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50th Anniversary Edition 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PRESIDENT’S REMARKS PrinCipaL’S COmments This year we Heart of Jesus for their unwavering support. At the Dear Alumnae, Families, and Friends of Cabrini, qualities for future take great joy in Mass we welcomed the Provincial of the Stella Maris women leaders are celebrating the Province Sister Pietrina Raccuglia, and five Sisters Happy 50th Anniversary! What a special occasion to to be consensus 50th Anniversary of who through the years served in New Orleans. They celebrate as a community. This is a historic milestone builders, conciliators, Cabrini High School. traveled from around the United States to be with us for for us. I recall, as a Cabrini student over 0 years ago, and collaborators. In reality, we are that weekend: Sister Christine Baltas, Sister Barbara listening to the words of my principal, Sr. Catherine Garry, Other skills seen as celebrating the vision Leonardo, Sister Veronica Piccone, Sister Catherine MSC, as we prayed and participated in some of the same essential include of Mother Aloysius, Garry, and Sister Alice Zanon. It is these women and ceremonies and traditions we still honor today. We were a transformational the caring support the other Missionary Sisters around the world who have fortunate to have Sr. Catherine, Sr. Pietrina Raccuglia, leadership style, of Sister Christine taught us all by word and example, what a Cabrinian Sr.Veronica Piccone, Sr. Barbara Leonardo, Sr. Christine one that assists Perazzoli, the gentle education means. Marie Baltas, and Sr. Alice Zanon present for our 50th organizations and determination of Anniversary Mass to represent and remind us of the the people in them Sister Catherine Garry, I told the graduating seniors last year that before I came many “Cabrini sisters” who spent time on our campus to evolve as times and the endearing love and support of the hundreds of to Cabrini I never understood the Cabrini slogan: Stand forming young women in the Catholic Cabrinian tradition. changes, to be heavily engaged, motivational, and have Sisters and lay people who have insured its legacy. Among Great Women. I get the Holy Cross Man and high emotional-intelligence; that is, according to author believe me I get Blue Jay Spirit. It was only after I came Little did I think, at the time I was a student, that I Daniel Goleman, the ability of managers to understand We began our weekend tribute with an all-class reunion/ here did I understand what Stand Among Great would ever be responsible for the same formation of their own emotions and those of the people they work cocktail party that ran concurrently with this year’s Women meant. many Cabrini women as their principal. I was strongly with, as a key to better results in organizations and in student Homecoming Dance. The next day our alumnae influenced by the wonderful teachers and coaches business performance. gathered with the Missionary Sisters to enjoy the annual Mother Cabrini was small in stature. But that iron will I had during my elementary and, especially, my high Alumnae Tea. Both events proved to be incredibly of hers and fierce determination led her around the school years and it was during those high school Our students and alumnae will be expected to be successful uniting alumnae from all classes. The world establishing her missions. Years later, another years here at Cabrini, that I began to feel the calling to collaborative decision-makers, adept at working and following day, on Sunday, we had the official opening of Missionary Sister, small in stature by the name of become a teacher and coach, and grew to understand managing in multi-cultural environments on a global the Anniversary Year with Mass in the gymnasium. Mother Aloysius Almerico, was equally as determined the expectation to give back as I was so richly given. scale, knowing how to motivate and reward people who and with an iron will to start a Catholic High School for I knew then I wanted to be a positive influence on are very different from themselves. According to the At the Mass we were privileged to have Archbishop girls. This is her dream that became reality. other students in the same way teachers had made Time articles, jobs five years from now will be for those Gregory Aymond and Archbishop Alfred Hughes an impression on me. Although my role here is now as who are capable of managing customers, organizing celebrate the Eucharist. For both of these Archbishops I am told that someone once told Sister Aloysius on principal, I still feel that I am expected to be a teacher fans, and administering digital communities. There it was a Cabrini return engagement. Archbishop commenting about her height: “Well good things come and always have felt like a coach as I have to continually will be a demand