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1 L o y o l a a c a d e m y connections A newsletter for parents published by Loyola Academy I N S I D E pa g e 3 Honors Convocation Highlights pa g e 6 Ramblers Earn High Honors in Classics pa g e 9 Chicago River Day pa g e 12 Mothers Club News pa g e 13 Ramble 2010: The Party of Our Century pa g e 14 Sending Forth Mass pa g e 15 Calendar L o y o l a A c a d e m y C l a s s o f : To Get Life, Give It Away You are ready, proclaimed Loyola Academy President Rev. Patrick E. McGrath, S.J. in his address to the 521 members of the Class of 2010 at Loyola s 100th Commencement Exercises. You have learned a great deal. You are to be congratulated and graduated. But there is a core, a heart to what we hope you have learned in this Jesuit, Catholic high school. Among all the worthy lessons learned there is this: to get life, give it away. The ceremony, held at Loyola University s Lakeshore Campus on May 29, began with a procession to Elgar by the Loyola Academy Band under the baton of Mr. Corey Ames. GREGORY SCHAMBERGER 10 led Key s National Anthem, followed by the Invocation given by Loyola Rector Rev. Richard H. McGurn, S.J. Class of 2010 Valedictorian DANIEL GORDON 10 gave a reflection, encouraging his fellow graduates to live unconventional lives in imitation of Christ. He is our model, declared DAN. I say nothing new, offer no advance of my own, shock you with nothing more than what the Gospel proclaims. Next, Fr. McGrath and continued on page 2...there is a core, a heart to what we hope you have learned in this Jesuit, Catholic high school. Among all the worthy lessons learned there is this: to get life, give it away. Rev. Patrick E. McGrath, S.J. President, Loyola Academy pa g e 16 Jesuit Connections pa g e 17 Baccalaureate Mass & Brunch pa g e 18 Fine Arts Day pa g e 21 WOW Fall Lecture Series Announced pa g e 22 Thespian Awards pa g e 23 Rambler Athletes Score Big y e a r - e n d

2 The Loyola Academy Board of Trustees, including Chairman Mr. James P. Hickey 75 (left) and President Rev. Patrick E. McGrath, S.J. (right) applaud the Class of Officially graduated: (l-r) JONATHAN AVILA 10, ALEMAYEHU ANCHALU AULFATA 10 and VINCENT ANGARONE 10 3 Proud grandfather, Mr. George D. Sullivan Jr. 42, presents his grandson, ROBERT C. HELMS 10 with his diploma. 4 Senior Council Student President EMILY PICCHIETTI 10 5 Class of 2010 Valedictorian DANIEL GORDON 10 gives a reflection to his fellow graduates. 6 GAVIN M. THOMPSON 10 (middle) with his mom, Mrs. Meg Thompson LdM 76 and grandfather, Dr. John C. Tobin 45 7 Members of the Class of 2010 in Hallas Hall before the procession of Loyola s 100th Commencement Exercises: (l-r) GRACE CARINI 10, MATT DELIGIO 10, NICOLE EDER 10 and DEVYN PECHNICK 10 Loyola s 100th Commencement continued from page 1 Dean of Student Life Mr. Charles W. Heintz presented the Jesuit Graduate at Graduation Awards to CAROLYN MADDOCK 10 and CHRISTIAN KREB 10. Fr. McGrath then delivered his commence address. You have been introduced to Ignatius of Loyola s tremendously positive and engaging view of the world and the call to test our limits, discover our gifts and then to give them away in service; and in doing this, we find ourselves. We become ourselves. We become the selves God created us to be and we deepen our companionship with God. Diplomas were conferred by Fr. McGrath and Loyola Academy Chairman of the Board of Trustees Mr. James P. Hickey 75, with many alumni and Loyola employees coming to the stage to take part in the presentation of their respective children. Loyola s 100th Commence Exercises ended with the Loyola Academy Band, led by GREGORY SCHAMBERGER 10, performing the Alma Mater, followed by the recessional to Auld Lang Syne, Halls of Ivy and the Loyola Academy Victory March. To the Class of 2010, Fr. McGrath left these parting words of wisdom: We send you out into a world and a church deeply in need of renewal. We send you into the beauty and brokenness of a world and Church in need of healing, reconciliation, new ideas and new life. The demands on you will be considerable and the opportunities will be plentiful. Applying all your talents will be noble, but it will not be enough. Only those of you who discover the wisdom of those six words to get life, give it away only you will find peace and purpose and love. connections, Loyola Academy s newsletter for parents, is published five times per year. Robin Hunt Editor Please direct correspondence to Robin Hunt, connections editor, Loyola Academy, 1100 Laramie Avenue, Wilmette, IL or to rhunt@loy.org. 2

3 honors convocation QUINN KAISER 10 receives the Fausone Medal from Dean of Student Life and Guidance Department Chair Mr. Charles W. Heintz. Loyola Academy held its annual Honors Convocation on May 5. The evening began with the National Anthem by Loyola s Symphonic Band, led by Mr. Corey Ames. Loyola President Rev. Patrick E. McGrath, S.J. welcomed the students and their families and delivered the invocation. The awards were then presented by Vice President of Academic and Students Affairs Mr. David K. McNulty 67 and Dean of Academics Dr. Mary M. Kearney. Editor s Note: The awards listed here do not include those that have been previously or elsewhere reported. Academic Awards Robert D. Hires Memorial Shakespeare Recitation Awards ADAM STROBEL 10, first place BRIDGET MILLER 10, second place CHRISTINA BAWOROWSKY 10, third place James M. O Loughlin 62 Freshman Shakespeare Recitation Awards TRIS BUCARO 13, first place VERONICA KITTLE-KAMP 13, second place DANIEL CONNOLLY 13, third place Michael E. Flanagan Memorial Award for Excellence in Research MEGHAN CALURIS 12 James M. Kucienski Memorial Award for Excellence in Expository Writing LUKE MCLOUGHLIN 11 Brian J. Barry 93 Outstanding Senior Yearbook Editor BRIDGET MILLER 10 The Prep Award for Outstanding Journalistic Excellence TYLER KENLY 10 Scholastic Bowl Merit Awards Varsity NOLAN WINKLER 12 MARCEL YOUKHNA 12 Freshman MORGAN VENKUS 13 National Catholic Forensic League Qualifiers Public Forum NOAH BARGER 10 ANLIL BRIKHA 12 THOMAS FINNEGAN 10 LIA HOAG 10 Extemporaneous Speaking CHRISTINA BAWOROWSKY 10 DANIEL GORDON 10 Original Oratory EMMA COLLINS 11 NINA SYNNESTVEDT 10 Dramatic Performance MARILYN BASS 12 PATRICK SAMMON 12 AIDAN SCHLIESMANN 13 Prose/Poetry AMANDA SMITH 12 Declamation MARGARET MORAN 12 National Forensic League District Champion CHRISTINA BAWOROWSKY 10, Extemporaneous Speaking Rev. John V. Usher Speech Achievement Award CHRISTINA BAWOROWSKY 10 Rostrum Debating Award NOAH BARGER 10 National Spanish Exam Gold JOANNA JAROS 10 KIMBERLY MARROQUIN 11 IRYNA SEMCHUCK 13 IAN TORRES 13 Silver MARIO ASENCIO 12 Bronze JON SANTIAGO 12 National French Exam Level I JUSTIN JONES 13, national winner CHRISTIAN CHAJON 13 KENDALL ESHMONT 13 JASMINE HUDSON 13 Level II JORDAN REIZEN 13, fifth in the nation GRACE FOLEY 13, ninth in the nation MATTHEW FOX 12, ninth in the nation KAREN ARIZA 12 SOPHIA DAY 13 CAROLINE KOLADA 13 COLLEEN MCCLINTIC 13 CASSIDY TOMKINS 13 SAMUEL WACHTEL 13 Level III NORA FABRE 13 MARGARET NEEDHAM 11 ROBERT PERRY 12 GAVIN SCHILLING 13 MICHAEL SERVATIUS 12 ALEXANDRA ZODO 11 Level IV LAUREN CAPRA 11 MARY DAHM 11 EMILY LENCZOWSKI 10 MEGHAN PATZER 11 BRIAN PETERSON 11 Level V ALEXANDER BACA 10 AMY HICK 10 CAROLINE WAMBACH 10 Outstanding High School Senior in French HILARY MARSHALL 10 La Grande Dictee de la Francophionie CLAIRE RYAN 11 National German Exam Level II ELISE GRUBER 12 AMANDA SMITH 12 Level III CONNOR MULHERN 12 STEPHANIE VON AHNEN 11 Level IV EVAN FAY 10 Woodward Classics Scholars GRACE BOWEN 10 Robert D. Hires Memorial Senior Shakespeare Recitation Award winners BRIDGET MILLER 10 and CHRISTINA BAWOROWSKY 10 James M. O Loughlin Freshman Shakespeare Recitation Award winners DANIEL CONNOLLY 13, VERONICA KITTLE-KAMP 13 and TRIS BUCARO 13 Prep Award for Outstanding Journalistic Excellence winner TYLER KENLY 10 Outstanding High School Senior in French HILARY MARSHALL 10 y e a r - e n d

