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Campus expansion: 4 new classrooms on the rooftop

Schools bid fond farewell to Primary & Middle School Division Heads

12th annual L’Esprit glitters at Hilton Grand Ballroom‘Experiences that warm the heart’ This theme was evident in the nearly 500 attendees, who enjoyed an evening of celebrating the 12th anniversary of L’Esprit de Sacré Coeur! The annual “Spirit of Sacred Heart” gala and auction, held on February 28, 2015 at The Hilton Chicago, was a very lively and successful night. Co-chairs of L’Esprit 2015 (at left), Letty Marsico, Eileen Murphy and Colleen Farrell, put on a sparkling evening of dinner, dancing and fun for all. The music was provided by Cagen Music’s Incognito. Numerous volunteers spent many hours to ensure the suc-

cess of the gala. This year, the busy Auction Solicitation Captains, Jackie Bush, Catherine Denny and Mary Ann Hoey, coordinated auction items from extraordinary getaways to South America, to fabulous dinner parties at Girl & the Goat, to a unique opportunity for 30 people to pitch a tent and spend the night at Wrigley Field. Proceeds will benefit the children of Sacred Heart Schools. In celebrating Goal V: personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom, Sacred Heart recognized Family Matters as the 2015 Goal Award recipient. Family Matters exemplifies the spirit of Goal V through their 27 years of service to northeast Rogers Park.

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Work to begin on four new classrooms…with a view! Phase 1 of Masterpiece Campaign begins with this facilities expansion.

A giant crane, parked in the middle of the Sheridan Road playground, will be a fa-miliar sight this summer, as construction begins on four new learning spaces. The rooftop playground on the South Wing will be converted into four state-of-the-art 5th grade classrooms. The repurposing of the 5,000 square-foot space was done by Wight & Co., one of the leading school architectural firms in the Midwest. Thanks to early donations to the Masterpiece Campaign, the $2 million needed for the construction and mechani-cal upgrades has been raised. Bulley and Andrews, a well-known construction firm with extensive school experience, has been retained to begin work on June 15. In the meantime, behind the scenes work is taking place, including design, permits, bidding, approvals and fabrication. Bul-ley and Andrews were on site over spring break to begin prep work. How was the decision made to move

the 5th grade into these new rooms? “We fo-cused on the highest and best use of our cur-rent facilities, the align-ment of divisions, and getting students, faculty and staff into appropri-ately sized spaces,” said Jeff Jozwiak, Chair-man of the Board of Trustees. “A master plan was developed five years ago by Wight & Co. with the in-put of the Schools’ administration and the Buildings and Grounds Committee. These classrooms are a key element of this comprehensive master plan for our facil-ity,” he noted. The major construction and enclo-sure of the space will be completed by late August, with interior construction continu-ing through mid-November. Although the 4th floor Multipurpose Room will be used as a staging area during the summer, it will be back in business by the completion of the project. “Move-in seems likely to be at

Christmas break, to be conservative,” said Brian McGuinness, CFO. Turning a rooftop playground into classrooms posed unique challenges to the design and construction teams. “The logistics of setting the structural steel, me-chanical equipment and other elements, which requires positioning a significant sized crane on the playground, are chal-lenging,” said Jozwiak. Fortunately, the decision-makers at the school when the South Wing was built planned for the pos-sibility of additional classroom space on this level. “We are thrilled that our 5th grad-ers will be moving into large, bright spaces that will facilitate learning and collabora-

tion among the teachers,” said Nat Wil-burn, Head of Schools. The classrooms will be equipped with technologies to sup-port excellence in learning, as promoted by the Masterpiece Campaign. “We are grateful to the wonderful donors who made this possible.” The 4th floor rooms vacated by the 5th grade will be reconfigured into a Low-er School science lab, putting it adjacent to many LS classrooms. The existing LS lab will become the new Primary School discovery and science center. This work will begin in summer 2016, based on the current trajectory of the Capital Cam-paign and the anticipated support of our community.

Life’s journeys are a work in progress. In this year of Goal 5, personal growth in an at-mosphere of wise freedom, we prepare to bid a fond “Godspeed” to our Primary School Head, Meg Steele, and our Middle School Head, Stephen Puricelli, who are called to the next step of their journeys. Ms. Steele moves on to become Head of Schools at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart (see pg. 3); Mr. Puricelli is relocating to the East Coast this summer. In Ms. Steele’s 18 years at SHS, she has taught both Academy and Hardey 1st grade, and served as Director of the Kin-dergarten, before becoming Head of the newly formed Primary School (Gr. K-2) in 2004. She has overseen the tremendous growth of the Primary School and solidi-fied its place as the welcoming gateway to SHS. Mr. Puricelli’s 11 years at the Schools began with seven years of teaching in dif-

ferent capacities in grades 4-8, and then four years as Head of the Middle School. He has taught religion, social studies, eth-ics and humanities. He boosted the MS student exchange program and directed the rollout of the 1:1 MS iPad program, among many accomplishments.

As both finish the school year, they are reminded of all they will miss on Sheridan Road.(An edited summary of their interviews follows)Meg Steele: I will miss young children. I will miss the colleagues and families I have worked with over the years… the amaz-ing view of the lake from my office…the familiarity and comfort of a place that has been home for 18 years.Stephen Puricelli: I will miss the com-munity spirit that exists at Sheridan Road, the engaged students, as well as the re-lationships with my colleagues, some of which have existed for 11 years.

What are some of your fondest memories?Steele: Conversations and fun-ny moments with children; col-laborating with faculty to create the Primary School and develop the early childhood division at SHS; and each opportunity to deepen my understanding of the Goals and Criteria. I have always loved how hard we work, while also remembering to stop and have fun together as a school.Puricelli: Restoration of the chapel, the various iterations of Congé, the delight-ful Christmas cards written by students, Prize Days, and always the first day that students return to school…after a quiet summer, I always enjoy the buzz of a new school year.

