Prep Magazine: Spring 2018

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SAINT PETER’S PREPARATORY SCHOOL

SPRING 2018

Advancing through Retreats

Building the Brotherhood Before joining the faculty in 2011, I was already familiar with Prep through family connections. My brother-in-law, Vipul Patel, ’87, my cousin, Dillon Dunning, ’99, and my brother, Patrick Comey, ’06, are all alumni. I had grown up hearing about Prep, what a special place it was with an inspiring faculty. As a public school student, I couldn’t wrap my head around this. There, as here, teachers deliver lessons and help hone the skills that will guide their student into adulthood. Counselors work to help students navigate their teenage years and shine light on the college process. Offices are abuzz with life helping to keep the school in motion behind the scenes. Students gather during free periods to work, grab a snack, or just talk to one another. How different could it be?

Now that I’m on this side of the fence, though, I can attest to what Prep offers that the average public high school cannot match: the relationship that exists between all members of our school community.

The word that often comes to mind when describing these relationships is “brotherhood,” and when asked what that actually means, you will sometimes get an “I don’t know” or “It’s just what we do.” In an attempt to define this elusive concept, I would say that it is caring for and supporting one another, uplifting and celebrating each other. It’s being open and vulnerable to one another in a way that challenges us – student and teacher alike – to grow into the person God has called us to be.

What strikes me about the retreat program at Prep is the wonderful way the “brotherhood” is highlighted, and how it evolves over time. During their IgNite retreat, freshmen are introduced to Saint Ignatius and come together for the first time as a class. As sophomores, they explore the meaning of fellowship through our new Koinonia program. Kairos offers a pause from the stresses of junior year and builds each retreatant up through the connections they’ve made over the years. For seniors, Emmaus is the last stop before continuing their journey beyond the walls of Prep with the lifelong friends they have made. The bonds formed through these experiences strengthen the brotherhood and enrich the lives of everyone involved, especially those of us lucky enough to facilitate.

Over the past seven years, I have had the opportunity to participate in all of these retreats. I have watched the members of my small groups go from unsure and cautious to open and connected young men. As an adult leader and Emmaus director, I am always learning things about myself and how to become a better educator. The invitation to know our students and what drives them helps me connect to them inside the classroom and beyond. I have the opportunity to see the young man in front of me for who he is. I appreciate him as more than a student, which has helped me push them to be better students and men for the world they will enter.

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Volume 28 - Number 2 Spring 2018

Ken Boller, S.J. President

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Listening for God

Jim DeAngelo, ’85 Principal

Mike Jiran, ’03 Editor John Irvine, ’83, P’11 Sports Editor John Anderson, ’69 Tom Comey John Dougherty Trish Fitzpatrick, P’07,’16 Contributors

As Prep’s retreat program celebrates 40 years of Emmaus, 10 years of Kairos, and the first year of Koinonia, it’s a good time to pause and reflect – just as retreat participants do.

Feature 12 The Mother of All Prep Events Over the past 20 years, the PPA’s Mother-Son Dance has grown to be the largest of Prep’s many social gatherings, and a celebration of the families that make up the Prep family.

Mark Wyville, ’76, P’11,’18 Select Photography

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Mace Duncan Ohleyer Hotplate Original Design Concept Mike Jiran, ’03 Additional Photography and Layout

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ON THE COVER: The Emmaus retreat has been part of the Prep experience for 40 years, a defining moment in the growth of countless young men, and now part of a four-year cycle of retreat programs. The image of an Emmaus group gathered around their banner is an icon that transcends decades.

16 5 Questions Before he was the #11 pick in this year’s NFL Draft, Minkah Fitzpatrick, ’15 was #21 on the 2014 state champion Prep Football team. He joins us for a look back at his days at Grand & Warren.

17 To Whom Much is Given John Anderson, ’69 strives to help his fellow alumni build the “Prep network” in business.

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Photo File Prep’s environs look quite different in the morning light than they did in the ’80s, but is there really anything new under the sun?

18 Sports Fencing retains state crown; Bowling rolls to sectional glory; Cross Country climbs to new heights; Football returns to MetLife; Six wrestlers earn district titles

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Omar Henigan of the Community Food Bank of New Jersey (in yellow vest) instructs Prep volunteers at the start of the Father-Son Day of Service in January. John Dougherty, Prep’s director of Campus Ministry, credited this pep talk with helping to ensure a meaningful – and fun – service experience.

Serving as a Family Twenty father-and son-pairs participated in Prep’s first-ever Father/Son Day of Service in January, kicking off a new Prep tradition, and a new way for Prep families to support their communities. Two days of service, in January and February, took place at the Community Food Bank of New Jersey in Hillside, and a third in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Paterson.

At the January event, the Prep families helped the Community Food Bank staff sort food for distribution to families in need.

With the guidance of supervisor Omar Henigan (pictured in yellow vest above), the volunteers took food donations from unsorted pallets, organized the food items by type while discarding expired products, and sorted the food into boxes by type. “It requires a lot of teamwork because there’s a relatively small space to work,” explained John Dougherty, director of campus ministry, whose office sponsored these service experiences. He credited Henigan with helping the group enjoy the labor-intensive work by maintaining a high energy level. “He spoke to the group before and after, giving them a sense of who they were helping by preparing these donations, and how their efforts would have a big impact.”

Peru to Prep, Prep to Peru In February, Prep welcomed ten students and two teachers from Colegio de la Inmaculada in Lima, Peru. It was the start of the second annual cultural exchange with the Jesuit school in the Peruvian capital. Among the highlights of the two-week American leg of the exchange was a “Prep Man in the Morning (PM in the AM)” assembly for the sophomore class, featuring a presentation by the Peruvian students.

As part of the ongoing mission of the PM in the AM series, to examine topics and issues relevant to the formation of Jesuit high school students, the topic was “The Prep Man as Global Citizen.” The visiting students helped their Prep counterparts draw connections between their own experiences and that of students in Jesuit schools around the world.

Prep students will have the opportunity to visit Peru this summer, as part of an enrichment course: “Object as Story: Exploring Personal Narrative through the Arts.”

Visiting students from Colegio de la Inmaculada posed for a group photo before a campus tour during their first morning at Grand & Warren.

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Alex Canale, ’05 Named to USRowing Task Force Prep Rowing Coach Alex Canale, ‘05 has been named to the USRowing Junior Lightweight Task Force, which will be responsible for drafting new policy recommendations regarding the sport’s lightweight division. The group of 20 rowing experts includes just four high school coaches from around the country, and will submit its findings to the USRowing Board of Directors for review and ratification in June.

Canale – a member of Prep’s science department, and a former lightweight rower himself – was selected after offering input to USRowing (the national sanctioning body for competitive rowing) on proposed rule changes for the lightweight class in December. In a letter to crew parents, he wrote, “lightweight rowing is a big part of the sport for many Prep families and I am proud to serve its future on the national policy level.“ Alex Canale, ’05

Le Moyne College Honors Prep Senior During a Prep faculty meeting in January, Le Moyne College President Linda M. LeMura personally presented Jeremiah Narramore, ’18 with a presidential scholarship to the Jesuit college in Syracuse, New York, recognizing his outstanding work at Grand & Warren and beyond.

Jeremiah, a Sheehan Scholar, returned to campus this year following a year abroad in Indonesia (Prep Magazine, Fall 2017).

Freedom Riders Touring Exhibit Visits Prep This winter, Prep hosted the national traveling exhibition Freedom Riders, which examines a six-month period in 1961 when more than 400 courageous Americans – old and young, black and white, men and women, Northern and Southern – risked their lives to challenge segregated facilities in the South. The panels were displayed in the main lobby of the Moriarty Science Center, before being moved to the library.

The exhibition is a companion to the PBS American Experience film Freedom Riders, directed by Stanley Nelson (2011). It combines powerful photography and news coverage of the 1961 Freedom Rides, and examines the movement from many perspectives – that of the Riders, the Kennedy Administration, and the international community. To enhance the experience, visitors can use their cell phones to access powerful first-hand audio accounts of this dangerous experiment in the fight for civil rights.

The exhibition, created by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and PBS’s flagship history series, is funded through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Arrupe Week 2018: The Global Refugee Crisis The 21st annual Arrupe Lecture Series focused on the global refugee crisis, and how people of faith could morally and compassionately respond.

Throughout the week, students engaged with the topic through classroom activities, school-wide events, and art displays around campus. The latter included a raft containing images of refugees from across history, organized by Anthony Keating, ’78, P’10 of the history department.

The week began with a keynote address from Daniel Corrou, S.J. Fr. Corrou, who is now associate pastor at the Church of Saint Francis Xavier in Manhattan, spoke about his time working with the Jesuit Refugee Service, assisting Syrian refugees in Lebanon, and and the importance of leaning into “awkward” experiences in order to create a true culture of encounter with people from different walks of life. “The magis is an invitation to go beyond where we are comfortable, to go into the ‘awkward,’” Fr. Corrou said, “because that’s where God is. Those are the margins where God exists.”

