Commencement MAY 24, 2024
Commencement Exercises
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Presiding Officer
Rev. Guillermo M. García-Tuñón, S.J., Ed.D. ’87 President
Processional Pomp and Circumstance
Invocation
National Anthem
Commencement Address
Presentation of Diplomas
Presentation of Special Awards
Br. Hunter D’Armond, S.J. Interim Dean of Mission and Formation
Members of the Concert and Jazz Bands from the Class of 2024
His Eminence Chr istophe Cardinal Pierre Apostolic Nuncio to the United States
Rev. Guillermo M. García-Tuñón, S.J., Ed.D. ’87 President
Mr. José E. Roca ’84 Principal
Mr. José E. Roca ’84 Principal
Brigadier’s Address
Mr. Joseph Kanjiramkuzhey ’24
Recessional Pomp and Circumstance
Disclaimer: The information provided in this program is accurate and up to date as of Friday, May 17th which was our printing deadline.
NICOLÁS JESÚS ABREU
Georgetown University
Magna Cum Laude
DIEGO ANDRÉS ÁLVAREZ
Georgia Institute of Technology
Magna Cum Laude
Florida State University
VÍCTOR ANDRÉS ALBERNI
Florida State University
Cum Laude
SEBASTIÁN JOAQUÍN ÁLVAREZ
Santa Fe College
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
KHAMANI JAMAR ALEXANDER
Appalachian State University
HENRY AGUSTIN AMADOR
Florida State University
Cum Laude
Florida International University
Cum
2
RAFAEL AUGUSTO ANTÚN III
EDRIÉN DANIEL ARGOTE
MAURICIO DANIEL ARIAS
Laude
ILÁN ASÍS
University of Chicago
6th Ranking Senior
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington
University of Florida
University of Central Florida
Florida International University
Florida State University
3
ANTHONY EDUARDO AZCUY
MARCELO JAVIER BALEPOGI
GABRIEL IGNACIO BELFORT
EZRA ELIJAH BERGQUIST
MATTHEW BERROCAL
ANDRÉS ENRIQUE BERTORELLI
GIANCARLO H. BERUMEN Fordham University
RODRIGO BLANCO University of Florida Magna Cum Laude
ANDREW JOSEPH BORGEN
University of Notre Dame Summa Cum Laude
University
4
JAVIER TOMÁS BRITO Southern Methodist
SAMUEL DAVID BUSTOS Marquette University
SANTIAGO A. CACCHIONE University of Miami
WILLIAM JOEL CAMPO Florida State University
ANDREW JOSEPH CANDELA Oberlin College
NATHAN BRETON CANINO Miami Dade College
NICHOLAS JOSHUA CANOVAS Florida International University
CHARLES VÍCTOR CARREÑO Florida State University
Florida International University
Florida International University
IE University
Florida International University
5
DENYS MARIO CASTILLO
VINCENT MANUEL CASTRO
JACOB JAMES CAUDLE University of Florida Magna Cum Laude
JORDAN ÁNGEL CORDERO Santa Fe College
CHRISTOPHER SAMUEL COTTE University of Miami Cum Laude
ALEXANDER CARLOS CRUZ
JUAN DE LAPUERTA
University of Central Florida
NICOLÁS F. DE SOLMINIHAC
BRANDON DEGOTI
The Ohio State University
CHRISTIAN MANUEL DÍAZ Stetson University
Florida International University
United States Naval Academy
University of Central Florida
Vanderbilt University Valedictorian
University of Pennsylvania
Syracuse University
Florida International University
University
6
LÁZARO M. DÍAZ MARRERO
DANIEL ALEXANDER DIEZ
HUGO MÁSSIMO DORTA
NICHOLAS DUQUE
DOMINIC S. GIDEON DYER
DANIEL DYJAK
ERNIE JOHN ECHEVARRÍA
Magna Cum Laude
MAURICIO ESPINA
of Southern California Summa Cum Laude
OTTO NICKOLAS ESPINO
Georgetown University
8th Ranking Senior
IGNACIO FALLA Tulane University
Florida International University
MÁXIMO
University of Florida Cum Laude
University of Florida
9th Ranking Senior
JULIÁN ALEXIS
Florida State University
TOMÁS
University of Miami Cum Laude
7
RAILEY ESTRELLA
FALERO
ARTURO FANJUL
GUSTAVO FEIJOO
JAH’SON ISAIAH FELIX John Carroll University
ANDRÉS G. FERNÁNDEZ Miami Dade College
ANDRÉS EDUARDO FERNÁNDEZ
JAVIER FELIPE FERNÁNDEZ
Florida State University
Cum Laude
Fairfield University
State University
Florida International University
8
LUCAS MATEO FRANCO Florida
MATTHEW COLE GADINSKY University of South Florida
CARLOS MANUEL GARCÍA
CARLOS JULIO GARCÍA
ETHAN VILLASUSO GARCÍA University of Florida
Magna Cum Laude
