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BLUE PRIDE COLLEGE STYLE: Keeping college-age

alumni connected and up to date on Providence news.

In This Issue

Current News

Class of '11 inspires Class of '14

Pioneer Fall Season

Football jerseys for sale

Visit PHS

Upcoming Events

Fall Show

Show Your Support for Senior Retreat

Class of 2009 Reunion Planning

Blue Pride Still Alive

Alumni Stay Involved

How Can You Stay Blue?

Alumni Accomplishments

Semester Abroad

Internship leads to job

Fall 2013

Hey Fellow Pioneers,

Welcome to the latest issue of Blue Pride:

College Style! Whether you're starting college

for your first or last semester, we hope you

enjoy this opportunity to keep up with news

from Providence.

In this issue, you'll find news about the fall

sports season, the fall show, news of some of

your classmates, and more.

We are in need of more emails for the classes

of 2009-2010, so if you know of anyone in

those years, please forward this email to them

(use the link at the bottom). And if this went to

your personal email account and you're more

likely to use your college email, please reply

with your updated info now.

Enjoy!

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Kraft runs Ironman

LIfelong lessons on service learning trip

Athletics Beyond Providence

Class Notes

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Current News at Providence

What's happening back at your alma

mater!

Year starts with record numbers, spirited

seniors

While you've just started your semester,

Providence has already sent out first quarter

progress reports after starting the school year

on the earliest date ever - July 31 - thanks to

the new balanced calendar. On that day,

Providence welcomed 138 freshmen, a record

number, plus nearly 100 junior high students

for a total enrollment nearing 600.

On the first day of school, the senior class

borrowed lessons they learned from the

Class of 2011. Thanks to Twitter, they

quickly spread the word about the 'Stay

Classy' theme, and nearly every senior came

dressed in suspenders and ties to class up

their uniform.

Senior Lincoln Ottersbach, who has the

privilege of portraying the Pioneer this fall,

said the Class of 2014 was inspired by the

Class of 2011 and how those students as

seniors made the Class of 2014 feel welcome

and valued as freshmen. The goal is to

provide the same experience and to serve as

role models of Blue Pride for this freshman

class.

During New Albany week, the seniors

borrowed more ideas from the Class of 2011

by staging a body drop on the second floor

during a passing period. They also dove even

deeper into Providence history to revive

the Spirit Can, a tradition first used in the

1970s. The blue-and-white-striped trash can

serves as a cheer signal. When the lid is

raised, the crowd erupts and then falls silent

when it's closed.

Pioneer fall season in full swing

board plans several events throughout the year, most

of which support the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.

If you'd like to be part of the action, email

alumni@providencehigh.net for more information.

Do your part!

Join Our List

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Keep us up to date

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has a user-friendly

feature to keep us up to

date with your new

address or email -- or to

share news for Class

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send in your news or

information.

Watch for Boys Soccer and No. 1 ranked

Volleyball to repeat their post-season

victories this fall as the teams return much of

their same roster. Girls Soccer hopes to win

it's first 2A sectional, Girls Golf is improving,

No. 5 ranked Boys Tennis is undefeated, and

Football hopes to beat Holy Cross tonight.

Cross Country has some strong runners who

should do well in the post season.

Keep up with how these teams are doing by

following @goPHSpioneers on Twitter or 'Like'

us at Our Lady of Providence High School

Alumni Association on Facebook.

All alumni are invited to a cookout before the

first home football game tonight. Join us in

the Activity Center from 6-7 for burgers, hot

dogs and more.

Homecoming is Friday, Sept. 20, when the

Pioneers host Indianapolis Emmerich Manual,

a new team in their sectional. Game time

is 7:00.

Click here for schedules.

Football jerseys for sale

Football players from the classes of 2009-

2011: Wouldn't you love the chance to wear

your Providence football jersey one more

time? Well, you can. The Football Team is

selling the old game jerseys prior to the 2011

season. The jerseys are $25 a piece or two

for $40, and several numbers are available in

both white and blue.

