cathedral high school - fall winter highlights 2012

HIGHLIGHTSFALL/WINTER 2012

VOLUME 43 • ISSUE 2

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MAGAZINECelebrating 94 years of tradition

Cathedral football’s outstanding seasonState Champs for the third straight year, Coach Streiff’s 200th win, and Gillum chosen Mr. Football Running Back.

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a message from the president

“We want our

students to have

a profound

learning

and growing

experience

at this most

remarkable

school...”

Dear Friend of Cathedral,

Every great organization can point to moments in time when a grand vision is shared and communicated and when those engaged in the conversation say

“yes!” In saying “yes!” the supporters commit to action. They make a conscious decision to do those things that will be necessary to ensure that the grand vision can be realized. This is one of those moments in the 94-year history of Cathedral High School. This is one of those times in the school’s history when we need the men and women who care about this school to say “yes!” to our plan to invest in Teachers, Technology, Tuition, and Traditions.

Cathedral’s vision suggests that “Cathedral High School, a Catholic institution in the Holy Cross tradition, will be the model for all high schools as she profoundly shapes the way students think, serve, and lead.” This is a bold vision! We want to be the model. We want to profoundly shape the way our Cathedral students think, serve and lead. We don’t want our students to have just a “very good experience.” We want our students to have a profound learning and growing experience at this most remarkable school.

For more than 90 years, Cathedral High School has believed in the value of educating students in the Holy Cross tradition—through development of the whole individual in mind, body, and spirit.

We will need your help in carrying that faith and philosophy forward to new generations.

Education is changing and changing rapidly. Our effort to improve and strengthen Cathedral, for tomorrow and many tomorrows, will ensure our

students will be on the leading edge of educational technology and continue to benefit from the best possible instruction. We have always believed that a great teacher, in every classroom, every period of every day is the foundation of a great Cathedral education. We need to invest in teachers and technology to ensure a most remarkable 21st century learning experience.

Diversity has many different components at Cathedral and clearly one of the important components in our definition is socio-economic. We need to strengthen our efforts in need-based tuition assistance to guarantee that no bright and talented young person who desperately wants to attend Cathedral will be denied that opportunity because of the financial circumstances of the family.

And we know that we need to continue to invest in our physical plant to make sure our outstanding teaching faculty has the “right” facilities to do great work with the young men and women who will be entrusted to their care.

What I am suggesting is a strategic effort, one that will require the support of every alum, parent, and past parent, to say “yes!” to an effort that we will announce in the near future that will demonstrate that Cathedral does, indeed, have “Faith in the Future!”

Thank you for your interest, prayers and support!

Go Irish!

Stephen J. Helmich President

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Cathedral TrusteesBoard of DirectorsIncorporated 1972

Offi cersSteven J. Schaefer, ’70, ChairmanMatthew A. Cohoat, ’78, Vice ChairmanJoseph Vande Bosche, ’80, TreasurerColleen Spellacy Cline, ’83, SecretaryRev. William G. Munshower, ’50, ChaplainStephen J. Helmich, PresidentEileen Egan, Assistant Secretary

MembersMark D. Batties III, ‘62Rev. Patrick Beidelman, ‘90Michael R. BerghoffJohn I. Bradshaw Jr., ‘48William P. Brady, ‘81Christian T. Browning, ‘93Dennis W. CaseyVicki ChristJulia CroweJoseph M. Dezelan, ’62 Brian J. Elson, ‘84Denise Farrell, Hon ‘08John S. Flynn, ‘70John G. LeichtDavid P. LewisJames P. Lill, ‘66Glendys Moosbrugger, Hon ‘13Patrick J. O’Connor, ‘70Daniel J. O’Malia, ‘65Beth Petrucce-HoeperClark G. Rehme, ‘98Carmen Hansen Rivera, SAA ‘66Cathleen RooneyJohn D. Short, ‘70Brother Roy Smith, C.S.C., ‘61Hugh R. Sullivan, ‘44Victoria Schneider Temple, ‘88Hon. Tanya Walton-Pratt, ‘77Robert V. Welch, ‘84Matthew W. WillHon. Gerald S. Zore, ‘59

Members EmeritusR. James Alerding, ‘63William T. Brady, ‘49John L. Davis, ‘66Paul P. Farrell, ‘51Joseph E. Quill, ‘39

Fall/Winter 2012 • Volume 43, Issue 2The Cathedral Highlightsis published two times annually byCathedral High Schoolfor alumni, parents, and friends.The publication address is:Cathedral High School5225 E. 56th St.Indianapolis., IN 46226Phone number: (317) 542-1481

Please send news to:Rebecca BoyleCathedral Highlightsc/o Cathedral High School5225 E. 56th StreetIndianapolis, IN [email protected]

In each issuePresident’s message ............................ 2

Principal’s message .............................5

Portrait of an emerging leader ........... 12

Focus on the faculty .......................... 13

Class notes ........................................ 27

In memoriam .....................................29

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It’s a “Three-peat!”Cathedral football wins State Championship for third consecutive year. Page 16

iPad UpdateCathedral 1:1 program brings innovation to the classroom. Page 8

First AnnualDay of Service

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in this issue

A publicationfor alumni, parents and friends.

PresidentStephen J. Helmich

Executive Vice President for Finance/Chief Financial Offi cer

Jim WilliamsVice President for External Relations

and General CounselMatt Hammond, ’97

Vice President for AdvancementNicole Beasley, ’98

Vice President for Enrollment Management

R. Duane EmeryVice President for Constituent Relations

Ken Barlow, ’82Vice President for

Marketing & CommunicationsJan Stanich

For change of address:Please contact Liz Hoffman at(317) 968-7310 or via email [email protected]

Have a story idea? Contact Jan Stanich at (317) 968-7352 or [email protected]

On the cover: The Cathedral Fighting Irish football team takes the fi eld at Lucas Oil Stadium for the 2012 4A State Football Championship.

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In this issue, we focus on Cathedral’s tradition of excellence in the arts, academics, athletics, and service.In November, Cathedral cheered on our football team to its third consecutive state championship. As one of the winningest programs in the state, we have a long and storied history of victories on the fi eld. Our student-athletes have won an impressive six city titles, six sectional titles, and three regional titles in the fi rst part of the 2012-2013 school year in addition to the state championship.

Our accomplishments off the fi eld are just as impressive.

With more than 120 clubs and activities, Cathedral students have the opportunity to excel in so many ways. From our theatre program which brought to life both Peter Pan and Shakespeare this season to the Pride of the Irish marching band which performed at venues as far ranging as Pearl Harbor and Purdue, the arts are part of the life of our school in so many ways.

Cathedral’s tradition of academic excellence took a technological leap forward with the institution of our innovative 1:1 program. This semester, students and teachers integrated iPads into the classroom. The result was creative curriculum and a chance to experience learning in new and engaging ways.

Service is also an integral part of our traditions at Cathedral. As Blessed Basil Moreau, founder of the Brothers of Holy Cross, believed,

“We shall always place education side by side with instruction; the mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart. While we prepare useful citizens for society, we shall likewise do our utmost to prepare citizens for heaven.” The hearts of Cathedral students have been moved this semester to help those in our community in need and in crisis. Students and faculty, more than 1,400 in all, went out to serve others in central Indiana in Cathedral’s fi rst annual Day of Service.

Whether in the classroom or in the community, Cathedral’s mission continues to be excellence and as our vision says “to profoundly shape the way students think, serve, and lead.”

� e futuredepends on us;

it is entirely in the

educationof the generation that is beginning.

-Blessed Basil Moreau

a message from the principal


A publication for alumni, parents and friends.

PresidentStephen J. Helmich

Executive Vice President for Finance/ Chief Financial Officer

Jim WilliamsVice President for External Relations

and General CounselMatt Hammond, ’97

Vice President for AdvancementNicole Beasley, ’98

Vice President for Enrollment Management

R. Duane EmeryVice President for Constituent Relations

Ken Barlow, ’82Vice President for

Marketing & CommunicationsJan Stanich

HigHligHts Dear Alumni, Families, and Friends,

What a blessed semester we have been having this school year!

