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7 1940s • • • Bob Riley ’47, a retired Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Navy Supply Corps School in September 2018 at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. Of the thousands of graduates of the Navy Supply Corps School over many years, Riley was the 55th person to receive this honor. Other recipients of the award include NFL Hall of Famer Roger Staubach and J. Willard Marriott Jr., chairman of Marriott International.

7 1950s • • • After twenty years of serving as a Senior Adjunct Professor at the Boston University School of Education, Joseph Cronin ’52 has announced his retirement. Congratulations, Joe!

Tom Cunnally ’53 has been assigned to the Town of Foxboro as the World War II Veterans Coordinator to honor WWII Veterans for their service.

Barry Hynes ’53 was on campus to meet with Fr. Nolan, SJ, and Dan Carmody. He ran into a few former Nativity Prep students who have made the seamless transition to BC High. Barry was instrumental in Nativity's founding, a tuition-free Jesuit middle school serving boys of all faiths from Boston families. 7 Jack Kavanagh ’54 returned from his 40th deployment in 11 years with the American Red Cross since retiring as a Food Broker. Jack is a Mass Care Feeding Manager and has served in the Gas Explosions in Lawrence, Hurricanes Florence & Michael, the Campfire in Paradise, CA, and floods in OK & AR. He encounters many Jesuit educated personnel volunteering throughout the USA. AMDG Jack!

David Ojerholm ’54 sends 7 his well-wishes to the Class of 1954 from Sydney, Australia. He’s been singing barbershop for close to 20 years with the Sydney Harmony Chorus and recently celebrated 50 years of marriage alongside two children and three grandchildren. An amateur family historian, David self-published a book in 2018 and is now working on an autobiography.

G. Raymond Peacock ’54 retired for the second time as an information website developer in the narrow fields of Measurement and Infrared Temperature measuring to finally sit back and re-connect with his family and friends. Jim Hennessy ’55 is pictured here with his son Rory, a retired Battle Major who was awarded two bronze stars. Jim hoped to get his buddy, Myles Flaherty ’55 in the picture but writes “ole’ Myles didn’t know his way around Naples – I’ll need to get him a Garmin!” Fr. Bill Kremmell ’57 retired ten years ago and observed the 50th anniversary of his ordination 2016. He is now helping out in three South Shore parishes collectively known as the Cranberry Catholic Collaborative and recently pub

lished the book It’s All about God’s Love: a Retired Pastor Reflects on the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Triple Eagle Jack Maguire ’57 couldn't be prouder of his family (8 children, 13 grandchildren) for all their good works and sacrifices. His daughter Terri just donated her kidney to her brother-in-law Steve and the Maguire clan celebrated the birth of their great-grandson Clyde. Jack is the Chairman and Founder of Maguire Associates, Inc. which has thrived for 36 years, serving hundreds of educational institutions including BC High and Boston

College.

Thomas O'Brien ’57 and Joe Navoy ’60 helped as wardroom naval officers to build USS Aspro (SSN 648) at (then) Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. in Pascagoula, MS. They served on the initial shakedown crew and transited the Panama Canal to her initial home port of Pearl Harbor, HI. Thomas was embarked through Hawaiian Op Area trials and left Aspro in the spring of 1980 after passing ADM Rickover’s Engineer Officer Certification Exam in Washington, D.C. He went on to have a rewarding submarine career, including two commands at sea, retiring as

CAPT, USN, after 27+ years. Joe served in Aspro through her first special operational mission/deployment and later opted to become Medical Officer through the Navy’s conversion program. He is a retired CAPT, MC, USN and was a Pediatric Radiologist at U.S. Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, FL when the two Eagles were reunited in 2008. Joe lives with his wife, Mary Jean, in Jacksonville.

Dick Reale ’57 couldn’t be prouder of his granddaughter, Taylor Reale, a 2017 graduate of Boston College who graduated from Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine in May.

Paul Horrigan ’58, a Vietnam Veteran, is the chair of the Westborough Town Veterans Advisory board.

