GRADUATEThe Marquette Catholic

A publication for graduates, parents, and friends of Marquette Catholic High School

AUGUST 2017

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL219 E. Fourth St. Alton, IL 62002 (618) 463-0585 www.marquettecatholic.org

The Class of 2017 had a lot to celebrateat their graduation this year.

The 109 students in the class received $7,668,794 in financial aid and scholarships to further their education. This amount averaged out to approximately $70,356 per student (if they were able to use everything they received). 109 students graduated, 108 will attend college and 1 student enlisted in the Navy.

The class put in over 20,640 Community Service hours during their 4 years at Marquette and 14 students will continue to participate in sports at their colleges and universities while earning their degrees. We are proud of you Class of 2017!

The Baccalaureate Mass was held on May 18, 2017 at St. Mary’s Church. Fr. Bill Kessler and several parish priests celebrated the Mass for the graduates and their parents. Dr. Woodiel led the Marquette chorus in beautiful music. The Seniors in the chorus performed special songs before the Mass.

The graduation ceremony took place on May 19 at Hatheway Hall at Lewis and Clark Community College. This has become a beautiful tradition for our graduates and each graduate is showcased as they walk across the stage.

Mr. Dennis Horn (Class of 1981) was the keynote speaker at graduation this year. Dennis is the Senior Merchandising Director for Sam’s Clubs in Bentonville, AR. He and his wife (Jenny Maher class of 1982) live in Rogers, AR with their 3 boys Jake, John and Adam. “It was really special that I was able to speak at the graduation since my great niece and nephew were in the graduating class” (Alex and Bryan Nagy), Dennis said.

In his speech, Dennis told the audience that he was very surprised when he got the call from Mr. Slaughter. He said he considered himself an unlikely candidate and did not think of himself as deserving of the honor of speaking to the graduates since he took a different path after high school than many of his friends. But what he stressed was that hard work can really pay off. He said “You don’t have to take the same path as everyone else. Believe in yourself, take risks and you never know where it will take you.” Dennis also told the graduates to be “students of life.” He told them to listen more than they speak,

to find their own voices and to speak up when something seemed wrong. “Go out and write your own story. Be bold and be brave and don’t forget to take risks” he said.

Many thanks to Dennis for his inspiring words for the class of 2017!

Dear Alumni/ae, friends, and supporters of Marquette:

Happy Birthday Marquette Catholic High School. Did any of you notice that Marquette turned 90 this past year. Unless my math is wrong, we just graduated our 90th class this past May. Congratulations to them as they join approximately 9000 previous graduates and become alumni/ae.

So, what has happened to Marquette in the past 90 years?

Well, the 1927 building (the original building) is still highly functional and very much updated to 21st century standards. But you will still get a nostalgic feeling as you walk in through the front doors.

If you graduated before 1956, we added a gym. That 1956 gym has been given new windows, a new floor, new bleachers, and air conditioning. It was also repainted and a big new scoreboard was mounted on the wall.

In 1982, we added a new wing on the back fronting 3rd street. Today, that wing houses 4 modern classrooms and a media center where you will also find our computer lab.

Just recently, we did away with the outdoor courtyard across from the gym and replaced it with what we call the Commons, new restrooms, and a new Athletic Directors office.

In 1970 the old building out back which housed science classes, etc., was torn down. Graduates before 1970 are always asking about that old building. It must have had quite an impact (good or bad?) on many of you. At least alumni always laugh when they talk about it.

If you are an alumnus from before the 1970’s you basically only had Ursulines as your teachers with a few laypersons thrown in here and there (Lowell Brosamer, Jadwiga Cooke, Ron Holtman, Joe Vitale, John Rogers to name a few). Between the ‘70’s and 90’s it was about half and half Ursulines and laypersons. After the 1990’s to today we are predominantly laypersons but we do have one priest and two sisters from the order of St.Francis of the Martyr St. George currently on staff and I am always looking to add more religious.

As I mentioned in a previous Graduate, we are still hoping to build a STEM lab either on campus or just off campus but only time and money will tell that story.

If you are ever in the area, stop by for a tour. Encourage your classmates to have their reunion here! You’ll love it.

