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Women in Science
AnnuAl RepoRt 2013-2014
Notre Dame School
of Manhattan
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letter from the president
Fall 2014
Dear Friends,
Last spring we made the strategic
decision to create this year’s Annual
Report on the theme “Women in
Science.” We hope you enjoy reading
about our young scholars who have
discovered within themselves a
passionate desire to explore advanced
study in math and science. Their desire was
nurtured while studying at Notre Dame
by our teachers, who are both mentors
and role models. The Carson Family Science
Center and the new ND technology play
their parts in supporting inspired instruction.
Notre Dame senior Paige Guevarra ’14
stood before the microphone at the
Chez Nous Benefit last March and
announced to the assembly, “I am going
to be a woman in science!” A great
cheer went up from the crowd gathered,
caught up in the excitement of a
promising young woman at the start
of her bright future. Paige’s declaration,
along with an Oct. 2013 New York Times
article, “Why Are There Still So Few
Women in Science?” by Eileen Pollack,
helped to inspire the theme of this year’s
Notre Dame School Annual Report.
Page 10 ouR SCIenCe InFRAStRuCtuRe
Notre Dame’s elevated and challenging
science curriculum, housed in the Carson
Family Science Center Labs and equipped
with up to date technology, prepares young
women for college level study.
Page 16 ouR teACHeRS AnD MentoRS
Meet our outstanding staff of teachers who
represent the best of women in science.
Page 28 nYC AS lAB
Our connection to our New York City
location provides a real-world lab experience.
An example of this can be found in AP
Environmental Science course work which
draws on the local parks and eco-friendly
businesses to enrich our students’ experience
of science in the city and world beyond the
classroom walls.
At Notre Dame, we find many reasons
to believe the tide is turning toward
the inclusion of more women in science
fields in which they have been traditionally
underrepresented.
We are happy to introduce you to some of
Notre Dame’s budding young scientists:
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pAIGe GueVARRA ’14
StepHAnIe DeCAStRo ’14
BRIttAnY BeRRIGAn ’14
DAnA AnGelo ’10
As recent graduates return to visit Chez Nous,
they tend to exclaim “Wow!” while discovering,
for the first time, a new feature of the school
that has been added since their graduation.
This year, their rave reviews are focused on
our summer improvements: a newly updated
computer room, touch screen TVs and our
iPad program that has commenced with
the incoming ninth grade. Alumnae who
graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes, West
79th Street, or St. Mark’s Place often remark
with a certain sense of school pride that
Chez Nous is meeting the 21st century
challenges of educating young women
in the tradition of Anne de Xainctonge.
Over this summer, the interconnectedness
of science and of faith continued to
converge for me as I began reading Teilhard’s
Mysticism, Seeing the Inner Face of Evolution
by Karen Duffy, SSJ. Pierre Teilhard de
Chardin, S.J., was a leading anthropologist
in the 20th century. One thought that I find
particularly relevant is Teilhard’s understanding
that the cosmos is not fragmented and static
but instead dynamic and organic.
“Creation has never stopped. The
creative act is one huge continual
gesture, drawn out over the totality
of time....The world is still emerging.”
I find that quote relevant to our mission at
Notre Dame School which continues to
emerge as well. Since Anne de Xainctonge
began educating young girls in 1606 in Dole,
France and throughout our over 100 years
Chez Nous, we have successfully, and often
quite literally, moved through our own
history, directed by God's grace that sustains
and supports our desire to find God in all
things and to make Jesus known and loved.
In this Annual Report, we are pleased to
showcase some of our students who promise
to make remarkable contributions as
engineers, researchers and as pharmacists.
Not only will their scientific knowledge
make a positive impact, their human
compassion and faith in God will surely
touch the lives of many.
How do we at ND emerge as a strong
Catholic school in such a competitive
environment? We excel because of your
support. If your name is listed among our
benefactors, I extend my heartfelt thanks.
If you have not joined us yet, please make a
commitment to become one of our financial
supporters. We are Chez Nous. Are you?
Gratefully,
Dr. Virginia O’Brien, SU
President
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letter from the principal
Annual Fund overview and Highlights
Fall 2014
Dear Friends,
Whether you are a new member of
the Notre Dame community or
someone who’s been with us for
decades, you undoubtedly know
that the school is a special place.
Those of us who have the privilege
of working within these walls may take for
granted the remarkable atmosphere. Our
focus on Women in Science for this report
brought some of these special features into
higher relief for me. When I walk the halls,
I see young women side by side with their
skillful and inspiring instructors, experimenting and discovering scientific concepts
suddenly made tangible. That women are
on both sides of the lab tables at our school
is just one of those things we take for
granted, but really a rarity in the outside
world. The student with the most questions
and insights in junior physics class—it’s a girl.
The teacher with the background working
for NASA—it’s a woman. The class making
field guides to the High Line plants, learning
about environmentally sustainable businesses on our block, and rolling up their
sleeves to plant, prune, and mulch the
neighborhood garden—all girls. Female
leadership in science is the norm here, but
not so in the greater world.
I’d love to live in a world where as many
women as men are designing the newest
gadget, discovering the latest cure, leading
labs, researching in our top universities, and
teaching our most promising young minds.
And wouldn’t it be nice if women were
reaping the financial rewards that come with
many of these careers in science
and technology? We are making
progress, but are clearly not there
yet. That’s why what’s happening
Chez Nous is so vital. Seeing and
expecting women in leadership
roles in science is the first step for our girls
to begin taking on those roles themselves.
As with many lofty goals, it takes a lot of
dedication and effort behind the scenes.
So we may not all be firing up the Bunsen
burners, but we can lend our support—
through encouragement and financial
contributions. I am grateful to all our friends
for making a superb science education for
girls possible, from the first-class labs, to
professional development opportunities
for our staff, to the laptops, beakers,
chemicals, and robotics kits, it all costs
money. But when I make my morning
rounds and see a classroom full of students
in the lab a full hour before the official day
has begun, all hanging on the instruction
of their teacher, well, that’s priceless.
Your gift to the Annual Fund provides
opportunities in science and in many
different realms here at ND. We all have
our part to play in changing the world one
student at a time. The girls, the teachers,
and I are all so very grateful to you for
your support.
My best,
September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014
Gifts to the Annual Fund go directly toward
education of our promising Notre Dame
students. The Fund helps bridge the gap
between the cost of educating each girl,
and the tuition paid. It also allows us to
enhance the curriculum, provide the latest
technology, offer professional development
for our teachers, and maintain our fine
facilities.
We at Notre Dame are grateful to our
generous donors who have helped us to
reach new goals, contributing record
support in the past year. Some highlights
include the following:
Despite the continually challenging
economic climate, contributions to the
Annual Fund have remained strong,
with over $826,000 in donations.
Foundation support continued to
play a pivotal role, with over
$468,000 contributed.
Through its Scholarship Fund, Alumnae
Sisters and ND Partners Program,
Notre Dame was able to
provide scholarship and financial
assistance to students who
demonstrated need.
Annual Fund support comes from the
entire Notre Dame community,
including alumnae, parents, trustees,
alumnae parents, friends, foundations
and corporate matching gifts.
Jaclyn Brilliant
Principal
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ouR MISSIon
Notre Dame School of Manhattan offers a Catholic education for young women
in the tradition of Anne de Xainctonge. Inspired by this 17th Century pioneer in
women’s education, Notre Dame promotes academic excellence for girls, an
awareness of God in their lives and engagement in the world around them.
At Notre Dame in the 21st Century, the school’s small, nurturing environment
encourages each student to be open to personal and intellectual growth.
The rich cultural, racial and ethnic mosaic of Notre Dame’s community and its
urban location enhance global awareness. A challenging curriculum prepares
talented young women for college and for lives of leadership and service.
