Winter 2019 Alumni Issue St. Margaret of York School
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Eight Shannons strong, Brian ‘08, Matthew ‘10, Andrew ‘11, Mary ‘13, Kristen ‘15, John ‘18, Christopher ‘19 and Peter ‘21 stand together holding up their birth order numbers. St. Margaret of York School has graduated six of the eight Shannon siblings. Winter 2019 Alumni Issue St. Margaret of York School Taking Flight is published by the Advance- Message from the Principal ment Department to share alumni and school news with alumni, alumni parents Hello from St. Margaret of York School! and friends of St. Margaret of York School. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know remarkable students, alumni We welcome your photos, comments and families, since becoming principal. Connection is incredibly and personal updates. Please submit contributions to Megan (Hicks) Phelan ’00 important in creating a strong sense of community. With this in mind, at [email protected]. I pop into classrooms, visit our energetic lunchroom and greet alumni and other visitors daily. This joyful routine fosters relationships and trust, St. Margaret of York School all essential parts of a vibrant school like St. Margaret. 9495 Columbia Road Loveland, Ohio 45140 We hope you enjoy our digital publication of Taking Flight and thank the many 513.697.3100 alumni who shared their wonderful updates and photographs. Taking Flight www.smoyschool.org showcases many of your adventures and accomplishments, while offering a glimpse of today’s spirited student life. Our wish is to connect alumni and Administration alumni families with each other and your remarkable grade school. Kristin Penley Principal Many great things continue to happen at St. Margaret of York School. [email protected] On behalf of the students and staff, thank you for participating in last year’s Rosemary Rotuno-Johnson Annual Fund Campaign. Your contributions, both small and large, continue Assistant Principal to create a better learning experience for the children. Please accept our [email protected] deep gratitude for all you do to support our mission to guide students spiritually, academically, socially, physically and artistically. Father Jason E. Bedel Pastor During afternoon announcements, I end each day with a favorite quote [email protected] from Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss: Father Maria Raju Pasala “You’re off to Great Places! Parochial Vicar Today is your day! [email protected] Your mountain is waiting, Admissions/School Office So... get on your way!” Allison Holland Admissions/Office Manager Thank you, our valued alumni and friends, for sharing with us the mountains [email protected] you climb and the great places you go - you are inspiring! Stacy Brandel May the excitement and wonders of Advent live in your hearts throughout Administrative Assistant 2019. We wish you the best and pray for you weekly during school Mass. [email protected] New Year blessings to you and your families, Advancement Megan (Hicks) Phelan ’00 Advancement/Alumni Outreach Coordinator [email protected] Lisa Galvin-Sang Kristin Penley Taking Flight Contributor/Editor Principal [email protected] St. Margaret of York School serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade. Our school is rooted in the values of the Our Philosophy Roman Catholic tradition. Through the gospel message, we promote each student’s Catholic education encompasses the whole person, nurturing spiritual, spiritual, academic and personal growth. intellectual, social-emotional, artistic and physical aspects of personal development. The staff of St. Margaret of York School fosters this development Enhanced curriculum and experiences foster in a Christian environment, imparts basic Catholic teachings, builds a sense a global perspective that helps students see the interconnected world though the eyes, of community, and involves students in active Christian service, both within minds and hearts of others. We support and and beyond the parish school community. encourage a diverse community of learners to become responsible stewards of God’s gifts. 1 Alumni Take Flight Jenny (Braun) Liu ’00 Jenny (Braun) Liu, Class of 2000, received a Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Xavier University following her undergraduate degree from Hanover College. A Clinical Counselor-Supervisor and Registered Play Therapist, Jenny owns a private practice, Cincinnati Counseling and Play Therapy. She is a graduate of Mt. Notre Dame High School. “While at Hanover, I discovered my love for psychology and began my pursuit of owning a counseling private practice. After graduating from Hanover, I worked with adults with severe mental illness as a case manager, assisting them in their homes and in the community. While working as a case manager, I attended Xavier University and graduated in 2013 with my Masters in Mental Health Counseling. Following graduation from Xavier, I worked Jenny (Braun) Liu ’00 started her own counseling private practice, Cincinnati Counseling and Play with a wide array