Happy Thanksgiving!
During this season of Thanksgiving, we are especially thankful
for our Alumni! Have a happy, blessed holiday!
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Melissa Rives Cashman '88
School Counselor, Dept. Chair
The choice to attend Lexington Catholic was not a difficult decision to make for my family. My grandmother (Elisabeth Forman Rives) and her siblings graduated from St. Catherine’s Academy, and both of my parents (Louis Rives ’65 and Sandy Wheat Rives ’66) are Lexington Catholic graduates (as are more cousins than I can list in this letter). In turn, my siblings (Louis Rives ’91, Sarah Rives Rowe ’93, Emily Rives Breault ’95) and I knew where we were headed!
Growing up, I can remember every 5 years or so, my parents’ excitement over planning their high school reunions. Listening to them reminisce about their classmates, teachers, and the fun they had at Catholic and how they developed lifelong friends is a memory I won’t forget. My husband, Robert Cashman ’88, and I have the same strong ties. We cherish our LCH friends and look forward to our reunions and our many get-togethers. Robert and I now have a Lexington Catholic graduate (Bridget Anne ’19), and two presently enrolled (Rives ’22 and Michael Pratt ’25).
Lexington Catholic fulfills its mission: nurturing the development of the mind, spirit, and body of our students. The academics are rigorous and taught by an extremely knowledgeable and caring faculty. The faith development is embraced in all classes and present throughout the campus each and every day. Catholic also provides students arenas to develop their confidence academically and physically. Our daughter was blessed with the care and direction given by the High Marks program. She also flourished in our outstanding theater department. Our sons have had the opportunity to participate on many of the athletic teams. Each of our children has found the strength of the body in their own areas.
The opportunity to work at Lexington Catholic as a school counselor was presented to me eight years ago after working as a school counselor at both Christ the King and Sts. Peter and Paul (I also had the opportunity to teach second grade for 5 years at Mary Queen). I was eager to work with high school students and felt I could be impactful in their lives. I am lucky enough to meet and work with all of our students during their time at Lexington Catholic. Our counseling team and I strive to be a resource for our students and parents. Through my role, I am able to witness first-hand Lexington Catholic developing the mind, spirit, and body of our students. I am blessed to be part of this community as an alum, parent, and faculty member.
GO KNIGHTS!
Melissa Rives Cashman ‘88
School Counselor, Department Chair
Pictured Above: Sandy Wheat Rives '66, Robert Cashman '88, Melissa Rives Cashman '88, Rives Cashman '22, Louis Rives '65
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October 25, 2021
Lexington Catholic had it's groundbreaking ceremony to begin the Building A Better Future Capital Campaign Phase 2 of the campaign.
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The seniors take it from the juniors in our annual LC Powder Puff game November 4. A great showing came out to support the American Heart Association and our Lexington Catholic Knights!! It was a great night!! |
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Partnership with Georgetown College |
Beginning with the class of 2022, all LCHS graduates admitted to Georgetown College will receive a Christian School Partnership Scholarship that will allow them the same net price tuition at Georgetown College as they would have paid at Lexington Catholic High School their senior year. |
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Chelsea Smith Wright ‘10 and her husband, Evan Wright welcomed their daughter, Chaney Gail Wright on September 15, 2021. She weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces, and has been a bundle of love and joy!
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Paige Browning ’09 and Alex Hall were married on September 25, 2021 at Fasig-Tipton. They are living in Lexington, Kentucky, and Paige is a Student Success Advisor at Empowered Education and Alex is a Supply Planner with Beam-Suntory.
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Robbie Gorham ’10 and his wife, Megan, were married at St. Peter Catholic Church on Saturday August 28, 2021. They were very thankful to have friends and family attend their special day and Father Norman was fantastic. They are pictured with their 2-year-old golden retriever, Addie. They have now been happily married for a few months with a newly purchased home that has kept them very busy!
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Beth Roth ’11 is a Chiropractor at Triple Crown Chiropractic and Wellness. She specializes in prenatal, pregnancy and postpartum care. They treat all the way from the youngest of the family to the oldest. Not only does she specialize in that, but she has a passion for holistic functional medicine and does that in the office as well!
