Annual Report - St. Thomas More Parish School

Annual Report - St. Thomas More Parish School

Annual Report 2015-2016
A Spirit Filled Community
St. Thomas More Parish Priests
Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Principal and Priests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Mission Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Statement of Philosophy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Faculty and Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
STM School Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
STM PTO Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Current Achievements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Academic Achievements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
High School Scholarships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
From the Advancement Department. . . . . . . . 14
Fr. Hai Dang
Pastor
Generous Supporters
Oktoberfest 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Auction Gala 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
School Budget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Endowment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
STM Principal
Fr. Richard Hinkley
Parochial Vicar
Ms. Kristen Thome, M.Ed.
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Mission Statement
We, the pastor, staff, and parents of St. Thomas More Parish School,
are committed to developing the minds, hearts, and souls of our students.
By planting faith-filled seeds of good habits,
we open our students’ minds to knowledge, their hearts to service,
and their souls to the beauty of God’s Creation.
Statement of Philosophy
We believe that each child can be formed into a responsible
individual with values rooted in Christian precepts. We strive to
maintain a profound sense of purpose to build within each
student a deep respect for God, self, others, and property. All
school personnel, families and students are challenged to lead,
teach and learn the way of accepting personal responsibility for
one’s own actions and to grow in wisdom, age and grace before
God and one another. The goal of the St. Thomas More Parish
School experience is to open the mind to knowledge, the heart
to service and the soul to God’s presence in creation.
The STM symbol was specifically designed for the celebration of
the Silver Anniversary of St. Thomas More Parish School. This
symbol portrays the basic principles of Catholic education. The
cross represents the central theme of Christianity, while the quill
stands for scholarship. The unfinished circle emphasizes the
never-ending quest for knowledge.
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STM Faculty, Staff, School Board, and PTO Officers
Faculty and Staff
Shellie Abrameit
Linda Babin
Christina Black
Susan Brown
Mary Buckley
Teresa Burist
Sam Castro
Nina Coltharp
Doris Cook
Corinne Crenshaw
Andrea Crump
Carmen Cruz
Diana El-Ahl
Iris Espinosa
Janice Felton
Pat Flippen
Sally Flores
Marylyn Fontenot
Alan Garcia
Diana Garcia
Cindy Garza
Jeanne Garza
Rhonda Garza
Carol Glaser
Janet Glaser
Mary Gleason
Alma Gonzalez
Pam Gould
Debbie Hall
Mary Heard
Annemarie Howard
Mary Kay Izard
Lorena Jongkind
Esther Kana
Thelma Kinsel
Joyce Laitkep
Laura Larrahona
Debbie Lewis
Pam Lindsay
Molly Macfarlane
Theresa Mack
Naomi Mannino
Sarah McDonald
Sr. Melody Mobley
Terri Moreno
Socorro Moreno-Garza
Megan Morfessis
Michael Mouton
Cheryl Normann-Petersen
Noel Novak
Silvia Olivero
Andrea Osborn
Lois Palazzo
Ruth Patton
Sheila Porter
Anthony Potoczniak
Kathleen Prado
Claire Rabalais
LeAnne Raimond
Brittney Robey
Irene Schwartz
Jeanne Sindelar
Beth Strausser
Celia Tarol
Kristen Thome
