Congratulations to this year’s Voice of Democracy essay contest winners who were honored by the VFW’s Deering Post on Sunday, March 7:
Third place- Samantha Dedian ‘10 – $100
Second Place- Danielle Street ‘11 – $150
First Place- Jennifer Ben ‘11 – $200
The topic for this year’s essay was “Does America Still Have Heroes?”, and these students answered that question most successfully!
Congratulations to the McAuley Limelighters for a stellar performance of the Holocaust drama Who Will Carry the Word? at the Regional One-Act Competition this past weekend at Thornton Academy.
Receiving “All-Festival Cast” honors for excellence in acting were students Courtney Libby ‘10 and Caroline Martin ‘13.
An award for sound design was given to Gabrielle Gochie ‘12, while students Amy Richard ‘10, Kat Arabatzis ‘11, Elizabeth McGarvey ‘11, and Lauriana Gaudet ‘13 were celebrated for their costuming skills. A special nod for set design was awarded to seniors Courtney Libby, Danielle LaCasse and Taryn Moore.
The McAuley community is proud of these well-deserved honors and the talents of our young women — both on and off the stage.
The Catherine McAuley High School Parents Club is pleased to announce its contribution of $2,500 in scholarship grants to deserving members of the School community.
The total will be split into five equal scholarships of $500, to be presented to a graduating senior (Class of 2010), an incoming freshwoman (Class of 2014) and one award each to a returning student from the Classes of 2011, 2012 and 2013. All graduating seniors are automatically eligible. All returning students are eligible to apply and further details, including a Scholarship Application form, will be provided in a mailing in May. The scholarship to the graduating senior will be announced in May and all other award recipients will be notified in July.
This scholarship grant was made possible by the generous support from the McAuley community for the Parents Club activities over the past year. Gifts of food, supplies and your labor for the Welcome Back Breakfast, Follow Your Daughter Night, Craft Fair Weekend and many other events have allowed the Parents Club to conserve its income and fund these scholarships. Accordingly, the PC’s Board and members were pleased to approve these scholarships at its March meeting and give back to the McAuley community.
Thank you for your generous support and please look forward to our mailing in May.
Catherine McAuley High School’s Social Action Club recently led the School in collecting an impressive $625 worth of pennies to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) of Massachusetts, money that will not only assist patients and their families dealing with cancer, but help fund blood research in over a dozen hospitals.
Ms. Cook’s homeroom came in first place with $165.03 collected, followed by Ms. Dubreuil’s with $111.40. Ms. Franey’s homeroom took third place with a total of $46.46. For raising over $100, first and second place homerooms are Bronze Champions and will receive a special award from the LLS. A pizza party and breakfast celebration will be awarded to the first and second place winners respectively.
In related news, the Social Action Club also led a recent effort to collect jeans for homeless teens in Haiti and in the greater Portland area. Pairing with local clothing store Aeropostale, the “Jeans for Teens” campaign saw an extraordinary 82 pairs of jeans collected.
Kudos to the Social Action Club for sharing our Mercy values of service, hospitality and compassion with the surrounding community…and beyond.
On Thursday, March 11, 2010, from 8:30 am – 1:30 pm, the Anatomy classes at Catherine McAuley High School will be hosting their annual Blood Drive with the American Red Cross. The goal is to obtain 65 pints of blood this year, which will require approximately 80 donors.
If you are eligible to donate, please consider doing so. The entire process takes about an hour to an hour and one half, but the actual donation lasts only ten minutes. If you are unable to donate, we would gladly appreciate an hour of your time as a volunteer.
Please contact Sister Ruth at rconlogue @mcauleyhs.org if you are interested in donating or volunteering.
During her time here at McAuley, Sister Grace made a personal pledge to undertake an effort so simple, yet so profound – to collect recyclables in exchange for scholarship money for our young women.
It was only fitting that her friends and colleagues at Catherine McAuley High School continue what she started so many years ago. So on Saturday, January 9, 2010, the first annual Sister Mary Grace Scholarship Bottle Drive was held in her honor.
