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NEWSLETTER THE SHAMROCK St. Patrick’s Alumni Association Newsletter

VOL. XXXVII No. 2 Fall/Winter, 2018

THE POWER OF LITTLE PRAYERS

Just before the start of the 2018/2019 school year, long-

time McDaid instructor (and 1974 St. Pat’s grad) Therese McCarthy-Garth was diagnosed with breast cancer. Therese currently teaches 5th grade at McDaid, and has been a dedicated teacher for over 30 years. Our Catholic school family immediately rallied around Therese, offering prayers, meals, and many hugs. A part of that rally included

the creation of special McDaid “Spirit Wear” shirts to honor and support Therese. Every child and teacher at McDaid received one of Therese’s spirit shirts at no charge… And donations were accepted to give to Therese for medical expenses. The response was incredible. Over 330 shirts arrived in the initial order, and students wore them on Homecoming Friday.

McDaid Principal Pam Wood will place another order for the spirit shirts after the first of the year. If any alumni are interested in purchasing a shirt, please contact the Endowment office to place your order. Cost for the shirts is a suggested minimum donation of $15. All proceeds will be given to Therese. Mail donations to: NPCSET PO Box 57 North Platte, NE 69103

Mrs. McCarthy-Garth was also honored this fall with a “Teacher of the Month” award from North Platte’s Eagle Radio. Station general manager Lewys Carlini (’83) had the honor of presenting Therese with a variety of gifts, $200 in supplies for her classroom, and a catered lunch for her class.

Therese McCarthy-Garth (‘74)-Middle, Pictured with McDaid students and faculty Homecoming, 2018

PLAN YOUR PARTY!

It’s time to think July in Christmas… Alumni reunion weekend 2019 will be here before we know it! Please save the dates, mark your calendars, and plan to join in the reunion celebration! The 2018 version drew great attendance and a LOT of FUN for all involved. Don’t miss out – especially if this is your jubilee year! This July’s honored classes are: 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 You are greatly encouraged to start reunion planning ASAP! The schedule of events is as follows: Friday, July 5th – 1:00 p.m. Alumni & Friends Golf at River’s Edge Golf Course Friday, July 5th – Evening Individual Class gatherings Saturday, July 6th – 8:00 a.m. Alumni Volleyball Tourney—McDaid/St. Pat’s gyms Saturday, July 6th – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Campus Open House and BBQ (St. Pat’s HS Cafeteria) Saturday, July 6th – 5:00 p.m. Reunion Banquet — Quality Inn & Suites

If you would like assistance with contact information for your classmates, arrangements in North Platte, or to register for GOLF and/or VOLLEYBALL, please contact Wendy Dodson at: 308-534-5939, w.dodson@npcschools.org or Bill McGahan at: wmcgahan1943@gmail.com.

2019 Reunion Banquet Reservations July 6th, 2019

Quality Inn & Suites

Social—5:00 p.m. Dinner—6:30 p.m.

ALUMNUS ________________________________________ (First) (Maiden) (Last)

CLASS OF____________________________ ALUMNUS ________________________________________ (First) (Maiden) (Last)

CLASS OF____________________________ SPOUSE/GUEST____________________________________

$30 per person Payable (cash, check,, CC) at registration on July 6th

*Please make your reservation by July 1st, 2019.

Send this form to: PO Box 57 North Platte, NE 69103

RSVP by E-mail to: wmcgahan1943@gmail.com, w.dodson@npcschools.org

Call: 308-534-5939

Mary (Hahler) Pieper (‘46), John Pieper (‘73)

Kelsie (O’Connor) O’Neill (‘08) Katie (Thomsen) Rush (‘06)

July 6, 2018—Golden Jubilee Class at Breen’s Lake Maloney

Kathy (Brouillette) Wenz, Nancy (Kellogg) Bodenhamer, Dan Faulkner, Cyndy (Goodman) Wacker, Micki (Clinch) Lempp, Rich Harris, Jennifer (Schmidt) Richardson, Paula Templemeyer, Robbie ((Myers) Thies, Mike Ryan, Chris Best,

Mike Wood, Irene (Torres) Saturday, Bill Smith, Joe Simon, Greg Sexton, Jack Arensdorf, Denny Breen

Ready to break out the knee pads and maybe the spandex? (Ok, so maybe t-shirt and

shorts!)

