Welcome to the Aggie Alumni Website.

Saint Agatha Alumni Association welcomes all former students, graduates, faculty and friends of Saint Agatha Elementary School, Saint Agatha High School and Saint Katharine Drexel Vicariate High School. We also welcome former parishioners and friends of St. Agatha Parish.

Saint Agatha was founded in 1948, with Fr. John Reid as the founding pastor. The schools opened soon after. Although many efforts were made to form an alumni association through the years, it wasn't until 2000 that the alumni association was formed, complete with bi-laws and goals to help promote the schools, and give alumni a place to gather, grow and reconnect. The founding members were Lisa Cece, Fred Griffka, Judi Griggs-Dennis, and Claudia Williams. Many other alumni helped with events, reunions and the Aggie Sports Night; we were off to a great start, and forever indebted to their selfless love and dedication to St. Agatha. We were just getting started.

In 2003 St. Agatha High School closed to become a Vicariate high school. This meant that the financial needs and spiritual growth would no longer be St. Agatha's responsibility alone, but to all of the parishes in our vicariate. So the building we knew as St. Agatha High School became St. Katharine Drexel Vicariate High School. Sadly the dream to watch it become a school comparable to Notre Dame Prep was never realized, the school closed the following year. With financial issues,  an empty building to maintain, and other issues, the decision to close the doors to St. Agatha Elementary School also happened in 2004.

The final Mass at Saint Agatha Church was held on August 28, 2005-  57 years of love and service. Although her doors closed, there are "parts" of St. Agatha being shared with others. The giant crucifix that was behind the altar, the Tabernacle and the Baptismal Font are are at St. Andrew's Church in Rochester. The wall painting of Saint Agatha (painted by Mr. Williams, the father of Claudia and Gail Williams) that was in the back of the church on the outside of the chapel wall, is at Providence Hospital in their breast cancer research wing. The statue of Saint Agatha that was in front of the church in the fountain is at St. Robert Bellermine's. Saint Priscilla's has made part of St. Agatha her home by using the large oriental carpet that covered the stairs to the altar, the marble side communion rails and the Stations of the Cross. The statue of St. Joseph that was in the high school courtyard is with alumnus Fr. Brian Chabala at St. Fabian in Farmington.

With today's technology, the internet and the costs of publication and mailing, we've changed the way we communicate by doing everything online now. Our current president is Janice McLean and Lisa Cece maintains the website and email and newsletter communications. We hope you enjoy the site, use it, share and help us to continue to grow our Aggie Family.

Janice and Lisa, as well as past officers, volunteer their time and talents to the alumni association. Every one that has helped or planned an event did so on a volunteer basis as well, and should be recognized and appreciated as well. If there is something you would like to do, plan or suggest, please step forward. If you would like to make a monetary donation to defray costs for the website or to help pay deposits on events, please let us know... every little bit helps!

 
♥ Once an Aggie, Always an Aggie. ♥

A special note of pride and interest is that President Ronald Reagan visited Saint Agatha on October 1o, 1984.*

* Follow the links to learn more about President Reagan's visit:

Q&A Session in the Gym

Rome News Tribune

Daily News, Bowling Green Kentucky

Redford Observer recalling President Reagan's visit upon his death

Friday, October 19, 2012

7 PM

St Agatha Night

Monaghan's KofC

Welcome to the new & improved "aggie" website.  To find current news, aggie businesses and reunion information go to the news page. The emails are all in one place now under the emails page. Our memorial page remembers all of our aggies that have been called home already, and our thanks page honors our fire, police and military. To contribute to this site email aggiealumni@comcast.net

If you are looking for Church or School Records: please call the Archdiocese of Detroit at 313-237-5846, email archives@aod.org or write them at Archives- Archdiocese of Detroit 1234 Washington Blvd CH-3rd Floor, Detroit MI 48226-1875. Please include as much information as possible: names, years, type of record (Transcripts, Baptismal, etc) and "St Agatha" to expedite your search.

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