To pull off twelve years of successful Oktoberfest fairs, the St. Dorothy community has needed many things: the support of our pastor, the enthusiasm of parish families, the generosity of donors and vendors, the intercession of St. Dorothy herself, and most especially the unceasing efforts of volunteers.

Oktoberfest takes a tremendous amount of work. Planning begins in earnest in August. But preparations for the next fair really begin as the current fair is being packed up. As materials are packed away, inventories are done so planners know what supplies will be on hand for the next fall and what prizes and other supplies will have to be ordered. In addition, planners carefully study the records of each booth so that they can pinpoint what booths need to be stocked more frequently and which may need a fresh approach.

Without the volunteers, there would be no Oktoberfest. Karen Rogers, Patty Dwyer, Bill Nolan, and Carolyn Manning were the first Oktoberfest Committee. Karen, Bill, and Patty are still part of the core organizing team. Kara Albanese joined the team about five years ago and she now manages the booths

and games. These are the people who have the dates for the fair on their calendars a year in advance. They are the ones who schedule vacation for fair week and move into the Rectory garage for the entire week to ensure things run smoothly.

Once the real work starts in August, Oktoberfest becomes a family affair. As the planning takes up more time, spouses and family members jump in to help with the care of younger children as our devoted volunteers invest all the time that is needed to make the event a success. Older children are often drafted to help move boxes or to set up or clean up.

It is probably fair to say that none of them knew exactly what they were getting into when they agreed to help organize Oktoberfest. But they all agree that there is tremendous satisfaction in putting together such a wonderful event – an event that helps our children and our parish. It is clear that they love the work because the Dwyer, Rogers, and Nolan children have all graduated from St. Dorothy School and their parents are still involved. Kara Albanese’s son graduates

in May, but she has already committed to at least one more year. As Karen says, “The reason I remain involved has a lot to do with my belief that I should give back to the community that had such a positive influence on my family. I was raised by parents who were visibly involved in my home

parish and school and remember fondly my parents’ dedication. I was influenced by this desire to help out within our community and want to show my children the importance of giving back and being actively involved in something greater than our little family.”

Bill says he initially thought he’d be making a five-year commitment and that the revenue would be the most important part. Now, after twelve years, he says, “The biggest part for me has been the community building within St. Dot’s and in our surrounding community. I think one of the best moments for me happened this year when my daughter, who graduated in 2012, took the train home from college in New York to be at and to work at the fair. I have no doubt my younger daughter (‘15) will be doing the same.”

The Oktoberfest Fair would not be successful without the time and dedication of so many school families and parishioners. There are those who bake for the sweets table and those who spend an evening manning a booth or busily dishing out meals at the food court. There is even a special group of folks who come the last night of the fair to pack up all the supplies and return them to storage. There are so many that help but more is always needed. Yes, it can be tiring, but it is a wonderful way to spend time with other parishioners and give back to the parish community. So, even if you can’t move into the Rectory garage for the week, there are many opportunities to volunteer and terrific mentors to guide you through the tasks.Let’s carry on this tradition for many, many years to come!

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FALL/WINTER 2016

A Fair Amount of Work

What is it?

Twelve years later and it’s still fun and games for Patty Dwyer and Bill Nolan! The late shift finally takes a break on the last night of the fair.

With this newsletter, we thought we would try a little game. This is a picture of something that has been in plain sight at St. Dot’s for decades. If you still go up to the school on a regular basis, this might not be a challenge for you. But, if you have not been here for years (or decades) this might have you stumped.

Do you know what it is??? Let us know at development@stdots.org. A prize will be awarded to a randomly selected correct answer. Check out the next newsletter (Spring 2017) for the answer!

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Third grade teacher Miss McNamee rides the Cliffhanger with Alexis Lazo ( ‘22) and Hannah Schumacher ( ‘22).

Delaney Gust (’27) gets her groove on as DJ Drew lights up the night with music.

A view from the top of the ferris wheel captures the action that night.

Our Principal, Mrs. Sheehan, poses with some teachers after they staffed the game booths one night. Special thanks to Mrs. Jaegar (pink panda), Mrs. Taggart (blue monkey), Mr. O’Brien (guitar), Miss McNamee and Miss Durkin (emojis), Mrs. Beyerl (gummy bear), and, Mrs. Callahan (dolphin)!

Ginger Purcell ( ‘24), Sienna ( ‘23) and Gianna Elliott ( ‘21), Georgia Purcell ( ‘21), and Finley Gust ( ‘21) show just how fun Oktoberfest can be!

The food court is all set up for the 12th annual Oktoberfest Fair!

These tried and true gentlemen lend their services once again!

The 12th Annual Oktoberfest Fair!

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Charger Club $100 to $249 cont.

Francis & Kathryn NewsAmy (Gross) ‘79 & William

Nolan (In memory of William A. Gross)

Trupert & Cristin OrtliebDavid & Carol OtisGunter & Eileen OttKathleen (Morris) Paoletti ‘77Tony & Joanne PrazenicaSuzanna Perry ‘70Thomas Quigley ‘74William Quigley ‘76Irene (Palumbo) ‘58 & James

QuinlanRosemary (Keough) Redmond

Kerrebrock ‘59Patrick ‘86 & Jean RegerClaire ReillyMary & Richard RichCarl & Bernice RichardNicholas RobakDenis & Karen RogersThomas Rowan, Jr. ‘65 (In

memory of the Rowan Family)Michael RuggSteven & Stephanie RussoDavid & Rosemary Ryan (In

memory of Margaret O’Neill)William ‘77 & Annmarie SantoraRaymond & Tara SavageThomas & Christine SchumacherJohn & Marsha SerockSean & Jacqueline SharkeyLouise SheehanRobert & Joann SmithRobert & Gail SpencerGeorge & Nancy StairikerCharles & Lorraine StanbachMatthew & Elinor StewartPatricia (Shay) Sullivan ‘56Robert SweeneyKaren (Bryce) Tomasetti ‘81Cary Toner ‘71Robert & Carolyn ToscaniFrank ‘66 & Catherine

(Ashworth) ‘68 TostiThomas VentoPatrick & Gretchen WalshThomas & Mary Joan WalshShawn & Audrey WebbPatricia WechslerJoseph Werner ‘60

Friends of St. Dot’s up to $99

Eileen Atene (In memory of Oliver Atene)

William & Mary AuveMatthew & Janet BallerinoAlfred BeersJohn & Monica BerginEd & Dolores Boyle

Friends of St. Dot’s up to $99 cont.

Maureen (Murphy) ‘69 & Stephen Bozzo (In memory of Alma Bozzo)

John J. BrignolaTheresa BrennanMichael & Lisa BrightMary Brooks-Blaise ‘81Eileen (Murphy) ‘72 & Bruce

BrownAnthony Bruno ‘75Joseph BrunoDaniel ‘80 & Maureen BurnsJoseph & Mary CallahanDavid ‘95 & Katie CarrMarie CavanaughCecelia & William CharltonRita Christiano ‘66George & Elizabeth CiarrocchiMichael & Catherine ClarkThomas CoccoJanet (Schueren) Colesberry ‘62Agnes ColladoRoger & Marie ConklinSr. Emily Theresa Connor ‘56John & Kalen CookeNancy Cooney ‘64Laura (Sisko) ‘71 & John CostaAndrew & Annemarie CoxJames & Eleanor CurrieTeresa (Murphy) ‘76 &

Raymond CwiertniewiczColleen (Boland) ‘95 & Jeff

DaneseDiane (McGrogan) D’Auria ‘67David & Suzanne DeverDonato & Rita DiAntonioMargaret Rose DiBona ‘59Rose DiGiovanniJohn & Kathleen DonahueJoseph & Margaret DonahueFrank & Veronica DonatoJohn ‘63 & Julia DonnellyStephen ‘75 & Mary EdgcumbeGary & Margaret ElderMichael & Kathleen EndresWilliam & Maureen ErvinMarco & Lynda Esposito (In

memory of Lucia Esposito)Nan FaganJacquelyn (Flick) Fagioli ‘98Christopher Farrell ‘76Theresa (Loftus) ‘63 & Francis

FarrellyJoseph & Janice FascioccoGregory Finley ‘66John & Jackie GallagherAnne (McShane) ‘62 & John

GambaleWilliam & Patricia GardnerStephen ‘77 & Kim GeraceMary GillaneElaine GlebockiMary Gorman

Friends of St. Dot’s up to $99 cont.