4 Honors Convocation continued from page 3 COURTNEY COSGROVE 10 DANIEL GORDON 10 CHRISTOPHER HAUSER 10 EDWARD HOCTOR 10 MICHAEL SCHUFREIDER 10 MATTHEW SERAFIN 10 LEO SHERIDAN 10 PAIGE WZOREK 10 Semper Fidelis Awards MATTHEW DELIGIO 10 EMILY SAMMON 10 John Philip Sousa Awards DAVID FREY 10 WILLIAM GRADY 10 Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award PATRICK FEEHAN 10 Gary Brooks Kayser Memorial Award ESTELLE PAPPAS 11 Loyola Academy Outstanding Choral Achievement Awards ALICIA HOAG 10 GREGORY SCHAMBERGER 10 Thespian of the Year MICHAEL ENICH 10 Frank J. and Monica S. Hogan Performing Arts Award MAGGIE MCCOY 10 Studio Art Achievement Awards MAUREEN BURNS 10 DEVYN PECHNICK 10 Rhode Island School of Design Book Award KAITLYNN FORDE 10 Br. James E. Small, S.J. Commitment to the Visual Arts Award KATE RYAN 10 Evanston Art Center Award ELANA MALOUL 11 American Institute of Architecture Students Loyola Academy Chapter Merit Awards MATTHEW BAZZOLI 10 ANGELA BENWAY 10 ROCH KUCHNO 10 Loyola Academy Awards for Excellence in Design and Architecture MARK ACCIARI 10 KARA DONATO 10 JAMES DE LEO 11 IIT College of Architecture Book Award ROCH KUCHNO 10 World Wide Youth for Science and Engineering Competition EUGENE KIM 11, first in region in Chemistry MATTHEW SERAFIN 10, third in region, second in the sectional and 11th in state in Biology Science Olympiad State Tournament GLENN BARR III 10 EUGENE KIM 11 ROCH KUCHNO 10 AIDAN LEE 12 Physical Education Department Merit Awards Freshmen BOYD HUFFMAN 13 CASSIDY TOMKINS 13 Sophomores WILLIAM BOBRINSKOY 12 NINA PUCH 12 National Catholic Forensic League Qualifiers: (l-r) Thomas Finnegan 10, Anlil Brikha 12, Alicia Hoag 10, Christina Baworowsky 10, Daniel Gordon 10, Nina Synnestvedt 10, Patrick Sammon 12, Emma Collins 11, Amanda Smith 12, Aidan Schliesmann 13, Margaret Moran 12 (not photographed: Noah Barger 10 and Marilyn Bass 12) Distinguished Scholar Awards Advanced Placement Scholar Awards AP Scholars with Distinction THOMAS CONSIDINE 10 CHRISTIAN KREB 10 AP Scholars with Honor PAUL CLARKE 10 COLLEEN FITZGERALD 10 DANIEL GORDON 10 PETER MCENANEY 10 ELLIOT SYKORA 10 AP Scholars NICHOLAS AVINO 10 GLENN BARR III 10 GRACE BOWEN 10 KARA DONATO 10 THOMAS FEIFAR 10 WILLIAM GRADY 10 JONATHAN HANNA 10 CHRISTOPHER HAUSER 10 MADELINE HIRSCH 10 SEAN KELLY 10 JOHN LEEMPUTTE 10 SUSAN NICHOLS 10 EMILY PICCHIETTI 10 MICHAEL SCHUFREIDER 10 KRISTEN SCOTT 10 MATTHEW SERAFIN 10 RICHARD SORA 10 ISABELLE YISAK 10 National Merit Scholarship Winner CHRISTIAN KREB 10 National Merit Finalists THOMAS CONSIDINE 10 COURTNEY COSGROVE 10 CHRISTIAN KREB 10 NICOLE MICHELS 10 National Merit Semifinalists GLENN BARR III 10 THOMAS CONSIDINE 10 COURTNEY COSGROVE 10 CHRISTIAN KREB 10 NICOLE MICHELS 10 LINCE THOMAS 10 National Merit Commendeds GRACE BOWEN 10 DANIEL GORDON 10 CHRISTOPHER HAUSER 10 MADELINE HIRSCH 10 EDWARD HOCTOR 10 GRACE KEESEY 10 ADAM STROBEL 10 NICHOLAS TEDESCO 10 ALEXANDRA WEISS 10 National Outstanding Hispanic/ Latino Scholar NICOLE MICHELS 10 John Kaulentis 92 Memorial Awards ALEMAYEHU AULFATA 10 CONOR FEGAN 10 FKRTIMARIAM NEGASSI 10 Carol Hopkins Achievement Award NELL CAPLICE 10 TAYLER CRIMALDI 10 Evans Scholar TOM LESNY 10 4 AP Scholar with Distinction and National Merit Scholar Christian KreB 10

5 All-School Awards Homer Richer Award for Outstanding Co-curricular Leadership EMILY PICCHIETTI 10 Richer Nominees MICHAEL BARKEMEYER 10 PATRICK BARRY 10 MARY BUTTITTA 10 JARED COOPER 10 MICHAEL ENICH 10 ELISE JACKSON 10 CAROLYN MADDOCK 10 KATHERINE ROSE 10 RYAN SHEA 10 RHIANNON URBANOWSKI 10 Gerard I. Brost Awards for Outstanding Co-curricular Leadership CLAIRE COSGROVE 11 ANN MCGUIRE 11 Brost Nominees MOLLY DUTMERS 11 MAX HOGAN 11 JANE SAGUI 11 RYAN SANTACROSE 11 STEPHANIE TEDESCO 11 GENEVIEVE ZOUFAL 11 Senior Showcase Awards ARTURO ROMO 10 KATE RYAN 10 Michael Rebarchak Memorial Award RYAN SHEA 10 Fausone Medal QUINN KAISER 10 Homer Richer Award for Outstanding Co-curricular Leadership winner EMILY PICCHIETTI 10 John Kaulentis Memorial Award winners ALEMAYEHN AULFATA 10, CONOR FEGAN 10 and FKRTIMARIAM NEGASSI 10 Br. James E. Small, S.J. Commitment to the Visual Arts Award winner KATE RYAN 10 with Br. Small. Service Awards Ignatian Medals Seniors MICHAEL ENICH 10 JOHN KINZEL 10 MICHAEL STRALKA 10 Juniors ANNE HIPPLE 11 LEIGH MCARTHUR 11 OLIVIA WEISS 11 Sophomores CARTER NOLAN 12 RILEY NOLAN 12 MARC-ANTHONY WALKER 12 Freshmen MICHELLE MCGUIRE 13 BRIDGET NIERZWICKI 13 CLAIRE OWENS 13 Kay and George Penman Sullivan Catholic Action Awards LAUREN PASULKA 10 ISABELLE YISAK 10 Ministry Social Activism Award GLENN BARR III 10 Liturgy Leadership Awards WILLIAM ABRAHAM 10 GRACE BOWEN 10 THOMAS FEIFAR 10 AMY HICK 10 CHRISTIAN KREB 10 COLLEEN SMITH 10 MARGARET MARY TOBIN 10 Ministry Spirit Awards PAIGE BRUNETT 10 ERIN CARNEY 10 WYNN COUGHLIN 10 KATHLEEN DOHERTY 10 STEVEN FREEDMAN 10 AUDREY GAUGHAN 10 OLIVIA GIGLIA 10 MELISSA MCCABE 10 BRIDGET MILLER 10 EMILY MOHR 10 MAUREEN NIERZWICKI 10 MAEVE O CONNOR 10 KELSEY PERSON 10 BAILEY ROWLAND 10 KATE RYAN 10 RYAN SHEA 10 ELIZABETH SIPRUT 10 PATRICK VEECH 10 Torch Club Service Award LAUREN PASULKA 10 Br. James E. Small, S.J. Student Council Award CLAIRE VASILJEVICH 10 Gary Brooks Kayser Memorial Music Award winner ESTELLE PAPPAS 11 with Director of Bands Mr. Corey Ames Y e a r - e n d