On Explorers,

Michael Slaughter ‘74Principal

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Dear Marquette Alumni,

It is an exciting time to be a member of the Marquette family. I say that, not as an alumni, but as a parent of a future alumni (although my mother, Irene (Chiolero), class of ‘48, was an alumnus). My wife, Grace, and I have decided to entrust our precious child to Marquette primarily because of the excellent learning environment, created by the faculty, administration, Marquette families, and you, the supportive

alumni. Throughout my association with Marquette, as a board member, parent, and now as President of the school board, I have been overwhelmed by the commitment of all of you who support Marquette’s progress to excellence.

I am happy to report that Marquette is currently in excellent condition through the efforts of the administration, faculty, staff, and the previous Board of Directors. Enrollment has been stable at approximately 420 students. Accounting and fund raising policies and procedures have been modified to reflect a more professional methodology. The outward and visible manifestation of our shared faith has been enhanced through the presence of an on campus chapel and the appointment of Father Bill Kessler as our chaplain. The Five Year Strategic Plan (available on the website) is being carried out with enthusiasm by the administration and Board.

Marquette, in recent years, has embraced modern technological advances in education by placing handheld devices (iPads) in the hands of each student, by increasing its reliance on digital textbooks and by encouraging the use of interactive technologies in the classroom. We are continuing to expand our technology based curriculum by expanding our course offerings in computer science and by employing a fulltime information technology manager on site.

We are in the process of exploring an exciting new project tentatively scheduled for the 2018 school year. The Board of Directors and the Administration have decided to enhance MCHS commitment to providing our students with excellent educational opportunities in math, science, technology and engineering by creating a new STEM center with modern equipment and infrastructure. The MCHS STEM center will be intended to house three newly equipped labs for Biology, Chemistry, and Physics with four additional classrooms for math and technology courses. The Marquette family is hopeful that you will be energized by its commitment to the future and participate in this worthy and much needed expansion.

It is my hope that the students’ successes you have read about in this newsletter and the focus on the future of the Marquette Administration and Board of Directors, will provide you with confidence that your beloved Marquette has a bright future and will continue to produce successful, faithful and committed members of this community for years to come. On behalf of the Board of Directors, we are looking forward to working with you and for you for the continued success of our beloved Marquette.

God Bless, Sam MorminoPresident of the MCHS School Board

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MCHS Class of 2017

CLASS OF 2017 AS FRESHMEN (Above) AND AS SENIORS (Below)

Serviam AwardsCongratulations and many thanks to Beth (Kane) Holtz ’82 and Kathy (Tassinari) Claywell ’76 who were presented with Serviam Awards at graduation this year.

Beth Holtz was presented the award for role on the Marquette School Board for several years. In addition to volunteering on many committees throughout the years her kids have been in school at Marquette, Beth was the chairman of the 5 year Strategic Plan Committee.

Under Beth’s leadership a strategic plan was developed and documented and is being implemented for the years 2015-2020. We thank Beth for her hard work on the strategic plan and for all of her work promoting Marquette throughout the years.

Beth and her husband Rob have 3 kids who have graduated from Marquette; Kate and Danny graduated in 2015 and Michael graduated in 2017.

Kathy Claywell was presented the Serviam award for her role in the Explorer Club throughout her tenure at Marquette. Kathy has held many leadership positions with the Explorer Club including Auction Co-Chair and Secretary of the Club. She has helped raise funds and awareness for Marquette through the years and we thank her for her service. Kathy has also coached the Marquette tennis team with her husband Jim for sixteen years. Their record is impressive and they will be sorely missed.

Kathy and Jim have 3 kids who graduated from Marquette. Christina from the class of 2008, Caroline from the class of 2012 and Jonathon from the class of 2017.

Department AwardsSenior academic awards are given each year by the various academic departments at Marquette. These department awards recognize outstanding achievement and are a culmination of four years of academic excellence. Congratulations to these Seniors.

