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BYLINES THE MAGAZINE OF BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL, INDIANAPOLIS | winter 2014 Ensuring Brave Futures Introducing The Brebeuf Fund Celebrating Pat McCarthy Brebeuf Athletics Breaking Records

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BYLINESTHE MAGAZINE OF BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL, INDIANAPOLIS | winter 2014

Ensuring Brave Futures

IntroducingThe Brebeuf Fund

Celebrating Pat McCarthy

Brebeuf Athletics Breaking Records

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Dear Brebeuf Jesuit Community,

I wanted to start by saying thank you once again for your continued support. As I began to think about what I wanted to write in this letter, I had a number of ideas, but kept coming back to one – the Brebeuf Jesuit community.

While the unique community that exists at Brebeuf is a common discussion item amidst the hallways and classrooms, it also permeates the offi ces, neighborhoods, churches, athletic events, and gatherings outside of Brebeuf. A number of times this year, Brebeuf Jesuit has solicited feedback from

the community on a number of projects of importance to the school. Each time, feedback arrived in abundance, and always constructive and helpful - providing new perspectives or ideas that may not have been considered during initial discussions.

Having a community that truly understands, loves and is always there to help Brebeuf, is a comforting—and at times essential— tool at our disposal. Th ere is an omnipresent understanding that decisions made here are not made in a vacuum, but made together, and aff ect many more people that those in our immediate vicinity or care.

I sincerely ask again that if there is something you would like to see covered in Bylines, please don’t hesitate to contact me with your ideas. You will notice in this issue that there is an increased number of profi les on students and young alums. Th is was a request from multiple community members that provided feedback on the last issue. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as we enjoyed learning about them.

Best wishes,

Mike HigginbothamDirector of Marketing and CommunicationsBrebeuf Jesuit Preparatory [email protected]

“We must remember that the test of our religious principles lies not just in what we say, not only in our prayers, not even in living blameless lives – but in what we do for others.”

» Harry S. Truman

EDITORMike Higginbotham

CONTRIBUTORS

Abigail Caress

Jason Smith

Molly Dwyer ‘12

Hadley Moore

Erica Riley

Ellie Mallon ’14

Tanner Webster ’14

Laura Willman ’14

Max Palkowitz ’14

Simon Willard ’13

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Casey Cronin ’74

Mike Higginbotham

Caroline Young

Trevor Ruszkowski

Ted Hampton

Abigail Caress

Erica Riley

Th e Brebeuf Jesuit Yearbook Staff

DESIGNRyan Alvis

INTERNETwww.brebeuf.org

[email protected]

TWITTERwww.twitter.com/brebeufj esuit

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THE BREBEUF FUNDTh e new face of annual giving at Brebeuf Jesuit

FACES OF THE BREBEUF FUNDMeet two of the 200-plus students supported by your giving

ABOUT CAMPUSPresident’s Offi ce News, a peek at Bistro, and the new Brebeuf Jesuit App

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2013Pictures and award highlights from the Class of 2013

THE MAGISSeniors Max Palkowitz and Ellie Mallon ’14 and grad Simon Willard ’13 discover the magis

ALUMNI CLASS NOTESAlumni Weekend 2013 Award Winners and more alumni news

BREBEUF SPORTS DESKCelebrating a record-breaking season in Brebeuf Jesuit Athletics

CELEBRATING PAT MCCARTHY“Sarge” retires, leaving a legacy of learning and laughter at Brebeuf

ROBBIE DECKARD ON THE MOVERobbie ’14 runs, bikes, and swims his way towards an Olympic dream

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Dear Brebeuf Jesuit Family,

As part of Brebeuf ’s mission to be men and women for others, it is essential that students of all socioeconomic

backgrounds be granted access to a Brebeuf Jesuit education. Th e generosity of alumni, parents, faculty,

staff and friends to Th e Brebeuf Fund will assist in this pursuit by Ensuring Brave Futures for generations

to come.

With more than $1.7 million needed to meet the yearly fi nancial aid demand, it is imperative the Brebeuf

community understand the purpose of Th e Brebeuf Fund, and the signifi cant role it plays in the lives

of our students. Now is the time for us to come together and unite in our eff orts to support deserving

students who are called to discover and cultivate the fullness of their God-given talents as a responsibility

and as an act of worship. Please join me in supporting Th e Brebeuf Fund…supporting our students in an

eff ort to build our future leaders.

God’s Blessings,

Father Jack Dennis, S.J.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Brave Facts:

» $1.7 million: Total amount of fi nancial aid awarded to Brebeuf families in need.

» $8,535: Average fi nancial aid package off ered for 2013-2014.

» 210: Number of students who are directly impacted by The Brebeuf Fund in the 2013-2014 academic year.

» 784: Total number of businesses and households who supported the Annual Fund in 2012-2013.

Levels of SupportWe now off er seven giving levels that allow you to play a vital role in the lives of deserving students:

$1-$99 PREP Circle$100-$249 Maroon Circle$250-$499 Gold Legacy Circle$500-$999 1962 Loyalty Circle$1,000-$1,499 President’s Circle$1,500 and above Magis Society*$7,500-$15,000 Greater Glory Scholars

*A gift commitment at the Greater Glory Scholars level qualifi es you for membership in the Magis Society.

The President’s CircleTh e President’s Circle recognizes those donors who give a total of $1,000 or more to any fund or combination of funds at Brebeuf Je-

suit in a fi scal year. Special recognition and communications will be extended to each member.

The Magis SocietyTh e Magis Society serves as Brebeuf ’s leadership giving society and encompasses a distinguished group of donors who contribute $1,500 or more to Th e Brebeuf Fund each fi scal year. Membership in the Magis Society off ers the following benefi ts:

» Recognition as a Magis Society member in Th e Brebeuf Fund Honor Roll, which is published annually in Bylines.

» Invitations to exclusive events and special communications throughout the year.

» Opportunity to witness fi rsthand the impact your gift has on Brebeuf Jesuit students.

Greater Glory ScholarsTh e Greater Glory Scholars Program provides full, half and par-tial tuition scholarships to students with demonstrated fi nancial need. Donors wishing to contribute at this level are asked to make a 4-year commitment ensuring a scholarship remains available through the duration of a special student’s Brebeuf education.

Methods of GivingCash Contribution or Check

Cash gift s and checks may be mailed to:Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory SchoolAttn: Offi ce of Annual Giving2801 West 86th StreetIndianapolis, IN 46268

Please make checks payable to Brebeuf Jesuit and be sure to indi-cate “Th e Brebeuf Fund” in the memo line.

Online, Credit Card

Please visit www.brebeuf.org/support-brebeuf to make an easy and secure online contribution. Brebeuf gladly accepts Visa, Mas-terCard and American Express.

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SUPPORT

BREBEUF JESUIT

THROUGH AN SGO

School Scholarship Tax Credit for INDIANA Residents A School Scholarship Tax Credit is available for In-diana residents or corporations who contribute to a scholarship granting organization (SGO) for the pur-pose of supporting Brebeuf ’s students through fund-ing need-based fi nancial aid scholarships, i.e. Th e Brebeuf Fund.

Th e Indiana Tax Credit Scholarship Program is an in-novative component of the state’s education reform policies. Th e purpose of the program is to facilitate an income-qualifying household’s ability to send their children in grades K-12 to an eligible private, tuition-based school. It is administered by state-certifi ed scholarship granting organizations (SGO) that award scholarships to eligible students with funds raised from private donations using state tax credits as an incentive. Brebeuf Jesuit is proud to be enrolled in the Scholarships for Education Choice program.

Your contribution to an SGO qualifi es you for a state tax credit and federal tax deduction. Th e tax credit is equal to 50% of the amount donated and is used to reduce your Indiana state income tax liability.

Brebeuf Jesuit has an SGO account established with the Sagamore Institute. Additional information and instructions on making a gift through an SGO can be found at www.brebeuf.org/support-brebeuf/.

FREQUENTLY

ASKED

QUESTIONS:

1. Why is rebranding the Annual Fund so important?

Th e rebranding process off ers the opportunity to celebrate past and present philanthropic support while educating our constituents of the latest ways to invest in the lives of deserving students. In addition, it allows Brebeuf Jesuit to sharpen its fundraising message in a way that provides clarity to donors regarding the purpose and vision of Th e Brebeuf Fund.

2. Why is need-based fi nancial aid so valuable to Brebeuf Jesuit?

With more than 27 percent of our student body benefi ting from fi nancial aid, it is critical we continue to fi nd ways to grant access to the most qualifi ed applicants. By providing fi nancial assistance to all deserving students, Brebeuf Jesuit can confi dently say we enroll the most academically talented youth of every socioeconomic background.

3. Does my gift really make a diff erence?

Regardless of the size of one’s gift , every dollar impacts Brebeuf Jesuit’s ability to admit and maintain the best and brightest students.

4. Is my gift to Th e Brebeuf Fund tax-deductible?

Gift s to Brebeuf Jesuit are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of state and federal laws. We recommend you consult with your tax and/or legal counsel for more information about the tax benefi ts of your fi nancial commitment.

