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Summer '08
AQUI-NEWS
ALUMNAE GATHERING
Tuesday, October 30, 2008
at the New York Athletic Club
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Read about the first NYAC gathering on October 30, 2007.
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Annual Fund
Your Giving Is the Key
to our Progress
We believe that women's strengths and women's voices have a vital role in today's complex and changing world...
...This conviction underlies every effort for the advancement of Aquinas High School, year by year. Our community of faith and learning is committed to providing the best in Catholic education for the young women of Aquinas today.
The Validation Team for the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools found "excellence in the air" when they visited Aquinas last October. This campaign is the means of keeping Aquinas equipped for excellence, while maintaining tuition within reach of the families we serve. Every dollar raised will be spent this school year to provide the students with the very best in Catholic education.
As we begin the
2008-2009 school year, we ask that you recommit yourselves
to the mission and beliefs
of Aquinas. By your gift, please help us to achieve our goal
of $400,000 for this year. The Annual Fund '08 -'09 will provide: tuition
support for needy students, ongoing refurbishment of the building,
upgrading of technology, math and science enrichment programs, and new
opportunities for student awareness of career paths.
Support for the Annual Fund ensures the continuation of academic excellence at Aquinas High School, and secures its mission for future generations of young women in the Bronx.
Thank you for your prayers and your generous gifts. Your support is key to the enduring mission of Aquinas.
The Annual Campaign ends on June 30. If you have not already done so, please send a gift within your means to share in the mission of Aquinas today. Don't forget an online gift is possible: see the top of this page for details.
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the the work of the Annual Fund in
VERITAS
Views,
Aquinas has an Alumnae Directory of all classes
up to and including 2005, published by Harris Connect, Inc.
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VERITAS FRIENDS AWARD: MAY 7, 2008
The Veritas Friends Award is presented annually to Aquinas benefactors whose support has had a significant impact on sustaining the excellence and securing the future of the school.
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Patricia Kiernan Sheehan ‘57 in acknowledgement of the Florence and Daniel Kiernan Memorial Scholarship
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Patricia Ann Morgan ‘58 in acknowledgement of the Patricia A. Morgan Endowed Scholarship
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Liza Zaneri ‘71 in acknowledgement of the Zaneri Memorial Scholarship
REUNIONS
Each Spring the Alumnae Homecoming brings classes together in 5-year intervals. Each class gathers separately, and then all share a luncheon in the school auditorium. The 50-year graduates are recognized by all as they receive their Veritas medals.
AQUINAS ALUMNAE HOMECOMING
Saturday, April 25, 2009 at Aquinas High School
CLASSES: '39, '44, '49, '54,
'59 (Fifty years) '64, '69, '74, '79,
'84 (Twenty-five years) '89, '94, '99 (Ten years)
The Class
of '57 received their Veritas Medals on April 21, 2007
RECENT GRADS REUNION
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Classes of 2003-2007
Members of the Class of 2002 met on October 15, 2007 for a supper reunion. They enjoyed the opportunity to touch base with each other as they end their college experience and start their careers.
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Class of 2002 |
| Some comments from those who attended: |
Aquinas build a great foundation for me....College was much easier because of my preparation at Aquinas...I definitely felt I was well prepared and at ease when it came to hitting the books!...Freshman year of college was so much easier because of the exposure to information and preparation...Aquinas was my foundation and helped me with all my subjects, especially with English and Math...My professors were impressed!...I truly love this school and I appreciate how much the people in this building have done for me.
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| These graduates are working in the fields of : |
| teaching, trading sales, communications, business ownership, marketing, and human resources |
Just as alumnae are proud of their Alma Mater, Aquinas is proud of the accomplishments of its alumnae throughout and beyond the United States. The generosity of alumnae is a major support of Aquinas' mission to the young women of New York City today.
Career Forum
The Sophomore Class participates in the Future Options Forum each year. Students have the opportunity to meet with panelists and receive information and suggestions in career areas of their choice. Most of the panelists are alumnae, and the forum and luncheon which follows provide a gathering of Aquinas women making a difference in many paths of life. The next Future Option Forum will be held in March 2009. If you would like to share your career experience and offer suggestions to Aquinas 10th graders, please call the school Development Office. Panelists are assured of a great welcome from an enthusiastic group of young women.
SOPHOMORE
FUTURE OPTIONS FORUM 2007
(Front, l. to r.) Sylvia Panella, Denise Gerrald '70, Karen LLoyd '92,
Rolande Hodel, Catherine Atkins, Sr. Bernadette Kenny,
Jeannine Sote Mendez '97
(Rear, l. to r.) Jennifer Taylor-Joly '91, Hope Williams,
Maureen McNellis Gibson '64, Maria Chalco '91, Noelia Pozo,
Jessica Aviles 2002, Eunices Simon-Alexander '96,
Mary Lou Quinlan, Betsy Davila
Support-an-Aquinas-Student
SAS Sponsor Joan Cox,
Class of 1956,
is a recipient
of the 2006
Aquinas High School
Veritas Friends Award.
