Front Cover: Alison Harrington \'10, Vimol Mok, & Bond

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FROM CAMBODIA WITH LOVE • THROUGH A NEW LENS IN UGANDA • ALUMNAE NEWS • RECENT AWARDS AND MORE

ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART AUTUMN 2010 VOL. 1 NO. 1

Message from the Headmaster.. .... 1 From Cambodia with Love.. .......... 2 Education in Africa: Through a New Lens......................6 Exchange Programs.................... 8 Alumnae Profiles.................. 9 – 11 A Different Kind of Education...... 12 Continuing Our Excellence.......... 13 Alumnae Faculty.. ......................14 From the Board......................... 15

Front Cover: Alison Harrington '10, Vimol Mok, & Bond Bordelon '15

MESSAGE FROM THE HEADMASTER “assurance that they could indeed have an

editor, and she counts her participation in

effect on situations by their involvement,”

oratory at Sacred Heart as contributing to

“openness to new ideas and opportunities,”

much of her success today. Lastly, you will

and, perhaps most important, the “ability to

read of Annie’s remarkable story of deferring

form and sustain relationships.” This is what

college for a year to do volunteer work with

St. Madeleine Sophie addresses in the line,

orphan children in Ghana, West Africa. In

“...if, at the same time, we cannot teach

her powerful story, Annie tells how she felt

children the words of life and touch their

she had to “give back” because of having been

hearts and their consciences.”

blessed with so much in her own young life.

The stories we tell in this issue are about Sacred Heart women who, in addition to

Indeed, these three women are examples of what St. Madeleine calls the “words of life.”

mastering “the teaching of various subjects,”

This issue also presents the ceremonies

are women who have learned to probe deeply

and awards associated with the Rosary’s

into their own hearts and consciences and have

traditional end-of-year celebrations for the

learned the “words of life,” that make them

Class of 2010. You will also see pictorial

people of God for others. Our own faculty

reviews of several events and celebrations

and staff include several Rosary alumnae who

during last year along with the introductions

teach the “words of life” every day to little

of new Trustees and fond farewells for

girls in gingham smocks and bloomers about

those moving on to new opportunities and

“What is the good of teaching various

how to get along with each other, as well as

challenges. As you read the stories and

subjects if, at the same time, we cannot

to young women in plaid skirts and blouses

review the updates of "Our Alumnae,"

teach children the words of life and touch

who do volunteer work in nursing homes,

I invite our alumnae readers to think of other

homeless shelters, and facilities that serve

distinctive graduates whose lives and work we

people with special needs. You’ll read about

could feature in future issues of The Bridge.

these teachers and the unique contributions

Sacred Heart is remarkable for its distinctive

that each of them makes daily at the Rosary.

imprint on women’s lives, and we would like

In addition, we are highlighting alumnae

very much to highlight alumnae from all

The “Words of Life” Within a Global Perspective

their hearts and their consciences?” – St. Madeleine Sophie Barat

Alumnae who remember hearing the Religious of the Sacred Heart speak of

from

the famous “Plan of Studies” know that

Pedersen Erdem ’86, Lauren LeBlanc

three

different

decades,

Kristen

decades who are out in the world putting into practice Sophie’s “words of life.”

this document defined the curriculum for

’96, and Annie Slattery ’09. Each will

The “Plan of Studies” of Sacred Heart

Schools of the Sacred Heart throughout the

tell a fascinating story of how they learned

education has indeed been expanded to

world from the 1820’s to the early 1950’s.

the “words of life” that touched their own

include contemporary subject-matter such

The “Plan of Studies” was strictly adhered

“hearts and consciences” as well as the lives

as science and technology, but St. Madeleine

to as an educational program in all Sacred

and hearts of others. Kristen will lead you to

Sophie’s dream of teaching children the

Heart schools.

her website where she describes a nutritious,

“words of life (so as to) touch their hearts and

I cite this because this issue of The Bridge

gluten-free product she created from her

their consciences” lives on in Rosary alumnae

celebrates the depths of St. Madeleine Sophie’s

travels in Turkey. It is a Katrina story of how

who learned about life and God at 4521

quote regarding what, ultimately, is the

she became dedicated to serving children

St. Charles Avenue.

basis of Sacred Heart education. Certainly

healthy, tasty food and helping those with

it is the rigorous academic program in the

dietary restrictions. Lauren describes how her

tradition of a liberal arts, college preparatory

life as a “bookworm” and her love of reading

curriculum that was the basis of the “Plan of

at Sacred Heart led her to Bryn Mawr and

Studies.” At the same time, however, Sacred

Dartmouth and eventually New York City

Heart girls were expected to master concepts

where she joined Random House as an

Tim Burns

like “personal development,” “confidence,”

editorial assistant. Lauren has since moved to

Headmaster

“empathy,” “non-judgmental acceptance of others,”

an independent publishing house as a senior

Happy reading,

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From Cambodia Imagine leaving home at age 15 and traveling around the globe alone to attend school in a foreign country for a year. That is the journey Vimol Mok embarked upon last summer when she left her hometown of Phnom Penh, Cambodia and arrived in New Orleans to attend the Academy of the Sacred Heart. Thailand

Laos

CAMBODIA Vietnam

New Orleans

Phnom Penh

She arrived in August 2009 through the efforts of her parents, her American host families, Dr. Bernard Jaffe and his wife Marlene, and Headmaster Dr. Tim Burns. Dr. Bernard Jaffe, a professor of surgery at Tulane Medical School, knew Vimol’s parents, also physicians, through his work with Operation Smile. For many years, he has traveled to Cambodia to volunteer with that organization. When Dr. Mok asked him to help his daughter attend school in the U. S., Dr. Jaffe accepted the challenge. It tends to be very difficult for Cambodian students to be allowed to study abroad due to the government’s wishes to limit a form of brain drain—the tendency of a lessdeveloped country’s bright students to leave the country at the country’s intellectual expense and the later interest of those young students to emigrate. It took two years to work out the details of the trip, but Vimol’s visa was finally approved. During her year in New Orleans, she lived with two Sacred Heart families. 2

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Among other things, she hoped to improve her English, study American culture and further her education. Along the way, she endeared herself to many and shared a part of herself and her culture with all who came to know and love her. During her first semester, Vimol lived with Kim and Kenny Bordelon whose daughter Bond was in the 7th grade. The Bordelons embraced Vimol and traveled with her to several U. S. cities. Before a family trip to the Grand Hotel in Alabama, Kenny Bordelon asked Vimol if she had ever ridden a horse and she responded, “No, but I ride elephant!” While there, she also enjoyed sailing, canoeing and riding a jet ski. Their adventures also included visiting the mountains, the 9/11 site and a Broadway play in New York City, the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL; Atlanta, Georgia and Mississippi. Bond said, “I loved having Vimol as a sister and learned so many interesting things about Cambodia from her.”

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First photo: Bond '15, Kenny and Kim Bordelon with Vimol Second image: Marlene and Dr. Bernard Jaffe with Vimol Third image: The Harrington Family - Alison '10, John and Tracy with Vimol

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Vimol’s host families made sure she experienced New Orleans’ unique attractions including the Audubon Zoo, the Aquarium, Jackson Square, the French Quarter, a Saints game and Mardi Gras. Kim Bordelon said, “Vimol has a great sense of humor. She loves to laugh, she loves to dance, and she embraced everything in her new adopted country. She also enjoys cooking and baking cakes.” As a typical teenager Vimol admits that her favorite American foods are ice cream (all flavors), Mexican food (especially from Juan’s Flying Burrito), hot dogs, pizza, lasagna and cheeseburgers. Her favorite novel is The Catcher in the Rye. During her second semester, Vimol lived with the Harrington family. Dr. Harrington was familiar with Vimol’s culture, as he worked with the American Refugee Committee helping displaced refugees from Cambodia in 1982. Alison Harrington was a senior this past year and was enthusiastic about Vimol living with them. She observed “Vimol had never had an older sibling and I had never had a younger one, so essentially we fit into a yet-unfilled emotional spot in each other’s lives.” One treasured memory is the Sacred Heart Sweet Sixteen party that took place on Vimol’s actual sixteenth birthday. She dressed in a traditional Cambodian style outfit for the occasion and enjoyed the festivity. Vimol is returning home to a different social scene, however. “Young people of different genders in Cambodia are never without chaperones, and arranged marriages are the norm,” points out Alison Harrington. “I talked to Vimol about this, and she said there was definite communication between the two potential mates, and it wasn’t a blind marriage like some people might assume.” Given the various social constraints and traditions, Alison feels that “Vimol is a little socially naïve when placed in an American context.” Vimol’s English improved dramatically during her stay. Her native tongue, Khmer, is a very different spoken language, but even more challenging is the difference in the written language. The basic structure and composition of the characters are completely different from our alphabet. Vimol had studied English since the fifth

