LoyolaMagazine 2008

First row from back, standing, left to right: William Healy, Narek Hovhannisyan, Thomas Kelly, Séamus Coffey, Darryl Abraham, Maurice Hicks,

Luca Mannarino, Francesco Mollica, Preston Pezzaro, Parker Knight, Paul Scaturro, John Preston, Pedro das Neves, Brian Melville, Davron Akilbaev

Second row from back, standing, left to right: Henry Newman, Steven Pastores, Joseph Barbera, William Leach, Irwin Rosario, Stefano Cassar, Rory Banim, Nicholas Berry,

Genaro Mancera, Nicholas Kanisczak, Vincent Recca, Christopher Vendome, Mark Orlic, Austin Horner

Third row from back, sitting, left to right: Yul Lee, Julia Mills, Diana Blaser, Maura Gallen, Kate Finnerty, Claudia Morell, Gabriella Tutino, Caitlin McManus,

Kerry Conroy, Elizabeth Gillooly, Arianna Esposito, Brianne Willis, Alexandra King, Lucrezia Buti

Fourth row from back, sitting on the floor, left to right: Scott Thies, Robert Lagno, Alexander Powers, Kristopher Robinson, Alexander Shaw, Pierre Chwang

The Class of 2008

Message from the President

Message from the Headmaster

An Unexpected Journey

Charitable Remainder Trust

Life After Loyola

Graduation & College Placement

New Faces at Loyola

Dramatic Productions

Artwork Showcase

Loyola School Awards

Sports Retrospective

Alumni Events

Alumni Notes

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LoyoLa is written and produced by the advancement office in conjunction with other offices, departments, and members of the Loyola Community.

PublisherRev. Stephen Katsouros, S.J.President

EditorsEileen Boyd HornorTony Oroszlany ’87 Vice President for advancementMary Ann Lynch Minson ’99 Director of advancement and alumni Relations

ContributorsFrederick AgnostakisEileen Boyd HornorAndrew DonacikThomas HanleyDiane Carlton-Kazalski ’92 Rev. Stephen Katsouros, S.J.Mary Ann Lynch Minson ’99 James LynessRachel MeulerTony Oroszlany ’87

David PalladinoBarbara Smith

PhotographyFrederick AgnostakisMario ArenasClaudia CruzGlenn EdwardsThomas HanleyDaniel Sullivan

LoyoLa is a forum for the communication of information and ideas between the School and its alumni, current parents, alumni parents, and friends. We welcome photos, submissions, letters and suggestions for future issues. Please send all materials to:Loyola SchoolAdvancement Office980 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10028Or e-mail to: mminson@loyola-nyc.org

If your name was omitted or misspelled, please accept our apologies. If you have detected an error, please contact the Advancement Office: 646.346.8134.

Designed by Mario Arenas

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Dear Friends of Loyola School,

“For in their hearts doth nature stir them so, then people long on pilgrimage go.” Many a student of Loyola English chair Bob Meade could identify that line from Chaucer’s classic work, The Canterbury Tales. While Bob was not one of the pilgrims from Loyola this summer, sixteen of his colleagues participated in an Ignatian pilgrimage, during which, as Chaucer says, their hearts were stirred by visiting the places associated with the life and ministry of Loyola School’s patron saint, Ignatius of Loyola. From the room in the Basque backwater where Ignatius recovered from his war wounds to his office in Rome where he governed the Society of Jesus, Loyola faculty and staff traveled to learn more about the founder of the Jesuits whose spirit and vision continue to influence the type of education offered on Park and 83rd. One stop on the Loyola pilgrimage itinerary occurred in the sleepy, dusty town of Manresa, outside of Barcelona. In 1522, Ignatius had intended to spend a few days there after a vigil he kept at the nearby shrine at Montserrat, where he left the sword from his military career at the feet of the statue of the Black Madonna (yes, the Loyola pilgrims visited Montserrat and also saw the famous sword, now kept in the Jesuit church of the Sacred Heart in Barcelona). A few days at Manresa for Ignatius, however, extended to ten months—the most important period in his life. In a cave at Manresa, Ignatius prayed, discerned, and became more and more anchored in his God, who Ignatius said taught him like a schoolmaster. Indeed, God showed Ignatius during his time in Manresa that life is abundantly full of God’s presence and that God is laboring on behalf of humanity. These insights resulted in Ignatius’s awareness of how “God is in all things.” Graced with this optimistic view of the world, Ignatius was inspired to offer his service, or, in his words, “to help souls.” He centered himself on being engaged with Christ in mission. During his time at Manresa, Ignatius grew in his reverence for the Holy Trinity. As he prayed about the relationships between the Creator, the Redeemer, and the Sanctifier, Ignatius became more grounded in what was to be a lifetime of relationships—with popes and with princes, with women of means and with women of the streets, with the ill and with the indigent , and with friends and fellow Jesuits. Ignatius emerged from his experi-ence in Manresa with what was to become his greatest accomplishment for God’s people, his handbook on prayer called The Spiritual Exercises. Ignatius concludes the Exercises with the observation that “love ought to manifest itself in deeds, not words.” Ignatius’s love for God led him out of the cave at Manresa to serve God’s people. I was privileged to celebrate Mass for the Loyola pilgrimage in the Manresa cave, a space now enclosed by a grandly baroque church. As I looked at Loyola’s teachers and administrators, counselors and coaches who gathered with me around the altar, I thought of how my colleagues continue the mission of Ignatius. Our faculty helps our students to realize that God is in all things—in the classroom and on the basketball court, on retreats and onstage, discerning where to apply to college and discerning how to “help souls” and especially how to help the poor. I considered the depth of relationships within Loyola and how

Message From the President

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Ignatius would smile upon the lifelong friendships and the strong community which characterize our School. I also considered how my colleagues offer service to the young women and men at Loyola School and how they make real Ignatius’s belief that love ought to manifest itself in deeds, not words. And just as Ignatius was more grounded when he left Manresa, so our students graduate and leave Loyola with a firm foundation because of the teachers around the altar with me and all who comprise our faculty—grounded in academic excellence, in service to others, and in knowledge of a God who labors for them and calls them to be in relationships with God, with each other, and with the disadvantaged of our world. Chaucer was on target in his observation that hearts are stirred during pilgrimages! I hope your heart is stirred by reading this edition of Loyola’s magazine. Wherever your own pilgrimage has taken you, I also hope that Loyola continues to be a foundational place in your life—a place where you learned and found community, an experience that helps to define you and guide your life and decision-making. Be assured that during Mass in the cave at Manresa, I prayed for you and for Loyola School. Thank you for your support of Loyola, for the ways you have participated in the mission of Saint Ignatius Loyola, and for the ways you make real Ignatius’s belief of finding God in all things.

God’s blessings,

Steve Katsouros, S.J.President

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Last year at this time, my letter to you expressed my enthusiasm for the new administrative structure which we were about to put in place for the 2007-2008 academic year by adding the position of Dean of Academics. This year, I am even more enthusiastic about the benefits Loyola’s programs have enjoyed because of the changes we effected. First and foremost is the incredible benefit to the Loyola community that comes with the presence of our two wonder-fully talented and dedicated Deans: Dr. Matthew Bolton, Dean of Academics, and Ms. Kristin Cupillari, Dean of Students. Dr. Bolton has been doing a stellar job in his new role (after serving Loyola as the first Dean of Students to follow Fr. Prior in the job), and it’s a blessing to all of us to have “Ms. Coop” back at Loyola. The new structure has allowed us to strengthen an already excellent academic program that includes additional support for Loyola students who find themselves in academic difficulty; it has provided us with the needed tools to move forward with curriculum review and development; it has helped us to support faculty members in their professional growth and development in even stronger ways; and it has it has allowed us to increase the care and concern we show for each individual student, Loyola’s cura personalis.

You are probably already aware of the fact that Loyola unveiled a five-year strategic plan during the past academic year. In my role as Headmaster, one my areas of oversight is the strategic goal to build upon our academic and extracurricular excellence. To that end, Loyola has begun what will likely be a three to four year process of a comprehensive curriculum review. During the past year, the chairs of the academic departments participated in a workshop that helped them to prepare for the process ahead. The upcoming school year will find all faculty members involved in answering questions about the desired learning outcomes for each of their courses, and engaged in conversation about how Loyola’s “Grad-at-Grad” goals are reflected in their curriculum. The “Grad-at-Grad” program and the teaching philosophy embodied in the “Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm” are unique and core characteristics of a Loyola education. The extracurricular program at Loyola continues to thrive, and our strategic goal includes the plan to enrich and expand the program. Ms. Cupillari, in her role as Dean of Students, oversees the activities, and this year has seen a couple of additional clubs come to life. As a result of student impetus, Loyola now has a chapter of Amnesty International that has been actively raising awareness of issues of global importance, particularly ones that align themselves with Loyola’s goal to educate young men and women who are committed to doing justice. This year also brought us the debut of another new club, the Loyola Dancers. A group of talented young women have performed original dances (in the modern style influenced by ballet) at the Christmas Concert, the Christmas Assembly, and the Spring Concert. It is interesting to note that 94% of Loyola’s students were involved in at least one extracurricular activity last year. Over half of Loyola’s students participated in three or more activities. At the heart of a strong academic program is Loyola’s faculty. We are committed to developing and retaining the faculty and staff necessary to ensure the quality of our program. There will be new faculty and staff members joining us in a number of areas this year, including a new Director of Christian Service, Director of Information Services, Librarian, Physics teacher, Guidance Counselor, Assistant to College Guidance, and Advancement Associate. Each will bring unique talents that will enrich the Loyola community, and I have no doubt that they will continue to provide the program excellence that each of their predecessors contributed to Loyola. For the second year, Loyola’s sophomores participated in the Sophomore Interview Program. Once again, we heard validation given to the focus we have placed on the profile of the characteristics of the “Grad-at-Grad.” One student told his interviewer that the student and faculty speeches on each of the five characteristics “honestly make them real for the students, not just words that we say.” Loyola’s students continue to grow as young men and women who are open to growth, academically excellent, religious, loving, and committed to doing justice – and over the past couple of years, we have become very intentional in pointing out these goals to them. Next year, the seniors will be part of Senior Exit Interviews, and we will be able to get additional feedback about how successful Loyola is at instilling the values of Jesuit education in our young men and women. The 2008-2009 academic year will see the arrival of new faces – students and faculty alike – and provide all of us with new challenges and new opportunities. All of you who are reading this letter are important collaborators in the work that we do at the corner of Park and 83rd. Thank you for the support you demonstrate for Loyola, and know that it is always great to see alumni and alumni parents at Loyola events, or when you return to the school to visit. Please keep all of us at Loyola in your prayers, and know that we keep you in ours!

