var textForPages = ["SPRING 2020                                                                           COR JESU ACADEMY MAGAZINE                                                                                                                                Connections","“I invite you to join me in focusing on                 the blessings that accompany change,                  grateful for the cherished connections                  that make them possible.”                  SR. VERONICA BEATO, ASCJ ‘74                INTERIM PRESIDENT/PRINCIPAL  ~ Read more of Sr. Veronica’s letter on page 2.","in                                                                                      4 Around the Halls:                                                                                          US-Mexico Border                                                                                          Pilgrimage                                                                                                               A “Slam Dunk”                                                                                                    by Niele Ivey ’96                                                                                                                16                      this issue                                    18 Cheryl Bauer                            Bartnett ’77,                            Webster Groves                            Bookshop                                    ON THE COVER:  Susan Vieth Zeid ‘04 with daughters Caroline and Anna, and                                                                        CJ classmates Dr. Christine Cortelyou Pazandak ‘04 and Dr. Colleen Brennan ‘05.                                                                        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President’s Letter         2        Giving Tuesday            14       Lauren Murphy Event       21                       Around the Halls           4        Visit with Santa          15       Reunions                  22                       FEATURE                             FEATURE                            Alumnae Traces            23                       Searching for a Sign:               From Fairground Park to                       Susan Vieth Zeid ‘04       6        the NBA: Niele Ivey ‘96   16       Upcoming Events           23                       President’s Reception      9        FEATURE                            Heart-to-Heart Society    24                       Partnering with a Purpose:          Webster Groves Bookshop:   18      In Memoriam               25                                                           Cheryl Bauer Bartnett ‘77                       Don Killian               10                       CPI: exp3 + INC           12        41st Annual Auction       20                                                                                                 SPRING 2020  SPIRIT MAGAZINE   1","President’s Letter                                                                         As I write this letter, I am sitting in my office at the front                                                                    of Cor Jesu, facing Gravois. I look out the window and can’t                                                                    help but imagine how much the landscape will change in                                                                    the next few years. We are on our way to achieving a vision        INTERIM PRESIDENT/PRINCIPAL        Sr. Veronica Beato, ASCJ ‘74                                we established for this campus more than a decade ago. We        INTERIM ASST. PRINCIPAL /                                   hope to break ground on a new chapel during the 2021-2022        DIRECTOR OF STUDENT                                         school year, a chapel that will sit exactly where it should: at        LEARNING                                                    the forefront of our campus.        Sr. Susan Marie Krupp, ASCJ ‘76                              Change has been a constant at Cor Jesu this year. Last        DEAN OF CURRICULUM \&        PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT                                    summer, our president, Sr. Barbara Thomas, ASCJ, was named        Jeanne Suda                                                 the Provincial Superior for the United States province of the        DIRECTOR OF ALUMNAE                                         Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. As she prepared to take        RELATIONS                                                   on her new role, we all had the opportunity to reflect on her        Patty Ferrara ‘85                                                          years of service to Cor Jesu. During her tenure, we doubled the school’s                                                          footprint. We opened new science labs, a new CJTV studio, new athletic        ABOUT:                                            fields and added invaluable parking space. We successfully completed        SPIRIT is Cor Jesu Academy’s        publication for alumnae, parents,                 a $10 million campaign to give Cor Jesu a performance gymnasium,        friends and benefactors.                          student commons, active learning classrooms and a dance studio. Last                                                          summer, we opened a new choir and orchestral space.        CONTACT:                                            In addition to capital improvements, we have made strides toward        SPIRIT                                            ensuring Catholic education is financially accessible for families. In the last        Cor Jesu Academy                                  12 years, the Endowment Fund has grown from $2 million to $9 million;        10230 Gravois Road        St. Louis, MO 63123                               annual financial aid has increased fivefold, to $1.1 million annually, with        cbarry@corjesu.org                                more than 40 percent of families now receiving tuition assistance.                                                            It seems change has been a running theme here at Cor Jesu, thanks to        EDITOR:                                           the connections and relationships we’ve built since the Apostles founded        Colleen Barry ‘11                                 the school in 1956. Serving as the interim president these last 7 months,        Director of Marketing        \& Social Media                                    I have experienced numerous alumnae events, one Giving Tuesday                                                          and an Auction from a new perspective. I have watched you pour        SUBMISSIONS:                                      out your love and support for Cor Jesu with amazing generosity. You        We welcome your story                             site many reasons for this kindness, but almost all come down to the        ideas and submissions.                            connections you made here – connections to faculty, to friends, and,        Please contact Colleen Barry ’11                  most significantly, a deep connection to the Sacred Heart.        at cbarry@corjesu.org.                                                            While the landscape has changed and our lives have taken us in        THANK YOU                                         different directions, the charism of the Sacred Heart has not wavered.        Thank you to CJA alumna Alex                      That spirit, the essence of Cor Jesu, has remained as steadfast as the love        Smith Adams ’09, owner of Birdeye                 of the Heart of Christ itself. And thanks to your continued dedication,        Media, for digitally capturing many               we look forward to eventually expressing our charism in a Sacred Heart        of Cor Jesu’s special moments and        contributing to this publication.                 chapel while also increasing opportunities for financial aid to ensure Cor        And thank you to Stephanie Klinker                Jesu remains a pillar of Catholic all-girls education, one that is accessible        Howe, owner of Klink Creative, for                to young women regardless of socioeconomic status.        creatively displaying life at Cor Jesu              As we emerge from winter and enter this spring season, I invite you to        in this magazine.                                 join me in focusing on the blessings that accompany change, grateful for                                                          the cherished connections that make them possible.        www.corjesu.org                                   Sincerely in the Sacred Heart,        @corjesuacademy                                                             Sr. Veronica Beato, ASCJ ‘74                                                          Interim President/Principal        ©2020, Cor Jesu Academy.        All rights reserved.         2","CJA sweeps SJA in                                   Funderwear for the                                        first time ever!             Photos below by             Christine Ngo ‘21             and Mia Pogue ‘20                                       CJA wins the halftime tug-of-war contest!     CJA wins the basketball game, 55-44!     CJA wins “The Pants!”                                                                                                                            3","Around the Halls                                                        Amazing things happen here                        1   BRAVO CORDE PLAYERS!                  CJA’s Corde Players put on a             fabulous Fall Play this year! Thanks             to the dedicated cast and crew,            play on  time director, Mrs. Anna Millar,             Radium Girls was a huge success.             A special shout out to our first-              for her passion and guidance!                                                                 4     SPIRIT MAGAZINE  SPRING 2020","Stay current as it                                                                                                    all happens!                                                                                                    @corjesuacademy      follow us                                                                                                 6  CJA CROSS                                                                                             COUNTRY HISTORY                                                                                         The Cross Country team earned 7th                                                                                         place all together at the State Cross                                                                                         Country Meet and three runners                                                                                         medaled for the first                                                                                         time in CJ history!                                                                                         