grade, but she enjoyed using a pocket translator to help her decipher the language more quickly. Throughout the year Vimol maintained good grades and enjoyed physics and geometry—she found those subjects easier to understand. Vimol is a gifted artist, and has painted multiple pictures, one of the Buddha, and one of Mary holding Jesus, reflecting her different cultural experiences. Although her religion is Buddhist, Vimol admits to never being particularly religious in the past. Chapel at Sacred Heart was a new experience for her. She found learning about Christianity to be very challenging and at points downright baffling. It seems she must have taken her learning of this new religion to heart, however, as she was selected to receive an award for excellence in religious studies at Prize Day on the last day of school. Both host families felt that the experience of hosting Vimol was a wonderful opportunity to be exposed to another culture. Alison Harrington exclaimed, “I can’t wait to visit her in Cambodia and meet her family and develop a greater understanding of her through her background and contextual development. Even though we appeared so different, spoke so differently, and knew each other for less than a year, I can’t imagine forgetting the connections we made and the time we spent together.” Vimol had an incredible experience during her year abroad. She missed her family, but spoke with them frequently through Skype. She felt that her host families and classmates were so nice to her and made her feel comfortable and welcome. For a while she was hoping to finish high school at Sacred Heart, but because of the Cambodian visa issues, she realized that wouldn’t be possible, and now hopes to be able to return for college in a few years. She was sad to leave Sacred Heart, New Orleans and the United States. Her parting words were, “I wish you will visit Cambodia someday; we would welcome you at any time.”

Vimol had an incredible experience during her year abroad. She felt that her host families and classmates were so nice to her and made her feel comfortable and welcome. She hopes to return to the States for college.

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Education in Africa

The Network of Sacred Heart Schools In Uganda, women are the key leaders in their families, and by educating them, the hearts and minds of a nation can be transformed. In 1962, the Religious of the Sacred Heart Sisters (RSCJ) began working to bring an education to girls in Uganda so they could have a brighter, clearer perspective on life.

I have witnessed the transformative and liberating power of an education. I have seen how one year of school changes a child and how years of school transform that child’s future. I have watched as the power of education saved families from being poor, babies from dying, and young girls from lives of servitude. And I have lived long enough to see a generation of children, armed with an education, lift up a nation. Grace Machel – Wife of Nelson Mandela and Former Minister of Education

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The Sisters started with a Teacher Training College and now educate at all levels of the spectrum. In the 1980s, they took over the administration of the Kalungu Girls Training Center, incorporating secondary academic training into the curriculum together with practical skills and prep levels to prepare for the University Examination. Today, that school is named the St. Charles lwanga Senior Secondary Girls School. In February 2003, the Sacred Heart Sisters opened the Sacred Heart Primary School in Kyamusansala Hill, Uganda. In the fall of 2009, the school’s population was 432 with many on the waiting list. With the opening of the new academic wing in June 2010, the school will accommodate 560 students. In an economically poor country like Uganda, only 40% of village girls ever enter high school. At the Sacred Heart Primary School, 100% of graduates are attending high school. The students at both schools are boarders, and the majority receives financial aid, in part from 21 Sacred Heart schools in the U.S. Network. Ugandan students are grateful for their education and treasure the opportunity to make a positive contribution to their world. As Ugandan Senior 5 student, Eron, shares, “I write this reflection with gratitude to God for providing me with a sponsor who has cared enough to give me the precious gift of an education. Whoever you are, I say thank you for loving me without knowing really who I am.”

Photos by Claire Lorentzen

In an economically poor country like Uganda, only 40% of village girls ever enter high school.

Many of the girls who attend the school are orphaned and from poor rural areas, so scholarships funded by friends and Sacred Heart students in the USA are crucial. Sacred Heart schools world-wide partner with the Ugandan schools to help provide financial assistance, but also to learn more about Africa and challenges the girls face. The average financial need for a student is presently $650 in the primary school and $700 in the high school. In the primary school, external funding is also needed to complete construction of the academic

building and provide solar power, construct an underground rainwater tank, and build an additional staff housing unit. We hope that by hearing the stories of these girls and helping them, it will revolutionize the way we see the world and afford us a more global vision. To learn more about this significant educational effort or to make a contribution, contact the Uganda-Kenya Mission Support Coordinator, Sister Irene Cullen, RSCJ at [email protected].

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Connecting Sacred Heart Girls Worldwide As a Sacred Heart Network school, the Rosary offers a unique opportunity for Upper School students to participate in Exchange Study programs. Two programs, offered on a biannual basis, connect students with others being educated in the Sacred Heart tradition.

International Exchange Program Our International Exchange program links students with girls studying in French- and Spanishspeaking Sacred Heart schools in Europe, South America and Australia. Students spend time living with a host family, attending classes at the host school and touring major sites of the country. In exchange, the Rosary hosts students from those same schools. The guest students are integrated into the Upper School in the same way our students are abroad. The result is an enriching experience both socially and academically. Students have recently traveled to Chile, England, France and Australia.

Sacred Heart Network Exchange Program Upper School students also have the option

throughout

to participate in the national exchange

schools in the U.S. They follow their

program offered through the Sacred Heart

course of study as they would at home, and

Network. This program offers students

may also be involved in programs at their

an opportunity to broaden their horizons

host school. Students live with host families.

socially

Exchanges can last for a few weeks or as

and

academically

by

sharing

the life of other Sacred Heart students

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the

long as a semester.

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member

Network

1986 Kristen Pedersen Erdem ’86

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risten Pedersen Erdem is a true grainiac and proud of it. Five years ago, she was relocated by Nextel, where she was employed in corporate sales, to Austin, Texas after Hurricane Katrina. There she formed a friendship with kindred spirit and fellow displaced New Orleanian Kim Wheeler Wirth, RN. The two mothers hit it off immediately and even discussed starting a business together. Many ideas were explored, but it wasn’t until Kristen returned from a visit to see her family in Turkey that plans began to really take shape. During the trip, Kristen fell in love with a local dessert called Asure or “Noah’s Pudding” that is made from whole grains, seeds, beans and other dried ingredients that could have been carried onto the Ark. Kristen brought a freeze dried sample of the dessert home, and it became the inspiration for their business venture, World Wise Grains. Both women were passionate about serving children healthy, tasty, and easily prepared food, and were also interested in helping people with dietary restrictions. They eventually began a quest to develop a gluten-free product that could also be a nutritious rich alternative to flour. Arzu, which means hope in Turkish, Hindi and Persian, is the result of their three year journey to find the perfect food. Arzu is a versatile glutenfree staple for the pantry that is a combination of organic buckwheat, organic quinoa, northern white bean flakes and garbanzo beans. It can be a breakfast-like oatmeal, or made into a savory appetizer or a side-dish to compliment any entrée. It is currently being marketed through Seton Hospital in Austin and is available at certain drug stores and online at www.worldwisegrains.com.

Kristen’s Sacred Heart journey began in the 7th grade at the Rosary. In Upper School she spent one summer on a farm at the Sacred Heart school in Greenwich, Connecticut where she says, “I learned to appreciate the hard work and time it takes to produce healthy food.” During that same summer program, Kristen worked in a soup kitchen in the Bronx run by a retired Columbia professor. “I could see the connection of good nutrition to good health and the ability to have a productive and happy life.” Kristen later reconnected with friends from the summer in Greenwich while on exchange at the Sacred Heart school in Newton, Massachusetts. Kristen studied in Angers, France and Mons, Belgium. During a post-graduate year in Montpellier, France she met and married her husband who is from Turkey. She feels that, “Travel broadens the mind and creates a more peaceful world.” “My Sacred Heart education had a profound effect on my personal development. I was always encouraged to do my best in everything I pursued. I was given a set of core values that I have carried with me throughout my life,” says Kristen. “My goal today is to be a part of providing good nutrition and better health for all people.”

“I could see the connection

of good nutrition to good health and the ability to have a

productive and happy life.”

