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Monday Sept 4, 2023

Updated: Sep 8, 2023


Alumni House Closed in Honor of Labor Day*

* Remembering the Alumni & Friends who Renovated the Alumni House -

Check our website at: foa1220.org


The Story of CHARLIE'S ANGELS Once the purchase of the building was finalized, FRIENDS OF ANGELS president Chuck (Charlie) Wood enlisted the help of Jim Cramer '59 and Earl Wirtz '58—two highly skilled alumni who spearheaded the renovation. They recruited other talented volunteers, and the group became affectionately known as "Charlie's Angels." And they truly were. Each one devoted hundreds of hours of time and talent to the Alumni House renovation, eventually expanding their services to the school, where they completed over 100 projects between 2008-2014 saving St. Catherine's an estimated $75,000. Check out a partial list of their school projects below. A simple thank you was all they required to continue their service.

This is truly is an amazing group of SCHS Alumni & Friends. Charlie's Angels at Work Left to Right: Joe Woitach '59, Earl Wirtz '58, Ed Howard (SCHS Honorary Grad 2009), Jim Cramer '59, Tom Mielcarek '63, Dan Bentz '58, Ralph Mazzie '70, Dave Benjamin '61 (not pictured—golfing or fishing that day)

Earl Wirtz '58 Dan Bentz '58 Jim Cramer '59 Wire Man Painter Man Boss Man (Deceased)

Ed Howard (Honorary 2009) Dave Benjamin '61 Joe Woitach '59

Plummer Man (Deceased) Ladder Man Muscle Man


Ralph Mazzie '81 Jim Welsh '56 Terry Kovara '64

Handy Man Chili Man Broom Man


Jack Kelley '58 H Tom Krug '60 Bob Garrity '62

Hammer Man Sparky Helper


Tom Kaiser Tom Mielcarek '63 (Deceased) Morley Torgerson '67

Helper Anchor Man Helper


Brendan O'Brien '99 Mike Seitz '73 Jim Morelli

Helper Window Man Cement Man


Colin Pankow '80 Tim Shea '73 Jerry Kasinski '76

Helper Electrician Grass Man


Fr. Cletus Uhen Former SCHS AD & Golf Coach Chaplain & Confessor (Deceased)


The Growing Family of Angels As work progressed on the Alumni Building renovation, more Angels joined the group to contribute time and talent. Mondays became a routine day to meet and discuss the items that needed to be address in the near future. Mondays also became a tradition for Alumni and Friends to meet, have lunch and visit. The list of helpers and visitors keeps - Check the Blog on our website: foa1220.org........................ Those not pictured here include: Dave O'Brien '58, Upholstery Man

Dave Keenan '66, Helper (Deceased) John Burgess, Helper Dan Peterson '65, Helper Dan Lesperance '65, Helper Jim Lueloff, Helper

SCHS Projects Completed by CHARLIE'S ANGELS • removed old cabinets and flooring from the AD's office • installed gym camera for the AD office • painted gym doors • re-keyed gym, coaches office, athletic storage room and weight room to a universal key • installed 14 white screens in classrooms • moved Athletic and Alumni Hall of Fame plaques to first- and second-floor halls (over 350 plaques) • repaired and repainted cafeteria walls • cleaned, re-caulked and painted basement windows • removed 8 iron radiators • assembled 30 computer stations • constructed and painted orchestra pit wall in auditorium • secured 9 science desks to floor • assembled batting cage in Aquin Field, east of garage • painted first-floor hallway • cleaned the gym bleachers • installed safety rails for the gym bleachers • checked batteries and replaced stand-by lights in entire school • cleaned trophy cases • installed 16 - 60-inch TVs in classrooms and removed 14 white screens • assembled 20 computer classroom work stations • relocated 40 athletic plaques—regional and sectional • cleaned the floor, painted walls, rewired and created a parent reception area at the Angel Cheer/Pom Studio (over 2000 sq. ft.) in the Warren Packaging storage building on 4-Mile Road Small Jobs Continue to Pop Up at The Alumni House * Security Cameras installed on Front & Rear of the Building * Security Bars installed over the rear windows * In Sink Erator installed in Lower North Unit * Interior access doorway to Upper Units constructed in Lower North Unit * Fire Extinguishers installed in Upper & Lower Units * Screen Doors added to two front doors * Alumni side door repainted * New Door Handles installed on two front doors * Three Desks and Bookcase were assembled for the Siena Offices in the Lower North Unit * Basement was cleaned of trash * Backyard was cleaned of over growth * Small Refrigerator installed Lower North Unit * Wall Cabinets installed over sink Lower North Unit

