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COMMUNICATOR
Cretin-Derham Hall
Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
& the Brothers of the Christian Schools
Volume XXVI • Number 5
• June 2014
CDH Bids Farewell to Three
Legendary Math Teachers
C
retin-Derham Hall—and
in particular the school’s
Math Department—will
look very different next year with the
retirement of Tom Cody, Charlotte
Hennessy, and Brian Lundell. Their
collective experience in service to the
school totals more than 110 years.
All were on staff when Cretin and
Derham Hall merged in 1987--Cody
at Cretin and Hennessy and Lundell
at Derham Hall—and some of their
current students are the offspring of
their former students. Charlotte Mills Hennessy began
her 42-year teaching career (her years
of service are surpassed only by Mary
Jo Groeller, whose career spanned 43
years) in January 1972 as a student
teacher at Derham Hall and was
hired full time in August of that year.
“The thing I have treasured the most
are the interactions with students,”
she says. “They are the best!” She particularly enjoys hearing from former
students, adding that she often wonders how they are doing and where
they live. She and her husband, Larry,
are proud new grandparents, and
the couple plans to travel as much as
possible. This fall, they will travel by
train through the Rocky Mountains.
Brian Lundell began his 38-year
teaching career at Derham Hall in
September 1976. “I fell into teaching quite by accident,” he says. “My
internship at Derham Hall was a
one-year contract. I had no idea it
would stretch to 38 years!” He says
the things he enjoys the most about
teaching are the relationships that he
has built with teachers and with his
students. “It’s fun to watch students
have their ‘aha!’ moments. Some are
naturally good at math and some
struggle, but you try to make them all
see that their hard work will pay off.”
Brian has no specific retirement plans
yet, adding, “I imagine it will take
most of the summer to clean out my
desk!”
Tom Cody ‘70 began his 40-year
teaching career at Highland Catholic
Grade School in 1974. He returned
to his alma mater as a math teacher
in 1981. “I didn’t really see myself as
a career teacher until I got into the
classroom, and, once I was there, I
was hooked for life. I feel like there
is meaning in teaching, and that I
can make a powerful impact on the
future, which is something lacking in
many careers. Cody is a co-founder
of the TLC (Teaching, Learning,
Communicating) Program at CDH
and plans to spend about a 1/3 of his
retirement years on the road teaching
TLC to teachers in schools around
the nation. “Another 1/3 of my life
will be at CDH volunteering in a
couple of programs and mentoring
some students. The remaining 1/3
will be spent golfing, doing crossword
puzzles, and watching reruns of The
West Wing.”
“These teachers have contributed
significantly to the overall success of
CDH and the thousands of students
they have taught,” said President
Richard Engler. “They formed the
foundation of the school’s exceptional
Math Department and are leaving
a legacy of educational excellence
for those who will follow them. We
are so very grateful to them for their
service, and we wish them the best in
their richly-deserved retirement.”
Tom Cody, Charlotte Hennessy, and Brian Lundell.
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Principal’s Letter
Dear CDH Community,
All of us in the CDH community
were deeply saddened by the deaths
of three of our students: 9th grader
Mac Greeman, junior Max Lowell,
and senior Ben Mueller. We continue to keep these students and their
families in our thoughts and prayers.
Three highly-respected teachers
retired at the end of this school year:
Tom Cody ‘70, Charlotte Hennessy,
and Brian Lundell. We are indebted
to them for their exceptional service
and dedication to CDH and the students they serve, and we wish them
well in their retirement.
After 19 years of ministry to
our CDH community, both in the
classroom and as a member of the
Campus Ministry team, Fr. Phil
Dreckman, SJ, has retired and will
be returning to his Jesuit community
in Milwaukee, WI, later this summer.
We thank him for his service. This school year, Cretin-Derham
Hall launched CASA, a unique
program that connects students and
adults through activities designed to
intentionally promote the core values
of CDH. The goal of CASA is to
provide a structure in which every
student in our school community
knows that he/she is recognized and
valued. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Amy Bellus and Jack
Kreitzer for their exceptional work
on CASA.
Cretin-Derham Hall is proud to
claim two students, juniors Maria
Neuzil and Anna Kalkman, who
earned the top composite score of 36
on the ACT test.
The 2014 National Merit finalist was Jonathon Gallaher and the
Commended Students were Adam
Klein, Olivia Kuncio, Alex Mongin, Rachel Oberst, Abby Sunberg,
Kathryn Theisen, Brian Veenstra,
and Joshua Vievering.
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Ten juniors have met the requirements to enter the 2015 National
Merit Scholarship Program based on
the results of their Preliminary SAT/
National Merit Qualifying Tests.
They are Emma Gutzmann, Kevin
Hottinger, Anna Kalkman, Megan
Kollitz, Madeline Lee, Carl Modl,
Maria Neuzil, Mateo ParedesSepulveda, Mark Schuweiler, and
Wyatt Stackpole.
The second edition of Campus
minister David Haas’ book, Music
and the Mass; A Practical Guide for
Ministers of Music, was released. He
also coordinated the production of a
CD, God is Everywhere, that features
several CDH students and several
compositions that David composed
specifically for the CDH community,
including Mass of Christ, Our Hope;
One Heart, One Mind; and Be A Blessing. Senior Ellen Larson is the composer of one of the featured songs, I
Believe I Shall See. David also received the prestigious 2014 Emmaus
Award for Excellence in Catechesis at
the annual National Catholic Educational Association Conference and
Expo.
Jim O’Neill ‘74 retired as CretinDerham Hall’s baseball coach,
capping off a stellar 18-year baseball
coaching career. He coached the
Raiders to five state baseball championships in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001,
and 2007. His teams won 66 straight
games from 1996-1999. O’Neill will
continue coaching the Cretin-Derham Hall Boys Hockey team, which
he has been doing for 34 years.
Opening enrollment for the
JROTC program was 206 cadets, the
highest in 20 years. The Raider Brigade was also named an Honor Unit
with Distinction for the 87th consecutive year.
The award-winning Theater
Department produced The Drowsy
Chaperone, The Phantom Tollbooth,
The Bluest Eye, Oklahoma!, and the
summer community theater production of Pippin, which will run July
24-27 and July 31-August 3. The
Department also presented the fall
touring production of Journey to the
World’s End, three Improv shows and
two 24 Hour Create-a-Plays. Oklahoma! received Honorable Mention
for Overall Performance and for
Overall Performance by a Student
Orchestra by the Hennepin Theatre
Trust Education Spotlight Musical
Theatre Awards Program. Individual students were also recognized
with various Spotlight Awards,
including juniors Jeremy Nuque, EJ
Peris, Cole Provo, and Laura Dellis, and seniors Tony Palomo, Abby
Sunberg, Peter Nicholson, and
Shannon Downes.
The annual SPAFF fundraiser
met its goal with a final total of
$175,405.00.
Cretin-Derham Hall won the
top prize of $10,000 in the annual
Give to the Max Day in Minnesota.
CDH received online donations
from 839 donors totaling $548,192!
Senior Katie Thiesen was a
member of the ’13-’14 All-Stare
Mixed Choir. Sophomore Jack
Johnston was a member of the 2014
ACDA of Minnesota 9/10 Honor
Choir. Junior Lexi Auth was accepted into the ’14-’15 All-State Mixed
Choir. And Jack Johnston was
accepted into the ’14-’15 All-State
Men’s Choir.
Juniors Wynonna Garcia, Jake
Lacina, Jack Fitzpatrick, and
Thomas Konetschka participated
in the West Point Student Leadership Seminar hosted by the West
Point Society of Minnesota and
Mounds View Community Center.
Forty-eight students in the Spectrum class developed and implemented action plans to help deal
with selected social justice issues.
Mandarin Chinese was added to
the World Language Department
this year. In December, students in
Chinese teacher Na Ye’s class hosted
Chinese Night, which featured Chinese cuisine and beverages.
Cretin-Derham Hall hosted
Spoken Word Artist Micah Bournes
to the Field House as part of the
school’s Reverend Dr. Martin Luther,
Jr., celebration. Music was provided
by music minister William Wesley
from Living Word Church and Outreach Ministries
CDH hosted an Advent and a
Lenten Taize Prayer in the James and
Julie Woulfe Activity Center.
Junior Maria Neuzil was selected
as a member of the All-State Symphonic Band.
Senior Alex Mongin performed
with the All-State Band at the Minnesota Music Educators Association
Senior Erin Goodson was recognized with The Gold Award, the Girl
Scouts of America’s highest honor.
CDH also had a number of Eagle
Scout recipients, the Boy Scouts of
America’s highest honor, including
seniors Matt Rugloski, Stephen
Maxam, Willie Shearon, and Peter
Nicholson.
The Service Committee of the
CDH Student Council coordinated a
very successful Food Drive to benefit
Neighborhood House.
Seniors Heather Sawchuk, Nicole
Biagi, Olivia Wilkes, Jack Stein,
Danielle Lee, and Samantha Baldwin, and juniors Michael McGill,
Meghan Vosbeek, and Lucy Franzen
had the special honor of having their
work selected as part of the St. Paul
Jaycees Best 100 Show.
Senior Sami Soltermann competed in fencing in the Junior Olympics
in Portland, OR.
In May, at the student-driven 2nd
Annual Relay for Life event, participants raised $4,500 for the American
Cancer Society.
Junior Tristan Anderson competed in the US Power Lifting As-
sociation tournament, squatting 501
pounds, and set an American record
for 16 and 17-year-olds.
Junior Paddy Gilligan was honored to have his charcoal drawing,
Scout, accepted in the Scholatistic Art
Awards Show. The focus of this year’s annual
Justice Week was mental health.
Through various events, the Justice
Week Committee was able to raise
$2,800, which was donated to the
Washburn Center for Children.
Several sophomores presented
exhibits at State History Day and
several were recognized with awards
for their work, including Emily
Kinne, Colleen Dolan, Connor
Stewart, Clare Sevenich, and Nadya
Anderson. Molly Hynes and Emily
Voigt won 1st place for their exhibit
on Racism in Our Hometown: The
Arthur Lee Family, Minneapolis, 1931,
and will be heading to Washington,
D.C., later this month to participate
in the National Finals.
Senior Alex Kunzer made the
USA Ultimate Team as an alternate.
The team will travel to Lecco, Italy,
this summer to compete against other
countries around the world. The 2103 Legacy Gala, the kickoff celebration of the school’s annual
appeal, was held in November at
the Crowne Plaza Hotel and drew
more than 500 parents, past parents,
alumni/ae and friends.
Senior Adam Klein was recognized
as an AP Scholar of Distinction. This
award is granted to approximately 1%
of the students who take a minimum
of five AP Exams and receive an
average score of at 3.5 on all AP tests
taken and scores of 3 or higher on
five or more of these exams.
The 3rd Annual Homecoming Picnic was held on September 13, 2013,
at the University of St. Thomas with
more than 375 alumni/ae, parents,
students and friends of CDH in attendance.
On April 26, 2014, more than 600
guests attended A Taste of CDH, an
event that was supported by more
than 30 businesses with a CDH connection.
In March, more than 225 alumni/
ae and friends were on hand in Fort
Myers, FL, for the 7th Annual CDH
Day at Spring Training. In February, the 12th Annual
Empty Bowls benefit was held to
support the work of Heifer International.
Seventy-three percent of the
student body participated in one (or
more) MSHSL-sponsored sport. Fifty-eight student-athletes were named
All-Conference in 28 varsity sports.
Girls Volleyball and Girls Lacrosse
earned Suburban East Conference
championship titles. Football, Boys
Hockey, Girls Hockey, Boys Basketball and Baseball finished in 2nd place
in the Conference. Boys Basketball
and Girls Golf won the Section
Championship and have advanced to
the State Tournament at press time.
The Boys Basketball team finished 4th
in state. Eleven student-athletes advanced to state tournaments as individual competitors. Sixteen studentathletes received All-State honors.
Several students were named Pioneer
Press Student Athletes of the Week.
Eight student-athletes signed letters
of intent to play NCAA or NAIA
Division I or II athletics.
Our Campus Ministry team has
organized numerous prayer services
and Masses throughout the year,
helping all of us grow in our faith.
So many events throughout the
year at Cretin-Derham Hall simply
would not be possible without the
continued support of our Parents’
Association. All of us at CDH are indebted to this group for their dedication, creativity, and enthusiasm.
And finally, in April the announcement was made that the current Director of Development, Frank Miley,
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has been selected as the President
of CDH effective July 2015. For the
’14-’15 school year Frank will serve
as the Executive Vice President of
CDH. I look forward to working
with Frank as we transition to his
new role. I am confident that the
school will be in very capable hands
under his leadership.
Have a safe and restful summer.
May God bless you all.
Sincerely,
Richard R. Engler
President
Ten Students
Qualify for National
Merit Competition
Congratulations to the following
students who met the requirements
to enter the 2015 National Merit
Scholarship Program. These students
have shown outstanding academic
potential and are among the 50,000
highest scoring students out of the
1.5 million nationwide who took
the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National
Merit Qualifying Test. These students now qualify to be named either
National Merit Semifinalists or
Commended Students (those results
will be available in September 2014).
Semifinalists will have an opportunity
to continue in the competition for
approximately 8,000 National Merit
Scholarships.
Emma Gutzmann
Kevin Hottinger
Anna Kalkman
Megan Kollitz
Madeline Lee
Carl Modl
Maria Neuzil
Mateo Paredes-Sepulveda
Mark Schuweiler
Wyatt Stackpole
Irish Visitors Need
Host Families
Cretin-Derham Hall is looking for
junior and senior girls to host girls
from Strathearn College, Belfast,
Northern Ireland. Our visitors will
be arriving October 24 and departing
on November 1, 2014. Please visit
the CDH website and click on the
Parent/Student link to fill out the
online form for hosting (www.c-dh.
org/irelandhost.aspx). This is a wonderful experience for the visitors and
the host families!