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A

,

1996

s early as the second grade career days left Lauren LeBlanc unsure where her future would take her. Once a photographer for National Geographic, once an astronaut, she tended to return to the idea of becoming a librarian. She has always loved to read and knew she wanted to do something with words, but what? Librarians seemed too quiet and understated. Their roles depended on cataloguing and organizing books, but didn’t have much to do with the actual production of books. Her love for reading drew her to Bryn Mawr College where students lined their rooms with not only the assigned reading, but well-worn paperback novels. Feeling an English major was too obvious for a bookworm like her, she majored in History with minors in French and English, taking time to study abroad in Paris.

Lauren LeBlanc ’96 After college, she returned to New Orleans where she became a staff writer and editorial assistant for The Times-Picayune, writing book and television reviews and travel articles. Shortly after 9/11, she left New Orleans to attend graduate school at Dartmouth College. After receiving a Master’s in Liberal Studies where she focused on feminism, modern culture and critical theory, she taught French for a year at Friends Select School in Philadelphia before moving to New York in the summer of 2004. Lauren worked for various fashion magazines such as W and Elle before returning to her true passion—books—and making it her career. This brought her to Random House where she became an editorial assistant to a senior editor at Alfred A. Knopf, publishers. Here she knew she had found her calling. “Chapel, assembly, recess? I always had a book in hand. This job allowed me to explore politics, art, philosophy, and psychology as well as fiction and serious nonfiction – a perfect blend of my interests,” says Lauren. She lives in Manhattan where she loves to cook for friends (including her fellow ASH grads Alison Derbes ’96 and Sudha Kailas ’96), run along the Hudson River, and comb the city attending book parties, museum exhibitions, and yoga classes. Less than three years after her start in book publishing, Lauren moved from corporate Random House to Atlas & Co., an independent publishing house where she has been a senior editor for two years, focusing exclusively on non-fiction. While bookworms may have the reputation of being shy, retiring types, the work of an editor goes beyond the solitary work of acquiring and editing manuscripts. A large part of the job requires that one meet and develop relationships with literary agents and scouts in order to stay on the pulse of what’s current and circulating around literary circles. As the industry evolves away from print to a digital base, editors have taken the helm in terms of marketing and publicity in order to stay on top of the latest trends and technology as well as media outlets. 10

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“It wasn’t enough to show up and participate, we had to reflect on that work and fully

understand our responsibility

to our community.”

Considering the breadth of authors and stories circulating today, how does an editor select ten to twelve books to publish each year? When considering manuscripts for publication, Lauren looks for projects with a distinctive voice and unique point of view. Last spring she made her first editorial acquisition, a memoir by former editorin-chief Dominique Browning called Slow Love: How I Lost My Job, Put on My Pajamas and Found Happiness. Like any irrepressible read, it was impossible for Lauren to put down the manuscript, reading it in one night. The following day she contacted Ms. Browning’s agent and within a week had negotiated a deal. Slow Love was eloquent, smart and witty. as much it was was topical, addressing the current economic climate with a woman’s funny yet mindful perspective on finding balance in life. The book is now on sale and garnering rave reviews. Lauren is currently working on a memoir of a Persian-Indian woman from Houston who struggled to juggle her cultural heritage with her ruthless ambition during two years as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. Suits: A Woman on Wall Street will be published in February 2011. As a Sacred Heart graduate, Lauren draws on her fifteen years at the Rosary more often than she might have imagined during her time as a student. “Participating in the oratory contest year after year helped me learn how to speak publicly without fear or hesitation,” she says. Publishing is an industry built almost entirely upon relationships, so grace under pressure is crucial in order to negotiate deals with agents and convince authors that they should choose an independent publishing house over a larger one. “If I was speechless, no one would want to work with me. It’s incumbent upon me to express myself passionately, but articulately.” A commitment to social justice and global awareness is something that was first instilled in Lauren at Sacred Heart. Sr. Karam’s Social Justice class provided a space for discussion

and heated conversation. There, students were encouraged to reflect upon their service projects like Earth Day, Hearty Meals for the homeless, and Habitat for Humanity. “It wasn’t enough to show up and participate, we had to reflect on that work and fully understand our responsibility to our community.” At Sacred Heart, community extends beyond the school gates and embraces the world. Civics class built on these lessons through a daily assignment: reading the newspaper. “Every morning, I’d read the paper in the car with my mother. I definitely came away with a deep appreciation for a journalist’s desire to tell stories, highlight injustice, and expose hypocrisy.” Student exchanges within Sacred Heart’s global network showed students that the mission of the Sacred Heart existed not only in New Orleans, but around the world. During her freshman year at Bryn Mawr, a fellow student recognized Lauren’s class ring as it matched her own. “While it was a thrill to meet another Sacred Heart graduate so far from home, it wasn’t shocking. When we were Lower School students, [former headmistress] Sr. Brown taught us that the world was as expansive as we wanted it to be. The magic carpet of our imagination could take us anywhere. In reality, it was our education that would help us accomplish that feat.”

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A Different kind of education By Annie Slattery '09

After graduating from Sacred Heart in May 2009, I deferred going to college for a year. Instead I worked in West Africa for six months with a program called Projects Abroad. I lived with a host family of about 15 in Kumasi, Ghana while volunteering at a private orphanage, teaching English in a school, and volunteering at a government-run orphanage. Sometimes we had 20 volunteers; other times we only had four.

Most people think that I just finished my first year at college. I am frequently asked, “So, how is school?” I politely respond that I am between schools at the moment, but will be attending Hendrix College in the fall of 2010 and plan to study pre-Law. I eventually hope to work representing mentally-disabled children and adults. I watch the gears slowly shift in their minds. They recall that someone at sometime, mentioned something about a girl taking a year off. Then they make the connection. “That’s right! You went to Africa! My goodness, how was that?” My decision to take a year off before college seemed rash to some. The night of graduation, I had a classmate ask me, “So are you really going to Africa?” I had planned to take a gap year since the summer of 2007 when I spent a week volunteering in Nicaragua. I realized during that trip that

I was happiest and felt the most satisfied when volunteering. With all that I had been blessed with in life, I felt that I had no choice. I had to take the time to give back. In Ghana, I worked at three different places: a private orphanage, a school, and a government-run orphanage. At my final placement I lost my heart. I took care of six little baby boys under the age of three. The children at the orphanage were nothing short of amazing. Their bravery, laughter and love overflowed every day. Since the government maintained the orphanage, funding was low, and the administrators were not always dedicated to the children. As volunteers, we strove to do our best and do what was best for the children. Not a day has gone by when I have not thought of their smiling faces. My experiences in Ghana, like those in New Orleans and at Sacred Heart, helped shape me into the person I want to be.

Growing up at Sacred Heart, we were always taught to think globally. I can recall listening to Sr. Hilda Bamwine, provincial of the Society of the Sacred Heart in the Uganda-Kenya Province, tell stories during her visits to the States of the desperate needs of the people in Uganda. I remember raising money before Halloween for UNICEF, and singing “Lean on Me” at nursing homes around the city. I remember being fascinated by the enormous diversity in the world. I never once thought, “Oh those poor people,” because Sacred Heart taught me not to pity people. We learned how to help our brothers and sisters.

I was happiest and felt the most satisfied

when volunteering.

Picture on left: Annie with a family in Ghana Picture below: the Volunteers in Ghana

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Continuing Our Excellence Academics, A rts & Athletics C apital campaign Blessing of the site On Sunday, April 18, 2010, the Academy of the Sacred Heart blessed the site of the new Student Center and Gymnasium on Carondelet Street. Fr. Jerry Fagin, S.J. presided over the liturgy and blessing before a crowd of over 200 donors, trustees, parents and students. David Waggonner and Mac Ball, the architects for the project, and representatives from F.M. Myers Construction took part in the blessing and the ceremonial groundbreaking. The $10 M expansion is expected to open in May of 2011.

Pictured from left to right are: Eddie Connick, Michael Walshe, Jr., Marty McLeod, Tim Favrot, Kay Favrot, Mac Ball, Chuck Viator, Catherine Howard, Paul Kavanaugh, Jay Zimmer, David Waggonner, Jim “Blackjack” Roberts, Martin Steib, Jr., Chris Lutz and Bill Galloway. THE BRIDGE | AUTUMN 2010

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The Sacred Heart faculty is composed of many alumnae who have returned to the Rosa ry to te ach or wor k as staff. Ov er the ne xt few issues, w e w ill fe atur e these l adies and sh ar e s o m e o f t h e i r t h o u g h ts o n w h at Sacred Heart means to them.

