A MAGAZINE FOR ST. MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. WINTER 2010

INSIDE THIS EDITION

They Led During Challenging Times 6

Pirates of Distinction 10

125th Anniversary Gala 14

From the Chairman

Excellence can be obtained if you:...care more than others think is wise;...risk more thanothers think is safe;...dream more than others think is practical;...expect more than othersthink is possible. — Anonymous

The extraordinary people highlighted in this issue share in addition to their pastdedication to St. Mary’s High School an unwavering commitment to excellence. Weowe them a continued commitment.

The past two years have brought remarkable changes, all with the goal of attain-ing ever greater levels of excellence at SMHS. John McCord has stepped into thevocation of Principal during a difficult transition period, when he could haveremained more than content as a part-time teacher. Luckily for us, Mr. McCord caredmore than others thought was wise committing to excellence. Our Board of Directorsvoted to approve the recommendation of the Transition Committee to adopt andimplement the President-Principal model, risking more than many others thoughtwas safe, all in the pursuit of excellence. We appointed a visionary leader asPresident, one with boundless energy, contagious enthusiasm, and passion for St. Mary’s. More importantly, Deacon Dave Camous dreams more than others think is practical and believes in this as a path to excellence. Our faculty leads the way inour collective commitment to this goal by continuing to expect more than our stu-dents think is possible. Our students, in turn, recognize no academic limits. Taken as one, the foundation has been established for boundless success over the next 125 years.

SMHS has an enviable 16 to 1 student/ faculty ratio and a record of admission andscholarships to many top tier colleges. Indeed, 96% of our graduates go on to col-lege. Our 2009 graduates averaged over $60,000 per student in scholarships. We havesuch diverse successes as our first Rhodes Scholar, the captain of the Boston CollegeTrack and Field team, and the Editor of the Loyola University Newspaper. All of thishas been achieved while remaining an academic community modeled on the life andteachings of Jesus Christ. Excellence has been achieved; excellence will expand andthrive in the future. We will remain true to our vision and mission just as those princi-pals highlighted would have insisted upon. We have been able to limit our tuitionincrease next year to just 5%, keeping us $800 less per year than comparable privateschools. Our reputation as the best value in secondary education in all of Coloradohas been forged in steel.

Let us collectively continue to care, risk, dream, and expect more than anyonethinks is wise, safe, practical or possible. We owe continuing excellence to the memory of those who have dedicated themselves to St. Mary’s over the past 125years. The future of St. Mary’s has never appeared brighter. The leadership model has been adopted and the leader of that model will soon be seated, thus positioningus for unbridled future advancement.Thank you all for your continuing support and prayers.

Joe SlavoskiBoard Chair

Math department chair Doug James (left) visitswith Joe Slavoski and Steve Hadfield (right) atthe faculty and staff appreciation breakfasthosted by the board.

PRINCIPAL: John McCord

VICE PRINCIPAL: Dave Hyland

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: Mike Biondini ’66

DEAN OF STUDENTS: Dominic Luppino

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENTAND ALUMNI RELATIONS:Matt Walter

SMHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIRMANJoseph Slavoski

VICE CHAIRKy McCarty

SECRETARYRenee Adams

TREASURERLee Madden

ALUMNI COUNCIL PRESIDENTJeffrey Hines ’81

AT LARGE MEMBERSDon CloudSteve Hadfield Gordon HeuserGreg KrausTim Raskob ’81Todd ThomasRev. Mark Zacker

EDITORLois Chance

The Pirates’ Treasure Magazine is publishedthree times a year. Letters, comments, andarticle submissions are always welcome. The SMHS Development Office may be contacted by mail at 2501 East Yampa St.,Colorado Springs, CO 80909, by phone at 719-635-7540 ext. 13, or by email atmwalter@smhscs.org. Alumni notes and class notes may also be posted at the SMHSwebsite www.smhscs.org.

Corrections: In the Fall 2009 edition the pictureof Mary Pico Salazar and 1st LieutenantEdward Salazar was inadvertently place nextto Andres Pico’s class notes.

Father Greg Kelly has four siblings.

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In This Issue:We continue celebrating St. Mary’s125th anniversary in this issue, highlighting people who have led theschool during challenging times.

On Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Pirate Sports Update . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Those Who Have Led SMHS . . . . . .6

Introducing our New President . .10

Remembering Father Myers . . . . .11

Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

125th Anniversary Gala . . . . . . .14-15

SMHS WebsiteIt is easy to contact St. Mary’s HighSchool through the website. Just go towww.smhscs.org. Information and pic-tures for class notes may be posted by going to the alumni tab, which is in the upper right corner. Check outPirate sports and activities by browsingthe site. Don’t miss information about the 125th anniversary gala atwww.smhscs.org/gala!

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From the Pr incipal

Wow! St. Mary’s High School is 125 years old! As I try to contemplate thatfact, I am overwhelmed. The school was founded nine years after Coloradogained statehood and just 20 years after Abraham Lincoln was President andthe Civil War ended. I often think about the first principal. What were her prob-lems? Electricity—no, running water—no, indoor plumbing—no, automobilesand school busses—no, I am sure that the small group of Sisters were far moreconcerned about staying warm and providing food for themselves and the localcommunity. In spite of the hardships, they did a terrific job establishing LorettoAcademy, now St Mary’s High School, as a center of Catholic education inColorado Springs.

I also know that for 125 years St. Mary’s principals have worked hard to con-tinue the sisters’ great traditions and demonstrate to the youth of ColoradoSprings the great joy of being Catholic. One of the pleasures I have enjoyed inmy years at SMHS is wearing St Mary’s clothing and continually encounteringalums or their parents who are everywhere in Colorado Springs. We have aproud tradition, and each year St. Mary’s students and alums raise the bar ofexcellence higher.

Celebrating our 125th anniversary gives us a great opportunity to reflect onour very proud history and the people from all walks of life who made it possi-ble. We will do just that at our 125th Anniversary Gala on April 17, 2010, at theBroadmoor. If you have not registered to attend, I invite you to do so atwww.smhscs.org/gala. Jeannie Ahrens, an alum parent and former staff member,has completed a book about the school’s history, and it will be available for saleat the gala. She has researched for several years, and it will be a great additionto the histories of the Pikes Peak region. It’s heartening to see what an impor-tant role our school has played in the region’s development.

The 125 celebration is also the perfect time to begin planning the school’snext 125 years. I know as administrators we often get caught up with what’shappening today and don’t spend nearly enough time planning tomorrow. Butthat is changing with our move to the President/Principal model of governance.Planning for the future — what we will look like in ten years, twenty years —will be a major topic for the new administrators. I know it is difficult to do thisduring these hard economic times but, we must be ready to move as the econo-my improves. And it will improve.

