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The Covington Catholic JournalWinter 2009 With a Spirit that Will Not Die

1600 Dixie Highway • Park Hills, KY 41011-2797 • (859) 448-2247 • www.covcath.org

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As spring approaches, I want to express my gratitude to you the alumni of Covington Catholic and to others who believe in “With a Spirit That Will Not Die” and help us accomplish our mission of educating young men. It is an awesome feeling knowing that our students are being provided with a Catholic education and that their faith will continue to grow.

Since this is my first year as principal, I am experiencing some different facets of Catholic education. This is the time of year that we finalize our school budget for the next school year. Like many other institutions, we are preparing for some of the economic challenges that are awaiting us, while also trying to keep Catholic education affordable. The Diocese of Covington has taken the lead in this process by taking several bold steps. For the 2009-10 school year, the Diocese has placed a freeze on tuition, as well as on teacher and staff salaries. The Diocese has also discontinued the out-of-district fee for diocesan families that do not belong to our feeder parishes. In addition to these diocesan steps, we offer many types of discounts including; a multi-student discount, a multi-student discount between CCH and NDA students and an early payment discount option. The most noteworthy assistance is our financial aid package. This past school year, over $192,000 in financial aid was awarded to our families. These grants come in the form of work study monies and scholarship opportunities. All of these steps fit with our desire to keep all of our young men here at CCH while also continuing to be fiscally responsible.

Catholic education is such a big part of all our lives whether we are alumni, teachers, current students, or parents. Personally, Catholic schools have my deepest gratitude for helping me become the person that I am today. I understand that families have many educational options. However, in addition to all of the academic opportunities that are available at CCH, our students are taught ethics, service to others, and adherence to morals and values that are essential in life. It is for these reasons that I want CCH to continue to be a very attractive school for our current and future students who wish to succeed spiritually, academically, physically, and socially. Therefore, during our annual appeal, I ask that you consider making a pledge so that we can continue our commitment to Catholic education.

Please remember the difference that Catholic schools made for us. Now it is our turn to make a difference for our current and future students at Covington Catholic High School.

God’s Blessings,Bob Rowe

For more information on upcoming events

contact the Alumni & Development

Office at (859) 448-2247 or

[email protected].

Friday, April 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Friday Mass

Wednesday, April 29 . . . . . . . . Northern Kentuckian of the Year Luncheon

Friday, May 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Friday Mass

Friday, September 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alumni Golf Outing – Summit Hills Country Club

Upcoming Events:

A message from the principal, Bob Rowe

In This Issue

2009 Northern Kentuckian of the Year 4

Hall of Fame Inductees 6

Alumni Spotlight 8

Annual Appeal 9

Dinner Dance 11

What’s Happening 12-13

Memorial Mass 15

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Sue Finke Director of Development

Bill Snyder Alumni Relations and Reunion Coordinator

Jennifer Abdrabbo Communications and Media Relations

Covington Catholic High School was established in 1925. Our mission is to educate young men spiritually, academically, physically, and socially. Covington Catholic is the only all-male high school in Northern Kentucky, and serves the parishes of

Blessed Sacrament, Mother of God, St. Agnes, St. Ann, St. Boniface/St. James, St. John, St. Joseph and St. Pius X. Visit our website at www.covcath.org.

Dave Wirth, former Covington Catholic High School teacher and football assistant coach, has been named the new head football coach at Covington Catholic High School. Most recently, Dave was the head coach at Hamilton Badin High School, where he led the Rams to two GCL titles over the past three seasons, returning the Rams to the OHSAA playoffs for the first time since 2001.

Former CCH Head Football Coach Lynn Ray had this to say about the new head football coach, “Dave was a great addition to our staff. He proved to be a bright, dedicated, energetic assistant. I knew that it was only a matter of time before he would become a successful head coach.”

“Dave is an outstanding educator in the classroom as well as on the field. More importantly, Dave incorporates his faith into his teaching and coaching. Dave pos-sesses the necessary passion for teaching and coaching that will bring enthusiasm to the Covington Catholic Community. We wish Coach Wirth the best of luck and much success in his new endeavor as our head football coach,” said Principal Bob Rowe.

“Dave is a very innovative and energetic coach. His personal coaching experi-ence has prepared him well for this position. He understands Covington Catholic and through his leadership he will continue the rich tradition of Covington Catholic football,” commented Athletic Director Mike Guidugli. As of mid March the following individuals had been named to his coaching staff:

Dave Wirth Jr. – Head Coach, QB’s, Special TeamsMatt Roberts – Offensive Coordinator, WR’sTodd Naumann – Defensive Coordinator, DB’sLynn Ray – LinebackersDave Wirth Sr. – Offensive LineTerry Regan – Defensive LineKevin Buckley – Defensive Line, Linebackers, JV DefenseJohn Hennessey – Running Backs, JV OffenseNick Hovan – Head Freshman CoachAndy Zerhusen – Asst. Freshman CoachAlex Fangman – Asst. Freshman CoachRay Michaels – Asst. Freshman Coach**others to be named later

Dave earned a liberal arts degree with a minor in Religion from Xavier University. He returned to his alma mater, Archbishop Moeller H.S. where he coached under Steve Klonne from 1995 through 2000. From 2001 through 2003 he was part of Coach Lynn Ray’s staff at Covington Catholic where he served as Varsity Defensive Coordinator, while also teaching Religion. In 2004, he became the head football coach at Hamilton Badin High School.

Welcome Back!


John S. DomaschkoCovington Catholic High School is proud to announce that Mr. John

S. Domaschko has been named “The 2009 Northern Kentuckian of the Year.” Mr. Domaschko will be honored on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center with a reception at 11:15 a.m. and noon luncheon.

John has a long history of volunteering his time enhancing the lives of people in this region and is well deserving of this honor. He was raised in Erlanger where he learned the value of a strong work ethic. This work ethic is illustrated in his current committment of serving on 8 boards.

