Jaynotes | Vol. 46 No. 2 | Spring/Summer 2020

THE MAGAZINE OF JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL OF NEW ORLEANS

Class of 2020

VOL. 46, NO. 2 | SPRING / SUMMER 2020

CLASS OF 2020'S BACCALAUREATE MASS 234 members of the class of 2020 look up before Baccalaureate Mass begins. Congratulations to the 253 graduates who faced a host of challenges during their senior year but overcame all obstacles in their path with enthusiasm, courage, and faith.

PHOTO BY LOUPE PHOTOGRAPHY

CLASS OF 2020

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JAYNOTES | SPRING / SUMMER 2020 JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL Interim President Rev. John Brown, S.J. Director of Institutional Advancement Thomas Bagwill II Director of Alumni Michael Prados ’83 Director of Communications Christian Bautista ’06 Executive Development / PAG & POA Coordinator Krista Roeling Creative Coordinator Brittany Donnes Communications & Alumni Assistant Myles Kuss ’16 Alumni Chaplain Rev. Paul Shaughnessy, S.J. Volunteer & Events Coordinator Maura Owers Campaign Coordinator Jason Britsch ’12 Assistant to the President for Mission Jeremy Reuther ’01 STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS

Christian Bautista Brittany Donnes Myles Kuss

ON THE COVER: The Class of 2020 senior headshots. While the class faced unexpected obstacles, all 253 men bonded together to create a memorable year for all the right reasons. Whether it was through interactive videos on Canvas or curbside jambalaya at Will Clark Field, this class found a way to stay involved in the Jesuit spirit by participating in any activity that they could.

CELEBRATING SENIOR DAY WITH JAMBALAYA

(photos: Loupe Photography) (Full story, page 5)

Before exiting campus, seniors were presented Jesuit alumnus keychains as a gift of the alumni office. Ordinarily, they would have received the keychains at the Commencement Luncheon.

William Wells sports a custom Jesuit mask for Senior Day. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and staff donned masks and held handmade signs to cheer on the Class of 2020 as they drove down S. Solomon Street to receive a packed jambalaya lunch to celebrate Senior Day.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

The New Greatest Generation

Rev. John Brown, S.J., to the Jesuit High School graduates of the Class of 2020:

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ir Isaac Newton, recognizing the scientific achievements of his age, mused, “If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” It is easy to wonder about those giants. Did science exist before Newton and the Enlightenment? It seems scientists were only superstitious alchemists and astrologers before Newton.

A graduating senior of the Class of 2020 may be tempted to think the same thing about his own age. At the end of the twentieth century, we certainly wondered, “How could the generation before us ever have done anything without desktop computers, automatic transmissions, or civil rights?”

But Sir Isaac Newton understood something that allowed him to see farther—to achieve more than those before him. He recognized that the imperfections of the generations before us do not mean that we start over again from “zero” in the scientific, moral, or spiritual realms.

Tradition is the medium of wisdom, and wisdom is holy. Jesuit’s traditional education has set up our alumni to see farther. This generation of graduates has the potential to be better than their parents’ generation—just as they were better than those who came before them. But it is a mistake to think we keep getting better automatically.

The twentieth century was the bloodiest in history despite all manner of technological advances. In fact, it was, in part, because of these technological advances that it was the bloodiest. Thirty years ago, my own generation looked to World War

II veterans who had survived the Great Depression. We called them the Greatest Generation.

This year’s graduates were born just before or in the wake of September 11, 2001. This country has been at war in Afghanistan—not to mention in Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, the Indian Ocean, Libya, Uganda, Syria, and Yemen—their entire lives.

They weathered Katrina as primary school children. They have seen social upheaval and economic cycles that are just as likely to bust as to boom.

Social Security might not be there for them when it is time for them to retire.

And then there is COVID-19….

The Class of 2020 is only just graduating, and they have hit three of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

What horse hasn’t been mentioned?

The first: the rider of the white horse, Jesus Christ the conqueror. He comes first and is the One who carries the righteous through the tribulation.

Christ must be that conqueror and support for us as well. He must be our sanctifier, our strength, and our guide.

It is certain that we will not be known by future generations as perfect, but we can be a perfecting force for the world if we possess Christ. It is no less than Christ—no less than holiness—that Jesuit has sought to give our graduates.

If Christ is what the Class of 2020 has received, those graduates will be known by their own grandchildren as the new Greatest Generation. They can become the giants on whose shoulders future generations will stand.

In his Second Epistle to the Corinthians, St. Paul writes, “For

God who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone in our hearts to bring to light the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of [Jesus] Christ. We hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us. We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying about, in the body, the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus, may also be manifested in our body…. Everything indeed is for you, so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more people may cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God.” The diplomas that our graduates hold represent the hard work of their parents, teachers, tutors, and mentors as well as Jesuit’s benefactors and alumni. It signifies that they are now trustworthy as adult men who were measured and not found wanting.

Now they must carry what they have received into the world.

Our graduates have been found to be open to growth, responsible and unafraid; intellectually competent, with a mastery of academic requirements and an intellectual integrity; religious, oriented towards God and shoulder to shoulder with others; loving, in imitation of the One who loved us with His life; committed to doing justice, seeing the needs God has put in front of them in their neighbors, and finding the strength in themselves to offer God all that they have in service of those needs.

We trust our graduates to go forth because the hands that receive that Jesuit diploma belong to a young man standing on the shoulders of giants— able to see farther. 

Rev. John Brown, S.J. President

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FEATURES 8 Off They Go!

Class of 2020 Graduates 253

18 Driven By Faith & Audacity A Profile of Brett Giroir ’78

22 Lasting Memories

& Blue Jay Pride A Profile of Dan Crumb ’82

25 On the Frontiers Fr. Kevin Dyer, S.J.

27 Keeping Calm and Carrying On

Facing Covid-19

30 Staff Update

Four Hirees, Two Retirees

40 Online Bazaar Auction

A Thank You to Our Sponsors

50 Full Steam Ahead Construction Update

IN EVERY ISSUE 3 President’s Message 26 Principal's Corner 44 Where Y’at 47 In Memoriam 49 Bib List

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VALEDICTORY ADDRESS Senior Dominic Stoner gives the valedictory speech at the 2020 Baccalaureate Mass in the Chapel of the North American Martyrs.

VALEDIC TORY ADDRESS

Class of 2020: Solidarity & Brotherhood

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ur class holds a distinction that has not been ascribed to a graduating class since 1889. In the 1880s the College of the Immaculate Conception began the academic year in October and concluded with commencement in the sweltering month of July. At the beginning of our school year, none of us here expected to be receiving our diplomas, like our fellow alumni from 131 years ago, in July. But here we are. Our ability to be here together today teaches us to embrace the good that we actually receive and not cling to a good that we may have expected. To us graduates of the Class of 2020, this is nothing new.

Before we ever stumbled into our first class, met our big brother, or even took the entrance exam, we all had expectations for our life at Jesuit. For many of us, those expectations were narrow, typically centered on our own achievement, whether we sought the chance to win a state championship, an opportunity to build an impressive resume for college, or the occasion to gain popularity and fame. And yet, were we today to examine only those experiences that fit our original expectations, we would find our high school life terribly incomplete.

Sure, we will always remember the dramatic frenzy and torrential downpour of water bottles that seized the Gizzard after the strip-sack to seal the 100th rivalry game. For us gluttons gorging on victory stew, those icy droplets served almost as a just punishment for our extravagance.

And sure, a few of us may smile about our stressful late nights spent writing English papers and learning the basics: to never split infinitives, to use only the best words to say things, and the importance of parallel structure.

But our most meaningful memories at this school are from the moments we could not foresee.

As an underclassman, I did not expect much from a mandatory 100-hour sacrifice of my summer to complete my service project. But encounters with the humble people of Fries, VA, taught me to overcome hesitation and my fear of awkward situations for the service of another.

I did not expect to have teachers so passionate about their subjects that I would leave actually looking forward to the next class. From clever experiments about genetics to period-long discussions about what a just society owes its members, many teachers went out of their way to engage us with a clear understanding of topics they loved rather than just give us facts to regurgitate.

I did not expect to find myself at my happiest in the moment I felt the most vulnerable on my junior Kairos retreat, nor at my most thoughtful and mentally alert at 3 a.m. in adoration on the Sodality retreat. Out there in the still countryside late at night, I found the silence to reflect on what was worth seeking and what I truly found fulfilling.

Our own achievement-centered expectations were only reinforced by the colossal charge seemingly placed upon us by the school itself: to earn our place within the ever-lengthening annals of Jesuit High School. Every day, entering school through the Traditions Courtyard reminded us of the demand for excellence that has been answered by the many that came before. But, in reality, the first thing I felt upon arriving at school was not the weight of legacies to surpass but rather the warmth of a friendly smile and a firm handshake from LT, the security guard, offering encouragement and advice. We have indeed earned our place within the school’s history, but my initial expectations of how that would be accomplished was based on a misunderstanding. Jesuit is not some harsh inquisitor that demands

we prove our worth by outperforming others. It is a dear mother, our alma mater, that beckons us to learn her wisdom, grow in virtue, and inspire others to work for the greater glory of God. Our legacy will not stem from the achievements of individuals but from the solidarity and brotherhood we have cultivated together.

The many memories we made and the several struggles we surmounted confirmed for us that the reality always defies our expectations. We have shared moments as sweet as taking Christmas pictures with Santa and celebrating the fabled completion of the Skybridge. We have shared moments as bitter as meeting with Top in the auditorium and saying goodbye to a dear classmate, but saying goodbye together. Our brotherhood has constantly grown with every moment both great and small, and the unity we forged has become an invaluable asset. In fact, it is through the efforts of our classmates to remain together that I can feel some normalcy at this year’s close, that we could experience many of our senior week activities, and that I remain feeling a part of this community.

I affirm that the greatest parts of my high school life were those I did not expect, and I could not anticipate the friendliness and goodwill from the faculty and staff nor the great brotherhood among my fellow members of the class of 2020. While I expect us to find great success in our future enterprises, I am certain that the reality we encounter will be far sweeter still as long as we remain men of faith and men for others. May our commitment to justice never falter, may God’s guidance never lie hidden from our sight, and may we never stray from our mission to help heal our wounded world.  — DOMINIC STONER ’20 class of 2020 valedictorian

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B ACC A L AU R E AT E M A S S

SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS PRESENTED TO THE CLASS OF 2020 Each year Jesuit High School recognizes seniors and underclassmen who have achieved significant academic and athletic honors. Among the awards presented to members of the Class of 2020 were the following.

Academic Awards THE BLUE JAY PARENTS’ CLUB AWARD for excellence in scholarship

is awarded to the seniors who are graduating with the highest grade point average for four years at Jesuit High School. This year, the award was merited by six seniors: Thomas S. Levy, Milan Mardia, Dylan M. Sellars, Dominic Joseph Stoner, Jonathan A. Tittle, and Aqib F. Zakaria.

(clockwise) The Blue Jay Parents' Club Award winners of Class of 2020: Thomas S. Levy, Milan Mardia, Dylan M. Sellars, Aqib F. Zakaria, Jonathan A. Tittle, and Dominic Joseph Stoner.

THE FRANK T. HOWARD MEMORIAL AWARD | Excellence in English | Dominic Joseph Landry Stoner THE REVEREND WILLIAM J. RYAN MEMORIAL AWARD (donated by the late Dr. J. Joseph Ryan in memory of his brother, Rev. William J. Ryan) | Excellence in social studies | Dominic Joseph Landry Stoner THE FRANK T. HOWARD MEMORIAL AWARD | Excellence in physics | Dominic Joseph Landry Stoner THE SUSAN & GARIC SCHOEN AWARD | Excellence in computer studies | Conor Patrick Brannan THE EXCELLENCE IN THEOLOGY AWARD | Daniel Joseph McCabe III THE JESUIT 500 CLUB AWARD | Excellence in Latin | Dylan Michael Sellars THE L’UNION FRANÇAIS AWARD | Excellence in French | Joseph Anthony Grana THE PAQUETTE FAMILY AWARD | Overall excellence in French | Ellis Dale Lindsey III THE UBALDO TRELLES MEMORIAL AWARD | Excellence in Spanish | Tyler Andrew Kives THE LOYOLA UNIVERSITY AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS | Highest overall average in mathematics | Dylan Michael Sellars THE WILLIAM HELIS MEMORIAL AWARD | Excellence in Greek | Thomas Joseph Sellers THE JOSÉ LUIS BAÑOS AWARD | Excellence in Spanish, given by Sociedad Española | Joseph Donald Flores THE PROFESSOR MICHAEL CUPERO MEMORIAL AWARD (donated by Cupero’s grandson, Col. Hamil M. Cupero ’56) | Overall musical excellence | Lloyd Louis Passafume III THE FELIX J. HEBERT MEMORIAL AWARD | Excellence in public debate in the junior divison | Thomas Joseph Sellers THE GIUNIO SOCOLA MEMORIAL AWARD | Excellence in public debate in the senior divison | Aqib Feroz Zakaria THE JOHN D. SCHILLECI MEMORIAL AWARD | Elocution in the senior divison | Aqib Feroz Zakaria THE LEA N. HEBERT MEMORIAL AWARD | Excellence in public debate in the senior divison | Milan Mardia THE ALOYSIUS J. CAHILL MEMORIAL AWARD | Proficiency in oratory | Aqib Feroz Zakaria THE PHILELECTIC SOCIETY AWARD | Outstanding achievement in dramatics | Ryan Christian Castellon THE QUIZ BOWL AWARD | Outstanding achievement in Quiz Bowl | Darren Tsang THE CULTURE OF LIFE AWARD | Exemplary leadership as a member of the JHS Pro-Life Club | William Richard Burk V

Athletic Awards THE WILLIAM D. & MAYBELLE POSTELL AWARD (donated by their son, John Blake Postell ’59) | Basketball player with exemplary leadership, scholarship, and spirit | Kyle Eagan Haupt

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AWARDS PRESENTED AT BACCALAUREATE MASS Nathaniel Cruz Marks received the

Julia Ferguson McEnerny Memorial Trophy, an award established to honor one graduating senior who possesses those qualities which symbolize “the most representative student of Jesuit High School.”

Hayes Thomas Martin & Connor Ferguson Quaglino

ex aequo received the Very Reverend Father Pedro Arrupe Award, which recognizes the senior who has exemplified the spirit of being a man for others by his participation and excellence in service.

Benjamin Monroe Lirette received

the Reverend Father President’s Spiritual Leadership Award, which is presented to the senior who has exerted the greatest spiritual influence on others by living a life exemplifying his Catholic faith.

THE RODRIGUEZ FAMILY AWARD | Most valuable varisty swimmer | Michael Richard Foley THE CHRISTOPHER MORGAN MEMORIAL AWARD | Cross-country letterman who exhibited exemplary courage, leadership,

sportsmanship, and spirit | Luke Gregory LaCour THE STANLEY RAY AWARD | Most improved track letterman for the current year | Devin Thomas Surcouf THE CHESTER M. RIETH AWARD | Track letterman with exemplary leadership, sportsmanship, and spirit | Kylan Dwayne Steele THE MICHAEL D. CONWAY AWARD | Most valuable player on the varsity soccer team | Richard Daniel Montoya THE EDWIN F. STACY, JR. WRESTLING AWARD | Outstanding wrestler who excelled in academics and exhibited exemplary leadership | Charles John Cyrus IV THE COACH EDWIN W. TORIBIO MEMORIAL AWARD | Senior football letterman who best combined scholarship and athletics | John Martinez Gunaldo THE MORRIS B. REDMANN, JR. MEMORIAL AWARD | Outstanding football letterman with best combined scholarship and athletics | Brian Anthony Balestra III THE DON FORD AWARD | Best football lineman of the current year | John Joseph Hazard V THE DANIEL “RUSTY” STAUB MEMORIAL AWARD | Baseball letterman with exemplary leadership, sportsmanship, and spirit | William Christopher Hellmers THE MOST VALUABLE TENNIS PLAYER AWARD | Tennis athlete who exhibited exemplary leadership and outstanding tournament performance | Joseph Patrick Sandoz THE MOST VALUABLE GOLFER AWARD | Golfer who exhibited exemplary leadership and outstanding tournament performance | Andrew Pierre Barreca THE JOSEPH MICHAEL WORLEY MEMORIAL AWARD | Senior who, by his unselfishness, sportsmanship, and spirit, enhanced the athletic program either as a player, manager, trainer, or student | Neiman Allen Burrell, Jr. THE ROBERT T. CASEY MEMORIAL AWARD | Varsity athlete with exemplary sportsmanship and spirit | Parker William Serio & Evan Christopher Taffaro THE LARRY GILBERT FAMILY MEMORIAL AWARD | Best all-around senior athlete on the varsity teams | Grant Mitchell Jordan THE AWARD FOR ALL-AROUND ATHLETIC ABILITY | Most outstanding ability found in a student-athlete in an individual sport | William Christopher Hellmers

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OFF THEY GO! Graduates in Jesuit High School’s Class of 2020 are moving on to more than 54 different universities. Universities or colleges listed in bold under the names of graduates are the institutions they are attending. (H) indicates the graduate was accepted to that school’s Honors program. The scholarships listed pertain only to that university or college which the graduate has indicated he will attend. Areas of intended study are included in a graph on page 12. Congratulations to Jesuit’s Class of 2020! (The information in “Off They Go!” was compiled by Jesuit’s guidance department college counselors from data submitted online by seniors and their parents.)