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OPEN TO GROWTH:Tanner at Brebeuf and Beyond

» Presidential Ambassador and Admissions Ambassador » National Honor Society Member » Varsity Braves Basketball Player » Freshman Orientation Student Leader » Senior leader for Kairos » Member of RAFA (Raising Awareness for Animals) and

the Outdoors Club » Works a job part-time on weekends and volunteers in

his community » Wants to study business, communications, or

motorsports engineering » Loves to camp, travel and explore new places » Enjoys making time for family; his grandfather is his role

model

MEET TANNER WEBSTER ’14FACES OF THE BREBEUF FUND

Tanner Webster ’14 has grown since he’s come to Brebeuf. And he’s not talking about surpassing six feet in height—he left that behind inches ago.

“Th e person I am now has been changed from the ‘Old Tanner’ to a ‘New Tanner’ through Kairos and all the retreats,” he ex-plains. “I’m just more open to opportuni-ties to learn and try spiritual experiences and challenges. I’m open to growth – in fact, I’ve really come to embrace all the Brebeuf ‘Grad at Grad’ attitudes, and it’s changed who I am.”

When he fi rst came to Brebeuf Jesuit look-

ing forward to its academic rigor aft er be-ing “bored” in his public middle school, he worried that the cost of his education would put a strain on his family. “Having fi nancial aid to support my education here has helped me and my family tremendous-ly,” he says. “It’s so nice not to have to wor-ry about the expense of going to Brebeuf or about putting a heavy burden on my fam-ily just because I wanted to come here so badly. Th at bit of extra support is a relief. It gives me the chance to focus on taking advantage of the opportunities given to me here.”

He’s thoughtful about where his aid comes from. “If I had the chance to meet them,” he says of the do-nors to the school’s fi nancial aid program, Th e Brebeuf Fund, “I’d thank them personally, and tell them my story of coming to Brebeuf and how it has aff ected

me and my family.”

Tanner is especially grateful because he has seen a diff erence between his experience and that of friends who went where he otherwise would have gone—to his local public high school. For him, it’s Brebeuf ’s life-changing student experiences that cre-ate such a contrast.

“At a regular high school, you go to school and graduate. You might make some good friends, do some sports, but that’s it. At Brebeuf, the people and teachers you meet who care for you, the spiritual and intellec-tual experiences you go through, and ev-erything that happens at Brebeuf becomes a part of you, and you become a better per-son and student.”

“I wouldn’t be the person I am today with-out Brebeuf.”

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MEET LAURA WILLMAN ’14FACES OF THE BREBEUF FUND

Laura Willman ’14 came to Brebeuf and started over.

“Freshman year, I was separated from some of my friends when I came to Brebeuf; it was a rough transition for me,” she explains. “I hung out with my old friends later on in that fi rst year, but I felt like I’d changed more than they had, like I’d become more mature in my thinking because of the environment that I’d been placed in at Brebeuf. Th e strict-er rigor of the classes, the tight schedule that I’ve learned to fi t activities into, and even the high standards at Brebeuf—it’s all made me grow up. And because the standards are so high at Brebeuf, the level of standard I hold for myself has skyrocketed.”

As her personal standards increased, so did her focus on her dreams. Aft er taking In-troduction to Psychology and Sports Psy-chology classes with Mr. Petty her junior year, she refl ected on the process of recov-ering physically and mentally aft er a strug-gle during her lacrosse-playing days with shin splints and decided to pursue Athletic Training as a career. She approached the St. Vincent Health Athletic Trainers who treat our student athletes at Brebeuf and told them about her interest in their fi eld. Th e trainers enthusiastically took her on as a trainee, teaching her how to assess and treat injuries under their supervision.

“I really like that I get to know about what I want to do in college, and that Brebeuf has helped to give me that gift ,” Laura says. “So few people go into college being already passionate about and knowing so much about what they want to do as a career.”

Having so many chances to refl ect during her time at Brebeuf has helped Laura stay open to new ideas and opportunities like

the one she initiated down in the athletic training room. “Th e way they teach at Brebeuf makes you think from a completely new pro-spective—from all perspectives,” she explains, “and I like thinking with my mind open to everything. I love that Brebeuf gives you the freedom to do that, and expects you to do that.”

Laura also loves how many oppor-tunities Brebeuf has allowed her to pursue. “Th is past summer’s col-lege visits have really made me re-alize how much Brebeuf has done for me, by setting me up for suc-cess by off ering me extra-curric-ulars and other opportunities that set me apart.”

She feels that it’s a gift – going into adulthood feeling prepared and confi dent. And the support from donors to the fi -nancial aid pro-gram at Brebeuf has given her that gift .

“I hope the peo-ple who donate are aware of how many students they help. Not just me, but a lot of people! With-out them, I know I wouldn’t be at this school. I want to say thank you.”

INTELLECTUALLY COMPETENT:Laura Goes Beyond the Classroom

» Student Athletic Trainer assisting and learning from the St. Vincent Athletic Trainers at Brebeuf

» Has a college plan to become an Athletic Trainer » Finds psychology fascinating » Student leader for Kairos » On the Girls Lacrosse Team for two years

(freshman and sophomore) » On the Rowing Team for two years (junior year

and current year) » Has plans to go hiking on the islands in Lake

Michigan » Enjoys family and hanging out with her best

friend from Brebeuf

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With our new pope spreading Ignatian spirituality throughout the world, there has never been a more exciting time to be a Catholic Jesuit school. Brebeuf Je-suit’s students have embraced the renewed community enthusiasm for faith in action through our retreats, prayers before each class session, and through our four class masses and whole-community embracing all-school masses.

As we celebrate our new Jesuit pope, Pope Francis, Brebeuf has looked for new ways to follow his example of engaging our spiritual community and being accessible to meeting the spiritual needs of those on

campus and off . One inspiration that came to mind was the new Pope’s seeming em-brace of our tech-savvy culture through the @Pontifex Twitter and by allowing himself to be photographed with the faith-ful for Facebook posts—using technology for the greater glory.

Th is inspiration led to the production of our Brebeuf Jesuit Prayer App, a facet of the Brebeuf Jesuit Mobile App currently available for download on iOS, and soon to be available for Android. Th rough this app, members of our community can send prayer requests (and request to be kept anonymous) anywhere, at any time, by submitting a request that will be answered

through several inter-cessory prayer groups on campus that span faculty, staff , Jesuits, and even some classrooms. Prayer is powerful, es-pecially when it can be given in a timely way, and with the support of so much community.

Did You Hear?The Pope is a Jesuit!

The Brebeuf Jesuit Prayer App: using technology for the greater glory.

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PRESIDENT’S OFFICETHEODORE G. MUNZ, S.J, New Board Member

Th eodore G. Munz, S.J., was appointed to the Brebeuf Jesuit Board of Trustees in July 2013. A former president of Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Ill., from 1996-2009, he now serves as Treasurer for both the Chicago-Detroit Province and Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus. Fr. Munz, S.J., has also served as the team leader for the founding of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School and as the Secondary Education Assistant and Social Ministry Assistant at the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus.

WILLIAM L. VERBRYKE, S.J., New Board Member

William L. Verbryke, S.J., was appointed to the Brebeuf Jesuit Board of Trustees in July 2013. Fr. Verbryke, S.J., is currently Rector for the Jesuit Community of Cincinnati, a role he has held since May 14, 2012. Fr. Verbryke, S.J., has also served as the Superior for the Xavier University Jesuit Community. A native of Cincinnati, Fr. Verbryke, S.J., has spent a great deal of time in the Midwest, including his hometown, serving in multiple roles for St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati from 1989-2001, and as novitiate at the Loyola House for the Chicago and Detroit Provinces of the Society of Jesus.

JAMES G. BURKHART, New Board Member

James G. Burkhart was appointed to the Brebeuf Jesuit Board of Trustees in July 2013. Mr. Burkhart serves as the CEO for American Senior Communities. Over the past 15 years, American Senior Communities has grown to over 8,000 employees in Indiana and is the largest senior healthcare provider in the state. He and his wife, Angie, have two wonderful children, Caroline ’13 and Courtney ’15. Mr. Burkhart also serves as a board member for the Indiana Health Care Association, the American Health Care Association, and the Eskenazi Health Foundation.

W. PATRICK BRUEN ’79, New Board Member

W. Patrick Bruen was appointed to the Brebeuf Jesuit Board of Trustees in July 2013. Mr. Bruen is the Senior Advisor for U.S. Strategic Pricing at Eli Lilly and Company, where he has worked since 1985. A member of the Class of 1979, he and his wife Leslie have four children, three of which are Brebeuf Jesuit graduates as well – Patrick ’06, Conor ’07, and Austin ’10. His daughter, Claire, is a seventh grader at Our Lady of Mount Carmel grade school.

ABOUT CAMPUS

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Board of Trustees – Offi cersMrs. Denise (Dillon) Perry ’80, Chair Mr. J. Murray Clark ’75, Vice Chair

MembersMr. Walter Brant ’67Mr. W. Patrick Bruen ’79Mr. James BurkhartRev. Michael Christiana, S.J.Rev. Glen Chun, S.J.Mr. Michael Davis

Rev. John M. Dennis, S.J.Rev. Th omas Doyle, S.J.Mr. Th omas FroehleSister Jeanne Hagelskamp, SPMrs. Linda HegemanMs. Denise Herd ’83

Mr. J. Mark HowellMr. Daniel Lechleiter ’97Mr. Mark Lubbers ’72Rev. Th eodore Munz, S.J.Mr. Brian PahudRev. Brian Paulson, S.J.

