Jaynotes | Vol. 48 No. 2 | Spring/Summer 2022

THE MAGA ZIN E O F JE SU IT H IG H SCH O O L O F N E W O R L E A N S VO L. 4 8 , NO . 2 | SP RING / SU M M ER 2 0 2 2

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

A Cause for Celebration

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n the founding document of the Society of Jesus, Regimini militantis ecclesiae, we find the words of Saint Ignatius concerning the efforts of the Jesuits: “Above all things let them have at heart the instruction of boys and ignorant persons in the knowledge of Christian doctrine, of the Ten Commandments, and other such rudiments as shall be suitable, having regard to the circumstances of persons, places and times.” This vision, written about in 1540, has been vigorously realized by the Jesuits missioned to Jesuit High School in New Orleans since 1847.

Older alumni will tell you that the Jesuit priests, brothers, and scholastics who taught them were some of the most dedicated and inspiring men they have known. You could count on even the youngest Jesuit teacher, in his portentous black cassock, to have been schooled in philosophy and theology and practiced in devotion to the Jesuit saints and the Jesuit mission.

The vocation served as the impetus for learning the secular subjects, transforming them from mere earthly matters to real manifestations of God’s glory.

175 years later, with the exponential growth of the school and with fewer Jesuits on campus, lay teachers no less dedicated and inspiring have filled the ranks and

carried on the work alongside the Jesuits still assigned to Carrollton & Banks. Younger alumni sing the praises of the teachers, coaches, counselors, disciplinarians, benefactors, and others who made learning come alive for them, who changed their lives, and who helped them to become the men they were made to be.

With jubilant hearts we shore up our dedication and focused devotion with a genuine appreciation for the labors of those who have gone before us. We rejoice this year, in a special way, in the many graces God has bestowed on our efforts to serve Him, the source of all truth, charity, and splendor. Our dodransbicentennial is a real cause for celebration.

The anniversary signals to the world who we are and what we stand for, as well as why we stand for it. And—as so many teachers will testify—as we teach everyone, we teach ourselves. Join me in prayers of thanksgiving as Jesuit High School and its supporters celebrate 175 years of continuing the mission that Saint Ignatius Loyola saw fit to implant in our hearts. 

Rev. John Brown, S.J. President JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | NEW ORLEANS |

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JAYNOTES | SPRING / SUMMER 2022 JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL President Fr. John Brown, S.J. Director of Institutional Advancement Christian Bautista Director of Alumni Michael Prados ’83 Executive Development Coordinator Krista Roeling Creative Coordinator Brittany Donnes Communications & Alumni Assistant Myles Kuss ’16 Volunteer & Events Coordinators Maura Owers Cindy Wooderson Assistant to the President for Mission Jeremy Reuther ’01 Major Gifts Coordinator Jamie Roy STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Christian Bautista ’06 Brittany Donnes Myles Kuss ’16 Jacob Reeder ’19 STAFF CONTRIBUTORS & EDITORS Thomas Bagwill II Myles Kuss ’16 Maura Owers Michael Prados ’83

ON THE COVER: The custom artwork on this edition's cover was produced

by Jesuit's creative coordinator, Brittany Donnes. Above the traditional Carrollton Avenue doors are images from the stained glass of Immaculate Conception Church on Baronne Street. Replete with symbolism from the 175 years of Jesuit's history, the cover celebrates Jesuit's past, its Ignatian legacy, and its Catholic identity.

FEATURES 8 Off They Go!

Class of 2022 Graduates 235

18 Commencement Luncheon

Adm. Brett Giroir ’78 Addresses Seniors

20 175th Anniversary

Jesuit's Dodransbicentennial

22 The Drama of Salvation

Philelectic Society

26 Footsteps of Leaders

Bryan Bairnsfather & Jon Orillion

28 Jesuit Formation

Fr. Robert Murphy, S.J. ’95 Final Vows

40 Rugby Takes Undefeated State Title 42 Record Breaker

Jack Larriviere ’22

56 Focused on Faith & Identity

Christian Bautista ’06

62 Report of the President Fiscal Year 2021-2022

IN THE NEWS 1 President’s Message 32 Academic Results 34 Blue Jay Bazaar 52 Where Y’at 58 Bib List 60 In Memoriam Spring/Summer 2022 Vol. 48, No. 2 Jaynotes is published twice a year by the Jesuit High School Office of Institutional Advancement.

HOW TO REACH US Jesuit High School 4133 Banks Street New Orleans, LA 70119 Email: jesuitnews@jesuitnola.org

Where Y’at articles and photographs may be submitted online at jesuitnola.org/where-yat.

VALEDIC TORY ADDRESS

REBIRTH of Blue Jay

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ur class gave Jesuit the year that it needed. This year saw a rebirth of Blue Jay excellence and spirit on all fronts. It was more than just a return to form for Jesuit. There was a new energy. We exceeded expectations. We added on to the legacy of the men who came before us.

Any experienced gong-striker knows that the only way to achieve a loud, crashing sound with the proper

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tonal resonance is to warm up the tam-tam with soft taps from the mallet. Our class spent its sophomore and junior years quietly tapping the gong of our potential. Our senior year brought crashing waves of victory, celebration, and brotherhood.

The cross country, swimming, and rugby teams brought home state championships. The wrestling and lacrosse teams fought all the way to the state finals, not to mention the football team, whose journey was fueled by an enormous student section at every game, complete with body paint, towels, and headbands.

We put every last ounce of Blue Jay spirit into the gizzard. Mu Alpha Theta won first place at the state tournament. The band earned all superior ratings and was cheered on by a thriving gizzard. Our class

introduced the famed gong, and with each success, its vibrant sound could be heard from morning assembly month after month in the courtyard.

The cafeteria was renovated and the Blue Jay Café was opened to students, who jumped at the opportunity to buy a coffee in the morning. Led by our class, Jesuit not only returned to its pre-Covid excellence, but it soared in accomplishments and spirit.

With this unrestrained burst of Blue Jay spirit and excellence, our class also came to embody what it means to be men for others and men of faith. Loosening restrictions meant that the 100-hour service project for all rising seniors could take place.

From being counselors at specialneeds camps out of state to working at summer camps here in the city, we served with selflessness and love of

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neighbor. We were always told of this almost unreachable “man for others” standard that Jesuit engrained in our minds, but these service projects put that idea into real, concrete action.

Besides what Jesuit requires of us, Jesuit students answered the call to service by helping the victims of Hurricane Ida and returning to Grace at the Greenlight to feed the homeless in the mornings. Our class gift is a scholarship to Jesuit for a young man who would otherwise not attend this distinguished school. We are constantly fulfilling the call to be men for others and leave behind a legacy that will benefit every Blue Jay who walks through the courtyard.

Spiritually, our class led retreats for the underclassmen that couldn’t take place in previous years and that even some of us could not partake in. The

men in my class have exceptional character. I have witnessed our class grow from boys into compassionate, humble, and disciplined men. It was with the help of faculty like Father Dyer, who in a way is graduating from Jesuit with us, that our class was able to do this. Father Dyer is an example to all of us, dedicating himself to our spiritual and educational development. I want to thank him on behalf of my class for his impact. It is because of him and all the faculty at Jesuit that we have become the men that we are today.

Because of our class, the Jesuit experience has been reborn and reinvigorated into something unimaginably rewarding and gratifying. What I have seen from my fellow classmates makes me confident that our accomplishments at Jesuit,

while significant, pale in comparison to the potential we possess as we go out into the world. Our extraordinary character is a testament to the work that God has done in us and will continue to do in us. Now we are free to take our success and growth here at Jesuit and use it to excel in college and in life. There will be times when you feel like you are challenged or feel held back by limitations. Think of these moments like warming up the gong, only preparing for the clash of victory that is sure to come. Take this lesson and the success of rebirth that we have experienced this year, and bring it into the world with you as men of faith and men for others. 

— NICHOLAS NOBILE

class of 2022 valedictorian

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SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS Presented to the CLASS OF 2022 Each year Jesuit High School recognizes seniors and underclassmen who have achieved significant academic and athletic honors. Among the awards presented to members of the Class of 2022 were the following.

ACADEMIC & CO-CURRICULAR AWARDS THE BLUE JAY PARENTS’ CLUB AWARD for excellence in

scholarship is awarded to the senior who is graduating with the highest grade point average for four years at Jesuit High School.

This year, the award was merited by Louis M. Bercaw, Dylan D. Bracey, Matthew J. Busenlener, Luc O. Carriere, Nicholas M. Nobile, and Matthew A. Vuong.

The valedictorian for the Class of 2022, Nicholas Nobile, delivers his speech at Commencement

THE REVEREND WILLIAM J. RYAN MEMORIAL AWARD (donated by the late Dr. J. Joseph Ryan in memory of his brother, Rev. William J. Ryan) | Excellence in social studies | Nicholas M. Nobile THE FRANK T. HOWARD MEMORIAL AWARD | Excellence in physics | Nicholas M. Nobile THE SUSAN & GARIC SCHOEN AWARD | Excellence in computer studies | Dylan D. Bracey THE FRANK T. HOWARD MEMORIAL AWARD | Excellence in English | Nicholas M. Nobile THE JESUIT 500 CLUB AWARD | Excellence in Latin | Jackson N. Gasquet THE WILLIAM HELIS MEMORIAL AWARD | Excellence in Greek | Nicholas M. Nobile THE L’UNION FRANÇAIS AWARD | Excellence in French | Cooper L. Sudderth THE PAQUETTE FAMILY AWARD | Overall excellence in French | Daniel K. Ralph THE UBALDO TRELLES MEMORIAL AWARD | Excellence in Spanish | Roberto S. Matthews THE LOYOLA UNIVERSITY AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS | Highest overall average in mathematics | Nicholas M. Nobile THE PROFESSOR MICHAEL CUPERO MEMORIAL AWARD (donated by Cupero’s grandson, Col. Hamil M. Cupero ’56) | Overall musical excellence | Louis M. Bercaw & Michael Paul Fine THE REVEREND FRANCIS A. FOX, S.J. MEMORIAL AWARD (donated by Mr. Harry Morel, Sr.) | for instrumental music | Aidan M. Schwarz THE VINCENT LIBERTO AWARD | 2nd place in instrumental music | Matthew A. Vuong THE QUIZ BOWL AWARD | Outstanding achievement in Quiz Bowl | Zane Madi THE EXCELLENCE IN THEOLOGY AWARD | Gabriel J. Sacasa THE CULTURE OF LIFE AWARD | Exemplary leadership as a member of the JHS Pro-Life Club | Gabriel J. Sacasa THE EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AWARD | National Honor Society (NHS) member who provided exemplary leadership to the chapter | Alexander W. Nguyen THE EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE AWARD | NHS member who has completed the most community service | Roberto S. Matthews THE ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA AWARD FOR THE MEMBER OF THE YEAR | NHS member who embodies the four pillars of the NHS: character, leadership, service, & scholarship | Christian J. Collins THE AMERICAN LEGION BRONZE MEDAL FOR SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE | MCJROTC cadet who earns the highest GPA | Dylan D. Bracey THE AMERICAN LEGION BRONZE MEDAL FOR MILITARY EXCELLENCE | MCJROTC cadet who distinguishes himself through military bearing, discipline, character, & citizenship | Joseph W. Finger THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION JUNIOR ROTC BRONZE MEDAL | MCJROTC cadet who distinguishes himself through dependability, good character, & discipline | Peter N. Gravolet THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS MEDAL | MCJROTC cadet who exhibits outstanding leadership both in the program and other activities | Samuel D. Mermilliod 6 | JAYNOTES | SPRING / SUMMER 2022

AWARDS PRESENTED AT 2022 COMMENCEMENT

Vincent J. Liberto II received

the Julia Ferguson McEnerny Memorial Trophy, an award established to honor one graduating senior who possesses those qualities which symbolize “the most representative student of Jesuit High School.”

Christian J. Collins received the

Very Reverend Father Pedro Arrupe Award, which recognizes the senior who has exemplified the spirit of being a man for others by his participation and excellence in service.

Gabriel J. Sacasa received the

Reverend Father President’s Spiritual Leadership Award, which is presented to the senior who has exerted the greatest spiritual influence on others by living a life exemplifying his Catholic faith.

THE SENIOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARD | Being present for all classes, having obtained no absences, tardies, or early departures on a school day | Jack R. Scott & Mitchell J. Stevens II

ATHLETIC AWARDS THE WILLIAM D. & MAYBELLE POSTELL AWARD (DONATED BY THEIR SON, JOHN BLAKE POSTELL ’59) | Basketball player with exemplary leadership, scholarship, and spirit | Matthew G. Knight THE RODRIGUEZ FAMILY AWARD | Most valuable varsity swimmer | Zachary M. Davis THE CHESTER M. RIETH AWARD | Track letterman with exemplary leadership, sportsmanship, and spirit | Jack R. Larriviere THE MICHAEL D. CONWAY AWARD | Most valuable player on the varsity soccer team | Zane Madi THE EDWIN F. STACY, JR. WRESTLING AWARD | Outstanding wrestler who excelled in academics and exhibited exemplary leadership | Jackson P. Ballay THE COACH EDWIN W. TORIBIO MEMORIAL AWARD | Senior football letterman who best combined scholarship and athletics | William J. Pouyadou & Caleb P. Tolbert THE MORRIS B. REDMANN, JR. MEMORIAL AWARD | Outstanding football letterman with best combined scholarship and athletics | Jack R. Larriviere THE DON FORD AWARD | Best football lineman of the current year | Joshua M. Berault THE DANIEL “RUSTY” STAUB MEMORIAL AWARD | Baseball letterman with exemplary leadership, sportsmanship, and spirit | Holden C. Hess THE MOST VALUABLE BOWLER AWARD | Bowler who best exhibited sportsmanship, leadership, and determination, while also demonstrating a high quality of excellence as a student-athlete | Gary W. Sims II THE MOST VALUABLE TENNIS PLAYER AWARD | Tennis athlete who exhibited exemplary leadership and outstanding tournament performance | William C. Cain THE MOST VALUABLE GOLFER AWARD | Golfer who exhibited exemplary leadership and outstanding tournament performance | Merrick T. Rotolo THE JOSEPH MICHAEL WORLEY MEMORIAL AWARD | Senior who, by his unselfishness, sportsmanship, and spirit, enhanced the athletic program either as a player, manager, trainer, or student | Jacob C. Caldarera THE ROBERT T. CASEY MEMORIAL AWARD | Varsity athlete with exemplary sportsmanship and spirit | Joseph D. Barnett THE LARRY GILBERT FAMILY MEMORIAL AWARD | Best all-around senior athlete on the varsity teams | Jack R. Larriviere THE AWARD FOR ALL-AROUND ATHLETIC ABILITY | Most outstanding ability found in a student-athlete in an individual sport | Dennis H. Dougherty JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | NEW ORLEANS |

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OFF THEY GO! Graduates of Jesuit High School’s Class of 2022 are moving on to 60 different institutions of higher learning. Universities or colleges listed in bold under the names of graduates are the institutions they are attending. Students accepted to that school’s honors program are indicated by an (H). The scholarships listed pertain only to that university or college which the graduate has indicated he will attend. Areas of intended study are included in a graph on page 13. Congratulations to Jesuit’s Class of 2022! (The information in “Off They Go!” was compiled by Jesuit’s guidance department college counselors from data submitted online by seniors and their parents.)

José L. Acevedo III Southeastern Louisiana University Wesley D. Adams Texas Christian University Theatre Scholarship, Faculty Scholarship, Fine Arts Academic Achievement Award Hussain H. Ali University of New Orleans TOPS Opportunity Award Declan S. Altikriti Pratt Institute (H) Presidential Scholarship James M. Alvarez University of Alabama (H) Presidential Diversity Scholarship, Presidential National Housing Scholarship, Provost Academic Excellence Scholarship, Leadership Scholarship Jonah A. Anderson University of New Orleans TOPS Performance Award, Provost Scholarship Jalen K. Anthony University of Louisiana at Lafayette John L. Arbour Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Jake R. Arcement University of South Carolina (H) Academic Scholar - Excellence Award

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Brock M. Aron Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Lorenzo A. Arroyo New York University Zackary L. Arroyo Louisiana Tech University Dean M. Arruebarrena, Jr. Auburn University Academic Charter Scholarship Yaqoub A. Askar Tulane University TOPS Honors Award Logan M. Aucoin Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholars Award, President’s Student Aid Job Bryce K. Autin Southeastern Louisiana University

Jackson P. Ballay Texas A&M University Galveston Luke A. Barbara Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award Michael D. Barnes Oklahoma State University (H) Out-of-State Achievement Scholarship Joseph D. Barnett University of Mississippi Chancellor’s Leadership Scholarship, Center for Manufacturing Excellence Scholarship, Academic Merit Non-Resident Scholarship, Knights of Columbus Catholic Youth Leadership Award Joshua A. Barraza Loyola University New Orleans TOPS Performance Award, LA Resident Scholarship, Loyola Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Alumni Legacy Scholarship

Benjamin E. Babin University of Mississippi (H) National Merit Semifinalist Academic Merit Non-Resident Scholarship, Academic Excellence National Merit Semifinalist Scholarship

Ryan E. Beasley II Wake Forest University

Mason A. Baglio Delta State University Soccer Athletic Scholarship, Opportunity Scholarship

Joshua M. Berault University of Mississippi Academic Merit Non-Resident Scholarship, Patterson School of Accountancy Scholarship

James P. Bendeck Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

OFF THEY GO! Louis M. Bercaw University of Alabama (H) National Merit Finalist Presidential Elite Scholarship, UA National Merit Finalist Package, Alumni Heritage Scholarship, Alumni Scholar Award Jeremy D. Bertoniere Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Andrew T. Besh University of Alabama Robert T. Boasberg University of New Orleans TOPS Performance Award, Provost Scholarship Ian L. Bohn Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholars Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Scholarship, President’s Student Aid Job Solomon T. Bordelon University of New Orleans Dylan D. Bracey Georgia Institute of Technology National Merit Finalist ISEF Grand Award Scholarship, The H. Britton Sanderford Neuroscience/Machine Learning Project Award Scholarship, Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair Scholarship Luke G. Brandau University of Notre Dame National Merit Finalist

