I recently read an article that characterized Catholic schools of the future. In a talk given by Fr. JosephMcShane, president of Fordham University, he articulates five things which will dictate where Catholiceducation is heading in the future. My first reaction was “wow” and my second reaction was “yes”, thisis what we are trying to do at Norwalk Catholic School each and every day. I’d like to share Fr. McShane’sinsights, and how we are impacted and respond at NCS.

1. “The challenges that Catholic education has faced andovercome in the past fifty years will be pale in comparison to thechallenges that it will face in the next fifty years”. All we need to do,is look at the cost to educate each and every year and we realizethe challenges that lie ahead of us. Our economic times have hurtour schools in so many ways. From annual fund giving, to tuitionincreases, to the funding dollars we receive from the state of Ohio.Everything has impacted our school financially in a very big way.However, we continue to fight the battle every day. We must have hope. We must persevere. “Yes” itis hard, but we do it for our youth.

2. “The American Catholic School System” will thrive if only the church recognizes that it is a communityof communities - and that the needs of the various communities that it is called to serve are different”.Here in Norwalk, we have been fortunate to have many parishes step forward and support NCS financiallyand for that we are grateful. The bottom line, however, is that all parishes need to be supportive if weare to be successful. In many ways, we are now a regional system that needs all parishes that send usstudents to help us. Additionally, we need to have active involvement in all parishes by our studentsand families. Bottom line, our parishes and families need to know Catholic Education is a partnershipbetween the parish and NCS. Finally, our bishop needs to continue his commitment of Catholic educationas was evident with the video he made and expected his parishes to play for their congregations lastwinter.

3. “The American Catholic School System will survive and thrive only if it is able to believe in, nurture,and build community-based schools in which ownership is shared by the parish community, the schoolfaculty and parents”. Here in Norwalk we are striving to meet this expectation. NCS became a realitybecause many community leaders had a vision for the future. It is our goal at NCS that our parishes,staff and families realize that all these parties are necessary for our school to be successful and that werely on each other for the success of our school.

4. “Students will come in the door expecting one thing(namely an entrée to a successful professional life) and theywill discover something entirely far richer: They will discovertheir faith”. This truly is what we are about at NCS. This is ourhope and our expectation. As a Catholic school we are aboutbuilding Disciples of Christ. That is what makes us “Differentby Design”.

5. “The American Catholic School System” will thrive only ifit is seen as a great, transcendent and transforming instrumentof both grace and personal enrichment.” I believe the Mission

Welcome to our new development magazine,“Flyer Pride.” This magazine is a joint venturebetween the development office and the alumniassociation. It will blend the features of twopublications, the Mustardseed and the Alumni’sLook-A-Head. This magazine will be publishedquarterly, with a Fall, Winter, Spring and SummerIssue. You will see news from the schools, specialevents and alumni news. We welcome anycomments or story idea you might have. Pleasecontact me at the office (419.668.7223) or emailme at mfair@ncsmail.org. In this fall issue we aregoing to look at how our values are present in ourschool and how they connect to our mission as aCatholic School. The members of our communityare hard working servants of Christ and their voicesare represented in the articles in this magazine. Wehave tried to cover a broad scope of those peopleand those we have not covered will be in laterissues. It is important to the development office tomake sure we celebrate the accomplishments ofour people. There are so many good things thatgo on around our school, we need to do a goodjob of communicating those things to everyonewho will hear us. We hope the content of themagazine not only educates you to who we are,but also inspires you to be a proud and activemember of our community.

Feature Story Pages 4 & 5

Alumni Spotlights Pages 6 & 7

Catholic Identity Pages 8 & 9

School News Page 10 - 16

Development News Page 17

Alumni News Page 18 & 19

Peeking at the Paulites Page 20 & 21

Memorials Page 22

Statement of Norwalk Catholic School which is tiedto our school accreditation answers this final pointexplicitly. Our mission as a school is to:

† Develop Disciples of Christ

† Promote Academic Excellence

† Foster a Respectful Community

Catholic Education is at a crossroads. However,each and every year we are at a crossroads in oneway or another. Will “challenges” continue in thedays and years to come? The answer is yes. It ishowever a challenge that parishes, families andschool can and will meet together. In doing so, weare doing Christ’s work and we are doing it for Hismost precious, His children.

May Christ continue to bless you and ourcommunity each and every day.

There are probably as many points of view regarding what makes a desirable value asthere are political opponents during this political season. What people value, speaksvolumes about them and people with similar values often find themselves drawn to oneanother. At Norwalk Catholic School, we are drawn together by faith and education andalso our common values. Our motto “Work hard, play strong, serve well” serves as abeacon for our school, it’s our way of letting people know, at a glance, what NorwalkCatholic School is all about; what WE value. Who better to ask than some of our seniorfaculty about how they see these values in action on a regular basis.