Alejandra Velez
Cindy Vodehnal
Joleen Walden
Kathleen Warner
Martha Welch
Paul Winslow
STM School Board Officers
PTO Officers
Jason Borg
Christina Hendrickson
Carol Mezyk
Mary Parsons-Marten
Becky Seymour
Diane Webber
Meg Ehling
Micki Luna
Yvonne Malanga
Aimee Taylor
Kim Veselka
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Current Achievements
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51 Graduating Class
Evelyn Aguilar
Alex Alvarez
Sean Thomas C. Bar-Tal
Rodrigo Nicolas Batarse
Calixta A. Battle
Jaeden Bengan
Ciera Lynn Brooks
Ethan Blake Caldwell
Lalah Lynne Carter
Nicholas Caso
Daniel Coco
Anna Clare Cohn
Seth Cutlip
Brendan Early
Jacob Ehling
Matthew Alexander Fernandez
Bronwyn Elizabeth Fogarty
Alexandra Gerling-Perez
Njoki Gitau
Jade Donne Golding
Elijah Isaiah Guel
Kevin Jay Gutierrez
August Cameron Henning
Alex Antonio Hernandez
Ogochukwu Igbokwe
Lauren L. Ilag
Jonathan Michael Lay
Lorenzo Lebsack
Max Ryan Lehmann
Mikayla Lillibridge
Tyler Robert Mack
Sahara D. Maruska
Ilome Mokili Mbue
Brisa A. McCann
Maurielle McIntosh
Christian John Nassif
Truly Olivia Castellano Pasek
Mikayla V. Peugh
Maira Pirzada
Joshua James Charles Porter
Miguel Reed
Eusebia Romero-Nathan
Morgan Michelle Rose
Sloan A. Senegal
Lena Sahar Shadow
Brooke Ann Spivey
Morgan R. Squires
Harriston Carter Staats
Adrienne May Taylor
Darian Anthony A. Tenio
Chidera Caleb Umeh
Esteban M. Vasquez
Zofia Maria Villarreal
Carter Michael Vrabel
Brandon Austin Williams
AW ARDS
Scholarships: Daniel Coco (St. Thomas High School/Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge Scholarship)
President’s Award for Academic Excellence: Jaeden Bengan, Nicholas Caso, Daniel Coco, Anna Cohn, Bronwyn
Fogarty, Njoki Gitau, Tyler M ack, Truly Pasek, Joshua Porter, Darian Tenio, Zofia Villarreal, and Buddy W illiam s
HIGH ACADEM IC HO NORS
Cum Laude: Jaeden Bengan, Anna Cohn, Bronwyn Fogarty, Njoki Gitau, Jade Golding, Kevin Gutierrez, Lauren, Ilag,
Lena Shadow, and Zofia Villarreal
Magna Cum Laude: Nicholas Caso, Daniel Coco, Seth Cutlip, Tyler M ack, and Darian Tenio
Summa Cum Laude: Truly Pasek, Joshua Porter and Buddy W illiam s
Mary & Martha Award: Adrienne Taylor
St. Joseph Award: Darian Tenio
St. Thomas More Award: Jade Golding and Joshua Porter
SUBJECT AW ARDS
Art: Zofia Villarreal (Most Devoted Artist Award), Anna Cohn (Outstanding Art Achievement Award), Alexandra GerlingPerez (Most Inspired Artist Award), and Daniel Coco (Most Industrious Designer Award)
Computer Literacy: Lauren Ilag (Keyboarding), Brendan Early (Technology), Jacob Ehling (Technology), Joshua Porter
(Robotics), and Darian Tenio (Robotics)
English: Kevin Gutierrez and Lena Shadow
Literature: Truly Pasek (Highest Average), Buddy W illiam s (Highest Average), M aira Pirzada (Mythology), and Sloan
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Senegal (Spelling)
Language Arts: Ogochukwu
Igbokwe.
Mathematic: Darian Tenio
(Highest Average)
Religion: Bronwyn Fogarty
(Virtue Award), Jonathan Lay
(Virtue Award), Christian Nassif
(Virtue Award), Zofia Villarreal
(Virtue Award), Calixta Battle
(Outstanding Holocaust Studies
W ork), Seth Cutlip (Passion Play
Manager), O gochukwu Igbokwe
(Passion Play Manager), and
Lena Shadow (Gift of the Holy
Spirit Award)
Science: Truly Pasek (Highest
Average), Buddy W illiam s (Highest Average), Njoki Gitau (Proficiency in Laboratory Skills), and Kevin Gutierrez
(Proficience in Laboratory Skills)
Social Studies: Darian Tenio (Highest Average), Buddy W illiam s (Highest Average), Sean Bar-Tal (Outstanding
Achievement), and Lena Shadow (Outstanding Achievement)
Spanish: Buddy W illiam s (High Achievement), Bronwyn Fogarty (Achievement and Commitment to Spanish Language),