St. Pat’s Alumni Volleyball 6 on 6

Tournament

When: Saturday, July 6th beginning at 8 a.m. Where: St Pat’s & McDaid gyms

(Check-in will be at McDaid) Cost: $75 per team

Teams: Must have 3 St. Pat’s grads per team Teams may be Co-Ed

(Additional rules may apply for co-ed teams)

Prizes: Spirit Award for the best “ACE” cheer! *Officials/Line Judges/Scorekeepers will be provided.

*Team “uniforms,” cheerleaders, and school spirit encouraged! *Depending on number of teams registered, format will be either

Round-Robin or Pool-Play.

For more information and to register your team, please contact Coach Shelly Byrn at:

s.byrn@npcschools.org (308-539-2677)

Grab your friends and golf with us!

St. Pat’s Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament 2019

When: Friday, July 5th at 1:00 p.m. Where: River’s Edge Golf Course

(Check-in at clubhouse) Cost: $200 per team (can be paid at check-in)

Teams: 4 golfers per team, includes cart Prizes: Flag prizes to be awarded

Contact: Wendy Dodson (308) 534-5939 w.dodson@npcschools.org

2018 Volleyball Champs

Kate Wyatt (‘08), April (Fleck ‘99) Baade, Maddy (Lister ‘08) Krebs, Alex Wood (‘08),

Katie (Arthur ’99) McClain, Kelsie (O’Connor ‘08) O’Neill

Class of ‘88: Krista (Peeks) Dittman, Luke Ranck, Jill (Fitzpatrick) McAdam, Steve Ramaekers,

Trevor & Jennifer Larsen

Jory (‘09) and Rocky Torres

Dan Phelps (‘98) & golf team

Golden Golf Team—Class of 1968 Dan Faulkner, Denzil Thies (Robbie Myers),

Bill Smith, Rich Harris

Scott (‘85) & Rob (‘94) Gilsdorf, Mike Mooney (‘85)

Jason Pierzina (‘93), Dustin Jorgensen, Matt Brouillette (‘93), Jason Bryant

2018 BBQ & BANQUET FUN

Class of ‘88: Pablo Diego Sanchez, Tony Ferris, Luke Ranck, Steve Ramaekers

‘68’s Dan Faulker & Greg Sexton modeling Nancy (Kellogg) Bodenhamer’s cheerleading uniform

Class of ‘08: Alex Wood, Katrina Bennett, Jessica (Gutschenritter) Bortner, Jenna Miller, Kelsie (O’Connor) O’Neill, Kate Wyatt,

Kortnei Hoeft, Rebecka (Jensen) Mossman

Tony Ferris (‘88) & Martin Cordes

Recent Grads: Jordyn Childears (’17), Katie Montgomery (’16), Rebecca Pasquinelly (’17),

Amanda McClellen (‘17)

Class of ‘73: Ed & Michelle Lupomech, John Pieper, Pat (Kowalewski) & Jim Doyle

Kathy (Brouillette ‘68) Wenz, Sarah Wenz (‘98), Doug Wenz

Class of ‘98: CJ Metz, Ryan Anderson, Sarah Wenz, Brian Deeds (‘96), Carissa (Halverson) Deeds, Lannae (Lee) Phelps, Dan Phelps,

Martin Cordes (faculty)

1948 Marcia (Roddy) Bieber

1958 Tom Herrod, Bob Peters, Nadine (Yenni) Feist, Pauline (Lynch) Aden, Lynette (Call) Beckman

1953 Bud Kleewein, Joanne (Piper) Bollish,

Fr. Don O’Brien

1963 Beth McGahan, Marty (Wood) Race,

Darlene (Yenni) Barratt, Luke Wallace

1968 Back: Denny Breen, Greg Sexton, Kathy (Brouillette) Wenz, Mike Ryan, Chris Best, Joe Simon, Bill Smith,

Dan Faulkner, Mike Wood, Rich Harris, Jack Arensdorf Front: Cindy (Goodman) Wacker, Micki (Clinch) Lempp, Nancy (Kellogg) Bodenhamer, Irene (Torres) Saturday,

