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Age Reunions]
Villa
Maria Academy Hosted Networking Event
Stephanie Nolan Deviney ’90 and Stacey Benseler ’90
spearheaded the first networking event held in the event room
(the cafeteria converted) of Villa Maria Academy. Alumnae Board President
Mary Sheila McGarvey McDonald ‘79 and Alumnae Director
Sister Patricia Spingler,IHM assisted Stephanie in her
endeavor to advertise the event and to help gather participants. The evening
was dedicated to the promotion of business and professional women. The
Villa grads came together in a friendly and relaxed environment where
the focus was on women networking for business, but where they also had
some fun! The evening proved to be a huge success---ideas and business
cards were exchanged, old acquaintances were renewed, and new friendships
were formed. Plans will be forming soon for a follow-up event.

STACEY BENSELER ‘89 , CATHY LINK CONNELLY’89,
LINDA CRUZ-CARNALL ‘78 |
HEATHER BROWN MEGOSH ’94, CHRISTINE ROUSE ’93,
GLORIA YU ‘94 |
LIZANNE KLINGES ’79, LINDA MARZIANI GENEROTTI
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CLASSMATES LISA PILLARELLA KENNEDY ‘84 SHEILA
TIMOTHY JOHNSON ‘84 PATRICIA MCCAHON ’84 DID SOME CATCHING
UP IN ADDITION TO THEIR NETWORKING
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MALARKEY TOMALAVAGE ‘68, TRICIA MCCAHON ’84, MARIA SIRHAL
MCCABE ‘75

LORRAINE KAISER ‘90 DESCRIBING HER BUSINESS
WHILE HEIDI LEONARD ANDERSON ‘91 LOOKS ON
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BEST FRIENDS SINCE HIGH SCHOOL, LINDA
MARZIANI GENEROTTI ’75, MARIA SIRHAL MCCABE ’75, ATTENDED
THE 1ST NETWORKING EVENT HELD AT VILLA MARIA

SUZANNE WALSH RETTEW ’68, BERNADETTE DELRASO DOUGHERTY ‘78

STEPHANIE NOLAN DEVINEY ’90 WITH LINDA ROMANO
WILEY ’65 LOOKING UP AT ONE OF THE SPEAKERS
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BETSY RASKOB PIAZZA ’85 WITH HOLLY NOTARO
’91 DISCOVERING FAMILIAR FACES ON THE HISTORY WALL

AMY BOSIO ’79 TAKING TIME OUT TO VIEW THE
PICTURE BOARD

NOREENA SONDHI ’98, JAMIE NICHOLAS ROGERS
‘98
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PARTICIPANTS ENJOYING LORRAINE KAISER’S EXPLANATION
OF HER ORGANIZATIONAL PROFESSION |

