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Voice March 2005
For Alumni, Friends and Families of Saint Joseph Central Catholic High School
“SJCC exists to educate the mind, nourish the soul, train the body,inspire the heart, and in so doing, build the Kingdom of God.”
The
Page 2... Science Olympiad Team toState Competition
Page 4....Leventhall Modeling Career
Page 6....Recognizing Gifts
Page 8....Achievements
Page 9...Guest Column: Doug Young
Page 10-11... Sports
In the News....
Our Alumni in the Military
When the RED HORSE Squadron of the AirNational Guard left for Iraq and Southwest Asiain early January, several former SJCC studentsrode out with it. Staff Sgts. Kevin Wagner (‘97), son ofMary Jo and Dan Wagner (‘73); Tyson Root(‘94), son of Pat and Tim Root; Senior AirmenJerry Freeh (‘01), son of Mary and Bob Freeh(‘78); Aaron Autullo (‘01), son of Peg(Reineck ‘73) and Ron Autullo, Wade Kuns(‘01), son of Mary (Widman ‘76) and GregKuns (‘76) were sent on a six month tour ofduty to assist the U.S. Army in the war effort. The RED HORSE Squadron’s ties to SJCCaren’t just with its recent grads. Many of theparents of these brave young men are also al-ums as you have read above. Staff Sgts. Brian Lenhart (‘00) and TonyLenhart (‘99), also part of the RED HORSEunit based at Camp Perry outside of PortClinton, left to join their unit on March 17. Thesons of Chuck (‘64) and Arlene (Burkett ‘67)Lenhart received special permission to be de-ployed after their sister, Amy’s wedding. Theirexact destination is as yet unknown. “It’s a bit scary to think that they (Brian and
Tony) will be over there again, but they’ve beenover there before and I’m sure everything willwork out fine,” said their father. Yolanda (Flores ‘67) Miller said a tearfulgoodbye to her RED HORSE sons, Master Sgt.Robert Hrynciw and Capt. Michael Hrynciw,who returned to Southwest Asia for their sec-ond tour of duty. Although it’s never easy tosay goodbye, this time was more difficult. “Ithink it’s worse now,” Miller said. “The envi-ronment (in Southwest Asia) wasn’t as hostileas now.” Two other SJCC alums, Sgt. First ClassRich Randolph (‘87) and Staff Sgt. TimBrown (‘87) of the 612 Engineering Battalion,Bravo Company, are currently involved in vari-ous security missions in Iraq and will be sta-tioned there for at least another 10 months. “They said that things are going well andthat their accommodations are very good,” saidRandolph’s wife Jennifer. She and Brown’swife, Dawn, are involved in a Family SupportGroup, which encourages people in the statesto send cards, letters, and care packages to themen in their husbands’ unit. The purpose ofthese monthly packages is to keep morale up.Anyone interested in personally supportingRandolph or Brown please contact Jennifer
Randolph at 419-334-2361. SJCC is not only proud of its alumni cur-rently serving in the armed forces but also ofthose who have served in the past. After serv-ing nearly 21 years in the military, Master Sgt.Scott Tiell, (‘80) retired from the United StatesAir Force in January. While in the Air Force,Tiell worked maintenance in the technical de-partments and worked with various networkcommunication security systems. “I enjoyed my time in the Air Force, andI’m extremely glad that I joined. It felt reallygood to serve and to do my duty to my coun-try,” said Tiell. Tiell currently resides in Nebraska where heworks for BAE Systems at the United StatesStrategic Command Center as the Communi-cations Security Manager for the Ballistic Mis-sile Defense Network Operations Security Cen-ter. Tiell resides in Bellevue, Nebraska with hiswife, Lori and two daughters.
Grandparents’ Day
SJCC NadererSports Complex
206 Reverse Raffle & DinnerGrand Prize $2,000
Silent AuctionWhere: Sacred Heart HallWhen: Saturday, May 14, 2005Time: Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Dinner served at 7:00 p.m. Raffle starts after dinnerCost: $50 a ticket (includes two dinners)BBQ Chicken, potato salad, cole slaw, roll &butter, and pop. (Cash bar)Tickets Available: SJCC, Wichita Bar &Grill or any SJCC baseball or softball player
A listing of more alumni’s names in the mili-tary are under “Keep these people in yourprayers”.
By Marcus LehmannExcerpts from The News-Messenger
Friday, April 15, 20058:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
at SJCCThis is open to all grandparents of
SJCC students. If you have not received an invitation,
please contact Kathy419-332-5124
PAGE 2 SJCC VOICES
St. Joseph Central
Catholic High School702 Croghan St.Fremont, Ohio 43420(419) 332-9947(419) 332-4945 faxwww.fremontstjoe.org
Mike GabelPrincipal
Kathy BoukissenDirector of Development
EditorKathy BoukissenCopy Editors:Ellen LeiteSally DaubelContributors:Journalism Class Students
The Voice is published four times a yearfor the alumni, families and friends ofSJCC. Direct all comments to The Voice,702 Croghan St., Fremont, Ohio 43420.
From the Principal
Prefer The Voice on Website Only?
If you would prefer not to get the hardcopy of The Voice in the mail, but wouldlike to be notified by email that it is postedon the website on pdf format, please emailKathy at [email protected]
Dear St. Joseph Alumni & Friends, I am an alumnus of St. Joe’s and have beenenjoying The Voice newsletter when it arrives.Since I live out of state it’s really fun recogniz-ing all the names of supporters and now theirchildren. I am enclosing a check for $500 for the useas you see fit. But if you could please let thereaders of The Voice know the power of St. Jo-seph, father of Jesus, spouse of the Virgin Mary. St. Joseph can assist us in needs of everykind. He is known for helping in family prob-lems, financial needs, matters that involvework, or as many know and may have prayed,the help in housing. He is also patron of a happydeath. I personally know and I am so thankful forthe benefits received through praying to St.Joseph. I don’t know anyone who hasn’t been af-fected by 9/11. That’s when my business prob-lems started and went downhill from there. Mypartner and I did everything financially rightbut many situations are beyond our control. Itwas a difficult decision to make, but a neces-sary one at that, to close the business. Not onlywas this business my partner and my livelihood,but it gave us such joy, a reason to get up in the
morning. So many questions came....how dowe close and make enough money to pay ourlender and creditors. What about our employ-ees? What are they going to do? And then thefinal questions was, what will we do? A very close relative knew of my strugglesand sent me a book “Favorite Prayers to St.Joseph” along with a small statue which I faith-fully keep in my kitchen window. Theseprayers are beautiful, but the one prayer thatgot me through is “Prayers in a Difficult Prob-lem.” The result is a miracle. All our employeesfound great jobs. Our lender is completely paidoff and also a few of our creditors. I actuallythought of moving to a remote island or goinginto the witness protection, but you know yourealize what is important in life and I pray thatI will be led to know what God wants me to doin life. I could go on and on about the emotionalanger, relief, grief, but most of all the trust thatwith God all things are possible. If anyone finds themselves at a loss and donot know where to start, where to turn to findthe words, I highly recommend calling the pub-lishers of “St. Joseph Book of Prayers” at 1-800-437-5876. This is a treasure of prayers anddevotions for obtaining great favors from Godthrough St. Joseph’s intercessions. My name is not important, but if just onefriend or alumni can receive help through mystory or the knowledge of the power of St. Jo-seph intercessions, then The Voice will havebeen heard.
God Bless
This donor is anonymous. We will use this gifttowards the building improvement project thatneeds more funding to be able to move forwardthis summer.
Alumnus deals with 9/11 and gives back
Greetings,
Hopefully by thetime you read this,the snow will bemelted in NorthwestOhio. I once againcan’t believe wherethis school year hasgone. Our students hada very successful
winter. Our Science Olympiad team hasqualified for the state tournament. This willbe taking place on the campus of the OhioState University, the weekend of May 15th.