Jack MacKinnon ’58 and his wife Rosemary co-chaired the Jesuit Gala at the Boston Copley Marriott Hotel in 2019. The honorees for the evening were the ten Jesuit High Schools located in the USA Northeast Province, led by BC High. The Gala was attended by approximately 650 guests, including more than eighty Jesuits, and raised in excess of $800,000.

Frank Connolly ’59 is living in Ridgway, Colorado and teaching alpine skiing at Telluride Ski and Golf in the winter. He sends in his regrets for missing the Class of 1959

Reunion. Other than skiing, Frank’s hobbies include collecting cars: a 1967 Volkswagen Bug (pictured), a 1976 Volvo 242 and a 2007 Mazda Miata touring edition.

A few members of the Class of 1959, mostly from the Cape, gathered for lunch at Fishermen’s View Restaurant in Sandwich. Present were Jack and Polly Pyne, Dave and Meg Kelley, Ed Rae, John and Kay Golden, Brian Sullivan and friend Oky, Jim and Carol Norton, Paul Hardiman, Bob Uek, and Larry Flynn.

Art Ross ’59 has been retired for nearly 20 years, enjoying life and family in Kingwood, Texas! Art studied Geology at Boston College before pursuing a master’s degree from Virginia Tech. He served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers doing geology in Panama and Brazil to locate another canal to supplement the Panama Canal. He finished his tour in 1969 and moved to Houston to work for Humble Oil and Refining Company.

7 1960s • • • Bill Murphy ’60, dear friend of Hal Pheeny ’60, passed away in November. Bill and Hal grew up together four houses apart in Newton and attended the same elementary school, BC High and Boston College together. Bill was an altar server at Hal’s wedding in 1966 and they remained close despite the geographic distance between Falmouth and Clearwater, FL. Here’s to a lifetime of friendship!

Joseph W. Chevarley, Jr. ’63 is a management lecturer at Northeastern University’s College of Business in the International Strategy and Business Group. He also teaches organizational behavior at Boston College’s Woods College of Advancing Studies and has taught strategic management at Bentley University. He is particularly interested in the debate about business responsibility, the link between company culture and strategy, and managing across national cultures. Prior to his academic career, Chevarley taught business English and cross-cultural communication in Japan and Hawaii – and served in the U.S. Air Force in South Korea.

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Brian Sullivan ’63 and the Ad Hoc Vietnam Veterans group from Plymouth were recognized with Top Military Honors for their Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Huey Helicopter float in the Bristol, RI Fourth of July parade.

Jerry York ’63, the winningest coach in college hockey history, has been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. York has won five national titles and tallied more than 1,000 victories in his nearly five decades as a Division I head coach at Clarkson, Bowling Green and Boston College.

Bill Brouillard ’65 spends his summers in Cambridge and winters in Florida, often travelling to Aruba and Westport, MA whenever he has the time!

Jack Dwyer ’65 recently retired as a partner of a small tax and accounting firm in Central MA. after 35 years. He and his wife moved to Plymouth, have been blessed with reasonably good health, and spent time in Switzerland this summer visiting their two wonderful daughters, who are both happily married. Jack is from a proud BC

High family including his father, William A. Dwyer, and uncle, Fr. Daniel Dwyer, SJ!

Wedding bells! Bob Muse ’65 married Jie Xiao after an 18-month engagement. Jie, Vivien, Leo welcome to the BC High family!

Tom W. Burke ’67 is retired, back in Matthews, NC, with his wife of 45 years, and has donated 26 gallons of blood to the Red Cross.

Despite adverse weather condi 7 tions, 14 hearty friends from the Class of 1967 made it to the annual holiday luncheon at the Boston College Club. Front Row: Jim Patacchiola, Kevin Phillips, Brian Shaughnessy, open chair for our departed classmates, Ron Falcione, Bob Griffin, Michael Driscoll Back Row: Tom Burke, Joe Rull, George Schindler, Maurice Lynch, John Murphy, Bob Curley, Bob Troy, Bill Griffin.

Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert L. Lynch ’67 was named to the 2019 Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50, an annual list in its 22nd year highlighting the nonprofit sector’s top working executives for innovation and influence on the broader sector. This is the fifth year that Lynch has been recognized by the publication for his leadership for Americans for the Arts. He was previously recognized in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2018.