Francis & Bridget GrandieriDaniel GudmundsenJonathan & Kelly GustMonna HabichtJoseph & Teresa HalloranWilliam & Frances HammondAlfred & Deborah Ann HilbertMarie HonoraRita (DeLuca) Huffman ‘57Francis & Tara Keffer Edward KellyThomas KennedyRose Marie Kerins (In Memory

of Charles J. Kerins)Albert Krempa ‘58John & Christina KuglerRobert ‘74 & Nancy LambMegan (McClatchy) Lampinski ‘79Joseph & Bernadette LatrechianoAlbert & Harper LazoKeith & Jeannine LeggieriDonald LenzTheresa (Dugan) ‘73 & Gary

LorentsonClare LydonMaria (D’Emilio) Marley ‘71Frank & Melody MassiMark ‘68 & Sandra McAndrewElizabeth McCaughanRobert McCaughan ‘66Mary Jean McFadden ‘58John & Margaret McGaheyRobert & Fran McGowanTimothy McKeever ‘04James McLaughlinEdward & Patricia McMertyDenise (Marra) McNeill ‘66Sally McNicholJean MillerDouglas & Mary Ann MinerJ. Robert MorrisKathy MorrisRichard MowrerJack & Barbara MulgrewLouis & Karen MuthBernadette (Matteo) Naab ‘66Benjamin & Jennifer NapierDiane O’GradyPeter O’KaneKellianne Parsons ‘02Emory & Adeline PepperLoreta (Chirico) Perthes ‘62Paul Pierangeli ‘77 (In memory

of Rinaldo Pierangeli)M. Margaret PilongStephen & Mary PorthJoseph & Sandra PowellJoseph & Eileen QuattrochiAllan & Nancy QuinnCarol Reilly-Rowan ‘60Claire ReillyGeorge & Marie RobinsonDavid Rowan ‘64

Friends of St. Dot’s up to $99 cont.

Jacqueline RuggieriPatrick & Donna ScannapiecoDennis & Alice SchaefferVincent ‘63 & Susan SchuerenHarry Schmidt ‘61Sr. Patricia Miriam Scully, IHM

(In memory of Sr. Charles Miriam, IHM)

Francis SenatoreCharles ServisMary (Gaughan) ‘57 & John

SheehanDonald & Anne Marie ShermanVictoria SiskoLJ ‘53 & Suzanne SlankardRocco & Courtney SpinelliGeorge Stairiker ‘69Edmund Sullivan ‘59William & Melissa TathamAnna Lisa Vagnozzi ‘66John Vasturia ‘76Dolores VinciVilsonn & Susan VitalJames Walker (In memory of

Ginny Walker)Laurence WalkerLaurence Walker ‘75Kimberly Walsh (In memory of

James Walsh)John & Susan WendlingTheresa (Hagenbach) ‘73 &

Robert WhiteJohn WilliamsGeorge & Ruth WilliamsonPaul WinningtonJames Witte ‘64Robert Zowney

St. Dorothy School would also like to

thank the following Matching Gift

Companies:

The Boeing CompanyMerckVanguardWells Fargo

Annual Fund Contributors

Names in bold type indicate over 10

consecutive years of giving

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MSGR. Helduser Society $2,500

Charles & Joanne BernierMatthew & Jennifer DavisDaniel ‘77 & Lisa O’Mara

IHM/Mercy Club $1,000 to $2,499

Amy BrennanJohn & Catherine ConeysWilliam & Margaret CurryPeter & Tricia DeMaioDavid ‘81 & Nadine DempseyAnn Foti ‘77Francis & Ann FotiTimothy Mullen ‘79Jack Ruffenach ‘75Paul SmithFrancis & Helen StecklairJanine (Mullen) Zozaya ‘81

Green & White Club $500 to $999

John & Lisa BellopedeJohn & Lois BevilacquaAnne (Ashworth) ‘73 &

Michael CallahanDennis Cirucci ‘64Thomas & Doris FalinPeter Hughes ‘75Kevin ‘77 & Shari KellyMary Jo Liberi-Thompson ‘72Chris & Betty McGroryBrendan & Jennifer McGuireKevin ‘55 & Rosemary RegerMark & Marie Pat RomanoJeffrey & Susan ShortJoseph & Cathyann StavishMarietta SullivanJohn & Mary SwanickDavid Toner ‘75

Dunphy Challenge $250 to $499

Richard AshworthRick & Liz BarkerDaniel CapitoliGerald ‘54 & Colleen CollinsDolores CotterallMichael Daly ‘64 (In memory of

Michael J. Daly)Virginia (Stanton) ‘66 & Gary

DeBuvitzGeorge & Dorothy Deckert (In

memory of Terence Deckert)Michael Deckert ‘79 (In memory

of Terry Deckert ‘68)Margaret DeMaioRobert DeMento ‘64Mary DePaolo-Roach ‘67Nicholas & Betty Dienna

Dunphy Challenge $250 to $499 cont.

E. Gerry DonnellyJames Downey ‘03James & Tina DowneySean & Gina FlatleyStephen & Claudia FreinEdward ‘59 & Karen GallagherWilliam & Melinda GlynnMichael GreenRobert & Kathleen GrossAndrew & Christina HardyThomas & Diane KilkerRobert KingMsgr. Daniel Kutys ‘68James ‘63 & Barbara LarkinMichael & Carie LitzJoseph McGinnPatrick & Sharon McKennaWilliam & Patricia McKeownEdwin & Kelly MillerMichael & Joanne MontieWilliam Montone ‘66Patrick & Melanie Morrissey

(In memory of Morrissey & Hartmetz Families)

Jeffrey Mullen ‘80David & Barbara MurphyTimothy & Peg O’NeillGertrude (Reinking) ‘62 &

Dennis PalladinoWilliam ‘70 & Mary Jane RoacheKristin SheridanDaniel Smyth ‘81James ‘57 & Debbie StewartWilliam & Jennifer SullivanTimothy Sullivan ‘62Raymond Suplee ‘61Bruce VassalloPaul Wechsler ‘63 (In memory of

Kathryn Wechsler)Robert Wlotko ‘91Robert & Annette Young

Charger Club $100 to $249

Leonard & Kara AlbaneseChristopher Ardizzi ‘88 (In

memory of Robert Ardizzi ‘80)Helen ArdizziJoan ArdizziJohn & Dolores AstutoChristopher Barker ‘94John & Nancy BeckMark ‘75 & Debora BevilacquaJames & Deborah BeynonJoseph BolandMichael & Eileen BolandAlbert Bove ‘61Lynn Braun-Marone ‘58Michael & Marie BrotschulBette Ann BurkeJoseph & Mary CallahanThomas Callahan ‘79

Charger Club $100 to $249 cont.

Carol (Hreha) Campolongo ‘63Vincent & Jill CamutiErnesto & Christina CanalesNicholas & Arlene CaramanicoAndrew & Fran CarrRalph & Barbara CianciolaClass of 1966John Cleary ‘55George & Anna ConaghanMark ConcannonJohn & Catherine ConollyRosemarie (Burns) Connolly ‘77Fran Connor ‘64John Connors ‘67Joseph Conroy ‘94Steven Cornwall ‘86Carolyn (Flick) ‘96 & Andrew

CorrCharles ‘74 & Margaret

CreightonEdward CullenMary Ann (Stewart) Dearie ‘58Mary DennyTheodore J. & MaryAnn DezziPaul ‘61 & Barbara DiBonaDominic & Josephine

DiGiantomassoLeonard ‘61 & Barbara

DiGiantomassoRose DiGiovanniNicolas & Barbara DiTrolioJohn Dolores ‘91William & Margaret DonohueAnn Donovan ‘63Joseph & Christine DonovanTheresa (Sheehan) ‘89 & Andy

DorleyJoseph & Joanne DoughertyKathleen DowneyEdward & Patricia DoyleAlgot & Catherine EricksonLinda (Teti) Facciolo ‘62Timothy FenningKevin & Kelly FordLorie (Palladino) ‘87 & David

FosbennerChristopher Foti ‘73Robert Fritsch ‘00Leighton FromeMary Funchion Maureen GaliaBrian ‘88 & Tricia (McCalla) ‘86

GallagherJane GallagherKathleen (Halloran) ‘89 & Mark

GaudiosiDaniel & Joanna GantzJack & Teresa GlackenFelicia GreenMichael GreenMarjorie GrossJulius & Rosemary Guarino

Charger Club $100 to $249 cont.

