Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
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Attend Your Reunion
September 21 & 22, 2024 Information
Join us to reminisce about our high school days and reconnect with classmates and teachers!
This year’s reunion celebrates the classes ending in ‘4 and ‘9:
1939, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, and 2009
2024 Chicago Reunion
This year’s reunion September 21 & 22 celebrates the classes ending in ‘4 and '8
Join us for the following events:
Formal invitation to follow in early summer. Advance reservations are required due to catering.
Please update your contact details here.
If you are interested in serving as a class representative, please email sclark@osbchicago.org today!
Sunday, September 22
11:30 a.m. Brunch, Cocktails & Class Photos
Hosted at Chateau Ritz
9100 Milwaukee Avenue
Niles, IL 60714
Free parking available in attached lot.
Saturday, September 21
4:00 p.m. Alumnae Mass
Hosted at St. Scholastica Monastery
7430 N. Ridge Blvd., Chicago, IL
Free parking available in school lot.
Mass will also be livestreamed via Zoom.
*School Tour availability pending.
Hotel Options
We do not have a block reserved, but feel free to organize with your classmates.
Hilton Orrington Hotel, Evanston
This hotel is located north of the monastery in the heart of downtown Evanston.
hotelorrington.com, 847.866.8700
Graduate Evanston, Evanston
This new hotel is located north of the monastery, between downtown Evanston and Lake Michigan.
graduatehotels.com/evanston/, 847 475 3300
Holiday Inn Chicago North Shore, Skokie
This hotel is located west of the monastery near Village Crossing.
ihg.com, 847.679.8900
Contact Toni Mengarelli '73 SSA Chicago Alumna, Director of Catering, 847-763-3011
The Guest House Hotel, Andersonville Neighborhood, Chicago
These modern accommodations provide suites for those who want to stay with their friends.
theguesthousehotel.com, 773.564.9568
Keep in Touch
SSA Chicago graduates meet every five years for their reunions.
Stay in touch! Update Your Contact Details Here.
Reunion Class Representatives
Leading up to reunion weekend, class reps are reaching out to update classmate information and ensure as many alumnae as possible make it to their reunion.
St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago, Class Reps. for Reunion 2023:
1948: Marie D. Marinelli, email
1953: Mimi Newton, email
1958: Sheila Mickus, email
1963: Kathleen Janessa, email
1968: Pat Justice, email and Mimi Wherfel, email
1973: Maryl Gordan Kavanaugh, email, and Maureen Kaucher, email
1978: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233 email
1983: Sylvia Zaldivar, email
1988: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233 email
1993: Ramona Joseph, email
1998: Susan Clark, email
2003: Ana Espinosa-Simonson and Kathy Tomlinson, email
2008: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233 email
2013: Aisha Rana, email
St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago, Class Reps. for Reunion 2022:
1952: Marilyn Ballard, email Staff for her phone number
1957: Penny Kerndt, email, Judi Heikes, email, & Judy Janowiak, email.
1962: Mickey Smith, email
1967: Karen Ellwanger Snyder email, & Peg Zonsius Wagner, email Staff for her phone number.
1972: Nancy Bryers, email
1977: Maureen Tobin Healy (and committee), email
1982:
1987:
1992:
1997: Erin Sacluti, email
2002: Jennifer Cajas, email & Kateri Nelis, email
2007:
2012: Jessica Bannon, email
St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago, Class Reps. for Reunion 2021:
1951: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x232 email
1956: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x232 email
1961: Kathy Riordan (and committee), email
1966: Trish Nee (and committee), email
1971: Pat Corcoran, email
1976: Carrie Frey (and committee), email
1981: Maria Farlekas Kotsinis, email
1986: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x232 email
1991: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x232 email
1996: Teresa Szcreski Czaja, email
2001: Mamello Tekateka, email
2006: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x232 email
2011: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x232 email
St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago, Class Reps. for Reunion 2020:
1950: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x232 email
1955: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x232 email
1960: Patricia Blade Prendergast, email
1965: Joanne Bookstein, email
1970: Allison Vail, email or Dianne Murphy, email
(several others on the committee)
1975: Sue Jacobson, email or Sue Shaw email
1980: Juliet Ward, email
1985: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x232 email
1990: Elizabeth Wyman, email
1995: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x232 email
2000: Adriana Nannini, email
2005: Jenn M. Jacobs, email or Megan Nolan, email
2010: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x232 email
St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago, Class Reps. for Reunion 2019:
1949: Ginny Malter, email
1954: Carol Urbanus, carolb13@comcast.net, email
1959: Barb Rourke email Mary Margaret Willis Anderson email
Marguerite Delacoma Shonk email Jane Fallon LoSasso email
1964: Maribeth Babler, email or Mary O'Connell, email
1969: Joanne Ryan, email or Peggy Trapp Cunnif, email or
Sue Conway Matsunaga email , or Nancy Russell Jones, email
1974: Diane Ketterhagen Blaszczyk, email or Barb Clesen Pepoon email
1979: Kathy Sweetman Brady, email
1984: Susana Cordova Gegner, email
1989: Meghan Alroth, email or Jo Ellen Thiel or Katie Casey email
1994: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x232 email or
Tyler Young email or Shannon Egan Fisher email
1999: Christine Walker Tosh, email
2004: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x232 email
2009: Lauren Fifarek, email Tempris Daniels email