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alumnae association Visit with Santa Rings in Holiday Season

Trivia Night Tests Alumnae Wit The 21 annual Visit with Santa was held on Saturday, December 5, 2016, and all the
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guests and Santa’s elves were kept very busy, as Christmas crafts, face painting, singing
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The 14 annual Alumnae Trivia Night was held on November 14, 2015, and a generous and dancing added to the already festive atmosphere of the day! Before being treated to a
spirit reverberated throughout, as the event proceeds brought in more than $6,000 for breakfast in the cafe, alums, current parents and friends of CJ brought their children to get
the Alumnae Spirit Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded each year to a student of an pictures with Jolly Old Saint Nick and give him their holiday wish-list.
alumna who demonstrates financial need. “Going to Visit with Santa is always a great opportunity to get into the holiday spirit,”
Enthusiasm was high as nearly 300 CJ alumnae, family, friends and faculty packed the said Amy Fasnut Trybula ’97. “Seeing and talking to Santa always gets my children in a
gym. Beloved CJ faculty member, Dr. Brian Hohlt, led the night as emcee and tested the good mood and ready for the season. I’m so grateful that Cor Jesu has an opportunity for
crowd’s knowledge of various sports, music and entertainment trivia. something like this. It just isn’t Christmas without it.”
“As much as I have enjoyed attending in the trivia nights over the years as a Many thanks go to our Santa committee: Carolyn Gau Guidry ’00, Maggie O’Connell
participant, it was great fun and a real honor to be the emcee for the first time,” Horn ’01, Emily Baumann Kohlberg ’00, Beth O’Connell Lauver ’99 and Margie
Brian stated. “In addition to enjoying the energy in the room, having a dozen little Geraghty Alsbach ’67. Also, many thanks to all our alumnae volunteers, our student
conversations with past students between rounds really made the night for me. Seeing elves and everyone who helped make this CJ tradition another huge success!
hundreds of people come together because they love ‘the Academy’ always gets me “I loved helping to plan Visit with Santa again this year,” said committee member,
charged up to come in and teach the following Monday.” Carolyn Gau Guidry ’00. “The previous Santa committees have done a remarkable job
We thank this year’s new Trivia Night committee – Michelle Hohenberger ’10, of developing it into one of our most successful Alumnae Association events! To see
Amanda Mertens ’07, Tori Hezel Muenks ’07 and Maggie Murphy ’10 – who came on Santa was a busy man, as he listened to each child’s it all come together with the help of all the student elves and other volunteers is truly
board with fresh ideas and lots of energy, contributing to the overall success of the event. Christmas wishes and had his photo taken with them. remarkable, and I’m so glad to be able to partake in it as not only a member of the
“I absolutely loved being part of the committee!” said Tori. “It was fun being able to committee but also as a mom with my three children attending!”
catch up with friends and see familiar faces. Most of all, it is so wonderful to be able to
give back to Cor Jesu – a place that was so instrumental in shaping who I am today!”
The “Jewelry Wheel of Fortune,” donated by CJ current parents, Leo and Nancy Anglo
from Vincent’s Jewelers, was once again a huge hit! Guests paid to spin the wheel for a
chance to win a beautiful piece of jewelry.
Thirty-six teams participated in 10 rounds, but only one came out on top. Chris
Haring ’01 was part of the winning team and couldn’t have been more thrilled.
“This was my first time attending CJ’s Trivia Night,” said Chris Haring ’01. “Our
table had a great time catching up with each other and seeing the faces of classmates
and teachers. Dr. Hohlt emceed the night with his usual classroom wit. And it was that
much sweeter at the end of the evening, when our table won first place among our fellow
‘cream of the crop and brightest and best.’ We’ll definitely be back next year!”
Save-the-date for Alumnae Trivia Night 2016, which will be held on Saturday, TOP: Tori Hezel Muenks ’07, Kayla Ernst Klein ’07,
November 12, 2016. We’re always looking for volunteers for this event, so if you’d like to Amanda Mertens ’07, Cate Lucas ’10, Maggie Murphy
’10 and Michelle Hohenberger ’10
join the fun, please feel free to contact Patty Ferrara. CENTER: Sitting: Diane Montecillo Bentz ’83, Brad
Adams, Margaret Schackmann Adams ’83; Standing: Sr. Maria Sciaroni, ASCJ ’09 with one of our student Santa’s elves were busy, helping kids of all ages Mary Hahn Hopfinger ’92 with her daughter, Lily
Geri Volk Wilson ‘83, Peggy McGrath ’83, Mary McGrath elves, Naomi See ‘18 celebrate the season with crafts and activities.
BELOW: Barb Schonhoff Yemm ’86 takes her chance at (Peggy’s mom), Janine Suntrup Hanes ‘83
the Jewelry Wheel of Fortune
BELOW: Janet Wachter Long ‘88, Linda Wood (current BOTTOM: ’79 alums – Front Row: Suzanne Bosch,
parent), Amy Todt ‘88, Barb Lutkewitte Boehm ‘88, BOTTOM RIGHT: Director of Alumnae Relations Patty Dee Bell Rivers, Carole Renz Bay; Back Row: Suzanne The CJ gym was filled with the Christmas spirit at the Visit with Santa.
Joan Lutkewitte Fischer ’90, JoElla Hogan (current Ferrara ’85 with the Alumnae Trivia Round winner, Dubuque Mahon, Sue Hohenberger (alum mom),
parent), Laura Ramsay ’88 Christine Kutis ‘08 Debbie Shores Oehmen “Going to Visit with Santa is
always a great opportunity
to get into the holiday spirit.
Seeing and talking to Santa
always gets my children in a
good mood and ready for the
season. I’m so grateful that Cor
Jesu has an opportunity for
something like this. It just isn’t
Christmas without it.”
– Amy Fasnut Trybula ’97
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