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Th St. Rt of Csc Hh Schoo Alumni Magazine

Tolle Lege!

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34t Annual Scolarsip Gol Outing Raises$26,500 to Assist Current St. Rita Students

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The Mustang Summer Baseball Team gathersaround their new trophy ater capturing theState Title in the Illinois High School BaseballCoaches Association's Phil Lawler Summer Classictournament. The victory wrapped up an alreadysuccessul year or the Mustangs who ended theregular season as Super Sectional Champions.

Suer State Titlewraps Up SuccessulYear or Baseball Tea

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he 2009 Season was a huge suc-cess or S. Ria o Cascia HighSchool's Varsiy Musang Base- ball eam.Regular season play began wih heMusangs being ranked #1 in he area by hree o he op local newspapers and20h in he naion by

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he 34h AnnualScholarship Gol Ouing, held Fri-day, July 24h, raised over$26,500.Over 260 alumni, am-ily, and riends joinedogeher a GleneaglesCounry Club in Lemon,IL or a wonderul day.Tis year's gol ouing was one o he mos suc-cessul in recen S. Riao Cascia High Schoolhisory. I was also hehighes atended ouing aGleneagles his year.Te money raised willdirecly bene sudensatending S. Ria. S. Ria currenly oersover $900,000 annually in scholarships andnancial aid.Te 35h Annual Scholarship Gol Ouing will be held a Gleneagles nex year. Golersshould save he dae or Friday, July 23, 2010.

Board Cairan Ernest mrozek '71 NaedSt. Rita o Cascia hig Scool vice President

rnie Mrozek '71 has been named S. Riao Cascia High School's new Vice Presi-den. Ernie, who has been a member o S. Ria's Board o Direcors or he pas hree years, also ook over as he Chairman o heBoard on July 1s.Upon graduaing rom S. Ria, Ernie wenon o atend he Universiy o Illinois a Urba-na-Champaign where he received a BS in Ac-couning in 1976.For 12 years Ernie worked a Arhur An-derson beore he moved on o Te Service-Maser Company, a Forune 500 company wih annual revenues o over $3 billion. Er-nie remained a ServiceMaser or over 20 years and was he Presiden and Chie Op-eraing Ocer prior o his reiremen over a year ago ollowing he sale o he company.Ernie has been married or 35 years o his wie Diane and has wo children, Maggie 26and Mat 17.Mrozek is oering his services Pro Bonoand will oversee long-erm planning, schoolnances, he Oce o Insiuional Ad- vancemen, and he Admissions Oce. He will also be a menor o he sudens.

St. Rita President Fr. Tom McCarthy, O.S.A. '83 joins a oursome on the gol course at the 34th Annual Scholarship Gol Outing that was held on July 24th.This year's outing was one o the most successul in recent St. Rita history.President Fr. Tom McCarthy, O.S.A. '83 is joined by new VicePresident and Chairman o the Board Ernie Mrozek '71.

Dear Ritamen & Friends:

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Sincerely,Rev. Tomas R. McCarhy, O.S.A. '83Presiden

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Calendar

Septeber 3

Novena to St. Rita | 7:00 p.m.

Septeber 9

Ritamen Luncheon

Septeber 11

First Home Football Game vs. Br. Rice | 7:30 p.m.

Septeber 18

Homecoming Football Game vs. Fenwick | 7:30 p.m.

Septeber 20

Family Mass and Breakast | 9:00 a.m.

October 1

Novena to St. Rita | 7:00 p.m.

October 9

Football Game vs. Providence Catholic | 7:30 p.m.

October 21

President's Club Dinner

Fall 2009Tolle Lege!

is a publication o the St. Rita o Cascia High SchoolOfce o Institutional Advancement7740 S. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60620 Telephone: (773) 925-5029Fax: (773) 925-6582E-mail: advancement@stritahs.comSt. Rita High School is sponsored by theAugustinian Order and has been servingthe Chicagoland area since 1905.

Administration

Rev. Thomas R. McCarthy, O.S.A. '83 | PresidentMrs. Sally E. Deenihan | PrincipalMr. Ernest J. Mrozek '71 | Vice President

Oce o Institutional Advancement

Mr. Joshua R. Blaszak '02 | Director o Public RelationsMrs. Trisha A. Harrington | Administrative AssistantMr. John Schmitt '84 | Director o Annual AppealMr. Javier Solorio II '02 | Director o Graphic Design

Board o Directors

Mr. James J. Brasher '71Mr. Sean J. Carney '74Dr. John Donahue, Ed.D., J.D.Mr. James Gagnard '64Mr. Thomas M. Harrington '74, Ex-ofcioMr. Thomas J. Healy '83Bro. Gary Hresil, O.S.A. '86, Ex-ofcioMr. Gregory J. Jania '89Mr. Mark A. Kelly '84Alderman Lona Lane, 18th WardVery Rev. William Lego, O.S.A. , Ex-ofcioMr. Timothy I. McArdle (Hon.)Rev. Thomas R. McCarthy, O.S.A. '83, Ex-ofcioMr. Ernest J. Mrozek '71, ChairmanMr. John O’Neill '79 The Honorable Noreen Daly ReillyMr. Stephen M. Schaller '83Rev. Bernard C. Scianna, O.S.A. '83Mr. Terrance R. SteanskiMr. J. J. Wilczewski '92