Joe Melanson ’69 recently celebrated 35 years of teaching in the inner city of Los Angeles. Joe has also dedicated nearly 20 years serving the Compton Fire Department as a volunteer. Come back to Boston soon Joe!

Lenny Nolan ’69 and his wife, Arlene, are now up to 22 grandchildren ranging in ages from 1 to 17. The Nolans live in Winchester, where 12 of their 22 grandkids also reside. 7 1970s • • • Paul Kenney ’70 writes a national college football column online for the Patriot Ledger that runs on

Thursdays and Mondays during the college football season. He has been a Heisman voter since 2007.

Stan Luniewicz ’70 was on campus this fall planning for his 50th Reunion. His daughter Christina recently graduated from Cornell and was an Ivy League Bars Champion as a gymnast. Younger daughter Emma is currently rowing for the University of Michigan and her boat won the Big Ten’s in Wisconsin last year.

Leo W. Banks ’71 graduated from Boston College and earned a master’s degree from the University of Arizona, where he later taught writing. He has written four books of Old West history for Arizona Highways publishing and co-wrote a book about the Grand Canyon. Today, Banks writes a column for True West magazine.

Brian Barron ’71 welcomed his first grandchild, Jacob Jeffrey Barron, last year. Congratulations!

Joe Killilea ’71 retired after 40 years of coaching basketball at Newton South High School.

Bill Granchelli ’72 welcomed his first grandchild, William Harland Little, last year.

The Semper Fi Fund announced that their new Chairman of the Board will be General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. USMC (Ret.) ’73. General Dunford served as the 19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer and the principal military adviser to the President from October 2015 to September 2019.

The Class of 1974 remembers their classmate Dr. Stephen Bresnahan ’74. He truly led the life of a BC High graduate and man for others. His funeral was attended by 2,000 people, where Fr. Jim Shaughnessy, SJ, chaplain at Tufts Medical Center, gave a wonderful sermon. The two were united by lifelong friendship and their service in the healthcare field.

Tom Pattavina ’75, P’20 has returned to music after a 25-year hiatus. He has rejoined The Standards, resuming his role of the late ’80s and early ’90s as the bass player. The Standards has been the opening act for Rick Derringer, the B52s and Livingston Taylor, as well as performing all around the South Shore and MetroWest. His “day job” is managing Pattavina Networks, small business IT support, entering its 20th year. Kevin J. Trieber ’77 visited campus with his wife Molly. Kevin had not returned to campus since graduation and was impressed with the new facilities. He is a Senior Vice President in the Investment Banking Division of BankAmerica Corp, focusing on assisting companies Ricardo Austrich ’80 was elected President of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects in 2018, representing Landscape Architects in Massachusetts and Maine – the oldest chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architecture. He recently joined the BSC Group, a multi-disciplinary engineering firm with offices throughout Southern New England, as Landscape ArchScottish Highlands.

Chuck Hurd ’80 P’12 completed the Boston Harbor Sharkfest one-mile swim for the third year in a row, following swims in Newport and Alcatraz.

Thomas E. Tierney ’80 was ordained as deacon last May.

with their Employee Stock Ownerbusiness management from North ship Programs (ESOPs) and lives Adams State College in 1984 and with Molly in Pasadena. He looks is a business banker for KeyBank. forward to reconnecting with his He formerly worked for IBM class at their 45th reunion in 2022! Corporation and Bank of America. Gary Murphy ’78 retired after 25 Congratulations, Thomas! years with Waters Corp and moved Mike Bernard ’81 released his third to Portsmouth, RI with wife Mary novel, Coming Attractions, a tribute Anne. Happy retirement, Gary! to the ’80’s and John Hughes 7 1980s • • • itecture Manager. He greeted Governor Charlie Baker at the Rose Kennedy Greenway Gala’s tenth anniversary last year and traveled with his spouse to the 7 Thomas received his bachelor’s in teenage Romantic Comedy films.