LUCAS GARCÍA University of Florida
Cum Laude
LUCAS ALEJANDRO GARCÍA Florida State University
MARCOS ÁNGEL GARCÍA Georgia Institute of Technology
MASSIMO JAMES GARCÍA
University of Michigan
Magna Cum Laude
ARMANDO ANDRÉS GONZÁLEZ
Boston College
MARKUS AURELIUS GONZÁLEZ
St. Thomas University
MARTÍN IGNACIO GARRIGA
University of Florida
Magna Cum Laude
DANIEL HUMBERTO GONZÁLEZ
University of Florida
IÑIGO GONZÁLEZ DEL REY
IE University
MARC VINCENT GIPPS
Southern Methodist University
ETHAN ALEXANDER GONZÁLEZ
University of Florida
I. GONZÁLEZ IRIGOYEN
Miami Dade College
9
JOSÉ
Northeastern University
Community College
University of Notre Dame 10th Ranking Senior
GABRIEL A. GONZÁLEZ-QUEVEDO University of Florida
Magna Cum Laude
University of Central Florida Cum Laude
College
10
JUAN A. JAVIER GRANADOS Miami Dade
EDUARDO ALBERTO GROSS JR. Tallahassee
DAVID ISRAEL GUILLAUME
SANTIAGO MATÍAS GUINOT Wake Forest University
MANUEL M. GURDIÁN
MORRISON MANUEL HADAD St. Thomas University
DIEGO ALEJANDRO HALVORSSEN Florida State University
TULIO ENRIQUE GONZÁLEZ LEÓN
DIEGO HAMUD Florida State University
DANIEL
University of Florida Cum Laude
11
RYAN HANDAL
THOMAS JONATHAN HARING Bucknell University
ESTEBAN FRANCISCO HERDOCIA Virginia Polytechnic Institute
ANDREW S. HERNÁNDEZ Florida International University
CRISTIAN A. HERNÁNDEZ Florida International University
NICHOLAS A. HERNÁNDEZ University of Miami
NASHUNBIE HUMPHREY JR. John Carroll University
NICHOLAS RAMÓN IGLESIAS University of Notre Dame Summa Cum Laude
Tallahassee Community College
Santa Fe College
Rice University
Magna Cum Laude
Miami Dade College
Maine Maritime Academy Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
12
THOMAS ANTONIO IGLESIAS
ANTHONY JOSEPH ITURBE
LIAM ALFONSO JACOBSEN
TYLER JULIUS JAMES
BRANDON JIMÉNEZ
JOSEPH KANJIRAMKUZHEY
University of Notre Dame
SEBASTIÁN DANIEL LARA Miami Dade College
ANDRÉS JOAQUÍN LARREA Florida State University
SEBASTIÁN ALEJANDRO LAZO University of Florida
NICHOLAS ALEXANDER LEBEÑA
Florida State University
SALVADOR LEOS
Universidad de Navarra Cum Laude
MATTHEW ERIC LLAU
University of Florida
7th Ranking Senior
NICHOLAS JOSÉ LEÓN
Dartmouth College
Summa Cum Laude
VINCENT MANUEL LIMA
Tulane University
Florida State University
DIEGO A. LEÓN-AGUILAR University of Michigan
Summa Cum Laude
HENRY ISAÍAS LISAMORE University of Michigan
Magna Cum Laude
University of Miami
13
JUAN ANTONIO LÓPEZ
LUIS JORGE LÓPEZ
EDUARDO RENÉ LÓPEZ-SEDA
University of Notre Dame
Magna Cum Laude
Florida International University
Florida State University
14
DANIEL LURIGADOS
DIMAS MACKINLAY University of Florida
ALEJANDRO L. MADRIGAL
BRIAN GERARDO MALAGÓN University of Central Florida
RICHARD PAUL MALOOF Baylor University
GAVENCH MARCELIN Florida Atlantic University
FEDERICO MARINO Northeastern University
JACK LUIS MCCLINTOCK Florida Institute of Technology
FREDDY ERNESTO MELGAR
Santa Fe College
UNC Chapel Hill
3rd Ranking Senior
University of Florida
4th Ranking Senior
UNC Chapel Hill
Florida International University
15
JUAN DIEGO MESEGUER GRILLO
SANTIAGO MESEGUER GRILLO
JOAQUÍN LUIS MESTRE
ANDRÉS MIYARES JR.
ALEC CÉSAR MOLINA
Indiana University Bloomington
IVÁN ANTONIO MONTANÉ
Florida International University
ALEJANDRO MOUHAFFEL MATTEY Florida State University
JOSEPH MANUEL MUÑIZ
Indiana University Bloomington
Santa Fe College
University of Florida
Florida International University
Magna Cum Laude
University
University of Michigan
Northeastern University
16
MICHEL MUSI
CHARLES CHRISTOPHER NÚÑEZ
MARC A ORTA University of Florida
NICHOLAS OTTO ORTEGA
Cum Laude
OMAR ORTEGA JR. University of Michigan
ANDRÉS JOSÉ PAREDES
Cum Laude
JAIME LUIS PARLADÉ IV
Santa Fe College
ADRIÁN NICOLÁS PENA
of Miami
ALEJANDRO JOSÉ PÉREZ
Cum Laude
DANIEL ALEJANDRO PÉREZ
University of Florida
Florida State University Cum Laude
The University of Alabama
Indiana University Bloomington
17
LUCAS JOSÉ PÉREZ
RAYMOND ADOLFO PÉREZ JR.