Over sixty students, parents, faculty and staff members, friends and alumnae stopped by to contribute $809 in bottles and cans and $320 in cash donations, totaling $1,029. Other cash donations to the School in her memory have totaled $2,100 to date. These combined dollars will be part of fund to aid students with fees and other monetary McAuley needs. * Recyclables continue to be collected daily in school and will be returned for redemption on a monthly basis, adding approximately $100 each month to this fund throughout the school year.
The effort, led by the Advancement Office with the assistance of the Admissions Office, saw many volunteers pull together that day to ensure a successful drive. A nod of thanks is extended to parent and student volunteers Peter Jendrasko and daughter, Olivia ‘11, and Jack and Kim Miller and daughter, Molly ‘13. Special recognition is also given to Jim Fitzgerald, Par ‘13, for his generous donation of a moving truck for the day’s use.
A second bottle drive is planned for January 2011, once again honoring the woman whose passion was Catherine McAuley High School…and its young women.
Compliments of www.sjcme.edu…
Saint Joseph’s College Women’s Soccer Coach, Michael Bolanz, recently announced his 2009 team awards. Included in the ranks are McAuley graduates Mikayla and Katelyn Call.
Mikayla, a 2007 graduate, was honored with the team’s Most Valuable Player Award. A junior forward, Mikayla is set to be a team co-captian again in the fall of 2010. This past season, she led the team with eight assists and was second on the side with 18 total points. A three-time All-GNAC First Team honoree, she is poised to challenge some of the most coveted program career records during her senior campaign.
Class of 2008 alumna Katelyn Call, a sophomore defender, is the 2009 Most Improved Player. Katelyn played eight games for the Monks last fall and will be a key contributor in the future with her continued development.
Congratulations, Mikayla and Katelyn! The McAuley community is proud of your accomplishments.
Amelia Krahe of Scarborough, a senior at Catherine McAuley High School, has been selected to receive the 2010 Principal’s Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship.
“Amelia Krahe is gifted, motivated, intelligent and inquisitive. Among the faculty, Amelia is considered an ideal scholar, one who enjoys learning and thinking about what she is learning. Amelia is not only special because of her academic accomplishments, but because of her personal integrity. I believe our world and her chosen field of study will benefit from Amelia’s impeccable character.”
Krahe, along with McAuley Principal Sister Edward Mary Kelleher and other award winners and their principals, will attend an Honors Luncheon at the Spectacular Event Center in Bangor on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at 1:00 pm.
The Honors Luncheon recognizes these outstanding students with the presentation of an individual plaque and the awarding of five $1000 scholarships in the names of Horace O. McGowan and Richard W. Tyler, two former Maine principals and executive directors of the Association.
The Principal’s Award is presented in more than 140 Maine public and private high schools by member principals of the MPA, the professional association that represents Maine’s school administrators.
Are you a McAuley alumna currently in college?
If so, you may qualify for the Maine State Government Summer Internship Program, a 12-week program offering paid, full-time employment.
The Program “combines work experience with an educational program designed to provide students an opportunity to participate in and contribute to Maine State Government.
In order to compete for the Internship Program, a student must be currently enrolled in a Maine college, or be a Maine resident enrolled elsewhere, and have successfully completed a minimum of two years of college. Students currently graduating from undergraduate and graduate programs are also eligible.
The Internship Selection Committee reviews the applications and makes the final selections. Consideration is given to participation by both men and women, education of the applicant, and previous work experience in relation to the internship positions available with state agencies.”
To learn more about the Program or to access an online application, please visit http://mcspolicycenter.umaine.edu.
The deadline for Internship Applications is Monday, March 15, 2010.
McAuley junior Jolie Thomas recently spent a day job shadowing Hannah Pingree, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. She sat in on a full house session, attended a press conference with the Speaker, attended meetings, and met the Governor and the President of the Senate. She also had a brief chat with McAuley’s own Representative Joe Wagner!