How has the school changed in the years you have been here?Steele:: Sacred Heart has grown tremen-

dously since 1997. Now there are twice as many students, teachers and staff, a new building, greater resources, an enhanced after school program and assistant teach-ers in the Primary School. Through all these changes, this community remains deeply rooted in the mission of Sacred Heart. It has been a testament to the strength of the school that our heart and core have remained the same. Puricelli: When I started in 2004 there were 565 students in the school, and this year, 704. My first Hardey classes had 11 and 12 students. While the commit-ment to the mission of the school is ever

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1 Where is Ghana? ... Balboa Park is in which Cal-ifornia city (San Diego)? ... Bridget Wyman and Chris-tian Pultz (left) know! They competed in the annual Ge-ography Bee in March, or-ganized by Mark Anderson, math teacher.

2 Storytime in Academy 4! As part of the annual World Read Aloud Day on March 4, parents surprised their stu-dents in Academy 4 by com-ing into the classroom and reading their favorite books. At left, Mrs. Maura Starshak reads Mrs. Piggle Wiggle’s Magic. Additionally, stu-dents read aloud via Skype Armadilly Chili to a 3rd grade class in Arizona, taught by a former SHS teacher.

3 State Fair On March 11. the 4th grade presented their state proj-ects to their parents and classmates. Each student prepared a presentation de-tailing different facts and figures about the state they were assigned. They even dressed the part by wear-ing regional attire,as shown by Caroline Gillespie, Feker Chane, Emily Owens

4 We love Chicago! First graders celebrated the Windy City with the annual Pride Day Parade on February 6. Students dressed in their favorite Chicago gear and paraded the hallways. Each created a personalized Chicago flag and shouted out Chicago facts about the city, learned during their Chicago Unit.

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Head of Schools: Nat Wilburn Editor: Diane Fallon Editorial Board: Jennifer Bozyk Meghan Donahue Kathleen Edwards Judy Corrin Alex Voigt Emily Lindberg Carolyn Napleton Sally Sharp Sam Sinkhorn Anne Martinson Diego Andrade

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The show must go on...Schools Rock delayed, comes on strong!

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Though Schools Rock was originally postponed due to an impassible snowfall, nothing could stop the annual talent show from rocking out on Saturday,

February 21. Twenty-three ensembles wowed the crowd with acts ranging from glow-in-the-dark dance troupes and gymnastic routines to musical performances of popular songs by artists like Taylor Swift, John Mayer and Adele. Students, ranging from kindergarten to 8th grade, per-

formed for a crowd of more than 250 people. Additionally, 11 emcees helped introduce each act and even more students helped out as crew members. In its 12th year, Schools Rock is a much-anticipated Sa-cred Heart event and would not be possible without the hard work of staff members Matt Manley, Casey O’Donovan, Sally Sharp and Jill Renn. Every year the talent and creativity of Sacred Heart amazes the onlookers!

Lukas Nass H3LS Cheerleaders: (Front) Georgia Philip, Claire Corwin, Marian Hubbard, Brooke Benson; (Back row)Devon Chatalas, Sally Lien, Eleanor Farrell

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Stations of the CrossStudents created bulletin board Stations of the Cross throughout the school halls. Then, each grade visits each station for reflection.

Head of Schools...for a Day!Daniel Marquardt H6 was “Head of Schools” for a day in March, which included attend-ing meetings, doing classroom observations and making a special announcement (no homework!) to the student body.

Punxsutawney Phil gets help!Brendan Haviland H3 assisted Dr. Sally Sharp in the annual appearance of the groundhog on Feb. 2. As he saw his shadow this year (more winter), he was not a very popular rodent!

MS concert an extravaganza!Not only did the Middle School concert feature accompaniment by drums, bass, guitar and oboe, it showcased all 228 MS students singing with a faculty choir. From The Circle of Life to Try by Colbie Caillat, a song celebrating who you are, Justin Nixon, MS music teacher, wowed the crowd.

Imagination came alive during this year’s Artist in Residency at Sacred Heart. Child’s Play Touring Theatre taught playwriting and acting to the Primary School as part of this one-month program.

Since the late 1990s, SHS has utilized an Illinois Arts Council grant to bringing guest artists into the community for a month. The grant allows students to experience an art form they don’t normally learn in school, and to find something in themselves that they might not have known was there. With the help of the troupe and their teachers, each 1st grade class wrote a 10-minute play incorporating their science module on plants. Plays varied from the evil Donut Man, destroyer of the Rainforest to Baby Seed and the Ghost Pepper Farm, about a seed with no room to grow up. They performed each play for friends and family. In addition to working with Child’s Play, the grant sponsored Sue Black, storyteller extraordinaire, who per-formed for the Primary School. Sue is known for physical storytelling that requires audience participation. Each student was captivated by her performance. Jean Brunder, SHS Librarian, organized the grant.

It’s all Child’s PlayThe play’s the thing in month-long Artist-in-Residency

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Hudson Spender, (from l) Elle Schaeffer, Mia Grady, For-rest Schwalm do an imagination-focused acting warm-up.

Stacy GensheimerYears at Sacred Heart – 5 yearsArea of responsibility – Kinder-garten Apples lead teacher.How did your time in the Loyola/SHS work study program help in your current teaching role? The work study program introduced me to the Sacred Heart com-

munity. I’ve always wanted to work with children, but I wasn’t sure in what capacity. My time as a work study student helped me realize that I wanted to teach and be in a classroom every day. What were your first impressions of SHS when you started in work study? I thought SHS was big! Sacred Heart was always very friendly and welcoming.Any previous Sacred Heart connection? Before I was a part of the work study program, I volunteered at Sacred Heart during After School.I grew up in – Flushing, Michigan.Personal hero or heroine – My mom and dad for being supportive, encouraging, wonderful parents. Currently I’m – enjoying my first year as a lead teacher in Kindergarten.My family says I – am loyal, thoughtful and hardworking.If I could do it all over – I would not worry so much and trust that everything will work out.

Now I’m reading – You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz.

I’d like to have dinner with – Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake.

Schooling – Masters at Loyola University; BS Loyola University.

In school I was known as – friendly.

Favorite “junk” food is – Pizza.

I spend my “free” time – with friends, family and my dog. Mostly with my dog.

Your proudest moment – Becoming a teacher at Sacred Heart!

Favorite school memory – The friends that I made in college. The girls that I met my first week of college are some of my best friends.

