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Alumni eNews - Summer 2011
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CKHS Class of 1951... Together Again
The CKHS Class of 1951 gathered on campus in early May to celebrate their 60th reunion. Joining the high school alums was their grade school classmate Jack Tarleton, as well as Maxine Brown and Susan Brown Ficklen (CKS '57), mother and sister of alum Judy Brown McDaniel who recently passed away. The group enjoyed seeing what had changed and what had stayed the same as they toured campus with Maud Kelly (CKS '12), a rising 8th grader and granddaughter of classmate Genny Lucchese Kelly. Following the tour, the group attended mass together in the Cathedral followed by a catered lunch with Father Frank McNamee. Plans are already in the works for the next gathering!
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 | | L to R: Mary Ellen Rich Howley, Jeanne Doran Backe, Maud Kelly, Jack Tarleton, Genny Lucchese Kelly, Perilla Alexander Wilson, Helen Leyburn Crumlish |
 | Genny Lucchese Kelly and Father Frank get a kick out of old photos and memorabilia from days gone by.
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 | Genny Lucchese Kelly and Jack Tarleton
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 | Classmates enjoyed a lunch together with place cards, welcome letters and name tags made by current CKS students.
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High School Send-off
The CKS Class of 2007 gathered in May at the home of Zack Wootten to celebrate together before their senior year drew to a close and they began high school graduation festivities. Alumni Representatives Caitlin Griffin and Janey Nelson chaired the event that brought over 30 former classmates together from high schools around the city. Classmates had a chance to look through old CKS yearbooks and swap stories of their days together. Best of luck to all as they head to college next fall!
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Welcome, Class of 2011
On May 19, 35 members of the 8th grade class joined the ranks of alumni as they celebrated their Graduation Mass in the Cathedral. Our newest alums will take their talents to St. Pius X, Marist, Holy Innocents, St. Francis, North Atlanta, Kell, Wheeler, and Riverwood next year. Congratulations and best of luck!
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 Alumni Chair Message
I hope everyone is having a safe and relaxing summer. Another year has come to a close at CKS, and we would like to extend congratulations and a welcome to the newest members of our alumni group, the Class of 2011. Good luck to everyone as they enter high school in the fall. CKS was thrilled to host the class of 1951 as they returned to the school for their 50th reunion in May. What a treat for the ladies (and one gentleman) to tour the school to see today's students at work as they reminisced about their own CKS experiences. We are hard at work for the 3rd annual Taste of CKS Alumni Party which will be held on October 6 in Kenny Hall. Please mark your calendars and plan to visit with fellow alums in the fall...and be sure to send me an e-mail if you'd like to volunteer for the event. We could certainly use your help.
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Kelly Cambias Miles (CKS '82)
Alumni Chair
kellycmiles@yahoo.com
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 Alumni Scholarship
During the last mass of the school year in May, the Alumni Scholarship was awarded to rising 8th grader Maud Kelly. Maud is the daughter of Mary Gail Muse and Bob Kelly (CKS '78), and the granddaughter of Genny Lucchese Kelly (CKHS '51). The alumni scholarship is awarded to a rising 8th grader who displays citizenship, responsibility, service and commitment to family. Preference for the award is always given to a legacy. Congratulations, Maud!
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Make-a-Wish of Georgia
CKS Band Second Verse was the highlight of a family festival in Duluth on May 15 celebrating Make-a-Wish of Georgia's 5,000th wish. The little girl that was granted the 5,000th wish wanted a yorkie puppy and a parade to show off her new friend. The festival included food, jumpy houses, and face painting, all donated by local businesses. Second Verse has played multiple events and venues over their many years together and currently includes CKS Alums Forrest Whitlark (CKS '11), Luke Stokes (CKS '11), John MacLane (CKS '12), William MacLane (CKS '12), as well as rising 8th grader Kate Whitlark (CKS '12).  |
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 CKS Receives a $50,000 Grant
The Coca-Cola Foundation has awarded $50,000 to Christ the King School to underwrite the physical education and health program here at CKS. We thank the Coca-Cola Company and its philanthropic arm, The Coca-Cola Foundation, along with the sixteen Coke families at CKS, for their extraordinary support of our wonderful school!
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Soccer Champs
CKS Alums took center stage as key players on the St. Pius Girls' and Boys' Soccer Teams that captured the AAA state titles in May. Caroline Wootten (CKS '09), Elizabeth Eidson (CKS '09), Kirby Retherford (CKS '10), and Kaitlyn Orman (CKS '10) were all part of the girls' team that dominated the competition to win their third consecutive state championship, not allowing an opponent to score a single goal throughout their playoff run. Not to be outdone, CKS Alum Andrew Korizno (CKS '07) was a member of the St. Pius Boys' team that took home the state crown for the second time in three years. Congratulations to all!