Working hard is a term that could seem cliché, but it applies directly to what goes on in

our school community each and every day. By instilling a sense of high expectations in

each member of our Norwalk Catholic School Community, the goal is to extract from

each individual their very best. The Faculty and Staff want to be demanding, they want

to push students to excel and to learn to challenge themselves. As a Math Teacher and

Coach, Nancy Miller wants to “create a safe place to be challenged, but also a place

where they know help is there.” Dean of Students and Athletic Director, John Livengood

adds that, “We have high expectations for everyone; there is even peer expectation that

everyone is going to do well. We want everyone to be performing to the best of their

abilities.” That expectation is reinforced weekly with eligibility reports for everyone in

the school. “It shows the students that academics come first and in order to participate

in something extra, they must find a way to balance their academic responsibilities with

their extracurricular activities,” adds 6th Grade Teacher Deb Schlotterer. Students work

hard in our school and that hard works pays off in the long run. Teachers see this as a

reward for the time they put in. “Seeing kids out in the world teaching and giving is

rewarding,” said Band Director Juli Burt. Nancy Miller says she enjoys when, “Kids

come back from college and say that math is easy, that they could show their professor

how to use a calculator.” Having to learn the discipline required to maintain academics

while devoting time to extracurricular activities is another benefit of working hard.

“Students come up to me three or four years later and say ‘it was tough at the time’ but

I appreciate it now’,” states Mr. Livengood. The hope is to prepare students for the

rigors of life. They may not appreciate at the time, but someday they will look back and

be grateful for being pushed.

Walking through the Convocation foyer you can see many examples of Flyers playing

strong. The many trophies in the display case represent that strong play. Beyond the

sports arena playing strong is also taking place in the band room. The hours beyond the

school day needed for a spectacular halftime routine requires the same discipline and

passion that a playoff win requires. Playing strong is not only evident in long runs into

the playoffs, it is evident in the ethical strength and work habits required to be a champion

in every facet of life. To instill strong core values our faculty and staff consider themselves

strong role models. “Everyone learns best by observing how an adult acts and treats a

Every child

is a special

child of God.

Being a role

model is a full

time job that is

expected of all

employees of

Norwalk Catholic

School.

student as a special human being. “Every child is a special child of God.” said Early

Childhood Center Aide Mrs. Bonnie Shelly. Mrs. Burt adds, “I hope I am always leading

by example, showing a great respect for the music, my students and what we are

accomplishing.” Being a role model is a full time job that is expected of all employees of

Norwalk Catholic School. “Whether in the classroom or on the field values are being

instilled by what the entire faculty does,” says Mr. Livengood. Playing strong includes

teachers and staff being strong role models who care enough to put in the extra time to

make sure that something is done well.

On Fridays during football season, when the last bell rings, you will see the entire football

team making a beeline for the church. This opportunity to come together and pray is an

important part of what every extracurricular activity does. “Going to church after a long

week of academics and preparation gives the students time to reflect and put that week’s events all together,” explains

Mr. Livengood. “We want the kids to focus what they did that week and wrap it up to put in proper perspective,” he

continued. That prayerful discernment and our very Catholicity are displayed in many ways by the entire community.

Mrs. Miller looks to find ways for her students and volleyball players to share in faith together. “Our faith gives us a

sense of belonging to something more than the school,” she relates, “It builds a respect for each other.” Mrs. Shelly

finds that the ability to pray with the students from 3 years old to the time they are Seniors is an important part of our

identity. Mrs. Burt sees how service is displayed in many places, “From the folk group that sings at High School Mass

to Youth Masses to participation in Sunday Masses, we see that students are sharing their faith in the entire church

community.” That ability to share ranges from praying together in and out of the building to sharing our faith in the

classroom. Mrs. Schlotterer reflects, “When I teach Social Studies we can see many of the values that we seek to instill

in our students.” She continues, “We can see the way people should not be treated and discuss ways in which we can do

it better.” The importance of critical social justice issues is clear in all of our classroom discussions because every

discussion is infused with the values of our faith. In these ways we can see that our school community does really serve

well. By building our faith into every day aspects of life, how we use our gifts, how we approach life’s challenges and

how we regard and treat the world around us, we teach that each and everything we do can be of service to God.

Work Hard, Play Strong, Serve Well. Our motto is a call to be what God intended us to be and there is no way to

highlight every way our students and staff do so in a single article. To try and capture all of the things that these values

represent in our community is an amazing challenge and with challenge comes opportunity. Flyer Pride will continue

to publish and draw attention to the myriad things that are good about our school community. While others in the

media will bend their values to their needs, the Norwalk Catholic School community will continue to live the values

that are embodied by Work Hard, Play Strong and Serve Well.

“She believes the

good values that

were instilled in

her in high school

greatly helped her

through those

years.”

s. Lynette Ware is a 5th grade elementary teacher here at NorwalkCatholic School. Even “many moons ago” (as she put it), Mrs. Ware alwaysknew that she wanted to be around children and liked the idea of teaching.This complied with her inclination to want to do something different everyday.

One of the high points of Lynette’s year is organizing and participating in 5th

Grade Camp, which is when all the 5th graders take a three day field trip to acampsite and share Faith, fun, and fellowship. “It’s a blast for me,” she says.“It’s like a mini-vacation.” She finds herself amazed every year when studentswho are normally not very out-going, “explode!”

