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My last Heartbeat: from typewriter to Twitter

Angel Brunch an elegant send off to the Class of 2015

Academy of the Sacred Heart | Hardey Preparatory Volume 32 No. 3SUMMER, 2015

On my first day, on my first desk at Sacred Heart, there sat…a typewriter. Yes, in 1989 comput-

ers were expensive and rare, with only select areas in the school supplied with them. Luckily, the teacher tasked with technology took pity on my poor typing skills and got me one. My PC took up the whole desk, had a green screen and large floppy disks. And, I loved it. I was fresh off of 14 years at home raising four kids. Before that, I taught English and Journalism at Regina Do-minican HS. Though I had applied to teach in Sacred Heart’s high school, I ended up with the PR job….one that kept me abreast of the digital revolu-tion, and helped me eventually to keep up – kind of – with my children. They might argue this point. My office on the 3rd floor of the Driehaus Center (DC) was once the ser-vant’s quarters, then a bedroom for an RSCJ. Before the DC was the renovated beauty it is now, the resident RSCJ cat was noted for leaving mice as gifts, and

especially liked putting them under the front hall rug. One was always careful to avoid the lumps. Those days are long gone, since in 2006 Richard Driehaus, parent of two students, gave the Schools its largest gift ever–$1.5 million for the renovation of the corner mansion and for endowment. The excitement around that gift almost equaled the euphoria in 2000, when the TKE fraternity donated its frat house on Kenmore to the Schools to be demol-ished and turned into 22 new parking spots! I will always remember my first ever SHS party in “6200,” now the Driehaus Center. Parents had decorated it with hundreds of white roses and lit it entirely with candles. The candlelight was magical and hid the rough edges of the once magnificent mansion. It was my first taste of the generosity and amazing creativity of our parent body. That brings to mind the volunteer-intensive Antique Shows. For five years in the 90s, the gym was filled with

literally millions of dollars in antiques. It was a sight to behold. Even Oprah came personally to buy one year. After five years, the event outgrew the gym and moved to the Broadway Armory for five more years. When it was decided that a sit down dinner would be nice, it had a metamorphosis into the successful 12-year run of L’Esprit de Sacre Coeur. Speaking of parties, the Schools have thrown some great ones. From casual affairs like Big Dig, our 2003 kick-off parent party in hard hats and coveralls, to a rock-charged tent on the Finkl grounds in 2001 with the Doobie Brothers singing their special brand of Funky Dixieland, thanks to the McCluskys and Carluccis, parties have helped build community. I’ve spent the last 26 years in awe of the strong, brilliant women and men I’ve worked with: those long ago–Sr. Carol Campbell, Dan Flaherty, Janet Under-wood, Sr. Sally Brennan–and those still here. I am humbled by the generosity of our parent body and of our talented,

giving faculty and staff. Of what am I most proud? It would have to be our web-site. I created the first one in 1996, teaching myself a little coding along the way. We were one of the very first schools in the area to have a website. It was rather woeful by today’s standards, containing just 20 pages of facts about SHS. Now, our website has 556 pages! We also have 1000 followers on Face-book and 850 on Twitter. Whew.Of all the wonderful memories, snippets stand out.The year 1996 was unique in several ways. The A8 girls legitimately beat the H8 boys in the annual Valentine “Love Match” basketball game. (They have never won since.) That same year, the driver of a Chevy Cavalier veered off Sheridan Road and drove up our stair-case. Although she fled the scene after

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The 8th Grade Awards: ACADEMYFaith and Hope Award Margaret FlemingScholastic Achievement Award Genevieve KosciolekSocial Awareness Award Lauren RadomskiCommunity Life Award Alexandra GoodPersonal Growth Award Simran KatyalLarry Shelton Award Julia KinderDuchesne Award Christina TicasStuart Award Audrey RuhanaBarat Award, most outstanding in living the five Goals of Sacred Heart education: Nina Boyle

HARDEYFaith and Hope Award Christian SparksScholastic Achievement Award Mason WicklanderSocial Awareness Award Christian ColettaCourage and Compassion Award Mario CookCommunity Life Award Patrick Milito Personal Growth Award John Patti Larry Shelton Award Patrick Beale-DelVecchio Michael Youngblood Fulton Leadership Award Tivas GuptaHardey Award, to the student who has developed the character that typifies a Hardey graduate, based on the five Goals: Kenneth Larson

ATHLETIC AWARDSSportsmanship Award Mia Grahn, Robert CraigLeadership Award Anne Martinson, Jonas Sodini

by Diane Fallon, Communications Director, writer, photographer and editor of Heartbeat, retiring after 26 years

It is this sadness we feel today which reminds us that we were a part of something truly remark-able. Where else could we ring in the holidays by eating hot dogs and listening to a math teacher tell us Christmas puns?....Where else be sur-rounded by classmates and teachers who inspire us, challenge us and fill our days with laughter? Genevieve Kosciolek

To my classmates: Thank you for helping me become the person I am today…I truly believe, that with all the knowledge, goals and teaching we have learned these past years, I think that we can all make a difference in the world. Kenny LarsonThese words from the student com-mencement addresses at the graduation of the Academy and Hardey Preparatory

set the stage for the awarding of diplo-mas in the Campbell Building on June 5. The assembled faculty, staff and families celebrated the 79 graduates, who received their diplomas from Head of Schools Nat Wilburn and Middle School Head Stephen Puricelli. The graduates sang a heartfelt rendition of their class song, Count On Me

by Bruno Mars. The commencement concluded with a retrospective slide show of photos of each graduate, eliciting many “aahhs” and a few tears, organized by Matt Man-ley, Student Life Coordinator.

Class of 2015!

The 56th annual Angel Brunch, the culminating send-off for the Class of 2015, was held June 6 in the Grand Ballroom of

the Chicago Hilton on Michigan Avenue. The internationality of the Schools was evident as Hardey graduates processed in, carry-ing flags representing countries with Sacred Heart schools. Each graduate was presented an Alumni Passport, which guarantees them a welcome at Sacred Heart schools world wide. Keynote speaker Eric Simpson, a successful high school and college coach, who is currently the assistant coach of the Uni-versity of Illinois at Chicago women’s basketball team, gave the graduates a clinic on leadership. He regaled the crowd with hu-

morous stories of his days at Hardey, and credited his teachers for giving him the foundation for success. He gave a special shout out to Hardey teacher Mark Anderson, who was at the event, and to his mother, alsopresent, who he said “will let me know after the speech if the Hardey tuition was well spent!” see pg. 7 The crowd of more than 500 enjoyed dancing to the Stanley Paul Orchestra. The event was elegantly orchestrated by Angel Brunch Co-Chairs Katherine P. Benson, Kathleen M. Cherry, Eileen A. Murphy and Tracy S. Rhodes.