Brittany GibsonYears at Sacred Heart – I started as a work study student in 2008 and full time employee in 2012.Area of responsibility – Kinder-garten Dolphins lead teacher.How did your time in the Loyola/SHS work study program help in

your current teaching role? During my time at Loyola, I loved being part of the Sacred Heart community be-cause the experience helped me shape my philosophy of education.What were your first impressions of SHS when you started in work study? I was impressed by how welcoming the Sacred Heart community was. I also thought the lofts in some of the Primary School rooms looked like something out of a movie.I grew up in – the southwest suburbs of Chicago.Personal hero or heroine – My grandma. I think she is superwoman! She is 77 years old and still works five days a week at her hair salon. Currently I’m – looking into graduate school programs.My family says I – am a hardworking independent woman.Now I’m reading – Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn.

I’d like to have dinner with – my entire family, since one of my uncles lives in L.A. and the other is in Miami. Schooling – BS Ed in special education from Loyola University.

In school I was known as – the runner.

Favorite “junk” food is – ice cream from George’s in Andersonville.

I spend my “free” time – at the gym and shopping.

Your proudest moment – crossing the finish line of the Chicago Marathon with my uncle a few years ago.

Favorite school memory – My favorite memory at Sacred Heart would have to be my first “Meet the Teacher Day.” It was exciting meeting my class as lead teacher for the first time.

Heartbeat profiles SHS’s “big sister,” the Lake Forest Sacred Heart Network high school:

Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart

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Heartbeat profiles two teachers who started assisting the Schools through the Work Study program with Loyola University, and went on to become lead teachers.

The show must go on...Schools Rock delayed, comes on strong!

Just as the present-day Sacred Heart Schools on Sheridan Road has gone through several stages in its evolution to the institution it is today,

so has Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest. It is our “big sister” in having gotten an earlier start—in 1858—and in the sense of being the destination high school for some Sheridan Road girls. The Convent of the Sacred Heart that was Woodland’s predecessor was founded in 1858 and settled in Chicago’s west side in 1860. After nearly a half-century, the convent and its academy moved to Lake Forest in 1904. At that time, the school served elementary and secondary students, all of whom were boarders—not surprising, considering that the west-ern’s suburb’s local population was all of 3,000. By 1918, the strength of the secondary-school program led to the founding of Barat College on the same 41-acre wooded campus. Over the years, day students joined the boarders. 1961 brought a new main building, now under the name Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart. In a reverse image of our history, Woodlands kept its enrollment all-female, while shed-ding its elementary school to focus on the high school. Meanwhile, small Barat College had run its course by 2005, its faculty and students absorbed by DePaul University. In a harmonious full-circle, its buildings and grounds were gifted to Woodlands in 2011, crowning the expansive and picturesque campus

of today. Woodlands Academy is a community of 161 students in grades 9 through 12, with faculty ratio of 8:1. From 2007 through 2014, 25 Sheridan Road graduates have gone on to enroll at Woodlands. The close affinity between our schools was underscored when Primary School Head Meg Steele announced this year that she will move on to become Woodlands’ Head of School in the 2015-16 school year. Hardey 1 teacher Betsy Fallon is an alumna. “Woodlands will always have a special place in my heart,” she says. “It was during my years there that I developed a love for learning. The teachers at Wood-lands were so exceptional, that even in high school, I knew I wanted to take their valuable lessons and apply them into my own classroom.” Betsy Simpson, Hardey 5 teacher and also a Woodlands’ grad, would agree. “I especially enjoyed and benefited from the sense of community that Wood-lands fostered,” she says. “I always felt that my teachers and friends really cared about, respected and valued each other. This open and supportive atmosphere made learning and achieving fun and exciting!” Carolyn Napleton A’00, SHS Alumni Relations Associate, is also a graduate of Woodlands, and gives kudos to her 12 years of Sacred Heart education.

The Middle School is saying goodbye to Mr. Puricelli after 11 years. I talked to Mr. Puricelli

and asked him why he came to Sacred Heart. He said that his family lived in the Midwest, and it was nice to live near his nieces and nephews and spend time with them as much as he could. Also, the position he was hired for was the Middle School religion teacher, and he knew that he would love that, as he wanted to teach his students about faith and religion. One of Mr. Puricelli’s favorite moments at Sacred Heart was when a student asked him if he had read The Book Thief. He told her that he had only read 90 pages of the book, and stopped after being uninterested. How-ever, his student made him promise to finish the book. Mr. Puricelli ended up loving it and began to teach it in his classes. We are all going to miss Mr. Puricelli. He has taught us so much about leadership, kindness and spiri-tuality. Whenever I see him in the hallways, he is there with a big smile, and asks me how my day has been going.

‘His enthusiasm is infectious’ Besides being friendly, he also has an active faith in God, and is a role model for all Middle School students. Every Friday morning at assembly, Mr. Puricelli leads us with a prayer and challenges us to be the best people we can be. His enthusiasm is infectious and he works to bring every member of the school together as one community. My fondest memory of Mr. Puricelli was when he cooked for the whole 8th grade at Camp Rosenthal in Michigan. He cooked his famous Italian meal for all the students to enjoy. The meal took all day to prepare, and about 10 minutes to be eaten. His selflessness reminds me of how lucky we are to have him as our Middle School Head.

KIDS CoRNeRGoodbye, Mr. Puricelliby Anne Martinson A8

The 344th and final game of the Sacred Heart bas-ketball season ended with the Schools’ second Big 10 championship of the season. On March 22, Hardey 4 White defeated Francis Xavier Warde 28-21 to win the 4th grade tournament championship. “The boys came through in a hard fought, must win game,” said Ath-letic Director Ron Schwartz. The team was coached by Andy Pronto, Primary School Physical Education teacher and Jeff Lind, Hardey 1 teaching assistant. The weekend before, on March 16, the Schools garnered their first Big 10 basketball championship of the season. Hardey 5 White defeated Hardey 5 Red to win it all at St. Benedicts. The team was coached by Phil McNeal and A.J. Adekoya. Congratulations to all Sacred Heart School basketball players!

Hardey brings home two basketball championships

SHS’s Primary School Head Meg Steele will take the reins as Woodlands’ Head of School next year.

Hardey 5 Big Ten Basketball Champs

Because January 23 was the ninth annual Justice Day, the current 8th grade class is the first to have

taken part in it every one of their years at Sacred Heart. Justice Day has become a full-fledged Sheridan Road tradition.

