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Alumnae Newsletter
* September 2015 Issue *
MISSION STATEMENT
The St. Scholastica Academy Alumnae Association strives to continue
the legacy of the Academy through the following ways:
*deepening the ties of alumnae to SSA through involvement with school
activities and events
*continue class relationships and sisterhood through various alumnae
activities and networking
*foster financial support for the future of St. Scholastica Academy
*embrace the Benedictine tradition of prayer, work, study and community
*build community relationships and involvement serving as ambassadors
for the Academy.
Reunion Information:
The following classes will be having their
reunions this year:
20 year: Class of 1995- September
26, 2015. Kourtney Kentzel ’95, Chair, 985400-1460 or kkentzel@icloud.com
ALUMNAE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
Class of 1996-Brooke Dugger Paulin
Alumnae of St. Scholastica Academy,
’96, Chair, 303-905-7988 or brookepaulin@
yahoo.com
Please contact Alumnae Director, Lindsay
Coutrado VanAs ‘95, if you are interested in
planning your reunion. She may be reached at
985-892-2540 ext. 119 or Lvanas@ssacad.org.
Save the Date!
Career Day
October 23, 2015
Please contact Lindsay Coutrado VanAs ‘95 at
Lvanas@ssacad.org or 985-892-2540 ext. 119, if
you would like to participate.
Alumnae Events Calendar:
October 9 - Dove Golf Classic
October 23 - Career Day
The 2015-2016 school year is already in full swing! August was busy with
the Seniors receiving their class rings, the 8th grade student social and
the Back to School Dance. On September 8th we had the Legacy Pinning
Mass. An SSA Legacy is a student whose mother or grandmother attended
St. Scholastica Academy. Thank you to all of our alumnae who helped
make this event such a beautiful and memorable one!
Homecoming week is September 28th- October 2nd. This is such a fun and
exciting week at the Academy. The pep rally on October 1st, followed by
the Homecoming volleyball game, is sure to get the entire school involved.
Please come out and cheer on the Doves. There will be a volleyball match
between the Juniors and Seniors on October 2nd.
Thank you so much for staying connected to your alma mater. We love
sharing your news with your “sisters.” If we haven’t heard from you in a
while, please complete our online Keep in Touch form, which can be found
under the Alumnae tab on our website, www.SSAcad.org. We are compiling
Wings so please update us with any news you would like us include. Here is
the link for your convenience: http://www.ssacad.org/keepintouch
December 26 - Christmas on Columbia
If you would like to get more involved with alumnae events and want
more information, please contact Lindsay Coutrado VanAs ‘92 at Lvanas@
ssacad.org or 985-892-2540 ext 119.
January 30 - Mardi Gras Mambo
God Bless
October 29 & 30 - Dove Market
March 12 - Falaya Fling
Lindsay Coutrado VanAs ‘95
SSA Alumnae Director
April 16 - Alumnae Luncheon
Stay Connected with SSA!
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122 S. Massachusetts Street, Covington, LA 70433 Phone (985) 892-2540 www.SSAcad.org
What an exciting time to be a part of St. Scholastica Academy! We are in the process of updating our facilities to include the
renovation of Benedictine Hall as a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Center. The plans include state-ofthe art classrooms for our girls to have hands-on experiences in these curricula. There will be spaces for collaborative work in
teams, experiments, large construction projects and small group discussion. Through these opportunities, our girls will gain
deep understanding of STEM concepts, enhancing their confidence to pursue these fields when they matriculate to higher
education.
The project is in the bidding stage, which should be concluded by mid-October. Construction is scheduled to commence
in early November, with a completion date of May 2016. This 1.2 million dollar renovation begins a series of construction
projects planned for the Academy. We are grateful to Hornbeck Offshore Services and SSA parents Todd and Troy Hornbeck
for the financial support of this project and the STEM curriculum.
We are so grateful to those benefactors who supported the original construction of Benedictine Hall. This project could not
become a reality without you providing the foundation for this renovation. We ask for your continued support as we move
forward and invite you to visit the campus anytime, but particularly when we have our dedication in August!