University of Miami Summa Cum Laude
ALEJANDRO JORGE PORTUONDO
MARCELO PRUGUE
ANDRÉS EDUARDO PULLÉS
University of Michigan Cum Laude
GABRIEL ANDRÉS QUESADA
Florida International University
KYLE BAILEY QUINTANA
Florida International University
PETER RAYMOND Wake Forest University
DANIEL ALEJANDRO REAL
University of Pennsylvania
Salutatorian
ANDRÉS JOAQUÍN RIONDA
Tallahassee Community College
EDUARDO JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ
Florida International Univeristy
JULIÁN EDWARD RECIO
New York University
4th Ranking Senior
AURELIO JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ Santa Fe College
KEVIN AUSTIN RODRÍGUEZ
University of Florida
Tallahassee Community College
CHRISTIAN A. RODRÍGUEZ The Ohio State University
MARCOS A. RODRÍGUEZ-LAPIDO University of Florida
18
PHILIPPE MICHAEL RIOBE
Magna Cum Laude
Summa Cum Laude
DANIEL J. RODRÍGUEZ-MENESES
Fordham University
Magna Cum Laude
ADRIÁN JAMES ROMERO
Boston College
Summa Cum Laude
NICOLÁS RODRÍGUEZ-MENESES
Indiana University Bloomington
Magna Cum Laude
JOAQUÍN JOSÉ ROSADO
Florida Gulf Coast University
JUAN ANTONIO ROMANACH
Indiana University Bloomington
JOSEPH RUIZ
University of Pennsylvania
Cum Laude
19
JOSHUA RUIZ University of Florida
LUCAS ANTONIO SABOGAL Tallahassee Community College
IGNACIO SAGI-VELA Saint Louis University - Madrid
20
NICOLAS FRANÇOIS SAINFORT
University of St. Andrews
CHARLES RICARDO SALAS Santa Fe College
VÍCTOR AURELIO SALAS University of Wisconsin Madison
EMERY LUCCA SALOM Florida State University
FRANK HENRY SÁNCHEZ US Merchant Marine Academy ÁLVARO GABRIEL SANSÓN Syracuse University
MARCO SANTA-CRUZ Auburn University
HÉCTOR ENRIQUE SANTAELLA Washington and Jefferson College
SANTIAGO SANTAMARÍA Purdue University
CARLOS MANUEL
JR. Tallahassee Community College
University
Magna Cum Laude
21
SANTANA
SEBASTIÁN SANZ DE ACEDO Northeastern University
ANDREW JOSEPH SCHMIDT Bucknell University
PETER RUDOLF SCHMIDT Bucknell
JOSÉ FRANCISCO SEPÚLVEDA University of Florida
ALEJANDRO ANDRÉS SILVA Florida International University
CHRISTOPHER TRAVIESO SILVA Boston University
NICOLÁS ANDRÉS SMITH University of Florida
ALEJANDRO JOSÉ SOCARRÁS Florida State University
Tallahassee Community College
University of Miami Cum Laude
University of Miami
University of Florida
22
CRISTIAN MIGUEL SOUTO
IVÁN ALEXANDER SWEENEY
KRISTIAN NOEL TORRECILLA Florida International University
DAVID FELIPE TORRES University of Florida
Magna Cum Laude
FELIPE D. TORRES DE NAVARRA University of Florida
EVAN ALEXANDER TORRES
LORENZO JAVIER TORRES
TYLER JAMES TORRES-FERRER University of Florida
Magna Cum Laude
NOÉ TRAP Maastricht University
23
OTTO LEANDRO TRAVIESO Santa Fe College
ALEJANDRO ENRIQUE ULVERT Cornell University
Summa Cum Laude
JULIÁN ALEXANDER URRUTIA Florida International University
JAKE MICHAEL USALLÁN University of Florida
LUCA ALBERTO VALENTI Tallahassee Community College
GABRIEL FRANCO VÁZQUEZ Northeastern University
SEBASTIÁN VÍCTORIA University of Miami Cum Laude
AVERY REMIERE VILLASUSO University of Florida
Magna Cum Laude
MATTHEW RAPHAEL VIÑA Florida State University
Florida International University
24
ADAM WALKER
BRANDON ALEXANDER ZAHN
University of Florida
Magna Cum Laude
Honor Societies
CHINESE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Marc Vincent Gipps
Luis Jorge López
Brian Gerardo Malagón Andrew Joseph Schmidt
INTERNATIONAL SENIOR THESPIAN SOCIETY
Mauricio Daniel Arias
MU ALPHA THETA
Nicolás Jesús Abreu
Víctor Andrés Alberni
Diego Andrés Álvarez
Mauricio Daniel Arias
Ilán Asís
Gabriel Ignacio Belfort
Andrés Enrique Bertorelli
Rodrigo Blanco
Andrew Joseph Borgen
Jacob James Caudle
Christopher Samuel Cotte
Juan de Lapuerta
Nicolás Fernando De Solminihac
Lázaro Manuel Díaz Marrero
Daniel Alexander Diez
Hugo Mássimo Dorta
Nicholas Duque
Mauricio Espina
Otto Nickolas Espino
Andrés Eduardo Fernández
Javier Felipe Fernández
Ethan Villasuso García
Lucas Alejandro García
Marcos Ángel García
Massimo James García
Giancarlo Humberto Berumen Peter Raymond
Martín Ignacio Garriga
Armando Andrés González
Daniel Humberto González
José Ignacio González Irigoyen
Tulio Enrique González León
David Israel Guillaume
Santiago Matías Guinot
Manuel Maximiliano Gurdián
Daniel Ryan Handal
Nicholas Alexander Hernández
Nicholas Ramón Iglesias
Joseph Kanjiramkuzhey
Sebastián Alejandro Lazo
Nicholas José León
Diego Alejandro León-Aguilar
Henry Isaías Lisamore
Matthew Eric Llau
Eduardo René López-Seda
Dimas Mackinlay
Brian Gerardo Malagón
Federico Marino
Juan Diego Meseguer Grillo
Joaquín Luis Mestre
Andrés Miyares Jr.