How it came to be In a counterpoint to the fun-and-games of Congé, on Justice Day the normal class schedule is set aside for activities aimed at raising social con-sciousness and engagement, inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. What is distinctive about Sacred Heart’s MLK day observance is that it approaches these issues through the arts. In fact, Justice Day grew out of the desire of a group of parents—themselves artists or otherwise connected to the arts world—to bring artists into the school in a meaningful way. KK Cleland, who was the first chair of the SHS Fine Arts Council, said “I have a very fond place in my heart for Justice Day.” Cleland explains how engage-ment through the arts helps students go beyond the facts of the Civil Rights movement they learn in class. “We know, fundamentally, of the transform-ing affect of the arts. To use the arts as

a teaching platform for issues of social justice is profound. Through Justice Day, students come to a deeper appreciation of the challenges and injustices that get in the way of making our dreams for peace, justice and equality a reality.”

Activities galore Poetry was a key medium of self-expression this year. Third graders welcomed Adam Shames from Poetry Pals to facilitate a workshop on personal growth and finding one’s identity and purpose. (For them it was a taste of the full-fledged Poetry Pals program they will experience in 4th grade, which fosters creative collaboration among students from different faith backgrounds.) H5 and H6 got to kick some lyrics with the Q Brothers, the hip-hop theater artists best known for Othello: The Remix and The Bomb-itty of Errors. H7 practiced slam poetry with Kevin Coval, founder of Louder Than a Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival. Visual arts came into play in the hands of Hardey 8th graders, who built and decorated a peace bench as a gift to Family Matters, the youth-mentoring organization, which is furnishing a new room for kids to sit and have conversa-tions. (see below) They also made three

CoDING AT SHS JuSTICe DAy...through the lens of an artistFor the 9th year, the Schools set aside a day to honor MLK’s commitment to social justice

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The school provides op-portunities for all mem-bers of the community

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Students not only are learning programming,but have taught it to their

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Graphic design, mathematics, web design, app development, engineering and medicine—

there are no limits to what can be influenced by the hands of a computer programmer. This is why Sacred Heart’s Technology Department is com-mitted to introducing the basics of computer coding to as many students as possible. “Participating in ‘Hour of Code’ in December was the perfect way to kick off

this initiative,” says Christina De La Peña, Director of Technology. Essentially, “Hour of Code” is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anyone can learn the basics. This is Sacred Heart’s second year participating in this global initiative. Last year, two grades (6th and 8th) participated, but this year, 1st through 6th grade, as well as 8th grade, practiced coding. Additionally, Sacred Heart parents Jennifer Wesley and James Koh (above), who are both Google employees, visited different Sacred Heart classrooms to facilitate. In the 3rd grade, students went home and explained and demonstrated to their impressed parents some of the mysteries of html coding. However, this is just one way students are being in-troduced to coding at Sacred Heart. New this year to the After School program, the LEGO robotics class teaches students programming and real world engineering skills.

Under the instruction of De La Peña, Lexi Pond, MS science teacher and Inez Woody, Technology Systems administrator, students use Lego software to program their robots to carry out specific tasks. Then, once students become comfortable with programming, they are able to start building their own robots. “The long-term goal is for students to compete in robotics competitions,” says De La Peña. Whether or not students choose to become the next Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates or Marissa Mayer, programming equips them with essential life skills no matter what career they choose.

Each year, the Schools focus on one of the five Goals of Sacred Heart education. This year, the focus is Goal 5, “Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.” Numerous activities occu r on and off campus to that end. Here are a few.

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For more than a decade, the SHS com-munity has been gathering with ministers

from a number of traditions – Episcopalian, Lutheran, Greek Orthodox, Presbyterian and Catholic – to celebrate what binds us together as Christians. This year, Pastor Bill Hutchison of Resurrection Lutheran Church, Reverend Matt Helms of Fourth Presbyterian Church and Ian Burch of St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church joined in the service on January 28.

Prayer for Christian unity

GoAT WARS

Each year during Spirit Week, Sacred Heart challenges the

students to a Penny War, and this semester the $1,192 proceeds will buy three goats for three needy families in Kenya. How did the Schools get into the goat business? While working at their health clinic in rural Kenya, RSCJ sisters noticed a pressing lack of food and the stress and worry this caused. By providing a family with a goat, it will have a consistent source of nourishing milk. As an added plus, once the goat has a baby, the families pledge to “pay it forward” to another family. At that point

the multiplier effect takes over. Additionally, SHS will use remain-ing monies to provide a full year of lunches for seven students at St. Berna-dette School in Uganda. Sacred Heart is excited for the opportunity to battle it out to help those in need.

The goat is a life-giver in Kenya.

During Spirit Week, the Red and White teams battled it out... for a goat!

FAMIly MATTeRS accepts Goal Award

Family Matters, a local social ser-vice agency, accepted the 12th annual Sacred Heart Schools

Goal Award at L’Esprit de Sacré Coeur on February 28. A mainstay of the far-north side since 1987, Family Matters offers children and families individual-ized personal development experiences. These experiences include tutoring and after-school activities, fitness and health initiatives, postsecondary readiness and environmental awareness programs.

SHS salutes Family Matters’ 27 years of service to northeast Rogers Park, cultivating responsible citizens who explore, discover and take risks to determine their futures. With the focus this year on Goal , personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom, Family Matters is a fine example of its spirit. “Although their programs—pri-marily mentoring and tutoring at-risk youth—differ from ours, the heart of their mission is right in sync with Sacred

Goal 5, personal growth, celebrated

Mission momentDuring the Parents of the Heart meeting on March 5, these 7th grade stu-dents with their buddies talked about the Buddy Program at SHS, as part of an agenda item called the “Mission Moment.” From left: Sofia Roth A7, Ceci Hussey-Gonzalez K, Luke Penner H7, Connor Benson K

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Sophia Hayes and Nicole Summers sing during the Christian Unity service.

