AHA Building

Alumni Newsletter May 2016

Jesse Foley '89 

 

Hello Fellow Academy of Holy Angels Alumni!

I hope you enjoy our May AHA Alumni Newsletter.  We’ve got lots of exciting news to share!  Our main alumni event is now just weeks away.  Please consider purchasing your tickets for Rock the Lawn today!  Ticket prices go up on June 1!

If this is your reunion year, please have a look at our reunion section

We hope you have a safe and relaxing summer! 

Jesse Foley '89, Alumni Officer

 

Rock the Lawn 

 

Register Today for Rock the Lawn 2016!

We are counting down the days until our first ever all-school reunion and music festival called “Rock the Lawn”.  The fun begins, 6pm, Friday, June 24!  Volunteers have been working hard to make this event the biggest AHA alumni event ever.  AHA Alumni Paul Peterson ’83 will be the headliner and Mick Sterling will open the show! Get more information about the music at Rock the Lawn 

Rock the Lawn will also include a Mass at 6pm, AHA History Presentation at 6:30pm, Tours of AHA, Food, Beer Tent, Wine and Games.  The music begins at 7pm.  We are offering businesses the opportunity to sponsor and advertise before and during the event.  Check out the Rock the Lawn website for more details 

Tickets are just $10 now but will go up to $15 on June 1.  Go here to sign up  

 

AHA Alumni Survey

 

 

The AHA Alumni Survey

Thank you to everyone who agreed to complete the 2016 AHA Alumni Survey!  We had over 280 respondents.  We had two $50 Target gift card winners and they were Tom Arms ‘83 and Chelsea Behnke ‘10!   We will provide a full report on our findings and conclusions in the July Communique!

 

Golf Tournament 

 

AHA Golf Tournament

AHA is excited for our Shoot for the Stars golf tournament on June 15.  Play begins at 12:30pm and will take place at Deer Run in Victoria.  

The dinner and auction will begin at 5:30pm. Please consider putting a group of classmates or friends together for this fun event!

Get more details and sign up

 

 

AHA Annual Fund Supports Kids

The AHA Annual Fund: Every Gift Fuels the Mission!

Thank you to the generosity of our AHA community, we are closing in on our 2015-16 AHA Annual fund goal of $1.450 million.  We are also excited to report that AHA is on pace to have 25% more annual fund and scholarship donors this year. We are so grateful to all of our donors and we hope that you’ll continue to be generous!  Your gift, no matter the amount, fuels the AHA mission and provides a Catholic education to our amazing students.   

Please consider making a gift today

 

Homecoming

Homecoming is Friday, September 30

Mark your calendars to return to AHA to have fun with your classmates and cheer on the STARS.

 

 

2016 Class Reunions2016 Class Reunions

If your graduation year ends with a “1” or a “6” then this is your reunion year!  We’ve already heard from many alumni reunion organizers and several alums have set aside a date and have some set plans.  The AHA Alumni Office is here to support your work. 

Here is some information that has been shared with the AHA Alumni Office:

Class of 1956,  60-year reunion 

Date:  Friday, July 29 at 5pm
Place: Home of Judy Johnson Crandall
For More Information: Ginny Vizard edwviz@aol.com
RSVP to Mary Ann Gross, 10735 Morgan Circle S. Bloomington 55431

Class of 1961,  55-year Reunion

Date:  TBD

Class of 1966,  50-Year Reunion

Date:  August 20, 11am
Place:  Academy of Holy Angels
For More Information:  Mary Jane O’Donnell Rippel at emmjay@tds.net

Class of 1976, 40-Year Reunion 

Date:  Saturday, September 24, 7pm
Place:  Redstone, Eden Prairie
For More Information:  Jeanne Luxem at jluxem@gmail.com 

Class of 1981,  35-year Reunion

Date:  Friday, June 24, 6pm
Place:  Academy of Holy Angels Rock the Lawn, Class of ’81 Tent!
Register at:  www.academyofholyangels.org/rockthelawn
For More Information: Liz Sullivan at liz.sullivan@startribune.com or Mary Sulllivan McCue at mcmaryjoe@aol.com        

Class of 1986,  30-year Reunion

Date:  Friday, June 24, 6pm
Place:  Academy of Holy Angels Rock the Lawn Class of ’86 Tent!
For More Information: Search “AHA Class of ‘86” on facebook
Register at:  www.academyofholyangels.org/rockthelawn
For More Information:  Patty Flynn Huss dphuss@comcast.net at John Arms at jarms@wingnutinc.com and Kate Jaeger McMahon at kandkmcmahon@aol.com

Class of 1991,  25-year reunion

Date:  Saturday, September 17, 2016
Time:  7:00-11:00 p.m. (Bowling 8-10 p.m.)
Place: Pinstripes – Edina 
Cost: $35 per person * $40 at the door 
(Includes appetizers and bowling, cash bar)

For More Information or to RSVP:  Eileen LaFontaine eileenlafontaine@gmail.com or Becky Smith becky_smith50@hotmail.com

*Any additional donations will be given to AHA in the name of “AHA Class of 1991”.

