One Hundred Forty-Seventh Annual Commencement of
Saint Peter’s Preparatory School
James F. Keenan, S.J. Field
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Welcome
Thank you for joining us as we celebrate the Saint Peter’s Prep Class of 2025. Our ceremony today is a celebration of two journeys. Our graduates have walked many roads together as Prep students for four years, and over the rest of their lives they will walk many more, forging paths all their own, as Prep men forever—Prep men for life.
This is a joyful moment not only for our graduates and their families, but for the faculty, staff, administration, and trustees of Saint Peter’s Prep. Today, the young boys we met four years ago walk together one last time as young men, formed in our tradition of Jesuit education. And today, once again, we see our mission and our work made awesomely real in the form of our newest alumni. In recognition of this moment’s significance, and out of respect to our graduates and their guests, we ask that you observe a few simple courtesies today:
• Please remain at and in your seats. Remember, everyone here this morning has someone they have come to see and applaud. We invite you to take pictures or video of the proceedings, but ask that you do not distract or block the view of others.
• Please be sure to silence all mobile phones and electronic devices during the ceremony.
• As our graduates receive their diplomas today, we will pause periodically in the reading of names. Please hold your applause until these pauses so that each graduate’s name can be heard.
• Please refrain from smoking, eating, or drinking (aside from water) while on the Keenan Field turf.
We are honored to welcome you to James F. Keenan, S.J. Field and our Downtown Jersey City home, and hope you enjoy your time with us today. Congratulations to the Class of 2025!
Order of Exercises
Processional
Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1 (Edward Elgar)
Prep Concert Band Steve Caslowitz, Director
Invocation
Susan Woolever, Ph.D., Director of Campus Ministry
National Anthem
Prep Vox Emily Fencik, Director & Concert Band
Welcoming Remarks
Christopher Caulfield, ’03, Principal
Academic Awards
Kimby Heil Assistant Principal
Student-Athlete Awards
John Morris, Dean of Students
Speaker for the Class of 2025
Evan Nguyen, ’25
Student Life Awards
Mr. Caulfield
Interlude
You Are the Sunshine of My Life (S. Wonder, Arr. M.Taylor)
Prep Jazz Band & Prep Vox
Address to the Graduates
Jeffrey Hartling, Ph.D.
Theology Department
Presentation of Diplomas
Michael Gomez, Ed.D., ’91, President with Mr. Caulfield, Ms. Heil, and Mr. Morris
Closing Remarks
Dr. Gomez
Alma Mater
Pride & Glory, led by Prep Vox & Concert Band
Benediction
Rev. Lito Salazar, S.J., Director of Ignatian Identity
Postlude
Rondeau from Premiere Suite (Jean Joseph Mouret)
Prep Concert Band
Named Awards
The following awards are presented each year at commencement, and celebrate the very best of the qualities Prep, as a Jesuit school, seeks to foster in our community. They are listed here with their respective recipients from the past three years. This year’s recipients will be announced during today’s ceremony.
John McGovern, ’80 Award
A graduate who embodies leadership and dedication to the spirit of teamwork.
2024: Lorenzo Enright
2023: Jackson Tindall
2022: Nicholas Marusic
Jeff Kachel, ’89 Memorial Student-Athlete Award
A graduate whose perseverance, commitment, and leadership are the marks of a true student-athlete.
2024: Ryan Miqueli
2023: Matthew Corwin
2022: Jack O’Donnell
Jesuit Veterans Service Award
A graduate whose selfless service to others exemplifies our mission to instill the courage to advance the common good.
2024: Aidan Maione
2023: Theodore McCarthy (Award Introduced in 2023)
Agape Award
A graduate living a life of faith and service, shaped by God’s love for all people.
2024: Nick Valente
2023: Eliot Jablonski
2022: Matthew Blomgren
Jerome B. Pedersen, ’92 Award
A graduate modeling the values that Jerome Pedersen lived so well: good humor, faith, and selfless service to the Prep community.
2024: Cole Holland
2023: Jose Valverde
2022: Charles Dino & Biaggio Guido
Named Awards
Jesuit Schools Network Award
A graduate who is intellectually competent, open to growth, religious, loving, and committed to justice.
2024: Gerrit Bankuti
2023: Maurice Williams
2022: Dermot Alvidrez & Cyril Maliakal
Rev. John E. Browning, S.J., ’46 Award
A graduate modeling the virtues Fr. Browning lived with such distinction: courage, wisdom, and humble service in pursuit of justice.
