Breakfast with Santa

Thank you to the Alumni Association for sponsoring the annual Breakfast with Santa at The Mount. It was a great turnout as always. More Photos

Opening of School Mass & Picnic

A large crowd gathered Sunday afternoon for the opening of school Mass and picnic.  Signup sheets, family photos, and stories of summer filled the air with enthusiasm.   The Booster Club sponsored the picnic providing delicious fried chicken.

At Mass, Bro. August's homily reflected on David "D.J. Sokol and living the call to holiness.

Freshmen and new students had orientation afterwards.  The Freshmen continue orientation on Monday and are dismissed at 3:24 like a regular school day.  They will return to campus for the first day of classes that begins on Thursday.

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Legacy Photo
 Alumni & Son's/Nephews

Left to Right: Liam West ’21, Paul West ‘93, Thomas Collins ’21, Charlie Collins ’85, Micky Gottsch ’83, Patrick Collins ’19, Nolan Gottsch ’18, Sam Wooten ’20, Dave Wooten ’87, Gavin Gloeb ’21, Matt Gloeb ’82, Garrett Gloeb ’18, Dr. B.J. Wilson ’84, Andrew Wilson ’19, Jake Recker ‘13, Joe Recker ’18, Bob Recker ’84, Joe O’Keefe ’85 (uncle) Isaac Gart (nephew). Hudson Hohman ‘18, Henry Hohman, ’21, Dave Hohman ’84, Nick Akers’19, Joe Akers ’79. 

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Annual Alumni Meet

The Annual Alumni Meet had 22 participants representing 4 decades of runners. The oldster's from the 90's were Jeremy Hall '97, Joe Wolpert '98, and Sam Oaks '99.  The youngest are freshmen from the class of 2021. Cameron Mallisee, Jack Sorensen, Mitchel Oberfoell, Logan Whitcomb, and Gabe Tweedy.

Top Ten Finishers:
1 Zach Hytrek 10:59, 2016
2 Joe Wolpert 11:25, 1998
3 Eric Crawford 11:34, 2000
4 Coach Gathje 11:41
5 Michael Collins 12:05, 2012
6 Jacob Gathje, 12:22, 2020
7 Liam Bova 12:44, 2018
8 Chuck Dudek, 12:45, 2010
9 Cameron Mallisee 12:46, 2021
10 Andrew Karstrom 12:49, 2013

Complete Results

EngelKamp, '11 Wins National Employee Benefits Writing Competition

Mount Michael Alum Alex Engelkamp, ’11, won the 2017 Sidney M. Perlstadt Memorial Award in the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel’s Thirteenth Annual Employee Benefits Writing Competition. Engelkamp’s winning submission was entitled “Approaching Paid Sick Leave: Compliance or Preemption?” 

He will receive the award at the Counsel’s annual black tie induction dinner on Saturday, October 14, 2017 in San Francisco, Cal.

http://law.unl.edu/node/1089/

Alum Offers Non-invasive Technique for Chronic Pain Relief

Mount Michael 2001 alum Dr. Matt Hahn M.D. was recently featured on WOWT.

Channel 6 WOWT:  Read Article or Play Video

Dr. Matt Hahn M.D. Profile

2's and 7's Class Reunions

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Class of 1957
Most Reverend William J. Dendinger

Class of 1962
Back: Bob Jones, Bill Heller, Luvern Gubbels
Front: John Knievel, Gary Horacek, Michael Tebbe, Michael Sullivan

Class of 1967
Back: Kevin O’Donnell, Francis Tworek, William Doucette, Kurt Clyne
Front: Steve Schiffelbein, Fr. John Hagemann, O.S.B., John Wagner

Class of 1972
Gilbert Fendrick, David Knust

Class of 1977
Back: Mark Nelson, Br. Luke Clinton, O.S.B., Mike Lammers, Jay McCauley, Brad McGill
Front: Mike Fellows, Brian Iodence, Phillip Knust, Scott Joerz

