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"Wherever you go, whatever road you may travel,
you will always find a home at the Sacred Heart."
~Life at the Sacred Heart
Happy New Year!
The Sacred Heart Schools Office of Alumni Relations
and the Sheridan Road Alumni Association
wish you a happy and healthy 2018!
Alumnus Living His Musical Theater Dream
Michael Waller H'09 caught the theater bug as a 2nd grade Hardey Prep student, thanks to the Sacred Heart Schools talent show. "My friends and I wrote a poem for the talent show and it was so much fun to perform," Michael shared. In later years, he said, "My close friends and I would pick out a song for the talent show, choreograph our act and practice for months." His first musical performance was in a Victory Gardens Theater production of "Hello Dolly" when he was in 5th grade. Sacred Heart Schools faculty member Jill Renn played Minnie Fay in the show and Michael and his younger brothers Brandon H'11 and Ian H'12 sang and danced in the ensemble. "I was hooked on musical theater after that experience," Michael said. While in Middle School, he was an ensemble member in "Guys and Dolls," Billy Crocker in "Anything Goes," and Benjamin Franklin in "1776."
Share Your Heart during Share the Heart Month
February is Share the Heart Month at Sacred Heart Schools! The entire Sheridan Road community will participate in special activities to share the good news about Sacred Heart Schools. In keeping with this year's emphasis on Goal III of the Goals and Criteria for Sacred Heart Schools in the United States, alumni of Sheridan Road and all other Sacred Heart Network Schools living in the Chicago area are invited to participate in special service projects during Share the Heart Month.
Volunteer with your fellow alumni and Sheridan Road Alumni Association Board members at Edgewater Kids United (EKU) on Friday night February 23 from 5:30-7 pm in the Sacred Heart gymnasium and cafeteria. This community outreach initiative is a program based on building relationships between adults and youth in the Edgewater community, Sacred Heart Schools' home. Middle School boys and girls from Edgewater gather at Sacred Heart Schools each Friday night for dinner, discussion and games. Assistance is needed to serve dinner and clean up. EKU recently lost the services of 10 college work-study students, so help is desperately needed.
Alumni are also invited to serve dinner to the homeless at Catholic Charities on Tuesday, February 6 from 4-6 pm at Catholic Charities headquarters, 721 N. LaSalle, Chicago. If you are not available on February 6 but would still like to assist Catholic Charities, you may sign up to help on Tuesday, March 20 from 4-6 pm.
Please share your time and your heart during Share the Heart Month. Click here for more information and volunteer sign up. Click here for special Share the Heart Month digital wallpaper downloads and other digital items to help you share the heart this February!
Share the Heart by Supporting Class Trips
The SRAA Board would like to share the heart by raising funds for upcoming class trips to Space Camp and Washington, D.C. for students and families for which the cost is prohibitive. Our goal by February 28 is to raise $7,500 to send three students to Space Camp and three students to Washington, D.C. Will you join is in this effort by making a contribution to the Annual Fund in support of class trips? In order to maintain the traditions of these Sacred Heart experiences, donations will be accepted through February 28. Alumni support is vital to ensure that all children of the Sacred Heart can participate.
2018 Sr. Catherine I. Seiker, RSCJ Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 Sr. Catherine I. Seiker, RSCJ Award. If you know an RSCJ, Sheridan Road alumna/us, or alumna/us from any Sacred Heart Network school whose life exemplifies, to an extraordinary degree, the values and standards that Sacred Heart Schools represents and would like to nominate that person for the Seiker Award, click here. The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2018.
Alumni Weekend Survey Prize Winner
Congratulations to Aisha Ghori Ozaki ASH'91! Aisha completed the 2017 Alumni Weekend survey and was randomly chosen as the winner of a Sacred Heart goodies package. Thanks to Aisha and everyone who participated in the Alumni Weekend survey. Your feedback and suggestions are crucial for planning the 2018 Alumni Weekend.
Anthony Punda H'93 and his wife, Marina, are the proud parents of a baby son, Roko, born in December 2017. The Pundas also have a daughter, Nikolina.
Kristen Soelter Zang A'96 writes: "My husband Hagen and I welcomed twin girls on July 4, 2017, and in December 2017, I graduated magna cum laude from ASU's WP Carey School of Business with an MBA in finance."