Francie Luna ’22               2       Watlow Scholars + Perfect ACT Scores                              9th place                       Isobel Dernlan ’20 and Anastasia Ramig ’20 had a                                                                                         Molly Rolwes ’20                       great fall semester! Both were selected as Cor Jesu’s             17th place                                                                                         Adie Luna ’23             Watlow Scholars, each earning a $7,500 scholarship toward                   18th place             senior year tuition and a paid internship at Watlow this summer.             7  5 CHARGERS     From left: Molly, Francie             Plus, each earned a perfect score on the ACT!                                   GO D1          and Adie                                                                                         Five Charger                                                                                         athletes signed     9  YAG SUCCESS                                                          5      A Pilgrimage            to play sports at   Mathis ’21 was                                                                                                                Margaret                                                                                         letters of intent                                                                 Elizabeth                                                                                         Division I colleges                                                                 Lorson 21,              next year:         elected to serve as                                                                                                            the Governor for                                                        Maxine Straka ’22                Julia Boyet ‘20    the 2020 Youth and                                                                                                            Government (YAG)                                                        and CJ faculty member,           Softball at Duke   Conference!                                                                                         University                                                        Peggy McGraw,                    Taylor Etling ‘20   Campbell Tiffin ’20                                                        represented Cor Jesu             Field Hockey at    served as the 2019                                                                                         Indiana University                                                                                                            YAG Conference                                                                                         Emily Henken ‘20                                                        on the Pilgrimage to             Volleyball at Saint   Media Director.                                                                                                            Libby Meister ’22 and                                                                                         Louis University              3  EMMA HERR ’20                          the U.S.-Mexico Border           Jillian Mattingly ‘20   Mary Tiffin ’20 were                 earned the                             in El Paso in November.          Volleyball at Saint   named “Outstanding             President’s                               They experienced                  Louis University   Statesmen” at the             Volunteer Service                                                           Kelsey Watson ‘20   2019 Conference.             Gold Medal after       life along the border and celebrated the             Volleyball at Loyola             completing 250+        Eucharist with Mexican and U.S. Bishops              University Chicago  10  LILY KINNISON             hours of service in a                                                                              ’21 earned             12-month period.       on All Souls Day.                                     8   ENGINEERS     the distinction                                                                                              IN FASHION    of Soprano, 2nd                                                                                         Our Engineering    Alternate, for the                                                                                         Class created their   2020 Missouri              4   COR JESU’S                                                             own convertible    All-State Choir!                  MOCK TRIAL                                                             shoes that             teams placed 1st and                                                        seamlessly change   11  LINDENWOOD             3rd in the inaugural                                                        from heels to flats!    UNIVERSITY             Show-Me Mock Trial                                                                             HIGH SCHOOL ART             Tournament at SLU                                                                              EXHIBITION             in October.                                                                                    Mary Kate Charles ’20                                                                                                            earned Best in Show.                                                                                                            Grace Killian ’20                                                                                                            earned 2nd place                                                                                                            in Ceramics.                                                                                              SPRING 2020  SPIRIT MAGAZINE   5","Searching  for a Sign                                                               6","Susan said. “So this was devastating   for their friend. She had an infection                                                because we knew that even if our    and her baby needed to come out as                                                baby survived, it would be a very   quickly as possible.                                                difficult road.”                     On October 21, 2018, Anna Mary                                                  Susan arrived at Barnes Jewish to   Zeid was born at 28-weeks. A team                                                a hospital room equipped for her to   of doctors from St. Louis Children’s                                                give birth. She received magnesium   Hospital cared for Anna, while a                                                and steroid shots to stop her labor   team of doctors from Barnes Jewish                                                and promote the baby’s development.   focused on her mom. These were                                                The doctors told her it was crucial   scary moments for Nick; he wasn’t                                                for her to make it through the first   sure if either would make it. Doctors                                                24-hours – and she did. Twenty-four   directed Nick to go to the Newborn                                                hours turned into 48 hours, 48 hours   Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with Anna                                                              turned into 72 hours,   and assured him Susan would be fine                                                                                    – and they were right. Nick was able                                                              and 72 hours turned  Searching  for a Sign                                       into 4 full weeks.    to take Susan to see Anna for the first                                                                                    time the next day.                                                                Susan lived in her                                                              hospital room for a                                                                                     “I thought I had prepared myself,”                                                              month, giving her                                                              baby time to grow.    Susan said. “I knew she would be really                                                                                    small and hooked up to a lot of things.                                                                “There was nothing   You want a feeling of excitement                           hen she was          I could do for myself and my baby   when you see your baby for the first   CJA CONNECTIONS                           24-weeks pregnant    besides pray,” Susan said. “I prayed the   time, but this time, I was terrified.”                           with her second      rosary every single day I was there.”   Anna weighed only 2lbs, 5oz. Susan             W child, Susan Vieth                 When she wasn’t praying, Susan    was distraught by how vulnerable and             Zeid ’04 started experiencing unusual   was blessed with lots of visitors,   fragile her daughter looked. The nurse             symptoms. She called her doctor and   including many Cor Jesu friends. In   at Children’s talked Susan through             went in for a check-up at Missouri   true CJ fashion, the Chargers created   her daughter’s condition and care             Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. She left   a schedule so that Susan consistently   plan, and made her feel comfortable             in an ambulance bound for Barnes   had a visitor to distract her. And when   enough to go back to her room and             Jewish Hospital, and a longer journey   Susan had to cancel on a girls’ trip to   focus on her own recovery. While she             than Susan or her husband, Nick,   Arizona, some of the other girls that   felt some comfort, Susan was still             could have imagined. The minute that   couldn’t attend brought Arizona to   looking for her sign that everything             ambulance door closed, she began   her hospital room.                  would be okay.             searching for a sign that everything   “They showed up with blow up     Enter Dr. Pazandak.             would be okay.                     cacti, balloons and other decorations!”   The next day, Dr. Christine Cortelyou               Susan was in labor that day, and her   Susan said. “We had our own girls’   Pazandak walked into Susan’s hospital             doctors said that she would not be   trip right in my hospital room and   room to meet the mom of her newest             leaving the hospital until she had the   even face-timed the girls actually in   patient at Children’s. Because Susan’s             baby. At only 24 weeks, Susan and Nick   Arizona. It was special.”     