June 2015
Congratulations Class of 2015!
Congratulations to the St. Rose of Lima School Class of 2015! We wish our 8th grade graduating students all the
best as they move on to high school. The students were awarded over $160,000 in scholarships to the high schools
that they will be attending. The graduates will be attending the following high schools: Audubon High School,
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School, Camden Catholic High School, Gloucester Catholic High School, Haddon
Heights High School, Paul VI High School, St. Joseph’s Prep, Williamstown High School. Congratulations to all of
our students for their hard work this year! Please see page 2 of the newsletter for the scholarship and award recipients.
Richard Calvin Borman
Julia Rose Bruno
Daniel Patrick Bubar
Philip James Caracciolo
Julia Annalise Cotton
Colleen Marie Crawford
Aiden Philip Deeck
Miranda Elizabeth Dolente
John Wilson Ezekiel
Erin Nadine Fowler
Caroline Rose Francesconi
Josie Michaela Galasso
Samantha Rose Graham
Lynn Payton Hardy
Sylvana Maria Kelleher
Christopher Joseph Knapp
Austin Kyle Mackey
Amanda Denise Mascolo
Grace Catherine McCormick
Jordyn Grace McDonald
Joseph Albert Mellace
Eugene Jacob Miller IV
Holly Marie-Michi O’Brien
Anabela Orzechowski
Sara Ann Otremsky
Rebecca Lynn Rienstra
Michael William Robinson
Hannah Dawson Rupertus
Robert James Schuhl
Shane Robert Slack
Matthew Nicholas Slattery
Katharine Elizabeth Soanes
Daniel Martin Swallow
Danielle Marie Thompson
Audrey Rose Van Schalkwyk
Nicholas Ribeiro Villa
Jolie Kavanaugh Walker
Morrissey Karen Walsh
Class of 2015 Scholarships, Awards and Achievements
Congratulations to the following St. Rose of Lima graduates that received scholarships and awards at graduation this past June.
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School Merit Scholarships: Aiden Deeck,
Holly O’Brien
Camden Catholic High School Emerald Scholarship: Morrissey Walsh
Camden Catholic High School Cathedral Scholarship: Caroline
Francesconi
Camden Catholic High School Sister Mary Merit Scholarship: Sara
Otremsky
Camden Catholic High School The Reverend William Hart Memorial
Scholarship: Shane Slack
Camden Catholic Alumni Association Alma Mater Award: Danielle
Thompson
Gloucester Catholic High School Dominican Scholar: Morrissey Walsh
Gloucester Catholic High School Alumni Association Scholarship: Jordyn
Mc Donald
The Gloucester Catholic Leadership Award: Jordyn McDonald
Paul VI High School Aquilla Scholarship: Holly O’Brien
Paul VI High School President’s Scholarship: Caroline Francesconi,
Morrissey Walsh
Paul VI High School Montini Scholarship: Hannah Rupertus
Jeffery T. Banasz Memorial Scholarship: Audrey van Schalkwyk
Joan Byerley Memorial Scholarship nominee: Grace McCormick
Dr. David T. Coghlan Award nominee: Shane Slack
The Finan Family Award in memory of Thomas Joseph and Pearl Ziegler
Finan: Austin Mackey
The Patrick J. Herman Memorial Scholarship: Sylvana Kelleher
The Timothy P. Lenahan Memorial: Julia Bruno, Colleen Crawford, Aiden
Deeck, Caroline Francesconi, Lynn Hardy, Christopher Knapp, Amanda
Mascolo, Michael Robinson, Shane Slack
The Robert Di Medio Music Award: Matthew Slattery
The John D. Payne, Jr. Memorial Award: Christopher Knapp
The St. Rose of Lima Pastor’s Award: Grace McCormick and Shane Slack
The St. Rose of Lima Principal’s Award: Julia Cotton and Nicholas Villa
The St. Rose of Lima Athletic Committee Sportsmanship Award:
Cross Country : Julia Bruno, Christopher Knapp
Boys Basketball: Shane Slack
Girls Basketball: Anabela Orzechowski
Track: Robert Schuhl, Colleen Crawford
The St. Rose of Lima PTA Award: Caroline Francesconi, Daniel Swallow
The St. Rose of Lima Rosie Readers Book Club Award: Erin Fowler,
Samantha Graham
The Santa Maria Council of the Knights of Columbus Diocesan Spelling
Bee First place: Robert Schuhl
The Sister Janice Heery OP Award: Sara Otremsky
The National Junior Honor Society Veritas Award: Caroline Francesconi,
Josie Galasso and Christopher Knapp