of individuals including high school students at DePaul Therapy in Blue Ash, Ohio. Cristo Rey and Aiken High Schools, nursing home residents in the Deer Park area, two to eight-year-old children in a partial hospitalization setting and children, families, adolescents and adults in a group counseling practice. In that time I became a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor-Supervisor and Registered Play Therapist. “I recently started my own counseling private practice, Cincinnati Counseling and Play Therapy, located in the Blue Ash area. We provide counseling to adults, children, adolescents and families; our areas of expertise include working with adults with unresolved childhood trauma, anxiety and depression as well as working with children through the utilization of play therapy. For more information about the practice, please visit www.cincinnaticpt.com. “In my personal life, I met my husband Chris Liu in 2013 and we married in April 2015. We live in Deer Park and enjoy exploring the world whether it’s abroad, a weekend getaway trip or stay-cationing in the Cincinnati area.” Claire Williams ’09 After graduating from Ursuline Academy, Claire Williams attended The Ohio State University where she was an involved member of Pi Beta Phi and studied abroad in Australia. Claire is currently studying to be a nurse practitioner at OSU. “I’m specializing in pediatrics and will be finishing up in May of 2020 and then hopefully (if my dad gets his way) moving back to Cincy!” During her study abroad, Claire Williams ’09 spent time on Magnetic Island. The island is offshore of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. 2 Alumni Take Flight Andy ‘09, Annie ‘19, Jacob ‘11, Maria ‘12, Alli ‘07, Brian ‘15, Colleen and Rick Beckman are pictured (left to right) outside of Montgomery Inn Boathouse on the Ohio River. The family enjoyed a dinner celebrating Alli Beckman’s visit from Arizona. After nearly two decades at St. Margaret of York School, the family will attend its final eighth grade graduation this spring. The Beckman Family Since the late 1990s, students attending St. Margaret of York School most likely had a Beckman classmate. Long time parents and parishioners Rick and Colleen Beckman have six children: five alumni and Annie, future class of 2019 alumna. Graduation will mark the end of a remarkable era for this loyal family. Alli Beckman ’07 summer for Morgan Stanley, specifically for Graystone Consulting. He has also co-opted for Honeywell Intelligrated. “I attended high school at Mount Notre Dame. I then went on Jacob’s consulting team “focused on corporate financial to The Ohio State University and graduated with my bachelors consulting for non-private companies. I hope to continue to in nursing… I moved out to Phoenix, AZ and I absolutely love work in the financial services industry when I graduate.” it out here! I have my dream job and work on the hematology/ oncology unit at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.” Maria Beckman ‘12 Andy Beckman ‘09 A junior at The Ohio State University, Maria is a double major in business and biology. During the summer, she traveled to “I graduated in 2017 from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Tanzania on a mission trip. “I… started working at Nationwide with my bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. I spent Children’s Hospital and am hoping to attend physician the summer of 2017 working in a back country chalet in assistant school after my undergraduate career… spring Glacier National Park which was an absolutely incredible semester I’ll be studying abroad in Madrid, Spain!” experience. As soon as I returned from that job, I accepted/ started my full time job as a Laboratory Engineer at Eccrine Brian Beckman ‘15 Systems, Inc., a small biotech startup company in Norwood.” Brian is a senior at St. Xavier High School who has “played Jacob Beckman ‘11 hockey since freshmen year. I am involved in community service at St. Vincent DePaul and I also participate in the Big Jacob is a senior specializing in finance in the Fisher College Brothers program. I am hoping to attend college at The Ohio of Business at The Ohio State University. He worked this past State University and major in finance.” 3 Alumni Take Flight Karen (Garber) Volpe ’00 Karen (Garber) Volpe graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Special Education from Ohio University in 2008. Several years later, Karen earned a M.A. in Reading Science and a Dyslexia Certification from Mount St. Joseph University. She has enjoyed ten years as an Intervention Specialist at J.F. Dulles Elementary in the Oak Hills Local School District. An alumna of Mount Notre Dame High School, Karen works with kindergarten through fourth grade students. Karen and her husband Jim were married in June and honeymooned in Jamaica. “I have a passion for helping kids that don’t have an easy path in life, whether that is at school or in things going on in their home lives. I enjoy helping them find their strengths as students as well as their strength in character.