Ireland Trip 2015
Juniors and seniors interested in
going on the Ireland Trip next year
should contact social studies teacher
Mary Robison at mrobison@c-dh.
org. Trip dates are March 25 to April
3. The trip includes a home stay with
a family in Northern Ireland.
Solar Array Panels Installed at CDH
Students at Cretin-Derham Hall
took the initiative to make solar energy a reality at CDH. In partnership
with the Minnesota Student Energy
Project (MNSEP) the students,
Sundial Solar Energy, and Tenk Solar
have installed a 5KW Solar PV (electrical) array on the roof of Whaley
Hall on the campus of Cretin-Derham Hall.
The students and MNSEP raised
over half the funds needed for the
installation, and labor was donated by
Sundial Solar Energy. The modules
and equipment were provided at a reduced cost by Tenk Solar. Additional
generous support for the project was
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provided by the Michael and Kristi
Kampmeyer family.
Cretin-Derham Hall is the first
high school in the Twin City area to
install a solar array to help offset the
electric usage by more than 6,500
kilowatt hours annually and reduce
the carbon footprint by eliminating
more than four tons of greenhouse
gases over the life of the system.
Faculty Corner
Goodbye and thank you to the
following staff members who will not
be with us next school year: German
teacher Lisa Becker, Spanish teacher
Justin Fleming, Spanish teacher
Ariana Lowther, video production
teacher Fred Wysoki, St. Joseph
Worker Emily Bender, and Campus
Minister Fr. Phil Dreckman, SJ, who
is retiring and will rejoin his Jesuit
community later this summer. Dean
of Students Marcus Freeman ‘02
has accepted a position as assistant
principal at Ramsey Middle School.
Thank you all for your service to
CDH!
Substitute guidance counselor Peggy VanWyk has filled in for the past
7+ months for guidance counselor
Jennifer Vinck who was on maternity
leave. In April, the Guidance Department hosted a going-away reception
in Peggy’s honor.
English teacher Dr. Terence
Sinclair-Wood’s dissertation, Making Meaning: A study of the social,
psychological, and spiritual impact
of high school theatre on developing adults, examines the impact of
theater on high school students and
is available on Amazon.
Faculty/Staff Luncheon
Faculty and staff recognized at the year-end luncheon included (l to r)
Charlotte Hennessy, Tim Teuber, Doug Meeker, Peter Gleich, Laurie
Malm, Mike Steineman, Kathryn Fetterly, Dan Kotasek, Maureen Modl,
and Katie Carroll.
To celebrate science teacher Mike
Steineman’s 40th birthday in May
2014, some faculty members decided to be like Mike for the day.
These Mike look-alikes, complete
with white shirts, ties, key rings, and
bottles of tabasco sauce, posed with
the real Mike, who is holding his Old
Man Survival Kit.
Congratulations to Admissions Director Tony Leseman ‘01 and his wife,
Ashley, on the birth of their daughter,
Annie Mae, on April 29, 2014.
Annie Mae
Lessman
Congratulations to math teacher
Bea Egan Hellickson ‘00 and her
husband, Michael, on the birth of
their daughter, Colleen Catherine,
on May 19, 2014.
Colleen Catherine
Hellickson
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My Year as a St. Joseph Worker
When I think back on my year as
a St. Joseph Worker, I immediately
think of Cretin-Derham Hall. During the application process for the
St. Joseph Worker Program, I knew
that I wanted to serve in a Catholic
school, and when I learned of the opportunity to serve at Cretin-Derham
Hall, I did not need to look anywhere
else. As I began my service, I was
nervous about not only how I would
find my way around this enormous
school, but also how I would fit into
this community. The CDH students,
faculty, and staff exceeded my expectations in every way; I am so grateful
to have been a part of such a vibrant,
faith-filled community.
I try to embody the motto of the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Justice Week
On April 29, 2014, the CDH Justice Week committee handed a check
for more than $2,800 to Lindsay
Miesbauer ‘99 of Washburn Center
for Children. This year’s topic, Mental Health, brought in more than 25
speakers on various justice issues connected to mental health. The money
raised will be used directly for the
Washburn’s new Welcome Center.
Washburn serves children with multiple mental health issues, many of
whom cannot afford care elsewhere.
Pictured are (back row, l to r) Jacob
Byron, Frank Zobitz, James Hallermann, Joe Wenger, Maura Walde,
and Rose Anderson. Front row, l to
r: Catherine Cahir, Emily Morton,
Lindsay Miesbauer, and Claire Seng.
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in all of my
work: “Moving towards
love of God
and neighbor without
distinction.”
As a member
of the Campus Ministry
team, I have
been given
numerous opportunities to love the dear neighbor
through service at the Wilder Foundation Child Development Center and
Habitat for Humanity. I was also able
to serve students at CDH through our
liturgies, retreats, and in the classroom.
My experiences working with young
people are invaluable as I move forward in my education and career.
This year the St. Joseph Worker
Program is comprised of 12 young
women who each serve at a different
nonprofit organization in the Twin
Cities for one year. The four values
of the program are leadership, justice,
spirituality, and intentional community. As I reflect on my experience,
there is truly no other place I’d rather
have served. The opportunity to work
at Cretin-Derham with such warm
and caring faculty, staff, and students
in a Christ-centered space is one I
will cherish for the rest of my life.
Emily Bender
St. Joseph Worker
Relay for Life
Cretin-Derham Hall students have
maintained a strong tradition of participation in the American Cancer Society’s Relay
for Life event. After years of relaying at the
Highland Park track, CDH was given the
opportunity to host its own Relay event at
school. This year, at the 2nd annual Relay for
Life event, participants managed to raise
about $4,500 for the American Cancer Society, which uses the money they receive for
many different purposes, including providing programs for survivors and families, as
well as for research to find a cure for cancer.
Each year, the American Cancer Society invests $130 million dollars in cancer research!
At the 2014 Relay for Life event, students
stayed up all night in the Field House from
6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 9, until 6:00 a.m.
Danny Greenheck (l) and Kevin Hartman take their turns at the Giant Jenga tower.
on Saturday, May 10. For 12 hours, participants walked around the “track” marked by
purple and gold footprints, played games,
Abby Rottjakob (l)
and raised money for the American Cancer
and Lexie Erickson
Society. One of the favorite games of the
handle check-in
night was Giant Jenga, a life-size version of
duties at Relay for
the popular game that challenges players to
Life.
pull out wooden blocks without tipping the
tower over. CDH students were joined with
a group of students from Benilde-St. Margaret’s, who enthusiastically joined in and
managed to be one of the top two fundraising teams. I have co-chaired this event with seniors
Rachel Oberst and Bridget Mountain. The
junior co-chairs this year, who will be taking over next year, are Margo Udelhoven,
Suriya Thompson, Abby Rottjakob, Lexie
Erickson, and Madge Harrington.
The Relay for Life is a great way for our
community to come together to try and finish the fight against cancer. Thank you to all
who participated or donated! And we hope
to see you at next year’s Relay for Life!
Maggie Johnson
Senior
Co-chair, Relay for Life
The Luminaria Ceremony (white paper bags with glow sticks inside) honors those who
have been or are being treated for cancer and those who have lost their battle with the
disease.
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Senior Social Justice Projects
After completing their research on social justice issues they
felt passionately about, a number of Cretin-Derham Hall seniors
were given permission by their parents and the administration
to leave the school on Tuesdays in April, during their double
class period time, to interview people who are working in various
social justice fields to determine what the needs are and how the
students might be able to help fill those needs.
While the issues they explored started out on a mammoth
scale, the students eventually narrowed down their projects to the
local level. In May, they presented to a panel of faculty, parents,
and outside professionals on their selected social justice issues
and their action plans to help resolve those issues.
The following is a sampling of the topics and the students’
action plans:
• Summer hunger for low-income students who get free
lunches during the school year: Produced and distributed
brochures at Twin City area rec centers with information
about free lunches during the summer for low-income students under age 18.
• Trafficking of girls in Minnesota: Worked with Breaking
Free to collect toiletries.
• Invasive species in Minnesota lakes and rivers: Took a DNR
training course to become a certified boat inspector.
• Teen alcoholism: Performed at a local coffee shop, including
a song written exclusively for this event, with tips going to a
halfway house for recovering teens.
• Women in media: Consulted with university professors and
wrote an editorial that was submitted to the Star-Tribune,
Pioneer Press, and Washington Post.
• Abuse in nursing homes: Created knowledge boards which
tell the unique stories of elderly patients in nursing homes,
some of whom can no longer speak or write for themselves,
to further humanize these patients for their caregivers.
• Other issues included animal abuse; climate control and
water shortage; forgotten veterans families; rural teen
homelessness; mental illness; abuse in the home or in dating
relationships; rape culture; body image and eating disorders;
the achievement gap; how to get more girls into the fields of
science, technology, engineering and mathematics; Title 9
and pay disparity; health care; and many others.
We are so proud of these students. They used a variety of skills
to prepare them for the future and to embody Catholic Social
Teachings.
Mary Kietzmann
Religion Teacher
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Respect Life Team Supports
Wakota Life Care Center
The Respect Life Team held a successful baby
shower for the Wakota Life Care Center in
April 2014 that brought in more items than any
previous year. Pictured below with some of the
items are (l to r) Tim Teuber, Wynonna Garcia,
Laura Bearth, and Connor Petit.
Self-Defense Training
Al Horner, a former Navy Seal, and fellow
instructor Karla Knapp presented a self-defense
training class at CDH in April 2014. Katie
Stewart and Terese Radford, both parents of
CDH students, made this presentation possible.
One hundred female students and their mothers
attended the three-hour class, which focused on
self-defense and what to look for when you are in
certain situations. More information about this
program is available at www.notmetraining.com.
Parents’ Association News
Thank You!
Grandparents Mass
Mother-Son Dinner Dance
The CDH Parents’ Association
would like to recognize the following
businesses for their generous support
of our events this past year. As they
have supported CDH, let’s support
them!
Captain Ken’s
Claddagh Coffee
Crowne Plaza
Davanni’s
DeGidio’s
DJ Stevie Ray
Emma Krumbee’s; Albertville
El Burrito Mercado
Gabe’s in the Park
Gerten’s
Greg Thuente Videography
Green Mill
Indulge Boutique
Jimmy John’s
Kowalski’s
Martha’s Gardens
Michael Murray Photography
Midway Rental
Minnesota Gopher Football
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
Northern Lights DJ
Peak Printing
Shamrock’s/The Nook
Skinner’s Pub
Southern Style Catering
St. Paul Corner Drug
Sweet Martha’s Cookies
Thomas Liquor
Tinucci’s
Wabasha St. Deli
On May 9, 2014, CDH students
welcomed and accompanied their
grandparents to a special Mass followed by a reception of coffee, juice,
and pastries in the CDH Field
House. More than 1,100 people attended the event. We were blessed
to have a beautiful, snow-free day!
Thank you to the many parent volunteers, the CDH Parents’ Association
and Campus Ministry for coordinating this event. (See page 25 in this
issue of the Communicator for photos
from the event.)
The Mother-Son Dinner Dance
was held on April 5, 2014, at the
Crowne Plaza in St. Paul. Sons and
their mothers and special guests
danced the night away with DJ Stevie
Ray. A good time was had by all!
Thank you to the Parents’ Association committee members who made
this such a memorable evening.
Senior Lock-In
Senior Lock-In was held immediately following graduation on May 28, 2014. More than 100 parent/guardian
volunteers spent more than six months creating the decorations and the many activities to make the Senior Lock-In
special for all the graduating seniors. The transformation
of the areas used for the Lock-In was amazing. This year’s
theme was The Wizard of Oz. Thank you to the Lock-In
chairs, Janet Derfus and Midge Anderson, and their committee members for making the Senior Lock-In such a
wonderful event!
Seniors followed the Yellow Brick Road at the Lock-In.
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Two Students Take 1st Place at State History Day and Move on
to National History Day Finals
On May 3, 2014, sophomores
Molly Hynes and Emily Voigt won
1st place for their exhibit, Racism in
Our Hometown: The Arthur and Edith
Lee Family, Minneapolis (1931), at
the Minnesota State National History Day competition. They will be
representing CDH and Minnesota
at the National Finals at the University of Maryland, June 14-19.
Also, Molly and Emily have been
invited to represent Minnesota at
the National Museum of American
History on June 18. Each state gets
to select one exhibit for display at a
special Smithsonian exhibition. The
National competition includes more
than 2,500 students representing all
50 states, Guam, American Samoa,
and the East Asia Institute in Washington, DC.
Congratulations to all the students
who presented at State History Day
and to those students whose exhibits
were also recognized at the event.
Emily Kinne received an Honorable
Mention for her website, The Third
Geneva Convention. Colleen Dolan,
Connor Stewart, and Clare Sevenich received an Honorable Mention
for their documentary, Women in the
Workforce during World War II. Nadya
Anderson received 3rd place for her
paper, The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Fire. Since last October, Molly and Emily have been involved in a number
of activities and events as part of the
extensive research and key interviews
they conducted for their case study in
South Minneapolis. On May 7, Molly and Emily were invited to co-present with Chad Montrie, an author,
filmmaker, and a history professor at
the University of Massachusetts, at
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the Merriam Park Library in Saint
Paul. Molly and Emily’s exhibit was
featured, and Molly gave a short presentation. The professor pre-screened
his new documentary project, Whiteness in Plain View, about racial exclusion in American towns and suburbs.
This was part of the Friends of the
Saint Paul Library’s Untold Stories:
Labor History Series.
