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vita!and Inspiring Spirituality

themagazine of notre dame academy

Students Explore Their Relationship with God

Also: We sit down withKate Carter, a Theology teacherwho encourages students toexperience faith in action

Fostering Faith

inside this issue

2 from main streetNDA News, Events, and Accolades

8 faculty profileTheology teacher Kate Carter encouragesstudents to experience faith in action.

10 cover storyA Journey of Faith: A look at how NDAencourages spiritual growth and a deeperrelationship with God

14 essaysAn alumna and two graduating seniorsreflect on how their time at NDAhelped them build a foundation in faith.

16 advancing ndaPlanning for the Future

18 class notesAlumnae News and Moves

25 end notes

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Kathryn Quinn Miller ’97Molly Sullivan ’10

Julie Nesbitt Valiton ’69

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Sister Barbara A. Barry, SNDdeN ’69Michael Bevilacqua P’08

Stephen A. Brown P’04 ’06 ’08 ’13Sister Edie Daly, SNDdeN

Sister Mary Farren, SNDdeNJennifer Merrigan Fay ’85

Jeanne M. Higgins ’83Thomas Hoffman P’06

Donna Milani Luther ’70Rashaun Jamall Martin

Paul Mulligan P’99Colleen Nevin ’89

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every kindergartner has planted a seed in a paper cup and waited to see the first leaves appear. They usually don’tunderstand why so many days go by and nothing shows. They learn that it takes dirt, water, sun, and time for the flowerto appear. And, surprisingly, the growth seems to happen when you’re not looking.

So it is with a young woman’s relationship with God. The community provides the dirt, or, in other words, the nurturing en-vironment. The soil supports the seed, protects it from harm, and gives it a place to take root. Parents, teachers, and friendsprovide the water and the sun, the nourishment that urges the seed to poke its head above ground and eventually blossom.There’s an intricate balance of heat and moisture, nudging and holding, and when you’re not looking, the bud appears.

I watch this kind of growth every day. The work of grace in the human heart is a mysterious thing. You’re never quite surewhat prompts the “aha” moment, but it happens over and over again. Sometimes, it’s a class lesson, sometimes it’s a retreatexperience, and sometimes it’s a supportive “I’m praying for you” that makes the difference. It happens when a group ofstudents goes to Father Bill’s Place for the first time, and they experience God’s love for each person. It happens when a stu-dent takes a few moments of solitude in the chapel.

But none of this happens by chance. It happens because the women and men who minister here at NDA are open to ourgood God working through them. They are always ready to do a little weeding, or they let the sun shine through their ownwarm spirit.

Every year at graduation I hear parents say, often with tears in their eyes, “I can’t believe what a confident, faith-filled womanmy daughter has become.” And alumnae often tell me about how important their faith is to them and that it was nurturedduring their time at NDA.

The faith of an NDA woman is not a passive faith. It is a relationship of love and trust with our good God. It is a burningfaith that prompts her to action on behalf of justice.

In the pages that follow, enjoy the stories of our faith-filled community.

Sister Barbara A. Barry, SNDdeN ’69

President

Message from the President

“The faith of an NDA woman is not a passive faith … It is a

burning faith that prompts her to action on behalf of justice. ”

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The danger of concussions was a hottopic locally this winter when two Nor-wood, Mass., hockey players sufferedserious head injuries within days of eachother. Nationally, new studies have indi-cated long-term harm from concussionssuffered by many former National Foot-ball League players.

The days of ignoring symptoms and get-ting back out on the playing field are nolonger an option, and high school athleticdepartments across the country are tak-ing a closer look at how to treat teenage athletes. This year,NDA partnered with Dr. Janet Kent of South Shore Hos-pital to give athletes the best and most up-to-date resourcesfor dealing with concussions.

Developed by the University of Pittsburgh, Immediate PostConcussion Assessment and CognitiveTesting (ImPACT) isa computer program that measures brain function, allowingdoctors to determine when a concussion has occurred andwhen recovery is complete. Using the computer labs on cam-pus, students were asked to perform a variety of cognitivetests to measure memory, brain-processing speed, and reac-tion time. If an athlete suffers a head injury or is suspected

of having a concussion, they aregiven a post test. Dr. Kent com-pares the results to the originaltest and determines the bestcourse of action.

Head Athletic Trainer Car-olyn Crescenzi Rein ’86 saysthat concussions are one ofthe most difficult injuries to

assess. “The ImPACT program provides mewith another tool to determine when it is safe for an athleteto return to the field,” she says. “It takes the guesswork outof concussion management.” Along with Athletic DirectorDonna Brickley, Rein was trained in how to administer thetest and is excited about using this technology.

Brickley points out that the ImPACT program fits in wellwith the overall approach of the athletic department. “At

NDA, we strive to provide an athletic pro-gram that values teamwork and healthylifestyles,” she says. “Winning at any costis a dangerous attitude, and the ImPACTprogram demonstrates to our studentsthat we consider their well-being first.”

This was the case when a NDA hockeyplayer received a concussion this winter.She had been baseline tested in Decem-ber, and a post-injury test was adminis-tered within 48 hours of her injury.While the player had no real outward

signs and symptoms, the test, along with Dr. Kent's con-sultation, determined that she was not ready to return. Reinshares that in the past she would have likely allowed her toreturn to the ice.

The Athletic Department has already administered baselinetests to the hockey, basketball, and ski teams, and testingwill continue this spring. Rein says that the goal is to haveall athletes, more than 300 students, tested for the 2010-2011 school year. She adds, “We only have one brain, andit has to last a lifetime!”

Head First

In order to explore the meaning of a consistent ethic of life,10 juniors and seniors, chaperones, and math teachersLinda Cahill and John Souther, along with students fromXaverian Brothers High School, traveled to Washington,D.C., to participate in the March for Life. Prior to the trip,students were trained by Theology teacher Kate Carter innonviolence and discussed personal responses to conflictand how to engage in conversation that can lead to com-mon ground instead of a greater divide.

At NDA, the Theology curriculum ensures that students areaware of all the life issues — not just abortion — and thisimmersion trip also provided students with an opportunityto visit a homeless shelter, the Holocaust Museum, and apro-life pregnancy center. Participants agreed that it was arewarding experience. Caitlin Tulio ’11 said: “The trip wasan unforgettable, eye-opening experience. Learning aboutall the different aspects of pro-life helped us all to realizejust how many people are suffering and that everyone hasa right to live, no matter how young, old, or poor they maybe. Every life is important!”

February brought a focus on anti-bullying efforts across thestate and discussions of love and acceptance within ourhalls. Students were enthralled by a presentation by story-teller and singer ValLimar Jansen. Accompanied by com-poser and liturgical musician Tom Kendzia, ValLimarbrought the NDA student body to its feet with her music.Singing and dancing on the stage, she wove gospel, Chris-tian, and jazz-style works into her performance. Val’smessage of spiritual renewal resonated throughout theauditorium. She encouraged students to find the goodnessof God in their midst and challenged them to find time formeditation and to imagine Mary, the Mother of God, as astudent at NDA: how would she be treated by other stu-dents? The song “Lean on Me” was loudly and enthusiasti-cally sung at the conclusion of the assembly.

Students responded positively to the presentation and themessage of love and hope. Several students shared, “Thiswas a fun way to teach about love and acceptance,” and“Everyone was energized and involved.” “A really greatperformance!”

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“Eye-Opening”respect for life trip

Love and Acceptancemessages of

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“Winning at any cost is a

dangerous attitude, and

the ImPACT program

demonstrates to our

students that we consider

their well-being first.”

Carolyn Crescenzi Rein ’86,head athletic trainer


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Continuing EducationSocial Studies teacher Susanne Beldotti attended a one-day seminar by the Bill of Rights Institute. The session,Presidents and the Constitution: Commander in Chiefexamined the efforts of various Presidents to balance

liberty, security, and wartime limits on freedom. Sueplans to use the information from the class in her AP U.S.

Government and Politics course.

Therapeutic TheaterDrama teacher Lisa Rafferty, a breast cancer survivor, recently completed writ-ing the playMOMologues: Pink Ribbon Overdose, which takes a comedic look atthe breast cancer journey. Lisa shares that it was therapeutic to “find the funnyin breast cancer” and says she is looking forward to sharing the play with a fullaudience this spring.

Athletic HonorIn March, Athletic Director Donna Brickley was honored as the Athletic Di-rector of the Year for District H by the Massachusetts Secondary School AthleticDirectors Association. Brickley oversees 36 teams competing at the varsity,junior varsity, and freshman levels, giving opportunities to 427 participants, sothis award is well deserved. Congratulations, Donna!

OutreachFaculty and staff prepared, cooked, and served dinner to 150 guests at FatherBill’s Place in Quincy in March. This annual service opportunity is organizedeach Lenten season by World Languages teacher Anne Marie Gean.

Working TogetherThe American Alliance of Theatre and Education Conference accepted a pro-posal from Kate Carter (Theology) and Abby Russell (Drama). The 2010 AATEConference takes place this August in San Francisco, and their presentation willfocus on techniques of cross-curricular lesson planning using theatre in the The-ology classroom. Their topic, Theatre Meets Theology—Applied Theatre Across theCurriculum, was chosen from over 300 submissions from artists and educatorsacross the globe. Congratulations!