* Front Shelving constructed for SCHS Memorabilia

* Painting of the window sills

* Safety Guards installed in back doors Upper Units • Angels Connecting..................


• Class of "65......

The Class of '65 will be golfing............

STILL CRAZY - Greensboro Sunday, Sept. 17th -- Thursday, Sept. 21st, 2023


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* Dick Graceffa '69 will be covering local High School football on Radio, check it out at DGSports.MIXIR.com


• Angels In the News.........




• Racine News..........




• Prayers for the families of departed Angels and Friends......



• Prayers for Alumni & Friends dealing with Health issues:

  • Tom Clazmer's uses a walker and dealing with heath issues.

  • Barb (Bohn) Jarapko '60 dealing with health issues.

  • Joe Ingrasci new heart issue is still being evaluated. Tired most of the time.

  • Former SCHS Golf Coach Dave Arkenburg - led them to 2nd place at State Golf in 2018. Dave is dealing with serious health issue.

  • Jim Poulsen has returned to St Monica's. Seems to be doing well, vast improvements.

  • Don Hansen dealing with COPD

  • Rob Gordon using braces on his legs

  • Victor Moreno difficulty walking - leg issues

  • Jeff DeMatthew had his 3rd Heart Ablation

  • Fr. Ron Crewe is back at Elizabeth Gradens in Oak Creek.

  • Rick Cramer is up and out and about

  • Dan DeMatthew slowly healing his 5 broken ribs from his wheelchair crash

  • George Gordon dealing with back issue using a support.

  • Walt Strini has been moved to Siena for rehab making improvements each day.

  • Walt's wife Sandy dealing with heart issue.

  • Tom Goebel spent 3 day in the hospital with A-Fib. Twice to the Emergency Room

  • Joe Clazmer in the hospital

  • Jeff Pulda dealing with Kidney Stones. His wife needs Hip Replacement surgery



• Special Prayers needed for:

Chris & Sue Gorman's grandson Eli, Don Heck, Tom Konieczko, Rick Cramer, Tom Pulda, Dave O'Brien, George Gordon, Bob Letsch, Jack Kelley, Bob Garrity, Gary Schonert, Kathy (Hackl) Wirtz, Jim Poulsen, Mickey Postorino, Helen (Willmes) Miller, Mike O'Brien, Dick Albregts' wife, Rudy Weibel's wife, Tom Krug’s wife, Del Alton's wife, Bill Halberstadt's wife, Dan Peterson's wife, Pat (Peters) Obernberger


Important Dates:


• Preservation Racine Tour of Alumni House - Sunday Sept 24th Noon - 5:30pm


• McGuire/Letsch Scramble - Ives Grove - Friday Sept 29th

Register on-line at saintcats.org - today !!!


* Thanksgiving - Thursday November 23rd


* Premier Alumni House "Stayin Alive" Video - Monday Dec 4th - SCHS Cafeteria


* Christmas Day - Monday Dec 25th - Alumni House Closed


Angel Athletics -


SCHS Home Game Protocols and Procedures All tickets must be purchased ahead of time at http://spicket.events/schsangels

  1. Ticket sales will open 1 week prior to each event

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Refunds will only be issued for ticket purchases if the event is canceled

  6. No re-entry to the event, once you leave you will not be allowed back in

  7. All middle/elementary school students must be with an adult

  8. 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

  9. 6 and under are free, no digital ticket required.