Mrs. Ware agreed that St. Paul High School prepared her for her career ineducation. For example, she already knew a lot of the core material at thecollege she entered. She believes the good values that were instilled in her inhigh school greatly helped her through those years. St. Paul’s also helped herbe able to make close friends to rely on.

In terms of being a Christian adult, the experience that she deems impactedher most at SPH is going to church. She loves how everyone becomes like a

family. Now if she ever visits another church she immediately feelswelcomed. Lynette also considers “wanting to be involved” another

important aspect. She feels that volunteering in high school madeher want to do it in her adult life; it made her ask “What am I good

at?”

Mrs. Ware says it is a privilege to work alongside some of herformer teachers, among them Mrs. Juli Burt and Mr. Jim

Swabley. She also enjoys working with Lynda Bungard andKathy Zannoti.

Her advice to St. Paul High School’s current senior classregarding their future is to not be afraid to make a

difference—whether it is in your class, school, orcommunity. If you truly believe in something stand

up for yourself, and don’t let peers influence all ofyour decisions.

And as for her favorite cafeteria food… “Pizzaburgers!” she says with a laugh. “Still is!”

“The morals that

he learned at

St. Paul’s, such

as charity,

leadership, and

the ability to get

along with people,

reflect themselves

in the work

he does”

r. Richard Boose graduated from St. Paul High School fifty yearsago. Now retired from working at Clevite Tenneco for 38 years, he currentlyenjoys working part-time at Schild’s IGA where he meets a lot of people andmakes new friends.

Mr. Boose married Charmaine Leber in 1962. They had two children: Richardand Karen. Richard’s daughter, Paige, is going for her 4th Annual StateChampionship with her cheerleading team. Karen’s daughter, Kayla, attendsOhio State and Karen’s son Christopher is a tennis player.

Richard Boose is a 4th Degree Grand Knight in the Knights of Columbus. He isalso active in the Lions Club—an organization that, among other things, helpspeople with vision impairments. The morals that he learned at St. Paul’s, suchas charity, leadership, and the ability to get along with people, reflectthemselves in the work he does with these groups.

Looking back upon his years here, he fondly remembers Sister Franzella, SisterAlphonsus, and Sister Lorente. Sr. Franzella was the Chemistry teacher andtaught often about the vast world of chemicals. Sr. Alphonsus taught Biologyand, Mr. Boose recalls, focused a lot on the anatomy of animals. Her classincluded frog dissections. Sr. Lorente was the 8th grade teacher and was verystrict. She insisted upon giving demerits if you did something wrong and oftenrequired you stay after class and write sentences on the chalkboard.

Richard has many fond memories of St. Paul’s. He always liked to serve inchurch, especially for the Easter and Christmas Masses. He also loved gettingtogether with classmates at events and functions, like football or basketball.

His advice for the Class of 2011 is to work hard while you’re at school—enjoyit and make it fun and it will help you be successful going to college. Hebelieves that in this day in age you need a college education to go out inthe world. Mr. Boose also says that it is wise to be street-smart.

We are often askedwhat it is like to be anon-Catholic family in aCatholic school. To bevery honest, it has neverbeen an issue for us. Wehave always felt veryembraced by every-one at the school andchurch.

We made the choiceto attend NCS when ourtwin daughters wereready to enter kin-dergarten. We visitedthe school in our localdistrict and then choseto visit NCS. My hus-band, Tom, attendedCatholic schools inLorain even though hisfamily was not Catholicby faith and felt that itwas worth exploring.After meeting with theprincipal and staff weimmediately knewwhere we belonged.

Our daughters attendMass each Wednesdaywith their class and ourdaughter Kaitlynn isbeginning her second

year as a member ofthe Choristers. Althoughthey did not take FirstCommunion in secondgrade they participatedin Jesus Day, a one-dayretreat prior to FirstCommunion, and theyalso found it to be anenriching experience.

Our family attends St.Peter Lutheran Churchin Norwalk. We are oftenasked how do you han-dle things like makingthe sign of the cross andMass?

As far as making thesign of the cross,actually there areLutherans who do this aswell. As a matter of factthe Associate Pastor atour church does,therefore we do nothave a problem with itat all. There are manytimes that I see ourdaughters make thesign while attending ourchurch and no onegives it a second look.

The liturgy used by theCatholics and Lutheransis very similar, thereforewe feel comfortableat Mass. With theexception of takingcommunion and a fewother minor things, wefully participate andfeel fulfi l led by theteachings and homilies.

Our philosophy is thatin today’s world, youcan never have toomuch when it comes toguidance and religiousteachings. We arepleased that our child-ren are taught the wordof God on a daily basisas part of their ed-ucation and we havenot once regretted ourdecision to send themto a Catholic School.We are all children ofGod and when it comesto filling out the schoolforms that ask whatParish do you belongto? We fil l it inwith St. Peter LutheranChurch.

“We are pleased

that our children

are taught the

word of God on a

daily basis as part

of their education

and we have not

once regretted our

decision to send

them to a Catholic

School.”

