Summer is ending, Fall is beginning and
we are happy to be back at LCHS!
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Welcome Home
Kristin Ford Milam '04
There is something exciting and fresh about the first day of school…seeing your friends after a long summer break, getting your books and syllabi, finding your locker, and anticipating the year to come.
As a 2004 alumna of Lexington Catholic, I am reliving my “first day of school” but this time as a new employee. I recently began in the role of Director of Annual Giving at Catholic and I could not be more thrilled. I am now able to work for the school that brought so much joy, education, and lifelong friendships to my life.
There are so many exciting things happening here at Catholic! Our athletic teams are gearing up for the season, our alumni reunion event, Fall Knight’s Bash is October 22, a Keeneland alumni outing is planned for October 23, and we will kick off our 8-week uKnight to Serve Challenge to launch our 2021-2022 Annual giving campaign for the uKnight Fund and support the Catholic Action Center.
Annual gifts to our uKnight Fund are the engine that drives innovation in the classroom and promotes affordability for every student at Lexington Catholic. Tuition dollars alone do not cover the cost of an LC education. Your support is so important to help ensure our alma mater remains a viable option. Gifts to the uKnight Fund support our school operations including tuition assistance, class materials, and new program resources.
I invite you to check out the website, stop by campus and say hello, or give me a call/send me an email. I would love to catch up and chat about what our LexCath students are up to today.
Go Knights!
Kristin Ford Milam ’04
(859) 277-7183 ext. 312
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LexCath Students' First Day! |
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We are so excited to have students back on campus! Grateful and blessed to be in person and wearing our masks! |
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Lauren Hamlin ‘15 and Will Deaton ‘15 were married on September 26, 2020. Will is an Engagement Financial Advisor for Deloitte and Lauren is an analyst for the Office of Public Affairs with the FBI.
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Kathryn Sandefer ’10 and her fiancé, Tanner Cutts, got engaged on May 29, 2021! They will be living in Nashville and teaching math and science at Father Ryan High School.
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Kelly Johnson Alexander ’06 is Chief of Staff at the Kentucky Department for Public Health as of 2019. She has her law degree and masters. The JD and MA are from the University of Louisville. After working in real estate malpractice for a few years, Kelly wanted to explore a new area where she could make a positive impact on a large scale and in 2018 began working at the KY Department for Public Health. Kelly lives in Louisville.
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Billy Van Pelt ’83 is the Director of External Relations and Senior Advisor at American Farmland Trust. He lives in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Billy is the Chair of the Transylvania University Board of Regents and serves on the Midway University Board of Trustees. He also serves on the Lexington-Frankfort Scenic Corridor, Inc. Board of Directors and the Community Trust Bank, Inc. Advisory Board of Directors. Billy is an avid runner and has completed 12 half marathons and 7 marathons in the last twenty years.
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Matthew Allen-Goebel ’95, his wife Kate, twin 5-year-olds Evie and Jacob, and two border collies Lily and Miles live in Bentonville, Arkansas. They moved to Bentonville to be closer to Kate's family. Kate is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy and Matt works for a small custom software shop out of Berkeley, California. Matt’s oldest daughter, Izabella, lives in Berkeley, California.
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Ivor Adam Niggebrugge ’99 is doing well, after a non-traditional path of education post Lexington Catholic. He joined the US Navy, then worked as a laborer before attending the University of Kentucky where he graduated in the winter of 2009. He is working as an Electrical Engineer at Siemens Norwood and has been for the past 9 years. Adam finds that he still can recall lessons learned at Lexington Catholic, especially those of Otto Piechowski about text and context. He continues to apply those fundamentals to expand his knowledge in the industry he now works within (Above NEMA Induction Motors). Adam and his wife, Meredith, were married in May 2019. They live in Cincinnati, Ohio and are excitedly expecting their first child this September!
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Christin Barbour Sims ’91 is a special education paraeducator at Cassidy Elementary and a CLS working after school and in the summer. She has been married 22 years (this October) to her husband, Matt and they have 3 sons; Trae 28, Philip 21, and Christian 17.
