Cardinal Ritter High School
Alumni Newsletter
November 2019
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Message from the President of Cardinal Ritter
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Dear Raider Alumni,
This has been a great first semester. We have had so many things to celebrate. We were so happy to have doubled the number of class reunions from last year. Big thanks to all of our volunteers that helped organize these reunions.
This spring we will reach out to our classes who will be celebrating milestone reunions next year. We would love to get more of you in the school to see the new changes and remember the old.
We, also this semester, celebrated the life of our very own Sister Rita Vukovic. Thank you to all who were able to attend the Mass in her honor on October 15. Thank you also to Monsignor Schaedel and Father Moriarty who presided at the Liturgy. We will never forget her dedication and love for her Raiders.
We celebrated our Girls’ Cross Country team qualifying for the State Meet for the first time in the history of the school. Wil & Paul Stamm represented us at the State Meet as well.
Big thanks to those of you who helped us update our Alumni Directory. Please continue to help us collect up-to-date information by communicating any changes. We are always looking for class agents to help us keep in touch. Please let us know if you are interested.
Thank you all for your continued prayers and support.
God Bless,
Mrs. Hoy
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Message from the President of the Cardinal Ritter Alumni Association
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Hello Fellow Alumni,
It was wonderful to see so many Alumni at the Homecoming win October 4 against Beech Grove at Marian University. This year we were able to award five $500 Alumni Legacy Scholarships! This scholarship is presented annually at Homecoming to children of an alumni parent or grandparent. The Cardinal Ritter Alumni Scholarship Fund was established in 2002 for the purpose of awarding scholarships to incoming freshmen whose parents are graduates of Cardinal Ritter High School. This scholarship represents the importance of tradition and family and the value it brings to the Cardinal Ritter community.
One of my favorite things of working on this newsletter over the years was having the opportunity to talk with former teachers. I tracked back in my files to find the faculty feature I wrote after speaking with Sr. Rita in 2013. When asked if she had any favorite memories that stood out, she replied, “All the football games we went to, especially all over the state, red and black socks, and red and black overalls.” For 43 years she passed along her words of wisdom and she believed that we were capable of accomplishing anything we set our mind to as long as believed in ourselves and put in the effort to make it happen.
With the holidays approaching, schedules fill up quickly. Please mark your calendars now for our spring events! The Raider Nation O’Celebration is
Saturday,
March 14
. This is a fun night of gaming, live and silent auction bidding, and dinner and dancing. Please join us!
The Smarty Party is
Saturday, April 18
. Start identifying your friends with trivia skills and pull together some table décor and costumes! Is there anything left on the Halloween clearance shelves? There are prizes for best table theme so put your creative mind to use.
We hope you enjoy this edition of the newsletter. This newsletter is meant to inform fellow alumni of the great things we are doing but we need your help in order to do so!
What you have been up to? Fill us in on your travels, life experiences, achievements, volunteer work, etc.
You can submit news directly
HERE
.
If you see a former classmate too humble to toot their own horn, share it for them! And, if you are interested writing an article for the next newsletter we welcome this too!
President of Cardinal Ritter Alumni Association
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Remembering Sr. Rita Vukovic O.S.F
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One of the greatest gifts God gives us is our ability to remember. The Alumni of Cardinal Ritter High School from 1970-2013 are the lucky ones who have their own special memories of a very special teacher, Sister Rita Vukovic.
Sister Rita was born in Dayton, Ohio April 6, 1930 and died in Oldenburg, Indiana October 5, 2019. She entered the Franciscan Convent on September 8, 1948. Sister Rita taught at Cardinal Ritter for 43 years.
The following are a few memory clips collected from Raiders who were lucky enough to know her throughout those years.
Sr. Rita: feared freshman year and loved by senior year. Conjugating verbs: "be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been."
"SAT down buddy boy." "Are you nervous from the service?" She was the no nonsense teacher we all respected, and she showed just enough softness to earn our love. "You do the playing, and I'll do the praying." "Looks like chicken scratch."
She would punt footballs out on the football field. She would shoot half court shots, backwards in the gym, and make them! She kept track of homeroom 201 victories, and knew why you were late to class.
She loved Hershey chocolate bars with almonds [aka amans], and those red and black striped socks.
She gave a red "ugh" for poor grammar. "Those Kojacks!" she would say.
She would ask, "How are your mom and dad?...they both love you... and always remember that I will always be here for you."
Sister Rita taught me how to say "ain't" properly. "Wait until Tuesday to have the baby," she recommended. Konrad Bursten born on April 6!
She had great school spirit! There was a three foot area around her desk you were not allowed to enter, and we will always remember her special rug.
