2011 Annual Report 2012 2 Bishop Chatard High School Annual Report 2011-2012
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2011 Annual Report 2012 2 Bishop Chatard High School Annual Report 2011-2012 Our Mission Bishop Chatard High School, a dynamic educational environment for young men and women with different life experiences, is directed to the success of each student, focused on the growth of the whole person, and modeled on the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church. Bishop Chatard High School prepares students for a life-long commitment to faith, learning, leadership, and service. Contents3 04 President’s Letter 05 Bishop Silas Chatard 06 Capital Campaign 08 The Annual Fund 10 Financial Summary 11 Advancement Summary 12 List of Donors 19 Acknowledgements 4 Bishop Chatard High School Annual Report 2011-2012 President’s Letter Greetings! The 50th anniversary of the founding of Bishop Chatard High School occupied much of our focus this past year. From the celebration dinner on September 13th (the anniversary of the actual opening day of school in 1961) to the successful Golden Opportunities Capital Campaign culminating in a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 18th in the new stadium, it was an eventful and memorable year. Our community put faith into action as we achieved our goal for the campaign, funding endowments Butand buildingthe compelling new facilities story andof this technologies past year critical was about to the fulfillmentso much more of our than mission. our advancement accomplishments. Once again, our students demonstrated why we all love this school and continue to support it with our whole heart and soul. We had another record setting year for Academic All-State awards; the most in the state of Indiana in football, 61 overall, and an additional seven Academic All-Americans! championship, and our girls track team placed 5th in the state. We were also able to provide $665,000 in tuition assistanceWe celebrated to 178 the students state final who run would of our otherwise girls volleyball not be able team, to attend our football Bishop teamChatard. won We a record-settingserved 130 students 11th statewith learning disabilities and continued our remarkable graduation rate (99%) and college matriculation rate (95%). Additionally, our seniors were awarded over $9 million in scholarships. On a more somber note, Bishop Chatard lost two of our favorite faculty members this past year, Dick Powell and David Soots, whose deaths were both mourned and celebrated for the countless lives they changed. Their passing reminds us all to appreciate and thank the wonderful role models we have here at BCHS. As most of you know, the support from the archdiocese and the investment of our current families provides the education here at Bishop Chatard. It is my hope that you will be inspired to support our mission in the extent that youfoundation are able for this our year. financial viability. However, tuition and the archdiocesan subsidy do not cover the cost of an Many thanks are due to the members of the Board of Regents who provide wise guidance, to our parents, past and present, who invest their time, talent and treasure to enhance the experience of all our students. Thanks to our gifted faculty and staff, who dedicate themselves wholeheartedly to serving the needs of all our students. Thanks community. to our alumni and friends of Bishop Chatard who continue to financially and prayerfully support this remarkable May this be a year of blessings for you and your family as we all do our part to carry out the Bishop Chatard mission to form our students to become lifelong believers, learners, leaders and servers! Because of Christ, Bill Sahm, BCHS President 5 Francis Silas Marean Chatard Silas Marean Chatard was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on Dec. 13, 1834, the same year that Rome created the Diocese of Vincennes. Silas was one of eight children of Ferdinand Chatard and Eliza Marean. His great-grandfather had originally emigrated from France to practice medicine in what is now Haiti, and he settled in the United States after the French were forced to leave in the Haitian independence movement. Silas, as well as his father, grandfather and great-grandfather, were all physicians, as were one of his brothers and a number of his nephews and grand-nephews. Silas completed his elementary school education in a school run by the Daughters of Charity, and he graduated from St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Maryland, in 1853. He completed his medical studies and began practicing medicine in a Baltimore hospital which cared for the poor. Against his father’s wishes, Silas entered the priesthood in 1856 and was sent to the North American College Seminary in Rome for his studies. He was ordained a priest on June 14, 1862. In 1863, Francis Chatard received a doctorate in theology. ten years. Because of his education and conservative views, Chatard In 1868, Chatard became rector of the college, a position he filled for was a close advisor to Pope Pius IX on American church affairs. quickly became an influential member of the Vatican hierarchy and future administrative center of the state and requested permission from the pope to establish his residence at the In 1878, Chatard became the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes. He realized that Indianapolis would be the the last years of his life, Bishop Chatard turned over his position to Auxiliary Bishop Chartrand but continued to offer dailycorner Mass of 14th until and his Meridiandeath on Street.Sept. 7, In 1918. 