Hillary Hee - MCS Class of 2006
Hillary Hee a junior at Rice Memorial High School was recently featured in The Vermont Catholic Tribune for her co-creation of a fashion show and sale to benefit a mission in Tacna, Peru. The reason for Hillary’s choice of Tacna comes from a suggestion by Sr. Catherine Poirier who has spent the last 17 years as a missionary in South America. A recent earthquake left the community of Tacna without water, electricity, and food.
Hillary and her mother, Katherine Hee came up with the idea of collecting gently used clothing for a fashion show dubbed “Rice Reaches Out” which took place on August 29 and 30. They collected clothing from the high school and several Catholic elementary schools. “This is a way for people to see that people at Rice are aware of what goes on and are supportive of our community,” Hillary said of Rice High School. Admission to the clothing sale was $1or an item of nonperishable food.

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Rice swimmer breaks state records 2008

Merritt Boardman, a junior at Rice Memorial High School, broke four state records while competing in the VT State Swimming Championships in August. He was the fastest 15-18 year old Vermont swimmer in the 100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free and the 200 Individual Medley.

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Names and Awards
Amy Boerman: Valedictorian, Miss Rice, Senior Excellence in Science Award
Matt Goof, Co-Salutatorian, Mr. Rice, Senior Excellence in Foreign Language Award,Honors
all Four Years, National Honor Society
Katherine Grunberg: Highest Point Average, 2008 Excellence in English Award, 2008 Excellence in History Award;
Nick Bryan: Boys' Lacrosse Award, Honors all Four Years, National Honor Society
Suven Cooper: UVM Vermont Scholars Award, Peer Support Team, The Betsy O'Brien Scholarship
Award, Honors all Four Years, National Honor Society Award
Kenneth Smolinki: National Merit Scholarship, Boys' Tennis, 2008 Thomas Watson Memorial Scholarship
Honors all Four Years, National Honor Society
Ben Stuart: The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Award
Jenna Grunvald: National Honor Society
Meghan Shackford: Honor all four years, National Honor Society

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You may have noticed the recent (Nov.07) article devoted to Kyle Cieplicki in The Burlington Free Press Sports Section . Kyle graduated from MCS in 1999. According to Free Press writer, John Fantino, Kyle] the leader and has been for a long time...he will have held the title [of captain] longer than any other player in program history. 'On and off the court he's definitely the guy everyone looks up to,' freshmen guard Joey Accaoui said. 'He's the best Captain I've ever had no doubt about it, and I've had some good captains over the years,' said UVM head coach Mike Lonergan. 'He just gets it.'" Kyle Cieplicki has appeared in 83 college games, starting in 56 of these. Great accolades from both peers and coaches. We are proud of you!

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Katie Jordan MCS Class of 2004 graduated this June from Vergennes Union High School as Valedictorian of her class. Katie was also in the National Honor Society, plus, she won the following awards:
English Award, German Award, John Philip Sousa Award, and National Choral Award.
Other awards that Katie won earlier in the school year included the Burton Cowgil Award from the New England Music Festival Association and the VT All State Scholarship Performance Award. She will be attending the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia to major in Horn Performance.
Congratulations, Katie! We are proud of you!

Katie Jordan '04 recently was interviewed on VPR (107.9) by host Christopher O'Reilly, a concert pianist. Katie, who plays the French horn, has gained a reputation for her excellent performance in the music field. One of the questions that Mr. O'Reilly asked her about her years in middle school was about sentence diagramming. He seemed to be very surprised to hear from Kate that yes, indeed, she had experienced it at length and has found it a helpful tool in writing ever since!

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On August 14, The Burlington Free Press presented as its "Academic All-Stars," two MCS alumni, Matt Goff, '05 and Amy Boerman, '05.
Both students graduated from Rice Memorial High School this June.

Matt's accomplishments at Rice Memorial High School included being chosen salutatorian of his class, receiving the Mr. Rice Award, and being on the honor roll for his entire high school career. He is a member of the National Honor Society. Matt is very involved in music as proved by the fact that he was a participant in the New England Music Festival and belongs to the Vermont Youth Orchestra. This fall Matt is attending Princeton University, majoring in English and minoring in music.
Congratulations, Matt, and our best wishes for your future.

Amy was named valedictorian of her Rice Memorial High School class. She received the Miss Rice Award. Amy was on the honor roll all four years, captain of cross country and tennis teams, and was a member of the 2008 State Championship tennis team. She participated in the Vermont City Marathon. Amy volunteers at Dismas House and the Howard Center.
In the fall, Amy will attend the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. She hopes to study pre-med and French.
We are really proud of you, Amy, and wish you the best in your future. Both of you be sure to come back and visit Mater Christi!

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We are looking to update our Mater Christi community about our terrific Alumni! If you are an alumna or a parent of an alumna, please submit any news to the Mater Christi School Advancement Office. We would love to place that news here on our website and feature the alumna in our publications.

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