Mount Magazine - Summer 2010

News and Information from Mount Saint Charles Academy • Brothers of the Sacred Heart • Summer 2010 • Issue 9

Inside this issue of Mount:

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2010 Hall of Fame InducteesCivic leadership and the overall pursuit of excel-lence are among the many attributes that have earned five distinguished gentlemen their place in the MSC Hall of Fame.

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Sports Ethics Fellows Named Mount’s Director of Athletics, Mr. Richard Lawrence, is honored by The Institute of International Sport for fostering a culture of fair play and sportsmanship.

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Class of 1960 Gathers for 50th ReunionMembers of Mount’s graduating class of 1960 reunited on June 6th.

President’s Letter 3

Principal’s Letter 4

Class Notes 12

Around Campus 14

MSC Class of 2010 Listing of our recent graduates and the colleges and universities they were accepted to.

M O U N T S A I N T C H A R L E S AC A D E M Y • B R OT H E R S O F T H E S AC R E D H E A RT • M O U N T S A I N T C H A R L E S AC A D E M Y • B R OT H E R S O F T H E S AC R E D H E A RT


On the cover: 2010 Excelsior Hall of Fame Inductees: L/R: Br. Robert Lavoie, SC, Br. Robert Croteau, SC, Donald Bibeault ’59, Robert Ayotte ’55, Rene Tellier ’48

Greetings! Another school year has wound to its end, another year in our

school’s long history. And once more graduates have processed from the arena and out into new challenges and new experiences, leaving behind their Mount expe-rience. What will they carry with them? What memories will they share at their 50th reunion? Will they speak of essays written, projects presented, and classroom discussions that roused and excited them? Likely not. If past experience is any sort of witness, these young men and women, like so many before them, will remember friendships formed and times spent with friends. They will remember teachers who cared for them and helped them not just to learn lessons from a book, but lessons about life. They will remember having been members of a community that nurtured them, challenged them, and taught them what it means to belong to a community, especially to give of oneself for the greater good. Certainly, the Mount experi-enced by the Class of 2010 was somewhat different than that experienced by the Class of 1960, whose members this year cele-brated their 50th anniversary reunion. That was made very clear to me when I had the honor of spending the evening with forty or so members of the Class of 1960 on the Saturday evening of graduation weekend. They remi-nisced, told stories, and eagerly searched for a familiar oasis in a building that has seen many physi-cal changes since they processed out of their commencement ceremonies 50 years ago. Yes, the dorms are gone, the

grotto no longer exists, the famous “guard towers” have been removed, and the gym has been renovated and replaced. But it is not these structures of brick, stone, concrete, and metal that drew these men together for a weekend in June. No, it is the memories which these structures represent, the times spent together, the lessons learned from Brothers remembered with fondness. Yes, there was some comfort in the recognition of a classroom, but there was more comfort in the recognition of a familiar face and a remembrance of experiences shared those many years ago. There is a bridge that con-nects the Class of 2010 and the Class of 1960, a bridge that spans the chasm of years that have passed as generation after genera-tion of Mounties has walked forth from these halls in search of new experiences. That bridge is not made of wood or stone or brick or steel. It is a bridge comprised of human experiences we have all shared within these walls. It is a bridge of spirit, a bridge of per-sonal connections built on human interactions. It is a bridge of les-sons learned — not formulas, or solutions, or timelines, but lessons on what it means to be men and women of faith, men and women who live their lives intent on put-ting that faith into action, intent on using our “talents and intel-lects to serve others.” The mem-bers of the Class of 1960 have made a difference. The members of the Class of 2010 hope to make a difference. And that differ-ence has its basis in the Mount experience – the bridge that con-nects all generations of Mounties.Perhaps that experience is best

summarized by this year’s Salutatorian and Valedictorian. Our Salutatorian, Matthew Santos, spoke of the building of commu-nity, of acceptance and tolerance, of learning to be happy in the company of others. “Our ability to have fun while coming to school and to persevere thorough hardships has allowed us to be successful,” he declared. Our Valedictorian, Robert “Trap” Yates spoke of taking those experiences and going where no one has dared go before. He dared his classmates to make a difference. Yates told his peers, “I do not believe there is a situation in which we cannot find some way to win. I know we will never despair when the future throws difficulties at us, but attack these problems with… relish, the never-say-die attitude of Captain Kirk. Faced with the future I know we will never back down, ever.” To all of you, from the Classes of 1960 and 2010, to all the classes between, and all those before, I wish you all the best. May we all be willing to carry out the chal-lenge laid forth by “Trap” Yates.

Excelsior!

Herve Richer ’74President

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M E S S A G E F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

M E S S A G E F R O M T H E P R I N C I P A L

Dear Friends of Mount,

A s I am writing these remarks, the school year is coming to a quick end.

The class of 2010 has graduated and the remainder of the school

is finishing their end of the year assessments. Our school commu-nity has much for which to be proud and we have much to cele-brate. Most of you remember aservice component that was a requirement for religious studies classes. All of our students recog-nize through this experience the need to be present to others. With this as a starting point in

their lives, I am happy to report that many students go above and beyond the requirement and put themselves at the service of oth-ers in countless ways. Time and

again our students are recognized for the contributions they make to the school and the community at large. We challenge them to use their talents and intellects to serve others, and they take this message to heart.

During this school year Mount Saint Charles also recog-nized several indi-viduals for theircontributions to the school and society through the Hall of Fame induction cere-mony, which is

detailed further in this issue. The long tradition of giving back to others in appreciation for the gifts God has given us is quite evident in the stories of each of these individuals. In their own way, each has been blessed with great talent and skill, and each has made a difference in this world and in this school community. Hanging in my office I have a quote by Ralph

Waldo Emerson which reads, “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Our alumni, our support-ers and benefactors, our present students and their families, and our dedicated faculty and staff all manifest the real-ity of this quote. Rather than following the easier road others have made, these people seek to

improve the conditions of life surrounding them and in which they are immersed. In essence they model the school’s motto of Excelsior.