Eleanor (Currie) ‘81 & Glenn Habicht

Lisa (Vasturia) ‘78 & Greg Hadden

Rev. Robert Hagan ‘79 (In memory of Brian Arrivello)

Thomas E. HagenbachDiana HallinanDaniel & Lynn HayesChristine HemmertTheresa (Clark) Hoffecker ‘67William B. & Jean JenkinsRosalie JohnsonDonald JordanJoseph & Carolyn KaczmarczykJames Kearney ‘78Catherine KeenanJohn & Lauraine KellyPatrick & Maria KellyCharles & Susan KemptonHaven & Rosemary KeslingTimothy & Mary KulsikKevin Lalor ‘05Martin & Kelly LalorNancy Lazzari ‘71J. Gary & Kathleen Lockman

(In memory of Elizabeth Kirkpatrick)

Virginia Jo LumleyCharles & Kathleen MacDonaldDavid & Sheila MacMasterPatricia (McMahon) Magee

‘55 (In memory of Anna F. McMahon)

Victoria MageeKathleen (Rowan) Mahoney ‘57Louis & Barbara MarcheseAlexis Marley ‘00 (In memory of

Grace D’Emilio)Joseph MarroRichard ‘68 & Nancy MatteoWilliam MayoThomas McAndrew ‘69Paul & Emma McClaffertyJames & Jeanne McClungMary (McBreen) ‘89 & John

McErlanePeter McGahey & Jennifer

SpinnerWilliam McGillanPatricia McGinnJames & Carol McGowan Art & Pat McGuireJames & Margo McHaleConnie McKenzieBrian McNulty ‘86Paul McShane ‘69Sheila Meehan ‘62Stephen & Donna MilesMichael MillikenMichael & Eileen MillikenSean & Rosemarie MorrowJeffrey Mullen ‘80

2016 Saint Dorothy’s

Fr. Michael Murphy (Pastor)

Louise Sheehan (Principal)

Peter McGahey (Chair)

Kara AlbaneseDani Cahill

Nick Caramanico (Finance Committee representative)

Carolyn CorrMatt Davis

Joe Dougherty (Parish Manager)

Patty DwyerStephen Frein

Stephanie GillinKelly GustAlicia Lane

Audrey Neill (Faculty Representative)

Dan O’MaraAlan Pietrewicz

Dave RichMark Romano

Christine SchumacherSusan Short

You can contact the Development Committee

through the school office or development@stdots.org.

The Newsletter for St. Dorothy Roman Catholic School is compiled by the Development Committee for distribution to alumni, alumni parents, current school families, and friends of St. Dorothy School. Its purpose is to communicate, on a semi-annual basis, the state of our enrollment, happenings of interest, an accounting of funds raised and spent, and to acknowledge contributors to our Annual Fund.

Newsletter purpose

Special thanks to the following people for their

help with this issue:

Development CommitteeMembers

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We Want to Hear From You!!!

Please let us know if you have any ideas or suggestions for future

newsletters by sending them to development@stdots.org.

Thanks for your help!Officers Russo and Webb playfully pose with the police bear raffle decorated by the Ford Family.

The gym set-up for pumpkin decorating, just one of the fun activities to enjoy!

• Katie Backe• Genevieve Burke• Mike DiTrolio• Dana Greto• Bunny Habicht• Bridget Lain• Colleen McGonigal• Paul McGonigal• Bill Nolan• Maggie Purcell• Maxine Rich• Karen Rogers• Fiona Scherf• Sarah Schumacher• Matt Short

Frankie McGann – Sullivan Family Scholarship to Malvern Preparatory School

Katie Shallow – Cardinal O’Hara High School

Michael Standen – McGuire Scholarship to Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast High School

Emma Toner – St. Thomas More Alumni Association Scholarship

In the Spring newsletter each year, we congratulate the members of the graduating

eighth grade class that were awarded high school scholarships. The following individuals from the Class of 2016 were

not listed in the last issue and we wanted to recognize their achievements:

Scholarship Winners

We are extremely proud of the accomplishments of all the members of last year’s graduating class, whose 56 students

went on to sixteen different Catholic, private, and public high schools in our area.

Volunteers are what keeps this fair going each year!

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New Teachers at St. Dot’s...

Miss Mollie Durkin, Grade 3

Miss Durkin

...Welcome!

Miss Durkin graduated from Chestnut Hill College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education along with a minor in Special Education. She is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Miss Durkin is a member of St. Dorothy Parish and is teaching third grade. Miss Durkin is also a graduate of St. Dorothy School. When asked how she felt about returning to St. Dot’s, she said “After attending St. Dorothy School from Kindergarten through eighth grade, I am honored to be welcomed back as a third grade teacher. I am very grateful for the teachers who sparked my love for learning throughout my years at St. Dot’s, and it is my goal to encourage my students to do the same. This year is off to a great start, and I am looking forward to sharing more meaningful learning experiences with my third graders.”

Mrs. Monsanto

Miss McNamee

Mrs. Taggart

Mr. Braun

Miss Shank

Mrs. Erzsebet Monsanto, Grades 5-8Mrs. Monsanto is the teacher of our new Advanced Math classes for Grades 5 through 8. Mrs.

Monsanto comes to St. Dorothy School with more than 20 years of experience teaching in Archdiocesan schools. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Villanova University and is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. She studied Math at the graduate level at Villanova University. For more information on the Advanced Math program see the article on page 8 of this newsletter.

Miss Megan McNamee, Grade 3Miss McNamee graduated from Loyola University Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree

in Elementary Education and a minor in Special Education. She is certified through the state of Maryland, and her Pennsylvania certification is pending. She teaches third grade.

Mrs. Andrea Taggart, Grade 6Mrs. Taggart graduated from Arcadia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in

Elementary Education and from Holy Family University with a Master’s degree in Elementary Education. She is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in Elementary Education and as a Reading Specialist. She comes to St. Dorothy School with eight years of teaching experience in Archdiocesan schools. She is the sixth grade English Language Arts and Religion teacher.

Mr. Steven Braun, Grade 7Mr. Braun holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from West Chester University. He is

certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to teach Social Studies and English. He comes to St. Dorothy School with six years of teaching experience. He currently teaches seventh grade English Language Arts and Religion.

Miss Kelly Shank, KindergardenMiss Shank came to St. Dorothy School last year as a long-term substitute teacher for

Kindergarten. She replaced Mrs. Monastra who gave birth to a baby boy. Miss Shank was offered a full-time position and is currently teaching Kindergarten. She graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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St. Dorothy School Development CommitteeFinancial Report for Fiscal Year Ending 6/30/16

IncomeOktoberfest Fair (net) $44,211.22 Annual Fund (gross) $71,829.00 Funds Raised for School $116,040.22 Contributions to SchoolOffset to School Operating Expenses/Tuition Charges $48,638.39 Offset to Second Kindergarten Class $10,000.00 Construct Advanced Math Classroom $8,500.00 Replace Interactive White Boards (6) $7,000.00 School Access Cards and Locks $3,000.00 Replace Teacher Desks $8,327.00 Gymnasium Fans $3,000.00 Gymnasium Draperies $6,460.00 Library Air Conditioner $11,995.00 Total Contributions to School $85,465.39 School ExpensesKindergarten Open House $276.88 Catholic Schools Week Open House $212.96 Be Good to Your Heart Day $580.46 New Parent Welcome Nights $624.56 Grandparents/Special Persons Day $814.30 High School Night $96.47 End-of-Year Faculty and Staff Gifts $3,900.00 Total School Expenses $6,505.63 Development Committee ExpensesDonorPerfect Software Subscription $3,350.40 Newsletter (layout, printing, and postage) $10,827.12 Annual Fund (printing and postage) $5,470.70 Total Development Committee Expenses $19,648.22 Expenses $111,619.24 Balance in Checking Account 6/30/16 $4,420.98

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2005 Class that raised the most money: 1977

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Class reunion donation:Class of 1966

Friends:$7,678Grandparents:

$2,630

CLASS WITH THE MOST DONORS: 1977

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What a great fall season for our CYO teams! Five of our teams made it to championship games, and two won their championships. One highlight of the Fall season was our “Dot’s Day” at Steel Field, where many of the teams displayed their athleticism and fans showed their spirit.

Congratulations to the Junior Varsity Volleyball team for winning the Region 25 championship! The team was coached by Michelle Wolf and Sara Mishinkish. The girls worked hard, were determined, and played with heart to bring that championship home for their school. Congratulations to the Varsity Volleyball team on taking second place in the Region this year! The team’s head coach was Karen Keppel and assistant coach was Dolores O’Toole.