John is currently the interim president of Vision 2015, Northern Kentucky’s regional planning initiative. He also serves as a board member of the Public Broadcasting Service in Washington D.C., the Commonwealth Fund for KET, St. Elizabeth Medical Center Board of Trustees, Thomas More Foundation Board and the University of Cincinnati Foundation Board of Trustees. In 2008, John also became the inaugural chair of the executive committee for the NKU College of Informatics Development Council. John Domaschko’s proven leadership and dedication to public service have enhanced the lives of Kentuckians in education, health, public broadcasting and the arts. Among his most recent awards are the 2008 Walter R. Dunlevy award from the NKY Chamber of Commerce and the 2006 Northern Kentucky Lincoln award which he shares with his wife Jane.

The Northern Kentuckian of the Year luncheon benefits Covington Catholic High School. If you are interested in attending this event or placing a congratulatory ad in the program, please fill out the form below or contact the development department for further details at 859-448-2247 or email us at [email protected].

2009 Northern Kentuckian of the Year

Company Name ____________________________________________________________________

Contact ___________________________________________________________________________

E-mail_________________________________ Telephone No. _______________________________

Please contact the development office for sponsorship details Camera ready ads due: April 15th to [email protected]

Checks payable to: Covington Catholic High School$100.00 per attendee is tax deductible

Send check to:Covington Catholic High School1600 Dixie HighwayPark Hills, Kentucky 41011859-448-CCHSReception begins at 11:15 a.m.

______ Gold Table Sponsor @ $2,000______ Blue & White Table Sponsor @ $1,750______ Table Sponsor @ $1,250______ Full Page Ad (8.5 x 11) @ $700______ Half Page Ad (8.5 x 5.5) @ $400______ Quarter Page Ad (4.25 x 5.25) @ $250______ Number of Attendees @ $125 each

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Jon GallensteinScholarships Awarded

Chris Beiting, Joe Portwood and John Hayden

Seniors Chris Beiting, Joe Portwood and John Hayden were awarded the 2008 Jon Gallenstein Art Scholarship. The scholarship honors Jon, an outstanding CCH art student, who passed away in 1993. The scholarship is open to fourth year senior art students. Students are required to prepare a portfolio of their art work and a written artist state-ment, which is then judged by professional artists, former winners and friends of Jon.

1994 Kevin Kleem Adam McAllister Wes Middendorf

1995 Matt Eckerle Jeff Peeno Mike Spille

1996 Nolan Ellis Dan Kramer Jacob Tilden

1997 Brian Cronin Colin Gamel Brian Gruber

1998 Dan Barczak Brennan Basford Murray Dwertman

1999 David Dang J.R. Schilling Craig Schmidt

2000 Rob Anderson Mike List Bret Wilcox

2001 Philip LaVelle Steve Staggs Steve Winnike

2002 Joseph Brown Dan O’ Connor Alex Schmitz

2003 Jon Hancock Mark Roenker Daniel Ruberg

2004 Nick Hill Kenny Schipper Michael Thaman

2005 Justin Ankenbauer Griff McNerney Brett Sutton

2006 Kevin Harris Ryan Flanagan Alex Stacy

2007 Matt Maloney Greg Schipper Nathan Schuler

Past scholarship recipients:

Kyle A. Darpel and Philip A. Etling, seniors at Covington Catholic High School, have been named finalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition.

Kyle and Alex are among only 15,000 finalists nationwide chosen from a pool of 1.5 million entrants. The finalists are those with the highest PSAT test scores in critical reading, math and writing skills.

“Kyle and Alex are truly dedicated and talented students,” said Jason Mott, Covington Catholic guidance counselor.

The students are now eligible to receive various college scholar-ships ranging from a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship to corporate and college-sponsored awards of various amounts, which will be awarded March through June 2009.

“Any recognition and scholarship opportunities awarded to them as a result of being named National Merit finalists are well-deserved,” Mott said.

National Merit Finalist

Kyle Darpel and Alex Etling


Covington Catholic High School Announces New Hall of Fame Inductees

Barry Jones(1991) Barry was a three-year varsity football letterman as a starting offensive and defensive tackle at CCH. He was Voted Kentucky 1st team All-State by the Associated Press and the Louisville Courier Journal as a senior and voted Kentucky 2nd team All-State by the Louisville Courier Journal as a junior. In addition, Barry was selected to the Channel 5 All-Star team, the Coca-Cola Bottling All 9th Region team, the Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star team and he also participated in the NKY East/West All-Star Game. Barry was named twice to the all-district and all-Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference. He was a team captain and the squad’s “Most Valuable Offensive Lineman”. He helped lead CCH to a 36-5 record during his three prep seasons, including a 14-1 mark, and 3A State Title as a sophomore. As a defensive tackle, he recorded 72 tackles, six quarterback sacks, and four fumble recoveries in 1990. He started both ways as a junior and senior. He was also a three-year state qualifier and varsity letterman in track (shot put). His personal best in shot put was a toss of 50 feet. Barry earned a football scholarship to the University of Kentucky.

Bryan Clemons(1983) Bryan is the 13th highest basketball scorer in school history with 1,094 points. He received a scholarship to play basketball for Bellarmine College in Louisville. He was also an excellent cross country runner, a sport in which he served as captain and was a member of the first state championship team in 1982.

Mike Dacey(1990) Mike was a three-year starter as a center midfield for the Cov Cath Soccer team. He was named all-Region all three years and was named all-state his junior and senior years. He led the team with 20 goals his senior season even though he often drew double marking from opponents. He was the salutatorian of the 1990 graduating class.

Jack Abeln(1970) Jack has been involved at Covington Catholic since the early 90’s. Over the years, he has contributed in a number of ways. As a long-time member of the Boosters, he has and continues to be a regular member of the Bingo Team. Since the Boosters took over the bingo operation in 1994, it has been (by far) the biggest source of income for the Boosters and for Covington Catholic Athletics. In addition to working Bingo every Thursday night, Jack works the concession stand for ALL football games (varsity, jv and frosh) and serves as a timer for the basketball teams (all levels) and for the last three years he has served as president of the Covington Catholic Grade School Basketball League.