Joshua Porter (Achievement and Commitment to Spanish Language), Daniel Coco (Spanish Communication Award),
and Darian Tenio (Spanish Communication Award)
SERVICE AW ARDS
Altar Servers: Calixta Battle, Nicholas Caso, Anna Cohn, Jacob Ehling, Bronwyn Fogarty, Njoki Gitau, Tyler M ack, Lena
Shadow, Adrienne Taylor, Darian Tenio, Zofia Villarreal, and Buddy W illiam s
Beta Club: Alejandro Alvarez, Jaeden Bengan, Nicholas Caso, Daniel Coco, Anna Cohn, Seth Cutlip, Brendan Early,
Njoki Gitau, Jade Golding, Kevin Gutierrez, Lauren Ilag, Lorenzo Lebsack, Tyler M ack, Sahara M aruska, Truly Pasek,
Joshua Porter, Lena Shadow, Darian Tenio, Zofia Villarreal, and Buddy W illiam s
Cafeteria Crew: Sean Thom as Bar-Tal, Calixta Battle, Jaeden Bengan, Lalah Carter, M atthew Fernandez, Kevin
Gutierrez, Jonathan Lay, M ax Lehm ann, Tyler M ack, M organ Rose, Adrienne Taylor, Chidera Um eh, Zofia Villarreal,
and Buddy W illiam s
Citizenship: Evelyn Aguilar, Alejandro Alvarez, Jaeden Bengan, Lalah Carter, Nicholas Caso, Daniel Coco, Anna Cohn,
Seth Cutlip, Brendan Early, Bronwyn Fogarty, Alexandra Gerling-Perez, Njoki Gitau, Jade Golding, August Henning,
O gochukwu Igbokwe, Lauren Ilag, Jonathan Lay, Lorenzo Lebsack, M ax Lehm ann, M ikayla Lillibridge, Sahara
M aruska, Ilome M bue, Brisa M cCann, Maurielle M cIntosh, Christian Nassif, Truly Pasek, M ikayla Peugh, M aira Pirzada,
Joshua Porter, M organ Rose, Sloan Senegal, M organ Squires, Adrienne Taylor, Darian Tenio, Esteban Vasquez, Zofia
Villarreal, and Buddy W illiams
Flag Patrol: Jacob Ehling, Lorenzo Lebsack, Joshua Porter, and Buddy W illiam s
Prayer Leader: Anna Cohn and Zofia Villarreal
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Spanish Club: Sean Thom as Bar-Tal, Rodrigo Batarse (Officer), Calixta Battle, Jaeden Bengan, Ciera Brooks, Lalah
Carter, Nicholas Caso, Daniel Coco, Anna Cohn, Jacob Ehling, Bronwyn Fogarty, Alexandra Gerling-Perez, Njoki Gitau,
Jade Golding, Elijah Guel, Kevin Gutierrez, Alex Hernandez, O gochukwu Igbokwe, Lauren Ilag, Jonathan Lay, M ikayla
Lillibridge, Sahara M aruska, Truly Pasek, M ikayla Peugh, M aira Pirzada, Eusebia Rom ero-Nathan, M organ Rose, Sloan
Senegal, Lena Shadow, Brooke Spivey, M organ Squires, Harrison Staats, Adrienne Taylor, Chidera Um eh, Zofia
Villarreal, Carter Vrabel, and Buddy W illiams
Student Council: Alejandro Alvarez (Ambassador), Jaeden Bengan (Ambassador), Nicholas Caso (Representative),
Daniel Coco (Representative), Njoki Gitau (Vice-President), August Henning (Representative), Jonathan Lay
(Representative), Tyler M ack (Public Relations), Truly Pasek (Secretary), Joshua Porter (President), M organ Squires
(Representative), Darian Tenio (Treasurer), and Zofia Villarreal (Representative)
PARTICIPATIO N AW ARDS
Art Club: Calixta Battle, Bronwyn Fogarty, Alexandra Gerling-Perez, Brisa M cCann, M ikayla Peugh, M aira Pirzada,
Adrienne Taylor, and Zofia Villarreal
Baseball: Alejandro Alvarez, Rodrigo Batarse, Jaeden Bengan, Nicholas Caso, Daniel Coco, Kevin Gutierrez, Tyler
M ack, Harrison Staats, and Carter Vrabel
Basketball: Alejandro Alvarez, Sean Thom as Bar-Tal, Rodrigo Batarse, Jaeden Bengan, Ciera Brooks, Ethan Caldwell,
Daniel Coco, Anna Cohn, Njoki Gitau, Elijah Guel, Kevin Gutierrez, Alex Hernandez, Lauren Ilag, Jonathan Lay, Tyler
M ack, Truly Pasek, M iguel Reed, M organ Rose, Brooke Spivey, M organ Squires, Harrison Staats, Chidera Um eh,
Carter Vrabel, and Buddy W illiam s
Cheerleading: Bronwyn Fogarty, M ikayla Lillibridge, Brisa M cCann, M ikayla Peugh, and Lena Shadow
Chess Club: Calixta Battle, Brendan Early (Captain), Jacob Ehling, M aira Pirzada, Adrienne Taylor, Darian Tenio, and