My hope for the new administration and board is that we can continue thetraditions established by the Sisters of Loretto, providing an outstanding educa-tion, leading by example in our faith, and managing our resources in a highlyeffective manner. The future looks extremely bright. I pray that the second 125years will be filled with as many successes as the first.

In Christ,

John McCordPrincipal

John McCord and Bob Zecha ’42 taught together in St. Mary’s math department during the 1990’s.

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Perfect ly 800Seniors Amy Klopfenstein and

Will Wheeler scored a perfect 800 on the English portion of theScholastic Aptitude Test. Senior Matt Bucher scored a perfect 800 on the math portion.

Klopfenstein hasplayed on the SMHSsoftball and soccerteams all four years.She is co-editor of theschool paper and amember of NHS andNSHS. Last summershe interned at the Catholic Herald.Klopfenstein has not yet selected a college.

Wheeler is a mem-ber of the forensicsteam. He competes inextemporaneousspeaking, congression-al debate, and publicforum debate, andhopes to debate incollege. He is secretary of the seniorclass. Wheeler is considering a politi-cal science major, but has not yetdecided where he will attend college.

Bucher qualified for the state golftournament this year,and he is captain ofthe baseball team. Hehas been a studentambassador for fouryears, and he is treas-urer of the seniorclass. He has notdecided where he willattend college.

SNHS Members Wri t ing i sPubl i shed

Fiction or non-fiction essays byseniors Katie Raskob, MichelleSalazar-Lopez, Lily Donelson, JohnErnster, Mary Ward, AngelinaDichiera, and Teresa Reilly and juniorsMichelle Bailey, Megan Kangiser, andMatt Kloenne were published inAlbricias Magazine, the SpanishNational Honor Society publicationfor its 1,800 high school chapters.

Forens ics Members Qual i fyfor Nat ional Tour nament

Five St. Mary’s Forensics teammembers qualified for the NationalForensics Tournament which will beheld in Kansas City, Missouri. EthanWackerman ’10 and Will Wheeler ’10won first place and Cameron Hickert’12 and Rosie Wayne ’12 won secondplace in Public Forum Debate at theNational Qualifying Meet in Pueblo,so both debate teams will be going toNationals in June to represent theSouthern Colorado District. BrendanCamous ’11 earned a trip toNationals, too, by winning first place in Humor. For the second consecutive year the SMHS team won the Colorado Grande NFL District Championship. Capping theteam’s successful season, fifteen members qualified for the stateforensics tournament.

Fourteenth Successfu l BabyFood Dr ive

The St. Mary’s National HonorSociety baby food drive, which beganin 1996, collected over 7,000 jars ofbaby food this year for the LifeSupport Center. The Center distributesthe food to needy families. Since thebaby food drive’s inception, NHS hasgiven the Life Support Center morethan 80,000 jars of baby food.

NAHS Donates EasterBaskets for Seventh Year

The SMHS National Art HonorSociety is again assembling EasterBaskets that will be distributed tochildren through Partners InHousing. Since NAHS started thiscommunity service project in 2003,over 800 Easter Baskets filled withgoodies donated by the studentbody have been given to Partners In Housing clients.

On Campus

Klopfenstein ’10

Wheeler ’10

Bucher ’10

Forensics National Qualifiers: (from left)Coach Dave Camous, Will Wheeler, EthanWackerman, Brendan Camous, CameronHickert, Rosie Wayne, Assistant Coach RosieCamous look forward to going to Kansas Cityin June.

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Pi-Rats Add to Their RecordJuniors Renata Bucher and Peter Rottenborn, sophomore William Palma,

and freshman Stephen Murphy were finalists at the University of NorthernColorado’s annual math contest. Of the 1541 contestants, these four SMHScompetitors were among the 263 finalists.

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Sports

Winter Sports SummaryBOYS BASKETBALLSeason Record: 12-12 League Record: 9-5

Tri -Peaks League6th place

GIRLS BASKETBALLSeason Record: 21-3

League Record: 13-1 (Tri-Peaks East Champions)

Tri -Peaks League2nd Place

Regional Tournament1st Place

3A State Tournament 5th Place (Consolation Champions)

SWIMMINGSeason Record: 4-4

Independent League4th place

4A State 16th out of 49 teams

Individual State ResultsBrogan Barr ’12:100 Freesstyle: 7th place200 Freestyle: 14th place

Tenley Barr ’11:100 Breaststroke: 7th place200 Individual Medley: 13th place

Tenley Barr ’11, Brogan Barr ’10,Heather Black ’12 and MeghanHarder ’13 placed 12th in the 200Freestyle Relay and 16th in the 400Freestyle Relay

Senior S igns On With Vanderbi l tSenior Kara Slavoski (center) with from left Ed Latimer, athletic director, her parents Hope and Joe Slavoski and track coach Deb Hellman, signed a letter of intent to attendVanderbilt University. Slavoski has been a standout crosscountry and track athlete during her career at SMHS andholds the school sophomore and junior records for 5000meters in cross country. Slavoski has been selected to the All-League First track team three times and has been laudedas a Gazette Peak Performer three times in track and twotimes in cross country. A stress fracture cut short her crosscountry season last fall. At Vanderbilt she will run both crosscountry and track. Slavoski plans to major in pre-med or biomedical engineering.

Coach Mike Burkett '71 and the Lady Pirates basketball team earned a trip to the “elite eight.”

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Monsignor Wil l iam Kel ly In 1932 fresh from his ordination at St.Thomas Seminary, Father William Kellyarrived in Colorado Springs as an associ-ate priest and a member of St. Mary’sHigh School staff. It was the beginningof a twenty-eight year relationshipmarked by mutual respect and admira-tion. Father’s Kelly’s intellect, wit,musical talent, and wisdom left a lastingimpression on the students fortunate toattend SMHS during his tenure.

Two years after his arrival, whenMonsignor Kipp, the senior priest,appointed Father Kelly superintendentof schools, the country was in thedepths of a depression and war loomedon the horizon. But in this challengingtime, St. Mary’s students, all of whomFather Kelly knew by name, were nur-tured academically and spiritually ontheir journey towards adulthood.Except for yearly home visits,Monsignor Kipp left all school duties

to Father Kelly, who became a monsi-gnor in a few years.