The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for Covington Catholic was held on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at The Gardens in Park Hills KY. This year’s inductees were:

Artie Steinmetz(1997) Artie was a three-year varsity football starter who was voted the Best Defensive Lineman both his junior and senior years. As a sophomore, he was a member of the ’94 State Championship team. As a junior he was selected to the 1st team all conference, and 1st team Northern Kentucky Football Coaches Association. As a team captain in his senior year, Artie received numerous awards including the prestigious Northern Kentucky Top 24 as well as 1st team All State by both the Associated Press and the Louisville Courier Journal.

Close to 150 friends, past Hall of Fame honorees, alumni and family attended this most distinguished event. Jeff Piecoro, sports reporter for FSN Ohio was the Master of Ceremonies. Each inductee spoke a few words about their experiences at CCH. The featured speaker was Dave Lapham, radio personality and former Cincinnati Bengal, who gave guests some insight on Bengals players and the values he was taught as a player in high school through his professional years.

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Covington Catholic High School Announces New Hall of Fame Inductees

Above: Barry Jones ’91, Bryan Clemons ’83 and Jack Abeln ’70. Front Cover: Parents Steve and Terri Steinmetz received award in honor of their son Artie ’97.

I would like to introduce Mr. Bill Snyder to our Alumni. If you do not know him already, Bill has been a member of our faculty since

2001 and is now our new Alumni Re-lations Coordinator. Being an alum-nus, Bill knows what it means to be a COLONEL! He is very excited about getting involved with the alumni and has many new ideas. Bill will be in charge of reunions and other alumni activities like the alumni basketball tournament and the Memorial Mass. Bill came back to Covington Catho-lic to teach freshman religion after he sold his part ownership in Freightliner of Cincinnati in 2001. Since his return, Bill has become a valuable asset to our learning community, acting as our school campus minister, serving on retreat teams, overseeing the commu-nity service program and helping Al Hertsenberg coach tennis, in addition to influencing the lives of our young men in the classroom. While attending Covington Catholic, Bill played on the tennis team his sophomore, junior and senior year and was a class officer his junior and senior year. Please join me in welcoming Bill to his new position.

Welcome Bill Snyder ’64

Show your Colonel Pride!Need a gift for that special

Colonel! Come check out the spirit shop.

Covington Catholic spirit shop hours:

Monday thru Friday 11:30a.m.-1:00p.m.

and open during special events

Each spirit shop purchase supports the CCH Parents Club which funds student activities.

A Class Challenge……What A Great Idea!!!!!!!

One night last week some friends and I were sitting around, sipping on Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi’s and watching basketball, when one of the guys, a CCH alum, asked me how enrollment was coming along for the incoming Freshman Class of 2013. All seven of us around the table were CCH grads from the class of 1964. I told him that it was still pretty early to tell whether or not the enrollment numbers would maintain the same numbers as previous years. (Great numbers, by the way.)

With the economy struggling, it seems that there is a family coming through the development office doors every day, looking for financial assistance. As you prob-ably already know, the Bishop froze salaries and tuition in the Diocese a few weeks ago in order to hold costs down.

We have a great thing going here at Covington Catholic. The spirit level is high and I can honestly say I have not had a boy in my classroom in years who did not absolutely love it here. And every boy who goes here gets a great education. I spoke with a young grad just last week who is a freshman at the University of Notre Dame. He made the Dean’s list his first semester there. But, reality is reality. There are many families who are considering pulling their sons and sending them to public schools, simply because they can’t afford it. Fathers are being laid off, mothers are going back to work, and jobs are being eliminated.

It costs $6,340 a year for tuition at CCH. There is a work study program that gives financial assistance if the student can stay after school and work off part of what the family owes, and many families take advantage of that. Thanks to a few generous donors, there is financial aid for some.

Well, one of my Pepsi drinking friends suggested that we, the class of 1964, pay the tuition for just one student. The seven guys around the table each said “I’m in for $100.” Just like that, we made a commitment for the future. Then they pushed me to put the word out to every graduating class to accept the same challenge: to raise enough money to pay the tuition for one incoming or current student whose family is in financial need.

Please take this seriously and call a few friends. Maybe appoint a committee from your class. If we can only save a few boys it would be worth doing. I can provide phone numbers and some e-mail addresses for class members. Call me or e-mail me. [email protected]

Thanks, Bill Snyder ’64, Faculty/Alumni Relations


Father Joe Thaler ’67, the Regional Superior of Maryknoll in Asia (Can you imagine!!) recently sent us a note, along with some photos, from the Maryknoll Mission in Nepal.

He works primarily in the min-istry of health care and specifi-cally in the field of “development of ethics in health research”.

His day to day missionary work is centered on a 10 month train-ing program that has proven to be very successful for the physically challenged. This takes place in a village setting where all of the trainees are given new sewing machines at a cost of around $60-$70 per machine. Through the program they learn how to sew and make patterns, as well as how to maintain and repair the machines. Informal education classes are also available where the participants learn a lot about the dignity of work. “I am so impressed with these wonderful people. At the end of the program they leave with the sewing machine and are ready for meaningful employment anywhere! The success rate is 100%” says Father Thaler.

We have many successful alumni, but few like Father Thaler who does God’s work in places so distant from the world in which we live. Our thoughts and prayers are with Father Thaler.

Mitchell Sipus, ’00 with the assistance of a US Fulbright research grant, currently lives in Cairo, Egypt. He is working with Sudanese gangs to create opportunities and programs to reduce violence. These gangs pursue acts of violence as a means to assert power within their lives, similar to those of gangs in urban neighborhoods in Europe and America. The youth of these groups are marginalized within the socio-economic, political, and legal systems of Cairo – subjecting them to additional hardships beyond their personal histories of violence and displacement. As refugees within Egypt, they are not permitted access to employment, education, or health care by the Egyptian government. Consequently, these young men substitute the limitations of the law with a new system of order.

