ALUMNI GATHERINGS Celebrating Championship Anniversaries

This fall, we honored two championship anniversaries. The ISL championship football, basketball and golf teams from the 1982-83 season celebrated the 40th anniversary of this banner year at Homecoming. The undefeated 2012 ISL and NEPSAC Championship football team returned to campus ten years later to be honored before the Friday night lights game against Milton Academy on October 28. From reminiscing plays with Coach Souza to reconnecting with teammates, it was wonderful to welcome these Arrows back home.

Receptions in DC & NYC

On November 15 and 16, Headmaster Burke took St. Sebastian’s on the road, making his way down the east coast to spend time with alumni in New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C.

Mark O’Friel ’79 hosted the New York gathering at the Harvard Club, where alumni saw a brief slideshow of all the activity that has been taking place on campus in recent months. On his next stop in Philadelphia, Headmaster Burke met a small group of alumni for lunch at the White Dog Café before catching the train to Washington D.C.

The D.C. portion of the road trip overlapped with the Class of 2024’s Junior Class Trip to our nation’s capital. The reception at the Holiday Inn Capitol gave alumni the opportunity to not only hear the update on the School from Headmaster Burke, but meet current students.

Matt Choi ’22, Tommy Cronin ’22, and Will McInerney ’22, all freshmen at Georgetown University, gave several students a tour of campus on Monday afternoon.

Matt Choi also addressed the juniors at the reception, reminding them to enjoy their time at St. Sebastian’s, and expressed his thanks for all of the “intangible” benefits of being an Arrow. Brian Compagnone ’92 shared his experience after St. Sebastian’s, encouraging the juniors to pursue a lifelong learning path. Closing out the speaking program, Ryan Kennedy ’93 traced his career path from young sports media analyst to business school to the FBI and ultimately, a cyber security start up. Kennedy strongly encouraged members of the Class of 2024 to consider service to their country, including the United States Armed Services, in their future plans.

Class of 2022 Yearbook Reception

The Class of 2022 returned to St. Sebastian's on Wednesday, November 23, for the annual Yearbook Reception, where they spent the afternoon reminiscing with former classmates and catching up with faculty. During the reception, our recent grads received their copy of The Arrow. The 2022 edition of the yearbook was dedicated to Dan Burke ’97: “A selfless, compassionate English teacher and multi-sport coach, he has put his heart and soul into helping transform the boys of St. Sebastian’s into men.”

After Fr. Arens opened the event with a blessing for the Class of 2022, Director of Alumni Programs Mike Melley, Class Agent Jack Flynn ’22 and Headmaster Bill Burke addressed the crowd of Arrows gathered in Martin Hall before they enjoyed lunch together.

Alumni Sports Day

On Saturday, November 26, 41 Arrows visited St. Sebastian’s campus to participate in our annual Alumni Sports Day. In addition to hockey and basketball, this year we added Ultimate. Coach Ben Brown had 22 current and former team members on the field. After the games and good times had by all, Jon Bartlett hosted lunch and shared a few words with the group about his goals and objectives as St. Sebastian’s new Athletic Director.

Mark your calendars for November 25, 2023, and join us on the rink, courts or fields next year!

Thanksgiving Eve Social

St. Sebastian's alumni from the Classes of 20042018 gathered on Wednesday, November 23, at Shenannigans in South Boston. Home for the Thanksgiving holiday, nearly 50 alumni stopped by to reconnect with friends and classmates at this annual event. Mark your calendars and we will see you all again next year!