This spirit of excellence in all that we do becomes the ultimate goal of the planning, coordination and practice of the programs and policies of Mount Saint Charles. Although we may not always reach the end we desire, we have that challenge always before us. As Principal, I am particularlyproud of the student athletes, coaches and athletic directors who put so much time and effort into education about the impor-tance and significance of sports-manship. They, too, are leaving a trail of excellence, and as a school community we have been hon-ored on numerous occasions by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League for the great sportsman-ship our teams demonstrate in their sports seasons. It is another part of the lessons we wish to impart on the young men and women entrusted to our care. Winning a game or accomplishing a championship is but a moment in time, but being a good sport is a life long attribute and a mark of strong character. Enjoy the summer months.

Loved be the Heart of Jesus.

Edwin BurkePrincipal

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“Do not go where the path may

leaD, go insteaD where there is

no path anD leave a trail.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

winning a game or accom-

plishing a championship is

but a moment in time, but

being a gooD sport is a life

long attribute anD a mark

of strong character.

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Class of 2010David Gabriel AballoDaniel Gregory AharonianElizabeth Marie AlexanderSamantha Marie AllenKevin William AndersonNicole Jean AntinarelliDaniel Patrick AppenfellerBrett Andrew ArmstrongMeghan Anne BallardAlaina Mary BalogBrendan David BelisleKasey Lynn BerardiMekala Marie BertocciAvery Christine BertocciAshley Lin BerubeEmily Jeanne BoninJames Alcèe BrodeurJoseph BryantJohn Frederick BuchanGarrett David BurattoAlexandria Anna

BurghardtLauren Mary CahalyMariah Dulari CallahanScott Tessier CallasAlexander Graham

CampbellKevin Robert CarriereAnthony Joseph CarusoAnthony CatalanoCaitlin Marie CoenMatthew Philip CogdillTalia Nicole ColucciBrendan McLaughlin

CombesBrendan Timothy CoreySteven John CortesaElizabeth Claire CoteAshley Lauren DeebGina Dominique DeLucaEvan Michael DemersGina Marie DiBonaBrittany Anne DickieKayla DiLorenzoZoe Rebekah DownesSteven K. DupreAshley Rae DurandRachel Ann DushkewichJustin Martin EckilsonChristopher Aaron EddinsBenjamin Thomas EnoKatlyn Cora EvansAshley Elizabeth FaraoneMario Benny Farone IIIJoshua Christian FattoreJoseph Eugene FentonErica Megan FletcherKayla Rosann FlynnJoshua Henry FontaineChristopher George FordCara Elizabeth FordeElizabeth Diane FrigonTimothy John GagnonAustin O’Rourke GaquinEmily Lynn GervaisChristopher William GilpinRachel Kendall GirardJillian Evan GleasonMicaela Rae GobeilleJames Raymond GoldenAlexandria Marie GregoryRachel Marie GriggsMatthew Raymond HallMonica Elizabeth HamiltonGeorge Michael Hanna IIIDaniel James Harcourt

Evan Thomas HoffmanEmily Kathryn HolmesShawn Marie HoptonAriana Reilly HouleKathryn Megan HovsepianJessica Lauren HowardMatthew Jean-Marie

Joseph JoyalGrace Elizabeth KeatingMohib UrRahman KhanAshley KlejnaMichael Allen KondikC. Taylor KyleJenna Marie LaceyKyle Andrew LagartoCaitlyn Pearl LahousseChristopher Emile

LambertKyle Paul LambertSamuel James LeardiKatelyn Kathleen LoiselleEric LoringCameron Joseph LoyaKameron K. LutherPatrick Christopher LydonOlivia Gomes MachadoHanna Emily ManellaCourtney Lynn MathurinAlyssa Chelsea MauranoNicole Catherine MazzaRyan Joseph McCooeyTaylor Marie McEldowneyErin Rita McGrathMarc John Bernard

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MombourquetteLaura Jill MoreauNicholas Stephen MorinJason N. MorrowGrace Lynn MortonMolly Olivia MunroMarian Lane MurphySteven A. Nelson, Jr.Tara Paige NotarianniKathryn Angela O’RourkeMary Rose OftringJohn Takashi PaganelliErin Shannon PaquinMarissa Elizabeth ParrilloMatthew Alexander PaulThomas Edward PericoloTyler Drew PerryJennifer Lee PoirierSteven Garry PolakScott Thomas PotterMarissa Anne PrataCaitlin Mary PryorCathryn Rose PuccettiEthan Taylor QuinnTesla Rose QuinnCamryn L. RabideauAmelia Rose RayosAshley Elizabeth RecoreTayla Christina RescioAshley RiganoJustin Coli RoderickColin James RussellMatthew Correia SantosBianca Ann SciottiAndrea Jaclyn SeagraveMichael Anthony SellingMatthew C. SennoEmily Joyce SilvaSarah Marie Smith

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MAJOR AWARD WINNERSPresident Herve Richer ’74, Excelsior Award Winner James Brodeur, Matthew Santos, Mount’s 2010 All-Mountie and Principal Edwin Burke

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Mr. Edwin Burke, Principal of Mount St. Charles Academy

announced the speakers for the Academy’s

86th Commence-ment Exercises. Robert Trap Yates was named Vale-

dictorian, Matthew Santos was the Saluta-

torian, and Ashley Berube served as Mistress of Ceremonies.

Robert Yates is the son of Brenda and Robert Yates of Sut-ton, MA. While at Mount, he re-ceived numerous awards. He was the recipient of the Rensselaer Medal for outstanding achieve-ment in the study of mathematics and science. He was given the Fred-erick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award in recognition of outstanding commitment to social justice and dedication to continuing their unfinished life’s work. He is a member of the National Honor Society and was named an Advanced Placement Scholar for having scored three points or higher on three AP exams. Yates was a Tri-Sport Athlete while at Mount, playing varsity soccer, varsity boys’ bas-ketball, and was on the varsity boys’ track team. As a member of the Mount St. Charles Mock Trial Team, he was the recipi-ent of the “Outstanding Wit-ness Award” given by the RI Mock Trial Association. Com-

munity service included member-ship in the peer ministry program tutoring at a local elementary school, and youth mentor for the 10th Gear Christian Youth Cycling. Yates will attend Princeton Uni-versity where he plans to major in history or economics.