SCHool pRoFIle
Founded
1912
Enrollment
335
Faculty
25
Religious
4
Lay
21
Student-to-Faculty
Ratio
Tuition
13:1
$9,990
Curriculum
College
Preparatory
Average
Class Size
28 Students
Chartered by University
of the State of New York
Accredited by Middle States
Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools
Provisional Member NYSAIS
New York State Association of
Independent Schools
Member National Catholic
Education Association
Students come from over 90
elementary and middle schools in
the New York metropolitan area.
nondiscriminator y polic y as to S tudents
It shall be the policy of the Corporation to admit students of any race, color, national or
ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally available to
students at the academy, and not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or
ethnic origin in the administration of the education policies and programs of the school.
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Paige Guevarra ’14
n her own words to the Chez Nous
Benefit audience, Paige Guevarra ’14
expressed the shaping of her life plan to
enter the world of science and the large
part played by Notre Dame School:
While at ND, my love for science deepened.
My studies in Environmental Science at
ND have led me to want to attend a small
liberal arts college surrounded by my main
interest—nature. In AP Studio Art, my
concentration focuses on the interaction
between people and nature. I was inspired
by my connection to nature and by the art
I studied last year in AP Art History. The
connections I made with the teachers of
these subjects helped me to have a real
passion for them. ND teachers are not only
our teachers, but also our mentors and
friends. I don’t know what field of science
I want to study in college but I know Notre
Dame has prepared me for my years ahead
at Bates College in Maine, which I will be
attending on a half scholarship this fall.
As a senior soon to graduate and leave
for college, I can profess that Notre Dame has
exceeded my expectations, even before the
installation of Wi-Fi, and our beautiful Dolan
Center and ND Commons. But these changes
have only made my experience at ND all the
better, and I have much thanks to give for
that, and for the scholarship I received to
attend Notre Dame. I say this for myself
and for my class, thank you to the teachers,
faculty, parents, family members, alumnae,
sponsors, benefactors—for helping to
allow me and my classmates to have had
the amazing four years that we’ve had—
thank you.
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2013-2014 Gift Club Members
The Notre Dame Annual Fund offers several Gift Club opportunities. We are
very grateful to our gift club members for their generous donations.
Anne de Xainctonge Associates
$25,000 or more
the Honor Society
$3,000-$6,499
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Russell L. Carson
Cornelia Connelly Center for Education
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond P. Dolan
Sarita Kenedy East Foundation, Inc.
Inner City Scholarship Fund and the
Partnership for Inner City Education
Ms. Joanne Burns
Br. Brian Carty, F.S.C.
Jane Chen Firester ’88
Friends of Nick Foundation
Hunts Point Alliance
Parutta Leeyawanich ’88
Antoinette LeQuire-Schott ’59
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Milot
New York Nativity
Mary O’Connell ’75
Judy Pan ‘83
Ms. Julia Pilcer
St. Aloysius High School Support Program
Sisters of St. Ursula
Tri-State Italian American Congress
Washington Square War Veterans, Inc.
Mother Genevieve Guild
$10,000-$24,999
Brooklyn Benevolent Society
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Columbia
Columbus Citizens Foundation
Patricia Cullen ’73
Louis Gerstner, Jr. Foundation
The Michael Gordon Foundation
Koch Foundation, Inc.
The George Link, Jr. Foundation
Ms. Ann Lopez
Ms. Mary Ellen O’Brien
Dr. Grace C. Pilcer
Barbara Rowbo Seymour ’77
Mr. Arthur Strehle
Carolyn Wahlig Szostek ’65
Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund
The Y.A. Istel Foundation, Inc.
president’s Circle
$8,750-$9,999
Mr. John M. Curry
trustees’ Circle
$6,500-$8,749
Chez Nous Circle
$2,000-$2,999
Anonymous
Sr. Patricia Ann Bruck, S.U.
Elsie, Ubaldo and Vivian Cardia Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Clark
Credit Suisse Americas Foundation
Ms. Josefina F. De La Cruz
Dr. James Dolan & Ms. Helene Raacke
The Joseph Horvath Memorial Scholarship
Mr. Michael Morrell
Mr. Richard A. Norton
Agnes McComiskey Quinn ’61
Norma Moglia Reidy ’77
Dr. David Stuhr
Alexandra Rynczak Teper ’81
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Colby
Mrs. Jane Anne Gavaghan, Marygrove ’46†
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Houlihan
principal’s Circle
$1,000-$1,999
1912 Club
$500-$999
Mrs. Catharine Anagnost, Marygrove ’46
The Awareness Club of Notre Dame School
Jean McGrath Brodeur ’91
Maria Pinto Carland ’61
Dr. Mariann Drago Casarella ’67
Patricia DiTolla ’62
Jane Clifton Dockery ’61
Mr. Thomas J. Durkin
Brigid Frey Dzierzanowski ’77
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Rev. Msgr. Thomas P. Leonard
Daniela Lucchetto ’79
Edith Dalton Marinucci ’56
Rosaleen Carlin Matthews ’82
Mary Ellen Masterson McGary ’66
Barbara McInerney McGovern ’70
Frances Dellunde McIntyre ’56
Thelma Milliken Negley ’66
Mr. Vincent O’Brien
Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Ortiz
Ms. Gloria Picariello
Mrs. Jack Richlin
Ms. Elizabeth Roth
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald L. Sciscent
Mr. & Mrs. John Spollen
Transfiguration School
Lisa White ’71
Mr. & Mrs. Essa Bateh
Mr. & Mrs. James Bateh
Mr. & Mrs. Konstantine Bogdanos
Joan Poltronieri Bowden ’60
Mr. Alfred Bozzuffi
Breakthrough New York
Ms. Jaclyn Brilliant & Mr. Anthony Jenks
Dawn Tennant Calabia ’58
Mr. & Mrs. James Cantalini
Barbara Nesbitt Cautero ’51
Mr. & Mrs. John Conroy
Denise Orlando Craig ’70
Theresa Brolly Daly ’85
Vilma Hall Dorgan ’88
Mr. Daniel Dougherty
Amanda Duchesne ’09
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Fiore
Ms. Jeanne Gallagher
Girl Up Club of Notre Dame School
Barbara Haggerty ’78
Suzanne Augresani Katz ’84
Mr. James C. Kennedy
Moira Gleason Kowal ’77
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Lacqua
Mr. & Mrs. Dominick Marino
Jeanine Ramos Monteiro ’84
Maria Cristina Rodriguez O’Neill ’68
Our Lady of Pompeii Church
Theresa Veltri Paccione ’69
Stephanie Pinto ’62
Karabelle Lastique Pizzigati ’67
Suzanne Drucker Robotham ’68
Rosaria Scotti ’36
Siobhan Sinnott ’80
Chrystia Slywotzky ’72
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Valonis
Patricia Hughes Villacorta ’42
† deceased
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2013-2014 Gift Club Members
Crown & Anchor Club
$100-$499
Mr. & Mrs. Rodolfo Abad
Mr. & Mrs. Hermann Alarcon
Mr. & Mrs. Augie Aloia
Paula Andryuk ’75
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Angelo
Nora Perez Arvidsson ’74
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Baum
Mr. & Mrs. Derhin Benoit
Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Bianco
Darlene Billia ’66
Rev. Kenneth Boller, S.J.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Borghesan
Ms. Ngina Bowen
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Bradley
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Brennan
Maureen Brophy ’55
Ann Burke Bunting ’70
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Butler
Mr. & Mrs. John Caccavale
Lois Huneke Camperlengo ’55
Lucille Cardinale ’65
Mrs. In Sook Carlin
Kathryn Doyle Chapar ’74
Aimee Chaplain ’96
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Chodorov
Class of 2014
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Cody
Nancy Breen Coey ’61
Patricia Connelly ’61
Edwina Morgan Conrad ’55
Catherine McDonough Corcoran ’60
Mrs. Myrna Cordova
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Corrigan
Mr. Anthony Costantini
Mr. & Mrs. Jose Cruz
Mr. & Mrs. James Cuddihy
Helen Cerna Dajer ’53
Ms. Carol Jeanne Dale
Rose Gallagher Dale ’44
Patricia Connors Daver ’60
Janet Molloy Degen ’64
Carol Gose DeVine ’66
Rose Marie Cafuoco Dezenzo ’84
Felicia DiSalvo ’87
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Mrs. Janice Doerr
Sr. Mary Dolan, S.U.
