2012 La Lumiere School Magazine

la lumiereMagazine

Fall 2012

TradiTion Makers

TradiTion keepers

La LUMieReMagazine

Fall 2012

Produced byLa Lumiere School

Michael H. Kennedy ’86Headmaster

Co-EditorsColleen Kennedy Judith Kunst

PhotocreditsDevon CarlsonColleen Kennedy Tricia KoningWill LingleKellene Urbaniak

DesignKellene Urbaniak, inkbuzz graphic design

MissionLa Lumiere School provides a college preparatory education based in character, scholarship and faith.

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LaLumiereGoestoWashington

50thAnniversary

Update:AreasofExcellence andCampusMasterPlan

PrefectStudentLeadership

AreaofExcellence:Science

Commencement2012

TheArtEffect: ATributetoLindaWeigel

27 AnnualReport

AnnualGiving

EventDonorListings

37 BEYONDCAMPUS

AlumniEvents

ClassNotes

WhyIamaTrustee

AthleticHallofFame

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4 TRADITIONMAkERS

TRADITIONkEEPERS

theCoach

theMentor

theWit

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NotefromtheHeadmasterFifty years is not a long time. Yet it’s long enough to establish an identity as a

school with a particular mission and character. That mission and that character

can perhaps best be seen in the recurring events and practices we call school

traditions. For this reason, La Lumiere’s traditions play an essential role in forming a

student’s ties to the school–at the beginning of their time here as well as after they

leave.

A few years ago, for example, we embarked on a tradition of framing a collage of

each class’s Sixth Form portraits on the Fine Arts Building wall. The simple idea

was to surround each of the current La Lumiere students with a visual reminder

of the legacy and traditions they have entered into.

It takes remarkable individuals to bring traditions to life. Our founding Headmaster

James Moore knew this; our communal and academic flourishing today can be

traced directly to many of his hiring and management decisions in the earliest

years of the school. Fine arts teacher Linda Weigel, whose retirement after 25

years of exceptional service we celebrate in these pages, knew it too.

Reinvention and change is part of the life of any healthy school. It’s just the

nature of educating human beings, who continuously shape and change their

own cultures. Yet tradition and the preservation of a historically rooted sense of

community are also deeply important to human beings, and deeply necessary to

effective education. I’m interested in the balance between the two.

You’ll see in the pages that follow a reflection of that balance; you’ll see new

buildings, new programs, new students and new faculty. You’ll also see a repeated

affirmation of the key variables and roles that make La Lumiere continue to be

such a special, influential place.

When I asked last year’s Third Form to name one thing they hoped I would not

change during my tenure, one young man–still new to the “La Lu experience”–

pointed to the framed class photos on the wall of the Fine Arts Building and said,

“Don’t ever take those down.”

In 1963, distinguished Founders, anxious families, curious scholars and coaches left

port for a destination unknown. At the helm were Ray Daly and Andy McKenna

who, by any informed observer’s standard, lead an involved, generous and

committed crew of Founding Trustees. I am honored to continue that charge and

will do my part to sustain the traditions of La Lumiere School.

Michael H. Kennedy ’86Headmaster

“The Founders knew that building a great school would depend more than anything else on great people. The

inspiring coach, the observant wit, the determined mentor, the administrator who boldly

steers the ship–these distinctive personalities breathe life into every student’s experience at

La Lumiere.”

TradiTionMakers

TradiTion keepers

Forty-nine years ago, our celebrated and time-tested La Lumiere traditions had yet to be established. No Sixth Form bonfire, no football team, no Headmasters Cup. No dorms, no classrooms, no fields–not even God’s Hand (in its iron-cast form, at least) could be found here in 1963. All that existed back then was a dream and a vision. The dream belonged to founding trustees Raymond E. Daly, Andy McKenna Sr. and their associates; the vision belonged to Jim Moore, the man they chose to be the School’s first headmaster.

Today, the dream has come true, and the vision–now entrusted to Headmaster Kennedy and the current Board of Trustees–has produced a program of education that national leaders and accomplished professionals in every field can point to as their starting point. What was once a singular vision has become a communal mission, and that mission is lived out in classrooms, dorm rooms, fields, and forest trails via a thousand daily acts of character, scholarship, and faith.

These actions and ideals, together with the places, people, and events that alumni from every decade cherish–these are the threads from which the fabric that we call tradition at La Lumiere has been woven.

The Founders knew that building a great school would depend more than anything else on great people. The inspiring coach, the observant wit, the determined mentor, the administrator who boldly steers the ship–these distinctive personalities breathe life into every student’s experience at La Lumiere. There is no better tribute to the school’s Founders and current leadership than the fact that indispensable people keep coming along to fulfill these roles and keep the tradition going strong. What follows is a look at four classic prep-school roles and eight men and women who have lived them out in their own unique ways. They are just a few of the bright threads that weave the unfolding tapestry of tradition at La Lumiere.

la Lumiere Athletics had to begin somewhere, and Ron DeNardo

knows exactly where that was. “It’s amazing to look back at the very start,

putting grass seed in the ground, going out to water it and mow it–trying

to make something successful from scratch.” What DeNardo knew, even in

those early days, was that he was planting not only the seeds of an athletic

program, but the seeds of a community. And the garden that is now

La Lumiere has been growing ever since.

After four years as a Notre Dame running back and four years as a coach

in the Chesterton public school system, Ron DeNardo followed his

curiosity and the compelling personality of James Moore to start a football

program at the new prep school in La Porte. He was starting off with

fewer than 20 boys, no athletic fields, no gym, and donated uniforms

in poor condition–but what seemed the greatest challenge to this

seasoned public school coach was the fact that none of the boys knew

each other. “In the Chesterton program,” he recalls, “boys entered as

freshmen having played with their teammates in elementary and middle

school, but at La Lumiere they all started out strangers.” Despite the

disadvantages, DeNardo believed that a collective desire to win could

pull forth the kind of effort and the kind of pride it would take to build

a winning team. “My part was to say repeatedly, ‘Look, guys. We can’t

accomplish this unless we do it together. If someone doesn’t do their

part, the whole thing will fail.”

By 1967, the year of the first graduating class, the football team won all

but one game, and the one they lost they lost by a point while driving

toward the goal line as time expired. Jay Nawrocki ’68 was a key

player for that thrilling season. “Mr. DeNardo was the first coach I ever

had who had played the sport at a high level,” he says. “He was big,

strong, and always smiling, except when he had to deal with a student

who had wilfully done something that he should not have. I think he

enjoyed other people very much. To me, he epitomized midwestern

values.” James Moore’s assessment went even further, according to

his son David Moore, who remembers his father calling his friend and

colleague “one of the best human beings I have ever known.”

In the earliest years of its life, La Lumiere needed leaders with Coach

DeNardo’s intensity and integrity. It was a time when everyone,

students and adults alike, needed to come together–or the experiment

that is La Lu might have fallen apart. Football, with Coach DeNardo at

the helm, was arguably a very big factor in bringing a unified spirit to

the school as quickly as those early pioneers did.

Coach

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Ron DeNardo and Alan Huss, both accomplished athletes in their respective sports, arrived at pivotal moments in La Lumiere’s history to inspire their players–and the school as a whole–to win big.

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This process works at La Lumiere because every adult in the

community works together, and the students do as well. The palpable

excitement of a winter game in Marsch Gym at La Lumiere is one

tangible measure of the high morale and real community students

experience here. The building of confidence, the nurturing of an

individual spirit and a desire to win, Huss says, “is not something I do

on my own. It’s a team effort the whole La Lumiere environment

fosters.” And though Huss is always striving for, and has achieved, great

success on the court, it is what his players gain from being part of his

family, and part of the La Lumiere tradition, that help them become

the young men he envisions them to be.


alan Huss stands nine inches above six feet. He played forward for

Creighton University on a team that made the NCAA tournament

three years in a row. A proven coach and seasoned admissions

counselor, he moved to La Lumiere with his wife and two daughters

in 2010, when Headmaster Kennedy tapped Huss to join La Lumiere’s

admissions team and help realize the basketball program’s potential as

part of the School’s athletic Area of Excellence.

By 2010, Marsch Gym had been built; a new court floor had just been

laid. But the classic role that Ron DeNardo inaugurated in the late

sixties–the coach whose athletic intensity is matched by his passion for

the values of character, scholarship, and faith–must still be played today.

Like DeNardo before him, Alan Huss knows that building a winning

team requires building a committed community of young men who

trust their peers and their leaders both on the court and off. He

starts with the individual. Huss reflects, “When I began coaching at a

high level I asked myself, ‘Why would talented kids want to leave their

current situation?’ I decided to offer something developmental and

fundamental in nature. A lot of high schools spend time on strategies

motivated solely by the desire to win. The Lakers spend time on

strength, conditioning, skill-building.” Huss says his players know that in

addition to the win–and win they do–he cares about their individual

development as athletes.

Huss could stop there, solely defining the role of coach as getting the

win and building strong athletes. But like DeNardo, he relishes the

building of character in young men–and he recognizes the unique

resources La Lumiere School provides for that work. He can open his

on-campus home for family dinners and late-night discussions. He can

partner with students’ teachers to challenge them academically and to

catch areas of concern. “Teaching these talented kids how to balance

intensity and drive with humility and compassion is something I find

we can accomplish here,” says Huss. “Our student athletes learn to be

accountable, responsible, charitable, and polite.” Whether or not this is

their final level of athletics, Huss adds, “the students gain the ability to

function well in this community and enter the college system with the

ability to really achieve in all kinds of ways.”

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2010 to Present


larry Sullivan would try anything to get a student to understand math.

He would solve problems five different ways to see which one would catch.

He would open his door to any question day or night. Legend has it he

would even dance on top of his desk if it meant drawing a student into his

world of mathematical rhyme and reason.

Larry was hired as chair of the math department in the third year of the

school’s operation. He was the only member of said department; he taught six

math classes a day in addition to coaching, dorm duty, and meal supervision.

Yet as with so many La Lumiere faculty, the intensity of the job appealed to

Larry: he was a part of building something. “I remember thinking, ‘What a

great deal of faith people had to send their sons here!’ I felt energized by that.

It was an adventure.”

The adventure would continue almost forty years and would include, of

course, leading the school as headmaster. In all that time, Larry never stopped

teaching, and his effort to help kids learn math never become easy or rote.

He did, however, rely on some invaluable tools.

One of these was patience. “I liked to build conversations in class around

“why” and “what-if ” kinds of questions,” remembers Larry. “One piece of

advice that was helpful to me was to set out my watch and pay attention

to the time it takes for students to offer an answer. I learned that what feels

like two minutes might actually be just fifteen seconds! I learned to respect a

student’s need to think through a problem, and to let the class take its own

time.”

Other tools included an open door–the bright kids will get it in class and walk

away; the ones who struggle will come to you for help”–and self-examination.

If a student didn’t understand, Larry looked at himself, patiently re-examining

his approach, his language, to find a way that worked. “You’re always learning

when you’re teaching,” he says. “I learned more from teaching math than from

studying math.”

He also found the joy of passing on those tools to young teachers. Bryan

Smith was one: “When I was hired in 1978, we had no support system for

new faculty, and at first I was horrible in the classroom. I had a very difficult

time controlling the kids. Larry Sullivan saw what was happening and reached

out to me. He sat me down and explained his methods of teaching algebra

and geometry. I still teach factoring exactly how he taught it, and [alumna and

current math department chair] Kasey Ryan does too. That mentoring was

from Larry.”

Larry became a math teacher because when he was in high school, he had

an instructor who would give an extra problem to the class, and the next

day he’d ask for an answer. Nobody would have one. The next day he’d

ask again–still no one. Larry was obsessed with seeking the answer. Finally,

on the third or fourth day, he got it! “That was so joyful,” Larry says, “I

decided I wanted to be a math teacher.”

The joy has never ceased.

Mentor Helping students subtract the “’t” from “I can’t” equals joy for indispensable and indefatigable teachers Larry Sullivan and his protégé Kasey Ryan ’95; they’ll keep trying until they get the answer right.

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“Larry checked in on

my classes three times a

week. He’d say, ‘Show

them you care, and

everything else will fall

into place.’ and it did.”

larry Sullivan was Assistant Headmaster in the early nineties when

Kasey Ryan attended La Lumiere as a Third Form and Fourth Form

boarding student. Bryan Smith was her dorm parent and science teacher,

and Kasey says both men were like fathers to her. “They made sure that I

stayed on track–I knew they cared. The structure and discipline of boarding

life were what I really needed at that time in my life, and La Lumiere and its

teachers shaped me profoundly, fundamentally, even though I was only able

to be here for two years.”

When Kasey came back to teach math in 2001, the caring and the structure

were still there. “I was really nervous and I was really green,” she recalls.

“Bryan and I met two times a week, and Larry checked in on my classes

three times a week. He’d say, ‘Show them you care, and everything else will

fall into place.’ And it did.”

A decade later, Ryan’s colleagues have great respect for her gifts as a

teacher. “Fantastic!” is long time faculty Chris (Doc Booms) Balawender’s

assessment. “She’s able to bring out the skills in kids who don’t believe in

themselves as math students.” Bryan Smith adds, “She can figure out what

your needs are, start from there, and get somewhere good.”

In her classroom, Ryan uses as many approaches as she can to help a

student understand not only the math but the learning styles that works for

them. “I constantly ask the kids to ask themselves, “How do I learn best? Is it

by writing things down, by listening? By doing–trying–the problem? Learning

through mistakes? Learning through metaphor–making connections to

sports, architecture–the real world?” Ryan doesn’t use specific diagnostic

tools for this; she just gets to know her kids, and helps them get to know

themselves. Students remember her mantra: “Finding your weaknesses

makes you stronger.”

Kasey has experienced this process in her own life as a learner. She

entered college wanting to follow in her father’s footsteps as a doctor. But

when she realized that science was not clicking for her as a subject, she

also realized that the root of her wanting to be a doctor was her desire

to help people. And she knew that if given the opportunity, she could do

that through math.

Late at night, Larry Sullivan would wake up, turn a light on, and know that

he knew how to help a student solve a problem. It’s that part of teaching

that Kasey also values most. “I love the kids who do well, but I feel I have

accomplished something when I can help a student move from a C to a B.

I really enjoy teaching a student and seeing the light turn on.”

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anD tennis coacH

2001 to Present

the dining tables in Moore House have traditionally been a place

for meals, for spirited debate, for late night study sessions. For Don

Scheel, the table was a place for word play and “punning” battles. Scheel

would entertain those around him by playing one word off another in

conversation, or taking a phrase a half-turn into quip.

Improvisation was the name of the game for Don in his early years as a

teacher. After stepping back from a professional basketball playing and

coaching career in Wales, Don was hired by Larry Sullivan to teach, coach,

and run a dorm. “La Lumiere gave me the opportunity to put some things

together in the classroom,” he says. One of these was humor.

His use of humor as a tool in the classroom came from his college

days, where a Red Cross Instructor nicknamed “The Commodore”

brought into the classroom a simple code: “Entertain them hugely while

teaching them gently.” The words stuck with Don, and as an English

teacher at La Lumiere, he took them as his guide. For a teacher with

so little formal teaching experience, humor helped Don get to know

his students and get them interested in literature they didn’t know they

could like.

