Letter to our Friends Our Mission

We appreciate you! Thank you.

We deliver what we promise: to assure every student that they will be spiritually and

academically ready for the future.

Your generous support not only helps our efforts but also gives each child the

programs needed to achieve this goal. You help make each student high-

school ready!

To the many donors and volunteers who helped us achieve a successful year, we are grateful. You support our ministry in innumerable ways which makes a

difference in the lives of all those who journey at SJA.

With gratitude,

Principal

Ste Jeanne d’Arc School

2018 - 2019 Annual Report

The Mission of

Ste Jeanne d'Arc School is to continue

the teaching ministry

of Jesus by providing an academically

challenging and a

service-oriented education within a

Catholic faith community.

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t History of Ste Jeanne d’Arc School

In 1910, the late Rev. Joseph Campeau, OMI, pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish in Lowell, had obtained permission to build a parish school for the first grade pupils of the Pawtucketville section of the city. This school was built on Fourth Avenue, and the Grey Nuns of the Cross of Ottawa, already at St. Joseph’s School were commissioned to teach at this new one-grade school.

The opening of a parish school was now the first step toward the realization of the dream for a parish in the Pawtucketville section of the city of Lowell.

From its modest beginnings to the establishment of Ste Jeanne d’Arc Parish in 1922, the school expansion program continued throughout the years until 1931 when there were 12 classrooms in the old church on Fourth Avenue, and seven classrooms in the old Moody Street School purchased by the parish from the city of Lowell, with a total enrollment of 878 children.

It was because of continued demands on the part of parents for a primary school that the old Moody Street Primary Public School was purchased in 1921.

The Grey Nuns of the Cross traveled daily from St. Joseph’s Convent to Pawtucketville to teach 300 enrolled children at the Moody Street Parish School while 163 more pupils attended the first grades at the Fourth Avenue facility.

The need for a new school had been evident for many years, and now became more imperative. On August 5, 1946 the Parish obtained permission to purchase three lots on Dracut Street and Fourth Avenue. Ground breaking did not occur, however, until August 9, 1950 and the school was built under the direction of the then Pastor, Rev. Donat Morrissette, OMI. The late Bishop Louis Collignon, OMI of Haiti presided at the blessing of the new school on September 28, 1952.

During the seventies, there was a temporary phase-out of certain classes. Since 1976 this has been reversed and the school has had double classes of grades Kindergarten to Eighth through the 1980’s and saw a period of even greater expansion with the establishment of the Pre-Kindergarten program.

In September 2004 Ste Jeanne d’Arc Parish was closed as part of the archdiocesan reconfiguration of parishes. At that time, the school became associated with St. Rita’s Parish.

It is hoped that the spirit that brought about SJA’s conception and nurtured it through a period of regeneration will live on through the challenges of the future.

In 2010, Ste Jeanne d’Arc School was awarded the U. S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award distinguishing itself as not only a top rated school within the Archdiocese of Boston, but in the nation. The award honors public and private schools that are academically superior. The Department of Education has sought out schools where students attain and maintain high academic goals. In order to be considered for Blue Ribbon status, a school must be in the top 10% in nationally normed tests.

Today, Ste Jeanne d’Arc School boasts one of the most technologically advanced programs within an elementary school setting. SMARTBoards are available at every grade level; students are taught computer usage at every age utilizing iMac computers, laptops and iPads; students are also taught to use the technology responsibly as the ever-changing phenomenon of Social Media requires educating students about using the technology in a way befitting an elementary aged student. SJA boasts an extensive athletic program including gym classes, competitive sports and intramural activities. Since its inception, SJA has offered a foreign language program from kindergarten through grade eight. With so much to offer its current and future students, more and more families are researching and choosing a Ste Jeanne d’Arc School education for their children.

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t 2018 - 2019 Board of Trustees

It is the purpose of the Board of Trustees to foster the highest possible standards of

academic and religious education for all students availing themselves of the educational

facilities of Ste Jeanne d’Arc School.

William Manchenton, Chair

Coldwell Banker Residential

Brokerage

Elizabeth Hall

Sr. Human Resources Business

Partner

Enterprise Bank

James F. Linnehan

Executive Director

Greater Lowell Community

Foundation

Dr. Sheila Kirschbaum

Director

Tsongas Industrial History

Center

Daniel Bedard

Project Manager/System

Administrator

UMASS Lowell

Mark Altenweg

Chief Financial Officer

D’Youville Life & Wellness

Community

Germaine (Vigeant) Trudel,

Vice-Chairman

Assistant Director

Lowell Development &

Financial Corp.

