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The Class of 2015 lends a hand

On Thursday, October 25th, the entire Montini Catholic Sophomore class reached out to various service sites in the Western Suburbs. Over 170 Montini Catholic sophomore students, along with

teachers and parent volunteers, traveled to various volunteer-based organizations. The organizations that the sophomore class visited were Easter Seals (Villa Park), Seguin (Villa Park), Northern IL Food Bank (Geneva), Feed My Starving Children (Aurora), Plum Creek...continued page 5

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BRONCO EXPRESSmOntInI CathOLIC hIGh SChOOL QUarterLY neWSLetter WInter 2012

(center) elizabeth mullins ‘15

Daughter of tom mullins ‘82

(right) Steve Dowjotas ‘03

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Volleyball Coach

(left) Caroline Strzempek ‘15

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Dear Montini Catholic Alumni and Friends,

This first semester of the 2012-13 school year has been very exciting and successful, but it has also been a semester filled with sadness and deep

emotion for our school community, as we dealt with the death of an excellent student and sophomore football player, Johnny Weiger.

We found out very early in the semester that Johnny’s recovery from bone marrow surgery had taken a turn for the worse. Johnny’s battle against leukemia, and his courage and deep faith in God, touched us all and was an inspiration to his teammates, our student body, members of our athletic conference, and many within and outside the Montini Catholic community. Johnny lost his battle with leukemia on November 4, 2012, but his spirit was and still is with us. I ask you to please keep the Weiger family in your thoughts and prayers during Christmas and throughout the New Year.

We entered the 2012-13 school year excited that 24 perfect scores of 5 were recorded by Montini Catholic students on the 2012 Advanced Placement examination and 70% of the students who took these exams recorded a score of 3 or better, earning them college credit at most universities and colleges in the country.

As many of you are aware, Montini Catholic once again experienced a great deal of athletic success during the fall season.

Girls Volleyball captured the freshmen, sophomore and varsity championships in the Suburban Christian Conference Blue Division.

Girls Cross Country captured the Suburban Christian Conference Varsity Championship for the third straight year and was the third place trophy winner in the IHSA State 2A Cross Country Championships in Peoria.

Varsity Football recorded a 4-Peat in Class 5A football, capturing the state championship once again, with a 19 to 6 victory over Morris High School. Very few high schools in the state can make this claim and it is an accomplishment of which our school community is very proud.

Since 2000, Montini Catholic has claimed 18 IHSA State Championships: 10 in Wrestling, 5 in Football and 3 in Girls Basketball. This is a very proud accomplishment for our school community.

The success that our athletic program has attained in recent years has brought on a false perception with some of our alumni and friends that we are solely focused on athletic success. Nothing could be further from the truth. We do well in the area of athletics because we have talented, hardworking students guided by excellent coaches on the field or court, and guided by excellent LaSallian teachers in the classroom.

What people don’t read and see in the newspapers is the academic success that these student athletes achieve in the classroom every day. Not only are the Advanced Placement Scores outstanding as indicated earlier in my letter, but our students ACT scores continue to

exceed the state and national averages, and our 163 graduates of the Class of 2012 received $10 million in academic scholarships. 72% of our faculty and staff have earned masters or doctoral degrees. Each year our graduates are accepted and are attending the top universities in the country. Year in and year out many students who participate in our 23 athletic programs, rank in the top of their classes and are leaders in our academic and spiritual programs. Over the years, many of our talented student/athletes have also attended some of the top academic universities in the country, many strictly on academic scholarships.

These academic accomplishments are not covered by the media, so I have provided a snapshot of just some of the successes of our young men and women student athletes in the shaded box at the bottom of the page. I also invite you to visit our website at www.montini.org to read more about our academic success stories. On the home page, you will see a listing of our weekly news and press releases that highlight many of our student’s accomplishments in academics. In a nut shell, the success we have experienced academically not only meets, but exceeds the success that we have achieved athletically.