Best wishes and God bless!

James LynessHeadmaster

Message From the Headmaster

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When a journey takes an unexpected turn, we are told that we are supposed to be grateful. “That’s part of the excitement,” they say. “The twists and detours are adventures!” they exclaim. “That’s when you grow,” they offer. But change and growth and the unanticipated can be frightening. When we leave our comfort zones, we make ourselves vulnerable. Yet clichés and platitudes become clichés and platitudes for a reason: journeys are far more educational and interesting when there are a few surprises in the road. And so the greatest surprise in the journey of my life this past spring was an invitation to join the Loyola pilgrimage, “In the Footsteps of St. Ignatius.” I was expecting to spend the whole month of June at home in Maine, enjoying the very essence of what we Mainers waited for after more than 100 inches of snow. The invitation presented a fork in the road I wasn’t sure I could take: could I leave my family for seven nights? Did I want to go back to Rome after the emotional impact of my last trip there, one that I took with my father right after my mother died? Would I feel out of place among the teachers and administrators when it has been 10 years since I last entered a classroom at Loyola? But ah, Rome. The next thing I knew, I was boarding my Al Italia flight from Boston . . . Sitting in Piazza San Ignacio over a plate of fresh antipasti with Loyola friends both old and new, we somehow got to talking about the movie Moonstruck. Sure, Cher and Brooklyn seemed far away, but “la bella luna” brought both worlds together beautifully. I have always been impressed by educators’ movie knowledge, and this was no exception: quotes were readily offered across the table between the passing of platters. Cher’s “Snap out of it!” is perhaps the most memorable, but everyone seemed to have a favorite. One that I always remember is Olympia Dukakis’s statement to John Mahoney as they walk home from The Grand Ticino restaurant. “I know who I am,” she says. And it seems that she is, in fact, the only one around her who does know. Sometimes it’s easy to think that as adults we know exactly who we are. We’ve chosen our lives— career, vocation, spouse, address, political affiliation, hobbies—and if we don’t know who we are and where we stand, well, we’re in deep trouble. But if we are asking our “grads at grad” to be “open to

An Unexpected Journeyby Eileen Boyd Hornor

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Are you interested in joining Loyola on a future pilgrimage? Please contact Mary Ann Minson at 646.346.8134, mminson@loyola-nyc.org.

growth,” we should surely expect the same of ourselves. Our journey needs to continue, with all its bumps and twists and unexpected curves. We need to embrace the surprises or, at the very least, try to learn from them. “In the Footsteps of St. Ignatius” helped us to more fully understand who Ignatius was, but the surprise was that it helped us to more fully understand who we are, as pilgrims, as educators, as children of God.

During one of our Masses in Rome, Father Katsouros described what he called a “North Star moment,” a moment when we know that we are in the right place and moving in the right direction. Perhaps St. Ignatius experienced a North Star moment when he realized that despite his aspirations to get to the Holy Land, Rome was exactly where God wanted him to be. I suspect that most of us on the pilgrimage had our own north star moments at one time or another during the journey, a moment of peace or awe in the presence of the altar where Ignatius said his first Mass or at his birthplace or in the rooms where he lived, just steps from St. Peter’s. In the Ignatian spirit, we need to embrace these “North Star” moments and be open to the growth that they offer us. These moments may even tweak that person deep down whom we think we know so well. My North Star moments in Rome certainly offered much to think about in a world that seems far away from the Jesuit curia and St. Peter’s. I am back in Maine and realize that my Jesuit roots are as strong today as they were 10 years ago, that my 3 and 5 year old children and my husband can survive without me, that I don’t need to feel so guilty about not being more successful at consoling my father during that last trip to Rome, and that St. Ignatius continues to offer me lessons in how to be a person devoted to the service of others. Sr. Jo-Ann Flora, who worked countless hours to ensure a success-ful pilgrimage, encouraged us to “gather our graces.” Grace can come in many forms, but I imagine that most of the pilgrims who followed “In the Footsteps of St. Ignatius” found the grace that can only come when we follow the road through all its twists and turns, its unexpected chal-lenges and delights. If we gather our graces, including the unexpected ones, we can continue to grow and become all that God has in store for us. •

Grace can come in many forms, but I imagine that most of the pilgrims who followed “In the Footsteps of St. Ignatius” found the grace that can only come when we follow the road through all its twists and turns, its unexpected challenges and delights.

Charitable Remainder TrustsWhat are your plans for the future? While there is no single way to achieve all of your personal and financial goals, there is one strategy that can meet many of your needs. It's called a charitable remainder trust. In the right circumstances, this plan can increase your income, reduce your taxes, unlock appreciated investments, alleviate investment worries and ultimately provide essential support for Loyola’s long-term goals.

If you're interested in learning more about how a charitable trust may help Loyola’s long-range goals, please contact Tony Oroszlany at 646-346-8136, or via e-mail at aoroszlany@loyola-nyc.org , and for more detailed charitable trust information you can go to www.loyola-nyc.org/giving and click on “Planned Giving.”

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Savannah, GA–Celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, there is perhaps no greater name in the music community than The Gretsch Company, one of the world’s most well-known drum and guitar manufacturers. It is a name that connotes strength, success, and commitment to community service not only in the music world, but also in the halls of Park Avenue and 83rd Street. Fred W. Gretsch, Loyola School Class of 1964, is the fourth generation President of The Gretsch Company and reflects on how his family lineage, as well as Jesuit education, helped to strengthen his core values and commitment to others as he pursued his passion for the family business and revitalized the company with his entrepreneurial spirit. Founded in Brooklyn 1883, the company began when German immigrant Friedrich Gretsch began manufacturing banjos, drums, and tambourines. The company’s popularity grew steadily and made its mark with the arrival of rock-n-roll in the 1950s and 1960s and, more specifically, the Beatles historic performance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. It was then that the demand for Gretsch Guitars put the family name at the forefront of musicians’ minds appealing to legendary performers like George Harrison, Bo Diddley and Charlie Watts.

The Gretsch Company has been a family business for all but 18 years of its history, starting when third-generation owner Fred Gretsch, Jr. sold the company to Baldwin in 1967. Having worked in the business part-time as a young man and full-time as an industrial engineer for two years, Fred W. Gretsch said it was always his intention to one day own and operate the business himself. He described his first visit to the company in the early 1950s with his grandfather saying, “He was 70 years old at the time and he took his young grandson, who was his namesake, and showed him the business he had come into after the death of his father in 1885. My grandfather had a spirit for the business, worked in it all of his life, and I know that I caught his spirit when he first took me there in those days.” In 1985, Fred made good on his promise to one day regain control and return the business to family ownership and said, “It took 17 years to do it but I set a goal and I did it.” He moved operations to Savannah, Georgia and began to offer new, vintage-styled Gretsch guitars and classic Gretsch drums. In addition to the strong will and determination of the Gretsch genes, Fred maintains his foundation of a Jesuit education has helped pave the way for his resolve and believes that one of the challenges in life, to us all, is the ability to balance discipline with spontaneity. From his first day at Loyola School in September of 1960, Fred recognizes the school for teaching him discipline, providing a strong education and college preparedness and said, “Through the associations, it’s an educational home away from home, and those associations that are gathered there, and made over the years, have lasted a long time.” At the top of his list of lifelong relationships, Fred names Fr. Eugene Prior S.J., who died in July 2007, as being the most integral in his life as well as the lives of so many other members of the Loyola family. “It is hard to let him go and we miss him,” said Fred “but we certainly pray that he’ll continue to watch over the Loyola family as he did while he was here in person.” Through his close connection with Fr. Prior, Fred said that despite the fact that his six children had been raised in Savannah, several of his children had been baptized at Loyola by Fr. Prior, that he officiated at their marriages, and that they have second hand knowledge of the school and its teachings. Fred said, “There’s a moral sense of Christian ethics that pervades a life well lived that was a backbone at Loyola and part of the core curriculum; there’s a level of consistency, all of those years.”

lumnus Fred Gretsch ’64 reflects on life after Loyolaby Diane Carlton Kazalski ’92

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During the last 20 years, Fred Gretsch and his wife, Dinah, have provided multiple scholarships to need based students at Loyola through the Gretsch Foundation Scholarship. Part of the core value of service to others, they believe the School benefits from having exceptional students and that there are exceptional students who can not afford tuition. Of the symbiotic relationship Fred said, “They add perspective and it cuts both ways: the student benefits, Loyola benefits.” Fred and Dinah have demonstrated this core value of service through their work as members of Loyola School’s Board of Trustees, with Dinah currently in her sixth year of service. Andrew Jessen, Class of 1991, was the recipient of one of the Gretsch Foundation Scholarships and he asserts that the opportunity was the best decision of his life. Living in Rockaway Beach, Queens, Andrew said he was intimidated by the daunting hour and a half commute to Manhattan and nearly turned down the opportunity to attend Loyola on a full four year scholarship. After being approached by his grammar school principal and 8th grade teacher about passing up such a tremendous opportunity, Andrew said he compromised and agreed to go for one year. “I knew after one month that I would be there for the full four years,” he said. “While I was there, I knew how unique my situation was, one of only two full scholarships in my class, and I didn’t want to let Mr. Gretsch, my mother, or my grammar school teacher down.” Stating that the opportunity to attend Loyola changed the course of his life, Andrew proudly affirms that his Jesuit education at Loyola and the College of the Holy Cross helped develop him into the well rounded individual he is today, providing opportunity at a Fortune 500 company after graduation and the courage to leave corporate America to start his own business in Naples, Florida. Living happily with his wife, Terri, Andrew said, “I hope to one day give another student at Loyola the opportunity Mr. Gretsch gave me…to ‘pay it forward’.” Fred said he often keeps in touch with recipients of the foundation scholarships and that he enjoys hearing their success stories. He said, “The opportunity to mentor others is a key attribute of a good life.” What Fred hopes to instill in future generations of Gretsch family members, as a legacy of Loyola School, is a truly simple message. He said, “I think every parent hopes their children will find happiness in a life that will be Christian centered…with passion, pride, and persistence.” It is with such persistence that Fred proudly enters the first year of, what he calls, the Gretsch Company’s next 100 years and is still looking ahead with opportunity for growth. The Gretsch Company and The Gretsch Foundation’s work and growth was recognized on September 20, 2008 when Fred and Dinah were inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. As recipients of the 2008 Mary Tallent Award they were also recognized for their dedicated service to the community. Acknowledging the strong support the company has received from the music industry and the joy he has received from the musical instrument business, he quoted Irish priest turned poet John O’Donoghue and said, “Music is what language would be if it could.”

