It was a morning of talking college. At the seventh annual “Alumni Visitation Day” event on December 18, eleven SPHS alumni again walked the halls of the high school building to meet with high school students in small group sessions. Conversations focused on preparing for college,college choices, adjustments in college, and coursework and study habits at the high school level that were helpful along with a host of other grade-level appropriate topics.
For the past six years, alumni have visited with seniors in Assisi Hall with the discussion moderated by Mr. Mike Mulherin, senior class Theology teacher. For now the second year, the schedule accommodated short sessions with freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Several teachers facilitated those discussions and a small group of alumni shared their thoughts and answered questions from the underclassmen. The purpose was to prompt thinking about college choices and, especially, those things they can do in their early years of high school to help prepare them best for their college career. Development Department staff also visited with seniors and alum to explain the purpose and goals of Development Department projects and mailings—keeping in touch, providing assistance for class reunion contact information, and helping to sustain Catholic education at St. Peter’s.
As always, it was simply wonderful to have the alumni back in the SPHS building. Thank you Stasia Phillips, Erin Duffy, Addison Morr, Eli Thrasher, Shannon Butler, Greg Coleman, Diane Dreskler, Alex Blunk, Emily Reith, Karisma Sinha, and John Tomchak! Stay in touch and come back soon! Go Spartans!
Thank you also to those who helped with the day’s activities including Father Hite who visited early, Mrs. Tressa Reith who spins the “schedule magic” so alumni see every student, Sister Bernard Marie who always is a big help organizing the photo of alumni, Mrs. Brenda Schuck and the cafeteria staff who prepared breakfast snacks, class moderators Mr. Sam Chamberlin, Mrs. Tammy Haus, Mrs. Monica Sved, Mr. Jon Cuttitta, Mr. Jerry Bradner and Mr. Roy Shoulders who assisted with the underclassmen visits, yearbook students who took photos of underclassmen sessions, and Mr. Henrich for escorting alumni to Assisi Hall.