The Navigator - Fall 2012

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The Xaverian Navigator is a publication of Xaverian High School, a Xaverian BrothersSponsored School established in 1957.

Comments and contributions to this publication, as well as address updates, should be directed to:Mrs. Erin A. CicaleseDirector of Communications [email protected]

President Mr. Robert B.Alesi ’78

PrincipalDeacon Kevin J. McCormack

Director of Development Mrs. Corinne M. King

Director of Communications Mrs. Erin A. Cicalese

Director of Alumni Relations Mr. Edward Mayrose ’79, P’05,

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Director of Admissions Mr. Gerard Buckley ’96

Database Manager and Gift Processor Ms. Brittany Smith

Advancement Consultant Mr. Sigfried Heiles ’64, P’04

Advancement Assistant for Special Events Ms. Marie Lane P ’84, ’92

Graphic DesignTerhune Design Studio

PrintingElite Graphics

PhotographyGerard Buckley Erin A. Cicalese Bill Daly CCF Gachet Theresa Rau Natoli Studios

Homecoming and Family NightSeptember 28, 2012, 5:00 pmAviator Sports and Events Center www.xaverian.org/homecoming

Homecoming and Family Night

Thanksgiving EveAlumni Night and Class of 2012 ReunionWednesday, November 21stwww.xaverian.org/thanksgivingeve

Thanksgiving EveAlumni Night and Class of 2012 Reunion

On the cover: from left to right,President Bob Alesi ’78, Class of 2012President’s Award Recipient Dillon T.Burns ’12, and Dillon’s father and faculty member, Tom Burns ’83Inset: John Trani ’62, Dan Grimaldi ’62,and Richard Santulli ’62 at the All Hands on Deck Alumni Reunion

Wednesday, November 21stwww.xaverian.org/thanksgivingeve

September 28, 2012, 5:00 pmAviator Sports and Events Center www.xaverian.org/homecoming

Xaverian High School AdmissionsOpen HouseSunday, October 21, 2012 10:00 am–2:00 pm

Xaverian High School AdmissionsOpen HouseSunday, October 21, 2012 10:00 am–2:00 pm

VIP Tours will be available for sons of alumni beginning at 9:00 am in the President’sOffice.

Please RSVP to the Director ofAdmissions Gerard Buckley ’96 at [email protected] or call 718.836.7100, ext 117.

Dear Alumni, Parents, andFriends,

From the time Xaverianopened its doors back in1957, there have been many

faculty and administrators who have dedicated their lives toserving the students that have walked its halls. Those of uswho were fortunate enough to have spent our high schoolyears here will no doubt remember fondly the faculty andadministrators who served as the role models and positiveinfluences in our lives. As I learned of the passing of BrotherWarren Abel, the fifth man to serve as Principal of Xaverian andthe last Xaverian Brother to serve in that capacity, I recalledwith admiration and gratitude such an important and influentialperson in my life. For many, Brother Warren will be rememberedas the intimidating, no nonsense administrator that seemed to be everywhere in the building. Heaven forbid he caughtyou traveling down the “up” staircase, or cheering a little tooloudly upon learning of a free last period. Even as a first yearteacher, I found myself trying to make sure I didn’t do anythingthat might warrant a call to his office. For those of us who grewto know him better, however, he was a tremendously caringand compassionate person with a deep and unwavering faithin our Lord, and was a person with a genuine love for his students and for Xaverian.

Upon my appointment as President back in 2009, I sought outBrother Warren for advice and counsel. I was both grateful andhumbled by his support and confidence as we spoke of thevision we both shared for Xaverian, and what it would take toachieve that vision. From those early conversations emergedthe beginnings of what would be a multi-year planning processthat would take place here at the school and involve faculty,students, staff, alumni, parents, and friends. In May of this year,the Board of Trustees of Xaverian unanimously approved anew Strategic Plan that sets objectives and prescribes actionsthat will lead the school in realizing an exciting vision for our future.

During this coming year, we will continue to refine the plan as well as the strategy for its multi-phased implementation.The plan will be concentrated in three areas:

First, Enhancing Academic Achievement—Xaverian has long enjoyed a culture of academic excellence.We will continue to develop programs that will further enhance student performance and that will allow us to continue toattract motivated students who will thrive in a challenging and supportive community.

Second, Embracing the Whole Student—As a Catholicschool, Xaverian seeks to nurture and educate the whole student, one who is engaged not only academically, but spiritually and socially, and feels a strong bond to the schoolcommunity.

Third, Empowering Our Future—To provide the highestquality of education and to provide the physical, technological,and financial resources necessary to support our students andfaculty, we will implement an innovative and disciplined planfor enhancing and improving our campus, and will work toestablish and strengthen lifelong relationships with benefactorsand friends which will increase and sustain philanthropic support for our school and its mission.

I want to thank everyone who supported our school this past year.We open our doors this month, welcoming our 9th graders, the Class of 2016, and our 6th graders, the GenesisClass of 2015, into our Xaverian family. I am confident that we are embarking on the greatest chapter in our school’s history and I look forward to sharing more of the details ofour Strategic Plan in the near future. I hope that all of you willconsider supporting our Plan and vision for the future throughyour time, talents, and contributions. May God continue tobless you.

Peace,

Robert B. Alesi ’78, President

A Message from the PresidentA Message from the President

As a college-preparatory high school, Xaverian places great importance on the readinessof our students for the college admissions process.What many do not realize is that a strong college

counseling program must begin guidinghigh school students in their freshmanyear. It is with these details in mind thatXaverian’s guidance department hasnamed Ms. Ana Loposky as CollegeCoordinator. In addition to her responsi-bilities as Internship Director andGuidance Counselor, Ms. Loposky hasbeen developing a vibrant four year college counseling program.

Ms. Maria Rodriquez, AssistantPrincipal for Student Support, is thrilledto be overseeing such critical growthwithin Xaverian’s guidance program,saying,“Expanding our college counsel-

ing program is extremely important as college admissions becomes more and more competitive. Colleges and universities are receiving more thandouble the amount of applications theydid just a few years ago. It is importantthat our students have the best opportunities to gain admission to thetop institutions in the country.”

In order to help shape the growingcollege counseling program, Ms. Loposkyattended the five day Harvard SummerInstitute on College Admissions. TheInstitute attracts nearly 200 admissionsand counseling professionals from allover the United States, as well as abroad.Over 40 informational sessions provideinsights into current and future trendsin admissions and provide participantswith the tools they need to effectivelyestablish robust college counseling programs at their schools.

Expanding our college counseling program isextremely important as college admissions becomesmore and more competitive.Colleges and universities arereceiving more than doublethe amount of applicationsthey did just a few years ago. It is important that our students have the best opportunities to gain admission to the top institutions in the country.— Ms. Maria Rodriquez

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Ms. Ana Loposky, College Coordinator,advises Junior Joseph Principato

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Ms. Loposky returned from theInstitute inspired and energized, saying,“We are creating a sequence of stepsfrom freshman year to senior year wherestudents and their families are introducedto the college application process in acohesive manner.” Beginning in freshmanyear, students will become familiar withNaviance, a program which helps students connect what they do in theclassroom to their life goals, includingfinding colleges and careers based ontheir personal skills and areas of interest.Ms. Loposky will also develop essay writing workshops for students, as wellas create college admissions themedprofessional development opportunitiesfor faculty. Parental contact efforts willalso be revamped. Ms. Loposky plans to offer all college counseling meetingsin smaller group sessions over three tofour days, rather than one large collegecounseling session. She hopes this willprovide parents with more schedulingflexibility and smaller, more intimateinformation sessions with more oppor-tunities for question and answers.

We are creating a sequenceof steps from freshman year to senior year wherestudents and their familiesare introduced to the collegeapplication process in a cohesive manner.— Ms. Ana Loposky

College CoordinatorIn an effort to foster stronger relation-

ships with college admissions officesnationwide, Ms. Rodriguez and Ms.Loposky completed a three day collegetour in which they visited the followingnine institutions: Yale University, HarvardUniversity, Boston College, BostonUniversity, Providence College, BrownUniversity, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, Tufts University, and

Wesleyan College. Ms. Loposky will continue to actively work with studentsto promote organized college campusvisits. Additional face time with collegesis available to Xaverian students by way of the College Tuesdays and On-SiteAcceptance programs. College Tuesdaysis a weekly event which features a variety of different colleges and universities stationed in a common area outside of the cafeteria so that students can learn about differentschools at their leisure.The On-SiteAcceptance program offers students the unique opportunity to meet with a college admissions representative atXaverian and learn instantly whetherthey have been accepted to the institution, and also whether they havebeen awarded a scholarship. Schoolsthat currently participate in the On-SiteAcceptance program at Xaverian are St. John’s University, St. Francis College,C.W. Post -Long Island University, and St. Joseph’s College. Xaverian also hostsan annual College Fair on campus eachspring which features representativesfrom over 100 colleges and universities.

IPAX ConcludesSuccessfulInaugural YearIn addition to college counseling, Ms.Loposky oversees the Intern Program at Xaverian (IPAX). IPAX, which waslaunched in November 2011, concludedits inaugural year successfully, garneringrave reviews from both mentors and students alike.

IPAX is a graduation requirement for students in the Honors program which allows students to explore potential careers, learn how to network,and enhance their resumes by gainingvaluable, hands-on experience. IPAXtapped into its impressive base of pro-fessional alumni who were enthusiasticand eager to give back to their almamater by serving as mentors in the areas of Architecture, Aviation, Business,Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Film,Forensic Science, Guidance, Journalism,Law, Marine Biology, Medicine, Music,Performing Arts, Political Science,

Physical Therapy, Psychology, PublicRelations, Sports Medicine/Fitness, andTechnology.

Rick Buttacavoli ’98, Editor-in-Chief ofthe Bay Ridge Eagle, agreed to mentortwo students who had an interest in journalism and called the pairing “a per-fect match.”After sharing the knowledgehe’s amassed during his nearly 10 yearcareer in journalism, Rick said,“The goalof IPAX was to give honor students somereal world experience in a specific fieldof interest.What it actually did, at leastfor me, was reinforce the fact that I hadmade the right decision in my own lifeby pursuing a career that allows me totake advantage of so many wonderfuland rewarding opportunities.”

Students report enrichingexperiences as well.

Nicholas Walsh ’12, who is nowattending Cornell University’sCollege of Veterinary Medicine, completed an

internship with veterinarianDr. Robert Composto. Nicholas said,“All of the doctors were comforting andsincere and were thrilled to have meinterning for the day...I was a bit hesitantat first and wasn’t sure if the surgerywould make me nauseous, but after thefirst few minutes, I absolutely fell in love with observing and watching thesurgeries.What seemed like 15 minutessoon turned into hours as I looked up at the clock and realized I had beenobserving the surgeons for over fourhours!”

IPAX continues to flourish with 71students already placed in internships in their preferred industries for the2012–2013 school year. To volunteer toserve as a mentor, please contact Ms.Ana Loposky, Internship Director, at [email protected] or 718.836.7100,ext.166. To read more about RickButtacavoli’s experience serving as a mentor, please visit:www.bayridgelife.com, the new blog forthe Bay Ridge Eagle, and search “IPAX.”

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Our Legacy Continues at Xaverian’s 52ndCommencement Exercises Xaverian High School’s 52nd Commencement exercise took place on Saturday,June 2, 2012, in the Walt Whitman Auditorium at Brooklyn College. The ceremonyfeatured an invocation by the Very Reverend Eugene N. Pappas; presentation ofgraduation awards by Assistant Principals, Sandra M. Mummolo, Maria Rodriguez,and Michael F. Wilson ’77; a welcome by Principal Deacon Kevin McCormack;Valedictory by Nicholas Walsh ’12, who is attending Cornell University; andSalutatory by JPMorgan Chase Smart Start Scholarship Winner Matthew S. DeMasi ’12,who is attending NYU-Poly; President’s Address by Mr. Robert Alesi ’78; and theKeynote Commencement Address by The Honorable Charles J. Hynes P’82, ’83, ’87,District Attorney, Kings County, Brooklyn, NY.

The commencement ceremony was the final event in what was a most memorableand exciting month for the Class of 2012. On May 22, the Xaverian communityassembled to celebrate Senior Awards Night in the Brother Warren Abel Auditorium.Seniors were recognized for their outstanding abilities in a variety of areas from academics to overall achievement.