“Through the associations, it’s an educational home away from home, and those associations that are gathered there, and made over the years, have lasted a long time.”

—Fred W. Gretsch ’64

On May 30, 2008, members of the Loyola community gathered in the Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola to celebrate the accomplishments of forty-nine remarkable young women and men—the Class of 2008. Loyola’s newest alumni were addressed by Faculty member and Director of Christian Service, Mr. James Neely, who encouraged the graduates to lead a life of discipleship and to live, love, and work passionately. Congratulations Class of 2008!

Graduation

LOYOLA SCHOOL ACADEMIC AWARDS Gold Medal Highest Average in Senior Year Preston Pezzaro

Silver Medal Second Highest Average in Senior Year William Healy

Gold Medal Highest Cumulative Average for Four Years at Loyola School Preston Pezzaro

Silver Medal Second Highest Cumulative Average for Four Years at Loyola School William Healy

LOYOLA SCHOOL HONORARY AWARDS The Jesuit Secondary Education Award The graduate who most closely resembles the ideals of an Ignatian education Maura Gallen and Genaro Mancera

The Father Peter J. Daly, S.J. Medal The graduate demonstrating the most significant advance in personal growth and development Caitlin McManus

The Loyola Alumni Medal The graduate who best represents the qualities and ideals of Loyola School William Healy

The Loyola School Parents Association Award for School Spirit and Leadership Francesco Mollica and Vincent Recca

LOYOLA SCHOOL ATHLETIC AWARDS The Louis A. Tambini Award Outstanding Male Athlete Maurice Hicks and Robert Lagno

The Brother Edward Sheehy, S.J. Award Outstanding Female Athlete Caitlin McManus

LOYOLA SCHOOL SPECIAL AWARDS New York City Comptroller’s Award Séamus Coffey and Kate Finnerty

New York City Council Speaker’s Achievement Award Arianna Esposito and Maurice Hicks

New York State Attorney General’s Award Kristopher Robinson and Gabriella Tutino

New York State Comptroller’s Achievement Award Vincent Recca

New York Governor’s Citation Pierre Chwang

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Darryl Abraham Le Moyne College

Davron Akilbaev The George Washington University

Rory Banim College of the Holy Cross

Joseph Barbera Boston College

Nicholas Berry Vassar College

Diana Blaser University of Tampa

Lucrezia Buti The New School

Stefano Cassar The George Washington University

Pierre Chwang Cornell University

Séamus Coffey Boston College

Kerry Conroy University of Maryland

Pedro das Neves University of Pennsylvania

Arianna Esposito Saint Joseph’s University

Kate Finnerty Georgetown University

Maura Gallen College of the Holy Cross

Elizabeth Gillooly Saint Joseph’s University

William Healy Vassar College

Maurice Hicks Iona College

Austin Horner The Evergreen State College

Narek Hovhannisyan Villanova University

Nicholas Kanisczak Fordham University

Thomas Kelly College of the Holy Cross

Alexandra King Fordham University

Parker Knight Fordham University

Robert Lagno Gettysburg College

William Leach Binghamton University

Yul Lee Boston University

Genaro Mancera Villanova University

Luca Mannarino State University of NY at Stony Brook

Caitlin McManus Saint Joseph’s University

Brian Melville Villanova University

Julia Mills Sarah Lawrence College

Francesco Mollica Saint John’s University

Claudia Morell Fordham University

Henry Newman Loyola Marymount University

Mark Orlic Saint Michael’s College

Steven Pastores Villanova University

Preston Pezzaro University of Virginia

Alexander Powers Loyola University Chicago

John Preston Marymount Manhattan College

Vincent Recca Middlebury College

Kristopher Robinson Boston College

Irwin Rosario Villanova University

Paul Scaturro Hofstra University

Alexander Shaw Pace University

Scott Thies University of Connecticut

Gabriella Tutino Fairfield University

Christopher Vendome Emory University

Brianne Willis Loyola University New Orleans

Class of 2008 College Placement

Meet our transfers and the Class of 2012, the newest members of the Loyola family!

Allyson Aurelia Aleksey St. Raphael School, QueensNicolette Argyropoulos North Shore Middle School, Long IslandFitzwilliam Michael James Anderson Monsignor Haddad Middle School, MassachusettsMartino Gaspare Asaro Our Lady of PompeiiRuben Jose Beltran Page Private School, CaliforniaKatherine Edna Berg Saint Ignatius LoyolaAlfred Bolden St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’sMichael Bolden St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’sTyler Patrick Burke The Hudson School, HobokenSebastian Calero Saint Ignatius LoyolaPaul Gordon Choix St. Bernard’s SchoolGrace Helen Conrad The Hudson School, HobokenMateo Creamer Rudolf Steiner SchoolLorraine Omee Victoria Dewey New Highland Elementary School, QueensChristina Marie DiTolla St. Joseph’s School, BronxvilleJustine Ysabel Drohan ’10 Taconic Hills High School, Taconic HillsTaylor Lee Durham City and Country SchoolJohn Gerard Finnerty Annunciation School, YonkersMegan Catherine Franzetti Annunciation School, YonkersThomas Richard Gallagher Lycée FrançaisElizabeth Susan Goetz Saint Ignatius Loyola Tatiana Stephany Gomez New Dorp Christian Academy, Staten IslandMargaret Ann Hickey Our Lady of PompeiiPatrick Joseph James Greenwich Catholic School, GreenwichMia Angela Kataisto Epiphany SchoolMary Margaret Kelly Phoenix Country Day School, ArizonaTenzin Kuntze Lama Saint Sebastian School, QueensErik Andrew Larsen ’11 The Browning SchoolVictoria A. Leonard Knollwood, New JerseyJessica Marie Luszczyk Our Lady Star of the Sea, Staten IslandAlexis J. Manzella Resurrection School, RyeChristopher Sean McGoldrick Saint Ignatius LoyolaShannon Frances McNamee Saint Ignatius LoyolaLéon Morabia ’10 York PrepRachel Elizabeth Morales Epiphany SchoolLiam Patrick Murphy P.S. 19 Judith K. Weiss, BronxSean Jerome Picca Saint Ignatius LoyolaChristopher Giancarlo Ponterotto Saint Gabriel School, BronxAnna Nicole Proios Saint Sebastian School, QueensLaura Ellen Prunty Saint Ignatius LoyolaBrandon Kerry Reid New Highland Elementary School, QueensDrew Francis Roberts Saint Luke’s SchoolJames Edward George Robinson St. Bernard’s SchoolTaylor Meagan Rose School of the Holy Child, RyeMiguel Solera ’11 Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo, SpainRobert Joseph Strang Saint Ignatius LoyolaLyndon Jeffrey Valenzuela Deerfield Middle School, New JerseyJeffrey Thomas Wala Saint Stanislaus Kostka, BrooklynSarah Elizabeth Wartman ’11 Yorktown High School, Yorktown HeightsKathryn Elizabeth Windels The Scholars’ Academy, Rockaway Park

Do you hAve A chiLD, grAnDchiLD, reLAtive, or frienD interesteD in LoyoLA schooL?

This year Loyola will host two Information Nights:

Thursday, October 9, 2008 Last Name A-M

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Last Name N-Z

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Independent School Families

For more information, contact the Admissions Office at 646.346.8131 or visit the admissions website where you can download an application at www.loyola-nyc.org

Incoming Freshman & Transfer Students

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With the addition of new faculty member Ms. Barbara Smith came two exciting productions for the Loyola Players this year. In the fall Ms. Smith produced the memory play Indian Blood by A.R. Gurney. Set in Buffalo, New York in the post-WWII era, the play explored themes of tradition, modernity, race, coming of age, and the importance of family. Eddie (played by Pedro das Neves ’08) draws a lewd picture in Latin class and finds himself in a bit of trouble with his parents (Andrew Crane ’09 and Liz Petitti ’09). Eddie’s father worries his actions will upset his sick grandmother, played by newcomer Anna Wheeler ’10. By blaming his actions on his Native-American blood, Eddie forms a bond with his grandfather (Kris Robinson ’08) and instigates a number of arguments with his brown-nosing cousin (Danny Velasco ’10). Using only nine chairs and one piece of paper to create Eddie’s memory, the cast (including as well Emily Miano ’09, Austin Horner ’08, Theresa Murphy ’09, Sofia Parham-Santana ’10, and Diana Blaser ’08) called upon the audience to use imagination and emotion to relate to the play. The spring brought Ms. Smith’s Loyola directorial debut with the British farce Play On! by Rick Abbott. Kris Robinson ’08 portrayed the flamboyant director of a struggling com-munity theatre company rehearsal and performance of an atrocious murder-mystery play. Danny Velasco ’10, Sofia Parham-Santana ’10, Anna Wheeler ’10, Andrew Crane ’09, Aundrea Fudge ’09 and Pedro das Neves ’08 comprised the cast of the play-within-the-play, calling on their wit, slapstick, and best British accents to pull off this hilarious catastrophe. Donning black backstage apparel, Ayanna Legros ’09 played Murder Most Foul’s stage manager with Jess Bogutsky ’09 as her assistant. Newcomer Caroline Slattery ’09 hid her Nebraska roots and intelligent demeanor as the dim-witted, nutty, unheard-of playwright Phyllis Montague. The audience views a chaotic rehearsal of Murder Most Foul in Act I, the disorganized dress rehearsal in Act II, and the frazzled final performance in Act III. Sold out at each performance, the Gannon Theater roared with laughter from students, faculty, and family alike. Stage managers Sabrina Batista ’09 and Chelsea Petrosino ’09 provided the glue that held the cast together. •

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The Container ProjectTO CONTAIN is 1. To have within; enclose. 2. To include; comprise. 3. To be capable of holding. 4. To keep back; restrain. The Container Project has five parts, or stages: first, a clay sculpture made from live observation of an existing container and painted with graphic ‘seamlines;’ second, line and value drawings made from the clay sculptures; third, fabric painted with graphic reductions of the clay sculpture; fourth, a pat-tern for surface construction made from the ‘seamlines’ on the form of the clay sculpture; fifth, a sewn soft-sculpture ver-sion of the clay sculpture made with the hand-painted fabric.

