A NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF ST. MARY’S SCHOOL, SLEEPY EYE, MN • VOLUME 29 • NUMBER 3 • SUMMER 2013

tion of our alumni and friends are among our greatest blessings. Their generosity is a large reason why we are able to continue to offer a high quality Catholic educa-tion to our students today.

with a gift from Esther Dey Sou-

on October 23, 2010. In September of 2012, her daughters, Patricia Har-vey of Omaha, Nebraska, and Carol Dey of St. Paul, Minnesota, con-

cause they desired to honor the school and community that had such a profound impact

scholarship in memory of their mother, Esther , who graduated from St.

kind enough to allow this scholarship to be split be-tween two recipients. Thus the scholarship committee chose sophomore Nick DeMaris and junior Alexa Weiss. Each student gratefully received $1,000.00 to-

The following is an excerpt from the letter sent by

Great Depression that the Wagner family moved to Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Steady employment and the quiet stability this German community offered was what lured them there. Upon their arrival, William and

Church and then quickly enrolled their two youngest

school as juniors. The Wagner family was warmly wel-comed. They felt safe and secure in this little town. Our mom would often recount with great fondness and clar-ity so many things about this time in her life. She re-membered exactly where she sat in the classroom; never realizing then that only one desk separated her from her second husband! She loved the tradition of

May Crowning. She fondly re-counted cheering for the undefeated 1938 football champs and the many dances she attended. She would gig-gle as she recalled how her favorite nun would bounce on the piano bench while accompanying the choir. She often spoke of the incom-parable wood sanctuary of St.

her Junior/Senior Prom, her dress and how her mother carefully tied matching ribbons in her hair. She

bragged about the infamous Sleepy Eye Drum and Bu-gle Corp and the significance of Chief Sleepy Eye. Of

as both her husbands were Sleepy Eye natives as well!!

she could have imagined how the threads of the past would weave into and throughout every aspect of her long and rich life. Each and every day of her life began by reciting the Morning Offering and ended in grati-tude for all the gifts she have been given. Without a doubt, this solid foundation began at home, but it was

Perhaps other alumni and friends would consider cre-ating a scholarship in their name or the name of a par-ent, sibling, grandparent or favorite teacher. In this way, the Catholic education that you received at St

tions of any amount are much appreciated. You can contact Chris Heiderscheidt at 507-794-4171 for more information or to make your donation. This $2,000.00 scholarship was a wonderful way for Patricia and Carol to honor their mother and her love

our hope that it will enable another to pursue his/her dreams enriched with the Catholic values and traditions

tion photo from

issue in 1939.

The Lady Knights softball team, coached by Wendy Owens, ended their season with an overall record of 16-6 and a conference record of 6-2, and were seeded 2nd in sub-section

and finished 4th in the section. Team awards were given to junior Karissa Fleck, daughter of Bob and Pam (Rose

for Most Improved, senior Karlie Heiderscheidt, daughter of and Shelly for Leadership and junior Larissa Helget, daughter of and Tammy for Most Valuable Player. Junior Bethany Berkner, daughter of and and Karissa Fleck received All Section 2A. Senior Maddy Helget, daughter of Terry and Tammy, and sophomore Laura Pelzel, daughter of and Lynnae were named Academic All Conference. Maddy Helget, junior Emily Schumacher, daughter of Ken and

and Bethany Berkner were Toma-hawk All Conference selections with Karissa Fleck as Honorable Mention. Maddy Helget received 1st Team All-Journal and Karissa Fleck received 2nd Team All-Journal. Larissa Helget also received All State Honorable

Under the direction of head coach Bruce Woitas, the Knights baseball team concluded their season with an overall record of 20-3 and a confer-ence record of 7-1 and were confer-ence co-champs, along with Spring-field (also 7-1). Team awards went to senior Jordan Anderson, son of Paul and Julie for MVP; senior Mitch Neid, son of and Sandy for Leadership and sophomore David Surprenant, son of Scott and Judy for Most Improved. Academic All State was awarded to Jordan Ander-son. Mitch Neid received All Confer-ence Honorable Mention. Senior Sean

Mathiowetz, son of Glen and , Jor-dan Anderson, sophomore Brandon Helget, son of Bill

and , sophomore Jon Kopacek, son of Terry and , and David Sur-prenant were named All Conference. Sean Mathiowetz

and Jordan Anderson were named to the All Section Team. Sean Mathiowetz also received Conference Player of the Year, All State Player and was chosen to be on the MN All Star team (one out of 80 players in the state).