One of the most important parts of being a Holy Cross school is our consistent commitment to service, both in the community and beyond. For this reason, we dedicated September 13, 2012, to a complete day of service within the local community. Our students and staff worked with a number of different organizations throughout Indianapolis, beginning a tradition that we will continue into the future – Cathedral’s Annual Day of Service.

In October during our Fall Break, we had 67 students and 10 adults volunteer their entire break to assisting the efforts that continue in New Orleans as a result of Hurricane Katrina. More recently, Cathedral’s tradition of service embodied by the annual canned food drive ended on November 8, 2012. This yearly drive benefits the Holy Cross Food Pantry and St. Vincent de Paul. Our students, parents, and faculty were able to produce 22,632 cans of food and donations in the amount of $6,239.

This past fall, our tradition of academic excellence has never

“…Our tradition

of excellence has

never been more

apparent.”

been more apparent. Our students found success and growth through participation in the following extracurricular organizations, to name a few: We the People, Brain Game Team, Speech Team, Model UN Team, and Core CTEC. Additionally, our Math League garnered 500 participants this past fall. I truly believe our high participation rate in groups like Math League portray our students’ willingness to learn and compete academically outside of the classroom, making it “cool” to be smart at Cathedral.

As far as Cathedral academics are concerned, I am also very excited to announce our Academic Strategic Plan for 2012-13. This is part of the new direction we have decided to take, which includes a Common Core Assessment comprised of: (1) Equity of a high quality education; (2) Global competitiveness; and (3) Streamlining a wide variety of curriculum standards and student assessments, state by state.

Further, we are in our eighth year of using Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). Within these communities, we challenge ourselves with four critical questions: (1) What do we want students to learn? (2) How do we know when they learn it? (3) What do we do if they didn’t learn it? and (4) What do we do

if they already know it? These critical questions are often challenging but have provided our students with tremendous growth in reaching their potentials.

Athletically, we had another exciting fall season, which includes six city championships, six sectional championships, three regional championships, and a state championship in football, moving our Fighting Irish football team up to Class 5A next season. We are also so proud of our boys cross country team, which qualified for the state meet for the first time in 52 years. Individually, Karli LaGrotte qualified for the state golf championship and senior Emma MacAnally and freshman Katherine Free qualified for the girl’s state cross country meet.

Finally, beginning last spring, we made it a priority to educate our student body on the negative effects of using alcohol and drugs. We have been focusing on allowing our students themselves to organize assemblies promoting alcohol and drug abstinence. In April 2012, Chris Herren gave a powerful speech on being yourself and helping others that seemed to truly reach all those in the room. In August 2012, we had a student assembly where a wide range of students volunteered to speak and

share their reasons for not using drugs and alcohol. In October 2012, we hosted a parent meeting in order to reach our students at the family level. Finally, this coming winter, we will be having an interactive meeting streamed online with students, parents, and Cathedral faculty and staff to continue our strong message of avoiding drugs and alcohol.

God has been good to us at Cathedral for the past 94 years and all of us are excited about what He has in store for us in the future!

Blessings,

David L. Worland Principal

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Whether flying across the stage in “Peter Pan & Wendy” or flying across the Pacific Ocean to perform at Pearl Harbor, Cathedral students share their love of the arts with others.

Cathedral presented “Peter Pan & Wendy” in September (above) and “As You Like It” in November (below)

Play photos by Andy Bowman

Cathedral students create a lifelong connection with the arts

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Choir members gathered outside Millikin University’s performance hall for the MU Vocal Festival.

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Tim Smith and Connor Jensen accept the flag flown on the USS Missouri

The Pride of the Irish marching band performed its contest show, “Don’t Stop Me Now,” at four home football games, two band contests, and at the largest-ever Purdue Band Day. In addition, the band participated in the Indianapolis Veterans’ Day Parade, at the Cathedral Open House, and at the annual Christmas concert.

Band students pose for a photo at Pearl Harbor

Gospel Choir students practicing on campus

Orchestra students at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis

Cathedral students create a lifelong connection with the arts

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iPad update: How teachers are bringing innovative curriculum into the classroom through new 1:1 initiativeThis fall, Cathedral became the largest private high school in the state going to a 1:1 iPad system. The innovative program, which allows students and teachers to install and use their own apps to enhance learning in the classroom, gained national attention and was featured in the Indianapolis Star, on MSNBC, and in the San Francisco Chronicle. Since that time, the Highlights checked in with faculty members to get an update on the creative and various ways they are using iPad technology.

Here’s how some of Cathedral’s faculty are making use of the new technology:

“My students are using Notability to take notes on their iPads. In addition to saving a lot of paper, this allows students to use digital highlighters and colored pens to make their notes more effective. They can take pictures of diagrams that I write on the board or take screenshots of the book or of handouts to add to their digital notes.

“A few of us have recorded short digital lessons or extra examples using apps such as Educreations and ShowMe. When I had to miss school to go to a math teachers’ conference, students were instructed by watching a lesson

that I had recorded, taking notes on a paper handout, and working practice problems together.”

Lisa Hastings-Smith Math teacher

“I’m using a book app called Subtext that allows me and my students to create a “group” where we all read the book together. I can put questions, quizzes, and links in the text that they can see and/or respond to as they read. They can also create discussion questions, as well as highlight and tag text, find examples of literary terms, and put their reactions to events or characters.

“For my Debate classes, we can do research right in the classroom instead of trying to get time in the computer labs, so we can work more efficiently.

“I’m using a web-based program called StudySync that gives access to excerpts of texts with writing prompts that I can have them answer in class as an assignment or for homework. Then, the website distributes their responses to each other so they can review and leave feedback. It also has current-event topics that they can respond to and interact with students across the country.”

Sarah Nolan English teacher

iPads in Fine ArtsCeramics—We use DrawPad Pro to sketch ideas, the camera for photographing artwork, and Safari and Google for research.

Photography—Apps we use include Edmodo, PicShop Lite, Notability to add notes from the website, and Socrative.

Jewlery—The students use StumbleUpon and Pinterest to spark new ideas and designs.

iPads in Performing ArtsTech Theatre—Sketchbook Express

Band—Chair Auditions, Piano app, Flashcardlet, Key Signatures, Composer App, use video and camera features to create slideshows of the marching band for parish information nights.

Choir—Piano apps for notes, download words to songs, use digital sheet music, record practice logs and submit electronically.

Theatre Arts—Notability for downloading scripts, Gmail for writing private evaluations of other students, and YouTube for videos on acting, set designs, etc.


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Freshman Student: using an iPad on a typical dayFrench 1—The iPads are used mainly for notes. Right now we are using them to create a video on “Xtra Normal.” We also listen to French radio stations and children’s books in French.

Journalism 1: Intro to Newspaper—We use iPads for notes and downloading documents from the website. We also use them for research.

Academic Biology—We use an app called “Slo-Pro” to videotape labs we do in class and then put them in slow motion to see how a chemical reaction develops. Also we use it for notes — we download them off the instructor’s website and put them into Notability.

Algebra—We use iPads to look at the Apple interactive textbook. We also use the “Socrative” app often, which is like having a remote control for each student to submit answers and let the teacher know what we know and don’t know.

Honors English—We use iPads for notes, but we also use the “Socrative” app a lot. Our vocabulary lists are online, so when we need to access them in class, we use the iPad.

Theology—Our teacher puts many documents in “Dropbox” for us, and we use it for notes a ton. This class is more of a time to discuss topics and go over things, so there is less need for the iPad.

AP World History—We use iPads for group activities. We had to make a Keynote presentation once with a group and present it to the class. We also use it for notes, and the Bell Work at the beginning of class. When we have to read documents, we download them into iBooks. The teacher puts all of our homework assignments online, so we can access them on the iPad and complete the work on Notability.

iPads in the Spanish classroom

Our Trip to Spain Travel Fair has students compete for the votes of potential “clients” to “buy” their trip to Spain. The students do their

“selling” complete en Espanol with a presentation on their iPads.

