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Ste Jeanne d’Arc School April 2019 Volume 5, Issue 2 High School Honor Roll Bishop Guertin High School High Honors: Margaret 68 Dracut Street Presidents List: Abigail Linskey ’18 McGovern ’15, Elena Valiente ’16, Lowell, MA 01854 Eleni Clermont ’17, Betty Zhou ’17, www.sjdarc.org First Honors: Samantha Millette ’15 Morgan Armstrong ’18 Honors: Erin Millette ’16 Honors: Sydney Blades ’15, Jatin Inside this issue: Central Catholic High School Bussa ’15, Katelyn Tourigny ’ 15, Honor Roll 1 Paige Dame ’16, Jessica Lopes ’16, High Honors: Myles Mwathe ’16 Julia Ciccolo ’17, Braden Boucher Dean’s List, Classes 2 Honors: Meagan Kelly ’16, Mitchel ’18, Hunter Boucher ’18, Kiley Craven ’17, Victoria Mwaurah ’17, Ciccolo ’18 In Memoriam 3 Kaiden Nobrega ’18 Lowell High School Gala Awards Night 4-5 Dracut High School High Honors: Emilie O’Beirne ’16, Alumni Spotlights 6-8, Honors: Elizabeth Gacek ’15, Leah Suchi Patel ’16, Nina Phan ’16, Papageorgiou ’15, Owen Flanagan ’16, Darsh Patel ’18 Student Walk 9 Jaclyn Witts ’16 Honors: Hannah Erickson ’15, Jack Sports 12 Greater Lowell Technical High Oakes ’15, Bethany Sheehan ’15, School Ava Desmarais ’16, Kaylina Hodgdon ’16, Nathan High Honors: Nicolas Fisher ’15 Jozokos ’16, Matthew Flores ’17, Honors: Diana Mix ’17 Jacqueline Floro ’17 POINTS OF Lowell Catholic High School Notre Dame Academy INTEREST Head of School: Caleb Craig ’15, Principal’s List: Liya Mooradian • Student Walk Fundraiser Elizabeth Cullen ’16, Riley Conners ’17 2019 www.sjdarc.org/ ’17, Alexander Merrill ’17 walk • Enrollment applications are being accepted for 2019-2020 • The end of the year Mass will be held on June 12th at 9:00 AM at St. Rita’s church Pa ge 2 Volume 5, Issue 2 Dean’s List Coastal Carolina University - Kyle Hould ’14, Harris Varnum ’13, Matthew Montbleau ’12 Champlain College - Joseph Tivey ’11 Saint Anselm College - Bridget Keefe ’12 University of Massachusetts Lowell - Caitlin Ashe ’14, Maria Forte ’12, Benjamin Gacek ’10, Katelynn Jacques ’14, Hayley Were you or an alumni Jasmin ’12, Magdalene Stathas ’11, Averianna Burns ’12, you know the recipient Emily Gilligan ’10, Joanne Kanellos ’12, Tristyn Mitchell ’11, of an award or honor? Nidhi Patel ’12, Justin St. Louis ’12, Emily Stutz ’12, Share your good news Matthew Belleau ’14 with us for the next University of New England - Devin Jozokos ’14 Alumni News! University of New Hampshire - Liam Gilligan ’14 Wentworth Institute of Technology – Joseph Schnackertz ’13 Hey SJA Classes of 2011 & 2015 where is your journey taking you?? Wow Class of 2011, can you believe your college years are over?! Let us know where you will be moving onto. What will be your first “real” job? Will you be graduating with honors or other recognition? Have you completed trade school or are you serving in our military? We are so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to share them with our SJA alumni family! This is such an exciting time for the Class of 2015 too! You are going to prom, graduating from high school, receiving acceptance letters, applying for jobs. We’d love to hear all about this exciting time! Please send your photos and updates to [email protected] for our Summer Alumni News issue. Thanks for sharing! We love to hear where your journey is taking you! Volume 5, Issue 2 Pa ge 3 Thank you to all of the families who have established funds in the names of loved ones to be used for scholarships for our students. These scholarships will be distributed at the end of the year Mass on June 12th. Did you know that Ste Jeanne d’Arc school has a Tribute and Memorial Gift program? Memorial gifts in memory of a loved one serve as thoughtful and meaningful expressions of sympathy. You may also name Ste Jeanne d’Arc School as the beneficiary of donations made in memory of your loved one. Tribute gifts are a wonderful way to celebrate a special occasion, extend congratulations, express love or gratitude. Tribute gifts are especially appropriate for thank you gifts, anniversaries, get well, birthdays, holidays, weddings, Christmas or teacher/coach gifts. Your thoughtful gift is truly appreciated. Gifts made as part of this program help students by providing scholarships, tuition assistance and by supporting the improvement of educational programs necessary to provide a strong academic foundation essential to success in high school and beyond. To make a memorial or tribute gift donation visit www.sjdarc.org/memorial- fund-donations-and-tribute-gifts. In Memoriam Theresa (Daigle) Pelletier ’44 Paul Dragon ’46 Jacqueline (Grondin) Belleau ’48 Normand Daigle ’49 In Memoriam Ronald Carignan ’52 Roger Michaud ’68 Diane (Turgeon) Beaudoin ’69 Need to update your email, address or other information? Easily update your information by visiting www.sjdarc.org/alumniupdate or emailing your updates, news and photos to Jacqueline Schnackertz in the Advancement Office at [email protected]. Pa ge 4 Volume 5, Issue 2 Elisabeth Bruyère