Matthew Santos is the son of Maria and Steven Santos of Cumberland. He is a member of the National Honor Society and was named an Advanced Place-ment Scholar. He was a National Merit Commended Student, and received the Excellence in Math-ematics and Natural Sciences Awards. He was published in Celebrate! Young Poets Speak Out and in Celebrating What Is Impor-tant to Me. He played the trumpet in the Mount St. Charles Senior Band, and was an accomplished pianist. Throughout his career at the Academy, he played varsity lacrosse and served as captain of the team in his senior year. He is an Eagle Scout and is a Junior

Assistant Scoutmaster.

Santos is also a second degree black belt having earned three first place finishes at the Kensho-Ryu Kempo National Tournament. In the fall, Santos will attend Provi-dence College where he will major in English and hopes to eventually pursue medicine.

Ashley Berube is the daugh-ter of Linda Aiudi and Michael Berube of Woonsocket. While at Mount she was awarded the Young American Leaders Award and the University of Rochester Book Award. She is a member the National Honor Society and was named an Advanced Place-ment Scholar. Berube received the Elks Scholarship and the Elks Lodge Commu-nity Service Award for service to the Blackstone Valley Area. Com-munity service also included volunteering for the March of Dimes and at the Blowing Rocks Reserve in Florida. She tutored at Good Shep-herd Middle School and Bernon Heights Elementary. She has been

very involved in dance and received a Platinum Award at the Sophisti-cated Production Dance Competi-tion. She will attend Providence College where she will major in Secondary Educa-tion/Mathematics.

Speakers at the Commencement Exercises


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The 50th anniversary class and guests participated in three days of activities for their reunion cele-bration. They enjoyed dinner and a private tour by Eugene Peloquin ‘50 at the Woonsocket Museum of Work and Culture on Friday, June 4. On Saturday afternoon the group toured the city of Woonsocket with stops at

The Stadium Theatre and St. Ann’s Cultural Center. Saturday evening they were led by the Provincial, Br. Robert Croteau, President Mr. Herve Richer ‘74 and Principal, Mr. Edwin Burke on a tour of the Academy followed by dinner. On Sunday they began the day with Mass, celebrated by Rev.

Brendan Murphy, OP and assisted by Deacon Brian McKenna ‘60 followed by Brunch, and then participated in the 2010 Commencement where they were awarded Gold Diplomas. After gradua-tion, they were honored at a reception sponsored by the MSC Parents’ Council.

Lewis A. Andrews, III — Mentor OHCharles E. Boisvert — Woonsocket RIEdmond R. Brodeur — Vernon CTJack Cassidy — Hampton Bays NYPierre Castonguay — San Jose CAPaul L. Chabot — North Andover MAPaul T. Chandler — Waterford CTRonald Chauvin — Coventry RIGerard B. Cournoyer — Woonsocket RIGerard N. Cournoyer — West Warwick RIPeter Daigneault — Woonsocket RIEdmond Dandeneau — Centerville OHR. Miguel De Freitas — Oakland CARoger L. Dube — Sun City Center FLJohn U. Dulude — Milford MA

Class of 1960 — Gold Diploma RecipientsMembers of the Mount Saint Charles Academy, Class of 1960 received Gold Diplomas on

Sunday, June 6th at the Academy’s 2010 commencement exercises.

Robert J. Dumouchel — East Greenwich RIPaul R. Duquette — North Smithfield RIRichard A. Faford — Tallahassee FLJohn Farland — Tariffville CTPaul V. Foley — Worcester MARaymond A. Gagné Jr. — Pikeville TNGeorge Galipeau — Montgomery MARobert Godin — Simsbury CTJules Guertin — Malibu CAEmile Harnois — Woonsocket RIMark J. Hogan — Mystic CTMichael Kociuba — Glendale RIDonald L. Lachance — Cumberland RIJohn H. Lariviere — Bellingham MARichard G. Marcotte — North Smithfield RI

Jean-Paul Mathieu — Buffalo NYBrian McKenna — San Jose CAJames A. Melley — Manchester CTRobert G. Menard — Blackstone MAPhilip B. Paquet — Auburndale MAAndre G. Paradis — Woonsocket RIMaurice R. Parent — Havelock NCRoger A.Pelissier — Woonsocket RIStephen A. Rapko — Franklin MAGeorge H. Roberts — Lincoln RICharles Ryan — Woonsocket RITed Sayles — North Smithfield RIRichard R. St. Germain — Margate FLDenny Thibeault — Warwick RI

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By Denny Thibeault ‘60

I graduated from Mount on a beautiful spring day in June 1960 and returned for my 50th

year reunion in June of this year. In 1960, I never thought about a 50th reunion. Heck next week was a long way away. But time can and did creep up on me. The 50th Reunion week-end became a time to reminisce about the past, renew long ago relationships, and catch up on what has changed at my dear alma mater. I hope you enjoy my thoughts. When I was a student, Mount was an all male school with Day Hops and Boarders. The faculty and administration totaled 33 men of religion and two lay faculty. Today the Brothers are in the minority and females are not only part of the faculty but are a large and integral part of the student body. There was uniqueness to an all male population. You could say and do things without worrying if you made a fool of yourself to the opposite sex. The competition in sports was a lot of fun. Many of the day hops had jobs after school so noon lunch period was a chance to shine athletically. For me, I loved the competiveness of the daily volleyball battles with Ed Dandeneau. I also enjoyed my walks to and from school with Mike Kociuba. I loved attending Mount. It challenged me mentally. Mount gave me the opportunity to stretch my mind by taking advance math classes, chemistry, physics, English, etc. Since I lived in the “projects”, making the honor roll was my method of measuring if I

was equal to my classmates that I considered more fortunate. I learned in my years at Mount that the guys who attended school with me could care less where you

came from. Receiving the MSC letter with the learning lamp symbol for making the honor roll was a tremendous source of pride for me. I could not compete in athletics so the ability to receive a letter and have it on my sweater just like the athletes was “way cool”.