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Jesse Ajao and Diego Andrade prepare for the flag ceremony.

1 Push my button! The annual 3rd grade Wax museum fea-tures “life-like” statues of fa-mous Americans who spring to action at the touch of a button, relating their life stories. Lukas Nass portrays Crispus Attucks, an 18th century patriot who became an icon of the anti-slavery movement.

2 Glittering temple embodies world religions In March, SHS 7th graders embarked on a pil-grimage to the Baha’i Temple in Evanston. It was the culmi-nation of a year spent studying world religions, during which they visited four other worship spaces. The temple took 32 years to build, was completed in 1953 and is the only Baha’i Temple in the United States.

3 Pulitzer anyone? Academy and Hardey 1st grad-ers presented parents with a portfolio of original stories they penned at the annual Author’s Breakfast. Afterward, they en-joyed breakfast together. Kory and Brian Kozlowski congratu-late their daughter Isabella on her great work!

4 Parlez-vous français? The 7th grade girls in Louisa Johnson’s French class wrote and designed picture books in French, which they then read to the 3rd graders. They asked their eager audience ques-tions about the stories, which they had to answer in French, of course!

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The Heartbeat is published three times a year. Sacred Heart Schools 6250 N. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, IL 60660-1730 773-262-4446 www.shschicago.org sacred.heart@shschicago.org

Head of Schools: Nat Wilburn Editor: Diane Fallon Editorial Board: Jennifer Bozyk Meghan Donahue Kathleen Edwards Judy Corrin Alex Voigt Emily Lindberg Sally Sharp Sam Sinkhorn Jeremy Barrows Anne Martinson Diego Andrade

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Spring sports garner accolades

Spring has been a season of promise and performance for SHS sports. Hardey 7 won the volleyball league championship and five runners represented SHS at

the state track meet in May. Hardey 7 volleyball earned the Queen of Angels Volleyball League championship by defeat-ing St. Alphonsus in the championship game in two matches. They entered the tournament undefeated at 8-0, having won all their matches in just two games. In the quarterfinals they defeated Northside Catholic Academy.

According to coach and SHS parent Vicki Ginn, they saved their best for last. “They played almost flawless vol-leyball!” Andy Pronto also coached the team. In the Schools’ first trip to the IESA Track State Championships in Peoria, IL, Paige Hosbein A7 finished 2nd in the state in the 1600m run and followed that with a 6th place in the 800m race. Scotty Dean A6 finished 18th in the 1600m run as well as 4th among all 6th graders in the state. The 4x400m relay finished 21st in the state.

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Pen pals overnight at SHS!SHS 4th graders hosted their pen pals from the Sacred Heart school in Bloomfield Hills, MI—a tradition that goes back 40 years. They sleep in the SHS classrooms! Cath-erine Hubbard (l), Fiona Feeney (Bloomfield) and Morgan Benson connect at breakfast.

MS concert a feast for the sensesThe multi-media Middle School concert on May 14 featured each grade highlighting a subject area in song (Gr8: science, above), and a performance by the SHS Glee Club.

Faculty/8th grade match upJesse Ajao dribbles adroitly past Matt Man-ley, Athletics Coordinator, during the annual match up between the 8th graders and fac-ulty in basketball and volleyball.

KDG fetes moms for Mothers DayHarrison Knapp proudly presents his mother Cindy with a flower at the Kindergarten Mothers Day celebration.

The 8th graders got a small dose of what is it like to be homeless and on public aid when they received their

eviction notices from their lockers on May 4. The school had been sold to investors, who demanded they leave. To make matters worse, they had all just received pink slips. As part of a Catholic Social Teaching unit, each student had spent class time determining what the annual income would need to be to support a family of three as a single parent. They researched the cost of living in different neighborhoods, car leases and daycare to find the salary and type of job they would need. Then, they were laid off. Students scrambled to determine which was more cost effective: finding a minimum wage job or going on public aid. They went through a surly and frighteningly realistic process (with teachers playing “cranky bureaucrats”) to re-ceive aid, including a very real security guard who removed disruptive people from the “Public Aid Office” in room 201.

They were ultimately evicted from their lockers and had to carry the contents with them throughout the day. Many grumblings could be heard throughout the halls. This Poverty Project helped students to better dis-cern the difference between charity and social justice and gain a more comprehensive so-cial awareness. As Mia Grahn A8 noted, “We learned we shouldn’t pre-judge those who are less fortunate than we are.” Simran Katyal summed up the view of her classmates, “Experiencing the difficulties of poverty upfront made us realize we shouldn’t take things for granted.”

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Jack Hodson is not happy about being evicted from his locker.

Bella Muscarello A8 (l) and Zoe Tsokolas A8 at the qualifying meet

The Championship 7th grade team poses with coaches Vicki Ginnn and Andy Pronto.

Charlie Kost concentrates on a bump to Tommy Cleland during a 6th grade match.

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Aylette OlivaYears at Sacred Heart – 2 yearsArea of responsibility – Accountant.What are your specific duties in the Finance Office? I handle general finance operations, including verifying and re-cording revenue and reconciling and solving dis-crepancies. What strikes you as very different at SHS since you attended Sacred Heart Schools? The school is a lot larger and there are so many more students! Students learn to speak both Spanish and French. The advancement and opportunities with technology are incredible.Any other Sacred Heart connections? My sister gradu-ated from the high school. I grew up in – Chicago.Personal hero or heroine – Anyone with the ability to heal (doctors, veterinarians) is a hero in my eyes. Currently I’m – learning to knit - without much luck.My family says – that I can’t sit still.If I could do it all over – I would change nothing. Everything happens for a reason; things always fall into place.

Now I’m reading – The Outlander series by Diana Ga-baldon. I’m hooked!

I’d like to have dinner with – anyone who has a personal story to tell of living abroad, traveling and exploring different cultures.

Schooling – MBA from St. John’s University; Bachelor in Business Administration, Finance, from Loyola University Chicago.

In school I was known as – You would have to ask my friends. Maybe they would say fun and had awesome monkey bar skills.

Favorite “junk” food is – I can’t say no to pepperoni pizza!

