1970′s

The class of ’71 celebrated their 30^th reunion in Cape Meares, OR. Thank you to Diane Kurilo Duyck for organizing!

1990’s

Jeannine Haener Eisenbacher ‘93 and her family welcomed baby #8 on July 18, Cecilia Ann. She joins John (13), Mary (11), Joey (10), Anthony, (7), Peter (4), and Terese (2), also Angela, deceased. The Eisenbachers live in Woodburn where Jeannine is a stay-at-home mom.

Thank you to all those that ran in Reese’s Run. The run had a great turn out to support Shannon Verboort Becker ’97 and her family. Shannon appreciates all those who supported SIDS – SUDS and her family in this effort.

2000’s

Kelli Tovey ’01 married Carl Horning on September 3, 2011. They married at Garden Vineyards in Hillsboro, Oregon. Carl works as a Firefighter/EMT-I with Washington County Fire District #2 and Kelli is an Insurance agent/CSR at Atkinson Insurance Group.

Madeleine Brink ‘02 has begun her teaching career as a professor of English in the Applied Linguistics Department at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. She accepted this position after graduating from Saint Louis University with a Master’s degree in American Studies.

Melissa Gates Doxtator ‘02 and husband Jacob had their first baby. Noah Jacob Doxtator was born in Milwaukee, WI (where we currently live) on July 25, 2011 at 9:16pm. He was 8 pounds and 22.5 inches long. His godparents are Valley Catholic grads Angie Holmes Elkins ’02 and Nick Gates ‘03

Mariel Zagunis’03 won her fourth career individual medal at the Senior World Championships in Catania, Italy. Mariel’s silver metal marked the third consecutive year Zagunis has fenced in the Senior World Championships with gold medals in 2009 and 2010.

Tyler Schmit ’03 entered Norbertine seminary at St. Michael’s Abbey in Silverado, CA this August. After graduating from VCHS he attended Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio. Please remember Tyler in your prayers as he continues on his journey.

 2010’s

Lisa Wilson ’11 was awarded a scholarship from the Juan Young Trust-Western Division. She continues to seek academic excellence at the University of Oregon Clark Honors College.

Grace Le Chevallier joined the SSMO Foundation Development team in October. She will lead our new focus on alumni and donor relations. Before coming to SSMO, Grace spent three years working at L’Arche, a faith-based community of adults with and without disabilities. Her experience in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and L’Arche ignited her passion for service and community. She continues to carry service into all aspects of her life: she regularly plays cribbage with a friend who has experienced chronic homelessness and actively pursues programs that focus on social justice for the most marginalized people of our society. Grace graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a degree in psychology and a minor in business.