Valentina Nickolic A'06 was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Mikalya Swanson A'14, a Woodlands Academy senior, was named an Illinois State Scholar in recognition of her academic excellence.
Congratulations to Anthony, Kristen, Valentina and Mikalya! If you would like to share your good news, contact alumni@shschicago.org or update your information here.
In Memoriam
Eugene Dever H'62, November 10, 2017, in Coos Bay, Oregon. He is survived by his brother, Patrick Dever H'58 and his wife, Astairre Wasleff Dever ASH'62, and brothers Thomas Dever H'59 and Robert Dever H'60. His brother, Charles Dever H'56, passed away in June 2017.
Marc Shelton H'70, December 8, 2017, in Calumet City, Ill.
Mary Mix McDonald, mother of Gerald Owen McDonald, Jr. H'64, Sandra McDonald Jones A'67 and Lisa McDonald Wakeman A'73, December 12, 2017, in New Berlin, N.Y.
The Sheridan Road Alumni Association sends condolences and prayers to the Dever, Shelton and McDonald families. May their loved ones rest in the peace of the Sacred Heart.
If you would like your loved one to be remembered by the Sheridan Road alumni community, please contact alumni@shschicago.org
Get involved!
Would you like to get involved with the Sheridan Road Alumni Association but can't commit to being a Board member or don't live in the Chicago area? Please consider being your class representative. It's a great way to reconnect with your Sacred Heart classmates. There are also opportunities to assist with the many Alumni events throughout the year, everything from working on a planning committee, lending your name as a host committee member, or assisting at the events. If you would like to help out while working with with some terrific alumni, please contact alumni@shschicago.org.
Around Sacred Heart Schools
Let Your Music Be Heard
Sacred Heart Schools is looking for original music compositions from alumni and current students to use in future video projects. Compositions can be of any genre and can be instrumental or lyrical. Please send all submissions via an audio recording or a video of the song to the SHS Communications Team. Similarly, let the team know if you have music already available on iTunes or a similar platform and that can count as a submission. Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Sacred Heart Launches Podcast Series
Check out Sacred Heart Schools new podcast series, The Heart of Sheridan Road. Click here to access the latest podcasts on Instructional Coaching and Justice Day.
Admissions Coffees
If you are considering enrolling your child in Sacred Heart Schools, an Admissions Coffee is the best place to start. Remaining 2017-2018 Admissions Coffees will be held on February 7, April 18 and May 4. All sessions run from 9:15-11 am. For more information and to sign up for an Admissions Coffee, click here.
February 2018: Share the Heart Month Service Projects
Tuesday, February 6, 2018: Catholic Charities dinner, 4-6 pm, 721 N. LaSalle St., Chicago.
February 21, 2018: SRAA Board meeting, 6-8 pm at the Driehaus Center, 6200 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago. Please contact alumni@shschicago.org if you would like to attend.
Friday, February 23, 2018: Edgewater Kids United, 5:30-7 pm, Sacred Heart Schools Campbell Gymnasium, 6250 N. Sheridan Rd, Chicago.
Saturday, April 21: Young Alumni Party for high-school aged alumni, 5:30-7:00 pm at the Driehaus Center, 6200 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago. Invitations will be mailed in March.
SHS Photo Ops
Photos below feature the Justice Day, the Energy Fair and the Shoe Drive. Find more Sacred Heart photos on Flickr!
Share Your Good News
Tell the Sacred Heart community what's new in your life. Have you moved, started a new job, received a degree, gotten married, had a baby, won an award? Share your good news here.
Sacred Heart Schools Annual Fund
Be part of the Heart! The Annual Fund is the foundation of giving at Sacred Heart Schools. Your contribution demonstrates your belief in our beloved mission and traditions. Your gifts are immediately put to use toward everything that's great about Sacred Heart--from an enriching curriculum and the essential supplies it requires to tuition assistance and campus safety. Help support the legacy of Sacred Heart education for all students and alumni and click here to contribute!
Stay Connected Via Facebook
The Sheridan Road Alumni Association Facebook Page is another great way to receive alumni updates. Hope to see you there!
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