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St. Luke Children’s Playground Our playground is complete!

Visit www.stlukerc.org/playground.htm for a

15-minute photo-show of our project.

The 87th graduating class of St. Luke School took part in the Graduation Mass and Awards Ceremonies on Tuesday June 10 at the church. Despite heavy rain, high winds and a partial power outage, the 31 members of the Class of 2008 were recognized for their academic achievements, demonstration of Christian values, leadership skills and service in church and school ministries. Full story on Page 3.

St. Luke Alumni News Summer ’08 A Newsletter for the Alumni & Friends of St. Luke the Evangelist School Vol 3, No 2

CALENDAR

June 16 CYO Dorney Park Trip Aug 14, 15 Summerstock – Keswick Theater Aug 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sept 3 School Opens Oct 12 Parish Picnic - Alverthorpe Park

Contact Us:

Development Office Attn: Beth Stieritz

St. Luke the Evangelist 2316 Fairhill Avenue Glenside, PA 19038

215-572-0128

Development@StLukeRC.org www.StLukeRC.org/alumni.htm

St. Luke School Class of 2008

Sister William Adele, SSJ and Monsignor Flood cut the ceremonial ribbon

Graduation 2008

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Food Scrip Supports our Youth Groups Representatives from Genuardi’s and E-Scrip visited St. Luke’s on June 2 to recognize St. Luke’s as being one of the top earners from Escrip/Genuardi’s in the state of Pennsylvania. St. Luke Youth Groups earned $6,600 in 2007 from participation in Genuardi’s E-Scrip Program. Genuardi’s is just one of our local merchants who support our Youth Groups. O’Neill’s, Acme, Giant, Path Mark, Shop-N-Bag and Shoprite also make contributions to our Youth Groups through sale of their store Food Certificates. For information about the program, contact Cathy Berry at the Rectory, 215-572-0128. Food Certificates are for sale in the Rectory, and after most masses.

Pictured from left: Back Row: Patrick Dolan (Boy Scouts), Jeff Carney (Genuardi’s Roslyn Store Manager) Monsignor Flood, Cathy Berry (Scrip Coordinator), Sister William Adele. Front row: Juliana Hart (CYO softball), Katie Cassidy (CYO track), Emma Foley (Campfire), Patrick Foley (Cub Scouts)

Business Leaders Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS)

St. Luke School was invited to participate in this year’s BLOCS Gala by creating a centerpiece which represents an aspect of the program, and how it benefits our Catholic Schools. Mrs. Kelly Gaynor, Kindergarten teacher, collaborated with a group of St. Luke Students to create the work. The centerpiece, pictured, is a tree, each leaf of which represents one of our 192 Archdiocesan elementary schools. St. Luke School is one of the top schools participating in the BLOCS scholarship program, securing $52,000 this year alone in scholarship money designated specifically for St. Luke School. For more information on BLOCS, please contact Beth Stieritz in the Development Office 215-572-0128 or Development@StLukeRC.org.

Mrs. Kelly Gaynor (center) and her staff of “designers.”

Reunions Have you been in touch with your St. Luke classmates lately? Think about getting involved in organizing a Class Reunion. This year, Reunion Classes include Class years ending in “3” or “8.” Contact Development Office for information on class lists.

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St. Luke School Class of 2008

St. Luke School has much to be proud of in our Class of 2008. Members of the Class of 2008 will move on to Abington HS (2), Bishop McDevitt HS (10), Chestnut Hill Academy (1), Gywnedd Mercy Academy (4), LaSalle College HS (5), Mount St. Joseph Academy (1), Roman Catholic HS (3), and St. Basil Academy (5). Scholarships received include: Bishop McDevitt HS Anthony Michael Leto Community Service Award ($500): Brenda Harbison Bishop McDevitt Music Scholarship ($500 for 4 years): Brenda Harbison Board of Trustees ($1,000 for 4 years): Anna Fiorella, Michael Newns, Billy Joyce, Scott Stieritz John Aloysius Flynn Memorial Grant ($1,000 for 1 year): Anthony Mascione Neumann Scholarship (full tuition): Michael Newns, Scott Stieritz Presidential: ($1,000 1st year, $500 for 3 years): Joe McNiff, Michael Newns, Teddy Ryan, Nicole Scalfaro St. Thomas More Alumni Ass’n ($1,000 for 1 year): Mark Wilson Thomas Hartman Grant ($1,500 for 1 year): Colin Davis, Maureen Regan Chestnut Hill Academy $20,000 for 4 years including sports/travel: Stephen Pompilio Lansdale Catholic High School $2,000 for 4 years: Courtney Wood La Salle College High School Presidential ($5,000 for 4 years): Anthony Buonomo, Billy Joyce Roman Catholic High School Alumni Scholarship ($1,000 for 4 years): Sean Kosma $3,000 for 4 years: Joe McNiff St. Joseph’s Prep Xavier Scholarship ($5,000 for 4 years): Billy Joyce

Before graduating, the Class of 2008 was officially inducted into the St. Luke Alumni Association. Congratulations to our graduates!

