News and Information from Mount Saint Charles Academy • Brothers of the Sacred Heart • Fall 2009 • Issue 7

That’s our theme for this issue of Mount magazine. Our cover depicts a once-in-a-lifetime experience we all shared at last year’s Pops Concert. Circumstances cre-ated a scheduling problem and the music department opted to perform the Pops only once rather the traditional two concert format. The depart-ment’s director, Marc Blanch-ette ’76, also elected to hold the concert outdoors on the lower field and “Pops on the Green” was born. With time, the event grew beyond our initial expectations and turned into a community-wide festival of food, fun, and music. But it was the culmination of the event that took every-one’s breath away. On a crys-tal clear beautiful May evening, Mount’s combined bands per-formed an exquisite rendition of Stars and Stripes Forever, the performance culminating in a glorious explosion of fireworks over the school. The display was visible from throughout the city of Woonsocket and was the talk of the town for weeks following. The cover photo serves as a fitting symbol of our celebration, then and now — the iconic Mount build-ing, the structure of which is instantly recognizable to so many, basking in the glow of fireworks. The photo becomes a visual representation of all that Mount stands for, of all

of which we all are so proud, of all that we celebrate — not the building, but all that happens in the building day in and day out, all that has happened since 1924, and all the good that has come from you, Mount’s graduates, as you “share your gifts and talents with others” and make the world a better place each and every day. This is what we celebrate — you and all that you are and all that you have become — because you are Mount. At the dedication of the school in 1924, Bishop Hickey, the founding Bishop, spoke these words: “Here stands the College of Mount Saint Charles, a magnifi-cent building, a building which, I hope, will last until the end of time, built in the best manner, honestly and according to the best plans for accommodation of students and teachers, a building which will inspire faith, energy, and charity of all people of understanding who work for the common good. This college will be a monument, an everlast-ing sermon; beyond the horizon of Woonsocket it will be a force-ful reminder of God’s truth.” And so, my dear fellow alumni and friends of Mount, that is what we celebrate, for indeed, over the many years, through many changes of time and history and circumstance, Mount has indeed stood strong in its conviction.

The building has endured, but more importantly, Mount’s influence has reached “be-yond the horizon of Woon-socket” because of you. For you are the ones who have gone forth to work for the common good and have been in your own lives “a forceful reminder of God’s truth.” Join with us in this year of celebration of our 85th an-niversary. Celebrate with us 85 years of “excellence in all things,” 85 years of education in the tradition of the Broth-ers of the Sacred Heart, 85 years of instilling in young men and women a spiritual-ity of the Heart of Christ, a spirituality that inspires mercy, forgiveness, compas-sion, understanding, patience, and peace in all that we do.Let us celebrate together from near and far — for we are Mount! Excelsior!

Herve Richer ’74President

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Inside this issue of Mount:

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Class of 1959Celebrates50th ReunionMore than thirty members of Mount's class of 1959 gathered for their reunion and for the 2009 MSC commencement.

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MSC Class of 2009 Listing of Graduates and Award Recipients Listing of our recent graduates and the colleges and universities at which they were accepted.

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60thAnniversaryJubilariansHonoredSeven Brothers of the Sacred Heart celebratetheir 60th anniversary at the Provincial House.

President’s Letter 3

Principal’s Letter 4

Class Notes 8

Around Campus 12

Celebrating40 Years of Service to MountAthletic Director, teacher and coach Richard Lawrence marks four decades of dedication to MSC.

M O U N T S A I N T C H A R L E S AC A D E M Y • B R OT H E R S O F T H E S AC R E D H E A RT • M O U N T S A I N T C H A R L E S AC A D E M Y • B R OT H E R S O F T H E S AC R E D H E A RT

M O U N T S A I N T C H A R L E S AC A D E M Y • B R OT H E R S O F T H E S AC R E D H E A RT • M O U N T S A I N T C H A R L E S AC A D E M Y • B R OT H E R S O F T H E S AC R E D H E A RT

On the cover: Fireworks light up the sky over Mount Saint Charles Academy during Pops on the Green.

Photo by Andrew Rowland ’06.

Celebration!