The brothers did not care who you were or where you came from. At MSC you were taught about your faith, to think about your religion and the teachings of Jesus Christ and look to apply them daily in our lives. Develop-ing a spiritual side made us more sensitive to our fellow students, our family, and people in general. The 50th reunion gave me the opportunity to tour the school with the very erudite Br. Robert Croteau, SC. His knowledge of how and why construction was done in the school was extensive because he was “the man” during different phases of expansion and construction. I was thoroughly entertained by his discourse and many times thought “Thank God he has taste”. I found the music room and its incredible acoustics a marvel to see and to learn how it was built to take advantage of sound. The smart classroom was another eye opener for me. To see a laptop on the teacher’s desk with the ability to have the screen information projected on to a flat screen which can also respond to a teacher’s touch was a delight. 50 years is a long period of time. My fellow classmates have

lived life with all of its joys and sorrows. We were 133 graduates with 25 now deceased — 45 of us attended the reunion. That is about a 40% attendance rate which is outstanding. As I write I get misty eyed knowing the com-monality of our experiences. We have worked, lost jobs and found new jobs all with the pressure of supporting a family. We have made sacrifices, suffered tragedy through the loss of a wife, child or close friend, have experienced the joy of the birth of a child, the work of raising that child, and taken pride in their accomplish-ments. We have learned over time we were good parents which is remarkable due to the incred-ible lack of training available in parenting skills. We have suffered through medical problems such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, spinal operations etc. and through it all we have persevered. Mount Saint Charles is in all of us. It had a hand in shaping our lives, our thought process, our per-sonal skills and spiritual development. What an oppor-tunity and privilege it is to come back and relive a time gone by and listen to classmates’ stories about their lives. Excelsior is a Latin and archaic English word meaning “ever high-er”. It is our Mount yearbook title. I was and am humbled to see my classmates attain Excelsior in their lives. The current Mount makes all of us 1960 graduates proud of the school and what it represents. EXCELSIOR!

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ROBERT C. AYOTTE ‘55 was one of many family members to attend and graduate from MSC. His long and outstanding

career as a businessman was capped as President/CEO of Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc. of Louisville,

Kentucky. In addition to a distinguished busi-

ness career, he was honored for his life-long commitment to community service. He served as a long-time adult leader and chairman of the Boy Scouts of America, Central Kentucky District; chaired the United Way Campaign in Danville, Kentucky; and donated time and expertise on the Board of Overseers at the University of Louisville and the Board of Trustees at Pikeville College.

DONALD B. BIBEAULT ’59 distinguished himself as an out-standing student and athlete while

at Mount. He continued his pursuit of excel-lence earning an undergraduate degree at the University of Rhode

Island, a master’s degree at Columbia

University, and a Ph.D. in micro-economics at Golden Gate University. Don served in the United States Army in the 1960s before joining General Electric and American Airlines. His spe-cialty in the business world soon became corporate turnarounds, taking failing companies and turn-

ing them into successful and prof-itable businesses. A noted author, his book, Corporate Turnaround: How Managers Turn Losers into Winners, is regarded as a leading text in business management, has been in print for twenty-nine years.

BR. ROBERT R. CROTEAU, SC will long be remembered for the vast physical changes to Mount during his tenure as

Principal and President. His vision allowed

the Academy to enhance its pro-grams in the fine arts, sciences, and

physical education, and supported the

Academy’s ability to respond to the challenges of the 21st century. Br. Croteau’s first assignment at MSC in the 1970s was as a chemistry teacher. He was then assigned to Maine as the principal of St. Dominic High School in Lewiston and returned to MSC in 1986 at its principal. With the change in the administrative structure of the Academy in 1991, Brother Croteau became the Academy’s first President and remained in that position until his election as provincial in 2009.

BR. ROBERT L. LAvOIE, SC has had a quiet, persistent, and generational impact upon Mount. From teaching World History in his early years, where he was nicknamed “Vizzie” for his love of the Visigoths, to over-seeing the construction of the Gymnasium/Fine Arts Center and

the Science labs as the Business Administrator, Br. Lavoie was a much loved teacher

and administrator at MSC for twenty-five

years. Always the “man behind the scenes,” it was his unfailing dedica-tion to his ministry in support of the Principal or President that marked his life. In the classroom, in the hallways and locker rooms, or under a hard hat on a construction site, Br. Lavoie never lost sight of the essence of his ministry — to best serve the young men and women of MSC.

RENE M. TELLIER ’48 began a life-long commitment to Mount when he entered the Academy in 1944. During his senior year, he began his tenure as a Brother of the Sacred Heart, remaining as

part of the order for twenty-five years. While at the Academy, he served in many capacities, including

Assistant Principal, Teacher, Athletic

Director and Director of Guidance. After leaving the Academy, Rene continued his work with young people as a college counselor at Norton High School. Working with students was an integral part at every stage and every station of Rene’s life. Rene’s connection to the Academy came full circle when he proudly watched his son, James, graduate from MSC in 1996.

Listing of past inductees on next page.

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

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Twelve students and two faculty members from Mount traveled to Jupiter Island in Hobe Sound, Florida, during the winter break to work on an environmen-tal project coordinated by The Nature Conservancy. It is a project that Mount students have been working on every year since 2003. The purpose of this project is to provide our students with an alternative winter break option connecting them with a substan-

tive volunteer/service opportunity. Our school is the only high school in the country that has partici-pated in this week-long overnight project at the Blowing Rocks Preserve. The students paid their own way, lived in tents, and worked seven hour days on several envi-ronmental projects which included planting sea grass along the shore-line to prevent erosion and the removal of plants which threaten

the habitat which is the largest nesting area in the world for the endangered giant sea turtles. Volunteers included Matthew Santos, Ryan McCooey, Ashley Berube, Elaine St Germain, Meryl Lawrence, Anne-Marie Mombourquette, Elizabeth Alexander, Bruce Merrill, Chris Lambert, Garrett Burrato, Ethan Quinn, Kevin Carriere, and teachers Mr. Donald Hogue and Mr. Richard Lawrence.

