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“From an engineering-design perspective, we pushed through every roadblock we encountered.” — HARDWARE CAPTAIN GAVIN GARLAND ’18

St. John’s robot driver Mat Folan ’18 (center) discusses ground rules with a referee as partner driver Jacob Duran ’18 (far left) looks on before the start of a match at the world championships this spring. Photo: Fred Lu ’18

Bot-A-Bing! Since Prep students first entered the world of competitive robotics in 2010, the program has won nearly 30 state and regional trophies in eight seasons. But earning a bid to compete for the world title this year was a first.

acing off against the best high school competition on the planet — including competing as part of an alliance with a team from New Zealand and taking on opponents from the United Arab Emirates and China — the Prep’s MK3 robot combined with bot allies to outscore adversaries by a cumulative score of 858 to 790 at the 2018 VEX Robotics World Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. “The popularity of robotics left an impression on all of us,” said assistant coach and computer science teacher Lisa Standring. “When we were in the stands watching the knockout rounds, there was a crowd (of about 15,000) cheering on robotics teams as the matches were being projected on huge jumbotrons.” In Louisville, the Mecha Eagles posted a 5-5 record in 10 roundrobin matches to finish 41st among the 97 teams in the High School “Arts” Division.

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St. John’s Prep High School Robotics Team competed in a field of 600 teams from 45 countries — the cream of more than 20,000 teams and a million competitors who started the season.

The squad that made the trip to worlds (standing, l to r) Fred Lu ’18, Christian DeSimone ’18, Mat Folan ’18, Kyle Lopez ’19, Michael Baraty ’20 and Forrest Dawe ’18; (kneeling, l to r) Nick Anastas ’19, hardware captain Gavin Garland ’18 and software captain Chris Jerrett ’18 (not pictured, Jake Duran ’18 and Jack Busa ’18).

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9 The Ticker: News from the Prep 12 Commencement Class of 2018 18 We Are St. John’s Gala 20 Prep Sports 22 2018 Athletic Hall of Fame 23 American Eagles 24 Reunion Weekend 28 Call of the Wild 30 Prep Ventures 32 Prep on the Road 34 Field Notes 44 Since You Asked: Tom McGee ’73

The vibrant jewel tones, confident brushwork, and ambitious scale of the cape (pictured above and modeled by the artist’s mother, Elizabeth Bentel Carpenter) earned Mattheus Carpenter ’18 a Gold Key in fashion in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards program this year. Creativity runs in the family. His brother, Sebastian ’17, created the wearable art pictured here. He was one of only two freshmen at Carnegie Mellon to have a fashion line featured in the school’s annual Lunar Gala 2018 Fashion Show. More about Sebastian on page 43.

ON THE COVER “Valor” by American artist Ernest Shaw is one of six sculptures installed on the Prep campus in fall 2017, and dedicated during Commencement weekend. A gift of Bill Smith GP’18 and Keelin Dawe P’18, the full collection is pictured on the back cover.

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To design, build, and program an autonomous machine calls for painstaking attention to detail, a knack for knowing when to go back to the drawing board, and inexhaustible patience.

Modern Day Artisans Dear Prep Community Members, Have you ever wondered what artistry and robotics have in common? Imagine: You’re staring at a bin full of bits and pieces of plastic, metal, and electronic components. Your task is to turn them into an agile, responsive robot capable of performing multiple tasks. And don’t forget, that robot has to be able to regroup and recover when the unexpected happens during competition against dozens of other robots. To design, build, and program an autonomous machine calls for painstaking attention to detail, a knack for knowing when to go back to the drawing board, and inexhaustible patience. For the students who participated as part of our Robotics Team and competed in this year’s World Championships, it also required exquisite artistry to bring their creation to life. There was a time when education was thought to be an individual pursuit. But we believe that education works best when it’s pursued as a team sport, which is a key reason our Robotics Team has been so successful. The craftsmanship and ingenuity needed to puzzle together those pieces of plastic and electronic components require a rich environment that includes teachers, coaches, mentors, guides, experts, and a big-picture outlook on the task at hand. The possible paths to success are as varied as the challenges the team encounters along the way.

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Seen as a strictly academic endeavor, these tasks could be divided and distributed according to the strengths of individual team members, i.e. you’re a coder, so you code; you’re good at engineering-design, so you build, etc. However, without collaboration, the synergy that sparks new ideas and innovation doesn’t flourish. Our students recognize the extraordinary benefits of combining their talents. At St. John’s, we are a community immersed in our curriculum — in classrooms and labs, on stage and in the studio, during club activities, on the playing field, among the striking sculptures that enliven the campus, and in the inspiring signs of generous philanthropic support that line our walkways and buildings. In this setting, our young people combine their talents, stretch their thinking, and devote their energies to the common good. In this issue of the Prep magazine, we share the ongoing evolution of academics on this campus and the expansive ways we collaborate to bring a college-level, liberal arts education to life here. The potential for our students is boundless because you, as our alumni, parents and friends, are fundamental to their growth. Thank you for sharing your talents with us!

Peace and prayers, Edward P. Hardiman, Ph.D., Headmaster

SOUNDbites Standing in Solidarity: Prep students planned and led a 17-minute walkout on March 15, adding their voices to those of students worldwide calling for an end to violence in schools. Before reading the names and a brief description of each of the 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the students delivered a joint statement, which read in part: “It is up to us to be the change, and actually move the world in a positive direction … each and every one of your voices matters.” Much Ado About Plenty: The cast and “kroo” of the St. John’s Prep Drama Guild qualified for the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild statewide Drama Festival finals this spring with their production of “Iphigenia 2.0” by Charles Mee, a reinvention of Euripedes’ “Iphigenia in Aulis.” It marked the 40th time in 44 years St. John’s has reached the state finals. As a company, Prep performers won awards for scenic design, lighting design, and costume design, along with four ensemble awards presented to the cast, plus six individual acting excellence awards. Where We Come From: “Heritage,” a 14-minute film created by Estarlyn Hiraldo ’17 premiered at El Taller Arts Café in Lawrence earlier this year. Written and filmed by the recent Prep grad, the short explores his roots and identity in the Dominican Republic. “It’s important to think of where we came from, and it’s okay to be different and to embrace where we came from,” says Hiraldo, a rising sophomore at Providence College majoring in sociology with a minor in business and film.

Flyin’ High at Fenway: The St. John’s Prep baseball team battled the Xaverian Brothers High School squad at none other than Fenway Park in April. The Eagles fell, 3-2, but the day’s focus was on Pete Frates ’03 and his Home Health Initiative, which received all proceeds from the game and from Boston College’s annual ALS Awareness game, which followed. “Playing at Fenway is a huge thrill for our players and fans, but this is about school communities coming together to help patients and families living with ALS,” said Headmaster Edward P. Hardiman, Ph.D.

Lend Me Your Ears: Two stellar speakers graced the St. John’s campus this spring. Dr. Kenneth R. Miller, a professor of biology at Brown University, visited as part of the Brother Robert J. Sullivan, C.F.X. Lecture Series and delivered the keynote address. Professor Miller is a coauthor of multiple high school biology texts, including the edition used by St. John’s freshmen. Dr. Aaliyah El-Amin, a researcher in social justice education from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, appeared as part of the St. John’s Prep Annual Diversity Dialogue. Bringing Their “A” Game! A threeyear faculty/staff win streak ended when students won the hotly contested Afternoon Anarchy basketball game. Playing the much-anticipated March Madness tradition for the first time on the hardwood of the Pat Connaughton ’11 Court, students rallied from a 24-23 deficit with three minutes to play thanks to a 9-3 run en route to a 32-29 victory.

Blisterin’ Tristan: UNC-bound Tristan Shelgren ’18 won the 2017-2018 Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year award. Shelgren, who won the D1 state meet in a course-record time of 15:15.82, expressed awe at seeing his name added to a winners list that comprises a who’s-who of American sport. “It’s unbelievable,” he said. “To be on there with names like Randy Moss, Abby Wambach, Jon Lester and Shalane Flanagan, I mean, people buy their jerseys just to wear around. I never thought I’d be recognized with something at that level.”

Cub Reporter: Sam Scherkenbach ’21 has joined Sam Baylow ’20 as one of two St. John’s student-journalists who cover Eagles athletics for the Danvers Herald. The young scribe recently wrote a 1,000‑word spring track preview as well as a 350-word piece on the freshman baseball team. Baylow has covered football, basketball, and dodgeball this year.

A Solution in Time: An all-senior team of Christian DeSimone, Tim Hornick, Chris Jerrett, and Fred Lu took first place at the 2018 Providence College ACM High School Programming Contest. The annual competition draws teams from high schools across New England, challenging them to use Java or C++ to solve eight problems. The kicker? Students must crack the problems in only three and a half hours. The Prep faced off against 12 other teams and emerged victorious after successfully completing seven of the eight challenges in the requisite time.

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Middle School students integrate rhetoric, imagery and “found art” to honor the diversity that enriches both their school community and the world beyond St. John’s.

hen National Geographic decided to digitally archive every issue since 1888, the St. John’s Prep library offered teachers hundreds of editions dating to the 1920s. Middle School art teacher Brooke Boncher jumped at the chance to obtain the stockpile — despite having no plan in place for how to use it. That little leap of faith led to an innovative, cross-disciplinary collaboration with the social studies department in conjunction with its Civil Right Movement module. Art students used tinting, shading and shellacking to create a mixed-media and permanent mural of Martin Luther King Jr.’s portrait. Working in close collaboration with their peers in the art class to achieve an overall aesthetic, social studies students chose specific song lyrics, quotes, and words representing the values and ideals of MLK, then augmented the art installation by applying the prose as a border for the mural.

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“The project prompted students to make connections between the hip hop lyrics and civil rights speeches that we’d been studying as part of our unit in social studies and then integrate that information into a street-art style mural with a mosaic of Dr. Martin Luther King’s face created by the art class,” explains social studies teacher Tony Caccavo, who teaches grades 7 and 8. “They chose specific lyrics, quotes,

The mural of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. created by students in Brooke Boncher’s Middle School art classes.

and words that represented the values and ideals of MLK as well as the Civil Rights Movement as a whole, to create the border or frame, if you will, of the art installation.”

St. John’s students are often presented with and process content across disciplines, especially by way of a hands-on approach. This classroom emphasis on project-based learning and learning by doing is at the core of the educational approach at the Prep. The Middle School Art Department has now implemented crossdisciplinary units with the Social Studies Department as well as Spanish and computer science classes. Boncher relishes how these initiatives have engendered sustained student engagement beyond a bell-to‑bell classroom period. “There was a real communal feeling about the project,” says Boncher. “It required intense collaboration and teamwork to achieve the color scheme, the overall aesthetic and a seamless integration of the words and images. We applied what the students learned in art class to achieve lights and darks to capture MLK’s facial features. Then, the students employed techniques and skills they’d practiced to create a mosaic effect along with incorporating a mixed media feel by applying a shellaclike product to the National Geographic tear-outs that frame MLK’s face.”

Part of the treasure trove of National Geographic magazines Ms. Boncher gratefully took from the library.

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Left: Will Stapleton ’22 at work on his project.  Right: Connor Beswick ’22 adds color to his piece.

Buoyed by the experience, Ms. Boncher is taking things to another level. Her latest cross-disciplinary initiative involves Spanish language students using iPad technology to reinterpret works by six Latin American and Spanish painters. As part of their study of Spanish culture, grade 8 language students explore the artists’ styles and backgrounds, while in art class, they filter, crop and manipulate their chosen artist’s painting or drawing using two apps (PS Express and Photoshop Mix) to produce their own reinterpretation of the work of art, documenting the goals and trajectory of their project within their digital art portfolio.

“These kinds of lesson plans create bridges and make connections where they might not happen otherwise.” — G ERDA PASQUARELLO

Students sustain and reinforce the process across a third discipline by creating a digital presentation on their project in computer science class using an app from the Adobe Spark suite. Ultimately, the goal is for students’ digitally transformed artwork to be reproduced as ceiling tiles that adorn the school’s classrooms and hallways.

“Here at the Middle School, there’s a lot of focus on making and taking the time to carry out interdisciplinary projects,” said Gerda Pasquarello, world languages curriculum coordinator for grades 6, 7 and 8, who credits Spanish teacher Jocelyn Curran for bringing the project to her classroom. “These kinds of lesson plans create bridges and make connections where they might not happen otherwise.” For her part, Boncher believes these initiatives and others like them illustrate the principle that coming together, staying together and working together is the definition of success.

“I never want art class to be silent or a place where students can’t work through a problem, or where they feel like they need to do it all on their own,” she says. “Both projects pushed both classes across disciplines to step beyond their own boundaries and work together.”

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creating relationships between the Prep community and thought leaders both on and off campus.

hopping carrots, mashing potatoes, and serving dinner in a soup kitchen personalizes the need for such programs in local communities. But according to campus minister Chris Bauer, “It’s one thing to serve the homeless, but it’s also important to understand the systemic issues that create homelessness. We need to ask what we can do to affect individuals and also change the system.” In a move that puts St. John’s in the company of leading colleges and universities, the opening of four new Centers for Mission and Research at the Prep will help students make connections between what they study and the world around them. “Much of this happens here already, and it will be exciting to have a hub on campus to facilitate that exploration,” says Bauer. The first two of the centers — the Center for Peace and Justice and the Center for Innovation and Design — will launch in September 2018. The Center for Environmental Sustainability and the Center for Global Health and Wellness will follow in September 2019. Each one will become a locus for exploring missionbased topics within an interdisciplinary approach that integrates the “STREAM” curricula — science, technology, religious studies, engineering, the arts (humanities and fine arts) and mathematics.

Chris Bauer, Director, Center for Peace and Justice Campus Minister at St. John’s, 2015-2018 B.A., religious studies, Loyola University, New Orleans M.S., theological studies, Boston College Nora McGinn Fame, Director, Center for Innovation and Design Tufts University, Program Administrator, Global Strategy Harvard University, Senior Program Manager, Southeast Asia Institute B.A., interdisciplinary major in English and history; minor in Chinese, Union College M.Ed., human development and psychology, Harvard University

Bauer will lead the Center for Peace and Justice after three years as a campus minister at St. John’s. Nora McGinn Fame is coming from Tufts University to serve as director of the Center for Innovation and Design. Three priorities will shape the work of the centers: Providing students with the opportunity to undertake a capstone senior project; advancing mission-based inquiry across the already robust liberal arts curriculum for grades 6 through 12; and

“The idea for the centers emerged from the Prep 20/20 strategic planning process. The goal is to create pathways for students to conduct first-hand research and present their ideas in a permanent and authentic forum,” said Principal/ Associate Head of School Keith A. Crowley, Ph.D. “We also want to make Catholic social teaching come alive in a holistic way — to encourage students to look at ways to embed their values in professional and personal endeavors. The new centers will allow that to happen. This is how colleges and universities connect academics to the real world, and the structure was interesting to us. We feel it can be successful at St. John’s.” Students who choose to do a capstone project will conduct “directed research” through one of the centers. Each center head will act as a mentor, guiding students on a deep dive into their topic in order to produce a project or report based upon their work. Capstone ventures will be introduced in fall 2019.