The Sleepy Eye United track team had an-other very successful season under the direc-tion of head coach Kris Bloedel and her assis-tant coaches Jerry Neubauer and Jaci (Carr

. Also appreciated was the extra help provided by Mark Kober and Brian Bauleke during our various meets. They had another good year with the

ship for the fifth year in a row. Fifteen athletes moved on from the sub-section to the section meet and did well there with a number of high finishes. No one placed in the top two positions to move on to the State meet. The seniors, Dillon Kober, son of Mark and Tami Kober, Jessica Schmitz, daughter of and , Kari Schumacher, daughter of and Julie and Cody Berkner, son of and Annette (Braun

will be missed. Coached by Tim Milliard, boys and girls golf teams completed the 2013 golf season with the boys team finishing in 3rd place in the Tomahawk Conference and the girls team

finishing in 7th place. Kansas Adams, son of Kristi Domm and Ryan Heinrichs, son of Kris and Sara were on the Tomahawk All Conference Team and John Brandl, son of Doug and was All Conference Honorable Mention. Mackenzie Schutz, daughter of Shannon Schutz and Sue Schutz was on the Girls All Conference Team. Bryant Mages, son of and

and Sarah Surprenant, daughter of Scott and were named Academic All Conference. Kansas Adams, John Brandl, Mackenzie Schutz, Anna Miller, daughter of Ron and Melissa; Alyssa Rubey, daughter of and Judy and Sarah Surprenant all qualified for the Section Meet in Mankato. Individual team awards for the boys were Kansas Adams receiving MVP and Leadership and John Brandl for Most Improved. Girls team individual awards were Mackenzie Schutz receiving MVP and Leadership and Anna Miller for Most Improved.

Spring Sports Update

Correction to Winter Sports Update in the last issue of the Recall news-letter: The information we received

tently omitted this information: Lexie Fischer, daughter of MaryAnn (Weiss

and the late Rick Fischer, was the

hockey team. She played in 26 games and had five goals and seven assists for a total of 12 points in the season. We apologize for this omission.

Sean Mathiowetz was awarded Toma-hawk Conference Play of the Year. (Photo courtesy of Sleepy Eye ONLINE.)

Congratulations Newlyweds!

married Ryan Pierson on 5/18/13. married Danielle Miesen on 6/8/13. married Nicholas Klisch on 6/22/13.

married Michael Hinnenkamp on 6/29/13.

married Alex Madsen on 7/6/13. married on 7/13/13.

married Jason Rathmann on 7/27/13.

our Hall of Fame Banquet and Awards Ceremony on November 16, 2013. To purchase tickets for this event or -794-4171/

cial Room. Tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for children.

Distinguished Athletic Achievement Award

Distinguished Service Achievement Award

firmly believes that all stu-dents deserve the benefit of a Catholic education, re-gardless of their financial limitations. However, due to varying circumstances, the cost of tuition is a challenge for some families. The Adopt-A-Student program was instated in order to as-sist those who want their

tuition. After families apply for financial aid, the amount of their need is determined by an outside agency. Each week in the parish bulletin, all of the students who need financial as-sistance are listed anonymously (Child 1 or Child 14, etc.), not identified by name, gender or age. Listed next to each child is his or her specific amount of need. Generous bene-factors donate tremendous amounts of money each year to-ward the Adopt-A-Student program, believing strongly in the value of a Catholic education. During the 2012-2013 school year, ten percent of the student population received assis-tance through Adopt-A-Student, with a total of $21,975 be-ing given out. The Adopt-A-Student program has been a tremendous gift

24, 1980 minutes of the Parish Council Meeting state that Leo E. Schroepfer had read an article in the Liguorian Magazine which inspired him to develop the Adopt-A-

memories of the beginning of this invaluable program. Adopt-A-Student program to the Parish Council. It was dis-cussed and accepted, but tabled to the next meeting for more discussion. But, the seed was planted and it became what it is

ters came to the Parish Council and asked to be paid the same wages as a starting lay teacher, which was $8,000 a

teachers a 13% raise for the 1980-1981 school year and a 12% raise for the 1981-was already running a deficit of $30,000. Tuition at St.