On June 1, the Class of 2012 Baccalaureate Mass was celebrated by Rev. MichaelGribbon at The Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.The homily was given by our Principal Dcn. Kevin McCormack.The evening provided a welcome opportunity for graduates and their families to reflect on the many blessings of the past four years at Xaverian, as well as look forward to the many great opportunities that lie ahead. A Graduate Welcome was delivered by JosephCastronovo ’12, who is attending Rochester Institute of Technology, and a GraduateReflection was offered by Quenton Bubb ’12, who is attending Johns HopkinsUniversity.A heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2012!

Graduation Awards 2012Academic Excellence Award Matthew S. DeMasi

General Excellence Award Nicholas Walsh

Scholar Athlete Award Sean P. Binckes

XBSS Award David E. MumfordBrother Hugo Hurst, C.F.X., Endrit Ahmetaj

Senior Involvement Award

Principal’s Award for the Honors Program Quenton M. Bubb

Principal’s Award for the Academy Program Jordan I. LoCascioPrincipal’s Award for the Specialized Niall I. McMahon

Study Program

President’s Award Dillon T. Burns

Outstanding Athlete Award Brian R. BernardiGeneral Excellence Award for the Michael C. Sanberg

Music Program

Xaverian Spirit Award Joseph D. Liberto

Christian Gentleman Award Anthony P. Spadaro

Our Lady of the Narrows Academic ScholarsThomas Ackermann Alessandro Galli

Michael Bergamini Allan James Lapid

Quenton Bubb Jeffrey Nelson

Joseph Castronovo Anthony Pescetto

Christopher Dacchille Stephen Sertial

Matthew DeMasi James Swenson

John Eugenis Nicholas Walsh

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Success in OurMiddle School—The GenesisProgramXaverian’s middle school, Genesis,celebrated commencement exercises forthe Class of 2012 on Saturday, June 9th.The ceremony featured an invocation byWilliam Kay, a welcome from PresidentRobert Alesi ’78,Valedictory by GraceRonan, Salutatory by Nicholas Rucco,and a Passing of Tradition ceremony bythe Genesis Student Council. XaverianPrincipal Dcn. Kevin McCormack servedas the Keynote Speaker and nearly 30awards were given out to deserving graduates.

There were 52 students in this year’sgraduating class and as a whole, theyearned over 2.5 million dollars in scholarship awards.The graduates earnedadmissions to top high schools all overthe city, including Xaverian High School,Marymount High School, Regis HighSchool, and Stuyvesant High School.

Dean of Genesis, Patricia McEvoy, said,“The young men and women of the Classof 2012 are remarkable representativesof the Genesis standard of excellence.I am very proud of their many accom-plishments and I know that they will allhave bright and rewarding futures.”

Our Legacy Continues at Xaverian’s 52ndCommencementExercises Continued from page 5

From left to right:1 President Robert Alesi ’78 and

Class of 2012 Valedictorian andGeneral Excellence Award-winner Nicholas Walsh ’12

2 The Very Rev. Eugene N. Pappasdelivering the Invocation

3 President Robert Alesi ’78, TheHonorable Charles J. Hynes P’82,’83, ’87, and Principal DeaconKevin McCormack

4 The Honorable Charles J. HynesP’82, ’83, ’87 delivering commencement address to the Class of 2012

5 Class of 2012 Salutatorian andAcademic Excellence Award-winner Matthew S. DeMasi ’12

6 In the foreground: Anthony CosciaP’80, ’82, Alumni Assistant,Emeritus receives a standing ovation in honor of his retirementafter 51 years of service

7 Siobhan Ward, Patrick Ward ’12,Assistant Dean of Students JohnWard ’81, and Ryan Ward ’14

8 Members of the Class of 2012reflecting during commencementexercises

9 President Robert Alesi ’78 andRobert Telles ’12

10 President Robert Alesi ’78 andClass of 2012 Scholar Athlete Sean P. Binckes ’12

11 Jonathan Etri ’12 with his father,Dr. Dean Etri, a teacher in theRyken Educational Center atXaverian

12 Pipe and Drum Corps members ofthe Class of 2012: Dylan Larkin ’12,Brian Long ’12, John McHale ’12,Corps Founder and Moderator TomGrenham ’66, Patrick Ward ’12,Joseph Liberto ’12, Sean Torpey ’12,and Nicholas Walsh ’12

Left: Genesis students were praised for theircreativity, passion andquick-thinking duringthe Catholic MiddleSchool Mock TrialEvent at St. John’sUniversity School ofLaw on May 12.

Genesis students competed this year for the first time in the Science Olympiad and took home five medals and the trophy for “Best New Team!”The studentsdesigned robots, towers, and “mousetrap powered” vehicles and competed againstother schools within the region.

Pictured above: Genesis students traveled to Cooperstown, NY, for theNew York State History Day Competitionon April 23. All students earned greatpraise from their judges, and WilliamKay, Peter Tuffey, David Orlando,and Jonathan Pappanicholaou wonawards in their category.

Five seniors capped four years of academic success at Xaverian HighSchool by presenting their work to students and faculty at the school’s firstannual Senior Research Symposium.Seniors Quenton Bubb, GregoryPoterewicz, Nick Walsh, Matthew DeMasi,and John Eugenis, working closely withFaculty Mentors Dr. Seth Consigli,Mrs. Roseann Guido and Dr. LalitaKrishnamurthy, presented their findingson a variety of subjects.

Bubb, heading to Johns HopkinsUniversity to study Bio-Physics, delvedinto Surgical Technology and its Impacton Medicine while Poterewicz, bound forSUNY-Stony Brook to major in Biology,discussed the Breeding of an EndangeredFish Species.The Effectiveness ofPrescription vs. Over-the-Counter Drugsin the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris wasthe topic tackled by Eugenis, who willenroll at Brooklyn College as a Pre-Medmajor. For co-presenters Walsh, who willmajor in Animal Sciences at Cornell, andDeMasi, who will study Engineering atNYU-Poly, the subject was Visual Search:A Replication of Ulrich Neisser (1963).

In its first year, the Symposium was anabsolute success, according to AssistantPrincipal, Ms. Sandra Mummolo. “TheSymposium provides a forum for students,faculty and the community to emphasizethe connection between research andeducation.This is a wonderful academicevent where students have an opportunityto present what they have learnedthrough their research experiences to a larger audience.”

Xaverian SeniorWins JPMorganChase Smart StartScholarshipMatthew DeMasi, a Bay Ridge resident,was named a recipient of the presti-gious Smart Start Scholarship, awardedby JPMorgan Chase to the top studentsin New York City.

The award carries with it a full tuitionscholarship, a stipend for books andsupplies, as well as a paid internship at JPMorgan Chase.

Planning to major in Engineering,Matt was accepted to Cornell Universityand is attending NYU-Poly.

The 21st CenturyClassroomIn March, the seniors in the two St.John’s English Composition coursesengaged in three head-to-head debateson the issues of the draft, evolution vs.creationism, and medicating childrenwith ADD/ADHD. Congratulations to the debaters, Jordan Allen, DominickEl-Asmar,Yianni Kontiparakis, JamesMcCauley, Nicholas Scaduto, andChristopher Sparacino, and their teamsof classmates for collaborating on theresearch and content for the debates.During the debates, which were judgedby a panel of faculty members, seniorsin both classes, as well as senior class-mates watching the debates via a livestream in their classrooms, tweeted

their comments and reactions schoolwide, proving that technology andsocial media can play a role in activestudent learning and engagement.Teachers Mr. Patrick Fogarty ’96 and Mr.Vincent Raimondo ’97 are proud oftheir students’ hard work throughoutthe process.

Poetry MonthXaverian celebrated National PoetryMonth in April. On Thursday, April 26,students and faculty participated in“Poem-in-your-Pocket” day. Participantsrandomly approached one another,requesting to share their poems andreceive raffle tickets for a prize drawing.Members of the school community alsoread their favorite excerpts or originalpieces at the 4th Annual Read-Aloud


Left to right: President Robert Alesi ’78,JPMorgan Scholarship Winner MatthewDeMasi ’12, and Principal Dcn. KevinMcCormack.

From left: President Robert Alesi ’78, Matthew DeMasi ’12, John Eugenis ’12, Roseann Guido,Nick Walsh ’12, Quenton Bubb ’12, Gregory Poterewicz ’12, Dr. Lalita Krishnamurthy,Assistant Principal Sandra Mummolo, and Principal Dcn. Kevin McCormack.

Xaverian Academic News Seniors Shine at Research Symposium

organized by Vincenza Milkie, ourschool librarian. In addition, 25 studentsentered our Poetry Writing Contest.

Congratulations to our winners:1st Place: Freshman Dylan Ditta’s TheDemon of Rage and Madness2nd Place: Sophomore KristianMarchevka’s untitled poem 3rd Place: Freshman Giovanni Desir’sPersecution

Over120 OverseasStudents VisitedXaverian Throughthe InternationalSummer VisitorProgram This summer, Xaverian High School,along with its families, as well as familiesfrom the greater Brooklyn and StatenIsland communities, hosted over 120high school students as part of theInternational Summer Visitor Program.The program, now in its fourth year,places students from Italy, Spain, andRussia with local host families for two,three, or four weeks.The students studyEnglish as a Second Language at Xaverianwith staff from the Emerald Institute of New York, Inc., which is a New YorkState licensed language school based in New York City.

Students attended classes at Xaverianeach morning, saw the sites of New YorkCity in the afternoon, and spent eveningswith their host families. Some of the cultural enrichment activities that theyparticipated in include: walking tours ofvarious New York City neighborhoods,including SoHo, Fifth Avenue, GreenwichVillage, and Coney Island, as well as visits to a Yankees game, the EmpireState Building, the Statue of Liberty, andTop of the Rock at Rockefeller Center.By all accounts the most popular

outing that takes place each year continues to be a group walk over theBrooklyn Bridge.

Students raved about both the academic and cultural sides of the program. Maria José Pesce, 17, a studentvisiting from Milan, Italy, said,“This triptaught me that even though Italy islocated 8,000 kilometers away, we areall the same people with the sameheart.”Another aspect of the trip thatMaria José appreciated was seeing the spontaneity and creativity that permeates life in New York City. Of herwalking tours around New York Cityneighborhoods, Mara José stated,“There is a freedom in the people here.They express themselves...sometimes in crazy ways, but it is healthy!”

Giulia Caldini,18, and Daniela Ghidelli,18, both from Milan, Italy, reported thattheir favorite outing was their visit toEllis Island and the Statue of Liberty.Both girls agreed that Bay Ridge, whichthey described as “quiet and green,”was a nice change from the hustle andbustle of the city.

The program was an enriching expe-rience not only for the visiting students,but also for the local host families.Xaverian families, as well as familiesfrom the Brooklyn and Staten Islandcommunities at large, served as a crucialpart of the International Summer VisitorProgram by opening their homes to the visiting students and creating a safeand comfortable environment for theduration of their stay. Mr. John Ronan,a Bay Ridge resident who serves asXaverian’s Registrar, hosted not one but four visiting students! He said,“Weenjoyed the company of these bright,energetic young people. My young girlsloved the attention and we adults appre-ciate their European perspective on life.Also, we enjoyed seeing Brooklyn andNew York through their eyes. It actuallymakes us appreciate where we live thatmuch more.”

CurriculumEnhancement:Xaverian IntroducesSTEM ProgramBy Principal Dcn. Kevin McCormack

The Labor Department has recentlyreported that 65% of our present students will have jobs that have yet tobe invented and the National ScienceFoundation estimates that the 80% ofjobs created in the next decade willrequire some form of math and scienceskills.These statistics beg the question:“How can a premiere secondary schoolprepare the students for such an opaquefuture?” Steeped in the Xaverian Brothers’tradition, we are very confident in ourstudents’ ability to contribute boldly tofuture, just as their 15,000 alumni broth-ers who have gone before them!

Xaverian High School is proud toannounce that, beginning with the Classof 2017, we will be introducing theinnovative STEM (Science,Technology,Engineering, and Math) curriculum(http://www.stemedcoalition.org).The STEM program is part of a nationaleducational initiative that has beendeveloped in order to better prepareour students for success in the 21st century.

The benefit of the STEM program isthat it not only gives our students a moresolid base of knowledge in the areas ofScience,Technology, Engineering, andMath, but it also employs various tech-nological methods to ensure that stu-dents can use what they’ve learned toproblem-solve and, most importantly,apply what they have learned.

As the first Catholic high school inNew York City to move to a one-to-onecomputing learning environment,Xaverian is in a healthy position toadapt to STEM curriculum. Each studentand teacher being equipped with aniPad means that teachers are able totake advantage of the myriad of educa-tional apps that have been created toserve as companions to STEM lessons.

Additionally, Xaverian will be invitingstudents to become a team in the A.C.E.program (http://www.acementor.org).Led by talented Xaverian alumni, 15-20of our students will develop and executea real world Architecture, Construction,and Engineering project that will offerthem hands on experience with thebest in those respective fields.

