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Summer 2015 C a T H O L I a Quarterly Newsletter Celebrating Our Former Students and Present Supporters Mount Carmel Academy • Chaplain Kapaun Memorial • Kapaun Mt KAPAUN MT. CARMEL MT. KAPAUN Summer 2015 C A T H O L I A quarterly newsletter celebrating our former students and present supporters Mount Carmel Academy • Chaplain Kapaun Memorial • Kapaun Mt. Carmel H I G H S C H O O L H I G S C O L CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The KMC class of 1990 celebrated their 25 year reunion on the weekend of July 10, 2015. Bishop Carl Kemme has proclaimed June 7, 2015 through June 9, 2016 the year of Fr. Emil J. Kapaun. Members of CKM and MCA class of 1970 celebrated their 45 year reunion on July 25, 2015 with a dinner and dance at KMC. Live music was provided by the Reunion Band, made up of members from the CKM class of 1971. Members of the class of 2005 celebrated their ten year reunion the weekend of June 26, 2015. The festivities included a fashion show of some vintage KMC sports uniforms. Alumnus Fr. Zach Pinaire ‘05 was ordained into the priesthood on May 23, 2015. On May 17, 2015, 197 students became new alumni of KMC. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors. 1 n Saturday, May 23, 2015, I had the privilege of witnessing 2015-16 Annual Fund. We will continue to use the theme of Bridge Bishop Carl Kemme ordain to the priesthood five men from The Gap, as that has resonated with our Crusader family. We hope to theO Wichita Diocese. A class of five new priests was special enough, tailor this year’s materials around the areas of interest for our diverse but what made this ordination special for me was that the fab five community. Thank you again for your extraordinary gifts for the of new priests included Kapaun Mt. Carmel alumnus, Reverend Catholic education of our students. Father Zachary Pinaire ‘05. Father Zach, who is assigned to be the Parochial Vicar (Associate Pastor) at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish 2015 Reunions in Wichita, serving under another KMC alumnus, Father Sherman There have been eight reunions planned for 2015. Seven of the Orr ‘83, credits his studies and formation at Kapaun Mt. Carmel reunions have been or will be hosted in the KMC Commons. We with assisting him in fully discerning his call to the priesthood and are thrilled to bring so many Crusaders back! For many, this will be in fully preparing himself for the rigors of the seminary and priestly their first time to see the new gym, commons and renovated chapel. life. Included in the school tour is the Fr. Kapaun memorabilia housed in our building. A list of all upcoming reunions is included on the We thank God for the gift of Father Zach’s ministry, and that of the next page. other four men ordained with him. We pray as a school for God’s blessings on Father Zach as he begins his ministry, and we pray for Alumni Directory the remaining 14 members of our alumni body who are currently KMC enlisted the services of Harris Connect to produce the 2015 in preparation for the priesthood or the religious life. Their KMC Alumni Directory. Our vision is to produce an alumni example, perseverance and faith make visible to all of us the beauty directory every five years. If you have been contacted by Harris and purpose of our school’s great legacy founded on its mission to Connect, you are welcome to verify your contact information to be educate and form the total person in the image of Jesus Christ. included in the directory. Their effort to collect names is so they can also sell directories. A soft bound book is available for $80, plus $20 We are truly proud of the 128-year legacy that our school enjoys. shipping; a hard bound book is available for $100 plus $20 shipping. Each of you alumni of Mt. Carmel Academy, Chaplain Kapaun They offer a payment plan, if needed. Memorial and Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School has contributed to this legacy. We promise to you our best efforts to be While the alumni directory is a fun tool for our Crusader nation, good stewards of this legacy and to continue to build upon it with it is not a fundraiser for the school. If you choose not to buy one excellence in all that we do. or choose not to provide your contact information, that is most certainly your choice. Whether or not you participate does not hurt/ As we begin the 2015-16 school year, full of promise and high help the school in any way. KMC does not receive any supplement expectations, I thank you all, on behalf of all our students, for the sales, so please do not feel pressure to purchase one. administration, faculty and staff, for your