Congrats to the Junior Varsity Football team for their win at the Parade of Champions placing first in Division 2! They defeated Saints Simon and Jude with a score of 8-6 in a hard-fought game. The undefeated team was head coached by Joe MacNeal and assisted by John Butler, Dave Fosbenner, Mark Banes, and Matt Julien. Varsity Football took second place in the region! Head coach Brian Gallagher

and his assistants John Ahern, John Lilly, Tom Coco, Joe Gillin, and Sam Schmucker led the boys in a great season. Both teams played their championship games under the Friday night lights at Cardinal O’Hara High School.

The Cheerleading squad, coached by Kim Sheridan, Steph Ruffo, Jen Vraim, and BJ Griffin, led the fans in cheers at many of the games and had tons of spirit! Children in Grades 2-8 are eligible to be on the team.

Congratulations to the St. Dorothy 2016 Cross Country team, who just wrapped up another successful season. The roster of 45 runners, coached by Mike Fohner and Bob Gross, had a formidable showing at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Championships on Sunday, October 30th. After two months of training and practice meets at Belmont Plateau, many of our runners attained personal records at Championships while leading our divisional teams to strong standings. With roughly 97 parishes represented, our Novice Girls team took 8th place overall, while our Novice Boys took 17th. Two of our runners also received medals for finishing in the top 15 runners of their divisions: sub-novices Reese Wolf and P.J. Lee.

Children in Grades K-8 are eligible to run cross country.

The girls’ varsity Field Hockey team won a double overtime and strokes game to make it into the Regional semi-finals. In her 17th year of coaching hockey at Dot’s, the girls were lead by Jill Camuti and assisted by Steph Gillin and Marie Pat Romano. Marie Pat also coaches the JV girls team.

St. Dorothy Soccer teams played their annual Turkey Cup matchup against St. Bernie’s. Varsity, coached by Ed Miller with the help of Brian Smith, Brendan Smith, and Mark McCarty, won their game 1-0. A great season was had by the Junior Varsity soccer, which was coached by Bill Bradley, Harry McKenna, and Mary Lou Donahue.

The St. Dorothy CYO Board has a new website, StDotsAA.org. Please check it out and sign up for the newsletter to receive the latest information pertaining to our teams. And, mark your calendars for the annual Trivia Night, which will be held on January 21, 2017. Reserve your table and join us for a night of fun and friends!

CYO Teams Score Successful Seasons

Championship JV Volleyball TeamChampionship JV Football Team

Mem’ries, Light the corners of my mindMisty water-colored memories

Of the way we were

Scattered pictures,Of the smiles we left behind

Smiles we gave to one anotherFor the way we were...

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School HappeningsWhen Bob Smith’s daughter, Bridget,

asked to join Forensics in the fall of 1997, Bob said sure, as long as he didn’t have to do anything! Nineteen years later, Bob is still the moderator of St. Dorothy’s Forensics team. Next year will mark his 20th year volunteering. He says the most rewarding part is seeing the kids grow from their first year participating in the program to their third year. He especially likes seeing the quiet kids come out of their shell as they compete.

The Forensics team has a rich history at St. Dorothy School. They practice Tuesday nights and participate in various tournaments throughout the Archdiocese from November through May. Current student, Bridget Lain explains, “You get to pick a piece or poem to practice speaking by yourself or sometimes as a duet.” Mr. Smith “helps to prepare you to make your presentation better” says Lain. When asked about Mr. Smith, teammate Fiona Scherf said, “He’s so fun!”

Principal, Louise Sheehan, says Forensics provides life-long skills; “It improves one’s ability to express his/her thoughts clearly and fluently. It enhances one’s confidence, and it is intellectually challenging.” The current team members echoed Mrs. Sheehan’s praise for the program. Maxine Rich says, “I like it because it helps with presentations at school to speak with more confidence.” Sarah Schumacher says, “It helps more with public speaking for high school and college presentations.”

Former students were also very happy to explain the benefits of taking part in Forensics. Dana (Mazzenga) Greto (’96) recalled her participation in Forensics with fondness, “I owe all of my acting career successes to those early days when a little activity they called

“forensics” (not to be confused with the science – ha!) gave me an exceptional start at trusting myself to speak in front of others.” Matt Short (’00) shared, “Mr. Smith did a great job of encouraging us to support each other so that we could help each other. You were always up there alone in competitions, but the team helped you get ready.”

Both Paul (‘05) and Colleen (‘07) McGonigal begrudgingly participated in forensics under the tutelage of Bob Smith. Now that they use their public speaking skills often, they realize how valuable forensics was to them. Paul said, “I learned way more about public speaking, presentation style, eye contact, knowing your audience, being able to debate a topic with logic from Mr. Smith than from any public speaking course offered at the Prep or in college.” Colleen agrees and added, “Without a doubt, Mr. Smith was the best”

We wish this year’s team much success and thank Bob for his many years of dedication to the Forensics program at St. Dot’s!

Speaking Up for 19 yrs

Current team members: Fiona Scherf ( ‘18), Bridget Lain ( ‘18), Maxine Rich ( ‘18), and Sarah Schumacher ( ‘18)

Advanced Math Program Comes to St. Dorothy

The advanced math classes are being taught by Mrs. Erzsebet Monsanto. See her profile on page 4.

Beginning in September 2016, St. Dorothy School introduced an Advanced Math program for students in Grades 5-8. Students admitted to the program had to meet specific criteria including academic performance as

indicated on standardized testing, classroom performance, work ethic, attendance, and punctuality. A new classroom was constructed in the annex of the school to accommodate the class.

In Honor of Our VeteransOn November 11th, St. Dorothy School

celebrated Veterans Day by hosting our veterans and showing our appreciation through a celebration in their honor. Veterans in the parish as well as those living outside the parish who are related to one of our students were invited to come and share their memories with our school family. The veterans who came displayed memorabilia such as uniforms, medals, certificates of commendation, and their personal photographs. Students also brought in memorabilia of deceased family members who served our nation. All of the items were placed along a memory wall for everyone to view. The feelings of the day were nicely summarized by this statement on the memory wall:

To our men and women in uniform, past, present, and future,

God bless you and thank you!

One of the highlights of the day was 96-year old, WWII veteran Dominic C. Costanzo. He is a St. Dorothy parishioner and was a tail gunner in the Air Force.

If you look closely at Dominic Costanzo’s hat (top center), you can see on the brim that he drew a bomb for every mission he flew – 50 in over 10 countries!

Mr. Costanzo enjoyed the celebration with his daughter, Lisa.

Lt. Colonel Onintza Regil (US Army) is the aunt of Roman & Simon Colaberdino.

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The Class of 1966 celebrated their 50th Reunion on Friday, September 17th. Classmates came from as far away as Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Florida, Rhode Island, and Maryland as well as from all over Pennsylvania. The class also showed their loyalty to St. Dot’s through a generous donation to the Annual Fund.

Bernadette Naab summed it up best when she said, “Time and distance did not break the bonds we formed in the those wonderful days at St. Dot’s 50+ years ago.”

Members of the Class of 1981 celebrated their 35th anniversary reunion at The Lamb Tavern on November 18th.

Celebrating 50 years

Class of 1981 Reunites

Alumni Wedding

Top:Who says Dot’s and Bernie’s can’t get along? Mike Scannapieco (‘05) married Meghan Githens (Bernie’s ‘05) on October 1st... but they refuse to get a combination Dot’s and Bernie’s fl ag for their home.

Left: Here is Mike with his brothers, Pat (‘05) and Matt (‘99), some fellow Dot’s alumni, and some current Dot’s students who attended the wedding.

Focus on Faith

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Focus on Faith

On October 14th, the seventh grade class formed a “Living Rosary” in the Church. This annual performance has proven to be both a creative as well as meaningful way for the students to practice their faith at a deeper level.

On November 3rd, the second grade children performed their annual All Saints Day Prayer Service. Each student selects a saint and researches several facts about their saint. For the prayer service, students dress up as their saint and take turns sharing the information they learned. The children also sing several beautiful songs as part of the service.

All Saints Day Prayer Service

Each year St. Dorothy School holds a Mercy Day Prayer Service to honor the Mercy sisters who serve our parish and school. Mercy Day is September 24th and this year’s service was on September 23rd.

Mercy Day Prayer Service

Sisters of Mercy with Father Murphy (from left): Sister Thomasina Marie, Liturgist; Sister Marie, Administrative Assistant, St. Raphael Retreat Center; Sister Alice Gray, Director of Religious Education; Sister Mary Hasson, Latin teacher for Grades 7 & 8; Sister Martina, Homebound Visitor; and, Sister Judy, Patient Visitor, Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital

LivingRosary

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The Class of 1966 celebrated their 50th Reunion on Friday, September 17th. Classmates came from as far away as Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Florida, Rhode Island, and Maryland as well as from all over Pennsylvania. The class also showed their loyalty to St. Dot’s through a generous donation to the Annual Fund.