2024: Evan Merkov & Julian Rodriguez
2023: Charles Burt
2022: Ellis Reid
Rev. Francis J. Shalloe, S.J. Award
A graduate who best exemplifies loyalty to the ideals of Prep and personal development characterized in the phrase, “A Man for Others”
2024: Nicolas Bambrick-Santoyo & Pape-Racine Ndiaye
2023: Mossimo Infante-Meehan & Jackson Tindall
2022: Connor Bankuti
Vincent J. Kennedy, ’39 Award
Presented to the student speaker for the class, in recognition of his dedication to the ideals of Saint Peter’s Prep.
2024: Nicolai Mendoza
2023: Rishi Bhandari
2022: Logan Elliot
Charley Rooney, P’67,’69 Award
Presented to the faculty commencement speaker, in recgognition of his or her dedication to the ideals of Saint Peter’s Prep.
2024: Kitty McNally
2023: Salvatore Veniero, ’05
2022: Erin Stark
The Class of 2025
Elieser Abreu
Ryan Aidukas
Hamilton Akabueze
Ryley Alonsozana*
Maximiliano Arias‡
Joseph Ashe*§‡
Christian Auerbach
Luke Bae*§
Anthony Balin
Luca Barone*§
Ethan Bartoszek
Douglas Bauman
Ebram Bishai§
Luca Blake*§
Thomas Blunda*‡
Mark Boccassini*§
Austin Bottino
Jackson Briamonte
Daniel Brown§
Nicholas Buckley*§
Joseph Burt
Lorenzo Camilleri
David Capo§
Collin Cassels
Cristiano Cevallos
Nathan Chang
Stephen Charles*§
Joseph Cifarelli§
Raiven Cirio§‡
Julian Coen
Dylan Colavitti
Darryl Coleman
Andre Concepcion*§‡
Donte Copeland
Santino Cortés-Gil
Noah Craft
Aaron Cu*§‡
Daniel Cutola
Eryk Dabkowski
James Dagistanli
Jake Dagro*§
Julian De Avil *§
Anthony DeFilippis*
Alexander Delano§‡
James Develin
Anthony Duarte‡
James Ecock
Henry Eig*§‡
Adam Elshenawy
Gabriel Espinosa
Aiden Ferrante
Giovanni Fiore
Joseph Fiore
Michael Florentino*§‡
Adrian Flores
Connor Fojas*§
The Class of 2025
Alexander Forero§
Peter Franco
Joseph Frangie
Michael Fritz*§
Adam Gad
Nicholas Gallucci
Hernan Gamble
Theodoros Georgiadis
Gavin Gerstenbluth*§‡
Finn Getz*§
Justin Giani
McKenzie Gibbons§‡
Alfonso Gonzalez*§
Evaristo Gonzalez
Justin Gonzalez
Nicholas Grasso
Kyron Grayson
Corey Greenfield
Daniel Gronda
Michael Gronda*§‡
Lucas Gumpel
Edward Gutorov
Emmett Haughney§
William Heinze
Evan Henning
Lucas Hernandez
Luca Herrera
Filip Hidas§
Jacob Holicki
Isaac Holland*
Viktor Hrechynsky
Maxwell Huang*§
Yassine Jaballah§
Jeremy Jang§
Dylan Jensen
Elijah Jones§
Zackari Kaspar§‡
Yash Khanna
Justin Klein*§
Elijah Knowles
William Kohl
Henry Kuhn§
Akshay Kumar
Martin Kurilovich*§‡
Aidan Lamb
Brandon Larraga Barrita
Cole Laskowski
Enes Lazim§
Ryan Lee*
Eldon Lempa
Charles Jacob Lim
Roy Liu*§
The Class of 2025
Jonathan Lopez
Aiden Louro
Joshua Lowney
Jared Luongo§
John Mack*§‡
Maximilian Majewski§
Nicholas Malloy
Christopher Mariniello
Micholas Marko
Christian Markos
Ignacio Marro§
Axel Martinez§
Charles Mays III
Jake McAndrew*§‡
Peter McLaughlin*§‡
Daniel McMahon
Owen Meagher*§‡
Kyan Melendez
Noah Mendoza*§
Zachary Mendoza
Maxwell Middleton*§‡
Liam Mifsud
Aidan Miklas