1898, Rome officially changed the diocese from Vincennes to Indianapolis. In 6 Bishop Chatard High School Annual Report 2011-2012 Generous Gifts Provide Incredible Results Phase One of the Capital Campaign Comes to a Close The Golden Opportunities Capital Campaign was the Crittenden Avenue into a plaza will provide a safer, most successful philanthropic endeavor in school more beautiful entry to our campus; completion of history. Throughout the last several months, the the HVAC heating and cooling system will enhance the Bishop Chatard campus has undergone a massive learning environment and reduce energy usage; and transformation. The combination of hard work, the connection of the two buildings with a new chapel determination and prayer has made all the tremendous and student life center will provide a focal point for our improvements to our school possible. The ribbon campus. cutting ceremony on August 18th (above) provided donors and community members the opportunity to All of these improvements will require continued celebrate the success of the campaign. The accomplishments of the year have been withfinancial these support projects from in the the very Bishop near Chatard future. community, remarkable, but there is more to be done. Widening and we are confident we will be able to move forward à à April 15, 2012 April 29, 2012 May 15, 2012 Ground is broken on the new athletic Bulldozers move dirt in preparation for Construction begins on the new complex the new stadium and softball field baseball field 7 à à June 4, 2012 June 18, 2012 July 12, 2012 Classroom construction/renovation Turf installation begins for the stadium Students paint the newly renovated begins to take shape classrooms à à July 25, 2012 August 8, 2012 August 18, 2012 Turf installation begins on the baseball Concession stand nears completion Customizable bricks are installed at the entrance of the new stadium field Final Product State-of-the-art athletic complex Beautiful, cutting-edge classrooms 8 Bishop Chatard High School Annual Report 2011-2012 The Annual Fund The money collected by the Annual Fund plays a vital role in the operation and success of Bishop Chatard High School. Without it, we would be unable to bridge the gap between the full cost of educating our students and tuition revenue. The Annual Fund supports: Teacher Compensation The faculty is the backbone of Bishop Chatard High School, and Annual Fund dollars are needed to support the innovative Catholic Educator Advancement Program. Tuition Assistance Bishop Chatard aims to provide every North Deanery student who wants a Catholic education the opportunity to attend BCHS. Annual Fund dollars help make this dream a reality. Facilities/Operations course of the year. Annual Fund dollars cover everything fromDaily keepingoperational the lightscosts addon, toup running significantly our new over robust the wireless network. 9 The iPad: A Revolutionary Tool in Our Student’s Hands Amid tremendous buzz and excitement, third- Tracy Luke, Journalism teacher and publications advisor, generation iPads were distributed to each Bishop Chatard student in early August. The faculty has hit the kids engaging even more in class because they have ground running and teachers are now evolving their immediatehas been impressed access to withthe most this newup-to-date teaching information. tool. “I find curriculum to utilize this incredible tool. It has already become the tool of choice for discussion, quiz-taking and writing,” she said. These devices are used to house electronic textbooks; create cutting-edge classroom interaction; conduct Technology continues to change and progress, and tests/assessments; and enhance creativity and critical Bishop Chatard continues to stay on the cutting edge. thinking for all students. The future will surely bring even greater ingenuity from not only our faculty and staff, but our students, as well. Sophomores Erin Weaver, Mary Claire Fagan and Erin Wallander investigate breaking news stories in Beginning Journalism class. Priceless Opportunites Provided by The Annual Fund Every day when Amy, a Bishop Chatard High School junior, enters school she says a prayer of gratitude. She thanks God for providing her with not only a strong Catholic education but also the stability and nurturing of caring teachers and administrators. Amy lives with her mother in a rent-subsidized apartment. Amy’s mother is not able to work due to mental illness and many care of her mother and stays up late to do her homework and class projects.