In truth, the young, witty, performer-teacher is an established role

at a school like La Lumiere, where faculty are hired more for their

mastery of a subject and their willingness to invest in students’ lives

than for possessing a predetermined set of teaching credentials. An

energetic La Lumiere rookie quickly learns that humor and the surprise

of improvisation is one of the surest ways to get–and keep–young

people’s attention.

This is one reason why Don Scheel asked students to write a parody

of Macbeth in the style of “Weird” Al Yankovic, fitting all the elements

of Shakespeare’s timeless story to the lyrics of a pop song. It is the

type of assignment that could blow up in the face of a less adroit

teacher, or fizzle without any real academic merit. But Scheel made it

work, in part by drawing attention to it: each year the best parodies

were performed and judged in the FAB before the headmaster and

a panel of teachers. “I like to use comedy to make tragedy more

accessible,” he says. “The better their grasp of the play the funnier the

song version would be–and the entire class could see that.”

What made Scheel special was his innate understanding that the best

humor springs from a true part of oneself rather than from a need

to show off or be liked or–God forbid–put someone down. Bryan

Smith recalls that Scheel was an example of “great humility–a gentle

giant.” He used humor to try to reach students, but only because wit

was who he was. That truth, that integrity in the classroom, creates

Wit

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In the classic role of teacher-as-comic, Don Scheel and Will Lingle gain entry into their students’ lives by jesting, connecting with kids’ culture, and being very much themselves


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using local settings: the Good Samaritan becomes the good Marquette

student, for instance.” Or when teaching Paul’s advice to spouses, the wife

becomes a girl’s name from his class and the husband becomes

Justin Bieber.

Lingle brings a natural but conscious humility to his humor. “A joke needs

to make a student feel safe,” he says. When it does, the student is more

open to being taught, being coached, and being mentored. Lingle often

pokes fun at himself, creating an atmosphere of easy vulnerability that his

students are noticeably drawn to. “It sounds corny,” he reflects, “but I do

find that light-heartedness opens up avenues educationally and relationally.”

Assistant Headmaster Bryan Smith sees even more in this young teacher’s

approach. He says, “Will is very powerful. He’s powerful because he’s so

genuine in everything that he does, and kids can see that. He and Don

Scheel are very similar in that regard.” For these two standard-bearers of

the funny-man tradition, wit bears witness to the joy of learning and draws

students eagerly toward it.

a comfortable learning environment. Scheel believes that “using

humor with students makes you more real, provides a connection

with students.” And whether it was studying a Shakespearean sonnet

through the use of cartoons, or with a quick word bringing a smile to

the face of a young person as they passed through campus, wit made

Scheel part of their lives–his joy in language and life reflected in them.

Even now, as Scheel thinks back on his time at La Lumiere, he connects

any success he had to his integrity of self. “Trying to do a stand-up

routine would not work for me because it is not who I am.” And then,

in typical Don Scheel fashion, he questions himself: is he genuinely a

wit? “Half-wit,” he replies–and he would know.

Will Lingle came by the life of a boarding school faculty member

about as honestly as one can—he was born and raised at a boarding

school and attended that same school himself. “I remember being

impressed by my teachers as people: they were professional but they

were also very personal,” Will says. “They shared spiritual concerns,

poked fun, even played practical jokes.” That personableness is the

model Lingle follows as a teacher, perhaps because, as with Don Scheel,

it comes naturally.

Anyone who has consciously set out to tell a joke knows how hard

it can be to get a laugh. The best jokes are often accidents–a funny

experience or comment that only its immediate witnesses can fully

grasp. Lingle uses such inside jokes as deliberate teaching tools. He

notices that “over the course of a semester, inside jokes will come up

that you can try to tell in a different setting and it won’t work at all, but

in one specific classroom with twelve specific students it will become a

contact point for them.” As with Scheel, Lingle’s use of humor and his

keen knowledge of its limits create a comfortable learning environment

where students engage more easily, and perhaps more deeply, with the

course material.

Lingle finds this especially true when it comes to one key book he

teaches: the Bible. Students often come in with a preconceived notion

that this ancient book has nothing to do with their lives today. Lingle

tries to paint Jesus as a real person with a real personality, using a lot

of his own personality in the process. “I frequently paraphrase stories

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2006-2008, 2010 to Present


“my father was a man of unwavering belief, almost a blind faith of

sorts”, said David Moore, the Headmaster’s son. “Days before facing a payroll

with an empty checkbook, Dad just knew that a generous check or fortuitous

donor would come forward, in the nick of time. Of course, he also kept an

eye peeled for that treasure chest Ed LaLumier was rumored to have hidden

somewhere on the property.”

The schools in New England where James R. Moore cut his teeth as an

administrator didn’t need buried treasure–they were solidly established

institutions in the East Coast prep school world. The uniform of blue blazers

and ties was expected and assumed, as were fine buildings, well-prepared

food, accomplished faculty, and easy acceptance into the finest colleges in

the country. For these schools, money was no object in perpetuating the

classic college prep experience and tradition.

What, then, would Jim Moore have been thinking when he arrived in La

Porte, Indiana in 1963, charged with replicating the college prep model

with limited resources in the middle of a cornfield? We don’t know what

he was thinking; we do know what he did.

A catalyst is someone who has the courage and the conviction to bring

about change. He sees potential in other people and knows how to

inspire them to lead. He also has an instinctive sense of when to give way

and when to stand firm in order to achieve the change he envisions. He

has a deep faith that doing the right thing will lead to success.

Jim Moore was an exceptional leader possessing qualities exactly suited to

serve as the catalyst for growing La Lumiere School into a viable institution.

He had a work ethic no one could top. Teaching English, coaching baseball,

mowing the lawn, recruiting faculty and students, monitoring dress code

and meals, managing student crises, directing theatre productions, and

travelling the country to personally sell top colleges on the merits of his

graduating seniors–Headmaster Moore did it all.

CatalystThe legacy left by our founding headmaster James R. Moore is beyond compare–yet those who lead the school today must possess similar qualities of courage and conviction in carrying the torch he lit into the future. Kevin Kunst is one.

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he believes in, in large part because it shaped his own adolescence. Sent

to boarding school in 8th grade in the aftermath of his father’s death, Kevin

counts the five years he lived at The Stony Brook School in New York

and the postgraduate year he spent at Dean Close School in England as

formative influences on his character, scholarship, and faith. “It was in these

communities—in the classrooms and on the playing fields—that I learned

to aspire to honor, hard work and loyalty,” Kunst says.

He brought all these qualities and more to the La Lumiere community

in 2010, when Michael Kennedy hired him as Assistant Headmaster for

Academic and Athletic Affairs. Kennedy marvels at the impact Kunst has

had on the school in just a few short years. “We had ideas for leadership

and athletics. We had a vision for curriculum and had plans for defining our

School as “premier.” Kevin was the force for implementing them.”

Communication is a big part of Kunst’s role at La Lumiere. Helping

students understand Dostoevsky, helping teachers understand students,

and helping parents understand school needs and priorities are all in a

day’s work for Kevin. He says, “I think young people and adults alike want

a leader who they can trust, who listens, who cares about them and their

families. But they also want to be led with confidence and decisiveness.” He

continues, “One of the reasons I like working for Michael Kennedy is that

he strikes that balance well, and I respect that.”

Kennedy sees in Kunst the courage and conviction of a catalyst who

can move an entire institution forward. “He has an incredible ability to

communicate honest truths in a way that empowers people rather than

offending them or shutting them down. He is firm when he needs to be

firm, fair, and always forward-thinking.”

Nothing can compare to the courage and conviction needed to start

something entirely new. Ultimately, only James Moore can be called the

catalyst of La Lumiere School. Perhaps Chris Balawender, who has worked

under both men, knows the best way to describe Kevin Kunst. “He’s a

school man,” he says. “You can see it the minute he walks in the room.”

What is a ‘school man?’ James Moore would know. Michael Kennedy would

know. Bryan Smith would know. It’s someone who carries a vision of the

best a school can be at all times in his head and in his heart. Someone who

is never without a hundred highly specific answers to the question, “How

can we be better?” and who only occasionally fools himself that he can

bring about those answers on his own. A school man looks at his students

and colleagues and celebrates each one as a necessary actor in a very long

play. He trusts that this play—call it The La Lumiere Tradition—will go on

long after he is gone.

Until then, there’s good work to be done.

Yet he managed to do all that work in such a way that everyone around him

felt their own efforts were valued. “A school runs on its stomach,” he said

frequently, and hired the best cooks he could find. He hired faculty that he

believed in and told prospective parents, “Your sons will be learning from

great men.” He also recognized the value of empowering students in the life

of the school. “My dad could watch a kid walk across campus,” says David

Moore, “and tell in fifteen seconds who he was as a person.” Moore and his

faculty used that knowledge to give every kid a nickname; to offer classes

and clubs suited to specific student needs; and to identify student leaders

who could inspire their peers to embrace the school’s priorities.

Headmaster Moore never found Ed Lalumier’s buried treasure. He

succeeded brilliantly in building a school—but that success never came easy.

David Moore recalls his father being asked, ‘Why don’t you move on to

college work?’ and hearing the conviction in his response: “If you want to

change young lives for the better, high school is where it happens. You’ll never

have a chance to mold more malleable clay.”

like Jim Moore, Kevin Kunst came to La Lumiere from the East Coast

prep school world. Like Moore, Kevin Kunst can’t imagine being an educator

in any arena other than a small, independent boarding school. It’s a model

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Since 1992, the Taste of La Lumiere has brought together, literally and figuratively, all cultures represented on our campus to break bread.

In the Senior Candle Ceremony, Sixth Formers demonstrate their appreciation for an underclassman or faculty member by literally gifting their “light” to those they leave behind.

The Bonfire, ignited by the torch-bearing Sixth Form, illuminates each Parents Weekend and is a rite of passage.

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The Lord's Prayer at Morning Meeting

In Senior Chapel, Sixth formers deliver a heartfelt speech to the student body expounding on the topic of Character, Scholarship or Faith.


Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations continue with formal seated dinners, complete with servers in white jackets.

Introduced by Notre Dame graduate Dave Brockway’86, and carried on by Ken Andert, Bookstore Basketball involves over half the student body and faculty in 3-on-3 contests.

Some traditions are carried on by the individual who started them, and some by the institution. All are highly valued and visible at La Lumiere. Here are just some of the traditions that bind us together as a community.

The MacLaverty Cup, originated in 1975, continues each spring crowning the tennis doubles champion on campus.

Players and coaches alike revel in the post-win celebratory Jump-in-the-Lake at home football games.

Our Community Service program extends to international and domestic service trips.

Since 1977, the Diplomacy game is the highlight of Doc Balawender’s World History course.

Awarded to each graduate the night before Commencement, the La Lumiere Medal signifies a graduate’s accomplishment and lifelong association with La Lumiere.

La Lumiere goes to Washington

In March 2012, La Lumiere School’ Boys Basketball team was invited to compete in the fourth

annual ESPN Rise National High School Invitational at Georgetown Prep. Alumni and friends

gathered to celebrate the Lakers performance on the national stage, and to draw on their

shared experiences on Wilhelm Road. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. ’73 addressed the

students gathered among the alumni at the Chevy Chase Club. John Lake, our Co-Curricular

Prefect represented the student body as reporter for the trip, along with Zach Wisniewski,

Head Prefect. Both young men enjoyed a mini-internship with ESPN through the tournament.

Lake’s reflections on the experience follow:

“John Roberts’ presence at the alumni gathering is one of the reasons I love La Lumiere. For

the Chief Justice to show up at a small alumni gathering in the midst of the healthcare hearings,

his time at La Lumiere must have been extraordinary. He and the other guests showed me

the dedication of the alumni at La Lu; the school brings people together, even after years of

separation.”

“I received a glimpse of the people who are dedicated to La Lumiere. Basketball was the

reason for the trip to Washington, but it was far more to me. At the end of the day, it’s not

about the grades and the athletic performances, it’s about the experience La Lumiere offered

us. The people at the alumni gathering were people who had the great experience that I had

with the school.”

John Lake ’12 and Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. ’73.

Katie Miller Kleihege ’83, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. ’ 73, Tim Kleihege ’80 and Tom Rosshirt ’77.


La Lumiere’s 50th anniversaryA lot can happen in fifty years.

La Lumiere School has enjoyed a remarkable history

since its first day of class for twenty-five young men on

the Lalumier Estate in September, 1964.

Please help us begin to celebrate and capture all

that’s happened in fifty wonderful years of engaged

scholarship, teamwork, community service, and lifetime

friendships with our alumni, parents of alumni, students,

parents and friends. Send us your stories, photos and

memories for our 50th Anniversary video and online

photogallery.

Keep an eye out for additional information on events,

dates and publications. Contact [email protected]

with your input or requests for information.

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The 2011 Strategic Plan for La Lumiere School continues to guide the

school’s administration and leadership. Through ongoing committee

work and in concert with the standing

committees of the Board, two

immediate initiatives have been brought

to the forefront: the development of

La Lumiere School’s Areas of Excellence

and the undertaking of the Campus

Master Plan.

Drawing on the Academic and

Co-Curricular goals in the Strategic

Plan, La Lumiere is endeavoring to

further define and develop Areas of

Excellence as the means to becoming

the Midwest’s premier small boarding

and day school. These Areas of

Excellence provide our students with

unique opportunities that may not be

found elsewhere; help promote the

School regionally, statewide, nationally; and

clearly distinguish our School from others.

The Campus Master Plan will establish a 10-year planning horizon

that balances pragmatic needs with visionary objectives. Throughout

the process, the Core Committee will work

closely with the RATIO Architects, Inc. to

address School objectives with an eye to

campus utilizations and aesthetics. Through

stakeholder interviews with parents, students,

alumni, Trustees and School leadership, the

conversations are bringing out expressions of

campus issues and goals for the future.

The Campus Master Plan areas were

identified from the 2011 Strategic Plan and

framed the stakeholder discussions:

• Campus Housing

• Student Life

• Academics

• Athletics

• Faith Identity

• Facilities & Utilities

A published plan is anticipated in late

winter 2013.

Small School, Big ResultsThe 2011 La Lumiere School Strategic Plan

“La Lumiere is endeavoring to further define and develop Areas of Excellence as the means to becoming the Midwest’s premier small boarding and day school. “

Update: Areas of Excellence and Campus Master Plan

The 2011-2012 school year saw a major expansion in opportunities

for student leadership at La Lumiere. For many years, the School

employed a traditional Student Council model, with students elected

by their peers and representing their form. Reaching back a

little further in La Lumiere history, you find student councils being

augmented by the role of Sacristan, a student leader who was charged

with being a visible example of

service, honor, and integrity. Last

year, the current administration

drew upon this history to forge

a new leadership structure, in

which student prefects oversee

different areas of school life. The

successful result is the

La Lumiere Prefect Leadership

Program.

How successful is it?

Assistant Headmaster

for Student Life Bryan

Smith calls the 2011-

2012 year one of the

best he can remember

in his 34 years at the

School. He attributes

much of that success

to the tone and culture established by the prefects and the faculty

mentors who worked with them. The program creates nine prefect

positions and seven councils that work with those prefects. Instead

of representing a particular class, each prefect and council serves a

particular area of the School. For example, the Admissions Prefect

works closely with the Director of Enrollment Management to

schedule tours, plan for student hosts, and run open houses. The

Admissions Prefect is also the head of the Blue Key Society, the

council formed in the 1980s with over 30 students serving in a variety

of roles to make sure that every campus visitor is welcomed.

