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Mark Your Calendar and Plan to Join Us
January 31 - Catholic Schools Week Mass with St. Edward School
February 1- Alumni Career Day, Faculty v. Seniors Basketball Game
February 9, 2013 Panther Baseball Hit-A-Thon
February 15, 2013 Panther Backers Shrimp Boil
March 2013 Speech Night, TBD
March 1, 2013 Streva Relays
March 16, 2013- Dancing with the Stars…Panther Style Season II
For Tickets, please contact Assistant Director of Development, Jenny Minvielle at 376-6950,
or [email protected]
March 15-16, 2013 Bayou Blowout Softball Tournament
March 23-24, 2013 Alumni Basketball Tournament
June 9, 2013 Mount Carmel Academy Alumnae Banquet
August 2013 Panther Backers Softball Tournament, CHS Big Red Classic Golf Tournament, TBD
October 26, 2013 - CHS Athletics Sporting Clay Shoot
Classes ending in “3” or “8”, will be celebrating during 2013.
Please contact the Alumni Relations Office with information at 337-256-5383 or [email protected]
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
2013 Alumni Newsletter
W
What an amazing year it has been
at Catholic High School in 2012! We
experienced another fabulous Catholic
Schools Week, a blockbuster fundraiser, “Dancing
with the Stars…Panther Style”, a new set of alumni
in our graduating class and a fall that was filled with
lots of sporting events, spiritual masses, and great
academic accomplishments by our students. In
addition to all of these great events, our Catholic
High School band played for the first time at our
Homecoming football game!!! This was a historical
event and one that we look forward to seeing
at many events to come. The CHS Development
office is also excited to announce a new, part-time
addition to our team! Mrs. Kathy Nicholson Breaux is
working as a Development Program Assistant and
specializing in coordinating alumni events for our
school. We feel that Kathy is such a great addition to
our team and we look forward to seeing our alumni
events grow through the years.
One of our main focuses this year as a Development/
Alumni team is to increase our alumni database and
have the most current information on you as possible.
We will be executing this via our first ever Phone-AThon with all of our graduating classes. During this
phone-a-thon, representatives from each graduating
class will be contacting every alum to get updated
information and to request a donation for our CHS
Endowment Fund. Since tuition alone does not cover
our costs, we feel that we will be able to contribute
to the school’s needs through this special annual
event. By contributing to CHS today, you will honor
the commitment and sacrifice that your parents
made for you to receive a Catholic education.
A great way to stay in touch with us and learn about
all of the exciting events happening is through the
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Facebook page. We are constantly updating this
NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY
The non-discriminatory policy of Catholic
High is one that makes no discrimination
on the basis of race, religion, or gender in
the administration of education policies,
application of admission, extracurricular
and athletic activities.
page to keep you informed of new events and
activities at CHS! We will continue to post reunion
information, homecoming activities, and other
exciting happenings. During the 2013 school year,
we will be honoring classes ending in 3 and 8, so be
sure to contact us with your special reunion plans. If
you would like to receive a hard copy of our Panther
Pause at your home, we encourage you to please
fill out the form in this newsletter and send it back
with your $30 dues to the Alumni Association. It is
only through these dues that we are able to host
alumni events like banquets, socials, satellite visits,
alumni basketball tournaments, and many others for
the Alumni Association. We truly thank you for your
support of Catholic High School and for keeping us
the successful school that it is today!
As always, we want to stay connected with you to let
you know all of the great things happening at CHS
today! If you or someone you know is not on our email
list, please email us at [email protected] and
give us your updated information. We hope to see
you soon, so like us on Facebook and send us your
updated information! We always love to hear from
our graduates.