Connor F. Campbell University of Alabama (H) National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholarship Joseph J. Cannizzaro III University of Mississippi (H) Academic Merit Non-Resident Scholarship, Toyota-Haley Barbour Scholarship, John G. Adler Engineering Scholarship, Non-Resident Alumni Award, American Italian Cultural Center Scholarship Dominic D. Carbo Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Luc O. Carriere Fordham University (H) National Merit Finalist Cunniffe Presidential Scholarship Jason A. Cavignac, Jr. University of Alabama (H) Presidential Scholarship, Leadership Scholarship, Knights of Columbus Scholarship Damien A. Ceasar Loyola University New Orleans TOPS Opportunity Award, LA Resident Scholarship, Loyola Scholarship for Academic Excellence Thomas C. Cecola Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholars Award, Flagship Scholars Award, President’s Student Aid Job

Matthew D. Correa Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholars Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Scholarship, President’s Student Aid Job William D. Coy University of Alabama Crimson Legends Scholarship Connor C. Cuccia Louisiana State University (H) National Merit Finalist TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholars Award, President’s Student Aid Job Logan A. Daigle University of Alabama Engineering Leadership Scholarship, UA Scholar Scholarship Zachary M. Davis University of Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship Kaleb C. delaGardelle Louisiana Tech University TOPS Opportunity Award Holden N. Desroche University of New Orleans TOPS Opportunity Award, Institutional Award Ryan M. Dimitri Nicholls State University TOPS Opportunity Award Andrew J. Dinwiddie University of Alabama Foundation in Excellence Scholarship

Michael L. Britsch University of Alabama

Thomas A. Chempakasseril University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Performance Award

William A. Bruce Xavier University of Louisiana (H) TOPS Honors Award, Board of Trustees Scholarship, Ana & Adeline Foundation Scholarship, Thrive Scholar Scholarship

Andrew Cheung University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Performance Award

James R. Dugan III Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award

Jacob T. Cibilich Villanova University National Merit Finalist

Kelton H. DuMont Bennington College William Heard Kilpatrick Scholarship

Canaan I. Clayton University of New Orleans TOPS Opportunity Award, Baseball Athletic Scholarship, Institutional Award

William C. Ehrensing University of Mississippi Academic Merit Non-Resident Scholarship

Jacob V. Cohn Florida State University

Matthew G. Ellis Louisiana Tech University TOPS Opportunity Award, Outstanding Student Scholarship

Joshua R. Burk Marquette University (H) Pere Marquette Award, Magis Campus Resident Scholarship, Ignatian Distinction Scholarship, ISEF Grand Award Scholarship, The H. Britton Sanderford Neuroscience/ Machine Learning Project Award Brandon E. Burow Tulane University TOPS Honors Award Matthew J. Busenlener University of Southern California National Merit Finalist Presidential Scholarship, USC National Merit Scholarship William C. Cain Spring Hill College (H) Magis Scholar Award, Men’s Tennis Athletic Scholarship Jacob C. J. Caldarera Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Christian J. Collins Florida State University Out-of-State Tuition Waiver, Theatre Scholarship Luc H. Colomb Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award, LA Tiger Legacy Superior Scholarship Jake M. Compton University of Alabama Crimson Legends Scholarship

Dennis H. Dougherty Colby College

Jackson H. D. Eustis University of New Orleans William P. Faucheux Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Richard S. Favor, Jr. Southern Methodist University Nicholas F. Ferina II University of Mississippi

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OFF THEY GO! Aidan C. Hatch University of Central Lancashire/ Macclesfield FC International Programme Austin E. F. Hebert Loyola University New Orleans (H) TOPS Honors Award, LA Resident Scholarship, Jesuit Identity Scholarship, President’s Scholarship, Honors Scholarship Morgan E. Hebert Louisiana Tech University TOPS Performance Award, Academic Merit Scholarship, Kelly Gibson Foundation Scholarship Tanner J. Hebert Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award, Transformation Merit Award Kieran J. Hendricks Louisiana State University Floyd F. Herrington IE University, Madrid, Spain Gavin B. Fernandes Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award

Henry C. Gegenheimer Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, Transformation Merit Award, LA Tiger Legacy Merit Scholarship

Michael Paul Fine University of Notre Dame

Dominic J. Gennaro Tulane University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Stellar Tulane Academic Recognition Award

Rudolph M. Horvath Apprenticeship TOPS Opportunity Award

Charles T. Giordano Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Max V. Howenstine Louisiana Tech University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Outstanding Student Scholarship

Luke M. Giroir Saint Louis University University Scholarship, Jesuit High School Award

Jesuogie J. Ituah Louisiana Tech University TOPS Opportunity Award

Greyson P. Goddard Spring Hill College (H) Magis Scholar Award, Citizenship Award

Christian J. Jackson Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Bronson B. Goebel University of Alabama (H) Collegiate Scholarship, Thomas & Mamie Scott Foundation Scholarship

Nathan J. Jackson Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Joseph W. Finger Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, Tiger Excellence Scholars Award, LA Tiger Legacy Superior Scholarship Brian J. Fish, Jr. University of Alabama (H) National Merit Finalist Presidential Elite Scholarship, UA National Merit Finalist Package Zachary J. Flores University of Alabama (H) UA Scholar Scholarship Trino D. Fortin, Jr. Hampton University (H) George S. Friedrichs IV University of Mississippi Academic Common Market: Non-Resident Fee Scholarship Charles N. Frost Spring Hill College (H) Magis Scholar Award Reed J. R. Gaines Auburn University (H) Academic Heritage Scholarship Jack A. Garitty Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Jackson N. Gasquet University of Notre Dame National Merit Finalist

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Holden C. Hess University of Louisiana at Monroe TOPS Honors Award, Academic Excellence Scholarship

William H. Graham II Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Christopher J. Jeansonne University of Alabama Crimson Legends Scholarship, Laverne Noyes Scholarship

Peter N. Gravolet University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Vladimir L. Jones University of New Orleans

Ryan M. Griffin Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Matthew R. Joubert Marquette University (H) Pere Marquette Award, Magis Campus Resident Scholarship, Marine Option NROTC Scholarship, MU Jesuit High School Scholarship

Logan C. Hargrave University of New Orleans TOPS Performance Award, Dean Scholarship Henry M. Hartman Texas Christian University TCU Scholarship

Jackson V. Junius Texas Christian University Dean’s Scholarship, AddRan Academic Excellence Award Miles E. Kehoe Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

OFF THEY GO! Caleb D. Keister United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Military Appointment David S. Kessler University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Opportunity Award Matthew G. Knight Auburn University True Blue Scholarship Alexander P. Koenig Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, Transformation Merit Award, LA Tiger Legacy Merit Scholarship Connor M. Kulivan Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Matthew A. LaForge University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Performance Award, Cypress Scholarship Terrence A. Langlois, Jr. University of New Orleans TOPS Opportunity Award, Dean Scholarship Hayden J. Lapeze Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Flagship Scholars Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Scholarship, President’s Student Aid Job Carlton M. Larrieu, Jr. Oklahoma State University Out-of-State Achievement Scholarship Jack R. Larriviere Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Track & Field Athletic Scholarship, Academic Scholars Award, Chevron High School Scholar Athlete of the Week Scholarship Edward F. Laudumiey Trinity University Dean’s Scholarship Dennis P. Lauscha, Jr. Southern Methodist University

Alexander A. Lissarrague Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award

Liam S. McAlear Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award, Transformation Merit Award

Colson P. Lonergan Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Transformation Merit Award

Jonah G. V. McCaffery Texas Tech University Winters M. McConnell Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award

Joseph E. Lonero III University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Performance Award, Cypress Scholarship

Charles D. McMath Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Zane Madi Boston College

Santiago Mencos-Gómez Wyoming Catholic College

Fintan P. Maloney University of Colorado Boulder

Harrison H. Menszer Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award

Michael S. Manale University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Opportunity Award Carter J. Marino Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholars Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Scholarship, President’s Student Aid Job Jonathan P. Marrero University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Performance Award, Cypress Scholarship Jeffrey V. Marsiglia Baylor University David J. Martin III Texas Christian University Founders’ Scholarship George G. Martin Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, Transformation Merit Award Chris J. Martinez University of Louisiana at Lafayette Jonathan J. Martinez Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Ian R. Mercer Auburn University (H) Academic Heritage Scholarship Samuel D. Mermilliod The Citadel Cole M. Mjehovich Spring Hill College (H) Braden M. Moncrief Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Alexander A. Moya The Citadel Paz M. Nair Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award James C. Nelson Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award, Innovation Award Kody H. H. Nguy Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award

Christopher L. Massey Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award

Alexander W. Nguyen University of Alabama (H) National Merit Finalist Presidential Elite Scholarship, UA National Merit Finalist Package

Daniel M. Matthews University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Opportunity Award

Paul T. Nguyen Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award

James Leathem Fordham University Recognition Scholarship

James D. Matthews Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award

Tanner M. LeBlanc Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award

Roberto S. Matthews, Jr. Case Western Reserve University (H) National Merit Semifinalist The Posse Foundation Scholarship

Nicholas M. Nobile University of Alabama (H) National Merit Finalist Presidential Elite Scholarship, UA National Merit Finalist Package

Vincent J. Liberto II Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholars Award

Hunter R. Mayfield University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Davin M. Le Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award Sam X. Le Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, Transformation Merit Award

Tyson C. Oliver Great Lakes Maritime Academy

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OFF THEY GO! Kaden N. Oquelí-White Columbia University National Merit Finalist QuestBridge Scholarship, The Gates Scholarship, Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship, National Honor Society Scholarship, Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship, National Merit Scholarship, Steiner Family Foundation Scholarship

Merrick T. Rotolo Belhaven University President’s Scholarship, Residence Hall Grant, BU Blazers Scholarship, BC Cup Foundation Scholarship, Knights of Columbus Catholic Youth Leadership Award

Sully M. Parent Spring Hill College (H) Magis Scholar Award

Charlton P. Rozands IV University of Arkansas New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award Scholarship

Liam K. Parenton Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Conlan B. Pausina University of Alabama (H) National Merit Finalist Presidential Elite Scholarship, UA National Merit Finalist Package Collin R. Pearce Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Collin M. Pelitere Vanderbilt University National Merit Finalist National Latin Exam Scholarship, VU National Merit Scholarship Parker H. Peyronnin Texas Christian University Tuition Exchange Scholarship Keith M. Pittman University of Notre Dame The Posse Foundation Scholarship, NOAC of Kappa Alpha Psi Achievement Scholarship Ryan R. Porche Louisiana Tech University TOPS Honors Award, Dean’s Scholarship Daniel P. Poulin, Jr. University of Mississippi William J. Pouyadou University of Mississippi Academic Merit Non-Resident Scholarship Evan M. Powers University of Southern Mississippi Daniel K. Ralph Tulane University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Louisiana Legislative Scholars Scholarship Matthew J. Reeder Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Roberto P. Rodriguez Auburn University Joseph S. Rosales Tulane University TOPS Honors Award, TU Merit Award Scholarship

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Cross Rouchell University of Central Florida

Luke A. Ryan Louisiana State University Lopez De Vega Italian Heritage Scholarship Gabriel J. Sacasa University of Alabama (H) National Merit Finalist Presidential Elite Scholarship, UA National Merit Finalist Package, Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship, The Knights of Sparta Torchbearers of Tomorrow Award Patrick E. Schellhaas Loyola University New Orleans TOPS Opportunity Award, LA Resident Scholarship, Loyola Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Benjamin M. Sinor Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Samuel R. Sisk Loyola University New Orleans TOPS Opportunity Award, LA Resident Scholarship, Loyola Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Alumni Legacy Scholarship Brady M. Smith Texas A&M University Galveston Christopher E. Smith III Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Evan W. Stephenson Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholars Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Scholarship, President’s Student Aid Job Mitchell J. Stevens II University of California, Los Angeles Academic Scholarship, UBAA Winston C. Doby Legacy Scholarship, Alpha Beta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarship, Carson Scholars Scholarship, Life Sciences Scholars Scholarship

Jacob A. Schorr University of New Orleans

Cooper L. Sudderth University of Alabama UA Scholar Scholarship, UA Leadership and Achievement Scholarship

Aidan M. A. Schwarz University of North Texas (H) Excellence Scholarship Award, Competitive Scholarship Tuition Waiver

Conor M. Sullivan Saint Edward’s University Edwardian Scholarship, President’s Distinguished Scholarship, Red Door Award

Jack R. Scott Georgetown University National Merit Finalist

Christopher H. Tebbe University of Mississippi Academic Merit Non-Resident Scholarship, Patterson School of Accountancy Scholarship

John C. Scott University of Mississippi Academic Merit Non-Resident Scholarship Nicholas J. Serio University of New Orleans Jackson L. Sevin University of Mississippi (H) National Merit Finalist Academic Excellence National Merit Finalist Scholarship, Barnard Scholarship Parker J. Shaffer University of Mississippi Academic Merit Non-Resident Scholarship Harrison J. Simeon University of Colorado Boulder Gary W. Sims II University of New Orleans TOPS Opportunity Award, Institutional Award, SMART Bowling Scholarship Funding Corporation Shreyash Singh Vanderbilt University National Merit Finalist VU National Merit Scholarship

Michael J. Theriot Tulane School of Professional Advancement TOPS Honors Award Trey T. Theriot Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholars Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Scholarship, President’s Student Aid Job Owen M. Thibodaux University of Colorado Boulder Clay E. Thomas III Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award Luke M. Timphony University of New Orleans TOPS Opportunity Award Caleb P. Tolbert Tuskegee University University Merit Scholarship, Allstate Sugar Bowl Oliver Delery Scholarship Richard A. Tonry III Fordham University National Merit Finalist Recognition Scholarship

OFF THEY GO! Yvar M. Torrealba Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award, Innovation Award Jason M. Torres Loyola University New Orleans LA Resident Scholarship, Recognition Award William B. Townsend Louisiana State University TOPS Opportunity Award Egan M. Trahant University of Alabama (H) Presidential Scholarship, Engineering Leadership Scholarship Taylor G. Trepagnier University of Alabama (H) National Merit Finalist Presidential Elite Scholarship, UA National Merit Finalist Package Hugo A. Valdes University of Alabama (H) UA Scholar Scholarship Nathan T. Vatter Louisiana State University (H) TOPS Honors Award, Academic Scholars Award, LA Tiger Legacy Excellence Scholarship, President’s Student Aid Job

Anthony J. Veillon University of Southern Mississippi

William J. Wegmann Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award

Khoi M. Vu University of South Florida (H) National Merit Finalist USF Tradition of Excellence Awards, USF Green & Gold Presidential Waiver Award

Hardy M. Wells University of Southern Mississippi Academic Excellence Scholarship Chancelor D. Whitfield University of Alabama

Matthew A.-K. Vuong Tulane University (H) National Merit Finalist TOPS Honors Award, Distinguished Scholars Award

Nathan T. Williams University of Alabama (H) Presidential Scholarship

Benjamin G. Waguespack University of Louisiana at Lafayette TOPS Opportunity Award

Luke A. Wills Loyola University New Orleans LA Resident Scholarship, Recognition Award, Alumni Legacy Scholarship

Jack J. Wangler Gap Year

John R. Wimberly Louisiana State University TOPS Performance Award

Ethan C. Waugaman Clemson University National Merit Finalist Daniel Memorial Fund Endowed Scholarship, Out-of-State Tuition Scholarship

Luke C. Wood Louisiana Tech University TOPS Opportunity Award, Outstanding Student Scholarship

Christopher D. Webre, Jr. Louisiana State University TOPS Honors Award, Tiger Excellence Scholar Award

WHAT THEY'RE STUDYING NUMBER OUT OF 235 GRADUATES: 41 26 24 21 19 12 11 08

| Engineering | Finance & Accounting | Business & Administration | Biological & Natural Sciences | Pre-Med & Nursing | Psychology | Computer Science | Art & Design

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| Aeronautics, Aviation, & Marine Transportation | Music, Film, & Theatre | Law, Forensic Science, & Criminal Justice | Journalism & Communications | Political Science | Sports Administration & Media | Undecided

17%

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WHERE THEY'RE GOING Alabama A&M University Alcorn State University Arizona State University Auburn University (5) Barry University Baylor University (1) Belhaven University (1) Belmont University Bennington College (1) Berklee College of Music Boston College (1) Boston University California Institute of the Arts Case Western Reserve University (1) Catholic University of America Centenary College of Louisiana Clark Atlanta University Clemson University (1) Colby College (1) College of Charleston Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University Columbia University (1) Creighton University Delta State University (1) DePaul University Dillard University Drexel University Elon University Emerson College Fairfield University Florida Atlantic University Florida Institute of Technology Florida State University (2) Fordham University (3) Furman University George Mason University Georgetown University (1) Georgia Institute of Technology (1) Gonzaga University Grand Canyon University Great Lakes Maritime Academy (1) Hampton University (1) High Point University Howard University IE University, Madrid, Spain (1) Imperial College London Indiana University Ithaca College Kansas State University Lehigh University Lewis University Lindenwood University Louisiana State University (66) Louisiana Tech University (8) Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Maryland Loyola University New Orleans (7) Marquette University (2) Marymount Manhattan College Massachusetts Maritime Academy Michigan State University Mississippi State University Montclair State University Morehouse College Mount Mercy University New York University (1) Nicholls State University (1)

North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina State University Nova Southeastern University Ohio State University Oklahoma State University (2) Pace University Pennsylvania State University Point Park University Pratt Institute (1) Providence College Purdue University Quincy University Regis University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College Rollins College Roosevelt University Saint Edward’s University (1) Saint Louis University (1) Saint Michael’s College Samford University Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design Sewanee: The University of the South Southeastern Louisiana University (2) Southern Methodist University (2) Southern University Baton Rouge Spring Hill College (5) St. Thomas University Syracuse University Temple University Texas A&M College Station Texas A&M University Galveston (2) Texas Christian University (5) Texas State University Texas Tech University (1) The Citadel (2) Trinity University (1) Tulane School of Professional Advancement (1) Tulane University (6) Tuskegee University (1) United States Merchant Marine Academy (1) University of Alabama (24) University of Alabama Birmingham University of Arizona University of Arkansas (1) University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles (1) University of California, Santa Cruz University of Central Florida (1) University of Central Lancashire/Macclesfield FC International Programme (1) University of Colorado Boulder (3) University of Colorado Denver University of Colorado, Colorado Springs University of Dallas University of Dayton University of Denver University of Detroit Mercy University of Florida University of Georgia University of Houston University of Kentucky University of Louisiana at Lafayette (14) University of Louisiana at Monroe (1) University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota

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CLASS OF 2022

The largest contingent, 66 Blue Jays, is destined for Louisiana State University.