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Richard Williams ’64 retired from Alliance Data System in 2010. Richard lived in Dundee, Illinois for 20 years, but out of the state for approximately 45 years. Richard moved back to Kentucky in 2015. He graduated from EKU in 1968 and married Margaret (Margie) Carter in August 1969. Richard was widowed in April 2021 after 51 years of marriage. Together they had 3 children and grandparents to 5. He currently lives in Richmond.
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Joseph Martin ’61 has been retired since 2002. He and his wife, Carla, live in Georgia. Before he retired, Joe worked for Multivac, a German company. Prior to that he worked with SciTex, an Israeli company.
When asked what he is doing now, Joe replied, “Just trying to help others."
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Let's Get Together - October 22 and 23! |
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Calling All Lexington Catholic Alums |
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You're Invited!
Fall Knight’s Bash
Friday, October 22
7-11 PM
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Keeneland Tailgate
Saturday, October 23
11 AM – 1 PM
Join in on our reunion celebration weekend. Everyone can attend! It does not have to be a reunion year, but a chance to come back home to LCHS and enjoy the knight! Friends of LCHS are welcome too!
Reunions can gather as a class before the Fall Knight’s Bash at the school in a reserved location, then join in with everyone for a great night of catching up and dancing to the tunes with those songs that bring back many memories of good times!
If there are certain songs, you would like to request to bring back those special memories, please let Pam Schneider know.
The Keeneland Tailgate is on the Hill at Keeneland. We will have snacks and drinks provided. When the tailgate is over, you can stay to enjoy Keeneland with your friends/group.
This is a great way to have your reunion as you can gather with others at Fall Knight's Bash and Keeneland and then, have Saturday afternoon, evening, and Sunday to gather with your class.
The LCHS versus Anderson County Homecoming football game is on Friday, October 22. If you would like to attend the football game during the Fall Knight’s Bash, please let us know. Contact Pam Schneider.
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Fall Knight's Bash Tickets
$25.00 in Advance
$30.00 at the Door
Keeneland Tailgate
FREE
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Hoagies 2.0 Coming Soon!
We are bringing Hoagies back on April 23, 2022! Stay tuned for all the information. We want our alumni to come back home, join in, have fun and serve our community too! It is a unique, community-building, wonderful, and much celebrated LCHS tradition!
History note: The first Hoagie Sales were launched in September 1977. Inspired by the promise of a hoagie holiday (half-day off from school before Thanksgiving), the student body sold over 9,000 hoagies in their first year and netted $5,300. In 2019, we sold almost 38,000 hoagies and made over $120,000.
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2021-2022 Save the Dates
- Friday, October 22, 2021 – Fall Knight’s Bash
- Saturday, October 23, 2021 – Keeneland Tailgate
- Saturday, February 5, 2022 – Mid-Knight Stakes
- Saturday, April 9, 2022 – Easter Egg Hunt
- Saturday, April 23, 2022 – Hoagie Day
- Thursday, April 28, 2022 – Sapphire Society Luncheon
- Monday, May 16, 2022 – George Ewen uKnight Cup Golf Scramble
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LCHS Alumni Benefits
As an LCHS alum, you automatically gain access to on campus events such as reunions and Homecoming, communications such as our Alumni Newsletter and KnightLine magazine and your Happy Birthday month email. We need your updated address and email for you to hear from your alma mater! Help us update our records so we can let you know what is going on at LCHS. Please click on the link below to update.
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Help Us Find Your Fellow Alums
If your fellow alums aren’t receiving this newsletter,
have them send in their name, email, and class year to Pam Schneider.
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Please send in your news and updates so we can all celebrate together. Let us know “Where You Are Now” and if you have a family history with LCHS. We'd love to hear it! Share your summer fun times, your Labor Day gatherings, and your fall happenings! |
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Please send any information, updates, and exciting celebrations to Pam Schneider.
Pam Schneider
Director of Community and Alumni Engagement
859.277.7183 Ext 306
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