June 11, 2024 | Issue #47

It's tee time!

Join us on Saturday, September 14 for the 35th Annual Elyria Catholic Golf Classic! Sponsorship registration is now open! Grab your foursome for a day of golf, hole challenges, dinner, and raffles at Grey Hawk Golf Club. Contact Vice President of Philanthropy and Engagement Garen Distelhorst at distelhorst@elyriacatholic.com with any questions. Click HERE to register!

Alumni Award Winners

Congratulations to our 2024 Alumni Award Winners!

• Deacon Patrick Humphrey ’71-Distinguished Alumnus Award
• Donna Diedrick Humphrey ’71- Distinguished Alumnus Award
• Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos ’16- Young Alumnus Award
• Joseph Bucci ’21 - Young Alumnus Award
• Stephen Kirsh ’65- Exceptional Service Award
• Robert Zidek ’86- Exceptional Service Award

View Award Winners video

Women for Excellence Recap

100 EC community members gathered Thursday, May 16 for an evening of Women, Wisdom, and Wine with Sister Mary McCormick, SND, PHD at the Cleveland Yachting Club.

The event was co-chaired by Mary Kobb Herrick ’78 and Blake Rybarczyk Merrell ’96 and featured an opening prayer from Isabella Barb ’24 as well as Lucy Rothgery ’24 giving her take on Life as A Young Catholic Woman.

Calling all Alumni Authors



Are you an EC alum and a published author? If so, you are in great company. EC is blessed to count many of our own as published authors and we'd like to highlight that here on campus. If you've had a book published, please send it to us and it will join other alumni-penned books in a display case here on campus. Mail to: Elyria Catholic High School, Philanthropy & Engagement, 725 Gulf Rd., Elyria, OH 44035.

Matilda the Musical is headed to the James E. Terrell Performing Arts Center!

Check out the summer production featuring alumni, students, future Panthers, and other members of the EC community! Show dates are: Friday, July 26 - 7PM | Saturday, July 27 - 7 PM | Sunday, July 28 - 2PM. Tickets will be available at elyriacatholic.com/tickets soon!

Twenty Year Reunion

Come celebrate 20 years since we graduated from Elyria Catholic High School - reconnect with old friends, share memories, and make new ones! 

Join us at Sibling Revelry Brewing for a night of fun, laughter, and reminiscing. It's time to catch up with classmates, share stories, and celebrate the past two decades since graduation. Don't miss out on this opportunity to relive the good times and create even more unforgettable moments together. Contact Jake Taylor for questions or concerns at w.j.taylor11@gmail.com. See you there!

To purchase tickets, click here!

Commencement

Congratulations to the 98 members of the Class of 2024 who graduated on Friday, May 24! The graduates gathered with commencement speaker Rick Simmons ’89 prior to their final procession into the Coliseum as Elyria Catholic students.

We can’t wait to see the great things the class of 2024 accomplishes! Loyalty that never dies!