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LIFE . LEADERSHIP. SERVICE

BEAUMONT NEWS
                                           WINTER 2018

Transformational Leadership
How Beaumont School is leading young
women into the future
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IN THIS ISSUE
                                                                               Published for alumnae, parents and
                                                                               friends of Beaumont School by the
                                        03	Letter from the President          Advancement Department

                                        04 Transformational Leadership         Wendy A. Hoke
                                                                               President
                                        06	Leadership in the Classroom
                                                                               Barbara Brown
                                        07	International Baccalaureate:       Digital Marketing and Social Media
                                            Taking the Lead in Global          Coordinator
                                            Education
                                                                               Laura Stevens Gambrell
                                        08	National Coalition of Girls’       Sponsorship Coordinator
                                            Schools: Examining the Value of    Mary Lynn Haldi
                               10           an All-Girls School
                                        10	The Student Journey to
                                                                               Assistant to the President
                                                                               Anne C. Jarrad
                                            Leadership                         Vice President of Institutional Advancement
                                        13	Keeping the Tradition Alive One    Eileen McCann
                                            Hive at a Time                     Advancement Coordinator
                                        14	The Athletic Journey: Start your   Christy Salata
                                            Engines                            Director of Alumnae

                                        17	Focus on Group Guidance:           Academy Graphic Communication
                                            NaNetta Hullum                     Design and Print Production

                                        18 Focus on Faculty: Ann Hoelzel
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                                        HONORS & ACCOLADES                     BOARD OF DIRECTORS
                                        19	Athletics
                                                                               2017 – 2018
                                                                               Marc Haag, Board Chair
                                        20	Beaumont Welcomes Bishop
                                                                               Megan Hauer Kacvinsky ’96, Vice Chair
                                            Perez
                                                                               Janine Boyd ’89
                                        20	Tim Ertle Named to Lead            Dionne Broadus ’90
                                            Beaumont Athletics                 Katherine Callahan ’80
                                                                               Mary Jo Cherry
                                                                               Mary Curran ’81
                                        ADVANCEMENT NEWS                       Roseanne Nowinski Deucher ’88

                                   14   21	Athletic Hall of Fame
                                        21	Thanks to the Smiley Family
                                                                               Sister Susan Durkin, OSU
                                                                               Kim Kraus Epley ’95
                                                                               Thomas Fanning
                                        22 Smiley Challenge

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                                                                               Danielle Gisondo
                                                                               Suzanne Hanselman
                                        23	Ways to Give
                                                                               Wendy Hoke
                                        23 What Will Be Your Legacy?           Raymond Malone
                                                                               Mary Frances Monroe ’76
                                                                               Sister Joan Peine, OSU
                                        ALUMNAE NEWS                           Sister Susan Mary Rathbun, OSU
ON THE COVER                            24 Class Luncheons                     Jennifer Roth
Transformational Leadership                                                    James Rubadue
                                        25 Class Notes
                                                                               Brien Shanahan
Three new school leaders are
                                        35 In Memoriam                         Sister Ritamary Welsh, OSU ’63
working together to support and
                                        35	Save the Date for Reunion          Claudia Wenzel ’85
develop leadership opportunities
                                            Weekend
for young women both inside
and outside the classroom.

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Alumnae, Parents, and Friends,
The first day that I walked into Beaumont, I sensed an energy that, while
undefined for me at the time, was palpable in the hallways. My first few
months here have given me the opportunity to define that ubiquitous
energy. It’s a current of passion, focus and achievement that courses
through our young women. And it comes from an understanding of their
tremendous capabilities in the classroom, in their communities and on our
athletic fields. They know, without question, that they are preparing
themselves to be the women who change the world.

To these young women, there are no glass ceilings. They have equal
opportunity to lead just as their male peers in other schools do. They don’t
know a different reality so they don’t question the power of their voices.
And they don’t shy away from taking leadership roles in every aspect of
their lives. This is what Beaumont does—it creates the space that allows our
young women to grow into agents of change.

The Rockefeller Foundation recently conducted a study on how to
encourage more women to assume leadership roles. They reported that one         Working with the young
of the best ways to create a generation of female leadership is to have more    women of Beaumont School
women as role models who can provide support that young women need to
redefine the workplace. As I look across the generations of women who           is nourishing, inspiring and
have come through Beaumont since 1850, I am struck with how lucky our
students truly are. We have 167 years of women who have paved the way
                                                                                filled with promise and
for the next generation to follow. Our alumnae have opened doors, have          hope. Every day I am
broken ceilings, and have overcome preconceptions and barriers persistent
for generations. Today’s students have no greater role models than the
                                                                                watching them evolve into
women with whom they share the Beaumont tradition. It is such an honor          tomorrow’s leaders that
to serve as the school’s fifth president. Working with the young women of
Beaumont School is nourishing, inspiring and filled with promise and hope.
                                                                                will bring to the table not
Every day I am watching them evolve into tomorrow’s leaders that will bring     only intellectual stamina,
to the table not only intellectual stamina, but also a sense of empathy for
those around them. They bring not only their ability to solve problems in the   but also a sense of empathy
world, but also a strong voice, one that values and champions inclusivity       for those around them.
and the need for other voices to be heard.

Throughout this issue of the Beaumont News, you will find examples of how
Beaumont is cultivating tomorrow’s leaders. I hope that it inspires you to
reflect on how you use your own voice in your communities; how you have
opened paths for the women who follow in your footsteps; and how you
create the spaces for women around you to grow.

Sincerely in St. Angela,

Wendy A. Hoke
President

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Transformational
                       Leadership
                    The start of the 2017-18 school year began with three new school leaders, including the first
                    lay president, the first male principal and a new assistant principal. Working together to bring
                    new energy and enthusiasm to Beaumont School, they have provided a rich environment for
                    students and faculty. Their focus on Beaumont as a school where young women learn to
                    change the world has shaped a vision that carries Beaumont well into the future. They lead by
                    their model of advancement of mission, collaborative leadership, excellence in all things, and
                    focus on faith as a unifier.

                                                            WENDY HOKE – PRESIDENT
                                                            Wendy was named Beaumont School’s fifth president and first lay
                                                            president in May 2017. Prior to joining Beaumont in June 2017,
                                                            she served as Vice President of Marketing and Communications
                                                            for St. Vincent Charity Medical Center where she led all marketing,
                                                            communications, marketing outreach and external relations. She also
                                                            served as President of the Campus District, Inc. board.

                                                            Now in her third career, Wendy spent nearly 20 years a journalist,
                                                            writing for local and national publications on a variety of topics,
                                                            including faith, education reform and personality profiles. She was
                                                            a frequent speaker as a journalist and a local and national leader
                                                            of the Society of Professional Journalists. She was a Peter Jennings
                                                            Fellow for Journalists and the Constitution and has won numerous
                                                            awards for her writing and for her marketing strategy while at St.
                                                            Vincent Charity. Wendy is a graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of
                                                            Journalism at Ohio University.