Mr. Th omas PenceMs. Joyce Q. Rogers, Esq.Mrs. Lauren SalernoDr. Dennis SassoRev. William Verbryke, S.J.Mr. Ian Worden

Th ank you to the more than 440 people who celebrated Bistro on Broadway 2014 with us this year! It was yet another amaz-ing event and humbling show of support for the future of Brebeuf Jesuit!

BREBEUF BISTRO

Mrs. Celeste Burks, Secretary

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Class of 2013 Baccalaureate Mass“SAINT OF GOD” AWARD

Presented to Megan Bolander ’13

Each year, the Religious Studies Department presents the Fr. Al Bischoff “Saint of God” Award to a senior who best exemplifi es the spirit of “sainthood” that Fr. Al (former Rector of Brebeuf) shared with us while he was at Brebeuf Jesuit. Th e criteria of the award includes: being a man/woman for others; a faith in God that is truly conscious and active and an attitude of openness and respect for his/her own religion and the religion of others; the maintenance of an “A” average in Religious Studies classes while at Brebeuf Jesuit.

Class of 2013 Senior AwardsPresented at the 48th Annual Commencement Exercises June 2, 2013

THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

Jake Dennie ’13

Th e Community Service Award is presented to the student(s) who has/have contributed substantially to the progress and activities of civic and social groups for the individual good of the commu-nity principally outside the school. Th ough not uncommon for Brebeuf Jesuit students, what distinguishes these Community Ser-vice Award recipients is their personal journey in which Commu-nity Service has gone from duty and grade-based to, now, the call they answer in their daily lives.

THE J. PATRICK SHEEHY, S.J., SPIRIT AWARD

Sean Buehler ’13

Th e J. Patrick Sheehy, S.J., Spirit Award is named aft er one of the

Congratulations

CLASS OF

2013Ariona Anderson, Rachel Fogel, Aryelle Watkins, Kelly Th ompson (front)

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Alexis Worden ‘13 receives her diploma from her father, a Brebeuf Jesuit trustee

George Glass ‘13 prepares to receive his diploma

Sophie Mazurek ‘13 shares a hug

Farewells for now: Sydney Rivera ‘13 & Ashley Detherage ‘13

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former Presidents of Brebeuf Jesuit who passed away while in of-fi ce. Br. Sheehy served the school for 25-plus years in a variety of capacities. Th is award is presented to the student who has dem-onstrated the greatest enthusiasm for the goals of Brebeuf Jesuit as a community and who by his/her own actions has worked to communicate this attitude to a marked degree to his or her fellow classmates and to the Brebeuf Jesuit faculty and administration.

THE LEADERSHIP AWARD

Eric Speer ’13 and Otto Frenzel, V ’13

Th e Leadership Award is presented to the student who has dem-onstrated to a marked degree responsible use of his/her talent(s) in academic and extra-curricular pursuits; who embodies in his/her personal life the goals and ideals of Brebeuf Jesuit; and who has gained the respect of fellow students through his/her dedica-tion to the goals and ideals of the Brebeuf Jesuit community.

THE BR. JOHN BUCHMAN, S.J., AWARD

Student Recipient – Ashley Detherage ’13

Faculty Recipient – Fr. Paul Peterson, S.J.

Th e Br. John “Bucky” Buchman, S.J., Award annually recognizes a student who best demonstrates the character and inner awareness of Bucky. It is presented to a student who has markedly demon-strated Bucky’s character and inner awareness – a humble heart, giving a tireless eff ort and listening with a compassionate ear, all while possessing a selfl ess soul for the sake of others. Th is year, Fr. Paul Peterson, S.J., was also honored as a faculty recipient of this award for his remarkable characteristics of service to the Brebeuf community.

THE JESUIT SECONDARY EDUCATION AWARD

Student Recipients – George Glass ’13 and Sydney Rivera ’13

Faculty Recipient – Ms. Pat McCarthy

Th e Jesuit Secondary Education Association Award is presented to the graduate(s) who most clearly represents a well-rounded person who is intellectually competent, open to growth, religious, loving and committed to doing justice in generous service to the people of God.

Long-time teacher Ms. Pat McCarthy was named a faculty recipi-ent of this award in recognition of the way she has modelled these characteristics to students and others.

ABOUT CAMPUS

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Gabbie Morrison, Elle Hannah, & Elena M’Bouroukounda ‘13 backstage at Clowes Hall

McKayla Bull’13 addresses the Class of 2013

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Brebeuf Jesuit once again partnered with Tinitt for its latest technology off ering. Ti-nitt, founded and managed by Brebeuf Je-suits alumni Kevin Lehtiniitty ’12 and Alec Gorge ’12, also collaborated with Brebeuf Jesuit for the redesign of the Brebeuf.org website last year.

Th e Brebeuf Jesuit Mobile App gives you everything you need to keep up with the Prep…right at your fi ngertips!

Instant Access to:

Calendar – With just a touch, look ahead to what’s coming up at Brebeuf. Download events directly to your phone.

Faculty/Staff Directory – Just scroll through or search by name and face. Th en tap to contact via email or phone.

A Toolbox to Stay Connected » Submit a photo right from your phone to Brebeuf.

» Check out Brebeuf Jesuit on Twitter and Facebook with a tap.

» Read the latest News.

An App Built With Our Prayer Community in Mind

Under “Prayer and Refl ections”, Brebeuf Je-suit Mobile App users can submit a prayer request and our spiritual community will take your concern into confi dential inter-

BREBEUF JESUIT APP

ABOUT CAMPUS

cessory prayer. You can also read a week-ly refl ection written by a member of the Brebeuf Jesuit faculty, staff , or student body. Th e Brebeuf Jesuit app provides a wonder-fully easy way to experience the presence of the Brebeuf Jesuit spiritual community.

Brebeuf Jesuit is a community of faith. As such, it is absolutely essential that we be a community of prayer. And while we pray in many scheduled ways – at morning prayer over the PA system at 8:15 a.m., prayer be-fore each class throughout the day, during the Daily Examen at 3:15 p.m., and prayer before sporting events—our com-munity wanted to create a way to pray for each other in a more im-mediate way.

Under the inspiration of Fr. Jack, we have created the Prayer App to expand our ability to pray for each other. Anyone who has a particular need may be assured of the prayers of the Brebeuf community. Here is how it works:

Using the Brebeuf Jesuit Mobile App, tap on the “Prayer” tab and provide a description of your prayer need. You may be as specifi c or gen-eral as you like, and may request for your name to be kept confi dential. Th e requests will come directly to the inbox of Fr. Michael Christiana, S.J., Vice President for Mission and

Need to know if it’s a Day 4? Want to submit a prayer request? Brebeuf Jesuit has an app for that.

Identity, who will ask a group within the school to pray for you and your request. Th ese prayer groups will be diverse: the Jesuit Community, student faith-sharing groups, adult faith-sharing groups, classes, and even students on retreat will take their turns with requests. Each group will re-spond to Fr. Michael, who will email a con-fi rmation to you that intercessory prayer has been completed. Th ere is power in prayer, and a community that prays for each other becomes stronger.

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THE MAGIS

I sometimes find myself struggling to ex-plain my affinity towards Brebeuf Jesuit simply because, as with so many positive feelings, it is hard to articulate in words exactly how much the experience has meant to me. That being said, there is one word that unifies all of my thoughts about Brebeuf: wholeness.

The amazing thing about Brebeuf Jesuit is that it doesn’t just build upon your aca-demic foundation, but rather your whole foundation as a human being. Beyond teaching just material in a textbook, Brebeuf teachers educate the whole per-son — intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. Because of this multi-faceted approach, some of the greatest things I have learned have been revelations and understandings about my own identity.

Brebeuf recognizes what is unique about each individual and celebrates that uniqueness in a number of ways both subtle and grand. For me, this unique el-ement was my faith.

Being a Jewish student (or student of any faith) at a Catholic school is typically something that creates some concern for people. This is not the case at Brebeuf Je-suit. Brebeuf has been so inclusive and diversified that I never once felt that I was a “minority” amidst a predominant-ly Catholic and Christian student body.

Through the classes I have taken, I have gained an unexpectedly heightened sense of appreciation and ownership of my own identity in the context of my faith through my reflections on my expe-

riences, on top of also discovering what disciplines truly interest me.

Outside of the classroom, my Brebeuf experiences have given me an educa-tion that helps me see into the faith per-spectives of others. This may come as a shock, but I have actually enjoyed the masses that we have had at Brebeuf, even though I do not share the Catho-lic faith. To me, these masses have been just an extension of the learning that goes on here. It was through exposure to events like the class masses that gave me an appreciation for my own heri-tage, faith, and b a c k g r o u n d , and how these things contrib-ute to what it means to be me.

Looking back on the amazing past few years I have spent at Brebeuf, I can-not help but think exact-ly how much my life would

be different if I had not spent some of it here. I would not have fallen in love with the subjects I love in the way that I have, and I would not have recognized the significance of my identity as a Jew; I simply would not be the person that I am today had it not been for Brebeuf. I have taken many classes here and have learned a lot of things that my friends at other high schools have, but here I gained something else: a holistic under-standing of who and what I am, beyond grades and classes, and of what I value, and how that leads to where I am going after my time here.