-parish students and

program was implemented, all students now had to pay tui-tion (due to the deficit). This is why I introduced the Adopt-A-choice. On January 24, 2014, the program will be 34 years

Schroepfer) seven of his children are also alumni of the school: Linda

and The seed of an idea that Leo began has grown into one of

countless families and touched an unimaginable number of

way.

Adopt-A-

Kansas AdamsDave Domm and Kristi Domm

St. Cloud Technical College

Jordan AndersonPaul and Julie Anderson

South Dakota State University - Brookings

Cody BerknerDeLoy (‘82) and Annette (Braun ‘82) Berkner

South Dakota State University - Brookings

Ace BerryMark Berry, Brad (‘79) and Julie Hoffmann

United States Marine Corps.

Alexa FischerMaryAnn (Weiss ‘75)

and the late Rick FischerSouth Central College - Mankato

Karlie HeiderscheidtTerry (‘86) and Shelly Heiderscheidt

Southwest Minnesota State University -Marshall

Elly HelgetRick and Becky (Wagner ‘92) Helget

Lake Area Technical Institute - Watertown, SD

Madalyn HelgetTerry and Tammy Helget

University of St. Thomas - St. Paul

Tyler HelgetPaul (‘82) Helget and Tonya Wendinger

Ridgewater College - Willmar

Chelsea HoffmannDavid (‘86), and Mary Jo Hoffmann

South Dakota State University – Brookings

Jenna HoseEd and Judy (Braulick ‘85) HoseSouth Dakota State University –

Brookings

Dillon KoberDeacon Mark and Tami Kober

University of South Dakota – Vermillion

Joseph KrambeerRobert and Mary Krambeer

University of St. Thomas - St. Paul

Molly LaxRick and Monica (Sellner ‘79) Lax

College of St. Benedict - St. Joseph

Manny MoldanRich and Shauna Moldan

Undecided

Norberto Sanchez, Jr.Norberto Sanchez and Noelia Ramirez

Work

Jessica SchmitzTony (‘82) and Lisa (Mages ‘84) Schmitz

Augustana College - Sioux Falls

Mitch NeidDan (‘81) and Sandy Neid

South Central College - Mankato

Kari SchumacherDean (‘76) and Julie SchumacherSouth Dakota State University -

Brookings

Mackenzie SchutzShannon Schutz and Sue SchutzSouth Dakota State University -

Brookings

Allison SchwartzMark (‘80) and Anita Schwartz

Southwest Minnesota State University -Marshall

Molly SchwartzJoe (‘72) and Judy Schwartz

University of St. Thomas - St. Paul

St. Mary’s Catholic Hig

Alex MagesMike (‘83) and Amy (Steffl ‘84) Mages

South Dakota State University - Brookings

Sean MathiowetzGlen and Lana (Wendinger ‘81)

MathiowetzMinnesota State University - Mankato or South Central College - Mankato

Devyn MeyerErnie and Missi Meyer

Southwest Minnesota State University -Marshall

Katie SellnerDean (‘80) and Karen Sellner

South Dakota State University - Brookings

Jenna SoukupDaune (‘79) Hoffmann and

Lynn (‘73) SoukupSouth Dakota State University - Brookings

Bailey WendingerLance Wendinger and Janet Lokensgard

St. Cloud Technical and Community College

RaeAnna ZinnielRandy (‘79) and ShellyRae ZinnielWartburg College - Waverly, Iowa

gh School - Class of 2013

Jessica Schmitz Christian Award: Jordan Anderson & Elly Helget Science Award: Brad Sellner Murthy Medical Scholarship: Katie Sellner Sue Windschitl Memorial Scholarship: Molly Lax Molly Lax

