WE'RE BACK !!!
BiIG THANKS to John Ketarkus and Jack Kelley for sponsoring lunch today. The guys provided 3 types of soup: Veggie, Shank, Chicken Noodle, in addition to warm bread & Herbert Hoover Cookies. Historian John Ketarkus was responsible for the unique offering - based on a 1930 Soup Line.
Gary Schonert provided Birthday Cake and Elizabeth (Benjamin) Horvath provided two 12 pacs of soda—Regular Coke & Diet Coke. Lloyd Tremmel brought 4 bags of Reeses Peanut Butter Cups for a snack.
Joining Us: John Ketarkus, Jack Kelley, Tom Ropiak, Rick Ropiak, Terry Toll, Joe Ingrasci,
Bobby Letsch Jr, Gary Schonert, Dan DeMatthew, Amy DeMatthew, Rick Bonini,
Dan Kovara, Kory Borek, Cinti Sanchez, Bob Letsch, Dave O'Brien, Lloyd Tremmel,
Don Klemt, Joe Woitach, Cathy Poulsen, Dick Heidenreich, Tom Goebel,
Frank D'Acquisto, Dave Benjamin, Tom Clazmer, Dan Miller, Cathy Poulsen,
George Oteman, Marty Defatte, Dr Parisa Meymand, Chelsea Ostrov, Gabby Imbrugis, Richie Nygro, Charley Presta, Jeff Tarkowski, Dan Bentz, Mark Mano, Marie Welsh,
Rachel Lantz
Celebrating a Birthdays...................
Marie Welsh & Gary Schonert
Gary Schonert had O&H Bakery create a Danish Layer Cake - Celebrating the Memory of Jim Welsh's Birthday in the upper left corner - Jim's Photo and the backdrop is a Wrestling Mat & Gary's 83rd Birthday, photo is from his Alaskan Cruise. Note Andy Angel & Rebel Flag representing SCHS & Horlick
• Proud Recipient of Great Christmas Gift..........
A good Friend of Marty Defatte presented him with a Horlick Letter Jacket for Christmas. Marty played football at Horlick and at the time his parents could not afford to purchase a letter jacket for him. Listed on the jacket is Marty's year of graduation 1961, Name, his #17, and RPD Retired.
In addition, Marty also received a real live goat named "Finn" for sponsorship at Tiny Hooves.
Marty carries a photo that served as a Christmas ornament on his rear view mirror in his truck. Check out: Tiny Hooves Sanctuary
NEWCOMER............
Neighbors & Good Friends Rick Bonini & Gary Schonert
Gabby is a Carroll University Grad who recently worked at Carthage. Her office is in the Upper South Unit of the Alumni House working for Chelsea Ostrov, Director of Annual Giving & Grants
• Table 1: Mark Mano/Dan DeMatthew defeated Charley Presta/Don Klemt 3 - 2
Table 2: Bob Letsch/Dick Heidenreich 2 - 2 - Terry Toll/ Dave Benjamin 2 - 2 - Bob Letsch Jr/ CWood - 1 - 3 included a "Skunk"
Charley Presta/ Dan DeMatthew defeated Bob Letsch/ Dick Heidenreich & Bobby Letsch Jr/ CWood 2-0 - Presta/ DeMatthew defeated Letsch Jr/CWood 2-0 - with a "Skunk"
SPECIAL EVENT......................
* Student Trip..........
We have a group of kids traveling this summer to Ecuador and are raising funds to help offset the costs for students and their families. We are trying to do several small fundraisers, but this is our very first one. This week only, we are selling Spirit Wear Apparel. I have included the link below. If anyone is interested in purchasing an item, please let me know.
Have a blessed evening! Take care,Kris RivasEcuador Spirit Wear
High School Boys Basketball.............
* Dick Graceffa '69 will be covering local High School Basketball on Radio, check it out at DGSports.MIXIR.com
Dick will be covering the Boys varsity basketball game on Tuesday 1/9 when The Prairie School Hawks host the Racine Lutheran Crusaders in a Metro Classic Conference rivalry.