married name was on the charts,             were scared; they knew their baby    Not too long after the Arizona party   Dr. Pazandak was unaware that she             wasn’t ready for the outside world.   began, Susan spiked a 103-degree   was walking into the room of a former               “It was very difficult for us to get   fever. The CJ girls quickly left Susan’s   Cor Jesu classmate.             pregnant with our second child,”   care to the doctors and went to pray   Sign received.               Susan and Nick Zeid with daughters             Caroline (left) and Anna.                                                                                                SPRING 2020  SPIRIT MAGAZINE   7","From left to right: Caroline, Anna, Susan,                                                                                          Dr. Pazandak and Dr. Brennan                                                                                            After spending Halloween,                                                                                          Thanksgiving, Christmas and                                                                                          New Year’s at Children’s, the Zeids                                                                                          finally said their goodbyes to their                                                                                          Children’s family on January 9, 2019.                                                                                          Dr. Pazandak did the honors of                                                                                          discharging Anna – a special moment                                                                                          for both her and Susan.                                                                                           And if Susan wasn’t convinced                                                                                          after her first sign from God that                      “I loved the Children’s staff already,   was in the care of people who loved   Anna would be okay, she was certain                    but when I found out that Anna     her like their own – she was never   when she saw the doctors at Anna’s                    was being cared for by not only an   nervous to leave.                6-month check-up. Dr. Pazandak                    amazing Children’s doctor, but a     Anna was doing so well that Susan   happened to be the physician                    Cor Jesu classmate of mine, I was so   says the doctors and nurses made   in clinic that day, administering                    relieved,” Susan said.             her the official mascot of her section   Anna’s check-up – and she was                      Each time Dr. Pazandak had Anna   of the NICU. Anna flourished through   accompanied by Dr. Colleen Brennan,                    as a patient during her shift, she was   every challenge in those first few   a 2005 CJ grad, who happened to                    sure to stop by Susan’s room and let   months of life. She gained weight   have red hair…just like Anna.                                                                                           “Faith-wise, Cor Jesu instilled                    her know there was no need to worry.   every day and tolerated medication.   in me the notion that I was never               CJA CONNECTIONS  Lots of faces are coming in and out,   due dates, Anna was able to go home   was going to get me through tough                      “When you’re in these situations,                                                       And while premature babies are                                                                                          alone,” Susan said. “I knew that God                    you see a lot of doctors and nurses.                                                       typically discharged on their actual                                                                                          times, but I don’t think I fully realized                    and it’s overwhelming,” Susan said. “So                                                       five full days before hers.                                                                                          it until this experience with Anna.                                                         “The doctors told me Anna was a                    when you see a familiar face, and it’s                                                                                          I never felt truly lost, even in these                    someone you associate with a place                                                       miracle, and that progress like this                    (Cor Jesu) that made you feel so safe                    and comfortable, that good feeling                                                       said. “I think Anna was an inspiration                                                       for them.”                    comes back. Having Christine as    wasn’t typical for the NICU,” Susan   dark times.”                    Anna’s doctor was my sign from God.”                      Eventually, Susan was discharged                    from the hospital and was able to                    be with Anna in the NICU during                    the day, and also go home and keep                    a normal family routine with her                    4-year-old daughter, Caroline. At                    Children’s, Susan knew that Anna                   “   Faith-wise, Cor Jesu                      instilled in me the                     notion that I was                                        ”                    never alone.                     -SUSAN VIETH ZEID ‘04             8     SPIRIT MAGAZINE  SPRING 2020","EVENTS                                           PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION                                                                      in honor                             ON JULY 14, 2019, Cor Jesu’s president, Sr. Barbara Thomas, ASCJ, was                             appointed Provincial Superior for the United States province of                              the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In October, we had the                         opportunity to welcome Sr. Barbara back and thank her for everything                         she accomplished on CJ’s behalf at our first-ever President’s Reception.                           Special thanks to current parents Dan and Mary Charles for hosting                              the event at Greenbriar Hills Country Club. We look forward to                                          making the President’s Reception an annual event!                                                                                                SPRING 2020  SPIRIT MAGAZINE   9","Partnering with                        a Purpose                          D o n Killian and C entene C o rp o ratio n find value                    in b eco m ing a C o r Jesu Academ y C o rp o rate Partner.                 CORPORATE PARTNERS INITIATIVE                                   hen high school       as a participant in Summer         Don, working with other motivated                                 students gifted in    Engineering Experience (SEE) Week.   Centene colleagues, organized a                                 mathematics look      As Grace learned more about her    variety of educational and hands-                   W ahead to the future,              potential career paths, Don learned   on activities designed to expose                    they’re sure to consider careers in   more about the value of the initiative.  the girls to the actuarial science                    engineering and accounting—but      “Our company purpose at Centene   field and careers within it. He also                    what about actuarial sciences? You   is: ‘Transforming the health of the   invited an actuarial science professor                    know—the discipline that applies   community, one person at a time,’”   from Maryville University to guide                    mathematical and statistical methods   Don says. “And transforming health   students through the academic path                    to assess risk in insurance, finance   isn’t just providing doctor visits. It’s   for pursuing those careers.                    and other industries and professions?  getting involved in the community   “I want to make sure that girls                      Most high school students do     to help better people’s lives. Seeing   interested in math are aware of                    not know of this discipline, and the   the amazing career exploration   actuarial science and understand that                    rare ones that do, likely don’t have a   opportunities Grace was being given   it’s another great, but often overlooked,                    grasp of what it really means to be   at Cor Jesu, I wanted Centene to get   STEM career path,” Don says.                 developing leaders                    an actuary. Fortunately, at Cor Jesu,   involved in helping these students   In addition to exp3 Day, Centene                    students now have the opportunity   on their journey.”                has also participated in Cor Jesu’s                    to not only learn about, but also    To do so, Don spearheaded        Alumnae Internship Networking                    experience actuarial science, thanks   Centene’s efforts to become an   Connections (INC) event, where                    to the Corporate Partners Initiative   official Cor Jesu Corporate Partner. In   college-aged Cor Jesu alumnae                    (CPI) and “Grace’s dad.”           2018, Centene hosted its first group   seeking jobs and internships can                      CJ senior Grace Killian’s dad, Don   of CJ students on exp3 Day, and   network and make connections                    Killian, is the Senior Vice President                    of Actuarial Services at Centene                    available through CPI, first with   “ One of Centene’s major focuses is to                    Corporation. In 2016, as a freshman                    at Cor Jesu, Grace began to take                                                       develop the next generation of leaders.                    advantage of the opportunities                    exp3 Day, the program’s annual     And what better place to find those                                                                                                ”                    career exploration day, and then,                    the summer after sophomore year,    leaders than at Cor Jesu?     -DON KILLIAN            10    SPIRIT MAGAZINE  SPRING 2020","with different corporations. In fact, two             Cor Jesu alumnae from the Class of 2015,             Shannon Turner and Anne Wilhelm,             worked as interns at Centene during the             summer of 2018 as a direct result of the             INC event. Further, Shannon was hired             full-time at Centene after graduating             from the University of Missouri-Columbia             in May 2019 as a result of the internship.              “Cor Jesu girls all have a similar makeup             in terms of their excellent work ethic,             intelligence and desire to be challenged,”             Don notes. “So, of course we want to             expose them to the field with hopes that             some of them may pursue it, and maybe             even eventually work for us at Centene.”               To Don, it simply makes sense to             partner with Cor Jesu—a place where the             mission to Share the Love of the Heart of             Christ aligns with his company’s purpose             to better the community, a place with a             pool of young and eager learners, and a             place where he has watched his daughter             grow and be challenged.              “One of Centene’s major focuses is to             develop the next generation of leaders,”             Don says. “And what better place to find             those leaders than at Cor Jesu?”                  Join the Cor(p) Jesu Professional             Connections Facebook Group!                  In October 2019, Cor Jesu launched the                  Cor(p) Jesu Professional Connections                  Group on Facebook to help Cor Jesu                  alumnae form professional connections                  in the St. Louis area and beyond. We invite                  you to join this group and become part of                  our network of professional women! Search                  Cor(p) Jesu Professional Connections on                  Facebook to request access, or contact                  Director of Alumnae Relations, Patty                                          Grace Killian ’20 and her dad, Don Killian – Senior                  Ferrara ’85, at pferrara@corjesu.org                                           Vice President of Actuarial Services at Centene                  with questions.                                                             Corporation, at the Cor Jesu Father-Daughter Dance.                                                                                                SPRING 2020  SPIRIT MAGAZINE  11","exp3                     DAY                     2019                            CENTENE                                             ROYAL CANIN                       Now in its eighth                    year, exp3: Exposure,                    Experience, Exploration,               CORPORATE PARTNERS INITIATIVE                    provides a one-day                    innovative learning                    experience for all grade                    levels. On Monday,                    November 4, 2019,                BENRUS                    almost 400 Cor Jesu             SURGERY                    students participated,           CENTER                                                BRIGHTON                                                                                                            AGENCY                    traveling to 36 locations                    in and around the                    metro area to actively         “My exp3 experience involved watching a live surgery                    experience and explore          and interacting with a team of surgeons throughout                    a day in the life of a          the day. They gave us opportunities to see things I                    professional area of            never thought I would be able to watch at my age! It                    their choosing.                 helped me decide that surgery is definitely something                    Thank you to all of our         I’m very interested in pursuing!” -ELISE ADRIAN ‘21                    Corporate Partners                     that participate in                     exp3 Day each fall!                                                             HEARTLAND COCA-COLA                                                                                              WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY                                                                                                  IN ST. LOUIS           12    SPIRIT MAGAZINE  SPRING 2020","ALUMNAE INTERNSHIP                                                 NETWORKING CONNECTIONS                                           networking                                                  (INC) EVENT 2020                                                    THE COR JESU CORPORATE PARTNERS INITIATIVE IS UNIQUE IN THE FACT THAT CJ                                                 STUDENTS CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM PROGRAMS EVEN AFTER THEY GRADUATE.                                                 On January 7, Cor Jesu hosted its fourth Internship Networking                                                 Connections (INC) event where college-aged CJ alumnae and recent                                                 college graduates are invited to network with a variety of companies                                                 and organizations who are seeking candidates for internships and                                                 permanent entry-level positions. Alumnae are also offered one-on-                                                 one professional coaching, resume building tips and complimentary                                                 professional headshots at this event.                                                   This year, nearly 100 CJ alumnae attended the event, networking                                                 with 28 companies that were seeking to fill roles in accounting,                                                 architecture, engineering, healthcare, law, marketing, non-profit and                                                 more. Keynote speaker Ilana Austin, an executive recruiter at Square,                                                 gave attendees her top three pieces of advice to job applicants:                                                    1)  Proofread applications and resumes carefully                                                    2)  Remember to write a thank you note                                                       or e-mail after an interview                                                    3)  Ask for the job                   A special thank you to Slalom                                                                        CORPORATE PARTNERS INITIATIVE                  St. Louis for sponsoring this                  great event and to all of the                  companies who attended!                  Access Engineering LLC                  Affinity Law Group                  Anders CPAs + Advisors                  Barry-Wehmiller Design Group                  BKD CPAs \& Advisors                  Brown Smith Wallace                  Caleres                  Centene Corporation                  The Clark-Fox Family Foundation                  Express Scripts                  Hastings + Chivetta                  Heartland Coca-Cola                  Jacobs                  June Jessee Memorial Foundation                  Krilogy Financial                  McCarthy Building Companies                  Northwestern Mutual                  NISA                  Provident Behavioral Health                  Reinsurance Group of America (RGA)                  Ronald McDonald House Charities                    of St. Louis                  Slalom                  SSM Health                  St. Louis Cardinals                  Stifel                  Tarlton Corporation                  Watlow                  World Pediatric Project                                                                                              SPRING 2020  SPIRIT MAGAZINE  13","a time of giving                                                GIVING                  KINDNESS  TUESDAY                                   n December 3, 2019, Cor Jesu Academy participated                               in its fourth Giving Tuesday, raising funds for the                               future Charger Chapel. We were overwhelmed by                  O the generosity of our community, and are proud to                   say that, together, we raised $243,486 to propel us forward in                   this important piece of our master plan.                     We were blessed to begin the day with a $110,000   calling families for Giving                   matching challenge and our students rallied   Tuesday and accidentally                   together to raise $2,182! For the first time, we had   dialed the wrong number,                   evening events on campus for Giving Tuesday;   leading her into a lovely                   both the season’s first home basketball game as   conversation with Lee                   well as the winter instrumental concert fell on   about the chapel and                   December 3. To encourage students to participate   Cor Jesu’s mission. Lee   Lee Weber and Sr. Veronica Marinari                   in any way they could, Cate Wittgen ’81 offered to   was touched by Sr. V and                   give $10 for each student who attended the game   walked in the next day with                   and another $10 for each student who attended   a gift for the chapel. She said it was “serendipitous”                   the concert. It was beautiful to see our students   that Sr. V had called her on a day where she                   support each other, while our community    happened to be feeling a little down. “God sent                   supported the chapel.                      me an angel,” Lee said.                     We even made a new friend who made a      We are grateful for Lee’s kindness and the                   surprise contribution to the chapel! On Giving   generosity of all our alumnae, parents, friends,                   Tuesday, Lee Weber was sitting in her Affton   students, faculty and staff this year! We hope to                   home when she received a phone call from   be praying with you in the new chapel soon!                   CJ’s own Sr. Veronica Marinari (Sr. V). Sr. V was          14    SPIRIT MAGAZINE  SPRING 2020","’Twas                          VISIT WITH                                             SANTA                                              Santa Claus \& his elves visit CJA!               the night of St. Nick’s Day,               when down Gravois Road               Santa’s sleigh needed fixing,               to get him on home               He pushed with his reindeer,               til he saw a light               The Sisters were prepping for               a cold winter’s night               Santa knocked on the door,               and Cori gave him a yelp               But of course the CJ Sisters               were happy to help               They placed a quick phone               call to Tom and Matt               Who sprang to the scene with               their tools, it was stat!               