Faculty and Staff Notes a graduate of Boston College and Providence College and her husband, Colin is a 2002 graduate of BC High.
after spending 2011-2012 as a Fulbright Exchange Teacher, then two additional years as an English teacher at a private HS in Rennes, France. Before that, she taught French at ‘Iolani School in Honolulu, HI. She is a graduate of Shippensburg University and Eastern Washington University. Classics teacher Matthew Aumiller has a passion for cycling, so much so, that he started the BC High Cyclocross team this past fall. Cyclocross is an off-road cycling discipline where athletes must negotiate a closed course which may include steep hills, mud bogs and fabricated barriers. Brennan Bonner joined the BC High math and science departments this fall after teaching for seven years at Epiphany School. Brennan is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and Boston College. Hollis Brooks joined BC High as the Dean of Students this fall. Prior to joining our community he was the Associate Dean of Students at the Hillside School in Marlborough, MA. He and his wife call Jamaica Plain home. Religious education teacher Joe Betz and his wife Kristen welcomed Ezra Joseph into their family on November 23. Jim Connors was honored at the Thanksgiving Mass for 38 years of teaching at BC High. Jim will be missed in the science department as he has decided to retire from teaching. Diane Costagliola is the new Director of the Corcoran Library. She was previously a reference librarian for ten years at the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy. In her spare time, she teaches professional writing at Northeastern University part time. Erin Cleveland recently joined BC High’s Modern Language Department (French)
Ryan Dacey joined the Math department this fall. He is a graduate of Boston College and previously taught at McQuaid Jesuit High School, in Rochester, NY. He will also be coaching the BC High ski team this winter. Gina Favata joined the Corcoran Library as the Assistant Director this fall. She was previously the teen librarian at the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy. Gina is a graduate of Emerson College and Simmons College.
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Steve Salomone teaches in the Religious education and Social Studies departments at BC High and previously taught at Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, RI. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and Harvard Divinity School.
The Arrupe Division has welcomed Patrick Travers to the Social Studies department this fall. He previously taught at St. Mark’s School and Jesuit College Prep of Dallas. A Philadelphia native, Patrick is a graduate of St. Joseph’s Prep and the University of Pennsylvania.
Guidance Counselor Michael Gardner and his wife Sarah welcomed Isla Grace on September 13. She showed up just in time for the second half of the best BC football game in recent memory as the Eagles defeated USC. Mom and Dad have been blessed with a happy and healthy little girl. Guidance Counselor Heidi Hayes and Greg Pare were married on June 29, 2014 in Portland, Maine, surrounded by immediate family. Greg, a jazz musician and liturgical music director, ensured that all family members had an opportunity to perform at the reception, whether singing, sounding the trombone, or playing the wavedrum. Kim Jennings joined the Advancement team at BC High as Director of Parent Programs this summer. Most recently she was the Director of Development at Park Street School in Beacon Hill. Kim is a graduate of Boston University, University of South Carolina, and Furman University. Jillian Maxey joined BC High’s Religious education department this fall. She previously taught at Boston College. Jillian is
Guidance Counselors Suzanne Wilzbach and Shawn Ahern presented at the New England Association of College Admission Counselors Annual Meeting in June. The presentation entitled “Campus Visits through a School Counselor’s Lens” provided admission representatives the opportunity to hear feedback about what students and parents value during the college campus visit.
Wedding bells rang this summer for Guidance Counselor Jordan Roldan who married Shannon Hicks on August 1, 2014 in North Stonington, CT. Shannon is a Physical Therapist at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Science teacher Maggie Ruddy and her husband Eddie Crane welcomed Finnegan “Finn” into the world on June 12, 2014. Finn celebrated his first Halloween with the Eagles Nest parade through the Hunter-Fahey Commons. Pictured with Didi Mezini. New Guidance Counselor Danielle Wells is already hard at work at BC High. Her previous experience as an admission counselor at Boston College will provide valuable insight during the college application process. Danielle has an undergraduate degree in social work from Providence College and a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Massachusetts-Boston.
BC HIGH COLLABORATES WITH A JESUIT SCHOOL IN ZAMBIA Guidance Counselor Patty Pope, Religious education teacher Michael Bonina, Arrupe teacher Meg Felice, Campus Minister Huy Huynh and Vice Principal for Ignatian Mission and Identity Michael McGonagle ’70 traveled a half a world away to exchange ideas with Leopards Hill School in Zambia. The retreat was sponsored through the Hyde Center for Global Education to further explore opportunities for our students in Africa.
Shannon Hicks and Jordan Roldan
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