Jetstream Fall/Winter 2014

Volume 36 No 2
Roncalli High School
Fall / Winter 2014
Roncalli Honors Sister Adrianna Schouten
Following our Thanksgiving liturgy, Sister Adrianna Schouten was presented with a
stewardship award by John Stelzer, Roncalli President, and Ron Klestinski, former
colleague and current Chairperson of the Board of Trustees on Roncalli.
The award honors Sister’s lifelong devotion to the Church and Catholic education
including her leadership during her eleven years at Roncalli.
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Roncalli At-A-Glance
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HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE:
MR. GREG JAHNKE
Greg Jahnke will be inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall
of Fame on Saturday, March 28, 2015. He has been coaching football for thirty-seven years.
There have only been three head coaches in Roncalli history and all three are in the Hall of
Fame.
In order to be considered for nomination into the Wisconsin
Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, a person must have
served as a coach in Wisconsin for at least ten years. He must be
nominated for induction by an existing member of the Coaches Hall
of Fame.
The Hall of Fame Committee in Madison selects about twenty
nominees to be officially inducted into the Coaches Hall of Fame.
Congratulations Coach Jahnke!
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ALUMNI NEWS
Attention Alumni!
You can access the
Jetstream on our website at
www.roncallijets.net
Class of ‘89
Sue Huske is Executive Manager
Quality & Regulatory at Red Arrow
Products in Manitowoc, WI.
Class of ‘90
Gregory Waegli received a 10 year
Tom Dewane
Class of ‘75
Patrick Bero and his wife Traci,
celebrated thirty years of marriage on
October 6, 2014.
They reside in
Pewaukee, WI.
Class of ‘76
Nancy Riebe is in her 31st year as a
teacher, 4th year as a substitute teacher
in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. She
has three dogs, Dusty, Skippy and
Flower. Nancy continues her summer
yard work job, known as Nancy’s Niche.
Class of ‘83
Tom Handl was recently hired as the
Supply Chain & Operations Manager for
MDSolarSciences, a small but growing
company that develops and distributes
mineral sunscreen products. The
company was founded by dermatologic
oncologist Dr. Robert J. Friedman, a
Clinical Professor at the NYU School of
Medicine with a commitment to deliver
efficacious products that protect the
skin, help prevent photo aging and
melanoma/skin cancer and repair the
signs of sun induced aging. “Though
we have fun in the sun, always
remember to protect the skin!” Tom
would love to hear from classmates
anytime at
thandl@mdsolarsolutions.com.
Class of 86
William J. Weyenberg graduated
from Denver School of Nursing. He is
nursing at Centennial Peaks Hospital in
Louisville, Colorado.
Erin (Dewane) Marrs and her
husband Chris were blessed with a
son, Archie, on January 9, 2014.
Archie joins his big brothers, Joey (6)
and Danny (3).
They reside in
Pasadena, CA.
Class of ‘98
Class of ‘69
service award for his work at Allied
Barton Security at Phoenix Baptist
Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. He has been
in the security business since 1986.
Class of ‘95
is the founder of
Jaystreet Technologies in Manitowoc
and has developed a patent-pending
web application, AVENUE, designed
to help health care and dental
service providers nationwide solve
the problems caused by last minute
appointment cancellations. AVENUE
is web-based, so there are no
geographic restrictions to its use and
is in place in practices in the
Washington, D.C. metro area and in
Wisconsin. He and his wife, Missy,
along with their two daughters and
two sons, are happy to raise their
family in Manitowoc.
Amy Fricke-Weigel has been
selected for the honor of “Citizen of
the Year” by the Manitowoc Fire
Department for her “relentless spirit
for volunteering”, which has had a
positive effect on the city. Amy is a
board member and treasurer of the
Fire Department and helped to raise
funds for their new training facility.
She is also involved on many
community boards and committees
in Manitowoc.
Class of ‘91
Theresa Moniot and Adalberto (Al)
Olivares were united in marriage on
October 18, 2014 at St. Bernadette
Parish in Milwaukee.
Class of ‘94
Marc Heidorf is Athletic Director
and Head Basketball Coach at
Mount Mary University in Milwaukee,
WI.
Katie (Kraemer) & Kevin Jacky ’96,
welcomed a daughter to their family,
Madelyn Rose, born July 11, 2014.
She joins big brother, Max, and big
sisters, Isabella and Ava.
Derek Muench was promoted to
Director of Parking & Transit of
Shoreline
Metro
Transit
in
Sheboygan, WI where he resides.
Class of 1999
Steve Thiele and his wife, Jacinda,
welcomed a son, Evan Joseph, born
December 8, 2014.
Class of 2001
Dr. Alicia Birr and Kristopher
Scott McCubbins were married in
Portland, OR on June 14, 2014,
making
their
home
in
Port
Townsend, WA.
Alicia is a
Naturopathic Physician and has
opened a satellite clinic in Two
Rivers on the 2nd floor of
Schroeder’s Dept. Store, seeing
patients every 2 to 3 months. She
can be reached at 360-385-5375.
