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Graduate Issue 2013

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Our Lady of the Elms School 2012-13 Board of Trustees

Dr. Catherine HackneyBoard Chair

Diane EvansBoard Vice Chair

Dan ConwayBoard Treasurer

Marianne Spiros P’06Board Secretary

Lisa Kermizis Abraham ‘83Kathleen Ashcroft ‘80

Sr. Janice Bachman, O.P.Dr. Alfreda Brown

Sr. Maria Ciriello, O.P.Dr. Susan Clark

Ken DorsettElaine Harlin

Mary Ann KingRon Kirskey

Sr. Arleen Kisel, O.P.Eliza Williams ‘06

Our Lady of the Elms SchoolAdministration & Support Staff

Dr. Ruth Friedman, P’05Chief Administrative Officer,

Interim High School & Middle School Principal

Steve Goetz, P’04, P’12, P,16Business Manager

Carli Kistler-Miller ‘87, P’13 ’16Director of External Relations

Marie Reichart ‘99Preschool, Kindergarten &

Elementary School Principal

Sr. Maura Bartel, O.P.Assistant HS & MS Principal/Registrar

Shari Kavlick-Benz, P06, P10High School & Middle School

Admissions Director

Kim Murray, P’06, P’10Athletic Director

Rick PerezDirector of Technology

Diane Hawthorne Sveda ‘86Elementary School & Preschool

Admissions Director

Shirley GorslineHigh School Assistant

Cheryl MurphyBusiness Office

Jo Shoup, P’13Elementary School Secretary

Peggy Darmstadt Smith, ‘65, P’04Database Coordinator/

Executive Assistant

Dominican Sisters of Peace LeadershipSr. Margaret Ormond, O.P.

Prioress

Sr. Joan Scanlon, OP Councilor

Sr. Gene Poore, O.P. Councilor

Sr. Therese Leckert, O.P.Councilor

Sr. Gemma Doll, O.P. Councilor

Founded Ministries Board

Sr. Maria Ciriello, O.P., Director/ Elms Liaison

Sr. Charlene Moser, O.P., Liaison

Sr. Diane Traffas, O.P. Liason

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Message from the Chief Administrative Officer

Our Lady of the Elms

The Elms Magazine on the cover(from left to right)

Principal’s AwardAlexandra King

SalutatorianNoelle Colant

ValedictorianChristina Graziano

Principal’s AwardVictoria Luckenbaugh

Dominican ScholarAubrey Kozer

Dear Class of 2013,

I know you have heard it a hundred times by now, but congratulations, again, on a wonderful year. You will always be a special class for me – my one and only graduating class as Principal of Our Lady of the Elms High School. Every day was exciting, from September’s Freshman Welcome Week with the freshies singing to the tune of New York, New York every time we turned around, to your beautiful graduation on June 7th. Mrs. Fippin’s speech touched all of our hearts, and I know it was extra meaningful to all of you. Now is the time for you to soar into the future – and I know you have heard that just a couple of times since graduation. But it is true. You are a great class and we expect great things from you. Look at all the colleges and univer-sities where you have been accepted – MIT, Georgetown, John Carroll, George Washington, Walsh University, The University of Akron, The Ohio State Universi-ty and Xavier University – just to name a few. And it is also true that before you know it, you will be coming back to the Elms for Yearbook signing when you are home for Christmas break, and to see Mr. Jacoby and Mr. Darkow, of course. Please know that you are always welcome to visit. Come back often – you will forever be an Elms girl. Sincerely,

Dr. Friedman

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Sarah AhmedKatherine Ann Caprez

Elizabeth Marie CarterNoelle Angelica Colant

Sarah Ali DhinojwalaAbigail Hetrick Eitman

Maura Elizabeth FarrSarah Elizabeth Fiegelist

Adina Marie FishburnMorgan Michaela Furlan

Christina Lynne GrazianoLauren Starre GuidoMeghan Lea HammChloe Taylor Hillard

Alexandra Elizabeth KingMegan Lynn Klamert

Aubrey Ann KozerVictoria Leigh LuckenbaughMary Frances Margaret McGowanVivian Carol MillerJada Daniele MooreHyacinthe MutuyubutatuMary Grace MyersVictoria Noel SaloniaTaylor Marie SchmidtEmily Annmarie ScupholmAndrea Nichole SemiliaLarissa Stefania StefaniukAllyson Justine ThomasMadeline Rose ThomasRachel Marie TustinSarah Marie Vechik