Students can document places they see in everyday life with signage in Spanish. Snap photos and share in class for translation, group discussion, and more.

Divide students into groups based on various target language countries and have students find actual menus online in the language and pull those up on their iPads. Students role play ordering and receiving food.

If they want to text, why not let them text in Spanish?

Take a tour of the school and have students take pictures. Then, students can answer questions about where you go for different activities, or have partners describe where places are in the school using Spanish prepositions.

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Cathedral has recently played host to a number of international students from China, France, and Germany. The school is actively giving students from central Indiana the chance to understand the global nature of today’s environment.

FLAG, an acronym for Foreign Links Around the Globe, offers exchange programs between 28 countries. Four FLAG students from China chose to attend Cathedral, out of the list of many options they were given because the school offers the International Baccalaureate diploma and many AP courses.

Gloria Bolden is thrilled to be FLAG student Jingle Wang’s host mother. “We’ve been planning for this opportunity for many years, so we can have someone share their culture with us on a regular basis,” Bolden said. “We would also like to share our culture and our faith with her.”

“Our school’s vision is to become a model high school and this is an opportunity for us reach out much more broadly than our own walls,” Duane Emery, Cathedral’s Vice President for Enrollment Management, said.Thanks to Benjamin Sasin, ‘14, for contributing to this article

Cathedral’s international connection

Seven earn National Merit Recognition

Caley Caito and Chris Jones have been named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists, scoring in the top 1% nationwide. Kevin Czachura, Emma MacAnally, Raffi Mercho, Alex Rohe, and Kendall Burgett received National Merit Commended Student recognition.

John Hannan/ For The Megaphone.

Cathedral hosted German exchange students

Cathedral is hosting four FLAG students from China this school year

“We the People” team State Champions

This year’s “We the People” team placed first at the November 15 district competition at IUPUI. Five of the six unit awards were given to the team, including Unit Three’s perfect score. Then, in December, the team took the state title.

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It’s the time of year when we celebrate many events and activities in the community. In addition to the Classic Football Game and famous “Battle of the Bands,” there is the Circle City Coronation, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBDU) Fair, and the Circle City Classic Parade with the Student Honor Float. Students across the state attend the HBCU College Fair each year. Over sixty colleges and universities

are represented. Students have the opportunity to meet with admission representatives and students have the opportunity to receive scholarships during this event.

This year Cathedral High School was honored to have two students in the Final Ten of the Circle City Coronation, Kelsea A. Howard, and Taylor M. Morton. Taylor Morton was crowned the 2012 Miss Circle

City Classic at the 27th Annual Coronation. She was also awarded a scholarship as well as received prizes to make her college transition a bit easier with a Dell laptop, Vizio TV, refrigerator, and microwave for her dorm. This is the fourth time a Cathedral student has been crowned, with Regina Cross (1997), Helen Flippen (2002), and Danielle Richardson (2005) earning the title in previous years.

The Cathedral 2012 Circle City Classic Honor Float Representative this year was Briana L. Smith.

While these events were celebrated in September and October, Rachael Farthing was recognized for winning the 2012 Indianapolis Black Expo Pageant during Indiana Black Expo’s Summer Celebration!

A Salute to the Class of 2013!

Cathedral students reign in annual Circle City Classic & Black Expo

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Kelsea Howard was in the Final Ten for the 2012 Miss Circle City Classic

Taylor Morton was crowned 2012 Miss Circle City Classic

Briana Smith was Cathedral’s 2012 Circle City Classic Honor Float Representative

Rachael Farthing was the winner of the 2012 Indianapolis Black Expo Pageant


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New Emerging Leaders group connects young professionalsPortrait of an Emerging Leader

Get involved in our Emerging Leaders GroupJunior/Senior Job Shadowing will be the Week of April 22-26. Save the date for our Third Annual Career Night on Thursday, April 25, from 6-8 pm at Cathedral High School. To volunteer at Career Night, to serve as a job shadow host, or for more information, contact Michelle Rhodes, ‘01, at [email protected].

Chris Bittinger, ’92, moving force behind Cathedral’s Emerging Leader group, says the organization grew out of finding a meaningful way for younger alumni to connect with and give back to the school. “I was at a Dezelan dinner at Cathedral and I wondered where all the people my age were,” Bittinger says. “It was the start of the idea that would help young Cathedral alumni reconnect with students and faculty—and help make our school even stronger.”

Bittinger earned a degree in education from Butler University and an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University. He previously did mentoring, teaching, and speaking with the college ministry group Cru (formerly Campus Crusade) and was an executive with FirstPerson, a benefit advisor group.

He most recently started a professional and leadership development firm called Open Pivot that deals specifically with two of the greatest challenges facing American workers today: unemployment and unhappiness at work.

Bittinger lives in Carmel, Indiana, with Tricia, his wife of 17 years, and their two daughters, Margaret and Claire. If you are interested in learning more about Cathedral’s Emerging Leaders group, connect with Chris Bittinger at [email protected].

“It was the start

of the idea that

would help

young Cathedral

alumni

reconnect with

students and

faculty—and help

make our school

even stronger.”

Chris Bittinger, ‘92entrepreneur and founder

of Cathedral’s Emerging Leaders Initiative

Powell and Barlow named “Who’s Who in Black Indianapolis”

Cathedral congratulates Ramona Ridley Powell, Director of Diversity & Minority Student Services, and Ken Barlow, ’82, Vice President for Constituent Relations, who were honored in the 2012 edition of

“Who’s Who in Black Indianapolis.

Powell also was awarded the 2012 Lis Daily Outstanding Board Service Award earlier this year by the United Way of Central Indiana. This Diversity Volunteer Recognition Award honored her important contributions to the community through board leadership.

Ramona Ridley Powell and Ken Barlow, ’82

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If you watch the new hit series, “Chicago Fire,” you’ll find excitement, drama, and some of Mrs. Jodi Monroe’s artwork. Monroe, an accomplished fine artist has been drawing portraits for more than 20 years, but over the past nine has found a passion for artwork celebrating the profession of firefighting.

“Through my husband (a career firefighter), my mother (who repairs turn-out gear for firefighters across the country), and my uncle (who was the Fire Chief in Ft. Wayne, Indiana), I have been associated with the profession of firefighting most of my life,” Monroe says. Today, her firefighting-themed artwork is sold by more than 15 companies across the U.S. and in Canada.

Monroe was contacted late last August by a set designer for a new TV show to be called “Chicago Fire.” Currently three pieces of her work can be seen in the living and sleeping quarters sets on the show.

“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.”Salvador Dali

“This quote from Salvador Dali inspires me daily in my continued growth as an artist,” Monroe says. She creates her artwork using colored pencils, using a labor-intensive layering technique that requires four to six different applications. My colored pencil ‘paintings’ are unique because

acrylics and oils are typically the medium used to create artwork with such realism. My artwork and passion is also special because of whom it supports. My husband and I actively support the Hoosier Burn Camp which offers a life-enriching summer camp experience for young men and women who have experienced injuries from burns. We donate 10 percent of all proceeds from the sale of my artwork to support this amazing organization and its mission,” Monroe says.

“Chicago Fire” airs on NBC, Wednesdays at 10 pm.

You can see more of Monroe’s firefighter artwork at noahs-art.net. She has a second website, jodimonroe.com, which features her portraits.

Cathedral teacher’s artwork featured on TV show

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All 1,255 students along with approximately 150 faculty and staff participated in the first annual Day of Service earlier this year. Going out to the community, Cathedral worked with over 50 different organizations such as food pantries, social service agencies, and therapy organizations. The day was an exceptional experience in many ways, both in providing much needed service in the community and in bringing students together in pursuit of a common purpose.

“This was an extraordinary day,” says Rebecca Heger, theology teacher. “The kids got to know how good it feels to serve without reward. As a bonus, they got to know each other on a completely different level. This was truly the best service experience I have had at Cathedral.”