An important component of the centers’ work will be to collaborate with faculty and provide resources for their classrooms. To stimulate conversation within the wider Prep community — including among parents and alumni — there will be workshops, symposia, and guest speakers. All four centers will be based in the Student Learning and Leadership Commons on the first floor of the A. E. Studzinski Library. Directors for the Center for Environmental Sustainability and the Center for Global Health and Wellness will be appointed in 2019. The work happening in these new hubs for intellectual inquiry will fan out across the campus, according to Dr. Crowley.

“We’re creating a collaborative approach that speaks to educating the whole person. Our goal for the centers is to give students an intellectual point of entry to acquire essential knowledge and skills that will serve them well at St. John’s and beyond, and to broaden their worldview so that they can respond to the call to be servant leaders throughout their life’s journey.” — PRINCIPAL/ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL KEITH A . CROWLEY, PH.D. 8

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ardware and Hope. The Middle School Drama Guild took home a boatload of hardware from the Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild’s 2018 Middle School Drama Festival, including a statewide gold medal, four individual acting awards, and a crew set-design honor for their production of “The Yellow Boat.” Acting awards went to Phineas Roy ’22, Raoul Foster ’24, Ian Rose ’23, and St. Mary of the Annunciation School (Danvers) eighth-grader Jordan Rochna. “Kroo” members Joseph Dalton ’23, Alex Dubow ’23, Alex Bernstein ’24, Matt Long ’23, Bryan Wolf ’22, Sean Buckner ’22, and Jack Valzania ’22 were recognized for their set design.

As soon as Middle School theater teacher Brit Christopher read “The Yellow Boat,” she knew the story would resonate with her students. “I had finally found a play that was written for kids, but didn’t talk down The cast of “The Yellow Boat” shows off their wares at states. to them. I knew that this group of students wanted to do something serious. The play required great vulnerability, research, and effort. I’m so fortunate to have had a group that not only has great talent, but great empathy. Their work was tender and true, and it has left me inspired by the students I teach.” Funny, heartbreaking, and hopeful all at the same time, the play tells the true story of eight-year-old Benjamin Saar, a spirited and brave boy who died in 1987 from AIDS-related complications as a result of a blood transfusion for congenital hemophilia. The story is undeniably sad, but Raoul Foster ’24, who plays Benjamin, found it hopeful. He even used the present tense when describing how getting to know the main character has changed his perspective. “Benjamin’s spirit is so optimistic that I found I wanted to be as hopeful as him. Getting the part has made me a better, more optimistic person.”

welling On Spelling. For Will Robson ’22, qualifying for the national spelling bee was the culmination of much concentration and represents a family affair. Robson won the 32nd Annual Lynn Daily Item Regional Spelling Bee in March, earning the right to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the nation’s capital over Memorial Day Weekend. Robson’s older brother and Prep sophomore, Mitchell, was a three-time regional champion from 2014-16 and took seventh in the country two years ago as an eighth grader. “Mitchell is constantly telling me to keep calm,” says Will, who finished fourth in the region as a seventh grader. “This year, he focused in on my tendency to second-guess myself. He says, ‘Try not to overthink it. Go with your initial reaction.’ That’s helped a lot.” After mastering a base menu of 600 words for regionals, the younger Robson’s recent victory netted considerable swag, including airfare, accommodations, and spending money for his five-day trip D.C. He also earned a $100 gift card to Amazon and The Samuel Louis Sugarman 2018 United States Mint Proof set. At nationals the stakes move higher as the index of words jumps to 2,000. “The best spellers have a very solid base of words as well as the ability to make educated guesses on words,” says Mitchell. “Will has the skills to get his words right in each round. I tell him: ‘Don’t think of the competition, just think of the word.’”

Will Robson steps toward the microphone at regionals on route to qualifying for the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Photo: Robson Family

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Left: St. John’s English teacher Rob O’Brien ’04 accepts this year’s Justice and Equity Award from Principal/Associate Head of School Keith Crowley and Headmaster Ed Hardiman. Also pictured is Dr. Cammi Valdez, Ph.D., the assistant director of undergraduate research and fellowships at Harvard, who presented the award to O’Brien.  Right: A teacher and coach at St. John’s for nearly four decades, Social Studies Department Chair Peter Mathison became the Prep’s 25th annual Ryken Award winner.

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hey live on opposite coasts, but St. John’s English teacher Rob O’Brien ’04 in Danvers and economist Paul Niehaus, Ph.D. ’00 in San Diego have a lot in common. Both are committed to advancing equity and justice, both believe in the potential of every individual, and both were honored at the Prep’s ninth annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration earlier this year. O’Brien received the Justice and Equity Award for his commitment to empowering all members of the community, both inside and outside the classroom, and in his role as mentor to the Prep’s international students. The No One Walks Alone award was presented to Niehaus, co-founder of GiveDirectly and Segovia, and an associate professor of economics at the University of California at San Diego. GiveDirectly is a global aid organization. Niehaus joined the awards ceremony by way of a video message he sent from Switzerland. His Prep experience was invaluable, he said, because it meant being “part of a community in which service to others was not unusual or exceptional, but done as a matter of fact.” In accepting the Justice and Equity Award, O’Brien evoked themes of community and working together to advance Dr. King’s work. “We wouldn’t be talking about Dr. King now if it weren’t for the community that rose up around him. Fifty years later, we are an extension of that legacy, and we have a job to do. Together, we will push through.”

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n another milestone moment of the 2017-18 academic year, longtime teacher and coach Peter Mathison became the school’s 25th recipient of the annual Ryken Award. Named for Theodore James Ryken, who founded the Xaverian Brothers in 1839 in Bruges, Belgium, the honor is bestowed upon a member of the faculty or staff for exceptional dedication and commitment to the vision and goals of Xaverian education. It is the highest honor given by each of the 13 Xaverian Brothers Sponsored Schools in the United States. “Peter has always seen education not as something that simply provides knowledge, but something that forms character,” said Headmaster Edward P. Hardiman, Ph.D. “He balances the demands of excellence in the classroom with an ethic of care and concern.” Mathison, who was inducted into the Prep Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017, just concluded his 37th year as a member of the Prep faculty, having arrived on campus in 1981. He was named chairman of the Social Studies Department in 1986, a position in which he still serves. “I’m blessed to be part of this community,” said Mathison. “I just try to be who I am and I count on the fact that I’m working with good and talented people. I guess I’d like to think (my colleagues) draw some inspiration from my own commitment to giving students the best experience I can.” A member of the school’s inaugural Diversity Committee, Mathison championed the creation of a course in African American history at St. John’s, and was instrumental in the development of the global studies curriculum. He also launched the Model UN program, the Mock Trial team, and the Prep’s participation in the Close Up Foundation’s mission to leverage the nation’s capital as a living classroom. Mathison has coached freshman soccer and JV baseball since 1982.

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Babson Boston Cup winner Jack Busa ’18 (center left), creator of Flossity, with Invigormat founders Connor McCarthy ’19, Caleb Gallagher ’19, and Adam Lepore ’20.

t. John’s senior Jack Busa pitched his product-development innovation at this year’s Babson Boston Cup competition and walked away with first place in the entrepreneurial inventors contest, winning $1,000 worth of seed money along with the gleaming Babson Cup. Nipping at his heels was a trio of schoolmates — Connor McCarthy ’19, Caleb Gallagher ’19 and Adam Lepore ’20 — who pulled down runner-up honors at the event. St. John’s 1-2 finish marked the first time since the Babson Cup originated in 2014 that a single school claimed the top two prizes in the same year. St. John’s competitors prepare for the competition by way of the 12-week Ryan Shaw ’15 Entrepreneurial Education Program that has been offered at St. John’s since 2013. Economics teacher David Hennessey ’83 leads the program, while entrepreneur Curt Dalton ’92 acts as an advisor, sharing his own experiences with students throughout the process.

In the Babson Cup battle of potential business ventures, young entrepreneurs identify opportunities for innovation, share with industry experts the potential value of their invention, and ask for the resources they need to move forward. The 2018 competition represented the fifth year in a row that a Prep invention has finished first or second. Busa’s product concept is called “Flossity,” which he designed for people who hate flossing (who’s sold on that idea already?). The McCarthy-Gallagher-Lepore collaboration produced the “Invigomat,” an anti-fatigue floor mat that vibrates to diminish lower extremity fatigue and discomfort for people who work on their feet.

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magine an academic program so prestigious and selective that candidates must first apply just to see if they’re qualified to receive an application. St. John’s juniors Nick Anastas and Eamonn Golden lived that experience by pursuing entry into the MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute, a rigorous, world-class STEM program for rising high school seniors. “It’s really complicated,” says Golden. “You complete online coursework and they chart your progress, and then you might be permitted to apply for an application. If all goes well, they send you that second application.” Both Anastas and Golden were accepted to this summer’s program. Their reward is stellar: The pair will become part of a team of high school teens who will build a miniature satellite — known as a Cubesat — that will be launched into space later this year. Anastas and Golden are completing a new series of online courses in preparation for the four-week term in Cambridge, beginning July 9. The distance-learning component of the program teaches the basics of satellite development, including computer-driven exercises Pictured on campus at the Prep, Eagles Nick Anastas ’19 that enable students to perform key design functions for the space and Eamonn Golden ’19 are building a miniature satellite at mission. Once on the MIT campus, attendees learn how to handle and the MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute. test hardware before heading into the lab to assemble and perform trials with their working satellite. Lincoln Laboratory staff and MIT graduate students help them gain hands-on experience in building a space system. The satellite will be launched at the first possible opportunity, allowing students to track and observe their functioning space probe. “Cubesat’s are only 10-by-10-by-10 inches, so they hitch a ride with payload launches that are already scheduled,” explains Anastas. “They are excellent at performing a highly specific function (which the team will decide upon), whereas giant satellites perform many more, but not ones as unique. It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact we’ll be able to look up and see our Cubesat in orbit and say, ‘Yeah, I was a part of that.’”

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Trevaughn Wright is all smiles as he makes his way along the faculty-lined procession on Commencement morning.

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A Good Fit Under his formal Commencement robe, senior class speaker Matty Tighe wore the extra-large, navy blue t-shirt that swamped his young frame when he received it at freshman orientation. It fits much better now, he said, a symbol of the growth he and his classmates experienced at St. John’s. “Think back to every aced class, every failed exam; every time one of us made a team, club, or group, and every time we were cut. These moments built us up into the men we are today: men who fit into those shirts a little differently than we did at orientation. We’ve grown physically for sure, but I don’t think that is even the tip of the iceberg in terms of our development. Our freshman year selves would be amazed at the men they see sitting in this tent today — just as they should.”

Valedictorian Jack Dwortz and Co-Salutatorians Mattheus Carpenter and Andrew Carr earned the highest cumulative grade point averages in a senior class distinguished for its academic achievement. “Every classroom at St. John’s has a statement hanging on the wall that reminds us the Prep’s mission is to ‘educate the whole person.’ These words are meant to guide us, but we repeat them so often that if we are not careful, we just start saying them and no longer feel them, no longer understand them. What made our experiences of St. John’s special is not this mission statement — nearly every school makes a bold claim like it; instead, here, we sometimes get a glimpse of what these words actually look like in real life,” Jack said in his remarks at Commencement.

— M ATTHEW TIGHE, SENIOR CLASS SPEAKER

Left to right: Jack Dwortz, Mattheus Carpenter and Andrew Carr.

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In Your Own Hands Tim Broderick ’05 — social studies teacher, coach, and 2005 Prep graduate — delivered the keynote Commencement remarks on May 20. He spoke about what it means to be a man, illustrating his point with stories about two people who gave him a hand when he needed it most: his grandfather and a student who quietly helped him up on his first day as a freshman at St. John’s. “Today, and every day until you leave this earth, you have a chance to be a man. You will be looked up to as a friend, a father, a grandfather. You are looked up to right now. Make someone remember your hands. You need no special talent or physical ability. True strength exists in a desire to reach out, to pull someone off the ground, to take the time to help. You have the ability to do so. Do so.”

Xaverian Award Amid enthusiastic acclamation by his classmates, Christopher Jennings received the Xaverian Award, the highest honor given to a graduating senior at St. John’s. “Chris has achieved academically and embodied the call of servant leadership to influence every situation for the benefit others,” Headmaster Hardiman said. “He is a humble and sincere man of compassion, a man of service, a man of faith, and a man of excellence.”

Student Council President Michael Slattery raises the mace to signal to his classmates that it’s time to toss their caps in the air after Commencement!

Harrison Fiscus sees a bright future on Commencement day! Xaverian Award recipient Christopher Jennings with his parents, Richard and Mary Jennings.

Senior Ned Huzar and his family.

Wendy Larivee P’99 led the procession for what was her last Commencement as a member of the Prep faculty. Señora Larivee retired from St. John’s in May after a wonderful career that spanned 41 years of teaching Spanish and being an active part of student life.

A hug and a warm smile for Andrew Zampitella.

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College Bound

The Class of 2018 will spread their wings at colleges and universities far and wide. American University Amherst College Auburn University Babson College Bates College Belmont Abbey College Belmont University Bentley University Berklee College of Music Boston College Boston University Bowdoin College Brandeis University Bryant University California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Clark University Clarkson University Clemson University Colby College Colby-Sawyer College Colgate University College of the Holy Cross College of William and Mary Columbia University Concordia University — Montreal Connecticut College Cornell University Dartmouth College Davidson College Dean College DePaul University Drexel University Emerson College Emmanuel College Fairfield University Florida State University Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College Georgia Institute of Technology Gordon College Hamilton College Harvard University High Point University Indiana University at Bloomington Ithaca College John Carroll University Johns Hopkins University Johnson & Wales University Lehigh University Liberty University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Maryland Marist College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Maritime Academy Merrimack College Middlebury College Montclair State University New York University continues 14

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Left: St. John’s was honored to have Julie Frates attend Commencement on behalf of her husband, Pete Frates ’03, our 2018 Distinguished Alumnus.  Right: Sebastian Roizner Rodriguez, who received the Sonia Schreiber Weitz Award, with his parents.

Left: Brian Nadeau, Trevor Roy, and Garrett Siegel flashing big smiles!  Right: Sam Dellicker surrounded by his family.

International students came together Commencement morning to celebrate their years at St. John’s with Dr. Hardiman and Dr. Crowley: Luyang “Robby” Huang, Yinjiajie “Jay” Zhu, Shuheng “Bill” Wang, Jinyue “Roy” Zhang, Daohan “Fred” Lu, and Yuxuan “Bill” Shi.

Left, top: Michael Bain and his mother after Commencement.  Left, bottom: Nick Murray and his mother.  Right: Elijah Casseus with several generations of his family!

College Bound continued

Members of the Drama Guild strike a pose! Front row: Corey Brown ’19, Matt Green ’20, Danny Bisson ’20, and Cole Steeves ’20 with seniors Enzo Arcari, Ryan Jackson, and Alex Kosciuszek; back row: Diego Farrell, Nick Pocharski, David Ducharme, Drew McClelland, Fine Arts Department Chair Alicia Greenwood, Cam Keezer, Connor Duggan, and Middle School theater teacher Brit Christopher.

Left: Thomas Rafferty embraced everything about Commencement!  Right: Luis Franco and his family on the big day.