Lucas Mira-McKenzie*§‡
Peyton Monaghan
Gavin Moreno*§‡
Liam Morrison
Sho Nadata§
Daniel Nemeth Szerdai*§‡
Maxwell Nevlin
Simon Newhouse*§‡
Evan Nguyen*§‡
Nivik Nolt
James Anthony Nonaillada*§‡
Daniel O’Brien§
Thomas O’Brien§
Jean Oh*§‡
Kyle Oh*§‡
Oluwatosin Olubobola
Samwel Onserio
Emil-Federico Ordonez*§‡
Michael Ortega-Roderick§‡
Tomas Osorio§
Jack Ostromogilsky
Nathaniel Palmerino
Alex Park‡
Hugh Park*§
Gabriel Pena
Christian Pereira Velazquez
Andres Perez
Jaycen Peterson
Justin Pidane*§‡
Jake Piechocki
Landon Pinho
Alexander Pola‡
Carlos Pomares*§
The Class of 2025
Roman Popowski
Erik Porch
Aidan Prucher*§‡
Felix Puig Seppalainen*§‡
Arjun Puri
Kyle Quinn
Connor Reynolds*§
Caedyn Ricciardi
Dexter Roberts
Lucas Rodriguez*§
Oscar Rodriguez
John Rohrbacker§
Luke Rohrbacker
Marcus Saldua*
Samer Saleh§‡
Liam Sandino
Lucas Santos§
Justin Scheurer
Wyatt Schneider
Declan Schultz§‡
Leo Servidio*§
Aayush Sherchan*‡
Nicholas Smith*§‡
Matthew Sobreiro§
Alexander Soltys§‡
Austin Spencer§
Jack St. Ledger*§‡
Raymond Stein
Augustine Stocker
Dylan Sullivan*
Jake Sullivan
Abanoub Tadrous*§‡
Aviv Talmor§
Matthew Tejada
Jeremy Thiele
Arghya Trivedi*§
Brennan Trowbridge*§
Jack Tuckman
Maximus Varea§
Pascal Vino
Jake Vogel§
Brady Wallace*§‡
Aneel Ward§
Elisha Wasden§
Aiden Weisman
Abraham Went*§‡
Conor West§‡
Kynan Williams
George Zacchino*§
Anthony Michael Zamora*‡
Matthew Zepeda
2024-25 Prep Administration,Faculty, and Staff
Ms. Erica Abbondante • B.F.A., New Jersey City U. v
Ms. Salwa Abdelhamid • M.A., New Jersey City U.; B.A., Arts, Science, and Education School for Girls
Mr. Kevin Albers Director of Operations • M.B.A., B.S., Saint Peter’s College
Mr. Michaelangelo Allocca • M.A., U. Chicago; B.A., Columbia College
Ms. Alexandra Amodei • B.S., Loyola U. Chicago
Mr. Daniel Apadula • M.A., Stony Brook U.; B.A., College of the Holy Cross
Ms. Maysoon Awwad • M.A., B.S, New Jersey City U.
Ms. Emma Bagg Director of Educational Technology & Data • M. Ed., New Jersey City U.; M.A., New York U.; B.A., Dartmouth College
Mr. David Bailey, ’95 Chief Technology Officer • B.S., U. of Scrantonv
Mr. Mark Baltazar • M.Ed., B.S., Saint Peter’s U.
Mr. Sean Barowski • B.A., Rutgers, U.
Mr. Shamir Bearfield, ’14 • M.S., Louisiana State U.; B.A., College of William and Mary
Mr. Clayton Bellamy
Mr. Sean Benedict • M.S., John Hopkins U.; B.A., U. of Wisconsin-Madison
Mr. Adam Bouley • M.S., City College of New York; B.A., Canisius College
Mr. Daniel Brown
Mr. David Burokas, ’85 • M.A., B.A., New York U.
Mr. Walter Butler
Mr. Gerald Campbell-Clark • M.S., Fordham U.; B.A., Canisius College
Mr. Steven Caslowitz • M.A., Hofstra U.; B.M., New England Conservatory of Musicv
Mr. Christopher Caulfield, ’03 Principal • M.S., Fordham U.; M.A., B.A., Boston College
Mr. David Caulfield, ’77• M.A., Fordham U.; B.A., Saint Peter’s College
Mr. Charles Coccaro Jr. • B.S., Montclair State U.