Former players interested in purchasing a

jersey should contact Terry or Allison

(Kochert) Schuler '91 attjarschu1@att.net.

The jerseys are available first come, first

served. All remaining jerseys will be up for

purchase starting at home games until all are

sold. An additional shipping fee will be

charged for any that need to be shipped.

If you visit Providence...

We love to have our graduates come back to

visit. Due to new security measures, however,

all visitors must have an appointment. Just

email or call the teacher or staff member you

wish to visit ahead of time so that the teacher

can notify the office to expect you. You can

also call the Advancement Office, and VP of

Advancement Tony Perito or Director of Alumni

Relations Christa Hoyland will be happy to

contact the office for you. When you visit, be

sure to stop by the Advancement Office

anyway to say hi!

Upcoming Providence Events

Events worth coming home for!

Fall Show last two weekends in

September

You won't want to miss this year's fall show,

"Almost, Maine." The romantic comedy

features nine vignettes centered on the

theme of love. Show dates are Sept. 21, 26,

28 and 29 at 7:00 p.m., and Sept. 22 at 2:00

p.m. in the Ray Day Little Theatre.

Tickets are $10 and will be available at the

door or after Sept. 9 by calling Kerry Jones

at (812)945-2538 ext 314. Seating is limited.

Show your support for Senior Retreat There are five senior retreats this year, so

mark your calendars: Sept. 24-27, Oct. 22-

25, Nov. 12-15, Feb. 18-21, and March 18-21.

Leaders and pray support are needed for the

success of these retreats. Be sure to check

your email from Dale Durham for more

information. Or reach out to

him at ddurham@providencehigh.net.

Time to start planning: Class of 2009

reunion

It's time for the first five-year reunion for

the Class of 2009. The Providence Office of

Alumni Relations provides plenty of support in

planning and hosting this event. Class officers

traditionally have led the planning, but anyone

who is interested may help out. Email

alumni@providencehigh.net for more info.

Blue Pride Still Alive

Grads living out that Pioneer spirit!

Alumni stay involved Graduation doesn't necessarily end one's

connection to Providence. Several students

participated in projects or trips with

underclassmen over the summer.

Art Club project

Lyndsey Kaelin '13 took part in an Art Club

project in which students spent a week at

Mount Saint Francis working on finishing a

large mosaic with Faith In Action students. The

mosaic was started by artist Guy Tedesco '80

a few years ago and featured the theme

'fulfillment through service' with earth, wind,

fire, and water represented throughout the

design. The Art Club is still helping to finish the

mosaic and hopes to finish by Fall Break.

Mission trip to Nicaragua

Last summer, a group of Providence students,

parents and teachers made a school-sponsored

mission trip to Nicaragua to assist the non-

profit organization Amigos for Christ in its goal

to bring clean drinking water to the

impoverished people of that country. This

summer, a new group of 18 students and

parents decided to return on its own to help

again, led by one of the parent chaperones

from the first trip, parent Eric Happel '80.

Happel said he wanted to make a second trip

because he was so touched by the opportunity

last year to bring clean drinking water to

people in need. More importantly, it was the

students' saying the trip "forever changed their

lives" that inspired him to take a second trip,

he said. "When you are able to make it

possible for a young person to experience

something that will have a positive change for

the rest of their lives, that's the only

inspiration I need. I guess that's why teachers

do what they do."

This trip was as memorable as the first, with

the group digging 600 feet of trenches each

day to allow a second crew to lay water lines.

The group also was able to see water turned

on for the first time in a village for which they

had dug trenches last year. They also visited

the village that would one day receive water

thanks to their work digging this summer -- a

community living in extreme poverty whose

only well was contaminated by a dead dog.

