Christian
who go above and beyond the call to teach to help nourish the seeds
leader. If it wasn’t for her seeing the potential in me, I might not
of faith in our students. Reverence is everywhere you look at SHA,
have ever understood my vocation to work with the youth in a
and we have the Ursuline Sisters to thank for that.
ministry setting.
Who were you mentors when you were a student at
SHA?
Andrea earned a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from
Mary Lou Bryant (now Mrs. Reid) taught my religion class and
Meinrad.
Transylvania University and a master’s degree in theology from St.
Kerry Mullaney ’16
Kerry Mullaney ’16, president of the Agape Club, believes one’s
I show reverence by doing whatever I can to help plan events that
faith is the foundation of who we are as people. Without her
will allow girls at SHA to explore their faith. It is also my daily goal
faith, she would be “lost under all for the stress that life can throw
to perform small acts of kindness to show my fellow classmates
at me.” She prays to God and always feels more relaxed and
that they have my respect. Another personal goal is to pray to God
confident after sharing her worries and troubles with him. “I think
every day, especially to thank him for all the gifts He has given me.
that my faith is sometimes the glue that holds me together.”
I also show reverence by singing regularly in the youth choir at my
church, which is especially important to me because it gives an
How did you get involved in the Agape Club?
example for younger kids in the church to see that young people
During my freshman year I was asked to cantor at Freshman
can participate in Mass as well.
Mass. In my sophomore year, I began helping with the planning of
liturgies and prayer services. I volunteer to read scripture passages
Who are your SHA role models?
or sing whenever I’m needed. As president of the Agape Club, I
I have three: Mrs. Marie Griffin has shown me how important it is
also lead the school in prayer each morning.
to be passionate about what you do. She makes class incredibly
To me, reverence has two main parts:
to respect the people around you,
not just the SHA community, but
everyone you interact with in life,
and to use your faith to help others
in any way you can, especially when
“
To me, reverence has two main
parts: to respect the people around
you, not just the SHA community,
but everyone you interact with in
life, and to use your faith to help
others in any way you can...
it involves teaching others about
“
What does reverence mean to
you?
fun because she enjoys teaching us Spanish
~ Kerry Mullaney ’16
so much. She inspires all of her students
to find a way to include their passions in
their lives because it makes life much more
interesting. Mrs. Laura Clemons is strong in
faith. Before every math test, she has us recite
Philippians 4:13: I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me. Mrs. Clemons
helped me realize that it is easier to deal with
difficult things when you ask for God’s help.
your faith. I see this lived out by the
My third role model is Mrs. Jill Schurman who
teachers at SHA every day, especially
has taught me to use my voice. In choir and
in religion, when they teach us about our faith and how important
in class, she encourages her students to embrace self-expression,
it should be to all of us. I also see this lived out by the students
especially because many people in society believe you should keep
because everyone constantly helps out when they can, whether it’s
your thoughts to yourself. She showed me that the best way to
holding open a door for someone, picking up a person’s dropped
discover who you are as a person is to express yourself in any way
books, and listening to each other’s concerns and opinions
that works for you.
without mocking anyone or belittling their ideas.
Photo Caption: Andrea Willinger Hoback and Kerry Mullaney stand outside the SHA chapel in front of the mural painted by
artist Ashley Brossart ’04 while a student at SHA. The chapel is currently undergoing a complete renovation. Andrea, Kerry and
the entire SHA community look forward to the completion of this sacred place for fellowship, prayer and worship. Read more
about the renovation in the winter HeartBeat.
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Help
Help Our
Our Valkyries
Valkyries
Make
Make the
the Leap
Leap
SHA alumnae will be the first to agree that a Catholic
single-sex high school education provides girls with
limitless opportunities. Valkyries are inspired to leap
from Learners to Leaders.
Take the leap with us!
Show the students,
faculty, parents and alumnae of Sacred Heart
Academy that YOU have faith in the Ursuline
model of education and Sacred Heart Academy
by supporting the Annual Fund.
LEARNERS
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SacredHeartSocietyorPartnersinHeartClub!