Jerry Reynolds
Development Director
Jenny Indest Minvielle (CHS 1997)
Assistant Development Director
Kathy Nicholson Breaux
(MCA 1984)
Development Program Assistant
Sharon Hebert LeBlanc
(MCA 1968)
Alumni Relations Director
1301 deLaSalle Drive
New Iberia, Louisiana 70560
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MT CARMEL BANQUET
As 2012 quickly comes to a close we are very thankful here at Catholic High
for all of our blessings and one of those very special is the continued success of
our annual Mt. Carmel Academy banquet. Despite horrific rain, wind, and hail; on
June 10th, 2012; over 270 alums and 25 faculty members gathered at the Cade
Community Center for the largest banquet ever! It’s hard to believe that just five
years ago we were only averaging 90 to 100 attendees. Honored classes for
this year’s banquet were: the 25th anniversary class of 1987, the 50th anniversary
class of 1962 and the 75th anniversary class of 1937. The oldest living graduates in
attendance from the class of 1936 were Flo Johnson and Ruth Pratt.
Mrs. Eugenie Segura (MCA 72’) Catholic High School Assistant Principal
presented a powerpoint presentation reflecting the history of MCA through music
from the 1800’s to 1988 with a brief presentation regarding the many MCA traditions
which remain and are fostered within our Catholic High School family today. The
highlight of the afternoon was the musical selections of three choirs of MCA girls. The
1940’s through 1960’s were represented by 20 ladies who sang oldies but goldies
of Irish and spiritual medley’s followed by a special tribute performed by five of the
sisters from the famous Wilton Hebert family. To close the program, the 1970 thru
1980’s choir group captured the memories of days gone by and concluded with a
rousing, standing ovation medley from the musical-Sister Act.
If you are interested in assisting us in any facet of the alumnae banquet, please contact us in the Alumni Relations
Office at 256-5383. Please mark your calendars now for our 2013 Alumnae Banquet to be held on Sunday, June 9th
at the Cade Community Center. This banquet will be dedicated to our beloved Sisters of Carmel. 2013 marks the
25th anniversary of the closing of the school and we have a special dedication planned in their honor so please
mark your calendars, save the date and plan to share with us on this very special day!
ALUMNI STEERING
In order to further engage our SPC, MCA, and CHS alumni in our school today,
we have formed an Alumni Steering Committee. Under the leadership of Principal Ray Simon, Assistant Director of Development, Jenny Minvielle, Alumni
Relations Director, Sharon Leblanc, and Development Program Assistant, Kathy
Nicholson Breaux, this committee will be an integral part of alumni activities
and events going forward. Some of the events that will be spearheaded by
this group will be an Alumni Career Day that will take place on Friday, February 1st to culminate Catholic Schools week and an annual Phone-A-Thon
that will take place later in the year to engage our alumni to give back to the
school that gave them so much through the years. The members of this committee include, Michael Manes (CHS 1965), Armond Schwing (CHS 1983), Chris
Bigler (CHS 1991), Susan Terrell Crochet (CHS 1988), Mark Musso (CHS 1978), Mary Kay Lipari Snellgrove (CHS 1990),
Richard Romero (CHS 1976), Tim Leblanc (CHS 1985), Martha Escurieux Girouard (MCA 1981), Ray Simon (CHS
1965), Sharon Hebert Leblanc (CHS 1968), Jenny Indest Minvielle (CHS 1997), Kathy Nicholson Breaux (MCA 1984),
Sheila Molbert (MCA 1972), and Melissa Dworaczyk, mother of 3 CHS graduates and current CHS parent.
ALUMNI CAREER DAY
Our first Alumni Career Day will be held on Friday, February 1st at Catholic High School and will showcase many
alumni from St. Peters’ College, Mt. Carmel Academy, and Catholic High School. These individuals will share their
experiences about their specific field and work environment with our high school students in small groups. We are
excited to have all of these alumni back on campus and for them to share their life experiences with our current
CHS students as they make a very important choice as their high school years come to a close.
ST. PETER’S COLLEGE REUNION
On Thursday, September 13th; our Catholic High School Family welcomed our St.