Robbie (Myers) Thies, Paula Templemeyer

REUNION HOTEL ROOMS

Recommended hotel accommodations:

Fairfield Inn & Suites—308-532-9900 Hampton Inn— 308-534-6000 Tru by Hilton — 308-532-8700 Quality Inn & Suites—800-760-3333

*Send your reunion RSVP’s to: w.dodson@npcschools.org or wmcgahan1943@gmail.com

2008 Back: Danny Garth, Alex Wood, Katrina Bennett Front: Jenna Miller, Danielle (Wieseler) Aman,

Rebecka (Jensen) Mossman, Kate Wyatt

1988 Back: Randy Barker, Tony Ferris, Luke Ranck, Scot Pell, Trevor Larsen, Pablo Diego Sanchez, Steve Ramaekers

Front: Janeen (Larsen) Nickerson, Jill (Fitzpatrick) McAdam, Krista (Peeks) Dittman, Janile (Grennan) Turek

1973 Back: Jim Doyle, John Pieper, Lee Sedlacek, Ed Lupomech,

Martin Cordes (faculty) Front: JoJo (Pecenka) Jensen, Diana (Peckman) Halverson,

Pat (Kowalewski) Doyle, Peggy (Waechter) Orr

1978 Ruthie (Altig) Hasenauer

1983 David Goltry

1998 Sarah Wenz, CJ Metz, Dan Phelps, Ryan Anderson,

Lannae (Lee) Phelps, Carissa (Halverson) Deeds

GOOD NEWS SHARED

We are always pleased to pass on the news of classmates. Be sure to let us know when you have a special event, graduation, marriage, birth, or honor. It helps make the Shamrock a better communication experience for all. We want to recognize you when we can, but we can't share what we don't know! So, give us a call, e-mail, or message the North Platte Catholic Schools on Facebook.

New Degrees:

Trevor Wid ('10): BS in Nursing from Bryan College of Health Sciences. Brian Honerman ('12): BS in Industrial Distribution from UNK. Zandra Carlini ('14): BA in Journalism from UNL. Now employed as the Event Coordinator at the Grand Island Convention & Visitor’s Bureau. Joe O'Malley ('13): BS in Business and Finance from UNL. Doing grad work at Rockhurst University. Mandy O'Malley ('13): BS in Nursing from Mount Marty. Working in general internal medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Anna O'Malley ('15): BS from Rockhurst University, Summa Cum Laude. Studying for Physicians Assistant at Southern Illinois. Maggie Vinton ('13): BS in Science Education from Chadron State College. Teaching at Chadron High. Husband TJ will graduate with degree in Elementary Education and P.E. from Chadron. Collin Pieper ('12): BS in Biology with Highest Honors from Nebraska Wesleyan. Headed to UNMC College of Medicine. Emily (Clonch) McConahay ('03): BS in Nursing from UNL. Brittany Lawrence ('14): B.A. from Creighton. Currently working on a Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and playing Volleyball at the University of Northern Colorado-Greeley. Samantha Byrn ('13): BS in Medical Diagnostic Imaging from Fort Hayes -Associate of Science in Radiologic Technology from NPCC where she also played volleyball. Sam is currently doing Radiography at Great Plains Health in North Platte. Mark Mayfield ('14): BS in Business Administration from UNL. Employed by JFC Financial in Lincoln. Jared Arensdorf ('12): MS in Perfusion Science from UNL. Jillessa Ochs ('12): MS in Education-Speech/Language Pathology from UNK. Engaged to be married. Shelby Allberry ('13): MCL in Rehab Services and Occupational Therapy from College of St. Mary. Sean O'Malley ('11): BS in Global Economics from Rockhurst University. Masters in Data Science Analytics from Regis University. Working as a Data Scientist, but is currently committed to a six month mission trip to Peru. Brianna Wieseler ('11): Doctor of Veterinary Science from Iowa State University. She is the Associate Veterinarian at York (NE) Animal Clinic.

