Category: 2000s

Katie (Bates) and Kevin O’Brien, both from the Class of 2009, celebrated the birth of their 4th child, Margaret (Maggie) Jean in late 2022. Congratulations to the family!

Kelly (Gardner), BCHS Class of 2007, and her husband Andrew recently moved to Indianapolis as Andrew joined Forte Sports Medicine and Orthopedics as a foot and ankle surgeon.

They just welcomed their fourth child, Bennett Andrew in early 2023. Bennett joined siblings Michael (5), Willa (3) and Miles (21 months). Kelly is a Physician Assistant and will be starting at Riley Children’s Hospital in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology following maternity leave.

Congratulations to a BCHS alumni couple, Jessi (Hupp) & Chris Zabriskie, Class of 2008, as they welcome their third baby girl to the world — Matilda June Zabriskie! She joins big sisters, & very best helpers, Eleanor (6) and Josephine (4).

Congratulations to Morgan Hartig, BCHS Class of 2006, who recently became engaged to Paul Aquino.

Congratulations to Kelsey (O’Brien), Class of 2006 and Hick Hickerson, Class of 2002 as they welcomed new twins, Maisy Jane and Wyatt Andrew, born in August, joining their big sister, Lily (5)

A Bone Marrow Donor Drive will be conducted through Be The Match to find a bone marrow match for Lindsey (Laconi) Garrison, BCHS Class of 2008. She was diagnosed with Leukemia in September and needs to find a match for a bone marrow transfusion. This would ultimately put her in remission and save her life!!

Lindsey is married, a mother of two beautiful girls, a NICU nurse at St. Vincent Women’s Hospital, and mom to their mini Goldendoodle named Joey. On 9/13, after two days of intense stomach pain and a low grade fever, Lindsey was diagnosed with AML. After starting chemo, liver complications from the leukemia had caused a week-long stay in the ICU, ending with Lindsey needing an emergent stent. However, she is now currently in remission and healing after journeying through multiple stages of chemo, but due to the mutations that led to her diagnosis, a stem cell transplant provides Lindsey with the best hope of staying in complete remission.

Donor Drive is December 4

The Donor drive is on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022 from Noon – 6 p.m. at Saint Simon Church in Geist at the Parish of Life Center. Stop by and get a swab taken to determine if you are a possible match for Lindsey or anyone in need. Ages 18-40 are preferred.

Online Donor Drive

If you can’t attend the above drive, mail in options with online registration is also available.

Find out more at bethematch.org.

Please join the registry today on behalf of Lindsey and her family. Thank you.

Congratulations to Andy Mundell, BCHS Class of 2003, who with a team of teachers at Purdue Polytechnic High School, are national winners of season 5 of the PBS Reality Show “Make 48”, an invention-related reality show.

They won the competition with the invention of ‘Don’t Wet Your Pants’ — well, you need to view the video to understand what this is all about.

Andy was a teacher at BCHS and currently teaches at Purdue Polytechnic. Congratulations Andy and team!

Congratulations to Amy (Scheidler) Sweet, BCHS Class of 2004, and family on the birth of baby Caroline Ann Sweet. Big siblings, Rosie and Michael, are so proud and love helping with her.

Will Zander, BCHS Class of 2008, is engaged to Mary Kate Knorr, daughter of Tom and Marie, of Joliet, Illinois. They will be married a St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church in Chicago on August 20, 2022.

Will has lived in Chicago for almost 4 years, working as a Special Agent with the FBI. Mary Kate formerly served as the Executive Director of Illinois Right to Life She is the Founder and Director of Feminae Vero, an organization whose vision is to serve, educate, and evangelize girls and women by sharing the truth about their reproductive health and how it connects to our Catholic faith.

Congratulations to the newly weds!