Stephen Lyons ‘80

Vice President of Engineering

Oracle

Donald Main

Director of Advancement

and Foundation Director

D’Youville Life & Wellness

Community

Atty. William F. Martin

Attorney

Eno, Martin, Donahue,

LLP

Jack O’Connor

President

O’Connor Studios

Dr. Carole Salmon

Associate Professor

UMASS Lowell

William Soucy

Owner

Soucy Industries

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Annual Fund & Other Gifts

Gift Club Members and Memorial Fund Donors

The Annual Fund is a fundamental component of the financial well being of Ste Jeanne d’Arc School. These unrestricted gifts fund a variety of programs and projects including financial aid, facilities upgrades and maintenance as well as unanticipated expenses. The names listed on these pages are those alumni, family and friends of Ste Jeanne d’Arc School who have generously donated to the Annual Appeal and Memorial Fund as well as parish collection pink envelopes during the period between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019. We extend our sincere appreciation to all our donors.

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The Jeanne d’Arc Society ($2,500 or more)

The Bruyère League ($1,000—$2,499)

Classroom science experiments (left)

Classroom activities (below)

Dexter Stevens, Trustee Aubert J. Fay Charitable Fund

Demoulas Foundation Enterprise Bank - Franco American School

David Gagnon '82 James and Kathleen Joyce Sisters of Charity of Ottawa

Bank Of America Matching Gifts Peter and Kathleen Cullen The Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston John and Jacinte (Boucher) '81 Grisé Suzette Guay Kathleen Hegenbart Dr. Titus Plomaritis

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t The Principal’s Guild ($500 - $999)

The Chargers Circle ($250 - $499)

Mark Altenweg Denise (Cote) Beaudry '69 Roy '67 and Lorraine Corbeil Marcel Dery '63 Robert '80 and Kristin Desrochers Norman '46 and Barbara Desrochers Louise Fournier General Mills Box Tops For Education Charlie and Nancy Gualtieri

Colette Lyons Bernard and Judith Peloquin D'Youville Life & Wellness Community Ladies Guild Raytheon Matching Gifts for Education Program

Skybridge Americas, Inc. - Coca-Cola Gives

AmazonSmile

Robert and Jeannette (Lamarre) '48 Audet

Roland '51 and Doris (Boulanger) ' 59 Beausoleil Norman '77 and Helen Boucher Catholic Schools Office Roger '45 and Juliette (Michel) '45 Desrochers Kathleen Dillingham Robert Dufault George and Carol Duncan GE Foundation Kenneth Hall '61

Linda Johnson Attorney Richard '66 and Judith Lalime Monique (Marchand) Letendre '64 Patricia and James Linnehan Jr. Esq. David and Diane (Lupien) '78 Loehle Don and Mary Main Claudette Manchenton William and Molly Manchenton Helen (Martin) '34 Massicotte Richard Monette '66 Roland '61 and Virginia Morrissette Jay S. Perreault Donald Sutherland David and Sandra Tobin

Peter Lynch Scholars (above)

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t The Century Club ($100 - $249)

Merle Adelman Evelyn Armstrong '46 Mark and Holly (Bellegarde) '84 Armstrong Tea-ology Group Norman Bitsoli Josseline (Jussaume) '52 Boucher Donald Boucher '45 Thomas and Diana Bradley

Christopher and Nicole (Picard) '80 Clarke Hannaford Supermarkets - Hannaford Helps Suzanne Cloutier Cloutier Insurance Agency Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union James and Denise Connolly Lisa Couture Virginia Creed Mr. Normand Daigle '49 Albert Daigle Sr. Maurice '58 and Brenda D'Amour Karen D'Amour Donald and Kimberly Deon Mr. and Mrs. James DePalo Ronald Desaulniers '58 Laura Deschenes '48

Helen Goulas Steve and Lynn Goulas Charles and Lisa Gualtieri Rene and Suzanne Hardy Mary Kiley Dr. Sheila Kirschbaum Claire Kovacs Susanne (Loiselle) '62 Lagasse Janet Langlais Mark LaPorte '68

