Alumni Association

Forever True

July, 2025

Dates to Remember

Teutonia Mannerchor Alumni Luncheon

The next alumni luncheon will be held on Tuesday, July, 22nd. Doors open at 11:00 and lunch is served at noon. Call Jim Eberz ('64) at 412-445-4446 or Don Gruber ('71) at 412-874-2906 if you are coming.

The cost of the luncheon for 2025 is $22. That's $20 for the luncheon and $2 for the 50/50 raffle. Coffee and soft drinks are included in the cost; beer is extra.

The June alumni luncheon saw 51 people in attendance including three first time attendees. Ed Onderko ('58), Jack Munsch ('72), and Mike Janosco ('74) got the opportunity to mix with fellow alums. Dave Kopp ('67) brought his granddaughter, Cora. And in an unusual twist from the norm, the class of 1970 had the largest attendance.

The Golf Outing

Alumni Spotlight

Graduation Quiz

Here are 15 graduates of North Catholic who were employed by the school in one capacity or another. How many did you identify?

Lewandowski - '03

Baysek - '44

Scheid - '69

Lyons - '62

Dilallo - '50

Lisjak - '71

Zahren - '54

Long - 70

Quinn - '65

Stutz - '71

Larkin Rottman - '89

Fuechslin- '51

Naderhoff- '62

Barth - '51

Lema - '48

A good number of alums took our graduation exam. Only long time coach and legend, Don Barth went unidentified. Ed Scheid ('69) and long time school secretary Marianne Lyons were able to identify all but two - Barth and Dave Long. Chris Sabo ('91) correctly identified 7 correctly and Earl King got 4 correct. Thanks to all who gave it a shot.

if you would like to be one of the alumni who shares their story, you can let us know

here.

There’s a very simple and effective way you can help students at North Catholic by using the money you’re already paying to the state in taxes.

Chris Stofko (NC ’91) breaks down how the EITC program works, and why this can truly benefit our North Catholic families.

Click HERE to read Chris Stofko's letter

Charles Hayes from the Class of 1971 is in need of a kidney. Please keep him in your prayers. Click here to read his letter asking for help in finding a living donor. 

MARIANIST WOMEN'S MINISTRY- Prayer Committee

The Marianist Women's Ministry would like to offer alumni and the entire North Catholic community a chance to pray for you and your intentions. The MWM gathers weekly to pray the rosary. Please click this link if you have a prayer request. While they would love to have a first name for each prayer request to make the prayers more personal, it's completely understood if you wish to keep them anonymous.

Flashback Photo

Last Month's Flashback

This picture was from the 1995 yearbook. We thought it was appropriate as it is a powder puff football game, the forerunner to flag football which becomes a varsity sport next school year after three years as a club sport. The caption reads, " Underclassmen move toward the ball in an effort to prevent senior Lisa McMahon from scoring a touchdown in the annual powder-puff football game." The game was part of homecoming festivities.

Joe Mielnicki ('58) was the first (and only) person to respond with just two words - flag football.

This Month's Flashback

What can you tell us about this month's flashback? What's the event and where is it taking place? Can you identify any of the person in the photo? Send us what you know or can guess about this photo.



Send your guesses to us by clicking here.

The display case just inside the entrance to the school houses memorabilia from the school's history. There is also North Catholic apparel available.

You can check out the NC gear in the spirit shop by clicking here.

Valedictorian and Salutatorian Wall

North Catholic High School is proud to celebrate the achievements of all those who graduated at the top of their class.  The new display, just outside the Main Office, will feature the names of all valedictorians and salutatorians who graduated from North Catholic from 1943 until present day.  

To help us complete the display, we are in search of commencement programs and names for the following classes: 1943, 1946, 1950, and. 1952.  If you have a copy of a commencement program from those years, please contact Amber Morrison.

Alumni Class Notes

Last month we asked about graduation memories. We got two responses.

James Savage, class of 1962, said, "The biggest memory I have is when they announced that everyone who had perfect conduct for all four years (no blueys) could stand up, I suddenly felt the hands and arms of about ten guys holding me down. I think they thought maybe I just hadn’t ever been caught. 

The second biggest memory is Father Martin shaking my hand very firmly."