Jane Simpson Dolan ’81
Rev. George Drance, S.J.
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Duffy
Judy Eustace Dunne ’75
Victoria Durden ’87
Carolene Skeeter Eaddy ’82
Mrs. Felice O’Brien Earley
Lilian Migliorini Evans ’84
Brenda Ewald ’60
Maureen Flaherty ’68
Jean Ann Hoban Flynn ’61
Florence Molinari Foti ’77
Mr. & Mrs. James Fowler
Mr. & Mrs. Sandro Frasca
Ms. Laureen Fredella
Mary Jane Drucker Gabbay ’63
Mr. Marc Galdi & Dr. Leslie Petosa
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Garace
Ellen Beitz Geraghty ’68
Vivian Giroux ’70
Diana Henriquez Glubiak ’80
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Gnafakis
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher E. Graziano
Elizabeth Morales Gregg ’66
Nancy McNamara Haney ’58
Christina Terminelle Harley ’77
Dr. William A. Healy, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Benno Heni
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Hickey
Patricia Aloma Hicks ’63
Christine P. Hillenbrand ’73
Mr. James Hillman
Rita Ryan Holland ’80
Sheila Lewis Houde ’54
Patricia Cook Hult ’60
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Kaplan
Mrs. Matthew Killion
Patricia Sheehan Kirwan ’60
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Lacqua
Mrs. Donna LaGreca
Maureen McNamara Laraia ’70
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Licciardi
Michelle Verges Longo ’61
Mr. & Mrs. Federico Lupo
Magis Theater Company, Inc.
Dr. Patricia Maier ’75
Victoria Hoffmann Marsh ’82
Ann Masterson ’72
Jane Masterson ’64
Joy McAleer ’40
Jean Cody McCall ’93
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher M. McCarthy
Kathleen Powell McClearn ’75
Mr. & Mrs. Robert McGoldrick
Ann Connolly ’71 & Gordon Medenica
Victoria Melignano ’76
Irene Uhnak Messina ’69
Ellen Loughran Miccio ’97
Jane Milazzo ’68
Mr. & Mrs. Connie Miller
Noreen Doyle Morris ’59
Joan Sullivan Mulligan ’52
Eileen Murray ’67
Robin Newman ’85
Jeanne Walsh Nielsen ’47
Mary Wendelken Nixon ’42
Mr. & Mrs. John Noonan
Ms. Joanne O’Brien
Mrs. Michael O’Brien
Diana Priolo O’Brien ’82
Dr. Astrid & Dr. Robert O’Brien
Mr. & Mrs. David Ocasio
Ms. Judy O’Connell
Kathleen O’Connell ’84
Ms. Catherine M. O’Hara
Ms. Valerie O’Keeffe
Dr. Gabriella Oldham ’72
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S.J. Oleksiuk
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur P. Olivan
Ann O’Shea ’66
Patricia Masterson Palacios ’69
Ann Parise ’73
Mr. & Mrs. James Parker
Jeanne Pearson ’62
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Pesola
Arlene Deninger Prendergast ’60
Mr. & Mrs. John Raslowsky
Mr. & Mrs. George Reber
Anabela Alves Rivadeneira ’86
Mary Ellen Milazzo Roche ’65
Christina Rodriguez ’95
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ross
Kathleen Koppinger Rowe ’63
Eileen Ryan ’75
Dr. Tara Ryan ’77
St. Joseph’s School—Yorkville
Amalia Garcia Samoylenko-Russian ’56
Ann Winters Sanger ’67
Talya Marie Pinto Santillan ’95
Cheryl O’Rourke Schmidt ’65
Alison Turnbull Schoew ’71
Mrs. Evelyn Schwarz
Mr. & Mrs. John Sciancalepore
Mr. & Mrs. Dominick Sciangula
Sue Ellen Mulligan Sheeley ’63
Molly Sheils ’60
Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Silva
Freyja Helmer Sindemark ’78
Gabrielle Solleder ’75
Sara Stalkus ’66
Donaldine Temple, Esq. ’91
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Thurton
Louise Pociecha Toth ’61
Maria Rivera Trudeau ’60
Dr. Valerie Venterina
Catherina Villafuerte ’90
Natividad Villaluna ’85
Patricia Bruno Villari ’67
Mary Zingone Vinci ’81
Mrs. Margaret Walsh
Most Rev. Gerald T. Walsh, D.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Wilkins
Mr. & Mrs. T.D. Wilson
Ann Marie Walsh Woods ’85
Barbara Paszkiewicz Wrenn ’78
Betty Lou Jeffrey Wright ’48
Ligia Trujillo Yousri ’41
Eileen Drucker Zwart ’76
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Sound Science Infrastructure
Our Robust Science Curriculum
The need for new workers in the STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Math) fields continues
to grow. Eileen Pollack in her 10/3/13 New York
Times article, “Why Are There So Few Women
in Science?”, notes that 1,000,000 more STEM
professionals will be needed in the U.S. during
the next ten years, according to the President’s
Council of Advisers on Science and Technology.
Gender stereotypes confront female students
and discourage them from entering STEM
careers; however, Notre Dame students enter
post-secondary education with the advantage
of undiminished confidence.This is an opportunity too big to be ignored by an entire gender.
Pollack notes that all-girls secondary schools
defy expectations that women cannot compete
in the fields of science.
It stands as a powerful symbol that the first
renovation project undertaken when Notre
Dame School moved to 327 West 13th Street
was the building of the Carson Family Science
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Center. The vision of Russ and Judy Carson,
whose extraordinarily generous donation back
in 2001 financed the building of the labs, was
to provide Notre Dame’s young women with
a facility that would prepare and propel them
toward college science and careers in the
various STEM fields.
Four years of laboratory science are required
for a Notre Dame diploma. A NYS Regents
diploma requires only 3 years. The curriculum
for Notre Dame students begins in 9th grade
with Living Environment, continues on to
Chemistry in 10th grade and Physics in 11th
grade. Students then choose electives for 12th
grade science: Science Research and Design,
Robotics/Intro to Engineering, Advanced Placement Environmental Science or Applied Physics.
New for 2014-15 is the Science Research
and Design course in which students will be
mentored by members of the community
working in the field. Columbia Teachers College
will provide one source for these mentors.
Ms. Patrice Narayanan, chemistry teacher,
continued her coursework in robotics last
summer to prepare for teaching the robotics
and engineering course and to help launch
a competitive team for robotics.
Ms. Ioana Donose, physics teacher, is
enthusiastic about keeping the physics curriculum interesting. This year, all juniors took a field
trip to Six Flags/Great Adventure which offers
a one-time Physics Day at the park. During this
day the only park attendees were students
enrolled in physics courses. An amusement
park is an excellent large scale laboratory for the
study of mechanics. During the year, the juniors
study numerous physics concepts, and at Six
Flags, they were able to experience many of the
concepts in action. Work involved quantifying
what they saw and felt when riding the rides.
Unlike much in-class practice problems and
exercises, no data was provided to the students.
Therefore, students had to start from scratch
and measure/determine heights of rides,
lengths of roller coaster trains, periods of
rotation, lengths of rides, to name a few.
With these measurements, students were
able to calculate numerous quantities such
as average velocity, kinetic energy, potential
energy and frictional effects.
