The Ampersand


May 2017 Newsletter May 2017 Newsletter
Bonner & Prendie Students in the News
Take a look at some of the great things our students are doing!

Senior Spring Arts Show
Our Fine Arts and Performing Arts students' talents were on display at the Spring Arts show last week - take a look at some photos and videos of the event.




Girl's Softball Advances to PCL Finals!
Congratulations to the Pandas softball team who has moved on to face St. Huberts in the Philadelphia Catholic League Finals!  Best of luck to the girls!


Community Service - Feed My Starving Children
In a unique and both globally and locally impactful service project, over 300 of our students and community members participated with a group called Feed My Starving Children and packed over 100,000 meals for hungry children across the world.




Community Service - Project Linus
Two other service projects that took place in May - students made blankets for children in need for Project Linus, and packed care packages for our troops for Operation Shoebox.


Outdoor Track to Compete in the States
Best of luck to our competitors who will be heading to the State meet this weekend: Alaina Johnson (300 hurdles), Jewel Ford (100), Hannah Oropollo (pole vault), Jenna Rastatter (1600), Dave Whitfield (800), Ethan Cook (200)

And congratulations to our 1st Team All-Catholic performers: Jewel Ford, Ethan Cook, Jenna Rastatter, Dave Whitfield, Alaina Johnson, Hannah Oropollo, and Tony Harper
THE SERVANT OF GOD, WILLIAM ATKINSON Class of 1963, O.S.A.

There was some great news and activity with
Fr. Atkinson's cause over the last month.
 
On April 24th, the Archbishop Officially Opened the Cause for Sainthood for Fr. Bill.


Bonner & Prendie recently hosted a night where members of Fr. Bill's family presented on his life, and the process of canonization as it moves forward.  Presenters included Mr. Celedonio, Fr. Frank Horn '67 OSA, Fr. Rob Hagan OSA, Mrs. Joan Mullen, and Mrs. Janine Zozaya.



Bonner & Prendie Online Store!
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Beach Blast 2017!
Saturday August 5th, 
LaCosta Lounge, Sea Isle City
4:00 to 10:00, $25 per person

Upcoming Events
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2017 Kymbo Golf Outing
Benefiting  the Kimberly Ostien Memorial Scholarship

Saturday June 3, 2017
8:00 Shotgun Start
$110 per golfer, $40 lunch only
Cobbs Creek Golf Course

BBQ Lunch at Knight of Columbus, Upper Darby to follow


Anthony Becht Friars Football Golf Classic
Friday June 23rd - Paxon Hollow Country Club
11:30 Registration and Lunch
1:00 Shotgun Start
$150 per person (golf, food, drinks, gift)
To reserve your foursome or sponsor the event contact Tom Millison '86, at tush3636@gmail.com


BEACH BLAST - SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, August 5
3:00 pm to 9:00 pm
LaCosta Lounge, Sea Isle City NJ
Featuring the Music of Round Tower
 

It is hard to believe that Commencement is less than a month away! With that, we will release another 211 Bonner and Prendie graduates into the world to join you as the most recent members of our community of over 40,000 alumni. We are very proud of our graduating seniors who have amassed over $19 million in grants and scholarships (so far) from over 120 colleges and universities, already surpassing the Class of 2016 by over 2 million!  I look forward to being able to announce the totals at graduation.
 
The Class of 2017 graduates are embarking on a number of different paths in the next chapter of their lives - college, trade school, employment, and the U.S. Armed Services are all areas where our graduates will be next year.
 
The list of schools our students will be attending this Fall includes regional schools such as Temple, Penn State, Drexel, Villanova, St. Joseph's, West Chester, Widener, and LaSalle as well as some broader choices like Virginia Tech, James Madison, Franklin & Marshall, University of Oregon, Purdue, Syracuse, West Virginia, and Howard.  I look to sharing a comprehensive list of college and universities in the next letter post-Commencement.
 
Along with Commencement, there is always a lot going on around campus as we conclude the school year. Spring sports teams are wrapping up their seasons (with Softball competing for a Catholic League title), our talent show allowed our students to demonstrate their abilities to dance, sing, and perform on stage, and we continue to recruit our incoming Class of 2021. We also formally dedicated the Anthony Frederico, Class of 1969 Auditorium on Friday, May 19, with a liturgy celebrated by our past President Father Olson and an official ceremony to thank those who have given of their time, talent, and treasure to make the renovation a reality.
 