Dave Brink, class of 1965, said, "We were informed upon arrival that Coach Al had died the night before.

Also, I had to start my new job that afternoon so I could.not even celebrate."

Class of 1961

Dennis Steigerwald sent in this picture of a PONY League all star team with members of the class of '61. They are front row - Stan Kozlowski

Middle row - end Paul Steigerwald (My Dad) Manager

Back row- Joe Wyskoski, Joe Cleary, Bernie Auber, John Colbert

They placed Third in the US PONY League World Series in Washington, PA

Class of 1965

It was the 60th class reunion at NC.

Mike Bronowicz and Dan Wolovich share NC memories.

Some players from the class who were members of the 1963 football team pose with the bell commemorating their 2-0 victory over Central. There are more photos of the gathering in the reunion section of the newsletter

Class of 1969

Gary Franke ‘69 (l) and James Kraus ‘66 (r) met at the ice cream bar on a trans-atlantic cruise from Fort Lauerdale, FL to Rome in April. Through casual chat they found “their connection” - NCHS. Gary currently resides in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and James resides in Punta Gorda, FL. From the middle of the Atlantic Ocean Gary and James say: “Forever True To Thee North Catholic High.”

Kenneth J. Vybiral Sr. delivers comments at a Memorial Day

Ceremony hosted by the SGT. Joseph D. Caskey American Legion Post (Post 80)

in the Laurel Gardens area of North Hills. He is the Post Commander and a

military veteran with 36 years of military service.

Class of 1975

That's Dave Borgese and classmate Medio Monti setting out on a 300 mile bike ride on the Allegheny Passage to support local veterns.

Class of 1975

It's Medio Monti again. This time he's with his wife sending greetings from the famous Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.

Class of 1977

Joyce Velardita Rouda (in white) is with a group of classmates in a mini reunion.

Class of 1980

It's the annual !ndy 500 picture from the Machi's. (l-r): Joe ('80), Tony ('86), Vito ('78), and Bill Gleeson ('79).

Class of 1981

Brian Burke is with his daughter enjoying Tanzania.

Andy Pulkowski was rockin' his North Catholic shirt as he gave away food at his Chick-fil-A in Collier Twp to customers wearing their school shirt.

Class of 1986

Celebrating his recent retirement from the Ohio Township Police Department, Don Manz takes in a Pirate game with his son.

Class of 1989

Bill Ryan and Lisa Deily got engaged on the old NC grounds.

Class of 1992

Myles Rooney poses for this selfie with his fiance.

Class of 1993

Michelle Cook celebrates Father's Day with donuts for dad.

Zoe Stauber Flaherty poses with her son at his high school graduation.

Erin Locante Darosa and her husband share an adult libation during a European vacation.

Class of 1994

Noreen Scanlon Danillo celebrates her daughter's high school graduation.

Class of 1995

It's the end of the road (literally) for Ryan McLane and his family as they travel down the Florida Keys.

It's the twenty year anniversary for Brian Sepac and his wife.

Class of 1999

That's a picture of a Most Holy Name class reunion at Lefty's. In the picture are Kelli Kapetanovich Cerra, Kristen Reiner, Courtney Florijan Onyshko, Mary Jane Foley Evagash, and Jennifer Conway, wife of Brian Conway.

Katy Delaney Yates and Jess Beu are best friends forever.

Paula Taggart and her family take a break for ice cream and a selfie.

Megan Schwab is in Ireland at the Cliffs of Moher.

Katy Kutschbach Sweeney (r) celebrates her daughter's graduation with Katy's sister Maggie Bailey ('04).

Class of 2001

Check out this article from the PG article about Rich Sargent and his cookbook.

Class of 2002

Autumn Keller Townsend and her husband celebrate their daughter's dance recital.

Fran Lamb Urmann enjoy the sand and sun as they take this selfie.

Tony Grego and his wife have brought their future caddie to Oakmont.

Matt Jessop is with Heather Zahurak Malloy ('97) as their families got together while Matt was back in Pittsburgh.

Class of 2003

Allison Conway Mercer and her husband enjoy a day out.

