This document is a letter from the principal of St. John Vianney Academy summarizing the 2011-2012 school year. It discusses various religious events that took place, such as feasts of saints. It highlights academic achievements of students and new housing for staff. It also mourns the death of former student Aaron Talley and includes two poems he wrote about his service as a Marine. The letter serves to update stakeholders on the spiritual and academic accomplishments of the past year at the school.

1. 2011-2012
18910 Ellipse Loop
Long Prairie, MN 56347
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2. Letter from the Desk
of the Principal
Esteemed Faculty, Parents & Students,
Divine Providence has blessed us with another academic year of 2011 -
2012 for St. John Vianney and what a year it has been! We were a little
indulged with a later start than usual, classes beginning on the 6th of September, yet that did not stop us from getting
into the swing of things!
Already in the first month we were honored with and ready for the great Feast Day of St. Michael! A
consolation indeed to see the students involved in Schola, Choir, and Service of the altar recalling Holy Michael in his
fight against Satan. After the Sung Mass the day continued with All Day Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in honor
of: 1) Victory over the Church0s internal and external enemies, 2) Conversion of Rome and Bishops, 3) Sanctification
of Priests and candidates for priesthood, and 4) awakening of numerous vocations!
Let us then continue with October which provided Sts. John Vianney, Robert Bellarmine, Holy Family
Academies and the Sisters of the Sacred Heart Novitiate with the opportunity of a coordinated uniform effort in storming
Heaven above! Thus in this moment of ours in the midst of the Rosary Crusade what better day than that of the Feast
of the Holy Rosary and better place than that of the Blessed Mother0s shrine, Assumption Chapel (locally known as
Grasshopper Chapel) in Cold Spring dating back to 1877! There a small procession of priests, sisters, teachers, some
170 students and 50 or so faithful processed around the grounds bearing Our Lady with pride whilst simultaneously
asking her continued intercession that the Triumph of Her Immaculate Heart come soon! However, rest assured that our
Holy Rosaries did not stop there with just a procession. Rather, what a delight to see that they likewise continue daily
throughout the school week both before and after school since February in an attempt to intensify our Crusade for the
Immaculate Heart!
Furthermore, the school year has already unfolded with great results and opportunities as we have seen at the
spiritual level, now let us direct our attention to temporal matters. Results manifest on different levels. First consider
the greater stability for our institution through our staff who now have a two story house to call their own in
Browerville, giving comfort to four men away from home. Results manifested by our students who again have
outperformed both the students of Long Prairie and the state of Minnesota with an average ACT score of 23.3 for the
end of the Academic Year of 2011 and 23.8 for the Fall of 2011, as opposed to the Long Prairie Public High School0s
22.9 and MN0s 22.9 and the National AVG was a mere 21.1!
Lastly let us direct and rest our thoughts and prayers with the Talley family in the loss of their son Aaron
Joseph who likewise was with us for both his 8th and 11th grade years! What a consolation it is to see the fruits of
the sacrifices made for Catholic Education manifest via generous souls who carry their faith with them into the world as
a light in darkness undimmed! In the midst of Our Rosary Crusade Divine Providence has granted all of us a model of
fidelity, despite the world, to be in it and not of it! He was a son of the BVM, I only regret that we have not found his
poem written to her. On that note let us ask Our Lady of the Rosary to not only help Aaron RIP+ but also to pray for
us sinners now and at the hour of our death1
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3. St. John Vianney Academy
2011-2012
Dum Tempus Laborate
"While there is
time, work."
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4. Our faithful cleaning crew!
Talley Family
Mr. Timothy Hough
Mrs. Vonda Muller
Fr. Adam Portugal
Mr. Derrick Palmiter
Mr. Celeborn McGinnis
Srs. Mary Rene, Mary Athanasius, Mary Lys,
Mary Isaac, Mary Leo, & Mary Monica
Miss Maureen Barrett
Mrs. Kay Murtha
Mr. David Mazzarella
Mr. Mike Decker
Mr. Ryan Jump
English
Principal
HS Religion
Vice Principal
Ancient History, Government
&CSP
Prior
JHS Religion
English &
Latin II
French
Other Staff
Algebra II, Geomety,
Physics & Pre-Calculus
Biology
Librarian
Miss Anna Zalesak
Reading, English &
Latin I
Secretary Receptionist
Fr. Christopher Darby
God bless our staff!
The Junior High and High School Teachers
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5. C a n d i d
S h o t s
Not Pictured are:
Mr. William Campbell
Mrs. Elissa Vigil
Mr. James DeLisle
Miss Danielle Speights
Mrs. Bonnie Kern
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Pray
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6. Kindergarten Class
Miss Cynthia Simpson
Thirty-One Gifts Amy Wiener (320)304-1607
Drostan
Campbell
Elissa
Cooper
Kaden
Franek
Catherine
Gagnon
Olivia
Lafreniere
Joseph
Winrod
Ivan
Wiener
Gabriel
Sanders
Theresita
Ruegemer
Aron
Marczek
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7. Minnesota National Bank Long Prairie, Mn.