Kim DeSonier Duckworth '74 Rosary Kim taught at the Rosary for one year and returned four years ago to assume the position of Preparatory Head. She remembers wanting to attend the school because she wanted a Sacred Heart education. She enjoys working here because of the students and the faculty. Kim has two daughters who attended the Rosary when they were young. She is now the grandmother of a precious six month old baby girl! When asked what she likes most about Sacred Heart she said, “Everything!”

Ashley LeBlanc ’85 Rosary Ashley has been the Assistant to the Upper School Dean of Students for six years. Her grandmother Dorothy Grundmann Janssen ’28 recently celebrated her 100th birthday and is our oldest living alumna. Ashley’s sister Beth Fournier-Foch ’81 is also a graduate and now lives in France. Ashley says, “One of my greatest regrets is that I do not have a daughter to send here. But, I feel like I have many daughters on graduation night when I have the privilege of sending our graduates down the drive of the front courtyard for their final walk.” She continues, "It is fun to work at a place that is so familiar to me and has so many ties to my family. I took my Sacred Heart education for granted, but working here now, I realize what a wonderful gift my parents gave me." Ashley will celebrate her 25th Reunion this fall.

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Jeanie Eagan Perrilliat ’67 Rosary Jeanie and her sisters, Duane Eagan Couch ’64 and Mina Eagan Meric ’73, attended and graduated from ASH. Jeanie’s sister-inlaw and her sister were also graduates. Jeanie came as a four year old in the kindergarten class as one of the twenty classmates that would stay together for 14 years. The class of 1967 welcomed 10 other classmates along the way and Jeanie says that her class remains very close to one another to this day! Her classmates are her Sacred Heart family. She says, “I started teaching in the Primary School in the seventies just after I graduated from Newcomb. I taught Language Arts for 5 years, and then I took a break from teaching but was involved in Sacred Heart as a parent of Gwendolyn ’95. I resumed working at Sacred Heart as Campus Minister in the Lower School in 1998 and have been here ever since. Sacred Heart is an integral part of who I am. My sisters and I are grateful for our Sacred Heart education and feel that the Religious of the Sacred Heart and the educators of the Sacred Heart helped shape us into the people we are today. My daughter, Gwendolyn, is also a graduate and shares our sentiments. I have nine nieces, Adele Webster `a Brassard, Katie Webster Reidy, Malise Perrilliat, Tina Perrilliat Andrews, Jennifer Couch Talbot, Katherine Eagan May, Margaret Eagan Patterson, Amelie Eagan Larson and Hartley Meric Crunk who attended as well. I have another niece who is an academic student this year. All of the girls in our families have attended Sacred Heart. I treasure the gift of the Sacred Heart education that I received, and as a religion teacher and Campus Minister, I want to pass that gift along to the children that I teach today.”

Ashley Selby Melius ’92 Rosary Ashley has taught at the Rosary for nine years and has spent the last eight as the second grade teacher. She says, “Sacred Heart was appealing to me as a student because of the friends I already had here. The small class settings and the one-on-one attention was exactly what I needed as a student. I love working in the Primary School and watching the girls grow. I wanted to give back to Sacred Heart by teaching here and make learning fun. Sacred Heart is a wonderful place to work. We are truly a faculty family that cares not only about the students and their families, but about each other. We get along and enjoy each other’s company.”

Frank M. Maselli Frank Maselli is the Founder and President of Maselli Properties, a multi-million dollar residential and commercial real estate company in New Orleans, LA. Frank has over 30 years of real estate investing and project management experience in the New Orleans market. Maselli Properties has developed and redeveloped hundreds of apartments, two condo projects--including a 6-unit luxury, award winning project on historic St. Charles Avenue and numerous commercial properties. He is the Managing Partner of City Wholesale Liquor and is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Italian American Foundation, the Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, and the American Italian Renaissance Foundation. He holds a business degree from Louisiana State University. Frank has numerous other interests including tennis, skiing, traveling and singing.

Gregory G. “Ben” Johnson We are grateful to departing Board member Ben Johnson for his years of service to the Academy of the Sacred Heart.

NEW BOARD MEMBERS Mary Matalin Mary Matalin’s experience in politics, public affairs, crisis management and media spans three decades and multiple venues. Matalin has served Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. Most recently, she joined the Bush/Cheney administration in the first term as Assistant to the President and Counselor to the Vice President. In that capacity, she performed as senior advisor on major initiatives, including national security, homeland security, energy, economic growth and corporate governance policies. She oversaw the Vice President’s political and communications departments, advancing administration policies from the Middle East, Europe and across America to Capitol Hill. Before joining the Bush/Cheney White House, Matalin hosted CNN’s critically acclaimed debate show, Crossfire. Matalin was also a former founding co-host of the Washington based CNBC political weeknight talk show, Equal Time.

Matalin and her husband James Carville, who was the chief campaign strategist for Clinton/Gore in 1992, co-authored the bestselling political campaign book All’s Fair: Love, War and Running for President. Her most recent book, Letters to My Daughters was named a Book of the Month Club selection as well as The New York Times and The Washington Post best-seller lists. Letters to My Daughters was also selected for a condensed version by Reader’s Digest. Currently, Matalin is Editor-in-Chief of Threshold Editions, a conservative imprint at Simon & Schuster. In addition, Matalin sits on the board of directors of the Cheney Cardiovascular Institute, the Washington Humane Society and closer to home, the Bureau of Governmental Research in Louisiana. She also recently joined CNN in April of 2009 as a political contributor. Matalin and her husband split time between their homes in Virginia and Louisiana with their daughters Matalin “Matty” Carville and Emerson “Emma” Carville and their 5 dogs, multiple cats and two birds. THE BRIDGE | AUTUMN 2010

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CLASS OF 2010 - COLLEGE CHOICES Rima Freddy AbiSamra* Hendrix College

Corinne Nadine DiLeo University of New Orleans

Ashley Lauren Milanese Juilliard School

Aubrey Driscoll Adams Oklahoma City University

Emery Sue Finegan Spring Hill College

Caroline Somerville Nead Savannah College of Art and Design

Ellen Legier Alpaugh* Louisiana State University

Margaret Frances Forshag*** Davidson College

Emily Marie Olivier*** University of Georgia

Page Carrere Bailey Texas Christian University

Johanna Christian Gundlach*** University of South Carolina

Kelle Lauren Ory Loyola University New Orleans

Chantilly Maria Benitez Loyola University New Orleans

Alison Hamlin Harrington*** Hendrix College

Sarah Woodward Parkerson** Rhodes College

Julia Dorothy Berner** Spring Hill College

Emerson Avery Hemperley University of Mississippi

Caroline Blair Pellerin Loyola University Maryland

Jamie Lynne Bertel*** Tulane University

Elizabeth Grace Hoefer University of Alabama

Molly Fitzgerald Phayer* University of Georgia

Caroline Sarah Bologna*** Brown University

Samantha G. Karlin*** University of Georgia

Corinne Margaret Plough** Louisiana State University

Emma Morgan Caffrey Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins

Joelle Rita Lama* University of Pittsburgh

Meredith Desporte Provensal Louisiana State University

Mallory Ann Campo Our Lady of Holy Cross College

Victoria Anne Larkins Wake Forest University

Martha Ellington Quinn** Sewanee: University of the South

Kristie Gardiner Chalmers University of Mississippi

Stephanie Clare Lazar Louisiana State University

Brianne Michelle Salvant University of Louisiana

Hillary Elizabeth Connell Rhodes College

Mignon Madeleine Le Gardeur de Tilly Louisiana State University

Rachel Marie Scillitani Louisiana State University

Caroline Isabel Crumley*** Vanderbilt University

Elizabeth Harriette LeCorgne*** Rhodes College

Loriele Ysabel Simmons Liberty University

Taylor Michelle Daigle*** Hendrix College

Nicole Catherine Mabry Hendrix College

Allain Walker Sossaman University of Alabama

Jenni Ellen Darré Louisiana State University

Meredith Catherine Marmande** University of Georgia

Kathryn O’Connor Spencer* Sewanee: University of the South

Demi Taylor Del Valle Loyola University New Orleans

Ardenne Sarah Martin Fordham University

Taylor Katherine Stulb* Louisiana State University

Margaret Ann Grace Martin*** University of Texas, Austin

Charlotte Raquel Svenson University of Mississippi

Georgianna Lyle May** Louisiana State University

Kelly Kristine Waltemath Louisiana State University

Mary Kathryn McDougal*** Rhodes College

Nina Pape Waring University of South Carolina

Janna dubois McIntyre University of North Carolina at Asheville

Greta Louise Zehner

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Tulane School of Continuing Studies *Honors **High Honors ***Highest Honors

