IHA-IHC “Echo”, Fall 2012 - Immaculate Heart Central Schools

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IMMACULATE HEART ACADEMY
IMMACULATE HEART CENTRAL SCHOOLS
A Tribute
to Young
Alumni
A Foundation for Life
Immaculate Heart
Central Schools
1 Sterling Place
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 221-3785
www.ihcschools.org
Vicar of Education,
Diocese of Ogdensburg
Monsignor Robert H. Aucoin
Superintendent,
Diocese of Ogdensburg
Sister Ellen Rose Coughlin, SSJ
Assistant Superintendent,
Diocese of Ogdensburg
Sister Shirley Anne Brown, SSJ
President, IHC Education Council
Kathy Moran
Vice President, IHC Education Council
Rev. Arthur LaBaff
Executive System Administrator
Chris Hornbarger
Principal, IHC Junior/Senior High School
Curriculum Coordinator, IHC Schools
Lisa Parsons
Assistant Principal, Jr/Sr High School
Sister Cecilia Marie Hermann, SSJ
Principal, IHC Elementary School
Gary West
Vice Principal, IHC Elementary School
Annette Connolly
Send news, contact info, etc. to:
Immaculate Heart Central Schools
1 Sterling Place
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 221-3785
stacy.uliano@ihcschools.org
© 2012 Immaculate Heart Central Schools
All rights reserved.
Fall 2012
Contents
A MESSAGE FROM THE IHC LEADERSHIP ...………… 3
A Foundation for Life
THE YEAR OF FAITH: WE ARE CALLED …………………
4
A Tribute to Young Alumni
A TRIBUTE TO YOUNG ALUMNI ………………………… 7
TOMMY ROMAN ‘10 THRIVES AT NOTRE DAME ………... 8
FACULTY IN PROFILE: ANTHONY BURGESS, ’97 ………… 9
ROCHESTER’S “RISING STAR:” DAVID GRAHAM ’99 …… 10
BAILEY NAPLES ‘05 REFLECTS ON IHC ………………… 11
LYNN PIETROSKI ‘92 LEADS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ….. 11
In Every Issue
WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND IHC? ….………….. 12
ALUMNI NEWS .…………………………………… 21
IN GRATITUDE ……………………………………. 27
THANK YOU TO BENEFACTORS OF THE “ECHO”
IHC is enormously grateful to Ted and Mary Mascott, ‘62 as well
as Jim and Betty Coughlin (both ‘49), for their financial support
in getting the ECHO started last year. We’re also grateful for
Ken Eysaman ‘92 and the Watertown Daily Times for partnering
with us, to Sister Mary Anne, SSJ and others for the many
photographs, and to Mrs. Vicky Zapf Stefanik ‘73 for her keen
editorial eye.
ON THE COVER:
Young IHC alumni are making their mark across a wide range
of professions, pursuits, and passions.
A Message from
the IHC Leadership
“For I know well the plans for you, says the
Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to
give you a future and a hope. Then you will
call upon me and come and pray to me,
and I will hear you.”
~ Jeremiah 29: 11-14
Artwork, 2011, by Kacie Converse,
Class of 2015
Dear Parents, Students, Alumni, and Friends of Immaculate
Heart Academy and Immaculate Heart Central Schools:
Each June, another in a long blue line of Immaculate Heart Academy and Immaculate Heart
Central High School classes graduate, celebrate, and move on to the next chapter in their lives.
Their journeys are rich with a wide array of experiences – in college and graduate school, in
their chosen vocations, and throughout young adulthood.
This edition features some of our young alumni. They are a testament to IHC’s value in
shaping the Christian values, virtues, and character of our students, and of the excellence of
our academic, athletic, service, and extracurricular programs. They also serve as important
role models to our graduates-to-be.
Finally, they reinforce our dedication and devotion to IHC’s mission: “To provide a quality
Catholic and secular education, to cultivate holiness based on the love and imitation of Christ,
and to form responsible citizens whose Christian values will transform the world.”
Thank you and God bless!
Chris Hornbarger
Executive System Administrator
IHC Schools
Lisa Parsons
Principal
IHC Junior/Senior High School
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Gary West
Principal
IHC Elementary School
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The Year of Faith: We Are Called
By Fr. Don Robinson
Pope Benedict XVI has
School sees education as a process which forms the
whole child. The specific purpose of Catholic
proclaimed a YEAR OF
education is the formation of students who, animated
FAITH to awaken Cathby the Gospel, will be good citizens of their
olics around the world to
community and world. The words and deeds of Jesus
deepen our relationship with
are central to a school's program and environment.
God and live as joyful
Christ is not an afterthought or an add-on to the
witnesses to the Gospel.
foundational principles of a Catholic School. His
From October 11, 2012 to
words and deeds are the living memory imparted to
November 24, 2013, we are
the students. He is the one who gives meaning to
called
to prayer, study,
human life. A Catholic School is a community of
outreach and evangelization
faith, an extension of the first and essential communso that the name of Jesus Christ will be known and
ity of the family and the extended family of the parloved throughout the world. The beginning of this
ish. In the school community of
special year coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second “A Catholic school is critical faith the student experiences
relationships based on the Gospel
Vatican Council, and the twentieth to the Church's mission of
and the teachings of the Church.
anniversary of the promulgation of the evangelization, fundamenCatechism of the Catholic Church.
tal to the future success of
I always feel a sense of pride and
the Church, and the best
Faith is an integral part of our lives; it is assistance available to par- accomplishment when I witness
interwoven into everything we do. A ents in passing on the faith our alumni from Immaculate
Catholic school is critical to the Church's
Heart Central take an active and
to their children.”
mission of evangelization, fundamental to
involved role in both their local
community and faith community after graduation.
the future success of the Church, and the best
They are the best testimony there is that our
assistance available to parents in passing on the faith
commitment to Catholic education is certainly worth
to their children. Christ is the gift that students
the effort.
encounter in our Catholic School. Our Catholic
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Randy and Lisa Pound
congratulate son
Lindsey at his last
home lacrosse game
Elementary School Spring Picnic
IHC is a faith-based community whose mission is to
Project time !
Technology in the
classroom
Provide a quality Catholic and secular education,
Bishop’s Mass
Mystery Players
Cultivate holiness based on the love and imitation of Christ, and
Faith
Community
Service
National Honor Society Induction
Raising
the colors
Form responsible citizens whose Christian values will transform the world.
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Michael Hough ’12
Student, Clarkson University
Sarah Sharlow ’07
Musician/Teacher/Stage Performer
Daniel Ferry ‘06
Financial Writer, The Motley Fool
Rev. Scott Belina ‘03
Transitional Deacon/Seminarian
Nathaniel Bull ‘99
Emmy-Award Winning Art Director
Matt Cheney ‘98
Ph.D., MD, Dartmouth Medical School
Matt Puccia ‘95
NASCAR Crew Chief
Mark Neveldine ‘91
Feature Film Director
Walter Zapf III ‘90
Lieutenant, United States Navy
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A Foundation for Life
A Tribute to Young Alumni
As we built this edition, we
reached out to young alumni,
interviewing some, asking
permission to write articles of
others, or simply soliciting
their thoughts and experiences.
The diagram at right depicts
the content of their responses.
The words used the most are
largest; those the least are
smallest.