“Little Free Libraries” which will find a home in the neighborhood. Afterward, they engaged over lunch at the Driehaus Center with Dan McNeil, Family Mat-ters’ Director of Teen Boy programs. The “parable of the sower” was the guiding thought for many of the day’s activities. Puppeteers Chris Krawczyk (father of Nina A5) and Bob Anderson brought the tale to life for Primary School students, using the biblical tale to “plant a seed” with the younger students: the idea that we each have unique gifts and a duty to do our best to share them with the world. Students then made their own puppets—and gave them voice. The day also included career panels, opening and closing prayer and performances, a field trip by 5th-8th grade girls to see the film The Empower-ment Project (see page XX) and more. “I am proud to have been a part of the inception of Justice Day,” says Cleland. “It’s an amazing commitment our community undertakes each year in which faculty, staff and parents go deep-er, to see, hear and feel new things—all in an effort to understand our dynamic and flawed world a bit better through the lens of an artist. It is the purposefulness of what we do—as Nat calls it, the why of what we do—that is so rewarding.”

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Molly Kiergan (l) and Amanda Westphal prepare to sing during the Opening Ceremony for Justice Day.

Lauren Radomski has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a Certificate of Excellence from The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards and with a President’s Vol-unteer Service Award granted on behalf of President Barack Obama. Lauren was recognized at the Middle School assembly February 28. “When Lauren was eight years old, she noticed people who were homeless sitting on the streets of downtown Chicago. She decided to make them lunch,” Maria-Paz Salas, Coordinator of Service Learning and Community Partnerships, said of Lauren during the program. “Once a week Lauren’s dad would drive her downtown to pass out lunches to people who were homeless. As she saw how grateful people were, she knew she could do more.” Lauren is driven by the connec-tion she feels when she personally delivers a lunch to someone in need. “The tragedy of homelessness is so vast, and I am not solving it alone, but I hope to be making a small differ-ence...one lunch at a time,” she said. Over the years, Lauren has orga-nized nearly 200 volunteers to provide meals to people in a respectful man-

ner. She calls her program “Lollipop Lunches.” The Prudential Spirit of Com-munity Award recognizes middle and high school students across America for outstanding volunteer service. “By shining a spotlight on the dif-ference [young volunteers] make in their communities, we hope others are inspired to volunteer, too,” said John Strangfeld, Prudential Chairman and CEO. How would Lauren advise others her age interested in service? “I would tell other young people that in order to make positive changes in their com-munities, they have to be courageous enough to do something about it. We should not accept things as they are,” she said. “We are responsible for our world.”

Goal 5 Criteria

(From the revised Goals and Criteria, 2005)

1. All members of the school community show respect, acceptance and concern for themselves and for others.

2. School policies and practices promote self-discipline, responsible decision-making and accountability.

3. Students grow in self-knowledge and develop self-confidence as they learn to deal realistically with their gifts and limitations.

4. School programs provide for recognizing, nurturing and exercising leadership in its many forms.

5. The school provides opportunities for all members of the community to share their knowledge and gifts with others.

6. All members of the school community take personal responsibility for balance in their lives and for their health and well-being.

FAMIly MATTeRS accepts Goal Award

Heart’s,” noted Nat Wilburn, Head of Schools, “and we were glad to put them in our spotlight.”

Goal 5, personal growth, celebrated

Students plan and present Bagels Sales“School programs provide for recognizing, nurturing and exercising leadership in its many forms.” Goal 5, Criteria 3

Each month, SHS student-organized Bagel Sales benefit a charity of the organizers’ choice. They completely take care of the sale. They publicize it, purchase the bagels, man the selling tables and clean up. Those charities supported include:

• January 15-16 Comers Children’s Hospital• February 19-20, Leading India’s Future Today (LIFT)• March 19-20, Mercy Home for Boys and Girls• April 23-24, Pangea Educational Development (PED)• May 14-15, Kiva

At left, Mary Denny and Louise Goldman prepare bagels at the January sale.

Shoes galore!“All members of the school community show respect, acceptance and concern for themselves and for others” Goal 5, Criteria 1

More than 300 shoes were collected in the Spring Shoe Drive! The gently used shoes were donated to Care For Real and Howard Area Community Center. Students collected, sorted and boxed the shoes for transport. They even organized publicity for the event, as shown by Chloe Kozlowski A3’s poster (at left) exhorting classmates to “Bring your Shoes!”

Food Drive breaks school recordNearly 1.7 tons of food was collected during the Spring Food Drive by Sacred Heart Schools! The non-perishables filled two mini vans plus the Care For Real van. The foodstuffs go to Care For Real, a SHS service partner, which has been serving people in the Edgewater neighborhood since 1970.

PoTPouRRI

Bobby Craig is painting the free library, while Santino Donati and Ryan Sullivan observe.

Academy 8 student honored for volunteer service

Changing the world, one lunch at a time

Lauren Radomski is joined by her parents, Ian and Lynne, at the SHS award ceremony.

strong, our understanding of how to meet the needs of students continues to strengthen and deepen. The school has grown in its commitment to serve each child’s learning needs and has fostered a deepened understanding and practice of differentiation. Here, “every child is known,” and meeting the specific needs of students continues to be a great part of that knowledge.

What advice would they give to the next Head of their Division?

Steele: Trust the faculty, enjoy the children, laugh, and wash your hands a lot!Puricelli: Get to know the students and families, rely on the team of adminis-trators for support, enjoy the faculty members, and take some time to read for pleasure!

Ms. Steele also gives a shout out to Sher-idan Road for all she learned and how well her time at the Schools has prepared her for her role as Head of Woodlands.

“I have been blessed to have a wide variety of experiences and leadership opportunities at Sacred Heart. From work with the Admissions Office to participation in Board retreats to serving on the Network SHCOG committee, I have been lucky to have exposure to the ins and outs of how schools run beyond classrooms, cur-riculum and discipline,” she said.

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Farewell to PS, MS Division Heads

Students enjoy the puppet show on Justice Day.

Nat Wilburn greets Family Matter’s Daniel Mc-Neil, Director of Teen Boys programs, who gave a presentation to Grade 8 on Justice Day.

Alumni Spotlight: Jim Wall H’95 in Hollywood

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Jim Wall H95

‘Hardey provided me with the tools to think

critically and creatively, both important to

writing and producing.’