At an all-school liturgy on Friday, Leo O’Donovan, S.J., director of mission for the Jesuit Refugee Service/USA. Fr. O’Donovan connected the Gospel to the plight of refugees around the world: “Neighbors are worldwide,” Fr. O’Donovan said, “and in Christ there are no borders.”

Following Mass, the entire school took part in a morning of breakout sessions, where the unique perspectives of 30 presenters allowed an in‑depth examination of this complex topic. “It is important for us as a community to come together to talk about the refugee crisis because this will not go away by itself,” one student reflected at week’s end. “There will always be dark in the world, but the light will always shine. It is important for most of us as Christians to know that we are the light.”

A sampling of the voices contributing to a broad-ranging conversation on the global refugee crisis during Arrupe week. CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Arrupe Mass celebrant Leo O’Donovan, S.J. (Jesuit Refugee Service USA); Breakout presenters Mike Allison (University of Scranton) and Kevin Tuerff (author of Channel of Peace: Stranded in Gander on 9/11); Keynote presenter Daniel Corrou, S.J. (Saint Francis Xavier Parish); and breakout presenter Ashley McKinless (America Media).

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A Glimpse of What’s Next Life at Grand & Warren challenges students to think critically and reflectively about themselves and the world around them, and offers numerous opportunities for social, intellectual, and spiritual growth. But even in that context, it’s not always easy for a teenager to ponder the many paths that lie ahead, or how best to turn his interests and talents into a fulfilling career.

To help bridge that gap, guidance counselor and alumni chaplain Tony Azzarto, S.J., with the help of junior John Smith,’19, not to mention his extensive connections with the Prep alumni community, has hosted Career Days during E-day community periods throughout the year. The gatherings have brought students together with alumni in vtarious walks of life – public service, business, medicine, law, and the arts, just to name a few – for an informal discussion about how – and why! – a young man might move toward a particular career path.

Erich Sekel, ’98 (Saint Peter’s University Campus Kitchen) and Kevin Coyle, ’99 (New Jersey State Police) spoke at a Career Day in February.

Jesuit Education, Re-Invented Stephen Katsouros, S.J., who served in various capacities at Prep from 1996-2002, returned to campus as a guest of the Office of Faculty Formation in the fall. Fr. Katsouros – now the dean and executive director of Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago, and the author of Come to Believe: How the Jesuits are Reinventing Education (Again) – addressed members of Prep’s faculty and staff.

He spoke about his experiences from the first two years of Arrupe College, a two-year school at Loyola University Chicago “for motivated students with limited financial resources and an interest in attending a four-year institution after graduation,” and the role the school aims to play in extending higher educational opportunities to underserved students.

As Fr. Katsouros pointed out, Arrupe College is, in many ways, a logical extension of the innovations Jesuits have brought to primary education through Nativity schools, and to secondary education through Cristo Rey schools. All seek to heed the call of Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. to live as “Men for Others,” by serving students who are often at the margins of the traditional educational system.

The talk was part of the ongoing “Ignatian Evenings” series, which invite Prep’s faculty and staff to examine new perspectives on education and faith, and to seek a deeper understanding of what it means to be a part of a Jesuit school community.

Prep Welcomes Colleagues From Germany Four Jesuit educators from Germany visited Prep this spring, meeting with faculty and staff members to learn about Ignatian formation programs at Grand & Warren. Tobias Zimmermann, S.J. and Gabriele Huedepohl, the president and principal of Canisius-Kolleg in Berlin, were joined by Ulrike Gentner and Johann Spermann, S.J. of the Center for Ignatian Pedagogy in Ludwigshafen.

The Prep/Canisius-Kolleg connection dates to the mid-1990s. As part of a teacher exchange program, Prep’s now-principal Jim DeAngelo, ’85 taught English for a year at Canisius-Kolleg, while Stefan Brendgens taught German at Prep.

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Meet the Class of ’22!

This fall, Prep will welcome the Class of 2022: 246 (as of this writing) young men, from 109 grammar schools, who will celebrate their graduation as Prep celebrates its 150th anniversary. A remarkable 53% of these incoming freshmen have already had a taste of life at Prep through the HAP program, which continues to operate at capacity each summer.

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The freshmen will come to Prep each day from 63 different communities – as far away as Glen Gardner, Neshanic Station, and Colts Neck – but 55% reside in Hudson County, the largest proportion of in-county students in the past decade. That includes 52 students from Jersey City and 27 from Bayonne. John Irvine, ’83, P’11, Prep’s director of admissions, attributes the rise in Hudson County students to a number of factors, including more stability among local feeder schools, after a period of realignment and closings.

Next-Level Commitments During the year, the athletic department recognized 23 seniors, as they committed to continue their athletic as well as academic pursuits in college.

Photo 1: Standing – Brendan Thiele (Basketball, U.S. Military Academy) and David Chase Lerner (Crew, Syracuse). Seated – Jack Halligan (Crew, Colgate), Ryan Dorneo, (Baseball, Lafayette), and Jack Carey (Baseball – Duke).

Photo 2 (Football): Shayne Simon (Notre Dame), Cam Blair (Fordham), Justin and Jayson Ademilola (Notre Dame), and Grady Smith (Holy Cross).

Photo 3 (Lacrosse): Will Stevens (Saint Joseph’s), Morgan Wyville (Chatham), Will Vespole (Swarthmore), Xavier Ritter (NJIT), Jack Gregory (Babson), Dan Brown (Rhodes), and Ryan Kirkwood (Lafayette) Photo 4 (Track): Mike Mangual (NYU), Markus Bagley (UConn), Mike Richards (NYU), and Bill Woltman (MIT) Photo 5 (Wrestling): Mike Kelly (Columbia) and Justin Guzman (NYU)

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Jim Henry Award for Shayne Simon, ’18 It was a Prep mini-reunion at the Maxwell Football Club awards ceremony in Atlantic City this March. Notre Damebound senior Shayne Simon, ’18 received the Jim Henry Award, presented to the top high school football player – both on and off the field – in the New Jersey-Pennsylvania-Delaware region, while Minkah Fitzpatrick, ’15 was on hand as the recipient of the Chuck Bednarik Award, as college football’s defensive player of the year. Naturally, Coach Rich Hansen joined both for a group photo (left).

It has been a busy senior year for Shayne, who also appeared alongside classmate Jayson Ademilola in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January, scored his 1,000th career point for Prep Basketball in March, and maintained a First Honors spot in Prep’s honor roll all year with an AP- and honors-heavy courseload. The Jim Henry Award specifically recognizes “a student’s academics as well as contributions to school and community” in addition to excellence on the football field. It’s a fitting honor for this well-rounded Prep man, a Sheehan Scholar who exemplifies that program’s goal of rewarding students who can and do excel in all areas of school life.

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LEFT: A simplified raffle ticket system left Fashion Show guests with more time for fun and less time devoted to checking ticket numbers for the tricky tray.

BELOW: Anthony Franconeri, ’18 and Gabriella Pelliccio take their turn on the runway.

Strutting into Fall More than 450 guests – mostly Prep moms, of course! – enjoyed a Prep rite of fall at the PPA Fashion Show in November. From the alumni moms’ reception, to the hundreds of raffle baskets going home with their lucky winners, to the runway presentation featuring the Men of Prep and Sisters of Prep, it was a stylish celebration!

A new ticketing system eliminated the tedious checking of individual raffle tickets, and allowed guests to enjoy the day without worrying about missing out on a prize.

In all, the event’s sponsors, donors, guests, and volunteers helped Prep raise more than $85,000, which will help to keep Prep affordable for students and their families. Special thanks to event co-chairs Kathleen Curran, P’18, Lisa Franconeri, P’18, Denise O’Brien, P’21, and Kathy Verdi, P’18 for their efforts in organizing another successful Fasion Show!

ABOVE LEFT: Student speaker Robert Dungan, ’18 ABOVE RIGHT: Gala co-chairs Linda and Richard Doren and their guests. Standing: Richard Doren, P’18,’21, Monique Cavalli, P’18,’22, Nancy and Jeffrey DeLucia, P’20, and Jennifer and Andrew Chiurazzi, P’15,’18. Seated: Linda Doren, P’18,’21, and Elizabeth and Joseph Doren, Jr., ’76, P’15

Keeping the Promise The 11th annual Grand Gala was an evening filled with fun and excitement thanks to the live and silent auctions, plus live music and dancing. But more importantly, it was filled with enough generosity and Prep pride to help raise $300,000 for financial aid to Prep students and their families.

Under the guidance of Steve Izzo, Dalma Santana, and Prep’s advancement team – along with event chairs Bobbi and Craig Anderson, P’19, Linda and Richard Doren, P’18,’21, and Maryann and Paul Roses, ’74, P’18 – the Gala proved once again to be a promise kept to Prep families.

As student speaker Rob Dungan, ’18 explained, “If it weren’t for your generosity, students like me would not be able to share our Prep story. It is a gift that we all cherish, and will never forget for the rest of our lives.” Thanks to the generosity of people throughout the Prep community, who played many roles in the Gala – whether donating an auction item or bidding on one, hosting a gift-gathering party or helping run the event as a volunteer, stuffing invitation envelopes or simply buying a ticket to the event – Prep is able to keep the promise of a Jesuit education within financial reach.