Variation on the Self – Relief Sculpture ProjectThis project began with collage made by combining photo-graphic self-portraits with imagery of animal components—pattern, features, etc. The relief sculptures, as three-dimen-sional versions of the collages, were carved from balsa foam and painted with a limited color palette of a group of three analogous colors and their three complements.

Collage Response to LiteratureThe Collage Response to Literature is a project based on several short stories from Italo Calvino’s collection Invisible Cities. The students read a selection of stories and chose one to respond to visually. They determined whether they would respond to the story literally, as an illustration, or more

conceptually—responding to an idea or train of thought that particularly affected them. Their visual response was in the form of collage, and they were free to use any appropriated imagery (from magazines, newspapers, books, internet, etc.) to create this image. They then used their collages as a basis for their oil paintings, their final studio projects.

Self-PortraitThe self-portraits are made with oil pastels using a limited color palette of a small group of analogous, or related, colors and the opposite of those colors—their complements. No white or black was used, only color. The formal vibrancy of these pieces comes from the color, but the emotional impact comes from each artist—their personalities impact every choice they make about how to create a representation of themselves. It is a hard concept to think about creating a piece of work where your picture is the basis. It is actually very revealing to study the forms of one’s face. A nose, an ear, all the forms of the face do not have a true shape. We cannot say a nose is perfectly round. It was really interesting to see each student create a piece that is based on their self and also re-flects their inner personalities. I think that each artist was not aware while they were making their portrait, but afterwards it became noticeable how each artist was reflected through their work. Each portrait was really interesting to look at because it was so similar to the artist who created it. •

ArtShowcaseby Rachel Meuler

John Preston ’08

Arianna Esposito ’08

Yul Lee ’08

Gabriella Tutino ’08 Yul Lee ’08

Alex Shaw ’08 Diana Blazer ’08 Julia Mills ’08

Lulu Buti ’08

John Preston ’08

Arianna Esposito ’08 Lulu Buti ’08

uring the 2007-2008 academic year, loyola School received two special awards—the 2007 blackboard award for Outstanding religious high School presented by Manhattan Media, whose publications include Our town

and the West Side Spirit, and the Good Seed, Good Soil award given by the romero Center of Camden,

New Jersey.

the blackboard award highlight-ed loyola’s commitment to Jesuit

education and its development of “women and men for others” through

a “progressive approach to education”. the only co-educational Jesuit high

school in the tri-state area, loyola’s focus is on educating the whole person,

cura personalis, with a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, community

service, school retreats, extracurricular activities, and more. You can view the

complete article at www.blackboardaward.com.

the Good Seed, Good Soil award is given to the school that is an exceptional partner in

the romero Center’s mission to serve the poor and preach the Gospel. Schools that receive the award have active and compelling service programs in their communities. these programs help students prepare for their experience at the romero Center and nurture that experience when they return home.

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girls and Boys cross-countryLoyola’s girls were the 2007 champions of the GISAL, racing impressively to capture the league crown in the championship meet of October 30th. The talented squad flooded the finish line in a seeming cascade of maroon: Loyola earned its championship victory by taking places 2, 8, 9, 10, 17 and 18. The GISAL championship was Loyola’s first since 2004. The team was notable for its felicitous balance: while the girls maintained an unfaltering focus on se-rious running, they also delighted in the camaraderie of one another’s company. Junior Janelle Li-A-Ping set school records for Van Cortlandt Park’s 2.5-mile course (16:47.1) and 3.1-mile course (20:53.0). A tenacious flyer, Li-A-Ping finished seventh at the Twenty-Fourth Annual NYSAIS Cross-Country Cham-pionships on November 10. The seventh-place finish marked Loyola’s best performance ever at this state meet. Li-A-Ping was supported by junior teammates Katie Davey, Kristen Miano, and Lauren Withers, all stalwarts of the program. A cast of harriers made significant contributions that were largely unantici-pated before the season: juniors Emily Miano and Jessica Bogutsky, sophomores Mary Buchanan, Kasey McKenna, Brynn Norris, and Kelly Simek, and freshman Anjelica Matiz. Emily Miano, a patient runner with uncanny instinct for the time to make a race move, was the team’s number two. The boys’ team registered several memorable individual achievements, but with only seven runners, the team’s top five carried pressure in every meet to perform well with little allowance for error. This pressure was heightened by the season-long injury that sidelined senior Will Healy, the ISAL’s top runner in 2006. Loyola’s lack of depth was telling in the ISAL championship on October 30th: two runners dropped off their expected paces, and the team fell to a disappointing fourth-place finish. Senior Genaro Mancera was Loyola’s number one. Carrying a leaner frame, Mancera ran the best season of his four-year career. He garnered medals at several invitationals, and he finished second at the ISAL championship with a time of 18:25.83. Mancera was supported by junior Alex Fieldcamp and senior Nick Berry, first-year harriers at Loyola. Juniors Tom Dore and Tim March and senior Henry Newman were steadfast contributors as well. The teams competed in several prominent meets outside of the leagues, including the Villa Bears Classic, the Regis and Xavier Invites, St. Anthony’s 37th Annual Invitational, and the Manhattan College 35th Annual High School Invitational.

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girls varsity volleyballThe Lady Knights played the 2007 volleyball season in the “A” division of the GISAL. After winning the “B” division last year, the Lady Knights faced tougher competition in the new division this season. While the team’s record was not what they had hoped, the advances the team made in skills and teamwork were remarkable. Senior co-captains Caitlin McManus and Claudia Morell, and seniors Kerry Conroy, Maura Gallen, and Ali King led the team by example. They worked hard in each practice and game and motivated the team through some difficult competitions. From the beginning of pre-season, through reservoir runs and sprints, to the last game, the seniors maintained a dedicated work ethic and positive energy. They will be greatly missed next year. Juniors Kelsey Barclay, Erin Kavanagh, Ayanna Legros, Theresa Murphy, Angelina Sanchez , Kristin Schwam, and Rachel Simmons will lead the team next year. The junior class is a talented group of athletes and leaders who will help the Lady Knights thrive in the “A” division. Sophomores Ali Catherall, Cecilia Fassina and Lauren Meade are talented volleyball players with strong determination and will continue to add depth to the team. The Lady Knights will compete again in the “A” division next year, so they can build on the skills they developed this season. The large junior varsity team will feed some talented players onto the varsity team next year as well, adding to the skill set of the team. With the skills, dedication, and team spirit the Lady Knights demonstrated this season, they showed that they will be a force on the court next year!

Boys varsity BasketballThe Loyola Knights opened their 2007-2008 season with Regis at Horace Mann’s Peg Duggan Memorial tournament. Despite their 47-39 loss to Regis, the Knights bounced back against Trevor Day 90-65 in the consolation round. Senior Maurice Hicks was named to the all-tournament team. Co-captains Maurice Hicks and Rob Lagno led the team in point production, scoring over 2,700 points combined over their Loyola careers. This backcourt duo, who also led the team in steals, enabled the Knights to trap, play fast, and display excellent ball control. The Knights opened their ISAL Division 1 season by defeating York Prep 65-52. It was a bittersweet victory as they lost seniors Rob Lagno and 6’8”center Alex Powers to injuries. The team struggled until Christmas, going 2-4 without Lagno and Powers. Lagno’s point production and defense and Powers’ rebounding were sorely missed. Loyola defeated St. Demetrius in the opener of the Loyola Christmas Festival 79-77 in overtime on a buzzer-beater as Maurice Hicks hit a jump shot with three defenders hanging on him. The Knights lost in the finals of their 17th annual Christmas Festival 72-42 against Collegiate. “Adjusting without Lagno and Powers proved difficult for us,” said Coach Agnostakis. At the Christmas break, the Knights traveled 1200 miles to Florida to play in the Saint-Andrews Classic, taking on the challenge of playing two large public schools with over 2,000 students each. Back in New York, Loyola started the second half of the season on the road, defeating Columbia Prep 102-81, setting the tone for the rest of the season. On Sports Night before a packed house, the

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Knights set a modern-day Loyola game scoring record as they defeated Columbia Prep 116-82. The spectacular energy of the home crowd fed the players; six of the Knights scored in double figures. As the season progressed, junior Alex Fieldcamp proved to be a prolific scorer. Alex Powers came up big inside the paint, dominating the boards with his 6’8” frame. Seniors Francesco Mollica and Henry Newman contributed off the bench spelling the starters. The Knights went on to sweep Trevor Day dur-ing the regular season on their way to winning the ISAL Division 1 regular season championship for the third year in a row. The ISAL Tournament Final featured the Knights versus second-place finisher Columbia Prep at Hunter College. Before a big Loyola crowd that chanted all game long, the Knights defeated the Lions 97-77. Hicks dropped 30 points and tallied 10 assists, Lagno scored 24, and Fieldcamp added 26 against Columbia’s constant full court pressing game, during which they changed all five players every minute or so. The Knights finished the regular season with an 18-7 record. After finishing as a Class C state finalist in 2007, the team waited eagerly for the Monday afternoon announcement from the NYSAIS Basketball Committee concerning the seeding for the New York State Tournament. Loyola landed the second seed. “This is the highest seed we have ever had,” stated Coach Agnostakis proudly. This is the fourth year in a row the Knights qualified for the State Tournament. The Knights drew 7th-seeded Hackley in the quarterfinals at Dalton. Hackley had size and strength and were able to get the early lead, but the Knights made defensive adjustments, utilizing their superior quickness and skill to advance to the semifinals with a 68-57 victory. Hicks led all scorers with 32 points, and Lagno scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half. The next day, the Knights defeated Staten Island Academy 61-41 to advance to the State Finals for the second year in a row and to achieve the first 20-win season since 2001. Rob Lagno scored a game-high 28, including 20 in the first half to help the Knights build an insurmountable lead. In the Staten Island Advance, SIA coach Mike Mazella said of the Knights, “They really blitzed us in the first quarter, and we never recovered…We had trouble containing their shooting guard Rob Lagno and he touched us up for a bunch of points.” Unfortunately, the Knights had an off game in the NYSAIS Class C State Finals, and so the story-book season came to an end with an 87-62 defeat by The Masters School. Although the season did not end with a performance that was representative of the team’s true abilities, the Knights played with pride and determination to the end. Maurice Hicks ended his career with a modern-day Loyola single-season scoring record of 724 points, and Rob Lagno scored 417 despite missing seven games with injuries. Both seniors became part of the Knights’ 1,000-point club and were named to the ISAL Division 1 All-League team.