Jared Brosius (‘14): Bachelor of Journalism & Mass Communications from UNL. He is now a project/campaign manager at Beaver Creek Marketing.

Certificates and Diplomas: Cameron Winder ('17): Diploma in Auto Body from North Platte Community College. Jonathan Stadler ('15): Certificate in Multimedia Design from NPCC.

Dean's List Honorees:

Drew McClellen ('15) at Doane. Collin Pieper ('14) at Nebraska Wesleyan. Samantha Byrn ('13) at Fort Hayes State University.

Aaron Allison ('17), Eleanor Aufdenkamp ('15), Chase Ochs ('17) at UNL. Nelson Jett ('17) Mid-Plains Community College Business Student of the Month for September, 2018.

Special Honors and Recognitions:

Sue (Breen) Wewel ('71): Received the Nebraska Coaches Association "Phyllis Rice" Honor Award for her outstanding coaching career, most of it at Fremont Archbishop Bergan High School, where she compiled a career 619 win, 322 loss, record. Sue led her Bergan Knights volleyball team to a 2018 State Volleyball Championship (with a round 1 win over our St. Pat’s Irish). Jodi (Boyd) DeBoer ('91): Recently named head softball coach at Southeast Community College. Dennis Kellogg ('84): Received a Midwest region EMMY award for his production on the Vietnam War for Nebraska Public Television. Austin Doyle ('10): Flies for American Airlines commuter service Envoy. Joe Brownell ('85): Recently retired as a Colonel in the US Air Force after twenty-eight years. He is now head of Veteran Affairs at UNL. Patrick Roche ('77): Has been ordained as a Deacon of the Arch-Diocese of Kingston, Jamaica. Pat has been a hospital administrator at Norfolk, Nebraska for most of his working years. Dominic Pasquinelly (’12) re-enlisted in the Air National Guard and was promoted to Staff Sergeant. He is currently attached to the ANG 155th Re-fueling Wing in Lincoln, NE. Aiden Skillstad (’18) graduated from Army combat basic training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Garrett Foust (’17) graduated from United States Marine Corps boot camp. Bryce Byrn (’16) was named a finalist for Homecoming Royalty at Hastings College. Alex Harms (’14) completed his final season on the UNK Loper football team serving as team captain. Brandi Holys (’97) is now Senior Director for the Mid-west working for the international philanthropy management and consulting firm Changing Our World. She is currently assigned to the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Green Bay. Michael Piccolo (‘73) was appointed District Court Judge of Nebraska’s 11th Judicial District.

Brendan Lynes (’10)

Physical Education— McDaid

WELCOME NEW FACULTY

The new school year brought some new faces and some familiar faces to the North Platte Catholic Schools teaching staff. We are continually blessed by the commitment and good work of ALL of our faculty, and we are excited to welcome these teachers into their new positions.

IRISH FOOTBALL 2018

Despite an 0-3 start to the 2018 season, Coach Kevin Dodson (’89) and the Irish put together six wins in a row and earned a District Championship behind the steady leadership of 5 seniors. The Irish qualified for the State Playoffs once again (18 out of the last 19 years), and battled hard against the number one seed. But, the Irish season came to an end with a 28-0 loss to the eventual State-Champion Centennial Broncos. The hard work and determination of this young team was inspiring to watch and provides a promising outlook for the future! Go Irish!

IRISH VOLLEYBALL 2018

What a season to remember! After a rough 3-6 start in September, the Lady Irish went on a 17-game winning streak. They won the Southern Valley Tournament, an SPVA conference Championship, a District Championship, and earned a trip to the 2018 Nebraska State Volleyball Tournament. The Lady Irish finished the season at the State Tournament with a 24-9 record losing to eventual class D1 State Champions, Archbishop Bergan. Irish Coach Shelly Byrn also recorded her 300th career win this season! The team was led by seniors Kaleigh Kummer, Calli Groseth, Abbi Allberry, and Hayley Homan. New school records were set by Calli Groseth (1,676 career set assists) and Kaleigh Kummer (1,249 career digs). Both of those records were previously held by Megan Mroczek (’08). Four Lady Irish received All SPVA honors.