Finally, let me wish each and everyone of you and your loved ones a blessed and healthy New Year. As always, I thank you for your continual support and generosity to our school community. “Live Jesus In Our Hearts…Forever”

Sincerely,Jim SegredoPresident

A Message from the preSIDent Johnny Weiger - Fall Sports - Academic Success

� Suburban Christian Conference academic all Conference 3.7 GPA or better while in season 56 Fall Sport Varsity Athletes in 2012 120 Varsity Athletes in 2011-2012 Ten year average of over 100 students per year

� IhSa Scholastic achievement 3.5 GPA or better through 5 semesters 44 in 2011-2012

� IhSa team academic achievement award Entire team maintains 3.0 GPA or better while in season All 18 Varsity Teams in 2011-2012 105 Varsity Teams since 2003 (year award was established)

� Class of 2013 highlightsTom Paweleski, an IHSA state champion wrestler signed a letter of intent with Stanford University; Fellow grappler Jordan Laster has signed a letter of intent with Princeton University; and Mike Sepke has an offer to attend Brown University.

Fellow student athletes Sarah Lugo (Girls’ Lacrosse), Fran Meyer (Girls’ Lacrosse), and Malayna Johnson (Girls’ Basketball) signed letters of intent at Michigan, Marquette and the University of Wisconsin, respectively.

All State/All Conference place kicker Andrew Harte and All Area/All Conference Wide Receiver/ Quarterback Mark Gorgianas are being recruited by Yale and Dartmouth.

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2012 reUnIOnS Classmates from ‘72, ‘77, ‘82, ‘87, ‘92, ‘97, ‘02, ‘07 Reunite

� Friday, march 15, 201322nd annual Spring Fling - Shamrockin’Montini’s Annual Benefit Auction is the largest fundraiser for the school. All are invited to enjoy a fun evening of bidding and raffles! Check montinialumni.org for more information in the winter months.

� Saturday, april 27, 2013hall of Fame Induction CeremonyMontini’s Annual Alumni Hall of Fame Ceremony is an opportunity to recognize the outstanding achievements many of our graduates have accomplished. Check montinialumni.org for more information.6:30pm - Montini Catholic H.S.Lombard, IL

� Friday, august 9, 2013Bronco Classic Golf OutingWhether you golf a lot or a little, this day is fun for all involved! Start getting your four-somes together! Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner are provided. Silent Auction, Raffles, and Prizes at Dinner!St. Andrews Golf & Country ClubWest Chicago, IL

THANK YOU to all of the Class Committees and those that attended their class reunions this year. Class turnouts were great and everyone was able to catch up and make new memories. ATTENTION Classes of ‘73, ‘78, ‘83, ‘88, ‘93, ‘98, ‘03 & ‘08? Would you like to work on your class reunion committee? Email us: [email protected] and we will get you on the list!

Broncette reUnIOn 100+ celebrate ‘Memories’Upcoming eVentS

On Friday, September 7, 2012 Montini Catholic High School hosted a reunion for its 19-time

State Championship Dance Program, The Broncettes. 53 alumnae performed a routine, choreographed by former Broncettes Tina (Riccio) Wurtz ’00 and Dena (Morano) McGady ’01, titled “Memories”. Current Head Coach, Eugenia (Wasson) Scavone ’84, who is in her 21st year as Head Coach, was also

among the alumnae who performed in front of a varsity football halftime crowd that evening. The performance brought alumnae from 1976 – 2012, making it the largest such reunion in school history. After the game, a reception was held in the school’s cafeteria. More than 100 former Broncettes met to share memories old and new. The reunion, which was coordinated by Megan (Crotty) Pauley ’00 was a big success for the school’s Alumni outreach.