Lesley (Muench) Teigen, her
husband, Sky and son Huck, have
relocated to Hudson, WI. Lesley is
employed as a cabinet maker at
Joseph Otto Enterprises in Ham
Lake, MN.
Class of 2003
Amanda Schmitt married Andrew
Schroeder on June 6, 2014. She is a
Licensed Professional Counselor at
Lakeshore Community Health Care
in Sheboygan. The couple resides in
Manitowoc.
Mark & Amanda (Cherney ‘04)
Matczynski are proud parents of a
son, Samuel Adam.
Andrew Adelman and his wife,
Hillary, are the proud parents of a
son, Daniel Eugene, born July 24,
2014.
Class of 2004
Branigan Brennan and his wife
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Katie, celebrated the birth of their
son, Jaxson Dean, born July 2, 2014.
Class of 2006
Stephanie Lambert received a
Master of Public Health from the
Rollins School of Public Health of
Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia
on May 12, 2014.
Class of 2007
Anna
Jirik
married
Thompson on June 14, 2014.
Ryan
Angie
Gust
and
Konnor
DeBeauvernet were married on
September 13, 2014 in Kingsland,
Georgia. Angie’s husband is in the
U.S. Navy and they will be stationed
in Greece for one year.
Holly Binversie recently became
engaged to Steve Haensgen. They
are planning a Fall 2015 wedding.
Heather Roberts was married to
Christopher Kettles in Clarks Mills,
WI on July 19, 2014.
Heather
received a degree in Business
Administration from St. Norbert
College and met Chris while studying
abroad at the University of Stirling,
Scotland. They reside in Sheboygan
where
Heather
works as
a
Commercial Lines Underwriter at
ACUITY.
engine crew on a number of forest
fires throughout the rest of the
summer. The largest was the 12,500
acre Snag Canyon fire near
Ellensburg, WA. At its height, there
were 12 helicopters, 3 DC-10 tanker
jets and 15 engine crews. At the
pinnacle, over 900 fire fighters and a
support staff of over 200 personnel
attacked the fire. Jacob lives in
Kelso, WA.
Class of 2009
Jessica Becker graduated from
the University Minnesota Duluth on
May 17, 2014 with a Bachelor of
Arts, Biology.
Class of 2010
Amanda Orth and Ryan Brandon
were united in marriage on July 19,
2014.
Cory Paquette earned a Bachelor
of Arts degree magna cum laude
with a major in government from
Lawrence University on June 15,
2014.
Hillary Ahola graduated from
Marquette University with a Bachelor
of Science, Biomedical Sciences.
Haley Albright graduated from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison with
a Bachelor of Science-Chemistry,
Graduated with Distinction.
Melanie
Holzinger
and
Eric
Pozorski (‘06) are engaged to be
married. Their wedding is being
planned for October 2015.
Lauren Pritzl graduated from St.
Norbert College with a Bachelor of
Music degree.
Class of 2008
Natalie Foster graduated from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison with
a Bachelor of Science-Retailing.
Matt Gille and Matt Kiel took
fourth place out of 87 teams at the
34th annual Spring Classic Muskie
tournament held in Eagle River this
summer. They caught a 41 inch
muskie and a 40.75 inch muskie.
Eric Schmitt is a manufacturing
engineer and works as a Regional
Applications Manager at Fraisa USA,
Inc.
He recently moved from
Minneapolis to Sheboygan.
Jacob Harvey earned his “Red
Card” in July, proving he has the skill
set necessary to safely fight wild
fires.
Subsequently Jacob was
dispatched as a member of an
Stephanie Fricke graduated from
the University of Wisconsin-Madison
with a Bachelor of Science-Molecular
Biology, Graduated with Distinction.
Elissa Halla graduated from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison with
a Bachelor of Science-Biology.
Katie Binversie graduated from
Marian University in May 2014 with a
Bachelor of Science in nursing. She
is working at St. Nicholas Hospital in
Sheboygan.
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Cassie Johnston graduated in
May from UW-Eau Claire with a
Bachelor
of
Business
Administration
(Summa
Cum
Laude). She is currently employed
at Manitowoc Ice in the Marketing
Department.
Class of 2011
Ben Stelzer earned preseason
recognition and was named the
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference preseason player of
the year.
He also earned the
GLIAC North Division Player of the
Week for a second time this
season.
He was one of nine
student-athletes that were named
to the NABC Honor Court for the
2013-14 season. The Michigan
Tech men’s basketball team also
received
the
NABC
Team
Academic Excellence Award. The
National Association of Basketball
Coaches Committee on Academics
recognizes outstanding academic
achievements by a team with a
cumulative grade point average of
3.0 or better for the 2013-14
season.
Justin Jagodinsky earned an
athletic letter for outstanding
participation on the Coe College
football team during the 2013-14
academic year. He is a second
year letter winner in football and
was named to the Academic AllIowa Conference team.