Hearing that story and seeing what the people

had to go through for life-sustaining water

spurred on the group, Happel said. "Even

though we were hot, sweaty, tired and dirty

from head to toe, we returned to work with a

renewed spirit. Our goal - to pave the way for

the next mission group so that by August the

people of La Chuscada will be drinking clean

water."

Other alumni who made the trip include Chris

Day '80, Elliott Happel '12, Zack Johnson

'12 and Amanda Ross '13. Amanda reflected

on her experience:

"I met a multitude of local villagers who

opened up their homes to us and fixed us food

and carried out conversations. I was amazed at

the friendliness of everyone in the community.

These people have absolutely nothing, yet they

are very happy and kind.... As I was digging,

villagers would pass by on their wagons, and a

lot of men had babies on their laps. I was

appalled when I learned that most children die

before the age of 5 due to diarrhea from

parasites. I couldn't help but to think that my

work for those few days would allow those

babies to live a full life. Working in Nicaragua

humbled me. It made me realize that no

matter what conditions you live in, human

dignity still exists and every person deserves

their dignity. I felt God's love present with me

throughout the trip and could not have asked

for a better week."

How can you stay Blue?

You've moved on from high school, but one

thing that is special about Providence is that

Blue Pride never dies. How can you stay Blue?

Get involved!! Each Providence alumni is

automatically a member of the Providence

Alumni Association. The group's events, such

as the upcoming Breakfast with Santa, are

planned by the alumni board. The board

welcomes new members, and if you'd like to

help, just emailalumni@providencehigh.net for

more information. Board members

include Megan Resch '07, Michelle Landis

'06, Katharine Finn '10 and Erica Ramsey

'07.

Stay connected. Follow Providence on

Twitter (@goPHSpioneers) and Facebook.

Visit. Call ahead and make an appointment to

stop by Providence when you're home on

break. Be sure to stop by the Alumni Office to

let us know what you've been up to since you

graduated.

More ways to get involved.

Several alumni help out with sports,

such as Softball Coach Sean Payne

'03 and Volleyball assistant

coaches Hayley Koetter

'07 andTaylor Gelbach '11.

Several alumni are freelance writers for

the Vision magazine. If you are a

journalism or communications major

and would like to add news clips to

your resume (and earn a little

spending money),

email alumni@providencehigh.net for

info.

Do your internship at

Providence. Opportunities include athletic

administration (summer only), history

(archiving), business, marketing/public

relations, and guidance (school year

only). Amanda McCauley '11 and Megan

Wheatley '08 both completed summer

internships in the Advancement Office.

Email alumni@providencehigh.net if you are

interested in an internship close to home.

Alumni Accomplishments

Providence grads get things done!

Semester abroad affirms faith and history

for '10 grad

Matt Duncan '10, a senior political science

major at Marian University, travelled to Italy

and Greece as part of a "Maymester" study

abroad experience with 18 fellow Marian

University students in May. The trip included

stops in Athens, Hydra, Mystras, Sparta,

Olympia, and Delphi in Greece, and in Italy,

Pompeii, Rome, Assisi, Florence, Padua, and

Ravenna to visit museums and churches of

historical and cultural significance.

"As a lifelong Catholic, the highlights for me

had to be attending one of Pope Francis' papal

audiences and seeing the Sistine Chapel. I

strongly feel that the knowledge gained from

my time having Ms. Manning as a history

teacher at Providence gave me a greater

appreciation for the numerous Renaissance

writers and artists that I came across.

"I gained several insights from this study

abroad experience. By visiting Italy and

Greece, I saw the many ways that the modern

intersect with the classical. I also realized that

despite having different languages and

lifestyles, there are still universal ties that bind

humanity together.

"Despite having fears about how I would be

perceived as an American, I realized how

welcoming the people in both countries were to

foreigners. After having several conversations

with natives from Greece and Italy, I realized

that many Europeans still greatly admire the

economic strength and ideals that America

stands for. In addition, visiting many churches

of various styles made me realize how central

the Catholic Church was to the political,

cultural, and historical development of Greece

and Italy.