WelcomeThe NDA family is growing in leaps and bounds this year, as we have welcomedJames Alfred Magner V (son of Spanish teacher Romina Magner and herhusband Jim), Rory Elizabeth Dowden (daughter of alumnae director SarahDowden and her husband Jim), and John Robert Miller (son of Katie QuinnMiller ’97, communications director, and husband Ted). Welcome little ones!

hitting the right noteFour students competed in theSoutheast District Music Festival au-ditions sponsored by the Massachu-setts Music Educators’ Association:freshmen Emily Bruce and BryannaMaher, sophomore Gillian Pentheny,and senior Lauren Burke. Emily andBryanna were selected to participatein the Junior District Festival inMarch as members of the TrebleChoir, and Gillian was chosen to par-ticipate in the Senior District FestivalOrchestra in January. Congratula-tions to all of our musicians for theirhard work and fine performances.

kudos to the cougars!The Boston Globe recognized NDAfor its excellence in athletics for the2008–2009 year with the NeilSingelais Award. The award is givento the all-girls’ school that accumu-lated the highest winning percentageand demonstrated admirablesportsmanship.

The Cougars were led by the statechampion swimming, basketball, andgolf teams, and the strong contribu-tion of the track and cross-countryteams, which finished a combined24-1. NDA has won the Neil Singeleisaward in 16 out of the 24 years of itsexistence. Go Cougars!

in their own defenseThe co-curricular club Teens Actingfor Social Change (T.A.S.C.) organ-ized a self-defense class for theNDA community in January. Thethree-hour class taught by Lee AnnTrigler, a certified yoga instructor,gave participants the experience andconfidence to defend themselves ina dangerous situation. The sessionwas so popular that students hopeto make it an annual event.

Drama queensThe NDA Players reached the semi-final roundof the Massachusetts High School Drama GuildFestival Competition with their original piece“First Person Plural,” receiving a plethora ofawards along the way:

• Actors Brenna Shanahan ’10, Christina Zoppi ’10,Raleigh Norris ’11, and Gabrielle Hunt ’12 re-ceived an All-Star Cast Award for Ensemble Work.• Costumer Rebecca Douglas ’12 received anaward for Outstanding Costumes.• Stage Manager Kerri Ahern ’10 and AssistantStage Manager Jacqueline Garcia ’10 were giventhe Stage Manager’s Choice Award.• Student Director Stacey Lawson ’10 andAssistant Student Director Julia MacDougall ’13received awards for Technical Excellence inDirecting—awards usually not given tostudent directors!

Congratulations!

focus on thefacultyand staff

spring calendar of events

A partial listing of dates and activities of interest

to alumnae, parents, and friends. Please visitthe

school’s website atwww.ndahingham.c

om for a

more complete listing.

April

14 Spring Concert

21 Young Alumnae Night at the Greater

Boston Food Bank

30 50th Reunion for the Class of 1960

May

1 Reunions for the Classes of ’30, ’35, ’40

, ’45,

’50, ’55, ’60, ’65, ’70, ’75, ’80, ’85, ’90

2 Senior One-Act Plays

13 Orientation for the Class of 2014

20 Baccalaureate

21 Graduation

June

7 18th Annual Golf Tournament

9 Last Day of School

The terrible devastation caused by the earth-

quake in Haiti prompted NDA students to take

action. Students hosted an emergency “Cookie

Campaign” during lunch to

raise funds for the Sisters of

Notre Dame in Haiti, Catholic

Relief Services, and Partners

in Health. This is the third year students raised

money for these agencies, and the bake sale

raised an impressive $3,700— in just one day!+HELP FOR HATI

This year, the Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards also includeda writing component, to which students could submit short

stories, poetry, and journalistic pieces. Senior Adaugo Ugocha wasawarded one of the first Gold Keys. The addition of writing to the awardsmakes the local program, begun in 1950, more like similar programsaround the country. Adaugo’s work will now be among those judged atthe national competition in New York.

artistic achievementsVisual and Fine Arts Chair Maureen Meyer is proud to

announce the Boston Globe Art Show winners:

Jaimee Cooke ’10, Honorable Mention in Design

Sara Corben ’10, Silver Key in Drawing and two HonorableMentions in Digital Art

Mary Curtis ’11, Two Silver Keys, one in Photographyand one in Digital Art

Rachelle del Aguila ’12, Gold Key in Photography

Melissa Dole ’11, Silver Key in Drawing

Charlotte Gillis ’12, two Silver Keys in Photography

Julie Kearns ’12, Silver Key in Sculpture

Christine Wojner ’12, Gold Key in Photography

Alison Wotton ’10, Gold Key for her portfolio

SPORTS

Field HockeyVarsity Field Hockey finished the season2-11-4. Excellent leadership by captains Brid-get Nestor ’10 and Grace Ciolfi ’10, combinedwith a great team effort led the team toimpressive ties against Duxbury, Hingham,and Notre Dame Academy Worcester.

VolleyballThe Volleyball team placed first in the Catholic Confer-ence, going 7-0 in their league and 12-4 overall. SarahWhitham ’10 andMeaghan Lee ’11 were named PatriotLedger All-Scholastics, while Kelcie Sullivan ’11 receivedan honorable mention. Sarah, Meaghan, senior captainKristen Kennedy, and Sarah Weber ’10 were also namedto the League All-Star team. After receiving the ninthseed in the sectional tournament, the Cougars lost inthe quarterfinals to New Bedford.

SoccerCaptains Jamie Fasanello ’10 andAriel Kenyon ’10 led the Cougarsto an astounding overall record of13-3-2. Ariel was named a PatriotLedger All-Scholastic for her efforts.After qualifying for the state tourna-ment, the Cougars went througha thrilling double-overtime periodbefore losing in a shoot-out. Theteam graduates 11 seniors andwishes to thank them for their fouryears of dedication and excellenteffort. Great Season!

Fall CheerleadingNDA Cheerleading qualified for the state tourna-ment after several remarkable victories, placing first,fourth, and first in the Braintree, Leominster, andGreen Wave Invitationals, respectively. Captainingthe Cougars were Courtney Donovan ’10, KateyLinskey ’10, and Nicola Morton ’10. This marks theteam’s second straight state tournament qualifica-tion. Congratulations!

Cross CountryAn undefeated season earned the Cross Countryteam their 28th overall and 21st consecutive CatholicConference title. First-year head coach Steve George,and senior captains Courtney Carroll, Courtney Cul-hane, Corrina Lucini, and Alison Wotton, led the teamto some impressive finishes, including a 13th placefinish in a field of 2,500 runners at a rainy, muddyinvitational meet at Thetford Academy. NDA placed14th at the MIAA Cross Country Sectional Meet. Fourathletes were named League All-Stars: Cornia Lucini,Brianna Murphy ’11, Kelsey Steeves ’11, and KelseyWhitaker ’12.

Track & Field Coach Rick Kates and the Cross Coun-try and Track teams were featured in the BostonGlobe for their efforts to inspire every team mem-ber to excel. The article notes that, “The lack of atraditional caste system at Notre Dame is onemajor reason why Coach Rick Kates has maintainedthe Hingham Catholic school’s dominance overthe last two decades.”

Swimming and DivingBoasting an overall record of 9-2, NDA Swimming and Diving was the runner-up at this year’s sectionalchampionship and finished third in the Division 2 state meet, ending an impressive string of three straightstate championships. Four Cougar divers, Colleen Barry ’11, Sarah Jaklitsch ’13, Olivia Lehane ’12, and EmilyNonnamaker ’12, qualified for both sectionals and state. Nine swimmers were state qualifiers. Senior CaptainCaitlin Cronin received honors as a League All-Star and Boston Globe All-Scholastic, and she was able to defendher title by winning the 100-yard freestyle for the fourth year in a row. Southern Conference All-Stars includedCaitlin, Erica Hasson ’11, and Taylor Ellis ’13. The team was led by senior captains Caitlin Cronin,Mary KateNelson, and Claire Street.

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Latin students are ready to compete! Thanks to a generous donation by anNDA family, Latin students can now practice using a unique buzzer sys-tem for Certamen competitions. Certamen is a game of fast recall of factsabout Roman civilization and its people, language, and culture. Studentsuse the buzzers during Junior Classical League meetings and scrimmages,and they are preparing for the State Junior Classical League competition.

Buzzing In

This year’s French home stay program had a stellarexperience in France! Twenty NDA students in French4, 5, and AP classes spent 10 days in France withtheir French teacher-organizers, Jane Wessen andAnne Marie Gean. The students first spent five dayswith families in the Aquitaine region of France,specifically in the small provincial city of Pau. Stu-dents attended high school classes with their ‘corre-spondents,’ and some visited nearby places ofinterest such as the chateau of Henri IV, Lourdes,Biarritz and the coast of Spain.

After taking a flight back to Paris, students experi-enced an exciting 3-day visit to historic sites such asNotre Dame Cathedral, the Arc de Triomphe, theQuartier Latin, and the Eiffel Tower. They also ad-mired classic works of art at the Cluny Museum, theLouvre, and the Musee d’Orsay. The trip was unfor-gettable, fun, and educational. Students had theopportunity to put their French into practice anddiscovered that all that studying really is worth it.Many are already planning their next trip!

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robotics program competesNow in its second year, the Robotics Team has taken its efforts to a new level, building upon the knowledgeand skills they learned last year. The team put their robot, John Henry, to the test in two tournaments thiswinter. The first was at Pace University in New York on February 21, and the second was on February 27 atPathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High in Palmer, Mass. Members are proud to report that theyearned silver medals at the Massachusetts State Championship, as well as the Tech Challenge MotivateAward, which recognizes the team that shows their spirit and enthusiasm. The girls were interviewed as ateam by the judges, and that interview earned them this award. To top it off, not one of the other 30 teamscompeting was made up of only girls. Congratulations on achieving so much!

Note: Due to copy deadlines, Winter and Spring Sports updates will be included in the summer edition of vita!