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Leading the Way
A number of CKS Alums have been voted into leadership positions in student government in high school. Perhaps it's their excellent preparation while at CKS! Shockley Nunnery and Keller Sheppard (CKS '08) were elected Co-Presidents of the St. Pius Student Body.  Kaitlyn Orman and Carolyn Bresnahan (CKS '10) were named Co-Presidents of next year's sophomore class at St. Pius. Three of the Marist Junior Classical League Officers for next year are also CKS Alums: Courtney Marburger (CKS '10), Frances Monardo (CKS '10) and Maggie Schaffer (CKS '11). |
Athletes Off to College
A number of CKS Alums will be taking their skills to the next level, continuing their athletic endeavors in college.
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Tori Andrews (CKS '07) will take her fleet feet to Washington & Lee next year to join both their cross country and track teams. While at Marist, Tori helped lead the girls' cross country team to three consecutive AAAA state titles, finishing in the Top 5 for the team in each of those three championships. She also ran the steeplechase at the Georgia Tech Invitational finishing fourth overall, first for AAAA.
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Agyeman Botchway (CKS '07) will add his midfielder skills to the University of Pennsylvania's soccer team next fall. Agyeman led Marist's soccer team to the playoffs all four years of his high school career (a first for the school) and a AAAA state championship in 2009. As a freshman he was selected to the US National Youth Team and to the US National Men's U18 Team as a senior. If that weren't enough, he was named an All-American in 2007-08 and 2010-11, selected to the All-State first team in 2010-11, and invited to play with the Chelsea Professional Football Club in London. Very impressive!
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 Hadley Judson (CKS '07) will be heading to Centre College next fall to continue her swimming career. Hadley was a 4-year member of the varsity team at Marist and a 3-year state qualifier. In addition to being named the Most Improved Swimmer in 2011, Hadley won the 100 freestyle B finals and placed third in the 200 freestyle B finals to finish 9th and 11th respectively in the state.
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Do the Zoo!
Members of Mrs. Carter's Pre-First Class at CKS made a special trip to Zoo Atlanta this past spring. Who did they have the privilege of meeting? Zoo Atlanta CEO and CKS Alum Raymond King (CKS '79). What a treat as old and new members of the CKS family were able to share a special 'hello' and photo with their flamingo friends in the background.
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Class Notes
Nicholas Azar (CKS '78)Father Nicholas Azar, parochial vicar at St. Michael Church, Gainesville, has been assigned as parochial vicar at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta. Best of luck in your new locale!
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Lauren (CKS '03) & Jordan (CKS '07) DickJordan, a senior at Charlotte Catholic High School, was a member of their high school rugby team that finished 4th at the National Championship in Utah last month. He's pictured here in the black scrum cap. He'll be off to the University of South Carolina next year. Sister Lauren just graduated summa cum laude from Georgia and will be heading west to law school at UCLA.
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 Elizabeth deGolian (CKS '07)
A National Merit Scholar finalist, Elizabeth just graduated magna cum laude from Woodward Academy. She'll be off to the University of South Carolina as part of their impressive Capstone Scholars Program, a two-year educational enrichment program designed to provide opportunities both in and out of the classroom. Capstone Scholars live by the motto "Dream big! Impact the community and leave a legacy." |
Mary Claire Martin (CKS '07)
Mary Claire was named Marist's STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Recognition) student this spring, selecting Mr. David Donahue as her STAR teacher. The program honors outstanding high school seniors and the teachers who have been most instrumental in their academic development. Mary Claire will be off to the University of Virginia next fall.
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Andrew (CKS '07) & Catherine (CKS '08) Korizno
Both Andrew and Catherine were recognized by the American Association of Teachers of French for their aptitude in the annual Le Grand Concours competition this year while students at St. Pius. Catherine received national honors and Andrew was a state-level winner. Bravo!
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Patrick Heller (CKS '08) Patrick, a rising senior at Marist, was selected to be among 1,000 attendees at West Point's prestigious Summer Leaders Seminar (SLS) this June. More than 5,000 juniors nationwide applied to SLS, which offers outstanding high school juniors the opportunity to experience life at West Point. SLS students live in the cadet barracks, eat in the Cadet Mess, and participate in academic, leadership, athletic, and military workshops. Way to go, Patrick!
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Cole Grisham (CKS '09)
Cole, a rising junior at St. Pius, was honored as the Cathedral of Christ the King's Youth of the Year as part of the 34th Annual Recognition Day celebration. A total of 48 youth of the Archdiocese of Atlanta were honored for their ministry and service to the church and their respective communities.
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 Devon Dabney (CKS '09)
As a rising junior at St. Pius, Devon continues to amaze with her athletic talents. She was recently selected to represent the United States at the Pan-American Triathlon Confederation (PATCO) Junior Pan American Championships in Edmonton in July. Devon is one of 16 junior women and men selected to the national squad that will be competing for a spot in the Junior World Championships in Beijing, China this September. Best of luck, Devon!
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Alums at Marist
A number of our alums at Marist received awards this spring as well. Mary Heekin (CKS '08) won the Yale Book Award, Caitlin Prater (CKS '09) won the Physical Education Award and Matthew Shehata (CKS '10) won the French II Award as well as recognition for excellence on the National French Exam. A number of members of the Class of 2011 were honored: Maggie Schaffer for Latin I, Social Studies, Music, and high scores on the National Latin and Medusa Mythology exams, Gracie Demarest for Science, Olivia Moss for Music and Spanish, and Myriam Shehata for her work on the National French Exam. Sara Adelaide Neel and Courtney Peters, both members of the CKS Class of 2012 were recognized for Music and Drama and Math and Science respectively. Congratulations to all!