IRISH CROSS COUNTRY 2018

The St Pat’s cross country teams posted solid results throughout the 2018 season. The girls won the St Pat’s Invite, McCook Invite, UNK Invite, Conference Champion-ship, District Championship and were Runners-Up at State.

All but four of the cross-country athletes posted personal bests for the year and the most improved runner

improved more than five minutes for her 5k time. Logan O’Malley qualified for State with a 12th place finish at Districts with a new PR. On the girls side there were 5 individual qualifiers: Kelsey Folchert was the District Champion; Kate Stienike placed 3rd; Hayley Miles 4th; Gracie Rippen 5th; and Genna Blakely 9th. To cap the season, Coach Tim O’Neill named Logan O’Malley male athlete of the year and Kelsey Folchert as female athlete of the year.

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Allisa Blake

English—St. Pat’s HS Deacon Michael Davis (’80)

Theology—St. Pat’s HS

Rick Elsasser

History/Government – St. Pat’s HS

Moriah (Kramer ‘99) Eickhoff

K-12 Counselor

Haley Wurst

Little Leprechaun Preschool

Evelyn (Wilson) Perlinger ('59): Wife of Pat. Mother of Chris, Dan, Ann, DeeDee, and Mary. Seventeen Grand-children, two Great-Grandchildren. Sister of Bernie ('54), Marcia ('65), Joe ('67), and Mickie.

Bonnie (Easton) Hickman ('47): Mother of Sue ('67), Art Jr, Chris, Steve, Phil, Brian, Joe, Mark, and Greg. Twenty-six Grandchildren, twenty-seven Great-Grandchildren, two Great-Great-Grandchildren. Sister of Mary (Easton) Hunt ('51).

Mary (Carlini) Higgins ('74): Mother of Nakita ('09), Sonya, and Francis. Granddaughter Kyla. Daughter of Georgene. Sister of Teresa, Greg ('71), Judy ('75), John ('76), Claudia, Uly ('81), and Lewys ('83). Aunt of Dane ('06), Brianna ('10), Zandra ('14), and Teya (current NPCS student).

John (Jack) Hahler ('45): Husband of Catherine (Deceased). Father of Helen, Mary, Christine, and J. Patrick. Four Grandchildren. Brother of Mary (Hahler) Pieper ('46).

Gary Baumgartner ('66): Husband of Vicki. Father of Tye and Leah. Four Grandchildren. Brother of Diane ('71).

John L. Sullivan ('48): Husband of Donna. Father of Cynthia, Larry, Joyce, Mike, and Doug. Sixteen Grand-children; Twenty-seven Great-Grandchildren. Brother of Bill.

Sue Gollihare: Wife of John "Tex"; Mother of Henry, Jerome ('91), Shawn ('93), and Bridget. Ten Grandchildren. One Great-Grandchild.

Roger Wyatt: Husband of Mary Pieper ('71). Father of Sara ('94), Nathan ('96), Ann ('98), Emily ('99), Rachael ('01), and Kate ('08). Eleven Grandchildren. Mother-in-Law Mary (Hahler) Pieper ('46).

Burt Matthies: Husband of Karen. Father of Brett, Michelle (Matt McNamara '88). Step-Father of Leah, Jeramie, Jennifer (Love '91) and Lauralee (Love '93). Thirteen Grandchildren including Tanner ('14), Abbie ('18) and Gracie (current NPCS student) Castillo. Two Great-Grandchildren.

Virginia (Curtis) Waechter ('40): Mother of Judy ('61- Deceased), Jim ('63-Deceased), Bill ('69) and Peggy ('73). Nine Grandchildren, including Amy Krzykowski ('85). Fifteen Great-Grandchildren. Eight Great-Great-Grandchildren. Kevin Schmidt ('75): Husband of Darla. Father of Aly and Ben; Brother of Jeff ('65), Jennifer ('68), Dave ('70), Dan ('72), and Mary Jo ('74-Deceased).

Mike Haney ('72 ): Brother of Carol, Pat ('74), Connie ('75), Joe ('76 Deceased), Wes, and Trudy.