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Listening for God

by John Dougherty

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The retreatants of Kairos 50, Emmaus 291, and Koinonia 1.

A walk on the “Road to Emmaus” is a Prep milestone, and this year, the venerable three-day retreat marked a milestone of its own – its 40th anniversary. Kairos, meanwhile, celebrated 10 years and 50 retreats, and the new Koinonoia program has enjoyed a successful first year. As Prep’s Director of Campus Ministry explains, each step in this four-year cycle is designed to meet the needs of students’ spiritual growth – but the greatest gift at each step is the same: space for peaceful reflection.

The first Jesuit retreat happened almost 500 years ago. Inigo de Loyola – not yet calling himself Ignatius, and still many years from sainthood – stole away to a cave outside of the Spanish town of Manresa. He spent ten months in prayer, fasting, and penance; as he later related in his autobiography, God taught him “in the same way a schoolteacher deals with a child.” The experience was very powerful, and remained with him for the rest of his life.

Centuries later, Jesuit schools continue to follow Ignatius’ example by offering retreats for students. At Prep, students currently have access to a four‑year retreat program, providing opportunities for them to step away from daily life to a quiet place, and spend time in prayer and reflection.

Through these programs, countless Prep men have come to a deeper knowledge of God, others, and themselves.

The retreat program saw several milestones this year: Kairos 50, Emmaus 290, and the inception of the sophomore Koinonia retreat. This seems like a good time to reflect on our retreat program, and the ways in which it helps Prep students to discover God in their own lives.

Prep has run retreats at least since the 1920s; flipping through old volumes of the Petrean will reveal numerous memories of class year retreats, and the insights gained from them. Many of these retreats were a single day of reflection, held at one of the Jesuit retreat houses in the area. Today, Prep students have the option of attending a retreat every year. Each

program is tailored to meet students where they are, reflecting the particular joys and challenges of every year.

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ABOVE: The Jesuit retreat house at Sea Bright, home to Emmaus from 1977-2001. LEFT: The 1961 Petrean documented the junior and senior retreats in Monroe, New York.

Today, a Prep student’s first retreat is IgNite, an experience for the entire incoming freshman class which occurs on the Thursday and Friday before classes begin. As the name implies, IgNite is an overnight retreat which introduces freshmen to the story of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and the Ignatian values of the school. Through icebreakers, reflections, and fun activities, students gain a sense of how the Jesuit charism influences everyday life at Prep. The retreat is held on campus, allowing freshmen to get the lay of the land before their first day of classes.

IgNite is led by junior Big Brothers, dedicated peer leaders who guide freshmen through the retreat activities. Beyond the two days of IgNite, Big Brothers also serve as mentors through the entire first year, checking in with their Little Brothers and helping them to find their place at Prep.

“IgNite was a retreat that revealed what Prep was,” said Samuel Yaegashi, ’21. “It prepared me for a year of reflection and critical thinking about myself and others.”

All sophomores attend our newest retreat, a one-day program called Koinonia (Koy-NO-nia), a Greek word meaning “fellowship” or “community” used by the early Church. Established just this year by Ryan O’Connell, assistant director of Campus Ministry, Koinonia is held at the Archdiocesan Youth Retreat Center in Kearny, once known as Boystown, a site of many Prep retreats in years past. On this retreat, sophomores reflect on what it means to be part of the Prep brotherhood, and how our community is strengthened by the gifts of its individual members.

Retreatants explore this idea most vividly by taking part in the retreat center’s challenge course, a low-ropes course that encourages teamwork, communication, and problem solving. Sophomores work together to figure out how to cross over a series of wooden platforms with only two short planks to use as bridges; they help each other walk across a metal wire suspended one foot off of the ground; they figure out how to get twenty people off of a balanced platform without letting it tip to either side. Through these and other activities, students who may have never spoken to one another before – and may know little about each other – learn to depend on each other, and discover one another’s gifts.

“Koinonia made me much closer with the other kids in my class year that I know but never actually conversed with,” said Quentin Lemon, ’20. “I found it interesting how much I could learn from and about one person in the time span of half a day. Koinonia taught me how important teamwork and communication with others is when completing a difficult task.”

Junior year brings the centerpiece of the Prep retreat program: Kairos. A four-day retreat created by Jesuits at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., and based on Saint Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises, Kairos was already popular at many Jesuit schools when it came to Prep in 2007. Ryan Heffernan, Prep’s first lay director of Campus Ministry, imported the retreat from Saint Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia, even bringing up seniors from that school to serve as leaders on Kairos 1. It was a massive success. Word-of-mouth following Kairos 1 was so positive, that Kairos 2 needed to book additional rooms at a hotel near the retreat house to accommodate all of the students who wanted to attend.

LEFT: The new Koinonia retreat is focused on community-building through a series of physical and mental exercises requiring teamwork and trust. RIGHT: The Emmaus candle, a focal point for a community of faith and openness since 1977. Here, Emmaus 291 beadle Fernando Cordova, ’18, continues the candle-lighting tradition.

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ABOVE: Photos from each Kairos retreat, line the hallway outside the Campus Ministry office. INSET: The members of Kairos 1, in October 2007, gathered for Mass on the beach at Stella Maris Retreat Center in Long Branch. Imported from Saint Joseph’s Prep as an experiment, the retreat was an immediate hit with seniors. It has since traded places with Emmaus in the four-year sequence of retreats.

“Kairos” is a Greek word meaning “God’s time,” and the retreat is designed to give students a special place where they can come to realize God’s presence in their lives. Although traditionally shrouded in secrecy to preserve some of its most meaningful surprises, Kairos can be summed up as an experience where students become aware of how much they are loved, by God and by others.

Since then, Kairos has become part of the fabric of Prep life. Framed photos of every retreat group hang in the Shalloe Hall basement hallway, leading up to the Office of Campus Ministry. In October of this year, we held Kairos 50, a decade after the first Prep Kairos.

Thaddeus Goratowski, ’19, was a participant on that retreat: “Kairos allowed for me to have the spiritual reflection that I truly needed in order to keep myself going. The best way to describe it is a ‘behind-the-scenes’ look at everyone. It allows for everyone to open up about their emotions, while also listening to others as they open up. Encouraging and allowing students to reflect, share, and listen, Kairos is a once in a lifetime experience that I will never forget.”

The Kairos retreat expanded and solidified as an essential part of the Prep experience during the tenure of Maura Toomb, who became director of Campus Ministry in 2011. A major change that Toomb oversaw was changing Kairos from a senior year retreat to a junior retreat (and a complementary change to the Emmaus program). This change highlighted one of the gifts of the Prep retreat program: while it is steeped in tradition, it is also flexible enough to evolve to meet the needs of today’s students.

“I hope that the changes we made to the sequence and program of Prep’s four major retreats allowed students to strengthen their relationships with God over four years,” Toomb said, “and gave them the time they needed to intentionally reflect on what God was calling them to in their future.”

For the Emmaus retreat, this was only the most recent chapter in a long and eventful history. Entirely original to Prep, the Emmaus retreat was created in 1977 by Ned Coughlin, S.J., Prep’s chaplain from 1975-1981. Noticing

that more and more students found their spiritual homes at Prep instead of at their local parish, he designed Emmaus – a weekend-long retreat – to offer them a deeper spiritual experience. The Emmaus retreat, inspired by the story of “the road to Emmaus” in the gospel of Luke, was meant to give these students a chance to find God in their own lives, and embark on their own Christian journeys.

The Emmaus retreat was an immediate success, and since its foundation generations of Prep men have “walked the road” and found God on it.

Fr. Coughlin was succeeded as director of the program by Prep legends like Fr. John Mullin, S.J., and Fr. Tony Azzarto, S.J.

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The crafting of the traditional Emmaus banner is a collaborative effort that reflects the personality of the retreat group. The banners themselves are an iconic presence in Prep life, as many remain on display in the classrooms and offices of adult leaders for years to come. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Emmaus 1, 19, 46, 100, 240, and 294.

Each retreat group creates a unique banner out of burlap and felt, reflecting their particular retreat experience. In the past, these were hung in Prep’s Chapel of the Madonna (now the Hammer Heritage Room); today, they hang in the Moriarty Science Center lobby, beside the framed banner from Emmaus I. By the end of this year, there will have been 294 Emmaus retreats at Prep.

Of course, there is a lingering mystery about Emmaus: Why do we pronounce the name of the retreat Em-MOSS rather than the more common e-MAY-us in reference to the gospel passage? I don’t know, and no one else I’ve asked seems to know either. As with so many parts of Emmaus, it’s simply a tradition.

As noted above, several years ago Emmaus changed from a junior retreat to a senior retreat. Now it serves as a capstone experience, allowing Prep seniors to reflect on their journey through Prep, and to look ahead to what lies beyond graduation.