Mitchell’s work with the gangs consists of providing guidance with the use of hip hop music and imagery as a means of empowerment. This creative process drives them to find peace through personal reflection, idea construction and vocal expression which in turn helps them to reallocate the role of violence in their lives. Mitchell has found that those gang members who participate in this activity main-tain a consistent level of respect and credibility among their peers in turn reducing the necessity to pursue aggressive behaviors.

Mitchell relates the process of his work to the Tim Haders method. “As my own art career was founded with the art instruction of Tim Haders, it is apparent that in a similar manner to his own teaching philosophy, this project utilizes creative expression as a vehicle toward other objec-tives, such as a means to penetrate complex emotions and to engage the journey of one’s life in a manner that provides opportunities of illumination.”

Mitchell graduated from the Art Academy of Cincinnati with a BFA in Drawing in 2004 and completed his M.S. in Architecture and Masters of Community Planning at UC in 2008. Feel free to check out his blog at http://blog.myearth-print.com which he updates frequently.

Mitchell is truly living a life dedicated to others. Please keep him and his work in your prayers.

Alumni Spotlight

We are looking for representatives from the following classes to help organize their reunion:

1939 1944 1949 1954 1974 1984 1989 1994 2004

Please contact Mr. Bill Snyder ’64 at 859-448-2247 ext. 2 or [email protected] if you are interested in helping out. We have ideas, class lists and organizing tips for groups interested in planning their reunions in 2009. Tours of the campus, grotto and new building are available upon request. Dates are filling up quickly. Scheduled reunions for 20091959 Mr. Tom Franxman (359-4045) and Dave Sogar

are planning their 50th reunion for September 26th, the afternoon of the Newport Central Catholic football game.

1964 The date is set for August 21st. More informa-tion will be forthcoming. Contact Bill Snyder for more information: [email protected]

1969 Dr. Mark Pfeifer (331-6957) is planning his 40th reunion for October 16th and 17th.

1979 Mr. Joe McGinnis ([email protected]) is organizing his class’ 30th reunion. No details are available at this time.

1999 Mr. Dan Barczak is organizing his class’ 10th reunion. No details are available at this time.

Top Ten Classes via percentage of giving

Class %1938 66%1931 50%1934 50%1944 50%1943 44%1949 33%1942 27%1945 25%1947 25%1948 25%

Top Ten Classes via amount given

Class Amt Donors1978 $9900 101973 $8700 071975 $6145 041967 $5770 161974 $4440 131970 $4115 221960 $3900 111965 $3600 081980 $3410 121977 $3000 04

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Covington Catholic High School is proud to announce that the following students have been awarded one of its twelve in-district scholarships for the 2009/2010 school year. By finishing in the top 12, the students placed in the top 10% of the in-district students who took the High School Placement Test (HSPT) at Covington Catholic High School. These scholarships are the result of the students’ exceptional scores on the HSPT taken on Dec. 14, 2008. Below is the list of their names and parishes.

1. Tanner Fangman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Agnes2. Joe Kendall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blessed Sacrament3. Nathan Wainscott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Pius X4. Liem Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Pius X5. William Nutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Agnes6. Max Williamson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blessed Sacrament7. Trey Hitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blessed Sacrament8. Nate Kunkel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Agnes9. Kyle Massie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blessed Sacrament10. David Zalla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Pius X11. Chad Esmeier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blessed Sacrament12. Will Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blessed Sacrament

Welcome Future Colonels!

2008-2009 Annual Appeal

Danneman Brothers 2008/09 Annual Appeal Chairs

(L-R) Jim ’91, Joe ’98, Matt ’95 &

Michael ’06

A reminder postcard was sent out in March to those who have contributed in the past but from whom we have not heard from yet. Congratulations to our top 10 classes that donated to the Annual Appeal. The Annual Appeal goal of $200,000 has not been reached. A little friendly class rivalry might be needed. Please consider giving again or make this your first gift. The Annual Appeal helps the school in many ways. Tuition assistance is one of them. This coming year a record number of families will apply for tuition assistance. Please help them. No gift is too small.

If you are not sure if you have given to the 2008/2009 Annual Appeal please contact Jennifer Abdrabbo in the Development Office at 448-2247 ext. 3 or via email at [email protected]. Our heartfelt appreciation goes out to all the alumni, parents and the friends of Covington Catholic who have graciously sup-ported the 2008/2009 Annual Appeal fund drive.

As of March 18th $168,000 has been contributedGoal: $200,000 – Deadline to contribute to this year’s appeal: June 30, 2009

The Annual Appeal brochure is available to download at http://www.covcath.org/index.asp?page=annual_appeal.


Middle School Football Program EstablishedIn the spring of 2008, a committee was formed to establish the first middle

school football program for CCH, called Colonels Youth Football. The founding committee included Randy Ellison ’79, Bob Morris ’76, A.J. Schreiver ’79, Mike Guidugli (Athletic Director) and Coach Dave Brossart. Later, Tim Reese ’82 and Dale Zdolshek joined the committee.

The committee hoped for 20 players to start the program in the fall of 2008, but 66 seventh and eighth grade students from Blessed Sacrament, St. Agnes, St. Joe and St. Pius X signed up. A student must attend a CCH feeder school/par-ish to participate in the program. Due to the large number of players, two evenly matched teams were formed to play in the Northern Kentucky Middle School Foot-ball League. The teams practice together on the CCH turf field but play separate schedules. The teams learn and run the varsity offensive and defensive plays.

The middle school football program is led by Head Coach Ted Edgington ’84 and assistant coaches - Don Bieger ’88, Chris Brunemann ’02, Ross Finan, Kevin Lonneman ’01, Don Martin ’82, Bob Morris ’76, and Bob Pauly ’72.

The Colonels Youth Football organization’s Board members are Bob Morris ’76 - President, Dale Zdolshek - Vice President, Ted Edgington ’84 - Secretary and A.J. Schreiver ’79 – Treasurer.