                                                            “Wendy is the type of leader we need to move Beaumont forward,
                                                            while honoring our Ursuline heritage,” says Sister Susan Durkin,
                                                            OSU, congregational leader of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland.
                                                            “This is a very exciting time at the school, and we are confident she
                                                            will be able to lead the school to expanded enrollment so that even
                                                            more young women can be educated for life, leadership and service
                                                            in the Ursuline tradition.”

                                                            Wendy and her husband, Dan, raised their three sons in Bay Village,
                                                            where they are members of St. Raphael Parish.

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NICK BEYER – PRINCIPAL
                                                   Nick assumed the responsibilities of school principal on July 1, 2017.
                                                   He joined the Beaumont community in 2013 as Dean of Academics.
                                                   In this critical role, Nick was responsible for developing a long-term
                                                   vision for the school curriculum to integrate new trends in education.
                                                   He helped create the master schedule by creating new classes,
                                                   developing class registration, and assigning faculty to classes that
                                                   best served the needs of the students. He also took the responsibility
                                                   to lead Beaumont toward the International Baccalaureate Diploma
                                                   Programme authorization, including development of the IB curriculum,
                                                   faculty training, and student recruitment into the program.

                                                   Prior to joining Beaumont School, Nick taught social studies and
                                                   served as department chair at Benedictine High School. He is a
                                                   graduate of Bowling Green University with a Bachelor of Science in
                                                   Education. He has received his Masters of Education and his Post-
                                                   Master Administration License from John Carroll University. In addition,
                                                   Nick is a certified International Baccalaureate Administrator and
                                                   Coordinator. He is an Ohio resident educator mentor and serves on the
                                                   Ohio Catholic Schools Accrediting Association Steering Committee.

                                                   Nick and his wife live in University Heights.

MICHELE BERNOT –
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Michele joined Beaumont’s administrative team as assistant principal in July
2017. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Notre Dame College, a Master of
Arts Degree in Theology from St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of
Theology, and is completing a Master of Education from Ursuline College.
She holds Principal Licensure from the State of Ohio, a Master Teaching
Certification for Secondary Theology and English, and she is a certified
VIRTUS facilitator.

Prior to joining Beaumont, Michele held positions of VP of Mission and
Ministry, Director of Campus Ministry, and Theology teacher at Lake Catholic
High School. In these roles, she designed and implemented programs that
infused the Catholic mission and administrative principles throughout the
school. She helped formulate and lead an Intervention Assistance Team in
order to identify academic, disciplinary and social challenges in order to
better support students. She led counseling mediation and intervention
for students, as well as served as a liaison for family meetings and parent
sessions. Michele co-chairs Diocesan Catholic Schools for Peace and
Justice Network and serves on the Diocesan Pastoral Care Committee.

Michele and her husband raised three children in Mentor.

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“Truly remarkable leadership is not just about motivating
                      others to follow, it’s about inspiring them to become
                                                                                                        “Great leaders
                      leaders themselves and setting the stage for even
                                                                                                          are willing
                      greater opportunities for future generations.”
                                                                                                          to follow.
                                                                – Condoleezza Rice                        Leadership is
                                                                                                          a dance, not
                                                                                                          a parade.”
                                               “If you are successful, it is because
                                                 somewhere, sometime, someone gave                      – Jesse Lyn Stoner
                                                 you a life or an idea that started you in
                                                 the right direction.”
                                                                           – Melinda Gates

LEADERSHIP
      IN THE CLASSROOM
      All-girls schools cultivate a deep respect for the intellectual
      strength and impact of girls (NCGS)

                                                                              “Give good example—
                             “Leadership is about making                       teaching more by
                               others better as a result of                     what you do than
                               your presence and making                         what you say.”
                               sure that impact lasts in
                                                                                      – St. Angela Merici
                               your absence.”
                                           – Sheryl Sandberg

        “True leaders understand that
          leadership is not about them                   “The important thing is that when you come
          but about those they serve.                      to understand something you act on it, no
          It is not about themselves but                   matter how small that act is. Eventually it
          about lifting others up.”                        will take you where you need to go.”
                              – Sheri L. Dew                                          – Sister Helen Prejean

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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE:
                     Taking the Lead in Global
                             Education
                                                               BY NICK BEYER
Every new school year is certain to bring                                                               engage with their community and actively
some change. In truth, continued                                                                             work to solve real-world problems.
improvement and progress                                                                                        This commitment is a perfect fit
necessitates it. Some years the                                                                                    with the Ursuline tradition
changes are minimal—new                                                                                               and mission of Beaumont.
carpet in the classrooms                                                                                               We carry a responsibility
or an adjustment to the                                                                                                  to educate these young
cell phone policy. Other                                                                                                  women about the
times, changes mark                                                                                                        importance of their
a significant shift in                                                                                                     voices, to seek justice
how a school seeks to                                                                                                     and to go into the world
accomplish its mission.                                                                                                   with confidence.

Fall 2017 welcomed the                                                                                                   Our students have
first group of students to the                                                                                         tremendous respect for
International Baccalaureate (IB)                                                                                    themselves and each other that
program at Beaumont, the most                                                                                   translates into a dignity they display
significant academic addition in recent                                                                    in both their words and actions. IB
memory. More than half of our juniors are                                                            supports this even further and challenges our
taking IB courses, and nearly 15 percent of those students                                students to carryforward their respect to people around
have committed to the full International Baccalaureate Diploma               the globe and in our own backyards. This speaks to not only the IB
Programme. Beaumont is the only all-girls school in Cleveland to offer       mission, but also the mission of Beaumont School, where women
this prestigious program. We are excited about the ways in which             truly are learning to change the world.
IB differentiates Beaumont School, but more importantly how it
differentiates our students.                                                 Earning IB status demonstrates Beaumont’s dedication to rigorous
                                                                             curriculum and best-practices in the classroom. But more importantly
What sets IB apart from other advanced level offerings like AP courses       it provides an opportunity for students to differentiate themselves.
and College Credit Plus is that IB is not only focused on the high level     The college acceptance process is far more competitive than in the
material, but how that material is being taught and how students are         past. Good grades and a high ACT score no longer carry the same
demonstrating their understanding. The days of teachers lecturing            assurances in the college admissions process as in the past. Colleges
and students taking notes for 45 minutes are in the past. IB provides a      know that IB Diploma students are not only academically qualified,
framework to ensure that classes are engaging and student centered.          but well-rounded and internationally-minded, making them ideal
                                                                             college candidates.
IB started in Switzerland in 1968 in an effort to create continuity
across different nations’ secondary curriculum, primarily for the            The International Baccalaureate Programme is
children of diplomats. Since then, it has evolved and developed a            the most recent addition to an already impressive
well-deserved reputation for providing high instructional standards          group of offerings at Beaumont. It joins the
for teachers and a rigorous academic experience for students. It             Academic Scholars program, the Veale Youth
is considered the gold standard of education from highly selective           Entrepreneurship Forum, the Studio Art Program,
and top-tiered colleges around the world. They know that the IB              and Pre- Engineering offerings. Each of these
approach supremely prepares students for success by focusing on the          programs offers students opportunities to pursue their passions and
development of academic skills rather than just course content. This is      to develop the real-world knowledge, skills and connections for
most evident in IB’s Learner Profile, which is a list of aptitudes that IB   future success.
students strive to develop like becoming inquirers, open-minded, and
reflective throughout their IB classes.                                      Nick Beyer is in his fifth year at Beaumont School, his first as
                                                                             principal. He previously served four years as Dean of Academics and
Furthermore, the program’s focus on international-mindedness made            IB Coordinator. Prior to Beaumont, he was a social studies and AP
it an ideal fit for Beaumont as it requires students to meaningfully         government teacher.

