Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
The faculty and staff of Seton Keough High School would like to thank all our alumnae for their prayers and support in 2007. We wish you a blessed Christmas and best wishes for happy, healthy New Year. We hope we can count on your support in 2008 as we look forward to celebrating our 20th anniversary.

School News

• Seton Keough had Five Students Participate in Towson University Junior/Senior Honor Band
  Seton Keough is very proud of its outstanding performing arts program. The Seton Keough Concert Band had five students participate in the Towson University All-Junior/Senoir Honor Band held on Sat., Dec. 8th. Abigail Agriesti (trombone), Ashley Huber (Euphonium), Ericka Micciche (Bass Clarinet), Rebecca Reed (Trombone) and Martha Schulenburg (Bassoon) were chosen by Dr. Dana Rothlisberger, conductor of the Towson University Wind Ensemble, for their high proficiency on their instrument. Students participated in a day-long rehearsal followed by a concert of the Junior/Senior Honor Band and the Towson University Wind Ensemble.
• Sports News
  The varsity basketball team is ranked #1 by the Baltimore Sun. They will be participating in a prestigious tournament in Duncanville, Texas, Dec. 27, 28, and 29. You may view the brackets and follow the action by clicking on the Sandra Meadows Classic Tournment Web site. The Seton Keough Track team is ranked #2 by the Baltimore Sun. All athletic schedules are posted on the Seton Keough Web site. The JV and varsity basketball teams will take on Mercy after the Alumnae game on Sun., Jan. 20 (see below for details).
• JV Volleyball Coach
  Seton Keough is seeking a JV volleyball coach. Please contact Jackie Boswell, Athletic Director, (410) 646-4444, ext. 1213 or jboswell@setonkeough.com.

Reunion Season
Several classes held reunions this year. Click here for photos from the events. In addition to catching up with old friends, some reunion classes took the opportunity to raise money for Seton Keough High School. Classes donating directly to Seton Keough High School will receive recognition on the school's Giving Tree in the main lobby. We appreciate everyone's efforts and generosity.

• Seton '42: $1,911, designated to the Seton Alumnae Scholarship Fund
• Seton '47: $645, designated to the Emergency Financial Need program
• Seton '57: $1,800: designated to the Seton Alumnae Scholarship Fund
• Keough '72:  $3,100, designated to the Sr. Mary Earle Scholarship Fund
• Keough '82:  $2,950, designated to the science wing renovation in Lynn Freeze's name and the Archbishop Keough Scholarship Fund. 

If your class had a reunion and/or donated money and it was not included here, please email Tracey Stone, Alumnae Director at tstone@setonkeough.com and we will be sure to include the information/photos in an upcoming issue.

Entertainment Books
Thank you to all who supported the Seton Keough Alumnae Association by purchasing a 2008 Entertainment Book. We are now done with our in-house sales, but you can still buy a book online at http://www.entertainment.com  (for a Baltimore-area edition or any other state’s edition). Be sure to enter our Group Account Number, 133070, so Seton Keough gets credit for your purchase. For those of you registering your book online to be eligible for more deals, you do not need to enter Seton Keough information during the process. We already received credit when you purchased the book.

Save the Date

• Archbishop Keough Alumnae vs. Seton Keough Faculty Basketball Game—Sun., Jan 20, 2008. This game was a big hit last year so we decided to make it an annual event. Please come out and cheer on the teams. If you’d like to play on the alumnae team, contact Sharon Knisely at sharonknisely@comcast.net. No real skills are needed, just a desire to have fun! Game time is 12:00 p.m. The SKHS vs. Mercy student game will follow.
• The Annual Phon-a-thon—Sun., Feb. 24 through Thurs., Feb. 28. Please mark your calendars now. We will be in need of alumnae volunteers.
• The Kathleen Bowen Walk for Hope—Wed., March 5, 2008. To honor the memory of our beloved campus minster, Kathy Bowen, who passed away last summer and to aid two Seton Keough students who are battling cancer, the school will hold a day-long walk-a-thon. Seton Keough students will be in need of pledges and alumnae and friends are welcome and encouraged to participate. You may download a brochure with registration form from the Seton Keough Web site.
• Seton Keough's Annual Gala: A Taste of Tuscany—Sat., April 12, 2008. After marking the Gala on your calendar, please consider joining the Gala planning committee. The next meeting will be in January. They are looking for silent auction items, committee members, and sponsors. Please contact Fran Becker at FBecker56@verizon.net if you can help in any way.
  