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8. Long Prairie Coborn's
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9. Let's pray for our future class of 2024! 11

10. Pauline UllmerMaureen Barrett
First and Second
Grade
Sophia
Wiener
Hannah
Smith
Veronica
Lafreniere
Nathan
Wiener
John
Leinen
James
Delisle
Isaac
Goldade
Anthony
Marczak
Matthew
Goldade
Martin
Talley
Jacob
Campbell
David
Roman
Eliana
Cooper
Jillian
Kern
J M J We Love you! Save Souls!
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11. Long Prairie Subway 13

12. Creative Memories Mary Decker (218)640-2778
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13. Balfour Yearbooks - Kerry Nelson (320)808-4317
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14. Third and Fourth
Grade
Mrs. Mary Decker Mrs. Patricia McMullin
Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for the sick & dying
Emily
Cooper
John
Gagnon
Jacinta
Roman
Nicholas
Ruegemer
Emiliana
Sanders
Alexis
Smith
Marie
Wiener
Victoria
Wiener
Carolyn
Goldade
Ashley
Kern
Preston
Kern
Stephanie
Kern
Nichole
Lafreniere
Thomas
Leinen
Thomas
Marczak
Jacob
Niedswiecki
Katherine
Ruegemer
Lily
Sanders
Celine
Talley
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18. Fifth and Sixth
Grade
Miss Bridget Ranieri
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Miss Bridget Bryan
Emily
Smith
Mariel
Talley
Angelina
Sanders
Sara
McClanahan
Stephan
Cooper
Jennifer
Hough
Sean
McClanahan
Christopher
Murtha
Mitchell
Wiener
Alexander
Lafreniere
Alicia
Wiener
Genevieve
Winrod
Genevieve
Wiener
Josefa
Vearrier
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20. Countryside Plumbing & Heating LLC. (320)732-6810
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21. Junior High School
Handyman Jeremiah W. Kern (218)296-0512
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22. Junior High
Francis
Goldade
Luke
Leinen
Phillip
Sanders
Silas
Winrod
Brendan
Wiener
Matthew
Zalesak
Joseph
Sanders
Austin
Lafreniere
Rosalie
Talley
Anastasia
Goldade
Germaine
Murtha
Michelle
McClanahan
Paul
Leinen
Sunny Patch Day Care (218)303-3606 Becky Costner
Rosa
Niedzwiecki
Joseph
McClanahan
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26. J Wiener Construction LLC (320)760-5624
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27. SophomoresFreshmen
Introduction to High School
SeniorsJuniors
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28. Matthew
Sanders
Joseph
Niedzwiecki
John
Goldade
Dominica
Franek
In Loving Memory of Elizabeth E. Kern
Andrew
Delisle
Freshmen Class of
2015!
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30. Sophomores
Diane
Gergen
Alyssa
Lafreniere
Kaitlin
Talley
Andrew
Wiener
Diane
Gergen
Alyssa
Lafreniere
Kaitlin
Talley
Andrew
Wiener
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32. Juniors
Eliezer
Vigil
Elias
Vigil
Class of 2013
Christopher
Aubuchon
Zachary
Lafreniere
Carolynn
Zalesak
Anna
Leinen
Michaela
Talley
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34. Marcel
Franek
Rose Marie
Murtha
Dana
Smieja
Movie: Tarzan
Quote: "I am the master
of my fate; I am the
captain of my school"
Song: "Fireflies" by Owl
City
Sport: Tennis
Flower: Daisy
Song: "Don't Stop
Believing" by Journey
Pasttimes: Football,
Basketball, and Hockey
Movie: Real Steel
Color: Forest Green
Future Plans: Teacher
Sports: Volleyball &
Snowmobiling
Quote: "Smile! It's the
surest way to brighten
your day"
Expression: "Oh
jellybeans!"
Nickname: "DD"S E N I ORS!
NOM I N EI N
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35. Kirsten
Wiener
Anna
Thieschafer
Heather
Smieja
Movie: Pirates of the
Carribean
Quote: "Life is too funny
to take too serious"
Dream Car: Mustang
Convertible
Hobbies: Reading &
Writing
Future Plans: Teacher
Favorite Sport: Volleyball
Song: Sicut Cervus
Expressions: "Good
Gravy! " & "Ah phooey!"
Extra Activities:
Volleyball, Drama, Spring
Concert, and Yearbook
Song: "Forever Young" by
One Direction
Movie: Cutting Edge 3
Quote: "When Life gives
you 100 reasons to cry,
show life you have 1000
reasons to smile"
Sports: Figure Skating,
Volleyball, Spring
Concert, and Dance
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38. Graduation 2011
May God watch over our alumni
We're so
proud
of you!
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39. Brianna
McCoy
Anthony
Thieschafer
Theresa
Niedzwiecki
Jared
Steinmetz
Mary
McClanahan
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40. Field Trips
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41. 2011-2012
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42. School Choir
& Schola
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43. Tiger
Basketball
Section 5A Champions
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44. TIGER2011
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45. FOOTBALL!