What we found is that the
reservoir of good will is as
deep among young alumni
(and we define “young” as
not having yet attended
one’s 25th reunion!) as it is
among older alumni of
IHC and IHA.
This issue only scratches the
surface of the enormous
diversity
of
vocations,
experiences, passions and
pursuits of IHC’s many young
alumni. We would love to
hear from more of you. In
some cases, we’ve been limited
by an alumni database that,
while we’ve been working
feverishly to improve it, still
contains much outdated contact
information. Please help us
update our info! (see page 21)
We hope you enjoy this issue
of the ECHO, and appreciate
the support of the volunteers,
benefactors, and partners who
have made it a reality.
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Tommy Roman ‘10 Thrives at Notre Dame
How do you feel your experiences at
IHC helped you make your college
choice?
My time at IHC greatly influenced my
college choice. After attending a
school that puts such importance on
educating the whole person, I knew I
wanted the same thing during my college experience. The Catholic identity that I encountered
at Immaculate Heart helped me to develop spiritually, and
directed me to attend a Catholic university as well. I have
also found that the courses I took at IHC greatly helped to
prepare me for college-style classes and challenged me in
my learning process. I felt confident that the education I
received prepared me for the university I chose, Notre
Dame. If I could give advice to the students at IHC
currently, I would urge them to get involved in all the
opportunities that the school has to offer. Don’t be afraid
to do something that you’ve never tried before; these
experiences will teach you so much about yourselves.
after graduation. I’ve been looking at attending law
school, or working on policy in Washington. Whatever I
do, I’d like to be able to represent those who are
vulnerable or who cannot defend themselves in society.
We know you were the Valedictorian at IHC; what
other accomplishments would you like to share since
you have graduated?
I have made the Dean’s list in each semester since I’ve
been at Notre Dame, and was fortunate enough to have
worked as a mentor at a program called Notre Dame
Vision this summer, in which high schoolers from around
the country came to campus to attend conferences
exploring their vocation and their relationship with God.
Also, I was accepted into my school’s study abroad
program, so I will be spending the spring semester in
London, England.
Many students are at the point of their lives where
they need to make choices about their future and the
college they will attend. Any advice?
My best advice is simply to be yourself.
“Whatever I do [after
How does your experience at a
Open yourself up to new opportunities and
graduation], I’d like to be new experiences, so you can best
Catholic university relate to your
able to represent those
experience at IHC?
determine where your passions lie. If you
At both Notre Dame and IHC religion is
who are vulnerable or
are fortunate enough to learn you have a
a central part of the school’s mission.
passion for something, pursue it with all
who cannot defend
Consequently, many aspects of my life
that you’ve got. The choice to attend
themselves in society.”
here carry on the traditions at IHC. For
college is a major one, and it deserves a lot
example, my dorm gathers together for Mass every
of consideration. Give this decision a lot of time and
Sunday night in our chapel. It’s a chance to see your
don’t be afraid to ask for other people’s suggestions and
friends and to pray with them. Gathering for these
advice. That being said, the ultimate choice is up to you.
Masses reminds me of the monthly Masses at IHC, in
I would simply suggest finding a college or a job that
which the whole community gathered to celebrate the
you feel best guides you in following your dreams,
Eucharist. Also, service is a central part of life here, as it
passions, and interests. Once you find that place, enjoy
was in high school. Over fall break, I will be
every second of your time there. Use your gifts to
participating in a service opportunity in Appalachia,
change the world.
spending time volunteering with underprivileged
students. I credit IHC’s excellent Faith Community
Service program in teaching me the importance of
volunteering and serving the community.
What is your major?
I’m double majoring in history and political science. I’m
also part of the Hesburgh Program for Public Service.
What are your plans after you graduate?
I have a few different ideas about what I’d like to pursue
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Alumni Faculty in Profile: Anthony Burgess, ‘97
What did you do immediately
after graduating IHC?
I spent part of my freshman year
at Ithaca College before deciding
to come back to JCC. I changed
my major from television/radio to
education and continued to
SUNY Cortland for my degree in
Health Education.
How do you feel the experiences you had at IHC
helped you choose your path/career?
I felt that I was prepared for any career that I wanted to
pursue because of the education I received at IHC, but I
felt compelled to emulate the wonderful teaching
examples that I had all around me. The constant presence
of dedicated sisters, priests, teachers and staff throughout
our years at Sacred Heart, Holy Family, and IHC instilled
in us a sense of helping others and giving back by using
your talents.
Why did you choose teaching,
and why at IHC?
I chose teaching because it came the most
natural for me and, like I said before, I
was fortunate enough to be surrounded
by excellent examples. I always knew in
the back of my mind that I wanted to be a
teacher, but when I got to college, I
wanted to take advantage of some other
courses (television/radio) that could not
be offered to us at the time I graduated.
realizing that learning is actually taking place. I believe
that some of the zany analogies and stories that we have
come up with have really motivated students and given
them a positive experience. I like helping students
achieve more of what they want.
Why do you teach High School students and what
made you choose that age group?
I like teaching at the high school because I believe that
the students have developed an ability to think rationally
and critically analyze some of the different situations they
may be presented with. Especially when I was teaching
Health, the discussion that can be fostered and the back
and forth exchanges that help me learn just as much is
very rewarding to me professionally. I also enjoy the
high school students because many of them are starting to
create some individual goals and paths for their life and it
is nice to see the actions they take to complete them.
As a young alumni what life lessons can you give to
graduating students or young alumni?
I think the lesson that I received and use
“My favorite part about
the most is to sacrifice something in an
teaching is creating
effort to give back to those that helped you
something unique that
get where you are or to those that will
come after you. I’d like to think that all of
helps a student who is
us who have graduated from IHA or IHC
struggling with the
have taken the time to join a group or
content. I enjoy making
the classroom experience community that does better for the
disadvantaged, volunteers for church
fun and centered around activities, or provides positive examples
the students’ interests .” for others.
I teach at IHC for a lot of very important reasons but the
most important is because of my love for the school.
Growing up, we were always around the school,
attending sporting events and dances and variety shows. I
looked up to the students and families that went to school
here and I felt a close connection between the
educational aspect of the place and what was really going
on. My father taught at IHC and I learned from him the
sacrifice it sometimes takes to be here, but also the
reward and joy that no other school can provide.
My favorite part about teaching is creating something
unique that helps a student who is struggling with the
content. I enjoy making the classroom experience fun
and centered around the students’ interests without them
However, the biggest thing that I would suggest is to
find a way to give back to our school. Many of us have
been granted this great gift of education and experience
at IHC, and as alumni, I think it is our job to ensure that
this option not only remains viable, but extraordinary.
Find things to give back to the school. Attend
Homecoming weekend. Stay in contact with the school
through developmental changes. Donate your time and
talents. This is a great place for teachers to begin their
careers because of all of the support and guidance. (Six
of the 62 students from the Class of 1997 spent at least
two years teaching in the system.) IHC is a great and
positive place because of the people that have helped to
shape it - and it will stay that way if ALL alumni
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continue to contribute in whatever way works best for
them.
Your father, Terry, is the Director of Mystery
Players. Do you participate in this? If you do, please
note your experiences with this program.
My father has been directing the Mystery Play since Fr.
