FOCE 2014-2015 Scholarships Awarded

A Publication of the Frederick County
Catholic Schools Coordinating Committee
Summer/Fall 2014
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The Report
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Fall Parish Visits
Sunday, September 7
St. John’s Parish
7:30 AM, 9 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM Sunday, September 14
Holy Family Parish
9 AM & 11 AM
Sunday, September 21
St. Mary’sParish
8 AM-10 AM
Sunday, October 5
St. Peter’s Parish 8 AM and 11 AM
Sunday, October 19
St. Katharine DrexelParish
9 AM, 11 AM
F.O.C.E. 2014-2015 Scholarships Awarded
F
.O.C.E. congratulates SJCP graduating
Senior Connor Gallagher, recipient of
the 2014 F.O.C.E./Mount Saint Mary’s
Scholarship. Connor will be attending the Mount
this Fall and will receive a $1500 scholarship
toward tuition.
Congratulations to the following elementary and
high school students who were recently chosen
by the F.O.C.E. Board to receive the following
named scholarships:
Sisters of the Visitation Scholarship
• Zofia Hochstrasser (The Visitation Academy)
Smith Memorial Scholarship
• Makenzie Holston (Saint John’s Catholic Prep)
Nallin Memorial Scholarship
Sunday, October 26 • Curtis Nishimoto (Saint John’s Catholic Prep)
St. Joseph’s Parish
• Sofia Rensberger (St. John Regional Catholic
8:30 AM, 10:30 AM
School)
(Carrollton Manor)
F.O.C.E. Scholarship
Sunday, November 2
• Thomas Nishimoto (Saint John’s Catholic Prep)
St. Timothy’s Parish
8 AM, 9:45 AM, 11:30 AM
Sunday, November 9
St. Ignatius Parish
8 AM, 10 AM, 12 PM
Fall Catholic Schools
Week Open Houses
Saturday, September 27
St. Thomas More Academy
12-3 PM
Sunday, November 2
St. John’s Catholic Prep
1-3 PM
Linwood and Helen Offutt Memorial
Scholarship
• Raphaela Smaldone (Mother Seton School)
• Sean O’Brien (Saint John’s Catholic Prep)
• Rose Haley (St. John Regional Catholic School)
• John Nelson (St. Thomas More Academy)
• Brooke Adams (The Visitation Academy)
Lois Lipps Edwards Memorial Scholarship
•Chase Dotson (St. John Regional Catholic
School)
Joseph Pline Memorial Scholarship
• Ellis McCormick (Mother Seton School)
William R. and Joseph A. Milani Memorial
Scholarship
• Matthias Buchheister (Mother Seton School)
Tuesday, November 4
Col. Mark Hoke Memorial Scholarship
Mother Seton School
• Michael McElwain (St. John Regional Catholic
10 AM-1 PM & 4:30 PM-6:30 PM
School)
Wednesday, November 5
Seton Dubois Scholarship
St. John Regional Catholic School
• Anthony Rosato (Mother Seton School)
9-11 AM & 7-9 PM
• Abigail Mullenholz (St. John Regional Catholic Sunday, November 9
St. Thomas More Academy
12 PM-3 PM
School)
• Roland Osong (St. Thomas More Academy)
• Mary Crider (The Visitation Academy)
• Haylee Orlowski (Saint John’s Catholic Prep)
F.O.C.E. Board Member Michele Corr with F.O.C.E./Mount
Saint Mary’s Scholarship Recipient Connor Gallagher
St. Peter Claver Scholarship
• Pia Nomen (Saint John’s Catholic Prep)
• Sydney Carder (Saint John’s Catholic Prep)
• Uriah Banawoye (The Visitation Academy)
• Evyn Banawoye (The Visitation Academy)
Ralph and Medora Wachter Memorial
Scholarship
• Jarrod Celeste (St. John Regional Catholic
School)
Knights of Columbus Father McGivney
Scholarship (awarded through the Community
Foundation of Frederick County)
• Tayler Hill (Saint John’s Catholic Prep)
• Timothy Johnson (Saint John’s Catholic Prep)
• Julianna Celeste (St. John Regional Catholic
School)
Knights of Columbus Col. Thomas
George Scholarship (awarded through the
Community Foundation of Frederick County)
• Zachary Kasica (Saint John’s Catholic Prep)
If you are interested in donating to any of the
above scholarships or would like to establish
a new scholarship, please contact Caroline
Pugh at 301-846-7804 or email to: info@
friendsofcatholicedorg.