SSA LEGACIES 2015-2016
STUDENTMOTHERGRANDMOTHER
STUDENT
2020
Madeleine Bechac
Rhonda Nastasi Bechac ‘84
Maggie Benit
Peggy Gement Benit ‘83
Landen Bourgeois
Greta Schwing Bourgeois ‘92
Helen Case
Joanna Brandt Case ‘90
Presli Nelson
Cori Cox Nelson ’92
Raleigh Quinlan
Dana Blossman Quinlan ’87
Lauren Riecke Sophia Sacco
Margaret Ann Burns ‘83
Marion Scott
Mitou LeMaire Scott ‘91
Brooke VanAs
Lindsay Coutrado VanAs ‘95
MaryElla White
Tara LaRocca White ‘90
Chloe Williams
Erika Williams Green ‘90
2017
Leah Bridges
Molly Brown
Caroline de la Houssaye
Jennifer McElroy de la Houssaye ‘91
Grace Guzan
Trina Cowart Guzan ‘87
Reagan Hightower
Kelly Carrigee Hightower ‘88
2019
Emily Blackburn
Barrett Champagne
Kathlyn Glass
Elizabeth Ham
Reagan Rovira
Laney Toohey
Eleanor Waag
Kristen Schonberg Blackburn ‘92
Jennifer Yancey Champagne ’92
Shane Pierce Glass ‘90 Margaret Felice Ross ‘85
Trisha Patron Rovira ‘89
Lesly Sica Toohey ‘83
Ashley Platou Waag ‘98
2018
Eileen Bolton
Merrick Bourgeois
Madison Burst
Peyton Conlin
Victoria Peace
Lizzie Schell
Kate Weldon
Meghan Zito
Kathleen Carrigee Bolton ‘93
Greta Schwing Bourgeois ‘92
Ashley Platou Waag ‘98
Michelle “Shelly” Graziano Conlin ‘87
Keri Dufour Peace ‘86
Elise LaFrance Schell ‘79
Julie Bradford Weldon ‘87
Christine Guidry Zito ‘85
Abbie Adam Maldini ‘71
Raleigh Pendleton Blossman ’61
Karen Smith Riecke ‘62
Joanne Creim Champagne ‘64
Susan Blossman Pierce ‘63
MOTHER
Cassie Huhn
Julie Moll Huhn ‘86
Maggie Modeen
Katherine Morse Modeen ‘82
Brielle Viator
Kaitlyn Weiner
Monique O’Brien Weiner ‘88
2016
Claire Bermudez Rennan Bourgeois
Greta Schwing Bourgeois ‘92
Caroline Brown
Jessica Prats Brown ‘90
Avery Buras
Jennifer Bankston Buras ‘86
Maren Glass
Shane Pierce Glass ‘90 Grace Grundmann
Gaby Ramirez Grundmann ‘80
Lily Huval
Reese Ingram
Louise Farrell Ingram ‘83
Katherine Riecke Catherine McWilliams
Jamie Frederick McWilliams ’89
Isabelle Pellegrini
Lisa Hernandez Pellegrini ‘87
Madison Pope Jennifer Lyons Pope ‘90
Simone Smith
Elizabeth Garcia Smith ‘73 Abby Waag
Ashley Platou Wagg ‘98
GRANDMOTHER
Linda Hamilton Bridges ‘64
Simonne Baldwin Brown ‘46
Jan Patterson Jumonville ‘62
Judy Anderson Calcote
Susan Blossman Pierce ‘63
Patricia Hebert Huval ‘58
Karen Smith Riecke ‘62
Pam Fielding Voelkel ‘68
Edith Lancaster ‘32
SSA Legacies gather on the steps of the Advancement House
before a reception in their honor.