  10. St. Catherine’s students are free with school ID, no digital ticket required. If no ID, a purchased ticket will be required

  11. Siena employees are free with ID, no digital ticket required. If no ID, a purchased ticket will be required

  12. Video Tutorial that shows how to purchase tickets and use app

Upcoming Angel Athletic Events Monday August 28th


Football (1-0 Metro Classic Conference, 2-1 Overall) Friday night the Angels football team traveled to Watertown to face off against Luther Prep in the first Metro Classic Conference game of the season. Luther Prep kicked off the scoring in the first quarter but the Angels came right back to make the game 8-7 on a Issac Cantu 4 yard touchdown from Eddie Vinson. Luther Prep scored on their next drive, but the Angels were able to take a 16-15 lead after Imarion Holder took the ball up the middle for a 15 yard touchdown run. The most exciting play of the evening came right before halftime as Lamont Hamilton took the kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown to give the Angels a 24-21 lead at halftime. The Angels defense played very well in the 2nd half as they did not allow anymore points. Holder added another touchdown with a 39 yard touchdown run and the Angels were able to close out the game with a 30-21 victory. Imarion Hold led the offense with over 100 yards rushing on the night.

Girls Tennis (0-1 Metro Classic Conference, 0-5 Overall) Thursday night the St. Catherine’s/Lutheran tennis team traveled to St. Thomas More to kick off their Metro Classic Conference season. The team played one of their best matches of the year and battled the Cavaliers throughout the afternoon. Unfortunately for the Angels they didn’t have enough in the end as Thomas More walked away with the 4-3 victory. In singles competition Marissa Feuerstein was able to earn a 2-6, 7-5, 10-5 victory. In doubles competition the team of Isabella Lillo/Elena Gaither defeated their opponents 6-1, 6-1 and the team of Michelle Perez/Leila Hadley-Cathey defeated their opponents 6-2, 7-5.

Girls Volleyball (0-1 Metro Classic Conference, 2-3 Overall) Tuesday night the Angels girls volleyball team traveled to Milwaukee Lutheran for their first dual match of the season. The Angels came ready to play and performed extremely well as they were able to defeat the Red Knights 25-21, 21-25, 25-18, 25-20. Katie Winkler led the team as she had 11 kills and 14 assists. Macieana Trujillo was able to add 11 kills and 5 aces, while Londyn Pardo had 6 kills, 7 assists and 4 aces. Thursday night the girls volleyball team traveled to St. Thomas More. The Cavaliers proved why they are looking to make a deep run into the playoffs as their height and experience proved to be too much for the Angels to handle as the Cavaliers handed the Angels a 25-10, 25-11, 25-8 loss. Macieana Trujillo led the team with 3 kills and 2 blocks. Aniyah Price added 2 kills.

Boys Volleyball (0-1 Southern Lakes Conference, 0-2 Overall) Boys volleyball opened up their season on Tuesday night as they hosted Dominican in a boys volleyball non-conference matchup. The Angels played very well for their first game of the year and showed promise throughout the match, however Dominican was a little too much to handle as they defeated the Angels 25-22, 15-25, 25-19, 25-18. Lucas Adams led the way as he had 4 assists, 3 digs and 1 ace. Sam Pitrof added 4 kills and an ace, Ryan To had 2 kills and Caleb Scott had 2 blocks. Wednesday night the Angels boys volleyball team traveled to Westosha Central to kick off Southern Lakes Conference play. The Angels grew each set and played much better as the game went along, unfortunately Westosha proved why they are looking to win another conference championship as they were able to defeat the Angels 25-12, 25-14, 25-20.