Class of 1982
Back: Pat Flood, John Larvie, Frank Catalano
Front: Greg Plank, Dan Wilson, John Drahota

Class of 1987
Kevin Britt, Todd Herriott

Class of 1997
Back: Nate Stiefvater, Phil Mullen, Cody Wickham, Jake Smith
Front: Joe McTaggart, Jay Salinas, Sean Connolly, Clint Cady, Sean Moylan, Dennis Hoppe

Class of 2002
John Lukes

Class of 2007
Dylan Parlor, Ben Christiansen, Former Teacher and Honorary Member of the Class of 2007 Alan Wasmoen, Riley Lebbert, Nick Hall

Class of 2012
Back: Jake Anderson, Sean Anderson, Trevor Anderson

Front: Ian Sheets, Nick Cairney, Jacob Kenney, Sean Kruger

Alum Named 30 under 30 Asia by Forbes

Tony Gao '13
Cofounder, Easy Transfer

Tony Gao co-founded Easy Transfer in 2013. The Beijing-based startup helps China's outbound students pay their tuition fees more quickly and at cheaper foreign exchange rates. It is also branching into student services such as home rentals and used car sales. Gao, a graduate of the University of Southern California, started Easy Transfer in his undergraduate years after seeing that tuition transfers from China could take several days and incur thousands of dollars in bank service fees. Easy Transfer partners directly with Chinese and American banks, bypassing the complex network of international payments.

Forbes Website Article

Junior Wins National Travel Award

Garrett Gloeb '18

Garrett Gloeb, a junior at Mount Michael Benedictine School, has won the 2017 Junior Travel Award for his achievement on the National Spanish Examination and for his excellent skills in the Spanish language. 

This national award, valued at over $3,500, is given each year to twenty-four students from across the United States who become eligible by earning a high scores on the National Spanish Examination and then submitting samples of their written and oral work in Spanish to a selection committee. 

In July, Garrett will be traveling to Peru with the other 23 winners. Peru is the cradle of the Inca civilization. Among the places they will visit on the trip will be Machu Picchu, often referred to as the lost city of the Incas, and the floating islands of the Uros on Lake Titicaca.

Garrett is the son of Matt '82 and Kristin Gloeb of Bennington, Nebraska.  

Mount Michael Benedictine School, which has a long history of excellence in academics, has participated in the National Spanish Examination for the last 25 years.  Congratulations to Garrett Gloeb and his Spanish teachers, Chad Schuttler and Carolina Westling who are very proud of his accomplishments.

Breakfast with Santa

Thank you to the Mount Michael Alumni Association for sponsoring Breakfast with Santa!

Photos taken by Bro Luke
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Alum elevated to Cardinal

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis welcomed 17 new cardinals from five continents on Saturday, including Omaha native Cardinal Blasé Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

The ceremony took place around 4 a.m. Omaha time. Cupich grew up in south Omaha and spent time at several area parishes. He was among three Americans elevated to cardinal.

Cardinal Cupich attended St. Johns' Seminary which preceded Mount Michael Benedictine School.  He attend 2 years of Seminary College here which were offered at that time besides the high school seminary program

View Entire Article & Videos from Omaha's WOWT 

3RD ANNUAL ALUMNI MEET

Numerous alumni, students and families gathered at the Mount last Friday for the Meet. 

3RD ANNUAL ALUMNI MEET RESULTS

1. Zach Hytrek ’16, 10:45

2. Nick Carson ’17, 10:55
3. Eric Crawford ’00, 11:17
4. Sam VanHaute ’16, 11:24
5. Michael Collins ’12, 11:33
6. Joe Wolpert ’98, 11:42
7. Coach Gathje, 11:44
8. Marcus Cronin ’15, 12:01
9. Jack Hitzemann ’16, 12:01
10. Alex Crnkovich ’19, 12:05
11. JT Cronin ’13, 12:23
12. Michael Pecha ’99, 12:36

