Volume 36, Number 2
The Magazine of Jesuit High School in New Orleans • Graduation 2010
Volume 36, Number 2
INSIDE Dear Blue Jay Alumni, Parents, Students, and Friends of Jesuit: This past spring and summer, hundreds of Jesuit alumni celebrated their graduation from Jesuit High School (in the years ending in 0 and 5) by taking part in their class reunions. For many of these Blue Jays, class reunions evoke something magical, even mystical. The experience of being a Jesuit student lasts only four or five years and is in stark contrast to the experience of being a Jesuit alumnus for a lifetime. Inside this graduation issue of Jaynotes, the first half of which focuses on our newest alums from the Class of 2010, is a photo spread (pages 29 – 31) featuring images from all 14 class reunions held earlier this year. The photos capture the joy, spirit, and camaraderie of Blue Jays united by a common bond. It is a peculiar, maybe unfair, perception that alumni from some other high schools (not necessarily local) appear to be apathetic or blasé about their own class reunions. Jesuit alumni do not merely “attend” their reunions. Rather, Blue Jays “experience” reunions, embracing the events with gusto, exhilaration, and a twinge of angst. Alumni whose grad years end in 1 and 6 are up next spring and summer. These Blue Jays last celebrated in the weeks and months before Katrina changed everything. Perhaps because of Katrina, more Blue Jays realize that five years between class reunions is too long to wait. So they don’t. The Class of ’59 holds a monthly luncheon at Mandina’s on Canal Street. For the past several years, no fewer than 35 Jays from the Class of ’51 enjoy a fall luncheon at Ralph’s on the Park. These are just two tight knit classes. Several others do not stick to a set schedule, opting instead for impromptu lunches, born on short notice with the word quickly spreading in this digital age of texting, tweeting, and Facebooking. Class reunions every five years will continue to be meaningful celebrations that Blue Jays can look forward to experiencing with a deep sense of appreciation and gratitude. Until that next reunion comes along, why not take the initiative and organize an informal luncheon with some of your classmates? Jesuit’s alumni office will gladly provide assistance. In addition to the 2011 Class Reunion schedule on the back cover of this issue, the dates are also posted on Jesuit’s web site: http://www.jesuitnola.org/alumni/Reunion_Schedule_for_2011.htm. One final note: the annual Blue Jay Bazaar is Sunday, March 27, marking the first time that this fun event precedes the equally popular Celebration auction gala, which is scheduled two weeks later on Saturday, April 9. Volunteers are needed to help with various aspects of both of these important Jesuit events. Sign-up online to volunteer on Jesuit’s events registration page: http://www.jesuitnola.org/cgi-bin/events.cgi. Yours truly, Pierre DeGruy ’69 Director of Communications/ Editor, Jaynotes An elite group of football players from the New Orleans area that was honored at the annual Allstate Sugar Bowl Scholar-Athlete Luncheon in April 2010 included two Blue Jays — defensive lineman Andrew DeGenova (left) and wide receiver Brycen Koch.
Spiritual Exercises Available to Jesuit Alumni Jesuit alumni have a wonderful opportunity to undertake the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Fr. Norman O’Neal, S.J., who serves as Jesuit’s alumni chaplain, offers a modified version that covers the total Exercises, but over an extended period rather than for 30 consecutive days as St. Ignatius originally gave them. Usually known as The Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life, they originally involved praying over the week’s prayer for four or five hours each day for 30 days. “In the modified version, the meditations are taken one at a time,” explains Fr. O’Neal. “The amount of time to go through all of them in this manner takes about five months. It is not for everyone. But for those who are interested in furthering their religious and prayer life, this is a beautiful way to do so.” If you are interested, contact Fr. O’Neal: oneal@jesuitnola.org, or call him, (504) 483-3907. Alumni also may drop a note in the mail to him at the Jesuit Residence, 4133 Banks St., New Orleans, LA 70119.
GRADUATION 2010 Jaynotes, the magazine for and about alumni, parents, and students of Jesuit High School of New Orleans, is published three times annually by the Office of Institutional Advancement, including a special graduation issue in the summer. Opinions expressed in Jaynotes are those of the individual authors. President Anthony McGinn, S.J. ’66 mcginn@jesuitnola.org Director of Institutional Advancement Thomas V. Bagwill II bagwill@jesuitnola.org Jaynotes Editor Pierre DeGruy ’69 Director of Communications degruy@jesuitnola.org Director of Alumni Affairs Mat Grau ’68 grau@jesuitnola.org Director of Special Projects Bro. William Dardis, S.J. ’58 dardis@jesuitnola.org Coordinator for the Office of Institutional Advancement Michelle M. Tanner tanner@jesuitnola.org Administrative Assistant for the Office of Institutional Advancement R. Logan Diano diano@jesuitnola.org Executive Assistant to the President Krista Roeling roeling@jesuitnola.org Design & Layout Design III julie@designthree.com Printing Harvey Hauser Michael Brennan ’95 Letters, photographs, and correspondence are welcome and may be either submitted by email (degruy@jesuitnola.org) or mailed to: Jaynotes Jesuit High School 4133 Banks St. New Orleans, LA 70119 Address changes should be submitted to
alumni@jesuitnola.org or contact Jesuit’s alumni
office at 504-483-3815.
Parents: If you are receiving your son’s copy of Jaynotes and he no longer lives with you, please let us know so we can update our database and send the magazine directly to him. Let us know if you enjoy reading your son’s copy of Jaynotes. We will be glad to send a copy to his new address and a copy to you. Email changes to: alumni@jesuitnola.org. Donate and sign-up for events online on Jesuit’s web site! It is easy to contribute online to the LEF, PAG, and various scholarship funds by going to Jesuit’s web site: www.jesuitnola.org. Click Donate Online in the upper left corner. Sign up for various activities on Jesuit’s events registration page: www.jesuitnola.org/cgi-bin/events.cgi.
On the Cover:
Seniors of the Class of 2010 are relaxed and happy on “Senior Day,” which always coincides with the Alumni Commencement Luncheon.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Blue Jay Grads Must First Determine Their Purpose and Plan Delivered to the Class of 2010 at the Commencement Ceremony held May 25, 2010 at the Pontchartrain Center
My fellow graduates who are of the class of Two Thousand Ten: This evening our farewell expresses our thanks for the past and our hope for the future. Thank you for returning, thank you for leading, thank you for accepting the challenge to grow. I want you to know what we hope for when we wish you well. Our wish for you is not that your dreams stay big, not that your worries stay small, not that you never have to carry more than you can hold. The mixture of big dreams and small worries is a recipe for passivity and procrastination. Never having more than you can hold means you never have to rely on a brother, a partner, or a friend. Our wish for you is more fundamental. Our wish for you is that you come to understand your purpose and that you develop a plan. Without a purpose and without a plan, you could still be seeking your undergraduate degree ten years from now. Without a purpose and without a plan, you could be aimlessly traveling about the country for two or three years trying to find yourself. Without a purpose and without a plan, you will make one selfdefeating choice after another. Without a purpose and without a plan you will never understand the principles that should guide your life. Without a purpose and without a plan, you will never grow up. I encourage you to make your purpose and your plan the basis of all of your decisions.
I offer you three suggestions to guide you as you live out your purpose and your plan. First, seek the company of those who know where they are going. In certain environments, aimlessness can be contagious. There will be times when you will be called upon to make heroic sacrifices. It is extremely difficult to accept challenges when your comrades value above all else the expedient, the comfortable, and the popular. Second, I encourage you to take a few minutes, preferably at the same time every week, to think honestly about your purpose and your plan. From time to time, you may have to change the plan. Knowing your purpose gives you the ability to adapt the plan. Third, every day feel gratitude and try to express it. Considering everything you are and everything you have as gifts will make your struggles more bearable and your life more productive. I strongly encourage you to express your gratitude to your parents by developing a clear sense of purpose and living out your plan. No sane parent wants to house and support an underemployed, under-committed, and over-indulged thirty-year-old son. My wish for you is that you know where you are headed, that you embrace the truth, and that you never fear to ask for help. Thank you and may you fare well. n — Anthony McGinn, S.J. ’66 Listen: In His Own Words — the audio of Fr. McGinn’s address may be heard on Jesuit’s web site: www.jesuitnola.org.
Jesuit High School’s 9th Annual Commencement Luncheon took place on April
30, with more than 200 alumni welcoming the seniors of the Class of 2010 into the brotherhood of Blue Jay alumni. With alumni clapping to the sound of the “Jesuit Fight Song,” 259 seniors processed into the Grand Ballroom. At the head of the line was guest speaker Dennis Lauscha ’87, executive vice president of the New Orleans Saints, and student council president Jack Zeringue, who had a firm grip on the prized Lombardi Trophy. As the Saints did at the Super Bowl, the Class of 2010 also finished strong.
View the photo gallery of the 2010 Commencement Luncheon: http:// www.jesuitnola.org/alumni/Commencement_Luncheon_2010_ Photo_Gallery.htm.
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VAL E DICTORY ADDRE S S
Introduction by Jesuit Principal Mr. Michael Giambelluca ’82:
deBoisblanc
For many years now, the graduate who gives the valedictory address is the valedictorian who has earned the highest numerical semester average in his courses during his senior year. We have an exact tie this year between two valedictorians. Thus, Father McGinn, it is my pleasure to introduce to you and to the assembly here two spokesmen who will deliver the valedictory address for the Class of 2010 — Ian P. deBoisblanc and Joseph D. Hart.
Hart
Class of 2010 and Super Bowl Saints Share Parallel Universes Ian deBoisblanc: Fr. McGinn, Mr. Giambelluca, faculty, family, and friends — on behalf of the Jesuit High School Class of 2010, we would like to thank you. Faculty and administration, thank you for your devotion to help us grow as students and as men. By your example, you have truly helped to mold us as men of faith and men for others. Family: thank you for your loving support over these last four or five years. Without you, we literally would not exist. Friends: thank you for your friendship and for being here to celebrate this milestone in our lives. Joe Hart: Now, with all due respect, the remainder of this address is directed toward the Class of 2010. Several months ago, the historically inept New Orleans Saints completed the season of a lifetime with a Super Bowl victory. When reflecting on this year, we noticed several parallels between the New Orleans Saints and the Jesuit High School Class of 2010. deBoisblanc: One of the keys to the Saints’ success was their team unity. Although they may not have been the most talented team, they fought tooth-and-nail for each other. Like the Saints, the Class of 2010 has displayed unparalleled unity. And while we have achieved numerous and significant academic, artistic, and athletic successes, we are not defined solely by these distinctions. We are simply one community of Blue Jays. Hart: This first Saints’ Super Bowl victory reminded us of several firsts our class has experienced during these past five years. For example, we witnessed the first ever (and second) Black and Gold Day. We are the first senior class to have enjoyed a school holiday to welcome home our victorious Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints at the airport. We are the first class to experience a “tag-team” Commencement valedictory address. We believe we are the first senior class to see (Jesuit math teacher) Mr. David Wright wear a tie properly, and we are fairly certain that our class is the
first to have witnessed an alien abduction — although it seems the Student Council Executive Board members have been returned safely. deBoisblanc: All these firsts made us start thinking about the future of the Class of 2010. With our strong foundation as Blue Jays, we are sure we’ll be the firsts in many other endeavors. Perhaps Fritz Metzinger will finish first in the Boston Marathon, Michael Mentz will be Jesuit’s first Houdini, Jeff Vitenas will be the first great Blue Jay body builder, or Ed Wu will be the first to finally conquer global warming. Hart: Because of our Jesuit experience, we’re sure that the Class of 2010 will be successful in whatever endeavors we pursue. However, being great solely for ourselves would invalidate all that we have achieved. Ask any Saints player, and he will tell you that the Super Bowl victory was not for personal glory, but for all the citizens of New Orleans and fans throughout the state. As Jesuit alumnus and New Orleans Saints executive Dennis Lauscha ’87 explained at the Commencement luncheon a few weeks ago, the Lombardi Trophy belongs not to Tom Benson but to the entire community of citizens and fans. Most of you have a picture from the Commencement Luncheon with your fingerprints all over the trophy. deBoisblanc: The New Orleans Saints achieved a public, not a private, championship. We, like the Saints, must share our own successes with those around us. As Mr. Giambelluca would say, we must strive to be not the best in the world, but the best for the world. Hart: To conclude, we offer our congratulations, and good luck. deBoisblanc: Most of all — you stay classy, Class of 2010. n View the photo galleries and listen to the speech: http://www. jesuitnola.org/academics/Graduation_Baccalaureate_2010.htm.
At graduation rehearsal, the 10 valedictorians from the Class of 2010 appear relaxed and stress-free. Seated, from left, are: Benjamin B. Barrios, Brian T. Carr, Ian P. deBoisblanc, Joseph D. Hart, and Stephen J. Lee; standing, from left, are: Tyler P. Treuting, Lawrence E. Stansberry IV, Evan P. Shea, Paul E. Mickan, and Walter F. Metzinger III.
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Three Seniors Honored with Special Awards Each year Jesuit students are recognized for their achievements. The following awards and their recipients were announced at the Commencement Ceremony and at Awards Night. THE REVEREND FATHER PRESIDENT’S SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP AWARD is awarded to the student who has exerted the greatest spiritual influence on others by living a life exemplifying his Catholic faith. The President’s Spiritual Leadership Award is given to that member of the senior class who manifests to the rest of the school community his dedication and commitment to Christ and the Church through his personal life, concern for others, and Christian example. If, in the judgment of the administration and faculty, no senior has lived up to the criteria of the award, it need not be given. By vote of the faculty, this year’s award was merited by Paul E. Mickan. The Julia Ferguson McEnerny Memorial Trophy, Donated by Will Gibbons McEnerny, is awarded to that member of the senior class who has a good Recipients of the three major awards presented at the 2010 Commencement were, from scholastic record, has performed well in at least left, Gregory Harris, Paul Mickan, and Joseph Giglio. one co-curricular activity, and who possesses those qualities which symbolize the most representative Jesuit High School student. He should be a leader among the students, and his leadership should be in the area of preserving school spirit. The student who has been judged deserving of this award by vote of the faculty was Joseph L. Giglio. THE FATHER PEDRO ARRUPE AWARD is awarded each year to the senior who has exemplified the spirit of being a man for others by his participation and excellence in service. This year, by vote of the faculty, the Father Pedro Arrupe Award was merited by Gregory L. Harris. THE BLUE JAY PARENTS’ CLUB AWARD for excellence in scholarship is awarded to the seniors who graduated with the highest grade point average for four years at Jesuit High School and are named co-valedictorians of the class. This year it was merited by Benjamin B. Barrios, Brian T. Carr, Ian P. deBoisblanc, Joseph D. Hart, Stephen J. Lee, Walter F. Metzinger III, Paul E. Mickan, Evan P. Shea, Lawrence E. Stansberry IV, and Tyler P. Treuting.
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Each year, Jesuit High School recognizes seniors and underclassmen who have achieved significant academic and athletic honors. Unless designated otherwise, most recipients were seniors of the Class of 2010. Among the awards presented on May 6, 2010 in the Jesuit Auditorium were the following: The Frank T. Howard Memorial Award for excellence in English was merited by Joseph D. Hart. The Jesuit 500 Club Award for Latin was merited by Ian P. deBoisblanc. The William Helis Memorial Award for Greek was merited by Brett M. Weber. The Loyola University Award for Mathematics, given to the senior with the highest overall average in mathematics, was merited by Triston A. Wong. The Reverend William J. Ryan Memorial Award for history, donated by Dr. J. Joseph Ryan, was merited by Joseph D. Hart. The Frank T. Howard Memorial Award for excellence in physics was merited by Ian P. deBoisblanc. The Paquette Family Award for excellence in French was merited by Kenneth T. Bourgeois. The Ubaldo Trelles Memorial Award for excellence in Spanish was merited by Joseph D. Hart. The Giunio Socola Memorial Award, donated by Mrs. Anita Socola Specht for excellence in public debate in the senior division, was merited by Alex E. Hotard ’11. The Susan and Garic Schoen Award for excellence in computer studies was merited by David J. d’Aquin. The Philelectic Society Award for outstanding achievement in dramatics was merited by Bradley J. Hoerner. The Professor Michael Cupero Memorial Award for band leadership, donated by his grandson, Hamil Cupero, was merited by Matthew B. Roussel. The Culture of Life Award, given to the student who has shown exemplary leadership in the Jesuit Pro-Life Club, was merited by James T. Flanagan II. The Coach Edwin E. Toribio Memorial Award, presented to the senior who best combined scholarship and athletics, was merited by Ethan C. Oddo. The Larry Gilbert Family Memorial Award for the best allaround athlete on the varsity teams was awarded to Brady M. Hadden. The Jimmy Kuck Award for excellence in chemistry was merited by Daniel T. Cooper ’11. The Award for Excellence in Biology was merited by Nicholas D. Simon ’13. The Aloysius J. Cahill Memorial Award for proficiency in oratory was merited by Austin P. Speaker ’11. The John D. Schilleci Memorial Award for excellence in elocution in the senior division was merited by Jacob J. Pritt ’12. The Lea Naquin Hebert Memorial Award, donated by her sons F. Edward and Gordon Ray Hebert for excellence in public debate in the senior division, was merited by Nicholas R. Falba. The Felix J. Hebert Memorial Award, donated by her sons F. Edward and Gordon Ray Hebert for excellence in public debate in the junior division, was merited by Scott L. Tilton ’11. The Reverend Francis A. Fox, S.J. Memorial Award, donated by Mr. Harry Morel, Sr. for proficiency in instrumental music, was merited by Brian V. Credo ’12. The Vincent J. Liberto Award for second place in instrumental music was merited by Ian K. Rohr ’13. The Robert T. Casey Memorial Award for the varsity athlete with the best sportsmanship and spirit was merited by Benjamin B. Barrios.
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The Coach Gernon Brown Memorial Award, for the best allaround athlete of the junior varsity teams during the 2009-10 school year, was awarded to Deion L. Jones ’12. The “Rusty” Staub Award, for the senior baseball letterman who best exhibited leadership, sportsmanship, and spirit, was awarded to Benjamin B. Barrios. The Donald R. Ford Award for the outstanding football lineman was awarded to Kenneth T. Bourgeois. The Award for All-Around Athletic Ability was awarded to Ethan C. Oddo. The William D. and Maybell Postell Award, donated by Mr. John Blake Postell ’59 to the senior basketball player who best exhibited leadership, scholarship, and spirit, was awarded to Colby D. Kiefer. The “Fighting Jaylet” Award, donated by Mr. Charles W. Heim, Jr. ’59 in honor of the 1968 Fighting Jaylets, for the junior varsity basketball player who has demonstrated the highest quality of excellence as a student athlete, was presented to John W. Pyburn ’12. The Morris B. Redmann, Jr. Memorial Award, for the outstanding senior football letterman who best combined scholarship and athletics, was merited by Andrew P. DeGenova. The Edwin F. Stacy, Jr. Wrestling Award, presented to the outstanding wrestler who made a major contribution to the team, excelled in academics, and exhibited exemplary leadership, was awarded to William M. Fisk. The Michael D. Conway Award for the most valuable player on the varsity soccer team was awarded to Joseph D. Hart. The Rodriguez Family Award for the most valuable swimmer was awarded ex aequo to Brian T. Carr and Marc G. Dorsey. The Chester M. Rieth Award for the senior track letterman who exhibited leadership, sportsmanship, and spirit was awarded to Walter F. Metzinger. The Stanley Ray Award for the most improved track letterman for the current year is merited by Jarvis K. Harris ’11. The Most Valuable Golfer Award, presented to the golfer who made a significant contribution to the team, exhibited exemplary leadership, and performed in an outstanding manner in tournament play, was awarded to Myles C. Lewis. The Most Valuable Tennis Player Award, presented to the senior tennis player who made a significant contribution to the tennis program, exhibited exemplary leadership, and performed in an outstanding manner in tournament play, was presented to Taylor E. Smith. The Christopher Morgan Memorial Award, for the crosscountry letterman who best exemplified courage, leadership, sportsmanship, and spirit, was awarded to Walter F. Metzinger III. The Joseph Michael Worley Memorial Award, presented to a senior who, by his unselfishness, sportsmanship, and spirit during his career at Jesuit, enhanced the athletic program as a player, manager, trainer, or student, was awarded to Campbell S. Robinson. The Perfect Attendance Certificate and Medal, for the seniors who have not missed a day of school since their admission to Jesuit High School, was awarded to Adam M. Begoun and Triston A. Wong. View the photo gallery of awards night: http://www.jesuitnola.org/about/ AwardsNight_2010_0506.htm
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Off They Go!
Jesuit’s 259 graduates of the Class of 2010 are attending 52 different colleges and universities. They have gone forth to change the world, armed with a collective $23,887,270 worth of scholarship offers. Congratulations, Blue Jays, and welcome to the Jesuit Alumni Community.