KC: I think teaching Theology is actually a very hard thingto do because to understand a spirituality of any religion isdifficult. You can study it. You can study the principles, andthat can bring some understanding. But to really get whatit’s about, you have to jump into it and try it. Even thoughmany of the girls here have grown up withCatholicism, some of the principles andscripture stories they’re learning are very newto them. Anything I can do to make it morereal for them, I try to do. The last thing Iwant to do is teach them religious conceptsthat they have no idea what they mean or looklike in their world. Whenever I can, I come upwith experiential learning opportunities. Oneexample is the fair-trade experiment over Christ-mas break. I offered the junior girls an extra-credit project to live on fair-trade coffee, tea or chocolatefor one month and then keep a journal about their experi-ence. About half of the girls tried it, and they said theylearned a lot from doing it. Anything from, “I had to takea lot more time at the counter,” to “I was really uncomfort-able asking if Dunkin’ Donuts had fair-trade coffee or not,”just shows them how to learn what it takes to make thosedecisions and try to live by them. I was just giving them anexperience of putting their beliefs into practice. If you havesomething you want to try to live by, how do you then putthat into practice in your life, and what are the challengesthat come with that? To give them ownership of that knowl-edge, rather than just teaching them the principles, is reallya lot of why I do it.

JM: How do NDA’s mission and goals influence yourwork in the classroom?

KC: I try to challenge students academically and get themto really think critically about their culture, their faith andtheir world. In general, we try to push them to use and de-velop their critical-thinking skills so they can be sharp, aware,competent people out in the world. The other piece, obvi-ously, is the global citizenship, and that comes in a lot inTheology. It’s learning the dynamics of justice and injusticein our world and exploring what it means to try to apply theChristian lens to the world. We try to help the girls becomeall they have in them.They have so much potential, and I tryto draw that potential out in whatever way their gifts lean.

JM: As the faculty advisor for T.A.S.C., you encouragegirls to address and improve prominent issues in our com-munity that affect teens. How does the group give teens anoutlet for their voices to be heard and give them a place tocreate change in their community?

KC: T.A.S.C. was started by two students, Fallon Mac-Dougall ’09 and Elizabeth Do ’10, who wanted to put whatthey were learning about justice in the classroom into action.So it is a process-oriented group that helps teens learn how

to take action on things that are important to them. Eachfall, we sit down as a group and decide what to do for thatyear. This year for our theme, the girls chose “Ignorance isNot Bliss,” which is brilliant, I think. The idea is that there

are a lot of issues that they wanted to knowmoreabout. First, they wanted to be more aware ofrelationship issues, especially in the area of howto defend themselves, so they went about set-ting up a self-defense course. It was a huge suc-cess, and we had about 27 girls there. T.A.S.C.provides students with the learning experienceof wanting to do something and then puttingit together, not just for themselves but for thecommunity.

JM: How do you think girls at NDA benefit from asingle-gender education?

KC: I taught in a co-ed high school years ago, but one thingI really appreciate here is that you see the full scope of thegirls’ personalities more. They’re less inhibited, and it’s nat-ural in the high school dynamic if boys are around to reignthat in a little bit. It’s just wonderful to see their gifts and therisks they take in the classroom to speak up and stretch theirlearning. I don’t know for sure, but my guess is that it’smuch less inhibited than it would be if it was a co-ed envi-ronment. I just appreciate that they get the experience toexplore their whole potential.

just for fun

I’m currently reading… Valkyrie by Philip Freiherr Von Boeselager.

Other than teaching, I enjoy… spending time with my family andfriends. I have 33 nieces and nephews, so I love being withthem. I also love exercising and going to the movies.

If I weren’t a teacher, I would be… probably a therapist. I’m veryinterested in human understanding, and I love helping people.

My favorite vacation destination is… Hawaii.

My most memorable experience so far was… traveling to NorthKorea in the late 1990s when I worked for an international disas-ter relief agency. It was beyond anything I had ever experiencedbefore, but one of my favorite experiences is visiting the Adiron-dacks every year with my family.


Before her arrival at NDA in 2007, Carter received her mas-ter’s degree in pastoral ministry with a concentration in so-cial justice at Boston College and completed a post-master’scertificate in spirituality. Carter has made it clear that hermain mission at Notre Dame is to help students harness theirfull potential and learn to be the best version of themselves.Carter said it best herself when she told me, “I try to drawtheir full potential out in whatever way their gifts lean.”

Julianne McShane: What made you want to teachat NDA?

Kate Carter: It was a couple of reasons. I wanted to tryteaching again. It was something that had been nudging atme for a while. I had taught right out of college, and I lovetheology and ministry. I wanted to try to use theology in a

different way than I had been while working in ministry, tobe more creative with the material. I also really wanted to bein an all-girls’ environment and see what it was like to havetheology conversations with young women today and seewhat they make of it and what it means to them. It was a lotabout trying to be able to use theology in a different way, amore creative way, and come up with lessons and ways to tryto teach it, communicate it and explore it, but I wanted todo that in an all-girls’ environment.

JM: In the classroom, you incorporate many real-world ex-ercises, such as encouraging students to attempt to live onminimum wage for a period of two weeks. What inspiredyou to move beyond the textbooks and bring the realworld into the classroom? Do you have any examples ofstudents who benefited from these exercises?

beyond the classroomMoving

theology teacher kate carter encourages studentsto experience faith in action

In just three short years, Theology faculty member Kate Carter has already made a profoundimpact at Notre Dame Academy. In addition to teaching the freshman class, Introduction tothe Church and the Scriptures, and the junior course called Just Choices, Carter somehowfinds the time to be both sophomore class advisor and a member of the student supportcommittee. However, she might be most well-known around the NDA community as thefaculty advisor for the co-curricular club Teens Acting for Social Change (T.A.S.C.).

Julianne McShane ’13 is a freshman at NDA. She enjoys writingand running and has found opportunities at NDA to do just that!She is a staff writer for the student newspaper, The Medallion,and is a member of the track and cross country teams.

Faculty Profile T.A.S.C., which Carter is the faculty advisor for, organized a self-defense course forthe NDA community. The course was taught by LeeAnn Trigler, a certified yogainstructor who is pictured here with students who participated in the event.

by julianne mcshane ’13


Coverstory

by anne kasper

A JOURNEYFaith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Today, the spirit of St. Julie lives on at Notre Dame Academy.“Her mission was to educate girls, so it ties right into whatwe’re doing,” says Sister Mary Janice Bartolo, SNDdeN,chair of the Theology department at NDA. “She wanted usto educate for life so the girls would have the tools they needto succeed in life and be able to give back.”

Personal faith formation is one of the most important stepsto achieving this goal which is why many activities at NDAare designed to help students explore their spirituality anddeepen their relationship with God. Daily prayer, schoolliturgies, Theology classes, service opportunities, and re-treats are all hallmarks of life at NDA and make attendingthe school a unique and meaningful experience. “It’s spe-cial being able to live out your faith at school,” says SarahConnors ’11. “I like how I can talk freely about God!”

Two hundred years ago during the turbulent

times of the French Revolution, Marie Rose

Julie Billiart felt called to serve God. Known

to history as St. Julie, she overcame the obsta-

cle of poverty and 23 years of paralysis to

found the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

in 1804 with her good friend Francoise Blin

de Bourdon. Together, they committed them-

selves to educating the poor and spreading the

message that God is a good God.

Spiritual LessonsTheology classes lay the foundation for this faith journey.“Each year builds on the previous year,” Bartolo explains.Freshmen come to NDA from all backgrounds: Catholic,non-Catholic, and non-practicing Catholic, and they startout by studying the Catholic church. Bartolo says using theclass as a jumping-off point helps get everyone on the samepage. From there, students go on to learn about St. Julie andstudy both the Old and New Testament.

The sophomore Theology course teaches students aboutmoral decision-making and takes on contemporary issueslike abortion, violence, and the death penalty. “We challengethem to take a stand and find their voice so their faith be-comes something real and important to them,” Bartolo says.

Parents can see how much these classes make their daugh-ters think. “We have discussions at home about interestingtopics in the faith-based classes,” says Susan Love P’11 ’13.“We’re happy that NDA introduces discussions on moralprinciples and respects the varying opinions of the students.Some are tough issues to tackle, and it’s especially valuablethat the girls can voice and substantiate their views withoutcritical judgment.”

Junior year Theology builds on the idea of moral decision-making and takes it to a global perspective, covering topicslike social justice and the Church’s social teachings. As sen-iors, students choose between two courses that bring togethereverything they’ve learned in their first three years. AdultChristianity focuses on adulthood and lifestyle choices thatstudents will face after graduation. Bioethics looks at issueslike stem cell research and how to make ethical choices basedon social justice and moral decision-making.

Reflecting on FaithLearning doesn’t just happen in the classroom, though.Once a year, each class gathers together for a daylong retreatto reflect on their spiritual growth and learn from their class-mates. Each retreat explores a different theme using activi-ties like student speakers, group prayer and discussion,role-playing, and scripture study. “We hope the variousthings we offer are genuine opportunities for students to ex-plore their faith,” says Melissa Scott-Lorentz, the campusministry coordinator at NDA.

For sophomores, the retreat experience this year focused onprayer. “We encouraged them to explore different ways topray and nurture their relationship with God,” Scott-Lorentz explains. This included making prayer boxes thatthe girls could put intentions in and leave them there forGod. “I think every student felt a strong connection duringthe retreat,” Scott-Lorentz says.

This year’s retreat for juniors stressed healthy relationshipsof all kinds and ended with a ring ceremony, which has beena longtime NDA tradition. “The rings are a symbol of thestrength we have in each other as a community,” Scott-Lorentz explains.

Students appreciate how these retreats can be truly mean-ingful learning experiences for them. “I’m a retreat leaderfor Campus Ministry,” says Stacey Lawson ’10. “Leadingjunior retreat during my senior year helped me feel con-nected to my faith. It put a lot of things in perspective forme, such as my priorities, as well as the importance of myfriends, family, and education.”