The St. Rose of Lima Drama Award: Holly O’Brien and Miranda Dolente
The St. Rose of Lima Music Ministry Award: Samantha Graham
The St. Rose of Lima Musicians Award: Lynn Hardy
The Santa Marie Council of the Knights of Columbus Award: Morrissey
Walsh
Altar Servers: Daniel Bubar, Jake Miller, Sara Otremsky, Shane Slack,
Matthew Slattery, Daniel Swallow
Library Aides: Richard Borman, Julia Bruno, Colleen Crawford, Miranda
Dolente, Erin Fowler, Caroline Francesconi, Josie Galasso, Lynn Hardy,
Sylvana Kelleher, Christopher Knapp, Amanda Mascolo, Grace
McCormick, Jordyn McDonald, Eugene Miller IV, Holly O’Brien,
Anabela Orzechowski, Sara Otremsky, Rebecca Rienstra, Michael
Robinson, Hannah Rupertus, Matthew Slattery, Daniel Swallow, Danielle
Thompson, Audrey van Schalkwyk, Morrissey Walsh
Music Ministry: Miranda Dolente, Caroline Francesconi, Samantha
Graham, Amanda Mascolo, Holly O’Brien, Shane Slack, Matthew
Slattery, Jolie Walker
National Junior Honor Society: Julia Bruno, Colleen Crawford, Aiden
Deeck, Caroline Francesconi, Josie Galasso, Lynn Hardy, Christopher
Knapp, Grace McCormick, Eugene Miller IV, Holly O’Brien, Anabela
Orzechowski, Sara Otremsky, Michael Robinson, Shane Slack, Matthew
Slattery, Daniel Swallow, Danielle Thompson, Audrey van Schalkwyk,
Morrissey Walsh
Student Council: Philip Caracciolo, Miranda Dolente, Anabela
Orzechowski, Sara Otremsky, Michael Robinson, Hannah Rupertus,
Shane Slack, Daniel Swallow
Presidential Award for Academic Excellence: Aiden Deeck, Caroline
Francesconi, Josie Galasso, Samantha Graham, Sylvana Kelleher, Grace
McCormick, Eugene Miller IV, Holly O’Brien, Anabela Orzechowski,
Sara Otremsky, Matthew Slattery, Daniel Swallow, Danielle Thompson,
Audrey van Schalkwyk, Morrissey Walsh
Presidential Award for Achievement: Richard Borman, Julia Bruno, Daniel
Bubar, Philip Caracciolo, Julia Cotton, Colleen Crawford, Miranda
Dolente, John Ezekiel, Erin Fowler, Lynn Hardy, Christopher Knapp,
Austin Mackey, Amanda Mascolo, Jordyn McDonald, Joseph Mellace,
Rebecca Rienstra, Michael Robinson, Hannah Rupertus, Robert Schuhl,
Shane Slack, Katharine Soanes, Nicholas Villa, Jolie Walker
St. Rose of Lima School Academic Excellence Award: Religion: Caroline
Francesconi, Algebra: Caroline Francesconi, Art: Holly O’Brien and
Aiden Deeck, Reading / Literature: Caroline Francesconi, English and
Creative Writing: Holly O’Brien, Spelling Vocabulary: Sara Otremsky,
Library Studies: Morrissey Walsh, General Mathematics: Sara
Otremsky, Lynn Hardy, Music: Samantha Graham, Aiden Deeck,
Science: Caroline Francesconi, Social Studies: Caroline Francesconi,
Physical Education: Katharine Soanes, Joseph Mellace, Spanish:
Morrissey Walsh, Technology: Richard Borman
Monsignor Richard Callahan Memorial Scholarship for General
Excellence: Caroline Francesconi, Aiden Deeck
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Third Annual
St. Rose of Lima Golf Outing
St. Rose of Lima School
School Mission Statement
St. Rose of Lima School and Parish hosted the Third Annual St. Rose
Golf Outing this past May at the Woodcrest Country Club. We would
Guided by the Truth of the Gospel message, St. Rose
like to thank the St. Rose Athletic Committee, the PTA, and all the
of Lima School family nurtures hearts, minds and
volunteers for their hard work and for making this a a fun and
bodies by growing in Truth through the Dominican
successful event. A special thank you to all of our sponsors for their
support!
Tradition of study, prayer, community, and service to
Corporate Sponsors: AmeriHealth, Coldwell Banker Preferred,
shape Catholic life and leadership for the future.
Crawford & McElhatton Law, Duke Catering, Foster-Warne Funeral
Home, Greentree Mortgage Company, Hatzel & Buehler, Inc., Healey
Funeral Homes, Katz Pierz, Paul VI High School, Royal Fitness, Surety
Title of Marlton, Woodbury Nissan
Nominations now being accepted
for the 2016 St. Rose
Achievement Awards
SAVE THE DATE Join us next May for the 4th Annual Golf Outing
(date to come)! Hope to see you there!
The winners!