“The times were difficult,” said BettyJo McCracken Ehn’42 of her years atSt. Mary’s, “but Monsignor Kelly keptus together with faith and hope. Hetook an interest in every student, espe-cially the ones who were shy or not themost popular. Serving them was his wayof serving God.”

“Ours was a close-knit class without anycliques,” remembers Bob Zecha ’42,“and Monsignor Kelly encouraged thatcaring attitude. If a few kids were introuble, we all took a share of theblame. He wanted us to look out foreach other.” Students who misbehavedwere required to serve a Saturday morn-ing detention, three hours of sittingquietly and listening to classical music.

Monsignor Kelly enjoyed a lifelongfriendship and partnership with thechief of police, IB “Dad” Bruce. If apoliceman caught a St. Mary’s studentdoing something wrong, Chief Brucecalled Monsignor Kelly to come get themiscreant. Monsignor Kelly would takethe offender to the nearby Village Innrestaurant, buy him a meal, and coun-sel him for as many hours as needed tohelp him see the error of his ways.

Bill Damast ’53 remembersMonsignor Kelly fondly. “He got me a date to the senior prom because I didn’t want to go. And he caught usplaying cards in the basement of thechurch while he was praying upstairs.”(Saturday morning detention)

Mickey Elliot ’63 has never forgottenMonsignor Kelly’s compassion whenhis father died in 1956 at a St. Mary’shockey game at the Broadmoor IceRink. “It was Monsignor Kelly who pro-vided comfort to my brother and me.With gentle words he told my brotherand me that Dad was in heaven and heand St. Mary’s would take care of us.And he did. I was eleven years old andmy brother Dick was twelve. Years later,Monsignor Kelly always asked me howmy mom was doing, and told me howproud he was to have known and workedwith my dad (Harry R. Elliott), andwhat fine boys we turned out to be.”

Monsignor Kelly was a talented musi-cian, and loved the performing arts. ForHarv ’52 and Marilyn ’52 WeberMorgan, and most SMHS students dur-ing Kelly’s tenure, the yearly operettaswere a lasting legacy. “Monsignor Kellywould make an annual ‘pilgrimage’ to

New York to observe the currentBroadway plays. He would then decidewhich one he wished to put on with hisfledgling thespians at St. Mary’s Highand commence to ‘direct’ us into a sem-blance of a decent performance,” HarvMorgan recalled.

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Throughout St. Mary’s 125 year history, it has been fortunate to have many outstanding leaders. In this issue we feature three who led during challenging times. Monsignor William Kelly came to St. Mary’s as a newlyordained priest when the country was in the depths of a depression. His twenty-eight year tenure spannedWorld War II, the Korean War, the country’s entrance into the atomic age, and the rock ‘n roll era. A man ofintegrity, wit, and wisdom, he left an indelible impression on the school and the students fortunate enough toknow him. Sister Aline Dalton, a strict disciplinarian, was principal as the country elected its first Catholic president and the hippie free-love culture swept the nation. She was one of the last Sisters of Loretto to be prin-cipal of St. Mary’s. Andrew Middlemist was at the helm as the faculty make-up changed from nuns and prieststo mostly lay teachers. He was also the steadying hand when the school became an independent Catholic schoolrather than a diocesan entity. His experience and assurance helped the school weather those rocky times. He wasalso on board when the school moved from its downtown location to its current campus and enrollment doubledfrom the school’s first days as an independent Catholic school.

They Led During Changing Times Feature

Monsignor Kelly was a talented musician andenjoyed accompanying his students when theyrehearsed for the school’s operettas.

“ H e w a s d i r e c t a n d s u g a r

c o a t e d n o t h i n g .”

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“Everyone was involved in theoperettas in some way—acting, dancingbuilding sets, or working backstage,”Bob Zecha explained, “and we per-formed at the Fine Arts Center. It was a highlight of the year.” MonsignorKelly directed, accompanied musicalnumbers on the piano, and relished the production.

Teresa Trujillo DeSousa ’56 has fondmemories of the operettas, too. “I waslucky enough to be a tango dancer inone production.” She also recalls thatMonsignor Kelly admonished freshmangirls that there were no Lana Turnershere; therefore, there would be nopullover sweaters.

Monsignor Kelly’s senior religion classlecture about the “birds and the bees”was legendary. He had no qualms abouttackling controversial subjects. “We sat silently, looking straight ahead,making no eye contact,” Bob Zechalaughed. “He was direct and sugar coated nothing.”

After World War II ended, MonsignorKelly guided the school through thechanging social landscape. He was thepublic face of St. Mary’s and affection-ately called the “Bishop of ColoradoSprings” before Colorado Springsbecame its own diocese. Plans for anaddition to the school that had beenscraped in 1941 because of the war wereresurrected as enrollment swelled to600. Of course, the cost had increased,and Julie Penrose, a close friend ofMonsignor Kelly who had already donat-ed $125,000 for the addition, donatedanother$125,000 so theproject could becompleted. Ona trip to Rome accompanied byMonsignorKelly, Mrs.Penrose alsopurchased sev-eral statuary forthe school, oneof which stillresides in St.Mary’s HighSchool foyertoday.

On June 5, 1960, withindays of Father Kipp’sdeath, MonsignorWilliam Kelly suffered aheart attack and died atage 54, devastating theschool and community.For nearly three decadesduring depression, war,and the beginning of theatomic age, Monsignor Kelly had beenthe heart and soul of St. Mary’s.

Sister Aline DaltonCelebrating a Life Well Lived By David Gorman ’64

As St. Mary’s High School celebrates it’s125th Anniversary year, it is important toreflect both on the institution itself aswell as the faculty and staff, both pastand present, who have been so instru-mental in the growth and success thatSt. Mary’s has enjoyed over these manyyears. It is these individuals who deserveto be honored for the important rolethey have played, and continue to play, in the lives of so many studentsand graduates.

One such individual is Sister AlineDalton, Principal of St. Mary’s HighSchool from 1959 to 1964. For those ofus who attended St. Mary’s duringthose years, Sister Aline represented apositive authority figure who was ableto be both strict and supportive at thesame time—an often difficult balance toachieve. Through her personal efforts,patience, sincere concern, and strongleadership, Sister Aline set a positivecourse for a decade of students whocould not possibly have immediatelyunderstood the impact that she wouldultimately have on their lives. I am oneof those students.

For the majority of my classmates,those years represented a critical timeof meaningful personal development,an affirmation of individual capabili-ties, and an opportunity to begin chart-ing the course they would follow for therest of their lives. In my case, I remem-ber just wanting to somehow getthrough to the end. For reasons which Iwould only fully comprehend muchlater, I entered that experience withvery low expectations of my own capa-

bilities and with no real direction onwhere I wanted to go or how I would get there.