Charles Christopher Núñez
Nicholas Otto Ortega
Omar Ortega Jr.
Andrés José Paredes
Daniel Alejandro Pérez
Lucas José Pérez
Raymond Adolfo Pérez Jr.
Alejandro Jorge Portuondo
Marcelo Prugue
Andrés Eduardo Pullés
Daniel Alejandro Real
Kevin Austin Rodríguez
Marcos A. Rodríguez-Lapido
Daniel José Rodríguez-Meneses
Nicolás Jesús Rodríguez-Meneses
Adrián James Romero
Víctor Aurelio Salas
Marco Santa-Cruz
José Francisco Sepúlveda
Alejandro Andrés Silva
Alejandro José Socarrás
Tyler James Torres-Ferrer
Noé Trap
Alejandro Enrique Ulvert
Avery Remiere Villasuso
25
Honor Societies
NATIONAL ART HONOR SOCIETY
Peter Raymond
Sebastián Víctoria
NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY
Nicolás Jesús Abreu
Diego Andrés Álvarez
Henry Agustine Amador
Edrién Daniel Argote
Ilán Asís
Anthony Eduardo Azcuy
Ezra Elijah Bergquist
Matthew Berrocal
Rodrigo Blanco
Andrew Joseph Borgen
Santiago Alessandro Cacchione
Charles Víctor Carreño
Jacob James Caudle
Christopher Samuel Cotte
Nicolás Fernando De Solminihac
Daniel Alexander Diez
Hugo Mássimo Dorta
Nicholas Duque
Daniel Dyjak
Ernie John Echevarría
Mauricio Espina
Otto Nickolas Espino
Máximo Arturo Fanjul
Andrés Eduardo Fernández
Javier Felipe Fernández
Ethan Villasuso García
Lucas García
Massimo James García
Martín Ignacio Garriga
Marc Vincent Gipps
Armando Andrés González
Daniel Humberto González
Ethan Alexander González
José Ignacio González Irigoyen
Tulio Enrique González León
Gabriel A. González-Quevedo
David Israel Guillaume
Santiago Matías Guinot
Manuel Maximiliano Gurdián
Diego Alejandro Halvorssen
Daniel Ryan Handal
Nicholas Ramón Iglesias
Anthony Joseph Iturbe
Liam Alfonso Jacobsen
Brandon Jiménez
Joseph Kanjiramkuzhey
Sebastián Daniel Lara
Andrés Joaquín Larrea
Nicholas José León
Diego Alejandro León-Aguilar
Salvador Leos
Henry Isaías Lisamore
Matthew Eric Llau
Juan Antonio López
Eduardo René López-Seda
Daniel Lurigados
Dimas Mackinlay
Brian Gerardo Malagón
Jack Luis McClintock
Juan Diego Meseguer Grillo
Joaquín Luis Mestre
Joseph Manuel Muñiz
Michel Musi
Charles Christopher Núñez
Nicholas Otto Ortega
Omar Ortega Jr.
Andrés José Paredes
Adrián Nicolás Pena
Alejandro José Pérez
Daniel Alejandro Pérez
Lucas José Pérez
Raymond Adolfo Pérez Jr.
Alejandro Jorge Portuondo
Marcelo Prugue
Andrés Eduardo Pullés
Daniel Alejandro Real
Julián Edward Recio
Philippe Michael Riobe
Kevin Austin Rodríguez
Marcos A. Rodríguez-Lapido
Daniel José Rodríguez-Meneses
Nicolás Jesús Rodríguez-Meneses
Adrián James Romero
Joseph Ruiz
Nicolas François Sainfort
Víctor Aurelio Salas
Emery Lucca Salom
Marco Santa-Cruz
Carlos Manuel Santana Jr.
Sebastián Sanz de Acedo
Andrew Joseph Schmidt
Peter Rudolf Schmidt
José Francisco Sepúlveda
Christopher Gabriel Travieso Silva
Alejandro José Socarrás
Iván Alexander Sweeney
David Felipe Torres
Felipe Daniel Torres de Navarra
Lorenzo Javier Torres
Tyler James Torres-Ferrer
Noé Trap
Alejandro Enrique Ulvert
Julián Alexander Urrutia
Sebastián Víctoria
Avery Remiere Villasuso
Matthew Raphael Viña
Brandon Alexander Zahn
26
Honor Societies
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Nicolás Jesús Abreu
Víctor Andrés Alberni
Diego Andrés Álvarez
Henry Agustine Amador
Edrién Daniel Argote
Mauricio Daniel Arias
Ilán Asís
Gabriel Ignacio Belfort
Rodrigo Blanco
Andrew Joseph Borgen
Jacob James Caudle
Christopher Samuel Cotte
Daniel Alexander Diez
Nicholas Duque
Mauricio Espina
Otto Nickolas Espino
Julián Alexis Falero
Máximo Arturo Fanjul
Tomás Gustavo Feijoo
Andrés Eduardo Fernández
Javier Felipe Fernández
Marcos Ángel García
Massimo James García
Armando Andrés González
QUILL AND SCROLL
Matthew Berrocal
Rodrigo Blanco
Andrew Joseph Candela
Christopher Samuel Cotte
Daniel Alexander Diez
RHO KAPPA
Diego Andrés Álvarez
Anthony Eduardo Azcuy
Santiago Alessandro Cacchione
Andrés Eduardo Fernández
Nicholas Alexander Lebeña
Juan Antonio López
Dimas Mackinlay
Daniel Humberto González
Ethan Alexander González
Gabriel A. González-Quevedo
Manuel Maximiliano Gurdián
Daniel Ryan Handal
Nicholas Ramón Iglesias
Anthony Joseph Iturbe
Joseph Kanjiramkuzhey
Nicholas Alexander Lebeña
Diego Alejandro León-Aguilar
Matthew Eric Llau
Eduardo René López-Seda
Brian Gerardo Malagón
Joaquín Luis Mestre
Andrés Miyares Jr.