Class of 2005

Ali Rittle and Danielle Cicuto spend time and adult beverages with their sister Beth Rittle ('03) and Missy Cicuto ('03)

Class of 2006

Melanie Malloy is serving on the 2026 NFL Draft Host Committee and the Advisory Council for the 2026 NFL Draft Source Program.

She also found time to attend the US Open at Oakmont.

Class of 2007

Who has the bigger smile Reilly O'Connor or her little one?

Class of 2009

Gavin Virag and his family spent some time at Oakmont Country Club before the US Open.

Class of 2010

Alex Kline has left Pitt football to take a job in scouting for the Tennessee Titans.

Class of 2011

Here's a couple of Fathers Day photos. That's Martin Long with his wife Kendall Hoffman Long and his children.

and here's new dad Phil Jandrokovic with his little one.

Class of 2012

Katie Mae McGuire and Shannon Quigley celebrate a life long friendship.

It's my first Pirate game for Josh Haefle's little one as he poses with his family.

Jake Miller sits in front of his new place in Nashville. Jake was named Head of Content and Creative at DWP.

Angela Nowacki and her guy pose in the kitchen for this picture.

Class of 2013

Meet the newly weds: Shane and Emillie Haggerty

Natalie Nyman Pietrone and husband Nick had this picture taken at a friend's wedding.

Class of 2020

Brendan and Mae Haggerty ('15) were part of brother Shane's wedding party.

Class of 2023

The Butler girls, Mackenzie and Michaela, are Gisha girls while visiting Japan.

Class of 2024

Ava McConnell celebrates her birthday.

If you know an alum who doesn't get the newsletter and would like to receive it, send us their email address, and we will add them to the distribution list.

Thanks to Al Graff ('65), Molly Larkin Rottman ('89), Don Manz ('86), Gary Franke ('69), Joe Machi ('80), Ellen Matschner Kline ('79), Meghan Schwab ('99), Joyce Velardita Rouda ('77), Dennis Steigerwald ('61), Medio Monti ('75), Dan Wolovich ('65), Kelli Kaptanovich Cerra('99), Maureen Ryan O'Neill ('94) Bob Colbert ('65), Shari Brown Butler ('82), Dena Dengler Koenig ('87), Carmen DiGiacomo ('59), and Jim Eberz ('64) for sending information and pictures to us.

If you have news/photos you want to share with classmates, send them to alumni news.

ALL reunion updates will ALSO be available on the school's website, northcatholic.org or by clicking here!

Want to make sure you get the details for your class reunion?  

Update your contact information HERE!

Reunion News

NC Class of 1965

Bob Colbert headed the committee and served as host of the 60th class reunion at North Catholic on Saturday, June 7, 2025, which was the date of graduation back in '65. With 38 alums in attendance and a few checking in on a zoom call, attendees shared stories of their time in the Halls of Troy. Walt Quinn provided an update on the state of the school and announced that classmate Bob Colbert would join him and Art Murphy as members of the school's hall of fame. Al Graff set up the zoom call and a slide show from the class yearbooks. North Catholic shirts and jackets were given out as door prizes. Dennis Pfeiffer was recognized as he was getting to celebrate his first wedding anniversary after 59 years of bachlorhood. Dan Wolovich got to be photographed with the mixer he donated in father's honor to the school ten years ago, and everyone went home happy.  

NC Class of 1966

Planning is underway for a 60th class reunion possibly in 2026. Stay tuned for more details.

If you want a comprehensive resource organizing any reunion especially a 50th: 

           Go to YouTube on any browser

           Put “North Catholic Reunion Book” on Search bar.

Slides are shown on a 7 second interval automatically or you can scan forward using the scanning bar on the lower left, Bob Gierl can help and is available at robertcgierl@gmail.com.

NC Class of 1975

Under the direction of Medio Monti, plans are under way for the 50th class reunion. The first event is a tailgate party that will take place at the Old Firehouse near JC Stone Field on Friday, October 17th. Members of the football team will be recognized before the North Catholic-Avonworth game. The reunion will be held at North on Saturday, October 18th. More details to follow.

NC Class of 1980

Attention 1980 Graduates: A 45th year reunion is being scheduled for the weekend of October 4, 2025, at the new NC High school location. There will be more details to follow. 