Fifty-one percent of students are going out-of-state (121). Forty-nine percent of students are going to college in-state (114).

Blue Jays have accepted $ 9,496,111 in scholarship dollars.

University of Mississippi (13) University of New Orleans (14) University of North Carolina Greensboro University of North Carolina Wilmington University of North Texas (1) University of Notre Dame (4) University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of San Diego University of South Alabama University of South Carolina (1) University of South Florida (1) University of Southern California (1)

On the map below are listed the 165 colleges and universities to which the graduates of the Class of 2022 were accepted. Schools listed in bold are the 60 institutions they are attending with the number of attendees in parentheses.

This year’s “long distance award” goes to Floyd Herrington who is traveling more than 4,700 miles to attend IE University in Madrid, Spain.

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University of Southern Mississippi (3) University of Tampa University of Tennessee (1) University of Texas Austin University of Utah University of Virginia University of Washington Vanderbilt University (2)

Villanova University (1) Virginia Tech University Wake Forest University (1) Washington University in St. Louis Worcester Polytechnic Institute Wyoming Catholic College (1) Xavier University of Louisiana (1)

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CLASS OF 2022

The State of the Blue Jay Address “One year ago,” Student Council president Joe Liberto told the student body, “we launched a year that will go down in the history of Jesuit: the year of the gong, the comeback year.”

To hear Liberto's rousing “State of the Blue Jay” address, scan the code below.

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IN THE NEWS

Another Jay Joins the 36'ers ACT Club

DYLAN FALCON Class of 2023

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Son of Jaime & Kirby Falcon Attended St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School

Access the complete 2021 Academic Accomplishments brochure via the QR code.

Co-curriculars National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Student Council Homeroom Rep., French Club president, Politics & Pastries Club, Aviation Club, Pillar of Service for Sodality, St. Catherine of Siena CYO Leadership Team, Peer Support, Varsity Swim Team, Red Cross Certified Lifeguard, Private Pilot’s License (in progress)

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ontinuing Jesuit's legacy of academic excellence, one student from the Class of 2023 joined the ranks of Blue Jays attaining the top ACT composite score of 36. This brings Jesuits count of top score receivers to 31 since 2013.

Jesuit’s 2021 Academic Accomplishments Brochure highlighted 13 students on campus during the 2021 calendar year who attained a perfect or “superscore” 36. The 2022 edition of this document will be published in the fall pending this past spring's academic results. 

RETIREMENTS

Thank You, Sidney!

SIDNEY GLEASON Maintenance & Facilities 40 Years at Jesuit

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COMMENCEMENT LUNCHEON

“I can guarantee He has a plan for each of you.

And you’re going to be successful at whatever you do because you have the Jesuit training, you have the Jesuit education, you have the Jesuit enlightenment.”

Alumni Welcome Class of 2022 at Commencement Luncheon Adm. Brett Giroir ’78 Addresses Seniors

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esuit graduates from 1943 through 2021 gathered at the Hyatt Regency on senior day to welcome the 236 members of the Class of 2022 to the Alumni Association at this year’s Commencement Luncheon.

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16th Assistant Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Acting FDA Commissioner, and admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He also served as the U.S. Representative to the Executive Board of the World Health Organization within the Department

(above) Adm. Brett Giroir ’78 speaks with a fellow alum. (opposite, clockwise) Seniors line up after entering the Regency ballroom; Zane Madi ’22 and Jackson Ballay ’22 pose for a picture with Adm. Brett Giroir ’78; Alumi and seniors sit down for lunch; John McMahon ’87 with Jim Ryder ’62 and Mark Rodi ’59; Seniors listen to the fight song before they sit down for lunch; Ron Drez ’83 converses with fellow alumni; Senior Jackson Junius enjoys the company of his fellow classmates and alumi

of State. He was recently a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force and the “Testing Czar.”

Giroir began by congratulating the soon-to-be alums on their accomplishments and reminiscing about his formational experiences at Jesuit. He said that their Jesuit education will be part of them forever.

ADM. BRETT GIROIR ’78

“It’s in your heart, it’s in your mind, it’s in your soul,” he assured them.

“It will always be there, and you can count on it.”

He went on to explain how the self-discipline and leadership that he learned at Jesuit has paid off in college and beyond. He emphasized the importance of “the spiritual enlightenment embodied in service to others and humility.”

In his experiences in the past few years, he discovered that many of our nation’s top leaders and scientists are people of faith who pray for God’s help and guidance in serving others.

Every Coronavirus Task Force meeting in the situation room in the White House began with a prayer, and “all asked to be God’s servants and God’s instruments on this Earth to help heal the planet.”

Giroir concluded by guaranteeing each senior that God has a plan for him and that he should never doubt it.

This year’s luncheon was made possible by presenting sponsor Hancock Whitney. 

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175 Years of Jesuit Education Over the past 175 years, more than 20,000 men have counted themselves as Jesuit alumni. From the school’s original campus on Baronne Street to the imposing wooden doors overlooked by the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Carrollton Avenue to the hushed splendor of the second floor Holy Name Chapel, the halls of Jesuit High School have been the intellectual and spiritual home for generations of Blue Jays.

The buildings themselves, however, and even the people who occupy them in a given generation, are merely conduits for the real legacy we have inherited; rather, our true inheritance is the living tradition of Ignatian spirituality that animates and binds these buildings and people into the vibrant school once audaciously imagined by our founders.

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The Drama of Salvation The Philelectic Society & Becoming Who We Are Made To Be

BY DANIEL FITZPATRICK ’09

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n the second half of June in the year 1580, two Jesuits, Fr. Robert Persons and Fr. Edmund Campion, entered England by way of Dover. Fortyfive years had passed since St. Thomas More was executed under the reign of his friend King Henry VIII, and his daughter Elizabeth was in the midst of her long rule.

Fr. Campion had met the Queen nearly fifteen years prior, when he had delivered the welcome speech in honor of her visit to Oxford. Her majesty was much impressed. Now, having converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism and having taken orders in the Society of Jesus, itself only forty years old, Edmund Campion returned to England in order to bring back as many souls as he could to the Catholic faith.

Campion harbored no illusions about his mission, which would almost certainly end in death and which might well bear little outward fruit. Yet his mood as he landed at Dover, labored in secret in London, and moved clandestinely between the houses of Catholic recusants, far from one of defeat, was one of

joyful courage. And his joy was exercised in part through one of several expedients he employed to stay alive: he acted. Most famously, he adopted the persona of Mr. Edmonds, a jewel merchant, and played the part well enough to convince first the Dover port authorities and later a good many would-be informers, betrayers, and jailers.

Acting was, in a sense, nothing new within the still-young Jesuit tradition. The Spiritual Exercises laid out by St. Ignatius call for contemplative identification with Christ, the saints, Mary, and even God the Father. Ignatius asks the exercitant to see creation, scenes from scripture, and the realities of heaven and hell through the eyes of others. By becoming someone else through the use of the imagination, Ignatius hopes to lead us to become who we are meant to be.

Nor did Jesuit thespianism die with Fr. Campion, arrested a little more than a year after his arrival in England and executed in London that winter, just a short way from the place where St. Thomas More

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Man of La Mancha

Twelfth Night

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had been martyred. Fr. Campion’s companion, Fr. Persons, would go on under the patronage of Philip II of Spain to found Stonyhurst, now the oldest operative Jesuit school in the world. There, amidst the lovely scenery of Lancashire, students to this day take part in a rich dramatic tradition. Every graduating student will at some time in his career assist in a theatrical show, whether on stage or in production.

That tradition thrives, too, at Jesuit New Orleans, where the Philelectic Society remains a creative touchstone for the school and the broader community. No other organization has seen as many of Jesuit’s 175 years as the Phils. The name Philelectic, the brainchild of a classically minded Jesuit father, means, as nearly as anyone can tell, “love of speaking,” though perhaps the late Br. Billy Dardis, S.J. ’58 best describes the Society as “happy people telling stories.” At any rate, while the Phils moniker dates back to about 1916, the school’s drama program can trace its lineage to at least as early as 1852, just five years after the school’s founding.

Having survived Hurricanes Katrina and Ida as well as the Covid-19 pandemic, the Phils even claim a place as the oldest surviving arts organization in New Orleans.

Many place the high water mark of Phils history in the second half of the twentieth century, particularly in the 1970s and 80s. The list of titles produced during this period is astonishing in its span and in its daring. William Shakespeare shared the stage with Richard Rodgers, the Marx Brothers with Lloyd Weber, The Who with the Pirates of Penzance.

Audiences enjoyed everything from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Man of La Mancha to Chicago and Cabaret. Student performers were as likely to learn Romeo’s lovestruck soliloquy in the House of Capulet as “Hello, Dolly!” Through the Phils, the Jesuit community has enjoyed an acquaintance with almost

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five hundred years of the dramatic tradition, reaching back in concert with the English department as well as taking the pulse of contemporary theatrical trends.

The Phils have done their part not only to uphold the time-honored favorites of the stage but also to shape the history of drama, music, and even local politics. While many of the society’s performances have showcased the classics, it has not shrunk from putting on relatively little-known shows. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, for instance, though it enjoys a high profile today, was not performed on Broadway until 1982. It showed on Jesuit’s stage for the first time in December of 1980. Some claim that the resurgence in the musical’s popularity can be traced back to Jesuit High School.

More even than for its influence over the dramatic landscape, the Philelectic Society has been known for its role in shaping the careers of the students who have built and decorated its sets, performed its musical numbers, and delivered its monologues. There are big names to be mentioned, of course. Long before Mitch Landrieu ’78 served as mayor of New Orleans, he played the title character in Jesus Christ, Superstar, in 1978. And Harry Connick, Jr. ’85, who has gone on to sell almost 30 million albums worldwide, played in several Jesuit productions in the 80s.

Connick likewise co-founded the Krewe of Orpheus in 1993.

But the heart of the Phils has not rested only, or even primarily, with its members who have won dramatic and musical fame. The vast majority of the young men and women who once played Rosencrantz and Guildenstern or Don Quixote or Julius Caesar have not proceeded to careers in the stage but instead enjoy success as architects, classics scholars, theologians, attorneys, and teachers.

Marc Belloni ’83 has had as long and varied an acquaintance with

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the Jesuit stage as anyone. Though he knew from a young age that he wanted to be an attorney, he spent much of his five years as a Blue Jay as a Phil and went on to earn a drama degree at Loyola. He returned to Jesuit as Phils director and Law Studies teacher from 2007 to 2010.

He says that one of the greatest benefits of the Phils is that it gives students the confidence to take on personal and professional roles they might not otherwise have thought possible. Belloni himself has enjoyed a consistent musical sideline since his time in the Phils, when he learned that he could sing, and while some of his peers and students have made their way in the American stage and screen industries, he takes a special delight in seeing young men and women thrive by stepping out of their comfort zones and into someone else’s shoes.

Kate Arthurs-Goldberg has directed the Phils since 2010, though she’s been a fixture on the New Orleans dramatic scene for many

years, having seen Landrieu on stage and having spent a semester at Loyola with Connick and even having taught a young Amy Coney Barrett to sing the role of Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors. Like Belloni, Arthurs-Goldberg enjoys seeing students develop as men and women of competence, conscience, and compassion through the myriad opportunities afforded by Phils involvement. The experience, she says, is co-curricular in the deepest sense, with the stage providing a space for mathematics to come into conversation with English, history with theology, science with music. And whether the young men she teaches go on to performing arts careers or simply enjoy the experience of becoming someone else for a few nights each semester, she sees the Phils as a forum in which students can be trained in virtue by imaginatively living out the moral choices of characters on the stage.

As Catholics, this departure from our customary habits and

dispositions is at the heart of our calling. We are all asked to act, to put off our old selves and put on Christ so that over the course of our lives our union with him becomes ever more natural, more fluid, more graceful. In demonstrating to the Jesuit community how to set ourselves aside and become for a moment someone else, the Phils provides a model for how we might become who we are made to be.

It was such a model that St. Edmund Campion followed when for a short time before his death he became Mr. Edmonds the jewel merchant. The faith he brought to England, the faith for which he was martyred, was indeed a pearl of great price. His zealous labor and his joyful proclamation of the Gospel even to the gallows continue to vivify the Jesuit tradition and give witness to the drama of salvation. All are called to a role in that drama. After 175 years, Jesuit continues to form young men for their roles. 

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Footsteps of Leaders Jesuit Teachers Bryan Bairnsfather & Jon Orillion's Pilgrimage to Europe

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ne of the hallmarks of a Jesuit education at Carrollton & Banks is a perennial emphasis on the connection among academic disciplines. Blue Jays are taught that the truths that they discover in biology class are intimately linked with the beauty hidden in an equation that they learn in geometry class. In support of this educational philosophy, in 2021 an anonymous benefactor made a generous gift to start the Athanasius Kircher Fund, which is designated for supporting Jesuit teachers in exploring the ways in which their personal academic

discipline intersects with theology and Ignatian identity.

During the 2022 summer break, two Jesuit social studies teachers had the opportunity to leverage this fund to embark on an Ignatian pilgrimage as part of the “In the Footsteps of Leaders” program, a ministry of Boston College. Jon Orillion ’01 and Bryan Bairnsfather travelled to Spain and Italy to retrace the steps of St. Ignatius of Loyola under the direction of Fr. Casey Beaumier, S.J. The group trekked over 150 miles visiting locations such as the Loyola family castle and the site of St. Ignatius’s death.

“It was one of the best moments of my life,” Bairnsfather said.

“From inspiring homilies by Fr. Casey to the beauty of Spain itself, all of those experiences reminded me that I was truly there for a reason.”

“I would tell any teachers that if you have an opportunity like this one, do not hesitate,” Orillion said.

“Just swan dive in.”

Their transformational experience will pay dividends not only for their own professional and spiritual development but also for the students in their charge today and for years to come. 

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Jesuit Formation Fr. Robert Murphy, S.J. ’95, Pronounces Final Vows to Society of Jesus

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ne way to understand Jesuit High School’s many traditions is to reflect on the formation that Jesuits themselves undergo before pronouncing their final vows to the Society of Jesus. Formation for Jesuits stretches from entrance day to final vows and can last from 10 to 20 years—sometimes even longer. In classes taught by scholastics, school Masses celebrated by Jesuit priests, and on special occasions such as final vows celebrated on campus, Blue Jay students and families have special opportunities to peek into this aspect of Jesuit life. This summer, in the presence of hundreds of friends, colleagues, and family members, Fr. Robert Murphy, S.J. ’95, pronounced his final vows in the Chapel of the North American Martyrs. For this special Mass celebrated by Fr. Provincial Tom Green, S.J. ’81, an impressive 12 Jesuit priests and four scholastics, brothers, and novices participated.

The solemnity and joy of the occasion reflected the reality that Fr. Murphy’s Jesuit journey began many years before in the novitiate.

St. Ignatius himself instituted this extended formation process to

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ensure that these Jesuits’ lives would be “well-known” by the Society of Jesus “through long and thorough probations.” To facilitate these probations, each Jesuit goes through several distinct stages of formation.

The novitiate, called “the school of the heart,” is an opportunity for novices to learn and experience the foundations of the Ignatian charism: the life of St. Ignatius, the 30-day Spiritual Exercises, the Constitutions, daily meditation, the Examen, and “experiments” during which they are missioned to various Jesuit apostolates. These two years culminate with first vows: the perpetual vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. At the point of first vows, the order has not yet firmly committed to fully incorporating the man into the Jesuits, distinguishing these vows from final vows.

Over the next two-to-three years, Jesuits study philosophy and theology at Jesuit universities—rather than at seminaries—in a period known as “first studies.” This stage has less structure than the novitiate, allowing each man to integrate what he learned in the novitiate into his daily life.

This next stage, regency, places Jesuits at apostolates such as Jesuit

high schools. Regents are tested for two-to-three years to assess their performance in full-time apostolic ministry. The regent learns about his own limitations and how to undertake responsibility during this break from studies. According to former Superior General Fr. Kolvenbach, S.J., regency’s “specific aim is to deepen the spiritual integration and the human maturation of the Jesuit.”

For those on the track towards priestly ordination (scholastics), three more years of theology are required, during which they practice celebrating Mass and conferring other sacraments. At the beginning of the third year, scholastics are ordained transitional deacons and are ordained priests the following June.

Brothers-in-formation can study theology and/or another discipline of their choice.

After theology studies, brothers and ordained priests return to apostolic work until they are sent to the final stage: tertianship. Meant as a return to the foundations of the novitiate after a long period of formation and work, Jesuits again study the Constitutions and make another 30-day Spiritual Exercises retreat while remaining apostolically

active. After tertianship, Jesuits return to full-time apostolic work and take final vows.

St. Ignatius envisioned that this long formation would engender in Jesuits great humility, abnegation of their own will and judgment, and a deep knowledge and love of God so that “they can better help others to progress for the glory of God.” For 175 years, this vision has formed not only the Jesuits whose lives have been dedicated to serving Jesuit High School but also the tens of thousands of Blue Jay alumni who have been entrusted to their intellectual and spiritual care.  JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | NEW ORLEANS |

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SAVE THE DATE October 8, 2022 Parents, alumni, and benefactors are invited to the alumni homecoming event celebrating the 175th anniversary. Get more information on the event and how you can be a part if the celebration at:

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OUR 175 LOGOS The two logos for Jesuit's 175th anniversary—known to linguists as its dodransbicentennial—draw inspiration from Jesuit's history. The 175 seal is modelled after Jesuit's centennial seal, which was used in 1947. The 175 "J" is based on the "Old English J" logo from the official school seal, itself nearly 100 years old.

THE CELEBRATION OF OUR 175TH ANNIVERSARY CONTINUES

THE 175 SEAL 175 PIN & PENDANT The 175 pin and pendant will be sold in the Blue Jay Shop in celebration of the 175th Anniversary.

OUR CELEBRATION THE 175 "J"

Jesuit's 175th anniversary celebration begins this August and will carry through commencement in May 2023.

The official 175 event celebrating the anniversary will take place at alumni homecoming on October 8, 2022. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a mass celebrated by Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond in the Chapel of the North American Martyrs. Dennis P. Lauscha ‘87 will be honored as Alumnus of the Year. A reception will immediately follow in the Traditions Courtyard and Student Commons.