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NATIONAL COALITION OF GIRLS’ SCHOOLS:

  Examining the Value
  of an All-Girls School
                                  It’s more than the absence of boys

                         One of the most powerful messages that a young woman can hear is that there are
                         no limitations to what she can accomplish. The empowerment of young women to
                         use their voices is one that girls’ schools deliver every day.

We have the opportunity to speak often about the value of an all-girls’      • are more likely to engage in activities that prepare them for the
education. It begins by acknowledging that all-girls’ education is about       rigors of the real world
more than the absence of male peers. For Beaumont School, all-girls          • feel safe expressing their opinions and exchanging ideas
is a place that empowers young women to advocate, lead and alter
society’s expectations on what she can offer to the world. Beaumont          • have greater opportunity with core skills such as writing,
educates, enables and empowers young women to change the world.                speaking, critical thinking, and independent learning
                                                                             • experience higher levels of support from their classmates and
In order to better support the value of an all-girls’ education, in 2017       teachers
Beaumont School joined the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools
(NCGS), a consortium of educators that shares best practices, research     One of the key findings to come out of the survey was that girls’
findings, and advocates for the education and healthy development          expectations matter. Students in an all-girls’ school have higher
of girls and young women. “Membership has allowed our faculty to           aspirations and greater motivation than their peers at coeducational
access important research and professional development to better           schools. Not only are they setting high standards for themselves, they
understand specifically how young women learn and how to support           also are challenged to achieve more by their teachers.
them in their educational growth,” says Principal Nick Beyer.
                                                                           “It is important that we offer young women an environment that
                                            NCGS recently published        encourages their success, but also gives them a place where they can
                                            its research findings          learn to accept failure as well,” explains Assistant Principal Michele
                                            that compared young            Bernot. “Young women can have a heightened fear of failure, which
                                            women from all-girls’          makes them less willing to take risks in the classroom.”
                                            schools to their peers at
                                            coeducational public and       Beaumont offers them a space where taking academic risks is
                                            private schools. According     encouraged so they learn to work through failure as part of the
to their research from the High School Survey of Student Engagement        learning process, and not something that damages their confidence as
(HSSSE), all-female learning environments are more likely to offer         students. “We encourage them to think bigger for themselves and for
women an experience that supports their learning far better than their     others so that their glass ceiling almost completely deteriorates. The
peers in coeducational environments. More specifically, young women        status quo will not be enough for these young women,” says Bernot.
in single gender schools:
                                                                           The study’s overall conclusion: “all-girls education appears to better
  • have higher aspirations and greater motivation                         prepare female students for success, especially in terms of their
  • are challenged to achieve more                                         aspirations, engagement, readiness for the real world, and support of
                                                                           their endeavors.”
  • are more likely to engage in the learning process

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All female schools dedicate themselves to the healthy development of young women. The collaborating
schools in National Coalition of Girls’ Schools are committed to:
 • Inspire the next generation of girls to lead with courage,   • Cultivate a deep respect for the intellectual strength and
   competence and empathy                                         impact of girls
 • Engage the power of many voices to strengthen our schools,   • Empower girls to find and use their voices
   communities and world                                        • Promote life-long education, independent thinking, and
 • Collaborate globally with individuals, schools and             understanding for global perspectives
   organizations to advance girls’ education                    • Prepare girls for lives of commitment, confidence,
 • Challenge limits so girls will imagine and explore new         contribution and fulfillment
   possibilities

                                                                                      On October 1, 2018, Beaumont
                                                                                      School will join fellow NCGS
                                                                                      member Laurel School as co-
                                                                                      host of the regional Educating
                                                                                      Girls Symposium. This event
                                                                                      brings together educators from
                                                                                      across the region to convene
                                                                                      and exchange ideas around the
                                                                                      best practices for teaching and
                                                                                      working with young women.

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THE STUDENT JOURNEY TO

    Leadership
        The Courage to Lead
                                                                                  Beaumont girls
The essence of leadership is a skill that cannot be taught, but rather            are one of a kind,
learned by example. Saint Angela Merici, our patroness, has
demonstrated the selflessness that follows this act of charity. Her               kindred in spirit,
devotion and strength has become the stepping-stone for Ursuline
                                                                                  ready to change
women all over the world.
                                                                                  the world.
In 2014, I embarked on four years of self-discovery here at Beaumont.
Instantly I was given the opportunities to branch out and become the
best version of myself. Leadership most specifically was an aspect of
Beaumont that I clung to. I ran for student council office all four years
and served a variety of positions.

Starting my junior year I was elected for Student Council Executive
Board, a position that serves the entire school community. I worked
with five other girls to plan school dances, Beaumont Day, Christmas
on Campus, powder puff football, and so much more. Executive
board demanded more of my time and effort, working with
administration and coming up with new exciting ideas that the
student body would love.

Learning to manage my studies and my extracurricular activities was
challenging at first, but I managed to remain well rounded. This year I     Christine DeSantis ’18
began my second year on Executive board as a senior member with a
more challenging start to the school year. With the tragic death of a       me, it would be to never believe that the talents you have are
student in the beginning of the year, my leadership was tested.             insignificant. Beaumont offers so many different outlets for girls to
Beaumont has taught me that being a leader is more than just a title.       explore their passions and talents. I encourage all to find their niche,
It’s about being compassionate and thoughtful towards those you             just like myself and so many other Beaumont women have. Beaumont
lead, and creating a positive environment.                                  girls are one of a kind, kindred in spirit, ready to change the world.
The skills that I have learned over the past three and a half years at
Beaumont are ones that will be beneficial throughout my whole life.
Life, leadership and service will reign continuously as I grow into the
                                                                            – Christine DeSantis ’18
next phases of my future. The lessons taught at Beaumont will go
farther than the curriculum. We are taught to be strong women who
are confident. One of the most valuable lessons I have learned is to be
courageous. We take risks that are necessary for growth and success,
                                                                                  One of the most valuable lessons I have
and are taught to be challengers and fighters. Beaumont girls reach               learned is to be courageous.
their full potential and accomplish their endeavors. If there were one
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The Opportunity to Lead
I came to Beaumont from a public, co-educational middle school.
Throughout my admission process, I was told about the value of an
all-girls school and the leadership opportunities that would open up
for me, even as a freshman. I suppose I knew that this was true in my
heart, but the reality of these statements, especially in hindsight, are
almost overwhelming. A whole world opened up for me here at
Beaumont, and as I prepare for my college journey, I am so grateful.