In too many other situations, this lack of motivation and poor level ofachievement would have relegated meto that unspoken group of students who“just cannot be helped.” Fortunately forme and many other students, SisterAline would not give up. She was strictin her discipline, consistent in herapproach, and unwavering in the confi-dence she demonstrated in us. In truth,she had more confidence in us than wehad in ourselves.

Eddy Varrone ’64 recently related tome the time which Sister Aline spent“negotiating” chores for him to com-plete in order to resolve fines anddemerits which he had justifiablyreceived. “Sister Aline was a great inspi-ration to me during my senior year,”Eddy remembers. “She told me it was‘too late to start studying now,’ but thatI could still make something of my lifeif I would just apply myself to getting acollege degree. She recommended Istart out at a community college, whichI did. I was so appreciative for thosewords of encouragement.”

For Dick Pfalmer ’64 Sister Aline wasone of the people who helped form theperson he became. One of her lessonswas that “we are all equal, but not thesame.” In 2004 Pfalmer saw Sister Alinein Denver. He was surprised to learnthat sometimes he and his classmates

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When Sister Aline was principal, nuns were reevaluatingtheir role in the church and society. Soon after that manynuns chose to wear regular street clothes rather than traditional habits.

nging Times

Monsignor Kellyimbued the class hetaught with humor. He often brought aReader’s Digest to classand read the jokes tohis students.

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had done things that were so funny, shehad to go into her office and close thedoor so they wouldn’t see her laughing.Pfalmer spent his share of time speak-ing to Sister Aline in her office due toinfractions in class. He was surprised torealize she wasn’t as tall as he remem-bered her being when she was handingout punishments.

Today Sister Aline is retired and residesat the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx,KY. She recently celebrated her 70thJubilee as a Sister of Loretto. Duringthe celebration, which was heldDecember 8, 2009, Sister Aline renewedher vows before the entire communityand was watched over by several of herfamily members. I spoke with her fol-lowing that event and asked her abouther recollections of the years she spentat St. Mary’s.

Fortunately, she does not dwell on thechallenges that some of us created forher and the staff during those years.Instead she recalls her time at St.Mary’s as very important to her ownpersonal and spiritual development,and especially appreciates the leader-ship she and others received fromMonsignor Kelly during that time. Sherelated that the Monsignor assigned herthe responsibilities of Principal withoutletting her know he was about to do so.She recalls being “flabbergasted” by thenews and very appreciative of the confi-dence he placed in her.

Given the significant role that SisterAline played in so many lives, I think itis fair to say that we all owe her andMonsignor Kelly a debt of gratitude.

Andrew Middlemist When entering Principal AndyMiddlemist’s office, a visitor’s eyes weredrawn to the sign that hung behind hisdesk: Is it best for kids? That was AndyMiddlemist’s guiding tenet.

“His style was all about kids,” saidKristen Rigdon, former SMHS admis-sions director. “He didn’t just know students’ names, he talked with themabout what they were doing and whatwas of interest to them.” Middlemistwas usually in the halls as classeschanged, in the Cove during lunch, andat most athletic and school events. Heunderstood the pulse of the school.

Andrea Silva ’02, Middlemist’s grand-daughter, says that he still asks abouther classmates and enjoys news aboutthem. Middlemist’s daughter Sandi

Stockton ’80 confirms that he doesn’tforget students who left the halls of St.Mary’s long ago. “He remembers stu-dents from thirty years ago,” she said.

Middlemist was known for his quiet,calm demeanor. “[We students] learnedthat a quiet resolve is more effectivethan a tirade when dealing with theunruliness of life, regardless of theprovocation. That man could squelchthe loudest ruffian with a look, end thetensest of conflicts by wordlessly walk-ing into the center,” recalls JeanetteKelly White ’81.

SMHS teachers, including Rigdon andKathy Hanshew, knew they could counton Middlemist’s even temperament asthey dealt with problems large andsmall. “He was very supportive,”Hanshew said. “He was low key and didn’t get upset. And he was always willing to do whatever needed to bedone whether it was sweeping floors or driving a van.”

Middlemist’s ability to schedule classeswas almost mythical. Before computers,he did all the scheduling by hand. “Irecall walking into his office where hehad half-dozen eight-foot tables coveredwith over 1,000 note cards, each repre-senting one student and one class,” saidMark O’Donnell ’75. Middlemistpatiently arranged and rearranged cardsuntil every student was placed indesired classes and teachers’ scheduleswere filled, a process that took days tocomplete. Somehow he always managedto get kids into the classes they wanted.Even after the school acquired a com-puter system and scheduling software,Middlemist often did some hand sched-uling so a student could have a class thecomputer rejected. It always came backto that question: Is it best for this kid?

Middlemist’s humor and sense of play-fulness were also a part of his leader-ship. JoAnn Lickar ’79 fondly recallsgetting in trouble when she acceptedCoco Comer ’79’s dare to use hersquirt gun on a teacher walking downthe stairs. The teacher told her to go getMr. Middlemist. She explained to himwhat happened and they went back to

the classroom where she apologized.“As we walked back to the main build-ing through the breeze way, Mr. M gaveme a good squirting with my squirt gun.It was hilarious.”

When his granddaughter Andrea was atSMHS, Middlemist usually smiled asthey passed in the hallway and saidsomething silly to make her laugh. “Ihave only good memories of my grand-father as my principal.”

That Middlemist is a man of faith is evi-dent to all who know him. “The GoldStandard, he embodies the moral andethical lessons of Christian life by theway he lives them. As a result, we, thestudent body, learned to develop andaffirm our values via his example,”White explained. Middlemist, taughtthem to be respectful and open-mindedby treating them with respect and hon-oring their perspectives. His endlesshours of dedicated work for the schoolalso taught them to work hard and dedi-cate themselves to their education.

“Andy is a hardworking Christ-centeredman who led by example,” sciencedepartment chairman Hanshew said.“He was wonderful to work for.”Middlemist always felt that teachersdidn’t work for him but rather with him.It was a partnership to make the schoola good place for kids.

Rigdon concurred. “He was not just aschool principal, he was a Catholicschool principal. His faith was quietlyevident every day.”

Andy Middlemist held several roles atSt. Mary’s High School during his twen-ty-five year tenure—coach, businessmanager, teacher, athletic director,assistant principal and principal. Hismyriad contributions to St. Mary’sHigh School’s success are significant,but not always widely recognized.