"By studying the Roman and Byzantine

Empires of antiquity, I have discovered the

many ways that our nation is built off of the

shoulders of the rulers and thinkers from the

Golden Ages. This is a trip that I will never

forget. I look forward to my next overseas

adventure."

Internship leads to new opportunities, job

offer

Katharine Finn '10 is a senior information

process management and economic consulting

major at IU Bloomington's Kelley School of

Business. Over the summer, she interned with

Deloitte Consulting LLP in Chicago as a

Business Technology Analyst Summer Scholar.

She spent time in the city working on internal

Deloitte initiatives and exploring the city with

friends who were also interning at various

firms. She also had the opportunity to

represent the company in Madrid, Spain. Here

is her story:

"I didn't know what consulting was four years

ago (assisting companies in solving their

complex business problems), but this

internship gave me a fantastic insight into

what a career in consulting looks like.

"Consultants at most firms, including Deloitte,

travel to the client site four days a week, and

return to their home office on Fridays. This

requires early morning flights on Monday and a

late return on Thursday evening - but also

allows you to rack up a ridiculous amount of

frequent flyer and hotel points that you're

allowed to keep. Since I was staffed on a local

project within Deloitte, I spent much less time

in airports than many of my fellow interns who

flew out to Denver or Pennsylvania each week.

However, I did get one amazing travel

opportunity this summer when Deloitte flew

me to Spain to work in their Madrid office for

the month of July.

"I was one of nine interns from across all of

Deloitte's services lines and U.S. offices that

were invited to take part in the Global

Internship Program in Madrid. I've been home

for a half a month now, and it still seems like

the time I spent in Spain was a dream. The

purpose of the program was to learn about

how Deloitte operates in a foreign country and

how to work across time zones and cultural

differences. I worked on client projects for two

of the largest banks in Spain and learned how

the financial industry operates in such a

tumultuous economic environment. I also

worked on a project with other Global

Internship Program interns working in Brazil,

Ireland, the U.S., and South Africa. It was a

challenging project, but it was really

interesting to learn the similarities and

differences between the cultures and how it

affected our work.

"In between creating slide decks, the other

interns and I ate our way through some of the

best restaurants in Spain, including El Botin,

the oldest restaurant in the world, and Puerto

57, a restaurant overlooking the Real Madrid

field. I visited Barcelona, Valencia, and San

Sebastian on the weekends where I spent the

majority of my time laying on the beach or

touring the city by bicycle. There's no doubt in

my mind that this was an once-in-a-lifetime

experience that I will never forget or replicate.

"I finished out the last two weeks of my 10-

week internship in the Chicago office where I

returned to my initial project and planned two

networking events - including a happy hour

with free massages for the women in my

service line. It was the perfect way to end a

summer that embodied "work hard, play hard."

I'm beyond excited to go into my senior year in

Bloomington with a job offer, and I'm looking

forward to returning to Chicago and Deloitte

after graduation."

Kraft runs Ironman for special purpose

Jacob Kraft '10 recently completed the

Ironman in Louisville, a triathlon that includes

a 2.4 mile swim in the Ohio River, a 112 mile

bike ride, and a 26.2 mile run. The senior

nursing major at Marian University was

inspired to compete after taking a Death and

Dying course. Following the example of his

former PHS swim coach Jimmy Guilfoyle '05,

who several years ago ran the race in honor

of Tommy Steiner '10, he decided to run for

cancer patients.

Kraft posted on Facebook that he was looking

for stories of those touched by cancer. He said

he was touched by all their stories and wrote

their names - all 60 people - on his arms

before the race, dedicating different sections of

the race to them. When he was struggling

during the race, he looked at a different name

for inspiration.

Many of those people also came to the race to

cheer him on, including Steiner and his family.

