Newsletter - St. John Regional School

St. John Regional School
Generation after Generation
Winter
2015-2016
A newsletter for
alumni, parents and
friends of St. John
Regional School
Principal
Stephen J. Donohue
Advisory Board
Chairperson
Jane Cipriano
Treasurer
Laurel Will
Secretary
Gertrude Wheeler
Scott Atwell
Keith Bergeron
Maria Gilbert
Lisa Fauteux
Megan Paquette
Michelle Radie-Coffin
Mark Tierney
Ex-Officio
Rev. Richard Roberge
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In this issue
SJRS Happenings . . . . . . . 2-5
Teacher Profiles. . . . . . . . . . 6
Sports pg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Alumni Update. . . . . . . . . 7-8
Recognition List . . . . . . . . . 9
Advancement Update. . . 10-11
Upcoming Events . . . . . . . 12
New Playground … A Welcomed Gift!
SJRS has undergone several renovations and improvement to our building and grounds. This past
October through the hard work of several parent volunteers and with help from Christ the King
Parish the new playground became a permanent addition to the SJRS campus. The structure was
purchased with funds from a bequest from Barbara J. King of the Class of 1953 as well as a gift
from the Friends of St. John Foundation. On the hottest days in September, Mike Krar, Gerry
Gendron, and Doug Carson labored to set the posts and assemble this large piece of equipment.
In early October our eighth graders spent several hours spreading three truckloads of bark mulch
to cover the ground. Since the opening of the playground hardly a school day has gone by without
many of the younger (and even older) students climbing, swinging and sliding on the equipment.
This has become a great addition to the school.
This past summer the school had a new heating system installed. With help from Christ the King
Parish we had two natural gas furnaces installed. Also, new pipes and registers carry the heat
throughout the building. Each classroom is individually controlled for greater efficiency. We look
forward to our heating bills being reduced by more than 50%. Additional improvements include
new stair treads, refurbishing some of the outside brick work, a canopy to deflect snow and ice
from the main entrance, and a new ceiling in two areas in the basement. We extend a sincere
thank you to those who have helped make these improvements to our school.
SJRS Happenings
2015 SJRS Chess Club Tournament
This club is an opportunity for students in grades
4 to 8 to play chess on a weekly basis from
September through December. Anyone who is
interested in learning the game, improving their
game or just to have fun playing are welcome.
Congratulations to our winners!!!
Technology Club
Mrs. Collins, our Junior High Science teacher, has started a Tech Club.
Interested students meet one day a week to do some computer programming,
create and maneuver robotics, and perform some basic electrical tasks.
Expert Division
Champion - Anna Gaby
Second - Tejas Dave
Third - Quinn Erickson
Fourth - Quinlan Caryl-Klika
Bishop Libasci celebrated Mass with our
students on September 17, 2015. After
Mass, he visited the classrooms to speak with
the students
Intermediate Division
Winner - Ryan Achong
Second - Miles Lavoie
Novice Division
Winner - Max Brooks
Second - Liam Hetherman
The 2015 SJRS Christmas Concert was held
December 16, 2015 at Christ the King Parish.
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SJRS Happenings
Grandparents’ Day
Grandparents’ day was
celebrated on October 1,
2015. Students from Pre-K to
Grade 5 shared refreshments
with the grandparents in
their classrooms. Grade 6
through 8 spent time with their
grandparents in the
Christ the King Parish Activity
Center. This is a cherished
occasion for both Grandparents
and students.
Halloween
Halloween was a chance
for our younger students to
dress up and enjoy a night
of food, dancing and fun.
Mrs. Berube, our Kindergarten teacher, dressed up in the SJRS
uniform to celebrate Halloween.
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SJRS Happenings
SJRS was honored to have Father John Fortin, the Superintendent of
Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Manchester, come by to visit.
Thank you Father John!
Kindergarten class participated in a Nativity play.
Grade 6
presented a
wonderful
Thanksgiving
Prayer Service.
All Aboard the
Polar Express!!!
Auction winners from Grades
Pre-K to Grade 2 enjoyed an
evening on SJRS’ very own
Polar Express. Pizza, games
and a visit from Santa made
this cozy evening a night to
remember.
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SJRS Happenings
Congratulations to the winners of the SJRS Spelling Bee!
Champion and Top 6th Grade:
Adem Aricanli
Second and Top 7th Grade:
Sofia Fune
Third: Gabriela Duana
Top 5th Grade: Nicholas Steigmeyer
Top 8th Grade: Rachel Achong
Grade 5 had a fun time at Beech Hill Farm
despite the cool weather.