Class of 1996,  20-year reunion

Date:  Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 7pm
Place: Stella’s Fish Cafe
For More Information:  Melissa Peterson Perkins or Kristen Pike Shedd, AHA96Reunion@gmail.com
Cost: $60 per person, purchase tickets in advance (by September 1st). Cost includes one hour of open bar (7-8 PM), appetizers and a DJ dropping old school 90's hits!
Purchase tickets at: https://aha-class-of-1996.eventbrite.com

Class of 2001,  15-year reunion   

Date: TBD, Fall of 2016
Place: TBD 
For more information: Pam Berry at pamberry@ymail.com    

Class of 2006,  10-year reunion

Date:  Friday, June 24, 6pm
Location:  Academy of Holy Angels Rock the Lawn, Class of ’06 Tent!
Register at:  www.academyofholyangels.org/rockthelawn
For More Information:  Cherrelle Swain at swain.cherrelle@gmail.com
Also contact, Erin Sunder Suarez at suarez.erin@gmail.com  or Derek Ketcho at dketcho@htbmn.com or Jack Finnegan finneganjt@gmail.com or Kevin Poindexter at kevin.d.poindexter@gmail.com  

Class of 2011,  5-year reunion

Date:  TBD
Location:  TBD
For More Information:  Evan Mcneil at mcnei124@umn.edu and Courtney Kronschnabel

 

Spring Communique cover

 

Submit your class notes!

Hopefully you’ve received the Spring Communique in the mail! If you aren’t receiving it regularly and would like to, please contact us to make sure we have your updated mailing address. 

Please note that we want your personal and/or professional update!  Please consider sending a picture of yourself, of your family or with alumni friends to Jesse Foley at jfoley@ahastars.org. The deadline for the Summer Alumni News and Notes is June 10, 2016.  Please consider sending it today!

Here’s a link to the Spring Communique.  

 

 

 

 

 

Like us on Facebook

 

AHA Alumni Facebook Page

If you are on facebook, please consider following the AHA alumni page. Great effort is made to post fun and interesting pictures and updates to keep our alumni informed about the many exciting things happening at AHA. We also use this page to invite alumni back for special events and to feature accomplishments of our graduates. Our page is simply called “Academy of Holy Angels Alumni”. Like it today!

 

Jesse Foley '89 

 

Hello Fellow Academy of Holy Angels Alumni!

I hope you enjoy our May AHA Alumni Newsletter.  We’ve got lots of exciting news to share!  Our main alumni event is now just weeks away.  Please consider purchasing your tickets for Rock the Lawn today!  Ticket prices go up on June 1!

If this is your reunion year, please have a look at our reunion section

We hope you have a safe and relaxing summer! 

Jesse Foley '89, Alumni Officer

 

Rock the Lawn 

 

Register Today for Rock the Lawn 2016!

We are counting down the days until our first ever all-school reunion and music festival called “Rock the Lawn”.  The fun begins, 6pm, Friday, June 24!  Volunteers have been working hard to make this event the biggest AHA alumni event ever.  AHA Alumni Paul Peterson ’83 will be the headliner and Mick Sterling will open the show! Get more information about the music at Rock the Lawn 

Rock the Lawn will also include a Mass at 6pm, AHA History Presentation at 6:30pm, Tours of AHA, Food, Beer Tent, Wine and Games.  The music begins at 7pm.  We are offering businesses the opportunity to sponsor and advertise before and during the event.  Check out the Rock the Lawn website for more details 

Tickets are just $10 now but will go up to $15 on June 1.  Go here to sign up  

 

AHA Alumni Survey

 

 

The AHA Alumni Survey

Thank you to everyone who agreed to complete the 2016 AHA Alumni Survey!  We had over 280 respondents.  We had two $50 Target gift card winners and they were Tom Arms ‘83 and Chelsea Behnke ‘10!   We will provide a full report on our findings and conclusions in the July Communique!

 

Golf Tournament 

 

AHA Golf Tournament

AHA is excited for our Shoot for the Stars golf tournament on June 15.  Play begins at 12:30pm and will take place at Deer Run in Victoria.  

The dinner and auction will begin at 5:30pm. Please consider putting a group of classmates or friends together for this fun event!

Get more details and sign up

 

 

AHA Annual Fund Supports Kids

The AHA Annual Fund: Every Gift Fuels the Mission!

Thank you to the generosity of our AHA community, we are closing in on our 2015-16 AHA Annual fund goal of $1.450 million.  We are also excited to report that AHA is on pace to have 25% more annual fund and scholarship donors this year. We are so grateful to all of our donors and we hope that you’ll continue to be generous!  Your gift, no matter the amount, fuels the AHA mission and provides a Catholic education to our amazing students.   