Hayden J. Adams Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award Patrick C. Albright Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award

Brian A. Balestra III Georgetown University Patrick J. Bandi Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

John A. Alikhani Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award, Innovation Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award

Marcus J. Banks Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award, New Orleans Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Scholarship, Gamma Rho Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Scholarship

Aaron M. Alonzo Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, Transformation Merit Award

Gabriel S. Barfield Louisiana Tech University TOPS Honors Award, Outstanding Student Award

Nicholas D. Anding Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Grant M. Barras University of New Orleans TOPS Honors Award, President Scholarship

Cameron C. Arroyo University of Mississippi Academic Merit Scholarship, Red, White and Blue Scholarship

Andrew P. Barreca Texas A&M University Galveston

Reid D. Aucoin Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award Owen J. Bagert Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, LA Tiger Legacy Merit Award Dalton A. Baglio Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award, American Italian Renaissance Foundation Scholarship 8 | JAYNOTES | SPRING / SUMMER 2020

Alfred C. Barrera, Jr. Tulane University TOPS Honors Award, Leadership Award Jacob H. Berault United States Merchant Marine Academy Military Commission James G. Bercaw University of Alabama (H) Presidential Scholarship, Engineering Scholarship, Alumni Scholar Award Ronald B. Bergeron Spring Hill College Ignatian Leadership Scholarship

Dylan J. Blady Loyola University New Orleans TOPS Honors Award, Dean’s Scholarship Edward T. Blakemore Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award Benjamin J. Blanchard Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, LA Tiger Legacy Superior Award, Transformation Merit Award, Innovation Award Michael G. Borden Mississippi State University (H) Academic Excellence Scholarship, Colvard Future Leader Scholarship, Non-Resident Tuition Scholarship Reese H. Bourdais Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Clay E. Bowers Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award Ethan J. Branch Texas A&M University Galveston Conor P. Brannan National Merit Finalist Georgetown University Andrew P. Bruzdzinski, Jr. Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, Tiger Alumni Legacy Scholarship

OFF THEY GO! Wilson S. Buhrer Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award William R. Burk V Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Neiman A. Burrell, Jr. Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Cameron L. Cancienne Southern Methodist University (H) SMU Distinguished Scholar

Charles J. Cyrus IV Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award, Entergy Community Power Scholarship

Nicholas M. Flores University of Alabama (H) Presidential Scholarship, Presidential National Housing Scholarship, Tutwiler Scholarship

Ryan C. Danna University of Alabama (H) Presidential Scholarship, Academic Scholar Award

Adrien D. Foley Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award

Graham A. DesRoches Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award

Michael R. Foley Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award

Tucker W. Candies Texas Christian University Faculty Scholarship

Paxton L. Dinwiddie Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award

Christian R. Cannon Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award

Joseph C. Ditta III Marion Military Institute USMMA Sponsored Prep Appointment

John M. Carbo III University of Mississippi

Jude M. Donnaud Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Mason P. Carter Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award Ryan C. Castellon Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award Scott V. Cavanagh University of New Orleans (H) TOPS Honors Award, Provost Scholarship Chase M. Celestin University of Louisiana at Lafayette Christopher D. Charles Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award Forstall R. Colomb Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholars Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award Luke J. Comeaux Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholars Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award Jorge M. Contreras Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award Jack C. Corsetti Pepperdine University George Pepperdine Achievement Award Dylan D. Cummins University of Mississippi Academic Merit Scholarship, Non-Resident Alumni Award Michael W. Curlee University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Aidan J. GauthĂŠ United States Navy James E. Gegenheimer II Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholars Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award Connor A. Gibson Tulane University TOPS Honors Award

Benjamin E. Dreuil Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Glenn P. Gillen, Jr. Loyola University New Orleans TOPS Honors Award, Merit Scholarship, Alumni Legacy Scholarship

John G. Duncan, Jr. University of Mississippi Academic Merit Scholarship, Academic Merit Non-Resident Scholarship, Eagle Scout Scholarship

Nicholas L. Giovingo Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award

Andrew M. Dupuy Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, LA Tiger Legacy Merit Award

Scott N. Gomez Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award Gabriel S. Gordon Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award

Christopher S. Dusang University of Mississippi Academic Merit Scholarship Henry A. Ehrhardt University of New Orleans

Myles G. Gordon University of Alabama (H) Presidential Scholarship, Tutwiler Scholarship

Michael H. Ellis, Jr. Loyola University New Orleans TOPS Scholarship, Recognition Award

Christopher T. Grace IV Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Jonathan C. Escobar Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholars Award

Joseph A. Grana Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholars Award

Ashton S. Falls Quincy University Stillwell Scholarship

Vincent R. Granito Loyola University New Orleans TOPS Honors Award, President's Scholarship

Christopher A. Favalora, Jr. Spring Hill College Gautrelet Award, Athletic Baseball Scholarship Simon M. Firmin Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award Joseph D. Flores Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award

Joel C. Guerra Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholars Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award, American Italian Federation of the Southwest Scholarship Jude A. Guillmette Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Reece H. Guillory Southern Methodist University (H) Provost Award, Cox Distinguished BBA Scholar

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OFF THEY GO! Patrick N. Huete, Jr. University of New Orleans TOPS Honors Award, Dean's Scholarship Brock W. Hughes University of Louisiana at Lafayette Todd M. Hunt, Jr. James Madison University Gannon G. Hyer Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Edward R. Jackson IV Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Tyler J. Johnson Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award Grant M. Jordan Yale University

John M. Gunaldo National Merit Finalist University of Notre Dame Rivalry Scholar Student-Athlete Scholarship Award Luke C. Haefele Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholars Award Brandon L. Hall Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Ian A. Hanemann Spring Hill College Gautrelet Scholarship Nathan M. Hannan Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholars Award, Alumni Association's Global Leadership Award, Ogden Honors College Advisory Council Scholarship Peter S. Happel Great Lakes Maritime Academy Bradley A. Hardeman Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award

Gage O. Hebert Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Innovation Award, Transformation Merit Award William C. Hellmers Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Maximilian C. Hemperley Loyola University New Orleans TOPS Scholarship, Cardoner Opportunity Grant, Alumni Association Legacy Scholarship James E. Henican National Merit Finalist Baylor University Academic Merit Scholarship Stephen H. Henry Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Taylor B. Herrington University of Mississippi Academic Merit Scholarship Alexander C. Heusel Apprenticeship - Electrician Thomas L. Hoang Loyola University New Orleans TOPS Honors Award, Dean's Scholarship

Austin M. Hardouin Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award

Michael L. Holcomb University of New Orleans TOPS Honors Award

Kyle E. Haupt Millsaps College Presidential Scholarship

Max H. Holmes Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Transformation Merit Award

Zachary J. Haydel Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award John J. Hazard V University of Louisiana at Lafayette Football Athletic Scholarship

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James P. Juneau Tulane University TOPS Honors Award Frederick J. Junius National Merit Semifinalist Savannah College of Art and Design Distinguished Scholars Award Aiden R. Keister United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Military Appointment Michael C. Keller, Jr. Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, LA Tiger Legacy Merit Award, Transformation Merit Award, Innovation Award Brennan S. Kernion Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award James L. Kessler Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, LA Tiger Legacy Merit Award Laith S. Khaled University of New Orleans TOPS Opportunity Award, Dean's Scholarship Jack E. Kinler Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award Augustus P. Kitchens National Merit Semifinalist University of Mississippi Academic Excellence Scholarship, National Merit Semifinalist Award, Academic Excellence Housing Scholarship

James S. Hotard III Southern Methodist University Second Century Scholar

Gordon C. Kitziger University of Mississippi Alumni Association Scholarship, General Accountancy Scholarship, Academic Merit Scholarship

Jonathan P. Howat Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Tyler A. Kives University of Colorado Boulder

OFF THEY GO! Colby M. Kosloski Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award Luke G. LaCour University of Dallas Chancellor's Excellency Scholarship James C. LaForge University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Honors Award, Magnolia Scholarship Marco A. Lagos, Jr. Rice University Davis C. Laibe Texas Christian University Academic Merit Scholarship Garrett M. Lavin Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award David J. Lawrence Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Jonathan J. LeBrun Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Joel D. Lema, Jr. University of New Orleans TOPS Honors Award Thomas S. Levy National Merit Finalist Northwestern University (IL) NU National Merit Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship Ellis D. Lindsey III Louisiana Tech University TOPS Opportunity Award, Giuseppe Badalucco Memorial Scholarship Benjamin M. Lirette Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award Davin S. Logan University of New Orleans Joseph A. Lombardi University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Opportunity Award Jacob S. Lopez Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Transformation Merit Award Matthew M. Lulich Centenary College of Louisiana TOPS Opportunity Award, Trustee Scholarship Joshua P. Macaluso Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholar Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award Gentry R. Major II Rhodes College Evan A. Malbrough University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Honors Award, Cypress Scholarship

William C. Maloney Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award

Chance D. McGee Howard University HU Leadership Scholarship Max J. McMahon Berry College Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship

Max C. Mancheski University of Mississippi Academic Merit Scholarship

James R. McMath Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholar Award

William C. Manuel Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award

Wesley M. Melito Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award, Innovation Award

Sebastiani C. Maraldo Millsaps College Academic Merit Scholarship

Paul D. Menasco, Jr. Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award

Milan Mardia National Merit Finalist Yale University National Merit Scholarship

Jacob P. Mercer University of New Orleans

Nathaniel C. Marks University of Mississippi (H) Academic Merit Scholarship, Student Body President Scholarship Matthew S. Marsiglia Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholar Award Hayes T. Martin National Merit Finalist Texas Christian University (H) Chancellor’s Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship William H. Martin II University of Mississippi Eagle Scout Scholarship, Academic Merit Scholarship Wyatt L. Martin Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Jackson L. Matthews Spring Hill College SHC Leadership Scholarship Jack P. Maumus Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Innovation Award, Academic Scholar Award Jacob E. McAlister University of Mississippi Academic Merit Scholarship Daniel J. McCabe III National Merit Semifinalist Texas A&M University College Station Endowed Opportunity Award, President's Endowed Scholarship Adam P. McConnell Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholarship Blaise J. McDaniel Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Reece A. McGaha University of New Orleans

Christopher T. Mims Tulane University TOPS Honors Award, Alumni Donors Scholarship, Merit Scholarship, TU Scholarship Jon E. Mitchel Mississippi State University Carter S. Montalbano Texas A&M University College Station Maroon Merit Award Richard D. Montoya University of Notre Dame Michael G. Moreau Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Marc A. Munoz University of New Orleans TOPS Opportunity Award William M. Murret Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award William P. Musgrave Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, LA Tiger Legacy Merit Award Thomas K. Naoum University of New Orleans Jacob M. Naquin University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Opportunity Award Mason C. Naremore Louisiana Tech University TOPS Opportunity Award Benjamin E. Nguyen University of Louisiana at Monroe (H) TOPS Honors Award, Academic Excellence Award Christian T. Nguyen National Merit Finalist University of Alabama (H) UA National Merit Finalist Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship

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OFF THEY GO! Dylan E. Oliver Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award Lloyd L. Passafume III Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Kevin S. Payne, Jr. Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Dylan M. Pearce University of New Orleans TOPS Opportunity Award Nicolas H. Pelias University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Opportunity Award Terrol L. Perkins Xavier University of Louisiana TOPS Performance Award, St. Francis Xavier Academic Scholarship, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated New Orleans Alumnae Chapter Scholarship Edward G. Perrin III Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award Matthew H. Perschall Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award Maxwell C. PesquiĂŠ Southeastern Louisiana University Samuel I. Pettitt Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award Zachary J. Petty Boston University

Ramiro J. Quiroz, Jr. University of New Orleans TOPS Performance Award, UNO Institutional Award Patrick T. Rice Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award, Innovation Award, Transformation Merit Award Austin W. Robert Delgado Community College Jacob T. Robichaux Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Clark M. Romig United States Military Academy United States Military Appointment Luke S. Russo National Merit Semifinalist University of Alabama (H) Presidential Scholarship Joseph P. Sandoz Christian Brothers University Presidential Scholarship Connor P. Sarrat National Merit Finalist University of Alabama (H) UA National Merit Finalist Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship Michael A. Scamardo Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award Benjamin P. Schaubhut Loyola University New Orleans TOPS Performance Award, Director's Award

Dylan E. Pineda United States Navy

Alec M. Scheffler National Merit Finalist University of Alabama (H) UA National Merit Finalist Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship

Ethan T. Pipitone University of Alabama (H) Presidential Scholarship, Tutwiler Scholarship

Julian A. Schneider University of New Orleans TOPS Opportunity Award

Chandler J. Power Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Isaac D. Schorr Louisiana State University

Luke J. Powers Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Connor F. Quaglino Loyola University Chicago Ignatian Scholarship Ashton P. Quinn Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award, LA Tiger Legacy Superior Scholarship, Innovation Award Samuel E. Quinn University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Performance Award Michael T. Quirk University of Alabama (H) Academic Scholarship 12 | J A Y N O T E S | S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 2 0

Noah R. Seal Nicholls State University Dylan M. Sellars National Merit Finalist University of Notre Dame Thomas J. Sellers Tulane University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Merit Scholarship, Tulane NOLA Award Parker W. Serio Nicholls State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Honor Award, Athletic Scholarship, American Italian Renaissance Foundation Scholarship Kennedy P. Smith Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award

Rayford B. Smith II National Merit Semifinalist Marquette University Jesuit Half Tuition Scholarship, Père Marquette Award Winston G. Smith Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholar Award , LA Tiger Legacy Award Kylan D. Steele Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Dominic J. Stoner National Merit Finalist University of Notre Dame (H) National Merit Scholarship Peter C. Bertucci Scholarship Award John K. Stuke Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award Devin T. Surcouf Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Zachary T. Svihla University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Opportunity Award Caden J. Swain National Merit Finalist Loyola Marymount University (H) Trustee Scholarship Evan C. Taffaro Louisiana State Univerisity TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award Stewart H. Talbot Boston College Andrew J. Terrebonne Tulane University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Founders Scholarship Maximilian J. Theriot Loyola University New Orleans (H) TOPS Honors Award, Jesuit Identity Scholarship, President's Scholarship Jonathan A. Tittle National Merit Finalist University of Notre Dame Cole T. Toups Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, LA Tiger Legacy Merit Scholarship Jacob C. Treigle Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Seth J. Trotter Johnson and Wales University Campus Award Sidney E. Trouard IV Mississippi State University Colvard Future Leader Scholarship, Academic Excellence Scholarship

OFF THEY GO! Darren Tsang National Merit Finalist Georgetown University Georgetown University Scholarship Gabriel L. Tujague Baton Rouge Community College Brian A. Valigosky Tulane University Baseball Athletic Scholarship Peter A. Vernaci, Jr. Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholar Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Award John D. Vitter University of Georgia Reed T. Wakefield Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award Benjamin L. Walker Auburn University Miles and Mary Stephens Endowed Scholarship David J. Walker University of Southern Mississippi Academic Excellence Award

William C. Wells II National Merit Finalist University of Alabama (H) UA National Merit Finalist Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship

Chase J. Winston Great Lakes Maritime Academy Christopher J. Wormuth II Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholar Award

Richard M. Welsch National Merit Finalist University of Alabama (H) UA National Merit Finalist Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship

Joshua D. Yochum Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholar Award

Kurt J. Werling Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, LA Tiger Excellence Scholar Award, Knights of Columbus Catholic Youth Leadership Award Pierce A. Westbrook Howard University HU Leadership Scholarship