Big J from the Harlem Wizards visited
SJRS and showed our students some
tricks with the basketball.
Grade 2 dressed up in a character from a book they
chose for their book report. They were fairies, a
butterfly, Santa, Amelia Bedelia, a cat, boys and girls,
a Civil War union soldier, and even Darth Vader.
Congratulations to the winners of the Limo Lunch
from the Fall magazine drive.
Thank you Officer Howe for continuing to
teach the DARE program at SJRS.
Eve Erickson a fourth grade student
entered the Casella Environmental Art
Contest. Her piece featuring examples
of recycling was chosen to be the picture
featured on the Company’s calendar
for January 2016. Eve is the sixth
child from her family to attend St.
John Regional School. She travels from
Hillsboro each day to study at SJRS.
Grade 7 students collected food and canned
goods for their Corporal Works of Mercy
project to feed the hungry.
The pig race was a result of the four grades with the highest number of magazine subscriptions.
Mrs. Mainusch’s and Mr. Olivares’ sixth grade class won the race. Thank you to everyone who supported this major fundraiser.
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Teacher Profiles
Christopher Larochelle
Emily Berube
Christopher Larochelle is the
Language Arts teacher for
students in grades 6-8 this
year. A graduate of University
of New Hampshire at
Manchester and Granite State
College, Mr. Larochelle is
excited to work with students
on their writing and reading
skills. “It’s great to be in a
Catholic school environment
again, since I went to Catholic
schools as a student in grades 1-12. At a place like St. John
Regional, everyone really gets the chance to know one
another and work together to make a great school
community.” When he isn’t at school, Mr. Larochelle
keeps busy with plenty of reading, running, cooking, and
playing bass.
Emily Berube is our
kindergarten teacher. She grew
up in the suburbs of New York
and then attended Dartmouth
College where she did research
on the neuroscience of early
reading. She then taught first
grade in a Vermont town while
completing her Masters degree
in literacy from St. Michael’s
College. Recently married, she
lives in Hooksett with her
husband and their two terriers. Mrs. Berube claims, “My
favorite part of teaching kindergarten is watching students
develop and become readers.”
Sports
Congratulations
to our SJRS 7/8
Boys Basketball
Team on capturing
the “A” Division
Championship at
the Lakes Region
Holiday Basketball
Tournament!
Girls 5th
and 6th
Grade Fall
Soccer Team
Boys 7th
and 8th
Grade Fall
Soccer Team
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Alumni Update
Change of Address - Graduations – Weddings – Births – Promotions - Reunions – Etc. Please help to keep your
St. John Family in touch by forwarding information to SJRS to [email protected] or phone at 603-228-1789.
It’s always a pleasure to hear from former classmates.
St. John High Alumni Event
St. John High Classes 1934 through 1963 gathered for a wonderful annual event to reminisce and enjoy great
food at Christ the King Parish Activity Center on September 5th, 2015.
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Alumni Update
Alumni Engagements
Congratulations to
our grade 3 teacher,
Devin Devost ’01 on her
engagement to Patrick Ard.
“We did it! We’re in love,
the ring is beautiful, and
we are thrilled to announce
our engagement. A July
2017 wedding is planned.”
– Devin Devost ‘01.
Congratulations to Rosemary Moran ’04
on her engagement to Erik Vos. Rosemary
graduated from the College of the Holy
Cross and is currently a digital manager for
Criteo, Inc. in Boston, MA. A September
2016 wedding is planned.
Congratulations to Daniel R.
Starkweather ’07 on his graduation
from the United States Military
Academy at West Point, New York.
In Memory
Recently Deceased Alumni
Marcel Raymond Amrol ’64
Joel Bilodeau ’54
Peter Cyr
Sheila (Clinton) DiNapoli ’53
Lois (Carroll) Godbold ’54
Mary (Drouin) Hardy ‘43
Leo Harrison ’40
Martin E. King ’46
Joseph S. Lavin ’55
Nora McMahon ’52
Barbara (Chase) Mock ‘54
Frances (Spaulding) Nelson ’45
Josephine (Anthony) Nyhan ’42
Kathleen (Prendergast) Pieroni ’51
Timothy J. Shurtleff ’58
Virginia (King) Sullivan ’47
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Maroon and Gold Recognition Society 2015
Angels
Archangels
Friends
Patrons
Scholars
Principal’s List Mother McAuley
Msgr. J.S. Buckley
Angels
Up to $99
$100 to $249
$250 to $499
$500 to $999
$1,000 to $2,499
$2,500 to $4,999
$5,000 to $9,999
Over $10,000
Roger and Nancy Amrol ‘56
Tosun and Ming Jiang Aricanli
Jeanine Aucoin ‘57
Ron and Carol Barth
Mary Parkinson Begley ‘62
Norman ’55 and Rachel Chateauneuf
Tony Cipriano, Jr.