Our quiz bowl team once again has broughthome several trophies by winning theirleague and placing second in the countytournament. Our boys and girls basketballteams both won district championships andthe girls were also co-champs in the MAL.Our junior varsity boys bowling team won aholiday tournament and our varsity girls teamwon their conference. We sent severalwrestlers to district and state and severalswimmers made it to the districts. As you read on page one, we have severalalumni active in the military. Please pray forthem and also for their familes, as well as allthose involved in war. If you have any lovedones serving our country, please email KathyBoukissen so we can put them on our prayerlist.
Recently our building and groundscommittee met with members of our capitalcampaign board, and it is very likely that wewill start some phase of our renovation of theschool. We are looking at replacing theHVAC or windows or maybe both thiscoming summer depending on whether weraise an additional $400,000. We willdefinitely keep you informed and thanks toall of you who have made this possible. In closing, I once again want to thank youfor all that you do for St. Joseph CentralCatholic. May God bless you and yourfamilies.
Go Streaks!
Mike Gabel
Sara Barbour MemorialGolf Tournament
Where: Green Hills Golf Course(South of Clyde, Ohio on Rt. 101)Date: Saturday, May 21, 2005
*Please join us for the 8th annual event
Contact: Eric Barbour, Alex Reineckand Sarah Mills at [email protected]
PAGE 3 SJCC SCHOOL NEWS
SJCC’s Science Olympiad team will be trav-eling to Ohio State University April 16, to com-pete in state competition. The team advancedafter placing third out of 23 teams in the Olym-piad competition held at the end of February. “The best part of the day was getting Mis-sion Possible to work, even after making oneof the chips glow red hot and smoke on the waydown,” said Brian Setzler, adding that theproject still finished in sixth place. Setzler andJimmy Gruss made a Rubgoldberg machine,which threw a ping pong ball and attempted tocatch it with the same machine. In other categories Gruss and Mike Blohmfinished second in astronomy; Alex Reineckand Eric Staib came in fifth in bottle rockets;Setzler and Ali Braun finished third in chemis-try; and, Gruss and Cody Molyet took thirdplace in dynamic planet. Additionally, ZackHampshire and Braun finished third in foren-sics; Zach Steinberger and Hampshire came infourth in forestry; Gruss and Nick Baker tookthird place in physics, and Steinberger andBaker finished second in storm the castle. Fi-nally, Molyet and April Peters finished secondin tower building and Blohm and JohnKomorowski finished fourth in Wright airplaneflying. Other contributing members were Brian
SJCC Mock Trial participants placed fourthand fifth in the February competition held inPort Clinton. The eight participating teams, twoeach from SJCC, Oak Harbor, Port Clinton, andVermillion high schools, all argued the samecase. This is a club where the students assume theroles of attorneys, witnesses and bailiffs in anactual staged trial. Although the case itself isfictional, the procedures followed are thoseused in an actual trial. In Biotex Laboratory LLC vs. Animal RightsFoundation, Biotex accused ARF of ruining its
Science Olympiad to StateBy R.Jay Finke
Students argue caseBy R.Jay Finke
Johnson, Mike Wagner, and David Hill. “I was worried that the kids wouldn’t man-age to get everything done in time for the com-petition, but they managed to pull it off and thenwhen we found out that we got third to advanceto state I was really proud of the kids.” saidadvisor Nancy Risner. Additional Olympiad members include: JakeBraun, Antonia Alcala, and Mike Hrupcho. Science Olympiad is an offspring of the sci-ence club and is advised by Risner, LaurettaSwint, and Jeff Blohm.
More than 100 people enjoyed the WinterOne Acts produced and directed by drama in-structor Brenda Nopper. The three short the-ater productions performed in the ReineckMedia Center included Five Menus by DavidIves, The Role of Della by John J. Wooten, andEat, Drink, and be Scary by Christina Hamlett. “The SJCC community looks forward to theOne Acts because of its format. It’s a great op-portunity for students interested in theater togive it a try,” said Nopper. “This year the stu-dents got into their parts so they really testedtheir acting chops.” No sooner had the February performancesended when rehearsal for the spring musical,Give My Regards to Broadway, began. “After losing a lot of seniors last year I wasnervous about doing a big musical production,but we have a lot of young talent this year andwe’ve gotten off to a great start,” said Nopper. Give My Regards to Broadway is a playwithin a play and features the lively, toe-tap-ping show tunes of George M. Cohen. Themusical portion of the play will be under thedirection of music director Bill Burkett. When Dick Foster (Joe Lento) attempts toopen his Broadway show, he not only hasmoney problems, but he also has problems withhis leading lady, Mona Monroe (Erin Gabel).Enter Mary Collins, (April Peters) an aspiringactress, and Ruby, (Andrew Burkett) a bookieon the run from the mob. Just as all appearslost, a financial “angel” provides the muchneeded money and Mary gets her big chanceat stardom. “I know this will be a great show,” said stagecrew member Brian Setzler. “We’ve beenworking hard so far.” Production:Thursday, April 14 & SaturdayApril 16, at 8 p.m.; Sunday, April 17, at 2 p.m.Tickets: $6 adults $5 students and senior citizens.
One Acts well attended;Spring musical setBy John Carroll
reputation and halting its testing for a life- sav-ing spray to protect against Sarin gas attacks.ARF claimed that Biotex unnecessarily hurtrabbits in its testing procedures and denied thedefamation charges. Sophomore Ali Braun received an award forbest attorney in her case while best witnessawards in their respective cases were presentedto Mandy Smith, April Peters, and MikeWagner. “I couldn’t be prouder of the kids. They en-joyed themselves and put their all into it. Thatthey didn’t finish higher in the competition
The SJCC quiz bowl team has been flexingits brain muscles all season. With only one losson their record the team is now preparing forregionals. SJCC competes in the Ottawa andSandusky County leagues and finished firstoverall in both leagues for the regular season.They had an impressive record of 12-1, withtheir only loss to Rossford, whom they con-sider their biggest rival. “Rossford always has a good team,” saidcoach Nancy Risner. The team has improved alot from last year, and that is attributed to the
No Brain, No GainBy Haley Beier
doesn’t show how determined they were tothis,” said Kim Cope, advisor. Lucas County attorney Tim Braun assistedCope while local attorney Tom Stierwalt andJudge Michael Burkett (‘66) observed severalpractice sessions in Burkett’s chambers. Additional Mock Trial participants includedNick Baker, Rachel Cope, Amanda Babione,Ashley Stanley, Andrew Burkett, R.Jay Finke,Megan Casey, John Komorowski, SamanthaBurns, Marcus Lehmann, David Hill, ZachSteinberger, Katie Darr and Laura Clark.
Nick Baker and Zach Steinberger are working
fact that they have a good mix of kids and team-work. “Everyone works together. There is notone person who tries to do everything on hisown,” said Risner. Members of the team are Nick Baker, An-drew Burkett, Michael Blohm, R.J. Finke, KyleGood, Jim Gruss, David Hill, JohnKomorowski, Brian Setzler, Eric Staib, AshleyStanley, Zach Steinberger, and Michael Wagner. The team will be flexing its brain musclesonce again in regional competition on April 23,at Defiance High School.
PAGE 4 SJCC MAKING NEWS
So many peoplehave just dreamedof making it in themodeling business,but Jill (Carmella‘92) Leventhal hasmade it a reality. As a child, shemodeled for hergrandmother’sstore, “Kid’sKloset,” and duringher high school andcollege years, spenttime on the Miss Ohio circuit. Because ofthe cost of photographs, traveling, and othermodeling necessities, Leventhal took abreak from the modeling world until shecould afford the costs. She graduated fromBowling Green State University in 1996with a degree in special education, butdecided to give modeling one more trywhen she heard that there was an open callconference in the area for anyone interestedin meeting with an agent. After she listenedto the actors and models at the conference,she realized that she could not give up herdream and decided to pursue it. Her journey has not been easy, however.