Gaffney left in 1995. He joined the group sometime in
1985 and we have been going on trips and listening to
stories ever since. At different times, before and after I
was a teacher here, I had helped the group in whatever
role was necessary - mostly, the Bruce Beattie role,
though! I think that the Mystery Play is the greatest
thing that we offer students at IHC and it allows many,
many people to see the good things about our students
and our school. There have been hundreds of Mystery
Players throughout the 32 years, and their experiences of
faith, friendship, and fasting has helped them grow as
individuals as well as given them an outlet to practice
the mission of our school.
Rochester Business’ “Rising Star:” David Graham ‘99
David Graham ’99, a financial executive and controller
of the Bonadio Group (one of the top 100 accounting
firms in the US), was honored this past spring as a
“Rising Star” by the Rochester chapter of Financial
Executives International and the Rochester Business
Journal.
Where did you go to college, and what did you do?
Upon graduation, I attended Nazareth College in
Rochester NY. I graduated in 2003 with an accounting
major. I also played on the men's varsity lacrosse team
for all 4 years.
How do you feel your experience at IHC influenced
your decisions and success after graduation?
I had a great experience at IHC. I was fortunate to have
tremendous educators who helped to guide me into my
profession. All the math problems that Sister Mary Anne
and Pat Fontana Jr. put us through paid dividends when I
chose to major in accounting. I believe the impression
they set on me as a high school student was a major
factor in my decision. The small class sizes at IHC
made Nazareth an easy transition. The teachers at IHC
really care about the students and made a lasting
impression on us that hard work was the way to success.
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What other accomplishments have you achieved
since graduation?
In addition to the “Rising
Star” award, I’m a NY
State Certified Public
Accountant, and a member
of the Nazareth School of
Management
Advisory
Council.
David with mom Gail Graham,
retired Principal of IHC Elementary School, and dad Mike.
What is your advice to
young alumni during these difficult financial times?
Choose a career path that you are passionate about and
work hard at it. Strive to learn something new each and
every day. I've learned that networking is a key to
success. You never know where your next opportunity
will come from.
Do you stay in touch with your classmates?
I still maintain great relationships with fellow alumni.
They continue to be my closest friends. Whenever we get
together, we share a lot of laughs about our days at IHC.
Whenever I am home, I try to make it to some of the
athletic events to see some familiar faces.
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Bailey (O’Brian) Naples ‘05 Reflects
on her Time at IHC
“Due to my start at IHC, I have been
successful in my career. An individual’s high school experience does
not just last the four years in which
they are in attendance, but carries on
through college and into their career.
When I transitioned from high school to college I was
thoroughly prepared. IHCs homework requirements were
on par with what we were expected to accomplish in
college. My college tours gave the impression that papers
were more difficult than high school. I saw classmates
struggling with the transition who weren’t used to the
work load and the grading technique utilized by the
SUNY system. However, papers were the same length in
college as they were for me during my senior year of
IHC. I knew how to properly answer questions using
critical thinking skills due to my teachers taking the time
to properly grade our assignments and provide feedback
Lynn (Esposito) Pietroski ‘92 Leads
Watertown Chamber of Commerce
Lynn Pietroski believes in hard work,
and bringing passion to what you do.
Thus, it is no surprise that in August,
2011, Lynn was selected among 25
applicants to become the Chief
Executive Officer of the Greater
Watertown Chamber of Commerce,
after formerly serving as Associate Director of the Children’s Home of Jefferson County.
Lynn has also contributed to the local community as a
former President of the Heather A. Freeman Foundation
(see page 18) and member of the Watertown Sunrise
Rotary, Credo Community Center, and Big Brothers-Big
Sisters.
So far, Lynn’s leadership of the Chamber has been
widely applauded. A strong leader with an infectious,
positive attitude, Lynn’s focus as Chamber CEO has
been to support local businesses, grow membership, attract newcomers, and strengthen the
“Being a student of IHC
partnership with Fort Drum.
By all
means that you represent accounts, she is succeeding.
I was able to
balance classroom
attendance,
homework,
studying,
the school. Being part of a
volunteering, working, and socialization
family means you
Lynn’s advice for students and new alumni
with relative ease. Part of this is due to
represent that family. This is based on experience. “Never let anyone
IHC’s commitment to helping their
was a valuable lesson.”
or anything hold you back. … Find somestudents be involved with extracurricular
thing you are passionate about and do not
activities, but still having to maintain
let anything get in your way. … Having a strong work
high grades. IHC encourages their students to perform
ethic is key in today’s economy – you may have to start
well in the classroom, on the sports team, volunteering,
at the bottom to work your way up but think of all the
and when representing IHC.
things you learn on the way! Most of all have integrity
in all that you do!”
Being a student of IHC means you represent the school.
Being part of a family means you represent that family.
This was a valuable lesson for me. I was taught that you
never behave in a way you wouldn’t want the world to
read about in a newspaper. My actions and decisions
are certainly represent the firm where I now work."
Bailey with husband David and
youngest son Byron (older son
Colton is not pictured).
Bailey Naples is now a Senior
Associate for Audit for KPMG,
one of the largest companies in
the world and one of the “Big
Four “ auditing companies
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What’s Happening Around IHC?
IHC Moves Steadily to Enhance Learning with Technology
By Lisa Parsons, Principal, IHC Junior/Senior High School
and Ms. Eleanor Percy, Teacher, AP English
ment of the process to ensure productive learning.
Benefactors have helped us to move forward with the
acquisition of iPads and a Bretford Power and Sync
cart which facilitates our major technology plan. We
owe gratitude to Mr. Bruce Grable for his good will in
providing financial support that has helped to put this
equipment into our use. We have been fortunate to be
able to expand upon this aid in order to provide each
teacher in the Pre-K through 12th grade system at IHC
with an iPad for instructional purposes. Thus we
proceed in unison toward our goal of technology
based education for the future.
Technology has moved
to the front of the
classroom, as well as to
its center, and to every
student in the room.
This evolving innovation in our approach to
learning has been in the forefront of Immaculate Heart
Central’s instructional planning, as we prepare students
for their futures, both in college, and in careers. The
skills they need will be founded upon a familiarity with
We are also indebted to the expertise of people who
ways of accessing information quickly and accurately,
have provided leadership in facilitating the internet and
and in being able to interact productively with others in
wireless capabilities in all four buildings in the IHC
a social network of learning. Although our alumni, even
system. Many thanks go to Pat Fontana, Jr., Dominic
relatively recent ones, might be surprised by this shift in
Uliano, and Jamie Marsala who have expedited this
the manner of instruction, our current students expect it,
initiative. They have effectively constructed a network
and indeed they come prepared for it. They are the
that combines all the buildings and created virtual
“digital natives” who come to school each day with
networks for IHC faculty, and staff as well as “guests.”
mobile devices in hand, ready to access information
Recently we renewed our partnership with Westlecom,
anytime, from anywhere. As educators, we are taking
installing fiber optic connectivity in our elementary
strategic steps to meet their needs and interests, as we
buildings. This enables us to have a system-wide
“closed loop”’ network which broadens
incorporate today’s tools with the
our bandwidth, a needed adjustment as
learning process. We work to prepare “Technology in education
enhances
instruction,
we continue to augment our technology
them for the tasks of the future which
allows
progress
to
occur
endeavors.
include employing the tools of technology
regularly, and brings
to complete them.