Community BuildingAnother way the school comes together as a faith commu-nity is through once-a-month liturgies. The students arevery involved in all aspects of them, helping with everythingfrom planning the liturgy and selecting readings to servingas Eucharistic ministers and singing. “We want them to seethat it’s not just rote action but allow themselves to engagein different ways to be the face of God for others and deepentheir relationship with God,” says Scott-Lorentz.

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Theology classes laythe foundation foreach young woman’sfaith journey.

“It’s exciting for me to see the

openness [students] have, how they’re ready

for a spiritual encounter.”[ ]sister mary janice bartolo,

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Community service is an important part of the Campus Ministry pro-gram at Notre Dame Academy, giving the students a chance to live outtheir faith and make a difference. The school provides a wide variety ofoutreach opportunities for the girls. They volunteer at local homelessshelters, tutor children, raise money for different charitable organiza-tions, and much more.

Melissa Scott-Lorentz, who started as NDA’s Campus Ministry coordi-nator this fall, manages these projects. She took a minute to sit downand tell us more about community service at the school and what’snew this year.

What kind of response do you get to the community service initiatives?

“At the beginning of the year, 55 percent of the school – nearly 300 stu-dents – signed up for Campus Ministry, which is really special. Serviceis not a requirement at NDA and students participate because theyreally want to. I think that allows us to go to deeper places becausethey’re hungry to learn. I’ve worked at a number of different places, and

the girls here are so excited – Iwould say on fire – to have differ-ent opportunities to grow in faith.I think they excite each other!”

How do you help the girls reflect on their service experiences andlearn from them?

“We have a process in place that before they go, we meet to help themthink about what they might encounter. Afterward, there are alwaysadults there to help lead them in reflection. Later on, we have a lunch toget the students together to share and discuss their experiences. So theyparticipate in pre-reflection, reflection at the time, and post-reflection.”

Are there any new service opportunities this year?

“Yes, we started an on-campus program called Knit for Those in Need.Students, faculty, parents, and grandparents come every Thursday andknit together as a group. For Christmas, we made over 50 hats andscarves for Father Bill’s Place, a local shelter. Now, we’re making prayershawls and mini prayer shawls designed to fit in the pocket of the girls’kilts. You make one for someone you’re praying for to carry with themand help them remember God is there for them.”

What do you think the girls get out of their community service?

“The girls feel called to serve their human brothers and sisters and seethat we are all a family. I hope they see that joy bubbles up even inplaces of hardship and struggle, and that is God’s presence. I alsohope students leave these experiences feeling empowered to changethe world and use their lives to make a difference.”

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Kaitlynn O’Leary ’11. “It isn’t just after-school communityservice; it is a faith-based experience that we all look for-ward to. Opening and closing in prayer lets us enrich ourfaith while strengthening the bonds with our peers.”

“Campus Ministry activities are a lot of fun, and I thinkthat’s why students love it so much,” says Scott-Lorentz.She explains that she wants to show the students that prayercan be both fun and meaningful and help them recognizethe good God’s presence in their lives. Sometimes she’llhave students just stop by with questions about faith. “It’slike, ‘Great! Let’s talk about it!’” she says. “I feel blessed tobe able to walk with others and help them feel the love ofGod in their lives.”

It’s not just Theology teachers and the Campus Ministrycoordinator who are dedicated to helping the students growspiritually. “I think everyone at NDA is onboard in helpingthe girls on their faith journey,” says Scott-Lorentz. “Wehelp each other know what it is to be a person of faith.”Bartolo agrees. “It’s uplifting to know it’s not just in theol-ogy classes, but other classes, too,” she says. The parentscan tell what a difference this makes. “I see such a sense ofcommunity at NDA, and I think that comes through thespirituality,” Sullivan says.

Something to Build OnThe personal faith formation that NDA helps foster is agift that lasts a lifetime, even if students need time to reallyappreciate it. “Until you sit down and think about it, youdon’t really realize how NDA affected your life and yourfaith,” Barry says. “It was a foundation that was given to usat NDA that helped us grow upon that.”

Hunt couldn’t agree more. “I entered NDA with faith andleft with my faith strengthened,” she says. “The classes,prayer before class started, the manner in which we weretreated and expected to treat others, further confirmed myfaith in Jesus. Much of what I learned in religion classes be-came the basis of how I make choices and decisions in mylife. I know that God is good; God loves me and wants apersonal relationship with me. How incredible is that?”

Called to Serve: Outreach at NDA

“The various activities we offer we hope are genuine opportunities for students toexplore their faith,” says Campus Ministry coordinator Melissa Scott-Lorentz.

Students responded enthusiastically to the annualChristmas Project, bringing in more than 600 toysfor underprivileged children.

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Bartolo thinks personalizing the liturgies and helping thestudents feel like a part of the experience is important. “Wewant them to feel like they can be themselves here,” she says.“It’s trying to connect so they know this is for them per-sonally.” Bartolo sees some of the benefits of this in her the-ology classes; at times students ask to discuss the homily thenext day. She says that after one recent liturgy, she had a girltell her that she doesn’t really listen when she goes to churchwith her parents, but that she does listen here at NDA.

Students’ parents are invited to the monthly liturgies as well.“It’s nice to feel welcome by the school in that way,” says

Susan Curtis P’06 ’11 ’13. “Going to liturgies helps me feelthat my daughters are in the right place.” Ginny Sullivan,whose daughter Molly is a senior, also likes to attend litur-gies when she can. “It’s great to see them all being togetherthrough the Mass,” she says. “The girls take part in theMass, and the more they can take part, the more it hitshome. I think what they’re learning really filters through.”

Bringing Prayer to LifePrayer is also an important part of life at NDA. Studentsbegin each morning with daily prayer over the announce-ments and also learn different ways to pray. “We encouragethem to treat prayer as a personal conversation with God,”says Bartolo. She leads her students in guided mediationand a variety of prayer exercises to help them find types ofprayer that work for them. For example, at the beginning ofthe semester she asked students to list one thing they wantedto learn this year, and she took one idea from each girl’s an-swer and put them all together into a prayer they still say asa group. “I pulled it together, but the thoughts all camefrom them,” she says. “They really liked it.”

Other times, students cometo class and just want tohave time for some quietreflection. It’s momentslike this that really moveBartolo and help her growin her own faith. “That’swhen you know they’restarting to make the connections,” she says. “It’s ex-citing for me to see the openness they have, how they’reready for a spiritual encounter.”

Being an NDA student means you’ll always have someoneto pray with, too. “I especially remember when a favoritegreat aunt of mine was very ill,” says alumna Kristin KeeganHunt ’84. “I was able to turn to the NDA community, askthem for their prayers, and feel comforted by that. Whenmy aunt passed away, the community supported me. I lovedthat they would announce special prayer intentions to thewhole school that morning. It felt great to pray for someoneor someone’s loved one, see them in school, and give themsupport.”

Prayer helped alumna Jane Dever Barry ’76 in different wayduring her time at NDA. “At the end of my sophomoreyear, two girls, seniors in my sister’s class, died in a carcrash,” she says. “It was the first time I’d experienced any-one dying, and it’s hard to make sense of things when you’rethat age. The chapel all of a sudden became to me the placeto go and find peace and pray. I would sneak in there when-ever I needed. It was a great thing to have that.”

Learning how to turn to prayer is a lesson from her time atNDA that’s really stayed with Barry. “Now you look at thetimes you face adversity, and praying really gets you throughit,” she says. “When we were in high school, it was becausea boy wouldn’t call or a tough test, now it’s a medical test orour families.”

Partners in FaithCampus Ministry is another spiritual resource for the stu-dents. In addition to organizing a variety of service oppor-tunities, the program also provides a place for students togather together and talk about their faith and God. “My fa-vorite part of NDA is the Campus Ministry program,” says

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“It’s special being able to

live out your faith at school.”[ ]sarah connors ’11

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Students are involvedin all aspects of

monthly liturgies.

55% of students (nearly 300young women) committed toparticipate in Campus Ministryevents and outreach during the2009–2010 school year.

Throughout my four years at Notre Dame Acad-emy, I have grown in many ways, most notably infaith. Coming into NDA, I attended Mass regu-larly, but I never really paid close attention to thereadings or the homily. Then, in Theology classfreshman year, we studied the Bible and the typeof writing found in each book. This made it eas-ier to read the Bible because I understood what Iwas reading. At the same time, I found that I gotmore out of the readings and homilies at Mass.

Now, I read the Bible for inspiration or help when I’m faced withdifficult situations. However, some situations, such as the im-mediate and unexpected death of a family member and that ofa friend, test faith. I realized that it is okay to lose or test one’sfaith from time to time, and if one goes back to it, faith is evenstronger than before.

During my sophomore year, I was also part of my local CatholicYouth Ministry group, doing various community service projects

and eventually traveling down to Louisville, Ky.,to work with Catholic Charities and Guatemalanimmigrants. Seeing their unswerving faith whenthey had so little inspired me to analyze my ownfaith and attempt to strengthen it. My faith didgrow stronger upon my return from Louisville,and I began to regularly serve my parish as aEucharistic minister.

Finally, I participated in the FOCUS retreat myjunior year and listened to peoples’ stories. Hearing about otherpeoples’ tests of faith, I realized that no matter how large an ob-stacle is, anything is possible with the right amount of faith.

Molly Sullivan is a senior at Notre Dame Academy. She takes partin the Heritage Club and Harvard Model Congress, and she isthe president of the Model United Nations club. Additionally, sheis a SHINE tutor and president of the French Language HonorsSociety.

It’s been more than 40 years since my journeyfirst began at Notre Dame Academy. In additionto plenty of fond memories, my time at theschool left me with a very special gift that con-tinues to guide me through life: faith. As I reflecton my experience at NDA, I realize how I wasguided in my personal spiritual development andhow it has impacted my life since.

