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A Publication of The Cathedral High School
A Journey into
Summer 2013
Life
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A Journey Into Life
Students receive strong
preparation for college and life
in a multitude of ways.
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Laptops for Learners —
One Year Later
Laptops for Learners provides
more than learning for students.
Cover: Adam Poganski ’16, Taylor Notsch ’17.
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Business of Sports
Cathedral alums find success from
careers in the business side of sports.
President’s Letter
Cathedral Today
Alumni News
Athletics and Activities
All-Around Athletes
Advancing Our Mission
Admissions Notes
In Memoriam
From Our Principal
A Cathedral Moment
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Mission
Inspired and informed by Catholic tradition, Cathedral’s mission is to
educate people while inspiring them to virtuous lives.
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Thomas Imholte ’14, Joe Weir ’13, Bryce Johnson ’13 and Chris
Hornung ’14, perform as The Ratio at Celebration of Seasons.
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President’s Letter | Strengthening Cathedral is not a Spectator Event
Dozens of times a week different people say to me, “You’re doing a good job; Cathedral is headed in
the right direction.”
I usually reply, “Thank you.” I’m very grateful for the support and for the usually positive comments
people make regarding our progress.
Providing for the long-term strength and stability of any organization is a daunting challenge and one
which must be addressed every single day. But it is not a spectator event. The pronouns must be plural.
As we move forward toward the achievement of our goals we must reach new heights of involvement, participation and
investment from our friends. We need to start saying and hearing, “We’re doing a good job.”
There are now only five years remaining with the current plan. We want 18,000 people praying for us; are you one of
them? We want 818 students benefiting from the excellent education only Cathedral can provide; are you spreading the
word? We know word-of-mouth marketing is the number one way in which new families learn about us.
We want sufficient operating resources to be able to attract and retain the best teachers. And, we want to provide the best
resources for our students. We want Cathedral to be accessible for lower-income and middle-income families; do you
participate in Cathedral’s Annual Fund and/or its Heritage Society? Thank you if you do! Please join those of us who do
if you don’t.
We must dramatically improve our facilities. Our students are learning in science labs largely the same as they were in
1938. Our roofs are literally leaking. Without looking very hard we have identified more than $6 million of deferred
maintenance. To address and to solve this, our Design and Facilities Committee has been making good progress for
nearly a year; consider joining us.
We need you, we want you and we appreciate you. We cannot provide for the long-term strength and stability of OUR
school without you.
Michael A. Mullin
The Cathedral Magazine is
published by The Cathedral High
School Advancement Office in the
fall and summer and is distributed to
alumni, friends and The Cathedral
High School community.
Contact The Cathedral Magazine:
320.257.2122
[email protected]
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Editor:
Troy Fritz
Editorial Team:
Mike Mullin
Lynn Grewing
Cindy Fasching
Emmett Keenan
Bill Joyce
Kathy Lahr
Rebecca Brown-Medvec
Design:
Sandra Herzog, Blue Moon Design
Printing:
Sentinel Printing
Photo Credits:
Gretchen Detra
Cindy Fasching
Troy Fritz
Andy and Brigid Golebiowski
Brace Hemmelgarn
Kerry Herker
Michael Hornung
Brady Hughes
JustSports Photography
Rebecca Brown-Medvec
Karen Meinz
Paul Middlestaedt
Scott Thyen
Cathedral Today
A Man about Math
Senior Patrick Blee ’14 has accumulated trophies, awards
and other acknowledgements throughout the past few
years in math. His love for math began to form in grade
school and it has remained a passion ever since.
Mathematical Association of America. He placed in the
top one percent in the state of Minnesota.
On April 4, Patrick finished first in the eleventh grade
division of the SCSU math contest. Seventeen schools
and 132 juniors competed. Patrick, Brandon Voigt ’14
and Andy Zetterlund ’14 came together to win the junior
team division.
Conor Voss, National Merit Scholarship Finalist
Patrick Blee ‘14
In ninth grade, Patrick joined the varsity Math League
team at Cathedral. That same year he took third place at
the St. Cloud State University (SCSU) Math Contest
and tied for third place overall in the Central Gopher
conference. In tenth grade, he finished third in his
conference and the team qualified for state, taking sixth
in its division. This past season, Patrick took first in his
conference, qualified for state. After qualifying for state,
the team took fifth in their division, one place better than
the previous year. With his performance at state, he placed
40 (out of 3,000) for the 2012-13 season. On February 5,
Patrick took the AMC 12A, also sponsored by the
Cathedral High School senior Jonathan Conor Voss ’13 is
currently a National Merit Scholarship finalist. Winners
of the various
scholarships will
be announced
by the National
Merit Scholarship
Corporation
starting April 24.
Conor carries a 4.02
grade point average
in the classroom
and the 7’0” hardcourt standout
has committed to
Conor Voss ‘13
playing basketball in
the Ivy League for
the Columbia University Lions. His intended area of study
is in the field of engineering and he has been accepted
to Columbia’s Fu School of Engineering for the fall of
2013. He rightfully acknowledges the value of the sound
academic and spiritual education he has received the past
thirteen years. Well-prepared and grounded, we wish
Conor all the best!
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Cathedral’s Birr Excels at Robotics
Alex Birr ‘16 (third from the left) with team members
of the Granite City Gearheads.
Alex Birr ’16, a freshman at Cathedral is one of a 20-person
robotic team called the Granite City Gearheads. The
team won their Regional competition and attended the
National competition in St. Louis, Mo. The St. Cloud
team is comprised of student’s from Cathedral, Tech and
Apollo High Schools. Students are given six weeks to
complete a multi-faceted challenge created by the nation’s
top engineers and then they compete against other robotics
teams. This year’s challenge was to create a robot that could
accurately throw frisbees. “We put in long days to complete
everything, but it was 100% worth it!”
Poganski Places Third at Volcom’s
PBRJ Snowboarding Championships
Drew Poganski ’13 recently returned from Mammoth
Lakes, California where he placed third in the Volcom’s
International Peanut Butter and Rail Jam Snowboarding
Championships. After taking second place at regionals
at Powder Ridge, Drew loaded up his snowboard and
headed to Mammoth Mountain to compete in the
highest division “Open Class.” Poganski was judged on
three snowboard rail features where he won $1,000,
a backpack full of sponsor gear and a custom leather
vest. This contest series is one of the most prestigious
amateur snowboard events in the country and is very
highly regarded in the snowboard industry.
Drew Poganski ‘13 (middle) and other winners at the
Mammoth Mountain Open Class competition.
Coming Soon to Cathedral!
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Set in a backdrop of changing seasons, Cathedral’s community gathered at the River’s Edge Convention Center on
April 20 for an evening of casual elegance. With strolling dinner and dessert stations, live and silent auctions, fabulous
prizes and the entertainment of Transit Authority and Boogie Wonderland, how could it get better?