Prize Day 2010 Presentation of the Academy of the Sacred Heart Academic Scholarship Awards Scholarships are an integral part of independent schools. Scholarships promote academic excellence, recognize leadership skills, cultivate specific interests while encouraging our students to go beyond the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart education. Congratulations to the following recipients of academic scholarships for the 2010-2011 school year. The Ester Adams Scholarship Award, established by a bequest from the estate of Ester Adams, was presented to Emily Chatelain and Katie Nelson. The Kimberly Marie Adams Scholarship Award, established in memory of Kimberly Marie Adams ’92 by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey P. Adams, and her friend, Mr. John J. Maceluch, was presented to Maddie LaForge. The Sister Mary Adele Bush, RSCJ Scholarship Award, established in memory of Sr. Adele Bush, a beloved Sacred Heart educator at the Rosary, was presented to Clerc Cooper. The William Copeland Scholarship Award, established in memory of Mr. Copeland and in honor of the Copeland’s daughter Dr. Leslie Copeland ’91, was presented by Mrs. William Copeland to Toni Smith. The Golden Cardinal Scholarship Award, established by Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. McAlear, was presented to Grace Heidel. The Goizueta Foundation Scholars’ Award, established to support several annual scholarships to students of Hispanic and/ or Latina heritage whose families currently reside in the United States, was presented to Elissa Barahona, Isabella Correa, Daniela Delgado, Elizabeth Lopez, and Gabrielle Ruiz. The Nancy Stafford Hartson Scholarship Award, established in memory of Nancy Stafford Hartson ’84 by an anonymous donor, was presented by Mrs. Maurice J. Hartson ’55 and Connie Hartson Winsberg ’82 to Kate Ellis. The Sister Shirley Miller, RSCJ Scholarship Award, established in honor of Sister Shirley Miller who served as Headmistress of the Rosary for fourteen years and is supported annually by The Sacred Heart Rosary Alumnae Board, was presented by Kelly Cowan Ellis ’86 to Elizabeth McDougal.

The Sharon Ellis Murray Scholarship Award, established in memory of Sharon Ellis Murray ’91 by her family and friends, was presented by Becky Ellis Keller ’97 to Margaret Viator. The New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Scholarship Award, established to promote the mission of the New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation and to support Hispanics living in the New Orleans area, was presented to Elissa Barahona and Gabrielle Ruiz. The Ana Marie Rapier Scholarship Award, established by a gift by Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Rapier in honor of his mother, Ana Marie Rapier, was presented to SarahElise Pick. The A. Louis Read Scholarship Award, established by Mr. Read’s daughter Susan Read Johnson ’64 and her husband Doug Johnson, was presented by Susan Read Johnson ’64 to Emily Tixier. The Sacred Heart Distinguished Scholar Award, established in 2003 by the Board of Trustees, was presented to Julie Charbonnet, Madeleine Landry, Caroline Brinson, Allison MacPhaille, Maeve Lawless, Ashley MacPhaille, Amanda Canzoneri, Caroline Read, Katey Armstrong and Lindsey Owens. The Peggy D. Sarpy ’63 and Margaret D. Ramsey ’32 Scholarship Award, established in memory of Peggy Denechaud Sarpy ’63 and her mother, Margaret Denechaud Ramsey ’32, was presented by Mrs. Leonard Aucoin ’85 to Celeste Cahn.

Goizueta Scholars with Dr. Burns

A special thanks to the donors of the following scholarship funds: The Euxenia Bacchich Rathe ’09 Scholarship Fund, established in 1981 by an anonymous donor to provide tuition assistance to relatives of Sacred Heart alumnae. The Oliver H. Dabezies, Jr. Scholarship Fund, established in 2006 by a gift from the Charles W. and Elizabeth Goodyear Foundation and matching gift from the BHP Billiton Matching Gift Program in memory of Oliver H. Dabezies, Jr., father of Elizabeth Goodyear ’81. The Dorothy Fleury Hills’ Blue Ribbon Scholarship Fund, established in 2001 in memory of Dorothy Fleury Hills ’30. The Lapeyre Scholarship Fund , established in memory of Odile Lapeyre by friends and family. The Brianna Murphy Scholarship Fund , established in 2009 by a gift from her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Murphy and the class of 2001 in memory of Brianna Murphy, class of 2001.

The Tiffin Sullivan Scholarship Award, established in memory of Tiffin Sullivan, member of the class of 1985 by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Gene Sullivan, was presented to Carolyn Blank. The Virginia Wilson Voelker Scholarship Award, established in honor of Virginia Wilson Voelker by the Voelker family for their beloved mother, was presented by Audrey Voelker Thibodeaux ’02 to Caroline Ponseti. THE BRIDGE | AUTUMN 2010

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Farewells

Sr. Muriel Cameron, RSCJ

Suzanne Koerner Terrillion ’85 with Headmaster Dr. Tim Burns

The Rosary wishes a fond farewell to the following faculty and staff members who are moving on to new opportunities and challenges. Gigi Baay, Annie Boelte, Abbie Brandao, Lacey Chandler, Lisa Craig, Calvin Duvalle, Matthew Ellis, Carter Florence, Molly Howat, Kathy Marino, Joseph Pham, Darci Reggio, Kim Rigg, Elizabeth Savage,

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Sr. Cameron first taught theology and art at the Rosary from 1970-1983. Twenty years later, she returned to teach Upper School religion, and has fostered and grown meaningful Campus and Eucharistic Ministry programs. She has also worked to create service projects for our students both in New Orleans and in Mexico. The all-school Masses that she planned have been thoughtful and instructive especially those about the lives of St. Madeleine Sophie and St. Philippine Duchesne. Sr. Muriel Cameron was the 2010 recipient of the Charles D. Grenier Award, an honor given by the Board of Trustees which recognizes an outstanding faculty member. In January 2011, Sr. Cameron will move

to the Jospehinum, a college prep Sacred Heart School in inner-city Chicago that serves a population of economically deprived Caucasian, Latino and AfricanAmerican students. The Society of the Sacred Heart has run this school, which is in the process of being fully accepted into the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, for approximately 20 years. A great deal of the moral and financial support of the school comes from the alumnae of the other Sacred Heart school in Chicago. Sr. Cameron’s role there will be working in the area of Formation to Ministry, mentoring members of the religion faculty and helping with campus ministry. She will also teach an art class.

Suzanne Terrillion returned to her alma mater in the summer of 2006 to serve as the Director of Development. In that role she secured funding and support for the Annual Giving program and raised over $3 million to complete the “Journey of the Heart Capital Campaign” which funded the purchase and renovation of our Mater Campus. In 2008, she took on a new challenge by becoming the Capital Campaign Director of the new $10 M Continuing Our Excellence Capital Campaign… Academics, Arts and Athletics that is funding the new Student Center on the back square of the Rosary Campus. In two short years, that campaign has raised over $9.5 million. The entire building project and the campaign are expected to be completed by the spring of 2011.

Suzanne has done an incredible job of fundraising for Sacred Heart over the past four years, and we are sorry to see her leave. She and her husband Albert, and their children Mark and Lizette moved to the Washington, D. C. area in June. After completing his doctorate degree in Public Health at Tulane University, Albert took a position as a Senior Director for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Suzanne says, “It has been a pleasure and an honor to oversee these incredibly important capital projects for Sacred Heart. With the help and support of our wonderful Board of Trustees, Campaign Leaders and Sacred Heart staff, we have secured the funding necessary to see these projects to completion. Our move to the nation’s capital is an exciting new chapter for our family, and we leave New Orleans and Sacred Heart with wonderful memories. I look forward to my return to Sacred Heart in October as the Class of 1985 celebrates our 25th reunion.”

Milestones

Valedictorian, Caroline Bologna

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April 18, 2010 Congé: Heart Hat Zone This year’s Congé began with Mass and the blessing of the site of the new Student Center on the back square of the Rosary Campus. With a nod to the construction project, the theme of Congé was “Heart Hat Zone.” Congratulations to this year’s event Co-Chairs: Ingrid Garvey, Mary Belle Connick, Sarah Ott and Michele King. Thank you for organizing a joyful day that included great food and drink, entertainment by The Creole String Beans, shopping, confetti eggs, duck pond fishing, face painting, snowballs, fire truck rides, and community building.