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Dear Friends of Mount,

I would like to begin by extending my warmest greetings to the alumni of

Mount Saint Charles Academy and assure you that my intent is to continue the great tradi-tion of academic excellence in a caring, compassionate and challenging environment. Although I am not an alum-nus, I have come to know Mount as a second home, and that is not because I spend so much time here as Principal, but rather because of the great men and women who now occupy and have occu-pied this building. With your continued support and assis-tance our students will expe-rience the opportunity to become people of faith who use their talents and intellects to serve others. I will do my very best to live this mission of the school and provide our students with the tools they need to meet their personal goals. Reflecting on the many accomplishments of our alum-ni gives us great cause to cele-brate. During the first week of school I had occasion to visit with an alumnus who I had some years ago as a student. This young man is presently serving the country in our armed forces and is preparing to deploy to Iraq. The boy I knew in class developed a great maturity of life and con-tinues to model the tremen-dous character I observed in him back in the classroom. He now leads soldiers in his pla-toon and prepares them for the duties they will face over-seas. We have so many great

men and women who have left us and continue to influ-ence the lives of others, who live the mission of the school and live lives of service. Of course not everyone puts life in harms way as a member of the armed forces, but each of you, in your own special way, models the values we hold dearly. Mount Saint Charles has much to celebrate in the people who have taken the seeds of wisdom and experi-ences gained from their time with us and have nurtured and cultivated them to bring great hope to the world. Whether serving your families as parents, serving the com-munity as nurses, therapists, doctors and law enforcement officers, or serving young people as educators, counsel-ors or coaches, Mount alumni have the opportunity to bring the Gospel values to all those with whom they have contact. We continue to instill in our young people the impor-tance of service through their religion classes, school wide projects and community out-reach programs. All of these initiatives have as their focus the example of Jesus Christ who calls each of us to love one another. In his most recent encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate,” Pope Benedict writes about the importance of loving and serving our neighbor in Truth. He says, “practising charity in truth helps people to understand that adhering to the values of Christianity is not merely use-ful but essential for building a good society and for true integral human development.”(p. 2) As a

school community we accept that challenge of the Church’s mission and within the Tradition of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart to build up our society and to advance the dignity of the human per-son. “The more we strive to secure a common good cor-responding to the real needs of our neighbours, the more effectively we love them. Every Christian is called to practise this charity, in a man-ner corresponding to his vocation….”(p. 4) Reading this I was reminded of the many gifts that we have experi-enced as a community, and also of the great responsibility we have to share those gifts with our world. Our alumni are a treasure not only to our school community but to the greater community. Your example and presence in the workforce allows you the opportunity to bring the mes-sage of hope and compassion to those individuals you meet and work with every day. Together we can make our world a better place. Loved be the heart of Jesus.

Edwin BurkePrincipal

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Class of 1959 Celebrates 50th Reunion

Front row l/r : Kenneth Hrossowyc, Brother Philip, Ronald Picard, Robert Hamel, Maurice Dubois, Ronald Jarry. Second row l/r : Bernard Fagnant, Richard Tessier, Ronald L'heureux, Paul Dube, Ray Leclerc, Leo Pontbriand. Third row l/r : Herve Pelland, Adelard Aubin, Paul Marchand, Roland Pepin, Robert Ethier, Julien Ayotte, George Roy. Top row l/r : Thomas Flood, John Mclaughlin, Normand Baglini, Robert Marrah, Marcel Laflamme, Ronald Newland, Guy Boulay, Bertrand Cayer, James Dowling, George Buteau, Charles Leclerc, Matt Lacroix, Paul Turcotte, Donald Bibeault, Robert Belleville, Raymond Burke

Leading the Way…Mr. Adelard Aubin and Dr. Julien Ayotte lead the members of the Class of 1959 to their seats at the arena for the 2009 Commencement.

Class of

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Brothers of the Sacred Heart 60th Anniversary Jubilarians Honored

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M O U N T S A I N T C H A R L E S A C A D E M Y

For forty years, Richard Lawrence has been teach-ing and coaching generations of students at Mount Saint Charles. In 1969, when Mount was still an all-boy boarding school, Mr. Lawrence joined

the staff to teach English and to coach soccer and basket-ball. He continued coaching Varsity Boys Soccer from until 1990 and retired at the end of 20 years, having won more games and more league championships than any other soccer coach in the history of the Rhode Island Interscho-lastic League. From 1974 to 2003, he coached the Varsity Boys Tennis Team, to 318 wins and 85 losses. Since 2001, he has coached the Varsity Girls Tennis Team to 60 consecu-tive league wins—the 8th longest streak on the national level. During this time, the girl’s tennis team has won 10 Division I State titles and 6