Far left: Matthew Waterman, feeling grateful to have his family by his side.  Left: Chris Jerrett with his cap and gown ready to go before Commencement.

Six students who received ROTC scholarships participated in a special pre-Commencement ceremony. Officers from the Navy and Army are pictured with Forrest Dawe, Will Ganim, Sam Rizos, John Merrigan, Aidan Birmingham, Simon Peterson, and Headmaster Hardiman.

Northeastern University Norwich University Pennsylvania State University Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rollins College Saint Anselm College Skidmore College St. John’s University Stonehill College Suffolk University Syracuse University Texas Christian University The Catholic University of America The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina The George Washington University The Ohio State University The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of Tampa The University of Texas, Austin Trinity College Trinity College Dublin Tufts University Union College United States Merchant Marine Academy University of British Columbia University of California, Berkeley University of California, Irvine University of Colorado at Boulder University of Connecticut University of Maine University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Massachusetts, Lowell University of Miami University of Michigan University of New Hampshire at Durham University of North Carolina at Charlotte University of North Dakota University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Rhode Island University of Rochester University of South Carolina University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia Vanderbilt University Villanova University Virginia Institute of Technology Wagner College Wake Forest University Washington University in St. Louis Wentworth Institute of Technology Wesleyan University Wofford College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University

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Servant Leaders

A Family Tradition

Every year St. John’s recognizes members of the graduating class for their contributions in all realms of campus life.

For many families, attending St. John’s is a legacy that continues from generation to generation. We were proud to recognize 25 of these families with sons in the Class of 2018.

Campus Ministry Award

Anthony J. Bettencourt John J. Bettencourt ’82

Brian J. Brennan Jean Paul Maldonado

Paul “Buster” DiVincenzo ’50 Athletic Director’s Award Will-Avery Cherry Shamus P. Lombard Michael S. Slattery Patrick M. Sweetnam

Student-Athlete Award Andrew J. Dembowski

Best Athlete Award Tristan R. Shelgren

Charles F. Ahern Charles F. Ahern ’84

Cameron A. Buckley Adam J. Buckley ’89 Arthur C. Buckley, DMD ’62 Seamus J. Conlon Thomas J. Conlon ’82 John F. Currie William G. Currie ’77 George F. Dawe IV George F. Dawe III ’87 George F. Dawe Jr. ’62* A. Joseph Jones ’26* Christian T. DeSimone Jonathan M. DeSimone ’88 Thomas J. DeSimone ’68 John H. Donovan Jr. John H. Donovan ’82

Shamus P. Lombard Sean M. Lombard ’86

Nicholas M. Pocharski Louis A. Pocharski, MD ’50

Jacob I. Duran Kenneth G. Hamilton ’81

Neal B. Mahoney Byron J. Mahoney ’82 John B. Mahoney ’50

Conor J. Quinn Richard B. Quinn ’83

Timothy J. Galvin Ronald Giovanni, Jr. ’85

Exemplars of Loyalty and Service: Dr. Hardiman and Dr. Crowley flank the Loyalty and Service Award recipients: Carlos M. Campos, Mattheus A. Carpenter, Harrison W. Fiscus, Jean-Baptiste Goriou, Bryan M. Penney, Michael S. Slattery, Everett V. Ypsilantis.

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Legacy Award recipients Arthur Buckley ’62, D.M.D., Adam Buckley ’89, and Cameron Buckley ’18 with Headmaster Hardiman and Chair of the Board of Trustees David Ives ’75 P’07.

Benjamin T. Healey Brian D. Healey ’93 Ryan P. Jackson Patrick H. Curtin, MD ’59 John F. Reilly ’24* Ryan S. King Paul F. King ’74 * Deceased

Robert M. McCloskey J. Michael McCloskey ’71 John F. Merrigan II John F. Merrigan ’77 Nicholas C. Murray S. John Murray ’81 John P. Papalia Charles A. Papalia Jr. ’82

Trevor J. Roy John K. Roy ’87 Patrick M. Sweetnam Paul M. Sweetnam, MD ’73 J. Norman Welch Jr. ’47* James N. Welch 1916* Jonathan M. Tricomi Mario J. Tricomi ’73 Matthew J. Waterman Joseph A. Milano ’62

During the week before Commencement, we celebrate our graduating seniors with gatherings for families, a pre-prom walk across campus, breakfast with faculty, and much-loved traditions like ringing the spire bell on the last day of classes. Here are highlights from the Class of 2018!

WHAT A SEND OFF!

Left: Joe Emilius and his father, Chris, at the Father-Son luau.  Center: Erik Gustafson and his date promenade across campus.  Right: Alec Powers and his mom, Jane, at the Mother‑Son brunch.

Left: Sean Bates and Chad Barnes-Felix take a close look at their diplomas just moments after Headmaster Hardiman and Principal Crowley had signed them in readiness for Commencement.  Center: Amol Raisingani looks on as Collin Fabbri shakes hands with Headmaster Hardiman on the last day of classes for seniors!  Right, top: Ben Healey takes his turn ringing the spire bell on the seniors’ last day of classes.  Right, bottom: Mike Constas and his mother, Stacey, are all smiles at the Mother-Son brunch.

Left: Alex Rizza and his mom, Roberta, at the Mother-Son brunch.  Center: Ryan Farrow and his date take a turn around the promenade before heading to Boston for the prom.  Right: Andrew Woolston and his father, Timothy, before the Father-Son luau.

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HALL OF HONOR

t the start of the We Are St. John’s Gala, Dr. Hardiman invoked the words St. Ignatius Loyola spoke to ignite St. Francis Xavier’s commitment to a higher purpose — Go, set the world on fire! It was a night to honor amazing people — the Xaverian Brothers, Debbie and Bernie Caniff ’72, and teacher Bill Mackinson. It was a night to share powerful stories of alumni across the generations — Anthony Abarca ’15 and Emmett Nealon ’44. It was a night to recognize the dedicated service of Eileen Larkin and her 50 years at the Prep. And it was a night for everyone — guests, sponsors, volunteers, donors from near and far — to celebrate the spirit of this remarkable community. Thank you!

Above: The entire congregation of the Xaverian Brothers was honored during the Gala. Pictured here are Bro. Robert Flaherty, Bro. Timothy Paul, Bro. James Connolly, Bro. John Hamilton ’64, Bro. David Mahoney ’66, Bro. Patrick Pennell, Bro. Paul Murray, and Bro. Robert Green.  Right: Debbie and Bernie Caniff ’72 P’98 ’00 GP’20 gathered with four generations of the family — l to r: son Bernie ’98 and his wife Katie; Debbie and Bernie; Carol and Bernard Caniff; daughter Kelly and her husband Kevin Mello. Not pictured was Brandon ’20.

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Brother John Hamilton, C.F.X. ’64 graciously accepted the crystal eagle on behalf of the Brothers worldwide, eleven of whom attended the event from near and far!

Above: Like mother like son! Rosemarie Bottomley ’77 and her husband Kevin attended the Gala with son Taylor ’02 and his wife Emily.  Right: Comedian and actor Kevin Nealon, son of Emmett ’44 and the Gala guest emcee, with Principal Keith Crowley and his wife Patty, and Headmaster Ed Hardiman and his wife Kara.

Left: Andrew Veneziano ’11, Christine Spindler, and Scott Derrickson ’11 with faculty member David Hennessey ’83 P’16 and is wife, Jackie.  Above, left: Gary Cherry P’18 with his guest Dr. Barbara Headley.  Above, right: 2018 Gala Co-Chairs Karla and Jeff Kaneb ’82 P’14.  Below: Taidgh and Lynne McClory ’93, Dan and Heather Peluso ’93, Julie and Steve Griffin ’93, Janeen and Sal DeMartini ’93.

Above: Parent volunteers Brenda and Donald Ligh P’17 ’21 (left) with Maria Monks Serrao P’19 and Linda Cook P’19.  Below: Senior parent and four-year Gala Committee volunteer Beezee Honan with her son, Tim ’18.

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ULTIMATE EAGLES Initially introduced ten years ago as an intramural sport, ultimate disc quickly gained traction among Prep student-athletes. Today, it is a highly competitive interscholastic program that boasts two state titles (plus a nail-biter second place finish), some 75 student-athletes, a varsity squad, a JV team, and a developmental program. Dismissing any lingering notions about ultimate as a laid-back, countercultural game, head coach Jeff Cann describes his athletes as fast, strong, agile, and deeply invested in fair play. Similar to soccer in the athleticism, speed, and endurance required, ultimate is unique. “There are no referees, and coaches are not allowed to intervene on the field. So, it’s up to the players to make calls and resolve issues on their own. They’ve got to know the rules inside and out, and they develop good conflict resolution skills. Ultimate has an ‘active sideline,’ which means that players stay engaged, even on the sidelines — they’re moving up and down, watching, and calling out things that players on the field may not be able to see.” The majority of his players have gone on to play in college, and for many, it will become a lifelong sport. Cann is proud that two of his original varsity players — Mike Kelley ’09, assistant director of admission, and math teacher Anthony Lamanna ’08 — are back as assistant coaches. There’s even more reason to think about longevity, when you consider that the annual alumni game brings 15 to 20 ultimate Eagles back to the nest.

Prep Sports Winter ’17-’18 BASKETBALL:

The basketball team finished the season with a 15-5 record, which included a CMCC Tournament Championship and a MIAA DI playoff victory over Malden. Head Coach: John Dullea Captains: Tommy O’Neil ’18 and Matt Relihan ’18

FENCING: The Eagles finished the

regular season with a 14-4 record, which included wins over Concord-Carlisle, Lexington, and BB&N. Head Coach: Jim Carter Captains: Wes Miles ’18 (Team), Tom Martin ’18 (Epee), Erik Fruehauf ’18 (Foil), Paul Sablone ’18 (Sabre)

ICE HOCKEY: Hockey concluded the

regular season with a 13-3-4 regular season record, earning a Super 8 bid. The team enjoyed two playoffs wins before being eliminated by Pope Francis. Head Coach: Kristian Hanson ’94 Captains: Tim Usalis ’18, Ryan Farrow ’18, Matt Tighe ’18

INDOOR TRACK: Indoor track enjoyed

a perfect 6-0 season, claiming the Conference Championship. Head Coach: Zach Lankow ’07 Captains: Chris Legere ’18, Andrew Coutu ’18, Simon Peterson ’18, Ryan Piazza ’18

SWIMMING & DIVING:

The swimming and diving team finished the regular season with an 8-2 record, and claimed the Catholic Conference title. The swim team captured the Division I State Title for the 12th time in 13 years. Head Coach: Tony Padvaiskas Captains: Wills D’Angelo ’18 and Oliver Zmetrovich ’18

SKIING: Prep skiers finished the

season with another conference championship and a perfect 12-0 record. The team captured the Division I State runner-up. Head Coach: Tim Broderick ’05 Captains: Chris Jennings ’18, Drew Bruno ’18

WRESTLING: The wrestling team

captured the Catholic Conference for the 20th straight season, which now includes 88 consecutive conference victories. They finished the season with a 30-5 record. Head Coach: Manny Costa Captains: Quinn Alexander ’18, Ryan Garlitz ’19

RUGBY:

The rugby team returned to postseason play by earning the #4 seed in the MIAA Division I Tournament. The 3-4 squad lost to top-seeded Belmont in the Division I semifinals. Head Coach: Seelan Manickam Captains: Cullan Zampell ’18, David Gaudin ’18, Russell Rinklin ’19

SAILING:

BASEBALL: Regular season record:

Sailing concluded the regular season with a record of 3-13, including wins over Duxbury, Wayland, and Lincoln Sudbury. The team took 8th place in the Mass State Championship Regatta. Head Coach: Bill Mackinson Captains: Seamus Conlon ’18, Evan Symes ’19

CREW: Practicing out of the Merrimack

The tennis team finished the season with a 13-6 record, including a perfect 8-0 in the Catholic Conference. After defeating Chelmsford in the first round of the MIAA tournament, the team was knocked out by Acton-Boxboro. Head Coach: Mark Metropolis Captains: Mike Prokopis ’18, Amol Raisingani ’18, Griffin Atkinson ’18, Jacob Silacci ’19

Spring ’18 15-5. Earned the #3 seed in the MIAA Super 8 tournament. After defeating Lexington, baseball concluded the season with losses to Franklin and Walpole. Head Coach: Dan Letarte ’86 Captains: Tyler MacGregor ’18, Jacob Bolger ’18, Mike Yarin ’18

River, the crew team competed against BC High, Somerville, Shrewsbury, Hingham, Phillips Academy, and Greater Lawrence Tech. The team claimed their first-ever varsity victory in a race over Hingham. Head Coach: Tim Broderick ’05 Captains: Pat Martino ’19, Jack Bodette ’19, Jordan Callahan ’19

LACROSSE: The lacrosse team returned to postseason play by ending the season on a four game win streak, finishing with a 9-9 record. After defeating Westford Academy in the first round, the team ended their regular season on a fourgame win streak with a 9-8 loss to Acton‑Boxboro. Head Coach: John Pynchon ’01 Captains: Andrew Ponsetto ’18, Robbie Dinsmore ’18, Jack Rickards ’18, Michael Slattery ’18, Bryan Penney ’18

MOUNTAIN BIKING:

The mountain biking team competed in more than five races this spring, including at Burlington State Park and Wompatuck State Park. They finished the season by winning the 2018 New England High School Cycling Association Championship. Head Coach: Parker Heath Captain: Alex Soper ’18

TENNIS:

SPRING TRACK:

Spring track and field team finished the season 3-1, with their only loss to BC High. They defeated Malden Catholic, Catholic Memorial, and Xaverian. Head Coach: Zack Lankow ’07 Captains: Tristan Shelgren ’18, Jack Dwortz ’18, Andrew Coutu ’18, Ryan Piazza ’18, Colin Lomasney ’18

ULTIMATE DISC:

Ultimate disc finished the season with a 10-2 record. After defeating East Greenwich and Arlington, the disc team lost to Xaverian in the state championship game. Head Coach: Jeff Cann Captains: Brendan Merritt ’18, Connor Mellinger ’18

VOLLEYBALL: The volleyball team

finished the regular season with a 14-6 record. After earning the #9 seed in the state tournament, they were defeated by Chelmsford. Head Coach: Kara Brown Captains: Ben Krasovec ’18, Patrick Sweetnam ’18

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2018 ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME St. John’s inducted 13 alumni athletes and a varsity coach into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 19 during Reunion and Commencement Weekend.

 Coach Jim Carter — Fencing

 Kyle Ayer ’05 — Wrestling

 Ryan Malo ’07 — Wrestling

 Ken Haskell ’03 — Golf

 Ryan O’Connell ’08 — Basketball

 Mike Pitt ’04 — Football

 Sean Bishop ’08 — Soccer, Volleyball

 Ben Goldberg ’03 — Volleyball

 Tim Prior ’07 — Soccer, Track and Field

M ark Sullivan ’73 — Cross Country, Basketball, Track and Field

 Neil Penttinen ’90 — Football, Lacrosse

 J amie Mannion ’07 — Swimming, Water Polo M ark Scalise ’08 — Swimming, Lacrosse  Stephen Peterson ’06 — Baseball Pictured above, left to right.