6 i n t e l l e c t u a l l y c o m p e t e n t Ramblers Earn High The English Department hosted the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre production of The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare for two performances on March 30 in the Loyola Theatre. The in-school field trip was for juniors and a select group of seniors. A group of Honors Theatre II students assisted the theatre company with load-in, shadowing costume, lights and sound. Ramblers scored well on the State Latin Exam, with 18 qualifiers that s the highest number of qualifiers in the state. CHRIS HAUSER 10 had the second highest score in the state for Latin IV earning a Superior rating, while BILLY SEFTON 13 tied for second in state in Latin I also earning a Superior rating. Additional qualifiers for Latin IV, included DAN GORDON 10 and MATT SERAFIN 10 earning Superior ratings and ISABELLE YISAK 10 earning an Excellent rating. Qualifiers for Latin III included CARRIE SCHOENEBERGER 11 and JACK WEISENBERGER 11 earning Superior ratings and JOHN GRODEN 11, KIRBY KENNY 11 and TYLER VERITY 11 earning Excellent ratings. For Latin II, qualifiers included JOHN DOMBROWSKI 12 and SIMONE GRUBER 12 both earning Excellent ratings. For Latin I, qualifiers included JENNY CICHON 13, TOM GRODEN 13 and CONOR WALSH 13 earning Superior ratings and DEBO BALOGUN 13, DAVID MCCOY 13 and MOLLY MURPHY 13 earning Excellent ratings. Loyola s Latin teachers are Dr. William Lowe, Mr. David J. Mathers, Ms. Rebecca Rassier and Mrs. M. Rebecca Wick. Seventy-four Ramblers won awards on the National Latin Exam this year. Intro to Latin certificates were earned by KYLE KRIHO 13 and BRENDA RIVAS 13. The following students DANIEL GORDON 10 and CHRISTOPHER HAUSER earned perfect scores on the National Latin Exam. earned Gold Summa Cum Laude awards: in Latin I, JOSEPH BURKE 13, THOMAS GRODEN 13, ANGELIA HANHARDT 13, DAVID MCCOY 13, MICHAEL MORELLO 12 and BILLY SEFTON 13; in Latin II, VIRGINIA FOX 13, THOMAS GORDON 13 and MATT SWARCZEWSKI 13; in Latin III, JOHN GRODEN 11, TYLER VERITY 11 and JACK WEISENBERGER 11; and in Latin IV, MATT DELIGIO 10, DAN GORDON 10, CHRIS HAUSER 10, MATT SERAFIN 10, MICHAEL STRALKA 10 and ISABELLE YISAK 10. A special congratulations to DAN GORDON and CHRIS HAUSER both of whom earned perfect scores and to DAN GORDON and ISABELLE YISAK both of whom have earned Gold awards four years in a row. Our Lady of Angels fire survivors Mr. Matt Plovanich (left) and Mr. John Raymond (middle) spoke to the Creative Writing classes on April 14. Their personal accounts supplemented David Cowan s To Sleep With Angels, which the classes were reading. BRIAN TIMMERICK 10 (right) knew Mr. Plovanich and arranged the presentation. 6

7 Honors in Classics It s a miracle! Alex Post 11 walks on water, while Chuck Kurzydlowski 11 watches. ISABELLE YISAK 10 (photographed above) and DANIEL GORDON 10 (photographed in previous) earned Gold awards on the National Latin Exam four years in row. Thirty-eight Ramblers earned ribbons on the National Greek Exam that s 60 percent compared to the 56.7 percent national norm. On the Beginning Attic Exam, Blue Ribbons of highest honor were earned by ROSEMARY FREHE 13, CHARLES SCHUFREIDER 13 and GAVIN SULLIVAN 13; Red Ribbons of high honor were earned by DANIEL CONNOLLY 13, JOHN CONSIDINE 13, JOHN HOCTER 13, CATHERINE O BRIEN 13, BRIGHID O DONOGHUE 13 and MORGAN VENKUS 13; and Green Ribbons of merit were earned by SAM DURKIN 13, SEVERIN DUSELL 13, CONNOR MULHALL 13, MATTHEW PETERSEN 13, RYAN SEYMOUR 13 and ANASTASIA TENCZA 13. On the Intermediate Attic Exam, ERIC HAUSER 12 earned a Red Ribbon of high honors, while DANIEL LEEMPUTTE 12 and LARS LOPATKA 12 earned Green Ribbons of merit. On the Homeric Odyssey Exam, THOMAS CONSIDINE 10 earned a Blue Ribbon of highest honor; COURTNEY COSGROVE 10, JULIA KITTLE-KAMP 11, LEO SHERIDAN 10 and PAIGE WZOREK 10 earned Red Ribbons of high honor; and Green Ribbons of merit were earned by WILLIAM ABRAHAM 10, TERESA BELTON 11, KATIE BOLOTIN 11, THOMAS CONSIDINE 10 earned a Blue Ribbon of highest honor on the National Greek Exam. KEVIN BORAH 10, BILLY BOSWELL 11, GRACE BOWEN 10, CLARE DETJEN 10, MONICA FINN 11, EDWARD HOCTER 10, JOHN LEEMPUTTE 10, MELISSA MCCABE 10, LINDA OLECHOWSKI 10, MICHAEL SCHUFREIDER 10, ANDREW SEYMOUR 11 and ANNA TIGHE 11. Loyola s Greek teachers are Dr. William Lowe, Mr. David J. Mathers and Mrs. M. Rebecca Wick. Twenty of 26 upper-level Greek test-takers won awards on this year s Medusa Mythology Exam. The theme was the Olympian gods. JACKSON POWERS 11 won a Gold award; Silver awards went to T.J. CONSIDINE 10, TED HOCTER 10 and JULIA KITTLE-KAMP 11; and Bronze awards went to GRACE CONWAY 11 and MELISSA MCCABE 10. Corona Laurea certificates were earned by BILLY BOSWELL 11, COURTNEY COSGROVE 10, CLARE DETJEN 10, ALICIA HOAG 10, SHEA MAUNSELL 11 and LINDA OLECHOWSKI 10 and Corona Olivae certificates went to WILL ABRAHAM 10, TERESA BELTON 11, VERONICA FILIPPINI 10, MONICA FINN 11, JOHN LEEMPUTTE 10, MICHAEL SCHUFREIDER 10, LEO SHERIDAN 10 and PAIGE WZOREK 10. Physics Students Walk on Water by Mr. Mark R. Lawson, Physics Instructor Wouldn t your life be easier if you could walk on water? Two physics class teams accepted the challenge of their teacher Mr. Mark R. Lawson to walk across the length of the Loyola pool. The first team, led by JUNYOUNG CHOI 11 along with teammates MARY DAHM 11, MICHELLE MILLER 11, COLLEEN MULLANE 11, SPENCER PERRY 11 and MATT ZAMPA 11, spent a week designing and constructing shoes that would enable a student to walk the length of the Loyola pool. The second team of CHUCK KURZYDLOWSKI 11, RAMAN MICHAEL 11, ALEX POST 11 and TIM SCAPIN 11 sprinted across the pool in record time after making last minute tweaks to their shoe design. continued on page 8 y e a r - e n d