Leventhal faced multiple problems withphotographers, but remembers, “I knew itwas a dream of mine, so I was not goingto listen to all the doubters and stop.” Itwas this persistence that sent her toanother open call conference where shewas chosen as one of 30 finalists out of300. She then went to the nationalconference to audition for television andmodel before about 100 agents fromaround the world and in the midst of1,200 other hopefuls. On the last day ofcallbacks, she met an agent from ModelManagement who asked her to come toNew York for a test shoot. After herphotos were evaluated, the companydecided to sign and represent Leventhal. Recently, Leventhal has been doingmodeling and commercials for Columbus,Dayton, and Cincinnati agencies. Inaddition to her modeling career, Leventhalworks as an intervention specialist atLagonda Elementary in Springfield, Ohio.She lives with her five-year-old daughter,Jenna, and flies to the Big Apple for photoshoots and runway shows. She admits thatNew York is “a whole different worldfrom Ohio,” but enjoys meeting the manydifferent people. “It really destroys any stereotypes
people may have of others. I am finding thatpeople are people, no matter how differentwe think they are.” However, Leventhal doesfeel that modeling is a very demanding anddifficult business. “It definitely takes a lot ofprayer, persistence, belief in yourself andhaving a strong support system, but it is awonderful business to be a part of and Iknow it has helped me in my teaching andpublic speaking.” Leventhal encourages anygirl who is interested to get involved andpursue a modeling career. Leventhal believes that attending SJCChelped her to become a confident person andtaught her to never give up. Her involvementwith the student council, Key Club andsports taught her about teamwork which shefeels has definitely helped in her teachingcareer. She also developed a strong faithwhile at SJCC. “Some things are out of our hands, so youneed to trust that God has a plan for each ofus, and you need to sometimes hand thingsover to Him.” Leventhal will be graduating in May fromthe University of Dayton with her Masters inschool counseling and will continue to workon her modeling career in New York.
Leventhall lives her dream
Many of our Catholic schools are findingit difficult to maintain the operating costs fortheir schools. A decline in enrollment adds tothis struggle. What to do? Catholics who received a grade and highschool Catholic education free, face achallenge and a decision. Our Catholicschools operated tuition-free in the ‘20s, ‘30s,‘40s and 50’s because of the sacrifices of thereligious sisters, brothers, and priests.Drawing little or no salaries, those folksprovided free education for thousands ofCatholics. I am one of them. Many of ourparents were at the bottom of the economicladder, some raised families through the GreatDepression, yet we were blessed with a freeCatholic education. How different is our present situation.Through the GI Bill after World War II,Catholics were able to get college degrees,many at Catholic colleges. Many of thosegraduates are financially secure and serving inbusiness, education and civil service. Theyhave raised Catholics to be the wealthiestreligious segment in America and the best
educated and most numerous in politicalpositions. Catholic education has deliv-ered! Today the Catholics at the bottom of theeconomic ladder are the minorities. Willthey get a free Catholic education many ofus were given by religious teachers? Willwe be “Catholic” enough to sacrifice forothers now? The answer is yes and the success of thefirst capital campaign for Fremont St.Joseph Central Catholic High is solid proof.Last January, I was the campaign honorarychairperson. The kickoff had more than150 people attending. An anonymousdonation of $150,000 began the campaignand more than $2.3 million has beenpledged to provide tuition assistance,teacher benefits and improvements to thebuilding. The campaign’s purpose is to provideevery pupil who wishes to attend St. JosephCentral Catholic High the opportunity to doso. That was the case when the schoolopened in 1859, and parishioners want thetradition to continue. Is the response anexception and not a true sign of the attitude
and faith of thepeople of God? Ithink not. After 53 years as apriest, I’ve seen thefaith and dedicationof the people of God.As the number ofsisters in our schoolshas diminished,Catholic laymen andwomen have steppedin knowing theirsalary would be less,benefits fewer. This past year, I have been inspired by whatI’ve witnessed. If anyone feels the spirit of ourCatholic ancestors has been lost or wasted bytheir children, grandchildren, or great-grandchil-dren, I can personally testify the spirit of ourancestors is not only present and alive, butdynamic, enthusiastic and producing Gospelvalues.
“Are we Catholic enough to sacrifice for others now?”From the Catholic Chronicle
Fr. Loeffler suffered a mild stroke in January,but is home and doing well. His address is2967 Dorr St., Toledo, OH 43607
By Melissa Hoelzle
PAGE 5 SJCC MAKING NEWS
SJCC Booster Club
Lottery For $5 a month, or $50 a year, buya ticket to win $100 based on thenightly Pick 3 number from the OhioLottery. If you would like a ticket contactMike Gabel at 419-332-9947 or senda check to SJCC with this clipping.
Name:____________________________
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Phone #:_________________________
CalendarApril2 Sandusky County Schools Dinner Auction15 Grandparents Day14, 16, 17 Spring Musical26 Honors Banquet
May4 May Crowning6 First Hour7 Prom12-13 Senior Exams13 Hall of Fame Mass & Student Assembly15 Hall of Fame Induction24 Senior Sports Banquet26 Senior Project Day27 Senior Breakfast/Awards/Farewell Mass29 Graduation31-June 2 Second Semester Exams
Meetings 8:00 p.m. the first and third Mondays of themonth. Second floor of the Sheets Supplybuilding on the corner of Napoleon and JacksonStreets. The entrance is on Jackson St.
To be inducted into either the sports Hallof Fame or the Alumni and Friends HeritageAward a person must be nominated. It is very simple to nominate someone.You can either call the school for anomination form, or just send in the nameof the person you would like to nominatewith the following information:Hall of Fame: -Sports involved in and years -Any awards and/or school records either previously or currently held -Current involvement in sports/ communityHeritage Award: -Involvement in the community in which they live -Any awards received -VolunteerismPlease help SJCC in honoring those whodeserve recognition. We need your input.For more information orany questions, contact Gary Geller,[email protected], AthleticDirector, or Kathy Boukissen,[email protected].
Nominations for Hall of Fame orthe Heritage Award
The Annual Booster Club Stag had aprofit of $7,000. Over the 54 years thatthe stag has existed, hundreds of thou-sands of dollars have been generated tohelp support the many boys and girlssports programs that the high school of-fers. Thanks to all who worked and thosewho supported it. Membership to the Booster Club isis still open. Cost is $5 for a single and$10 for the family. Send it to SJCCBooster Club, 308 Jackson St., Fremont,OH 43420. Please bring your aluminum cans toour recycling station located behindJake’s Auto Services, 201 E. State St. Weare open every Saturday from 9:00 a.m.- noon.
Arizona AlumniReunion Event
In February, Butch (‘59) and SharonHoffman hosted an alumni get-together inTempe, Arizona. Alumni reunions like this are a great wayto share what is currently going on at SJCCand is also a wonderful way to meet otheralumni and friends living in the same area.A great time was had by all and fun memo-ries from school days were shared by thosepresent.
Pictured above front row: Pete Spieldenner (‘53) Red(‘54) and Audrey (Wolfe ‘58) Foos, Carolyn (Tight ‘58)Spieldenner,2nd Row: Bonnie and Dean Haaser (‘54), Sharon andButch Hoffman, Dick (‘54) and Jeanne Shank, Joyce(Ritchie ‘61) Wantz and daughter DeniseBack Row:Fr. Richard Moyer (‘50), Dave (‘60) andSusan MacDowell, Anne (Bovard ‘59) and John Smith,Fr. Ron Brickner, and Mike Gabel (‘78). Not picturedKathy (Reineck ‘76) Boukissen
Pictured above: Sharon and Butch Hoffman
PAGE 6 SJCC DEVELOPMENT
Thank you.... Streacker Tractor Sales for the use of theBobcat for clearing snow during the first snowstorm. Also for setting of the new flagpoles byallowing us to use a SkyTrac for lifting and plac-ing the 30’ poles. Ed Streacker for setting the school flag-poles during his work day. Hasselbach Meats for donating eyes forPhysiology classes to dissect. We appreciatetheir support of education. Whitey's Diner (Mark Boukissen) andBurger King (Carrol Corp., Managers JoanneCook and Glenn Bowen) for donating break-fast for sophomores during the OGT testingweek.