Front Row (L to R): MaryElla White, Raleigh Quinlan, Sophia
Sacco, Brooke VanAs, Barrett Champagne,
Second Row: Tara LaRocca White ‘90, Dana Blossman
Quinlan ‘87, Margaret Ann Burns ‘83, Lindsay Coutrado
VanAs ‘95, Jennifer Yancey Champagne ‘92, Joanne Creim
Champagne ‘64,
Third Row: Eileen Bolton, Madeleine Bechac, Rhonda Nastasi
Bechac ‘84, Peggy Gement Benit ‘83, Maggie Benit,
Fourth Row: Kelly Carrigee Hightower ‘88, Reagan Hightower,
Caroline de la Houssaye, Abby Waag, Eleanor Waag, Presli
Nelson,
Back Row: Karen Smith Riecke ‘62, Lauren Riecke, Simone
Smith, Elizabeth Garcia Smith ‘73, Joanna Brandt Case ‘90,
Helen Case, Amy Schroeder May ‘88 and Cori Cox Nelson ‘92.
122 S. Massachusetts Street, Covington, LA 70433 Phone (985) 892-2540 www.SSAcad.org
SSA GRAD SPEAKS AT EVENT WITH POPE FRANCIS
Kara Klein ‘04, SSA grad and co-author of our Alma Mater, will be one of three Louisiana speakers at the
World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, where Pope Francis will be headlining.
Klein ‘04 is a Christian singer/songwriter, worship leader and inspirational speaker who has released five
albums and has won six United Catholic Music & Video Association (UCMVA) Unity Awards, including the
award for “Best Female Vocalist of the Year” in 2008. She has performed throughout the world and worked
with bestselling author Immaculee Ilibagiza, among others. Through her gift of song and storytelling Kara
calls people of all ages to embrace, fall in love with, and rediscover the joy of Christ, and to believe that life is
a glorious gift from God that is truly worth living.
Please use the attached link to view the live feed:
http://occatholic.com/papal/
On Thursday and Friday, Lynne Fritscher Link ‘07 has the wonderful opportunity to attend the World
Meeting of Families Conference in Philadelphia to hear renowned Catholic speakers, such as Bishop
Barron and Dr. Scott Hahn, address the importance and sanctity of families in our world today. Mrs. Link
says, "I am ecstatic to learn from such insightful, well-formed witnesses of the faith. The papal events will
be held on Saturday and Sunday, which include a Festival of Families celebration, multiple public papal
addresses, and a public Mass celebrated by Pope Francis. This time in Philadelphia is truly a once in a
lifetime experience. I am so thankful to represent St. Scholastica Academy, and I cannot wait to bring back
what I’ll learn and experience in the upcoming days to our school community. Please keep all of those in
Philadelphia in your prayers!"
FAMILY RETREAT
All couples and their children (ages 7 to 17) are invited to attend the 4th Annual “A Family That Prays…” Retreat the
weekend of September 26 and 27.
If you or a family you know would like to be enriched in faith and be strengthened as a family, please register now!
http://www.willwoods.org/event/family-retreat/
A suggested donation is requested to attend, but not required.
ALUMNA ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SSA alumna, Allyson Lacoste ‘15, was recently selected as one of fifty incoming freshmen (out of 1,500 applicants)
to serve on The University of Alabama's Student Government Association's "SGA" First Year Council. This group
represents first year students at the University.
Congratulations to the 2015
St Paul's Homecoming Court:
Queen: Kerilynn Walsh
Senior Maids:
Alyssa Asaro
Camille Royerre
Junior Maid:
Elizabeth Simoneaux
SSA STUDENT STANDOUTS
Congratulations to SSA senior Beverly Brown for being selected as a National Merit Semifinalist.
More than 1.5 million juniors in over 22,000 high schools entered the 2016 National Merit Scholarship
Program by taking the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/
NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists,
which represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring
entrants in each state.
Congratulations to Grace Galeziewski, Jacqueline Lavin,
Margaret Mena, Anna Rawls and Katherine Stolin for being
named 2016 National Merit Commended Students.
Congratulations to SSA seniors Jacqueline Lavin and Margaret Mena for being
selected as National Hispanic Recognition Scholars. Every year, the College Board
recognizes about 5,000 of the 250,000 academically outstanding Hispanic/Latino
U.S. juniors who take the PSAT/NMSQT test.