This is what Xaverian, rooted in theBrothers’ expectation for greatness, is all about!

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Performing ArtsHighlights The renowned Music at Xaverian (MAX) program participated in a variety of special events both home and abroad this past school year. Highlights from recentmonths included a Spring Tour in Japan, which was part of the B-Bridges cultural exchange program,and a performance for the Army’s 237th Birthday atCannonball Park. The Xaverian Dramatics Society,under the direction of Ms. Stephanie D’Emic,presented a production of Fame.


Music at Xaverian performing in Inuyama, Japan, as part of their Spring Tour this April

The Pipe and Drum Corps performing in Inuyama, Japan, as part of Music at Xaverian’sSpring Tour in April

The Music at Xaverian program during their Spring Tour in Japan

Students perform in Fame, the spring musical

Below: Students in the Music at Xaverian program posedfor a picture with Major General Michael S. Linnington at their performance for Congressman Michael Grimm inhonor of the Army’s 237th Birthday at Cannonball Park

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From the Sports Desk By Bill Daly Assistant Athletic Director

Baseball The Varsity Clippers baseball team won the CHSAA Brooklyn-Queens division for the fifth consecutive year. The Clippersposted a 16-1 record. They also reached the Elite-8 DoubleElimination playoff round for the ninth straight season, byfar, the longest streak of any CHSAA varsity team.

Swimming The Swim team just keeps getting stronger and faster as they finished 5-0 to win their division.They won the “B”Championship for the second time in four years, broke threeall-time school records on the Frosh level, and broke eight of the nine current records on the Varsity level.

Track Track and Field came through with another successful year.With the record setting performances of Laray Smith, theyare now one of the pace setting teams in CHSAA Track.Laray set all time school records in both the 100 and 200meter races and came in second in a statewide tournamentin Syracuse, NY.

Wrestling Wrestling started the season slowly, but after some solidpractice time and some experience for the underclassmen,won their final two meets.They also performed well in theFarrell “Ironman”Tournament, winning four of their sevenmatches.

Volleyball Volleyball made the playoffs before losing in the quarterfinals.We are looking forward to the underclassmen stepping upnext year as the team loses eight seniors from its roster.

Basketball The end of an era came to Xaverian Basketball this year astwo of our most respected and talented players moved ontotheir college careers. Dillon Burns and Brian Bernardi weretwo of seven seniors to graduate from the basketball program. They led the Clippers to the Quarterfinal Round of the City Playoffs.

Hockey The Hockey team had their loyal fans fill up the AviatorSports Complex at their Friday night home games for someexciting action. Check out the Xaverian website for schedules,then come on down and enjoy.

BowlingAfter winning the CHSAA Championship on both levels last year, each team fell a couple of pins short on both theVarsity and Junior Varsity level this season. Both teams madethe playoffs in one of the closest races in years in CHSAABowling, but lost in the inter-sectional finals.

TennisThe ball did not bounce well this year for the tennis team.A couple of close matches that were lost, a few rainouts,and only one win made for a long season. A strong incomingFrosh class will put the program in the right directiontoward a CHSAA championship.

Alumni News Sense of LegacyStrong Within theClass of 2016This school year, the sons of 17 alumniwill enter Xaverian as members of theClass of 2016. Although the decision ofwhich high school to attend ultimatelyfalls to the student, there are many proudfathers who look forward to recallingtheir days at Xaverian through theupcoming experiences of their sons at7100 Shore Road. Below are some oftheir reflections.

Michael Ganim ’88 Xaverian is a beautiful school. I had a great experience there, and I know my son Thomas will too. We looked atMonsignor Farrell, St. Joe’s by the Sea,and Poly Prep in addition to Xaverian.In the back of my mind and heart,I always wanted Thomas to pick Xaverian.Ultimately the decision was up to him,and I am glad he picked my alma mater.We live in Staten Island, but even thoughyou have to go over the bridge, it reallydoesn’t take any longer to commutefrom here than it does Marine Park andMill Basin.We judged schools more on their resumes than by their locale.Just like the high school looks into theresumes/backgrounds of their potentialstudents, we look at the school the sameway.We look at a lot of things, includingthe list of colleges and universities thataccept Xaverian students.That list is very

impressive and definitely had a majorimpact on our decision.To put it simply,Xaverian has a great resume. I also lovethe fact that many of the same teachersI had when I went to Xaverian still teachthere. It shows the great strength of the school community.

Tom D’Elia ’81 I am so thrilled that my oldest son,Thomas, has chosen to attend XaverianHigh School this fall.Thomas continuesthe legacy first started by my brother,Louis ’78, and then proudly followed by myself and then Louis’s two sons,Louis O. ’04 and Jonathan T. ’11. It wasmy education and overall experience at Xaverian that paved the way for what-ever successes I have been fortunateenough to achieve and made me into theperson I am today. Xaverian presentedan environment that fostered criticalthinking and organizational skills neces-sary to succeed and endure during very challenging times. Along with itschallenging and vast curriculum, Xaverianboasts small class sizes, individual attention, and some of the most knowl-edgeable and creative faculty membersaround. There are also countless offeringsof clubs, organizations, and athletic teams.The combination of a fair but rigorouscurriculum along with unique extracur-ricular activities place Xaverian graduatesat a distinct advantage in preparation for college and other advanced forms of study. Overall, I am looking forwardto the start of a renewed phase of participation in Xaverian activities, andam confident that young Thomas will be

presented with the same opportunitiesto grow as a student, a Christian, and,eventually, a successful alumnus of thisgreat institution.

Joe Pacheco ’75 I am very proud of my son and honoredthat he is entering the very school that I cherished during my teenage years.My son now embarks aboard the ClipperShip on a journey which will be differentthan mine, but hopefully with many similarities as well. As my son beginsthis special time in his life, I look backat my time at Xaverian and cherish thememories. My son will now be part of a group of young men that I consider to be fellow Clippers. I look forward toknowing my son in this same respect.When I returned to Xaverian with myson, I experienced chills as I passed thelockers in the hallway...even thoughthey look so small to me now, they usedto seem so big and were so much a part of my life. I look back fondly on the school dances, retreats, and all theevents that shaped my high schoolexperience.

I am so proud my son is embarkingon this journey at Xaverian. He followsnot only in my footsteps, but also inthose of his uncle, who is also a graduate.His experiences will be different frommine, but the joys and wonderful memories will share a certain similarity.A legacy is being created, and I look forward to sharing in some of hismoments at Xaverian—maybe evenreliving some of mine too.


All Hands on DeckAlumni Reunion Over 400 Clipper alumni returned to the hallowedhalls of their beloved alma mater to participate inthe All Hands on Deck Reunion on Saturday, March24, 2012. The Class of 1962, which celebrated its50th Golden Anniversary, the Class of 1987, whichcelebrated its 25th Anniversary, along with additionalclasses that celebrated milestone reunions (Classesof 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1992, 1997, 2002, and2007) were feted at special cocktail receptions in various spots on-campus before heading to theAll Class Reunion in the gym.

The special day also included an Alumni Mass,a performance by the Xaverian Pipe and Drum Corps,Class Picture sessions, and delectable dinner prepared by Chef Michael Ayoub ’74.

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Brother Thomas Murphy, C.F.X.6 Xaverian High School Pipe and Drum Corps7 Louis Palmero ’62 and Richard Santulli ’628 Stephen Alberti ’77, Joe Verde, Mike Wilson ’77,

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on the Brothers’ Terrace 6 Tony Tighe ’62 flips through

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Luigi D’Agostino ’9211 The Class of 1977 celebrates with

Paul Maruffi (center) upon his induc-tion into the Athletic Hall of Fame.The entire Xaverian community wassaddened to learn of Paul’s passingjust a few weeks after the reunion.

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Heroes Golf Outing On Friday, June 29th, Xaverian saw a tremendous turnout for our 2nd Annual Heroes Golf Outing, a fundraiser for theDennis O’Berg ’91 Memorial Scholarship and the Fortis Fund,programs that provide grants and a scholarship to the sons of FDNY and NYPD families. The success of the day, whichincluded a barbeque and round of golf at the Dyker Beach GolfCourse, followed by an after-party at Xaverian, is a credit to agreat committee of volunteers, with exceptional contributionsby alum and current parent, Peter DiSalvo ’85, P’14, and hiswife,Vicki DiSalvo P’14.

Mike Iacovelli ’79, Joe Narciso ’86, Peter Gaudiuso ’81

Marc Spelman ’92,Tom Burns ’83, and Alex Stempkowski ’10

Steven Eriquez ’91, Anthony Vignapiano ’92,Frank Marino ’91, and Joe Favuzza ’91

Brandon Sica ’95,Ted Sica ’92, Dave Muccigrosso ’95, andJay Ludovico ’94

Sean Joy ’85, Essa Bateh ’85, Albert Bateh ’12, and James Bateh P’12

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Xaverian in the RockawaysOn Thursday, August 2nd, nearly 50 Xaverian alumni gathered at thebucolic Belle Harbor Yacht Club for a regional reception for those withties to the Rockaways. The evening began with a lovely cocktail hour,followed by a performance by two members of the Xaverian Pipe andDrum Corps.

Xaverian President Robert Alesi ’78 welcomed attendees, saying,“Over the past two years we’ve doubled the number of students fromthe Rockaways who attend Xaverian and I’m very proud of that. Eachand every day we work to raise the bar academically for these students,but at the end of the day it’s about mission. It’s about understanding values, it’s about understanding what it means to be a Xaverian student.Our alums are leaders in every walk of industry and every part of society,but the thing that really makes them stand out is that they know how to give back. They understand about service.They understand what it means to be a person of faith, a person of integrity.”

Bro. James Smith, C.F.X.,Tom Blaney ’73, Martin Hoban ’84,and Jim Katen P’06

Director of Finance Jack Alesi P’99, ’01 andKevin Moroney ’88

Thomas Nestor P’15, Daniel Fitzgerald ’92, and Director of Development Corinne King

President Bob Alesi ’78, Essam Said P’11, andMaria Said P’11

Bill Lavin ’61 addresses the attendees as membersof the Pipe and Drum Corps look on

Eileen Matthews, Henry Matthews ’79, and Walter Ward ’79

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The Young Menand the SeaXaverian Ferry Tales Although the Brothers selected the magnificent 19th century clipper shipsas the symbol of their flagship schooloverlooking New York Harbor, fewXaverian students had a nautical experi-ence while in high school. Except, ofcourse, for those intrepid Staten Islanderswho daily traveled the sea route to7100 Shore Road aboard the famous69th Street Ferry, the only way acrossthe bay before the construction of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

Whenever Island alumni from theearly years are present, you can bet thata reference to the maritime commuteon the “boats” (named The Tides, TheHamilton, The Gowanus, and The EGDiefenbach) is inevitable.The salt air,the rolling deck in rough weather, thesound of foghorns, the smell of dieselfuel, the sight of dozens of vessels atanchor in the bay, and the camaraderieof schoolmates all combined to helpform special friendships.

