A Letter from the President DEAR LOYOLA FAMILY, Hope. Did you ever think we would use that word again? Through those many, frankly dark moments of the past year, I thought of what many of you have heard me say time and again: the power of God’s unconditional love. That’s what has pulled us through this pandemic year, that is why we are here on earth and that is why we thrive. That hope is everywhere on the Loyola campus as faculty, staff and administration gather together again as one. Most importantly, it is why it is such a joy to see our young men come back, physically present as they take part in our Jesuit Catholic mission. This is life at Loyola, life as it should be. To say it has been a difficult year for all of us is an understatement. And much more so for the many who have lost loved ones and found life in disarray. As they reimagine their future, so does Loyola, so must Loyola. Faith. That’s what I have in our administration, their leadership; our teachers, their commitment; our staff, their steadfastness; our community, their love of our school. This issue will show you how Loyola has reached out to the future, while always remembering where its students are from, 1901 Venice—where Men for and with
Charity. That is a word that is filled with nuances. For Loyola, it is giving and not counting the cost. It is in our students’ DNA. That’s why Aidan Reilly ’17 was given the Citizen Honors Award by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society for Farmlink, why junior Henry Kupiec’s Groceries for Good fed so many, why Gabriel Batnij ’22 is known for kindness.
Others are formed to be leaders. When you read Director
Though hope, faith and charity are out of their biblical order
of Faculty Dan Annarelli’s article about our Directors’
above, they are what we aspire to: Faith, Hope and Charity,
program, you see what Principal Frank Kozakowski had
the way to a better world and future. All blessed by God’s
and has in mind for the future. Think, explore, invent, lead.
unconditional love. Yours in Christ,
AMDG Rev. Gregory M. Goethals, SJ ’73 President, Loyola High School of Los Angeles
LOYOLA MAGAZINE Editor: Maite Saralegui Berry Design and Creative Direction: Charity Capili Ellis Cover: Dlugolecki Photography
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Photography: Denver Broncos, Dlugolecki Photography, Keats Elliott, Farmlink, Kupiec Family and Dustin Snipes Contributors: Daniel Annarelli, Gabriel Batnij ’22, Hunter Carroll ’17, Tracy Edwards, Henry Kupiec ’22, Susie Wampler and the Advancement Team
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