Left: Class of 1945 alumnus and lifelong Peabody resident Dr. John Duff, who served as team physician for all St. John’s athletic teams for more than a generation, received the seventh Crystal Eagle Award ever bestowed in Eagles’ Athletic Hall of Fame history for his service to the school. He is pictured with friend and colleague, Fred Glatz.  Below: Fencing coach Jim Carter with Larry O’Neil, chairman of the Athletic Hall of Fame Committee, and Headmaster Hardiman.

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AMERICAN EAGLES

ussia’s conspicuous absence from this year’s Olympics was the biggest story of the games, but at the intersection of Spring and Summer streets, Steve Langton ’01 and John McCarthy ’04 were headline news. The former St. John’s athletes spent February in PyeongChang, South Korea, competing in the XXIII Winter Olympic Games. McCarthy, a native of Andover, brought his lefthanded shot and gritty ice persona to the U.S. men’s hockey squad, while Langton, a 2014 double bronze medalist and a native of Melrose, became a three-time Olympian in men’s bobsled. Together, Langton and McCarthy bring the total number of Olympians to graduate from St. John’s to five. This elite corps of athletes includes Ray Carey IV ’91 (swimming), Robbie Doyle ’67 (sailing) and Jimmy Pedro ’88 (judo). William D. Hayes, a track athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium, attended the Prep for three years, but did not graduate from St. John’s. “The overall Olympic experience didn’t really hit me until we participated in the Opening Ceremonies,” says the 6-foot-1, 194-pound McCarthy, who completed his ninth season with the NHL’s San Jose Sharks organization in April. “It was unbelievable to see all of the athletes from the different countries wearing their colors. Being able to have my entire family and my fiancée there to experience it with me was also important to me. It was definitely a highlight of my hockey career and something that I will never forget.” At 6-foot-2, 227 pounds, Langton was a powerful and explosive track athlete in high school and parlayed that remarkable skill set, along with an awe-inspiring work ethic, into a pair of bronze medals in the two- and four-man bobsled four years ago. He’s also won four world championship medals, including two golds in 2012, and was the most decorated athlete on the 2018 bobsled squad. In spite of having raced for Team USA at both the Vancouver (2010) and Sochi (2014) Olympic Games, Langton’s trip to the Korean Peninsula had him feeling like it was his first summit of sports’ Mount Olympus. “I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to represent the United States, and having the honor to do so three times is both rare and special,” says Langton, who was one of nine push

As Team USA Olympians, alumni Steve Langton ’01 and John McCarthy ’04 turned up the heat for St. John’s fans at the 2018 Winter Games.

Far left: U.S. Olympic forward and St. John’s graduate John McCarthy’04 pursues the puck near center ice against Slovenia in PyeongChang, South Korea. Photo: Jeff Cable/USA Hockey Left: Three-time U.S. Olympian and twotime bronze medalist Steve Langton ’01.

athletes selected to power three Team USA sleds in the fourman bobsled event. “The timing feels right for this to be my last Olympics. I’ve appreciated the journey.”

Stoking the Flame Nearly two decades after his graduation, Langton still owns the school record in the 100-meter dash (10.7 seconds) and remains the only Eagles sprinter to win the Division I state title in the event. He was also a member of an All-State champion 4x400meter relay quartet that still holds the school record. Indoors, he still shares the Prep’s long jump relay record. After joining the U.S. National Bobsled team in 2007, Langton was named USA Bobsled Rookie of the Year for the 2007-2008 season, then won the US National Push Championship title in 2009. He appeared on the 2015 season of the CBS reality television show “The Amazing Race, and retired from sledding for more than two years before launching a comeback last January (2017). In PyeongChang, Langton rode in the third seat of a chassis piloted by budding star and 23-year-old driver Codie Bascue, along with fellow pushers Evan Weinstock and Samuel McGuffie. In four heats, the quartet’s start times ranked second, third and fourth (twice) in the event. Langton’s explosive strength and speed helped the sled improve its time in each successive heat as it reached a maximum speed of 84.8 miles per hour. The foursome finished ninth in the medal standings, a combined 1.43 seconds off the winning pace. A veteran of more than 500 games as a pro, McCarthy cocaptained an NCAA championship team at Boston University back in 2009, and led the Prep to back-to-back Super 8 tournament appearances in high school. He scored 51 goals and passed for 56 assists as an Eagle, helping the program go 35-19-4 in regularseason play during his three years in a varsity uniform. As part of Team USA’s 23-man roster, he skated on the third and fourth lines in addition to entering the game as part of the penalty-kill unit, and taking faceoffs. At the 2018 Games, the tough-luck Americans finished 2-3 and were eliminated in a quarterfinals penalty shootout with Czechoslovakia, 3-2. The squad also lost an overtime game in the tournament. McCarthy skated 99 shifts and more than 105 minutes in five games, including a high of 23 shifts during 14 minutes and 19 seconds on the ice in a 2-1 win over Slovakia.

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Reunion Weekend St. John’s celebrated class reunions during Commencement weekend for the fifth straight year. Classes ending in 3 and 8 came home to the Prep to see old friends and once again there was no shortage of banter and stories as alumni recalled their days on campus. For some, many years have passed since they have been back on the hill and while their memories proved strong, they were in awe of all the exciting changes on campus. As is the case most often, returning alumni certainly gave the Class of 2018 an example of what it means to be Prep brothers for the rest of their lives.

CONGRATS TO THE

CLASS OF ’68 GOLD EAGLES! Front row 1: Tom DeSimone, Peter Graffman, Frank Nash, Charlie Gianturco, Jim Murray, Jim Mulligan, and John DiPietro.  Row 2: Tom Hickey, Tom Jackoboice, Ed Marinucci, Ken Rydzewski, John Webb, Michael Driscoll, and Joseph Lynch.  Row 3: Tom Gaffney, Joe McDonough, Steve Harrison, Jim Phalen, Bobby Brown, Richard Dolan, and Jack Schylling.  Row 4: Ed Graf, John Larivee, Tom Billings, and John Archer.

Above: Class of ’68 on the links at Far Corner: Mike Solimando, Jim Phalen, Tom DeSimone, Bobby Brown, Steve LaLonde, and Charlie Gianturco.  Below, left: Mark McManus ’68 and Jim Murray ’68, classmates once and again.  Below, right: Tom Jackoboice ’68 and John Webb ’68 recalling an old Prep story together.

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Above, left: Dana Hughes ’71 congratulates John Larivee ’68 on his 50th reunion.  Above, right: ’68 classmates John Archer and Frank Nash at the Friday cocktail party.  Below: John Dipietro ’68, Steve Harrison ’68, and Charlie Gianturco ’68 — Gold Eagles!

Left: Richard Dolan ’68 and Bobby Brown ’68 at their 50th Reunion Friday cocktail party.  Center: Jim Mulligan ’68, Dana Ventrillo and Jim Murray ’68 celebrating the 50th Reunion.  Right: Gold Eagles Jim Phalen ’68 and Bobby Brown ’68 on Commencement morning.

Left, top: Joe Lynch ’68 and Charlie Gianturco ’68 catching up.  Left, bottom: Frank Nash ’68 and Steve LaLonde ’68 toasting their 50th Reunion.  Right: The Prep Class of 1968 attendees at their 50th Reunion class dinner.

Left: New Gold Eagles from the Class of ’68: Richard Dolan, Jack Schylling, Mike Driscoll, and Tom DeSimone.  Right: Tom Hickey ’68 leads classmates Jack Bragan, Tom DeSimone, and Bobby Brown in procession towards the Commencement tent.

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Reunions FOR CLASSES ENDING IN 3 & 8

Alumni from the classes ending in 3 and 8 enjoy late spring golf at Far Corner.

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Class of ’48 members and guests get together in the chapel at St. John’s to remember classmates and salute their 70th Reunion. Front row: Janet Moloney, Joe Moloney, Don Slaven, Clare Slaven, and Marian Batchelder (widow of Dick ’48); back row: Ellen Moloney, Charlie Bucci, Barbara Bucci, Sharon Wilson, and Frank Davis.

Class of ’73 celebrating their 45th Reunion with former teachers and coaches on hand to salute the group!

Top: Class of ’83 getting together on Saturday night of reunion weekend: Sam Byrne, Peter Butler, John Molori, Tom Collins, and Chuck Antoniou.  Center: Kevin Collins, chief advancement officer, with Michael Dalton ’83 and Mike Yoken ’83 at the 35th reunion celebration.  Bottom: Class of ’83 classmates Doug Smith and David Hennessey remember their Prep days at their 35th reunion.

Left: The Class of 2003 gathers at Tony C’s in Somerville to celebrate their 15th Reunion with Distinguished Alumnus Pete Frates ’03.  Right, top: Mark Rowe ’93 chatting with Chairman of the Board of Trustees David Ives ’75 during reunion weekend.  Right, bottom: Paul Ahern ’58 with his wife, Mary, with classmate Ted Bernard ’58 after touring the Wellness Center during reunion weekend at the Prep.

Headmaster Ed Hardiman and members of the Class of 1973 on hand for the Athletic Hall of Fame induction of classmate Mark Sullivan ’73 (seventh from right).

Left: Adam Felzani ’98, Ted Bernard ’58, Mario DiNitto ’98, and Michael Gilberto ’98 at the 20th Reunion social.  Right: 2008 classmates Santo Detore, Mark Scalise, Tyler Cash, and Mike Papagni gather at Warehouse in Boston for the 10th Reunion social.

Top: Michael Downes ’88, Dr. Jim Brown ’88, Clint Dalton ’88, and Chuck DiGrande ’88 together at their 30th Reunion.  Center: Andrew Novelline ’93 and Luke Howarth ’93 celebrate their 25th Reunion weekend at the Friday night Prep Party.  Bottom: Mark Rowe ’93, Brian Healy ’93, Daniel Lund ’93, and Tim Goldberg ’93 enjoying the 25th Reunion social.

Left: Ted Costigan ’08 and Prep head track coach Zach Lankow ’07 renew acquaintance at the 10th Reunion.  Right: 2008 classmates Christopher Walsh, Alex Cody, Kevin Grondin, and Michael O’Leary together at the Prep Party.

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Commuting by prop plane along Alaska’s rugged southern coast, Kenny Daher ’04 is helping to transform rural native tribe schools across the Kenai Peninsula.

Left: Kenny Daher ’04 often needs an experienced bush pilot to take him to work.  Right: The view on approach to the landing strip at Nanwalek, an Alaska Native village that’s home to one of three schools where Kenny Daher works that can be reached only by small plane.

he bush pilot throttled up the tiny plane’s engine to harness every available RPM before banking toward a windswept bluff along the northwest shoreline of the Alaska’s Cook Inlet. Takeoff had been in Anchorage, about 50 miles east and across the water. The aircraft descended rapidly and touched down on a pinched gravel airstrip bordered by Tebughna Beach and the Chuitna River. Kenny Daher ’04 hopped down from a cramped seat aboard the five-passenger Cessna 207 and made his way a few hundred yards to the public school in Tyonek, a village of Alaskan indigenous people from the Dena’ina tribe.

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Commuting by connecting flight before the start of a school day isn’t unusual for Daher, who works for Project GRAD Kenai Peninsula, a non-profit organization that supports students’ path to graduation. GRAD, short for Graduation Really Achieves Dreams, works in partnership with Alaska Native populations and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District to benefit underserved Alaskan students. The school district covers an area the size of West Virginia, and three of the seven schools GRAD works with are accessible only by small plane. All in a day’s work for Daher, the organization’s post-secondary support coordinator. “I don’t have an elevator speech for what I do — it really depends on the day,” he says, noting that titles go out the window once he walks into any school building. “I’m kinda doing what I need to. The goal is to put students in a better position to learn.”

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Meeting that goal might require Daher to deliver direct student support in the classroom, cover for an administrator, participate in strategic meetings after school, provide students with one-on-one consultations, or develop and present 10- to 30-minute educational units on a variety of topics. GRAD employees also run offsite programming, including empowerment and character-development overnight field trips for students to see the world outside their villages.

Tyonek’s school, which sits 200 yards from saltwater teeming with salmon, is home to 25 students in K through 12, including four high schoolers in 2017-18. A typical visit is one to three days. GRAD staffers camp inside the schools during overnights. The light aircraft that service such villages fly by visual recognition only, and without the use of instruments. Winds, a funky phenomenon called ice fog, or iffy weather of any kind can turn a two-night stay into “indefinitely.” “You’ve got to bring everything you’ll need with you — everything — and you’ve got to prepare for a week,” says Daher, a North Andover native. The commute home, whenever it takes place, is just as breathtaking as the route in, soaring over the spruce, cottonwood, and alders of the Talkeetna and Kenai Peninsula mountains, then above the sea ice of Cook Inlet, the gas flares of offshore oil rigs and, finally, the winking lights of Anchorage. The setting is a world away from Boston’s North Shore.

Daher poses with village school children on Tebughna Beach along the northwest shoreline of Alaska’s Cook Inlet.

“I fell in love with the community, and I made good contacts,” he recalls. Daher defended his thesis in 2012, tagged along with a buddy who had a permit to run the Grand Canyon (a trip on which he met his girlfriend) and kept river-guiding in Maine, but he couldn’t get his mind off Alaska. In 2013, a skiing pal from his internship days, who happened to be GRAD’s executive director, offered him “a place to crash.” Daher stuffed his Volkswagen to the gills, drove for five and a half days to Homer and never left.

From Bio Lab to Goat Hunter Daher always had an outdoorsy side. He was a licensed waterman by the age of 18, guiding tourists on rafting trips in Maine throughout the Kennebec River Gorge and the Moose River Valley. As a University of Tampa student following the Prep, Daher took advantage of qualitative field research opportunities at the school’s gorgeous Marine Science Field Station. He left with a B.S. in marine science and biology in 2008, but not before winning the Rowing Association of American Colleges’ single scull national championship in his weight class. He kept rowing after college, piloting a shell for the Penn AC Rowing Association in Philadelphia, earning an invite to U.S. Rowing Association elite national development camp, and capturing a USRowing Club national title in 2009. He moved to back to Massachusetts to row for Riverside Boat Club in Cambridge throughout 2010. “The biggest draw was just being on the water,” says Daher of his sculling days. The allure hasn’t abated. Daher turned in his racing shell for a sea kayak when he first arrived in Alaska in 2011, and by last summer, he had trekked across a good chunk of Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park’s 350,000-acre expanse. That gave him the confidence to tackle a month-long, 300-mile kayaking trip with his girlfriend, Nicole, dodging Orcas and wolverines as they traced the Kenai Fjords’ jagged contours along Alaska’s savage and untamed outer coast in July 2017. Telling the tale of Daher’s current day-to-day in America’s Last Frontier requires backtracking. After all, how does a guy with a passion for the flora, fauna, and fun of East Coast rivers — a guy for whom, until the age of 26, “West” meant the west coast of Florida — wind up living 800 miles from Russia? After he retired from competitive rowing, Daher began working toward his M.S. in integrated ecosystem sciences at University of New Hampshire. As part of the school’s TIDES interdisciplinary professional training program, he completed a seven-month internship at the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve in 2011.