varsity girls BasketballAfter losing four starters from last year’s team, the Varsity Lady Knights worked early to rebuild the team. The team started off the year strong with a second place finish in the Martin Luther Lady Cougar

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Invitational in Queens. In December the Lady Knights hosted the first annual Snow Storm and defeated league rival Garden. The Lady Knights swept Columbia Prep, including a strong victory over the Lions at Sports Night, and earned a decisive victory on the road against UNIS to lock up their playoff spot. Two seniors—co-captain Kerry Conroy and Caitlin McManus—provided leadership and experience for what was otherwise a very young team. The Lady Knights were led by junior co-captain Kelsey Barclay, who led the team in points, assists, and steals. Junior Bianca Doran—a three-year varsity player—moved into a starting role and became a key offensive weapon with her impressive driving ability. Junior Alyssa Esteves came off the bench to show the team the level of intensity and skill needed to succeed. Sophomore Rachel Gregory provided a great offensive threat along with strong passion and dedication. Junior Katie Davey—only in her third year of organized basketball—earned a spot in the starting five. Her speed, energy, and intensity enabled her to become a forceful presence on the varsity, especially on the defensive end. Junior Kristin Schwam and sophomore Dorothy Jetter fought hard all year long and added a relentless work ethic vital for the team’s success. The team also featured two strong freshmen. Stephanie Goetz led the team in rebounding and added intensity on defense. Anna Marie Paolicelli helped the offense with her shooting ability as she led the team in shooting percentage. She also showed the ability to play the point when needed. Although it was a rebuilding year, the Lady Knights experienced success. They finished third in the GISAL and earned their seventh consecutive GISAL playoff semifinals appearance. With these accom-plishments as well as the improvements made over the course of the season, Loyola can look forward to an even more successful campaign by the Lady Knights next year.

Boys varsity soccerWith the majority of last year’s team off to college, the Loyola varsity soccer team welcomed many new additions to this year’s lineup. Co-captains Alex Antonucci and Steven Franzetti led the Knights through a successful season, snagging the ISAL B Division Championship from league rival Trevor Day. Using new plays and strategies developed during soccer camp, the new players brought a different approach to win-ning the games. Returning senior Rob Lagno was joined on the offense by seniors Davron Akilbaev, Luca Mannarino and Pedro das Neves, and newcomer sophomore Aidan Tyson, all of whom led an impressive attack on Loyola’s opponents. The mid-field lineup was made up of Steven Franzetti, seniors Stefano Cassar and Séamus Coffey, junior Will Grogan, and sophomores Marc Berardi and Tim Perin. The mid-fielders produced their fair share of goals and fed the attackers the ball. The defensive line was graced by the able play of seniors Nick Kanisczak , Mark Orlic, and Vincent Recca who, along with juniors Mikhail DeJesus , Nick Doepp, and James Gibaldi impeded opposing attackers. The last line of defense was the capable tandem of Alex Antonucci and goalie Matt Goldstein. Goldstein’s breath-taking saves provided a nigh-impenetrable wall in front of the Loyola goal. Some of the season’s highlights were playing under the lights at Icahn Stadium and the Nike Stadium in Queens, as well as the winning goal against league champs Lycée Français. Of course none of this wonderful season would have been possible without the

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guidance of Coach Tram. There’s only one thing left to say: “1…2…3 ANDIAMO!”

girls and Boys track and fieldThe boys’ track and field team won the ISAL championship on May 15th, a historic first for Loyola. The team’s unexpected ascent tallied with a recent growth spurt: the team measured 19 boys strong, up from fewer than 10 just two years ago. Thrilled athletes bubbled rapturously during the post-championship awards ceremony, as they collected a dazzling array of trophies. The team rode the wave of success set off by an unheralded group of long jumpers—sophomore Christian Caravelli and juniors Alex Antonucci and Nicholas Doepp—who swept the first three spots on May 15th. The trio’s success brought this field event to the fore of the team’s consciousness: Loyola will certainly look to develop its nascent long-jumping program next season. Several superlative track performances figured prominently as well in the championship meet. Alex Antonucci, a talented middle-distance speedster, finished second in the 800-meter race in 2:07.7, break-ing his own school record. Senior Genaro Mancera made a courageous and well-executed break at the 1200-meter mark of his 1600-meter race to take second place in 5:02.7. He was followed by senior Will Healy, an elegant strider who capped a remarkable four-year career in both cross-country and track and field. In the 3200-meter race, Mancera again set the pace for Loyola, but this time he was followed by junior Pedro Ramirez, who crossed the finish line in a personal record of 11:16.5. Ramirez already has set his sight on breaking 11 minutes next season. Loyola’s relay teams were tight squads that registered their own noteworthy accomplishments. The 4×400-meter team—freshman Brendan Duffy, Christian Caravelli, sophomore Marc Berardi, and Alex Antonucci—and the 4×800-meter team—Marc Berardi, sophomore Tim Perin, Pedro Ramirez, and Alex Antonucci—took their places on Loyola’s record board with new school marks. But the 4×100-meter team of Alex Antonucci, Brendan Duffy, Christian Caravelli, and Nicholas Doepp stood out as Loyola’s best, claiming a stellar time of 46.7 seconds—another school record—and the No. 1 rank in the ISAL. This group returns intact next year. Outside of ISAL competition, the boys competed in the Jesuit Outdoor Track and Field Outdoor Championships on May 4th and in the NYSAIS Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which ran at Icahn Stadium on May 21st. The girls’ track and field team registered Loyola’s finest season in the GISAL, punctuated by a second-place finish in the championship meet on May 15th. This result combined with the boys’ first-place triumph to give Loyola its first overall championship. Running parallel to the growth of the boys’ program, the girls’ team blossomed with 24 athletes, all of them underclassmen. And the team was awash in talent: several Loyola girls claimed their share of gleaming championship trophies on May 15th. Among them was the team’s top runner, junior Janelle Li-A-Ping. A long-distance specialist with a compact and efficient stride, Li-A-Ping claimed school records in the 1500-meter and 3000-meter runs, with times of 5:32.9 and 11:55.1. Li-A-Ping’s 3000-meter time established a new GISAL standard

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as well. Sophomore Kathleen Tolan, a fearless come-from-behind runner, continued to develop into a formidable sprinter, achieving school-record times of 28.8 seconds in the 200-meter dash and 1:04.1 in the 400-meter dash. In the NYSAIS Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Icahn Stadium on May 21st, Tolan captured seventh place overall in a competitive field of 20 runners. After Li-A-Ping and Tolan, a clutch of versatile runners proved instrumental to the team’s success. Junior Katie Davey and sophomore Kelly Simek were pivotal, two smooth middle-distance runners together on two relay teams that hit gold with school records. The 4×400-meter team—Davey and Simek collaborating with junior sprinter Erin Kavanagh and Kathleen Tolan—claimed a school-record time of 4:34.98, and the 4×800-meter team—Davey and Simek in tandem with sophomore sprinter Kasey McKenna and Janelle Li-A-Ping—came home in a school record of 11:10.88. In addition to GISAL competition and the NYSAIS championships, the girls competed in the AAIS Girls Invitational at Icahn Stadium on May 2nd.

girls varsity softballThe Lady Knights Varsity softball team opened their 2008 campaign with a loss to Columbia Prep 13-9. The loss set a tone and motivated the team for what was to become another exciting year in Loyola’s most storied athletic program. The team went on to eight straight wins and yet another regular season and tournament title. Coach Agnostakis stated, “This young team is deep, talented and full of competitive spirit. Fiery centerfielder Kerry Conroy and upbeat utility player Kate Finnerty were the two seniors who kept the team on the hop.” Winners of 14 GISAL regular season and 15 GISAL tournament champion-ships in the past 20 years, the team’s consistency over time makes Loyola sports fans marvel at the Lady Knights’ diamond presence. After splitting with Columbia Prep and sweeping Trevor Day and UNIS during the regular season, adding Garden School and LREI to their list, the Lady Knights defeated UNIS in the Tournament semi-finals 14-2. Pitcher Brynn Norris tossed a no-hitter. Shortstop-turned-catcher captain Kelsey Barclay men-tored Norris all season, helping her with a sling shot pitching style that kept the UNIS hitters off balance all game. The inside pitch kept the UNIS batting order grounding the ball and enabling the Loyola infield easy putouts. The Lady Knights collected eleven hits with nine RBI’S as Barclay scored three times and Kristin Schwam had three hits. The Lady Knights defeated Trevor Day in the final 13-2. Norris helped her cause with two RBI’S and two runs. Left fielder Bianca Doran’s defense robbed Trevor Day from extra bases, and she scored twice with one RBI. Freshman shortstop Krista Masullo added three RBI’S to the run total and scored twice. Earlier in the season Krista belted a long grand slam that put her on the radar. Doran’s patience at the plate drew three base-on balls, and her two runs kept the fire going. Third baseman Kristin Schwam’s play was consistent throughout the playoffs as she went three for four with two RBI’S and two runs. The infield defense of sophomores Ali Catherall and Rachel Gregory enhanced Loyola’s all-around play.

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Boys varsity BaseballFirst year coach Connor Bush's rebuilding task, with assistant coach Nicola Torchia ’01, placed the Knights in the ISAL tournament final at Columbia University's Baker Sport Complex, a game the Knights ultimately lost. The Knights finished second in ISAL play with a 6-2 record. The Knights were especially strong down the stretch; winning their last four in a row heading into the playoffs. Strong play from se-niors Nick Kanisczak, Rob Lagno, Will Leach, and Henry Newman led the Knights past a strong Browning team into the finals. The Knights played with resiliency and sportsmanship all season.