Please consider making 2a gift today

 

Homecoming

Homecoming is Friday, September 30

Mark your calendars to return to AHA to have fun with your classmates and cheer on the STARS.

 

 

2016 Class Reunions2016 Class Reunions

If your graduation year ends with a “1” or a “6” then this is your reunion year!  We’ve already heard from many alumni reunion organizers and several alums have set aside a date and have some set plans.  The AHA Alumni Office is here to support your work. 

Here is some information that has been shared with the AHA Alumni Office:

Class of 1956,  60-year reunion 

Date:  Friday, July 29 at 5pm
Place: Home of Judy Johnson Crandall
For More Information: Ginny Vizard edwviz@aol.com
RSVP to Mary Ann Gross, 10735 Morgan Circle S. Bloomington 55431

Class of 1961,  55-year Reunion

Date:  TBD

Class of 1966,  50-Year Reunion

Date:  August 20, 11am
Place:  Academy of Holy Angels
For More Information:  Mary Jane O’Donnell Rippel at emmjay@tds.net

Class of 1976, 40-Year Reunion 

Date:  Saturday, September 24, 7pm
Place:  Redstone, Eden Prairie
For More Information:  Jeanne Luxem at jluxem@gmail.com 

Class of 1981,  35-year Reunion

Date:  Friday, June 24, 6pm
Place:  Academy of Holy Angels Rock the Lawn, Class of ’81 Tent!
Register at:  www.academyofholyangels.org/rockthelawn
For More Information: Liz Sullivan at liz.sullivan@startribune.com or Mary Sulllivan McCue at mcmaryjoe@aol.com        

Class of 1986,  30-year Reunion

Date:  Friday, June 24, 6pm
Place:  Academy of Holy Angels Rock the Lawn Class of ’86 Tent!
For More Information: Search “AHA Class of ‘86” on facebook
Register at:  www.academyofholyangels.org/rockthelawn
For More Information:  Patty Flynn Huss dphuss@comcast.net at John Arms at jarms@wingnutinc.com and Kate Jaeger McMahon at kandkmcmahon@aol.com

Class of 1991,  25-year reunion

Date:  Saturday, September 17, 2016
Time:  7:00-11:00 p.m. (Bowling 8-10 p.m.)
Place: Pinstripes – Edina 
Cost: $35 per person * $40 at the door 
(Includes appetizers and bowling, cash bar)

For More Information or to RSVP:  Eileen LaFontaine eileenlafontaine@gmail.com or Becky Smith becky_smith50@hotmail.com

*Any additional donations will be given to AHA in the name of “AHA Class of 1991”.

Class of 1996,  20-year reunion

Date:  Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 7pm
Place: Stella’s Fish Cafe
For More Information:  Melissa Peterson Perkins or Kristen Pike Shedd, AHA96Reunion@gmail.com
Cost: $60 per person, purchase tickets in advance (by September 1st). Cost includes one hour of open bar (7-8 PM), appetizers and a DJ dropping old school 90's hits!
Purchase tickets at: https://aha-class-of-1996.eventbrite.com

Class of 2001,  15-year reunion   

Date: TBD, Fall of 2016
Place: TBD 
For more information: Pam Berry at pamberry@ymail.com    

Class of 2006,  10-year reunion

Date:  Friday, June 24, 6pm
Location:  Academy of Holy Angels Rock the Lawn, Class of ’06 Tent!
Register at:  www.academyofholyangels.org/rockthelawn
For More Information:  Cherrelle Swain at swain.cherrelle@gmail.com
Also contact, Erin Sunder Suarez at suarez.erin@gmail.com  or Derek Ketcho at dketcho@htbmn.com or Jack Finnegan finneganjt@gmail.com or Kevin Poindexter at kevin.d.poindexter@gmail.com  

Class of 2011,  5-year reunion

Date:  TBD
Location:  TBD
For More Information:  Evan Mcneil at mcnei124@umn.edu and Courtney Kronschnabel

 

Spring Communique cover

 

Submit your class notes!

Hopefully you’ve received the Spring Communique in the mail! If you aren’t receiving it regularly and would like to, please contact us to make sure we have your updated mailing address. 

Please note that we want your personal and/or professional update!  Please consider sending a picture of yourself, of your family or with alumni friends to Jesse Foley at jfoley@ahastars.org. The deadline for the Summer Alumni News and Notes is June 10, 2016.  Please consider sending it today!

Here’s a link to the Spring Communique.  

 

 

 

 

 

Like us on Facebook

 

AHA Alumni Facebook Page

If you are on facebook, please consider following the AHA alumni page. Great effort is made to post fun and interesting pictures and updates to keep our alumni informed about the many exciting things happening at AHA. We also use this page to invite alumni back for special events and to feature accomplishments of our graduates. Our page is simply called “Academy of Holy Angels Alumni”. Like it today!