There is no doubt that we have effectabout a transformation
ively begun a transformation of instrucTechnology in education enhances of ways of understanding
tion using up-to-date methods, while still
instruction, allows progress to occur
and processing
maintaining the time honored standards
regularly and brings about a transinformation.”
of excellence in education for which the IHC system
formation of ways of understanding and
has long been honored.
processing information. Students use technology to
stay connected, in the myriad ways that social
networking provides, so one of IHC’s goals is to
ensure that they learn the moral and ethical choices
involved in its use so that information and
communication is always honest and forthright, as our
Mission Statement affirms. We encourage proper use
of the power of the internet to inform, connect and
direct students to learn new access routes to learning.
Since research shows that learning is most effective in
social environments, we promote the proper means to
High School faculty participate in a professional development
that end. This new role for the educator is challenging,
session on the use of iPads to enhance instruction. Students are
redirecting our efforts to encourage cognitive
also using iPads and other devices in new ways in our classrooms
development in various ways, while retaining manage(see the photo of students working with an educational “App” in
one of our science classes on page 5).
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What’s Happening Around IHC?
Families Sustain Memorial Golf Tournaments to Aid Students
Three separate families have continued to hold annual
golf tournaments that raise scholarships for IHC students,
helping memorialize loved ones who had a special
connection to IHC.
Since the death of her husband Dick, the “one of a kind”
Ferne Kobel organized the Dick Kobel Memorial Golf
Tournament at Ives Hill Country Club. This past June
marked the 14th Annual Tournament, just prior to Ferne’s
passing on July 23 (see obituary on page 25). In addition
to the tournament she ran, Ferne assumed the mantle of
IHC’s “number one fan” from her husband Dick,
becoming the “de facto” assistant to baseball coach Mike
Delaney and starting the Kobel Baseball Tournament.
This June, Ferne’s tournament raised over $1,000 to fund
the Kobel Scholarship for a graduating senior.
Randy Towles became involved with IHC as a personal
trainer assisting the soccer and the lacrosse team by
running speed and agility camps, establishing a 6-week
summer agility camp at IHC in 2006.
Randy
unexpectedly passed away in an accident that August.
Randy had a passion for his work. Says Brittany Kulesza
‘08, “He gave me a lot of confidence in myself and my
ability. He always made training a lot of fun.”
Soccer Speed Camp 2006. Back, L to R: Emily LaLone, Katelynn
Chamberlain, Michaela Richards, Randy Towles, Anne Marie LaFave,
Danielle Shockley, Elysa Doldo. Front L to R: Brittany Kluesza,
Aimmee Plante, Jessica Ille, Sharon Maroney, Molly Lashomb, Briana
Guarino, Gabby Morrison.
Ferne with the 2011 Tournament organizing committee.
After the passing of avid golfer
Dick Doe ‘51 in 2005, the Doe
family organized the Dick Doe
Memorial Golf Tournament at
Highland Meadows Golf and
Country Club. The tournament
has since raised over $4,000 in
scholarships for IHC graduating
seniors. In addition, the family
Dick Doe ‘51.
recently donated $1,000 to help
purchase new helmets for IHC’s football team.
Information on the tournament is available at
www.dickdoegolf.com.
Finally, Ms. Valerie Towles (see page 21) and girls’
soccer coach Kurt Robbins have organized the Randy
Towles/Ray Eveleigh/Jeff LaMont Memorial Golf
Tournament for the last six years. So far, nine students
have received scholarships totaling $4,500, and this
year’s tournament raised another $2,300.
The other individuals memorialized by the tournament
were united by their common love of golf. Ray Eveleigh
’67 founded the Thursday night golf league where Randy
played. Jeff LaMont of Antwerp, NY, who passed away
in the fall of 2011, was a career educator and coach, as
well as a great friend to many of the golfers in the golf
league at Highland Meadows.
Valerie Towles with members of the IHC girls’ soccer
team, who helped run the tournament.
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IHC Varsity Athletics, Spring and Fall 2012
Highlights, Spring 2012
Highlights, Fall 2012
• Boy’s baseball: 9-7; 5-5 division. Competed in
sectionals. Al Davis and Santino Alteri were named
Section III first-team All Stars.
• Football: 5-3; qualified for Section III playoffs but lost to
Class C Canastota 29-6. Senior quarterback Matt Moran
passed for over 1,033 yards on the season.
• Softball: 4-11; 2-8 division. Competed in sectionals.
Mikayla Kolb, Angie Garrabrant, and Harpreet Aujla
were all named Frontier League first-team All-Stars.
• Boys’ Soccer: 7-6; qualified for Section III playoffs (first
playoff game against Cincinnatus tonight, as we go to
press!).
• Boy’s lacrosse: 11-7; 8-3 division. Competed in
sectionals. Matt Moran, Lindsey Pound, and Jude
Whalen were all named Frontier League first-team
All-Stars.
• Girls’ Soccer: 9-7-0, qualified for Section III playoffs
(defeated Lowville 3-2 last night in overtime, advancing to
second round as we go to press!)
• Girls’ lacrosse: 15-3; 9-1 division. Frontier League
Champions. Competed in sectionals. Junior attacker
Kayla Miles verbally committed to play for the
University of North Carolina in 2014.
• Girls’ Tennis: 4-6-0, second-place in Frontier League with
a 4-4-0 league record.
• Boy’s tennis: 5-6; 5-5 division.
• Boy’s golf: 0-11-1
• Track: Gabby Thompson, an independent athlete
who trained with Watertown High, was the Section
III Champion in steeplechase
AMANDA MORRISON,
WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES
Jude Fusilli evades a Watertown defender.
AMANDA MORRISON, WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES
IHC’s defeats Lowville 40-6.
AMANDA MORRISON,
WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES
Preparing for the season.
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AMANDA MORRISON, WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES
IHC’s Rachel Chamberlain advances the ball vs. Watertown.
What’s Happening Around IHC?
Alumni Players Celebrate 10th
Anniversary of State Championship
The 2002 State Champions. Back L-R: Diane Amelio, Santina Doldo, Katelyn
Moran, Megan Fortunato, Ashley Cesta, Mary Claire Knapp, Angela Puccia,
Deena Lazore, Brittany Bowhall, Madison Ringer, Mattea Alteri, Andrea
Beach, Coach Kurt Robbins. Front L-R: Addie Stevens, Megan Dumka,
Kaitlin Robbins, Cristina Leon, Marisa Vespa, Nadine Powell, Rochelle
Misercola, Ashley Zaremba.
IHC Welcomes New
Faculty and Staff
Mrs. J. Worden
English
Ms. C. Hanno
English
Ms. Tina Martin
Spanish
Ms. Jillian Norris
English
Ms. Blackstock
Primary Office
Ms. Brand
St. John Bosco &
Primary Title I
Teacher
Ms. Musser
St. John Bosco
Ms. Kingsbury
Kindergarten
Ms. Biondilillo
Kindergarten
Mrs. Westberg
1st Grade
Ms. Berkey
2nd Grade
Ms. Freeman
3rd Grade
Mrs. Smith
5th Grade
Mr. Seth Conklin
Campus Minister
Mr. Jamie Marsala
IT Administrator
Players gathered for the 2002 Girls Soccer Champion Alumni Game.
Some of the state champion players with Coach Robbins, Sister
Cecilia and Sister Mary Anne at the Alumni Dinner.
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What’s Happening Around IHC?
