January 2020                
TRUE MAROONS
Fr. James Downey '11 and seminarians Alex Kramer '14, Reed Flood '13 and Mike Mahoney '12 recently had the opportunity to accompany Bishop Joensen to a meeting with Pope Francis. It was a great blessing for these alumni to meet the Holy Father before he met with the bishops as part of the ad limina visits to the Vatican. 
Dowling Catholic recently hosted a Young Alumni & Professional Networking event at Jasper Winery. Thank you to all who attended and to the following alumni who served as panelists: Dave Leto '95 (CEO, Palmer Group), Jennie Baranczyk '00 (Drake women's head basketball coach), Anne Roth '08 (Iowa Business Council) and RJ Tursi '05 (owner of Exile). 
ON CAMPUS 
A reunion celebrating girls basketball took place at DCHS in early January  with many alumni and coaches from 1973-2015 in attendance. Thanks to all who were able to join us! Pictured are members of the 1990 team. 

Max Carson '12 has joined the staff at DCHS as an UT Fidem coordinator. Carson graduated from Saint John Vianney Seminary in 2016. He then moved to Rome to attend the Pontifical North American College before returning to DCHS to work in the ministry of Ut Fidem. Learn more about Ut Fidem online

Katie (Reichardt) Bishop '97 and her dad, Doug Reichardt, have written a book together called "The Best Seller." The book is a business novel written with true stories from the past and fictional characters from the present to illustrate a greater perspective about relationships in business. The book will be available on Amazon on March 31, 2020. Learn more and download a sample at www.katiebishop.us
Congratulations to Beth (Sassatelli) Dodd '83, CFO at TriWest Healthcare Alliance, who was recently recognized by the Arizona Chapter of Financial Executives International as 2019 CFO of the Year in the large company category. 
An article written by Katherine Rafferty '03 about parents of medically fragile children was recently published by the national news outlet "The Conversation." Rafferty does research for UnityPoint Hospital in Des Moines and is an assistant teaching professor at Iowa State University. Read the article online
EVENTS 
FEB 6: Evening of Style
Enjoy a fabulous night with dinner, drinks and a fashion show previewing fresh spring clothing lines modeled by DCHS students and parents. Please join us at 6:30 PM in the Sacred Heart Parish Center located at 1627 Grand Avenue in West Moines. Just a few tables remain - please RSVP
APRIL 18: Bash on Buffalo
Parents, alumni and friends of DCHS are invited to join us for a great night of community, food and fun in support of a great cause - our students! Please save the date - RSVP information to follow!
Visit DCHS Events for a complete listing of community events. 
DOWLING CATHOLIC ATHLETIC CLUB (DCAC)
Memberships are available online and provide admission to all home games and a Campus Store discount at specified levels. In addition, your support allows us to offer a variety of interscholastic and intramural sports, providing students with the opportunity to compete at all levels. 
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REUNIONS 
Class of 1960 (Dowling/SJA)
July 24 – 26, 2020
Class of 1970
June 19-20, 2020
RSVP to Grace McCleary Meyer at grace.meyer@sbcglobal.net. Additional details posted on Facebook page SJA/DHS Class of 1970 Reunion
Class of 1975
June 11-13, 2020 
Save the date - details to follow! 
Class of 2000
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Contact Stephanie Sinovic at stephanie.sinovic@gmail.com

ALUMNI NEWS
We'd love to hear news about you and your classmates! Please submit updates online.

IN MEMORIAM
We extend our deepest sympathies to the families of alumni who have passed away.

James Alessio '55
Lyle Carpenter '48
Andrea Carter '88
Terri (Vander Linden) Elias '73
Robert "Bob" Fontanini'63
Kay (Menough) Heimes '60 SJA
Patricia Joyce '44 SJA
Robert Kirke'53
Dr. Robert Ludwig '62
John McClure' 61
Mary E. Ocken '72 SJA
Genevieve Porto '40 SJA
Tom Soller '55
Peter Standera '68
ALUMNI AWARDS
DCHS proudly honors deserving alumni of St. Joseph Academy and Dowling Catholic High School with Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Young Alumni awards. Recipients are recognized annually at the Scholastic Achievement Assembly to be held April 23, 2020. 

Any member or friend of the DCHS/SJA community may nominate a graduate.  Please visit our website to learn more about each award and submit nominations by February 15, 2020.

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