Proceeds from Celebration of Seasons directly funds student art, activities, athletics and academic programs. At
Cathedral, 100 percent of the students benefit from this event.
This year 90 co-host couples and more than 720 guests participated in a celebration of Cathedral in a wonderful night
out on the town. Thank you to all who participated, those who made donations of auction items or cash and to those who
purchased items at the event. And a thank you to our volunteers who made this event a huge success.
Please join us on May 3, 2014, for next year’s Celebration of Seasons event!
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A Journey of Preparation. A Journey of Op
by Troy Fritz & Lynn Grewing
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or a segment of CHS students, advanced studies
in nine discipline areas allows them to study at
a more advanced and accelerated pace, much
like a college course, but taught at Cathedral and
instructed by seasoned faculty. These students
are also capable of receiving college credits for
their work if testing proves mastery in the subject.
For another select number of Cathedral students,
their school day doesn’t even begin at Cathedral. As a
matter of fact it begins on the campus of St. Cloud State
University or at a community college. For these students,
earning college credits is a component of their high school
education. Some may enter college as second semester
freshman or even as sophomores.
Before a student graduates from Cathedral, nearly all of
them will prepare themselves for their college entry exams
by participating in an ACT Preparation Course. Scoring
well often dictates the colleges or universities they may
choose from and most certainly plays a significant role in
scholarship awards.
And while academics is all fine and well, learning about
the basics of life becomes the focus during the annual Life
Skills Day for seniors.
Advanced Placement — AP Courses
Options for Advanced Placement classes are available to
students beginning in their sophomore year. Next year
nine AP courses will be offered at Cathedral: AP Biology,
AP American Literature, AP Psychology, AP Physics, AP
Calculus, AP German, AP Comparative Government, AP
Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics and students may
also take the AP Statistics test if they choose. These nine
options are comparable to other schools in the area.
Advanced Placement provides college level work for
students who are ready for it. Students can become familiar
with college level expectations. Based on their AP test
score, they may earn college credits. Due to the difficulty
of these courses, students also receive a (.5) grade bump.
Approximately 150 students participate in one or more AP
classes each year.
Experience College — Post-Secondary
Educational Options (PSEO)
Anne Hunstiger ’13, Fred Rupp and Connor Zulkosky ’13
in Human Biology
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PSEO is an opportunity for qualified juniors and seniors
to take college coursework at a local college or community
college at no cost. For this program there is an application
process; juniors must have a 3.5 GPA and seniors a 3.0.
As part of this program, the state of Minnesota pays the
tuition, books and fees.
Similar to AP, PSEO offers students an opportunity
to earn college credits while still in high school. Students
Life
portunity. A Journey into
learn their way around a college campus and experience the demands of college coursework. This program allows
students to earn as much as a full year of college credit at no cost to the student. On average, Cathedral has about 20
students participating in this program annually.
Applying to College Begins with ACT Preparation
The ACT test is one of the main criteria used for college admissions. Because it is a standardized test, it allows admissions
officers to compare students easily — perhaps more easily than a grade point average (GPA).
Cathedral invests time and resources into ACT preparation. It offers students time to focus on four components on
the test: English, Mathematics, Reading and Science Reasoning. Through practice, students can learn test-taking strategies
that will help improve their test scores.
Taught at Cathedral to best prepare our students, the ACT Prep Course is led by experienced faculty including Fred
Rupp (Science), Mary Quick (Test-Taking Strategies), Cindy Fasching (Math) and Lynn Grewing (English and Reading).
The end result, Cathedral students routinely score higher than the state and national average. Cathedral’s composite:
24; Minnesota state composite: 22.8 and National composite: 21.1 on a total 36 point scale. ACT scores will directly
affect college scholarships and financial aid awards.
David Spethmann ‘15 and Lynn Grewing discuss ACT
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Learning the Basics at Life Skills Day
School is about academics, building social skills and
critical thinking. Learning about taking care of yourself
while going off to college is a less structured process,
most of it happening at home under the guidance of
mom or dad. Life Skills Day emerged to ensure that
our students understand and have exposure to some
of the basics needed to survive. On this day, we bring
in alumni and community members to teach sessions
about practical matters like balancing a checkbook,
doing laundry, putting together a resume, practicing
safety and self-defense, ballroom dancing and changing
a tire. The day, which is six years old, continues to be a
popular — and practical — opportunity for seniors.
Cathedral Provides the Best
Preparation for College and Life
Coming into high school at Cathedral, students are
surrounded by a strong support network to ensure
success. Along with a rigorous academic foundation,
Cathedral also has many opportunities to explore
personal interests, participate in advanced learning
opportunities in programs through Advanced
Placement (AP) or Post Secondary Educational
Options (PSEO).
We have all heard a parent say that “their child
isn’t being challenged enough.” At Cathedral the
opportunities of being challenged to meet a student’s
ability are abundant. The students have the ability to
challenge themselves and are encouraged to do so
with advanced coursework while being counseled on
balancing school rigor with extracurricular involvement,
all important when applying to colleges.
Life Skills Day becomes the icing on the cake to a
strong Cathedral academic experience. Our students are
well-prepared for college upon the completion of the
senior year. Life Skills Day helps to prepare them for the
day-to-day challenges of becoming independent and
living on their own, away from home.
Patrick
PSEO
at St. Cloud State University.
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One Year Later — (Nearly) Everyone is Happy
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by Michael A. Mullin
The students are happy. But are they smarter?
aving a state-of-the-art laptop
within easy reach 24 hours a day
wasn’t something students expected
when they enrolled at Cathedral one year
ago. What makes the students happiest?
Something you might not expect. We trusted them. The school
trusted them — to make good decisions, to take good care of the
expensive laptops assigned to them, to use them for deeper and
broader learning, to explore the possibilities associated with
having these learning tools — to be more productive, more
efficient, smarter.
Happiness might not be the best indicator of success, but
when you think about happiness you realize it is a function of
achievements, accomplishments, relationships, peace, closeness
to God — in a word, success.
Recently I met with several of our students (and also their
parents) to discuss the Laptops for Learners pilot program.
The students were enthusiastic about a number of things, but
most important for them was that the school would even think
to trust them.
Trust — and its very positive end result — was an unintended
and unanticipated consequence of the program — and perhaps
the most important outcome. With trust comes an intrinsic
love of learning, better behavior, more rigorous pursuit of
learning, better relationships and less resistance to
challenging assignments.
As I visited with the students, they identified the
24-hour-a-day (not literally, of course; they do sleep!)
access to the machines and to the potential for exploration
and expansion. There is an old saying, “When the pupil is
ready, the teacher will appear.”
