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Winter 2018 "Examen" Is Here!In this issue we shine the spotlight on two Emmy award winning alumni - Joel Johnstone '97 and Jon Messner '88. Also included is a "Q & A" with new Pius XI President Jack Herbert, a celebration of career win #1000 for girls volleyball coach Dave Scher, and a sincere thank you to all of our generous donors in the annual report.
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Juli Kaufmann '87 and Pius XI Parent JoAnne Sabir Open the Sherman PhoenixCo-developers Juli Kaufmann '87 (our 2018 Distinguished Alumnae of the Year) and JoAnne Sabir (current Pius XI parent) celebrated their highly-anticipated grand opening of the Sherman Phoenix on November 30. Juli and JoAnne led the $4 million redevelopment of the former BMO Harris Bank in the Sherman Park neighborhood, transforming it into a vibrant marketplace filled with locally owned businesses and non-profit vendors such as Purple Door Ice Cream, Honeybee and Sage Wellness, and Lush Popcorn.
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Grace Weber '06 Signs With Capitol RecordsCongratulations to Pius XI alumna Grace Weber on signing with Capitol Records! Grace who is currently on a national tour with PJ Morton, has released two albums: "Hope & Heart" in 2011 and "The Refinery" in 2014. She’s been getting increasing national attention after she worked with Chance the Rapper on “Coloring Book” and won a Grammy for her work on “All We Got.” She also launched The Music Lab, Inc., a non-profit offering a free music education, career prep, and open mic performance program to high school-aged youth.
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