The sleigh was fixed and               Santa was all set to go               But he was so grateful and                                                                              KINDNESS               wanted them to know               So he called on his elves to               make their way to CJA               And they set up the North Pole               in a very special way               The Auditorium was filled with               Christmas crafts and games               And Santa welcomed every               parent and child by name               Joyful Christmas music made               its way down the halls               While children were               dancing, singing and               throwing snowballs                                                 Thank you to the following               Mrs. Claus even came, serving    alumnae for helping us create               warm cookies to each guest                                                  such a special day for our                                           Christmas cheer               December 7 at CJ became a                community!               day unlike the rest                                                Margie Geraghty-Schaeffer ’67               Santa stayed until each             Sara Whitman Carron ’96               Christmas wish was heard                                                     Karen Czmarko ’96               Then he left CJA with a few          Irene Schlueter Lee ’96               little words                      Veronica Schlueter Russo ‘99              “Thank you for your kindness        Julie Schwarz Przygoda ‘01               and shining your light                                                   And a special thanks to our               Merry Christmas to all and to           student “elves!”               all a good night!”                                                                                              SPRING 2020  SPIRIT MAGAZINE  15","BenFred:                      From Fairground                       Park to the NBA,                      Ivey’s inspiring                      basketball climb                      continues                       by Ben Frederickson                    of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch                                                                                                 Photos courtesy of the University of Notre Dame.                           T     he boys once told her no.                  school championship in 1995. In college, she helped                                                                             Ivey lifted her Cor Jesu team to a Missouri state high                 congratulations, Niele!                                                                            Notre Dame win its first national championship under                                                                            Hall of Fame coach Muffet McGraw. That was in 2001.                            Now she will coach and coach against the       She went on to play five seasons in the WNBA. Since                            best male basketball players in the world.      returning to her college alma mater to coach in                            Niele Ivey wins.                               2007, Ivey became McGraw’s top assistant as Notre                                                                            Dame made seven Final Four appearances, six of                            The St. Louis sports hero has done it since     which turned into title games. One became another                            a little girl defied her brothers’ basketball   championship victory, in 2018. Many believe Ivey will                            teasing.                                        be the future head coach at Notre Dame. And maybe                                                                            that happens.                           “Too small,” they jeered years ago. “Too slow.”   But Ivey, 41, recently made history again when she                                                                            became the first woman on the coaching staff of the                            They learned.                                   NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies. As their new assistant coach,                            “I always looked up to playing my brothers,”     Ivey is just the ninth woman ever on an NBA coaching                            Ivey recently said by phone. “That’s where     staff. Her strong background in player development                                                                           and the youth movement on Memphis head coach                            my passion for the game originated.”           Taylor Jenkins’ team made Ivey a perfect fit. It also                            Look at where it’s led her.                     helped that the Grizzlies selected Murray State point                                                                           guard Ja Morant with the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft.                                                                            Ivey knows a thing or two about that position.                                                                             The Post-Dispatch recently caught up with Ivey. The                                                                            following Q\&A has been edited for space and clarity. If                                                                           you’re reading this, she hopes you make the trip to see                                                                            her on the Memphis sideline this season.                                                                                                Right: Niele Ivey ’96 coaching the Notre Dame                                                                                                  Fighting Irish women’s basketball team.          16    SPIRIT MAGAZINE  SPRING 2020","P-D: Congratulations, Coach. Was    game, because we didn’t play above   response. My phone is still             this jump from the women’s game    the rim, you know? Everything      blowing up. It speaks volumes to             to men’s something you always      had to be detail-oriented. Our    the basketball community, men             had in mind?                       fundamentals had to be solid. The   or women. Memphis completely             Ivey: “I just wanted to get out of my   way we set screens. Passing. Angles.   embraced me. I’ve had such great             comfort zone, to be honest. I’ve had   Ball handling. Shooting. All of those   feedback from fans, family and             the opportunity to learn from a Hall   things, very, very fundamentally   friends in St. Louis, people who             of Fame coach for 12 years, and I feel   sound. We didn’t have athletes that   have followed my career. There are             like this was an opportunity for me   you could just throw a lob to. We   a lot of new Memphis Grizzlies fans.             to even grow more. Coach McGraw is   have to have talent and athleticism,   It’s brought positive attention. For             always learning, always growing. And   but we didn’t have that (kind). So, my   me, that’s awesome. I knew the             when this opportunity presented    perspective is a little bit different.”  magnitude of it, because I talked to             itself, she was the first person I told.   P-D: Speaking of player development,   Coach McGraw about it. It’s really             This was a great opportunity for me   your son, Jaden, is a basketball player   awesome to feel that I’m inspiring             to learn. And then it comes with   who has committed to Purdue. How   young girls, young women, a lot of             the whole, you will be a trailblazer,   did raising and coaching him help   people. That is what it’s all about. It’s             and all of that stuff. But initially, just   prepare you for this new job?  something I’m going to embrace. It’s             learning from a different level. Being   Ivey: “When I wasn’t coaching with   a door that was opened for a reason.             in one place for a long time, I’ve   Notre Dame, I’m in the gym with him.   I want to make everyone proud, and             always wondered how so-and-so      Watching his practices, watching   do a really good job.”             runs their program, or how they    his AAU practices, watching how    P-D: There is some symbolism in             implement their offense. I can’t wait   his coaches interact with him. Being   your story, right? The little girl whose             to absorb so much information.     there, being a voice of reason for   big brothers used to try (and fail) to             When you surround yourself with    him when he was struggling with    keep off the court is now coaching             greatness, it can only rub off.”   things, or figuring out how he sees   in the NBA.             P-D: You have said you can offer   the game. I’ve had opportunities to   Ivey: She laughed, and agreed.             a unique perspective to the NBA    observe and watch USA Basketball.   “We were playing in Fairground     ALUMNAE IN THE NEWS             thanks to your time coaching the   I’ve had five or six days just sitting   Park in north St. Louis. When I             women’s game. Some would argue     in the gym watching really great   was younger, I would tag along             that basketball is basketball. What’s   individual skill work, individual talent.   and watch them. That’s where it             the difference, and why can it be a   That’s definitely something that   originated from. Then, when my             strength for the Grizzlies?        made me more comfortable.”         brothers were at Chaminade, I would             Ivey: “Where I learned, fundamentals   P-D: Can you describe the reaction   be the little girl on the floor, trying to             were really, really important. I   you have received since the news of   shoot at halftime. The student body             learned to perfect things in a very   your hiring in Memphis?         would cheer me on. It’s so funny that             detailed manner from the women’s   Ivey: “It’s been such a positive   it’s all come full circle.”                                                                                   Approved © 2019, St. Louis Post-Dispatch          “   It’s really awesome               to feel that I’m              inspiring young              girls, young             women, a lot of              people. That is                                        ”             what it’s all about.               -NIELE IVEY ‘96                                                                                                                               17","Year after reincarnation,                      Webster Groves Bookshop                      has re-found its community                         by Jane Henderson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch                     C    heryl Bartnett prepared for an empty nest by buying books.                        