Senior Science Award in Chemistry Peter WendleSenior Science Award in Physics Danielle FolkertsSenior English Award Faith GriffonSenior Science Award in Biology Faith Griffon Britany JacobsmeyerSenior French Award Brittany JacobsmeyerSenior Theology Award Mary Wilton Joe KuebrichSenior Spanish Award Alex NagySenior Math Award Annabelle CopelandSenior History Award Ryan HeckselSenior Outstanding Art Award Anna Dixon Lily KosteckiSenior Award in Music Anthony ShepardSenior Award in Drama Emma Mattix-Wand

ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARSMegan Bell, Annabelle Copeland, Cheyanne Dale, Anna Dixon, Jacob Figueroa, Danielle Folkerts, Faith Griffon, Rachel Grimaud, Megan Hanson, Karoline Lauritzen, Emma Mattix-Wand, Merric Meehan, Adam Sanders, Mark Vitali, Peter Wendle. These seniors qualified as Illinois State Scholars, but live in Missouri: Ryan Hecksel, Brittany Jacobsmeyer, Brianna Klatch, Anthony Shepard

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Emma Mattix-Wand, Bryce Pettiford, Adam Sanders, Stephen St. John, Maddie Wiemers. Not pictured: Mary Wilton

Class NotesClass of 1996Megan Sholar published her first book, Getting Paid While Taking Time: The Women’s Movement and the Development of Paid Family Leave Policies in the United States (Temple University Press). The book explores the reasons that the United States remains the only developed country in the world without paid family leave at the national level. Megan has an undergraduate degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and completed her PhD in political science. She currently teaches at Loyola University Chicago.

Brian McConnell and his wife,Julie, announce the birth of a son, Timothy on June 7, 2017. Timothy joins older brother Patrick who is 3 years old. The McConnell’s live in the Chicago area.

Class of 2001 and 2003Liz Lilley and her husband Kyle Buesteton (2001) announce the birth of a son. Beck Anthony Buesteton was born on May 25, 2017. The Buestetons live in St. Louis, MO.

Class of 2004Kelly Beiermann Evans and her husband Grant announce the birth of a son, Charlie Andrew. Charlie was born on June 18, 2017 at St, Joseph’s Hospital in Breese. Charlie joins older brother Henry who is 2.

Class of 2005Samantha Lafikes married Robert Diaz on March 31, 2017

in Grafton. Samantha works for Weissman Costume Designs as a merchandiser in St. Louis. The couple resides in Alton.

Laura Hoefert Sandidge and her husband Jason announce the birth of a daughter, Kinsley Ann. Kinsley was born on June 20, 2017 and weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces.

Class of 2006Caitlin Heitz married Johnny Stutz on May 27, 2017 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church.

Michael Murphy and his wife Hali (Beebe) announce the birth of a daughter. Ophelia Bear Murphy was born on May 27, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis.

Matt Grabner married Kayla Mallett on March 25, 2017 in Laguna Beach, CA. Matt graduated from the University of Missouri and works at Boston Scientific. The couple resides in LA.

Class of 2007

Adam Smith married Elsa Kracke

on November 12, 2016 in Phoenix, AZ. Adam and Elsa are 2015 graduates of the University of Missouri School of Medicine.Adam is an emergency medicine physician at Maricopa MedicalCenter in Phoenix and Elsa is a pediatrician at Phoenix Children’sHospital. Adam’s best man, Chris Logan and groomsmen, Alex Schroeder, Nathan Hoover, Greg Motil and Daniyal Qamar, are also 2007 MCHS graduates.

Chris Hill married Katelyn Loucks on April 29, 2017 in St. Louis. Chris graduated from Logan Chiropractic School 2017. He

and his wife are opening Credence Chiropractic in Georgetown, TX. You can contact the Hill’s at www.credencechiro.com.

Class of 2008Marie Vaughn married Brock Lewis on June 3, 2017 at St. Mary’s. Marie is a 2013 graduate of Fontbonne University and is working in child care. Stephanie Hill married AJ King on June 3, 2017 in Alton. Stephanie is employed by the St. Louis County Library as a Youth Specialist. AJ is running for US Congress for the 12th District. The Kings reside in Alton.

Derek Daum and his wife, Erin, announce the birth of a baby girl, Kenna Marie, on Sept. 27, 2016. Kenna weighed 7 pounds and was 18.75 inches long.

Class of 2009Maggie Klunk is engaged to marry Bryan Naes on Nov. 25, 2017.