Aqib F. Zakaria National Merit Finalist Harvard College George G. Zeringue Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, LA Tiger Legacy Merit Scholarship William M. Zimmer Boston University

Christian C. Wild Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Bryan R. Williams, Jr. Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, Innovation Award

Colby R. Zito University of Alabama (H) Presidential Scholarship, Tutwiler Scholarship John J. Zollinger V Spring Hill College

Griffin W. Winn College of Charleston

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WHERE THEY'RE GOING Abilene Christian University American University American University in Paris Auburn University (1) Baton Rouge Community College (1) Baylor University (1) Belhaven University Benedictine College Berry College (1) Birmingham-Southern College Boston College (1) Boston University (2) Brown University Carnegie Mellon University Catholic University of America Centenary College of Louisiana (1) Christian Brothers University (1) The Citadel Clemson University College of Charleston (1) Colorado State University Delgado Community College (1) DePaul University Dickinson College Dillard University Eckerd College Fisk University Florida A&M University Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University Florida State University Fordham University Franciscan University at Steubenville Furman University Georgetown University (3) Georgia Institute of Technology Great Lakes Maritime Academy (2) Grinnell College Hampton University Harvard College (1) Howard University (2) Huntingdon College Jackson State University James Madison University (1) John Carroll University Johnson & Wales University - FL Johnson and Wales University (1) Langston University Louisiana College Louisiana State University (110) Louisiana State University Alexandria

Louisiana State University Eunice Louisiana State University Monroe Louisiana Tech University (3) Loyola Marymount University (1) Loyola University Chicago (1) Loyola University New Orleans (8) Lynn University Marion Military Institute (1) Marquette University (1) Marshall University Maryland Institute College of Art Massachusetts Maritime Academy Mercer University Middle Tennessee State University Millsaps College (2) Mississippi State University (3) Morehouse College Nicholls State University (2) Northeastern University - MA Northwestern State University of Louisiana Northwestern University - IL (1) Norwich University Nova Southeastern University Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University (1) Prairie View A&M University Purdue University Main Campus Quincy University (1) Rhodes College (1) Rice University (1) Saint Edward’s University Saint John’s University - NY Saint Joseph’s University Saint Louis University Samford University Savannah College of Art & Design Savannah College of Art and Design (1) Seton Hall University Sewanee: The University of the South Southeastern Louisiana University (1) Southern Methodist University (3) Spring Hill College (5) State University of New York Maritime College Syracuse University Texas A&M University College Station (2) Texas A&M University Galveston (2) Texas Christian University (3) Texas Southern University Tulane University (7) United States Merchant Marine Academy (2) United States Military Academy (1)

CLASS OF 2020 United States Navy (2) University of Alabama (13) University of Alabama Birmingham University of Alabama Huntsville University of Alaska Fairbanks University of Arizona University of Arkansas University of California Berkeley University of California Los Angeles University of Colorado Boulder (1) University of Dallas (1) University of Denver University of Florida University of Georgia (1) University of Hawaii Manoa University of Houston University of Louisiana at Lafayette (11) University of Louisiana at Monroe (1) University of Miami University of Mississippi (12) University of Montana University of New Orleans (15) University of North Carolina Charlotte University of North Texas University of Northern Colorado University of Notre Dame (5) University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Portland University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of South Alabama University of South Carolina University of Southern Mississippi (1) University of Tampa University of Tennessee Knoxville University of Texas Austin University of Utah University of Virginia Vanderbilt University Villanova University Washington and Lee University Xavier University of Louisiana (1) Yale University (2)

WHAT THEY'RE STUDYING NUMBER OUT OF 253 GRADUATES: 58 39 22 20 17

| Business & Finance | Engineering | Humanities & Social Sciences | Natural Sciences | Health Sciences & Pre-Med

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Fourty-one percent of students are going out-of-state (91). Fiftynine percent of students are going to college in-state (162).

This year’s “long distance award” goes to Jack C. Corsetti who is traveling more than 1,694 miles to attend Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Blue Jays have accepted $6,408,591 in scholarship dollars.

The largest contingent, 110 Blue Jays, is destined for Louisiana State University.

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CLASS OF 2020

The State of the Blue Jay Address The Class of 2020 celebrated Senior Day on Friday, May 1, with creativity and adaptability. A virtual final Morning Assembly for seniors premiered on Jesuit's YouTube at 8:00 a.m. and included the State of the Blue Jay address delivered by student council president Effy Marks.

GOOD MORNING, BLUE JAYS

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n March 12, most of us went to school to take the last of our 3rd quarter exams and thought nothing of it.

What we did not realize is that that Thursday would be the last time the whole Jesuit community would be together this school year, and for seniors, the last time we would be here as Jesuit students. Today is not a day any one of us could have envisioned. For the seniors, we all thought we would be dressed in our suits about to be dismissed from the courtyard by Top, something we have all dreamt of since our first year.

For the rest of the student body, you would be watching a class go by and looking forward to your own future endeavors. And for me, I thought I would weigh 20 less pounds.

Late this year, we were hit with the coronavirus pandemic. This unfortunate reality should not put a damper on an otherwise terrific year. Although the year did not end as planned, we stuck with what we

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have learned as Jesuit students and powered through. We as a student body have excelled in all aspects of being Blue Jays. Academically, we have six current students with perfect ACTs and 22 national merit semifinalists. Athletically, the swim team won their 36th straight metro title and finished as state runner-up.

The soccer and basketball teams had exciting seasons reaching the state quarterfinals. The football team, although not having finished our season in the Superdome, experienced a day that none of us will ever forget: October 4th, the day we beat Holy Cross in the 100th rivalry game. After the countless hours of offseason preparation, the tennis, rugby, and baseball teams were poised to make a run for state. Corresponding with our academics and athletics came school spirit. The Gizzard was there for support throughout the year at every game and pep rally, sometimes as early as two hours before the game, never taking a step down in energy level. This same energy helped power us to be champions at the Carrollton

Clash to keep the trophy on campus for another year. Together through our individual interests and talents, we have all contributed to what makes our school great.

As I mentioned before, the end of the school year has been full of challenges. The world is in a crisis, and our lives have been abruptly turned upside down. We need to mourn those lost and take responsibility to help those affected.

Rather than succumbing to fear, doubt, and anger, let us cross that bridge and use this as an opportunity to rediscover our faith in those values that have been instilled in us by our families and our Jesuit community.

Let us restore solidarity, loyalty, kindness, and compassion. Let us find a way, every day, in selfish acts of kindness, to be men for others. The world, now more than ever, needs the men of Jesuit.

To next year’s student council: you will be faced with hard work and difficult decisions for the next year. I encourage you to continue and persevere throughout the year

despite any criticism you will hear and the fatigue you may feel. To this year’s executive board: thank you. I would not have lasted a day without the continuous effort and creativity of everyone on the board. This is something I am truly grateful for, especially the guidance, patience, and compassion of Mr. Genovese and Mr. Bairnsfather. And to all current students, faculty, and staff, I would like to say thank you for making this an amazing year for all of us. Thank you for making me smile every day as I walked these hallways. Thank you for the tears of laughter that I would experience at least once a week at the lunch table. Thank you for the class lessons I will never forget because of the strange yet effective ways of teaching them. A year ago at this time, I was worried about how I would manage the responsibility I had undertaken. How would I manage the workload of e-board on top of trying to keep my regular co-curriculars?

The answer to this question was all of you. Everyone has been there for support and truly shown that Jesuit is

a school full of men for others.

Jesuit can be an intimidating place at first blush. As an incoming eight grader, you see a world of adulthood, with big guys full of swagger wearing a well-worn uniform. This uniform is similar to yours, but you have just slid into it for the first time, and it doesn’t make you feel the same sense of confidence or community that the older guys seem to carry so easily. Anyone who does not admit to the insecurity of his first days here is either kidding himself or teasing all of us. But the gradual comfort we gain in wearing that uniform, and the sense of awareness in knowing that we are carrying on generations of a commitment to serving others, hopefully fills all of us with a tremendous sense of legacy. I believe that we all help each other in that ease and comfort and even pride in wearing that uniform, even with the PHs that come from our imprecisions. My older brothers still have their uniform shirts signed by all their classmates on their last days of their senior years. I will admit I

am jealous of that. We 2020 guys do not get that opportunity. Or our prom. Or our Baccalaureate Mass, which makes my parents cry. Or our running out the door onto Will Clark Field, which I will miss more.

But for my senior friends, we have a link that is unspoken, and the commonality of sharing a modest sacrifice will only add to our bond as times progress. And for you who will be Jesuit students next year and beyond, you are presented with an awesome opportunity, with God’s help, to rebuild not only traditions at Carrollton and Banks, but to lift up an entire society, and even a world.

Our faith will serve you well, but so will Jesuit as an institution and a community.

For these reasons, I have been blessed and honored to be a representative of this wonderful student body. Be safe. Be strong. And for one last time: Go, Jays!  — EFFY MARKS ’20

student body president

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Driven By Faith & Audacity

BY CHRISTIAN BAUTISTA ’06

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ome 172 years ago, an enterprising cohort of Jesuits in France established the Jesuit College of Mongré in Villefranche-sur-Saône. Amidst the 1848 Révolution de Février—the February Revolution—and the birth of the French Second Republic, the founders of the school could hardly have known that it would persist until the present day. Their boldness was rewarded when a half century later a young Pierre Teilhard de Chardin entered their tutelage from the nearby tiny village of Orcines.

Destined to take up the mantle of many Jesuit scientists before him, Chardin would profoundly impact the Jesuit, Catholic, and secular worlds. A paleontologist, geologist, and philosopher, Chardin would later write: What paralyzes life is lack of faith and lack of audacity. The difficulty lies not in solving problems but expressing them….The day will come when, after harnessing the ether, the winds, the tides, gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And, on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.

Blue Jay graduates will note the conspicuous founding year of the Jesuit school in Mongré, and indeed

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During the first half of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic relegated billions of men, women, and children to their homes. Marked by economic uncertainty and social distancing, these times found a nation’s eyes affixed to televisions, phones, and tablets as daily Coronavirus Task Force briefings streamed from the White House Press Briefing Room.

In this time of doubt and fear, a Jesuit Blue Jay from the Class of 1978 was called upon to bring stability and assurance to a shaken public, and there is no doubt Brett Giroir was the right man for the task. With a diploma from Jesuit High School, a B.A. from Harvard College, a career in pediatrics and immunology, multiple higher education leadership appointments, an extensive scientific research portfolio covering public health and vaccination, and military credits ranging from a director-level seat at DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) to a fourstar admiralship in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Giroir was an unassailable choice.

Blue Jays should find inspiration not only in his service to the country during the pandemic-stricken days of early 2020, but even more so in a life animated by an abundance of

faith and audacity—rather than, as Chardin warned, paralyzed by a lack thereof—that has taken Giroir from the west bank of the Mississippi to the north bank of the Potomac.

Giroir grew up in unassuming 1970’s Marrero, Louisiana, and, by his own description, “We didn’t have anything on the West Bank. I mean, there was nothing there.” In fact, faced with chronic hearing issues as a young child, he was forced to cross the river to find an ENT. “The ear specialist was right on the corner of Canal and Carrollton. I would pass by Jesuit, and I saw all the guys out there in khakis and their marine uniforms, and it fascinated me. It was a place that made me think, ‘I want to be part of that.’”

Looking back at this unlikely encounter and at other uncanny moments in his life, Giroir comments,

There’s just too much “ that can’t be coincidence.

In light of my current job, I think of it as life telling me this is what I’m meant to do, and I need to do a really good job of it because the last 59 years are meant for me to do this—from all the training to all the people who’ve invested in me.

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Reflecting on the transformation he underwent over his years as a Jesuit student, he asserts, “Jesuit formed me as a person.” Intellectually, this formation began on day one. Giroir notes his engaging Latin classes, a mind-bending eighth-grade physics class (a lapsed tradition), and an especially memorable government class with Fr. Wayne Roca, S.J.: I still remember it opening my mind— reading Plato and the Allegory of the Cave and understanding what

reality is versus perception. It was very demanding, and it was a very tough class. But it made me highly interested in understanding moral philosophy—secular moral philosophy in addition to religious moral philosophy. I pursued that at Harvard and beyond, too.

Giroir recalls that “No matter who you are or how smart you are, you’re going to be challenged by the Jesuits—that’s the tradition,” and he remembers being held to high standards regarding “intellectual rigor, asking questions, and forcing yourself to not be sloppy in your thought processes. That’s what it was about for me academically—on the philosophical side and the science side.”

On the “science side,” as it were, he points to a watershed moment in his experience at Jesuit that would substantially affect his path in life. “I remember that moment,” he affirms, “because it really drove my whole medical school and research career.”

In AP Biology I asked a question that I’ve still been asking for the rest of my life.

That’s when I started getting interested in immunology. I just asked the question: why do people get sick when they’re infected? And it seems like a stupid question, right? But really it has nothing to do with the virus or bacteria; it’s your response to that. So what is it—what is it that makes you sick? No one knew at the time. I would get an answer to this question much later, but the question first came to me at Jesuit.

While his time in Jesuit’s classrooms formed him into an inquisitive, careful thinker, Giroir’s time outside of the classroom honed his rhetorical skills and leadership abilities. Jesuit’s debate team hall of fame memorializes Giroir’s “legendary” senior debate season in which he and classmate Moises Arriaga ’78 led the team to city, district, state, and national championships. It was, in fact, Giroir’s prowess as an orator and his

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securing of the title of 1978 National Debate Champion that caught the attention of the Harvard debate coach, who ultimately invited him to apply to the school.

When he takes the podium for interviews or press briefings, four stars representing his commissioned admiralship glint from Giroir’s lapels, but he claims that his development as a leader began at Jesuit. “Lt. Colonel Quinn was the Marine Corps officerretired who ran the program, but the staff was stacked with incredible people who had fought our nation’s wars and who were really dedicated to bringing up young men. In the JROTC, you were taught what it took to be a leader. I remember that like it was yesterday.” Emphasizing the discipline and structure that ROTC brought to his time at Jesuit, he muses, “I don’t know what the team drills with now, but we had M14’s.

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sights on the end of them, but it was a great experience—I was commander of the drill team my last year. The whole ROTC experience was really important to me.”

Summing up the competency and preparedness that emerged from his Jesuit education, Giroir remarks, “I worked as hard or harder at Jesuit than I did at Harvard. It was not a big deal for me. The competition was steep, and there were incredible people. But so many people didn’t succeed because they didn’t have the discipline and the understanding of how to learn. Those things you learn at Jesuit because it’s the whole package. The camaraderie, the brotherhood, the service orientation— it really is the foundation of your life.”

Even before entering medical school, Giroir would go on to publish three papers in major medical journals as an undergraduate after clinching a research position by literally sneaking

into the back door and up the service elevator of the Enders Building at Harvard Medical School. He laughs about the experience now: “If the front door isn’t open, sometimes you have to bang your way into the service elevator to get your chance. For me it led to a love for science, and I was able to go to clinic and take care of children with autoimmune diseases and really learn what it was about.”

This unstoppable passion for science combined with a dogged pursuit of the nagging question from high school biology—what actually makes us sick?—would lead him to medical school at UT Southwestern, where he studied with Dr. Bruce Beutler. During Giroir’s tenure as a medical student, Beutler went on to win the Nobel prize for exploring the underlying chemistry of disease and infection; in yet another toocoincidental occurrence, this research experience that had seeds in a Jesuit

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biology class would eventually underscore Giroir’s service to the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Giroir chose to train as a pediatrician at Children’s Medical Center Dallas and Parkland Memorial Hospital, where he focused his talent and energy on working with underserved populations who, as he reports, “did not tend to have lots of options.”

As the son of a police officer and an oil field worker, Giroir insists that his commitment to bring to life his scientific and medical interests through a career of servant leadership comes from his own family but also from the lessons he learned as a Blue Jay. Fighting back tears as he describes his pediatric career working with children diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, he says, “When you’re in a position of power and authority, it’s your duty to use that for people who generally don’t get paid attention to.

And for me people with sickle cell are on that list, but a lot of other people are on that list.” Jesuit taught him to be compassionate, he says, and to always ask, “How am I going to lead my life so that I give back the gifts I’ve been given?”