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Kyle James Adam
University of Hartford
(The Hartt School Honors Program) Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans; University of Chicago; University of North Colorado; Samford University; Webster College; Florida State University Scholarships offered — Hartt Performing Arts Scholarship; Loyola University New Orleans Jesuit Heritage Award; Loyola University Chicago Jesuit Heritage Award; Samford University Merit Scholarship; University of Northern Colorado President’s Award; TOPS Performance Award Zachary Randolph Adams
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Also accepted to University of Southern Mississippi; University of Mississippi Andrew Edward Adorno
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Also accepted to University of New Orleans Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Allen Rene Altamirano
Mississippi State University
Also accepted to University of South Alabama; Spring Hill College; University of Louisiana at Monroe; St. Louis University Scholarships offered — Mississippi State University New Orleans Alumni Chapter Scholarship; Spring Hill College Gautrelet Award and TOPS Matching Grant; University of Louisiana-Monroe Academic Recognition Scholarship Award; St. Louis University Jesuit High School Award; TOPS Opportunity Award Gregory Joseph Angelico
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; TOPS Honors Award Seth Robert Angelico University of Georgia
Also accepted to Louisiana State University; University of South Carolina Scholarships offered — University of South Carolina Woodrow Scholars Award; TOPS Honors Award
University; Boston College Scholarships offered — The Catholic University of America CUA Scholarship; University of Dallas UD Trustee Scholarship; University of Texas at Dallas Academic Excellence Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Fordham University National Merit Finalist Scholarship; Loyola University New Orleans Dean’s Scholarship; Tulane University Founder’s Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Justin Joseph Baker
Hampden-Sydney College
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans; Randolph College; Mars Hill College; Nicholls State University Scholarships offered — Randolph College Merit Award; Loyola University New Orleans Recognition Award; Mars Hill College Grant; TOPS Opportunity Award John Samuel Barbara IV
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Millsaps College Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Millsaps College Second Century Scholarship and Millsaps TOPS Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Christopher Michael Barnett
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans; Spring Hill College; Millsaps College Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; Millsaps College Second Century Scholarship and Millsaps TOPS Scholarship; Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship; Spring Hill College Portier Scholarship and Spring Hill TOPS Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Thomas Hudson Barnett, Jr. (National Merit Program Commended Student) United States Military Academy
John Charles Anjier, Jr. (National Merit Finalist)
Also accepted to Tulane University Scholarships offered — United States Military Academy Appointment; Tulane University Founder’s Scholarship; Knights of Columbus Catholic Youth Leadership Award; TOPS Honors Award
Also accepted to Tulane University; Louisiana State University (Honors College); University of Alabama (Honors Program); University of Georgia Scholarships offered — Sewanee: The University of the South President’s Award; Auburn University Academic Presidential Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Founder’s Scholarship; University of Alabama National Merit Finalist Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award
Benjamin Briggs Barrios Tulane University (Honors Program) Also accepted to University of Miami (Dual Degree Honors Program in Law); Boston College (Honors Program); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Florida Scholarships offered — Tulane University Presidential Scholar Award and Valedictorian Scholarship; University of Miami University Scholarship; University of Florida UF Silver Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award
Roger Arthur Bacon III (National Merit Finalist)
Lionel Alexandar Batiste
Sewanee: The University of the South
Catholic University of America (Honors
Program) Also accepted to Louisiana State University (Honors College); Loyola University New Orleans; Tulane University; University of Dallas; Fordham
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Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Xavier University of Louisiana; Spring Hill College Scholarships offered — Spring Hill Ignatian Scholars Award; Xavier University Merit Scholarship; TOPS Opportunity Award
Corbin Christopher Becnel University of New Orleans
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans; Louisiana State University Scholarships offered — University of New Orleans Privateer Merit Award and Carondelet Scholarship; Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholar Award; TOPS Performance Award Adam Matthew Begoun University of Alabama
Also accepted to St. Louis University; Baylor University; Louisiana State University; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of Mississippi Scholarships offered — St. Louis University Jesuit High School Award; TOPS Opportunity Award Brandon Lawrence Benedetto Louisiana State University
Guy Jerome Bercegeay
Louisiana State University (Honors College)
Also accepted to Tulane University (Honors Program); Loyola University New Orleans (Honors Program) Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Distinguished Scholars’ Award; Loyola University New Orleans Jesuit Identity Award; TOPS Honors Award Kyle Austin Bertucci
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Honors Award Shane Christopher Bickham Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Centennial Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award Christopher Francis Billiot II Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Benedictine College; Spring Hill College; Franciscan University of Steubenville Scholarships offered — Spring Hill College Ignatian Leader Award and Spring Hill TOPS Scholarship; Benedictine College Sr. Jerome Keeler Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Taylor Michael Bologna (National Merit Semifinalist)
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Performance Award Jonathan Daniel Bonano
University of New Orleans
Also accepted to Columbia College Chicago; Savannah College of Art and Design Scholarships offered — Academic University of New Orleans Jackson Scholarship and Privateer Merit Award; Savannah College of Art & Design Honors Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Warren Troy Bondi II
University of Southern Mississippi
Also accepted to Louisiana State University Scholarships offered — University of Southern Mississippi Regional Scholarship; TOPS Opportunity Award
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The seniors’ shirt signing day is one of Jesuit’s more modern traditions that the soon-to-be-grads started 10 years ago. It is not uncommon for Blue Jays attending their first reunion to bring along the khaki shirt they wore five years earlier which still sports the signatures of their classmates.
Kaleb Jeremy Boudreaux
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Alumni Association Top 100 Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award Charles Louis Bourg
Loyola University New Orleans
Also accepted to Tulane University; Spring Hill College; Fordham University Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Social Justice Scholar Award; Spring Hill College Presidential Scholarship; Fordham Loyola Scholarship; Tulane University Academic Achievement Award; TOPS Honors Award Seth Russell Bourg (National Merit Finalist) Fordham University (Honors Program) Also accepted to Spring Hill College (Honors Program) Loyola University New Orleans; Tulane University (Honors Program); Louisiana State University (Honors College); University of Notre Dame (Honors Program); Xavier University;
St. Louis University; Millsaps College; Boston College (Honors Program) Scholarships offered — Fordham University National Merit Finalist Scholarship and Fordham Scholarship; Spring Hill College Spring Hill Scholar Award; Loyola University New Orleans Jesuit Identity Award; Xavier University of Ohio Chancellor Scholarship; St. Louis University Jesuit High School Award; Provost Tuition Scholarship; and Provost Residence Scholarship; University of Notre Dame Provost’s Scholarship and University Scholarship; Louisiana State University Alumni Association Top 100 Scholarship and Chancellor’s Aide; Tulane University Presidential Award; TOPS Honors Award Kenneth Theodore Bourgeois
McNeese State University
Also accepted to Mississippi College; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of Louisiana at Monroe Scholarships offered — McNeese State University Scholars Award; University of Louisiana at Monroe ULM Academic Excellence Scholarship;
Mississippi College Scholars and Leadership Award; TOPS Honors Award Ross Patrick Bourgeois
Institute of Christ the King
Also accepted to Catholic University of America Scholarships offered — The Catholic University of America CUA Scholarship Charles Alexander Bowling Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Joseph Emmet Bowling University of Alabama
Also accepted to University of Mississippi; Spring Hill College Scholarships offered — University of Alabama Alumni Heritage Scholarship and Alumni Scholar Award; Spring Hill College Gautrelet Award Gerard James Braud
Baton Rouge Community College
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Christopher Ryan Brennan
Ramsay Paul Burch
Scholarships offered — TOPS Performance Award
Scholarships offered — TOPS Honors Award
Louisiana State University
Paul Stewart Brennan
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award Alexander James Brignac Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award James Hopwood Brown
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Also accepted to University of New Orleans; Loyola University New Orleans Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Recognition Award Christopher James Bruno, Jr. Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Mississippi Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award
Louisiana State University
Ethan Victor Caballero (National Merit Finalist)
University of Notre Dame
Also accepted to Vanderbilt University; Tulane University (Honors Program); University of Texas at Austin; University of Florida; Texas A & M University (Honors Program); Clemson University; Baylor University; Auburn University (Honors Program); University of Alabama (Honors Program); Louisiana State University (Honors College); University of Mississippi (Honors Program) Scholarships offered —Tulane University Distinguished Scholar Award; University of Florida National Merit Finalist Scholarship and Out-of-State Waiver; Baylor University President’s Gold Scholarship; Texas A&M University President’s Endowed Scholarship; Merit Plus Scholarship; Mechanical Engineering Scholarship; Non-Resident Tuition Waiver; and Director’s Excellence Award; University of Alabama National Merit Finalist Scholarship; Presidential Scholarship; Housing Scholarship; Study Abroad
Research Allowance; Laptop Allowance; and Engineering Leadership Scholarship; Auburn University Academic Presidential Scholarship; Technology Allowance; and Housing Scholarship; Clemson University Out-of-State Academic Scholarship; and Julie F. Singleton Memorial Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Pegues Engineering Scholarship; University of Mississippi National Merit Finalist Scholarship; Academic Excellence Housing Scholarship and Academic Excellence Non-Residence Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award John Robert Canada (National Merit Finalist) University of Alabama
Also accepted to Rice University Scholarships offered — University of Alabama National Merit Finalist Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Patrick Delaney Capella
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; TOPS Honors Award
Jesuit has consistently produced the largest number of National Merit Scholars from any one school in the entire State of Louisiana. Brian Thomas Carr II (National Merit Finalist) University of Alabama (Honors Program) Also accepted to Princeton University; Duke University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Auburn University (Honors Program); Louisiana State University (Honors College) Scholarships offered — University of Alabama National Merit Finalist Scholarship; Presidential Scholarship; Housing Scholarship; Study Abroad Research Allowance; Laptop Allowance; and UA Athletic Swimming Scholarship; Auburn University Academic Presidential Scholarship and College of Science and Mathematics Scholarship; Louisiana State University Alumni Association Top 100 Scholarship; Chancellor’s Aide and National Merit Finalist Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Christopher Louis Casteix Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Nicholls State University; University of Mississippi; Roosevelt University Chicago Scholarships offered — Nicholls State University; University of Mississippi; Roosevelt University Chicago Michael Joseph Catalano
Loyola University New Orleans
Also accepted to Louisiana State University
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Leadership Award; TOPS Opportunity Award
Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship; Louisiana State University Centennial Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Alexander Rudolph Cerone (National Merit Program Commended Student)
Conor Patrick Connick
University of Southern California
Also accepted to University of California Berkeley; University of California San Diego; University of California Santa Barbara; Tulane University; Louisiana State University; Loyola University New Orleans; University of Pittsburgh; Fordham University; King’s College Scholarships offered — University of Southern California University Scholarship; King’s College Presidential Scholarship; Louisiana State University Alumni Association Top 100 Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Distinguished Scholars’ Award; Loyola University New Orleans Dean’s Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Connor Mark Chamberlain Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Nicholls State University; University of Mississippi; Roosevelt University Chicago Scholarships offered — Roosevelt University Academic Award; TOPS Opportunity Award Tyler Stephen Champion (National Merit Finalist)
Louisiana State University (Honors College) Also accepted to Tulane University (Honors Program) Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Merit Finalist Award; National Merit James E. Casey Scholarship; National Scholars’ Award; and Chancellor’s Student Aide Tulane University Distinguished Scholars’ Award; TOPS Honors Award
Jared Bruce Civello
University of New Orleans
Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Brandon Porter Cohen
Louisiana State University (Honors College) Also accepted to University of Georgia (Early Action); Emory University; University of Texas at Austin; Fordham University; Baylor University; Southern Methodist University (Honors Program); University of Miami; Tulane University Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Baylor University President’s Gold Scholarship; Tulane University Founder’s Scholarship; Southern Methodist University Distinguished Scholar Award and Veritas Scholarship; University of Miami University Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award
George Alfred Coiron IV University of Mississippi
Also accepted to Louisiana Tech University; University of Louisiana at Lafayette Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Andrew Michael Collura
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Knights of Columbus Youth
George Albert Coman III
Scholarships offered — Spring Hill College Ignatian Scholarship; TOPS Opportunity Award Philip Neill de la Vergne
Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Morell Spencer Crane III
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Kentucky; University of Alabama Scholarships offered — TOPS Performance Award Cameron Taylor Crumholt
Louisiana State University (Honors College)
Also accepted to Tulane University; Loyola University New Orleans; Baylor University; University of Mississippi; University of Alabama Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Baylor University President’s Gold Scholarship; Loyola University Dean’s Scholarship; University of Alabama UA Scholar Award; University of Mississippi Academic Excellance Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Patrick Wallace Culotta
Spring Hill College
Also accepted to University of West Florida; Louisiana State University; Millsaps College Scholarships offered — Spring Hill College Ignatian Leader; Spring Hill TOPS Matching Grant; and Men’s Soccer Scholarship; Millsaps College Second Century Scholarship and Millsaps TOPS Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Wilfredo Siapno Custodio II University of Alabama (Honors Program) Also accepted to Tulane University; Louisiana State University Scholarships offered —University of Alabama UA Scholar Scholarship; President’s Cabinet EG Scholarship; and EG Leadership Scholarship; Louisiana State University Centennial Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award Gregory Gates Dahlke
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Auburn University; Spring Hill College Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; Spring Hill College Ignatian Leader Award; TOPS Honors Award Cleve Michael Daigle, Jr.
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Ian Paul deBoisblanc (National Merit Finalist) University of Virginia
Also accepted to Tulane University; Boston College; Washington University in St. Louis; Northwestern University Scholarships offered — Tulane University Presidential Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Andrew Philip DeGenova (National Merit Finalist) University of Alabama (Honors Program) Also accepted to University of Georgia; Louisiana State University Scholarships offered — University of Alabama National Merit Finalist Scholarship and Presidential Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; University of Georgia Charter Scholarship; Great American Rivalry Student Athlete Award; TOPS Honors Award James Early DeVaughn
Loyola University New Orleans
Also accepted to University of Louisiana at Lafayette Scholarships offered — University of New Orleans Privateer Award; TOPS Opportunity Award David Paul Dey, Jr.
Baton Rouge Community College
Ian Preston Diament
Birmingham Southern College
Also accepted to Sewanee: The University of the South; Hampden-Sydney College; Louisiana State University; Roanoke College; Furman University Scholarships offered — Birmingham Southern College Greensboro Scholarship; HampdenSydney College Patrick Henry Scholarship; Roanoke College RC Scholarship; Furman University Furman Award; Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; TOPS Honors Award Marcus Lucas DiLeo, Jr.
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of New Orleans; University of Louisiana at Lafayette Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Calvin Michael DiZinno
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Alabama; Auburn University; Louisiana Tech University Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; Spring Hill College Ignatian Leader Award; TOPS Honors Award David Joseph d’Aquin (National Merit Program Commended Student) Loyola University New Orleans
Also accepted to Louisiana State University; Spring Hill College
Also accepted to Texas A & M University Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; TOPS Honors Award Marc George Dorsey, Jr.
Louisiana State University (Honors College)
Also accepted to Tulane University; Loyola University New Orleans; Centenary College; University of South Carolina (Honors Program); Spring Hill College; King’s College; Rockhurst University; Fordham University; Whitworth University (Honors Program); Rhodes College Graduation 2010
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Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Academic Achievement Award; Loyola University New Orleans Dean’s Scholarship; Centenary College Presidential Scholarship; Spring Hill College Presidential Scholarship and Spring Hill TOPS Award; University of South Carolina Woodrow Scholar’s Award and Capstone Scholar Award; King’s College KC Scholarship; Rockhurst University Chancellor’s Scholarship and Loyola Scholarship; Fordham University Loyola Scholarship and Fordham Tuition Award; Whitworth University Presidential Scholarship; Academic Award Scholarship; Freshman Pre-Med Talent Award; and Costa Rica Honors Award; Rhodes College Presidential Scholarship and Rhodes Grant Award; TOPS Honors Award Joshua DeMarc Dudley
Nicholls State University
Also accepted to Southeastern Louisiana University Scholarships offered — Nicholls State University Football Athletic Scholarship Nicholas Arnaud Dufrechou University of New Orleans
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans Derek John Dunham
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Southeastern Louisiana University; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of Southern Mississippi Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Ryan Joseph Ehrhardt
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to St. Louis University; Catholic University of America; Spring Hill College Scholarships offered — The Catholic University of America CUA Scholarship; St. Louis University Billiken Scholarship and Jesuit High School Award; Spring Hill College Gautrelet Award and Spring Hill TOPS Matching Award; Knights of Columbus Catholic Youth Leadership State Finalist Award; TOPS Performance Award
Scholarships offered — Georgetown University John Carroll Scholarship; Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Distinguished Scholars’ Award; TOPS Honors Award Matthew Kyle Farnet
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; TOPS Honors Award Extell Alexander Farve
Xavier University of Louisiana
Also accepted to Spring Hill College Scholarships offered — Xavier University Academic Scholarship; Spring Hill College Ignatian Achievement Award; Pre-Professional Health Scholarship; Spring Hill TOPS Matching Award; and Academic Competitiveness Grant; TOPS Performance Award Jacob Raymond Faugeaux Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Auburn University; Christian Brothers University; University of New Orleans; Spring Hill College Scholarships offered — Christian Brothers University Rozier Scholarship; Spring Hill College Gautrelet Jesuit Award; University of New Orleans Tchopitoulas Scholarship and Privateer Merit Award; TOPS Performance Award Anthony Randolph Ferguson Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Baylor University; Morehouse College; Xavier University of Louisiana; University of Alabama Scholarships offered — Baylor University Dean’s Gold Scholarship; Xavier University Academic Scholarship; TOPS Performance Award Mohammad Arbab Feroz Tulane University
John Victor Eumont III
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans; University of Southern Alabama Scholarships offered — Tulane University Founder’s Scholarship; Loyola University New Orleans Dean’s Scholarship; TOPS Honors Scholarship
Also accepted to University of Mississippi Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award
Robert Kevin Fink (National Merit Finalist)
Matthew Austin Fabacher
Also accepted to Tulane University Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award; Chancellor’s Student Aide; Dyn McDermott; and National Merit Finalist McDermott Incorporated Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Performance Award William Edward Faget III
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of New Orleans Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Nicholas Ray Falba (National Merit Finalist)
Georgetown University
Also accepted to Johns Hopkins University; University of California Berkeley; University of Virginia; Tulane University; Rice University; Louisiana State University; University of Tennessee
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Louisiana State University
Matthew Gene Firmin
Louisiana State University (Honors College) Also accepted to Spring Hill College Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Spring Hill College New Orleans Alumni Association Award; TOPS Honors Award
William Maxwell Fisk (National Merit Program Commended Student) Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University
National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award Patrick Daniel Fitzsimmons Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award James Thomas Flanagan II Fordham University
Also accepted to Catholic University of America; Loyola University New Orleans; Roanoke College Scholarships offered — Fordham University Fordham Jogues Scholarship; Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship and Reverend Francois Janssen Award; Roanoke College RC Academic Grant; The Catholic University of America CUA Scholarship; Parish Scholarship; and Alumni Grant; TOPS Performance Award Chris Bernard Fontenot, Jr. University of New Orleans
Also accepted to Savannah College of Art and Design Jude Nicholas Foret
University of New Orleans
Also accepted to Baylor University; Spring Hill College Scholarships offered — Baylor University Dean’s Gold Scholarship; Spring Hill College Gautrelet Award; Knights of Columbus Catholic Youth Leadership Award; TOPS Opportunity Award Blake Ellis Fossier
Louisiana State University
Christian Michael Fraught Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Mississippi Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Michael Joseph Geohegan (National Merit Finalist) Fordham University
Also accepted to University of Rochester; Rhodes College Scholarships offered — Fordham University Fordham Scholarship; Rhodes College Presidential Scholarship; University of Rochester Dean’s Scholarship Scott Michael Gibson (National Merit Finalist)
Louisiana State University (Honors College) Also accepted to Tulane University; Trinity University; Loyola University New Orleans; Texas A & M University; San Antonio College Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Merit Finalist; National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Academic Achievement Award; Loyola University New Orleans Dean’s Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award
Joseph Leon Giglio
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Loyola Marymount University; St. Louis University; College of Charleston; Loyola University New Orleans; Christian Brothers University
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During the 2009–10 school year, Jesuit brought home four LHSAA state championships, including golf, swimming, soccer, and tennis. In two sports not recognized by the LHSAA — rugby and lacrosse — Jesuit’s rugby team won state and the lacrosse team was state runner-up.
Scholarships offered — Loyola Marymount University Jesuit Community Scholarship; Christian Brothers University Rozier Scholarship; Loyola University New Orleans Recognition Award; St. Louis University Ignatian Scholarship and Jesuit High School Award; TOPS Performance Award Nicholas David Glaviano
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; USBC Smart Program Award; TOPS Honors Award Christopher James Glueck University of Notre Dame
Also accepted to Tulane University (Honors Program); Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Honors Program); Washington University in St. Louis Scholarships offered — Tulane University Presidential Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award
Rostyle Dion Griffin, Jr.
Rex William Hanemann (National Merit Program Commended Student) Louisiana State University (Honors College) Also accepted to University of Texas at Austin; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; North Carolina State University; Tulane University (Honors Program); University of Maryland Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Distinguished Scholars’ Award; TOPS Honors Award
Anthony John Gusler, Jr.