Chidera Um eh
Choir: Bronwyn Fogarty, Brisa M cCann, M ikayla Peugh, M aira Pirzada, Lena Shadow, and Darian Tenio
Football: Rodrigo Batarse, Ethan Caldwell, Daniel Coco, Elijah Guel, Kevin Gutierrez, Alex Hernandez, M iguel Reed,
Harrison Staats, and Chidera Um eh
French Poetry: Njoki Gitau and Zofia Villarreal
Math Team: Daniel Coco, Njoki Gitau, Truly Pasek, Joshua Porter, Darian Tenio, Zofia Villarreal, and Buddy W illiam s
Robotics: Brendan Early, M atthew Fernandez, Joshua Porter, Lena Shadow, and Darian Tenio
Significa: Brendan Early, Jacob Ehling, Joshua Porter, Harrison Staats, Darian Tenio, and Buddy W illiam s
Spanish Poetry: Rodrigo Batarse, Bronwyn Fogarty, Njoki Gitau, Kevin Gutierrez, M ikayla Lillibridge, Sahara M aruska,
Joshua Porter, M organ Rose, and Zofia Villarreal
Soccer: Alejandro Alvarez, Sean Thom as Bar-Tal, Ciera Brooks, Nicholas Caso, Anna Cohn, Tyler M ack, Ilom e M bue,
M organ Squires, Adrienne Taylor, and Buddy W illiam s
Spring Musical: Bronwyn Fogarty, August Henning, Joshua Porter, and Lena Shadow
St. Pius X Middle School Academic Rally: Evelyn Aguilar, Alejandro Alvarez, Rodrigo Batarse, Jaeden Bengan, Ciera
Brooks, Nicholas Caso, Daniel Coco, Anna Cohn, Brendan Early, Jacob Ehling, Bronwyn Fogarty, Alexandra GerlingPerez, Njoki Gitau, Jade Golding, Kevin Gutierrez, Lauren Ilag, Jonathan Lay, M ikayla Lillibridge, Tyler M ack, Sahara
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M aruska, Brisa M cCann, Truly Pasek, Joshua Porter, M organ Rose, Sloan Senegal, Lena Shadow, Darian Tenio, Zofia
Villarreal, and Buddy W illiams
Track: Sean Thom as Bar-Tal, Rodrigo Batarse, Ciera Brooks, Lalah Carter, Anna Cohn, Alexandra Gerling-Perez,
Jade Golding, Elijah Guel, Alex Hernandez, Lauren Ilag, Jonathan Lay, Lorezno Lebsack, Tyler M ack, Sahara M aruska,
Christian Nassif, Truly Pasek, M ikayla Peugh, Eusebia Rom ero-Nathan. M organ Rose, Sloan Senegal, Lena Shadow,
M organ Squires, Chidera Um eh, Esteban Vasquez, and Zofia Villarreal
Volleyball: Lalah Carter, Bronwyn Fogarty, Alexandra Gerling-Perez, Njoki Gitau, Jade Golding, O gochukwu
Igbokwe, Sahara M aruska, M aurielle M cIntosh, Truly Pasek, M ikayla Peugh, M aira Pirzada, Sloan Senegal, Brooke
Spivey, and Zofia Villarreal
W riting Club: Anna Cohn, Njoki Gitau and Lena Shadow
Perfect Attendance: Tyler M ack, M ikayla Peugh and Brooke Spivey
Second Generation: Alex Alvarez, Bronwyn Fogarty, M aira Pirzada, Adrienne Taylor, and Buddy W illiam s
Last Members of Family to Graduation from STM: Evelyn Aguilar, Rodrigo Batarse, Calixta Battle, Jaeden Bengan,
Ciera Brooks, Ethan Caldwell, Lalah Carter, Nicholas Caso, Seth Cutlip, M atthew Fernandez, Bronwyn Fogarty, Njoki
Gitau, Jade Golding, Kevin Gutierrez, August Henning, Alex Hernandez, Lauren Ilag, Jonathan Lay, M ikayla Lillibridge,
Tyler M ack, Ilom e M bue, M aurielle M cIntosh, Truly Pasek, M ikayla Peugh, M aira Pirzada, Joshual Porter, M iguel Reed,
Chivita Rom ero-Nathan, M organ Rose, Sloan Senegal, Brooke Spivey, M organ Squires, Harrison Staats, Adrienne
Taylor, Darian Tenio, Esteban Vasquez, Zofia Villarreal, Carter Vrabel, and Buddy W illiam s
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Academic Achievements
Polly Rucker Scholarship
John Adolph
Mary Adolph
Bridget Baringer
Karla Batarse
Luis Batarse
Jomer Bernardo
Caroline Bolz
Karl Brown
Jennifer Champagne
Angela Clements
Daniel Coco
Cindy Coltharp
Colin Conner
Madison Contreras
Lauren Cook
Andrea deTranaltes
Kade Devine
Leanna Dolson
Bridget Ehlinger
Sarah Ferguson
Christine Gavino
Christopher Glaser
Allison Hartmann
AJ. Heiser
Tori Hollamon
Armando Guaringa
George Huaringa
John Izard