Boys varsity golfThe Loyola School Varsity Golf Team enjoyed an outstanding 2008 season, finishing with an undefeated record in regular ISAL league play. The team was guided by the patience and calm of captain Thomas Kelly, who will be attending the College of the Holy Cross this fall. Senior Preston Pezzaro, a committed member of the golf team for three years, will attend the University of Virginia. Junior Alexander Antonucci led the team with the lowest scores and most accurate drives. His participation was central to the team’s many victories. Junior Thomas Dore abandoned his baseball glove this season in favor of his golf sticks and delivered excellent scores with a steady, calm demeanor. Matthew Goldstein, also a junior, demonstrated a precise, highly accurate short game and also played a central part in the team’s wonderful success. Sophomores Hannah Mentch and Anna Wheeler also supported the team. Both of these golfers show great promise and an outstanding knowledge of the game. Our lone but celebrated freshman, John Catsimatidis, showed wonderful determination and a willing spirit. His consistently positive and enthusiastic attitude was greatly appreciated by all members of the varsity team. The Loyola varsity golf team looks forward to the 2009 season with great confidence and excitement. •

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ALuMni DinnerOn Friday, February 1, 2008 Loyola once again celebrated its annual Alumni Dinner. This year’s recipient of the Rev. James F. Fox, S.J. Award was Mr. James Lyness, honored for over twenty-five years of service to Loyola School. Jim was present-ed with the Fox Award by Fr. Katsouros. Jim spoke of his tenure at Loyola and the friendships he has formed over the years with colleagues and alumni. Mrs. Christina Fiore Van Munching, a graduate of the class of 1982, and a former member of the Board of Trustees, was the recipient of this year’s Robert I. Gannon Award. In accepting the award, Christina reflected on her experiences at Loyola and how they have shaped her life.

The Rev. James F. Fox, S.J. AwardPresented annually by Loyola School to a past or present member of the Faculty or Administration who has demonstrated extraordinary devotion and commitment to educating men and women for others while exhibiting a deep faith and dedication to the mission of Loyola School.

The Robert I. Gannon AwardPresented annually by Loyola School to an Alumnus who exemplifies those qualities that are best expressed in the life and work of the Reverend Robert I. Gan-non, S.J. of the Class of 1909; namely, wit, wisdom, faith, and generosity.

cAreer networking nightLoyola School's Alumni Association once again sponsored the Annual Career Networking and Business Card Exchange Night at Metro 53 on March 5, 2008. The featured speaker was Chip Joans of BDO Seidman LLP whose presentation to the full crowd in attendance focused on how to network effectively.

MADonnA of the streetsOn Sunday, December 9, 2007, Loyola alumni, faculty and students, led by Joann Kusk, Andrea Gannon Brereton ’85, and Marie McNamee ’77, prepared Christmas food baskets for Madonna

sAve the DAtePlease join us at the next Alumni Dinner which will be held on Friday, January 30, 2009.

Alumni Events

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of the Streets. Jennifer Corsi King ’86, Michele Crespo-Fierro ’86, Chris Dillon ’83, Claudia Lesnik Dillon ’93, Jessica Gal-lagher ’95, Filippo Galluppi ’47, Karrianne Humen ’95, Richard McDermott ’85, Pat Minson ’99, Beth Mumm-Sgarlato ’83, Tony Oroszlany ’87, Susan Sedlacek ’83, Sunita Stevens Meyers ’88, Dermot Sullivan ’89, Kevin Sullivan ’85, Generosa Trueba Cohen ’77, Teddy Zambetti ’76 and Fr. Katsouros, in addition to family and friends, gathered together in the Commons to help out. We received an overwhelming response from alumni who generously donated various food products and household goods. Loyola students were also a major part of the effort bringing in over 1,000 canned food items. Together, alumni and students prepared over 100 food baskets for families in the Bronx served by Michael Grogan and the Madonna of the Streets ministry!

ALuMni service DAyOn Sunday, April 13, 2008, several alumni and their family members, including Grace Beggins ’90, Jennifer Corsi King ’86, Nancy Harnett ’77, Lisa Marzen ’87, Bob Miller ’68, Doug Murphy ’95, Palmer Murphy ’87, Alex Powers ’08, Caroline Smith ’96, Drew Smith ’03, and Generosa Trueba Cohen ’77, led by Anne Sekel ’95 and Sr. Jo-Ann Flora, served meals and distributed clothing to the people of St. Francis Xavier Mis-sion Welcome Table! Fr. Katsouros celebrated Mass at the end of the day.

ALuMni PArents DinnerLoyola School’s Alumni Parents Association enjoyed A Taste of Italy at their annual spring event held on Monday, April 14, 2008 at the Italian Culinary Institute. Forty alumni parents enjoyed a three course dinner and live chef demonstration by Ivana McCotter P’06.

sheA-ArMstrong goLf cLAssicOn Monday, June 9, 2008, 143 golfers traveled to North Hills Country Club in Manhasset, New York to support Loyola School on one of the warmest days of the season! We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Ted Zorbas P’99 for his sponsorship of this year’s outing. Thanks also to our Com-mittee members whose ardent efforts contributed to a profit of over $100,000! We would also like to extend our appreciation to our volunteers without whose help, the day would not have been a success – Laura Armstrong ’94, Marian Armstrong, Joan Samaroo, Neil Sullivan ’81, and Ed Winsch ’69! Special thanks to auctioneer, Ed Kline, who enthusiastically encouraged active participation in our Live Auction which raised a record amount of over $22,000! If you are interested in being part of the committee for next year’s Golf Classic, please contact Mary Ann L. Minson ’99 at 646.346.8134 or mminson@loyola-nyc.org.

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shea-Armstrong golf classic committeeLaura Armstrong ’94 Pat Farrell ’93 Gerry Herrling ’73 Chip Horne ’76 Philip McManus P’08Neil Sullivan ’81 Ed Winsch ’69 Ted Zorbas P’99

winners of the 2007 golf classic1st PlaceNick Zorbas ’99 Jeff BarberTom CourtneyBrian Turoff

2nd PlacePat Farrell ’93 John O’Brien ’93Brian GallagherTyler Whitehouse

3rd PlaceMike Marocco P’10 Kyle CashinBill MurphyJack Woodruff

Closest to the PinPaul Shapiro

Longest DriveTommy Byrnes

Straightest DriveAdam Kazalski ’92

save the Date!

The Shea-Armstrong Golf Classic will be held on Monday, June 8, 2009 at North Hills Country Club in Manhasset, New York!

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The Class of 1967 celebrated their 40th Reunion on Friday, December 7, 2007 at Vivolo. The Class of 1972 celebrated their 35th Reunion on Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Vivolo.

The Class of 1977 celebrated their 30th Reunion on Friday, September 21, 2007 at Arturo’s Ristorante. The Class of 1982 celebrated their 25th Reunion on Saturday, November 17, 2007 at M.J. Armstrong’s.

The Class of 1987 celebrated their 20th Reunion on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Loyola School. The Class of 1992 celebrated their 15th Reunion on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at Metro 53.

The Class of 1997 celebrated their 10th Reunion on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at Vivolo. The Class of 2002 celebrated their 5th Reunion on Friday, October 12, 2007 at bar.vetro.

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1956 Bob Collins and wife Kathy recently won the member guest at Shadow Wood Country Club in Fort Myers, Florida. Bob, a seven handicap, and Kathy, a nine handicap live in Fort Myers 8 months of the year and in Delmar, New York for the other 4 months.

1959 John Bruno recently won the World Wine Competition for Best Pinot Noir on the Eastern Seaboard with his Oak Summit Estate Bottled Pinot Noir. www.OakSummitVineyard.com.

1962 John Callagy and his wife were gift bearers at the Papal Mass in Yankee Stadium on April 20, 2008.

1963 Laurence Kelly who lives in Florida with his wife, Judith, plays golf at least four times a week. Judith will teach at the William Holland Gem and Lapidary Institute in Younharris, Georgia and Laurence will take a class on faceting. He sends his regards to the class of ’63!

Ted Kenny recently updated the office: “My wife Kathy and I live in Denver where we are with our three married children and six grandchildren the oldest of which is 4. I still try to master the game of golf while we renovate houses and sell real estate as a living with our daughter Megan. I speak out and write on various issues but especially with regard to mental health and depression. Loyola was and is special to me and I try to support its goals in any way I can.”

Mike Turner recently updated the office that he and his wife, Claire, are the proud grandparents of four. Claire enjoys teaching and being a grand-mother and Mike is enjoying his second career as an SAP consultant, traveling throughout the country. He is also looking forward to his next trip back to 83rd Street!

1966 Can you fill in the blank: Rocker Walter ____? Walter Egan was the answer to 32 down in the October 22nd issue of People magazine.

1967 Dennis Fleischmann, current managing partner at the New York Office of Bryan Cave, LLP, was recently appointed as chairman of the firm’s new global management committee.

1968 Celebrate your 40th Reunion on Saturday, October 18, 2008. Details to follow!

1971 Orlando Calvo recently attended his son, Fernando’s, graduation ceremony from Babson College, the third Babson alumnus in his fam-ily including Orlando and son, Jimmy, who is an oncology pediatrician working in New Orleans Children's Hospital. Orlando is a direct marketer and will begin to market his own patented prod-ucts (www.latindata.com). His wife, Cuquita, is a renowned chef (www.alestilocuquita.com). His son, Fernando, works as financial adviser in a family owned business and his daughter, Analaura, is a junior in high school who hopes to attend Parson's School of Design.

1972 Thomas Adelman will produce "Eloise in Paris" this summer starring Uma Thurman. He will also produce a period drama this Fall which was written and will be directed by Danny DeVito starring Morgan Freeman and Pierce Brosnan. Tom is also producing a remake of "Mona Lisa" to be directed by Larry Clark this Fall and will be Co-Producer on "Planet 51", an animated feature being produced in Madrid, Spain starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Jessica Biel, Gary Oldman, Justin Long, Seann William Scott in production with worldwide theatrical release, Thanksgiving of 2009. Tom is currently jamming in the studio with LA musicians and working on a cd of original music called "Leaving Scottsdale".

1973 Celebrate your 35th Reunion on Friday, September 26, 2008. Details to follow!

1977 Mike Purcell is working in real estate and enjoys horse boarding and mountain biking. His daugh-

Top: John Bruno ’59

Below: Orlando Calvo ’71 and

his family—Cuquita, Jimmy,

Fernando, and Analaura.