Louisiana State University
David Paul Gonczi
Tallahassee Community College
Also accepted to University of Mississippi; St. John’s University Michael Kiniry Grace
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Centennial Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Kyle Steven Hannan
Baton Rouge Community College
Also accepted to University of Mississippi Brady McNeil Hadden
Louisiana State University (Honors College)
Also accepted to Tulane University Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award
Also accepted to Baylor University; Spring Hill College; St. John’s University; University of Alabama; University of New Orleans Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; St. John’s University Scholastic Excellence Scholarship; Spring Hill College Portier Scholarship; Baylor University President’s Gold Scholarship; University of Alabama Foundation in Excellence Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Graduation 2010 11
Gregory L. Harris, Jr. Spring Hill College
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans; Louisiana Tech University; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of New Orleans; Xavier University of Louisiana Scholarships offered — Spring Hill College Gautrelet Award; Loyola University New Orleans Recognition Award Timothy Michael Harris (National Merit Program Commended Student) Louisiana State University (Honors College) Also accepted to Baylor University (Honors Program); Spring Hill College (Honors Program); Tulane University Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Spring Hill College Presidential Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Joseph David Hart (National Merit Finalist)
DePaul University
Also accepted to Emory University; Syracuse University; Xavier University; Furman University; Trinity University; Washington and Lee University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; St. Louis University; Louisiana State University Scholarships offered — DePaul University Presidential Scholarship and Athletic Soccer Scholarship; St. Louis University Provost Scholarship and Jesuit High School Award; Xavier University of Ohio Schawe Scholarship and Jesuit Heritage Award; Emory University National Merit Finalist Scholarship; Syracuse University Founder’s Scholarship; Washington and Lee
Scholarship; University of Georgia Charter Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Joshua Myron Hartdegen
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Eric Craig Haydel (National Merit Finalist)
Johns Hopkins University
Also accepted to Tufts University; Villanova University; Vanderbilt University; Tulane University; Rice University; Washington University in St. Louis Scholarships offered — Johns Hopkins National Merit Finalist Award; Tulane University Distinguished Scholars’ Award; Vanderbilt University National Merit Finalist Award; Villanova University Villanova Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award
Patrick Kenneth Hitchcock (National Merit Program Commended Student) University of Alabama (Honors Program) Also accepted to Auburn University (Honors Program); Louisiana State University (Honors College); St. Louis University; University of Tulsa Scholarships offered — University of Alabama Presidential Scholarship and Engineering Leadership Scholarship; Auburn University Academic Heritage Scholarship; Louisiana State University Centennial Award; St. Louis University Dean’s Scholarship and Jesuit High School Award; University of Tulsa Academic Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Brandon Matthew Hoard
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Chad Michael Heidingsfelder
Scholarships offered — University of Louisiana at Lafayette Distinguished Freshman Housing Scholarship; Regis University Board of Trustees Scholar Award and St. John Francis Regis Award; TOPS Performance Award
Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award
Bradley Joseph Hoerner
Philip Clark Hellmers (National Merit Program Commended Student)
Also accepted to Louisiana State University Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Recognition Award; TOPS Performance Award
Louisiana State University
United States Air Force Academy
Also accepted to St. Louis University; University of Alabama; Texas A & M University Scholarships offered — United States Air Force Academy Appointment; St. Louis University Provost Scholarship and Jesuit High School Award Austin Joseph Hight
Louisiana State University (Honors College)
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award
Loyola University New Orleans
Matthew Stephen Holloway Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Tulane University Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award
Since 2000, Jesuit has produced a total of 515 National Merit Semifinalists, 34 Hispanic Scholars, and 15 National Achievement Semifinalists. Robert E. Lee Scholarship; Trinity University Murchison Scholarship; Furman University Achiever Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award Spencer Joseph Hart (National Merit Finalist)
Louisiana State University (Honors
College) Also accepted to University of Alabama; University of Georgia (Honors Program); Tulane University (Honors Program) Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Merit Finalist Scholarship; National Scholars’ Award; and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Presidential Scholarship; University of Alabama Presidential
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Michael Thomas Hooper, Jr. (National Merit Finalist) University of Alabama (Honors Program) Also accepted to Louisiana State University; St. Edward’s University; Seton Hall University; Regis University Scholarships offered — University of Alabama National Merit Finalist Scholarship and Presidential Award; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; St. Edward’s University Trustees Distinguished Achievement Award; Seton Hall University Catholic High School Merit Award and University Scholarship; Regis College Board of Trustees Scholar Award; TOPS Honors Award Alex Jude Hritz
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Louisiana at Lafayette Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Zachary Stephen Hudak
Louisiana Tech University
Also accepted to Kettering University; Spring Hill College; New Mexico Tech University; Pennsylvania State University Scholarships offered — Louisiana Tech University Outstanding Student Scholarship; Kettering University Provost Scholarship and Out-of-State Scholarship; Spring Hill College Portier Scholar Award and Spring Hill TOPS Scholarship; New Mexico Tech University Copper Scholarship; Penn State University Chancellor’s Award; TOPS Performance Award Chad Matthew Hymel
University of New Orleans
Connor Gaden Jackson
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Georgia; Tulane University; Fordham University; Auburn University; Spring Hill College; Rhodes College Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Academic Achievement Award; Spring Hill College Presidential Scholar Award; TOPS Honors Award Andrew Robert Jensen
University of New Orleans
Scholarships offered — University of New Orleans Jackson Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Trevor Jacob Johnson
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Spring Hill College; University of Miami Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Spring Hill College Portier Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Kyle Edward Jorgensen
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Louisiana at Lafayette Scholarships offered — TOPS Honors Award
Trevor Philip Laborde
Brian Michael Kampen
Spring Hill College
Also accepted to Louisiana State University; Loyola University New Orleans Scholarships offered — Spring Hill College Gautrelet Award; TOPS Performance Award Theodore Gugert Kennedy, Jr. Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Spring Hill College; Loyola University New Orleans; Rhodes College Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship; Spring Hill College Presidential Scholarship; TOPS Performance Award Andrew Stewart Kepper
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Colby Davis Kiefer Tulane University
Also accepted to University of San Francisco (Honors Program); Louisiana State University (Honors College); University of Miami; Centenary College Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Centennial Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Founder’s Scholarship; University of San Francisco University Scholar; University of Miami Dickinson Scholarship; Centenary College President’s Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award David George Kleinschmidt, Jr. Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Brycen Alexander Koch (National Merit Finalist)
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Auburn University; University of Alabama Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Merit Finalist Scholarship; National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award
University of Colorado at Boulder
Also accepted to University of Southern Mississippi; University of Mississippi; College of Charleston; Marquette University Scholarships offered — Marquette University Jesuit High School Award; University of Southern Mississippi Regional Scholarship and Golden Opportunity Scholarship; TOPS Performance Award Louis Charles LaCour III Cabrini College
Also accepted to Hendrix College; Louisiana State University Scholarships offered — Cabrini College Provost’s Scholarship and Catholic High School Grant; Hendrix College Academic Scholarship and Odyssey Distinction Award Ross James Lafont
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Adam Lawrence LaHoste (National Merit Finalist)
Louisiana State University (Honors College) Also accepted to University of Houston (Honors Program); University of Oklahoma (Honors Program); University of Miami; University of Texas at Dallas; University of Alabama Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Merit Finalist Scholarship; National Scholars’ Award; Chancellor’s Student Aide; and Distinguished Freshman Award; University of Miami Academic Scholarship; University of Texas at Dallas Academic Excellence Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award
Oliver Roy Lambert III
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Social Justice Scholarship; Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; TOPS Honors Award
Allen Orsi Krake, Jr.
William Michael Lancaster
Also accepted to University of Mississippi; University of Alabama Scholarships offered — TOPS Performance Award
Also accepted to Loyola Marymount University Scholarships offered — Loyola Marymount University Achievement Award; TOPS Performance Award
Louisiana State University
Ethan Daniel Kramer
University of New Orleans
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans Scholarships offered — University of New Orleans Privateer Merit Award and Jackson Scholarship; Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Matthew Dennis LaBorde Spring Hill College
Also accepted to University of Mississippi; University of Southern Mississippi Scholarships offered — Spring Hill College Gautrelet Scholarship
Louisiana State University
Phillip James Landry Spring Hill College
Also accepted to Florida Southern College; Wofford College; St. Edward’s University; Rhodes College; Louisiana State University Scholarships offered — Spring Hill College Ignatian Leader; Florida Southern College Ludd Spivey Scholarship; St. Edward’s University Presidential Scholar Award; TOPS Performance Award Gary Michael Langlois, Jr. Louisiana State University
Randolph Grayson Laborde Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Kentucky Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship; Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; TOPS Honors Award Graduation 2010 13
Thomas John Lawless
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of New Orleans Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Stephen James Lee (National Merit Finalist) Tulane University (Honors Program) Also accepted to University of Florida (Honors Program); Vanderbilt University; University of Virginia; University of Miami (Honors Program); University of Texas at Austin (Honors Program); Washington University in St. Louis Scholarships offered — Tulane University Dean’s Honor Scholarship; Valedictorian Scholarship and National Merit Finalist Scholarship; University of Texas at Austin School of Engineering Scholarship; University of Miami Gables Scholarship and Academic Scholarship; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal Recipient Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Adam Stephen Levet Auburn University (Honors Program) Also accepted to University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Tulane University; Texas A & M University; University of Arkansas (Honors Program); University of Georgia; University of Alabama (Honors Program) Scholarships offered — Auburn University Academic Presidential Scholarship; University of Alabama Presidential Scholarship and College of Engineering Leadership Scholarship; Texas A&M University Opportunity Award Scholarship; University of Arkansas Leadership Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Jordan Alexander Lewis
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Morehouse College; Fordham University; University of Miami Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award Michael Philip Liuzza
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Scholarships offered — University of Alaska Fairbanks Rifle Team Scholarship Cameron Joseph Loposser Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; TOPS Honors Award Stephen Andrew Lucio
Loyola University New Orleans
Also accepted to Spring Hill College; Louisiana State University; University of New Orleans Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Spring Hill College Presidential Scholarship; Loyola University New Orleans Scholar; University of New Orleans Carondolet Award and Privateer Award; TOPS Performance Award Jacob Ian-Michael Madary
Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Recognition Award; Spring Hill College Gautrelet Award; TOPS Opportunity Award Lazaro Alexander Maique University of Alabama (Honors Program) Also accepted to Louisiana State University (Honors College); Auburn University; Texas A & M University; University of Texas at Austin Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; University of Alabama Scholar Award; Engineering President Cabinet Scholarship; and Engineering Leadership Scholarship; Auburn University Academic Heritage Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Jeremy Michael Martinez
Loyola University New Orleans
Kyle Perry Martinez
Loyola University New Orleans
Also accepted to Savannah College of Art & Design; Louisiana State University Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Recognition Award; TOPS Performance Award John Joseph McCloskey, Jr. University of New Orleans
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans; Spring Hill College; Southeastern Louisiana University Scholarships offered — Spring Hill College Gautrelet Scholarship Christopher Michael McKinnie Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Tulane University; Auburn University; University of Alabama; Baylor University Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Founder’s Scholarship; University of Alabama Scholar Award; Engineering President Cabinet Scholarship and Engineering Leadership Award; Auburn University Academic Heritage Scholarship and Freshman Engineering Scholarship; Baylor University President’s Gold Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award
Tulane University Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship and Drama Scholarship; Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; TOPS Honors Award Walter Frederick Metzinger III (National Merit Finalist) University of Virginia (Honors Program) Also accepted to Boston College (Honors Program); Tulane University; University of Miami (Honors Program); Rhodes College; University of Texas at Austin; Duke University; Vanderbilt University; Washington and Lee University; Rice University; University of Florida Scholarships offered — National Merit Finalist Scholarship; University of Virginia Jefferson Scholars’ Foundation Finalist Award; Rice University Trustee Distinguished Scholarship; Washington and Lee University Favrot Scholarship; Rhodes College Morse Scholarship; Tulane University Presidential Award; University of Miami Academic Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Paul Edward Mickan (National Merit Finalist; National Hispanic Scholar) University of Notre Dame (Honors Program) Also accepted to Stanford University; Princeton University; Georgetown University; Rice University; Louisiana State University (Honors College) Scholarships offered — University of Notre Dame Hesburgh-Yusko Scholarship and National Merit Finalist Scholarship; Rice University Barbara Jordan Scholarship; Georgetown University Bellarmine Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award Patrick Joseph Mills
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Honors Award Andrew Patrick Moise Millsaps College
Also accepted to Louisiana State University; Spring Hill College; University of West Florida Scholarships offered — Spring Hill College Gautrelet Scholarship; TOPS Opportunity Award
Jonathan Graham McQueen
Jordan Jules Moise
Also accepted to Tulane University; Louisiana State University; Wofford College; Furman University; Lipscomb University Scholarships offered — Oberlin College John F. Oberlin Scholarship; Furman University Furman Scholarship; Lipscomb University Presidential Scholarship; Louisiana State University Centennial Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Leadership Award; TOPS Honors Award
Also accepted to University of New Orleans
Oberlin College
Alec Edward Melendreras
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Louisiana State University
Ali Hani Monem
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Tulane University; University of New Orleans; Loyola University New Orleans Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship and Janssen Grant; Louisiana State University Centennial Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; University of New Orleans Privateer Award and Audubon Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award
Christopher Michael Maggio
Michael Philip Mentz, Jr.
Sam Alexander Morel (National Merit Finalist; National Hispanic Scholar)
Also accepted to Spring Hill College
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans;
Also accepted to Tulane University; Loyola
Nicholls State University
Loyola University New Orleans
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Also accepted to Southeastern Louisiana University Louisiana State University
Fordham University
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Two seniors in the Class of 2010 received appointments to the United States military. Thomas H. Barnett was appointed to the United States Military Academy. Philip C. Hellmers received an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy.
University New Orleans Scholarships offered — Fordham University National Merit Finalist Scholarship and Loyola Award; Loyola University New Orleans Academic Scholarship and Drama Scholarship; Tulane University Distinguished Scholars’ Award; TOPS Honors Award James Stanton Murray
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Rhodes College Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; TOPS Honors Award Noah Andre Netzhammer (National Merit Finalist) Tulane University
Also accepted to Baylor University (Honors Program); Spring Hill College (Honors Program); Loyola University New Orleans (Honors Program) Scholarships offered — Tulane University National Merit Finalist Scholarship and Academic Achievement Award; Loyola University New Orleans Dean’s Scholarship; Spring Hill College
Presidential Scholarship; Baylor University President’s Gold Award; Jefferson Financial Peter S. Bertucci Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award
New Orleans Merit Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award
Adam Van Nguyen
Louisiana State University
Xavier University of Louisiana
Austin Gregory Nichols
Scholarships offered — TOPS Honors Award
Also accepted to University of New Orleans Scholarships offered — Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier Scholarship
Evan Bishop Noble
An Ngoc Michael Nguyen Tulane University (Honors Program) Scholarships offered — Tulane University Presidential Award; St. Louis University Provost Scholarship and Jesuit High School Award; TOPS Honors Award Joshua Khoi Nguyen
Loyola University New Orleans
Also accepted to Tulane University; Xavier University of Louisiana; University of New Orleans Scholarships offered — Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier Scholarship; Loyola University
Louisiana State University (Honors College) Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award
Dennis Michael Occhipinti Louisiana State University (Honors College) Also accepted to University of Alabama (Honors Program); Texas A & M University; Georgia Institute of Technology; University of Florida Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Centennial Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; University of Alabama Scholar Award; Engineering President Cabinet Scholarship and Engineering Leadership Award; TOPS Honors Award Graduation 2010 15
Ethan Christopher Oddo
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; Louisiana AmericanItalian Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Patrick David Ordoyne Samford University
Also accepted to Spring Hill College Scholarships offered — Spring Hill College Gautrelet Award Jesse David Owens
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Nicholls State University; Southeastern Louisiana University Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Osmar Yomel Padilla, Jr.
Louisiana State University (Honors College)
Also accepted to Tulane University; Pennsylvania State University; University of Alabama (Honors Program) Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Dean’s Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Founder’s Scholarship; University of Alabama Scholar Award; TOPS Honors Award Michael Joseph Parsiola
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Tulane University; Texas Christian University Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award Sean Keith Payton
Southeastern Louisiana University (Honors Program) Also accepted to Louisiana State University
Thomas Stephen Periou
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Performance Award Blaine Mathew Perkins
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Performance Award John Cooper Petagna
Louisiana State University
Baylor University; University of New Orleans; Tulane University Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; University of New Orleans Privateer Award and Jackson Scholarship; Baylor University President’s Gold Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Ryan Timothy Power Spring Hill College
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans; Regis University; Samford University; St. Edward’s University; St. Louis University; University of Dallas Scholarships offered — Spring Hill College Gautrelet Scholarship; Loyola University New Orleans Recognition Award; Regis University Blue and Gold Award and St. John Francis Regis Award; Samford University Dean’s Scholarship; Founder’s Scholarship; and Leadership Scholarship; St. Edward’s University President’s Distinguished Achievement Scholar; St. Louis University Jesuit High School Award; University of Dallas Founder’s Award; TOPS Opportunity Award Juan Ramon Prado II
Southeastern Louisiana University (Honors Program) Also accepted to University of Louisiana at Lafayette Scholarships offered — Southeastern Louisiana University Honor Scholarship; TOPS Opportunity Award
Eris Kinsey Regel
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Also accepted to Louisiana State University; Loyola University New Orleans Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; University of Louisiana at Lafayette Academic Scholarship; TOPS Performance Award Reid James Regouffre
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award James Mitchell Reuther
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Mississippi Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Performance Award
Alexis Anthony Petrou
Joseph Mitchell Reuther
Also accepted to University of Alabama; Millsaps College; Loyola University New Orleans Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship; TOPS Performance Award
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Performance Award
Jonathan Ray Poole
Also accepted to Louisiana Tech University; University of New Orleans; University of Louisiana at Lafayette Scholarships offered — Louisiana Tech University Outstanding Student Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; University of New
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Performance Award Robert Michael Power
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans;
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Louisiana State University
Colin Joseph Rhode
Louisiana State University
Orleans Privateer Award and Jackson Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Maurice Robert Richier
Nicholls State University
Michael Nicholas Riehlmann
Loyola University New Orleans
Also accepted to St. Louis University; Spring Hill College Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Recognition Award; St. Louis University Jesuit High School Award Daniel Steven Rigamer
University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point
Brett Michael Riley
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Auburn University; University of Alabama; Spring Hill College; Louisiana Tech University; Baylor University Scholarships offered — Louisiana Tech University Outstanding Student Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; University of Alabama Collegiate Scholar and Dean’s Engineering Excellence Scholarship; Spring Hill College Presidential Scholarship; Auburn University Academic Charter Scholarship; Baylor University Merit Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Gregory Gerard Rittiner Northwestern University
Also accepted to John Hopkins University; Manhattan School of Music; New York University; Peabody Institute; New England Conservatory Scholarships offered — TOPS Honors Award René Jean Robért
Texas Christian University (Honors Program)
Also accepted to Louisiana State University (Honors College); Baylor University (Honors Program); University of Texas at Austin; Rhodes College; St. Louis University (Honors Program) Scholarships offered — Texas Christian University Dean’s Scholarship; Baylor University President’s Gold Scholarship; Rhodes College University Scholarship; St. Louis University Provost Scholarship and Jesuit High School Award; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award Connor Smith Roberts
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Roanoke College; Hendrix College; University of Tennessee Knoxville; University of San Francisco; Rhodes College Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; Hendrix College Academic Scholarship and Odyssey Distinction Award; Roanoke College Dreher Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Campbell Stall Robinson
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Kentucky; University of Georgia (Early Action) Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s
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Student Aide; TOPS Performance Award Emilio Nicholas Rodriguez Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of New Orleans Scholarships offered — TOPS Performance Award Matthew Breland Roussel Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Performance Award Christopher David Rowan Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Performance Award Austin Patrick Roy
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Alabama; Baylor University Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; University of Alabama Capstone Scholar and Dean’s Engineering Excellence Scholarship; Baylor University Merit Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Sean Christian Salassi
University of New Orleans
Also accepted to University of Louisiana at Monroe Dominick Albert Scelfo
Scholarship; Centenary College Athletic Scholarship; University of New Orleans Athletic Scholarship; University of Texas at San Antonio Athletic Scholarship; Texas A & M University Athletic Scholarship; Loyola University New Orleans Athletic Scholarship; Tulane University Athletic Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Patrick Rouen Schmidt
University of Maryland
Also accepted to Rhodes College; Louisiana State University; St. Louis University; University of South Carolina; George Washington University Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; St. Louis University Dean’s Scholarship and Jesuit High School Award; University of South Carolina Woodrow Scholars’ Award; TOPS Honors Award Jacob Magnusson Schoen Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Joseph Francis Schrempp (National Merit Program Commended Student) University of Georgia (Early Action) Also accepted to Louisiana State University (Honors College) Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award
Andrew Charles Schroth
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of New Orleans Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Michael Joseph Schultis (National Merit Program Commended Student) Vanderbilt University (Early Decision) Also accepted to Tulane University; Louisiana State University (Honors College) Scholarships offered — Tulane University Founder’s Scholarship; Louisiana State University Alumni Top 100 Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Jordan Teller Schwartz
Coastal Carolina University (Honors Program) Also accepted to Auburn University; College of Charleston; Furman University; Loyola University New Orleans; Rhodes College; St. Louis University; Trinity University; Tulane University; University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Honors Program); University of North Carolina at Greensboro; University of West Florida; West Texas A & M University (Honors Program) Scholarships offered — Coastal Carolina University Provost’s Scholarship; St. Louis University Tuition Scholarship; Residence Scholarship; and Jesuit High School Award; Trinity University President’s Scholarship; Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship and Janssen Grant; TOPS Honors Award
Cornell University
Scholarships offered — Cornell University Athletic
Jesuit seniors from the Class of 2010 who made LSU their first college choice: 126. Seniors who chose to attend an out-of-state university: 73
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Robert Granville Semmes (National Merit Program Commended Student) Rhodes College
Also accepted to College of Charleston Scholarships offered — Rhodes College Grant Award; College of Charleston Foundation Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Gregory Michael Serio
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Louisiana at Monroe; Loyola University New Orleans; University of Mississippi Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; University of Louisiana at Monroe Institutional Scholarship for Academic Excellence; University of Mississippi NonResident Tuition Award and Holmes Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Evan Patrick Shea (National Merit Finalist) Duke University
Also accepted to Georgetown University; Emory University; Boston College (Honors Program); Wake Forest University; Tulane University (Honors Program) Scholarships offered — Tulane University Presidential Award and Valedictorian Scholarship; Georgetown University Bellarmine Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Ahmad Abdul Ali Siddiqui Tulane University
Also accepted to University of South Alabama (Early Admission - College of Medicine); Louisiana State University (Honors College); Loyola University Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Dean’s Scholarship; Louisiana State University Alumni Top 100 Scholarship and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Founder’s Scholarship; University of South Alabama Presidential Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award John Gilmore Simpson III (National Hispanic Scholar; National Merit Program Commended Student) University of Alabama (Honors Program) Also accepted to Auburn University (Honors Program); Louisiana State University (Honors College); Tulane University; University of Georgia; University of Miami Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Academic Achievement Award; University of Alabama National Hispanic Scholarship; Auburn University Academic Presidential Scholarship; University of Miami Academic Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award John Charles Skelton (National Merit Finalist)
University of Alabama (Honors Program) Also accepted to Auburn University (Honors Program); Catholic University of America (Honors Program); Clemson University; Louisiana Tech University; Marquette University; Mississippi State University (Honors Program); St. Louis
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University; Tulane University; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Missouri Scholarships offered — Louisiana Tech University Presidential Scholarship; Tulane University Academic Achievement Award; University of Alabama National Merit Finalist Scholarship and Engineering Leadership Award; Lockheed Martin National Merit Scholarship; Auburn University Presidential Scholarship and Technology Allowance; Catholic University of America Academic Scholarship; Clemson University Out-of-State Scholarship and Norris Fund Scholarship; Marquette University Ignatius Academic Distinction Scholarship; Mississippi State University Freshman Academic Excellence Scholarship; Non-resident Scholarship; State Pride Initiative Scholarship; and Bagley Engineering Excellence Scholarship; St. Louis University Provost Scholarship and Jesuit High School Award; University of Alabama at Birmingham Presidential Scholarship and Experiential Learning Award; University of Missouri Mark Twain NonResident Scholarship and Huggins Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Austin McRoberts Smith (National Merit Finalist)
Southern Methodist University (Honors
Program) Also accepted to Clemson University; Villanova University; Louisiana State University (Honors College) Scholarships offered — Southern Methodist University National Merit Finalist Scholarship; Distinguished Scholar; and Engineering Fellowship; Louisiana State University Alumni Top 100 Scholarship; Chancellor’s Student Aide; and Pegues Scholarship; Clemson University Academic Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Paul James Smith
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Recognition Award; TOPS Opportunity Award Steven Matthew Smith
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans; College of Charleston Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship; Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; TOPS Honors Award Taylor Edward Smith
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Spring Hill College; St. Edward’s University; Samford University; Baylor University; Millsaps College; Trinity University; Centenary College Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship and Janssen Grant; Centenary College Trustee’s Scholarship; Samford University Founder’s Scholarship; Baylor University Dean’s Gold Scholarship; Millsaps College Second Century Scholarship; TOPS Performance Award
Patrick Walter Spruell
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of New Orleans Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Lawrence Edward Stansberry IV (National Merit Finalist) University of Notre Dame
Also accepted to Boston College; St. Louis University; Rhodes College Scholarships offered — Rhodes College Cambridge Scholarship; St. Louis University Jesuit High School Award; National Merit UPS Foundation Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Matthew Kent Starlight
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Mississippi; University of Louisiana at Lafayette Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Bradford John Stewart (National Merit Finalist)
University of Texas at Austin (Honors Program)
Also accepted to Louisiana State University (Honors College); Georgia Institute of Technology Scholarships offered — University of Texas at Austin Engineering Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award; Chancellor’s Student Aide; and Pegues Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Charles Eshleman Stewart
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — TOPS Performance Award Spencer Paul Sticker Spring Hill College
Also accepted to Louisiana State University Scholarships offered — Spring Hill College Ignatian Scholarship and Academic Achievement Award; TOPS Opportunity Award Zachary Oliver Thevenot
University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Honors Program) Also accepted to University of Massachusetts Scholarships offered — University of Louisiana at Lafayette Academic Scholarship; University of Massachusetts at Amherst Chancellor’s Award; TOPS Honors Award
Rex Gabriel Tiongson
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship; Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; TOPS Honors Award Kyle Ky Tran
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Loyola University New Orleans; Xavier University of Louisiana Scholarships offered — Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier Scholarship; Loyola University New Orleans Loyola Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Performance Award
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Out-of-state universities that attracted the most Blue Jays: University of Alabama (12), followed by Spring Hill College (8), University of Notre Dame (6), and Fordham University (5). One Blue Jay grad will have the longest commute of all, as he chose to attend the University of Alaska in Fairbanks.
