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From the Pastor Dear Alumni and Friends ST. ANTHONY’S VOLUME 11, ISSUE 2 lue& SUMMER 2011 BNEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI, PARENTS AND FRIENDSGold OF ST. ANTHONY CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. From the Pastor Dear Alumni and Friends, June is the month of commencements. We think first of our 2011 graduates, all of whom have been admitted to Catholic High Schools! Congratulations to all of you! We are very proud of you, and are sure that for you “the past is prologue.” But I am also thinking of Blue & Gold Astronaut B. Alvin Drew returns to alumni and friends now graduating from Colleges St. Anthony School and Graduate Schools of many kinds; and about others about to commence matrimony, the reli- hen Col. B. Alvin Drew G.S. '76 came back gious life or the priesthood. June is the month of to his alma mater, St. Anthony Catholic School in Brookland on Thursday May 12, commencements! he encountered two excited audiences. June 2011 marks the commencement of our WDressed in his NASA astronaut jumpsuit, Col. Drew first annual “On-line” Silent Auction and Gala. saw upraised hands from dozens of students during his More a celebration and “fun” raiser than “fund” early afternoon session with elementary St. Anthony raiser, it is our first sustained attempt to build School students. “Is there life in outer space?” “What on the feast day of our patron, Saint Anthony of did you eat in space?” “How big is the sun?” The Padua. St. Anthony is truly the Saint of the whole middle school session was similarly well-received. world. More places on this earth are named for During the sessions at the Margot Hall at St. Saint Anthony than any other Saint, and truth be Anthony Catholic School, Col. Drew patiently answered his audiences' questions one by one. He told, everyone loves him, because at some time recalled his excitement in second grade at St. Anthony everyone has asked his help in finding something! when Apollo 11 became the first humans on earth's Everyone therefore owes him big time! As our moon in July 20, 1969. At an early age, he had found school commences its 90th year of service to the an occupation that engaged his interests. Church and the world, we want to ground our Col. Drew told his audience that of the three Apollo work in a better appreciation of our patron. Ac- 11 astronauts, he liked Michael Collins the most cordingly we have scheduled a spaghetti dinner because he didn't seek attention and did outstand- on Friday June 10th; our auction and gala on June ing work. Col. Drew has been a member of NASA's 11th at St. Francis Hall of the Franciscan Monas- Astronaut Group since July 2000. He retired from the Air Force in September 2010, after more than 25 years tery; a concert on Pentecost Sunday, the day we of service and more than 3,000 hours of flying time. also celebrate the final vows of Brother Venance, After watching Apollo 11 on television and accom- continued on page 2 continued on page 7 2 From the Pastor Class of 2011 High School Plans continued from front page he following students have successfully completed the a Brother of Charity and parishioner; and academic requirements for graduation in the Archdiocese of Washington. Confirmation on St. Anthony’s feast day, T June 13th. We celebrate commencements! Jasmine Artis Elizabeth Seton High School June 30th marks the commencement Elijah Belardo St. John’s College High School of the next phase of life for Mr. Bill Eager, Akira Belton-Edwards Duke Ellington School of the Arts our long term principal. After 14 years at Ayanna Braswell Bishop McNamara High School the helm, Bill is retiring as Principal, but Alex Butler DeMatha Catholic High School we know his heart will always be with us, Maleek Caraway DeMatha Catholic High School and we expect him to be our permanent Kendra Childs McKinley Technology High School auctioneer! Bill’s upcoming commence- Reginald Enwere DeMatha Catholic High School ment made me think that all of our com- Victor Hall DeMatha Catholic High School mencements are an exchange of gifts. Bill Elissa Hipolito St. John’s College High School shared generously of himself as Principal, Brandon Jackson DeMatha Catholic High School and a whole generation of students is richer because of the time he spent on them, the Kenneth Jackson McKinley Technology High School love he lavished on them. But he would be Charlotte Koi-Larbi Elizabeth Seton High School the first to say that he received much more Ashton Leo Archbishop Carroll High School from this school community in return. Marcus Lewis Gonzaga College High School Precisely in giving himself away he became Samaya Mack Archbishop Carroll High School rich in what matters, a community of col- Obiora Mbanefo