Class of 2011Lauren Wetzstein is engaged to marry Daniel Legate. The wedding is planned for Sept. 15, 2018.

Class of 2012Andrew McDermott married Kirsten Pastoriza (Class of 2013) on July 11, 2017 at Sts. Peter and Paul in Alton. Kirsten is employed at SIUE and Andrew is in the military.

Class of 2013Alexis Silkwood has been drafted by the Akron Racers in the 2017 National Pro Fastpitch softball draft. Alexis graduated from Mississippi State where she has pitched for the Bulldogs for 4 years.

Class of 2014Danielle Huber is engaged to marry Blake Hazelwood in Atwood, TN on Oct. 14, 2017. Danielle will graduate from University of Tennessee-Martin with a bachelor’s in finance and her CPA. Blake is in the Army National Guard. The couple will reside in Martin, TN.

Marquette hits the road…We had a great time at the Chicago Area alumni event on April 6, 2017.

About 20 Marquette alums attended the event held at “Exit Strategy” in Forest Park, IL (a suburb of Chicago). Members of the class of 1980 through the class of 2015 we in attendance. The evening was full of food and drinks and telling Marquette stories. It was a great time to reconnect and network with other Marquette alums.

Marquette plans to host events like this in other areas of the country. Please let us know if you think your area should be a destination.

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1957 – 60th reunion – August 19, 2017 at Marquette – contact Dee Lavick at deelavick@charter.net

1962 – 55th reunion – September 23, 2017 – Marquette Commons – contact John Schwegel at jeschwegel@charter.net

1967 – had their 50th reunion – June 24, 2017 – Marquette Commons – contact Rose Decourcey at rdecourcey@yahoo.com

1968 – Sept. 22, 2018 contact Nancy Williams at 618-463-0634

1972 – 45th reunion – in the Fall (Date TBD) – contact Donna Dixon at mchrn0706@gmail.com

1977 – 40th reunion- Sept. 22, 2017. Follow our class on Facebook Marquette Class of 1977 for details. Questions, please call Sue Fleming at 314-629-8693

1982 – Had their 35th reunion – July 22, 2017 at Highflyers Grille – contact Jennifer Yost at jennifer.k.yost@boeing.com

1987 – 30th reunion -- September 23, 2017 – Location TBD

1997 – Had their 20th reunion (Pictured below) -- July 22, 2017

2012 – Had their 5th Reunion -- August 12, 2017Check our Facebook page “MCHS Class of 2012”

Class Reunions:

Homecoming Alumni and(friends of Marquette) Weekend!!It’s time to come back and reconnect with your

classmates and friends of Marquette.Save the date for the weekend of Oct. 20-22 and get ready to

start some fun new traditions for homecoming weekend.Tell your friends and classmates.

Details to come …It’s a great time to be an Explorer!

Thanks to everyone who participated or sponsored our 10th annual fun run and walk

on May 6 at Marquette.The overall winner was Rick Roberts with a time of 18:21. The first female to finish was Marquette Freshman Riley Vickery with a time of 22:43. The first 13 and under male was River Wrischnick with a time of 20:56. 13 and under female was Kailey Vickery with a time of 24:09.

Great job and thank youto everyone involved!

Special Thanks to our Sponsors: OSF HealthCare, Nautilus Fitness Center, American Family Insurance (Gerard Fischer and Associates), River Bend Chiropractic Center (Dr. Stephanie Monroe), Infinity Professional Services Group Inc, Hawthorne Animal Hospital, Altonized Community Credit Union, Gent Funeral Home, Duke Bakery and the Bridge Church.

Congratulations to the Class of 2017 – These 109 students were offered $7,670,000 in merit scholarships for the 2017-2018 school year and performed over 20,640 community service hours in their four years at Marquette. We wish them well in their college endeavors.

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Thank you to all of our Annual Appeal Donors

From the Athletic OfficeSpring Sports News:

• Boys Tennis: Daniel McCluskey and Jon Claywell were the Riverbend AdVantage News Co-Boys Tennis Players of the Year. Congratulations to those two fine players. The team advanced further than any other Explorer state entry in school history, advancing to the consolation quarter finals. Coach of the year, Mike Walters, lead the team to a 16 – 1 overall record during the regular season and a perfect 10 – 0 dual-match record. The team also advanced 2 doubles teams to the state finals. Other players making the all area team were: A. J. Bower, Alex Cowsley, Joe Segneri and Peter Wendle.