While a Bay Ridge fixture for morethan half a century, few at Xaverian todayeven know why a large painting of theBrooklyn-Staten Island Ferry hangs in the Shore Road entrance. BetweenSeptember 1957 and November 1965,approximately 125 Staten Island studentsmade the daily crossing. A recent letterto these alumni brought to light someinteresting memories of this uniqueaspect of the school’s history.A sampling:

❱ Paraphrasing the poet Edna St.VincentMillay:“We were very tired, we werevery merry.We had gone back and forthfour years on the ferry...” Virtually all ofthe

days were routine. Most guys got the8:00 am boat because it timed well withthe beginning of school.The ferry ridewas always the best time for me—youcould catch up on homework, collabo-rate to get that nasty Physics problemfrom Brother Lucas, or just socialize.Theboat home depended on your activity.I ran track, so most days I got a 4:30 pmor 5:00 pm boat. —Don Bouchoux ’64

❱ “Fogs made for fun on the water. Iremember a particularly thick fog forwhich the ferry captain had placed twodeckhands at either side of the bow ofthe boat to listen for the bells of shipsanchored in the Narrows.We all distinct-ly heard the ringing of a bell—and thenwatched the deckhands point in oppo-site directions.” —Tony Tighe ’62

❱ On several occasions, we had nearcrashes due to high winds and sea statesin the Bay.Waiting at the 69th St. Pierwas tough since the waiting room wasso tiny and cold, especially in the win-ter. —Bob Kittredge ’62

❱ The 69th Street Ferry boats were not very large and not equipped withradar.When there was thick fog, theboats didn’t operate.Those delays were considered “excused late.” I vividlyremember one morning when it waswell past 9:30 am and the forecast wasfor no lifting of the fog before noon. Oneof the upperclassmen called BrotherThaddeus and was told to “round up the herd,” take the Staten Island Ferry to Manhattan and then the subway toBrooklyn.What a scene! I think wemade it just in time for lunch period! —Tom “Smitty” Smith ’63

❱ I was on the ferry in 1962 duringHurricane Donna. I remember the captain just barely guiding the ferry intothe docking apron when there wasn’tmuch of the slip showing above water.It was the last ferry to make the trip

that morning because the water hadbecome too high. —Bill Philpot ’65

❱ A lot of homework was done (copied!)on the morning trip over. Cries of,“Whohas the math homework?” or English orwhatever wasn’t done the night beforecould be heard most days.You had 20minutes to get everything you needed.The waiting area on 69th Street was asmall shack that had the best chocolatedonuts for a nickel.—Ted Adams ’62

❱ During one particularly bad storm,we [students] were the only ones toboard. No cars, just schoolboys.Theupperclassmen decided that it would be a great time for some freshmen initiation (so 1960’s, so politically incorrect nowadays). In rough sailing,waves were breaking over the bow andwashing down through the car deck.One frosh was asked to stand at thefront of the top deck and periodicallyshout “Whale Ho!”Another measuredthe length of the upper deck—outsidein the storm—with a ruler, while the restran from side to side amidships trying to rock the boat with their weight! —Don Bouchoux ’64

❱ And who could forget prom nightwhen all us guys who had rented limosfor the evening had them drive us to theferry terminal in Manhattan so we couldtake that ferry to St. George and thentake the 69th Street Ferry to theBrooklyn dock where the same limoswere waiting to drive us the two blocksto Xaverian for our after-prom breakfast.—Tony Tighe ’62

❱ Day by day, we had a front row seat to the spectacle of seeing a suspensionbridge being built. First we watched thetowers being built, then the spinning ofthe suspension wires, then the suspen-sion of the roadway from those wires. Itwas slow, but it occurred over all of thefour years of the class of ’64 at Xaverian.—Don Bouchoux ’64

❱ It was a real blow when the VerrazanoBridge opened and ferry service endedjust before Thanksgiving in 1964. It wasa much longer journey by bus and muchless pleasant trip once the ferry wasclosed.“Life is a journey. Enjoy the ride.Tomorrow is promised to no one.”—Tom “Smitty” Smith ’63

In the days of the 69th Street Ferry,just over 6% of the student body lived in Staten Island.Today, 17% of Xaverian students make the commute toBrooklyn.With a grateful salute to our many alumnicontributors, S. Heiles ’64, Consultant andArchivist [email protected]

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Class Notes1961 Frank Guerrassio took a turn asMartin Vanderhof in the Studio Playersproduction of You Can’t Take it WithYou last March.

Anthony Piazza, Associate Professorat the New York Institute of Technology,donated a number of archival items tothe school, including a collection ofShore Road Locals dating back to 1957.

1962 John Eppolito is CFO and VicePresident, administration for the NationalAction Council for Minorities inEngineering, Inc.

Patrick Goetz is enjoying retirementin Fishkill, NY, after a 45 year career inlaw enforcement; including stints withthe NYPD, Fishkill PD, and VeteransAffairs PD. He and his wife, Evelyn, havebeen blessed with five sons and elevengrandchildren.

The paintings of Joseph Russwere chosen, in both 2010 and 2011,for the American Artists ProfessionalLeague Show at the Salmagundi Club inGreenwich Village, where he garneredthe award for Best Landscape in 2010.

1963 Robert Costa retired from JPMorganChase in early 2011 after 42 years in a variety of credit approval positions,both domestic and international.

Bill Mariano just completed his45th year as a teacher, the last seven as a college professor.

1964 Dr. James J. Hearn, Senior ExecutiveService, United States Army, was awardedthe Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffJoint Meritorious Civilian Service Award,having distinguished himself by providingexceptional meritorious service whileserving as the Director of the JointProgram Integration Office U.S. Forces—Afghanistan.

Peter Mancino is enjoying his thirdretirement. Having previously served 24 years in the USAF followed by 16 atAtmos Energy, he worked as an OracleApplications Developer at ElectronicTransactions Consultants. According toPeter, “The third time is the charm.”

1965 George Duryea, a C.P.A. in Lake Mary,FL, celebrated the wedding of his son,Beau and his bride, Brandi.

Frank Piro recently retired from the United States Department ofTransportation,Washington, D.C.

1966 Bill Guarinello, Chairman of BrooklynCommunity Board 11, was named a 2012Civic Award winner by the Bay RidgeCommunity Council.

1967 Thomas Blank is the proprietor of theBlack Goose Grill in Sharon, CT, a localhome-style family restaurant with a funand friendly atmosphere. Stop in forbreakfast, lunch or dinner if you’re inthe area and make sure to say hello.

Don Hudec won the ColoniaCountry Club Golf Championship “B”Flight this summer.

1968 Joey Carbone splits his time betweenJapan and Los Angeles and is the top foreign composer and producer inJapan.An advisor for Sony Music andAvex Music, he is also a Vice Principal at Jikei Gakuen. Joey also spent 9 yearsas the music director for the hit TVshow, Star Search.

John Gallo reports that he is theproud father of three successful daughters, a foreign service officer andtwo physicians. He recently moved fromBrooklyn to Pennsylvania to be closer to his three wonderful grandchildren,but misses “the ability to get a containerof milk without using the car!”

Frank Russo, working with theAMVETS John R.Tamburri MemorialPost 917 on Staten Island, is instrumentalin supporting wounded troops at theWalter Reed National Medical Center inBethesda, MD. Frank returned for a tourof the school and is now working to getXaverian students involved with thiswonderful cause.

1969 Kevin Campbell, is an Investigator for the Howard Hughes MedicalInstitute and a Professor of Physiologyand Biophysics at the University ofIowa.

1970 Michael Morotta has enjoyed an eventful year to date. After spending a month in Fiji and Australia, he celebrated his daughter’s wedding inAugust. La Dolce Vita, was what Michael had to say.

Dr. James J. Hearn ’64 (left) being presented with the Chairmanof the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Meritorious Civilian ServiceAward by Col. Bob Tipton, USA

Pictured at the Hospital Militar in Guayaquil, Ecuador:Center, Chief of the Medical Mission Dr. Francis Collini ’74,MD FACS, Right, Classmate and Mission Volunteer Col. RayOrtega, MD FACS, Left, Translator Sigfried Heiles ’64.

1972 Charles Giordano, familiar to rock fansas the keyboard player for Pat Benatar,is now touring with Bruce Springsteenand the E Street Band.

1974 Bob Barrett’s two radio shows are syndicated on NPR in over 200 markets,as far south as Florida.

Jerry Cahill released an inspirationalchildren’s book last April entitled, Jerry’sCircus Presents The Boy Who CouldNot Fail.

Dr. Francis J. Collini has a long history of humanitarian work on behalfof children who are desperately in needof corrective surgery. For the past 14years, he has led a volunteer team ofdoctors, anesthesiologists, nurses, andsupport staff to some of the poorestregions of the Third World, in particular,Ecuador. In the space of a week, themission typically completes 70–80 corrective surgeries, often in excessiveheat and difficult conditions. The teambrings all its own surgical equipmentand medical supplies, provided throughthe generosity of Community Cares ForKids, a robust benevolent foundationsupervised by Frank’s wife, Susan, whoworks year-round raising friends andfunds to support the mission.The U.S.Department of State praised Dr. Collini’swork “for conducting their mission in a manner that brings pride and credit tothe people of the United States.” In notinghis admiration for the team members,Dr. Collini cites,“The camaraderie andhigh morale of the team who work inoften difficult conditions to bring helpto the less fortunate is truly laudable.”

Raymond Ebarb, a founding partnerof Great South Bay Medical Practice andV.P. of NYS Academy Family Medicine,is an assistant clinical professor at SUNYStony Brook Medical School and Hofstra-NSLIJ Medical School. He and his wife of 22 years, Therese, have two sons,Theo and Ray.

Steve Marchetti won the ColoniaCountry Club Golf Championship for thesecond time in three years this summer.

1975 Anthony DeVito, who wears manyhats these days as a creative consultant,writer, actor, and comedian recently created the hysterical video, Sh*t NativeNew Yorkers Say.

Ralph Mauriello received theBreakout Actor Award at the IdyllwildInternational Festival of Cinema inCalifornia for for his work in the independent film, Greencastle.

1976 Anthony Bianchi, General AffairsCommittee Chairman of the Inuyama CityCouncil, hosted Mr. Joseph Loposky andmembers of Xaverian’s renowned musicprogram on their recent trip to Japan.

1978 Jay Moyles, Marine Rescue Chief, retiredafter 31 years of service to ManateeCounty, FL.

1979 Jim Case logged quite a few miles traveling across the country to watch hiskids compete in California. His daughter,Julie, a sophomore at Chapman University,was named Women’s Swimmer of theYear at the 2012 Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships and a Division III All-America in Water Polo.His son, James, a member of the nation-ally ranked Santa Clara Men’s WaterPolo team, was a First Team All-WWPAselection and received All-AmericanHonorable Mention recognition.

Rob Colonna happily reports thatall is well in Cranford, NJ. His home isback and better than ever, after fourmonths of renovation thanks toHurricane Irene.

Bill Gehrke is in his 18th season asan assistant coach with the LIU Women’sSoftball Program. A former winner ofthe AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year Award, Bill has helped leadthe Blackbirds to 10 straight NEC cham-pionships and seven NCAA Tournamentappearances in the last decade.

1981Charles Bono is Director of Operationsfor Genesis Builders Consortium. He andhis wife, JeanMarie, are the proud parents

of three children—Julianna, Luca, andChristian, who is a member of Xaverian’sClass of 2015.

Mickey Lynch, proprietor of FlyRideInc. in Hampton Beach, NH, founded theKnute Rockne Football AlumniAssociation.

1982 Rich Borecky is approaching the SilverAnniversary of his certification by theU.S. Coast Guard as a licensed captain.

Michael O’Reilly, who won a NY State Championship under former Varsity basketball coach, Lou Piccola,watched his son, Sean, win the NJ ShoreConference B North title with CoachPiccola at Colt’s Neck High School.

Joseph Petrino, happily marriedwith three boys, is an officer and councildelegate for Local 1974, the DrywallTapers’ Union of NYC. He is also a FourthDegree Knight and Chancellor for theHoly Family Knights of ColumbusCouncil number 14520.

Gerard Shepherd is a PhysicianAssociate in Emergency Medicine atDuke Medical Center in Durham, NC.He and his wife, Levia, are the proudparents of Nicole and Chris.

Philip Vazquez is Director of theSpeech and Hearing Center at BrooklynHospital. He is married with two sons,Christopher and Michael, who is a sixthgrader in the Genesis Program.

1984 Joe Savarese bowled his second career300 game last March.

Kevin Ward, pictured above, wasnamed NYPD Borough Commander of Staten Island.

20 members of the Class of 1974,some pictured above, gathered at theprivate Warren Room of the PalmRestaurant in June for a group dinnerwhich was organized by Salvatore Russo.Classmates traveled from as far away as Lake George to attend.Wonderfulcamaraderie and great stories werereported by all! 20 www.xaverian.org

1985 Anthony Insogna is the Global Co-Chairof the Jones Day Intellectual PropertyPractice.

1986 Joe Narciso has created Crib Notes, aneducational program that he introducedto middle school students in NewJersey. Retelling works of literature bycreating poems, songs, and videos, theprogram has been well received.“It’s a literacy program; Crib Notes is simplySchoolhouse Rock for books,” he said.

1988 Joe McDonald was named to theNational Board of the Ancient Order ofHibernians, the oldest and largest IrishCatholic Fraternal Organization in theUnited States. Joe will be serving asNational Webmaster for two years.

Kevin Molloy and his fiancée, DianeSanchez, are planning a December wedding. The couple met in 2005 whenKevin, a member of the FDNY, respondedto a fire at Diane’s home.

Terence Mullin (pictured below, left)once again chaired a benefit receptionhonoring the legacy of Stephen “Shakey”Conway ’88 this March.

Carlo Scissura, former Chief of Staffto Brooklyn Borough President MartyMarkowitz, was appointed President andCEO of the Brooklyn Chamber ofCommerce.

1989 Anthony Buffalano was recently promoted to Partner at SouthpointCapital Advisors LP, a hedge fund located in Midtown.