for brilliant designers, energetic Aymond said the Mass in 1999 at the closing of the in small packages.” Her reply was: “So does poison.” plan, prepare, and strategically move our academic brainstormers, and rigorous lab technicians. There will Cabrini St. Phillip Street Day Nursery that had operated Well sister, so do diamonds. And this package that you community forward toward common achievement goals be growth in green employment, industries that sustain for more than 100 years after its founding by Mother have given the world and called Cabrini High School is for our current students. rather than harm the earth. Cabrini in 1892. a diamond. As we reflect on the 50 years of our school, we have All of the jobs will require that our students will have Archbishop Hughes said the Mass in the Sacred Heart For 50 years Cabrini High School has been graduating looked back at the history and events that make up excellent literacy and numeracy skills, what was called Chapel in 1905 marking the centennial of the Esplanade women who went on to greatness by carrying forth the who we are today. St. Frances Cabrini instructed us to the R’s – “reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic.” Their ability Building. charism of Mother Cabrini. Cabrini has approximately always respond to and be conscious of the signs of our to read critically, write with clarity, understand and 4,000 alumnae. Other schools, much older, have many times, and so I challenge you to also look ahead to the manipulate numbers, and communicate effectively will Included in the special liturgy were Very Rev. Neal more. But our 4,000 women have burning in them the next five, ten, fifteen, and 50 years and consider the role determine the success of our young women in the future. McDermott, O.P., representing the Office of Catholic love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the passion to take you, as a member of our Cabrinian community will take in Schools of the Archdiocese as well as former Chaplains their God-given talents and use them to do good. That’s our school community, city, state, and in the world. We are proud, as a college preparatory institute, to of Cabrini, Rev. Kyle Dave, Rev. James Jeanfreau, Rev. what they learned at Cabrini. That is why they are all provide the opportunities for our students to develop Msgr. Robert Massett, and Rev. William O’Riordan. great women, but great women who stand in the shadow The Time Magazine, May 2009 issue on the future leadership, problem solving skills, and the many other of Mother Cabrini and her Missionary Sisters. of work says that skills of the future will require qualities and abilities I mentioned here that will serve After Mass, they moved to the Moss Street building and our workforce to be technologically savvy and them and their communities well into the future. Join rededicated the structure as Archbishop Philip Hannan I am proud and incredibly honored to be a tiny part of have analytical aptitude. Job opportunities in the me in embracing the rich and noble legacy of Mother had done 50 years earlier. We were honored and that legacy. mathematics and sciences are expected to expand. Cabrini and our call to serve others. Be keenly aware of blessed to have these men with us that day. Network systems and data communications as well the needs of those around you with special attention to Let us enjoy our Golden Anniversary. as software engineering are among the occupations those less fortunate. By doing so, we honor the work of There are many responsible for that celebration—far too projected to grow most by 2016. Traditional jobs in St. Frances Cabrini, and move Cabrini and our personal many to thank in this letter. But I would be remiss if I did Ardley R. Hanemann, Jr. health care and education are mainstays that will not communities forward into the next 50 years. not thank our cherished Missionary Sisters of the Sacred President go away. Women will rule the business world with an eight per cent job growth projected over the next Happy 50th Anniversary! ten years compared with a five per cent growth for Yvonne Legrand Hrapmann ‘76 men. The demand for female management skills will be Principal stronger than ever. Time articles describe the necessary 2 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 50THANNIVERSARYEVENTS 50THMASS RINGINGOFTHEBELL COCKTAILPARTY 4 5 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Sister Catherine Garry, MSC REMEMBERING AND GIVING THANKS Dedicated to those alumnae who have gone before us to their place of eternal rest. “The spirit we treasure here is one of the warmth and gentleness of the students. They quickly captured my heart with their “Mother love and friendship which grows with Ma’am” (we were still called Mother then) and each passing year...” Alma Mater their candid questions to the new “Yankee” in their midst.