Richard '51 and Earlene Desrochers Stephanie Dixon Alicia Donahue Mr. Richard Donaldson Mr. and Mrs. Constantinos Doulamis Claude and Mary Drevet Ann and Robert Dunham Janet (Daigle) D'Urso '49 Paul Effman School of Music Margaret Fitzgerald Thomas and Collette (Ducharme) '51 Fitzgerald Therese ( Bouvier) Frenette '41 Michael and Kathleen Glasheen Irene Goddu

Catherine Larose Lucien and Lorraine Latulippe Gloria (Paquin) Lee '51 Armand LeMay '43

Reginald and Gertrude (Hardy) '55 Lougee David and Karen Lowe John Lyko Plumbing, Heating & Gas Fitting David and Jennifer Maier Denis Marchand '65 Richard Marchand Henri '67 and Nancy (Corbeil) '70 Marchand Paul and Patricia Mayer Robert and Sherri (Martin) '80 McCormack James and Maureen McMorrow Dr. William and Mrs. Rita (Brouillard) '56 McSharry Gary and Suzanne Moore Lewis Mullin Walter and Jean Nelson Accountax Associates LLC Patricia Niederhofer Eric Nissen Richard and Francine Noel Attorney John J. Norton Raymond and Joan Paquin

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t The Century Club ($100 - $249) cont.

Science Fair (above)

Henry Pellerin '47 Victor Pellerin '53 Dr. Louise Peloquin Louis and Teresa Pignatone Edward and Diane Pitta

Victor '55 and Carmel (Baron) '55 Poirier

Evelyn (Desrochers) '76 and David Quigley Suryateja Rao Vasumitra Rao Patricia Rauseo Celine (Bergeron) Rondeau '68 Pauline Rousseau Dr. Marie K. Salvas '72 Evelyn Salvas Jacqueline and Ted Schnackertz Shaw Farm Dairy, Inc. Madeleine Silveira Sisters of Charity of Ottawa - Bachand Hall The Spanos Family Stanley and Natalie Szufnarowski Kevin Tran '15 Rene and Dorothy (Chandonnet) '49 Turcotte Germaine Vigeant-Trudel '67 Michelle Zebniak Richard and Diane Zinn

May Fair - May 2019 (above and left)

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Eighth Grade Graduation (below) Suzanne Anderson Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Ba Peter Ba Marina Balkas Lucy Balkus Raymond and Violet Beaudoin Jessica Beer Nancy (Pelletier) Beland '56 Cecile (Gaillardetz) '54 Bergeron Daniel and Catherine Bettencourt Ms. Julie Blanchette Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boissonneault Andrew '84 and Erin Boucher Joseph and Wilma Boucher Paul '52 and Rachel Brassard Mr. and Mrs. Richard Breton Sister Camille Brouillard IHM John Bukala Mr. and Mrs. Robert Caruso Barbara Cawley Suzanne Chandler

The Charney & Marjorie Weber Rev Trust Henri '43 and Fernande Cimon Mr. Mark Cochran Marilyn Connolly Doris (Beauchesne) '44 and Louis Cote Alice Coughlin John Couillard '68 John and Kathy D'Agata Anna Damboise '45 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Delehanty Michelle Deschenes Jan-Marie Descoteaux Desrochers Family Reunion Jason and Kathryn (Jussaume) '96 Destroismaison Carol Dicker Claire Dumais Claire Farrell Dennis and Michelle Fearon

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Augustine Murray Alice (Brouillard) '50 Muscovitz Network for Good Jeanne (Couillard) '70 and Stephen Osborn Maureen O'Sullivan Sister Claire Pellerin S.E. '60 Marianne Jeanne (Langlois) Perras '52 Karen Pikula Mr. and Mrs. Bill Piskopanis Donald and Renee (Turcotte) '70 Plummer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pothier Richard and Anna Pratt Cecile Provencher Madeleine Ratté Paul and Anne-Marie (Masse) '69 Ratty Colette (Picard) '76 and William Ricco Dr. Richard Robillard '61 Pauline Rondeau Neang H. Sam Diana Shapiro Yem Sin Brian Smith Ste Jeanne d'Arc Faculty & Staff Edward and June Szymaszek Richard and Diane Talty Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tellier Elizabeth (Marchand) '60 and Russell Therrien George and Denise (Dubuc) '65 Thomas Richard and Beverly Thomas Michael and Rebecca Tivey Jacqueline (Carignan) Vaniotis '70 Sharon (Grimard) '77 and Karl Wajda Jeannine Walker '53 Susan and Bill Warnke