To the following individuals who have orwill be guest speakers in Greg Kohler’s seniormath class: Kelly Calmes and Shelly Wehringfrom Fremont Federal Credit Union (loans &credits), Mark Reilly from Blair Associates (in-surance policies), and Cindy Gabel from Ga-bel & Associates Realty (real estate invest-ments).Thank you to everyone else who might not bementioned. SJCC appreciates the supportfrom so many individuals and businesses.
2005 Class Reunions
Chairpersons: Contact Kathy Boukissen if you wantclass lists, address labels, door prizes, “It Happened In”,(senior class year), and a power-point presentation onSJCC. Everything is FREE.
From Development DirectorKathy (Reineck) Boukissen
Remember to keep in [email protected] / 419-332-5124
Class of 1946Thursday, June 2, noon at Wichita Bar and Grill.Contact Don Snyder 419-332-5798Class of 1948Wednesday, June 1, 1:00 at the Fremont VFW.Contact Norm Gabel at 419-332-1975.Class of 1949Wednesday, July 13, 12:30 at Wichita Bar andGrill. Contact Birdie Laurer at 332-3134Class of 1950Saturday, August 6, 6:30 at Mon Ami. 4:30 Massat St. Joseph Church. Contact Don Haynes 757-259-9689 or bhaynes @aol.comClass of 1955Saturday, September 17, P.K.’s Banquet Hall.4:30 Mass at St. Joe Church.Friday evening cookout at DeMars Hunt Club,Sunday buffet breakfast (TBA).Contact Marilyn House 419-332-8354Class of 1960Saturday, June 25, at the Fremont Country Clubfollowing 4:00* Mass at St. Joseph Church.Contact Dee Dee (Havens) Wadsworth 419-332-2-4364, [email protected]*Mass is at 4:00 that day because of the parishfestival.
Class of 1965Saturday, September 10, at SJCC cafeteria. Moreinformation to follow. Contact Sherry (Wilhelm)Weiker 419-639-2139 or Carolyn (Smith)Hollingsworth 469-443-0826 [email protected] of 1975Saturday, July 30, at the Fremont Yacht Club.4:30 Mass at St. Joe Church, 6:00 dinner. ContactRick Jenkins 419-332-1447 or Tom Hoelzle 419-332-1116Class of 1980Saturday, August 13, at the Fremont Elks. Moreinfo to come. Contact Amy (Spieldenner) Ronski419-334-3992 ezworks.net.Class of 1995Saturday, July 23, at Mr. Ed’s on Lakeshore Dr. inPort Clinton. More info to come. Contact AndyMayle [email protected]
*Dumminger Photography does group photos for classreunions for $10 each / includes mailing. If interestedcall 419-332-8814 or [email protected]
SJCC GymnasiumSJCC Society of the St.Bernards
Marcia Liwaj*M/M Robert WoolfM/M Harry CoeM/M Chris KnightDon Stricker*M/M Rob BoukissenMary Frances Mehling*M/M Harry SmithMary Irish*M/M James Blymer
Extra Yearbooks AvailableWe are reorganizing storerooms, and have foundextra yearbooks from the early 70’s - 2003. Ifyou would like one, free of charge, contactKathy.
“Life affords no greaterresponsibility, no greaterprivilege, than the raisingof the next generation.
Dr. C. Everett Koop Former U.S. Surgeon General
This newsletter ispacked with informationabout the success of our
current students and also our formerstudents.....our “alumni.” The quote above reflects the dedication ofour past generation and it’s wonderful to knowthat people do still care about our future gen-eration. Thank you!! Through the efforts of the Capital Campaign,we have started a Marketing & RecruitmentCommittee that includes all the SanduskyCounty Catholic school principals and a repre-sentative from their school board. We are work-ing together to share the good news of Catho-lic education and we are finding ways to pro-mote ourselves “together” as a united group.It’s very exciting! We also have a Student Financial SupportScholarship Committee now formed that hasput together applications for families who havesome financial needs and would truly appreci-ate a SJCC education. This should help ourgrade schools retain their students because par-ents will know that when they get to SJCC thereis financial help available. We have at this time 21 named scholarshipsbeing formed, 11 business/personal scholar-ships, as well as other endowed scholarshipfunds available. We have raised almost $1 million in cashand pledges in scholarship endowments. Asthese pledges are paid over the next five years,our monies available to give out in financialscholarships each year will grow. If you are interested in a Named Scholar-ship, please contact me and I will be happy toexplain how it works. These scholarships havea five- year pledge period. Since the principleis never touched, these scholarships will bearound for generations to come. As Mike Gabel mentioned in his letter, weare looking to move forward this summer inthe building renovations thanks to the buildingand grounds committee. All these things are happening because ofthe success of the Capital Campaign. I’ve had the wonderful privilege of work-ing with all these committees that are filled withdedicated people who VOLUNTEER theirtime. We have alot to be grateful for.
Pole VaultPaul GrahlTim Root
Baseball MatsM/M Tom Swint
Music Dept.for Digital PianoIn Honor OfChris KlirosAnn Brayley
Athletic ComplexMary Irish*
M/M John Swint300 ClubDana Corp. Matching GiftM/M Jeffrey Good
Mrs. Mary BarringtonEthel BurkettCristo Rey Center Jose RamirezM/M Richard EshlemanAnnabelle FisherM/M Terry HasselbachFr. Mark HerzogThomas HoppMercedes KeatingLarry Kramer
Mary Irish*M/M Michael KostaM/M John LauerJoan BowdenJane Flahiff*
“Light of Christ”Faculty & StaffEndowment
Tuition AssistanceDonald FoxWhitey’s Diner Mark Boukissen
ScholarshipEndowment FundMary Danbeck*M/M Joe KuzmaWilma Fischer*M/M Joe Kuzma
Religious EducationM/M Robert D’Orazio
Bob and Ruth BeierEndowed ScholarshipBob* and Ruth BeierFred* and Sharon BeierChuck and Mary BeierSteve and Beth BeierHonor of Shari BeierToledo Diocese Catholic CenterPaul Godfred*Ruth BeierFred Beier*M/M Norm GabelM/M Joseph KuzmaM/M Tom LeiteM/M Vincent Snyder
Recognizing GiftsM/M Robert LewisM/M Albert NicholsTom OchsM/M George PickettM/M William RaubenoltM/M Gerard ShondellLouise StoutVirginia ValleClara WesolekGeorge Widman
M/M Ed GuyerDick Dickman*M/M Ed GuyerMargaret Landig*M/M Ed Guyer
-------------------CEDF Memorials-------------------
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Jeannie Louise Wurzel-Heyman Scholarship
