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ALUMNI PROFILES
Name: Paige Thomas
Graduation Year: 2008
Currently reside: Indianapolis, IN
Job Title: Associate Director of Global Engagement, Indiana University Alumni Association
Favorite class while at Brebeuf Jesuit? While there were so many classes I enjoyed, Honors Biotech with Ms. Annee took the cake. I loved her teaching – relatable, reliable, supportive, and pure comedy – but the hands-on approach to learning made it so much easier to comprehend more difficult topics for me. At the end of the year, we worked together in groups to solve a [make believe] crime, and it was so engaging and fun that the memory has stuck with me all these years. Shoutout to Ms. Annee for being a gem of an educator!
Favorite teacher/coach? Mr. Joe Harvey, rest in peace, was one of the most influential people at Brebeuf for me.
What was inspiring about him/her?
As an athletic trainer, he often saw me during my most tough and vulnerable times (preventing, treating, or rehabbing an injury). There were a lot of times that despite the chaos in the training room, he was kind, supportive, and patient. The year we won a state championship in 2007, I also suffered a broken hand as a starter just a few days before semi-state. I will never forget how he uplifted me and promised to do everything he could to help me. Because of him and Dr. Fisher, I was able to play in the state game. It meant the world to me.
What are you doing now?
In my current role I serve as the Associate Director of Global Engagement for Indiana University Alumni Association. I engage IU alumni in key international markets via their time, talent, and treasure that supports the strategic plan of the university. I absolutely love building relationships with alumni and am blown away by their kindness, resiliency, and creativity.
How did Brebeuf Jesuit help shape you into the person you are today?
Brebeuf shaped me in several ways but most importantly it taught me the power of reflection. For the first time, I really bought into the power of reflection and how to incorporate it into various aspects of my life. From classroom exercises, to experiences like Kairos, reflection was positioned as a life-giving, transformative, and change-making practice. Both personally and professionally, intentional reflection is an integral part of my way of living now.
Words of wisdom or advice to our current students.
“Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s unbecoming everything that isn’t you so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.” – Paulo Coelho
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Alumni Volunteer Opportunities
New Alumni Board Member Nominations Due April 1, 2024
Are you interested in joining the Brebeuf Jesuit Alumni Board for the 2024-25 term or do you wish to nominate someone for the Board? You can self-nominate or nominate a fellow alum by completing the form here by April 1!The Brebeuf Jesuit Alumni Association exists to create an organization through which alumni can contribute to the promotion, growth, development, and welfare of Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School and the Brebeuf Jesuit alumni community.
Alumni Board members can serve up to three two-year terms. The board meets four times a year on campus to assist and participate in fundraising activities for Brebeuf Jesuit, to provide scholarship programs for Brebeuf Jesuit legacy students, to provide award and recognition activities for alumni, and so much more to advance the mission of Brebeuf Jesuit. Board members are expected to attend at least two meetings per year, assist with alumni programs as appropriate, and actively participate in and support Brebeuf’s fundraising efforts.
If you’ve been wanting to reconnect with your beloved alma mater in a more meaningful way, this is the perfect opportunity!
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Seeking Class Agents for Upcoming Reunion Classes
We are seeking Class Agents for the following 2024 Reunion Classes. Class Agent responsibilities include:
- Serve as communications liaison between your classmates and the school
- Share updates from classmates for a feature in Alma Matters
- Assist with planning of class reunions, as well as reunion giving
If you are interested, or would like to recommend a classmate, please contact Bree Ballard, Director of Alumni and Parent Relations, at bballard@brebeuf.org for additional details.
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Career Fair 2024
We are looking for Brebeuf Jesuit Alumni to exhibit at our Fall 2024 Career Fair. The top industries of interest to our students are listed below. Interested in talking about your career with students? Reach out to Bree Ballard, Director of Alumni Relations at bballard@brebeuf.org.
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Submit your Nominations Today!
The Alumni Board will host the 2024 Alumni Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony this Fall, and we need your help!
The Alumni Awards recognize the achievements of outstanding alumni and faculty each year by presenting three prestigious awards. The Fred B. McCashland Outstanding Alumni Award, The Fr. J. Paul O’Brien, S.J. Service Award and the Echon Educator Award. These awards honor individuals for their commitment to Brebeuf Jesuit and to their communities. Click here to submit your nominations and read more about the qualifications for each Alumni Award and their past recipients. The Brebeuf Jesuit Athletic Hall of Fame was established to recognize individuals who have made a significant contribution to the traditions and reputation of the athletic program at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School. Click here to submit your nomination and read more about the various Athletic Hall of Fame awards, their qualifications, and their past recipients. Please think about the special members in our community who deserve to be recognized for going above and beyond and complete a nomination form in their honor. All nominations are due by April 1, 2024.
If you have any questions please contact Bree Ballard at 317.524.7122 or email at bballard@brebeuf.org.
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Brebeuf Jesuit Alumni Event: Family Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Breakfast, 9:00 a.m.
Easter Egg Hunt, 10:00 a.m.
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
Join fellow alumni and families for the annual Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast! Kids and parents alike will enjoy a delicious breakfast, Easter coloring, pictures with the Easter Bunny and an egg hunt on the football field. Be sure to bring your own Easter egg baskets for the hunt!
We hope to see you there.
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Saturday, May 11, 2024
Registration Opens – 8:00 a.m.
Kids Fun Run – 8:30 a.m.
5k – 9:00 a.m
Brebeuf Jesuit Cross Country Trail, Track, and Football Field
On behalf of the Brebeuf Jesuit Alumni Association Board of Directors, we are delighted to invite you to be a part of the first inaugural Run Brebeuf 5k.