I spend my “free” time – Running, biking, any outdoor activity.

Your proudest moment – Completing the Chicago mar-athon and meeting my fundraising goal for PAWS.

Favorite school memory – So many! Eighth grade was great; after so many years together we really got to know one another. It was sad to part ways after gradu-ation. All the field trips were great, and I especially enjoyed the Halloween parties in the gym with our families.

Communion, Confirmation and crownings...May in full bloom

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Heartbeat profiles two alumnae who now work at the Schools.

Spring sports garner accolades

The first week in May was filled with Goal One activi-ties. On May 2, Fr. Justin Daffron and Fr. Peter Otieno celebrated First Communion at St. Gertrude’s Church

with the SHS second graders. The sun shone on family and friends gathered to honor the 57 ladies and gentlemen receiv-ing the sacrament of Eucharist for the first time. Many of their non-Catholic classmates came to the ceremony to pray and join together in song. Each communicant’s banners hung on their pews, where rosaries and candleholders made in class and on retreat day sat in a gift bag waiting for them. Notes of support, their certificate and the watercolor angel painting each one made in class also awaited them. The next day, on May 3, 41 7th graders gathered at St. Gertrude to be confirmed by celebrant Bishop Alberto Rojas. This culminated a year of religious study. “Oh Mary, we crown thee with blossoms today…” While singing traditional songs in praise of Mary, Primary, Lower and Middle School students conducted separate May Crownings in the SHS chapel on May 6. Each featured floral offerings to Mary and reflections.

On Monday, May 17th, we arrived at Sacred Heart

at 4 am with excitement in the air. Everyone was

so awake and ready to go to the airport. The first

thing we did when we got off the plane was go to the Air

Force Memorial.

That was the first of many memorials throughout the

trip. Every memorial was different and special in its own

way. At the Jefferson Memorial, we relaxed by the water,

admiring the memorial. Ms. Pultz, one of our chaperones,

says of it, “I enjoyed looking out across the pond, and seeing

the backyard of the White House.”

The Holocaust Museum was really moving. It was

quiet and all the students were very respectful. It felt like

a sacred place. One of the most memorable exhibits was a

display of scriptures that the Nazis had burned.

Another day, we got a tour of the National Cathedral. It

was beautiful; the architecture and design was very detailed.

One of my favorite parts of the trip was Mt. Vernon, where

George Washington lived and was buried. It was 16 acres

of land and a functioning farm on the Potomac River. It felt

like we were in the woods, exploring nature.

Another day, we went to the White House. It was

cool to know that we have been in the same room as many

presidents before us and more importantly, Beyoncé! Many

students’ favorite memorial was the World War II Memorial.

It was a huge fountain that poured out water with pillars

dedicated to each state that fought in World War II. We went

right when the sun was setting, which made it even prettier.

This year, there were a couple of new activities in

the evening: bowling and attending a Nationals game. It w

fun being able to enjoy the game with my friends. All in all, it

was an enjoyable and memorable trip that I will remember for

the rest of my life. Thank you to all the teachers who made

this trip special–especially to Ms. Lowry, who organized the

whole thing and helped make it what it was.

KiDS CorNErWashington, DC trip creates memories for a lifetime

by Luke Grisko H8

Nanna, yiayia, papu...By any name, Sacred Heart wel-comed more than 300 grandparents of students in grades K through 3 on May 4 for Grandparents’ Visit. A bi-annual gathering, this memorable SHS tradi-tion gives students the opportunity to share a glimpse into their school day with beloved grandparents. And, made apparent by the abundance of hugs and smiles, grandparents couldn’t have been happier! The day began in the Campbell Building with musical performances from each grade, followed by poetry readings from student writers. Then, grand-parents navigated the halls to their grandchildren’s classrooms. Together, they read stories, solved puzzles and played games. Students excitedly showed off their hard work, leading their grandparents hand in hand to the various dioramas, drawings and stories that hung proudly on the walls of each classroom.

Grandparents Day a hit

For Grace Coan K, the only thing better than one grandma is two!

Kristin LagerquistYears at Sacred Heart – 14 Area of responsibility – Technology Integration Specialist K-Grade 5.What different positions have you held in the Schools? Alumnae/i Coordinator and MS Physical Education Teacher.How does being a SHS alum help in teaching at the Schools? Being an alum is a HUGE advantage. Attending Sheridan Road has really rooted me in my work with the students. I have a vested interest and feel very connected to the envi-ronment, the community and the core values of the school. Being an alum helps me relate to the students and provides me with in-depth insight into our traditions and “quirks” (the good things that separate us from other schools).I grew up in – Chicago, and my parents still own the same home in Andersonville.Personal hero or heroine – I admire people who are truly themselves, who never waver from who they are and can stand on their own two feet in any situation.Currently I’m – enjoying my new role at school, learning more than I could have ever dreamed possible. My family says I – am a hardworking, independent woman.If I could do it all over – There are many times that I said “I wish I…or I should have…” but everything does happen for a reason. I feel very lucky to have all that I do and to be right where I am this very moment.

Now I’m reading – Blogs, educational journals, Gone Girl, articles on fitness, crazy written essays by my children that need some good editing…

I’d like to have dinner with – my family. It is important for me to eat dinner with my boys every night, but I would love a dinner where my whole family could be together.

Schooling – BA, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA.

In school I was known as – “goody goody.” I really didn’t (and still don’t) like to be in trouble and I was the kid that always had their work done – on time if not early.

Favorite “junk” food is – pizza – Chicago style (but no meat), cake, any type of ‘ito (Dorito, Frito, Cheeto) and ice cream.

I spend my “free” time – Chasing after and/or coaching my three boys and their sports teams. When I am not playing with the kids I enjoy running, walking, reading and exploring.

Your proudest moment – The birth of the boys and finishing the Chicago Marathon in 2010.

Favorite school memory – While it may sound “dorky,” I loved school. Studying, not as much, but being with my classmates. We had a lot of fun here at SHS and some of those memories I will never forget…especially since I wander the halls, daily, where many of those memories were made!