In fact, she also resurrected a bookstore to put them in.                    “This is kind of my retirement project,” Bartnett says.                       August marked her one-year       old store, noting on its website that   vacant space during walks. They                                                                                          contemplated whether to open a store                    anniversary as owner of the new/                                                       owners used a literary reference               ALUMNAE IN THE NEWS  Although the bookstore business   the name.           could have the shelves and wood.                                                       from an Emily Dickinson poem for                                                                                          and asked the building’s owner if they                    old Webster Groves Bookshop.                                                         Sometimes lunch patrons walk                                                                                           Bartnett knew it was a big step, but                    has never been a cash cow, Bartnett                    is happy with the first year’s sales: “It                                                                                          thought, “If we decide to do this, we                                                       half-a-block to the new store at 27                    surpassed my wildest expectations.”                                                                                          have it. If we don’t, we have a storage                                                       North Gore Avenue, finding a virtual                                                                                          locker of cedar we have to get rid of.”                                                       reincarnation of the old Bookshop.                      The wood-paneled, corner shop                    was a fixture in town for more than                                                         The original rough-hewn cedar                                                                                           They eventually found a space in                    half a century. In 2016, owner Ann                                                                                          shop closed. As their younger son                                                       original shelves, built by Franciscan                    Foy, then 79, closed the landmark at                                                       monks. (The store was founded in                                                                                          was about to go to college, Cheryl                    100 West Lockwood Avenue, citing   paneling is on the walls, as are the   the Old Webster area when a fabric                    her declining health. She, too, had   1965 by Natalie Sheetz and Julie   and Neil Bartnett spent weeks                    become a bookstore proprietor after   Robinson, who hired architect Robert   putting up paneling and painting.                    her children were grown, buying it   J. McClenahan to design it.)      She felt her new business wouldn’t                    with her husband in 1999.            The large white Japanese lanterns   quite be starting from scratch. Every                      When the store’s closing was     are new, but they look like clones of   Monday, Bartnett had gone to see                    announced, loyal customers mourned   the lights that hung for decades from   Ann Foy, who was living with her                    the intimate space’s homey feel.   the shop’s ceiling.                daughter. Foy gave her blessing to use                      “I’m going to be very sorry to see it   Although the store is slightly smaller,   the Webster Groves Bookshop name.                    go,” Bliss Shands of Kirkwood said in   Bartnett says some customers are a   She introduced Bartnett to sales                    2016. She estimated she’d shopped   “little spooked” that it’s so similar. At   reps and talked about ordering books.                    there for 30 years. “They were awfully   least one has looked around confused,   “I’d sit there and make notes and                    good about ordering books I want.   thinking she was in the old store.  ask her a million questions,” Bartnett                    And the whole interior of the shop   Six months after the original    says. “It gave her something to be                    was so charming.”                  Bookshop closed, Bartnett and      excited about again.”                      Bartnett, who had worked briefly   her husband would peer into the   Foy also wrote letters to former                    for Foy, said upset customers even                    came in “for one last smell.”                      Three years later, the Lockwood                    site houses the Clover and the Bee.   “ I feel like I’m giving back to                                                                                    ”                    The restaurant pays homage to the      the community.    -CHERYL BAUER BARTNETT ‘77            18    SPIRIT MAGAZINE  SPRING 2020","customers, telling them the shop was reopening.                                                                    When the store debuted Aug. 7, 2018, customers                                                                  returned, paying full price for books in lieu of online                                                                  discounts. “The community has come back and so                                                                  embraced this place,” Bartnett says.                                                                    Four days after the opening, Foy’s family gathered                                                                  for her birthday. They wanted to see the Bookshop. Foy                                                                  insisted on going, so they took her in her wheelchair.                                                                  A photo of her at the new shop would run with her                                                                  obituary just a few months later. This past May, the store                                                                  was the site for the family’s celebration of Foy’s life.                                                                    Bartnett says: “I miss her every day. I think, ‘What would                                                                  Ann choose?’”                                                                    Bartnett, who had only worked at the old store for eight                                                                  months, says she’s been “slowly getting my book feet.”                                                                    She has a carefully curated collection of classics and                                                                  quality new books, usually just one copy per title. There                                                                  are children’s books, but few toys. Now, she’s planning                                                                  to turn a lower-level space into a meeting room for book                                                                  clubs. She’s made back her initial financial investment.                                                                  But clearly that isn’t Bartnett’s greatest pride:                                                                    “I feel like I’m giving back to the community.”                                                                  Approved © 2019, St. Louis Post-Dispatch                                                                                               SPRING 2020  SPIRIT MAGAZINE  19","THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT                         OF THE 41  ANNUAL TREASURES                                                 ST                        OF THE HEART AUCTION!                                                                    Itwasa                                                     ”roaring”sucess!                   ALUMNAE EVENTS  A special thank you to our 2020 Auction Chairs: Matthew \& Carrie George Jost ’93 \& Robert \& Andrea Fischer Funke ’93!                                                                                                                             # of Attendees:                                                                         # of Alumnae Attendees:           484                                                   # of Volunteers:              120                       # of Student Volunteers:          85                               53                                                                                                             # of Appearances by                                                                                                      Blessed Clelia:                                                                                                           1                                                                                                           Photos by Christine Ngo ‘21         20    SPIRIT MAGAZINE  SPRING 2020","nevergiveup!                           LAUREN MURPHY                SPEAKER EVENT                                                                                             ALUMNAE EVENTS                              t the Fall                        Alumnae                        Association             A meeting in                   she able to walk and talk, she             October 2019, Cor Jesu Academy   has even run in 5k races.             welcomed inspirational speaker,   With a little help from her             Lauren Murphy, to share her    mom, Colleen, Lauren shared her             story of faith, determination    story at CJ along with the five             and recovery.                  biggest lessons she has learned               On a morning run during      throughout her recovery:             a 2013 business trip to Los             Angeles, Lauren was struck by     1.  Show Up             a car and critically injured. She   2.  Find Your Cheerleader             remained in critical condition for   3.  Kindness is Free             weeks, suffering from traumatic   4.  Work Hard             brain injury. She had a slim      5.  Never Give Up             chance of survival, and doctors             said if she did survive, she would   Cor Jesu wishes Lauren, a      #MurphysDontQuit             most likely never be able to feed   fellow Catholic all-girls’ school             herself, walk, talk or understand   graduate (Incarnate Word             spoken words again.            Academy ‘06) the best in her               Today, Lauren is still working   continued journey. The CJ             on her recovery, but not only is   community was truly inspired!                                                                                               