Two days ago I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the skull sessionfor the OSU marching band. The music played inside St. John’s arena simplyengulfs the listener. You can hear each instrument and enjoy the intricateblend of sounds. The composer of many tunes they (TBDBITL) perform is JimSwearinger. He has a true gift in musical composition as the end result is layerupon layer of harmonizing notes all coming together in a way that gives yougoose bumps – you know that kind of music! It has depth!

And so it is with a successful school community. It is a composition withdepth. What are the elements of our composition that allow us to be so suc-cessful and give us this depth?

First, any great composition has a foundational image, pattern or line. Thefoundation at Norwalk Catholic is the Catholic faith. Everything we do in ourdaily routine will stem from that one mission. Pope Benedict XVI, told us, Firstand foremost, every Catholic educational institution is a place to encounterthe living God, who in Jesus Christ reveals his transforming love and truth (cf.Spe Salvi 4). Our school was founded for this purpose and continues today toteach the faith with a direct and comprehensive plan under the direction ofthe Diocese of Toledo.

Secondly, we are a place of learning. We teach all subjects included in ourneighboring secular schools and strive to help each student reach their fullpotential in each of these content areas. It is a fully human education andmore, insofar as it is directed to the fulfillment of the Christian’s calling, whichinvolves a concern for everything. Christian education is a fully human educa-tion in the light of the Gospel of Christ (Pope Paul II, Declaration on ChristianEducation). Students study each subject, such as science, and also learntheir responsible Christian use of knowledge as they go on to serve their com-munities as adults.

Now add the element of personalities. Each person involved with the dailyoperation of our school has been sent by God, is gifted by God and is ontheir journey home to God. This includes all teachers, staff, parents, students,grandparents and community. Each is contributing to the mission as theirgifts allow. Some are intellectuals, some are musical, some are athletic, someare social, some from the local area, some from other communities, manyCatholic, some Christians of other faith backgrounds. We depend on eachof these individuals to make up our complex and beautiful composition. Thesepersonalities change as one grade graduates and another enters. Each classhas its own unique personality and this brings an ever changing quality andmore interest to our composition.

Great compositions cause one to stop and take notice. Norwalk CatholicSchool is one of these great compositions. We are formed on a solid foun-dation and have many layers of interesting and cohesive components. Weare focused on a well planned mission and understand that our work is to beoffered for the good of the whole and for the glory of God. We have depthin our programs and in our structure. When you put it all together …it is beauti-ful and worth taking notice.

Erika Ghazoul is a teen leader for the HALO Foundation’s 93 Cents for Flight93. According to the organization’s website, the pro-gram is a grass rootsfundraising initiative aimed at achieving the following goals: First to educateyouth on the concepts of heroism, patriotism and courage by uniting studentswith seniors to explore the meaning of these concepts. Second, to raise fundsfor the construction of the Flight 93 National Memorial in honor of the 40 heroeswho, on September 11, 2001, sacrificed their lives to thwart a terrorist attackon our nation’s capital. The campaign strives to have every person donate aminimum of 93 cents to the cause.

Through her involvement with this organization, Erika, and her family, had the opportunity on September11, 2010, to attend a memorial service for the passengers and crew of United Flight 93. The following isan account of her experience.

As you look across the peaceful landscape of a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania it’s hard to imagineanything catastrophic having ever occurred there. A lone flag in the distance is your only reminder ofa tragedy that took place not so long ago.

On September 11, 2010, I was lucky enough to be able to attend a memorial service for the passengersand crew of United Flight 93 who lost their lives as a result of the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks. Because Iam a student leader in the organization “93 cents for Flight 93,” I was asked to come to interview thosein attendance about their thoughts of the ceremony that day as well as the memorial soon to be builton the site. The first part of the ceremony included a reading of the passengers and crew of Flight 93 asthey rang bells in their memory, speeches by former first lady Laura Bush and first lady Michelle Obama,and a speech by the president of the Families of Flight 93, Gordon Felt, whose brother died in the crash.

After the ceremony had concluded, the families of Flight 93 were invited to view the crash site andfuture home of its memorial structure.

As we started interviewing those around us, including the Flight 93 families, I noticed a repeating pattern:let these heroes set an example for future generations. By simply saying “No” and reacting to an injustice,the passengers and crew of Flight 93 prevented the loss of possibly thousands of lives. The families wantto show my age group that their loved ones made a huge sacrifice for the good of their countrymen,but normal people can do the same thing in their everyday lives.

Heroes are made every day, and I think Todd Beamer summed in what he saidright before he and the other passengers and crew of Flight 93 fought the terroristson the plane: “Let’s roll.”

Flyer pride is the number one reason that makes me want to be a studentambassador. The students at Norwalk Catholic School/St. Paul High Schooltake pride in who they are and what they do, and I am proud torepresentative them. I love my school and every aspect of it. The motto:Work Hard, Play Strong, Serve Well, sums up everything I, and myclassmates, believe in. I strive every day to be a student that displaysthese qualities. I want to use the gifts and talents God has given meto be an ambassador of the Norwalk Catholic School/St. Paul HighSchool community.

Clearly the best ambassadors of our school are our students.Forty students in grades six through twelve applied to beStudent Ambassadors this school year. These students are theface of Norwalk Catholic School. They are responsible for givingtours of our school, partnering with prospective students forshadow days, volunteering in the community and helping wereever they are needed. They do what is asked of them incheerfully and represent our school in a positive way.

