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Annual Report 2011-2012 Mater Matters FALL 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 OPENING COMMENTS From the Principal During a recent trip to my ancestral home, Ireland, I visited St. Patrick’s Church in Glenbrohane where my great grandparents were married. This simple country church overlooks a sweeping vista of rolling hills, dotted with sheep and cows belonging to the local farmers. My cousin, Mike Tobin, whispered to me during Mass, “That chalice was the one used at your great grandmother’s wedding. The church has only one, and I am sure that was the one used.” I was distracted during Mass thinking about where John Buckley stood as he watched Ellen Tobin walk down the aisle. How did they meet? What walks did they walk? What dreams did they have for the future? Did they envision what their own life would become — immigrating to America, their future home in Philadelphia? Probably not. What John and Ellen saw was a loom inviting them to weave the fabric of their lives together into a tapestry they would never see completed. And that is the story for all of our ancestors — they weave, they make their contribution, and then they turn it over to successive generations. Catherine McAuley had the same experience. She never intended to start a religious congregation. She was advised, however, that if she wanted her work to have longevity, she needed to turn her House of Mercy into a convent. Although she opened many convents with schools and safe houses, she did not live long enough to see the tapestry of Mercy life in the United States. Patricia Waldron, an Irish immigrant, came to Philadelphia in 1861, 20 years after Catherine died. Those beginning years for Sister Patricia were difficult — the young community lived simply on meager offerings from generous neighbors. They suffered through the cholera and flu epidemics; funds were scarce. They endured. They too took single strands and wove the tapestry. Now it is our turn to continue that work. Today, Merion Mercy students take to heart the Mercy mission mandate “To live mercy, seek justice.” As you will read in this edition of Mater Matters, they travel throughout the United States living out the mission of Mercy, particularly in service to the poor. Like the rest of us, they will not know how the tapestry turns out, yet they are willing to weave together. The success of the 2011-12 MMAnnual Fund is a clear example of the unity and dedication of the Merion Mercy family. I am pleased to share with you some of these highlights: this year, we raised $550,284. We achieved increased dollars and stronger donor participation on every level. Our annual fund revenue is up over $100,000 from last year. We showed strong growth in parent participation, alumnae support, and EITC donations. On behalf of all of us at Merion Mercy Academy, thank you for your generosity. You have strengthened the fabric of our lives today, as well as our commitment to live out the mission of Catherine McAuley for the generations to come. Sister Barbara Buckley ’72 Principal IN THIS ISSUE Fall 2012 magazine PRINCIPAL Sister Barbara Buckley ’72 VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Maureen McKeegan Cullen ’61 MAGAZINE STAFF EDITOR Kristina Stanton Cawley ’90 EDITORIAL STAFF Linda Miele Benton ’75 Alison Dufner Agnes Shields Finigan ’72 Jessica Hearn ’02 Patricia McAleer LAYOUT AND DESIGN page 10 Proof Design PRINTER Offset Impressions, Inc. FEATURES ON THE COVER MERION MERCY ACADEMY 2 Commencement 2012 Mater MattersFALL 2012 511 Montgomery Avenue Merion Station, PA 19066 610-664-6655 www.merion-mercy.com 10 Mercy Volunteer Program Marks its 20th Year Mater Matters is published three times a year by the Development Office. By: Kristina Stanton Cawley ’90 RT AL REPO 14 “Girls Will Be Girls, but Merion ANNU In 2012, Mercy Volunteer Girls Will Be…” Program (MVP) participants By: Mary Catherine Carr ’13 went to St. Michael’s in Follow MMA on your favorite social media sites: Arizona, Queen of All Saints Facebook Church in Kentucky, Bethlehem Login and get updates. Farm in West Virginia, and DEPARTMENTS the Center for Faith Justice Twitter in New Jersey. Months before Updates and announcements. OPENING COMMENTS departing, students prepared for these huge undertakings Inside front cover :: From the Principal LinkedIn with enthusiasm and sincerity. Updates and communications. CAMPUS NEWS L. to r. MVP seniors Emilee 06 :: Athletic News Faillace, Shelsy Tity, Melissa DeLeon, and Alexandra Fanto ALUMNAE NEWS with MVP Coordinator Ms. 16 :: Class Notes Kimberly Baxter. 19 :: In Memoriam PLEASE RECYCLE THIS MAGAZINE commencement 2012 2012 Student Address our years ago, 511 Montgomery Avenue was only an the first day of school, and learning the swing of things as we address to most of us. The word “mercy” was a mere piled on the books for homework each night. With sophomore thought or a pleasant idea, and the girls’ names of the year came the arduous yet fulfilling task of the research paper, Fclass of 2012 were practically unfamiliar. However, those things and much better Weenie Roast skits as everyone tried to make have changed because we have changed. 