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Contact Information
Lancaster Catholic High School
Advancement Office
650 Juliette Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17601
Office 717 509-0313
Fax 717 509-0230
Hours - September - May
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Monday - Friday
Hours - June - August
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Monday - Friday
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ENDOWED AND NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS AND FUNDS
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The following is a complete list of the funds and scholarships established by donors
to benefit the high school and our students. Most of the funds described below are
endowed and will grow in perpetuity, thus continuing to make a difference for as
long as Lancaster Catholic High School exists. We are deeply grateful for the generosity that these funds represent. Additional gifts can be made to any of the endowed funds
by contacting the Director of Development at (717)
509-0313.
The J. Andrew Breslin ’89 Memorial Scholarship Fund was established
in 1993. Each year, separate awards are presented to a graduating senior who 1)
demonstrates academic excellence in Mathematics, 2) demonstrates excellence in Physics,
3) has served the school through music and 4) has had a positive impact in the lives
of others through friendship, understanding and humor. In addition, an award is
presented annually to the rising senior who excels in Math, Physics and Music.
The Lanco Softball Umpires Association established the Pete Carr Memorial Scholarship
to assist a graduating senior who played softball and/or basketball and who maintained
at least a 3.0 grade point average.
The Anthony DiPaolo Scholarship Fund honors this long-time teacher
and coach. Tony DiPaolo is the all time winningest football coach in LCHS history,
leading the Crusaders to an overall record of 156-97-6 (61.4% winning percentage)
during his two stints as LCHS coach, from 1965-1980 and 1993-2001. The Fund provides
a scholarship for college to a graduating senior who has played four years of football
at Catholic High and who has excelled academically as well as athletically.
Every third year, a scholarship is awarded through the Frank J. Everts Scholarship
Fund to a student who attended St. Mary’s Catholic School prior to
enrolling at LCHS who will pursue a degree in nursing.
The Colonel Joseph Flick Memorial Scholarship is presented to a
business student who has demonstrated a spirit of leadership and scholastic aptitude.
Established in 2001, the Carl A. Fuss Tuition Supplement Fund is
a memorial conceived by Mrs. Noreen Fuss to honor her husband, a 1956 graduate of
Catholic High. This endowed fund aids students who require financial assistance
to afford tuition.
The Anthony J. Haefner ’88 Memorial Scholarship Fund provides an
annual monetary award to a graduating senior entering college to study environmental
protection and/or animal rights. In addition, the Anthony J. “Tony” Haefner (Class
of 1988) Memorial Tuition Assistance Fund was established in 2000. The fund provides
tuition assistance for students in any grade whose families would find the cost
of tuition to be burdensome and without such assistance would not otherwise be able
to attend the school. Both Funds are endowed with the FOCUS program of the Diocese
of Harrisburg.
Scholarships for college study are presented to a graduating senior from Our Mother
of Perpetual Help Parish through the Hecker-Gerhardt Scholarship Fund,
which was established in 1986.
The J. Donald Herzog, Jr. Graduation Memorial Fund is awarded to
a graduate entering the field of dentistry or dental hygiene.
In the spring of 2002, the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae, Pennsylvania
Chapter, Lancaster Circle, Scholarship Fund was established through
the FOCUS foundation to provide, in perpetuity, tuition assistance to students in
good academic standing who would otherwise be unable to attend the school because of a lack of financial resources.
The Michael A. Jones ’93 Memorial Scholarship Fund provides an
annual monetary award to a graduating senior from Lancaster Catholic High School
whose character exemplifies the fruits of the Holy Spirit. The student must major in Animal Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Pre-Veterinary or Pre-Medical Sciences at
a four year college or university.
The Mildred R. Kaetz Scholarship Fund was established through a
bequest from Ms. Kaetz and underwrites financial assistance for deserving students
at Lancaster Catholic High School.
Each year the August A. Krimmel, Jr. Memorial Fund provides support
for a graduate who continues his/her education at a Catholic College.
In order to provide current and future generations with the same opportunity to
attend Lancaster Catholic High School that they enjoyed, members of the Class of
1955 have created an endowed fund for tuition assistance. The LCHS Class of
1955 Scholarship Fund was created in honor of the 45th Anniversary
of their graduation.