Louise Fournier Elaine Frenette Carol (Koser) Gagnon '57 Danielle (Dery) Gagnon '58 Cynthia Gale James and Karen Gallagher Bernadette (Letendre) Glotzbach '77 Agnes Grenier Aline (Gagnon) '53 and Albert Grimard Barbara Gross Lisa Gualtieri Andre '52 and Constance Hardy Gail (Grimard) '84 and Christopher Hebert Elaine (Michaud) '70 and Alan Heighington Therese Hudon Shawna Hunt Allan Paul Jussaume '02

Richard and Winifred (Winnie) Kingsbury Cecil and Diane Lancaster Marc '78 and Karen (Lougee) '78 LaPrade Robert and Susan Lemire Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Libertini The City of Lowell, Department of Planning and Development Lorraine (Rondeau) '52 and Normand Lupien Shirley Maguire Ste Jeanne d'Arc School Community Marc Malo '79 Sister Préscille Malo s.c.o. Jeffrey and Barbara Manna Raymond and Margaret Masse Mary McCaffrey Francis and Brenda McCarthy Robert Robert and Juliette McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Ron Mikulewicz Raymond '76 and Susan Millette Roberta Mooradian

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t Ste Jeanne d’Arc School dedicated two new fundraisers specifically to benefit families in need of tuition assistance. The Angel Scholarship Drive raised over $10,000 with the help of an anonymous $5,000 matching donor. The High Five Scholarship Drive asked our young alumni (2011-2018 graduates) to pay it forward with a donation for the next generation of Ste Jeanne d’Arc School graduates. Thank you to our generous donors to these two scholarship campaigns.

High Five Scholarship Donors

Morgan Armstrong Rileigh Armstrong John Bigelow Meagan Cox Mannette Gono Alexa Goulas Dylan Goulas

Owen Goulette Isha Macha Liam Manchenton Nidhi Patel Suchi Patel Robert Pothier Emily Stutz

The Class of 2018

returned in September for

a Yearbook Party. (left)

The Class of 2015 came

back to SJA in June to share

memories before heading off

to college. (left)

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t Angel Scholarship Drive Donors Suzanne Anderson Mark and Holly (Bellegarde) '84 Armstrong Debdulal Banerjee and Amrita Bhattacharya Raymond and Violet Beaudoin Roland '51 and Doris (Boulanger) ' 59 Beausoleil Denise Bedard Richard and Priscille Bergeron Bernard Bergeron '79 Boulay Law Firm, LLC Meredith Boumil-Flynn Matthew Bourbeau Suzanne Chandler James and Denise Connolly Michelle Cooper Doris (Beauchesne) '44 and Louis Cote Virginia Creed Maureen Crowley Heil Roger Daigle '41 Donald and Kimberly Deon Suzanne Dery '66 Kathleen Dillingham Marie-Elaine (Constantineau) Dinter '57 Mrs. Laurette Driscoll Robert Dufault Ann and Robert Dunham GE Foundation Thomas and Collette (Ducharme) '51 Fitzgerald Louise Fournier Ms. Mary Frascarelli Toni and Sharry Frascarelli Gerard and Susan Frechette Robert and Suzanne Gamache Michael and Kathleen Glasheen Dylan Goulas '18 Alexa Goulas '14 John and Jacinte (Boucher) '81 Grisé Charlie and Nancy Gualtieri Ms. Elizabeth Hall Rene and Suzanne Hardy Paul and Martha Ignatowicz Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson Linda Johnson Claire Kovacs Attorney Richard A. Lalime '66

Janet Langlais Elaine Lareau Catherine Larose Joseph Lemire Monique (Marchand) Letendre '64 Patricia and James Linnehan Jr. Esq. David and Diane (Lupien) '78 Loehle Reginald and Gertrude (Hardy) '55 Lougee Ms. Shirley Maguire Ste Jeanne d'Arc School Community Claudette Manchenton Jeffrey and Barbara Manna Kevin and Karen Martin Helen (Martin) '34 Massicotte Richard and Estelle (Ayotte) '60 McDuffee Carmello Miranda Mr. Gary Moore O'Connor Studios Victor Pellerin '53 Henry Pellerin '47 Bernard and Judith Peloquin Louis and Teresa Pignatone Victor '55 and Carmel (Baron) '55 Poirier Richard and Anna Pratt Naomi and Kevin Prendergast Raytheon Matching Gifts for Education Program Sandra Richardson Jeffrey and Tami Rivard Celine (Bergeron) Rondeau '68 Edward Simmons Capt . Stephen St. Pierre USAF '81 Sisters of Charity of Ottawa - Bachand Hall Mr. Donald Sutherland Kathryn Szymaszek '99 Michael and Rebecca Tivey Dennis '65 and Patricia Tobin Real and Sandra Turcotte Melissa Van Horn Diane Veloso Germaine Vigeant-Trudel '67 Michelle Zebniak