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HEADMASTER'S DINNER Our Headmaster’s Circle of Donors was honored with a night of celebration for their generous financial support to the 2009-2010 Annual Giving Campaign. The annual Dinner included a Mass celebrated by Rev. Joseph M. K ra f f t. Graduating seniors sang during the liturgy that was followed by a moonlit dinner in the Rosary courtyard catered by Restaurant August. A special thanks to Duke Robin, Dionne Bloemer and the Mantilla family for donating this exquisite evening of thanksgiving.

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Spirituality and Global Education Conference

Religious of the Sacred Heart In July, fourteen Rosary faculty and administrators, four local RSCJ associates, and six religious from Duchesne House joined Sacred Heart educators, religious, and associates from throughout the United States and abroad at a Spirituality Forum and Global Education Conference held on the campus of Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Maryland. The 5-day conference included sessions on the life of St. Philippine Duchesne and the contributions to the education of youth of Janet Erskine Stuart. In addition, there were presentations on spirituality, global education, and social justice activities and programs in schools and among the religious throughout the U.S. “Sr. Lyn Osiek, RSCJ, is the new archivist for the Society, and her presentation about St. Philippine—viewed through Philippine’s writings—resonated with me,” said Toots Villeré, Little Hearts/

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Preschool Director. “Sr. Osiek was able to put a human face on Philippine. Philippine possessed strength of purpose and great faith, but she also had faults and failings, and sometimes questioned herself. How reassuring for all of us!” Kris Blamphin, Primary science teacher, had strong feelings about Sr. Suzanne Cooke’s presentation. “Sr. Cooke gave a detailed look into the life and teachings of Janet Erskine Stuart. I continue to be amazed that these writings from 200 years ago are not only still relevant, but are forward thinking. One of Mother Stuart's writings struck a chord with me —‘And we must remember that each one of the children is destined for a mission in life. Neither we nor they can know now, what it is, but we must know and make them believe that each one has a mission in life and that she is bound to find out what it is, that there is some special work for God which will remain undone unless they do it.’” The global aspect of Sacred Heart education was evident from the first day when faculty and administrators from Sacred Heart schools in Australia, France, Japan, Mexico, Egypt, and Haiti introduced themselves. The international focus continued with presentations by Sr. Cecile Meijer, RSCJ, who spoke about her work with the United Nations, and

Dr. Paul Farmer, MD, Ph.D., who viewed his work in Haiti and Africa through the lens of the corporal works of mercy. Several Rosary teachers were directly involved at the conference. Prep English teacher Kitty Mattesky served on the planning committee and helped to develop the global portion of the conference. Kindergarten teachers Lucie Cavaroc and Laurie Springmann, along with Toots Villeré, presented one of the breakout sessions, “Have Passport…Will Travel,” which outlined the Rosary’s kindergarten year-long curriculum study of the seven continents. Local RSCJ associate, Duane Couch, gave the reflection at one of the liturgies, “one of the most moving and powerful I’ve ever experienced,” said Toots. Dr. Tim Burns, Head of School, summed up the conference: "It was an amazing experience to be studied together with 87 Religious of the Sacred Heart from throughout the world. In their number, they represented the Society's role in the United Nations, in the near East, in Africa, in South America, throughout

Rosary Faculty Europe and in Asia. The conference brought the Sisters together with nearly 200 lay men and women working in Sacred Heart schools throughout the world to study the charism of the Society and to emphasize its  importance in dealing with human needs and social justice throughout the world. I believe the 14 participants from our Rosary school community returned to New Orleans with a deeper understanding of the mission of Sacred Heart education and the opportunity we offer our girls to participate in meaningful, important international experiences for helping others."

Other Spring Events on Campus

Très Bien

Book Signings at the Nims Center New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton shown here with ASH alumna Connie Hartson Winsberg ’82. Payton signed his book “Home Team” at the Nims Center in August. Hundreds of New Orleans residents waited for hours for a chance to meet the personable head coach, have photos taken with him, and have their books signed.

Isabel Allende discussed and signed her latest best-seller “Island Beneath the Sea” before an enthusiastic crowd in the Nims Center in May. Fans drove from as far away as Tallahasse to hear Ms. Allende speak and have the opportunity to meet her. The Chilean-born Allende is considered the most important female Latin-American writer today.

Diana C. Wall, RSCJ made her final vows with the Society of the Sacred Heart in Rome on January 31, 2010. Many will remember that Sr. Diana served as the Capital Campaign Director for the Academy of the Sacred Heart’s new Mater Admirabilis Campus for four years. In August 2005, she relocated to Kenwood Convent of the Sacred Heart in Albany, New York to assist the Society as director of its Transition Team for the Society’s elder care goals. In January 2009, she went to the Uganda/ Kenya Province to work, and then traveled to Granada, Spain to learn Spanish. In January 2010, she made perpetual vows of obedience, poverty, and chastity and committed herself to the education of youth. She is now in Haiti assisting in the humanitarian relief effort.

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, whose story was told in the best selling book “The Blind Side” and in the film adaptation of the same name, discussed and signed their own book, “In a Heartbeat: How Cheerful Giving Can Change the World.” They are pictured with Anne Trice, Liz Manthey and Britton Trice in the Nims Center.

Alumnae Baby Party 2010 John Crosby, Jr. with daughter Christine ‘03 and wife Cathy

Last April, past parent John Crosby, Jr. was driving home across the causeway when he witnessed a man get out of his car and jump into Lake Pontchartrain. Momentarily in disbelief, John stopped his car to check on the man and quickly realized that he couldn’t swim and was sinking. After alerting the authorities, John then jumped the 25 feet down to the lake and treaded water with the man until help arrived. He said he remembered that his Dad had saved someone’s life in much the same way in 1953 when he rescued a man from drowning in the Mississippi River. He said he knew what his father would have done and just did the same thing. THE BRIDGE | AUTUMN 2010

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SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS 2010 ASH Tennis Team members celebrate winning "Back to Back" State Championships Chris Dazet and Coach Mike Barnes celebrated with the tennis team individual medalists. Singles: Caroline Brinson, Singles State Champion; Lizzie Hotard, Singles State Runner-up; Caroline Crumley and Megan Middleton, Doubles State Champions; Sydney Lowe and Ellie Quinn (not pictured) Doubles 3rd Place.

Asst. Coach P.J. Lynch and Head Coach Tooraj Badie and the Soccer Team receive the 2010 Soccer State Championship Trophy from the Commissioner of the LHSAA. Sarah Parkerson (Capt), Katie McDougal (Capt), Ellie Quinn (Capt), Sam Karlin, Nina Waring, Katherine Moody, Chandler Moody, Madison Granito, Reid Harris, Elizabeth Eumont, Hailey Housey, Claire Brown, Miranda Lee, Ashley Pou, Sarah Martin, Kristen Kern, Isabella Correa, Megan LeBlanc, Corinne Plough (Manager).

Seniors Caroline Crumley and Megan Middleton ended their ASH tennis careers with a State Championship. Caroline and Megan have been playing together since the 7th grade and success came early and often: 7th grade - State Quarter-Finalist 8th grade - State Semi-Finalist 9th grade - State Runner-up 10th grade - State Champions 11th grade - State Runner-up 12th grade - State Champions

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Freshman Sarah Martin was selected MVP of the 2010 State Championship Game. Freshman All-STATE Team: Sarah Martin, Miranda Lee

Junior Katherine Moody was selected the State MVP by the Louisiana High School Soccer Coaches Association (LHSSCA). Seniors Katie McDougal, Ellie Quinn, and Sarah Parkerson were also selected to the LHSSCA All-State Soccer Team. Ellie Quinn will be continuing her soccer career at Sewanee; Katie McDougal and Sarah Parkerson will be playing collegiate soccer at Rhodes College.

Eighth graders Maura Eagan and Caroline Bloemer finished 2nd and 3rd in the 2 mile at the Track and Field State Championships.

Senior Sarah Parkerson stands on the 2010 Soccer State Championship Trophy with her rehabbed left knee. After tearing her ACL during the 2009 State Championship game, Sarah was able to start in the first game of the season.

Head Coach Tooraj Badie receives the 2010 State Championship game ball. Tooraj was selected District and Metro Coach of the Year.