As part of the Grand Opening of the Auditorium, we hosted the Annual Spring Concert & Art Exhibit in the space the same week as the dedication. This event allowed our Fine Arts Department to showcase the students' art work as well as their musical and singing talents. Under the direction of our Fine Arts Department Chairperson and art teacher John Lenge, students were able to display their best art pieces. In addition, our school band and ensemble performed a few selections followed by the chorus. It was quite an impressive evening! W e also held a special program about our own Father Bill Atkinson, Servant of God, in the new auditorium the same week. More details are in this newsletter on both the concert and Fr. Atkinson presentation. 

I actually had the opportunity to accompany some of our students to the ceremony at St. Thomas of Villanova Church that officially opened the cause for Father Bill's beatification and canonization, held in late April. After a liturgy celebrated by Archbishop Charles Chaput, We witnessed a very formal ceremony where the Archbishop, members of the Augustinian Order, other priests, lawyers, and historians took their oaths and were sworn in to officially be part of the committee that will drive the process for Father Bill to become a saint. It was certainly a historical event and is quite exciting for our community to think that someone who walked our school halls could be one of an elite group of less than 10 American born saints. Please continue to keep Father Bill in your thoughts and in your daily prayers in hopes that we witness his canonization in the coming years.
 
As always, in closing, it is important to thank you again for all of your continued support you have provided to your alma mater. Whether you are talking or posting on social media about your positive experiences while at our school, or wearing some gear with our name on it, you are helping us spread the story of the uniqueness and sense of family we encompass here at Bonner & Prendie. Many of you have also contributed to our Annual Appeal, which has in turn provided the opportunity for our students to share in that experience. If you have not participated in our Annual Appeal, it is my hope that you will consider doing so. Regardless, I thank you for your consideration, dedication, and commitment to our community. 

We are grateful for your continued support!

Thank you and God Bless,
 
John E. Cooke, Ed.D.
President
Bonner & Prendie Catholic High School
Support the 2016-2017 Annual Appeal

ONE MONTH LEFT!

We are in the final stretch of our annual appeal, with one month to go!  Join with thousands of other alumni and friends of Bonner & Prendie in supporting our students with a gift to the 2016-2017 Annual Appeal.

The Annual Appeal is the #1 fundraising priority of the school, it allows us to address immediate needs of the school.  Donations to the Annual Appeal provide tuition assistance to students and families in need. The Annual Appeal also helps fund student programs, academic initiatives, and campus needs.


Thanks so much for the consideration and support

Anthony F. Frederico Auditorium Officially  Dedicated
The newly renovated Auditorium was officailly dedicated this month - now the Anthony F. Frederico, Class of 1969 Auditorium, the dedication mass and reception brought together many alumni and supporters who made this project happen.


We are also happy to announce the formal dedication of our school lobby as well - now the Sr. Helena Mary, IHM Lobby, it is dedicated to Sr. Helena, a longtime music director at Archbishop Prendergast

Alumnae Mrs. Kathy (Costello) Murphy '70 and the Sisters of IHM with the portrait of Sr. Helena Mary.

Support for this project is ongoing, if you are interested in making a donation or honoring someone through a naming opportunity, take a look at the video and link for more information

Bonner & Prendie - Fine and Performing Arts and Auditorium Support!
Bonner & Prendie - Fine and Performing Arts and Auditorium Support!


Donations made at the $1,000 level and above will be honored with acknowledgements in the auditorium. These naming opportunities (ranging from gifts of $1,000 to $50,000) can be made over multiple years and encompass a variety of options - for more information on naming opportunities contact Scott Fremont '98 at Fremont@bonnerprendie.com or 610-259-6012.
Bonner & Prendie Alumni in the News

Rick Jasper '92, Ordained
Congratulations to Rick Jasper, Bonner Class of 1992, who was ordanained a priest for the Diocese of Wilmington by Bishop Malooly on May 20th.  Fr. Jasper grew up in Drexel Hill and was a graduate of St. Charles grade school before attending Bonner.


Bonner Class of 1965
Many thanks to the members of the Class of 1965 who got together for their 52nd reunion - Dan McNichol came up to B&P, and presented the students with the proceeds to help with the Annual Appeal!