BLOWING ROCKS PRESERvE PROJECT 2010

Past Inductees to the Excelsior Hall of Fame

Brother Adelard Beaudet, SCRoger N. Begin ‘71Jacques E. Dubois, ‘37Jeraldine S. FerryJean A. Guay, M.D. ‘48Ben Mondor ‘42Brother Michael Spenard, SC

Dr. Francis L. Lawrence ‘55Paul Marchand ‘59H. Julian MitchellJohn Noonan ‘38Eugene Peloquin ‘50

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ROYAL MOUNTIES REUNIONThis annual get-together is for anyone who graduated

(or should have graduated) with the classes of 1925-1960.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2010

10:30 am — Mass 11:30 am — Reception 12:30 pm — Turkey Dinner

Contact the Alumni Office for a registration form.

C L A S S N O T E S

1961Fr. Andre Remillard recently celebrated his 40th year of priesthood at St. Mary Parish in Jefferson, MA. He graduated from Our Lady of Providence Seminary in Warwick Neck, RI and Our Lady of Loretto and St. Paul Seminary in Ottawa, Cana-da before completing his studies for the priesthood.

1982Colonel Russell Cole will be attending the Naval War College in Newport, RI beginning August of this year. Russell has served his country meritoriously here and overseas since graduating from Norwich University.

1987David Andrews recently received a scholarship to Brown University to get his masters in Cross-Cultural Studies. Despite being 40 years old, he’s still very handsome according to his wife, Anne.

1989

Rob Drapeau and his wife Amy are the proud parents of their first child, Jack Dylan Drapeau, born on November 10, 2009 at Newton Wellesley Hospi-tal, weighing 8 lbs, 10 oz. and measuring 22 inches. Rob and Amy could not be more delighted to wel-come Jack into their family!

1996 Gianna Costa is currently finishing the Professional Degree Program in Interior Design at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. She recently competed in the Legends of La Cienega Design Quarter, and her winning design was featured in the November 2009 issue of Elle Décor magazine. Gianna was also selected as one of eight designers for a new show on HGTV called Design School.

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CPT Christopher Renaud would like to announce the birth of his second son, Theodore Daniel Renaud on 22 January 2010. Chris has also been selected to do a residency in anesthesiology at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX beginning July 2010, after his internship is completed.

2000Jean-Paul Herve Richer and Natalie Sue Morelli exchanged wedding vows on January 23 at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Church in Scotch Plains, NJ. A reception was held at the Madison Hotel in Morristown. The couple traveled to Australia for their honeymoon visiting Melbourne, Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef at Hamilton Islands. They now reside in Fanwood, N.J.

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Tenley Trudel was married to Gregory McGowan on October 17, 2009 in Scituate, MA. Both graduated from Assumption College in 2004. Tenley is the Field Visual Merchandiser for Forever 21 Inc. and Gregory is now a Landscape Designer in Providence, where the couple resides.

2002Tim Burns joined the US Coast Guard in October 2002 after graduating from Mount. Upon completing basic training in Cape May, NJ, Tim was stationed at Station Provincetown in Massachusetts for four years. Since 2007, he has

been at Station Point Judith in Rhode Island and has become a BM1 (Boatswain Mate, First Class). This past spring, Tim was awarded the highly prestigious Cmdr. Ray Evans Outstanding Coxswain Trophy.

Jennifer Corvese has recently graduated from Northeastern University with a Master of Science in Corporate and Organiza-tional Communication. She recently accepted a position with Capital Design in Providence.

2003

Navy Ensign Taylor Auglair gradu-ated from Naval Officer Candidate School in January 2009 and is stationed aboard the USS Ford in Everette, Washington. He is a graduate of LaSalle University in Philadelphia.


Ryan Bilodeau finished his first year at Our Lady of Providence Minor Seminary in Providence, will now move on to Major Seminary to study theol-ogy for 4 years at St. John’s in Boston. The seminary and its faculty are world-renown in Catholic circles, and he’s looking forward to the years ahead. He’ll be ordained a Catholic Priest in 4 years.

2004

Megan Yasigian and Michael Carrier were married on January 2 of this year. The bridal party was comprised entirely of Mount alumni. Maid of honor was Kelleigh Briden ’04 and brides-maids were Stephanie Tumidajski ’04, Leslie Sullivan ’04 and Nicole Carriere ’08. The best man was Matthew Appenfeller ’04 and Patrick Donnelly ’04, Kyle Yasigian ’01 and Kevin Carrier ’10 were ushers. Megan is a 2009 graduate of Syracuse University School of Architecture and is a grad student at the Boston Architecture Center. Michael is a 2008 grad of Syracuse and is employed by Harmonix Inc

of Cambridge, MA. They are now living in Medford, MA.

2006Wayne “Ben” Wagner rewrote the Westfield State College baseball history book and was honored as the recipient of the college’s Outstanding Contributor Award during recent ceremonies at the school. An infielder who starred on the Cumber-land Post, American Legion

team three years ago, Wagner became West-field’s all-time hits leader in April when he lined a

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double in the right-center field gap in the final inning of the Owls’ 9-6 loss to Rhode Island College. It was the 163rd hit in his outstanding collegiate career. Wagner played on three MASCAC champion-ship baseball teams and appeared in three NCAA Tournaments. He was a four-time all-conference selection and the MAS-CAC rookie of the year.

2008Christopher Aiudi, a Pharmacy major, was named one of the top ten University of Rhode Island students of the freshman class. He was recently inducted as a University College Scholar. To be considered as a University College Scholar, students must have a grade point average that exceeds 3.97 out of a possible 4.0 in their freshman year. The award is also based on the contributions they have made outside of the classroom to the commu-nity or to their future profession. Christopher is employed at CVS Pharmacy.

2009Alexandra Lawrence and Alyssa Marciniak made great first impres-sions at St. Anselm College

in their rookie season with the Hawks. Alexan-dra led the Hawks in singles wins with a 9-3 record in the top three positions, and posted a doubles record of 5-8.

