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 Taste of CKS Reunion
Celebrating our 75th Anniversary
It's the party of the century! Or at least the last 75 years! All alumni (21 and older), past parents, and former faculty and staff are invited for a night of reminiscing. All proceeds from the event are designated for the CKS Endowment Fund - celebrating our 75th while investing in the next 75 years. Sister Jean is even flying in from Pennsylvania...don't miss it!
Friday, October 5
6:00 - 9:00pm
Kenny Hall
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The night will include tastes from restaurants and caterers, an open bar, live music, silent auction items and even a "Mystery Wine" table. Have we piqued your curiosity? Tastes & Libations 
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Auction Items
We have some great ones including a round of golf at Peachtree Golf Club, tickets to a Georgia and Notre Dame football games, passes to the Elephant Encounter at Zoo Atlanta, items from Hugh Acheson's (CKS '85) Empire State South, and much more.
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Tickets
$20 in advance, $25 at the door. Click here to RSVP no later than October 1. Sponsors
Interested in becoming an event sponsor? Contact Camille Naughton at ccnaughton@christking.org or 404.233.0383 x403. Thanks to the following sponsors who have already generously stepped up!
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 75th Anniversary Carnival
Saturday, October 6
Make it an entire weekend of Christ the King festivities by coming back to campus for the 75th Anniversary Carnival on Saturday. All are welcome from 2:00-8:00pm. The day will be filled with old-time fun including rides, games, food and much more. A bilingual mass will be held on the green space at 5:00pm that afternoon as well. See the Cathedral website for more information or contact Elizabeth Buyarski at ebuyarski@ctking.com.
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 Message from our Alumni Chair The big night is just around the corner! After months of planning and preparation, we're really looking forward to the Taste of CKS Reunion on October 5. Our team has been working with local restaurants and caterers with alumni ties and the results are going to be yummy! Be sure to check out the silent auction items and stop by the "Mystery Wine" table during the night, too. Mini-reunions for the CKHS Class of 1957 and CKS Class of 1963 will be going on during the weekend as well, so contact your alumni reps for more information. The list of all class reps and their e-mail addresses is at the bottom of this newsletter. Please make plans to join us on the 5th and be sure to RSVP today! Kelly Cambias Miles (CKS '82) CKS Alumni Chair kellycmiles@yahoo.com |
Christ the King School "Power Couples"
Was it that first fleeting glance over chocolate milk in the cafeteria? Or the shared minutes on the monkey bars? Or maybe even the BeeGees song that played at just the right moment during the school dance? Whatever the reason, these alums found love in the halls of CKS! OK, so maybe they all didn't know it back then, but eventually these alums found their hearts drawn to a familiar face with a common past. Check out these stories of alums who married other alums...and let us know if you're a CKS "merger" and we didn't know it!
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 Beth Sullivan & Ben Schladenhauffen (CKS '73)
Ben must have known from the start that Beth was special, asking her to "go with him" shortly after they met in 5th grade. Having no idea what that meant, Beth asked her mom, who promptly laughed and asked if Beth could say or spell his last name! (She could!) From 5th through 8th grade, Beth wore Ben's ID bracelet on and off and continued their close friendship at St. Pius. In college, both went their separate ways, Beth to Winthrop University in South Carolina to pursue a teaching degree and Ben to Florida Institute of Technology to attain a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. In 1982, after five years of not seeing or speaking one another, Beth received a call from Ben, who had just finished his Officers Training School in the Air Force, and the rest is history. They were married at The Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in 1985. After 12 years in the military (including Desert Storm), 19 years with United Airlines, 11 moves, and 4 states, they are now living in Niceville, Florida. They have 3 children: Cameron (25), a law student at the University of Virginia; Sarah (22), a Kindergarten teacher in Polk County, North Carolina; and Molly (19), a nursing student at Spring Hill College. Beth is currently in her 31st year teaching Kindergarten. Ben is a full time real estate investor. They just celebrated their 28th anniversary and have known each other for 42 years.
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 Lisa Groover & Kelly McKenzie (CKS '73)
What was in the water back in 1973? Lisa and Kelly are also members of the CKS Class of 1973 who eventually tied the knot. After their years at CKS, Lisa and Kelly both attended St. Pius. Kelly was then off to Presbyterian College in South Carolina for a year before transferring to the University of Georgia, where Lisa had already started her collegiate career as a freshman. Though they had known each other forever, it wasn't until their junior year at UGA that they were bitten by the love bug. Now, four children later, they have come full circle. Two of their four kids, twins Kathryn and Daniel, are current CKS 7th graders. Their older children are CKS alums as well. After following in her parents' footsteps to both St. Pius and UGA, Elizabeth (CKS '04) graduated last summer and is currently teaching pre-school in Atlanta. Walker (CKS '08), also a St. Pius graduate, decided to break ranks from family tradition and is now a freshman at Ole Miss.
