Becahi’s 100th Celebration
Bethlehem Catholic High School’s centennial celebration is part of Mark Iampietro’s Exploring Bethlehem series. Mark has done a great job in reviewing the founding and history of Bethlehem Catholic High School. The video is just over 6 minutes. Sit back and enjoy a bit of Bethlehem Catholic’s History. Thank you Mark for your work in preparing this excellent video.
In Grateful Recognition to the Sisters of St. Joseph
As Bethlehem Catholic High School approaches its Centennial Celebration, we would like to thank the Sisters of St. Joseph for their dedication and service to our students and our school. Throughout the years, there was only one sister, who taught from 1984 – 1987, who was not a Sister of St. Joseph. We would also like to recognize the graduates of Bethlehem Catholic who became sisters. Our graduates are fulfilling their vocations as Sisters of St. Joseph, Daughters of the Divine Charity, Dominican Sisters of Hope, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Medical Mission Sisters, Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Trinity, Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood, Sisters of Charity, Sisters of Christian Charity and Sisters of St. Francis.
| Our Principals | |
| 1935 – 1938 | Mother La Salette, SSJ |
| 1939 – 1945 | Mother Mary Emma Denny, SSJ |
| 1945 – 1948 | Sister Clare Anita Doyle, SSJ, passed away November 19, 2003 |
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| Our Vice Principals | |
| 1964 – 1970 | Sister Joseph Bernard, SSJ, passed away 1995 |
| 1970 – 1976 | Sister Eugene Joseph Hartigan, SSJ, passed away November 22, 1976 |
| 1976 – 1977 | Sister Mary Anita McGarrity, SSJ, passed away March 15, 1985 |
| 1977 – 1986 | Sister Mary Kathryn Quinn ‘42, SSJ – Becahi Distinguished Graduate, passed away December 17, 2019 |
| 1986 – 2004 | Sister Marjorie Keenan, SSJ |
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| Our Teachers | |
| 1928 | Sister Rose Immaculate, SSJ |
| 1930 | Sister Rose Hyacinth, SSJ |
| 1947 – 1950 | Sister Stanislaus Kostka, SSJ, passed away March 18, 1977 |
| 1947 | Sister Bernard Francis, SSJ |
| 1949 – 1950 | Sister Rose Ines, SSJ |
| 1949 – 1952 | Sister Loreto Aloysia, SSJ |
| 1949 – 1952 | Sister Margaret Isabelle, SSJ |
| 1949 – 1953 | Sister Regina Rita, SSJ |
| 1949 – 1955 | Sister John Eudes, SSJ |
| 1949 – 1955 | Sister John Gertrude, SSJ |
| 1949 – 1957 | Sister Marie Jeanne, SSJ |
| 1949 – 1957 | Sister Terese Catharine, SSJ |
| 1949 – 1962 | Sister Michael Cecelia, SSJ |
| 1950 – 1951 | Sister Catherine Veronica, SSJ |
| 1950 – 1957 | Sister Rose Eleanor, SSJ |
| 1951 – 1952 | Sister Miriam Rita, SSJ |
| 1952 – 1954 | Sister Anita Xavier, SSJ |
| 1952 – 1956 | Sister Angelica, SSJ |
| 1952 – 1962 | Sister Louis Bertrand, SSJ |
| 1954 – 1957 | Sister Mechtilde, SSJ |
| 1954 – 1958 | Sister Florence Teresa, SSJ |
| 1954 – 1964 | Sister M. Agnes Consilii Burke, SSJ, passed away January 7, 1995 |
| 1954 – 1990 | Sister Irma Loreto Tierney, SSJ – Becahi Fides et Scientia Recipient, passed away October 8, 1996 |
| 1955 – 1960 | Sister Edward Anita, SSJ |
| 1955 – 1960 | Sister Marie St. John, SSJ |
| 1956 – 1966 | Sister Saint Edmond, SSJ, passed away 1977 |
| 1957 – 1958 | Sister Clare Xavier, SSJ |
| 1957 – 1959 | Sister Rose Andrew, SSJ |