On Thursday September 30, 2010 the junior and senior Theology classes hadthe opportunity to have Frida Gashumba, author, and war survivor fromRwanda speak to them about her experience incredible experience of warand forgiveness. Matt Fair, NCS Development Director, was the originalcontact for the invitation. Mary Krystowski, SPH Theology teacher, jumped atthe chance for the students to hear her incredible story because it cuts tothe heart of the Catholic social justice teachings, beginning with the dignityof the human person. The following is Regina Doss’s reflections on theexperience.

Learning about the Rwandan genocide has been a heartbreaking andinspiring experience for me. Frida Gashumba witnessed her family’s horrifyingdeaths during the genocide. She was left for dead, but miraculously survived.Frida’s story is one of pain and suffering, but more importantly, it is a story offorgiveness and love. She overcame the hatred she had toward the Hutu,the people who slaughtered the Tutsis. She encountered God and found itdeep in her heart to forgive the Hutus.

I feel very privileged to have been able to hear Frida tell her story. It hasmade me think about the things I take for granted; how God is ALWAYS withme, and how I shouldn’t hold grudges. Frida compared forgiveness to anionion; it comes in layers. It is a journey of healing, and it certainly isn’t aneasy one. You can say and think that you have forgiven someone, but youneed to truly forgive someone from the bottom of your heart.

The values of respect, andresponsibility are cherished atNCS junior high. The teachers aimto model these values to eachother and to the students. Wealso expect that the studentsdemon-strate respect to eachother and school staff. We sethigh standards for our students,knowing that they can reachthem. I am in my fifth year hereat NCS and I am impressed asever with our junior high students,and the teachers I am blessed towork with.

Our junior high family is off to awonderful start to the schoolyear. I see many students helpingeach other in the hallway.Typically, seventh graders havethe “deer in the head lights” lookupon their face the first few

weeks. It is heartwarming to seestudents helping each otherfigure out where to go and whatthey need to bring to class. I amalways impressed with the highschool students and the eighthgrade students helping theseventh graders get the hang ofthings. A specific example of thisis the fundamental modeling ofgood behavior. I see many of theupper classman making sure theirshirts are tucked in, holding thedoor for each other and staff,saying thank you, walking newstudents to the ever elusive artroom, and being kind to mytwin, six year old boys. Thisdemonstration of respect is whatmakes NCS a family.

Responsibility is a vital lesson tolearn. Each teacher in the junior

high holds their students to thehighest of standards. We expectour students to write theirassignments down, completethem to the best of their ability,and show ownership of theirlearning. When this has not beendone, we expect students to takethe repercussions that follow witha mature attitude. We all makemistakes, adults and children. AsWinston Churchill said, “All menmake mistakes, but only the wiselearn from their mistakes.”

I had a visitor come this week;Sharon Goggin, from ClevelandState University, is the coord-inating field supervisor for ourstudent teacher in the junior high,Ms. Kate Hipp. During ourconversation she noted how niceour campus is and how family-likeour school feels. Coming from awoman who visits many schools,I did not take this commentlightly. We should all be proud tobe a part of the NCS family. Godbless and go Flyers!

PTO Leadership 2010-2011: KeriJuback, Kathy Olak, Gina Herner,Denise Stine, Lisa Gillum, Lisa Hadrick.Not pictured: Julie Grine, Lisa Bleile

The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is a very active group ofparents and teachers who work very hard to provide extra things forthe students and teachers at Norwalk Catholic School.

The P.T.O. philosophy is “We believe that Catholic Education is anexpression of our mission entrusted to the Church by Jesus Christ.Catholic schools are to be communities of faith in which the Christianmessage, the experience of community, worship, and socialconcerns are integrated in the total experience of students, theirparents, and members of the faculty and support staff. We believethat Catholic education recognizes the responsibility to assist childrenand young adults in harmonious development of their moral,intellectual, physical and spiritual gifts.”

Over the past two years the P.T.O.’s major effort was to renovate theplaygrounds at both the ECC and the Elementary schools. An ADAplayground was designed following strict guidelines. The cost of thismajor undertaking was $50,000 and was accomplished throughfundraisers which included “A Night at the Races,” flower sale, privatedonations and a grant from the playground manufacturer. CarolineBick lead the fundraising efforts. Many volunteers braved theelements to assemble the playground last December. Others whodedicated many hours to this project include Julie Grine, Lisa Bleile, Bob Bleile, Jim Wasniak, Tiina Ruffing,Cindy Malcolm, Mrs. Valerie French, Lisa Hedrick and the late Beverly Hipp.

Another improvement project was the updating of the teacher’s lounges in recognition of “TeacherAppreciation Week.” The elementary lounge has already received it’s face-lift and the ECC will soonbe complete thanks to the interior decorating savvy of Annie Bleile.

The P.T.O. sponsors enrichment programs for each of the schools. In the past the programs have includedDr. Suess and Johnny Appleseed for the ECC. The elementary school students have been able to enjoy“Cosi on Wheels.”