A half-decade later, he’s fully integrated into a Venn diagram of rural communities. And he seamlessly embraces the subsistence-living stoicism of the wild. He’s a guy who gets giddy about the hunting permit he just scored in the state’s Department of Fish and Game lottery for the upcoming mountain goat harvest. A guy who relishes the death-defying, banked U-turn landing onto a berm between a mountain and a lagoon at the Sugpiaq village of Nanwalek (search: Landing in Nanwalek, AK on YouTube). Kenny Daher, in other words, is an Alaskan.

Toughest Job He’ll Ever Love The work Daher does for GRAD is part of a critical safety net for Alaska Native youth. Specifically, Daher provides guidance on post-graduate opportunities, helping to steer kids toward three potential tracks: technical and trade schools, traditional college, or remaining in and contributing to their respective communities of indigenous peoples. Not surprisingly, it’s not easy for a 20-something from North Andover to gain the credibility necessary to advise on such matters. “It’s been about diving in hard, going to games, and taking advantage of any invite to any village event,” says Daher. “You have to demonstrate that you have a genuine stake in their success. We party together when there are successes, and we’re with them when they’re trying to figure out a hurdle. That’s how you get student buy-in.” In addition to career counseling, academic enhancement, and its social-emotional learning mission, GRAD also provides support for families to address potential obstacles to student success. Parent outreach and education are critical components, and team members must always consider the unique culture involved. “I’m really proud of what we do,” says Daher. “It’s true youth empowerment; getting them to discover and leverage the support network around them and giving them the agency to create their own path. The message is: Our health, our culture, our community, our family — once we know what all that looks like for us as individuals, we can build what we want from our lives. Staying local, working in their village, immersing themselves in village life and family is a popular route for the students we nurture, but we want that to be a deliberate decision, not because of any skill set they lack.”

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PrepVentures Prep 2 Pro Alumni Summer Internship Program 2018

fficially launched in January 2018, the Prep 2 Pro Alumni Internship Program is designed to prepare young alumni of the last five years for today’s competitive work environment. We have partnered with community members, including alumni, parents, and friends, to place highly motivated Prep graduates who want to develop their professional skills with diverse companies and organizations. Some 20 companies from different industries and of varying sizes have already opted to participate in the program, and about 40 interns have been placed in paid, summer-long internships for summer 2018. The summer internships include three workshops designed to enhance the experience. Topics will include productivity, making the most out of your internship, finding wellness through work-life balance, and effective communication skills at work. The workshops will be lead by our very own Prep alumni and staff!

In Good Company! We’re proud to partner with these and many other organizations in Prep 2 Pro! Abiomed Epsilon Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Commonwealth of Massachusetts American Infrared Solutions

Prep 2 Pro is Growing! We’re expanding into major cities across the country next summer. If you and your company would like to host a Prep intern, please contact Nibal Awad at nawad@stjohnsprep.org. If you’re a Prep grad looking for a summer 2019 internship, visit stjohnsprep.org/prep2pro.

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Check out these alumni resources!  Prep 2 Pro Alumni Summer Internships  Career Development, Internship Placements and Professional Mentoring

SJP Alumni Directory: Ridiculously Good Networking Accessible on any desktop, tablet or mobile device . The alumni directory is an easy way to connect with classmates and find professional opportunities. Users can filter by class year, industry, company, location, and more to find peers and mentors.

 Thought Leadership and Entrepreneurial Programs  Industry-Specific Networking  Alumni Speakers Bureau  Reunions from 5th through Gold Eagles  Prep on the Road Visits  College Campus Visits (the pizza is on us!)  Remote Learning: Live Webinars

• Profiles with contact info • Interactive map-based search • LinkedIn filters • Opt-in to serve as a mentor!

 Alumni online directory

To find out more about SJP Go-To resources, contact Nibal Awad at nawad@stjohnsprep.org.

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Log into the directory and start growing your network! community.evertrue.com/stjohnsprep

Demystifying the Art of Networking by Cole Malatesta ’13*

Networking — tapping the people around you as resources — is a valuable skill. In writing, it doesn’t seem so bad. But, to someone who isn’t as outgoing as their peers, it can seem like a daunting task.

ven if you’re not a networking savant, look at it this way: Networking can be whatever you want it to be! It’s about more than going to career fairs, or reaching out to alumni. It’s as simple as talking to a friend’s parent about their work or holding casual conversations with friends. It can all lead to unexpected opportunities. You may be networking already without even knowing it. If you aren’t a born “social butterfly”, you can still acquire strong networking skills to help advance your career. I am an example of someone who had to acquire those skills, and like many of the skills I’ve gained that have helped me in my career, I owe them to my mother, and to St. John’s Prep. As a student majoring in finance and marketing at Boston College, I didn’t like the idea of walking into a crowded gymnasium with a room full of strangers looking to make the same connections with hiring professionals that I wanted to make. All I had was five minutes and My advice to those who feel uneasy about a folder full of resumes. It wasn’t the networking is to do it your own way — and ideal opportunity for me to stand out. Instead, it left me feeling discouraged never underestimate the power of the Prep about the prospects of networking. So naturally, when my mother suggested I attend the annual St. John’s Prep Young Alumni Career Workshop during my sophomore year in college, I resisted. I didn’t want to endure another awkward hour and a half of wandering from table to table, handing out my resume.

network. After meeting Dave for the first time, I didn’t leave with a job or an internship. But, I did have a valuable contact who played a role in helping me get my career started. Find the setting and the people that make you feel most comfortable and go for it! You will be surprised how much people want to help, especially if you find something in common with them! For me, it was St. John’s Prep.

Reluctantly, I attended the event. To my surprise, it was a totally different environment. I was able to talk in depth with multiple alumni professionals about my career interests Best of luck! and get valuable advice from people who truly wanted to help fellow SJP alumni. One of the gentlemen I spoke with was David Lucey ’87, vice president of recruiting at Epsilon, a digital marketing company in Wakefield.

After a brief, but very informative conversation, I left with Dave’s business card and more information about Epsilon, and marketing in general. I didn’t know it at the time, but he would prove to be a valuable contact in helping me navigate my career options.

Cole Malatesta ’13 met Dave Lucey ’87 at a Prep young alumni networking event. Today, they’re colleagues at Epsilon.

Two years later, I was ready to graduate and actively looking for a job. I once again put on my suit and tie and wandered through a crowded gymnasium full of students and what seemed like an endless number of tables with representatives from many companies. It was there that I saw a table for Epsilon! I recalled meeting Dave at St. John’s a few years prior and knew I could talk to him.

Though it had been two years since I met him, I reached out to Dave and saw him again at the same Young Alumni Career Workshop that winter to reiterate my interest in Epsilon. He helped me gather more information on the company and mentored me throughout the hiring process. Today, I’m proud to call Dave a colleague and a mentor — he continues to be a valuable resource for advice whenever I need it!

* Shortly after writing this article, Cole moved into a new position as a compliance associate at Bain Capital. You can reach him at malatesc2017@gmail.com.

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Prep ON THE ROAD The Alumni Office works with alumni hosts across the country to offer networking opportunities and social gatherings! From NYC to San Francisco, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always looking for new and interesting spaces to gather with alumni. Next up, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re keeping it local with a Boston Prep Lawyers Network Business Reception in late September! If you would like to host or suggest a great topic for a business reception in a city near you, contact Nibal Awad at nawad@stjohnsprep.org.

Our spring travel schedule took us to five locales. In Manhattan, alumni learned about technology giant SAP and their new innovation floor at the top of one of the new Hudson Yards New York towers. In Washington, D.C., we toured the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center. In Chicago, it was dinner and networking with a great group of Prep grads. On the West Coast, Headmaster Hardiman met with alumni in San Francisco, and in sunny Florida, there were four receptions in three different communities!

Washington D.C. Far left: Trevor Brown ’15, Ryan Powers ’14, James Hawthorne ’15, Matt Censullo ’14 taking in the view at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in D.C.!  Left: Washington D.C. host John Drew ’92 with Graham Billings ’12.  Right: Classmates Paul Doherty ’09 and Russell Kellogg ’09.

Chicago Hosts Paul Sternlieb ’90 (far left), John Gilligan ’95 (third from left), Robert Hogan ’71 (fifth from left) with attendees at the annual Chicago alumni dinner.

Florida Regionals in Fort Myers, Palm Beach, Stuart and Naples Above, left: Paul Snell ’75, John Doyle ’60 P’85 GP’20.  Above right: Nancy Frates P’03 ’06 (seated at right) with Joan and Gerald D’Alfonso GP’03 ’06.  Right: Jim Phalen ’68, John Benecchi ’66.

New York City Above: Headmaster Ed Hardiman in NYC with SAP hosts Tom Hoare ’03 and Drew LeBlanc ’05.

San Francisco Right: Headmaster Ed Hardiman and Owen Keeley ’10 at Salesforce in San Francisco.

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Field Notes ’50

Charlie Young has written a book entitled “Constructive Communication with a Path for Challenging Situations.” It is available on Amazon, where it is described as, “A practical guide that is built on a life time of experiences confirmed by research. It is not just theory. It is short and concise. Its processes are applicable for governments, businesses, families or any group working toward common goals. A path is provided for situations requiring a mentor. It is a hands on guide.” Charlie holds a B.A. from St. John’s Seminary and worked as priest for the Baker City, OR,

IN MEMORIAM Please remember in your prayers these members of the Prep community who have passed away recently. Eileen M. Larkin Leonard C. Sherry ’43 Emmett F. Nealon ’44 Philip A. Loreti ’45 C. Edward Gilpatric ’48 Francis L. Griffin ’51 Michael P. Pierce ’52 Richard J. Clarke Jr. ’53 Joseph M. Pasquarello ’53 Robert F. Cummings ’54 Emile Grondin ’54 Reverend Mr. John L. Hubisz, Ph.D. ’55 Mr. David R. Llewellyn ’55 Reverend John F. O’Donnell ’55 Joseph W. Linehan Jr. ’56 Charles J. Mullaney ’57 Joseph F. Timilty ’57 Robert H. Crosby ’58 John W. Devine ’58 Thomas E. Dix ’58 Kenneth H. Wilson ’67 Michael J. Twomey ’68 Peter J. Whalley ’60 Jeremiah F. Morris ’67 Richard P. Norris ’68 Jeffrey E. Baker ’77 Michael V. Busby ’93 Deacon W. Harris ’06 Max L. Carr ’08 Evan M. Scollard ’13 Scott R. Erlandson ’17

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Diocese from 1958 to 1977. He served in the capacities of an assistant pastor and pastor and was the director of the Office of Religious Education from 1971 to 1977 with an emphasis on adult education. He left the diocese in 1977. From 1977 to the present he’s been a flight instructor and corporate pilot, and he flew freight throughout the Pacific Northwest. He has served as a human resources director for several large firms. In his last position he was asked to be the head trainer for a Total Quality Management program. Charlie retired in 1997 and since that time he has served on several boards and has been active as a facilitator in the Oregon Foreclosure Avoidance program and a mediator in the judicial system and the community dispute resolution program for Deschutes County. It was in his life experiences and the continual experiences of poor communication leading to the need of mediation that he found the inspiration for his book.

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Father Leo Shea received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Boston College in May of 2017. In February, he threw out the first pitch at the Red Sox vs Boston College exhibition game at JetBlue Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida. He sent his congratulations to St. John’s on our new Wellness Center.

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Austin Ford reports, “While in Costa Rica this January, my wife, Helen, and I teamed with two locals to provide a special wheelchair for an immobile young woman who had contracted encephalitis as a baby. She lived with her mother in a dirt-floor house with no plumbing (we’d call it a connected series of lean-tos). Jugs and small tanks were mounted on shelves with tubes for running water. An outhouse was suspended over the side of the creek. The wheelchair was new and ready to ship but Costa Rican import duties are onerous so Helen ‘rode’ the chair to the airport. It worked out well.” Carl Panza tells us, “Nine years ago I celebrated my 50th class reunion at the Prep. I graduated in 1959 and I can honestly say that St. John’s Prep was the turning point of my life. I can thank my working class parents and a wonderful little Dominican nun named Sister Mary Ralph from St. John’s Parochial School in Cambridge. Sister Mary Ralph encouraged my parents in having me go to St. John’s Prep. I’m having a hard time describing those wonderful times other than the fact that it was a simpler life. There were no smart phones, no desktop computers, color televisions were just starting to make

Nancy and Carl Panza ’59

a splash, America was not yet engaged in the Vietnam War, Eisenhower was president, the first McDonald’s opened, Disneyland opened in California, Elvis Presley made his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, and, while I was at the Prep, my parents moved from Cambridge to Arlington. They purchased a pleasant ranch home for the enormous sum of $18,000. It’s funny how things change isn’t it? When I was growing up in Cambridge, I went to St. John’s Parochial School. My attachment to that school is as strong as my attachment to St. John’s Prep. As a result, I was invited to two 50th reunions in 2009. As I write this short story we now have two married children and five grandchildren — two boys (3 and 5 years old) and three girls (3, 5, and 7 years old). Also, this year will mark our 54th wedding anniversary.”

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Bill McDonald’s latest book, “The Criminal Victimization of Immigrants, Palgrave, 2018,” has arrived. The book offers a comprehensive examination of the many forms of victimization of immigrants. It examines a broad range of quantitative and qualitative data from historical and international sources including the USA, Canada, Mexico, Britain, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, and Spain. Bill writes with a view to correcting myths about the relationship between immigrants and crime, noting that immigrants are more likely to become victims than offenders. He says, “Thanks to President Trump I expect the sales to be brisk.” Now he is on to the next book. Bill is a professor at the Department of Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgetown University, and co-director at the Institute of Criminal Law and Procedure at the Law Center.

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Captain Robert “Bob” Erbetta, a retired Navy veteran of 30 years, is back in service as a special duty volunteer; he’s working to educate schoolage children on the perils of substance abuse and illegal drugs. Bob works in one of the Navy’s community service flagship programs, Campaign Drug Free (CDF). He presents programs to school kids in New England and trains active duty and reserve sailors and Marines to take the program into area schools. He writes, “It’s not so much a war on drugs as an effort to defend our country’s young people against the damage drugs can do to their brains.” The CDF program incorporates frank talk on current events and drug statistics, videos, posters, and handouts. The CDF presentation is offered free to all schools and can be tailored to the school’s specific health and wellness curriculum and to various age groups.

Captain Bob Erbetta ’62 in action in his Campaign Drug Free program.

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Kevin Kelley will retire at the end of September as a professor at the Naval War College after 32 years on the faculty and a total of 53 years with the U.S. Navy. AMB John Cloud ’71, who will remain on the War College faculty, and Kevin will continue to do their annual spring trip to St. John’s Prep to teach the students in Bill Britton’s War and Peace course. They use a role-playing simulation of peace negotiations for the Syrian conflict to reinforce the concepts Bill teaches throughout the year to the Prep’s senior students. If anyone is going to be in the Newport, RI, area on Friday, 28 September, please let Kevin know and he will get you an invitation to his retirement ceremony and access to the Naval Base and War College. His email address is kelleyk@usnwc.edu.