F.O.C.E. Names McElroy Recipients
The 2014 McElroy Award recipients
are George and Bettie Delaplaine. This
year’s Award Ceremony will take place
on Tuesday October 7, 2014 at Ceresville
Mansion, beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more
information call 301-846-7804.
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Summer/Fall 2014
SJCP Congratulates the
Class of 2014
Saint John’s Catholic Prep is proud of our 65 graduates who have
been offered over $4.4 million in scholarships! S
aint John’s Catholic Prep celebrated its graduation
ceremonies on Thursday, May 22, and Friday, May 23. The
traditional Baccalaureate Mass was held on Thursday at St.
John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church followed by the Senior
Recognition Dinner at Dutch’s Daughter Restaurant. Salutatorian
Lianne Pedersen spoke at the Senior Recognition Dinner. The
following awards were presented:
Catholic Daughters Religion Award
Presented to Sarina Sofia
Sons of the American Revolution Award
Presented to Connor Gallagher
The Dr. Christopher M. Hassett Science Scholarship Award
Presented to Kelsey Bealmear
F.O.C.E. Mount Saint Mary’s Scholarship Award
Presented to Connor Gallagher
National Honor Society Scholarships Award
Presented to Michael Amedeo, Kelsey Bealmear, and Austin Rose
Balfour Service Award
Presented to Austin Rose
C. Markland Kelly Award
Presented to Austin Rose and Kathryn Tighe
State Merit Scholastic Awards
Presented to Kelsey Bealmear, Lianne Pedersen, and Kathryn Tighe
Lion’s Club of Carroll Manor Scholarship
Presented to Sade Reeves
Valedictorian Award/Salutatorian Award
Plaques and ribbons presented to Valedictorians Kelsey Bealmear
and Kathryn Tighe, and Salutatorian Lianne Pedersen
The official Commencement Ceremony took place at the new
Buckeystown campus on Friday, May 23. Valedictorians Kelsey
Bealmear and Kathryn Tighe addressed the congregation.
President Gordon Oliver presented the following special awards:
Micah Distinguished Alumni Award
Awarded to Mr. Rick Hassett, Class of 1967
The Father John McElroy Founder’s Award
Awarded to John Ballantyne, Class of 2014
Three Seniors Rank Eagle Scouts
On May 22, at their annual Senior class dinner, Saint John’s
Catholic Prep honored three of its seniors for attaining Eagle Rank
– Nathaniel Bowman, Connor Gallagher, and Andrew Stewart. There are over 365 requirements to accomplish for the Eagle rank,
including many hours of community service, leadership positions
within their troop, and learning life skills pertaining to first aid,
citizenship, and outdoor living. Nathaniel Bowman is a member of Troop 268 in Monrovia, MD. His Eagle project included landscaping work near the beach at
Greenbrier State Park. He has been to Philmont Scout Ranch in
New Mexico and Northern Tier Scout Camp in Minnesota. Connor
Gallagher is a member of Troop 1023 in Kemptown, MD. For his
Eagle project he refurbished flower beds of St. Ignatius Church
in Ijamsville. Connor also went to Florida Sea Base in Key West. Andrew Stewart is a member of Troop51 in Sharpsburg, MD. For
his Eagle project he made six picnic tables for Saint John’s Catholic
Prep. He has been to Florida Sea Base and attended the 2013
Jamboree at The Summit Scout Camp in West Virginia.
Eagle Scouts (L to R): Andrew Stewart, Connor Gallagher, and Nathaniel Bowman
Mount St. Mary’s University: Kicking-off New
Academic Year, Welcomes over 1600 Students
M
ount St. Mary’s University officially
opened the 2014-15 academic year
with Opening Convocation and the
Mass of the Holy Spirit on Monday, August
25 at 10:00 a.m. in the Knott Arena located in the PNC Sports
Complex.
Convocation featured mass with celebrant Rev. Brian Nolan, S’01,
Mount St. Mary’s Chaplain and concelebrants Rev. Msgr. Steven P.
Rohlfs, S’76 and Rev. James M. Donohue, CR.
President Thomas H. Powell delivered his charge to faculty and
staff along with Msgr. Rohlfs’ charge and pledge to seminarians.