Jim Wall H’95 spends his days on the set of Grey’s Anatomy, double-checking whether or not Ellen Pom-peo’s lines are medically accurate. He is a Writers’ Production Assistant for the wildly popular ABC show, now in its 11th season. While at Sacred Heart, Jim didn’t aspire to life on a Hollywood set. He was focused on business, and after high school, went to North-western University to study econom-ics. However, Jim soon realized that the business world wasn’t a perfect fit. He needed a creative outlet, and went back to school to study film at Columbia College. Jim attributes this switch to Sacred Heart saying, “SHS has influenced my career choices by providing me the framework, tools and confidence to grow up believing that I could pursue whatever career I wanted.” Jim also adds “Hardey Prep provided me with the tools to think critically and creatively, both of which are important to writing and producing.” Upon graduating from Colum-bia College, Jim worked on a few different projects including TLC’s My Strange Addiction before moving to Los Angeles where he began his stint on Grey’s Anatomy.

The Justice Day connection It was while working on My Strange Addiction that the connection to Sacred Heart’s Justice Day began. Jim met Dana Cook, producer of The Empowerment Project, a docu-mentary where a crew of female filmmakers traveled around the

country interviewing women with vastly different careers. The docu-mentary was created to “encourage, empower and inspire the next gen-eration of strong women to go after their career ambitions.” Jim contacted the Sheridan Road Alumni Association this fall asking whether or not SHS was aware of The Empowerment Project, and its ties to Goal 5. As a result of

this connection, Dr. Sally Sharp, Head of Student Life, slated the film for viewing on Justice Day. Academy students grades 4-8 watched The Empow-erment Project at the Davis Theater, and afterwards

Dana surprised them at lunch to discuss the film’s chal-lenge of “what would you do if you weren’t afraid to fail?” If Jim had been afraid to fail while he transitioned careers, he may never have ended where his indirect path has taken him. “Study-ing film and working in television have enhanced my ability to write, while the skills I gained in the busi-ness world have also helped me on the producing side,” he says. “So all in all, my nontraditional path has worked for me so far.” Jim urges all people who are interested in creative work to “try things out rather than just sit around and think about them.” He also urges aspiring artists to be patient. Nothing is brilliant or perfect ini-tially, and one has to work for the final product that they’ve imagined. “Whether you want to write or paint or dance or play an instrument, you simply have to try things out to see what suits you best.”

A Writers’ Production Assistant on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, his Hollywood connec-tion played a part in SHS’s Justice Day

Summer at Sacred Heart offers top-notch recreational and academic programs in a fun, safe environment. Our camp is proud of our low student-to-adult ratio, our lifeguard on staff, flexibility in scheduling and much, much more!

JUNE 15- JULY 24 – Summer at Sacred Heart camp offers:• Activities for children ages 3-15• Recreational Programs; arts, crafts, games, songs

• Afternoon Beach Fun

• Weekly Field Trips

• Academic Programs for reinforcement/enrichment

• Service Projects

• Camp Overnight

What has the Annual Fund helped pay for already this year?• more than 22 field trips, from the

Field Museum to the MCC Muslim Day School

• more than 195 new books for the library and new math books

• enabling 4,370 hours toward our community service partners, build-ing a peace bench for Goal Award winner Family Matters, Little Free Libraries, as well as food, clothes and shoe drives

• bringing eight visiting artists to cam-pus, from world renowned author Rosemary Wells, to the exciting Shakespearean translators, the Q Brothers

• boosting financial aid for worthy students

THANK YOU to the 100% of trustees, 70% of current parents, 84% of faculty and staff, 7% and 5% of parents of alumni and alumni (as of February 28, 2015) for your Annual Fund efforts! Help these activities continue by supporting the Annual Fund. No gift is too small or too large. We need the entire community’s support. Make your gift online at www.shschicago.org.

Visit our website at shschicago.org or call 773-262-4446

High School Profileoliver Carr

Remember CONGÉ?Congé, a surprise fun day filled with games and activities, was announced to a delighted student body on February 11. Celebrating the “Magic of the Movies” and the tie-in to the Oscars, the day kicked off with a red carpet walk featuring some of Sacred Heart’s “celebrities.” St. Madeleine Sophie believed that students should both learn and have time for fun; hence, Congé is a tradition found in Sacred Heart schools throughout the world. This year’s theme saw Academy fashion shows, theater performances and workshops, stunt men demonstrations and the creation of Hollywood stars and our very own Sacred Heart Walk of Fame!

Teachers Lynn Patterson A4 and Dale Ziegler, French, show off their designer togs on SHS’s own red carpet.

Adeline Needham, Emma Penner, Isabella Hanlon Academy 3 create their own fashions inspired by “Frozen” for a walk down the SHS red carpet.

Oliver Carr H’12 started drawing superheroes when he was a kindergartner at Sacred Heart (power rangers were a favorite), and since that time his love of art has only grown. While at Hardey, Oliver was exposed to various art styles and, as a perfectionist at heart, became fond of realistic drawing because of its method-ical attention to detail. Now a junior at St. Ignatius Col-lege Prep, he focuses his attention on recreating World War II photographs. “I find my inspiration to create from World War II photography and artists. They give me a source of powerful im-ages to draw.” Carr went on to say that he finds the stark emotional differences in war photography to be moving, whether the subject is celebrating a joyful return home or coming to terms with losing a loved one. (see below) Oliver finds Aubrey Breadsley’s dark drawings and Leonardo da Vinci’s work inspiring, but claims Banksy as his favorite artist. “His simple but creative images always have a lot of weight be-hind them, especially when considering the social statements he makes. He uses a lot of juxtaposition in his art which I absolutely love.” Carr will attend the summer pre-college program at the Chicago Art Institute.

From Power rangers to War Heroes

Christian Coletta, Jesse Agao and Ben Dukes build a Little Free Library with help from SHS dad Bob Rugai.