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46. V
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Y
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Alumni
Captain: Kirsten Wiener
Coach: Danielle Speights
Team members: Diane
Gergen, Anna Leinen,
Ruth Winrod, Anna
Thieschafer, Rose Marie
Murtha, Dana Smieja,
Kirsten Wiener, Mary
McClanahan
Team members: Elias
Vigil, Marcel Franek,
Patrick McClanahan,
Zachary Lafreniere,
Eliezar Vigil, Andrew
Wiener, Jared Lafreniere
Team members: Joseph
Thieschafer, Stephan
Murtha,Tony Thieschafer,
Francis Murtha, Nelson
Hough, Elliot Hough
Fireflyz
Tigers
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47. Soccer Tournament
2011
Men's League Champions
Boy's League Champions
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48. A Few of Our Parish Events Over the
Past Year
All Saints' Day Annual Festivities
Potato Pancake Breakfast
Confimations 2011
Father's Ten Year
Anniversary
Coordinated by The
Sisters of the Sacred
Heart Novitiate, it
was another
successful
presentation.
Confirmations were
held on June 15th
with Bishop
Willamson. There
were over 30
confirmands!
St. John Vianney held
their semi-annual potato
pancake breakfasts for
the 12th year in a row!
In the Summer of 2011, Father Adam
Portugal celebrated his tenth anniversary as
an ordianed priest of the Society of St. Pius
the Tenth with the St. John Vianney Parish.
Father was ordained June 23, 2001 in
Winona, Minnesota by Bishop Williamson.
Congradulations on another great season, Tigers!
Congradulations,
Father!
Deo gratias! Deo gratias!
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49. Pope: Benedict XVI
Bishop: John F. Kinney
Superior General: Bishop Bernard Fellay
District Superior: Father Arnaud Rostand
Prior: Father Christopher Darby
Pastor: Father Adam Portugal
Proiress: Sister Mary Joan of Arc
Memorandums
USA Leaders
World Leaders
Prices in Long Prairie, Mn.
Catholic Church Leaders
President: Barack Obama
Governor: Mark Dayton
Senators: Al Franken &
Amy Klobuchar
Representative: Collin
Peterson
Hunting License: $26
Fishing License: $17
Mercedes Benz: $128,223
Whopper Junior: $1.29
Wii Game Station: $199
Postage Stamp: $0.45
Minimum Wage: $7.25
Queen of England:
Elizabeth II
Russian Prime Minister:
Vladimir Putin
French President:
Nicolas Sarkozy
Australian Prime Minister:
Julia Gillard
Long Prairie Leader Newspaper
Gas: $3.35
Bread: $3.50
State sales tax: 6.875%
20oz bottle of pop: $1.79
Carhartt Jacket: $70
Local Newspaper: $1
Yearbook: $25
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50. REQUIEM OF A MARINE
Twenty-One rounds a last salute,
Bursting from rifle loud,
Shows without a doubt or dispute,
America stands proud.
The Bugle sounds its mournful cry,
With taps the air does flow,
His eagle, globe, and anchor high,
To proudly shine and glow.
Flag is taken with faces grim,
Off his coffin to fold,
To a triangle neat and trim,
For family to keep hold.
Did you retire and leave in peace?
Or did you die at war?
Your memory will never cease,
In our beloved Corps.
Your combat boots are old and worn,
Your cammies met with stain,
But in Our Corps, new troops are born,
They will be worn again.
No longer wear your dress in blue,
Be proud of all achieved,
Marine! Rest will now, because you...
Stand properly relieved.
Written by our Veteran,
Corporal Aaron Talley
May 16, 1987
April 01, 2012
Time is short from life to the grave,
But what do most men give?
His heart to countries' what he gave,
An honored life to live.
A noble sacrifice to make,
But made with what to gain?
Made for us and our freedom's sake,
No matter what the pain.
A chosen few come to this call,
The country's few and brave,
With hearts of valor, guts, and gall,
Our independence save.
Freedom is fought but never free,
A sacrifice is laid,
Patriots who neither fell or stray,
And with their lives have paid.
Out from the few who dress in green,
Out from our nation's best,
Comes a United States Marine,
To sleep eternal rest.
Handed down from tradition past,
Rise the Red White and Blue,
Solemnly taken to half mast,
For one who was so true.
Then Says the preacher "Let us Pray"
"Depart now from this strife,
That soul may go up and away,
To everlasting life."
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51. Aaron Joseph Talley was born on
May 16, 1987 in Waukegan, IL to
John and Roxanna (Darling) Talley.
He attended school at St. John
Vianney in Long Prairie, and
completed his GED. Aaron then
enlisted into the United States
Marine Corps, and served with the
Marine Security Guard, providing
security at U.S. Embassies in
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and
Denmark. His latest assignment
was with the Brig Company at
Miramar Naval Base in San Diego,
CA. He loved the 0Corps1 and was
highly valued for his skills and
motivation to perform at the
highest level.
Aaron was devoted and strong in
his Catholic faith, worked hard in
his studies as well as with his
physical conditioning. He enjoyed
running and martial
arts. Aaron also played
the guitar and wrote
poetry. He was a
beloved and devoted
brother, and a favorite
with his cousins, and
looked forward to his
family gatherings.
Aaron was seldom seen
without a smile on his
face, and a ready
laugh.
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