the Founded on Faith. Preserved with Pride. FALL 2018 Sustained by Spirit. RoundA publication for alumni, current parents, parentsTable of alumni, and friends of Alter High School KNIGHTS REMEMBERED VISION & STRATEGY ALTER LIFE ALUMNI NEWS ANNUAL REPORT From the Principal/CEO School News Knights Remembered Annual Report page 2 pages 10-12 page15 pages 29-42 Celebrating Graduates Athletic News Reunions page 19-21 Fiscal Report page 43 pages 6-7 page 13 Hall of Fame pages 22-25 VISION & STRATEGY From the Principal/CEO Lourdes Lambert Dear Friends, With that in mind, we chose to welcome our 171 freshmen in the class of 2022 at the beginning of the 2018-2019 The 2017-18 school year brought lots of ALTERations school year with a retreat on freshman first day. It was to Alter where we strive to improve our school, and our hope that this experience would be unifying, and ourselves every day. We were able to witness great leaps a true reflection of what we value most at our school – in our faith with the student creation of God Squads, our faith and our relationships with one another. I am a group of students from different grade levels who grateful to report that we are off to a great start. come together once per week to build community at our school, as well as the highest number of students ever to If you are wondering the true state of Alter High School, attend the Steubenville Youth Conference in the summer I want to remind you that we have many strengths. of 2018. It is evident and tangible that our students are We are a school founded in faith with an engaged and inspiring one another and our community at large with committed faculty and staff. We are blessed to have a their tremendous faith and desire to grow more in their strong alumni base who continue to support us and what faith. we do every day. Our rigorous academics and strong athletic presence make us a force to be reckoned with As a school, we strove to personalize the experience for in the Dayton area and beyond. We love our responsive our current students as well as our potential students by parents, and their willingness to volunteer at our school. making personal phone calls regularly as well as writing We can boast unique educational opportunities such handwritten notes to show we care. We lead with our as our Conservatory of the Arts program, and our new hearts, and we truly wanted to show how important each entrepreneurship class that is creating and debuting an and every student is at our school. online spirit shop – is that exciting or what? We have state of the art STEM courses, and a large number of our courses focus on inquiry based learning which is the Alter: The #1 ranked Catholic high school foundational principle of STEM. Our facilities have been in the Dayton area! greatly improved through our science lab, Chapel, and turf field renovations as well as the design and creation of our Mysteries of the Rosary prayer garden and Conservatory of the Arts building. We have made great strides in our security in order to keep our students and their families safe at our school, and we have vastly increased our marketing and branding presence so more people will be aware of all that we have to offer. And what is that exactly? What does Alter have to offer? We offer a competitive advantage for every student for the next phase of their journey – spiritually, academically, and athletically. I thank you for your commitment to our school, and our 606 students. We ask for your prayers as we continue to make ALTERations to serve the next generation and beyond. 1. Miami Valley School 6. Spring Valley Academy 2. Archbishop Alter High School 7. Dominion Academy of Dayton Love and prayers, 3. Carroll High School 8. East Dayton Christian School Lourdes Lambert 4. Chaminade Julienne High School 9. Dayton Christian School 5. Troy Christian School 10. Legacy Christian Academy Principal/CEO COVER PHOTO - DDN STAFF FILE 2 the ROUNDTABLE From the Director of Advancement Rick Willits ‘88 On a recent college visit with my son, one of the Endowing a Bright Future: universities proudly touted their multi-billion-dollar Planned giving and estate planning lets you shape the endowment and how they can fully fund tuition future of Alter and its future students, faculty and staff. for anyone that they deem qualified for admission that has need. Any student they wanted at their What do these actions have in common? institution could not use “financial need” as a reason • Buying a life insurance policy to protect your not to attend. They would fund 100% of their need. spouse and children; It got me thinking about Archbishop Alter and an • Asking an older sibling to