“Emmaus prepares us for the journeys ahead of us, reminding the seniors of the lessons and the people who have gotten us to this point,” said Sean FitzGibbon, ‘18, who both attended and led Emmaus this year. “On a personal level, Emmaus has made me even more conscious of my friends. They have helped me conquer the challenges I’ve faced during my Prep career, and made my four years the best years of my lives. Because of Emmaus, I have cherished every single day of my senior year.”

Because Kairos and Emmaus encourage deeper and more personal reflection than the underclassmen retreats, they are voluntary. However, a majority of each class chooses to attend these retreats each year. In the 2017-18 school year, for instance, about eighty-five percent of the junior class registered for Kairos, and about sixty percent of the senior class registered for Emmaus.

I believe that this speaks to why Prep retreats are important, maybe now more than ever. In our constantly-connected world, it is very rare – nearly impossible – to find true silence. But silence is something that we all need. In fact, our students need it more than most: in the midst of school, athletics, clubs, college applications, and all of the other commitments that make up the fast-paced life of an American teenager, they need a chance to find peace. This

is what our retreats offer: a chance to go off to a quiet place, just as Christ did, just as Ignatius did, and to hear God’s voice whispering in their hearts.

Reflecting the place Emmaus holds in 40 years of Prep tradition, the Jesuits who have directed the program are some of the most influential Prep figures of the “Emmaus era.” FROM LEFT: Ned Coughlin, S.J., John Mullin, S.J., and Tony Azzarto, S.J. PREP MAGAZINE n SPPREP.ORG n SPRING 2018 11

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The Mother of All Prep Events

Seniors presented their mothers with roses during the first dance of the 2018 “Mom Prom,” one of many traditions that make this event a special one, year after year.

by Trish Fitzpatrick, P’07,’16

Spend just a day at Grand & Warren and you’re sure to hear mention of the “Prep Family,” a recognition of the depth and breadth of personal conections formed amidst the work of Jesuit education. This figurative family owes much of its strength to the literal families it comprises, supporting their sons and their school in ways large and small each day. For 20 years, the annual Mother-Son Dance has been a celebration of those families.

A chance encounter at a Prep Football spaghetti dinner led to the creation of arguably Prep’s most popular event, the Mother Son Dance, affectionately known as the “Mom Prom.” As Sister Frances Marie Duncan, OSF, was helping with the traditional pregame supper, one mother spoke about a mother-son dance at another high school. Sister had experience with these types of events, having run the Father-Daughter Dance at Saint Francis Academy in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The idea was brought to fruition when then principal, Jack Raslowsky, ’79 agreed. Raslowsky was initially skeptical as to whether the event would catch on, Sr. Frances recalls, but was won over by her reassurance: “Never underestimate

the influence of a mother!”

Those words proved prophetic, as the very first event saw some 300 attendees fill the old Burke Hall cafeteria. Sr. Frances knew her brainchild was a hit as soon as she returned to school the following Monday. “After the first one,” she says, “the boys kept stopping me in the hallway to tell me what a great time they had and how they could not wait until next year.”

Tickets to the dance have remained in high demand ever since, prompting several changes of venue with a view toward accommodating as many families as possible. After being held on campus for many years – first in the old cafeteria, and then in O’Keefe Commons – the event has more recently moved off-campus. It took no time at all to outgrow Jersey City’s Casino in the Park, and then the Fiesta in Wood-Ridge. Now, the 12 SPRING 2018 n SPPREP.ORG n PREP MAGAZINE

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ABOVE LEFT: A busy dance floor is a staple of the Mother-Son Dance. During the 2016 event, space was at a premium at the Fiesta, prompting a move to a still larger facility at the Venetian. ABOVE RIGHT: Sr. Frances Marie Duncan, O.S.F., at whose suggestion the Mom Prom was born, posed with students during the 2015 event at Casino in the Park. BELOW LEFT: Few events bring together a broader cross-section of the Prep community. Here, a group of Prep Football players and their moms gather for a group photo.

BELOW RIGHT: Sons presenting their moms with thank-you letters is a highlight each year.

Mom Prom seems to have found a long-term home at the Venetian in Garfield, whose large ballroom can seat approximately 800 guests.

Seemingly constrained only by how large a venue can be secured to hold it, the dance has grown to be the largest among the many social and fundraising events Prep hosts each year.

Over the years, various members of the Prep community have played a role in managing the event, ensuring its continued popularity and growth.

Prep staffers Cecelia Collins, Grace Gualario, and Maryphyllis Locricchio have served as organizers in the past, and when the event was held on campus, Prep’s Operations staff was instrumental in ensuring its success. Parent chairs ensure that the venue is beautifully decorated and that as many people as possible can be accommodated; even so, there is almost always a waiting list for this most popular event. Grace Gualario said: “When Maryphyllis and I worked on the Mom Prom, it was truly one of the best events I was involved in organizing. We picked a theme each year and enjoyed making the night for our Prep moms and sons a memorable event. One of the evening’s highlights was when the son would present a letter and gift to their mom/guardian. One year we decided to do a message in a bottle theme. The students and moms seemed to really enjoy that, along with a chocolate heart. The evening was fun, relaxing and a joy! The moms seemed to love spending the night with their sons and vice versa.

The boys danced all night long with their moms. It was always a win-win event.”

Certain moments during the gathering have become traditions in their own right. Dry

eyes are in short supply each year when sons present their mothers with notes of gratitude, and the first dance of the evening is reserved for seniors and their moms – after each senior mom receives a single red rose. The ever-popular photo booth is a more recent addition to the fun of the Mom Prom, and along with the formal photo station, it remains busy throughout – capturing the moment not just for mother/son couples, but also of friends from different clubs, sports, or hometowns. The broad appeal of the event is evident in browsing these photos, which represent virtually every segment of the diverse and vibrant community of families united by their sons’ experiences at Grand & Warren.

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ABOVE LEFT: Michael and Kim Riberio, Thomas and Roberta Muller, Garrett and Carol Gualiteri, and Max and Claire Honig posed together at their table. ABOVE RIGHT: The red roses given by seniors to their moms have become synonymous with the event.

BELOW: The photo booth is a hit with moms and students (or moms and Prep alumni directors, or sometimes just students) every year!

afraid to tear up the dance floor. Caroline Adillon, P’12,’16 recalls: “One of my favorite memories of Mom Prom was when Miquel (’12) was a sophomore. It was held in the old cafeteria... it was like watching Dancing with the Stars. I was so blown away. The boys just danced with each other with wild abandon – not caring who was watching. You’ve got to love that!”

Dalma Santana, Director of Special Events and Parent Relations, now manaes the event for the Advancement Office, and is able to lend her expertise to making it a great day. She says: “My favorite moment of the Mom Prom is when the Prep boys give their mothers a ‘thank you’ letter.

The genuine and sincere looks of appreciation and the warmth that is felt in the room prove to me that Prep is doing something right with these young men. Despite being an all-boys school, the roles that women, including mothers, grandmothers, faculty, and staff, play in the lives of our students are both essential and powerful.”

As Sr. Frances and many happy mothers and sons have voiced over the years, the best part of the event is that it provides a special time for mothers and sons to enjoy themselves and create memories. The focus is on good food, dancing, and conversation. Although there is no formal fundraising component to the dinner, some years have seen a small profit donated to support the Mission Drive, or an orphanage in South Africa run by the Franciscan Sisters.

Claire Honig, P’17,’20 chaired the most recent Mom Prom, held in March. She reflects on the day: “On a sunny, beautiful day, 820 mothers and sons celebrated the 20th Mother Son Dance. Sister Frances, who started the dance in the cafeteria at Prep, made a special guest appearance that day to help celebrate one of Prep’s most popular events.” Or, in summation, “A day filled with fun, laughter, and plenty of dancing!”

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Photo File: New Look, Old Look Not much appears “new” in this mid-1980s view of Warren and York Streets, aside from a duo of GM “New Look” buses depositing Prep students at the start of a new school day. Today, almost nothing from this old view remains. Aside from the handful of low-rise buildings approaching Montgomery Street at right, the downtown building boom of the past 20 years has radically changed the streetscape looking north from Prep’s campus, and there are no more bus stops on Warren Street – after all, the block between York and Grand has been closed to traffic on school days since the plaza was constructed in 2000-01.

More familiar, 33 years later, is the text that accompanied the photo in the 1985 Petrean: The students here at Saint Peter’s Prep come from various communities and innumerable ethnic backgrounds. There is no typical Prep man. Each student is unique in his own ways. Some arrive at school by bus or train, others by car or on foot. This variety extends to personalities at Prep. The personalities encourage self-expression and individuality. Each student brings into the Prep community certain cultural and personal experiences, distinctive to himself, to share with everyone. It is this open atmosphere at Saint Peter’s which permits students to discover new interests and latent talents.

When the dawn greets Grand & Warren nowadays, it illuminates a rather different scene. But when it comes to the spirit of the Prep community, there’s nothing new under the sun.

