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The month of November is upon us and what a busy month it will be!
Our students have completed their first quarter of the academic year and some of you have already connected with their teachers at our Parent-Teacher conferences. Having been present for the New Student-Parent Welcome night, I know that many of you have entrusted your students to us for their freshman year. Though your Saint Joe careers were in a different building, I'm confident that your children will have a similar successful, faith-based experience here where — supported and taught by a dedicated and talented faculty and staff — they will be prepared to serve God, the Church and the world.
And with the autumn foliage and falling leaves comes Election Day, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving. One of the lessons I hope all of my previous Government students learned was to take advantage of our precious right to vote at every opportunity. We are so fortunate to live in a nation where the people choose their elected officials, so I want to encourage you to please exercise that right by voting on November 8 — it is so vital to our democracy.
As the calendar draws closer to November 11, please take time to remember and thank any veterans that you may know. These are the men and women who answered the call to serve their country and to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. To the many alumni who are veterans, thank you for your service.
With Thanksgiving also around the corner, I want to take this opportunity to wish you a happy and blessed holiday. I hope you are able to be among family, friends and give thanks to God for all He has provided.
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Henry Chandler, '67
Alumni Coordinator
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Alumnus gets shout out in NYT Crossword
For those who haven't seen it, let's see if you can figure it out. Here's the hint: Secretary of Transportation, Buttigieg.
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Upcoming Reunions
Classmates interested in organizing a class reunion may contact the Alumni Office at (574) 234-2904, ext. 5, or email Alumni Coordinator Henry Chandler at hchandler@saintjoehigh.com to get started.
Class of 1973
50 Year Reunion – July 14-15, 2023
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Alumni Celebrate Homecoming |
While Fall Homecoming may have been a couple of months ago, we still love to see photos of former classmates coming back together.
So mark your calendars to celebrate the next event— Winter Homecoming will be held February 3.
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Saint Joe Alumni Making Moves
Tomás Aguilar-Fraga, '19, recently won the Giovanni Borrelli Mathematics Prize, a prestigious award given by the Harvey Mudd College. Recipients of the award show "outstanding promise of contributing in an important way to the mathematical sciences."
Aidan Battista, '18 was recently hired to Startup South Bend — Elkhart as the new Coordinator, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem. In this role, Aiden will work closely with cross-sector partners on projects and events that correlate with Startup South Bend – Elkhart and the South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership entrepreneurship initiatives.
John-Paul (JP) Joubert, '98, announced his 200th Notre Dame Hockey game last month. Joubert began his role as the voice at the Compton Family Ice Arena nearly 10 years ago and has strong family ties to the sport. You can read more about his history behind the mic in The Observer here.
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If you or an alumnus you know is not receiving communications from Saint Joseph High School — we can fix that! We want to make sure everyone receives this monthly newsletter, Focus magazine, and any other news. Please contact alumni coordinator Henry Chandler to receive communications.
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Saint Joe Athletics Fall Sports Update
From Athletics Director Stephen Anthony
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The Fall Sports season is quickly coming to a close as seven of our eight sports teams have completed their season. With the excitement of Football advancing to the Sectional Semi-Final game versus NorthWood this Friday, Athletics is proud to look back at the Fall Season and celebrate the many victories, accomplishments, and honors of our Saint Joe student-athletes.
The Girls Golf team had a tremendous season under first year head coach, Theresa Fry. The team finished second in the NIC and second in sectionals advancing to regionals with all five varsity golfers being selected to the All-NIC Team: Marley Dunham (1st Team), Elle Guyton, Bell Jeffry (2nd Team) and Margaux Hannewyk and Sydney Schmeltz (Honorable Mention).
The Boys and Girls Cross Country continuously placed in the top of the field at every event against a strong schedule this season. Both teams finished in 4th place at Sectionals advancing to Regionals. Caremelo Russo, Gabriel Polaniecki, and Hypatia Hamkins advanced to semi-state for their individual performance at Regionals. Gabe and Carmelo were named to the All-NIC second team and Gonzalo Serrano, Charlie Weber, Ava Rouseve, Izzy Frabutt, and Mia Ritschard were all named to the All-NIC Honorable Mention Team.
Boys Soccer finished their season with a record of 8-9-2 advancing to the Sectionals Championship game versus Marian. A well-played match saw our team tie the game late, but unfortunately lost 4-3 in overtime. it was an exciting match and great example of the tremendous effort and resilience demonstrated by our team all season. Trey Place and Gabe Nanni were named to the All-NIC 1st Team and Sam Harshman and Max Ksiezopolski were named to the All-NIC 2nd Team.
The Girls Soccer team had a tremendous season, which featured a 15 game winning streak with a final record of 15-3-1. The team's season ended with penalty kicks against Penn in the Sectional Semi-Final match. All-NIC 1st Team members were Peyton Hull, Laren Harrington and Ella Frick who was also named NIC MVP. Meg Baxter, Lainey Eder and Lauren Frick were named to the All-NIC 2nd Team.
The Boys Tennis team won the NIC regular season, Sectionals and advanced to Regionals finishing with a season record of 17-5. The season was capped off with a State Tournament appearance by the doubles team of Jake Westberry and Luke Blumentritt.
The Girls Volleyball team advanced to the Sectionals Championship game, posting a record of 16-17 for the season. NIC Honors included Abby Reese and Gabby Trinter on the first team, Marely Annis on the second team and Sam Suth and Amiyah Reynolds named to the All NIC Honorable Mention team.
Go Saint Joe!
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