FINDING WHOLENESSby Max Palkowitz ’14

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Ellie Mallon ’14

As a freshman walking through the halls of Brebeuf Jesuit, I was overwhelmed with sign aft er colorful sign for call-out meet-ings for the multitude of clubs that Brebeuf off ers. Th ese clubs usually all have one thing in common: they are aimed at help-ing humans. Fantastic clubs like STRAP (Students Taking Responsibility Against Poverty), PACT (Peers Against Cancer To-gether) and countless more make it their goal to make this world a better place for our fellow humans. I tried out many a meeting and ate plenty of their off ered cookies, but I never really found a club that called to me in the way that they seemed to call to my fellow students. I was stuck.

Th e answer to my “clubless” problem came during the next spring break. My parents and I had gone to Port Aransas, Texas, to visit my grandmother and hang out for the week on the beach. One day while walking out on the jetty, my mom noticed two people peering over the edge of the rocks reaching for something. We stopped to ask what they were looking at and if they needed any help. Much to our surprise, they were looking at a sea turtle.

It appeared the turtle, which I named Steven on the spot, was stuck between the rocks on the shoreline. Aft er we attempted un-successfully to help Steven get free, my mom made a call to my uncle who vol-unteered at the ARK (Animal Rehabilita-tion and Keep) on the island and told him that we had found a stuck turtle in need of rescue. He then immediately called the owner of the ARK, Tony, and told him the situation. Tony promised to be there as soon as he could.

Aft er about thirty minutes, which seemed like years to me at the time, Tony and one of his assistants came with a long pole. Af-ter gently pushing on Steven to try to free him without success, Tony asked me to see if I could reach him with my foot. Aft er I squeezed my toes into the space, pushed fi rmly, and still had no luck, Tony decided on a diff erent plan: pull Steven out from the rocks.

Aft er about ten minutes of gently pull-ing and wiggling, Tony’s assistant lift ed a

very unhappy Steven out from the rocks. Aft er handing Steven to Tony, Tony turned around to me and said, “Hold this and let me measure her.”

As I stood there holding the squirming Steven and beaming from ear to ear, I re-alized two things: one, that Steven was re-ally a girl (Stevette, I renamed her accord-

ingly); and two, more importantly, that Brebeuf didn’t have any clubs that focused on animals.

With a new passion and excitement, I went back to school and suggested the idea of a club dedicated to helping animals to my Biol-ogy teacher and two good friends who were also passionate about animals. Aft er talking through the idea and receiving the necessary permission, RAFA, Raising Awareness For Animals, joined Brebeuf ’s many other fan-tastic clubs the following semester.

In the past two years, RAFA has raised money through bake sales for LUV A DOG Rescue, the Exotic Feline Rescue Center and the Marion County Humane Society. RAFA also held a blanket and towel drive for a struggling shelter on the south side of Indianapolis this winter.

I am so thankful that Brebeuf gives its stu-dents the opportunity to pursue their pas-sions and make a diff erence in the world we live in through clubs of all sorts. With RAFA, I personally have found my club calling and have learned that even the smallest things can make a diff erence in an animal’s life. We just have to be willing to be their voice.

GETTING UNSTUCKby Ellie Mallon ’14

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THE MAGIS

I believe service is about providing opportunities to those who are too of-ten marginalized by society. For me, I will always work to provide opportu-nities for individuals with disabilities, just as I have done for as long as I can remember. It is my way of honoring my brother David.

David is autistic. When he was little, he played on a recreational soccer team. All he wanted was to play goalie. David waited, and waited, while every other child on the team had a turn. As the day of the fi nal game approached, the coach promised David that fi nally, this time, it would be his turn.

Th at Saturday, David sat patiently on the bench, his newly purchased goalie gloves on his little hands, while the fi rst quarter, then the second, went by.

At halft ime, Mom tried to prepare him for the possibility that he might not play goalie aft er all, but David shook his head and said, “Coach promised.” Th ird quarter, then the fourth, until the fi nal whistle blew. And David sat there, new gloves unused, tears of dis-belief streaming uncontrollably down his face. He could not understand. Mom stood before his coach, mute with sorrow for her son, and all the coach could do was shrug, and say, “I wanted to win.”

My brother is autistic. He is some-times funny, sometimes quirky, some-times brilliant, sometimes baffl ing. But he is always deserving of the same opportunities the rest of us get. Th at is why I volunteer with Special Olym-pics. Sports have played an important role in my life, and I want to make sure

others have the chance to experience that. I think about how my brother felt at that soccer game, and I am more determined than ever that no one will be deprived of the joy of athletics just because they are disabled. Having a disability makes life more diffi cult al-ready. It is worse when someone is de-prived of basic experiences the rest of us take for granted.

I will continue to volunteer with orga-nizations like Special Olympics to give disabled individuals basic opportuni-ties, especially with regard to athletics, and to help them enjoy those endeav-ors and make the most out of their ex-periences. Every time I see a Special Olympian smile aft er a sporting event, it makes me proud that I had a part in making that moment a great one for that athlete.

MEANINGFULLY MAKING GREAT MOMENTS

A Grad at Grad Refl ection by Simon Willard ’13

Simon Willard ’13, third from left , with volunteers for the Special Olympics

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2013 AWARD

RECIPIENTS

Th e Fred B. McCashland Outstanding Alumnus AwardMRS. SALLY BINDLEY MILLMAN ’88

Following graduation from Brebeuf Jesuit, Sally went on to complete her un-dergraduate degree from Northwestern University as well as her master’s de-gree in social work from Indiana University. In 2001, Sally founded Schools on Wheels, which provides tutoring and educational services for homeless children and their parents. She has a staff of eleven and more than 400 volunteer tutors who work with children aft er school at ten diff erent shelters and one school. Together, they see more than 600 students per year. In addition, Schools on Wheels works with parents to help them take an active role in their children’s education. Staff members assist parents in understanding report cards, making appointments at schools and even arranging transportation to those appoint-ments when necessary. Schools on Wheels provides a critical need in the India-napolis community.

Th e Fr. J. Paul O’Brien, S.J., “O’Bie” Service AwardMR. WALLY BRANT ’67

Wally Brant is the President and CEO of Indiana Oxygen Company, a third-generation, family-owned Indiana gas and welding supply distributor. A 1971 graduate of Purdue University, Wally served seven years in the U.S. Air Force as a navigator on a B-52 Combat Crew serving in Southeast Asia dur-ing the Vietnam War. Wally is a past president of the Brebeuf Jesuit Alumni Board and is a current member of the Brebeuf Board of Trustees. In 2007, he was honored by the Indianapolis Colts for his commitment to community service, and in 2010, Purdue University honored him as a College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Graduate.

ALUMNI

Brooke Oliver Smith ’88 (left )

and Sally Bindley Millman ’88 (right)

Wally Brant ‘67 (left ) with 2013 Alumni Association President Kevin Quinn ‘96

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2013 BREBEUF

JESUIT ATHLETIC

HALL OF FAME

INDUCTEES

DREW PATTYN ’73

Drew Pattyn ’73 was a three-sport athlete from 1969-1973, earning a total of six varsity letters. He excelled at football and was a star player for the Braves during the fi rst glory days of Brebeuf Jesuit football. He was an intense defensive player with great speed and crushing tackles. Drew was a member of the 1972 team that won the Marion County Championship. During his junior year, Drew was selected as an Indianapolis Star/News 1st Team All County Off ensive Tackle and was a UPI All-State Honorable Mention. In his senior year, he was selected UPI All-State 1st Team, the Indianapolis Star/News 1st Team All-County, and was an All-State selection to play in the Indiana High School North/South High School All-Star Game. Drew received a four-year athletic scholarship at the University of Notre Dame and was a member of the 1973 team that captured the National Championship.

Th e Echon Educator AwardMRS. CAROL BOBIS

Mrs. Bobis recently completed her twentieth year of service to Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School. She came to Brebeuf in 1993 and has taught World Civilizations, AP European History and Psychology. Carol was instrumental in the creation of what is now the Learning Center, which assists students with learning diff erences.

Carol Bobis (left ) with former student Sonny Troutman ‘03 at the Alumni Awards Dinner

Drew Pattyn ‘73 (right) receives his alumni award from Athletic Director Brian Brase ‘77 (left )

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ALUMNI

MICHAEL BENNETT ’00

Michael Bennett ’00 was an outstanding forward for four varsity basketball sea-sons, earning a varsity letter each year. He was a team captain in both 1999 and 2000. He led the 1999-2000 team to the 3A State Championship, the fi rst-ever state title for Brebeuf Jesuit in that sport. Following his junior year, Michael was named 2nd Team All-County and 3rd Team All-State. Following his senior year he was named 1st Team All-County and All-State, and was also named to the All-County Super Team. Michael was an Indiana High School All-Star and played in the annual Indiana-Kentucky high school All-Star Classic. He con-tinued his basketball career at Ball State University where he was an All MAC Conference Honorable mention in 2005.