Boys Soccer (0-0-0 Metro Classic Conference, 1-0-1 Overall) The boys soccer team kicked off their season as they traveled to Wisconsin Lutheran for a non-conference soccer matchup. The Angels played exceptional defense all game long as they held Wisconsin Lutheran to only 1 goal. The Angels themselves scored a goal in the first half as Juan Bueno found Angel Galvan in the 20th minute. Wisconsin Lutheran scored 10 minutes later and those would be the only two goals of the game as the game would end in a 1-1 tie. Friday night at the Beres soccer tournament hosted by Catholic Memorial at Waukesha South, the Angels played extremely well on both offense and defense to land themselves a 3-0 win over Carmen and propel them into the championship on Saturday afternoon. Abel Galvan led the way for the Angels as he scored all 3 goals unassisted. The defense of the Angels also played extremely well as they gave Carmen very few chances to score. Saturday afternoon the Angels soccer team returned to the Beres soccer tournament to face off against host school Catholic Memorial in the championship game. Abel Galvan scored in the 19th minute off an assist from Andrew Babington and with Edgar Cesar-Olivares stopping 6 Crusader shots the Angels were able to hold off Catholic Memorial for a 1-0 victory and winning the championship in the Beres tournament for back to back years.

Girls Golf Wednesday afternoon the girls golf team headed to Shoop Park to participate in a triangular with The Prairie School and St. Thomas More. The young Angels golf team continues to improve as the season progresses and while they weren’t able to have enough golfers to put together a team score, the team performed very well. Ella Pollock led the three Angels golfers with a 61 on the 9 hole course at Shoop.

Girls Swim The PSC Aquatics swim team kicked off their season on Thursday night as they traveled to Lake Geneva Badger to participate in the Badger relays. The team did extremely well for their first meet of the season, amassing 39 points and finishing in 10th place. Below are results of relay teams that earned points for the team:

  • 200 yard medley

    • Team consisted of Sora Pearson, CC Berkey, Kayla Craft and Sophia Reeser (9th place, 2:44:17)

  • 200 yard butterfly

    • Team consisted of CC Berkey, Anna Nguyen, Riley Saenim and Kayla Craft (9th place, 2:34.74)

  • 100 yard freestyle

    • team consisted of Sora Pearson, Leila Heredia, Sophia Reeser and Riley Saenim (9th place, 1:12.11)

  • 400 yard medley

    • Team consisted of Riley Saenim, Kayla Craft, CC Berkey, and Anna Nguyen (11th place, 5:59.62)

  • 200 yard freestyle

    • Team consisted of Leila Heredia, Anna Nguyen, Sora Pearson, and Sophia Reeser (15th place, 2:43.21)


Home Game Protocols and Procedures Racine St. Catherine’s Home Game Protocols and Procedures

All tickets must be purchased ahead of time at http://spicket.events/schsangels

  1. Ticket sales will open 1 week prior to each event

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Refunds will only be issued for ticket purchases if the event is canceled

  6. No re-entry to the event, once you leave you will not be allowed back in

  7. All middle/elementary school students must be with an adult

  8. 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

  9. 6 and under are free, no digital ticket required.

  10. St. Catherine’s students are free with school ID, no digital ticket required. If no ID, a purchased ticket will be required

  11. Siena employees are free with ID, no digital ticket required. If no ID, a purchased ticket will be required

  12. Video Tutorial that shows how to purchase tickets and use app

Upcoming Angel Athletic Events Monday September 4th

  • No games/matches/meets scheduled

Tuesday September 5th

  • Girls tennis vs. The Prairie School @ Lockwood Park @ 4:00pm

Wednesday September 6th

  • Boys soccer @ Shoreland Lutheran @ 6:30pm

  • Boys volleyball vs. Beloit Memorial @ 6:30pm

Thursday September 7th

  • Girls tennis @ Dominican @ 4:00pm

  • Girls volleyball vs. Kenosha St. Joseph @ 6:30pm

Friday September 8th

  • Girls tennis @ The Prairie School (1-3 singles) and Racine Horlick (4 singles and 1-3 doubles) @ 3:30pm

  • Cross country Metro Reunion Meet @ Johnson Park @ 4:30pm

  • Football vs. Shoreland Lutheran @ Horlick Field @ 7:00pm

Saturday September 9th

  • Girls tennis @ The Prairie School (1-3 singles) and Racine Horlick (4 singles and 1-3 doubles) @ 8:30am

  • Girls volleyball @ Cudahy @ 8:30am

  • Girls swim @ Elkhorn @ 10:00am

  • Boys soccer @ Verona @ 1:00pm


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