1950sHelen Kuhn Brennan ASH’50 sends best wishes for a great new year to her classmates and any who remember her!lynn Wagner Shunk ASH’52 is happy to report she is in very good health. Her three children, 52, 50 and 49, keep her busy.Robert W. Thomas H’59 says his three-year-old grandson, Griffin Thomas, may apply to Hardey Prep which would continue the tradition. After 50+ years that would be a highlight of his life!1960sShelia Hammond RSCJ ASH’61 will spend the month of January 2015 in Indonesia working with the new members of the Soci-ety of the Sacred Heart. These women will be doing hospital ministry and theological reflection as part of their formation to be RSCJ.yvonne Godoy-Ramos ASH’63 has decided on the one year anniversary of her husband’s death to return to New Orleans / Baton Rouge where her family and many of her old friends live. She celebrates the new stage

of her journey and no more Kansas winters.1980selysabeth Alfano A’80 was honored with a Best of the Midwest Video Fest Excellence award from Wisconsin Community Media for her TV show, The Dinner Party.1990sDennis Phillips, Sheridan Road Campus Minis-ter from 1995-99, visited the Schools with his son. He is cur-rently Headmas-ter at the Regis School of the Sacred Heart in Houston.Paula Nichols Bork ASH’93 welcomed new baby Leo into the world.Neive Sparr Hanak A’97 married Michael Hanak and is working as a nurse at North-western Hospital in the Fertility and Repro-ductive Medicine department.Alexandra Wilson A’99 welcomed her son James Wilson Benz on January 25, 2015 weighing 7lbs 9 oz!2000sCarolyn Napleton A’00 and her husband Jerry welcomed their son Emmett Joseph Napleton on February 2, 2015, weighing 7lbs 2 oz!Natalie Krzeminski A’01 will be graduat-

ing from NEIU this spring with a degree in Elementary Education with a focus in art. She has a beautiful healthy boy, six-year-old Emanuel Charles. Maxwell e. lisy H’02 was married to Julia Crane on July 26, 2014.elizabeth Grady A’06 graduated from De-Pauw University in May 2014 with a degree in Economics and another degree in Classi-cal Studies. She is now working for a financial advising firm in Arlington Heights, IL.Rachel Brustein A’08 will be editor of the Goucher College newspaper, “The Q,” for the 2014-2015 school years. She is studying abroad at the University of Belgrade for spring semester 2015.Shrasta Tamrakar A’08 traveled to Hondu-ras in December to provide dental care for those in need. See below. Monica Bernardo A’09 volunteers for Re-covery on Water, a rowing team that gives survivors of breast cancer the opportunity to become active in their recovery. Finley Judge A’09 attends Columbia College where she is studying animation in the Cin-ema Art & Science program, and coloratura soprano voice.2010sNicholas Gargano H’11 is attending the University of San Diego in the fall where he will play Division 1 football.Henry Rigsbee H’11 is a semifinalist in the

60th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Henry is currently a senior at St. Ignatius.Ryan Shaaban H‘11 earned Eagle Scout, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America. He graduates from Culver Military Acad-emy in May, then heads to Tulane Uni-versity Archi-tecture Program in August. oliver Carr H’12 had his artwork featured in the winter edition of St. Ignatius Magazine. Carr says his artistic inspiration is derived from World War II photography and artists. (see article pg. 6)

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= Josephine Burger, mother of Mariellen Burger VanOrnum ASH’68

= Mary Josephine Cameron, mother of Muriel Cameron, RSCJ

= Rafael Cortez, grandfather of Cynthia Cor-tez A’05; father-in-law of Diana Cortez, SHS faculty member and past parent

= Connie Curran, mother of Melissa Curran, A’90

= Christine Donati, grandmother of Santino H8 and Joseph Donati H’09

= David Fagus H’76, brother of Mark Fagus H’77

= Violeta Ulrich Gallo A’77, sister of Ilonka Ulrich A’80; brother of Manfred Ulrich H’86

= Georgia Gust, grandmother of Miles H5 and Zoe Gust A’14

= Terrance Hackett H’55, grandfather of Sally A2 and Lucy Lien A4

= Leo Latz Jr., father of Leo Latz III, SHS consultant

= Edward Mollman, grandfather of Claire Behringer A6

= Joseph Montcalm H’68, brother of Daniel Montcalm H’67

= Jennifer Mosher, aunt of Maeve McElveen A2

= George Nelson, grandfather of Michael H5, Grace A’14, Andrew H’14, Elizabeth A’11 and Emily Bish A’09

= Harry Olson, father of Christy Russell, SHS staff member

= Patricia Dowd Pridmore ASH’44, sister of Rosemary Dowd, RSCJ ASH’51; mother of Robert Pridmore H’72

= Kate Regan A’73, sister of Janet Regan Klick ASH’65, Julia Regan Gaskill ASH’68, and Lucia Regan ASH’70

= Mary Reusche, mother of Anne Reusche, past parent; grandmother of Lily Marzahl A’11

= Trudy M. Shiel, sister of Marilyn Smith, past faculty member; aunt of Molly Sheridan, past faculty member

= Edward Townsend, brother of David Reahl Sr. former Trustee and past parent; uncle of David Jr. H’09 and Matthew Reahl H’11

Shrasta Tamrakar A’08 provides dental care in HondurasShrasta Tamrakar A’08 spent a week

in Honduras this winter shadowing dentists in communities that have limited resources to dental and health care. It’s an experience she says she’ll never for-get. “My trip to Honduras was so amaz-ing that it’s difficult for me to describe,” Shrasta says. “I still reminisce about my time there with the most compassionate people I have ever met.” Shrasta worked alongside sea-soned dentists, providing care to those who sought relief from painful dental problems. Though it was a tremendous learning experience for Shrasta (she learned how to both fill and extract teeth), it was also an opportunity to for her to make connections with members of the Honduran community. She found everyone that she served to be very caring and humble. “Even

though many of the people we helped barely had anything for themselves, they offered us fruit for helping relieve their pain.” Shrasta remembers one man in particular who was especially thankful for the dental team’s help. He said to

the team, “You have no idea how much of an impact you have made on us. You are all angels, and I will never forget it.” Shrasta is currently a junior at De-Paul University where she is majoring in biology, but she became interested in sci-ence early on in her high school career at Lane Tech College Prep. “I took as many science classes as I could to develop an enriched, scientific mind during my last two years of high school,” she said. After graduating from DePaul, Shrasta hopes to attend dentistry school. “Being someone who is hands on and visual, I know dentistry is something that I will enjoy pursuing as a career.” But, before then, Shrasta plans on returning to Honduras. “I am hoping to go back next December to continue helping the people of this wonderful country,” she says.

Please pray for...

Angel Brunch now on SaturdayJune 6, 2015at The Chicago Hilton

ALL ALUMNI WELCOME!

Reunion Weekend October 16-17, 2015carolyn.napleton@shschicago.org

Save the date:

Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer, who taught 5th grade at Sacred Heart from 1997-1999 and served as campus minister from 1999-2000, has published her first book: Many Paths: Reflections on a Christian Journey. (available on Amazon) This book of short reflections comes from her Sunday sermons at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Chicago, where she is the priest. Rev. Wagner Sherer, who is also the mother of alumnae Madeleine A’10 and Carlisle A’14, visited campus on February 24 to discuss her book with members of the Sacred Heart com-munity and sign copies.

