Alumni Annie (Bates, 2012) & Chris Tarpey (2011) welcomed a new member to their family. Joseph Jon was born in June 2020. The happy family resides in Broad Ripple. Chris is a Regional Sales Trainer for Game Ready and Annie a NICU RN at St. Vincent Women’s Hospital.

Katie (Rudolph), BCHS Class of 2008, and her husband Daniel welcomed their fourth son John Maxwell Lubs (Johnny Max) into the world in January. He entered this world a whole two weeks early at 8lbs 10oz and 20 inches! He joins brothers Dean, Drew, and David. He has made isolating during this pandemic much more sweet with lots of cuddles and smiles.

James Brooks, BCHS Class of 2003, recently shared that he was proud to be part of the newsroom at the Anchorage Daily News that won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. That’s amazing! Congratulations James!

BCHS graudate Gregory Welch, Class of 1983, started working as a Pastoral Care Team Member (chaplain) at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL in March 2020. Congratulations on your new position!

Congratulations Doctor Deanna Burgess! Deanna Burgess, Bishop Chatard 2008 graduate, received her doctoral degree from The Pennsylvania State University on Saturday, May 9, 2020. Dr. Burgess attended the former St. Andrew the Apostle School from pre-school (4 year old) through eighth grade, during which time she was top scholar of her class several years as well as a member of National Jr. Honor Society. She attended Bishop Chatard High School through her senior year after which she studied at Purdue University where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Dr. Deanna Burgess obtained her Master’s degree in Education from the School of Education at The Pennsylvania State University. She then served as the Mental Health Counselor for a school in Seattle, Washington for two years before returning to Penn State to pursue her Doctoral Degree. Dr. Burgess has accepted a professorship at DePaul University in Chicago IL teaching in their Master’s program this fall. This has been quite a journey and we are proud of Deanna’s determination and focus to complete her goal! The photo shows her at her dissertation, entitled: “Removing The Shades: Exploring Racial Identity Development and Colorblindness of Adolescents Enrolled in Social Justice Training Program”

Two BCHS alumni will be back on the BCHS campus, playing for their respective college baseball teams as DePauw University takes on Manchester University on the BCHS baseball field. Nick Casey (DePauw) and Lewis Dilts (Manchester), both members of the BCHS Class of 2016, will be playing a doubleheader both Saturday and Sunday, March 7 and 8, 2020. Games both days start at 12:00 noon.

Larisa shares this information about her life’s journey: “I got married in 2009, to my wonderful husband, Sam, while still living in Indianapolis. My son, Alex, was born in 2013. After many years working as a dog groomer, I switched gears and got into the travel industry. After working for other agencies for the last 4 years, I made the leap and opened up my own travel agency. Rivertown Travel is based in Hudson, WI where we have lived since 2015. We share our house with 2 cats and a Golden Retriever named Flash. ” Larisa, congratulations and best wishes on your new venture!

Nichelle Leavell, BCHS Class of 1995, owns Experience, Strength & Hope LLC, the only agency in Indianapolis that is dedicated solely to individual Recovery Consulting services. She employs 10 clinical contractors focused on mental health and addictions work. Personally, she is one of the only Black and women-owned DMHA certified Mental Health and Addictions Agencies in Indianapolis. Nichelle and her sister Rochelle, Class of 1997, are proud to be second-generation Trojans. She shares her accomplishment because it is something to be celebrated (after years of hard work towards ownership), and attributes this success, in part, to her education at Bishop Chatard. She also hopes that, if someone needed help, they may know where to come. Due to the crisis in our country and lack of mental health and addictions services, this is a very important service to the community.