Tending The Heart February 2011

The Harris Rapport

We were happy to see many alums back on campus in the last two months, including four who visited our All School Open House January 30. Joe Martin ’53, Alejandro Aizpuro (’88) and Montse Lugo Aizupru (’95) only had to come across the bridge, but Penny Ecks Richichi ’79 was in from Pittsburgh.

We were glad to welcome several parishioners to the Open House, including Mrs. Lin O’Leary, who taught first grade at SHPS for 20 years.

During December, a large group of alums from the ’00s joined us for fun, confetti eggs and watching me plummet into the dunk tank at the Guadalupe Fiesta.

J.P. Smith ’58 from New York and Tom Quast ’92 from Annapolis also came to visit and check their class photos in the Graduation Galleries on the first and second floors.

In January Justin Bayaca ’01, Michael Garcia ’04, and Annamarie McKellips, ’07 were with us. Justin visited language arts teacher, Mrs. Deborah Nordlie, and, while Michael was picking up his brother, Diego (SHPS Class of 2013), he told us about spending his semester break from Chico State serving on a medical team at a Thailand refugee camp.

A senior at Our Lady of Peace, Annamarie came to help screen the entries in the school’s annual Science Fair coordinated by Mrs. Marlene Twomey.

We are always interested in our alums and are thankful when you return. God bless you.

 

Sincerely in Christ,

Peter Harris, Principal

 


From the Archives, Sister sez ...

The school’s archives contain a wealth of photos, letters, albums and scrapbooks from Sacred Heart’s early years. Sister sez ..., a TTH feature in this and coming issues, will excerpt early letters that the Benedictine Sisters wrote to their mother house inAtchison, Kansas after arriving in Coronado on August 12, 1947. 

We live at 148 “H” Avenue and were welcomed by a sweet, old lady of the parish who so kindly gave us the use of her furnished home. She had a delicious meal for us.

After the meal we inspected our beds - only four beds for the eight of us. It is a two story house, but the rooms are small. ONE bathroom for the eight of us was an interesting item during our stay in this place. One would have to see it in action to appreciate it. In the morning to make it in time for prayers, someone conceived the bright idea to wash any time from 2 a.m. on. No one became alarmed if they heard water splashing at any hour.

The first thing we did was to rearrange the house for our own convenience. We appointed Sister Cornelia procurator to see that all things were in their proper place on our departure.

Since the lady had no washing facilities, one of the parishioners who had a Bendix (an automatic washer) offered to do our washing for us.

Sister Serena’s dear parents who helped us out in many a pinch brought us a nice lunch basket to carry our lunch to school. Sister Leonilla prepared the lunch, brought it up to school at noon and then went back home.

This home is about twelve blocks from school. We have a very small faculty room in the school, which we use during the lunch hour. The size of it would make you wonder how we manage. – Sister Aquina



Oh, the Places You’ve Been!  Part 3

We conclude our series on “the places you’ve been” with this report on grads that received Sacred Heart diplomas in the ’80s through late ’90s.  Those graduating after 1998 through 2010 are not included as they are still completing their college years and early careers. The article focuses on collegiate information contained in the biographies sent to the school for its 50th and 60th anniversary celebrations in 1998 and 2008.

 

Of the 49 grads and alumni from 1980 through 1998 that sent biographies:  

- 26 graduated from colleges such as College of the Holy Cross, Loyola Marymount University, San Diego State University, Smith College, UCLA, USC, University of Arizona, University of San Diego, and University of Washington.

- the most popular college majors were: Business/Economics (4), followed by Communications (3), and History (2). The other majors ranged from French, Education, and Italian Studies to Nutrition, Finance and Physics.

- 3 alumna from the Class of ’84 earned Master’s degrees - in African Language & Literature; Business; and Education.

 


File Your Bio

We attached alumni biography and survey forms to last month’s Tending the Heart (TTH) for you to complete and email back for placement in one of the six SHPS Alumni Decade Binders.

Among those returning forms were Ed Chew and Jim Worthington, both Class of 1952, as well as Carole Buenger Young ’55,Jim Palecek ’61, Debbie O’Toole Riddle ’67, Greg Finch ’79, and Patrick Kiernan ’05.

Join the throng and send along the attached 2011 Alum Biography form for your classmates to read in the Decade Binders at school events. Also let us know your interests related to reconnecting with the school and with your classmates by returning theattached 2011 Alumni Survey. You can file them via email or snail mail.

By the way, we are planning an All Class Potluck Picnic in Spreckels Park on Sunday, July 3, 2011. If you are among the many who have expressed interest in this kind of event, please email your ideas on what a successful potluck picnic would include, or call Martha Lepore ’55 with your suggestions (at the number below).

 



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