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Four of Andy and Genia Middlemist’s children, Sandi,Steve, Scott, and Sean, graduated from St. Mary’s.Oldest daughter Shari graduated from Benet Hill.

“ T h a t m a n c o u l d s q u e l c h

t h e l o u d e s t r u f f i a n

w i t h a l o o k .”

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coach. However, he was destined to be the principal. Three times when aprincipal had to leave, he was tapped totake over. But he didn’t want the jobpermanently until he had his adminis-trative certificate, which he earned byattending summer school for four years.

Looking back he believes his motherfirst taught him how to be a principal.She was the only woman on the Antinitoschool board in southern Colorado. Atdinner she talked about the issues andproblems of the local school, which wasso poor that nuns were invited to teachthere. Young Andy absorbed muchknowledge he would use later.

After getting his business degree fromCU, Middlemist worked as an account-ant and manager in California until hismother persuaded him to return toAntinito to be the school’s businessmanager and basketball coach. Heworked there for ten years before heaccepted the job at St. Mary’s andmoved his family—wife Genia and fivechildren—to Colorado Springs.

Middlemist recalls his first years as theSMHS business manager working withthe nuns who ran the school. “My firstjob was making them understand theyhad to collect tuition so we had moneyto run the school. They didn’t want toturn any kid away. Fortunately, I hadworked with nuns in Antinito andunderstood how to deal with them.”

Middlemist served several stints asprincipal, between 1975 and 2000, each

with its own challenges.The first major changewas in the 1970s whenthe nuns, who had beenthe main teachers, leftand were replaced by layteachers. It was a cul-tural and fiscal shiftthat required under-standing and adjust-ment from students and parents.

Perhaps none of thechanges, however, wasmore difficult than thefirst years following theschool’s 1987 changefrom diocesan to inde-pendent school. Parentswere concerned about sta-bility when the new independent schoolwas formed. Middlemist phoned everyfamily to assure them, and nearly 150students made up the first independentstudent body. He was the glue that heldthe school together.

“Andy provided academic knowledgeand offered assistance in the arena ofpersonnel and staffing for theCommittee of Catholic SecondaryEducation,” O’Donnell said of thoseyears after 1987. “He put St. Mary’sHigh School ahead of personal goals.”Money was tight and the future unsureas the new board traveled the unfamil-iar road as a small independentCatholic school. Middlemist was asteadfast partner, serving in whatever

way the board needed. He and LeoSmentowski ’54 worked tirelessly with the board to keep the schoolafloat financially.

“I think my role at St. Mary’s over theyears was being a bridge between theold and the new,” Middlemist said.

In 1992 when the downtown buildingwas no longer available, Andy agreed to become principal once again andhelped the school make a smooth transition to its current home onYampa. Under his guidance, enrollmentgrew, the school became more finan-cially stable, a new chapel, classrooms,Cove, and gymnasium were added to the Yampa campus as enrollment grewto over 300.

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Two stalwart St. Mary’s High School supporters, Leo Smentowski ’54 and Tom Kelly, passed away lastmonth. Much of school’s success today can be traced backed to the expertise and leadership these two menprovided the school.

Leo Smentowski ’54 exemplified the spirit of St. Mary’s High School that sustained the school through difficulttimes. When the diocese announced that St. Mary’s High School would close, Leo was one of the people whorefused to let that happen. As an alum and a parent of alums, he was passionate about keeping St. Mary’s HighSchool open so that future generations of young people could benefit from a strong education in a spiritual environment. He, along with Dr. Bill Ciccone, John ‘71 and Mark O’Donnell ‘73, Walter Paul, Dr. Al Ernster, JackJohnston, Sister Valerie Usinger, and countless other parents, alumni, and friends of the school, worked tirelesslyto lay the groundwork necessary to keep SMHS open and upon which SMHS has continued to grow.

Tom Kelly, along with Leo and others, was an instrumental part of St. Mary’s High School’s transition from aDiocesan school to an independent Catholic school. Kelly served on the school board and was president of the St. Mary’s Catholic Education Foundation board where his financial expertise and generous support were vital to ensuring the school’s survival. Quiet, unassuming, and behind-the-scenes, Kelly was not one for the spotlight,but he did gracefully allow the school to recognize his tremendous contributions to St. Mary’s and the greaterCatholic community by accepting the Marian Award in 2009. In his acceptance speech, Tom encouraged all inattendance to have the courage to make the tough choices in life that lead to Christ.

Andy Middlemist led St. Mary’s High School into the comput-er age and established the school’s first computer lab.

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The new president of St. Mary’s High School brings tothe job knowledge of the school from several vantagepoints. Dave Camous is a St. Mary’s parent, the coach ofthe school’s successful forensics team, a Deacon of theDiocese of Colorado Springs, and a former board member.

Camous, who has a degree in BusinessAdministration with a concentration inManagementInformation Systems,has had a variedcareer. For sixteenyears at HewlettPackard he developedsoftware for theirinternational develop-ment and internaluse. As a consultantfor The DisneyCompany he workedwith their Imagineerprogram, and at DellComputers he devel-oped employee train-ing programs.

In 2003 Camouswas ordained as aCatholic deacon andhas served as the

parish director of Our Lady of the Pines Church in BlackForest since shortly after his ordination. He believes eachof these positions has given him experience that will helphim in his new job as president of SMHS.

“I bring with me to my new role the same things I havebrought to each of my jobs and ministries: passion, creativi-ty, and a desire for excellence. I realized in my early 30s thatmy career needed to be about more than collecting a pay-check. So, I have intentionally sought out opportunitiesthat allowed me to serve what I feel is my life’s mission — tohelp people and organizations achieve their greatest poten-tial,” Camous explained.

Steve Hadfield, board member and chairman of thesearch committee thinks Camous will be an outstandingpresident. “He brings an exceptional dedication to theschool and the Catholic faith, combined with a wonderfulenthusiasm and energy which will surely lift the school toeven higher levels of achievement,” Hadfield told theCatholic Herald.

Camous plans to continue as the St. Mary’s forensicscoach and will continue to rely heavily on his two assistantcoaches, Rick Champion and his wife Rosie.

Camous and his wife Rosie, who works for the Dioceseof Colorado Springs at the Catholic Pastoral Center, andare the parents of Danielle, ’09, a freshman at theUniversity of Colorado in Boulder, and Brendan, ’11.

Camous will assume the duties of St. Mary’s presidenton July 1, 2010, after he ends his service to the diocese.

Camous Will Become SMHS President

Dave and Rosie Camous and their children Danielle and Brendan enjoyed a Disney Cruise to celebrateDanielle’s graduation.