Mackenzie Novak ’18
In many ways, the laptops make it possible for the
teacher to appear to each pupil when he or she is ready at
any time of the day or night — and on weekends — with
information precisely suited to whatever curiosity or
investigation is occurring at the moment.
The students reported happiness with collaboration
and communication. Systems and support put in place by
Cathedral make it possible for students to work together
on projects while not physically in the same room, or
theoretically, not even on the same continent. Documents
can be drafted and edited simultaneously by several
students at a time. Teachers are accessible via e-mail for
questions, clarifications, discussions or suggestions.
Tools available to each student through these laptops
include the modern-day electronic equivalent of crayons,
poster boards, projector screens, projectors, graphs,
charts, photographs, extensive biographical information,
primary source data, communication media and on and
on. Imagine walking through the front door of The Prado
in Madrid to experience a tour of the Goya masterpieces.
Or, imagine perusing Galileo’s original manuscripts — the
ones that got him into big trouble. This would be possible,
yes, from almost any library or on any home computer or
you might suddenly develop a curiosity for Pythagoras;
maybe you’ll discover he did more than you ever thought
he did. How will you satisfy your curiosity? Where will
you go next to learn more? Could it lead to a career in
engineering or architecture?
The biology teacher just finished teaching the inferior
vena cava. The curious learner can watch a video of surgery
being performed from the Mayo Clinic or Johns Hopkins.
You can’t remember why Hamlet said to Ophelia, “Get
thee to a nunn’ry… .” What is the context? Why is this line
from a 17th century play so famous? Is it a double entendre?
By the way, a big part of Laptops for Learners was
deciding between iPads and full-powered, state-of-the-art
laptops. Though considerably more expensive, laptops
won. They won because they can do so much more than
iPads, especially when it comes to producing work. (The
debate will continue, but those were our findings — and
even most of the iPad proponents have now switched sides.)
The teachers are happy. Nearly all report students are
on-task, focused, curious, interested, engaged and involved
to a much greater degree than pre-Laptops for Learners.
An analogy might be the coach at basketball practice.
Give her one ball and one or two or perhaps three
Among my favorite sites each day is watching the kids
arrive with the laptops looped over their shoulders.
personal device nowadays, but what Laptops for Learners
does is equivalent to each person having his or her own car
or bicycle as opposed to having to wait for a ride.
A greater depth and breadth of learning is taking
place — accidentally and on purpose. The big word to
describe it is serendipitous.
Natural curiosity is both fueled and satisfied by the
availability of a machine that instantly connects the learner
to nearly everything in the entire world. The math teacher
talks about Pythagoras. We all know and remember this
lovable Greek, but how much do we really know about
his theorems, his life, his family, his home town? Who
influenced him; who were his friends? As you read this,
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players can be involved. Give the coach a ball for each
player — one for her too — and suddenly you have
exponentially increased learning, practice, application and
understanding. And, you’re more likely to win the game.
One teacher of mathematics, Pat Salay, reports
empirical evidence seemingly directly linked to the
machines and to a style of teaching she calls a flipped
classroom. She literally records her daily lessons as
movies and then students access those movies at their
convenience. Students might watch the movie once,
twice, or a number of times to gain better understanding.
Or, the student might rewind the movie to a particularly
complicated concept and keep watching and rewinding
President Mullin conducts a focus group with 7th and 8th grade students about Laptops for Learners.
until mastery is achieved. To do this in a classroom filled
with 20 others waiting a turn monopolizes the teacher.
Classroom time for Pat is then used exclusively to
check for understanding, practice, complete problems,
ask questions, apply what’s learned to new situations and
broaden understanding.
Students receiving As, presumably reflective of
achievement, compared to one year ago, improved by
more than 77%. Salay admits, as any good scientist or
mathematician would, that there could be other variables
involved, but nearly everything was controlled except for
having different students one year over the other.
Something more should be said about the teachers,
though it shouldn’t need be said. These machines are of
little value without the guidance and inspiration of expert
teachers strategically engaging students with the correct
subject matter. The Stradivarius without a teacher to guide
the pupil is but a piece of furniture.
Parents are happy. Many parents have been surprised
at the ease with which the computer has become a part of
a healthy daily routine. Like children anywhere, some are
prone to misbehave, but those occurrences have been few
and have been quickly and easily corrected. For one thing,
every keystroke made anywhere by anyone in the universe
is retrievable, traceable and identifiable. Misbehavior has
irrefutable evidence attached to it and so even discipline is
made easier. Besides, once students quickly realize there is
no way to misbehave and get away with it, experiments stop.
The biggest concern a few families have had is students too
involved with learning and not enough with relaxation,
recreation and family time. Not a bad problem to have; it
can be fixed.
Accidents and mishaps with the machines have been
few and far between. What breakdowns there have been
have been quickly addressed by the technology staff
with the goal of getting the student back up and learning.
Helping to keep the laptops safe, secure and not needing
repairs are high quality cases with shoulder straps and
carrying handles. They’re not Kevlar, but almost.
Among my favorite sights each day is watching the
kids arrive in the morning with the laptops looped over
their shoulders.
“We feel like we’re in college,” several seventh and
eighth graders echoed. “We love it, we feel special!”
“Are you smarter?” I asked. Not sure; puzzled looks
on faces. “Do you feel smarter?” Faces lit up instantly and
in unison, “Yes!” I had asked the right question.
Who would have predicted technology would boost
critically important emotional intelligence most of all?
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Alumni News
A Global Experience
by Troy Fritz
“I am extremely grateful to my parents for providing me with a moral upbringing and the opportunity to
attend CHS. With that foundation, I’ve been fortunate to experience a great deal through work, travel and
family relationships over the past 35 years. I have fond memories of my Cathedral days and appreciate the many
individuals who helped shape who I am today, probably no one more than Fred Rupp, my Cross-country coach
and biology teacher. His inspiration and strong work ethic instilled in me a passion for giving my all in whatever
I attempted — it’s a good thing this flame has not yet gone out…” - duane voigt ’78
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rom growing up in St. Cloud to traveling the
brightest and most talented student-athletes in the U.S.
world, Duane Voigt has pursued an interesting
This work took him to bowl games, final four tournaments
path in higher education. Working in places
and the ’08 Beijing Olympics.
around the globe started with a simple
As the Voigt’s two boys were graduating from high
foundation at Cathedral.
school, a good friend asked if he’d join him to work in
Following Duane’s graduation from CHS in ’78,
the Registrar’s Office of the New York University Abu
he attended St. John’s, spending his junior year abroad
Dhabi campus, opening in 2010. After much research
in London through St. Cloud State’s
study abroad program. This opened
the door to his spirit for adventure and
Duane Voigt ’78 visiting the Pyramids with wife Aby and sons.
travel and took him to diverse regions
and cultures, spending nearly three
years living, working and studying in
Taiwan following his masters program in
educational psychology at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln. It is in Taiwan
that Duane met his wonderful wife of
26 years. They moved back to the U.S.
in ’85 where he has been working in
postsecondary education ever since.
