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We celebrate our Patron Saint! Table of Contents Get Smart ................................................... 3 Magazine Sale ............................................. 3 Bonnie Patrick Retires ..............................4-5 Streaks Marrying Streaks ............................. 5 Saints Marrying Saints ................................ 6 Alumni Profile ........................................... 7 Memorial Program ..................................... 8 Mass of Remembrance ................................ 9 Key Club ...................................................10 The Feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas was commemorated Mirocke Golf Classic ..................................10 on January 28 with an all-school Mass celebrated by Archbishop Joseph Naumann. Having our spiritual leader Letters to the Troops ..................................11 visit the school is always a joyful occasion for the students. Class Notes ................................................12 A reception in the school library was held immediately following Mass with honored guests, parents and some Saints Mass at K-State ................................13 students in attendance. Alumni and Alumni Parent Events ............14 Pictured above with Archbishop Naumann are: (1st row), Reunions .................................................. 15 Juniors Alexis Lundy and Amanda Robison; (2nd row), seniors Kelsey Butler and Liz Daly, junior Jason Falen, Community Calendar ............................... 15 junior Gianna Misenhelter, sophomore Anthony Shoulta, Feast Day Alumni Gathering .......Back Cover and senior Ellen Skorija. The Saints Spirit magazine is a publication of the Saint Thomas Aquinas Advancement Office. We welcome your Sports Signings comments or questions. Call or write: Senior athletes who appeared on stage for the national Bryan Thrasher letter of intent signing on February 5 stood and posed to Director of Communications capture the moment. Left to right, Mike Rzeszut (baseball [email protected] – Villanova), Ben Loughman (baseball - Benedictine), Saint Thomas Aquinas High School PJ Greer (cross country – K-State), Ashley Dobbie (softball 11411 Pflumm Road – Benedictine), Katie Allin (soccer – Benedictine), Overland Park, Kansas 66215-4816 Josh Magness (soccer - DePaul), Matthew Taylor (football 913.319.2425 – Benedictine), Kyle Brown (football – K-State), Jake Morin William Ford, Ed.D. (football – US Air Force Academy) and David Baska President (football – US Air Force Academy). Teresa Ahrens Director of Special Events Mary Bridget Kratofil Director of Media Relations Michon Quick Director of Alumni & Constituent Relations Cindy Winkler Advancement Office Manager 2 WINTER PLAY Production of Get Smart Fills the House by Haley Dodd, junior The Saint Thomas Aquinas not come out the way it was meant to performing arts department staged be,” Peck said. a production of the play Get Smart, Madeline said her challenge was a parody of the 1960’s spy television just the opposite: “My character is series starring Don Addams and the more neutral one in the play so Barbara Feldon. Addams, as Maxwell it’s hard not being funny and being Smart, played a bumbling agent serious all the time,” Giesler said. known as Agent 86. The show was brought to the masses by the comedic The talented cast worked hard to writing skills of Mel Brooks and Buck make the play an enjoyable comedy. Henry. Most people are familiar with “I think adults liked the play because the movie Get Smart, that premiered they remember the spoof from when last year. it was on television. High school students enjoyed it too because they The Saints version of the play are familiar with the movie,” Harrison starred seniors Daniel Peck as said. Maxwell Smart, the clumsy top-secret government agent of CONTROL, The Saint Thomas Aquinas and Madeline Giesler as the beautiful production of Get Smart ran February Agent 99. The plot is two-pronged 19-21 to a full house with an extra performance added on Sunday, with Smart guarding Professor Dante’s Daniel Peck and Madeline Giesler potentially dangerous invention and February 22 due to the show’s preventing the loveable Princess “Timing my jokes was challenging popularity. This play turned out to Ingrid from being kidnapped. Smart because if they aren’t done at the right fulfill its billing – a nice break from and Agent 99 work together to defeat moment it can confuse people and the winter doldrums! KAOS. The play’s plot differs somewhat from the television show and movie. “While it is not that much like the Magazine Sale movie,” director Kim Harrison said, “Some things were added from the Congratulations to movie into the play that the students Brianna Putthoff, our 2009 Hawaii Trip thought were funny.” winner. She and a Having 26 speaking roles and Bishop Miege student 12 supporting cast members, an will join about 40 unusually large cast, can make some students from around the aspects of the play more difficult. country. Brianna poses “Trying to get through rehearsals with Dr. Bill Ford (left) and