OLSH Alumni Newsletter
September 2017
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Dear Fellow OLSH Alumni,
As Homecoming Weekend approaches, it's a great time to celebrate our Charger pride! We have three great alumni events during Homecoming this year: a
Tailgate Party & Football Game, an
Alumni Mass, and an
Alumni Brunch. There's something for everyone! Details and the registration link are below. Hope to see you there!
God Bless,
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Deena (Newsom) Swank '92
OLSH Alumni Relations Manager
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Homecoming 2017 - Register Now!
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Tailgate Party & Football Game
Saturday, September 30
6:00 pm
You and your family are invited to join us for a tailgate party before the Homecoming football game. Come hungry - we'll have complimentary food and drinks under the alumni tent!
Stick around after the party to cheer on the Chargers as they take on Cornell. Kick off is at 7:00 pm. Tickets to the game are $5 and can be purchased at the gate.
Please note that all home football games will be played at the Moon High School stadium this year.
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Alumni Mass
Sunday, October 1
9:00 am
Celebrate 9:00 am Mass in the OLSH Chapel with the Felician Sisters. Bring your family and show them the beautiful heart of the OLSH campus. Consider joining us after Mass for an Alumni Brunch (see below).
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Alumni Brunch
Sunday, October 1
11:00 am
Join us for an Alumni Brunch at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott after the Alumni Mass. We will celebrate the achievements of OLSH alumni with the presentation of the first Distinguished Alumni Awards and honor the Class of 1967, our golden grads who are celebrating 50 years since graduating from OLSH. Cost is $40 per person and advanced reservations are required.
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2017 Distinguished Alumni Award Honorees
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Congratulations to the 2017 OLSH Distinguished Alumni Awards honorees!
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Christine (Plucinski) Glatz '78
Alumnus with Heart
Chris has worked in the OLSH Main Office since 1986, during which time, she has served as the Spirit Coordinator and supported countless service projects and student activities. She has also worked with her church youth group for over 20 years.
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James Rosenwald '84
Christian Leadership Award
James has more than 20 years of experience working in Fortune 500 companies, and is currently the Senior Control Officer at BNY Mellon. He is an active volunteer and/or contributor to multiple charity organizations, including: Light of Life, the Jubilee Soup Kitchen, the Homeless Children’s Education Fund, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, veteran’s organizations and cancer research programs. He is also active in the employer resources group HEART that promotes inclusive work environments for those with disabilities.
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Christy (Tancraitor) Uffelman '95
Professional Excellence Award
Christy launched the east coast office of Align Leadership in 2013, with a focus on women’s leadership development and Millennial/Gen X initiatives. She has won numerous awards for both her professional achievements and her volunteer work supporting empowerment of women in the workplace.
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Alex Vallejo '11
Young Alumnus Award
Alex is a software engineer for Microsoft, where he has worked since he was an intern before his senior year of college at the University of Pittsburgh. He also acts as the Technical Director for The Green Hope Orphanage, Inc., which operates an orphanage and school for children in Tanzania.
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To read more about the 2017 honorees and the Distinguished Alumni Awards, please click
here.
Come to the
Alumni Brunch on October 1, 2017
, and help us celebrate the achievements of OLSH alumni!
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Alumni Family Christmas Party - Save the Date!
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Alumni Family Christmas Party
Saturday, December 2
The Christmas Party Committee is looking for new members! If you'd like to help with decorations, crafts, refreshments, activities, or other planning, please email Deena Swank at
dswank@olsh.org
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Matthew Gray '98 was married to his beautiful wife Meg on August 5, 2016. They just celebrated their first anniversary and purchased a home. Matt also is the Print Manager for an up and coming start up called Forever.
Adam Scheletsky '06
was married to Gretchen Wall on July 15, 2017, in a ceremony on Bob’s Lake, near Westport, Ontario. He and Gretchen will reside for the next two years in Lock Haven, PA, while Adam completes a two-year Physician Assistant Masters program.
Joshua Haupt '07
graduated from the Pittsburgh Police Academy in April 2017. He will be serving in Pittsburgh.
William Miley '09 started working at ADP after graduation from Robert Morris University as a District Manager. He recently accepted a promotion to Sales Executive.
Sara K. Smith '10
married Francis Koh, an attorney in the DC area, on June 24, 2017. Sara currently works as a teacher for the Archdiocese of Washington and as a freelance stage manager.
Stefan Christian Arch '13 graduated from Marietta College with Honors and now works as a Petroleum Engineer/Associate Project Manager at Henckels and McCoy in Chicago.
For pictures, links, and more, follow
OLSH Alumni
on Facebook! Send your alumni news updates to
alumni@olsh.org
so we can share them in newsletters, OLSHighlights, and on social media! Pictures are always appreciated.
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Class of 1987 -
Saturday, September 16, 2017
The Class of 1987 will celebrate their 30 year reunion on Saturday, September 16 at the Seneca shelter at Settler's Cabin Park. For more information, please contact Eileen (Landucci) Gallagher at
eidover@yahoo.com.
Class of 1992
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October 21, 2017
The Class of 1992 will celebrate their 25 year reunion on Saturday, October 21 in OLSH's Founders Hall. For more information, please contact Jill Ammon at
jillammon@gmail.com
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For more information about any of these reunions or to begin planning a reunion for your class, please contact Deena Swank '92 at
dswank@olsh.org.
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Summer Issue of
OLSHighlights
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Did you get your copy of the Summer 2017 issue of OLSHighlights? If not, email
alumni@olsh.org with your updated contact information and we'll send you one!
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If you have any questions or comments, please contact Deena (Newsom) Swank '92, OLSH Alumni & Parent Relations Manager, at
dswank@olsh.org or (412) 424-4610.
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