State Championships. As Mount’s Athletic Di-rector for the past 36 years, he is only one of two nation-ally certified Athletic Direc-tors in RI and was recently honored for thirty-five years

of outstanding service by the National Athletic Adminis-trator’s Association. In 1974, when he first began his tenure as Athletic Director, there were roughly twelve teams at Mount. Today, the program has more than quadrupled in size, with 53 teams and over 70 coaches! The expansion of the school’s new gym, locker rooms, and classrooms and the future plans for additional playing fields, new ice arena and new tennis courts will continue to alleviate the increasing de-mand for more space to accom-modate the growing number of teams. On the personal side, he has coached and played tennis

with all six of his children since they were two years old. Christian ’90 played soc-cer and tennis for his father and went on to play ten-nis for four years at Seton Hall University. He and wife Kimberly have two children (Drew-5 and Julia-2) and live in Plympton, MA. Kirsten’92 lives in Oakland, CA and is married to Scott Fawver. She played for her father and went on to play Division II Tennis at Saint Anselm College. Jessica ’95 played Varsity Tennis for four years and also went on to Saint Anselm College and played for four years on the Women’s Team. Jessica lives in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Alexandra ’09 played on three state champi-onship tennis teams at Mount has followed in the footsteps of her older sisters will play tennis at Saint Anselm College. Meryl ’11 is playing #2 singles on the Mount team and has been on the team since her freshman year. And last but not least — Jacob (MSC ’18) likes all sports and plays soc-cer, basketball, baseball and of course, tennis. His father also coaches him on all of his teams in his home town of Glocester, RI. Incidentally, when Jacob graduates, Mr. Lawrence will have been at Mount Saint Charles Academy for fifty years! Now that will be the end of an era!

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Forty Years of Service: A Labor of Love

The Brothers of the Sacred Heart’s 60th Anniversary Jubilarians were honored by Brothers, relatives and friends at the Provincial House on September 6th. Pictured renew-ing their vows are L/R: Brothers

This year, Mount Saint Charles Academy is celebrating its 85th Anniversary. A number of events have been planned over the course of the coming year to commemorate this occasion, among which is our Royal Mounties Reunion for members of Mount’s graduating classes from 1925 to 1959. All members of this distinguished group are cordially invited to join us for the reunion of our Royal Mounties here at Mount on Sunday, October 25th.

Ronald Dupuis (celebrant), Francis Fontaine, Claude Martin, Charles Leo St. Amand, Clement Pelletier and Benedict Roy. At right, Br. Paul Demers served as homilist for this wonderful occasion.

ROYAL MOUNTIE REUNION On that day Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 am in Chapel Hall by Fr. Charles Quinn, Chaplain at Mount. Music will be provided by Mr. Greg Cooney and the Mount Choir. After Mass we will host a reception, immediately followed by a turkey dinner. The school will remain open for those who want to tour the facilities after dinner. The cost of the dinner is $20.00 per person. Contact the Alumni Office for a registration form.

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1954Rene Cote is currently teach-ing labs in Materials Science & Engineering and Introduction to Engineering Design & Drawing at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Research pro-grams include biomechanical studies in conjunction with University of North Texas Health Science Center Department of Orthopedic Surgery of gliding resistance of finger tendons and new methods for repairing frac-tured patellae.

1962Ed Wyspianski has been enjoying retirement in "Paradise" (Cape Coral, Florida) for the past 1-1/2 years. Ed was an architectural drafter before retirement.

1975Patrick Labbe, of Summerville SC has been appointed the South Carolina state coordi-nator for Progressive Democrats of America. Mr. Labbe also serves as the Chairperson for the Dorchester Progressive Democrats and has been involved in political organizing since going door to door for Senator Eugene McCarthy's Presidential Campaign in

1968 at eleven years old. Mr. Labbe stated his goal for South Carolina is to build 10 chapters in the coming months from the midlands to the Pee Dee, from the low country to the Grand Strand and from the Mountains to the Piedmont. Mr. Labbe works as a Hospice Case Manager in Ridgeland.

1989Melanie Jolicoeur has been promoted to Associate Director of Marketing at Storey Publishing. Storey specializes in do-it-yourself books, on such topics as gar-dening, crafts, nature, back-yard building, cooking, ani-mals, and home enjoyment. Their offices are located in North Adams, MA.

1990Lori McCarthy Wirkus has recently accepted partner-ship and celebrates the for-mation of Flynn & Wirkus,

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P.C.; a law firm that specializ-es in Railroad Representation. Lori joined the firm in 2001. She lives in Franklin, MA, with her hus-band, Eric, and their two chil-dren, Madigan, 4, and Michael, 20 months.

1998John Fraley was married to Melissa Daria Carubia on May 30, 2009 at the Liberty Hotel in Boston, MA. Among the members of the wed-ding party was his brother and co-best man, Benjamin Fraley '02.