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It’s a story about love, acceptance and communication – how people need to find their own voice and write their own endings.

Congrats to Dave Brady ’81, recently inducted into the Massachusetts Basketball Hall of Fame for his career as Head Girls Coach at Arlington Catholic from 1996 – 2018, where he amassed 388 wins.

PBS named Jim Dunford ’81 P’08 as Senior Vice President, Station Services. As head of Station Services, Dunford will develop

system-wide strategic initiatives around fundraising, station leadership and digital competence, create a central communication point for stations, and strengthen PBS’s ability to address member station needs. Congrats, Jim!

James Miller ’81 retired after a distinguished 32-year career as a Federal Agent with the United States Capitol Police in Washington, D.C. in December 2018.

Kevin Bruen ’82 is now second in command of the New York State Police. In his new job, Bruen oversees the State Police aviation, protective services, disciplinary and public information units, as well as the agency’s planning and research. Bob Nadeau ’82, recently joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as the Director of External Affairs. Bob previously worked for the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the last 10 years.

Christopher Lawson ’83 joined Cape Cod Healthcare as Chief Development Officer in 2018. The Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Cape Cod Healthcare, a $925M comprehensive health system serving residents and visitors on Cape Cod.

Good friends and business associates Richard “Dick” Mucci ’69 and Steve Brandt ’84 P’23 caught up while enjoying Game 5 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final at the TD Garden.

Earlier this year John O’Connor ’83, both a BC High and UMASS friend, of Peter Chouinard ’84 reached out indicating his oldest son John ’15 was going to be in the San Francisco area as part of a networking program in Silicon Valley. The O’Connor clan stayed with the Chouinards!

Mike Faerm ’84 recently joined Burkland Associates, providing financial expertise that makes economic sense for startups, as Consulting CFO. Peter Chouinard ’84 and Mike linked up in January at the San Francisco Alumni Event at Bluxome Street Winery.

Peter Nadeau ’84 is proud to announce that his wife Karen has opened her own Personal Injury Law Firm (Nadeau Harkavy LLC) in Cambridge. The couple reside in Reading, MA with their two children – Brian, Boston College ’22 and Jenna, Austin Prep ’22. The former BC High baseball catcher recently celebrated 31 years working for the Massachusetts Department of Correction. Congrats to BC High hockey alumnus Joe Doyle ’85 on his elevation to Associate Head Coach at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Major Doyle has served his country and the Academy with distinction for several years.

Mike ’82 and Kala Moynihan served as co-chairs of the annual gala benefit for the Chicago Children’s Choir. Each fall, over 600 of dedicated supporters gather to support the mission to inspire and change lives through music. Every year the choir impacts the lives of more than 5,000 Chicago youth.

Michael T. Sullivan ’85 recently moved to the law firm of Prince Lobel Tye LLP, where he will continue his law practice in the area of civil litigation, with emphasis on construction, real estate, and professional liability disputes.

Jack McCarthy ’86 married Amy Crismond last May. Congratulations!

In February, John Griffin ’87 launched a new consulting firm: Clear Way Forward helping companies create an innovative culture and develop agile leaders, while maintaining alignment to strategic goals and objectives. The endeavor allows John to combine his passion for training and mentoring, applying 28 years as a Marine and doctorate work in Organizational Leadership.

Mike Gannon ’89 joined medical technology company Hologic, Inc. as Director, Logistics and Distribution. Most recently, he led numerous Logistics and Distribution network initiatives in North America and Asia for golf industry leader Acushnet Company, home of Titleist and FootJoy.

7 1990s • • • Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel ’90 was an executive producer on Netflix’s “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez” exploring the former New England Patriots tight end’s turbulent and complicated life.

Chris Stenmon ’91, founder of the End of Tax Season Bar Crawl in Quincy to benefit the facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) Society, raised over $15,000 last fall and was featured in the Patriot Ledger.

Kevin Carr ’92 started a new teaching position as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Business at the University of Texas at Arlington where he teaches Business Communication classes and serve as Coordinator of the BCOM program.