Annual Appeal
As the end of the year draws near and you are deciding on your charitable contributions, please consider donating to Seton Keough. Money raised from the annual appeal provides immediate assistance to the school's financial needs. Your goodness keeps alive the opportunity for hundreds of young women to develop their intellectual gifts, to expand their loving hearts, and to go forth as faithful servant leaders who can make a difference. You may download an Annual Appeal form from the Seton Keough Web site and mail to: Seton Keough High School, Attn: Advancement Office, 1201 Caton Avenue, Baltimore, Md., 21227. Or you can make a donation with a credit card. Please call the Seton Keough Office of Advancement at (410) 646-4444 for more information. Thank you for your continued support of The Seton Keough High School.

What's New With You...?
The following alumnae have told us their “story” since the last issue of Seton Keough News went to press. If you haven’t sent in an update, we’d love to hear from you. Email your “story” to tstone@setonkeough.com.

Seton
Marie Bemkey S’42
Marie taught at Archbishop Keough from 1971 to 1978. She recently wrote a book entitled “Liver, Lamb, and Lollipops (the real “Nun” sense)” published in June of 2007.

Shirley O’Keefe Hartman S’54
I am thrilled that my granddaughter is so very excited about carrying on the O’Keefe tradition of attending Seton Keough next year!! My four sisters and I (years ’48, ’52, ’54, ’57, and ’60) would like to add my compliments to everyone involved with maintaining such a high standard as my old Seton High.

Mary Louise Johnson Benish S’55
My husband John and I celebrated our 47th wedding anniversary. We live near Solomons (Calvert County), Md. We have three children and 10 grandchildren and they all live close by. One of our grandsons, Jacob age 12, was diagnosed with Leukemia in January of 2007. He is receiving treatment and doing very well, but we need prayers for him because he has a long way to go. We thank you. I enjoy spending time with all my family and grandchildren. My years at Seton were very special to me.

Joan Schwarzkopf Shivers S’57
I feel strongly about a Christian education. We need good schools. I loved my time at Seton. I see from my 50th reunion booklet that everyone who wrote in had fond memories also. And you can see how this background in education formed the character of these women for life. I have read it four times already….I have two Christian radio stations here that I listen to….I am glad God found a Christian Senior Residence for me that goes by my income. It makes it affordable for me.

Geraldine Wojciechowski Adams S’58
After graduation, I was employed at South Baltimore General Hospital. Married two years later and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where my husband was in the Air Force.  We spent the next 22 years traveling the world and finally settled in Roy, Utah with our four children. We then moved to Escondido, California for the next seven years. We then moved to Rogersville, MO and have lived here for the last two years. We have four grandchildren who are scattered around the United States. We have become snowbirds and will spend this winter in Arizona.

Carol Willem Kocnanski S’60
My husband Kenneth retired on August 2nd and I am sooooo enjoying his being home! We are traveling especially to Baltimore to visit with our families and friends. We thank our Blessed Lord for keeping us safe in their air and on the highways.

Rosalie Maggitti Shaffer S'60
I've retired and my husband and I have moved to Bradenton, Florida. I've taken up part-time reporting, and now write for the Bradenton Herald.To see some of my articles, go onto www.bradenton.com.  Click on 'archives' and type in Shaffer. I recommend writing for extra income, and as a way to make a difference.

Arlene Hopkins Walton S’60
My husband Wayne and I were asked to pose for pictures to be included in a marketing piece for the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, WV. We had a great photo shoot!

Susan Patricia Golden S'61
From all accounts, the First Annual Universal Music Day, held at the Octagon Arts Center, Clearwater, FL, as well as other venues around the world, was a heart-warming, wonder-filled event and a good start for their founders' vision of heart-centered Music and connections through Music. The performers were both professional and committed amateurs and the performances were playful to classical, new age to jazz, opera, to sacred performances and audience participation. Contact Susan—participant, artistic director, producer and founder—at UniversalMusicDay.org for more info or call 727-804-4908 to help plan next year's event. Mark your calendar for October 11, 2008.