The game audio will be streamed live starting at 6:40pm. Listeners can hear the stream online on Mixlr at: https://dgsports.mixlr.com/events/3056799 or on the free Mixlr app (open the menu click on Search and enter DGSports). The game will also be recorded at https://dgsports.mixlr.com/recordings
Future Building Addition - South End of SCHS
"Our Time Is Now"
New Addition New Main Entrance New Chapel
• Angels Connecting..................
* Class of '74
RACINE — St. Catherine's High School Class of 1974 will hold its 50th class reunion Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Racine Country Club, 2801 Northwestern Ave.
For more information, visit the St. Catherine's High School Class of '74 Facebook page, or the "Alumni" tab on the St. Catherine's High School website.
Contact Barb Porcaro (Suprak) - bsuprak@gmail.com or
Jim Rammelt -jimrammelt@yahoo.com.
• Class of '60 meets the last Wednesday of each month at Dynasty restaurant
- contact Renee (Ricchio) Benjamin for details - rsbenjam@sbcglobal.net
• Class of '59 meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Castlewood restaurant
- contact Mary (D'acquisto) for details - JWOITACH@yahoo.com
• Class of '58 meets 1st Tuesday of the month at Dynasty restaurant
- contact Karen (Petersen) Verbeten for details - Kverbeten1@wi.rr.com
• Purchase your Angels Items online. Click on......
Angels in the News...............
Racine News..........
• Prayers for the families of departed Angels and Friends......
• Prayers for Alumni & Friends dealing with Health issues:
Gary Schonert is no longer using a knee brace - He has been applying and ointment he purchase in Alaska that the Eskimos use. Seems to be working - no pain better
Rick Jones has Cancer in his small intestine and is scheduled for surgery Jan 3rd.
Dan Peterson is looking at Hip Replacement in near future.
Bob Letsch happy with Lazer treatments - some positive results but his balance has been affected - 2 more treatments.
Peg Graceffa - Dick '69 wife is dealing with Multiple Systems Atrophy - Shakiness & Balance challenges.
Bob McKee former guidance counselor at Park HS and father of SCHS teacher Rob McKee is rehabbing from LF & RT Ankle Surgeries
John Miller '56 Hip Replacement Surgery postponed, doctors think he 1st needs a Pacemaker
• Special Prayers needed for:
Chris & Sue Gorman's grandson Eli, Walt Strini, Jim Poulsen, John Hansen, Tom Clazmer, Don Heck, Jack Kelley, Dan Bentz, Tom Konieczko, Ken Kusters, Tom Pulda, Jeff Pulda, Dave O'Brien, George Gordon, Bob Letsch, Bob Garrity, Kathy (Hackl) Wirtz,
Mickey Postorino, Helen (Willmes) Miller, Mike O'Brien, Dick Albregts' wife, Rudy Weibel's wife, Tom Krug’s wife, Del Alton's wife, Marty Defatte's wife, Bill Halberstadt's wife, Dan Peterson's wife, Pat (Peters) Obernberger,
Important Dates:
Valentine's Day - Wednesday Feb 14. 2024
Black & White Ball - Saturday Apr 20, 2024
Easter Sunday - Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Memorial Day - Monday May 27. 2024 - Alumni House CLOSED
Independence Day - Thursday July 4th, 2024
Labor Day - Monday Sept 2nd, 2024 - Alumni House CLOSED
Schonert's Annual Picnic - Monday Aug 26, 2024
Angel Athletics -
Home Game Protocols and ProceduresRacine St. Catherine’s Home Game Protocols and Procedures
All tickets must be purchased ahead of time at http://spicket.events/schsangels
Ticket sales will open 1 week prior to each event
Ticket sales close at 2:00pm the day of the event for varsity football games as well as JV2/JV/Varsity boys basketball games. Any individual(s) not purchasing tickets by 2:00pm will not be allowed into the game
Tickets can be printed at home to be scanned at the event or shown in the Ticket Spicket app on cellular devices to be scanned. NO SCREENSHOTS ACCEPTED
Gates/entrance close 30 minutes after the scheduled start time of the varsity event. Anyone not in the game at this time will not be allowed in
Refunds will only be issued for ticket purchases if the event is canceled
No re-entry to the event, once you leave you will not be allowed back in
All middle/elementary school students must be with an adult
Metro Classic Conference passes are still allowed at the gate for Metro Classic Conference games only, no digital ticket required. For Non-Conference Games, Metro Classic Conference passes are not accepted and a digital ticket is required
6 and under are free, no digital ticket required.