Alexandra and Alyssa who played together at Mount went 4-7 together, taking two losses in the No. 1 spot and going 4-5 at No. 2. Alexandra was named NE-10 Freshman of the Week on April 6 and made the All-Rookie Team for the Northeast-10 Conference.

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NATIONAL SPORTSMANSHIP DAY

As part of our celebration of National Sportsmanship Day the Mount community honored the following winter student athletes for their demonstration of good sportsmanship and honorable competition.

MvP for Winter Sports

At a recent Winter Sports Awards Night, these students were named Most Valuable Player in their respective sports at Mount St. Charles Academy

Front Row L/R: Competition Cheerleading, Ashley Durand and Brittany Dickey; Varsity Girls’ Ice Hockey, Kayla DiLorenzo . Back Row L/R: Varsity Boys’ Hockey, Evan Hoffman; Varsity Girls’ Basketball, Mary Oftring; Varsity Boys’ Indoor Track, Daniel Appenfeller ; Varsity Boys’ Basketball, Colin Russell; Varsity Boys’ Swimming, John Vatkevich; Varsity Girls’ Swimming, Kathryn O’Neill; Varsity Girls’ Indoor Track, Tara Notariani.

2010 SPORTSMANSHIP

AWARD WINNERS

2010 OUTSTANDING

ATHLETE AWARD WINNERS

Girls’ Swimming Katie O’Neill

Boys Hockey: George Hanna and Mike Magerman

Girls Track: Olivia and Emily Hendricks

Girls Basketball: Nicole Grinsell

Girls Hockey: Samantha Smith

Boys Indoor Track: Steve Cortesa

Boys Swimming: Connor McCarty

Competition Cheer: Austin White

Girls’ Basketball: Nicole Grinsell

Girls’ Swimming: Katie O’Neill

Boys’ Basketball: Austin Gaquin and Mike Kondick

Nicole Turcotte and Christopher Ford

Erica Fletcher and Evan Hoffman

A R O U N D C A M P U S

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Hobey Baker Award WinnersRichard Lawrence, Athletic Director at Mount St. Charles Academy, announced the Academy’s Hobey Baker Awards recipients, Evan Hoffman of Greenville, and Erin McQuade of Harrisville. The criteria for this award are character, sportsmanship, citizenship, teamwork, and academics. On Sunday, March 28, Hoffman and McQuade were honored at the Providence Bruins hockey game against the Manchester Monarchs. Left to right: Evan Hoffman, Richard Lawrence, Athletic Director, Erin McQuade

BaseballBrendon Combes, Chris Ford

Boys LacrosseScott Potter, George Hannah, Matthew Santos

Boys TrackDan Aharonian, Chris Lambert, Chris Gilpin, Dan Appenfeller

Girls TrackTara Motarianni, Marissa Prata, Marissa Parillo

Girls LacrosseNicole Mazza, Olivia Marchado, Elizabeth Cote

Golf Tim Pericolo

SoftballErica Fletcher, Shawn Hopton

TennisEthan Quinn, Ryan Mc Cooey, Brett Armstrong

MOUNT’S SPRING SPORTS CAPTAINS

Visit the MSC Online Community Job Board Mount Saint Charles Academy is now offering a Job Board through the online alumni community. This is a no cost feature that allows all graduates to post and view resumes as well as post and view job openings. The feature is very simple to use with easy to follow instructions offered for both posting a resume and posting a job opening. In order to use the Job Board, please access our online community at mountsaintcharles.org and click on the link that says, “Online Alumni Directory”. Log in with your user name and password, or register as a basic user if you’ve never visited the site.


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Student Wins the NIAAA Scholarship The members of the scholarship committee for the Rhode Island Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association have chosen Tara Notarianni,a senior at Mount St. Charles Academy, as the 2010 NIAAA Scholarship winner. Notarianni, the daughter of Robin and Antonio Notarianni of Johnston will be the Rhode Island entry into the Section I competition which includes all of New England, New York, and New Jersey. If selected as the winner of the section, she will then go on to represent Section I in the National Competition. Notarianni was honored at the RI Athletic Director’s annual banquet in April.

Richard Lawrence, Athletic Director at Mount St. Charles presents the award to Tara Notarianni

People’s Choice AwardsAs part of the celebration of Youth Art Month, students in the Art Department at Mount displayed a variety of their works in the school’s art gallery. In celebration, several musical events were also held at the school. Attendees and faculty were asked to view the art pieces and vote for the People’s Choice Awards.

L/R: Best of Show in the Beginners Category: Jonathan Dow, Alana Thirsk, and Julia Martin. Best of Show in the Intermediate Category: Lauren Dansereau, Madeline Hollis, and Emily Morriseau Best of Show in the Advanced Category: Marissa Cooper, Cathryn Puccetti, and Matthew Cogdill

The following students received awards at the Rhode Island State Science Fair.

Front Row L/R: Alyssa Ribeiro, Second Grant; Julia doCurral, Third Grant; Kerri McDonald, First Grant, Naval Undersea Warfare College Innovative Science Award, Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living Award, and Air Force Award; Kassandra Larochelle, Third Grant. Back Row L/R: Patick Kennedy, Third Grant; Andrew Knueven, Second Grant, and Northeast Institute of Food Technologists; Cory Vescera, Third Grant; Daniel Cahaly, Second Grant; Brian Campbell, Third Grant; Robert Dery, Second Grant, Oneib Khan, Second Grant.

RHODE ISLAND SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS


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Eighth Grade TripMount students visit the Supreme Court on their Washington DC class trip.