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Brother Dave Mahoney has been detained in the States for the past two years ago because of shoulder issues that required two surgeries in 2016. He says, “I was finally persuaded to remain permanently in the States. I now live in the ‘Brothers’ Barn,’ Xaverian House, at the Prep. Later this year, perhaps in September, I’ll visit Kenya, where I lived

from 2000 to 2015, as well as our brothers in Bruges, the Ursulines in Brussels, and maybe even classmate Larry Maloney in Paris, where he’ll be spending several months.” Brother Dave stays busy editing reflections on the Sunday Mass readings, composed by religious in Kenya, which he emails weekly to about a thousand addresses. He serves as an editorial consultant for the Africa Faith and Justice Network and editing a book on Restorative Justice in Africa. He also does a lot for others, including translation work for the Ursuline Sisters in Belgium, helping the older Xaverian brothers in the residence with technology chores and getting them to appointments. His down time is spent working on genealogical research, swimming in the pool at the Prep’s new Wellness Center, cycling and taking long walks. Don Sullivan shared this reflection on the occasion of his 70th birthday. “I was born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Lawrence was and is a town of blue-collar immigrants. Most Lawrencians were focused on taking care of their families through hard work and, I suspect, didn’t have the luxury of thinking much about the larger world in which they lived. Certainly I was such a person. I lived in a two-story tenement with my parents, siblings and paternal grandparents. My grandparents emigrated from Ireland early in the 20th century. At the time I enrolled at the Prep, no one in my family had a college degree. My father believed in education as a way to overcome the limitations imposed by life in a town like Lawrence. He worked very hard to be sure we were taken care of and pushed me to succeed in school. I had a fairly successful elementary school career and my father wanted me to apply to Phillips Andover. I vaguely remember taking an entrance exam at Phillips which could be sent to St. John’s and/or to Phillips. To my 13-year-old mind, I saw no reason why it had to be sent to Phillips since I was taking the test there. It was only months later, after not hearing from Phillips, that I realized what had happened. By then I was on my way to St. John’s. A twist of fate which I will never regret. The Prep was about 20 miles from my house and there was no direct public transportation. There was no way either of my parents would be able to drive me daily to school. While I did take a local bus on occasion, I hitchhiked to the Prep (and bummed rides from fellow students when possible) for about two years. I wonder what current Prep parents make of that admission in light of the world we live in now. The Prep opened my mind up to ideas of which I couldn’t even conceive. I remember Larry Maloney in math club describing a four-dimensional prism unfolded. I remember Brother Leon (physics) admitting one day that when novitiates were stumped for answers on a religion exam, they would write “God is

love” for partial credit. I remember John Toomey turning everyday events into ideas for musical comedies, complete with hand drawn posters advertising his “plays”. I remember Luke Thompson and me playing endless games of basketball (I just can’t figure out where we got the time to do that). I remember Brother Cephus (biology) saying (endlessly) “Life is real, life is earnest and the grave is not its goal. Dust thou art and to dust returnest, was not spoken of the soul.” I remember great conversations with John Serafini, Bob Monohon (sic?), John Leahy, Gene DeClerc and David (now brother) Mahoney. I do remember some things I wish I didn’t: giving Brother Sulpicious (junior English) a fake bomb because he was a bit overbearing and cutting Brother Cephus’ class when we were scheduled to cut up a frog: that’s when I told my mother I would not be a doctor. I graduated from the Prep in 1966 and was accepted, with a scholarship, to Boston College. I majored in chemistry and graduated in 1970. BC was not the Prep. By then I was working hard to prepare myself for the ‘real’ world. There was only one incident of contact explosives placed on door handles and I was not convicted. I married a local (Lawrence) girl in 1970 who I had met when I was 15 and off we went to grad school at Michigan State University. I give a great deal of credit to Linda for whatever success we’ve had in this life. It will be 48 years married in June of this year. I had wanted to go to California when I graduated from the Prep, but my father got wind of that idea and made it clear he would find me if such a thing happened and that he would be immensely displeased. MSU became a partial step toward reaching the West Coast. I graduated from MSU in 1974 and got a post-doc position in Palo Alto, California, (finally). This was my first taste of working for a living (other than working at the Casino in Hampton, NH, and as a lifeguard) and I didn’t like it. I found my supervisor distasteful, but it was only for one year. I persisted in being a chemist for a bit, eventually publishing eight journal articles, but chemistry wasn’t for me: I thought of myself as a teacher. In 1976 I taught at Foothill College as an adjunct professor. This, in turn, led to a one-year stint as a professor at Mt. St. Mary’s College in Brentwood, CA. This desire to teach has never left me and I have taught nights at many colleges in Massachusetts and California during the past 40 years. However, the year at St. Mary’s made me realize that teachers are under appreciated and underpaid: the second condition, when living in California, is truly unbearable. After my father died, we moved back to Lawrence in 1977 in order to find a more lucrative career and to be closer to our families. I taught high school for one year in North Andover and then

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HANK HEALEY ’71 Base Camp: Cary, North Carolina Background: Ph.D., Cornell University (1990); Ed.M., Harvard University (1983); B.A., Princeton University (1976); education policy, governance, and finance expert. Professional Path: Senior Education Scientist, Research Triangle Institute (1990-2018). As a collegiate upperclassman, Hank Healey became disenchanted with what he considered the “dog-eat-dog” pre-med track. Within a year, he’d joined the Peace Corps and the field of medicine’s loss became the developing world’s gain. A couple of advanced Ivy League degrees later — bolstered by a teaching stint at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy —Healey reveled in a three-decade career working to improve developing nations’ education systems. The Marblehead native has carried out assignments for USAID, the U.S. Department of Labor, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, the Open Society Institute and the Rockefeller Foundation, among others. In many ways, Healey has built a legacy of service comparable to the one he imagined he might by becoming a doctor. In fact, he believes that working to help people in places like Liberia, South Africa, northern Nigeria, Lebanon and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is “morally impelling.” “Personally, what’s exciting about the work is the potential to make a difference,” says Healey, who has four grown children. “When you’re slogging away for 30 years, you learn a lot. Mostly, it’s about retaining your humility and a sense of compassion, and an awareness of the fact that as much as you know, what works on paper, or what works in country X is not going to work in country Y. If you come in as some kind of a guru, that arrogance doesn’t fly. For development to work, host country counterparts have to want it, and it has to be collegial, with a mutual exchange of ideas.”

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was offered a position at Raytheon at a 50% salary increase over a job offer to teach at a state college in Worcester. This was the result of family connections and my math minor at BC. Pass that info on to any interested students. Since I hate incompetence, I enrolled nights at UMass Lowell and got a master’s in electrical engineering. This led to jobs at Raytheon and Alpha Industries designing and building microwave devices, primarily for the Defense Department. It also led to a call in 1985 from Varian Associates in Santa Clara, CA: they were looking for microwave component engineers. By now we had a house in Lawrence and a newly born son. No way we were going to move again. I did agree to an interview in Santa Clara and visited Silicon Valley in March of 1985, 33 years ago. Someday I’ll compare the weather in New England and California in March for you so you’ll understand why I was working at Varian by June of 1985 and why my family joined me in August. We’ve been here ever since. There were jobs at Western Microwave and a return to Varian followed by a position at Hewlett-Packard in 1989. HP was the place you wanted to work if you were an electrical engineer. By then I had an MBA and held a variety of positions at HP in sales development, marketing and technical consulting. HP moved its microwave operations north to Sonoma county California in 1990 and we followed, living in Sebastopol, CA, for 12 years. When my part of HP became Agilent in 2001, I retired. My son that year was admitted to the University of California at Santa Cruz and we decided to follow him to Santa Cruz. He lived at home during his college years and we saved some cash. Mark graduated summa cum laude in 2005 with a degree in business. He currently is a senior financial accountant/analyst for the town of Capitola-by-the-Sea. After ‘retiring,’ I continued to teach nights at various local colleges, but also taught full time at two private high schools, St. Francis High School in Watsonville, CA, and Georgiana Bruce Kirby High School in Santa Cruz. I was the math/science chairman at both schools in addition to being a golf coach and Dean of Discipline. I stopped teaching full time in 2010 and that did lead to a few interesting temporary jobs, including being a marshal at the 2010 US Open at Pebble Beach. I currently own a small tutoring company providing academic help to students in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. We now have lived in Aptos, CA, for more than 15 years. I have spent these years and previous years working in wood, making stain glass pieces, maintaining our property and restoring a 1968 Chevelle Malibu with my son. I am an active volunteer on the board of directors for a condo association and I donate my time doing repairs for seniors in the Santa Cruz county area. As I approach 70, I am slowing

a bit due to some back to and knee problems, but thanks to Lyndon Johnson and Medicare, I plan to resolve these issues in the near future. If I have accomplished anything, I would say that the start of the path to that accomplishment was St. John’s Prep. And I will always appreciate the positive impact which the Prep has had on my life. I have few, if any regrets, although I do wish that I was able to dance like Gene Kelly. My only other regret is not being able to teach at the Prep. Should any of the folks I cited herein have a desire to visit the Santa Cruz area, look me up. We have plenty of room. As an inducement, I’ll note that as I write this, New England is experiencing its fourth nor’easter of 2018 with 19 inches of snow expected. It was chilly here today due to some late rain and, as a result, only reached the low 60s. Like I said, I’d be glad to describe the weather differences between New England and California in March to anyone interested. Go Eagles!”

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This year’s Commencement weekend was a big one for the DeSimone family. Tom DeSimone was a member of the 50th reunion class, his brother David DeSimone ’83 celebrated his 35th reunion, his son Jonathan DeSimone ’88 celebrated his 30th reunion, and Jon’s son, Christian DeSimone, was a member of the graduating class of 2018.

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Jon Malay is excited about starting his fifth year in his third career. After retiring from the Navy in 1993, and retiring a second time from Lockheed Martin’s Washington office in early 2014 as the company’s corporate representative to NASA and NOAA headquarters, he shifted gears and began a new career as an author and science lecturer. In the past year, he published his first person narrative: “War in Our Wake: The Untold Story of the Last American Military Presence of the Vietnam War,” and completed three more cruises, giving lectures on oceanography, meteorology, and space science. Just back from a cruise from Los Angeles to Sydney with his wife, Sharon (sister of classmate Peter Healey), he’s heading back to sea in April, June, and October on voyages along the coast of South America, around French Polynesia, and across the Atlantic. He says it’s just like sailing on Navy ships … except in the many, many ways it’s not!

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Henry Engel is retired and has recently departed Connecticut for the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina. He and his wife, Donna, are settling into a new house that they built and making it their home. This year Gene Baron was voted as trustee of the Vergilian Society. The purpose of the society is to promote the study of Vergil by means of lectures, conferences, publications, and reports of excavations that have a bearing upon Vergil’s works. It also maintains

Left: Dr. Gene Baron ’70, trustee of the Vergilian Society.  Right: Debbie and Bernie Caniff ’72 P’98 ’00 GP’20, were honored at the 2018, St. John’s Prep Gala on April 7th in the new Wellness Center. Classmates pictured here with their spouses and significant others are Steve Law, Allan MacLellan, Bernie Caniff, Brian Harrigan and Bob Brown. Other classmates in attendance (not pictured) were Rick Savage, Larry Cipollone, Denis Sullivan, Stev McDonough, Tom Dolan, Mike Bernadini and Peter Beekman.

a magnificent Villa (Vergiliana) in a rich archaeological zone on the Bay of Naples (an ancient amphitheater is in its back yard). This summer Gene will be taking a group of our Prep students to discover the wonders of Rome and the Bay of Naples — yes, they will also sample life at the Villa Vergiliana. The Villa is open to academic conferences, school groups, and individual travelers. www.vergil.clarku.edu/villa.htm.

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In November, Paul Driscoll became a grandfather to twins, Owen and Bridget. He says, “My daughter Elizabeth and her husband Dave have their hands full so I am actually helping out changing diapers. And my son Paul Jr. and his wife Liz delivered their second son, Benjamin, in January 2018. I have been retired since 2013 and enjoy golf, fundraising for the Prep, attending Boston Economic Club meetings, and driving my youngest son, Adam, to school and soccer. He is a sophomore at Xaverian Brothers High School and keeps me young.”

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Michael Giglio says, “Hello Class of 72! Congratulations to our fellow St. John’s alum, and to my fellow Boston College alums Debbie and Bernie Caniff, for all their hard work and dedication throughout the years. It was a traumatic couple of months; I turned 65 in January. Medicare, OMG! Next January its Social Security, can you believe it? What happened to the 70s? You still have an open Invite to drop by here in sunny Boynton Beach.” Bob Cormier has retired after 39 years of working nights at the U.S. Postal Service. He is going to spend more time in Maine, relaxing with his family, and fishing.

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Mario Tricomi was looking forward to attending his 45th reunion in May. On the same weekend, his son, Jonathan, graduated from the Prep. His daughter, Caitlin, graduated from Beverly High School two weeks later. Another family highlight this spring was son Jonathan achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Between the two graduations,

Mario did his annual section hike of the Appalachian Trail, about 140 muddy miles in Vermont and New Hampshire.

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Joe Baillie has retired from clinical practice as a psychotherapist and addiction counselor, and has begun teaching a Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) program with a colleague, pro bono to members of the Washington, DC, recovery community. He received his MBRP training last year in Seattle from the UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness. He was also accepted to a two-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program that begins in January 2019, and looks forward to spending his “retirement” years as a meditation teacher, with time enough for travel on the side. He and his wife, Nancy, still happily spend as much time as they can with their twin granddaughters, Harper and Peyton, now three years old, and as Joe says: “my favorite Dharma teachers.”

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The Hon. Robert LeBlanc was sworn into the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court on March 21. Bob is a judge in the 7th District Circuit Court in Orlando, FL. The The Hon. Robert LeBlanc past year has been very busy for Don Jalbert. He is wrapping up the first full year of Trinity Homeschool Arts, a program he created to help local homeschool moms with teaching the arts. He serves 13 families at two different locations teaching drawing, painting and sculpture. The challenge of the program has been teaching to a wide spectrum of ages all at the same time. The students have been learning art techniques and styles of various cultures worldwide. He says, “We have journeyed to the Lascaux caves, to the elegant brushwork of China and have studied the

incredible cultures and art of Africa.” The program is offered free of charge. “This is between me and GOD,” says Don, who works as a professional artist out of his home in Epping NH, “GOD has given me an incredible gift of art and this is how I pay it forward.” Don is on the leadership team of the men’s ministry at Bethany Church in Raymond NH. His artwork can be seen at www.donjalbertfineart.com.

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Chuck Long and his wife, Denise, moved back to the U.S. in May from Hong Kong, where Chuck has served as head of Greater China for BNY Mellon Wealth Management for the past five years. Chuck has been appointed regional president based in Los Angeles.

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Rich Iorio is back in Massachusetts as of July 1 working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital as chief of adult reconstruction in the orthopaedic surgery department and vice chairman of clinical effectiveness. He says, “It’s been a great run for the Iorios at NYU, but it’s time to come home. Alex, SJP Class of 2013, graduated from NYU and is now a law student at Tulane. Mary Ellen looks forward to our new life in Beverly and a return to the North Shore. It will be great to see old friends again.” Benjamin Lizio reports that he has written a new book, in which he reports that, “The long held belief that the beginning of the universe and the beginning of time occurred together as a singular, simultaneous event is an impossible scenario because of my discovery of six different times including differentiable time which I explain in my book, ‘Gravitational Energy.’” Read more about his work at www.benjaminlizio.com; you can find “Gravitational Energy” at amazon.com.