During my time here, I have not only been involved in many activities,
but activities that are diverse in their scope. I am a member of the
National Honor Society, the TRI-M Music Honor Society, and a member
of the Mock Trial team. I am also a member of Spanish Club and I
serve on the Mission Integration Team that is responsible for keeping
students and faculty aware of and living the counsels of Saint Angela
on a daily basis. The fact that I am offered so many opportunities and
in so many of my interests speaks to the dedication that Beaumont has
to cultivating the entire young woman—not just academically, but also
as a leader and as an active and concerned citizen in a community.

      The fact that I am offered so many
      opportunities and in so many of my
      interests speaks to the dedication that
      Beaumont has to cultivating the entire
      young woman—not just academically,
      but also as a leader and as an active and
      concerned citizen in a community.

I am also a member of Link Crew which is made up of mentor teachers
and student leaders who work with the freshmen to help with their            Diamond Brooks ’18
transition into high school. We work with them before school begins
so that on their first days, they are comfortable and feel welcomed as       At the end of this year, my time at Beaumont School will come to a
an important part of our Beaumont family. We work with them                  close. I am going to college to study political science for a potential
through the year not only as a class, but also as individuals to help        career in the law. I am taking with me confidence and a strength in my
them academically and socially to help them have a successful first          voice that I have gained as a student in an all-girls school. I am taking
year. It has been shown that if students have a positive first year, their   with me the expectation that I AM the future and that I need to give
chances of being successful for their four years increases dramatically.     back to others all that has been given to me. Thank you, Beaumont.
I am very proud to be part of that kind of experience for the young
women and feel a weight of responsibility to making sure that we
offer students a culture of acceptance and appreciation.                     – Diamond Brooks ’18

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The Value of Leadership at Beaumont
Speaking from experience, being in three
different places at once seems impossible; yet,
Beaumont girls make the impossible possible.               A Beaumont girl commands
“Here are your one-minute announcements,”
the student officers say as they proceed to                attention; she does not hope
speak for 10 minutes, their voices going
hoarse from reading all the notices regarding
                                                           for her audience to listen, she
student-led committees. As I am summoned to                demands to be heard. Her
three different wings of the school to attend to
club board meetings or sports practices, it is             power cannot be contained.
understood that Beaumont women keep
themselves busy. Beaumont encourages the
development of all facets of leadership within
young women, be it in the immediate school
and extended public communities, the local
diocese, the nation, or the world. Good
leadership requires that one distribute her
talents evenly, and Beaumont girls specialize in
balancing their time and abilities as we excel in
both the academic and athletic arenas, in the
workplace, and in service-oriented activities.

In an environment teeming with hundreds of
driven young women, the urge to develop
one’s self as a leader is hard to suppress.
Students don’t have to search far to find
opportunities for leadership at Beaumont,
                                               Lily Wagner ’18
given the supportive teachers who exceed their
duties in order to give students experiences
                                                                              to live for others rather than themselves. However, through my
outside of the classroom.
                                                                              experience at Beaumont, I have discovered that leadership is essential
Interested in STEM studies, I took advantage of the opportunities             to the development of young women because of the values garnered
presented to me through the science department at Beaumont and                by both the community impacted and the leader herself.
ultimately obtained an internship through the Harrington Discovery
                                                                              I am extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to contribute to
Institute, a joint clinical research initiative of Case Western Reserve
                                                                              research that will help victims of diabetes in the future; consequently,
University and University Hospitals. As an intern, I performed
                                                                              my personal interest in a career in clinical research was piqued,
laboratory procedures that explored the activity of a vital blood-born
                                                                              propelling me in the direction of a successful career in the sciences. A
chemical in diabetic patients, thus making medical advancements in
                                                                              leader’s impact on others should be the driving force of her work, yet
the realm of diabetic care. I, along with four other Beaumont girls,
                                                                              leadership rewards both the leader and those whom she serves. To be
undertook responsibility of my own lab station, data, and duties while
                                                                              a leader, women need an environment in which she does not need to
gaining exposure to the importance of leadership in the lab. Without a
                                                                              shout to be heard, an environment where women are encouraged to
responsible leader guiding a project of such high medical importance,
                                                                              take authority, not mocked for doing so. A Beaumont girl commands
data can be lost, often causing liabilities. Luckily, Beaumont promotes
                                                                              attention; she does not hope for her audience to listen, she demands
the values of confidence and accountability, fostering within me the
                                                                              to be heard. Her power cannot be contained.
strong-willed yet dependable woman that the competitive field of

                                                                              – Lily Wagner ’18
science demands.

As Beaumont women gain exposure to a completely female-operated
environment, we learn that, as 21st century women, we must feel
comfortable in positions of authority to enable the progression of our
skills, be it in science, business, or the arts. Beaumont is centralized by
the three pillars of life, leadership, and service, calling young women

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Keeping the Tradition Alive
        One Hive at a Time
                    Beaumont senior Natalie Majc is part entrepreneur, part agricultural activist, and part cultural
                    caretaker. Four years ago, she assumed the responsibility of maintaining the family’s beehives
                    which had been handed down by her grandfather, who had kept bees as a hobby.

“Beekeeping is an important part of Slovenian culture. It is one of its   Natalie’s hives are kept at her grandparents’ home. When she needs
oldest traditional crafts,” explains Natalie. Her grandparents had        to tend the bees, she dons the protective suit, uses her smoker, and
arrived in the United States from Slovenia in the mid-60s. Statistics     checks on the status of her hives. It is important that she is
show that four out of every thousand Slovenian residents are engaged      considering the number of young bees that she can see, and how
in beekeeping. In the past when sugar had been in short supply,           they are organizing themselves in the hive. “Bees are very organized,”
almost every Slovenian farmer kept bees in addition to other              she explains. “They are in a constant cycle of reproducing the young
domesticated animals. While Natalie’s grandfather didn’t keep bees        brood, creating the honey, and making sure that there is a successor
out of necessity in the US, he did it to embrace his native culture,      to the queen bee.”
which he would ultimately share with his granddaughter.
                                                                          When she isn’t tending her bees, or bottling her honey, or running her
What started as a hobby, however, has turned into an organic              honey business, Natalie is a member of the Entrepreneurship Club at
business that the whole family enjoys. Natabee’s Honey is sold at local   Beaumont, which is part of the Veale Youth Entrepreneurship Forum.
farmer’s markets, as well as online through Facebook. From their five     She also serves as a member of the executive board of French Club.
hives, the family bottled more than 50 quarts of honey last year. “It     She plans to attend Kent State University next year to study
was a good year for the bees,” explains Natalie. “There were lots of      construction management.
flowering plants and clovers, and there weren’t a lot of stressors for
the bees such as dramatic shifts in temperature. These are what           And no. In four years of beekeeping, Natalie has never been stung.
constitute a good year for bees and their honey.”