Bernadette Naab summed it up best when she said, “Time and distance did not break the bonds we formed in the those wonderful days at St. Dot’s 50+ years ago.”

Members of the Class of 1981 celebrated their 35th anniversary reunion at The Lamb Tavern on November 18th.

Celebrating 50 years

Class of 1981 Reunites

Alumni Wedding

Top:Who says Dot’s and Bernie’s can’t get along? Mike Scannapieco (‘05) married Meghan Githens (Bernie’s ‘05) on October 1st... but they refuse to get a combination Dot’s and Bernie’s fl ag for their home.

Left: Here is Mike with his brothers, Pat (‘05) and Matt (‘99), some fellow Dot’s alumni, and some current Dot’s students who attended the wedding.

Focus on Faith

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Focus on Faith

On October 14th, the seventh grade class formed a “Living Rosary” in the Church. This annual performance has proven to be both a creative as well as meaningful way for the students to practice their faith at a deeper level.

On November 3rd, the second grade children performed their annual All Saints Day Prayer Service. Each student selects a saint and researches several facts about their saint. For the prayer service, students dress up as their saint and take turns sharing the information they learned. The children also sing several beautiful songs as part of the service.

All Saints Day Prayer Service

Each year St. Dorothy School holds a Mercy Day Prayer Service to honor the Mercy sisters who serve our parish and school. Mercy Day is September 24th and this year’s service was on September 23rd.

Mercy Day Prayer Service

Sisters of Mercy with Father Murphy (from left): Sister Thomasina Marie, Liturgist; Sister Marie, Administrative Assistant, St. Raphael Retreat Center; Sister Alice Gray, Director of Religious Education; Sister Mary Hasson, Latin teacher for Grades 7 & 8; Sister Martina, Homebound Visitor; and, Sister Judy, Patient Visitor, Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital

LivingRosary

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What a great fall season for our CYO teams! Five of our teams made it to championship games, and two won their championships. One highlight of the Fall season was our “Dot’s Day” at Steel Field, where many of the teams displayed their athleticism and fans showed their spirit.

Congratulations to the Junior Varsity Volleyball team for winning the Region 25 championship! The team was coached by Michelle Wolf and Sara Mishinkish. The girls worked hard, were determined, and played with heart to bring that championship home for their school. Congratulations to the Varsity Volleyball team on taking second place in the Region this year! The team’s head coach was Karen Keppel and assistant coach was Dolores O’Toole.

Congrats to the Junior Varsity Football team for their win at the Parade of Champions placing first in Division 2! They defeated Saints Simon and Jude with a score of 8-6 in a hard-fought game. The undefeated team was head coached by Joe MacNeal and assisted by John Butler, Dave Fosbenner, Mark Banes, and Matt Julien. Varsity Football took second place in the region! Head coach Brian Gallagher

and his assistants John Ahern, John Lilly, Tom Coco, Joe Gillin, and Sam Schmucker led the boys in a great season. Both teams played their championship games under the Friday night lights at Cardinal O’Hara High School.

The Cheerleading squad, coached by Kim Sheridan, Steph Ruffo, Jen Vraim, and BJ Griffin, led the fans in cheers at many of the games and had tons of spirit! Children in Grades 2-8 are eligible to be on the team.

Congratulations to the St. Dorothy 2016 Cross Country team, who just wrapped up another successful season. The roster of 45 runners, coached by Mike Fohner and Bob Gross, had a formidable showing at the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Championships on Sunday, October 30th. After two months of training and practice meets at Belmont Plateau, many of our runners attained personal records at Championships while leading our divisional teams to strong standings. With roughly 97 parishes represented, our Novice Girls team took 8th place overall, while our Novice Boys took 17th. Two of our runners also received medals for finishing in the top 15 runners of their divisions: sub-novices Reese Wolf and P.J. Lee.

Children in Grades K-8 are eligible to run cross country.

The girls’ varsity Field Hockey team won a double overtime and strokes game to make it into the Regional semi-finals. In her 17th year of coaching hockey at Dot’s, the girls were lead by Jill Camuti and assisted by Steph Gillin and Marie Pat Romano. Marie Pat also coaches the JV girls team.

St. Dorothy Soccer teams played their annual Turkey Cup matchup against St. Bernie’s. Varsity, coached by Ed Miller with the help of Brian Smith, Brendan Smith, and Mark McCarty, won their game 1-0. A great season was had by the Junior Varsity soccer, which was coached by Bill Bradley, Harry McKenna, and Mary Lou Donahue.

The St. Dorothy CYO Board has a new website, StDotsAA.org. Please check it out and sign up for the newsletter to receive the latest information pertaining to our teams. And, mark your calendars for the annual Trivia Night, which will be held on January 21, 2017. Reserve your table and join us for a night of fun and friends!

CYO Teams Score Successful Seasons

Championship JV Volleyball TeamChampionship JV Football Team

Mem’ries, Light the corners of my mindMisty water-colored memories

Of the way we were

Scattered pictures,Of the smiles we left behind

Smiles we gave to one anotherFor the way we were...

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School HappeningsWhen Bob Smith’s daughter, Bridget,

asked to join Forensics in the fall of 1997, Bob said sure, as long as he didn’t have to do anything! Nineteen years later, Bob is still the moderator of St. Dorothy’s Forensics team. Next year will mark his 20th year volunteering. He says the most rewarding part is seeing the kids grow from their first year participating in the program to their third year. He especially likes seeing the quiet kids come out of their shell as they compete.

The Forensics team has a rich history at St. Dorothy School. They practice Tuesday nights and participate in various tournaments throughout the Archdiocese from November through May. Current student, Bridget Lain explains, “You get to pick a piece or poem to practice speaking by yourself or sometimes as a duet.” Mr. Smith “helps to prepare you to make your presentation better” says Lain. When asked about Mr. Smith, teammate Fiona Scherf said, “He’s so fun!”

Principal, Louise Sheehan, says Forensics provides life-long skills; “It improves one’s ability to express his/her thoughts clearly and fluently. It enhances one’s confidence, and it is intellectually challenging.” The current team members echoed Mrs. Sheehan’s praise for the program. Maxine Rich says, “I like it because it helps with presentations at school to speak with more confidence.” Sarah Schumacher says, “It helps more with public speaking for high school and college presentations.”

Former students were also very happy to explain the benefits of taking part in Forensics. Dana (Mazzenga) Greto (’96) recalled her participation in Forensics with fondness, “I owe all of my acting career successes to those early days when a little activity they called

“forensics” (not to be confused with the science – ha!) gave me an exceptional start at trusting myself to speak in front of others.” Matt Short (’00) shared, “Mr. Smith did a great job of encouraging us to support each other so that we could help each other. You were always up there alone in competitions, but the team helped you get ready.”

Both Paul (‘05) and Colleen (‘07) McGonigal begrudgingly participated in forensics under the tutelage of Bob Smith. Now that they use their public speaking skills often, they realize how valuable forensics was to them. Paul said, “I learned way more about public speaking, presentation style, eye contact, knowing your audience, being able to debate a topic with logic from Mr. Smith than from any public speaking course offered at the Prep or in college.” Colleen agrees and added, “Without a doubt, Mr. Smith was the best”

We wish this year’s team much success and thank Bob for his many years of dedication to the Forensics program at St. Dot’s!

Speaking Up for 19 yrs

Current team members: Fiona Scherf ( ‘18), Bridget Lain ( ‘18), Maxine Rich ( ‘18), and Sarah Schumacher ( ‘18)

Advanced Math Program Comes to St. Dorothy

The advanced math classes are being taught by Mrs. Erzsebet Monsanto. See her profile on page 4.

Beginning in September 2016, St. Dorothy School introduced an Advanced Math program for students in Grades 5-8. Students admitted to the program had to meet specific criteria including academic performance as

indicated on standardized testing, classroom performance, work ethic, attendance, and punctuality. A new classroom was constructed in the annex of the school to accommodate the class.

In Honor of Our VeteransOn November 11th, St. Dorothy School

celebrated Veterans Day by hosting our veterans and showing our appreciation through a celebration in their honor. Veterans in the parish as well as those living outside the parish who are related to one of our students were invited to come and share their memories with our school family. The veterans who came displayed memorabilia such as uniforms, medals, certificates of commendation, and their personal photographs. Students also brought in memorabilia of deceased family members who served our nation. All of the items were placed along a memory wall for everyone to view. The feelings of the day were nicely summarized by this statement on the memory wall:

To our men and women in uniform, past, present, and future,

God bless you and thank you!