The Lancaster Catholic High School Endowment Fund is composed of
four parts. Earnings from the Memorial Scholarship Fund provide financial aid through
tuition assistance to worthy students and their families while the Library Fund
provides revenue for special needs of the school library. Monies derived from the
Teacher Fund support special programs for the educational advancement of the teachers
of LCHS. The General Endowment Fund underwrites the general operating budget of
the high school.
The Carlo Long Award is presented to an individual who is creative,
possesses a keen sense of humor, is a skilled athlete, a talented musician, and
who epitomizes the definition of a friend.
In 2001, the Cathy Lowe Memorial Tuition Assistance Fund was established
to honor her life and memory by providing financial assistance to the neediest of
students. In addition, her parents set up the Cathy Lowe Memorial Scholarship
Award which is presented to a graduating senior who exhibits the qualities
and characteristics that made Cathy such an exceptional person.
Honoring a dedicated LCHS Math teacher and 1970 graduate, the Rose Marie Strosser
Lucks Memorial Fund provides tuition assistance for deserving students.
In addition, this endowed fund, which was established in 2001, underwrites a special
award given to a graduating senior who is selected by the Math Department faculty.
The Carlo and Theresa Maio Memorial Scholarship Fund provides tuition
assistance to qualified students who attend Lancaster Catholic High School. This
endowed FOCUS Fund was established in 2000.
The Michael Mascuch Scholarship Fund was endowed to provide tuition
assistance for students in good academic standing with demonstrated financial need
who otherwise would be unable to attend Lancaster Catholic High School.
In 2004, the Edward W. McCaskey ’37 Fund was established by the
members of the McCaskey family to honor the memory of this extraordinary alumnus
who achieved acclaim in the fields of music and business before assuming control
of the NFL’s Chicago Bears. This FOCUS fund provides revenue which is used to provide
tuition assistance to deserving students.
Income from the Elsie Wilson Mellon Memorial Scholarship Fund provides
annual awards to deserving students who require financial assistance.
Parishioners established the Mary, Mother of the Church, Marietta, PA Scholarship
Fund to provide annual tuition assistance to an incoming freshman student
from that parish.
A gift to memorialize Cesare and Adelina Taglieri, Philip F. Taglieri, and Robert
J. and Elizabeth A. Ackerman was used to establish The PACER Scholarship Fund
in Memory of the Taglieri and Ackerman Families. This FOCUS fund will support with
tuition assistance a student (or students) in at least 10th grade who is working
to his/her ability, is giving of him/herself to the school or parish through God-given
talents and who has demonstrated financial need.
In 1999, the James J. Rottmund (Class of 1949) Memorial Scholarship Fund
was established to provide tuition assistance for students in good academic standing
in any grade who attend Lancaster Catholic High School. The Fund is part of the
FOCUS endowment at the Diocese of Harrisburg.
The W. Roger Simpson ’34 Memorial Scholarship was established to
honor the exemplary life of this graduate (and parent of 4 LCHS alumni) who served
several terms on the board of directors and volunteered his legal expertise. This
endowed scholarship benefits students, like Mr. Simpson, who have a great desire
for a Catholic education, but limited funds to obtain it.
The Steele-Krall Tuition Assistance Fund was established in 2003
to provide tuition assistance to students attending Lancaster Catholic High School.
The fund was established in memory of Florence Steele and the Krall family. Florence
was a loyal friend of Catholic High, and the Krall family has been associated with
the school since the earliest days of our history.
Catholic High lost a gifted teacher and friend when Mrs. Szczepanski was tragically
taken from us during the 2003-04 academic year. She truly loved this school and
in her memory, the Lois Szczepanski Memorial Scholarship is given
annually to a deserving student who would otherwise be financially unable to attend
Lancaster Catholic High School.
Financial assistance is given through The Joseph Wacker Family Scholarship Fund
to a graduating senior in need who attends a parish in the City of Lancaster
and who has shown industry, loyalty, scholastic ability and strength of character.
The scholarship is awarded every fourth year so that the recipient receives the
award throughout his/her college career.
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For more information or to make a gift, please contact Zane G. Gizzi, Director of
Development and Alumni Affairs, at (717) 509-0313 or
email us. |
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