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WITH MINKAH FITZPATRICK, ’15, MIAMI DOLPHINS DRAFT PICK

Before he was the #11 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Minkah Fitzpatrick, ’15 was #21 on Prep Football’s 2014 state championship team. Two national championships with Alabama later – not to mention both the Jim Thorpe and Chuck Bednarik Awards this past season – we caught up with him to talk about life at Grand & Warren, and life with two legendary coaches.

Prep Magazine: In both your high school and college careers, you’ve had a reputation as a serious student as well as a star athlete. What drove you to work so hard in the classroom at Prep and Alabama?

Minkah Fitzpatrick: My family motivated me to be as good a student as possible. I knew it was an important part of my discipline for football, and I took pride in working hard, whether it was in the classroom or on the field.

PM Who were the people who had a strong impact on your growth at Prep?

MF Obviously the football staff – Coach Hansen pushed me hard. We had a lot of ups and downs to fight through, but I’m better for it and tougher because of the grind.

PM What about off the field, who were some major influences there?

MF All my teachers were great.

Fr. Azzarto was important. It really was a “team” effort. My parents stayed with me and kept me focused through a lot of rocky times.

PM You were an All-American and a state champion at Prep, an All-American and a two-time national champion at Alabama, and now and a first round draft pick in the NFL. What is the secret to your success?

MF Just a belief in my ability, trust in God and family, and I think a desire to work really hard in all I do. I learned that from my family, coaches, and teammates. Prep made me work. Bama made me work. I embraced it and took pride in my craft. People pushed me and I want to be great.

PM And finally, what every Prep alumnus from the “Hansen era” wants to know: You’ve played and won for Rich Hansen, and you’ve played and won for Nick Saban.

What do they have in common?

MF (Laughing) Well, they both want to win! Coach Hansen and I talked a lot about life and my career with and after football. They both pushed me to work hard. Coach Saban demands your best, always. But like I said, I believe in working hard, so I embraced it. Bama is a special place – I went there on a business trip and was able to fulfill my dreams.

Draft day photo: Eric Espino/NFL

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To Whom Much is Given: John Anderson, ’69

As a small business owner for nearly 30 years, John Anderson, ’69 knows the value of the right connection at the right time. John has owned and operated his video production firm, Black Watch Productions, since 1989, and he’s found that personal networking can go a long way in smoothing out the natural ups and downs every business encounters. “We have had many good years and a number of years that weren’t so good, business‑wise,” he explains. “I

felt that networking with people with shared experiences, especially, an experience such as Prep, would have potentially beneficial results.”

With that in mind, John has maintained a LinkedIn group for Prep alumni since 2010 – a group that now counts nearly 1,400 members – as a platform for Prep men to connect (or reconnect) over their professional interests. Any network finds its strength in numbers, and that significant membership gives the group great potential. “I would like as many alumni as possible to be a part of this group, for starters,” John says. “The bigger the group, the more diverse and powerful the potential benefits for our members.”

But beyond simply growing the membership, he’d also like to see more people take advantage of this largely untapped resource. “I would like the members to be much more active in sharing posts of all kinds with the group,” he notes, adding that he’d hope to have more members begin “posting job opportunities, or fundraising appeals for good causes, or simply personal news.”

If you’re looking for a new job, a new employee, some career advice, or even just another way to keep in touch, the efforts of one dedicated alumnus mean the “St. Peter’s Prep Alumni” group is there to help you get started. Now it’s your turn to help John Anderson realize the group’s potential. It’s also your chance to give a boost to your career, and perhaps that of a fellow Prepster along the way.

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SPORTS Junior Bryce Belser (pictured here going for a point in a win over Livingston), along with senior Owen Possick and fellow junior David Garrelick, formed Prep’s powerful sabre squad.

Fencing Most agreed it would be difficult for the 2018 fencing team to follow the incredible State Championship run of last year’s squad.

The team proved themselves up to the challenge with another undefeated season (12-0) and a second straight State Championship.

With wins over Christian Brothers Academy, Columbia (twice) and Ridge, Prep earned its #1 state ranking.

Football Prep played its second season in what many acknowledge as the toughest football conference in the nation. With signature wins over Don Bosco, Paramus Catholic, and St. Joe’s (Montvale), the team finished 5-1 in the league and 9-3 overall.

Twin 49-14 playoff victories over Don Bosco and Paramus Catholic meant another State Final appearance at MetLife Stadium. The Marauders were unable to defeat Bergen Catholic in the championship, closing out another impressive season for Coach Hansen and his squad.

In addition to his 1st Team All Non-Public and Army AllAmerican selections, Shayne Simon won the prestigious Maxwell Football Club’s New Jersey Player of the Year.

Simon will be playing at Notre Dame in the fall.

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SPORTS SECTION Senior Kevin Keegan broke the school record for the 5K, running 15:53.2.

Cross Country The 2017 team finished its season having earned an assortment of trophies, medals, and championships while also establishing several “firsts” in Prep’s history. The runners took the top spot at the Jersey City, South Hudson and Hudson County Championship meets. At the County meet, Prep broke the Hudson County record for a team’s average time (16:26). Prep also finished first at the Manhattan Invitational – a first for a Saint Peter’s team.

Finishing second to CBA at the NJSIAA Group Championships qualified the Marauders for the Meet of Champions – another school first – where the team finished 12th overall. Coach Chris Caulfield commented, “One of the runners’ goals for the season was to be the first Prep team to qualify for the Meet of Championships. Their business-like approach and dedication to each other made that goal a reality.”

Prep fished the season ranked #12 in the New Jersey Top 20.

Bowling With a total pin count of 2962, Prep’s bowling team captured the State Sectional Championship. Other highlights of the team’s 10-2 season included senior Jared Ammugauan’s HCIAL Tournament Championship and junior Maverick Lindo’s 300 game against Hudson Catholic.

Junior Maverick Lindo recorded a perfect game in the team’s match against Hudson Catholic.

Basketball It was fitting that the two seniors who had played in the program for four years scored their 1000th point before the season came to an end.

Shayne Simon hit the magic number in Prep’s 53-46 State playoff win over Delbarton. Two days later, Brendan Thiele reached the mark in a 69-51 semi-final victory over Seton Hall.

The Marauders dropped a heart-breaking, one-point (double overtime) decision in the Parochial A North Final played at Rutgers. The final record of 22-6 included wins over Rumson, St. Joe’s Montvale and a third straight appearance in the Hudson County Finals.

Multi-talented guard, Brendan Thiele will be playing basketball at West Point next year.

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Soccer

In addition to being a North I All State First Team selection, senior Paul Kondratowicz was named one of the “Top 11” Parochial players in New Jersey.

A hard-fought 3-2 loss to Kearny in the Hudson County Final prevented the Marauders from retaining the championship trophy, but Coach Josh Jantas still reflected on the season as a successful one. “We always want the County Title, but we played some great soccer over the course of our 14-5-1 record.”

The team finished the year ranked #7 among Private and Parochial Schools. Senior Paul Kondratowicz finished his Prep career as one of the program’s all-time leading scorers (58g, 15a) and was named Eastern Regional All-American (the first in school history).

Wrestling Going into the season, Prep’s wrestlers anticipated a challenging schedule, but they could not have foreseen just how many top-flight opponents they would face. Finishing 17-7, St. Peter’s wrestled 8 of the top 20 teams in New Jersey as well as Buchanan High School of California, ranked #2 nationally.

With a tenth consecutive Hudson County Championship and a District Championship, the team ended the season with a top 25 state ranking. The Marauders had six District Champions and sent five wrestlers (senior Mike Kelly, juniors James Cruz and Niccolo Colucci, freshmen Patrick Adams and Sean Rendeiro) to Atlantic City for the NJSIAA State Tournament.

Kelly had Prep’s best result, taking fourth place at 126 pounds.

Senior Mike Kelly finished his Prep career with 119 victories.

He will continue wrestling in the fall at Columbia University.

Crew This fall, senior captain David Chase Lerner (second from left, below) was selected to row in the Youth Regional Challenge at the World Championships in Sarasota, Florida. He sat seven seat in the Mid-Atlantic Region 8 that took third in the final.

In October, the Prep Varsity 4+ (left) rowed to a record high finish at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, finishing 26th of the 85 boats in their category (Youth 4+).

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Indoor Track At the NJSIAA State Relay Championships, the Marauders came in third, winning the 4x200 meter relay for the second year in a row. With a time of 4:28.38 at the New Balance Nationals, Edwin Klanke came in second, posting the second fastest time in the country for a freshman.

The 4x800 relay team of Kevin Keegan, Paul Ames, Edwin Klanke, and Chris Brooks (top) ran 8:01.59 for a third place finish at the New Balance Nationals, while the 4x400 relay team of Gus Nations IV, Ashon Stewart, Markus Bagley, and Luqman Gbadamassi (bottom) ran 3:25.97 to take the silver medal.

Senior captain Brennen Collier switched from defense to center, and finished the season with 8 goals and 10 assists.

Hockey Prep’s 12-11-2 record marked the highest win total in several years.