Olivia Krejcarek was one of this
year’s recipients of the Dramm
Corporation Scholarship. She is
attending the College of St.
Scholastica.
Class of 2012
Heath Hermans, an Air Force
Airman, graduated from basic
military training at Joint Base, San
Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio,
TX. He completed an intensive,
eight-week program that included
training in military discipline and
studies, Air Force core values,
physical fitness, basic warfare
principles and skills.
Kevin Sievert was recently
accepted into the Open Jar Institute
in New York City on a partial
scholarship. Open Jar is a national
weeklong
summer
intensive
program that trains performers for
the world of professional theater,
giving them the opportunity to work
closely with Broadway performers,
directors and choreographers.
Andrew
Kasserman
recently
completed a semester of study in
Kyoto, Japan. He is a junior at
MacAlaster College in St. Paul, MN
and is majoring in Japanese and Art
History.
named Setter of the Year by the
WCC Eastern division.
Class of 2014
Alex Pond was awarded the honor
of Eagle Scout at an Eagle Court of
Honor Ceremony that was held on
July 19, 2014.
Class of 2013
Caleb Mrozinsky is an officer with
the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
at UW-Manitowoc.
This honor
society provides members with
opportunities
for
leadership,
fellowship and service as well as an
intellectual climate for continued
academic excellence.
Stephen Heili is an officer with the
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at
UW-Manitowoc. Local members are
involved in fund-raising efforts for
scholarships, highway cleanup and
aid to local charities, but academic
excellence is the primary hallmark.
Kaley McDonnell was recently
inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa
Honor Society at UW-Manitowoc. To
be considered for membership, a
student
must
pass
stringent
academic requirements, be of good
moral
character
and
possess
recognized qualities of citizenship.
She also received first team all
conference recognition on the
women’s volleyball team and was
Attention Alumni!
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activities and events.
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accomplishments or exciting adventures!
Send your updates and photos to dholzinger@roncallijets.net. Thank you!
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IN MEMORIAM
Walter Ahrens
Father of
Terri ‘77
Susan ‘79
Amy ‘87
William (Bill) Biaggio
Father of
Robert ‘75
Ned Breuer
Father of
John ‘73 (Deceased)
Kurt ‘75
Ann ‘77
Paul ‘79
James ‘81
Thomas ‘83
Karl ‘86
John Cavanaugh
Father of
Gregory ‘76
Brian ‘78
Jeffrey ‘79
Bradley ‘83
Shirley Erdman
Home Economics teacher from
1972-1981
Mary Granger
Mother of
William ‘69
Susan ‘71
Sara ‘73
Debora Hanson
Mother of
Teresa ‘01
Martha ‘93
Lottie ‘94
George ‘00
Ron Raddatz
Father of
Tim ‘90
Irene Kono
Mother of
Barbara ‘76
John Rappel
Father of
Patrick ‘70
John ‘76
Husband of
Dorris Rappel, past Roncalli
Employee
Gary Kubichka
Class of 1969
Dolores Kugler
Mother of
Cynthia ‘72
Ann Marie ‘74
Michael ‘80
Paul Rauens
Class of 1990
Curtis Riebe
Father of
Daniel ‘86
Steven ‘89
Charles LaFleur
Father of
Renee ‘74
Michelle ‘75
David ‘79
Faye Riebe
Mother of
Nancy ‘76
Mary Jo ‘78
Jim ‘81
Mary Lippert
Mother of
Tim ‘88
Becky ‘91
Maynard (Butch) Lufter
Father of
Bryan ‘90
Beth ‘91
Robert “Bob” Maedke
Father of
Kathryn ‘79
Michael ‘81
Thomas ‘87
Ed Schnell
Father of
Ann ‘70
James ‘75
Barbara Shillcox
Wife of Stan Shillcox,
Softball coach
Doris Strohfeldt
Mother of
Shannon ‘94
Evelyn Meyer
Mother of
Marge ‘70
Jon ‘72
Mary Ellen ‘78
Hayden Thelen
Daughter of
Christine (Yauger) Thelen ‘93
Granddaughter of
Paulette (Ramthun) Yauger ‘70
Susan Mueller
Mother of
Steven ‘75
David ‘77
Patricia Van Sleet
Mother of
Michael ‘74
Kevin ‘76
Victor Holzinger
Father of
David ‘69
James ‘71 (deceased)
Virginia ‘73
Anthony ‘74
Marilyn Pfeffer
Mother of
David ‘69
Clyde (Skip) ‘71
Bryan Zipperer
Husband of
Koren (Schmidt) ‘97
Charles (Chuck) Kakuk
Class of 1978
John Pitroski
Father of
JoAnn ‘76
Timothy ‘81
Grace Hess
Mother of
Gerald ‘70
Margaret ‘71
William ‘73
Laurie ‘80
Physical Education teacher from
1965-1986
Richard Kapitz
Father of
Maria ‘88
Frank ‘89
Melissa Protz
Class of 1999
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