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Alumnae News | Summer 2010 Karen Marie Heller ’68 - has changed her name legally to Karen Ashley Greenstone. Greenstone represents growth, creativity, groundedness, and stability. Ashley, for the mountain ash representing life, protection, and blessing. Karen recently spent three years after Hurricane Katrina in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, where she enjoyed teaching first-year writing at Western Carolina University. She is happy to be back home in New Orleans, teaching English to international students at Loyola University. Mathilde C. F. Hoefer ’71 - came in town from Houston where she sells residential real estate to attend the 2010 ASH graduation of her niece Grace Hoefer ’10. Also in attendance was the proud grandmother, Mathilde C. Farrell Hoefer ’47.

Hayley ’11, Grace ’10, Margaux ’14, Mathilde C. F. Hoefer ’71, and Mathilde C. Farrell Hoefer ’47. Lynn LaBreche Hamilton ’71 - is living in San Diego with her husband, Peter, and 2 college age sons. She is a realtor with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and recently attended the Rotary International Convention in Montreal and has been elected President of the San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary Club. Jeannine Scott ’79 - is now the president of MOTIR Global in Washington D.C. The company offers international clients professional services and support. Anne Bost ’83 - is working in international tax for Ernst and Young in New York City. Her son Henry is 13, and daughter Grace is 4 and would love to see any of her classmates coming to the Big Apple. 

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Lizette Terrillion with her aunt Lizette Smith, brother Mark and Anderson Cooper. Suzanne Koerner Terrilion ’85 - has spent the summer helping her children, Mark (8) and Lizette (6) run LemonAID for the gulf, a non-profit organization that is helping to save the pelicans harmed by oil spill. They have been interviewed by MSNBC, local news stations and Anderson Cooper for the Larry King Live telethon, live from the New Orleans Riverfront where they had set up their lemonade stand. Catherine Charbonnet Plauché ’86 was a camp nurse this summer for Highlander Camp in Mills River, North Carolina. Her twins were campers and had a blast in N.C. During the school year, Catherine is a baby nurse at East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, LA. She enjoys taking care of her friends’ newborn babies! Sarah Sullivan Ott ’89 - has recently launched sarahott.com where she is displaying her famous scarves that became so popular during the recent football season. She has also designed a scarf for Sacred Heart and is now working on a bracelet. She lives in New Orleans with her husband and 3 children, 2 daughters who attend Sacred Heart. Stacy Sins Ingram ’91 - is serving as Senior Counsel - Corporate & Securities for The Home Depot in Atlanta. She joined the company in 2009 after 11 years at the law firm of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, where she was a partner. Stacy and her husband John, who is the General Counsel of the Gypsum Division at Georgia-Pacific, have two children, Christopher (4) and Caroline (2).

Nicole Constantin Sellers ’92 - and her husband have now been living in Chicago for 9 years. She continues to work for a consulting firm where she specializes in working with professionals in career development. During the recession, she feels very fortunate to be in a job she enjoys and in a position where she can help people who are in a job search. Last November, they welcomed their first child, Ian Christopher Anne Babst Griepsma ’94 - graduated from Nursing School at McNeese Collage in Lake Charles last December and has recently passed her State Boards and is now an RN. Jennifer Looney McCullough ’95 - is in the middle of a move from Yerevan, Armenia to Heidelberg, Germany. Her husband has been promoted to “Lieutenant Colonel” in the U.S. Army and has been deployed to Afghanistan. Jennifer stays busy with their “Army” of three little ones under 8 years old while working as a personal trainner at the Army base in Germany. Additionally, she owns and runs the catering company “Southern Comforts” and counts NATO and the Diplomatic community as clients. She says “We are all well here with life and health and just go with the flow of our military life. As we like to say, “We are ‘Global Nomads’!” Julie Couret Willoz ’95 - works as a Career Consultant for the Tulane School of Business utilizing her Master's Degree in Organizational Management and ten years management experience with the Walt Disney Company. Julie is active in the community, volunteering as the advisor for Delta Gamma sorority at Loyola and as a committee chair for the Young Leadership Council. In addition, she serves as the President of the Louisiana Association of Colleges and Employers and Vice-President for the Visiting Nurses Association of New Orleans. She and her husband Michael, reside in Metairie and are expecting their first child. Michelle Valteau ’97 - is excited to report that she has left the practice of law and now is the Associate Director of Career Services at Emory Law School and loves being back in an educational environment.

Marianne Mullin ’99 - is living in Atlanta and working on her residency in radiology at Emory. She will finish next June and then do a fellowship in pediatric radiology in the Atlanta area. Marianne is planning a December wedding at Sacred Heart. Rosalba Vargas ’99 - finished her pediatrics residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in June and is now a pediatric hospitalist at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. Claire Meunier ’00 - graduated from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University last June and is now managing the research strategy for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in New York. Her main project for the foundation is to help launch a $40 million clinical study to help find a biomarker for Parkinson’s disease.

in Florida where she is working as a test engineer.  She is pictured kneeling at the bottom left in Southwest Asia.

The Stumm Family oversee the yogurt shop. They have been generous to ASH in donating yogurt for goûter, baby party and Congé this past year. They are pictured above with their mom Kit ’72, serving Pinkberry at an upper school goûter. Jennifer Curole Greco ’02 - graduated from LSU School of Medicine and started her residency with the LSU Psychiatry Department. She is pictured below with her parents after her graduation.

Amanda Gulotta Reeves ’00 - is the regional nurse recruiter for Supplemental Healthcare in Charleston, SC. She and her husband Eric were married in the Sacred Heart chapel last March.

Christy Towley ’01 - spent last summer working in New Orleans as a project coordinator for Laitram, LLC in their Advertising and Design department. This fall she will move to Washington, D.C. to attend graduate school at George Washington University’s Global MBA program. Courtney ’01 and Celie ’04 Stumm recently opened a Pinkberry franchise on Magazine Street in New Orleans where they run the daily operations and

Elise Thomas ’05 - has been selected to design the logo for NOLAlicious.com, after winning a contest with over 50% of the vote. She is a freelance web graphic/web designer living in New Orleans. Mea Boykins ’07 - recently created the Spelman Emergency Assistance Scholarship Fund at Spelman College to help students experiencing financial hardships. Kathleen Hillery ’07 - is spending her summer interning in graphic design with Lilly Pulitzer in New York. She is pictured driving the “Lilly Jeep.”

Britton Stewart ’00 - has recently started her own graphic design company, THINKA design and brainage, based in New Orleans. Destin Fairman ’00 - is residing in Washington, D.C. where she is the manager/wine buyer at Bell Wine Shop. After working the 2008 and 2009 harvest seasons in Napa Valley for Caymus Vineyards, she earned an International Sommelier Guild Diploma Certification.

Emily Montgomery ’05

The Greco Family Elicia Juarez ’04 - graduated from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa with a Master’s Degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy. Upon graduation, she was awarded the Most Outstanding Master’s Student in her graduate program. Elicia is pursuing a job as a Marriage and Family Therapist in New Orleans, and credits the ASH family for getting her where she is today.

Kathleen Hillery ’07

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Alumnae weddings Raquel Marie Fonte ’88 To: Aaron Lee Werth Emily Jean (Missy) Ratté ’94 To: Philip Martin Pidot Nicole Marie Bruno ’97 To: Kyle Anthony O’Blanc Lauren Colleen Vergona ’98 To: Robert Louis Gavioli, Jr. Amanda Legendre Gulotta ’00 To: Eric David Reeves Chavanne Elizabeth Korbel ’01 To: Jay Paul McDonald, Jr., M.D. Heather Rebekah Hoerner ’01 To: Alex John Verbich

Bruno-O’Blanc Wedding

Emilia Michele Pappas ’01 To: Christopher DeWalt Layden Vergona-Gavioli Wedding

Lindsey Marie Becknell ’02 To: Capt. Nathaniel P. Capdepon, USMC Jennifer Marie Herzog ’02 To: Jon Edmond Frosch Whitney Nicole Dolan ’03 To: Scott Robbert Huete Cecile Carrole Toso ’03 To: Peter Guste Nix Courtney Leigh Milanese ’03 To: Matthew Brian Perret

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bless these babies 2010 Kay Babst Hunter ’88 (A) 2nd child, 1st boy (James Casey)

Emily Chopin ’96 1st child, 1st girl (Edith “Edie” Claire)

Ainslie Couvillon Phillips ’88 4th child, 2nd girl (Riley Margaret)

Amy Boasberg Ruggles ’97 (K) 2nd child, 1st girl (Caroline Elizabeth)

Dottie Gibbons Church ’92 (B) 3rd child, 3rd boy (Lowery Reese)

Katye Edrington Irwin ’97 (L) 2nd child, 1st boy (Harrison “Harry” North)