Up to date equipment for science requires a
significant commitment of funding, for which
we rely on our benefactors. For robotics equipment, we have the basics, but will need to invest
in more. To give students hands-on experience
with scientific equipment, we have purchased
computer assisted data collection probes
(see photo, above left) that are used in physics
momentum lab experiments to measure
velocity and distance. For these important
pieces of laboratory equipment, Notre Dame
School depends upon donations to the
Annual Fund to help cover the cost. Thank you!
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Contributors
The names of contributors to the 2013-2014 Annual Fund are listed below in the following
categories: Alumnae, Parents of Students, Parents of Alumnae, and Friends. We at Notre
Dame are deeply grateful for the moral and financial support of all our contributors.
ALUMNAE
1936
Rosaria SCOTTI
1940
Lucile DARRACQ Viscardi
Joy McALEER
1941
Ligia TRUJILLO Yousri
Stephanie DeCastro ’14
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n the fall of 2014, Stephanie started a
6-year program at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, a school within University
of the Sciences, which will result in her
graduation with a doctoral degree. “I want
to be that pharmacist at CVS who answers
your questions, who works with the
community, who has relationships with
people in the community,” Stephanie says
emphatically. How did her journey begin?
“Coming into high school, I loved science
labs, first in biology and then in chemistry.
I am very interested in medication and how
it reacts in your body. I’ve been interested in
medicine, but I’d rather not deal with blood!
So I didn’t want to be a surgeon or a nurse.
I want to make the medicines.” Stephanie
goes on to say, “I was born prematurely and
at times have needed medicine. I’m always
interested in talking with the pharmacist
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about how the medicine will react with
my body.”
For her college choice, Stephanie
selected Philadelphia because of the city
location, “It’s far away enough for me to live
in a dorm, which I wanted to do. I love math
and science, and women should not have
to limit themselves out of those fields.”
How have Stephanie’s after school
experiences helped her decide and prepare
her for the work she has chosen? “I’ve had
jobs after school in a restaurant, a local
coffee shop where I have conversations
with people. I’m prepared for a lot of work
in college—chem and bio labs. I want to
mix medicine and talk with the public.”
In conclusion, Stephanie says, “Since I
was born prematurely, the doctors said I
might not be able to do this or that... but
I can do everything!”
1942
Patricia HUGHES Villacorta
Mary WENDELKEN Nixon
1944
Geraldine BAILER Arrowsmith
Rose GALLAGHER Dale
Eileen REILLY Gunderman
1946
Diana TREBBI
1947
Jeanne WALSH Nielsen
1948
Betty Lou JEFFREY Wright
1951
Barbara NESBITT Cautero
1952
Joan SULLIVAN Mulligan
1953
Helen CERNA Dajer
1954
Sheila LEWIS Houde
1955
Maureen BROPHY
Lois HUNEKE Camperlengo
Alma IMBARRATO Varvaro
Edwina MORGAN Conrad
1956
Anonymous
Edith DALTON Marinucci
Frances DELLUNDE McIntyre
Amalia Garcia SAMOYLENKO-Russian
1958
Nancy McNAMARA Haney
Dawn TENNANT Calabia
1959
Noreen DOYLE Morris
Hester HAMMOND Bender
Antoinette LeQUIRE-Schott
1960
Patricia CONNORS Daver
Patricia COOK Hult
Arlene DENINGER Prendergast
Brenda EWALD
Catherine McDONOUGH Corcoran
Patricia MURPHY Carlin
Joan POLTRONIERI Bowden
Maria RIVERA Trudeau
Patricia SHEEHAN Kirwan
Molly SHEILS
1961
Nancy BREEN Coey
Jane CLIFTON Dockery
Patricia CONNELLY
Jean Ann HOBAN Flynn
Madeleine LACRAMPE Serravillo
Agnes McCOMISKEY Quinn
Maria PINTO Carland
Louise POCIECHA Toth
Michelle VERGES Longo
1962
Patricia DiTOLLA
Elaine FEELEY Swords
Jeanne PEARSON
Stephanie PINTO
1963
Patricia ALOMA Hicks
Mary Jane DRUCKER Gabbay
Mary Ellen GLYNN Horan
Kathleen KOPPINGER Rowe
Anne MARSH Stottler
Sue Ellen MULLIGAN Sheeley
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Contributors
ALUMNAE (continued)
1964
Elizabeth DRUCKER Condrige
Deirdre DUNDON McCormack
Jane MASTERSON
Janet MOLLOY Degen
Mary Catherine SHELDRICK Boyle
1965
Lucille CARDINALE
Mary Ellen MILAZZO Roche
Cheryl O’ROURKE Schmidt
Carolyn WAHLIG Szostek
1966
Darlene BILLIA
Carol GOSE DeVine
Mary Ellen MASTERSON McGary
Thelma MILLIKEN Negley
Elizabeth MORALES Gregg
Ann O’SHEA
Myriam OTERO Rasulo
Sara STALKUS
1967
Patricia BRUNO Villari
Dr. Mariann DRAGO Casarella
Nersa IGLESIAS Miller
Karabelle LASTIQUE Pizzigati
Eileen MURRAY
Ann WINTERS Sanger
Josephine ZITO Berical
1968
Ellen BEITZ Geraghty
Diana BERRIDO Bello
Dr. Jeanne BRESCIANI
Suzanne DRUCKER Robotham
Maureen FLAHERTY
Patricia LYONS Ycre
Jane MILAZZO
Maria Cristina RODRIGUEZ O’Neill
1969
Patricia MASTERSON Palacios
Anne MEALY Girard
Lorraine RICCOBONO Mahony
Irene UHNAK Messina
Theresa VELTRI Paccione
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1970
Ann BURKE Bunting
Vivian CARDIA
Vivian GIROUX
Barbara McINERNEY McGovern
Maureen McNAMARA Laraia
Virginia O’BRIEN, S.U.
Denise ORLANDO Craig
Alice PRAJKA Dunatov
1971
Melody ANDRES
Ann CONNOLLY
Dale DRUCKER Prifti
Rosemarie LaVECCHIA Vignone
Alison TURNBULL Schoew
Lisa WHITE
1977
Victoria BOOTH Whitaker
Brigid FREY Dzierzanowski
Moira GLEASON Kowal
Norma MOGLIA Reidy
Florence MOLINARI Foti
Barbara ROWBO Seymour
Dr. Tara RYAN
Christina TERMINELLE Harley
1978
Eileen ARMIERI
Barbara HAGGERTY
Freyja HELMER Sindemark
Karen O’CONNOR Witt
Barbara PASZKIEWICZ Wrenn
1979
Daniela LUCCHETTO
1972
Ann MASTERSON
Dr. Gabriella OLDHAM
Chrystia SLYWOTZKY
Theresa TYNAN
1980
Eileen GLEASON
Diana HENRIQUEZ Glubiak
Rita RYAN Holland
Siobhan SINNOTT
1973
Patricia CULLEN
Rosemary DeNATALE Dineen
Christine P. HILLENBRAND
Ann PARISE
Anna PINTO
Diane WRONSKI Romano
1981
Susan GALLAGHER Dowling
Alexandra RYNCZAK Teper
Jane SIMPSON Dolan
Mary ZINGONE Vinci
1974
Kathryn DOYLE Chapar
Kathie GEEHERN Aloia
Nora PEREZ Arvidsson
1975
Paula ANDRYUK
Judy EUSTACE Dunne
Rita FERRONE
Dr. Patricia MAIER
Mary O’CONNELL
Kathleen POWELL McClearn
Eileen RYAN
Gabrielle SOLLEDER
1976
Eileen DRUCKER Zwart
Victoria MELIGNANO
1982
Rosaleen CARLIN Matthews
Norma CARMONA Morgan
Victoria HOFFMANN Marsh
Diana PRIOLO O’Brien
Carolene SKEETER Eaddy
1983
Judy PAN
1984
Suzanne AUGRESANI Katz
Rose Marie CAFUOCO Dezenzo
Lilian MIGLIORINI Evans
Kathleen O’CONNELL
Jeanine RAMOS Monteiro
1985
Theresa BROLLY Daly
Robin NEWMAN
Natividad VILLALUNA
Ann Marie WALSH Woods
1986
Anabela ALVES Rivadeneira
1987
Felicia DiSALVO
Victoria DURDEN
1988
Jane CHEN Firester
Vilma HALL Dorgan
Parutta LEEYAWANICH
Mary Ann VAN DER LINDEN Noonan
1990
Catherina VILLAFUERTE
1991
Jean McGRATH Brodeur
Donaldine TEMPLE, Esq.
