Class Notes - November 2024
November 22, 2024
1950s | 1970s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
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1950s
William Swendner '52 celebrated his 90th birthday and just moved to San Marcos, TX.
▲ The St. Luke’s grade school football team and the cheerleaders from 1974 (many of them attended Cretin) honored their coach, Wally Wescott ‘53 at a luncheon. Several members of the team and cheerleading squad were there, including David Slattery '79, Tim Godfrey '79, John MCCarty, Tim Loney '79, Matt Caron '79, Chris Coleman '79, Josh Daniels '79 and Paul Zweber '79. Derham Hall cheerleaders present were Margaret McElhatton '79 and Peggy Gartland Schafer '79. Coach Wescott was a true mentor to young men and women from St. Paul throughout his many years of coaching and teaching.
1970s
▲ See above - many Cretin and Derham Hall '79 alumni honored coach Wally Wescott '53.
1990s
▲ Dr. Claire Roscher Bischoff '97 was featured in a Catholic Spirit article about her experiences as a Religion Teacher at CDH!
2000s
▲ Anne Romens '02 recently completed a sabbatical with Arts Midwest, which included a dream trip with the family to the Pacific Northwest - and a hike up to Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park.
▲ Laura Holupchinski '04 was featured in a recent article in the Catholic Spirit about her faith journey toward becoming a Pro Ecclesia Sancta (PES) religious sister.
▲ John Groess '05 coached Team USA to a world championship in Ultimate Frisbee in September. John discovered his passion for Ultimate Frisbee while at CDH where he and his teammates won a state championship in 2004.
Christopher Ewald ‘05 has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Space Force.
Ryan McDonagh '07 was featured in a Pioneer Press article about playing for the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
2010s
▲ Julia Odima Smith '12 finished law school at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
▲ Daniel Odlaug '14 recently ran the Chicago Marathon in support of The 100 Club of Illinois!
Grace Bullard '19 passed all 4 sections of the CPA exam. Grace attended The University of Kansas School of Business and works at KPMG.
Ellen Haugh '19 started a new position as Meetings & Events Manager at the InterContinental Hotel Minneapolis – St. Paul Airport.
2020s
▲ Anthony Nissen '20 graduated from DePaul University class of 2024 Summa Cum Laude and has remained working in Chicago with political fundraising.
John Traxler '20 is starting his career as an Application Engineer with EVAPCO, Inc.
▲ Natasha Krieger '22 is studying Environmental Engineering and Public Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is researching microplastics and ways to get the community involved with their identification.
Henry Cullen '22 will work as a Supply Chain Intern at Conagra Brands. He is currently attending Creighton University's Heider College of Business.