Caroline Christy Kearney ’92 (C) 1st child, 1st girl (Laine Meline) Katelyn Ramsey Castleberry ’92 (D) 2nd child, 2nd boy (Ramsey Michael) Alice Babst Prestia ’92 2nd child, 2nd boy (Miles Frederick) Nicole Constantin Sellers ’92 (E) 1st child, 1st boy (Ian Christopher) Sarah Ackerman Gilberti ’94 (F) 2nd child, 1st boy (Louis Paul)

Katherine Sins LeBlanc ’98 (M) 1st child, 1st girl (Madeline Claire) Keenan Carrère Mann ’98 (N) 2nd child, 2nd girl (Elizabeth “Liza” Lykes)

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Adele Michaelis Ralston ’94 (G) 2nd child, 1st boy (Mears Huntington)

Elizabeth Hunley Perrien ’00 (Q) 1st child, 1st boy (James “Jimmy” Louis, III)

Julie Prieur Varisco ’94 (H) 3rd child, 2nd girl (Rose Prieur)

Kellen Higginbotham Ranger ’01 (R) 1st child, 1st girl (Mary Rose)

Madeline Haydel Price ’95 (I) 2nd child, 1st girl (Marley Grace)

Alexandra Hainkel ’07 (S) 1st child, 1st girl (Olivia Andrée Hainkel-Schweitzer )

Gwendolyn Perrilliat Turcotte ’95 (J) 1st child, 1st boy (Louis Claiborne)

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Jeremy Alexander - husband of Renée Tervalon ’93 Patricia Ann Consulter Graziani Bel grandmother of Meryl Tracey Andry ’91 Joseph Grima Bernard - husband of Virginia Fairfax Bernard ’48 Mary Walker Brierre - mother of Ninette Brierre Dauwalder ’62, grandmother of Eliza Brierre ’01 Janet Perrault Brignac - mother of Dr. Michele Marie Brignac, DVM ’79, Aimée Brignac ’81, Denice Brignac Smith ’83 and Nicole Brignac Barnes ’87 John Randolph Butts, Jr. - father of Catherine Pearce Butts ’81 Walter G. Cowan - grandfather of Kelly Cowan Ellis ’86, Jonté Cowan Warren ’87, Renée Cowan Aguiare ’87, great-grandfather of Winter Warren ’08, Margaret “CoCo” Ellis ’12, Emily Ellis ’14, Katherine Ellis ’19, Wesley Warren ’20, Ashley Ellis ’22 Geraldine “Jerry” Schmidt Culley - mother of Sydney Culley Dubbin*, grandmother of Carrie Dubbin ’05 Judge Louis G. DeSonier, Jr. - father of Kim DeSonier Duckworth ’74 * Marie Donahue deVerges - mother-in-law of Janis Derbes deVerges ’76, grandmother of Courtney deVerges ’08 Judge Oliver S. Delery - husband of Winifred Kelly Delery ’45, brother-in-law of Angela Brady Kelly ’51, father of Winifred “Wendy” Delery Hills ’71, Anne Delery Comarda ’75, Joyce Delery ’79, grandfather of Amy Comarda ’02, Jennifer Comarda ’04, Julie Comarda ’06, Charlotte Delery ’14 Father Louis J. Derbes, CM - uncle of Jean Derbes Ratté ’70, Denice Derbes ’73, Janice Derbes deVerges ’76 Virginia “Jane” Friedrichs Dupre ’40 - sister of Ann Friedrichs Flotte ’39 Frederick Fischer - father of Mary Fischer Johnson ’78 Lois Scully Fraiche - mother-in-law of Donna DiMartino Fraiche ♥♥, grandmother of Ariane “CoCo” Fraiche ’06 Jocelyn Nyland Fromherz - grandmother of Amelia Fromherz ’04

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David “Cartan” Loker Gibbons - brother of Kathleen Gibbons Favrot ’53, brother-in-law of Barbara "Babs" Gibbons *, father of Dorothy "Dottie" Gibbons Church ’92, father-in-law of Lynne Charbonnet Gibbons ’89, uncle of Kathleen Favrot Van Horn ’77, Susan Gibbons Rampick ’79, Caroline Favrot Trube ’79, grandfather of Kathleen “Pierce” Gibbons ’20, great uncle of Katie Van Horn ’03, Nicole Rampick ’06 and Brittany Rampick ’08

Elizabeth “Lizzie” McCleskey ’07, Margaret McCleskey ’09, and Lucy Lapeyre ’14

Euxenia “Jane” Rathe Gregory ’37 - sister of Barbara Rathe ’41, Norma Rathe Steele ’44, mother of Anne Gregory Gonsoulin ’61, Kathleen Gregory Newcomb ’63, Mary Lee Gregory Levis ’65 and Margaret Carol Gregory ’71, aunt of Kathy Batt Youngberg ’75, Rebecca Batt Thomas ’76, Eileen Batt Farris ’77, grandmother of Elizabeth Gonsoulin Brennan ’85

Mildred Wiles Mann – great-grandmother of Audrey Mann ’21 and Caroline Macaluso ’24

J. Randolph “Randy” Gregson - father-in-law of Charlotte “Chotsie” Thompson Gregson ’73, grandfather of Charlotte Gregson ’07 Maureen Grundy Guillot - mother of Catherine Guillot Blaum ’85, grandmother of Maureen Blaum ’17 Eben Hardie - grandfather of Emily Hardie ’16 and Anna Hardie ’19 Irene Clare Brady Hémard - mother of Susan Hémard Colton ’72, grandmother of Clare Colton ’00 and Lauren Hémard ’02 Royce James Henry, DDS - grandfather of Marguerite Henry ’09 and Mary Mitchell Henry ’17 Gerard A. Heslin - father of Ann Heslin ’95 Sally Evans Hodges ’53 - sister of Sidonie Evans Schmidt ’56, sister-in-law of Joy Nalty Hodges ’48, Tedie Cahill ’49, aunt of Sidonie Schmidt Magee ’82, Helen Schmidt Jenkins ’87, Jennifer Schmidt Rovegno ’89, Sara Schmidt DeJarnette ’92, great aunt of Elaine de la Houssaye Hardie ’99*, Sara Jenkins ’17, Elizabeth Schmidt ’17, Mary Grace Jenkins ’21 Isabel Lipscomb Johnson - mother-in-law of Susan Read Johnson ’64, grandmother of Courtney Johnson LeClerq ’87, Leslie Johnson McClanahan ’89, Kelley Johnson Daniel ’91 Margaret Stewart Johnson ’45 - sister of Zelia Stewart Lebeau ’46, Betty Stewart Robert ’48, Doris Stewart Brown ’49, aunt of Robin Robert Birdsong ’72 Noreen Buckley Lapeyre - mother of Monique Lapeyre McCleskey ’78, grandmother of

Willian Smith Leggio - mother-in-law of Caroline Leggio*, grandmother of Dr. Michele Leggio Putnam ’83, Lindsey Leggio Cazale ’97, great-grandmother of Elizabeth Leggio ’15 Berdell Flauaus Leuthen - grandmother of Jennifer Herzog Frosch ’02

Margaret Seale Orr - grandmother of Kathleen Settoon ’03 and Grace Settoon ’08 Sandra Ann Parsons - grandmother of Isabella Mantilla ’23 Carolyn King Perkins ’66 - sister of Katharine King Bingham ’68 Walter Plauché - brother of Elizabeth Plauché Gould ’49 Rosemary Grenier Rivet* - mother of Arianne Rivet Danforth ’73, sister-in-law of Sophie Caire Grenier ’44* Edward “Ned” Santry Reed - father-in-law of Michele Pollingue Reed ’79, grandfather of Caroline Reed ’12 and Elizabeth Reed ’16 Benjamin David Sarrat, Jr. - grandson of Gayle Sarrat*, nephew of Julie Sarrat Boyd* Octave Foerster Schully III - father of Margaret Schully ’03 David Edward Sevante - brother of Christy Sevante* Grady Tidwell - husband of Virginia McMillan Tidwell ’85 Mida Michell Tuohy ’53 - aunt of Gabrielle Michell Maag ’97 and Marissa Walk Michell ’08 Norman Veal - husband of Andrea Veal* Frank Verona - husband of Josie Verona* Consuelo Faust Walk - grandmother of Gabrielle Michell Maag ’97 and Marissa Walk Michell ’08 ♥ - Exited Alum ♥♥ - Associate Alum † - Deceased * - Faculty/Staff of ASH

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