Cathedral’s Day of Service was coordinated by the Campus Ministry Team: Charlene Witka, director of campus ministry, Sarah Erotas, campus minister, and Shannon Fox, assistant campus minister. “Our theme for the school this year is ‘Educating Hearts and Minds,’ one of the Holy Cross charisms,” says Witka. “The Day of Service is a tangible way to put that into practice.”

Anna Gibbons, ’14, says “It really makes you be grateful for all we’ve been given, for all our blessings. And then to be able to be God’s hands for someone else.”

Josh Fry, ’14, says. “The Day of Service was a great opportunity to serve others, but was also a great opportunity to get to know your classmates better.”

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Cathedral gives back to the community in first annual Day of Service

Above and right: A group of students cleaned up at Eagle Creek Park.

Another group made snowflakes for Indiana State Museum’s Christmas tree


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I wanted to share this story about Cathedral’s Day of Service that I really believe displays the absolute mystery that God weaves sometimes.

I was given the task of taking 11 students to a food pantry called Boulevard Place. I was told ahead of time that we would be doing some landscape work for the food pantry. We prepped ourselves for the bus ride from the school to Boulevard Place this morning and we had every intention of doing some good outdoor work for the folks at Boulevard Place. However, we never arrived at our destination. We stepped off our bus with rakes and gloves in hands, ready to get busy, but found that there was no one around to meet us. I immediately realized his was not where we were supposed to be... we had been dropped off at an entirely different location. We were clearly out of luck when we turned around and realized the bus had

already left and moved on to its next destination. We looked in the front door of our location... no one was there. We then walked around back to find a large box truck being unloaded by four people. I explained that we were looking for Boulevard Place food pantry and a woman named Latasha said

“This is Mid-North Food Pantry.” I explained that we were dropped off in the wrong location and that we were from Cathedral and explained our Day of Service activity. She smiled and said,

“Well, you’re here now. Want to help?”

After contacting the school to let Dr. Greer know of the mix up, my students and I had the best time! We helped this location unload their deliveries for Thursday (their largest of the week). We met the

men and women who normally volunteer to help unload, sort, and stock the food pantry shelves on Thursdays. They indicated that on delivery days they usually get to the food pantry around 10:30 and are there until 5:30 or 6 pm. We were able to put away this entire truckload of food and prep the pantry shelves in “record time.” The folks who normally intend to be there until 5 or 6 pm could now enjoy their afternoon, the pantry was happy to be ahead of their normal schedule, and the kids really got to see the benefits of the work! I was amazed. The mysterious wonder of an awesome God was definitely on display!

Thanks to all who planned a day that may have not gone exactly as planned, but then again, who knows... except God. He obviously had a plan all along!

Anthony Ernst Social studies faculty

Service and philanthropy are part of the culture at Cathedral

An unexpected opportunity to serve

Cathedral donated nearly 23,000 cans of food and more than $6,000 to the Holy Cross Food Pantry this November.

Cathedral students raised $6,382.05 for Riley Children’s Hospital at the Riley Dance Marathon.

Jia Cross, '14, and Samuel White, '14, were honored at the McMiracle event for their work with No One Fights Alone, the club they founded to support cancer patients.

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Photo by Rolly Landeros


game, and forget that the Irish at times made things look routine in a third consecutive trip through the state playoffs. Because when Streiff was asked recently what made this state title different from all the others, his answer came quickly.

Perseverance.

“Our kids fought the fight every day,” Streiff, in his 19th season as the head coach at the school–fifth in his current tenure–said recently.

There have been times in recent seasons maybe the Irish didn’t need perseverance. This season they

Irish 4A State Champs!

needed a lot of it – and in a big way.

The Irish on November 24, 2012, won their 10th Indiana High School Athletic Association state title, their third in as many seasons and the fifth in the last seven seasons, beating Mishawaka 58-29 and winning every playoff game by at least 27 points.

But Streiff said those numbers don’t reflect the reality of the Irish season.

This season, Streiff said, the Irish were anything but season-long favorites, and despite entering the postseason ranked third in the state,

Cathedral wins State for third consecutive year

This one, Rick Streiff won’t soon forget. And the 2012 season? Well, it won’t be soon forgotten by the members of the Cathedral High School football team, or anyone around it, either.

Because this one, Streiff said, wasn’t easy.

Forget the score of the state title

“The players... here have built a lasting legacy.”

By John Oehser

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The Irish salute their fans after the big winPhoto by Rolly Landeros

there were times there was self-doubt.

Cathedral, playing a schedule loaded with in-state and out-of-state powers, lost five of nine regular-season games, entering the postseason 4-5 in the wake of a 48-13 loss to Cincinnati (OH) Moeller, which played for the Class 5A state title in Ohio.

“We just had to survive,” Streiff said. “We played some very, very good football teams. We really had to scrape and fight and kind of battle for each win. When we got in the tournament, the pieces fell into place where they were supposed to.”

The Moeller loss was one of three for the Irish to out-of-state programs, with the Irish also this season losing to Ben Davis and Chatard, the latter of which came by 21-7 on October 8 and dropped the Irish to 1-3. Streiff said the Chatard loss was particularly disheartening. While Streiff said Chatard was good, he also said the Irish did not play well, committing six personal fouls.

“We sat down as a staff and said, ‘All right, let’s take a good, hard look,’’’ Streiff said. “ ‘Do we need to make some changes? Do we need to alter some things?’ We tweaked some things, but we stayed true to what was true to Cathedral Football, and slowly but surely we played better.

“It took a different skill set than sometimes happened in the past. We had to reach in as coaches and

get some different things that we hadn’t gotten to in different years. Our coaches did a great job of retooling. By Week 5 or 6, we were in a much better situation.”

The Irish won three of their next four games after the Chatard loss, and Streiff said despite the one-sided loss to Moeller, they entered the postseason with confidence. While Moeller scored more points than any team had scored on Cathedral in at least 18 years, a look at the film revealed that most of the points came on big plays by Moeller. Overall, Streiff said, the Irish held their own against one of the top teams in the Midwest.

“That told us we were good enough to play with good teams, but not good enough to overcome mistakes,” Streiff said.

From there, Streiff said the Irish largely eliminated mistakes, rolling through the Class 4A playoffs and winning the first five games, 235-

47. Included in that run was a 34-7 victory over Roncalli in which Streiff said the Irish truly turned the corner.

They then rallied from a 14-7 deficit in the final against Mishawaka by scoring the final 28 points of the first half.

“The perseverance of these kids is what really made a difference,” Streiff said.

“The kids believed they could win if they could get to the playoffs.”

Junior wide receiver Terry McLaurin (three receptions, 100 yards) caught a 79-yard pass from Connor Rice on the first play in the title game, and McLaurin added a 66-yard punt return for a touchdown and a 41-yard touchdown run.

Rice finished completing 11-of-

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Photos by Rolly LanderosLeft: Coach Rick Streiff; Middle: The Cathedral line; Right: Celebrating the big win

13 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns, with senior Wyatt Wood catching four passes for 105 yards and a touchdown.

Irish senior running back Gino Gillum ran for 129 yards and four touchdowns, finishing his career as the second-leading rusher in school history.

“He’s a kid who has epitomized our program the last three years,” Streiff said.

McLaurin’s 66-yard punt return set a Class 4A state title game record, as did the 79-yard touchdown pass. Gillum’s four touchdowns tied the Class 4A record, and the 56 points and the Irish’s 514 total yards also set records.

And Streiff said while perseverance was one way to describe the season (the Irish were the first Class 4A team to win the state title with five losses) that also made the end difficult. The title was the eighth in Streiff ’s career at Cathedral, with three coming the last three seasons, one coming in 2008 and four coming during his first stint at the

school: 1993, 1997, 1999 and 2000.

Each is different, Streiff said, but this one stood out because this year’s team wasn’t perhaps as naturally talented as some past teams, and winning certainly didn’t come as easily. Many of the players also had been with Streiff for four seasons, and a large part of the core had come through the same St. Matthew’s program.