IN THE CARE OF THE FATHER

Our prayers and sympathy go out to those who have lost loved ones recently. Please lift them in prayer. Remember, if you need a mailing address to send a sympathy note, you can contact Bill McGahan (wmcgahan1943@gmail.com) or Wendy Dodson (w.dodson@npcschools.org).

Special thanks to the families who have chosen to remember the North Platte Catholic Schools with memorial designations to the Endowment. Their legacy lives on through the education and good works of our current students. Please remember that names may be entered into the Endowment’s Book of Memories at any time. The Book of Memories is the Endowment’s memorial program and fund. All names included in the Book are prayed for at monthly Masses offered at each of North Platte’s three Catholic Churches. The Book is placed on display annually at Holy Spirit and St. Patrick’s Churches around the Memorial Day holiday.

Fr. James Novakowski:

Pastor of Holy Spirit Church, died of cancer. He blessed our school and community for eleven years and we are grateful for his pastoral care and his many kindnesses.

Betty (Johnson) Pickard ('49): We were unable to locate an obituary.

Rodney Pueppka ('54): Husband of Carol (deceased); Father of Valerie (Dave-'80) Steffes and Elisha Pueppka; Grandfather of 9, Great-Grandfather of 8.

Frank Rivera: Husband of Rachel. Father of Chris ('81) and Pat ('88). Three Grandsons; Brother of Jason ('44), and Rose ('46), Nish.

Julie (Kellogg) Buehler ('72): Wife of Neil. Five children, 17 grandchildren. Daughter of Verna. Sister of Nancy ('68), Janet ('70), John ('71), Tom ('74), Sally ('75), Pat ('79) and Dennis ('84).

William Mackley: Husband of Janet. Father of Bill ('79), Dawn ('80), and Jim ('81). Grandfather of eleven, including Natalie ('13), William ('15) and Adam ('16). Seven Great-Grandchildren.

Bernadine Torres: Mother of Irene ('68), Henrietta ('70), Cindy ('71). Five Grandchildren including Cortney ('03).

Jean Bollish. Wife of Vern. Mother of Steve ('72), Bob ('74), and Mike. Six Grandchildren, seven Great-Grandchildren. Many former McDaid students will remember her as the kind lady behind the secretary’s desk.

IN THE CARE OF THE FATHER

Donald L. Dodson ('49): Husband of Marlene. Father of David (Nancy Smith '70) and Debra (Craig) Luenenborg, Doug ('80), Greg ('81), and Mark ('86). Nine Grandchildren, fifteen Great-Grandchildren.

Geraldine Reeder ('62): Mother of Christopher and Marcy. One Grandchild. Sister of Mary Jean, Sister-in-Law Sheila Gleason. Half-Sister of Pat ('68), Bill ('69), and George ('72) Gleason - all deceased.

Leona Jane (Vath) Clouatre: Wife of Felix ('46- Deceased). Mother of Tom ('74), Dave ('75), Teresa ('77), Mark, Steve ('83), Denise, and Lisa ('86). Twenty-nine Grandchildren, including Max ('07). Twenty-five Great-Grandchildren. Brothers Louis and Theodore Vath; Sisters Louisa and Irene ('71) (Mike Chilcott '71).

Fr. Bernard Berger: Retired former Pastor of St. Patrick Parish. Life-long member of the clergy of Grand Island Diocese.

Helen (Toillion) Smith (’53): Wife of Jack. Mother of Patrick and Catie. Grandmother of four. Sister of Mary (Toillion) Veltrie (’50-Deceased).

June (Hoefer) Kerkman (’47): Mother of Connie, Barb, Mike, Janice, Marvin, Jerry, Steve. Grandmother of fourteen. One step-Grandchild. Thirteen Great-Grandchildren. Two step-Great-Grandchildren. One surviving sister, Betty (Hoefer) Thalken ('44) of North Platte. June is the aunt of Al ('70), Andy & Angie ('79) Mueller, and Cindy (’66), Steve (’70), and Dave (’71) Thalken.

Marian J. Condon: Mother of Tom ('68), Bill ('70), Kelly, Pat, Mike. Thirty Grandchildren. Twenty-seven Great-Grandchildren. Two Great-Great-Grandchildren.