NC Class of 1985

Save the Date! The Class of 1985 will hold their 40^th reunion on Saturday, November 1, 2025, in the evening at North Catholic High School in Cranberry Township. Details to follow. To get involved in the planning or find out more, contact Kim Hemke contact at khemke18@gmail.com or (412) 716-0508.

NC Class of 1995

There are rumors afloat about the possibility of a 30th class reunion, but we have no details. If anyone has any clarification on this rumor, please let us know.

NC Class of 1999

There may be plans in the works for a 25 year reunion. We will share details when we hear more.

NC Class of 2015

The Class of 2015 will hold a 10-year reunion on August 31, 2025, at Industry Public House (4305 Butler Street, Pgh., PA 15201) Cost is $15 per adult for food buffet. (Venmo BBAXENDELL20/or Apple Pay). Please RSVP at 412-215-7036 by August 17th and include number of guests attending. Kids are welcome. Email any photos/videos/stories you want to share for a reunion video to brbaxendell@gmail.com Please put email headline as Class of 2015 Reunion. 

The following classes have reunions coming up: 2005-20 year, 1995-30 year. If your class is planning a reunion let us know. Amber Morrison, Director of Alumni and Development can provide class rosters and other services. Contact her for help.

From l to r: Dick Halleran, Mary Taggart-Snyder, Mike Conroy and Joe Blitzko on computer screen.

From l to r: Dick Halleran, Kennedy Brown, Mike Conroy and Joe Blitzko on computer screen.

From l to r: Dick Halleran, Evan Stanton, Mike Conroy and Joe Blitzko on computer screen.

Military Legacy Scholarship

North Catholic has a Military Legacy Scholarship in honor of all alumni who have served in our nation’s military forces. The goal is to provide a $1,000.00 scholarship annually. To date, over $30,000 has been raised to fund this annual scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to the student provided certain benchmarks are met.

Every 4 years (or sooner) it is awarded to an incoming 9^th grade student. This year’s recipient is freshman Gunner Kopriva.

If you wish, you may make a contribution in someone's honor/memory. Donations can be made by sending checks payable to North Catholic, write "North Catholic Military Scholarship" in the memo, and mail to: 

North Catholic High School

1617 Route 228

Cranberry Township, PA 16066

ATTN: Development Office

A kiosk with the names of all alumni who have served in the military stands in the main hallway of the school. Thank you for your service.

Class of 1965 Legacy Scholarship

The Legacy Scholarship was set up as part of our 50th class reunion by Dan Wolovich and Wayne Young and has been under the direction of Bob Colbert and Walt Quinn for the past few years. As we prepare for out 60th reunion we are hoping to increase this amount twofold.



The scholarship has helped students with the ever increasing cost of Catholic education. When we were at North, almost all of the tuition was paid by our parishes (remember having to face your pastor as he reviewed your report card?) Now the cost of tuition has fallen completely on the parents. Tuition for the upcoming school year is $15,850.

In order to help parents provide the great education that we received all those years ago, we need more of our classmates to step up and help keep our legacy scholarship fund growing. No contribution is too small. Big Shout Out to classmate, DAN WOLOVICH for his recent contribution. Classmates Joe McKelvey and Bill Gubanic as well as many others continue to make contributions periodically through out the year. Other classmates have continued to make small monthly contributions by setting up a monthly credit card donation (read $10 to $25). The great thing about that is it's painless and adds to the scholarship fund which continues to grow. As of the of November there is over $50,000 in our endowment.

We are happy to announce that this year's Legacy Scholarships for this school year have been awarded to junior MADISON SERETTI. Madison is a highest honor roll student with a GPA of 4.25 and is the daughter of NC alum, Leslie Filip ('89) She is active in the school's drama department. She will be a senior next year. Senior DONNIE SCHUBERT graduated and will attend Slippery Rock University in the fall. Donnie made the highest honor roll with a 4.25 GPA. Madison will maintain her scholarship for next school year and We will announce the name of the young man who will receive the scholarship shortly.

As we celebrated our 60th class reunion, we are looking for classmates to step up and make a contribution to the scholarship fund.

