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B4 I GRADUATION MAY 15, 2013 I DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER Shrine of St. Anne Arvada GRADUATION I B5 DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER I MAY 15, 2013 Longtime Catholic educators share God's love for kids in the classroom Class of 2013 Kassie Alpers Aubrey Alvarado Jess Becerra Ryan Brisnehan Anthony Capra Hannah Dowd Malory Eldredge Enzo Elliott Philip Elliott Jennifer Fieldsend Wilson Finocchiaro Kellsie Gregg Casey Griggs Jacob Hansen David Hanuszczak Hadley Hauptman Joe Iacovetta Sean Johnson Megan Mally Alysha Marcaida Garret Masdin Riley McNamara Serena McNearny Cameron Miller Nick Mordini Stefano Pelloux Rocco Porreco Daniel Prythero Bess Rosenberg Isabella Sandoval Thomas Scholz Daniel Seifert Will Siegrist Logan Skebe Morgan Tucker Francesca Welter Stephen Wickwire Sarah Williams Jenna Zakavec Congratulations! www.stannescatholic.com • 303-422-1800 COnGrAtuLAtiOns 8th GrAdE GrAduAtEs! GOd bLEss yOu ALwAys! Jennifer Concienne, Jonathan Coufal, trevor Czajkowski, Jean Paul dalton, samuel Ellwood, Jessica Garcia, Aaron Giron, bernadette harney, Michaela Lawrie, sydney Marchetti, dahlia Marcia, david Michael McGill, timothy Meylor, benjamin Morrow, Amalia Munding, Madeleine rumbach, Zoe schmanski, Louisville Early Learning Center (ages 3-5) • K-8th 925 Grant Ave., Louisville, CO 80027 • www.stlouisoflsvschool.org • (303) 666-6220 Congratulations to the Graduating Class of St. Mary Catholic School - Greeley Annika Achziger Musie Atakilt Paul Cangilla Connor Clancy Alaina Davenport Darren DeLaCroix Julia Fiedler Gabriela Garcia Katrina Gergely Bryce Hoskins Eleanor Kruger Bernadette Little Dylan Maupin Shayla Millman Alexandria Minner Blake Pieper Keegan Pike Jacob Schiestel Natalia Sheppard Seth Steffen Margarita Tecle Adriana Alatorre Kyle Howerton Alexcia Walker Jennifer Chavez Jimmy Danh Nguyen Hannah Welsh Ulises Gallegos Lawrence Hartnett Leonard Nguyen Adan Perez 1200 Kenton St., Aurora, CO 80010 303-364-7494 • www.stthereseschool.com JOANN CENCULA JANICE FULLER KATHY GUNSALUS Janice Fuller KELLY KELZENBERG Bishop Machebeuf High School, Denver This school year, several educators High school science teacher Janice marked two decades of service in Cath- Fuller has brought years of experience olic schools of the Denver Archdiocese. in health care and teaching to Catholic Their profiles follow. schools in the Denver Archdiocese. Currently she teaches at Bishop Machebeuf High School and is chair 20-YEAR EDUCATORS of the science department. She's also taught at Christ the King School in Theresa Aksamit Denver from 1992 to 1996 and Mullen Bishop Machebeuf High School, Denver High School in Denver from 1997-1998. As head of the performing arts dePreviously, Fuller taught math, chemispartment at the Denver Catholic school, try, biology and physics to high school Bishop Machebeuf, Theresa Aksamit students in Colorado public schools. said she believes the arts are imperative Fuller earned her bachelor's degree to educating the whole child. in biology from Metropolitan State "The performing arts are a gateway University and also attended Regis to discovering a student's creative and University, both in Denver, the Coloimaginative gift of self," she said. "They rado School of Mines in Golden, and are an avenue for sharing, on a larger the University of Northern Colorado in scale, prepared works of the masters in Greeley for degrees in education and this field." science. She also said that the Catholic Church's rich heritage offers an opportunity for moral teaching within the performing Kathy Gunsalus arts by applying her teachings and sa- St. Pius X, Aurora Kathy Gunsalus teaches midcred Scripture into the performances. For 12 years Aksamit has taught at the dle-school English and literature at St. high school and previously taught at St. Pius X. For the last 20 years there, she Pius X School in Aurora and Most Pre- has "looked at the complete student, inside and out, and realized there are cious Blood School in Denver. Aksamit earned a bachelor's degree in never two students alike." That philosmusic education from the University of ophy shapes a "new and different outlook" on her teaching every year. Nebraska-Lincoln. "Every small gesture of caring, whether teacher to student, or student JoAnn Cencula to teacher, can make the biggest differSt. Mary's Academy, Englewood ence," she added. JoAnn Cencula has been teaching sciShe holds a bachelor's degree from ence for 22 years, 20 of those years in Edgewood College of the Sacred Heart Colorado. in Madison, Wis. In addition to a bachelor's degree in biology from Alliance College, and a master's in education from University of Ala- Kelly Kelzenberg bama in Birmingham, she holds two oth- Notre Dame School, Denver Kelly Kelzenberg has 40 years of expeer special qualifications: she is a graduate of Denver's Catholic Biblical School and rience in education and is marking his holds a paleontology certificate from the 20th year teaching in Catholic schools. Wherever he's taught, Kelzenberg has Denver Museum of Nature and Science. COLLEEN MCMANAMON DIANE POTTER encouraged students to ask themselves "Why not?" in everything they do. Kelzenberg received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from St. Francis College in Indiana, a bachelor's in elementary education and a master's in educational administration at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, a master's in American history at the University of Nebraska and a doctorate in educational leadership at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. He has worked as a teacher and administrator at public and private schools. He teaches fifth grade at Notre Dame School. Colleen McManamon Most Precious Blood School, Denver In Colleen McManamon's office is a plaque that reads, "Tell the kids I love them. —God." McManamon, who