Forty-one students at St. Scholastica Academy earned AP Scholar awards in recognition
of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. About 18 percent of the more than 1.9
million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to
also earn an AP Scholar Award. Research consistently shows that AP students who score a
3 or higher on AP Exams (based on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest) typically
experience greater academic success in college and higher graduation rates than students
who do not participate in AP.
Photo (L to R):
Front Row: Anne Rapp, Caitlin Smith, Kate Rovira, Grace Mauberret, Annie Schwartz
Middle Row: Abigail Landwehr, Isabelle Pellegrini, Maggie Palopoli, Emily Ruli
Back Row: Sidnea Sharp, Simone Smith, Margaret Mena, Grace Galeziewski and Juliana
Navarro.
Not Pictured: Sarah Amkieh ‘15, Olivia Booth ‘15, Rennan Bourgeois, Sara Breaux ‘15,
Olivia Buquoi ‘15, Madeleine Burke ‘15, Michelle Chatry ‘15, Kaylyn Cuadrado ‘15,
Alexandra Damico ‘15, Mary Duet ‘15, Megan Feringa ‘15, Sydney Garraway ‘15, Patricia
Harris ‘15, Abigail Hollingsworth ‘15, Kirsten Jackson ‘15, Genevieve Jordan, Emily Klein
‘15, Allyson Lacoste ‘15, Elizabeth Lagarde, Jamie Lemoine ‘15, Celine McDaniel ‘15,
Sophie Palopoli ‘15, Madison Power ‘15, Taylor Sims ‘15, Caroline Stafford ‘15, Hayley
Todaro ‘15 and Samantha Vogt ‘15.
Thank you to the SSA Key Club for hosting the Kiwanis 100th
Birthday Celebration on the SSA Campus last Saturday!
ST. SCHOLASTIC A AC ADEMY
ANNUAL GIVING PROGRAM
Our 2015-16 Keep the Promise annual giving campaign kicked off on
September 15. SSA hopes that each of its alums will support annual
giving this year, to help continue the special traditions we enjoyed.
Annual giving provides funds to the general operating budget
and helps bridge the gap between tuition and the actual cost of
educating a student. Many of us have daughters at SSA now. Our
goal is 100% participation from alumnae. Wouldn’t it be amazing if
every SSA alumna gave a gift – of any amount? We hope you will
please consider this when you hear from SSA in the coming weeks!
Sustaining the Legacy through Planned Giving
Many of our friends are happy to share that they are providing a legacy to SSA’s future as part of their estate plans.
In their desire to help make a meaningful difference in the world their children and grandchildren will inherit,
they have decided to support the mission and work of SSA to ensure this educational tradition will continue for
generations to come.
Would you like to join these special men and women by leaving a lasting legacy to SSA? If so, you can become a
member of the Scholastica Legacy Society. Please contact Alison Brouillette Greffenius ‘81 in our Advancement
Office for more information at agreffenius@ssacad.org, or 892.2540, x 109.
Come and Support
Nancy Rossi Blackall ‘07
in her fight against Cancer
SSA is proud to have the following 19 alumnae as
faculty members for the 2015-2016 school year:
Front Row: Alison Brouillette Greffenius ‘81, Leah
Persons Muller ‘07, Katie Jardine ‘03, Katie Hamel
‘06, Kathi Ross Zenor ‘79,
Back Row: Bridgette Byrd O’Connor ‘93, Lynne
Fritscher Link ‘07, Lindsay Coutrado VanAs
‘95, Eleanore Krentel Pitard ‘98, Kathleen Craig
Holmes ‘98, Aimee Boudreaux MacIver ‘96,
Kristen Schonberg Blackburn ‘92, Marcelle
McGoey Delaune ‘97, Nageeha Zaghloul Yazbeck
‘93.
