Friday, May 14, 2010
The Record Volume 40, Issue 28
The Official Student Publication of the Saint Louis Priory School since 1960
Priory Mourns Loss The class of 2010 departs, leaving behind six years of memories and tremendous service to the school.
Patrick Mulvihill, ’10 Former Editor in Chief
A hush has fallen over the Priory campus in the past few days. Priory’s faculty, administration, and remaining 359 students have observed a seemingly endless moment of silence for the 59 recently departed members of the Class of 2010. The 59 seniors will be moving on to 39 different Universities around the United States, including Harvard, University of Chicago, Notre Dame, USC, and Salisbury Prep. With these seniors, Priory is losing two recipients of perfect 36 ACT’s,
many All-League and All-State athletes, All-District musicians, 21 students recognized for National Merit Scholarship (36% of the class), and three National foundation scholarship winners. Seven members of the class have been recruited as college athletes, 17 have been invited to honors programs, and overall, the class has been awarded over $1,800,000 in scholarships, a Priory record. There have been mixed emotions around the campus. Father Michael has been ecstatic, with high hope for what he deems the “greatest class to have ever graced Earth with its presence.” Some have taken the loss harder than others, however. Jack Ciapciak and John Vitale
have been seen milling around the senior landing in hopes that a random member of the class is back for an exam or meeting. Whether the reactions are gloomy or euphoric, the moment is truly bittersweet, as the Class of 2011 makes its own move to become, as John Notter puts it, the “Big Dogs on campus.” On a personal note, I would like to extend my gratitude and appreciation for every contributor to The Record for the past two years, whether that involvement included writing, editing, taking photos, or simply submitting ideas. Thank you for putting up with my witless humor, my derisive banter, and my somewhat flowery writing.