2001 BRAVES HOCKEY TEAM

Th e 2001 Braves Hockey Team found their stride just in time for the state tournament. Led by Captain Grant Moore ’01 and Assis-tant Captains Tim Murphy ’01, Mike Bannon ’01 and Ty Smith ’01, the 2001 team captured the 2A State Championship. Senior Chris Teter ’01 scored two goals in the championship game to help lead the Braves to a 4-1 win over North Central. It was the second state tour-nament title for Head Coach Don Perkins.

Mike Bannon ’01 Jay Brant’01Matt Carlisle ’04 Louis Gordner ’01Kyle Gordon ’01 Tom Hammond ’01Brady Hart ’01 Will Hux ’04

Dan Jenkins Pat Kiefer ’02 Grant Moore ’01 Tim Murphy ’01Matt Newberg ’03 Danny Robbins ’03Mike Ryder ’02 Matt Schneck ’01

Tyler Smith ’01 Max Somers ’03Will Steck ’04 Andrew Strine ’02Chris Teter ’01

Head Coach Don PerkinsCoach Geoff GouldCoach Mike MullenCoach Zac Mullen

Michael Bennett ‘00 (center) with teammates Jon

Owens ‘00 (left ) and _____ (right) (ASK JASON)

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Mark your calendars now for Alumni Weekend 2014! The 2014 Braves Open will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2014, at the

Golf Club of Indiana. The 2014 Alumni Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner will be held at Brebeuf Jesuit on Friday, June 20, 2014.

ALUMNI WEEKEND 2014

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ALUMNI PROFILE: MOLLY DWYER

Molly’s Russian AdventureTh ere were many beginnings to her jour-ney. Molly Dwyer ’12 remembers grow-ing up alongside a Russian-speaking sub-culture in her local Jewish community. “I always seemed to be the American among the Russian speakers,” she refl ects, “even when I was a little girl in gymnastics class!”

But Molly’s path to her ambassadorial im-mersion in Russia truly began at Brebeuf Jesuit in her Introduction to the Modern Middle East class taught by Ramsey Harik, where their guest speaker, Ben Knapp ’09, introduced Molly to NSLI-Y (National Security Language Initiative for Youth), a State Department Program which provides

support to students who wish to study for-eign languages abroad.

Researching the program only made Molly more determined to jump at the opportu-nity of a full-year immersion program. “I told myself, you’re never really going to have another point in your life when you can take off for a year, go study something, and not have a lot of other responsibilities to answer to,” Molly recalls.

In January of 2011, Molly was named a semi-fi nalist for the program, and she ap-proached her academic counselor and Brebeuf ’s leadership for support for this journey, which would take her away from campus during her senior year. “I asked, ‘Can we feasibly do this? And if so, how can we do it?’”

Because Molly had fulfi lled most of her major graduating requirements, she was able to work with Greg VanSlambrook in the Principal’s Offi ce to enroll in two AP English courses online under Brebeuf ’s oversight and to structure a long-term independent study project that would be completed via email with Father Michael Christiana, S.J. Father Christiana would monitor her refl ections and formal paper on the religious communities she would meet in the diversely interfaith Republic of Tartarstan in Russia: Evangelical Christi-anity (practiced by her host parents), Juda-ism, the Orthodox Faith, and Islam—the predominant faith in her host city of Ka-zan.

In April 2011, it all came together. “I re-member I was in the Pub[lications] Lab working on an addition of Th e Arrow on Good Friday when I got the email that I had received the State Department’s schol-arship, and I did a very loud and public dance,” Molly laughs.

Th e scholarship paid for her plane tickets and ensured she would have a monthly sti-pend for public transportation and cultur-al event fees. Th e program itself organized her free living arrangements with a host family in Kazan.

When she landed, Molly moved in with her new Russian-only speaking family: a father, a mother, and two younger teenage sisters. She also had new grandparents, whom she came to adore, and who, to their own surprise, came to adore her.

Her “babushka” (grandmother) soon embraced Molly’s frequent visits, mak-ing Molly “copious amounts of food” in welcome. And one night at dinner, her “grandfather”, a former USSR Soviet Gen-eral, made a touching toast.

“And now we have an American teenager and a Soviet General sitting at the same table,” he marveled in Russian, raising his glass. “Cheers to the twenty-fi rst century!”

When not at home with her host family,

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Molly continued her local cultural training as a part of her formal program of ambas-sadorship under the U.S. State Department. Every day, Molly and other international students attended Kazan Federal Univer-sity for classes in Russian history, religion, and language—all taught by professors who spoke no English. An English-Russian lan-guage textbook was her only immediate connection between the languages.

Th e intensive immersion experience proved critical to Molly’s language development. She soon faced a test of her Russian skills under pressure when she came down with pneumonia and spent a week in the local hospital, where she occupied her time talk-ing with the other inmates of the sick ward

and learning medical terminology to help her communicate with doctors.

Molly remembers it as an experience that challenged not only her mind, but her char-acter. “I had to be humble and be willing to laugh at myself and be willing to ask for help.”

Sitting across from Molly now, it’s hard to imagine her ever struggling or feeling un-confi dent in her linguistic abilities. While telling her story, she unhesitatingly navi-gates through the tripping consonants of the Russian language as she describes places and names people from her journey. She says she’s come a long way, though, both in her linguistic understanding and her un-derstanding of Russia’s people and culture. But she had to be open to the experience.

During her free time in the aft ernoons, she took bus trips with her friends to visit the local villages around Kazan, where, she

says, “there were always cultural events hap-pening,” in addition to the constant bustle of the bazaar.

“Th e immigrant workers in the bazaar re-ally took to us and tried to teach us to cook their national dishes. We learned to make plov, which is a fried-rice, traditional Ka-zak-thing; it’s a Russ-ifi ed form of pilaf. We basically could get a free meal any time we came through the bazaar.”

Aft er experiencing many of these gestures of generosity and welcome, Molly quickly discovered that, despite the unfriendly ste-reotype of “the cold, cold Russian,” there’s nothing cold about the people at all.

“Part of it is just the weather,” Moly explains

with a laugh. “You don’t really want to stop and talk to people when it’s negative-20 degrees outside! Th ey’re very cold to you on the street, but then you get inside their apartment, where the heat is cranked up to 85 degrees, and their personality just ex-plodes. Everyone I talked to was just excited to get to know me. You had to take a step back at times and say, ‘Hey, let’s just get to know each other as people and not as just me, the token American.’ Th at’s how you found people who were true friends.”

Her education at Brebeuf — although tucked away in Indiana and almost entirely English language-driven—surprisingly pre-pared her well for this life shift involving thousands of miles, new people practicing multiple faiths, and a new language.

“I would not have gone to Russia if I hadn’t gone to Brebeuf. Not only because it was the means of my learning about the program,

but also just giving me the background of interacting with diverse faiths and the con-fi dence in my skills to think that I could take this on. When people there asked me about my high school, I would preface it by saying, ‘Brebeuf is not your typical American high school.’ Brebeuf gave me the perspective to think more openly about the world.”

Now back on domestic ground as a Brebeuf graduate, Molly is attending Princeton Uni-versity and has tested into a fourth-year seminar class in Russian. She is on her way to a major in the Woodrow Wilson School for International and Public Policy and has enrolled in an International Relations con-centration with certifi cates in Russian & Eurasian Studies and Russian Language

and Culture. She pictures herself in many possible futures—in the Foreign Service, or working with an international NGO, or even as a consultant for an international business. “Th ere’s a lot that I could go into,” she says.

Does she plan to go back to Russia? “Ab-solutely. As soon as possible. Put me on the next plane!” she eff uses, perfectly serious: she is applying to intern with the State Depart-ment in Moscow, as well as looking at gener-al language programs in Russia with the plan to return there to study in the fall semester of 2014 and visit her host family again.

Her broadened world and her new family abroad have come to expand the way she looks at a much smaller world. “I’m very grateful that Brebeuf was open to support-ing the journey - and for, in essence, saying to me, ‘You’re interested in Russia? You want to go to Russia? Okay, we’ll work it out.’”

Molly and her “grandparents” in KazanA 9:30 a.m. sunrise in the winter in Kazan Molly’s view of the Kremlin in Moscow

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CLASS NOTESMoni Akiwowo ’02 plays a U.S.S. Enterprise nurse in the latest Star Trek movie, “Into Darkness.”

Dougie Barnard ’11, a current junior and standout tennis player at the University of Notre Dame, was recently featured in a UND Athletics article.

Wally Brant ’67 has been inducted into the Men’s Senior Baseball League National Hall of Fame. Wally is the fi rst member of the Indianapolis Adult Baseball League to be inducted into the MSBL Hall of Fame.

Scott Carlson ’98 is the Director of Valuation for Archstone Part-ners and currently resides in Denver, Colo.

Natalie Chavis ’88 was honored by the Coalition on Adoption Institute in an Angel in Adoption ceremony in Washington, D.C. Natalie was recognized for her commitment and dedication to the fi eld of wardship adoption.

Jordan Denari ’09 graduated magna cum laude from George-town University and won a Fulbright grant from the U.S. State Department to conduct research on Muslim-Christian relations in Amman, Jordan, for the 2013-2014 school year.

Jake Dennie ’13 is a current member of the cross country team at Dennison University. Jake was recently named the North Coast Athletic Conference Runner of the Week.