• TheSHAACT2014
compositescoreof25.9
isthehighestamongall
LouisvilleCatholicschools–
boysandgirls.
•Over$22.8millionin
collegescholarshipswere
offeredtotheSHAClass
of2014.
• Fourmembersof
theClassof2015
areNationalMerit
Semifinalistsandfour
areCommended
Students.
•Lastyear,SHA
wonfourstate
championships.
Presently,SHAhas
nationallyranked
teamsinswimming/
diving,soccerand
fieldhockey.
Class Notes
1944
Lancaster Breeden, Jeanne Hubbuch, Barbara
senior year are coming in handy, as she has just
The Class of 1944 celebrated their 70th
O’Toole and Ruth Dilger Kelly.
released two children’s books, Bicycling with
reunion this summer and enjoyed the Golden
Ava and A Crocodile Under the Bed. Look for
Grads Luncheon with other classes that
more of Mary Leigh’s books to be released in
graduated 50 and more years ago! The class
the spring!
still meets monthly for lunch and bridge.
1988
Pictured left to right: (back) Marian Meiman
Nancy Kiely Bonura and her husband, Nick,
Clem, Mary Terstegge Means, JoAn Crush
are thrilled to announce the birth of their 9th
U’Sellis, Elsie Butler Schlich, Gwen Keal Curran;
child, Allison May, born May 6. Allison is very
(front) Mary Anne Bauer Klemenz, Mary
loved by all of her siblings. The boys are way
Margaret McGrath and Phyllis Schaefer Omer.
outnumbered, three to six! The family lives in
Louisville.
The Class of 1966 meets for lunch at Drakes
in St. Matthews on the second Wednesday
of the month at noon. The class also meets
for dinner on the last Monday of the month
at Bristol on Hurstbourne Lane at 6 p.m. If
you’re a member of the Class of 1966, your
classmates would love to have you join in the
fun!
1962
Donna DeMicheal Young works at St.
1991
Vincent De Paul and recently spent a day
Meghan Boland Parkinson, her husband,
volunteering at SOS (Supplies Over Seas).
John, and boys Campbell (10) and Charlie
(8) have returned to the states after living in
Ghanna and Cape Town, South Africa, for six
years for John’s work. The family is now in
Silverdale, Washington. Meghan would love to
connect with any SHA alumnae living out her
1969
way!
Diane Travis Young lives in San Antonio and
2000
is retired from U.S. Marshals Service, where she
Congratulations to Lee Thomas on being
served as a supervisor of asset forfeiture.
the first Rhodes College field hockey player
1966
inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of
Members of the Class of 1966 were thrilled
Fame! Lee earned All-KIT honors each of her
to welcome Sr. Brendan Conlon back to
four years on the team and was named to the
Louisville, after spending years in Kermit, West
National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-
Virginia. She and Sr. Janet Marie Peterworth
Region team. Lee was selected by the NHFCA
(now president of the Ursuline Sisters)
to participate in the Senior All-Star game, the
began Christian Help, a service organization
first Rhodes field hockey player to receive such
ministering to families in Appalachia. The
an honor.
annual Sacred Heart Academy toy drive
2001
benefits the children in this region. Sr. Brendan
and Sr. Janet Marie now reside in the Ursuline
1981
Motherhouse. Pictured, from left, Louise
Mary Leigh Hayden Bucher and her family
Watkins Michalczyk, Carol Lichtefeld Mitchell,
live in Cookeville, Tennessee. The skills Mary
Sara Bateman Koehler, Sr. Brendan, Elizabeth
Leigh picked up as editor of The Rune her
Kristen McGill Jones and her husband, Nick,
welcomed a daughter, Colleen, on January
16, 2013. Kristen recently earned her master’s
degree in teaching from Bellarmine University.
This summer, the family moved to Nashville.
The Heartbeat • Fall 2014 • 11
2005
Class Notes Cont.