Joseph Manuel Muñiz
Andrés José Paredes
Alejandro José Pérez
Daniel Alejandro Pérez
Lucas José Pérez
Alejandro Jorge Portuondo
Marcelo Prugue
Andrés Eduardo Pullés
Daniel Alejandro Real
Philippe Michael Riobe
Christian Alexander Rodríguez
Kevin Austin Rodríguez
Marcos A. Rodríguez-Lapido
Daniel José Rodríguez-Meneses
Nicolás Jesús Rodríguez-Meneses
Joseph Ruiz
Nicolas François Sainfort
José Francisco Sepúlveda
Christopher Gabriel Travieso Silva
Nicolás Andrés Smith
Alejandro José Socarrás
David Felipe Torres
Felipe Daniel Torres de Navarra
Evan Alexander Torres
Noé Trap
Alejandro Enrique Ulvert
Sebastián Víctoria
Avery Remiere Villasuso
Matthew Raphael Viña
Javier Felipe Fernández
Diego Hamud
Brandon Jiménez
Alejandro Lorenzo Madrigal
Eduardo José Rodríguez
Lucas Antonio Sabogal
Charles Ricardo Salas
Tyler James Torres-Ferrer
Marc A Orta
Daniel Alejandro Pérez
Kyle Bailey Quintana
Christian Alexander Rodríguez
Adrián James Romero
Frank Henry Sánchez
Andrew Joseph Schmidt
Peter Rudolf Schmidt
Alejandro Andrés Silva
Christopher Gabriel Travieso Silva
Alejandro José Socarrás
Lorenzo Javier Torres
Alejandro Enrique Ulvert
27
Honor Societies
SCIENCE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Ilán Asís
Jacob James Caudle
Nicholas Duque
Tomás Gustavo Feijoo
Ethan Villasuso García
Nicholas Alexander Hernández
Nicholas Ramón Iglesias
Anthony Joseph Iturbe
Joseph Kanjiramkuzhey
Matthew Eric Llau
Juan Diego Meseguer Grillo
Joaquín Luis Mestre
SPANISH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Diego Andrés Álvarez
Ilán Asís
Nicholas Duque
Mauricio Espina
Lucas García
Manuel Maximiliano Gurdián
TRI-M MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY
Nicolás Jesús Abreu
Henry Agustine Amador
Gabriel Ignacio Belfort
Giancarlo Humberto Berumen
Denys Mario Castillo
Daniel Dyjak
Markus Aurelius González
David Israel Guillaume
Sebastián Daniel Lara
Sebastián Alejandro Lazo
Raymond Adolfo Pérez Jr.
Kevin Austin Rodríguez
Emery Lucca Salom
Tyler James Torres-Ferrer
Avery Remiere Villasuso
Diego Alejandro León-Aguilar
Daniel Alejandro Real
Alejandro Enrique Ulvert
Diego Alejandro León-Aguilar
Salvador Leos
Jack Luis McClintock
Frank Henry Sánchez
José Francisco Sepúlveda
28
Víctor Andrés Alberni
Rodrigo Blanco
Javier Tomás Brito
Ignacio Falla
Javier Felipe Fernández
Armando Andrés González
Tulio Enrique González León
David Israel Guillaume
Manuel Maximiliano Gurdián
Student Council
President: Vice President:
Daniel Alejandro Real
Ilán Asís
Joseph Kanjiramkuzhey
Nicholas Alexander Lebeña
Nicholas José León
Andrés Miyares Jr.
Nicholas Otto Ortega
Omar Ortega Jr.
Andrés José Paredes
Andrés Eduardo Pullés
Andrés Joaquín Rionda
Marcos A. Rodríguez-Lapido
Frank Henry Sánchez
Christopher Gabriel Travieso Silva
Nicolás Andrés Smith
Iván Alexander Sweeney
Lorenzo Javier Torres
Advanced Placement Scholars
AP SCHOLAR
Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
AP SCHOLAR WITH HONOR
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
AP SCHOLAR WITH DISTINCTION
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
29
Special Awards
THE GERARD MANLY HOPKINS, S.J. ENGLISH AWARD
Gerard Manly Hopkins, S.J. (1844-1889)
Gerard Manly Hopkins was an English poet, Roman Catholic convert, and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous 20th-century fame established him among the leading Victorian poets. His experimental explorations in prosody (especially sprung rhythm) and his use of imagery established him as a daring innovator in a period of largely traditional verse. Hopkins studied the classics at Oxford from 1863-67. He entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus at Manresa House, Roehampton, in 1868 and studied philosophy at St. Mary’s Hall, Stonyhurst in 1870. His poem, The Wreck of the Deutschland, reflects his reconciling terrible events with God’s higher purpose. Hopkins was a founding member of Oxford University Newman Society in 1878 for Catholic students.