One of the highlights of the day was 96-year old, WWII veteran Dominic C. Costanzo. He is a St. Dorothy parishioner and was a tail gunner in the Air Force.

If you look closely at Dominic Costanzo’s hat (top center), you can see on the brim that he drew a bomb for every mission he flew – 50 in over 10 countries!

Mr. Costanzo enjoyed the celebration with his daughter, Lisa.

Lt. Colonel Onintza Regil (US Army) is the aunt of Roman & Simon Colaberdino.

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New Teachers at St. Dot’s...

Miss Mollie Durkin, Grade 3

Miss Durkin

...Welcome!

Miss Durkin graduated from Chestnut Hill College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education along with a minor in Special Education. She is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Miss Durkin is a member of St. Dorothy Parish and is teaching third grade. Miss Durkin is also a graduate of St. Dorothy School. When asked how she felt about returning to St. Dot’s, she said “After attending St. Dorothy School from Kindergarten through eighth grade, I am honored to be welcomed back as a third grade teacher. I am very grateful for the teachers who sparked my love for learning throughout my years at St. Dot’s, and it is my goal to encourage my students to do the same. This year is off to a great start, and I am looking forward to sharing more meaningful learning experiences with my third graders.”

Mrs. Monsanto

Miss McNamee

Mrs. Taggart

Mr. Braun

Miss Shank

Mrs. Erzsebet Monsanto, Grades 5-8Mrs. Monsanto is the teacher of our new Advanced Math classes for Grades 5 through 8. Mrs.

Monsanto comes to St. Dorothy School with more than 20 years of experience teaching in Archdiocesan schools. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Villanova University and is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. She studied Math at the graduate level at Villanova University. For more information on the Advanced Math program see the article on page 8 of this newsletter.

Miss Megan McNamee, Grade 3Miss McNamee graduated from Loyola University Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree

in Elementary Education and a minor in Special Education. She is certified through the state of Maryland, and her Pennsylvania certification is pending. She teaches third grade.

Mrs. Andrea Taggart, Grade 6Mrs. Taggart graduated from Arcadia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in

Elementary Education and from Holy Family University with a Master’s degree in Elementary Education. She is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in Elementary Education and as a Reading Specialist. She comes to St. Dorothy School with eight years of teaching experience in Archdiocesan schools. She is the sixth grade English Language Arts and Religion teacher.

Mr. Steven Braun, Grade 7Mr. Braun holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from West Chester University. He is

certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to teach Social Studies and English. He comes to St. Dorothy School with six years of teaching experience. He currently teaches seventh grade English Language Arts and Religion.

Miss Kelly Shank, KindergardenMiss Shank came to St. Dorothy School last year as a long-term substitute teacher for

Kindergarten. She replaced Mrs. Monastra who gave birth to a baby boy. Miss Shank was offered a full-time position and is currently teaching Kindergarten. She graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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St. Dorothy School Development CommitteeFinancial Report for Fiscal Year Ending 6/30/16

IncomeOktoberfest Fair (net) $44,211.22 Annual Fund (gross) $71,829.00 Funds Raised for School $116,040.22 Contributions to SchoolOffset to School Operating Expenses/Tuition Charges $48,638.39 Offset to Second Kindergarten Class $10,000.00 Construct Advanced Math Classroom $8,500.00 Replace Interactive White Boards (6) $7,000.00 School Access Cards and Locks $3,000.00 Replace Teacher Desks $8,327.00 Gymnasium Fans $3,000.00 Gymnasium Draperies $6,460.00 Library Air Conditioner $11,995.00 Total Contributions to School $85,465.39 School ExpensesKindergarten Open House $276.88 Catholic Schools Week Open House $212.96 Be Good to Your Heart Day $580.46 New Parent Welcome Nights $624.56 Grandparents/Special Persons Day $814.30 High School Night $96.47 End-of-Year Faculty and Staff Gifts $3,900.00 Total School Expenses $6,505.63 Development Committee ExpensesDonorPerfect Software Subscription $3,350.40 Newsletter (layout, printing, and postage) $10,827.12 Annual Fund (printing and postage) $5,470.70 Total Development Committee Expenses $19,648.22 Expenses $111,619.24 Balance in Checking Account 6/30/16 $4,420.98

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Class reunion donation:Class of 1966

Friends:$7,678Grandparents:

$2,630

CLASS WITH THE MOST DONORS: 1977

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MSGR. Helduser Society $2,500

Charles & Joanne BernierMatthew & Jennifer DavisDaniel ‘77 & Lisa O’Mara

IHM/Mercy Club $1,000 to $2,499

Amy BrennanJohn & Catherine ConeysWilliam & Margaret CurryPeter & Tricia DeMaioDavid ‘81 & Nadine DempseyAnn Foti ‘77Francis & Ann FotiTimothy Mullen ‘79Jack Ruffenach ‘75Paul SmithFrancis & Helen StecklairJanine (Mullen) Zozaya ‘81

Green & White Club $500 to $999

John & Lisa BellopedeJohn & Lois BevilacquaAnne (Ashworth) ‘73 &

Michael CallahanDennis Cirucci ‘64Thomas & Doris FalinPeter Hughes ‘75Kevin ‘77 & Shari KellyMary Jo Liberi-Thompson ‘72Chris & Betty McGroryBrendan & Jennifer McGuireKevin ‘55 & Rosemary RegerMark & Marie Pat RomanoJeffrey & Susan ShortJoseph & Cathyann StavishMarietta SullivanJohn & Mary SwanickDavid Toner ‘75

Dunphy Challenge $250 to $499

Richard AshworthRick & Liz BarkerDaniel CapitoliGerald ‘54 & Colleen CollinsDolores CotterallMichael Daly ‘64 (In memory of

Michael J. Daly)Virginia (Stanton) ‘66 & Gary

DeBuvitzGeorge & Dorothy Deckert (In

memory of Terence Deckert)Michael Deckert ‘79 (In memory

of Terry Deckert ‘68)Margaret DeMaioRobert DeMento ‘64Mary DePaolo-Roach ‘67Nicholas & Betty Dienna

Dunphy Challenge $250 to $499 cont.

E. Gerry DonnellyJames Downey ‘03James & Tina DowneySean & Gina FlatleyStephen & Claudia FreinEdward ‘59 & Karen GallagherWilliam & Melinda GlynnMichael GreenRobert & Kathleen GrossAndrew & Christina HardyThomas & Diane KilkerRobert KingMsgr. Daniel Kutys ‘68James ‘63 & Barbara LarkinMichael & Carie LitzJoseph McGinnPatrick & Sharon McKennaWilliam & Patricia McKeownEdwin & Kelly MillerMichael & Joanne MontieWilliam Montone ‘66Patrick & Melanie Morrissey

(In memory of Morrissey & Hartmetz Families)

Jeffrey Mullen ‘80David & Barbara MurphyTimothy & Peg O’NeillGertrude (Reinking) ‘62 &

Dennis PalladinoWilliam ‘70 & Mary Jane RoacheKristin SheridanDaniel Smyth ‘81James ‘57 & Debbie StewartWilliam & Jennifer SullivanTimothy Sullivan ‘62Raymond Suplee ‘61Bruce VassalloPaul Wechsler ‘63 (In memory of

Kathryn Wechsler)Robert Wlotko ‘91Robert & Annette Young

Charger Club $100 to $249

Leonard & Kara AlbaneseChristopher Ardizzi ‘88 (In

memory of Robert Ardizzi ‘80)Helen ArdizziJoan ArdizziJohn & Dolores AstutoChristopher Barker ‘94John & Nancy BeckMark ‘75 & Debora BevilacquaJames & Deborah BeynonJoseph BolandMichael & Eileen BolandAlbert Bove ‘61Lynn Braun-Marone ‘58Michael & Marie BrotschulBette Ann BurkeJoseph & Mary CallahanThomas Callahan ‘79

Charger Club $100 to $249 cont.