So, as the clock clicked down at Lucas Oil Stadium on the final Saturday of November, Streiff said while he was excited for players such as defensive captains Bryce Campbell and Stu Stanly, he also was a bit sad.

“This was a great group of kids,” he said. “This was a group I had some close ties with. I told them before the game, ‘I am so lucky I don’t have to graduate, I can come back and do this again. I’m sorry for some of you guys. Take advantage of your last 48 minutes in a gold helmet.’

“I’ve said this a couple of times (since the state championship

game). The first one is for your own ego as a coach. That makes you feel like, ‘All right, I’m pretty good.’ After that, it’s really fun to watch the kids grow and to see the smiles on their faces. That makes it worth it.”

This time, those smiles were about more than one title, and in a sense, about more than three in succession. While Streiff said winning three in three years is without question special, winning five out of seven perhaps says more about the program.

“You can have a run of special kids and win three in a row,” Streiff said. “To win five in seven, you’re not playing with the same kids as you were seven years ago. I just think that says more to the legacy, and no question the players that have come through here have built a lasting legacy.”

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Gino Gillum chosen as Mr. Football Running Back

Senior Gino Gillum is an exceptional athlete, student, and leader. He is respected by adults and looked up to by students. He pursues excellence in all that he sets out to accomplish. That’s why it was no surprise that Gillum was chosen as Mr. Football Running Back for the state of Indiana.

“Gino is an outstanding person who says very little, but makes a positive impact on all those who interact with him. He is a man who speaks softly, but is listened to as though he was yelling,” Rick Streiff, head football coach.

Gillum’s long list of football successes includes second all-time leading rusher in Cathedral history (3,700+ yards), state record holder for touchdowns in a state championship game (four touchdowns in the 2012 and 2011 games), and 10 touchdowns in three state championship games.

Gino has been called a leader by adults and students alike at Cathedral. When asked what being a good leader means, Gino said, “It’s a big responsibility. Athletes are role models. It’s a cycle. When you are a junior or senior, you have more responsibility. People look up to you. What you do affects the present and the future. It affects the well being of the whole football program. Being a good leader is being a good role model and teacher to the younger students because they look up to you.”

When looking back over his past four years playing football at Cathedral, Gillum says the thing that he likes most is the tradition. He likes the team atmosphere and great coaches make it fun.

“I’m really thankful for everything everyone has done for me, especially the administration, teachers, coaches, and student body,” said Gillum.

“Cathedral is really a big family atmosphere.”

Gino plans to study business. He would like to attend the Air Force Academy or an Ivy League school.

Gino GillumMr. Football Running Back

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The fall of 2012 was, by any measure, a success for Cathedral High School athletics.

Considering the Irish have been and remain one of the top high school athletics programs in the state of Indiana, that’s not surprising, but consider the results:

Six city team titles. Six sectional titles. Three regional titles.

One sport (boys soccer) knocked off the number-one team in the state in the postseason, another (boys cross country) reached heights it hadn’t reached in years and a third – the long-powerful girls volleyball program–took a significant step to returning to state prominence.

And none of those impressive statistics included the football team, which maintained its presence as a state power with yet another state championship, the third consecutive for the team. (See p. 16 for the complete story.)

How successful was athletics in the fall of 2012? Here’s a sport-by-sport look.

Fall Sports Wrap Up

The Irish boys soccer team (14-6-1) pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the 2012 Indiana state tournament, highlighting another memorable season.

The Irish, the 2010 Indiana runners-up, started the postseason ranked No. 18 in the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association state poll after winning the city title. They beat No. 11 North Central, 2-1 in overtime, and unranked Lawrence North, 3-0, to win the sectional title.

They then upset unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Carmel, 1-0, in the regionals before beating unranked Brebeuf 4-0 to advance to the semistate round for a second time in three seasons.

Sophomore forward Dan Mooney scored on an assist from senior midfielder Chase Rollins two and a half minutes into the Carmel game, and the Irish defense and senior goaltender Zain Santamaria shut out the Greyhounds thereafter.

The Irish lost in the semistate round to eventual state champion and No. 6 Columbus North, 3-2.

Senior midfielder Julian Gonzalez and senior midfielder E.J. Moore were named ISCA District 4 first-team All-District.

Boys Soccer

By John Oehser

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Boys Cross CountryYoung runners helped the Irish to one of their most successful seasons in recent memory.

Patrick O’Neill, a sophomore, not only won the Brebeuf Sectional with a time of 15:43.7, he led a strong postseason as a team for the Irish, who qualified for the Indiana High School Athletic Association state meet for the first time in at least a decade.

The boys won the sectional as a team, finished fifth in the Brebeuf Regional the following week, then advanced to the state meet with a fourth-place finish at the Semistate meet. They finished off a memorable season with a ninth-place finish at the state meet, with O’Neill finishing 14th overall with a time of 15:54. Junior George James finished 33rd overall with a time of 16:12 followed by senior Spencer Clapp (16:17, 38th), senior Seamus Brennan (16:45, 67th), sophomore Tristan Wilbrandt (16:46, 71st), senior John Christ (17:12, 110th) and junior Aidan DeSanto (17:25, 127th).

O’Neill was named first-team Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches All-State, with George being named third-team All-State. The boys also scored an impressive victory in the city meet, with the Irish’s seven varsity runners sweeping the top seven spots. Clapp won that meet with a time of 16:33.1.

The girls volleyball team is getting closer to where it belongs. The Lady Irish, long one of the state’s elite programs in any sport, won

its 22nd sectional title in 2012, but perhaps more significantly, the Irish won their 10th regional title and their first since 2008. It took the eventual state champions to end the Irish season.

That came in the Class 4A state semifinal, when the Irish (24-10) played eventual state champion Avon tough for four sets, eventually losing 25-17, 15-25, 25-20, 25-17.

The Irish, who finished second in the Mishawaka Invitational and in the City Tournament, not only won the Providence Invitational, they also won the Lady Irish Invitational. They won the Section 10-4A title with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-15) victory over Lawrence North, then

beat New Castle 3-1 (25-15, 19-25, 25-20, 25-23) and Seymour 3-2 (25-22, 19-25, 25-19, 17-25, 15-12) to win the regional.

Senior middle hitter Jazzmine McDonald, freshman defensive specialist Kendall White, senior setter Sara Hohman, and senior outside hitter Molly Kennedy were named to the All-City Tournament team and White and McDonald each made second-team All-State for the Irish, who finished the season No. 10 in the Class 4A Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association rankings.

The Irish had won the last nine city volleyball titles before losing this season to Chatard, 3-0.

Girls Volleyball

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With junior Karli LaGrotte emerging as a leader of an improving young team, the Irish won city and sectional titles in 2012, falling just short of a sixth consecutive trip to the Indiana Girls State Golf Finals at Legends of Indiana.

LaGrotte made it all the way to the state tournament as an individual, finishing tied for 17th to be named to the Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association All-State team. She shot a 79-75 at the state finals to finish 10-over with a 154.

LaGrotte was one of four Lady Irish golfers named All-City, with the others being sophomore Claire Cooke, sophomore Grayce Petruzzi, and freshman Betsy Werner. The Irish also won the Lawrence Central Invitational, finishing second at the All-Catholic Tournament and second at the Brebeuf Invitational.

Cathedral won the sectional title with a score of 337. LaGrotte finished first with a 78, and Cooke finished second with an 80. Werner finished with an 83, while seniors Sarah Lenahan and Caley Caito shot 95 and 98, respectively. LaGrotte shot 82 in the regional round to qualify for the state tournament, with the team finishing sixth–one spot out of the state tournament.

The Irish boys tennis team won its seventh consecutive city title in 2012, maintaining their status as one of the top programs in Central Indiana and the state.

Junior Luke Wojtalik played No. 1 singles for the Irish, with freshman Steve Christie playing No. 2 and and Andrew Calandro playing No. 3. The Irish (14-8) finished the season ranked No. 23 in the Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association

rankings. Wojtalik and Christie each made the IHSTeCA All-State second team.