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THE ATHLETIC JOURNEY

Start your Engines                                            BY ANN BOVA

                          Without discipline, there cannot be leadership. It would be like having a car with no
                          engine. Sure, it can have the feel of a normal car, but what is a car without an
                          engine? Unreliable. Unsustainable. Illogical.

Now, take that car, and give it the pronoun “her.” So, not                     after school and before practice. After practice, I would
only do we have an unreliable, unsustainable, and illogical                       finish my homework, and head for the gym. There, I
car, but now we have a car with a pronoun used by                                     would shoot 300 shots, lift and beg my dad to reward
society to label those who are predestined for an                                        my efforts with a milkshake from our local shake
unfair disadvantage in the world.                                                           shop. I continued this trend throughout my
                                                                                                         high school career. I truly believe in
Let’s face it ladies, since the day we were                                                                 the saying, “work in silence and
born, we were destined to be given                                                                           let success make your noise”
the short end of the stick. We need                                                                           (unknown). Therefore, I was
to work harder than those of the                                                                               unaware that my efforts were
opposite gender to find our engine,                                                                               being noticed, not only by
punch it into overdrive, and pass                                                                                   my coach, teammates,
our competitors.                                                                                                        and college coaches,
                                                                                                                         but also by young girls
Therefore, if we want to be leaders in this
                                                                                                                         in the local middle
world, we need to be disciplined. We need to
                                                                                                                          schools who would
understand our unfair disadvantage; lay our
                                                                                                                           attend games, and
options on the table, and take appropriate
                                                                                                                            whose parents are
action.
                                                                                                                            members of the
The question is, what is the appropriate action?                                                                            same gym where
Coming from a former student-athlete who                                                                                     I perform my
obtained leadership roles in high school and                                                                                 extracurricular
college basketball, it was all in the action of                                                                              workouts. It was
‘leading by example’. When I was a freshman, I                                                                              not until my senior
did not know I would become captain nor did I                                                                           year that I realized
know if I even wanted to be captain. One thing                                                                      that I have the capability
was for sure; I wanted to win, and I wanted to                                                                      of impacting lives of
see consistent progress.                                                                                           young women. After this
                                                                                                                   realization, I punched my
Motivated by this thought, five days a week                                                                          engine into overdrive
I would wake up early in the morning before                                                                              when I entered
heading to school and perform a 30-minute                                                                                    college. I worked
endurance workout in my basement. I would then                                                                                    even harder
eat breakfast, throw on my skirt and polo and shuffle out
the door. I then would attend my classes, begin my homework

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on and off the court knowing the possibility                                                  more? I took the discipline and voice I gained
that some young girl may be following my
                                                        “Work in silence                     throughout my basketball career and my
basketball career.
                                                          and let success                     years at Beaumont into my male-dominated
                                                                                              college classes. I fought for a degree that
I began persuading my basketball peers
to partake in the extra workouts that I
                                                          make your noise.”                   would pave a road strong enough to develop
                                                                                              many more future women leaders.
knew would advance our overall skills                                  – Unknown
and chemistry as a team. For four years,                                                       Being a teacher, and now basketball coach
we guided each other through the trials                                                        at Beaumont, provides me with more
and tribulations that came with a college                                                      opportunities to lead by example. I rejoined
basketball season. With discipline, we held each other up, fought      the team of Beaumont to pay forward what this institution has given
against the odds, and led each other to an Ohio Athletic Conference    to me. It gave me a voice, a sense of belonging, a will to succeed
championship and an NCAA berth. It was then that we would              and an engine on and off the court and in and out of the classroom.
occasionally have young women from local middle schools and high
schools approaching us after games in search of advice and guidance.   I am thrilled to be a member of a team where our purpose lies in the
                                                                       driver seat with the end destination being success for young women.
After this long sought out turning point in my life, I thought, What   Together, every day, we start our engine, punch it into overdrive and
next? How can I keep this feeling from fading? How could I do          lead a caravan of young female leaders toward a bountiful future.

           Ann Bova is a 2013 Beaumont graduate and holds the leading scoring record for basketball.
        She currently is running the student writing lab and is the assistant basketball coach at Beaumont.

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FOCUS ON GROUP GUIDANCE

            NaNetta Hullum
               Providing the guiding hand and voice as young women
                          transition into Beaumont School
                 The questions Guidance Counselor NaNetta Hullum hears from prospective and incoming
               freshmen are the same every year. “How will I manage the workload?” “Will I find my way?”
                       “I want to do sports and clubs and honors classes. Is there enough time?”

Expertly, Hullum guides the young                                                            The sophomore group guidance builds
women with a firm but loving hand                                                            on these skills and begins the process of
through the expectations of being a                                                          building a college resume. “Every year
Beaumont student. She helps ease their                                                       of group guidance builds on the year
transition from elementary school into                                                       before and helps our students better
the demands of a high school                                                                 understand themselves,” Hullum
curriculum by setting realistic                                                              continues. “We start with creating
expectations.                                                                                good academic habits, and then
                                                                                             helping them understand their
“We always say to them as freshmen,                                                          personality types, which then leads to
‘everything counts now,’” explains                                                           the kinds of subjects that interest them
Hullum. “We use this time to teach                                                           most, and what kind of college would
them good academic behaviors that                                                            be best for their learning and
will last them a lifetime. We focus on                                                       personality styles. This then helps them
skills like time management, how to                                                          hone in on a potential career. It is a
organize in order to                                                                                       four-year process that
become independent                                                                                         helps young women
                                 “We focus on skills like time management, how to
learners, and how to study                                                                                 develop the positive school
effectively. These are             organize in order to become independent learners, and community behaviors
concepts that not only                                                                                     they will carry with them
prepare them for                   and how to study effectively. These are concepts                        forever.”
Beaumont, but also for
                                   that not only prepare them for Beaumont, but also Hullum served Beaumont
college and beyond.”
                                   for college and beyond.”                                                from 2002-2009 and then
Group Guidance meets                                                                                       returned to Beaumont in
once a week and follows a                                                                                  2016. She also serves as
curriculum throughout the students’ four years. Students also use the moderator for F.A.M.E. (Females Achieving Minority
their group guidance time to identify and understand their        Excellence), moderator for the Diversity and Inclusion Team, and is
personal learning styles. Once they identify how they learn, they the testing coordinator for Beaumont.
create a study plan for maximizing their study and how to apply
their learning style in each subject area.                        NaNetta Hullum received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from
                                                                  Spelman College and her master’s in counseling and human
                                                                  services from John Carroll University.

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FOCUS ON FACULTY

                              Ann Hoelzel
          I am the technology facilitator and media specialist. I conduct trainings and visit classrooms to help students and
      teachers integrate technology in their lessons and implement online resources, such as Kognity for select IB classes and
        the PowerSchool Learning LMS (Learning Management System), which we piloted with freshmen students this year.
            I maintain access to and teach about our many excellent research databases and interactive learning resources.