Christopher Michael Tregre Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Louisiana Tech University Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Casey Michael Treuting
University of Notre Dame
Also accepted to Tulane University (Honors Program); Louisiana State University; Boston College; University of Washington Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University Alumni Top 100 Scholarship and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Distinguished Scholars’ Award; TOPS Honors Award Tyler Patrick Treuting (National Merit Finalist)
University of Notre Dame (Early Action) Also accepted to Tulane University (Honors Program); Northwestern University; Boston College (Honors Program); Emory University; Louisiana State University Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University
National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Presidential Award; TOPS Honors Award Mason Edward Triay
Louisiana State University
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Performance Award Ryan Christopher Velez (National Merit Finalist)
Scholarships offered — University of San Diego Presidential Scholar; Boston University Charles River Housing Grant; Georgia Institute of Technology Non-Georgia Resident Grant; Louisiana Tech University Outstanding Student Scholarship and GPA Upgrade; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award Marshall Kekoa Villanueva
Louisiana State University (Honors College)
Louisiana State University (Honors College)
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Merit Finalist Scholarship; National Scholars’ Award; Chancellor’s Student Aide; and Distinguished Freshman Award; TOPS Honors Award Austin Konane Villanueva
Louisiana State University
Also accepted to Louisiana Tech University; Boston University; University of San Diego; California State Polytechnic University; Georgia Institute of Technology
Also accepted to Louisiana Tech University (Honors Program); Boston University; University of San Diego (Honors Program); Georgia Institute of Technology Scholarships offered — University of San Diego Trustee Scholar; Boston University Grant; Georgia Institute of Technology Scholarship for Undergraduates; Louisiana Tech University Louisiana Board of Supervisor’s Scholarship; Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award Graduation 2010 19
Jeffrey Paul Vitenas
Timothy Edward Weber
Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Performance Award
Also accepted to University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of New Orleans; University of Mississippi; University of Alabama; Purdue University; Pennsylvania State University; Christian Brothers University; Louisiana State University Scholarships offered — Loyola University New Orleans Recognition Award and Drama Scholarship; TOPS Performance Award
Louisiana State University
Kyle Martin Vogel
Fordham University
Also accepted to Villanova University; DePaul University; Loyola University Chicago; Santa Clara University; St. Louis University; Syracuse University Scholarships offered — Fordham University Jogues Scholarship; Louisiana State University Freshman Merit Award; TOPS Honors Award Jared David Waller Spring Hill College
Also accepted to University of Mississippi; University of Southern Mississippi Scholarships offered — Spring Hill College Gautrelet Scholarship; University of Southern Mississippi Regional Scholarship; TOPS Opportunity Award William Burke Walsh
University of Alabama
Andrew Erik Warren
University of Mississippi
Also accepted to University of Alabama; University of Louisiana at Lafayette Patrick James Warwick
University of Texas at Austin
Also accepted to Louisiana State University (Honors College); University of Georgia (Honors Program); Tulane University Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Academic Achievement Award; TOPS Honors Award Brett Marcus O’Connor Weber (National Merit Finalist) University of Georgia (Early Action; Honors Program) Also accepted to Tulane University (Honors Program) Scholarships offered — University of Georgia National Merit Finalist Scholarship and Charter Scholarship; Tulane University Distinguished Award; TOPS Honors Award
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Loyola University New Orleans
Paul James Wedig (National Merit Finalist)
Louisiana State University (Honors College)
Also accepted to Georgia Institute of Technology; Tulane University (Honors Program); Auburn University (Honors Program); University of Florida Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Merit Finalist Scholarship; National Scholars’ Award; Chancellor’s Student Aide; Distinguished Freshman Award; and Chancellor’s Future Leaders in Research Program; Tulane University Distinguished Scholars’ Award; Auburn University Academic Heritage Scholarship; University of Florida Academic Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award William Benjamin Wicker
University of Richmond (Early Decision)
Also accepted to Villanova University; St. Louis University Scholarships offered — St. Louis University Academic Scholarship Carlos Sisenando Wilklow
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Scholarships offered — TOPS Performance Award Alexander Michael Wolff (National Merit Finalist) Auburn University (Honors Program) Also accepted to Clemson University; Louisiana State University (Honors College); Tulane University (Honors Program); University of Texas at Austin; St. Louis University Scholarships offered — Auburn University Presidential Scholarship and National Merit Finalist Scholarship; Louisiana State University Alumni Top 100 Scholarship and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Distinguished Scholars’ Award; St. John’s University Presidential Scholarship;
Clemson University Academic Scholarship; St. Louis University Provost Scholarship and Jesuit High School Award; TOPS Honors Award Alexander Pierre Wolff
University of New Orleans
Also accepted to University of Louisiana at Lafayette Triston Anthony Wong (National Merit Finalist) Tulane University (Early Action; Honors Program) Also accepted to Louisiana State University (Honors College); University of California Los Angeles; Rice University; New York University; University of Southern California Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; Tulane University Presidential Award and National Merit Finalist Scholarship; University of Southern California University Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Edward Wu (National Merit Program Commended Student) University of Pennsylvania
Also accepted to Georgetown University; New York University; Tulane University Scholarships offered — Tulane University Presidential Scholarship; TOPS Honors Award Luke Christopher Wyckoff University of New Orleans
Also accepted to Louisiana State University Scholarships offered — TOPS Opportunity Award Cody Nicholas Young
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Also accepted to University of New Orleans Scholarships offered — University of Louisiana at Lafayette Distinguished Freshman Housing Scholarship; University of New Orleans Privateer Award; TOPS Performance Award Wayne George Zeringue III (National Merit Program Commended Student) Louisiana State University
Also accepted to University of Georgia; Clemson University; University of Mississippi Scholarships offered — Louisiana State University National Scholars’ Award and Chancellor’s Student Aide; TOPS Honors Award
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S TAT E O F T H E B L U E J AY A D D R E S S
“The next few years are up to you. Will you let this passion fade away? Or will you develop it, make it your own, and improve upon it for the next generation of Blue Jays to inherit?” — Jack Zeringue ’10, Student Council President
Five Years at Jesuit Created Memories for a Lifetime As I looked back over this past school year, it hit me — remarkable. The 2009 – 2010 year has been filled with a determination to be the best — in athletics, academics, and the arts. The year was filled with excitement and passion; yet, the most impressive aspect has been the attitude each of us brought to school every day. I have never experienced such an overwhelming pride to be a Blue Jay more than I have this year. As most of you know, our Blue Jays have captured two state titles from the soccer and swimming teams (two additional titles were added when the tennis and golf teams won state), and five district titles, from the swimming, soccer, wrestling, golf, and tennis teams. The soccer team currently holds the longest unbeaten streak in the nation and has won back-to-back state championships. Ask any athlete, he’ll give most of the credit to you, the friends and fans that came out and supported your fellow Blue Jays. The band, known for rocking the student section at all the football games and even some basketball games, earned highest honors in its competition, and is currently one of only eight exemplary bands in the south. The club sports teams had arguably one of their best years of the decade: the Rugby team won the state championship, the Lacrosse team is currently undefeated and will compete for the state title this weekend (the team had to settle for state runner-up), the sailing team finished second at the Sugar Bowl Regatta, and the hockey team won their league championship, just to name a few. Not just a year bent on athletic success, the student body also completed an amazing Thanksgiving Drive. Between all the food brought in to each homeroom, the students shopping at Robért Fresh Market at the crack of dawn, and the students delivering food baskets, we were able to feed 403 families this year. With a senior class consisting of quite a few valedictorians and 36 National Merit Semifinalists, it is easy to see why the Quiz Bowl Team placed first in state, the Mu Alpha Theta team placed 3rd in state, the speech and debate team placed 1st in state, and our Blue Jay newspaper staff placed 2nd in the Silver Scribe
competition (sponsored by the Press Club of New Orleans). The Philelectic Society took part in the action too, by turning in one of its most successful years and packing the Jesuit Auditorium for its fall and spring performances of, respectively, Noises Off and Evita. The Blue Jay Spirit was easy to find all year long. Thanks to the hard work of the Spirit Club and Tailgating Team, record attendances seemed to be a natural occurrence for every game. These events brought about memories that I will never forget. One of these moments that stands out happened during a district basketball game on a Friday night in the Birdcage. Standing at mid-court, Joey Giglio raised his hands and led the crowd in the first “Roller Coaster.” I can still remember my first week here at Jesuit High School. I remember the exciting feeling of putting the khaki on for the first time — a feeling that only a few, lucky young men like you and me get to experience. Over my five years here, we, the class of 2010, have proven that hard work pays off. Even though we were forced to miss half of our first school year due to Katrina, we were able to make the most of it, and hopefully, we have given back to this school what it has given us. We are about to leave our final Assembly, a class known for its spirit and pride. The next few years are up to you. Will you let this passion fade away? Or will you develop it, make it your own, and improve upon it for the next generation of Blue Jays to inherit? As I walk away from this school, I am deeply saddened to be closing this chapter of my life. I will never forget the years that Jesuit has provided, but it is time to move on. The Jesuit motto, “Men for Others,” will always be imprinted on my heart. Juniors, do not take senior year for granted — it flies by. For the rest of the student body, keep up the hard work, and appreciate and enjoy your time here at Carrollton and Banks. n — Jack Zeringue ’10, Student Council President Listen: In His Own Words — the audio of Jack Zeringue’s address may be heard on Jesuit’s web site: http://www.jesuitnola.org/about/ Senior_Week_2010_FriAssemblyAud_0430.htm.
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P R I N C I P A L’ S C O R N E R
2009–2010: The Year
Jesuit High School is blessed that its faculty and students experienced a successful school year in 2009 –
The arrival of the last full week in May coincides with the Administrative Team’s annual workshop, which is considered to be the final tolling of the bell for the recently completed school year. For the past three years, the A-Team has convened at Longue Vue House and Gardens right off Metairie Road. Our custom for many years at this workshop has been to discuss highlights from the year. However, before beginning to summarize these many highlights, it is important to acknowledge the passing of two people who were integral members of the Jesuit Community. In August 2009, longtime teacher and coach Rodney Louque lost a valiant, fouryear battle with lung cancer. (See Jaynotes, Winter/Spring 2009 – 2010; Vol. 36, No. 1; page 36.) Coach Louque is surely missed by all of us, and his absence at Jesuit is felt no more so than by his widow Jeanne Louque, who continues to teach young Blue Jays about computer science. In so many ways, the manner in which Coach Louque lived his life and endured his battle with cancer provided lessons in courage for all of us. In May 2010, the Jesuit Community also lost retired teacher and coach Jack Hebert, whose work ethic was legendary. He taught and coached many Blue Jays in the days when I was a student here at Jesuit. As a Community, we at Jesuit mourn the deaths of both of these great teachers, coaches, and gentlemen. More than any year in memory, the 2009-2010 school year provided faculty members with a myriad of opportunities for professional and personal growth. The entire faculty participated in an early August full-day workshop presented by consultants from the Research for Better Teaching (RBT), a Boston company that specializes in helping teachers engage students more in the learning process. In late September the entire school community participated in a data-collection process called “Sustaining Excellence,” which involved students, faculty, administrators, parents, and alumni completing anonymous surveys concerning all aspects of their experiences at Jesuit High School. Besides these surveys, the process involved numerous Jesuit faculty members visiting the classrooms of their peers to gauge the level of student involvement in classroom instruction. All faculty members had the opportunity to meet in small groups with consultants who guided discussions that focused on the various aspects of “good teaching.” Finally, all of the data generated in the process was displayed for faculty to review over the course of several days. Teachers then spent a half22 JAYNotes
day in January discussing with one another the significance of the data. All of this data is being funneled into our next SACS accreditation process which will occur in December 2010. In addition to the RBT workshop and the “Sustaining Excellence” project, all faculty members attended a two-day retreat at the Solomon Episcopal Conference Center across the lake in Robert, LA. This year’s retreat provided faculty members with opportunities to learn about and reflect on their individual personalities and the ways in which their personalities influence every aspect of their lives. Our president, Fr. (Anthony) McGinn, (S.J. ’66) spent the initial day on the “Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory,” and on the second day, Dr. Dobie Moser focused on the “Top 5 Strengths” that each faculty member possesses. To pay for these workshops and retreats, Jesuit was once again fortunate to obtain federal funding, which also allowed dozens of our teachers to attend special conferences and seminars throughout the year. And last but not least, nearly half the faculty participated this past July in a four-day workshop conducted by RBT’s lead teacher, Marcia Booth. It was a wonderfully productive four days, and Jesuit looks forward to continuing its relationship with RBT well into the future. Of course, all of this professional and personal growth for faculty members should translate into our students having even more fulfilling educational experiences at Jesuit High School. We will continue to examine how best to do that for our students. Obviously, the majority of our highlights for 2009-2010 are reserved for, and generated by, our students. And what a year of student highlights! Besides the numerous and stellar academic accolades Blue Jays received in District and State Rally, National Merit competition, college acceptances and scholarships, students also chalked up significant accomplishments in many co-curricular fronts. The Mock Trial and Varsity Quiz Bowl teams each won the state championship and advanced to compete in national competition. The swimming, soccer, tennis, golf, and rugby teams won state championships, while cross-country, wrestling, and lacrosse claimed state runners-up trophies. Basketball had a great season which ended in a tough loss in a hard-fought semifinal playoff game. Football and baseball both advanced to the second round of the playoffs. Football lost a close game to one of the eventual teams which made it to the state championship game, and baseball also lost a close second round game to the
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– 2010, a year which has yielded many highlights.
eventual state champion. The Blue Jay Band and Jayettes, the MCJROTC, the Philelectic Society, and Academic Games all had excellent years in their competitions and performances. The Spirit Club has really grown in the last few years, and its members did a great job generating spirit all year for numerous competitions and events. Speaking of excellent performances, how can we talk about the 2009-2010 school year without mentioning how the New Orleans Saints’ trek to the Super Bowl Championship found its way into the daily life of Jesuit High School? Some of the fondest memories of 2009-2010 involved the success of the Saints and how we celebrated it at Jesuit. What a great day it was on the Friday before the Super Bowl when Dave Dixon, the father of the Saints and the Superdome, spoke at morning Assembly before hundreds of Blue Jays wearing their Black and Gold jerseys and shirts! And later that same day during the lunch period, more than 100 Blue Jays jammed St. Ignatius Hall to participate in an emotionally-charged live teleconference “friendly wager” with the principal and students from Brebeuf Jesuit High School in Indianapolis. At the same time, there was a full-scale Saints’ pep rally and Super Bowl King Cake party going on in the Traditions Courtyard. Obviously, the Saints win sent us all into the stratosphere, and the administration decided to give students a Monday holiday to welcome our hometown heroes back as they arrived at the airport. The icing on the cake for the Saints’ Super Bowl win and its glowing effect on the 2009-2010 school year came at the 2010 Commencement Luncheon in April. Our featured speaker was Jesuit alumnus Greg Bensel ’78, who is vice-president of communications for the New Orleans Saints. Bensel surprised everyone when he and Student Council president Jack Zeringue ’10 led the senior’s procession into the hotel ballroom hoisting the Lombardi Trophy for all to see. Many a senior had their picture taken that day with their hands clutching this gleaming, unique prize. Even with all the excitement generated in 2009-2010, we still had enough energy and focus to initiate what we hope will become new traditions and events well into the future. The year saw our first ever Big “J” Read, a project that focuses on summer reading for the pure pleasure of it. It was a great way to start off 2009-2010
On the Friday before the Saints won the Super Bowl, Blue Jays enjoyed an impromptu pep rally in the yard (bottom) while Jesuit principal Mike Giambelluca ’82 placed a friendly wager with his counterpart at Brebeuf Jesuit High School in Indianapolis. Opposite page, Jesuit’s 2009-10 Quiz Bowl Team, coached by longtime history teacher Ron Rossi, was once again best in state.
with this memorable Assembly featuring the author himself of Boy’s Life, Robert McCammon. During the season of Lent, the theology department created a week of Eucharistic Renewal, and Jesuit also had its first-ever Stations of the Cross conducted for the entire student body in the Chapel of the North American Martyrs. Building on a spiritual theme, the role of student usher was created for the school’s monthly community Mass in the Chapel of the North American Martyrs. A dozen student ushers warmly embraced their new roles, and their presence resulted in a more orderly entrance and exit of our more than 1,330 Blue Jays. Our students also embraced Brown Bag concerts, featuring the Navy Band New Orleans Express and coeds from St. Mary’s Episcopal High School in Memphis. Seniors of the Class of 2010 were able to enjoy the first-ever official “Senior Week” — their final before exams, and a week that featured a new fun activity each day during lunch. The Homecoming Week “Car Smash” event was a big hit, no pun intended. Finally, there were a couple of new traditions or events that bear mention — the first-ever service project involving a visit to Peru took place, and Jesuit created an objective survey for parents of rising juniors to anonymously complete . It is a testament of how blessed we are here at Jesuit that we have so many highlights during the school year. When we closed the books on so many wonderful blessings in 2009-2010, we looked forward with hope and excitement to how God will bless us in 2010-2011 to be not best in the world, but best for the world. — Mike Giambelluca ’82 AMDG n View photo galleries of several events that took place during the 2009-10 school year: http://www.jesuitnola.org/extra/Event_ Photo_2009_2010_Archive.htm.