Nickie Schwan and Katie Barney organize the Scholastic Book Fair in the fall and in the spring at eachcampus. This provides the students with the opportunity to purchase books as well as earn books fortheir classrooms. Along with the book fairs, the PTO hosts “Pastries with Parents.”

Additional projects include: $50 reimbursement to each teacher for classroom supplies, Family PizzaBingo, Trash to Treasure, Christmas cookie trays for the teachers, Secret Santa Shop, Jesus Day for thesecond graders and organizes playground monitors for both campuses. “The support of the NCS parentsis tremendous,” according to past P.T.O. president Lisa Bleile. “They are always willing to donate suppliesand volunteer their time.”

All parents, guardians, faculty, parishioners, alumni, and clergy who are interested in supporting andpromoting Norwalk Catholic School are considered members. There is no charge of membership fee.For a list of up-coming meeting dates please refer to the N.C.S. website.

It was a chilly day with sprinkles of rain in the air but that didn’t dampen thespirits of the four year old pre-school class as they made their way to theapple orchard. The trip to Burnham’s Apple Orchard in Berlin Hts. had beenplanned a month in advance and the 19 four year olds were ready to go.

Burnham’s Orchard has been working with NCS Early Childhood Center forseveral years to create an experience that is fun, memorable, andeducational for the kids. The day started with a hay ride around the orchardto see some of the orchard’s 4,000+ trees. The kids got to see the oldest treein the orchard that was planted in 1960 by Mr. Burnham Sr. himself. The childrenalso got a tour of the facility that cleans and packages the apples and gotto watch the cider press as apple cider was being made.

After the tour they had a snack of donuts and apple juice and were ableto play in the straw bale maze and ride some tricycles. A good time was hadby all.

FECEDO has partnered with teachers and parents at the ECC tocreate the Point Parent Program. This new program has a pair ofveteran ECC parents per class designated to help out any newparents with their ECC experience. If anyone has questions aboutwhen class events will take place, Shop, Bingo, or just generalNCS information, the Point Parents are there to help! The teachersmay also use these folks to help plan parties or fieldtrips ordisseminate any classroom info as needed. The hope is to ensurethat new parents (and old parents) feel that there is a parentcontact within the classroom and add to the sense of communitywithin the building.

It wasn’t that long ago when I was in school and we had not heardof the term technology. We were excited to be able to use theelectric typewriters instead of the manual typewriters and Mr. JimSwabley was just beginning to offer programming classes using theTandy computers that Radio Shack had just come out with.

Times sure have changed since then! Mr. Swabley had handled allthe technology for the school since that time in the late ‘70’s, takingthe school from a 4 computer lab to teaching programming classesin the early 80’s. He helped us get well over 200 computers: one forevery teacher, mini labs in many of the teachers’ rooms and severallarge labs throughout the school.

Over the years, technology demands have continued to increase.Last year, Mr. Swabley gave up his role in technology so he couldfocus solely on teaching and Brice Fries was brought on part-time to take care of technology needs inall of our schools. Computer use at the school has grown so much over the years that there were manyissues creeping up that needed to be addressed.

Here are some of the latest improvements in the school. Over the summer, we installed a new serverand other equipment to handle the increase in traffic and to run the security services that the schoolrequires. This was a huge job which included lots of upgrades for the benefit of students and staff. In thefuture, we hope to increase technology use in the students’ daily routines.

Another technology area that has really grown is our school website. In the late 90’s students of Mr.Swabley helped to create the first school website at www.stpaulschool.org with a few pages gearedtowards the high school. Now Jaime Welfle Fries ’02 and her web design classes have created the newschool website www.ncsweb.org and will continue to expand our internet window into the school.

The new site brings more information from all areas of our community. Parents can find the lunch menu,weekly updates (Friday Flyer and Future Flyer), sports schedules, calendars and even upload photos forthe high school yearbook class. Alumni and friends can donate to the annual fund through the FCEDOwebsite and stay up to date and involved with the St. Paul Boosters and Alumni events. As we are alltrying to “Go Green” these days, hopefully we will need less paper to send home school informationand we can incorporate more internet use.

You can find us on the web at ncsweb.org, stpaulschool.org, fcedo.org, sphalumni.org, sphboosters.org.

The Student Class Officers put a new twist on the Homecoming court thisyear. Each senior chosen as a candidate for homecoming queen was askedto choose a charity that they would like to raise money for. The student bodyhad the opportunity to make donations on the Friday of Homecomingweekend to the charity of their choice and the jars were also at the footballgame for fans to contribute as well.The candidate announced as Homecoming Queen, Becca Hartmanrecieved an additional donation of $200 to the charity she selected offeredby the alumni association and some of our alumni. The Alumni Associationsponsors the homecoming celebration by donating prize money to the classesawarded with first place and second place in the float competition. Eachyear we find many alumni at the parade and one is asked to secretly judgethe floats for the contest.(If you would like to contribute for next year, contact an alumni associationofficer or Matt Fair at mfair@ncsmail.org)

Development is the meaningful involvement ofpeople in your mission and vision for the future.Development involves moving the mission andvision forward through planning, communication,and relationships. Here are the ways that weaccomplish this:

Spread Good News about Catholic Education

· Through the Mustard Seed· Parish bulletins· Newspaper articles· Website www.ncsweb.org· Face book page

Building friendships

· With parents· With alumni· With volunteers· With parishioners

Involving people

· Help friends find meaningful ways to volunteertheir skills or talent that benefit our school.· Invite people to participate on committees tobenefit Catholic Education

Database

· Keep current database with alumni andfriends. This helps to stay connected andspread the good news.