    In addition, I manage the Krupansky                                                              A vendor that visited various schools,
    Library Media Center and I am the IB                                                             including other all-girls’ schools, was
    Extended Essay coordinator, guiding our                                                          once here for an event, and she told me
    diploma students in their independent                                                            that Beaumont students stood out to
    research projects. I am also supporting                                                          her, because as she unloaded her car at
    Principal Nick Beyer in the                                                                      Beaumont, numerous students offered
    implementation of our IB program,                                                                to help, whereas she did not have the
    supporting our Technology Director with                                                          same experience at other schools. I think
    device management, Power School, and                                                             this small example is a reflection of what
    Google accounts. I am co-moderating                                                              I see from our students every day and
    the Beautech club with Sister Ann                                                                speaks volumes about the
    Wojnar, and working with a few other                                                             thoughtfulness, collaboration, reflection,
    outstanding faculty members to lead                                                              and trust our young women develop at
    our Peer Mediation program.                                                                      Beaumont.

    Beautech is a club at Beaumont that                                                              As I am writing this, I realize my own
    allows me to harness the power of                                                                motivations mirror the structure of our
    research on girls’ motivations in STEM fields to lead projects that    current Beautech project, through e-NABLE, to 3-D print a
    are designed to empower the women of Beaumont, while at the            prosthetic limb: part-technology, part-social action. This project
    same time aiming to contribute to a reduction in the employment        empowers our young women to embrace the capabilities of our
    gap between men and women in computer science and other                technology resources, prepares them for the future, and provides
    STEM fields. So, my interest is two-fold: part-geeking out on          them a meaningful avenue of social action to ultimately help
    technology and part-social action.                                     someone in need. This approach is supported by educational
                                                                           research on how best to engage girls in STEM.
    Books and other media can now be held in the palm of your
    hand, so our common learning areas need to push beyond                 My hope for the future of Beautech and the Krupansky Library
    traditional boundaries and become 21st Century Learning                and Media Center is to continue to move in a direction that:
    commons, maker-spaces, and centers of innovation. They must            1. best supports and capitalizes on the motivations of the women
    be spaces designed with collaboration, communication, creativity,      of Beaumont, and 2. facilitates 21st century preparedness to use
    and critical thinking in mind.                                         technology in the world as women prepared for 21st century life,
                                                                           leadership, and service.
    At Beaumont, these values align with and support our
    accreditation plan and our rigorous IB curriculum. We must create      Ann Hoelzel began her career at Beaumont school in the fall of
    common learning space with seamless access to new technologies         2016. Prior to coming to Beaumont, she served as the technology
    such as Virtual Reality. This space must also derive from a focus on   coordinator at St. Joan of Arc School in Chagrin Falls. Ann holds
    cooperative learning and a willingness to create and think in          a bachelor’s degree in history/economics, a master’s degree in
    hands-on ways, allowing students to fail yet persevere on their        teaching and learning, and a law degree from Case Western
    way to learning.                                                       Reserve University.

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HONORS & ACCOLADES

ATHLETICS

Cross country seniors: Sarah McGreal, Katie McGreal,   Soccer seniors: Briana Paulett, Aleyah Turner, Hannah Wells, Mary Bova, Sarah Wells, Gabriella Favazzo,
Lily Wagner. In front: Zoe Larive                      Christine DeSantis

Tennis seniors: Diamond Brooks, Elzada Alferanga, Juliana Rowane,                 Volleyball seniors: Left to right Gabriella Costabile, Kimberly Sweeney,
Sydney Smith, Destiny Hunter, Ming Wei Patrick                                    Madison Kasper, Trinity Mixon, Claire Roscoe, Cacey Cook

CROSS COUNTRY                                          Natalie Noble earned second team honors                Seniors Mary Bova and Briana Paulett
Two Beaumont sophomores finished in the                from the Northeast Ohio Golf Coaches                   joined junior Bridget Spolar and sophomore
top-17 at the Ohio High School Athletic                Association while sophomore Nyomi Morris               Colleen Martin on the NCL’s honorable
Association’s Division II State Championship           earned honorable mention status.                       mention list.
Meet that was held at the National Trail
Raceway in Hebron on November 4th.                     SOCCER                                                 TENNIS
                                                       Joe Jovanovski was hired as the program’s              The tennis teamed retained the Golden
Addison Ciecierski finished 11th in 18:49.7            head coach in July and did a nice job in year          Racquet by defeating crosstown rival
while her classmate Mia Mlynek placed 17th             one. The Blue Streaks won their final two              Cleveland Heights in mid-September.
with a time of 18:58.7.                                matches of the regular season and return a
                                                       strong core next year. With continuity and a           Beaumont also hosted the North Coast
Last year as freshmen, Ciecierski finished 12th        second year in Jovanovski’s system, the Blue           League’s White Division Tournament at
with a time of 18:46.2 while Mlynek was 73rd           Streaks hope to take the next step.                    Ursuline College on September 23. The Blue
after finishing in 19:54.1.                                                                                   Streaks finished second.
                                                       Highlights from this year included junior
GOLF                                                   Grace Stover being named to the North                  Senior Juliana Rowane, senior Ming Wei
The Blue Streaks were led by first year head           Coast League’s first team and senior Hannah            Patrick and sophomore Amanda Desamito
coach Talia Trovato, a former player at                Wells earning second team all-league honors.           earned second team All-NCL honors while
Ursuline College. Under her watch, junior                                                                     seniors Sydney Smith and Elzada
                                                                                                                                                                 >

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Alveranga achieved honorable mention
status.
                                                 COLLEGE SIGNINGS
VOLLEYBALL
                                                 Senior volleyball players Cacey
After going 4-18 during the regular
                                                 Cook, Madison Kasper and
season, the Blue Streaks got hot at the
                                                 Kimmy Sweeney made their
right time.
                                                 college commitments official
Beaumont defeated Magnificat in the              on National Signing Day
regular season finale and then went on           (November 8th).
to win five postseason matches including
                                                 Cook will be attending Slippery
a hotly-contested five-set thriller against
                                                 Rock University while Kasper is
Gilmour Academy in the district title
                                                 headed to Mercyhurst University.
match.                                                                                   Madison Kasper ’18, Kimmy Sweeney ’18, and
                                                 Both institutions are Division II
                                                                                         Cacey Cook ’18 all committed to collegiate athletics
Senior Madison Kasper was named                  schools in the Pennsylvania State
co-MVP in the North Coast League and             Athletic Conference.
was joined on the league’s first team by
                                                 Sweeney signed a National Letter of Intent and will play at Saint Francis University, a
classmate Kimmy Sweeney.
                                                 Division I school in Loretto, Pa. The Red Flash play in the Northeast Conference.
Freshman Darby Leininger earned
second team honors and was the only
freshman to earn All-NCL accolades.