For more information, visit www.eteamz.com/ColonelsYouthFootball.

The 27th an-nual golf out-ing is scheduled for Friday, September 4th. This year’s outing will be held at Summit Hills Country Club. We are beginning to meet to or-ganize this year’s event. If you are interested in serving on the committee or would like to do-nate an item for our many spe-cial drawings, please contact Sue Finke (448-2247 ext. 1) or Jennifer Abdrabbo (448-2247 ext. 3).

Attention Golfers!

Alumni Basketball TournamentThe tournament was held March 27th, 28th and 29th. Details

to follow in the next Journal.

Pictured: Last year’s tournament winners being recognized at a home Covington Catholic Basketball game.

Tim Shields Euchre Tournament

The 2nd annual Tim Shields ’61 Euchre Tournament took place on Friday, February 27th at the home of Tim & Karen Shields. Tim ’82 is the eldest of his father’s six children. All six of his children were in attendance as well as his widow, Judy.

Approximately 82 people attended with 72 actually playing in the Euchre Tournament. They were able to raise over $1500 to go towards the Tim Shields Scholarship Fund. His grandson, Nolan Shields is currently a mem-ber of CCH’s freshman class.

The Shields’ family hopes to continue the tournament next year with an even bigger turn-out.

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The gift gathering parties are a wonderful way for each class to socialize, support the silent auction and meet new parents. CCH would like to thank the hosts for the parties.

Over 310 alumni, parents, teachers and friends of Covington Catholic had a fantastic time at the Gardens of Park Hills on November 15th while fundraising close to $48,000! The proceeds from this dance will go to the Boosters, Grotto and the school. Covington Catholic High School would like to thank chairpersons Ann Flood and Gina Best for all of their hard work and Brad Slabaugh who chaired the event sponsor committee.

The Big Blue Hullabaloo

Thanks to our SponsorsPlatinumWulco

GoldDavid & Traci AlexanderArt’s Rental Equipment & SupplyCengage LearningCentury ConstructionDr. John & Terri DarpelBarry & Mary DyasJim & Ann FloodGreenbaumGreater Cincinnati MarineMike Hartmann of the Hartmann-Ryan Team at Colliers

InternationalHilltop Basic ResourcesMark & Mary ReitzesSt. Elizabeth Medical Center

Dance committee: Ann Flood, Gina Best, Christa Ellison, Monica LaFever, Laura Arlinghaus, Monica DeFraites, Jim Cahill, Julie Rowekamp, Sheila Roedig, Brad Slabaugh, Kathleen Kiely, Jill Heidrich, Kathy Nutini, Gary & Mary Massie, Dan & Debbie Rapier, Aprille Holocher, Sandy Geisen, Bob Deters and Sue Finke

The success of this dance, like so many CCH events, is directly related to the parents, alumni and past parents of the school. The school is very grateful for their time and dedication to their son’s education and their continuing committment to Covington Catholic’s tradition of educating young men. We look forward to the dinner dance next year. If you are interested in being on the committee for next year, contact Gina Best at 341-8130 or Sue Finke in the Development office at 859-448-CCHS (2247).

Freshman Todd & Gina Best Doug & Margaret MaderAdam & Mary PerkinsKim & Tim ReeseBarry & Debra Way

Sophomore Chris & Christina FischerDavid & Kathleen SchultePat & Jen ConnellyJeff & Barb JonesBill & Amy SchultGreg & Barb Yeager

Junior Jim & Barb RuhLarry & Sue GerweCraig & Peggy WalshWayne & Michelle SiemerJim & Joni HuffmyerJohn & Julie PaulyJim & Susan Roebker

Senior Jim & Ann FloodJon & Monica DeFraitiesMike & Monica LaFever

David and Barb Hagedorn

Tony and Lisa Henderson

Brad & Donna Slabaugh


1952 Norman SniderwasinvitedtoparticipateinthelatestKentucky Educational Television documentary, “The Timesof William Goebel, Governor.” Snider has written threepiecesontheassassinationoftheCovingtonnativein1900:TheTrialsoftheGoebelAssassins(1995)NorthernKentuckyUniversity,100thanniversaryofGoebel’sassassination(2000),and On The Trail of Henry Youtsey, “Northern KentuckyHistorical Magazine” (2001). Norman is currently workingonbooksabouttheGoebelAssassinationandonthe100-yearhistoryoftheFranklinCountypubliclibrary,fromwhichheretiredrecentlyasvicechairmanoftheboard.TheKETdocumentaryappearedonKET1onJanuary29th,theeveofGovernorGoebel’sshooting.Thescheduleforrebroadcastsof“TheTimesofGovernorWilliamGoebel,Governor”canbefoundonwww.ket.org.

1960 Ken Shields wasrecentlythemastersofceremoniesfortheNorthernKentuckyBoys’BasketballCoachesAssociationbanquetwherehewas inducted into the first classof theCourt of Distinction along with former coaches Mote HilsandGeorgeSchneider.

1969 Mark Pfeiffer, was selected as a USA Top Dentistsin our area. His name, appeared on a list in the Februaryissue of Cincinnati Magazine as well as online at www.usatopdentists.com. Mark was chosen by a vote of hispeers.

1969 Barry Kienzlereceivedthe2008OutstandingAlumnus–CollegeofBusinessfromNorthernKentuckyUniversityonFebruary6th.

1973 Jim Eggemeier has joined KW Mechanical, Inc., aCovington-based heating and air, electrical and plumbingcompany.Hecomestothejobwith30yearsofexperiencein the plumbing industry. In the past he has served asCovington’sMayorandCityCommissioner.

1973 Phil Schworer was recently elected President of theLeadership Cincinnati Alumni Association for 2009. Phil is apartnerwithFrostBrownToddandrunstheirKentuckyoffice.