Way to go, Jolie!
Catherine McAuley High School, Maine’s only private Catholic high school for young women, has established scholarships to be awarded annually to incoming freshmen. Each scholarship is based on the results of the High School Placement Test (HSPT), which the School administers three times a year to eighth graders applying for admission.
Brianna Heisler, the daughter of Mark and Linda Heisler of Gray, has been awarded McAuley’s Academic Excellence Scholarship, receiving full tuition for the four years she attends Catherine McAuley High School. Scoring in the 99th percentile nationally on the HSPT, Heisler is the top-ranking student for those seeking enrollment in the Class of 2014. She is currently a student at Gray-New Gloucester Middle School in Gray.
Carolyn Liziewski, the daughter of Daniel and Sarah Liziewski of Gray, is the recipient of McAuley’s Academic Scholarship, receiving half tuition for the four years she attends McAuley. Scoring in the 99th percentile nationally on the HSPT, Liziewski is one of the top-ranking students for those seeking enrollment in the Class of 2014. She is an eighth grader at Gray-New Gloucester Middle School in Gray.
Developed collaboratively by the School’s Faculty, Administration, and Board of Trustees, these scholarships reflect McAuley’s commitment to academic excellence and the hope that each student becomes a ‘woman of Mercy’: well educated, self-disciplined, enriched by diversity, able to lead and willing to serve others.
The Catherine McAuley High School Spanish Club is working on a very special service project to raise money for a library in Bánica in the Dominican Republic.
Bánica is located near the Haitian border. The library was built in 2009 and opened in January 2010. While the construction of the library is very exciting, there is still a need for books in Spanish for young children and teens. The Spanish Club hopes to raise enough money to send one book per Catherine McAuley homeroom to the library in Bánica. Each book will be sent with a book plaque to recognize the generosity of those who donated money.
The Spanish Club is excited about this project and the opportunity to provide children in need with something as important as the adventure and education of reading age-appropriate books.
For more information, please contact Spanish teacher Elizabeth Mendoza at 797-3802 ext. 2030 or emendoza@mcauleyhs.org.
Come and support the following students who have been selected to represent McAuley in this year’s District Chorus group: Rebecca Tanous ‘10, Samantha Dedian ‘10, Tabitha Dupuis ‘11, Elizabeth McGarvey ‘11, Alyssa Hodgdon ‘13, and Katie Neault ‘13.
These six students will be part of a performance at Falmouth High School on Saturday, February 6 at 3:00 pm. All are invited to attend the concert in celebration of our talented young women.
District Chorus is an annual tradition that unites some of the most talented vocalists and musicians in the area. In order to be considered for District Chorus, each student must participate in an audition process that includes singing a musical scale, an excerpt of an Italian aria, and some additional lines of sight reading. Tone, musicianship, pitch, rhythm, and vocal technique are important components of the selection process.
The Boston Alumnae Chapter Meeting, scheduled for Thursday, February 4, 2010, has been postponed due to alumnae schedules. Notification of a new date will be determined.
Please contact Lynn Brown, Advancement Coordinator, at (207) 797-3802 ext. 2043 with any questions.
Steve Solloway, columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writes of alumna Carolyn Freeman’s (’06) recent inclusion in the Saint Joseph’s Women’s Basketball 1,000-Point Club, an honor she proudly shares with her mother, McAuley Guidance Coordinator Linda Freeman.
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=307682&ac=PHspt
Congratulations to McAuley English teacher Mrs. Anderson-Ek, who was recently honored with Nassau Broadcasting’s Golden Apple Award for her commitment to educating the youth of Maine.
Mrs. Anderson-Ek was selected for the award based on her dedication to the intellectual and emotional growth of her students and the difference she makes in the McAuley community and beyond.
In celebration of this achievement, Mrs. Anderson-Ek will be honored with a certificate of appreciation, dinner at Ricetta’s, flowers from Ann’s Flower Shop in Auburn, and a personal chauffeured limousine ride to and from school, courtesy of Lilley’s Limousine.