Last June, Colonel Richard Corner ’93 was assigned to serve as the Army Reserve G-1 located at Fort Bragg, NC. Rich serves as the senior Human Resources Officer responsible for the lifecycle management of over 190,000 Soldiers and manages a $4.3 billion-dollar budget. Rich’s family consists of his wife Nicolle and their children William, Ava, Emily, and Abigail.

Matt Donovan ’93 will be the opening act for Three Beat Slide on their northeast tour this fall.

Chris Hunt ’94 was recently elected to the board of directors of the International Legal Technology Association and will serve a 2-year term as the association's secretary.

Patrick Shaughnessy ’94 recently accepted a position as Director of Best Buddies Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Best Buddies is a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Last May, The Catholic University of America awarded Michael Thomasian ’96 the degree of Doctor of Education, honoris causa. As head of St. Anthony Catholic School in Washington, D.C., since 2011, Thomasian has been named a Distinguished Principal by the Archdiocese of Washington, the National Catholic Educational Association, and the National Association of Elementary Schools.

Christopher Boyle ’97 recently ordained! Nicknamed “Father Boyle” during his BC High days because he was so active in his parish and open about his faith, Christopher grew up in Hingham, the fourth of 13 children.

Last August, Jonathan Mulcahy ’00 Maxwell David Allan McCabe, son of Danny McCabe ’98, celebrated his first birthday last summer. Future Eagle in the Class 2036! Michael ’98 and Katherine Schulte welcomed their first child, June Elizabeth last April. John Sarson ’99 and Jahon Jamali ’99 recently spoke about cryptocurrency security for investment advisors at the 2019 Money Show in Chicago. Sarson Funds is a provider of digital asset investment portfolios with offices in Indianapolis, Indiana and Duxbury. Christopher Wynot ’99 still lives in Louisiana, and he still has a flip phone. Sent from my iPod (That’s not fake). 7 2000s • • • Dimitri T. Leonidas ’00 recently purchased his first home in Dorchester and welcomed his first child Azana. Dimitri is currently working as a Scientific Sales Specialist in the Northeast for Mercodia Inc.

and his wife Jodi welcomed Rowann Mulcahy to the family. Her big sister Marlee and big brother Graham are

over the moon.

Stephen Ryan ’00 founded a new law firm, based in the Boston area. Ryan Litigation and Advocacy, PLLC, will strive to provide advocacy with integrity to individuals and businesses, at a reasonable price. Steve lives in Sudbury with his wife and two daughters.

Andrew Sodroski ’00 and his wife, Carolyn Hammer are awaiting the birth of their second son, due in September. The oldest, Justin, is six-and-a-half years old and is very excited to be a big brother. Last summer the Sodroskis were happy to introduce Justin to Rob Hanna ’00 and Brendan Connors ’00 and their families at their 15-year Harvard reunion. Andrew is currently in production of the second season of his television show, “Manhunt: Lone Wolf.” He created, wrote, and executive produced the series, and the first season was nominated for a Writers Guild of America award for Best Limited Series.

Stephan Delbos ’01 recently published a new collection of poems, Light Reading, with BlazeVox Books based in Buffalo. Stephan's poetry, essays and translations have appeared internationally. He is a founding editor of the web journal B O D Y and lives with his wife and two sons in Prague, the Czech Republic. Campbell (ABWHS ’06) were married at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kilkenny, Ireland on Oct. 12, 2019. Eliza Ann Westfield decided to arrive a little early last year and share her sister’s birthday, July 3. Proud parents Tim ’02 and Mary Jonathan DeRosa ’03 received his Doctor of Education degree from Southern Connecticut State University. Jonathan is pictured here with his wife, Dina and oldest child Landen.

State Representative Bill Driscoll ’01 met with Mr. Argento's Economics and History classes in April to speak about leading

Griffin Doherty ’02, and Megan

during a crisis. Westfield couldn't have asked for a better 4th of July gift. 7

Congratulations to Zeke Hughes ’03 and his family on the birth of April 3, 2019. 7

son Oliver Greyson Hughes on

On October 22, 2018 John Lydon ’03 and his wife Anne Lydon welcomed the arrival of their first child, Rose Dorothy Lydon.