Rebekkah Fuller Clair ‘83
Aaron and Denise Constant
Edward and Madelyn Constant
Patricia Nyhan ‘57 and John Cotton
Jack Coughlin ‘57
Nancy ‘50 and Thomas Destefano
Bruce Donovan
Bruce and Nancee Donovan
Daniel Donovan ‘48
John Donovan ‘60
Dr. and Mrs. Sylvio Dupuis
Brian and Ellen Fitts
Eleanor Fortier ‘43
Francis Jordan Gallagher ‘56
Nancy Neveux Hayes ‘59
George ‘43 and Theresa Heath
Wayne and Cheryl Himes
Stephen and Geri Holdsworth
Kenneth Jordan ‘59
William and Caroline Judd
Joseph and Ann Koesterer
Bejoy and Aparna Kundu
Shannon LeBlanc
Michael Lynch
George and Meriel Maher, Jr
Col. J.J. Mannion ‘50
Elizabeth A. McBride
Barbara Smith McCaffrey ‘43
Richard and Phyllis Merrill
Joseph and Maureen Morgan
Lynn and Susan Muller
Julius and Iris Nemeth
Kris and Debbie Otterson
Danny Paquette
Richard Parkinson ‘58
Nicole Patenaude
Michael Pawlowski and Melissa Walters
Maureen Petro
Donald and Janice (Jordan) ‘57 Phillips
Jane Pineo ‘53
James and Lynette Plumb
C. Robert Pope ‘61
Jacqueline Preve
Helen and William Sloane
Marcia St. Louis
Donald and Janice Steenbeke, Sr.
Virginia (Costanza) Strobridge ‘51
Michael Summerlin
Beverly Crutchfield Sweet ‘52
Jeffrey and Linda Turner
Paulino and Rosemary Vazquez
Marion Walters
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Archangels
Dr. Andrew and Jennifer Albee
Vincent Baerman ‘63
Norman and Barbara Beauchesne
James and Donna Bittman
David Boucher
Brian Callahan ‘59
Central Street Laundromat
William Chapin, Sr
Rev. Edmund Crowley
Jo-Ann David ‘69
Carole A. Desmarais
Jose and Ann Dominquez
Theresa Downing ‘51
Jeanne Lachance Erickson ‘57
Paul and Sally Estefan
Albert ’57 and Judy Foy
Dr. Alan and Beth Gaby
Thomas M. Hardiman ‘47
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Healey
Sr. Melinda Hill, RSM ‘63
Craig and Jan Kostrzewski ‘85
John and Donna Kristek
Dr. Adrian and Jane Levesque
Hugh A. Lynn Jr. ‘52
Jacqueline Moore
E. Irene Muir
Joseph Musunmeci
William Norton
John and Patricia (Dean) ‘50 Oliver
Steven ‘66and Maria Painchaud
Donald and Glenda Peck
Dr. Cyril and Barbara Shea
Terrell and Catherine Swain
B. Colby and Anita Thresher
Mark and Lisa Tierney
Philip and Nancy Yeaton
Friends
Scott Atwell and Kara Sweeney
Raymond Boissoneau
Joanne Bokum
Donald Brochu
Cynthia Cann
Ceslaus King Carvalho ‘47
Vivek and Nutan Dave
Dr. Patricia Edwards
Thomas and Gail Fisk
Charles ’44 and Marland King
Walter and Dorothy Kirsch
Drs. Jeffrey and Amy Michaud
Richard and Carmen Osgood
Dr. Charles and Tara Puleo
Michael and Jessica Smith
Joanne Neveux Spaulding ‘57
Richard Sweeney
Fred and Doris Taylor ‘57
Hannah Lacy West
Patrons
Rev. George A. Desjardins
Charlene Rabidou Terranova Farino ‘56
John and Sarah Fraser
Bridget Collins ‘59 and Allen Grappone ‘59
Lee and Joan Herrington III
Dr. Douglas and Marcia Moran
Scott and Candace Sloane
Mark ‘63 and Catherine Stevens
Ryan and Beth Towle
Daniel and Laurel Will
Scholars
Dr. Roger and Renee Achong
Scott and Lori Bohan
Dr. Stephen and Beverly Gunther
Dr. Thomas Halligan Jr. ‘55
Richard G. Malfait ‘46
Wayne and Sally Patenaude
Pat’s Peak Skiing, LLC
Rev. Richard Roberge
Dr. Todd and Johanna Sheffler
Brian Tauscher and Elise Salek
Jeffrey and Marian Towle
Paul and Christine Wyman
Mother McAuley
Dr. Michael and Maria Gilbert
Anonymous (1)
Matching Gifts
The Home Depot Foundation
The Plymouth Rock Foundation
In Memoriam
Spouses and friends of deceased members of St.