The Marauders skated to the championship in the Connecticut Beanpot Tournament defeating St. Dominic from Lewiston, Maine and Notre Dame from Fairfield, Connecticut.

Senior Shane Shell (11g, 27a) and junior Matt Zdanowicz (27g, 14a) led the team in scoring.

Senior Tom Lee’s win in the 100m breaststroke at the county meet helped the Marauders defend their title.

Swimming Prep Swimming earned an eighth straight Hudson County championship, and finished the season ranked #15 in the state.

At the New Jersey Meet of Champions, the 200 free relay team of Andres Orbe, Chris Sanducci, Matt Dillane and Nick Wondolowski finished third – Prep’s best ever finish – while Orbe, Sanducci, Dillane and Max Geller set a new school record in the 200 Medley at 1:37.0.

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Eight Names Join Prep Hall of Fame Last October at The Grove, 200 guests were on hand to celebrate the seven alumni and one Prep parent who were honored during the Prep Hall of Fame Professional Achievement and Service Awards. Each of the eight members of the Hall of Fame Class of 2017 has used his unique talents to serve the Prep community, or the broader community beyond Grand & Warren, and has done so in a manner that reflects the mission of Jesuit education: to form men (and women) for others.

Pictured with Fr. Boller, left to right, are: Billy Fitzgerald, ‘99 Young Alumnus Award, Fr. Brian Daley, S.J., ‘57 Professional Achievement Award, Tony Cardino, P’88, ‘92,‘00 Friend of Prep Award, Pat Downes, ‘57 Br. Paul Harrison, S.J. Spirit of Prep Award, Bill Connolly, ‘65 Professional Achievement Award, Lou Castelli, ‘66, P’01 Br. Paul Harrison, S.J. Spirit of Prep Award, Paul Audet, ‘71 Professional Achievement Award, and A. Barry LaForgia, ‘63 Ernie Baker, ’38 Community Service Award

8 Inductee bios at spprep.org/PrepMag

For Class of ’57, the Celebration Continues

LEFT: The class gathers for a group photo. CENTER: Director of Alumni Relations Mike Murcia, ’08 presents Jim Kyriazis, ’57 with a Prep duffel bag in honor of his journey from Anaheim, California, to attend the reunion. RIGHT: Tom Karaty, ’57 catches up with his former teacher, Lou Parisi, ’44, P’70.

With two classmates accepting awards at the Hall of Fame dinner on Thursday evening, it was only appropriate for the Class of 1957 to celebrate their 60th reunion during the weekend of October 20-22. The reunion weekend proper began on Friday evening with a reception in the Prep library, campus tours, and dinner at the Light Horse Tavern. Saturday brought the class a thrilling Prep Football victory over Saint Joe’s Montvale, followed by a bus tour of the new look of Jersey City, and dinner on campus. Capping off the weekend, the class gathered Sunday morning for Mass in memory of their classmates who have passed away, and received platinum diplomas as a keepsake of the celebration. Special thanks to Kevin Collins, ‘57, Pat Downes, ‘57, Mike Ring, ‘57, and Jack Savage, ‘57 for their efforts in planning a memorable weekend!

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Baseball and Other Roads to God In November, the Alumni Spirituality Committee hosted John Sexton, author of Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game, former president of New York University, and an alumnus of Jesuit education at Brooklyn Prep and Fordham University.

Topics included memories of growing up in Brooklyn in the era of the great Dodgers-Yankees rivalries, the search for meaning and transcendence that baseball and religion have in common, and the lessons both baseball and theology have offered over a nearly-60year career in education.

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The spirited discussion was just one of several gatherings hosted by the committee throughout the year, offering alumni, parents, students, and others in the Prep community a fresh perspective on the role of faith in their lives. Other guests have included Fr. Alex Santora, ’70 (pastor of Our Lady of Grace in Hoboken and Jersey Journal columnist), Carl DeLorenzo, ’67 (former faculty member), and Mike Tunney, S.J. (former faculty member, now rector of the Jesuit community at Fairfield University).

This Fall, Welcome a New Class of Legends!

Legends of Prep XII will take place in October, and while the final lineup of new inductees is still being determined, an outstanding set of nominations submitted

by Prep alumni and others in the school community guarantees the evening will be nothing short of, well...legendary! Watch for the Legends Class of ‘18 and full event details coming soon at spprep.org/Legends!

Golden Moments for the Class of ’67 Golden Moments for the Class of ’67 LEFT: The class gathers for a group photo. RIGHT: The Scholarship Committee presented a ceremonial check to Fr. Boller to start the Class of ’67 Scholarship. Left to right: Joe Hearns, ’67, Walter Greenhalgh, ’67, Ken Boller, S.J., Ernie Baker, ’67, John Kozarich, ’67, John Garbarino, ’67, Ed Riedlinger, ’67, and Jim Ruane, ’67

Prep’s Class of 1967 came home to Grand & Warren in October, for two busy days of events celebrating their 50th reunion. From tours of Prep’s campus and the changing landscape of Jersey City, to a thrilling win for Prep Football, to the Golden Diploma ceremony, it was a weekend for sharing memories, and a weekend to remember!

Between the Friday and Saturday events, more than 55 members of Prep’s newest class of Cepheans participated. In addition to Mass, dinner, and the presentation of Golden Diplomas, Saturday evening provided another memorable moment, as the Class of ‘67 Scholarship Committee presented a check symbolizing the first $56,000 in pledges toward their endowed scholarship.

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Charles Cheek, ’62 has retird from his cultural resources firm, but still working on Maya archaeology and expanding his pottery business.

Dear Prep,

CLASS NOTES

The ’40s

Don Joworisak, ’63 and wife Mary Ann welcomed their fourth and fifth grandchildren last April. Don notes that one twin – their first granddaughter, Brielle – is the first female Joworsiak born in over 100 years!

Ken Zienkiewicz, ’65 is happy to report he has been blessed with four adult children and eight wonderful grandchildren.

Steve Weigert, ’66 and wife Susan welcomed granddaughter Samantha in October. She is their first granddaughter, and third grandchild overall.

Bill McLaughlin, ’43 reports he’s “still going strong.” He has previously served on the Board of Education of the Archdiocese of Newark, including two years as president, and holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering.

Mike Rinaldi, ’67 is working as a verification/quality engineer at Crestron Electronics in Rockleigh, New Jersey.

The ’50s

Fr. Alex Santora, ’70 and his weekly “Faith Matters” column in the Jersey Journal earned first place in the feature/entertainment category of the New Jersey Press Association 2017 newspaper competition.

Bill Watters, S.J., ’52 has opened his third Jesuit school serving the poor in the city of Baltimore. Loyola Early Learning Center joins Saint Ignatius Loyola Academy and Cristo Rey Jesuit High School of Baltimore in this essential mission.

Jim Reilly, ’54 is still riding and schooling horses as owner of Progressive Harmony Horsemanship in Southern California.

Alfred Hanley, ’59 is a retired Professor and Chair of Humanities and Science from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Last fall, he published Fatima at a Hundred Years: God’s Mother Speaks a Crucial Message Then and Now. He notes that the book commemorates the centennial of the Fatima apparition, and details “how compellingly relevant Mary’s prophetic words remain today about the grave need for repentance, sacrifice and prayer, and devotion to her Immaculate Heart...”

The ’60s Nick Acocella, ’60 is still writing the Politifax New Jersey newsletter, and is now in season 3 of Pasta & Politics, a public television series in which Nick interviews a New Jersey political figure while cooking his guest’s favorite pasta dish.

Don Brennan, ’60 is the author of ‘Til Now and A Chance Encounter and Other Stories, available on Amazon.

Rev. Art Schute, ’60 celebrated 50 years of priestly ministry in December. “I would do it again,” he tells us.

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Jack Foley, ’71 is the author of Senior Year: Midlife Crisis Minus the Mustang, a humorous look at the transition from middle age to being a senior citizen. The book is available on Amazon.

Joseph Colaneri, ’73 conducted this season’s production of Norma for the Metropolitan Opera, where he has been a staff conductor since 1998.

He recently completed his final year as director of the opera program at Mannes School of Music, and has served as music director of the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, New York, since 2013. (Photo courtesy of his former Prep band-mate, Gerry De Man, ’71) Joe Murray, ’73 and family have relocated to Flower Mound, Texas, following more than 25 years living in Asia.

Steve Smith, ’73 is enjoying a chance to wind down now that his son Matthew has stepped in as president of the family plastics business, Poly-Smith PTFE, LLC. Bill Waldron, ’73 is retired after 32 years of teaching chemistry, and, with his wife Donna, now owns and operates Bill’s Boat Rental in Seaside Heights. Bill has also built three boats that are used in the business.

Sal Moscatello, ’76 now works full-time as a staff gastroenterologist at the Ralph Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, South Carolina.

ALUMNI

Ed Hartnett, ’78 was named by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts to be a Reporter for the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules. He is Richard J. Hughes Professor of Law at Seton Hall University, specializing in Constitutional Law and Federal Courts with a particular emphasis on the history and practice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Frank McGady, ’78 teaches history at Hudson Catholic. This March, he was named Irish Educator of the Year for the Jersey City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade.