THE STORY CONTINUES This issue of Jaynotes magazine is only the beginning of our spotlight on the school's 175th anniversary.

In the next two issues of Jaynotes, readers will enjoy coverage of some of the special events designed to mark Jesuit’s dodransbicentennial.

This will include a look at some of the many people, past and present, who have lived the school's mission as well as a look back at many of the most important moments in the past 175 years of the school’s history.

A C A D E M I C R E S U LT S Academic Games

Academic Games The Academic Games team resumed in-person competition this year. At the local level, the junior division team placed first in Propaganda.

Individually, Max Bartlett and Christian Smith finished in 4th and 5th place, respectively. Additionally, Bartlett tied for first in On-Sets and Mason Becker placed first in Propaganda. In April, the team traveled to Knoxville, TN, to compete in the national tournament. The junior team placed 2nd in Current Events, 3rd in Equations, and 4th in Presidents. Their hard work culminated in an overall finish of 5th place in sweepstakes. The team is continuing to grow, and Jesuit is expected to have a strong senior division team for the 2022-23 season.

Next year’s national tournament will be held in Orlando, FL. 

Mu Alpha Theta For only the second time in 60 years, Jesuit’s math honor society claimed a state championship at the annual Louisiana Mu Alpha Theta State Convention. Fifty-eight students represented Jesuit in Baton Rouge.

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(Algebra II) came in 3rd.

In the Individual Test results, William Bellott and Pete Metzinger earned 1st and 2nd in Algebra II. Dylan Bracey (Scholarship) and Luc Carriere (AB Calculus) placed 3rd in their categories. The Geometry students swept the competition, raking in 80% of the top 10 spots– Carter Jennings, Andrew Duncan, and Henry Lackey took the top three spots, respectively.

In the Games Results for the three rounds of four different types of games, 48 of Jesuit’s 58 attendees went on to rank in the top five teams of each game. All but four students ended up in the finals. In the “Descartes” team, Bracey (Calculus BC) took 2nd, and Raahil Rab (Algebra II) took 3rd. In the “Hustle” team, Taylor Trepagnier, Ethan Benoit, Dylan

Falcon, and Bellott all earned 3rd place. The Calculus team (Matthew Vuong and Ethan Waugaman) took 3rd; the Precalculus team ( Wade Rogers and Asher Terrell) finished in 2nd; the two Algebra II teams, Mason Becker and Charlie Garitty and the second made up of Jonathan Jordan and Cole Maestri, claimed 1st and 3rd place respectively; and the Geometry team of Casey Cognevich and Salvatore Esola earned 1st place.

In the Math Bowl Finals for Ciphering, Jesuit outnumbered the competition again by ranking in the top four teams at every level of competition. The Algebra II team (Parker Alig, Metzinger, Dylan Patel, and David Paul) and the Geometry team (Duncan, Lackey, Ethan Lapeze, and Evans Wise) took 1st place. The Algebra II team (Garrett Orgeron, Peyton Warden, Diego Fernandez, and Charlie Pullen), the Calculus BC team (Michael Paul Fine, Nick Nobile, Jack Scott, and Shreyash Singh), the Precalculus team (Leo Garcia, Daniel Lee, Jake Palo, and Preston Rumney) and the Geometry team (Jennings, Rishab Prabhu, Carter Rigney, and Jackson Sober) all took 3rd place.

On the interschool test, Precalculus students worked together in the Alpha Division to place 3rd for the weekend. In the Theta Division, Algebra II and Geometry students comfortably came in 1st place. 

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A C A D E M I C R E S U LT S

Mock Trial For the second year in a row, Covid restrictions forced the regional round of mock trial competition to be held via Zoom. Rather than competing live at the Jefferson Parish Courthouse, Jesuit’s two teams of student attorneys participated from the first-floor classrooms at Jesuit.

Although Jesuit’s teams performed well, neither advanced to the final round. Jesuit mock trial looks forward to returning to the courtroom next season and has high hopes for a core group of student attorneys who have participated in mock trial since 8th grade. 

Model UN Now in its sixth year, Jesuit’s Model UN Team in February participated with other teams from throughout Louisiana in the YMCA Youth & Government MUN Conference. The Blue Jays have been taking part in this annual conference since the group was founded, and although it is usually held in Baton Rouge, this was the second year it took place online due to Covid. Students represented the perspectives of various countries— such as Japan, Norway, and Indonesia—as they addressed and debated topics ranging from developments in Afghanistan to reforming the UN Security Council.

Veteran members Preston Rumney and Derek Tsang, representing Afghanistan, were recognized for their resolution that passed out of the Economic and Social Council and addressed vaccines in developing countries. Newcomers Aidan Wang and Frank Young, representing Portugal, were recognized for their resolution that was approved by the General Assembly and addressed internet access in developing countries. Jesuit MUN is hoping to return this school year to other conferences it participated in before the pandemic. 

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State Rally

Cavignac, Zane Madi, Conlan Pausina, and Wade Rogers finished

In March, 16 Blue Jays placed in the top four in their events at the 112th Louisiana State Rally at LSU in Baton Rouge. Finishing first overall in the state were William Bellott (English III), Dylan Bracey (Computer Science), Harrison Harley (Enviormental Science), Brayden Laurent (Latin II) Nicholas Nobile (Calculas 1), Conlan Pausina (Civics), Matthew Voung (Physics), and Frank Young (French II). 

Quiz Bowl In the Louisiana State Championship Tournament, the varsity team of captain Andrew

the preliminary rounds with a perfect record advancing to the playoffs. They suffered their only loss to eventual champion Caddo Magnet, but easily defeated the remaining playoff teams to claim second place in the state.

Madi was the 5th-highest scoring individual in the state.

They also went on to compete in a national 3-2-1 Online Tournament.

The varsity team led by Cavignac featuring Dominic Gennaro, Madi, Pausina, Collin Pelitere, Derek Tsang , and Rogers placed 6th nationwide and were the top team from Louisiana. 

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Bazaar Returns to Carrollton & Banks

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s attendees enjoyed delicious food, live music, games, and performances, Fr. John Brown, S.J., opened the Blue Jay Bazaar with a blessing, before the welcome ceremony, led

by Jesuit’s MCJROTC. Presented this year by Reliant Recycling, the Bazaar featured entertainment by the Benchwarmers and Uptown Phunk along with Jesuit’s own Blue Jay Jazz Band, Jayettes, Cheerleaders, and Philelectic Society.

The inaugural Laissez les Bons Temps Blue Jay Cookoff welcomed cooking teams from the Jesuit community. Bazaar attendees enjoyed the fabulous food options and voted for their favorite dish—this year’s winning team, Carbar Catering under the leadership of Granville Morse ‘89, prepared boudin biscuit sliders.

The success of the Bazaar was the result of a dedicated team of volunteers led by Bazaar chairs Jaime Falcon and Michelle Ellzey. 

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Like Father Like Son

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n January, fathers and sons totaling more than 500 attended Mass, broke bread, and enjoyed entertainment from one of the nation’s top country songsmiths.

Following the 2022 Father-Son Mass, seniors Wesley Adams, Mitchell Stevens, and Joseph Liberto honored their fathers Ryan Adams ’95, Mitchell Stevens, Sr., and Vince Liberto ’83. The evening concluded in the Student Commons with a steak dinner and engaging musical performance by alumnus Jim McCormick ’86, who wowed the crowd with three of his #1 hits and a tune he recently wrote for fellow alumnus Harry Connick, Jr. ’85.  (top, left to right) Dart Fee IV and Dart Fee III ’92; Scott, Nicolas, and Carter Dusang; and John Michael and Michael Thomas; (bottom) Fr. John Brown, S.J., Andrew Grenrood, Jim McCormick ’86, Emmett McCormick, and Fr. Kevin Dyer, S.J.

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r. John Brown, S.J., presented the prestigious Alma Mater Award to Jeanne Boe, Nancy Colomb, and Cindy Wooderson (pictured right, top) at Jesuit’s Mothers’ Luncheon. The recognition, which began in 1992, honors the volunteer work of Blue Jay mothers whose extraordinary contributions of time and talent have greatly benefited Jesuit High School.  (bottom, right) The current and past honorees gathered at the Metairie Country Club for the Mothers’ Luncheon; (bottom, left) The current mothers of graduating seniors were also in attendance.

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FISHING RODEO

Beautiful Day for the 30th Fishing Rodeo

ith wind and rain in the forecast in the days leading up to the 2022 Br. Dardis Fishing Rodeo, the weather did not look like it was going to cooperate. Fishing Rodeo Chairman Michael McMahon ’85 knew there was only one thing to do: pray for the intercession of Br. William Dardis, S.J. ’58.

The 30th Jesuit Fishing Rodeo proceeded without a hitch. Families gathered at John Ryan Stadium on July 16 to weigh their catch, enjoy cold drinks, and eat delicious seafood.

If waters were not enough to keep the participants cool, snowballs in a

variety of flavors were available.

The Blue Jay Shop was on full display selling spirit items under the shade of their own tent. Jesuit extends a special thank you to Brian Bent ’89 and Greg Bent of Bent’s RV and Bent Marine for the presenting sponsorship and RV and boat display.

Before committee member Ryan Gootee ’91 handed out trophies and plaques, Jesuit president Fr. John Brown, S.J., led a prayer to get the presentation started. Jack Dardis ’59, along with his brother Joe Dardis ’64 and sister Kay, briefly addressed the group as well. “I know that he is smiling down on us,” Jack said. “I can already hear Billy saying ‘that’s

enough darlin’. Get off the stage.’”

McMahon ended the speeches with a moving story on the kindness and compassion of Br. Dardis before moving onto the trophy ceremony.

Andrew Fuller ’96 won the grand raffle—a fishing trip for three with South Louisiana fishing legend Capt.

Dudley Vandenborre—and Alan Stevens ’95 won the Dometic 55 High Performance Cooler raffle.

In addition to enjoying a delicious seafood meal prepared by Max Gruenig ’06 and his team, every registrant walked away with a ditty bag packed with the new Jesuit Fishing Rodeo shirt. 

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GOLF CLASSIC

Blue Jay Golfers Tee Off

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ore than 200 golfers were blown away, both literally and figuratively, at the 2022 Jesuit Golf Classic. The event, presented by First Horizon Bank and Eustis Insurance & Benefits, took place on April 8, at Bayou Oaks in City Park. Blustery

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winds challenged participants in both the morning and afternoon rounds, but new additions—a tournament-eve Happy Hour at the City Park Driving Range, a Beat-the-Pro contest featuring national champion Myles Lewis ’11, and prizes for the Best Dressed Foursomes—enhanced the experience and strengthened connections between Blue Jays and their alma mater. The Class of 1995 team of Ron Britsch, Ryan Fitzmorris, Mark

Hughes, and Michael Malinowski

(pictured below) shot a 13 under-par and walked away with the coveted Class Cup, which is presented to the foursome of alumni golfers (all in the same graduating class) with the lowest score of the day.  (above) Best dressed foursome groups representing the classes of 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2009 congratulate each other on a job dapperly done. (below, left to right) Sebastian Holley ’08 enjoys Happy Hour; Class Cup winners Ron Britsch, Ryan Fitzmorris, Michael Malinowski, and Mark Hughes

C A R E E R DAY

“When you continue to work at your craft and continue to show up every single day, you will see the results.”

-GREGORY AGID ’05

Alumni Stream Back to Campus for Career Day

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aking some time off work to return to their alma mater on the morning of January 26, some 38 Jesuit alumni stood in the front of classrooms where they had sat as students to speak to today’s Blue Jays about life beyond high school. Seniors and juniors chose two 30-minute sessions to attend for presentations on 25 possible fields.

In addition to various options in business, medicine, law, computers,

(top, left) Gregory Agid ’05, featured speaker; (top, right) Ryan Thibodaux ’92, Dentistry ; (middle, left to right) Jean-Paul Richard '06,Maritime Industry; Johnathan Graham '02, Military; (bottom, left to right) The 2022 Career Day alumni speakers; William Walker '03 and Nick Caliva '99, Aviation.

and engineering, students listened to information and advice from graduates about careers in such fields as aviation, the maritime industry, real estate, and renewable energy.

During the same assembly period, sophomores, freshmen, and prefreshmen gathered in the auditorium for a presentation by clarinetist Gregory Agid ’05. After grabbing his audience’s attention with the New Orleans classic “Second Line,”

accompanied by senior Austin Hebert on bass, Agid relayed the story of his own career path while eagerly passing on practical advice about the value of hard work and the importance of seeking out a mentor.

Alumni interested in volunteering at Career Day or for other alumni events can register online at https://www.jesuitnola.org/alumni/ volunteer-service. 

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RUGBY TAKES UNDEFEATED STATE TITLE

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n a season marked by victories against defending champions from two different states, the 2022 Jesuit rugby team clinched another Louisiana state title. Under the leadership of veteran head coach Adam Massey, assistant coaches Wes Eustis ’99, Jeff Reuther ’99, Saade BouMikael ’04, Matt Oertling ’00, and NOLA Gold Pro-players Holden Yungert and Eric Howard, the team came away from the season with an undefeated 9-0-1 record.

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In January, expectations for the Blue Jays’ first game in New Orleans were high as the Jays were coming off a resounding out-of-state victory in Dallas against defending Texas state champions, the Jesuit Dallas Rangers.

At the time, the Rangers were ranked 16th in the nation. The Blue Jays’ victory reverberated throughout the national rugby press and propelled Jesuit to be ranked 11th in the United States. The team subsequently bested Brother Martin in a trying home opener, foreshadowing the state

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championship matchup and sending a message that the preseason rankings were no fluke.

After facing down opponents including Strake Jesuit from Houston and St. Paul’s from Covington, the team found itself playing against the Crusaders again in March. Two late tries from junior halfback Matt Cashio and prop Christian Jackson enabled the Jays to turn a 21-19 closecall into a comfortable 35-19 victory, but the meeting of these two crosstown rivals was not to be the last for the season.

Battling to an 8-0-1 record and a ranking of 15th in the nation in the post-season, the team knew that its gritty but successful season needed a spectacular conclusion. Blue Jay senior outside center Nick Ferina, the team’s captain, pointed to the 2007

New England Patriots: “Everyone remembers them for being the ‘undefeated’ team that lost the Super Bowl. That won’t be us.”

Indeed, the season was to conclude with yet another showdown with the Crusaders. After battling to a score of 19-5 following a series of pick-and-goes and a try from flanker Quinn Amedee, Brother Martin pushed back with two tries in a row to come within two points.

Jesuit prop Joe Barnett powered through the defense in response to make it 26-17, and with exceptionally fast service from Cashio and a rocket ball to Jesuit junior flyhalf Andrew Newell, the championship match ended with the Blue Jays racking up 33 points and giving up only 17. In a tradition in which teams recognize the outstanding performance of a

member of the opposing team, Newell was awarded man-of-the-match by Brother Martin.

While the championship game’s final score and the team’s season record both testify to the Blue Jays’ unassailable athletic and technical prowess, the real highlights of the season were the tenacity and perseverance of the squad’s players and coaches.

“It’s a long season,” Massey told Nola.com. “These guys put in a tremendous amount of effort, and there’s been tremendous support from Jesuit and the parents. This is the net result of many people helping and pitching in. This was genuinely a team effort from everyone who helped make this happen.” 

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RECORD BREA KER

BY MYLES KUSS ’16

alking off the field, Jesuit senior quarterback Jack Larriviere ’22 looked up at the scoreboard one last time and thought his athletic contribution to Jesuit had come to an end.

Losing a championship always comes with a mix of emotions— especially for a team’s leader. The emotion of gloom from falling short transforms into gratitude for giving one’s all every step of the way.

“It was heartbreaking,” Larriviere said. “It was great to light the fire of hope into the football program, and there were definitely tears of sadness and joy. But, even through the sadness, we all joined together in the Chapel of the North American Martyrs immediately after the game and reflected on the whole season.

That was pretty special.”

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guide him on his Jesuit journey.

By this time in his career, Larriviere had constantly proven that he could tackle any challenge, and, even more impressively, he seemed to live outside his comfort zone. Whether it was climbing to get closer to achieving Eagle Scout or climbing the stairs to receive his first communion, he has always looked higher than himself and wanted to achieve more.

“As far as becoming Catholic goes, I was going to wait until college to fully convert,” Larriviere said until divine inspiration and some words of advice from Jesuit chaplain Fr. Kevin Dyer, S.J., propelled him. “Fr. Dyer played a huge role in the entire process and helped me decide that receiving my first communion at a school Mass would be a beautiful moment for me.

He was right, and I was confirmed a week later to complete my initiation into the Catholic Church. Entering a new faith was truly inspiring for me.”

Leaning on that faith, Larriviere once again climbed outside his comfort zone.

“Up until sophomore season, I played baseball, so I was always busy,” Larriviere said. “I took some time off to reflect on myself physically and spiritually. My brother threw the javelin at Jesuit, and he said I should try it. I asked coach Rudy, and he gave me a shot.”

A shot was all he needed. From the first practice, head track and field coach Rudy Horvath ’86 knew he had a keeper, but he did not realize how unprecedented his journey would be.

“I am so glad that I met Jack,” Horvath said. “While I wished that I had met him earlier, he is an impressive kid. In the first meet, he unloaded a 195-foot throw, and his second was 194 and some change.

That’s when I knew his first throw was not a fluke.”

Larriviere went from barely being

able to recognize a javelin to winning the district meet in only a few short months. While he does possess an athletic ability that seems truly aweinspiring, his adaptability, diligence, and determination are even more impressive.

“He beat me to practice sometimes,” Horvath said. “He was always on time and always wanted to be the best. I had to calm him down at practice because he threw every throw as hard as he could.”

After the district competition, Larriviere continued his journey in the only way that he knew how: remaining present and aware. He had totally “bought-in” to his new sport and felt as though nothing could stop him— until an occurrence did.

In addition to throwing the javelin, Larriviere was one of the fastest sprinters on the team. One day at practice, he felt something tighten in his hamstring and feared the worst.

Luckily, the injury only sidelined him for a month, but that was another month Larriviere could not get comfortable with his new event.

This unforeseen occurrence could crumble even the mightiest of athletes, but Larriviere had more to lean on than his athletic ability.

“Becoming an Eagle Scout was one of the toughest accolades I have ever achieved,” Larriviere said. “Without it, I would not be in the same position.

“The same goes for Jesuit. This school has always taught me to continue to improve and transform and to adapt to overcome certain situations.”