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Andrew Sallee ’52 is retired after 37 years from USPS, 2 years weekend machine/area cleanliness inspector at Toyota and 2 years as a photographer at Kaba Mas lock company. Andy lives in Lexington, is avoiding COVID by both vaccine and mask wearing and plays golf twice a week. He loves taking pictures and meets with associates at the Palomar McDonald's 3 days per week. Fun fact, Andy created the Class of ’52 class picture, which is the only one that hangs in the school entrance hallway as his class was the first graduation class after the merge of Latin High with St. Catherine’s Academy to become Lexington Catholic High School!
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Nancy Miller-Purcell ’74 is retired after being part of the magic for 40 years at the Disneyland Resort. She lives in California and she spends time with her siblings, also LCH alumni, and their families. Nancy has been exploring local sights with her friends as well as experimenting with cooking. She enjoys making quilts with all the fabric she has accumulated over 30 years! Nancy’s three small dogs rule the house. They have trained her well!
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Homecoming Weekend, October 22 and 23, 2021
Friday, October 22 -- We were delighted to welcome back the Classes of ’71, ’75, ’76, '80, '81, and ’91! Reunions were held in the school where classmates caught up and enjoyed their time together. After their reunions, our alums went to the stadium to enjoy LCHS’s Homecoming game and festivities.
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Keeneland Tailgate
Saturday, October 23 -- Keeneland Tailgate. We met on The Hill for some good food and beverages, great company and fun times all while relaxing and enjoying a beautiful afternoon together!
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Mid-Knight Stakes 2022
Our Amazing Knights
Presented by Traditional Bank
Ticket Sales are Open!
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Join us at our largest fundraising event.
Includes Dinner, Cocktails, Super Silent, Silent and Live Auctions
and Dancing to Top the Knight off.
Saturday, February 5, 2022
The Carrick House
6:30 PM
Text MKS 2022 to 243725 to purchase tickets or Click Button Below.
Click on the Menu and Purchase Tickets
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Thank you to everyone that participated in our uKnight to Serve Challenge.
The 8-week challenge kicked off this year's annual campaign by providing fun incentives from Traditional Bank, Commonwealth Credit Union, Josie's, Chick-fil-A, Taco Tico, and Pie Five.
The uKnight Fund gained 340 donors during the challenge and raised $135,120 in eight weeks.
3% of the funds collected during this period will be donated to the Catholic Action Center on Giving Tuesday, November 30, 2021.
The uKnight Fund provides crucial funding for tuition assistance and our annual school operations.
If you would still like to participate or are able to spread the word, we appreciate your support.
The 2021-2022 goal is $435,000 and runs through June 30, 2022.
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We are bringing Hoagies back on April 23, 2022! Stay tuned for all the information. We want our alumni to come back home, join in, have fun and serve our community too! It is a unique, community-building, wonderful, and much celebrated LCHS tradition!
History note: The first Hoagie Sales were launched in September 1977. Inspired by the promise of a hoagie holiday (half-day off from school before Thanksgiving), the student body sold over 9,000 hoagies in their first year and netted $5,300. In 2019, we sold almost 38,000 hoagies and made over $120,000.
Alums mark your calendar for April 23 to come join in the fun of this wonderful tradition and make some hoagies!
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LCHS Alumni Benefits
As an LCHS alum, you automatically gain access to on campus events such as reunions and Homecoming, communications such as our Alumni Newsletter and KnightLine magazine and your Happy Birthday month email. We need your updated address and email for you to hear from your alma mater! Help us update our records so we can let you know what is going on at LCHS. Please click on the link below to update.
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Help Us Find Your Fellow Alums
If your fellow alums aren’t receiving this newsletter,
have them send in their name, email, and class year to Pam Schneider.
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Please send in your news and updates so we can all celebrate together. Let us know “Where You Are Now” and if you have a family history with LCHS.
We'd love to hear it! Also, share your fall fun happenings and holiday gatherings with us!
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Please send any information, updates, and exciting celebrations to Pam Schneider.
Pam Schneider
Director of Community and Alumni Engagement
859.277.7183 Ext 306
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