Mitch Neid VFW Award: Maddy Helget, Molly Lax, Katie Sellner Bob Berg Scholarship: RaeAnna Zinniel Charlie Hale Scholarship: Mitchell Neid National School Choral Award: Karlie Heiderscheidt John Philip Sousa Award: RaeAnna Zinniel American Legion Award: Jessica Schmitz and Jenna Soukup Hansen Family Medical: Elly Helget

Alexa Weiss, Nick DeMaris Elly Helget

: Mary Rosenhammer Joey Krambeer, Alex Mages, Jessica Schmitz, Maddy

Helget Thinking Outside the Box Scholarship Award ( ): Mackenzie Schutz Miss Sleepy Eye Scholarships: Maddy Helget, Jessica Schmitz, Molly Schwartz Dollars for Scholars Community Involvement Scholarship: Jessica Schmitz Many additional honors and scholarships were awarded to the Class of 2013 members by their individual colleges and other organizations.

Congratulations to the Class of 2013! Graduation Date: Sunday, May 26, 2013

happiness lies in taking a genuine inter-

- William Morris Class Saint: Padre Pio Class Flower: White Rose Class Colors: Silver, White and Blue

Congratulations to Valedictorian Jessica Schmitz and Salutatorian Molly Lax!

Gold Honor Cord Recipients: Jordan Anderson, Maddy Helget, Chelsea Hoffmann, Joey Krambeer, Molly Lax, Jenna Soukup, Katie Sellner, Jessica Schmitz

Silver Honor Cord Recipients: Cody Berkner, Karlie Heiderscheidt, Elly Helget, Alex Mages, Devyn Meyer, RaeAnna Zinniel, Kari Schumacher, Allison Schwartz, Mitch Neid, Mackenzie Schutz, Molly Schwartz

(Includes obituaries received through July 31, 2013)

Alvin Braun,

Margaret Hoffmann, her son, Kurt (Dana). Jim Guldan,

Ray Schilling, 76, died June 17, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Brunilla and children, Kelly (Tom) Gutknecht and

Joan (Thul) Schimschock, 70, died June 22, 2013. Joan was a member of the class of 1960. She is survived by her

Doris (Guhlke) Kiecker

Mel Cook, 82, died on June 28, 2013. He is survived by his children, Dawn (Dave) Nazarenus, Denise (Jerry) Osborn, Dora, Greg (Stacie), Darla (Steve) Remus, Nellie Wersal, Rick (Laurie), Doug (Melanie), Deanna (Darren) Huisman, and Jason (Michelle). Veronica (Fischer) Simon

Maybe you always wanted to do something special for your school during your lifetime, but were concerned that you might need the money in your later years. By remembering your school in your will, you can have the security of knowing the money is available if you need it during your lifetime. Leaving a special gift for your school in your will allows you to

Please

Anniversaries are always great events. Anniversa-ries help us to remember our roots and purpose for existence. They are also a great time to celebrate as

blessings upon us. So it is this September 14th when we will celebrate 130 years of Catholic School educa-tion in our Parish. We will celebrate with a meal as

we kickoff our Alumni & Friends Annual Appeal. This is a good time to express your gratitude by your presence and your gift to the annual appeal. Your donations will again be used to increase the salaries of our teachers and school personnel. We are

We formed a committee last year which spent countless hours work-

pensation to our teachers is so vitally necessary. I know all of you will join me in expressing a great cheer of gratitude to their contin-ual dedication and commitment, but I pray that all of you will join me in expressing your gratitude with a gift that will help us provide fairly for our teachers and help us attract competent new teachers. With your generosity we can keep the tradition of Catholic School education alive as a vitally important component in the Parish of St.

tinue to do so. We need your help. Please be generous. Perhaps this is the year when you can increase your giving substantially, or, if