With these lessons, he did not simply overcome his situation—he thrived through it. Unfortunately, Larriviere had to overcome one more unforeseeable obstacle: his javelin.

During practice a mere 24 hours before the state competition, Larriviere released another all-out throw that stuck in the ground, but the sound that followed this time was different.

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said. “I knew immediately that the javelin weight inside the shaft had moved.”

“It was the same javelin that I threw 195 feet,” Larriviere said. “Coach Rudy and I started brainstorming, and we came up with a solution.”

Through mutual connections, Horvath found someone who was more than willing to assist. Dr. William Junius ’93 not only provided a javelin but also had an emotional connection to the Larriviere’s journey.

“I broke the state record myself when I was at Jesuit,” Junius said. “I got cut from baseball and threw the javelin for the first time as a senior.

“It was cool that he used my javelin.

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acceptable. I am just glad that I could be a part of it.”

Junius can relate to Larriviere’s unprecedented story the most, and he, like most in the Jesuit community, expects greatness out of the rising star.

“What Jack has done is nothing short of extraordinary,” Junius said.

“He has such an athletic ability. At first, I thought it was a fluke, but he just kept throwing. It simply doesn’t happen like this.”

Coming from a man that threw for Tulane University and qualified for the Olympic Trials in 1996, these words carry significant weight. Without his history and his javelin, Larriviere’s story might have had a different ending.

At the LHSAA 5A State Championship on May 7 at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA, Larriviere stepped up with his new javelin and did not miss a beat. When the competition concluded, Larriviere not only secured the state title with his throw of 228-10, he bested the composite state record by a whopping 16 feet 3 inches and claimed the longest throw registered nationwide at the high school level.

“The tournaments are intimidating places,” Horvath said with a smile.

“Jack had cameras in his face. I am never skeptical, but I did not expect him to throw 200 and 220.”

Yet he did that and more. Whatever step of his Jesuit journey, he always seemed to do more than expected.

He could have waited until college to become Catholic, but he wanted to glorify God in front of his Jesuit family. He could have sat out and coasted through the rest of his senior year after accomplishing deeds inside and outside the classroom, but he knew that he had more in the tank.

“It was invigorating to know that I was not done yet,” Larriviere said.

“I trained my butt off with coach Rudy and set the record at state, and knowing that my hard work can still pay off was one of my favorite moments.”

That hard work continues to pay off. Only a couple of months after picking up the javelin for the first time, Louisiana State University called and offered him a track and field scholarship. Shortly after that, he became Jesuit’s first Gatorade Louisiana Boys Track & Field Player of the Year.

“People saw what Jack was doing, and it sparked an interest to be the best,” Horvath said. “His success could also open the door for other athletes to give track and field a try. I can’t speak enough of him for the two months that I knew him.”

Everyone in the Jesuit community is excited to see him take the next step in his journey, and he knows that he possesses the necessary experience and lessons to help him continue to chase higher.

“I could not have been happier than when LSU called,” Larriviere said. “A new fire was lit inside of me.

I know that I can lean on everything I’ve learned to transform and adapt.

I cannot thank coach Rudy enough for letting me go out to practice that day.” 

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Baseball It is often said that there is no crying in baseball, but more than a few tears of joy were shed during the 2022 Jesuit baseball season. The campaign demonstrated the resilience and culture of the Blue Jay program. As the team seemed down, it continually showed that it was never out.

The baseball team (23-14) followed up its 2022 state championship victory with another strong season at John Ryan Stadium. In a competitive Catholic League, the Jays swept St. Augustine, Shaw, and Holy Cross.

In addition to in-state opponents, the squad defeated a top-tier Nolan Catholic squad in the Jesuit Invitational Tournament.

After struggling to find its identity early in the season, Jesuit continued to build on its strengths before entering the playoffs. Even when the No. 5 seeded Jays dropped the first contest against No. 4 Byrd in Shreveport, they did not back down. The Blue and

White went on to win the next two games—thanks to superior pitching performances by senior Holden Hess and freshman Jake Moreci —and advanced to the semifinal round against Catholic of Baton Rouge.

Standout Hess started on the bump and faced adversity early, but he constantly pitched around trouble to keep his team competitive.

In addition to Hess and Moreci, the team had numerous impressive individual performances. Senior infielders Oddie Aucoin and James Bendeck provided leadership at the plate and in the dugout, and senior pitcher Ryan Porche and catcher Luke Brandau controlled the pace of the game that provided impressive performances amongst others.

Two players will be moving on to the next level. Porche and Hess will be teaming up in Ruston as both plan to pursue their passion for baseball at Louisiana Tech University.

Even when a weather delay stopped possible momentum in the quarterfinal matchup, the Jays ran onto the field

and competed until their last out. The seniors showed the underclassmen exactly how to act during times of both victory and defeat, and that culture ensures this team will be a formidable opponent for the 2023 season under optimistic head coach Kenny Goodlett. 

Basketball After battling on the hard court for over three months, the Jesuit basketball team concluded its season on Feb. 22 at the hands of McKinley High School. The Panthers pulled away late to cap an 8064 victory inside the Gayle and Tom Benson Arena.

While the season ended sooner than most Jesuit fans would have liked, the determination and chemistry could be seen until the final whistle as seniors Matthew Knight and Michael Britsch were subbed off to a standing ovation with mere seconds left.

The Jays never quit. Even when junior standout Josh Washington went down with an injury before the season began, Jesuit practiced even harder and won

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Even when junior guard Jack Lo suffered a season-ending injury midway through the year, the Blue and White continued to show up and won enough games to finish as the No. 6 seed and host a first-round playoff matchup against No. 11 McKinley High School.

The Jays never led in the second half of the McKinley matchup but cut the deficit to 55-48 going into the fourth thanks to superior passing by junior Will Sheridan and diligent defense by junior Kole White. While the battle continued into the final period, the Panthers closed out the win by taking care of the basketball and hitting from the charity stripe.

Knowing the future is bright, head coach Chris Jennings ’78 congratulated his squad on an impressive campaign.

“The perseverance that this team showed was tremendous and deserves a lot of credit,” Jennings said. “As for next year, every year brings a new team. I am always excited about moving forward and molding these men into a new squad.”

The 2021-2022 basketball season provided heart-stopping wins and significant milestones. Whatever the task was, this team handled any situation with grit. Whether it was the last-minute win against rival Brother Martin, defeating state-runner-up John Curtis twice in the regular season, or Knight’s scoring his historic 1,000th point, this team provided moments that will be remembered by more than the players and fans who witnessed them. 

Bowling A historic year for the Jesuit bowling program included winning the school’s first LHSAA district title and taking first place at the Louisiana High School Invitational in Baton Rouge.

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matches against Patrick Taylor Science and Technology Academy and higher seeded Dutchtown, the Jays bowed out to top-seeded Brother Martin.

The 2022 team was anchored by seniors Jonah Anderson, Josh Barraza, Collin Pearce, Gary Sims, and Luke Wood. Sims and Wood, who provided outstanding leadership throughout the season, served as cocaptains. Juniors Will Adams, Ethan Benoit, Will Carpenter, and Preston Roark, along with freshman Joseph Anderson will return in 2023 to keep the program coached by Todd Bourgeois ’88 rolling in the right direction. 

Golf Thanks to the combined efforts of seniors Taylor Boasberg, Morgan Hebert, Merrick Rotolo, Jacob Schorr, junior Bennett Ducasse, sophomore Owen Bourg, and the rest of the squad, the Jesuit golfers claimed a co-district regular season title that captured momentum heading into post-season play.

After winning the district tournament, the Jays traveled to Lafayette to participate in the state tournament against the stiffest competition the state has to offer. Once the two-day event concluded, Jesuit finished fifth.

Two Jays from the team will continue their athletic careers at the next level. Boasberg will stay close to home and use his impressive swing at the University of New Orleans, and Rotolo is heading to Jackson, MS, to play at Belhaven University.

As for the 2023 Jesuit golf season, veteran head coach Owen Seiler ’75 is proud of the combined effort that the 2022 team displayed and is ready to lead another Jesuit team on the links.

“The boys had a great year and were able to have a great trip to compete in the Palmetto National at Myrtle Beach, SC,” Seiler said. “We have a good group of golfers moving forward who just lack experience. They will

now have a great opportunity to lead their team.” 

Lacrosse With a formidably deep roster from which players from every class made substantial contributions, the 2022 Jesuit lacrosse team finished its season as the LHSLL Division I state runnerup. While the team this year had strong senior leadership, sophomore and junior players also stepped up in head coach Zach Pall’s second season at Jesuit. From a tight 14-12 win against St. Paul’s to a memorable nailbiting 7-6 semifinal victory against St. Thomas More, each player on the team played with heart, tenacity, and resilience.

In the St. Thomas More semifinal game, the team trailed for most of regulation play, but the squad fought its way back to a tie game. From a 4-6 deficit with just minutes to go in the fourth quarter, senior David Martin fired a shot that tied up the game. The Jays then battled through an overtime period that was capped off with a sudden death goal scored by sophomore standout Jack Sutherlin, who put up four points over the course of the night.

“It’s honestly surreal—you’ve never understood that feeling until you’ve actually gone through it,” Sutherlin told Varsity Sports Now in reference to the game’s spectacular ending. “It’s just an incredible feeling, especially in the playoffs. We fought so hard to get here—we’re not stopping here.”

Despite a hard-fought performance in the ensuing final game, the team lost an 8-2 championship game to Catholic High School. While he likely had the championship game in mind, Sutherlin was nevertheless right: the team isn’t putting the brakes on any time soon. With a talented returning roster, coach Pall heads into his third season with an energetic optimism.

Pall will be looking to build on the year’s successes for next year— especially given the stellar performance of Jesuit’s “B” lacrosse team. The “B”

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team, which acts as a JV program for the varsity lacrosse squad, won its own championship game against the Holy Cross Tigers. 

Soccer The juggernaut Jesuit soccer program had another stand-out season that garnered a 16-2-6 record and a quarterfinal finish in the state tournament. Throughout the whole

season, the team benefitted from contributions from both offensive and defensive players.

Whether it was senior Zane Madi delivering a well-placed corner, junior Carter Dusang threading his way through a congested mid-field, or junior Aidan Couvillon and senior William Cain managing the back line, the Blue and White produced a competitive and thrilling season.

“While the 2021-22 squad had many fine qualities such as technical proficiency, tactical awareness, mental strength, and physical preparedness,” head coach Hubie Collins said, “the coaching staff felt the players were unselfish in their approach even with all these exceptional individual qualities.”

Another Jesuit season brings more challenges, but the veteran Collins

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“As we set our individual and team goals and expectations for the 202223 season, the coaching staff is very confident we will have a balanced squad of hardworking individuals that understand that while alone we can accomplish very little, our potential together is vast.” 

Tennis In head coach Bill Jepson’s second stint on Carrollton & Banks, Jesuit tennis has made huge strides. When the 2022 season ended, the Jays captured a district title and finished tied for third at the state tournament in Monroe.

Following his tremendous play throughout the season, senior Connor Cain will be moving on to the next level. The three-sport athlete will further his tennis career at Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL. Coach Jepson could not be happier for his captain.

“Cain is a great teammate, a fierce competitor, and a natural athlete, and he continues to improve his already solid tennis skills,” Jepson said. “Most importantly, he’s a terrific young man—solid, mature, dependable, thoughtful, and confident. It’s been my pleasure to coach him these last two years.”

The camaraderie that this team showed will serve as an example for future squads. Members such as junior Nick Kapusta and sophomore Josh Verges will continue to advance the positive culture that has been set at Jesuit.

The 2023 season will return experienced starters from this past year, and Jepson could not be more excited for his squad to battle against the best that the state has to offer.

“Jesuit tennis is poised to continue to remain one of the strongest teams in the state,” Jepson said. “Our roster depth is impressive—the future is very promising.” 

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Track The Jesuit track & field team had an incredibly strong season. At the 9-5A District Championship, the Blue Jays nabbed a second-place team finish and seven individual first-place finishes —sophomore Michael Vocke in both the 800m (1:56.29) and 1600m (4:42.45), junior Jack DesRoches in the 3200m (9:35.88), juniors Aeric Wender, Patrick Dowd, Robert Buisson, and freshman Brady Mullen in the 4x800m relay (8:19.11), sophomore Jody Barber in the long jump (20-5.25 PR), senior Logan Daigle in the discus (135-2.5), and senior Jack Larriviere in the javelin(186-6).

Seven of those Blue Jays managed to repeat their success at the Region 3-5A Championships with another round of first-place finishes—DesRoches with a 9:36.60 in the 3200m; Vocke with a 4:29.30 (PR) in the 1600m; Wender, Dowd, Buisson, and Mullen with a 8:14.62 (PR) in the 4×800 relay; and Larriviere with a 220-0 in the javelin.

The team placed third overall.

Jesuit did not disappoint at the LHSAA 5A State Championship.

With several standout performers, Jesuit (46 points) was able to cinch a third-place team finish, behind firstplace Catholic-Baton Rouge (90) and runner-up Ruston (75).

One of these standout performances was Larriviere, who not only secured the state title with his javelin throw of 228-10 but also set a new school record, bested the composite state record, and claimed the longest throw registered nationwide at the high school level. Larriviere looks to continue his success at LSU having recently accepted a track and field scholarship for the upcoming fall.

The other state champion of the day, for a second time in a row, was Vocke in the 1600m (4:20.28). Also in the 1600m was freshman Leland Crawford, who placed third (4:22.74).

Two more podium-placers for Jesuit were speedsters DesRoches (9:21.59)

and sophomore Lucas Sampedro (9:31.07) in the 3200m, placing second and third respectively. Breaking the school record and earning a third-place podium spot with a time of 8:04.15 was the 4×800 relay team—Wender, Dowd, Buisson, and Mullen.

With the close of the season, Jesuit looks forward to the next school year and to see how the returning Blue Jays will grow in skill and speed. 

Wrestling After a couple of rebuilding years, the Jesuit wrestling program is officially back on the map due to their success during the 2022 campaign. In his first year back at Carrollton & Banks, Jon Orillion ’01 wasted no time putting his wrestlers in a position to win.

Thanks to a total team effort, the Blue and White wrestlers edged Catholic High School to capture the state runner-up trophy. Senior Dennis Dougherty, wrestling in the 220-pound division, and sophomore Spencer Lanosga, wrestling at 285 pounds, responded to the pressure and delivered critical performances when they were needed most.

Going into the final two matches of the tournament, Jesuit trailed Catholic by six points for second place.

Dougherty and Lanosga were the last two wrestlers who could change the tide.

Dougherty pinned his opponent, a Holy Cross wrestler who had beaten him earlier in the year, to win the state title and set the stage for Lanosga. The 285-pounder lived up to his national ranking by defeating his opponent 4-1, claiming his own state title and a runner-up finish for the Jays.

Orillion credits the immediate success of this team to a variety of factors and showed the entire Jesuit community the possibilities that lay ahead.

“Our team is a family in every definition of the word,” Orillion said.

“It is our identity. A big part of our success is that each member of our team is willing to fight hard to make

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his other teammates proud. We as a whole take pride in how we represent our team, school, family, and most importantly, God.” The future looks bright for the wrestling program with a new coach at the helm. While he is excited about the current achievements, Orillion is constantly looking to improve every aspect of the Jesuit wrestling experience.

“Watching how motivated our Blue Jay wrestlers were after grabbing

our first trophy since 2018, it only has me more excited for the future,” Orillion said. “We have a jam-packed summer of training and don’t plan on slowing down. We have set a goal to have Jesuit wrestling back at the top of the podium, and every wrestler, from rising seniors to our incoming eighthgraders, is excited for the opportunity to fight for a championship next season. We are proud of our secondplace finish, but we are excited for the opportunity for more.”  JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | NEW ORLEANS |

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ALUMNI: TELL US WHERE Y’AT! Submit online at jesuitnola.org/where-yat.

1950s William Hugh Murray ’53 retired

from IBM, Ernst & Young, Deloitte & Touche, and Verizon and is living in New Canaan, CT, after a long career in cybersecurity.

He is a Distinguished Fellow of Information System Security Association and a Fellow of the International Information System Security Certification Consortium.

He was inducted into the National Cybersecurity Hall of Fame and was a visiting professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. Peter Quick ’54 was awarded an

Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Notre Dame Seminary during

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its spring commencement exercises in recognition of his 50 years of support for the Notre Dame community.

# Jack DuArte ’59 recently published The White Buses, the tenth book in his World War II series. It tells of the intricate plan to rescue thousands of prisoners in Nazi Germany’s concentration camps by Swedish and Danish volunteers utilizing buses painted white.

1960s Daniel Hogan, Jr. ’60 recently

published his ninth book, Flavia: E Sempre Troppo Presto Per Arrenders (It’s Always Too Soon to Give Up). He has also published numerous books on economics and entrepreneurship.

Toby Kolstad ’63 published a work

on string theory titled Particles are Looped Strings, a New Paradigm for the Structure of the Atom. It is available online and from most bookstores.

Keith Rodriguez ’64 co-authored

and self-published a book in 2021 called Ending Generational Poverty: Learning to Love Your Neighbor. He lives in Lafayette with his wife, Janet, and currently works as a bankruptcy trustee. He has been doing volunteer work since 2003 at Bridge Ministry, a Christ-centered, inner-city non-profit working with the generationally poor.

# Class of 1967— For the 6th consecutive year, the Class of 1967

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conducted the Harry Tompson Center Shoe Drive. This year the Class of 1967 donated 60 pairs of new men’s running shoes and 270 pairs of new socks. They delivered the shoes and socks on February 11 and met with the HTC staff. The attached photo shows the members of the Class of 1967 who delivered the shoes and socks—from left to right, Glenn Scheyd, Craig Forshag , Pete Serio, Tony Milazzo, and Bill Kelley, Shoe Drive Chairman.

Walter Schindler ’69 was honored

as “Game Changer of the Year” for his pioneering work in developing and leading Transformation LLC to pursue profitable sustainable investment strategies and advisory services. This is the seventh consecutive year he has received this international award.

1970s Wayne Gsell ’72 and his wife, Joey,

moved to Cincinnati to be in the same city as her son’s family and her grandchildren. He is retired from the Louisiana Department of Health.