1992
Rachel WALDEN Cranston
1993
Jean CODY McCall
1994
Laura LIPANI Hines
Marisbelle RESTREPO
1995
Taylor Marie PINTO Santillan
Cristina RODRIGUEZ
1996
Aimee CHAPLAIN
1997
Ellen LOUGHRAN Miccio
1998
Suzanne FENECH
1999
Laisha WASHINGTON Duley
2001
Eileen McCARTHY
2009
Amanda DUCHESNE
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Teachers and Mentors
Our Fearless Leaders
“The most powerful determinant of
whether a woman goes on in science
might be whether anyone encourages
her to go on,” says Eileen Pollack in
“Why Are There Still So Few Women
in Science,” New York Times 10/3/13.
Direct encouragement comes from the
science teachers at Notre Dame. That
they are all women and have reached a
high level of success in their fields is a
living encouragement to our students,
one that may speak louder than words.
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Department Chair Victoria
Abad ’99 received her
BA from Skidmore College
with a major in Neuroscience and minor in
French. After graduation,
she completed a Post
Baccalaureat pre-medical
program at the University
of Vermont. Ms. Abad has
taught science at Notre
Dame since 2006. Ms. Abad
teaches Biology and AP
Environmental Science.
Her ability to lead and inspire winning behavior is
evident in her work as ND’s
junior varsity and varsity
basketball coach.
Ioana Donose graduated
St. John’s University with a
BS in Adolescent Education
with a concentration in
Physics. She completed
teacher training and is in
her second year at Notre
Dame. She teaches physics
and applied physics
courses as well as a
summer computer course.
Ms. Donose spearheaded
a Physics Day field trip to
Six Flags/Great Adventure.
Patrice Narayanan attended
Florida Institute of Technology
where she received a BS in
Science Education-Biology. In
addition to teaching experience,
Ms. Narayanan spent six years
working at Kennedy Space
Center as a member of the
International Space Station
team. She wants to inspire
ND students to pursue a STEM
related career. Ms. Narayanan
teaches chemistry, robotics
and engineering design and
a new course, science research
and design as an elective.
She is the moderator of the
robotics club.
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Contributors
CURRENT PARENTS
Mrs. Bonnie Abrams
Mr. & Mrs. Bellermino Benitez
Mr. & Mrs. Derhin Benoit
Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Blanco
Mr. & Mrs. Konstantine Bodganos
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Borghesan
Ms. Ngina Bowen
Mr. & Mrs. Kieran Boyce
Mr. Alfred Bozzuffi
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Bradley
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Brennan
Ms. Barbara Brucaliere
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Butler
Mr. & Mrs. James Cantalini
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Chodorov
Mr. & Mrs. Zija Djelosevic
Mrs. Mercedes Espinal
Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Fields
Mr. Jerry Figueroa
Ms. Louise H. Fontaine
Mr. & Mrs. Sandro Frasca
Ms. Laureen Fredella
Mrs. Allyson Gaines
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Gnafakis
Mr. & Mrs. Fausto Gomez
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher E. Graziano
Mr. Charmain Hamilton
Mr. & Mrs. Luis Hernandez
Mr. & Mrs. Victor A. Jara
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ALUMNAE PARENTS
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Anthony Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Issam Kadamani
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Lacqua
Mrs. Donna LaGreca
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Licciardi
Mr. & Mrs. Federico Lupo
Mr. & Mrs. Dominick Marino
Mr. & Mrs. David Ocasio
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S.J. Oleksiuk
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur P. Olivan
Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Ortiz
Mr. & Mrs. James Parker
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Pesola
Mr. & Mrs. John Raslowsky
Mr. & Mrs. Ruben Restrepo
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ross
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schaedle
Mr. & Mrs. John Schatz
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Schelchere
Mr. & Mrs. John Sciancalepore
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald L. Sciscent
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Thurton
Ms. Angela Torres
Mr. & Mrs. Alphonse Trucchio
Mr. & Mrs. Jesus Uruchima
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Valonis
Ms. Rosa Vasquez
Ms. Kim Vaughan-Rago
Dr. Valerie Venterina
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Walsh
Mr. & Mrs. Jozef Warunek
Mr. & Mrs. T.D. Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wire
Mr. & Mrs. Rodolfo Abad
Mr. & Mrs. Hermann Alarcon
Mr. & Mrs. Augie Aloia
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Angelo
Mrs. Ann Basso
Mr. & Mrs. Essa Bateh
Mr. & Mrs. James Bateh
Mr. & Mrs. Francis Bohan
Mrs. Edna Briggs
Mr. & Mrs. John Caccavale
Mrs. In Sook Carlin
Mr. & Mrs. Andre Christoforides
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Clark
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Cody
Mrs. Myrna Cordova
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Correa
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Corrigan
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cray
Mr. & Mrs. Jose Cruz
Mr. & Mrs. James Cuddihy
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Dimatulac
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Duffy
Mrs. Noelle Edgehill
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Fiore
Mr. & Mrs. James Fowler
Mr. Marc Galdi & Dr. Leslie Petosa
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Gallo
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Garace
Mr. & Mrs. Benno Heni
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Hickey
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hurley
Mr. & Mrs. George Janis
Ms. Mary Kerwin & Mr. P. Gardella
Mrs. Matthew Killion
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Lacqua
Mr. Edward Maier
Mr. & Mrs. Robert McGoldrick
Mr. & Mrs. Connie Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Murray
Mr. & Mrs. John Noonan
Mrs. Michael O’Brien
Dr. Astrid & Dr. Robert O’Brien
Ms. Judy O’Connell
Ms. Catherine M. O’Hara
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Piccone
Mr. & Mrs. Beraldo Reynoso
Mr. & Mrs. Dominick Sciangula
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Seymour
Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Silva
Mrs. Margaret Walsh
Mr. & Mrs. Eduardo Zaldarriaga
We are Chez Nous
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Contributors
FRIENDS
Anonymous
Amazon Smile Foundation
Mrs. Catharine Anagnost, Marygrove ’46
The Awareness Club of Notre Dame School
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Baum
Breakthrough New York
Ms. Jaclyn Brilliant & Mr. Anthony Jenks
Sr. Patricia Ann Bruck, S.U.
Ms. Joanne Burns
Mr. & Mrs. Russell L. Carson
Br. Brian Carty, F.S.C.
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Colby
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Columbia
Mr. & Mrs. John Conroy
Mr. Anthony Costantini
Mr. John M. Curry
Ms. Carol Jeanne Dale
Ms. Josefina F. De La Cruz
Mrs. Janice Doerr
Dr. James Dolan & Ms. Helene Raack
Mr. Raymond P. Dolan
Mrs. Virginia M. Dolan
Sr. Mary Dolan, S.U.
Mr. Daniel Dougherty
Rev. George Drance, S.J.
Mr. Thomas J. Durkin
Mrs. Felice O’Brien Earley
Ms. Jeanne Gallagher
Mrs. Jane Anne Gavaghan, Marygrove ’46†
Girl Up Club of Notre Dame School
Dr. William A. Healy, Jr.