CLASS OFFICERS

2011

2013

2014

2015

L/R: President, John Crawley; Vice President, Alexandra Fontaine; Secretary,

Alyssa Lanzi; Treasurer, Meaghan Murphy

2012

L/R: President, Robert Carpenter; Vice President, Gian DiCostanzo;

Secretary, Nick Malerba; Treasurer, Patrick Butler

L/R: President, Anna doCurral; Vice President, Krystin Tavares;

Secretary, Audrey Catalano; Treasurer, Elyse Sparks L/R: President, Sarah Gardella; Vice President, Marissa Lahousse; Secretary, Sarah Kennedy; Treasurer, Caitlin Barnabe

L/R: President, Ethan Guevremont; Vice President, Sean Leeming;

Secretary, Matt Stone; Treasurer, Peter Soucy

L/R: President, Hannah Gardella; Vice President, Catherine Weiss; Secretary, Dylan Schaffer; Treasurer, Connor McCarty STUDENT GOvERNMENT

OFFICERS

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Top Seniors Honored at BreakfastAt a recent breakfast held at Mount St. Charles Academy, the top ten seniors of the graduating class and their parents were honored.

L/R: James Brodeur, Ashley Berube, Ariana Houle, Taylor McEldowney, Robert Trap Yates, Daniel Harcourt, Zoe Downes, Matthew Santos, Elaine St. Germain and Alexandria Gregory.

9TH AND 10TH GRADE AWARDS NIGHTAt a recent awards night at Mount St. Charles Academy, outstanding 9th and 10th graders were recognized. These students received special awards:

L/R: Young Leaders Award, Daniel Cahaly, Dylan Schaffer; and Julia doCurral; J. Wendell Phillips ‘43 Scholarship, Kerri McDonald; Jeraldine Ferry Memorial Scholarship, Grace Fenton; TriSport Scholar Athlete, Emily Cardosa; Br. Robert Croteau Legacy Scholarship, Jacqueline DiChristofero; TriSport Scholar Athlete, Andrew Knueven; Br. Louis Laperle SC Chemistry Scholarship, Benjamin Swiszcz; Young Leaders Award, Connor McCarty.


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L/R: Emma Murray, Tracey Ducharme Memorial Scholarship; Anthony Pasquarelli, the Jacqueline M. Gaudet Junior High Music Award; Matthew Medeiros, the Great Eight Award; Kristen Rodrigues, the Great Eight Award; Noor Kouki, the George E. Tessier Memorial Scholarship; Adam Mercier, the Janet M. Goodison Memorial Award; Elizabeth Monroe, the John H. Doran Memorial Scholarship; Peter Soucy, the Chris Heroux Memorial Scholarship; Haddad, the James E. Jordan Memorial Award.

Awards Night for Junior High Students

Spring Season’s Most valuable PlayersFront Row L/R: Varsity Softball, Shawn Hopton; Girls’ Outdoor Track, Marissa Prata; Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse, Regan Kelliher. Back Row L/R: Boys’ Outdoor Track, Daniel Aharonian; Boys’ Varsity Tennis, Ryan McCooey; Varsity Baseball, Christopher Ford; Varsity Boys’ Volleyball, Marc McKenna; Varsity Golf, Brad Auclair; Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse, Benjamin Handanyan.

MOUNT WINS THE RIIL CHALLENGE CUP SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION — Mount Saint Charles 2720 points

For the second year in a row, Mount Saint Charles Academy has won The Challenge Cup in the small school division. The RIIL recognizes excellence by schools in all sports, school spirit, and sportsmanship. Mount was honored at the annual Cox Sports Awards Program on June 16 at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium.


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Norbert Mongeon III, Eagle Scout candidate, spoke proudly of his love and respect for the Brothers of the Sacred Heart at the dedication of his Eagle Project at the Provincial House. Pictured are Provincial Br. Robert Croteau, Norbert Mongeon III with his proud parents, Mr and Mrs Norbert Mongeon Sr.

Spring Break on the Navajo Reservation

The Mount Campus Ministry team along with 13 students traveled to Klagetoh, Arizona for a week of service on the Navajo reservation. The students and faculty gave up their time for those who were in need. For most, it was a shock-ing wake-up call to the poverty that exists in this world. The group stayed at St. Ann’s Mission, which is run by Br. John Hotstream of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. The students worked on the reservation making lunches for the elderly, boxing food for the hungry, tiling floors, tearing down a Hogan and helping out at the local pre-school.

Faculty Members Retire

Mr. Henry Ferry, Ms. Charlotte Dominique, Br. Cyril Guilbault and Ms. Sally Morris say their goodbyes after many years of service.

MOUNT’S MOCK TRIAL TEAM

Mount’s Varsity Mock Trial Team made it to the state playoff round for the second straight year – even though it is also only the second year that the group has been in existence. The Mock Trial Program is run by the Rhode Island Legal Education Partnership and involves over thirty teams from all of the state. This year, our team made it to the semi-final round, but was defeated by St. Mary’s Academy Bay View. Lawyer Coach, KarenAnn McLoughlin and Teacher Coach, Michelle Walker advised the students.

Front L/R: Abbigale Bucchiano, Grace Fenton, Caitlyn McLoughlin, Rachel Dushkewich, Grace Keating, and Christina Costello. Back L/R: Robbie Carpenter, Max Wagner, John Crowley, Talia Colucci, Mike Knodik, KT Stein, Jorge Nunes, Sarah Golden, Taylor Kyle, Ed Yazbak, and Nick Teper.


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MAY SPEAKERS are Seated L/R: Donna Gamache-Griffiths ’90 and Emily Martineau ’96 First Row L/R: Pam Messore, Melissa McNeil, Paul Skowron ’91, Cynthia Roberts ’88, Alison Riley ’01, Melanie Loiselle-Mongeon ’94 and Michael Corrente ’83 Second Row L/R: Gerard Durand, Kenneth Blanchette ’05, Joseph Certo ’04, Jon Conlin ’99, Kailin Burns ’01, Willian Ryan ’73 and Scott Pleau ‘83

The Institute for International Sport at URI and the Positive Coaching Alliance at Stanford University have selected Mr. Richard Lawrence, Director of Athletics at Mount St. Charles as one of 18 individuals and two organizations to be honored as the 2010 Sports Ethics Fellows. These honorees have demon-strated admirable leadership in the

areas of fair play and sportsmanship. Sports Ethics Fellows include nationally known individuals, as well as others who have engaged in developing sportsmanship and honorable competition on a local scale.