Congratulations to our great student-athletes who participated in our fall signing period National Letter of Intent signing reception on November 20.

Andrew CramerDiving, Northwestern University

Jorden MitchellGymnastics, Brown University

Jessica PeszekGymnastics, Western Michigan

University

Sara HohmanVolleyball, University of North Carolina-Greensboro

Jazzmine McDonaldVolleyball, Indiana University

Mo EvansBasketball, IP Ft. Wayne

Collin HartmanBasketball, Indiana University

Athletic signing reception

Boys Tennis

Girls Golf

Karli LaGrotte

2012 Boys Tennis Team

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The girls soccer team overcame a difficult schedule to win not only the city title, but its seventh consecutive sectional title.

The Irish (9-7-4) beat Bishop Chatard, 1-0, winning a shootout 4-3 to win the city title.

They then beat Lawrence North 4-1 and North Central 1-0 at North Central to with the sectional, beating North Central, 3-0, on penalty kicks. The season ended with a 4-0 loss to Zionsville in the regional round.

Senior midfielders Abbi Schopper and Alyssa Bova were named ISCA District 4 first-team, with Schopper, Bova, Julia Kahn, and Sophia Lipka named to the All-City team.

A combination of experience and youth helped the girls cross country team to a memorable season in 2012.

Senior Emma MacAnally capped her senior season with an appearance in the state finals, and freshman Katherine Free also made the state finals to highlight a season in which the Irish also won team city and sectional titles. MacAnally and Free went 1-2 at the city and sectional title to lead the Irish’s title-winning days in those events.

The Irish won the sectional at Brebeuf with 48 points, with MacAnally winning with a time 18:49.0 and Free finishing second at 19:02.4. Freshman Ellen Flood finished eighth in 20:17.3, followed by senior Kendall Burgett 13th in 20:24.6 and freshman Ashley Yuska 24th in 20:57.9.

MacAnally then won the regional the following week with a time of 18:19.5. Free finished seventh at 18:43.1, with the Irish as a team finishing.

McAnally finished sixth individually at semistates in 18:48.3, with Free finishing eighth at 18:51.9. MacAnnally then finished 15th at the state meet in 18:35.6, with Free finishing 32nd in 19:04.5. Senior Simone Deighan, junior Andi Hise, and senior Grace Bennett also registered Top 16 finishes at the city meet.

Girls Cross Country Girls Soccer

2012 Girls Cross Country Team 2012 Girls Soccer Team

At Cathedral, we believe there are

many valuable holistic lessons

to be learned in the Holy Cross

tradition through participation

in athletics. Work ethic, time

management, perseverance, and

teamwork are just a few of the

words used by our graduates to

describe what they personally

gained through their involvement

in sports at Cathedral.

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Alumni Class Luncheon ScheduleClass of ’32Last Wednesday/monthK of C #437

Class of ’34Last Tuesday/month — NoonRobert Kennington Post

Class of ’363rd Wednesday/monthK of C #437

Class of ’394th Friday/monthK of C #437

Class of ’402nd Friday/month — 11:30 a.m.K of C #437

Class of ’41Last Friday/month — 11:30 a.m.K of C #437

Class of ’421st Friday/monthContact Jim O’Brien

Class of ’432nd Wednesday/Every other month — NoonK of C #437 (June, August, October, etc.)

Class of ’441st Wednesday/month — 11:30 a.m.K of C #437

Class of ’454th Thursday/Every other month — 10 a.m.K of C #3433 (February, April, June, etc.)

Class of ’463rd Tuesday/month — 11:30 a.m.McQ’s Pub

Class of ’473rd Wednesday/Every third monthPat Flynn’s (Jan, April, July, Oct., Dec.)

Class of ’481st Wednesday/QuarterlyK of C #3433 (March, June, Sept., Dec.)

Class of ’512nd Wednesday/month — 11 a.m.Golden Ace

Class of ’531st Tuesday/month — 11:30 a.m.Milano Inn

Class of ’542nd Tuesday/month — 10 a.m.Perkins, 82nd Street

Class of ’553rd Friday/month — 1 p.m.Pat Flynn’s

Class of ’561st Monday/month —11:30 a.m.Marriott, 21st & Shadeland

Class of ’60Last Thursday/month — NoonGolden Ace

Class of ’641st Friday/month — noonRobert Kennington American Legion Post

Trivia Night young alumni team

Our newest fundraising event, Trivia Night, was a huge success. The sell-out crowd at the Irsay Pavillion on October 20, 2012, enjoyed a silent auction, pizza, beer, and wine as well as an opportunity to compete for more than $2,000 in prizes.

“We were thrilled to have many of our young alums attend this event,” says Sheryl Babb, Director of Events. “Our own Matt Hammond, VP for Operations, and Vince Eagan, class of ’03, served as game show host and emcee.”

Another Trivia Night is in the making for the Spring of 2013. Watch the website and email for information. To volunteer for the event or for sponsorship information, please contact Sheryl Babb, Director of Events, at 317.968.7316 or at [email protected].

Events such as Trivia Night are vital because tuition can cover just 80% of the cost of educating a student at Cathedral. To continue to bring together one of the most

Trivia Night starts a new tradition

diverse student bodies in the state, an additional $3,000 per student must be raised each year to close the gap between what is received in tuition and what is needed to provide “The Cathedral Experience.” All proceeds from events go toward the event fundraising goal of $550,000, out of the overall $2,400,000 raised by advancement efforts at Cathedral.

Cathedral Advancement Fundraising Goal $2,400,000

Cathedral would like to acknowledge everyone’s support of the various events held during 2012, including:

• Tradition Golf Outing

• Parent Class Parties

• Dezelan Dinner/Luncheon

• Trivia Night

• ShamrAuction Luncheon

• ShamrAuction

Cathedral Fund - $1,390,000

Events Fundraising - $550,000

Endowment Gifts - $225,000

Student Fundraiser - $135,000

Spirit Shop - $100,000

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Classes of ‘62 and ‘82 reunite

VP for Constituent Relations, Ken Barlow, ‘82, escorts the Class of ‘82 on a tour of dear old Cathedral during their reunion.

Gabe Tansy, Pat Murphy, and Pat Jeffers catch up at the Class of ‘82 reunion.

Kevin Flynn, Sharon (Hartman) Richey, Kristine Schneider, Maureen (McGinley) Frey, Dave Kasberg, Jeanne Fischer, Paul Georgescu pose for a photo during the Class of ‘82 reunion.

Save the date for Reunion Weekend

Friday, June 21Father Kelly Golf Outing

Wood Wind Golf Course

Saturday, June 22Campus Tours

Mass

Dinner Reception

Participating ClassesCathedral & Academy graduate class years

1948 1953 1958

1963 1968 1973

1978 1983 1988

1993 1998 2003

2008

For more informationContact Ken Barlow, ‘82, Vice President for Constituent Relations, at [email protected] or 317.968.7366.

Brother Roy Smith, ‘61, catches up with Mike Shine, ‘62, and Bill Flannery, ‘62, at the Class of ‘62 reunion.

Dick Dullaghan and Antoinette (Page) Dullaghan lead their ‘62 classmates in the Cathedral Fight Song.

The Class of ‘62 posed for a group picture in the old gym at 14th and Meridian.

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Four years at Cathedral High School is the start of a lifelong connection with learning, friends, family, and alumni.

From time to time, the Highlights will feature current students who are part of Cathedral’s long legacy of family connections.

We are pleased to have the fourth generation of the Boyle family and the third generations of the Alerding, Henn, Keller, Kervan, Quinn, Steinmetz, and Welch families here at Cathedral.

Generation KeyBlack: FirstBlue: SecondGreen: ThirdRed: Fourth

The Cathedral Family Tree

Vincent Alerding, ‘16, Sean McCormick, ’16, Michael Alerding, ‘15, and Jake Helmen, ‘16.