During my NDA years, faith formation for mewent beyond formal religion classes. It encom-passed many facets of life at the school: dailyprayer, liturgies, service to others, the spiritual ex-ample of faculty and staff, Sodality, and more. The way thewhole day tied together in a package—the people, symbols, goalsand learning experiences—meant more to me than each of theindividual pieces.

One spiritual message that really came through in all this wasthe idea that God is love. I especially learned this through thewitness of the teaching staff, both religious and lay. Just by show-ing up day after day, each teacher, in her own style, gave witnessto God’s love.

I also experienced such joy in the prayer life at NDA. Beginningeach morning with prayer set the tone for the day, showing thatwe were a community of young women standing before Godand entrusting our work to Him. Even if there were times whensome of us were not totally engaged in the morning prayer, weinstinctively knew who we were as a community of believers andhow our day would be guided by faith.

In the same way, I always waited with great anticipation for litur-gies. Indeed, the celebrations at NDA gave me a lifelong love forliturgy. During those years the entire school worshiped in thechapel. Mass was not just about showing up but getting ready forit. I remember with great fondness the Psalter (or chant book)that Sr. Anna Louise used to help us prepare for Mass. Sister’ssheer enthusiasm and love when teaching chants and hymnsspoke volumes.

I was a member of the NDA Sodality as well.Through this experience, I not only developed agreater devotion to Mary but also had manychances to live out the message of her Son. Themeaningful opportunities for outreach in this set-ting were a powerful experience for me and in-spired me to reach out to others less fortunatethan myself. This aspect of my spiritual develop-ment continues to be a significant part of my life,and it has helped drive me to try to make theworld a better place.

I believe that the seeds of faith planted by myparents were well-nourished during my four years at NDA, andmy faith has helped me to survive many personally difficult timessince. It enabled me to discern a call to work for the Church,putting trust in God and leaving behind a bigger salary to answerthat call. With the strong foundation in faith I built at NDA, Iwas well-prepared to direct a religious education program andthen to be a strong Catholic school teacher, a good parent, anda socially responsible human being.

My spirituality, how I live in the world as a person of faith, wassignificantly influenced by my experiences at NDA and the re-lationships I built there. During my time at the school I felt safe,loved and genuinely welcomed. In that environment, I could ex-press my faith without adversity, and I was able to develop a spe-cial friendship with my fellow students that allowed us togenuinely share our faith and love for the Lord.

Today, as a woman of faith, I am able to be sensitive to the needsof others, be a witness of faith to others, act responsibly in theworld and rely on my faith to carry me through trying times.Notre Dame Academy was most instrumental in helping me tobecome the person God created me to be. For me, that is a mostprecious gift!

Julie Nesbitt Valiton ’69 is proudly named after Sr. Julie (Immac-ulata) Adams and Saint Julie Billiart. She is the mother of StaffSgt. Jonathan Valiton and Cynthia Potenza, wife of Brian, and sheteaches first grade at St. Agnes School in Arlington, Mass.


Essays

An alumna and two graduating seniors reflect on how their time

at NDA helped them build a foundation in faith.

Before I attended Notre Dame Academy, my faithsimply consisted of believing in God and attend-ing church. It didn’t go much past that, but fouryears at a school that prides itself on faith, char-acter and scholarship have helped me develop myfaith tremendously.

I’ve found that the faith-forming opportunities atNDA are endless. I’ve taken part in numerous re-treats, religion classes, and outreach programs,and from each I have taken away a new outlookon life. These activities have also helped me feelconnected to my peers and strengthened my per-sonal relationship with God.

Retreats have meant a lot to me during my years at NDA. Theyare thought-provoking, relaxing, and heart-warming experiences,and I will never forget them. The unity of my class is always in-tensified at retreats, and this has helped us become a more con-nected community.

My religion classes give me a better understanding of my ownfaith and the world around me each and every day. I choose toshare my faith with others through service because my religionclasses have inspired me to get involved. In these classes, I’velearned that I can make a difference in the world and that myfaith will guide me along the way.

With this desire to serve, I have become extremelyinvolved in outreach through Campus Ministryat NDA. This program has given me countlessopportunities to serve my community in differ-ent ways.

Elder Services in Cohasset and Carolina Hill, ahomeless shelter in Marshfield, are two outreachprograms that have taught me compassion, pa-tience and love, which are lessons that I couldn’thave learned just sitting in a classroom. Everytime we walk into Carolina Hill or Elder Serviceswith our plaid kilts and white polo shirts, we are

greeted with smiles and excitement. This image is a driving fac-tor behind my faith, and with each smile I am reminded that Godis with me every time I volunteer.

My experiences with retreats, religion classes, and campus min-istry are all invaluable to me, and they have been key factors infinding the college that is right for me. Quite frankly, I’m notready to give up these faith-based activities, and I want to go toa school that has a strong spiritual community like NDA. NotreDame Academy has been an ideal environment for forming myfaith, and for that I will be forever grateful.

Kristen Kennedy is an editor of the school newspaper,TheMedallion,and was co-captain of the varsity volleyball team in the fall. Kristenis also involved in the Campus Ministry program at Notre DameAcademy.

SpiritualBeginnings

Molly sullivan ’10

Kristen kennedy ’10

Julie Nesbitt Valiton ’69

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Gala SuccessTorrential rainstorms couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm at the Out of the Blue Gala on March 13. Nearly 350 alumnae,parents, and friends were entertained by master of ceremonies Adrienne Cote ’74, particularly when she revived her role as“Sister” from Late Nite Catechism as she conducted the live auction, helping bring the Gala totals to just over $100,000.Student performers included harpist Eva Schrall ’11 and comedienne Molly Morrissey ’11. More details about this spec-tacular evening will follow in the summer issue. Special thanks to our planning committee as well as Committee Chairs JaneDever Barry ’76 and Doug Farrington P’11.

Advancing NDA

The envelopes arrive sporadically, official documentswritten in legalese, but the emotion behind the stiltedlanguage of there-ofs and here-tos is real. Some comefrom alumnae; the most recent from a distant cousin ofa former faculty member. All signify a deep affinity for NotreDame Academy, but they leave NDAwith no opportunity topersonally express thanks. These letters are bequests.

“Bequests can be life-changing for an institution likes ours,”says Sister Barbara A. Barry, SNDdeN ’69, the Academy pres-ident. “Our most recent building project wouldn’t have beenpossible without the initial studies and site plans that we wereable to begin thanks to a gift left in an alumna’s will.”

Earlier bequests helped build NDA’s endowment andfunded scholarships. The most recent gift – given anony-mously by a distant relative of Sister Ellen Mary Hickey, aTheology teacher in the early 1980s – provides financial aidfor students from Quincy.

Director of Institutional Advancement Lynn Page Flaherty ex-plains, “For many people, a planned gift, usually in the formof a bequest, is the most significant charitable gift she will everbe able to make.” She adds that few people enjoy talkingabout their wills, so it makes for a quiet type of giving.

Sometimes the idea of a “planned gift” can be intimidating,says Flaherty. “But it’s really quite simple. Many of us don’thave the means to make the type of charitable gifts we mightlike. We might be concerned about paying for college tu-ition first or meeting our needs after retirement. But by mak-ing a planned gift, we’re able to make an impact when we nolonger need those funds ourselves.”

A planned gift is a stated intention to give a gift at a futuretime. While many people simply add this intention to theirwill, others might add NDA as the beneficiary of an insur-ance policy or retirement plan, or work with their financialadvisors to create a trust.

What’s critical, says Flaherty, “is to have conversations aheadof time to make certain that a donor’s wishes are properly car-ried out. No matter the vehicle used, we want to be certainthat the school will be able to fulfill the donor’s expectations.”

For some families, a planned gift is the best way toensure that an endowment fund goal is met, in theevent that they are no longer able to make annual gifts

toward that purpose.

Flaherty points out that it’s also important to make certainthat the type of gift is one NDA is able to accept. Gifts ofreal property (e.g. real estate, artwork, furniture) must be re-viewed by a committee and cannot be accepted if they wouldcreate an undue burden on the school.

Advance notice of a gift, even with an unspecified amount,gives advantages to both NDA and the donor. “Not onlycan we know that we’re working toward even greater finan-cial stability for the school, but we can also help a donor seeif there are any current financial benefits this gift might allowthem to explore,” explains Flaherty.

To help facilitate those sometimes difficult conversationsabout estate plans, this summer NDA’s Advancement Of-fice will launch greater efforts to promote the McAndrewSociety, which honors those who have made Notre DameAcademy part of their legacy through a planned gift. Thesociety was named in honor of Madeline McAndrew ’26,one of three sisters to graduate from the Fenway academy,whose bequest was one of the largest gifts in school history.

Membership in the McAndrew Society can be mutually ben-eficial. “Not only does it give NDA the promise of futuresupport, but it also allows the donor flexibility to update herplans as circumstances change,” says Flaherty. “The pro-grams we will offer will give members a chance to learn moreabout NDA today and educate themselves about financialplanning options beyond what they can do for the school.”

“We want to meet the McAndrew Society members that arealready out there and encourage others to enroll,” Flahertyadds. “Planned gifts make such an impact on a school likeours, and we want those individuals to have the chance toknow they are really making a difference.”

If you have included NDA in your estate plans, or if you wouldlike to learn more about the options that may be available toyou, please contact Lynn Page Flaherty at 781.749.5930,ext. 246 or [email protected].

Planning Futurefor the

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save the date18th annual golf tournamentMonday, June 7, 2010Indian Pond Country Club | Kingston, MA1:30 p.m. Shotgun StartReception & Auction to follow

Co-Chairs

Megan Tonderys Bearce ’74 P’03 ’06Bill Bearce P’03 ’06

support for scholarshipsAlumnae, parents, and friends presented scholarships to a number ofstudents at the annual Christmas liturgy. Donors and recipients thengathered for a special reception in the Chapel foyer to celebrate theawards. We are very grateful to all of our donors who help make anNDA education possible for so many students.