ABITIBI Paper Recycling Contest St. Luke's is eligible for CASH PRIZES in a contest sponsored by Abitibi Recycling. Last year, from the period 5/1/07-8/31/07 you helped us recycle 23.74 tons of paper (WOW!) If we exceed that amount by 20% during the period 5/1/08-8/31/08 (that is, recycle 28.49 tons) we win an additional $500. Recycling 25% more than last year (29.67 tons) wins us $1,000!

We need your: Newspapers, Magazines, Shopping Catalogs, Office/School Papers & Mail

PLEASE - NO Cardboard, Phone Books, Food-type boxes (cereal, etc)

Response to our recycling effort has been overwhelmingly positive - thank you for your support!

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2004 - Members of St. Luke Class of 2004 had a “mini-reunion” at St. Basil’s spring prom. Back Row: Mr. Joe Bauer (Teacher - St. Basil), Bob Wustner, RP Boyle, Andrew Regan, Tim Brennan, Joe Corcoran. Front Row: Matt Johnston, Caroline Hughes, Brittany Fillman, Ellen Cox, Kyle Lorenz, Patrick Melvin, Ashley Junod.

Class News

1969 - Julie Hensler-Cullen was inducted into the Bishop McDevitt Hall of Fame at the Spring Honors Convoca t ion . J u l i e w a s honored for her work in the field of nursing, and is pictured (at left – center) with fellow

inductees (from left) Timothy R. Lawn, Esq. and John S. McVeigh, Esq.

2002 - John Buonomo will attend Mansfield College of Oxford (England) this Fall. John just finished his Sophomore year at St. Joseph’s University, and will study Philosophy and Economics during his Junior year at Oxford.

2004 - 2006 -Patrick Doyle (’05), Todd Meinke (’05), Joe Smart (’04), Wallace Weaver (’06) and Stephen Yuan (‘04) traveled to Appalachia, KY from 6/22-6/28 to take part in a Christian Service Week in conjunction with the Brothers of Charity. The group was accompanied by Mr. John Smart, and spent the week repairing two trailers for needy families. The Brothers of Charity organize this effort through the St. Vincent Mission, an organization founded 40 years ago by Brother Matthew Burns. Brother Burns formerly taught at McDevitt, and passed away this past year.

2004 - Kyle Lorenz was named Roman Catholic High School “2008 Student of the Year.” He was awarded a $2,500 scholarship by the Washington Crossing Foundation, and a $1,000 scholarship by the Comcast Leaders Scholarship Program. Kyle will attend Penn State University (University Park, State College, PA ) this coming fall.

2004 - Andrew Regan was named Roman Catholic High School “2008 Student Athlete of the Year.” Andrew will attend Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA this coming fall.

2004 - RP Boyle, Joe Corcoran and Andrew Regan were nominated for Ted Silary’s Teammate of the Year Award. Although another nominee was selected, it is an honor just to be considered. Visit http://www.tedsilary.com/teammate08.htm to view nominations and criteria. Ted Silary has covered high school sports in Philadelphia since 1975, first for the old Philadelphia Bulletin and since December 1977 for the Philadelphia Daily News.

Senior CYO Co-ed Volleyball Team won their second straight championship on May 29th. This year, St. Luke’s Senior CYO entered three teams in the High School CYO Co-ed Volleyball league, and again, the most senior team won the championship. St. Luke’s defeated Immaculate Conception in the semi-finals, then won the championship trophy in a close finals match against Our Lady of Consolation. Team members included Bishop McDevitt Seniors Tim Brennan, Matt Shervin, Pat Doyle, RP Boyle and Junior Kate Guempel, St. Basil Seniors Joanie Croskey and Caroline Hughes and Junior Beth Salazar, and Mount St. Joseph Junior Erin Croke. The team was coached by Tara Monihan and Lisa Salazar.