Noted author Madeline levine embraces the ‘average child’

Parent ed

The school provides op-portunities for all mem-bers of the community

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Seventy parents filled the chapel on April 22 to hear Madeline Levine, author of bestsell-ers The Price of Privilege and Teach Your Children

Well: Why Values and Coping Skills Matter More than Grades, Trophies or “Fat Envelopes”. Levine, a clinical psychologist based in Marin County, California, argued that excessive focus on status and achievement stands in the way of a child’s healthy emotional development. In her funny and poignant talk, she implored parents to embrace a definition of “success” that centered on their child’s sense of purpose, independence

and well-being. She included anecdotes from her private practice, such as the depressed eight-year-old who can’t name a single childish interest or hobby, but says he is going to be a venture capitalist when he grows up, and knows all the steps he has to take to get there—Stanford degree, investment partners and so on. Parents should prioritize children’s responsibilities within the family over résumé-padding activities, Levine said. They should embrace the “average child” rather than burden every young person with expectations of exceptionalism. Delivered as they were within the walls of a top private school these could have been provocative statements, yet they were received enthusiastically. The event was the headliner in the 2014-15 Parent Education series, which also included sessions on mindful-ness meditation and reducing stress for family health and

happiness. Earlier in the day, Levine was the guest of honor at a luncheon with local early-childhood professionals in the Driehaus Center. (Sacred Heart cultivates relationships with independent preschools that provide a pre-K foundation for many of our future students.) Levine, who often addresses secondary- and higher-education audiences, remarked that it was refreshing to discuss her values-based approach to education and parenting with those focusing on the early years—when it matters most.

Each year, the Schools focus on one of the five Goals of Sacred Heart education. This year, the focus is Goal 5, “Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.” Numerous activities occu r on and off campus to that end. Here are a few.

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“Do you want to be an Apple, Bear, Caterpillar, Dolphin or Elephant?” Though this may seem like a silly question to some, it’s of great interest to a future Sacred Heart kindergartner, as it will designate their future classroom. In May, the KDG class of 2015-16 visited classrooms, met their future teachers and made new friends. “I think having fly-up days for the incoming kindergartners can help ease some of the anxiet-ies that come with starting a new school,” says Brittany Gibson, kindergarten teacher. “It’s such a big and exciting transition for both students and parents.”

Fly upFuture Sacred Heart kindergartners visit classrooms

Holocaust survivor speaks to Grade 8

Holocaust survivor Larry Shelton spoke with 8th graders on April

27 about injustice, perseverance and how to make the world a better place. Shelton was 11 years old when Hitler became Chancellor of Ger-many. As a young Jewish boy, Shel-ton was ostracized and repeatedly beaten by his peers. Then, at 14, he was imprisoned for three months before he went to a boarding school in Italy to escape persecution. He spent the rest of his adoles-cence trying to find a safe place to live and ended up in England thanks to the Kindertransport program. At 24, he im-

migrated to the United States. Once here, Shelton dedicated him-self to giving back to the country that gave him so much. His efforts included forming a community soccer program that grew to include thousands of play-ers, and raising awareness through speak-ing to school groups.

From KDG to high school...

yearbook tourLeo Rugai H6 peers into the inside of a printing press. The SHS Yearbook Committee visited Digital Hub on May 13 to experience first-hand just how much work goes into the printing process. After tours, they were treated to pizza. Digital Hub has been nominated one of America’s Top 10 Green Businesses.

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Caroline Peters, with mom Amy, enjoy stenciling on KDG Fly Up day.

Gallery Night showcases the arts

Each spring, Sacred Heart celebrates the artistic talents of its students by transform-

ing the school into both a museum and concert hall. This year’s Gallery Night, held on May 7, featured more than 700 works of art (at least one piece per student) from Matisse col-lages to religious icons. Throughout the night, students showcased their musical talents

in the Chapel, including a perfor-mance from the SHS band, under the direction of Tim Mikolay, who played classics like When the Saints Go Marching In and Ode to Joy. Guitar and piano students also performed, and the liturgical choir sang some of their favorite pieces from the past year. To end the night, parents were treated to select readings from Sacred Heart’s online liter-ary magazine, The Writer’s Block (see article below). “It is an experience of the ‘gal-lery’ of the diverse artistic creation happening here in our community.”said Nat Wilburn, Head of Schools. The night’s success can be at-tributed to the hard work of the art and music teachers, along with the help of countless parent volunteers who ensured each piece of artwork was displayed with care.

The Louvre? No, the halls of Sacred Heart, hosting a blockbuster exhibition of student creativity

The Writers Blockliterary Magazine debuts online

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The Writer’s Block, Sacred Heart’s online literary magazine, showcases nearly 100 works by 4th-6th grade students. Poetry, non-fiction and fiction submissions were organized by the Middle Schools editors, who were integral in the promotion of the magazine, the concept of the website and creating the logo. Teachers Ben Tress and Lynn Patterson, along with Webeditor Sam Sinkhorn, oversaw the committee. Visit it at: shswritersblock.wordpress.com

From getting their diplomas at Kindergarten Prizes (below) to choosing a high school nine years later, SHS grads pack in plenty of personal and physical growth!

Levine signs a book for Beth Garino.

Shelton shares moving life story

Jesse Dawit and Carly Cashion process into Kindergarten Prize Day.

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Devon Chatalas A2 proudly points out her brother’s artwork to classmate Ferrill Kelley.

Goal 5 Criteria

(From the revised Goals and Criteria, 2005)

1. All members of the school community show respect, acceptance and concern for themselves and for others.

2. School policies and practices promote self-discipline, responsible decision-making and accountability.

3. Students grow in self-knowledge and develop self-confidence as they learn to deal realistically with their gifts and limitations.

4. School programs provide for recognizing, nurturing and exercising leadership in its many forms.

5. The school provides opportunities for all members of the community to share their knowledge and gifts with others.

6. All members of the school community take personal responsibility for balance in their lives and for their health and well-being.

invention Convention Put on your thinking cap! Don’t have one? Maybe the Sacred Heart Schools 5th grade inventors can make one for you! Parents, teachers, staff and other students attended the Invention Convention to find out what the innovators came up with–and they were not disappointed. This year’s annual Invention Convention featured creative designs like the Ping Pong Ball Gondola Service, Trophy Tower and Green Loungers (a travel chair). LEFT: Luke Lagousakos H4 tries out the Hyper Flex model, invented by London Bettina and Kyle McIntyre H5.

Service weekend engages the SHS community“I feel like I’m on a farm!” exclaimed a LS student while volunteering at Josephinum Academy on May 16. While this Dads Club activity has been serving the Jo for years, it is now part of the first annual SHS Family Community Service Weekend. The weekend kicked off with a free dress Friday to support relief efforts in Nepal. On Saturday, SHS families joined the 2015 Goal Award winner, Family Matters, at their 26th annual Walk-a-Thon. Dads, students, moms and alumni spent Sunday cleaning at Josephinum, rounding out a full service weekend. Left: Bridget, Matt, Dawit and Tess Couture spruce up the landscaping at the Jo.