The ’80s Jim Peko, ’85 was elected to the partnership board of Grant Thornton.

He is the national managing principal of transaction services.

Tonio Favetta, ’86 teaches English at West Orange High School. His first novel, the sci-fi thriller Falling from the Ground is available on Amazon.

Paul van Orden, ’87 is a “single, proud, hardworking dad with two wonderful kids.” He lives in Portland, Oregon, with Claudia (age 3) and Avery (age 5).

John Bernardo, ’88 is the producer and co-director of the upcoming full-length documentary Attention.Bow.Begin, which examines the history and development of Tae Kwon Do, focusing on Jersey City’s own

Grandmaster Dong Keun Park, coach of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team, and one of the forefathers of Tae Kwon Do. John is also the executive producer and co-director of A Peloton of One (see box below).

The ’90s Mike Cupo, ’98 is Vice President, Technology for ESPN. In January, he welcomed Fr. John Fencik, ’70 for a tour of the SportsCenter studio (pictured above), which was appropriately decked out in Prep graphics for the occasion

The ’00s Drew Buzzio, ’03 is set to open a new restaurant, Corto, in the Jersey City Heights. The Palisade Avenue eatery will offer rustic – and sometimes surprising – Italian cuisine in a setting co-owner Marc Magliozzi described as “like you’re in your Italian grandmother’s house.”

Less surprisingly, Corto will feature meats and cheeses from New York’s famous Salumeria Biellesse, owned and operated by Drew’s father, Marc Buzzio, ‘71.

Denis McGuire, ’03 is now the GM of Marble & Moxie Steakhouse in Livingston, featuring Amish-raised, grass-fed beef.

Dave Ohlmuller, ’88: A Peloton of One Later this year, Dave Ohlmuller, ’88 will attempt a 1,300-mile solo bike ride from Chicago to New York, to raise awareness of, and to inspire changes to, statutes of limitations that present obstacles to victims of childhood sexual abuse who seek justice as adults. Dave, an eight-time national champion in platform tennis, revealed in 2015 that he was abused at age 12, and has since devoted his life to being an instrument of change – in the words of classmate John Bernardo, “a true Man for Others.”

John is executive-producing and co-directing A Peloton of One, a film documenting Dave’s quest, and a number of fellow alumni have joined the project, including Dave’s brother Brad Ohlmuller, ‘86, Anthony Mariquit, ’89 (logo design and promotional materials for the film), Paul Lempa, ‘88, (graphic design and other artwork), and David Broderick, ’89 (promotional support at the Short Hills Racquet Club, where he is a director).

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ALUMNI The confirmation of Gabrielle Peko last November brought three Prep men together for this photo. Pictured left to right are Gabrielle’s cousin Kyle Lillis, ’10, her father Jim Peko, ’85, Bishop John Flesey, ’60, Gabrielle, and her sister Gianna Peko Frank Romano, ’06 was named Teacher of the Year for 2017 at Lincoln High School in Jersey City.

Jonathan Treble, ’06 founded PrintWithMe, a pay-to-print kiosk company, in 2014. He’s since grown the company to 500 print kiosks nationwide and is hiring sales executives in the NYC area. Prep alumni encouraged to apply.

David Alonso, ’07 ran his first marathon, completing the New York City marathon with his fiancée, Melanie. The couple used their run to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Tom Fitzpatrick ’07 was part of the Emmy-winning team behind for MLB On FOX: The Postseason.Tom produced video, highlights, and interview sound for preand post-game shows. The crew featured MLB legends Alex Rodriguez and Frank Thomas.

Amlan Gangopadhyay, ’07 joined Newell Brands as Associate Manager of Global eCommerce. His classmate Ned Hopf also joined Newell last year.

Nick Lalumia, ’07 joined Spirit Airlines as a First Officer last May. JD Recobs, ’07 is the co-founder of Misunderstood Whiskey, which recently released its second batch. The ginger spiced whiskey can be found in stores and restaurants throughout New Jersey.

The ’10s James Werner, ’11 graduated magna cum laude in May of 2017 from William Paterson University with a degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Dylan Jansen ’13 graduated from Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, PA with a BA in Criminal Justice. He was also commissioned as a 2nd Lt. Ordnance Officer in the United States Army.

He will be training at Fort Lee, Virginia, with further EOD training in Pensacola, Florida.

Trip Forsythe, ’13, is now working in sales for Yelp, in New York City.

Clark Burnett, ’15, along with Yale classmates Karnessia Georgetown Eric Morgan, ’07 and his wife Lindsey relocated to Switzerland where and J. Joseph, created Now, In Color, a six-part documentary film series Eric is pursuing a Masters in Applied Economic Analysis at the University highlighting the stories and experiences of black students at the Ivy of Bern.

League school. The trio and their work were the subject of a Teen Vogue interview in January.

Bill Grapstul, ’08 earned his JD Rutgers Law School in May 2017, and passed the newly implemented Uniform Bar Exam for New York and New Jersey in July. He’s currently clerking for the New Jersey Superior Court in Jersey City.

A Story of Gratitude

Keen-eyed fans of The Sopranos might recognize Dom Carbone, ’03 from his season 3 appearance as Kevin Bonpensiero. Certainly, his classmates remember his quick wit and omnipresent smile from the halls of Prep. But more recently, you might have seen or heard him in advertising for the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, sharing the incredible journey that began with his lymphoma diagnosis at age 28.

From the desolation of an early attempt at chemotherapy, through the hope and support he found when he sought immunotherapy at Theurer, to the joy he brought fellow patients by singing and playing his trusty ukelele during appointments, to his gratitude for a life restored following his successful treatment, the full six-minute video sees Dom tell a story about care for the whole person, and the difference it can make. Although he stops short of using the term cura personalis, it’s certainly a notion any Prep alumnus would find familiar!

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2017-18 Regional Reunions Prep alumni up and down the east coast turned out for our 2017-18 regional reunions, starting in Boston last November,. The tour headed south for three stops in Florida in February, then continued in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. in the early spring. The final event of the year, in midtown Manhattan, was set to take place in late May, after the deadline for the spring issue.

An expanded schedule is planned for next year, including stops on the West Coast and in the South. Further details will follow!

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Bonita Springs, FL, hosted by Val & Bob Esti, ’55; Venice, FL, hosted by Helen & Kevin Collins, ’57; West Palm Beach; Philadelphia (lunch at Saint Joseph’s University); Philadelphia (Center City happy hour); Washington, D.C., hosted by Ken von Schaumburg, ’86.

Nate Keating, ’10 (third from left) atop Mount Kilamanjaro.

A Musical Tribute Rob Sunga, ’01, who passed away in 2016, was both a music lover and a multitalented musician in his own right, remembered by his loved ones for both his creativity and his generosity. That’s why his friends and family could think of no more fitting way to celebrate his memory than to organize a concert featuring the music that inspired Rob, and benefiting two causes close to his heart.

Rob’s Rumble took place in Prep’s O’Keefe Commons in April, and featured local bands Sea of Otters, Rated R, and P@atomic and The Bomb, as well as Grammy nominee Ari Hest. Proceeds from the event supported the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Prep’s music program – each of which received a donation of $2,000 in Rob’s memory.

TOP: Rob Sunga, ’01 RIGHT: Rob’s brother, Michael Sunga, ’98, welcomes the Rob’s Rumble audience.

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VITA MUTATUR NON TOLLITUR (LIFE IS CHANGED, NOT ENDED) Current as of May 8, 2018

Alumni Joseph J. Halleron, ’40 Victor J. Helly, S.J., ’41 William T. O’Connor, ’43 Joseph P. Cummins, ’45 Cousin of Patrick Caulfield, ’41†, James Caulfield, ’46†, Patrick J. Caulfield, ’68, and David P. Caulfield, ’77 Ira J. McManus, ’45 Daniel J. Sullivan, ’45 Joseph F. Sullivan, ’46 Father of Joseph M. Sullivan, ’73 and James F. Sullivan, ’77 William L. Coyle, ’47 James C. Gannon, ’47 Francis X. Riegler, ’47 Brother of Joseph Riegler, ’53† John E. Donahue, ’48 William R. Martens, ’48 William N. O’Connell, ’49 Father of Timothy A. O’Connell, ’82 Raymond V. Downes, ’50 Cousin of Thomas Gaggin, ’53, Patrick Downes, ’57, and Robert Downes, ’59 Joseph T. Wickens, ’50 Brother of John Wickens, ’52 George C. Dekeersmaeker, ’51 Anthony J. Blunda, ’54 Father of Anthony Blunda, ’80 and Thomas Blunda, ’87 James A. McLaughlin, Jr., ’54 Former trustee; father of former trustee Maryellen McLaughlin; 2011 Prep Hall of Fame honoree Leo F. O’Connor, ’54 Brother of Douglas O’Connor, ‘48 Franklin E. Connolly, ’55 Patrick D. Conaghan, ’55 Brother of John J. Conaghan, ’51†; cousin of Brian F. Conaghan, ’54 William A. Macchi, ’55 Father of William J. Macchi, ’79 and Edward J. Macchi, ’82 Patrick J. Nestor, ’55 Brother of John A. Nestor, ’41† Joseph M. Nestor, ’42†; father of Michael Nestor, ’85†, Robert Nestor, ’86, Edward Nestor, ’88, and Patrick C. Nestor, ’90; uncle of Joseph R. Nestor, ’76 Eugene Woerner, ’55 Anthony B. Cashman, Jr., ’56

Michael F. Cocca, ’56 Father of Kevin Cocca, ’92; brother‑inlaw of John P. Campion, Prep Legend and former faculty member William J. Timney, ’56 Frank S. Contey, ’57 Peter J. O’Connor, ’58 Brother of Gerard O’Connor, ’75; brother-in-law of James Linehan, ’60.