Dolores Schade*Harry HeymanWilliam Keiner*Harry HeymanIn Honor of Gordon and Peggy TodHarry Heyman
PAGE 7 SJCC DEVELOPMENTRecognizing Gifts
-----------------------------------------Mary Rettig-Irish* Student Center for Language Arts and Journalism------------------------------------------Samuel I Newhouse Foundation Inc.Walter E. Hussman Jr.Kelly and James NiebelPlainview Daily HeraldJulie Inskeep and Bobby SimpsonJane BlumencranzFred and Tommie MergeleSurrey Cadillac Limousine ServiceJonathan DonnellanPeter and Mary KloetMr. and Mrs. Joe ViedRobert BallowStumberg FoundationCharles and Ruth SpenceBruce CouryEdith and Gene HarrisJohn and Eileen LumpkinDick and Belle JohnsonGil and Ann MaurerJohn DiFrisco Comag Mktg. GroupFinance Dept. Employees of San Antonio Express-NewsThomas Stephenson San Antonio Express-NewsLinda and Charles DraperHenrietta HopperAlan HortonMary MaggioLarry LoebKim and Carole DonaghyMartha and Leon HicksWilliam and Nila GaudardJan Allred, Patricia and David MooreDiane Walsh LampmanPollans & Cohen, P.C.Thomas CurleyRoberta and Charles PriceClassified Intelligence Peter Zollman, Jim TownsendJan and Steve SullivanGary OttSteven and Julia RivardDionysios Psyhogios The Hearst Corp
Gordon and Christie HallMr. and Mrs. Robert HenkleJayne and Harold EisenMarianne Means & James KilpatrickGeorge GreenMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. SmithMr. and Mrs. Frederick RecktenwaldClass of 1963Mr. and Mrs. Dan HughesMr. and Mrs. John LauerMr. and Mrs. Robert BoukissenMr. and Mrs. Mike GabelMr. Kenneth L. WagnerMr. and Mrs. Ray ToeppeMrs. Bette WhittakerHearst Corp. Legal Dept. Eve BurtonMaria and Scott SmithHelen McDanielBob and Pat DanzigJohn and Ann CurleyNewspaper Association of AmericaBecky and Bob KaplanDennis FitzSimonsCarolyn and Victor DixEdwardsville Intelligencer Bruce CouryHal NeitzelMary and Gerald DemirjianNick and Dorothea DavatzesHenry and Marilyn WurzerNew York Newspaper AdvertisingCarolyn WarmboldJack & Ellie SweeneyJudith and Fred YoungHouston Chronicle Ann TurnbachStuart and Ruth Ann BergsteinTom and Marianne LewisMeghan and Caitin RademackersFreedom CommunicationsSeattle Post Intelligencer Roger OglesbyBonnie HubbardR.D. Calvert
Faculty & Staff of College of Mass Communications Texas TechAmerican Press Institute Inc., Sarah Gaylord DeckerThe Ney Foundation, Randolph NeyKaren and Barry BergStanton and Rosemary LongAubrey WebbBeaumont Enterprise, Aubrey WebbPatti and John ReidElinor and Robert MosebarGadabouts Janice and Ken Freeman Sheila RussoJeff and Kathryn CohenOdessa American, Patrick CantySteven Hobbs Hearst-Argyle Television Inc.Ronald DoerflerAnthony Ridder and Knight RidderBrad and Linda BennettDeborah Lamm & Jonathan WolmanLanny and Karen DonoghueManny and Elaine BallardMargie ClarkFrank and Rose Ann ElstonJonathan ThackerayDr. Joseph and Sarah MillerDavid and Victoria PeroJohn Markham GreenMichael Wolf McKinsey & Co.Kirk MacDonaldBarbara SwartzJim and Carol SpanglerRene and Marty WenderJack WalshGraham and Marilyn WoodliefCreative Civilization Gisela Girard and Al AguilarJames Moroney IIIEllen Levine-Good HousekeepingJeffrey and Theresa DavisRichard Lafave
Robert FrehseChuck LewisSusanna McBeeGregg and Kitty JonesThomas and Leslie GoldsteinTodd NealJack and Janice RohanWalter and Dorothy MoreyRick and Lisa LewisBob and Fran CarlquistPatricia CrainPhilip and Jane CorwinRoger and Barbara GrierFort Worth Star-Telegram Wes TrunerDan FreedmanElizabeth GalbraithMary JunckRob and Juli ElstonWhite Directory Publishers Ms. Dolores WagnerAlan and Julie RenkenLaredo Morning Times-Bill GreenFrank and Cathi RobertsOlaf and Gail FrandsenAl and Marty SikesWilliam and Suzanne PappasBob and Margo MarbutKing & Ballow Law Offices Alan MarxLarry and Deborah FosterMidland Reporter-TelegramMartin and Frances NegrinHearst-Argyle Television David BarrettPhilip CurriePatricia JonietzMr. and Mrs. Byron VedderCathy & Russ Biegel Jr.Steven & Tina SwartzSergio & Sarah SalinasWalter & Loretta AndersonTrudy & Tom RhoadesBob & Joyce Woodworth
Joe Haggerty and Jason SparksAl BodeckerBowlus Trucking-Pete WerlingTackle Box II-Dan, LisaFremont Plastic Molds-Jim McClureWilles Sales and Service Inc.Mike ZelmsJason HullWoleslagel Moving Co.W.R. Hunt Club-Bob WrightBill McCann Cloverleaf StablesHasselbach Meats-Gary, Dave, BillBob SweeneyWhitey’s Diner
Pete SpieldennerTom Smith CraneTim Tight-Heineman DistributingBeck Supplies-Dean BeckStreacker Tractor-Ed, Greg, BrianArt BucciPaul Rofkan-North Bay Nursery Ltd.Jeff BowlingTime Out-Dennis, Dean, Joan VanNessDr. John WukieSheets Supplies, Inc. Bill SheetsSchneider Carpet CleanerVeh and Son FurnitureCrown Battery-Hal Hawk
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Mary FrancesMehling*Mrs. Ruth BeierFr. Philip HaslingerM/M Patrick HickMrs. DorothyHolsinger M/M DavidJenkins M/MBernard MalinwoskiMrs. Mary MeadAlice MehlingM/M Eugene MehlingM/M Richard MehlingM/M Jeffrey MolyetM/M John NeumanM/M Robert PalmerM/M Gary RoethM/M Bill SnyderM/M John SpieldennerM/M John Wasserman
Dave EckhardtDe GenzmanBaker and Bonningson-Bill and KenKen, Kent, Mike Weickert-Weickert Ins.Smith Automotive, Inc.Curt GonyaGeorge Dabrunz-Schmittuz Garden’sBob JohnsLuc Ice, Inc.King Industries, Inc.Buhrow’s Inc.B.W.B. Heating and Air-Brad BrownRoots Poultry Inc.
--------------------Memorial Unrestricted-------------------Don Stricker*M/M Bill BarbourCynthia BurroughsM/M Paul HoelzleM/M Kim KocherDebbie KoebelM/M Allan O’NealMarie ShermanM/M Criag WendtTami Yellstrom Rich*M/M Norman GabelSteve Beatty*Janet CelekM/M Dick CelekAlice Beatty*M/M John Brown Jr.Chuck Collins*Bill MisseyFred Beier*Bill MisseyPhyllis Stierwalt
Building Facility Appeal
Ms. Mary Catherine ArendM/M Theodore BintzM/M Eugene CourtneyMs. Catherine EberlyFremont Candy and Cigar, Inc.Mrs. Henrietta GabelM/M Anthony HaslingerMrs. Janet HazenMrs. Carol KellyM/M Jonathon KissaneMrs. Leona LaurerDr. and Mrs. Paul NagyMrs. Mildred NiesetM/M Stephen PollickM/M Raymond RellingerM/M Steve SzymanowskiM/M Donald WagnerMrs. Nathalie WalterMrs. Donna Jean WelsheimerIn Memory of Laura Beis M/M Robert Lalain
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Business ScholarshipsThe DepotTechniform IndustriesK.O.T., Inc.Root’s Poultry, Inc.