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Alumni ChILDren 2012-2013

� CLaSS OF 2013Chris Bartosz – Jeannette (Workman) Bartosz ‘85Joey Borsellino – Lewis ’75 and Julie (Savaiano) ’78 BorsellinoBrent Chiaramonti – Nick Chiaramonti ‘84Mario Conforti – Frank Conforti ‘86Michael Fruehe – Donna (Mueller) ’81 and Mark Fruehe ‘81Manny Georgitsis – Amy (Tharp) Georgitsis ‘84Gabrielle Headrick – Denise (Termunde) Headrick ‘75Amanda Hejny – Jeffrey Hejny ‘87Jason Hemedinger – Lori (Shimkus) Hemedinger ‘87Collin Loftus – Patricia (Bonnamy) Loftus ‘83Seth Maack – Therese (Fruehe) Maack ‘79Jimmy Maloney – Jamie (Savaiano) Maloney ‘78Bill Martinello – Joe Martinello ‘86Cortni McCarthy – Nadine (Kral) McCarthy ‘88Sean Mullins – Kelly (Flower) Mullins ‘78Daniel Pacheco – David Pacheco ‘78Theresa Versaci – Jean (Runge) Versaci ‘78Aaron Westerkamp – Bob Westerkamp ‘83Jack Williams – Jay Williams ‘76

� CLaSS OF 2014Thomas Almassey – Richard Almassey ‘81Jack Brady – Kevin Brady ‘80

Grant Brady – Tim Brady ‘82Margaret Burke – Kathryn (Mullins) Burke ‘85Matt Diedrick – Larry Diedrick ‘82Connor Economou – Nancy (Kuster) Economou ‘84Joel Hemedinger – Lori (Shimkus) Hemedinger ‘87Patrick Hennessy – Joe Hennessy ‘80Bridget Lucas – Judy (Mullins) Lucas ‘79Julia Luka – John Luka ‘81Katie Martinello – Joe Martinello ‘86Ryan McAuley – Laura (Connelly) McAuley ‘88AJ Melarkey – Kelly (Wilson) Melarkey ‘86Ryan Mullins – Tom Mullins ‘82Andrew Posadzy – Mary (Bristow) Posadzy ‘81Kayla Quinlan – Kevin Quinlan ‘84Michael Richmond – Kim (Caffarelli) Richmond ‘81Grace Townsend – Carol (Picker) ’86 and William Townsend ‘86Tyler Tumpane – Kathy (Holler) ’82 and William Tumpane ‘81Greta Vanderleest – Susan Margaret (Signer) Vanderleest ‘84Patrick Vath – Christopher Vath ‘84

� CLaSS OF 2015Nicole Bartosz – Jeannette (Workman) Bartosz ‘85Cameron Casey – David Casey ‘79Ryley Georgitsis – Amy (Tharp) Georgitsis ‘84

Al Holler – Albert Holler ‘78Ryan Huff – Lawrence Huff ’84Michaela Kirchoff – Lynn (Crotty) Kirchoff ‘84Monica Loftus – Christina (Connelly) Loftus ‘86Patrick Maloney – Jamie (Savaiano) Maloney ‘78Kelly McNamara – Bridget (Moriarty) ’86 and Bryan McNamara ‘86Elizabeth Mullins – Tom Mullins ‘82Jake Pestel – Michael Pestel ‘88Michael Reilley – Michael Reilley ‘78Taylor Scavone – Eugenia (Wasson) Scavone ‘84Martha Venchus – Sharon (Zeisel) ’82 and Thomas Venchus ‘81Erin Williams – Jay Williams ‘76

� CLaSS OF 2016Amy Bukovsky – Mike Bukovsky ‘83Christina Conforti – Frank Conforti ‘86Matthew Kirchoff – Lynn (Crotty) Kirchoff ‘84Dylan Maher – Jana (Aiello) ’83 and Sean Maher ‘82Taylor McCarthy – Nadine (Kral) McCarthy ‘88Michael Melarkey – Kelly (Wilson) Melarkey ‘86Maille O’Connor – Tim O’Connor ‘87Kimberly Posadzy – Mary (Bristow) Posadzy ‘81Emma Ryan – Thomas Ryan ‘86Jack Westerkamp – Donna (Botel) ’80 and James Westerkamp ‘79Ryan Williams – Jay Williams ‘76

Sixty-six children of alumni, which represents close to 10% of the total student body, presently attend Montini Catholic. The children of alumni come to Montini Catholic from over 20 towns and villages in DuPage and West Cook Counties.