Among those on the league’s honor roll        BEAUMONT WELCOMES BISHOP PEREZ
were juniors Grace Leinweber and
Emily Miklowski.                              Four Beaumont students were asked to altar serve at the installation mass for the
                                              Most Reverend Nelson J. Perez. Sarah Patton ’18, Macie Bell ’19, Meghan Kessinger ’19,
                                              and Molly Passow ’21 accepted the honor to represent Beaumont School. Bishop Perez
                                              is the 11th Bishop of Cleveland.

   EIGHT BLUE
   STREAKS EARN
   NEWS-HERALD
   ALL-STAR STATUS
   The News-Herald announced its
   fall all-stars over the Thanksgiving
   break and eight Blue Streaks
   were honored.

   CROSS COUNTRY                              Campus Minister Amy Seitz, Sarah Patton, Meghan Kessinger,     Sarah Patton, Macie Bell, Molly Passow
   First Team: Addison Ciecierski             Bishop Nelson Perez, Molly Passow, Macie Bell, and President   and Meghan Kessinger
   First Team: Mia Mlynek                     Wendy Hoke
   Third Team: Ashley Rulison

   SOCCER
   Honor Roll: Grace Stover                   TIM ERTLE NAMED TO LEAD BEAUMONT ATHLETICS
   VOLLEYBALL                                                           Tim Ertle was name Beaumont’s Athletic Director at the start of the
   First Team: Madison Kasper                                           2017-2018 school year. He came to Beaumont from Elyria Catholic,
   Third Team: Kimmy Sweeney                                            where he had served as AD since 2015. Prior to that, Tim worked as
   Honor Roll: Cacey Cook                                               Sports Information Director at Ursuline College as well as at Cleveland
   Honor Roll: Darby Leininger                                          State University. He holds a BA from John Carroll University, an MBA
                                                                        from Ursuline College, and is certified as a registered athletic
                                                                        administrator from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators
                                                                        Association of Ohio Univeristy. Follow Blue Streak Athletics on Twitter
                                                                        @BlueStreaksAD.

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ADVANCEMENT NEWS

                                                THE SMILEY CHALLENGE: STEMMED FROM
                                                INSPIRATION, FUELED BY GENEROSITY
                                                                                                             Ray and Eleanor Smiley share
                                                                                                             a devotion to each other that
                                                                                                             spans six decades. They share
                                                                                                             a strong belief in their
                                                                                                             Catholic faith and have
                                                                                                             always been committed to
ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME                                                                                        Catholic education. Ray is a
In the fall of 2018, we will have our first                                                                  graduate of John Carroll
annual Athletic Hall of Fame Induction                                                                       University and Eleanor is a
Ceremony. Celebrating Beaumont’s long                                                                        graduate of Notre Dame
tradition of athletic excellence, it will                                                                    College. Together they have
recognize the men and women who                                                                              eight children and 20
made athletics so much a part of their                                                                       grandchildren.
Beaumont experience. There is still time
                                                                                                              Last spring, Ray visited
to nominate an athlete, coach, and/or
                                                                                                              Beaumont and had lunch
team whose success in academics,
                                                                                                              with four of our students. He
competition and in their communities
                                                                                                              talked to them about their
embodies the Beaumont mission of life,
                                                                                                              plans for the future and their
leadership and service. The nomination
                                                responsibility as citizens of the world. Ray has long held the belief that there was a need
form can be found on our website at
                                                for more women in careers that were traditionally held by men. He was so inspired by
https://www.beaumontschool.org/
                                                the conversation he had with our students and was so impressed by what they were
beaumont-hall-of-fame.
                                                doing, that he offered Beaumont an opportunity to grow our Beaumont Fund
                                                significantly and dramatically change the resources that we are able to offer students in
                                                the classroom and outside of school. He challenged us by asking, “Can you do more?”

                                                The Smiley family has offered Beaumont a $250,000 gift if we can raise an additional

  ARE YOU                                       $250,000 over last year’s Beaumont Fund. Every new or increased gift will be counted
                                                toward the challenge. It provides an incentive for more alumnae, parents and friends to

CONNECTED?                                      support Beaumont School. By increasing the number of participants that we have giving
                                                to the Beaumont Fund, we can better meet the needs of our students and faculty.

                                                “We are so grateful to Ray and Eleanor Smiley for
                                                  their philanthropic leadership in support of the value
                                                  of Catholic education.”
     Do you receive                                                                                            – President Wendy Hoke

      our emails?                               Ray and Eleanor were honored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals this year
                                                with the Outstanding Philanthropist Leadership Award. They have generously supported
  Call Alumnae Director                         Catholic organizations throughout Cleveland, often challenging them to build their
   Christy Salata to get                        capacity for fundraising.
 connected or to update                         The Smiley Challenge will count every gift until June 30, 2018. We are grateful to the
   your address or job                          Smiley family for their continued belief in Catholic education and their willingness to
                                                invest in Beaumont in order to better support our students. You can be part of this
       information.                             opportunity by visiting www.beaumontschool.org/giving.
        (216) 325-7326
 csalata@beaumontschool.org

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Support the Value of a
                      Beaumont School Education
Gifts from our alumnae, parents and friends of Beaumont                                          YOUR GIFT SUPPORTS
support all aspects of our students’ education. Your gift
supports a modern learning environment with all of the tools
our students need for today’s learning world. Your gift can also                                                 FINANCIAL
help offer a student financial tuition assistance through the                                                    ASSISTANCE
annual fund or an endowed scholarship. No matter which area                            ACADEMICS
                                                                                                                                       ATHLETICS
of need is most important to you and your philanthropic goals,
you are truly making the Beaumont experience possible for the                                          ARTS
young women of today and the future.
                                                                                                                         TECHNOLOGY
ANNUAL FUND                                                                           FACULTY/
Unrestricted support that can be used immediately in order to                           STAFF
make a lasting difference in the lives of our students.                                                PROFESSIONAL
                                                                                                       DEVELOPMENT                       FACILITIES
SCHOLARSHIPS
The overall greatest need of the school is to make sure that
the Beaumont experience is within reach of qualified young
women regardless of cost. Scholarships can be made in an                          We are so grateful for all of the gifts that are
individual or a family’s name or to our General Scholarship
                                                                                  made to support the Annual Fund.
Endowment and are distributed annually based on established
criteria. A gift of a four-year scholarship opens the door to                     You can make your gift online at beaumontschool.org or return
endless possibilities for our students.                                           the envelope included in this magazine.

In an effort to reduce our printing costs, donors to the Annual Fund whose gifts are below $100 will be listed in the online edition of the Annual Report
only. Donors whose gifts are $100 and above will be listed in the online and printed editions. Gifts at all levels are truly appreciated and benefit the
young women of Beaumont School. We are so grateful for your support.

     WHAT WILL BE YOUR LEGACY?
                                                           Beaumont School is strengthened by the generosity of our
                                                           alumnae, parents and friends. By including Beaumont in your
                                                           estate plans, you can support the young women who continue to
                                                           carry on the tradition of excellence. Any age is a good age to start
                                                           estate planning. As your circumstances and your philanthropic
                                                           priorities change, your will becomes a reflection of your
                                                           intentions. No matter how you choose to give, your commitment
                                                           to our future will create a lasting Beaumont legacy to carry on
                                                           the Ursuline tradition of excellence in education.