Michael Schramm, (right) editor of the Rockaway Point News, served asDeputy Grand Marshall of the RockawaySt. Patrick’s Day Parade.

1990 Joe Sbarra is a recruiter for JPMorganChase in New York City.

1992 Nick Costalas and his lovely bride,Denise, will be celebrating their firstanniversary in November.

Brian Flanigan and his wife, Melissa,were blessed with a beautiful baby girl,Teagan Hope.

Chris Fredrickson, Global Video andInteractive Platform Manager at SchneiderElectric, resides happily in Rhode Islandwith his wife, Michaela and their twodaughters, Maddie and Emma.

1993 Martin Langan and his wife, Thais, wereblessed with their first child, Martin, lastDecember. Dad is an NYPD Detective.

1994 Mike Thorgersen and his wife,Shannon, celebrated their first weddinganniversary in April.

1995 Joseph DeAngelis and his stunningbride, Christine, were married lastDecember in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

1996 Justin Brannan was featured in the NewYork Post after the newspaper arrangeda meeting between him and a disabled

soldier who had the words “For those I love I will sacrifice” tattooed across his rib cage before being deployed toAfghanistan.The words are a lyric froma song which Justin and his bandmateswrote and recorded in 1997 when theywere part of a hard-core band calledIndecision.

1997 Rene Barro and his wife, Maria,welcomed a beautiful son, Ronin Igarta,into their family in February.

Nick Lugo was the Company Managerfor last year’s North American Tour ofMamma Mia!

Thomas Munday and his wife,Lindsey, celebrated the arrival of theirson, Caiden John.

Rocco Napoli and his wife, Loren,were blessed with a beautiful daughter,Helena, last October.

1998 Salvatore Terranova and his beautifulbride, Donna, were married in July.

1999 Thomas Biscione, his wife, Kate, andtheir daughter, Liliana, welcomed abeautiful baby boy, Thomas, into theirfamily in March.

2001 Vinny Bird and his lovely wife, Jackie,were married in May.

Rob Oliva enjoyed every aspect of the Giants’ Super Bowl win, from hisroad trip to Indianapolis to the tickertape parade in the Canyon of Heroes,hobnobbing with Big Blue legend, JimBurt, along the way.

2003 Rev. Michael Bruno, pictured below,was part of a group of several priestswho accompanied Bishop NicholasDiMarzio and the Auxiliary Bishops ofthe Diocese of Brooklyn when they metwith His Holiness, Benedict XVI, duringtheir ad limina visit on ThanksgivingDay 2011. Fr. Bruno, who is completing

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From left: Terence Mullin, ChrisMontagnino ’88, Anne, Faith, and JulianneMontagnino, President Bob Alesi ’78,and Mary and Tom Conway (ShakeyConway’s parents)

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his doctorate in Rome, also returned toXaverian recently to serve as a guestspeaker for the XCEL Summer Program.

2004 Matthew Bertolotti, pictured below,married Lauren Deceglie on March 30 atSts. Simon and Jude Church.The coupleheld a reception at Russo’s on the Bay.

Brendan Gorman, who coachesBishop Kearney High School’s Speechand Debate team, was recently featuredin a Home Reporter article regardingthe team’s success.

Paul Hedderson and his lovely wife,Jill, were married last March.

Ander S. Heiles, USN, was promotedto the rank of Fleet Lieutenant whileserving aboard guided missile cruiserUSS Monterrey (CG-61), on an eight-month deployment to the Mediterranean,the Black and North Seas. Previously,Lt. Heiles served two years in Japanaboard the destroyer USS McCampbell(DDG-85). He has been transferred tothe Naval Post Graduate School inMonterey, CA, to study oceanographyand undersea warfare.

Rocco Deserto made his first head-lining appearance in the Breakout ArtistComedy Series at the famous Caroline’sComedy Club in Manhattan.

Jermaine Mitchell, after graduatingfrom Allegheny College as an All-NCACFootball selection with a degree inEconomics, is now the defensive linecoach for Marietta College in Ohio.

Anthony Shults, was admitted to theNew York State Bar and is an associate atCleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP.Anthony received a Juris Doctor, magnacum laude, Order of the Coif, from NewYork University School of Law in 2011,where he was a notes editor for the Law Review.

Matthew Turturro, pictured right,and his lovely bride, Antoinette, weremarried in August.

2005 Dominic Palastro and his brother,John ’07, after spending many monthslearning the ropes from Master RoasterJoe of ItalCoffee, have opened their own coffee company, Kings Coffee,in Columbia Heights.

2008 Billy Gorman graduated from TheCatholic University of America with adegree in Architecture and is headed toNotre Dame University at the end ofJuly where he is enrolled in a Mastersdegree program, also in Architecture.

Patrick Kelly, USN, pictured below,graduated from the Naval ReserveOfficers Training Corps program at TheUniversity of Notre Dame in May. He has been assigned to the Nuclear PowerSchool in Charleston, SC.

Anthony Liatsis, a June graduate of Stanford University, is engaged to thelovely Jordan Leonard.

Brandon Manning and the a cappellagroup, The Pointercounts, of SUNYPotsdam, gave a special performance for Xaverian students in March.

2009 Oday Aboushi, a junior OffensiveTackle at the University of Virginia, wasvoted Second Team All-ACC Football in 2011.

Jamel Fuentes, pictured below,and his Norfolk State teammates wereresponsible for many brackets beingbusted after their enormous upset ofMissouri last March in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Frank Gallinaro was elected VicePresident of Finance for the StudentGovernment Association at WagnerCollege.

2010 Nick Lieggi welcomed an interestingguest at work as Yankee great and current Los Angeles Dodgers’ Manager,Don Mattingly, stopped by last winter.

2011 Manny Thomas, pictured below,enjoyed a successful freshman seasonwith the men’s basketball team at Marist College.

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From left: Hannah Kelly G’08, JustinKelly ’79 P’12, G’08, ’06, Patrick Kelly ’12, Emily Kelly G’06

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Annual Report 2011-2012

Xaverian High School

Annual Report 2011-2012

2011–2012 Development Report Corinne M. King, Director of Development

The 2011–2012 Development Program saw success, measured by the growth

in revenue of our Clipper Fund, scholarship initiatives, and special events.

An equally important barometer of success was a notable increase in the

number of Xaverian alumni, parents, faculty, and friends who are participating

in these efforts. Xaverian’s ability to continue to attract and retain outstanding

teachers through competitive compensation, offer academic scholarships

and financial aid, and provide the technology and resources required of

a premier education, are directly tied to the support and leadership of all of

our constituents. On behalf of all at Xaverian, thank you for your generosity

and loyalty to our school.

Development RevenueClipper Fund $609,315.37

Scholarship Initiatives $228,010.00

Special Events Tickets/Registration $183,409.69

Parent Circle Revenue $57,996.00

Your generosity brought in $1,078,731.This is an update to the $1,020,735

preliminary number announced by email in early July. We increased the total

development revenue by $169,202. Thank you!

Participation Statistics, 2010–2011/2011–2012ComparisonAlumni Donors 446 to 544 22% increase

Parent Donors 62 to 93 48% increase

Faculty/Staff Donors 12 to 39 225% increase

Leadership Donors ($1,000+) 105 to 123 17% increase

Alumni Participation by Decade1960s 14%

1970s 9%

1980s 7%

1990s 4%

2000s 2%

Thank you again to everyone who was a part of this success.We hope that we can count on you again

this year. If you have not been a part of

Xaverian’s development program, we hope

this will be the year that you join us.

The 2012–2013 efforts have begun.

Please consider making a gift today!

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Annual Report 2011–2012

Tristani Family Establishes theCosimo TristaniMemorial Scholarshipat XaverianWe are pleased to announce thatAnthony Tristani ’95 and Nino Tristani ’99,together with their mother Nancy,have established the Cosimo TristaniMemorial Scholarship at Xaverian.

Cosimo Tristani embodies the trueAmerican dream. After emigrating from Italy at 21 years of age, he came to America and started a new life.He left a life of struggle and poverty,vowing to prosper and to take care of his family, which he did. Unable toattend school as a child, a strong empha-sis on faith and education was fosteredwithin him and passed down to his children and grandchildren. Hisaccomplishments as a father, husband,businessman and devout Catholic set atremendous example for his family andfriends. His drive, hard work, honestyand integrity led him down a path ofhappiness and satisfaction. Cosimo’shumility and generosity were a part ofhis daily life. He believed in teaching by example and took pride in helpinganyone he could.

The Cosimo Tristani MemorialScholarship is granted to a young man displaying the hard work, humility,integrity, faith, and family values that setan example for his family and peers.

Cosimo Tristani



2011–2012 Board of Trustees Mr. Robert B. Alesi ’78Dr. Richard Berleth Captain Donald Bouchoux ’64Brother Arthur Caliman, C.F.X. ’64Hon. Matthew J. D’Emic ’70Rev. Dave DettmerMr. Neil Hall ’66Brother Lawrence Harvey, C.F.X.,

ChairmanMs. Alice HessionMr.Vincent Iannelli ’68Mr. Brian J. Ingram ’89Ms. Barbara IvesMrs. Gilda KingMr. Francis C. Lupo ’68Mr. James Lynn ’79Mr. Michael MacIntyre ’94Mr. Joseph A. Malvasio ’63Mr. Edward A. McDonald ’64Mr. Robert C. O’Sullivan ’64Mr. Robert J. Porta ’79Mr.William J. Russo ’65Brother Daniel Skala, C.F.X.Mr. Michael Welch

2011–2012 ClipperFund ChairpersonsJonathan Bova ’04Michael Buckley ’01Brother Arthur Caliman, C.F.X. ’65James Caruso ’89Angelo DiLeo ’96Eric DiNapoli ’96James Gannon ’96Brian King ’77Peter & Jeannie Kontopirakis P’12, ’13Anthony Mazzo ’96Stephen Neglia ’89Joseph Patella ’89John A. Shahin ’96Daniel Sharib ’96Nicholas Sideratos ’88Mark Spelman ’92

2011Alumni GolfClassic CommitteeRobert B.Alesi ’78, PresidentJack Alesi P’99, ’01Matt Daus ’86Rich Higgins ’89Frank Gallinaro ’80, P’09Carl Gambino ’80Michael Guistiniani P’13Corinne M. King, Director of

DevelopmentTrudy Kuhn P’91Marie Lane P’84, ’92Steve Marchetti P’84, Chairman Emeritus Eddie Mayrose ’79, P’05, ’07, ’08Richard Micallef ’80Frank Modica ’82Jeff O’Brien Fred Scuteri ’91

2011–2012 Annual Giving Gifts Made to Clipper Fundand Endowment

Thank You to Our AlumniSt. Francis Xavier SocietyGifts from $25,000 and aboveMr. Anthony Tristani ’95Mrs. Nancy Tristani P’95, ’99Mr. Nino Tristani ’99Mr. John M.Trani ’62

Our Lady of the Narrows SocietyGifts from $10,000–$24,999Anonymous Mr. Bernard V. Drury ’74Mr. Robert Charles Golden ’64Mr. Steven J. Marchetti ’74Mr. George A. Marchetti ’68Mr. Kevin B.Thompson ’70

St. Michael’s SocietyGifts from $5,000–$9,999Anonymous Mr. Charles F. Gilroy ’80Mr. Anthony S. Grosso ’70Mr. Gregory G. Habeeb ’67Mr. Neil Hall ’66Mr.Vincent Iannelli ’68Mr. Edward A. McDonald ’64Mr. Francis J. Mirabello ’72Mr. Frank W. Modica ’82Mr. Joseph A. Patella ’89Mr. Salvatore J. Russo ’74Dr. James M. Suarez ’61Mr.William F. Zucker ’75

Brother Theodore RykenSocietyGifts from $2,500–$4,999Mr.Angelo A. Bua ’66Mr. Robert J. Crescentini ’65Mr. Harry L. D’Onofrio ’85Mr. Harold E. Gaffney ’74Mr. Paul A. Lloyd ’73Mr. Brendan J. McCormick ’89Mr. Charles A. Mele ’74Mr.Thomas M. Meo ’75Mr. John P. Pantazis ’77Mr. Nicholas Sideratos ’88

Brother Padraic SocietyGifts from $1,500–$2,499AnonymousMr. Michael P. Bennett ’61Mr. David K. Cummings ’63Mr. Barney M. Gallassio ’79Mr. Frank C. Gramieri ’77Mr. George L. Greco ’77Mr. Robert G. Higgins ’78Dr. Francis E. Hubbard ’62Mr. Edward J. Kelly ’78Mr. Robert T. Koroshetz ’72Mr. Robert J. MacDonald ’62Mr. James A. Maloney ’92Mr. Christopher L. Montagnino ’88Rev. Robert V. Mucci ’75Mr. Robert C. O’Sullivan ’64Mr.Thomas M.Wynne ’79