This kind of work is a large responsibility, but it is in the granting of

concrete accountability that real ownership of the community can

truly occur. When Assistant Headmaster for Academic and Athletic

Affairs Kevin Kunst presented this program to the students and faculty

in spring of 2011 to replace the present student government model,

he said to the students, “We are going to give you the School.” Not

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Residential Life Prefect - Cheryl Cobbold

Sacristan Prefect - Margaret Costello

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With the Prefects and their councils, over 75 students

embraced a role in the leadership program this past year. A

key component of the program is not just teaching leadership,

but teaching “followership.” There is incredible power in being

a follower, and any system, whether prep school, university, or

corporation, requires that most people follow and follow well,

and know when to exercise their own leadership and initiative.

In the world of independent school education, it fashionable

to be teaching “leadership.” But it is in the following that one

learns how to lead, and the La Lumiere Prefect Leadership

Program has made that a foundational focus.

When asked at the end of the year what her Prefect

experience had been like, Sacristan Prefect Devon Carlson said,

“I hope that our efforts made a difference to others, but I know

that the work has made a difference in me.” When one looks

at community, one needs to look and see if the community has

integrity, not just integrity in the realm of honor and

truth, but also structural integrity, the confidence and

belief that the community is held together well and

can stand tall. The La Lumiere Prefect Leadership

Program, with its focus on student ownership and

the school pride that comes with that, has added to

that sense of integrity.

HEADMASTERS CUP

In 2007, wanting to build a more

enthusiastic campus life outside

the classroom, Michael Kennedy

asked the Director of Residential

Life, Patrick Kennedy, to create

a campus-wide intramural

competition system. “It struck me as ironic,” says Patrick, “the idea

that you can build community through competition; but it worked.” Now, the

yearlong series of Headmasters Cup activities is a major means by

which the community gets acquainted with new students and reacquainted

with old. It is a major forum for celebrating La Lumiere and cultivating pride

in place, for putting aside differences to compete as a team, and for keeping

the history of the school alive in students’ experience. At the end of the

year, when the banner of the winning team is unfurled, the room erupts

with sound. From Family Feud to Minute-to-win-it. From Quidditch to

Quiz Bowl. All this excitement for

a competition in which there is no

concrete or tangible reward: just pride.

ORIENTATION: Spirited competitions,

elaborate trivia and Mr. Andert’s

scavenger hunt round-out a week of

two-a-day athletic practices and icebreaking activities.

HALFTIME HOOPLA: Crazy competitions among teams displayed during

halftime at football and basketball games including Spikeball, human

surfboard relay, izzy dizzy,and knockout.

MACLAVERTY CUP: The historic

tennis tournament in the spring.

SPIRIT WEEK: Opening with

twin day and closing with La Lu

spiritwear day, the week leading

up to Parents weekend never fails to boost morale.

COMMUNITY SERVICE DRIVES: Collections of items for those less fortunate

and blood drives–a school divided comes together for good.

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Imagine spending the lunch break from your summer job enjoying a crash

course in particle physics given by a world-renowned scientific researcher.

Or consider writing a college admission essay about your role in the

development of the world’s largest Hadron Collider. These are real-life

experiences for the La Lumiere students chosen to intern at University of

Notre Dame’s QuarkNet with faculty member Ken Andert.

Funded by the National Science Foundation and the Department of

Education, QuarkNet is a nationally-recognized program

bringing together high school students and faculty to

contribute to the University of Notre Dame’s research.

Andert has been the linchpin of the

La Lumiere-University of Notre Dame

connection (his alma mater) since 2000 as

a QuarkNet teacher each summer. Though

invitations to intern at QuarkNet have

been extended to a wide variety of student

types, personalities, and interests over the

years, Andert knows that it takes more

than just being highly ranked in class to be

successful in a lab like QuarkNet.

Andert says, “It takes someone who

demonstrates an interest and curiosity

in knowing more about how the world

around them operates. I can usually tell in

my conversations with students throughout

their Fifth Form year if they have the right

balance of academic drive, intellectual curiosity,

and social skills necessary to work as part of

a collaborative effort on a modern physics

experiment at a major university.”

Students in the QuarkNet program spend

the first week of their summer assignment

rotating among each of the research projects ranging from cosmic ray

detection to programming in digital visualization 3D software. Each

chooses to focus on one area of study, learning the day-to-day workings

of scientific method.

La Lumiere alumni who have participated in the QuarkNet summer

internship can be found pursuing scientific studies and careers throughout

the world. Among their ranks are physicians, business consultants, a US

Navy pilot, a US Navy engineer on a nuclear submarine, and one of our

own math faculty. In recent years, students have gone on to Purdue

University, the University of Notre Dame, University of Chicago, and the

Indiana University Honors program to name a few.

Andert suggests “there does seem to be a strong correlation between

students who participate in the QuarkNet research experience who then

go on to major in a scientific field in college. It’s not always physics,” he

admits, “but then again, that’s not exactly the point: it’s not meant to be a

recruitment tool for physics majors, it’s meant as an introduction to what a

career in professional science is really like.” Mission accomplished.

Area of Excellence: Science

“Quarknet turned research in college from a possibility to a want. The relationship between faculty and the experiments at CeRn and Fermilab was their most important asset. Quarknet’s faculty have direct links to high-profile physics research and wanted to teach us as much as possible”

- Drew Yarger ’13

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National Science Foundation

Summer 2012 interns Drew Yarger ’13, Daisy Costello ’13, and Lucas Tang ’13 surround faculty member Ken Andert.

Commencement

2012

Excerpt from Commencement Address

You and I have studied in the same

classrooms, played on the same fields,

walked in the same woods. When

someone told us to go jump in the lake, it

was the same lake. We all grew up here.

We’re family.

At first, though, I didn’t really get

La Lumiere. I came in October of my

Fifth Form as an emergency refugee from

a giant high school in suburban Chicago

where I was outstanding – out standing

in the hallway because I got kicked out of

class.

La Lumiere was a big change for me

– going to class, being on time, doing

homework. I actually started to get decent

grades. But when my first report card

came, Headmaster Moore wrote at the

bottom: “Tom should know I knew of his

talent when he came here. The only thing

left is to know what kind of person he is.”

Mr. Coppens, my Spanish teacher wrote:

“If I have any criticism of Tom, it would

be that, even though he tests well and

prepares his assignments well, he is a little

reluctant to laugh with people and more

prone to laugh at them.” I read these

comments and thought, I’m finally getting

good grades … what more do you want,

La Lumiere?!? A lot more, it turned out.

Over the next few months, I really started

to like it here, and at the close of the

semester, I got another comment from Mr.

Coppens. “Tom is a gifted student.” (They

always say that just to set you up). “But I

would like to see him recognize that with

intelligence comes the responsibility to

contribute to the good of the community. I

think he has made a beginning.”

By the start of my Sixth Form year, this

was my home – and at the end of the

semester, Mr. Coppens weighed in on

this matter for the last time: “Tom’s participation

is much improved this year, and I have been

especially pleased to see him become more

integrated into the Sixth Form class.” From

“laughing at others” to “integrated into the class”

in less than three semesters. Somewhere along

the way, I realized that my teachers and coaches

and Headmaster Moore wanted more than good

grades. They wanted good character.

Character is at the core of everything distinctive

about La Lumiere. You know this every bit as

well as I do. We don’t have classes in character

at La Lumiere. We absorb it from the teachers,

the way they talk to us, the stories they tell us,

the lessons they teach us, the way they look at us,

and of course, the comments they write on our

report cards.

We learn character also from our classmates. I

have classmates that I still owe a special debt to.

Among them, Mark Leyden and Dave Collins

who are here … and Jim Linnen who is not.

My memory of Jimmy is of a guy who just kept

getting happier.

Here at La Lumiere, I learned that a big part of

character means you treat others with respect,

even if you don’t agree with them. It means you

don’t separate yourself from those you think

are different from you – or become intolerant

of them, or laugh at them. Perhaps most

importantly, I learned here that you can’t have

community without character. Unfortunately,

much of the world is not doing very well in

these measures of character right now, and

we’re facing special challenges of community

here in America.

A few years ago, a former colleague of mine

named Bill Bishop wrote a book called “The Big

Sort.” President Clinton thinks this is one of

the most important recent books on America.

At the same time, its principles also apply in

China, South Korea, Canada, Croatia, Colombia,

Honduras, South Sudan, Iran – every country

represented in your class.

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Tom Rosshirt served in the Clinton White House as

Special Assistant to the President for National Security

Affairs and as Foreign Policy Speechwriter and foreign

policy spokesman for Vice President Al Gore.

Prior to his White House service, Tom was a press

secretary and speechwriter for a Member of

Congress, a Governor, and a State House speaker, and

also served as an outside speechwriter for a Fortune

50 CEO.

In 2001, Tom co-founded West Wing Writers, a

Washington-based writing and communications

consulting firm, and in 2009, founded TR

Communications. Tom has specialized in writing,

message development and communications planning

for some of the world’s best known names

in business, politics, philanthropy and entertainment.

Tom graduated from Notre Dame, earned a Master’s

Degree from Harvard Graduate School of

Education.

He is a nationally syndicated columnist whose work is

distributed by Creators Syndicate. He is married with

two children and lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Bishop points out that, beginning in the 1960s, we in the United States

have started sorting ourselves into separate communities. We’re choosing

neighborhoods, churches, civic groups, workplaces according to whether

people think the same way we do on matters of politics. And when we

separate ourselves into groups of people who all think like we do, we start

demonizing people on the other side.

When this happens, the sense of community begins to suffer, and the

country’s institutions start to break down. It’s already begun, and it’s

getting worse.

If the factions that divide America took hold at La Lumiere, the Headmaster,

Mr. Smith, Mr. Kunst, the faculty – Zach, Devon, John, and Joy and other

student leaders would see the danger and do everything possible to stop

it. Those factions are the opposite of what you’ve learned here. They’re the

antithesis of what makes this place so special.

So when you leave for the wider world, take with you what you learned

here. The best way to change society is to refuse to let society change you.

Never become a member of a group that defines itself by its distaste for

someone else. You wouldn’t do it here. You shouldn’t do it there.

If you get involved in politics as I did, great. Fight hard for what you believe

in! Just try to stay cool, and don’t forget – no matter how much you dislike

someone’s point of view, it’s his country too. This isn’t new for you. It’s

living the values you learned here. Values you and I share.

In a few minutes, we will share one thing more. We will never be students

here again. That still makes me sad, thirty-five years after I sat where you’re

sitting today. Some of the best days of my life were lived here. I’ve spent

a long time wondering why that was, and now I think I know: It’s because

here at La Lumiere, my teachers and coaches and classmates knew me

well – and liked me anyway. And I liked them back. It wasn’t just one or two

friends. It was a network of deep friendships built on affection and respect.

That is what it means to have a community. It’s the single greatest source

of human happiness. And once you taste it, you don’t ever forget it.

At La Lumiere, it also became clear to me that in a community, not

everyone is equal. There is often someone who stands out, who serves

as a central figure and helps everyone else bond together with a sense of

belonging, a sense of common purpose.

Last year, I had dinner in Washington with Mr. Kirkby. Mr. Kirkby was the

first teacher ever hired at La Lumiere – the favorite teacher and coach of

hundreds of students – and my advisor, then and still.

He had spent the day at the Supreme Court, as the guest of the Chief

Justice, and then he joined me. It’s a steep drop from his best student to

the rest of us. But he loves us all – and when I was in his class, I gave him

every ounce of my effort, every single day, all year long. He had that effect

on me. So during our dinner, sitting inside his force field, inspired by that

legendary energy, I wanted to be in his class again, in his dorm again, on his

team again, at La Lumiere again.

I wanted to ask him: Coach: Have you checked the calendar? Have you

studied the schedule, coach? Are you sure we don’t have one more class,

one more game, one more test where you try your best to stump us –

and then root like mad for us not to get stumped?!

No. No more classes. No more games. Not for me. Not for you.

I could try to soften that for you. I could offer the old sad bromide that

you’re going on to bigger and better things. But in the joys and values that

make life worth living, it’s hard to get bigger and better than this. Your job

is to keep it going. Keep building community wherever you go. Stay close

to the people you’re sitting next to, and take these lessons of character

with you to the rest of your life. Do that, and you will do very well. You

will have a fantastic life.

And don’t worry. Don’t worry. You won’t miss your teachers. La Lumiere

teachers live in your heart forever.



Headmaster’s award: Linda Weigel

In 1985 the art program at La Lumiere School was an empty canvas.

Thanks to Linda Weigel, today visual art of all kinds created by alumni and

current students can be found on nearly every wall on campus. Through

dedication, ingenuity and hard work, Linda Weigel leaves an established

Fine Arts program as her legacy, an experience shared by all graduates

over the past quarter of a century. Whether a Foundations of Art

student in the Third Form, or the fortunate Sixth Former whose portfolio

she shepherded through the Art School admissions process – each

experienced Linda Weigel’s “art effect.”

In May 2012 on the occassion of her retirement, La Lumiere honored Linda

Weigel for elevating the School’s Fine Arts program to prominence and

for the body of work amassed by her students’ collective accomplishments.

Through her 27 years of service, Linda Weigel developed an unparalleled

art program, unceasingly advocated for the arts, and nurtured countless

young artists into successful graphic designers, fine artists, producers, creative

directors, animators and life-long students of art.

Linda provided a special learning environment in her studio, inspiring

students to do their best, motivating students to higher reaches of

their talents and exposing them to all available venues for competition

and exhibition. At her direction, student work was exhibited in juried

competitions across the region in Valparaiso, South Bend, Chicago and

beyond.

Linda’s work too, extended far outside the studio and touched many

aspects of campus and student life. Upon awarding the Headmaster’s

Award to Linda during the 2012 Commencement ceremony, Kennedy

effused, “Linda you have more than just created art, you have left a lasting

impression. It is your legacy to La Lumiere.” Headmaster Kennedy said

that Linda had earned the designation of “school person,” a modern

adaptation of the prep-school term, “school man,” reserved for that

unique educator wholly-dedicated to their calling as a boarding school

educator.

“Today,” Kennedy went on, “the term “school man” applies to a

committed, passionate, and talented woman. First of all, a school person

connects deeply with her students; a school person is excellent at the

performance of her job; and finally, a school person is loyal to her school.”

Under Linda’s tutelage, La Lumiere art students entered into a

partnership that guided them through the fundamentals of art, through

2D art, and into the development of a portfolio to facilitate acceptance

into prestigious art schools across the country. Recent graduates have

gone on to study at Rhode Island School of Design, The School of the Art

Institute of Chicago and Parson’s School of Design, just to name a few.

One such student, Josh Rampage ’99, described Linda’s effect as “You

taught me to conceive and construct. You encouraged me to hone my

abilities and produce something better. You inspired me to believe in what

I created and to keep creating. When I told you I was going to pursue

a degree in business you smiled and asked me ‘why?’ You always asked

questions I didn’t feel I had the exact answers for, and it taught me to ask

my own questions and find my own answers.

The art Effect

This is truly no ordinary effect…it is Linda’s “art effect.”

Linda understood the importance of showcasing the student artwork and

established a legacy project in the Sixth Form course that would remain

permanently on display at La Lumiere. Among these lasting gifts to the

school are the murals of the Moore House landscape, the Homage to the

English Department, and the oversize vase with flowers reminding all who

pass of Linda’s collaboration with her students. Art Foundations remains

a requirement for all Third Form students, regardless of their artistic

potential.