Gift of ServiceEagle 99 BroadcastingHoliday Inn
The Joe and AnnGottron EndowedScholarshipM/M Steve GottronM/M Vince SwintM/M Michael GottronM/M Jeff GottronM/M Joseph Gottron IIM/M Bryan Gottron
UndesignatedMrs. Barb SchmidtM/M Kenneth GabelM/M Robert GabelMr. James Gottron
Gibbs Equipment-Dave BurmeisterHarris Seed- Chris WareChris KiserGreis Seed FarmsTom KiserCharlie Darr-The Keilbasa ManWorld Fitness and TanningA.W. Automotive LLC-Alex WeichmanKim Industries, Inc.3-Day Repairs-Gary DavenportAnderson Farm Center-Loren and JohnLuther GibbsCroghan CarryoutKeith Stutzman
In Memory of the deceased members ofthe Class of 1962 Capt. and Mrs. Stephen KupkaIn Memory of Dr. Anthony Darr Mrs. Jeanne DarrIn Memory of Richard Frederick Mrs. Marilyn FrederickIn Memory of Ruth Gonya M/M David RuschIn Memory of Joseph and Helen Lauer M/M John LauerIn Memory of Lamar Stout Mrs. Louis StoutIn Memory Jim and Lois Weaver Mrs. Judith GivensIn Honor of Fr. Earl Loeffler Mrs. Rita Ann Nowakowski
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Little Streaks From the Stork
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Anniversaries
**Alexander Bradley, son of Katie (Bricker‘98) and Brad Heter (‘97)**Taylor Marie, daughter of Jamie (Beier ‘91)and Brad Young (‘88)**Kennedi Ruiz, daughter of Jennifer (Hepner‘97) and Kyle Kayden (‘97)**Isabella Rosa, daughter of Sandraand Aaron Pfeiffer (‘92)**Anna Lynne, daughter of Jill andRob Reineck (‘95)**Erin Lee, daughter of Arlene(Auxter ‘95) and Brad McCarty**Madison Elizabeth, daughter of MarkSzymanowski (‘00)
Weddings
**Ruth (Smith) Gonya (‘38)**Imelda (Wasserman) Reinbolt (‘38)**Alice (Rothgery) Beatty (‘44)**Paul “P.J.” Ross (‘45)**Jean Habermeier, wife of Don ‘45**Wesley Oglesbee, husband of Rose Mary ‘46**Rich Dickman (‘48)**Henry O’Neill (‘50)
25th Barb (Nieset ‘75) and Tom Kowaleski (‘75)25th Mary Jo (Kindred ‘79) and Tom Hammer (‘79)40th Marcia (Sevitts ‘59) and Jim Reardon (‘58)50th Rose (Mehling ‘52) and Gaylord Bowden (‘53)
Justin Fraley (‘02) is currently stationed atFort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska and en-during temperatures exceeding 60 degrees be-low zero. He has been in active duty for a littleover two years and has received deploymentorders for August 2005 after completing exten-sive training to prepare for the mission. HisBattalion is responsible for the reconnaissance,surveillance and target acquisition. Mike Chapman (‘00) graduated from Mi-ami University in Oxford, OH in August and iscurrently an Admission Counselor at the uni-versity. Aaron Gonya (‘00) graduated in Decem-ber 2004 from The Ohio State University witha bachelor of science degree in business admin-istration, specializing in transportation and lo-gistics. He is currently working for ODW Lo-gistics in Columbus. Mark Szymanowksi (‘00) was in Iraqtwice, but is currently at base as a Spc. with the82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg,North Carolina. Christina (Brickley ‘98) Rodriguez gradu-ated in December 2004 from Owens Commu-nity College Nursing School and will be work-ing at Toledo Hospital Cardiac ICU as a regis-tered nurse. Sandra (Heitzman ‘87) Martin lives inOxford, Michigan. She started up her ownscrapbooking business in October 2004 andworks part-time out of her house. Her websiteis www.YourTimelessScrapbook.com.
**Emma Claire, daughter of Aimee (Fultz‘97) and William Kidd**Justin Michael, son of Traci and KevinMcCabe (‘92)**Abigail Suzanne, daughter of Suzanne
(Militello ‘92) and Matthew Wilkins**Luke Michael, son of Karen (Shaw‘84) and Ed Waldo**Molly Rose, daughter of Vicki andJason Kupka (‘93)**Ralph Alexander, son of Lynette andAndrew Schade (‘93)
**Kole Scott, son of Lisa Hrynciw (‘99)and Keith Scott Mizen
**Gerald “Skip” Walby (‘50)**Dennis Gabel (‘53)**Mary (Rettig) Irish (‘63)**Steve Beatty (‘74)**Dolores Schade (Friend of SJCC)**Don Stricker (Friend of SJCC)**Phyllis (Meyer) Harding (Friend of SJCC)
Cheryl Babione (‘88) was awarded the2004 Dispatcher of the Year at the Findlay postof the Ohio State Highway Patrol. She joinedthe patrol in August, 2003. Matthew Faist (‘02) received his associateof applied science degree in the study ofecotourism and adventure travel from Hock-ing College. Kevin Good (‘97) was accepted into theOhio Peace Officer Training Academy. Out of300 applicants, he was one of 20 to be picked.After graduation from the academy in July,2005, he will be assigned as a wildlife officerin one of Ohio’s 88 counties. Ryan Good (‘95) has been appointed asnews editor for the Advertiser-Tribune in Tif-fin, OH after working for the paper for fouryears as a police and court reporter, govern-ment reporter and copy editor. He received hisbachelor degree in journalism from the Uni-versity of Toledo in 2000. Joanne (Schell ‘58) and Lt. Col. TomHoffert (‘57) were the first couple to jointlyreceive the Citizen of the Year Award from theSandusky County Chamber of Commerce inOhio at their annual awards banquet. They werehonored for their volunteerism. Jill Rhoad (‘03) is taking an Egyptian stud-ies course at The Ohio State University and thecourse ends with a 10-day trip to Egypt duringspring break. She’ll be touring the pryamidsand Mt. Sinai.
Sue Babione (‘59), executive director of theTerra College Foundation, was named the 2005Council for Resource Development Region Vdirector at the group’s national conference inWashington, D.C. She will oversee organiza-tional activities in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio and Ontario,Canada. Norb (‘59) and Sandy Widman (‘61)will be leaving Indonesia in June and will bemoving to Pakistan in the fall to teach for thenext two years. They can be reached by [email protected]/[email protected] Robert “Chud” Chudzinski (‘44), a WorldWar II Veteran, was awarded the DistinguishedFlying Cross at the annual Sandusky CountyVeterans Service Committee meeting. He waspresented the medal by U.S. Rep. Paul Gillmor,R-Old Fort. Enlisted at the age of 17, he servedas a tailgunner on a B24 long-range bomber.His outfit flew some of the longest missions ofany group at the time, some as long as 15 hours. Kathleen (Fisher) Kissane (‘70) alongwith her husband Jon, volunteered with ProjectHope for 30 days aboard the USNS hospitalship Mercy. They provided health care servicesto survivors of the tsunami in Indonesia.Kathleen served as a nurse and Jon served asdirector of operations. “Watching all thosemission movies during Lent at SJCC made mewant to help,” said Kathi.
**Christina Brickley (‘98) and Anthony Rodriguez**Melissa Herrig and Nathaniel Freeborn (‘89)**Jamie Reiter (‘95) and Donovan Kline**Monique McGilvray and Devin Pollick (‘98)**Lynn Schenden to Tom Kusmer (‘90)**Aimee Fultz (‘97) to William Kidd**Meghan McCabe (‘96) and Bobby Rich (‘85)**Laura (Bisnette) Druckenmiller (‘82) and Terrance Gonya (‘82)**Jill Drake and Bill Dirlam (‘96)
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Keep these people in your prayersFor all service men and womenAaron Autullo (‘01), Pete Bush (‘02),Justin Fraley (‘02), Jerry Freeh (01)Joe Gooslin (‘02), Adam Jenkins (‘99)Nathan Jenkins (‘04), Brian Lenhart (‘00),Tony Lenhart (‘99), Tyson Root (‘94), BillSmith (‘97), Mark Szymanowski (‘00),Kevin Wagner (‘97), Douglas Young (‘87)
**We would like to start listing names of ouralumni and friends that are in the service.Please send in their names for our nextissues.
Each week at the school Mass we pray forthose who might be suffering and we askthat you let us know about anyone who is inneed of our prayers.
Hilda (Lochotzki) McKinney (64), whois receiving treatment for breast cancer.Address: 4243 Spurlock Creek, Prestonsburg,KY 41653 Joanne Chudzinski (wife of Vincent ‘42),who is ill with respiratory problems. Address:616 S. Taft Ave., Fremont, OH 43420 Phyllis Bruggeman (wife of ArtBruggeman ‘45) She has COPD (chronic ob-structive pulmonary disease. Address: 9014E. Berkshire Circle, Tucson, AZ 85710 Jeanne (Rich) Snyder (‘43) as she recov-ers from a broken neck. Address: 916 CourtSt., Fremont, OH 43420 Sam Picciuto (father of SJCC alumni Joeand Nick Picciuto), as he goes through cancertreatments. Address: 1532 Greenfield Ct., Fre-mont, OH 43420
Four Seniors earn Eagle Scout
Four SJCC seniors earned the highestrank in scouting, the Eagle Scout rank. A Scout must earn 21 merit badges, 12of which are set by the national office, andnine of individual choosing. They mustfind a project that benefits his community,his church, or his sponsoring body.