May Jesus Christ be praised in all we do and are. Msgr. Eugene Lozinski, Pastor-Superintendent

Sister Lisa Maurer appointed New Director of Mission Integration at Benedictine Health System

is the new director of mission integra-tion for the Benedictine Health System (BHS) effective July 2013. Sister Lisa joined BHS in March 2012 as the BHS mission integration manager. As the new director, she will provide leader-

ship for furthering the Mission and Core Values throughout the BHS. This includes areas of mission, spiritual care, ethics, liturgical and ritual services and community benefit. She reports to Becky Urbanski, ED.D., BHS senior vice president, mission, market-

creative leadership of mission integration at BHS. She will advance this foundational aspect of the Sys-

Prior to her ministry work, she was an elementary

Catholic School in Sleepy Eye. She is also a graduate of Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall,

Congratulations and Best Wishes to Linda!

is pictured here with Msgr. Lozinski receiving the Mike Maurer Award this year. This

mission, and a love for education. Each year, staff members submit the name of someone they believe deserves this award. Linda truly exemplifies this description. Her com-mitment to Catholic education, obvious by her 40 years dedicated to Catholic schools, is incredible. After her first two years teaching 4th returned to her alma mater where she touched the lives of St.

She taught 2nd and 3rd grades rd, 4th, and 5th

Elementary School. deeply she cared about her students, whether it was taking the time to read aloud in her famously animated voice or sing with them at the Christmas Eve Masses. She rarely

to cheer for her former students long after they left elemen-tary school. Linda lived her life as though her call to teach at a Catholic school was truly a vocation. She served God, her fellow staff members and especially her students well. Al-though she retired this spring, she will always remain a vital

.

very special thank you for so generously giving this annual award. His commitment to Catholic education and to St.

Snow Week King Tyler and Queen Alexa!

-8, 2013. Congratulations to Tyler Helget, son of get and Tonya Wendinger, and Alexa Fischer, daughter of and the late Rick Fischer who were crowned Snow Week King and Queen. The court included Katie Sellner, daughter of and Karen, Kari Schumacher, daughter of and Julie, Bailey Wendinger, daughter of Lance Wend-inger and Janet Lokensgard, Devyn Meyer, daughter of Ernie and Missi, RaeAnna Zinniel, daughter of Randy

and Shelly Rae, Allison Schwartz, daughter of and Anita, Molly Lax, daughter of Rick and

, Jenna Soukup, daughter of and , Ais-

linn Berry, daughter of Julie Hoffmann, Chelsea Hoff-mann, daughter of and Mary Jo, Norberto Sanchez, son of Norberto and Noelia, and Joey Kram-beer, son of and Mary.

This issue is full of gratitude for all the gifts we receive from you, our alumni and friends. Our school is continually seeking your support throughout the year. Without a doubt, we truly do continue to exist be-cause of your generosity. This goes with-out question. Thank you for all you do to

help our school carry on its mission, to assist parents in passing on the Catholic faith while providing a quality education in a safe and positive environment. We will celebrate 130 years of Catholic School educa-

Please join us as we gather for an evening full of memo-ries and fun. Give To The Max Day on November 14. Please plan to

tion that day.

In honor of our 130th anniversary, each guest will be asked to make a generous donation to

our Alumni & Friends Annual Appeal.

Sleepy Eye, MN 56085 507-794-4121 www.sesmschool.com cheiderscheidt@sesmschool.com

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Saturday, September 14, 2013 ALUMNI & FRIENDS GOLF TOURNAMENT

9:30 a.m. Shotgun Start / Sleepy Eye Golf Club Four Person Best Ball / $50 Entry Fee Per Person

130TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER KICKOFF ALUMNI & FRIENDS ANNUAL APPEAL FUND

Social Hour & Dinner to Follow

in the Social Room $30 per person

Svoboda with entertainment by alumni and a glance at the past.

To participate in either/both event(s), please contact Chris Heiderscheidt at 507-794-4171 or cheiderscheidt@sesmschool.com.

Celebrating 130 Years of Catholic Education