Michael A. Berkowitz, ’61 former history teacher, gymnastics coach, and prefect of discipline; son of former athletic director Milt Berkowitz; cousin of Wallace Berkowitz, ‘60 and Dan F. Berkowitz, ‘66; brother-in-law of Stephen V. Sekel, ‘66; uncle of Erich B. Sekel, ‘98, former faculty member George J. Brogan, ’61 George M. Logan, ’62 Thomas J. Moran, ’62 William J. Mueller, ’62 William J. Wallace, ’62 Gary P. Compa, ’63 Brother of Paul Compa, ’61 and Richard Compa, ’67† Robert J. Dobis, ’63 Brother of Ronald E. Dobis, ’60 John J. Hughes, ’63 Father of John C. Hughes, ’88; uncle of Matthew Moran, ’99; brother‑in‑law of John DeMaria, ’77.

Thomas A. Newton, ’67 Brother of Richard M. Newton, ’70 and Robert P. Newton, ’75; son of Thomas J. Newton, ’37† James Gallo, ’70 George C. Brdlik, ’71 Thomas R. Gentile, ’71 Father of Thomas J. Gentile, ’05 James T. O’Halloran, ’71 Ronald K. Paul, ’75 Brother of Anthony Paul, ’80 Thomas J. Ryan, ’79 Son of Joseph T. Ryan, ’47; brother of Joseph E. Ryan, ’76; uncle of Sean Ryan, ’09 and James Ryan, ’14; nephew of the late Peter Gallagher, ’46† and Albert Kane, ’47† John R. Merrick, ’81 John Kosenski, ’85 William J. Myer, ’89 Son of George E. Myer, ’53† Joseph Y. Kim, ’89 Leo M. Milito, ’11

Family of Alumni Kathleen Biondo Mother of Vincent Biondo, ’68, Thomas Biondo, ’70 and Michael Biondo, ’72 Steven Boyd Father of Steven B. Boyd, ’96 and Anthony K. Boyd, ’01 Karen Cardiello Wife of Joseph Cardiello, ’61 Matthew Cardiello Son of Gary Cardiello, ’73 Jeanette Carmody Daughter of John Carmody, ‘67 Nancy Cavaliere Wife of John Cavaliere, ’79 Carolyn V. Cleary Widow of Thomas J. Cleary, ’35†; mother of Thomas J. Cleary, ’61, Kevin E. Cleary, ’69, and Patrick J. Cleary, ’73 Michael Colletti, Jr. Father of Michael Colletti, III, ’69 Patricia Cummings Sister of William D. Cummings, ‘67, Kevin A. Cummings, ‘72, and Brian E. Cummings, S.S.E., ‘82; aunt of Kevin A. Cummings, ‘05 Anna De Pinto, ’76 Mother of Leonardo A. De Pinto, ’76; grandmother of Vincent J. De Pinto, ’05 and Kevin J. DePinto, ’08 Bessie Estrada Mother of David Estrada, ’88 and Mario Estrada, ’89 Jose E. Fajardo Father of Jose Fajardo, ’87 Alice C. Fitzgerald Mother of James G. Fitzgerald, ’72 Wiliam J. Garry Brother of Robert Garry, ’87 Lawrence J. Gleason Father of Robert Gleason, ’94 and Brian Gleason, ’00 Frank Healy Father of Conor Healy, ’11 Ann Hurley Wife of James Hurley, ’44 Grace E. and James C. Hennis, Parents of Stephen R. Hennis, ’90 Patricia Jago Mother of Thomas R. Jago, ’73 Dorothy Krasowski Mother of Robert Krasowski, ’77

Laura McDonald Wife of James McDonald, ’78 Laura McLaughlin Mother of Thomas McLaughlin, ’15 Tony Mrozak Brother of Leonard Mrozak, ’63 Joseph A. Perez Father of Joseph A. Perez, ’99 Frances Ragazzo Mother of Frank J. Ragazzo, ’67 and Robert J. Ragazzo, ’74 Antonia B. Reyes Mother of Eligio Reyes, ’83 Ann Riordan Mother of Kevin Riordan, ’74; motherin-law of Mark Mauriello, ’75 David Riccardi Brother of James Riccardi, ’83 Antonio Sanchez Father-in-law of Angelo Chavez, ’83 Walter H. Schneider Father of Thomas W. Schneider, ’86 and Walter H. Schneider, ’88; husband of Helene Schneider, former nurse Monica Richvalsky Seifert Sister of George Richvalsky, ’56 Jeanne Smith Wife of Maj. Gen. George Smith, ’66 James Styles Father of Kevin Styles, ’05 and Craig Styles, ’09 Lynn A. Walters Mother of Thomas Walters, ’83 Petrina Watkins Mother of Joseph Watkins, ’01 and Jeffrey Watkins, ’05 Helen Zigich Mother-in-law of Leonardo A. De Pinto, ’76

Former Faculty & Staff John F. Wrynn, S.J. Former Latin and history teacher

Family of Faculty & Staff Howard Roberts Husband of Marie Curry, former history teacher

Vita mutatur, non tollitur. Life is changed, not ended.

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Brian Dalton, ’06 married Kana Inoue in New York last August. They live in Hiroshima, Japan, where Kana is a teacher and Brian works as a translator.

Weddings Dylan Jansen, ’13 and Kelly Pratt June 17, 2017 Mike Burlick, ’03 and Diana Lorenzo July 9, 2017 Brian Dalton, ’06 and Kana Inoue August 4, 2017 Tramone Crawford, ’03 and Michael Allen August 31, 2017 David Finn, ’07 and Marissa Amendolia October 28, 2017

Sophia De Pinto, born January 3.

Peter Falcicchio, born October 8. His maternal grandmother is Liz Walsh, of Prep’s advancement office.

Jamie and Marc Amadeo, ’03: son John Casey, November 4, 2017 Susan and Mike Jiran, ’03 (Director of Communications): daughter Rosemary Ruth, February 25, 2018 Representing Prep at the wedding of Frank Romano, ’06 and Tarah Jedziniak were, left to right: Pasqualino Bruno, ’74, Frank Romano, ’86, Frank Romano, ’06, Groomsman Mike Keating, ’06, Best Man Anthony Romano, ’16, and Groomsman Justin Lo Re,’07.

Salvatore Tagliareni, ’61 was also on hand, but not pictured.

Dom Carbone, ’03 and Catherine Margherita November 5, 2017 Paul Curmi, ’07 and Allison Lindorff November 24, 2017 Rick Davis, ’03 and Vanessa Baez November 25, 2017

Allison Lindorff and Paul Curmi, ’07, married November 24, 2017

Rosie Jiran, Born February 25

Frank Romano, ’06 and Tarah Jedziniak December 15, 2017

Births Jackie and Joseph Hannon, ’05: son Connor Joseph, June 10, 2017 Lana and Joseph Falcicchio, ’99: son Peter John, October 8, 2017

It’s fair to say the October wedding of Dave Finn, ’07 and Marissa Amendolia – with celebrants Jim Keenan, S.J. and Tony Azzarto, S.J. – had a distinct Prep theme, befitting one of Prep’s proudest legacies. More than 30 alumni were on hand, including those pictured here.

Kneeling: Nick Lalumia, ’07. Standing, front row: Pat Farrell, ’01, Jim Keenan, S.J., Rich Kaminski, ’05, Bobby Cole, ’07, Dave Finn, ’07, Marissa Amendolia, Bill Finn, ’55 (with Prep pennant), Ed Finn, ’67, Walter Stacey, ’07, and Andy Cevasco, ’07.

Second row: Eddie Rose, ’08, Matt Hladik ’05, John Ockay, ’07, Rob Finn, ’94, Brian Urbanovich, ’07, Dave Finn ’65, Brian Bannon, ’07, Mike Liccardo, ’07, Paul Curmi, ’07, and Gianfranco Wilbeck, ’07. Back Row: John Finn, ’81, Conor Rose, ’03, Mike Ockay, ’05, Dave Ockay, ’70, Jim Finn, ’85, Dave Finn, ’82 PREPPREP MAGAZINE MAGAZINE n SPPREP.ORG n SPPREP.ORG n FALLn2016 SPRING 29 2018 29

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