13. Colten Venteicher ’08, 12:42
14. Nick Huetter ’17, 13:13
15. Zach Cairney ’17, 13:13
16. Sam Oakes ’99, 13:26
17. Michael Sojka ’12, 13:32
18. Clifford Roepke ’20, 13:39
19. Joseph Johansen ’20, 13:44
20. Patrick Collins ’19, 13:45
21. Jacob Gathje ’20, 14:09
22. Nick Buresh ’20, 14:14
23. Nolan Huetter ’18, 14:31
24. Jake Ridder ’07, 14:44
25. Dylan Parlor ’07, 15:01
26. Andy Jewell ’08, 15:37
27. Skyler Davis ’19, 16:02
28. Dylan Venteicher ’11, 16:14
29. *Curt McKnight ’01, 16:22
30. *Bryan Schrader ’01, 16:23

Zach Hytrek races to the finish line.

31. Sam Wooten ’20, 16:34
32. Ben Luettel ’98, 16:53
33. Jarrett Crnkovich ’14, 17:08
34. John Mikulicz ’14, 17:08
35. RJ Lebbert ’07, 17:12
36. Beth LaFave, 18:10
37. Tom Swanson ’01, 19:!6
38. Alex Schrier ’20, 20:12
39. Alan Schrier, 20:12
*Results sent in from Phoenix.

TEAM SCORES
1. Mount Michael Alumn i- 1, 3, 4, 5, (6), (7) = 13
2. 2016 Mount Michael Team – 2, 9, 13, 14 (17), (18) = 38

Conditions: Sunny, 80 degrees, calm

Meet Officials: Kevin and Jackie Hytrek (Zach '16), David Pecha '93 (Ethan '32), Brian Cairney, (Nick '12 and Zach '17,) Ben Gathje '22, and Melissa Gathje.

Meet Photographer: Joel Carson (Nick ’17)

Alumni Meet Champions
2016- Zach Hytrek ’16, 10:45
2015- Lukas Buehler ’12, 10:56
*2014- Tommy Feichtinger ’12, 10:04

*Course Record
**Mount Michael Time Trial Record Holder- Andrew Karstrom ’13, 10:24

Alumni Meet Team Results
2016- Alumni- 13, 2016 MM Team – 38
2015- Alumni- 18, 2015 MM Team – 26
2014- No meet held
2013- No team scores kept

Participants Per Year
2016- 39
2015- 32
2014- No meet held
2013- 11

Beth LaFave

Race Starter: Matt Luettel '03

Alum Wins State Trap Shoot Championship

Lumir Zach Drahota

Mount Michael Benedictine Alum Lumir Zach Drahota '14 won the Nebraska State Doubles title shooting 100/100 and won the state High All Around Championship with a record setting 398/400!   The three events which comprise the HAA are the Doubles (100/100), Singles (200/200) and the Handicaps (98/100 @ 27yds).  

He didn't miss until his 394 target!

1's & 6's Five-Year Reunions

The 5-Year reunions were recently held at The Mount. It started with a social as everyone arrived followed by a steak dinner a brief program and lots of stories and laughter.

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56 New Alum Knights: Graduation 2016

Graduation for the Class of 2016 was celebrated in "The Palace". Fr. Daniel Lenz OSB celebrated the Eucharist and Rev. Bro. August Schaefer OSB gave the homily. After Mass the school validictorian Luke Krajewski spoke. Head of School Dr. David Peters addressed the gather next. Dr. Peters and Abbot Michael Liebl OSB then presented the diplomas to the graduates. A reception was held in the Armory afterwards.

Senior Class Plans - Graduation Photos - Graduation Video

Bro. August's Homily (PDF) - Dr. Peters' Talk (PDF) - Luke Krajewski Address (Video)

Class of 2016 Accomplishments

• There are 56 graduates, with an average ACT score of 28.5.
• Of the 56 graduates, 18 (32%) received offers of full-tuition scholarships.
• The Class of 2016 has earned $6.6 million in scholarship offers.
• The Class of 2016 was accepted to 69 colleges in 28 states.