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 Jenny Ellis (CKS '79) & Michael Murray (CKS '75)
It all began back in June of 1988. Jenny had a date with Michael's friend's little brother and Michael had his own date for the weekend up at Lake Burton. Despite having a date already, Michael knew the moment Jenny walked into the house that she was different. Not deterred, Michael knew he had to figure a way to snake Jenny away from his friend's little brother. So he did what any gentleman would do. He waited about a month before asking his friend's little brother if he could contact Jenny for a date. The call was made and Jenny agreed! Little did Jenny know the night would involve Michael on stage at some lip-syncing place on East Paces Ferry dressed up like Elvis singing Jail House Rock!
It tuned out that Jenny had just finished up her first year teaching Kindergarten at CKS. By the second date, Michael's nieces and nephews (students at CKS at the time) were excited that their Uncle Michael was dating Miss Jenny, the Kindergarten teacher! When school started back in September, Jenny would walk her class down to the Duck Pond for some exercise and instruction. They would sit just across the street from where Michael's mother, Noel Murray lived. Mrs. Murray would bring Popsicles for the kids to enjoy. By this time Jenny and Michael were an item. Michael would travel from Hickory, NC to visit Jenny on the weekends or Jenny would make the trek to Hickory to visit Michael, a four-hour drive one-way. Eight hours for a weekend. It must have been love! By the end of October of 1988, four months after they met, Michael and Jenny were engaged! Jenny & Michael walked down the aisle at the Cathedral of Christ the King the following June, with Monsignor Lopez as their celebrant. Fast-forward to 2012, Jenny & Michael live in Greensboro, NC. They have three children: Ellis, Hamilton & Yancey. Jenny is a stay-at-home mom with a side business, Two Sisters' Toffee. Michael continues to work with his brothers, Mark & Joe, at DeSales Trading Company, buying and selling yarn.
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Kelley Guinn & Kyle Stonis (CKS '89)
Kelley and Kyle met at CKS and continued their friendship at St. Pius where Kyle escorted Kelley to their freshman homecoming dance. As friends, they both knew they were always there for one another. In 1998, Kyle moved around the block from where Kelley grew up near the Duck Pond. Just out of college, Kelley found herself hanging out at Kyle's house and their high school friendship picked up where it had left off four years prior. It wasn't until Kelley & Kyle decided to try out swing dancing that their relationship changed. As Kyle attempted to flip Kelley over his back, she hit her head on the floor. Nothing says, "Hey, I'm starting to like you more than a friend" than a serious concussion! A few trips to the doctor, a lot of TLC from Kyle, and a blossoming relationship....what more could a girl ask for? The love they found was based on a wonderful friendship of 12 years. Not only that, but there was history on their side. Kyle's parents, Dinah & Richard Stonis, and Kelley's parents, Kay & Bob Guinn, were both married in Louisville, KY in the same Catholic church by the same priest. It must have been fate! Kelley & Kyle were married on May 29, 2004, at Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, GA. Kelley and Kyle are happily married with two beautiful daughters, Ava (3) and Macie (1) and are blessed to be surrounded by God's love and faithfulness, friends and a wonderful family.
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Leslie Trammell (CKS'03) & Phil Consuegra (CKS'98)
 Leslie and Phil are our newlyweds, just married at the Cathedral on June 30, 2012. They are both proud St. Pius X Golden Lions, Phil graduating in 2002 and Leslie in 2007. Phil headed north to Villanova for college while Leslie stayed in the south at the University of Alabama. They started dating in the summer of 2010 and are currently in Fort Lauderdale, FL, both working in education at the same independent school, Pine Crest School. Phil is the Director of Development and Upper School Government Teacher, and Leslie is a dance teacher in the Lower and Upper School.
This may seem like a simple love story, but this one has an interesting twist. Way back in 1998, Phil just happened to write a short note in Leslie's CKS yearbook. What did it say? Believe it or not, "Will you marry me?" Little did Phil know that 14 years later, they would be married in the same place they met so many years before.