St. Catherine’s students are free with school ID, no digital ticket required. If no ID, a purchased ticket will be required
Siena employees are free with ID, no digital ticket required. If no ID, a purchased ticket will be required
Video Tutorial that shows how to purchase tickets and use app
ANGELS..................
Jan 1st - Jan 6th
Girls Basketball (3-11 Overall, 1-5 Metro Classic Conference)Wednesday night the Angels hosted Kenosha Tremper in a non-conference basketball game. The Angels played well and kept the game close throughout, however in the end they didn’t have enough as they were defeated 64-55. Laila Collier-White led the team with 16 points, Aniyah Price and Kaleah Conley each added 13. The Angels got back to conference play on Friday night as they hosted the Racine Lutheran Crusaders. The Angels held a strong lead at halftime and extended it during the 2nd half to go on to defeat the Crusaders 73-34. Laila Collier-White led the way with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 7 steals. Emmerson Davidovic added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 9 steals while Kaleah Conley had 13 points and Aniyah Price had 11. | ||||
Boys Basketball (4-7 Overall, 3-2 Metro Classic Conference)Saturday afternoon the boys basketball team traveled to Racine Lutheran for a Metro Classic Conference matchup. The Angels held a lead at halftime as well as late in the 2nd half, unfortunately, the Crusaders would storm back to defeat the Angels 60-54. Lamont Hamilton led the team with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 steals. Adreyon Contreras-Ward had 12 points and 7 rebounds and Eddie Vinson had 12 points. | ||||
WrestlingThe St. Catherine’s/Lutheran wrestling team traveled to Ozaukee High School for a quad with Ozaukee, Living Word Lutheran and Cedarburg on Wednesday night. The Angels wrestled extremely well as they went 2-1 including victories over Ozaukee (51-24) and Living Word Lutheran (61-18). Going undefeated on the evening were Paige Barbee (3-0, 113 lbs), Mictlan Garcia (3-0, 1 pin, 126 lbs), Sophia Reeser (2-0, 1 pin, 138 lbs, Daire Hankins (3-0, 2 pins, 144 lbs), Luis Rivera (3-0, 165 lbs), and Abner Rincon (2-0, 215 lbs). Also having a good night for the Angels was Nazier Spencer (2-1, 150 lbs), Demacio Trujillo (2-1, 1 pin, 157 lbs), Alberto Rodriguez (2-1, 175 lbs) and Alex Gomez-Garcia (2-1, 1 pin, 190 lbs). Saturday the Angels wrestling team traveled to Kenosha Bradford. The team had their best day of the year so far and finished 3rd out of 11 teams. Daire Hankins and Demacio Trujillo led the Angels as they both took 1st. Hankins (138 lbs) finished 4-0 with 3 pins and 1 tech fall. Trujillo (150 lbs) finished 5-0 with 4 pins and 1 tech fall. Luis Rivera (157 lbs, 4-1, 3 pins) and London Hadley (215 lbs, 4-1, 4 pins) each earned 2nd place. Alex Gomez-Garcia (175 lbs, 4-1, 3 pins) earned 3rd place. Alberto Rodriguez (165 lbs) earned 5th place going 3-2 with 3 pins. In the girls tournament, Sophia Reeser had a great day as she went 3-2 with 3 pins to finish in 5th place. | ||||
SwimmingSwim had no events this week. Their next event is a double dual at Whitewater on January 9th | ||||
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Upcoming Angel Athletic EventsMonday January 8th
Tuesday January 9th
Wednesday January 10th
Thursday January 11th
Friday January 12th
Saturday January 13th
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