For over 15 years, Duane worked
at Stanford University in northern
California, the last six of those years
as the academic director for studentathletes. For Duane this was an exciting
position — working with some of the
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and consultation, he and his wife Aby agreed to make
this move. NYU was in the process of creating a Global
Network University, admitting scholar students from all
over the world. One of Cathedral’s very own — Nolan
Funk ’10, who has been a wonderful fit — was admitted
to its inaugural class! “Voigt didn’t know much about
Abu Dhabi before, but in the past two and a half years,
he’s gained a greater understanding of the region and the
culture. Whereas at Stanford he had the privilege to work
with bright, determined and highly motivated student
athletes, at NYU Abu Dhabi, he has also had the privilege
to work with the same type of students, maybe not as
athletic, but coming from 80 different countries and with
just as much energy!”
When NYU decided to open a campus in Shanghai this
September, along with Duane’s great interest in China and
his wife’s Chinese ethnicity, they decided to make the next
move in their dynamic lives. He currently serves as the
registrar for the newly opened NYU in Shanghai.
To make Duane’s life even more interesting, highlights
during these past few years include running a relay race
with a group of NYU students that went from the Dead
Sea in Jordan to the Red Sea, traveling with his family to
Egypt and other parts of the Middle East and Europe and
completing a 7-day climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
with a small group of friends.
This latter adventure proved to be both a physically and
mentally challenging experience, but "...leaving us with an
absolutely unbelievable sense of accomplishment," said
Duane. On Summit Day, his group woke at 11:00 pm for
“breakfast” before departing on a seven-hour, zig zag, snail-
Visiting a rural school in Nepal.
Summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro with friends.
paced hike up the steep incline to the top of the 19,340
foot high peak. They stayed at the top for 10 minutes
before having to head down due to the altitude and cold
factors. His close friends thought he was crazy, others
aren’t so kind… .
Cathedral’s (and his family’s) strong Catholic value
of providing to those less fortunate has also had a
fundamental impact on Duane. Over the past fifteen
years, he’s been in a position to assist with educational
nonprofit organizations, particularly in rural China and
Nepal, to assist poor families and youth in need, providing
scholarships, supplies and resources. Duane says, "It is true
that one of the greatest sources of happiness comes when
giving to others to enhance the quality of life."
And last summer, he was able to combine his favorite
hobbies — travel and spending time with family. Duane’s
parents, his two boys and wife all met at Charles de Gaulle
Airport in Paris and set out on a three-week, self-guided
tour of various countries in Europe. Three different
generations intimately traveling together for three weeks
may have been a recipe for disaster, but, with much mutual
respect, a little patience and lots of love, it proved to be an
unforgettable experience.
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contract with the Washington
Capitals in April following his junior
season with University of Minnesota
Gophers. The first-team All-WCHA
pick and All-American was assigned
to the Hershey Bears (Hershey,
Penn.) of the American Hockey
League and was a pivotal performer
in the team’s playoff run.
2) Jamie Dukowitz ’91 announced
the Vikings’ fourth-round draft pick,
linebacker Gerald Hodges, live at
Radio City Music Hall on national
television in April. Dukowitz won a
Twitter contest and received an allexpenses-paid trip to New York City
to announce the pick. Dukowitz is a
guidance counselor at Robbinsdale
Armstrong High School.
3) Elizabeth Dinndorf ’69 celebrated
her Presidential Inauguration as the
eighteenth President of Columbia
College on April 16, 2013 in
Columbia, SC. Cathedral’s President
Michael Mullin participated in the
inaugural ceremony representing
Cathedral High School. Under her
leadership, Columbia College has
embarked on a bold new direction
to more fully integrate professional
preparation with a liberal arts
education.
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1) Nate Schmidt ’10 signed a NHL
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Prior to becoming President
of Columbia College, Dinndorf
served as a senior vice-president and
manager of student banking services
at U.S. Bank in St. Paul, Minn. She
also served as senior vice-president
and national sales manager of
education financial services at Wells
Fargo Bank.
Dinndorf received her Bachelor of
Arts degree from the College of Saint
Benedict and earned her Juris Doctor
degree, cum laude from William
Mitchell College of Law.
4) Maggie (Buttweiler) Blehert ’92
served as the Commencement
Speaker for Cathedral’s 2013
graduating class on May 24.
Maggie attended Drake University,
earning a B.A. in Journalism and Mass
Communication. She majored in
Broadcast News with a concentration
in International Relations.
As a television news producer in
the Twin Cities, Maggie's newscasts
or productions won three Midwest
Regional Emmys.
Maggie has volunteered for
various organizations, including ten
years with Hostelling International,
an organization that promotes crosscultural understanding.
Maggie currently fulfills her love
of travel by handling Public Relations,
Communications and Social Media
for Minneapolis-based Cruise
Holidays, one of North America's
largest cruise-specialty travel agency
networks.
5) Joe Sexton ’86 is co-owner of the
St. Cloud Rox Baseball Team along
with Gary Posch and Scott Schreiner.
Sexton and Posch are also partners
in Brandl Motors in Little Falls.
Schreiner is the team’s Vice-President.
The trio purchased the embattled
St. Cloud River Bats of the
Northwoods League prior to last
season and re-branded them the
St. Cloud Rox — a tribute and tie to
St. Cloud’s rich baseball history.
The Rox are in their second
season in the collegiate wooden bat
summer league that features some
of the best college baseball players
from around the country, combined
with great family entertainment and
fun throughout the summer, at St.
Cloud’s Faber Field.
Sparkle...
Ellie Sovada ’18
By Michael A. Mullin
F
or hours the mass of mourners snaked its way
throughout the entire Church of St. Paul facility.
Hundreds were in the queue at any one time
which moved from the gymnasium, to the
cafeteria, to the gathering space and finally into the church
itself, where the entire perimeter of the cavernous worship
space was ringed with people.
Fire fighters, dancers, teachers, soccer players, friends,
neighbors, classmates clutching stuffed animals, orchestra
members, the owners of the front yard soccer field where
Ellie honed her soccer skills — all were there to honor
Ellie and to lift a tiny sliver of the unbearable burden of
grief from the shoulders of Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister.
Throughout the entire afternoon and evening the
melancholy music of acoustic guitar broke the sad silence
just enough to invite Ellie’s sparkle to shine through the
unfathomable pain thousands felt.