Brendan Pigott ’04 and his wife Emily welcomed their first child, Liam Gerard Pigott, into the world on May 19, 2019. Brendan continues working for the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command in Norfolk, Virginia as a federal employee. The Pigotts hope to visit Boston soon and swing by campus!

Matthew Porter ’05 is happy to report that The Kevin C. Kynock Foundation recently held its first alumni reunion with 25 BC High arts alumni celebrating the beloved former teacher. The Foundation supports the Kevin C. Kynock Award at BC High and helps fund youth arts programs in and around Boston.

Brendan Carter ’06 was recently interviewed about his program Rise Above Basketball in New England Recruiting Report magazine.

Christopher Salerno ’07 is serving in the U.S. Army and just had his first child!

7 2010s • • • On July 6, 2019, Sean Nickley ’10 married Emma Finkelman at her childhood home in Hockessin, Delaware. Jerry Whelan, former BC High Spanish teacher with was able to attend! After receiving the W.R. Berkley Professor of Economics and Finance and Dean Emeritus Peter Henry Faculty Scholarship, Daniel Clavijo ’11 will be attended NYU’s Stern School of Business as part of the MBA Class of 2022 specializing in Real Estate to complement his skills in architecture.

Terence Durkin ’11 and his wife, Kerry (Notre Dame ’11) welcomed their first child, Emmett Durkin in January 2019. Durkin graduated from Suffolk University Law School in May 2019 and will be working at a law firm in Boston.

Luke Maietta ’12 and Julia Hussey were married last May at Felicity Church in New Orleans. The reception included a traditional New Orleans second line with family and friends. Julia and Luke currently live in Las Vegas, NV, where Julia is progressing towards her Ph.D. in Clinical Neuropsychology and Luke works in Commercial Real Estate Property Management.

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Nearly 10 years ago Dan Carmody told a group of BC High students about the transformative impact of the global experience before them: “Someday one of these guys might wind up in your wedding.” That became a reality for Nick McMahon ’13 and his Argentine brother, Nacho Torrendell — a groomsman in Nick’s wedding. Through the Hyde Center, Nick hosted students from Colegio Del Salvador two years in a row and went to Buenos Aires in the summer of 2012. Nacho visited his family two or three times since that trip, and Nick’s family hosted three more of the Torrendell children.

Blaine Woodcock ’13 was promoted to First Lieutenant in May 2019 and is currently stationed at Joint Base Lewis McChord in Washington state with the U.S. Army Nurse Corps.

Jonathan "Monty" Mantovani ’12 produced a docuseries that just launched with Netflix called Basketball or Nothing. As a young filmmaker in the field, he has broken barriers with this work and has run his own small team for the past two years to get the series on Netflix. Monty attributes the lessons he learned at BC High with paving the way for his career.

Zach Pilla ’13 recently got engaged to his high school sweetheart Nadia Hucko in Versailles, France. Congratulations Zach!

Max R. Gustafson ’14’s film “i’m fine” premiered at the 2020 In/Motion Dance Film Festival on February 22nd in Chicago, IL.

Class Agent Jack Sullivan ’10 was married in August at Xavier University.

Harry Clow ’15 graduated from Georgetown University last May and commissioned into the U.S. Navy as an Ensign.

Connor Murphy ’15 was a recipient of the Gabelli Scholar Program at Boston College – an undergraduate academic, merit program that annually awards full-tuition scholarships and fully-funded, GPSP-sponsored summer programs to 15 incoming freshman students.

Ryan Sweeney ’15, son of Matt ’85 and brother of Connor ’13, was recently honored by the Boston Fire Local 718 IAFF along with his neighborhood friends, Peter Cahill and Timmy Galvin. Five years ago, they started a street hockey tournament to raise money for the family of a Dorchester man who was battling cancer. After five years, they have raised over $80,000 for various families in Dorchester.

Colin Dale ’16 completed his first feature-length film, shot on the South Shore with the help of Nick Boozang ’16, Jack Donius ’16, Kal Maier ’16, and Alec Carstoiu ’19.