When faced with making career decisions, Giroir explains his personal path as grounded in the Jesuit notion of becoming a Man for Others: There’s sort of a baseline of “I want to do this because I want to help other people.” I know it’s trite, but you go into medicine because you want to help other people. You go into pediatrics because you want to help kids.

You do science because you want to help even more people. Then you start going into policy and public health because you keep seeing kids in the ICU every night with head injuries, and instead of wanting to keep putting bolts in their brain you ask yourself, “Why am I doing this? I need to get out the public and teach people to use car seats.” So, I think it’s all about being able to influence things at a big level that impacts a lot of people.

By mid 2018, the man who began life as a tenacious boy from Marrero had assumed the title of Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary of Health. In this role and his role on the Coronavirus Task Force, Giroir has been faced with countless moral and ethical challenges. Like the Jesuittrained Teilhard de Chardin, though, he sees faith and science mutually illuminating rather than mutually opposed.

The director of the National Institute of Health is a strong Christian and a top scientist in the country. Bob Redfield, who runs the CDC, is a profoundly devout Catholic—he has a rosary with him everywhere he goes.

The secretary of Health and Human

Service is an orthodox Christian. There is no controversy whatsoever with being a religious individual and being proscience.

I don’t like the accusation that Pro-Life people are anti-science. Legitimate science is always bounded by ethical principles.

We don’t experiment on people without their consent because that is unethical.

We don’t experiment on prisoners or disabled people because there is an ethical bound to that methodology. We don’t clone humans because it crosses agreedupon ethical boundaries. We don’t give a placebo when we know there is an effective treatment that could help a patient.

In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and during his busiest, most unpredictable weeks on the Coronavirus Task Force, Giroir made time to offer words of encouragement to the Class of Jesuit 2020 and to the Jesuit community at large.

I want everybody to know how much they need to appreciate the time that they have there. It’s a very special, fundamental, and foundational time. You will never have it again, and you will appreciate it in retrospect. And I hope the faculty and staff and all the Jesuits really always know what an indelible mark they make on lots of people for decades after their time at Jesuit.

Giroir’s steady-handed leadership embodies the most abiding virtues of a Jesuit education—virtues championed not only by the likes of Chardin but also by Jesuit alumni the world over.

Animated by faith, tempered by humility, and yet audaciously driven to once again “discover fire,” Jesuit graduates who aspire to improve the lives of others should take inspiration from this gallant fighting son from Marrero.  CHRISTIAN BAUTISTA ’06

Communications Director

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DA N CRUMB ’ 8 2

Lasting Memories & Blue Jay Pride

BY MYLES KUSS ’16

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n Feb. 2, 2020, most of the world was in front of their televisions waiting to see who would be crowned champions of the National Football League. Everyone wanted to see which red and gold confetti would fall on the field in Miami: San Francisco’s or Kansas City’s. After a grueling match between two powerhouses, Kansas City claimed their first title since Super Bowl IV in 1970.

One of those men who was not in front of his television got to see this

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action live, looking up at the falling paper and knowing that all the hard work had paid off. That man is Dan Crumb ’82 , Chief Financial Officer for the Kansas City Chiefs, but you would never know it if you spoke to him.

“Jesuit always taught me to handle success with humility,” Crumb said. “I never bring up the awards or committees because that is not making a man for others.”

Through his five years of Jesuit, Crumb learned that the only person

standing in your way is you. He credits this intrinsic motivation in part to theology teacher Bob Fecas—a man that connected with Crumb during his senior year and showed him the importance of self-examination.

“He really accelerated my morality at a formative time in my life,” Crumb said. “He understood who I was, so he challenged me to understand myself. I still think about him, Fr. Reising, and all of the great teachers and mentors of Jesuit to this day and would not be the service-oriented person I am without

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Dan Crumb ’82 reads Let's Go, Chiefs! by Aimee Aryal to a group of elementary school students at Nativity of Mary Catholic School in Independence, Missouri on Read Across America Day.

their guidance.”

Even after reaching the pinnacle of his profession through these selfcontemplations, he continually turns back to the lessons from Jesuit High School to determine how to handle many situations in his field. “It all comes down to challenging yourself,” Crumb said. “Challenge yourself to learn, to be a man for others, to better all those around you. That is how I try to handle my team.”

A man—and a guiding light—for others, Crumb served

on the board of Cafe Hope, Salvation Army, and Second Harvest Food bank before he moved to Kansas City. As soon as he arrived in Missouri, his first calls were to the CEOs of Catholic Charities of New Orleans and Second Harvest Food Bank to find their counterparts in his new town so he could continue serving.

Crumb understands the need for service. One of the vital characteristics of a Jesuit graduate is a commitment to doing justice, and he has never forgotten that lesson. “The foundation of my service started with my senior service project at Jesuit,” Crumb said. “It set the stage for service to be an integral part of my life.”

Service and Jesuit High School are such essential parts of his life that every time he walks into a leadership meeting, he writes at the top of his notes exactly what his goal is: A.M.D.G. “Everything we do is for the greater glory of God,” Crumb said. “Whether it’s meeting with executives or packing up food for the hungry, A.M.D.G. is always on my mind.”

Other than service, why does Crumb feel such a passion for Jesuit as to write its motto on the top of every page? “It was the life lessons Jesuit taught me.

Learning about the Society of Jesus and the fellow Blue Jays who went before us to become such great leaders and knowing that you have a strong bond with them and an obligation to do your very best in everything you do.”

Crumb also credits those small moments with his peers for such a positive Jesuit experience.

“Eating the shepherd’s pie for lunch with my classmates was the best meal at Jesuit,” Crumb said.

“Those little moments at lunch and

having that comradery were some of my favorite memories. There are still people from the Class of ’82 that I stay in touch with, and it shows the lasting impact that Carrollton and Banks has on a man years after he has left.”

While his lasting friendships highlight his time as a Blue Jay, Crumb admits that an incoming eighth-grader has plenty of reasons to be intimidated. From the over 1,000 students in khaki to the massive Chapel of the North American Martyrs, a 13-year-old boy can be shocked by the expectation and tradition, but Crumb says that students should use that tradition to their advantage.

“When I walked around these halls as an eighth-grader, I knew that I was a part of a family,” Crumb said. “That is what got me out of the intimidation phase: the fact that I was now a part of something bigger and we were all in it together.”

He felt so strongly about his Jesuit roots that he was more than excited when his son decided to attend Rockhurst High School, the Jesuit school in Kansas City. Crumb has developed close ties to Rockhurst, but he never misses an opportunity to show his Blue Jay pride.

“Rockhurst hosts these annual days of reflection,” Crumb said. “All the Rockhurst alumni would write RHS and their class numbers on their name tag, and I would write ‘JHS ’82’ on my nametag because I wanted to be asked about it. I am proud of it.”

Crumb does not hide his passion for Jesuit of New Orleans, but he understands the shared values and morals that come from attending any Jesuit school.

“We had a new vice president start for the Chiefs, and I quickly learned that he went to Creighton Prep,” Crumb said. “We got along immediately and that just shows how much deeper Jesuit schools reach beyond academics.”

Even upon first glance, Jesuit graduates just know.

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Those deep, lasting connections continue for Crumb, and he knows that it all started while he was wearing khakis and eating shepherd’s pie.

Little moments make a Jesuit graduate realize the importance of each instant as every one has a chance to be a memory.

Possibly the biggest moments in his life that he still reflects on to this day happened in Jesuit’s residence chapel, known as The Holy Name of Jesus Chapel. “My wife knew that there was no doubt where we were getting married,” Crumb said.

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my children baptized there.”

After all these years, Crumb still shows his commitment and enthusiasm from multiple states away.

Jesuit has never left his mind, and the only thing missing was a spot in Jaynotes.

“I have been interviewed by plenty of other publications about the Chiefs and being an executive,” Crumb said.

“But I have been waiting for this.

I have always wanted to show how much Jesuit meant to me.”

Named CFO of the year honoree in 2016 by the Kansas City Business Journal and part of a Super Bowl winning team, Crumb has reached the height of his profession, yet he was

always waiting to talk about his true colors: blue and white. Crumb knows that he might not get to speak about Jesuit often in Kansas City, but he lets his service, humble leadership, and continual chase for greatness speak for itself.

“Like I said: never being satisfied and helping others is what I try to follow. I owe Jesuit for laying the foundation of the person that I am— and the person I strive to be.” 

MYLES KUSS ’16

Communications & Alumni Assistant

On the Frontiers From March to May, I was blessed to serve as a hospital chaplain at University Medical Center. Here are six things I learned during the experience.

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1 SICKNESS CLARIFIES LIFE Consider one of life’s great ironies: the very thing that may destroy us can actually save us. In a quarantined sickroom, there is no time for ancillary concerns. The conversation goes directly to the heart of the matter. Do you have sins you need to confess?

Have you loved those around you? Do you trust God with your life?

2 WE NEED COMMUNION The greatest difficulty of the pandemic was the isolation people faced, especially the isolation of the sick who faced death without the presence of family. Catholics were isolated from the life-giving sacraments. Thus I grew to appreciate those moments of communion, both human and divine, where love could be shown. The most common words I heard were “thank you.” We were made for communion with each other and with God.

3 THE HOLINESS OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS There has been much talk of the heroism of health care workers during this crisis. I was also privileged to see their holiness. The health field for them is a God-given vocation to heal.

Thus, this pandemic was a particular challenge in two ways. First, in the early days there were many people who did not heal from their sickness,

as we all saw in the pages of obituaries that met our eyes in the newspapers.

Secondly, the nature of the disease put a barrier between care-giver and patient. One nurse remarked that the separation made this experience worse than Katrina for her. As she explained, “Our Lord reached out and touched people. He was close to them.” It pained her heart that she could not be more closely united with her patients.

4 THE HEART OF CHRIST The last thing I packed before moving out of the community was a box of holy cards of the Sacred Heart of Jesus that the Sodality printed. Each time I visited patients, I put the image into their hands and allowed them to gaze upon the face of Christ, wounded out of love for humanity. Time and again, a shock of recognition passed across their faces, even those of elderly dementia patients, as they saw the face of the one they knew to be their deepest friend. So many of our seemingly insurmountable obstacles give way before the presence of Jesus.

5 THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS IS AS IMPORTANT TODAY AS EVER It would seem that a priest—untrained as he is in medical matters—would not have much to offer the lifeand-death efforts surrounding him.

Practically speaking, this is true. But human beings are more than material.

There are inner depths which reach out for more.

The goal of the entire priestly life is to bring Christ to the world in an explicit and tangible way. Every priest shoulders the responsibility that he represents more than himself.

Speaking to a woman with whom I had visited during a protracted recovery, I asked what she had learned during her recuperation. “I learned that God loved me.” For others it was an encouragement simply to have a priest walking the units, reminding them that God was with them in their labors.

6 THE JESUIT SPIRIT IS ALIVE AND WELL Throughout Jesuit formation we hear stories of the saints going back to the time of St. Ignatius who have offered themselves to serve the sick. So it is no surprise that most of my Jesuit friends reacted to my service at the hospital with (holy) envy. “How did you get that job?” A number tried setting up chaplaincies of their own.

This generosity was mirrored in the wider Jesuit community. It was a great consolation to hear of so many alumni and parents who expended themselves tirelessly to serve the sick.

It is in times such as these that we understand truly who we are. 

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istory credits Winston Churchill with saying that “Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.” Being open to growth, I would not say that Jesuit High School “mastered” its reaction to COVID-19. I certainly would argue against a Wall Street Journal article that claims that remote learning “didn’t work.” Instead, I would say that our faculty and students—and especially the Class of 2020—made the best of this unfortunate situation and benefited in many ways.

In March, I sent a letter to the senior class in which I reminded them of their Ring Mass at the start of the school year. From that moment forward, they looked ahead to all of the fun, traditional activities that would occur during the school year and during the fourth quarter.

Unfortunately, that final quarter changed drastically for the Class of 2020. The commencement luncheon, prom, and many other activities were regrettably cancelled.

These seniors could have whined and complained and felt sorry for themselves, but that is not the route they took. They created online activities such as college shirt day, senior day, and even participated in a drive-thru senior lunch here on campus. These young men certainly

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made the best of a bad situation.

These seniors and all Blue Jays embarked upon a new learning experience during the fourth quarter.

Along with their teachers, they found themselves using Canvas, Zoom, YouTube, and other platforms to continue meaningful home learning during the entire fourth quarter.

Although circumstances were far from perfect, our faculty and students proved that they are capable of working hard, adapting, and continuing to teach and learn from home.

Recently I have heard other educators make comments about online learning being the future of high school education and suggesting that schools should embrace this new learning experience going forward.

The mission of Jesuit High School is not something that is easily reduced to an online experience. What we missed last quarter—and what we look forward to next fall—is the ongoing work of developing these young men into the men that God intended them to be. This undertaking is best done in person through relationships with fellow students, teachers, coaches, etc. These interactions are some of the most important pieces necessary to help these young men develop

the competence, conscience, and compassion to become men of faith and men for others.

That being said, we all look forward to a return to “normalcy” next school year, but ultimately we look forward to the return of “Jesuit normalcy”: morning assembly, community Mass, our common lunch period, challenging classes, engaging co-curriculars, khaki uniforms, and a singular focus on developing Blue Jays into men who make the world a better place.

As I walked down the first floor hallway the other day, I once again noticed the words from the Aeneid written above the Hurricane Katrina waterline, “Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit.” Hopefully this experience will also be one where we can one day look back upon these challenging and unforgettable events and find something pleasing about these memories. 

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CARRYING ON While the world stopped in the wake of COVID-19, Jesuit High School continued to carry on its mission of developing men of faith and men for others.

Here are some of the great things that happened in the Jesuit community since March.

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Campus Ministry Office, led by Peter Flores ’09, created a virtual version of the school’s annual Nine Churches Walk.

Brandon Briscoe ’98 provided historical notes about each place of worship that accentuated the online event enjoyed by hundreds of Blue Jays and their families.

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During the Lenten season, Jesuit priests, including school chaplain Fr. Kevin Dyer, S.J., offered drive-up confession for students and their families. The ondemand sacrament took place Fridays on the school-owned section of S. Solomon Street.

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At the request of Dr. Charlie Haddad ’91 and emergency room physician Roland Waguespack ’92, Jesuit loaned out its germ-zapping robot. “Morty” disinfected rooms at East Jefferson in Metairie, allowing the hospital to be turned over more quickly for new patients. Pictured are Carl Smith of Jesuit’s maintenance and facilities team with Fr. John Brown, S.J.

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Beginning on March 18, Jesuit priests, including Fr. David Paternostro, S.J. began live streaming their daily, 7:15 a.m. Mass from the Chapel of the Holy Name of Jesus, also known as the school’s small chapel. The online Eucharistic celebration is available through the Campus Ministry page of the Jesuit website.

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Intent on sending a message that school life, thought different, would carry on even in a pandemic, Jesuit offered a virtual morning assembly to launch its home learning initiative. The virtual gathering included an opening prayer from Fr. Kevin Dyer, S.J., announcements from student body president Effy Mark, an encouraging message from principal Peter Kernion’90, and a challenge from interim president Fr. John Brown, S.J. Jesuit’s interim president pointed to school founder Fr. Jean Baptiste Maisounabe, who rose to the occasion caring for Yellow Fever victims in the 1920s, as an example of being your best in a time of challenge.

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To start and end the Month of Mary, Fr. John Brown, S.J., offered a virtual rosary for alumni across the country. Senior Connor Quaglino, the prefect of Jesuit’s Sodality spiritual formation organization, joined Jesuit’s interim president in the residence chapel to offer the responses during the May 29 online prayer service.

Tom Ryan, Ph.D. ’79, hosted the events, which were suggested by Mike Waldo ’70 of Pensacola.

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Love was in the open air as faculty and staff welcomed seniors (Class of 2020) back to campus for drive-thru jambalaya and a final farewell to the 2020-2021 academic year. Holly Smith (science) and her daughter are joined by Gary Wyss (English), Mitch Chapoton ’87 (Latin), and Norm Stafford (English). Seniors also received St. Ignatius keychains from alumni director Mike Prados ’83.

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At the request of second-year med student Andre Perez-Chaumont ’14 (on left), Jesuit’s technology team, including D.J. Galiano’07 (on right), provided tablets to Tulane Medical Center and LCMC as a way for hospitalized and quarantined COVID-19 patients to keep in touch with loved ones.