Brebeuf Jesuit was well represented at the 2013 Chicago Mara-thon. Ben Srivastava ’04 (3:10), Ellie Young ’09 (3:54) and Tommy Wadelton ’13 (4:09) all completed their fi rst marathons. Christina Wadelton ’11 (4:20) completed her second marathon. Congratulations on a great accomplishment!

Eric Dill ’99 has returned to Indianapolis from Los Angeles and has recently released his solo debut album titled “Forever is Not

Enough,” which is available now on iTunes and at Amazon. For more information on his album and where he will be performing, check out www.ericdill.com.

Kirstie Dobbs ’09 assisted Robert L. Oprisko, a visiting professor at Butler University, on an article that was featured in Th e George-town Public Policy Review. Th e article is based on Kirstie and an-other Butler classmate’s working paper titled “Superpowers: Th e American Academic Elite.”

Craig Fisher ’10 is the current President of the Student Govern-ment Association at Butler University for the 2013-14 school year. Congratulations, Craig.

Miranda Gavrin ’12, a current sophomore at MIT, was part of a research team who was recently published in the leading science journal Nature.

Hunter Goble ’10 interned for the Managed Healthcare Servic-es group at Eli Lilly & Company in Indianapolis as part of the Management Fellow Program at DePauw University. In his fi rst of three projects, Goble developed and implemented an internal employee reward and recognition initiative to encourage a more customer-focused environment. He then focused on communi-cations regarding upcoming healthcare reform, creating an Excel tool for gathering state-by-state reform information, as well as de-signing an infographic that was used by Lilly’s state government aff airs advocacy group, the Campaign for Modern Medicines.

Th e Management Fellows Program at DePauw University is one of fi ve highly selective Honors and Fellows Programs. Four of the 51 students selected to the program for the Class of 2017 are Brebeuf Jesuit graduates. Congratulations to Jimmy Otteson ’13, Mike Perry ’13, Eric Speer ’13 and John Wedding ’13.

Fred Glass ’77 was featured in a Bloomington Herald-Times ar-ticle about the resurgence of Indiana Athletics.

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CLASS NOTES (cont.)

Radley Haddad ’08, who played collegiate baseball at Butler Uni-versity, was recently signed by the New York Yankees and is cur-rently participating in off -season workouts with their Single-A minor league team.

Graham R. Hale ’10 was inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu, the inter-national honor society of Jesuit institutions of higher education, on Sunday, October 13, 2013, at Loyola University of Chicago. Th e Society recognizes those students who distinguish themselves in scholarship, loyalty, and service. Each university chapter can nominate no more than 4 percent of their junior and senior class-es from each school and college. Th e induction ceremony was held in the beautiful Madonna della Strada Chapel, overlooking Lake Michigan, on the Loyola University Campus.

Vicki Hall ’88 has been named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2013 Silver Anniversary Team. Vicki was the state’s 1988 Indianapolis Star Miss Basketball and was also the Gatorade Na-tional Player of the Year and Naismith National Player of the Year.

Louise Healey Henderson ’82 and Joey Cunningham Xanders ’82 had a mini-class reunion at the Telluride Film Festival, Tel-luride, Colo.

Fr. Tim Hipskind, S.J. ’78 is the Director of Service Learning for the Institute for Leadership and Service at the University of De-troit Mercy. His primary role is to help faculty identify service op-portunities for their students that enhance the learning objectives for a particular course.

James Howell ’81 is an Information Systems Security Manager working for the United States Navy as a civilian contractor. He currently resides in Kapolei, Hawaii.

Brian Kelley ’08 and Alex van Almelo ’09 are current members of the Purdue Solar Racing Team (PSR). Brian and Alex spear-headed the project that built and assembled Purdue’s solar car entry for the Shell Eco Marathon which took place in Houston, Texas. Th e team was featured in the latest issue of PCMAG.com.

Dr. Frank P. Lloyd ’70 was honored by the Indianapolis Recorder with the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Lloyd is a sur-gical oncologist and President of the Center for Surgical Science and Trauma at Methodist Hospital. He is also the elected Coroner of Marion County.

Sean McWeeney ’11, current junior at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, participated in a cross-country bicycle trip this past summer through the non-profi t organization Bike and Build, which benefi ts aff ordable housing groups.

Lauren Morton ’10 was recently profi led in an article for the Cen-ter of Excellence for Women in Technology at Indiana University.

Jeme Obeime ’11 is a current member of the Duke University volleyball team. Jeme was recently named the Ronald McDonald

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House Charities Student-Athlete of the Week.

Brieann Saxhaug-Toste ’97 and her husband John are ecstatic to announce the arrival of their daughter, Brynlynne Rose on May 17, 2013. Brieann is a 6th grade teacher in Hamilton Southeastern Schools and also coaches cheerleading.

Jacob Stoner ’03, his wife, Juliet, and Margaret Stoner ’07 are owners and operators of JacobsParts. Th omas Henry ’98 is their Operations Manager. Th ey have a steadfast commitment to pro-viding aff ordable and durable electronics, tools, LED lighting and other products. JacobsParts retail location is just across from Brebeuf Jesuit in the Kroger Willow Lake shopping plaza.

Longtime Brebeuf Jesuit Girl’s Basketball coach Alan Vickrey was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Coach Vickrey led Brebeuf to the 1982 State Finals. He also led Brebeuf to four consecutive Marion County Tournament Championships from 1986-1989 (the fi rst coach in boys or girls basketball to do so).

Th e Men’s Basketball Alumni Group hosted their 2nd Annual Alumni Game on Saturday, May 25, 2013, here at Brebeuf. Th e event was catered by Big Ron’s Bistro, which is owned and oper-ated by Ron Jones ’94. Attendees included (left to right): Kevin Broderick ’02, Cory Haff ner ’91, Phil Scheff sky ’02, Larry Win-ters ’91, Grant Jenkins ’96, Jon Owens ’00, Adam Broderick ’99, Ron Jones ’94, Mark Ivcevich ’93, Mike Bennett ’00 (not pic-tured), Sonny Troutman ’03, Jarvis Jointer ’00, Gary Sherman ’92 and Matthew Bennett ’05.

Braves EternalCharles “Chuck” S. Berry ’68 passed away on January 3, 2013.

Fred J. Bromund ’71 passed away on January 13, 2013.

Longtime faculty member Greg Foote passed away on October 5, 2013, in Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. Foote taught English during his time here at Brebeuf Jesuit.

Former faculty member Jane Hyatt passed away on January 1, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nev.

Michael T. Latz ’80 passed away on March 29, 2013.

Former faculty member Richard J. Middendorf passed away on September 22, 2013, in Villa Hills, Ky.

Th eresa M. Patrick ’97 passed away on June 25, 2013.

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The Magis Society

for 2012-13The Magis Society at Brebeuf Jesuit

comprises a group of generous major

donors who contribute to the Annual

Fund with gifts of $1,500 and more each

year. Magis is a Latin phrase meaning “the

more,” used by St. Ignatius Loyola, founder

of the Jesuits, in his writings entitled “The

Spiritual Exercises.”

Magis Society members are extraordinari-

ly committed stewards of the school’s mis-

sion who so generously support Brebeuf

Jesuit’s most critical need.

AnonymousTh e Brave Heart FoundationBrebeuf Jesuit CommunityKathy and John AckermanKaren Burch and Willis Ashby ’73Michelle and Brian BarrettKaren and Rick BennettMary and Greg BlitzTatiana Foroud and Eric BoesDianne and Dick BowdenLeslie and Pat ’79 BruenBetsy Kovacik and J.C. BuehlerChar and Tom BumolAngie and Jim BurkhartCeleste and Derrick BurksRuthelen and Andy BurnsRobyn and Vince CaponiLisa and Bill CarmichaelJohanna Carmel Egan and Gerard

CarthyKay and John ChaseJanet and Murray ’75 ClarkClaire and Jim ClarkTh erese and Art Coff eySusan and Michael Conner

Kathleen and Enrique ConternoPeggy and Mike CrawfordDana and Jeff CristeeStephanie and Jim ’81 CrossinAnita and Pierre DagherAnnette and Mike DavisLisa and Ken DawesElizabeth (Haimbaugh) ’83 and

John DemareeJulie and Andy DetherageMichele Jackson and Wayne

DeVeydtAnne and John ’78 DillonTeneen and Craig DobbsLinda and Gary DrookDemaris and Mike DuganCharlotte and Kevin DuganJamie and Andy ElkinsAnnie and Dirk ’93 ElmendorfLisa and Scott EnrightMary Kay and Brian FerrellElizabeth and JD Ferries-RoweAnn Moriarty and John

FitzgeraldKelly and Phil French

THE HONOR ROLL OF DONORS Ann and Dave FrickJenny and Tom FroehleJane and David FunkeRene and Chip GagnierConnie and Mark GapinskiMolly and Jerry GarauNancy and Mark GargulaAnne and Steve GaylordKarla and Th omas GeisseSharon and Kevin GleasonLisa and John GoldenbergAllan Gordus ’83Peggy and John GrahamAndrea and Mike ’96 GrandeJeanne and Barry GreenElaine and Tom GreenMary Ann and John GroganCatey and Doug HaleDiana Hamilton and John