SPRING 2020  SPIRIT MAGAZINE  21","girls only...                                      ALUMNAE EVENTS                                              T reunion event. We hope to see you                                                                                       he invitations for the 2020 class reunions                                                                                     will be arriving in the mail soon, equipped                                                                                     with all the details for the CJ girls-only                                                                             back on campus in June! A special thank you to the                                                                           following alumnae, who have volunteered to be on                                                                           their reunion committee:                                                                            1960                                                                           1965   Marie DiMartino Wohlert                                                                                 Gail Gregory Hunyar \& Joan Pieper Korpal                                                                           1970                               SAVE THE DATE                               1975   Leslie Garanzini Bono, Micky Heimos Byland                                                                                 \& Julie Yates Radke                                  FOR CJA’S 2020                           1980   Becky Rabbitt Pogorzelski \& Lisa Komrska Younger                                                                           1985                                                                                 Barb Guenther Bardelmeier, Patty Ferrara                         CLASS REUNIONS!                                   1990   \& Barb Davis Reinholz                                                                                 Joan Lutkewitte Fisher and Teresa Beckerle Jellison                                                                           1995   Jennifer Lebbing Walton                                                                           2000   Emily Baumann Kohlberg \& Jen Betz Kuhn                                                                           2005   Kathleen Grim \& Kelly Hoffman Kong                                                    SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2020  2010   Maggie Murphy, Brittany Pallme                         WE LOOK                       1965, 1970, 1985,         \& Mary Kate Mullen Theriault                         FORWARD TO                    1990, 2005, 2015    2015   Sarah Jaeger, Kathryn Kohnen, Allison Stumpf                                                                                 \& Molly Waller                         “gettingmad               SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2020  To volunteer to be on your class reunion committee                           fortheplaid”                  1960, 1975, 1980,    or for more information about the CJ class reunions,                                                       1995, 2000, 2010    please contact Patty Ferrara at 314.842.4429, ext. 266                         WITH YOU AT                                       or pferrara@corjesu.org or visit our website at                         YOUR REUNION!                                     www.corjesu.org/reunions.             22    SPIRIT MAGAZINE  SPRING 2020","alumnae traces                                                                                               Upcoming              2015                                           MARRIAGES                       Alumnae                                      2010                   1997                                     Emily Stahl, owner     Kathleen Fuller                 Events                                     of Emily Stahl Design   Patrick and her                                     Co., partnered with    husband, Chris Patrick,                                     the St. Louis Blues in   celebrated their 10th                                     November 2019. She     wedding anniversary                                     designed a hand-       by renewing their               Deceased Alumnae                                     lettered “Let’s Go Blues”   vows on October 18,        Memorial Mass             Sawyer Judge was        tote bag that was the   2019. Kathleen lives in             accepted into the       giveaway at Teacher    O’Fallon, MO where she          Friday, March 6             prestigious Accelerated   Appreciation Night on   and Chris are raising        8:15 a.m.             Security Studies        November 21, when the   two sons, Brenden (6)          Cor Jesu Academy             Graduate Program at     Blues played Calgary.   and Henry (5). She is             Georgetown University.                         a part-time Pediatric           Alumnae Night at             The program, founded    1992                   Psychotherapist at              the Musical –             within the Pentagon,                           Progress West.                  “Bye Bye Birdie”             is absorbed into the                                                           Wednesday, April 1             School of Foreign                              2008                            6 p.m. – Reception             Service and is ranked                          Kate Horan married              7 p.m. – Performance             globally as the leading                        Patrick Keeley on               Cor Jesu Academy             program in Security.                           April 17, 2019, at The             Sawyer graduated with                          Basilica of Saint Louis,             a bachelor’s degree in                         King (Old Cathedral).           Spring Alumnae             the Science of Foreign                         Lori Sinclair ’08 was           Association Meeting             Service this December                          the maid of honor, and          Tuesday, April 21             and will graduate with                         Maggie McGrath ’08              7 p.m.             a master’s degree in                           and Christine Kutis             Cor Jesu Academy           ALUMNAE EVENTS             Military Operations                            Tillotson ’08 were             this Spring.                                   bridesmaids.                    Alumnae Inductions                                                                                            for the Class of 2020             2011                                                                           Friday, May 1             Megan Ostermueller,                            BIRTHS                          8:15 a.m.             the creative force             behind the design                              1997                            Cor Jesu Academy             business, The Mod                              Karen Callanan             Company, was featured                          Schneider and her               Alumnae Night at             as one of ALIVE                                husband Joe Schneider           St. Patrick Center             Magazine’s three        Dr. Julie Young of     joyfully announced              Tuesday, May 12             St. Louis Artisans on the   Premier Pediatrics was   the birth of their son,   Time TBD             Rise in August 2019.    chosen by her peers    Jonathan Lee Schneider,             Megan is a graphic      and St. Louis Magazine   on December 31, 2018.         Alumnae Class Reunions             designer and lettering   as one of the 2019 Best   Jonathan joins big          Saturday, June 6 and             artist with a passion   Doctors in the area.   brothers Ryan (9) and           Saturday, June 13             for paper goods and                            Patrick (7), as well as         Cor Jesu Academy             modern calligraphy.                            older sister Allison (5).               WE WILL NOT FORGET                             If you have exciting news                  New!                                                            to share about yourself or             YOUR        spirit            TRUE!            a fellow CJ alumna, please                 Run with the Nuns                                                            send them to us by emailing                                                            Colleen Barry ’11, Director of                                                            Marketing \& Social Media, at               5k Run/Walk                                                                                                       Saturday, April 18                                                            cbarry@corjesu.org.                                                                                                       Time TBD                                                                                                       Grant’s Trail                                                                                                SPRING 2020  SPIRIT MAGAZINE  23","40%                               of CJ families are                        receiving financial aid,                        thanks in part to Class                        Endowed Scholarships.                                                                                                  “RECEIVING THIS GENEROUS SCHOLARSHIP                                                                                                provides me with so many                                                                                                opportunities. I am able to go                                                                                                to a school that I love, and I have                                                                                                amazing friends that I never                                                                                                would have met outside of Cor                                                                                                Jesu. Cor Jesu provides us with                                                                                                materials and equipment that                                                                                                challenge us to think in new ways.                                                                                                I am able to understand so much                                                                                                of the world around me while I am                                                                                                in a classroom, which I think                                                                                                is incredible! Thank you for                                                                                                your kindness!”                                                                                                            – Amy Hohenberger ’21                     GIVING                          Heart-to-Heart Society                                                                                                 “THROUGH MY EDUCATION at Cor Jesu,                   Share the Love of the Heart of Christ with                                   I learned the importance of                                                                                                leading a values-centered life.                   the next generation of Chargers!                                             Some of my favorite memories                                                                                                include attending the March for                   THE HEART-TO-HEART SOCIETY is a group of alumnae who have chosen             Life, playing field hockey and                   to make an automatic recurring gift to their Class Scholarship               spirit weeks. Those experiences,                   Fund, which provides financial assistance to a fellow Charger in             combined with the education I                                                                                                received in the classroom, I learned                   need. When you join the Heart-to-Heart Society with a recurring              the values of integrity, gratitude,                   gift, you will enjoy the heartfelt benefit of knowing your support is        service and leadership.                   helping a student realize her potential in the halls of Cor Jesu.            I contribute to the Heart-to-Heart                   To learn more, visit corjesu.org/H2H or contact Director of Alumnae          Society so that more young                 gift                                                                           educational experience, impact                   Relations, Patty Ferrara ’85, at pferrara@corjesu.org.                                                                                                women can have the same                                                                                                their community and grow to be                                                                                                leaders of integrity.              our            Showing our gratitude                                              To all the alumnae who are                                                                                                considering donating, this is truly                             Heart-to-Heart Society members                                                                                                the best way you can give directly                             receive a special tumbler!                                                                                                to a student and her future! Please                                                                                                consider making an impact by                                                                                                giving back!”                                                                                                          – Libby Brooking Evers ’08         24    SPIRIT MAGAZINE  SPRING 2020","In Memoriam                 We extend our sincere condolences and prayers to                the families of the Cor Jesu community mourning                the loss of their loved ones.                 Cor Jesu mourns       Virginia Frein                the loss of our       Mother-in-law of                alumnae:               Barbara Kramer                                       Frein ‘82                Susan Streuber        Grandmother of Elise                Moorman ’64            Frein O’Brien ‘11                                       and Andrea Frein                Carol Daugherty        Riesenberg ‘13                Klarsch ’70           Peggy Gilligan                                      Mother of Ann Gilligan                                       Hancock ‘82                Michael Antinora      Grandmother of Katie                Brother of Sr. Catherine    Gilligan Costantinou                    Antinora, ASCJ ‘67  ‘01, Theresa Hancock                                       ‘11 and Angie                Kenneth Auck           Hancock ‘15                Mother of Marie Auck   Judith Haenni                 Pendergast ‘79                Grandfather of        Mother of Becky                                       Haenni ‘02                 Katie Pendergast                 Dolan ‘08, Lorie     Myra Heaghney        Janice Parrino-      Alan Schubert        Collin Taaffe                 Pendergast ‘08,      Mother of Kathy                 Christy Pendergast    Heaghney Hill ‘69,    Reed               Father of Sandy      Brother of Lauren                 ‘11, Molly Auck ‘18   Rita Heaghney       Mother of Stephanie   Schubert Bevolo ‘85  Taaffe ‘22                 and Angela Auck ‘19   Welz ‘70 and Joan    Parrino Craig ‘90   Geneva “Genny”       Nephew of Maureen                                                                                                      O’Shea ‘89                Mark Crenshaw          Heaghney Deelo ‘77  Evelina Pasetti      Schwaig-Davis        Cousin of Megan                Father of Maria       Mother-in-law of     Mother of Angela     Mother of Kathleen    O’Shea ‘20 and                                       Jeanne Schulte                 Crenshaw ‘19          Heaghney ‘81         Pasetti Holland ‘72,   Schwaig Buritsch   Kristen O’Shea ‘23                                                            Lorenza Pasetti ‘76,                                                                                 ‘72 and Marianne                Patrick Crowe         Grandmother of Julie   Carla Pasetti ‘85 and   Schwaig Boettger ‘75  Virgil Vonder Haar                Husband of Jane        Hill Bertel ‘95, Laura   the late Vivian                      Father of Mary                 Bauman Crowe ‘67      Hill Hotz ‘98, Chrissy   Pasetti ‘74     Brandon Sechrist      Lou Vonder Haar                Father of Laura Crowe   Hill Rogers ‘00, Ann   Grandmother of   Husband of Allie      Greenfield ‘68,                 Sobol ‘95             Deelo Guntli ‘03 and   Gabrielle Holland    Faber ‘07          Christine Vonder Haar                Glenn Michael          Amy Deelo Curtin ‘08  Abel ‘03           Alphonse W.           ‘70, Sr. Jeanne Marie                “Mikey” Dugan         Kenneth Hirlinger    Betty Rumbolo        Steinman              Vonder Haar, ASCJ                Son of Glenda Dugan    Stepfather of Nina   Mother of Lisa      Father of Julie       ‘71, Laura Vonder                 (CJ Staff)            Berenato ‘05         Rumbolo Jellinek ‘84  Steinman King ‘80   Haar Bolt ‘72 and                                                                                                      Janice Vonder Haar                Elias “Eli” Engel     Mary G. Kempf        Harry J. Schneller   Stephen M.            Wilson ‘74                Son of Tamara         Mother of Mary Kempf   Father of Kay Schneller   Strawhun      Grandfather of Sarah                 Kenny ‘85             Holtmann ‘81         Dulle ‘76 and Ann   Husband of Cindy      Bolt Crowell ’99,                Nephew of Lisa        Craig Kramer          Schneller Vessey ‘78  Schonhoff           Katherine Bolt                 Kenney ‘86                                Grandfather of Kristen   Strawhun ‘77      Fischer ‘03, Emily                                      Father of Chelsea                         Brother-in-law of Barb                Mary Fendler           Kramer Borchers ‘06   Moore Lewandowski   Schonhoff Yemm ‘86   Bolt ’05, Emma                Mother-in-law of       and Hannah Kramer    ‘92, Jessica Farhatt   Uncle of Beth Nogosek   Vonder Haar ‘11                 Shelley Fender, Cor   Kutz ‘09             Kerckhoff ‘93, Laura   Galli ‘08         Barbara Wittgen                 Jesu Director of     Raymond Kramer        Moore Bohon ‘94,                         Mother of Dr. Catherine                 Special Events       Father of Laura Kramer   Maria Farhatt Dunlap   George Swett    Wittgen ‘81 and Mary                Grandmother of Ava     O’Hallaron ‘79, Nancy   ‘99, Corrie Moore   Father of Jenn Taylor    Carol Wittgen                 Fendler ‘20           Kramer Kroll ‘81,    Galli ‘99 and Mary   (CJ Faculty)         Parker ‘83                                                            Grace Schneller ‘22                Maria Fernandez        Barb Kramer Frein                                             Grandmother of                Mother of Coco         ‘82, Debby Kramer   Betty Schonhoff                            Caroline Parker ‘13,                 Fernandez ‘10         Koulouriotis ‘88 and   Mother of Cindy                         Clare Parker ‘16 and                                       Michelle Kramer      Schonhoff                                 Victoria Wittgen ‘18                                       Moffatt ‘90          Strawhun ‘77 and                         Alyce Zimmerman                                      Grandfather of Emily   Barb Schonhoff                          Mother-in-law of                                       Kroll Carpenter ‘11,    Yemm ‘86                               Bridget Atwood                                       Elise Frein O’Brien ’11,    Grandmother of Beth                Zimmerman ‘02                                       Gretchen Kroll       Nogosek Galli ‘08                        Grandmother of Amy                                       ‘12, Andrea Frein                                              Zimmerman ‘11                                       Riesenberg ‘13,                                       Hannah Kroll ‘15                                                                                             SPRING 2020  SPIRIT MAGAZINE  25","Cor Jesu students load the St. Patrick Center  truck with bags full of new socks and  underwear collected during Funderwear  2020. Together, with St. Joseph’s Academy,        NON PROFIT ORG.  U.S. POSTAGE  PAID  ST. LOUIS, MO  PERMIT NO. 2912  we collected 23,896 new pairs!                                                                                           10230 Gravois Road   Saint Louis, MO 63123 Electronic Service Requested  COR JESU ACADEMY MISSION STATEMENT Cor Jesu Academy, a Catholic, college- preparatory school founded by the  Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,  offers an academically challenging  program committed to the total education  of young women. Inspired by the charism,  “SHARING THE LOVE OF THE HEART OF  CHRIST,” students embrace personal  dignity, faith, integrity and compassion.  Empowered intellectually, spiritually, and                                  ,"];