prayers and support for Kapaun Mt. Carmel. Additionally, there may still be some alumni who purchased a directory in 2013, who never received their book, and wondering God bless, what to do about it. As you may recall from the Fall 2014 Quest and an email blast in May 2015, the contracted Alumni Research Group sold directories to dozens of alumni, only to be found as a fraudulent company and are currently under investigation by the Rob Knapp Attorney General of the State of Florida, Consumer Fraud Division. KMC was never provided a list of paying alumni and never received office of development any money. We are sorry to say that it is unlikely anyone will be reimbursed for those directories. If you were affected by the KMC Annual Fund Bridge The Gap Updates scam, please notify Chenay Sloan, Director of Development. The I am thrilled to announce that the 2014-15 KMC Annual Fund current project with Harris Connect is in no way affiliated with the was our most successful campaign to date! Together with KMC fraudulent group. parents, students, alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents and friends, over $328,000 was raised to Bridge The Gap. Thank you to Renee LaFever Memorial Scholarship Fund all who participated! At the 2015 KMC Convocation, the first-ever recipient of the Renee LaFever Memorial Scholarship Fund was awarded to senior Alondra While it would be nice to say that money is for “extras”, the KMC Contreras. Alondra plans to attend Wichita State University next Annual Fund was never designed to be a rainy day fund. One-third year and will use the scholarship toward her degree. of the money is earmarked for the Open The Doors campaign - to provide a Catholic education for students that come from parishes The Renee LaFever Memorial Scholarship was established to honor that struggle financially. The other two-thirds goes to offset costs Renee LaFever, a selfless teacher, mentor and friend to thousands of not included in our student fees. That includes teacher raises and KMC students during her 25+ year career. She encouraged students budgeted projects such as technology and security enhancements, to live their faith and exemplified what it means to be a follower of academic materials, fine arts supplies, and athletic needs. Christ. This scholarship is awarded to a senior who embodies the characteristics that Renee found so important and also imitates her We hope the momentum from this year carries us forward into the “unbounded capacity to love”. 2 The scholarship was made possible by the outpouring of support to UPCOMING CLASS REUNIONS: the scholarship fund. A $10,000 match challenge was offered, and we are proud to say that it was met! Over $20,000 was donated to If you class year ends in either “5” or “0”, then your class is up for a the scholarship fund which will allow us to award the scholarship for reunion this year. If your class is not listed below, it is because no years to come. Thank you to all who made this dream a reality in the one has yet stepped up to lead the charge for your class! Reunion coordinators are needed. memory of our beloved Renee LaFever. Planning a reunion is easy, and you do not need to live in the Wall of Honor Wichita metro area to help. For more information, contact The newly commissioned KMC Wall of Honor will soon feature Chenay Sloan in the Development Office at (316)636-9612, or KMC alumni currently serving in the armed forces - active duty, by email at [email protected]. guard or reserve. We are very proud of our men and women alumni protecting our freedoms and civil liberties, just like our namesake 50 YEARS—WICHITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS Fr. Emil Kapaun. This wall is prominently featured in the walkway CLASSES OF 1965 between the main academic hall of the school and the commons (MCA/CKM/SACRED HEART/ST MARY’S) so the students at KMC will pass it every day. We hope it will be DATE: OCTOBER 9-10, 2015 a reminder to all of the sacrifice, pride and legacy of our military Lead Coordinators: alumni. CKM: Pat Harter - 316-683-6610 or [email protected] We need photos: If you or someone you know is a KMC alumnus in MCA: Pam Kenney Hamrick - active duty, guard or reserve, please email a photo to Chenay Sloan 316-655-3959 or [email protected] at [email protected] and include the name, KMC graduation SHA: Patty Bissing Schnittker - year, branch of service, current rank, and current station. We would 303-759-9170 or [email protected] prefer to have their portrait headshot in uniform but if that is not St. Mary’s: Eileen Carney Nevers - available, a different photo in their uniform would work too.
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