THE ANDREA POZZO, S.J. HUMANITIES AWARD
Andrea Pozzo, S.J. (1642-1709)
Andrea Pozzo, born in Trento, Italy was a Jesuit Brother, Baroque painter and architect, decorator, stage designer, and art theoretician. He was best known for his grandiose frescoes using an illusionistic technique called quadratura, in which architecture and fancy are intermixed. His masterpiece is the nave ceiling of the Church of Sant’Ignazio in Rome which set the standard for the decoration of Late Baroque ceiling frescos throughout Catholic Europe.
THE CHRISTOPHER CLAVIUS, S.J. MATHEMATICS AWARD
Christopher Clavius, S.J. (1538-1612)
Christopher Clavius was a German Jesuit mathematician and astronomer who was the main architect of the modern Gregorian calendar. In his last years he was probably the most respected astronomer in Europe and his textbooks were used for astronomical education for over fifty years in Europe and even in more remote lands (on account of being used by missionaries). Clavius joined the Jesuit order in 1555. He studied theology at the Jesuit Collegio Romano in Rome. Within the Jesuit order, Clavius was almost single-handedly responsible for the adoption of a rigorous mathematics curriculum in an age where mathematics was often ridiculed by philosophers and theologians. In logic, Clavius’ Law is named after him.
30
Special Awards
THE ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, S.J. SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD
St. Francis Xavier, S.J. (1506-1552)
Saint Francis Xavier was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre (Spain). He, along with St. Ignatius of Loyola, was one of the first seven Jesuits who dedicated himself to the service of God in a small chapel at Montmartre on August 15, 1534. He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Asian Portuguese Empire of the time. He was influential in the spreading and upkeep of Catholicism, most notably in India and Japan. Xavier met Ignatius of Loyola while they were both students at the University of Paris. Ignatius of Loyola would watch Francis compete in track events. Destined for academic success in the line of his noble family, Ignatius reputedly turned his sights to a life of Catholic missionary service.
THE PIERRE TEILHARD DE CHARDIN, S.J. SCIENCE AWARD
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. (1881-1955)
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, born in Orcines, was a French philosopher and Jesuit priest. His father, an amateur naturalist, collected stones, insects and plants, and promoted the observation of nature. Teilhard’s spirituality was awakened by his mother. When he was 12, he went to the Jesuit college of Mongré, in Villefranche-sur-Saône, where he completed baccalaureates of philosophy and mathematics. Then, in 1899, he entered the Jesuit novitiate at Aix-en-Provence. He was trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of Peking Man. Teilhard conceived the idea of the Omega Point and developed Vladimir Vernadsky’s concept of Noosphere. Teilhard’s The Phenomenon of Man is a sweeping account of the unfolding of the cosmos.
THE JOHN CARROLL, S.J. SOCIAL STUDIES AWARD
John Carroll, S.J. (1735-1815)
John Carroll was born of Irish ancestry in the British colony of Maryland. He entered the Society of Jesus at the age of 18 and was ordained in 1769. Fr. Carroll, S.J., was appointed the first bishop and archbishop in the United States. Bishop Carroll founded Georgetown University and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Bishop Carroll’s brother Daniel was a signer of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. His cousin Charles Carroll was the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first U.S. Senator from Maryland. It is notable that John Carroll, along with Benjamin Franklin, was sent to Canada to convince the Canadians to remain neutral in the American Revolutionary War.
31
Special Awards
THE ATHANASIUS KIRCHER, S.J. STEAM AWARD
Athanasius Kircher, S.J. (1602–1680)
Athanasius Kircher, S.J. was a German Renaissance scholar and polymath who published around forty major works, most notably in the fields of comparative religion, geology and medicine. He was one of the first people to observe microbes through a microscope, and theorized that the bubonic plague was spread by infectious microorganisms. While not busy descending into volcanoes, surviving shipwrecks and beating the plague, Kircher invented clocks, robots and the first megaphone. He has been honored with the title “Master of a Hundred Arts.”
THE ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE, S.J. THEOLOGY AWARD
St. Robert Bellarmine, S.J. (1542-1621)
Born on October 4, 1542, in central Italy and died on September 17, 1621, in Rome. He studied at the Universities of Padua and Leuven where he was the first Jesuit to teach. As bishop, Bellarmine put into effect the reforming decrees of the Council of Trent and was considered a possible candidate for the papacy in the conclave of 1605. He was one of the most important figures in the Counter-Reformation. He is also widely remembered for his role in the Giordano Bruno affair, the Galileo affair, and the trial of Friar Fulgenzio Manfredi. He was canonized and declared a Doctor of the Church on June 21, 1930, and his feast day is celebrated on both September 17 and May 13.
