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alumnae association events
More than 600 Alumnae & Families Attend CJ’s Visit with Santa
Trivia Night Benefits Marian Middle School There was no better way to start the Christmas holidays than to stop in at 10230 Gravois Road
on December 2 for the 23 annual Alumnae Visit with Santa. That’s how the sold-out crowd of
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nearly 600 children and their parents and grandparents spent that Saturday morning, as they
Thirty-eight competitive teams, 10 neck-to-neck rounds, one night full of trivia! were treated to Santa and his elves, holiday cheer, Christmas crafts and a donut breakfast.
“The Santa event was my first time back at CJ since I graduated,” stated Kate Gally Flick ’00.
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That is what took place on November 11, 2017, at the 16 annual Alumnae Trivia “The school looks amazing! It was so good to be back, seeing lots of familiar faces. And hav-
Night! ing the opportunity to share my memories of high school with my girls was a truly special
A generous spirit reverberated throughout the auditorium, as the proceeds experience. My daughters can’t stop talking about Cor Jesu and how lucky I was to go there. I
from the event brought in more than $11,000 for the newly created Marian couldn’t agree more!”
This ever-popular alumnae event would not be possible without the help of the Santa
Middle School Endowed Scholarship, which will provide financial assistance to Committee who worked diligently for months preparing for this magical morning. Many
students attending Cor Jesu from Marian Middle. thanks to Melissa Ebel Brannan ’00, Sara Whitman Carron ’96, Carolyn Gau Guidry ’00,
Thanks to the hard work of the new Trivia Night Committee – created through Kristy Ederle Hampton ’99, Maggie O’Connell Horn ’01, Kim Roach Johnson ’99, Emily
Baumann Kohlberg ’00, Melanie Sinak Kornblum ’08, Beth O’Connell Lauver ’99, Julie
the Class Rep Program – exciting new features were added to the event, including Schwarz Przygoda ’01, Margie Geraghty-Schaeffer ’67, Karen Callanan Schneider ’97
the very popular “Rent-An-Apostle” round of Catholic trivia, along with a themed ABOVE: CJ faculty member, Audrey Lampe Ploesser and Jenn Knobbe Stirnemann ’99.
We also thank all of our other alumnae volunteers, along with our student elves, who
basket raffle with over 20 donated baskets. Special thanks to this year’s Trivia ’06, helped her daughter, Lorelai, get into the helped make this CJ tradition another huge success!
Night Committee: Margie Geraghty-Schaeffer ’67, Mary Clare Geraghty Bena Christmas spirit with singing and dancing.
’86, Maureen Mantych ’87, Kelly Neyer Eves ’02, Kathleen Navin ’03 and Kim
Lange ’07. “My daughters can’t stop talking
Many thanks also go to the countless other volunteers and all the generous about Cor Jesu and how lucky
donations from CJ alumnae, parents and local businesses. Trivia Night would not I was to go there.
have been possible without your help. And thank you to all the attendees for your I couldn’t agree more!”
support in helping to make this event such an enjoyable evening and for helping
to make it possible for our students to experience the benefits of a CJ education! –Kate Gally Flick ’00
“It was great to see alumnae of all ages and host a team of both multi-year
alumnae and freshman parents,” stated Laurie Hunsicker Phillips ’88, a member LEFT: A student elf helps one of the Santa participants
of the first-place team and winner of the 50/50 raffle. (Laurie graciously donated create the perfect Christmas craft.
her winnings back to Cor Jesu!) “The best round for us was the Rent-An-Apostle RIGHT: Children of all ages sat on Santa’s lap to tell
round. Even 12 years of Catholic education couldn’t surpass what the Sisters him all the gifts they wanted for Christmas.
could provide with Divine intervention! It was such a fun night! We plan to
definitely be back next year to defend our title!”
CJ Alumnae Road Trip to Mizzou
FAR RIGHT: Sitting: Maureen Shaughnessy (sister of Kathleen Shaughnessy ‘03), Jackie Unser ‘03, Nancy Mueller Three CJ teachers joined Director of Alumnae Relations Patty Ferrara ’85 on Saturday, March
Osterberg ‘03; Standing: Lauren Balzer Goehring ‘05, Kathleen Shaughnessy ‘03, Kathleen Navin ‘03, Megan Balzer TOP: Front row: President Sr. Barbara Thomas, ASCJ,
Seidman ‘03, Emily Navin (sister-in-law of Kathleen Navin ‘03) Shannon Hess ‘13, Kara Heimburger ‘13, Saakshi Bishnoi; 3, for an “open house” at the Heidelberg in Columbia on Mizzou’s campus. Approximately 20
Back row: Gretchen Kroll ‘12, Elise Heimburger ‘11, Emily alums and friends dropped in to visit with Ms. Helen Colston, Dr. Brian Hohlt and Mr. Larry
BOTTOM LEFT: More than 300 alumnae and guests filled the auditorium at the 2017 Alumnae Trivia Night. Kroll ‘11, Catherine Niemann ‘11, Ellen Dye ‘11
BOTTOM CENTER: Sr. Susan Marie Krupp, ASCJ ’76 stopped to help a table in need of assistance during the “Rent-an- CENTER: Sitting: Mike Hazelton, Jim and Lori Messina; Russell to hear stories of CJ’s newest developments while reminiscing about the past.
Apostle” round of trivia. Standing: Tim Gauvain, Jenny Hoffmann Gauvain ’86, Mizzou junior Sarah Jaeger ’15 helped organize the afternoon. Jaeger, who is studying
BOTTOM RIGHT: The class of ’84 was well represented at the event with Chris Galli Walter, Chris Krobath Mataya, Emily Geraghty Hazelton ’86, Gary Bena, Mary Clare elementary education, and others made it clear that their CJ foundation is helping to pre-
Eileen Connelly Scherrer, Diane Lyles Boliaux, Kelly Peach, Nancy Horas Robinson and Lauren Kreilich Morris. Geraghty Bena ’86 pare them for a variety of careers. “I loved helping plan this event for the CJ alums at Mizzou!”
Sarah stated. “It was so great catching up with classmates whom I hadn’t seen in a while and
even talking with some younger girls whom I had not had an opportunity to meet before! It
is awesome to know that even though we’re all from different years and involved in different
majors and clubs, we still have that common bond of Cor Jesu.”
Whether the alums are interning for music festivals, conducting biomedical research,
learning to be 21st Century journalists or preparing to travel to Kenya, they left Ms. Colston
“so proud of how they are getting the most out of their college experiences. They’re studying
hard in interesting academic fields, which almost goes without saying, but they’re also doing
engaging work and internships outside of class.”
Among the CJ-to-Mizzou crowd who shared appetizers and drinks at the Heidelberg were
Claire Anvender ’15, Natalie Butler ‘15, Maria Ceriotti ’16, Courtney Cohan ‘16, Allison
Darmody ‘17, Grace Diers ‘16, Natalie Hoppe ‘16, Julie Gauthier ‘16, Grace Hartman ‘15,
Sarah Jaeger ‘15, Julia Jandro ‘16, Kristen Kimble ’16, Laura Moro ‘17, Rebecca Poulin
‘17, Sarah Pribe ’16 and Naomi Stevens ‘16. As many of them headed out to watch the
Mizzou men’s basketball game against Arkansas, they made it clear that their Cor Jesu bonds
are still strong and a model for how Chargers can stay connected.