Peter’s College Alums. The graduates attended our bi-monthly all school mass as our
honored guests. The mass introduction included a brief power point presentation of
slides of SPC which was opened in 1918 by the Christian Brothers order. Cam Degravelle
(SPC 57’) and Donald Poche (SPC 56’) served as gift bearers of SPC memorabilia during
the offetory procession.
Following the celebration of the Eucharist , a reception was held for grads and guests
in the Cheryl Burguieres Memorial library where alums enjoyed a memorabilia display
and power point presentation of “ This is CHS”. Special thanks to Mr. Paul Schwing for also
sharing his private collection of SPC photos. Br Martin Fennerty,FSC., accompanied the
grads on keyboard with an old time rendition of the SPC College Fight Song- Hurrah!
Hurrah!
The members of our founding boys school continue to serve our CHS community with
visible reminders of our rich roots and traditions. Our Catholic High Family celebrates their
past as we enrich our present and empower our future. We look forward to hosting this
event annually in the fall of each year.
HOMECOMING
This year’s homecoming proved to be, yet again, a memorable one. Our students’ theme for this
year’s homecoming week was themed after the movie, The Wizard of Oz, and they declared
that “We’re off to Beat the Wolf Pack!”. So with a week filled with activities all carrying this theme,
the students had special dress days and they participated in many fun activities during this
week. Everyone had a blast at the homecoming parade, but the major hit was our two 2012
Alumni Celebrities, Kelly Patout-Romero (CHS 1997) and Sheriff Michael Neustrom (CHS 1965)!
They were driven by Kelly’s husband, Bart Romero (CHS 1997) in a fancy jeep that they led the
way as the first car in the parade! On Friday night, the Mighty Panther football team went on
to shut out West St. Mary with a final score of 51-0 to clinch the Class 2A District Championship!
At halftime of the game, we welcomed back the 2011 Homecoming queen, Miss Kelsey Viator
who was escorted by Mr. Ted Haik (CHS 1962) and then named Miss Helana Smith as the 2012
Homecoming Queen! Many reunions were celebrated this weekend in the downtown New
Iberia area. The week was topped off with a post-game gathering at Clementine’s to announce
the 2013 cast of “Dancing with the Stars…Panther Style”! A good time was enjoyed by all to
celebrate this exciting week.
2012 Obituaries
“Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them”
When we learn of the death of an alumna or alumnus, we place their names in a special prayer
intention book in our chapel. Each week during chapel Mass, and at other times throughout the
week; students remember the deceased and their families in prayer. We ask that you join us in
praying for the following alumni and faculty who have died during the past year.
* Indicates CHS Golden Endowees
Dr. Ronald Labbe’
SPC 1952
Lucille Babineaux Joynt
MCA 1940
* Laura Borel Belanger
MCA Faculty
* Dr. Vernon Voorhies
SPC 1941
Paul Landry Jr.
SPC 1942
Robert “Bobby”
Lejeune Sr.
SPC 1941
Aline Kerr Bernard
MCA 1947
Barbara Ber Hebert
MCA 1953
Helen Scelfo
MCA Past Teacher
Marie Harry Charpentier
MCA 1947
Nick Barrilleaux
CHS 2004
Gary Reed
CHS 1962
* Edwin Ashy
SPC 1939
Seth Sumrall
SPC 1953
* Gateson Segura
SPC1948
Paul Doerle
SPC 1943
Carl Armentor Jr.
CHS 1969
John Mire Sr.
SPC 1951
John Migues
CHS 1973
Beryl Boutte Freeman
MCA 1941
David Louis Sr
CHS 1975
Diane Laperouse
Angers
MCA 1958
Glenn Gray
CHS 1961
* Deacon Kenneth
Waguespack Sr.
MCA Faculty
Sr. Virginia “Ginger”
deGravelle
MCA 1957
Catherine Broussard
Blanchard
MCA 1967
Dorothy Mae Walters
Moreau
MCA 1945
Michael “Slim” Viator
CHS 1968
* Leonide “Teenie”
Manes
MCA Faculty
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