Summer 2025 Edition

Dear SCS Alums,

We are so excited to share our Summer edition of the SCS Alumni Newsletter! As we enter July, we look forward to a new school year and celebrating 100 years of Catholic Education in 2026. What a blessing to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime event!

Our 100th Anniversary Committee is busy planning lots of fun for the 2025 - 2026 School Year. We are collecting photos and artifacts from our school's history. If you have photos that you would like to be considered for inclusion in the 100th celebration materials, please send to bulletin@scschurch.com. If you have artifacts to donate or loan, please contact Nicole Surcouf at nsurcouf@scsgators.org. We are planning a wonderful celebration and would love to have items and photos to share throughout the Centennial Year. 

Our Forward in Faith Capital Campaign is still in full swing. Our vision will put into practice all of the wonderful plans that allow our parish to continue its legacy of encountering Jesus, igniting hearts and transforming the world. At this point only 37.8% of the SCS community has contributed. If you haven't donated, please consider making a donation. No amount is too small... our goal is to get 100% participation in our community.

In this issue you will find information about the following:

• What's Happening on Campus
• St. Catherine School is Turning 100!
• SCS Campus Construction Update
• SCS Summer Camp Fun
• Forward in Faith Campaign Update
• Save the Date for SCS Events
• Generational Gators - multi-generational families at SCS
• The Currie - Motch Family
• Alumni Highlights
• High School Valedictorians & Salutatorians
• Noteworthy Alums
• Newest Alums - Class of 2025

We hope you enjoy the following update and look forward to sharing more with you in the coming editions. Enjoy a restful Summer and may God keep our community, parish and school safe during Hurricane season.

Yours In Christ,

Centennial celebrations will take place throughout the 2025 - 2026 School Year culminating in a celebratory Mass & Event on April 29, 2026. Click below to get the most updated information as the plans become available.

In anticipation of the school's Centennial Celebration we are collecting photos and artifacts from our school's history. If you have photos that you would like to be considered for inclusion in the 100th celebration materials, please send to bulletin@scschurch.com. If you have artifacts to donate or loan, please contact Nicole Surcouf at nsurcouf@scsgators.org. We are planning a wonderful celebration and would love to have items and photos to share throughout the Centennial Year. 

• October 17 - 19, 2025: SCS is Sweet Fair
• November 20, 2025: SCS Open House at 6pm
• March 21, 2026: SCS Gala at 7pm
• April 18, 2026: SCS Crawfish Cookoff 2-8pm
• April 29, 2026: 100th Anniversary Celebration

The Currie family has been an integral part of St. Catherine of Siena Parish for 5 generations and the school for 3 generations.

In 1950, Laura Friedmann along with her daughter, Elise Friedmann, moved from Arabella Street Uptown to Atherton Drive in Old Metairie becoming members of St. Catherine of Siena Parish. That same year a second Friedmann daughter, Mae Friedmann Maechling and her husband Raymond joined the family as St. Catherine parishioners.

Laura Friedmann

Raymond & Mae (nee Friedmann) Maechling

Diane Maechling Currie

Mae & Raymond's daughter, Diane Maechling Currie, was born not long after her parents moved to SCS Parish and was the first of her family to be baptized in their new parish. Diane became a student at St. Catherine of Siena School and made her First Communion and Confirmation here. In 1974, she married Frank Carlton Currie in SCS church.

Brian Currie as Altar Boy

Currie Family (L to R): Brian, Diane, Frank & Michelle

Michelle Currie Motch -

1st Communion

The Currie's 2 children & 7 grandchildren attended (or are attending) St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School:

• Brian Currie - Class of 1991
• Michelle Currie Motch - Class of 1994
• Adrienne Currie - Class of 2019
• Jacob Currie - Class of 2022
• Andrew Currie - Class of 2025
• Charlotte Motch - Class of 2024
• Natalie Motch - Class of 2028
• Kate Motch - Class of 2031
• Emily Motch - Class of 2034

Motch Girls: Charlotte, Natalie, Kate & Emily

Natalie Motch - 1st Communion with cousin, Andrew Currie as altar server

Currie Family: Andrew, Adrienne & Jacob

The Currie family is sure to leave an enduring legacy as the 5th generation enjoys all SCS has to offer its parishioners and students as we celebrate its 100 year anniversary. Thank you to Diane Maechling Currie for providing this wonderful information about her Multi-Generational Gator family.

Is your family a multi-generational SCS family?

If so, please reach out to Jan Carroll at jcarroll@scsgators.org as we want to feature some of these families in our future newsletters.

SCS Alum, Preston Bulloch, receives Crest of a Crusader Award during May 2025 Leadership Awards

SCS Alum, Ava Ranson, receives the American Legion & Veritas Awards

SCS Alum, Therese Carriere, has earned the highest possible composite score of 36 on the ACT. 

SCS Alum, Gracelyn Haydel, receives the St. Therese of Lisieux Award

Congratulations to our newest Alumni - SCS Class of 2025! These young men & women are all headed to their First Choice High Schools including Archbishop Chapelle, Archbishop Rummel, Jesuit, Mount Carmel Academy, Sacred Heart & St. Mary’s Dominican High School.

Have Alumni News You Want to Share?

Please share via email to gatorbites@scsgators.org

Members of the SCS Class of 1966 are planning a 60th reunion in 2026. Please contact Diane Maechling Currie if you are interested in being a part of this reunion. She can be reached at dcurrie7@gmail.com.