That's our scholarship awardees along with Bob Colbert and Walt Quinn. Other scholarship trustees, Dan Wolovich, Wayne Young, Roy Kim, Tony DiPasquale, and Art Murphy were unable to be there for the photo.



Consider making a donation to the fund today!

You can send your check to the school with a notation that it's for the '65 scholarship fund; or If you would like to contribute a small monthly amount via your credit card, contact Amber Nicotra Morrison to set it up.



If you have questions about our efforts, feel free to contact Bob Colbert (bobcolbert@comcast.net) or Walt Quinn (quinn.walter@comcast.net)

Special Shoutout

John Mikulan is also donating 20% of the royalties from his book, The Bark of the Day to the fund.

Class of 1966 Scholarship

Thanks to all who continue to support the Class of ‘66 Scholarship Fund. To date, more than $162,000 has been raised. Andrew Scears (‘26), Dom Dixson (‘27), and Maddie Stillwagon (‘28) were selected to receive the scholarship by the committee which includes Tom Balestreire, Jim Beran, Bob Gierl, Paul Ladish, Tom Maier, and Hank Marziale. If you’d like to donate, you can do so online or by mailing a check made payable to: North Catholic High School. Please indicate Class of '66 Scholarship Fund in the memo. Payments can be mailed to North Catholic High School, Attn: Amber Morrison, 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Twp., PA 16066. For more information, contact Tom at 404.358.4854.

Kathy Monti Memorial Scholarship

Special thanks to all who donated to the Kathy Hickey Monti (’75) Award. Each year the award is presented to a young woman who possesses the same leadership qualities that Kathy demonstrated in her life.   Congratulations to recipients Ava Walker (4.1 GPA), Sara Loughry (4.0 GPA) and Joleen Condle (4.7 GPA).  If you'd like to donate, please click here or checks can be sent payable to North Catholic

with "Kathy Monti Scholarship Fund" in the Memo and mailed to North

Catholic High School, 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, PA 16066.

NC Class of 1953 Scholarship

Thank you to all who have donated to the North Catholic Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund.  More than $31,000 has been raised thus far. 

The class is pleased to announce this year’s freshman recipient is Angelo Vissari. Angelo is the third recipient of the scholarship. He joins sophomore Gianna Fuller who was selected last year to receive the four-year scholarship.  Good luck to both students as they begin this academic year.

The Fund was proposed by Reg Urschler in the Spring of 2021, and

an ad hoc committee was established, comprised of Reg, Charley Goetz, Bob Muth,

and Vince Brogan.

The ad hoc committee urges all classmates to make new or

continuing contributions to the Fund. Checks should be made payable to the

“NC Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund” and sent to the attention of: Amber

Morrison, North Catholic High School, 1617 Route 228, Cranberry

Township, Pa 16066.

How fortunate we were to have had the benefit of the education

afforded us. What a wonderful opportunity this provides to all of us and the

remaining families to "invest" in a "guaranteed return on that

investment" by providing a similar opportunity to current students'

futures.

Richard “Dick” Scherer (NC ’53) Scholarship 

To all ’53 grads and alumni who knew Dick Scherer (NC ’53) and participated with him in the many activities while at North, particularly football.

A scholarship in Dick’s name has been established. There is solid “start” to fulfill the $100,000 (goal) scholarship (supplemental funds) for a perpetual, self-sustaining effort to recognize Dick for his many contributions to our Alma Mater.

Dick was the type of student who epitomized the standards of those who wish to excel in scholastics, as well as athletics.  Details on criteria are still being established.  

Contributions can be made online here HERE or mailed to North Catholic, 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, PA 16066, ATTN: Development Office.

There were 167 seniors who became alumni of North Catholic at the end of May.

Two members of the class are headed to West Point and Annapolis.

The North Catholic College Caravan visited John Carroll University to offer students invaluable insights and opportunities for their academic futures.

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This spring several students represented North at the Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair.

Congratulations to Natalie Morris, Aine Corrigan, Samantha Falcon, Elena Esposito, Claire Elliot, and Ciaran Corrigan. Claire Elliot, Aine Corrigan, and Elena Esposito were recognized with certificates for their outstanding projects.