On May 20, Molly and Emily
participated in a presentation at the
Minnesota Historical Society’s State
Review Board Meeting regarding the
nomination of the Arthur and Edith
Lee house for the National Register.
Presenters included Molly; Emily;
Stearline Rucker, president of the
Field-Regina-Northrop Neighborhood Association; Greg Donofrio, a
University of Minnesota professor;
and Arthur Lee’s grandson, Robert
Forman. The Review Board passed
the nomination.
On May 23, Molly and Emily
helped direct and perform in a puppet
show about the Lee Family for the
Values Symposium and English classes at CDH. Based on their research,
they helped revise the puppet show
that was originally performed by the
American Postal Workers Union
(APWU) Solidarity Kids Theater and
also at the Heart of the Beast Puppet
and Mask Theater.
On June 7, Molly and Emily will
participate in the Field-ReginaNorthrop Neighborhood Association’s 25-year Celebration that will
include special recognition of the
Arthur Lee family and its inspiring
legacy among residents in the community. Along with CDH classmates
Minnesota State History Day exhibitors included (seated, l to r) Joe Mountain and Will
Bazal. Second row, l to r, Nadya Anderson, Molly Hynes, Anna Muccio, Emily Kinne,
Alexis Peltier, Elise Lanigan, and Colleen Doran. Back row, l to r, Emily Voigt, Connor
Stewart, and Clare Sevenich.
and children from the neighborhood, Molly and Emily will be in a
parade and attend a festival at which
they have been asked to present the
puppet show on stage. It has become
quite clear that Molly and Emily have
endeared themselves to the neighborhood and have often expressed their
gratitude to all involved.
“In October when we started this
project, I never thought we would be
here today preparing for the national
competition in Washington D.C.,”
said Molly. “History Day has been
an amazing experience for me, and I
am so thankful for all the people that
I have met along the way. We would
not be here today without them.”
“After our first interview with Ms.
Rucker, the project took off,” said
Emily. “More and more interviews
were set up, and the puzzle was
coming together. I am so grateful for
this opportunity. I have met so many
unforgettable people, and I could not
have made it this far without them.
I can’t believe how much has been
accomplished, and I can’t wait to continue on this journey after Nationals.”
Several guests with connections to the Lee Family and to the history of the puppet show
attended the performance. Seated (far left) are Peggy Whitney and Jerry Sirois from the
APWU. Seated (far right) is Howard Kling from the University of Minnesota’s Labor
Education Service. Seated next to Mr. Kling is Emily Zimmer, Actor/Educator at the
Children’s Theater in Minneapolis and playwright for the original Lee Family Puppet Show;
and seated at the center in front of the Lee house is Stearline Rucker, president of the FieldRegina-Northrop Neighborhood Association.
Greg Poferl
Social Studies
Pictured (l to r) are Stearline Rucker; Ms. Lindstrom (the 93-year old resident who has lived
in the Lee home since 1958); Arthur and Edith Lee’s grandson, Robert Forman, with his son,
Ryon Guthrie Lee-Forman, and daughter, Remi Viola Lee-Forman; Emily Voigt; and Molly
Hynes.
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Band
The Band finished the 2013-2014
school year the same way it beganwith a bang and still running!
Before third trimester even began,
the Band Trip to Orlando took place
March 6-10. Highlights included
Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Magic Kingdom, Hollywood
Studios, and Cirque du Soleil. The
bands also performed at Orlando
Fest Music Festival and performed an
exchange concert with the New Horizons Community Band. And, even
if it was a little on the cool side, a trip
to Cocoa Beach and a beach barbecue
was something that wasn’t going on
in Minnesota in March.
Spring Break performances included the Pep Band supporting the
Boys Basketball team at the State
Tournament at the Target Center in
Minneapolis.
As the trimester got under way,
CDH hosted the 4AA Large Group
Contest on March 26. Besides both
CDH Bands, participating schools
included Como Park, Highland Park,
Roseville, St. Anthony Village, and
St. Paul Mahtomedi. The Concert
Band earned an “Excellent” rating
and Wind Ensemble earned all three
“Superior” ratings. CDH will attend
Large Group Contest at Tartan in
2015.
Eighteen student musicians (16
band members, plus 2 violinists not in
band) made up the pit orchestra for
the Spring Musical Oklahoma! It was
a great show with challenging music
and it was great to be a part of it all.
The students really stepped up and
provided a very professional performance, earning Outstanding Orchestra designation from the Hennepin
Theatre Trust Spotlight Awards
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Program. Several members performed
in the Showcase on June 8 at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis.
Fine Arts week was May 5-9 with
the Jazz Band and String Ensemble
presenting its Spring Concert on
May 8. After a great program, everyone was treated to root beer floats.
On May 15 the band supported the
JROTC program at its year-end Twilight Parade and Awards Ceremony
followed by a pizza party provided by
Sunshine Travel. The Band missed
the West St. Paul Parade this year
due to the scheduling of prom.
The Spring Concert was held
on May 21 in the Lillian Theater.
Both bands put on a great show and
the senior class was honored for its
contributions over the past four years.
The featured soloist representing this
year’s senior class was senior Alex
Mongin. The entire concert was truly
a great finale to the school year and a
great way to send off our wonderful
senior class!
Preparations for the 2014-2015
school year have already begun with
music for the State Fair Parade
(August 22) and the Homecoming
Field Show (September 26) soon to
be in the hands of the band members!
Band Camp will begin on August 5
for percussion, August 10 for seniors
and 9th graders, and August 11 for the
first full rehearsal.
We thank all of you who attended
our performances and supported us
throughout the year. Have a great
summer and be listening for the band
in the fall!
Donna Novey
Band Director
Choir
The choirs had a great year this
year. All four of the ensembles saw a
lot of growth during the course of the
year and had a lot of success in their
performances.
In March many students, as well as
the Albert Street Voices and SweeTones ensembles, participated in the
Section 4AA Solo and Ensemble
Contest. All entries from CDH
received the highest ratings of either
“Excellent” or “Superior” for their
performances. Lexi Auth, Jack Johnston, Anna Kalkman, John Modl,
Carolyn Pohl, Alex Regala, and
Katie Theisen received “Superior”
ratings for their solos. In addition,
Jack Johnston was awarded Best In
Site recognition for the day.
At the end of April, the results of
the All-State Choir auditions were
released. Following that rigorous
audition process, two students from
CDH were accepted into the choirs.
Jack Johnston will be singing in the
All-State Men’s Choir under the
direction of Dr. Jonathan Reed of
Michigan State University. And Lexi
Auth will be singing in the All-State
Mixed Choir under the direction of
Dr. Brad Holmes of Milikin University. Both Lexi and Jack will spend a
week in August at Condordia College, culminating in a recording session and final concert; they will then
perform again with their respective
choirs at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis next February.
The year ended in May with a
wonderful concert of music from
around the world. Each choir sang
music from a variety of styles, cultures, and/or historical periods. There
was truly something for everyone.
Several seniors received awards
and recognitions for achievements in
choir over the course of their CDH
careers. That list appears elsewhere in
this issue of the Communicator.
Though things wound down at the
end of May and into June, there was
still a lot of excitement around the
Choir Room in anticipation of a great
year in 2014-15 and auditions were
held for both Pop Singers ensembles.
Next year looks to be another exciting
one, and there are still/always openings for students to join choir!
Chris Jacobson
Director of Choral Music
Theater
“Summertime and the Livin’ is
Easy.” George Gershwin was apparently not talking about the CDH
Lillian Theater. Things are just getting started for the CDH Summer
Community Production of the musical Pippin. Last year’s Tony Awardwinning musical will be produced
in the newly-air conditioned Lillian
Theater. Auditions are just wrapping
up, and it looks like 90% of the cast
will be CDH alumni/ae, so you will
certainly recognize names and faces.
We have started a new tradition with
our summer musicals. Every summer,
we will feature a CDH graduate or
community member in a role. This
year, we were lucky enough to get
Matt Riehle ’04, to play the title role
of Pippin.
The CDH Spring Musical, Oklahoma!, was an enormous success.
Audiences loved seeing Roger’s and
Hammerstein’s classic musical come
to life on the CDH stage and raved
about the quality of acting, dancing,
lighting, and set design. The most
widely-received comment was how
enjoyable it was to hear all the traditional songs. The Hennepin Theatre
Trust Spotlight Awards were granted
to the following individuals: Jeremy
Nuque, Laura Dellis, Tony Palomo,
Abby Sunberg, EJ Peris, Peter
Nicholson, Cole Provo, and Shannon Downes. The Pit Orchestra,
under the direction of Donna Novey,
won an Outstanding Overall Performance and the entire production won
an Honorable Mention. We want to
congratulate every single person who
was cast and worked on the show.
Theater is the sum of its parts, and it
takes every single person to make a
show successful. We are proud of our
community and the support given to
our department.
Finally, thank you for your support
throughout the entire year. Next year,
the theater house/auditorium will
have a brand new look. Some people
say you’d be “green with envy,” but in
our case, you’d be red.
We’ll see you July 24-27 and July
31-August 3 for Pippin. Tickets will
be on sale in the Main Office after
July 4. See you at the show!
Katie Kreitzer
Theater Instructor
Heard in the Halls
Campus Ministry
Empty Bowls 2014
This is now the 12th year I’ve had
the joy of sharing the story of Empty
Bowls and Heifer International with
all who read this issue of the Communicator. Since 2003, more than 14,000
children and adults have gathered
for lunch and dinner, enjoying a
simple meal of soup and bread, and
have raised more than $90,000.00
to help end hunger and starvation.
A special thank you to those who
have attended many or all 12 of our
Empty Bowls or have volunteered
time, made soups or bread, donated
silent auction items, or provided
direct financial support, particularly
these business partners and friends:
A. Johnson and Sons Florist, Andrea Sisel and Nativity of our Lord
students, At Last Gourmet Foods,
Axel’s Bonfire, David Berrisford ‘81,
Sally Brown, CDH Band, Ceramics and Drawing students, Cooking
Club and Green Team, custodial staff,
A scene from Oklahoma!
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Food Service, JROTC, and Theater,
Café Latte, Cherokee Sirloin Room,
Christian Brother’s Miguel House,
Colossal Café, Cossetta’s, Creighton
University, DBA Data Transformed,
Davanni’s, Gary Davis, Eagle Street
Grill, D. Ervasti Sales, Fast Frame,
Thomas Finn Company, Kevin Flynn
‘99, Ann Marie Froehle, Gabe’s by
the Park, Ann Frances Gerstner,
Goby’s, GoldCom., Great Harvest
Breads, Helen Haas, Nancy Hansen,
Highland Friendship Club, Tara
Hodgson, Humming Berg Bags, J.R.
Mac’s, Katherine Johnson, Joseph’s
Grill, KDWA Radio, Kincaid’s,
Kortes, Katie Kreitzer, Leitner’s,
Tony Leseman ‘01, Little Blind Spot,
Luci Ancora, Dan and Barb Massman, Joe Mauer ’01, Teresa Mauer,
Mark McGuire, Mendakota Country
Club, Mosaic Café, Michael Murray ‘97 Photography, Muska Electric,
Nokomis Chiropractic, Pat Norusis,
Donna Novey, Sharon O’Connor
‘73, O’Gara’s, Panera, Park Square
Theatre, Peak Printing, Plum’s, Julie
Quinn Kiernan, Quizno’s, Chris
Riehle ‘00, Br. Michael Rivers, FSC,
Ruhland’s Strudel Haus, St. Patrick’s
Guild, St. Paul Hotel, Mike Scanlon
’88, Schilling Travel, Mary Steinson,
Steve Strafelda ‘82, Joseph Steigauf,
Tim Teuber, Martha Thornton ’99,
Tinucci’s, Trotter’s Café, Wabasha
Deli & Café, Wagner, Falconer &
Judd, LTD, Janet Watson, James
Whepley, Wild Mt. Taylor’s Falls,
and any donors we may have missed.
And, as always, thanks to our
student coordinators: seniors Bridget
Goldenstein, Ellie Strafelda, juniors
Nicole Anderson, Maria Gleason,
Caroline Greavu, Jennifer Gunderson, Emma Jaschke, and Allison
Ware, and sophomores Lenny
Gerten, Mizelle Hornilla and Con-
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nor Stewart. Together, with more
than 75 student volunteers, their
work on behalf of Heifer International will help many families from all
corners of the earth become increasingly self-sufficient.
Please add February 11, 2015, to
your calendars for the next Empty
Bowls!
LaSallian Youth…Faith, Service
and Community
Our LaSallian Youth have celebrated another wonderful year of Friday
lunch meetings, a second Night to
Fight Homelessness with LY from
Totino-Grace, DeLaSalle and Holy
Family, our 29th annual Christmas
Party held again this year at Community of Saints school in West St.
Paul, and our Christmas Sock Drive
to support ministries sponsored by
the Sisters of St. Joseph. And now,
as we begin the summer, LaSallian
Youth will soon be off to Winona for
our annual gathering with LY from
15 other schools of the Midwest, volunteers are signing up to assist with
the Project Share homeless shelter
in July, and a group will be meeting
to make plans for our 2014/15 year.
A special thanks to all our LaSallian
Youth Seniors for their commitment
and dedication to being woman and
men of Faith, Service, Community
and Justice.
A special blessing is extended to
those off to Winona for our annual summer convention: Blessing Awode, Estefany Garcia, Ann
Grogan, Samantha Halseth, Anna
Hendricks, Katherine Hughes,
Rosemary Johnson, Sarah Kohlbeck, Claire McGuire, Rachel Nichols, Melissa Peirson, Auggie Postiglione, Dorothy Register, Henriana
Tommy, Caroline Tracy, Alin Vega
Vargas, and Avianna Wilson.