10 In the spirit of community and in keeping with the school’s commitment to serving others, members of the Class of 1983 provided lunch for out-of-work Mid-City neighbors. Councilman Joseph Giarrusso ’94 and his staff joined neighborhood leaders in welcoming guests and distributing meals.

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JEREMY REUTHER ’01

CHRISTIAN BAUTISTA ’06

MYLES KUSS ’16

Assistant to the President for Mission

Director of Communications

Communications & Alumni Assistant

Jeremy Reuther ’01 has assumed

the Jesuit administration to serve as the school’s new Director of Communications, filling the position most recently held by Jeremy Reuther. Bautista will oversee internal and external communications to ensure that the mission of Jesuit is evidenced in all print and digital publications, press releases, and other messaging and media associated with Jesuit High School.

He will be interfacing with many components of Jesuit High School from admissions to academics to athletics to ensure excellent representation and mission alignment for all of the school’s endeavors.

Holding a M.Ed. in school leadership from Harvard University as well as two undergraduate degrees in education (B.M.E.) and music (B.A.) from Louisiana State University, Bautista returns home to Jesuit after almost 10 years as a classroom teacher, band director, policy analyst, and assistant development director. He has worked in various educational roles from Metairie to Boston to Cambodia, and he has experience in a variety of Catholic, public, and charter school settings. 

the responsibilities of the Assistant to the President for Mission.

Aimed at forming faculty and staff who are enthusiastic participants in the school’s mission, the role will develop programs to enhance faculty and staff performance, Jesuit identity, and curriculum.

This includes serving as a liaison for the Jesuit Schools Network and the province review, recruiting candidates for faculty and staff positions, and overseeing employee formation programs.

Reuther has been with Jesuit for 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities as a theology teacher, campus minister, department chair, and most recently as the communications director. His involvement with the Ignatian Identity Team, faculty retreats, and Lenten formation programs for faculty will be assets for his new role of building relationships with faculty and staff to advance the mission of the school. 

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Christian Bautista ’06 is joining

The Development Office is also proud to add Myles Kuss ’16 to the institutional advancement team. He replaces Jack Culotta ’13 as Communications and Alumni Assistant, and in this role he will be serving Jesuit High School in areas including event coordination, alumni relations, and media content creation. A graduate of Louisiana State University with B.A. in journalism, Kuss will be contributing to both the communications and alumni offices. At LSU, he was a columnist for the Daily Reveille, a producer for Tiger TV, a cohost for KLSU, and a sports clerk at the Advocate for two years. 

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CAREERS COUNSELLING COMPASSION MARK SONGY Prefect of Discipline Mark Songy has been named

the new Prefect of Discipline for Jesuit High School. Moving across Banks St. from his position as Head Football Coach, Songy replaces Lary “Top” Abshire upon his retirement after 28 years of service to Jesuit High School. Songy holds a B.A. from Louisiana State University and has accumulated over 38 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher and as a coach. Held in high esteem by students, faculty, and parents alike, Songy accepted this position with the following statement: “I am very excited about the opportunity to serve in this new and important role at Jesuit High School, a place which continues to mean so much to me both personally and professionally.

While I will certainly miss my role as Head Football Coach, I realize that this opportunity will allow me to work closely with our tremendous faculty and especially with a much larger part of our student body. I’m grateful for such an opportunity to be able to assist in carrying out the mission of Jesuit on an even larger scale.” 

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esuit has always considered counselling and student support to be indispensable components of its effort to form its students into mature men of character.

Improvements in recent years have seen the school double down on its commitment to student support, and senior college counselling, for instance, is now handled by three full-time professionals. All great programs are built on a solid foundation, and the foundation of the modern guidance department was laid over many decades by two long-tenured guidance counsellors in particular. The 2019-2020 academic year marked a combined 60 years at Jesuit High School between Andrew Schiro and Aurora Daigle. Schiro is retiring after 39 years, and Daigle departs after 21.

ANDREW SCHIRO Guidance Counselor

Thousands of 8th graders can credit the compassion of Andrew Schiro for easing the sometimes-daunting adjustment to Jesuit. In his 39 years as a guidance counselor, Schiro has comforted Blue Jays who are struggling and supported those looking to get involved and make Jesuit their home. He has enriched students’ experience of Jesuit through the Peer Support program and his regular presence at athletic events, dances,

and gym nights. He twice received the Profile Award for faculty excellence (2008, 2019) and was honored at 29th MCJROTC Parade and Review in 2016. As a mentor to colleagues and supporter of students, Schiro has been a respected Jesuit educator who has made an indelible impact on countless lives.

AURORA DAIGLE Guidance Counselor

Aurora Daigle has been a loving, accepting, and approachable guidance counselor for 21 years at Jesuit. In addition to her duties as a grade-level counselor, Aurora has facilitated a support group for students grieving the loss of immediate family members and created a career-shadowing program for graduating seniors to explore intended areas of study. She has served as department head of counseling, district and state rally coordinator, Boys State coordinator, and moderator of the ping pong club and the rugby team. In recognition of her ability to understand and connect with her students and to give them her time and attention, she was recognized with the Profile Award for faculty excellence in 2011. Her deep faith in God and thoughtful professionalism have made Daigle a wonderful asset to students and to the entire Jesuit community. 

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Blue Jays Recycle Mardi Gras Beads by Donating to St. Michael’s

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hey say that the reason all the houses in New Orleans are sinking is that they have so many bags of Mardi Gras beads stored in the attic. For many years, Jesuit families have been trying to save their foundations while also donating to a good cause. Every year after Mardi Gras, Jesuit collects newly caught as well as previously hoarded beads to bring to the Joy Center at St. Michael Special School for recycling.

The adult clients there sort the beads for resale to future parade-riders.

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(clockwise from left) Seniors John Gunaldo, Connor Quaglino, Thomas Sellers, Darren Tsang, and Clark Romig; Clay Talbot ’18 visits with Joy Center clients; Norris Robicheaux explains the bead recycling program to seniors.

On the last day of third-quarter exams, which unexpectedly was the last day of in-school classes, Blue Jays loaded up beads collected at Jesuit for the excursion to St. Michael’s. After lunch at Café Reconcile, where they met executive director Gerald Duhon ’85 and learned about the restaurant’s mission and program, they were greeted by an enthusiastic group at the Joy Center who helped unload the beads. They also visited the center, interacted with its clients and staff, and learned about the

recycling program from Norris Robicheaux (mother of alumnus).

Funds raised by the bead recycling project help support a variety of Joy Center programs that engage adults with disabilities in daily activities that promote responsibility, teamwork, and problem-solving.

The drive typically lasts for two weeks after the Mardi Gras break.

Anyone wishing to donate beads can drop them off at Jesuit during that time period. 

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Students and Alumni Collaborate to Assist the Homeless

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or the fifth straight year, members of the Freshman Sodality teamed up with the Class of 1984 to collect winter clothing to be donated to the homeless through the Harry Tompson Center.

The Class of 1967 pitched in by providing about 50 pairs of tennis shoes. The drive, which lasted for two weeks, resulted in a truckload of clothing that the freshman delivered to the center and sorted in late January. They also helped out the

(clockwise from top) Class of 1984 alumni Tommy Barbier and Ward Rice address students about Fr. Harry Tompson’s vision for helping the homeless; Members of the Freshman Sodality with Gerald Duhon ’85 at Café Reconcile; Class of 1967 alumni Glenn Scheyd, Bill Kelley, and Tony Milazzo deliver shoes; Sodalists Patrick Dowd, Dylan Dang, Aidan Couvillion, and Jacques Broussard sort shoes by sizes; Sodalists Ben Tran, Manny Espinoza, Austin Stuke, and Masen Mannina deliver bags of winter clothing.

center by performing various chores from working in the food pantry to pulling weeds.

Prior to meeting up with the alumni at the Harry Tompson Center, Sodalists enjoyed lunch at Café Reconcile and learned about the restaurant’s ministry of education, training, and empowerment from some of the staff, including executive director Gerald Duhon ’85.

“The winter clothing drive gives the freshman an opportunity to put

into action their call to become men for others,” said Sodality director Fr. Kevin Dyer, S.J. “The JHS community has already been at work in our city for generations, and we hope that these young men will carry this tradition into the next generation.” 

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LSU Blue Jays Gather for Mass and a Meal

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lue Jays studying at LSU were greeted by some familiar faces from home during a young alumni event in Baton Rouge on March 1. The college students were invited to attend the 10 a.m. Mass at Christ the King Church on the LSU campus with guest celebrants Fr. Kevin Dyer, S.J., Jesuit’s chaplain, and Fr. Paul Shaughnessy, S.J., alumni chaplain.

Following Mass, the Jays were treated to jambalaya prepared outside the church by Br. Terry Todd, S.J. ’58 and alumni director Michael Prados ’83.

This was a welcomed opportunity for LSU Blue Jays to worship and socialize together on first Sunday of Lent. Similar gatherings are planned for the future. 

(clockwise from top) LSU students and friends gather in front of Christ the King; Alumni director Michael Prados ’83, Jesuit chaplain Fr. Kevin Dyer, S.J., alumni chaplain Fr. Paul Shaughnessy, S.J., Christ the King pastor Fr. Andrew Merrick, head chef Br. Terry Todd, S.J. ’58; Chris Langley ’19, Scott McKeough ’19, Jacob Reeder ’19; Fr. Shaughnessy catches up with young alums; LSU Blue Jays visit while enjoying jambalaya.

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Four Blue Jay Mothers Recognized at Annual Luncheon

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he Alma Mater Award is given annually to women whose volunteerism and generosity have profoundly advanced the mission of Jesuit. In January, four women— Judy Abadin, Georgann Dufour, Barbara Holstein, and Alison James —received the honor at the 2020 Mothers’ Luncheon.

Although only mothers of alumni are eligible for this special recognition, mothers of current students are invited to attend the patron party in St. Ignatius Hall and catered event in the beautifully decorated Student Commons. Guests were treated to performances by the Jesuit Jazz Band, the Barbershop Blue Jays, and pianist Patrick LaCour ’15. Jesuit offers special thanks to Mothers’ Luncheon chair Cindy Wooderson, co-chair Julie Vanderbrook, and their committee for coordinating a spectacular experience for mothers who contribute so much to the life of Jesuit.

Learn more about this year’s honorees at jesuitnola.org/mothersluncheon. 

(clockwise from top) The 2020 Alma Mater Award recipients Barbara Holstein, Georgann Dufour, Judy Abadin, and Alison James; Current and past Alma Mater Award recipients who attended the Mother’s Luncheon; Senior mothers who attended the Mother’s Luncheon; The Blue Jay Jazz Band; The Barbershop Blue Jays and singing; The crowd at the Mother’s Luncheon; The MCJROTC Color Guard.

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sold-out January crowd attended Jesuit’s 2020 FatherSon Mass & Dinner in the Chapel of the North American Martyrs and Student Commons.

Senior Clark Romig referred to his father, Gregory Romig, as the epitome of what it means to be a man for others. “When I was young, my mother was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. While serving as my mom’s primary caretaker, he still found the time to be my older sister’s biggest soccer fan, my middle sister’s confidant, and my best friend.

You were always there despite being stretched to insane limits, which I used to attribute to dad’s strength, but now I realize it was because of your selfless nature and love for our family.”

Senior John Gunaldo the son of Mike Gunaldo ’83, pointed to his father’s work as an alumnus with Jesuit’s Thanksgiving Drive. “My dad and most dads don’t tell us how to be leaders. They don’t tell us how to be men of faith…or how to be a man for others. They show us by example how to be men of character. And for that we are forever grateful.” 

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(above) Gregory Romig thanks his son, Clark, for the kind words he offered at the 2020 Father-Son Mass in the Chapel of the American Martyrs; Fr. Paul Shaughnessy celebrates the 2020 Father-Son Mass; Senior John Gunaldo gets a hug from his father, Mike ’83; Greg Kessler ’83, brings up the offertory gifts with sons David and James; Sophomore Springer Favor enjoys a steak dinner with his father, Ricky.

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ttendees at the Evening of Lenten Reflection in March were presented with a clear plan for Christian discipleship: “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s” (Matthew 22:21).

Drawing on his artistic skills, the evening’s presenter, Jesuit’s interim president Fr. John Brown, S.J., used the image of a Roman coin to illustrate how the ancient world presented false images of a bridge to the divine. Jesus Christ shows himself to be the true

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pontifex maximus by modeling priestly activities of carrying the burdens of others, forgiving others, and making a self-offering for others.

More than 150 alumni, friends, and parents of current and former students were inspired by the Lenten message to bear the image of God for the world. The evening began at 6:30 p.m. with optional confession in the Chapel of the North American Martyrs, followed by Mass at 7:00 p.m. celebrated by Fr. Brown. After the reflection, participants took a

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(above, clockwise from top left) Featured speaker Fr. John Brown, S.J.; Alyssa and Hudson Higgins ’96 with Indie and Donald McKay; Andrea Espinoza, Meredith Golemi, Allison Malbrough, and Gray Stoulig ’95; Members of the Class of 2015: Daniel Edmund, Logan Hornung, Will Arnold, Michael McMahon

guided walk through campus to view recent developments on their way to a social and refreshments in St. Ignatius Hall.

In the future, Jesuit will expand the number of opportunities for spiritual enrichment from two events to four.

Keep an eye out for invitations to the fall evenings of reflection scheduled for Sept. 17 and Dec. 8. 

Reflection

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Alumni Offer Advice to Today’s Jays at Career Day Walt Leger ’96 Former State Representative and Speaker Pro Tempore

Alex Farge ’05 | Physical Therapy

Chris Serio ’01 | Film Industry

Bob Mora ’97 | Civil Engineering

Robert Gaffney ’00 | Computers: Software Development and Programming

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esuit’s alumni continue to be a valuable resource to today’s Blue Jays at Career Day. They also volunteer as classroom guest lecturers and morning assembly speakers, and they introduce seniors to the world of work through the career shadowing program.

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careers. Topics covered in individual classrooms included various fields related to medicine, law, engineering, computers, and business as well as careers in areas such as aviation, culinary arts, entertainment, and ministry.

At the same time, sophomores, freshmen, and pre-freshmen were addressed in the auditorium by former State Representative and Speaker

Pro Tempore Walt Leger ’96, who explained his path to the Louisiana House of Representatives. He also provided a broader perspective about the importance of careful decisionmaking and being inspired to serve others.

Alumni interested in volunteering for Career Day or other alumni events can register online at www.jesuitnola. org/alumni/volunteer-service. 

EVENTS

Sold Out Fishing Rodeo Breaks All the Records

S Interim President Fr. John Brown, S.J.

Carl Giffin ’77 and Melissa Leake - 1st place Black Drum

Chairman Mike McMahon ’85

The biggest catch of the day.

ince 1993, Blue Jay fishermen have angled in conditions ranging from blue skies to turbulent tides, but the 2020 Blue Jay Fishing Rodeo faced the unprecedented new challenges brought on by a global pandemic.

Plans were made and then scrapped several times, but rodeo chairman Michael McMahon ’85 finally led the committee to develop an approach that was both exciting and safetyfocused. Summing up the school’s approach to the event, McMahon said, “We all understand the world we’re living in, and we want to make sure we are following the recommended protocols for the safety of our participants.”

In order to comply with state and local regulations, his year’s rodeo at John Ryan Stadium took up nearly triple the normal footprint. Planners underwent an extensive permitting process to develop this new layout, which ultimately helped bring new excitement to the nearly-30-year-old tradition. Still, their resolve would be tested once more: tents were set up by Jesuit staff and volunteers including our versatile maintenance team, but, mere days before the rodeo took place, wind and rain tore down the entire setup.

Still, after Jesuit students, alumni, and families took the water on Friday, June 24, they streamed into the “Ryan” in record numbers—donning masks and other face coverings—to weigh in their catches and to take part in the day’s festivities. The rodeo featured seafood catered by Max Gruenig ’06, weigh-in festivities, expert guest speakers, an exciting kayak raffle, a fantastic rodeo shirt, and more.

This year’s fishing rodeo was the first to take place without the leadership of Brother William J.

Dardis, S.J., but Jesuit is confident

that he would be proud of the 28th iteration of this event. Baton Rouge dentist and founder of Swollfest, Dr. Nick Rauber ’98, was honored at this year’s rodeo. Swollfest, a Grand Isle charitable fishing tournament, dates back to Rauber’s junior year at Jesuit High School.

