Volume XVII | September 2022 | |
LCHS Alum Greg Meegan '88 | |
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Like many of you, I remember my years at Lexington Catholic as some of the most enjoyable years of my youth. Many of my closest friends today are the people I met while attending and graduating from Catholic in 1988. Regardless of how you remember your days on Clays Mill Road, I’m certain you appreciate the value our alma mater brings to not only the Catholic community but also to families throughout the surrounding area. As the only parochial high school in central Kentucky, the continued success of Lexington Catholic High School is critical. For our school to grow and to offer the best secondary education possible, upgrades to our facilities are necessary.
The “Building a Better Future” capital campaign is working to generate the funding necessary to complete these upgrades. New science classrooms and labs, increased space for High Marks, and an improved common area for students are all part of the construction project that is under way.
While my children will not directly benefit from the upgraded facility, I’m no less interested in helping to make it happen. I believe in the mission of Lexington Catholic High School and am happy to be a part of securing it’s future. If you have not already, I hope you’ll consider supporting the campaign to help Lexington Catholic Build a Better Future and support the annual fund in our uKnight to Serve Challenge.
Greg Meegan '88 pictured with his wife, Amy, Matthew '21, and
Anna Claire '24
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This year’s uKnight to Serve challenge will launch our 2022-2023 Annual Giving Campaign by engaging the Lexington Catholic community for 8 weeks. September 6 through November 1, we will offer fun incentives to LCHS students, faculty, staff, and alumni as we encourage giving and serving others. This year’s challenge will culminate with the return of Hoagie Day on November 19!
Alumni will be entered into a giveaway for a gift basket and other giveaways by participating in one (or more) of the following ways:
- A gift of any amount to the uKnight Fund during the 8-week challenge
- Purchasing hoagies when sales launch on October 10 (details to come!)
- Volunteering to make hoagies on November 19
Gifts to the uKnight Fund support Lexington Catholic school operations including tuition assistance, class materials, and new programs. Donations can be made by the link below, (Venmo), on our website, and/or sending a check or pledge form to the school.
Thank you in advance for uKnighting to Serve your alma mater.
Link to Givebutter page: https://givebutter.com/uknighttoserve
Please contact Kristin Milam with questions for uKnight to Serve
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Hoagies! What a wonderfully unique, community building Lexington Catholic tradition!
We will be making Hoagies on Saturday morning, November 19, and we need your help! Hoagies will cap off the uKnight to Serve campaign with all money raised going to the annual fund to help support this school we all love and take such pride in.
Hoagie sales will run from October 10 - November 9 in order to have all the product ready to build those hoagies. Please help by ordering hoagies, selling hoagies to friends and neighbors and then, signing up to help on Saturday, November 19. We need our alums! You will have more fun than you thought possible on an early Saturday morning!
Students can earn service hours.
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 | Kimberly Dugan Thompson ’86 accepted the position of Executive Director of the Catholic Education Opportunities Foundation after 28 years of teaching as well as being involved in admissions, marketing, communication, and development at Christ the King School. CEOF is a non-profit whose mission is to raise tuition assistance funds for children, of any faith, to attend the elementary schools in the Diocese of Lexington. Kim was so blessed to be able to attend Catholic schools from elementary through her wonderful years at Lexington Catholic High School. Many of her closest friends and family experienced Catholic education for themselves or their children. She wants all families to have the opportunity for this type of education. John Thompson ’87, Kim’s husband, and Kim are grateful their parents sacrificed to send their children to Lexington Catholic schools. Kim and John are so happy they were able to send their children as well. It's an investment that is paying off in so many ways – Katie ‘14, Elizabeth ’17, and Jack ‘20. Their son-in-law, Josh Ruggles ‘14, married to Katie, is an alum as well. | |
Colin Lynch ’09 is a CPA working with Lynch and Lynch CPAs. After a decade in Memphis working in public accounting and international accounting at FedEx, Colin has joined his family’s CPA practice based out of Georgetown, KY. He is living in Lexington with his wife, Devin, who teaches 6th grade math at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary. Colin and Devin are expecting a baby boy in September 2022! | |
Paige Browning Hall ’09 got married in September 2021 to her partner, Alex Hall, of 6 years - on the 6 year anniversary of their first date! They closed on their first house in May 2022 and moved into their home in July 2022. Paige’s company, the Functional Nutrition Alliance (FxNA), teaches personalized medicine as a means of transforming healthcare at large and educates practitioners in both the science and physiology of nutrition and in the art of the Functional Nutrition practice. Paige’s husband has worked for Jim Beam and Beam-Suntory for almost 6 years, and is currently working as a Supply Planner, helping to produce some of the most popular beverages across the world. Their 7-year-old Boxer, Nelson, is named after a Green Bay Packer. After a few years in Louisville, they are thrilled to be Lexingtonians again! | |
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Freshman Induction Ceremony
A new tradition began on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, as Lexington Catholic High School welcomed the incoming Class of 2026. The Freshman Induction Ceremony formally introduced the new incoming students to the LCHS community, where each student was gifted an LCHS lapel pin as their name was announced by Father Norman Fischer.