Award Dinner This year’s Elisabeth Bruyère Award was presented to Monique (Marchand) Letendre ’64. Monique was recognized for her selfless contributions to the students and families of Ste Jeanne d’Arc School for the past thirty-two years, her commitment to the Franco American community of Lowell, and her emulation of the characteristics of Elisabeth Bruyère . Elisabeth Bruyère is the foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa whose members have been staffing and administering Ste Jeanne d’Arc School since 1910. She was the model of prayer, trust in God, courage, daring, compassion, openness and availability. The event took place at Lenzi’s in Dracut. There were about one hundred-fifty friends, family, staff, former teachers and community members there to honor Monique. Our Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Atty. Steven Panagiotakos. Monique's brother and former Board of Photo: Monique Letendre ’64 , Sister Préscille Malo and Trustees Chairman, Henri Marchand ’67. Henri Marchand ’67 Highlights of the evening included reception music provided by SJA music teacher, Mrs. Mary Quigley, who serenaded the guests with beautiful violin and guitar music. Sister Préscille Malo presented the award to Monique in a moving tribute in French. And eighth-grade speaker, Ranjana Ramesh, spoke of the “grit” that Monique shows in all she does. Thank you to everyone who attended, sent well-wishes or sponsored the event to show Monique how much her quiet work is noticed and appreciated. Volume 5, Issue 2 Pa ge 5 Pa ge 6 Volume 5, Issue 2 Alumni Spotlights Our very own Technology Director, Bernadette (Letendre) Glotzbach ’77 has been selected as a finalist for the Archdiocese of Boston Excellence in Education Award! This award honors elementary and secondary school teachers’ commitment to developing saints and scholars in the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Boston. These teachers have demonstrated their strong leadership qualities, model a faith-filled life, promote academic excellence and are committed to their students and school. Every day, they inspire students from all backgrounds and abilities to learn and they actively collaborate with their peers, students, and families to create a welcoming environment and culture of success. Over 120 nominations from coworkers, supervisors, parents, students and community members and 20 finalists were selected. This award will be given to five elementary school teachers and five secondary school teacher who will each receive $1,500 and be invited to a luncheon with Cardinal Seán O'Malley and Superintendent Kathy Mears. You can learn more about the award at http://www.csoboston.com/education-award.html. Photo: Bernadette Glotzbach teaching the Technology Juliette (Michel) Desrochers ’45 has some exciting news to share! The grandmother of twenty-six grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren is anxiously awaiting the arrival of her seventeenth great-grandchild in September! Congratulation to the Desrochers family. Can’t wait to see pictures of the new baby! In 1910 when Ste Jeanne d’Arc School opened its doors for the first time there were 130 students enrolled! Volume 5, Issue 2 Pa ge 7 More Spotlights Venturing, BSA is a program through the Boy Scouts of America for males and females aged 14-21 (or 13 and completed the 8th grade). Venturing focuses on adventure, leadership, personal growth, and service. On March 28th Venturing, BSA announced the selection of Katelyn St. Louis ’14 as the 2019-20 National VOA Vice President. Below is an excerpt from the Venturing, BSA Facebook Page: “Katelyn joined Venturing at age 14. She originated from The Spirit of Adventure Council in Lowell, Massachusetts, and served most recently as the Northeast Region Venturing Officers' Association President. She is a recipient of the Pathfinder Award and is working towards her Summit Award. She has also been awarded the Council, Area, and Region Venturing Leadership Awards. Katelyn has served on staff and held leadership positions in her council's NYLT Course and is currently an NYLT Leadership Academy staff member. She also helped to run the NER Subcamp at VenturingFest this past year and is looking forward to staffing World Scout Jamboree this summer. Katelyn is a rising sophomore at the University of New Hampshire majoring in Biomedical Science, in the Medical Laboratory Science Program. Katelyn hopes to help establish open communication and a positive support network among the incoming officers of the 2019-2020 National VOA and Region VOAs. In addition to this, she plans on looking into ways to support the four Regions in growing Council VOAs around the country.” Katelyn St. Louis photo courtesy of We are looking forward to seeing Katelyn’s continued leadership! Way to go! Venturing, BSA Facebook Abigail Linskey ’18 of Bishop Guertin High School received an Honorable Mention at the Rotary Four-Way Speech Contest held at the Nashua Boys and Girls Club on March 28th.