Rest in peace, Sister Rita.
You were the best before, and now you're with the Best!
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ALUMNI LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP
These scholarships are handed out each year to freshmen whose parent, or grandparent, graduated from Cardinal Ritter. The candidates answer 3 essay questions and the winners are voted on by members of the Alumni Association. The winners of this year’s Alumni Legacy Scholarship are (L-R):
Eva Thomas (
Alecia Thomas ‘99
), Luke Cairns (
Luci Cairns Byrnes ‘97 & Ben Byrnes ‘99
), Andres Closser (
Cindy Cervantes Closser & Andy Closser; both ’96
), Nathan Martin (
Caroline Morrison Martin ’96
), and Owen Sulecki (
Laura and Rob Sulecki ’90
). Congratulations Raiders!
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DEDICATED ALUMNI AWARD
Claire Carr Maxson (CR ’97)
was presented with the Most Dedicated Alumni Award at the Homecoming Football Game on Friday, October 4
th
. She has served on the Board of Directors and has been the President of the Alumni Association as well. You will see her at nearly every alumni event and her time, talent, and dedication to Cardinal Ritter have been a blessing to us. Congratulations
Claire,
and thank you for all you do!
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On Saturday, October 4, thirty-three foursomes began the quest for the CRHS Golf Outing Champion trophy. Or, they simply came to play golf, have some fun, and raise some money for Cardinal Ritter! It was a beautiful day and we had one of our most successful outings ever. Thank you to everyone that played, volunteered, and sponsored this year. We look forward to seeing you all again next year! Click
here
to see the full photo gallery.
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The Cardinal Ritter Golf Teams wish to send a big THANK YOU! to all those at the Alumni Golf Outing for your generous contributions to our fundraiser. You are helping to make dreams come true!
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Nick Leverenz (CR ‘16)
is pursuing his career in the United States Army as an officer and has been participating in IUPUI’s Army ROTC, Reserve Officer Training Corps, program since freshman year. This past summer he attended his capstone assignment, an Army Advanced Leadership Training camp at Fort Knox in Kentucky and graduated near the top of his class. Nicholas will graduate in May 2020 with a Criminal Justice Major and will commission into the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant serving in the Active Duty component. Thank you for your service, Nick!
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Andrew Thompson (CR ’09)
displayed his art at an exhibit at the Frankfort Public Library last month. And another CR alum,
Susie Ardelean Blackmore (CR ’04)
is the Gallery Director at the library.
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Kylin Bass (CR ’15)
graduated in May from The University of St. Francis with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work. He is the Assistant Director of Social Work at Forest Creek Senior Facility.
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After graduating from Marian University with a degree in communication in 2015,
Amber Ferrari (CR '11)
became the university's very first
Orr Fellow.
Now, Ferrari works as business development manager for Canvas, a text-based interview platform, which launched in 2017.
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Drew Sandifer (CR '17)
writes for the
Butler Collegian
, and one of his recent articles was picked up by the
Bleacher Report
. Check out the article
here
. It is the second article listed: "How LaVall Jordan stacks up with other Power 6 Coaches."
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Shannon Floyd Boehler (CR ’09)
and husband Silas welcomed Willow Jayne Boehler into the world on October 17, 2019. Willow weighed 7 lbs, 15 oz and was 19 ¾ inches long. Congratulations Silas and Shannon!
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Bri Belloni Carerra (CR '07)
and husband Jason welcomed Ava Jayne Carerra on July 23, 2019. Ava weighed 8 lbs, 10 oz and was 20 inches long. Congratulations to the Belloni and Carerra families!
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The
Class of 1969
celebrated their 50
th
Reunion this summer right where it all began for them as a class, at Cardinal Ritter High School! Thank you to all of you that showed up to reminisce with your classmates, tour the school, and dance to the music from your high school years! It was so great to have you all here.
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The
Class of 1994
celebrated their 25th Reunion at 1911 on Saturday, October 5.
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The
Class of 1984
celebrated their 35th Reunion at Half Liter BBQ and Beer Hall on Saturday, October 5.
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The
Class of 1989
celebrated their 30th Reunion on Saturday, October 26 at Big Woods.
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The
Class of 1979
celebrated their 40th Reunion at Moontown Brewery on Saturday, November 2.
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The
Class of 1974
celebrated their 45th Reunion at The NASH (National Slovenian Home) on Saturday, September 21.
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RAIDER NATION O'CELEBRATION (RNOC)
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Saturday, March 14, 2020
CRHS GYM
6:00 PM
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Saturday, April 18, 2020
CRHS Gym
6:00 PM
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Cardinal Ritter High School
3360 West 30th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46220
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