Dale Niehas) and get everyone to be quiet and stay organized is the hardest,” Harrison said. You can order or renew your favorite magazine subscriptions ONLINE! Though it may be frustrating at It’s simple, there’s no sales tax, AND you can order any time during the times, Harrison is impressed with the year to support Saint Thomas Aquinas High School. creativity the students have put into Go to www.qsp.com – Use account #42507423. their characters. In his role as Smart, it was important for Peck to stay in QSP returns over 40% to the school, and all proceeds are designated character throughout the play and he for student activities at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School. Thank you also had many lines to memorize. for your participation and support! 3 BONNIE PATRICK RETIRES Bye – bye Bonnie When the doors of Saint Thomas in 6th grade for Aquinas open next year, long-time baton twirling, Guidance Counselor Bonnie Patrick’s she was invited name will be missing from the staff to join the high roster. Instead of heading back to school band as school, she plans to be a caregiver a majorette for for her new granddaughter, a job she the next seven knows will be equally rewarding. years! Besides her This year was Bonnie’s 44th in the family (Bonnie is field of education, of which the first the youngest of four were spent in the classroom, eight children), and the remaining as a Guidance two high school Counselor. Teaching and education teachers were are intrinsic to her nature. As a child, inspirational Bonnie Patrick helps a student during the 1973-74 school year Bonnie Blue and her sister played in her career school in the basement of their farm choice. One house in Webster City, Iowa. Two was the sponsor with the startup of a new school at rooms functioned as “classrooms” of the Future Teachers Association 114th and Pflumm – Saint Thomas where they “taught” math, reading, and the other was a retired principal Aquinas. It was a daunting assignment graded papers and “tutored” students who taught geometry and had high with each faculty member asked to who needed help. In addition, Bonnie expectations to which his students do at least three jobs. She would spent many hours on 4-H projects, responded with outstanding work eight hours at school and and after winning a talent contest achievement. another eight at home coordinating Bonnie is someone whose college recommendations and determination, hard work preparing for classes. This was called and perseverance have driven “multi-multi-tasking.” her to succeed. As a lifelong After 37 years, the number of learner, she is always looking students she has “launched” from forward to the next goal high school is in the thousands, and or challenge with an open many have popped into her office mind that is eager to absorb since graduation to visit with her and new information. Following catch up. Some of her students have graduation from Iowa State become highly successful in their University with a Bachelor of careers and she is happy for them. Science in home economics But the students who benefited the education, she pursued a most from her advice and counsel Guidance Counseling degree may have been the ones who were at Northwest Missouri State. not at the top of the class. As an Her career as a counselor academic counselor, she said one of began. the greatest challenges is probably In 1972, she was hired by more philosophical; that is, “finding Bob Boland at St. Joseph the balance of what is best for the High School in Shawnee, student in the long run and what fits Kansas, to serve as both with the mission of the school. The Academic Guidance and school strives to help students become College Counselor, calling lifelong learners which sometimes can on her ability to multi-task. be a contradiction to the student’s Bonnie Patrick displays the 2008-09 Counselor of the Year When the school closed in immediate desire.” Because she and award from Sylvan Learning Center. 1988, she was asked to help her husband Doug taught swim 4 STREAKS MARRYING STREAKS lessons during the summer for 22 of babysitter, Bonnie said her major years, there is another group of young pursuit will still be that of “teacher.” adults who know her as a swimming Greg grew up learning from his own teacher. grandmother so he thinks this will be What all of these young people great for his daughter. Since Greg’s remember about Bonnie is that she wife, Aimee, is a teacher, Doug and was a caring person in their lives Bonnie will have time to travel and during the difficult pre-adolescent enjoy other activities in the summer and teen years. They knew she was such as taking classes at JCCC and someone who sincerely cared about participating in Elderhostel programs them and wanted them to succeed. that provide educational opportunities She has a straight-forward manner all over the world. that is friendly but firm, honest but While she will miss the students encouraging, knowledgeable but open and faculty, she will not miss arriving to listening. This was the formula she at 6:50 in the morning.

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