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Origin of Commencement Award Was a Blue Jay’s Heartfelt Tribute to His Mother Every year at Jesuit High School’s Commencement Exercises, a special award is presented to a senior who, by a vote of the faculty, is considered to be the “most representative Blue Jay.” From the inaugural award at the 1928 graduation to the most recent presentation at the Commencement of the Class of 2010, 84 graduating seniors have been honored with this prestigious award. But of course, the bountiful archives the Jesuit High School Alumni, which of Jesuit High School reveal a little shows that, even though the boys have known secret that surrounds this graduated from the school, they do not award. The mystery is all in its name. intend ever to be separated from the The origin of the award was first school’s activities.” explained in a lengthy article in the The article quotes Mr. McEnerny: October 31, 1927 issue of The Blue Jay: “I have had two great loves in my “Beginning this year, a trophy will be life, the first and the greatest was awarded annually in this school for for my mother; the second is for my the most representative Blue Jay of the school. From these two I have received year. The student winning the trophy everything that I have. My mother will retain permanent possession of it, has been taken away from me; but my as a new trophy will be awarded each school, thank God, still remains.” year. (This) has been made possible The article concludes: “The through a generous donation by Mr. President and Faculty of Jesuit High Will Gibbons McEnerny, former star School wish to express again their athlete of Jesuit High School, and now deep appreciation of Mr. McEnerny’s president of the Young Men’s Business generous donation and also to declare Club of New Orleans. their conviction that the Julia Ferguson Mr. McEnerny, who graduated McEnerny Trophy will do very much to from Jesuit in 1914, chose the setting better the school by greatly increasing of the annual Alumni banquet, held the emulation already so keen among in June 1927 in the Gold Room of the students to surpass each other in the Roosevelt Hotel, to announce manifesting at all times ‘the true Blue At the 1964 Jesuit Commencement Exercises, Keefe his founding of the trophy, which Jay spirit and all that it stands for.’” Hecker became the 37th recipient of the Julia Ferguson Beginning in 1928 and continuing “thrilled the large gathering… and was McEnerny Memorial Trophy. over the course of 44 consecutive greeted by thunderous applause from graduation ceremonies, the “The Julia Ferguson McEnerny the gathered Alumni. The trophy, Mr. McEnerny declared, was Memorial Trophy for the Most Representative Member of the to be a memorial of his mother and was to be known as the Julia Jesuit High School Student Body, Donated by Mr. Will Gibbons Ferguson McEnerny Trophy.” In his speech to the alumni that night, Mr. McEnerny McEnerny,” was dutifully presented to seniors deemed worthy of described “the deep feeling and enthusiasm of the wonderful having met the exacting criteria set forth by Will McEnerny. Blue Jay spirit that has always existed in Jesuit High and is very But, suddenly something happened in 1972. That year, noticeably increasing each year. This spirit, he said, has caught Francis E. Lauricella, Jr. was the recipient of the “Harry the attention and won the admiration of everyone in the city who McEnerny, Jr. Memorial Plaque,” according to the Jesuit Bulletin keeps in touch with high school activities. It is seen every time the (the official school catalog). In fact, from the 1972 graduation Fighting Blue Jays dash on a field of sport. It is seen in the lusty through the most recent ceremony for the Class of 2010, the support given to the teams by all other Blue Jays who flock to the 40 honorees are listed in the annual Bulletin as recipients of fields to see their fellow Blue Jays battle for the school. It is seen the “Harry McEnerny, Jr. Memorial Plaque.” (Two seniors were in the high standard of scholarship that is being maintained by honored in 1992, the only instance of more than one graduate some five hundred students who are taking what is known to be receiving the award at Commencement.) Whatever happened to the Julia Ferguson McEnerny Memorial the most difficult course of studies taught in any high school in Trophy? And why did the “trophy” suddenly become a “plaque” in the United States. It is seen in the ever growing membership of 24 JAYNotes
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1972 named after Harry Emmet McEnerny, who graduated in 1916, two years behind Will McEnerny? There is no evidence in the archives that Harry McEnerny had any connection with establishing the award. Were Will and Harry brothers or cousins? Was it a careless, albeit innocent, clerical error that happened in 1972, a mistake routinely compounded year after year? What was the amount of Will McEnerny’s generous donation in 1927 that created the annual award? Unfortunately, the archives are silent, unyielding to such elementary questions. Both McEnernys are deceased. It does seem, at least since 1972, that the name of this coveted award has been tagged with a misnomer of sorts. Even the plaque on the wall near the entrance to the principal’s office highlights the apparent error. The wall plaque features chits with the names of most of the recipients of the “Julia Ferguson and Harry McEnerny, Jr. Memorial Award.” Perhaps it is fitting that at the Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2011, the 85th winner of this prestigious award be honored with the “Julia Ferguson McEnerny Memorial Trophy for the Most Representative Member of the Jesuit High School Student Body, Donated by Mr. Will Gibbons McEnerny.” The time is long past to set the record straight. n
Who Was Will Gibbons McEnerny of the Class of 1914? A separate article in that same October 31, 1927 issue of The Blue Jay reported on the election of Will McEnerny as president of the Young Men’s Business Club, a high civic honor for the alumnus. “Today New Orleans can boast of its nationally known Air Field only because of Mr. McEnerny’s most efficient work in leading the successful campaign for funds required to obtain the field. He was also very active in securing for New Orleans the Air Mail Service. Last spring, when it was decided to cut the levee in St. Bernard Parish to save the city from the threatened flood waters, Mr. McEnerny did notable work in assisting to move the families from the condemned area to safe shelter at the Army Base. “The Jesuit High School students who have graduated in recent years know Bill McEnerny as one of the older Alumni who was always been most interested and enthusiastic in all Jesuit High activities. But to the earlier graduates he is better known for the splendid work he did on the different athletic teams of the school. During his years at Jesuit High he was one of our leading athletes. In basketball he made his letter twice; in football he was a letterman for three years, while in baseball, his stellar playing won for him his letter each of the four years he was at Jesuit High. In his fourth year he was player-manager of the first Jesuit High baseball team to defeat Warren Easton in that sport and win the city championship. “The fighting Blue Jay spirit, which Bill McEnerny carried through school, developed into an intense enthusiasm for progressiveness in business and civic endeavors. “The faculty and students of Jesuit High feel proud to have one of their alumni at the head of such an enormous and influential organization and they offer Mr. McEnerny their heartiest congratulations.” n
McEnerny Honorees The annual honoree of the so-called McEnerny Award is described as “that member of the senior class who has a good scholastic record, has performed well in at least one co-curricular activity, and who possesses those qualities which symbolize the most representative Jesuit High School student. He should be a leader among the students, and his leadership should be in the area of preserving school spirit.” Here, then, are the honorees of the “Julia Ferguson McEnerny Memorial Trophy for the Most Representative Member of the Jesuit High School Student Body, Donated by Will Gibbons McEnerny,” as documented in Jesuit’s archives: 1927-28 Jack W. Schwab 1928-29 George M. Leppert 1929-30 Jules J. Jordy, Jr. 1930-31 Charles H. Bailey 1931-32 Harold. J. Kenny 1932-33 Albert J. Weinnig 1933-34 Edwin W. Toribio 1934-35 Louis G. Friedrichs 1935-36 Charles M. Gilbert 1936-37 Chester H. Roth 1937-38 Robert J. Grush 1938-39 Philip A. Bruno 1939-40 Charles G. Glueck 1940-41 Louis E. Ford 1941-42 Gerard W. Ford 1942-43 Albert F. Widmer 1943-44 Ewert H. Cousins 1944-45 W. Fenton Guiner, Jr. 1945-46 Harold J. Gilbert 1946-47 Monroe A. Caballero 1947-48 John E. Petitbon
1948-49 Cecil J. Murphy 1949-50 Thomas A. Early, Jr. 1950-51 Robert E. Donnelly 1951-52 Peter E. Duffy 1952-53 Theodore A. Falcon 1953-54 Earl P. Rebstock 1954-55 Thomas E. Fernon 1955-56 Lawrence J. McNamara 1956-57 James B. Higgins 1957-58 Darryl T. Tschirn 1958-59 Stephen M. Johnson 1959-60 Paul A. Reising, Jr. 1960-61 J. Patrick Screen, Jr. 1961-62 Jack J. Van Geffen 1962-63 Alfred L. Kammer II 1963-64 J. Keefe Hecker 1964-65 Raphael J. Rabalais, Jr. 1965-66 Gerald E. Meunier 1966-67 James A. Babst 1967-68 Robert J. Conrad 1968-69 Jerrold B. Peterson
1969-70 Gregory D. Tilton 1970-71 William R. Brown IV 1971-72 Francis E. Lauricella, Jr. 1972-73 Steven E. Ripple 1973-74 Milton J. Retif, Jr. 1974-75 John J. Palermo 1975-76 M. Richard Schroeder 1976-77 Kurt J. Kitziger 1977-78 Charles E. Marsala 1978-79 Terry A. Macaluso 1979-80 Timothy M. Parenton 1980-81 Dale M. Smith, Jr. 1981-82 Michael A. Giambelluca 1982-83 Gregory L. Ernst 1983-84 Jimmie J. Gaubert, Jr. 1984-85 Charles W. Adams III 1985-86 C. Glennon Melville III 1986-87 Jon D. Berthelot 1987-88 Paul M. Leonard 1988-89 Lloyd L. Drury III 1989-90 Kelly L. Parenton
1990-91 Vinnie R. Varisco 1991-92 Sean P. Burke & Nathan B. Abercrombie 1992-93 Matthew G. Rigby 1993-94 Jeffrey B. LaCour 1994-95 Eric J. Drury 1995-96 Brian R. DeLatte 1996-97 Joseph H. Authement 1997-98 Jody J. Fortunado 1998-99 Joseph J. Fradella III 1999-00 Christopher M. Hannan 2000-01 Jeremy M. Reuther 2001-02 Nathan J. Stibrich 2002-03 Amir A. Shahien 2003-04 Jason Patrick Thompson 2004-05 John-Michael Early III 2005-06 Daniel B. Walk 2006-07 Jeffrey M. Schott 2007-08 Grant M. Eustis 2008-09 Matthew J. Landrieu 2009-10 Joseph L. Giglio
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Book About the History of Jesuit Will Be a Timeless Memento From its beginnings on Baronne Street to its eventual home at Carrollton and Banks, Jesuit High School is shrouded in a rich history of academic and athletic tradition. Jesuit alumnus Ron Drez ’59, who is an author and co-author of several books about World War II, is writing the definitive book about the history of Jesuit High School. Still untitled and very much a work in progress, the book will be embraced by Blue Jays for its candor, its colorful, mysterious, and even controversial stories about events and alumni, and its keen attention to details. Drez recently sat down for an interview about the book that every alumnus, as well as every Jesuit parent, will want to own and read from cover to cover.
Jaynotes: What is the status of the book about the history of Jesuit? Drez: We started in early 2008, so we are approaching three years.
I’d say we are on target as far as where I wanted the book to be. At reunions and at the 2009 Back to Banks event, numerous alumni were interviewed. Some people gave large testimonies and some did not. I wish we would have gotten a lot more from alumni, many of whom had the syndrome, “I didn’t do anything while I was here for four or five years.” When I was doing research for a book about World War II, several guys didn’t want to give testimony simply because they thought they didn’t do anything, only to find out that they could shed light very well on an event. I think that has happened with some of our alumni.
Jaynotes: So, are you happy with the progress of your research and writing? Drez: I am, yes. It’s always difficult as you approach the end of the
book, where do you stop? And I’ve always felt that I will stop writing when I’m finished. Maybe that will include the Class of 2010 or 2011. After the original book is published, we should consider adding new material and refresh it every five or so years.
Jaynotes: How do you get your arms around a book about the history of Jesuit? Where do you begin? Drez: It all began a very long time ago and that was to really cover the
Jesuits from the beginning in the new world. It made the school we know today possible. So we started with Marquette and Joliet coming down the Mississippi River, and it was remarkable. The more I went into it, the more I realized what a huge improbability it was for there ever to be a Jesuit high school here.
Jaynotes: What’s been the most interesting aspect of your research?
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earliest nuggets was a long lost photograph, from 1903, that I found in the Jesuit archives at Loyola.”
Drez: The fact that Jesuit opened in New Orleans against all odds. It
opened in the midst of a Yellow Fever epidemic, and just when New Orleans recovers, there is a second epidemic that wipes out 11% of the population. As the Jesuits get going again, they become involved in the great Civil War, providing Chaplains for the Confederacy. It’s one god-awful story after another. It’s very interesting that in the last year of the Civil War, the Jesuits did not want Confederate dollars. They asked for payment of tuition in gold.
Jaynotes: You interviewed a lot of people about this book. Drez: Well, of course, some alumni who are deceased left memoirs,
a few little notes and writings. The Jesuits themselves interviewed teachers who have long since passed away. These interviews were very helpful and remain archived. We even have interviews when (Jesuit principal) Father Percy Roy was here. Of course, Mr. (John) Paquette ’27 was here forever and he left some notes and a diary along with interviews that were very helpful. There was an enormous wealth of research in local papers that dated back to World War I, through the 1920s, and the Depression. Things that Jesuit was doing were covered in these newspapers, so it was really like panning for gold. I’d have to go through two tons of rock to come up with five nice nuggets to add to the story. But it was worth it because the story itself is compelling, and we’re all Blue Jays. Even the most ardent Blue Jay has no idea of the wealth of history and heritage behind Jesuit High School.
Jaynotes: Tell us about some of those nuggets that you’ve discovered. Drez: One of the earliest nuggets was a long lost photograph, from
1903, that I found in the Jesuit archives at Loyola University. It was a picture of nine or 10 young Jesuit students wearing their Blue Jays, which were actually blue sweaters. The mothers of these students must have used white paint to paint the J on their sweaters.
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“ rises to the heights because there has never been a Blue Jay athlete, teacher, or coach like him.” Jaynotes: We’ve had many famous, and a few not-so-famous, alumni over the years. Are there any favorites? Drez: Athletically, the guy who turned the corner and made Jesuit
what it is today was Doc Erskine. Erskine changed things forever. Gernon Brown rises to the heights because there has never been a Blue Jay athlete, teacher, or coach like him. Father Roy, Father (Michael) Walsh, Father (Claude) Stallworth, our own Father (Anthony) McGinn — these guys were movers and shakers at Jesuit High School, not that others weren’t, not that others didn’t play huge roles at various times in the school’s history. But when all is said and done, those few names that I just mentioned need to be at the top of the list.
Jaynotes: It seems from the moment Jesuit started playing football, there was controversy. Drez: There’s a marvelous nugget with Fathers Roy and Walsh
concerning the “Great Dilemma” in 1930 when local schools, particularly Samuel J. Peters High, which was known back then as Commie High, short for Commercial High, accused Jesuit of being involved in skullduggery by stealing two of their football players, the very famous Ray Rizzo and George Joint, both of the Class of ’32. It’s one of the funniest stories, because yes, indeed, George Joint and Ray Rizzo came to Jesuit at the behest of (Coach) Doc Erskine, who saw that they were great players. The principal at Commie High cried foul — it’s not right that Jesuit stole our players who don’t even have to sit out a year. There was a little twist in the law governing prep athletics that stipulated if a player transferred from a three-year school, which was Commie High, to a four-year school such as Jesuit, the players did not have to sit out a year. As the story goes, the public school system decided to back Commie High and that meant that Warren Easton would support Commie. Nobody would play Jesuit unless we gave up George Joint and Ray Rizzo. This got the “Ire” up of two Irishmen — Fathers Walsh and Father Roy
who were, respectively, the president and principal of Jesuit. These two priests decided to do their own investigation only to find out that Commie High and Warren Easton had two ineligible players on their rosters which resulted in them forfeiting games. Jesuit was cleared by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. I could just picture Father Roy and Father Walsh smiling as they walked away from this whole controversy. This was big news in 1930 in New Orleans because it involved the Jesuit Blue Jays and, indirectly, the Warren Easton Eagles, whose rivalry with Jesuit was like no other. I experienced it the last time they played in 1956. It was a bigger rivalry than Army and Navy, and the games drew bigger crowds than Tulane and LSU. It was just a happening in the city with 20,000, sometimes 30,000, people attending the Jesuit-Warren Easton games. There were fist fights and they had all kinds of skullduggery going on. It was great entertainment, especially during the Depression years. Jaynotes: What can you say about Billy Boy Bassich, one of the early athletes at Jesuit? Drez: Cyril Bassich scored 36 points in one game in 1907. Back then
a touchdown was four points and the extra point was actually two points. What he really did was score six touchdowns and six extra points for his 36 points. That has never been equaled in one game, except in 1925, and then again in 2003 when Chris Markey ’04 did it. Bassich’s record is over 100 years old and it has never been surpassed, and only equaled twice by two other great Jesuit athletes. I figured something must have been written about Billy Boy back in 1907. Sure enough, there’s a story about this big, fast, good looking kid who pole vaulted 10 feet, which in 1907 was unheard of.
Jaynotes: Has this been a difficult book to write? Drez: Yes, and I’ve written seven books before this one. The Jesuit
history book certainly rates amongst the hardest, if not the hardest. And the reason is connection. When we first started this we could
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only go back to about 1930 because people who were alive could provide some sort of testimony. Because those Blue Jays were very old, their recollections were of mixed value. We have lots of testimony from the local journals, including The Times-Picayune, but I had to really dig to find it. There are some marvelous quotes by legendary figures like Doc Erskine, Gernon Brown, Father Roy, and Father Walsh. Jaynotes: How have the archives here in Jesuit’s office of institutional advancement (formerly the development and alumni office) helped with research? Drez: The archives here have been very helpful, especially the Jesuit
catalogs, which are boring reading, as any catalog would be. If it was interesting, it wouldn’t be a catalog. These catalogs go back to the very beginning of the school and they list everything — when a person graduated, which class someone was in, along with the rules of the school. When the catalog listed a change in the discipline policy, you deduced that the Jesuits experienced a problem that made implementing a new rule necessary. I’ll give you an example. In the late 1800s, the rules for discipline read 1, 2, and 3. The following year, they suddenly come up with 4, 5, and 6, including a rule that
Some of this was due to the efforts of two Blue Jays who graduated and went to work for the newspapers — F. Edward Hebert ’20, who became the editor of the New Orleans Item, and Hap Glaudi ’39, who became a sports writer, and later, a broadcaster. They kept Jesuit on the front burner. Keep in mind that Jesuit was a small school back then with 400 students compared to Warren Easton’s 1,200. New Orleans is a very Catholic town, so whether it was the Thanksgiving Drive or a prayer festival, or the Marian Year, Jesuit would get itself in the news. At the 1938 Eucharistic Congress in City Park Stadium that lasted for a week, 150 Jesuit students were directly involved. And it was news. Jaynotes: Even if they had no direct connection to Jesuit, in those early days, the people of New Orleans certainly knew about the school on Baronne. Drez: New Orleans is just a big town, and its people were looking for
things to do. Jesuit provides a lot of that in Dramatics, with plays, and particularly, with the school’s military battalion, which is the darling of the city. They played concerts, there was a drum and bugle corps, and a band. They march here and there, and wherever they go, the crowds are ready to see them. The battalion left a great legacy, having met two presidents and providing honor guards for both Presidents (William) McKinley and (Howard) Taft. The battalion was quite often in the newspapers. This lasted until about 1907 when the battalion was disbanded, not to be reformed until World War II.
“Jesuit was the
only Catholic school that received any press.”
stated if any damage was done to school property, especially in carving one’s name in the desktop, repairs would be paid for by the student and his parents. So you figured the year before that rule was made, students were leaving their engraved signatures in the furniture. Catalogs are the nuts and bolts, very necessary and once a student is no longer on the roles, or it looks as if he might have been expelled, to find out why, that’s when you go digging in the local newspapers. Jaynotes: Was the Blue Jay student newspaper helpful in your research? Drez: Jesuit started very early on with newspapers. In 1887 the
students published the C Plane; it soon went dormant, but eventually was resuscitated with The Blue Jay in 1927. The Blue Jay had a sizeable staff of editors and writers, and they not only covered school news, but also they wrote about current events, particularly threats to Catholicism. Communism was written about quite often, but also student life, and going through those issues gave us a very good picture of student life. The Blue Jay newspapers from 1927 through the 1940s also are full of stories about legendary players, teachers, coaches, and characters — Doc Erskine and Gernon Brown. Jesuit produced great athletes who went onto bigger fame — Eddie Terribio ’32, John Petitbon ’47, Pat Screen ’61, Rusty Staub ’62, and Will Clark ’82, just to name a few. They are part of that mold that began with Billy Boy Bassich.
Jaynotes: What did you glean from the city’s newspapers in terms of how they covered Jesuit? Drez: Jesuit was the only Catholic school that received any press.
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Jaynotes: If you could interview somebody connected with Jesuit who’s no longer around, who would it be? Drez: I’ve asked myself that question often. Jaynotes: So it’s not off the wall? Drez: No, it’s not. It’s a very good question.
One name that pops right into my head would have been Gernon Brown. But he was one of my teachers, I knew him, and I would have had a lot less to ask of him than maybe another Jesuit legend, Doc Erskine, who early on was on Jesuit’s athletic map. Some of those principals in the early years, like Fathers Roy and Walsh, would be a lot of fun to interview. And it would be interesting to interview Father Cambiosi — he’s the guy who had all the plans that eventually led to the construction of the Immaculate Conception Church on Baronne Street.
Jaynotes: What did your research reveal about the integration of Jesuit High School back in the 60s? Drez: Not enough has been said about that. In fact there’s been
some inaccurate reporting that Jesuit just sat back and let integration happen naturally. That was not the case at all. As early as the late 1950s, (Jesuit president) Father Claude Stallworth had taken a firm stance that segregation was wrong. It was not the way that human beings should be. At the time, his was not a popular opinion. The Jesuit Parents’ Club wanted to issue a statement saying that Jesuit should not integrate and should not have black students. Fr. Stallworth took that on and publicly reprimanded the Parents’ Club. The Jesuits signed on very early to integrate their school, long before anybody else did. The first black students at Jesuit transferred from Xavier Prep, which they had attended for two years. They went to Jesuit for their final two years, and then came the next group, about eight young men. Jesuit did all of this very quietly. I interviewed several alumni who were students here during those integration years, and their universal comments were, “It was no big deal. I sat next to this young black fellow and he was fine.” It was a seamless transition from segregation to integration, and it happened long before the rest Continued on Page 37
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1940: Ten Blue Jays from the Class of ’40, and their spouses, traveled down to Braithwaite on Friday, May 7 as the guests of Lynn Perez, widow of their classmate Chalin, at her Stella Plantation where they feasted on wild game. Who says these guys aren’t tough Blue Jays? 1945: These alums opted for a low key affair at Jesuit on Saturday, June 19. Couples attended a Vigil Mass in the small chapel, then moved to St. Ignatius Hall for an evening of cocktails and a gourmet dinner. 1950: Blue Jays sailed over to the Southern Yacht Club on Saturday, April 24 for a stag reception. 1955: Alumni and their spouses enjoyed cocktails and dinner on Saturday, May 1 at Metairie Country Club. Dancing was lagniappe.
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1980 1960: Celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, these Blue Jays swarmed over the Student Commons for a stag reception on Friday, May 14 at which they devoured several hundred pounds of hot boiled crawfish. The following night was more reserved as Blue Jays and their spouses enjoyed a buffet dinner and the sights of the city, the river, and the French Quarter atop the Westin Canal Place. 1965: Blue Jays opted for a stag reception on Friday, April 16 at Metairie Country Club. 1970: For the opening reunion of the season, these Blue Jays, dare it be said, enjoyed a wild time on the fringe of the French Quarter. They certainly made the heaping mounds of crawfish disappear quickly at their Friday, April 9 stag which was held at the Esplanade home of classmate Glade Bilby. The following evening, the Jays and their 30 JAYNotes
spouses gathered for a Vigil Mass in the small chapel at Jesuit, presenting them with the opportunity to atone for whatever might have happened the night before. After Mass, the class acted, well, classy and headed to the Old Metairie home of Greg Tilton and his wife Ann who were the gracious hosts of a sumptuous cocktail party. 1975: The stag reception at Acme Oyster House in the Quarter on Friday, June 11 attracted more than 50 Blue Jays. The following night, Jays and their spouses invaded the upstairs dining room at Galatoire’s for cocktails and a delicious gourmet dinner. 1980: At their couples’ reception on Friday, July 9 at Ernst Café, practically every Blue Jay, along with a fair number of spouses and guests, had their picture taken with the Lombardi Trophy, which made a legal appearance with its assigned handler for the evening,
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2000 classmate and Saints executive Greg Bensel. The following night, the Jays donned jackets to attend their stag cocktails and dinner event at Galatoire’s. 1985: For their 25th anniversary of their graduation, these Blue Jays started off their June 4 reunion weekend with a huge stag reception at the new Rock ’n Bowl. On Saturday night, alumni and their spouses and guests filled the upstairs dining room of Galatoire’s to capacity where they enjoyed cocktails and dinner. 1990: For their 20-year reunion, these Blue Jays voted to play it cool five years before the big one, opting for a stag reception that took place on Saturday, June 26 at the Hard Rock Café. 1995: The 15-year reunion Blue Jays reversed things up, holding the couples reception on Friday, May 7 at the Ernst Café. The next evening, Blue Jays gathered for a stag reception in
the Student Commons, after which Jesuit alumni director Mat Grau ’68 led alums on a tour of the school. 2000: These 10-year reunion Blue Jays held a traditional stag crawfish boil on Saturday, May 22 in the Student Commons, and a good time was had by all. 2005: These newbie alums held their very first Jesuit reunion, always a stag event, on Saturday, June 19 at the Original French Market Restaurant. View the photo galleries of the 2010 class reunions, as well as archived reunions dating back to 2002, on Jesuit’s web site: http://www. jesuitnola.org/alumni/reunions.htm.
