tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post113289451403751346..comments2024-02-23T15:50:19.097-06:00Comments on Curmudgeon's Cave: Loretto Academy, Kansas City, MissouriCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16958570482046462392noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-44415793997873119392023-12-24T15:06:04.229-06:002023-12-24T15:06:04.229-06:00I attended Loretto from 1959 ro 1963. I knew Sist...I attended Loretto from 1959 ro 1963. I knew Sister Venard. My freshman class homeroom teacher was Sister David Maureen. Our latin teacher was Sister Mary Rose and our algebra teacher was a layperson. Yikes, can't remember her name! I have our yearbook so perhaps I know the mother of the person who posted as unknown on February 02, 2021.<br />I loved Loretto and went to all the mixers from De La Salle and Rockhurst. Miss the simple times!Scottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238942364943305776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-45529047717536299382023-05-08T17:22:28.811-05:002023-05-08T17:22:28.811-05:00I went to high school at Loretto from 1954 graduat...I went to high school at Loretto from 1954 graduating in 1958. I still a see a few of my classmates and we have a Zoom meeting 4 times a year. Great memoriesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-19317394552559418432022-06-19T14:43:18.150-05:002022-06-19T14:43:18.150-05:00Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-88902642935617438342022-06-19T14:43:17.500-05:002022-06-19T14:43:17.500-05:00My mom attended The Loretto Academy, but I don’t k...My mom attended The Loretto Academy, but I don’t know the years. She was born in 1902 in Edgerton, KS. I imagine she was there during WWI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-65898947566075759322021-02-02T16:00:51.275-06:002021-02-02T16:00:51.275-06:00My mother went to Loretto and graduated in 1963. ...My mother went to Loretto and graduated in 1963. I am trying to find information about the nun who was Principal at the time. Her name was Sister Mary Venard. She made life a living hell for my mother during her Senior year. I noticed that there is no one commenting during the years 1960-1965. She obviously left an impression.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833627537606825437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-58165998220005096072019-08-15T00:00:36.478-05:002019-08-15T00:00:36.478-05:00We had to have been there at the same time. I wen...We had to have been there at the same time. I went to Loretto from 1966 to 1970. My maiden name is Laurie Knapp. I remember a girl by the name of Kathy Riser who also went there. She and I also went to college together at St. Mary's in California LaurieLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114946307681476066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-54410036399982500032019-08-14T23:56:09.865-05:002019-08-14T23:56:09.865-05:00I attended Loretto from 1966 (kindergarten) throug...I attended Loretto from 1966 (kindergarten) through 1970 (3rd grade). I had just turned 4 when I started kindergarten. Loretto allowed me to start at such a young age and gave me a great foundation. I was well ahead of classmates when we moved from Ksnsas City to the Philadelphia area. I loved going to school there!! LaurieLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114946307681476066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-46753057138475934082019-05-13T14:56:42.019-05:002019-05-13T14:56:42.019-05:00In 1958 or 1959 my younger brother had to take a r...In 1958 or 1959 my younger brother had to take a remedial reading class, due to falling behind at SFX. I went along because I had discovered the huge library at Loretto. He, and my cousin, would spend the day in their class and I would spend the day in the library. I read every day, all day in a beautiful room filled with books and old, leather chairs that was lit with huge windows. The windows were opened (no A/C) and the aroma from the flowers filled the room. A little bit of heaven on earth!Dr. Internethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544565127677692847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-86424454889063823442017-03-09T16:45:12.156-06:002017-03-09T16:45:12.156-06:00Oh my gosh I remember Mrs Carroll and Mrs Adams to...Oh my gosh I remember Mrs Carroll and Mrs Adams too! At Sr Patrice the music teacher. And Sr Ann-Michelle, and Sr Susan Swain...jandy-beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01953098077888310401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-49724616525121841962017-02-20T16:10:47.413-06:002017-02-20T16:10:47.413-06:00I attended the old Loretto on 39th Street in 3rd a...I attended the old Loretto on 39th Street in 3rd and 4th grade. It moved the next year, and my parents felt it was too far to drive each day. I began fifth grade in my local school district (Shawnee Mission). Many of the kids had parents who had attended the same school with many of the same teachers. Most kids had attended the school since kindergarten. It wasn't like today, when nobody bats an eye when a new kid starts. When the class was asked what books they had read over the summer, my (very old) teacher did not believe me. I was asked to "prove it" so my mother and I packed the books into a book bag and I lugged it into the class. The teacher still chose not to believe me, and my fifth grade year was hell. <br /><br />I loved Loretto. I remember Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Adams, and Sr. Ann Loyola. In the two years I attended, I went way beyond "average curriculum" because I was ALLOWED to do so! So many more memories of the wooden floors, the beautiful chapel, and the gazebo behind the school where we pretended to re-enact "The Sound of Music" during recess. Occasionally, we were allowed to deliver a note to a teacher on the other side of the building - where the middle school and high school girls were. It was fun, yet scary, as they looked so big! <br /><br />I sure wish Loretto had not moved south!