SS. PETER & PAUL

ALUMNI NEWSLETTER

April 2017 Issue

Reunion will be canceled this summer We regret to inform our alumni that our multi-class reunion, which was slated to take place this June will be canceled.

Our Advancement & Marketing Director Sarah Seweryniak will be expecting her first child with her husband early this

summer. Despite having “help wanted” in the parish bulletin, in the alumni newsletter and via the web, we were unable

to secure any volunteers that could help run the event.

Please stay tuned, we certainly look forward to having events happen in the near future. We just concluded a great

alumni event in February, our Buffalo Wild Wings Dine Out. Photos are included in this newsletter.

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Thank you for coming out to support the school at Buffalo Wild Wings!

Buffalo Wild Wings— $203 raised for school

We hope our alumni, school and parish families enjoyed their night out at Buffalo Wild

Wings on Feb. 11th. We greatly appreciate all of the support you showed! To top it off,

Buffalo beat Toronto 3-1 in hockey! We are excited to announced that we raised $203

for the school.

Alumni Spotlight Celebrating 2007 Graduate Samantha Maggio

In this edition we celebrate 2007 graduate, Samantha Maggio. She has had a

lot of professional and personal growth within the last year. We’d also like to

congratulate her on her recent engagement to fiancé’ Randy.

Q: Tell us a little about what path you took for your bachelors degree and master's...your schools and majors A: I went to Le Moyne College for my BS and Syracuse University for my MS. I completed an engineering program that allowed me to take engineering classes at Syracuse University while I was an undergraduate student at Le Moyne College. This allowed me to have automatic acceptance into SU's graduate program for chemical engineering, as well as to complete all of my engineering pre-requisites while doing my undergraduate studies. My BS is in Chemistry (with minors in Mathematics and Philosophy) and my MS is in Chemical Engineering.

Q: What is you current position and where are you presently working.?

A: I am currently working at Anoplate Corporation in Syracuse, NY as a Process Engineer. I interned at Anoplate in their lab during the summer before my last semester of graduate school. They then asked me to continue in the lab part time while I finished my Masters. Prior to my graduating, I was offered a Process Engineer position and began working the week after I graduated.

Q: How has your education at SSPP shaped who you are personally and professionally? A: My education at SSPP provided me a learning foundation. During my time at SSPP, I learned valuable study and organizational skills that I still employ in my career today. These skills are what helped me to excel in high school, undergraduate college, and graduate school. Specifically, Mrs. Sellar's and Mrs. Cole's classes stick out to me the most in helping to develop this valuable skill set. I also cannot forget my foundation in math skills (ever important to an engineer) that began when I was in 5th grade! I also think that SSPP forced me to step out of my comfort zone, assisting in my development of interpersonal skills which I currently exhibit in my networking skills. I remember Mrs. Pallante assigning us a project where I had to choose a career and interview someone currently in the field. I chose a network personality and interviewed Brian DeMay of Star 102.5. At the time, this was the most nerve-racking thing I had ever done. Looking back, it forced me to step outside of my comfort zone and helped me become the confident and well spoken person I am today.

Q: How has that also shaped what you wanted to study for college? A: As I said before, I learned that I loved math at SSPP. I specifically remember learning algebra in 8th grade with Mrs. Cole. The reason that I studied engineering was because math was always my favorite subject from the time I was in 5th grade.

Q: What are some values and lesson you felt your learned while here at SSPP? A: I learned to be a leader and team player at SSPP. I think this is a very valuable skill as I am able to step up and lead a project in my current job, but I am also cognizant of how I treat my team. A successful team stems from a successful and respectful leader. These are all skills that I learned at SSPP.

Q: What advice would you give for an eighth grader as they graduate from their final year at SSPP? A: My advice would be to take every opportunity that is offered. High school is a time for growth and learning. You won't know what you like (or what you excel at) if you don't take every opportunity to broaden your horizons and become a more well rounded person. Don't be afraid of failing- it's inevitable to know what you're good at! I would also suggest getting a part time job of some sort. High school is the most important time in your life to develop a good work ethic and what better way to do that than an actual job! Plus you'll make friends that last a life time (I still am in touch with people from my part time job when I was 15!). .

Q: What are your hopes for the future as you continue to flourish in your personal and professional life? A: My goals for the future include exceling in my current career and eventually going back to school for an MBA. I would like to one day move into a management position and an MBA would help me to achieve that. I am also engaged currently so I am looking forward to a happy and fulfilling life with my fiancé.

Know an Alumni (yourself included) that you’d like to see featured? Email: sseweryniak@sspphamburg.org.