HammondJudy and Matt HayesLinda and Ted HegemanJeff Hensley ’78Betsy and Scott HirschmanNancy and John HoardJulia and Jim ’78 HoganRick HovdeKim and Mark HowellSarah Stelzner and David IngramBarb and Pat JamesCathy and Tim KelaghanBridget and Kevin ’86 KennedyLisa and Ray ’83 KennedyKate and Larry KennedyMary KennedyAnn KingFritz Kreutzinger ’70Betsy and Tom LaskeyKathy and Jim LaudickAllison and Dan ’97 LechleiterMartha and Dan LehmanDebbie and Tom LeipzigNiki and Steven LevineFrank Loughery ’70Teresa and Mark ’72 LubbersTina and Gary MalonePatricia and Kevin MartinTami and Mike MartinPat McCarthy

Sharon Barner and Haywood McDuffi e

Jill and John McKenzieBarbara and Tim ’84 MorrisClare and Andy MorrisonSuzy and Mark NagyKristen and Dean ’77 NelsonJudy and Chuck OkenfussClaire and Nat OsborneDana and Kevin PahudMargot and Brian PahudDenise (Dillon) ’80 and Joel PerryJan Frazier and Bob Poorman ’68Patty and Jim RappZrinka and Ted RepassJenny and Kurt RiegnerHolly (Winkler) ’86 and Glyn

RobinsonMarie and Jim ’67 RocapJoyce RogersMarya (Mernitz) ’80 and Tony ’82

RoseLauren and Christopher SalernoApril and Rick SassoMaribeth and Al SmithBridget and Jason SmithStacy and Michael SmithKim and Kevin SpeerJim Sweeney ’79Jo and Kirk TaylorJulie and Mick TerrellColleen and Jim Th omasPaula and Joe ’80 ToussaintPam and Greg ’74 TrappJen and David TudorSara and Greg VanSlambrookMary Ann and Ron WallaceKristy (Miller) ’83 and Curt WardChristi and Pete WatsonShandon and Phil WhistlerRoberta and Bill ’66 WitchgerTara and Brian ’90 WitchgerBettina and Philip ZaneteasRosane and Leonidas

Zelmanovitz

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CORPORATE SUPPORTERSAmerican Chemical SocietyAndy Mohr FordAnonymousAqua Water SystemsBreast Care Center of Indiana,

P.C.Brebeuf Jesuit CommunityBrebeuf Jesuit Dads ClubBright House Networks LLCBrightpoint, Inc.Byrider Franchising, LLCCentral Indiana Community

FoundationCity Securities CorporationDawes Fretzin Dermatology

Group LLCFaegre Baker Daniels LLPGGNSC Administrative Services

LLCHall, Render, Killian, Heath &

Lyman, P.S.C. Harry & Izzy’sHillenbrand FoundationIndiana Farm Bureau InsuranceIndiana OxygenJewish Federation of Greater

IndianapolisLilly Endowment, Inc.Marian UniversityMartin Marietta Materials -

Noblesville Stone

National Bank of IndianapolisRegions Insurance IncorporationStifel Nicolaus & CompanySt.Vincent HealthTarget StoresTh e Bindley FoundationTh e Brave heart FoundationTh e Library Fund, a fund of Th e

Indianapolis FoundationTh e Pebble ProjectTh e Wellington Group LLCTulip NoirWillow MarketingWOJO Restaurants, LLC

FAMILY SUPPORTERSKathy and John AckermanLiza Ilag and Alvin AlviarJulie and Bill ArnoldKaren Burch and Willis Ashby ’73 Michelle and Brian BarrettKaren and Rick BennettMary and Greg BlitzDebbie and Steve BluesteinCarol BockelmanTatiana Foroud and Eric BoesSusan and Tony BonannoDianne and Dick BowdenMary and Dan BradyKathy and Wally ’67 BrantLeslie and Pat ’79 BruenBetsy Kovacik and J.C. Buehler

Char and Tom BumolAngie and Jim BurkhartCeleste and Derrick BurksRuthelen and Andy BurnsRobyn and Vince CaponiLisa and Bill CarmichaelJohanna Carmel Egan and Gerard

CarthyCarolyn and Brad ChambersKay and John ChaseJanet and Murray ’75 ClarkClaire and Jim ClarkSara and David CobbShelly and Tom ’78 CoddTh erese and Art Coff eyJenny and Jeff CohenSara ComptonSusan and Michael ConnerKathleen and Enrique ConternoStu Countryman ’66Peggy and Mike CrawfordEmma E. CrawfordBetsy and Casey ’74 CroninStephanie and Jim ’81 CrossinNancy and Mike CurlessAnita Conte and Pierre DagherAnnette and Michael DavisLisa and Ken DawesAmy (Beal) ’83 and Vincent

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FureyRene and Chip GagnierConnie and Mark GapinskiMolly and Jerry GarauNancy and Mark GargulaAnne and Steve GaylordKarla and Th omas GeissePat Treadwell and Eric GillispieBarbara and Fred ’77 GlassSharon and Kevin GleasonLisa and John GoldenbergLaurie Goldenberg Zacharias ’81

and Christopher ZachariasRegine Zimmer Gordon ’79

and Jeff rey GordonAllan Gordus ’83Peggy and John GrahamAndrea and Mike ’96 GrandeJeanne and Barry GreenElaine and Tom GreenMegan and Marty GregorMichelle and Perry ’72 Griffi thMary Ann and John GroganTracy and Jeff HaddenCatey and Doug HaleDiana and John HammondLouise HaughJudy and Matt HayesLinda and Ted HegemanBruce and Karen HeldtR. Jeff erson Hensley ’78Lou HensleyLinda and John HicksJudy HipskindBetsy and Scott Hirschman

The President’s

Circle for 2012-13All donors contributing $1,000 or more to

any area(s) at Brebeuf in a fi scal year are

recognized as members of the President’s

Circle. Donors at the President’s Circle level

help to continue a rich tradition of annual

support which ensures that current and future

Brebeuf students benefi t from an exceptional

Brebeuf experience.

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Nancy and John HoardJulia and Jim ’78 HoganRick HovdeKim and Mark HowellJane Hurst ’84Pang and Pete IlaganSarah Stelzner and David

IngramJenny and JJ ’87 IovinoBarb and Pat JamesTroy and Bob KassingCathy and Tim KelaghanBridget and Kevin ’86

KennedyLisa and Ray ’83 KennedyKate and Larry KennedyMary A KennedyJudy and Dave ’69 KinderAnn KingKathryn and John KishHeidi and Jon KlausnerFritz Kreutzinger ’70Jane and Barry KrootRosanne Ammirati and Kevin

KrulewitchBetsy and Tom LaskeyKathy and Jim LaudickMelissa and Andrew LeBlancAllison and Dan ’97 LechleiterSarah and John LechleiterMartha and Dan LehmanDebbie and Tom LeipzigNiki and Steven Levine

Debbie and Ted LillyEvelyn LoboGreg Lord ’79Frank Loughery ’70Teresa and Mark ’72 LubbersVivian and John MaleyTina and Gary MaloneNatalie and Robert MangesTami and Mike MartinMichele and Joe MarxerKerry and Andy ’91 MasicaCindy and Dennis MayPatricia McCarthySharon Barner and Haywood

McDuffi eTom McGowan ’83Jill and John McKenzieKatie McKinneyKaren and Louis MetroAngela and Joseph MeyerRonald A. MikkelsonTerry Miller ’00 Lorna and Andy MohrDan MooreBeth and John MoorinAnn and Bill MoreauBarbara and Tim ’84 MorrisClare and Andy MorrisonJulie and Dave MortonSuzy and Mark NagyKristen and Dean ’77 NelsonJudy and Chuck Okenfuss

Claire and Nat OsborneDana and Kevin PahudMargot and Brian PahudJayne and Alan PalkowitzMelissa and Tom PenceDenise (Dillon) ’80 and Joel

PerryBetsy and Mark ’77 PhillipsJan Frazier and

Bob Poorman ’68 Cindy and Brad QuinnPatty and Jim RappPaul Reis ’72Zrinka and Ted RepassJenny and Kurt RiegnerHolly (Winkler) ’86 and Glyn

RobinsonMarie and Jim ’67 RocapJoyce Q. RogersMichelle and Doug ’76 RoseJill and Irwin RoseMarya (Mernitz) ’80 and Tony

’82 RoseJo and Nick RutiglianoLauren and Christopher

SalernoDiana and Mike ’85 SandsApril and Rick SassoLaura and Tom SchmidtJulia and Rudy SchwenkSally and Brian ShapiroJan and Tim SheehanColleen and Joe ’67 ShikanyTerri and Christopher ShraderLalaine and Sam Smith

The President’s Circle (cont.)

President’s Dinner 2013On November 7, 2013, the Brebeuf Jesuit family gathered at the 34th Annual President’s Dinner at Union Station to congratulate this year’s Brebeuf Jesuit President’s Medal recipient, Teneen Dobbs. As a mother of four Brebeuf Jesuit students, Teneen has demonstrated a deep commitment to Jesuit education through extensive volunteer involvement in her community, in her children’s lives, and in support of the students, faculty and staff at Brebeuf Jesuit through leadership roles in the Mothers Association and numerous other eff orts. President Fr. Jack Dennis, S.J., hosted the historic dinner for the fi rst time as president and collaborated with the Dobbs children, Kalvin ’14, Kassie ’12, Kiefer ’09 and Kirstie ’09, as he presented Teneen with the President’s Medal in honor of her dedicated service to others.