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t Annual Report Supplement SCHOOL FINANCIAL REPORT July 1, 2018 — June 30, 2019

INCOME

Tuition & Fees 1,407,794.00

Advancement Transfers 223,430.00

Other Program Revenue 627,308.00

TOTAL INCOME 2,258,532.00

EXPENSES

Instructional & Student Activities 1,311,071.00

Supporting Facilities 496,866.00

General & Administrative 690,093.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 2,498,030.00

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t Advancement

INCOME Annual Appeal 150,529.00 Foundation Grants 20,600.00 Aubert J. Fay Charitable Fund Blanche Walsh Charity Trust Burns/Gagnon Foundation Demoulas Foundation Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Orion Industries, Inc. Memorial & Tribute Gifts 12,253.00 Special Events 124,733.00 Interest & Investment Income 11,022.00 TOTAL INCOME 319,137.00

Your donations contributed to the following:

Academic Merit Scholarships Tuition Assistance French Program Cultural Programs Building & Grounds Improvements Library Program Academic Program Technology Program Athletic Program Professional Development for Teachers

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The annual Student Walk was held on May 10, 2019. Students and staff

worked hard to not only meet but exceed the goal of raising $40,000. Proceeds

from this event are used to help keep tuition rates affordable. Thank you to

our generous sponsors and donors.

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Golf Sponsors

Each year Ste Jeanne d’Arc School hosts a Golf Classic in memory of former board member,

Normand R. D’Amour. Proceeds raised from this event benefit the students of Ste Jeanne d’Arc School. The 19th Annual Golf Classic was held on

September 17, 2018 at Four Oaks Country Club in Dracut, MA. We thank our generous

sponsors for their support.

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t Elisabeth Bruyère Award Dinner The Elisabeth Bruyère Award Dinner was instituted to recognize

persons, businesses or groups within the community who, by their lifestyle

and activities, emulate the values which motivated Elisabeth

Bruyère, foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa. On March 28, 2019

we honored Monique Letendre for 35 years of commitment to SJA and the

Franco-American community through her teacher and mentoring.

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t Raffle Prize Donors

We would like to thank the many businesses and individuals who donated

raffle items for our Golf Classic and Student Walk. These donations help

maximize the funds that can be directly used for the benefit of the students of

Ste Jeanne d’Arc School.

A+ Nails AAA Northeast Academy of Notre Dame Anton's Cleaners, Inc. Aramark Barre-Tique Barre Fitness Jessica Beer Bishop Guertin High School Brickhouse Pizza Brunswick Zone Lowell Cards by Dot Central Catholic High School Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc. Christopher Dick and Elizabeth Burba Domino's Pizza Don Main Frito Lay Good Thymes Family Restaurant Greater Lowell Family YMCA Guard Up Hannaford Supermarkets Hughes Entertainment, Inc. DBA LaserCraze Independent Eye Care Jacqueline and Ted Schnackertz Jay Gee's

Kimball Farm Launch Trampoline Park Lo Kai Restaurant Lorraine Corbeil Henri and Nancy Marchand Market Basket, Inc. Merrimack Repertory Theatre Michael Craven Modern Auto & Tire Nabnasset Lake Country Club New England Aquarium O'Connor Studios Parlee Farms Tyngsboro Roller Kingdom Salvatore's Sisters of Charity of Ottawa - Bachand Hall Susan and Ray Millette The Butterfly Place The Common Man The Discovery Museums

Trinity EMS Tyngsboro Sports Center UMass Lowell Vertical Dreams Indoor Rock Climbing Wamesit Lanes W.B. Mason

Athletics

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68 Dracut Street

Lowell, MA 01854

Phone: 978-453-4114

Fax: 978-454-8304

Website: sjdarc.org