Carlos Jackson (2016)
Alison Jeffus
Greg Jeffus
Connor Kelley
Madeleine Keogh
Claire Lafferty
Kevin Lafferty
James Lassen
Ariane Lau
Jenni Lee
Lorenzo Lebsack
Jeffrey Lindsay
Tessa Mack
Jared McCormack
Dralon McCoy
Stephen Mengis
Gabriela Martinez-Chica
Audrey Novak
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Erin Novak
Christina Okhuysen
Jennifer Paniza
Anna Pelletier
Madeline Pelletier
Jennifer Pennington
Marina Pirzada
Ryan Poole
Aiden Potoczniak (2016)
Paul Ramirez
Jordan Reilly
Jonathan Repinecz
Martin Repinecz
Kyle Scott
Diego Segura
Elizabeth Skurdahl
Kathryn Shrout
Katie Strausser
Matthew Strausser
Carmel Tajonera
Russell Traylor
Kelli Walker
Michael Walker
Knights of Columbus Scholarship
Luke Aguilar
Loren Blanco
Christopher Brown
Julie Caperton
Kaitlyn Calvin
Maryella Cohn
Liam Conner
Gaines Cook
James Davidson
Madeleine Day
Elisa Dolson
Elizabeth Edel
Michelle Ferley
Sarah Flohr
Athena Flusche
Kristin Fontenot
Megan Garney
Sara Hansen
Laura Izard
Travis Jacobs
Christopher Jeffus
David Jones
Tallie Johnson
Alexander Kinsel (2016)
Irene Koch
Miles Landry
Ruthie Lenz
Christiane Lau
Sahara Maruska
Samuel McConnell
Benito Moreno-Garza
(2016)
Joe Pelletier
Olivia Rabalais
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Albert Ramirez
Gabrielle Rigsby
Michelle Rigsby
Mariana Sandoval
Conrad Schmid
Megan Sparks
Cotton Starr
Jasmine Stevens
Katie Vanchiere
Michael Vogelsang
Valerie Wark
Brian Williams
Buddy Williams
Callie Williams
Kelsey Young
Patrick Young
Msgr. Bill Young Scholarship
Ireoluwatoni Asojo (2016)
Elizabeth Davidson
Faye Davidson
Megan Livermore
Taralynn Mack
Asher Price
Olivia Shane
Zofia Villarreal
Lillian Jackson Scholarship
Gianna Airola
Santiago Chavez-Okhuysen
Jillian Kelley
Dante Segura
Jaime Williams
STM Pastor’s Scholarship
Elizabeth Fernandez
Victoria Saint (2016)
STM Principal’ Scholarship
Sophia Bellard (2016)
Natalia Castro
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High School Scholarships
Morgan Allford
Sara Blasdell
Maryella Cohn
Madison Contreras
Elizabeth Davidson
Faye Davidson
Duchesne Academ y
Andrea deTranaltes
Mimi Lassen
Kade Devine
Erin Livermore
Lindsay Hanus
Megan Livermore
Jillian Kelley
Christina Lombana
Carolyn Lassen
Taralynn Mack
Cappy Lassen
Tessa Mack
Gianna Airola
Glenn Blade
Rachel Braverman
Elizabeth Davidson
Elizabeth Gino
Lauren Hamilton
Alice Houser
Claudia Houser
Incarnate W ord Academ y
Sarah Houser
Erin Novak
Tia Jolivet
Jhena Patriarca
Aiyana Jones
Anna Pelletier
Maire Kelley
Madeline Pelletier
Ella Jackson
Mariam Pirzada
Claire Lafferty
Marina Pirzada
Elizabeth Landry
Mashal Pirzada
Emily Marquines
Jomer Bernardo
Daniel Blado
W ill Biba
M t. Carm el High School
Jennifer Gallagher
Tim Keogh
Caitlin Hipp
Laurie Lehoski
Xavier Kelley
Alan Quiroz
Stephanie Quiroz
Marjorie Yap
Lex Zita
St. Agnes Academ y
Tallie Johnson
Claire Lafferty
Lucy Moore
Marisa Navo
Flo Steed
Katie Strausser
Cathy Tran
Deborah W aleke
Shelly W ark
Valerie W ark
Mary Adolph
Morgan Allford
Hilary Barelas
Alison Cubero
Andrea deTranaltes
Alyssa Dizon
Brian Gallegos
Bailey Player
Leanna Dolson
Jennifer Dworak
Bridget Ehlinger
Laura Falk
Tracy Gorman
Alexis Igwe
St. Pius X High School
Stephanie McGowan
Nina Shane
Audrey Novak
Erin Novak
Maggie Okhuysen
Megan Sparks
Callie W illiams
Jaime W illiams
Ashleigh Roessler
Olivia Shane
Kathryn Shrout
Carmel Tajonera
Claire Tajonera
Kelli W alker
Dominique W ebb
Olivia Shane
Ekene Agu
Dominic Airola
Miles Barloon
John Luke Broussard
Christopher Brown
Santiago ChavezOkhuysen
Daniel Coco (2016)
Gaines Cook
Patrick Elder
St. Thom as High School
Tate Eskelund
Gabe Lenz
Brian Gallegos
Jutin McAuliffe
J.P. Gavino
Dralon McCoy
Edward Houser