8 Intellectually Competent continued from page 7 There is no friend as loyal as a book. E r n e s t H e m i n g w a y For the Summer Reading List 2010 from the English Department, please visit the quick documents section at www. goramblers.org/ English. It wasn t only exams for Loyola s Greek language students. On April 13, Greek students and instructors took a trip to see a performance of Hephaestus at the Lookingglass Theatre. The trip was sponsored by Loyola s Woodward Endowment for the Classics. The theatergoers, photographed above, enjoyed a meal at Pegasus Restaurant in Greektown before the performance. Congratulations to The Prep school newspaper staff, who won first place in a contest by the American Scholastic Press Association for the fourth consecutive year. These dedicated students, explains Mrs. Fran Gombac, moderator of the newspaper, put in long hours and worked very hard. The Thomas E. Caestecker Prize, established in 1981 by the Class of 1949 alumnus to promote an appreciation of the importance of American history, is an annual essay contest for juniors. This year s prize went to ELIZABETH KIRBY 11 for answering this question: What was the most important product or event in the 20th century? ELIZABETH, whose winning paper was called The Wonder Drug, argued that penicillin was the most important product of the 20th century. Mr. Thomas E. Caestecker 49 presents Elizabeth Kirby 11 with the Caestecker Prize at Loyola s Honors Convocation. 8

9 COMMITTED TO DOING JUSTICE Twenty-two students, along with E-Team moderator and Science teacher Mrs. Tracy Mitchell and Land Management Coordinator Mrs. Jennifer Snyder, volunteered for the 18th annual Chicago River Day, sponsored by Friends of the Chicago River. The group worked side-by-side to collect 10 bags of garbage, sorting it for recycling, and to remove 20 bags of garlic mustard plants, an invasive plant species that left unmanaged would choke out the native prairie plants. Students took time to enjoy the wild life in the area while we worked, reported Mrs. Mitchell. A small toad was found burrowing in the mud to hibernate until warmer weather arrived. We also saw a lone bee guarding a small nest with about eight to 10 combs. Because of the cold temperature the bee was not moving and allowed for close-up viewing without the danger of getting stung. Next year, notes Mrs. Mitchell, The E-Team will begin investigating the diversity of wild life at the campus. Student volunteers included MEREDITH ABRAHAMSON 12, MARIO ASENCIO 12, ANDREA BOTALLA 11, TOM BUELER 12, GIANNA CAPITANINI 11, KAILEY CARINI 12, JOZEF CAUSHI 11, PETER DAHM 10, JOEY GARVEY 12, GIANNA GIANFORTUNE 11, DEVON HUBBARD 12, JULIE KITTLE-KAMP 11, CHRIS LEE 12, PATRICK MULROE 11, SEAN O REILLY 12, ARIEL REID 12, NICK ROMER 12, EVERETT VAN HORN 11, LUCY WOODROW 11 and CHRIS ZACCAGNINI 11, as well as two students from New Trier High School. y ea r - e nd

10 Committed to Doing Justice continued from page 9 When MICHAEL HULTQUIST 13 saw a photo of American soldiers stationed in Iraq hitting golf balls off mats on a makeshift driving range, he got an idea. As a golfer and caddy at Westmoreland Country Club, Michael, photographed at right with his dad, started collecting balls in a five-gallon bucket. By December, he and his father had collected 15,000 golf balls, many of which were donated by the Winnetka Golf Course, the Evanston Golf Club and Westmoreland. MICHAEL s next challenge was to figure out how to ship the golf balls to the soldiers. He contacted Fore Our Soldiers, a Minneapolis non-profit that frequently ships recreational gear to Iraq. MICHAEL and his family then set about packing nearly 70 boxes full of balls with a note in each box thanking the soldiers for their courage and duty. The packages were shipped on December 15 and were ready to be teed up and hit by the soldiers almost two weeks later, just in time for the Christmas holiday. Way to go, MICHAEL! Six Ramblers volunteered at the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe program run by Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County. The students gathered on May 19 at the Glenview drop-off facility to help sort the 9,500 pairs of shoes collected by SAVE. An additional 1,500 pairs of shoes in good condition were collected and given to Share Your Soles. The worn out athletic shoes will be made into playground floors. The volunteers included BILLY BOSWELL 11, MOLLY DUTMERS 11, TESS GONYER 11, SHANNON GREGO 11, ANNIE HIPPLE 11 and GENEVIEVE LAMARR-LEMEE 10. Loyola s SAVE (Students Against Violating the Earth) hosted the annual Earth Day Fair on April 29, with several student clubs participating. The Spanish Club sold fair grade goods from MayaWorks, the Scuba Club sold eco-friendly sunscreen and the Ultimate Frisbee Club sold soft flying discs. The E-Team had a display of the earth-friendly activities at Munz Campus. The Photo Club sold original photographs of nature, the Architecture Club displayed a solar home design and the Social Justice Club sold fair trade chocolate. Loyola alumnus Patrick W. Cushing 98, owner of 2020 Recycling sold notebooks with recovered paper and a representative from Lights for Learning brought an energy bike interactive display. SAVE also had several booths with information about vermiworm composting, shoe recycling, jewelry and T-shirts made from hemp, headbands made from old T-shirts, homemade all-natural tub scrub, stickers, tattoos and fruit smoothies. SAVE offered Loyola teachers an online silent auction raising $330 to donate to The Alliance for the Great Lakes, with donated items from The Chalet, Starbucks, Patagonia, Sunset Foods, Whole Foods, Trader Joe s, Jewel/Osco and Target. Spanish teacher Mrs. Julie Nold serves as the SAVE moderator. 10

11 Twelve students participated in the Regional Jesuit Student Diversity Conference held at Camp McLean in Wisconsin in April. Loyola Academy, St. Ignatius College Preparatory and Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory hosted the conference that included 100 participants from several Jesuit schools throughout the country. Loyola participants included TAQUARIUS EARL 12, JACKIE FERNANDEZ 11, EMILY GODWARD 12, GRACE JIMENEZ 12, QADEER KAHN 12, BYRON MORALES 12, CARTER NOLAN 12, TIMOTHY NORWOOD 12, FREDERICK REED 12, ELAN ROLAND 12, PATRICK TUPA 12 and WILLIAM WOODFORK 12. Guidance Counselor Ms. Sarah B. Kennedy was a conference organizer. 1 2 Women s Volleyball Team for Others: (l-r) 1 SHANNON SULLIVAN 12 and KAITLIN MOHR 12 2 ESME CONDON 12, CASEY TURRO 12 and LIZZIE LYMAN 11 3 OLIVIA WEISS 11, EMMA WALSH 12, SHANNON SULLIVAN 12, KELLY MURRAY 11 and KAITLIN MOHR 12 The Women s Volleyball Team spent a Friday after school in April volunteering at the Franciscan Soup Kitchen. This was the second year that the team has volunteered, and this year the girls brought with them pounds of fresh fruit. Last year the church staff said that fresh fruit was one thing the patrons craved, explains Head Coach Jennifer A. Morris, but no one ever donates it. I was so proud of the girls for remembering and doing something about it. 3 Before the start of its season, Loyola s Men s Varsity Lacrosse Team spent two Saturdays in February helping others. For the second year in a row, 15 team members and their parents worked an assembly line at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, packaging food for the organization s 650 Cook County-area food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters. The following week, the team and its coaches traveled to the West Side of the city to conduct a lacrosse clinic for three Chicago public schools: Manley, Collins and Lawndale, which together have formed the first-ever lacrosse team in the area. Working with donated equipment from Loyola families and Lacrosse America, the CPS team learned lacrosse fundamentals from Loyola s Ramblers. Then it was on to a fast-paced Saturday morning basketball game, where CPS athletes demonstrated their expert skills. On May 23, the NERDS, a group of students who promote health and wellness programs and activities at Loyola, joined with students from New Trier and other area schools to participate in Erika s Lighthouse annual walk-a-thon to raise awareness about adolescent depression. Photographed at right are (back row, l-r) Sarah Burke 11, Claire Cosgrove 11, Allison Grant 11, Erin Dowdle 09, Abby Sheridan 11 and Maddie Sheridan 13; and (front row) Patrick Cosgrove 12, Katharine Borah 11 and Lizzy Croghan (Woodlands Academy). Y e a r - e n d