Throughout July, LaSallian Youth
will again be serving as the Thursday
evening hosts of the Project Home
Shelter here at CDH. Volunteers
will be needed from 5:30 p.m. to
9:00 p.m. to greet families who will
be staying in the Commons, play
with the children, and help provide
an evening snack. LaSallian Youth
or parents interested in helping with
the shelter are asked to contact Rob
Peick (RPeick@c-dh.org) or Peter
Gleich (PGleich@c-dh.org).
Wilder Foundation Leap Forward
for Children
Thanks to the following students
and staff who participated in the
winter and spring’s Leap Forward for
Children at the Wilder Foundation’s
Child Development Center: Jordyn
Alt, Grace Anderson, Molly Bauchle, Maria Centeno, Sydney Dreyling, Maggie Johnson, Molly Johnson, Molly Johnston, Sara Mitchell,
Gwen Sullivan, Dan Swanson,
Yasmin Varela, Alin Vega-Vargus,
Alli Altier, Nick Anderson, Bridget
Arend, Ashley Christensen, Kiera
Coleman, Matthew Duffy, Nick
Gans, Gabbi Hawkins, Monique
Hing, Lauren Hortsch, Michael
Perra, Joseph Schroeder, Gwen Sullivan, Michael Syverud, Eli Warner,
Mike Steineman, Emily Bender, and
Bryce Polus.
Habitat for Humanity
In a perfect world, all would know
the blessing of a safe, quality, affordable home. It is with that goal in
mind that Twin Cities Habitat for
Humanity and Cretin-Derham Hall
stand as partners, committed to do
our part in helping bring about that
reality. Research has shown that when
families have a stable, affordable
home, they can provide stability for
their children, gain improved health,
physical safety, and security, increase
educational and job prospects, and be
engaged in their communities.
This past year, more than 100
CDH students, staff, parents and
alumni/ae were working across the
Twin Cities helping families know
the blessings of a home. Thanks to
all of our winter and spring Habitat
builders: Norma Farah, Matthew
Hughes, Mike Lehner, Zach Lehner, Roland Montaner-Kral, Dan
Swanson, Patrick Swords, Amanda
Tenhoff, Alin Vega Vargas, Josh Vierering, Harry Wohl, Jared Garibay,
Will Godfrey, Levi Hinton, Ryan
Lobin, Allison Masciopinto, Garrett Nelson, Cole Overland, Josh
Panek, Christopher Seliski, Jackson
Smallman, Connor Stewart, Aaron
Anderson, Katy Baker, Logan
Cunningham, Anna Domler, Jack
Johnston, Emily Kinne, Nick Lewis,
Connor Nickelson, Andrew Smallidge, Carter Wethern, Ryan Arlandson, Josh Dorle, Lenny Gerten, Jack
Kirlin, Mike Lehner, Zach Lehner,
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Austin Miller, Paul Nussbaum,
Tommy Slagerman, Jordyn Alt,
Ashley Christensen, Calvin Cloutier, Cassie Derfus, Norma Farah,
Jonathan Gallaher, Ben Kalla, Sara
Mitchell, Joe Warec, Jonathan Krejci ’06, Tim Teuber, Mike Brewer,
Montse LaVelle, Jerry Kline ’93,
Bryce Polus, Selena Efthimiou,
Jerry Macken, Greg Poferl ‘64, John
Pohl, Emily Bender, Steve Humbert,
and Peter Gleich.
Peter Gleich
Campus Ministry
JROTC
Wow…another great year! The cadets who make up the Raider Brigade
are an impressive bunch at an amazing school. What they have done
this year is simply amazing. Most
importantly, our students worked
hard to again deliver the brigade’s
87th consecutive rating as an Honor
Unit with Distinction, a consecutive
string that is probably unmatched
by any other school in the country.
Brigade team members participated
in a number of drill and color guard
competitions, gaining their share of
recognitions with many 1st, 2nd, and
3rd place finishes.
We are also very excited to announce that the 2014-2015 opening enrollment will be more than
240 students! Of the 240, we are so
excited to see 73 incoming 9th graders
electing to become a part of the Raider Brigade. Our upcoming year will
see an increase in enrollment of almost 40 students, an enrollment that
hasn’t been seen since shortly after
Cretin and Derham Hall merged in
1987. Just in the last seven years we
have seen an increase in enrollment of
more than 100 students. This growth
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is attributed to the fine students in
JROTC who spread the word about
our great program and CDH.
Congratulations to our new Junior
Officers: Emma Gutzmann, John
Fitzpatrick, Matthew Boncich,
William Zastrow, Per Peterson,
Wyatt Stackpole, Nick Walters,
Jacob Gimberlin, Rosemary Arends,
Matthew Sheehan, Michael Fortuna, Tristan Anderson, Thomas
Baty, Jacob Lacina, Aidan Kelly,
Connor Fitzgerald, Daniel Jackson,
John Bird, Wynonna Garcia, Joseph
Amble, and Thomas Konetschka.
Having passed the Junior Officer
test, they have shown they have the
knowledge necessary to compete to
become Diamond Officers next fall.
Our students continue to lead the
school in service with more than
3,500 service hours to the school
and community. A significant service project took place in March
when our students participated in a
Junior Achievement event. All 209
cadets traveled to The Heights and
Highland Elementary schools and
presented the Junior Achievement
curriculum, which focuses on basic
government and community functions. This service experience benefits the students at the elementary
schools and it certainly benefits our
students in teaching and reinforcing
the school values of service, leadership, and community.
This year, two members of our
program have competed for and
earned the opportunity to attend one
of our nation’s service academies.
Jack Gainer will attend the US Naval
Academy and Adam Klein will go to
the Air Force Academy.
The Host Commander and Cadet
Colonel, Alyssa Trejo, and the Commander of Troops, Deputy Brigade
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Commander Nicholas Woessner,
led the Raider Brigade through the
Annual Twilight Parade and Awards
Ceremony on May 15. The CDH
Band entertained the hundreds of
guests assembled prior to and during the parade. The cadets receiving
awards at the ceremony are listed
separately in this edition of the Communicator. Army Lieutenant Colonel
Harris from the University of Minnesota’s Army ROTC served as the
Reviewing Officer. He urged our cadets to put in the hard work necessary
to achieve. At the end of the evening,
the leadership of the Raider Brigade
passed from the Class of 2014 to the
Class of 2015 when the Acting Brigade Commander, Second Lieutenant Rosemary Arends, received the
Brigade Colors from Cadet Colonel
Alyssa Trejo.
Speaking of awards, we were wellrepresented at Honors Night. Among
the JROTC cadets receiving recognition were Blake Banham, Jack
Gainer, Adam Klein, Dayna Lee,
Danielle Lee, Carolyn Pohl, Paul
Reyes, and Tom Wrede. Also, there
were more than 160 cadets on the
academic honor roll.
We held two team building/
fun events this spring. We hosted a
lock-in for JROTC students in late
April and approximately 70 attended.
The senior class planned activities
for them, including indoor Frisbee,
basketball, dodge ball, movies, and
just good old fashioned visiting with
one another. There was delicious
food (including pizza!), fun for all in
the CDH Field House, and we even
managed a campfire for s’mores. Our
second event was the annual Activities Day. Under sunny skies, cadets
enjoyed sports, BBQ, and more fellowship.
The large volume of April/May
activities gave our cadets plenty of
opportunities to serve. The CDH
College Fair, National Honor Society
Banquet, Founders’ Day, Jazz Band
Concert, Grandparents’ Mass, and
the Spring Band Concert were just
some of the ways we supported our
school with our time and talents.
The Honor Guard accumulated
hundreds of service hours in school
and community activities, including
alumni/ae wakes, visitations, funerals
and receptions, plus the Baccalaureate
Mass and Graduation Ceremony.
Our six-person Color Guard team
held the US, Minnesota, CDH, and
Brigade flags high under a steady
breeze during the Twilight parade.
We led the parade for the Highland
Park Little League and presented at
the Minnesota Independent Schools
Forum and State Correctional
Educator’s meeting. We supported
Honors Night and the Memorial Day
Observance at Elmhurst Cemetery,
along with a rifle squad from Crack
Drill and a bugler. We will support
at least two events this summer. We
are looking for more members to
participate in the growing number of
opportunities to represent our school
in the community.
The Orienteering team lost its first
meet of the season to Como Park,
but worked together to win the next
two meets and retain the Conference
crown. Captains Jack Fitzpatrick and
Wyatt Stackpole helped make sure
that our team did not weaken after
losing many great seniors to graduation last year.
The Flight Club toured the National Guard helicopter facility in
May learning about the Blackhawk
Helicopter and maintenance.
This summer, Per Peterson and
Will Zastrow will represent CDH
at the Annual Minnesota Boys State
sponsored by the American Legion.
The two will spend a week at Minne-
sota Southwest State-Marshall in an
intensive week of study.
The new leaders of the JROTC
co-curricular activities are Tristan
Anderson-Color Guard; Jake Lacina-Crack Drill; Emma Gutzmann,
Michael Fortuna, and Thomas
Konetschka- Honor Guard; Aaron
Anderson, Anna Muccio, and Sarah
Zastrow-Air Rifle Team; Alex Michael Fortuna-Flight Club; Emma
Gutzmann-Regulation Drill; and
Jack Fitzpatrick and Wyatt Stackpole-Orienteering.
Ten of our cadets have been selected for the National Honor Society: Rosemary Arends, Matt Boncich, Connor Fitzgerald, Michael
Fortuna, Wynonna Garcia, Emma
Gutzmann, Jacob Martin, Paul
Reyes, Wyatt Stackpole, and Will
Zastrow.
The Link Crew includes several
cadets, including Tristan Anderson,
Connor Fitzgerald, Michael Fortuna, Wynonna Garcia, Ben Gergen,
Len Gerten, Brieasha Hunter, Ryan
Jowett-Wiles, Casey Malone-Pavolny, Henriana Monrovia-Tommy,
Asiyah Muhammad, Dorothy Register, and Nia Rivera-Prescott. They
will help with welcoming the incoming 9th grade class this fall.
ROTC scholarships pay for tuition,
fees, books, and up to $16,000 in allowances over four years. Institutions
such as the St. Thomas, St. John’s,
and Marquette add room and board
to these scholarships to make them
“full-rides.” Juniors should apply now
for all Service Academy appointments and ROTC scholarships. Early
application means earlier consideration and notification of results.
Please understand that there is a military service obligation as a commissioned officer following graduation
from college ROTC or an Academy.
Websites with information, including
the applications, are easy to find via a
keyword search. The JROTC faculty
will gladly answer any questions and
assist with the process.
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO
JOIN JROTC. This fall, there will
be sophomores, juniors, and seniors
participating in JROTC for the first
time. If you or someone you know
would like to learn more, please call
the JROTC Office at 651-696-3350.
We’ll be around all summer. To add
JROTC to your schedule, contact our
Registrar, Kathy Quitter, at 651696-3325. Try the first trimester to
see if JROTC is the class for you.
You’ll be able to experience the Camp
Ripley Encampment, the Fall Review,
and several other events. There is no
obligation.
The uniform issue day for incoming 9th graders is Wednesday through
Friday, August 6 through August 8,
2014.
The JROTC Department
Athletics
At the end of each school year it
is time to celebrate members of the
senior class and their many contributions to CDH--in and outside of
the community. The success of these
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individuals is contingent upon many
people: teammates, coaches, parents,
sibling, relatives, teachers, facilitators, advisors, mentors, and friends.
The cliché “There is no ‘I’ in Team” is
most important to remember as these
individuals could not be recognized
and honored without the help and
success of all members of a team.
In this issue of the Communicator
the names of those seniors who were
honored during the Honors Night
Ceremony in May are listed. In addition to these awards, seniors George
Hottinger and Timothee Gordon
were honored to be candidates for the
Steve Winfield Award in recognition
of academic, athletic, and community
accomplishments among students
of color attending private or public
schools in St. Paul. Congratulations
to all senior student-athletes and
their contributions and accomplishments to the CDH community.
The Girls Golf team completed
its regular season by winning the
two-day Section Tournament at
Tanners Brook. The team was led by
seniors Celia Kuenster, Madeline
McDonnell, and Alex Gajeski. Join-
Members of the Girls Golf
team who represented CDH
at the State Tournament
were (l to r) junior Kalay
Kostasek, senior Alex
Gajeski, senior Celia
Kuenster, junior Molly
Ploetz, senior Madeline
McDonnell, and 9th grader
Audrey Hapka.
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ing them on the tournament squad
were junior Kalay Kotasek and 9th
graders Audrey Hapka and Molly
Ploetz. Also contributing to conference play this year were senior Anna
Zesbaugh, junior Lizzie Schneeman,
and 9th grader Christine Anderson.
These young women held a onestroke lead heading into the second
day and closed the door on Suburban
East Conference rival Stillwater on
the final day by posting a season low
total of 332, giving them a 16 stroke
victory. Kuenster, who was the event
medalist, All-Conference and AllState for the fourth year in a row, is
returning to State looking for her
third class AAA state title. Joining
her with individual accolades this
season are Ploetz, who earned her
first SEC All-Conference Honor and
Kotasek with her second year as an
All-Conference Honorable Mention. The team will be competing at
Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids on June
10 and 11.
The Boys Golf team had a strong
finish to a fine season. The goal every
year is to improve and in the Section Final the Raiders posted their
best two-day total of the season. The
boys, however, fell short of the title
and finished in 3rd place. The excitement lasted until the 18th green
as the team was in it until the final
scores were posted. The Raiders
were led by seniors Tom Otto and
Will Kuenster and sophomore Elias
Weber. Otto finished 2nd overall and
Weber 4th, earning them a spot in
the State Tournament. Senior Will
Kuenster was tied for the final State
participant spot and lost in a sudden
death playoff. Kuenster could only
smile and say how much fun that
was. A fitting response to the entire
Raider season; the boys got better
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and had fun doing it. The team was
rounded out by seniors Daulton Saad
and Jacob Jordan, and sophomore
Frank Kajer. With Weber and Kajer,
along with a solid group of underclassmen, the future for the Raiders
looks bright.