Mr. Keith Cummings, ’10 Assistant Director of Campus Ministry • B.S., The Citadel
Mr. Steven Dahie
Ms. Christine Davis Director of the Browning Center • L.D.T.-C., Kean U.; M.A.T., Monmouth U.; B.A., The U. of Georgia
Mr. Jerry Davis
Ms. Miryam DeChiaro • M.Ed., Saint Peter’s U.; M.D., Juan N. Corpas School of Medicine
Ms. Andrea Dedmon • M.Div., Union Theological Seminary; B.A., Kenyon College
Ms. Jacqueline DeJesus
Mr. Dominick Della Fave, ’91 • B.A., Trinity College
Ms. Maria Teresa D’hyver • B.A., Centro de Diseno, Cine y Television
Mr. Hugo Elo
Ms. Catherine Eppler Dean of Student Life• M.Ed., Saint Peter’s U.; B.S., Randolph-Macon College
Mr. Stephen Fahy • M.A., Montclair State U.; M.S., Columbia U., B.S., Fordham U.
Ms. Emily Fencik • M.Ed., Saint Peter’s U.; B.M., U. of North Carolina – Greensboro
Ms. Patricia Carey Fitzpatrick Director of Marketing & Public Relations • M.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson U.; B.A., Fairfield U.
Mr. Michael Fletcher • M.A., Boston College; B.A., Wheeling Jesuit Collegev
Mr. Antavius Franklin • Th.M., M.Div, Emory U.; B.S., Upper Iowa U.
2024-25 Prep Administration,Faculty, and Staff
Ms. Shaina Franklin • M. Div., Emory U.; M.A., U. of Southern California; B.A., Spelman College
The Rev. Frederick Galano Director of Financial Aid • B.A., Seton Hall U.v
Mr. Pete Geary, ’05 • M.S., Fordham U.; B.A., Loyola U. Maryland
Ms. Mackenzie Gelber • B.S., Montclair State U.
Mr. Giuseppe Giglio, ’87 Director of Guidance and College Counseling • B.A., College of the Holy Cross
Ms. Kaitlyn Giroux • B.A., Saint Thomas Aquinas College
Dr. Michael Gomez, ’91 President • Ed.D., U. of Pennsylvania; M.A., Teachers’ College, Columbia U.; M.A., Binghamton U.; B.A., Providence College
Mr. Jair Gonzalez
Ms. Alison Gorab • M.A., New York U.; B.A., Gettysburg College
Ms. Grace Gualario v
Mr. Richard Hansen Director of Athletics • B.A., New Jersey City U.v
Mr. Richard Hansen III, ’03 • M.A., Saint Peter’s U.; B.S., Saint Peter’s College v
Dr. Jeffrey Hartling • Ph.D., M.A., Catholic U.; B.A., College of the Holy Cross v
Ms. Kristen Harris • B.S., Northwestern U.
Ms. Kimby Heil Assistant Principal • M.Ed., Columbia U.; M.Ed., Vanderbilt U.; B.A., Boston College
Ms. Lili Hermeline Head Librarian • M.S., Rutgers U; B.A., U. of California, Irvine
Ms. Maureen Hess • B.A., Rutgers U.
Mr. Matthew Holowienka, ’11 Assoc. Director of Communications • B.A., Saint Peter’s U.
v Recipients
Mr. James Horan, ’70 V.P. for Planning & Principal Giving • M.A., Fordham U.; B.A., Marquette U.v
Ms. Caroline Hutchinson • M.A., Eastern U.; B.A., U. of Pennsylvania
Mr. John Irvine, ’83 Director of Admissions • B.A., Saint Peter’s Collegev
Mr. Devin Jackson
Mr. Sung Jun Jeon • M.S., Stevens Institute of Technology; B.S., Kyung Won U., Kyunggi-Do, Korea
Mr. Michael Jiran, ’03 Director of Communications • B.A., New York U.
Mr. Andrew Katsock Director of Advancement Services • B.S., Berkeley College
Mr. Anthony E. Keating, ’78 • J.D., Gonzaga U.; B.A., Boston Collegev
Mr. Michael Kelly • B.S. University of Scranton
Ms. Megan Klim • M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art; B.F.A., The College of New Jersey v
Mr. Kevin Kuhl, ’14 • M.A., Saint Peter’s U.; B.S., Saint Joseph’s U.
Ms. Sarah Lacz V.P. of Advancement • M.B.A., Saint Peter’s U.; B.S., Monmouth U.
