Alumna Catherine Raney '99 Norman was the featured speaker at this year's Founders Day Assembly. Emphasizing the star of Individuality, Catherine spoke about her time at BA, juggling being a student and speed skater. Catherine is a four-time Olympian, who was inducted into the U.S. Speed Skating Hall of Fame in 2018. She was appointed by Utah governor, Spencer Cox, to serve as the chair of the Salt Lake City Utah committee for the Games tasked with bringing the Winter Olympic Games to Utah in 2030 or 2034. Catherine is presently the principal at Sixth Ring Consulting, advising clients on special events and sports programming. |  | |
Catherine expressed her gratitude to the BA Administration for their help while she chased her dream of competing in the Olympics.
"In the Olympic and Paralympic movement we have a reference to all of the people who help the athletes chase their dreams of competing in the games, and it's called the team behind the team. The teachers and administrators at Brookfield Academy became part of my team. To help keep me on track with my studies and allow me to train and compete, they allowed me to load my class schedule in the morning so I could get out at 1:20 pm and be on the ice by 2:00 pm."
You can watch Catherine's full speech here.
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Alums Make Headway as Caddies | |
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Albert Pangman '23 has been a caddy at Bluemound Country Club for six years, having started at just 12 years old. He was recently featured on Skratch, a YouTube channel with 240 thousand subscribers, with content creator, Shane Bacon, during his recent visit to Bluemound Country Club. Instead of golfing, Shane learned the ropes of caddying from BA's very own Albert Pangman.
Albert is a freshman at UW-Madison and is a recipient of the Evans Scholar Scholarship. This scholarship is not easy to get and caddies must meet the requirements of having a strong caddie record, excellent academics, and outstanding character.
Chloe Fritz '23 is also an Evans Scholar and is attending UW-Madison as a freshman just like Albert.
You can watch the full YouTube video featuring Albert by clicking on the picture below.
| Albert Pangman '23 giving tips to Shane Bacon on how to be a great caddy. | |
This past July, Erik Larson ‘10 caddied for Australian PGA Tour Pro and friend, Daniel Gale. Erik’s first round as Daniel’s caddie was at the Monday Qualifier for the PGA 3M Open. The round was one for the memory books, as Daniel went on to shoot a course record of 60, including a 129 yard dunk-in-eagle on hole 18, which was featured on ESPN Sportscenter’s Top 10 the following morning, which you can watch here. With ease, Daniel won the Monday Qualifier and made the 3M Open field with Erik by his side. | |
Three days later, both Daniel and Erik were living their dreams being in a PGA Tour event. Supported by close friends, they played the first two rounds, rising as high as 13th on the leaderboard. Although Daniel ended up not making the cut, the golf world was put on notice by two goofy guys wearing bucket hats and having the time of their lives. | |
Tom Davis '71 was amongst the first graduating class from Brookfield Academy in 1971. In 2000, Tom became Headmaster at Wichita Collegiate. Last month, Wichita Collegiate inducted Tom into their Circle of Gold. Kevin Reed, who introduced Tom, explained how Tom exemplifies the Five Stars. In his acceptance speech, Tom talked about Brookfield Academy and the impact it had on Wichita Collegiate's path and trajectory as a school. | |
"I started attending there [Brookfield Academy] in the fourth grade and I was in the very first graduating class in 1971. I know what impression a school like BA can have on a person, because that's what it had on me...The impression that Brookfield Academy left on me with those Five Stars being inculcated into us students as people, is what I took with me when I graduated."
Congratulations to Tom on an impressive near 20 year tenure as Headmaster at Wichita Collegiate and on being inducted into their Circle of Gold.
You can watch Tom's full speech here.
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NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee | |
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Anika Washburn '18 has been nominated for the NCAA Woman-of-the-Year Award as one of two representatives for the University Athletic Association. The award is given to graduating female student-athletes who have completed their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
Anika is Case Western Reserve University's soccer program record holder in goals, assists, points, and game-winning goals for both single-season and career.
You can read the full article here. Congratulations, Anika!
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Join us today, Friday, September 29, at the Fields of Freedom for Founders Fest! The tailgate begins at 5 pm. All alums and one guest can receive a voucher for free food at the tailgate. The varsity soccer game starts at 4 pm and the football game begins at 7 pm. Stop by to participate in the festivities!
Join us at Bar Louie following the football game located at 95 N. Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005.
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Christine Zych '02 Budnik returned to campus recently. Current Level 4 teacher Jennifer Tschurwald '02 Roffler reconnected with her former classmate. The picture on the left shows Jennifer and Christine with Mrs. Papara back in the day while the photo on the right shows the two with their kids! | |
Although the Packers lost, Doug Couillard (Former Head of Lower School), Howie Pryor '71, Mike Pryor '00, and Dr. Bob Solsrud (Former Head of School) had a great time going to the game together. Howie can impact BA games for the better with his support and cheering, but it did not seem to work for the Packers last night. | | | | |