The McAuley family is proud of this well-deserved accomplishment, bestowed upon one of our very own!
Obtained from www.sjcme.edu
January 4, 2010
STANDISH, ME – With a jump shot made in the closing seconds against Skidmore College on Sunday, Carolyn Freeman ‘10 (Scarborough, ME/McAuley) became the 19th member of the Saint Joseph’s Women’s Basketball 1,000-Point Club.
Freeman, who entered the game against Skidmore eight points shy of the milestone, tallied nine points in a 60-49 loss to the Thoroughbreds in the Coastal Maine Classic, hosted by Bowdoin College, on Sunday. She joins her mom, Linda (Johnson) Freeman ‘81, who was the first SJC women’s basketball player to reach the landmark, on the Monks’ 1,000-point banner. Johnson ranks fourth in team history with 1,560 points and was a member of the inaugural SJC Athletics Hall of Fame class in 2000.
To have a mother-daughter combination score 1,000 points at the same institution is believed to be a rarity. Upon research, the only other documented feat of this kind occurred at Cedar Crest College (PA) when Courtney Porzio joined her mom, Melissa, on the Falcons’ 1,000-point banner in 2006.
Freeman is the first St. Joe’s women’s player since Abbie Rice ‘04, who hit the mark as a senior in 2004, to reach the 1,000-point mark. The senior guard is also the 11th player in team history to reach the 1,000-point and 500-rebound plateaus. Through 11 games in her senior season, and 87 games overall, Freeman has tallied 1,001 points and 537 caroms.
One of the most prolific three-point shooters to ever don the Royal Blue, Freeman ranks third in both three-pointers made (161) and threes attempted (471) in her career at St. Joe’s. Her 34.2% conversion rate from beyond the arc ranks fifth all-time and her 1.9 treys made per game ranks first in team history.
Congratulations, Carolyn! The McAuley community is proud of this impressive accomplishment!
Congratulations to McAuley senior Samantha Dedian, whose vocal talent has propelled her to become a member of Maine’s All-State Chorus group.
Dedian was selected after an extensive audition process involving hundreds of students from across the state. She is now part of an elite group of 250 celebrated for their skills in singing a musical scale, presenting an excerpt from an Italian aria, sight reading, and understanding the dynamics of tone, musicianship, pitch, rhythm, and vocal technique.
The All-State Chorus group will be featured in a performance at the UMO Center for the Performing Arts in May 2010.
During the week of December 14-18, the students, faculty, and staff of Catherine McAuley High School embarked on a school-wide service project to assist McAuley Residence, a transitional housing program for women (and their children) in crisis. The eighth grade religion class at St. Brigid School also teamed with our students to make this project a great success.
For the entire school week, personal toiletry items were collected and packed for holiday delivery. Twelve extra large boxes were prepared for the Residence’s storage closet and six personal stockings were filled for the residents. Items were also distributed to area homeless shelters, helping to provide for those less fortunate.
Assisting those in need, especially women and children, is an important part of Catherine McAuley High School’s mission. This philosophy dates back to the 1800s, when Catherine McAuley herself opened the ‘House of Mercy’ in Dublin, Ireland for religious, educational, and social services for women and children.
Thank you to all who so generously donated to this worthy endeavor.
Dear Students, Parents and Friends of McAuley,
Are you looking for a unique and rewarding experience? If so, such an experience awaits you at the Good Cause Thrift Shop.
Since its inception in 1994, the Good Cause Thrift Shop has provided clean, usable clothing, household furnishings and other commodities at affordable prices to people in the Greater Portland area. And, perhaps of special note to members of the McAuley family, all proceeds from Good Cause benefit Catherine McAuley High School’s Student Financial Aid Program.
Your volunteer assistance is needed in order to allow the Shop, and the young women of McAuley High School, to thrive. The need for volunteers is greater than ever, due to the increase in the volume of donations. Consider giving a couple of hours a month to a most worthy cause.