| 1958 – 1959 | Sister Madeleine Marie, SSJ, passed away 1972 |
| 1958 – 1959 | Sister Marguerite Francis, SSJ |
| 1958 – 1960 | Sister Marie Christine, SSJ |
| 1958 – 1961 | Sister Saint Winifred, SSJ |
| 1959 – 1964 | Sister Margaret Teresa, SSJ |
| 1959 – 1966 | Sister Regina Pacis, SSJ, passed away 1979 |
| 1960 – 1963 | Sister Rita Xavier, SSJ |
| 1960 – 1966 | Sister Marie Matthew, SSJ (Rita Kearney), passed away October 14, 2012 |
| 1961 – 1965 | Sister Rita Geraldine, SSJ |
| 1962 – 1966 | Sister Rose Charlotte, SSJ, passed away 1968 |
| 1962 – 1973 | Sister William Teresa, SSJ, taught Math |
| 1963 – 1965 | Sister M. Clare Gervase, SSJ |
| 1963 – 1968 | Sister M. Cordata, SSJ, passed away April 10, 2008 |
| 1964 – 1966 | Sister Helen Edwin, SSJ |
| 1964 – 1970 | Sister Alma Patricia, SSJ, passed away 1985 |
| 1964 – 1970 | Sister Madeleine Marie, SSJ, passed away 1972 |
| 1964 – 1970 | Sister Marie Brigid, SSJ, passed away October 10, 2009 |
| 1964 – 1973 | Sister Catharine Immaculate Ort, SSJ, taught Dramatics, passed away August 11, 2012 |
| 1965 – 1966 | Sister Helen Regina, SSJ, passed away 1974 |
| 1965 – 1966 | Sister Saint Bernadette, SSJ |
| 1965 – 1968* | Sister Agnes Josephine, SSJ, taught Math, * & 1976 – 1977 * passed away April 18, 2005 |
| 1965 – 1973 | Sister M. Blanch, SSJ, taught American Culture, passed away 1999 |
| 1966 – 1967 | Sister Anita Christi, SSJ |
| 1967 – 1968 | Sister Andrew Joseph, SSJ, passed away 1995 |
| 1967 – 1968 | Sister Mary Nicholas, SSJ, passed away 1971 |
| 1967 – 1968 | Sister Rose Clare, SSJ, passed away 1988 |
| 1967 – 1970 | Sister Ann Maurice, SSJ, passed away November 24, 2010 |
| 1967 – 1970 | Sister Marie Jerome, SSJ, passed away 2016 |
| 1967 – 1970 | Sister Mary Luke, SSJ, passed away 1984 |
| 1967 – 1974 | Sister Helen Anita, SSJ ⇒Sister Elizabeth Ledger, SSJ, taught English, passed September 16, 2017 |
| 1967 – 1977 | Sister M. Donatus, SSJ, taught Library Science, passed away 1992 |
| 1968 – 1970 | Sister Anne Charles, SSJ ⇒Sister Mary Corbett, SSJ, passed away October 21, 2023 |
| 1968 – 1970 | Sister James Leona, SSJ |
| 1968 – 1970 | Sister Michael Francis, SSJ, passed away 2015 |
| 1968 – 1973 | Sister Anita David, SSJ ⇒Sister Adele Solari, SSJ, taught Chemistry and Physics |
| 1969 – 1970 | Sister Honora Maria, SSJ ⇒Sister Barbara Bradley, SSJ |
| 1970 – 1971 | Sister Chrysostom, SSJ |
| 1970 – 1971 | Sister John Christopher, SSJ |
| 1970 – 1971 | Sister Kathleen Joseph, SSJ |
| 1970 – 1973 | Sister M. Letitia, SSJ, taught Religion |
| 1970 – 1975 | Sister Eileen Marie, SSJ, taught French and was Student Affairs Chairperson |
| 1970 – 1976 | Sister Joseph Agnes, SSJ, taught Business Education |
| 1970 – 1977 | Sister Mary Clare, SSJ, taught Religion |
| 1971 – 1974 | Sister Michael Annice, SSJ, taught English |
| 1971 – 1974 | Sister Rita William, SSJ, taught Math |
| 1971 – 1977 | Sister Joseph Anita, SSJ, taught Algebra and Biology |
| 1972 – 1977 | Sister Margaret DeSales Blanche, SSJ, taught English, passed away on December 25, 1989 |
| 1973 – 1974 | Sister Francis William, SSJ, taught Speech, Dramatics, and the School Play |
| 1973 – 1974 | Sister John Thomas, SSJ, taught Home Economics and Social Studies |
| 1973 – 1974 | Sister Marie Gilbert, SSJ, taught Science |