In the spring of 2012, Linda delivered her final chapel talk; in it she spoke

of the symbolism and power of threes. She pointed to the school’s motto

of character, scholarship, and faith as a triumverate we should “carry with

us as a grounding for our lives.” To Linda, the motto represented “a gift you

have been given; your great mission in life.” She believed that scholarship

does not end after college, an example she upheld proudly in her studio

and by her example. Throughout her tenure at La Lumiere, Linda

continued to study new ideas and techniques, broadening and deepening

her own learning experience and that of her students and colleagues.

In thanking Linda, Kennedy summed it up: “You are not just a teacher of

art... you represent the art of teaching, and we thank you.”

Headmaster’s Award

In recognition of your outstanding support of La Lumiere

School, its mission and ideals and in appreciation for your

commitment to excellence and your invaluable leadership

to our school.

Legacy art murals across campus.


Sixth Form Award for Stellar Academic Performance .............................................................................................. Shubhra Madhukar Murarka

James R. Moore Scholar Athlete Award ..........................................................................Alana Raeann Murray and Zachary James Wisniewski

Alan R. Hannan Unsung Hero Award ...................................................................................................... Rebecca Kristine Stueck and Jingxin Xu

Trustees Award for Leadership Based on Character ...................................................................................................Zachary James Wisniewski

Headmaster’s Award for Growth and Distinction ................William Kniesley Kesling, Matthew Brian Tucker, Aaron Stephen Emmanuel

The One of Us Award .............................................................................................................................................................. Anulé Theresa Ndukwu

The Alumni Memorial Award–The Person Who Best Portrays the La Lumiere Ideal ................................................ John Frederick Lake, Jr.

Sixth Form Award for Service to Younger Students ................................................................................................. William Robert Holdsworth

AlumniMemorialAward-JohnFrederickLake,Jr.University of Notre Dame

John Lake forged his own way through his four years at La Lumiere setting

and achieving goals. John served as the school’s first Co-curricular prefect,

was active in campus ministry and Masses, tennis, golf, drama and academic

decathlon. John’s breadth of interests and depth of capacity was demonstrated

in his academic mastery, dedication to service, and athletic development.

John earned Distinction of National Merit Scholar, the Xerox Award for

Innovation and Information Technology from the University of Rochester, was

a contributing member of the Blue Key Society, and worked on the Nicaragua

service trip for two years.

HeadPrefect-ZacharyJamesWisniewskiSt. Louis University

Excerpt from Commencement Address

Through the four years that most of us have attended LaLu there have been many

changes. Physical changes such as the addition of the science center to the academic

building, improvements to the athletic facilities, and the extension in the Moore

House. Remember when the food was served right when you walked through

the doors? La Lumiere has changed in other ways also. New faculty members and

students joining the community, older ones being called to pursue other interests

and leaving. Yet you, the members of our graduating class will never change. We’ve

all been able to experience the same changes, joys, and even struggles that

La Lumiere has put us through, together. It’s the one thing that we will hold in

common for the rest of our lives.

Three words have been embedded in our minds now after constant repetition

of years at LaLu: character, scholarship, and faith. The motto is that which the

school runs on, and the motto which we still have to keep in mind after we leave.

Whatever we become in life, no matter what road we take to get there, remember

where the journey started and the people with whom you started it.

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Annual reportJuly 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012

Chairman’s MessageAs Chair of the Board of Trustees, I am proud to be a part of La Lumiere School

at a very important period in its history. As our 50th anniversary approaches,

I can tell you that the School is operating from a position of strength, rooted in

tradition and open to new ways of pursuing excellence.

This year, thanks to generous contributions from the Board, alumni, parents,

faculty, and many friends, we continued to develop resources to invest in the

School, helping us to deliver an unparalleled environment for all those who teach

and learn at La Lumiere. Included in this report is a list reflecting the growth of

participation and philanthropic support of La Lumiere, and we are proud of

the accomplishment it represents. I am personally thankful for all who have

generously contributed to our school. You are truly community-builders.

Headmaster Kennedy’s administrative team and the Board of Trustees continue

to closely monitor the School’s budget, which once again finished “in the black”

last school year. The Board of Trustees is mindful of setting tuition at amounts

which are a reasonable value for parents, but will also lead to fair compensation

to faculty and staff, and anticipate the challenges of the future.

If you have not donated to the Annual Fund in the past, I hope you will consider

a donation this year. The Annual Fund is an integral funding source for School

operations. I ask that you continue to make this important fund a giving priority.

Among the events this year at La Lumiere, the June Blessing of the

newly-constructed Headmaster’s House stands out as a moment which

reaffirmed the sense of community our School enjoys. It reminded

me, how much the School depends on personal relationships for our strength.

Thank you for your own committment to a continuing relationship with

La Lumiere.

Sincerely,

James W. Kaminski, Parent ’08 & ‘10Chairman, Board of Trustees

Financial summarySources of Revenue

Tuition and Fees $3,434,663

auxiliary Services $211,133

annual Fund and Other Donations $567,029

Capital Campaign $400,000

investment income $2,730

TOTAL $4,615,555

Uses of Revenue

instructional Services $1,071,200

Student activities $174,665

Food Services $285,611

Plant Operating $873,305

admissions $100,800

general and administrative $1,471,590

Capital Campaign $34,531

Other expenses $215,665

TOTAL $4,227,367

Uses of Revenue

Capital Campaign

Food Services

Student activities

Other expenses

Plant Operating

instructional Services

admissions

general administrative

This report includes donors whose gifts were received between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. Every effort has been made to ensure that the printed information is accurate. If there are any omissions, please contact our Development Office at 219.326.7450.

Mr. Larry A. SpaethˆMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey G. Sparrow ’78ˆMr. and Mrs. Peter R. Sparrow ’76ˆMr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Sperling ’87ˆMr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Sullivan ’83ˆTom ’97 and Sarah SullivanˆMr. Thomas A. Todd ’74ˆMr. and Mrs. Argelio Trevino, Jr.Âdam Vince ’99ˆMr. and Mrs. Robert WalinskiˆMr. and Mrs. Richard P. Whitlow ’85ˆMr. and Mrs. Bradley H. WireˆMr. Taylor O. Wright IV ’80ˆMr. and Mrs. Noel YargerˆMr. and Mrs. Herb F. Yekelˆ Contributors Club up to $249Anonymous (2)ˆMr. and Mrs. Nicholas A. Adams ’99ˆMs. Mary AgbaˆMr. Peter H. AlfordˆMiss Natalee Allenbaugh ’09ÂllianceBernstein Matching Gift ProgramˆBrian Yaw Anyinam ’03ˆMr. William J. Ashenden ’76ˆMark ’99 and Jenifer ’00 BalawenderˆMr. and Mrs. Brett BalhoffˆDr. Heather A. Bankowski ’95ˆMs. Katherine Bankowski ’05ˆMr. Matthew Barnicle ’88ˆMr. and Mrs. Ralph J. BarrMr. Gerald Blaise ’86ˆMr. Doron Blake and Ms. Emma WynnˆCaitlyn Bolton ’02ˆMrs. Margaret BoltonˆDr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Bonomo ’88ˆMs. Elena BowmanMr. and Mrs. Dennis J. BoyˆMs. Devon T. Brennan ’02Êamon Brennan ’00ˆMr. Edward J. BreslinˆMr. and Mrs. Paul BridgmanˆMrs. Mary H. BrockwayˆMr. and Mrs. Donald BrooksˆMr. and Mrs. Andrew BrownˆMr. and Mrs. Mathew L. BuchananˆMr. and Mrs. Richard T. CainsˆDr. and Mrs. Peter CampbellˆMr. Michael T. Canan ’81 Mr. and Mrs. Gray CarlsonˆMr. and Mrs. Frederick CobboldˆMr. and Mrs. Kevin ColemanˆMr. David A. Collins ‘77 and Mrs. Patricia J. JulianˆMrs. Helen U. CollinsÂmbrose Marc Conroy ’90ˆMr. and Mrs. Scott CorreiraˆChristiaan Corthier ’91ˆMr. and Mrs. Christopher CraigCreekwood InnMs. Marybeth N. CreminˆMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Crepeau ’78ˆMr. and Mrs. Peter Crowe ’85ˆD & M Excavating, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Drew DanikˆMr. James B. DeMartini ’70ˆMr. and Mrs. Michael E. Demski ’79ˆMr. and Mrs. Willard R. Dorman ’76 ˆJohn and Cynthia DumelleˆRodulfo Eguizabal and Brenda A. Eguizabalˆ

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Gaffigan ’81ˆLois C. GallagherˆDr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Ganster ’69ˆDr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Grandfield Mr. and Mrs. Joseph GrangerˆMr. and Mrs. Daniel Gumz ’89ˆMr. and Mrs. Roderick Gumz ’88ˆMr. and Mrs. Robert Hackl ’81ˆMrs. Gretchen R. HannanˆMr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Hemphill, Sr.ˆMr. Jonathan E. Hicks ’78ˆJoan and John HillenbrandˆJoe Hostetler ’72ˆMr. Zheng Hua Huang and Mrs. Ya Fang XuˆMr. Michael L. Igoe, Jr.ˆMr. and Mrs. William Igoe ’74ˆMr. and Mrs. Daniel S. JaffeeˆMr. Leonard P. Jennings ’86ˆMr. Andrew E. Jones ’98 and Mrs. Alexis A. Pontius-Jones ’99ˆLa Lumiere School Student Body 2011-12ˆMr. and Mrs. Leon R. KaminskiˆMr. Christopher Kamyszew and Mrs. Ewa DomeredzkaˆMr. and Mrs. Robert L. KemperˆDr. and Mrs. James R. KennedyMr. Patrick B. KennedyˆMr. Timothy J. Kleihege ’80 and Mrs. Catherine Miller Kleihege ’83 Anton and Pattie Kobe, State of Mind Salon and Day SpaˆMr. and Mrs. George L. KoehmˆMr. and Mrs. Paul A. Kotz ’86ˆMr. and Mrs. John LakeˆMr. and Mrs. Robert M. Lanigan ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Larkin ’86 Dr. Robert M. Liddell ’75ˆWill and Stacey LingleˆMr. Howard G. Jones and Ms. Dionne S. Lovstad-JonesˆMs. Kathleen A. Mack ’81ˆDeacon Dick and Judy MagenisˆMr. and Mrs. John Marsch ’70ˆMcDonald’s Corporation Matching GiftsˆDr. and Mrs. Brian McGuckinˆMr. and Mrs. Edward W. McNabola ’85ˆMr. and Mrs. Jay MillerˆMr. James M. Morrison, Jr. ’82ˆMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. MulveyˆMr. David C. Murillo and Dr. Ann-Marie MurilloˆDr. Mariam NasidiˆMr. and Mrs. Jay A. Nawrocki ’68ˆRick and Maryann NewellˆMr. and Mrs. Harry PagelsˆMr. Dale Parkison and Ms. Elizabeth Kabelin ParkisonˆMr. and Mrs. Michael J. Paul ’69ˆStephen Paul ’74ˆMr. and Mrs. Christopher PriceMr. and Mrs. John A. Prouty ’93ˆMr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Quirk ’69ˆMr. and Mrs. Peter L. Ramirez ’80 Dan ‘84 and Jean RosshirtˆMr. Thomas M. Rosshirt ’77 and Ms. Molly McUsicˆMr. and Mrs. Jaswinder S. SahiˆJim and Judy SarwarkMs. Pamela M. SchaetzleˆClem Schaub ’69ˆMr. and Mrs. Dennis SchermerKatherine Kerrigan Shannon ’79ˆMr. and Mrs. Michael D. Shannon ’73ˆMr. and Mrs. John C. Shoopˆ

Dr. and Mrs. Dale A. GoodmanˆDr. and Mrs. Robert GronemeyerˆMr. Tim Grote ’83ˆMr. and Mrs. Walter GroteˆMr. and Mrs. Jerome GumzˆMr. Seong-Ju Heo and Mrs. Yu-Jung ShinˆMr. and Mrs. C. Edward HilerMrs. Margaret F. HilerPeter Lally Hillenbrand ’80Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hurley ’77ˆMary IvanovichMr. and Mrs. Richard M. JaffeeDr. Clifford J. Kavinsky and Dr. Evalyn N. GrantˆMr. Andrew C. KeslingˆMr. and Mrs. Mark E. KilcoyneˆMr. and Mrs. Peter C. Klekamp ’88ˆMr. and Mrs. David KnightˆMr. and Mrs. Kevin KunstˆMr. Dong Hoon Kwak and Mrs. Yeon Ju KimˆMr. Sang Yong Kwak and Mrs. Kyung-A LeeˆLa Lumiere School Parents AssociationˆDr. Kee Byoung Lee and Dr. JeongMi ParkˆMr. Man Gyoon Lee and Mrs. Mi-Jung KimˆMr. Yong Lee and Mrs. Ki hye KimˆMr. and Mrs. Mark Leyden ’77ˆMr. and Mrs. James E. MackˆMr. and Mrs. Richard McBrideˆMr. John T. McCarthyˆMrs. Barbara MooreˆDr. and Mrs. Maurice NdukwuˆMrs. Gayle F. NicosiaˆMr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Nolan ’72ˆMr. Hyung Taek Park and Mrs. Jin Hee AhnˆMinesh and Archana PatelˆMr. Rory P. Quirk ’00ˆMr. Michael Riley ’78ˆMr. and Mrs. Frank A. RoszkiewiczˆMr. and Mrs. John J. SchornackˆDon D. SneddenˆMr. and Mrs. Bryan P. SmithˆMr. and Mrs. Victor P. Smith ’86ˆMr. and Mrs. Robert B. Sturtevant, Gibson InsuranceˆThree Oaks Spokes, Inc.ˆRev. Wayne Francis WattsˆWells Fargo Foundation Education Matching Gift ProgramˆMr. Martin J. Whalen and Ms. Kathleen A. Kennedy ’83ˆPaul L. and Dana A. Whiting ’87ˆJoe Yast ’70 and Helen KrowickyÎzzy Zalcbergˆ Lakers Club $250 - $999Anonymous (2)ˆDr. and Mrs. Herand AbcarianˆMr. and Mrs. Ken R. AndertˆMr. and Mrs. Michael AnthonyÂrcelorMittal Matching Gifts ProgramˆChris and Grace BalawenderˆNancy and Bill BarnardˆMs. Rebecca S. BuschMr. Kevin Carrigan and Mrs. Mary NewmanˆMr. and Mrs. Edward C. Craig ’79ˆMr. and Mrs. Aaron CraneˆCurrent Electric, Inc.Jan and Anneke DekkerˆMr. Michael E. Delgado ’85ˆMr. George Demos ’95ˆMr. and Mrs. Ronald DeNardoˆMr. and Mrs. John J. Edwards ’79ˆFranciscan St. Anthony HealthDr. Donald Fehrs and Dr. Maureen Fehrsˆ

