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CALLING YOUNG ALUM! YOU ARE INVITED TO 'BLACK FRIDAY' GET-TOGETHER
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 Avoid the Black Friday madness and relax with longtime friends! Alumnae who graduated in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 are invited back to SJA on November 29, the Friday after Thanksgiving, from 6- 8 p.m. in the new Dining Hall to reconnect with classmates, see updates to the school, and enjoy some refreshments. This event with "old" friends is the perfect way to kick off your Christmas celebrations! Click here to register.
To RSVP via phone or for more information, please contact Alumnae Director Mary Ann Fischer '66 or Development Director Geoff Powers at 216.251.6788. Registration deadline is Monday, November 25. This is a free event, but we want to make sure we have plenty of refreshments, so please let us know if you are coming! See you then!
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THEATER OUTING TO HUNTINGTON PLAYHOUSE
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 The Alumnae Department is pleased to offer tickets to a performance of "1940's Radio Christmas Carol," the holiday musical offering at the Huntington Playhouse in Bay Village. SJA has reserved the entire playhouse for the 7:30 p.m. showing of the play on Thursday, December 12. There will be a pre-show reception of coffee and dessert at 6:30 p.m., preceding the play. Cost is $22 a person. Please RSVP early at www.sja1890.org/winterplayhouse, or send your name, address, phone number, number of tickets and check (at $22 per ticket) to Saint Joseph Academy, Alumnae Office, 3470 Rocky River Drive, Cleveland, OH 44111. RSVP deadline is Tuesday, December 3. The Huntington Playhouse is located at 28601 Lake Road, Bay Village. Proceeds will benefit the students of Saint Joseph Academy. See you there! |
| 34 SENIORS COMMISSIONED AS EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST |
 On Tuesday, October 15, students, faculty and staff gathered in The Academy Center to celebrate mass and the commissioning of 34 seniors as Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist. The students can now distribute communion under both species at all school masses, as well as in their home parishes. The commissioning was held on Founders' Day, celebrating the founding of the Congregation of St. Joseph in Le Puy, France in 1650.
Congratulations to the following students: Catherine Carey, Samantha Caruso-Taylor, Claudia Chadwell, Rachel Chokan, Ashley DiMarco, Emily Ernst (daughter of Donna Corrigan Ernst '80), Christina Ferra, Molly Gallagher, Stephanie Gorsek, Annie Grove, Halli Grunder, Sara Hurley, Brooke Kahl (JoAnn Aerni Kahl '82), Gabrielle Leon, Ciara McGlynn (Rose Forrest McGlynn '76), Sarah McMahon, Nicole McManamon, Caroline Mills (Debbie Ghazoul-Mills '79), Juliana Minich, Molly Moore, Clare Panek, Emily Pellegrino, Jennifer Polito (LuAnn Aerni Polito '82), Emily Rouse (Colleen Lang Rouse '81), Rebecca Sedlak, Dana Sirchen, Hannah A. Smith, Erin Stefancin (Ann Fox Stefancin '80), Breanna Strasser, Alesha Vovk, Katherine Waters, Bethany Weisenseel, Madeline Zimmerman and Pasqualina Zindroski.
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NOVEMBER 15, 16 and 17
Fall Musical
"Thoroughly
Modern Millie,"
7 p.m. on Friday
and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Cost is $10 general
admission,
$5 students
and seniors.
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NOVEMBER 23
Retreat for 7th & 8th grade boys & girls, in collaboration with
Saint Ignatius
High School,
9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Theme is
"Recognizing My
Gifts." At SJA.
Register here.
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DECEMBER 7
Super Saturday,
9 a.m.-noon,
5th-8th grade girls,
with Great Lakes
Science Center,
$15 per girl.
Register
here.
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"Christmas at the
Academy,"
6:30-8:30 p.m.,
5th-8th grade girls.
Caroling, food, arts
and crafts.
Admission: $1 or
one can
non-perishable food. Register here.
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DECEMBER 19
Christmas Concert,
7-9 p.m. in the
auditorium.
All are welcome!
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DOUBLING IMPACT OF NEW GIFTS: LENNON CHALLENGE
Never let it be said that Saint Joseph Academy and our supporters can't meet a challenge! On October 17, 2012, The Fred A. Lennon Charitable Trust issued the challenge: if we raised $25,000 in new gifts to the Expanding Minds ~ Building Futures ~ Raising Leaders capital campaign, they would match those gifts dollar-for-dollar. Challenge met! In the months following the challenge, 291 donors made 301 gifts to the campaign. Thank you to all of you who made this happen! The impact of each gift was doubled...and now we have the chance to do it again.