Gonzaga College High School leagues and graduates who call him friend. Endia Owens Archbishop Carroll High School This is the reason why we want to continue Janai Price St. John’s College High School improving St. Anthony Catholic School, Clark Scott St. John’s College High School that generations yet unborn may appreciate William Spiegel St. John’s College High School the great and mysterious gift of being fully Isaiah Taylor DeMatha Catholic High School human, fully alive. As Alumni and Friends Courtney Thompson Georgetown Visitation we are spread all over this earth, but for all Yasmine Thornton Archbishop Carroll High School of us St. Anthony Parish, High School and Lindsay Washington Elizabeth Seton High School Grade School are really places in the heart, Sydnee Williams Elizabeth Seton High School special places where St. Anthony shared Janell Wood Archbishop Carroll High School something of himself with us, and we were never the same again. Please pray for your school, and complete the exchange, ac- cording to your means. “The gift you have received, give as a gift!” As Blessed John Paul II said: “The future for us remains an unknown quantity, which we now accept without anxiety. Love has overcome anxiety. The future depends on love.” Enjoy summer’s commencement! Peace and Love, Fr. Fred 3 From the Principal’s Desk Dear Alumni and Friends, for lives of service and leadership rooted in the Catholic values of faith, hope, and love. As we look toward the They say that time goes fast when you’re having celebration of the Feast of Pentecost, I want to remind fun. We must have had fun because this year flew! you that there is a cost in Pentecost. In order for Catholic There are twenty-seven students in the graduating education to thrive, the entire body of Christ must par- class. I am thrilled to share with you that 100% of ticipate. I believe that Catholic education is that “pearl of the graduates were accepted at our very competitive great price” and worth supporting with our time, talent, Catholic high schools. The acceptances they received and treasure. I thank you for your support. were from Archbishop Carroll High School, St. John’s, As our 89th school year DeMatha, Gonzaga, winds down, my time here is Georgetown Visitation, coming to an end. June 30, and Elizabeth Seton High 2011 will be my last day. I School. have loved my fourteen years Thank you to their here. It has been an honor teachers for great instruc- and a privilege to say that I am tion throughout their the principal of St. Anthony academic careers. Special Catholic School. thanks to their home- We have wonderful stu- room teacher, Mr. Michael dents, great parents, and excel- Thomasian, who is a lent teachers. I thank Father strong advocate for each Fred for his total support of of his students. the school. I hope to give my We continue to of- Principal Bill Eager with kindergarten class support and to be helpful to fer algebra, a high school and Ms. Margie Bacon, teacher. St. Anthony’s in the future. course. This year thirteen Thank you again – it has been a real joy. of our eighth graders are taking the course and are We are preparing for our summer program and plan- doing very well. We are in the process of installing ning for the kickoff of the school’s 90th year. I hope to Smartboards in three of our classrooms, one on each see you at the Auction Dinner and Dance Saturday, June floor. These are a tremendous asset to learning, and we 11th. hope to continue to add more boards each year. God Bless you and continue to pray for and support St. We recently received the results of the Terra Nova Anthony Catholic School. Standardized testing that our students took in March. Once again our students did well and the results con- Sincerely, tinue to provide us with important data to improve instruction. Our goal is constant improvement and to continue the school mission which is to prepare our students Bill Eager, Principal Fr. Fred with Bill. Assistant Principal Michael Thomasian and Bill. 4 ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI NEWS ALUMNI NEWS JOHN T. BUTLER G.S. ‘66/H.S. ‘70 is associate vice president ANNETTE (ABIERA) KEMPISTY G.S. ‘74/H.S. ‘78 for advancement at the University System of the District of and her husband Raymond’s older son Mitchell Columbia. He is also program co-leader at Leadership Greater Kempisty has completed his first year at the Naval Washington. Academy in Annapolis. Mitchell Kempisty is a 2010 graduate of Eleanor LARRY D. ABLES H.S. ‘73 is director of the Employee Relations Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, where he and Performance Management Service for the Veterans Affairs served as Student Government Association presi- Department in Washington.
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