511 Montgomery up for their freshman year performances. Junior year brought Avenue is more than an address to our school — it is now our us together for the traditional Carol Night before Christmas, second home. Whenever we speak or hear the word “mercy,” Mercy Volunteer Programs across the country, and our Ring we know that it is not just written on our class rings, but it is Mass, where we received our blessed class rings that will help us also written on our hearts. Each of the girls’ names in the class represent the mercy we have embraced here at this wonderful of 2012 is more than just a name now: we are sisters. We have academy. Finally, senior year brought senior sleepover, prom, Merion Mercy Academy to thank for these uplifting changes in and the thrilling news of college acceptances. But our total our lives. experience might best be described by the words of Catherine Each year at Merion has brought memories and growth McAuley: “Indeed, love is the only measure of a life well lived.” that will be with us forever. Freshman year stands out for the Our life here at MMA has been measured by the love felt and introduction to table fries, the embarrassing pictures taken on exchanged among us. From the wild dance parties in the Lana Sikahema gave the Student Address at this year's Commencement. L. to r. Laura Stephens, Lana Sikahema, Vai Sikahema, Keala Sikahema, and Gemmika Champion celebrate this special occasion. 2 Mater Matters 1 4 2 3 6 5 2012 Commencement 1. Erin Murphy, Shannon Saldutti, and Amanda Alvarez. 2. Elise Nowak with proud parents Denise and Gregory. 3. Graduates recognized for their commitment to values of Mercy through distinguished awards. L. to r. Tender Courage Award recipient Jacqueline Fioravanti, Service Award recipient Julia Gallagher, Loyalty Award recipient Moira Pannepacker, and Heart of Mercy Award recipient Emily Buongiorno. 4. Haley Rooney 5. Four senior graderoom moderators are also mothers of MMA alumnae. L. to r. Alumnae moms Lori Zeller Lesutis ’75, Colleen Mooney Gallagher ’83, Maria Lynch, and Anne Foley pose with Mrs. Gallagher’s daughter Kathleen Gallagher on graduation day. 6. Chair of the Board of Trustees Mrs. Marianne Grace congratulates Stephanie Furlong. FALL 2012 3 COMMENCement 2012 Commencement Highlights 2012 Student Address (continued) Members of the Class of 2012 have received 510 letters cafeteria to the touching moments on Kairos, of acceptance from 149 colleges. They have also earned we finally mastered how to balance our 268 merit scholarships totaling $10,854,190. academics with our many extracurricular activities, and through this process we Academic Accolades have become a close-knit family. With our passionate school spirit, we encouraged The Excellence The Excellence The Excellence and congratulated each other as we brought Medal for the Medal for the Highest Medal for the Highest home trophies and awards for athletics, the Highest Cumulative Achievement in the Achievement in the arts, and academics. We came together to study of Mathematics: study of Theology: Achievement: support our classmate Jacqueline Fioravanti Stephanie Furlong Stephanie Furlong Stephanie Furlong by participating in walks, visiting her, and Honorable Mention: selling items in the school store for her YoonJi (Kelly) Lee The Excellence In recognition of cause. Each year, our schedules grew a Medal for the Highest their academic little more hectic, and the work a little more excellence, students Achievement in the The Excellence difficult; yet the laughs grew ever louder, in the top 3% of the study of Art: Medal for the Highest class at the end of the and the friendships ever tighter. Achievement in the Leila Nation Melendez first semester were With Merion as our second home for these study of Music: Honorable Mention: recognized at the past few years, leaving it, although exciting, Monica O’Hara Kaitlin Peck Honors Convocation of the Archdiocese seems slightly unnatural. “College” has Honorable Mention: of Philadelphia. The always been an immense, looming entity. We Stephanie students representing The Excellence Schallenhammer hear the horror stories: picking out an outfit Merion Mercy Medal for the Highest every day, wearing makeup, and the troubling Achievement in the Academy this year were: reality of actually going to school with boys. study of English: The Excellence But in the face of uncertainty, remember that Christina Schweingruber Medal for the Highest Kerry Candeloro Achievement in the Stephanie Furlong Merion is always here. We may feel anxious study of Science: Katrina Keating about leaving our families and homes for The Sister Elizabeth Stephanie Furlong Elizabeth Manning the first time, but we are ready.
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