Mr. Patrick Laguerre • B.A., Jacksonville U.
Ms. Jaimee Laurie • M.A., B.A., Montclair State U.
Mr. Wayne Lawrence
Ms. Carolyn Lieu • M.A., Montclair State University; B.B.A., Villanova U.
Ms. Kate Lillis-Magnus Director of Engagement • B.A., Saint Peter’s College
Mr. Joseph Lisella • M.S., B.S., Seton Hall U.
Mr. Anthony Locricchio, ’96 • M.A., Saint Peter’s College; B.A., The College of New Jersey v
Ms. Jessica Macias
2024-25 Prep Administration,Faculty, and Staff
Ms. Samantha Martinez-Allegretta • B.S., Rutgers U.
Ms. Diane McCabe v
Mr. Patrick McCoy • M.A., Seton Hall U.; B.F.A., William Paterson U.
Ms. Mary Anne McElroy • M.A., Saint John’s U.; B.A., Saint Joseph’s Collegev
Ms. Kelly McGinniss • M.B.A., Misericordia U.; B.A., Lycoming College
Mr. Patrick McGovern, ’99 • J.D., Rutgers U.; M.A., B.A., Georgetown U.
Mr. Michael McLean • M.Ed., Saint Peter’s U., B.A., Montclair State U.
Ms. Kitty McNally • M.A., Teachers’ College, Columbia U.; B.A., College of Saint Elizabeth
Mr. Vincent Menafro, ’15 • M. A., Saint Peter’s U.; B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson U.
Ms. Jan Merski • M.A., Saint Peter’s U., B.A., Rutgers U.
Ms. Molly Molino • M.A., Brooklyn College; B.S., Stevens Inst. of Technology
Ms. Grace Morris • M.A., Seton Hall U.; B.A., Fairfield U.
Mr. John Morris Dean of Students • M.A., B.A., Fordham U. v
Mr. Michael Murcia, ’08 Director of Alumni Relations • B.A., Saint Peter’s U.
Ms. Cynthia Mustafa • B.A., U. of Richmond
Mr. Jaymes Nixon
Ms. Jessica Nordstrom • M.Ed., M.A., Teachers College, Columbia U., B.A., Villanova U.
Ms. Jessican Norton Assistant VP of Finance • B.A., New Jersey City University
Ms. Elisabeth Oberhollenzer • M.A., Fordham University; B.A. Universita’ degli Studi di Firenze
Mr. Ryan O’Flaherty • M. A., Saint Peter’s U.; B.A., New Jersey City U.
Rev. Robert O’Hare, S.J. • M.A., Harvard U.; Th. M., M. Div., Weston Jesuit School of Theology; M.A. Loyola U.; B.A. Fordham U.
Ms. Manye Otu • M.A., Saint Peter’s U.; B.S., Seton Hall U.
Mr. Remi Pastorek • M.A., Centenary College of Louisiana; B.A., Louisiana State U.
Mr. Richard Peters, ’85 • M.A., Rutgers U.; B.A., Manhattanville Collegev
Mr. Scott Petrillo • M.A., Kean U.; M.A., Seton Hall U.; B.S., King’s College
Mr. John Pettus • B.S., Fordham U.
Ms. Virginia Piccolo V.P. of Finance • B.A., William Paterson U.
Mr. Josue Pierre • B.A., Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago
Ms. Nicole Placencia • B.A., New Jersey City U.
Ms. Yajaira Pons • M.S., Manhattanville College; B.A., U. of Rhode Island
Mr. Joseph Popovich Jr., ’14 • M.S., Southern Methodist U.; B.S. , Creighton U.
Mr. Peggy Popp-Murphy • J.D., B.A., U. of Kentucky
Mr. Douglas Porter
Mr. Michael Prescia • M.A., B.A., Fordham U.
Mr. Robert Puhak, ’16 • M.Ed., B.S., Rutgers U.
Mr. Jose Que, ’99 • M.Ed., B.S., Saint Peter’s U.
Ms. Danielle Raikes-Nathan • M.A., B.A., CUNY Herbert H. Lehman College
2024-25 Prep Administration,Faculty, and Staff
Ms. Rebecca Rausch Director of Special Events & Parent Engagement • B.A. High Point U.