The Softball team enjoyed a successful season doubling their wins
from the previous year and finishing
with an 8-14 record. All-Conference
honors went to senior captain Natalie
Kelly and junior catcher Abby Kimlinger. All-Conference Honorable
Mention awards were garnered by
senior captain Angela Messer, senior
Ella Vasquez, and junior Dana Connelly. Making the All-Region team
was sophomore Courtney Sunberg.
With six starters returning, the Raiders look to an even better season next
year.
In Track and Field, senior Megan
Linder and sophomore Brieasha
Hunter continued to show their
sprinting talent as they set three
meet records in the 100m, 200m, and
400m in the Suburban East Conference Meet. The pair would also go
on to qualify for the State Meet in
the same three events. Hunter set the
meet record in the 100m and 200m.
Linder also broke the previous meet
record in the 200m. Senior Becca
Wilcox placed 2nd in the Section
High Jump, allowing her to return
to State. Up and coming 9th grade
hurdlers Kate Lokowich-Kohler and
Althea Gutzmann added their names
to the 9th/10th grade honor roll as
well as the all-time honor roll in the
300m hurdles. Lokowich-Kohler also
entered in the 100m hurdles.
Senior Jacob McDermott again
showed that he has the ability to
endure, placing 2nd in both the 3200m
and the 1600m at the Section Meet
giving him another opportunity
to compete in those events. Ninth
grader Ahmad Burns showed promise at the Conference Meet as the
only 9th grader to qualify for finals in
the 100m placing fifth overall. Junior
Tony Adamle continues to improve
in the long (20’’ 11.5”) and triple
jump (42’ 00”), finishing 5th and 6th
respectively at the Section Meet.
The Varsity Baseball team
wrapped up its regular season finishing with a record of 15-5. With
only two non-conference games this
season, CDH delivered impressive
victories over Saint Thomas Academy
and Benilde-St. Margaret’s to win the
Catholic School Tournament. Their
13-5 record in the Suburban East
Conference had them finishing 2nd
in the Conference. In arguably the
toughest section in this year’s Class
3A baseball playoffs with four of the
top teams in the state, CDH earned a
third seed in the 12-team field. After
tough losses to both East Ridge (4 –
3) and Woodbury (6 – 5), the Raider
team ended its season with a 16-7
record. For the second year in a row the
Girls Lacrosse team tied for 1st
place in the Suburban East Conference. The team finished with an 8-1
Conference record. Senior Giselle
Rogers led the state in draw controls
(128) and was ranked 9th in the state
in scoring with 67 points. Ninth
grader, goalie Elle Crawford, was
ranked number three in the state with
a .640 save percentage. The team
finished with an overall record of 105. Those five losses came at the hands
of teams ranked in the top five in the
state. All-Conference honors went
to seniors Leah Lawler and Giselle
Rogers, juniors Shaela Osbourne
and Monica Whaley, and 9th grader
Ellie Crawford. It was a fantastic
year and the team looks forward to
what the future holds.
In its second season of participa-
tion in the Minnesota State High
School League, the Boys Lacrosse
team finished with a 4-10 record.
Of the 10 losses, six of them were
one-goal games. Highlights included a 7-5 victory over Lakeville
South, as well as 3-2 victories over
both Woodbury and Tartan. The
program continues to grow, with 71
participants and improvement in wins
in JV and 9/10 teams. Junior Aitor
Flood was selected 3rd team All-State
and juniors Cal Crawford and Sam
Wackman were Honorable Mention
All-Section.
The Boys Tennis team finished
with an 8-6 record overall in Dual
Matches and a 5-4 record in Conference. The team played in three
tournaments and finished 3rd, 2nd and
4th in those. In the Section Quarterfinals the Raiders beat White Bear
Lake 6-1 and in the Semifinals the
team lost to Harding 6-1.The team
received the Gold Standard for academics for having an average GPA
of higher than 3.75. Juniors Brandon Steer and Sam Gowan, seniors
Josh Vievering and Dan Swanson
were selected as All-Conference, and
senior Matt Miller and junior Conor
Leyden were Honorable Mention
All-Conference. Josh Vievering and
Dan Swanson were also chosen as
Academic All-State. The summer is a busy time on
campus with many student-athletes
training, attending camps, or participating in leagues. Feel free to stop up
for an evening of baseball, softball,
or lacrosse on one of the fields on the
CDH campus. Have a great summer.
Jodi Loeblein-Lecker ‘95
Athletic Director
Math Champs!
The Cody 9th Grade Pre-Algebra
Math Contest was held in May 2014.
With the retirement at the end of
the school year of math teacher Tom
Cody, this event, held annually in late
spring, will be retired next year. Congratulations to this year’s champions
(l to r) Avianna Wilson, Thurgood
Wesson, team captain Sean Farrell,
Toan Vo, and (not pictured) Joe Gallagher!
The Book Awards
The Harvard, Dartmouth, and Yale
Book Awards are presented annually to top juniors in high schools
across the country. Three of CretinDerham Hall’s top juniors were
recognized in May 2014 for their
outstanding work, both in and out of
the classroom. Principal Mona Passman presented (l to r) the Yale Award
to Mark Schuweiler, the Dartmouth
Award to Maria Neuzil, and the
Harvard Award to Thomas Pollei.
AP Calculus Students Celebrate Brian
Lundell
Students in the
AP Calculus class
hosted a party for
their teacher, Brian
Lundell, who will be
retiring at the end of
this school year. The
event was held in the
Commons on May 9,
2014, during senior
lunch and homeroom.
“The reason we threw
this party for Mr.
Lundell,” said coordinator Alex Eckert, “is that we sincerely appreciate his dedication and patience
for teaching, and we wanted to show him how thankful we are.”
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Link Crew is beginning its fifth
year at CDH, and we are excited
to announce the Link Crew Leaders for the 2014-2015 school year.
We selected these individuals from
a large pool of applicants. The Link
Crew Leaders are junior and senior
students who have been chosen to
help 9th grade students transition into
high school. Link Crew provides the
structure for 9th graders to receive
support and guidance from older
students who have been through the
challenges that high school poses, and
understands that the transition to a
larger school can sometimes be overwhelming. The Link Crew Leaders
are trained to lead Orientation Day
activities and are encouraged to connect with their Link Crews during
the year. Training dates are August 16
and 17, 2014.
We also welcome Mark McGuire
to the team as a Link Crew Coordinator. We look forward to another
great year. Congratulations Link
Crew Leaders!
2014-2015 Link Crew Leaders:
Josie Allaire
Jordan Ammons
Tristan Anderson
Ben Bailey
*Alix Bellus
*Reid Blair
Annie Boeckers
Alysia Buckhanan-Garcia
*Lexi Burns
Sarah Corcoran
Sophie Crandall
Anna DeMore
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Colleen Dolan
Connor Fitzgerald
Mike Fortuna
Lucy Franzen
*Wynonna Garcia
Jayne Gephart
Lenny Gerten
Cole Gnetz
John Goodson
*Caroline Greavu
James Hallermann
Margaret Harrington
Eliza Harris
Elijah Heggernes
Anna Hendricks
Claire Hennessey
Elizabeth Heuer
Mizelle Hornilla
Brieasha Hunter
Emma Jaschke
Gina Johnson Spoden
Jack Johnston
Grace Judd
Anna Kalkman
Ryan Kennedy
Larissa Kisch
Courtney Koemptgen
Meggie Kollitz
Kalay Kotasek
Tom Lavigne
Maddie Lee
Casey Malone-Povolny
*Gino Marchio
Seamus McDonald
Michael McGill
Clare McGuire
Matt McMahon
Sara Mitchell
Henriana Monrovia-Tommy
Aaron Montpetit
Ryan Moynagh
Asiyah Muhammad
Kate Munson
Janie Munson
*Sean O’Brien
John Oberst
Mateo Paredes-Sepulveda
Melissa Peirson
Danielle Perra
*David Peterson
Tony Reamer
Dorothy Register
*Nick Reis
Cat Rhoda
Bennett Riesgraf
Nia Rivera-Prescott
Abby Rottjakob
Conner Rued
*AnnaRose Schneider
Joseph Schroeder
*Claire Seng
Connor Stewart
Maddy Strong
Coleman Sundt
Michael Syverud
Ben Taylor
Karl Vanstrum
*Sean Verrill
Noah Vesey
*Sam Wackman
*Maura Walde
Crislyn Walsh
Joe Wenger
Julia Weyandt
Cullen Wiley
*Katie Wollmering
*Frankie Zobitz
*Link Crew Commissioners. They
are returning Link Crew Leaders
from 2013-2014 Crew.
Students
in the News
Senior Alex Kunzer made the
USA Ultimate Team as an alternate.
The team will travel to Lecco, Italy,
this summer to compete against other
countries around the world. Congratulations to Adam Klein
who was recognized as an AP Scholar
of Distinction. This award is granted
to those students who take a minimum of five AP Exams and receive
an average score of at 3.5 on all AP
tests taken and scores of 3 or higher
on five or more of these exams. This
award is given to about 1% of students in Minnesota. Adam earned
the highest score possible, a 5, on four
AP exams, including Calculus, US
History, Government, and Environmental Science. Adam will be attending the US Air Force Academy in the
fall.
Medellin Sabbatical
As I write this, I am finishing the
last few weeks of a sabbatical experience that I began on March 11, 2014.
I am in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México,
living with a family--the same family
that I lived with 26 years ago when
I came to Mazatlán as an exchange
student and recently graduated from
the first class of Cretin-Derham Hall
in 1988.
This same family once again
graciously opened their doors to me
so that I could immerse myself in the
language, culture, and the cuisine of
México. With their help and encouragement I have improved my speaking and listening skills in Spanish and
I have returned the favor by offering
English classes to my “nieces and
nephews.” Another way I am showing my
appreciation is by volunteering
twice a week tutoring a small group
of middle school students at ICO
(Instituto Cultural de Occidente),
the school that I attended during my
year in Mazatlán. I have also had the
chance to visit other parts of Sinaloa,
Mexico, such as Culiacán and San Ignacio. I also had the chance to spend
a week in both Guadalajara and Cabo
San Lucas.
This experience has helped me to
develop both personally and professionally. During my time there I had
a chance to relax and reflect on my
role as a CDH Spanish teacher. So
many of my experiences will enrich
what I bring to my classroom and
to my students. I am grateful to the
CDH administration for allowing me
to be the beneficiary of such an awesome benefit. I am also grateful to mi
familia López Manjarrez por todo el
apoyo y el cariño ¡muchísimas gracias! Rebecca Medellin
Spanish
Students at Instituto Cultural de Occidente with Becky Medellin (far right).
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Student Council Roundup
This year, Student Council copresidents Ben Kalla and Arnaud
Solefack began the school year
building community with a fun and
successful Homecoming Week and
Pep Fest. Later in the fall, they followed through on a campaign promise to test some uniform changes.
By meeting with administrators and
teachers, Ben and Arnaud communicated student initiatives while listening to adults. Throughout the year,
they helped build the wider CDH
community with creative media
presentations for Fine Arts Week,
Celebrate My Drive, Back to School
Night, and alumni/ae functions. The
co-presidents led the full Student
Council, which is organized into two
different committees: Activities and
Service. With the help of outstanding leadership, both committees had a
successful year.
The Activities committee planned
Homecoming Week. Maya Clark,
vice president of Homecoming Week
said, “I knew that this week had to
be amazing, especially since it was
my senior year. I don’t remember
sleeping that week, because I was so
determined to make it great.” This
year, the Student Council redesigned
the Pep Fest to reflect the CDH
mission and values. The week ended
with a large turnout at the Candy
Land-themed dance. Brandon Steer
and Maria Gleason, the upcoming
2014-2015 Student Council copresidents, were the vice presidents of
the Homecoming Dance. With candy
necklaces and a decorated hallway
and Field House, the Candy Land
theme turned out great.
October was a fun-filled month
of football. When November rolled
along, the annual volleyball tournament was hosted by Student Council.
Activity Committee member Cole
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Bredahl said that more than 20
teams were signed up, and each team
consisted of up to eight members.
Both the Auxiliary Gym and Field
House were completely full. Kevin
Hottinger, a member of the Activities Committee, said that the volleyball tournament is “a fun activity
for students, as well as a way to raise
money for charity for Justice Week.
This year, we raised funds for Washburn Center for Children, which
helps children with learning disabilities and mental health disorders. It
was good fun for a great cause!”
Another annual event was the
Blood Drive, which is held twice a
school year in the winter and spring.
Service Committee member Megan
Vosbeek summed it up by saying, “As
a junior this year I had the honor to
be a VP of both Blood Drives, along
with Maggie Johnson and Kate
Leininger. I cannot think of a better
group of people to work with and all
for such a great cause. Both of our
Blood Drives are run through the
Memorial Blood Center and have
been tremendously successful. Our
sense of community really shows
throughout our drives. The number
of volunteers and donors is amazing!
We are one of the top blood drives
in the Twin Cities, and we take pride
in that. This was a wonderful opportunity that I am so thankful to have
been a part of.”
Although this winter was a chilly
one for Minnesota, CDH was able
to make its Christmas warm and
jolly with Christmas in the Commons. Activities Committee member
Kayla Smith said, “I was the Student Council VP for Christmas in
the Commons this year! CDH likes
to get kids in the Christmas spirit
before sending them off on Christmas break, so every year on the last
day of school before break we host
this event. Christmas in the Commons features ‘Bring your own mug,’
or BYOM as we like to call it, for free
hot chocolate with marshmallows.