“ H e b r i n g s … a w o n d e r f u l

e n t h u s i a s m a n d e n e r g y.”

— S t e v e H a d f i e l d , C h a i r o f

P r e s i d e n t S e a r c h C o m m i t t e e

SCHOOL LEADERS1885: Sr. Columba Gallavan1888: Mother Catherine Conner1902-1932: Msgr. Godfrey Raber, Dir., Supt.1902: Sr. Eustatia, Mother Superior1924: Sr. Fabe, Directress1926: Sr. Mary Gregory, Directress1930: Sr. Mary Gregory, Principal1932-1960: Msgr. William Kelly, Supt.1952: Sr. M. Dominica, Principal1954: Sr. Mary Charlene, Principal1959: Sr. Mary Aline Dalton, Principal1960-1969: Msgr. Hoffman, Supt.1965: Sr. Patrick Marie, Principal1969-1973: Fr. David Costello, Supt.1973: Fr. Edmund Olley, Principal and Supt.1975: Andrew Middlemist, Principal1978: Mr. Chambers, Director1979: Fr. Milton Adamson, Principal1984: Andrew Middlemist, Principal1985: Dr. William Wallisch, President

Andrew Middlemist, Principal1986: Steve Wesley, Principal1987: Pat Holligan, Principal1989: Tom Falgien, Principal1990: Sr. Clarissa Tenbrink, Principal1992: Andrew Middlemist, Principal2000: Patricia Beckert, Principal2008: John McCord, Principal2010: Deacon Dave Camous, President

He stood on the sidelines as thePirate football team gathered aroundhim for a pre-game prayer, and whenthey took the field, he stood near thebench cheering them on. He stoodbefore students, faculty, staff, andparents in St. Leo’s chapel at 7 a.m.offering mass and a story-filled homilycontaining a bit of wisdom for theday. He sat quietly in a school officeon reconciliation days hearing stu-dents’ confessions. He walked slowlythrough the school halls acknowledg-ing the greetings of a student bodythat loved him. He loved to quote G. K. Chesterton, whom he called “agifted writer of spiritual health andwisdom.” Father Rawley Myers madeSt. Mary’s a better place, and hisdeath left a hole in the heart of theschool. The following is a compilationof remembrances and tributes fromthroughout the SMHS community.

Matt Bloise, Father Myersgreat-nephew

Father Rawley Myers passed peace-fully the day before Thanksgiving, in asmall two-room apartment on KiowaStreet. Surrounded by liquor stores andseedy bars and dilapidated housing, itwas an inauspicious home for a priest,who surely could have found a welcomeroom in any house in the diocese, butthe simplicity and austerity of his tworooms suited him well. Holed away withhis books and religious leaflets and hisever-present thoughts of his faith, hewas perfectly insulated from the sordidworld outside his door. This livingarrangement, a small fortress of pietyawash in sin and suffering, was so verysimilar to how he saw the world and theplace for Jesus in it. I liked to think heenjoyed his neighborhood for exactlythat reason—it was a more honest rep-

resentation of the world as it really was,and it reminded him exactly why he wasstill in it.

I knew my great-uncle Rawl, theuncle of my mother, as an auxiliarygrandfather figure. My first memoryof him is when he took my siblingsand me a water park while my parentspresumably enjoyed a brief momentof sanity.

I would later come to know him asthe man who gave me and my cousinsa quarter for correctly answering ques-tions, such as who is buried in Grant’stomb. At my mother’s family gatheringshe was always sat on her plush bluesofa, a glass of Scotch nestled securelyin his hand. We all always spent at leasta few minutes with him, trying to coaxout hints about what he was up to. Ifwe were lucky, he told us about a newbook he was writing, or a program onCatholic TV that he had seen. He drovea beat-up two-door sedan, whichattracted its own unique smell that Ihave never encountered before orsince, and later traded it in for a newerbut equally humble model. The smelltransferred with him.

My older brother had the distinc-tion of being his sole employee as theenvelope-stuffer and label-putter-onerfor his monthly magazine Star. Whenthe job passed to me, I had the chanceto know Uncle Rawl better. I learnedthat he admired Abraham Lincoln,deplored most pop culture, and rel-

ished World War II history, and theworks of Willa Cather and FlanneryO’Connor.

Looking back, I’m most amazed atwhat he didn’t tell us—that he corre-sponded with William F. Buckley Jr.and Clarence Thomas, had written sev-eral unpublished novels scattered inhis office and apartment that I found later, or that he met and interviewedJohn F. Kennedy.

During the course of a genealogi-cal interview with him, I encounteredfirst-hand his gift for Irish stubborn-ness, not even able to discover afavorite color. I don’t think he consid-ered these things, precisely because hewas not interested in the superficial.They were a distraction from his largerconcern, which filled his life as it didhis cramped quarters on Kiowa Street.It is a rare man, even for a priest, whocan so singularly devote himself to onetask without interruption, or can saythat they hurt no one in their 85 yearsof life, but he was such a man. He washappy to be a simple believer, tryingto reflect a light in a lost world, and Idon’t think he could ever considerhimself to be anything else.

JoAnn Lickar ‘79When I was a freshman at St.

Mary's in 1976, Carol Barros and Idecided to attend Saturday eveningmass. We were wearing shorts and flip

Father Myers laced his sermons with interest-ing stories and shared his personal relation-ship with Jesus.

“ To k n o w C h r i s t i s a t h r i l l i n g a d v e n t u r e .” G . T. C h e s t e r s o n

“ H e w a s h a p p y t o b e

a s i mp l e b e l i e v e r.”

— M a t t B l o i s e

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flops, so we decided to sit in the lastrow at St. Mary's. Father Myers askedus to carry the host to the altar. Wewere absolutely shocked, and told him that we couldn’t do that dressedas we were. Father Myers told us hedidn’t care how we came to massdressed as long as we came. We weretickled pink, however, our mothersweren’t happy.

Elen Gorrel l ‘83When I attended SMHS, we had a

great hockey team mostly due to ourexchange students from Canada andSweden. They loved Father Myerspraying “Lord, please send us moreforeigners for our hockey team.” They still talk about it!

Terry Leeper ’88For as long as I can remember—

37 years—Father Myers was part ofthe Leeper family. My brother Markand I celebrated the Mass with him asaltar boys on countless Saturdaynights. He baptized Mark and Jon. Anuntold number of lunches at TheDepot were always a joy and never tobe missed. And he was always a stal-wart supporter of St. Mary's HighSchool and its students. There wasnever a day without his wit, warmth,and a story to share.