12 L O V I N G Mothers Club Moderator Rev. John J. Foley, S.J. (right) with the Incoming Mothers Club Leadership: (l-r) Mrs. Susanne Hardy, Mrs. Gabriela Smith, Mrs. Lori Rago, Mrs. Michala O Brien, Mrs. Katherine Kummerer, Incoming President Mrs. Helen Jenko, Mrs. Anne Williams, Mrs. Julie Conway and Mrs. Katherine Pappas (not pictured: Mrs. Patricia Nick) Mothers Club News B y M r s. P a m F i t z e l l a n d M r s. S u s a n n e H a r d y The Mothers Club Spring Dinner Chair Mrs. Susan Gallagher and Co-chair Mrs. Jenifer Garvey thoughtfully chose to honor Our Blessed Mother at this year s annual dinner on Wednesday, May 12 at Sunset Ridge Country Club in Northfield. Following a brief social hour, Mrs. Gallagher welcomed all mothers to this event which, she noted, also was intended to recognize their invisible hands that accomplished so much during the past year. Rev. John J. Foley, S.J., moderator of the Mothers Club, referred to the Book of Genesis in his opening prayer. It is not good that man should be alone. I will make him a helper and then continued by saying that it is not good to be alone in a Jesuit high school without a helpmate and the Mothers Club s coordination of 21 events during the year makes it a vital helpmate. Then, he thanked all of the Loyola mothers on behalf of their daughters and sons who may not always remember to do so. After dinner, Loyola President Rev. Patrick E. McGrath, S.J. reminded the Mothers Club that he was approaching the end of his freshman year at Loyola Academy. He recalled advice from his sister as he accepted the position of Loyola s presidency: Don t mess with the Mothers Club! Fr. McGrath said that he was welcomed, challenged and supported in his first year at the helm and thanked the Mothers Club for gently guiding him and letting him become a part of the greater Loyola family. He reiterated that the presence of the Mothers Club in the life of Loyola is vibrant and essential. Mothers Club President Mrs. Mary Rafferty applauded Mrs. Gallagher and Mrs. Garvey for planning the evening s devotion to the Virgin Mary. She reflected on the success of the many events in ranging from the $4,400 collected at the St. Nick s Mass and Breakfast for Christ the King High School to the inaugural year of the Mothers Club s Angels, who enthusiastically answered a last minute Christmas season call for help with Loyola s H1N1 vaccination program. Mrs. Rafferty concluded her remarks by quoting her own father, who said, It isn t fame or fortune, but goodness that leads to happiness. Rev. John J. Foley, S.J. presented the Ignatian Medals of appreciation to the current officers of the Mothers Club. This was the 72nd group of Mothers Club officers to receive those medals, since being established in A detailed description of the medals gold for the president and silver for the other board members written by Fr. Foley was included in the evening s program. Mrs. Helen Jenko spoke in her new official role as the Mothers Club president. She graciously thanked Mrs. Rafferty for her depth of character and grace, but most importantly for her spirituality and inspiration as mentor, leader and dear friend. Mrs. Jenko was persuaded to accept the presidency because it offered her the same opportunity as the students to more closely experience the diverse community of Loyola families. Her goal over the next year is to welcome new families and help them get involved and connected early with Loyola. She introduced the Executive Committee, which she noted comes to Loyola from many different zip codes and years involved at the school: Vice President Mrs. Anne Williams, Secretary Mrs. Kathy Pappas, Public Relations Coordinators Mrs. Susanne Hardy and Mrs. Lori Rago, Volunteer Coordinators Mrs. Gabi Smith and Mrs. Michala O Brien, Community Representative Coordinator Mrs. Kate Kummerer and Treasurer Mrs. Julie Conway. The bittersweet moment of the evening was the presentation of roses to mothers who will graduate along with their last child from Loyola Academy this year. Mrs. Rafferty and Mrs. Jenko encouraged those mothers to stay in involved through Women of Wisdom, the President s Dinner and the Ramble Auction. Loyola moms (l-r) Mrs. Joyce Slutzky and Mrs. Terry Urbanowski 12

13 It was The Party of Our Century at Loyola Academy s Ramble 2010 auction and black-tie dinner on May 1, where more than 600 Loyola supporters celebrated a century of excellence in Jesuit education. Co-chaircouples Mr. and Mrs. James L. Brault 79 and Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Veech and their volunteers netted more than $900,000 for students who depend on tuition assistance to attend Loyola Academy. During the school year, $3.5 million was awarded to 30 percent of Loyola s student body and, thanks in part to the generosity of Ramble volunteers and attendees, $3.75 million will be awarded for the school year. For Ramble 2010, the Decorations Committee transformed Loyola s West Gym into a walk down memory lane, with displays of life at Loyola throughout its 10 decades of educating the whole person, including a replica of Dumbach Hall where the school opened 100 years ago on the campus of Loyola University. Attendees began the evening with cocktails and hors d oeuvres and music by Loyola Academy s Jazz Ensemble, while placing bids on a plethora of silent auction items. After a sit-down dinner, catered by Calihan Catering, Inc., the live auction commenced. Hot live auction items included tickets to The Masters golf tournament with transportation on a private jet; rare tickets for the final season of The Oprah Winfrey Show; First Pitch at a Cubs baseball game; golf and lunch with Loyola alumnus, actor Chris O Donnell; and a Mini Cooper car. The $50,000 cash raffle was won by last year s Ramble Chaircouple Mr. and Mrs. Patrick B. Kenny 68. Ramble 2010 Co-chaircouples Mr. and Mrs. James L. Brault 79 (left) and Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Veech (right) Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Suhey Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Gleason 83, Director of Development Mrs. Ann O Hara and Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Kuchuris 86 Dr. and Mrs. Gavin J. Green, Mr. Patrick Kennedy and Mr. and Mrs. James T. Mangan Loyola Academy Chairman of the Board of Trustees Mr. James P. Hickey 75 (center) with Mr. Timothy J. Cawley (left) and Mr. Paul J. Laughlin Loyola Academy President Rev. Patrick E. McGrath, S.J. with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Croghan 77 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick B. Kenny 68 learn they are the winners of the Ramble 2010 Cash Raffle, winning a $50,000 purse. y e a r - e n d

14 live! gain R E L I G I O U S Forty-seven students, along with chaperones Campus Ministers Mr. Doug Gleber, Mrs. Kay Gregg and Mr. Michael Gregg and Guidance Counselor Mr. Drew Eder, traveled to St. Pius X Catholic Church in Appleton, Wisconsin to see Matt Maher, a Catholic musician who tours with Michael W. Smith, Jars of Clay, Leeland and Tenth Avenue North, on May 15. Mr. Maher took a night out of his tour schedule to perform at the Wisconsin church as a benefit concert for Catholic Youth Expeditions, an organization that runs outdoor retreats in the Diocese of Green Bay. We have been using a lot of Michael Maher s music in Campus Ministry and Masses, explains Mr. Gregg. One song in particular has caught the attention and energy of our students: the title track off his most recent album, Alive Again. It is a song that speaks of the awakening that comes when you recognize that God desires a personal relationship with you. This is an Ignatian idea that Fr. McGrath has been focusing on this year as well. In personal reflections, the students concurred. Each song had so much emotion and connection with God and really spoke to me, wrote ESTELLE PAPPAS 11. As well as being a really fun night, wrote MAGGIE NEEDHAM 11, it was also full of prayer and a connection with God. The combination made for an amazing experience that won t be forgotten by any of us. Sending Forth Our The annual all-school Sending Forth Mass was held on May 5 with Loyola President Rev. Patrick E. McGrath, S.J. presiding. BRIDGET MILLER 10 delivered the Call to Worship, introducing a procession of symbols that represented the Loyola community, including: 1 the Jerusalem or Kairos cross, carried by THOMAS FINNEGAN 10, that represented the spiritual development of students and Loyola s community of faith; 2 the Loyola Academy Banner, carried by PATRICK BARRY 10 and CLAIRE CORMIER 10, that symbolized the many gifts and talents among the Loyola community; 3 the class photo of the first graduating class, carried by RYAN SHEA 10, that represented 100 years of Jesuit education at Loyola Academy and the formation of women and men for others and leaders in service; 4 a textbook, carried by ANDREW BILLUPS 10, that represented the intellectual development that seeds intellectual integrity and responses to social justice issues; 5 the 2009 semi-final football trophy, carried by JACK JOYCE 10, that symbolized the accomplishments of our athletic teams, our commitment to physical fitness and the importance of sportsmanship and fair play; and 6 a painting, carried by KATE RYAN 10 and MICHAEL ENICH 10, that represented the gifts of our more artistic Ramblers who help us see God through art, theater, music and dance. Dean of Student Life Mr. Charles W. Heintz served as the Word Bearer and THOMAS FEIFAR JR. 10 as the Lector. The General Intercessions were delivered by STEVEN FREEDMAN 10 and PRISCILLA KWAKYE 10 and the Offertory by PETER DAHM 10 and SARAH RYAN 10. The Eucharistic Ministers included CARA DOWDLE 10, OLIVIA GIGLIA 10, CAROLYN MADDOCK 10, MAUREEN NIERZWICKI 10, EMILY PICCHIETTI 10, ELIZABETH SIPRUT 10, MARGARET MARY TOBIN 10, ISABELLE YISAK 10, Science teacher Ms. Valerie Casey, English teacher Mr. Michael Gombac, Dean of Academics Dr. Mary M. Kearney, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs Mr. David K. McNulty 67, Athletics Administrative Assistant Mrs. Maggie Moeller, Theology teacher Mr. Christopher Penna, English Department Chair Mrs. Mary Clare White and Fr. McGrath. MAGGIE MCCOY 10 and PATRICK VEECH 10 sang These Alone Are Enough and Let All the Earth. After Communion GRACE BOWEN 10 and COLLEEN SMITH 10 delivered the Senior Address, reflecting on their growth during their four years at Loyola Academy. We came to Loyola as any other timid freshmen, with one prayer: God, help me to fit in. I will do whatever it takes, noted GRACE. At the end of our high school journey, concluded COLLEEN, our prayer has certainly 14