Cathedral lost a shining star of a 13-year-old student
on April 29, 2013. Ellie Sovada was returning from a track
meet in Little Falls. An automobile accident caused her
immediate and tragic death while also forever entwining
two Cathedral families in this unfortunate moment of
history. On that same evening a Mother
and Father lost a precious child;
a brother and a sister lost a
cherished little sister. Dozens of
classmates lost the sparkle Ellie
brought into their lives. There
is some comfort in knowing we
have all gained a saint in heaven.
On May 24, 2018 Ellie
Caroline Sovada will graduate
with her classmates, with full
academic honors and will be
awarded a Class of 2018
Cathedral High School
diploma. It is already
awaiting the ceremony.
Friday, August 9, 2013
Crusader Reunion Weekend Reception
CHS Campus | 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Reunion Golf Outing
Wapicada Golf Course | Tee Times: 8-10 a.m.
This casual evening kicks off Reunion Weekend.
Entertainment by Paul Imholte ‘74, appetizers
and cash bar. Family and friends welcome!
No charge.
Beyond 50th Luncheon
CHS | 12 noon
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Mass Service
St. Mary’s Cathedral | 9:45 a.m.
Alumni, Family and Friends Brunch
Cathedral Commons | 11:00 a.m.
Tours of CHS Campus & Memorabilia Display
CHS Campus | 1 -3 p.m. | Refreshments
For more information or to register for events
please contact Denise Klein at 320-257-2121.
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Crusader Athletics and Activities
Fall Highlights
Football
The Crusaders finished the season
with a 4-6 record, winning a section
tournament game (28-14 over
Milaca) for the first time in five years.
Linebacker and running back Bryan
Bowar ’13 was named to the St. Cloud
Times’ All-Area Team. Hall-of-Fame
head coach Dean Taylor recorded
his 200th win with the playoff win.
Taylor retired in February after
four years with the Crusaders due
to health reasons. Andy Auger, the
Crusaders defensive coordinator for
the past four seasons, will take over as
head coach in the fall.
Volleyball
The Crusaders finished the season
as runner-ups in the Granite Ridge
Conference with an 18-11-1 record.
The Crusaders fell to Dassel-Cokato
in the section quarterfinals in a
thrilling five-set match. The season
was highlighted by setter Sophie
Harris ’13 recording her 1,000 career
set-assist for the Crusaders.
Boys’ Cross-Country
Cathedral finished second at the
state meet as Fred Rupp ’69 finished
his 40th year as the Crusaders’
head coach. Nick Golebiowski ’14
finished fourth and Beau Gerding ’13
was 16th individually at the state
meet, both earning All-State honors.
Golebiowski, Gerding and Cole
Wintheiser ’13 were named to the
St. Cloud Times’ All-Area Team
for the Granite Ridge Conference
Champion Crusaders.
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Girls’ Cross-Country
Girls’ Tennis
The Crusaders finished second in
the Granite Ridge Conference and
third at the section meet in an injuryplagued season. Rachel Eickhoff ’15
finished 16th overall at the state meet
individually, earning All-State honors
for CHS.
Greta Egerman ’13 and Erin
Stocker ’13 won the Section 5A
doubles title and finished in sixth
place at the state meet in Minneapolis
for the Crusaders.
Winter Highlights
Girls’ Basketball
Hayden Speaks ’13 were named
to the All-State Tournament
team. Hagen, Speaks and Connor
Amundson ’13 were named to the St.
Cloud Times’ All-Area Team. Speaks
was named the Player of the Year.
The Crusaders finished with a 19-9
record — their best record in eight
years — and finished second in the
Granite Ridge Conference. Jenna
Januschka ’13 made her mark in the
Cathedral record book in several
ways: she surpassed the 1,000 point
mark on Feb. 22 vs. Milaca, finishing
her career fifth on the all-time
Girls’ Soccer
Girls’ Swimming and Diving
The Crusaders finished a competitive
rebuilding season under firstyear head coach Abby (Keenan)
Schneider ’99. Sydney Wenner — a
Saint John’s Prep student who swims
with the Crusaders in the co-op
program — qualified for the state
meet in the 100-yard butterfly.
Boys’ Soccer
The Crusaders finished 18-2-2
on the season, with the only
two losses coming in the State
Tournament — where they finished
fourth. The Crusaders won the
Granite Ridge Conference title with
a perfect 8-0 conference mark. Myles
Hagen ’13, Josh Robak ’13 and
The Crusaders posted an impressive
12-5-1 season mark under first-year
head coach Clare Dozier ’07, falling
to section champ Alexandria 2-1
in double overtime in the section
quarterfinals. Ellie Engel ’14 was
named to the St. Cloud Times’
All-Area Team for the Crusaders
who finished second in the Granite
Ridge Conference.
scoring list at CHS with 1,062 points.
She became the all-time leading
rebounder at Cathedral with 661
career rebounds, passing Kit Casey ’02;
and she set the single game free-throw
mark for the Crusaders with a 16-of17 night from the line. Januschka also
made the St. Cloud Times’ All-Area
Team and was named Honorable
Mention All-State.
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Boys’ Basketball
The Crusaders finished with an
excellent 22-7 mark, falling to
Annandale in the section semifinals.
The Cardinals went on to finish third
at the state tourney. The Crusaders
finished second in the Granite Ridge
Conference and Brindley Theisen ’15
earned a state-wide honor, being
named the WCCO Radio-MSHSL
Old Dutch Athlete of the Week in
early January.
points behind state champ Roseville.
Cathedral’s Mariah Miller ’13, Paige
Beuning ’14 and Margaux Schmid ’15
all qualified individually for the state
meet — with Miller’s fifth place in the
floor exercise being the top finish.
Nordic Ski
Boys’ Hockey
The Crusaders posted a 20-8 overall
record, falling to eventual state
runner-up Hermantown in the section
final. CHS won the Granite Ridge
Conference title. Austin Poganski ’14
and Austin Swingle ’13 were named
to the St. Cloud Times’ All-Area Team
with Poganski being named the Player
of the Year. Poganski also verbally
committed to play his college hockey
at the University of North Dakota.
Elena Danielson ’13 and Rachel
Eickhoff ’15 both qualified to ski
in the state meet at Giant’s Ridge
in Biwabik for the Crusaders. For
Eickhoff, it was her third state meet
in as many seasons dating back to the
2012 Track and Field season.
Girls’ Hockey
The St. Cloud Icebreakers — a
combined team of Tech, Apollo and
Cathedral — finished 14-11-1 on the
year. During the season, the Breakers
won their own Turkey Trot tourney
and the Sartell Christmas tourney.
Gymnastics
The Tech/Cathedral co-op
Gymnastics team finished third at
the state meet with an impressive
team score of 149.150, just 0.55
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Dance Team
The Crusaders won the Granite Ridge
Conference title in both Jazz and
Kick and finished in sixth place at the
state meet in each of those categories.