The event took place in Bueter Gymnasium, starting with a welcome from Father Norman Fisher, Chaplin, who led the opening prayer. Following him, President Sandra R. Young delivered a special message, encouraging and offering advice to the freshmen. SGA President, Lucy Nash, then offered her own words of welcome and comfort to the incoming new students. Next, Principal Mathew George explained the academic expectations from LCHS students and led them in the swearing of the Honor Code. Deacon O’Sullivan, Dean of Students, then introduced the Class of 2026. To close out the ceremony, the singing of the Alma Mater by the Lexington Catholic Fine Arts Department was preformed, and Father Norman Fisher gave the closing prayer.
Once the ceremony ended, the Class of 2026 were directed to sit in formation for a group photo, and after, legacies and their parents took a group photo as well. It was a beautiful day to welcome the Class of 2026!
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Induction Ceremony Legacy Photo: A legacy is considered a student who had or has a parent, grandparent, or sibling attend LCHS. | |
Welcome New Faculty and Staff! | |
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Not pictured:
Devon Miller, assistant in High Marks and new Resource Educator
Kristen Marshall, new Admissions Counselor.
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The Hall of Fame Induction Dinner will be held on Thursday evening, October 20, 2022, at Malone's Prime, Lansdowne.
We are excited and honored to announce
the Class of 2022!
Dr. Anne Simonetti Deaton ‘63
Dr. Brandon Devers ‘01
Leslie Tucker Flynn ‘81
David Graves ‘98
Natalie Novosel ‘08
Deacon James Weathers ‘64
Please join us
in celebrating this
outstanding class.
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Alumni Weekend!
Let's Get Together!
October 21 and October 22, 2022
Let us help make your reunion planning easier!
We will help you make a special weekend for your class and look forward to welcoming you back home! It is time to gather, catch up and celebrate!
Friday night, October 21 - Reunions can be held in your own separate space at Lexington Catholic. We welcome the classes of '92, '70, and '67 on Friday night. If you would like to gather your class this year, it is not too late!
Saturday, October 22 – All Alums! The Hill at Keeneland is the place to be and all alums are invited to join us for our tailgate beginning at 11 AM!
In addition, if you want to have more events for your reunion weekend,
you can make plans for Saturday night and Sunday separately with your class.
Please contact Pam Schneider for more information, your class list, and to reserve your space on Friday night! Your reunion will be in your reserved space where your class can come together and enjoy your evening. We can't wait to see you here! Set-up, food, and beverages provided.
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Alumni Weekend 2021, Class of '71 | |
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The class of '72 enjoyed a wonderful reunion weekend in August 2022! | |
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Please click below to check our webpage for upcoming reunion information.
If you want to start planning your reunion, let us help you get started! It's not too late for Alumni Weekend plans October 21 and 22!
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As an LCHS alum, you automatically gain access to on campus events such as reunions, communications such as our Alumni Newsletter, Knight Line 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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It will connect to our new Instagram account,@lexcathalumni.
Stay updated and in the know!
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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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