Spring 2012 High School Scholarship Awards
Scholarship/Award
Joe Macsuga Scholarship
Sr. Jeanne Baptiste History Scholarship
Sr. Jeanne Baptiste Legacy Scholarship
Suzanne Grappotte Scholarship
Walter J. Zapf ‘51 Memorial Scholarship
Margaret Wiley Health Sciences Scholarship
Mary DeLosh-Smith Memorial Scholarship
Randy Towles/Ray Eveleigh Scholarship
Scholarship from a Special Donor
Sr. Hortense Cavanaugh Scholarship
Recipient
Briana McClusky
Santino Alteri
Taylor Brown
Adam West
Meaghan Miller
Emily Jones
Angelika Garrabrant
William Schantz
Patricia Breen
Brittney Dunnigan
Rebecca Lazore
Shelby Exford
Scholarship/Award
Alice Coughlin Forensics Award
Alice Coughlin College Scholarship
Richard Doe Scholarship
Class of 1981 Scholarship
Class of 1982 Scholarship
Ettore Coppola Scholarship
Mater Dei Scholarship
Dermady Scholarship
Dick Kobel Scholarship
Ellen Sboro Scholarship
Recipient
Santino Alteri
Sarah Watson
Jacob Sherman
Phillip Moots
Cody St. Onge
Russell Smith
Kaleigh Meehan
Bailey Upton
Raeleen Barlow
Cyrus Beckman
Shelby Exford
St. John Bosco Preschool Celebrates 30 Years with Expanded Program
IHC’s St. John Bosco Preschool program celebrated its
30th anniversary this year. Terry Ranger (2nd adult from
left, below), beloved by countless IHC families, has been
with the program since the beginning.
This year, the Preschool added to its existing three day per
week programs for 3 and 4 year olds by adding a five day
per week program for 4 year olds. The five-day program,
which filled quickly, meets in the Primary school building,
helping our preschoolers feel welcome with the “big kids”
and acclimate to IHC Elementary.
St. John Bosco, ordained in 1841, served young people
through religious and vocational education, and believed in
placing children in positive surroundings where they could
grow in all areas of development. His beliefs led to the
founding of IHC’s program in 1983. The program
continues to provide a safe, loving, and positive atmosphere.
Amy
Kelly
Terry
Ranger
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Monica
Sboro
Mary
Stanford
What’s Happening Around IHC?
“Families First Fall Festival” Marks
Start of Another School Year
Homecoming
IHC’s Fall Festival featured local vendors, arts and crafts,
and plenty of games for the kids! Planning is already
underway for next year’s Festival, which will feature a 5K
run sponsored by the IHC Athletic Booster Club.
September means Homecoming, and Homecoming
means victory on the athletic field and the
Homecoming Dance. Some of IHC’s high school
girls gather before the big night!
IHC’s 2nd Annual Summer Mission:
Building Blocks 2012
Mark your calendars:
Fall Festival 5K: September 2013
What did YOU do on your summer vacation? Here’s
how thirty of IHC’s Faith Community Service students
spent part of theirs! Scraping, hammering, drilling,
sawing, sanding, patching, sweating, climbing, carrying,
putting up, taking down, painting and more painting! Did
we mention sweating? Over a period of 6 days in
temperatures that hovered in the mid-nineties and
sometimes in the pouring rain these students helped
transform the homes of three local families in need. And
they smiled through it all. So did the happy homeowners.
Now that’s a summer well spent!
Contribute to the ECHO!
Parents, alums, students, faculty, and friends –
we’re always trying to put out the best magazine
possible, and we can use all the help we can get!
Contact (or just send your stuff!) to Stacy at
stacy.uliano@ihcschools.org or (315) 221-3785.
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What’s Happening Around IHC?
Faith Community Services Helps
with "Run to the Sun"
IMMACULATE HEART CENTRAL SCHOOLS
“100 STARS” SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Jreck Subs Gives Five Full-Tuition
“100 Stars” Scholarships
Mr. Chris Swartz, CEO of Jreck Subs, recently gave IHC
a matching gift to fund five full-tuition “100 Stars”
Scholarships. The scholarships will be awarded for the
next school year, and are part of the school’s effort to
make Catholic education as accessible as possible to the
entire local community.
This past spring, members of IHC High School’s Faith
Community Service program provided registration and
finish line assistance to the runners of the annual Heather
A. Freeman Foundation "Run to the Sun.”
The Heather A. Freeman Foundation is a non-profit
organization dedicated to sharing the values that make a
difference in the community, and inspire people to make
these values a part of their own lives. This year marked
the Foundation’s second “Run to the Sun,” which featured
a 5K run/walk, a 10K run, and a half-marathon, as well as
a Health and Wellness Expo.
Heather Freeman was an Account Executive at Time
Warner Cable Media Sales before her tragic death in a
motorcycle/car accident in August 2007.
The IHC “100 Stars” Scholarship Fund, which was
established by Dr. Noaman Sanni in 2010, provides K-12
students who have never previously studied at IHC a fulltuition scholarship based on their scholastic potential and
demonstrated financial need. The Fund also provides
assistance to families of current students.
When Dr. Sanni established the Fund by creating ten
scholarships per year for three years, he challenged the
local community to contribute matching gifts to fund 100
scholarships.
Jreck Subs and Mr. Swartz are long-time supporters of
education in the Watertown area, including IHC. “We
wanted to do something meaningful that directly benefited
families and students,” said Mr. Swartz.
“IHC is deeply grateful to
Jreck Subs for this gift,”
said Chris Hornbarger, the
IHC Executive System
Administrator. “The ‘100
Stars’ program helps IHC
continue 131 years of
tradition of ensuring that
families who want a
Catholic education for their
child can get one, regardless of financial means.”
L to R: Robert Michael Tyler, Kathryn Beagle, Papawee
Chaiyanna, Katey Kellogg, Kaleigh Meehan, Chou Le, Emily
Watson, Sarah Watson and Erin Fikes.
Jreck Subs CEO Chris Swartz
and IHC Administrator Chris
Hornbarger.
Some stalwart IHC student participants.
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What’s Happening Around IHC?
Fort Drum Soldiers Go “Above and
Beyond” to Build Playground
Car Raffle Spices-Up Events,
Aids the IHC Scholarship Fund
A year of planning paid off in June with completion
of a new playground for the IHC Intermediate School.
The old playground was torn down last September
due to safety concerns. The new playground was a
community effort that included:
Last year’s car raffle helped raise over $50,000 to
replace the Intermediate School’s playground.
•
Winning a $15,000 grant from Kaboom.org!
•
Proceeds from the IHC Home-and-School
Club St. Valentine’s Dance!
•
Proceeds from the IHC car raffle, sponsored
by Davidson’s Auto Group and the Border
106.7!
•
Contributions from the local Stewart’s stores!
•
Volunteer efforts from the school community!
•
An “occupation in force” by a group of
motivated soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 87th
Infantry Regiment from Ft. Drum!
This year, due to an economy that remains sluggish,
our fundraising efforts, including our car raffle, focus
on aid and scholarships that directly benefit families.
For a shot at winning a new Challenger, and benefiting
our students in the process:
• Enter online at www.ihcwinthiscar.com.
• Call (315) 221-3785.
• Email Stacy Uliano: stacy.uliano@ihcschools.org
• Stop by any of the schools.
Buy 5 tickets and get 1 free. Drawing March 15, 2013.
