BISHOP LUDDEN “Where character, commitment, and community come together in NEWSLETTER a school for all.” June 2021 IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS: Seniors come together for … • Main Office: (315) 468-2591 a scrumptious breakfast! • Health Office: Ms. Jack (315) 459-7160 • Counseling Office: Ms. Buttner (315) 488-3237 • Enrollment Ms. Coolican (315) 579-0086 • Tuition Office: Dc. Nick Alvaro (315) 459-7175 • Development Office: Ms. Gilheney (315) 579-0061 • Alumni Relations Ms. Corcoran (315) 459-7201 Above: Soon-to-be BL graduates enjoy their HAVE A GREAT company and food. Below: Look at the banquet! SUMMER! • School News Pg. 2 • A Parent’s Perspective Pg. 5 • Gala 2021 Pg. 6 • Alumni News Pg. 9 • Hall of Fame Pg. 10 815 Fay Road, Syracuse, NY 13219 WWW.BISHOPLUDDEN.ORG SCHOOL NEWS Ludden names new principal IN BRIEF In a May letter to members of the Bishop Over Michael’s 35 years in education, he HEALTH RECORDS Ludden Community, it was announced that has held positions as assistant middle Parents, please drop off or mail in a copy of updated health Mr. Michael McAuliff will be the school’s school principal, assistant high school records/physicals to the Health next principal. Please read below: principal and elementary school principal. He is currently serving as the president of Office. Many of you are aware that Leo Cosgrove the Marcellus Central School District Board announced his retirement as principal on of Education. Michael serves as a lector and Any new students, please send March 23, 2021. He will end his time with us is a communicant of St. Francis Xavier parish your paperwork as well. at the end of this academic year. Under in Marcellus along with his family—wife Leo’s leadership, the school has strength- Kim, a senior director of advancement at Le SUMMER DRIVER ED ened its programs, with the main achieve- Moyne College and his two sons Max, a Registration for the summer ment becoming a member school of the senior at St. Bonaventure University and session of DISTANCE LEARNING International Baccalaureate Diploma Pro- Jack a sophomore at the University of Driver Education is now open. gram. Thank you Leo for your guidance over Hartford. Class will run from July 1-Aug. the past four years. 10. Drivers must be 16 years old As we continue to advance the shared mis- by July 1, 2021. The School’s Board of Trustees assembled a sion of Bishop Ludden, each of our Catholic search committee to find our next principal Schools and our local Catholic Church, we Space is limited so don't wait to who will carry on and enhance the success- recognize that we must be successful in register! More information is es we have seen over the past several years. providing an excellent academic pro- available at bishopludden.org/ We had many qualified candidates from gram, be team focused and, most im- summer-2021-driver- which to choose. The committee conducted portantly, do so within a faith-filled environ- education/. interviews with several candidates and pre- ment. The hiring of Michael McAuliff will sented the top candidate to the Board for help advance that mission. Your continued FAN SHOP what was their unanimous approval. We are commitment and desire to be part of our Bishop Ludden apparel makes a excited to announce that Mr. Michael shared mission is important to all of us at great gift for yourself or for the McAuliff will be our next principal of Bishop Bishop Ludden Jr/Sr High School and the loved ones in your life. Check Ludden Jr/Sr High School, effective July 1, Diocese of Syracuse. out the Fan Shop on our web- 2021. Sincerely, site: click on Athletics, then Fan William W. Crist Shop. Or, copy and paste: Mr. McAuliff comes to us from St. Mar- Superintendent of Schools garet’s School in Mattydale, where he has James Gaspo https://sideline.bsnsports.com/ served as principal since July 2018. Chairman Board of Trustees schools/newyork/syracuse/ bishop-ludden-high-school Congratulations to Paul Kolenda! Please follow Bishop Ludden Paul Kolenda was named on Facebook, 2021 Syracuse Master- Minds League MVP after Instagram leading Bishop Ludden to a & Twitter! perfect 11- 0 record. Paul scored 1,140 individu- al points for a 51.8 per half average. The team heads to the State Championship in June. RETIREMENT LEO COSGROVE MAVOURNEEN MCAULIFFE 4 YEARS OF SERVICE 33 YEARS OF SERVICE PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR OF FOOD SERVICES & PLANNING Thank you and wishing you all the best in your retirement! God Bless You! LUDDEN LIFE The Show Must Go On! Counseling The Counseling Office will be adding Seniors: Final transcripts will be your course selection sheet for the ready by June 30 to be sent out to 2021-22 school