Special presentations to Mount students included the Thomas
Merton Scholarship, Patrick J. Goles Prize for Leadership, Thomas
G. O’Hara Prize for Leadership, Eugene M. Waldron, Jr. Prize for
Leadership and the John E. Coyne, III Prize for Leadership.
President Powell formally inducted the incoming 520 members
of the Class of 2018 into Mount St. Mary’s University and faculty
presented the class of 2015 with senior pins.
The Class of 2018 represents the second largest freshmen class
in the history of the Mount. This class set two Mount St. Mary’s
admissions records with the largest number of applications
(6,200) and percentage of domestic minority students in
university history (33%). Our entering class of minority students
is an increase of eight percent from last year, and our application
increased 27% from last year.
The freshmen class represents 26 different states, plus the District
of Columbia with 53% of the students from Maryland. The most
popular intended majors are Business, Biology, and Education.
The Mount also welcomes 40 transfer students. Over 70% of the
students hail from local community colleges. 35% of them will
arrive with Associated Degrees. Almost a quarter of our transfers
are members of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
The Report Card
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The Visitation Academy:
IB & STEM Highlight the New School Year
V
isitation Academy students and staff were
excited to learn that the Academy has been
recognized as a candidate school in the
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme,
IBMYP. The program will target grades 6 – 8, and
impact all grades with an increased emphasis on
professional development and a shift in teaching
style. All students will benefit from a school-wide
collaborative approach to learning. While remaining
true to Visitation’s Catholic identity, curriculum and
the unique feature of daily Mass, Visitation is posed to
embrace the next chapter in her history.
Partnered with the IB approach, STEM initiatives
across campus will serve to support the shift to
inquiry based collaborative learning. Partnerships
with local and national institutions have established
new avenues of collaboration and networking for
students and faculty alike. These pursuits have
included corporate support, intern opportunities, and
on-site events. The development of a well-equipped,
multipurpose STEM Center is underway. The marriage
of the IBMYP and a strong STEM initiative is the ideal
fit for the profile of today’s most successful students,
and will underscore Visitation’s goal to “Empower
Young Women” (since 1846)!
At Visitation Academy even the youngest students are enjoying STEM activities. Pre-K and
Kindergarten students are learning to classify mammals, reptiles, birds, and amphibians.
St. John Regional Catholic School is Off to a
Great New School Year
O
ur mission is to provide a Christ-centered environment
and an exemplary education to each and every student
within the framework of the gospel and the traditions
of the Catholic Church. The goal of our faith community is to
develop future leadership for the 21st century through academic
excellence, faith in action, and a firm foundation of Christian
virtues. Our teachers and staff strive to live out this mission every
day in order to build strong future leaders in our community as
well as our church. We were rewarded for our efforts as our most
recent alumni received many awards and honors. A large number
of our graduating students received scholarships to area high
schools and were accepted into prestigious high school programs.
We have had a busy and rewarding summer. The Maryland
Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE)
announced that St. John Regional Catholic School has been
certified as a 2014 Maryland Green School. Over the past two
years, our school has demonstrated and documented a continuous
effort to integrate sustainable best management practices,
environmental education curriculum, professional development
opportunities, and community engagement into our daily
operations. This certification signifies that our school has made a
commitment to developing stewards of the earth and reducing
the environmental impact of our school.
Our school has been selected for the 2014 Best of Frederick
Award in the Religious Schools category by the Frederick Award
Program for the past three years. St. John Regional Catholic School
is among a very small group of companies that have won the Best
of Frederick Award for three consecutive years. This distinction has
qualified us for the 2014 Frederick Business Hall of Fame. Each
year, the Frederick Award Program identifies companies that they
believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local
community and business category. These are local companies that
enhance the positive image of small business through service to
their customers and our community.
In addition, we won two
work place awards. The
first award was from The
Washington Post Top Work
Places and was based solely
on a direct survey sent to all of our employees. The second award
was a local honor, The 2014 Frederick County Best Places to Work
Awards. We were presented with The People’s Choice Award; a
survey was taken of employees and former employees of St. John
Regional Catholic School. We feel like these awards validate what
we have known for years; our employees take great pride in our
school and their commitment to our students.