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John Enos was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his guest role as Roger, an Elvis impersonator, on the long-running soap opera Days of our Lives. He is expected to reprise that role later this year.

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Joel Glickman tells us, “I have been a math professor for 15 years at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY. In addition, I own and develop residential real estate and spend much of my time being a good landlord. Aviation continues to be my passion and I intend on sharing that with Prep students this May. I have been coordinating with Bro. Tim Paul and will be speaking at a

combined meeting of the high school and middle school aviation clubs, recounting an aviation adventure from 2009 in which I flew my Piper Cherokee coast to coast visiting with family, friends, and classmates from college, the Prep, and even grade school. I will also let students know of career opportunities to become pilots and participate in a flying competition among colleges through the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA). Most recently, I served as a judge at the Service Academy flying competition, hosted by the US Military Academy at West Point. Competitors from West Point, the Naval Academy, and the Coast Guard Academy competed in events including landing accuracy, navigation, planning, simulator flying, and written exams to demonstrate their mastery of aviation knowledge. It is truly an honor to work with the cadets and help them to advance their skills through the competition. I am blessed to have been able to spend the last eight years with my partner in life, Phylise Banner, a fellow educator and pilot. On my 50th birthday, Phylise arranged for me to pilot an L-39 Albatross fighter jet where I got to fulfill a dream of flying aerobatics in a jet. Nothing could have been more exciting than when my jet instructor took his hands off the controls and allowed me to fly loops and rolls on my own.”

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James Wagner sends greetings from the Left Coast! He tells us, “After completing a master of science in accountancy from Bentley University, I transitioned from a career in public accounting (both at a Big Four firm in Boston and a local CPA firm in Hyannis) to a senior government position with

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the Department of the Treasury in San Jose, CA. The warm climate is a welcome change. I enjoy living on my ranch maintaining several rescue animals including dogs, cats, parakeets, rabbits, and donkeys with my wife, Suzanne, and seven-year-old son, Brian. Please drop me a line when you are in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rob Masse writes, “My wife, Carla, and I and our two-year-old Jack/Rat terrier, Frankie, decided to sell all of our landlocked properties and move onto a 45-foot trawler. We are located in Palmetto, FL, and absolutely love living on the water. We have been aboard and working at restoring our 1984 Sea Ranger trawler for the past two years. We took our first 50-mile Gulf trip down to Venice and the boat performed beautifully. We continue to own and run our successful business at www.Surfmonkeygear.com (SJP people get 15% off online with code SJP15 at checkout). Our business is geared towards the water and sun offering custom canvas work, custom boat storage products, and custom designed solar apparel. Everything is designed and built in-house. We ship worldwide and just got our first distributor overseas in Kuwait.”

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Peter Ronayne had a new book published in April. “The Toxic Boss Survival Guide” was written to help people working in difficult environments to analyze their immediate situation, create a workable survival plan that fits their situation, and carry it out, including abandoning the situation, if that is what it takes to survive. It is available on Amazon. He has been living in Charlottesville, VA, since 1992 and is a senior faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership and an adjunct at The University of Virginia. Peter works in the areas of resilience, neuroleadership, global leadership, and surviving toxicity at work. A pioneer in the field of learning experientials and expeditions, he has created innovative learning experiences with diverse partners including The American Shakespeare Center, The US Holocaust Museum, Mountain Shepherd Wilderness Survival School, Shenandoah National Park, The San Diego Zoo, and the University of Virginia Art Museum. He holds a B.A. from Georgetown University (Hoya Saxa!) and is a proud member of Wahoo Nation, receiving his Ph.D. in International Affairs from the University of Virginia. Michael Lewis says, “Thank you to fellow Prep alumni Drew LeBlanc ’05 and Tom Hoare ’03 for hosting an SJP alumni reception at their employer’s stunning building in the new Hudson Yards area of New York City. Both Drew and Tom work at SAP and put on an amazing show,

complete with a gorgeous sunset and unobstructed views of the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the Freedom Tower, and the Golden Gate Bridge (ok, scratch that last one). They also shared an outstanding video on where SAP is trying to go with connected data, the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence. Thank you to both of them, and it was great to meet roughly 20 other graduates at the event, including some of our female students from the ’70s! I also got to catch up with Dr. Hardiman, who reminded me that the teacher of my first-ever class at SJP in fall ’82, Mr. William (“Mr. Bill”) Mackinson, was being honored at this year’s St. John’s Gala. Mr. Bill, congratulations and you are a legend — thank you for setting me off on a great foot in my SJP experience! Last fall, a few of the Class of ’86 descended upon the town of Nashville, TN. Attendees were Pete Ronayne, Mike Pucci (still runs faster than I do), Rich Holtz (our legal counsel for the weekend in case we stretched any Tennessee laws), John Savarese (our Californian who’s recently built a brilliant collection of poetry), Tim Crean (who wasn’t expected, then popped in on us all late Friday afternoon out of nowhere), and I. Finally, in November, I had the chance to catch up with James Delorey, with whom I reunited at a 2015 SJP NYC alumni event, and my esteemed commuting mate and SJP two-miler extraordinaire, Jonathan Lewis, whom I had not seen since — that’s right — 1986.”

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Brian Pozzi tells us, “After 22 years with Allstate Insurance Company serving in various roles including general counsel of the New York region and corporate counsel at the company headquarters in Northbrook, IL, I have joined AAA (American Automobile Association). I am currently serving as vice president and chief insurance counsel, working in the headquarters in Dearborn, MI. I have been attending SJP alumni events in Chicago for the past several years, where it has been great to connect with fellow alumni and even a few of my own classmates. My wife, Heather, works at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL where my two daughters, Cameron and Amber, attend. Although my daughters are die-hard Boston fans, my eldest will be enrolling in one of the Big Ten colleges in the fall. Michael Feener has just begun work on a new archaeological survey in the Maldives. The Maldives Heritage Survey aims to systematically inventory and document endangered tangible cultural heritage in the Maldives — including mosques, Muslim grave markers, the remains of Buddhist stupas, and other historical structures and physical objects, as well as manuscript texts — through digital photography, 3D terrestrial scanning, and GIS to create an open-access online heritage database.

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Left: Matt Cocciardi ’07 was married on September 17 to Abbigail (Alden) Cocciardi of Danvers.  Center and right: Ryan Fanning ’08 was married to Caroline Black of Sterling, VA in a ceremony at SSS Ranch in Calistoga, California. Ryan and his wife currently live in Oakland. Prep alums in attendance were best man Sean Fanning ’10 and groomsman Ted Costigan ’08.

Kristen and Matthew LaRovere ’10 got married on October 21, 2017 and were surrounded by many of the friends that became family through St. John’s Prep. Those celebrating were (top row, l to r) Patrick Smerczynski ’10, Connor May ’11, Ethan Jacques ’11, Andrew Dieselman ’10 , Michael LaRovere ’16, Vincent LaRovere ’14, Alex Durocher ’10, Nicholas LaRovere ’11, and Peter Musumeci ’10; (bottom row, l to r) John Riccio ’10, Devin Sorkin ’10, Kristen LaRovere, Matthew LaRovere ’10 and Mark Hefford ’10. Matt is the son of Wendy and Matthew LaRovere ’78.

Stephen Barrett ’99 wed Maria Jorgelina Foglietta on October 20, 2017 at the Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City, New Jersey. Members of the bridal party included (pictured above, l to r): Stephen, Stephen’s father James Barrett ’57, his brother Daniel Barrett ’87, Anthony Grutta ’98 and William Berg ’99.

Left: Chris Papineau ’03 married Maredith Guerrieri in Newburyport last October. Their shared love of aviation brought them together while attending flight school in Vero Beach, Florida. By their side was fellow Prep lacrosse teammate Jon Paly ’03 (far left).  Right: On November 4, 2017, Ethan Romagnoli ’08 and Ashley (Langlands) Romagnoli were married at Saint Mary of the Annunciation, Danvers,followed by a reception at The Mansion on Turner Hill, Ipswich. SJP alumni celebrating with the couple were: David Romagnoli ’05, Nicholas Carlucci ’06, Chris Mathison ’99, Daniel Hallstrom ’08, Anthony Rosati ’82, Ethan Romagnoli ’08, Ashley Romagnoli, Jeff Smallcomb ’08, Christopher Delorenzo ’06, Kevin Benstead ’08, Corey Finch ’13.

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JASON HYLAND ’01 Base Camp: Beverly, Massachusetts Background: Beverly native; 2016 St. John’s Prep Athletic Hall of Fame inductee; led state in home runs as a senior; set school record for homers, RBIs, batting average and slugging percentage; University of Tampa scholarship athlete; 2003 D II College World Series Most Outstanding Player; Chico State University (Calif.) 2005 graduate; professional independent pro baseball (2011-12). Professional Path: Author, blog writer, life coach and motivational speaker. Jason Hyland kept a dark secret for a decade, but now that he’s come clean, he’s made it his mission to keep telling his truth. Hyland doesn’t focus on war stories from the purgatory of his opioid and alcohol addiction. Rather, he delivers a message of recovery. Of redemption. “There’s such a stigma attached to this disease,” says Hyland, 34. “It’s a huge, huge barrier for people to come out of the shadows and say they need help. I see what seeking help did for me. I’m in the best place I’ve ever been.” Now just a year into his recovery, Hyland is trying to enlighten a much bigger audience. He’s begun booking engagements as a motivational speaker, he’s launched a blog, and his new book — released on Amazon this June 1 — is entitled “Stop Thinking Like That (No Matter What).” The work is a series of interviews with people who have picked themselves up after bottoming out in addiction. “I went to 400 meetings in 180 days, but there’s a whole lot more to getting clean and sober,’” says Hyland. “Every single day, complete strangers are reaching out to me for counsel and it’s such a blessing. I try to convey that all is not lost, you can live a better life and you’re not alone. You can change. Putting my truth out there is helping others, and nothing is going to get in the way of that.”

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Michael Feener ’87 (left) with members of his field team on Isdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, in the Maldives.

The materials documented through this work are critically endangered, facing both natural and human threats that jeopardize the survival and accessibility of historical information for this vital node in premodern global economic and religious networks. This work is thus crucial for the people of the Maldives in interpreting their own past, and for global scholarship on the history and material culture of this little-studied archipelago at the cross-roads of an interconnected Indian Ocean world. The project, based at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, is led by Dr. Feener and funded by Arcadia. Work in the country will be done in partnership with the Maldives Department of Heritage with additional support from the Earth Observatory of Singapore. Updates from the field are regularly posted at: http://maldivesheritage. oxcis.ac.uk. Michael is the Sultan of Oman Fellow, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford. T.J. Mitchell has signed a two-book deal with Hanover Square Press, an imprint of HarperCollins, for the detective novel “First Cut” and its untitled sequel. T.J. is part of a writing team with his wife, Dr. Judy Melinek. Their first book, “Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner,” was published by Scribner Books in 2014 and became a New York Times bestseller. “Working Stiff,” which was dedicated in memory of legendary SJP English teacher Frank Cimerol, is a work of narrative nonfiction based on Dr. Melinek’s autopsy training as a young forensic pathologist. “First Cut” is a medical examiner mystery in the noir tradition. SJP Drama Guild director emeritus Ron Santoro C.F.X. was instrumental in its development. Follow the Facebook page Dr. Working Stiff (www.facebook.com/DrWorkingStiff/) for updates and contacts. Tom Repczynski reports, “Pleased to share that our son TJ is headed to Easton, PA, this fall to play golf as a Lafayette Leopard. Would love to connect with any Prep family ’pards out there! I’ll be joining daughter Marie

on stage this June as Grandpa Joe in her studio’s production of Wonka.”

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Adam Zoia has launched CompIQ 2.0, an enterprise software platform that provides investment management firms with realtime compensation benchmarking and related compliance services. CompIQ’s initial focus has been on real estate, venture capital, private equity and hedge funds. The company will soon expand to cover traditional asset management and financial services more broadly. Adam is also the founder of Glocap Search, a premier search firm known for serving the specialized recruiting needs of clients in the investment management industry. He has stepped down as CEO of Glocap to run CompIQ full time but will remain Glocap’s executive chairman. He is also a co-founder and executive chairman of Stella.ai, a shared talent network for Fortune 500 companies that utilizes artificial intelligence to redirect job seekers to jobs where they are best suited. In May 2018 following jury deliberations, a doctor and his wife were found guilty of running a “pill mill” in New York City. Lead attorney for the New York City Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor was ADA Jeffrey Linehan ’01. One of the witnesses for the State of New York was DEA Special Agent Robert Polimeno.

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Greg Caires is now the founding principal of 7 Seas Consulting, a new firm he established to provide public relations, branding and marketing communications services. Greg’s focus is small but hopefully growing technology companies to gain attention and sales in the aerospace and defense market. Based in the greater Washington, DC, area, Greg hopes to help organizations become bigger by looking bigger. If you or someone you know needs such services, Greg can be reached at greg.caires@7seasconsulting.net or www.7seasconsulting.net.

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Paul Sternlieb recently joined JBT Corporation, a global technology solutions provider to highvalue segments of the food and beverage industry. He is executive vice president and president, protein, reporting to JBT’s chairman and CEO, Tom Giacomini. Paul continues to be based in Chicago and welcomes any former classmates to connect when they are in town.

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Craig DeOrio of Fibber McGee’s Bar & Grill in Beverly was recently interviewed by classmate Jaime Oikle of RunningRestaurants.com about what’s working in his business. Their podcast session covers how Craig got started in the business, what the restaurant is doing today to be successful while also touching on Craig’s support of the Pete Frates #3 Fund. Search for “Running Restaurants” in iTunes Podcasts or Google Play or visit www.runningrestaurants.com. Find info on Fibber McGee’s at www.fibbersbeverly.com.

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Seamus Conlin has been promoted to associate customer development manager with ColgatePalmolive and has relocated back to Massachusetts in the Attleboro area. Bill Donovan is an associate professor of chemistry at The University of Akron and active in the American Chemical Society and its Division of Chemical Education. He says, “While not much of a racer, I do ride my bike as much as possible, which relates to the last part: in April I was volunteering at the Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference regional championship race weekend held at Purdue and Notre Dame, and met Mike O’Neill who only afterward I found out worked at SJP. What a small world!”

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Jeff Cross tells us, “My sitcom pilot Fugitive Cougar won the bronze prize for original TV pilot in the 2018 American Movie Awards screenwriting contest. This is the third honor for it in general and third finalist honor for it in particular. Full winners’ list available at https://americanmovieawards.com/ past-winners/2018.

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Martin Connolly and his wife, Alessia, are excitedly expecting their second boy in late June. Their son, Sam, is 20 months old. Martin has recently been promoted to director at Northwestern Mutual. The Connolly family lives in Gloucester.

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Stephen Barrett was married in October to Maria Jorgelina Foglietta. They met while both were students at Brooklyn Law School. They are now attorneys in private practice in New York City.