Brian Borrello ’76 returned to New

Orleans from his home in Portland for the latest installation of Guns in the Hands of Artists, a show where artists give makeovers to weapons seized by or surrendered to the police. Brian’s show coincided with Prospect 3, New Orleans’ international contemporary art biennial.

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both attended UNO they hadn’t seen each other since Hurricane Katrina.

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Michael H. McGarry ’76 was recently

elected to the board of directors of Shin-Etsu Chemicals, a Japanese company with annual sales of more than $15 billion and a market cap exceeding $50 billion. Shin-Etsu is the world’s largest producer of PVC and silicon wafers for the global semiconductor market. A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, McGarry continues to be the Chairman and CEO of PPG and also serves on the board of US Steel.

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and named Senior Examiner of the American Board of Otolaryngology— Head and Neck Surgery, which certifies new ear, nose, and throat surgical specialists. He recently published the 5th edition of his coedited textbook Otologic Surgery, which is the most widely read textbook on ear surgery worldwide. Since 2005, he has served as director of Otology and Neurotology for LSU in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

35th year of full-time university teaching in May 2022, including posts at Northern Illinois, Northwestern, and Virginia Commonwealth universities, directing jazz programs for 27 of those years. He and his wife, Mary, are moving back to their native New Orleans in summer 2022 to reunite with their family there, where he expects to discover the next chapter of his career. Tony continues to serve as a board member of the Midwest Clinic music conference, associate jazz editor of the International Trombone Association Journal, and a Bach trombone clinician for Conn-Selmer.

Frank Rabito ’77 and Charles Marsala ’78 were inducted into the

Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame in February. Jake Cannizzaro ’22 received an LAISHF scholarship award.

Moises Arriaga ’78 has been elected

to the board of directors of the North American Skull Base Society

received the 2022 Servus Fidelis Award from the Willwoods Community for service to the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The award was presented at the Willwoods Community Gala on May 7 at Metairie Country Club.

1990s Stephen Morgan, Jr. ’92 is now the

president of the Louisiana Dental Association after expanding and building a new dental practice where Ross Cascio ’98 has worked since graduating from LSU Dental School.

Stephen and his wife, Amanda, have made Houma their home over the last 15 years with their three children.

Stephen still runs and is training for his next big adventure—his second ultramarathon.

# Miguel Hull ’97 & Kyle Smith ’98 reconnected when Hull visited New York City for the first time. The pair were able to meet up for lunch in Union City, New Jersey. Having

# Corey Fitzpatrick ’98 reigned as Thoth LXXIV during this year’s Mardi Gras.

Joey LaHatte ’99 was recently

Pat Veters ’79 and his wife Susie Antonio García ’77 completed his

was recently named a 2022 James Beard Award semifinalist in the Best Chef: Texas category. Russ is the executive chef and coowner of Clementine, a neighborhood restaurant in San Antonio, which he, along with his wife and pastry chef, Elise, opened in 2018. Clementine’s other accolades include landing on various “Best Of” lists and garnering recognition from ABC News, Southern Living, CBS MoneyWatch, Eater, CultureMap, Texas Monthly, and Tasting Table.

elected for public office for Kenner City Council, District 3, the area encompassing the Treasure Chest, Pontchartrain Center, Driftwood, BeachView Heights, and Palm Vista.

He also owns LaHatte Law Firm, LLC, which specializes in hurricane recovery insurance claims for homeowners and business owners.

2000s Edgar “Dook” Chase IV ’00, executive

chef of Dooky Chase’s Restaurant and owner of Chase Concessions, LLC, was honored by the UNO 25 initiative, which highlights 25 businesses and nonprofits owned or led by UNO alumni.

Justice Buras ’05 was named Abita

Springs Middle School Teacher of the Year for the 2021-2022 school year.

Max Gruenig ’06 was recently

promoted to sales leader for New Orleans and Mississippi at AssuredPartners Insurance.

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James Barrios ’07 completed a

Evan Dudenhefer ’16 is serving as

general cardiology fellowship at UAB Hospital in June and is starting a clinical electrophysiology fellowship.

He and his wife, Mary, have two sons.

Stephen Duncan ’07 is a financial

a Catholic missionary with FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) at McNeese St. University in Lake Charles. He graduated from the University of Alabama in December 2020.

advisor with Duncan Moore Wealth Management of Raymond James.

Brady Stiller ’16 is working as senior

Benjamin Ireland ’08 has been

analyst at the Dedham Group in New York City.

awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor of French and Director of Asian Studies at Texas Christian University. Dr. Ireland serves as Core Faculty in Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies and Women and Gender Studies, while serving as a Faculty Partner in TCU’s John V. Roach Honors College. He earned his Ph.D. in French literature at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2017.

Myles Prados ’09 has completed

his residency in internal medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is now starting a fellowship program in infectious disease also at UAB.

2010s Quinn Stiller ’14 recently completed

his MBA at the University of Notre Dame and was awarded the Lucy B. Pilkinton Memorial Award for Excellence in Management Communication. He will return to the energy sector as a controller’s analyst with ExxonMobil in Spring, TX.

# Chris Wilson ’14 recently partnered with foreign security forces while deployed to Africa. He was the first and only lieutenant in the US Army to be a combat advisor and served in a senior captain’s role as a ranger-qualified team leader of a small, specialized team in the Security Force Assistance Brigade out of Ft. Bragg. On May 1 he was promoted to captain.

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Jack Cronvich ’17 graduated from

LSU with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering.

Jacob DeRamus ’17 graduated in civil

engineering from LSU. Mack Miller ’17 graduated from

LSU in information systems and decision science and started a new job at Outsolve. He is in the process of obtaining an MBA with a concentration in data analytics from LSU. Cutty Ashley ’18 will teach English in

Morocco through a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship grant. Ashley double majored in global studies and Arabic studies and minored in history at the University of Richmond. While at UR, he researched the politics and cultures of the Arab world and received two critical language scholarships. He also graduated summa cum laude and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

Blaine Calcagno ’19 is a member

of the national championship baseball team with the University of Mississippi as a student manager. The Ole Miss Rebel baseball team won the 2022 College World Series in Omaha, NE. Peyton Toups ’19, a rising senior at

the University of Pennsylvania, has been named editor-in-chief of The Penn Review for the 2022-23 academic year. 

THE JESUIT LEGACY CONTINUES: BLUE JAY BAPTISMS Throughout the year, Blue Jay alumni and their families often celebrate baptisms and weddings at one of the two chapels on Jesuit’s campus.

(Above) On July 24, Marie Frances Huber, daughter of Kyle Huber ’09 and Lindsay Huber, was baptized in the Holy Name of Jesus Chapel on Jesuit’s campus by Fr. Anthony McGinn, S.J. ’66. Marie’s godfather (far right) is Jay Huber ’98, Kyle’s brother.

(Below) On April 2, at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Hyattsville, MD, alumus Fr. Reginald Hoefer OP, ‘09, baptized Patrick Bryan Reuter. Patrick is the third son of Hoefer’s classmate, Christopher Reuter ’09. Pictured below are Nicholas, Eileen, Christopher, Patrick, and Freddy Reuter with Fr. Hoefer. 

WHERE Y'AT FLASHBACK Before the publication of Jaynotes, Alumni received tidings from Jesuit through the AlumNews phamplet. Here we bring you a page from the 1968 May edition of AlumNews. It features the precursor to "Where Y'at" then known as "Where Are They?" boasting news from alums with graduate years between 1922-1967. Also featured is the Class of 1923 celebrating their 45th reunion. This year is their 100th anniversary.

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Focused on Mission and Identity Christian Bautista ’06 Named Director of Institutional Advancement alking the halls of Jesuit High School in the latter weeks of summer, it is impossible to miss the buzz of anticipation in the air.

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anniversary of the school’s founding.

This excitement stands out against the backdrop of the world at large, which has marked these past years with bleak commentary framed in cynical headlines. In contrast, Jesuit’s redoubled commitment to its mission has given rise to nothing short of a renaissance of identity. Named Jesuit’s director of communications two years

ago and entrusted with discerning and articulating the school’s identity and mission during this rebirth, Christian Bautista ’06 has been charged with setting out a bold vision for the school’s future as he assumes the role of Jesuit’s Director of Institutional Advancement.

“I am humbled and honored by this opportunity to continue to serve my alma mater,” said Bautista. “The gravity of the work we do here is never lost on me, and between the passion of our exceptional advancement team and the inspirational support of Jesuit’s parents, alumni, and benefactors, I am constantly reminded how special this place is.”

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“They are the men and women who tirelessly and most directly carry out our mission, and they are the ones who make possible what we do in the advancement office.”

In his new role, Bautista will lead the efforts of Jesuit’s development, alumni affairs, marketing and communications, and event and volunteer offices. With a master’s from Harvard, two bachelor’s degrees from Louisiana State University, over a decade of experience as a classroom teacher and school leader, a stint as a policy analysis consultant for the United Nations and UNESCO, a history as a freelance software developer, and background as a nonprofit co-founder and member of several boards, he brings a broad set of skills and experiences to this role even beyond his recent years at Jesuit.

As director of communications, Bautista oversaw Jesuit’s strategic marketing efforts, managed public relations and crisis response, supported the school’s development efforts, and consulted on schoollevel strategic decisions. During his tenure, the school has broadened and deepened its approach to communications while maintaining what he calls a “relentless focus on the mission.”

If over the past two years Bautista has led the effort to tell the story of Jesuit’s optimism and renewed

attention to its Catholic identity, the driving force behind this ambitious posture is Jesuit’s president, Fr. John Brown, S.J. With an eye on consistent growth, Brown has overseen the completion of the Madonna della Strada Building, the renovation of the school’s dining facilities, and the addition of significant space for student activities and student digital media in the newly renovated Banks Street wing of the school.

“The country’s conversations around identity politics,” said Fr. Brown, “have misled our understanding of what constitutes the identity or soul of an organization. At Jesuit, we have really begun to dig into our identity in the truest and fullest sense. To a large extent, Christian Bautista has been at the heart of that effort alongside other key contributors such as Jeremy Reuther ’01, our assistant to the president for mission.”

Reuther has been leading up initiatives such as the Athanasius Kircher Fund, a special donorsupported fund that provides resources for teachers to engage in professional development at the intersection of Catholic identity and their own academic discipline. This summer, that fund allowed social studies teachers Jonathon Orillion ’01 and Scott Bairnsfather to undertake a pilgrimage to Spain, where they retraced the steps of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus.

With these and other initiatives in mind, Fr. Brown sees the school’s 175th anniversary as the perfect occasion for making connections between the present-day work of the school and the values that go back to its founding in 1847.

“From professional development to advancement and even to admissions,” Fr. Brown said, “Jesuit is making a concerted and conscious effort to ensure that everything we do is focused on telling our story.”

“It is easy for communications and fundraisers in schools and nonprofits to accidentally focus on tools or on what are ultimately false or meaningless metrics,” Bautista said.

“For our team, our best moments come when we ask ourselves, ‘Who are we really, and how do we connect people to that?’ rather than pursuing a particular toolset, technology, or medium. Together with Brittany Donnes, our creative coordinator, and Myles Kuss ’16, our alumni and communications assistant, we have doubled down on both new and traditional media ranging from YouTube to Jaynotes. It’s not about what is old or what is new, the real key is articulating the mission of the school in a way that inspires people to become participants in it and beneficiaries of it.”

This, he says, is the perspective he will bring to his role running the advancement office. “Simply put, the work of advancement is connecting people to our mission in deeper and more meaningful ways. I will continue a large part of the communications work I’ve been doing at Jesuit by ensuring that everything that represents the school publicly is truly mission-aligned. While an intentional shift towards prioritizing strategic communications and building meaningful relationships has already been underway, we will no doubt continue to move in this direction in the coming years.”

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JESUIT CONGR ATULATES: Jacqueline & Renny Simno ’94 on

Mary & Eli Abad ’04 on the birth of

Sarah & Chad Naremore ’06 on

the birth of their son James Fitzmorris Simno, Jan. 19, 2022. James is the grandson of George Simno III ’65 & Barry Faust ’66. 1

their daughter Ellie Marie Abad, May 4, 2022. 7

the birth of their son John Shepherd Naremore, April 27, 2022. 11

Regan & Peter Dupuy, Jr. ’04 on the

Kristin & William Vocke ’06 on the birth of their daughter Clare Vocke, Nov. 2, 2021. Clare is the granddaughter of Gerald Vocke ’68.

Heather Halifax & Michael Sonza ’96

birth of their son Homer Ford Dupuy, Dec. 28, 2021. 8

on the birth of their son Rhett Maverick Sonza, Dec. 30, 2020.

Sarah & Baker Jones ’04 on the birth

Jennifer & Matthew Mistretta ’97 on

of their daughter Margot Cecilia Jones, March 11, 2022.

the birth of their son Joseph Bienvenue Mistretta, Jan. 19, 2022. 2

Rachel & Jared Marcell ’04 on the

Courtney & William Farrington ’07

on the birth of their son Andrew James Farrington, Nov. 20, 2021. Andrew is the grandson of Billy Farrington ’71.

Colleen Corcoran & Stephen Villavaso ’99 on the birth of their son

birth of their son Tobias Ignatius Michael Kaye Marcell, Feb. 8, 2022.

Tobias is the grandson of Richard

Kristen Gurtner & Mark Johnson ’07

Heron Neal Villavaso, June 2, 2020.

Heron is the grandson of Stephen Villavaso ’67.

Marcell ’73.

on the birth of their son Max Joseph Johnson, July 5, 2021. 12

Kevyn & Patrick Winters ’04 on the

Sydney & Thomas Faucheaux ’08

birth of their daughter Lawler Lafaye Winters, Dec. 4, 2021. Lawler is the granddaughter of Mike Winters ’63 &

on the birth of their daughter Reese Elizabeth Faucheaux, Jan. 21, 2021.

Shauna & Jason Marcell ’00 on the

birth of their son John “Jack” Richard Marcell, Dec. 23, 2021. Jack is the grandson of Richard Marcell ’73. 3 Casey & Jay Zainey, Jr. ’01 on the

birth of their daughter Clare Ellen Zainey, Dec. 2, 2021. Clare is the granddaughter of David Dietz ’68 & Jay Zainey ’69. 4 Nichole & Matt Bonilla ’02 on the

birth of their daughter Molly Marie Bonilla, Jan. 19, 2021. 5 Susan & Michael Foss ’02 on the birth

of their son Luke Michael Foss, Aug. 31, 2021. 6

Patrick Parenton ’74.

Kearney & Brandon Liuzza ’09 on

Anna & Michael Gretchen ’05 on the

the birth of their son Callan Matthew Liuzza, April 6, 2022.

birth of their daughter Mary Grace Gretchen, Jan. 8, 2022.

Diane & Alexandré Raymond ’09 on

Christie & Aaron Hoover ’05 on the

birth of their sons Tanner Padraic Hoover & Cole Foster Hoover, Oct. 23, 2020.

Lauren Lejeune & Cameron Loebig ’05 on the birth of their son

Sullivan Young Loebig, Feb. 5, 2022.

Michelle & Michael Mims ’05 on

the birth of their son Arthur Pierre Raymond, Jan. 12, 2022. Arthur is the grandson of A. Peter Raymond IV ‘77.

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Eileen & Christopher Reuter ’09 on

the birth of their son Patrick Bryan Reuter, March 17, 2022. Patrick is the grandson of Bryan Reuter ’81. 14 Taylor & Gary Langlois, Jr. ’10 on the

Brandy & John Keller ’02 on the birth

the birth of their daughter Grace Elizabeth Mims, Dec. 27, 2021.

birth of their son Gary Michael Langlois III, Dec. 2, 2020. Gary is the grandson of Gary Langlois, Sr. ’80.

of their son Leo James Keller, Oct. 27, 2021.

Jessica & Robert Ricci ’05 on the

Clare & Ryan Power ’10 on the birth of

Morgan & Ian Blanchard ’03 on

birth of their daughter Madison Ryan Ricci, March 12, 2022. 9

the birth of their son Ian Thomas Blanchard, Dec. 11, 2021.

Storey & Douglas Smith, Jr. ’05 on

their son James Nolan Power, Jan. 28, 2021. James is the grandson of Timothy Power ’78 & William Ledoux ’70. 15

Jessica & Steven Sickinger ’03 on the

the birth of their son Owen Alexander Smith, Nov. 9, 2021.

birth of their daughter Alice Elizabeth Sickinger, Jan. 5, 2022.

Coral & Cory Bender ’06 on the birth

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of their daughter Cora Cali Bender, Sep. 1, 2021. 10

Lucy & Alexander Burch ’11 on the

birth of their daughter Charlotte Jane Burch, Dec. 17, 2021. 16

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Kallie & Michael Firmin ’11 on the birth of their

daughter Elise Marie Firmin, Feb. 21, 2022.

Sarah & Philip Giorlando ’11 on the birth of

their son Harrison Jude Giorlando, July 7, 2021.

Harrison is the grandson of Joseph Giorlando ’85.

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their son Thomas James Piglia, March 10, 2022.

Jessie & Jonathan Hess ’12 on the

birth of their son Hayden Brooks Hess, Jan. 6, 2022. Hayden is the grandson of Robert Hess III ’85 & the great-grandson of Robert Hess, Jr. ’62 . 18

Info and images for the Bib List may be sent to www.jesuitnola.org/bib-list.

Parents receive a pink or blue Jayson bib for their new arrival.

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In Memoriam

Jesuit remembers deceased alumni and faculty in Jaynotes, which is published biannually.

The listing below includes notified passings from Dec. 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022.

We continue to memorialize deceased members of the school community—with links to their obituaries and other details—on a daily basis in the In Memoriam section of our website. To notify us of a death, please complete the online form at jesuitnola.org/in-memoriam or call Jesuit’s event and volunteer office at (504) 483-3947.