Giving By Level

Founders Society $25,000 and aboveMrs. William P. LinnenÛnity Foundation of La Porte County God’s Hand Society $10,000 - $24,999Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McKenna, Sr.ˆDaniel Murphy Scholarship FoundationDr. Scholl FoundationDavid and Bridget ’88 Van EekerenˆThe Vanderboegh Family – Allen, Virginia, Andy ’88, Sally ’91 and Ida ’14ˆMr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Walsh, Jr. ’95ˆ Trustees Society $5,000 - $9,999Mr. E.M. BakwinˆNed ’81 and Caroline Costelloˆ Rick and Elizabeth DekkerˆRobert J. Hiler FoundationMr. and Mrs. Fred S. HirtˆHorizons For YouthAnne and Joe Linnen ’84ˆDan and Tricia LuckˆMark ’77 and Eileen McNabolaˆMrs. Rosemary A. MennenˆDr. and Mrs. John E. MinerˆDr. and Mrs. Herb J. Yekelˆ Leadership Society $2,000 - $4,999Anonymous Jack and Meg ’81 CapliceˆMr. Richard A. Everist, Jr. ’73ˆConnie ’83 and Charlie FalconeˆMr. and Mrs. Michael W. FrankeˆJoe ’83 and Jane GaffiganˆMrs. Irene F. GansterJohn ’71 and Catherine HilerˆMr. and Mrs. Larry HilerMr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Hillenbrand ’84ˆMr. and Mrs. James KaminskiˆMr. and Mrs. Michael H. Kennedy ’86ˆDr. and Mrs. Peter C. KeslingˆDavid and Johanna MillerˆMr. and Mrs. Richard S. Newcombe ’69Ârlene and John RoseˆJohn ’69 and Christine RumelyˆMr. and Mrs. John J. Schirger ’84ˆMr. and Mrs. Randolph M. SmithˆRobert and Joan SmithˆDr. and Mrs. Pietro M. ToninoˆMr. and Mrs. Michael TristanoˆMr. Zhe Wu and Ms. Jing ChenˆMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. YemcˆMr. Moo Yeol Yoo and Ms. Hyun Jung Kimˆ Headmaster’s Club $1,000 - $1,999Anonymous(3)ˆJoy AllenˆParis ’74 and Christopher BarclayˆBeechwood Modular SalesThe Brennan FamilyˆMr. and Mrs. Patrick Buck ’86 Casteel Construction Corp.Mr. John C. Coughlin ’80ˆDr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Daly IIIˆMr. and Mrs. Gary DavisˆTripp ‘86 and Christian DeversˆDr. and Mrs. John M. DiverisMr. Shaw R. Friedman and The Hon. Greta FriedmanˆMr. and Mrs. Mark E. Goble

Annual G

iving 2011-2012

ˆ Indicates unrestricted Annual Fund donor

Mr. and Mrs. David KozakˆMr. and Mrs. Kevin KunstˆMr. and Mrs. William P. LingleˆMr. and Mrs. Paul McDonnellˆMr. and Mrs. Jay MillerˆMs. Sue MorseˆMr. and Mrs. Alan D. MurrayˆDr. Mariam NasidiˆMs. Mary O’MalleyˆMr. and Mrs. Harry PagelsˆMs. Elena RoyalˆMs. Kasey Ryan ’95ˆMr. and Mrs. Bryan P. SmithˆDon D. SneddenˆMr. Kevin C. SpinglerˆKellene and Jeffery UrbaniakˆJohn and Rachel UrygaÂrthur WalkerˆMr. Alec WallˆLinda and Craig WeigelˆMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Yemcˆ Former Faculty and StaffMr. Peter H. AlfordˆMark ’99 and Jenifer ’00 BalawenderˆMr. Doron Blake and Ms. Emma WynnˆMr. and Mrs. Sean D. BrennanˆMr. Edward J. BreslinˆMrs. Mary H. BrockwayˆMr. and Mrs. Drew DanikˆMr. and Mrs. Ronald DeNardoˆScott FrieseˆMr. Howard Jones and Ms. Dionne Lovstad-JonesˆRichard and Eileen KochannyˆDeacon Dick and Judy MagenisˆDavid and Johanna MillerˆMrs. Barbara MooreˆMr. Dennis Quirk and Ms. Marian M. QuirkˆLarry and Bonnie SullivanˆMr. and Mrs. Richard E. Webster Current ParentsAnonymousˆMs. Mary AgbaˆJoy AllenˆMr. and Mrs. Michael AnthonyˆNancy and Bill BarnardˆMr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Barr Mr. and Mrs. Andrew BrownˆMs. Rebecca S. Busch Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. CainsˆJack and Meg ’81 CapliceˆMr. and Mrs. Gray CarlsonˆMr. Kevin Carrigan and Mrs. Mary NewmanˆMr. and Mrs. Frederick Cobboldˆ Mr. and Mrs. Scott CorreiraˆNed ’81 and Caroline CostelloˆMs. Marybeth N. CreminˆMr. and Mrs. Gary Davis Rick and Elizabeth DekkerˆDr. and Mrs. John M. Diveris John and Cynthia DumelleˆMr. Shaw R. Friedman and The Hon. Greta FriedmanˆMr. and Mrs. Edward A. GahanMr. and Mrs. Mark E. Gobleˆ Dr. and Mrs. Dale A. GoodmanˆDr. and Mrs. Robert GronemeyerˆMr. Tim Grote ’83ˆMr. Seong-Ju Heo and Mrs. Yu-Jung ShinˆMr. and Mrs. Fred S. Hirtˆ

Mr. and Mrs. Michael TristanoˆMr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Walsh, Jr. ’95ˆRev. Wayne Francis WattsÊmeritus TrusteesDr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Daly IIIˆThe Honorable James P. Flannery, Jr. ’68 ˆ and Ms. Carol F. ZigulichˆJoe ’83 and Jane GaffiganˆMr. and Mrs. Walter GroteˆMr. and Mrs. Christopher Hurley ’77ˆTerry and Frances Jones Joe ’84 and Anne LinnenˆMrs. William P. LinnenˆMr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McKenna, Sr.ˆMr. and Mrs. Michael J. Paul ’69ˆTrish and Tim PreheimÂrlene and John RoseˆLarry and Bonnie Sullivanˆ Former TrusteesAnonymousˆDr. and Mrs. Herand AbcarianˆParis ’74 and Christopher Barclay ˆMr. and Mrs. Jerome Gumz ˆJohn ‘71 and Catherine Hiler ˆJoan and John Hillenbrand ˆDr. and Mrs. James R. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. James E. MackˆMr. and Mrs. Gary A. MarfiseˆMrs. Barbara MooreˆMr. and Mrs. Andrew Nawrocki, Jr.ˆMr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Quirk ’69ˆMr. and Mrs. John J. SchornackˆMr. and Mrs. Randolph M. SmithˆMr. and Mrs. Richard E. Websterˆ Joe Yast ’70 and Helen Krowickyˆ Class AgentsMr. Nicholas A. Adams ’99ˆMs. Devon T. Brennan ’02ˆMs. Meg Linnen Caplice ’81ˆMr. Christiaan Corthier ’91ˆMr. Thomas M. Crepeau ’78ˆMr. James B. DeMartini ’70ˆMr. Richard A. Everist, Jr. ’73ˆThe Honorable James P. Flannery, Jr. ’68ˆMs. Natalie Hock ’00ˆMr. Thomas A. Hostetler ’77ˆMr. William Igoe ’74ˆMr. Timothy J. Kleihege ’80 Mr. Keith K. Krause ’94ˆMr. Michael Larkin ’86 Mr. Guy Lenardo ’76 Dr. Marina T. Seme-Nelson ’89ˆMr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Nolan ’72ˆMr. John Rumely ’69 ˆMr. Andrew Vanderboegh ’88 Ms. Dana Weninger Whiting ’87ˆ Faculty and StaffMr. and Mrs. Ken R. AndertˆChris and Grace BalawenderˆMr. and Mrs. Brett BalhoffˆMr. and Mrs. Mathew L. BuchananˆDr. and Mrs. Peter CampbellˆRodulfo Eguizabal and Brenda A. EguizabalˆTom FalconeˆJaime Frankle ’04ˆMr. and Mrs. Michael S. HeffronˆMr. and Mrs. Michael H. Kennedy ’86ˆMr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Hemphill, Sr.ˆMr. and Mrs. Alan Hussˆ Mr. Joseph P. HuylerˆMr. Patrick B. Kennedyˆ

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Newcombe ’73ˆSusan Smith Newell ’83ˆMike and Jill NygrenMs. Mary C. O’MalleyˆMr. James M. O’Brien ’70ˆMs. Alexandra Pagels Penry ’03ˆMrs. Joseph PedullaMr. and Mrs. Silvio PerezMrs. Marly R. TristanoTrish and Tim PreheimˆDr. and Mrs. Richard A. Prinz, Jr.ˆMr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Rentschler ’73ˆJack RosshirtˆMs. Elena RoyalˆMr. and Mrs. Burton RubyˆMs. Kasey Ryan ’95ˆMr. and Mrs. Edward M. SachsˆMr. Andrew T. Schils ’01ˆMr. and Mrs. William E. SchirgerˆPaul and Sara SchraubenˆMr. and Mrs. Matthew A. SchusterˆMiss Jessica L. Schwingendorf ’11ˆMr. and Mrs. James E. Shaw II ’83ˆMr. Bill Sheley, Hi-Tech Housing, Inc.Mr. Jacob J. Shoop ’98ˆMr. Kevin C. SpinglerˆMrs. Elizabeth Grady StromMr. and Mrs. Christopher StueckˆLarry and Bonnie SullivanˆLawrence P. Sullivan Jr. ’76Ôrthopedic Associates of Kankakee, S.C.ˆMr. Yoshio Suzuki ’84ˆJohn and Ann SweeneyˆTMM Insurance Services, Inc.Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin B. TangˆTarget Take Charge of Education ProgramMs. Barbara TenneyMr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. Terlicher ’72ˆMr. and Mrs. Jason D. Tincher ’98ˆJeff Tincher ’99ˆJenny Tristano ’01ˆKellene and Jeffery UrbaniakˆJohn and Rachel UrygaˆMr. Edo Velovic ’96Ârthur WalkerˆMr. Alec WallˆMr. and Mrs. Michael Webster ’83ˆMr. and Mrs. Richard E. WebsterLinda and Craig WeigelˆMarsha and Don WenigˆMr. Philip R. Wennekes and Mrs. Dawn D. FellersˆMr. and Mrs. Gerald WilliamsˆMr. Larry WinkelmanMr. and Mrs. William H. WymerˆMr. and Mrs. John YargerˆMr. and Mrs. John R. Yast ’75ˆ

Giving By Constituency

Board of TrusteesNed ’81 and Caroline Costelloˆ Connie ’83 and Charlie FalconeˆMr. Shaw R. Friedman and The Hon. Greta FriedmanˆMr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Hillenbrand ’84ˆMr. and Mrs. James KaminskiˆMr. and Mrs. Michael H. Kennedy ’86ˆMr. and Mrs. Mark Leyden ’77ˆDr. David and Mrs. Johanna MillerˆMr. and Mrs. Richard S. Newcombe ’69ˆJohn ’69 and Christine RumelyˆMr. and Mrs. John J. Schirger ’84ˆ

Mr. Akihito Enomoto ’98ˆTom FalconeˆThe Honorable James P. Flannery, Jr. ’68 and Ms. Carol F. ZigulichˆJaime Frankle ’04ˆMr. and Mrs. Robert E. FrazeˆScott FrieseˆMr. and Mrs. Edward A. Gahan, BiddyMurphy.comGreg and Judy GillenMs. Chris E. GoodˆMr. and Mrs. William GrimmerˆMr. Michael Grote ’85ˆDr. and Mrs. John M. HagueˆNancy HainˆGibbs Haljun ’87Âlan R. Hannan ’78ˆMrs. Violet HarperˆMike and Cindy HeffronˆMr. and Mrs. Eugene HicksˆNatalie Hock ’00ˆMr. and Mrs. Robert HockˆBlair Hoenk ’04ˆMr. and Mrs. John HoganˆMrs. Rita J. HollingsheadˆMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Hostetler ’77ˆStephanie A. Hurley ’79ˆMr. and Mrs. Alan HussÂndrew D. Hutchcraft ’69ˆMrs. Anna HutskoˆMr. Joseph P. HuylerˆMr. Akira Ichijo ’93ˆMr. and Mrs. Jerrald T. KabelinˆRyugo ’92 and Hana Kato ’93ˆMs. Cee Cee KaylorMr. and Mrs. Terrence KeayÂmy and Tim KennedyˆMr. and Mrs. Daniel Kerrigan ’80ˆDr. and Mrs. Robert O. Kinney ’78ˆMr. and Mrs. Arthur KitlasMrs. Kim KniolaˆRuth KnollRichard and Eileen KochannyˆMr. and Mrs. David KozakˆMr. and Mrs. Keith K. Krause ’94ˆMr. Hiroyuki Kurashima ’96ˆMr. and Mrs. Robert LakeˆGuy Lenardo ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Leyden ’78ˆMs. Margaret LingleˆMr. and Mrs. Gary A. MarfiseˆJoe Marfise ’95Sarah McAdams ’83ˆMr. and Mrs. Daniel R. McArdle ’70ˆSydney McBride ’11ˆMr. and Mrs. James G. McCune, Jr.ˆMcDonald’s Restaurants of La Porte CountyMr. and Mrs. Paul McDonnellˆMr. and Mrs. Thomas McNamaraˆTom McTigue ’02ˆMs. Kayla B. Mensch ’05ˆ Miller’s Mechanical, Inc.Meijer Community RewardsMr. and Mrs. Robert MillerˆMr. and Mrs. Algirdas MockaitisMr. Vernon J. MooreˆMorgan Stanley Matching Gift ProgramˆMs. Sue MorseˆMr. Brendan J. Mulvey ’09ˆMr. and Mrs. Madhukar MurarkaˆMr. William Murphy ’68ˆMr. and Mrs. Alan D. MurrayˆMr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Nawrocki, Jr.David and Lisa NeilˆMr. Dan Nelson and Dr. Nina Seme Nelson ’89ˆ


Arlene and John RoseˆJack RosshirtˆMr. and Mrs. Frank A. RoszkiewiczˆMr. and Mrs. Burton RubyˆMr. and Mrs. Edward M. SachsˆJim and Judy Sarwark Mr. and Mrs. William E. SchirgerˆMr. and Mrs. John J. SchornackˆPaul and Sara SchraubenˆMr. and Mrs. John C. ShoopˆMr. and Mrs. Bryan P. SmithˆRobert and Joan SmithˆMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey G. Sparrow ’78ˆLarry and Bonnie SullivanˆJohn and Ann SweeneyˆMr. and Mrs. Michael TristanoˆJohn and Rachel UrygaˆMr. and Mrs. Allen VanderboeghˆMr. and Mrs. Richard E. Webster Linda and Craig WeigelˆMarsha and Don WenigˆMr. and Mrs. Gerald WilliamsˆMr. and Mrs. Bradley H. WireˆMr. Moo Yeol Yoo and Ms. Hyun Jung Kimˆ GrandparentsJan and Anneke Dekkerˆ Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. FrazeˆMr. and Mrs. Joseph GrangerˆMr. and Mrs. Walter GroteˆMrs. Violet HarperˆMr. and Mrs. C. Edward Hiler Mrs. Margaret F. Hiler Mr. and Mrs. John HoganˆMrs. Anna HutskoˆMr. and Mrs. Richard M. Jaffee Mr. and Mrs. Jerrald T. KabelinˆMr. and Mrs. Leon R. KaminskiˆDr. and Mrs. James R. Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. Peter C. KeslingˆMrs. William P. LinnenˆMrs. Joseph Pedulla Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Schermer Mr. and Mrs. Allen VanderboeghˆMr. and Mrs. William H. WymerˆMr. and Mrs. Noel YargerˆMr. and Mrs. Herb F. Yekelˆ