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Brian Young is working at the University of Stirling, a small university north of Glasgow. He tells us

that Scotland has been an exciting and intellectually stimulating experience. He is working with Dr. Rocio Pozo studying the effects of burning briquettes containing chilies on elephant behavior. The burning keeps elephants from ravishing crops planted by local farmers in Africa and Asia and is intended to promote peaceful coexistence between farmers and wildlife. This summer he is assisting a team with returning an elephant to Vietnam, which has had a steady decline in their elephant population since World War II. Three of Brian’s classmates are tentatively on board to accompany him on this trip, Patrick McCarthy, Greg LeFave and Michael Corson. In a ceremony on April 18 in Santa Rita, Guam, Lieutenant Commander Jarrod Ozereko became the Officer in Charge of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Facility Pacific, Guam. He now leads a group of 22 talented professionals in support of joint military information technology support efforts across the Pacific and Indian oceans with an area of responsibility stretching farther than 5,000 miles.

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Tom Weaver tell us, “After college I lived in Japan for a number of years before starting my career in NYC. I was married to Kim Myers in Mexico, moved to London, and currently work in leveraged finance at Ares Management. Brother Ron saw all of this coming.” Philip Gawrys graduated from Salem State University in December 2017 with master’s of science in nursing and is now a board certified primary care nurse practitioner with North Shore Physicians Group.

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Henry Pynchon tells us, “I lived in Manhattan while working in an application development manager role for State Street until September 2017, when I moved to London to join a regulatory technology team, still at State Street. I got engaged to my lovely fiancée, Jessica Ho, in November 2016. She is a fellow alum of Providence College, Go Friars! I became an uncle for the second time in April 2017, when my brother, John Pynchon ’01, SJP’s current head lacrosse coach, and his wife, Liz, had a daughter, Lillian Doris Pynchon. Lillian joins her older brother, John Richard Pynchon, in their amazing little family. No kids yet for me, but we are thinking about it! I’ll leave you with this quote: And He will raise you up, on eagles wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of His hand. If you know what that’s from, you’re truly an SJP Eagle!” After nearly five years as an attorney for the Massachusetts Inspector General’s Office, Patrick Heffernan recently joined the law firm of Finneran & Nicholson P.C. in Newburyport. Patrick is an associate in the firm’s corporate and litigation practices. He currently lives in Gloucester with his wife, Casey, and two-year-old daughter, Colby.

Bo Burnham has been busy in 2018, directing Chris Rock’s new Netflix special and crafting his first feature film from behind the camera. Here he works with his movie’s leading character, actress Elsie Fisher. Photo: A24 Films

BO BURNHAM ’08 Base Camp: Los Angeles, California Background: Hamilton native; YouTube comedy sensation since 2006. Professional Path: Began as youngest comedian ever to perform on Comedy Central Presents; moved on to live and televised solo stand-up specials; actor, MTV’s “Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous” and American Film Institute Movie of the Year “The Big Sick;” and now, director. A decade on from his graduation ceremony at St. John’s and his first YouTube upload, funnyman Bo Burnham is assembling an eye-catching landing page on IMBD.com. The 27-year-old Hamiltonian debuted his new movie “Eighth Grade” at the Sundance Film Festival in January and the comingof-age story about a 13-year-old’s social media anxieties received heaps of critical acclaim. A24 Films will release the flick in July, but when it screened this spring at the Independent Film Festival of Boston, WBUR said the movie “has a gentle, empathetic spirit that stays with you.” Burnham has been up to a smidge more than writing and directing his own motion picture this year. For instance, he took time out to direct comedy mega-star Chris Rock’s new Netflix special, “Tamborine,” which dropped in February. “Directing is, at least for now, what I feel like I’m really interested in and it’s been exciting to be able to do it,” Burnham told “Splitsider,” an online comedy news site earlier this year. “It’s not like I’m going into any of these specials trying to apply my own voice. It’s more just me as a comedian — as someone who’s been on the other side of it — knowing how to serve someone’s act correctly. Specials are not a director’s medium. They’re obviously the comedian’s medium, so a lot of directing is just getting out of their way.”

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Oh Baby!

Logan Richard Sullivan was born in December 2017 to Cecilia and Matt Sullivan ’06.

In March, Ethan Matthew Briggs was welcomed to the family by Kathy and Matthew Briggs ’00.

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Eric Paul Vitale tells us, “This past January I directed the world premiere of the new musical “The Sycamore Street Kite Flying Club” at Lincoln Center starring Tony winner John Rubinstein. Then in March I directed and produced the critically acclaimed OffBroadway premiere of “The Signature Project,” a new play with music and dance. And in April I directed three-time Tony nominee, Carolee Carmelo, in an original concert at New York’s Metropolis Club.” Ryan Messier is in his second year of graduate school at Boston College, working toward his master’s degree in nurse anesthesia. He says, “Ironically, one of my classmates is James Houlden ’09! Over the holidays, I caught up with Andrew DeSalvo. I am also happy to share that my wife, Sara, gave birth to our second son, Theodore “Teddy” Peach Messier, on Wednesday, April 11.”

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Jarrett Carpenter is the executive director of Hug It Forward, a U.S. based non-profit that works to build educational infrastructure in Guatemala. He’s also the founder of Emperador Clothing, a conscious clothing brand that uses environmentally sourced materials to spark solution-based discussions on contemporary topics. Please contact him if you’re interested in learning more about either of these projects.

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Ryan Naismith recently became engaged to long-time girlfriend Louise Sheehan while on vacation in France. Louise is a psychiatric nurse and B.C. graduate. Ryan is studying publicpolicy at Northeastern with an eye to think tank work in the area of healthcare policy. Captain Jeff Phaneuf is now a Series Commander at the Marine Corps’ West Coast boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.

’07 Sara and Ryan Messier ’04 became the proud parents of a second son, Theodore “Teddy” Peach Messier, in April.

Andrew Koen ’04 and his wife, Jenna, welcomed Carter James Koen into the world on October 27. The Koens are living in Haverhill.

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Matt Cocciardi has had a busy couple of months. On September 17 he married Abbigail (Alden) Cocciardi of Danvers. They honeymooned in Italy. In November they bought a house in Danvers. Matt was also was promoted in January to deputy chief of staff at the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

that with the fact that they can’t review what they just learned at the touch of their fingertips on platforms they use every single day, it tends to not be conducive to a continual learning experience throughout the years. Their goal is to make training fun and practical in an effort to increase the retention of advisors.

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Andrew Valeri reports that he studied accounting in college and worked in the industry for about three years following graduation. He was not happy with what he was doing and felt that he needed a change. He says, “I felt like I was capable of more and wanted to have an impact in the community. On August 14, 2017, I got my opportunity when I attended the Massachusetts State Police Academy. After 24 long strenuous weeks of training I graduated from the 83rd Recruit Training Troop and am a Trooper in the Massachusetts State Police. Although this has not been an easy task and I am still learning, I love my new career and am happy I made the change.”

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Nathan Thomas graduated from medical school at Brown this spring and moved back to Boston to start his orthopedic surgery training at Harvard. Additionally, he was commissioned as a Captain in the U.S. Army to serve our country as a trauma surgeon abroad. Great news for hard-working Tripp Doherty, who was named UConn basketball’s director of scouting and video. He was with new UConn coach Dan Hurley last season at URI, which lost to Duke in the NCAA Round of 32. Giacomo Voorhees joined the Navy after leaving St. John’s and was stationed in San Diego, CA, where he met his now wife, Anisia Guerrero. Both are serving active duty in the Navy and they have a daughter, Giavanna (Gia), who arrived on Christmas day, 2016. Giacomo is the grandson of Ben Rossi ’55.

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David DeCelle has made a career change from financial advisor to starting a training, coaching and consulting business for advisors and financial planning firms. The Financial Advisors Alliance believes that the way advisors learn has changed and it will continue to change as more and more Gen Z and Millennials enter the industry. The old way of training in a classroom setting, listening to people lecture about the business is out of date and the new generation of advisors can easily tune out during this early stage in their career. If we couple

Giacomo Voorhees ’10 with wife, Anisia, and daughter, Gia

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Nicholas Danforth received his J.D. in May from Suffolk University Law School.

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Phil Dytko is living in New York and caught up recently with Dan Milaschewski who has just moved to NYC. He says it was also nice to unexpectedly run into Taylor Balleto at the competition for Miss New Hampshire where both of their girlfriends were competing. Phil is a mergers and acquisitions analyst Phil Dytko ’13 (left) and Taylor Balleto ’13 with girlfriends for Sperry, Mitchell & Co, a middle market investment bank. Brian Pinho at Miss New Hampshire competition. was signed to an entry level contract Scott Dixon was in the Assumption with the NHL’s Washington Capitals in April. College Department of Art, Music Brian was the second-highest goal scorer and Theatre concert-staged production of and was captain in his senior season at Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Joseph and the Providence College. He was named as Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” in April. Hockey East’s Best Defensive Forward Sean Murray, a junior at St. and was named to the Third All Star Team. Lawrence University, spent his Before he played college hockey, he spring 2018 semester at James Cook played in the USHL for the Indiana Ice and University in Australia. Nicholas Bazos, was instrumental in the team’s earning a junior studying game design and their second Clark Cup in franchise history. development at Rochester Institute of Brian was selected by the Capitals in the Technology, was named to the dean’s list sixth round, 174th overall, in the 2013 NHL for the fall 2017 semester. Entry Draft.

Base Camp: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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of the Class of 2016 visited campus in BULLETINS FROM COLLEGE! Members January to talk with seniors about what to expect

in college next year. They shared insights about how lessons learned at the Prep can help make for a successful transition to life away from home. Front row: Ben Fischer, Chris Chilton, William Byrne, Alex Bogomolov, Zach Maccario, Nick Currie, Alex Miller.  Center row: Reid Levick, Jake Rhodes, Colin Howley, Kevin Scalley, Sam Santosuosso, Don Ganim.  Back row: Jay Carnevale, Phil Tocci, Nicholas Fantini, Matthew Chaisson, Luke Bulger, Kevin Doherty.

Kathie Flatley is Field Notes editor for Prep magazine. Please email her at kflatley@stjohnsprep.org with updates and submissions for upcoming issues.

Background: Robotics Team and Art and Design Club at St. John’s; intern supporting video projects at MIT’s Marine Autonomy Bay, a research center for marine robotics; intern at NuVu, an innovation center in Cambridge for middle and high school students. Undergraduate Path: Carnegie Mellon University, BXA intercollege degree program with the College of Fine Arts and the School of Computer Science; concentration in design. Creative Nexus: Sebastian owns the distinction of being one of only two freshmen whose work was featured in Carnegie Mellon’s Lunar Gala this year. A high-profile, annual showcase of wearable fashion, the Lunar Gala began in 1997 as a celebration of Chinese New Year. Today, it is a major interdisciplinary event that features the work of students — across all majors and cultures — whose original clothing lines stitch technology and complex materials together into wearable fashion. Sebastian crafted his collection, called Stack, using foam core and 3D printing technology. Based on the success of his first foray, he has been tapped to manage designers for the 2019 Lunar Gala. Prep Reflection: “The skills I built in computer science classes and through the robotics team at St. John’s laid the foundation for my computer science knowledge at Carnegie Mellon. I’ll also always be grateful for the encouragement and freedom I was granted in art. It helped me discover myself as an artist and designer, and it helped me forge my own path in a way that spoke to my strengths — something I continue to do. Being able to manage my own artistic projects was invaluable for Stack, as it was the first project of its kind and scale that I had ever undertaken. I will carry the background I developed at the Prep through my remaining three years at Carnegie Mellon and the rest of my life.”

PREP SPRING 2018

Since You Asked Tom McGee ’73 handily won his November 2017 inaugural bid to become the 58th mayor of Lynn, his hometown and the only place he’s ever lived.

ayor McGee’s City Hall office is filled with photos and memorabilia documenting his family’s legacy of public service. One of the photos dates back to January 1956, when the mayor made his first appearance in the office he now occupies; he was all of two weeks old and his father was being sworn in as a member of the Lynn City Council. The elder McGee went on to the state legislature in 1963, and in 1975, he became Speaker of the House, a post he held for almost a decade. “My dad was all about helping people and that carries a great legacy,” says Mayor McGee. It’s a lesson he’s always taken to heart.

Mayor McGee: I’ve lived in Lynn my whole life. I see it as being on the cusp of great things again. I felt that I could make a difference by taking my experience in the legislature and focusing on the community I grew up in and love.

Mayor McGee: There are a number of things, including our accessibility to Boston and the North Shore, plus more than 300 acres of waterfront with a state-of-the-art ferry terminal. Water transportation is key to this region. Our downtown has been designated as an arts and cultural district, which has led to everything from new restaurants opening up and a mural festival with artists from all over the world, to Friday night movies in Lynn Auditorium and colorful LED lighting in our three major underpasses and at the top of High Rock Tower. We also have resources like Lynn Woods, one of the largest cityowned parklands in the country, and a great 18-hole public golf course. Beyond all of that, this is a diverse community with great people and vibrant neighborhoods. Diversity has always been our strength.

SJP: You’ve said this is a pivotal time in Lynn’s history. Why do you think that’s true?

SJP: How do your experiences at St. John’s factor into your life and your work today?

Mayor McGee: Lynn has always been a place where people could come, find work, raise their family, and have a good life. In the 70s and 80s, the dynamic in cities changed, but now people are drawn to living in communities like Lynn. With our location and history of innovation, from the shoe industry to GE and jet engines, it’s the right time to become a leader again, a place where opportunity and growth can happen, and where that growth can be shared with people who live in Lynn and throughout the region.

Mayor McGee: When I came to St. John’s, I met people from all over. High school is when you develop into the person you’re going to become, and the Prep helped shape who I am today. My son, Thomas, graduated from St. John’s in 2017, and it was nice to see him have a great experience at the school that set me on my way. Of course, my brother, Shawn ’74, and my sister, Colleen ’76, graduated from St. John’s, too.

SJP: You served in the state legislature for 23 years. Why run for mayor?

SJP: What do you see as the drivers for economic development in Lynn now?

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“St. John’s has been an important part of our family’s life for two generations. We consider ourselves incredibly fortunate that Michael was able to experience St. John’s as a student, and now, we both are excited about what it will mean for our son, Joseph, as he grows. We support the Campaign for GOOD because we believe so strongly in St. John’s.” — A MY & MICHAEL DALTON ’83 P’23

Invest in their potential. They’ll change the world. To learn more about the Campaign for GOOD and supporting St. John’s Prep, please contact Deb Marino, senior managing director of leadership giving, at 978.624.1458 or dmarino@stjohnsprep.org.

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“Earthquake/ The Embrace”

“Positive and Negative”

“Curvilinear”

“The Vessel”

“Impact”

A series of abstract sculptures now makes its home on campus thanks to a gift of Bill Smith GP’18 and his daughter, Keelin Dawe P’18. Created by American artist Ernest Shaw, the collection stood for decades on the grounds of the family’s rural, upstate New York home. Five of the pieces are installed outdoors, bringing a distinctive aesthetic to campus. A sixth piece, “The Vessel,” is installed in the A. E. Studzinski Library. During a dedication ceremony over Commencement weekend, Mr. Smith said, “I can almost hear the discussions they will spark on campus. ” One piece in the collection, “Valor,” is pictured on the cover.