is principal of Most Precious Blood School, said she believes it's a privilege to work in Catholic schools. She has also served as administrator at Bishop Machebeuf High School in Denver, St. Thomas More School in Centennial and Assumption School in Denver. McManamon earned her bachelor's degree from Mercyhurst University in Pennsylvania, a master's degree in administration from Baldwin Wallace University in Ohio, and a master's degree in counseling from Cleveland State University in Ohio. Diane Potter Sts. Peter and Paul School, Wheat Ridge Diane Potter, part-time librarian and part-time kindergarten teacher at Sts. Peter and Paul, has held several positions at the Wheat Ridge school from preschool through sixth grade since joining the staff. She began her teaching career RICK SULLIVAN PATTIE WILCOX following graduation from Denver's Metropolitan State College (now university) in 1989 at the age of 40. Prior to that, she spent her days raising three boys with husband of 42 years, Mark. "What a ride it has been!" she said. "I'm so very thankful that my principal, Kathy Byrnes, has supported me in these undertakings the last 20 years." Rick Sullivan Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora Rick Sullivan is the vice president of operations at Regis Jesuit. He believes assisting students "as they strive to achieve excellence in all their endeavors by being open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving and committed to doing justice is central to Jesuit education." Prior to Regis Jesuit, he served as principal at St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo, Ohio, and as teacher and academic assistant principal at Creighton Preparatory High School in Omaha, Neb. He holds a bachelor's degree in education from University of Virginia, and a master's in counseling and guidance from University of Nebraska at Omaha. Pattie Wilcox St. Thomas More, Centennial Pattie Wilcox provides technology support at St. Thomas More School, where she has also taught fourth grade and library in past years. Prior to joining the staff at the Centennial school, she taught fourth grade at St. Mary's Academy in Englewood, as well as kindergarten and fourth grade at Nativity School in Fargo, N.D. She holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Moorhead State University in Moorhead, Minn., with a minor in early childhood education and a kindergarten endorsement. Congratulations, St. Mary's Academy Class of 2013 Since the first graduate in the Cimion Williams Fort Collins school to offer summer enrichment St. Joseph School at 127 N. Howes St. in Fort Collins will offer a summer enrichment program June 3-7 for students prekindergarten through eighth grade. Classes will include cake decorating, science, pet camp, American Girl Doll adventures, Lego mania and pirates. Special classes for children entering kindergarten will include Number Nonsense and Alphabet Adventures. Participants may choose one of two sessions: 9-11:30 a.m. or noon-2:30 p.m.; or both. Cost is $80 per session and all classes are taught by St. Joseph teachers. For more information or to register, visit www.stjosephschoolfortcollins. org or call 970-484-1171. School Happenings school's teacher Regina Hombs directs the battalion. Steven Sgourdos, middle school social studies teacher and boys' basketball coach at St. John the Evangelist School in Loveland, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve Feb. 7. Sgourdos received permission from pastor, Father Frank Garcia, to conduct the ceremony at the school so the school community could attend and join in the celebration. He will serve as a hospital administrator at the Medical Reserve Corps in Aurora. Escuela de Guadalupe School of Denver announced a new endowment fund with Community First Foundation. The Sister Susan Swain Scholarship was created to honor one of its founding members. It will be awarded to students who best embody academic excellence, kindness of spirit, generosity and service to the community. Students in the All Souls Twirling Battalion performed in the annual St. Patrick's Day parade March 16. The team of 25 girls twirl batons, hoops and flag batons as an after school activity in preparation for summer parades. The Englewood Our Lady of Fatima School of Lakewood ran a stewardship project in honor of two of its student's families—the Hoenmans and Krick family—who received treatment at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora. Students raised money to buy fabric needed to make 30 fleece blankets for patients. The students also collected 500 books and magazines to donate and the school's parish donated $1,000. of faith, community, justice and respect. 4545 S. University Blvd. Englewood, CO 80113 303-762-8300 • www.smanet.org All girls college prep high school, co-ed JK-8 Julia Rodriguez Blair Batky Karli Heuer Sophie Roseto Andrea Berrocal Alicia Hombs Serenity Sailas Bonnie Blaich Samantha Jaszewski Ramona Sandoval Abbey Kaelberer Danielle Schablitsky Madison Bruno Sigrid Kite Jessica Sedhom Lauren Cannataro Kaitlyn Knight Jessica Sepple Brooklyn Castillo Loren Koszowski Halley Stennes Seneca Cherry Hayley Lansing Lila Stenson Sarah Meyers Paige Stock Morgan D'Arcy Stephanie Meyers Betts Talbot Taylor Naiman Brianna Tancher Darrah O'Flaherty Liz Van Dorn Katelin Edwards to live the Loretto School Values Kailey Rice Shelby Harnett Elizabeth East has inspired young women Maya Peltes Dahlia Gutierrez Brenda Barron Jamilla Dennis St. Mary's Academy Jennifer Godoy Mariana Avitia Mattie D'Arcy 138th graduating class, Katie Armstrong Zoey Brown Colorado Territory to this year's Congratulations Class of 2013 Sonia Chavez THERESA AKSAMIT BY DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER Julia O'Flaherty Jesse Vega-Perkins Ashleigh Freudenstein Hanna Pardee Elysia Vigil Grace Gau Chantel Pedlar Jingwen Wang

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