Alumni artS & CULtUre ConnectionsJunior Julia Luka (right), daughter of John Luka ‘81, was

the female lead in the Montini Catholic presentation of May the Farce Be With You, a comedy about superheoes saving the world from a diabolitcal threat.

Freshman Ryan Williams (bottom right), son of Jay Williams ‘76, recently secured a spot in the Illinois Music Educators Association. Ryan was one of 48 individuals vying for one of six trombone chairs in the prestigious Music Association. This is quite an accomplishment for Ryan, the Music Department and Montini Catholic High School.

Alumnae, Faran Fronczak ‘05 and Donna (Mueller) Fruehe ‘81 (below) walk the runway during the 30th annual Montini Catholic Fashion show on December 2, 2012.

continued from cover... Assisted Living (Rolling Meadows), and West Suburban Community Pantry (Woodridge).Throughout the day, the sophomore students participated in service projects such as packing food for starving children in poor countries, packing lunches for homeless people, yard work and assisting the elderly. The sophomore class returned from their Service Day for a prayer service on Montini Catholic’s campus, spending time in reflection on what they can do to help the community and those who are less fortunate. This is the seventh year that the Sophomore Day of Service and Recollection has been service-oriented.

On Monday, November 5th, the Sixteenth Annual Montini Catholic High School Golden Gobbler Thanksgiving Food Drive kicked-off. Over the last fifteen years, students of Montini Catholic have collected over 275,000 food items for the less fortunate throughout DuPage County.The Montini Catholic Student Government encouraged the entire school community to participate in the food drive. School spirit is also encouraged through a homeroom competition in which each homeroom class competes to bring in the most items. It is all done in a spirit of fun with the well being of those in need as the main focus. Food is collected each school day during the two week time period and distributed to area food pantries. Some of the food is earmarked for families who Montini Catholic then sponsors during their participation in the “Adopt-A-Family” Program during the Christmas Season. In addition to the food drive, this year’s Golden Gobbler featured a coat drive with donations going to Our Lady of the Angels on the west-side of Chicago.

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Alumni in the Sciences Meet for Inaugural STEM Council Session

St. John Baptist de la Salle was an innovative educator, working tirelessly to provide a quality education to the poor young men of France so they would be good

Christian men and good citizens prepared for employment in the future. As Montini Catholic continues this mission of education, we recognize that offering a solid, well-rounded college preparatory experience is critical, and that our Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs must continue to evolve with the times. To this end, with the support of two Montini Catholic Board Members, Dr. Janis Orlowski ’74 (pictured above) and Mr. Ed Mack (alumni parent), we invited any and all alumni who might work in these fields to attend an inaugural advisory council meeting on October 26, 2012. The

alumni in attendance provided a great deal of thoughtful insight into their own journey towards careers in these fields, suggested extracurricular avenues of exploration, and agreed to continue the discussion of how Montini alumni can help to support the current administration, faculty, and students in these areas. The brainstorming session floated Skype calls with medical professionals, mentors for robotics or other science clubs, and job shadowing programs, to name just a few. Everyone was excited to keep the momentum going and, as such, we will be holding a second meeting on January 25, 2013 at 8:30 am in De LaSalle Hall. If you are interested in participating, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Jim Segredo, [email protected], 630-627-6930 (ext 174) or Janet Cobb, [email protected], 630-627-6930 (ext 187) to learn more.

Stem COmmIttee Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics


Last May, 86 Montini Catholic students completed a total of 138 Advanced Placement exams finishing with

24 perfect scores (5 points) in seven subjects. At Montini Catholic, the AP tests yielded 101 scores of 3 points or greater, earning those students college credit at most universities and colleges. Nineteen students earned the AP Scholar Award in 2012. Fourteen of these students were members of the Class of 2012, while the current senior class features 5 students who achieved AP Scholar status (3 AP Scholars and 2 AP Scholars with Honor).