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ter, Giovana, recently had her first horse show of the season and his family celebrated his wife Tami’s birthday with a surprise party on June 8th. Mike sends his regards to the class of ’77.

1978 Joao Carlos Bueno will return to New York fre-quently over the next six months to accompany his mother to her health treatments. He is living in Panama with his wife, Marie Claire and their two lovely daughters, Alice, 17, and Alessandra, 16. For the past couple of years he has practiced a new sport—horse show jumping! Carlos plans to attend his 30th class reunion on November 1st and hopes to see as many classmates as possible.

John Dwyer won a tie breaking election in Sherman, Connecticut for a seat as a full Commissioner on the Sherman Planning and Zoning Commission.

Celebrate your 30th Reunion on Saturday, November 1, 2008. Details to follow!

1980 Cindy Mercer closed her company, Dark Tower Public Relations in May and has accepted a position with the Synapse Group Inc., a Time Warner Company as a Senior Account Manager, Client Development Group.

1982 Nessa Burns Reifsnyder recently updated the office: “I absolutely loved seeing everyone at our 25th last fall! A very special thanks to Christina Fiore Van Munching and her family for giving my daughter and me a wonderful place to stay that weekend. My family's had a really active year—eldest Zoë is graduating from high school and has been accepted at Maine College of Art next fall. Our son Willis, 16, starred in a show choir production of "We Will Rock You" that won the state championship; and our younger two, Desmond, 8, and Lydia, 9, are growing faster than I can keep track of (their pants need to be replaced every three months because they keep getting too short!). I'm still a writer/editor, and still married to Peter with our 19th anniversary coming right up. I'm keeping a blog at www.homeness.blogspot.com and would love to hear from Loyolans at geneaness@wildmoo.net.”

1983 Celebrate your 25th Reunion on Saturday, September 27, 2008. Details to follow!

1984 Andayi “Brew” Mbirika, currently living in Dublin, is still playing in his Irish band, Blue Sun. They have toured the US three times and covered seventeen states on their most recent tour. They recorded live tracks in the studio in June for an upcoming EP. Brew just completed the second year of a three year Honors BA degree at St. Patrick's College, Dublin, where he is specializing in English and Human Development. He is inter-ested in becoming a high school teacher which he would like to pursue in the UK or in Ireland. Brew also hopes to pursue a Masters degree in Guidance and Counseling. You can listen to Brew’s band by visiting: www.myspace.com/bluesunireland.

1986 Chris O’Hara is currently Senior Vice President of Reviewed.com, a network of online consumer electronics review sites and contributes to Canvas Magazine as its “Tasting Notes” columnist. He lives in Lloyd Harbor, New York with his wife, Jennifer, and children, Holland, Chris, and Mia. He occasionally sees Jim Cheney ’88 and Frank McLaughlin ’86.

1987 Vittorio Rotella is in his second year of a two year fellowship in vascular surgery at Temple Univer-sity Hospital in Philadelphia.

1988 Celebrate your 20th Reunion on Saturday, September 27, 2008. Details to follow!

1991 Carolina Hoyos completed her MBA at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. In August she will be moving to San Francisco to work as an Associate Brand Manager at Del Monte Foods. Before starting her new job she will travel throughout Southeast Asia for six weeks.

1993 Jennifer Cuttita-Violino and her husband, Charles, were delighted to celebrate their son, Nicholas’, first birthday on July 24, 2008.

Patrick John Farrell, son of Pat Farrell and his wife Heidi, was baptized in the Loyola School Chapel on September 9, 2007 by Fr. Katsouros. Patrick John was the first baby baptized in our newly reno-vated chapel. Andrew McEvoy ’94 is Patrick John’s godfather.

Top: Brew Mbirika ’84

Below: Chris O’Hara ’86 and

his family—Jennifer, Holland,

Chris, and Mia.

Celebrate your 15th Reunion on Saturday, October 18, 2008. Details to follow!

1994 Laura Armstrong and her sister, Marian, were honored as Women of the Year by the County Longford Social Club of New York on October 6, 2007 in recognition for their work with the Michael J. Armstrong Memorial Foundation. In attendance were Maryhelen McCarthy, Sara Putnam, John Smith, Joe Tiernan, John O'Brien '93, Tony Oroszlany '87, and former faculty member, Mike Lupinacci.

In July, Laura Armstrong, Sara Putnam, Maryhelen McCarthy, John Smith, and John O’Brien ’93 visited Ireland, touring parts of Kerry and Cork. The group purchased a one week stay at the Michael J. Armstrong Memorial Foundation’s Fall Ball which was generously donated by Brigid and John Sullivan P’85, ’86, ’89.

Raul Perez is engaged to be married to Ximena Gallegos ’00. A wedding is planned for October 2009.

1995 Gavin Byrne is engaged to be married to Chrystianne De Almeida. Gavin proposed in Room 202 at Loyola where they first met.

1996 Laura Gutierrez was awarded a fellowship through the National Urban Fellows, Inc. to pursue a Master's in Public Administration. The 14-month long program included attending classes at Baruch College's School of Public Affairs and a 9-month mentorship at the Greater Twin Cities United Way, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, heading an anti-poverty program focused on the Earned Income Tax Credit. She graduated in July 2007 with an MPA and is currently living in NYC.

Jan Kostrzewski is currently on sabbatical from his position at Morgan Stanley in London while he pursues an MBA at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. He will spend the summer months in Munich before moving to France in August. Jan plans to return to Morgan Stanley in the summer of 2009.

Marisa Macaluso is engaged to be married to Colin Pierson Murphy. A wedding is planned for May 16, 2009.

Ken Rego is engaged to be married to Daniella Flaim. Ken also recently completed his MBA at Pace University’s Lubin School of Business.

Gianluca Rottura runs a wine store, In Vino Veritas, with his brother Gianbruno Rottura ’92, and wrote “Wine Made Easy” a few years ago. Earlier this year Gianluca started a new company, Fitness for Everyone, an in home personal training company.

1997 Marco Bongioanni recently moved from Baghdad to Ba'quba, Iraq to finish off the last five months of his deployment with 2SCR. Marco hopes to be home in time for Thanksgiving. He sends his best to the whole Loyola family and his thanks for your support.

1998 Celebrate your 10th Reunion on Friday, October 17, 2008. Details to follow!

1999 James Guastaferro recently released a collection of poems, Speakeasy Soul, which is available for purchase on www.lulu.com.

Adele Plumail is engaged to be married to Peter Salisbury. A wedding is planned for September 12, 2009.

Francine Scaffidi is engaged to be married to Herman Katz. A wedding is planned for October 11, 2009.

Jadzia Switniewska is engaged to be married to Matthew Duffy. A wedding is planned for July 11, 2009.

2000 Jean-Marie Ciaffone graduated from Fordham University's Graduate School of Education on May 17, 2008 with a Master’s of Science in Educa-tion specializing in Therapeutic Interventions and a Professional Diploma in School Psychology.

2001 Alex Olsen and several alumni attended the Mets vs. Marlins series from May 26-28, 2008. The tickets were generously donated by Alex in honor of Fr. Eugene Prior, S.J. The Mets featured a Loyola scoreboard message: The Mets Welcome Loyola School, the family of Fr. Prior.

1. Nicholas Violino, son of Jennifer

Cuttita-Violino ’93

2. Newly renovated Chapel

3. Laura Armstrong ’94, Marian

Armstrong, Sara Putnam ’94, John

Smith ’94, Joe Tiernan ’94, John

O’Brien ’93, Mike Lupinacci

4. Maryhelen McCarthy ’94, John

O’Brien ’93, Laura Armstrong ’94,

John Smith ’94, and Sara Putnam

’94 in Ireland.

4. Marco Bongioanni ’96, and his

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2003 James Carbaugh, Ryan Kelley, and Christopher Morales graduated from the United States Naval Academy on May 25, 2007.

Celebrate your 5th Reunion on Friday, September 26, 2008. Details to follow!

2005 Anthony Fiorino, currently a junior at the University of Notre Dame, is studying in Rome as part of his architecture program.

Evan Richards has a paralegal internship at corpo-rate law firm, Seward & Kissel, for the 3rd year in a row and is applying to law schools in the fall.

FAcuLTy Jeff Alpi ’90 relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina, where his wife, Kris, accepted a new position. Jeff will be working as a web analyst at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Mario Arenas is leaving Loyola to pursue his passion for web design. Mario will continue to work as a consultant designing many Loyola publications.

Matt Bolton’s article, “Fostering Academic Integrity in a Cut-and-Paste Age”, was published in the March 2008 issue of the MAGISine, a yearly journal providing in-depth treatment of topics of particular interest to Ignatian educators.

Claudia Cruz is moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, where her husband, Frank, has accepted a new position.

Lori Matthews and her husband, Tareq Mansour, welcomed a baby girl, Sabrina Madison on March 11, 2008. Lori is departing Loyola to care for her new bundle of joy!

Bob Meade recently had a piece of flash fiction (1000 words or less) published in the online liter-ary magazine Apollo’s Lyre. The piece is called “Going to the Party,” and you can read it at www.apollos-lyre.com/id379.html. Bob was also ac-cepted into the Cullman Seminar, which is offered annually by the New York Public Library as an op-portunity for high school teachers to spend a week enriching their understanding of history, literature, and research. Bob will join the Creative Writing Seminar, taught by novelist and journalist Jennifer Egan.

Augusta Melendez will be on sabbatical for the 2008-2009 school year.

Rachel Meuler’s art work was on display in a show which opened on December 7, 2007 at the Atlantic Works Gallery in Boston. Rachel was also awarded “Best in Show” by the curator of the museum.

Congratulations to James Neely on the comple-tion of his law degree from Fordham University. James was honored with two awards for best trial advocacy and for service outside of the law school. Now on to the Bar Exam and the pursuit of a law career.

On October 21, 2007, Loyola’s music director, Vince Peterson, conducted a performance of “Peter and the Wolf ” at Union Church in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Vince is Union Church’s minister of music. Vince has also been accepted with honors into the European American Musical Alliance program for study in France this summer!

Juan Jose Toro, Jr. and his wife, Jamie, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Victoria, on October 16, 2007.

WEDDInGS 1990 Liz Keane married John Herbert on April 30, 2008 in Brighton, England.