In Memory of Dan Linnen ’75Robert Liddell ’75ˆ

In Memory of our grandmother, Sis Moran Eamon ’00 and Devon ’02 Brennanˆ

In Memory of Dr. Jon NicosiaGayle Nicosiaˆ

In Memory of Matt Rosshirt ’80 Jack Rosshirtˆ

In Memory of Adam E. Sachs ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Sachsˆ

In Memory of Hill Smith ’74 Robert and Joan Smithˆ

In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Todd Mr. Thomas A. Todd ’74ˆ

Alumni ParentsAnonymous (5)ˆDr. and Mrs. Herand AbcarianˆMr. Peter H. AlfordˆJoy AllenˆChris and Grace BalawenderˆMrs. Margaret BoltonˆMr. and Mrs. Dennis J. BoyˆMr. and Mrs. Sean D. BrennanˆMr. and Mrs. Paul BridgmanˆMrs. Mary H. BrockwayˆMr. and Mrs. Donald BrooksˆJack and Meg ’81 CapliceˆMr. and Mrs. Kevin ColemanˆMr. and Mrs. Aaron CraneˆDr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Daly IIIˆMr. and Mrs. Ronald DeNardoˆJohn and Cynthia DumelleˆDr. Donald Fehrs and Dr. Maureen FehrsˆMr. and Mrs. Michael W. FrankeˆMr. Shaw R. Friedman and The Hon. Greta FriedmanˆMr. and Mrs. Mitchell GaffiganˆLois C. GallagherˆMrs. Irene F. GansterMs. Chris E. GoodˆMr. and Mrs. William GrimmerˆMr. and Mrs. Walter GroteˆMr. and Mrs. Jerome Gumz ˆDr. and Mrs. John M. HagueˆMrs. Gretchen R. HannanˆMr. and Mrs. Eugene HicksˆMr. and Mrs. C. Edward Hiler Mrs. Margaret F. Hiler Joan and John Hillenbrand ˆMr. and Mrs. Robert HockˆMrs. Rita J. HollingsheadˆMr. Michael L. Igoe, Jr.ˆMary Ivanovich Terry and Frances Jones Mr. and Mrs. James KaminskiˆMr. and Mrs. Terrence KeayˆDr. and Mrs. James R. Kennedy Mr. Andrew KeslingˆMr. and Mrs. Mark E. KilcoyneˆRuth Knoll Mr. and Mrs. John LakeˆMr. and Mrs. Robert LakeˆMr. Man Gyoon Lee and Mrs. Mi-Jung KimˆMrs. William P. LinnenˆDan and Tricia LuckˆMr. and Mrs. James E. MackˆMr. and Mrs. Gary A. MarfiseˆMr. and Mrs. Richard McBrideˆMr. John T. McCarthyˆMr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McKenna, Sr.ˆMr. and Mrs. Thomas McNamaraˆMrs. Rosemary A. MennenˆMr. and Mrs. Robert MillerˆMrs. Barbara MooreˆMr. Vernon J. MooreˆMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. MulveyˆMr. and Mrs. Alan D. MurrayˆDr. Mariam NasidiˆMr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Nawrocki, Jr.ˆGayle NicosiaˆMike and Jill Nygren Mr. and Mrs. Harry PagelsˆMr. Dale Parkison and Ms. Elizabeth ˆ Kabelin ParkisonˆTrish and Tim PreheimˆDr. and Mrs. Richard A. Prinz, Jr.ˆMr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Quirk ’69ˆ

Mr. Zheng Hua Huang and Mrs. Ya Fang XuˆMary Ivanovich Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. JaffeeˆMr. Howard Jones and Ms. Dionne Lovstad-JonesˆMr. Christopher Kamyszew and Mrs. Ewa DomeredzkaˆDr. Clifford J. Kavinsky and Dr. Evalyn N. GrantˆMr. and Mrs. Robert L. KemperˆMr. Andrew C. KeslingˆMr. and Mrs. Mark E. KilcoyneˆMr. and Mrs. Arthur Kitlas Mr. Timothy J. Kleihege ’80 and Mrs. Catherine Miller Kleihege ’83 Mr. and Mrs. David KnightˆMrs. Kim KniolaˆMr. and Mrs. Anton KobeˆMr. and Mrs. George L. KoehmˆMr. Dong Hoon Kwak and Mrs. Yeon Ju KimˆMr. Sang Yong Kwak and Mrs. Kyung-A LeeˆMr. and Mrs. John LakeˆDr. Kee Byoung Lee and Dr. JeongMi ParkˆMr. Man Gyoon Lee and Mrs. Mi-Jung KimˆMr. Yong Lee and Mrs. Ki hye KimˆDan and Tricia LuckˆDr. and Mrs. Brian McGuckinˆMr. and Mrs. Robert MillerˆDr. and Mrs. John E. MinerˆMr. and Mrs. Algirdas Mockaitis Mr. and Mrs. Madhukar MurarkaˆMr. David C. Murillo and Dr. Ann-Marie MurilloˆMr. and Mrs. Alan D. MurrayˆDr. and Mrs. Maurice NdukwuˆDavid and Lisa NeilˆRick and Maryann NewellˆMike and Jill Nygren Mr. Hyung Taek Park and Mrs. Jin Hee AhnˆMr. Dale Parkison and Ms. Elizabeth Kabelin ParkisonˆMinesh and Archana PatelˆMr. and Mrs. Silvio Perez Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Price Mr. and Mrs. Jaswinder S. SahiˆMs. Pamela M. SchaetzleˆMr. and Mrs. Matthew A. SchusterˆMr. Larry A. SpaethˆMr. and Mrs. Christopher StueckˆMr. and Mrs. Robert B. SturtevantˆDr. and Mrs. Benjamin B. TangˆMs. Barbara Tenney Dr. and Mrs. Pietro ToninoˆMr. and Mrs. Argelio Trevino, Jr.ˆDavid and Bridget ’88 VanEekerenˆMr. and Mrs. Robert WalinskiˆMr. Philip R. Wennekes and Mrs. Dawn D. FellersˆMr. Martin J. Whalen and Ms. Kathleen A. Kennedy ’83ˆMr. Zhe Wu and Ms. Jing Chenˆ Mr. and Mrs. John YargerˆDr. Herb J. Yekel and Mrs. Kimberly R. Johnson YekelˆMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. YemcˆMr. Moo Yeol Yoo and Ms. Hyun Jung KimÎzzy Zalcbergˆ

In Honor of Caitlyn R. Bolton ’02 and Nathaniel S. Bennet ’90Mrs. Margaret Boltonˆ

In Honor of Ian R. Coxworth ’77 Lois C. Gallagherˆ

In Honor of Colleen and Michael ’86 Kennedy Tim and Amy Kennedyˆ

In Honor of Mollie Levin ’13 Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wymerˆ

In Honor of Joy Ndukwu’s graduation Mrs. Violet Harperˆ

In Honor of Mike Williams ’86Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Williamsˆ FriendsAnonymous Mr. E.M. BakwinˆMs. Elena Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Craig Greg and Judy Gillen Dr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Grandfield Nancy HainˆMr. and Mrs. Larry Hiler Ms. Cee Cee KaylorTim and Amy KennedyˆMs. Margaret LingleˆMr. and Mrs. James G. McCune, Jr.ˆMrs. Elizabeth G. Strom BusinessesAnonymous (2)Âlliance Bernstein Matching Gift ProgramÂrcelorMittal Matching Gifts ProgramˆBeechwood Modular Sales Casteel Construction Corp. Creekwood Inn Current Electric, Inc. D & M Excavating, Inc. Hi-Tech Housing, Inc. Horizons For Youth La Lumiere School Parents AssociationˆMcDonald’s Restaurants of La Porte County McDonald’s CorporationˆMeijer Community Rewards Miller’s Mechanical, Inc.Michigan City Area Schools Morgan Stanley Matching Gift Program Orthopedic Associates of Kankakee, S.C.ˆFranciscan St. Anthony Health Michigan City Target Take Charge of Education Program Three Oaks Spokes, Inc.ˆTMM Insurance Services, Inc. Wells Fargo Foundation Education Matching Gift ProgramˆMr. Larry Winkelman


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Ms. Devon T. BrennanˆTom McTigueˆ

2003Brian Yaw AnyinamˆMs. Alexandra Pagels Penryˆ

2004Jaime FrankleˆBlair Hoenkˆ

2005Ms. Katherine Bankowskiˆ Ms. Kayla B. Martin Menschˆ

2008Marly R. Tristano

2009Miss Natalee Allenbaughˆ Mr. Brendan J. Mulvey ˆ

2011Miss Sydney McBrideˆ Miss Jessica L. Schwingendorf ˆJustin Knollˆ

Mr. Michael RileyˆMr. Geoffrey G. Sparrowˆ

1979Sally Dorman CraigˆMr. Michael E. DemskiˆMr. John J. EdwardsˆStephanie A. HurleyˆKatherine Kerrigan Shannonˆ

1980Mr. John C. CoughlinˆPeter Lally Hillenbrand Mr. Daniel KerriganˆMr. Timothy J. Kleihege Peter RamirezMr. Taylor O. Wright IVˆ

1981Mr. Michael T. Canan Meg Linnen CapliceˆNed CostelloˆMr. Mitchell GaffiganˆMr. Robert HacklˆMs. Kathleen A. Mackˆ

1982Mr. James M. Morrison, Jr.ˆ

1983Connie Devers FalconeˆJoe GaffiganˆMr. Tim GroteˆMrs. Catherine Miller KleihegeSarah McAdamsˆSusan Smith NewellˆLorinda Cathcart ShawˆMr. Kevin M. SullivanˆMr. Michael WebsterˆMs. Kathleen A. Kennedyˆ

1984Mr. Daniel C. HillenbrandˆJoe LinnenˆDan RosshirtˆMr. John J. SchirgerˆMr. Yoshio Suzukiˆ

1985Mr. Peter CroweˆMr. Michael E. DelgadoˆMr. Michael GroteˆMr. Edward W. McNabolaˆMr. Richard P. Whitlowˆ

1986Mr. Gerald BlaiseˆMr. Patrick BuckTripp DeversˆMr. Leonard P. JenningsˆMr. Michael H. KennedyˆMr. Paul A. KotzˆMr. Michael Larkin Mr. Victor P. Smithˆ

1987Gibbs HaljunˆMr. Andrew C. SperlingˆDana A. Weninger Whitingˆ

Giving By Class Year

1968The Honorable James P. Flannery, Jr.ˆMr. William MurphyˆMr. Jay A. Nawrockiˆ

1969Dr. Daniel C. GansterÂndrew D. HutchcraftˆMr. Richard S. NewcombeˆMr. Michael J. PaulˆMr. Dennis M. QuirkˆJohn RumelyˆClem Schaubˆ

1970Mr. James B. DeMartiniˆMr. John MarschˆMr. Daniel R. McArdleˆMr. James M. O’BrienˆJoe Yastˆ

1971John Hilerˆ

1972Joe HostetlerˆMr. Kevin C. NolanˆMr. Gilbert J. Terlicherˆ

1973Mr. Richard A. Everist, Jr.ˆMr. Robert M. Lanigan Mr. Douglas NewcombeˆMr. Stephen P. RentschlerˆMr. Michael D. Shannonˆ

1974Paris BarclayMr. William IgoeStephen PaulMr. Thomas A. Todd

1975AnonymousˆDr. Robert M. LiddellˆMr. John R. Yastˆ

1976Mr. William J. AshendenˆMr. Willard R. Dorman ˆGuy LenardoMr. Peter R. SparrowˆLawrence P. Sullivan Jr.ˆ

1977Mr. David A. CollinsˆMr. Thomas A. HostetlerˆMr. Christopher HurleyˆMr. Mark LeydenˆMark McNabolaˆMr. Thomas M. RosshirtˆMr. Randolph M. Smithˆ

1978Mr. Thomas M. CrepeauÂlan R. HannanˆMr. Jonathan E. HicksˆDr. Robert O. KinneyˆMr. Paul J. Leydenˆ

1988Mr. Matthew BarnicleˆDr. Raymond A. BonomoˆMr. Roderick GumzˆMr. Peter C. KlekampˆBridget Adam VanEekerenˆMr. Andrew Vanderboegh

1989Mr. Daniel GumzˆDr. Nina Seme Nelsonˆ

1990Ambrose Marc Conroyˆ

1991Christiaan Corthierˆ

1992Ryugo Katoˆ

1993Hana Ikeda KatoˆMr. Akira IchijoˆMr. John A. Proutyˆ

1994Mr. Keith K. Krauseˆ

1995Dr. Heather A. BankowskiˆMr. George DemosˆJoe Marfise Ms. Kasey RyanˆMr. Daniel P. Walsh, Jr.ˆ

1996Mr. Hiroyuki KurashimaˆMr. Edo Velovicˆ

1997Tom Sullivanˆ

1998Mr. Akihito EnomotoˆMr. Andrew E. JonesˆMr. Jacob J. ShoopˆMr. Jason D. Tincherˆ

1999Mr. Nicholas A. AdamsˆMark BalawenderˆMrs. Alexis A. Pontius-JonesˆJeff TincherÂdam Vinceˆ

2000Jenifer Shreve BalawenderÊamon BrennanˆNatalie HockˆMr. Rory P. Quirkˆ

2001Mr. Andrew T. SchilsˆJenny Tristanoˆ

2002Caitlyn Boltonˆ

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May 2012John ’71 and Catherine Hiler Mr. and Mrs. Larry HilerMrs. Margaret F. HilerMr. and Mrs. Richard M. JaffeeDavid and Johanna MillerDr. and Mrs. John E. MinerDr. and Mrs. Pietro ToninoDr. and Mrs. Herb J. YekelMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Yemc

Belmont StakesJack and Meg ’81 Caplice Current Electric, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Gary Davis

Millionaire’s RowAnonymousDan and Tricia LuckDan ’95 and Katie Walsh

Kentucky DerbyNed ’81 and Caroline Costello David and Bridget ’88 Van Eekeren

Preakness StakesBeechwood Modular SalesCasteel Construction Corp.Rick and Elizabeth DekkerMr. and Mrs. C. Edward Hiler

Dr. and Mrs. John M. DiverisConnie ’83 and Charlie FalconeDr. and Mrs. Christopher S. GrandfieldMr. and Mrs. Joseph GrangerMr. and Mrs. Daniel S. JaffeeMr. and Mrs. James KaminskiMr. Christopher Kamyszew and Mrs. Ewa DomeredzkaDr. and Mrs. James R. KennedyMr. and Mrs. David KnightMr. and Mrs. Robert M. Lanigan ’73Mr. and Mrs. Mark Leyden ’77Dr. Robert M. Liddell ’75Dale Parkison and Betsy Kabelin Parkison

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher PriceJohn ’69 and Christine RumelyMr. and Mrs. Dennis SchermerMr. and Mrs. John J. Schirger ’84Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Sperling ’87State of Mind Salon and Day Spa, Pattie and Anton KobeMr. and Mrs. Michael TristanoMr. Martin J. Whalen and Ms. Kathleen A. Kennedy ’83

Faculty SponsorsAnonymous (5)Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Crane