Alerding/Henn familyR. James Alerding, ’63

Megan Alerding Helmen, ’86Jacob M. Helmen,‘16

Kevin Alerding, ’88 (Spouse: Sharon Henn Alerding, ’88*)

Michael C. Alerding, ’15Vincent C. Alerding, ‘16

Laurie Alerding McCormick, ’91 (Spouse: John T. McCormick, ’90)

Sean P. McCormick, ‘16Maryclare Alerding Valentine, ‘95(Spouse: Christopher A. Valentine, ‘94)

Michael P. Alerding, ‘67Michael J. Alerding, ‘89Scott P. Alerding, ‘91Anthony Alerding, ‘95Margaret Alerding Woods, ‘97

Henn*Sharon Henn Alerding’s father is Vincent P. Henn, ’55, and her mother is Constance Morrow Henn, SAA ‘59.Vincent Henn’s brothers are Eugene Henn, ’49, Anthony Henn, ’50 (Spouse: Mary Henn, SAA ’52), Paul Henn, ’51, and Robert Henn, ‘57.

Boyle/Kervan familyMichael J. Boyle ’34

Michael J. Boyle ‘55Catherine Boyle Kervan, ’79 (Spouse: Paul J. Kervan ’80*)

James P. Kervan ‘09Patrick M. Kervan ‘12Matthew J. Kervan ‘14

Mary T. Boyle ‘81Jerry A. Whitaker ‘08Mary Cate Whitaker ‘11Joseph R. Whitaker ‘15

Michael F. Boyle, ’83 (Spouse: Becky Malad Boyle, ’83. Becky’s father is Richard M. Malad, ‘63)

Nolan J. Boyle ‘16

Kervan*Paul J. Kervan’s father is James P. Kervan ’56. His siblings are Kelly Kervan Riley ’83, Amy M. Kervan ’87 and Kevin J. Kervan ’88. Kevin’s daughter is Alyssa J. Bova ’13.

Keller familyJohn P. Keller, ’60 (Spouse: Sandra Johnson Keller, SAA ’62)

René E. Keller, ‘86Shannon Keller Spahr, ‘87Damon P. Keller, ‘88

Quinten P. Keller ‘14Cassandra Keller, ‘90Darren P. Keller, ‘93

Quinn familyFrancis B. Quinn ’38

Patrick J. Quinn ‘61Michael Quinn ‘62Timothy M. Quinn ‘64John J. Quinn ‘65Kevin A. Quinn ’66Francis B. Quinn ‘72

Charlotte L. Quinn ‘07Mary Clare Quinn ‘09

Eleanor Quinn Quagliarello LSA ‘74Daniel G. Quinn ’76Elizabeth Quinn Hahn ‘78Terrence V. Quinn ‘80

Riley F. Quinn ‘15

Steinmetz/Welch familyR.V. Welch ’45James C. Welch ’46

J.C. Welch ‘79Nora Welch Steinmetz, ’83 (Spouse: Chris Steinmetz*)

Christopher J. Steinmetz, ‘08Edward J. Steinmetz, ‘10Patrick J. Steinmetz, ‘11Daniel M. Steinmetz, ‘14Elizabeth A. Steinmetz, ‘16Mary K. Steinmetz, ‘16

Joseph T. Welch, ‘86Annie Welch Horvath, ‘87

*Chris Steinmetz’s siblings are Karen Steinmetz Cross, ’81 & Mary Kay Steinmetz Lauderback, ’83. Chris’s father is Dr. Edward F. Steinmetz, ‘43.

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Ray McClintock, ’53, is working on a volume of poems and talks on literary creativity at local library branches. “I am obviously far removed by miles and years from 14th and Meridian Streets, but distance and time have never diminished the memory of inspiration and superb education at Cathedral High School.”

1950s

1960s

Fred Evans, ’61, has published a book about his fight against prostate cancer, “Walking the Walk: Surviving Cancer—Keeping Laughter and Faith in High Gear.” Evans, a bicycle enthusiast and athlete, is pictured here at a book signing in September at the Indy Bicycle Garage along with David Worland, Jay Michael Smith, ’62, and Jay’s wife, Lucia.

Michael Slinger, ’67, was ordained to the Order of Deacons in June. Deacon Mike is assigned to Holy Spirit Church, Indianapolis, with ministries of charity to Holy Family Shelter and as field associate to the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

Martin Cisco, ’81, has started his new business, Express Appliance Repair, Etc.

1980s

1990s

Fr. Vincent Druding, ‘95, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, once again made a pilgrimage to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, walking 58 miles from Church of the Assumption in Peekskill, New York, (where he is a parochial vicar) to the famed Cathedral in the heart of New York City all to benefit his parish’s school.

Niah Fulford, ’98, was selected as a team member for the Rotary Club’s Group Study Exchange Program to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fulford, a physical therapist, went with five other healthcare professionals, on the trip concerning children’s health.

Matthew T. Hasbrook, ’00, and Cassie L. Gullickson were married January 7, 2012, at St. Ignatius Loyola in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The wedding party included Ryan D. Hasbrook, ’92; Anne P. Hasbrook, ’96; Molly Hasbrook Corcoran, ’99; and Kevin Hixon, ’00.

2000s

Rachael (Levin) Heger, ’00, and Loren Heger, ’00, announce the birth of their daughter, Miriam Georgia Heger, on October 5, 2012.

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2000sColin Thornburg, ’03, and Tara Eberhart were married on October 1, 2011. Cathedral graduates in the wedding party included best man, Michael McLinn, ’03, and Ashley Thornburg, ’01.

Kathleen (Roesinger) Yohe, ’03, and Gary Yohe announce the birth of their daughter, Lainey Marie Yohe, on May 8, 2012.

Andrew Darragh, ’06, has received an award from Butler University for his work with the Holcombe Observatory. He received a degree in physics with a concentration in astronomy and will be attending Ball State University to work toward his master’s in astronomy.

Bill Escoffery, ’08 and Elizabeth Jamison, ’07 were married on October 6, 2012, at St. Monica Catholic Church in Indianapolis. Members of the wedding party include Erin Escoffery, ’05 and Michael Jamison, ’04. Anna and Matthew Wagner, the niece and nephew of Mrs. Kathy Pivonka, were the flower girl and ringbearer. The couple resides in Indianapolis, where Bill works as a Technical Lead for Bidpal and Elizabeth is the Associate Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

Brian Ferlin, ’11, was a fourth-round draft pick for the NHL’s Boston Bruins.

Robbie Baillargeon, ’12, was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Jon Gillies, ’12, was selected by the Calgary Flames with the 75th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

2010s

Joan Wyand, ’01, was among a group of local, state, and national apparel designers chosen to model their clothing at Project IMA in October at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Wyand resides in Providence, RI, where she is a multimedia artist and was selected as “Emerging Artist of 2012.”

Anne E. Hazard, ’03, graduated cum laude from Rush University, Chicago, with a master’s in health systems management. She lives in Chicago and works at Advocate Health System as a health economy analyst.

Mathias Kiwanuka, ’01, married Tessa Demeza. Kiwanuka plays for the NY Giants.

Lauren Nigro, ’06, married Aaron Resiak on June 15, 2012. In the wedding party: Katie Meyer, ’06, and the brides’ siblings, Nick, ’11, and Jenna, ’13.

Megan Darragh, ’07, has been accepted at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University and was awarded the J.P. Hutton Endowed Scholarship, one of only three students to receive the prestigious award.

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MARIANNE MASTERS ACKMANN, mother of Elizabeth Ackmann Elias, ’96, and Allison Ackmann Gibbs, ’03.

ROCCO R. ARDIZZONE, ’71.

MARY CECILIA (GAVAGHAN) BATTISTA, wife of Peter Battista, ’44.

JAMES V. BEAUPRE, Jr., ’55.

ALLEN M. BELOW, father of Dr. Mary E. Below, ’81.

WILLIAM CATELLIER, ’44.

CHUCK CESNIK, ’54.

ELVAN C. CHAMBERLIN, ’55, grandfather of Haley Snyder, ’06, and Nolan Snyder, ’09.