Sheila Ann Hughes Morgan, S’68
In August, I retired from the University of Maryland, Baltimore City campus, after 28 years of service and have completed my move to Millsboro, Delaware. I now have 5 grandchildren with another on the way and 6 step-grandchildren, and love every minute of having them around me. If anyone would like to correspond or visit me, contact me at sm50tweety@yahoo.com. I have enough room to accommodate you and would love to see you.

Jo-Ann Brown, S'73
Hello Seton Alumnae—I pray all is well! Upon completing a two-year program in Professional Cooking and Baking at the Baltimore International College, I graduated in May 2006 with a degree of Associate Applied Science. In addition to my full-time job at Kaiser Permanente, I have been working part-time for Chef's Expressions Performance Catering pursuing my passion for food and entertaining. Life is good! God bless.

Mary Lou Gross S’74
I have been teaching for eight years, the last two in an early intervention Autism program for 3 to 4 years olds. I love it!

Renae Javier McDermott S'79
Renae wrote in with an update on herself and her daughter Rachel McDermott SK '01. They are currently living in Shanghai, China.  Renae's husband, Pat, an attorney and professor at Salisbury University, was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to teach for one year at the East China University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai. After passing the RN licensing exam and becoming certified as a Clinical Nurse Leader in December 2006, Renae worked for a short time as a labor and delivery nurse at Anne Arundel Medical Center before moving with her family to China in August. In China, Renae is a student, again, taking an intensive Mandarin Chinese language class at East China Normal University along with caring for her two younger children, Ellen (9 years old) and Patrick (7 years old).  Rachel took a year off from her studies at the School of the Arts Institute in Chicago to follow her family to China and teach English.  Everyone is enjoying life in China: the food, the people, and traveling.

Robin Rice-Jones S’76
I’ve worked for many years in the Washington Metro area. Currently I am a computer professional contractor who takes government assignments. In the past my assignments included working for the Office of the President (Clinton Administration).  Also, I am a voted-in member of the Washington-Custis Daughters of American Revolution Society.  Although I am not a college graduate, I can speak four languages in addition to English and thank Seton for the fabulous education I received so long ago.  Had I not attended Seton, I feel as if I would not have accomplished nearly as much as I have in this life.

Keough
Kimberly Brandenburg Beckley K’84
Since graduation I have gotten married to a wonderful man and moved to Florida. I have four stepchildren ranging in ages from 20 - 26. My husband and I just had our first child together (Nicholas) on July 28, 2006. This happens to be my husband’s birthday as well. He was the greatest birthday present that I could ever give my husband.  I just became a grandma for the first time on October 10, 2007 to a grandson named TJ. May he be the first of many. I graduated from Daytona Beach Community College with my AA degree in 2002 and from the University of Central Florida with my BS degree in Elementary Education in 2005. I decided to stay home with my son before continuing into teaching at this time.  I miss all of my Keough Sisters and hope that they are doing well in their lives also.

Seton Keough
Ami Schultz Gregor SK'89
I have been a nanny for the last 17 years. I married in '95 and we have just had our third child this past July. I am now a full-time stay-at-home wife and mother and loving it. My husband is a stonecarver/artisan and runs his studio from our home so we get loads of time together as a family. We live in Mt. Airy, MD, where we homeschool our 4 and 6 yr old and share our home with my father-in-law, who is soon to be retired.
 
Jeanne Scott Aldave, SK'89
Jeanne is an investment programmer analyst/quantitative analyst for T. Rowe Price Group in Baltimore, MD. She completed the 2007 Boston Marathon in April, her second Boston Marathon and sixth overall marathon to date. Between her second marathon (Oct 2001) and her fifth marathon(Oct 2006), she also gave birth to three beautiful little girls: Lucia, Angelina, and Elena. Their current ages are 5, 3 and a half, and 21 months. She lives with her husband, children, and two dogs in Catonsville, and they all hope to add at least two more children to the family over the next few years.

Kinjal Nanavati Sethuraman, SK’90
I moved to San Antonio from New York with my family last July. We recently had a son, Avi. He is now four months old and really a lot of fun. I continue to practice emergency medicine in Texas and I also donate my time and expertise to develop and EMS system in Gujarat, India.

Darby Chellis Bade SK'92
My husband Jason and I welcomed our first child, a son, Carter Andrew on September 17, 2007. He is the love of our lives! We moved from Virginia to Ellicott City and are enjoying being back in the Baltimore area.
 
