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Attend Your Reunion
2020 and 2021 All Class Reunion!
Join us for
Reunion 2021
September 18-19
This year’s reunion celebrates the classes ending in ‘01 and ‘06 as well as those who gathered virtually last year ending in ‘00 and ‘05.
Schedule of Events
Saturday, September 18
4:00 p.m. Alumnae Mass
No School Tour will be available.
Hosted at St. Scholastica Monastery
7430 N. Ridge Blvd., Chicago, IL
Free parking available in school lot.
Mass will also be livestreamed via Zoom. Please register via the reply card or from our website.
Sunday, September 19
11:00 a.m. Brunch, Cocktails & Class Photos
Hosted at Chateau Ritz
9100 Milwaukee Avenue
Niles, IL 60714
Free parking available in attached lot.
Advance reservations are required due to catering.
R.S.V.P. via the enclosed reply card mailed to you OR Make your Reunion Brunch Payment online here:
Early bird discount $50: Postmark by August 27th.
Regular rate $60: Postmark by September 8th.
A formal invitation will follow in the summer.
For these classes celebrating, please update your contact details here.
If you are interested in being on the Alumnae Reunion Committee, please email alumnae@osbchicago.org today!
Attend Your Reunion
SSA Chicago graduates meet every five years for their reunions. In 2021 we will celebrate the classes ending in '01 and '06 as well as those who gathered virtually last year from the classes of '0 and '5. Join us on September 18-19.
Stay in touch! Alumnae-Update Your Contact Details.
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
St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago, Class Reps. for Reunion 2018:
1948: Sheila Schultz, email or Jeanne Shannon, email
1953: Mimi Newton, email
1958: Sheila Mickus, email or Joanne Kelly, email, or Dorothy Rosch, email
1963: Kathleen Janessa, email
1968: Mimi Wherfel, email or Nora Kamberos, email or Katherine Kampf, email
1973: Maureen Kaucher, email
1978: Judi Remington, email
1983: Sylvia Zaldivar, email or Jenny Needham Semaca, email or Ruth McMahon, email
1988: Kristine Homan, email
1993: Ramona Joseph, email
1998: Susan Clark, email
2003: Ana Espinosa-Simonson and Kathy Tomlinson, email
2008: Margaret Mainey, email or Bridget Rundquist, email or
Mary Grace Staub, email
2013: Alex Najda, email or Aisha Rana, email
St. Scholastica, Canon City, held its 2017 all-school reunion for the weekend of August 18-20 at the Abbey Events Complex. The Class of 1967 will be hosting another reunion gathering on June 23-25, 2017 in Canon City. If you are a member of this class, contact Linda Menhennett Gillogley here.
St. Scholastica, Chicago, graduates meet every five years for their reunions. In 2017 we celebrated the classes ending in '2 and '7 over the weekend of September 23-24. Meanwhile, we would love to stay connected with you. If you don't receive the bi-annual magazine and monthly e-mails, please send us your updated contact information here so we can be sure to send you an invitation. We look forward to seeing you at the reunion!
To see the photo album from this year's reunion, click here.
St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago, Class Reps. for Reunion 2017:
1947: Lorraine Compernolle Gleason, email or 847.816.7431
1952: Marie Roti, email
1957: Penny Kerndt, email
1962: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
1967: Rita Killean, email
1972: Nancy Bryers, email
1977: Maureen Tobin Healy, email
1982: Colette Howard, email
1987: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
1992: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
1997: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
2002: Hallie Kowal, email
2007: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
2012: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago, Class Reps. for Reunion 2016:
1946: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
1951: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
1956: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
1961: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
1966: Barbara Bernacchi, email
1971: Andrea DiMeo DeMay, email
1976: Carrie Dunn Frey, email
1981: Maria Farlekas Kotsinis, email
1986: Jill Bellucci Barber, email
1991: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
1996: Teresa Szczerski Czaja, email
2001: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
2006: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 774.764.2413 x233
2011: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago, Class Reps. from Reunion 2015:
1945: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
1950: St. Scholastica Monastery Staff, 773.764.2413 x233
1955: Eileen Samuelson, 847.825.5279
1960: Patricia Blade Prendergast, email
1965: Joanne Reitberger Bookstein, email
1970: Dianne Murphy, email
1975: Sue Oakleaf Jacobson, email
1980: Joanne Spata, email
1985: Joanne Spata, email
1990: Magali Gomez, email
1995: Kristie Piotrowicz Szmajda, email
2000: Vanessa Garvey, email
2005: Jennifer MacKenzie, email
2010: Kerry O'Neil, email
St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago, Class Reps. from Reunion 2014:
1954: Mary Marren, email
1959: Barbara Stift Rourke, email
1964: Mary O'Connell, email, or visit the SSA 50th Reunion website here
1969: Peggy Cunniff, email
1974: Jan Kupiec, email
1979: Kathleen Flaherty, email
1984: Susie Cordova Gegner, email
1989: JoEllen Thiel, email
1994: Jennifer Carpio Reyes, email
1999: Lisa Arreola Verdon, email
2004: Ann Cook, email
Looking to reserve a room for the weekend of the St. Scholastica, Chicago, reunion? Here are some local hotels:
Lang House Bed and Breakfast, Rogers Park Neighborhood, Chicago. This restored historic home stands next door to a Frank Lloyd Wright home.
langhousechicago.com, 773.764.9851
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
Hilton Orrington Hotel, Evanston
This hotel is located north of the monastery in the heart of downtown Evanston.
hotelorrington.com, 847.866.8700
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