Chris McKinney
Jake Iles
Mitchell Mezyk
John Izard
Ian Novak
Travis Jacobs
Joseph Pelletier
Christopher Jeffus
Marc Power
Greg Jeffus
Asher Price
Daniel Kendall
Kyle Price
Noah Riehl
Kyle Scott
Randal Scroggins
Diego Segura
Tim Vachris
Richard Van Natta
Michael W alker
Richard W eatherly
Brian W illiams
John Adolph
Luke Aguilar
Samuel Browning
Colin Conner
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
Patrick Elder
Jared McCormack
John Izard
Dozie Nwokem
Connor Kelley
James Rabalais
Robbie Keogh
Paul Ramirez
Jonathan Repinecz
Martin Repinecz
Matthew Strausser
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Duke University Talent Program
Fifteen STM seventh grade students were selected to participate in the Duke University Talent
Identification Program. This program identifies academically-talented students and provides innovative
programs supporting the development of their optimal educational potential. To qualify, students must
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score in the 95 percentile or higher on their 7 grade SAT in Math and/or Reading. The following
students were invited to participate this year: Ireoluwatoni Asojo, Katelyn Blade, Corrin Cartwright,
Logan Colman, Anna Cook, Kevin Early, Donna Iles, Alexander Kinsel, Lindsey Marquines, Abby
Martinez, Randi McBride, Ashley Mezyk, Malik Muhammad, Crystel Ozigboh, and Madison Seymour.
The following students received State Recognition: Ireoluwatoni Asojo, Corrin Cartwright, Kevin Early,
Donna Iles, Alexander Kinsel, Lindsey Marquines, Abby Martinez, Ashley Mezyk, and Madison
Seymour.
Catholic High School Scholarship Recipients
Daniel Coco
St. Thomas High School (Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge Scholarship)
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From the Advancement Department
Am erican W heelchair M ission
Mr. and Mrs. Bart Antle
Ms. Gina Baiamonte
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Clifford
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dunigan
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny El-Ahl
Mr. Matthew F. Felis
Mr. and Mrs. Salvador Fontana
Ms. Pam Gould
Mr. and Mrs. Carey Hamilton
Ms. Mary Heard
Ms. Cynthia Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. W illiam Izard
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Kinsel
Ms. Ann Lee
Mr. Peter V. Lomonte, Jr.
Ms. Mona McKusker
Mr. Roger Morris
Mrs. Kathleen Prado
G. and M. Quintero
Mr. Jose Salvador Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Rumford
Mr and Mrs. W illiam Sisak
Mr. Vincent Stasio
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Steiner
Ms. Jimena Stoneham
Mr. and Mrs. Mike W ark
Dr. and Mrs. Ben W arner
Ms. Mary Jo W atson
Mr. and Mrs. John W olff
Corporate Donors
M atching Funds
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
Chevron Matching Employee
Funds
ConocoPhillips Company
FMC Technologies
Kroger
Kula Foundation
LeSage Family Foundation
Raymond James Trust, N.A.
Safeway, Inc.
Target
W ells Fargo Community Support
Campaign
W ells Fargo Matching Gifts
Program
W illiams Matching Gifts Program
General Cash Donations
Mr. and Mrs. Tate Adams
Ms. Gina Baimonte
Mrs. Susan Brown
Fr. Hai Dang
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dols
Ms. Irasema Espinosa
Mr. Scott Koehne and
Ms. Tracey Gabel
Doris Gitzy
Mr. and Mrs. Erle Gooding
Mr. and Mrs. James Gready
Ms. Kathleen Haney
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hoffman
Ms. Annemarie Howard
Mr. and Mrs. W illiam Iles
Mr. and Mrs. Robert James
Ms. Josephine Jose
Helen Kozlik
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Landry, Jr.
Mr. Jerry Lim
Ms. Karen Lionti
Mr. Peter V. Lomonte, Jr.