| 1973 – 1974 | Sister Michael Gerald, SSJ, taught Math, passed away July 23, 2011 |
| 1973 – 1975 | Sister Rita Patricia, SSJ, taught French, passed away 1983 |
| 1974 – 1975 | Sister Eileen McNamee, SSJ, taught Math, passed away July 23, 2011 |
| 1974 – 1976 | Sister Anne Harkin, SSJ, taught Language Arts and English |
| 1974 – 1976 | Sister Joan Obermiller, SSJ, taught Science, passed away November 23, 2001 |
| 1974 – 1977 | Sister Frances de Lisle, SSJ, taught Math |
| 1974 – 1977 | Sister Miriam Carmelita, SSJ, taught English, passed away June 26, 2009 |
| 1974 – 1977 | Sister Rosemary O’Brien, SSJ, taught Home Economics and American Cultures, passed away July 7, 2008 |
| 1974 – 1979 | Sister Alma Rose Schlosser, SSJ, taught Music and Dramatics |
| 1975 – 1979 | Sister Mary McGrath, SSJ, taught Spanish, passed away April 15, 2017 |
| 1975 – 1986 | Sister Anne Roberta, SSJ, Department of Student Affairs Chairperson, passed away July 8, 2009 |
| 1976 – 1980 | Sister Mary Josephine Larkin, SSJ, taught English |
| 1976 – 1981 | Sister Saint Martin, SSJ, taught Typing and was Business Department Chair, passed September 15, 1987 |
| 1976 – 1982 | Sister Patricia Ash, SSJ, taught Chemistry and Physics, passed away October 16, 2021 |
| 1976 – 1987 | Sister Clare de Chantal, SSJ, taught Geometry and was Math Department Chair |
| 1977 – 1978 | Sister Geraldine Fitzpatrick, SSJ |
| 1977 – 1982 | Sister Rosemarie Lorenz, SSJ |
| 1977 – 1993 | Sister M. Immaculata, SSJ, passed away November 20, 1993 |
| 1977 – 1996 | Sister Francis Jerome, passed away September 29, 2006 |
| 1978 – 1982 | Sister Blandina, SSJ, passed away May 3, 2012 |
| 1979 – 1980 | Sister Ann Marie Mack, SSJ, passed away March 28, 2016 |
| 1979 – 1983 | Sister Lawrence Elizabeth Sandoli, SSJ |
| 1980 – 1984 | Sister Barbara Lonnquist, SSJ |
| 1981 – 1983 | Sister Rita Edward, SSJ |
| 1981 – 1986 | Sister Rose Constance, SSJ |
| 1982 – 1983 | Sister Agnes Maurice, SSJ |
| 1982 – pres. | Sister Margaret Edmund, SSJ, teaches Religion, former Theology Chairperson and choir director |
| 1983 – 1987 | Sister Marion Aherne, SSJ, taught Spanish and Latin, passed away June 13, 2015 |
| 1984 – 1985 | Sister Elizabeth Agnes, SSJ |
| 1984 – 1987 | Sister Marian Maskulak, CPS (Sisters of the Precious Blood) |
| 1986 – 1987 | Sister Virginia Stanton, SSJ, taught Language Arts and English |
| 1986 – 1990 | Sister Kathleen McPeak, SSJ, taught English, passed away June 4, 2012 |
| 1987 – 1989 | Sister Mary Ann Bennett, SSJ, taught Algebra and Geometry |
| 1987 – 2005 | Sister Marie Natalie, SSJ, taught Spanish and later Administrative Office Support Staff, passed away December 10, 2019 |
| 1989 – 1994 | Sister Ann Constance, SSJ, Oversaw Records and Attendance |
| 1989 – 1994 | Sister Mary Ann Miller, SSJ, taught Math, passed away December 14, 2018 |
| 1990 – 1995 | Sister Paula Deufel, SSJ, (formerly Sister Ann Maurice, SSJ from 1967 – 1970) taught Math, passed away November 24, 2010 |
| 1991 – 1997 | Sister Adelaide, SSJ, Assistant Librarian |
| 1994 – 1999 | Sister Rose Concetta, SSJ, Librarian |
| 1994 – 2018 | Sister Helen Theresa Bleistine, SSJ, Student Affairs |
| 1997 – 2004 | Sister Francis Bernadette, SSJ, Librarian Assistant |
| 2003 – 2004 | Sister Mary Joseph, SSJ, taught Science |