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A Publication of the Frederick County
Catholic Schools Coordinating
Committee
53 E. Patrick Street
Frederick, Maryland 21701
Phone: 301-846-7804
The Frederick County Catholic
Schools Coordinating Committee
(FCCSCC) is comprised of
representatives of the Archdiocese
of Baltimore, the Frederick
County Catholic Schools,
Friends of Catholic Education,
and local clergy. The mission
of the Committee is to work
collaboratively to coordinate
the continuing advancement of
Catholic School education in
Frederick County.
Pam Zusi
Chairperson
Carol Hinds
Friends of Catholic Education, Inc.
Caroline Tatum Pugh
Friends of Catholic Education, Inc.
Rev. Keith Boisvert
St. Katharine Drexel Parish
Sister Brenda Monahan
Mother Seton School
Lynne Kirby
The Visitation Academy
Elizabeth Monahan
Mount Saint Mary’s University
Jim Plamondon
Saint John’s Catholic Prep
Marc Minsker
Saint John’s Catholic Prep
Brian Riesett
St. Thomas More Academy
Veronica Kosch
St. Thomas More Academy
Karen Smith
St. John Regional Catholic School
Summer/Fall 2014
Mother Seton School Introduces
New Principal
T
he 2014-2015 school
year brings with it
changes in Mother
Seton School’s leadership.
The school welcomes Sister
Brenda Monahan, D.C. as the
new school principal. She
will replace Sister JoAnne
Goecke, D.C., who served
in the role for the past eight
years. Sr. JoAnne will begin a
new mission in Wilmington,
Delaware this fall.
Beacons of Hope, Inc., an organization of the
Diocese of Birmingham that provides financial
and administrative assistance for Catholic school
students and their families.
Sr. Brenda was born in Cape
May County, New Jersey, but
has called Tallassee, Alabama home since 1980.
After graduating Tallassee High School in 1982,
she received a B.S. in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from the University of Montevallo
in Montevallo, Alabama. In 2002, she completed
a Master’s in Educational Leadership and Administration with the University of Dayton. Previously,
Sr. Brenda was a principal at St. Barnabas School
in Birmingham, Alabama and then Director of
Mother Seton School is an independent Catholic Pre-K through Grade 8 school, sponsored
by the Daughters of Charity, approved by
the Archdiocese of Baltimore, accredited by
AdvancEd, and certified as a Maryland Green
School. For families seeking excellent academics and strong values, Mother Seton School is
an affordable option that is easily accessible
by bus from many locations in the area. For
detailed admissions information, please visit
mothersetonschool.org.
Sr. Brenda said she looks forward to getting to
know the students, faculty, and parents and
working “to form an alliance that enlightens
hearts, creating a vibrant relationship with God
and providing each child with an academic
program that challenges students to strive for
personal excellence.”
About Mother Seton School
St. Thomas More Academy Launches
STREAM Program
S
t. Thomas More Academy, a Classical
Catholic school that serves students from
PreK-8th grade in Middletown, Maryland,
has launched a new initiative that integrates
many of the components of Classical education
and brings them into the 21st century. STREAM is
a program that emphasizes Science, Technology,
Religion, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.
Many schools offer STEM programs. St. Thomas
More is taking it a step further and, in alignment
with their Classical curriculum, incorporating
Art and Religion, along with a strong focus on
Literature, History, Latin and Language Arts.
Within the Classical structure, these subjects
were already a cornerstone of St. Thomas More’s
academic program and with this new initiative,
they will continue to explore and integrate all of
their courses. The goal is to educate the whole
child; heart, mind, and soul.
As part of St. Thomas More Academy’s STREAM
initiative, students will have more opportunities
to use technology, classes will participate in
hands on science and engineering projects, and
special after school STREAM programs will be
held throughout the year to engage the entire
family. St. Thomas More offers advanced math
classes so that students may take Algebra or
Graduates of the STMA Class of 2014 pictured with Reverend
Father Taiyelolu Oyeyipo
Geometry by the end of 8th grade. Plans are in
place to partner with local businesses to bring
in outside expertise for certain projects and
St. Thomas More teachers receive on going
professional development and support that
encourages their innovation and creativity in the
classrooms. The Academy’s fine arts program
includes a history linked art studio and music
class. Guitar and piano lessons are also offered
onsite after school.
Please feel welcome to visit St. Thomas More
Academy on regularly scheduled “More
Mondays” throughout the year or join us for an
Open House on September 27th from 12 – 3pm.