Adella M. Brouillette: Mother of Sandy ('66), Kathy ('68), Mike ('69), Doug ('71), Rosemary ('74), Vicki ('77), Teresa ('80), Rolan ('82), Tim ('83), and Pat ('85). Grand-mother of thirty, including Terry ('86), Scot ('88) and Bryan "B.J." ('90) Pell; Jamie ('87), Sarah (‘98), John ('02) Wenz; Hanna ('06) & Trevor ('10) Wid; current student Maxine Brouillette. Great-Grandmother of Twenty-two. Great-Great-Grandmother of Ten.

MATCHING GIFT REMINDER

If you have made a donation to the North Platte Catholic Schools Endowment-Trust, Inc. or plan to make a donation, please remember to ask your company if it matches gifts to nonprofit (501c3) institutions. Union Pacific corporation matches gifts to the Endowment 2:1! There are many other corporations that also offer matching programs and could provide added benefit to your donation!

BE A TEAMMATE!

On behalf of the North Platte Chapter of the TeamMates Mentoring Program, I would like to appeal to each of you to consider becoming a TeamMates Mentor. Our local TM program is healthy and growing, both in our NP Public Schools and our Catholic Schools. Although we desperately need mentors for both, my appeal to you is particularly aimed at trying to grow a culture of mentoring for our kids in the Catholic Schools; at McDaid as well as St. Patrick’s Jr./Sr. High School. Kids are now being matched as young as 3rd grade, and our hope is to have a mentor assigned to every child who wants one. From kids who have everything going for them to those who struggle more than most, what child would not benefit from a mentor? Whether you currently have kids enrolled in our Catholic Schools or if your kids have graduated and are “empty nesters” who still want to remain connected to our Catholic Schools in a meaningful way, we hope you will consider signing up for this very important effort for our youth. It is truly an easy commitment… As easy as having lunch once a week with your mentee and taking a little time to visit and do something fun with them. Consistency in meeting is important and mentors are asked to meet at least 3 or 4 times per month. Please give this some serious consideration and pray about it. If you are interested in applying or if you have questions, please call local TM Coordinator (Molly Morales) at 308-520-1241 or St. Patrick’s School Counselor (Moriah Eickhoff) at 308-530-1466. You can also call me or log on to: www.teammates.org for information and to apply.

Sincerely, Dr. Kim Baxter Mentor, Former TM state and local board member

Legal Name:

North Platte Catholic Schools Endowment-Trust, Inc.

PO Box 57 North Platte, NE 69103

Federal Tax ID: 47-0600543

308-534-5939 w.dodson@npcschools.org

Ben Hankla (McDaid student) with his mentor, Dr. Kim Baxter

We always love to share the correspondence we receive from alumni and family. Your notes (snail-mail AND e-mail) are ALWAYS welcome! We hear often about how much classmates enjoy reading the letters included in the Shamrock. Please keep them coming!

Mail your notes and letters to:

St. Pat’s Alumni Assoc.

PO Box 57

North Platte, NE 69103

E-Mail to: w.dodson@npcschools.org, or

wmcgahan1943@gmail.com

June, 2018 Thank you for including our wife, mother, daughter, and sister Julie (Kellogg) Buehler (’72) in the North Platte Catholic Schools Book of Memories. We appreciate all of the prayers, thoughts, and kindness shown to our family during her illness. She was a great model of service and faith for all of us, and we greatly miss her. Mom and Dad have always been so proud that all of their eight children graduated from the North Platte Catholic Schools!

Neil Buehler and family Verna Kellogg Nancy (Kellogg) Bodenhamer ('68) and family Janet (Kellogg) Beck ('70) and family John Kellogg ('71) and family Tom Kellogg ('74) and family Sally (Kellogg) McMurtry ('75) and family Pat Kellogg ('79) and family Dennis Kellogg ('84) and family August, 2018 Dear St. Pat’s Alumni Family. My dear friend and ’84 classmate needs our help. Megan (Kildare) Misgadis was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Colon Cancer last January and is currently undergoing treatments. If you would like to donate to her family to help with the costs associated with her cancer treatments, please use the link: www.gofundme.com/meganmisegadis. If you’d like to donate by check, please direct your checks to the NPCS Endowment, PO Box 57, North Platte, NE 69103, with

“Kildare” in the memo. Megan will donate back to the

school 10% of any check donations received, and

5% of any online donations. Thank you for supporting our alumni sister!