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 Alum Sings at Braves Game
Rachel Hamilton (CKS '11) and fellow St. Pius Concert Choir member Lillie Barnett were chosen to sing the National Anthem on the field for a Braves game this summer. After singing the anthem for the 4th of July celebration at a local swim club, a friend submitted their video to the Braves organization. When another singer canceled on short notice, they got the call! Click here to hear their amazing rendition.
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 Bryan Receives Fellowship Stephanie Bryan (CKS '96), daughter of long-time CKS Executive Secretary Mimi Bryan, was awarded a fellowship from the Royal Oak Foundation. Stephanie was one of two winners, from a record number of applicants, of the 2012 Damaris Horan Prize fellowships for study with the National Trust of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The program provides training and educational opportunities for those with a professional interest in the history, management and conservation of historic landscapes and gardens. Stephanie spent eight weeks in residence at Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland researching Lady Londonderry's Garden Book and Diaries from 1930-57 to help develop historical planting schemes as part of the ongoing restoration of the gardens. Stephanie received her Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Georgia in 2011 and recently accepted a new job as a historic landscape architect with The Jaeger Company, a design and planning firm based in Gainesville, GA.
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 Kelly Pens New Book
It's seems we have alums publishing books at every turn! This month it's Jason Kelly (CKS '88). Jason's first book, The New Tycoons: Inside the Trillion Dollar Private Equity Industry That Owns Everything, hit bookstores on September 11. He is a writer/reporter for Bloomberg News in NYC. Jason was a member of Peggy Warner's 3rd grade class and jump-started his writing career in Mary Charles Hare's creative writing class at CKS.
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 75 to Thrive!
As Christ the King School celebrates its 75th Anniversary, the Alumni Committee has kicked off its 75 to Thrive Campaign. The idea is to have all alums make a one-time $75 gift to the Endowment Fund. In the past, CKS has encouraged alums to support the school financially in a number of ways, but in honor of our milestone anniversary, having alumni invest in the future of the school en masse is a fitting tribute. Please consider a gift of $75, and know that gifts of any size are encouraged and welcomed. By supporting the Endowment Fund, you will be investing in the long-term financial viability of the school. See our website or click here to donate now.
The Alumni Committee has set a collective goal of $75,000 in alumni gifts for the 2012-13 school year. Be sure to watch for updates on our progress in future issues of the Alumni eNews!
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Class of 2013 Alumni Reps
Keeping alumni involved is important to the vitality of Christ the King School, so each year, members of the 8th grade are given the opportunity to apply for the position of Alumni Representative for their graduating class. This role is important to the school in that it facilitates a link between alumni and CKS once our students graduate. Alumni Reps help organize reunions, send news out to their former classmates and act as ambassadors for the school. These individuals must be well organized, communicate effectively and be enthusiastic supporters of Christ the King School.
After reviewing the outstanding applications that were submitted by members of the 8th grade, the Middle School staff collectively decided that the position of Alumni Rep for the CKS Class of 2013 should go to Clare Naughton and Justyna Zabinski. Justyna is the daughter of CKS Alum Gracia Wollsperger Zabinksi (CKS '72).
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Upcoming Events
 Rock for Owen
November 3, 2012
East Andrews Cafe
6:00 - 10:00pm
Join us for Rock for Owen, a tribute to Owen Stokes, son of Laura Preston Stokes (CKS '84) and David Stokes. The event will feature CKS Alumni Band Second Verse as well as local performers My Favorite Baldwin. All are welcome...kids, too! To help keep Owen's angelic memory alive, the Stokes family established a scholarship in his name at CKS. Like Owen, the recipient must be a Kindergarten boy who demonstrates a passion for reading, sports and arts-and-crafts. The recipient must also be kind, well-mannered, good at sharing and always ready to do the right thing. All proceeds from this event will fund the Owen Stokes Scholarship Fund and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Click here for more details about the event and ways to support.
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CKS Holiday Market
November 15, 2012
Make plans to stop by Christ the King School's 2012 Holiday Market on Thursday, November 15, in Kenny Hall. Vendors will be showcasing handcrafted jewelry, accessories, gift items and much more. Interested in being one of our vendors? A few slots are still open. Contact Sandra Laskowski at sandralasko@yahoo.com or 404-513-0045 for more information.
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CKS Gala - Save the Date!
March 23, 2013
Make sure you save the date for the 2013 Annual CKS Gala - Celebrating 75 Years at Christ the King School. The Gala will be held March 23, 2013 at Mason Murer Fine Art. Contact Kim Sheppard at kimsheppard@bellsouth.net for more info and details on sponsorships or donation opportunities. Last year's event raised over $138,000 for the school.