Anthony Ioffredo ’16 (Wake Forest), Matthew O’Donnell ’16 (Georgetown), and Jack O’Donnell ’16 (Brown) joined current seniors from the Class of 2020 for lunch in January and offered a Q&A session on college life.

Last year, John Fitzpatrick ’18 fundraised over $3,500 for the Best Buddies Challenge. He went to the charity football game at Harvard Stadium, ran their annual 5k in Hyannis, and even got to meet Tom Brady!

Joe Peroni ’16 is a senior at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. He spent this summer as a Sales and Trading intern at UBS with the hopes of pursuing a full time offer. Keep up the great work, Joe, and thanks for volunteering as an assistant coach with the varsity lacrosse program this past spring!

Ryan McIntyre ’17 spent 2019 engaged in missionary work in the Rev. Pat Nolan, SJ met up with BC High alumni at Boston College. The crew Solomon Islands through Providence gathered for Mass at Manresa House before the Ignatian Society of Boston College. His parents, Kelly and College hosted an Examen and a delicious dinner. Jack Bracher ’18 is on the Mike ’86 couldn't be prouder! executive board of the Ignatian Society and helped organize the evening with Ryan Heffernan, the advisor to the In December of 2018, a Braintree woman lost her only child to a Ignatian Society, which connects graduates drunk driver. The following summer Ryan Swanson ’16, Stephen from Jesuit high schools to their BC peers Timmons ’16, Ryan Peroni ’19 and Zach Swanson helped install and promotes the tenets of Jesuit spirituality a memory garden for Susan’s son Lucas. across the wider BC campus.

Justin Rich ’18 and Patrick Walsh ’17 are both studying at Georgetown University together. The duo became friends in the Arrupe Division and took part in Model UN. They plan to live together in an apartment on campus with an alumnus of Loyola High School in Los Angeles. Pat and Justin are both very grateful for the lasting friendship they got to form through the BC High community!

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Michael White ’70

Former Chairman, President and CEO of DIRECTV

t the annual Magis of PepsiCo. International, where he spent technology and globalization, to popula Michael White ’70 Center for Emerging Leaders A reception in December, President Grace almost 20 years. His commitment to Jesuit tion demographic shifts. Regan P’12 announced that BC High had education is rooted in a family full of BC The White Center will be a cornerstone received a $1 million gift that will estabHigh graduates and his time at Boston in BC High’s mission to equip students lish the Michael White ’70 Center for College – where he now serves as a trustee. with the necessary skills to be leaders of Emerging Leaders – a transformational “BC High provided a superb foundation integrity in an evolving economic and program to change the way students learn, for my college and graduate school studies ethical landscape. experience, and practice leadership. and significantly shaped my values. LeadMs. Jennifer Manning of the Religious

“Jesuit education is uniquely suited to ership requires engagement of the heart, Education Department has been chosen preparing young men for leadership in head and hands and this school has shaped to develop and launch the initiative: “The uncertain times. We are part of a 500- countless outstanding leaders in every walk Mike White Center will hone the skills that year-old tradition where reflection and of life,” White reflected. BC High seeks to instill in our students: self-discovery have acted as catalysts for “From the government to the military empathy, courage, self-awareness, and global change – rooted in a pioneering, to business to academia to the religious servant leadership. I am thrilled to support entrepreneurial spirit. In fact, the Society life – we need more leaders to help shape the school in this vital mission.” of Jesus might just be the most successful tomorrow’s world,” he continued. “I have Her plan for the center is firmly grounded ‘start-up’ in history, with more than 1000 been fortunate to play a leadership role in in the Ignatian tradition, where the Michael schools across the globe. We couldn’t ask business in my career and hope I can share White ’70 Center for Emerging Leaders for a more fitting partner in this endeavor some of my learning and experiences as will model and teach authentic leadership than Mike White,” said Regan. part of this initiative.” to unlock students’ own potential not to

Mike is the former Chairman, President White seeks to empower young men benefit themselves, but to build a more just and CEO of DIRECTV and former CEO faced with a world of rapid, disruptive and more inclusive world. and often uncomfortable change; from