All Alumni requests and information should be forwarded to stbalumni@stb.echalk.com effective Monday, June 22, 2009.

Welcome to our new online community.  Membership is FREE and available exclusively to our alumni and friends!

This is St. Bernard's private, online community created exclusively for STBCCHS alumni.   It is a secure, password-protected environment established by St. Bernard's Central Catholic High School.

Once you register, an email will be sent to confirm your membership and validate your email address.  Be sure to click on the link in this email so your account can be activated.

Become a member and take advantage of the following services:

• Reconnect with faculty and former classmates
• Organize class reunions
• Discover ways to support your school
• Share alumni news and activities

Features include:

• Message boards for In Memorial, Lost/Missing Alumni, Career & Volunteer Center, Class Notes, School & Alumni News
• Alumni directory that's searchable by class, by name or by occupation
• Lost / missing alumni directory to help find people that others are looking for
• Social networking (Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn) support

Search for friends and make new connections with the online community!  All you need to do to take advantage of all the community has to offer is to proceed through the registration process to establish an account.

We understand a fraudulent profile was created recently, and many of you received e-mails regarding a scam.  We have reported this person's e-mail address to the global spam directory, blocked his access from this site, and removed his profile. Rest assured, your e-mail and other contact details were not provided and remain safe.

Kathy (Joseph) Jordan is looking for people to be on a committee to prepare for our 35th class reunion. She suggests that we hold it at the St Bernard's High School because the use of the cafeteria is free. She also suggests that we do pot luck and make it really casual and cost effective. Anyone interested in contacting her can email her at mrskaj@juno.com or by calling her at 978-874-5472

If anyone who is not listed with an email in the alumni directory, please forward to anyone you know in the class that you have contact with so we can make sure we get everyone.. thanks

If you have any memorabilia you would like to donate to the school, please bring it in or send it to the Alumni Office. Programs, yearbooks, pins, uniforms, class rings, sports momentos are welcome!

Currently we have at least one copy of every "Blue & Gold" newspaper published. We are also keeping a file on each class. You are welcome to come in, copy what you'd like, and use it for your reunion. We also welcome any additions to the Archives.

The Field House at the Bernardian Bowl was renovated last summer. First, demolition included stripping the building to bare concrete, including stripping the roof down to the wooden trusses. All plumbing, heating, and electrical was removed and replaced. Then came the new roof, ceilings, lockers, showers, toilets, sinks, windows, lighting, locks, alarm system, freezer, fans, & utility room. It is better than brand new! This project was possible due to the generous contributions of time, skilled labor, materials, and financial support by coaches, parents, alumni, students, and businesses. Because of this generosity, out of pocket expense dropped from $100,000 to $40,000. To contribute to this project, make checks payable to St. Bernard's H.S. football. Mail to: 45 Harvard St., Fitchburg, MA 01420.

The first mission of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the United States was to begin a Catholic high school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. In 1920, during the pastorate of Rev. James J. Donnelly at St. Bernard’s parish, the Sisters began a high school for young women named St. Bernard's High School. Eight students were educated in a commercial course and housed in the basement of St. Bernard’s Girls’ School.

Be sure to check out the list of reunions and events posted to the left in "Upcoming Events".  If you are a planner of a future event, be sure to read "Event planning information / add an event" for tips and information to make your event a success.

Since 2002, the St. Bernard’s Central Catholic High School Alumni Association has awarded a scholarship to an incoming freshman and a graduating senior each year. The motivation for this idea came from Ronald Ingemie, a 1966 graduate who served as the Alumni Association president since 1999. Ingemie passed away in April at the age of 58.

In honor of Ingemie, the Alumni Association has renamed the senior scholarship, The Ronald B. Ingemie Alumni Scholarship. Because he was dedicated to serving the community, participation in community service has been added as one of the criteria for application.

Donations to this scholarship may be sent to: Ronald B. Ingemie Scholarship Fund, St. Bernard’s C.C.H.S., 45 Harvard St., Fitchburg, MA 01420. Please make checks out to the Alumni Association. A list of donors will be forwarded to his family.

Alternative gifts benefit donors and the school.

A New Tradition Begins!

The Class of 1959 will be honored as Golden Graduates at this year's Senior Awards Night and Graduation.


The Class of 1958 Celebrates with the Class of 2008

Fifty years after they graduated, members of the class of 1958 were included in Graduation celebrations. On Senior Awards Night, held at Four Points Sheraton, twenty-one members of the class of 1958 received Golden Diplomas. They led the procession at Graduation at the Bernardian Bowl on May 30, 2008.

The Telegram & Gazette ran a wonderful article, which you can find at:
http://www.telegram.com/article/20080605/MONTY/806050344

Fitchburg Pride also had a piece on the front page on May 30th, which can be found at: http://www.fitchburgpride.com/news/2008/0530/Front_page/002.html

They are remembered at all school Masses. Memorial enrollees need not be alumns. They are remembered at all school Masses. This list reflects the latest enrollees.

Phyllis (Caron) Atkinson '50, Rose (Cordio) Bianchini '49, Mary Buckley Brodeur '32, Winifred (Killelea) Cabral '34, Bernard Driscoll, Edward Driscoll '37, Theresa Girard '78,
Donald M. Grier, Ronald B. Ingemie '66, Alfred Killelea '44, Alice (Nowd) Keating '33,
Diann (Mittola) Pelletier '65, Eileen (Driscoll) Pernokas '43, Marilyn (O'Connor) Sabroski '48, Rita (Stanley) Silverstein '35, George Stanley, Jr. '33, Mary Stanley '38, Frances Comiskey Tullier, Pauline (Driscoll) Thomas '33, Sr. Mary Anthony Hutchinson, PBVM '30

**Enrollment envelopes are available at school, upon request, & at local funeral homes.

1.)Looking for lost classmates? Try searching on this free web site: www.switchboard.com

2.)Our Archive Room has memorabilia from many classes. Contact the Alumni Office at 978-342-3212 X380 to see if we have something you can use at the reunion. Or store what you have collected in this safe place until your next reunion!

REUNION ORGANIZERS...
We can arrange school tours or reserved seating at football games.
Please contact Tara Gauthier by e-mail (tara.gauthier@stb.echalk.com) or
call 978-342-3212 ext. 380.

PLEASE SUBMIT AN UPDATED LIST OF ADDRESSES TO THE ALUMNI OFFICE AT SCHOOL WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR LISTS.

Join the active alumni working on projects such as the Annual Art Exhibit, 12 Days of Christmas Raffle, and Alumni Scholarship. Meetings are listed on the school calendar, accessible through the Home Page of the school website http://stb.echalk.com/home.aspx.

Meetings are held in the Alumni Office at school. For more information contact sylvia.ciuffetti@stb.echalk.com.

Tara Gauthier, Alumni Relations Specialist

Use your address book or enter e-mails manually. . .

On Monday, April 13, 2009 St. Bernard's CCHS held their 2nd Grandparents Day Breakfast. Grandparents were able to come in to the school and visit with their grandchild while being able to get a tour of the school and even see a few numbers from the school musical "Annie". Pictures from the event are shown above in the first photo gallery.