Christopher Renaud recently graduated from University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine and was commissioned a Captain in the US Army's Medical Corp. He just began his internship at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. Friends can email Chris at: crenaud@mail.une.edu

1999Melissa Mondor O'Neil and husband, Daniel, welcomed their first son, Gavin Daniel, born on May 11th at Women and Infants' hospital in Providence.

2002Ben Fraley has earned a Masters of Music Degree in Percussion Performance from the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) at the University of Cincinnati. He will continue at CCM where he has been accepted to the Artist Diploma Program.

2003Ryan Bilodeau recently gradu-ated from the University of Rhode Island with a dual degree in philosophy and political science and has been accepted into the Diocese of Providence's Our Lady of Providence Seminary.

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SUBMIT YOUR NEwS

1968Charlie Mandeville and daughter

Jessica, a student at the Fr. Holland

Catholic School in Pascoag, are pictured

with her school project about Mount

hockey. Charlie is now working on a

complete history of Mount hockey and

is interested in any articles or scrap-

books (especially the years from the

20’s to the 60’s) or memorabilia that

former players might have. He can usu-

ally be found in the Alumni Office at

least one morning a week. Incidentally

… after the hockey project, he’ll be

working on a history of baseball.

We would like to introduce the Mount Saint Charles Academy Alumni Directory project, the most comprehensive directory of Mount alumni ever published. The contents of the directory will be divided into four sections: Biographical, Geographical, Class Roster, and most importantly the Introductory Section showcasing our school’s history and events. All efforts are being made to contact Mount alumni via phone, email, and mail to obtain and verify biographical information.

Mount has contracted with Alumni Research, Inc. to collect and compile the information into a hardbound, library quality volume and an online community. This directory is being made available to Mount alumni only, is a limited edition press run and offered one time only. Alumni Research, Inc. will soon be contact-ing those who have provided current telephone numbers and addresses to verify biographical information. Please help your alma mater to keep in touch with you.

YES!! It is that time again. Christmas Concert 2009 will once again feature the Mount Alumni Band. Every four years since 1981, we have had an Alumni Band for our Christmas concert. This will be the eighth time we assemble this great (and not so great) group of musi-cians. We started by adding a few alumni to the senior band and now we have a separate band for the alumni. In 2001 and 2005 we had just over a 100 member alumni band. We would like representatives from all classes. Our old-timer award went to drummer Lee Gallagher ’33. The 1960’s were well represented by people such as James Mullin ‘61, George Lessard ’62, Al Violette ’64, and Mike Neville ’66. The 1970’s include: Henry Morel ‘70, Phil Desrosiers ‘71, Paul Lessard ‘74, Marcia De-grange Pelletier ’75, Eric Hamel ‘78 and Dave Ward

2009 MSC Alumni Band Concert‘79. The 1980’s include Ann Beth Carey ’82, Nathaniel Hefferman ’82, Mike Carey ’85, Chris Mosca ’87, Chris-tine Eldridge ’87, Edgar Lecuyer ’88, Chris Dumas ’89 Kim Roberge Dumas ’89 and Chris Johnson ‘89. The 1990’s and 2000’s are obviously very well represented. Now all we need is you!!! On Saturday evening December 19 we will hold a short rehearsal followed by a reception with plenty of time to socialize. The concert will take place on Sunday afternoon December 20 at 2:00 PM. An informational letter will be sent in early October. Contact all your friends and talk it up on FACEBOOK. Let’s have a 120 piece band representing as many classes as possible!!!

For more information contact Marc Blanchette ‘76at 401-769-0310 x 112.

wE wANT YOU FOR THE NEw MSC ALUMNI DIRECTORY!

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Front Row L/R: Hailey DiSpirito, Emily Foster, Allison Marn, Emily Frazzette, Gabrielle Lopez, and Daniel Pelzman Top Row L/R: Kristina Klara, Rose Hendricks, Kevin Peloquin, Nathan Guevremont, Christina Lockerby and Nicholas Russell

TOP DEPARTMENT AWARD WINNERS

Br. Robert Croteau, Provincial, Excelsior Award winner Emily Foster and Gold Diploma recipient, Mr. John McLaughlin '59, who's family sponsor the award

Carolyn, Daniel '09, Steven '11, and Jon Pelzman are pictured after the Class of 2009 Liturgy

