Ascension Catholic School: Alumni

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		Ascension History Ascension celebrated its Centennial in grand style in 2007. As part of the year's events we spent a great deal of time learning about our past. As graduates of Ascension School, you are part of our story! If you would like to read more about Ascension, use this link for an order form for our parish centennial book. P.S. Ascension School will be one hundred in 2012. If you'd like to help plan this milestone, contact the Development Office, 708-434-1558. Order an Ascension Parish Centennial Book! (PDF)
		Help us find your classmates! The biggest challenge of getting an alumni program underway is maintaining the database. Of the 5,000 plus students who have graduated from Ascension we have about 4,300 names but only 3,000 addresses. With each mailing, we request 'address change' information from the post office, and we receive 70 - 80 changes. Some of them come back with forwarding addresses but most of them simply inform us "forwarding order expired." We are, apparently, quite a nomadic people! We know that you know where some of these people are and we're asking you to help us get in touch with them. So please, take a look at these files and let us know if your brother is listed there, or your father or your cousin or your neighbor. Let us know, too,if you are certain that someone listed has passed away. (We are reluctant to accept hearsay evidence for obvious reasons!) Thanks for your help! We look forward to a deluge of e-mail, phone calls, notes in our mailbox…. P. S. While we're talking about the database: are we spelling your name correctly? Do we have your married and maiden names straight? Do we have you in the right class? Please let us know!

Ascension's First Annual

Gold Brunch

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Nearly one hundred of Ascension's "gold alumni" gathered in June for our first Gold Alumni Brunch. Our guests enjoyed a lovely liturgy, happy memories shared with old friends, and Kate Seavey's delectable food, served by Ascension's dedicated Ambassadors. Thanks to everyone who helped put this special day together, and to those who took advantage of the opportunity to come home to Ascension.

The Brunch benefits the

Reese Family & Ascension Alumni Scholarship Fund

All proceeds from the brunch will become part of the Reese Family & Ascension Alumni Scholarship Fund. Opened in 2007, the Reese Family fund is held at Chicago Community Trust and will provide, through its earnings, financial aid to Ascension families who could not otherwise afford tuition. George ('52) and Mike ( '55) Reese challenge all alumni, but in particular their classmates from the early fifties, to help us build the fund.

Gifts for this fund can be sent directly to Ascension School at 601 Van Buren, Oak Park, IL 60304. Please indicate that your gift should be directed to the Reese Family Fund.

Sixth Annual

Alumni & Friends

Golf Outing

We had a lovely, 95% dry day for our outing this year. Eighty golfers enjoyed a great day at Big Run Golf Club -- challenged by the course but heartened by the company of good friends. With the proceeds from the outing this year, Ascension School will open an endowment fund through the Archdiocese of Chicago. For more information about the outing, the endowment or alumni programs at Ascension, please contact our development office at 708-434-1558.

Many thanks to our outing sponsors:

Community Bank

Oak Park River Forest

ATF

oakparkapartments.com

Federal Trading

Many thanks to our raffle sponsor

Marion Street Cheese Market

Please show your appreciation

to our sponsors

by taking your business to them.

Volunteer Day II

Saturday, August 9

8 am to 2 pm

Courtyard

Ascension invites skilled and not-so-skilled volunteers to join us on Saturday, August 9 for a morning of good fellowship and not-too-hard work. We'll be doing some cleaning and some painting and we'll pause for lunch so let us know that you're coming and we'll put a brat on the grill for you! Call the Development Office 708-434-1558 and leave a message. Email your questions to development@Ascension-School.com.

Class of 1968

Alumni from the spirited class of 1968 had a fabulous reunion in June. A committee of hardworkers, led by Gerry DeCleene and John Hanrahan, provided everything their classmates needed to enjoy an evening together in the Pine Room: some food, some music and lots of good memories!

Class of 1958

We have a reunion date: October 11, 2008. Please contact us if you would like to help. We particularly need someone who can develop a reunion website for us. Patricia Rasman Kennedy pdken@kalama.com or Sharon O'Neil Miller, ndusher@comcast.net.

Still missing from the class records:

Betty Connelly

Janice DiVito

Margaret Fitzgerald

Elizabeth Fuller

Andrea Fullmer

Robert Gotham

Patricia Grewell

Genevieve Gruenholz

Robert Manning

Denise Medinnis

Marie O'Brien

Tom O'Connor

Jean Olsen

Philip Peloquin

William Pohl

James Porn

Patricia Starr

Walter Stratte

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Class of 1967

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The Class of 1967 had a great time at Molly Malone’s in November as they met to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of their graduation. Dave Devine brought his sax and joined classmate Dave Muriello and his band on a few numbers. “Let’s not wait forty years to get together again!”

Class of '57
click to see the whole gang!

Reunion to end all reunions!

Class '57

The Class of 1957 worked for months to find their classmates and then brought them to the Pine Room for one grand party on November 3. The committee, headed by Larry Woods, Larry Hughes and Terry O'Brien, developed their own web site and ended up with about 90% of their classmates -- 58 of whom came to the party! Elvis was in attendance as well! The dinner was catered by Maya del Sol, Oak Park's new "Latin fusion" restaurant.

Class '57

Class '57

Do you have your

Ascension Wear?

charger wear

Sweatshirts, Pajama pants, T-Shirts, blankets! Take a look at the NEW order form for Ascension-themed clothing and gifts.

Note: Many items are approved for school wear. Please refer to the uniform guidelines.

Ascension Wear Order Form 11-07

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