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18 MAY 16-22, 2015 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese Shrine of St. Anne Arvada Class of 2015 Mia Almagure Edward Bartoletti Brittney Becerra Jakob Beckish Mason Berger Laura Bokusky Adrianna Casados Emma Cassino Ainsley Chapman Ryan Dinville Natasha Eberle Lexi Evans Caitlin Frie Nicklaus Garcia Haylee Hansen Pierce Holley Joy Johnson Travis Johnson Robert Karbowiak Caley Karl Melissa Kostelecky Linzhi Leiker Grant McGann Nathan Nguyen Joseph Orlandi Tara Orlandi Nicholas Pastore Zoe Paulson Eloise Popiel Vincent Robinson Evan Rogers Johnny Russo Nicolette Sandoval Patrick Schaefer Jackson Scholz Peter Stamm Savannah Tafolla Mary Beth Tapp Tyler Thompson Hailey Valdez Sydney Van Es Preston Walraven Quinn Weakley Emily Williams Erin Winters www.stannescatholic.com • 303-422-1800 Congratulations! 2015 Graduates C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s Jake Alderman Alex Allen Coe Bassett Mike Cremona Haley Darrow Lydia Ellefsen Christian Glatz Sydney Hinman Emma Holdren Molly Lafaver Carson Langfield Andrew Michaud Jimmy Morrison Joshua Obrecht Grace Poletti Nancy Reichert Jacqueline Rivera Maverick Sedlacek Jake Spies Dominic Tamez Jake Thoeny Ethan Trapp Ali Youll Congratulations 8th Grade Graduates! Katherine Anselmi Garrett Arbuckle Derek Floan Ava Fresquez Natalia Garayoa Zachary Genereux Kaitlyn Klepsa Samuel Levine Joseph Moffett Lorenzo Myers Jasmine Nguyen Peyton Pham Hunter Reil Joseph Simpson Christian Tran Paloma Turner Lourdes Classical Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Classical School 2256 South Logan Street Denver, CO 80210 303-722-7525 www.lourdesclassical.org Jordyn Abeyta Anthony Battista Aaron Busche Kendrick Castillo Jenna Cookson Isaiah Cordova Vanalyssa Galvan AminaEmillia Guardado-Paulis Emma Hahn Soa Jerez Benjamin Johnson Quy Le Brianna Martinez Sara Miller Shianne Mitchell Joseph Montelongo Cindy Ngo Anthony T.L. Nguyen Eric Percin Jordyn Perez Stephanie Pham Dominic Sell Sara Stacks Raymond Suniga Travis Valdez Jonathan Vasquez Madelyn von Ree NOTRE DAME CATHOLIC SCHOOL 2165 S. Zenobia St. Denver, CO 80219 303.935.3549 www.notredamedenver.org CONGRATULATIONS 8TH GRADE CLASS OF 2015! S ister Elizabeth Youngs' parting words for Denver's faithful are, "Listen to God and be quiet, and be open to what God is calling (you) to do." Especially for women considering a religious vocation, Sister Youngs of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, urged intentionally spending time with God. Before her departure from a 14-year term as associate superintendent for the O§ ce of Catholic Schools, Sister Youngs, 65, said her own vocation came by listen- ing to God through the events of her life. As a young girl in religious education classes in Denver, she developed an admi- ration for a nun. "I wanted to be just like her," she said. Going to Mass at Our Lady of Grace Church in Denver with her mother also infl uenced her vocation. But she didn't think of being a sister nearly as much as becoming a teacher. "As the oldest of seven, I came home from school early on and was teaching all my siblings as my students," Sister Youngs said. After graduating from Saint Mary-of- the-Woods College in Indiana, Sister came to Grand Junction to teach with the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. She was often asked if she was a sister. "I think other people saw something in me," she said. She decided to explore a vocation and after a while, she said she realized she fi t with them. She earned a master's degree in educa- tion from Boston College in 1985 and a doctorate in Catholic educational lead- ership from the Catholic University of America in 2013. She served as director of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Bill- ings- Great Falls, Wyo. before becoming associate superintendent in Denver in 2001. While serving in Denver she earned a "Leading by Example" award in 2011 and an excellence award in 2014 from an accreditation group. "The 14 years I've been here, I've really matured in my religious life," Sister Youngs said. Living with the "humble and highly-ed- ucated sisters" in her order in Denver has brought growth, she said, particularly during this Year of Consecrated Life des- ignated by Pope Francis. "I think any time you make a choice of a lifestyle ... you close the doors to the other directions," the sister said about her vocation. "So it's scary for people to do this. But I have had so many opportu- nities, made so many friends and done so many challenging things. This August she will mark 41 years as a sister. And in June she departs Denver for the Diocese of JeŸ erson City, Mo. where she will lead as superintendent starting in July. Sister Youngs' fi nal assignment: listen to God Associate superintendent to head Diocese of Je‚ erson City, Mo. school system BY NISSA LAPOINT 303-715-3138 | nissa.lapoint@archden.org www.twitter.com/DenCathNissa Sister Elizabeth Youngs, SCL, sits in her o£ ce with going- away gifts from students and faculty at area schools. PHOTO BY NISSA LAPOINT/DENVER CATHOLIC