• Track: Coach Mike Brooks had a very successful season advancing one girl and six boys to the state finals. Coach Brooks placed 6 girls and 5 boys on the all-area team: Kate Cogan, Daryn Hill, Kennedie Koetzie, Lily Kostecki, Booklyn Taylor and Riley Vickrey and Tommy DeClue, Aaron Gregory, Ben Moehn, Jon Stewart and Davion Simmons.

• Softball: Hall of Fame Softball Coach, Dan Wiedman, had another outstanding season finishing 27 and 5 and advancing to the final game of the Regional Tournament. Coach Wiedman was selected coach of the year and there were five players on the all-area team: Grace Frost, Jada Johnson, Meghan Schorman, Emma Taylor and Taylor Whitehead.

• Baseball: Coach Tim Fahnestock had a very successful 22 win and 11 loss season. The Explorers won the Belleville Althoff Regional with an impressive come-from-behind victory over Gillespie. They then lost the first game of the Vandalia Sectional to State Champion, Teutopolis 5 to 1. Teutopolis won the semi-final game of the state finals 11 to 0 and the final game 10 to 2. Seven Marquette players made the All-Area Team: Nick Hemann, Liam Maher, Brady McAfee, Konnor Morrissey, Mike Neel, Luke Simmons and Zach Weinman.

• Girls’ Soccer: Coach Steve Mitchell finished the season with a 10-9-1 record and advanced to the final game of the Chatham Regional where they bowed out to the defending state champion, Rochester. Five Marquette players made the All-Area Team: Annabelle Copeland, Claire Dalton, Lauren Fischer, Ketoura Ngwa and Elisa Senno.

• Congratulations to head girls’ golf coach, Deb Walsh, who was recently named Alton Telegraph Coach of the Year. and to Tim Fahnestock who was named Alton Telegraph small school baseball coach of the year.

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Front row left to right: Abby Kreitner, Annie Tassinari*, Hannah Schulz, Peter Wendle, Audrey Zigrang*Middle row: Jonathan Claywell, Patrick Keenan*, Joe Segneri, Alex Nagy*, Cate Hamilton*, Brian Nagy*, Grace Schwarte, Anna Dixon, Katie Begnel, Claire Chappee*, Abbie Barnhart, Karoline Lauritzen*Back row: Nick Messinger*, Adam Harrison, Bryce Simon,Joe Kuebrich*, Alex Cousley, Michael Holtz, Stephen St. John, Anthony Heneghan, Zach Moehn*, Liam Maher, Sam Stemm

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In MemoriamMARQUETTE ALUMS

Anthony “ Tony” Romano 7/23/17 Class of 1936Ann Marie Moylan Perolio 4/7/17 Class of 1944Louise (Pedone) Compis 1/7/15 Class of 1948 David Wegener 6/19/17 Class of 1949Thomas Prullage 5/13/17 Class of 1950Irene Giannini Berghoff 2/21/17 Class of 1952William Narup 7/7/17 Class of 1952 John Mullen 5/12/17 Class of 1954Donald McPherson 5/ 21/17 Class of 1954Eileen Bensman Budde 4/25/17 Class of 1955Edward “Peck” Seibert, Jr. 4/14/17 Class of 1956James Velloff 4/18/17 Class of 1956Alice Schulz 4/3/17 Class of 1963Valeria Goeken Lewis 7/1017 Class of 1965Stephanie DeGrand Doody 7/24/17 Class of 1969Susan Marie Greer Walte 10/13/16 Class of 1970John Delaney 8/6/17 Class of 1974Jeffrey DeClue 3/27/17 Class of 1975Leo Lanham 2/17 Class of 1980

FRIENDS OF MARQUETTEDr. Leo Green 3/29/17 Nancy Godar 4/6/17 Raymond Bucher 4/11/ 17Julie Crivello 2/15/17Mary Louise Barr 7/25/17

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