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Hole in One SponsorshipThe Vanderboegh FamilyThe Van Eekeren Family Par SponsorshipAnonymousDr. and Mrs. John M. Diveris Hole-in-One Car SponsorSauers Buick Hole SponsorsBiddy Murphy, Ward and Mary GahanCreekwood InnCurrent Electric, Inc., Duane and Beth SeifertDavis Disability Group, Gary and Dana DavisD & M Excavating, Inc., Jay and Sandie MillerThe Fieldhouse, Mark ’77 and Maureen LeydenFirst Associates, George Demos ’95 Franciscan St. Anthony HealthMr. Shaw R. Friedman and The Hon. Greta FriedmanJoe ’83 and Jane GaffiganMitch ’81 and Chris GaffiganGeneral Insurance Services, Chris and Jill CraigDr. and Mrs. James R. KennedyMcDonald’s Restaurants, Glenn and Kathy LubeznikMiller’s Mechanical, Inc., Jay and Sandie MillerNewby Lewis Kaminski Jones LLP, Jim and Liz KaminskiMarly Tristano ’07 and Caleb Phillips ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. WebsterJoe Yast ’70 and Ms. Helen Krowicky Faculty SponsorsPat ’86 and Jane BuckMike Canan ’81 Ned ’81 and Caroline Costello (2)

Mr. and Mrs. Rick-jan DekkerMike Delgado ’85Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Goble (2)Paul ’86 and Jen KotzJohn and Terry Marsch ’70 Michael ’69 and Paula PaulMr. and Mrs. Argelio TrevinoPaul and Dana ’87 WhitingRich ’85 and Liz WhitlowDr. and Mrs. Herb J. Yekel (2)Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Yemc Faculty Dinner Sponsors Anonymous (7)Ms. Mary AgbaPat ’86 and Jane BuckMr. Kevin Carrigan and Ms. Mary NewmanNed ’81 and Caroline Costello (2)Edward and Sally ’79 CraigMr. and Mrs. Rick-jan DekkerMr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hackl (2)Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. HirtMr. and Mrs. Timothy F. KennedyCecilia Kirk Nelson ’86Mr. and Mrs. James Sarwark (2)TMM Insurance Services, Inc.Dr. and Mrs. Herb J. Yekel (3) Additional DonationsDr. and Mrs. Paul J. GuentertDr. and Mrs. Robert GronemeyerLa Lumiere School Parents Association Auction Item DonorsJack and Meg ’81 Caplice Chris ’77 and Becky HurleyTerry and Frances JonesThe Kennedy FamilyDavid KirkbyAnne and Joe ’84 LinnenLong Beach Country ClubMr. and Mrs. Daniel LuckMr. and Mrs. Gregory G. MackThe McNabola FamilyMr. and Mrs. Richard S. Newcombe ’69

Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Nolan ’69Pottawattomie Country ClubJohn ’69 and Christine RumelySt. Andrew’s ProductsDr. and Mrs. Pietro M. Tonino Auction PurchasersMr. and Mrs. Patrick Buck ’86Ms. Rebecca S. BuschNed ’81 and Caroline Costello Rick and Elizabeth DekkerRick Everist ’73Mr. Shaw R. Friedman and The Hon. Greta FriedmanJoe ’83 and Jane GaffiganMr. and Mrs. Mitchell Gaffigan ’81Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. GobleMichael & Nicole GueninMr. and Mrs. Christopher Hurley ’77Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. JaffeeBradley Johnston ’73Terry and Frances Jones Mr. and Mrs. James KaminskiMr. and Mrs. Carl V. SpiknerDavid and Bridget (Adam) Van Eekeren ’88Dan ’95 and Katie WalshMr. Martin J. Whalen and Ms. Kathleen A. Kennedy ’83 Paddle Raise – Science Department

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Buck ’86Ms. Rebecca S. BuschMr. Kevin Carrigan and Mrs. Mary NewmanNed ’81 and Caroline Costello Rick and Elizabeth DekkerMr. George Demos ’95Connie ’83 and Charlie FalconeTom FalconeJoe ’83 and Jane GaffiganMr. and Mrs. Mark E. GobleMr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Hillenbrand ’84Peter Lally Hillenbrand ’80Mr. and Mrs. Alan Huss

Mr. Joseph P. HuylerMary IvanovichMr. Leonard P. Jennings ’86Terry and Frances Jones Mr. and Mrs. James KaminskiMs. Cee Cee KaylorMichael ’86 and Colleen KennedyMr. Timothy J. Kleihege ’80 and Mrs. Catherine Miller Kleihege ’83Mr. and Mrs. David KnightMr. and Mrs. Paul A. Kotz ’86Mr. and Mrs. Kevin KunstMr. and Mrs. Michael Larkin ’86Guy Lenardo ’76Mrs. William P. LinnenKathleen Mack ’81Joe Marfise ’95David and Johanna MillerMr. and Mrs. Algirdas MockaitisMr. and Mrs. Richard S. Newcombe ’69Mike and Jill NygrenJohn ’69 and Christine RumelyMs. Kasey Ryan ’95Mr. and Mrs. John J. Schirger ’84Mr. Bill SheleyMr. and Mrs. Bryan P. SmithDon D. SneddenDr. and Mrs. Benjamin B. TangMr. and Mrs. Michael TristanoDavid and Bridget (Adam) Van Eekeren ’88Mr. Martin J. Whalen and Ms. Kathleen A. Kennedy ’83Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Whitlow ’85Dr. and Mrs. Herb J. YekelMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Yemc Special ThanksSauers BuickPeter Hillenbrand ’80, our auctioneerNambé and the Hillenbrand Family Diane and Andy ’87 Sperling Andy Vanderboegh ’88 Jonas Zimmerman

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Chakra BlissThe Chicago Cubs, Connie Falcone ’83Chicago RAW, Polly GazaCiao BellaNed ’81 and Caroline Costello Curves of Michigan CityDarling, Meg Caplice and Corbin WagnerRick and Elizabeth DekkerDuneland Beach InnEdgerton’s TravelGamba RistoranteMr. and Mrs. Mark E. GobleGood to Go by Lucrezia CaféDr. and Mrs. Dale A. GoodmanTed GrzywaczHacienda Mexican RestaurantsHanson Beverage ServiceHarbor ShoresHearthwoods Rustic Furnishings, Mary & Andy BrownHeath & Co. by Yasmin GuajardoHeath & Co. by Brandi VanAppleCraig ’89 and Sandra Hiler Insprire Salon & Spa, Pattie and Tony KobeMary IvanovichJA BenefitsMr. and Mrs. Daniel S. JaffeeMr. Howard G. Jones and Ms. Dionne S. Lovstad-JonesJudee’s, Inc.Kabelin True ValueMr. and Mrs. James KaminskiThe Kennedy FamilyKlein Tools, Tom Klein ’80Mr. and Mrs. Keith K. Krause ’94L.R. Men’s Clothier & TuxedoLake Effect FloralsLens Lab OpticalFrenda LevinWill and Stacey LingleLong Beach Country ClubDan and Tricia LuckDr. Jeffrey Mader, DDSMassage Therapy and Wellness CenterAngela Mofield ’15Namasté Center for Holistic EducationNambé, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C.

Jan and Anneke DekkerGreg & Judy GillenMr. and Mrs. Mark E. GobleDr. and Mrs. Dale A. GoodmanDr. and Mrs. Robert Gronemeyer (4)Mr. Tim Grote ’83Paul and Laura GuentertMrs. Anna HutskoMr. and Mrs. Terrence KeayMr. and Mrs. Arthur KitlasRuth KnollDr. and Mrs. Brian McGuckinDr. and Mrs. John E. Miner (4)Mrs. Barbara Moore (4)Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Newcombe ’69Mrs. Joseph PedullaJim and Judy SarwarkMr. and Mrs. John J. Schirger ’84 (2)State of Mind Salon and Day Spa, Pattie and Anton KobeMr. and Mrs. Robert B. SturtevantMr. Dean UminskiMr. and Mrs. Robert Walinski (2)Mr. Larry WinkelmanDr. and Mrs. Herb J. Yekel (4) DonationsPaul and Laura GuentertLa Lumiere School Parents Association Item DonorsAnonymous (3)Ken AndertBentwood Tavern, Robert and Collette KemperBeyond Pink Inc.Beyond the Ivy, Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Westbrook, Jr.Beyond the Ordinary PhotographyMr. Dan BiggBistro 157Bittersweet Ski & Snowboard AreaMat Blair Golf AcademyBrewster’s Italian CafeBriar Leaf Golf ClubBrothers Bar & GrillDevon Carlso ’12Mr. Ryan Casey

Hillenbrand ’84Dr. Mariam NasidiNew Buffalo SpaNew Prairie Soap Co.Mike and Jill NygrenMr. and Mrs. Brian OedzesPortofino GrillPosh Day SpaPottawattomie Country ClubMr. William A. RobertsReverie Spa RetreatRowley Bushue & Company LLPRuth’s Chris Steak HouseSalon RougeJack and Barbara SchmettererMr. and Mrs. Matthew A. SchusterRoger and Pauletta SchusterSerenity Salon and SpaDon D. SneddenSharon Starr Mr. and Mrs. David SteinStop 50 Wood Fired PizzeriaStray Dog Bar & GrillMs. Barbara TenneyTimothy Jeffry SalonTip Tee Toe Golf ShoeTrail Creek LiquorTrattoria EnzoTree House Café, John and Casey ’86 AllenTroyBuilt FitnessUrban FitnessMr. Martin J. Whalen and Ms. Kathleen A. Kennedy ’83The Wine SellersDr. and Mrs. Herb J. Yekel Live Auction Item PurchasersJim and Susan AaronMr. John and Mrs. Margaret Caplice ’81Ms. Annette CorbettNed ’81 and Caroline Costello Rick and Elizabeth DekkerDr. and Mrs. John M. DiverisMr. and Mrs. Mark E. GobleMr. and Mrs. Joseph GrangerMr. and Mrs. Todd HollowayTerry and Frances Jones

Mr. and Mrs. James KaminskiMr. and Mrs. David KnightDr. Kee Byoung Lee and Dr. JeongMi ParkMr. John L. Leinweber and Mr. James A. LaughlinMr. and Mrs. Daniel LuckMr. and Mrs. Jay MillerMr. and Mrs. Robert MillerMr. and Mrs. Edward SmithMr. and Mrs. David SteinDavid and Bridget ’88 Van EekerenDan ’95 and Katie WalshMr. and Mrs. Howard E. Westbrook, Jr.Ms. Mary Frances WilkinDr. and Mrs. Herb J. YekelMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Yemc

Special ThanksDan and Tricia Luck, chairsElizabeth Dekker for hosting the Girls Night Out PartyJoe HuylerLa Lumiere Faculty & StaffThe LinglesThe Science Guys, Ken Andert and Don SneddenSpire Catering for the Girls Night Out PartyCorbin Wagner for her design talent

Restricted Donors

AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Ralph J. BarrMs. Elena BowmanNed ’81 and Caroline CostelloRaymond E. Daly Scholarship Fund Joe ’83 and Jane GaffiganMrs. Irene F. GansterDr. and Mrs. Dale A. GoodmanMr. Tim Grote ’83Horizons for YouthLa Lumiere School Parents AssociationLinnen Memorial Fund Michigan City Area SchoolsDr. and Mrs. John E. MinerDaniel Murphy Scholarship FoundationDr. and Mrs. Maurice Ndukwu

Minesh and Archana PatelMr. and Mrs. Silvio PerezJohn ’69 and Christine RumelyDr. Scholl FoundationMr. and Mrs. Matthew A. SchusterDon D. SneddenMrs. Elizabeth Grady StromMs. Barbara TenneyMr. and Mrs. Allen Vanderboegh

Excellence in Teaching

AMC TheatresBentwood TavernThe Carriage HouseCasey’s Bar & GrillFiddler’s HearthRed Arrow Road HouseRodini’sThe Stray DogTrattoria EnzoVilla Nova Pizzeria

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InKind Donors

Chris and Grace BalawenderMr. John and Mrs. Margaret Caplice ’81Mr. and Ms. Terry CooperNed ’81 and Caroline Costello The Carriage House Dining RoomMr. and Mrs. Robert C. Cronin ’70Mr. Greg DudeckEdwards Brothers, Inc.Mary Lou FahrbergerMr. and Mrs. Burton HochbergMr. and Mrs. Daniel Kerrigan ’80Mr. and Mrs. Jay MillerMrs. Suzanne MorrisSterling Cut Glass, Mr. Steve Rentschler ’73Trattoria Enzo, Marc & Leslie Danesi


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ClassNotes

Return Reconnect Rekindle

La Lumiere school Annual Golf Outing & Alumni reunion

september 2012

Beyond CaMPUS

ClassNotes

Beyond CaMPUS

La Lumiere school Parents Weekend

October 2012


1987 Reunion

September 2012

Annual Golf Outing

1977 Reunion & alumni award

BeYOnD CaMPUS

Class of 1987 made a great showing at the

annual golf outing, and continued the celebration with additional classmates

through a tour of campus, football game and reunion dinner in Long Beach.

Members of the class celebrating the reunion weekend included: Dane

Anderson, Stacy Smith Carlstead, Tom Carron, Stephanie Carlstead Chavira,

Neal Coxworth, Liana Shields Croak, Chris Pigott, Ted Reese, Sarah Rose,

Diane Whitlow Smith, Mary Ellen Maier Spelger, Andy Sperling, Jeff Sperling

and Dana Weninger Whiting.

From left: Vince Marino, John Daly, Paul Duggan, Mark McNabola, Chris Hurley, David Kirkby, David Wood, Ian Coxworth, David Collins and Mark Leyden.

Class of 1977 was awarded the Alumni Award for

best class participation at Annual Golf Outing.

25th

35th

June 2012

Chicago Alumni EventThe Society for artsCurrent parents and owners of The Society for Arts in Chicago,

Ewa Domeredzka and Christopher Kamyszew, opened their

gallery to alumni, parents and friends of La Lumiere for the

annual social gathering in Chicago.

Justin James ’02, Tom McTigue ’02, Eamon Brennan ’00 and Michael Kennedy ’86

Natalie Hock ’00 and Colleen Quirk Morrison ’97

Kate Arnold ’02, Devon Brennan ’02 and Sean Brennan

David Clough ’07, Will Amarantos ’07 and friend


Dan Ganster ’69

Mark McNabola ’77

Tomas William Krause

Cecilia Kirk Nelson ’86 and Family with Headmaster Kennedy on campus.

Thomas Nathaniel Keigher

1969Dan Ganster

After leaving the University of Arkansas in

2009 as a faculty member in the College of

Business for 19 years, Dan Ganster joined

Colorado State University as chair of the

Department of Management. In July 2012,

he became Senior Associate Dean for the

College of Business and holds the title of

“Partnership for Excellence Professor.” Dan

and his wife, Margot, have two children at

home, Ethan in 6th grade and Mahira in 10th

grade. His oldest child, Matthew, was married

in June and is an architect in Houston.

1977Mark McNabola

Attorney Mark McNabola was awarded

the 2011 Award for Trial Excellence by Jury

Verdict Reporter, a division of Law Bulletin

Publishing Co. He joins an elite group of only

ten attorneys in the last twenty-five years

to receive five jury verdicts of $5 million or

more. Mark accepted his award in front of an

audience of nearly 300 top attorneys, judges

and legal journalists.

