Homecoming a spectacular event

Many were moved to tears as nearly 1,000 alumnae, friends, faculty and supporters returned home to The Mary Louis Academy on October 2, 2010 for our 75th Anniversary Homecoming event. Guests entered through the main doors on Wexford Terrace, then climbed the staircase to the main foyer where they were greeted by Principal, Sister Kathleen McKinney, and Assistant Principals, Sister Filippa Luciano and Mrs. Ann Cordes, both alumnae.

Above left, students dressed in uniforms of the past served as guides for the day.

Guests registered by class year then toured the school. Special set ups included A Walk through Time at TMLA which featured videos, photos and memorabilia from each decade. Special events were also held by the school robotics team, in the art studio, and in the gymnasium. The library held trivia contests and yearbook visuals. TMLA items were sold in the cafeteria, the Glee Club and Orchestra held a special performance of music through the decades and graduates recorded their own memories of TMLA. Present-day students, dressed in uniforms from all the decades, acted as tour guides. The day concluded with a Liturgy for deceased alumnae which concluded with a rousing rendition of the school song, CRUSADERS.