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Bob Anderson ’42 reports that his son, Rev. R. Bentley Anderson, S.J., is an associate professor teaching in the African American studies program at Fordham University. Frank Massa ’54 will be inducted into the Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame in January 2011 by the Italian Renaissance Society. Frank played on the 1953 Jesuit state championship football team as a fullback on offense and a linebacker on defense. “In those days, it was not unusual for many guys to play both ways,” says Frank, adding, “That’s unheard of today.” Frank attended Back to Banks in October with his younger brother Joe Massa ’61, who played on the 1960 Blue Jay state championship football team. Frank went on to play football at Memphis State University, where he is already an inductee into its Frank and Joe Massa Sports Hall of Fame. Raymond Condon ’56 is a volunteer who serves on the board of directors for the Greater New Orleans Federal Credit Union. He retired in 1999, some 38 years after joining AT&T/Lucent Technologies. Garnett Bedenbaugh, Jr. ’59 completed his term as president of the Ponchatoula Rotary Club. With Garnett leading the way, the Rotarians focused on helping the town’s library by donating a podium, PA system, books for third graders to read, and replacement magazine racks. Alex Ortolano ’59 has published his first book, Foolishness… Or Is It? Thought provoking mind wandering and serious humor (CreateSpace, May 10, 2010). The 140-page paperback is full of miscellaneous trivia and examples of foolishness. (Did you know that people die in alphabetical order each day?) Alex says the $10 his paperback costs is “not much money for what may be the world’s best bathroom book.” Dr. Dan Guillory ’62, professor emeritus of English at Millikin University in Decatur, IL recently traveled to China where he delivered a series of lectures on Abraham Lincoln and the English language at Tunghai University in Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China. The lectures and the trip were sponsored by the Tunghai University Teaching Excellence Project. Dan is the author of eight books, most recently, People and Places in the Land of Lincoln (2010). Creed Brierre ’64 was among 134 architects this year named to the prestigious College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. Creed and his firm, Mathes Brierre Architects, have been involved in
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several projects at Jesuit High School, including overseeing the plans for the construction of the school’s new stadium complex and practice field. Robert Brossette Creed Brierre ’69 has been living near St. Louis since 1999, which nearly qualifies him as an expat. “All four of my daughters are now living here,” writes Bobby, an electrical engineer with ABB, Inc. “In August, we had our eighth grandchild, and we have definitely brought a taste of South Louisiana to the Mid-West.” Bobby gives a shout out to all of his ’69 classmates. Dr. T. Edward Weiss, Jr. ’69 completed his 30th year at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA where he is chair of the biology, chemistry, and environmental science department. Jay Sabrier III ’74 celebrated his 30th anniversary as an engineer with Chevron. His career path has taken him to several international locations. During the past six years, Jay has worked a rotational schedule in Nigeria. Reed Smith ’80 is vice president of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations. He is the chair for the society’s conference which will be held at Tulane University in the summer of 2011. Reed is an attorney and an adjunct professor at the Tulane Business School. Daniel Lund ’81 has a construction litigation law practice with the firm he helped found in 1995, Shields Mott Lund L.L.P. Dan augments his law practice as a mediator and arbitrator with Perry Dampf Dispute Solutions. From time to time, he also preaches as “the pinch hit minister” at various Methodist churches in the New Orleans area. Dan Crumb ’82 is the new chief financial officer for the Kansas City Chiefs football team. In his new position, he will lead the Chiefs’ finance and information technology departments. Prior to joining the Chiefs, Dan was CFO for the New Orleans Hornets, where he led the club’s accounting, human resources, and information technology departments. Following Katrina, Dan supervised the transition of the Hornets’ finance department from Oklahoma City back home to New Orleans. Dan and his wife, Janet, along with their children, have already relocated to KC. Keith Crawford ’83 is senior vice president of finance and development for Greater New Orleans, Inc., the economic development organization for the 10-parish region.
Additionally, he is a founding board member and current treasurer of Sojourner Truth Academy, a charter high school located in the Treme neighborhood. F. Evans Schmidt ’84 started his own law firm, Koch & Schmidt, L.L.C. He and his wife, Shannon, have six children, including Evans, the oldest who in August became a member of Jesuit’s Class of 2015. Jesse Arceneaux ’85 is a senior accountant at Calpine Energy in downtown Houston, where he landed post-Katrina. “We like it here,” writes Jesse, “but, of course, we visit New Orleans regularly. There is no place like home.” Russell Protti ’85 is head of renewable energy finance for Lloyd’s Bank in New York City. Russell has worked at the bank for seven years. In his current capacity, Russell oversees investments of debt and equity in utility scale solar and wind projects in North America. James Blanchard ’87 has been working for the Louisiana Restaurant Association (LRA) since January 2009 as the organization’s ProStart® Coordinator within the LRA Education Foundation (LRAEF). He is responsible for overseeing the state’s existing 44 ProStart® programs and developing new ones. The mission of the ProStart® program is to increase student awareness of careers in the restaurant/food service industry and to provide the restaurant industry with a program from which to recruit ProStart® students. Troy Roddy ’89 recently earned his Ph.D. in educational leadership from UNO. Dr. Brandon Cambre ’94 has worked as an emergency room physician for the past five years at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. He and his wife, Melissa, live in Madisonville where they are raising their four children, ages 2 – 7. Leighton Ciravolo ’94 has been appointed by the Jefferson Parish Council as the new District 1 member of the Jefferson Parish Historical Commission. Mark Heim ’94 hosts a daily sports radio show in Mobile from 6-9 a.m. on 105.5 FM, WNSP. Additonally, he is the lead web page page designer and headline writer in the sports department of the Mobile Press-Register. His radio show may be heard on www.wnsp.com and www.al.com. Anand Rohatgi ’94 is an assistant professor of cardiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He joined the
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faculty in 2008. Anand and his wife, Susan, live in Dallas with their two sons, Dhilan (age 3) and Deven (age 2), and two dogs (Ginger and Hannah). Renny Simno ’94 was recently married in Memphis. He is a development officer at Loyola University New Orleans, where he has worked for 10 years, and also serves as a game day staff member for the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Hornets communications departments. As a leader of the Class of ’94, Renny organized a drive to raise funds among his classmates to assist Jesuit with paying for landscaping a new parking lot across from the school at the corner of Banks and S. Solomon Streets. The Class of ’94 raised more than $10,000 which went a long way towards beautifying the corner cement parking lot. Dr. David St. Germain ’95 is a diagnostic radiologist with Radiology and Interventional Associates of Metairie. Davey works at East Jefferson General Hospital. Quinn Vorhaben ’96 has been a registered nurse for seven years and currently works in the emergency rooms of East Jefferson General Hospital and the LSU interim public hospital. In fall 2007, Quinn married Tessa Poussan at St. Louis Cathedral, with Fr. Richard Hermes, S.J. officiating. The Vorhabens became a trio living in Uptown New Orleans with the birth of their son, Griffin, in 2009. Quinn, who is a regular volunteer at the Jesuit LEF drives, confidently predicts Griffin will be a future Blue Jay. Ryan Mayer ’97 started his own construction company that specializes in renovations of historic properties in the French Quarter. The Mayer Building Company (www.mayerbuilt.com) has also completed projects for Lakeside Mall, Teavana, Tutti Frutti, and a commercial real estate developer in New Orleans. Ryan also has worked on renovations at LePetit Theatre and Harrah’s. Before returning to New Orleans in 2009, Ryan spent seven years in New York City where he completed custom renovation and building projects for high-end retail shops in SoHo. Ryan will marry Meg Winters in April 2011. Dr. Matthew Stair ’97 is a board certified, fellowship trained radiologist with Radiology Associates in Baton Rouge. His expertise is in musculoskeletal MRI, as well as image guided procedures such as tumor biopsies which help to facilitate diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Matthew recently completed his MRI Body Imaging Fellowship at Northwestern Hospital
Dr. Conrad Williams IV ’01 has moved to Charleston where he is completing his residency in pediatrics. Kris Martinez ’02 is a banking officer at the Whitney National Bank’s main location in the CBD. Kris specializes in commercial lending. Derek Morel ’02 recently completed his first year as an agent for State Farm Insurance in New Orleans. He and his wife, Lauren, have an almost one-year-old son, Evan. Jefferson Saint-Saens ’02 has been working for two years as a business development associate for Bellwether Technology Corp. in New Orleans. He graduated from Tulane University in 2008 with a B.A. in English. During summer, Jefferson volunteers as a baseball coach at Carrollton Boosters Playground. David Colomb ’03 is marketing director for Lakeside Mall, which he reports is “an exciting and challenging position.” He previously worked at Peter Mayer Advertising. David recently took on the role as captain of the Krewe of Notos, which was founded in the months after Katrina. David is in good company because there are some 50 Blue Jay alumni who are active in the organization. Nathan Floyd ’03 leaves this month for Tokyo, where he accepted a position with the law firm of Morrison and Foerster. He graduated from Stanford in 2007 with degrees in Japanese and biomechanical engineering. Ryan Higgins ’03 competed in a national trial advocacy tournament last spring at John Marshall School of Law in Chicago. The tourney was sponsored by the criminal section of the American Bar Association. Ryan graduated in May 2010 from Loyola University School of Law. Eli Abad ’04 is in his second year of law school at LSU. He earned a masters in political science and political campaigning from the University of Georgia. John David Bagert ’04 is pursuing a Ph.D. in bioengineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena. “I volunteer at a nearby public high school teaching chemistry,” reports John David, “and working with these young adults has reminded me of the crucial role that Jesuit has played in my academic career.” Brian Hoerner ’04 completed an internship as a paralegal at the Pro Bono Project in downtown New Orleans earlier this year. He also worked as an aftercare counselor at Wilson Charter School in Broadmoor. Jack Richards ’04 attends Tulane University’s School of Medicine and will graduate as a member of the Class of 2014.
in Chicago. After graduating summa cum laude with a B.S. degree from the University of Texas at Austin, he earned his M.D. at the University of Texas Southwestern. Matthew completed his medicine internship at Brackenridge Hospital (in Austin) and his radiology residency at Baylor College of Medicine. Collin Holmes ’99 is a sales and leasing associate with SRSA commercial real estate. Collin married Melyne Barrett this past summer. Brian Mora ’99 was promoted earlier this year to the position of director of the mergers and acquisitions group for FTI Consulting, a global business advisory firm. Brian, who was married last May, works out of FTI’s Atlanta office. Bret Evers ’00 completed his second year of med school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He defended his Ph.D. thesis on the role of cholesterol homeostasis in mammalian development under the mentorship of Drs. Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein, who were recipients of the 1985 Noble Prize in physiology or medicine. Bret expects to graduate from med school in 2012. In June 2008, he married Virginia Stoyanova of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. Jordan Huck ’00 was recognized as the Volunteer Young Alumnus of the Year for 2009-10 by Loyola University’s Alumni Association Board of Directors. Jordan plays an active part in the Loyola alumni community and serves on the University’s Young Alumni Pack Board, coordinating career development and professional networking events. He earned a law degree from Loyola in 2007. Jordan and his wife, Michelle, live in Old Jefferson. David Lynn ’00 helped start a company called Rare Cuts (www.rarecuts.com), which specializes in serving gourmet meat products. Rare Cuts has locations in Mandeville, Harahan, and Uptown New Orleans. He and his wife recently became parents of a baby girl (see Bib List). Additionally, David represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) at Jesuit’s College Fair Night held in September. Danny Bourgeois ’01 works as a research analyst at Howard Weil in the CBD, specializing in oil and gas exploration and production companies.
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Craig Daste ’05 attends LSU Law School and will graduate in 2012. Ryan McCall ’05 works for an information technology company that assists small businesses with networking and computer repair issues in the New Orleans area. Brett McMann ’05 works for Halliburton Energy Services as a cementing engineer in the company’s Deepwater/Gulf of Mexico offices in Lafayette. Brett graduated from LSU in May with a B.S. in civil engineering. Leland Smith ’05 is currently in grad school at Southern Methodist University where he is studying video game development. Kenneth Lota ’06 is at the University of Virginia studying for a masters degree in English. He graduated from Tulane University with an English degree and the “English Senior Scholar Award” for his honors thesis on Cormac McCarthy. Kenneth recently wrote to Mr. Malcolm Villarrubia ’66, one of his Jesuit English teachers: “I was looking at a first-edition copy of William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying because I am in this one-week course that teaches us how to deal with rare books and things like that. Looking at the Faulkner book and the photos reminded me of my first encounter with Faulkner, back when we read Light in August in your class. I enjoyed that book, and I really think it has influenced my literary interests today. Thanks for teaching it to us.” Now that is music to a teacher’s ears.
Daniel Walk ’06 took part in a long summer bike ride to raise funds for cancer research at M.D. Anderson Hospital. Daniel and 52 other University of Texas students pedaled 4,600 miles from Austin to Anchorage in 70 days. Along the way, the students made cancer prevention and awareness presentations. The photo of Daniel was taken on the UT campus at the start of the mega cancer biking event. John McCann, Jr. ’08 is juggling an acting career and a unique fashion business, while keeping up with his business marketing studies as a junior at Loyola University New Orleans. John plays the role of Demetrius Bray on the widely acclaimed HBO series Tremé. His character was featured in two episodes of the series’ first season. The photo of John and Tremé actress Khandi Alexander was snapped at the
red carpet premiere of the series. He also had a bit part on the second episode of the new TNT series Memphis Beat. John’s fledgling acting career is detailed on www.imbd.com (the Internet movie database). John writes: “I own a successful clothing line called EROS Fashion (www.eroscloset.com), EROS being an acronym for ‘Everyone Rises Over Struggles.’ We have celebrities wear our stuff at red carpet events.” And that would include John, too.
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Blue Jays Pack City Park for Annual Golf Classic More than 130 Blue Jay Alumni packed the Bayou Oaks North Course in City Park for a day of links and laughter. The event included golfers from the classes of 1959 to 2010 and all spots sold-out three days before the tournament. Participants received a Jayson’s Bag that included a handsome Jesuit wind jacket, t-shirt, golf balls, tees, and other assorted Blue Jay paraphernalia. And this year, the office of institutional advancement introduced a Blue Jay Gallery Pass that allowed non-golfers to enjoy the festivities. Before golfers hit the tee box (in some cases, they actually did hit the tee box before Blue Jay golfers prepare to enjoy the postthe ball), two members of Jesuit’s state championship golf team, Taylor Billings and tourney crawfish boil. George Joint ’68 (second from right) and his two sons, David Myles Lewis, both members of the Class of 2012, thanked the alums for supporting ’93 (far left) and Richard ’01 (far right), played their alma mater. in three separate foursomes. Henry Guste ’93 The post-round party included a crawfish boil donated by Delta Southern Catering (second from left) and David represent half of (Robert Suggs ’90). Lunch was cooked by the iron chefs of Jesuit, members of the one of those foursomes. Class of 1969. Drinks were donated by Nicky Hazard ’84 of Crescent Crown Distributing. Other donors included Richard Flick ’82 (Banner Chevrolet), Alan Elmer ’80, (Elmer’s Fine Foods), Henry Guste ’95 (Refreshment Solutions), Tim Morales ’84 (Louisiana Garment Silk Screeners), and Ryan Gootee ’91 (Ryan Gootee General Contractors, LLC). Winners were presented with plaques and prizes. The 2011 Jesuit Golf Classic is scheduled for June 10. Mark your calendars and plan to join the fun. 34 JAYNotes
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Nurtured on the Philelectic Stage, Blue Jay’s Acting Career Takes Off Like Grease-d Lightning Patrick Cragin ’06 received a huge jump start to his already busy acting, singing, and dancing career when the Signature Theatre recognized him as “an exciting emerging Patrick Cragin with fellow honoree artist,” presenting him with Angela Lansbury at Sondheim Award Gala the Young Artist Citation at the inaugural Sondheim Award Gala held last April at the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Patrick received the prestigious award from Stephen Sondheim, America’s most influential and contemporary musical theatre writer and composer who had requested that the Signature Theatre incorporate the recognition of an exceptionally talented young person in the field of musical theatre into its first-ever gala. The black-tie dinner and tribute honored stage, film, and television star Angela Lansbury, attracted 350 guests, and raised $350,000 for artistic and education programs at the theatre. Music for the tribute included songs significant to both Ms. Lansbury and Mr.Sondheim. In the presence of luminaries that included Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bernadette Peters, Michael Cerveris, and Broadway stars Victor Garber, Marin Mazzie, and Jason Danieley, Patrick sang “Younger Than Springtime,” a song written by Oscar Hammerstein II, who was one of Sondheim’s mentors, from Rogers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Baiamonte ’60 on the
birth of their second grandson, Andrew Bates Saunders, April 8, 2010. Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Foster ’69 on the birth of their grandsons, Paul Michael Douglas Schmidt, December 31, 2008 and Benjamin Douglas Michael Schmidt, August 20, 2009. Mr. and Mrs. Terence Fitzpatrick ’78 on the birth of their son, John Thomas Fitzpatrick, August 17, 2009. John is the brother of Michael and Quinn Fitzpatrick ’13, the grandson of Emmett Fitzpatrick ’45, and the nephew of Timothy Fitzpatrick ’75. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Barnes ’85 on the birth of their second son, Michael Joseph Barnes, August 6, 2009. He is the nephew of Alan Frey ’83. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rareshide ’87 on the birth of their daughter, Olivia Hiern Rareshide, October 6, 2009. Olivia is the granddaughter of the late Clarence Rareshide ’50, the great niece of Rev. Msgr. Lanaux Rareshide ’51, and the niece of Lanaux Rareshide ’74, Michael Rareshide ’78, John Rareshide ’85, and Paul Rareshide ’94. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Templet ’88 on the birth of their son, Matthew Joseph Templet, May 6, 2010. He is the nephew of Marcel Templet ’88.