The construction team: soldiers from Ft. Drum’s 1-87 Infantry
Parent volunteer Bill Plante gets ready to spread the mulch.
Drawing:
March 15
Hooray! The playground’s open!
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What’s Happening Around IHC?
Why Host an International Student?
Every year since 1992, IHC has welcomed international
students from around the world. This year the list
includes China, Spain, Vietnam, Brazil, Norway, South
Korea, and Germany. Our international students bring a
critical dimension of cultural diversity to our school,
and help IHC carry out our Catholic, universal mission.
To make this possible, a variety of IHC and local
families open their homes, serving as surrogate families
for our international students. Without them, our
program would not succeed. Why should your family
consider hosting an IHC international student? In short,
the rewards far exceed the costs or burdens.
We asked Adrienne Alteri about her family’s experience serving as a host family.
How long have you been hosting international
students? We’ve been hosts for three years.
What nationalities and genders have you hosted?
We have hosted a girl from Spain, and boys from Brazil
and Norway.
What have you and your family learned about living
with a new “family member” from another country?
Our family has learned a lot about the differing foods
and traditions from each of our students’ cultures. We
would compare what they would do – on a normal day,
whether in school, everyday life, or in how school
prepared them to find jobs in their country – to our fam-
Some of the Alteri family, from L to R: Santino ‘12, Carlos Coutinho
’12 (Brazil), Elena ‘15, Adrienne ‘88, and Pauli ‘82.
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ily. The students
were only strangers
when they arrived;
after that, they were part
of the family.
Has being a host family been
a good experience for your family, and why? It has
truly been a wonderful experience, because it teaches
our children that there is more to the world than just the
US and our traditions. People have lived and learned
under many governments and laws very similar and
different to our own.
What advice can you give to new host families, and
what advice can you give to families considering
hosting a student? Be open to their questions. They
are learning from us as we are learning from them. If a
family is considering being a host, it is important that
they are willing to give their time as a family to the
student. Put yourself in their shoes, being in a strange
place with new people, away from home. It can be very
intimidating. We have found listening and asking
questions can be beneficial and rewarding to our family
and our students.
Carlos, Santino, John Hornbarger, and Al Davis gathered for dinner
with 2012 classmates prior to the Homecoming Dance last September.
Alumni News
Help with reunions? Find a classmate? Get an ECHO?
If:
… your class is planning a reunion but you can’t find everyone.
… you want the school’s help getting the word out, or other help.
… you’re not receiving the ECHO, or it’s still going to your parents’
house (where you lived when you graduated 15 years ago)!
… you’ve moved and need to update your alumni information.
Then:
• Contact Valerie Towles (our new Coordinator for Constituent
Relations, Special Events, and Volunteers) or Stacy Uliano
(Assistant to the Executive System Administrator).
• Valerie: (315) 221-3785, valerie.towles@ihcschools.org.
• Stacy: (315) 221-3785, stacy.uliano@ihcschools.org.
From the Archives
From the Spring
2012 Edition:
John and Claire McGowan,
both of the “great class of
‘67” identified classmate
Tim Clement ‘67, who
greeted then-Attorney General Bobby Kennedy as he
arrived at Dexter airport to
dedicate the new Jefferson
County Office Building.
Valerie Towles is IHC’s new Coordinator
for Constituent Relations, Special
Events, and Volunteers
In this edition:
Who is in this picture from the 1979-1980 school year at Holy Family? Send
your responses to valerie.towles@ihcschools.org.
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Alumni News
Reunions
The IHA Class of ‘62 celebrated its 50th
anniversary on July 20 and 21 at the Italian
American Club in Watertown. There were almost 50 attendees including 30 class members and one
teacher, Father Joseph Sestito. A festive time was had
by all. Pictured below are many who attended.
‘62
First row: Sylvia Norfolk Nelson, Sister Ellen Rose (Kathy Coughlin),
Debbie Lefaivre Menke, Terry King Schneider, Ellen Barry Downer,
Mary McDonald Mascott. Second row: Kathy Hammond Maurer, Pat
Spaziani, Sister Sharon Dalton, Linda Flaherty Ward, Linda Crescenzi
Renzi, Mary Mecamonaco Daley, Jane Boettinger Maurer, Claudia Van
Brocklyn Schorr, Sister Noel Chabanel (Mary Ellen Hentz). Third Row:
Danny Patterson, Sister Bernadette Collins, Tom O’Connor, Frank
Lyman, Mike Renzi, Dennis Fisher, Jim Gillen, Phil “Butch” Gaffney.
The Class of ‘63 will hold its 50th reunion
with Watertown High School on August 2 and
3, 2013. Friday will feature a hospitality gathering and Saturday a dinner. Rooms will be blocked at
a local hotel (to be announced). We have located 62%
of our class. Help find the others: address with correct
zip, phone, and email. Please contact David Peckham
(585-265-4404), Kathy (Bintz) Tremont (315-7829178) or Mary Ann Barelson (315-788-0737).
‘63
The Class of ‘73 will hold its 40th Reunion on
Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13, 2013.
On Friday, the class will gather for cocktail
hour at the Best Western Carriage House Inn. On
Saturday, the class will participate in Mass at the High
School, followed by dinner at the Hilton Garden Inn. If
anyone has information on classmates or memorabilia
to share, or needs information, please feel free to
contact Ann (Cooper) Chrissley at 788-5991. You can
also visit the class Facebook site (“IHC Class of
1973”). We are still looking for Debbie Workman ,
Debbie LaSage, Claude Horseman, Frances Frost
VanEpps, and James Westermeir!
John K. Stennard shared a photo of his 30th
reunion Also present were Roger Bull, Diane
(Marsala) Brennan, Jim Finnerty, Kevin Kelly, Peter Hare, Nancy Laverty, Amy Stennard, and
Gerry Bouchard ‘74. The class remembers with
fondness and warmth our departed classmates, until we
meet again: Theresa Bishop, Roger Bull, Paul Deline,
Tim Doyle, Steve Howatt, and Marc Nellis.
‘76
Back, L to R: Shelly (Speno) Thompson, Diane (Duffy) McCargar. Front,
L to R: Kevin Benware, Steve Laverty, Rose (Symonds) Hare, John
Stenard, Sheela (Taylor) Marie, John Pacella, Karen (Ellsworth) Weaver.
The Class of '82 held its reunion on July 20
and 21, 2012. Fr. Muench led Mass in the
school chapel with memorial intentions for
Lance Marzano and Kevin Laverty. The class posed
before the Blessed Mary statute, which they were
responsible for moving from IHA on Main Street.
‘82
‘73
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The Class of ‘93 is planning its 20th reunion
for July 2013, and is soliciting the class’
preference on dates. Classmates are encouraged to visit the reunion Facebook page: “1993 IHC
20th Class Reunion.” and contact Mary Pat (Hanley)
King via Facebook.
‘93
Alumni Notes
Celebrations
Births
Birth of Kelsey Genevieve
Whitmore to Colter and
Julia Whitmore
Kelsey Genevieve was born at
Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center
in Ogdensburg on July 4, weighing 9 pounds, 11 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches. Colter teaches US History at IHC.
Class of 1991 ~ Birth of Caylin Louise Esposito
to Michael ‘91 and Jill Esposito
Caylin was born on August 29, 2012 at 4:56 p.m. at
Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown. She is
welcomed home by her big sister and IHC
kindergartener Emma (5) and big brother Michael (3).