Montini Catholic High School is proud to announce that on Monday, November 19, five student-athletes signed

Letters-of-Intent to continue their academic and athletic endeavors at the college level. Jordan Laster, a senior from Arlington Heights, is a member of the Bronco Wrestling team and will continue his academic and athletic pursuits at Princeton University.Thomas Pawelski, a senior from Park Ridge, is a member of the Bronco Wrestling team and will continue his academic and athletic pursuits at Stanford University.Malayna Johnson, a senior from Bellwood, is a member of the Lady Bronco Basketball team and will continue her academic and athletic pursuits at the University of Wisconsin.Sarah Lugo, a senior from Bolingbrook, is a member of the Lady Bronco Lacrosse team and will continue her academic and athletic pursuits at the University of Michigan.Fran Meyer, a senior from Oak Brook, is a member of the Lady Bronco Lacrosse team and will continue her academic and athletic pursuits at Marquette University.

Annual Appeal Direct Mail General Operations Restricted

$ 66,120$ 11,826

Annual Appeal Direct Mail Goal Unrestricted $210,000 Restricted $ 28,000

Alumni 76 unrestricted 104 total giftsCurrent Parents 31 unrestricted 134 total giftsFriends 13 unrestricted 21 total giftsAlumni Parents 109 unrestricted 119 total gifts

Please help us reach 100% participation and $238,000 before April 15, 2013.

Questions: Contact Janet Cobb, Director of Development, [email protected] or 630-627-6930 ext 187.

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19 Students Achieve ap SChOLar StatUS

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AP Scholar – Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams: Charles Long (2013, Lombard), Mitchell Ruopp (2013, Downers Grove) and Theresa Versaci (2013, Lombard).

AP Scholar with Honor – Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams: Rebekah Ernat (2013, Lombard) and Kyle Walter (2013, Woodridge).

Montini Catholic High School offers an Academic Scholarship Program that gives students the opportunity to receive up to a

$10,000 scholarship. The program is open to all incoming freshman who excel on the January 12, 2013 placement exam. Only students who take the exam at Montini Catholic on January 12 are eligible. Scholarships are awarded based on national percentile ranking of the placement exam scores.

Students scoring between the 95th to 99th percentiles will receive a re-newable $2,500 scholarship. Students scoring between the 90th to 94th percentiles will receive a renewable $1,500 scholarship. Students scoring between the 85th to 89th percentiles will receive a renewable $1,000 schol-arship

The Class of 2016 had 20 students achieve scholarship status from last January’s exam. They are Kevin Brachmann, Amy Bukovsky, Mi-chael Cahill, Gina Cappetta, Emily Cochrane, Warren Dawes, Faith Donner, Matthew Ernat, Evan Fehring, Matthew Kaefer, Charles Kash, Kimberly Meifert, Thomas Michael, Julia Para, Lauren Para, Emma Ryan, Tabias Slater, Lucas Trojanowski, Jack Westerkamp and Sofia Yunez.


BrOnCO FOOtBaLL enterS IntO eLIte COmpanYIn 2009 we witnessed underdogs become champions. 2010 saw a state champ defend its crown. 2011 was a record setting run. But, in 2012 we saw Montini football solidify its claim to a dynasty. The Montini Catholic football program became just one of 4 other IHSA football programs to win 4 consecutive state championships. Over Thanksgiving weekend, the Montini Broncos defeated the Morris Community High School Redskins 19-6 in the class 5A IHSA State Finals. The game closed out what has been called the toughest road to a

state title in the programs 5 championship runs. The playoff run started with home victories against Bremen and Sycamore, followed by road victories against Marian Central and Joliet Catholic Academy. Scan the QR code (right) to get direct links to State Championship attire, links to rewatch the game, get stats and relive the glory in videos and photos. Congratulations to all the players, coaches and Montini community.