“Swollfest Inc. operates as a 100% volunteer-run, Louisiana non-profit organization that raises money to support the capital campaign to build a freestanding children’s hospital, so that Our Lady of the Lake can continue their mission to provide for all children entrusted to their care.”

Through Swollfest and other means, Rauber has raised more than $1 million for charitable causes across the country.

With the 2020 Fishing Rodeo in the history books, an exuberant McMahon recapped his feelings about the event, saying, “I will make it short and sweet. Thank you all for everything you did. I am humbled by the support and the opportunity to meet so many good people like Nick Rauber, our volunteers, and our fishermen.” McMahon claims that this year seems to have broken almost every record from fishermen registered to meals served.

Assisting McMahon were committee members Ben Bagwill ’12 , Michael Heier ’05, Drew Necaise ’05, Pat Morris ’90, and Chris Mills ’80 (set-up/tear down and weighmasters); Jude Trahant ’80 and Gavin Gillen ’98 (awards); Andrew Fuller ’96 (trophies); Gary Discon ’75, Rookie Leopold ’61, Ryan Gootee ’91, and George Haydel (sponsorship); Drew Necaise ’05 and Gary Discon ’75 (Yeti Raffle); and D.J. Galiano ’07 (logistics/music). 

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The ďŹ rst-ever Virtual Bazaar Auction had auction-goers taking to their keyboards in droves to support Jesuit High School. The online auction was only possible thanks to the continued support of its sponsors.

Soccer Homecoming Unites Past and Present

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ormer Blue Jay soccer players and their families joined current players at John Ryan Stadium to celebrate the present while reflecting on the past during the Soccer Homecoming in January.

The elder Jays showed off their enduring skills in the Blue and White Alumni Game, though a bit more gasping and groaning was audible than in their days in Jesuit uniforms.

After the game, the alumni were able to relax with their families in the Wally Pontiff, Jr. Pavilion for lunch and refreshments provided by the alumni office and soccer parents.

Next, yesterday’s players gathered with today’s to hear from head coach Hubie Collins and athletic director

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(above, clockwise) Alumni soccer players along with current Jesuit soccer players; The 1999 team stands behind the 2010 team; Blue and White teams pose prior to the alumni game (below, top to bottom) Jay Napolitano ’11 dribbles the ball downfield; Phillip Hicks celebrates a well made play; Evan DeHoog ’14 goes for the goal

Dave Moreau.

Prior to the kickoff of the varsity game against Rummel, players from the undefeated state championship teams of 1999 and 2010 returned to the field to be recognized. Celebrating 20 years (+1), the 1999 champs finished their season 31-0-0 and ranked third in the nation by USA Today. The 10-year anniversary team, who was part of a 94-game winning streak from 2009-2011, finished 300-1 and ranked #1 in the nation by ESPN. Special thanks to Anne Barnes, Carlos Calix ’92 , Pete Lozowski, Collin Holmes ’99, Phil Hicks ’12 , and all of the current parents who helped organize this memorable event. 

T hank Y ou!

HOMECOMING AD

Jesuit thanks the thousands of alumni, parents, parents of alumni, and friends of the school who help the school fulfill its mission of developing in its students the competence, conscience, and compassion that will enable them to become men of faith, men for others, and leaders for our world.

It is your commitment to annual giving (Alumni Giving Drive, Parents’ Giving Drive, Parents of Alumni Drive), the Minds & Hearts Enlightened campaign, scholarship donations, extraordinary giving, volunteerism, and general support that keeps Jesuit affordable to as many families as possible and secures and strengthens our future at Carrollton & Banks. 

Be Extraordinary!

The CARES Act, passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, creates additional opportunities for members of the Blue Jay Family to make extraordinary gifts to Jesuit High School.

Planned gifts, or what Jesuit calls extraordinary gifts, significantly impact Jesuit’s ability to fulfill its mission of developing men of competence, conscience, and compassion that enable them to become Men of Faith and MEN FOR OTHERS. Please consider joining those who have joined Jesuit’s Maisounabe Society by including Jesuit in their wills and estate planning as a way of ensuring that their love and support of Jesuit will LIVE FOREVER. For more information about how the CARES Act can help you and Jesuit, or to notify us that Jesuit is included in your will, contact Director of Institutional Advancement Tom Bagwill at (504) 484-3841 or bagwill@jesuitnola.org.

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ALUMNI: TELL US WHERE Y’AT! Submit online at jesuitnola.org/where-yat.

ANTON ZANKI, ED RYAN, HARRY CHAPMAN, & ALLEN PORTER

1940s

1970s

1990s

# Harry Chapman ’49, Allen Porter

Charles Brodtmann ’77 retired from

Michael Ripoll ’95 is a social studies

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the USDA/National Finance Center in New Orleans East after 35 years and 5 months. He had achieved the position of supervisory computer assistant of the day shift scheduling section. He says that he is enjoying retirement and grandchildren.

teacher at Duncanville High School in Duncanville, TX, and the father of a 9-year-old daughter.

caught up with each other at a class lunch at the Southern Yacht Club in March.

1950s Tony Rainold ’56 was featured in an

article in the June issue of Sailing Today, a British yachting magazine, about him and the sailboat charter company that he started in the Caribbean fifty years ago and which grew into a worldwide organization.

He reflects, “Who knew that five years of Latin and four years of Greek could lead to such a career!”

1960s Joe Maselli ’65 reports that in the past

couple of years, he survived the Los Angeles Marathon on the hottest day in 100 years in L.A., became a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and acquired two of the greatest granddaughters a man could hope for. He is still working and has no plans to retire.

Bill Grusich ’68 was selected to be

honored as a Lifetime Achievement award recipient at the Professional Convention Management Association Visionary Awards 2020, an annual event celebrating the best in the business events industry. Grusich is senior vice president at Associated Luxury Hotels International.

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1980s Eric Simonson ’82 has joined the law

firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP. He advises businesses on commercial litigation both at the district court and appellate level in state and federal courts throughout the country. He represents companies in financial, technology, construction, and other industries in a wide range of commercial contract disputes, lease disputes, and construction litigation.

George Scariano ’86 lives with his

wife and two sons in Austin, TX, and is the owner of a chain of small grocery stores, Royal Blue Grocery.

He has six stores in Austin, three in Dallas, and one in San Antonio.

Marcel LeBlanc ’88 retired from

active duty service as a U.S. Navy captain in July 2016. He now works as the director of engineering and chief test pilot for the Kodiak Aircraft Company, located in Sandpoint, ID. He and his wife, Kirsten, have five children.

# Marcus Scott ’95 was named head football coach at Destrehan High School. In the past two years at John Ehret, Scott won back-to-back district titles. He also coached at West Jefferson, leading the school to six playoff appearances and two district titles. He was as assistant coach at Jesuit from 2001 to 2003.

2000s Jason Baer ’01 has received the

Attorney and Practice Magazine’s Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney award for 2020. The award recognizes attorneys who have demonstrated the highest degree of excellence in their area of law, who have made significant achievements, and whose practice elevates the standards of their state’s bar.

Matt Kanwit ’01 was awarded tenure

and promotion to associate professor in the department of linguistics at the University of Pittsburgh.

# William Walker III ’03 is a pilot for FedEx Express and a part-time guardsmen for the Louisiana Air National Guard at Belle Chasse. He previously completed two combat deployments as a Navy pilot flying off the USS John C. Stennis Aircraft Carrier supporting troops on the

W H E R E Y 'AT ? ’95

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WILLIAM WALKER

ground in Iraq and Afghanistan.

He also flew as an adversary pilot at the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center in in Fallon, NV. On May 1 Walker piloted an F-15C as part of a four-plane squadron flying over New Orleans and Baton Rouge to honor health care workers in the fight against COVID-19.

Stephen Combes ’04 continues to

respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in his role as an infectious disease epidemiologist at the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

He recently co-authored a journal article about waterborne disease outbreaks in U.S. CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Stephen Krobert ’05 is the radiology

manager at West Jefferson Medical Center’s Ridgelake Imaging Center.

Christian Bautista ’06 (Director of Communications), James Linn ’06 (Social Studies teacher), and Kenneth Lota ’06 (English teacher)

accepted positions as administrators and teachers at Jesuit High School making the Class of 2006 the most represented class on the Jesuit faculty and staff. Along with Scott Delatte ’06, Christopher Woods ’06 and Darrell O’Neill ’06, the “Katrina Class” now has 6 Blue Jay alumni serving as professionals on Carrollton and Banks.

Stephen Sewell ’06 was honored by

the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at their New Orleans Finest event.

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DANIEL FITZPATRICK

BR. REGINALD HOEFER

2010s

# Daniel Fitzpatrick ’09 recently published his first novel, Only the Lover Sings. Based on Fitzpatrick’s experience as a Jesuit freshman at the time of Katrina, the book explores a young man’s response to tragedy, from his growing awareness of the beauty of creation to his recognition of the psychological fractures in his relationships with family and friends to his nascent acceptance of faith.

His new verse translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy will be published in three volumes leading up to Italy’s Dantedi celebrations in March of 2021. He lives in Hot Springs, AR, with his wife and two children.

David d’Aquin ’10 is celebrating 3

years at Radolo as a software engineer.

Daniel Senentz, Jr. ’12 married

Gabrielle Thorsen on October 12, 2019, at St. Clement of Rome Church in Metairie.

Jack Culotta ’13, is now the

communications and events manager at Reconcile Nola. Jack previously served as alumni and communications assistant at Jesuit High School.

# Corey James ’13, director of operations for Innovation PortAL, was named to the Mobile Bay 2019 Class of 40 Under 40. In his role, James oversees consulting with earlystage, high-growth start-ups and manages the region’s investor and mentor network. Additionally, he co-manages a non-profit seed fund and assists with a federally supported construction project for a regional innovation center.

# Br. Reginald (Bruce) Hoefer, OP ’09 entered the Eastern Province of

the Dominican Order in 2014. He was ordained to the diaconate in March of 2020 and is preparing for the priesthood in Washington, D.C. In January he visited with members of Jesuit’s Pro-Life Club during the March for Life in Washington.

# Lyle LeBlanc ’09 is the president of Scale Workspace, a local prototyping/3D fabrication company that began mass-producing reusable face shields and ventilator splitters to aid in the fight against COVID-19.

His company designed, tested, and produced face shields for local hospitals to make sure healthcare providers had adequate PPE. He has made his design open-sourced online for other companies and hospital organizations to use around the world.

Talyor Lee ’14 is teaching Spanish

at St. Andrew's Sewanee School in Sewanee, TN.

# Adam Waguespack ’14 graduated from LSU in May 2019 with a BS in mechanical engineering and minors in nuclear engineering, robotics, and aerospace. He was accepted into the Naval Nuclear program in September 2019 and commissioned an officer in the Navy in March 2020. He is currently studying at the Naval

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LYLE LEBLANC

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COREY JAMES

Nuclear Power Training Command in South Carolina with an eventual assignment to a nuclear submarine in the fall of 2021.

Evan Duhon ’15 has accepted an

assistant baseball coaching position at Queens University in Charlotte, NC. Evan obtained his undergraduate degree and Masters in education from the University of Virginia while serving as a five-year student manager for the baseball program in Charlottesville.

Trent Forshag ’15 has accepted a

position as a financial analyst with Postlethwaite & Netterville.

Juan Martinez ’15 graduated

from Spring Hill College with a marketing and management: business administration degree. He is now employed by New York Life as a life insurance professional and working toward becoming a full financial advisor. He is on the board of the Hispanic Chamber of Young Hispanic Professionals serving as the community service chair and will also be working with another nonprofit in educating Spanish-speaking members of the community on the importance of life insurance and budgeting.

Kalija Lipscomb ’16 was signed as an

undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs. He ranks in the top-10 in Vanderbilt University history for all major receiving statistics.

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ADAM WAGUESPACK & ART "DOOTY" PATRON

GUY PATRON

# Guy Patron ’16 was the #1 ranked

Corey Dublin ’17 has been named to

NCAA Division III 197-pound wrestler entering the national championship, which was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first four-time all-American at Loras College in Dubuque, IA, Patron was undefeated with a 21-0 record this year and was the American Rivers Conference Most Valuable Wrestler.

He was striving to lead the Duhawks to their first national championship.

Patron also serves in the Dagger Company 1-133 Infantry Ironman Battalion of the Iowa National Guard.

the 2020 Outland Trophy Watch List by the Football Writers Association of America. The trophy is awarded to the best college football interior lineman.

The Tulane senior was also named to the American Athletic Conference preseason all-league team by Phil Steele Publications and Athlon Sports.

Brady Stiller ’16 was named

valedictorian of the University of Notre Dame class of 2020, doublemajoring in biological sciences and theology. As a research assistant, he conducted recovery and germination of marsh seeds to study ecosystem adaptation to environmental changes.

He also designed a breeding protocol and conducted a breeding experiment to produce individuals of a flowering plant species. As a dialogue facilitator in the God and the Good Life Fellows Program, he guided small groups of first-year students in weekly philosophical discussions. During his senior year, he wrote a 180-page thesis on the idea of vocation, using the writings of 20th-century English Catholic author G.K. Chesterton.

Throughout his undergraduate experience, he was deeply involved in various service activities as well.

Cutty Ashley ’18 was awarded a

U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship. The prestigious CLS Program is part of a U.S. government initiative to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages, which the U.S. Department of State defines as those languages less commonly taught in U.S. schools but essential for America’s national security and economic prosperity. Ashley is double majoring in Arabic studies and global studies at the University of Richmond. 

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam

KEY

(s) Current Student † Deceased

DEC. 1, 2019 – MAY. 31, 2020

ALUMNI… (by class year) Harry C. Graham, Jr. ’38 Rev. Frank J. Montalbano, O.M.I. ’38 Roger F. Shaw, Jr. ’39 Joseph A. Melancon, Jr. ’43 Warren B. Kirsch ’45 Earl T. Bellanger ’46 Frank F. Clement, Jr. ’47 Alvin V. Marks ’47 Donald J. Bernard ’48 Rev. Roland J. Lesseps, S.J. ’51 Robert J. Liles, Jr. ’51 Robert J. Armbruster ’52 Richard L. Deck ’52 LTC William J. Furlong USA (Ret) ’52 Edmond J. Daigle ’53 Joseph G. Stassi ’53 Philip S. Clark ’54 Ronald A. Fonseca ’54 David M. Guillot ’54 Carlos E. Gutierrez ’54 Frank E. Johnson III ’54 Clayton V. Setze, Jr. ’54 Henry S. Tumminello ’54 H. Hester Plauche, Jr. ’55 Anthony J. Tridico ’56 James D. Carriere ’58 Weldon F. Ernst ’58 Albert O. Lanoix, Jr. ’58 Philip H. Roussell ’58 Albert C. Boyd, Jr. ’59 Eugene P. Miller ’59 Jack E. Saux, Jr. ’59 David L. Seagrave ’59 Robert M. Caswell ’60 David A. Paysse ’60 Hon. James L. Cannella ’61 Fletcher W. Cochran ’61 John W. Babst, Jr. ’62 Gary F. Carroll ’62 Hon. George W. Giacobbe ’62 Carl J. Ciaccio ’63 John V. Hughes ’63 Theodore F. Kirn III ’64 A. Rene Pierce III ’64 Lawrence B. Fabacher II ’65 Wayne J. Munsch ’66 James G. Dalferes II ’67 Christopher M. Gaines ’69

Gary M. Bernard ’70 William H. Grady ’70 A.Charles Borrello ’80 Keith M. Landry ’85 Lawrence L. Merritt ’87 H. Christopher Klein ’92 David P. Reinhardt ’96

FRIENDS… Father of Leslie Merritt (faculty)