John’s community graciously make gifts to the
school in their name. The following is a list of
deceased in whose memory gifts were made in
2015:
Robert O. Bailey ‘57
(by Jacqueline Preve)
Margaret “PeggyLou” (Welch) Batchelor ‘51
(by Raymond LeBrun ‘51)
Lorraine Barrett Carroll ‘49
(by Lois Carroll Godbold ‘54)
Dave Donahue ‘58
(by C. Robert Pope ‘61)
Robert Fournier ‘51
(by Raymond LeBrun ’51)
Nancy MacGown
(by Luis and Jennica Barrera, Louise Eaton,
Delta Dental, Carl and Shari Dunn, Wayne and
Cheryl Himes, Fred and Doris Taylor ‘57)
Florence Marden ‘35
(by Joanna Neveux Spaulding ‘57)
Bequest
Estate of Barbara J. King ‘53
Thank You!!!
Thank you SJH Alumni for your
generous gift of $500 to St. John
Regional School which was applied
to tuition-aid.
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Advancement Update
SJRS 23nd Annual Auction 2015 Highlights
The October 2015 SJRS Annual Auction was a success. With the help of several corporate sponsors, the school
met its Auction goal. We extend a sincere thank you and we are deeply appreciative of the many volunteers who
worked countless hours to make our auction a huge success. Plans are already being made for the November 5,
2016 Auction so please make plans to join us. Hart’s Turkey Farm will be catering the event this year and many
good “live” and “silent” auction items will be available.
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Advancement Update
Fall Appeal Results
We are pleased to announce that the Fall Appeal, which directs
funds for the purpose of reading materials for all grade levels, was a
success. The generosity of many contributors has allowed us to sets
of reading materials for our Pre-K through Grade 2 students so that
our children may have greater opportunities to read items tailors to
their reading levels. Second, third, fourth and fifth graders will
receive new Social Studies texts. Our Junior High students will be
receiving new copies and some new titles of books to be read in
Language Arts classes.
There are many ways to contribute to SJRS. Our Annual Appeal will
start shortly. We have been helped greatly by alumni and
supporters who have remembered us with a bequest. Thank you for
your continued support.
Annual Fund
The Annual Fund is an opportunity
for alumni, family and friends to
support the school’s mission to guide
our children during their important,
formative years. Your generosity is
essential to our success, and the future
of our students.
The Annual Fund helps us with many
capital improvements like the heating
system and the playground. It also
assists us in replacing flooring when
needed. 20% of our students receive
some financial assistance, based on
family need. The Annual Appeal helps
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to support these needs. The Annual
Appeal helps us to maintain and improve our technology equipment. We
have over 70 Chrome book computers
used by students on a rotating basis.
These along with most staff computers
are connected to the Internet through
our wireless network, which must be
updated and maintained. The Annual
Appeal also adds to the collection of
reading materials in the Sister Irene
Turgeon Learning Center.
As any service organization, a significant part of the budget of SJRS goes
to employee salaries and benefits.
During this current year 73% of the
budget is designated for these costs.
Your participation in the Annual
Fund Appeal will help keep tuition
affordable, and it will ensure that St.
John’s continues to be accessible to
all families. All donors who make a
collective donation of $250 or more to
the school within a calendar year, will
have their name added to our Giving
Tree, which hangs in the front hallway
of the main entrance by the Sr. Irene
Learning Center.
Please look for the SJRS Annual Fund
Appeal 2016, which will arrive in your
mailbox within a few weeks. Your
support is essential to our success!
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Saint John Regional School
61 South State Street
Concord, New Hampshire
03301-3625
Phone: 603-225-3222 / Fax: 603-225-0195
Advancement Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stjohnregional.org
A newsletter for alumni, parents and
friends of St. John Regional School
Generation after Generation
Upcoming Events
Alumni Senior Breakfast “Class of 2012”
May 24, 2016
SJH Alumni Celebration
September 24, 2016
Grandparents’ Day
September 29, 2016
SJRS Annual Auction
November 5, 2016
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