Sarah Parsons received her bachelor’s
degree in international relations from the
Kelly McKenna Kremer, husband, Peter,
University of Pennsylvania and her master’s
and daughter, Madelyn (1) welcomed the
degree in international peace and conflict
newest addition to the family, Zachary
resolution from American University. She
Joseph, on August 8. Zachary is a joyous
is a U.S. Department of State sponsored
addition to the family. Kelly is a physical
Critical Language Scholar (Arabic) in Rabat,
therapist. The family lives in Louisville.
Morocco, and a 2014-15 Boren Follow
(funded by the National Security Education
Program), which will enable Sarah to
continue studying Arabic and work for a
youth organization in Ramallah, Palestine,
Whitney Collins Thompson and her
for one year. Sarah adds that she continues
husband, Ryan, welcomed their second
to keep Ryann Tewell’s family in her prayers.
child, a son, Aspen Michael, on May 19. Big
Sarah and Ryann were gymnastic teammates
sister, Adelaide, is thrilled. The family lives in
and great friends.
Ossining, New York.
2007
Mary Rose and her husband, Zane Locker,
were married on July 15 at Lido Beach in
Sarasota, Florida.
Adrienne Steiner recently earned a
master’s degree in music therapy from the
University of Kentucky, with a research
focus on caregivers of hospice patients.
While working toward her masters,
Adirenne received a graduate assistantship
in partnership between UK and U of L and
helped start the Music Therapy Clinic at U of
L, which was initially funded in part through
a Kosair Children’s grant. Adrienne is now
2002
working fulltime for U of L in the music
Andrea Castagno Kepley and her
therapy department as clinical director and
husband, Justin, were blessed with their
music therapy lecturer.
second son, Brooks, on June 23. Big brother,
Hunter, is 18 months old. The family lives in
2004
Prospect.
Abigail Bisig Gardner and her husband,
Kris, welcomed their first child, Madelyn
Joy, on November 19, 2013. The family
lives in Louisville, where Abigail is a physical
therapist.
2010
Natalie van Hamburg graduated from
Boston College with a degree in biology
in May 2014. Immediately following
the graduation ceremony, she was
commissioned into the United States
Navy as an Ensign. Throughout her four
years in ROTC in college, she served as a
squad leader, public affairs officer, platoon
commander and freshman training officer. In
November, Natalie will move to Pensacola,
Florida, to begin flight training in hopes of
becoming a naval aviator.
2003
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SHA Alums take part
in Heart Walk
In September, members of the SHA Alumnae
Board took part in the annual Heart
Walk sponsored by the American Heart
Association. Did you know coronary heart
disease is the number one killer of women?
Take care of your heart! Taking part in events
such as the Heart Walk is just one way the
Alumnae Board lives out the Ursuline Core
Value of Community. Pictured: back - Kathy
Boswell Knotts ‘77, Tara Kremer ‘89, Allison
Hartley ‘00, Anne Callahan French ’75; front
– “Future Valkyrie”, Laura Fenton Wince ‘02,
Alice Cowley ‘02, Jessica Moore Spalding ‘99,
Nannette Mershon ‘67.
SHA Introduced to New
Ursuline Leadership
Sacred Heart Academy welcomes and congratulates the current Ursuline Leadership
Council, which took office in July 2014 and will serve until 2020. The Ursuline Sisters of
Louisville continue to sponsor SHA and its four sister schools on the Ursuline Campus.
Picture, from left: Sister Margaret Ann Hagan (Councilor), Sister Agnes Coveney
(Councilor), Sister Paula Kleine-Kracht (Councilor), Sister Jo Ann Jansing (Councilor),
and Sister Janet Marie Peterworth (President). Sister Paula and Sister Margaret Ann
are SHA graduates. Both taught at Sacred Heart Academy and Sister Paula was also
principal. Sister Janet Marie and Sister Jo Ann are graduates of Ursuline Academy.
The Heartbeat • Fall 2014 • 13
ON THE MOVE
Start Spreadin’ Attention
The News
Florida
Snowbirds
The SHA Alumnae
Team is headed to
New York!