Bonner & Prendie Classes of 1971
In honor of their 45th reunion, members of the Bonner & Prendie Classes of 1971 rasied almost $5,000 at their reunion.  Many thanks to those that came up to present the check to Dr. Cooke and some of the students.
Many thanks to the reunion committee: Susan Hagan, Helen Mack Naab, Jean Schnell Shannon, Lou Bradfield, Joe Mattson, Tom Shannon, Ed Cameron, Mike Denny, Renee Hansen Konopka, Kathy Melvin, Sally Griffin Wiegand, and Betty Walsh

Bonner Football and Basketball All-Time Stats
Monsignor Bonner Sports Historians! - thanks to the great work of longtime Philly area High School reporter Ted Silary, you can look back on some Basketball and Football stats from Catholic League Games from 1956-2017! Thanks Ted! 


Calling ALL Alum!  Is it your reunion time?
 

Bonner and Prendie class of 1977
40 Year Reunion

November 4th from 7:00-11:00 PM
Anthony's in Drexel Hill

To update your contact information including Address, Phone and Email Address, please email our committee members:
Kate Scola Gaudiosi, katega61@gmail.com or
Sue Frank McFadden, prendiesue@hotmail.com

Bonner Class of 1965
52nd Reunion 

April 28, 2017 8:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
J.D. McGillicuddy's - West Chester Pike - Highland Park

We had over 160 grads attend our 50th reunion. Please contact other '65 grads to let everyone know about our 52nd reunion. It is up to you - Make the 52nd reunion a success!

Additional information to follow in March via email.
Contact Dan McNichol for addition questions and/or to update your contact information.

610-529-8007 or email dan.mcnichol@comcast.net
Bonner and Prendie Classes of '67
50th reunion

November 17, 2017 7:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Springfield Country Club

Open Bar 8:00 - 9:00
Hotel Accommodations Available
Music by DJ Jerry Blavat

For More information and/or to update your contact information -
email, address etc please contact one of the members of the committee:

Tom MacCrory (tom.maccrory@gmail.com)
610-608 9169
John Dolceamore (Johndolce@FoxRoach.com)
610-742-8839
Hank Church (hankchurch@hotmail.com)
610-368-0630
Sherry O'Hagan (Ohaganwolf@gmail.com)
610-453-6637
Mary McCoach (mburns1018@hotmail.com)
610-633-3240
Chrissy Purkiss (cpurkiss@brynmawr.edu)
610-202-5360
Prendie Class of 1962
55th Reunion

October 15, 2017
The Porch Restaurant at the Lamb Tavern

Remember the fun we had at our 50th Reunion --- The 55th is coming up and its up to you to make it a success!

More details to follow. For more information or to update your contact information including your email address contact:

Frannie Gallen Mann at mommann@comcast.net or
call 610-449-1945
Rosemary Peranteau McCarthy at nauna311@gmail.com
or call 610-543-3977
Bonner & Prendie Class of '82
35th Reunion

November 4, 2017
Casey's Drexel Hill,
821 N Lansdowne Ave Drexel Hill Pa
7pm to 11pm


Please send your full name,email and phone number to:
BonnerPrendieReunion82@yahoo.com
Bonner & Prendie  Class of 1997
20th Reunion

Friday November 25, 2017
7-10pm

Heritage Ballroom 2017 MacDade Blvd
Holmes Pa
$55 per person
3hr Open Bar, apps, DJ and photo booth

Please contact Lizz Moran Augelli lizz10179@hotmail.com
or Daria DeCurtis Campeggio dariacamp@yahoo.com
with any questions or to update your contact information


To Purchase Tickets Click Here:

Bonner & Prendie Class of 2007
10th Reunion

Reunion Committee Forming and Planning underway.

To help with the planning or update your contact information
contact:
Kelly Christ at kelly.christ@gmail.com




In Memoriam

 

James R. Murphy '59
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Lisa M. Diorisio '77
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John Thomas Hackett '61
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Regina A. McGinley '63
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Alfred DePietro '68
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John J. Connor '62
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Richard Baldwin  '69
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Hubert J. Gantz '60
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Lawrence Augustus Pagel - Friend to B&P
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Peaceful Rest Grant  Unto Them, O Lord!

Msgr.Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast Advancement
403 N Lansdowne Ave
Drexel Hill, PA 19026
610-259-0280