serve as the executor important aspect for its sustainable future, our own of your will; and endowment. Tuition for a Catholic family to send their child to Alter for the 2019-20 school year is • Naming Alter High School as a beneficiary of approaching $10,000. This is prior to any financial aid your retirement account. or scholarship award. With capacity for 800 students Each of the items above are steps that can be taken in the school, an endowment of $80M would allow to help shape our future in an uncertain space! us to be a nearly a tuition free institution. It would Doing any or all the things listed allow you to take allow us to do two major things; 1) fund 100% of any care of important people and insure that a beloved prospective family’s need and 2) hire, train and retain institution is cared for in your absence. None of us the best faculty and staff. can control the future, but it can create peace of mind by taking these important steps. You plan because This seems daunting until you break it down class you care about something. You create your plan by class. If just ten alums and five parents of alumni intentionally, so that your choices and values control from every graduating class included Alter in their the desired outcome. This outcome allows you to planned giving strategy with a gift of $100,000, establish your legacy, rather than leaving it to fate, an endowment would be established that would the IRS or an unknown entity. ensure that academic excellence in a Christ-centered environment would exist in perpetuity. Our planned giving program is appropriately named The Gold Standard, and now that we have a core group of members, we would like to annually celebrate it and formalize it as a society and honor it with a name. Stay tuned for more information. Please let us know at [email protected] if you have Alter in your planned giving strategy. Visit alterhs.org/academics/scholarships/ to watch a video of our Knights Council scholarship recipients at our recent Knight of Gratitude reception. FALL 2018 3 VISION & STRATEGY Opening of the New Conservatory of the Arts Theatre The Alter Castle Players opened our new theatre with an Alumni Showcase this August. It was a huge success and brought back 28 alumni from 1994-2018. What a beautiful experience to kick off the New Conservatory building with the students from the past who made this all possible! The Guys was the first fall play in the new Conservatory building and it was a huge success! Congrats to the cast and crew for a beautiful tribute to those who lost their lives in the 9/11 BACK ROW: Damian Stout (pianist), Anna Beachler ~ 1999, Juliet Fromholt ~ 2002, Laura Portune tragedy. ~ 1994, Morgan Schneider ~ 2018, Sam Layman ~ 2018, William Kunesh ~ 2017, Vincent Leone ~ 2017, David Egbert ~ 2015, Andrew Gochenaur ~ 2017, Kean Petrello ~ 2017, Andy Catá ~ 2014, Kevin Woeste ~ 2018 The Castle Players had a second fall MIDDLE ROW: Chris Pentecost ~ 2015, Maddie Hale ~ 2017, Margo Russ ~ 2017, Siobhan McAleer ~ play this year with the production of 2018, Sophia LiBrandi ~ 2018, Rachel Woeste ~ 2015, Ashleigh Stewart ~ 2014, Catherine Bryan ~ Steel Magnolias. Congratulations on 2017, Sarah Portman ~ 2018, David Brush (Music Director), Megan Sears (Director/Choreographer) such a moving performance! FRONT ROW: Sarah Egbert ~ 2015, Bridget Miley ~ 2017, Kira Osowski ~ 2013, Allie Tura ~ 2013, Katie Fasoli ~ 2013, Meghan Rupper ~ 2015. Not Pictured: Mary Bryan ~ 2017 THE CHRISTINE CONNOR & FRED J. MILLER CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS STARS AND SEATS HELP US FUND THE INTERIOR FINISHES OF THE NEW ARTS WING AT ALTER HIGH SCHOOL! HONOR YOUR CLASS OR AN INDIVIDUAL BY PURCHASING A STAR IN THE ENTRY OR A SEAT IN THE THEATRE ALTERARTSWING.ORG OR CALL 937.434.2059 FOR MORE INFORMATION! CLASS OF SYDNEY BREYER 2015 1988 $5,000 $2,000 PLEDGE OVER 5 YEARS! PLEDGE OVER 5 YEARS! ONLY 35 REMAINING 216 REMAINING As Mike Fornes ‘71, was preparing to be inducted into Alter’s Distinguished Hall of Fame in September, 2018, he said he ALTER HIGH SCHOOL would like to do something special for Alter. Being a part PRESENTS of the music and theatre department while at Alter, Mike and his wife, Karen ’71, have a passion for the Arts. They’ve been so impressed with our new Conservatory space, and in learning about the final stretch of money we needed to raise, Mike and Karen knew just how to help. Mike was inducted into Alter’s Hall of Fame mostly for his successful career in broadcasting. He spent six years broadcasting hockey in the minor leagues and 15 years in the NHL with the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, and Dallas Stars.