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-35854661119618368922017-01-14T12:19:15.899-06:002017-01-14T12:19:15.899-06:00Boys attended Kindergarten through 3rd grade prior...Boys attended Kindergarten through 3rd grade prior to 1974 (though I'm not sure when it started) I attended K-2nd grade in the early 60s, until we moved out of town. My Grandmother boarded their in the early 1900s. Every year a Nun would take me to look at old photos and ask my to ID my grandmother-- Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-9868584627849579672015-07-26T22:15:55.860-05:002015-07-26T22:15:55.860-05:00Hi this is Mary Annes daughter Kathy. Mom passed ...Hi this is Mary Annes daughter Kathy. Mom passed away in 1993. I rrmember the the Christmas play they used to have. One yearI got to be an angel. Many years ago !Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-51820993998398108552014-12-27T05:42:09.940-06:002014-12-27T05:42:09.940-06:00Though I only went to Loretto on Wornall for my 8t...Though I only went to Loretto on Wornall for my 8th & 9th grades..( 1985 graduating class) I have the best memories of the school, teachers and kids. Much of who I am, came from my experiences there. I loved Sister Patrice. Also fond memories of Jacque our Science teacher. I loved the building and the odd places we would meet and have class. I remember the beautiful 2 story library..., remember interviewing teachers who wanted to teach there. Someone posted about the orchestra, I wasn't in it.. But remember everyone all ages in the mezzanine playing. I loved being able to go out to lunch with friends. Eric Moore, I read your post.. I remember you. <br />I own a store in Overland Park, and Kris Whitaker was in today. I hadn't seen her since 9th grade! Does anyone remember the crazy games we played outside? I think we had a week of free play.. I remember ice skating with Amy Bink. Kris reminded me that Amy Bink drove a red Escort car. Also remember Joni who was in the Kansas City ballet. Does anyone remember the theater? I was in Guys and Dolls. <br />Someone posted that they have thought of starting a school like Loretto.. I also have thought of that. I have walked the grounds on Wornall many times over the years. Something magical happened there. It was a place that inspired me to think, imagine and dream. <br />Knowing that the possibilities are endless came from there. <br />I visited one of the pods in third grade, parents thought of sending me there then.. Finally got there years later. It was everything I had imagined in the years between. <br />I really want to search the archives for pictures from when I was there. I remember upstairs in a hallway they had pictures of graduates from the original school. I remember looking at their faces for hours.. I remember feeling connected to them.. much like I feel with the people who have posted here.<br />Thanks for this article and post.. Gina WhitcombGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643704813800260078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-60631119191786922452013-06-26T06:11:31.163-05:002013-06-26T06:11:31.163-05:00Thanks a lot for enjoying this beauty article with...Thanks a lot for enjoying this beauty article with me. I am apreciating it very much! Looking forward to another great article. Good luck to the author! All the best!Josiah Morganhttp://www.leathersshop.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-37342347076466430782013-06-05T14:21:35.656-05:002013-06-05T14:21:35.656-05:00Hi Loretto Alums,
I am doing family research ...Hi Loretto Alums,<br /><br /> I am doing family research for a family friend and I am hoping someone can help me either by looking through yearbooks or because they remember the person I am looking for.<br /> This girl's last name is LEWIS (don't know the first name but a relative thought it had 7 letters in it). <br /> She started as a boarding school student in about 1945 (age 10) when her mother died of cancer. She had 3 much older siblings (youngest at least 10-11 yrs older than she was). <br /> This girl probably graduated from Loretto in about 1953.<br /> If anyone knows who this girl might be, I would appreciate the information. If anyone has a yearbook for any years between 1945-1953, I would appreciate it if you would send me the names of any girl with the last name of Lewis (age/grade doesn't matter, but include that also). If anyone knows where I can locate any of the old yearbooks, I would appreciate knowing that also.<br /><br />Thanks for your help!!<br />Susan<br />celottofam5@gmail.comSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09688520955194624248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-86003549304619238192012-05-02T10:42:02.514-05:002012-05-02T10:42:02.514-05:00I WISH THERE WERE MORE COMMENTS POSTED. THEY ARE R...I WISH THERE WERE MORE COMMENTS POSTED. THEY ARE REALLY FUN TO READ.HAVE A NEW GREAT-GRANDBABY DUE IN NOVEMBER. THAT WILL BE 4. THEY ARE IN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE MARINES,SO I WON'T GET TO NSEE THEM ASS MUCH. MARY ANNE DELANEY HOLMAN GRADUATED IN 1953 ,ANYONE AROUND FROM THAT CLASS?mgbovicesbovices lartfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-65112883360162407392012-02-17T12:35:48.971-06:002012-02-17T12:35:48.971-06:00verizon has finally fixed my internet ,at lest for...verizon has finally fixed my internet ,at lest for now.what a trip down memory lane.i am the big sister of anonymous. went to loretto until 1953. left the end of sophomore yr. graduated from ursuline