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Julie Lindahl

When Julie Lindahl returned to Catholic Memorial Once she returned to her alma mater as an

in 2004 as Director of Admissions, she was employee, Julie’s instincts to help others overcome

concerned that things could get awkward. How challenges kicked in right away—especially when

would she feel sitting in meetings with Mr. Farrell? reaching out to potential students and parents

What if she bumped into Mrs. Maas in the hall? who don’t consider CMH an option because of

“I didn’t have to worry about that at all,” Julie says financial, geographical or even spiritual factors. “I
today. “I think the faculty and staff here are used invite them into our building to talk to our people.
to alumni coming back. They treat me with as That’s what makes the difference,” Julie says.

much respect as a co-worker as they did as a Julie guides and mentors students every day as

student.” head of one of the largest initiatives at Catholic ’91

Upon graduating from Catholic Memorial in 1991, Memorial. She leads the Student Ambassador
Julie attended Marquette University to pursue a program teaching juniors and seniors how to be
career in business, but she soon realized she strong peer leaders; she was one of the main
wanted to help others. So she switched gears and developers for the newly established Growth Plan
earned an undergraduate degree in social work. for Students program from which every CMH
Julie worked with highly functioning adults with student benefits; and she volunteers as an adult
mental disabilities. After seven years as a social leader on retreats and the annual Pro-Life Trip.

worker, a friend told her the Director of Admissions “I try to extend the same above-and-beyond guidance I
job at Catholic Memorial was available. She received as a Crusader to the students I work with today,”
applied and was hired. Julie says. “The CMH family supported me when I needed

it most and I hope we continue to do the same now.”

At Catholic Memorial High School, we educate students as
individuals, intellectually and spiritually.

We guide students to work to their highest, God-given potential.

We prepare them for post secondary education and to become
leaders who serve the Church and the world.

SERVE

Greg Conners

The next time you visit your alma mater, take a Upon graduation in 2001,

look at the wall outside the front office to see an Greg—who comes from a

American flag displayed with a U.S. Air Force deep military family—

Office of Special Investigations Certificate of attended the University of

Authenticity that reads: Notre Dame on an Air Force

Let it be known that this American Flag was carried ROTC scholarship and, in
on 13 Feb 08, by members of AFOSI Expeditionary the wake of Sept. 11, 2001,
Detachment 2410 during ground combat sorties “wanted to just jump in and
through hostile territories around Kirkuk, Iraq, go fight.”

especially for Catholic Memorial High School in Cooler heads prevailed, and Greg was deployed

support of “Operation Iraqi Freedom” Kirkuk to Iraq in late 2007. He returned to the States in

Regional Air Base, Iraq. mid-2008 and later spent six months in Kabul,

CMH alumnus Greg Conners, a former U.S. Air Afghanistan. * “My unit’s mission was
combat-related—identify and
Force special agent, carried that flag in his In Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit’s objective stop and/or neutralize terrorists
attacking U.S. Forces and local
backpack on a war-zone mission in honor of the was to deliver humanitarian relief to Iraqi civilians.* Iraqi citizens—But we used our
trips outside the wire gathering
CMH family. “Catholic Memorial sets you up to go Greg never suffered combat-related injuries, intel as a perfect opportunity to
deliver humanitarian relief and
on to such great opportunities and be a leader,” although he lost fellow unit members. Today, he is build good will with the families
and bringing the children
says Greg. “Participating in athletics and attending a corporate lawyer in Washington, D.C., with no special things including school
supplies, toys, candy, etc.”
classes geared toward using our God-given talents regrets about his decision to serve overseas.
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helped me decide to go into the military. I was as “We did really good work there,” he says. “I just
well-equipped as anybody could be to take on always wish we could have done more.”
that challenge.”