Moylan Family Feature in Catholic Voice

Archdioces of Omaha's Catholic Voice publication recently feature the Moylan family in an article titled "FAMILY RELIES ON FAITH TO PASS ON BUSINESS"  

The Moylan brothers are all Mount Michael graduates.  Sean '97, Pat '99, Devin '01. photo by Lisa Maxson/Catholic Voice

Read the entire Article: Catholic Voice Online - PDF

Alum, Taylor Korensky '12 wins UNO Business Plan Competition

Congratulations to 2012 Mount Michael graduate Taylor Korensky who is the 2016 UNO Business Plan Competition winner!

His business plan and presentation was for iTrapp, a first-of-its-kind mobile app for scoring trap shooting meets.

The competition was judged by a a panel of local Omaha Business "Sharks".  As the winner, Taylor was awarded a $3000 prize.

Maverick Business Plan Competition Website

Alum Receives College of Business Award

At the CBA Honors Ceremony, on Sunday April 24, Justin Lytle '14 received a high scholar award and a gold key for being in the top 2% of the College of Business class at the University of Nebraska. 

Tony Gao '13; Mount Michael Alum receives Entrepreneur Award

USC Business Student Becomes Award-Winning Entrepreneur by Holden Slattery (Office of International Services)

Tony Gao Mount Michael Class of 2013

Chinese national Tony Gao is a junior at USC, and he’s been studying in the United States ever since his days in junior high. He’s experienced the myriad challenges of studying in a foreign country and he’s overcome them. In one particular problem he faced, Gao saw an opportunity, and, with the help of two business partners, he seized it.

When Chinese students make their tuition payments, it can take more than a week for a payment to navigate from a Chinese bank to an American Bank, and then to a school or university.

With that in mind, Gao has made it his business to try and give Chinese students a faster, easier and more cost-effective way to pay their tuition. In 2013, he co-founded Easy Transfer Limited, a company that enables Chinese students and their families to make tuition payments directly from Chinese bank accounts to U.S. universities. The other co-founders are University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Michael Shang, whom Gao met while attending high school in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Randy Bretz, a long-time business leader who mentored the two young men.

Now, students from 517 different high schools and colleges across the U.S., including USC, have already used the payment service, Gao wrote in an e-mail to OIS.

“I know how hard it is for international students to pay their tuition, and so I really want to do that, to help them,” Gao said in an interview at the student dining area outside of USC’s Tutor Campus Center.

Using Easy Transfer, students can make tuition payments in just a few minutes, and schools or universities can receive the funds within 48 hours, Gao said.

In 2015, at 21 years of age, Gao was rewarded for his vision and hard work when he became the youngest person to make Bloomberg Business Week’s list of 25 pioneer entrepreneurs from China under the age of 25.

Gao’s a strong proponent of entrepreneurship, encouraging all of his friends who have business ideas to jump right in and pursue them while they’re still young—just as Gao pursued his idea. Some ideas cannot wait, Gao said, citing a popular belief in the Silicon Valley tech industry.

But when it comes to any person whose primary goal is to make money, Gao doesn’t prescribe entrepreneurship.

“If your goal is to make people’s lives better, you really get the soul of being an entrepreneur,” he said.

Before he considered entrepreneurship, Gao thought about working in a large financial services corporation. At the age of 19, he put on a suit and started shadowing a group leader at Ernst and Young, an international business management consulting firm, in its Bejing office. But he didn’t find much joy in the uber-competitive environment there, and he left Ernst and Young after just a month. Entrepreneurship, he has found, suits him best.

Holden Slattery, Communications Editor for OIS, is a Master of Public Administration candidate. He is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

University President's Mount Michael Roots

Creighton University President Fr. Daniel Hendrickson S.J. '89, reflects on his Benedictine roots in the opening section of a video biography and Creighton University promo. View Video

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Breakfast with Santa 2015

Breakfast with Santa 2015 saw the largest crowd ever!  Thank you to the Alumni Association for sponsoring this event.
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