15 Graduates developed into what it is today: God, Thank you for loving me, listening to me and giving me the support to be who I am. Help me to use my gifts to love and support others and to take them forward from here to change the world. Mr. Heintz and Assistant Dean of Student Life Mr. Peter McNulty concluded the Mass by announcing the nominees for the Brost and Richer Awards, with the winners announced later that night at the Honors Convocation. Deans Heintz and McNulty then announced that RYAN SHEA 10 was the recipient of this year s Rebarchak Award and that QUINN KAISER 10 was the 2010 Fausone Medalist. July 30 Last Day of Summer School July 31 Feast of St. Ignatius (There will not be a Mass at Loyola this year; instead, we ll celebrate Founder s Day on September 19.) August 1 Online Book Sales Begin August 7 Online Book Sales Conclude August Book Sales at Loyola August 12 Band and Parents Picnic 6 p.m. August 19 Freshman Parent Welcome 7:45 a.m. Freshman Orientation 7:45-1 p.m. Transfer Student Orientation 1 p.m. August 20 First Day of Classes August 21 Maroon & Gold Scrimmage August 22 Freshman & Transfer Student Family Mass August 25 College Night for Seniors 7 p.m. August 31 Mass of the Holy Spirit September 1 Back to School Night for Freshman Parents 7 p.m. September 2 LATE START September 6 NO CLASSES September 11 Dumbach/Clavius Mass 5 p.m. September 15 Mothers Club Fall Liturgy 9 a.m. September 16 Back to School Night for Sophomore, Junior & Senior Parents 7 p.m. September 17 NO CLASSES September 19 Founder s Day Celebration September 28 WOW Bus Tour calendar September 29 Health & Wellness Parent Program 7 p.m. September 30 Tri-M Music Induction 7-9 p.m. y e a r - e n d

16 Each year, as the seniors approach graduation, the theme of their final prayer service takes the form of St. Ignatius Loyola s favorite prayer, the Examen of Consciousness. We as a school community pray the prayer of the Examen every Tuesday morning, so that gratitude to God might permeate the atmosphere of all we say and do each day at Loyola. In this context, the seniors final prayer service focuses especially on this step of the Examen: God, you know my needs jesuit a c o l u m n b y L o y o l a R e c t o r R i c h a r d H. M c G u r n, S. J. Loyola Rector Rev. Richard H. McGurn, S.J. delivers the Invocation at Loyola s 100th Commencement Exercises for the Class of better than I know them. Give me your light and help me to see how you have been with me, both yesterday, and this morning. In their Examen, seniors consider not only the present moment, but all four years that they have spent at Loyola Academy. They are invited to look back in gratitude for all they have received and all they have accomplished, e.g.: Name a teacher, coach or moderator who said or did something that made a real difference in your life here at Loyola: What was it that this person said or did? How did it make a difference in your life? Call to mind an experience during which you felt closest to God during the last four years: What was it about this experience that brought you close to God? In this final Examen, a perspective of gratitude opens, helping our graduating seniors to be thankful for all these people and all the resources that God has given them. The Examen moves into the future with these questions: How will you use what you have been given and what you have accomplished? How will you actually live as men and women for others? The following phrase was coined by Fr. Pedro Arrupe, superior general of the Society of Jesus from 1964 to 1981, who wanted graduates of Jesuit schools to combine a humanistic education with a personally appropriated faith in Christ, so that they could contribute to building the Kingdom of God: connections Today our prime educational objective must be to form men and women for others ; men and women who will live not for themselves but for God and his Christ for the God-man who lived and died for all the world; men and women who cannot even conceive of love of God which does not include love for the least of their neighbors... We wish our graduates well, as they take their place in the worldwide community of alumni of Jesuit schools. 16

17 Tell me, what one wild and is it you plan to do with your precious life? M a r y O l i v e r The Summer Day The annual Baccalaureate Mass and Brunch for seniors and their families was held on Sunday, May 23 at Loyola Academy, with President Rev. Patrick E. McGrath, S.J. presiding at Mass. In his homily, Fr. McGrath told the seniors that Loyola Academy was a way station, not a stopping point, on their lifelong pilgrimage to God. Fr. McGrath recited his favorite line from the poem, The Summer Day, by Mary Oliver: Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? He reminded students that it was now time for them to take their wild and precious lives to the next stage, but reassured them that they will always be able to refuel and reconnect at Loyola Academy. JACK JOYCE 10 served as the Cross Bearer, COLLEEN SMITH 10 as the Word Bearer and GRACE BOWEN 10 and THOMAS FEIFAR 10 as the Lectors. STEVEN FREEDMAN 10 and ISABELLE YISAK 10 delivered the General Intercessions, and ALLISTER LAUREL 10 and LIZZIE SIPRUT 10 were the Offertory Gift Bearers. The Eucharistic Ministers included CLAIRE CORMIER 10, AMY HICK 10, CAROLYN MADDOCK 10, MAUREEN NIERZWICKI 10, KATE RYAN 10 and MARGARET TOBIN 10, as well as Loyola Rector Rev. Richard H. McGurn, S.J., Registrar Rev. Paul Faulstich, S.J. and Mothers and Fathers Club Moderator Rev. John J. Foley, S.J. The music was performed by PATRICK BARRY 10, PAIGE AFFINITO 10, Theology teacher Mrs. Rosanne Coury, Campus Ministers Mr. Doug Gleber, Mr. Mike Gregg and Mrs. Kay Gregg and Assistant Dean of Students Mrs. Lauren Bonner, with solos by AYLIN BAYRAMOGLU 10, ALICIA HOAG 10, MAGGIE MCCOY 10, GREGORY SCHAMBERGER 10 and PATRICK VEECH 10. EMILY PICCHIETTI 10, president of the Senior Student Council, delivered the Call to Worship and RYAN SHEA 10, recipient of the Michael Rebarchak Award, offered a reflection. EMILY advised her classmates that a great leader does small things and challenged them all to answer the call to make a difference. RYAN reflected on the fact that being Women and Men for Others is all about forging relationships with people. His goal was not to tally the longest list of service activities, but to try to do an act of kindness daily for someone. People in our lives are what will make us successful, noted RYAN. It will be the relationships with our friends and family that will determine who we are. The Mothers Club hosted a catered brunch immediately following Mass and collected gently used uniform polo shirts to be donated to students who need them. Many thanks to Brunch Chairwoman Mrs. Katie Saletta and Co-chair Mrs. Mary Mulhall for providing a delicious breakfast and an enjoyable prelude to graduation. Thank you also to the Shirt Collection Chairwoman Mrs. Veo Martin and all of the Mothers Club angels for providing such a valuable service! y e a r - e n d