Our Lady of the Elms Class of 2013

Sarah Ahmed

Katherine Ann Caprez

Elizabeth Marie Carter

Noelle Angelica Colant

Sarah Ali Dhinojwala

Abigail Hetrick Eitman

Maura Elizabeth Farr

Sarah Elizabeth Fiegelist

Adina Marie Fishburn

Morgan Michaela Furlan

Christina Lynne Graziano

Lauren Starre Guido

Meghan Lea Hamm

Chloe Taylor Hillard

Alexandra Elizabeth King

Megan Lynn Klamert

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Amy Yasemin Omar

Chelsea Kristine Patton

Katherine Marie Pawlicki

Megan Elzabeth Perkowski

Lucia Maria Procaccio

Samantha Caitlin Rainey

Jessica Kate Rector

Carmen-Mariah Angelica Rey

Micaela Simone Stewart

Lauren Michelle Doyle

Colleen Elizabeth Waickman

Briana Monet Walker

Emma Catherine Wallace

Rebecca Anne Zarski

Sarah AhmedKatherine Ann Caprez

Elizabeth Marie CarterNoelle Angelica Colant

Sarah Ali DhinojwalaAbigail Hetrick Eitman

Maura Elizabeth FarrSarah Elizabeth Fiegelist

Adina Marie FishburnMorgan Michaela Furlan

Christina Lynne GrazianoLauren Starre GuidoMeghan Lea HammChloe Taylor Hillard

Alexandra Elizabeth KingMegan Lynn Klamert

Aubrey Ann KozerVictoria Leigh LuckenbaughMary Frances Margaret McGowanVivian Carol MillerJada Daniele MooreHyacinthe MutuyubutatuMary Grace MyersVictoria Noel SaloniaTaylor Marie SchmidtEmily Annmarie ScupholmAndrea Nichole SemiliaLarissa Stefania StefaniukAllyson Justine ThomasMadeline Rose ThomasRachel Marie TustinSarah Marie Vechik

Our Lady of the Elms Class of 2013

Aubrey Ann Kozer

Victoria Leigh Luckenbaugh

Mary Frances Margaret McGowan

Vivian Carol Miller

Jada Daniele Moore

Hyacinthe Mutuyubutatu

Mary Grace Myers

Victoria Noel Salonia

Taylor Marie Schmidt

Emily Annmarie Scupholm

Andrea Nichole Semilia

Larissa Stefania Stefaniuk

Allyson Justine Thomas

Madeline Rose Thomas

Rachel Marie Tustin

Sarah Marie Vechik

C l a s s o f 2 0 1 332

Number of girls in the Class of 2013

100% Percentage of 2013 graduates

accepted at 4 year colleges or universities including M.I.T., Georgetown, George Washington,

Wellesley, John Carroll and Ohio State University. (see complete list on right)

91% Percentage of 2013 graduates who earned

college/university scholarships

$5.2 millionTotal scholarships earned by the 2013 graduates

which averages to $181,000 per student.

68 Number of different colleges and universities to

which class of 2013 earned admission

46% Percentage of 2013 graduates who chose

STEM majors

13% Percentage of 2013 graduates who earned

National Merit recognition

16% Percentage of 2013 graduates

who earned more than a 4.0 GPA

50% Percentage of graduates who earned

a 3.5 overall GPA

3800Total number of service hours completed

by the Class of 2013

ValedictorianChristina Graziano

SalutatorianNoelle Colant

Dominican ScholarAubrey Kozer

Principal’s Award for Academic Excellence

Alexandra King,Victoria Luckenbaugh

Knights of Columbus Womanhood Award

Noelle Colant

Service AwardChloe Hillard

National Merit Finalist ScholarChristina Graziano

OHSAA Scholar Athlete AwardChristina Graziano, Aubrey Kozer

Athlete of the YearAubrey Kozer, Victoria Luckenbaugh

Archie Griffin Sportsmanship AwardNoelle Colant, Taylor Schmidt

Elms Lifer (K-12)

Sarah Vechik

Awards & Honors

Colleges and Universities that Welcomed Our Lady of the Elms Class of 2013

American UniversityAshland UniversityBaldwin Wallace UniversityBluffton University*Bowdoin College*Bowling Green State University*Canisius CollegeCapital UniversityCase Western Reserve University*Chatham UniversityClark CollegeCleveland State University*College of Wooster*George Mason UniversityGeorge Washington University*Georgetown University*Grinnell CollegeHamilton CollegeHendrix CollegeHiram CollegeIllinois Institute of TechnologyIndiana University-Bloomington*Ithaca CollegeJohn Carroll University*Kent State University*LeMoyne CollegeLoyola University-ChicagoLoyola University-MarylandMalone UniversityMarietta CollegeMarymount Manhatten CollegeMassachusettes Institute of Technology*Mercyhurst CollegeMercyhurst UniversityMiami University

New UniversityNotre Dame CollegeOberlin CollegeOhio Dominican UniversityOhio Northern UniversityOhio State UniversityOhio State University-Mans-field*Ohio UniversityOhio Wesleyan UniversityOtterbein UniversityPoint Park UniversitySaint Vincent CollegeSewanee UniversitySmith CollegeSt. BonaventureStevens Institute of TechnologyTrine UniversityUniversity of Akron*University of ArizonaUniversity of CincinnatiUniversity of Dayton*University of DelawareUniversity of Mount UnionUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of RochesterUniversity of ToledoUrsuline CollegeWake Forest University*Walsh University*Wellesley CollegeWittenberg UniversityXavier University*

*Colleges/universities Elms students will attend.

Awards & Honors

Class of 2013

“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is a reality.”

- John Lennon

Class ColorsSapphire & Ivory

Class Song“Imagine” by John Lennon

Class FlowerCalla Lily

Class Quote