The Support-an-Aquinas-Student Program is for donors who know a student by name and follow her progress throughout her years at Aquinas. Participants meet at an annual dinner for sponsors, students and their families. The commitment is a four-year pledge ranging from $500 to $4,000 a year.
The following are Support-an-Aquinas-Student sponsors:
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Marianne Hoey Ambrosi '69 Theresa Hurban Auletta '74 Sr. Patricia Britto '71 Brotherhood of the True Order Stephanie Carpentieri '62 Br. Brian Carty, FSC Fr. David Calella Memorial Casita Maria Congregation of Notre Dame Joan Cox '56 Eileen O'Shea Cummings '60 Dominican Sisters, St. Rita Center Dominican Sisters, St. Mary of the Springs Elizabeth Hassett Donohue '66 Ms. Margaret Dorian Dr. Philip D'Sousa Memorial Cathy Duffy-Heller '74 Mary Anne Evangelist '64 Eileen Foley ‘59 Gilder Foundation Memorial ScholarshipMichael Gordon Foundation Audelle R. Harvey '90 Cathleen (Hackett) '53 & L. Donald Horne |
Mr. & Mrs. John Houlihan Barbara Hassler Kane '56 Mr. & Mrs. John Knowles Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Kreppel Msgr. Thomas Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Lyons Mrs. Eleanor Maguire Mary Garry Mahoney '58 Mrs. Sylvie Mangan Geraldine Mannion '73 John P. McSherry Foundation Patricia Morgan '58 Mary Ann Petrilli Morris '68 Kathleen Rooney O'Brien '62 Mary Elizabeth O'Neill Religious of the Sacred Heart Jean Roche '53 Elizabeth Rothlauf '72 St. Aloysius School Sacred Heart School SHAPE Fund Maureen Scully Salerno '56 Mr. Peter Smith Marianna Pulaski Sullivan '60 Theresa (Martin) '54 & John Tietjen Liza Zaneri '71 |
Endowments, Bequests, Gift Annuities
To make the future of Aquinas High School, and its excellence, a part of your personal legacy, the following are options you may wish to consider:
Endowment: Scholarships may be endowed with a one-time gift of $25,000 to $100,000, or they may be created by a pledge to be paid over a period of years. The scholarships endowed to date are:
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Fannie Bartolomeo Scholarship James and Nora Brinn Memorial Scholarship Ann and Thomas E. Carney Scholarship Margaret Doyle Comey Memorial Scholarship Costa-Fatigate Family Scholarship Beatrice
and Patrick McMahon Memorial Scholarship Sr. Agnes Moylan Memorial Scholarship Mary Dwyer
Murphy Scholarship Zaneri Memorial Scholarship 75th Anniversary Faculty Appreciation Scholarship |
Bequests: You may will to Aquinas an outright sum of money, certain real or personal property, a percentage of your estate, or a share in your estate residue.
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Gift Annuities: You may transfer
to Aquinas cash, appreciated securities or property. In return you will
receive an income for life and an immediate income tax charitable deduction
for a portion of the gift.
If you would like to establish a gift annuity or make a bequest to Aquinas,
please call the Development Office. Arrangements for a gift annuity
are made through the Archdiocese of New York to ensure that the transaction
reflects your wishes, provides for the needs of your beneficiaries,
and avoids unnecessary taxes.
THANK-YOU, AQUINAS ALUMNAE, FOR YOUR CONTINUING PARTICIPATION IN THE
SCHOOL COMMUNITY. YOU ARE ALWAYS REMEMBERED WHEN THE STUDENT BODY GATHERS
TO PRAY.
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A REFURBISHED ENVIRONMENT BRINGS NEW VISION TO YOUNG ARTISTS AT AQUINAS
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The art studio at Aquinas has been transformed and the creations coming forth testify to the effects of environment upon learning and productivity. With the backing of major gifts from individual benefactors, a full-scale renovation of the art studio was undertaken and completed this past summer...
MAREN GRANT ACHIEVES VITAL GOAL: TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
When the Thomas H. Maren Foundation funded the Integration of Technology Program at Aquinas High School in April, 2003, its goal was to assure that every student would further her technology skills in every discipline. The fruits of the grant are evident across the curriculum. A glimpse of just a few student projects gives an inkling of the impact of this initiative...
SCIENCE LABS TRANSFORMED BY
RECORD-MAKING KNUEVEN GRANT
Aquinas High School celebrated the dedication of its 21st Century Science Center on October 20, 2004. All of the Aquinas school community joined in celebrating a dream-come-true through the generosity of the Knueven Family Foundation. This past summer the chemistry, physics and earth science labs were completely transformed from the inside out. New wiring and plumbing reached deep into walls and floors, and flat panel work stations and beautiful cabinets provided a sleek, new exterior. While the physical plant was being renewed, so were the science teachers.
AQUINITES AROUND THE WORLD
Have you ever wondered what life was
like outside the United States? Have you ever wanted to learn another
language while being immersed in a culture completely different from
your own? Well, you will be amazed to know that several students here at
Aquinas have accomplished all those things and more by participating in
Summer Study Abroad Programs.
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