Mr. James Hillman
Mr. Alan Horan
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Houlihan
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Kaplan
Ms. Martha Kelly
Mr. James C. Kennedy
Ms. Ann Lopez
Magis Theater Company, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher M. McCarthy
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Milot
Mr. Michael Morrell
New York Nativity
Mr. Richard A. Norton
Ms. Joanne O’Brien
Ms. Mary Ellen O’Brien
Mr. Vincent O’Brien
Ms. Valerie O’Keeffe
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Ms. Gloria Picariello
Dr. Grace C. Pilcer
Ms. Julia Pilcer
Mrs. Karin Rapaglia
Mr. & Mrs. George Reber
Mrs. Patricia Richlin
Ms. Elizabeth Roth
Mrs. Evelyn Schwarz
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Silveria
Rev. Msgr. Kenneth J. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. John Spollen
Mr. Arthur Strehle
Dr. David Stuhr
Most Rev. Gerald T. Walsh, D.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Wilkins
† deceased
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A
Brittany Berrigan ’14
s a high school senior, Brittany
Berrigan ’14 had already distinguished
herself as an up and coming female force in
scientific research. Where did her interest in
science start? At 10 years old, Brittany visited
her mother’s workplace and happened to
pass by a laboratory. The test tubes and
lab apparatus caught Brittany’s attention
and she told her mother she wanted to
work there, maybe to be a doctor. Brittany
connected with Martin J. Blaser, MD ,
Prinicpal Investigator Frederick H. King
Professor of Internal Medicine and
Chairman of the Department of Medicine;
Professor of Microbiology at NYU Langone
Medical Center, telling him she would
very much like to do research for him,
although she was only a high school
student. Dr. Blaser allowed Brittany to
work in his lab for the summer of 2013.
Brittany was selected to participate
in Poster Day at NYU Medical Center last
spring, an event at which doctors ask
questions about research presented.
Brittany was the only high school student
there, but Dr. Blaser encouraged her to
have confidence, telling her, “You know
your work. You can answer questions
about it.” Dr. Blaser had verified Brittany’s
work as completely accurate. That is rare
even among medical school students.
What is the work Brittany presented?
Reduced to simplest terms, the research
question was this: through experimenting
on the effects of antibiotics early in life on
immune response and metabolic response;
by the overuse of antibiotics, are we altering bacteria in the body that is essential
to immune response? The study may
have far-reaching effects on diseases like
diabetes and Crohn’s Disease.
Although Brittany was originally
interested in veterinary medicine, she now
feels she will have more impact working
with people and hopes to affect someone’s
life in a positive way.
Brittany’s science experience at ND
has been profound. As a 14-year-old ninth
grader, she enjoyed studying with Ms. Abad
as “an amazing teacher,” with a great
approach that made science fun. Before
Brittany begins her pre-med program at
Scranton University, with a substantial
scholarship, she asked to come back to
ND after graduation to sit in on Ms. Abad’s
freshman biology review before their final,
so that she’ll hit the ground running at
Scranton this fall.
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Chez Nous Benefit Donors 2014
We thank all of our loyal supporters for making the 2014 Chez Nous Benefit a great success!
The event raised over $125,000 toward scholarship and financial aid for our students.
DIRECT DONATIONS
Ms. Darcy Achzinger
Alliance Bernstein
Ms. Kathie Geehern Aloia ’74
Ms. Bonnie Ammer
Ms. Catherine Keely Anagnost
Mr. James Basker
Ms. Kathleen Begala
Ms. Lois Belasco
Mr. Alfred Bozzuffi
Ms. Marylane T. Burry
Ms. Dawn Tennant Calabia ’58
Ms. Patricia Carpen
Mr. Leonard A Cecere
Ms. Eleanor Cesaria
Ms. Margaret Chance
Mr. & Mrs Robert & Judy Chmielewski
Mr. Bruce Chodorov
Ms. Joan Clark
Ms. Ann Connolly ’71
Ms. Carol Gose DeVine ’66
Ms. Linda Hait DeVoe ’74
Ms. Felicia Di Salvo ’87
Sr. Mary Dolan, S.U.
Dr. & Mrs. Sandro Frasca
Father George Drance S.J.
Mr. & Mrs. John & Lucy Duffy
Mr. & Mrs. Wilfredo & Danni Fernandez
Mr. Jeremy Fieseler
Mr. & Mrs. Scott & Susan Filor
Ms. Jane Chen Firester ’88
Dr. Gary Gerschke MD & Ms. Linda Gerschke
Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Sharon Heckel
Mr. Tod Aufiero & Ms. Ingrid Henriksen
Ms. Narilee Jones
Mr. Garry Kelley
Ms. Moira Gleason ’77 & Mr. Peter M. Kowal
Ms. Sarah C. Lee & Mr. David Stanke
Mr. & Mrs. Ron & Cindy Lurie
Ms. Hope Marchiano
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Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Teresa Martin
Ms. Josephine Martinez ’06
Ms. Kathryn C. McAvoy
Ms. Frances Dellunde McIntyre ’56
Ms. Irene Uhnak Messina ’69
Monte Bros Sound Systems, Inc.
Ms. Alexandra Nichols
Notre Dame School Student Council
Ms. Maureen Nugent
Ms. Madeline O'Brien
Ms. Mary Ellen O'Brien
Mr. & Mrs. David & Jacqueline Ocasio
Ms. Lorraine O'Connor
Mr. & Ms. James Parker
Mr. & Ms. Emil & Ellen Pfenninger
Ms. Anna Osso Porco ’69
Ms. Gloria Postell
Ms. Rose Puerto
Ms. Susan Robertson
Ms. Mary Ropka & Dr. John Philbrick
Ms. Lori Ryan-Thurton
Ms. Cheryl O'Rourke Schmidt ’65
Ms. Brigid M. Scott ’74
Select Exterminating Co.
Ms. Elizabeth Plantz Shay
Ms. Mary Silva
Mr. Peter A. Smith
& Ms. Linda Leigh Mahoney
Mr. & Mrs. Norman & Louise Swanson
Ms. Diana Trebbi ’46
Ms. Holly Urrutia ’88
Ms. Theresa Veltri ’69
Most Rev. Gerald Walsh, D.D.
Mr. Joseph Warren
Mr. Ricardo Zingone
We are Chez Nous
FUND THE MISSION
AIG
Ms. Rosana Gonzalez
Agostini ’75
Ms. Paula Andryuk ’75
Ms. Rita Barcoulci
Ms. Lisa Bretherick
Ms. Daisy Calderon
Ms. Vivian Cardia ’70
Ms. Eleanor Cesaria
Ms. Diane Cogen ’69
Ms. Annmarie Creighton
Ms. Theresa Brolly Daly ’85
Ms. Geraldine Del Prete
Mr. Jerry Dellova
Mr. Daniel Dougherty
Ms. Kathleen Dunne ’69
Ms. Rebecca Ferrara
Dr. Patricia Flynn
Ms. Lisa Gately ’91
Mr. & Mrs. Michael
& Catherine Halloran
Mr. & Mrs. Chris
& Anne-Marie Hannon
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Lacqua
Ms. Daniela Lucchetto ’79
Ms. Patricia McCarthy
Ms. Melissa Ulrich Meserve
Ms. Irene Uhnak Messina ’69
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony
& Taylor Minervini
Mr. James A. Montemarano
Ms. Maureen Nugent
Ms. Joanne O'Brien
Ms. Kathleen O'Brien
Ms. Mary Ellen O'Brien
Mr. Vincent O'Brien
Mr. Sean O'Malley
Dr. Rukhsana Onorato
Dr. Grace Pilcer
Mr. Joseph Licciardi
& Ms. Catherine Pino
Ms. Patricia O'Brien Richlin
Ms. Leah Rodriguez
Ms. Joanne M. Russell
Ms. Joanna Randazzo
Saccone ’69
Ms. Brigid M. Scott ’74
The Seymour Family
Mr. Arthur Strehle
Dr. Aliya Tejani
Ms. Margaret Walsh
Ms. Andrea Wiseman
LIVE AUCTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
SPONSORS/DONORS
Ms. Theresa Daly ’85
Sr. Mary Dolan, S.U.