Class of 2009Charlotte AkhtariPeter AlgerDavid Anderson, Jr.Amanda AshleyMorgan BannerKatie BarnhartBethany BaroneKyle BeauchampJulia BeckerNicholas BelangerMatthew BenoitJoseph BijesseAndrew BissonnetteTimothy Blair, Jr.Russell BlaisStephanie BlanchetteJared BombaAshley BommJenna BouffardNicholas BowenMarley BoyleEric BreaultEmma BurnsLaura CalcagniSean CalnanNatasha CarvalhoRobert CascioCorinne CatalanoDomenique CiavattoneShayna CogswellDavid ColettaPatrick CooneySean CornellNicole CorriveaultLauren CoteKevin CournoyerDouglas CourtotLorriAnne CroteauIan CrowleyAllison DavisPeter DeAngeloMark DellaPostaMegan DemianiukJeffrey DeslandesMichelle DeSousaBrandon DesrochersKelly DickinsonAllegra DiMeoEvan DiohepHailey DiSpiritoKristie DorfmanKatherine DoyleMatthew DroletDevan DumasAndrea DunnChelsea DwyerSchuyler EnglishJenna EthierBrianna FaraoneAmanda FontaineLiana FontaineEliza ForestiEmily FosterButeau FrancoisEmily FrazzetteJeffrey GardellaLindsay GaulinJohn Gibbons IVAngelica GiglielloWilliam GottliebMichael GreenEmily GrothNathan GuevremontDanielle GuilmetteKaeli HavunenVaughn HaywardDaniel HazardKatherine HeffernanCaroline HendersonRose HendricksArielle HollanderAmy Horan

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National Merit Scholarship ProgramThese juniors of Mount have met the requirements to enter the 2010 National Merit Scholarship program. They scored in the top 5% of the nation on the October PSATs.

Front L/R: Caitlin Coen of Manville; Alexandria Gregory of N. Smithfield; Zoe Downes of Smithfield; Grace Keating of Cumberland Back Row L/R: Mat-thew Santos of Cumberland; Robert Yates of Sutton, MA; Steven Cortesa of Uxbridge, MA

Ferrari Physics Day The Student Government at Mount St. Charles Academy have been observing Teacher Appreciation Week with a series of activities. One of the days was proclaimed "Fer-rari Physics Day" honoring Kathy Ferrari, who has taught physics for the past 28 years at the school. In June she retired from teaching, but plans to continue her involve-ment at the academy by working with the Science Fair Program. Kathy and her husband Larry make their home in Woonsocket.

Kathy Ferrari with Student Government representatives Kevin Peloquin and Amanda Fontaine

CLASS OFFICERS2010

Secretary, George Hanna of Lincoln; President, Grace Keating of Cumberland; Vice President, Cathryn Puccetti of North Smithfield; Treasurer, Matt Cogdill of Northbridge, MA.

Treasurer, Meagan Murphy of North Smithfield; Secretary, Christopher Aste-phen of Mendon, MA; President, Michael Corriveau of Bellingham, MA; Vice President, Steven Pelzman of Smithfield

2011

2012

Vice President, Gian DiCostanzo of Lincoln; President, Connor McCarty of North Smithfield; Tresurer, Dylan Schaffer of Cumberland; Secretary, Julia DoCurral of Milfrod, MA

2013President, Nicole Remy of Belling-ham; Vice President, Krystin Tavares of Cumberland; Secre-tary, Elyse Sparks of Woonsocket.

2014

President, Cameron Connaughton of Cumberland; Vice President, Marissa Lahousse of Woonsocket; Treasurer, Caitlin Barnabe of Cumberland; Secretary, Sarah Kennedy of Franklin, MA

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR OF THE YEARMs. Susan Tessier, Director of Guid-ance, was named “Guidance Counselor of the Year” by the Rhode Island As-sociation of Admission Officers for her work with students as well as providing assessments of students to the colleges throughout the admissions process.

ART TEACHER WINS AWARDPaula Hogue, Chairperson of the Art Department at Mount St. Charles Academy, has been named a Silver Star winner in the Inspired Visual Learn-ing Contest. The award was given for creatively using visual learning in the classroom using Inspiration, a visual learning software tool. Hogue received an Intel-powered convertible classmate PC, valued at $1,000 for professional development and/or classroom technol-ogy, and a five pack volume license for an Inspiration Soft-ware product with supporting lesson plan books.