18 O P E N T O G R O W T H The Fine Arts Department hosted Fine Arts Day, a day dedicated to the exploration of expression through art, music, theater and dance on May 20. Students chose three sessions from a list of 22, from portraiture, print-making and sculpture to hip hop dancing and African drumming, from computer-assisted design to improv theater and make-up and costuming. AP artist DEVIN PECHNICK 10 (right) with her mother, Mrs. Sharon Pechnick, at the Battrell Gallery. On April 15, the Battrell Gallery in Wilmette hosted an opening for the AP Artists Exhibit. We had a wonderful group of parents, grandparents, godparents and friends, commented Visual Arts teacher Mrs. Jane Carney. Each artist showed a body of work from their AP concentration. Students were also involved in hanging the show, which ran from April 15 to 19. BAILEY ROWLAND 10 ERYK SZYMANSKI 10 Two Rambler arts students won first place in 4x5, a 40-school competition held at Fremd High School in April. The competition required submissions no larger than 4 x 5 hence the title. BAILEY ROWLAND 10 won for her photograph and ERYK SZYMANSKI 10 for his piece of sculpture submitted to the 3D category. The awards were presented at a reception on May 5. 18

19 Mr. James E. Cleland Design teacher Mr. James E. Cleland has won the Pinnacle Book Award in the History category for his recently published book, The Silent Sentinel (AuthorHouse, 2010). In the book, Mr. Cleland unfolds the significance of the San Pablo Apostol de Cabagan Church and its impact on the residents of the Philippine Islands and the current struggle to restore the church back to its original glory. The book, according to AuthorHouse, reveals that an architectural structure is more than just an assembly of stones. It is the history of a people and a place. Mr. Cleland is a member of the Society of Architectural Historians, he moderates the Loyola Academy Chapter of the American Institute of Architectural Students and gives informative architectural tours of Chicago s landmarks and buildings. Loyola s Architecture Club participated in the second annual Mock Firms Contest held at the historic Congress Plaza Hotel in downtown Chicago on April 16. The contest, themed Global Challenges: Architectural Solutions, challenged high school and college students to find innovative vertical dwelling solutions. Loyola fielded three teams of four students each in the year-long competition. After preliminary drawings were approved in November, each team had to come up with prototype drawings and models for an actual city block to be developed. All three Loyola teams made it to the finals and were cited for sophisticated model-making and excellence in structural morphology. The students met with peers from other U.S. and Canadian high schools, as well as from several universities and colleges, sharing thoughts and concepts for future models and drawings. Loyola representatives included MATT BAZZOLI 10, ANGELA BENWAY 10, JIMMY DELEO 11, SANDRA GONZALEZ 10, JINA KIM 11, ROCH KUCHNO 10, JAKUB MUSZINSKI 11, PAUL PAPAZISI 10, ADRIEL RANGEL 11, STEPHANIE TEDESCO 11 and RHIANNON URBANOWSKI 10. Architect Mr. Mike Begich, A.I.A. and club moderator Mr. James E. Cleland, S.A.H. served as mentors to the students. y e a r - e n d

20 Mrs. Debra Larrea Guidance Counselor helping teens find a career Guidance Counselor Mrs. Debra Larrea received rave reviews at the state level for her presentation at the Illinois Association of College Admission Counselors meeting in Itasca in May. In her presentation, Mrs. Larrea explained how counselors can use the Myers Briggs Type Indicator profile to help teens find a career. It s a lesson that Mrs. Larrea uses in her Formation classes at Loyola. 20 Loyola s Improv Team finished first at the Comedy Sportz High School League Tournament on May 12 at the Comedy Sportz Theatre in Chicago. The team defeated teams from Hersey High School, Proviso East and Lincoln Park High School. Members of the team included PATRICIA BURCHFIELD 12, LAUREN CAPRA 11, DANNY CONNOLLY 13, KRISTEN CUNNINGHAM 12, ALEJANDRO DI PRIZIO 13, ALEX HAY 10, JACKIE KEOSEYAN 12, JIM MCHALE 13 and ARTHUR STONE 10. CHRISTOPHER LOSEY 10 JEEAHN KO 13 IAN PAPPAS 13 Congratulations to CHRISTOPHER LOSEY 10, who earned his Eagle Scout Award in January. Chris project involved conservation and erosion prevention measures along the branch of the Chicago River that runs through Loyola s Munz Campus in Glenview. He planted nearly 800 red osier dogwood saplings and fortified the banks of the river. JEEAHN KO 13 has been accepted as one of four flutists and IAN PAPPAS 13 has been accepted as one of four percussionists for next year s Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. According to Band Director Mr. Corey Ames, Two of the positions for each instrument are full time and the other two are alternates when the top two cannot make a performance. In the fall, explains Mr. Ames, the CYSO will hold placement auditions and if things pan out the same way, two of our students could be in the top two spots and one could be in the top two spots two years in a row, which is unprecedented for a high school! BRIAN LEONG 12 BRIAN LEONG 12 placed in the top 50 in a piano competition at the American Fine Arts Festival at Carnegie Hall. BRIAN was among more than 700 to audition. He performed his winning piece, Haydn s Sonata in B Minor (Movement I), on May 22 at Carnegie.

21 Immaculee Ilibagiza, Rwandan Genocide Survivor to address WOW Fall Lecture Series Expand your mind. and your friendships WOW Co-chairs (l-r) Dr. Mary Ellen Fausone and Mrs. Anne Williams. The Women of Wisdom (WOW) fall lecture series has announced a special evening program this year. Internationally known Rwandan refugee and holocaust survivor, Immaculee Ilibagiza, will come to Loyola Academy to share her story of faith, hope, forgiveness and ultimately, survival. The purpose of WOW is to offer Loyola mothers, current and past, a stimulating lecture series that keeps them engaged and allows them to connect with one another, said Mrs. Mary Ellen Fausone, co-chair of WOW. Questions are posed at the end of each talk, but discussion often continues into the lunch that follows and beyond! WOW begins its ninth season on Tuesday, October 5, at 9:30 a.m. with an opening talk by Mike Leonard, Today Show correspondent and Loyola alumnus, Class of 1965, on discovering your life s quest. The series continues for the three following Tuesdays, showcasing speakers on topics ranging from the ethics of health care reform, to the impact of as it happens media on foreign and domestic policy, to American Catholicism in practice. Immaculee Ilibagiza s lecture will be held Thursday evening, October 21, and will be free of charge to all WOW members. Ms. Ilibagiza will also speak the next morning to the Loyola student body, courtesy of WOW. Participants are again offered the choice of purchasing a two- or four-lecture series package. For working women and those unable to commit to a four-week program, we wished to offer a way for them to be a part of this amazing series, explained Mrs. Fausone. Kicking off the series is the annual bus tour, which this year travels to the Cuneo Museum and Gardens followed by lunch and a guided tour of the buildings and grounds of University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary, the major seminary and school of theology for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Known for its splendid neo-georgian architecture, Mundelein, not usually open to the public, has granted special access to WOW bus tour participants. Plan on joining current and former Loyola mothers, alumni, spouses and friends to expand your mind and your friendships. Sign up this summer and bring a friend. Please go to Online registration begins in August. TUESday, September 28 WOW GOES ON THE ROAD! Cuneo Museum and Gardens and Mundelein Seminary Motor coach tour & lunch Tuesday, October 5 Morning lecture & luncheon Finding Your Way: Life s Journey and the Value Within Us Mike Leonard NBC Feature Correspondent and Author Tuesday, October 19 Morning lecture & luncheon What the Catholic Church Can Learn from American Democracy Mark S. Massa, S.J. Karl Rahner Professor of Theology Director, The Curran Center for American Catholic Studies, Fordham University Thursday, October 21 Special evening lecture Immaculee: A Story of Faith, Hope and Forgiveness Immaculee Ilibagiza Rwandan Genocide Survivor, Author and Peace Advocate Tuesday, October 12 Morning lecture & luncheon The Age of Immediacy Timothy J. McNulty Co-Director, National Security Journalism Initiative, Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism Tuesday, October 26 Morning lecture & luncheon Life and Death Matters: Bioethics in a Changing Time Laurie Zoloth, Ph.D. Director, Center for Bioethics, Science and Society, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine y e a r - e n d