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What's new?
Awards? Achievements? Job changes? New babies? We want to know! Keep us posted on you or your classmates. Send a note to CKSAlumni@christking.org and we'll include it in our next issue.
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In memoriam...
We are also saddened to announce the deaths of the following members of our Christ the King School community:
Prin Gunn (CKS '51)
Mary McQueen - mother of Donald (CKS '62)
James Stephens - father of Susan Stephens Shelnutt (CKS '90)
Kathy Harris - mother of Jennifer Harris Gotch (CKS '90) & Matt Harris (CKS '93)
John Swain - father of Sebastian (CKS '03) and Fitzhugh (CKS '06)
Father, we come to you in the name of your son, Jesus. We pray for the repose of the souls of Prin, Mary, James, Kathy and John. May their families be comforted by your love and by their faith in you. Give them the strength and support they need to endure the difficult days ahead. May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in peace.
Amen.
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Calhoun Family Tradition
We couldn't resist sharing this funny, but rather gory, tale of the Calhoun family and their unfortunate "relationship" with the pavement of our own CKS playground. Here it is:
- When Stewart (CKS '82) was in the 5th grade, he fell off his bike near the cafeteria, busted his chin, left a big pool of DNA on the sidewalk (and a stain that lasted for years), and had to go to the hospital.
- Sister Agie Craft Rutowski (CKS '94) followed suit when in 4th grade, she tripped on the sidewalk near the playground with hands in pockets, busted her chin, left a big pool on the sidewalk, and had to go to the hospital.
- Son James, a CKS 5th grader, completed the trifecta by colliding with a classmate this spring, leaving a similar stain on the sidewalk before heading to the hospital.
That's a 30-year family tradition dating back to 1979 that we think stands alone among proud moments in CKS history.
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 More Eagles have Landed
A big thank you for the messages from our last edition regarding Eagle Scouts. With your help, we were able to identify more of our alums who reached the rank of Eagle. Click here to see the full list of those we've found so far. Be sure to send an e-mail to mporter@christking.org if there are more out there that we've missed. Thank you!
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Taste of CKS Party
Thursday, October 6
Kenny Hall
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Pack the House
Friday, February 24, 2012
CKS Gym
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Mark your calendars now for these upcoming CKS Alumni events...
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Class Representatives:
Joan Gunning Merkle (CKHS '47)
Barbara Gunning Johansen (CKHS '50)
Genny Lucchese Kelly (CKHS '51)
Michele Murphy Mitchell (CKS '58)
Linda Lehner Holman (CKHS '59)
Susan Murray Euart (CKS '60)
Richard Farnsworth (CKS '65)
Michael Warren (CKS '68)
Dev Maguire (CKS '70)
Rock Taber (CKS '72)
Michael Murray (CKS '75)
Gelene Beck Braswell (CKS '76)
Robert Kelly and Katie Miller Einbender (CKS '78)
Jim Clifton (CKS '79)
Karleen Parks-Ferguson (CKS '80)
Emmanuel Klump (CKS '81)
Kelly Cambias Miles (CKS '82)
Daniel Klump and Raul Trujillo (CKS '83)
Mary Rinaldi-Winn (CKS '84)
David Withers (CKS '86)
Liz Klump Nyholm (CKS '87)
Ryan Murray Thompson (CKS '88)
Mary Cota Reed (CKS '89)
Amanda Malley Rose (CKS '90)
Karen Trujillo (CKS '91)
Spencer Bonner Byce (CKS '92)
Drew Giblin (CKS '95)
Justin Williams (CKS '96)
Augusto Michael Trujillo (CKS '97)
Brittany Arnold (CKS '98)
Colleen Williams and Melissa Wood (CKS '99)
Clare Monardo (CKS '03)
Becht Neel (CKS '04)
Claire Bresnahan and Gavin Brown (CKS '06)
Caitlin Griffin and Janey Nelson (CKS '07)
Maria Elizabeth Eliot (CKS '08)
Elizabeth Eidson and Berlin Sewell (CKS '09)
Reeves Trivette and Rachael Woung (CKS '10)
Sally Varner and Sam Porter (CKS '11)
Don't see your year listed? That means we need you! As a Class Rep, we only ask that you keep up with your classmates current contact info and help spread the word about alumni events. It's a great way to catch up with old friends. If you're interested, contact Kelly Miles at kellycmiles@yahoo.com.
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Stay connected....
Alumni of Christ the King School (Atlanta)
 Christ the King School Atlanta Alumni
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Ideas?
Camille Naughton,
Director of Development & Alumni Relations
404-233-0383 x403
ccnaughton@christking.org
Kelly Cambias Miles (CKS '82), Alumni Chair kellycmiles@yahoo.com
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