Fall Sports hIGhLIGhtS

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� GIrLS BaSketBaLLhOme SCheDULeDEC-06 Rosary 6:30 PMDEC-08 Geneva 6:00 PMDEC-11 Walther Lutheran 7:00 PMDEC-26 Montini Christmas TournamentDEC-27 Montini Christmas TournamentDEC-28 Montini Christmas TournamentJAN-05 DeKalb 4:30 PMJAN-12 Guerin 7:00 PMJAN-13 St. Edward 7:00 PMJAN-18 Aurora Catholic 6:30 PMFEB-02 Fenwick 6:30 PMFEB-07 St. Francis 6:30 PM

� BOYS BaSketBaLLhOme SCheDULeDEC-07 St. Edward 7:00 PMDEC-14 I.C. 7:00 PMDEC-22 Guerin 7:00 PMJAN-08 Westmont 7:00 PMJAN-19 Chicago Christian 7:30 PMFEB-12 Elmwood Park 6:30 PMFEB-16 Marian Cen 2:30 PMFEB-21 Marmion 6:30 PM

� WreStLInGhOme SCheDULe12-04 I.C./St. Francis/Wheaton 5:30 PM12-13 Marmion Academy 6:00 PM12-19 Hinsdale Central/St. Rita 5:30 PMJAN-09 Loyola Academy/Fenton 5:30 PM

Winter Sports SCheDULeS

Fall Sports aLL-COnFerenCe

Congratulations to the Lady Broncos Volleyball Program that captured the Conference Championship this year...ON ALL THREE LEVELS and the varsity finished with a 21-12 record; much improved from a season ago (14-19). Junior, Bridget Lucas surpassed 1,000 career digs and now stands at 1,015 for her career.

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Girls’ CrOSS COUntrY

The Lady Broncos competed in the school’s third IHSA 2A Girls Cross Country State Finals at Detwiller Park in Peoria, IL on Saturday, November 3rd. The Lady Broncos Girls Cross Country Team placed 3rd in the State of Illinois, for the second consecutive year, with a score of 172. The team total put them in a tie with Glenbard South, but the Lady Broncos secured the third place on a tie-breaker (the time of each team’s sixth fastest runner). Montini’s Gianna Salzbrunn, a freshman, finished with a time of 18:50, 12 seconds faster than the sixth runner for Glenbard South.

� Girls’ Cross CountryTheresa Connelly

Catherine Kitz Gianna Gentile

Margaret HallerudEmma Makowski

Gianna Salzbrunn

� Girls’ VolleyballJoyce Balash

Natalie LopezBridgett LucasMonica Loftus

� Boys’ Golf

Seth Maack Thomas Scalamera

Ryan Mullins

� Boys’ Soccer

Thomas AlmasseyJames Clausing

Nicholas Jackson

� FootballJoey BorsellinoFred Beaugard

Tate BriggsMark Gorogianis

Andrew Harte

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marriages

Matt Hyde ’04 and Trisha Scott ‘04 are excited to announce their engagement and upcoming

wedding! Matt popped the question while they were vacationing in Venice, Italy in May. The 2004 graduates met during their 1st period English class freshman year. Matt earned his degree in Marketing from Bradley University and is a Senior Account Manager at CDW. Trisha, a proud Saluki, earned her degree in Advertising at Southern Illinois University and is a sales assistant at Red Star vOutdoor. They are planning an outdoor wedding for late Spring 2013 and plan to honeymoon somewhere tropical!

Sarah Kern ‘04 and Andrew Suma ‘04 are getting married in December 2012.

Dena Morano ’01 and Ryan McGady ‘01 were married June 29, 2012, at St. Pius X Church in Lombard. To share in their

special day many Broncos stood by the couple’s side... Justine Morano ’06, Anthony Petrozza ’01, Taylor Morano ’10, Patrick McGady ’99, Gina (Mandeville) Karnick ’95 , Shawn McGady ’97, Tina (Riccio) Wurtz ’00, Megan Glass ’01, Ryan Green ‘01, Jack Daluga ’01, and Christian St. John ’01. Nearly 30 Montini alumni ranging from 1970 to 2011 danced the night away at Venuti’s Ristorante in Addison. The couple resides in Naperville.

Anthony Guido ‘03 and Jessica Van Deventer are engaged to be married on May 4, 2013, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in New Orleans, Louisiana. Anthony is currently a Lieutenant serving with the United States Coast Guard as Pilot in Command of a Search and Rescue helicopter out of Air Station New Orleans.