Emeriti Members o the Board o Directors

Mr. Ronald M. Abramowicz '60Mr. Patrick E. Mahoney '54Mr. Michael J. McArdle '54Mr. James C. Miller '47Mr. Donald A. Petkus '58Mr. Edward J. Schmit '63Mr. Michael Schneider '46Mr. Arthur R. Velasquez '56

Secretary to the Board

Ms. Vivian Oliva

Alumni Board o Advisors

Mr. Anthony J. Calarco '01Mr. Nicholas A. Calarco '73Mr. Sean J. Carney '74Mr. Robert W. Gallagher '83Mr. Richard Hochgraver '71Mr. Michael Jilek '97Mr. Sylvester Majka '64Mr. Patrick J. O'Malley '77

Students Initiate Annual Serice Trip in Larence, massacusetts

Mustangs Making news

St. Rita students and aculty assisted at the Cor Unum Meal Center in Lawrence,Massachusetts as part o St. Rita’s 1st Annual Service Trip. Back row rom let:Director o Public Relations/Mathematics Teacher Mr. Josh Blaszak '02, Dan Dillon ’10(Most Holy Redeemer), Augustinian Volunteer Mr. Joe Toomey, Roberto Hernandez’10 (Nativity BVM), Mike Basic ’10 (St. Mary Star o the Sea), Jack Allen ’10 (St. JohnFisher), and Tom Riordan ’10 (St. Cajetan). Front row rom let: Kevin Handler ’10(Queen o Martyrs), Director o Campus Ministry Mrs. Vicki Blaszak, and AugustinianVolunteer Ms. Meghan Fitzgerald.

ummer vacaion began or six S. Ria o Cascia High Schoolsudens by aking voluneering o a dieren level. Tesesudens ook par in S. Ria’s rs ever weeklong Servicerip. Te sudens, all members o S. Ria’s incoming senior class,raveled o Lawrence, Massachusets or a week lled wih variousservice opporuniies, as well as reecion and educaion on volun-eering.Te sudens who paricipaed were Jack Allen (S. John Fisher),Mike Basic (S. Mary Sar o he Sea), Dan Dillon (Mos Holy Re-deemer), Kevin Handler (Queen o Maryrs), Robero Hernandez(Naiviy BVM), and om Riordan (S. Cajean).Te Service rip, which S. Ria plans o coninue annually, pro- vided paricipans a chance o remove hemselves rom heir every-day rouines and become ully immersed in service. Each morninghe young men began wih prayer and raveled o worksies or heday. Afer he daily voluneer work was compleed he group wouldgaher ogeher o reec on wha had aken place and discussedoher issues relaed o heir service.Organized under S. Ria’s Campus Minisry Oce, Lawrence,Massachusets was seleced as he locaion or his 1s Annual Ser- vice rip due o he vas amoun o aid needed in ha area. Law-rence is currenly he 23rd poores ciy in he Unied Saes. TeOrder o S. Augusine, which S. Ria is a par, also has a presencein he Lawrence communiy. Tus, he sudens had a srong con-necion o hose hey were assising.Te sudens ook on many dieren asks during he rip. Tey assised parnering organizaions in whaever ways necessary. ime was spen uoring and menoring boys a Blessed Sephen BellesiniO.S.A. Academy, a privae, independen Caholic middle schooldedicaed o providing a qualiy, scholarship educaion o boysrom limied nancial means living in Lawrence. Oher voluneerime was spen assising wih projecs a Lazarus House Minisriesand serving meals a he Cor Unum Meal Cener.Te developmen o he Service rip opporuniy was led by he Direcor o Campus Minisry, Mrs. Vicki Blaszak, and CampusMinisry’s Augusinian Voluneer, Ms. Meghan Fizgerald. TeCampus Minisry Oce is working o oer a range o voluneeringopporuniies o S. Ria sudens in order o spiriually enlighenand educae hem, while a he same ime connec hem o hose insurrounding communiies and abroad.“I was grea o see our sudens move beyond heir comorzone and commi o helping ohers or an exended period o ime.I’s easy o ge caugh up in our daily rouines, so he challenge o living as a communiy and puting our aih ino acion or an enire week will hopeully help bring abou a deeper undersanding o our Augusinian values,” said Mrs. Blaszak.“We hope ha our young men have recognized he ace o Godin people rom all walks o lie and will coninue o serve ohers as we are all called o do as Chrisians,” she said.Te 1s Annual Service rip ook place May 31s hrough June6h. Te sudens were accompanied by Mrs. Blaszak, Ms. Fizger-ald, Direcor o Public Relaions/Mahemaics eacher Mr. JoshBlaszak '02 and Augusinian Voluneer Mr. Joe oomey. Everyone who paricipaed, including he aculy, ound he week o be ex-remely rewarding and educaional. Following he rip’s success,plans are already underway or he 2nd Annual Service rip.

To Longtie Faculty mebers Retire

Mr. Robert GasieckiSt. Rita Teacher38 Years

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wo o S. Ria o Cascia HighSchool's mos well-known andlongime aculy members begana new chaper in heir lives as hey reiredrom eaching ollowing he 2008-2009 Academic Year.Biology eacher Mr. Rober Gasiecki andBusiness/Compuer eacher Mr. RichardGrill '64 each spen heir careers educainghousands o sudens a S. Ria. ogeherhey conribued a oal o 79 years o dedi-caed service o S. Ria, Mr. Gasiecki wih38 years and Mr. Grill wih 41 years.Te S. Ria amily hanks hem and wishes hem he bes o luck and God's blessings as hey begin heir reiremen.

Mr. Richard Grill '64St. Rita Teacher41 Years

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