Carol (Hreha) Campolongo ‘63Vincent & Jill CamutiErnesto & Christina CanalesNicholas & Arlene CaramanicoAndrew & Fran CarrRalph & Barbara CianciolaClass of 1966John Cleary ‘55George & Anna ConaghanMark ConcannonJohn & Catherine ConollyRosemarie (Burns) Connolly ‘77Fran Connor ‘64John Connors ‘67Joseph Conroy ‘94Steven Cornwall ‘86Carolyn (Flick) ‘96 & Andrew

CorrCharles ‘74 & Margaret

CreightonEdward CullenMary Ann (Stewart) Dearie ‘58Mary DennyTheodore J. & MaryAnn DezziPaul ‘61 & Barbara DiBonaDominic & Josephine

DiGiantomassoLeonard ‘61 & Barbara

DiGiantomassoRose DiGiovanniNicolas & Barbara DiTrolioJohn Dolores ‘91William & Margaret DonohueAnn Donovan ‘63Joseph & Christine DonovanTheresa (Sheehan) ‘89 & Andy

DorleyJoseph & Joanne DoughertyKathleen DowneyEdward & Patricia DoyleAlgot & Catherine EricksonLinda (Teti) Facciolo ‘62Timothy FenningKevin & Kelly FordLorie (Palladino) ‘87 & David

FosbennerChristopher Foti ‘73Robert Fritsch ‘00Leighton FromeMary Funchion Maureen GaliaBrian ‘88 & Tricia (McCalla) ‘86

GallagherJane GallagherKathleen (Halloran) ‘89 & Mark

GaudiosiDaniel & Joanna GantzJack & Teresa GlackenFelicia GreenMichael GreenMarjorie GrossJulius & Rosemary Guarino

Charger Club $100 to $249 cont.

Eleanor (Currie) ‘81 & Glenn Habicht

Lisa (Vasturia) ‘78 & Greg Hadden

Rev. Robert Hagan ‘79 (In memory of Brian Arrivello)

Thomas E. HagenbachDiana HallinanDaniel & Lynn HayesChristine HemmertTheresa (Clark) Hoffecker ‘67William B. & Jean JenkinsRosalie JohnsonDonald JordanJoseph & Carolyn KaczmarczykJames Kearney ‘78Catherine KeenanJohn & Lauraine KellyPatrick & Maria KellyCharles & Susan KemptonHaven & Rosemary KeslingTimothy & Mary KulsikKevin Lalor ‘05Martin & Kelly LalorNancy Lazzari ‘71J. Gary & Kathleen Lockman

(In memory of Elizabeth Kirkpatrick)

Virginia Jo LumleyCharles & Kathleen MacDonaldDavid & Sheila MacMasterPatricia (McMahon) Magee

‘55 (In memory of Anna F. McMahon)

Victoria MageeKathleen (Rowan) Mahoney ‘57Louis & Barbara MarcheseAlexis Marley ‘00 (In memory of

Grace D’Emilio)Joseph MarroRichard ‘68 & Nancy MatteoWilliam MayoThomas McAndrew ‘69Paul & Emma McClaffertyJames & Jeanne McClungMary (McBreen) ‘89 & John

McErlanePeter McGahey & Jennifer

SpinnerWilliam McGillanPatricia McGinnJames & Carol McGowan Art & Pat McGuireJames & Margo McHaleConnie McKenzieBrian McNulty ‘86Paul McShane ‘69Sheila Meehan ‘62Stephen & Donna MilesMichael MillikenMichael & Eileen MillikenSean & Rosemarie MorrowJeffrey Mullen ‘80

2016 Saint Dorothy’s

Fr. Michael Murphy (Pastor)

Louise Sheehan (Principal)

Peter McGahey (Chair)

Kara AlbaneseDani Cahill

Nick Caramanico (Finance Committee representative)

Carolyn CorrMatt Davis

Joe Dougherty (Parish Manager)

Patty DwyerStephen Frein

Stephanie GillinKelly GustAlicia Lane

Audrey Neill (Faculty Representative)

Dan O’MaraAlan Pietrewicz

Dave RichMark Romano

Christine SchumacherSusan Short

You can contact the Development Committee

through the school office or development@stdots.org.

The Newsletter for St. Dorothy Roman Catholic School is compiled by the Development Committee for distribution to alumni, alumni parents, current school families, and friends of St. Dorothy School. Its purpose is to communicate, on a semi-annual basis, the state of our enrollment, happenings of interest, an accounting of funds raised and spent, and to acknowledge contributors to our Annual Fund.

Newsletter purpose

Special thanks to the following people for their

help with this issue:

Development CommitteeMembers

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We Want to Hear From You!!!

Please let us know if you have any ideas or suggestions for future

newsletters by sending them to development@stdots.org.

Thanks for your help!Officers Russo and Webb playfully pose with the police bear raffle decorated by the Ford Family.

The gym set-up for pumpkin decorating, just one of the fun activities to enjoy!

• Katie Backe• Genevieve Burke• Mike DiTrolio• Dana Greto• Bunny Habicht• Bridget Lain• Colleen McGonigal• Paul McGonigal• Bill Nolan• Maggie Purcell• Maxine Rich• Karen Rogers• Fiona Scherf• Sarah Schumacher• Matt Short

Frankie McGann – Sullivan Family Scholarship to Malvern Preparatory School

Katie Shallow – Cardinal O’Hara High School

Michael Standen – McGuire Scholarship to Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast High School

Emma Toner – St. Thomas More Alumni Association Scholarship

In the Spring newsletter each year, we congratulate the members of the graduating

eighth grade class that were awarded high school scholarships. The following individuals from the Class of 2016 were

not listed in the last issue and we wanted to recognize their achievements:

Scholarship Winners

We are extremely proud of the accomplishments of all the members of last year’s graduating class, whose 56 students

went on to sixteen different Catholic, private, and public high schools in our area.

Volunteers are what keeps this fair going each year!

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Third grade teacher Miss McNamee rides the Cliffhanger with Alexis Lazo ( ‘22) and Hannah Schumacher ( ‘22).

Delaney Gust (’27) gets her groove on as DJ Drew lights up the night with music.

A view from the top of the ferris wheel captures the action that night.

Our Principal, Mrs. Sheehan, poses with some teachers after they staffed the game booths one night. Special thanks to Mrs. Jaegar (pink panda), Mrs. Taggart (blue monkey), Mr. O’Brien (guitar), Miss McNamee and Miss Durkin (emojis), Mrs. Beyerl (gummy bear), and, Mrs. Callahan (dolphin)!

Ginger Purcell ( ‘24), Sienna ( ‘23) and Gianna Elliott ( ‘21), Georgia Purcell ( ‘21), and Finley Gust ( ‘21) show just how fun Oktoberfest can be!

The food court is all set up for the 12th annual Oktoberfest Fair!

These tried and true gentlemen lend their services once again!

The 12th Annual Oktoberfest Fair!

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Charger Club $100 to $249 cont.

Francis & Kathryn NewsAmy (Gross) ‘79 & William

Nolan (In memory of William A. Gross)

Trupert & Cristin OrtliebDavid & Carol OtisGunter & Eileen OttKathleen (Morris) Paoletti ‘77Tony & Joanne PrazenicaSuzanna Perry ‘70Thomas Quigley ‘74William Quigley ‘76Irene (Palumbo) ‘58 & James

QuinlanRosemary (Keough) Redmond

Kerrebrock ‘59Patrick ‘86 & Jean RegerClaire ReillyMary & Richard RichCarl & Bernice RichardNicholas RobakDenis & Karen RogersThomas Rowan, Jr. ‘65 (In

memory of the Rowan Family)Michael RuggSteven & Stephanie RussoDavid & Rosemary Ryan (In

memory of Margaret O’Neill)William ‘77 & Annmarie SantoraRaymond & Tara SavageThomas & Christine SchumacherJohn & Marsha SerockSean & Jacqueline SharkeyLouise SheehanRobert & Joann SmithRobert & Gail SpencerGeorge & Nancy StairikerCharles & Lorraine StanbachMatthew & Elinor StewartPatricia (Shay) Sullivan ‘56Robert SweeneyKaren (Bryce) Tomasetti ‘81Cary Toner ‘71Robert & Carolyn ToscaniFrank ‘66 & Catherine

(Ashworth) ‘68 TostiThomas VentoPatrick & Gretchen WalshThomas & Mary Joan WalshShawn & Audrey WebbPatricia WechslerJoseph Werner ‘60

Friends of St. Dot’s up to $99

Eileen Atene (In memory of Oliver Atene)

William & Mary AuveMatthew & Janet BallerinoAlfred BeersJohn & Monica BerginEd & Dolores Boyle

Friends of St. Dot’s up to $99 cont.