Sincerely, Toni (Fleshman) Slattery (’84)

October, 2018 Our classmate Helen Toillion Smith, class of 1953 SPHS, reaped her eternal reward on September 30, 2018. She was a fun-loving Irish lass, a faith-filled and loyal wife, a great mom, and a hard worker. We all loved her.

God bless all of you. St. Patrick’s High School Classmates of 1953

November, 2018 We, the family of Craig L. Baxter (’06), would like to express our most heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Mark R. Young (’83) for his beautiful remembrance of Craig and generous donation in Craig’s honor to the North Platte Catholic Schools Endowment. It is very comforting to know that others remember Craig for the special person he was, and that Dr. Young has chosen to express his love for Craig in such a profound and lasting way. We hope that the “Craig Baxter Memorial Fund” initiated by Dr. Young’s generosity will continue to grow in years to come, providing a lasting benefit to our North Platte Catholic Schools as a legacy to Dr. Mark Young and our beloved son Craig.

Sincerely, Dr. Kim and Nancy Baxter (Craig’s parents) Mikaela (’08) and Dave Meagher (Craig’s sister & brother-in-law)

O’CONNOR FAMILY ADDED TO

“WALL OF HONOR”

Three dedicated alumni families were honored this fall for their great support of the North Platte Catholic Schools and Irish activities. Dr. Jeff (‘77) and Robyn (Greenwood ‘77) O’Connor, Kevin (‘74) and Cindy O’Connor, and Tim (‘76) and Karen (Doyle ‘76) O’Connor were presented with plaques during the St. Pat’s-Hershey football game on September 21st. All three couples have given immensely to NPCS through volunteer service and generosity. Their recognition plaques will be placed on the “Wall of Honor” at the McGahan Activities Center in McDaid. Thank you and congratulations O’Connors!

LETTERS LETTERS LETTERS LETTERS LETTERS LETTERS

Robyn & Jeff O’Connor, Kevin & Cindy O’Connor, Karen & Tim O’Connor

NEW LITTLE ONES

Many Blessings to our classmates who have experienced the joy of a new baby. May parents and babies grow in love and health and may the blessings of God and family be always near! New Sons:

Josh and Shea Simmons ('02) Morgan (Hall '08) and Justin Nolte Jory and Nikki Torres ('09) Eric and Ashley Tomalla ('03) Adam and Amber Plaster ('00) Tyler and Stacy Haman ('01)

Adam and Deanna Smith (’03)

New Daughters:

Joel and Victoria Melton ('13)

Justin and Hanna (Bjornstad-'03) Pieper ('03) Kole and Julia Harrach ('10) Josh and Jennifer Kramer ('05) Adriana (Flores '09) and Jad Hipple Steve and Amy Jones (’09)

John and Neely Miller (‘04)

WEDDINGS Our congratulations and prayers for a long, happy and blessed marriage go to all the classmates who have recently celebrated weddings.

Makeal Miller ('09) and Joe Mohr

Natalie Wood ('10) and Jefferson Cox ('10)

Jestin Clinch ('07) and Stephanie Eggleston

Austin Doyle ('10) and Hanna Stull

Bryant Haremza ('07) and Erin Gould

Sean Helie ('00) and Briana Houser

Halley Faulhaber ('08) and Evan Hankins

Kristina Bennett ('15) and Jerrod Baxter Tanner Castillo (’14) and Charlie Waterwall Shelby Allberry (‘13) and Connor Norton

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KIDS’ MAIL?

Mom and dad, are you receiving multiple copies of the Shamrock Alumni Newsletter because your children have not given NPCS

their updated mailing addresses? Do you have a shoebox full of St. Pat’s mail for your kids

to read when they make it home again someday? Why not send us their current US

mail and e-mail addresses so we can send our mail directly to them?

All you have to do is contact the NPCS

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have your own personal copy mailed or e-mailed to you!

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