1973 Bob Thamannwouldliketoannouncethearrivalofhis firstgrandchild,AchillesQuinnPatti,bornOctober21,2008.TheparentsareMichaelandJessicaPatti.Michael isamemberoftheclassof2000.Grandpaestimateshe’lljointhelegacyofColonelsinthefamilyasamemberoftheclassof2027.Thegrandparentsareveryexcitedandlovingeveryminute.

1995 Matthew Blazejewskiandhiswife,Kasey,areproudparentsofababygirl.Myla Jameswasbornon June5th.They currently live in South Bend, In. Both work at theUniversity of Notre Dame where Matthew is an AssociateHumanResourcesBusinessPartnerandKaseyisanAssistantProfessorinEconomicsandEconometrics.

1995 Matt Dannemanandhiswife,Amanda,wereblessedwith a son, William David on December 26th. He arrivedearly(32weeks).Motherandsonaredoingwell.

1995 Jason Neiserandhiswife,MaryBeth,welcomedtheirdaughter,KaraGrace intotheworldonOctober23,2008.ThehappyfamilycurrentlyresidesinDanville,Ky.

1995 Ben Wolffandhiswifehaveannouncedtheopeningof The Wolff Law Firm’s new office at 118 West Fifth St,Covington,Ky.

1996 David Suetholz,aKentuckylaborlawyer,wasrecentlyhonored by Local 1693 in Lousville, Ky. for his work withtheirunion.Suetholzgotinvolvedwiththelabormovementwhile doing a summer clerkship with the United MineWorkers.HegraduatedfromNotreDameLawSchoolandiscurrentlyworkingforSegalLindsayandJames.

1997 Ryan McEvoy and his wife, Jill, welcomed WilliamPatrickintotheworldonMarch11th,2008.(OurapologiestoRyanandhiswife.Wemissedplacingtheannouncementinthelastjournal.)

1997 Dave MiddendorfwhoworksforDunhumbyUSAhasbeenpromotedtoAssociateDirector.Hewillberesponsiblefordevelopingsoftwareapplications.

1998 Tim Franxman was named Rookie of the Year byhispeersandfacultyattheUniversityofLouisvilleMedicalCenterwherehecompletedhisfirstyearofresidency.

1998 Mike GriffinbecameengagedinNovembertoKellieUhrinek of Roswell, Georgia. They will be married onSeptember19thinSavannah,Ga.

1999 Murray Dwertman is an artist residing in Brooklyn,Ny. He recently was invited to display his work during agroupshowentitled“Iamnotamachine…This life isnotthelastpainting”curatedbyChristinaBeckett.HisworkwasondisplayfromDecember12th-January16th.

1999 Mickey FritzmarriedShellyArrasmithonDecember27thatSt.Joe’sinCrescentSprings.BradFritz’02wastheirbestmanfollowedbya lineupofotherCovCathgrads inthe wedding party: Donnie Fritz ’95, Jerry Arrasmith ’98,Michael Johannemann ’98, Ryan Pfeiffer ’98, Blair Bendel’99,MattKlare ’99,RyanKlein ’99,KurtKreyling ’99,AlexFedders’01andAlexArrasmith’05.Mickeyandhiswifeareresiding inCrestviewHills. InDecember,MickeypartneredwithMichaelDempsey’74andMichaelSmithasaFinancialAdvisorAssociatewithBaird.

2000 Brian McQuade married Bridget Hummel onDecember20thatMotherofGodChurch.Theyhadquitethe representation of Colonels as a part of their weddingparty:MattHummel’94,BradDucker’00,ChrisGibson’00,BrentJacobs’00,DrewKordenbrock’00,TonyMaynard’00,BrianMcDermott’00,JasonTheissen’00,MikeWeckenbrock’00,KevinMcQuade’03andStephenMcQuade’04.

2000 Michael Pattiandhiswife,Jessica,welcomedAchillesQuinnPattionOctober21,2008.

2000 Owen Serey has accepted the position of Play-by-Play Broadcaster and Media Relations Coordinator for theSouthBendSilverHawks(Single-AaffiliateoftheArizonaDiamondbacks).Hewillberesponsibleforbroadcastingall140regularseasongamesandplayoffsonESPNRadio1490inSouthBend.Thegamescanalsobeheardonlineatwww.silverhawks.comwhenthe seasonbeginsonApril9th.Forthe past three years, Owen has been the Media RelationsAssistantfortheDaytonDragons.

2002 Matt Collett has been named to the Dean’s List atFloridaCoastal Schoolof Lawwherehewillgraduate thiscomingMay.Mattisintheupper10%ofhisclassandhaswontwoawardsforbestlegalbriefs.

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What’s Happening

1961–TheClassof1961enjoyedtheirannualcook-out.Thirtyclassmatesattendedalongwithfriendsandspouses.

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2002 Tim Grogan is currently a third baseman for theFlorence Freedom baseball team. He began with theFreedom in 2007. Last season, Grogan led the Freedom’soffensive attack with 11 home runs and 33 RBI’s all whilehittingata.309clip.HewillbeginspringtrainingonMay5th.HebeganhisprofessionalbaseballcareerwiththeNewYorkMetsorganizationin2005.

2001 Matt Bloemer recently receivedhisMaster’sDegreeinMeterologyfromFloridaStateUniversity.HeiscurrentlyemployedbytheNationalWeatherServiceinEureka,Ca.

2003 Greg Dixon, along with teammates Jace Ganshirt’07 and Brian Hennessey ’07, helped Thomas More winthe PAC Championship Football Title on November 1st.This accomplishment was a first for the men’s program atThomasMore.

2005 Patrick Burke and Kyle Callahan helped lead theirUnion College football team to the NAIA ChampionshipSeriesthisseasonforthefirsttimeever.Fortheirefforts,bothwere named to the Mid-South Conference All-Conference1st teams; Burke on the defensive line and Callahan as areceiver. Callahan is the only player in program history tocompleteandcatchover100passesandamassover1,000receiving and passing yards. He also has 154 career kickreturn yards, 35 total tackles and an interception to hiscredit.