1983Joe Gaffigan

Joe Gaffigan, President of TCF Capital Funding,

has been named Chairman of the Board of

Directors for LINK Unlimited. LINK Unlimited

is Chicago’s oldest African American high school

scholarship and mentoring organization. Joe has

been a member of LINK’s board since 2007 and

has been involved with LINK for over 20 years.

1986Cecilia Kirk Nelson

Cecilia and her family visited campus Summer 2012.

1990Nathanial Bennett

Nate graduated from Swarthmore College and

is now a project manager in Boston. Nate and

his wife Susan Bockes Bennett just celebrated the

1st birthday of their daughter, Jordan Lily. Nate’s

mom sent a note of thanks for the education her

children received at La Lumiere School, saying, “It

has stood the test of time.”

Albert Lan ’99 and Michael Dolan ’98

Global CollaborationIn June, Michael Dolan was sitting in his hotel

room in Charlotte, North Carolina, when,

sometime after midnight, the phone rang. As an

emerging media producer, he travels far and wide

and was in Charlotte shooting for Starbucks. The

other end of the call, it turned out, was thousands

of miles away in Taipei, Taiwan. Albert Lan had

spent the last five years building one of Taipei's

top digital design companies. From working with

international clients to giving lectures at local

schools, Albert was in demand and had a very

specific purpose for calling his old classmate out

of the blue. Albert and Michael talked long into

the night, and an opportunity to collaborate was

born. Years earlier, in Mrs. Weigel's Art Class, they

had sat side by side working on projects. Now

they endeavored to combine Albert's fantastic

design company with Michael's award-winning

production experience. Within weeks of that call,

Albert traveled to San Francisco to meet with

Michael, and Michael flew to Taipei to create their

first successful pitch to international computer-

manufacturing giant ASUS. They are excited to

continue working together to build a successful

international advertising effort. Because of their

mutual appreciation for each other's abilities

and the profound connection they feel from

La Lumiere, they look forward to creating new

opportunities to "be great today!"


BeYOnD CaMPUS

Donovan Diego Adams

Alexis Pontius Jones ’99 and her father, Gil Pontius.

Alex Pagels ’03 marries Josh Penry

Garrett Thomas Wardrip

Alexandra Pagels married Josh Penry

1994Keith Krause

Keith and Mary Krause welcomed Tomas

William Krause to the family on

December 29, 2011.

1996Natalie Bergren Keigher

Natalie and her husband John joyfully

welcomed Thomas Nathaniel Keigher on

March 21, 2012.

1998Geoff Ritter

Geoff writes: “I currently live in Louisville, KY

and recently married my beautiful wife Andrea

on Captiva Island, FL. I am now the proud step

father of her daughter Harper. I work as a

Senior Business Development Manager for an

Information Technology consulting firm named

MCPc.”

Michael Dolan

Michael moved to San Francisco in the spring

of 2012 and has been named the Director of

Business Development for an innovative new

global internet project, A HUMAN RIGHT.

By working with the world’s major satellite

telecommunication companies, Michael and

his partners are building what they excitedly

refer to as “The Bandwidth Bank.” His team

has won the support and endorsement of

The United Nations, DishNetwork, XMRadio

and more. The global effort will provide

access to basic internet around the world,

helping to build economies and combat

injustices near and far.

1999Nick Adams

Nick and Tiffany Adams had their second child

Donovan Diego Adams on March 30, 2012.

In June, Nick was promoted to the Branch

Manager of the Airborne ISR Integration

Branch at NSWC.

Alexis Pontius Jones

Alexis graduated Cum Laude from the

University of Notre Dame Executive MBA

program in May 2012.

Tess (Rampage) Wardrip

In May 2011, Tess was promoted to a Sr.

Merchandise Planning Analyst with Walgreens

Corporate for their Well Experience team,

Walgreen’s new health & daily living store

format. On September 29, 2011, Tess and

her husband Tom welcomed a son, Garrett

Thomas Wardrip, into the world.

2000Joram Coxworth

Joram is currently pursuing his MBA at

Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

2002Caitlyn R. Bolton

Caitlyn earned a Master’s Degree in

Environment Management and Sustainability

from Harvard in August 2012.

Michael Cansler

Mac Cansler stopped by campus with

Curtis Congreve on September 20. He was

preparing to marry his fiancee Robbie Bender

in two days. Mac currently works as an IT

Professional Consultant in the Chicago area.

Curtis Congreve

Curtis is working toward a PhD in

Paleontology at University of Kansas.

2003Alexandra Pagels Penry

Alex married Josh Penry on La Lumiere’s

campus on June 15, 2012.

2004Mitch Henderlong

“If it wasn’t for La Lu getting everyone

involved in sports I probably never would

have tried them. Now I am playing Semi-pro

football down here in Evansville. Thank you

La Lu (and Doc) for pushing me for four

years.”

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2005Meagan Breidert

Meagan graduated magna cum laude from

Loyola University Chicago in 2009 with

degrees in anthropology and

Spanish. After a year spent teaching

English and learning mandarin in China,

Meagan graduated from the School of

Public and Environmental affairs at Indiana

University in 2012 and now works for

PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington

DC in their advisory division. Meagan

spent last summer in Uganda working for a

micro-business named Sseko Designs that

harnesses the power of fashion to provide

education for women and their families

2007Marly Tristano

Marly recently earned a Master of Business

Administration degree from the College of

Charleston. She graduated Beta Gamma

Sigma, earned a Certified Global Business

Professional credential, and scored in the

90th percentile in country wide field testing

(ETS). Marly was the highest performing

female and one of the top five in the class.

2010Anna Nti Asare

During 2011-12, Anna served as president

of Stanford University’s Black Union (BSU), a

distinctive honor for a Fourth Form. BSU’s

mission is to foster community among black

students on campus while being inclusive

of others. At the end of Anna’s tenure,

BSU was recognized as the Best Student

Organization of the year, and Anna and her

co-president were awarded the first Student

Organization Leadership Awards in the black

community.

InMemoriamMary Rose Berger, Long Beach, IN – January 7, 2012Mother of Jessica Berger ’05

Virginia Verkuilen, Belleville, IL – February 13, 2012Mother of Thomas ’68 and Michael ’72

Mary Pat Schmidt, Evanston, IL – February 23, 2012Wife of former Faculty Dr. Arthur G. Schmidt

Sandra Calkins Kowalski, Long Beach, IN – May 20, 2012Mother of Michael ’82 and former President of La Lumiere’s Parents Association

James Scully Watts, MD River Forest, IL – August 29, 2012Father of Trustee Rev. Wayne Watts

William Osborn, Tipton, IN – October 4, 2012Faculty 1994-2002

They’ll bury a teacher today. But his memory lives above ground. Good for us for

knowing such a man. Good for us for being taught by such a great guy. Good for

us that we can know the difference and celebrate from all corners of the Earth. It’s

the best present we could give you, Mr. Osborn. You’ve put your caring hands on too

many burdened shoulders, and you did the best you could. We’ve got it from here.

- Michael J. Dolan ‘98

Over the July 4th break, the descendants of Meinrad and Theresa Rumely gathered on the La Lumiere campus for

another of their quadrennial clan gatherings, which the family has been holding on campus since the early 1980s. This

year the gathering attracted over 110 attendees from across the country, including La Lumiere grads John Rumely ‘69,

Peter Sparrow ‘76 and Geoffrey Sparrow ‘78. “We love the setting and tradition that La Lumiere provides for these

gatherings” explained John Rumely. “Even with the heat of the summer, the dorms were comfortably air conditioned

and the campus provided lots of fun for everyone - softball, tennis, fishing, barbeque, and after-dinner songs in the

dining room. There is a generation of cousins who look forward to what they call “family camp” every four years.”40 | La Lumiere Magazine 2012

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Meagan Breidert ’05 in Uganda

Anna Nti Asare ’10 and fellow Stanford Classmate

rick Newcombe ’69

In 1966, my parents were concerned that I

would become a high school dropout. I was

playing in a band and going out every night.

Studying had become something foreign to me.

By 1969, I became the first transfer student to

graduate from La Lumiere, and my personal

transformation was astounding. I developed a

love of learning that has only gotten stronger

over the years. I am Trustee because the school

played such a pivotal role in my development,

just when I needed it, and I want to repay what

I regard as a debt of gratitude.

The friendships I made at La Lumiere School

have lasted a lifetime. Today, even with 200

students, there are bonds of friendship being

formed that will last as long as mine have. In this

way, too, La Lumiere gave me a gift that keeps

on giving, and now it is my turn to give back.

The emphasis on studying and learning,

combined with sports and other physical

exercise, and the school's Catholic heritage,

make La Lumiere a very unique place,

and I want to do whatever I can to help

Headmaster Kennedy the faculty, staff and

students achieve continued success.

John rumely ’69

I am a trustee of La Lumiere because the

work offers me an opportunity to contribute

to something wonderful that is growing

and flourishing, and is in constant need of

support to continue doing what is does so

well. I remember the School’s rather humble

beginnings and it’s very exciting to see what has

come to be only fifty years later. One analogy

that occurs to me is that of a garden, on which

one can rely and expect wonderful produce

and rewards, but not without diligence, patience,

sacrifice and love. La Lumiere has been a family

endeavor for the Rumelys, with my father as

one of the first trustees, my brother as a faculty

member in the first decade, and with my sister

and cousins preceding me on the board. I’m

honored and quite challenged to live up to their

example, and, like a good gardener, I hope leave

the place better than when I found it.

Michael Kennedy ’86

Mark Leyden ’77

Patricia Luck, Parent ’11 &’13

Johanna Miller

Richard newcombe ’69

John Rumely ’69

John Schirger ’84

Kevin Sullivan ’83

Ceil Tristano, Parent ’01, ’04 & ’07

Daniel Walsh ’95

Rev. Wayne Watts

“One analogy that occurs to me is that of a garden, on which one can rely and expect wonderful produce and rewards, but not without diligence, patience, sacrifice

and love. “

Whyam a TrusteeI


edward Costello ’81, Parent ’13 & ’15

Rick Dekker, Parent ’12 & ’13

Connie Devers Falcone ’83

Shaw Friedman, Parent ’08 & ’13

Daniel Hillenbrand ’84

James Kaminski, Chairman, Parent ’08 &’10

Board of trustees 2012-2013

When you start out and you’re clueless and you

go out on the field, inevitably there are some

humiliations. Our Fourth Form year we went to

Chesterton and we wanted to run off the field in

the first quarter, but we somehow made it to the

end of the game. And by the time we were Sixth

Form, there was nothing more important for us

than to win. Like David Kirkby said, we wanted

Northern Indiana and maybe beyond to know

about our School. We wanted people who had

not yet heard of La Lumiere to respect what we

had done. It was so important.

As Dave mentioned, we had a wonderful,

wonderful game at South Central. Then we went

to play Park School and we had a flat game. We

were tired, we let down and we lost by a point.

As the Captain of the team I was devastated. We

had worked so hard the year before. We had gotten

so close… We had lost one game by one point.

I can remember being at the end of the field, by

myself, crying my eyes out. Everything we worked for

was gone. We had lost.

And then, Monday came. And these guys [motioning

to coaches] told us to put our pads back on. It is said

somewhere that saints are sinners who keep trying.

And we walked back out on the field and won the

next game.

We hadn’t realized our dream. But I have never

forgotten the importance of putting the pads back on.

In every endeavor I’ve been involved in since I’ve told

whoever would listen…”Let’s put the pads back on

and play.” It’s what I tell my kids and my colleagues, and

I learned it here.


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After a twelve year hiatus, La Lumiere School reinstated its Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame, honoring La Lumiere’s long-standing athletic tradition. In February 2012, nine individuals and one team, the 1967-68 football team, were inducted during half-time of the standing room only Laker Varsity Basketball game on February 11. The new class of inductees joins a group of 18 previously inducted members. Inductees are chosen based on a level of excellence and commitment to a particular sport with additional consideration given to candidates who participated in multiple sports during their careers.

Back row – left to right: Thomas Crepeau ’78, Christopher Hurley ’77, Lawrence Coffeen ’77, Kevin Nolan ’72, James Flannery ’68, Michael Nolan ’69, David Moore ’70, Thomas Verkuilen ’68. Front row – left to right: Jerome Noel ’69, William O’Connor ’68, Lawrence Sullivan, Cyril Welter ’68, Ronald DeNardo, Warren DeNardo ’80, Richard Magenis, James DeMartini ’70, Lawrence Sullivan, Jr. ’76, Bradley Johnston ’73, John Hiler ’71

athletic Hall of Fame

Put the Pads Back On...Bill O’Connor’s remarks accepting on behalf of the 1967-68 football team

Coach Ron DeNardo, Coach David Kirkby, Brad Johnston ’73 and Steve Rentschler ’74

1967-68 Football Team

blessing a part of La Lumiere’s future…

The first time I visited the new residence for the Head of School was on

the evening of its blessing. The house sits high. Its size is deceptive, as if

impossibly the façade is smaller than the inside. I entered the front door,

opening into rooms surprisingly wide and tall, airy and bright. And despite

the pristine newness of the house, I instantly felt a sense of tradition; the

ceiling beams and solid roominess felt almost castle-like. The ancient-

seeming wooden mantle over the fireplace, I was told, came from an

Indiana farmhouse down the road.

A number of us followed La Lumiere Trustee Father Wayne Watts through

each room as he sprinkled holy water, blessing the rooms and praying for

the Kennedys and for the many people who will pass through the house.

The bedrooms upstairs have lovely views and ample space for children to

stretch their wings. A large central gathering space designed for feeding

a crowd, spacious and comfortable living and dining areas, an inviting

screened porch and deck, an expansive basement, an extra suite for

visitors–this, I realized, is no ordinary house. It’s a home for a family, but

it’s also a Hub for a Family. It’s a place for celebrating and strategizing,

for retreating and playing, for teaching and nurturing, for awakening and

answering, for sheltering and launching. And it’s a space now consecrated

to Christ.

At the end of the blessing, Michael Kennedy spoke of the caretakers of

La Lumiere School–the trustees, emeriti, parents, faculty, his own family.

I looked around at the faces in the room, and I knew the privilege of

what I was witnessing. These are the custodians and the guardians of the

school’s mission, “God’s work with and through the students,” as Michael

put it. They were gathered to pray, rooting the newest addition to the

campus in its deep Catholic foundation. They were gathered to celebrate

and to honor the legacy on which this home is built.

New structures need names, and this home is no different. Many have

been put forward, but the ones that seem to really resonate for me play

with English versions of la lumiere, the light. “The Lighthouse” would

work nicely. But lighthouses warn travelers of dangers, of impending

peril, and the Kennedys are keepers of a different sort of lamp. The light

they tend beckons. Travelers to La Lumiere School look to it and are

challenged by it. Someone has suggested “The Beacon,” and I hope that

name sticks, for La Lumiere’s beacon both calls students to a mooring in

character, scholarship, and faith and lights the way for their future journey.

Marie CampbellMarie Campbell PhD, wife of Dr. Peter Campbell, Director of College Counseling, has been associated with La Lumiere since 1993

the last word

It’s a home for a family, but it’s also a Hub for a Family. It’s a place for celebrating and strategizing, for retreating and playing, for teaching and nurturing, for awakening and answering, for sheltering and launching. And it’s a space now consecrated to Christ.

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2012 La Lumiere School Magazine