MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

DEAR REGIS JESUIT COMMUNITY,

When summer began this year, I took time to reflect on the school year and all that has happened here at Regis Jesuit. In any given year, I expect highs and lows, wins and losses, moments of triumph and failure. We had every one of those, but I can confidently say this has been one of the best, most hope-filled years in my time as president. Our community has come together in an unprecedented way to support our funding initiatives for Inspire & Ignite 2025, our vision for access, innovation and excellence, and the impacts are coming to fruition. Our dedicated faculty guided our students more deeply into our tradition of academic excellence and formation through retreats and new immersion experiences. And the Raiders, supported by its “Red Sea” of fans, presented a formidable challenge to opponents in almost every sport. I’m grateful for the talented educators who mentor our students through these experiences and for how the RJ community honored those deserving faculty at our 50th anniversary of LARK.

These are all reasons to celebrate, but I am even more excited about what is on the horizon. The 2023-24 school year will mark 20 years since we embarked on a journey, opening the doors of the newly-christened Girls Division providing the opportunity for a Jesuit education to generations of young women. This year, we will celebrate this milestone and, more importantly, honor the alumni, faculty, staff and community members who have made Regis Jesuit a welcoming, formative home for hundreds of young women to receive a Catholic, Jesuit education each year. We will proudly honor and celebrate the contributions of women to the mission, life and success of RJ.

If you have been on campus in the last year, you’ve seen the progress made on the new Science & Innovation Center on the west end of McNicholas Green. Last summer we officially broke ground, and now we have a stunning accomplishment of glass, brick and metal surrounded daily by men and women working in hard hats. The building remains on schedule, and we expect to be moved in and presenting transformational opportunities in it by January 2024. Each of our students will have opportunities in this new space for hands-on learning and proposing creative solutions to problems in service to others and our natural world. This building represents the Regis Jesuit commitment to delivering a Catholic, Jesuit education for students entering the modern world.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Girls Division and opening the Science & Innovation Center is enough to look forward to this year, but what gives me the greatest feeling of hope is the progress we have made in the formation of our students. Every aspect of the RJ experience is crafted toward relationship, reflection and action, inviting students to greater purpose – for themselves, for their world and for the greater glory of God.

Through every imaginable avenue, we seek to form Men and Women with and for Others. I hope you enjoy the testimonials of student-athletes like MaryKate Berg ’23 and Zion Taylor ’23 - two great examples of what I am talking about. It’s an exciting time to be at Regis Jesuit, and we look forward to the ever-greater fulfillment of our mission in the year ahead.

Welcome to this edition of The Raider

AMDG, DAVID CARD ’87

ON THE COVER: RJ student-athletes

MaryKate Berg '23 and Zion Taylor '23. Photograph by Kristen Morrison.

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REGIS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL,

—a Catholic educational community— engages the gifts of young men and women in a single-gender environment, fosters faith in Jesus Christ and promotes justice and mercy, develops critical minds and nurtures compassionate hearts to serve others –all for the greater glory of God.

Regis Jesuit High School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other schooladministered programs.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Arthur Knapp

Director of Marketing

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Nicolette Howell ’07 Marketing Manager

PUBLICATION DESIGNER

Kristen Morrison

Multimedia Graphic Designer

CONTRIBUTORS

Charisse Broderick King

David Card ‘87

Christina Ortiz

Fr. Eric Ramirez, SJ

Sofia Rivera ‘24

Tina Schaaf

Paul Soriano

Jimmy Tricco

PRESIDENT

David Card ’87

PRINCIPAL

Jimmy Tricco

VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVANCEMENT

Mindae Russell

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Tom Dobbins

DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS

Paul Muller

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Charisse Broderick King

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Katherine Fay

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR ACADEMICS

Ryan Williamson

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR FACULTY & CURRICULUM

Tim Bauer '88

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR MISSION, MINISTRY & DIVERSITY

Sajit Kabadi

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR STUDENT LIFE

Bryan Timme

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR STUDENT SUPPORT

Dana Bauer

BOYS DIVISION HEAD

Karen Wuertz

GIRLS DIVISION HEAD

Adam Lomas '10