2007 Shane Pophamkickeda28-yardfieldgoal,inovertime,tosealWakeForest’s33-30victoryoverDukeonSaturday,November1,2008.

2008 Mark Kramer has been named to the University ofNotreDame’sFirstYearofStudiesdean’slistforoutstandingscholarshipduringtheFall2008semester.

2008 Aaron Noll walked on to Vanderbilt’s Basketballteam.

Attention All ’83 AlumniJunior, Matt Garrett, told Mr. Jack Kaelin, about analumnus from the Class of 1983 who paid for breakfastat Frisch’s for him and a dozen of his classmates afterthe Superhike on Friday, October 17th. This mysteryalumnus asked Matt to tell Mr. Kaelin hello from him. . .however . . .Matt forgot thisgenerousman’sname.Ifyouarereadingthis,Mr.Generous,thankyouagainforyourkindgesture.

FAcultyJuniorEnglishteacher,ChrisCollins,receivednotificationinOctoberthathispoetryhadbeenacceptedforpublicationinananthologyofwarpoetrycomingoutinFebruary2009.Hisworkwillbefeaturedinthebook:AgainstAgamemnon:War Poetry, which will be edited by James Adams (2007Pulitzer nominee). The two poems being included in theanthology are “Child of Chicken Street”, which was anexperiencefromhisdeploymentinAfghanistanand“War”,ageneralpoemabouttheseparationofahusbandandhiswifeand the tension thatexistswhile theyare separated.Mr. Collins is in his first year at Covington Catholic HighSchool and enjoys incorporating poetry into some of hislessons.Follow-up–Mr.CollinstookaleaveofabsencefromCovingtonCatholicattheendofthispastsemesterandwillreturnforthe2010/2011schoolyear.HehasbeenrecalledforhisthirdtourofdutyinIraq.

uK Flag Football liberty Bowl champsA.J. Schreiver ’06wasthecaptainandorganizerofthe University of Kentucky flag football team thatplacedfifthinthenationandwontheLibertyBowlChallenge. Fellow Colonels on the team includedChris Farrell ‘06, Patrick Hayden ’07 and Andrew Blazejewski ’06.TheteamwonanallexpensespaidtriptothenationaltournamentinNewOrleansoverthe New Years holiday by being the UK flag foot-ball champs and winning one of the four regionaltournaments.Atthenationaltournament,theteambeat East Carolina University in the Liberty BowlChallenge, 15-0. Exciting plays from the team’s vic-torywereshownonESPNduringUK’sLibertyBowlvictoryoverEastCarolina.

Pleasecheckourwebpage–www.covcath.org.GotoAlumni – Reunions for updates on dates and placeswhereeachreunionwillbeheld.Wewillupdatethewebpageasinformationbecomesavailable.

Reunions1948–“ItwasahotdayatthefootballgameandtheColonelscameoutontopinasurprisinglycloseone”,reportedGeneBurns‘48.Hereportedthat,“addedtothatwin,wasthepleasureofspendingsometime‘shootinthebreeze’attheStandardClubwithclassmates.We’relookingforwardtoour65threunion.TheclasswouldliketothankJackKaelinwhoupdatedusonCCH.Also,aspecialthankstoTomMurray,‘61forservingashostattheStandardClub.”“Wearecontinuingourquarterlyluncheonget-togethersonthelastThursdayinJanuary,April,JulyandOctober,at11:30a.m.atTicketsinCovington.Wewillhaveagroupof“regulars”andwouldsureliketoseeotherclassmatesjoinusaswellasalumnifromotherclasses.

L to R – Front Row: Charlie Walz, Bill Konerman, Ed Schroeder, Paul Hannenken.

Back Row: Gene Burns, Jim Deters, Bill Koch, Herman Kamlage.


In Memory of Raymond Bergman

Mrs.SusanBergman

Jon Biedenharn ScholarshipMr.&Mrs.Jerry

BiedenharnMr.&Mrs.RobertFrohnMr.&Mrs.JosephB.

Schmidt

In Memory of Larry BlankMr.&Mrs.RichardW.

BlankSr.

For the Jon Gallenstein Art Scholarship

Mr.EricA.ErpenbeckMr.&Mrs.J.Thomas

GallensteinMr.JasonT.GallensteinMr.HaroldMillerMr.&Mrs.MarkMiller

In Memory of William GradyMr.&Mrs.CarlGerrein

In Memory of Galen HealyMr.&Mrs.MarkBresserMr.RaymondJTormey

In Memory of Emmett IrelandMr.&Mrs.CarlGerrein

In Memory of Lou Krumpelman

Mr.RobertC.Etler

In Honor of Tom MaileMs.MariaMurray

In Memory of James Marquart

Mr.DennisE.Deye

In Memory of John MuethingDr.&Mrs.DanielFagelMr.&Mrs.MichaelFinkeTheJohnL.Muething

Family

In Memory of Jeff PfetzerMr.&Mrs.C.Thomas

Pfetzer

In Memory of Dolores Renaker

Mr.&Mrs.WilliamE.Snyder

In Memory of Karen Riedinger

Mr.&Mrs.JayBayerMr.&Mrs.ScottBecker

Mr.&Mrs.MarkConnaughton

Mr.&Mrs.T.KentDailey,IIMs.LynneDaleyDr.&Mrs.William

DannemanDr.&Mrs.DanielFagelMr.&Mrs.MichaelFinkeMr.&Mrs.JosephA.

FischerMr.&Mrs.CarlGamelMr.&Mrs.JosephHearnMr.&Mrs.RobertJagerMr.JackKaelinMr.&Mrs.KlostermanMr.&Mrs.HienLeMr.ChristopherLonnemanMr.&Mrs.StevenMairoseMr.&Mrs.TimMcGillMr.&Mrs.DanielT.MeierMr.&Mrs.GaryJ.MenneMr.&Mrs.PaulMichelsMs.CherylMixellMr.&Mrs.KenMoorheadMr.&Mrs.JoeRiedingerDr.&Mrs.JamesRoebkerMr.&Mrs.JosephB.