Photo 1: Ed and Annemarie Clancy met Olivia Bulger ’13, Emily Liddell ’11, andChristine Higgins ’11, recipients of the Colleen Clancy Memorial Scholarship.

Photo 2: Mary Ganley Montanari ’71 established the Paul and Helen GanleyScholarship in honor of her parents. Kyra Pellant ’12 was this year’s recipient.

Photo 3: Kara Dunford ’09 presented the first Class of 2009 Scholarship to AbigailBaragwanath ’12.

Photo 4: Brianna Lawless ’11 received the Meade-O’Connor-Holt Scholarship.Nancy Holt ’87 and Katherine Holt presented the award.

Presenting

Beth & Joe Donahue P’11Carolyn & Peter S. LynchKitty & Timothy Pinch P’02 ’07 ’12

Gold

David & Michele Joy P’07 ’09

Blue

UHY Advisors NE LLC

Plaid

Allergy & Asthma Associates/Dr. John Costa P’12Rashaun & Andrea MartinRobin McCarthy Pelissier ’77Dianne & Thomas Reilly P’98 ’00 ’09

Benefactors

Ann & Michael Bevilacqua P’08Mary & Brian Blanchette P’13Lauren & Jack Concannon P’13Margaret ’81 and Michael Norton P’12

out of the blue gala sponsors

The 2010 Gala took place as this issue of vita! wentinto production. Please watch for a full wrap-up inour summer edition.


Please plan to join us for this special day andevening. Golfer and sponsorship packages are stillavailable. Tournament proceeds benefit the NDAAnnual Fund and the Laura Guidoboni ’10Scholarship Fund. Visit www.ndahingham.com orcall 781.740.5930, ext. 248 for more information.

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Classnotes


1942class agentElizabeth McCarty Grimes

1944class agentEleanor Hannigan McKinnon

1945OIA Note: We regret to inform youof the death of Joan Kelliher Pupa’48R, sister of Laurette KelliherScanlan ’45R.

1946OIA Note: Our condolences toAnn Kelliher Graham ’46R on thedeath of her sister Joan KelliherPupa ’48R.

1947class agentsSheila Heffernan ClarkJanet LaPoint Manning

1948class agentConstance Kearney [email protected]

1949class agentPatricia O’Neal Schmitt

1950class agentJoanne Roland [email protected]

Class Agent Joanne Roland Mc-Carthy writes that the Class of1950 has two gatherings plannedthis spring to celebrate Reunion.The first reunion will be theGolden Alumnae Luncheon, heldat NDA on Saturday, May 1. Thesecond gathering is a luncheon onMay 25 at Woodland Country Clubin Newton. She writes, “Togetherwe should have a wonderful time.We were so fortunate to receivethe excellent education at NotreDame. Come and re-establish con-tacts with classmates of 1950!”

1951class agentRosemary McGee

1952class agentPosition Available

1953class agent - granbystreetRita Greene Sullivan

class agent - roxburyGloria Spriano O’Connor

1954class agentCarolyn Nash [email protected]

1955class agentsAnne Clancy Botsch

Sheila Sullivan [email protected]

1956class agentsBarbara Gilboy [email protected]

Carol Wynne [email protected]

Maureen Murphy [email protected]

Barbara London [email protected]

Virginia Burchill Shannon

1957class agentPatricia Fagan [email protected]

1958class agentsMary Pat Kelly BartschAnne Reardon GildeaAdele Chapman Urbsas

1959class agentCarole Ponzo [email protected]

OIA Note: We regret to inform youof the death of Dorothy CartyForrest Shannon ’57R, sister ofJean Carty Lifford.

1960class agentAnne Madden [email protected]

Janice Jennette Giambanco is theproud mother of six children andthe grandmother of 16. She is stilloperating a daycare facility in herhome in Westwood, but she looksforward to retirement next year.

1961class agentsMary McGivern [email protected]

Mary Gillen [email protected]

1962class agentSally Burns DiZinno

1963class agentSandra Wysong [email protected]

1964class agentsCarolyn Combie [email protected]

Patricia Golding [email protected]

Karen Mulloney Rattin

Maureen [email protected]

1965class agentMary Mulvoy [email protected]

OIA Note: We enjoyed a lovely visitwithMary Mulvoy Lofty—enrouteto visit her grandson—in February.She’s looking forward to seeing allof you at Reunion in May!

1966class agentsCatherine [email protected]

Mary Ann Stanford [email protected]

1967class agentAdele [email protected]


1969class agentJulie Nesbitt [email protected]

Janet Keefe Parnes, an etiquetteconsultant trained and certified bythe Protocol School of Washing-ton, was a guest speaker at NDA’sfall networking reception inBoston. Janet provided alumnaenetworking tips and advice on howto make the most of your connec-tions. Janet also serves as a mem-ber of the Out of the Blue Galaplanning committee.

1970class agentMary Barry


1972class agentsJane Malloy [email protected]

Katherine [email protected]

1973class agentsDenise Murphy Cargill

Judith [email protected]

Brenda McHugh [email protected]

1974class agentsMegan Tonderys [email protected]

Joanne Knasas [email protected]

Megan Tonderys Bearce anddaughters Caitlin ’03 and Hannah’06 completed the Marine CorpsMarathon in Washington, D.C., onOctober 25, 2009.

Adrienne Cote served as masterof ceremonies for this year’s Outof the Blue Gala.

1975class agentsKerry Gilmore [email protected]

Paula Carroll [email protected]

Maria Gillis Reed

Maureen [email protected]

OIA Note: We regret to inform youof the death of Brendan Burke, sonof Kerry Gilmore Burke. Brendanwas killed in a car accident onFebruary 5. Please keep theGilmore and Burke families inyour thoughts and prayers.

1976class agentsJane Dever [email protected]

Mary Beth [email protected]

Jane Dever Barry recently accepteda position at TD Bank in Braintreewhere she serves as Store Man-ager, responsible for managingday-to-day operations at thebranch. Jane is also co-chair ofNDA’s Out of the Blue Gala.

Donna Oliva Greco has written inwith some sad family news. Her fa-ther Joseph Oliva passed away onAugust 2, 2009. She notes: “Hewas a wonderful dad, friend, andadvisor, and I was truly blessed tobe his daughter. He made manysacrifices to provide me with thefinest education, beginning here atNotre Dame Academy.” Pleasekeep Donna and her entire familyin your prayers at this difficult time.

1977class agentsSusan Dever [email protected]

Patricia Malone [email protected]

Susan Dever Marriner writes thatshe and several classmates re-cently celebrated a “milestonebirthday” over dinner.

1978class agentDianne [email protected]

1979class agentsMary Hayes [email protected]

Rita McNulty [email protected]

1980class agentsJanice Hayes [email protected]

Michelle [email protected]

Shelagh Foley [email protected]

Cheryl Vozzella Keller and her

family, including husband Jim,daughter Phoebe (13), and sonPeter (9), just returned from a six-month stay in Peru. Jim directed amicro-finance organization inPeru’s second-largest city, Trujillo,while Cheryl assisted the PeruMission team with a strategicplanning project. Peru Mission isa Christian community develop-ment organization focusing onnorthern Peru.

1981class agentsMary Sullivan Butler

Mary McHugh [email protected]

Lauren Murphy [email protected]

1982class agentMaureen Feeley [email protected]

1983class agentsLinda [email protected]

Diane O’Brien [email protected]

Jeanne [email protected]

1984class agentsJill Flaherty [email protected]

Jennifer McDermott [email protected]

OIA Note: We regret to inform youof the death of Dorothy CartyForrest Shannon ’57R, mother ofKathleen Forrest Regan.

1985class agentsNancy Stolfa [email protected]

Jennifer Clary [email protected]

After 20 years working in variousfinance roles around the globe atGE, Nancy Stolfa Loewe hasmoved on and now works for Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo. She andher family have relocated to Dallas,Texas, but she looks forward to

returning to Hingham this springfor the 25th Reunion.

OIA Note: Our condolences toLauren Forrest on the recent deathof her mother, Dorothy CartyForrest Shannon ’57R.

1986class agentsKathryn McConville [email protected]

Ellen Sullivan [email protected]

Mary Furlong [email protected]

Kara Sullivan [email protected]

1987class agentPatricia Hart [email protected]

1988class agentsAmy Graham [email protected]

M. Kate Hartford [email protected]

Cheryl Rosa is a research biologistand wildlife veterinarian at the Uni-versity of Alaska. Cheryl works withthe Inupiaq whaling crews and isstudying the bowhead whale andways to determine their age—many are thought to be nearly 100years old! This story was featuredon the show Inside on the NationalGeographic Channel in October.

1989class agentsEileen DeGraan [email protected]

Ann Furlong [email protected]

Colleen Knight [email protected]

1990class agentBeth Bernier [email protected]

Megan Tonderys Bearce ’74with daughters Caitlin ’03, andHannah ’06 before the MarineCorps Marathon.

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1991class agentsRobin Sullivan [email protected]

Kathryn Sullivan [email protected]

Shelagh Foley O’[email protected]

Tabitha LaFarge [email protected]

Cheryl Arlanson [email protected]

1992class agentsKathleen Devin [email protected]

Kendra LaFauci [email protected]

Amy [email protected]

Therese Santoro [email protected]

Christine Coleman Heshion is acivil litigation attorney with the firmof Melick, Porter & Shea, LLP. Afterpracticing in a small firm on theSouth Shore for almost four years,Christine decided to return to prac-ticing law in Boston. Her husband,Eric, has an accounting practice inHingham. Recently the couple en-joyed trips to Puerto Rico, Jamaica,and Florida and look forward tomore traveling in 2010. Christineand her husband reside in Halifaxwith their yellow lab, Bailey.