DEBORAH PENTZ ‘70 RENEWING HER ACQUAINTANCE WITH CHRISTINE ROUSE
‘93 |
Villa
Celebrates 135 YEARS of EXCELLENCE
Photos from Our Celebration 10-28-2007
WE HAD A "CLASSY EVENT"
The All-Class Reunion - Sunday, October 28, 2007
Over 400 people attended the All-Class Reunion at Villa
Maria Academy on Sunday, October 28, 2007. Rev. James Flynn, OSA celebrated
Mass. After the homily, new VMA Alumnae officers were installed. The Alumnae
honored Maurene Moore Polley '64 for her 40 years of service to Villa
Maria Academy.
Graduates from 1938 to 2006 enjoyed wine and cheese
and a buffet lunch while listening to the beautiful sounds of the school's
string ensemble. The afternoon was rounded out by student-led tours of
the campus where Villa memorabilia was on display, including the school's
original admissions book from 1872. Alumnae, who traveled from as far
away as Beverly Hills, California, came to celebrate the tradition of
excellence of their college preparatory school for young women.
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Committee member, Peggy Wenke
’78, had a special sheet cake made picturing the convent and
the new St. Joseph Hall. |
The auditorium
was filled to capacity for the anniversary liturgy. |
Eileen Fadden Butler
’60, Sr. Patricia Fadden ’57 and Sr. Marita Carmel,
principal
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Maurene Moore Polley ’64
thanking the alumnae for their tribute and gift |
Nora Zuber Fedyna ’96,
Jennifer Baraldi DiMarino ’86, Kate Baraldi ’02, and
Nicole Rantz ‘03 |
Mary Pat Donohue Mattson ’71
reading during Liturgy |
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Former faculty members Sister
Marian Anne and Sister Rosemary remembering the uniforms of the
60’ and 70’s |
Alumnae enjoying
scrapbooks and albums from the past |
Musicians past
and present joined together at Liturgy |
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Laura Bauer was happy to see
her former students; Danielle Rodachuk ’95, Monica Binkley
’95,
Christi Hewes’95 and Katie Hewes Bailer ‘97 |
Stephanie Tagye
‘71 leading the congregation in song |
Alumnae were happy
to introduce their husbands and children to Villa Maria |
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Diana McNamee ’01, Alex
Paolantonio ’01, Rory Paolantonio ’03 and Caroline Gilroy
’01 arrived early to decorate the gym
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Helen Hoban ‘92 pauses
to greet Christy Dougherty Raftovitch ’93 and Katie Spade
Browne‘94 |
Mrs. Joyce Prichard and the VMA
String Ensemble provided entertainment during lunch. |
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Committee members were prepared
for the guests to arrive at the registration table |
Pat Ryan Audet ’71, Karen
Weckeser ’71, Sue Kelly ’71, Sandra Barnik Benarick
’71, Stephanie Tagye ‘71 |
It was a family affair for Pat
Novelli DiLello ‘74 , Kathi Novelli Clapham ‘89 and
Cecila DiLello ’02 with the Clapham twins Paul and Sarah. |
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Who would ever think that we would
be walking around Villa Maria with a glass of wine? |
The displays in St Joseph Hall brought back
many memories. |
Chrissy Loeliger ’98, Gina
Cunningham '98, Mary Pat Loeliger '00, Patty Sproat Loeliger '67,
Lee Zaions Caracci '66, Nora Zuber Fedyna '96 and Jennifer Baraldi
DiMarino '96
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Shelly Marra Zeller ’71 singing the responsorial
psalm
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Committee Members
: Carmen Santorrio Curry ’78, Valerie Ferry Kelly ‘7,
and Ellen O’Dwyer Epps ‘7 |
Kathy Shields DeLong
‘73 and Susan Pillerella Magargee ‘78 |
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03, Megan Miller ’03, Lauren Piliero ‘03 |
Looks as if they
found a picture of themselves on the history wall. |
Seated Jen Kramer ‘04,
Alex Paolantonio ‘01, Meredith McGinn 01, Rory Paolantono
‘02, Kelly Miller ‘01, Caroline Gilroy ‘01, Diana
McNamee ’01 Standing Kate Douglas ’05, Kelli Barbato
‘01 |
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Cathy Connelly Link ’89, Jannifer Bertranc ’89, Lauren
Khernmerle Machita ’89, Amy Kosiorek Owsik ‘89 |
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Margaret O’Brien '68, Suzanne
Walsh Rettew '68, Rina Vassallo '71 |
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Frances Ann Kennedy
‘00, Lauren Belvedere ‘00, Aimee Kerr ‘00 |
Jane Hill Bradley
‘47, Elizabeth Hill Walsh ‘47 |
Mary Ann Kilcourse Keenan ’56, Kathleen Kilcourse