            To find out more about including Beaumont School in your estate plans, please contact the Advancement Office
                                   at 216-321-6265 or visit www.beaumontschool.org/plannedgifts

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ALUMNAE NEWS

                                      CLASS LUNCHEONS
      In the Beaumont tradition, alumnae from the Fifties came back to campus for their fall luncheons
            at the Lennon House. The lunches were filled with friendship, memories and laughter.

   CLASS OF 1951                                       CLASS OF 1954

   CLASS OF 1952                                       CLASS OF 1955

   CLASS OF 1953                                       CLASS OF 1956

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Class Notes
1950                                                Westropp has lived there for 11 years. Other
                                                    residents are Carol Egan Grady, Judy Bopp
                                                                                                          Ginny Mandel Stinson and her husband have
                                                                                                          fourteen grandchildren. Their only daughter’s
Class Representative:                               Loach, Gretchen Vandemotter Lauro, Judy               five children grew up near them in Ok. They
Mary Ann Black Warner                               Patterson Neiser. Dolores McDonnell                   are now headed to Hernando, Mississippi to
mastepkawarner@hotmail.com                          Ritt just moved in Nov 6. It is a wonderful           be near the youngest grandkids. She promised
                                                    place to live. The Memorial Mass in Nov. was          to send her new address once they are settled.
                                                    well attended by our classmates Dolores               Marianne Rocco Walton enjoys her twelve,
1951                                                McDonnell Ritt, Carol Hart Keck, Janet                about to be thirteen grandchildren. Maryann
The Class of 1951 is in need of a Class             Neff Newsome, Suzie Baird Fitzgerald.                 Papes Semancik reports having “so much
Representative! Please email csalata@               After mass we had lunch at The Cedar Creek            fun” at the reunion. Bettina Artino Reid, who
beaumontschool.org if you are interested.           Grill where Rosemarie Miceli Surace, Mary             resides in a Maine Lakes area near Portland,
                                                    D’Agostino Mandalfino, Judy Bopp Loach,               and her husband Alan, visit their two sons
                                                    Carol Egan Grady all attended. The Fabulous           and their families in Pensacola and Santa
1952                                                Fifties luncheon was well attended by Peggi
                                                    Conway, Judy Loach, Carol Grady, Sr. Geralyn
                                                                                                          Cruz. Dianne Golubski Toronski, and her
                                                                                                          husband, Jack, have eight grandchildren. She
Class Representative:                               Stenger, SND, Mary Anne Rotatori, Janet               is again undergoing cancer treatment and
Carol Baird Roddy                                   Newsome, Carol Keck, Dolores Ritt, Diane              appreciates our prayers. Joyce Raviotta has
roddycarol150@aol.com                               Richardson, & Pat Westropp. Next year will            had an interesting career as a dental assistant,
                                                    be a milestone for our classmates. Turning            dance instructor and realtor. Monica Bolek
1953                                                80 will be hard to believe! Mary Anne will be
                                                    celebrating her 80th in Paris. Hopefully there will
                                                                                                          Rini, Carole Margareth Marciano and several
                                                                                                          other classmates mentioned the importance
REUNION YEAR! The Class of 1953 is in need          be other trips for many. Our deepest sympathy         of, and sometimes struggles with, their pets.
of a Class Representative! Please email csalata@    to Sheila Dunn Burke on the recent loss of            They were also among many classmates who
beaumontschool.org if you are interested.           her husband, Marty. Connie O’Connell Strong           suggested that we get together a few times
                                                    celebrated Thanksgiving in Sanibel Island with        a year. We WILL get a date and a place soon
                                                    her sister. Last March several Beaumont Alums         and let everyone know. Meanwhile, any and all
1954                                                met for lunch at the beautiful home of Kathleen       suggestions are welcome. Call, email or write
                                                    O’Neil Dunn in Bonita Springs. Connie and             to me or to Judy with information you wish to
Class Representatives:
                                                    Bill Strong, Marianne Rocco Walton, Peggi             share with classmates. All the best in 2018.
Jaine Caswell Flanagan                              Conway McMullen and Marie Penote
jainef@aol.com                                      Queenan attended. It was a fun and nostalgic
Patricia Koehn                                      get together – so great to be with friends of         1958
dbl007@comcast.net                                  long standing. They shared many laughs about          Class Representatives:
                                                    old times. Lastly, our class scholarship has helped
                                                    a student with her Beaumont education. Thank          Sheila Bellamy
1955                                                you for your support!                                 shbelle13@yahoo.com
                                                                                                          Mary Jo Abraham Antoon
Class Representatives:
Sr. Maureen McCarthy, OSU                           1957                                                  mjantoon@roadrunner.com
                                                                                                          Sr. Martha Mooney
mp.maureen@gmail.com                                Class Representative:                                 mmooney@ursulinesisters.org
Judy Kish Amundsen                                  Barbara Schuele Schubert
channelbend@cox.net                                 bschubert100@gmail.com
Micki Comella Maniscalco celebrated 80th            We celebrated a lovely 60th reunion in June,          1959
birthdays with classmates by attending “An          and in addition to many local classmates, Mary        The Class of 1959 is in need of a Class
American in Paris” at Playhouse Square and          Ann Kinney came from Minnesota, Kathryn               Representative! Please email csalata@
dinner at Cowell and Hubbard Restaurant.            Zahoney Livingston Forgan came from New               beaumontschool.org if you are interested.
Attending were: Rose Mary Selvaggio                 York and Maryann Papes Semancik (if there
Fitzgerald, Patricia Meyers Willkomm,               were a prize for distance, she would get it)
Donna Cellura Brant, Lee Gibaldi Juratovac,         came from California. Thanks to all of you, class     1960
Micki Comella Maniscalco, Mary Lloyd                of 1957, who responded to my mailing earlier
                                                    in the fall. Joanne Mazza Ryan, who moved             The Class of 1960 is in need of a Class
Deutschman. Joanne Zack Beal was unable to                                                                Representative! Please email csalata@
attend, but was with us in spirit! A fun time was   back to Cleveland in 2014, suggests that we
                                                    might figure a way to reach out to classmates         beaumontschool.org if you are interested.
had by all!
                                                    who have not attended Beaumont functions.

1956
                                                    After her husband, Jack, suffered a paralyzing
                                                    stroke, Joann Radigan Ferree became his
                                                                                                          1961
                                                    caregiver, until his death in 2014. She is now        The Class of 1961 is in need of a Class
Class Representative:                               spending much of her spare time with her six          Representative! Please email csalata@
Patricia McIntyre Westropp                          grandchildren. Mary Lou Deucher Fuerst also           beaumontschool.org if you are interested.
pwestropp@yahoo.com                                 mentioned enjoying grandchildren. She and
Several Beaumont classmates are living at           her husband have seventeen grandchildren,
the Hamilton House Apts. Patricia McIntyre          ranging in age from twenty four to four.

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