When students enter the Commons,
there are lights, decorations, cookies, and two upperclassmen (this year
it was Julian Espinosa and Derek
Olmschenk) dressed as Santa Claus.
Students also got to sport their ugliest Christmas sweaters while listening to the Christmas music in the
halls during passing times. Student
Council is always happy to organize
this cheerful event as a great way to
kickoff break.”
During Justice Week, held February 10-14, 2014, Grace Judd and I
had the privilege to be vice presidents
of an event that I created. To get the
CDH community in the spirit of love
around Valentine’s Day, I sold what I
called Candygrams for a dollar. These
Candygrams consisted of three lollipops and a Valentine card on which
the sender could write a message.
The money raised went to Washburn
Center for Children. It was such a
fun way to share the love throughout
CDH and raise money.
March featured the Food Drive.
Service Committee member Ellie
Strafelda said, “I have been lucky to
have been a part of Student Council
for my entire high school career. This
year, I co-chaired the Food Drive,
which benefited Neighborhood
House, during Minnesota Food Share
Month. We held a one-week bake
sale and we gave discounted tickets to
everyone who brought in non-perishable food items to our annual Variety
Show. By getting students involved in
baking, volunteering, and donating,
we hopefully were able to raise more
awareness about local hunger.” Breakfast items were also sold during Chill
Out Week, such as muffins, providing
a yummy way to start the morning off
for CDH students.
Also during March, CDH voted
on its 2014-2015 Student Council
co-presidents. Four pairs of students
all ran for the positions of Student
Council co-presidents, including
Rosie Pitera and Connor Leyden;
Frankie Zobitz and Anna Kalkman;
Kevin Hottinger and Cole Provo;
and Maria Gleason and Brandon
Steer. Maria Gleason and Brandon
Steer won the election. Maria said,
“I am most eager about the ability
to make a difference, along with the
newly-structured Student Council
and my fabulous co-president Brandon Steer. With the various resources
we have, I think we can truly make a
difference. That thrills me. I am passionately ecstatic about this upcoming school year. It should be one to
remember! We hope to start altering
smaller regions first, instead of trying
to tackle largely unreasonable tasks.
For instance, the trend of playing
music over the loud speaker for announcements, little things like that!
Also, we plan to make a conscious
effort to include the entire school by
creating various opportunities to hear
their voices. We truly want to echo
the wants and needs of the whole
student body.”
Student Council co-president
Brandon Steer said, “I’m most
excited about leading meetings. I
love talking in front of groups and
making executive decisions with the
Student Council committee to better
CDH, whether that’s for Homecoming Week or other scheduled events.
Also, leading announcements is a lot
of fun, because not only do we get to
speak to the entire school community
daily, but we have about 15 seconds
per day to do something creative to
better everyone’s day.”
The annual Variety Show, held
at the end of Chill Out Week and
hosted by Student Council, gave
CDH students the opportunity to
show off their talents, including but
not limited to singing, dancing, and
playing an instrument. As Activities
Committee member Carly Koempgten said, “This past year, I was
vice president of the Variety Show.
I helped plan and put on the event,
and next year I am hoping to take the
things I learned and apply them to
an even bigger event. I am excited to
hold an executive position on Student
Council and to see what next year
will bring!” If students brought in a
food item, they would get a discount
on admission to the Variety Show.
Everyone who attended the Variety
Show had as much fun as the performers did. Performer Caroline
Tracy said, “For this year’s show I
sang a song called Almost is Never
Enough with the extremely talented
Teriq Massie. It was so fun singing
a duet, because last year I sang alone,
and I was so much more afraid! I also
had my friends Garrett Nelson on
drums and Ryan Klein on piano, and
I felt so much more confident with
them behind me. The best part was
hearing the crowd when I went on
and off stage, because cheering makes
me feel so happy and excited! I also
loved when Teriq and I were singing
at the same time, because his harmonizing is fantastic.”
In April, the final Blood Drive of
the year was held. As Service Committee member Maggie Johnson
said, “This year on the Student
Council Service Committee, I was
the co-chair of the winter and spring
Blood Drives. It is a very big community-building day. We have hundreds
of student volunteers and many other
students who donate blood, along
with parents and teachers. I am grateful for the opportunities I have had
this year to serve our school through
Student Council, and I have enjoyed
being able to influence some of the
decisions made that impact the student body as a whole.”
The last event of the year was
Prom, which was on May 17 at St.
Catherine University, just a few
blocks from CDH.
As a member of the Student
Council, I am proud to tell the CDH
community how great a year the
Student Council has had. From the
first meeting in the summer of 2013
planning Homecoming to the last
meeting before Prom, the Student
Council provided a great year of fun
and service for CDH.
Mizelle Hornilla
Sophomore
Student Council Journalist
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Student of the Month
March/April 2014
Zoe Allyson
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Rose Anderson
11
Hasna Benz
9
Elizabeth Bosiacki
12
Amia Bridgeford
10
Patrick Bruce
9
Mattea Bui
9
Ahmad Burns
9
Hannah Calton
9
Michael Carr
10
Walter Cleveland
9
Benjamin Cohen
10
Justin Cook
12 Callahan Crawford
11
Maria Cullen
10
Megan Culligan
11
Claire Dahl
10
Francis Delaney
11
Ice Demmings
9
Riley Domler
9
Casey Doten 9
Julia Dunnwald
10
Margaret Enestvedt
10
Olivia Enquist
11
Anna Fobbe
11
Denzel Fondungallah
9
Jack Galle
9
Joshua Goldberg
9
Donnell Gresham
11
Roberra Gurmessa
9
Robert Hahn
10
Hugo Hartnell
10
Jacob Hearst
9
Sarah Hennen
10
Claire Hennessey
10
Daniel Holod
12
Kevin Hottinger
11
Emma Jaschke
11
Hayden Johnson
10
Zachary Johnson
9
Graham Kaluzny
12
Ean Katz
10
Timothy Kaufenberg
11
Madeline Kehoe
10
Ryan Kennedy
10
Emily Kinne
10
John Kocourek
9
Jenna Koemptgen
9
Noah Koenig
9
John Kuntz
11
Madeline Lee
11
Benjamin Linke
11
Catherine Lloyd
12
Allison Masciopinto
10
Mary McConville
10
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Band
U.S. Literature/Comp-Honors
French 1
Math Topics
AP U.S. History
Video Making 9/10
Values Symposium
Values Symposium
Health
English 10-Honors
Latin 1-Advanced
Latin 2-Advanced & Band
Latin 4
U.S. Literature/Composition
English 10-Honors
SweeTones
English 10-Honors
U.S. Literature/Comp-Honors
Values Symposium
Video Making 9/10
Values Symposium
AP U.S. History
Band
SweeTones
Spanish 3-Honors
Values Symposium
Values Symposium
Values Symposium
U.S. Literature/Composition
Values Symposium
Band
AP U.S. History
Video Making 9/10
English 10-Honors & Band
AP U.S. History
& Video Making 9/10
Latin 2-Advanced
Spanish 4-Honors
U.S. Literature-Honors
English 10-Honors
Values Symposium
Band
Biology-College Prep
Band
English 10-Honors
English 10-Honors
Band
Video Making 9/10
Values Symposium
Video Making 9/10
Band
Latin 3
U.S. Literature/Composition
Band
English 10-Honors
English 10-Honors
Chalona Menyweather
Emma Miller
Emily Morton
Victoria Motszko
Maria Neuzil
Mary Nieters
Michael Perra
Nora Phythian
Jacob Pinc
Mitchell Pollei
Madeline Reilly
Paul Reyes
Bennett Riesgraf
Daniel Ryan
Theodore Ryan
Benedict Schlueter
AnnaRose Schneider
Mollissa Scott
Thomas Sheehan
Maria Sorini Reistad
Noah Spencer
Halle Sterling
Rebecca Stever
Maricella Swanson
Amanda Tenhoff
Sarah Thornton
Marina Tschida
Abigail Unten
Karl Vanstrum
Julia Wallace Madeleine Weegman
Austin Westermann
Carter Wethern
Zachary Wicklund
Thomas Yacob
Fancis Zobitz
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Values Symposium
Values Symposium
Algebra 2/Trig-Advanced
Values Symposium
Analysis-Honors & Band
Band
AP U.S. History
English 10-Honors
Values Symposium
Latin 1-Advanced
Band
Band
Band
English 10-Honors
U.S. Literature/Composition-Honors
English 10-Honors
U.S Literature-Honors
Values Symposium
Video Making 9/10
English 10-Honors
Band
English 10-Honors
Band
Values Symposium
Band
Biology
Geometry-Honors
Geometry-Advanced
Chemistry in the Community
Biology-Advanced
Values Symposium
Chemistry in the Community
Health
Video Making 9/10
Values Symposium
U.S. Literature-Honors
Scenes from the 2014 Grandparents Mass
The annual Grandparents Mass and Reception
was held on May 9, 2014. More than 1,000 guests
filled the Field House where Mass was celebrated
by Fr. John Forliti ’54, and a reception followed.
Thank you to the Parents’ Association for hosting
this event.
Senior Jacob Jordan posed for a photo with his
grandmother, Betty Friborg.
Senior Sofia Rowan-Martin accompanied her
grandmother, Paula Orejana Gomez, to the Mass
and brunch.
Ninth grader Emily Jandrich accompanied her grandparents,
Laurie and Larry Jandrich, to the event.
Pictured at the Grandparents’ Mass and Reception were (l to
r) Judy Pavlick, Jack Pavlick, 9th grader Mark George, 9th grader
Caleb Miley, Jack Gaertner, 9th grader Eddie Gaertner , Pat
Gaertner, senior Taylor Gaertner, sophomore Mary Kate Miley,
Mary Jane Miley, senior Monica Miley, Maureen Bredemus, 9th
grader Grace Gaertner, and Ron Bredemus.
Junior Jesse Dullea accompanied his
grandmother, Susan Dullea, to the Mass
and reception.
Guests at the event included (l to r) Ron Broos, senior Rachel
Broos, Kathy Coleman, junior Abby Rottjakob, and Ron
Coleman.
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CDH Academic Year 2013 2014
Honors and Recognitions
Department Awards, Scholarships,
and Special Recognitions
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Top Ten Seniors
Rachel Oberst
Brian Veenstra
Joshua Vievering
Kathleen Orfei
Sarah Schroeder
Cassandra Derfus
Daniel Swanson
Abby Sunberg
Amanda Tenhoff
Laura Aanonsen
National Merit Scholarship
Program Commended Student
Adam Klein
Olivia Kuncio
Alex Mongin
Rachel Oberst
Abby Sunberg
Kathryn Theisen
Brian Veenstra
Josh Vievering
National Merit Scholarship
Program Finalist
Jonathon Gallaher
Derham Hall Carondelet Student
Leadership Award
Alexis Burns
Abigail Kimlinger
Dorothy Day Award
Peter Johnson
Gino Marchio
Nicholas Reis
Len Horyza Memorial Scholarship
Emma Jaschke
Joseph Rosga
Harvey Buron Spirit Award
Derek Olmschenk
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McDonough Spirit Award
Angela Messer
ExCel Award
Danielle Perra
Brandon Steer
Hugh Derham Award
Cecilia Kuenster
Megan Linder
Padden Award
Blake Banham
Jacob McDermott
Greg Marzolf, Jr., Scholarship Award
Paul Reyes
Raymond Lepsche, Sr. & Jr., Memorial
Award
Conor Leyden
Junior Paul Reyes received the Greg
Marzolf, Jr. Scholarship Award at
Honors Night in May 2014. Pictured
(l to r) are Paul’s father, Mario Reyes,
Paul, presenter Pat Marzolf, and Paul’s
mother, Gloria Reyes.
Sister Mary Aloysius Sherin Award
Maria Neuzil
Mother Seraphine Ireland Award
Margaret Johnson
Archbishop John Ireland Award
Connor Williams
Raider Award
John Gainer, Jr.
Rebecca Wilcox
Junior Maria Neuzil was the happy
recipient of the Sister Mary Aloysius
Sherin Award. She was accompanied by
her mother, Amy Kuebelbeck, and her
father, Mark Neuzil, at Honors Night.
Department & Activity Awards
Academics, Arts & Athletics Award
Triple “A” Award
Kathryn Bugasch
Peter Nicholson
CHOIR
Extraordinary Dedication Honor Roll
Ellen Larson
Carolyn Pohl
Alexander Regala
Student Council Leadership Award
Benjamin Kalla
Arnaud-Rachid Solefack
Perfect Attendance – Four Years
Clare Muraoka
Carolyn Pohl
Thomas Wrede
BAND
Certificates of Appreciation
Amanda Tenhoff
Alex Mongin
Adam Klein
Justin Cook
2nd Year Band Lettering
Justin Cook
Graham Kaluzny
Cate Lloyd
Brian Veenstra
3rd Year Band Lettering
Peter Fischbach
Mary Nieters
Willie Shearon
4 Year Band Lettering
Matthew Hughes
Amanda Tenhoff
Alex Mongin
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Most Improved
Quinn McMahon, Adam Klein
Suburban East Conference Honor Band
Alex Mongin
Justin Cook
Amanda Tenhoff
Adam Klein
Paige Meskan
Brian Veenstra
Graham Kaluzny
All-State Band
Alex Mongin
John Philip Sousa Award
Amanda Tenhoff
Ellen Larson
Elizabeth Strafelda
Daniel Swanson
Patrick Swords
Joshua Vievering
Exemplary Dedication Honor Roll
Kathryn Bugasch
Kathryn Theisen
Senior Maggie Johnson was the recipient of
the Mother Seraphine Ireland Award. She
paused for a photo with her parents, Greg
Johnson and Nancy Johnson at Honors
Night.