Spring fever in Mr. Nixon’s classWhat can be a better way to celebrate one of the first nice days of spring than to hold class on the Sheridan Road playground? Music theory never sounded so good as when mixed with the twittering of birds!

Gonzalo Moran H5 (from l), Jack Duffy H4 and Charles Behm H4 perform at Gallery Night.

knocking down a dozen stone balusters like pinballs, she had the courtesy to leave her front bumper, license attached, on the staircase! It took five months to re-fabricate the unique “rampant twist” of the spiraling limestone rails. My fondest memory will always be helping the first Hardey class of 1937– Jim Guerin, Alex Jamieson, Charles Fischer– find each other and reunite on campus in 1997, thanks to a then-new-fangled website called “Switchboard.” Another distinctly Hardey mem-ory was alum John Cuneo showing the Hardey boys around his Vernon Hills mansion…and commenting on the lack of spit and polish on their shoes. He said that never would have been

countenanced in his days at Hardey. I have had the pleasure to pho-tograph the most remarkable class-room projects over the years. I saw the First Ladies Tea morph into No-table Americans in costume. There is something compelling about watching George Washington meet and exchange thoughts with Harold Washington. I am in awe every year at the marvelous, professionally produced Middle School musicals. I recall the excitement in 2001 when the Goizueta Foundation awarded the Schools a $500,000 grant for His-panic scholarships. Some memories are sad, of friends who are gone like John Ahearne and

Mike Doody H’76 and others. The heartbreak of closing the high school in 1993 after 116 years was pain-ful for all, especially the 60 girls enrolled and the alumnae, but ended up being a boost for the elementary school. In 26 years, SHS doubled its enroll-ment and went from a well-kept secret to a sought-after destination. I am proud to be part of that growth and hope to live the Five Goals long into my next 26 years! My husband just retired after 42 years with the same company and said the oddest thing was not getting any emails. I think I can deal with that. I will be helping with Heartbeat next year and spoiling my grandkids. Life is good. Thank you Sacred Heart.

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Tour guides don shirts of their future high schools.

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The 8th grade trip to Wash-ington, DC has become not only a time-honored

Sacred Heart tradition but also an unforgettable experience that students cherish long after they’ve left Sheridan Road. From the Ar-lington National Cemetery to the 9/11 Memorial at the Pentagon, the trip brought on many different emotions for the 8th graders. “I was blown away by all the emo-tions I felt throughout the trip,” says John Patti H8. “I felt much sadness at memorials and had quite the opposite feeling at museums that showed the marvels of modern and past science and technology.” According to Katie Lowry, Middle School humanities teacher, the students’ favorite sites included the World War II Memorial and the Vietnam Memorial

“because of the thoughtfulness and symbolism” each memorial conveyed. Also during the trip, students had the unique opportunity to meet two Il-linois Representatives, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and Congressman Mike Quigley. Schakowsky shared her sentiments of the group on Facebook, saying that she “received so many great questions from [the] 8th grade class during their visit to Congress, and it’s a testament to their teachers, parents and

their own hard work in the classrooms.” Though the trip was an excellent learning experience for Sacred Heart 8th graders, it was more than just monu-ments, museums and memorials. “It was a chance to spend time with our friends and classmates, who we won’t get to see every day after we graduate,” says Mia Grahn A8. As Genevieve Kosciolek summed it up, “Overall, the trip to Washington was the perfect balance of educational and exciting.”

8th graders shine on DC

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Grace Horwitz a’05 teaches at Florida Sacred Heart school

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Grace Horwitz (c) with Carrollton students

‘Carrollton makes

me feel like i have a

slice of home with me

every day.’

These words couldn’t be truer for Grace Horwitz A’05, who has found a home at Sacred

Heart Network school, Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. She is a Physical Education teacher, fulfilling a long-term ambition of working at a Sacred Heart school. After Sheridan Road, Grace attended Loyola Academy and then studied Physical Education and Coaching at Barry Uni-versity in Miami, Florida, where she received a rowing scholarship. As an undergraduate, she completed an internship at Carrollton, also in Miami. “[Because I earned] my degree in the state of Florida, Carrollton was perfect! Once the opportunity arose, I was very excited to be part of the Sa-cred Heart community once again.” Grace began teaching Physical Edu-

cation to 1st-8th grade students at Carrollton in fall 2014. Like SHS, many of the students at Carrollton have known each other since kindergarten, which creates a tight-knit environment. “The staff and the students make me feel like I have a slice of home with me every day,” Grace said. There are significant

differences, too: no boys, for one. Car-rollton is an all-girls college prep school through Grade 12. Grace is excited to utilize thier brand-new Wellness Center,

complete with indoor running track, spacious gym and weight room–es-pecially during sweltering 90-degree days. Asked to offer advice to the Class of 2015, she said: “Live out all the five goals to the fullest of your potential.”

Coming to a Sacred Heart school, you have entered into a family and have come to a home. Life at the Sacred Heart

College ProfileMonica Bernardo a’08

Reunion WeekendSave the date:

This summer, Moni-ca Bernardo will ride 1,000 miles around Lake Michigan from July 26-August 9 for Bike4ROW, raising funds to construct a boathouse on the South Branch of the Chicago River. The boathouse will serve as a permanent home for Chicago Train-ing Center, Ignatius Chicago Crew, ROW and U of Chicago. Why? Monica developed a love a rowing while on the crew team at St. Ignatius College Prep and has continued her involvement in college. Currently, she is a junior at Catholic University in Washington DC, where she rows on the crew team and volunteers on masters’ teams, including Avalon Rowing Club and Rock Creek Rowing Club. “It’s better to be involved with one or two activities you enjoy rather than joining multiple clubs and not having time.” Her majors are Finance and Marketing. Monica first volunteered with Recovery on Water in high school to complete community service hours. Monica’s then coach, Jenn Gibbons, is the co-founder of ROW, a rowing team which gives Breast Cancer survivors the opportunity to interact, become active in their recovery and gain support from fellow survivors. Monica said of ROW: “I’ve met some of the toughest and [most] ac-complished women. They beat cancer and took up one of the most challenging sports to learn!” In 2014, Monica interned with ROW, preparing for the Bike4ROW trip by mapping out bike trails, hospitals, hotels, restaurants and rest stops.“We will be stopping in cities along Lake Michigan spreading the word about Recovery on Water and encouraging people to join our cause. Anyone can join the ride–one day, one week or full ride.” Monica’s advice to Class of 2015: “Be kind to others. Put electronics away and live in the moment! Be yourself, and enjoy your time at Sacred Heart.”