MOUNTAPPAREL

Proclaim your Mount Pride in style and comfort. Wearing clothing available for sale are John Guevremont ’76, Ethan Guevremont ’15, Jonathan Blanchette ’15 and Marc Blanchette ’76. A complete listing of merchandise is avail-able in the Office of Institu-tional Advancement. Contact Glenda Luzzi at: 401-769-0310 x 176 or at: Luzzig @mountsaintcharles.org

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Mount Saint Charles is the small school win-ner of the first Chal-lenge Cup sponsored by the RIIL and Cox Communications. This award, presented at the Providence Per-forming Arts Center in June, is given to a school which demon-strates outstanding success on the athletic field -- and does it with a consistent demonstration of good sportsmanship. At that same award cer-emony, seven of our outstanding scholar athletes - Alexandra Lawrence, Brittany Dickie, Eliza Foresti, Molly Silven, Kyle Beauchamp, Owen Jacobs and Colin Russell; Coach Bill Belisle; and members of the five state championship teams - girls' tennis, boys hockey, competition cheerleading, boys' volleyball and baseball were also honored at the annual Cox Sports Awards Night. Last year our Varsity teams won a total of eight division titles and four state championships along with sportsmanship awards given to the Boys Soccer team, the Girls Softball Team and Girls Tennis.

SAC OFFICERS These students have been elected officers of SAC (Student Administrative Council) at Mount St. Charles Academy for the 2009--2010 school year.

Secretary, Erica Fletcher of Milford, MA; Vice President, Michael Kondik of Milford, MA.; Treasurer, Hannah Gardella of Milford, MA; President, Kevin Carriere of North Smithfield

MAJOR AWARDS

These students received special awards at a recent awards night for junior high students at Mount.

Anthony Pasquarelli of Pawtucket, The James Jordan Memorial Geography Award; Matthew Medeiros of Cumberland, The Janet Goodi-son Memorial Math Award; Caitlyn Thibeault of Woonsocket, The Jacqueline Gaudet Memorial Music Award; Kelsey Gainor of Cumber-land, The Great Eight Award; Alexandra Cesare of Lincoln, The George E. Tessier Memorial Scholarship; Jack Ricci of Wrentham, MA, The Great Eight Award; Cameron Connaughton of Cumberland, The Chris Heroux Memorial Scholarship; Sarah Kennedy of Franklin, MA, TheTracey Ducharme Memorial Scholarship

These students received special awards at a recent awards night for freshmen and sophomores at Mount St. Charles Academy.

Lauren Clem of Woonsocket, the Hugh O'Brien Leader-ship Award, The Young American Leaders Award, and the J. Wendell Phillips '43 Scholarship; Melanie Davis of Cumberland, the William Larkin Memorial Scholarship; Mary Grande of Johnston, the Young American Leaders Award; Kristen Dellaposta of Greenville, The Young American Leaders Award; Zachary Samborsky of North Smithfield, The Brother Robert Croteau Legacy Award; Garrett Hayward, of Glendale, The Brother Louis Laper-le Chemistry Award; Michael Magerman of Franklin, The Young American Leaders Award; Alexandra Fontaine, of Harrisville, The Young American Leaders Award.

OUTSTANDINg ATHELETES OF THE YEAREliza Foresti (on the far left) and Jason San Antonio (on the far right) were named the 2009 Outstanding Athletes of the 2008-2009 year. This award is given to a senior who has demonstrated outstanding ability in at least two

sports, has shown fine sportsmanship, has been judged to possess superlative leadership qualities, and has remained coachable and com-

mitted to the team concept. The Sportsmanship Award is awarded to a senior who has participated in at lease one

school sponsored varsity sport and who has demon-strated integrity, poise, self-confidence and leadership.

Alexandra Lawrence and Kevin Peloquin were given this award. Both awards are selected by a majority vote of the entire coaching staff.

At a recent awards ceremony at Mount St. Charles Academy, these students were chosen as Most Valuable Players for their respective sports:Front Row L/R: Girls' Outdoor Track, Alison Marn of North Smithfield; Boys' Lacrosse, Mark DellaPosta of Greenville; Girls' Lacrosse, Caitlin Bray of Lincoln; Softball, Eliza Foresti of Greenville Back Row L/R: Boys' Tennis, Brett Armstrong of Manville; Boys' Volleyball, Owen Jacobs of Hopkinton, MA; Baseball, Josh Pang-born of Johnston; Boys' Outdoor Track, Nick Belanger of Johnston; Golf, Tom Pericolo of Wrentham, MA.

Spring Sports MVP Awards

CHALLENGE CUP WINNER

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NOMINATION CRITERIA*

1. Service to Mount Saint Charles Academy: given to a person with a long and outstanding record of service and loyalty to the Academy.

2. Personal Achievement: given to a person who has, through his/her accomplishments, brought honor upon the name of Mount Saint Charles Academy, and has lived a life in accordance with the teachings and charism of the Academy.

3. Outstanding Service to the Catholic Church: given to an alumnus/ae for outstanding contribution to the mission of the Church.