She weighed in at 7 pounds 12 ounces and was 21
inches long. She outweighed her brother and sister,
who were both 7 pounds 11 ounces at birth.
Anniversaries
Class of 1950 ~ Philip A.
& Yuvon M. (Slate) Marra
~ 60 years
Philip and Yuvon celebrated
on July 22 at a surprise party hosted by their children
& spouses, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren, amongst family and friends.
It was a perfect sunshiny
day filled with memories
and laughter. They were
wed at St. Anthony’s
Church, Watertown, on July
27, 1952, honeymooning
both on Grindstone Island
and in Niagara Falls
Classes of 1955 and 1956 ~ John and Rosalind
(Spaziani) Morgia ~ 55 years
John J. Morgia and Rosalind A. Spaziani were
married in St.Anthony's Church by the late Msgr.
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Anthony A. Milia.
After
John was employed at Ft.
Drum, and Rosalind at NYS
Department of Transportation, they retired and began
Morgia’s Pasta, Inc. They
have three children: Joanne
McClusky, Mary Jo Richards
and John J. Morgia, Jr. They
also have ten grandchildren
and one great grandson,
Micah.
Weddings
Class of 2002 ~ Samuel Peter Burgess ‘02 and
Emily Ginger Plante, August 11, 2012
Samuel is a 2002 IHC graduate, the son of the
ubiquitous Terry Burgess (former IHC girls’ soccer
coach and volunteer coordinator of the IHC Mystery
Players), and the brother of Anthony Burgess ‘97
(science teacher at IHC High, see pg. 9). Samuel
received his bachelors
from St. John Fisher in
2006, an MBA from
Missouri Baptist University in 2007, and will soon
graduate with a J.D. from
John Marshall Law School
at the University of Chicago. His bride, Emily, is
the daughter of John and
Leslie Plante of Watertown. Emily received her
bachelor’s from Manhattan College in 2009.
Class of 2003 ~ John
Northrup ‘03 and Erin
Gallagher ~ Aug 3, 2012
Parents of the groom are
David and Kim Northrop.
Parents of the bride, Steven
and Sue Gallagher gave her
away. John's brother Jordan
stood by his side as his best
man. Erin was a graduate
from Carthage in 2002 and
John graduated from IHC
in 2003. The happy couple
resides at their beautiful home in Black River.
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Alumni Notes
News
James R. Blunden and
Danielle M. Donie,
August 11, 2012
“Mr. Blunden,” as his Junior
High Social Studies students
know him at IHC, and
Danielle were married at St.
Mary’s Cathedral in Ogdensburg, NY. The parents of
the bride are Sharlene and Robert Renzi of Watertown,
and George and June Donie of Rochester. The parents of
the groom are Bill and Barbara Blunden of Carthage.
The couple celebrated their honeymoon at Punta Cana,
Dominican Republic, and reside in Watertown.
Class of 2008 ~ Stephanie
Marie Hill ‘08 and Benjamin
David Farmer, July 7, 2012
Stephanie ‘08 is the daughter
of Ian and Debbie Hill,
Watertown. Benjamin, the son
of Wayne and Marie, Farmer,
Three Mile Bay, graduated
from Lyme Central in 2005
and is serving in the Marines.
The couple will reside in Parris
Island, South Carolina.
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Class of 2006 ~ Engaged
~ Andrew Boulter ‘06
and Brooke Jamieson
Brooke and “Drew” ‘06
have known each other
since middle school at
Holy Family and have
been together for over six
years. Drew popped the
question at the Statue of
Liberty last October. The couple recently bought a
home on Barben Avenue and plan a January wedding.
Drew studied at SUNY Cortland, Jefferson Community College, and SUNY Oswego, where he earned
his Bachelor’s in 2011. Brooke also studied at JCC and
SUNY Oswego, also earning her degree in 2011.
In Memoriam
Scott and Andrea Ruehle
Mr. Ruehle, another of our Junior High School Social
Studies Faculty, married his bride, Andrea Parisi, on
September 2, 2012 in style: the two tied the knot in a hot
air balloon high above the St. Lawrence River. Andrea
and Scott grew up together, graduating from the same
high school in Williamson, NY. The small ceremony
performed in the sky was chased by Scott's parents,
Randy and Joan Ruehle, and Andrea's parents, Donna
and Russell Parisi. The couple is planning a trip to
Europe and reside in Sackets Harbor
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Friend of IHC ~ Margaret
R. Phillips ~ August 27, 2012
Margaret was born May 18,
1917 in Indian River, New
York the daughter of John and
Rose Hammond Roch. She
graduated from Beaver Falls
High School and Potsdam
State College. She married
Patrick Phillips on December
31, 1942 at St. Stephen’s Church in Croghan. Mr.
Phillips died November 11, 1987. Margaret was a
school teacher for many years working at the Wilna
School and later at Starbuck and Wiley Schools in Watertown. A communicant of Holy Family Church, a
member of the New York State Retired Teachers’
Association and the New York State Democratic
Association. She was fond of country living, flowers
and wildlife. She is survived by her sister Leana Kelly
of Chaumont, and predeceased by five brothers, Leslie,
Elmer, Vincent, Tony and George Roch and her four
sisters, Mary Smith, Agnes Feisthmal, Veronica
Terrillion and Catherine Bonner. Contributions may be
made in her name to IHC High School, 1316 Ives St.,
Watertown. Margaret also left a substantial bequest to
the IHC School System.
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Friend of IHC ~ Ferne E. Kobel
~ July 23, 2012
Ferne Elizabeth Kobel was born in
Clayton, NY on December 14, 1919,
daughter of Fred and Elizabeth
(Gaffney) Cerow. Always positive
and upbeat, she went to meet her
maker and be reunited with her husband Richard Kobel. After graduating High School in
Clayton in 1938, Ferne married Dick on August 24,
1942. Both Ferne and Dick were long-time and loyal
supporters of IHC, earning Dick the title of “IHC’s
biggest fan.” In addition to many other community roles,
Ferne was a member of the IHC Athletic Association
and School Board. As devoted to IHC as her husband,
she traveled with the school teams, especially baseball,
soccer and basketball. An avid golfer, for many years,
she ran the Dick Kobel Memorial Golf Tournament to
raise money for the IHC Scholarship Fund. Ferne is
survived by her sister, Elsie (Higgins) Fegely, age 100,
New Smyrna Beach, FL and Mary Lou Coogan, 88, of
Spartenburg, SC and was predeceased by her two
brothers Charles and Gerald, and one sister, Corrine (Sr.
Mary St. Jamesina), a Holy Cross Sister. Donations may
be made in her name to the Dick Kobel Memorial
Scholarship Fund, c/o Immaculate Heart Central School,
1 Sterling Place; Sisters of the Precious Blood, 400 Pratt
Street; or Sisters of St. Joseph, 1425 Washington Street,
all in Watertown, NY 13601. In addition, Ferne left a
generous bequest to IHC Schools.
Ferne with the IHC boys’ varsity soccer team..