Since we achieved the first challenge, The Fred A. Lennon Charitable Trust is renewing it. That means that starting on October 17, 2013, all new gifts that we receive for the campaign will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $25,000. This gift is helping us close the gap on the final stage of the campaign.
Please consider helping us meet this next challenge with a gift and by encouraging others to make their first gift to the Expanding Minds ~ Building Futures ~ Raising Leaders campaign. Thank you!
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GREAT LAKES THEATER ACTORS VISIT SJA
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Literature came to life for SJA students during their English classes the first week of October, thanks to dramatic interpretations and analysis offered by Great Lakes Theater actors. During visits to the classrooms, the thespians acted out scenes from such classics being studied as "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller.
During one of the sessions, held in English department chair Michelle Kelly-Flanagan's American Literature class, actors Tim Keo and Katelyn Cornelius brought in costumes and helped students stage scenes from the famous play. In addition, they acted out a short scene, bringing home the drama and impact of Arthur Miller's words. During each step of the process, the actors posed questions to the group, pushing the students to think about characters' motivations and feelings.
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HONOR LOVED ONES WITH ANGEL ON 'TRIBUTE' TREE
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 Once again, Saint Joseph Academy is decorating a "tribute" Christmas tree in the Holy Family Chapel. It will be decorated with very special angel ornaments, each sponsored to honor a loved one, or the memory of a beloved who has passed away. The tree will go up on Monday, December 2, and will remain on display until early January. During this time, the Congregation of St. Joseph and the entire SJA community will pray for the individuals remembered on the tree. Each angel commemoration costs $20 and all donations will be used to advance the mission of Saint Joseph Academy.
To purchase a tribute online, go to www.sja1890.org/christmasangel, or send your name, address, phone number, email address, and the names to be included on the tree ("In memory of" or "In honor of") to Saint Joseph Academy, Alumnae Office, 3470 Rocky River Drive, Cleveland, OH 44111.
This tree is truly a unique way to honor your loved ones with a special "angel"!
Thank you!
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 SJA golfers are in the North East Ohio Independent Girls Golf League, a conference comprised of 10 teams. This season, our Varsity golfers performed well. In the League Tournament at Hawthorne Valley Country Club, the Jaguars finished 6th. The match play record was eight and eight, and the team's best tournament finish was a 3rd place finish at the North Olmsted Invitational. They were just short of advancing to the District Tournament, finishing 5th in a field in which only the top four teams get to go to the state qualifier at the Legends of Massillon. Junior Kaitlin Rose and senior Lindsey Keefe led the team with scoring averages of 43 and 46. Kaitlin took medalist honors at the North Olmsted Invitational, and Lindsey taking medalist honors in the annual at Westwood Country Club Matches. Playing in the No. 3 and No. 4 positions were sophomore Alicia Abele and freshman Lauren Zawie. This duo played in every event and provided excellent scores throughout the season. The fifth spot on the team was shared between Nicole Hetrick '15, Clare Tirpak '16, Emily Skodny '15 and Hannah Hill '16. This group has earned their Varsity letter and will provide a solid foundation for next year's Varsity team. Head Golf Coach Joe Battaglia is the husband of Dorothy Modarski Battaglia N'78 and father of Katie Battaglia '13. The Assistant Golf Coach is Maureen Fallon Adler '79, mother of Erin Adler '06, Mary Grace Adler '08 and Eileen Adler '10. |
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INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW ...
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What interesting career did you pursue after graduation? Where did you go to college? What is life like for you after high school? We would love to know all about you ... and we are not just being nosy. Saint Joseph Academy is filled with young students eagerly considering careers ranging from engineering, to photography, education, or medical pursuits. We would love to have a data base of information to potentially help these young women discover what they can accomplish after graduation by talking to you! To help us help them, please go to www.sja1890.org/aluminfoupdate and fill out the provided form. We truly appreciate the generosity of our alumnae as they help us guide SJA students to productive, happy lives as leaders of the 21st century. Thank you so much for your help! And please ... don't forget to forward this email to other interested alumnae who might not be on our email list!
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