Although volunteers are accepted on all days and times, and in various capacities, help is needed during the days and hours checked off in the table below (There is a special need for assistance on Fridays and Saturdays.).
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Here’s a little more about what Good Cause has to offer:
In short, Good Cause:
Catherine McAuley once said, “There are three things prized more than gold, though they cost the donor nothing: the kind word, the gentle compassionate look, the patient hearing of sorrows.” Live the mission of Mother McAuley through a volunteer opportunity and experience the wonderful blessings that await at the Good Cause Thrift Shop.
For more information, to schedule a tour of the facility, or to acquire an application, please contact Sister Mary Quinn, Manager, at the number below.
Yours in the Mercy spirit,
Sister Mary Quinn, Manager
The Good Cause Thrift Shop
(207) 772-4903
A Christmas Concert of Modern Folk Music
Fourth Year Running!
The True Tall Tale of the Coming of Christ
Original words and music by Andrew Peterson
Performed by The Koelker-Martelle Band with Kaiti Jones, CMHS ‘06
Saturday, December 19 — 7:00 PM
Sunday, December 20 — 3:00 PM
Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium
631 Stevens AVE — Portland
Catherine McAuley High School’s Social Action Club, Campus Ministry, and Admissions Office will be holding a Christmas “Essentials” Drive to support the women and children of McAuley Residence, a transitional housing program sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy.
These women and children are in need of the “essentials,” items not covered by food stamps.
During the week of December 14, McAuley will be collecting items such as paper goods (tissues, toilet paper, etc.), cleaning products and personal care items, as well as accepting monetary donations and gifts cards, to assist those individuals at the Residence.
Collection boxes have been placed in each homeroom and will be packaged for distribution on Thursday, December 17.
Our Foundress, Catherine McAuley, believed in the empowerment of women. Please do your part to support the works of the Sisters of Mercy
Congratulations to McAuley student Amber Libby, who recently won four pre-season wrestling matches in her weight division.
Libby competed in a tournament at Oak Hill on November 21 against five schools, where she wrestled twice, winning both matches.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, Libby was part of a tournament at Oxford Hills, where seven schools competed. She won two of her three matches.
Libby, a freshman, travels with the Massabesic High School Varsity Team to area meets, but proudly competes as a McAuley athlete. Please support her in her upcoming December matches:
Wednesday, Dec. 9 vs. Kennebunk at Kennebunk
Wednesday, Dec. 16 vs. Biddeford at Biddeford
Wednesday, Dec. 23 vs. Sanford at Massabesic
From the Saint Joseph’s College of Maine website:
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STANDISH, ME – SJC sophomore swimmer Hannah Gajewski (Biddeford, ME/McAuley) has been listed on the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll for her performance during the first reporting period of the winter season. In the opening weeks of the 2009-10 campaign, Gajewski earned five individual top finishes for the Monks and swam legs for three winning relay teams. The sophomore set a new program record with a 12:04.74 effort in the 1000-Free against Elms at home on November 14th. Gajewski’s name is prominent in the current SJC Swimming record book, as the sophomore standout owns 10 individual records and has participated on three record-setting relay teams. In just over a season in the pool for the Monks, Gajewski, the 2009 GNAC Rookie Swimmer of the Year, has participated in 29 individual events with 22 first-place finishes and 7 runner-up performances. St. Joe’s, 2-1 with wins over Husson and Regis, will participate in the GNAC Championship at Simmons College on December 5th and 6th with opening events slated to begin at 10:00 AM both days.
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On Sunday, November 29, McAuley’s Class of 2011 wrapped gifts at Borders by the Maine Mall to help raise funds for Prom 2010.
Did you miss them? If so, visit the group when they return to Borders on Saturday, December 12, from 6-10 PM to accept donations in exchange for gift wrapping. Please stop by and show your support of this great cause.
*** If any juniors are interested in wrapping, please see Mrs. Jendrasko for the sign up sheet.
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