Makes waves with recovery on Water

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GiviNG uPDaTES

Parking lot purchase announced at ‘Merci’Merci Beaucoup! The Schools honored donors with a Merci Beaucoup Mass and reception at the Driehaus Center on May 28. Nearly 100 people attended a liturgy celebrated by Fr. Pat McGrath, SJ, and enjoyed the reception afterward. Honored were those whose sup-port totaled $7,500 and more this year; past Trustees; Living the Mission Sus-taining Members; Chairs of the major fundraising campaigns and Alumni Association; Society of 1876 members and RSCJs. Before Nat Wilburn and Jeff Joz-wiak, Chair of the Board of Trustees, recognized those Trustees leaving the Board this year for their outstanding service–Mary Bernstein RSCJ, Sally Brennan RSCJ, Ellen Engel and Vicki Ginn–they made a surprise announce-ment: the Schools had purchased the parking lot at Granville and Kenmore! (see back page) Then, the gavel officially passed to the new Chairman of the Board, Sue Bettman, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, at RR Donnelley. Her twins, Margot and London, are in Academy and Hardey 5th grade.

Anne and Kelly Ryan H’87 bring up the gifts at the Mass in the SHS Chapel.

Chicago, New York, Haiti, Seattle, New Orleans, Tan-zania—no matter where she

calls “home,” each destination teaches Callie Kaplan A’99 something unique about herself. And every new home, whether in the U.S. or abroad, illus-trates both unique and common health inequalities communities face, as well as the opportunities for community-driven change to improve health and wellbeing. Callie has a passion for health justice, and she is pursuing a career doing just that. To d ay, C a l l i e is living in Tanzania where she is a Program Management Fellow for the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPPH)/Cen-ters for Disease Control (CDC) based in Dar es Salaam. “I’m working mainly on initiatives related to reduc-ing HIV incidence among adolescent girls, utilizing a holistic model which seeks to address the larger socio-contextual factors which contribute to the epidemic,” Callie said. The journey that brought her there took a circuitous route. After Sheridan Road, Callie attended St. Ignatius College Prep and then Colgate University in up-state New York in 2007, where she graduated with a degree in Cellular Neuroscience. Following graduation, Callie moved to Haiti, originally as a volunteer for the Haitian Health

Foundation, but was soon hired as the project coordinator for HHF’s Next Generation of Healthy Women program, an adolescent girls’ sexual health and soccer program. Callie expanded and improved the program, promoting sustainability and youth and female-driven social change. Callie went on to pursue a Mas-

ters in Public Health at Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health and Epidemi-

ology. While in New Orleans, Callie worked for the Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies first as a Project Coordinator and then as a Research/Evaluation Manager, which gave Callie the opportunity to support young people designing and conduct-ing their own research and advocacy work around adolescent health. Her career in public health has given her a keen awareness of how everyday actions “from who we choose to vote for, to the gas we use in our cars and the jewelry, clothes and food we buy contribute to oppression of women and children in our own country and throughout the world,” she notes.

Callie Kaplan a’99 leads health programs in Tanzania

Alumni Spotlights:

High School alumni party

Dan Flahertynamed Seiker award winner

‘i’m working mainly on

initiatives related to

reducing Hiv incidence

among adolescent girls.’

A lumni from the Classes 2011-14 en-joyed pizza and reminiscing before

the Middle School musical, Annie Get Your Gun, on April 25, at the Driehaus Center. In the front row, classmates from A’11, Helena Klevorn (l) and Caeley Harihara (r) will attend Princeton University, and Cecilia Valdez (center) will attend Welles-ley College in the fall.

Th e S h e r i -d a n Ro a d

Alumni Associa-tion named Dan Flaherty, former Head of the Mid-dle School, the 2015 Catherine I. Seiker Award re-cipient. He will be presented the award during Alumni Weekend, October 16-17, at Sacred Heart Schools. Flaherty began his 18-year tenure at Sacred Heart in 1988 as the Hardey Dean of Students. Over his years at SHS, he also coached basketball and football and taught various classes, while his title morphed from Assistant Head of Hardey and Dean (1995) to Dean of Discipline (1998), Dean of SHS (1999) and Head of the Middle School (2000). Currently, Flaherty is the principal at St. Pius X Parish School in Lombard, IL, a position he has held since retiring from Sacred Heart in 2006. When leaving SHS, Flaherty was quoted as saying “I will always consider myself a child of the Sacred Heart.” Sacred Heart is honored to welcome him back home to Sheridan Road. October 16-17, 2015 alumni@shschicago.org

Heidi Haverkamp ASH’94 wrote a book of Advent reflections and prayers, based on the adventures in C.S. Lewis’ book, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.

It is available for pre-order on Amazon. With its themes of snow and cold, light and darkness, temptation and sin, forgiveness and hope—and even an ap-pearance by Father Christmas—C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe fits naturally into the Advent season and Heidi’s book. The 28 devotions in the book alternate between Scripture and passages from the novel. Each devotion also includes questions for reflection, providing resources for churches, group discussions and ideas for creating a “Narnia Night” for families. Heidi is Vicar of the Episcopal Church of St. Benedict in Bolingbrook, IL. Her ministry includes teaching, preaching and spiritual guidance and counseling. Her writing has appeared in several magazines and websites, including The Christian Century, The Upper Room Disciplines, and Episcopal Café. She is a Benedictine oblate of Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton, WI, and a member of The Young Clergy Women Project. Visit her blog at www.vicarofbolingbrook.net.