Patrick Gilmore Band Award
Becky Stever
Mary Nieters
Cate Lloyd
Brian Veenstra
Arion Award
Alex Mongin
Brother Martel Band Scholarship
Amanda Tenhoff
All-State 2014-2015
All-State Symphonic Band
Maria Neuzil
BUSINESS
Senior Business Student of Excellence
Taylor Baskfield
Kennedy Minea
Connor Molnar
Daulton Saad
Junior Business Student of Excellence
Elizabeth McGrath
Mark Schuweiler
Katie Wollmering
CAMPUS MINISTRY
Leadership Award
Laura Bearth
Kathryn Bugasch
Cassandra Derfus
Norma Farah
Bridget Goldenstein
Liliana Gomez
Outstanding Dedication Honor Roll
Cassandra Derfus
Olivia Enquist
Hannah Gibbemeyer
Kalay Kotasek
Connor Petit
DRAMA
Theater Curriculum Award
Peter Book
Sydney Chaffin
Cassandra Derfus
Norma Farah
Adelaide Johanson
Rebecca McDonnell
Antonio Palomo
Abby Sunberg
Suzannah Weiss
ENGLISH
Spirit Award
Blake Banham
Senuri Rauf
Outstanding Writer
Kate Koch
MATHEMATICS
Excellence in 4 years of Math
including AP Calculus and/or AP
Statistics
Justin Cook
Cassandra Derfus
John Gainer, Jr.
Daniel Holod
Graham Kaluzny
Adam Klein
Cecilia Kuenster
Kennedy Minea
Rachel Oberst
Michael Panetta
Oscar Segar
Daniel Swanson
Joshua Vievering
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Physical Education Student of the
Year
Blake Banham
Casey Bulmer
John Gainer, Jr.
Patrick Hennessey
Jacob Jordan
Natalie Kelly
RELIGION
Religion Department Award
Liliana Gomez
Senuri Rauf
SCIENCE
Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science
Award
Maria Neuzil
Rensselaer Medal Award
Mateo Paredes-Sepulveda
Robert Stupka III Science Scholarship
Laura Aanonson
Maria Neuzil
Society of Women Engineers
Katherine Bruce
Kourtney George
SOCIAL STUDIES
Active Participation in the Political
Process
Michael Bohman
Anthony Bruess
Justin Cook
Graham Kaluzny
Adam Klein
Olivia Kuncio
Ellen Larson
Quinn McMahon
Daniel Swanson
Marta Thuente
Brian Veenstra
Joshua Vievering
STUDIO ARTS
Excellence in Landscape Photography
Samantha Baldwin
Excellence in the Visual Arts
Danielle Lee
Dayna Lee
Excellence in Drawing and Painting
Rosabella Pitera
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Excellence in Ceramics
Heather Sawchuck
Excellence in Photography
Kelsey Wroble
Excellence in Portrait Photography
Raquel Sternitzke
WORLD LANGUAGES
Excellence in French
Sydney Chaffin
Eve Crabbe
Hanna Hamilton
Jacob Jordan
Carolyn Pohl
Emma Sullivan
Excellence in Latin
Justin Cook
Excellence in Mandarin
Moung Ji Cho
Excellence in Spanish
Kathryn Bugasch
Calvin Cloutier
Cassandra Derfus
Benjamin Kalla
Kate Koch
Quinn McMahon
Jordyn Meskan
Paige Meskan
Kathleen Orfei
Senuri Rauf
Abel Santos-Meeker
Sarah Schroeder
Elizabeth Strafelda
Abby Sunberg
Daniel Swanson
Amanda Tenhoff
Ella Vasquez
Brian Veenstra
Joshua Vievering
Sophomore – Cadet SGT Leonard
Gerten
9th grade – Cadet PFC Riley Domler
The Junior ROTC Citizenship Awards
Senior – Cadet CPT Nathan
Strong
Junior – Cadet SSG Casey MalonePovolny
Sophomore – Cadet SGT Gabriel
Andrezjek, Cadet PFC Gabriella
Hawkins
9th grade– Cadet PFC Jack Calkins
The Raider Brigade Junior ROTC
Academic Excellence Awards
Senior – Cadet MAJ Carolyn Pohl
Junior – Cadet 2LT William Zastrow
Sophomore – Cadet SGT Joseph
Schroeder
9th grade – Cadet PFC Molissa
Scott
The Raider Brigade Junior ROTC
Military Excellence Awards
Senior – Cadet LTC Charles Bausch
Junior -- Cadet 2LT Wyatt Stackpole
Sophomore – Cadet SGT Anna
Muccio
9th grade – Cadet PFC Frank
Kimlinger
The Raider Brigade Junior ROTC
Service Excellence Awards
Senior – Cadet SGT Shariah
White
Junior – Cadet 2LT Daniel
Jackson
Sophomore – Cadet SGT Sarah
Zastrow
9th grade – Cadet PFC Samuel Miller
JROTC
United States Naval Academy
Appointment
John Gainer, Jr.
United States Air Force Academy
Appointment
Adam Klein
The Department of the Army
Superior Cadet Award
Senior – Cadet COL Alyssa Trejo
Junior – Cadet 2LTMatthew Boncich
Senior Peter Nicholson was honored
with the “Triple A” Award for
Excellence in Academics, Arts and
Athletics. He posed for a photo with
his mom, Brenna Ryan Nicholson ’76,
at Honors Night.
The Richard R. Williams and Roland
R. Williams Superior Cadet
Junior – Cadet 2LT Nicholas Walters
Sophomore – Cadet SGT Jordan
Grovum
9th grade – Cadet PFC Luca Gonzalez
The United States Marine Corps
Scholastic Excellence Award
Cadet MAJ Adam Klein
The United States Marine Corps
Distinguished Athlete Award
Cadet SSG Amanda Conlin
Cadet 2LT Jacob Lacina
The Sons of the American Revolution
ROTC Medal
Cadet LTC Nicholas Woessner
The Celebrate Freedom Foundation/
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
JROTC Award
Cadet PFC Jashon Adams
The Sons of the American Revolution
Bronze Good Citizenship Medal
Cadet SGT Jordan Grovum
The Daughters of the American
Revolution JROTC Medal
Cadet MAJ Alisha Engelbrekt
The Military Order of the World Wars
Bronze ROTC Medal
Cadet LTC Langston Wesson
The Reserve Officers’ Association
JROTC Medal
Cadet 2LT Wynonna Garcia
The Military Officers’ Association of
America Medal
Cadet MAJ Joseph Warec
The Daughters of the American
Colonists
Cadet SFC Dayna Lee
The American Veterans Association
JROTC Medal
Cadet MAJ Blake Banham
The National Sojourner’s Award
Cadet SGT Michael Seivert
The United States Army Recruiting
Command JROTC Medal
Cadet SFC Danielle Lee
The United States Army Reserve
Scholar/Athlete Award
Cadet 2LT Rosemary Arends
Cadet MAJ Jacob Mellor
The Military Order of the Purple
Heart ROTC Medal
Cadet 2LT Tristan Anderson
Senior Derek Olmschenk was
honored with the Harvey
Buron Spirit Award, while
senior Cecilia Kuenster was
honored with the Hugh
Derham Award at Honors
Night.
The National Society, United States
Daughters of 1812 Junior ROTC
Bronze Medal
Cadet MAJ Roxanna Lozoya
The Association of the United States
Army ROTC Medal
Cadet 2LT Emma Gutzmann
The American Legion Scholastic
Excellence Medals
Gold Medal: Cadet LTC John Gainer,
Jr.
Silver Medal: Cadet 2LT John
Fitzpatrick
Bronze Medal: Cadet SGT Aaron
Anderson
Junior Abigail Kimlinger was recognized at
Honors Night with the Carondelet Student
Leadership Award and was accompanied
by her parents, John Kimlinger and Kathy
Kimlinger. The other recipient of this award
was junior Alexis Burns (not pictured).
The American Legion Military
Excellence Medals
Gold Medal: Cadet MAJ Thomas
Wrede
Silver Medal: Cadet CDT 2LT
Michael Fortuna
Bronze Medal: Cadet DGT Amia
Bridgeford
The Veterans of Foreign Wars JROTC
Medals
Senior - Cadet MAJ Cullen Hallman
Junior - Cadet 2LT Thomas
Konetschka
Sophomore - Cadet Daniel Gainer
Voice of Democracy Award
Cadet COL Alyssa Trejo
Connor Williams was honored at Honors
Night with the Archbishop John Ireland
Award and was accompanied by his
parents, Timothy and Lisa PrescottWilliams.
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Merit Scholarships and Awards
National Merit Finalist
Buena Vista University
National Merit Commended
Students
California State University
Jonathon Gallaher
Adam Klein
Olivia Kuncio
Alex Mongin
Rachel Oberst
Abby Sunberg
Kathryn Theisen
Brian Veenstra
Joshua Vievering
3M National Merit Scholarship
Justin Cook
Brian Veenstra
Agnes Scott College
Emma De Vera
Clara Hearst
Heather Sawchuk
Campbell University
Thomas Otto
Carroll University
Jack Vanags
Carthage College
Nicole Biagi
Case Western Reserve University
Jacob Jordan
Alex Mongin
Peter Nicholson
Carolyn Pohl
Amanda Tenhoff
AP Scholar with Distinction
Award
Catholic United Financial
Arizona State University
Coe College
Adam Klein
Riley Allyson
Nicole Biagi
Michele Dolan
Alexandra Gajeski
Megan Linder
Augsburg College
Daniel Coleman
Hannah Gibbemeyer
Alexander Larsen
Tanner Lydon
Augustana College
Alexander Larsen
Ave Maria University
Cathryn Kelly
B-Dale Club
Sydney Chaffin
Bethel University
Alexander Larsen
Bradley University
Alisha Engelbrekt
Connor Williams
Buck Hill
Jordyn Mesken
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Julianna Maanum
Ella Vasquez
Megan Voigt
Shariah White
College of Saint Benedict
Grace Anderson
Madalyn Anderson
Lucy Anfinson
Rachel Broos
Kathryn Bugasch
Kelly Cullen
Monica Czech
Shannon Downes
Alexandra Evered
Taylor Gaertner
Alexandra Gajeski
Bridget Goldenstein
Erin Goodson
Hanna Hamilton
Elizabeth Henning
Cathryn Kelly
Natalie Kelly
Sophia Kleindl
Laura Lanigan
Mary Lynch
Sally Margarit
Angela Messer
Amber Muetzel
College of St Benedict
Kaitlyn Sandkamp
Caroline Schafer
Sarah Schroeder
Rachel Seibel
Monica Sevenich
Rebecca Stever
Margaret Sullivan
Natalie TerEick
Marta Thuente
Colorado State University
Daulton Saad
Concordia University
Mitchell Tobritzhofer
Cornell College
Austin Busse
Creighton University
Laura Aanonsen
Riley Allyson
Grace Anderson
Liam Bard
Rachel Broos
Delaney Burke
Samuel Clark
Shannon Downes
Matthew Dunn
Christopher Fichtel
Erin Goodson
Hanna Hamilton
Michael Hannon
William Harris
Clara Hearst
George Hottinger
Mae Hougo
Benjamin Iverson
Adelaide Johanson
Anne Johnson
Jacob Jordan
Benjamin Kalla
Natalie Kelly
Benjamin Maley
Quinn McMahon
Maria Michaux
Matthew Miller
Amber Muetzel
Peter Nicholson
Patrick O’Neill
Rose Pane
Chloe Parkes
David Rieth
Abel Santos-Meeker
Creighton University
Monica Sevenich
William Shearon
Kayla Smith
Emma Sullivan
Abby Sunberg
Dan Swanson
Natalie TerEick
Marta Thuente
Michael Tipping
Jared Trueman
Samuel Urdahl
Jack Vanags
Colton Wieber
Nicholas Woessner
Kelsey Wroble
DePaul University
Corbin Casalenda
Alexandra Gajeski
Hannah Hamilton
Olivia Kuncio
Anne Ryan
Maxwell Stafford
Raquel Sternitzke
Kathryn Theisen
DePauw University
Sally Margarit
Dominican University
Elise Tuma
Drake University
Grace Anderson
Lucy Anfinson
Rachel Broos
George Hottinger
Molly Johnston
Sophia Kleindl
Benjamin Maley
Chloe Parkes
Anna Steiner
Margretta Steiner
Ella Vasquez
Megan Voigt
Suzannah Weiss
Thomas Wrede
Drexel University
Elise Tuma
Eastern Michigan University
Timothee Gordon
Elon University
Emma De Vera
Eugene and Beverly Lentsch
Scholarship
Laura Bearth
Fairfield University
Megan Ostenby
Fordham University
Michael Bohman
Hanna Hamilton
Olivia Kuncio
Jacob Mellor
Maria Michaux
Megan Ostenby
Alexander Regala
Maxwell Stafford
Grinnell College
Carolyn Pohl
Sarah Schroeder
Gustavus Adolphus College
Daniel Coleman
Taylor Gaertner
Michael Hannon
Molly Johnston
Benjamin Kalla
Kate Koch
Alexander Larsen
Rachel Seibel
Colton Wieber
Hamline University
Nicole Biagi
Peter Fischbach
Tanner Lydon
Margretta Steiner
Mitchell Tobritzhofer
Patrick Swords
Samuel Urdahl
Luke Wangsness
J.C. & L.A. Duke Scholarship
Olivia Kuncio
Kent State University
Zoe Gehrig
Kimberly-Clark Foundation
Shannon Downes
Kopp Foundation Random Acts of
Kindness
Blake Banham
Nicole Biagi
Lake Forest College
Nicole Biagi
Elizabeth Henning
Tanner Lydon
Rachel Seibel
Megan Voigt
Lawrence University
Matthew Miller
Lewis & Clark College
Kaitlyn Sandkamp
Hofstra University
Loyola Marymount University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Loyola University Chicago