Future Broncos

Patrick McGady ‘99 and Therese (Wojnarowski) McGady ‘99 welcomed their first child, Maeve Elizabeth, into the world on July 1, 2012. She was born at 7 lbs. 2 oz. and 20.75 inches.

Liz (Lorch) O’Leary ’99, and husband Brendan, welcomed

Declan Sean on September 10, 2012. Declan joined the family weighing 7 lbs 4 oz!

Kasia (Serio) Giblin ’00 and husband Jeremy are happy to announce the birth of Cora Marie on August 2, 2012. Cora came on her mom’s birthday, weighing 7 lbs 11oz and was 18 inches long. Older brother

Nico loves having his baby sister around!

Ryan Neill ‘01 and wife Kendra,

are happy to announce the birth of McKenna Joann. McKenna joined the Neill family on August 9, 2012 at 12:10 weighing 6lbs 15oz and was 21” long.

Jennifer (Puhawan) Cave ‘95 is proud to announce the arrival of her healthy baby boy. Rogen James was born on May 1, 2012, at 12:05 pm, weighing 6 lbs 15 oz. He was welcomed by his big brother and sister.

Our Sympathies…

To the Garrity family on the death of their mother, Muriel, on August 19, 2012. Family includes Mike ’75 and Patti Garrity-Park ‘76.

To the Sheehan family, including Betty (Sheehan) Ragalie ’71, Bob ’72, Eileen ’75 and Tom ‘79, on the passing of their mother, Eleanor, on September 23, 2012.

To the Mueller family, including Debbie (Mueller) Rapata ’79, Donna (Mueller) ’81 and Mark Fruehe ‘81, on the death of their father, Bill Mueller, in August 2012. Mr. Mueller is also grandfather to Stephen Fruehe ’10 and Michael Fruehe ’13.

To the McInerney family, on the passing of their father, Tom, on August 14, 2012. Family includes Molly (McInerney) Mekus ’97, Dan and Maureen ’02.

To the Connelly family, on the passing of their father, Jamed, on August 29, 2012. Family

includes Melissa Connelly ’12, and grandchildren Mary ’08 and Theresa ’13.

To the Beverley family, including Mary (Beverley) Plew ’70, Joan (Beverley) ’71 and Jim Izzo ’71, Danny ’75, Anne (Beverley) Donnellan ’77, Kevin ’78, Jim ‘81 and Cathy (Baloun) Beverley ‘82, on the passing of their mother, Harriet, in July 2012. Mrs. Beverley was also grandmother to Jesse Izzo ’98, Katie Izzo ’00 and Jack Beverley ’12.

To Therese Donlan Lee ’76, on the passing of her husband, Rev. Dr. Tom Lee. Reverend Lee is survived also by his children, Amy, Josh and Meredith, as well as his five grandchildren.

To the Lenske family, including Victoria (Lenske) Gianacakos ’87, Susan ‘88 and Carolyn ‘90, on the death of their father, Terry Lenske, in November 2012.

Steven R. Collins, who passed away in October 2012. His family includes his brother, Jeffrey Collins ’83.

Updates

Martha Grant ‘05 has been living in Dublin since July 2011, working with Mercer, but is now returning to school to get an MBA at University College Dublin. Martha plans on being there through at least Summer 2013, and would love to play tour guide to any Broncos headed across the pond!

Amy (Casaclang) Meiners ’95 was named the newest partner of the Cumberland Consulting Group in Nashville, TN in August 2012. She specializes in health information technology projects, including implementation of Electronic Medical Record systems in hospitals and for healthcare providers.


Regina Nottke ‘87 has recently been named Director of Special Student Services for Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163. Regina has been in special education for the last 21 years.

Anna Luberda ‘06 works at Messmer Catholic High School in Milwaukee teaching 9th grade Social Studies and 11th grade US History, while also working with incoming freshmen over the summer. Most of her students come from the North and South sides of the city, and are often from disadvantaged and marginalized families and communities. Anna is also coaching 6th-8th grade girls volleyball at Messmer’s sister school, St. Rose St. Leo near Marquette University’s campus.