Not Pictured are non-faculty coaches: Alexis Barcia
‘14, Mary Simoneaux Egan ‘09, Holly Huhn
‘15, Nicole Bonano Montgomery ‘04, Caroline
Voelkel ‘04
122 S. Massachusetts Street, Covington, LA 70433 Phone (985) 892-2540 www.SSAcad.org
Wedding Bells
* Caroline Barousse ‘09 married Dr. Charles Scott
Schumacher, Jr. on May 9, 2015
Baby Doves
* Alexandra Schell Higgins ‘05 welcomed a baby girl, Amelia Rose, born on February 24, 2015.
Proud grandmother is Elise LaFrance ‘79.
* Brooke Dugger Paulin ‘96 welcomed a 6 lb. 11 oz. baby boy, Rome Jerrold on February 24, 2015.
* Virginia Lanson Halligan ‘01, and her husband Seann, welcomed a baby girl, Haley Ann,
born on July 2, 2015.
* Meg Norwood Thomason ‘95 welcomed a 7 lb. 2 oz. baby boy, Alexander Barrow,
born August 7, 2015.
* Lindsay Vinson Baier ‘02 welcomed a baby boy, Jonah, born on August 21, 2015.
Haley Ann Halligan
Jonah Baier
Alexander Barrow Thomason
In Memoriam
* Roy P. Allison, father of Vanessa Lynn Allison ‘89.
* Tobi Smith, mother of Ashley Smith Ellis ‘02
* Ron Gitz, grandafther of Audrey Gitz ‘11 and Mary Grace Gitz ‘13 and
father-in-law of Jennifer Ballard Gitz ‘85
122 S. Massachusetts Street, Covington, LA 70433 Phone (985) 892-2540 www.SSAcad.org
FUTURE DOVES
Please send photos of your Future Dove (in SSA attire) to
Kblackburn@ssacad.org to be included in an upcoming newsletter!
SSA Dove Golf Classic
If you love to laugh and have fun while playing golf - or to be serious about it - please consider getting a foursome
together and play in this fun tournament. No other golf tournament in the area can provide as much fun, camaraderie,
great food and prizes, like the SSA Dove Golf Classic! All of the proceeds support our phenomenal athletic program
for the SSA student athletes. Ladies, please be a part of this golfing experience with a foursome of your own! The
18th Annual SSA Dove Golf Classic will be held on Friday, October 9 at the Tchefuncta Country Club. Please help
support our Athletic Program by donating or participating in this event. Breakfast will be provided by Chick-fil-A
(Hwy. 190) and PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans. Food and beverages will be available at select holes. Lunch and awards
will follow play. Please contact Lindsay Coutrado VanAs ‘95 at Lvanas@ssacad.org, or 892-2540 x 119 for more
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Tchefuncta Country Club • 2 Country Club Park • Covington, LA
Friday, October 3, 2014
Benefiting the SSA Athletic Program and Complex
SSA Dove
Golf Classic
Raffle
Golf Cart World, LLC has
generously donated a new, custom
blue golf cart to the SSA Dove
Classic, which will be raffled off
at the event. Only 500 tickets
will be sold at $20/ticket. You
purchase raffle tickets through
our website (www.SSAcad.org),
or you may purchase tickets at all
athletic home games.
Outstanding Food, Prizes and Fun!
4-Person Scramble • Silent Auction • Hole Challenges
Sponsor Opportunities • Team Awards
7 AM registration/silent auction
8:30 AM shotgun start
End of Play lunch & awards
SSA
Contact: Lindsay Coutrado VanAs ‘95 • 985.892.2540 ext. 119
lvanas@ssacad.org
Register Online • www.SSAcad.org
St. Scholastica Academy • 122 S. Massachusetts St. Covington, LA 70433
122 S. Massachusetts Street, Covington, LA 70433 Phone (985) 892-2540 www.SSAcad.org
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Do you know someone decorating a bank, business, or office who might be
interested in using beautiful poinsettias as part of their Christmas decorations?
The SSA Athletic Association is taking orders for beautiful Christmas
poinsettias and greenery until October 23! Please click here to print the order
form, or you may contact Mrs. Stephanie Cassesi at 892-2540 x 107.
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