Patrick has appeared on Signature’s stage as an understudy in two productions, Giant and Show Boat, as well as on various stages throughout the Washington area. His web site is: http://www. patrickthomascragin.com/home.html In addition to the award, Patrick received a round trip train ticket to New York City for his next audition. But, before he could say “Amtrak,” Patrick got a call the morning after the gala. He was headed back to campus when he was offered a major role in Troika Entertainment’s national touring company’s Broadway production of Grease. Patrick signed on to play the role of Kenickie and just last month, the cast and crew began a grueling nine-month tour that brings the musical to 41 cities in the U.S. and Canada. (Unfortunately, Grease will come no closer than Tupelo, MS at the end of November.) Patrick received his Sondheim citation a few weeks before his May 2010 graduation from The Catholic University of America where he majored in musical theatre. He is the son of Tim and Louise Cragin of Lakeview, and the grandson of Sally Duplantier whose husband was the Hon. Adrian Duplantier (Class of 1945). The Duplantiers were particularly proud of Patrick’s involvement with the Phils and never missed one of his performances on the Jesuit Auditorium stage. A year after Patrick’s graduation from Jesuit, the judge died, too soon to enjoy watching his grandson blossom into the professional artist which he has become. n
Mr. and Mrs. Edward McGowan ’90 on the
birth of their daughter, Heather McGowan, October 17, 2009. Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Ruckert ’92 on the birth of their daughter, Mary Kyle Ruckert, March 1, 2010. Mary Kyle is the granddaughter of the John Ruckert ’64. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Burke ’94 on the birth of their third son, Brandon Richard Burke, September 19, 2010. He is the nephew of Sean Burke ’92. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas A. Danna IV ’94 on the birth of their son, Stephen G. Danna, September 29, 2009. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hunn ’94 on the birth of their daughter, Alyssa Rene Hunn, August 3, 2010. Alyssa is the great-granddaughter of the late J. Clifford Hunn, Jr. and the granddaughter of Dale Hunn ’68. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sander ’94 on the birth of their son, August James Sander, October 22, 2009. August is the great-grandson of E. W. Sander, the grandson of Gary Sander ’64, and the nephew of Andrew Sander ’98 and Philip Sander ’00. Mr. and Mrs. Jared Vincent ’94 on the birth of their daughter, Kate Garbin Vincent, September
9, 2010. Kate is the great-granddaughter of the late William Vincent, Sr. ’32, the granddaughter of William Vincent, Jr. ’63, and the niece of Jacob Garbin ’94 and Joseph Vincent ’05. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Landry ’97 on the birth of their son, Jackson Joseph Landry, September 15, 2010. He is the nephew of Brian Landry ’94. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Perez ’98 on the birth of their daughter, Avery Grace Perez, July 27, 2009. Avery is the great-granddaughter of Walter Veale, Jr. ’38, the granddaughter of Robert Perez ’61, and the niece of Robert Perez ’86, William Perez ’87, Brian Perez ’88, Scott Bracey ’91, Benjamin Perez ’95, Steven Pinto ’02, and Kevin Pinto ’04. Mr. and Mrs. Brandt Quick ’99 on the birth of their son, Colt Branson Quick, March 25, 2010. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Barnes ’00 on the birth of their son, Jackson Gambill Barnes, November 23, 2009. He is the nephew of Alexander Barnes ’11. Mr. and Mrs. David Lynn ’00 on the birth of their first child, Emma Spangenberg Lynn, on September 14, 2010. She is the niece of Thomas Lynn ’97. Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Ross ’01 on the birth of their daughter, Briley Anne Ross, December 16, 2009. Graduation 2010 35
IN MEMORIAM Each edition of Jaynotes lists those members of the Jesuit High School community who have died. Please remember our recently deceased in your prayers. Wayne J. Salathe ’35; Francis M. Walsh ’36; Fernand J. Dastague, Jr. ’37; August W. Lobre ’37; John G. Hyland, Jr. ’39; Leonard M. Finley II ’41; Louis J.N. du Treil, Jr. ’42; Lawrence Usner ’42; Benjamin F. Walsh, Jr. ’42; Frank B. Fenerty ’44; Peter L. Lorio, Jr. ’44; Henry B. Logan ’45; Armand J. Scully ’45; Phillip J. Johnson ’46; Maurice J. Farnet, Jr. ’48; Paul J. Hernandez, Sr. ’48; Harold E. Nelson, Jr. ’48; Paul F. Ruth, Jr. ’49; George P. Gillette, Jr. ’52; William W. Eidson ’53; Edmund T. Schmidt, Jr. ’53; Digby W. Barrios ’55; Richard G. Duran, Jr. ’59; Michael E. McKee ’65; Richard D. Collins ’67; Duke E. DeBois ’83. WIFE OF… The late Robert P. Barballich ’37; the late A. Vance Barbay ’30; Warren J. Brechtel ’46; the late Theodore J. Brown ’38; George E. Burgess, Jr. ’38; the late Joseph S. Casey ’32; the late John J. Dantonio ’37; the late Russell J. Esser, Sr. ’38; the late E. Carlton Guillot, Jr. ’40; Thomas N. Ireland ’67; the late Karl L. Koster, Jr. ’34; Harold R. Lambert, Sr. ’40; the late Jules A. Lorio, Jr. ’37; the late Warren J. Merrihew ’41; the late Rudolph G. Miller, Jr. ’39; Rene J. Mouledoux ’68; Thomas A. Naquin ’63; Patrick G. O’Keefe ’43; the late Albert E. Richard, Jr. ’40; Karl J. Rodehorst ’57; Michael A. Schiro, Sr. ’63; the late Jack J. Scofield ’40; Albert D. Smith III ’55; the late Harold M. Thiaville ’37; the late Jack L. Vigo ’41; Wilbert J. Wetzel, Jr. ’53. FATHER OF… Richard E. ’82, Mark G. ’83, and Patrick M. Alvarez ’86; John P. Blanchard ’99; John R. Butts III ’94; Leonard M. Cannizzaro ’89; Jeffrey J. Carey ’05; Dennis M. ’68 and the late Timothy P. Clary ’72; Dominic G., Jr. ’82 and Robert L. Congemi ’84; W. Douglas ’64 and the late Walter G. Cowan, Jr. ’59; Charles F. Dalfares III ’84; Ferdinand J. Delery III ’67; L. Gill Fenerty ’81; Clifford P., Jr. ’91 and Russell J. Franz ’96; David C.L. Gibbons ’87; Robert J. Guidry ’96; Darrenn J. Hart ’76; Leland J., Jr. ’67 and Keith C. Kappel ’75; Patrick G. Kehoe, Jr. ’77; Gerard A. Kennedy ’70; Ray A. III ’83 and Michael J. LeBlanc ’86; Manuel O. Lopez ’80 (stepfather); Christopher L. ’01 and Scott H. McArdle ’07; Kenneth O. McElrath, Jr. ’70; David R. Montgomery ’81; Jack W. Morrison ’62; Brady G. ’92 and Chad E. Perniciaro ’95; Michael S. Reed ’75; Edmund J. III ’76 and Randall P. Schmidt ’81; James J. ’66, Dennis P. ’69, Philip Y. ’76, and Robert L. Walsh ’78; Benjamin F. III ’79 and Shawn C. Walsh ’82. MOTHER OF… Malcolm E. Andry, Jr. ’75; Robert P. Barbalich, Jr. ’67; Brent J. Barron ’61; Jess L. Benton III ’70; A. Raoul Bezou ’67; Jorge J., Jr. ’63 and Brock L. Bravo ’65; William V., Jr. ’64 and Creed W. Brierre ’64; George E. Burgess III ’63; John N. Cooper, Jr. ’70; Rene L. de Boisblanc ’66; George Douglass, Jr. ’53; Michael P. Falk ’65; Douglas W. ’82, Brian J. ’83, and Andrew J. Freese ’89; George L. Gibbs ’64; Bruce K. Grace ’73; Bert S. Haydel ’56; John R. Larmann, Jr. ’66; Vincent J. ’72, Leonard T. ’74, and Salvador Maffei ’78; Arthur S. III ’64 and Joseph S. Mann ’67; Martin A. Meyer, Jr., ’71; Dennis Z. Miller ’81; J. Ralph Millet, Jr. ’64; the late Donald L. Pesquie, Sr. ’50; Edward J. Powers ’84; the late Patrick J. Regan ’74; Albert E. III and Steven T. Richard ’74; Michael A. Schiro, Jr. ’94; Piercy J. III ’65 and Thomas J. Stakelum ’67;
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Ray C. Tackaberry ’64; Melvin L. Triay III ’72; Brian J. Trosclair ’79; Joseph P. Tynan ’66; John L. Vigo, Jr. ’71; Frank H. Walk, Jr. ’69. BROTHER OF… Bruce C. Ashley II ’68; the late Eugene J. Barrios ’48; the late Richard F., Jr. ’35, the late Gerard H., Sr. ’36, and the late Harold J. Burke ’36; Charles J. Derbes, Jr. ’37; Michael G. Duran, Sr. ’67; the late John J. Fenerty ’35; the late Emile J. Hart ’56; John L. Hernandez ’50; James M. ’67 and the late Robert J. LeBlanc ’69; John E. Morrison ’42; George B. Recile ’71; the late Lloyd J. Salathe ’30; Gerard P. Walsh ’41. SISTER OF… The late Rev. Jean J. Cazenavette, S.J. ’40; the late Robert E. Chachere ’46; Calvin F. Cristina ’43; the late Augustus II ’33 and Joseph C. Elmer ’34; the late Hugh M. Evans, Jr. ’59; William M. Feaheny ’43; Leonard E., Jr. ’43 and the late Tracy R. Gately ’48; Wallace E. ’69 and Robert J. Jeanfreau ’73; the late Robert G. Lacey ’32; John F. III ’61 and the late Ralph C. Lally II ’64; Raymond J. McQueen, Jr. ’65; the late Owen J. Martinez ’42; Jacques B. ’61 and Peter S. Michell ’63; Ashton J., Jr. ’66, Timothy P. ’67; Christopher J. ’78, and Daniel M. Ryan ’82; the late Arthur J. Scott, Jr. ’37; Michael J. ’60 and the late Pascal A. Tarantino ’58; Raymond P. Tregle ’50. SON OF… Brian P. Berrigan ’80; the late Emile P. Hernandez ’21; Lloyd S. Hebert, Jr. ’63; the late O. Foerster Schully, Jr. ’42; the late Alfred A. Theriot, Sr. ’27. DAUGHTER OF… The late Leonard E. Gately ’18; the late John F. Lally, Jr. ’33. GRANDFATHER OF… Charles W. Applewhite ’12 (step-grandfather); Zachary R. Adams ’10; Dane A. Bono ’96; Thomas C. ’08 and Benjamin T. Bagwill ’12; Michael ’89 and Richard Barnett ’94; Francis J. Barry III ’01; Eric A. ’08 and Adam M. Begoun ’10; William E. Blake IV ’91; James W. Bohm III ’96; Garrett J. Bono ’99; Timothy M. Brinks ’05; Christopher M. Brown ’04; Jonathan H. ’95 and Bryan J. Cerruti ’98; Stan P. III ’95, John C. ’98, and Kevin P. Cowley ’05; Kirk S. Culotta ’91; Benjamin T. Dalfares ’08; Christopher W. DeAgano ’04; Shane J. Delery ’09; Kyle J. ’12 and Jake L. Eccles ’14; Philip H. Ehrhardt ’00; John W. ’07, Robert F. ’09, and William L. Emmett ’09; Jeffrey M. ’06, Matthew K. ’10, and Christopher J. Farnet ’11; Garrett M. Gremillion ’08; Kent P. Griener ’98; Evan C. Hart ’95; Scott M. Hellmers ’98; Dennis G. ’98 and Keith G. Henry, Jr. ’11; Greg L. Johnson ’88; Adam P. Kehoe ’12; Peter S. ’90 and Stephen J. Kernion ’01; Leo A. Labourdette III ’05; Ryan J. Lescale ’07; Anthony I. Lopez ’09 (step-grandfather); Ryan D. Mayer ’97; L. William McFaul IV ’06; James J. Mickler ’14; Samuel P. Miller ’08; Ory J. Mire III ’84; Jared A. Munna ’09; Kaled M. Mustafa ’06; Ryan K. Nagim ’97; Andre M. ’02 and Alexander M. Neal ’09; Kurt A. ’95 and Eric P. Offner ’98; Michael T. Rose ’93; Scott M. ’93, Douglas A. ’97, and Matthew P. Salathe ’99; Jonathan E. ’96 and Carl V. Schaubhut ’00; Randall P. Schmidt, Jr. ’08; Joseph G. Stassi, Jr. ’82 (step-grandfather); Paul T. Thien ’97; Joseph C. Trosclair ’09; Mark W. von Almen ’11; Shawn C. Walsh ’15; Mark W. Weinberg ’00; Bryce M. White ’04; Philip R. Zanco ’09; Peter A. ’07 and
Matthew A. Zuppardo ’09. GRANDMOTHER OF… Daniel G. Abadie, Jr. ’14; Malcolm E. III ’09 and Matthew H. Andry ’11; Andrew P. Barbalich ’04; Brett M. Barbier ’88; Daniel B. Benton ’93; Christopher K. Blanchard ’97; Gary P. Boe ’03; Jonathan S. Bourgeois ’08; Ross P. Bourgeois ’10 (stepgrandmother); Jorge J. III ’86, Eric M. ’89, and Christopher P. Bravo ’94; Creed W. ’97 and Christian J. Brierre ’01; Kevin M. Calcagno ’88; Christopher M. ’92 and Ryan J. Casey ’93; Jonathan B. Cerise ’98; Collin P. Constantin ’03; Ryan M. Crespino ’86; Mark A. Dantonio ’96; Charles E., Jr. ’13 and Joshua M. de Boisblanc ’15; Paul H. ’02 and Douglas J. deVerges ’05; Robert E.L. DeVille ’90; Joseph P. Failla ’08; Michael P. Falk, Jr. ’89; James R. ’98, Barry F., Jr. ’01, and Alexandre L. Faust ’07; Gregory A. Fernandez ’91; David J. Fitch ’94; the late Kevin M. Flock ’91; Timothy G. Foley ’88; David C. ’79 and Robert B. Foss ’90; David M. Fraychinaud ’06; Shane H. ’91 and Jonathan M. Gibbs ’94; Matias J. III ’92, Benjamin R. ’93, and Brett A. Grau ’93; Grant G. ’97, Garrett M. ’98, Griffin L. ’00, and Grayson M. Gremillion ’03; Gavin H. Guillot ’01; Jason P. ’96 and Jonathan C. Hammel ’99; Charles J. ’02 and Martin H. Hayden ’05; Robert L. Helm ’11; J. Joshua Hennessey ’95; Robert P. Henry ’14; Eric D. Hoffman ’99; Arthur G. Kirsch III ’98; Mark J. LaCour ’96; Carroll J. III ’99 and Sean M. Landry ’01; Benjamin R. Latino, Jr. ’93; Eric M. ’94, Marc M. ’96, and Thomas S. Macaluso ’98; Salvador R. Maffei ’11; Christopher S. ’90, Joseph S., Jr. ’94, and Jonathan F. Mann ’06; Kevin M. Marshall ’03; Samuel G. McClugage III ’04; Preston J. Meche II ’98; Ian J. Miller ’08; Douglas A. ’94 and Christopher J. Plaeger ’04; Brian N. Rhode ’13; Michael M. Richard ’99; Brett M. Riley ’10; Kevin A. Rooney ’06; Jonathan E. ’96 and Carl V. Schaubhut ’00; the late Malcolm P. Schwarzenbach, Jr. ’56; Paul F. Sens ’04; William A. Settoon ’05; William J. Smith ’08; Piercy J. Stakelum IV ’90; Vantromp T. Staub II ’00; John F. Steen, Jr. ’93; Keith M. ’94, Christopher P. ’96, and Gregory D. St. Pierre ’00; Melvin L. Triay IV ’03; Kevin M. Trosclair ’09; Sean E. Tynan ’93; Christopher J. Verdigets ’89; Frank P. Von Hoven III ’99; Whitney H. Wagner, Jr. ’08; Daniel B. Walk ’06; Taylor M. Wegener ’11; Stephen W. Wiegand ’99. GRANDSON OF… James E. Berrigan ’52; the late Patrick J. Laughlin, Jr. ’44. GREAT GRANDFATHER OF… Paul E. Riviere IV ’15. GREAT GRANDMOTHER OF… John C. ’07, Barron M. ’11, and Andrew J. Burmaster ’13; Tyson J. Foley ’03; Garrett J. Powell ’08; Malcolm P. Schwarzenbach III ’83. GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER OF… Christopher H. Skinner ’15. The list above represents information received through July 29, 2010. For current announcements, please check the “In Memoriam” page on Jesuit’s web site: www.jesuitnola.org/ alumni/inmemoriam/htm. Information and corrections should be directed to Bro. Billy J. Dardis, S.J.: dardis@jesuitnola.org.
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Ron Drez Interview Continued from Page 28 of the Archdiocese and other Catholic schools integrated. It was so seamless that, when viewed historically, segregation was really a non-event. Jaynotes: Do you have any regrets or “I wish…” as your research and writing progresses? Drez: There is one lamentable fact. Many Blue Jays attended Jesuit in
the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, even the 70s to an extent, and were surrounded by numerous Jesuit scholastics and priests. When I attended Jesuit, we didn’t have a lot of lay teachers. I’m not saying anything to castigate lay teachers because they are great. In fact, lay teachers probably did a better job over the long haul in Jesuit producing the large number of National Merit Scholars year after year. But I don’t regret going to school where the black robes were around. I enjoyed being in the midst of scholastics and priests. I think that’s something that the student of today does not experience.
Jaynotes: Is there something you discovered while researching that surprised you? Drez: The Jesuits helping in the New Orleans community during
times of trouble and strife, beginning with the Yellow Fever epidemics we talked about a few minutes ago. Jesuit priests buried hundreds of people and were always out in the community. I had no idea the Jesuits participated in the fashion that they did as chaplains in the Civil War. That surprised me, especially since New Orleans was out of the war early, in 1862. Yet, the Jesuits still served as chaplains all the way to 1865. In more modern times, the Jesuits participated in World War II like nobody’s business and had students doing work that helped the armed forces’ efforts. Blue Jays had scrap iron drives and challenged other schools in the city to equal the amount collected by Jesuit. No other school came close. Jesuit’s scrap iron drives built seven tanks during the World War II. Students also had war bond drives and they held blood drives, right here on this very campus.
Jaynotes: Is it true that the more things change at Jesuit, the more it remains the same? Drez: A lot of Jesuit alumni leave the school and drift away for a
while. That happened with me when I went into the service. You forget about it, and then you come back. But when you come back and you get involved again in Jesuit, suddenly it takes off. Coming to the Back to Banks event for the first time, if you’ve been out for 15 years, or you go to Tad Gormley Stadium and hear the fight song played, you might say, “Nothing’s changed, it’s all just as I left it.” The faces of students are different, but seniors still graduate and go off to college at an enormously successful ratio. Now this doesn’t mean that everybody that steps through Jesuit’s doors and walks out after four or five years will be a great and wonderful person. We have lots of famous alumni, and we have lots of infamous ones that pass through these portals. Some of them are more infamous than others and we cover the entire gamut, from the very good to the very bad. But that doesn’t cast aspersions upon what the Jesuits are trying to do with young men. They’re giving that young man an opportunity when he goes out, and then he makes of it what he will.
Jaynotes: How proud are you of being personally involved in this book project? Drez: I couldn’t have come and asked to do this and been happier.
Father McGinn had the confidence to entrust this project to me. When he approached me about it, I was like a kid on Christmas morning. I always did bleed Jesuit blue, and to be able to go back and research and uncover the essence of what Jesuit was and is, I am deeply honored. I have to say this about the Jesuits — they are always looking to the future. They’re looking to the eternal life and they’re never looking much at the past. Consequently, digging out facts about Jesuit’s past is very, very difficult. The Jesuits have a tendency to not save things. Again, their vision is on the resurrection, not on the past. n
A Glimpse of the Apocalypse Jesuit alumnus Earl Higgins ’59 retired in 1989 after 22 years of service from the Naval Reserve with the rank of commander. His law career was spent mostly at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, where for 26 years he was assistant director of staff attorneys. Since 2004, Higgins has been a part time ranger for the National Park Service. In 2007, he became an author with the publication of his first book, The Joy of Y’at Catholicism (Pelican Publishing). His second book, which will be published next spring, bears an equally quirky title, Metairie, Ames, High: The Streets of Jefferson Parish. Higgins and his wife, Janet, are the proud parents of three Blue Jays — Sean ’92, Matthew ’96, and Christian ’00. Higgins frequently visits Grand Isle, usually staying at a camp owned by fellow classmate Larry Ward ’59. One of his most recent visits coincided with the worst oil spill in U.S. history. At the time, BP’s Macondo well was spewing oil into the Gulf and clean-up teams had descended on Grand Isle. Against this backdrop, Higgins ruminated about Grand Isle’s lost summer.
The summer of the BP oil spill. Spooky. Surreal. Grand Isle on the day before President Obama’s visit was like a movie set for a science fiction film. Only it was real. A sparkling summer day should have filled the marinas with recreational fishing boats, the surf with swimmers and wade-fishers, the beach with sand castles and sunbathers. None of that. No one was fishing, no children in swim suits on the beach. Not a shrimp boat in the Gulf, not a fishing pole in sight. Imagine going to a Mardi Gras parade and there are no bands, no floats, no beads. There were people on the beach, but not vacationers. School buses pulled up and unloaded disaster workers who donned hazardous materials handling suits and gloves, then slowly spread out to look for and collect globs of oil. The scene was reminiscent of Chernobyl in the Ukraine in 1986. A reporter for Brazilian television was walking the beach, searching for someone to interview, asking the obvious question: Shouldn’t there be lots of people on the beach, people fishing? I dutifully provided an interview with the background of the beach behind me, empty but for a couple of canvas canopies for shade and rehydration of the oil spill cleanup workers. The Grand Isle State Park was open, but for what reason? No one was permitted on the beach. A walk on the fishing pier, rebuilt after Hurricane Gustav’s destruction, led to a platform to view porpoises rolling and pelicans resting in water dotted with globs of reddish-brown goo, looking like something you might see in the pit of a Port-o-Let. Coast Guardsmen with radios were reporting sightings of oil to response crews on the beach, who were waiting for the stuff to come ashore. No skimmer boats in sight. No one was fishing on the fishing pier. Fishing is prohibited. So is swimming. Somebody got arrested for swimming at Grand Isle. The police took him to a decontamination station before they hauled him to jail. Activity formerly encouraged is now a crime. My classmate, Larry Ward ’59, once lived on Grand Isle but now rents out his place. All his summer customers cancelled. The Coast Guard is renting his camp for some of its out-of-state workers, and other rental camps are occupied by the National Guard. Instead of people with fishing gear, there are soldiers and military vehicles. The Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, part of the island’s culture and economy since 1928, has been canceled for the first time in 65 years. Only World War II shut it down while the Coast Guard then chased German U-boats in the Gulf. Now they are chasing crude oil. The oil keeps gushing, spreading. Like Dr. Frankenstein’s monster or the HAL computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey, humans have created something beyond their control. n
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MEDALLION STORIES
One of the more modern of the Jesuit priests whose stone medallion overlooks the Traditions Courtyard at Jesuit High School, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a renowned French geologist and paleontologist, as well as a controversial Jesuit priest whose vision of the sequential evolution of the universe, in spite of his faithfulness to Catholic doctrine, provoked his superiors and invited contempt from the Vatican. Jesuit alumnus Tom Ryan ’79 writes that it is precisely Teilhard’s keen intellect, his adherence to the faith, and his ability to see God in all of nature and creation that make him such an intriguing, inspiring, and transforming theological figure.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. (1881-1955) By Thomas F. Ryan, Ph.D. ’79 Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s is a familiar story. He was a brilliant yet tragic figure. Deeply faithful and, at the same time, a renowned scientist, he sought to make sense of his faith for and in terms of modernity. He did so as theologians throughout history have done, in two movements, by returning to the biblical and historical roots of the faith and then re-articulating it in a contemporary idiom. In this way, he resembles early theologians who wrote for a maturing church as it spread beyond its small, easternMediterranean base. To add precision to the biblical insight that God became human in Jesus Christ, they introduced the novelty of Greek philosophical terms, such as “nature” and “person.” Similarly, when the faithful today recall the thirteenthcentury St. Thomas Aquinas, they likely think of him as a bastion of traditional Catholicism. He was in the sense that he did what theologians traditionally do. He drew on the newly rediscovered Aristotle for help in understanding more fully the Church’s biblical and doctrinal heritage. Teilhard himself fervently believed in the timeless truth of the Christian faith. Yet he also believed, as Vatican II would later state, that faith’s formulations are time bound and must change to take account of new challenges, such as new scientific discoveries. And so, as a scientist attuned to the glory of God’s creation, he worries in the essay “In the Form of Christ” that the Catholic 38 JAYNotes
faith of his time was “too extrinsic and too individualistic,” that it was “up in the air, above the universe, and with no connection with it.” In response, he went “back to the soundest currents of the Catholic tradition.” In “On My Attitude to the Official Church,” he writes, “Christ is in the Church the same way the sun is before our eyes. We see the same sun our fathers saw but understand it in a much more magnificent way.” As with so many important theologians, Teilhard’s theology was controversial in part because it was novel. The early Christological disputes, which involved clashes over new ways of conceiving of the Incarnation, dragged on for centuries. Positions held by St. Thomas Aquinas were hotly contested in his lifetime and condemned for years after his death. Similarly, accused of theological imprecision, few of Teilhard’s religious writings were published while he was alive. Moreover, at the direction of his Jesuit superiors, he lived much of his life in exile from his native France and died practically alone on Easter Sunday 1955 in the St. Ignatius Jesuit community in New York. And so Teilhard was a complex person; yet in his complexity he embodied many important elements of the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits. A man of peace, Teilhard worked as a stretcher bearer in World War I and was made a knight in the French Legion of Honor as a result. He responded ambiguously to the war. Of
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course it was horrible, and yet, in his essay “Nostalgia for the Front,” he writes of how he felt freedom, community, and a certain openness to the extraordinary that would disappear with the end of the war. “When peace comes, everything will once more be overlaid by the veil of the former melancholy and trivialities.” Like St. Ignatius who admonished his followers to see God in all things, he could write movingly, “I believe that life is beautiful, in the grimmest circumstances—when you can see God ever-present in them.” Amidst “the smell from the last gas attacks” and “the falling of a mortar bomb,” he still noticed that “the crickets did not stop their chirping.” God is present even at the front. He was complex in that he composed moving love letters to women friends yet remained a faithful priest adhering to traditional devotions, including to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. More vexing to him was his vow of obedience, which he observed throughout his life. His Jesuit superiors allowed him to pursue a career of scientific publication, but they repeatedly rejected his requests to publish his theological and spiritual works, and he obeyed. In this, he modeled the Ignatian attitude of indifference. The first principle and foundation of St. Ignatius’s Spiritual Exercises holds that we are created to love and praise God and to use whatever (!) in the created order leads to this and to avoid whatever distracts from it. The key is indifference; we are to be indifferent to where God leads. As St. Ignatius wrote, “Your love and your grace are enough for me.” The previous two elements are of the head; Teilhard knew in his mind that God is in all things and that he must be indifferent to all save God’s will. Indeed, he was, as a world famous scientist, an intellectual. He served on the team that discovered the Peking Man skull, which provided an evolutionary link back from humans today to their homo erectus ancestors. He was scientific advisor to the Chinese Geological Survey. The citation that appointed him officer in the French Legion of Honor in 1947 noted that he “may be properly ranked today, in the field of paleontology and geology, as one of the glories of French science.” Yet, his science was not just of the head; his studies deepened his faith at a time when, for others, these two realms contradicted each other. One temptation of Christianity has always been to prize the spirit and reject the material, a heresy sometimes known as Manichaeism, which, in his challenging statements about the environment, is a position clearly rejected today by Pope Benedict XVI. It is precisely through the material that we know of God who became human in the Incarnation—literally the Enfleshment.
