ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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during this time. Rest assured the Alumni Association has not been sitting on our hands. We have been working to adjust. Alumni initiatives are being reviewed, with the Archangel’s Den being postponed until Spring 2021. Simultaneously, we are working to see how we can help the most, including holding the online Alumni Information Series. As with all challenges we face, I believe our St. Michael’s College School community will be stronger because we faced it together. Remember we are #SMCSfamily. Display the Winged M with pride. Stay healthy and may God continue to bless us. My fellow alumni, The first two years of my presidency have been filled with numerous unexpected challenges. The one constant I’ve witnessed with St. Michael’s College School is that our alumni constantly rise up to the challenges presented.
John P. O'Neill John P. O’Neill ’86 President, SMCSAA Install your Winged-M window static decal to the inside back windshield and send a picture to Alumni@SMCSmail.com
As I sit down to write this letter, our world remains turned upside down with the devastating effects of COVID-19, with the situation changing daily. These life changes may be temporary or permanent – we really don’t know. St. Michael’s is sometimes looked upon and portrayed as an old-school institute incapable of adapting. Nothing could be further from the truth. One thing we do know - the yellow bricks of our beloved St. Michael’s are still standing because we constantly adapt and continue to lead through thick and thin. The faculty and students have had a successful end to the year after quickly adapting to online learning. The students were required to dress respectably while continuing their school year in their makeshift learning environments. It’s typical of St. Michael’s that students are diligently doing their work at home, while engaging in a variety of side projects such as printing 3D masks, baking, or even fixing their flutes to continue with music lessons. This is how we produce the quality graduates that we do. We will continue to graduate St. Michael’s Men that will make a difference. Alumni are adapting to this new world in their jobs, with their families, and with life in general. Many alumni have stepped up to help those affected by the pandemic (see Where Are They Now: COVID-19 Response, p.25). It was heartbreaking to see so many great St. Michael’s College School events being cancelled, but we all needed to do our part
PAST PRESIDENTS Frank Di Nino ’80 Marc Montemurro ’93 Josh Colle ’92 Romeo Milano ’80 Peter Thurton ’81 Dennis Caponi Jr. ’86 Rob Grossi ’72 Paul Grossi ’69 Daniel Brennan ’70 John McCusker ’57 William Metzler ’65 John Bonvivere ’50 + Michael Duffy ’65, OSM Ross Robertson ’64
William Rosenitsch ’57 Paul Thomson ’65 John G. Walsh ’58 + Frank Thickett ’57 + W. Frank Morneau ’59 Frank Glionna ’53 + George Cormack ’49 + Richard Wakely ’64 + Gordon Ashworth ’45 + G. J. McGoey ’58 + Paul McNamara ’40 + Joseph Primeau ’28 + Dick Foster ’30 +
Please note that the Past Presidents of the Alumni Association are listed in the order in which they served. + Deceased
OUR ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE SCHOOL COMMUNITY WILL BE STRONGER BECAUSE WE FACED IT TOGETHER
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