4. Citizenship/Community Service: given to an alumus/ae for unique social service.

METHOD OF SELECTION

All who have a candidate in mind should submit this nomi-nation form by December 31, 2009 to the Hall of Fame Nomination Committee, c/o Mount Saint Charles Academy. From the list of suggested names, the Nominating Committee will present a list of nominees to the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee will meet in January of 2010 to elect the inductees into the Mount Saint Charles Academy Hall of Fame. Nominees not selected may be re-nominated for the 90th Anniversary Induction in 2015. Those nominated for previous inductions may be re-nominated at this time.

A brief summary of the candidate’s qualifications is required. Supporting material may be requested. The Academy reserves the right to make an independent inquiry.

Name of Nominee______________________________________________________________________ YOG__________

Address_____________________________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip_________________________________________________________________________________________

Summary of candidate’s qualifications*_______________________________________________________________________

Nominated by________________________________________________________________________ YOG____________

Signature _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip _________________________________________________________________________________________

E-mail ______________________________________________________ Tel_____________________________________

*Please attach supporting information.

MSC 85th Anniversary Hall of FameWe are now accepting nominations for the 85th Anniversary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and dinner which will

be held in April, 2010. Do not assume that your candidate has already been nominated!

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FALLDIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPSGirls Varsity Soccer Division 2 NorthGirls JV Soccer Division 2 NorthGirls Middle School Soccer Northern DivisionGirls JV Tennis Division 1 NorthGirls Middle School Tennis Catho-lic Athletic LeagueGirls JV Volleyball Division 2 North STATE CHAMPIONSHIPSGirls Varsity Tennis Division 1Girls JV Tennis Division 1Girls JV Soccer Division 2Girls Middle School Soccer

WINTERDIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPSGirls Varsity Indoor Track & FieldGirls Varsity Ice Hockey Division 1Boys Varsity Ice Hockey Division 1Girls Varsity Basketball Division 2Competitive Cheerleading Small School STATE CHAMPIONSHIPSCompetitive CheerleadingBoys Varsity Ice Hockey Division 1

SPRINGDIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPSGirls Varsity Softball Division 1Boys Varsity Baseball Division 2 North

Boys Junior Varsity Baseball Divi-sion 2 NorthBoys Varsity Volleyball Division 2 NorthBoys Junior Varsity Volleyball Divi-sion 2 NorthVarsity Golf Northern Division STATE CHAMPIONSHIPSBoys Varsity Volleyball Division 2Middle School VolleyballBoys Varsity Baseball Division 2

OTHER NOTABLE TEAM ACCOM-PLISHMENTSSPORTSMANSHIP AWARDSBoys Varsity SoccerGirls Varsity TennisGirls Varsity Softball

2008-2009 MSC Championships

MSC Baseball ChampionsThe Mount Varsity Baseball Team won their last eighteen games in a row to win the Rhode Island Division II baseball title for 2009. The team swept Prout High School in two straight games at McCoy Stadium in Pawtuck-et on June 11th and 12th. The state title was the first won by a MSC baseball team since 1935 – seventy-four years ago!

State Champions Boys Varsity Volleyball

S H A R I N G Y O U R T R E A S U R E

by Chris Bouley

Benefactors can realize significant tax efficiencies while simultaneously sup-

porting Mount Saint Charles Academy. Knowing how to give efficiently and with the greatest benefit for both the donor and Mount is key to devising any planned giving strategy. Successful giving, especially in the case of wealthy donors and their often complex assets, means matching the right charitable vehicle with an appropriately valued asset, whether it’s appreciated stock, cash, real estate or elite collections of art, automobiles or other property. With a strategy that fits your individual situation, the assets you donate will not become subject to wealth-depleting tax penalties.

Who gives?

The vast majority of American households give to charities and philanthropic causes each year. And each year, Ameri-cans typically donate more than the year before. Giving USA estimates that total con-tributions from individuals and corporations topped $300 bil-lion in 2007, the first time that mark was surpassed.1 Overall, roughly the same percentages of wealthy, middle class and poor give to charity, and each group contributes a similar amount of household income: 1.5% to 2.5%. However,

wealthy donors differ in how they give, because they simply have different types of wealth to offer that work well with different kinds of philanthropic vehicles.2 1 http://www.givingusa.org/press_releases/releas-es/20080622.html 2 http://www.gener-ousgiving.org/page.asp?sec=4&page=161#307

Strategies for Giving

Charitable remainder trusts (CRTs), charitable lead trusts (CLTs), and charitable gift annuities (CGAs) are just some of the strategic options open to wealthy and affluent donors. Matching the right vehicle to a donor’s wealth is the key to successful giving and sound personal wealth management.