Mr. Charles Fields
Mr. Kip Forbes
Mr. Martin Limchayseng
Ms. Katie Maniaci
Ms. Kerry Murphy
Dr. Virginia O’Brien, S.U. ’70
Ms. Barbara Rowbo
Seymour ’77
Ms. Mary Silva
Ms. Brooke Thomas
Read more about the
2014 Chez Nous Benefit in
Encore Chez Nous alumnae
magazine due out soon.
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Special Gifts
ALUMNAE SISTERS
PROGRAM
NOTRE DAME
PARTNERS PROGRAM
trustees’ Circle Sponsor
$10,275- 13,964)
president’s Circle Sponsor
$13,930 or more
Carolyn Wahlig Szostek ’65
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Russell L. Carson
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Columbia
79th Street Sponsor
$5,000-$10,274
Patricia Cullen ’73
Barbara Rowbo Seymour ’77
Sponsor
$2,500-$4,499
Jane Chen Firester ’88
Parutta Leeyawanich’88
Antoinette LeQuire-Schott ’59
Alexandra Rynczak Teper ’81
Contributing Sponsor
$1,500-$2,499
Patricia DiTolla ’62
Brigid Frey Dzierzanowski ’77
Thelma Milliken Negley ’66
Agnes McComiskey Quinn ’61
Norma Moglia Reidy ’77
trustees’ Circle Sponsor
$10,275 -$13,964
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Dolan
Mr. Arthur Strehle
79th Street Sponsor
$5,000-$10,274
Ms. Joanne Burns
Br. Brian Carty, F.S.C.
Mr. John M. Curry
Mrs. Jane Anne Gavaghan,
Marygrove ’46†
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Houlihan
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Milot
Ms. Julia Pilcer
Dr. Grace C. Pilcer
MATCHING GIFTS:
2013-2014
Chevron Humankind
Matching Gift Program
Macy’s Foundation
Microsoft Matching
Gifts Program
Mutual of America
Foundation
New York Life Foundation
Odyssey America
Reinsurance Corp.
Pitney Bowes
State Street
Matching Gift Program
TD Bank
Affinity Program Check
The Prudential Foundation
Matching Gift
Verizon FoundationMatching Gifts Program
UNITED WAY
United Way of
Greater Portland
Sponsor
$2,500-$4,499
Ms. Josefina F. De La Cruz
Contributing Sponsor
$1,500-$2,499
Dr. James Dolan &
Ms. Helene Raacke
Rev. Msgr. Thomas P. Leonard
Mr. Richard A. Norton
Dr. David Stuhr
MEMORIAL GIFTS
Notre Dame received gifts in memory of the following
individuals during the 2013-2014 school year:
Sr. Regina Ahern, S.U.
Lorenzo V. Alcid
Frances Booth
Jeanne Burchell ’47
Caccavale Family
Barbara Ann Seton Castellano
Lourdes Conill ’82
Mother Marie de Lourdes
Jo Dolan
Betty L. Drago
Rosario P. Drago, M.D.
Nancy DuBois Feeney ’66
John & Agnes Gallagher
Jane Anne Gavaghan,
Marygrove ’46
Mother Genevieve Marie
Olga Gonzalez
Margaret C. Haggerty
Florence Connor Healy
Elinore Hughes ’41
Max & Marcella Koppinger
Lisa Scuderi Lavin ’81
Mary & Jeremiah Lyons
Kathleen Maier
Helen & John Masterson
Mother Mary Edward
McAleer Family
McCloskey Sisters
Mary McDonald ’28
Rosemary McNamara
Dorothea O’Farrell Moore ’28
John Murray
Maria Murray
Mother Myriam, S.U.
Rita & Vincent de Paul O’Brien
Isabella Oldham
Lillian Paszkiewicz
Ann Picariello
Virginia Rapanve
Lorraine Nesbitt Safrath ’46
Dorothy Simpson
Catherine Walsh
Ralph Zingone
Chez nous Angels
The following individuals
have notified Notre Dame
that they have included
the school in their estate
planning:
Margaret M. Ahern†
Jeanne K. Burchell ’47†
Thomas P. Coffey†
Patricia Cullen ’73
Genevieve Connolly
Cunningham ’33
Suzanne Falcone ’70
Nathalie Frank ’35†
Jane Anne Gavaghan,
Marygrove ’46†
Robert & Penny Grote
Michael & Catherine Halloran
Patricia Norris Klett ’58
Barbara Heidi Loftus ’47†
John R. Joven &
Susan L. Malley†
Patrick O’Malley
Mary Pat Hanigan
Peterson ’40
Diana Trebbi ’46
Ligia Trujillo Yousri ’41
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Gifts-in-Kind
Great thanks to our many
generous supporters
Ways to Give
Acheson Doyle Partners Architects, P.C.
Mr. Richard Battaglino
Ms. Cristina Bertran
Ms. Jeanine Bogdanos
Rev. Kenneth Boller, S.J.
Ms. Jodi Burke
Ms. Meg Castellano
Ms. Eleanor Cesaria
Sr. Elizabeth DiTolla, S.U. ’59
Ms. Patricia DiTolla ’62
Sr. Mary Dolan, S.U.
Ms. Patricia Donohue
Dot Generation of Connecticut, Inc.
Mr. David Stowe
Mr. Michael F. Doyle
Rev. George Drance, S.J.
Ms. Louise Fontaine
Ms. Fran Garace
Ms. Miriam Graue
GWheels, a Division of Wells Hosiery Wheels
Mr. Michael Halloran
Ms. Sherri Kaplan
Ms. Carol Keefe
Mr. James Kennedy, Esq.
Ms. Cindy Lacqua
Ms. Eva Lacqua
Magis Theatre Co.
Mr. Robert Mastellone
Sr. Rosemary McNamara, S.U. ’77
Mr. Rodney Mitchell
Ms. Kerry Murphy
Ms. Mary Ellen O’Brien
Mr. Vincent O’Brien
The Pearl Theatre
Ms. Catherine Pino
Russo’s Italian Deli
Ms. Grace Sciancalapore
Ms. Hilary Smith
Rev. Anthony Soohoo, S.J.
Mr. Arthur Strehle
Ms. Maureen Sullivan
Ms. Brooke Thomas
Ms. Patricia Valonis
Ms. Rowena Villaruel
Foundation Support & Grants
Notre Dame School depends on the generous support of its alumnae, families
and friends. Your gift makes a tremendous difference in the lives of our students.
The Annual Fund bridges the $4,800 gap between tuition and the significantly
higher cost of educating each student. It also helps us provide tuition assistance
to our bright yet economically challenged young women, 70% of whom receive
financial assistance to afford a Notre Dame education. Be assured of our prayers
and those of the students in thanks for your gift.
During the 2013-2014 school year, more than
$468,000 in grants was received for program
support, scholarships and tuition assistance.
Notre Dame School gratefully acknowledges
the generosity of the following foundations
and organizations:
Anonymous
Breakthrough New York
Brooklyn Benevolent Society
Cardinal’s Scholarship Program
The Carson Family Charitable Trust
Columbus Citizens Foundation
Cornelia Connelly Center for Education
Credit Suisse Americas Foundation
Sarita Kenedy East Foundation
Friends of Nick Foundation
The Anna E. Gallagher Charitable Trust
Louis Gerstner, Jr. Foundation
The Michael Gordon Foundation
The Joseph Horvath Memorial Scholarship
Hunts Point Alliance
Inner City Scholarship Fund
ICSF—Be a Student’s Friend Program
The Y.A. Istel Foundation, Inc.