1940s-1950s

Ralph B. Bergeron ’47

James W. Brandau ’51

Karl Gottfried, Jr. ’52

Vincent J. Ciolino ’56

Ronald P. Cressy, Sr. ’48

Warren J. Duplantier ’51

John P. McSweeney ’52

H. Patrick O’Donnell ’56

James J. Cooke, Jr. ’49

Lee T. Freeland ’51

Peter J. Marrero ’53

Robert E. Winn ’56

Louis L. Hezog ’50

Fred J. Lipps ’51

Larry B. Hoffman ’54

Francis L. Barrett ’57

Charles B. Rappold, Jr. ’50

Warren O. Weilbaecher II ’51

Timothy J. McNamara ’55

Richard T. Regan ’57

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IN MEMORIAM

1950s-1960s

1960s-1970s

1980s

2010s

Robert J. Klees ’58

Jerome L. Tujague, Jr. ’59

Joseph F. Angelico ’63

Thomas R. Keller, Jr. ’76

Marcus L. DiLeo, Jr. ’10

Frank J. Lubrano ’58

Wilfred J. Vosberg, Jr. ’59

Thomas G. Ledford ’66

Victor M. Gonzalez ’83

Mitchell M. Berry ’18

FULL LISTINGS

Richard Alberstadt ’59

Richard B. Farmer III ’60

Albert F. Dugan, Jr. ’68

Keith P. Richards ’85

James E. Craven III ’59

Alvin L. Weddle, Jr. ’61

Michael J. Raymond ’68

William J. Lahners ’87

Vernon J. Gregson, Jr. ’59

Lester C. St. Amant ’62

John F. Ryan III ’70

Michael J. Dowling ’88

Robert R. Johns ’59

Charles A. Wiegand III ’62

Edward A. Keenan, Sr. ’75

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2022 REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 (JULY 1, 2021 - JUNE 30, 2022) Jesuit has shifted the publication of the Report of the President to the Spring/ Summer edition of Jaynotes to better align with the end of its fiscal year. The report reflects unaudited financial figures.

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY | (JULY 1, 2021–JUNE 30, 2022) FY ’22 STATEMENT OF OPERATING ACTIVITIES* OPERATING REVENUE

ENDOWMENT DONATIONS FY 2022

Tuition Less Financial Aid

$12,883,293 (979,164)

Total Operating Revenue

$11,904,129

$805,000

FY 2021

$635,526

FY 2020

$742,599

OPERATING EXPENSES

Instructional & Student Services General & Administrative Facility Operations & Other Expenses

$13,388,930 1,204,740 3,314,312

Total Operating Expense

$17,907,982

Deficit from Operations

$0

$4,133,956 1,950,000 304,664 320,482

Total Additional Revenue

$6,709,103

$705,340

* The Statement of Operating Activities does not include activity associated with the Minds & Hearts Enlightened capital campaign. Campaign income is restricted by donors for the intended purposes and not available for general operations.

Those donations are, however, included in giving summaries.

FY 2022

$ 10,250

FY 2021

$ 9,950

TOTAL AMOUNT OF AID & COURTESIES AID

$1,046,421

$1M

$979,164

$750K

$948,060

$958,861

$0

$3K

$6K

$9K

$12K

$15K

STUDENTS RECEIVING AID FY 2022

152

FY 2021

191

FY 2020

154

50

100

150

200

250

15

20

25

COURTESIES* COURTESIES

FY 2022

10

FY 2021

11

FY 2020

11

$897,164

$250K $0

$2M

$ 9,750

0

$1.25M

$1.5M

TUITION

FY 2020

Annual Giving Donations Scholarship Investment Income Blue Jay Bazaar/Celebration Other Income

OVERALL SURPLUS

$500K

$1M

$6,003,853

ADDITIONAL REVENUE

$1,033,860

$0.5M

$85,800

$87,560

$82,000

FY 2020

FY 2021

FY 2022

$0

5

10

*Courtesies include sons of faculty and staff members.

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FISCAL YEAR 2022 GIVING DONATIONS AT A GLANCE

BY DOLLARS

4%

$0

$2M

$4M

$6M

$8M

$10M

$8,651,495

FY 2022

3,350

24% $6,155,014

FY 2021

72%

3,500

$ 9,472,130

FY 2020

Alumni, Parents $6,211,801 & Parents of Alumni* 2,056,096 Foundations 383,598 Friends $8,651,495

Total

0

2K

4K

6K

TOTAL

DONORS

8K

10K

CELEBRATION GALA AND AUCTION & BLUE JAY BAZAAR NET INCOME Jesuit’s Celebration Gala and Auction, co-chaired by Jessica Hughes and Kelley Flick Moreau, was held on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2021.

BY CONTRIBUTORS

7%

3,899

<1%

The Blue Jay Bazaar was held on Friday, March 18, 2022, and Saturday, March 19, and was chaired by Jaime Falcon and Michelle Ellzey. 

$350K

$304,664

$300K

93%

$279,871

$250K

$200K

Alumni, Parents & Parents of Alumni* Friends Foundations

3,115

$150K

223 12

$100K

Total

3,350

$181,267

$162,678

$185,986

$124,766

$50K

$117,193

$118,678

FY 2021

FY 2022

$56,501* $0

* For the purpose of these charts and to avoid double counting, alumni who are parents of current Jesuit students or parents of alumni are counted as alumni only.

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FY 2020 CELEBRATION

BLUE JAY BAZAAR

* Excludes proceeds from the in-person event and the Grand Raffle, which were canceled due to Covid restrictions

CLASS ANALYSIS grad year

donors

living alumni

grads

percent donating

donation amount

grad year

donors

living alumni

grads

percent donating

1936

1

6

113

17%

$

1937

0

5

169

0%

1938

1

7

181

14%

1939

1

5

125

1940

0

7

1941

0

1942

donation amount

497

1978

31

182

196

17%

$

25,761

$

0

1979

40

228

240

18%

$

66,963

$

50

1980

32

209

227

15%

$

46,351

20%

$

91,675

138

0%

$

0

9

147

0%

$

0

1981 1982 1983

27 37 48

199 216 230

207 223 241

14% 17% 21%

$ $ $

27,739 59,815 89,717

0

9

164

0%

$

0

1984

27

210

218

13%

$

22,531

1943

2

16

160

13%

$

5,100

1985

34

217

234

16%

$

63,916

1944

2

19

139

11%

$

10,759

1986

50

211

219

24%

$

53,824

1945

0

13

139

0%

$

0

1987

35

233

241

15%

$

114,689

1946

5

24

138

21%

$

950

1988

39

233

243

17%

$

129,429

1947

7

36

165

19%

$

1,450

1989

38

236

249

16%

$

50,634

1948

5

34

151

15%

$

17,025

1990

27

205

211

13%

$

58,645

58

211

218

27%

$

59,769

1949

7

22

94

32%

$

5,445

1991

1950

6

43

160

14%

$

1,875

1992

48

228

233

21%

$

117,579

1951

20

57

168

35%

$

16,271

1993

45

231

237

19%

$

82,783

1952

15

61

159

25%

$

4,659

1994

54

223

230

24%

$

53,135

1953

22

67

168

33%

$ 1,015,032

1995

54

261

263

21%

$

135,293

1954

18

66

163

27%

$

11,630

1996

52

231

239

23%

$

34,743

48

277

281

17%

$

34,740

1955

29

103

183

28%

$

18,533

1997

1956

45

82

149

55%

$

52,757

1998

39

233

237

17%

$

21,600

1957

37

93

152

40%

$

32,993

1999

18

277

281

6%

$

13,092

1958

40

114

187

35%

$

17,193

2000

45

264

270

17%

$

34,855

1959

42

93

171

45%

$

51,656

2001

29

249

253

12%

$

13,330

1960

56

151

226

37%

$

35,147

2002

17

256

258

7%

$

14,733

21

287

288

7%

$

9,189

1961

36

144

225

25%

$

28,801

2003

1962

40

137

181

29%

$

21,893

2004

13

278

280

5%

$

3,262

1963

65

167

211

39%

$

124,464

2005

31

266

266

12%

$

7,493

1964

46

170

213

27%

$

594,650

2006

28

260

260

11%

$

10,637

1965

34

173

222

20%

$

69,661

2007

11

273

274

4%

$

7,631

1966

59

155

191

38%

$

44,497

2008

17

273

273

6%

$

4,770

1967

45

126

163

36%

$

20,816

2009

25

243

245

10%

$

4,178

3

257

259

1%

$

446

1968

57

148

172

39%

$

47,490

2010

1969

41

156

195

26%

$

46,165

2011

12

260

264

5%

$

16,164

1970

41

134

162

31%

$

453,786

2012

28

261

262

11%

$

4,024

1971

35

151

178

23%

$

19,124

2013

8

254

255

3%

$

1,578

1972

30

154

182

19%

$

76,977

2014

107

260

260

41%

$

11,323

1973

32

151

164

21%

$

208,809

2015

40

275

275

15%

$

2,681

49

273

273

18%

$

3,700

1974

35

140

157

25%

$

21,856

2016

1975

33

147

158

22%

$

295,959

2017

0

289

290

0%

$

0

1976

80

192

204

42%

$

135,899

2018

1

275

276

<1%

$

103

1977

39

160

168

24%

$

13,781

17,304

18%

$ 5,197,045

82,661 TOTAL 2,475

Class Analysis Note: The classes of 2017–2022 were not invited to participate in AGD, but some class members generously gave. Giving numbers in the Class Analysis reflect total giving by alumni. For analysis specific to the AGD, please see the following page.

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ALUMNI GIVING

TOP 10 CLASSES BY PERCENT grad year

donors

percent donating

’56

45

55% $

’59

42

’76

TOP 10 CLASSES BY AMOUNT grad year

donors

52,757

’53

22

33% $ 1,015,032

’14

107

41%

$

45% $

51,656

’64

46

27% $

594,650

’76

80

42%

$ 135,899

80

42% $

135,899

’70

41

31% $

453,786

’63

65

39%

$ 124,464

’14

107

41% $

11,323

’75

33

22% $

295,959

’66

59

38%

$

44,497

’57

37

40% $

32,993

’73

32

21% $

208,809

’91

58

27%

$

59,769

’63

65

39% $

124,464

’76

80

42% $

135,899

’68

57

39%

$

47,490

’68

57

39% $

47,490

’95

54

21% $

135,293

’60

56

37%

$

35,147

’66

59

38% $

44,497

’88

39

17% $

129,429

’95

54

21%

$ 135,293

’60

56

37% $

35,147

’63

65

39% $

124,464

’94

54

24%

$

53,135

’67

45

36% $

20,816

’92

48

21% $

117,579

’96

52

23%

$

34,743

donation amount

percent donating

donation amount

TOP 10 CLASSES BY NUMBER grad year

donors

percent donating

donation amount

11,323

ALUMNI GIVING DRIVE Jesuit remains a leader among high schools across the country in alumni support. The primary vehicle for alumni giving is the Alumni Giving Drive (AGD). Donations to AGD and its companion drives (PAG for parents and POA for parents of alumni) are essential to the financial health of the school and help to keep Jesuit affordable, accessible, and thriving.

AGD donations keep Jesuit tuition affordable for all families, a goal separate from the financial aid that is supplied by proceeds from the endowment. 

AGD RESULTS

DONORS

AVG. GIFT

AMOUNT DONATED

FY 2022

2,215

$561

$1,241,963

FY 2021 FY 2020

2,346 2,298

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$498 $473

$1,167,845 $1,086,139

PARENT GIVING GIVING BY PARENTS Jesuit’s Parents’ Annual Giving Drive, also known as PAG, is as important today as it was when it began in the early 1970s.

For 18 consecutive years, parents have donated more than $1 million to offset operating expenses. Through this partnership, Jesuit is able to keep tuition at an affordable level for as many families.

Jesuit’s tuition remains one of the lowest among parochial and private schools in the New Orleans area and is, by far, the lowest among traditional Jesuit schools nationwide.

Jesuit thanks 2021–22 PAG chairman Kent Finger ’83, his 17 grade-level chairs, and 300-plus captains for their exemplary volunteer leadership. 

GIVING BY PARENTS OF ALUMNI Another area of annual support comes from Jesuit’s parents of alumni (POA). Current parents who are not alumni transition into the parents of alumni group after their sons graduate.

Many parents of alumni remain connected to Jesuit long after their sons graduate from Carrollton & Banks, participating in events such as Celebration, the Jesuit Mothers’ Luncheon, Blue Jay Bazaar, and Evenings of Reflection. In fiscal year 2022, parents of alumni donated $85,315. 

PAG RESULTS

DONORS

AVG. GIFT

AMOUNT DONATED

FY 2022

601

$1,987

$1,194,135

FY 2021 FY 2020

550 750

$1,840 $1,586

$1,011,805 $1,189,289

2021–22 PAG LEADERSHIP Chairman

Sophomores

Kent Finger ’83

Will Newman ’93 Charles Seemann ’88 Eric Vocke ’93

Seniors Ryan Adams ’95 René Alvarez ’83 Tom Barnett John Carbo ’90

Freshmen

Juniors

Pre-Freshmen

Mason Couvillon ’92 David Joint ’93 Chris Mann ’90 Jessica Waguespack

Missy Martin Mike Monahan ’92 Stephen Perrien ’86

Len Aucion ’92 Keith Hemel ’95 Markell Currault-Holmes

POA RESULTS

DONORS

AVG. GIFT

AMOUNT DONATED

FY 2022

194

$440

$85,315

FY 2021 FY 2020

185 133

$352 $336

$65,080 $44,740

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Scholarships Scholarship donations become part of Jesuit’s endowment, which funds financial aid for deserving and qualifying families.

The amount to fully endow a Full Education Fund (FEF) is $250,000. The annual income from an FEF equals the amount of a full-cost tuition (tuition and gap).

All fully endowed scholarships at Jesuit High School are listed in this report. Existing partial scholarships are listed if they are active and have reached 25% of their fully endowed amount.

The amount of a fully endowed scholarship is $75,000. The annual income from this scholarship funds the average financial aid grant. 

FULL EDUCATION FUNDS Gayle & Tom Benson Charitable Foundation FEF

Michael H. McGarry ’76 & William A. McGarry, Jr. ’72 FEF

Robert H. Boh ’47 FEF *

Rev. Anthony F. McGinn, S.J. FEF *

Jason ‘04 & Warren ‘74 Bourgeois Families FEF *

Lynn & Robert D. Murphy, Jr. ‘69 FEF *

Malcolm S. Disimone FEF

Stanley W. Ray, Jr. Philanthropic and Civic Trust FEF

Philip R. & Mary C. Collins FEF

Wally Pontiff, Jr. ’99 & Raymond Fitzgerald, S.J. ’76 FEF

Ivan M. Foley, Sr. '33 Family & Fr. Albert S. Foley, S.J. '29 FEF

James P. Raymond, Jr. FEF

Ambrose Patrick Gootee FEF *

Jane & John G. “Chick” Schoen, Jr. ‘63 FEF *

Louise Mcquirk & Samuel Hottinger FEF

Tonti Family FEF: Robert & Margaret, Robert '79, Michael '81, & John '84 *

Charles "Sonny" McEvoy '90 FEF

*These gifts were applied to the Minds & Hearts Enlightened Capital Campaign

FULLY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS Capt. Nick J. Accardo, M.D. Rosina Cognato Accardo Almar Foundation Faye & Ralph Alvarez Robert B. Anderson, Jr. Rev. Thomas E. Barberito, S.J. Frank & Josephine Gallo Barreca Eugene H. & Paul M. Barrios John A. "Jack" Belsom ’51 Rev. Edgar J. Bernard , S.J. Joseph V. Bologna Henry F. Bonura, Jr. Linda & Frank Bordelon ’59 Bruce J. Borrello ’50 Rev. Claude P. Boudreaux, S.J. Shawn Bowles James & Kay Brandau Clendon J. Butera James L. and Carolyn B. Butler Andrew P. Caneza ’43 Operation Upgrade Aguste Capdeville Foundation Nicholas E. Caruso George J. Cassard III ’56 Family Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Childress, Sr. ’35 68 | J A Y N O T E S | S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 2 2

Salvadore J. Christiana ’52 #1 Class of 1938 Class of 1945 Class of 1956 Class of 1959 Class of 1963 Class of 1965 Class of 1966 Class of 1968 Class of 1969 Class of 1970 Gold Star Class of 1976 (Parents of Fr. Fitzgerald) Class of 1990 Wallie & Jules L. Coco ’69 Bob and Loretta Coleman Memorial Linda Vath & Michael E. Coney ’63 Robert J. Conrad, Jr. Sissy & René A. Curry, Jr. ’56 Thomas D. Daley Dr. & Mrs. William J. Dardis ’25 Br. William J. Dardis, S.J. ’58 Gaston Antoine de la Bretonne, Jr. M.D. ’51 & his mother Esther J. Marquer Memorial

William M. Detweiler, Jr. Memorial Emma Jaquet Disimone Duplantier Family F. Robert Duplantier - Boys Hope Hon. Adrian G. Duplantier ’45 Gwendolyn B. & Ralph D. Dwyer, Jr. J. Michael Early Elmore Francis Rigamer, Sr. & Rita Mary Dazet Hugh McCloskey Evans Fran & John Faherty ’53 Elizabeth Leigh Faust Frank L. Faust & Ruth Reuter Faust Guy G. Faulstich ’67 Ruth U. Fertel James E. Fitzmorris, Jr. ’39 James E. Fitzmorris, Sr. Norris V. Fitzmorris ’50 Fr. Raymond Fitzgerald, S.J. Student Sch. St. Marc J. Flotte C.L. Ford ’43 & Don Ford ’47 Edmund Fortier Forshag Family Johanna & Donald U. Frutiger Memorial

Michael J. Galvin Family Jane W. And Adam C. Gambel ’34 Robert A. Generes ’41 Rev. Jean Marie Germain Gerard J. Gillen R. Jerry Glas Marjorie & Raymond Goodspeed ’35 William E Greve ’37 Haddad Family Stephen S. Hall ’75 Harlan Family Maurice F. Hatrel, Jr.’43 Heard Family Christian Blaine Hebert William B. Higgins, Jr ’29 & Donald V. Higgins ’32 Andrew E. Hillery Robert E. Hogan Elizabeth G. & Murray G. Hurd Linda & Luis Ingles Family David F. Jaubert ’75 Albert P. Keller Family Richard Kernion Family Nellie Flynn Kingsmill Connie & Thomas Kitchen ’65 Mr. & Mrs. William B. Kitchen, Sr. - Boys Hope Louis F. Knop, Jr. Olivia Schaefer Knop Alden J. Laborde Dr. Wallace J. Landry, Jr. & Clare B. Landry Mr. & Mrs. C.W. Lartigue IV ’60 Ronald "Snow" Lenfant ’42 & Rodney Lenfant ’80 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Licciardi, Sr. Louisiana Liaison Group Norma & John K. Long ’49 Luke & Josie Lukinovich Memorial Gladys & J. Ashton Majeau Logan J. Martin ’84 Marie C. & Benigno A. Martinez Richard H. Marshall