SchmidtMr.&Mrs.GarySeverson

Mrs.JudithShieldsMr.&Mrs.R.KennyShieldsMr.&Mrs.Gregory

ShumateSpecialtyInteriorsofOhioSt.PiusAthleticAssociationMr.&Mrs.ChrisJ.

WhiteheadMr.&Mrs.MichaelR.

YoungMr.&Mrs.JohnZembrodtMr.EdwardZerhusen

Artie SteinmetzMr.AlexW.DonoghueMr.GaryNader

Ann Gruber StrunkMr.&Mrs.JackHanser

Bernie ToebbeMr.&Mrs.WilliamSnyder

In Memory of Mary Lou VonLehman

MaryLuauFoundation

In Memory of Bert Wall Christian Awakening Program at CCH

Mr.&Mrs.LaurenceM.McGovern

Endowments

ALUMNILouisKrumpelman’68TomMcNally’58GaryNader’70JamesMcCoy’86RalphMiddendorf’39RobertSchaffield’40DanielSchepker’71JohnSchulte’43RaymondH.Sellmeyer’32JamesStallmeyer’44BernieToebbe’64GregThiel’57WilliamZembrodt’46

WIFEDudleyBorg’58RobertDault’49Dr.GeorgeRenaker’49JoeTVetter’73FredWolking’68

FATHERMichaelBoone’76GaryBorchers’61RichardBorchers’58LarryFaller’83JackGrefer’67JosephHayes’95LarryHoliday’74RichardHoliday’59TimothyHuth’76DavidKahmann’82PaulKahmann’72

DanKrumpelman’80JeffKrumpelman’78KevinKrumpelman’74BrianList’78MarkList’67GregoryMarquis’66DavidMeek’75RobertMeek’72SteveMeek’79ThomasNader’97RobNiewahner’97JoeRiedinger’83GabeSeibel’00JoeWall’88ScottWall’81CharlesWietholter’56JamesWietholder’65Kevin(John)Wood’87WilliamZembrodt’04

MOTHERRogerBerkemeier’58MichaelCallahan’71DennisCannon’59RonaldDansberry’72DavidDirheimer’64GaryDirheimer’69CharlesO.Duncan’89GregoryEngelman’69StevenEngelman’76DennyFeldmann’71GregFeldmann’69JeffreyFeldman’77

TerranceFeldmann’73JaredFrisk’89DennisHalpin’59CharlesHalpin’69LeoHalpin’73WilliamKuchle’90TomMcGoy’86MichaelMcGraw’90BobNunnelley’63MichaelPfetzer’66MarkPfetzer’69JosephPflum’82JosephRabe’66MarkReed’80MikeReed’78WarrenReynolds’64GarySchierberg’68MichaelSchierberg’67RichardSchierberg’71DaveSchulte’79TimSchulte’83ToddSchulte’83PhillipStone’71PaulZint’65

GRANDFATHERJasonCollett2001JonathanCollett’05AlexDinkel’09AndrewMairose’11TylerMairose’10TonyMaynard’00AndySchult’11WilliamSchult’07

GRANDMOTHERNickAckley’12RichardBerkemeier’89StevenBerkemeier’80TimothyBerkemeier’92AnthonyCannon’97BrianCannon’90MarkEngelman’95AlexEtling’09AndrewEtling’11LarryKnuckles’93ClintonMassie’12DanielRuh’89MarcRuh’91MichaelRuh’86PaulRuh’98StephenRuh’10BradySchatzman’12LeeSchatzman’09ChristianSchulte’11ScottSchierberg’02ChristopherVasseur’89RobertVasseyr’87

SISTERMichaelStrunk’67MichaelGunning’73StephenGunning’81JohnGunning’88

BROTHERDeanMcCoy’89

In Memorian

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MEMORIAL MASSFather Joe Gallenstein, CCH Chaplin, celebrated the Memorial Mass for our deceased Alumni on November 6, 2008.

Over 100 visitors came to the Mass to honor and remember their loved ones. Sixty six deceased alumni and “special colonels” (parents/siblings of Cov Cath families that are currently attending CCH) names were read as a family member presented a rose during Mass. All of our deceased alumni were included in the program so they could be remembered in our prayers. A brunch followed in the cafeteria hosted by our CCH Parent’s Club. To quote one of the attendees “Thank you for another wonderful Memorial Mass for the deceased Alumni. As always it was a grand morning, sad but grand.”

Thanks to Linda Fussinger for chairing the lunch and all the mothers who assisted her. We would also like to thank Bill Snyder, Al Hertsenberg and Father Gallenstein for helping us to memorialize our loved ones.

February 24, 2009Marquise Banquet Center • Wilder, KY

The seventh annual Covington Catholic Sports Fest was held February 24, 2009, at the Marquise Banquet Center, Wilder, Ky. Mr. Brian Kelly, Head Football Coach for the University of Cincinnati was the keynote speaker. Mr. Kelly emphasized the value of a good education, discussed learning the principles of life and then sports and urged everyone to be the best at whatever you do. He offered the following advice, “Winning is not the score on Saturday. It is what you did the other six days and Saturday will be the outcome.” Thanks to Jeff Piecoro, sports announcer with FSN Ohio who was the master of ceremony. There were a lot of alumni in attendance, which made it a great event and the school made over $50,000! Mike Schlotman, Wulco and Bill Schult topped the evening off by donating monies for weights in the new athletic building. Thanks to all the committee members: Kevin Kanter, Nikki Cleves, Joe Fredrick, John Hodge, Ray Cosby, Tony Henderson, Lynn Hearn, Kim Reese, Tim Duncan, Joe Hearn, Wayne Siemer, Adam Perkins, Christa Ellison, Dave Witzgall, Sheila Roedig and PeeWee Reese. The dinner and service were outstanding thanks to Chuck McHale.

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