WITNESS Johnny as a

Ihave been on the cross country team for four years and teammates with Johnny Joyce for the past three years. Throughout that time, I’ve had the pleasure to get to see us work together and achieve great things. If you ask any student at St. Michaels about Johnny, you’ll hear nothing but great things, as everyone loves him. But I think that because I’ve shared so much time with him over the past three years, I’ve come to know him much better than most.

“I have learned that just a simple smile can do so much for a person, and how anything is possible when you work hard and put your faith in God.”

Ever since I’ve had the pleasure to meet and get to know Johnny, I’ve never seen him in a bad mood; he is always so positive and joyful. Getting to be not only his teammate but his friend for three years now has been amazing partly because of all I have learned from him. I have learned that just a simple smile can do so much for a person, and how anything is possible when you work hard and put your faith in God.

By Sam Roseberg

Johnny never fails to amaze me with how positive and loving he is to everyone he encounters, whether he is saying hello to everyone in the hallway, talking about his favorite bands or even just a simple smile. Getting to practice and get better together at the sport we both enjoy has taught me so much. He makes every practice so much better, whether it’s talking about some of our favorite movies on easy runs or pushing each other to get better each and every day. He always gets the team excited to race and never fails to cheer on his teammates. He has a personality that makes any team event so much better. During a sport like cross country, we have to push our body to its limits, which forms a special bond between teammates.

Over the past three years, I’ve gotten to see him succeed not only in running but also in his school career. Whether it’s just seeing him in the halls, talking to him at lunch or seeing him sing the school song during Mass, Johnny never fails to amaze me with how special his presence is and how happy he makes everybody. Getting to see him play the violin at all school Masses has been really amazing because he does such an amazing job. His