Star Magazine, a wonderfulmonthly publication he produced, cel-ebrated 33 years last month. His daysspent at Leeper's Litho working on itare legendary, and any customerwalking in the door could easily beforgiven (pun intended) for thinkinghim a member of our staff. Its thirty-three year longevity can only be cred-ited to his dedication and love of thewritten word. Each issue was an "all-hands" effort by the my family—dark-

room preparation, plates and press-work, folding, collating, stapling, trim-ming and boxing, and we are proudto have been part of it.

Before my father's death inOctober, Fr. Myers quipped that theBlessed Mother Mary needed Clint toprint her story. Unspoken was theknowledge that the Blessed Motherneeded Fr. Myers to tell her story. Andtell her story he did. Never has therebeen a man of God quite like Fr.Myers whose love of Mary and theSaints was reflected in everything hewrote or said. We are all truly richerfor having known him.

Bob Dolan, former SMHSTheology teacher

I had only been in Colorado aweek and was just starting to teachat St. Mary’s in 1996 when I first sawFather Myers at the annual St. Mary’spicnic. I thought, Who is this priestthat looks three years younger than God?

During the Mass he said, “I’msupposed to say a prayer here but I think there’s entirely too much pray-ing going on around here so I’mgonna talk about the Pirate footballteam.” Yes, Father had two loves inhis life: Jesus and Piratefootball. He was at everygame and rode on the buswith the team and theyloved his company.

Father and I had manyinteresting exchanges overthe years. I will say weagreed on almost nothingwhen it came to Theology.In fact he wrote an annualletter to the principal say-ing, “Tell Mr. Dolan to stopteaching about Moses andtalk to the students aboutJesus.” Father couldn’taccept that any subject wasbetter than Jesus, and wedid agree on that.

Father’s constant adviceto teen agers was turn offthe TV and their ipods andread about Jesus....the only

good music was Glenn Miller andBenny Goodman, anyway. Yes, it wasvery clear that the only thing thatreally mattered to him was Jesus. Ihave never met anyone as fiercely sin-gle minded in his devotion to theLord as Father Myers. He wrote anessay which was read at his funeralabout the day he would die. He saidthat what he looked forward to mostabout that day was that Jesus wouldsay his name and that no one elsecould ever say his name like Jesus.

At the end of every Mass he saidin St. Leo’s Chapel all the studentsand teachers would say “Thank youFather.” And so “Thank you,Father”....and thank you, Jesus, forgiving us Father Rawley Myers...asaint among us.

“ Fa t h e r h a d t w o l o v e s

i n h i s l i fe : J e s u s a n d

P i r a t e fo o t b a l l .”

— B o b D o l a n

Coach Bob Otto (left) could always count on Father Myers’prayers for the players and his presence on the sidelines.

Mark Leeper (left)and Terry Leeperwere faithful altarboys for FatherMyers at St. Mary’sSaturday eveningmass.

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Class Notes1940s-1960sBetty Jo McCracken Ehn ’42 lives in a retirement home in

Greeley, CO. She tutors high school students, stays intouch with Northern Colorado University organiza-tions, helps with the Guadeloupe group and CatholicCharities, and attends mass regularly at Our Lady ofPeace Church.

Kathleen Moss Munson ’62 and her husband Stan live inAtchison, Kansas. Kathleen teaches third grade atAtchison Catholic Elementary School and Stan is aretired banker. She plans to retire this spring andenjoy some traveling. They have four children andseven grandchildren. Kathleen still appreciates theeducation she received from the Loretta nuns at thedowntown St. Mary’s.

David J. Rocque ’68, who retired after 33 years withBrevard County Fire and Rescue, is now the FireRescue District Chief of emergency medical servicesand paramedics in Cocoa, Florida.

1970sKevin Beckwith ’72 and his wife Sandy live in Salt Lake

City, UT. They have four adult children and two grand-children. Kevin is the Campus Center Director at ParkUniversity, an extended campus located on Hill AFB.

Janet Reiser ’73 is running for Alaska State SenateRalph Hawkins ’75 lives in Oklahoma City and is four

years away from retiring from the Air Force. He staysin touch SMHS classmates from ’75 Nick Barrett, Mark

Ballard, Gilbert Souza, Dennis Giananngeli, Al Quintana,Rob Clagget, Pat Weber, and Cindy Deluke.

Darleen Kuhni Kroll ’77 lives in Highlands Ranch with herhusband Chuck and daughters Samantha, a CSU stu-dent who plays club field hockey, and Haley, aMountain Vista High School freshman, who is on thevarsity field hockey team. Darleen is a pharmaceuticalrepresentative for Pfizer, volunteers for SouthernHorizons, and recently built a house in Juaraz, Mexicowith St. Mark Parish.

1980sJeanette Kelly White ’81 and her husband Doug live in

Manhattan Beach, CA. She has two teenaged stepsons.Jeanette owns J’s Spot Tutoring, a tutoring/education-al consulting company. Her company’s name comesfrom her high school nickname Spot, which class-mates gave her because of her freckles. She decided toput an old embarrassing name to good use.

Debbie Williams Held ’83 lives in Monument and works for United Healthcare in the PhysicianContracting department. She and her husband havethree daughters.

Darrin Weis ’86 has moved back to Colorado Springs.Lisa Mayhew Davis ’87 and her husband Whit welcomed

a daughter Julia Anne on November 3, 2009.Patrick T. O’Rourke ’88 was named one of the seven

“lawyers of the year” by Law Week Colorado publica-tion.

Terry Leeper ’88 retired from the USN inMarch, 2009 after 20 years of servicein Naval Intelligence. He now worksas a Middle East intelligence analystfor The Garrett Group, Inc. support-ing the United States StrategicCommand at Offutt Air Force Base.He and his family live in Omaha.

1990sWendy Young ’92 has lived in Houston, TX since 2001.

She recently joined GE Water & Process Technologieswhich provides water treatment to industrial facilities.

Colleen Carroll Campbell ’92gave birth to twins JohnPatrick and MaryroseTherese on September 14,2009. She and her hus-band live in St. Louis,Missouri, where she con-tinues her work as an op-ed columnist for the St.Louis Post Dispatch and host of “Faith and Culture,” atelevision and radio show that airs internationally onEWTN, the world’s largest religious media network.

Anne Renninger Hund ’94 and her husband Andy wel-comed their third son Finnegan John on January 4,2010. He joins brothers Charlie and Henry.

Reana Robitaille Robbins ’98 lives in Denver where she is atechnical writer for the Colorado Housing andFinance Authority. She and her husband have a daugh-ter Sophie born June 11, 2009.