Ms. Barbara Mackie
Ms. Rose Marie Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Navo
Ms. Diane New
Dr. and Mrs. Juan Olivero
Ms. Karla Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Poppe
Mr. and Mrs. John W olff
Mr. and Mrs. David Young
Gifts in Kind
Mr. and Mrs. John Bode
Mr. Scott Koehne and
Ms. Tracey Gabel
Mr. Milton Oglesby
Ms. Mary Patrick
Mr. and Mrs. John W olff
In M emory of
M rs. Laura Dimakopoulos
Mr. and Mrs. John Gorman
In M emory of
M r. Sergio Garcia
Ms. Pat Flippen
Mrs. Janet Mills
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In M em ory of M r. Frank Green
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Elkins
In M em ory of
M r. Robert Hochstein
Ms. Pat Flippen
In M em ory of M r. Eddie Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. John Gorman
In M em ory of
M r. Larry M elsheim er
Mr. and Mrs. John Gorman
In Mem ory of M r. Bill M endenhall
Mr. and Mrs. John Gorman
In M em ory of
Mrs. Em ma Newhouse
Mr. and Mrs. John Gorman
In M em ory of M r. Steve Slania
Ms. Pat Flippen
Mr. and Mrs. John Gorman
In M em ory of
M r. Robert Stannard
Mr. and Mrs. James Buckley
Dr. and Mrs. George Dolson
Ms. Pat Flippen
Mr. and Mrs. John Gorman
Dr. and Mrs. John McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mendenhall
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Nuar
Ms. Stacey W olfe
In M em ory of M r. A.J. Suhor
Ms. Pat Flippen
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Sternfels
M aniar M edical Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Abdulahad
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Borg
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Buese
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Caso
Mr. and Mrs. Trent Conner
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Dickey
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Early
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny El-Ahl
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ferro
Ms. Sarah Fifi
Mr. Gary Garrett
Mr. and Mrs. Benito Garza
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Guidry
Ms. Mary Heard
Mr. and Mrs. W illiam Iles
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Lopez
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McConnell
Ms. Lissa McFarlin
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Menn
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Ochoa
Dr. and Mrs. Uchenna Ojiaku
Dr. and Mrs. Juan Olivero
Mr. and Mrs. Nic Prado
Dr. Adriana Salinas
Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Serpas
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Seymour
Ms. Fanny B. Struss
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Touma
Mr. and Mrs. Rick W alden
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W ebber
Steps for Students
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Felton
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Fontenot
Patsy & W ayne Fox Family Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. W illiam Hanson
STM Endowm ent Fund
Dr. and Mrs. George Dolson
STM Sewing Guild
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Oktoberfest 2015
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Adotama
Mr. and Mrs. Baldemar Barron
Dr. and Mrs. Bobby Bellard
Mr. Raymond Blackwood
Mrs. Susan Bolz
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Borg
Buffalo Specialties, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bunch
Champion Industrial Sales, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Cyprian Chilaka
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Trent Conner
Mr. and Mrs. David Cormier
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Ehling
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Felton
Mr. and Mrs. Erasto Flores
Ms. Alba E. Foreman
Ms. Tracey Gabel
Mr. and Mrs. Kenwick Gaines
Mr. Fernando and Dr. Adriana Gonzalez
Ms. Pam Gould
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Guidry
Mr. and Mrs. Stein Hansen
Dr. and Mrs. William Hanson
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Hartmann
Ms. Mary Heard
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Jackson
Mr. Paul Jankovic
Ms. Sandra John-Baptiste
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kingerski
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Koch
Mr. and Mrs. John Macon
Mr. and Mrs. John Madu
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Malanga
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mezyk
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nassif
Mr. Jerome Ohanaja
Mr. and Mrs. Jude Ohanaja
Dr. and Mrs. Juan Olivero
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Ovalle
Drs. Ronald and LeCresha Peters
Mrs. Kathleen Prado
RDI Center
Mr. and Mrs. Jared Reid
Richmond Avenue Animal Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Rios
Drs. Edgar and Nancy Romero
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Rumford
Mr. and Mrs. Kwame Satchell
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Touma
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Webber
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Auction 2016
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Abdulahad
Aerodrome Ice Skating Complex
All Heart Horse Farm
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Alvarez
Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Amaya
Mr. and Mrs. Reynante Angulo
Austin Landscaping
Avante Laser & MediSpa
Baby Boot Camp West Houston
Baker Hughes Foundation
Bayou Wildlife Zoo
Dr. and Mrs. Bobby Bellard
Benjy’s
Bering’s
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Borg
Brazos Bookstore
Carmelo’s Ristorante Italiano
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Carnes
Mr. Stephen Jahn and Ms. Rosalyn Cerda
Children’s Museum of Houston
Mr. and Mrs. Darren Chumbley
Chuy’s - River Oaks
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cohn
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Colman
Ms. Nina Coltharp
Congregation of the Incarnate Word and Blessed
Sacrament
Mrs. Corinne Crenshaw
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Fr. Hai Dang
Ms. Suzanne Dominey
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Ehling
El Meson