THE JOSÉ RUBIÑOS, S.J. WORLD LANGUAGES AWARD
José Rubiños, S.J. (1898-1963)
José Rubiños was born in La Coruña, Spain in 1898. He was a prominent professor at Belen School in Cuba where he taught for over three decades. Among his most outstanding publications is Covadonga, the only epic written in Spanish and Galician and for which he received a gold medal at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. At the time of his death the Spanish press published: “The Spanish language has lost one of its most brilliant luminaries.” During his exile in Panama he composed Las 100 Mejores Poesías Panameñas. He devoted his last years to teaching at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Miami where he continued his vocation with discipline and love. He joined the church triumphant in Miami, Florida on December 3, 1963
32
Brigadier
The Brigadier is the one member of the senior class who best embodies the characteristics of Jesuit education. This senior has been recognized by his peers, along with the administration, faculty, and staff of Belen Jesuit as being open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving, and committed to doing justice. Because this student has exemplified these traits, he has earned the title of Brigadier, and will address his classmates at the commencement exercises.
Salve Regina
Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae; vita, dulcedo et spes nostra, salve. Ad te clamamus exsules filii Evae. Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. Eia ergo, advocata nostra, illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Et Iesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.
About the Cover
The cover design by local artist, Jeannette Aquino, is a composition with Our Lady of Belen, the patroness of our school, in the foreground. Behind Our Lady of Belen is the Class of 2024 Alumni Logo. The Chapel of the Immaculate Conception is in the background. The Garrido Family Plaza and hallways are also visible in the background.
33
Faculty and Staff
Mr. Carlos Acevedo
Ms. Vivian Acosta
Ms. Ivette Águila
Mr. Francis Aguilar
Ms. Francisca Aguilar
Mr. Jimmy Aguilera
Ms. María D. Alonso
Ms. María I. Alonso
Mr. Javier Alonso Mendoza
Ms. Alina Alpízar
Ms. Mónica Amador
Mr. José Andión
Mr. Pedro Añón
Ms. Annette Antón
Mr. Ángel Aparicio
Mr. Arnaldo Arencibia
Fr. Guillermo Arias, S.J.
Mr. Víctor Arrieta
Mr. Roberto Artiz
Mr. Diego Ayala
Mr. Lino Ayala
Mr. Carlos Barquín
Ms. Claudia Basso
Mr. Carlos Beatón Alonso
Ms. Marilyn Becerra
Ms. Melissa Blanco
Ms. Jennifer Bonilla
Mr. Carlos Bravo
Mr. Roberto Brunel
Ms. Patricia Bustamante
Ms. Cristina Busto
Mr. Johnny Calderín
Mr. Salvador Camaraza
Ms. Bárbara Cantens
Fr. Vincent Capuano, S.J.
Mr. Mauricio Cardenas
Fr. Pedro Cartaya, S.J.
Ms. María Elena Cartaya
Mr. Hassan Casanova
Mr. Donald Chaney
Mr. Scott Chormanski
Ms. Grace Chuang
Mr. Charles Cleveland
Mr. Erik Cofiño
Mr. Patrick Collins
Mr. Alejandro Consuegra
Ms. Debra Consuegra
Ms. María Consuegra
Ms. Susana Corzo
Br. Eric Couto, S.J.
Mr. Carlos Cristóbal
Mr. Javier Cruz
Mr. Wilfred Cruz
Br. Hunter D’Armond, S.J.
Ms. Sylvia Dávalos
Ms. María Teresa De Aguiar
Mr. Andrés de Angulo
Mr. Mario de Armas
Ms. Fátima De Lemos
Dr. Thomas de Quesada
Mr. Adriana Delgado
Ms. Christina Delgado
Mr. Germán Delgado
Ms. Alicia Diago
Mr. Julio Díaz
Dr. Luis Dinnella-Borrego
Mr. James Dooley
Ms. Idania Dorta
Mr. Ramón Dovale
Mr. Ricardo Echeverría
Ms. Teresita Élias
Mr. Arnaldo Fajardo
Ms. Ivette Falcón
Ms. Diana Fernández
Mr. Felipe Fernández
Mr. Jesús Fernández
Mr. Lázaro Fernández
Ms. Aida Fernández-Magariño
Ms. Angela Fleitas
Mr. Ignacio Font
Mr. Eduardo Fraga
Mr. Alaín García
Fr. Alberto García, S.J.
Mr. Orlando García
Ms. Raquel García
Ms. Rebecca García
Ms. Graciela García-Chang
Fr. Guillermo García-Tuñón, S.J.