Steiner's mother, Ann, said they were at the

race from 6 a.m. to midnight, cheering Kraft

the whole way. Kraft said he likely had the

largest cheering section, known as Team

Jacob.

One of those supporters worked at WAVE 3

news and arranged an interview with him at

the finish line. He told the reporter, "I'm just

so blessed to have all of the family and friends

that I do. I have so many people surrounding

me with love and all the support I have here."

Also running in the race with Kraft

were Michael Frazier '09, a graduate

pharmacy student at Purdue University, and

his girlfriend.

The weekend following the race, Jacob became

engaged to Katie Naville, and they plan a

summer 2014 wedding.

'10 grad gains lifelong lessons on service

learning trip

Amanda Coan '10, a senior nursing major at

Ball State University, recently had the

opportunity to further her nursing experience

while helping others in a foreign country. Over

the summer, she took part in a medical

mission and learning trip to Belize

with International Service Learning (ISL), a

volunteer program designed at serving those in

third world countries as well as gaining

knowledge in the medical field. After raising

money to make the trip, she worked alongside

local doctors, nurses, translators, and the

people of Belize making house visits and trips

to local villages seeking out those who needed

medical attention.

Immediately

upon arriving in

Belize City,

Belize, she

realized she

would have to

adapt quickly

to the extreme

heat and

humidity -

"much worse

than Indiana,"

she said.

The group's work included traveling to three

villages to help those needing medical

attention, including making house calls. The

group helped those with conditions treatable

by the physicians' expertise, such as high

blood pressure and diabetes, colds and

depression, but had to turn away those with

dental issues or specialized needs.

"One man tried to tell us he was suffering from

a broken heart and hiccups from Coca-Cola; he

was turned down as well," she said.

Communicating with the people in the villages

was a challenge, and the group relied on its

translator and the local children. Coan also

found her five years of Spanish classes came in

handy, she said.

Despite the conditions and extreme

temperature, Coan said she was glad for the

opportunity to gain so much practical

experience and touched by the opportunity to

meet the people of Belize.

"The hospitality in Belize was like none I've

ever witnessed," she said. "Everyone was so

welcoming. They didn't get bothered by our

poor Spanish. They shared their stories, jokes,

food, and homes with us. Even the children

were happy to see us. They enjoyed practicing

English with us, but probably liked the stickers,

crayons and candy more."

She also was moved by the attitude of many of

the people, including an elderly woman who

came seeking vitamins, something she had

been given previously after her husband died

to help with depression. The woman had a

large family - 12 children and 40 grandchildren

- and lived in the same makeshift house for 40

years and even survived a massive flood five

years ago

"To be happy and thankful for so little was

humbling," Coan said. "The passion felt in

Belize at village visits made me confident in

my career choice. My group of seven saw 120

patients, filled even more prescriptions, and

left Belize with a sense of purpose."

The group also had time for sightseeing,

including visiting the ancient Mayan ruin

Lamanai where "the view from the top of High

Temple was breathtaking," she said. They also

went to Caye Caulker, an island off of Belize

City, where they had the chance to "snorkel in

the Caribbean Sea with sting rays and nurse

sharks, appropriately enough."

Coan said the lessons learned were priceless.

"From my trip I have gained reassurance in my

career path, I met and helped wonderful

people, I have a new appreciation for

everything in my life, and most importantly I

have found my passion," she said. "As a future

nurse, I feel that being immersed into a

different culture will help me better

communicate with patients. I am thankful that

I will be working in a country that is medically

up to date and has an abundance of doctors

and medical personnel. Although it was

challenging to communicate at times, and I

constantly had to remind myself not to use

running water to brush my teeth, the

experience as a whole made the trip

worthwhile. The quote that stays with me the

most from my trip is from Proverbs 3:27 - 'Do

not withhold good from those to whom it is

due, when it is in your power to do it.'"