Kevin Celek (son of Kathy Beatty ‘68 andDick Celek ‘68)
Jake Hay (son of Barb and Mike Hay)*will receive his when his father returnsfrom Iraq
David Hill (son of RoseMarie Hill)
Brian Setzler (son of Josie and DennySetzler)
Major DougYoung SJCCClass of 1987U.S. Air Force
G r e e t i n g sSJCC Alumni,family andfriends! I am hon-ored to have beenasked to contrib-ute to “The Voice”newsletter. Myhope is that it willbe worth yourwhile. Let me give you my thoughts on why Ithink a Catholic education is of such high valueand worth our support.
I think so many students take for grantedwhat they experience as it is happening, andthen later, many find an appreciation. I knowthat has happened to me. What a blessing itwas last year to visit SJCC to see and talk withfaculty and students, especially some of myformer teachers. They are there “fighting thegood fight” daily in providing a quality educa-tion for our young men and women. I am thank-ful to have had the role models I did as a stu-dent. They made an impact in my life, whichhelped me prepare for military service andadulthood. I now have a deeper appreciationfor what the entire faculty did to help us re-
ceive an education filled with faith-building ex-periences. I think we learn best through expe-rience, and also by the example of others. Letme recall three traditions that made an impacton me. Perhaps you can relate to some of them:1. Prayer in our Roman Catholic Schools:We would start the day out with prayer asa school, led vocally over the PA system by theassistant principal. This was also done some-times individually before class periods. Prayerin our schools is a very good thing. Let us con-tinue that tradition because we can. This smallact establishes prayer as a prioritythat hopefully will “stick” with the studentsafter they graduate.2. Daily Mass: Now I know more about whywe went to Mass during the week. It is thepinnacle of our faith. In this “The Year of theEucharist,” there are so many blessings thatcome from going to Mass, especially during theweek. This Lent, I have tried to go at least onceduring the week. I feel this desire was foundedin my Catholic schools’ experiences. While Iwas deployed overseas this past year, the basechapel offered two Masses each day. What ablessing! A Bible verse that relates to my desertexperience is Psalm 71:3. It reads, “Be my rockand refuge, my secure stronghold; for you aremy rock and fortress.” Of all the places I havebeen stationed, no church I have been a mem-ber of, compares to Saint Joseph’s of Fremont.It is very easy for me to relate the church’s struc-ture to a fortress; a rock of faith.3. Visiting the Church/Blessed Sacrament: Iwill never forget how important it was for mycoaches to have our teams visit the church, be-fore and after sporting events. Often, we wouldpray the rosary as a team in front of our Lord in
the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, to give thanks,and to ask for strength and protection. Wewould pray in the locker room. It was not at allunusual to see the priest praying a rosary onthe sidelines at football games. These actionsspoke volumes. I will never forget Coach Ga-bel encouraging us to visit the church to prayon our own. That was during baseball season.I don’t think it was a coincidence that our teamhad a winning record, with much improvementthat year. During this past year, I had foundmyself visiting the Blessed Sacrament beforeand after many of the combat missions I flewin the Middle East. It’s no secret…prayer ispowerful and our God answers us. Pope JohnPaul II has said, “Let our adoration nevercease.”
The reason that SJCC is reaching the nextlevel of excellence is because of its “faith com-munity.” It is the faculty, of mentors and rolemodels, and all those behind the scenes to helpbring about the precious memories for our greatstudents. But more importantly, it is the SJCCfamily that supports this endeavor of excellencewith time, talent and treasure. I am very proudto be a part of this family.
Go Streaks!Doug Young
PS. Please pray for our troops overseas andespecially their families back home.
Doug was commissioned in 1991 andhas spent the last 13 years as a pilot. He iscurrently stationed at the USAF Academy, COas an instructor of physics. His wife isthe former Marie Beck of Plano, TX. Theyhave one daughter, Elyse, who is five.
Militaryman appreciates “faith-building” education
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Wrestling sends ten to District, two to State
Swimming team sends four to District
The Lady Streaks ended the regular season withan impressive 58-42 win over Tiffin Calvert at SJCCbefore a standing room only crowd. With the vic-tory, the Lady Streaksbecame co-championsof the Midland AthleticLeague, sharing the titlewith New Riegel. Two weeks later theStreaks avenged theironly loss to New Riegelin the district champion-ship. In a hard foughtgame the Streaks pre-vailed 41-39 and cap-tured their third districttitle in a row. it was likedeja vu for the Streaksand the Blue Jackets.The Streaks had lost toNew Riegel three yearsin a row during the regu-lar season and comeback to beat New Rie-gel three straight times in the district finals. Coach Gary Geller said, “We faced the New Rie-gel girls three years in a row and each game has beenexciting. We have been very fortunate to win allthree games.” Facing another MAL foe in the regionals, thestreaks’ dream of going to state was ended asHopewell-Loudon pulled of a 66-63 double over-time upset. Becky Babione scored 30 points and 18rebounds, but wasn’t satisfied, “I’m disappointed thatwe couldn’t take the next step, but I’m proud of whatthis senior class accomplished in our career,” saidBabione. The Streaks finished the season 22-2, which tiedthe 1989 girls team for most wins in a season. In theMAL Babione was named Tri-Player of the Year.Katy Hasselbach also made first team, Brittney Lucwas named second team, and Mandy Hensley washonorable mention. In the District Six Coaches’ poll,Babione was Co-Player of the Year, Hasselbach wassecond team and Luc honorable mention. The As-sociated Press named Babione first team All-North-west Ohio and third team All-State. Hasselbach wasalso named to the third team All-Northwest Ohio.Sauber and Hasselbach also received Gold Certifi-cate for scholar athletes from the OHSBCA. CoachGeller was named Coach of the Year in the MAL, inDistrict Six, and was Co-Coach of the Year in theAP’s Northwest Ohio Poll. In the last game of her career, Babione brokeCindy (Oprie ‘85) Gillmor’s record for most careerpoints. Gillmor, set her record of 1,287 points in1985. Babione finished her career with 1,311 points.Babione will be playing in the Ohio High SchoolBasketball Coaches Association North/South All-Star game, April 10 at Capital University and CoachGeller will also be one of the coaches of the NorthSquad. The future also looks bright for the Lady Streaksas the JV team finished 19-0 and the freshmen alsofinished undefeated at 12-0. For the season the threeteams combined for a 53-2 record.
Girls basketball hassteller season The SJCC wrestling team wrapped up its sea-
son this year by sending two wrestlers, A.J. Colemanand Jeremy Foos, to the state competition. “I owe alot to the other wrestlers for pushing mehard at practices so that I could do better,” said Foos“also the coaches because they run hard practices. Iwouldn’t have made it to State if it wasn’t for all ofthem.” This exceptional ending was only the final chap-ter in what turned out to be an extraordinary season. In the Lima Invitational Tournament, the teamfinished fifth overall out of 28 teams and placed sec-ond out of 17 teams in the small schools division atthe Catholic Invitational Tournament. At the MAL tournament, Alex Estrada andColeman finished first, and the team finished third.Coleman was named most outstanding wrestler.
In a year that was supposed to be a “rebuilding”season, the boys basketball team performed aboveeveryone’s expectations. They finished the regularseason 12-8 (6-4 MAL) with 5 losses of six pointsor less. But in the tournament, the team came together toadvance to the regional semifinals for just the sec-ond time under Coach Mike Gabel. They defeatedSandusky St. Mary’s 55-53 on Brad Gabel’s basketwith 3 seconds remaining. At districts, they defeatedLucas 48-47 in overtime and avenged an early-sea-son loss to Mansfield St. Pete with a 61-52 victoryin the title game. It was another defensive “gem”that this team became known for, as a trio of playerscombined to shut down St. Pete’s All-Ohio guardBrandon Speck. SJCC held Speck to 20% shootingon the night with a rugged, in-your-face defense.