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Class Notes
 George Bevington (CKS '81) George and wife Kathleen welcomed Peter Lawton Bevington on July 5, 2012. Arriving weighing 7 lbs., 7 oz., he was named in loving memory of his paternal uncle and great-grandfather. What a happy guy!
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 Molly Mungovan Powers (CKS '97)
Molly married Kevin Powers on July 21 at the Cathedral with her boss, Fr. Steve Bauer, Chaplain at the University of Illinois-Chicago, as celebrant. Molly and Kevin were both members of Notre Dame's ACE (Alliance for Catholic Education) program and are continuing their leadership of Catholic education in Chicago. Molly is the Director of Campus Ministry at UIC and Kevin is a middle school teacher and athletic director at Our Lady of Charity. He is a part of the development program for future Catholic school principals in the Archdiocese of Chicago. A number of CKS classmates attended the wedding and following celebration at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center.
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 Michaela Russo Pratesi (CKS '97)
Michaela married Francesco Pratesti this past summer in Prato, Italy. The wedding party included several CKS Class of 1997 classmates - Jessica Shackelford Cummings, Kelly Shiver Defrates, Laura Destro, Chesley Turner, Tracy Shiver, and Michael Trujillo, as well as brother Nick Russo (CKS '93).
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Clare Sweeney (CKS '04)
Clare recently graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University with a degree in Economics and has taken a job in Senator Johnny Isakson's DC office as Deputy Scheduler. After interning for Senator Saxby Chambliss last summer, Clare caught the "DC bug" and is thrilled to be back on the Hill and beginning her career in politics.
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 Shockley Nunnery & Keller Sheppard (CKS '08)
Shockley and Keller both received National AP Scholar recognition from the AP Scholar Awards Program over the summer. The National AP Scholar Award is granted to students in the U.S. who receive an average score of at least four on all AP exams taken, and scores or four or higher on eight or more of these exams. Superstars at St. Pius X High School for many years, Shockley and Keller are ready to take on new challenges at the next level, as freshman classmates at the University of Georgia.
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 Patrick Heller (CKS '08)
Patrick completed Cadet Basic Training (CBT) over the summer at West Point. Also referred to as "Beast Barracks," the six-week CBT is one of the most challenging events a cadet will encounter over the course of their four years at the academy. The program provides cadets with basic skills to instill discipline, pride, cohesion, confidence and a high sense of duty to prepare them for entry into the Corps of Cadets. It included first aid, mountaineering, rappelling, 10-12 mile marches with 50 pound-back packs, hand grenades, M16 rifle marksmanship, grenade launchers and nuclear, biological, and chemical training.
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Myriam Shehata (CKS '11)
Myriam was honored at Marist School for achieving the highest grade point average of any student in the 9th grade during the 2011-12 school year.
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St. Pius X Awards
A number of CKS Alums received awards during the 2011-12 Honors Assembly at St. Pius X High School: |
Molly Hildreth (CKS '08)
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National Spanish Exam Top Performer
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Catherine Korizno (CKS '08)
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National Merit Scholarship Program
Outstanding Achievement in English
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Shockley Nunnery (CKS '08)
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Valedictorian
Archbishop's Award
Excellence in the Study of English
Excellence in Science
Dedication to the Spanish Program
National Merit Scholarship Program
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Keller Sheppard (CKS '08)
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St. Pius X Citizenship Medal
Outstanding Achievement in Theology
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Cavan Hayes (CKS '09)
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Governor's Honors Program
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Smith Sheehy (CKS '09)
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Outstanding Achievement in Visual/Performing Arts
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John Weber (CKS '09)
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Outstanding Achievement in Theology
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Erin Whitlark (CKS '09)
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Agnes Scott College Book Award