Brother Hilary SocietyGifts from $1,000–$1,499Mr.Thomas E. Alberto ’65Dr. Dennis J. Amato ’62Mr. Robert A. Angelone ’77Mr. Richard J. Bielen ’78Mr. Guillermo G. Bilbao ’76Mr. Anthony J. Buffalano ’89Dr. Joseph J. Farraye ’74Mr. Joseph G. Fontana ’84Dr. John E. Gardella ’66Mr. Louis O. Giglioli ’61Dr. Charles R. Hadlock ’64Mr. Denis P. Jamison ’65Mr. Gerard T. Kane ’77Mr. Michael W. Kelly ’72Mr. Martin J. Lawler ’61Mr. Francis C. Lupo ’68Dcn.Thomas O.T. Mack ’62Dr. Charles V. Magatti ’67Lt. Jerome P. Mandala ’75Mr. Michael P. McBride ’82Mr. Joseph Pagnotta ’84Mr. Steven M. Palermo ’82Mr. Robert J. Porta ’79Mr. John Ryan ’62Mr.Thomas J. Scorza ’65Mr.William A. Sollecito ’64Mr.Anthony B. Stumbo ’93Mr. Philip Tartaglia ’81Mr. Robert J.Windorf ’76

Clipper Society Gifts from $250–$999Dr. Charles J. Abate ’74Dr. Pasquale J. Accardo ’61Mr. James F. Agoglia ’88Mr. Robert B. Alesi ’78Mr. Paul J. Amico ’73Mr. Michael Anticev ’81Mr. Christopher Athineos ’87Mr. Anthony J. Auciello ’97Mr. Michael G. Ayoub ’74Mr. John E. Baccash ’67

Mr. Dominick P. Balsamo ’94Mr. Gregg A. Barbagallo ’88Lt.Thomas K. Barnes ’82Mr. & Mrs. Albert Bateh P’12 Mr. Essa A. Bateh ’85Mr. Gerald J. Bernaz ’70Mr. Richard M. Beyer ’66Mr. Richard S. Bianco ’82Mr. John L. BianRosa ’67Mr. Justin L. Brannan ’96Mr. Robert J. Bruno ’65Mr. Gerard J. Buckley ’96Mr. Michael F. Buckley ’01Mr. Mark A. Buonanno ’81Mr. John F. Byrne ’65Mr. Richard F. Callaghan ’64Mr. Robert A. Carotenuto ’85Mr. Bruce T. Casino ’77Mr.Alfred Cavallaro ’78Mr. John M. Chell ’87Mr. Michael A. Chirico ’75Mr. Michael S. Cilento ’76Mr. George L. Clark ’83Mr.Vincent J. Cody ’62Mr.Vincent J. Colandrea ’77Capt. Richard L. Cole ’81Mr.William J. Connell ’79Mr. Robert E. Corsi ’66Dr. Salvatore J. Corso ’77Mr. George J. Coughlin ’67Bro. Charles M. Cully, C.F.X ’61Mr. Dominick Cuttitta ’79Mr. Philip Daniele ’79Mr. Michael W. Darby ’64Mr. Edward P. Davis ’79Hon.Vincent M. Del Giudice ’72Mr. Pedro G. Delgado ’68Mr. Patrick H. Dempsey ’91Mr. Louis A. Denino ’66Mr. Robert F. D’Errico ’65Mr. Angelo DiLeo ’96 Mr. Eric DiNapoli ’96

Mr. Richard T. Diver ’74Mr. Brian P. Donnelly ’81Mr.William R. Dooley ’64Dr. Raymond L. Ebarb ’74Mr. Steven B. Eriquez ’91Dr. Richard H. Escobales ’61Mr.Thomas F. Faherty ’85Mr. Bruce Fenimore ’71Mr.Thomas A. Fezza ’73Mr. John C. Fiore ’66Mr. Leonard N. Florio ’61Mr. James G. Gallagher ’76Mr. Frank T. Gallinaro ’80Mr. Michael Gallo ’88Mr. Barry A. Gallogly ’70Mr. Carl J. Gambino ’80Mr. Michael Ganim ’88Mr. James Gannon ’96 Mr.William J. Garry ’76Mr. Peter Gaudiuso ’81Mr. Robert P. Gaughan ’64Mr.Vincent Gentile ’84Mr.Trevor I. George ’86Mr. Peter J. Gerbasi ’81Mr. Robert Giancola ’99Mr.Anthony Gioeli ’84Mr. Stephen R. Gitto ’73Mr. James G. Goodness ’71Mr. Carl A. Graziano ’90Mr. Joseph Guastella ’79Mr. Raffael J. Guidone ’63Mr. Ronald J. Halleran ’61Mr. Edward T. Harrigan ’61Mr. Dr. Brian A. Hatot ’74Mr. Dr. James J. Hearn ’64Mr. Sigfried Heiles ’64Mr. Martin G. Hoban ’84Mr. Lester M. Hunkele ’65Mr. Brian J. Ingram ’89Mr. Richard A. Kassar ’64Mr. James R. Keenan ’84

Mr. Brian M. King ’77Mr. Michael F. King ’93Mr. Frederick Lizzi ’68Mr. Michael J. Longabardi ’91Mr. James P. Lynn ’79Mr. Dr. John R. Maese ’75Mr. Edward A. Mayrose ’79Mr.Anthony C. McCabe ’88Lt. David D. McCann ’87Mr. James F. McCarrick ’88Mr.Thomas A. McFarland ’68Mr. John L. McNamara ’74Mr. Richard G. Micallef ’80Mr.Anthony D. Miserandino ’61Mr.Alfred R. Montanino ’87Mr. Mark J. Morawski ’73Mr. James P. Moriarty ’81Mr. James J. Munson ’76Mr.William Neri ’00Mr. Jerry J. O’Brien ’62Mr. Gerald P. O’Driscoll ’65Mr. Robert A. Oliva ’00Mr. Ronald Palastro ’72Mr. Francis Pascuzzi ’61Mr. Daniel Patrissy ’61Mr. Adam C. Peck ’63Dr. Matthew J. Peluso ’93Dr. Anthony F. Piazza ’61Mr. Frank S. Picone ’84Mr. John P. Pritting ’72Mr. Anthony D. Quaranta ’74Mr. James P. Quigley ’66Mr. Robert J. Rafferty ’62Mr. James M. Rallis ’75Mr. Robert T. Rogers ’77Mr. Stephen R. Rolandi ’72Mr.William J. Russo ’65Mr. Salvatore J. Russo ’74Mr. Michael S. Savage ’75Mr. James J. Scaglione ’65Chief Michael Scagnelli ’64Mr. Anthony Scavo ’94Mr. Joseph G. Schiavo ’77Mr. Richard A. Sena ’65Mr. James Shaffer ’91Mr. John Shahin ’96Mr. Daniel R. Sharib ’96Dr. Gerard P. Shepherd ’82Mr. Richard W. Smith ’64Mr. Frank A. Spadaro ’68Dr. Francis S. Stellaccio ’66Mr.Anthony J.Tighe ’62Mr. Christopher J.Torrente ’90Mr. Brian A.Travis ’62Dr.Vincent K.Tuohy ’65Dr. Joseph S.Vetrano ’62Mr. Anthony R.Vignapiano ’91Mr. Andrew V. Vindigni ’77Mr. Joseph F.Volpe ’68Mr. Charles B.Wendel ’67Mr. Michael F. Wilson ’77Mr.Tracy T.Windrum ’68

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Legacy Society Gifts from $100–$249Mr. David Agresto ’92Mr. Stephen Albright ’75Mr. Richard G. Aliberti ’79Mr. Francis J. Ambrosi ’87Mr. George J. Ameer ’85Mr.Vito J. Aniello ’62Mr. Salvatore Anzalone ’90Mr. Michael Argiro ’93Mr. James M. Barling ’61Mr. John Bartolomeo ’81Mr.Thomas F. Blaney ’77Mr. Charles V. Bono ’81 Mr. Richard A. Borecky ’82Mr. James F. Brandow ’89Mr. Gerard J. Britton ’77Mr.Thomas J. Broderick ’68Dr. Francis X. Browne ’61Mr. Kurt J. Butte ’88Mr. Salvatore S. Cali ’82Mr.Anthony V. Caracciolo ’78Mr. Raffaele Cardone ’99Mr.William P. Carey ’63Mr.Thomas R. Caruso ’67Mr. James Caruso ’89Mr. Gene R. Casazza ’71Mr. Peter Castro ’79Mr. Christopher J. Cawley ’85Mr. Kamond J. Cheung ’90Mr. Raphael M. Chierchio ’77Mr. Frank A. Coccaro ’72Capt. Joseph D. Colacino ’68Mr. Francis M. Colalucci ’62Mr. Brian T. Cosgrove ’79Mr. Robert R. Costa ’63Mr.William J. Cox ’61Mr.William P. Cramer ’61Mr. Peter C. Cronas ’62Mr. Francis T. Cuff ’77Mr. John A. Curatolo ’72Mr. Ralph A. Curcuru ’62Mr.Albert V. Danza ’70Mr. Brother Brian Davis, C.F.X. ’63Mr. Brian T. Davis ’70Mr. Nicholas M. DeFeis ’76Dr. Anthony V. DeFina ’67Mr.Vincent J. DeLuca ’76Mr. Frank J. Desiderio ’65Mr. John M. DiBiasi ’73Mr. Angelo DiLeo ’96Mr. Peter M. DiSalvo ’85Mr. Salvatore T. Dolcimascolo ’65Mr. Kevin M. Donachie ’76Mr. Martin F. Donohue ’77Mr.Thomas P. Duggan ’92Mr. Paul G. Duhamel ’61Mr. George Ellard ’65Mr. Robert J. Emmons ’64Dr. Jeffrey J. Falcone ’83Mr. Joseph A. Favuzza ’91Mr. Carl J. Fehlandt ’66Mr.Thomas C. Ferguson ’80Mr.William T. Finn ’81

Mr. George K. Fischer ’61Mr. Brian J. Flanigan ’92Mr. Francis G. Fleming ’62Mr. Joseph C. Freyer ’99Mr. Frank J. Gagliardi ’61Mr. Joseph A. Gallagher ’65Mr. Kevin J. Gallagher ’83Mr.Thomas E. Galligan ’89Mr. John Gallo ’68Mr. Christopher J. Ganim ’90Mr. Ralph J. Gargiulo ’70Mr.William J. Genco ’65Mr. George Giannopoulos ’97Mr. Douglas Gibbons ’68Mr. Joseph M. Gibilaro ’75Mr. John J. Gillen ’97Mr. Gasper P. Giordano ’77Mr. Donald R. Gitto ’76Mr. James A. Gorra ’65Mr. Kevin H. Greene ’66Mr.Vincent Grippa ’63Mr. Ronald A. Guido ’75Mr. John B. Higgins ’65Mr. Cyril J. Hopkins ’73Major Martin J. Horan ’64Mr. Gerald J. Howard ’68Mr. James M. Hunkele ’67Mr. Edward T. Huth ’61Mr. Anthony M. Insogna ’85Mr. Anthony Inzerillo ’88Mr. Gregory Jack ’80Mr. Paul Jamin ’85Mr. Joseph S. Jasionowski ’62Mr. John M. Jensen ’66Mr. R. Emmett Jones ’61Mr.Thomas Joyce ’69Mr. John A. Kahwaty ’68Mr.Walter V. Kain ’66Mr. James P. Kane ’65Mr. Gerard Kassar ’77

Mr. Brian W. Kassenbrock ’63Dr. John P. Kavanagh ’69Mr. Bruce D. Keeler ’65Mr. Richard E. Kelleher ’62Sgt.Vincent C. Kennedy ’87Mr. Joseph G. Kenny ’74Dr. Owen P. Kieran ’68

Blue and Gold SocietyAll Gifts up to $99Mr. Steven Alfano ’87Mr. Robert A. Arcadipane ’70Mr. Michael Barazia ’76Mr. Philip A. Baudinet ’83Mr. Ernie Belfiore ’80Mr.Anthony T. Bello ’81Mr. Joseph R. Bianco ’61Mr. John J. Bruzzi ’67Mr. Richard Burke ’98Mr. Justin T. Burke ’07Mr. David R. Capobianco ’80Dr.Vincent A. Carmusciano ’72Mr. Gerald T. Carney ’62Mr. Carl A. Casimir ’05Mr. Frank P. Cavaliere ’77Mr. John V. Cecalupo ’68Mr. Michael Cerulli ’87Dr. John Collini ’81Mr. Pete J. Collins ’87Mr.Thomas Conaboy ’94Mr. Richard A. Conti ’79Mr. Brian Cuthbert ’97Rev. Thomas G. D’Albro ’62Mr. Bart D’Ambra ’66Mr. Frank A. D’Aquino ’79Mr. Richard N. DeCristofaro ’67Mr. Frank A. DeLisi ’67Mr. Anthony Della-Croce ’67Mr. Andrew Desiderio ’62