WIFE OF… (by name) Don M. Arata ’56† George C. Battalora, Jr. ’42† William J. Bowen ’38† Richard B. Brown, Sr. ’55† Michael A. Bruno, Jr. ’50† John D. Charbonnet ’54 James A. Cobb, Sr. ’44 † Louis J. Demarest III ’54 † James J. Donelon ’30† Edmond H. Fitzmaurice, Jr. ’52† Charles F. Heidingsfelder ’58 Henry K. Hoffman ’30† James I. Hymel ’42† Richard C. Labranche, Sr. ’82 G. Deynoodt Larose ’47† Dan L. Levy, Jr. ’41† Sal J. Maggiore ’39† Michael M. McCune ’52 Stanley T. McDermott, Jr. ’46† Levere C. Montgomery, Jr. ’45 John J. Mulligan ’45 † Maurice B. O’Neil ’39† Thomas A. Rayer ’52 Irwin J. Robichaux ’40† Roy A. Sax ’39† Alphonse J. Schmitt, Jr. ’43† William T. Tallon ’66 Joseph M. Vernaci ’48† Michael J. Waldo ’70 William J. Wegmann ’40† David A. Weilbaecher ’54 Robert J. Welcker ’42†

FATHER OF… W. James Amoss III ’65 Paul C. Armbruster ’82 David H. Bernard ’80 John H. Bonck III ’68

Ralph C. ’86 & Warren J. Breaux, Jr. ’78 D. Andrew Combe ’97 Edward G. Conrad III ’77 John M. III ’73 & Gregory C. Currier ’75 Charles V. Cusimano II ’71 Glen J. D’Arcangel ’73 Oliver S. Delery III ’07 Paul H., Jr. ’70 & Brian J. Ducote ’73 Darryl C. Ferdinand ’82 Kevin M. Glapion ’87 Harry C. Graham III ’68 Henry F. Griffin II ’87 Stephen L. Hayman ’84 Paul J. III ’72, Michael R. ’74, Steven J. ’76, Christopher R. ’79, Randolph W. ’81, & Daniel T. Hubbell ’85 John V., Jr. ’92, Brian C. ’95, & Mark M. Hughes ’95 Robert G. ’91 & Ryan T. Hughes ’97 Gregory M. ’75 & Douglas E. Johns ’77 Edwin J. Jones, Jr.’80† Christopher M. Kenn ’89 Blake S. Krass ’74 Michael J. Landry ’23 John B. Maitrejean ’91 Charles J. Mamon, Jr. ’86 William J. Martin ’81 Maurice J., Jr. ’75 & Briant M. Manix ’76† Brian H. McMillan ’90 Joseph A. III ’75 & Jeffery B. Melancon ’77 Raul J. Mier ’69 Michael J. Moran ’92† Scott N. ’84 & Steven E. Morgan ’88 C. Taylor Nobles ’95 William J. III ’86 & Ian E. Oberhelman ’88 Carlos M. ’76, Nelson E. ’78, & Victor R. Oliva ’82 Stephen J. ’89 †, James A. ’90, & Paul V. Ricciardi ’92 Jack E. Saux III ’82

Bruce P. ’67 & Kevin R. Schexnayder ’71 Brandon D. Spann ’99 Joseph G. Stassi ’82 Lloyd J. Tabary II ’77 Noel E., Jr. ’70 † & Eric S. Vargas ’81 William J. Scheffler IV ’88

MOTHER OF …

Aryan H. Azimi ’11 Kristian P. Bonitatibus ’90 Allen L. Bostick, Jr. ’82 Matthew S. Bravender ’03 Michael A. III ’78 & Paul A. Bruno ’79 John D., Jr. ’83 & J. Storey Charbonnet ’85 Gerald J. Daigle, Jr. ’75 Robert L. Delarosa, Jr. ’72 Louis J. Demarest IV ’81 Daniel A. DiRosa ’81 James J., Jr. ’62 & Clement P. Donelon ’66 Marc C., Jr. ’10, Ashton M. ’12, & Brennan C. Dorsey ’12 Arthur D. ’76, David E.’79, Richard J. ’83, & Michael J. Dupré Jack V. ’73, Jeffery R.’79, & Jerry C. Eumont ’80 Reynaud M. ’71, Andre S. ’75, & Rene C. Farve ’78† Edmond H. Fitzmaurice III ’74 A. Mark Flake, Sr. ’78 Stephen R. Fleming ’88 Alan M. ’73, Donald P. ’75, Stephen M. ’77, Edward C. ’78, & Daniel L. Gandolfi ’81† Louis C. ’74, Robert J. ’76, & Christopher A. Gaudet ’80† James W. Hailey III ’84 Boyd E.’60 & Michael J. Helm ’68 Leland J. ’67 & Keith C. Kappel ’75 D. Casey ’66, Michael J. ’70, & Timothy W. Levy ’78 Daniel J. Lorentz ’75 Stanley T. III ’71 & Kevin N. McDermott ’73

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IN MEMORIAM Michael B. Monahan ’92 Warren C. Montgomery ’73 Joseph L. ’67 & Stephen H. Montgomery ’71† Peter C. Muller ’81 Kevin J. Mulligan ’76 Torin M. ’83 & Marc C. Normand ’90 Harold J. III ’81, Sean W. ’85, & Seamus P. O’Donnell ’89.

Kenneth N. Rayer ’79 & Thomas A. Rayer, Jr. ’82 Wayne T. Robichaux ’69 Theodore G. Saba ’69 Erny G. Simmons ’76 Michael L. Strain ’88 Donald J. Strohmeyer ’66 Brian A. Thomas ’79 Robert J. ’74 & Ronald J. Velez ’83 Robert P., Jr. ’72 & Richard L.Waldron ’75 † William J., Jr. ’66, Stephen G. ’71, & Paul R. Wegmann ’85 David A. Weilbaecher, Jr. ’95

BROTHER OF… Richard W. Arnold ’97 Stephen M. Bernard ’67 Robert C. Borrello ’79 Erwin A. ’52 & Michele E. Caswell ’53† William N. Clark ’57† F. Roy Daigle ’51 Ronald J. Deck ’53 David E. Gaines ’60 James D. Grady ’75† James W. Hughes III ’60† Richard B. ’61 & Michael P. McGuinness ’63 G. Edward, Jr. ’77 & W. Gregory Merritt ’80 Rene S. Paysse ’48† Randall K. Reinhardt ’90

SISTER OF… Arthur G. Kingsmill, Jr. ’80 Urban B. ’34 †, Benigno A., Jr. ’35, John L. ’39 †, & Jose D. Martinez ’42 † Charles W. ’47 & Eugene J. Murret ’50

SON OF… Otto H. Armbruster ’33† Alan C. Arnold, Sr. ’60 Alfred E. Grady ’30† James W. Hughes ’33† Theodore F. Kirn, Jr. ’34† Henry L. Klein ’62 G. Edward Merritt ’53 Lawrence D. Nicholls, Jr. ’45 † Alfred R. Pierce, Jr. ’37 † Richard L. Reinhardt ’68

DAUGHTER OF …

Jeffery H. Collins ’44 † Hon. Arthur G. Kingsmill ’53 †

GRANDFATHER OF…

William H. ’16 & Andrew W. Breaux ’24 Peter D. Cannella ’20 Andrew S. Clavin ’11 Charles V. III ’96, Joshua M. ’04, Gabriel M. ’06, Michael R. ’13, & Nathaniel R. Cusimano ’15 Andrew C. ’13 & Christopher C. Ferdinand ’21 Bert E. IV ’16 & Colin J. Gilmore ’19 Christopher R. Holloway ’95 Paul J. Hubbell IV ’09 Brock W. Hughes ’20 Scout T. Hughes ’23 Eric M. ’04 & Robert A. Johns ’06 Xavier N. ’17 & Andres W. Oberhelman ’19 Tyler R. ’17 & Austin R. Oliva ’18 Dylan M. ’20 & Colin R. Pearce ’22 Ashton A. ’13 & Matthew A. Pettus ’14 Kyle M. Rose ’07 Jeremy W. ’16 & Alec M. Scheffler ’20 Evan M. Schiavi ’09 Mason J. Seals III ’18 Stephen T. ’06, Matthew S. ’09, & John W. Sewell ’16 Matthew F. ’15, Alexander S. ’16, & Noel E. Vargas ’18 Jonathan P. Vegh ’17 Joshua T. Verges ’24 Christopher C. ’07, Ryan P. ’09, & Michael J. Veters ’12

Glenn C. III ’93 & Kyle E. Wainwright ’99 Tory M. Western ’99 Harold M. Plauche ’09 & Kyle M. Westholz ’16

GRANDMOTHER OF…

Michael G. ’19 & Robert A. Buisson ’23 Jonathan H. ’95 & Brian J. Cerruti ’98 Raymond J. Culotta ’89 Gerald J. Daigle III ’04 Kevin P. Donelon ’95 Ryker M. Doskey ’11 Myles M. Douglas ’21 Arthur D. ’04, Matthew J. ’12, Christopher J. ’14, & Joseph P. Dupré ’16 John V. Eumont ’10 Extell A. Farve ’10 Alan M., Jr. ’12 & Sean M. Flake ’14 Michael P. Gandolfi ’17 Sidney A. Gaudet ’99 Michael E. Genovese II ’15 & Joshua A. Genovese ’16 Walter D. Goliwas ’23 Ryan M. Helm ’94 John V. ’92, Brian C. ’93, & Mark M. Hughes ’95 George N. Landrum ’07 Eli J. ’18 & Adam R. Larriviere ’18 Walker P. ’13, Ethan D. ’17, & Justin P. Legrand ’20 Michael L. ’96 & Scott C. Levy ’97 Jason D. Lorentz ’04 Nicholas D., Jr. ’15 & Giovanni C. Lorusso ’18 Briggs C. Lucia ’17 Kevin P. McGinn ’09 Harrison H. Millar ’16 Daniel L. ’06 & Levere C. Montgomery IV ’08 Stephen H. ’95, Parker J. ’02, & Forrest J. Montgomery ’13 Aiden F. Obletz ’24 Joseph P. ’11, Dominic M. ’13, & Andrew B. Russo ’15 Patrick H. Silvia ’18 Christopher S. Wegmann ’09 & Austin M. Smith ’10 Ryan C. Velez ’10 Charles Vincent ’96 Conner J. Zaeringer ’17

IN MEMORIAM

CONTACT

Alumni who live outside the New Orleans metro region are especially encouraged to send information about deceased loved ones.

Send information and corrections to memoriam@jesuitnola.org or (504) 483-3947.

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Info and images for the Bib List may be sent to www.jesuitnola.org/ bib-list.

New parents receive a pink or blue Jayson bib for their new arrival.

DEC. 1, 2019 – MAY. 31, 2020

Jesuit Congratulates ...

Jolie & Brett Camet '85 on the birth

Catherine & John Blouin '01 on the

Jennifer & James Linn IV '06 on the

of their daughter, Audrey Elizabeth Camet, Dec. 16, 2019.

birth of their son, Stewart Benjamin Blouin, Oct. 30, 2019.

birth of their daughter, Charlotte Marie Linn, Dec. 16, 2019.

Heather & Ryan Leach '93 on the

Rebecca & David Krobert '01 on the

Sarah & Chad Naremore '06 on

birth of their daughter, Zelie Elizabeth Leach, July 9, 2019.

birth of their daughter, Meredith Elise Krobert, Feb. 12, 2020. Meredith is the granddaughter of Kenneth Krobert '70.

the birth of their son, Noah Chandler Naremore, Dec. 13, 2019.

Jacqueline & George Simno '94

on the birth of their son, George Rennyson Simno V, Nov. 12, 2019.

George is the grandson of George Simno, III '65 and Barry Faust '66.

Andee & Christopher Bowes '02 on

the birth of their son, Charles Felix Bowes, Feb. 27, 2020.

Jennifer & Mark Hughes '95 on

Katherine & Benjamin Gardes '03

the birth of their son, Jackson Blake Hughes, Oct. 28, 2019. Jackson is the grandson of John Hughes '63.

on the birth of their daughter, Charlotte Adelaide Gardes, July 28, 2019. Charlotte is the granddaughter of Albert Gardes, Jr. '68.

Sarah & Brandon Lee '96 on the birth

of their daughter, Hannah Louise Lee, July 15, 2019.

Allison & Donald Maginnis '96 on the

birth of their daughter, Kate Olivia Maginnis, April 11, 2019.

Heather & Michael Sonza '96 on

the birth of their son, Ryker Michael Sonza, Oct. 12, 2019.

Margaret & Ryan Mayer '97 on the

birth of their son, Jonah Winters Mayer, Nov. 12, 2019. Jonah is the grandson of Michael Winters, Sr. '63.

Jessica & Justin Harris '98 on the

birth of their son, Wyatt Ashby Harris, March 14, 2020.

Jennifer & David Colomb, Jr. '00 on

the birth of their son, Owen Patrick Colomb, Feb. 7, 2020.

Dylan & Peter Thriffiley, Jr. '00 on the

birth of their son, Cooper Emerson Thriffiley, Jan. 27, 2020.

birth of their daughter, Adelaide Rae Donnes, Dec. 15, 2019. Adelaide is the granddaughter of John Donnes, III '74.

Jessica & Manford Laws '07 on the birth

of their son, Noah Laws, Nov. 27, 2019.

Ana & Edward Martin IV '07 on the

the birth of their daughter, Emily Anne Staiano, Nov. 28, 2019.

Kylee & Jason Alvarez '04 on the

birth of their daughters, Molly Miranda Alvarez, Ella Charles Alvarez, and Annie Rose Alvarez, Jan. 10, 2020. birth of their daughter, Avila Coney, Nov. 14, 2019. Avila is the granddaughter of Michael Coney '63.

of their sons, Pierce Henry Roberts, Feb. 2, 2020, and Rustin Liam Roberts, March 13, 2017.

Brittany & David Donnes '07 on the

Amanda & Patrick Staiano '03 on

Naomi & Michael Coney '04 on the

Paige & Lance Roberts '06 on the birth

birth of their daughter, Vivian LeBreton Martin, March 6, 2020. Vivian is the granddaughter of Edward J. Martin III '78.

Yuly & Clinton Panchamé '07 on the

birth of their son, Jeremiah Panchamé, July 7, 2019.

Holly & Alexander Starlight '08 on the

Alexandra & Dale Hanan '05 on the

birth of their son, Edward Lee Starlight, Dec. 12, 2019. Edward is the grandson of Martin Landrieu '81 and the greatgrandson of Moon Landrieu '48.

birth of their daughter, Amelia Jane Hanan, Nov. 15, 2018.

Alison & Corey Bourgeois '09 on the

Kristen & Bryan Hayes '05 on the

birth of their son, Tucker Stephen Hayes, Feb. 6, 2020.

Amanda & Andrew Messina '05 on

the birth of their daughter, Emily Collier Messina, Nov. 26, 2019.

birth of their sons, Graham Roger Bourgeois and Nicholas Joseph Bourgeois, Dec. 23, 2019.

Kallie & Michael Firmin '11 on the birth

of their daughter, Amelie Kay Firmin, Nov. 2, 2019.

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Bridge over Banks Street.

Benefactors have also added $5 million to Jesuit’s endowment, the source of financial aid.

Work is well underway on a new administration building, which will house all the public components of the school. The fourstory building, which will visually mirror the Chapel of the North American Martyrs, will be located at the entrance to the courtyard. Inside, campus visitors will find the Blue Jay Shop, and admission, advancement (alumni, communications, and development), finance, and volunteer offices. It will also be the home to a new history-filled meeting and reception room. The building will serve as Jesuit’s new visitor’s entrance.

Completion is scheduled for summer 2021.

That project will free up additional space for enhanced student activities

Full Steam Ahead

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he pandemic that stymied the world did little to decelerate the progress of Jesuit High School’s capital improvement plan. Both the school’s mission and infrastructure upgrades to support that mission push forward.

More than 1,500 alumni, parents, parents of alumni, and friends have pledged more than $30 million to the Minds & Hearts Enlightened campaign, making it possible to renovate almost every classroom at Carrollton & Banks, transform the gym into the Gayle & Tom Benson Arena, and build the Stuart Brothers

in the Banks Street wing of the original building. Renovation of the existing structure will begin in fall 2021.

Installation of bricks honoring those who donated $500 or more to the campaign is expected to be completed before the end of 2020.

As mentioned throughout the campaign, capital improvements will put Jesuit in a stronger position to attract new students and enrich our mission of developing in our students the competence, conscience, and compassion that will enable them to become men of faith and men for others.

THANK YOU to all members of the Jesuit High School family who are making these infrastructure and program improvements possible, and who are helping us develop in our students the competence, conscience, and compassion that will enable them to become men of faith and men for others. 

