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Welcome to the home of the St. Catherine's High School Alumni Association. This website will serve as a link for over 15,000 St. Catherine's graduates across the United States and abroad. Through this site, we hope to establish online communication with Alumni in achieving our mission to sustain and renew the link between past, present and future students of St. Catherine's High School.

RACINE - A Racine native with a $650,000 book deal will visit with local readers at the library Tuesday night. Chad Harbach, author of "The Art of Fielding," will hold a book signing at 6:30 p.m. at the Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St.

Harbach, a Racine native, graduated from St. Catherine's High School in 1993 and from Harvard University in 1997.

Sports Illustrated, which ran an excerpt of the book in the Aug. 29 issue, said it was "written with wit and grace and the true fan's eye and ear for the subtleties of the game ... the book will knock out baseball and literature fans alike." A lifelong sports fan who played varsity baseball and golf at St. Catherine's, Harbach concedes seeing his work prominently displayed in SI was a rush. "The first magazine that I had a subscription to was Sports Illustrated," Harbach, who was a shortstop and second baseman for the Angels, said in an interview with The Journal Times last month. "When I found out they were going to run an excerpt from the book ... that amazed me."

Harbach said it took a decade to complete the book. Harbach, who earned a bachelor's degree in English from Harvard University and a master of fine arts in fiction writing from the University of Virginia, found himself juggling other jobs at the same time. There were times, Harbach acknowledged, when he had serious reservations about completing the book.

"There were a lot of moments when I felt kind of down about the whole process, say about the sixth year and the end still wasn't in sight," Harbach said. "It is really easy to feel you aren't going to get there. You're telling people you're working on a book and, at some point, they stop believing you. They're saying ‘how long can it possibly take?'"

The title of his book, "The Art of Fielding," is a reference to baseball, but Harbach's novel explores relationships - between friends, family and lovers - and the unpredictable forces that complicate them. There's an unintended affair, a post-graduate plan derailed by rejection letters, a marriage dissolved by honesty, and at the center of the book, the single baseball error that sets all of these events into motion.

A publisher is paying about $650,000 for the novel, according to media reports.

These pictures were taken by Chuck Vallone, who was the Racine Journal Times photographer for decades...and the cousin of Peter Vallone the individual who sent this to me.

Thanks Peter for sending these pictures.

Subject: St. Cat's basketball team arrival...near disaster...1960

Hi Todd...while cleaning out the garage I came across some stunning photos of St. Cat's BB team returning from Washington D.C., after either winning a tournament, or coming in second, in a national High School Tournament. As the train pulled in, the high wind blew down the overhead electric cables onto the train. The cables started arcing, and burning through the train cars...we all thought the team had just been electrocuted as those of us waiting on the platform fled the sparks and crackling sounds..

Please send these photos to other St. Cat's folks who might be interested...I don't have a lot of E-mail addresses, and if you could CC me, I would really appreciate it....All the best....Peter

AUSTIN — The Harlandale Independent School District took home the top prize in H-E-B's Excellence in Education awards Sunday night — capping the district's turnaround to become one of Texas' best school districts.

Harlandale, one of five finalists in the large-district category, gets $100,000 with the award, which is the latest major accolade for the low-income, property-poor district that has pulled itself out of academic and financial problems.

As the award was announced, Harlandale Superintendent Robert Jaklich, threw his arms in the air and roared in celebration, hugging board members and administrators.

Watch the Brewers take on the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Bus departs from Alumni Office, 1220 Villa St., at 11:30 a.m.
Game time 1:10 p.m. Limit: 55 tickets

Trip includes:
• Game Ticket - Loge Diamond, Section 227
• Round trip on a coach bus
• Lunch from Lee’s Deli
o Sandwich
o Chips
o Soda
o Brownie

Cost:
• $52 per person for Alumni members who have remitted dues and for persons under the age of 18 (must be accompanied by an adult).
• $57 for non-members of the Alumni Association.

Payment Methods:

1. Click here for the Online registration and payment

2. By Check: Please make your check payable to St. Catherine’s High School Alumni Association and mail to Nicholas Pitts, Treasurer, 3050 North Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin 53402

Your game ticket will be available at the Alumni Office on game day No alcoholic beverages will be provided Participants on their own for food and beverages at Miller Park

For special needs, please contact Bob Stepien at rstepien@wi.rr.com

Here are some pictures from the Recognition of the two teams (St Cat and Racine Lutheran) who played the first game in the McGuire gym

Left - Right Standing Rich Schultz - Lutheran, Joe Ortiz, Steve Hrpcek - son of Joe Hrpcek, Jerry Maller, Ron Eitel, John Hrpcek - son of Joe Hrpcek, Joe Bado.

Seated Fr Cletus Uhen, Pat (Lesniewski) Rammelt -- sister to Mason Lesniewski,

Rich Schultz

Left to right, Joe Ortiz and Fr Uhen

Left to right Joe Bado and Ron Eitel

Jerry Maller

The Racine Journal Times will be webcasting the Friday Feb 25, 2011 Basketball game vs Catholic Central. The Webcast starts at 7:00. Just go to www.racinesportszone.com to watch the game.

The tournament will be held at Infusino's Hall April 3, 2011, from 1:00-5:00 PM.

This is a team cribbage tournament and the fee is $50.00 per team. Your entry fee includes Pizza, Beer and soda. A cash bar will also be available.

All official cribbage rules apply. We are limiting this tournament to 40 two person teams. Registration is accepted on a first come first serve basis. Registration should be made no later than March 20, 2011.

Please contact Jim Cramer at 262-634-3125 for registration.

Hope to see you there.