1995 Annie Castro was married to Christopher Mus-catella on Saturday, November 17, 2007 at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. Annie’s sister, Emilie ’01, was maid of honor and Fr. Katsouros officiated the ceremony.

Michael Escott married Emily Ryan ’99 on Satur-day, January 5, 2008 at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. Fr. Katsouros celebrated, Peter Ryan, Chris Ryan ’96, Chris Beha ’97, and Jim Beha ’97 were groomsmen.

Daniel Tubridy married Rachel Kelly on Sunday, January 20, 2008.

1997 James Beha married Alyson Evans on Saturday, May 31, 2008 in Nashville, North Carolina.

Beth Costiglio married Peter Shanley at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola on December 29,

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3. Mike Escott ’95 and his wife,

Emily Ryan ’99

2007. Fr. Katsouros concelebrated, and Beth's brothers, Paul ’91 and Mark ’94 were groomsmen.

Frank Vivolo married Lyle Rodenberg on Satur-day, September 22, 2007. Angie Vivolo ’02 was a bridesmaid and Joe Brogan and Alex Koch were groomsman. Fr. Katsouros participated in the ceremony. In attendance was Kristina Wiig.

1998 Diane Beleckas married Aaron Kaufman on Febru-ary 17, 2008 on a gondola on Lake Las Vegas in Nevada. Kelly Beleckas ’01 was in attendance.

2001 Kristina Mardjokic married Andrew Brezicha on July 14, 2007. Joana Cordeiro was maid of honor.

BIrThS 1981 Neil Sullivan and his wife, Tanja, welcomed the birth of their son, Christian Myles, on December 20, 2007. Christian was baptized by Fr. Katsouros in the Loyola School Chapel on Sunday, March 2, 2008.

1986 Chris O’Hara, and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Mia Meredith, on Septem-ber 11, 2007. Mia joins big sister, Holland, and brother, Christopher.

1989 Raymond Smith and his wife, Diane, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Juliette Addison on October 10, 2007.

1990 Katharine Brennan and her husband, George, welcomed the birth of Connor Jack and Caroline Grace on September 12, 2007.

Michelle Landas Bednarsh, and her husband, Jonathan, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Josephine Lily, on March 14, 2008. Josephine joins big sister, Sadie.

1991 Maria Biondo and her husband Bill, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Bailey, on August 12, 2007.

Cairo Cebrian and her husband, Michael, wel-comed the birth of their daughter, Stella Ray on July 19, 2007. Stella joins big brother, James.

Peter D’Arcy and his wife, Stacey, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Catherine Gray D’Arcy, on December 20, 2007.

Emily Ferraro and her husband, John, welcomed the birth of their son, Jake Robert, on April 2, 2007. Jake joins big sister, Isabella.

1992 Karin Carolan Pasquale and her husband Chris became the proud parents of Luke Charles Pasquale who was born on May 26, 2008. He joins big sister Olivia.

Claire Comerford and her husband William Brinn welcomed the birth of their son, James Christopher Brinn on April 26, 2008.

1993 Hugh Hegarty and his wife Deborah welcomed the birth of their son, Ryan Martin Hegarty, on March 25, 2008.

1994 Mark Costiglio and his wife, Jaime, welcomed the birth of their son, Andrew Michael, on November 2, 2007. Andrew joins big sisters, Ava and Emma.

Brian Macken and his wife, Amy, welcomed the birth of their son, Patrick Thomas, on December 28, 2007.

Maria Amorim Queen and her husband, Francisco, welcomed their son, Frank, Jr. on January 22, 2008.

Karl Pena and his wife, Annie, welcomed the birth of their son, Astor, in August 2007. Astor joins big sister, Astrid.

Matthew Vincequerra and his wife, Gina, wel-comed the birth of their daughter, Sophia Christine, on May 20, 2008. Sophia joins big brother, Matthew.

1996 Evie Emerson Smaldon and her husband, Neil, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Madeline Emerson Smaldon, on June 5, 2008.

1999 Conor Lowry and his wife, Tara, welcomed the birth of their daughter, Cecilia, on November 12, 2007.

1. Beth Costiglio ’97 and her

husband, Peter Shanley.

2. Frank Vivolo ’97 and his wife,

Lyle Rodenberg.

3. Christian Myles Sullivan, son of

Neil Sullivan ’81.

4 Mia Meredith O’Hara, daughter

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In MEMorIAM 1942 Albert Simon Barsa, Jr., son of Albert Barsa, on April 4, 2008.

Thomas I. Sheridan on February 23, 2008.

1963 J. Kevin Kenny, brother of Ted Kenny, on January 15, 2008.

1968 James Miller, son of Bob Miller, on August 14, 2007.

1969 Tyler Trice on August 28, 2007.

1975 Lee DiChiara, mother of John DiChiara, and mother-in-law of Christine Hogan DiChiara ’80, on February 25, 2008.

1976 Dr. Claudia Covo, mother of Fred Covo, on October 1, 2007.

Leon H.Horne, father of Chip Horne, Robyn Owens ’77, Jay Horne ’84, and Samantha Sampera ’86, and grandfather of Hil Horne ’07.

1977 James Scott, father of Marie Scott McNamee, Ann Scott ’81, and father-in-law of Jay McNamee on February 26, 2008.

1979 Barbara Frakes, mother of Garrett Frakes, on June 13, 2008.

1980 Lita Mercer, mother of Cindy Mercer, on January 1, 2008.

1989 Irene Delisio, grandmother of Scott Blanchard and Todd Blanchard ’94 on January 9, 2008.

1997 Antonio Bongioanni, father of Marco Bongioanni, on October 23, 2007.

Jorge Davila, father of George and Mike ’00, in October 2007.

1998 Kerry and Cynthia Felski, parents of Paul Felski, on August 19, 2007.

1999 Gerard Coster, uncle of Christina Coster, on January 8, 2008.

Anthony X. Panella, father of Donald Panella, on March 19, 2008.

Anne Shields, grandmother of Corey Scagliola, on September 14, 2007.

2004 Constant Franchilli, grandfather of Alexander Franchilli, on March 30, 2008.

2005 Joseph M. Keegan, grandfather of Kathleen Abels, on October 21, 2007.

2006 Violet Aleksey, mother of Ashley and Allyson ’12 on July 3, 2008.

2008 Patsy Robinson, mother of Kristopher Robinson, on June 8, 2008.

FAcuLTy Harold Joseph, uncle of Jacques Joseph, in Novem-ber 2007.

ForMEr FAcuLTy Caterina Chiello DiVittorio, mother of Sal DiVittorio, on November 7, 2007.

FrIEnDS Joseph Mula on May 26, 2008.

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daughter of Raymond Smith ’89.

2. Sadie and Josephine Bed-

narsh, daughter of Michelle

Landas Bednarsh ’90.

3. Connor and Caroline Brennan,

son and daughter of Katharine

Brennan ’90

4. Bailey, daughter of Maria

Biondo ’91.

5. Patrick Thomas Macken, son of

Brian Macken ’94.

Mark your calendars today!Join your fellow alumni, parents, faculty and friends

Monday, June 8, 2009

Shea-Armstrong Golf ClassicNorth Hills Country ClubManhasset, New York

In memory of Joe Shea ’72 and Mike Armstrong ’85

Save the date now!There will be lots of food and drink, great raffles,

hole-in-one competitions, and much more!

If you have any questions or would like to join the golf committee, contact Mary Ann L. Minson ’99 at

646-346-8134 or mminson@loyola-nyc.org

BrookLyn PreP ALuMni AssociAtion’s

2008 goLf cLAssic

Please join Brooklyn Prep and other local

Jesuit high school alumni and friends for a

wonderful day of golf, on october 9, 2008 at

the knollwood country club in westchester.

All proceeds benefitThe Rev. John D. Alexander S.J. BPAA Endowment Fund to permanently finance scholarships at Loyola School and other Jesuit high schools in the tri-state area.

For further information, please contact Dave Campbell at

908.685.7523 or dcampbell5@metlife.com.

Donate Online

Now you can donate, pay off a pledge, or make a pledge online!

Go to Loyola’s Website: www.loyola-nyc.org for more information.

It’s safe and secure, and you can donate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Reunions 2009

If your graduating class year ends in a 9 or 4, you will be celebrating an anniversary in the upcoming year! Would you like to help coordinate your reunion?

Please contact Mary Ann L. Minson for more information at 646.346.8134 or

mminson@loyola-nyc.org

Save the date!

ANNUAL ALUMNI DINNERFriday, January 30, 2009

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Ann L. Minson ’99 646-346-8134 or

e-mail her at mminson@loyola-nyc.org

The Michael J. Armstrong FoundationFall Ball will be held on Friday, November 7, 2008 at The New York Athletic Club!

For more information, please contact Laura Armstrong at:845-398-0350, loloarmstrong@gmail.com

Or visit the Foundation’s website: www.michaeljarmstrong.com

LOYOLA ALUMNI ON-LINE DIRECTORYLoyola is proud to present the alumni on-line directory!

You can find the directory at www.loyola-nyc.org

Registered alumni can login with their e-mail address and password. If you are not registered, you may add yourself to the directory by clicking on the “Please add me!” link. You will be approved once you are confirmed an alumnus by the school.

Once logged in you can:• Search the directory for friends by name• Search by year• Search by geographic region• Send an e-mail to a classmate• Get a list of Faculty and Staff e-mail addresses• Edit your own information• Volunteer or search for career or school mentors• Read and post messages on a variety of bulletin board topics• Read and post Class Notes by year• Create a business listing to offer services to other alumni• Class Reps can broadcast messages to their classmates

All members of the directory will receive periodic updates and news of upcoming events from the School.

TALK THE DIRECTORY UP WITH YOUR FRIENDS!Encourage them to add their names and e-mail addresses.

It’s a great way to locate and communicate with those all over the globe.The directory is secure. Only alumni can access it.

Any questions? Please contact Mary Ann L. Minson ’99 at 646-346-8134 or mminson@loyola-nyc.org

Save The Date!

Sixteenth Annual Benefit AuctionFriday, May 8, 2009Wallace Hall

Cocktail Reception Dinner

Live & Silent Auctions Raffle

If you have any questions, please contact Kate Irvin: 646-346-8133 or e-mail her at

kirvin@loyola-nyc.org

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