High School Alumni PartySaturday - April 25 • 5:30 PM

Join classmates for pizza & see the SHS musical:

Former SHS teacher/parent of alums publishes book

Shrasta fits bite plates in these two young men.

For the second year, Sacred Heart’s con-firmation candidates are working with chaplain Father Hugo Nelson Gomez-Sevilla. A Jesuit from Colombia, Fr. Nel-son is pursuing graduate studies in edu-cational leadership at Loyola University, and brings broad experience of campus ministry to his work with the 7th grade. Fr. Nelson’s great enthusiasm is apparent in his monthly preparation liturgies with the candidates and their families and celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation with them.

A s i d e f r o m h i s chaplaincy, Fr. Nelson is interning w i t h N a t W i l b u r n a n d t h e leadership team. Aspiring to superinten-dent-level work in school administration, he is studying Sacred Heart’s human resources practices and programs for excellence in teaching and learning.

Columbian priest shepherds confirmands

Last year’s 8th graders inter-viewed Fr. Hugo Nelson at the Arrupe House for Justice Day.

Kathleen Edwards, LS Religion teacher, displays Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer’s book on Christian journeys.

FROM THE Head of ScHoolS

The Golden Apple Foundation named Head of Schools Nat Wilburn as one of five final-ists for the Stanley C. Golder Leadership

Award. The award honors the exemplary perfor-mance of a Pre-K through 12th grade principal or head of school from the Chicagoland area. From hundreds of nominations, the field was initially whittled to 16 semi-finalists. Each was vis-ited at his/her school by the Golden Apple selection committee. The committee based their evaluation on the criteria for the award: 1) personal excellence 2) balanced and collaborative leadership 3) passion for student achievement and 4) expertise in curricu-lum, instruction and assessment. Wilburn and the four other finalists will be honored at a Celebration of Excellence April 11 at the Chicago O’Hare Marriott. The winner of the award will be announced mid-May. The 2015 Leadership Award recipient will receive $10,000 to be used for his/her own professional development and a school project. In addition, the winner will be recognized during a broadcast on WTTW/Channel 11 in November. “I am very grateful for being recognized as a Golden Apple finalist,” said Wilburn. “ It is a won-derful validation of our community’s commitment

to continually deepen our life in the mission of Sacred Heart education and strengthen our academic program.” Nat Wilburn has been Head of Schools since July 2009, after serving five years as principal. He has 19 years of experience as a Sacred Heart educator both in Chicago and San Francisco. He holds a Masters of Education from Loyola University Chicago, a Masters of Divinity from Catholic University in Wash-ington, D.C. and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Tennessee. Under Wilburn’s tenure as Head, the schools have ex-panded and renovated facilities, built enduring rela-tionships with neighboring schools and churches and augmented professional development opportunities for faculty and staff. Currently, he is leading the ini-tiative at SHS which utilizes teacher coaches, MAP testing, ATLAS Curriculum Mapping and other

innovations to assure differentiated instruction for each student. “Teachers, staff and administrators are doing wonder-ful work here, and I have the great blessing of providing leadership in this community,” said Wilburn. Nominated by fellow edu-cators and community members, finalists must have served as prin-cipal or head of school at a public or non-public schools for five or more consecutive school years. Last year Mayor Emanuel, in partner-ship with Golden Apple, presented the inaugural Stanley C. Golder Leadership Award to Alan Mather, principal of Lindblom Math & Sci-ence Academy. “I am sincerely thankful to

all who support me, the administration, faculty and staff in our common work for the mission of Sacred Heart education,” said Wilburn.

For a list of finalists, visitwww.goldenapple.org/2015-award-finalists.

Nat Wilburn a finalist for Golden Apple leadership award

‘Trust’ is the key to multiple generations at SHSSheridan Road runs in family trees. At least 22 current students have parents who attended Sacred Heart Schools. In some cases the con-nection goes

back multiple generations. When I reflect on this, one word comes to mind: trust. Every time a family enrolls a child with us—ev-ery time they drop their child at the Rosemont curbside or the bus stop—they are engaging in a profound act of trust. Trust, obviously, that their child will be safe and sound. But also that at the end of the day their child will have grown and been nurtured. Childhood is a limited resource, and the choice of an elementary

school has serious implications for a young person’s intellectual, social-emotional, and spiritual development. You only get one shot at a K-8 educa-tion.

Why come back to Sheridan Road? All parents “do their home-work” when searching for the best school fit for their student-to-be. Those who themselves graduated from Sacred Heart are no exception; they know they have plenty of choic-es. By bringing their children to us, they’re saying that we’ve earned their trust through their own experiences here and in life afterward. I wanted to share the perspective of one of them. Lucia Kubiatowski Glunz A’83 is the mother of kindergartner Louis and 1st-grader Margaret. “For me it wasn’t a given that my kids would go to Sacred Heart,” she told me. “We’re different people. But when I came

back for an Admissions Coffee I was really impressed and inspired as a pro-spective parent. The mission was the same as when I was at Sacred Heart, but some aspects of the school were even better.” Louie and Maggie follow in the footsteps not just of their mom, but their grandmother Carol on mom’s side, grandmother Jean on their dad’s side, and aunts, uncles and cousins on both sides stretching from the 1930s to the 1990s. (For instance, if you were here in the 90s you might remember the Przybylo and Pawlicki girls.)

Sacred Heart’s ‘triple threat’ I asked Lucia what makes the school distinctive among its peers. “You walk out of Sacred Heart as a triple-threat—you have a strong aca-demic background, open-minded spirituality, and a dedication to ser-vice. It’s unparalleled.”

“One of the things that feels good about returning to Sacred Heart is that it supports my faith and hope that the world continues to be a good place. If the school can carry on through the generations without compro-mising its values or the vision of St. Madeleine Sophie, I feel like things are going to turn out all right,” she said. I’m grateful to Lucia, and to all the alumni and parents who are carrying Sacred Heart values into the future.

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when I was there, but some

aspects of the school were even better.’

Lucia Glunz A’83

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