Society of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ)
60th First Vows
Sister Irene Herbst
Birth place: Detroit
Entrance: 1958
First profession: 1961
Final profession: 1966
Education: Bachelor's in history, University of Detroit, 1958
Master's in history, Manhattanville College, 1964
Service in the archdiocese: Teacher, Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School, 1985-2015
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Rochester, New York, 1962-64
Teacher, Nottingham Academy, Buffalo, New York, 1964-66
Teacher, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Albany, New York, 1966-67
Head of middle school, Nottingham Academy, Buffalo, New York, 1967-73
Middle school teacher, Academy of the Sacred Heart, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1973-78
Head of middle school, Academy of the Sacred Heart, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1978-85
About Sister Irene Herbst: As a Sacred Heart educator, my goal was to instill in each student a personal and active faith in God, a deep respect for intellectual values, the importance of social justice work in our blessed and broken world, the value of community support, and the need for personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom.
Society of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ)
75th First Vows
Sister Nancy Ghio
Entrance: 1944
First profession: 1946
Final profession: 1953
Education: Bachelor's in education, Maryville University, 1963
Service in the archdiocese: Teacher, Academy of the Sacred Heart, City House, 1946-47
Teacher, Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School, 1947-50
Teacher, Academy of the Sacred Heart, St. Charles, 1950-52
Teacher, Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School, 1953-54
Teacher, Academy of the Sacred Heart, St. Charles, 1955-58
Teacher, Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School, 1964-69; 1970-77
Director of middle school, Villa Duchesne, 1977-86
Coordinator, St. Philippine Duchesne Shrine, Academy of the Sacred Heart, St. Charles, 1987-88
Service outside the archdiocese: Teacher, Academy of the Sacred Heart (The Rosary), New Orleans, 1954-55