| 2014 – 2018 | Sister Rosemary Scheirer, SSJ, Administrative Office Support Staff |
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| Our Graduates | |
| Class of 1931 | Sister Margaret Angela, SSJ, Mary Jo Hildenberger |
| Class of 1933 | Sister Mary Nativity McNamara, SSJ |
| Class of 1934 | Sister M. Bertrand, SSJ, Florence Kozak |
| Class of 1935 | Sister Charles Theresa, SSJ, Margaret Cunningham |
| Class of 1937 | Sister Jane Andrew SSJ, Anne Silvoy |
| Class of 1941 | Sister Joseph Annetta, SSJ, Mary Ricapito |
| Class of 1942 | Sister Michael Augustine, SSJ, Catherine Fox |
| Class of 1942 | Sister Lawrence Joseph, SSJ, Kathleen Murphy |
| Class of 1942 | Sister Mary Kathryn Quinn, SSJ – Becahi Distinguished Graduate |
| Class of 1943 | Sister Mary Richards, SSJ, Sally Dougherty |
| Class of 1943 | Sister Ann Gerard, SSJ, Rose Marie Peters |
| Class of 1944 | Sister Saint Urban, SSJ, Margaret O’Donnell |
| Class of 1945 | Sister Anita Regina Wagner, SSJ |
| Class of 1946 | Sister Patricia Cullen, SSJ |
| Class of 1947 | Sister Mary Alexander Machain, SSJ |
| Class of 1947 | Sister Catherine Ortwein, SSJ |
| Class of 1948 | Sister Eleanor SSJ, Mary Jane Bringenberg |
| Class of 1948 | Sister Joan Dugan, SSJ |
| Class of 1948 | Sister Rita Helen Rodgers, SSJ |
| Class of 1949 | Sister Rose Concetta, SSJ, (Virginia Tallarico) – Becahi Distinguished Graduate |
| Class of 1952 | Sister Regina (Mary Catherine) Kropp, SSJ |
| Class of 1953 | Sister Regina Marie Chassar, SSJ |
| Class of 1957 | Sister Elaine Cullen, SSJ |
| Class of 1958 | Sister Joanne Morganello, SSJ |
| Class of 1958 | Sister James Ines, SSJ, Rita Willey |
| Class of 1960 | Sister M. Dorothy Joseph, SSJ, Veronica Batley |
| Class of 1961 | Sister Andrea Garza, SSJ |
| Class of 1971 | Sister Eileen Dolak, SSJ |
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| Our Graduate Sisters in Other Communities | |
| Class of 1929 | Sister Josephine Cecelia Schleifer, OP (Dominican Sisters of Hope) |
| Class of 1936 | Sister Mary Conahan, MMS (Medical Mission Sisters) |
| Class of 1941 | Sister Frances Margaret Connell, OSU (Order of St. Ursula Sisters) |
| Class of 1942 | Sister Lucille Rose Csontos, FDC (Daughters of the Divine Charity) |
| Class of 1944 | Sister Mary Cuthberta Lucille Dick, IHM (Immaculate Heart of Mary) |
| Class of 1944 | Sister Evelyn Marie Hartnett, OSF (Sisters of Saint Francis) |
| Class of 1950 | Sister Alphonsa, Katherine Concilio, IHM (Immaculate Heart of Mary) |
| Class of 1956 | Sister Frances Charles, OSF (Sisters of St. Francis), Barbara Beck |
| Class of 1957 | Sister Andrew, IHM (Immaculate Heart of Mary), Cecilia Durner |
| Class of 1957 | Sister Loretta Soltis, MSMBT (Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Trinity) |
| Class of 1959 | Sister Anne Richard, OSF (Sisters of St. Francis), Mary Stoll |
| Class of 1964 | Sister Nancy Iampietro, CPS (Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood) |
| Class of 1972 | Sister Mary Jane Stephan, SC (Sisters of Charity) |
| Class of 2006 | Sister Mary Amato, SCC (Sisters of Christian Charity), Roberta Reifsnyder |
| Class of 2009 | Sister Chiara Marie, SCC (Sisters of Christian Charity), Kathryn Stimpfle |
| Class of 2009 | Sister John Paul, SCC (Sisters of Christian Charity), Alyssa Thorley |