SS. Peter & Paul Graduate featured in March Edition of WNY Catholic

Be sure to check out the March edition of WNY Catholic! There is a lovely article about our 2014 Graduate James

Lyon and the great work his doing with his rosaries! Great job, James! We're so proud of you!

https://www.wnycatholic.org/documents/March2017.pdf

What’s happening in school today ….

Catholic Schools Week

We had so many fun activities going on during Catholic Schools Week! Below are a few snap shots

from Pajama Day, our school service project and the 8th Grade vs Faculty Volleyball Game!

An amazing and successful Art Show!

We had a refreshment area for our students and families.

They got to make their own edible works of art with our

cookie station!

Sr. Carol Cimino, Superintendent of Catholic School, stopped in

to visit during the art show. As you can see from her expression

when she walked in, she was so amazed by the talent of our

students.

SS. Peter & Paul Alumni Newsletter

68 E. Main St ., Hamburg NY 14075 • 716.649.7030 • www.sspphamburg.org

Editor: Sar ah Sew er y n i ak , A d v an c em en t & Mar k et i n g Di r ec t o r

Next Publ icat ion: J u l y 2017 Deadline : June 1st

Send pictures/announcements to : sseweryniak@sspphamburg.org

Catholic Charities Carnival

Thank you, Fr. John Adams

We recently said goodbye to our Parochial Vicar Fr. John Adams, who has been assigned to Christ the Kind Seminary. We’d

like to thank him for all he has done for SS. Peter & Paul. God bless you, Fr. John! He will be filling in as a transitional role at

St. Maximilian Kolbe parish for three to four months. Address: 18 West Main Street, P.O. Box 278, Corfu, NY 14036/Phone:

585-599-4833. Once, we concludes his transitional role, he will be having a long-term assignment at Christ the King Seminary,

beginning in late summer 2017. Address: 711 Knox Road, P.O. Box 607, East Aurora, NY 14052/ Phone: 716-652-8900.

Please join us for an elegant

evening of dinner, drinks,

dancing and great auction

items!

Tickets now on sale for $75 per

person which includes hors

d’ouvouers, sit down dinner,

beer, wine and mint juleps! (cash bar available for mixed drinks)

Auction and Dinner Ticket Request Form Saturday, April 29th

Ticket Request Deadline: April 7th

Name:

Address:

Phone:

Email:

Number of Tickets ($75 Per Person):

TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $

Names attending:

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2.

3.

4.

If you would like to be seated with specific attendees, please indicate their names below: (tables of

10)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Please notify us of any special dietary needs:

Payment must be submitted to the school office with this request form in order to be

processed.

Attn: Megan Insera

Please make checks payable to: SSPP Parents Guild

Help support the Saints Peter & Paul, a Community School 2017 Auction!

We are looking for donations of new items for our live and silent auction

Our wish list includes:

GIFT CARDS (ex. Tim Hortons, Spot, Comfort Zone, local restaurants, Amazon, Tops, Southwest Airlines,

Disney)

SMALL APPLIANCES (ex. electric pressure cooker, toaster, waffle iron, blender, hand mixer)

BASKETS

(ex. Lottery tree, summer fun, children’s crafts, sports, golf, grilling, picnic items, movie night, baking)

KINDLE

ECHO OR ECHO DOT

JEWELRY

(ex. Alex and Ani)

SPORTING EVENT TICKETS

SPA GIFT CARDS

LOTTERY TICKETS

BOARD GAMES

Items can be dropped off under the tree in the back of church or at the school office.

Each and every donation is greatly appreciated and will help us strive to reach our goal!

We look forward to including you in the success of our students!

Questions? Contact Leslie @ 228-0131

SS. Peter &

Paul Catholic

Schools Night Friday, May 5th at 7:05 p.m.

Coca Cola Field

Bisons vs. Lehigh Valley

Iron Pigs

The Diocese of Buffalo is hosting Catholic

Schools night! School families and alumni

are welcome!

This year we will be having a specific section dedicated to our

school. Section 119 is reserved for SSPP.

Tickets are $5.75 with a free hot dog & soda voucher.

There is a limited amount of tickets available, so purchase

soon!

Visit the following link to purchase tickets and a hot dog and

soda voucher:

ht t p : / /pur chas e .t i cket s . com/buy/T icket P ur chas e?

pid=8380299&agency=BISONS_B2B13

If someone in your group is ordering game tickets only, they

can select Print At Home (print on a sheet of paper from their

computer) or Will Call (pick up at the box office under their

name) to receive their tickets.

If you add on the hot dog & soda concession voucher, you will need to pick everything up at Will

Call. Please note that the tickets must be purchased on a computer and not a mobile device in order to

view the seating map and choose seats.