We’ve Lost touch...

1973Ronald AbrantJoseph BarrettEdward BudiSusan (Savaiano) CatteyDan CourtneyPeggy (Ervin) CramptonKaren Ann (Sekula) DavisRichard HayesPeggy (Hodina) HealyMary Jo (Kula) HeyingAnne IngallsLaura JanowskiRonald JohnsonMichael KearneyJohn Edward KlosowskiJanet (Langridge) KruegerRobert Kucera

Barbara MaddenMary Jo (Peters) MadickMolly MaherMarilee NeherNancy PetrickDiane (Sekowski) PisowiczPatricia (Burris) QuattrochiJoseph RaabeMary Jo (Ventrelli) ScilaRich ShimkusKevin SterrittVirginia (Dolatowski) WernerMary Lou (Donlan) Woods

1978Jacqueline AtkinsonPatricia BarkyoumbJulie BorchardtMary CrillyLiz DolenPaul DronenKathleen FryGlenn GuminskiSusan (Rolff) HillLaura MarionJudy (Jarosky) MinxBrian MoranMatthew SekulaJames SimencRichard StangaroneJoan (Riegle) StrikerBarbara (Caldwell) Wolf

1983Carol (Sheehan) BoswellElise ColettaAnne ConaghanAndrew EricksenTimothy FergusonDiane (Kryzak) GordonJohn GormanTimothy GrylJamie Hansen

Sean JamiesonGenevieve (Dillon) JimenezSusan MarousekDaniel MazzeiKathleen McDermottChristopher PhelanRobert RymekShawn SpurlockMargaret UnderdownJames Wagner

1988Joseph CanepariJames ChilcuttFrank DapratoNicole EspositoMegan FerrisElaine FoleySarah GoyDan GronowskiMolly HartKevin HealyDaniel HovingEileen HoweJulie (Dee) KuharThomas KupetisChristopher MeachamKerri (Garvey) MeisterPaul NiggKenneth PaparockasJohn SassMark SmythStephanie SourapasTodd WilsonJanet Zacarias

1993Maureen CallahanBrian FloodMark ForstnegerLucy GarciaJason HansmannNorah (Belmonte) Lindsley

Mark PepevnikMelissa (Carlson) RiddleRichard RitcheyJessica RubleJennifer Song

1998 Garrett AllenMerrill AndersonLuiz AraujoJoseph CoconatoBenjamin DeBoestBrendan GallagherMargaret HovingJeffrey JensenYoung KimAlissa LevyJulie MarunaAndrew MyscofskiRebecca Ralston-MasonKorrine RenchDavid RobertsNicole ScalzettiRobert SkalaLisa Snyder

2003 Chase BeebeAmanda BrooksKenneth CartaDustin FowlerKirsten GiannelliLester GolinskiJames GraceDaniel KuhneTimothy LucasMichael LyonsTimothy McCahillBryan McDermandZachary NicolopoulosSamantha SchullerJake SugrueJames Truty

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BRONCO EXPRESS

Over the years I have been associated with Montini Catholic High School, I have been humbled & gratified

by the support in excellence made by our past-parents, our alums, our own present parents of students, and the surrounding corporate community. We could not have accomplished and completed so many of the renovations, the new additions, and provided the support for tuition/financial aid as we have had without the generous support of so many!! Thank you!!

DID YOU KNOW that gifts, such as securities, held for twelve (12) months or longer, can be an advantageous way to convey your gift to Montini Catholic HS at year-end? Donors of appreciated stock receive a charitable gift deduction on the FULL present-value while avoiding altogether the capital gains tax on the appreciation of the stock/s. WIN-WIN!! For more information about making such a current gift, or remembering Montini Catholic High School in your own estate planning, please call Brother Thomas Harding, fsc at 630-627-6930 x179, or e-mail Brother Thomas at: [email protected]

Once again, THANK YOU!

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Download - Bronco Express: Winter 2012

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