22 International Thespian Board Members for NINOS BABA 12 CATHERINE CARINI 12 EMMA CHIKOW 12 MADDY GROSS 11 KAMRYN MCPIKE 12 KEELEY MILLER 11 MAGGIE NEEDHAM 11 KATIE SAN ROMAN 11 SHANA SANCHEZ 11 JOHN WITRY 12 GENNY ZOUFAL 11 Every year, we select a Thespian who has given the most to our troupe in terms of hours of service in a given year and award them the title of Thespian of the Year. We acknowledge this member at this awards ceremony and also at the Honors Convocation, where the trophy is given. The student s name is inscribed on the permanent plaque, which is on display in the showcase outside the theater. This year s award went to MICHAEL ENICH 10. Loyola s Thespian Awards were held on Wednesday evening, May 12, in the theater, with the following students earning awards. In order to become a member of the International Thespian Society, a student must earn a total of 10 points (each point representing a minimum of 10 hours of work) in at least two productions at Loyola Academy and two additional good of the troupe points earned outside of productions. Since receiving our charter in 1990, we have had 430 students meet these requirements. New International Thespians LARA ANTONELLO 12 NINOS BABA 12, 1 additional star PATRICIA BURCHFIELD 12, 1 additional star CATHERINE CARINI 12 EMMA CHIKOW 12 EMELIA GLEBER 11 KRISTEN HILL 12 ALLISON KAPOLNEK 12 LEANNE KELLY 12 JULIA KITTLE-KAMP 11 KAMRYN MCPIKE 12, 2 additional stars CHRISTINE MERCHUT 10, 2 additional stars ELIZABETH MEYER 10 KEELEY MILLER 11, 1 additional star DAVID NICOLAU 11 MARCEL PAWLAS 12 EMILY PRUC 11 KATIE SAN ROMAN 11, 1 additional star SHANA SANCHEZ 11, 2 additional stars RACHAEL SCHAMBERGER 12 J.P. SKOWRON 10 After initiation Thespians continue to accumulate points. For every 10 points (100 hours) they receive a star and after five stars have been earned, they receive Honor Thespian status and earn an honor bar for every additional 10 points. Stars and Bars Thespians AARON BAUER 11, 1 star MICHELE BERENS 11, 1 star ALEXANDRA BISCHOFF 11, 2 stars JACKIE BORATYN 10, 1 star MAUREEN BURNS 10, 1 star LAUREN CAPRA 11, 1 star STEPHANIE CLAFFORD 10, 2 stars MICHAEL ENICH 10, 4 bars ELENA GOMEZ 10, 1 star NORMA GOMEZ 10, 1 star MADDY GROSS 11, 2 stars KATHY GUZIK 10, 2 stars MAGGIE MCCOY 10,1 star LUKE MCLOUGHLIN 11, 3 stars CHLOE MICEK 10, 3 bars MAGGIE NEEDHAM 11, 1 star LEXI RUBIO 11, 2 stars GREG SCHAMBERGER 10, 1 star JACQUI SCHIPP 11, 1 star ADAM STROBEL 10, 3 stars Honor Thespian Status VINCE ANGARONE 10 ALEX HAY 10 ARTHUR STONE 10 MIKE STRALKA 10 JOHN WITRY 12 GENNY ZOUFAL 11 The Technical Director s Award is given to a student who distinguishes himself or herself as a true person for others in the technical theater area. This year, the recipient is JOHN WITRY 12. The Director s Award is given to a student who distinguishes himself or herself as a true person for others during one or more of our productions. This year, GENNY ZOUFAL 11 was the recipient. GENNY has always been willing to help and work selflessly to see that productions run smoothly, explains Thespian moderator Mrs. Faye A. Ryan. She works behind the scenes and on the stage. She is always one of the first to volunteer for whatever job needs doing and always follows through with what she starts. The Iggy Awards (named after Ignatius Loyola) are patterned after the Tony Awards on Broadway (which are named after Antoinette Perry) in which the members of the Academy (in our case members of Thespian Troupe 4729) are invited to vote for their favorite company members. This year s winners include: Best Actor in a Comedy: MICHAEL ENICH 10 Best Actress in a Comedy: CHLOE MICEK 10 Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy: VINCE ANGARONE 10 Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy: SHANA SANCHEZ 11 Best Actress in a Musical: MAGGIE MCCOY 10 Best Actor in a Musical: NINOS BABA 12 Best Supporting Actor in a Musical: ADAM STROBEL 10 Best Ensemble Member in a Musical: VINCE ANGARONE 10 Best Actress in a Showcase: CHRISTINE MERCHUT 10 Best Actor in a Showcase: MIKE STRALKA 10 Best Crew Chief: KATHY GUZIK 10 Best Crew Member: DAVID NICOLAU 11 22

23 P h y s i c a l l y f i t Rambler Athletes in the News The Men s Lacrosse Team lost to New Trier in the IHSLA State Championship game, but had another fantastic season. JOHN LEEMPUTTE 10 was named an All-American. The Men s Water Polo Team was an IHSA Sectional Champion and qualified for state finals. T.J. CONSIDINE 10 and MAEVE O CONNOR 10 were the recipients of the State of Illinois Senior Scholastic Player of the Year awards, given annually to a boy and girl who show outstanding achievements both in the classroom and in the pool. T.J. and MAEVE are the first Ramblers to win the 24-year old award. The Women s Soccer Team was the GCAC Champion and IHSA Regional Champion, but lost to rival New Trier in the Sectional Final. Loyola s Varsity Men s Tennis Team won its 13th consecutive Chicago Catholic League Championship with 39 points over second place Fenwick s 35 points. The meet was held at Loyola Academy on May 12. LAWSON BARTER 11 was first singles champion, PATRICK HUGHES 10 was second singles champion and JACK WEISENBERGER 11 was third singles champion. DYLAN HELDMAN 10 and NATHAN WANG 10 were second doubles champions and FRANCIS JULES 10 and WILL BABCOCK 10 came in second for first doubles. Also for the 13th consecutive year and the 15th year overall, Head Tennis Coach Mr. Thomas J. Fitzgerald Lawless Coach of the Year Mr. Thomas J. Fitzgerald (left) with his daughter COLLEEN FITZGERALD 10 and Loyola President Rev. Patrick E. McGrath, S.J. at Chicago Catholic League Championship was named the Tony Lawless Tennis Coach of the Year. Mr. Fitzgerald has coached tennis at Loyola for 30 years, with his teams earning 22 championships. The Men s Volleyball Team finished a 30-win season by claiming the IHSA Regional Championship. REIS FOSTER 10 was named to the All- State team. The Women s Softball Team won the IHSA Regional title with a 12-8 win over Glenbrook South. Congratulations to KARA DONATO 10 and EDITH- GRACE ROBERTSON 12, whose Starlights Senior Synchronized Skating Team placed fourth at nationals in Minneapolis, MN on March 6. In February, both young women traveled to Rouen, France to compete in the French Cup, skating with the prestigious Team USA. All-State honors went to harriers (l-r) NICO COMPOSTO 10, SHUJAA BENSON 10 and JACK SEEBERG 10 Three athletes earned All-State honors as the Men s Track Team raced to an eighth place finish at the IHSA State Meet. SHUJAA BENSON 10 placed third in the 300m hurdles and fifth in the 110m hurdles. NICO COMPOSTO 10 finished second in the 1600m run with a time of 4:14.8, while JACK SEEBERG 10 finished seventh in 4: Also competing were MARK DONOHUE 10 and PATRICK SMITH 10 in the 3200m run, JEFF TORAASON 11 in the 110m hurdles and the 4x200m relay team of DAVID GRANDE 10, JOE BURNS 10, BRYAN COLLINS 11 and OBINNA ONYEAGHALA 12. Congratulations to the team on a great season! The Women s Lacrosse Team won the State Championship against New Trier, 18-11, at Northwestern University s Lakeside Field on June 4. This is the team s second consecutive state win and its sixth overall and its second win this season against rival New Trier. The team also finished with a top 20 national ranking. Mr. John Dwyer 67 is the team s head coach, with Ms. Kim Connors, Ms. Elizabeth Kadison 02 and Ms. Caroline Tesar 06 serving as assistant coaches. y e a r - e n d

24 L o y o l a A c a d e m y L a r a m i e A v e n u e W i l m e t t e, I l l i n o i s Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 42 So. Suburban, IL Year-end 2010 Congratulations, Graduates! See story on page 1