Maureen (Murphy) ‘69 & Stephen Bozzo (In memory of Alma Bozzo)

John J. BrignolaTheresa BrennanMichael & Lisa BrightMary Brooks-Blaise ‘81Eileen (Murphy) ‘72 & Bruce

BrownAnthony Bruno ‘75Joseph BrunoDaniel ‘80 & Maureen BurnsJoseph & Mary CallahanDavid ‘95 & Katie CarrMarie CavanaughCecelia & William CharltonRita Christiano ‘66George & Elizabeth CiarrocchiMichael & Catherine ClarkThomas CoccoJanet (Schueren) Colesberry ‘62Agnes ColladoRoger & Marie ConklinSr. Emily Theresa Connor ‘56John & Kalen CookeNancy Cooney ‘64Laura (Sisko) ‘71 & John CostaAndrew & Annemarie CoxJames & Eleanor CurrieTeresa (Murphy) ‘76 &

Raymond CwiertniewiczColleen (Boland) ‘95 & Jeff

DaneseDiane (McGrogan) D’Auria ‘67David & Suzanne DeverDonato & Rita DiAntonioMargaret Rose DiBona ‘59Rose DiGiovanniJohn & Kathleen DonahueJoseph & Margaret DonahueFrank & Veronica DonatoJohn ‘63 & Julia DonnellyStephen ‘75 & Mary EdgcumbeGary & Margaret ElderMichael & Kathleen EndresWilliam & Maureen ErvinMarco & Lynda Esposito (In

memory of Lucia Esposito)Nan FaganJacquelyn (Flick) Fagioli ‘98Christopher Farrell ‘76Theresa (Loftus) ‘63 & Francis

FarrellyJoseph & Janice FascioccoGregory Finley ‘66John & Jackie GallagherAnne (McShane) ‘62 & John

GambaleWilliam & Patricia GardnerStephen ‘77 & Kim GeraceMary GillaneElaine GlebockiMary Gorman

Friends of St. Dot’s up to $99 cont.

Francis & Bridget GrandieriDaniel GudmundsenJonathan & Kelly GustMonna HabichtJoseph & Teresa HalloranWilliam & Frances HammondAlfred & Deborah Ann HilbertMarie HonoraRita (DeLuca) Huffman ‘57Francis & Tara Keffer Edward KellyThomas KennedyRose Marie Kerins (In Memory

of Charles J. Kerins)Albert Krempa ‘58John & Christina KuglerRobert ‘74 & Nancy LambMegan (McClatchy) Lampinski ‘79Joseph & Bernadette LatrechianoAlbert & Harper LazoKeith & Jeannine LeggieriDonald LenzTheresa (Dugan) ‘73 & Gary

LorentsonClare LydonMaria (D’Emilio) Marley ‘71Frank & Melody MassiMark ‘68 & Sandra McAndrewElizabeth McCaughanRobert McCaughan ‘66Mary Jean McFadden ‘58John & Margaret McGaheyRobert & Fran McGowanTimothy McKeever ‘04James McLaughlinEdward & Patricia McMertyDenise (Marra) McNeill ‘66Sally McNicholJean MillerDouglas & Mary Ann MinerJ. Robert MorrisKathy MorrisRichard MowrerJack & Barbara MulgrewLouis & Karen MuthBernadette (Matteo) Naab ‘66Benjamin & Jennifer NapierDiane O’GradyPeter O’KaneKellianne Parsons ‘02Emory & Adeline PepperLoreta (Chirico) Perthes ‘62Paul Pierangeli ‘77 (In memory

of Rinaldo Pierangeli)M. Margaret PilongStephen & Mary PorthJoseph & Sandra PowellJoseph & Eileen QuattrochiAllan & Nancy QuinnCarol Reilly-Rowan ‘60Claire ReillyGeorge & Marie RobinsonDavid Rowan ‘64

Friends of St. Dot’s up to $99 cont.

Jacqueline RuggieriPatrick & Donna ScannapiecoDennis & Alice SchaefferVincent ‘63 & Susan SchuerenHarry Schmidt ‘61Sr. Patricia Miriam Scully, IHM

(In memory of Sr. Charles Miriam, IHM)

Francis SenatoreCharles ServisMary (Gaughan) ‘57 & John

SheehanDonald & Anne Marie ShermanVictoria SiskoLJ ‘53 & Suzanne SlankardRocco & Courtney SpinelliGeorge Stairiker ‘69Edmund Sullivan ‘59William & Melissa TathamAnna Lisa Vagnozzi ‘66John Vasturia ‘76Dolores VinciVilsonn & Susan VitalJames Walker (In memory of

Ginny Walker)Laurence WalkerLaurence Walker ‘75Kimberly Walsh (In memory of

James Walsh)John & Susan WendlingTheresa (Hagenbach) ‘73 &

Robert WhiteJohn WilliamsGeorge & Ruth WilliamsonPaul WinningtonJames Witte ‘64Robert Zowney

St. Dorothy School would also like to

thank the following Matching Gift

Companies:

The Boeing CompanyMerckVanguardWells Fargo

Annual Fund Contributors

Names in bold type indicate over 10

consecutive years of giving

To pull off twelve years of successful Oktoberfest fairs, the St. Dorothy community has needed many things: the support of our pastor, the enthusiasm of parish families, the generosity of donors and vendors, the intercession of St. Dorothy herself, and most especially the unceasing efforts of volunteers.

Oktoberfest takes a tremendous amount of work. Planning begins in earnest in August. But preparations for the next fair really begin as the current fair is being packed up. As materials are packed away, inventories are done so planners know what supplies will be on hand for the next fall and what prizes and other supplies will have to be ordered. In addition, planners carefully study the records of each booth so that they can pinpoint what booths need to be stocked more frequently and which may need a fresh approach.

Without the volunteers, there would be no Oktoberfest. Karen Rogers, Patty Dwyer, Bill Nolan, and Carolyn Manning were the first Oktoberfest Committee. Karen, Bill, and Patty are still part of the core organizing team. Kara Albanese joined the team about five years ago and she now manages the booths

and games. These are the people who have the dates for the fair on their calendars a year in advance. They are the ones who schedule vacation for fair week and move into the Rectory garage for the entire week to ensure things run smoothly.

Once the real work starts in August, Oktoberfest becomes a family affair. As the planning takes up more time, spouses and family members jump in to help with the care of younger children as our devoted volunteers invest all the time that is needed to make the event a success. Older children are often drafted to help move boxes or to set up or clean up.

It is probably fair to say that none of them knew exactly what they were getting into when they agreed to help organize Oktoberfest. But they all agree that there is tremendous satisfaction in putting together such a wonderful event – an event that helps our children and our parish. It is clear that they love the work because the Dwyer, Rogers, and Nolan children have all graduated from St. Dorothy School and their parents are still involved. Kara Albanese’s son graduates

in May, but she has already committed to at least one more year. As Karen says, “The reason I remain involved has a lot to do with my belief that I should give back to the community that had such a positive influence on my family. I was raised by parents who were visibly involved in my home

parish and school and remember fondly my parents’ dedication. I was influenced by this desire to help out within our community and want to show my children the importance of giving back and being actively involved in something greater than our little family.”

Bill says he initially thought he’d be making a five-year commitment and that the revenue would be the most important part. Now, after twelve years, he says, “The biggest part for me has been the community building within St. Dot’s and in our surrounding community. I think one of the best moments for me happened this year when my daughter, who graduated in 2012, took the train home from college in New York to be at and to work at the fair. I have no doubt my younger daughter (‘15) will be doing the same.”

The Oktoberfest Fair would not be successful without the time and dedication of so many school families and parishioners. There are those who bake for the sweets table and those who spend an evening manning a booth or busily dishing out meals at the food court. There is even a special group of folks who come the last night of the fair to pack up all the supplies and return them to storage. There are so many that help but more is always needed. Yes, it can be tiring, but it is a wonderful way to spend time with other parishioners and give back to the parish community. So, even if you can’t move into the Rectory garage for the week, there are many opportunities to volunteer and terrific mentors to guide you through the tasks.Let’s carry on this tradition for many, many years to come!

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— Fall/Winter 2016 Newsletter — 1225 Burmont Rd., Drexel Hill, PA 19026

FALL/WINTER 2016

A Fair Amount of Work

What is it?

Twelve years later and it’s still fun and games for Patty Dwyer and Bill Nolan! The late shift finally takes a break on the last night of the fair.

With this newsletter, we thought we would try a little game. This is a picture of something that has been in plain sight at St. Dot’s for decades. If you still go up to the school on a regular basis, this might not be a challenge for you. But, if you have not been here for years (or decades) this might have you stumped.

Do you know what it is??? Let us know at development@stdots.org. A prize will be awarded to a randomly selected correct answer. Check out the next newsletter (Spring 2017) for the answer!