1993class agentsAmanda Condon [email protected]

Nicole Anderson [email protected]

Erica Rettman Welch

Allison Shea Wolosz is back inschool as a veterinary student atthe University of Pennsylvania. Sheand her husband split their timebetween their residences inPhiladelphia and the North End inBoston. She spent last summer inBotswana working with local vets,and she was able to travel aroundthat country and the northern partof South Africa with her husband.They had an unforgettable experi-ence there and would highly recom-mend the area to anyone lookingfor an amazing vacation. Don’tmiss her photo with an orphanedcheetah (above)!

1994class agentsErin Wall [email protected]

Jennifer Mackin [email protected]

Amy Madden Murphy and her hus-band, Dave, welcomed their thirdson, Cash Lincoln, on September2, 2009. He joins his two olderbrothers Jackson (6) and Grant(4). The Murphy family currentlyresides in Quincy.

Allison Landry Juba and herhusband, Scott, welcomed theirsecond child, Elizabeth Rose, onOctober 4, 2009. Big sister Kather-ine (3) was very excited to get ababy sister! Kristen Landry ’88 isthe girls’ aunt.

Emily Hartnett Norman works as aspecial education teacher in an in-tegrated preschool for the ScituatePublic Schools. She received hermaster’s degree in special educa-tion from Fitchburg State Collegein 2007. Emily currently resides inPembroke with her husband andthree boys, Liam (6), Patrick (4),and Brendan (2).

Maureen Kelly was married to TimBurgess on October 16, 2009, inNewport, R.I., at Jesus SaviourChurch. A reception followed atOcean Cliff Resort. Ten NDAalumnae were in attendance at thewedding, including six 1994 class-mates who were in the weddingparty: bridesmaids ClairePaglierani Banks, Sheila ElledgeCourtney,Meg Slattery Kara, TriciaHurley, Amy Madden Murphy, andmatron of honor Christine McDon-nell Smoragiewicz. Other atten-dees were Carolyn Launie ’00,

Shauna Sanson ’00, Amy Foy ’00,andMeredith McCormack ’00.

Megan Kiniry was married to BrianMacCurtain on September 25,2009, at Holy Family Church inDuxbury. A reception followed atIndian Pond Country Club inKingston. Nancy Quinlan was oneof Megan’s bridesmaids. The cou-ple enjoyed a honeymoon in Arubaand currently reside in Dedham.Megan is employed as an eventplanner at Straumann, LLC inAndover.

1995class agentsElizabeth Banker [email protected]

Jennifer Howley D’[email protected]

Marianne [email protected]

Nicole Palermo Rooney

Carine Cachecho Berner and herhusband, Kevin, welcomed theirson Cameron Riad on October 29,2009. Cameron weighed in at 6pounds, 11 ounces, and measured19 inches long.


1996class agentsKara [email protected]

Megan [email protected]

Gina [email protected]

Heather [email protected]

Luiza Nana [email protected]

Adrienne Fowkes [email protected]

Jennifer [email protected]

Meghan Field has been happily liv-ing in London with her husbandfor the last four years. The couplemarried in southern Spain in Sep-tember 2008—and she reportsthat the location was not too faraway from where she went on theNDA trip to Mijas! On June 25,2009, her son Mateo Rodney Dru-enfield was born. Meghan nowworks as Domestic Violence Coor-

dinator for the London borough ofKensington and Chelsea. Busyplanning the family’s summer holi-days to New Zealand and Aus-tralia, Meghan also plans to returnto Boston for three weeks this Au-gust and would love to catch upwith her classmates while home!

Katie Kennedy McLean and herhusband, Kevin, are overjoyed withthe birth of their new daughter,Madeline Anne McLean. Madeline,born on May 10, 2009, weighed inat 9 pounds, 12 ounces, and meas-ured 21 inches long. She joins bigsister Morgan (4) in the McLeanhousehold. Katie reports thateveryone is “happy, healthy, andvery blessed!”

1997class agentsColleen [email protected]

Elizabeth Condon [email protected]

Erin [email protected]

Jennifer Cellucci Edgar and her

husband, Bob, welcomed LukeMatthew to their family on Decem-ber 4, 2009. He was 8 pounds, 2ounces, and 22 inches long, andjoins big brother Jake (2). Jen andher family now reside in Hanover.

NDA Communications DirectorKathryn Quinn Miller and her hus-band, Ted, became the proud par-ents of John Robert “Jack” Milleron February 23. Katie and her fam-ily currently reside in Weymouth.

1998class agentsCourtney [email protected]

Lindsay [email protected]

Claire [email protected]

Allison Quinn [email protected]

Lindsay [email protected]

Nicki Reilly Disch and husband,Peter, certainly had an excitingstart to the new year! At 3:35 a.m.on New Year’s Day, their daughterLucy Jeanne entered the world.Lucy weighed in at 8 pounds, 8ounces, and was 20.5 inches long.The Disch family now lives inHanover.

Emily Gibbons Brems and hus-band, Terence, announce the birthof their daughter, Marissa Noelle,on December 1, 2009. LittleMarissa weighed in at 6 pounds,10 ounces, and measured 19inches long.

Julie Doherty completed the BAAHalf Marathon in October with atime of 1:28.03. Coach Rick Katesreports that she finished her col-lege career at Bentley College asNE-10 Cross Country Champion,NCAA Northeast Regional Cham-pion, Cross Country Runner of theYear, and was an NCAA Track &Field qualifier at 5000 meters.

Allison Quinn Guido is being hon-ored by Cape and Plymouth Busi-ness Magazine as one of their“40 under 40.” This award honorsdistinguished business peopleunder the age of 40 who excel intheir industry and show dynamicleadership. In addition to beingprofiled in February’s edition of themagazine, recipients will be hon-ored at an awards ceremony thisJune in Plymouth.

1999class agentsJennifer [email protected]

Amanda [email protected]

Kristen [email protected]

Caitlin Fowkes [email protected]

Ashley Taylor [email protected]

1. Cameron Riad, son of CarineCachecho Berner ’95.

2. Elizabeth Rose with big sisterKatherine, daughters of AllisonLandry Juba ’94.

3. Allison Shea Wolosz ’93 givesassistance to an orphanedcheetah in Botswana.

4. Maureen Kelly Burgess ’94 withfellow NDA alumnae at herwedding.

5. Megan Kiniry MacCurtain ’94cutting her wedding cake withnew husband Brian.

6.Marissa Noelle, daughter ofEmily Gibbons Brems ’98.

Lucy Jeanne, daughter of NickiReilly Disch ’98, enjoying hernew NDA bib.

Madeline Anne and Morgan,daughters of Katie KennedyMcLean ’96.

Luke Matthew and big brotherJake, sons of Jennifer CellucciEdgar ’97.

alumnae association board ofdirectors cookie swap

Members of the Alumnae Association Boardof Directors at their Christmas Cookie Swap

gathering, hosted by Kelly Manning Collins ’95.Board members chose to “adopt” two needyfamilies for the Christmas season through the

Department of Children and Families.

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2006class agentsMeagan [email protected]

Molly [email protected]

Alyssa [email protected]

Hannah Bearce, along with sisterCaitlin ’03 and momMegan Ton-derys Bearce ’74, completed theMarine Corps Marathon in Wash-ington, D.C., on October 25, 2009.

Maggie Pilczak is scheduled tograduate from Harvard on May 27,2010, with a degree in chemicaland physical biology. During thesummer of 2009, Maggie com-pleted an internship for the Ge-netic Alliance in Washington, D.C.,and she recently accepted a posi-tion as a 2010 Teach for Americacorps member. In June, Maggiewill leave for Phoenix, Ariz., whereshe will work to close the achieve-ment gap as a high school scienceteacher. Interested in pediatrics,she plans to enter medical schoolafter her two years with Teach forAmerica.

Lindsey Hoffman is in her senioryear at the University of Missouri-Columbia and anchors the morn-ing news breaks for KOMU 8 Newsduring NBC’s Today Show. Visithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afTc6nygf5U to check out a clipfrom the show.

Courtney Lauriamoved to Califor-nia a year and a half ago to study atthe Fashion Institute of Design andMerchandising in Los Angeles. Sheis currently living in Hollywood andis employed at Wenner Media,which publishes Us Weekly, RollingStone, andMen’s Journal. In addi-tion, she did fall fashion modelingon L.A.’s news channel KTLA.

Alyssa Broderick is a senior at Trin-ity College, finishing up her majorsin International Relations andHuman Rights Studies. She is cur-rently interning at Lawyers WithoutBorders. Last year, she spent sixmonths in South Africa studying atthe University of Cape Town andvolunteering with children in one ofthe townships there. As part of hercourse of study, she concentratedon South African apartheid. Alyssawas able to have a very different ex-

perience from a typical Europeansemester abroad, and she traveledthroughout southern Africa duringher time there. Over Christmasbreak, she was able to return andvisit with friends while enjoying thesunshine of the South African sum-mertime. She has applied to sev-eral programs to pursue a master’sdegree in Human Rights.

Chandra Sandersmoved to Indi-anapolis, Ind., two years ago andloves it! She is currently studyingat Indiana University.

Alyssa Williams hosted a Christ-mas party over winter break andwas able to visit with classmatesJoy Ready, Theresa Sullivan, KrissyLebeau, Ellen Zyrkowski, ChrissyCotter, Stephanie Tetreault,Christina Crespi, and Taylor Hoff.

OIA Note: Our condolences toAnnaliese Sylvester on the recentdeath of her father Ray.

2007class agentsMaura [email protected]

Molly [email protected]

Mary Kate [email protected]

Fiona [email protected]

2008class agentsBrittany [email protected]

Hilary [email protected]

Margaret [email protected]

Joanna [email protected]

Hilary Ippolito was honored byLoyola University (Md.) for hercontributions in the areas of lead-ership and service. A select num-ber of students were recognized ata ceremony in September 2009.