Abbey Dehler ’13 and Cassandra
Roeder ’13 were named All-State
Tournament in Jazz and Dehler and
Becca Brannan ’13 earned those
honors in Kick.
All-Around Athletes:
The Business of Sports
By Emmett Keenan, Cathedral Activities Director
Cathedral High School has one of the highest participation rates in interscholastic sports of
any high school in Minnesota. More than 90 percent of all CHS students play at least one sport
at some time in their high school career. While many hope to play collegiate or professional
sports,very few will. However, several CHS grads have turned their love of the game into a
career. Here are just a few Crusaders who are making sport their business.
Kurt Haider ’77
| Play-by-Play Voice of the University of Alaska-Anchorage SeaWolves Men’s Hockey Team
Kurt has been the play-by-play voice of the SeaWolves since 1996. This is in addition to his duties as a newscaster at KENI
radio in Anchorage. He loves the atmosphere of college hockey around the country — and getting to know the players
each year.
Haider played football, basketball and baseball at Cathedral — and credits that for
his love of high school and college sports. “Growing up, all I ever wanted to be was a
Cathedral Crusader,” says Haider. “I can still remember the atmosphere in the North Gym
as we warmed up for games. The Pep Band, the full house and wearing a Blue-and-Gold
warm-up — there is nothing better.”
Haider played on the Crusaders’ State Baseball Championship Team in 1977 and
recalls when he met Nate Schmidt, who played on the 2007 State Title team, while Nate
was in Anchorage with the U of M hockey team. “Here we are, two guys from St. Cloud,
meeting in Alaska,” said Haider. “And we both played on State Championship teams 30
years apart at Cathedral for the same coach, Bob Karn!”
“You won’t get rich in broadcasting,” adds Haider. “But, there has never been a day that
I dreaded going to work. I really enjoy my job.”
Christie (Loehr) Schulte ’04
| Associate General Counsel/Minnesota Wild
As the Associate General Counsel, Christie drafts sponsorship and licensing agreements
for the team, reviews licensing agreements for events at the Xcel Energy Center and
advises leadership on liability exposure along with other duties. She began as a legal
intern with The Wild in October of 2010 and was hired full-time in May 2011. She, along
with all the Wild front office staff, endured the effects of the lockout at the beginning of
the 2012-2013 season.
“I had a discussion with my dad when I was younger about sports and that most
teams and college athletic departments function like a business,” Schulte remembers.
“I discovered that many professional sports teams had inside counsel roles and that many
universities had people with law degrees working in their athletic departments.”
Schulte credits Cathedral with preparing her for the future. “One of the greatest
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attributes of Cathedral is its commitment towards preparing students for the future. Although high school was a great
deal of fun, it was also a lot of work. Most of us were involved in multiple activities on top of having jobs and maintaining
our school work. Cathedral taught me time management, persistence and a general willingness to work hard, which has
proved to be extremely valuable. During my third year of law school I was attending classes full time, interning with the
Minnesota Wild, interning with the University of Minnesota Athletic Compliance office and volunteering for a Juvenile
Justice program in Hennepin County. I am very confident that my willingness and ability to maintain that schedule is the
reason I am where I am today.”
Brace Hemmelgarn ’08
| Team Photographer/Minnesota Twins and Owner/Brace Hemmelgarn Photography
Brace has photographed countless college and professional sporting events over the last five years. His photographs
have been published in Sports Illustrated and on many leading sports websites. His photo of Twins All-Star Joe Mauer is
featured on Mauer’s 2013 Topps Baseball Card.
“Whether in the classroom or out on the field, there are always ways to improve every
single day,” Hemmelgarn said. “Cathedral helped me to always strive to be better than I
was the day before. Cathedral also helped me begin to understand time management.
Playing a sport every season while still focusing on school work was a good stepping stone
into playing a college sport with a rigorous classwork schedule along with trips to the
Twin Cities for photo assignments.”
Hemmelgarn credits the influence of longtime Cathedral English teacher and coach
Bob Karn. “He was definitely a big influence on me not only in the classroom, but also
on the baseball field,” says Hemmelgarn. “Looking back, it's amazing to see how much
I learned in high school playing under him. He helped all of us understand the game of
baseball and its influential history. I would bet he is the only coach in the state to give
homework assignments and have his players report to practice with knowledge about a certain player or year in baseball
history. Little things like that helped me appreciate and understand the game more, all the while molding me into the
person I am today.”
Marco LaNave ’08 | Director of Media Relations/Quad Cities River Bandits — Class-A Affiliate of the Houston Astros
Always interested in baseball, Marco parlayed a summer internship with the St. Cloud River Bats and a 2011 internship
with the Minnesota Twins into a full-time position with the River Bandits, where he is
starting his second season. Among his duties are overseeing the teams publications and
website; handling all media requests; communicating with the major league organization;
hosting the in-ballpark pregame show; and calling the play-by-play on the internet
broadcast of the entire 140 game schedule.
“Mr. Karn and Mr. Wenner, my baseball coaches at Cathedral, all supported my
love of baseball in a special way,” said LaNave. “When I was looking for ways to start
broadcasting, Mr. Keenan let me come on radio broadcasts with him for a couple games in
high school and in college and he recommended me to the River Bats.”
Marco continues to actively live his Catholic faith. He is a member of the Knights of
Columbus, a lector in his parish and helps with a young adults group and study and faith
sharing groups.
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Advancing Our Mission
Just One
by Troy Fritz
H
ave you every thought about the simple
phrase Just One and what it could mean?
Have you ever imagined how powerful that
simple two word pairing is to an organization
like Cathedral? Can you believe that Just One can make a
transformational difference?
Cathedral has been in existence at the corner of 3rd
Street and 7th Avenue North for 129 years. During that
time more than 14,250 students have graduated from the
school. If you analyze the broader term of our Cathedral
community you will find that along with alumni, parents,
past parents and friends, the total Cathedral community
approaches 50,000 strong. Yet Cathedral has never been
overwhelmingly wealthy, even during the boom of the
1960s with enrollments of over 1,600 students. Budgeting
for growth and stability is a daily challenge.
Have you ever thought what it would take to create that
transformational change for Cathedral in the 21st century?
What would happen if alumni giving grew from 10% to
30%? What would happen if every young alum would
contribute $10 annually towards Cathedral’s strength until
well-rooted in their career? What would change if one
programs, facilities and prayer.
These can either remain a dream
on paper and never be fully
realized or they may become a
road map for a successful and
stable Cathedral High School
for decades to come.
Believe it or not, you are the
one who can begin to make
that transformational change for Cathedral. Are you in
the game: giving, planning and participating? Or are you
simply a spectator with fond memories of the way things
were when you or your kids were here?