2000sKendra Negley Klein ’02 and her husband Joshua, a retail

manager, live in Colorado Springs. They have a three-year old daughter Theanna and a son Deklan bornAugust 12, 2009. Kendra is a bookkeeper atIndependent Records.

Andrea Silva ’02 lives in Denver and works for EastDenver Family to Family, a non-profit dedicated toproviding community support for families and pre-venting child abuse.

Rudi Molet ’04 is a second year special education teacherat Westside Middle School in Omaha, NE. She alsocoaches volleyball and girls basketball.

Molly Ross Pautzke ’04 and her husband Tyler have twosons, five-year old Nathan and Connor who was bornNovember 24, 2009.

Leighann Darneal Mertins ’04 and her husband Brett areboth teachers and coaches in Irvine, CA.

Charley Ryder ’04 lives in Phoenix, AZ, where he is ateacher in the Teach for America program.

Jacob Gelsinger ’06 lives in Colorado Springs. He attendsUCCS and is majoring in mechanical engineering. Healso works at Jack Quinn’s, an Irish Pub.

Casey Ritt ’07 has been selected as one of the ColgateUniversity volleyball team captains for the 2010 sea-son. For the second consecutive year she was namedan all-Patriot League honoree. Casey is a junior in Pre law with a major in political science.

Rachel Broerman ’07 was invited to try out for the USAWomen’s National Volleyball Team at the OlympicTraining Center

Matthew Gladin ’09 will leave for USA basic training inJuly after he graduates from tech school. He will be ina pararescue unit as a full EMT and paramedic.

Former FacultyPam and Tom Roanhaus both teach at Oaks Christian

School in California. Pam taught art at SMHS andTom taught business and coached basketball. Pam isteaching art and Tom is the middle school athleticdirector and varsity basketball coach. Their daughter isa sophomore at Oaks Christian and their son Darrickis in eighth grade.

Gretchen Thomas, former SMHS English teacher, retiredfrom District 20. She works at the Westie RescueCenter and volunteers at the Sacred Heart food pantry.Gretchen has also taken up watercolor painting. Sheand her husband have two daughters and two grand-children.

In MemoriamJames Alfred Kelly ’57 passed away January, 2010 in

Newport Beach, CA. He was known as “Killer Kelly”on the St. Mary’s basketball team. After graduation heserved four years in the USA 101st Airborne Division.He graduated from Colorado State University and wasa stockbroker in Vancouver, WA, and Newport Beach,CA, where he had his own television show Ask theOptions Expert.

Robert (Bob)William DeMasters ’50 passed away January,2010 in Colorado Springs. After graduation he attend-ed Colorado College. Bob retired from the US PostalService.

Joan Shields Jones Buco ’64 passed away October 30,2009.

Claudia Saunders ’66 passed away December 2, 2009.David Christopher White ‘65 passed away February 5,

2010 in Hawaii. He lived in Colorado Springs. In highschool he lettered in football and baseball. He graduat-ed from CSU and earned an MBA from DU. He was aConstruction Project Manager and a Navy veteran oftwo Vietnam tours.

Frank Flood, SMHS football coach during the late 1950spassed away February 23, 2010. He also coached foot-ball, track, and boxing at Colorado College. CoachFlood mentored coaches Chuck Herring and Ed Kintz, who started their coaching careers at St.Mary’s. He is the grandfather of Kendra Flood ’06and Katelyn Flood ’08.

From the Archives

Can anyone identify the acolytes in thisphoto from the 1949 dedication of the newelementary school building for St. Mary’s? If so, please send an email to alumni@smhscs.org with the information.

Reunions Weekend 2010 —July 9-11, 2010

Friday, July 9th

· Major Reunion Classes gather on their own in the evening (visit www.smshcs.org/reunions for details)

Saturday, July 10th

· 11am to 2pm: Family Picnic for all Alumniat the Grace Center

· Major Reunion Classes gather on their ownin the evening (visitwww.smhscs.org/reunions for details)

Sunday, July 11th

· 8:45am: Mass for all classes at theCathedral

· 10:30am to noon: Alumni Brunch at theschool for all Alumni, Alumni Parents andtheir families

Class of 1950 – 60th: need contactClass of 1955 – 55th: need contactClass of 1960 – 50th: contact Jeannie King

Turano at 516-804-0271 orjturano@optonline.net (NOTE: The datesfor the Class of 1960 reunion areSeptember 11-12, 2010)

Class of 1955 – 45th: need contactClass of 1970 – 40th: contact Betty Faricy

’70 at 719-576-2357 oreafarciy@faricy.com

Class of 1975 – 35th: need contactClass of 1980 – 30th: contact Brian

Murphy ’80 at 719-930-4147 or bjmanpac@aol.com

Class of 1985 – 25th: contact Tim Fogle ’85 at 719-339-8540 or timothyfogle@aol.com

Class of 1990 – 20th: contact LannyWhiteside Deroeck ’90 at 719-440-2697or lwhiteside@comcast.net

Class of 1995 – 15th: need contactClass of 2000 – 10th: need contactClass of 2005 – 5th: need contact

If you are interested in helping organize orbeing a contact for your class reunion, pleasecontact Director of Development and AlumniRelations Matt Walter at 719-635-7540, ext. 38or mwalter@smhscs.org. For more informa-tion or for Major Reunion Class details, visitwww.smhscs.org/reunions.

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St. Mary’s High Schoolcordially invites you to our

125thAnniversary Galaon

Saturday, April 17, 2010, 6pmat

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Dinner and DancingLive Entertainment

Silent and Live Auction

Honorary Gala ChairsChuck Murphy ’54 & John Suthers ’70

RSVP by March 31Evening attire/black tie optional

For more information or to register online, visit www.smhscs.org/gala

St. Mary’s High School gratefully acknowledges the following

underwriters for their support of this special 125th Anniversary celebration:

Gold:El Pomar Foundation

Silver:Diocese of Colorado Springs

Bronze:Catholic Charities of Colorado SpringsColorado Otolaryngology AssociatesNor’wood Development GroupPenrose-St. Francis Health ServicesPhil Long DealershipsSolubit, Inc.The Catholic Foundation of the Diocese

of Colorado SpringsThe Colorado Springs Flea MarketThe Faricy BoysThe St. Mary’s Catholic Education Foundation

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Save the Date!April 3 XV Annual Alumni Basketball ClassicApril 17 125th Anniversary GalaMay 23 Baccalaureate MassMay 24 GraduationMay 27 Last Day of School

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