Blue Pride College Style is always looking

for stories to share. If you had an

interesting class project, internship, or

semester abroad, be sure to

contactalumni@providencehigh.net.

Athletics beyond High School

Keeping up with the college athletes!

Katy Flanagan '10 and Kelsea Bedan

'12 played together on the Spalding Softball

(D-III) team last spring. Katy, then

a junior, was ranked 12th in the SLIAC for runs

at 27 and was named to the SLIAC All-

Conference Second Team. Kelsea, then a

freshman, saw playing time in six games. The

team ended with a 20-19 record.

Devin Copple '11 in the spring helped

the Trine University (D-III) Baseball team

(Angola, Ind.) as a sophomore outfielder to tie

the school's record for most wins in a season -

a record set the prior year. The team was third

in the MIAA conference for the second year in

a row and advanced to the final round of the

MIAA Tourney.

Ryan Dixon '11 helped the Bellarmine

University (D-II) Baseball team earn its first

GLV Conference title since 1989 as a right-

handed sophomore pitcher last spring. He is

currently a junior psychology major.

Patric Geary '11 helped the Hanover College

(D-III) Men's Golf team place second in the

HCAC Championship Tourney last spring as a

sophomore. He begins his junior season this

weekend.

Trey Pfund '09 finished his career on

the Marian University Men's Golf (NAIA) team

last spring and was named NAIA All-American

Team and Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athlete. In

his four years of men's golf, he was a two-time

All-American, two-time Daktronics NAIA

Scholar Athlete, two-time conference champion

and conference player of the year, holder of

the individual 54-hole scoring record and a

member of two teams that hold the team 36-

and 54-hold Marian scoring records.

Oliver Book '09 begins his red-shirt senior

season on the University of Cincinnati (D-I)

Men's Cross Country team. He is a senior

architectural engineer technology major.

Kelsey Davidson '09 begins her senior

Women's Volleyball season at IU Southeast

(NAIA). The team is off to a 2-2 start with

Kelsey contributing as defensive specialist. IU

Southeast recently lost to Spalding,

where Abbie Shelton '13 is seeing playing

time her freshman season as defensive

specialist. Abbie had two spikes in the game

vs. IU Southeast. Spalding is 4-1 so far this

season.

Bryce Very '12 begins his sophomore season

on the IUPUI (D-I) Men's Golf Team.

Three former Providence Dance Team

members were selected for the 2013 UofL

Ladybird Dance Team: Ashton Gettelfinger

'13, Miranda Hunt '12 and Kimberly

Ramser '10. The team is six-time NDA

Collegiate National Champions.

Cory Cahalan '13 begins his freshman season

on the Marian Men's Golf (NAIA) team.

Spencer Corrao '11 begins his junior season

as a running back for Hanover College (D-III).

Kylie Flanagan '13 is seeing playing time as

a freshman libero and defensive specialist for

the Marian University (NAIA) Women's

Volleyball team, which has a 3-1 starting

record.

Murphy Sheets '13, a freshman

on the Wabash Men's Cross

Country (D-III) team, placed

eighth in the Wabash Hokum

Karem, helping Wabash win the

event.

Leah Mattingly '13 is already contributing to

the Ball State Women's Soccer (D-I) team. She

made a shot on goal vs. Northern Iowa. The

team is off to a 2-2 start.

Casey Marlin '12 begins her sophomore

season for Lenoir-Rhyne (D-I) Women's Soccer

as the team works to defend its three-time

SAC championship title.

Kori Seibert '13 placed 14th for Hanover

Women's Cross Country (D-III) with a time of

28:33.5 in the season opener Asbury Chick-fil-

A Tournament, helping the team win the invite.

Pierce Crawley '13 is one of 17 freshmen to

join the Bellarmine Men's Soccer (D-II) team.

The team won its exhibition game 4-1.

Erin Denis '13 begins her season

as a freshman on the Bellarmine

Women's Cross Country (D-II)

team.