Ms. Christine Ricca • M.A., Ramapo College of New Jersey; M.A., B.A., Marist College
Mr. Nathan Riley • M.Ed., St. John’s U.; M.S., Sc.B, Brown U.
Mr. Brendan Roche • M.S.Ed. Fordham U.; B.A., Harvard U.
Mr. Renato Rodrigues, ’10 • M.A., Saint Peter’s U.; B.S., Kean U.
Mr. Anthony Rodriguez • M.A., B.A., Saint Peter’s U.
Mr. Ian Rogers • B.A., Loyola U. Chicago
Ms. Rosalie Romano • M.A., Middlebury College; M.A., New Jersey City U.; B.B.A., Pace U.v
Ms. Claudia Ross • B.F.A., New Jersey City U.
Mr. Matthew Russell, ’19 Alumni Service Corps • B.F.A., New Jersey City U.
Rev. Jose-Luis Salazar, S.J. Director of Ignatian Identity • Ph.D., Radboud Universiteit Njmegen, Netherlands; M.A., Weston Jesuit School of Theology; B.S., Divine Word University, Leyte, Philippines
Ms. Dalma Santana Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion • MA., B.A., Rutgers U.
Mr. Roldan Sarmiento • M.A., New York U.; B.A., Michigan State U.
Ms. Donna Saulys • M.S., Rutgers U.; B.S., College of Saint Elizabeth
Mr. Arvind Sawh Assistant Director of Operations v
Ms. Maureen Sheppard • R.N., Mountainside Hospital
Ms. Lisa Siracuse • M.A., The College of Staten Island; B.A. SUNY Geneseo College
Mr. William Springer, ’15 • B.A., College of Saint Rose
Ms. Erin Stark • M.A., Saint Peter’s College; B.A., Douglass College, Rutgers U.
Mr. Carlos Tabora, ’87 • M.Ed., New Jersey City U.; BS., New Jersey Inst. of Technology
Mr. Anthony Tejada, ’18 • B.S. Saint Peter’s U.
Mr. Ricardo Tejada v
Mr. Stephen Torregrossa • M.S., California U. of Pennsylvania; B.S., East Stroudsburg U. of Pennsylvania
Mr. Michael Uy, ’20 • B.A., Boston College
Mr. Salvatore Veniero, ’05 Director of Global Initiatives • M.A., Middlebury College; B.A., Catholic U.
Mr. Anthony Verdi, ’95 • M.A., Saint Peter’s College; B.A., Monmouth U. v
Ms. Emma Wagner • B.A., Montclair State U.
Ms. Elizabeth Walsh • P.A.-C., New York U.; B.S., Saint Peter’s U. v
Mr. Andrew Watts • M.S., B.S., Elizabethtown College
Dr. Susan Woolever Director of Campus
Ministry • Ph.D., Drew U.; M.A., U. of Iowa; M.A., Argosy U.; B.A., U. of Illinois
Mr. Michael Wright, ’10 Assoc. Director of Admissions • B.S., Saint Peter’s U.
Ms. Vilma Zelaya
v Recipients of the Bene Merenti Award, conferred after 20 years of service to Saint Peter’s Prep.
Academic Recognition
Please join us in congratulating the following graduates, who have achieved recognition at the national level for their academic performance and potential.
National Merit Finalists
Gavin Gerstenbluth
Jean Oh
National Merit Commended Students
Raiven Cirio
Andre Concepcion
Henry Eig
Evan Nguyen
Isaac Holland
Owen Meagher
Maxwell Middleton
Lucas Mira-McKenzie
Gavin Moreno
Kyle Oh
Felix Puig Seppalainen
Conor West
Ignatian Global Scholar
Awarded by the Jesuit Schools Network
Roy Liu
Pride & Glory
The melody of “Pride & Glory” is adapted from a 1919 composition by the legendary American songwriter, Cole Porter. At the conclusion of the ceremony, we will continue a time-honored tradition by inviting all Prep alumni in attendance—and particularly our newest alumni, the Class of 2025—to stand and join in singing Prep’s alma mater.
It is our pride and our glory, Old in song and in story. And we cherish your name, And we love your fair fame For the days of long ago. And we your sons will be loyal To Saint Peter’s so royal. May your banners still guide us, Wherever we go!
It is a story of gladness, With no shadow of sadness: Our years spent with you, Saint Peter’s so true, And you hold our hearts’ love yet. And through the years we will treasure, With a joy beyond measure, The gifts you have given. We shall never forget!