BILL CLINE, father-in-law of Cathedral Board of Trustees member Colleen Spellacy Cline, ‘83; grandfather of Emily Cline, ’15.

ALAN G. CLYNE, ’49, grandfather of Grant Clyne, ’14.

MARGARET ANN ROESINGER CRISP, SAA ’58, mother of John A. Crisp, ’88, and Elizabeth Crisp King, ’87; sister of Stephen Roesinger, ’60; aunt of Tim Adams, ’00 and Cathedral faculty member; John W. Adams, ’95; Patrick Adams, ’98; Jimmy Roesinger, ’06; and Kathleen Roesinger Yohe, ’03.

In memoriamJOHN R. DAGON, JR., ’62, husband of Patricia J. Nichols Dagon, SAA ’62; father of Matthew Dagon, ’99.

CHARLES HENRY DEAL, ’57.

FRED C. DILGER, JR., ’39.

PATRICK J. “PAT” DOERR, ’57.

JAMES EVANS, ’65.

BONNIE JEAN COLVIN FOLTZ, OLG ’62.

KATHLEEN ROSE MILHARCIC FULTON, SMA.

BETTY JO (BRATCHER) HAMMOND, grandmother of Matt Hammond, ’97, Cathedral’s VP for Operations and General Counsel.

TERRENCE P. “TERRY” HANNON, grandfather of Kailey Bamrick, ’08, and Elizabeth Bamrick, ’15.

JOHN K. HARWOOD, ’49, brother of Philip J. Harwood, ’56.

JAMES F. HAYES, SR., grandfather of Lauren, ’08, and James, ’09, Stevenson.

VICTOR J. HERBERTZ, ’47, brother of Frank Herbertz, ’50.

JOSEPH E. HOLMES, ’39.

ROBERT J. “BOB” HURRLE, ‘49.

ANNE HUSER, SAA ’46; wife of Joe Huser, ‘44.

JOHN R. KIRKPATRICK, grandfather of Grant Kirkpatrick, ’13.

PATRICIA TODD WRIGHT KIRKPATRICK, grandmother of Paul, ’97, Peter, ’00, and Philip Kirkpatrick, ‘02.

FRANK J. “BUD” KISTNER, ’45.

JAMES F. LEE, father of James R., ’08, and Ellen Lee, ’11.

JOSEPH D. LILL, father of Jim Lill, ’66.

CHARLES E. “ED” MADDEN, husband of Ethel Madden, SJA ’46; father of Paul,

’70; Lee, SAA ’71; Stephen, ’72; Charles II, ’75; Elizabeth, SMA ’76; Mary, ’80; Brian, ’81; Joseph, ’82; grandfather of Peter, ’95; Charles, ’97; and Paul Madden, ’03; Demitri, ’02; and Gabriel, ’05 Gula; Savannah, ’13; and Summerlin, ’15, Madden.

THOMAS MADDEN, MD, ’71.

ROBERT J. MATTHEWS, ’63, husband of Jenny Matthews, long-time ShamrAuction Director; father of Christy Matthews Baily, ’91, Tracy Matthews Aszkler, ’94, and Amanda Matthews Archey, ’00.

JOHN E. McSHAY, ’48; brother of William H. McShay, ‘41; James T. McShay, ‘50; brother-in-law of Sue Greiner McShay, SAA ‘50.

FRANK L. MEIER, ‘52.

MICHAEL McVEY, ‘61.

CHARLES E. NEWPORT, ‘69, and former Cathedral staff member.

THOMAS E. PAPPAS, SR., ’48.

RAYMOND F. PECK, ’63, brother of Joseph Peck, ’55 and sister of Tina Peck Heath, SAA ‘66.

CAROL ANN PICKETT, wife of Don Pickett, ‘50.

GREGORY J. PFLEGER, ’69, son of Lawrence Pfleger, ‘39, and Eleanor Rice Pfleger, SAA ’39; brother of L. Steven Pfleger, ’65, and Cathedral Trustee Richard J. Pfleger, ’73.

C. FRANCIS RATHZ, JR., ‘47.

JAMES J. REA ‘45.

BARBARA J. RELPHORDE, SMA ’52.

EDWARD T. SAUER, ’61.

MARILYN A. SCHNEIDER, mother-in-law of Cathedral board of directors member, The Hon. Jerry Zore, ‘59.

MARK SKEHAN, ’72.

JOHN TARPEY, brother of Joseph Tarpey, ’68.

LAWRENCE C. “CLEVE” THRASHER, III, grandfather of Will Thrasher, ’14; husband of Cathedral substitute teacher Jayne Thrasher; and a former Cathedral substitute himself.

SARAH ELLEN McDOUGALL WELLER, SAA, ‘56.

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News from youHave you changed jobs, gotten married, had a baby, received an award or recognition, or moved? Let us know. Complete the form below or email the information to: Jan Stanich, Cathedral High School, 5225 E. 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46226 or email [email protected].

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Irish here and there

The Jamell family brought their Irish spirit to Spain last summer. Steve Jamell, ‘85, Kim Jamell (Cathedral Spanish faculty), Nick Jamell, ‘13, Daniel Jamell, ‘18, and Gabe Jamell, ‘21.

The next time you travel, take along a Cathedral shirt or item and snap a picture of yourself and your friends or family members. Email us your photo and a little information about yourself, where you were, and who you were with. You might find yourself in an upcoming issue of The Highlights. Don’t have anything with the Cathedral name or logo on it? Visit our online Spirit Shop at gocathedral.com/spiritshop and take your “Irish” roots with you wherever you go!

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Shop in store7:30 am - 2:00 pm regular school days in the cafeteria

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Cathedral High School

ShamrAuction

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Cathedral Goes Back to the 80sSaturday, February 23, 2013

Now in its 36th year, this one-night event brings together generations of alumni, supporters, parents, donors, and friends in an over-the-top evening of fun, food, and festivities.

Live and silent auctions, dinner, drinks, live music by Zanna-Doo, and a late night buffet are included.

Black tie optional. Reservations are limited.

Doors open at 5:30 pm at Cathedral High School. Cost is $130 per person. Register at CathedralShamrAuction.com.

Where the funds go:

To continue to bring together one of the most diverse student bodies in the state, we need to raise an additional $3,000 per student per year to close the gap between what we receive in tuition and what we need in order to provide “The Cathedral Experience.” All proceeds from events including ShamrAuction go toward the event fundraising goal of $550,000, out of the overall $2,400,000 raised by advancement efforts at Cathedral.

Dave Petruzzi and Sharon Reed2013 ShamrAuction co-chairs

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The Cathedral Family.Made possible by YOU through your donation to the Cathedral Fund.

Your gift helps bring students like Allie who are high achievers—both on and off the court—to Cathedral.

Allison “Allie” Wehrli, Class of 2016

“ Being a Presidential Scholar makes me proud that my har

d work in the classroom has bee

n recognized and helped make my Cathedral education a reality.”

• Presidential Scholar• Math League• Volleyball

Parish: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

One student.One gift.One life-changing opportunity.

You often hear Cathedral referred to as a family. One of the reasons is because we support each other—emotionally, spiritually, and, of course, fi nancially.

Nearly half of all Cathedral students receive tuition assistance through the Cathedral Fund. Generous donors help us attract high-achieving students such as Allie regardless of fi nancial circumstances. “The whole culture here at Cathedral really prepares you for college—academically and socially,” she says. “The diverse backgrounds of the students here have allowed me to learn more about what the real world is like.”

That academic, geographic, social, and racial diversityis possible because of donors like you that supportthe Cathedral Fund.

One hundred percent of your gift to the Cathedral Fund goes to help students like Allie. Should you wish, you may direct your gift to one of Cathedral’s Family of Funds, such as arts programs, athletic programs, academic programs and faculty initiatives, technology programs, spirituality and service programs, general tuition assistance, facility maintenance and enhancements, or wherever Cathedral needs it most.

Make your gift online at gocathedral.com/family orcall Michelle Rhodes, ‘01, at 317.968.7311.

Thank you in advance for your support!

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