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Mr. Harold S. Diamond ’62Mr.Vincent T. Donnelly ’70Mr. Francis Donnelly ’74Mr. Joseph M. Elhilow ’67Mr. Carl P. Esposito ’01Mr. George J. Fanelli ’71Mr. Patrick Featherston ’72Dr. Santo G. Fiasconaro ’66Dr. Gary J. Fiasconaro ’75Mr. John P. Fields ’78Mr. Robert J. Finn ’78Mr. Peter E. Flynn ’79Mr. Alexander J. Franki ’90Mr. Michael J. Freddo ’72Mr. Michael W. Gallagher ’81Mr. Francis J. Gallo ’75Mr.Victor R. Gancitano ’93Mr. Eriel W. Garrastegui ’02Mr. Daniel Gennaoui ’00Mr. John G. Gennaoui ’04Mr. Mitchel Gennaoui ’71Mr.Vincent D. Gerardi ’63Sgt. Frank A. Giordano ’90Dr. Lawrence E. Goettisheim ’77Mr. Patrick W. Goetz ’62Mr. Richard M. Greene ’68Mr. Joseph B. Guarinello ’72Mr. Anthony Gudrupis ’02Mr.Thomas M. Haltigan ’84Mr. Rev. James J. Hederman ’72Mr. Jeffrey M. Hudson ’04Mr. Robert J. Ianuale ’68Mr. Joseph A. Jaccarino ’97Mr. Frederick E. John ’63Mr. Christopher P. Johnson ’78Mr.William E. Johnson ’81Mr.Vincent M. Kavanagh ’71Mr. Patrick G. Kennedy ’78Mr. Guy G. LaVignera ’63Mr. Randy Levadas ’92Mr. Michael G. Lindquist ’75Dr. Ronald Longhitano ’66Mr. Steven T. Lopinto ’84Dr. Jerry W. Maida ’61Mr. David A. Marabello ’82Mr. Stephen M. Maresca ’68Mr.William F. Mariano ’63Mr. Frank P. Marino ’91Mr. Charles R. Mason ’72Mr.Terrence M. Mayrose ’05Mr. Daniel M. Mayrose ’07Mr. Ryan M. Mayrose ’08Mr. Anthony Mazzo ’96Mr. Stephen J. McAteer ’62Mr. Desmond F. McGowan ’77Mr. Lawrence M. McGuire ’80Mr. Joseph A. Mele ’72Mr. Francisco Mendez ’88Mr. Brian R. Meyers ’88Mr. Peter J. Micara ’79Mr. Frank J. Miele ’82Mr.Albert M. Milone ’66Dr. James W. Mirabella ’81Mr. Michael J. Morotta ’70Mr. Gary A. Mottola ’74

Mr. Dennis B. Murphy ’68Dr. Daniel G. Murphy ’77Mr. Denis Muzio ’69Mr. Gregory J. Napoli ’03Mr. John F. Neylan ’66Mr. Michael J. O’Brien ’64Mr. Michael G. O’Meara ’87Mr. Gregory R. Pacelli ’90Mr. Michael R. Pallarino ’74Mr. Richard S. Parisi ’74Mr. Peter J. Petrino ’82Mr. Richard F. Pignataro ’68Mr. Frank A. Piro ’64Mr. Guy E. Pisane ’61Mr. Clinton C. Plietz ’73Mr. Louis Poppe ’74Dr.Vito L. Punzi ’68Mr. Dennis M. Quirk ’62Mr. Douglas P. Randall ’64Mr. Matthew Regan ’88Mr. Michael Regina ’87Mr.Thomas M. Reilly ’69Mr. John L. Romano ’70Mr. Joseph E. Russ ’62Mr.Vito A. Ruvolo ’87Mr. Douglas P. Sanecki ’69Dr. Nunzio P. Schembari ’80Mr. Gavin H. Siewers ’12Mr. Peter R. Simonelli ’61Mr. Stephen Sinclair ’66Mr. Gregory J. Sirett ’84Mr. Robert L. Smith ’68Mr. Joseph E. Spencer ’71Mr. Robert E.Thoelen ’70Mr. Sean P. Tierney ’07Mr. Anthony Tomasulo ’96Mr.William Trapani ’83Mr. Ernest A.Tulino ’61Mr.Victor E.Tuohy ’66Mr. Michael J.Tuohy ’68Mr. Louis F. Uffer ’83Mr. Robert J.Vito ’82Capt.Walter F. Ward ’79Mr. Dermot M.Winters ’62

Thank You to Our ParentsSt. Michael’s SocietyGifts from $5,000–$9,999Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Russo ’74,

P’10, ’13, ’14

Brother Theodore RykenSocietyGifts from $2,500–$4,999Mr. & Mrs. Dominick DeMasi P’12

Brother Hilary SocietyGifts from $1,000–$1,499AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Charles Bernardi P’12Mr. & Mrs. John Grado P’13Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Kane ’77, P’07, ’13Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kontopirakis P’12, ’13Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Mandala ’75, P’12, ’14Mr. & Mrs. John Zambrano P’01, ’02, ’09,

’11, ’14

Clipper Society Gifts from $250–$999Mr. & Mrs.Vincent Allegretti P’13Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Barbati P’14Mr. & Mrs. Essa Bateh ’85, G’12Mr. & Mrs. Albert Bateh P'12Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bramante P’14Mr. Peter Cahill P’13, G’11Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cavalcante P’12Mr. John Chell ’87, P’15Mr. & Mrs. Ed Coyle P’15, G’13Mr. & Mrs. Michael Darby ’64, P’14Mr. & Mrs. Edward Davis P’09, ’15Dr. & Mrs. Giordani Desir P’15Mr. & Mrs. Peter DiSalvo ’85, P’14Ms. Kathryn Enriquez P’15

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Ferrer P’15Mr. & Mrs.Thomas Fitzgerald P’11, ’13Mr. & Mrs. Michael Fitzpatrick G’15 Mr. Gerard Franciosa &

Ms.ToniAnn Barone P’15Mr.William Frohlich &

Ms. Mary Donovan P’15Mr. Joseph Gallagher &

Ms. Cornelia Sichenze-Gallagher P’15Mr. & Mrs.William Garry ’76, P’09, ’15Mr. & Mrs. Martin Griffin P’13Dr. & Mrs.Vadim Kushnerik P’15Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Loposky P’05, G’12

Faculty Mr. & Mrs.Timothy Loud P’14Mr. & Mrs.Thomas Lynch P’15Mr. & Mrs. John Martorana P’15Mr. & Mrs. Charles Mistretta P’13Mr. & Mrs.Anthony Monti P’14, G’13Mr. Joseph Mure P’13Mr. Romeo Petric &

Ms. Frances Gillen P’09, ’12, ’15Mr. Gary Salerno &

Dr. Debra Werner-Salerno P’13Mr. & Mrs. Frank Spadaro ’68, P’02, ’12Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Vendikos ’87, G’14Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Volpe ’68, P’13Mr. & Mrs. Michael Zito P’14

Legacy Society Gifts from $100–$249Mr. & Mrs. Russell Agrusa P’15Mr. & Mrs. John Ameruso P’09, ’14, ’15Mr. & Mrs. Gaby Antoun P’07, ’15Mr. & Mrs.Tommaso Arcabascio P’13Mr. & Mrs. Charles V. Bono ’81, P’15Mr. & Mrs.Vincent Busardo P’14Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Cali ’82, P’14Mr. & Mrs. John Caloia P’13Mr. & Mrs. Julius Calza P’14 Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Cioffi P’13Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Corrigan P’14, ’16Mrs. Rosmund Cummings-Carter P’15Mr. & Mrs. Paul Feliciano P’12

Mr. & Mrs. Carmine Feola P’14Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ferrarotto P’14Mr. & Mrs.William Finn ’81, P’12, ’15Mr. & Mrs. Lee Fong P’12Ms. Janice Garone P’14Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hayes P’12 Mr. & Mrs. Paul Jamin ’85, P’15, G’14Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Longo P’13Mr. & Mrs. Keith MacDonald ’89, G’12Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Maguire P’15Mr. & Mrs. Louis Maresco P’13Dr. & Mrs. Donald Martinelli P’11, ’13,

’15, G’14Mr. & Mrs. John Monahan P’13Ms. Gislane Noel P’15Mr. & Mrs. Paul Oliveri P’09, ’14Mr. & Mrs. Donald Olsen P’13Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ottofaro ’74, P’12Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Pappanicholaou G’13Mr. & Mrs. Charles Powers P’11, ’15Mr. John Ronan &

Dr. Mary Poole G’12, ’14Mr. & Mrs. M. Bradley Seabaugh P’14Mr. & Mrs.Anthony Sigismondi P’14Mr. & Mrs. John Timothy P’14Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Tranquille P’15Mr. & Mrs. Philip Vazquez ’82, P’14Mr. & Mrs. Aureo Verano P’14Mrs. Marylou Whalen P’14 Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Zilbersher P’13

Blue and Gold SocietyAll Gifts up to $99Mr. & Mrs. Richard Amato P’14Mr. & Mrs. Anthony T. Bello ’81, P’12 Mr. & Mrs. Steven Brennan P’15Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bye G’14Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Campanella P’13Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Featherston ’72, P’15Mr.Thomas Hobbs &

Ms.Robin Watkins P’14Mr. & Mrs. Michael McGuigan G’14Mr. & Mrs.William McMahon P’12Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Siewers P’11, G’13

Mr. & Mrs. Kunal Taneja P’15Mr. & Mrs. Mario Tirro P’14Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Twohig P’12

Alumni Parents and FriendsOur Lady of the Narrows SocietyGifts from $10,000–$24,999John Alesi P’78, ’84

St. Michael’s SocietyGifts from $5,000–$9,999Catherine Grosso P’10Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Gunther Vincent Theurer P’09

Brother Theodore RykenSocietyGifts from $2,500–$4,999William G. Carroll Bernadette D. Hoban Mr. & Mrs. Frank Hudec P’00

Brother Padraic SocietyGifts from $1,500–$2,499Thomas Mucci

Brother Hilary SocietyGifts from $1,000–$1,499 Michael Block Michael F. King St.M ’58, P’93Hermine McQuillanAnne Rich, P’99

Clipper Society Gifts from $250–$999Alan M. Abramson Rick Aceste, Dime Savings BankSalvatore F. Albanese Dean AloiaPeter AttinaDelande Auguste Gwen AvilesGuy BoveMary P. ByrnesRobert A. Carotenuto ’85,

Former FacultyPeter Clavin Matthew G. Courtney Thomas Coyne Angelo DeionnoThandi DowridgeWilliam Durnan



Class of 2012 Brother Hugo Hearst,C.F.X., Senior Involvement Award-winnerEndrit Ahmetaj poses with his familyafter graduation.