Are you an alumna who travels to Florida
for the winter? If so, be sure to let us
know your Florida address. The Alumnae
Team will head south this winter to visit
with SHA alumnae, and we want to be
sure to include both Florida residents and
snowbirds in our event planning!
April 2015
Alumnae who live in and around
New York City are invited to a SHA
“reunion” evening in New York City!
Details coming soon.
To make sure you receive an invitation to these events, contact Nannette
Mershon, alumnae director, at 502.896.8681, ext. 1509
or email [email protected].
CLASS NOTES UPDATE AND PRAYER REQUEST FORM
If you have news to share or a new mailing address, please fill out this Class Notes form and
mail to:
SAVE
the
DATE
25th Annual
SHA Alumnae
Awards Celebration
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Reunion
Weekend 2015
May 29-31
If you would like to help plan
your reunion or for more
information, contact
Nannette Mershon ’67,
alumnae director, at
502.896.8681, ext. 1509 or
[email protected].
Sacred Heart Academy “HeartBeat”
3177 Lexington Road
Louisville, KY 40206
Or e-mail updates to [email protected]
New Name
New Address
Name
Birthday
Maiden Name
New Phone
Class Year
New e-mail
Address
SHMS alum
City
Home Phone (
Zip
State
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Cell Phone (
)
E-mail
College degree(s) (please include name of college and degrees)
Interlude
2015
Saturday, March 7
Annual Dinner/Auction and $25,000 raffle
that directly benefits the students of Sacred
Heart Academy, Sacred Heart Model School,
Profession/Company
Business Phone (
Dont’ Miss
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Spouse’s name
Children
News/Prayer Request
Sacred Heart Preschool and Sacred Heart
School for the Arts
To donate an auction item, learn about
sponsorship opportunities, purchase a
raffle ticket or event tickets, contact Kacy
Noltemeyer, director of development,
at 502.896.8681, ext. 1510 or email
[email protected].
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In Memory
Alumnae
Sara Cummins Edwards ’46, died
July 17, 2014
Suzanne Rapier ’61, sister of Mary Janis
Rapier Brown ’53, Martha Del Rapier
Brown ’54 (deceased) and Margaret Hart
Rapier Kent ’59 (deceased), died May
Remember Sacred Heart Schools in
your will or trust. Below is sample
bequest language to consider for
a general or undesignated gift to
Sacred Heart Schools, Inc., or you may
designate its use to one of our four
schools:
• Sacred Heart Academy
• Sacred Heart Model School
• Sacred Heart Preschool
• Sacred Heart School for the Arts.
Please note the statements below are
merely suggestions as to content and
should be written or adapted by legal
counsel to fit your individual situation.
Sample Bequest of Remainder
of Estate
“I give, devise, and bequeath to Sacred
Heart Schools, Inc. TAX I.D. #611181710, all of the rest, residue, and
remainder of my estate, both real and
19, 2014
Jan Lynn Shekell ’84, died June 7, 2014
Patricia Hamberry Shryock ’50, mother
of Stacia Shryock ’86 and sister of Suzanne
please pray for...