Koch Foundation, Inc.
The George Link, Jr. Foundation
New York Nativity
The Partnership for Inner-City Education,
Community Connections
St. Aloysius High School Support Program
Sisters of St. Ursula Ministry Grant Program
Tri-State Italian American Congress
Washington Square War Veterans, Inc.
Windows of Hope Family Relief Fund
to Make a Gift By Mail
Bequests
All donations to the Annual Fund are most
welcome. Please mail your check or money
order made payable to Notre Dame School.
Notre Dame School welcomes bequests
from alumnae, friends and family:
Please call Mr. Robert Grote for
instructions at 212.620.5575 ext. 318.
We invite you to become a Chez Nous
Angel by naming Notre Dame School
of Manhattan as one of the beneficiaries
of your will. It is simple to do. Sample
language might be: “I give, devise, and
bequeath (state amount, asset or
percentage of the estate) to Notre Dame
School of Manhattan at 327 West 13th
Street, New York, NY 10014.” We suggest
discussing your plans with an attorney and
advising us of your decision so that we
may list your name in our Annual Report.
united Way Contributions
Important Facts
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Way contribution through your workplace
your gift can be restricted to Notre Dame
School? The development office will
gladly complete any necessary forms.
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fullest extent of the law.
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NYC as Lab
Focus on the Environment
The Washington Post on May 6, 2014
announced the findings of the government’s newest national assessment of
climate change, that global warming is
already severe. While the task of healing
a feverish planet is daunting to say the
least, our hope lies with the students who
are now becoming educated about the
dangers we face and the possible paths
to solutions. Curriculum offerings include
Advanced Placement Environmental
Science. Beyond the classroom, the
students, led by Ms. Abad have put their
classroom tools into action in the experience of cleaning up a neighborhood park,
Jackson Square in collaboration with local
neighborhood advocates and activists.
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They also spent a morning at Think Coffee
where they learned about how to run an
ecologically sustainable business.
Advanced Placement Environmental
Science is a college level, interdisciplinary
science, which incorporates the fields of
biology, chemistry, physics, and geology.
The course incorporates sociological and
world views, which need to be considered
when discussing the environment. The
goal of this course is to equip students with
an understanding of the scientific method,
concepts, and methodologies to understand the interrelationships of the natural
world. Students learn to better analyze the
relationship between human populations
and the natural world. The course identifies
environmental problems—both human-
made and natural—assesses the risks
associated with these problems and
examines possible alternative solutions
for prevention or resolution. Strong
emphasis is placed on a hands-on
approach and students are encouraged
to leave the classroom and conduct
experiments outside. Due to the rigorous
coursework, students must use critical
thinking and analytical skills, especially
when looking for a resolution to the
environmental problems they may
encounter.
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2014 College Acceptances
Notre Dame takes great pride in the accomplishments of the 69 graduates
of the Class of 2014. A total of 93% of graduates won academic scholarships
to college totalling over $14,000,000. College acceptances include:
Adelphi University*
American University*
American University of Paris*
Barnard College
Bates College*
Boston College*
Boston University
Catholic University of America*
Clark University*
College of Mount Saint Vincent*
College of New Rochelle*
College of the Holy Cross*
Connecticut College
CUNY Baruch
CUNY Brooklyn College
CUNY City College
CUNY Hunter College
Davidson College
Fairfield University*
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Fordham University*
Franklin & Marshall College*
Hampshire College*
Haverford College*
Hofstra University*
Iona College*
Johns Hopkins University
Johnson & Wales University*
LaSalle University*
Lehigh University
Le Moyne College*
Loyola University, Chicago*
Loyola University, Maryland*
Manhattan College*
Marist College*
Muhlenberg College*
New York University
Northeastern University
Ohio State University
We are Chez Nous
Pace University*
Pennsylvania State University
Providence College*
Quinnipiac University*
Sacred Heart University*
St. Peter’s College*
St. John's University*
St. Joseph's University*
Savannah College of Art & Design*
Seton Hall University*
Siena College*
Spelman College
Stonehill College*
SUNY Albany*
SUNY Binghamton
SUNY Stony Brook
Susquehanna University*
Syracuse University*
Temple University
Trinity College, Dublin
University of Chicago*
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Connecticut*
University of Delaware*
University of Edinburgh
University of Massachusetts, Amherst*
University of Massachusetts, Boston*
University of Miami*
University of Rhode Island*
University of San Diego*
University of San Francisco*
University of St. Andrews, Scotland
University of Scranton*
University of the Sciences*
Villanova University
Wesleyan University*
*Academic scholarship awarded
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W
Dana Angelo ’10
hat are the ultimate results of Notre
Dame’s efforts in science education? We are proud to share the story of
Dana Angelo who graduated second in her
class at ND. Dana enrolled at Stony Brook
University where she distinguished herself
as a leader in the world of STEM. In her
junior year, an article was featured on
the Stony Brook website by Glenn Juchum
entitled, “Dana Angelo: Shaping the Future
for Female Engineers.”
The article states:
At a time when there is still a pronounced
gender gap in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines,
she is president of an organization—the
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
(SHPE)—in which ony 15 percent of its
members are women and only 27 percent
hold appointed executive-board positions.
The self-described once-shy girl from
a mostly Spanish neighborhood in the
Kingsbridge section of the Bronx leads a
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22-member executive board that oversees,
plans and executes about 30 professional
development and social events throughout
the academic year. “When I was in class, even
the ones with hundreds of students, I could
count the number of women on both hands,
said Angelo….
Since her graduation in 2014, Dana started
training with the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear
Propulsion Program to become an officer
and on her second sea tour will be a nuclear engineer on an aircraft carrier.
Dana says, “The teachers at ND definitely inspired me to do engineering.
Teachers like Ms. Abad and Ms. O’Neill
made It really seem possible to go into the
STEM fields. Ms. Abad was so enthusiastic
teaching Bio and always encouraged us to
ask more questions, which has definitely
served me well in engineering in college.
Ms. O’Neill was one of the first female engineers I ever knew and just the fact that she
was one made it seem more attainable.”
Concept and Design: The Blank Page, NYC Photography: Juliana Thomas, Niamh Hoban ’16 and John Griffin/Stony Brook University
BoARD oF tRuSteeS
Ms. Barbara Rowbo Seymour ’77
Chairperson
Ms. Parutta Leeyawanich ’88
Rev. Vincent Biagi, S.J.
Ms. Maria Teresa Mata
Ms. Jaclyn Brilliant
Ms. Melissa Meserve
Sr. Mary Dolan, S.U.
Dr. Virginia O’Brien, S.U. ’70
Mr. Raymond P. Dolan
Dr. Grace Pilcer, Ph.D
Ms. Virginia M. Dolan
Mr. Arthur Strehle
Mr. Daniel Dougherty
Ms. Carolyn Wahlig Szostek ’65
Rev. George Drance, S.J.
Most Rev. Gerald T. Walsh, D.D.
Ms. Jane Chen Firester ’88
Ms. Joan Clark,
Trustee Emeritus
Ms. Catherine Halloran, RN, MS
Ms. Ann Lopez
A D M I n I S t R At I o n
Dr. Virginia O’Brien, S.U.
President
Ms. Jaclyn Brilliant
Principal
Ms. Karina Vargas
Vice Principal
Mr. Robert Grote
Director of Advancement,
Director of Admissions
Results reported on the basis of cash receipts.
Amounts pledged are recorded as payment is recieved.
In reports of this kind, some mistakes are inevitable. If your name was omitted
or improperly listed, please accept our apologies. If you have detected an error,
please notify the Advancement Office so we may correct our records.
With love and gratitude to all who are mentioned herein, including alumnae,
parents, friends and current students.
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