Category: 2000s

Congratulations to Meredith (McGregor) Nyberg, BCHS Class of 2004, who celebrated the birth of her daughter, Madison Oline Nyberg, in May.

Congratulations to Jamie (Boese) Collins, BCHS Class of 2001, and her husband Kevin as they welcome their son, Cooper William. Cooper joins big brother, Colton, who is a 5th grader at St. Luke, where Jamie teaches kindergarten.

Congratulations to Jody (Brezette) Vogelgesang, BCHS Class of ’06, (daughter of Fran & Joanne Brezette) who recently married Tim Vogelgesang (son of Phil ’71 & Ruth Vogelgesang) at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with many Chatard alums present.

Pictured in the wedding party are alums Paul Krebs ’05, Mary (Brezette) Aaron ’91, Nancy (Brezette) Collins ’95, Andrew Sullivan ’06, Katie (Brezette) Riggs ’92, and current students Riley Riggs ’25 and Claudia Riggs ’26.

Congratulations to Dr. John C. Turner, BCHS Class of 2000, who, on August 2024, started as the Inaugural Executive Director of the Black Leadership Initiative (BLI) at Marian University.

The Black Leadership Initiative will award 25 full-tuition scholarships each academic year to incoming first-year Black students at Marian University. The scholarship, combined with purposeful programming, and individualized support, will help ensure the academic success of each BLI Scholar.

Dr. Turner, while a student at BCHS, was a 1998 Center for Leadership Development Alumni, a part of the 1998 BCHS Football State Championship Team, and a 2000 All-Star State Marching Band member. John received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Indiana State University and PhD from Indiana University Indianapolis. 
His favorite BCHS memory: as member of the BCHS football team, walking through the hallways, with the marching band in the lead, to assemblies where the students cheered for the team and sang the BCHS fight song before the big BCHS football games.

Congratulations to Jessie (Kelley) Harden, BCHS Class of 2004, who recently welcomed their second child, Mac Harden, into the family. Jessie and her husband also opened their third restaurant location, Garden Table, in Midtown Carmel, in early 2023. Garden Table is a local eatery and fresh juicery, serving seasonally influenced and locally sourced food and cold pressed juice.

Congratulations to Michael Armbrust, BCHS Class of 2002, on becoming a new father! Patrick James Armbrust was welcomed into the family in March 2024.

Andrea (Kremer) Pomaranski, BCHS Class of 2000, has experienced ups and downs since her standout high school softball and track career.

After an illustrious college career at Miami (Ohio), she stopped running several times. Now, as a mother of three and having experienced tragedy beyond her years, Andrea finds herself heading to Olympic Marathon Trials, ranked 42nd among qualifiers.

Read the full article in the Indy Star: ‘Toughest human I’ve ever met.’ Indy marathoner’s unlikely, tragic journey to Olympic Trials, Dec. 26, 2023

Congratulations to Amanda (Armstrong) Serak, BCHS Class of 2009, who recently wed! Thank you for the lovely photo!

Congratulations to Justin Robinson, BCHS Class of 2007, who was recently honored by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) as the 2023 NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year.

Justin is in his first season as defensive coordinator for Marian U. Football. Under his watch, the Marian U. Knights earned 4 MSFA Mideast League First Team honors, including Defensive Player of the Year and a first team All-American honor, and tied 3 single game records in interceptions, interceptions by an individual in a game and single-game sacks.

View the full article at muknights.com