During the course of these past three years we have seen
extraordinary change in support for Cathedral. Our annual
fund has increased on average 28.76%, helping to stabilize
our budget. However, we need more people in the game
and we need support that will create transformational
changes. We need to move past just meeting the bottom
line; we need to begin building a healthy fund balance.
It takes Just One from our Cathedral community to say,
today I am going to make a difference…is that person you?
You are the one who can begin to make transformational
change for Cathedral.
person in our community were able and willing to make a
truly transformational gift of seven or maybe eight figures?
And what would happen if even 5% of our Cathedral
community would include Cathedral in an estate plan?
Cathedral is well positioned for a transformational
change. In our Master Plan 2018, goals are crystal clear
with a strategic focus on enrollment, financial resources,
If Cathedral is going to prosper for decades to come,
we need to begin making our school a vibrant priority in
our lives and in our community. It will not happen with
memories and it will not happen without you. Just One
can make a difference.
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Admissions Notes
Curing Cabin Fever in Central Minnesota
by Rebecca Brown-Medvec
W
hat started out for Cathedral
Student Ambassadors as a
community service project turned
out to be a welcome respite from
the long Minnesota winters for many children and
their parents. Scores of local families took advantage
of Cathedral’s three Cure for Cabin Fever events held
during consecutive winter months where various
classroom and gym activities were offered for kids
to explore their interests. Classes offered included
drama, German, cooking, gym games, computers,
Spanish, crafts and Chinese, just to name a few.
While the youth enjoyed an opportunity to explore
different interests or simply to blow off a little
steam, many parents appreciated the great value and
opportunities provided through these programs.
Teacher Pat Salay at Cure for Cabin Fever.
A respite from a long winter created an opportunity to build
community by and for our ambassadors, families and staff.
Arts and Crafts were a big hit.
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Cathedral faculty, parent volunteers and student ambassadors staffed all
three events to make Cathedral’s Cure for Cabin Fever a success. The student
ambassadors facilitated most of the activities and demonstrated their great
passion for Cathedral and all their school has to offer.
After one of the evenings, one mother’s comments summed up the
significance of all the volunteer efforts which made Cure for Cabin Fever a
success: “We loved it! To have such positive events at school sends the message
to children that learning is fun and engaging! Thank you!”
Another parent said, “Thank you for this wonderful event! We are extremely
impressed and plan to sign our boys up for future events. This was my first time
in CHS and I was amazed at the professionalism and kindness of all the students
and staff.”
A respite from a long winter created an opportunity to build community by and
for our ambassadors, families and staff. Let’s see what the next “season” brings.
In Memoriam
Remember our deceased alumni/ae, parents, past parents and friends. May they rest in peace.
Dale Abfalter
Rodney Adolph
Julie Louise (Kunesh) Anderson ’70
Kathleen L. "Kathy" Anderson
Steven J. Anderson
John R. "Jack" Antil
Mary Ann Bachel
Helen Barthel
Gerald "Jerry" Barthelemy
Genevieve H. (Sleevi) Bastien ’44
Henry M. Bauer
Marion M. (Schmidt) Becker ’37
Teresa A. Becker
Richard "Dick" Benson ’63
Harriet H. (Schill) Bettenberg ’37
John T. Biggins
Julian Bilski
Avis C. Blenkush
Jane M. (Gohman) Blommer ’62
Wendelin N. Boeckmann
Luanne (Schultenover) Borgert ’46
Rev. Virgil Robert Braun
Keith L. Breer
James J. Brezinski
Rosemary Brill
Jack Brown
Margaret T. Brum
Phyllis R. (Jurek) Brunn ’47
Walter "Wally" G. Burczyk
Vickey Jo Burke
Michael O. Burns ’55
Maureen (DeMorett) Buth ’50
Sharon Marie Chapman
Alice M. Chirhart
James J. Christy
Norman F. Clarke
Marian R. Crawford
Marilyn M. (Hansen) Cruser ’55
LeRoy M. Decker ’66
Thomas "Tommy" Decker
Delphine A. Denney
Angeline M. (Schumer) Deters ’31
Ramona Joy Donabauer
Colleen Ann Dresow
Linda M. (Thull) Ederhoff ’63
Richard J. Egerman
Judy Mae (Jurek) Eich ’65
Sarah Blance Eilers
Ann C. Eisenriech
Victor J. "Vic" Elfering
Stephen Craig Emblom
Mark Leif Eriksson
Colleen Ethen
Catherine E. Euteneuer
Jarmes R. "Jim" Falconer
John "Jack" Feia ’50
Francis "Frank" C. Ferche ’40
Donald Figge
Donald B. Fischer ’45
Irene (Janiszewski Schlenker) Ford
Jerome "Jerry" Frank
Edward J. Frieler
Jerome L. "Jerry" Friske ’57
David "Red" A. Fuerstenberg ’53
Kathleen M. Gardner ’54
Mary Ann Gerding
Dave George ’54
Gloria J. (Turch) Gill ’63
Betty (Ketten) Gillitzer
Donald Godzala ’65
Donna Marie (Junglen) Gohman
Eickhoff ’43
William J. "Bill" Jr. Graves
Sylvia Rose Grittner
Michelle E. Grube
Dolores Grundman
Rose Marie Guck
Marilyn E. Gudridge
S. Marlene (Marie) Guggenberger O.S.B
Blanche Haley
Florine "Bunny" Anne (Spaniol)
Hartman ’42
Pauline Ida Haskamp
Cyril "Cy" Heid
Theodore "Ted" Heinen ’48
David Helterline ’53
Delbert N. Henning
Jerome Hick ’45
Lloyd J. Hinkemeyer
Marlene (Pull) Hockeborn
Judge Paul G. Hoffman
Hilary J. "Larry" Hoffmann
Wayne Honer
Julia Honkomp
Loretta Ann Huberty
Thomas J. Hughes ’61
Mary Ann V. (Ziebol) Hulth ’44
Paul Hunstiger ’57
John R. Husu
Karen K. Ihli
Ralph J. Illies, Jr. ’53
James "Diamond" Inderieden
Kathleen S. (Kathy) Janson
Irene Mary Jarnot
Yvonne Marie (Habedank) Jensen ’56
Merlyn X. Jerzak
Taylor Daniel Johnson
Corene C. Kain
Claude J. "CJ" Kalla
Edward J. John Kasner ’37
William Vincent Keigan
Rita F. (Kitowski) Kilian ’35
Claudette Klein
Elaine M. "Blondie" (Nied) Klein ’42
Alice J. Kline
Amy Rita (Kalla) Kline ’79
Ralph E. Krafnick ’37
Martha A. Kuklok
Marian LaDouceur
Daniel L. LaFountaine
Ronald E. Laubach
Ulrich C. "Ole" Lauer
Kenneth E. Leite
Evelyn T. Lemmerman
Daniel V. Lepinski
James Littrell
Alcuin "Al" Loehr
Joan Furney Loehr
Lorraine Losinski
James A. "Jim" Loso ’59
Rita Ludwig
Edward J. Lytner
Mary C. Maney
Timothy A. Martini
Frances K. "Fran" Martini
Lorraine C. Martini
Thomas Whitney May
LaVerne M. (Wirth) Mayerhofer ’40
Claire J. (Gilbert) McConnell ’52
Victor A. "Vic" McConnell ’52
Rebecca L. McDowall-Linn
Robert F. McLeod
Alvina M. (Schaefer) McNeal ’40
Earl James McNeal
Emily (Meier) Moran ’62
Kenneth Melich
Marcella T. Meller
Virginia "Sally" Melton
Doris Ann Menke
Mary Merry
Anthony "AJ/ Tony" Miessen
Andrew "Andy" F. Moeller
Bertha M. Morgal
Marian A. Murphy
Sister Ruth Nierengarten
Marianne J. (Lenger) Nies ’55
Joyce Ann Nelson
Lucille P. Neu
Beatrice C. Neu
Jeanette Ann (Fischer) Nistler ’48
Robert V. Novak
John "Mike" O'Donnell ’49
John Henry Olson, III
Richard (Buddy) L Olsen Jr.