Jack Vanags
Clara Hearst
Iowa State University
Sarah Baas
Mirabelle Berthoumieux
Kathryn Bugasch
Calvin Cloutier
Kelly Cullen
Matthew Dunn
Jonathon Gallaher
Iowa State University
Madeline Hansen
William Harris
Patrick Hennessey
Anne Johnson
Benjamin Kalla
Benjamin Maley
Alex Mongin
Hayden Olson
Isabella Postiglione
David Rieth
Michael Rowan
Kayla Smith
Devon Robinson
Sarah Bakko
Liam Bard
Mirabelle Berthoumieux
Katherine Bruce
Eve Crabbe
Matthew Dunn
Christopher Fichtel
Alexandra Gajeski
Loyola University Chicago
Hanna Hamilton
Michael Hannon
Clara Hearst
Matthew Johns
Jacob Jordan
Graham Kaluzny
Cathryn Kelly
Natalie Kelly
Olivia Kuncio
Ellen Larson
Leah Leonidas
Maria Michaux
Megan Nadeau
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Kathleen Orfei
Rose Pane
Alexander Regala
Devon Robinson
Anne Ryan
Abel Santos-Meeker
Maxwell Stafford
Emma Sullivan
Kathryn Theisen
Matthew Thul
Michael Tipping
Jack Vanags
Connor Williams
Luther College
Hannah Hamilton
Kate Koch
Natalie Kulhanek
Rebecca Stever
Macalester College
Michael Bohman
Macalester Lodge 290
Shea O’Gara
Manhattan College
Olivia Kuncio
Marist College
Mae Hougo
Marquette University
Laura Aanonsen
Samantha Baldwin
Mirabelle Berthoumieux
Michael Bohman
Delaney Burke
Matthew Dunn
Christopher Fichtel
Hanna Hamilton
Marquette University
Madeline Hansen
William Harris
Clara Hearst
Matthew Hughes
Benjamin Iverson
Matthew Johns
Anne Johnson
Benjamin Kalla
William Kuenster
Leah Leonidas
Mary Lynch
Benjamin Maley
Sally Margarit
Quinn McMahon
Alex Mongin
Bridget Mountain
Megan Nadeau
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Peter Nicholson
Patrick O’Neill
Rachel Oberst
Kathleen Orfei
Megan Ostenby
Rose Pane
Michael Panetta
Ryan Redpath
Alexander Regala
David Rieth
Abel Santos-Meeker
Caroline Schafer
William Shearon
Anna Steiner
Dan Swanson
Patrick Swords
Amanda Tenhoff
Kyle Thames
Kathryn Theisen
Matthew Thul
Blake Timm
Jared Trueman
Joshua Vievering
Nicholas Woessner
Thomas Wrede
Montana State University
Sarah Bakko
Pierre Giguere
Clara Hearst
Hayden Olson
Matthew Thul
Mount Holyoke College
Emma De Vera
North Dakota State University
Alexandra Gajeski
Quinn McMahon
Jordyn Meskan
Paige Meskan
Rachel Oberst
Elizabeth Strafelda
Patrick Swords
Marta Thuente
Northeastern University
Justin Cook
Northern Arizona University
Margretta Steiner
Memorial Blood Center
Scholarship
Northern Michigan University
Miami University Oxford
Northern State University
Margaret Johnson
Katherine Leininger
Madeline Hansen
Megan Nadeau
Rachel Oberst
Caroline Schafer
Sarah Bakko
Catherine Lloyd
Julianna Maanum
Northwestern University
Olivia Kuncio
Michigan State University
Providence College
Michigan Technological
University
Purdue University
Caroline Degnan
Alisha Engelbrekt
Minnesota State University
Mankato
Austin Busse
Mississippi State University
Megan Linder
Mondelez International
Laura Aanonsen
Emma Kelly
Mirabelle Berthoumieux
Quinnipiac University
Mae Hougo
Ranger College
Chad Fleischman
Regis University
Liam Bard
Rachel Broos
Shannon Downes
Erin Goodson
Monica Sevenich
Saint John’s University
Noah Anderson
Alexander Bailey
Matthew Bins
Michael Bohman
Joshua Brower
Samuel Clark
Michael Dolan
Matthew Dunn
Nicholas Guerrero
William Harris
George Hottinger
Benjamin Iverson
Maxwell King
Benjamin Maley
Thomas Mette
Matthew Miller
Nicholas Reding
Ryan Redpath
David Rieth
Michael Tipping
Mitchell Tobritzhofer
Jack Vanags
Joshua Vievering
Langston Wesson
Nicholas Woessner
St. Leo University
Elizabeth Henning
Saint Louis University
Liam Bard
Kathryn Bugasch
Calviin Cloutier
Daniel Coleman
Matthew Dunn
Bridget Goldenstein
Erin Goodson
Saint Louis University
Mae Hougo
Natalie Kelly
William Kuenster
Leah Leonidas
Quinn McMahon
Kennedy Minea
Alex Mongin
Kathleen Orfei
Megan Ostenby
Anne Ryan
Caroline Schafer
Monica Sevenich
Kayla Smith
Connor Williams
Anna Zesbaugh
Saint Mary’s College
Maria Michaux
Monica Sevenich
Margaret Sullivan
Marta Thuente
Saint Mary’s University of
Minnesota
Rachel Broos
Corbin Cassalenda
Daniel Coleman
Liliana Gomez
Sarah Huberty
Catherine Lloyd
Katherine Lofquist
Julianna Maanum
Angela Messer
Stevie Moman
Nicholas Reding
Sofia Rowan-Martin
Mary Saatzer
Monica Sevenich
Margaret Sullivan
Megan Voigt
Saint Michael’s College
Keilan O’Brien
Monica Sevenich
Saint Xavier University
Jack Vanags
San Bernadino Valley Community
College
Ricardo Johnson III
Santa Clara University
Anthony Bruess
Clara Hearst
Leah Leonidas
Seattle University
Anne Ryan
Seton Hall University
William Kuenster
Smith College
Hannah Hamilton
South Dakota State University
Patrick Swords
Southwest Minnesota State
University
Daniel Tillman
St. Ambrose University
Bridget Goldenstein
St. Catherine University
Laura Aanonsen
Maya Clark
Eve Crabbe
Kate Koch
Rebecca McDonnell
Sarah Schroeder
Margaret Sullivan
Marta Thuente
St. Cloud State University
Edward Penson
St. John’s University, New York
Megan Ostenby
St. Norbert College
John Ingwell
Matthew Miller
Sofia Rowan-Martin
Sarah Schroeder
Raquel Sternitzke
St. Olaf College
Michael Bohman
Hanna Hamilton
Laura Lanigan
Sarah Schroeder
Emma Sullivan
Abby Sunberg
The Catholic University Of
America
Emma Kelly
Sally Margarit
William Shearon
Marta Thuente
The College of St. Scholastica
Ella Bartels
Emma De Vera
Bridget Goldenstein
Cathryn Kelly
Adam Klein
Angela Messer
Sally Nguyen
Nicholas Reding
Margaret Sullivan
Natalie TerEick
The College of Wooster
Mae Hougo
The George Washington
University
Katherine Bruce
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The University of Arizona
Cassandra Derfus
Hannah Foley
Megan Linder
The University of Iowa
Mirabelle Berthoumieux
Delaney Burke
Matthew Dunn
Hannah Foley
Michael Hannon
Laura Lanigan
Patrick O’Neill
Devon Robinson
Rachel Seibel
Kayla Smith
The Young Entrepreneur Award
Matthew Bins
United States Air Force Academy
Adam Klein
United States Navel Academy
John Gainer, Jr.
United States Navy ROTC
John Gainer, Jr.
Adam Klein
University of Chicago
Natalie Kulhanek
University of Colorado, Boulder
Ryan Redpath
Anna Zesbaugh
University of Colorado, Colorado
Springs
Daulton Saad
University of Dayton
Liam Bard
Mae Hougo
Maria Michaux
Jack Vanags
University of Denver
Jordyn Alt
Mirabelle Berthoumieux
Cassidy Gobran
Natalie Kelly
Peter Nicholson
Ryan Redpath
University of Georgia
Megan Linder
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The University of Kansas
Matthew Johns
Megan Linder
Katherine Lofquist
Margaret Messing
Maria Michaux
Hayden Olson
Neil Radford
Kyle Thames
Luke Wangsness
Olivia Wilkes
University of Mary
Liliana Gomez
University of Miami
Derek Olmschenk
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Samantha Baldwin
Noah Beckman
Peter Book
Emma De Vera
Pierre Giguere
Mary Lynch
Elizabeth Strafelda
Suzannah Weiss
Connor Williams
University of Minnesota, Morris
Nicole Biagi
Mary Nieters
Sarah Schroeder
University of Minnesota, Twin
Cities
Laura Aanonsen
Nicole Biagi
Cassandra Derfus
Alexandra Eckert
Cassidy Gobran
Margaret Johnson
Benjamin Kalla
Graham Kaluzny
Cecelia Kuenster
William Kuenster
Olivia Kuncio
Katherine Leinenger
Leah Leonidas
Ryan Marek
Kennedy Minea
Alex Mongin
Rachel Oberst
Kathleen Orfei
Megan Ostenby
Carolyn Pohl
Senuri Rauf
Abel Santos-Meeker
Dan Swanson
Amanda Tenhoff
Marta Thuente
Brian Veenstra
Joshua Vievering
Joseph Wagner
University of Missouri
Michael Rowan
University of Montana
Sarah Bakko
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Taylor Baskfield
Joseph Langford
Antonio Palomo
University of New Hampshire
Emma Kelly
University of North Dakota
Quinn McMahon
Jordyn Meskan
Paige Meskan
University of Notre Dame
Dan Swanson
Brian Veenstra
Joshua Vievering
University of Portland
Calvin Cloutier
Hannah Foley
Clara Hearst
University of Puget Sound
Adam Klein
Kaitlyn Sandkamp
University of Rochester
Carolyn Pohl
University of San Diego
Michael Tipping
University of San Francisco
Abel Santos-Meeker
University of Sioux Falls
Corbin Cassalenda
University of South Florida
Sydney Chaffin
University of St. Thomas
Sarah Baas
Laura Bearth
Matthew Bins
Rachel Broos
Joshua Brower
Calvin Cloutier
Daniel Coleman
Eve Crabbe
Monica Czech
Cassandra Derfus
Michael Dolan
Alisha Engelbrekt
Alexandra Evered
Christopher Fichtel
Hannah Foley
Michael Hannon
Madeline Hansen
William Harris
George Hottinger
James Huss
Bejamin Iverson
Margaret Johnson
Jacob Jordan
Natalie Kelly
Maxwell King
Sophia Kleindl
Alex Kunzer
Katherine Leininger
Michael Losasso
Benjamin Maley
Sally Margarit
Lindsey Mazzitello
George McLeod
Thomas Mette
Matthew Miller
Alex Mongin
Shea O’Gara
Derek Olmschenk
Neil Radford
David Rieth
Samuel Soltermann
William Strombeck
Emma Sullivn
Abby Sunberg
Patrick Swords
Amanda Tenhoff
Kyle Thames
Marta Thuente
Daniel Tillman
Blake Timm
Mitchell Tobritzhofer
Ryan Touhy
Samuel Urdahl
Jack Vanags
Ella Vasquez
Joshua Vievering
Joseph Wagner
Langston Wesson
Colton Wieber
Thomas Wrede
University of Tennessee
Megan Linder
University of Wisconsin, Eau
Claire
Scenes from the
Baccalaureate Brunch
Sarah Baas
Nicole Biagi
Sally Nguyen
Megan Ostenby
Elizabeth Strafelda
Kathryn Theisen
University of Wisconsin, La
Crosse
Nicole Biagi
Kathryn Bugasch
University of Wisconsin, Madison
From left: Martha Bogie and Dave Bogie ’82 with
their daughter, Annie Bogie, and Caroline Degnan.
Jonathon Gallaher
Jacob McDermott
University of Wisconsin, Stout
Samantha Baldwin
Taylor Gaertner
Elise Tuma
Villanova University
Rachel Oberst
W.R. Hotchkiss Foundation
Taylor Baskfield
Wartburg College
Kate Koch
Julianna Maanum
Ricardo Johnson with his grandmother, Linda
Johnson.
Westminster College
Logan Gil
Wings Financial
Natalie Kulhanek
Winona State University
Anne Johnson
World Citizen Award
Sally Nguyen
Xavier University
Patrick Hennessey with his parents, Amy and Bill
Hennessey.
Liam Bard
John Ingwell
William Kuenster
Ellen Larson
Sally Margarit
Quinn McMahon
Caroline Schafer
Connor Williams
Zinch Scholarship
Olivia Kuncio
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Alex Regala with his mom, Susan Munson-Regala.
NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
TWIN CITIES, MN
PERMIT NO. 155
Cretin-Derham Hall
550 South Albert Street
St. Paul, MN 55116
Founders Day
On May 7, 2014, Cretin-Derham Hall observed
Founders Day, an annual event celebrating the Sisters
of St. Joseph of Carondelet, including Mary Madonna
Ashton, CSJ ’40 (pictured), the Brothers of the Christian Schools, and CDH faculty/staff. The day began
with a breakfast in the Commons, and guests included
a number of Sisters and Brothers, as well as some
retired faculty/staff members. Cupcakes decorated in
purple and gold were served over the lunch hour to all
students.
Please Note!
The Main Office and the
Alumni/ae-Development Office at
Cretin-Derham Hall will close at
noon on Fridays in July. The office
will be closed all day on July 4 for
the holiday.