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The North Catholic Robotics Team - Team #5740 - The Trojanators, hosted their third annual offseason FIRST Robotics Competition - NC/RC 3.0 at North. The team hosted 20 different local and out of state teams to compete in a rematch of this year's "Reefscape" game and finished as part of the second place alliance.

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Also in May NC students made another good showing at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science where students from across the state present their independent research projects to expert judges.

First place awards went to Elena Esposito and Sean Gabriel, while Samantha Falcon, Reagan Schwartz and Aine Corrigan received second place awards.

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Forensic News

Congratulations to rising junior Anna Pohl who competed at the National Speech and Debate Association National Tournament held in Des Moines, Iowa from June 15 through June 20.

Anna helped to represent the Pittsburgh district at this national competition by qualifying for and then competing in six rounds of United States Extemporaneous Speaking. After finishing two full days of competition in USX, Anna went on to compete in Commentary speaking where she broke into elimination rounds and advanced to double octo-finals. Her performance there earned her a place among the top 100 out of over 400 hundred students in the event. 

Throughout the week, Anna and the Pittsburgh delegation were part of the many celebrations of the NSDA's 100th anniversary. Des Moines is now the site of NSDA offices, and the city welcomed the 1500 schools and 6000 students who attended the event. Noted alumni from the organization like Josh Gad, Oprah Winfrey, and David Begnaud also joined in the celebrations. For details see the NSDA website.

N C Sports

Softball

Congratulations to Natalia Rushak and Kennedy Brown who were named to the Class 4A Section 3 All Section Team by a vote of coaches.

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Cross Country

Congratulations to Jack Steineman for wrapping up an incredible freshman track campaign at New Balance Nationals Outdoor. He placed 11th in the two mile run. He finished the season with the #1 freshman times in the state in the 1600, 3200, and the two mile.

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You can follow the teams and enjoy the sports podcasts by visiting the website northcatholicathletics.org

Planned Giving

Planned giving is a wonderful way to prepare for the day we depart this life and enter into God's kingdom. By planning ahead, you can provide opportunities to young men and women by supporting North Catholic. Planned giving allows us to help continue the work of Christ and pass on our traditions and Catholic Marianist values. Gifts can be specified in one's will as either a dollar amount of a stated percentage of one's estate. A growing number of alumni have taken this step and discovered a great sense of joy and satisfaction that they are helping families. If you are interested in finding out more, please click here or contact Amber Nicotra Morrison in the Development Office at amorrison@northcatholic.org.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.  

Luke 12:34

SEND YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO NORTH CATHOLIC INSTEAD OF HARRISBURG!

Did you know that your state taxes could help support North Catholic? If you pay Pennsylvania state income tax, you can direct your tax dollars to scholarships for North Catholic students in need of financial aid. Through the Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC), Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) or Special Purpose Entity (SPE) programs, businesses and qualifying individuals can allocate a portion of their state taxes to a non-profit organization, as well earn a 90% deduction or credit to state income tax and receive a charitable contribution deduction on federal income tax. As a 501(c)(3) organization, North Catholic High School qualifies for these programs. Thank you to the following individuals and businesses for their support by donating to this special program:  

Anonymous Donors & Friends of North Catholic

Charles & Stephanie Baker

Cozza Enterprises

Eckles Construction Services, Inc.

David Eichenlaub

First National Bank 

Grant Street Group

Martin G Gregorio, MD and Associates

Maureen LallyGreen

Hand & Shoulder Center

Huntington National Bank

The Lynch Law Group, LLC

Joseph Machi

Maher Duessel

McKinney Properties

John Meyers

Nextier Bank

OC Reilly

Dan Onorato

Point Spring & Driveshaft Co.

John Sieckowski

Thomas & Pia Sylvester

Markus Weber

For more information:contact Amber Morrison,

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With over 15,000 graduates world-wide, we strive to spread as much news as we can! If you have personal news, accomplishments, ideas about topics, articles, stories or alumni profiles for our newsletter, please reach out to Newsletter Editor Walter Quinn, NC '65 at wquinn@northcatholic.org or share them with us at alumni@northcatholic.org.

 North Catholic High School

1617 Route 228 

Cranberry Township, PA 16066

412.321.4823

Thank you for your continued support!