2009class agentsMolly [email protected]

Maggie [email protected]

Kara [email protected]

Hailey Chalhoub, a freshman Neu-roscience major at Stonehill Col-lege, participated in the college’salternative spring break program.She traveled to the Dominican Re-public with a team of 20 studentsfor 10 days to assist at a centerthat serves children in need.

Maggie Holland is living in therural community of Mandacaruoutside the municipality of Can-sancao in Bahia, Brazil. She isworking with an organizationnamed Humana People to People

on a program called ChildAid. Thisprogram is designed to be a 5-yeardevelopment plan, and its goal isto mobilize families and give themthe resources to provide for theirchildren in the future. Althoughshe misses everyone at home verymuch, Maggie is enjoying her ex-perience and cannot wait to helpthese families.

OIA Note: Please keep the familyofMolly Burke in your thoughtsupon the recent death of herbrother Brendan.


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2000class agentsHayley [email protected]

Meghan [email protected]

Carolyn [email protected]

Courtney [email protected]

Jennifer Dahlen was married toDon Chaplin in San Diego, Calif.,where she has resided for twoyears. On June 28, 2009, the Chap-lins welcomed a baby girl namedRiley Paige to their family.

2001class agentAlyssa [email protected]

Allie McGann was married to TomCampbell on December 5, 2009,at the Wequassett Inn in Chatham.Classmates Laura Bartlett, KellyGibson, Hilary Habershaw, andStacy DeGabriele were all inattendance.

Nicole Beausejour and KevinNoyes were married on June 20,2009, at the Church of the Resur-rection in Hingham. Nicole is agraduate of Assumption Collegeand was employed by HinghamPublic Schools. The couple is nowliving in Summit, N.J.

Kathleen Szymczyk was recently

hired at Miss Porter’s School inFarmington, Conn., as a musicteacher. She currently lives oncampus and is teaching a few mas-ter’s classes in vocal performanceat The Bushnell in Hartford. Kath-leen graduated in May 2009 fromBoston University with a master’sdegree in music education. She isapplying to schools in Connecticutin order to earn her doctorate ineducational leadership.

2002class agentsErin [email protected]

Jillian [email protected]

Lindsay Aylesworth was just se-lected as a Fulbright Scholar. Shewill use her Fulbright scholarshipto study marine environmentalissues in Brazil.

2003class agentMeredith [email protected]

Carolyn Wood is about to leavefor her second assignment inAfghanistan as an aviation naviga-tor. She was part of the ROTC atRensselaer Polytechnic Institutewhere she studied engineering.

Caitlin Bearce, her sister Hannah’06, and her momMegan Ton-derys Bearce ’74 completed theMarine Corps Marathon in Wash-ington, D.C., on October 25, 2009.

Moira Brady graduated from theBoston College School of Theologyand Ministry with an M.A. in Pas-toral Ministry last May. She is cur-rently working at St. Eulalia Parishin Winchester as a pastoral associ-ate. In December, she got engagedto her high school (and childhood)sweetheart Sean Dowd of Brain-tree. They are looking forward toplanning their upcoming wedding!

Caitlin Dixon became engaged toChristopher Ward in September2009, and together they are plan-ning a September 2011 wedding.Caitlin and Christopher met whilestudents at the University of NewHampshire. Wedding participantswill include Caitlin’s sister andmaid of honor,Michelle ’06, andbridesmaids Jennifer Cadigan andAlexandra Taub Rippy.

Sara Leigh Murphy recently becameengaged to Jim MacDonald of Guil-ford, Conn. The couple met at theUniversity of Richmond and will bemarried on October 30, 2010, inHingham. Sara’s cousinMollyEnglish ’06 will be a bridesmaid.

Jacquelyn Olen is currently workingin the human resources depart-ment as a Senior Assistant andPatient Observer Coordinator forPartners Health Care at Mass Gen-eral Hospital. In January, she gotengaged to Dennis Finnegan ofWeymouth. They are planning aSeptember 2010 wedding. Jacque-lyn and Dennis also spent six weekslast summer taking a “once in alifetime” cross-country road trip.

2004class agentsJill O’[email protected]

Meaghan [email protected]

2005class agentsKatelyn D’[email protected]

Kristina [email protected]

Amy [email protected]

Colleen Schmitt graduated fromthe School of Nursing at the Uni-versity of Vermont in 2009. Thiswill be her fifth year living in thebeautiful city of Burlington, whereshe takes every opportunity toenjoy the great outdoors. Colleencurrently works as a psychiatricnurse at Fletcher Allen Hospital.

1. Allie McGann Campbell ’01 with class-mates at her wedding reception.

2. Jennifer Dahlen Chaplin ’00 with hus-band Don and daughter Riley Paige.

3. Classmates from the Class of 2006at a Christmas party hosted by AlyssaWilliams.

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young alumnae reunions

Young alumnae from the Classes of 1994,1999, and 2004 celebrated Reunions

over Thanksgiving Weekend.

2009 yearbook party

In January, the Class of 2009 gatheredfor a yearbook party and enjoyed NDA’s(in)famous Otis Spunkmeyer cookies

while reconnecting with friends.

Reunion 2010April 30

Class of 1960 – 50th Reunion Day at NDA

May 1

Reunion 2010 for the Classes of 1930, 1935,1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975,1980, 1985 and 1990

November 27

Young Alumnae Reunions for the Classes of1995, 2000, and 2005

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InMemoriam

MissionNotre Dame Academy is a vibrant, Catholic, college-preparatory learning community, sponsored by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. TheAcademy guides young women in their personal faith formation, challenges students to pursue academic excellence, and encourages socialresponsibility on behalf of global justice.

In support of this mission, vita! magazine communicates through its pages the newsworthy activities of members of the NDA community. vita!is published three times a year for alumnae, parents, faculty, staff, and friends of the Academy. The word “vita” comes from the school motto:Dux, Lux, Via, Veritas, Vita – Christ is our Leader, Light, Way, Truth, and Life.

Listings reflect notifications received by the Office of InstitutionalAdvancement through February 19, 2010. In order to accommodateall listings, we are able to include only basic family, educational, andprofessional information for alumnae obituaries. Our Friends andFamily section lists only immediate family members of our currentstudents, faculty, and staff. We will continue to publish updates on thefamilies of alumnae in the Class Notes section of vita! and the Intentionssection of the Alumnae E-Newsletter. Should you wish to have a class-mate or family member remembered, please contact Sarah Dowdenat 781.749.5930, ext. 247 or at [email protected].

1970sAlice Katherine “Kate” Duffy ’70, a resident of New YorkCity, on September 27, 2009. She attended TrinityCollege and George Washington University. Kate was aneditorial director of the Kensington Publishing Group, aleading publisher of romance fiction, and was previouslyfounding editor of Silhouette Books. She is survived byher mother, brother, and sister.

Family & FriendsDr. Donald Brickley, father of athletic director DonnaBrickley, on February 16.

Eileen Burke, mother of faculty member Michael Kreckie,on February 19.

Mary Himelrick, mother of staff member Paul Himelrick,on October 20, 2009.

Major William T. Hunt, Jr., USAF, father of facultymember Jane Ayer, on December 25, 2009.

Lorraine Maynard, mother of faculty member LindaMuller, on January 3.

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1940sVirginia “Ginny” White ’40G, a resident of Milton andScituate, on December 25, 2009. She was a graduate ofRegis College and held a master’s degree from Framing-ham State College. Ginny worked for many years with theNatick Labs as a nutritionist for the U.S. government.Her sister, Marguerite White Hamel ’43G, passed away inAugust. Ginny is survived by many nieces and nephewsand their families, including Ginny Hamel ’69, JulieHamel Stanton ’69, Joanne Hamel Bonner ’69, BetsyHamel Lussier ’71, and Marguerite Hamel-Nardozzi ’75.

Joan Kelliher Pupa ’48R, a resident of Barefoot Bay, Fla.,and former resident of Milton, Duxbury, and Dennis, onSeptember 5, 2008. She is survived by her husband, twosons, two daughters, and five grandchildren. Joan alsoleaves her sisters, Laurette Kelliher Scanlan ’45R and AnnKelliher Graham ’46R.

1950sDorothy Carty Forrest Shannon ’57R, a resident ofMarshfield and former resident of Dedham, on January 3.She was a math teacher at University of MassachusettsBoston and had previously taught at Scituate High Schooland Marshfield High School. Dorothy leaves her hus-band, son, two daughters, Kathleen Forrest Regan ’84 andLauren Forrest ’85, seven stepchildren, 17 grandchildren,and three siblings, including Jean Carty Lifford ’59R.

by emily walker ’12

The ground forlorn from a winter storm

Acquiesces the beacon of light

From which all life derives from

Buried treasures come to sight

And as your bare feet coolly glide

Across the bed of sand

As myriads of lady-slippers

Are cradled in your hands

The crunches and cracks beneath you

Release all consternation

The ceaseless slope of glistening gold

Assuages trepidation

The sun throws down its arms

Into the moonstone sea

In a ring of endless radiance

Enveloped in your dreams.

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Photo: Charlotte Gillis ’12

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Alumnae Memorial Liturgy

All members of the NDA community are invited to join us for our

annual Memorial Liturgy remembering classmates and friends.

Saturday, May 1 / 4:00 pm / NDA Chapel

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Reunion 2010April 30 – May 1, 2010Enjoy this time to reconnect and reminisce aboutyour NDA days with classmates.April 30: 50th Reunion Day for the Class of 1960May 1: Celebrations for the Classes of’30, ’35, ’40, ’45, ’50, ’55, ’60, ’65,’70, ’75, ’80, ’85, ’90Invitations for Reunion events were mailed to individ-ual classes. For more information, or to register, pleasevisit the alumnae page at www.ndahingham.com.

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