Enrollment/Recruiting

· Invite and /or visit K-6 schools in the area andshare the good news of St. Paul High and tooffer the opportunity to continue their CatholicEducation

Financially support NCS

· Grant writing· Annual Fund Campaign· Spring Fling· Business and professional breakfast

Endowment Efforts

· The interest each year from the endowmentefforts helps pay the teachers a just wage.

On September 4th 2010 the St. Paul Marching Brass had several extra members marching alongsidethem. Sixty alumni returned to Whitney Field to play in the bi-annual Alumni Marching Band performance.

Director Julie Burt has been organizing this event since 1990. This year marked the Alumni Band’s eleventhperformance. When asked about the Alumni Band Mrs. Burt says that her favorite thing is “definitelyhaving the alums come back, and catching up with them. They always produce the most beautifulmusic and have such fun doing it. They are an inspiration to our high school band”

If you are an alumni band member and are interested in participating in the fun filled entertainingevent in 2012 please contact the Development office at 419-668-7223 or cshella@fcedo.org.

The Alumni Association would like to introduce an Annual June Vacation. Each year the Alumni Officersare going to make plans for a group vacation open to all Alumni, School Families and Friends as a greatway to get together, have fun and relax with family and friends.

Each year we hope to offer something different, anything from a weekend trip to a weeklong cruise.Something that all ages can enjoy or change it up between family trips and adult trips, we are alsoworking on a year that Matt Fair can organize his famous trip to Washington DC for families. Matt hasbeen taking the8th grade class to DC for 10 years and it will be fun to create a family trip with Matt as ourpersonal guide.

Watch for this year’s trip plan to be in the mail this winter. Encourage your family or classmates to joinyou and turn it in to your own reunion. We will be happy to assist you with any special side plans and wehope this will be the beginning of years of bonding and fun for our community

The class of 1961 will celebrate 50 years in 2011.

What are they planning?

Will your class be celebrating a reunion this year?

1951……60 years

1956……55 years

1961……50 years

1966……45 years

1971……40 years

1976……35 years

1981……30 years

1986……25 years

1991……20 years

1996……15 years

2001……10 years

2006…… 5 years

If you would like to get a jump start on planningyour class reunion the development office canhelp you. We will be happy to provide you with anupdated contact and mailing list along withmailing labels. Need ideas and suggestions? Wecan help out with that too.

If you are going to plan your class reunion separatefrom the Annual Alumni Gathering please contactthe development office and let us know the date.We can make arrangements for a tour of the schooland reserve space for Mass if you would like.

To contact the development office please call 419-668-7223 and ask for Matt Fair or Cassie Shella.Email questions or updates to cshella@fcedo.org

1957

Gene and Mary Ann (Bauer’55) Rospert celebrated their 50th weddinganniversary on August 6, 2010.

Audrey (Vanderaar) Sparks ’57 and her husband Tom celebrated their 50th

wedding anniversary on September 17, 2010.

1958

Larry and Rita (Miller’57)Fritz celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary thispast June. The pair were surprised when they arrived in Gatlinburg, Tenn.Where family members were waiting at a cabin to spend the week with themto celebrate the anniversary.

1973

Roger Wilhelm is going to college to be an elementary school teacher. Heand his wife Kathy will also be going on a mission trip to West Africa this year.

1990

Kristina (Camp) Musil and her family; husband Georg and children Isabellaand Paphael, moved from Munich, Germany to Abington, England (nearOxford) in April 2010.

1991

Cindy (Coe) Endsley received her Education Specialist degree from theUniversity of Dayton in August 2010, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Priordegrees she received are: Master of Arts in Education (2002) from The Ohiostate University, and Bachelor of Science in Education (1995) from BowlingGreen State University. She is currently a middle school teacher and an activemember of Charity Leaue in Sidney, Ohio.

1993

Tiffany (Smith) Justi graduated magna cum laude from Lourdes college springof 2009 and will be attending Case Western Reserve University in the fall tobe a Nurse Practitioner.

1998

Helen (Whitehurst) Novielli and her husband Dough had a baby girl December7, 2009. Her name is Ophelia Jane Bertha Novielli.

2001

Brad Mesenburg married Leslie Mortus on February 6, 2010 at St. Paul CatholicChurch in Norwalk. After a honeymoon trip to Key West the couple moved toCollins, Ohio.

2002

Tavis Riley and Emily (Gross’01) Riley were married September 25, 2010 at St.Paul Catholic Church in Norwalk,

Julie Schaffer and Frank Linder have announced their engagement and willbe married October 30, 2010 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Norwalk. Juliereceived a bachelor of science in nursing degree from Kent State Universityin 2006. She is employed as a soil and crop nutrient manager with MarkSchaffer Farms in Norwalk. graduate of Norwalk. Frank is a laborer withKokosing Construction Company of Fredericksburg.