Evelyn Kaelin, mother of Ellen Kaelin
Venhoff ’66 and Polly Kaelin Mackey ’70
and grandmother of Eleanor Venhoff
Renfroe ’98
Bob Krebs, brother of Helen Krebs ’34 and
Virginia Krebs ’43
Chuck Mulloy, husband of Donna Becker
Mulloy ’81
Joseph O’Mary, father of Beth O’Mary
Hilgeford ’74 and Melissa O’Mary Shinnett
’79
Hamberry Higgins ’53, died May 17, 2014
Allen Peacock, former maintenance staff
Anita Apel Woods ’70, sister of Diana Apel
Ronny Pohl, brother of Barbara Pohl Weber
’65, died July 19, 2014
’69
Joseph Redelberger, father of Dana
Family and Friends
Julia Ballard, mother of Donna Ballard
Porraro ’56 and Julie Ballard Baker ’69
Donald Bealmear, husband of Shirley
Wright Bealmear ’52
George Bierly, father of Renee Bierly
Edwards ’68
Ruth Bisig, mother of Antoinette Bisig
Rothrock ’60, Elizabeth Bisig Lambiris
’62 (deceased), Mary Pat Bisig White ’67
(deceased), Mary Ruth Bisig Bowen ’69,
Mary Carmel Bisig Miller ’74 and Jeanine
Bisig Ballard ’79
Florence Blaser, mother of Terry Blaser
Mattingly ’70, grandmother of Erin
Redelberger Rice ’91
Laura Riney, mother of Deborah Riney ’68
Sherry Rompf, mother of Barbara Rompf
Coleman ’83
Connie Russell, mother of Shannon Russell
’76, Mary Russell Raidt ’80 and Colleen
Russell Biddle ’81
Edward Sacksteder Jr., husband of Sue
Pfaadt Sacksteder ’61
Doris Schnell, mother of Ruth Schnell Fuchs
’73
Vincent Spoekler, father of Judy Spoelker
Hartlage ’71 and grandfather of Allison
Hartlage ’00
Mary Sutherland, mother of Anne
Sutherland Reuter ’89
personal.
Mattingly Bukowski ’96, Lindsey Mattingly
Sample Bequest of Specific Amount
sister of Ann Mangeot Spanyer ’58
’52, Marcey Sweeney McAuliffe ’57
Jerry Buehner, husband of June Kraus
(deceased) and Mary Ann Sweeney
Abell ’98 and Katie Mattingly Bush ’01 and
“I give, devise, and bequeath $_____
to Sacred Heart Schools, Inc. TAX I.D.
#61-1181710.
Buehner ’56 and brother of Jean Buehner
’59
William Cannon, father of Kate Cannon ’89
Bernadine Caisse, mother of Deborah
Sample Bequest of Percentage
of Estate
“I give, devise and bequeath ____%
of my total estate to Sacred Heart
Schools, Inc. TAX ID #61-1181710.
The official name of Sacred
Heart Schools is “SACRED HEART
SCHOOLS, INC.”
Sacred Heart Schools Inc. federal
tax I.D. is 61-1181710
Caisse McWade ’70
William Caisse, father of Deborah Caisse
McWade ‘70
Bob Deibel Jr., father of Mary Deibel Mitchell
’84 and grandfather of Emily Mitchell ’15
Mary “Dolly” Dunn, mother of Dianne Dunn
Stillwell ’70
Doris Esterle, mother of Marilyn “Lyn”
Esterle Motter ’71 and Joan Esterle ’76
Patrick Sweeney, brother of Jane Sweeney
Lehmann ‘61
Paul Thieneman, father of Susan Thieneman
Coomes ’68
Jean Thieneman, mother of Susan
Thieneman Coomes ’68
Agnes Thoben, mother of Kathleen Thoben
Hall ’79
Jennings Watkins, father of Mary Lynne
Watkins Carney ’67
Florence “Babe” Whelan, mother of
Suzanne Whelan Timperman ’57
Bob Wuetcher, father of Denise Wuetcher
Hoskins ’73
Bonna Holzheimer, mother of Ann
Holzheimer Sullivan ’56, Mary Holzheimer
Cecil ’59, Bonna Holzheimer Zion ’62 and
Inez Holzheimer Jackson ’72
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It’s your 186 Day Reunion!
Young Alums Wanted
Wednesday, November 26
5:30-7 p.m. at SHA
SHA College Panel
Kick off Thanksgiving weekend at an informal open house at SHA! It’s the
perfect time to reconnect and catch up with classmates. Yearbooks will be
distributed.
For your convenience, members of the Class of 2014 who pledged their
support to the SHA Annual Fund will also be able to make their 2014-15
gift of $5 at the event.
The SHA Alumnae Office and the Counseling Office seek graduates
from 2011- 2014 to participate in a college panel for juniors and
seniors on January 6, 2015. The morning event takes place during
TEAM and ends by 11:30 a.m. If interested, contact Nannette
Mershon at 502.896.8681, ext. 1509 or email
[email protected].