Jessica Benedick Webb SK’95
I married my high school sweetheart Rick Webb and we have two children.  Jack is 3 1/2 and Abby Grace is 18 months old.  I am teaching fourth grade at Veterans Elementary School in Howard County.  We live in Catonsville.

Trish Smith SK’96
I have been residing in Florence, KY a suburb that 20 driving minutes south of Cincinnati, OH for 5 years. I graduated with a BS degree in Physical Education from Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC in 2001. I am currently pursuing a masters degree in Multicultural Special Education along with licensure from The College of Mount Saint Joesph in Cincinnati, OH. I am currently working for RC Durr YMCA as a sports official, fitness counselor, in addition to substitute teaching for Cincinnati Public Schools. I would love to hear how my classmates are doing. I can be reached at tsmith24us@yahoo.com

Megan Brake Kilkeary SK’99
I graduated from Duquesne University in 2005 with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. I married my best friend Michael Kilkeary in 2007 and we currently live in Pittsburgh, Pa. I work as a clinical pharmacist at an acute care hospital outside of Pittsburgh where I specialize in the care of geriatric patients.

April Falter Wille SK’99
After graduating in '99 I moved to Florida and then moved back to Maryland after 9/11 to be with family. I met the man of my dreams shortly after, we married, bought a home in Pasadena and have a little girl named Ava, she will be 1 in December! I am working at Johns Hopkins University and am pursing my degree in Nursing. One day soon I will live my dream of being a nurse at Hopkins! For fun I  am a Pampered Chef consultant. I have recently enjoyed reconnecting with some of you on MySpace —what a wonderful invention!

Alison Thompson Webb SK’99
Allison graduated from Ohio State University in 2003 with a degree in Early Childhood Education. She went onto receive her Masters degree in Education from Goucher College in 2005. She is teaching kindergarten for Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Allison was recently married on June 8, 2007 to Matthew Webb, MSJ’98. Her maid of honor was Alexis Thompson SK’01 and her bridesmaids included Lisa Provance, SK’99, and Courtney O’Connell, SK’99. Allison and Matt are expecting their first child in May of 2008.
 
Kristin Dulay Scharek SK’00
Kristin graduated from UMBC in 2004 with a degree in Information Systems Management and a minor in Technical Writing.  She currently works as an IT Specialist for the Social Security Administration in Woodlawn, MD. While at UMBC she was a member of the Women's Softball Team and continues her love of the game by coaching at Archbishop Spalding High School.  Kristin recently celebrated her first wedding anniversary with her husband Matthew Scharek (Towson Catholic ‘00). 

Rachel McDermott SK '01
See Renae Javier McDermott S'79 above.

Becky Wright SK’01
I am currently a stay at home mom with Calyn Jenna who is 4 and Carlie Dannica who is 2 months old. I am getting married in May to Travis MacFarland.

Lola Jemibewon SK’05
Lola’s mother sent in this update: Lola is completing her Bachelor’s Degree Program in 3 years, instead of 4! She is now a senior at Mount St Mary's University. She has been on the Deans List since freshman year. We are immensely proud of her achievements and credit Seton Keough for giving her a strong foundation! We are also looking forward to have her sister, Enny,+ become a freshman (hopefully) next year!

Caitlin Nicholas SK’04
Caitlin is one of the five winners of the 2007 Raven Community Quarterback Award for community service to the Susan G. Koman foundation. Caitlin was nominated by Ashley Johnson, SK’04, who attends Villa Julie college with Caitlin. Caitlin received her award on Sun., Nov. 18 at Ravens Stadium during halftime.
 
In Memoriam
We have learned of the following alumnae deaths since the November edition of Alumlines:

Seton
S32 Helen Green Delaney
S35 Anne Horner Blair
S35 Mary Huppman Dinan
S40 Agnes Matthews Hare
S50 Rita Hittel Brooks
S58 Joanne Butz Yingling
S74 Mary Jo Bouchard Hartlove

Keough
K71 Helena Strauch Nyerges
 
CORRECTION: Last month Lucretia Hart Muhleck Birks S’61 was incorrectly listed in the "In Memoriam" section, a result of misinformation from the post office. We are happy to report that Lucretia is alive and well in Michigan. We apologize for the error.