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Tennis Nets District Title

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esuit is district champions yet again as the tennis team, led by Travis Smith, was crowned codistrict champions to end a short season.

“We had such a senior heavy team,” coach Smith said. “This team had such high expectations as players were looking forward to this season for years, and I could not be happier for this group of district champions.”

The Jays were not able to play their highly anticipated matches against co-district champion Brother Martin and the skilled group of Newman, but they did dominate their four matches against St. Augustine, Rummel, Country Day and Holy Cross before COVID-19 hit Louisiana.

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McGill-Toolen Invitational where Jesuit showed that they could compete with anyone in the state.

Jesuit’s A-team made it all the way to the “Final Four” where they lost a hard-fought match to defending state champion Catholic. Even after the loss, Jesuit showed that they would not back down and might serve as a preview for matches to come.

They would not get a chance to play another match for the blue and white, but the team’s effort and determination never wavered on or off the court. While the seniors did not get the sendoff that they were hoping for, two tremendous players will be looking to improve upon their achievements in college.

Captain Jojo Sandoz will be heading to Christian Brothers

(above, clockwise from left top) Jojo Sandoz; Nicolas Kapusta; Pierce Westbrook

University in Memphis. Sandoz has been competing at line-one singles since his freshman year, including a regional singles championship in 2018.

Also, Sandoz has matched his superior play by being a leader off the court for four years.

Pierce Westbrook will also pursue his dream at Howard University as he has gone from a junior varsity player during freshman campaign to varsity line-one doubles his senior year.

Smith could not be prouder of his older squad for sticking through the oddest season in recent memory and obtaining a co-district title. 

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Golfers Claim District Crown

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fter going 8-0 in the fall portion of the season, Jesuit continued its success by winning its first two matches of the spring against Rummel and St. Augustine in decisive fashion.

Captain Andrew Barreca and fellow senior Jude Donnaud were dominating the field to start the year as Barreca posted a one under 35 against Rummel, and Donnaud led the team at five over against St. Augustine. The Jays were paving the way to extend beyond a district title and finish as state champions under coach Owen Seiler.

Even though the season ended after SAVE two matches, the Jays claimed the * THE district title, their 12th in the past 13 DATE seasons.

“We had a good group of kids,” Seiler said. “I think we would have been competitive throughout the state tournament with this group.”

While the Jays could not battle off the virus, the team left it all out on the course. Also, Jesuit does have a lot to look forward to as the team only loses two seniors and has many young players who will be coming through the system.

Who knows what would have happened if the 10-0 Blue Jays would have continued, but we know that coach Seiler is excited to get back to the links with his superior and spirited team to win another district title. 

(above, top to bottom) The 2019-2020 Golf team; Senior Andrew Barreca

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SPORTS RECAP

Soccer Veteran coach Hubie Collins pushed his team throughout the year, and the hard work paid off going into the LHSAA State Tournament as the Jays captured a 16-4-4 record during the regular season by beating the likes of Holy Cross, Rummel, and Dutchtown.

Those 16 wins were good enough to receive a bye as the five seed in the big dance.

After the bye, the team was all set to face Central Lafourche and did not hold back.

The windy conditions could only hold the Jays back so long as senior Davis Laibe put one into the back of the net and assisted the second goal to junior Trevor Reichman, which put the Jays up two nearing halftime.

Unfortunately, Central Lafourche did not go quietly, adding one of their own before half.

But this was the Jay’s day, and they would not relinquish their lead as junior Christopher Schmidt put one in from 30 yards out to go up two goals. Shortly after, Laibe put the game out of reach with his second goal of the night and Jesuit’s fourth to win the game four to one.

Next up was a familiar foe: Dutchtown, a team that Jesuit beat earlier in the year by two.

Sadly, Dutchtown would not be denied on their home field, but even after the go-ahead score, Jesuit continued to battle throughout the match. The Jays would eventually fall to the Griffins two to one in the quarterfinals.

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The team chemistry should not be overlooked as the Jays won clutch games down the stretch to obtain a first round bye even when it seemed out of reach. Spirits are sky high entering the 2021 season as the chase for greatness continues. 

Wrestling Three Jays were recognized in the top six at the state tournament in Bossier City. Junior Luke Battaglia finished third in the 145 pound division, junior Parker Anderson finished fifth in the 152 pound division, and captain senior Charlie Cyrus finished fifth in the 160 pound division.

Cyrus was successful all year and showed up in the most competitive matches of the season for the Jays as he won five of his seven matches in Bossier City.

In a year of rebuilding, head coach Sheridan Moran led his young squad to a 10th place finish at the state tournament. Now, Coach Moran has the foundation to build on. Battaglia and Anderson return for their senior seasons to add to a young squad that is hungry for another shot at a title. 

Basketball Jesuit basketball had multiple exciting district contests in 2020, but none compared to the rivalry that formed between the Jays and the Shaw Eagles.

Every game was decided by five points or fewer with Jesuit managing to win all three matchups. The first game foreshadowed the rest of the series as it took a senior Kyle Haupt three-point shot to tie the game to force overtime and the eventual Blue Jay win.

Jesuit ended the season with a 1716 record and had big wins against John Curtis, Rummel, Landry-Walker and Eleanor McMain. The Jays did not stop there. They had a matchup with regular season rival Shaw in the first round of the playoffs.

The postseason duel was just as intense as expected. The constant

back and forth play kept the whole stadium on its feet as Jesuit pulled out a 54-53 victory.

The Blue Jays’ season ended in Scotlandville, where they lost to the eventual champions in the quarterfinals. Haupt who is headed to Millsaps College in Jackson, MS, to continue his clutch shooting. Haupt was a constant bright spot for the Jays and will have the chance to prove his ability for the purple and white.

Looking forward to next season, veteran coach Chris Jennings ’78 will continue to push his squad to its limits and challenge his players to form the best team possible in 2021. 

Baseball During limited action, the Jays showed why there was so much hype. They swept through the Jesuit Invitational and won in walk-off fashion. Junior Tripp Haddad hit a monster home run to win the game and the tournament against the Catholic Bears.

In their second tournament, they continued to build on their success as Jesuit took three out of four games in the Jay Patterson Shootout in Gonzales.

Shining through these games were players that will be moving on to the next level. Led by Louisiana State University signee senior Will Hellmers, who had two home runs against St. Amant in the Shootout, Jesuit won seven consecutive games between the two tournaments and seemed determined to continue their superiority.

Alas, it was not to be, but four Jays will be continuing their progress into college. Hellmers will be attending LSU, senior Parker Serio will move

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Seth Trotter

Tyler Autin

Will Helmers

Porter Lichtl

Davis Laibe

Luke LaForge

Brian Valgosky, Zack Casebonne, Will Helmers

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SPORTS RECAP on to Nicholls State University, senior Brian Valigosky will also stay in state and move on to Tulane, and senior Chris Favalora will try to make his presence known out of state at Spring Hill College.

These four were not the only stars on this squad, which shows how deep this team truly was, but head coach Kenneth Goodlett will be ready to lead the charge for the pinstripes next season. 

Lacrosse Jesuit lacrosse came out in 2020 firing on all cylinders, traveling to Houston and pulling out a 5-4 double-overtime victory against Strake Jesuit. While the Jays lost their next contest to the Bridgeland Bears, the squad traveled home with both outstanding awards as seniors Clark Roming and Luke Powers won the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors respectively.

The success continued as they shutout St. Thomas Moore 7-0 and defeated Lower Alabama 17-4. After the matches, Jesuit jumped to No. 1 in the state in the coaches’ poll, and all signs were indicating that a state championship berth could be on the horizon. Yet that would be their final game of the season because the pandemic swept through the country just as the year started.

Even though the season was cut short, coach Saban Sellers does have the pleasure of seeing defenseman senior Matthew Lulich move on to the next level of the sport. He is attending Centenary College and will continue to use his leadership skills on and off the field. 

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undefeated record going into district play against rival Brother Martin.

The Jays set a school record with a 3,777 team series in the match. It took a state record 4,012 series from the Crusaders to win the district title against a tremendous Jesuit performance. As the Jays prepared for the state tournament, COVID-19 had other plans and cut the season short.

Head coach Todd Bourgeois ’88 remains optimistic moving forward.

There were no seniors on last year’s squad, so the record-shattering team of 2020 has a chance to outduel themselves in 2021. 

Track & Field Coach Rudy Horvath ’86 led the track and field team through four preliminary meets and had the team on the way to the first meet of the season when they had to call it quits.

In a tightly competitive district race, Jesuit track and field never got off the ground.

Some Jays did receive recognition.

Junior Adien Devine placed third in the pole vault at in indoor meet in February and will be returning for his senior season. Senior Luke LaCour will be running all the way to the University of Dallas to be a part of its track and field program.

The team will miss the superior skill of LaCour, but coach Horvath is confident in his squad since many athletes return to Carrollton and Banks to focus on bringing another title home. 

Rugby The Jesuit rugby team played five league matches when the season was terminated and earned a record of 2-2-1. Jesuit was in second place behind the Bayou Hurricanes as the season showed similarities to the 2016 campaign, which included Jesuit losing to the Hurricanes twice during the regular season but defeating them in sudden-death overtime during the state championship match.

In the 2020 season, the Jays got off to a slow start. The yearly crop of new senior players did not find their way to the pitch until mid-January. Thus, the Jays had to embark on a crash course of training to get these players up to the Blue Jay standard.

Before the season ended, the Jays defeated rival Brother Martin and were set to exhibit their progress at Jesuit-Dallas in a weekend of high caliber rugby. Also, the Jays were supposed to host rugby powerhouse Dartmouth College of New Hampshire for a week of jointtraining and matches.

The Jays were confident that the experience taken from these challenges would have molded them into a force that would have kept the state championship trophy at Carrollton and Banks for the fourth consecutive year.

It will be up to the current squad to remind everyone of its motto: Excellence in rugby is a Jesuit tradition. Standout captain junior Mason Mafouz (8-man) and freshmen Matthew Cashio (halfback) will continue to build on this tradition as standout seniors Rader Jackson, Dylan Cummins, Paxton Dinwiddie, and Gentry Major will move on to college.  (opposite, clockwise from top) Jesuit's Lacrosse team huddles for a prayer before the match; Beau Burke barrels through an opponent; Jesuit's Lacrosse team goes head to head for the ball; Tyler Westfall and Brandon Griffin practice before the meet; Jesuit's Lacrosse team blocks their opponents advance; Luke Giroir looks to pass; Ben Hunn lets one fly down the lane; Mason Mafouz cannot be stopped; The 2019-2020 `Jesuit Bowling team—(clockwise from top) Coach Todd Bourgeois ’88, Ben Hunn, William Adams, Joshua Barraza, William Carpenter, Tyler Westfall, Brandon Griffin, Gary Sims, Luke Wood—2020 District Runners-Up

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SIGNING DAYS S P R I N G Fifteen student-athletes from Jesuit made commitments this winter and spring to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. (below, top row) Coach Mark Songy with Joseph Lombardi, Brian Balestra, Gentry Major, Grant Jordan, and Max McMahon; Coaches Troy Baglio and Mark Songy with John Hazard (second row) Chris Favalora; Michael Foley; Kyle Haupt (third row) Luke LaCour; Matthew Lulich; Sebi Maraldo (bottom row) Jojo Sandoz; Seth Trotter; Pierce Westbrook

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| Football – University of Louisiana at Lafayette Football – Georgetown University CHRIS FAVALORA | Baseball – Springhill College MICHAEL FOLEY | Swimming – Louisiana State University KYLE HAUPT | Basketball – Millsaps College JOHN HAZARD | Football – University of Louisiana at Lafayette GRANT JORDAN | Football – Yale University LUKE LACOUR | Cross Country – University of Dallas MATTHEW LULICH | Lacrosse – Centenary College of Louisiana GENTRY MAJOR | Football – Rhodes College SEBI MARALDO | Soccer – Millsaps College MAX McMAHON | Football – Berry College JOJO SANDOZ | Tennis – Christian Brothers University SETH TROTTER | Soccer – Johnson & Wales University PIERCE WESTBROOK | Tennis – Howard University BRIAN BALESTRA |

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Athletic Director Dave Moreau Gives Address at Spring Signing Ceremony

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oday is a wonderful day for eight members of the class of 2020, who are announcing their commitments to accept an invitation to be a part of an NCAA or NAIA team.

For any student-athlete to be where these young men are today, at the point of having the privilege of accepting an invitation and committing to play on an NCAA or NAIA team and continuing to do something they love to do, a few things have to be in place to be at this point where you are today: 1

You have God-given talent and skills.

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You have received sound guidance and tutelage from your parents, family, coaches, and teachers.

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You brought drive, effort, competitiveness, and a teachable spirit in developing not only skills, but a set of standards and values.

With all of that being said, it still takes someone willing to provide the chance that you can do something for them at the collegiate level. That person is the college coach. Be grateful for the opportunity each has presented to you and the confidence that each has in you as a player and a person. Remember that he has hooked his name to you.

Your coach will expect and rely on you to be willing to put in a great deal of time, making great choices on effort and behavior on a daily basis, working hard in your curriculum of study, and representing your university with class.

(above) Athletic director Dave Moreau

That is now your responsibility.

It is our hope Jesuit has played some part in preparing you to have the wisdom to handle this opportunity, responsibility, and privilege, as well as the acceptance, compliance, and determination to fulfill what is expected of you as a soon-to-be collegiate student-athlete. We are confident that you will.

As you enter the college ranks we hope that you will still remain connected to our school. And on behalf of all of us here at Jesuit, we wish you the best of luck and congratulations to you and your families. ď Ž

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Engaging with the World: Model UN at Jesuit hile Jesuit is especially known for academic excellence inside the classroom, Blue Jays have also demonstrated their intellectual competitiveness outside of the classroom for decades through the school’s award-winning academic teams. In recent years, Model United Nations has emerged at Carrollton and Banks alongside Quiz Bowl, Mock Trial, and Academic Games as a way for students to not only increase their knowledge and sharpen their skills but also engage with the world beyond campus. A popular co-curricular at high schools and universities across the globe, Model UN is a debate competition in which students promote the official positions of specific countries while also trying to collaborate with other countries to develop and pass workable solutions to real-world problems.

“By having to argue for viewpoints that may contrast with their own, students come to appreciate multiple perspectives on issues and are better prepared to navigate the plurality of our world, its peoples, and its greatest challenges,” states Charles Bourg ’10, who in the fall of 2016 created the Model UN Team at Jesuit along with fellow social studies teacher Wade 60 | J A Y N O T E S | S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 2 0

Trosclair ’07 and then-junior Manuel Molina ’18.

Jesuit MUN has since then participated every year in the YMCA Youth and Government Model UN Conference in Baton Rouge. In 2017, Molina won the conference’s best delegate award and led the team that year to winning the top delegation award, which Jesuit received again in 2020. Molina, who is currently a student at Harvard University, will soon be joined there by senior Aqib Zakaria, Jesuit MUN’s second president, who is looking to pursue a career in international relations.

“Being involved in Model UN has certainly increased my passion for foreign affairs,” notes Zakaria.

“Different nations have wildly different, yet reasoned opinions on issues, and it’s fun to attempt to understand and reconcile them in a single resolution.”

Model UN has been gradually expanding in recent years within the New Orleans area. In 2018 Tulane University hosted its first Model UN conference called WaveMUN, where the Jays once again earned another top delegation award.

“It’s been great to be part of the development of MUN here in our own backyard, but since the beginning

we’ve wanted to participate in one of the big conferences in the Northeast,” writes Trosclair.

In February 2020, Jesuit MUN took that next big step and traveled to New York City for the National High School Model United Nations conference (NHSMUN), one of the world’s largest high school conferences with over 2,000 participants, well over half of whom came from outside of the United States. Representing Singapore in various committees, the Blue Jays especially enjoyed interacting with students from around the world and having the opportunity to meet with Singapore’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN. For showing an extremely strong performance across their committees at NHSMUN, Jesuit’s delegation won the Award of Merit.

Building on its successes in just a few short years, Jesuit MUN is hoping to continue providing Blue Jays with opportunities to engage with the world.  (above, left) Jesuit's Model UN wins Best Delegation for their 2020 competition. (above, right) Jackson Cheramie, Aqib Zakaria, Ryan Danna, Milan Mardia, Hunter Hoffmann, and Darren Tsang stand outside of the UN in New York City.

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