Elaine’s Florist & Gift Baskets
Ms. Diana Fadrique
Ms. Jane Falk
Mr. and Mrs. Brendan Farrell
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Felton
Ms. Pat Flippen
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fogarty
Mr. and Mrs. Kenwick Gaines
Dr. and Mrs. Randall Gallagher
Mr. and Mrs. Benito Garza
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Garza
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
George Ranch Historical Park
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Glaser
Glassell School of Art
Mr. Fernando and Dr. Adriana Gonzalez
Ms. Pam Gould
Mr. and Mrs. James Gready
Green Peas & Blueberries
Mr. and Mrs. Rock Gremillion
Ms. Kristi Griesbach
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Groogan
Dr. and Mrs. William Hanson
Harry Little Jewelry
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hart
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Hartmann
Healthy Smiles Family Denistry
Ms. Mary Heard
Stacy Hebert-Schoener, DDS
Hext & Parsons LLP
Fr. Richard Hinkley
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hix
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hochstein
Houston Astros
Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston Museum of Natural History
Houston Swim Club
Houston Zoo
Mr. and Mrs. William Iles
Imagination Toys & Shoes
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Janoe
Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson
Ms. Jennifer Jumalon
Mrs. Esther Kana
Mr. and Mrs. John Keating
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Kinsel
Ms. Tracey Gabel and Mrs. Scott Koehne
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Kratochvil
La Cantera Hill Country Club
Laurenzo’s El Tiempo Cantina
Mr. and Mrs. Paul LaWare
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Lesniewicz
Let Us Play!
Mrs. Debbie Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lindsay
Mr. Peter V. Lomonte, Jr.
Ms. Guadalupe Luna
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Luna
Lupe Tortilla
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Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lykes
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Lyssy
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mack
Main Street Theater
Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Mancillas
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Mannino
Mark’s American Cuisine
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Larry McCarty
Melting Pot
Midtown Premium Ticket
Motherhood Center
Dr. Kristy Murray
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Natural Science
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nassif
Natural Bridge Caverns
Nature Discovery Center
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Normann-Petersen
Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum
OKA Uptown
Dr. and Mrs. Pablo Okhuysen
Dr. and Mrs. Juan Olivero
Opera in the Heights
Parker School Uniforms
Pedal Party/Stephanie Davis
Mr. and Mrs. James Peery
Mrs. Kathleen Prado
Queen of Heirs
Quilters Cottage
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Rabalais
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Raimond, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Raimond, Sr.
Richmond Avenue Animal Hospital
River Ridge Golf Club
Drs. Edgar and Nancy Romero
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rose
Ms. Sheila Roth
Saltillo Mexican Kitchen
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Seymour
Space Center Houston
Don T. Speck, DDS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Staats
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
Taste of Texas Restaurant
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Taylor
Texas Beer Bus
Ms. Lillie Vega
Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Veselka
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vrabel
Dr. and Mrs. Ben Warner
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Webber
Dr. and Mrs. Norman Weisbrodt
Mr. Jeffrey and Dr. Wendy Willett
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Wilson
Dr. Elizabeth Winslow
Yoga One Studios
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St. Thomas More Parish School Budget
Income 2015-2016
Expenditures 2015-2016
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St. Thomas More Endowment Fund
In 1991, St. Thomas More Parish took an important step to insure the future of its parish school by
forming the St. Thomas More Endowment Fund. This fund, created by Fr. Thomas Donovan and others,
was formed for the sole purpose of providing financial support to the parish school. The Endowment
Fund is managed by a Board of Directors, which consists of the Pastor, the Financial Director of the
Parish, the School Board President, and three at-large members. The Board is responsible for
managing the investment of the principle in the fund, as well as directing distributions for the benefit of
the school.
Contributions from fundraisers (such as Oktoberfest and private donations, including planned estate
giving), along with returns on investment, have allowed the balance in the fund to grow to over $1 million.
We are excited to announce that the Endowment Fund made a distribution of $46,000 directly to the
2015-2016 STM School Budget.
The St. Thomas More Parish School Endowment Foundation was established in 1991 with
the mission to provide financial support and insure the long term viability of our school.
Planned gifts are important, needed and allow the school to accomplish great things. There
is no better way to plan for future growth and strength! You may endow STM with the
stroke of a pen. Through a charitable bequest in your will or living trust, you can ensure
that the school will keep its doors open to qualified students whose families seek a private
Catholic education. This thoughtful act, which has little or no current financial impact on
you, may result in the largest one-time gift you ever make to St. Thomas More Parish
School. Please be a part of the STM mission, vision, excitement, and hope!
Please contact Kathy Prado (kprado@stmorenews.com) for more information
on the STM Endowment Fund.
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