CLASS NOTES
Kristen Lepionka,
class of 2002, has written a mystery novel
Gone Cold
under the name Kristen Valentine.
Cody ’04 and Jennifer
(Sites) Park ’05
welcomed
son, Jordan Jameson Park,
in January. They are both
graduates of the University
of Toledo and currently
reside in Columbus. Cody
is a teacher and basketball
coach at St. Matthias and Jennifer is a pharmacist at
Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Bobby Niehaus,
class of 2008, facilitated the execution of
The Hugh O’Brien Youth leadership seminar in Arizona. He
attended the seminar while a student at SFDHS in 2006. He
is in his eighth year as a volunteer with the program.
Joshua Fitzpatrick
, class of 2008, was a guest
at the White House with the senior members of
the Naval Academy Football team. They received
the Commander in Chief’s trophy from the
Commander in Chief, President Obama. Joshua
graduated this May with
a Bachelors of Science
in Economics. His
service selection as a
Navy Pilot took him to
the Naval Air Station in
Pensacola, FL in July.
After submitting a draft
of a speech to the faculty board at Loyola University
for review,
Megan Johnson
, class of 2009, was
selected to give a speech at her
Commencement ceremony this
past May fromLoyola University’s
School of Education. Meganwas chosen
out of the undergrads as well as grad
students who submitted speeches. She is
now teaching Social Studies at Bronzeville
Scholastic Institute in Chicago.
Courtney Sharritts,
class of 2009, was
awarded departmental honors (communications) for top
GPA. She graduated from Otterbein this past spring
Rachel Nicklaus,
class of 2009, had a piece of sculpture
accepted in a juried exhibition andwent on to take a second
place ribbon. She is attending CCADandwill graduate in
December.
Top of the Class
Not only didAlex Johnson, class of 2006, graduate Magna Cum Laude from the
University of Akron Law School, he graduated with his Juris Doctorate in law and
Masters of Law in the field of Intellectual Property at the same time.Alex was one
of six students of 200 who was enrolled in the JD/LLM joint degree program in
Intellectual Property at the University
of Akron School of Law. He was on
the school’s Dean’s List for 5 of the
6 semesters of law school, which
required a 3.3 GPA or above for the
semester, and graduated in the top ten
percent of his law school class. Alex
has accepted a position as anAssociate
Attorney at the Law Firm of Renner
Kenner Greive BobakTaylor &Weber,
where he was an intern for the past
two years.
Alex pictured above with his parents
Tracy ’79 and Jennifer ’80.
UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS
November 1: All Saints Day and Alumni Memorial Mass 9:45 a.m.
November 18 through December 5: Canned Food Drive
The school community will once again come together in service to assist
our neighbors at St. Stephen’s Community House. We hope you will
consider dropping off a few non-perishable items during our annual drive.
November 23 & 24: Fall Play 7:00 p.m.
Is it time to start planning your class reunion? Contact the department
of Alumni Relations, Tom Snyder at 614-267-7808 or snyder@desales.
co. We can provide you with a class roster and contact information for
your classmates and publicize your upcoming event!
Have you heard?
The Alumni Advisory Board elected
officers. Congratulations to:
President
Kathi Halas Haywood '84
Vice President/Treasurer
Jim Gallagher '82
Secretary
Matt Beecroft '88
Keep your ears and eyes open for exciting
announcements from our new board!
Remember to keep us posted too!
We would love to hear about
engagements, weddings, births, degrees earned, awards, etc! Please email
news and photos to Karen Cofojohn at
