TO THE CLASS OF 1987 "F ig h t the good fig h t every moment. Every m inute, every day! Fight the good fig h t every moment, Its the o nly w ay.” — TRIUMPH Seconded 1986-1987 by M r. Jim Catalano, S.J. I began this year expecting the worst from you. I prepared m yself fo r nine m onths o f chaos. How can they compare w ith the Class o f 1986?, I th ought. I was wrong! Your q ua lity w ork in the yearbook office, the darkroom , Emmaus, the Underclassmen Days o f Recollection, and so many o the r activities and events have le ft Prep a better place than it was last September. Kudos and thank you! God bless you a ll, M r. C laudio Burgaleta. S.J. "M a y God bless and keep you always M ay your wishes a ll come true M ay you always do fo r others and let others do fo r you. M ay you build a ladder to the stars and clim b on every rung and may you stay forever young.” — Bob Dylan Peace and love, M r. Jack Casey Thank you fo r yo ur friendship, fo r the challenges, laughter, care, and support you have given me. You have made me a better Jesuit and a better priest. It’s been a privilege and g ift from God to be w ith you. Thank you fo r a ll you have given to St. Peter’s, your w ork, yo ur care, yo u r spirit. W e are all better because o f yo ur w onderful presence here. C ontinue to be the good men you are. Know you are in my prayers. M uch peace and love, Rev. Fred Pellegrini, S.J. As you open the pages o f this book, you close an im p orta nt chapter o f your life — your high school days. I hope they were as pleasant fo r you as they were rewarding fo r me, as I watched you grow from silly Frosh to confident, mature young men.
As you begin your next chapter, look back upon the pages whose ink has already dried: capitalize on your strengths, and learn from your mistakes. Remember the past fo u r years at Prep: the people, the ideas, the atmo sphere. Be th an kfu l fo r your good fortune at being a Prep alumnus, and w alk w ith "Prep pride.” May 144 always mean more to you than simply twelve dozen: may it mean a place where you discovered w ho you are and how valuable you are. You are finished now, yet not really. In fact, you’re just ready to begin. Good luck, and may God always be w ith you. Rev, Bill Lundy, S.J. As graduation approaches I am fille d w ith great joy at seeing your fo u r years o f e ffo rt at Prep completed w ith such fine results. I am also saddened know ing th a t come September you w ill not be here to greet me. You w ill indeed b'e missed. As many o f the graduating classes have been before you, you are a special group. You have taught me a great deal about being a better brother, and friend, a better teacher, and coach, a better person. For this I am most grateful. You have done this in many ways, always chal lenging me to ask myself, can I do better? I pray th a t you always ask yourself th a t question. You have affected the lives o f everyone at Prep. You w ill do this always. Take advantage o f this to spread your goodness, to challenge others. Richard Bach is an author o f stories. In his book, Illusions, he writes: "Learning is fin d in g o u t w hat you already know. Doing is dem onstrating th a t you know it. Teaching is rem inding others th a t they know just as w ell as you. You are all learners, doers, teachers.” Thank you fo r learning, doing, teaching w ith me at Prep. Thank you fo r sharing yo ur gifts and yourselves, fo r helping each other, and fo r grow ing w ith me. Elsewhere, Bach writes, "D o n ’t be dismayed by good byes. A farew ell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments o r lifetim es, is certain fo r those w ho are friends.” I am n o t dismayed. In peace and love, M r. Jack Raslowsky