The St. Rose of Athletic Committee is
accepting nominations for the 2016
Achievement Awards which will be presented at the St. Rose Falcon Fest Beef
and Beer in January of 2016. These
Awards recognize individuals for their
distinguished accomplishments and
contributions throughout the St. Rose
of Lima community. Nominees must be
an alumnus of St. Rose or a member of
the St. Rose Parish. To nominate please
complete the nomination form found
on our website at www.strosenj.com,
click on the school link.
Note from the Editor
You can contact the editor, Sheila Thomas, by phone at the School (856546-6166, ext. 130), by email at strosealumni@gmail.com, or by mail at
the School (300 Kings Highway, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035). If you
would like to see past copies of the newsletter, please visit the St. Rose of
Lima website at www.strosenj.com and click on the Alumni tab. If you
have an inspirational story featuring a St. Rose Alum that you would like
to share with the alumni newsletter, please contact the editor.
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Class of 2011
Four Years Later
Members of the Class of 2011 - where are they now? Below some members of the Class of 2011 share their accomplishments, we wish them the best as they embark on college and their future endeavors.
Myranda Christy Myranda graduated from Haddon Heights High
School and plans to attend Rowan University and to play field hockey.
Myranda was a 3-sport athlete throughout her career at Haddon Heights,
playing field hockey, basketball and softball. She was the field hockey
co-captain, and received team MVP and first team All-Colonial
Conference honors her senior year. Myranda was also selected to play in
the Field Hockey Club of South Jersey Senior Showcase game. She was
co-captain for basketball and softball her senior year. At the graduation
ceremony, Myranda received the “Cap” Baker Award, the Denise PagliaGervasio Athletic Award, the Robert L. Hendrickson Award, and the
Haddon Heights Hockey Award..
Zachary Whalen Zachary graduated from Bishop Eustace Prep. He
was awarded a Presidential Scholarship to attend Widener University in
the Fall. He is enrolled in their Engineering Program.
Juliana May Juliana graduated from Audubon High School. She will
be attending Rowan University and will be studying Psychiatry. She
wold like to work with children and pursue a career on a Child Study
Team or in Guidance Counseling in Higher Education. She finished her
final semester of high school with distinguished honors.
We would love to hear from other members of the Class of 2011, send
us your updates! Please email them to strosealumni@gmail.com
Class of ‘09 excelling in College Sports
The Class of ‘09 has been excelling at sports at the college level for the
past 2 years. Here are a few highlights of some of our alumni. These
Anne Stevens attends Duquesne
University and is a member of the crew
team. Duquesne is part of the A-10
Division 1 conference. Anne has been racing in the Varsity 8 or the Varsity 4 boat.
They have traveled all over the east coast
and as far west as
Indiana to compete.
She is majoring in
Accounting.
students will be entering their junior year at their respective colleges.
Keep an eye out for them as they continue their college careers. We
congratulate them on all of their accomplishments!
Philip Livecchi is attending The College of New Jersey. He is a member of their football team, playing the position of Defensive Back. He is
majoring in Accounting with a minor in Management Information
Systems.
Morgan Harris attends Albright
College in Reading, PA with a dual
Shayla Sweeney attends Rutgers University where she is a pitcher for
their Division 1 softball team. Rutgers was in its inaugural year in the Big
10 conference. Rutgers finished the season 29-20, including a record of
major in Psychology and Early
Childhood Education, with the goal to
open her own daycare one day. Morgan
11-12 in the Big 10 Conference. This record was the second-most wins in
program history. Overall, Rutgers finished the
regular season ranked 7th out of 14 teams in the
is a point guard on the Albright basketball team. The team achieved a 21-8
record this year, the most wins in the program’s history. She played in the
championship game of the ECAC tournament losing to Lebanon Valley.
Big 10 Conference. Shayla’s record was 6-2 (2-1
in the Big 10, including wins against Maryland
and Michigan State). Shayla looks forward to the
2015-16 season as a junior next year. She is
spending the summer at Rutgers taking additional
classes and preparing for the softball season.
Morgan also had the opportunity to play in a tournament in Puerto Rico
this past winter, where the team won their final game in double overtime.
Morgan works in the Office of the Dean for Student Life and is a member
of the POPS group which is a peer leadership group assisting with freshmen orientation and activities throughout the year.
If you are a St. Rose alum and participate in a sport at your college, please
share your news with the alumni newsletter, send your information to
strosealumni@gmail.com.
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St. Rose of Lima
School News
Musical Notes
Our Drama Club put on another amazing performance this year with Willy Wonka, The Musical, directed by Mia
Reich. Over 80 students performed and participated in 3 performances. Thank you to all of the parents that
helped make the show possible! Congratulations to all of our student performers and our stage crew.