year in your e- your college of choice. They cannot portfolio for you to view and keep a be sent out any earlier so if you record of. Please review your choic- receive an email from your college es and if you would like to make stating that it hasn’t been received any changes, please email your yet, please be patient and they counselor. should have it by July 9. Travel News Europe 2022: YES! We will be trav- The group size is limited and we are eling again! This trip in April 2022 is already halfway to our maxi- to Germany and France. We will mum! People are ready to travel start in Berlin and then go to Bel- again! If interested, please go to EF gium (scene of the Battle of the tours and enter the tour# Bulge), Paris and Normandy. It is an 2366542EX. Enroll early and save 11-day trip open to students at all money! Any questions, please con- grade levels. tact Mrs. Pietropaolo at [email protected]. Let the music play! No one is more excited about the demic should get back involved pandemic coming to an end than next year. Band will be working on The weather may have been uncooperative but the the music department. This year pep band music to begin the year Bishop Ludden thespians didn’t let it rain on their has been quite a challenge for us. (everyone’s favorite). Both junior performance! Held for the first time ever at Chevy However, we are hopeful that we high and senior high students are Court at the Fairgrounds, “It’s a Wonderful Life” will be back in full swing next year eligible. Please contact Mr. owned the night! Pictured is Brian Buttner, who and we’re very excited about that. Thomson if interested in rejoining played the lead as George Bailey, and Emily Flynn, Anyone who did not join band/ — it’s going to be a fun year! who played Clarence. Great job, kids! chorus this year due to the pan- Ludden named Jostens 2021 Nat’l Yearbook Program of Excellence Jostens, the leading producer of year- recognizes engaging yearbooks that re- Ludden yearbook program for achieving books and student-created content, re- flect a broad representation of the stu- defined criteria in between one and three cently announced Bishop Ludden’s year- dent body while helping students develop of the following categories: creating an book program has achieved the Jostens 21st century skills such as communication, inclusive yearbook, generating school en- 2021 National Yearbook Program of Excel- collaboration, and information and com- gagement, and successfully managing the lence award at the Bronze Level. The Na- munication technologies (ICT) literacy. yearbook creation process. tional Yearbook Program of Excellence The award was presented to the Bishop Bishop Ludden: A Diverse Community Our Bishop Ludden community is vast yet tight-knit with students coming from 20 school districts that range from Geneva to the west, Sandy Creek to the north, Tully to the south and ESM to the east. PAGE 4 A PARENT’S PERSPECTIVE Meet Carol Rojek (’78), proud mom of upcoming graduate Why did I choose Bishop Ludden for my child? In what ways have you Catholic education has always been a part of my life. My late seen your child grow at brother and I both went to Sacred Heart School as children and Ludden? then moved to Bishop Ludden for our high school years. For my Francesca has always parents, Catholic school was the only choice. My husband and I been a great student, but share my parents’ commitment to Catholic education. For us, her Ludden experience Catholic schools not only provide a quality academic foundation, has brought it to new but also solid moral development and an educational experience heights. I have watched that helps to fully prepare you for the future. This was exactly her create power point what we wanted for our daughter Francesca. She is a proud presentations for her graduate of Holy Family School and for junior and senior high; classes that were truly we believed that Bishop Ludden was the best choice for her. outstanding. These kids Francesca is currently a senior with just a few short weeks to are so advanced in tech- graduation. nology. They are encour- aged to be fearless and What’s the best feedback you’ve received from your child try new things. Ludden about their time at Ludden? definitely challenges their The first piece of feedback I received from Francesca was on her students and the kids first day at Ludden. As a parent on the first day at a new school, accept the challenge. Francesca Todeschini, 12th grade you are always a little nervous. You just hope that everything You see them grow worked out, that they were able to open their locker with no throughout the six years, but you really see the results in senior problem and found all of their classes.