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Outstanding Achievement in Visual/Performing Arts
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Caroline Wootten (CKS '09)
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George B. Maloof Award
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Philip Haugh (CKS '10)
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John Philip Sousa Award
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Kaitlyn Orman (CKS '10)
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Outstanding Achievement in English
Outstanding Achievement in Foreign Language
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Patrick Perrin (CKS '10)
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Outstanding Achievement in Physical Education
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Henry Young (CKS '10)
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Pope John Paul II Award
Outstanding Achievement in Business/Computer Science
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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 saddened to announce the deaths of the following members of our Christ the King School community:
Dick Arroll & Janice VanWart Parents of Rich (CKS '76) and Stephen Arroll (CKS '83)
Father, we come to you in the name of your son, Jesus. We pray for the repose of the souls of Dick and Janice. 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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Class Representatives:
| CKHS | 1947 | Joan Gunning Merkle | merklejoan@bellsouth.net | | CKHS | 1948 | Jeanne Day O'Hara | jeanne@oharasteve.com | | CKHS | 1950 | Barbara Gunning Johansen | b_fj@bellsouth.net | | CKHS | 1951 | Genny Lucchese Kelly | gennylucchese@aol.com | | CKHS | 1958 | Michele Murphy Mitchell | micheleandcharlie@comcast.net | | CKHS | 1959 | Linda Lehner Holman | lholman3127@comcast.net | | CKS | 1960 | Susan Murray Euart | smeuart@mindspring.com | | CKS | 1963 | Chris Withers | chriskwithers@gmail.com | | CKS | 1965 | Richard Farnsworth | rgf56@hotmail.com | | CKS | 1968 | Michael Warren | mwarrenatl@aol.com | | CKS | 1970 | Dev Maguire | jdmaguire@bellsouth.net | | CKS | 1972 | Rock Taber | taber.rock@epamail.epa.gov | | CKS | 1975 | Michael Murray | mamurray@desales.com | | CKS | 1976 | Gelene Beck Braswell | bras879@bellsouth.net | | CKS | 1978 | Katie Miller Einbender | katie@kmesearch.com | | CKS | 1978 | Bob Kelly | rjkelly@salesmanagement.org | | CKS | 1979 | Jim Clifton | jimmythec@georgiadogs.com | | CKS | 1980 | Karleen Parks Ferguson | kpferguson@mindspring.com | | CKS | 1981 | Emmanuel Klump | eklump@bellsouth.net | | CKS | 1982 | Kelly Cambias Miles | kellycmiles@yahoo.com | | CKS | 1983 | Dan Klump | dvklump@aol.com | | CKS | 1983 | Raul Trujillo | rauluga@mindspring.com | | CKS | 1984 | Mary Rinaldi-Winn | maryrinaldiwinn@gmail.com | | CKS | 1986 | David Withers | withers_david@yahoo.com | | CKS | 1987 | Liz Klump Nyholm | liz.nyholm@gmail.com | | CKS | 1988 | Ryan Murray Thompson | realestryan@yahoo.com | | CKS | 1989 | Mary Cota Reed | mcreed06@gmail.com | | CKS | 1990 | Amanda Malley Rose | rosered.snowwhite@gmail.com | | CKS | 1991 | Karen Trujillo | hilyardmia@hotmail.com | | CKS | 1992 | Spencer Bonner Byce | spencerbyce@yahoo.com | | CKS | 1995 | Drew Giblin | drewgiblin@yahoo.com | | CKS | 1996 | Justin Williams | williams.justinp@gmail.com | | CKS | 1997 | Michael Trujillo | amichaelt8@yahoo.com | | CKS | 1998 | Brittany Arnold | brittany.arnold@gmail.com | | CKS | 1999 | Colleen Williams | williams.colleen@gmail.com | | CKS | 1999 | Melissa Wood | melissa.langstonwood@gmail.com | | CKS | 2003 | Clare Monardo | cmonardo@alumni.nd.edu | | CKS | 2004 | Becht Neel | bneel@uga.edu | | CKS | 2006 | Claire Bresnahan | k8cbres@yahoo.com | | CKS | 2006 | Gavin Brown | brown5799@comcast.net | | CKS | 2007 | Caitlin Griffin | cgriffin11@spxstudent.org | | CKS | 2007 | Janey Nelson | jnelson11@spxstudent.org | | CKS | 2008 | Maria Eliot | jackfmly@att.net | | CKS | 2009 | Elizabeth Eidson | e.s.eidson@gmail.com | | CKS | 2009 | Berlin Sewell | berlin.sewell@bellsouth.net | | CKS | 2010 | Reeves Trivette | trivettela@gmail.com | | CKS | 2010 | Rachael Woung | rwoung@hotmail.com | | CKS | 2011 | Sam Porter | samporter55@gmail.com | | CKS | 2011 | Sally Varner | sv9142@att.com | | CKS | 2012 | Stephanie Giralt | laughsalotsmg@comcast.net | | CKS | 2012 | Joe Reigner | joereigner@gmail.com | | CKS | 2013 | Clare Naughton |
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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 Group
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Ideas?
We want them! Let us know how we can better serve our alumni.
Camille Naughton, Director of Development & Alumni Relations
ccnaughton@christking.org
404-233-0383 ext. 403
Kelly Cambias Miles (CKS '82), Alumni Chair kellycmiles@yahoo.com
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