This fun community event offers our alumni, students, faculty and staff, and friends an opportunity to come together for a morning of racing and camaraderie, but it also provides critical support for a cause we all hold dear – Brebeuf Jesuit. In addition to a variety of initiatives the Alumni Board leads, funds raised by the board support the St. Ignatius Scholarship, which provides book grants and lunch stipends for our students with the greatest financial needs. Central to our mission and core values as a Jesuit institution is a commitment to ensuring our school remains accessible to all qualified students, regardless of their family’s financial circumstances - the Alumni Board is proud to support this program and the education of all students at Brebeuf Jesuit.
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Brebeuf Jesuit Hockey Celebrates 35 Years!
As part of celebrating 35 years of Brebeuf Hockey the Board of Directors would like to build an ALUMNI DATABASE to better communicate and share news about Brebeuf Hockey. Please fill out this form. We appreciate your interest and GO BRAVES!
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Do you have exciting news to share with our community? Have you or any of your fellow Brebeuf Jesuit alumni friends recently received a promotion or an award? Just married? Welcomed a new baby to the family? Achieved a personal goal? Send an email to alumni@brebeuf.org and keep us informed!
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Congratulations to College Counselor Beth Newman on Receiving the Dorothy Cheesman Distinguished Service Award!
The Dorothy Cheesman Distinguished Service Award is given annually by the Indiana Association of College Admission Counseling to a member who has distinguished him or herself by exemplary service to students in their search for post-secondary education. Dorothy Cheesman Award winners must have a minimum of five years of significant membership experience as a committee member, a committee chairperson, or an officer in IACAC or NACAC. Congratulations!
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Brebeuf Food Drive Going on Now!
Brebeuf Jesuit is once again holding a canned food drive during Lent through March 27. Period 4 classrooms will track collections to compete and see which class can bring in the most donations.
In years past, St. Vincent de Paul has fed roughly 12,000 individuals each week. Please consider donating to help feed the 3,000+ families that rely on St. Vincent DePaul for their food.
HOW TO HELP
To contribute to the drive, send any canned food items to Brebeuf with a student. Benchmark collection days will happen every Day 4. To contribute monetarily, the Mothers Association has organized a donation link for the drive. You can also send in cash or a check with a student who can deliver it to the Community Service Office (please make checks out to: St. Vincent de Paul, memo: Food Pantry). Thank you!
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Relic Tour Brings The Skull of St. Jean de Brébeuf to Campus
We were honored to host a relic of our patron St. Jean de Brébeuf last Saturday, and to welcome over 150 visitors from the Brebeuf community and beyond.
Fr. Eric Immel, SJ, from the Jesuit Vocations team, and Isaac Beck, from the Midland, Ontario, Martyrs' Shrine, shared about the life of Brébeuf and the relic, and Fr. Chris Johnson, SJ, led us in opening and closing prayer.
Visitors had a chance to pray with the relic and to learn more about Jean de Brébeuf and the North American martyrs. Many were especially appreciative of the chance to pray with a new translation of Brébeuf's Christmas Carol and to see our beautiful chapel sgraffito honoring the North American Martyrs.
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Team TKO Named the Student Visionary Team of the Year
We are thrilled to share that Team TKO was named as the Student Visionary Team of the year raising a state-record-breaking $271,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Indiana.
This incredible team of mostly Brebeuf students was led by Annie Baxter '25, Caroline Held '25, and Charlie Miller '25. Together, they worked tirelessly to KNOCKOUT CANCER through a 7-week campaign competing against 16 other high school teams. Many thanks to all the students, teachers, parents, alumni and administrators who have cheered them on and helped them with their mission. Special thanks to Fr. Bill, Mr. VanSlambrook and the Jesuits for being part of the grand finale evening.
Way to go, Team TKO: Annie Baxter '25, Charlie Miller '25, Caroline Held '25, Isabel Garcia '27, Kitty Noga '26, Andrew Held '27, Sofia Kite '25, Sophia Huse '25, PJ Schaefer '25, Tyler Carlson '25, Carson Huse '25, Maureen Tancredi '25, Elise Wagner '25, Katie Urick '25, Katie Snook '25, Meredith Seger '25, Sally Griswold '25, Claudia Keller '25, Auden Murphy '25, Layla Boylen '25, Meaghan Keller '25, Bella Maurer '25, Anna Averitt '25 and Max Adams '25.
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Senior Hollis Carbrey Attends Molecular Medicine in Action Symposium
Hollis Carbrey '24 recently attended the Molecular Medicine in Action symposium at the IU School of Medicine. Students in this program hear from clinicians, researchers, and clinician scientists about their own career pathways, their research, and the "bench to bedside" approach where research is directly applied to patient care. Additionally, students visit researchers' labs and participate in practical lab work that mimics how the researchers investigate the dilemmas with which they are faced.
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43rd Annual President's Dinner
The entire Brebeuf Jesuit community is invited to join Father Bill Verbryke, S.J., to celebrate and honor Mark Howell as the 2024 President’s Medal Recipient at the annual President’s Dinner.
Thursday, April 18, 2024
The Conrad
6:00 P.M. Cocktail Reception
7:00 P.M. Dinner
Individual reservations $150/person
Table of ten $1,500
Event proceeds benefit The Brebeuf Fund
The President’s Medal is the highest level of recognition bestowed by the school and given to honor members of the community who exemplify the Jesuit philosophy of serving as men and women for others.
For more details and to register, please click here.
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BRAVES ETERNAL
In an effort to stay informed and send condolences to our grieving community members, we ask that you send news of any alumni or alumni parents that have passed to alumni@brebeuf.org. Thank you for your help.
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