His faith and scientific studies led Teilhard to view encounters with creation as transformative. As he writes in The Divine Milieu, we are used to treating “the palpable world…with the boredom and disrespect with which we habitually regard places with no sacred association.” But we are wrong; this “is a holy place.” In fact, by “means of all created things, without exception, the divine assails us, penetrates us, and molds us. We imagined it as distant and inaccessible, whereas we live steeped in its burning layers.” Moreover, for Teilhard, salvation is cosmic, not just individual. Echoing the liturgy (“All creation rightly gives you praise”) and St. Paul’s words in Romans 8 that “creation awaits with eager expectation…to share in the glorious freedom of the children of God,” his studies led him to see Christ drawing all of creation to life with God. The difficulties he faced and the complexity of his thought notwithstanding, I treasure Teilhard’s memory and his view of creation as, in the words of the Jesuit poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, “charged with the grandeur of God.” Reflecting on Teilhard in her book For the Time Being, Catholic author Annie Dillard writes, God “shows up in too-plain sight [and] lives captive on the face of the obvious…What a hideout: Holiness lies spread and borne over the surface of time and stuff like color.” Teilhard invites us to see this and be transformed by it. Interested in learning more about Pierre Teilhard de Chardin? The American Teilhard Society was formed in 1967 to advance this Jesuit priest’s vision. The Society’s web site is: http://www. teilharddechardin.org/association.html. n Tom Ryan, Ph.D. ’79 is director of the Loyola Institute of Ministry at Loyola University New Orleans. He has a master of arts in religion from Yale University and earned his Ph.D. in theology from the University of Notre Dame. Married with three daughters, Ryan loves the rich religious, cultural, and environmental heritage of south Louisiana.
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THE JESUIT TEACHER TESTIMONIAL
Elwood “Woody” Hecker was born on
August 9, 1914 and graduated from Jesuit High School in 1933. The following year, he entered the Society of Jesus and began his priestly studies at Grand Coteau. Some 15 years later, in 1948, Fr. Hecker returned to his alma mater to teach algebra and serve as a guidance counselor. His first stay lasted 13 years, until 1961. Subsequent assignments took him to Loyola University, where he served as a chaplain for 21 years, Jesuit El Paso, and Spring Hill College. In 1982, Fr. Hecker returned to Carrollton and Banks to serve as a guidance counselor. His second time around lasted a mere five years before his retirement in 1987. A couple of years before his death, he was honored by his fellow Jesuits with the North American Martyrs Award, which recognizes outstanding work and service provided by a member of the Society of Jesus. When Fr. Hecker died on March 21, 1989, he had served the Blue Jay Community as a Jesuit priest for more than 55 years. Jaynotes, in a tribute to Fr. Hecker shortly after his death, wrote the following: “Quiet and unassuming, Fr. Hecker’s passion for the young was always strong. He never tired of helping the young Jay with algebra, or listening to the problems any might have. His reputation for caring spread and students would come from schools throughout the area to seek his tutoring aid. His patience and kindness touched all. His humility (was) disarming. Fr. Hecker’s love for the school, the boys, and the excellence that was expected will be greatly missed.” In the following Teacher Testimonial, Pierre leMercier-duQuesnay Kirk ’63, whose full name is certainly one of the most elegant to grace the pages of a Jesuit Yearbook, echoes similar sentiments when recalling how Fr. Hecker helped him navigate the choppy seas of high school life.
As a Counselor to Young Blue Jays, Fr. Hecker Dispensed Advice that Had Lasting Impact by Pierre Kirk ’63 When I first came to Jesuit as a member of the Class of 1963, I knew I had a challenge before me. A plethora of cousins, my grandfather, great uncles, great grandfathers, great grand uncles, and even great-great grands were Blue Jays. My father, hailing from St. Louis, was, likewise, the product of a Jesuit education — quite a tradition to live up to, and in a place that understands “tradition” as few others do. The acceptance letter bearing the greeting “Dear Blue Jay” was very likely the single most significant event of my life. It introduced me to a formation process that shaped me and set me on the course to be the man I am today. It is more than a bit difficult to single out any one man who 40 JAYNotes
was most instrumental in applying that process to the mildly bewildered boy who arrived at Carrollton and Banks on that September day in 1959. But if a choice must be made, who better than Fr. Elwood P. Hecker, S.J.? Fr. Hecker, who was known amongst the Jesuits as “Woody,” was himself a Blue Jay alumnus, having graduated with the Class of 1933. Fr. Hecker labored at the mighty task of trying to shed academic light in my algebra class, and spiritual light in his role as our guidance counselor. Looking back, I remember his uncanny ability to come up with le bon mot that not only perfectly fit the moment, but also defused the crisis that called it forth. His sage wisdom was expressed in practical terms with both immediate and lasting impact. As the situation demanded, Fr. Hecker would challenge, encourage, admonish, or jovially dismiss a perceived disaster with
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a chuckle, along with a few words that reduced teenaged tragedy to its proper, and usually miniscule, proportions. When I expressed doubts that I could successfully satisfy Jesuit’s formidable academic requirements, Fr. Hecker nodded as if he completely understood my trepidation. “You do realize that no one gets in here unless we know that they have what is needed to succeed,” I recall him telling me. “We
opened the door, now your part is to walk through it.”
His often repeated challenge to Blue Jays was slightly sarcastic but devastatingly effective: “When God gave you a brain, do you suppose He had in mind that you do something with it?”
Pierre leMercier-duQuesnay Kirk is a colonel in the U.S. Navy. He is stationed in Norfolk, VA.
If you were short of cash, somehow he would find you a part time job. If you needed a
date for some big event, he knew just the parents whose daughters attended Mercy Academy, Mt. Carmel Academy, Sacred Heart Academy, or Ursuline Academy and who would be happy to meet, and hopefully go out with, a Jesuit student. Naturally, there was payback involved, the simple promise that we would step up and help out when the occasion presented itself. Maybe someone in the class needed coaching in math or history. Perhaps a Dominican girl needed an escort to her school’s prom. “And you treat her right,” Fr. Hecker would say. “Make her feel appreciated, and make sure she has good memories of the night. Got it?”
Of course, we got it. The last bit of advice I received from Fr. Hecker was when I was preparing to leave for Vietnam. We talked awhile. He listened to my confession and gave me absolution along with his blessing. Then I asked him, half jokingly, “Father, if anything happens to me over there, is there anything I should know to say to St. Peter if I see him?” “Just show him your Jesuit ring,” he replied. To this day, I really don’t believe he was joking. n The Jesuit Teacher Testimonial is a regular feature of Jaynotes. Send your essay about a Jesuit teacher who influenced you to Jaynotes editor Pierre DeGruy: degruy@jesuitnola.org.
Veteran Educators Recognized for Their Service Four Jesuit High School teachers were honored as recipients of the 2010 Profile of a Jesuit Teacher Award, which was created two years ago to express gratitude and to recognize excellence amongst faculty members. In addition to their commemorative plaque, each teacher received $2500. From left are Mr. David Moreau, who is Jesuit’s athletic director; Mr. David Wright, a longtime math teacher at the school; Bro. Billy Dardis, S.J. ’58, who has served Jesuit for some 50 years; and, Mr. Michael Prados ’83, who teaches English and is director of student activities.
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The previous issue of Jaynotes featured an article about Home Field Advantage, which is the name of the campaign in which the goal is to raise $5 – 7 million to construct a stadium and practice field for the exclusive use of Jesuit’s athletic teams. For more than 25 years, Jesuit has been quietly searching for a suitable piece of property that our sports teams could use for practice and home games. In December 2009, Jesuit
Jaynotes recently interviewed a trio of Blue Jays who play key roles in the development of Jesuit’s new stadium and practice field. Fr. Anthony McGinn, S.J. ’66, president of Jesuit High School, asked classmates and baseball teammates Billy Babin and Terry Billings of the Class of 1974 (opposite page, left and center, respectively) to co-chair the Home Field Advantage campaign. Kevin Heigle ’69 (opposite page, far right), who is a member of the President’s Advisory Council (PAC) and Jesuit’s board of directors, has handled real estate transactions involving the school for some 25 years (on a pro bono basis), including the acquisition of the property that is the site of the new stadium and practice field.
Jaynotes: Give us a progress report on the Home Field Advantage campaign.
“Hey, when you’re going to call me? When can I make my pledge?” I know there are people out there and I’m eager to call on them.
Terry Billings: The silent phase of our fundraising is well underway.
Jaynotes: Are you a little nervous about going out there and knocking on doors and actually making the ask?
We have pledged from alumni and other friends of Jesuit, upwards of $2.3 to $2.5 million. We have seven acres that have been cleared in preparation for construction of the facility. Bids for the pilings are being reviewed, so the project is well underway.
Billy Babin: I believe we’re about to move into a new fundraising phase now that the Parents’ Annual Giving drive has been completed. Terry and I have been after Father (McGinn) to turn us loose to raise the funds that are necessary to build what we believe is a first class facility. We believe he’s about to do that, so we hope to have started the more public campaign before the end of the calendar year. Jaynotes: Father McGinn is about to unleash the two of you to call on certain alumni, asking them for donations to the HFA drive? Babin: I’ve been involved in Blue Jay baseball since I was a student
here. I’ve been coaching on and off at Jesuit since 1977. I’m anxious to go hit the baseball alumni, no pun intended, because I know they’re excited about this project. I’ve had numerous calls and inquiries,
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Babin: I’m not nervous at all because I know how good a project
it is and I know that any letterman whoever played at Jesuit will understand the significance of this facility for the school.
Jaynotes: What do you say to convince an alumnus that their donation is a wise investment and a great way to give something back to Jesuit? Billings: I think the formal Latin — res ipsa loquitur — it speaks
for itself. You show them the master plan and you show them photographs of the building going up. And as any great salesman does, you be quiet. You let them soak it in and let them think what Jesuit’s done for them and, hopefully, you leave with their pledge.
Jaynotes: Father McGinn has done quite well, just from personally visiting several alumni and parents of those Blue Jays who played ball while a student here. Billings: He didn’t get $2.3 million by praying and fasting. Several
months ago, we had a meeting attended by 50 to 75 former Jesuit
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acquired seven acres in a commercial and light industrial area in Jefferson Parish known as Labarre Business Park. The property is a mere five minutes from Jesuit and is accessible from Airline Drive. It is located just over the Jefferson-Orleans Parish boundary.
Call Our Own baseball players who still live in the city. Their response was incredibly overwhelming. Everybody was like, “Yeah, let’s get going, what do we have to do?” They know that the facility is going to be first class. Now we just got to reach their checkbooks, we have to get them involved financially. Jaynotes: What else can you say about Fr. McGinn’s role in this project? Billings: He’s passionate about it. Kevin Heigle: It wouldn’t have been done without him. He has studied and analyzed it. Parents and
coaches have talked to him, so he knows how much it’s needed. He’s a very methodical man, a very rational man, not really making emotional decisions, and this is a very big decision for him. When we first started talking, we were just thinking about a clump of dirt with a couple of back stops and maybe, put a couple of bleachers on the side. The project has really evolved. Babin: Just like everything else he’s done in the past at Jesuit, he has been all ears, listening and
remaining open to all of our ideas. He’s really let us run with it and one of the reasons he’s let us run with it is because we’ve been so confident that we can raise the money to pay for the facility that’s been designed without the school going into debt. Jaynotes: What are they saying on the street about Jesuit’s new stadium and field? Billings: The overwhelming response is, “I can’t believe we’re finally doing this!” For
years, we’ve traipsed in buses to City Park to practice. This is going to be our facility and everybody we’ve spoken to about it is nothing short of just incredibly excited because they can’t believe we are finally going to get this done. Babin: Everybody’s excited about it and it’s not just athletes. It’s every alumnus. I
haven’t found one who isn’t excited about it. I can tell you this — people without a Jesuit connection are a tad jealous when they see their biggest athletic adversary building a facility that their school doesn’t have. So, there’s some envy out there, and that is reality. Heigle: We’ve been working on this a long time. I wasn’t an athlete when I was a student here. I was just the sports editor of The Blue Jay. But as a fan of Jesuit sports for all of these years, I know what the players went through to practice. You always see the nice fields and stadiums at schools and I always felt that was an important part that Jesuit was lacking. Now we’re going to have it. Jaynotes: The original timeline had a groundbreaking ceremony during the summer and by now we’d be several months into construction. Babin: We’re still planning to have a groundbreaking ceremony because people want to be there for that event. We want
to have a formal announcement for the public aspect of the campaign. And to echo Terry’s comments, everybody is
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ecstatic over this. “We’re really going to have bleachers and a stadium? We’re going to play varsity baseball games there? It’s not just going to be a practice facility?” These are the comments that we’re receiving. So, to actually have the groundbreaking is really to affirm to everyone we’re doing it. Jaynotes: One aspect that makes the development of this project so attractive is that it’s not burdened with controversy. Billings: Exactly. Look what (Archbishop) Rummel (High School)
went through when they wanted to build their stadium. Opponents marched down Severn Street, “Not in our neighborhood, not in my backyard, we don’t want that traffic on Friday nights.” They couldn’t build that stadium. And they had the alums and the money waiting in the wings to get it going. Our facility is in the middle of a commercial area. Basically, it’s not going to be an insult to anybody’s backyard.
Babin: There’s no residential area whatsoever anywhere in the
vicinity of the property. That’s the other thing about having lights at the Jesuit field. We can play tournaments there till the wee hours. If it rains, the game is delayed, not postponed because the artificial turf field will drain fast. The property also has some natural boundaries that we believe will make it easy to secure because it is in an isolated business area. We definitely considered the security issues and believe the facility will be secure for the players and the fans. The field is only five minutes from Jesuit, so it is easy to get to, and there will be ample parking for something like 230 cars, not counting busses for the players.
Jesuit has the best IT team, the best chemistry lab, the best physics lab, the best web site too, I suppose. Why not have the best athletic facilities to help our students succeed? —Terry Billings ’74, co-chair, HFA Capital Campaign
Heigle: We kept watching the price drop on this piece of property. Finally, it got to a point where we said, “Father, you want to do this. Let’s take a shot.” And we did our due diligence investigation, tied it up, and it works out perfectly. We got the property at a very reasonable price of $925,000. We knew we had to tear down the warehouse and we factored those costs in. We didn’t have to fool with neighborhood groups, which was a major concern. We’ve had a very, very good relationship with the government in Jefferson Parish, which is very excited to have Jesuit building this facility in their parish. They’ve been very helpful in guiding us along, answering our questions, and working with us on issues. Jaynotes: What sort of construction curve balls have Jesuit run into thus far? Babin: As with any large construction project, there are always
unforeseen issues that must be resolved. The foundation underneath the warehouse had a layer of concrete on top, a foot of insulation below that, and another thick layer of concrete. When all of this was removed, we were left with soft soil where the artificial turf field will be located. We have to excavate approximately 28–30 inches of soil and replace it with lime-treated dirt. This is causing some delay and it also slightly increased the overall cost of the project. We all agree, and that includes everyone on the committee, that we’re going to build it
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correctly. We don’t want to hastily do something to try and meet some self-imposed deadline. When people drive by the site in the next few weeks and months, they should start to see something going up. That’s for sure. Jaynotes: During the halftime show at a recent Jesuit football game that was broadcast on the radio and streamed live on the station’s web site, alumni director Mat Grau ’68 asked you, Billy, to assume the roll of Milo Hamilton, the radio announcer for the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park. Mat is a huge White Sox fan and, as a kid, remembers listening to Hamilton’s broadcasts. He asked you to imagine sitting in the press box of Jesuit’s new stadium doing the play-by-play for the first Blue Jay baseball home game. Would you mind reprising your role as Milo Hamilton? Babin: I remember responding like this: “Good evening and welcome
to Blue Jay Field. It’s great for the Jesuit baseball team to be playing their home opener at a brand new facility that is only five minutes from school and is convenient to get to from virtually anywhere. Blue Jay Field will surely provide a Home Field Advantage for Jesuit’s teams for many, many years to come. Despite the torrential downpour this afternoon, the artificial turf field is as dry as the dirt is on the pitcher’s mound. Blue Jay Field is packed and there is standing room only. The covered grandstand
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overlooking home plate is filled to capacity with 625 fans. And the bleachers overlooking third base and left field are comfortably filled with some 600 fans. Lots of Jesuit alumni are here for this milestone event in Blue Jay athletic history and they had a great time tailgating before the game under the covered pavilion near the main entrance. Old Glory, our state flag, and a Jesuit flag are flapping in the nice breeze. The sun is setting behind the third base dugout and Fr. McGinn had the honor of just flipping the light switch. This brand new Jesuit athletic complex is all aglow. A beautiful sight to behold, if I may say so. The Blue Jays and the Crusaders are in their respective dugouts and the starting lineups are about to be introduced on the field, followed by our National Anthem. What a magical evening for a baseball game. What an exciting feeling to witness the Blue Jay baseball team’s first home game to be played in this terrific facility. It makes for a memorable night for Jesuit athletics. And it is also a new chapter in our city’s colorful prep sports history.” Jaynotes: That’s impressive, Billy. You may want to consider hanging up your baseball coaching cleats to become Jesuit’s full time stadium announcer. Of course, one of the amenities of our new stadium will be a first-class sound system. What are some of the other amenities that rank at the top of the list? Babin: The grandstand will be magnificent and its 625 seats will be
protected from the sun and rain.
Billings: Behind home plate will be some chair-back seats that feature a chit inscribed with the alum’s name. This is one way of recognizing and thanking our donors. The idea is that 150 alumni who each donate $10,000, either in a single contribution or installments over a five-year period, would generate $1.5 million and name the field “Jesuit Alumni Field.” Of course, if there is a benevolent donor out there that wants to put his name on the field, I’m sure Father McGinn would love to bank his gift. Heigle: I don’t care for the name “Alumni Field.” I much prefer “Blue
Jay Field.” If we can get somebody to pay for the field and somebody to pay for the stadium, we’ll name them anything they want. Well, almost anything they want. [laughter]
Jaynotes: Is it feasible that 150 alumni are out there who would contribute $10,000 each? Billings: Yes, absolutely it is feasible, especially since the donation can be spread over five years. Jaynotes: How does the stadium complex fit in with the school’s athletic philosophy? Billings: It will give them the best opportunity to succeed. Jesuit has
the best IT team, the best chemistry lab, the best physics lab, the best web site too, I suppose. Why not have the best athletic facilities to help our students succeed?
Babin: Ever since Jesuit moved to Carrollton and Banks, athletics
have been a major part of the development of its students. The administration, the coaches, and the athletic directors know the importance of athletics.
Jaynotes: With their new field, do you see the Blue Jay teams playing even better? Or is that unrealistic? Babin: It’s going to inspire players who want to play at a good facility
to come to our school. And I can tell you this as a coach — when you have better players, you play better. [laughter] I’m not saying the student athletes who will be playing on this field will play with more heart than those Blue Jays in pinstripes did in years gone by. But, if you have better players, they play better. And this facility will definitely excite kids and their parents about coming to Jesuit and having the benefit of being able to play at this facility.
Billings: This facility will be second to none and it will serve as the
beginning and endpoint for a young man’s high school athletic career.
Jaynotes: The entrance to the property is marked by a street
sign that bears the name “Cold Storage Road.” Is Jesuit changing the street name to “Blue Jay Way”? Heigle: That has already been done. Jaynotes: What is the one amenity of the stadium complex that Jesuit cannot do without? Billings: What excites me is the pavilion, which will be the ideal setting for baseball reunions, class reunions, parent get-togethers. The pavilion is approximately 100 feet long by 30 feet wide. It is the perfect area for a crawfish boil before the game. The pavilion will be a central gathering spot before and after the game for alumni, families of alumni, baseball, soccer, and football players, and anybody that wants to get together as a group for that night. Jaynotes: Has Father nixed any ideas or suggestions? Billings: The box suites. He didn’t like the idea of box suites. [laughter] Babin: The dome... Billings: …and the retractable roof. [laughter] Heigle: We kept the umpire’s room because Jesuit takes care of the
umpires. In fact, we’ve already got the first piece of decoration for the walls — an eye chart. [more laughter]
Jaynotes: The name of the campaign is Home Field Advantage. Billy, is it true that your wife, Margaret, first floated that as a possible name of the drive? Babin: Actually, we have the Saints and my wife to thank. When we
were first discussing the name for the campaign back in December, the Saints were fighting for the home field advantage. And lo and behold, Margaret says, “There’s a good name for your project, right there, ‘Home Field Advantage.’” And when she said that, it just clicked with every member of the committee. We all agreed over dinner at College Inn that it was a great name. For the price of a meal, we saved thousands by not paying a consulting firm for ideas. [laughter]
Heigle: Home
Field Advantage is a perfect name for the campaign.
Billings: Coach (Dave) Moreau (who is Jesuit’s athletic director) says it best — “We finally got a place we can call home.” n
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