1980sEric Simpson H’86 is the Assistant Coach of the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames women’s basketball team. The Flames went 16-14 in 2014-15, following a 2013-14 sea-son in which Simpson helped lead the team to a record 26 wins. He was the keynote speaker at Angel Brunch. (see article below)

1990sHussein Napoleon-ally H’95 married Erica Blaskey May 16 in Chicago. Hussein works for the Evanston-based youth-services organization Y.O.U. as an after school program manager.rob Soelter H’94 and his wife Kristen welcomed their baby girl Lexi on May 29.Michael Salvatore H’95 and his wife Melissa own Heritage Bicycles, a bicycle and cof-fee shop with locations in Lakeview and Uptown. This spring they announced that Heritage will be a charter tenant of the redeveloped Bush Temple of Music on Chicago Avenue in Near North.Kristen alysse (Soelter) Zang a’96 married Hagen Zang on March 13, and earned her JD (with business law certificate) in May from Chicago Kent College of Law. They plan to move to Phoenix, AZ, where Kristen will pursue an MBA in corporate finance at Arizona State University.Bianca (Napoleon-ally) Bedigian a’97 and her husband Matthew welcomed baby Isla in April. The couple, who live in San Francisco, visited Chicago in May.

2000sKent Webster H ‘00 and his wife Aimee welcomed Henri Leonard Webster on May 28th 2015. He the

nephew of Kevin Webster H ‘09 and grandson of former board member Leon-ard Webster and past parents auxiliary chair Sue Webster.lucy underwood a’00 graduated from the University of Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine in May. She gave the honor of ceremonially hooding her to her father,

Hank, while her mother Janet Underwood (former Sacred Heart administrator for 14 years; ultimately Head of the Lower School) looked on. The new Dr. Under-wood starts a year of internship at the VCA Clinic in Aurora, IL, which she will follow with a three-year residency.Natalie Krzeminski a’01 graduated from Northeastern Illinois University in May with a degree in Elementary Education and plans to work as a teacher.Burim Bakalli H’02 has earned a Master’s degree at Illinois Institute of Technology. He works as Director of of Data and Infor-mation Management for Heartland Health Center, non-profit serving uninsured and underserved Chicago populations..Elyse Carlucci a’03 (below) m e t c u r -rent students Caroline and Joe Norton in London in February. Their mother over-heard Elyse, and alumna, Bianca Granara a’03, chatting about the “Red and White Teams,” “Congé” and other SHS tradi-tions!Megan yorath a’04 completed an MS de-gree in child development and child life at the Erikson Institute.Elizabeth Philipp a’05 ran the Kim Dae Jung Peace Marathon in Seoul, South Ko-rea June 14. She is currently serving as an English teacher there through the Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Depart-ment of State. She ran to raise money to rescue North Korean refugees hiding in China. During her two years in Korea, she has taught roughly a dozen North Korean refugee students, most of whom were res-cued from dire living conditions in China.Katie angulo a’07 graduated from Co-lumbia University with a degree in psychology and played Division 1 lacrosse.ali Drake a’07 (right with Mrs. Ligon, LS

Head) worked in Children of the Heart last year, and returned as a visitor/volunteer for the Wax Museum.Jack Souter H’07 graduated from Univer-sity of Notre Dame, and will attend Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine.Hannah viti a’08 finished her junior year at DePauw University studying conflict and politics. She is spending the summer in Chicago working at a newspaper and at J. Parker restaurant.Sterling yates H’08 finished his junior year at the University of Dayton studying civil engineering with a minor in business. This summer he is interning at an engineering firm in Chicago, where he looks forward to catching up with Hardey friends.Sarah Mitchell a’09 completed her sopho-more year at DePauw University. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and volunteers with the College Mentors for Children. In January 2015, she traveled to Dubai with DePauw, and she will study abroad in Prague in spring 2016.

2010sThe Class of 2011 is off to college!Tyler aldrich H’11 University of ArizonaTaylor Bacon a’11 Stanford University Sophie Ball a’11 University of Southern CaliforniaHans Birringer H’11 Miami UniversityElizabeth Bish a’11 Indiana Universityisabelle Boyle a’11 Saint Louis UniversityCaroline Bulf a’11 was a starting Varsity volleyball player during her four years at Evanston Township High School. She was one of three students to have their art displayed at the Central Suburban League High School Exhibition in Highland Park. Caroline’s senior studies project PuppyP-alooza raised $1,200 for Wagging Hearts animal rescue. She is also a volunteer horseback riding instructor for the dis-abled. Caroline will attend the University of Denver, majoring in business.Jack Cleland a’11 Syracuse University to pursue a BFA in actingKyle Craven H’11 Fordham UniversityElizabeth Elward a’11 University of Dayton

Francesa Giambrone a’11 Colorado State UniversityJonathan Greisch H’11 Indiana UniversityCaeley Harihara a’11 Princeton University Helena Klevorn a’11 Princeton UniversityHamna Khan a’11 University of Illinois at Chicago, GPPA (Guaranteed Pre-Professional Admissions) 7-year Pharmacy Program, as well as its Honors College.Molly Kirchberg a’11 DePaul UniversityKiera Kosciolek a’11 University of Califor-nia Los AngelesNeelam lakhani a’11 University of Penn-sylvaniaalex Malisch H’11 Loyola University ChicagoMichelle Santos a’11 Yale Universityliam Shaw H’11 University of California BerkeleyCaroline Staublin a’11 Indiana University Kelley School of BusinessJoshua Steinfels-Saenz H’11 earned the Evans Scholarship (full tuition and housing) at Marquette University.Shreekesh Tamrakar H’11 launched a gofundme.com campaign for earthquake relief in Nepal, the country of his birth. It raised more than $400 in its first days. He will attend St. Olaf College to study nursing. Madison Weatherly a’11 Dartmouth Col-lege.andrew Weber H’11 will attend George Washington University on a track and cross-country scholarship. He was a mem-ber of varsity cross-country at St. Ignatius.Sidney Chuckas H’13 was one of 35 stu-dents selected nationally to attend the Coca-Cola Leadership Program at More-house College. He is also dancing this summer with the Alvin Ailey Professional Division in New York. He made National Honor Society and was a featured player in the ETHS spring production of Pippen.Sydney Hosbein a’14 finished “a great” first year at Mercersburg Academy, PA.