Class of 1941 ~ Helen K. Mattraw
~ August 9, 2012
Born July 13, 1924, in Watertown,
Helen was a 1941 graduate of
Immaculate Heart Academy, and
received her RN from the Mercy
School of Nursing in 1945. She
married Gordon E. Mattraw on January 26, 1946. Helen worked as a registered nurse until
her retirement in 1980. She was a communicant of Holy
Family Church and a member of the Mercy Alumni
Association. She enjoyed bowling and knitting, and was
best known for her love of family, sense of humor, and
wonderful cooking. Besides her husband, she is survived
by her four children, six grandchildren, and one great
granddaughter. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes
donations in her name to either the Alzheimer’s
Association, 441 West Kirkpatrick St., Syracuse, NY
13204 or the IHC Scholarship Fund, 1 Sterling Place,
Watertown, NY.
Class of 1952 ~ Richard Francis
Martin Sr. ~ November 22, 2011
Richard, 77, passed away in Florida
with his loving family at his side.
Born November 12, 1934 in
Watertown, Richard served in the US
Marine Corps from 1953 to 1956 and
and graduated LeMoyne College in 1960. He retired in
1996 from UTC/Carrier Corporation after 35 years. A
resident of Minoa, NY, he was a Co-Founder of the
Minoa Kirkville Athletic Association, and a member of
the Institute of Management Accountants, the Minoa
Volunteer Fire Department, the Knights of Columbus,
the American Legion, and the Elks Club. Richard is
survived by his wife Lynne E Bowles of Theresa, NY.
They were married in Sacred Heart Church, Watertown,
on July 13, 1957. They enjoyed 54 years of marriage and
had four children: Chris (Elizabeth) Martin of
Chittenango, Rick (Sharon) Martin of Sackets Harbor,
Lori Emmerling of Rochester, and Robin (Edward)
Mulpagano of Camillus, NY. Richard also had ten
grandchildren he loved very much. He is also survived
by his sister Sharon (Arthur) Harris of Clearwater, FL.
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Alumni News
Valedictorian
Hannah M. Connolly
Hannah, the daughter of
Rebecca and John Connolly,
graduated with a GPA of
98.627. She received the
Sisters of St. Joseph Award
in Science, the NYS Attorney
General’s “Triple C” Award and a Presidential
Academic Fitness Award. She was a National
Honor Society member and Secretary of the
Student Council. Hannah has been an active
member in Faith Community Service, the Respect
Life Initiative, the Ambassador Club, the Peer
Tutor Program, the IHC Mystery Players, and the
Cavalier Yearbook staff . A three sport athlete,
she was captain of the varsity soccer and lacrosse
teams, as well as a member of the basketball team.
She was recognized as a Frontier League Scholar
Athlete and an All Star in lacrosse. She
participated in the NY Math league and medical
shadowing program, and is beginning her studies
as a biology and pre-med student at Hobart &
William Smith College, with a Trustee’s
Scholarship of $20,000.
Salutatorian
Christine M. Wright
Christine, the daughter of
Barbara and Thomas Wright,
graduated with a GPA of
97.894. She was awarded the
Sisters of St. Joseph Awards
in English and Math and the
Clarence “Boots” Gaffney award for Outstanding
Female Athlete. Her other awards include the
American Legion School Award, the US Marine
Corps Distinguished Athlete Award, the US Air
Force Math and Science Award, the NY State
Comptroller’s Award and a Presidential Academic
Fitness Award. She was a National Honor
Society Member and President of the Senior
Class. Christina was a captain of the varsity
soccer and basketball teams, a Frontier League
Scholar Athlete and All Star, a Section III All Star
and 2nd Team in multiple sports, including
lacrosse. She was a member of the IHC Mystery
Players, the Cavalier Yearbook, and the Peer
Tutoring Program. She is beginning her studies in
engineering at Clarkson University.
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Immaculate Heart Central High School
Class of 2012
Congratulations to our most recent graduates!
Santino P. Alteri
Harpreet K. Aujla
Stewart J. Brereton
Anthony E. Brown
Tisha M. Bush
Dongsun Cho
Hannah M. Connolly
Carlos Coutinho
Alfred N. Davis IV
Victoria F. Fusco
Angelika H. Garrabrant
Shane A. Garrabrant
Corey Gonzalez
Maria E. Graham
John Paul Hornbarger
Michael J. Hough
Szu-Han Huang
Huynh Minh Duy
William A. Koelmel III
Giange Le
Alyssa Laurel Leroux
John Li
Briana M. McClusky
Erin E. McClusky
Ryan Christopher McDevitt
Dung Muhamath
Lindsey M. Netto
Hung Quoc Nguyen
Halle M. O’Brien
Arianna D. Papayanakos
Lindsey R. Pound
Christopher Prior
John T. Renzi
Bradley D. Rowe
William W. Schantz
Jacob Tyler Sherman
Joseph A. Spooner
Joseph R. Thompson
Jonathan D. Tymko
Christopher M. Verne
Sarah M. Watson
Aaron M. West
Stephanie E. Weston
Graham A. Whalen
Krystyn M. Zaremba
Mount Olive College
SUNY Geneseo
University of Cincinnatti
Jefferson Community College
Jefferson Community College
Fullerton Community College
Hobart and William Smith College
Graduated and returned to Brazil
SUNY Canton
Monroe Community College
Nazareth College
Clarkson University
Jefferson Community College
Monroe Community College
LeMoyne College
Clarkson University
Graduated and returned to Taiwan
Seattle Central Community College
Limestone College
Brigham Young University
Undecided
Rochester Institute of Technology
SUNY Potsdam
Onondaga Community College
Jefferson Community College
Orange Coast College
St. John Fisher University
University of Minnesota – Twin City
Monroe Community College
SUNY Geneseo
Monroe Community College
Monroe Community College
LeMoyne College
Onondaga Community College
Jefferson Community College
St. John Fisher University
Jefferson Community College
Jefferson Community College
Empire State College
Jefferson Community College
Keuka College
Jefferson Community College
Jefferson Community College
Jefferson Community College
Jefferson Community College
In Gratitude
Thank You!
IHC is experiencing a significant rise in giving from
alumni, families, the local community, and “friends
of the school.” “THANK YOU!” Because of your
contributions, the future of IHC is bright.
What did IHC do with your gifts?
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Increase financial aid and scholarships
Establish an “Adopt-a-Student” program
Create new high school courses
Integrate technology in the classroom
Automate the elementary school library
Improve professional development for our
faculty and staff
 Improve our facilities
 Launch this magazine
 Safeguard the school’s future
How much has giving increased?
 More than 100% increase in the Fund for
Immaculate Heart, which exceeded $26,000
in only its second year.
 A $22,300 increase in IHC’s endowment.
 About $150,000 in new scholarship and aid
programs in the last 18 months.
 A four-fold increase in estate bequests, part
of IHC’s planned giving program.
How can you support the mission?
Go to www.ihcschools.org and click “Giving” in the
top-right corner, or call us at (315) 221-3785.
FOUNDERS’
DAY 2013
A Celebration of
the Sisters of Saint Joseph,
Immaculate Heart Academy,
and Immaculate Heart Central Schools
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2013
WATERTOWN, NY
Dinner
Music
Presentation of Awards
“The Foundation for Life”
Distinguished Alumnus Award
The “Friend of IHC” Award
The IHC Community
Service Award
PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE
IMMACULATE HEART SCHOLARSHIP FUND
“Thank you!”
FALL 2012
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Senior Matt Moran drops back to pass during IHC’s Section III playoff game against Canastota.