Ms. Erika Giganti
Ms. Idanet González
Mr. Lázaro González
Ms. Mariajosé González
Mr. Mario E. González
Mr. Ramses González
Ms. Teresita González
Dr. Lawrence Goodall
Mr. Joseph Grosodonia
Mr. Rey Guerra
Ms. Margarita Guerrero
Ms. Teresita Gutiérrez
Mr. Kenneth Hall
Ms. Deborah Henríquez
Mr. Andrés Hernández
Ms. Kimberly Homans
Mr. Robert Howell
Ms. Yanitza Iglesias-Callejas
Mr. Erik Iñigo
Ms. Jennifer Jacomino
Mr. Andrés Jiménez
Mr. Carlos Jiménez
Mr. Rubén Jiménez
34
Faculty and Staff
Ms. Zilkia Jiménez
Dr. Matthew Jordan
Mr. Jude Jules
Ms. Stephanie Kelly-Esquivel
Ms. Ann Kenna
Mr. Kevin Kroboth
Mr. Jorge Labayen González
Ms. Rosario Landa
Mr. Killian Lansingh
Mr. Gregory LaRochelle
Ms. María Inés Leáñez
Mr. Rafael Ledesma
Mr. Juan Carlos Ledón
Mr. Blas Liste
Fr. Lionel López
Dr. Susan López
Ms. Rebeca Lowell
Dr. Alexis Mabe
Ms. Kathleen Mackle
Ms. Ana Manrara
Mr. Rubén Marrero
Ms. Damarys Martínez
Mr. José Martínez
Mr. Mario Martínez
Mr. Roman Martínez
Ms. Teresa Martínez
Mr. Luigi Martínez-Torres
Mr. Carlos Maza
Ms. Suray Mederos
Ms. Suzette Megias-Ruiz
Mr. John-Paul Mendez
Mr. Tanger Mendonca
Ms. Mirna Menéndez
Ms. Rebecca Michalak
Mr. Daniel Montesi
Mr. Sean Myer
Mr. José Naranjo
Ms. Isabel Negrón
Dr. Edmund Newborn
Mr. Ariel Núñez
Deacon Robert O’Malley
Mr. Ulises Ordúñez
Mr. Nicholas Oyarzún
Mr. José Padilla
Mr. Alexander Peña
Ms. Daniela Peña Oduardo
Ms. Elizabeth Pérez
Mr. Peter Pérez
Mr. Jorge Pérez-Álvarez
Mr. Federico Pérez González
Ms. Joansis Pons
Deacon Jorge Prieto
Ms. Rosa Prieto
Ms. Marlin Real
Dr. María Cristina Reyes
Mr. Kenneth Riggs
Mr. Iván Roa
Mr. José Roca
Mr. José Roca, Jr.
Mr. Gastón Rodríguez
Ms. Katherine Rodríguez
Ms. Leandra Rodríguez Novoa
Sr. Ophelia Roibas, R.F.
Ms. Niuvys Rosales
Ms. Ana María Ruiz
Ms. María V. Ruiz
Fr. Christian Sáenz, S.J.
Mr. Luis Saladrigas
Dr. Adriana Salazar
Mr. Lázaro Saldaña
Mr. Anthony Salvaggio
Ms. Sylvie San Juan
Ms. María Sánchez-Gallardo
Mr. Michael Santana
Mr. Freideman Sifontes
Ms. Marisol Sosa
Ms. Adri Souto
Mr. Richard Stuart
Ms. Ana Suárez
Mr. Lázaro Suárez
Mr. Daniel Terzulli
Ms. Dolores Toledo
Ms. Ana Torres
Ms. Virginia Trujillo
Mr. Timothy Tylec
Ms. Isidora Ulloa
Ms. Marlene Urbay
Ms. Laura Varela
Mr. Ramón Vásquez
Mr. Francisco Javier Vázquez
Ms. Jassenia Vázquez
Mr. Juan Vázquez
Mr. Augusto Venegas
Ms. Valentina Vernet
Ms. Gisela Vichot
Ms. Sandra Vieta
Ms. Carol Ann Vila
Ms. María Vilberg
Ms. Yvonne Von der Osten
Mr. Shane Walker
Dr. Brian Wentzel
Mr. Leo Williams
Ms. Janice Xiques
Ms. Tatiana Zantúa
Ms. Olivia Zarraluqui
Ms. Milagros Zequeira
35
Academic Regalia
The history of academic dress reaches far back into the early days of the oldest universities. A statute of 1321 required that all “Doctors, Licentiates, and Bachelors” of the University of Coimbra wear gowns. In England, in the second half of the 14th century, the statutes of certain colleges forbade “excess in apparel” and prescribed the wearing of a long gown.
While European institutions continue to show great diversity in their specifications of academic dress, American colleges and universities generally have adopted the Intercollegiate Code for Academic Costumes. This code specifies design characteristics of gowns, hoods, caps and tassels, including pattern, material, color, trimmings, etc.
For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctors’ gowns, edging of hoods, and tassels of caps, the colors associated with the different subjects are as follows:
Agriculture ..................................................................................................................... Maize
Arts (Liberal Arts), Letters (Literature), Humanities ................................................ White
Commerce, Accountancy, Business ............................................................................... Drab
Dentistry ............................................................................................................................ Lilac
Economics ..................................................................................................................... Copper
Education ................................................................................................................. Light Blue
Engineering .................................................................................................................. Orange
Fine Arts, Architecture ................................................................................................. Brown
Forestry, Environmental Studies, Sustainability ...................................................... Russet
Journalism .................................................................................................................. Crimson
Law .................................................................................................................................. Purple
Library Science, Information Management .............................................................. Lemon
Medicine .......................................................................................................................... Green
Music .................................................................................................................................. Pink
Nursing ......................................................................................................................... Apricot
Oratory, Communications studies, Broadcasting ............................................. Silver Gray
Pharmacy .............................................................................................................. Olive Green
Philosophy ................................................................................................................ Dark Blue
Physical Education, Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy ................................. Sage Green
Public Administration, Public Policy, Foreign Service ................................. Peacock Blue
Public Health ...................................................................................................... Salmon Pink
Science (Social and Natural) ........................................................................... Golden Yellow
Social Work ..................................................................................................................... Citron
Theology, Divinity ......................................................................................................... Scarlet
Veterinary Science ........................................................................................................... Grey
36
A.M.D.G.