Julie Schaffer and

Frank Linder

Larry and Rita

(Miller ‘57) Fritz

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Mesenburg

(Leslie Mortus)

2003

Kenneth Allan Smith received a Home Savings Business Scholarship. He is ajunior majoring in business administration at BGSU Firelands. He has also beennamed to the Dean’s list and has served as the secretary of the science andenvironmental club.

2006

Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicole L. Ward graduated from basic military trainingat Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio Texas.

Andrew Hanneman was honored with the Senior Wolfe and Executive AdvioryBoard (EAB) Academic Excellence awards at the May 14 annual awardsbanquet for the Ohio University College of business (COB). The Senior Wolfeaward is presented to the COB student with the highest GPA and the EABcreated the academic excellence awards to identify and honor top rankinggraduating senors in each of the college’s major areas of study.

Brendan Roberts graduated from John Carroll University in May 2010 with aBachelor of Science degree in Biology.

2008

Meghan Fleming made the dean’s list for the spring semester 2010 at CapitalUniversity.

2009

Mathew Wilde made the dean’s list at Heidelberg University for the springsemester 2010.

Michael Cawley made the dean’s list at Cleveland State University where heis a freshman.

2010

Allison E. Duffey has enrooled in the College of Arts and Sciences at OhioNorthern University for the 2010-2011 school year. She will be a freshmanmajoring in clinical laboratory science.

Robert W. “Sarge”Kocher Sr. ’33 passed away Friday evening, June 25, 2010of natural causes. Mr. Kocher enlisted into the Army in 1942, where he proudlyserved 30 years spanning WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He retired in 1972 withhis final assignment at West Point. He was awarded several medals including:Meritorious Service, WWII Victory and Army of Occupation medals. He lovedhis country and truly enjoyed his service in the military.

Mary Peat McDonald ‘40, of Norwalk, passed away August 31, 2010 in TwilightGardens Home .She was born August 8, 1922 in Norwalk, Ohio to the lateHarold L. and Lilian(Amato) Peat and lived in this area most of her life. Marywas a graduate and Valedictorian of her St. Paul High School class.She was a former secretary for Attorneys Young and Young of Norwalk, Ohio,was a former nurse for Dr. George Linn of Norwalk, Ohio and was also a formeremployee of the Huron County W.I.C. Aide program for Women and Childrenat risk. Mary enjoyed writing poetry, gardening and especially loved animals.

The St. Paul Boosters annual reverse raffle at the Fairgrounds the last Sunday in August was won by KenSmith ’82 and his wife Deborah. Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket making the event asuccess! Because of all those who support the Boosters, each year the Boosters are able to providefunding to the school towards the athletic and music departments and to the continued upkeep of theConvocation Center and the new Fitness Center.

Have you purchased a brick yet? We need to fill the last empty spots in the Fitness Center walls so getyour brick and become a lasting memory for all future Flyers to see.

Fill out your brick order below or go to www.ncsweb.org, click on Community then Boosters to downloada full brick form and booster membership form.

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Phone: _______________________________ Email: ____________________________________________________Mail with $100 per brick to: St. Paul Boosters, PO Box 107, Norwalk OH 44857

Fill in how you want your brick to read:

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A blend of former athletes, coaches and distinguished citizens make up St. Paul’s first class of Hall ofFame inductees.

Ten people were selected by an eight-person committee and will be enshrined at the induction dinneron Saturday, January 8, 2011. There will be at an informal introduction of the 10 the night before athalftime of the St. Paul basketball game.

The inductees include the highly-recognized such as former St. Paul football coach Mike Gottfried tobenefactors like Thomas Hug and Helen Link who preferred to take little credit for both gifts and expertise.

The five selected from a list of 30 nominated from the athletic sector included Mike Gottfried, RobertSmith ‘37, Bob Lippert ‘52, Jon Wise ‘58 and Mike Ebert ‘60.

The five from the distinguished citizen sector included Tom Hug ‘45,Helen Link ‘12, Norbert Barman,John Schumm ’63, and Brad Alge ‘85.

Both Hug and Lippert were members of the committee before their passing earlier this year.

Others who will be honored posthumously will be Wise and Link.

Upcoming Events

10-19-2010: Regional all school Mass with Bishop Blair

10-25-2010 through 10-29-2010: Scholastic Book Fair at the ECC and the Elementary Schools

11-03-2010: Marching Band Concert

11-11-2010: Veteran’s Day Mass and Tribute to Veterans Program

11-12-2010 through 11-14-2010: Annual St. Mary’s Annual Comedy Dinner Theatre

11-17-2010: FCEDO’s annual Business and Professional Breakfast

11-28-2010: Advent Begins

12-13-2010: Christmas Concert grades 6-12

12-20-2010 through 01-02-2011: Christmas break

School Masses

The SPH High School students attend Mass every Friday Morning at 9:00 a.m. and the Elementary Schoolstudents attend Mass every Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. All are welcome to join them in prayer.