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Michael FitzpatrickAdrienne FosterMeegan Gaffney Dawn GallagherAnthony GalloDouglas GeyerMichael A. GidiuliSen. Martin J. Golden Carlos GueitsWilliam HardingPaula HayesAlice Hession, Board of TrusteesMichael Klingele P’00Trudy Kuhn P’91Arthur Lakiotes P’93, ’95Darrin LaMantiaDaryle LaMonicaMarie Lane P’84, ’92 James V. LarkinFadi MahfouzRichard MartinezEugene McEnroeBernard McFaddenGuy-Line MesidorRobert MileaRichard NicotraJeffrey O’BrienAnthony PorcelliBesnik QalliuJohn ReganWilliam ReidAnastasios RingosEssam & Maria Said P’11Joseph SammonLouis SchianoJohn E. Strange P’77Diane D.TerhunePatricia TerroneGene Wong

Legacy Society Gifts from $100–$249Robert AbiusoAudrey AbolCharles Buckley P’96, ’99, ’01, ’07Victoria CaballeroLinda CesariaGeorgina GilmartinPatricia Hackett Barbara Ives, Board of TrusteesMichael Klingele P’00Toni Ann LabombardaPhilip MauroJames H. McDonaldMartin McManusLouis Mollica Edgard MontoyaVictor Morvillo P’07Aileen MunnellyEdward M. Murray Stacey Nardozzi Brian Nigro ’96, Former FacultyBrendan O’BrienAlfred Pantaleone

Jack PollinaTroy RobinsonFrancis SabatinoMae T. SafeeTimothy ShanahanBrother Dan Skala, C.F.X., Board of Trustees

John Szelgua Andrew Torto Melissa VaughanMichael Welch, Board of Trustees

Blue and Gold SocietyAll Gifts up to $99Michael BruscaWilliam BruscaJudith DeAngelis Helda ElgawlyRobert Foster P’01John GalloIrma GarciaAnna Henry Sabina LaRicchia MoroneyCharles McEvoy James McHughHarriet MulfordKevin M. O’MalleyThomas PalmisanoJoseph RanocchiaJoseph R. SolitarioKristen SundackSusan Webster

Gifts Made In Honorand In Memory of Coach Jack Alesi, Ellen &

Charles Bernardi P’12 Brother Borromeo, C.F.X. +,

Mr. Robert C. O’Sullivan ’64Mr.William Byrnes + ’77,

Ms. Mary Byrnes Mr. Michael Casino + ’70,

Mr. Bruce T. Casino ’77Father Dave Dettmer, Judith DeAngelis Ms. Lucy Gallaro + P’87,

Mr. Nicholas J.Vendikos ’87, G’14Brother J. Meric Pessagno, C.F.X. +,

Robert C. O’Sullivan ’64Mr. James Mahoney + St.M ’56,

David Maul, Belmar Fishing Club,President

Mr. Paul Maruffi + ’77,Mr.Timothy Shanahan

Mr. David McAteer St.M ’58,Mr. Stephen J. McAteer ’62

Mr. Bernie McQuillan +,Mr. Cyril J. Hopkins ’73

Robert Rossiter ’14, Mr. Philip MauroDaniel Sharib ’96, Gavin Siewers ’12

Businesses,Foundations, andCorporationsSt. Francis Xavier SocietyGifts from $25,000 and aboveSt. Michael’s Alumni Association

Our Lady of the Narrows SocietyGifts from $10,000–$24,999Xaverian Student Coordinating Council

St. Michael’s SocietyGifts from $5,000–$9,999Approved Oil Company,

Mr.Vincent Theurer P’09Iannelli Construction,

Mr.Vincent Iannelli ’68, P’03Natoli StudiosPepsi Cola Bottling Company

of New YorkTD Bank, Mrs. Eileen Holmes P’02

Brother Theodore RykenSocietyGifts from $2,500–$4,999Andrews Kurth, LLP, Mr. Joseph Patella ’89Belmar Fishing Club D’Onofrio General Contractors Corp.,

Mr. Harry D’Onofrio ’85The Jeannie L. Grant Foundation

Brother Padraic SocietyGifts from $1,500–$2,499St. Francis College

Brother Hilary SocietyGifts from $1,000–$1,499Dime Savings Bank of WilliamsburghHarbor Fitness Center,

Michael Ganim ’88 & Christopher Ganim ’90

New York State Council Knights of Columbus Charities, Inc.

Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association

Clipper Society Gifts from $250–$999AMR Electrical Arrow Linen Supply Co.Bay Ridge Manor Bay Ridge Tax Planning,

Mr. Greg McGuinness Boarders Surf Club CE Financial, Mr. Michael HechtCEBU, Mr. Michael Esposito ’96Colandrea New Corner Restaurant, Inc.



Mr.Vincent Colandrea ’77Colleran, O’Hara & Mills, LLPDetectives Endowment Association, Inc.Dillon MusicEmpire Environmental Empire State BankEngine 219 & Ladder 105 Ferrara Bakery & Café,

Mrs. Adeline Lepore P’83Fornino’s Pizza, Mr. Michael Ayoub ’74Gemmette Hair StudioGino’s Pizzeria & RestaurantGreat Kills Service StationGSpeed Capital, Inc.Harris Corporation,

Mr. Gerard T. Kane ’77Heights Abstract, Ltd.HealthplexIsland Obstetrics Gynecology, P.C.,

Dr. Debra Werner-Salerno P’13J & E Industries, LLCLa Candela Espanola Restaurant,

Mrs. Ana Loposky P’05, G’12Legend’s Sporting GoodsLieutenants Benevolent Association Lynn & Cahill, LLP, Mr. James Lynn ’79,

Board of Trustees Mesirow FinancialMichael-Towne Wines & Spirits,

Mr. Michael CorreraNYC Police Captains Endowment Association

One on One Physical TherapyPanda Ski & Sports, Inc.,

Mr. Robert Ottofaro ’74, P’12Parkway Flower Shop, Inc.,

Mr. Robert Lindsay P’07

Richmond County Youth Complex,Mr. Nick DeFendis, Faculty

Rogers & SonsR.S. Palastro Financial Planning ServicesSergeants Benevolent Association St. Ephrem’s R.C. ChurchSuburban Pest ControlSuffolk County, P.B.A.Super Roofer TF Cornerstone, Inc.The Cabrini Mission Foundation,

Mr. Nicholas Vendikos ’87 G’14The Irish HavenThe Pearl Room, Mr.Anthony Rinaldi ’94The Pour HouseUngaro & Cifuni, Attorneys at Law, LLP Uniforms by Park Coats, Inc.University Physicians Group, PC

Legacy Society Gifts from $100–$249Breezy Wine & Liquor ShopBuchbinder Tunick & Company, LLPChadwicks Restaurant,

Mr. Gerry Morrish ’66Dynamic Dance, Inc.Faicco Pork Stores, Inc.Flash ServicesFusco Bradenstein & Rada, P.C.Gold Coast Delicatessen,

Mr. Michael Esposito ’96Idea Graphics, LLCLa Sorrentina Ristorante ItalianoMadison Florist,

Mr. George Giannopoulos ’97Mamma Mia PizzaMr. Bargain Auto PartsPam’s Bar, Inc.Rattan, Inc.Salon DaNoiSalty Dog, Mr. George Kabbez ’84Tasty Pastry ShoppeTrace, Mr. George Kabbez ’84Young Equipment Sales

Blue and Gold SocietyAll Gifts up to $99Ho’BrahPaneantico Bakery & CafeSkinflints Restaurant

Faculty and Staff Jack E. Alesi P’99, ’01 Robert B. Alesi ’78 Michael G. Ayoub ’74 Michael P. Bennett ’61 John L. BianRosa ’67 Gerard J. Buckley ’96 Anthony M. Coscia P’80, ’82 Maria DeBlasio Nick DeFendisEmmanuel Ejiogu P’04, ’06, ’11

Thomas Fitzgerald P’11, ’13Roseann GuidoKristen HayesSigfried Heiles ’64 Corinne M. KingJonathan LaMattina P’15Marie Lane P’84, ’92Domenick LaurendiAna Loposky P’05, G’12Joseph Loposky P’05, G’12Anthony Mancusi ’96Edward A. Mayrose ’79 P’05, ’07, ’08Angela McClintock P’11Deacon Kevin McCormack Regina McCormackJohn J. McCormick St. M ’57Patricia McEvoyRichard MontalbanoSandra M. MummoloDonna MurphyAnn Marie Palladino-MarcelloLouis Piccola P’98Vincent J. Raimondo ’97Maria RodriguezJohn F. Ronan G’12, ’14Mary ScallyDaniel R. Sharib ’96William SlowBrittany D. Smith Mark T. Spelman ’92Ana M.Wilson P’08Michael F.Wilson ’77, P’08

Capital CampaignDonors A special thank you to those who made pledge payments or fulfilled theircapital campaign pledge this year.We salute you!

Anonymous Mr. Thomas F. Blaney ’77 Captain Donald R. Bouchoux ’64 The Charles Mastronardi Foundtion Mr. Alfred Cavallaro ’78 Dr. Francis J. DeVito ’78 Mr. Steven B. Eriquez ’91 Mr. Joseph A. Flahaven ’61Mr. & Mrs. Anthony S. Grosso ’70, P’10Mr. Edward J. Kelly ’78 Mr. Laurence V. Kelly ’64 Mr. John F. Laubenheimer ’70 Mr. Francis J. Mirabello ’72 Mr. Robert C. O’Sullivan ’64 Mr. Albert G. Rabbat ’70 Dr. Alexander Scagnelli ’66 Mr. Larry Sternfeld ’64 Most Rev. Joseph M. Sullivan St.M’48 Mr. Peter A. Sullivan ’82 Mr. John A.Tripodoro ’82 Mr. & Mrs. John W. Zambrano

P’01, ’02, ’09, ’11, ’14

In Memoriam:Brother Warren Abel, C.F.X.The Xaverian High School community was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Brother Warren Abel, C.F.X., Xaverian’s fifth Principal, on August 7, 2012.A native of Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, Brother Warren, (formerly Brother Melvin),a graduate of Regis High School, Xaverian College and Catholic University, served in many capacities as a Brother, before being named our Assistant Principal in1968. A Xaverian Brother for more than 60 years, he had been residing at theBrothers’ residence in Danvers, MA. He was 80 years old.

In 1982, Brother Warren began histenure as Principal; one that wouldlast eleven years and bring aboutsome of the most significant changesin Xaverian’s history. Recognizing the pivotal impact of emerging tech-nology on education, Brother Warren oversaw the construction of theTechnology and Research Center,preparing Xaverian’s students for the21st Century. As the driving forcebehind the Capital Campaign thatfunded the project, Brother Warrennot only gained the support ofXaverian Alumni, but their predecessors as well—the Alumni of St. Michael’sDiocesan High School.

Known as an incredibly skilled teacher and administrator, Brother Warren epitomized the values of the Brothers.While many remember with amazement hisability to create an annual schedule for 1,400 students and 90 faculty memberswithout the aid of a computer, even more recall the kindness and devotion withwhich he treated students, colleagues and friends.There was no favor he would not extend; nor did he ever receive a courtesy without showing his gratitude.

The Class of 1993, the last to graduate with Brother Warren as its Principal,dedicated its yearbook to him by stating,“You may no longer be our captain,but you will always be our shipmate.”

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.May his soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,rest in peace.

A memorial service honoring the memory of BrotherWarren Abel, C.F.X. will be held at Xaverian High School on Saturday,October 13, at 4:00 pm. All are invited to attend. For details,please visit www.xaverian.org/alumnievents.

In Memoriam Brother Warren H. Abel, C.F.X.Louis M. Carpetto ’71Joseph A. Colombo ’72Richard J. Finnegan ’72James H. Hampton ’80Edward H. Lavin ’62Joseph Lopez ’86Paul N. Maruffi ’77Thomas J. McCambridge ’63Philip C. McGarrity ’77Robert M. Merone ’06Paul Munk ’63Patrick Walsh ’79 Nicholas F. Santino ’83Richard Shockley ’12

You may no longer be our captain,

but you will always be our shipmate.

—The Class of 1993

Alumni Reflections:“Xaverian High School is,indeed, a better place because of him.”—Robert Windorf ’76

“Brother Melvin was my freshman and sophomore English teacher at Xaverian(1962–64). I last saw him when I visited the school in 2008 or 2009. He was using a walker and had an ailing heart, but his memory was as sharp as ever as we reminisced about those years in the mid-60’s.”—Carl Fehlandt ’66

“I do remember Brother Warren Abel as a stern but fair Brother at Xaverian, another great man has passed to eternal life! —William R.Trapani ’83

“Sorry for our loss...Brother Warren was a great man! He taught us a lot. Brother will be missed.Wonderful memories to cherish.Thank You!”—Gene Walsh ’73

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Archive research provided by theXaverian High School Archives.

Save theDate!

Attention Alumni! Your yearbook is now online!Please visit xaverian.org/alumni, and click on X-CONNECT to learn how you access your book from anywhere in the world!

April 20,2013All Hands on Deck Alumni ReunionClasses 1963–2008The Class of 1963 will celebrate its 50th Golden Anniversary.

The Class of 1988 will celebrate its 25th Anniversary.

The following additional classes will also celebrate milestone reunions:1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993,1998, 2003, 2008

Stay tuned for more information!

X-BAR GroupThe affinity group for alumni attorneys will be hosting its first official event at the school onThursday, October 25th.The program will include a CLE to be immediately followed by a reception.If you’d like to receive an invitation, or be informedof future events, please contact Eddie Mayrose,Alumni Director at [email protected]

What Is Your College/University Affiliation?Xaverian is launching an effort to identify the degree paths of its graduates in their post secondary careers. Beyond the social networkingaspect, the school is also hoping to identify individuals who might act as a resource for the Guidance Office in providing a personal contact to current students in learning about and selecting colleges.

Please visit xaverian.org/alumni, where you can quickly and easily add your college(s), degree(s), and contact information.

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