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.

Patrick Price, BCHS Class of 1965, lives full-time in a 45-foot motorcoach, but that hasn’t stopped him from staying connected with his fellow alumni! “I’m constantly on the move across North America, always chasing the perfect weather,” Patrick shared.

Despite being on the road, Patrick enjoys staying in touch with his fellow classmates, attending all-city reunions and most recently joining the Class of ’66 for their reunion with alumni from eleven area Catholic high schools. “More than 90 of us gathered at the school for our 50th reunion. Now, it’s been 60 years!”

As a member of Bishop Chatard’s very first graduating class, Patrick laughingly recalled, “It all began with us and the Class of 1965! We’re the founding children, not the founding fathers!”

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.

Ben Sharp, BCHS Class of 1990, has been with USA Cycling since 2007, starting as the organization’s Junior Endurance Program Manager. Over the years, he has been instrumental in developing USA Cycling’s junior endurance programs and their Team Pursuit program, which is now recognized as one of the world’s best. Most recently, he coached Jennifer Valente to a gold medal in the Cycling Omnium at the Paris Olympic Games.

Congratulations, Ben!

Captain Ron Conger, BCHS Class of 1979, celebrated his 35th year with American Airlines on July 19 2024. Ron and his wife Julie celebrated 40 years of marriage this past May 12. They have 3 children and 2 grandchildren whom all live in Indianapolis. May the Congers have many more celebrations in the years to come!

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 Anthony Harrison, BCHS Class of 1990, who was recently named Chief of Police at Purdue University Ft. Wayne.
Previously, Anthony had served as a senior patrol officer at the Butler Unversity Police, taking pride in establishing relationships with the campus community.

A former college baseball player who has been interested in community engagement throughout his peace officer career, Anthony is also a marching band dad, an avid golfer, and has a passion for Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

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Fr. Chuck Tuttle, BCHS Class of 1966, recently celebrated his 50th Jubilee as a Priest in the Diocese of Belleville, IL. In the fall 2024, he will begin his 47th year at Mater Dei Catholic High School. Thank you, Father, for all your years of service at your parishes and school.