Manning ’58, Joanne Capek Zehler ’58, Pat Thomas ‘58 |
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Sandy Barnik Benarick
’71 wore her vintage Villa blazer and tam to the reunion |
Barbara Moore Koppenhafer
’57 enjoying memorabilia display |
Villa boarders posed with the Sisters who were their
constant companions at Villa Maria |
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Sondra Scerca ’59
traveled from Beverly Hills, Ca to attend the All-Class reunion.
She is pictured with classmate, Marilyn Livengood ‘59 |
Dorothy Logue Rapp
’41, Helen Utz Rothrock ’38, Mary Logue Sullivan ‘38 |
Theresa Cavanaugh
Willcox ’52 with her granddaughter Terry Mongan ‘04 |
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Rory
Paolantonio ’03, Meredith McGinn ’01, Alex Paolantonio
’01 with current student Maddie Paolantonio ‘08 |
Jean Murphy Tosto
’74, Rose Marie Bezdirian ’74, Maureen Ginsburg Scheuerman
’76, Karen Walters ’76, Eileen Becker Devine ’76,
Maureen Sullivan Schofield ’74, Mary Pat Montone Walsh ‘74 |
Former students meet with their
teacher, Sr. Patrick Marie, IHM (in the middle)
L to r
Chris Mave Kessler ’71, Eileen Shinn Ross ’70, Sandra
Barnick Benarick ’71, Susan Kelly ’71 |
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Executive officers
being installed during Liturgy celebrating the 135th anniversary
Linda Cruz-Carnall ‘78
Kathi Novelli Clapham ‘89
Dorothy Martin Toomey ‘77
Mary Sheila McGarvey McDonald ‘79 |
Seated Marguerite
Landau Bonner ’60, standing l to r Mary Beth Landau Kramer
’69, with daughters Kirsten Kramer ’01 (English teacher
at VMA) and Jen Kramer 04 |
Gail Hastings Alessandroni
’80 and Claire Marra Ryan ’78 pose in front of the vintage
sports’ memorabilia display |
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Sister Kathleen
Dunn ’55 (presently English teacher at VMA) Katrina Prendergast
Sutton ’94, Mrs. Toni Giancola (former teacher) |
Sister Patricia
Spingler, Alumnae Director, Sister Eileen Hughes, former guidance
Counselor, Sister Catherine McElroy, former Latin teacher |
Sister Mary Kelly
’47 (former Principal), Elizabeth Buckley and Sister Joan
Kelly ‘50 |
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Rose Coghlan with
Sister Catherine McElroy, former Latin teacher |
Former and present
teachers enjoyed the get together |
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COLLEGE-AGE
Villa Reunion Photos
Villa Maria Academy hosted a reunion for college-aged graduates
in the event room of the school. Students gathered for a light fare of
popcorn and slushies before attending the basketball game between Villa
Maria and Mt. St. Joseph Academy.
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Members of the Class of 2007 gathered
at Villa Maria before returning to college life.
Left to right standing
Emily O’Connor, Maggie Dever, Ashley Johnson, Stephanie
Allen, Danielle Kaiser
Kneeling-Sarah Horstmann and Scarlet Gaasche
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Anna Byrnes ’06,
Sarah Horstmann ’07
and Becky Byrnes ‘07 |
Danielle Kaiser
’07, Scarlett Gaasche ’07 and Katie Rodda ‘07 |
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Mary Lauren Magargee ‘07, Meghan Price ‘07, senior Krissy
Klinges ’08, and Alex Conners ‘07
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Class of 07 grads: Timarie Riordan,
Kerry Heying and Danielle McAssey |
Ashley Johnson ’07, Stephanie
Allen ’07, Emily O’Connor ’07 and Eileen McKeown
‘06 |
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| Cousin Mary Kate
Lyons ’07 and Jackie Lees ’02 met up at the reunion |
Former tennis team members Courtney
Scardelette ’06 and Stephanie Dunn ’07 got caught up
during the reunion |
Kelsey Nowalinski and Victoria
Brandolini,
C lass of 2007 |
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| Non-alcoholic Strawberry Marguerita slushies were
a big hit. Kelly Luzi and Mary Kate Lyons serve themelves. |
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The Class of 2002 celebrated their 5th anniversary
with a reunion at Kildare’s in West Chester.
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Caitlin Carney, President of the Class, with Kaitlyn
Baraldi, Vice President, planned the get together
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Class of 2002 alumnae delighted in
reminiscing about their high school days. Julie Tosti, Erika Francisco,
Kaitlyn Baraldi, Jeanmarie Emhof and Andrea Young even attended
elementary school together at st. Anastasia in Newtown Square. |
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