Sports News
Track
Basketball
Our Spring Track Team had a great season. Congratulations to to all
of the students. Congratulations to all of our student athletes including those that participated in the Meet of Champions. At the Penn
Relays our girls’ 4 x 100 team placed third and the boys’ 4 x 100 team
placed first! The relay teams received honors from the borough of
Haddon Heights for their achievements. Thank you to Coach Fesi and
all her wonderful volunteers for another amazing season!
Our girls and boys basketball teams were very successful this past
year. Thank you to Coach Jamie DeCastro and Coach Bonnie Stevens
and their assistant coaches for another great season. Our boys
basketball team were the Camden County Catholic League
Champions! Congratulations to all of our student athletes!
Pictured on the left are the boy’s and
girl’s relay teams and alternates for
the Penn Relays.
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Alumni News
A Message From the Advancement Office
Jill Shaw ‘83 was recently inducted into the Camden Catholic High
Dear St. Rose of Lima Friends:
School Athletic Hall of Fame. Shaw was a 1987 graduate of Camden
The 2014-15 St. Rose of Lima School Annual Fund raised over
$67,000 this school year! We are extremely grateful for your
continued dedication to St. Rose School. The Annual Fund supports
every aspect of St. Rose – from technology and school programs to
building improvements and tuition assistance and scholarships.
Catholic, a four-year member of the softball and basketball teams and a
member of their state championship softball team. She currently lives in
Massachusetts with her family and is an area program manager for the
Department of Children and Families as well as the head women’s
basketball coach at Bay Path University.
Our students accomplished amazing things this year including our
graduating class, they were awarded over $160,000 in scholarship
money to the high schools that they applied to. We are excited to
be a part of their many accomplishments. We strive each day to
make them well-rounded citizens that will make a difference today
and in their future. Our tradition is able to flourish with the
generosity of alumni, parents and friends to St. Rose of Lima School
Annual Fund.
Nicholas May Nicholas May will be entering his junior year of high
school at Audubon High School. He received distinguished honors for the
school year.
Send your news to strosealumni@gmail.com or mail it to St. Rose of Lima
School, 300 Kings Highway, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035, Attention: Sheila
Thomas.
We have many events going on at St. Rose throughout the year,
please keep up to date with our events by following us on
Facebook: St. Rose of Lima School and Alumni Association. These
events are always a fun time and a chance to see the great things
going on at St. Rose of Lima School. We appreciate your generosity
and faithfulness to St. Rose of Lima School.
We hope to see you soon!
Mrs. Sheila Thomas
Advancement Director
Our Amazing Math Students!
This year, the Saint Rose of Lima junior high students participated in two math
competitions. In January, the following 7th and 8th grade accelerated math students
participated in the Ninth Annual Holy Cross High School Mathematics Competition:
Aiden Deeck, Caroline Francesconi, Shane Slack, Morrissey Walsh, Patrick Brady,
Cameron Huber, Matthew McCaffrey and Michelle Quinn. Caroline Francesconi tied
This past spring, several of our students attended the
for a spot in the top 16 after the individual test portion of the competition, becom-
20th anniversary ceremony to honor the fallen Haddon
ing the first girl from St. Rose to achieve this. The 6th through 8th grade students
Heights police officers. Father Joseph Byerley (left)
participated in the Catholic Math League Competition. The top scorers for St. Rose
and Mr. James Bruno (right) attended with the students.
are as follows: Algebra I, First Place: Aiden Deeck, Second Place: Caroline
Francesconi, Third Place: Shane Slack; Pre-Algebra, First Place: Samantha Graham,
Second Place: Matthew McCaffrey, Third Place: Patrick Brady; Math 7, First Place:
Fischer Masters, Second Place: Katie Donnelly, Third Place: Mia Del Signore; Math
6, First Place: Anthony Thompson, Second Place: Matt Jenkins, Third Place:
Madison Flynn. Anthony Thompson finished in Fourth Place and Matt Jenkins
finished in Fifth Place out of 192 competing students. Congratulations to all of the
participants!
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ST. ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL
A Catholic School in the Dominican Tradition
Prayer • Study • Community • Service
300 Kings Highway
Haddon Heights, NJ 08035-1396
856-546-6166 • www.strosenj.com
Phitness and
Phun!
The Phillies Phitness Team paid
a visit to Mrs. Durkin’s 6th
grade gym class this spring.
The team taught the students
about the importance of eating
healthy and exercise. The students had a great time and
especially liked the fun games
that they learned! Thank you
Phillies Phitness!
Upcoming Events at Saint Rose School
Rosebud Academy Preschool
Programs for 3 year old, 4 year old and transitional kindergarten
102 W. Gloucester Pike, Barrington, NJ
Contact our director at preschool@strosenj.com
2015-16 Registration
for Kindergarten and New Students
Email: Advancement@strosenj.com for information or call 856-546-6166
Thank you for your support of Saint Rose of Lima School!
Keep up to date through our Pages on Facebook!
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Our Preschool Facebook page is: Rosebud Academy Preschool
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