Sue and Mike SmithStacy and Michael SmithMaribeth and Al SmithMadeleine (Briscoe) ’00 and

Justin SmithLauren Smith ’94Maria and Leo SolitoKim and Kevin SpeerDoshia and John StewartJim Sweeney ’79Jo and Kirk TaylorJulie and Michael TerrellMary and Jim TeterColleen and Jim Th omasPaula and Joe ’80 ToussaintPam and Greg ’74 TrappJen and David TudorMarianne and Steve UnderhillSara and Greg VanSlambrookPam and Scott ’75 VoreMary Ann and Ron WallaceKristy (Miller) ’83 and Curt

WardChristi and Pete WatsonShandon and Philip WhistlerSusan and Bruce WilandTara and Brian ’90 WitchgerRoberta and Bill ’66 WitchgerAbigail M. WodockMark Yacko ’84Marilyn YoungBettina and Philip ZaneteasRosane and Leonidas

ZelmanovitzJennifer and Michael Zinn

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Braves Set New Athletic Records

Girls Volleyball Earns 3A State Title for Fourth TimeFollowing a sweep at the Edgewood Semi-State competition on November 2, 2013, the Girls Volleyball team advanced to the IHSAA State Finals on November 9. Th e team travelled to Ball State University’s Worthen Arena, where the Lady Braves defeated Fort Wayne’s Concordia Lutheran High School (26-24, 27-25, 25-23), winning the fourth Volleyball Class 3A State Title for Brebeuf Jesuit and adding a trophy to the collections from 2003, 2005 and 2009.

SPORTS DESK

Boys Cross Country Finishes 4th at State FinalsTh e Brebeuf Boys Cross Country team made the podium in their fi rst-ever team appearance at the IHSAA State Finals, taking fourth place at the Lavern Gibson Championship Cross Coun-try Course in Terre Haute on November 2, 2013. Th is impressive showing followed their third place fi nish at the IHSAA Semi-State competition in Carmel on October 28.

Varsity Football Tackles First-Ever Class 3A State Championship GameTh is year’s Braves Football Team made history when they defeated Gibson Southern (35-14) at the Semi-State Championships. For the fi rst time ever, the Braves competed in the IHSAA Class 3A State Championship against undefeated Andrean High School at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 29, 2013. Aft er a tight game, Andrean edged out Brebeuf with a fi nal score of 35-27.

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PAT McCARTHYCelebrating

She may have “retired” in June 2013 aft er 38 years of service to Brebeuf Jesuit and 50 years of teaching overall, but “Sarge” is neither gone (she’s volunteering still in the Alumni Offi ce) nor forgotten.

Th at laugh. Th ose hugs. Th e no-nonsense approach balanced with great patience. From the time Ms. McCarthy arrived in 1975, Brebeuf ’s Math Department – and her students and colleagues – would never be the same.

« Aft er her fi rst year of teaching at Brebeuf, in her element in 1976.

On break between classes in 1980. »

(above) Grinning and bearing it – grading homework in 1984.

Belle of the Prom: chaperon-ing a great evening in 1979. (above) At work, at play: in a faculty skit in 1987, Ms. McCarthy

whacks Fr. Ytsen over the head with her gradebook.

“Scheming about some outrageous test” with Math

Department colleagues Frank Giles & Th omas

Fialkowski in 1992. »

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Sweet as pie – and taking one to the face from then-senior Rick Hamburger ’87 during a pep rally.

Beaming aft er being recognized for 30 years of

service to Brebeuf in 2005. »

« Warmly encouraging Matt Anderson ’07 before class in 2006.

Th at trademark laugh.

« At the end of her last day be-fore retirement, students gather round to show some love.

(above) Th e line for free hugs: faculty and staff giving farewells upon her retirement.

(above) One of her legendary hugs, to applause at the 2013 Alumni Awards Dinner.

« With Math Depart-ment colleagues and dear friends, Iris Manton and Eric Graham, at the 2013 Alumni Awards Dinner.

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Robbie Deckard ’14 started out like many young athletes running cross country at his junior high, Orchard Middle School. But his athletic interests abruptly changed gears when he watched the Tour de France on television and got inspired to jump on his bike as well.

“I just rode around our neighborhood at fi rst,” he explains. “And then I took anoth-er step and picked up swimming to see if I could do triathlons.”

He began to train himself by looking up the distances for diff erent triathlon events and attempting to meet each as a goal. “I would do the race distance for triathlon every day in at least one discipline—running, or bik-ing, or swimming. Not all at once.”

But the day came quickly when Robbie tested himself in a real triathlon, com-bining all his training eff orts to complete St. Anthony’s Triathlon in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 2009.

“It was nerve-wracking, my fi rst race, do-ing a swim and then biking and running back-to-back,” he recalls. “But I got fourth in my age group—so that was encourag-ing. And it was really fun.”

Once Robbie and his parents understood his high athletic potential, they made an investment in Robbie’s gift s with the help of a triathlon coach, Greg Mueller, who is a professional cyclist and triathlete at the national level.

Robbie now spends much of his time training, especially in the summers, which means he misses the fi rst half of cross country season. Th is fall, he hit the trail with Brebeuf ’s cross country team and cut himself the Robbie-version of “a little slack” — swimming just three times a week and bike riding once.

“During the school year, I’m only able to fi t in two workouts per day due to the time constraints of school,” he admits. “Usually, I get up before school and do a four- to six-mile run with a few cross country friends, then aft er school I’ll do a longer swim workout or a ride. Since time is so limited aft er school, I have to get most of my stud-ies done at school during the day on breaks and PRTs.”

So, now the million dollar question: Does Robbie ever sleep?

He can’t help but laugh a little ruefully. “Th at’s a good question. I make working out before and aft er school a priority along with homework, but I usually try to get eight to nine hours, though.”

Well-rested or not, Robbie is a young man with big dreams. Beyond his Brave-spirit-ed high school ambition to join forces with his teammates to “destroy” every other cross country team in Indiana at the IH-SAA State Cross-Country Championships, he has a huge personal goal in mind: “to go to the 2020 Olympic Games to repre-sent the United States in triathlon.”

And so Robbie trains, and trains hard—always keeping in mind that his races in the next half-decade will lay the ground-work, preparing him for the critical period marked by the Olympic Games qualifi ca-tion window between June of 2018 and May of 2020. With enough points gath-ered by placing in diffi cult triathlons and fi nishing with race times in the top 5%, he hopes to get his chance as a candidate for the Olympic trials.

One thing is for sure: Robbie has a long road ahead – exactly the challenge he likes best.

From Athlete to Triathlete: ROBBIE DECKARDON THE MOVE

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Robbie’s Triathlon Competition Results:2010 – 3rd place, Iron Kids National Championship

2011 – 2nd place, St. Anthony’s Age Group Race

2011 – 2nd place, Hy-Vee Age Group National Championship

2012 – 1st place, Hy-Vee Age Group National Championship

2012 – Bronze Medal, ITU Cross Triathlon Junior World Championships

2013 – Top 10 in USA Triathlon’s Junior Elite Draft Legal Series

2013 – 4th Place in the London Age Group World Championship

Robbie’s Summer Triathlon Training Regimen: Monday:Recovery day - foam rolling, an ice bath, a massage, and lots of eat-ing and sleeping

Tuesday: Morning (on track): 2.5-mile warm-up, 3 to 4 miles of speed run-ning, 1 mile cool down

Mid-day (on bike): 1 hour easy recovery ride

Evening (in pool): 1500 meter warm-up, 20 x 100 meters hard swimming with 30 seconds rest on main set, 500 meter cool down

Wednesday:Morning (on trail): 4-mile easy run at Eagle Creek Park

Mid-day (on bike): 30- to 40-mile ride with a 30 to 50-minute workout in the middle and a 10-minute run directly aft er the ride

Aft ernoon (in pool): 3000-meter easy endurance swim

Evening: Strength work for running and swimming-specifi c move-ments

Thursday: Morning (on trail): 4-mile easy run at Eagle Creek Park

Aft ernoon (in pool): 1500 meter warm up, 6 x 300 meters hard swimming with 1 minute rest, 500 meter cool down

Friday: Morning (on trail): 7-mile run on a hilly course, uphill hard and jogging downhill

Mid-day (on bike): 30-minute easy bike ride

Aft ernoon (in pool): 2000 meter technique drills

Saturday: Morning (on bike): 35-mile ride on a hilly course where you ride the hills hard but ride at endurance pace the rest of the time

Mid-day (in pool): 4x 10-minute endurance swim sets with one minute rest between

Aft ernoon (on trail): 4-mile easy run

Sunday:Morning (on bike): 30-minute ride with 20 minutes easy pace, 10 minutes on tempo, directly to a 7-mile run with 2x 6 minutes at 10k race pace in the middle

Aft ernoon (in pool): 5 x 800 meter swim, increasing pace each time

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To our own

Ms. McCarthy,

with best

wishes from

Brebeuf

Jesuit

upon your

retirement.

We love you, Sarge!

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