Rose Ann Omann
Janis Louise (Paulsen) Paggen ’63
Bernadine "Bern" M. Parry
Katherine Pattison
Kathleen I. (Twomey) Pecchia ’45
Ruth C. Peters ’46
Carol M Peterson
Frank Pickard
Edward J. Piotrowski
Louis Poganski Jr. ’51
S. Idamarie Primus
Jerome H. Prom ’66
Thomas A. Pull
Rhonda J. Rausch
Larry Reider
Ositha Amilia Reiling
Richard J. Reisinger ’67
Rev. Frederick J. Reker
Elmer F. Rhode
Dr. William "Bill" H. Rice
Mildred E. Rieland
Virgil F. Riley
Clarence J. Ritter
Joyce A. Roberts
Doreen M. (DeZurik) Roos
Wilfred "Fritz" A. Rosha
Steve Ross
William A. Rothstein ’44
Leonard C. Rozeski
Leo J. Saatzer
Carolyn "Carrie" L. Sand
Sharon Sanvik
Richard "Dick" Sauer
James L. Sauer ’55
Veronica (Eickhoff) Sauer ’40
Rita Marie Schaefer
Anselm J. "Andy" Schefers
Norman M. Scherer
Elaine B. Schendzielos
Denis Dean Schirmers ’70
Stanley J. "Dan" Schmidt
James Schmit ’48
Herbert Schneider ’49
Eleanora A. (Junglen) Schoenecker ’33
Alex J. Schreifels
Gebhard T Schreiner
Gerald Schroeder
Allan Thomas Schroer
Rev. Leon Martin Slominski
Mathias "Snuffy" Smith
Ellie C. Sovada 2018
Eileen F. (O'Malley) Spaniol ’39
Margaret "Babe" (Skumatz) Spaniol ’38
Donald Spethmann
Andrew "Andy" Stang
Father Luke Joseph Steiner, OSB
Russell Clark Stemm
William Stommes
Carol Theis
Bernard P. "Bud" Theisen
Thomas P. Tholl ’59
Evelyn A. Thyen
Lawrence J. Tomporowski
Fr. Elmer Torborg
Doris (Schultenover) Townsend ’48
Betty E. (Bromenschenkel) Traut ’45
Evelyn M. "Ev" Truszinski
Cyrilla Valley
Rita O. Verkinnes
James Wallat ’54
Arthur Ervin Welle ’68
Charles R. Weidner
Richard "Dick" Wiehoff
Donald Williams
Michael F. Williams
Everett J. Winkelman
Virginia C. (Klaphake) Winter ’43
Elizabeth "Betty" Ann (Koerber) Wocken ’41
Dorreen Wojciechowski
Jerry Zirbes
Francis J. "Jack" Zwick
Richard Edward Zylla ’57
Michael "Bud" Zyvoloski
This list of deceased Cathedral community
members includes individuals who have
passed away between September 25, 2012
and May 1, 2013. Great care has been
made to avoid missing a member of the
Cathedral community. If we inadvertently
missed, including a deceased classmate,
parent or friend of our community or
you learn of one, please email Troy Fritz
at [email protected].
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From Our Principal
Curriculum Builds Confidence for College and Beyond
H
ow valuable is homework? How about study
halls? The answer, of course, depends on who
responds to these questions. The teachers at
Cathedral have determined that homework
is important and an effective tool in our cache of teaching
strategies. Likewise, study halls are considered a valuable
use of learning time, extending the lessons learned in the
classroom. Students and teachers alike utilize this one
period in the school day to accomplish many important
activities. Anyone who has the opportunity to visit a CHS
study hall will see students intently engaged in a variety of
learning activities.
Even though homework remains somewhat
controversial in the world of education, it continues to
be a standard and expected practice at Cathedral. Teachers
use homework for students to practice a new skill or
extend a concept introduced in class. It is also a review
tool, a reading tool and a thought-processing tool — all
activities that are difficult to accomplish in a 42-minute
class period. More time means more learning.
But, in an age where students are involved in many
other beneficial activities besides school, it is sometimes
Ms. Grewing visits with Michael Manthey ’13.
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difficult to find time to finish
homework. Before and after
school, students are going
to athletic practice, play or
music practice, Knowledge
Bowl or a part-time job — all
by choice. Student schedules
are very busy and demanding.
The level of time management
required of young people is incredible — and that makes
study hall time essential. If you have a mental picture of
a massive study hall with spit balls and notes flying, that
image isn’t of Cathedral. Students are quietly engaged in
a variety of learning activities: writing a Shakespearean
sonnet in iambic pentameter, finishing a chemistry lab on
temperature, writing a faith testimony, reading the Grapes
of Wrath or taking notes on the influence of society
on individuals.
Study hall time is also used for peer tutoring. Peer
tutors provide extra academic support or organizational
assistance. It is not uncommon to hear that students study
on the bus to games, in the car and as they wait for rides
after school. It’s all part of a desire to accomplish many
activities and still keep schoolwork the priority.
Many of our students pursue challenging majors in
college. But they are well-prepared. They have already found
ways to manage demanding schedules and schoolwork. The
habits they have developed at Cathedral enable them to
make the best use of their time. They leave Cathedral with
knowledge and the skills required for success.
Lynn Grewing
A Cathedral Moment
Prom 2013
Back Row: John Fleegel ’14, Elliott Jaye ’14, Hunter Peterson ’14, Nick Golebiowski ’14
Front Row: Maria Lapieza ’15, Rachel Eickhoff ’15, Marissa Russell ’13, Maura Joul ’14
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