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Condolences= Margaret E. Bernardi- mother of Charles Ryan Bernardi H’05

= Jessie Emma Beyer- great grandmother of Emma A4 and Declan Beyer H7

= Douglas J. Buffone- father of Doug Buffone Jr. H’85, Stephanie Buffone Loureiro A’84 and Talleri Buffone McKenna A’89

= Dr. Steven Cieciura- grandfather of Caro-line A’14 and William Cieciura H7

= Dolores George- grandmother of Stacy Gensheimer, SHS Faculty

= Margaret E. Hogan- stepmother of Molly Hogan Barnes A’94

= Maria Keller- mother of Helga Coyne, past faculty member; grandmother of Stefanie Coyne A’94

= Ellen Mae Quan Long- mother of Catherine E. Long ASH’74

= Thomas Lothian- father of Jack Lothian, past faculty member

= Jim McClain - former faculty member

= Emily Rose Meyers- stepsister of Robert Lynch H7

= Sherman Miller- spouse of Mary M. Sul-livan ASH’68; uncle of Sarah J. Sullivan A’83; great uncle of Aisling Sullivan A’14

= Madaline Muhrer- mother of Henry Muhrer, staff member; grandmother of Clementine Muhrer Hoeing A’98 and Zachary Muhrer H’97

= Miriam Stephan Russell- mother of Virginia M. Russell ASH’69 and Stephanie A. Russell Woodlands, ‘71

= Lottie Ptak - mother of John Ptak, staff

= Tracey Stokes - mother of Michael H6 and Andrew Finocchiaro H’14

= Felicia Tomasino- grandmother of Gabriella A’06, Robert H’08 and Rachele Lock A’09

‘advent in Narnia’

Eric Simpson H’86 is an assistant coach on the women’s basketball team for the University of Illinois at Chicago. He finished his first season with the Flames in 2013-14, helping to lead the team to a program-record 26 wins, the first postseason championship (WBI) in program history, and the nation’s largest turnaround. The previous four years he was head coach of the Loyola University women’s basketball team. From 2009-2013, he compiled a record of 57-66, improving a team that had seen little success in prior years. Eric led Loyola to a 17-15 record in the 2012-13 season, which stands as the program’s best mark in 25 years. He guided the Ramblers to their first-ever Horizon League Championship game in March 2013. During the national telecast of the title game on ESPN, the commentators were par-ticularly impressed with Eric’s intellectual off-the-court interests, calling him “the Phil Jackson of college basketball.” During his collegiate playing days, Simpson was a four-year letterwinner (1990-94) at Northwestern University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in History.

Eric Simpson H’86 speaks at angel Brunch‘the Phil Jackson of college basketball,” –ESPN Sports

Alumni Board LeadershipThe gavel is passedChristine Ahern A’02 began her term as President at the Sheridan Road Alumni Board meeting on May 6, tak-ing over from Joey Yao H’86, who will remain on the Board (both pictured below). Jen Hall De Kock A’90 is to be next on deck as President-Elect. All alumni are welcome to attend meetings, held five times per year on weekday evenings.

‘Walking into Advent can be like walking through the wardrobe.’

FROM THE HeAd of ScHoolS

T here’s No Business Like Show Business! Show-stopping numbers like this classic wowed the audience at the SHS Middle School musi-

cal, Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun. Performed in the Campbell Building April 24-26, it featured a cast and crew of more than 60, who worked for months to bring the play’s trick shooting and intricate chore-ography to the stage Timeless favorites like Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better, I Got Lost in His Arms and You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun brought the story of Annie Oakley (1860–1926) to life. This real life frontierswoman starred in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show, and the mu-

sical covers her romance with fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler. Stealing the show was Alex Good A8 in the title role. Her feistiness would have made Oakley proud, not to mention an amazing voice that carried to the rafters. As her love interest Frank Butler, Pat-rick Milito H8 made the sparks fly, especially during their shooting matches. The supporting cast was led by Margaret Fleming A8 as Buffalo Bill, Tivas Gupta H8 as Charlie Davenport and Mario Cook H8 as Chief Sitting Bull. Simran Katyal A8 made her character, Dolly Tate, a worthy opponent for the affections of

Frank Butler, and brought a poignancy to her sister’s star-crossed love for a Native American. Ellen Sand-ner A8 as her sister, Winnie, is able to prevail in her romance and unite with Tommy Keeler, played by John Patti H8. The show’s timeless themes of jealousy, gender equality, pride and tolerance speak to every gen-eration. With production values that would be the envy of Broadway, Joan Mattingly (Director), Jane Steinfels (Producer), Justin Nixon (Musical Director) and Jill Renn (Choreographer) put on a professional extravaganza.

Cast hits bullseye

with ‘Annie Get Your Gun’

Schools add play space & parking with purchase of corner lotI was delighted in May to an-nounce our up-coming expan-sion of parking and play space for Sacred Heart Schools, first to the faculty and staff and then to those gathered

for the Merci Beaucoup mass and reception. The cheers and applause from both crowds reflected the desire for more play space for the students and the fact that parking has long been a source of frustration on Sheridan Road. If you haven’t heard, the Board of Trustees has executed a purchase agreement on a parking lot at Granville and Kenmore for the use of our faculty, staff, families and visitors. We intend to close on the sale and take possession

in the fall. This will give us the oppor-tunity to convert part of the lot that surrounds the Driehaus Center—about 20 spaces—to student use. We are at work on a plan to beautify that corner of campus and rethink all of our play spaces in consultation with playground design specialists. It bears mention that we are resisting the trend of reducing recess and P.E.; I hope you agree that play and exercise have intrinsic value in the school day. This de-v e l o p m e n t , and the con-struction of f o u r n e w state-of-the-art classrooms on the top floor of the new build-ing s tart ing this summer, are the latest

steps in the evolution of our campus that began with the original building in 1927. Ever since acquiring the house now known as the Driehaus Center in 1959, Sacred Heart has occupied the entire east side of our block of Sheri-dan. With construction of the Camp-bell Gym, the Rosemont addition, the new wing and now this, we have been improving on our footprint ever since. Even after the playground build-

out the ac-q u i s i t i o n means a net gain of 24 new park -ing spaces, which wi l l make all our l i v e s e a s -ier. We are blessed to be in a walk -able, bike-

able neighborhood with good public transit, but adequate parking gives our community a fuller range of options. This has been in the works for a couple of years, as the property was not on the open market when we came call-ing. Board Chair Jeff Jozwiak has been instrumental in moving this plan forward, with in-valuable pro-bono representation from attorney/SHS par-ent Anne Garr and the work of several other parents. Please join me in grati-tude to them!

‘We are at work on a plan

to rethink all of our play

spaces in con-sultation with

playground design

specialists.’

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Annie (Alex Good) has her target set on Frank (Patrick Milito).

Tommy Keeler (John Patti) romances Winnie

(Ellen Sandner) in a star-crossed subplot.

Chief Sitting Bull (Mario Cook), Charlie Davenport (Tivas Gupta) and Buffalo Bill (Margaret Fleming) cook up a scheme to save the show.