in dallas in 1955. we lived on wet 38th street across 39th from loretto. dated (term used<br />loosely) one DON Roddy a delasalle<br />guy. best friend at that time was mary anne delaney.i now live in bryan tx and have since 1955.3 kids,5 grandkids,and g-ma to 3 great grandkids.life is good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-37597651346054040762012-01-10T11:20:46.892-06:002012-01-10T11:20:46.892-06:00nice post keep postingnice post keep postingWomen leather jacketshttp://www.leathernxg.com/15-womens-leather-jacketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-52448657153787089762010-07-01T23:47:44.525-05:002010-07-01T23:47:44.525-05:00I was a boarding student at Loretto Academy (high ...I was a boarding student at Loretto Academy (high school)from 1952 to 1955 when the boarding school closed, and I graduated from Loretto as a day student in 1956. I knew Alice Recker (who left a comment earlier) and was happy to see her again when some of us got together for our 50th reunion in 2006.<br /><br />I have great respect for Mother Mary Luke Tobin, who died just a couple of years ago. She was a major figure in the Church and in the Loretto community; her contribution was huge, and I honor her memory.Judy Steelenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-39011318244757378472010-06-22T13:31:27.349-05:002010-06-22T13:31:27.349-05:00I attended the "new" Loretto at 124th an...I attended the "new" Loretto at 124th and Wornall, graduating in 1973. It was a wonderful place to learn, to dream and to experience. The Loretto sisters who taught there then were awesome! If the school had been open when it was time for my girls to go to high school, it would have been Loretto. Even though the sign outside the school says Metropolitan Lutheran/Calvary Lutheran schools, it'll always be Loretto!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-43540656571629472642010-03-08T19:13:51.607-06:002010-03-08T19:13:51.607-06:00We lived on 39th and played with the Harding kids,...We lived on 39th and played with the Harding kids, Delaney's and others. Played at Roanoke Park "down the hill". Simpler time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-33199382042690662002010-03-07T18:49:21.309-06:002010-03-07T18:49:21.309-06:00I've been following the "mudgeon for quit...I've been following the "mudgeon for quite some time and come back often to see if any additional comments have filtered in on many of the parishes and schools that have gone by the wayside. My comments are primarily historical since I used to live immediately behind Loretto on 40th Street and my sister attended Loretto in the '50's. I, being a boy, had to go to Lillis High School. I remember going to Mass a number of times with my sister when my mom had to work on weekends and I was too small to go to Guardian Angels by myself. I also got to meet many of the sisters, one of which was my sister's favorite, Sister Scholastica. She allowed me to "pith" a frog in the biology class room when I was just a little one. I also took piano lessons from one of the nuns, that didn't last long. The neighborhood boys used to go play football in the "garden" located on the western part of the property. The nuns used to grow vegetables and grapes in the garden and we used to enjoy steeling a bunch of grapes to quench our thirst. I also remember the school having a "Hootenanny" when that was popular and it was held in the auditorium directly underneath the chapel.<br /><br />Now 50 years later, I live in Arkansas and lo' and behold, we are working with the Sisters of Loretto to get information about a teacher come saint that opened the first Catholic School in Arkansas in 1829 in what is known as Plum Bayou outside of Pine Bluff. Dealing with them is somewhat tedious since they have a lot of questions. Mother Agnes Hart was the first american member (although she was born in Canada and moved to Kentucky in the 1810's) of the Sisters of Loretto and from what I read in the historical record was a saint in her time. We have one confirmed miracle by her intercession. Anyway, we are very concerned about the current sisters and their political proclivities.Hoserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224816012035167024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-75122732531053220302010-03-05T10:36:22.844-06:002010-03-05T10:36:22.844-06:00I cannot believe I misspelled "Loretto"....I cannot believe I misspelled "Loretto". Old timer's disease.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-5788137435807372652010-03-05T10:34:33.377-06:002010-03-05T10:34:33.377-06:00My sister and I attended Loretta Academy in the 19...My sister and I attended Loretta Academy in the 1950-54. My oldest sister was a sophomore at that time. We moved to Dallas for 2 years and she graduated from Ursuline Academy. We moved back to KCMO and my middle sister went to Loretta and I went to OLGC. It was a great time. We were ahead of our classes in Texas, especially in handwriting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15621027.post-26756338095685171122009-11-22T13:24:47.192-06:002009-11-22T13:24:47.192-06:00I attended Loretto from the time I was in the 2nd ...I attended Loretto from the time I was in the 2nd grade through my Freshman. I was a boarding student for the first 2 years and they did away with boarding and I became a day student. Then I went to Westport HS until I graduated in 1958. I remember the huge staircase going up to the second floor, the wing where we all slept and the chapel where we attended mass every morning. Now I can look at the pictures and admire the beautiful building but when I was a little girl, it wasn't that pretty to me.<br />Wish there were more pictures of the interior in the early days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com