VOLUME 30, ISSUE 2 HOLY CROSS SUMMER 2017 FOR ALUMNI, FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL “Congratulations!” “ Today is your day. You’re off to great places. You’re off and away. You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” — DR. SEUSS, OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! contentsVOLUME 30, ISSUE 2 | SUMMER 2017 Holy Cross High School 3617 Church Street Covington, KY 41015 859-431-1335 www.hchscov.com PASTORAL ADMINISTRATOR Rev. Thomas Robbins PRINCIPAL Mike Holtz DEAN OF STUDENTS Pat Ryan ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Anne Julian CAMPUS MINISTER Terese Meeks DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT 4 GRADUATES Emma Trieger 9 ACADEMICS OUR MISSION 12 SPORTS Holy Cross High School provides a quality Catholic 16 REMEMBER WHEN education for all of its students through the deeply rooted 17 REUNIONS commitment of the Holy Cross school community to education, 18 UPDATES diversity, family and religion. 23 IN MEMORIAM FROM THE principal DEAR ALUMNI, PARENTS AND FRIENDS, Once again, the school year has flown by and we find ourselves celebrating another graduating class, the class of 2017. I am proud to welcome them to our family of alumni and look forward to sharing in their continued success. At graduation I challenged them to sustain the theme they chose for their Baccalau- reate Mass “To Be Continued.” As they move on I encouraged them to build upon what they have learned and accomplished at Holy Cross District High School. I hope that they take with them their hard work, determination and dedication to teamwork that allowed them to accomplish and surpass their goals during their time at Holy Cross. Some of their accomplishments include: being a part of state and regional champion- ships, the production of amazing artwork, performing excellent shows and their dedica- tion to community service and others. This year the senior class donated $500 to create the “Class of 2017 Scholarship” for a student in need. They have grown to know the importance of paying it forward. Academically their diligent work and focus has paid off with 63% of our seniors earning college scholarships. Additionally, many students were accepted into the Governor’s Scholar Program and Governor’s School for the Arts, their ACT scores were very impressive. Most importantly I asked the students to continue to grow in their relationship with God, making time to pray and seeking guidance from the Holy Spirit when they need to make those important decisions that lay ahead. What struck me most was watching the number of students that asked for photos with their teachers after graduation. I saw many students thanking their teachers for all that they have done during their time at Holy Cross. Our students truly know and appre- ciate all that our teachers do for them. The bond between teachers and students is what makes Holy Cross such a special place. This year we bid a fond farewell to Mrs. Mary Beth Livingston as she moves into retirement. During her 26 years of teaching she touched countless lives both inside and outside of the classroom. Mary Beth is an excellent teacher whose passion for teach- ing took her students to amazing levels. She also is a tremendous mentor to her fellow teachers, especially to me. We wish Mary Beth all the best in her retirement as she trav- els and visits her children and grandchildren. Mary Beth will be missed but her impact will remain forever at Holy Cross – Thank You! Although it is bittersweet to say farewell to the class of 2017, we hope that they remain Indians for life. It is now time to welcome the incoming class of 2021 to Holy Cross. I would like to thank you, our alumni and friends. Without your generous support our students would not have been able to accomplish all that they have done. I ask that you continue your support of Holy Cross so that we can continue to provide a complete Catholic education for our students. With Respect and Admiration, hchscov.com | 3 GRADUATES Presenting the Class of 2017 Xavier LaMont Abernathy * Michael Farrell Ackley * Olivia Joan Arlinghaus Ashli Rae Atkinson +* Autumn Tamathy Baker * Austin Wayne Baker +* Derrick Danta Barnes * Elijah James Batson +#* Jalen Lutuan Bell James Thomas Dean Benjamin James Bertram Kathryn Ann Dreas +#* Michael Augustus Halpin Molly Elizabeth Bilz +#* Hanne Marie Driscoll ^+#* Jacob Daniel Hassert ^+#* Amanda Michelle Blanchet +* Brandon Lee Finke Maleah C. Hayes Abigail Rose Bohman +* Owen Mathew Finke * Theresa Anne Herzog +* Austin Nicholas Bosley Emily Kathleen Finkenstead ^+ Matthew Edward Hock ^+#* Abby Lee Broering Dominick Antwan Finnell Allison Marie James Claire Elizabeth Brown * Samuel Joseph Fruchtenicht * Adam Vincent Kahmann * Kristen Lynn Bryant +* Jacob Daniel Gerrein +* Lara Kristen Klein * Erin Ashley Chaffin ^* Jacob Donald Goetz * Caroline Virginia Ketron ^+* Nyra Colleen Cordner +* Kristen Lynn Graves +* Abby Marie Koop +* Christian Thomas Current * Delilah Acquilla Green Chloe Hope Kresnak ^* Kevin Bernard Cusick * Gracee Leigh Ann Gregory ^+ Rachel Catherine Krumwiede ^* Cassidy Rae Dazier * Ethan Christopher Grimes #* Brennan Andrew Lameier +* 4 | HOLY CROSS Herald | SUMMER 2017 GRADUATES Justine Elizabeth Lampke ^+ Michael Salvador De La cruz Le-Marbe Corey J.B. Lyons Theodore Peter Maris +#* Thomas Seth Martin Mallory Jean McGraw Andrew Patrick McIntosh ^+#* Joseph Andrew Meinze Jacob Michael Minshall * Jillian Paige Moore + Logan Robert Mueller Kathryn Dreas Molly Bilz Matthew Hock Joseph Richard Nadicksbernd Valedictorian Co-Salutatorian Co-Salutatorian Tanner Michael Neal * Collin Joseph Selby Newman Tara Elaine Niehaus +* Alexis Lynae Stewart * Kyle James Whitford Megan Lynne Nielander +#* Quentin Blake Trusty Meredith Anne Wilde Kiersten Marie Nienaber ^ Alehia Paige Tucker * Jaylin Abdur-Jeffery Williams John Connor Pohlgeers * Jason Frederick Turcol * Madison Lynn Woods Rashard Dawon Ross * Courtney Marie Turner +#* Alex DeWayne Wright Kyle Michel Schirmann * Hannah Marie Vagedes * Joseph Andrew Yancey +#* Austin Anthony Schultz +* William Sherman Volpenhein +* Samantha Sarah Simmons Teresa Marie Wagner +* ^ Denotes YMCA Leadership Program Olivia Margaret Sketch +* Parris Anthony-Shane Weathersby + Denotes National Honor Society Tyquis Reshawn Smith * Jacob Luke Webster * # Denotes Academic Honors Program William August Staubitz * Haley Cayman Wendt * Denotes Scholarship SENIORS ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIPS Xavier Abernathy – Four Year Partial Amanda Blanchet – Thomas More Christian Current – Four Year Partial Tuition Football Scholarship to George- College Theater Award and Four Year Tuition Dean’s Scholarship to Mount St. town College Partial Tuition Bishop Roger J. Foys Joseph University Michael Ackley – Four Year Partial Ministry and Service Scholarship to Kevin Cusick – Four Year Partial Tuition Bulldog Achievement Award to Thomas More College Athletic Scholarship to Westminster Butler University Abby Bohman – Christopher Gist College Ashli Atkinson – Four Year Partial Tui- Historical Society Scholarship and Four Cassidy Dazier – Four Year Partial Tu- tion Achiever’s Scholarship to Northern Year Partial Tuition Excellence Scholar- ition Thomas More Award to Thomas Kentucky University ship to Northern Kentucky University More College Autumn Baker – Four Year Partial Tu- Claire Brown – Four Year Partial Tui- Kate Dreas – Scott Christian Memorial ition Educational Diversity Scholarship tion Achiever’s Scholarship to Northern Soccer Scholarship and Four Year Full to Northern Kentucky University Kentucky University Tuition Trustees Scholarship to play Derrick Barnes – Four Year Full Ath- Kristen Bryant – Four Year Partial Tu- soccer at Marietta College letic Division I Football Scholarship to ition Excellence Scholarship to North- Hanne Driscoll – Four Year Partial Purdue University ern Kentucky University Tuition John Nartker Scholarship and Elijah Batson – Four Year Full Tuition Erin Chaffin – Four Year Partial Tuition Presidential Scholarship to Mount St. and Fees Presidential Scholarship to Presidential Scholarship to play volley- Joseph University University of Kentucky ball at Heidelberg University Owen Finke – Four Year Partial Tuition Molly Bilz – 2017 C. Coleman Petty Nyra Cordner – Four Year Partial Tui- Merit Scholarship to Georgetown College Scholarship and Four Year Full Tuition tion Educational Diversity Scholarship Sam Fruchtenicht – Four Year Partial and Annual Allowance Henry Vogt and Achiever’s Scholarship to Northern Tuition Academic Achievement Schol- Scholarship to University of Louisville Kentucky University arship to Wilmington College hchscov.com | 5 GRADUATES Jake Gerrein – Four Year Partial Tui- Carly Ketron – Four Year Partial Tanner Neal – Four Year Partial Tuition tion Achiever’s Scholarship to Northern Tuition Regents Scholarship to Eastern Achiever’s Scholarship to Northern Kentucky University Kentucky University Kentucky University Jacob Goetz – Four Year Partial Tuition Lara Klein – One Year Partial Tuition Tara Niehaus – Christopher Gist His- Achiever’s Scholarship to Northern Taylor Huth Scholarship to University torical Society Scholarship and Four Kentucky University of Cincinnati Year Partial Tuition Excellence Scholar- Kristen Graves – Christopher Gist Abby Koop – Four Year Partial Tuition ship to Northern Kentucky Historical Society Scholarship and Four Regent’s Scholarship to Eastern Ken- Megan Nielander – Four Year Partial Year Partial Tuition NKU Excellence tucky University Tuition Cincinnatus Century Award to Scholarship to Northern Kentucky Chloe Kresnak