Ulisse Marinoni Nolan Family Charles J. & Laurene Wu McClain Maud Blossman McCarron Rev. Anthony McGinn, S.J. ’66 (Donated by the Class of 1985) Wanda & Michael McGarry ’76 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. McMahon, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John M. McMahon Mary McNeally Joseph A. Metzler ’33 Robert G. Miller, M.D. Winnie Miller Julio M. Minsal-Ruiz, S.J. Patrick R. Mooney ’68 Michael J. Moran Rev. M. M. Mulvihill, S.J. Murray Family Robert D. Murphy, Sr. ’43 & Robert D. Murphy, Jr. ’69 Ardell & George Nalley, Sr. Dr. Robert A. Nicaud ’57 Frederick Harvey Nicaud Nunez Family Frank S. Oser, Jr. M.D. Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Mr. & Mrs. John C. Paquette & Son Rev. Daniel W. Partridge, S.J. Mary & Vincent J. "Joe" Perez III ’49 Pettingill Brothers Scholarship: Bernard ’65, Jeffery ’66, William ’68, & Byron ’70 Rev. A. Patrick Phillips, S.J. Francis A. Plough Mr. & Mrs. J. Kevin Poorman ’69 Jamie Porter Memorial Ronald M. Porter, Sr. ’45 W.D. "Maybelle" Postell William D. Postell Wilfred O. Prados, Jr. Family Francis J. Prevost Emile A. Rainold III ’56 Gerrard E. Raymond Leola B. Raymond

Br. Joseph Remich, S.J. Milton ’Mickey’ Retif - (Metro Baseball) Clarence G. Reuther, Jr. Robert W. Riordan, Jr. ’54 Grace Redding & George A. Rizzo, Sr. Raymond S. & Louise Rizzo Rizzo Family Foundation Alphonsus Rodriguez, S.J. Stephen B. Rodi, Sr. ’32 The Maidee Daigle Rodriguez Louie J. Roussel III Christopher "Brent" Rozas ’90 Mr. & Mrs. Edward N. Ryan James & Enell Ryder Bernard I. Schott Philip J. Schoen III ’36 Rev. Nicholas T. Schiro, S.J. ’44 Rev. Paul W. Schott, S.J. ’40 Theodore & Josephine Schiro Betsy & Jim Schnieders Owen Seiler Family Edward W. Skinner Michael C. Slaughter ’63 Bryan D. Spraberry ’83 Daniel J. "Rusty" Staub ’61 Mire J. "M.J." Thomas ’48 Andrew Quirk & Harry Tompson Harry M. & Jeanne R. Tompson Edwin "Eddie" Toribio Coach Kevin Trower Dr. Vincent V. Tumminello, Sr. ’50 Family Gilbert J. Vincent ’27 Roger G. Vincent ’33 Vincent Family Harry Waldo ’45 Family Michael J. Waldo ’70 A.T. Webber, Jr. & H. W. Christenberry, Jr. Leo A. Welcker ’45 Michael J. Wheat Memorial Linda Birdsall Wilson Albert J. Winters, Sr. Paul J. Zerangue, Jr. ’42

PARTIALLY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS Eunice Knop Accardo Guiseppe Accardo John D. Becker ’57 The Bonifacic Family Blaise M. Carriere Philip J. Carroll, Jr. ’54 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Casey Salvadore J. Christiana ’52 Sch. #2 Class of 1958

Michael J. Coogan ’65 Scholarship Fund Rev. Raymond Fitzgerald, S.J. ’76 (Donated by the Class of 1998) Norma Ford Joseph A. Grace II Elizabeth & Elliotte Harold ’56 Rev. Donald A. Hawkins, S.J. Rev. Elwood Hecker, S.J. Heigle Family

Patricia A. Tibbits & Sterling J. Helwick, Jr. ’69 Michael G. Ory Rev. Herve’ P. Racivitch, S.J. Rivalry Account Malcolm P. Schwarzenbach Oscar J. Tolmas Frederick W. "Fritz" Veters Francis Xavier Waldo ’54

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The Maisounabe Bequest Society The Maisounabe Bequest Society — formed in 1987 and named in honor of Fr. Jean Baptiste Maisounabe, S.J., the founder of Jesuit High School — recognizes living and deceased benefactors who have already provided or intend to contribute planned gifts to Jesuit High School. Such extraordinary gifts are typically made through bequests, annuities, charitable trusts, or life insurance policies.

The cross symbol (†) denotes the person is deceased. With couples, if the † is placed after a first name, only that person is deceased. When the † is inserted at the end of a couple’s name, both individuals are deceased.

Information about the various ways that charitable gift planning can benefit you and Jesuit is available at jesuitnola. org/planned-giving. You may also contact Christian Bautista, director of Jesuit’s office of institutional advancement, at (504) 483-3814 or bautista@jesuitnola.org.  Rebecca & Nick Accardo, Jr. '72 Janet Anderson (Robert '42) Phala & C. Clifton Andressen '65 Charles Bailey '31† Joy & Joseph Barreca '43 Earl Bellanger '46† Sibyl & J. Pierre† Bernard Alvin Blaum '37† Estate of Albert R. Boelte, Jr. Joseph Bologna '35† Melinda Hickey & Marc Bonifacic '92 Paul Bonitatibus Judy & Leon Bordelon '55 Thelma Bougere† William Bowen '38† Arion Boyle '55 John Browne '48† William Cahill† Kimberly & Timothy Cambias '61† Pierce Carey, Jr. '31† Cyrus Caruso '38† Nicholas Caruso '66† Barbara & Michael† Casteix '70 Stephanie & Mark Castell '83 Harry Charbonnet '36†

Victor Chisesi '49† Salvadore Christiana '52 Estate of Anthony Clesi, Jr. Carol & Alexander† Cocke, Jr. '50 Wallie & Jules† Coco '69 John Coker '33† Candace & Robert† Coleman, Jr. '63 Philip Collins '36† William Collins '77 Joann & John† Combes Estate of Elvire Cordes Alwynn Cronvich '36† Sissy & René Curry, Jr. '56 Thomas Daley '34† Genevieve & Michael D'Aquila '99 William Dardis† Edward Derbes, Jr.† Malcolm Disimone '42† Edward Drouet† George Dunbar† Sally & Adrian† Duplantier '45 Homer Dupuy, Jr. '31† Louis Dutel, Jr. '37†

William Eanes III '36† Estate of Conrad Ernst R. Erskine† Hugh Evans, Sr.† Gerald Fedoroff '50† John Ferrara '55 Ruth Fertel† John Fischer '46† T. Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jr. '38† Scott Fleming '79 St. Marc Flotte '38† Darla & Robert Foley '69 Cece & Robert Funck '75 John Gallagher '86 Catherine & Frederick Gaupp '73 Robert Generes '41† Glenn Gennaro '66† Frederick Gisevius, Jr.† Tristan Greene '87 Successon of Thomas A. Greve† Susan & Charles Grey, Jr. '62 Sue & William Hammel '57 Liz & Elliotte Harold, Jr. '56 John Hebert† Brenda & Ronald Hebert '58 Patricia Tibbits & Sterling Helwick, Jr. '69 Estate of Milton F. Hilbert, Jr. Barbara & Scott Hines '93 Leslie Hottinger '32† Julie & T. J. Semmes Hughs '79 Diane & Dale Hunn '68 Estate of George Irwin Jason Jeandron '97 Estate of C. Palmer and Phyllis B. Jones Estate of Will T. Jourdan John Kelly '63 Patricia & John Klause '61 Suzie & Rodney Lenfant '80 Succession of John K. Long Lynn & Thomas Long '67 Succession of Barbara Riehl Lota Peggy & Michael Lulich '76 J. Ashton Majeau† Estate of Hazel Manion

Lynn & Arthur Mann III '64 Betsy & Robert Marino '64 Juanita McBride Elizabeth McDermott Succession Act Stanley McDermott, Jr. '46† Emanuel McEvoy, Jr.† Merlin McGivney† Diane & Martin Miller II '62 James Moreau, Jr. '72 Kathryn & Arthur Parham, Jr. '71 Doris Pilié† Kathy & Frederick Plaeger II '71 Carol & Ronald† Porter '45 Janet & John Blake Postell '59 Paula & Raphael Rabalais, Jr. '65 Stanley Ray, Jr. '33† Paul Reising, Sr.† Clarence Reuther, Jr. '40† Betty & Robert Riordan, Jr. '54 Stephen Rodi '32† Sally & Louis Roussel III '63 Peggy & James Ryder, Jr. '62 Gail & Don Saucier '58 Edgar Schafer, Jr. '38† J. Garic Schoen '38† Succession of Stephen Gerald Scully Thomas Shepard, Jr. '38† Emmett Smith, Jr. '55† Florence St. Paul† Paulette & Frank Stewart, Jr. '53 Catherine & Durel† Talbot '31 Dominic Tusa '71 Martin Van Studdiford† Roger Vincent '33† Harry Waldo, Jr. '45† Judith† & Michael Waldo '70 Margarette Webber† Donna & A.T. Webber, Jr.† James & Frances Wheat† V. Wheeler III Adele & Kenneth† White John Wilday, Jr. '38† Succession of Paul J. Zerangue, Jr.

Foundations Support from foundations assists Jesuit in keeping tuition affordable, providing financial aid for families in need, enhancing student programs, and improving facilities. Jesuit thanks the foundations listed below for their assistance in FY 2022.  Gayle & Tom Benson Charitable Foundation Ruth U. Fertel Foundation JKP Family Foundation Kelly Family Foundation

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Lauricella Land Company Foundation Diane & M.O. Miller Foundaton N.O. Hispanic Heritage Foundation Stanley W. Ray, Jr. Philanthropic & Civic Trust

Vincent Saia Foundation Stuart Family Foundation Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust

In Memory of and in Honor of...

Jesuit High School gratefully acknowledges the many benefactors whose contributions were given in memory of their loved ones.  Joseph Angelico '63 † Alan Arnold † G. Dufour Bayle '51 † John Becker '57 † Clyde Bergeron Jr. '51 † Mitchell Berry '18 † James Brandau '51 † Daniel Brennan Sr. † Roy Brennan '69 † Steben Campbell '89 † Robert Casey '64 † Jackie Cooke † James Cooke Jr. '49 † James Craven III '59 † Thomas Creagan '39 † Eugene Dabezies '53 † Albert Demarest Jr. '57 † John Demarest '67 † George Douglass Jr. '53 † Michael Dowling '88 † Albert Dugan Jr. '68 † Warren Duplantier '51 † David Dyer †

John Faherty Sr. '53 † Richard Farmer III '60 † Mary Fitzgerald † James Fitzmorris Jr. '39 † Lee Foley Jr. '53 † Lee Freeland '51 † Roy Giangrosso † Karl Gottfried Jr. '52 † Christopher Graham '01 † Roy Guste Jr. '69 † Elwood Hecker S.J. '33 † David Hufft † Louis Hymel Sr † Charles Jeanfreau Sr. † Troy Keller '85 † Robert Klees '58 † David Knill '78 † George Kreider '56 † Elizabeth Lacroix † William Lahners '87 † F. Henri Lapeyre Jr. '59 † René Lazare Jr. '43 † James LeBeau '60 †

David Lester '59 † Fred Lipps Jr. '51 † Glenda Liuzza † James Lynch III '65 † Peter Marrero '53 † M. Craig Martin '60 † Michael Martinez '78 † Gary Mason '72 † Mark McCarthy '62 † Carolyn McKeough † Lawrence Merritt '87 † Henry Mestayer '44 † Ann Metzinger † Raymond Montalbano † Jean Mooney † J. Donner Nolan Sr. † John Nolan Jr. '61 † Andrew Nunmaker Jr. '45 † Henry O'Connor Jr. '61 † Howard O'Donnell '56 † Lawrence O'Meallie '50 † Norman O'Neal S.J. † Michael Gerard Ory '82 †

William Postell Jr. '63 † Wilfred Prados Jr. '48 † Michael Raymond '68 † William Renaudin Jr. '55 † Keith Richards '85 † Jack Ryan '70 † John Ryan III '70 † Philip Schoen III '36 † Malcolm Schwarzenbach Jr. '56 † William Slaughter III '61 † Robert Smith III † Thomas Todd '62 † Jerome Tujague Jr. '59 † Vincent Tumminello Sr. '50 † Wilfred Vosberg Jr. '59 † Harry Waldo Jr. '45 † Andrew Wiebelt '39 † Roseclaire Wiebelt † Edward Williams '56 † Jane Wingerter † Robert Winn '56 †

Matching Gifts Employee matching gift programs are important sources of income for Jesuit High School. The entities listed below have employee matching gift programs that contributed to Jesuit in FY 2022.  AT&T Abbott Laboratories Almar Foundation Altria Group Inc. Ameriprise Financial Services Amwims Bank of America Bank of America Baptist Community Ministries Boeing CV Starr Chevron Coca-Cola Dominion Entergy Eolian Energy Fluor Fed. Petroleum Operations

Freeport McMoRan GlaxoSmithKline Google Hartford Insurance Hewlett Packard Enterprise Honeywell Huron Consulting Group IBM International Foundation JP Morgan Chase Bank LAMMICO LPL Financial Lennox Industries Lilly USA Marsh & McLennan Cos. McMoRan-Freeport Oil Co. Merrill Lynch/Bank of America Morgan Stanley

Northwestern Mutual Pfizer Progressive Insurance Regions Bank Royal Dutch Shell Schneider Electric Shell Exploration & Production Shell Oil Spire Network Services State Farm Insurance Synchrony Financial TEGNA Foundation The Standard The Travelers Group United Healthcare Unum Insurance

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MINDS & HEARTS ENLIGHTENED

While Jesuit has never backed down from growing its campus or its endowment to better meet the educational needs of its students—from the construction of the Student Commons to the addition of the school’s stillcutting-edge science labs—the Minds & Hearts Enlightened Campaign is by far the school’s boldest capital undertaking.

MHE RESULTS

DONORS

FY 2022

175

FY 2021 FY 2020 FY 2019

346 1,191 294

AVG. GIFT

AMOUNT DONATED

$25,188 $4,407,933 $8,593 $5,694 $13,495

$2,973,121 $6,792,764 $4,007,936

In short, the campaign is a collective resolution made by the entire Jesuit community to situate Jesuit at the educational forefront for generations to come. For thousands of Blue Jays who will one day walk the halls at Carrollton & Banks, the instructional, athletic, co-curricular, and spiritual experiences that make up a “Jesuit education” will be permanently and tangibly improved.

Our donors’ generosity has enabled the school to transform the gym into the impressive Benson Arena. In the same building, brand new locker rooms have replaced aging training facilities. Almost every classroom on campus has been renovated, and, in between classes, students can now safely travel across Banks Street on the Stuart Brothers Bridge.

In addition, benefactors have added more than $5 million to Jesuit’s endowment. Soon, the public-facing components of the school (including the Blue Jay Shop, the events/volunteer office, the advancement office, and the admissions office) will move to a new four-story administration building. Renovation of the 192672 | J A Y N O T E S | S P R I N G / S U M M E R 2 0 2 2

wing, which will create space for expanded and enhanced student activities, is now nearly completed.

The campaign’s pledges currently total $30,293,063 with $22,311,163 donated as of June 30, 2022. 

VOLUNTEERS At Jesuit High School, it is not the exclusive domain of the faculty and administration to educate its students and develop in them the competence, conscience, and compassion to enable their formation into men of faith and men for others. The Jesuit Community is fortunate and blessed to be able to rely on an extensive network of volunteers who play supportive

and pivotal leadership roles. Jesuit is grateful to its volunteers—enthusiastic and dedicated parents, alumni, and parents of alumni—for their unselfish contributions of time and talent. Jesuit is proud to recognize the many faithful volunteers who served on various boards and committees during the 2022 fiscal year. 

F Y ’ 2 2 J ESUIT LEADERSHIP PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

chairman

chairman

Malcolm Schwarzenbach III ’83 Partner Trumpet, LLC

Brian North ’83 President & CEO Fifth District Savings Bank

Greg Abry ’82 President & CEO Abry Brothers, Inc.

Edwin Mazoue, Jr. ’62 Retired City of New Orleans

Walter “Beau” Baudier III ’98 Attorney Design Engineering, Inc.

Fr. Richard Hermes, S.J. President Jesuit High School, Tampa

Mason Couvillon ’92 President & Financial Planner Dardis Couvillon & Associates, LLC

Brian North ’83 President & CEO Fifth District Savings Bank

Fr. John Brown, S.J. President Jesuit High School

Thomas Kitchen ’65 Retired Stewart Enterprises, Inc.

Vonda Rice IT Business Analyst Entergy

Fr. Penn Dawson, S.J. Assistant Professor of Law & Campus Ministry Loyola University

Eric Simonson ’82 Attorney at Law & Partner Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Raymond “Rocky” Daigle, Jr. ’85 Partner Beacon Pointe Advisors John Dardis ’59 Chairman of the Board Dardis Couvillon & Associates, LLC Gerald Duhon ’85 Executive Director Café Reconcile Brandon Gregoire ’91 Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) United State Marine Corps Kevin Heigle ‘69 Attorney & Vice President Heigle and Discon Capital Title Agency, Inc. Patricia LeBlanc Of Counsel LeBlanc Fantaci Villio, LLC

James Ryder, Jr. ’62 CPA Self-employed Robert Talbot ’80 Real Estate Broker Talbot Realty Group Michael Varisco ’83 Owner ASRS, LLC Fredericka Wicker Appellate Judge 5th Circuit Court of Appeal State of Louisiana Cindy Wooderson Events & Volunteer Co-Coordinator Jesuit High School

Karen DeBlieux Head of US Corporate Banking, Market President Capital One

Gregory Tilton ’70 Part-Time Cardiovascular Administrator LCMC/East Jefferson General Hospital

ALUMNI STEERING COMMITTEE Doug Adams ’01 Charles Adams ’85 Taylor Billings ’12 Travis Bonifacic ’94 Chris Cox ’89 Ralph Cox ’64 Chad Evans ’97

Alex Failla ’09 Hudson Higgins ’96 C.W. Lartigue ’60 Tony Milazzo ’67 Br. Terry Todd, S.J. ’58 Bryan Wolff ’82 Kevin Yokum ’14

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