The magical run came to a halt at the regionals inColumbus as the team fell to South Webster 54-46to end the season at 15-9. The Jeeps outscored theSJCC 16-6 in the final quarter of play to seal theloss for the Streaks. Senior post player David Rice was a dominatingforce throughout the season. Rice averaged 17.5points and 7.9 rebounds per game to lead the Streaks. “I thought my team was a major part of how goodI did this season. They did a great job of giving methe ball when I was open,” said Rice. Rice was named 1st Team MAL, 1st Team AllDistrict Six, and Honorable Mention All NorthwestOhio. Brad Gabel earned 2nd Team MAL honorsafter averaging 8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists,and shooting 61% on the season.
The SJCC swim team “streaked” through anawesome third season! The team, consisting ofseven boys and six girls, increased their level ofswim and were very competitive this season. Allswimmers, by season’s end, improved timesswimming their personal best in all their events. Coach Liz Pietrykowski “was veryimpressed with each swimmers’ personalcommitment this year.” “Swimming is ahighly technical and disciplined sport, andeach swimmer displayed their commitmenteach day at practice. I am very proud of allof them as they achieved their goals for theseason,” said Pietrykowski. SJCC was represented at the DistrictChampionship for the second consecutiveyear. The boys’ medley relay team ofsophomore Nick Swint (back stroke),seniors Brian Setzler (breast stroke), BillyPietrykowski (butterly), and Kevin Celek(free-style) qualified for the 2005 DistrictChampionships. They swam with a time of1:50.38. Pietrykowski qualified in theindividual medley with a district time of2:12.89 and butterfly with a district time of59.63. Swint qualified in the butterfly with
a district time of 58.69. Celek said he was veryproud to represent SJCC at the District meet. “I’ve been swimming since I was seven, so itwas a good experience to be a part of a highschool team doing something I really enjoy,” saidBilly Pietrykowski
They capped the season off with a strong show-ing in the sectional competition by sending ten wres-tlers to district; sophomores Matt Franks, TobyHessick; juniors Juni Arreola, Estrada, Curtis Ochs,Jake Wasserman; seniors, Coleman, Foos, QuinnPrice and Rick Wasserman. Prior to this season, 2003 SJCC graduate, RobbieLeJeune, held the wrestling team’s record for mostcareer wins at 126. However, at the Catholic Invita-tional Tournament this year, Coleman reached num-ber 127 with a technical fall victory in the semifi-nals. Despite the buzz created by Coleman’s record,this season was truly about the accomplishments ofthe team as a whole. They worked diligently togetherall season and as a result of their dedication, theywere able to produce a memorable year.
District Swim Qualifiersleft to right: Nick Swint, Kevin Celek, Brian Setzler, BillyPietrykowski
Babione breaks school’srecord with 1,311 pts.
Boys’ basketball advances to Regional Semifinals
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Attention Membersof the
1962, 1963, and 1964Football Teams
Mark your calendars for this year’s2005 Homecoming events on:
Saturday, October 8, 2005
The Alumni and Friends Associationwill be honoring these teams for theirthree-year undefeated seasons going27-0, and three years of being the SBCChamps. The teams will be honored in the pa-rade, introduced before the football gameat the stadium, and invited to the Alumniand Friends Association HomecomingParty after the game. Class years for the football teams in-clude 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1967
The SJCC softball team is ready for action.Even though the team lost its two-year starter,Courtney Naufel, at catcher, coach Bill Borksays he is excited about the upcoming season.The team finished 3-7 in the MAL in 2004,but they have high expectations for this year. With veteran players Katy Hasselbach,Mandy Hensley, Alison Kusmer, Jamie Bork,Alyssa Dickman, and Megan Boukissen com-ing into their prime, coach Bork is optimistic.“It’s a tough schedule,” said Bork, “but we’re
Softball ready for another seasonBy Melissa Hoelzle
The SJCC track and field team had a solid sea-son last year, but head coaches Paul Grahl and Der-rick Denman are hoping to do even better. “Thegirls were strong last year and placed very well atthe invitationals of the schools our size. Fortunately,we have many veterans from last year and we aregoing to set a high standard,” said Grahl. The boys team will have a hard act to follow af-ter the graduation of shot-put and discus stand-out,A.J. Messina. “He was our leading scorer and he
Experience to power track teamBy Melissa Hoelzle
SJCC’s baseball team will have a target ontheir backs after their appearance at the statetournament last season. “It was certainly a verygood year,” said head coach Rick Barbour ofthe team’s 20-8 season, “It was one to remem-ber.” The team will suffer the loss of the six gradu-ates, but Barbour is confident in the reserveteam and believes that some of them will beable to step up the plate. The Streaks are fueledby pitching powerhouses Kevin Wammes andCory Miller with Wammes boasting 125strikeouts last season. Looking ahead, the teamhas their sights on the league title and possiblyanother run at state. Barbour knows that thisyear will include some adjustments, but he alsolooks forward to many more memories in the2005 season. Miller is also looking forward to the sea-son. “Last year was great, but we have to put itbehind us and focus on this year now. The MALis going to be very tough. We’re going to haveto work had to challenge for the title.”
Baseball team hopesfor a repeatBy Melissa Hoelzle
The SJCC tennis team is back on the court readyfor another season. The boys had a 5-10 season lastyear with big wins over Clyde, Norwalk St. Paul,and Tiffin Calvert. The team knows that this will bea challenging year with no senior players and a newcoach, Kelly Hrupcho and assistant coach, formerplayer Nick Wobser. Currently, they are scheduledto have 14 matches and two tournaments. "The boys are so much fun, I'm having the besttime. I'm nervous about the season, but we will beworking with the experienced Fremont Ross teamto improve," said Hrupcho. She is also looking for-ward to the learning process for both herself and theplayers. Junior standout George Hossler also has a posi-tive outlook on the season. "We have lots newcom-ers, including coach, but we all really like her," saidHossler. He is looking forward to the doubles tour-nament at Port Clinton on April 29 at 4:30. "It's beenrained out the last two years, but other players havetold me what a good tournament it is. We get to playlots of matches and play late into the night under thelights," Hossler said.
1st AnnualAlumni & Friends
Golf Scramble & PartyFriday, August 19, 2005
1:00 ShotgunSycamre Hills Golf Course
Get your 4-member team together.Be creative! You might want to get togethera group to represent your graduating class, ormaybe a special golf team, football team, etc.,or what about a group of “friends” to beatthose alumni! Have fun creating your team.
More information to come.
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The SJCC bowling team showed tremendous im-provement this year as it competed in the SBAC. The varsity boys were led with high averages byseniors Joe Auxter, 179 and Nick Baker, 171. Otherseniors were David Hill, R.Jay Finke, ZachSteinberger, and Jimmy Gruss. They finished outtheir season at 9-8. The JV boys were contendersfor their conference and ended their season at 7-4.
Bowling: Girls’ win conference title; boys have winning season
Game, Set, MatchBy Melissa Hoelzle
will be missed,” said Grahl, “but we have a lot ofthe same guys out this year and we hope that ourexperienced team will help us.” Senior BrendaGutschalk feels that the team is prepared due to theirhard work in the off season and hopes that this dedi-cation will bring them success. Both the girls and the boys teams are looking for-ward to a good conference tournament and with thehard work the team has been putting in during theoff-season, they have every reason to be hopeful.
The varsity girls won their conference title andended the season 14-2. The top scorers were sopho-more Justine Rhoad (164), junior Shannon Colon(154) and sophomore Carly Picciuto (139). Rhoad was named first-team all conference andColon was named second-team all conference. Despite the fact that neither varsity team faredwell in the district tournament, coach Roger Rhoad
was still extremely proud of his bowlers. “This team has improved every year since it be-gan,” Rhoad said. “It’s been fun to watch them grow.” With several up-and-coming underclassmen onthe horizon for the boys and all of the girls’ teamreturning, the SJCC bowling team is showing nosigns of stopping.
going to work hard and we’re looking forwardto an exciting year as well as having the oppor-tunity to play at the new sports complex.” Senior co-captain Kusmer feels that the teamis looking forward to the season and is reallyexcited that there are enough players for a jun-ior varsity team. “A junior varsity team willreally help the program. We are all looking for-ward to a successful season.”
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