2010 SPORTS ETHICS FELLOWS NAMED “Since 1993, we have been privileged to recognize distinguished sports educators who place a very high value on fair play. We have designated these outstand-ing individuals as Sports Ethics Fellows. This year’s group of Fellows represents the very best of American sport and education,” said Daniel E. Doyle Jr., Founder and Director of National Sportsmanship Day. Administered by the Institute for International Sport based at the University of Rhode Island, the annual National Sportsmanship Day program is widely considered the largest sportsmanship initiative in the world. Annually, the Positive Coaching Alliance part-ners with the Institute to select Sports Ethics Fellows.

CAREER EXPLORATION SPEAKERS

FEBRUARY SPEAKERS include: Henry Hanley ’91, Michael Carrier ’04, Brian Gambardella ’94, Steve Morin ’82, Cassie Daigle ’00, Jackie Fortier Belham ’85, Jennifer Koback Garcia ’96, Beth Rotatori Marenga ’97, Sarah Miller ’03, Jeffrey O’Brien ’79, Katie Sotnik ’99, Alison Cole King ’80 and Nicole Cournoyer Shannon ’88.

In Memoriam1934 Albert Gett 12/1/091939 Marcel Pierel 8/29/091945 George Pard 3/1/101946 Nedo Pandolfi 9/21/091946 Emile Savard 9/4/091947 J. Laurent Gervais 7/8/091948 James Noonan 9/15/091955 Leo Dufault 3/17/101955 Arthur Scott, Jr 4/2/101957 Roger Biron 6/1/091957 Paul Bruneau 10/9/091957 Eugene McGarrigle 12/2/091957 Thomas Shelley 4/16/101959 Joseph Giguere 6/1/091959 Frederick Labrie 6/1/091960 Neville Richards 2/1/101962 Edward Degnan 6/9/091963 Richard Desjardins 1/31/101964 Richard Heroux 5/14/101966 Robert Lambert 5/28/101966 Thomas Reardon 10/21/091976 Joel McMurray 3/1/101981 Leslie Shurtleff Gibbons 9/24/091991 Joseph Calo 9/13/091994 Eric Burgoyne 12/15/092004 Nicholas Jillson 2/6/102007 Dan Janik 2/6/102007 Tayla Lackey 2/6/10Amanda Goulin Villeneuve 2/6/10and daughter Annabelle 2/6/10Michael Hopton (Parent) 10/1/09


By Matt Santos ‘10

A few years ago Mount’s Athletic Director, Mr. Richard Lawrence, attended a leadership and sportsmanship conference at the Institute for International Sport with a group of his students. Dan Doyle was the speaker at the conference. Mr. Doyle founded the Institute at the University of Rhode Island in 1986 and has since conducted a variety of programs through it. National Sportsman-ship Day and the World Scholar Athlete Games are two of his most prominent programs. At this particular conference, however, Mr. Doyle presented and promot-ed his Five Principles of Honorable Competition. As one would expect, the Five Principles of Honorable Competi-tion are a guideline for conducting good sportsmanship. Listening to the presentation of the principles, Mr. Lawrence thought to himself “I can do something with this.” Mr. Lawrence began a program which involved meeting with the captains of the varsity sports teams in or-der to promote the Five Principles

in an attempt to change the sports culture at Mount Saint Charles. In addition, Mr. Lawrence provided the captains with the “Non-Ne-gotiable Responsibilities of a Good Captain”. In this way the varsity captains at Mount are inspired to provide a good example for their players. However, simply discuss-ing good sportsmanship was not enough. The varsity captains at Mount are now instructed to pro-mote, model, and then document instances of honorable competi-tion as they occur. Captains look for moments in which their team-mates have respect for the game, do not hit back, but rather play harder, and employ competitive self-restraint. Upon writing these stories, they are submitted to Mr. Lawrence, published, and sent to the Rhode Island Interscholastic League and the school community. These honorable competi-tion stories have allowed Mount’s student-athletes to recognize good sportsmanship at work. In this way athletes see how paramount good sportsmanship is. They focus less

on the numbers on the score-board and more on how the game is played and how opponents are treated. Mr. Lawrence “[feels] it’s impacted the school community.” He, as well as the coaches and players at Mount, have noticed the difference that this emphasis on sportsmanship has created. I was fortunate enough to be elected by my teammates to be one of three captains of the varsity lacrosse team this spring. I was called into a meeting with Mr. Lawrence with my fellow spring-sports captains and was given the Five Principles of Honorable Competition. Less than a month into the young season, I had already submitted two honorable competition stories. Being charged with the responsibility of setting a good example encouraged me to observe the conduct of our team through a different lens. I look for good sportsmanship as much as goals and assists. The Rhode Island Interscholastic League puts a great emphasis on sportsmanship, and at Mount, that emphasis is carried out to the fullest. This past year Mr. Lawrence was honored for his dedication to developing sportsmanship at Mount. He was selected, along with seventeen other individuals and two organizations, as the 2010 Sports Ethics Fellows. These hon-orees were chosen on the basis of “admirable leadership in the areas of fair play and sportsmanship.” The implementation of honor-able competition stories has had a vast impact on the sports culture at Mount St. Charles. The empha-sis on sportsmanship has not only been affirmed with the selec-tion of Mr. Lawrence as a 2010 Sports Ethics Fellows but since the program started in 2005, a dozen sportsmanship awards have been won by Mount teams.

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For the past year Charlie Mandeville ’68 has been busy writing a history of Mount Hockey from the very beginning. Complete with team and individual pictures, rosters, scores and other tidbits of information known as “Did you know?” — this book will certainly interest the hockey and Mount history enthusiast. The reader will be able to follow Mount hockey from its inception in 1927 until Bill Belisle ’48 took the reins in 1976.

COMING SOON!

MULTI-CLASS 90’S REUNION A multi-class 90’s Reunion to benefit the Amy Jarret ’90 Scholarship Fund is being planned for Friday, November 26th of Thanksgiving Weekend. All alumni who attended Mount in the 90’s are invited.

Questions? Contact Gail Bryson in the Alumni Office at: [email protected] or visit us on Facebook at: The Official Mount Saint Charles Academy Alumni Site.

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