CRTs are irrevocable trusts that generate a payment stream to the donor and give the assets (e.g., financial assets,) to a charity or chari-ties once the non-charitable interest ceases. For example, a donor may stipulate that he or she receive 6% a year from the trust as long as he or she lives, and the same for his or her spouse, after which time the remaining assets are trans-ferred to Mount.

CLTs enable donors to plan for the transfer of assets as well as support Mount. They are especially useful when

funded with assets the donor anticipates will grow over time—either because of the assets’ potential or a current value that may be considered depreciated. You can name Mount as one of the charities as income beneficiaries of your irrevocable CLT, and the trust then makes payments to the school over a predetermined period of time. Depending on the type of CLT you create, when the trust terminates your heirs may receive the trust assets at their then- market value without further transfer tax liabilities.

CGAs are contractual ar-rangements between a donor and Mount. The donor agrees to transfer assets (cash, stocks or other assets accepted by the charity) to Mount in exchange for a guaranteed lifetime income, typically for the donor or for the donor and spouse. As in the other techniques, the transfer of ap-preciated assets will not result in capital gains recognition for the donor at the time of sale.

An effective charitable giving program can provide not only a high level of personal satisfac-tion, but also some significant financial gains for the donor and his or her family.

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Left to right: Mike Cournoyer ’68, Keith Ducharme ’94, Amar Kapadia ’94, Gerry Piette ’76, Steve Egan ’94, Marc Morelle ’68, Sarah Bryson ’93, Ron Trottier ’68, Rebecca Piette ’09, Paul Gagnon ’68, Gail Bryson, Dick Landry ’68, Tom McComb ’83 (Boch ), Rick LaBreche ’85, Mike Clemmy (Boch), Dan Groslin (Boch) and Chris Simmons(Boch).

Alumni Golf Volunteers and WinnersThe 21st annual Alumni Golf Tournament was held at Country View Golf Club in August of this year. Pictured are the volunteers and the first place team from Boch Toyota, who also sponsored the Hole-in-One Car, the beverage

cart and one of the holes.

Class of 1979

Class of 1994

Pictured are members of the Class of 1994 who attended their reunion at the HI HAT Restaurant in Providence on August 8th.

Pictured are members fo the Class of 1979 who attended their reunion at RIVER FALLS in Woonsocket on August 8th.

CLASS REUNIONS1980’s Multi-Class Reunion — Join Us!

Saturday, October 17 at 6:00 pmin the MSC Gym

For more information contact the Alumni Office at alumni@mount-saintcharles.org

Mount Saint CharleS aCadeMy800 Logee Street

Woonsocket, RI 02895-5599

PresidentMr. Herve E. Richer ‘74

PrincipalMr. Edwin Burke

Board of TrusteesBr. Robert R. Croteau SC, ChairBr. Mark E. Hilton SCBr. Raymond A. Hetu SCBr. Clifford A. King SCBr. Daniel St. Jacques SC

School BoardMr. Mark Andreozzi ‘90Mr. Stephen Adamo ‘82Mr. Theodore Audet ‘75, Vice ChairMr. Richard Cedor ‘82Mr. Wayne CottleBr. Robert Gagne SCMrs. Donna Gamache Griffiths ‘90Mr. John D. HoyceanylsBr. Louis J. Laperle SCMs. Kathleen McGuireBr. Roland Ouellette SCMrs. Martha J. Roberts ’76, ChairMr. William SmithMr. Alan Tenreiro ‘92Mr. Al Valliere ‘65

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AdvancementMr. Donald M. Demers, CFRE, Director401-769-0310 x111demersd@mountsaintcharles.org

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UPCOMING EVENTS

OCTOBER 17Bringing Back the 80’s — Multi-Year Reunion MSC Gym

OCTOBER 25Royal Mountie ReunionMSC Chapel Hall

NOVEMBER 11 & 12 Fiddler on the RoofStadium Theatre

NOVEMBER 1MSC Open House

NOVEMBER 25Class of 2009 Yearbook PartyMSC Chapel Hall

NOVEMBER 28Class of 1999 ReunionState Lounge, Providence

DECEMBER 5 & 12MSC Entrance Exam

DECEMBER 19Alumni Band Rehearsal & Reception

DECEMBER 20Christmas Band ConcertAlumni Performance

DECEMBER 28, 29, 30Holiday Face-OffMSC Arena

M O U N T S A I N T C H A R L E S AC A D E M Y • B R OT H E R S O F T H E S AC R E D H E A RT • M O U N T S A I N T C H A R L E S AC A D E M Y • B R OT H E R S O F T H E S AC R E D H E A RT