Prep Magazine: Spring 1995

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St. Peter's Preparatory School

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Volume 13, Number 1 Spring 1995

James C. Horan, '70 EditorRaymond J. Hennessey, '90 Managing Editor

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Fr. Charles F.X. Dolan, S.J., '32 Alumni Notes

Sports

Rosemarie Flood Desktop Publishing/Design

Alumni Notes

Will Cofnuk Primary Photography

Obituaries

Joseph Villanella, '79 Empire Printing of New Jersey Printing

Fr. James F. Keenan, S.J. President

Features Arts Take Center Stage New faculty members guide Prep 's commitment to the arts

James C. Horan, '70 Vice President for Planning & External Affairs

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The "Keys" Campaign Dreams become reality

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Good Sports Andy Dani/chick, '91 proves that one man can make a difference

John M. Corcoran, '53 Treasurer

Undefeated ... and Undisputed!

11-0 Marauders capture state crown, national ranking

Ann Finholt Director of Annual Giving

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Cover Photos: Will Cofnuk

John R. Raslowsky, '79 Principal

On the Cover: The site was Giants Stadium instead of Roosevelt Stadium, but to many, the atmosphere at December's state playoff finals versus Bergen Catholic was reminiscent of the legendary Prep-Memorial and Prep-Dickinson games of earlier decades.

The crowd of22,000 that witnessed St. Peter's stunning 26-24 defeat of their topranked opponent included more than a few alumni wearing letter sweaters and varsity jackets from the Cochrane era; but the singing of the school song after each of Prep's four touchdowns brought together many generations of Prep men (and their families) as one. Overall, it was a great day of"Prep Pride."

Fr. Charles F.X. Dolan, S.J., '32 Vice President for Alumni Affairs

Raymond J. Hennessey, '90 Director of Public Information

Frank Briamonte, '86 Director of Alumni Relations David Held Director of Computer Services

Prep Magazine is published by the Office of Public Information, St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City, NJ, and is distributed free of charge to Prep alumni, faculty, staff and parents. The Office, directed by Raymond Hennessey, is located in Mulry Hall, 144 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ, 07302. Telephone: (201) 547-6420.

Copyright©, 1995, Office of Public Information, St. Peter's Prep. All publication rights reserved. All articles in this magazine were written by Jim Horan or Ray Hennessey, unless otherwise noted. "Alumni Notes" were compiled by Fr. Charles F.X. Dolan, S.J.

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Tapped to broaden the cultural horizons of the Prep community are (!. to r.) Roland Jones, an accomplished jazz musician who teaches music and directs the band; alumni director Frank Briamonte, '86, who offers a onesemester acting elective to seniors, and Patter Hellstrom, a noted artist who serves as Prep's art teacher and chairwoman of the new fine arts department.

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SUBTLE BUT POTENT ENHANCEMENT OF THE PREP CURRICULUM HAS OCCURRED DURING THE PAST YEAR, AND IT HAS CAPTURED THE ATTENTION OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS ALIKE.

The "fine arts"- often considered superfluous in an all-male curriculum gro1:1Dded in science, literature and languages - have now officially achieved "department" status at the Prep, and they are holding their own with the chemistry, Latin and English classes that have been the bedrock of the school's core curriculum since the 1870s.

Under the direction of Patter Hellstrom, an accomplished studio artist and the department's first chairperson, classes both required and elective are providing students with the opportunity to study art, music or acting on an intellectual level, and to translate this knowledge into their own artistic expression.

For underclassmen, an exposure to music and art is part of the required freshman curriculum; juniors and seniors are offered a full-year elective in Studio Art, and seniors may opt for a one-semester elective in Basic Acting. Band is a full-year music elective offered to students of all four years, with classes meeting in the mornings prior to homeroom. Also, juniors and seniors may opt for an intensive, full-year elective in Music Theory.

The instructors who comprise the new fine arts department bring with them a passion for their craft and a willingness to integrate their subject matter with the other courses in the broader curriculum. Ms. Hellstrom, a Minnesota native, has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and her works have been displayed at galleries in Toronto, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Minneapolis-St. Paul, among other cities. Likewise, music instructor Roland Jones has performed and/or recorded with Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan and B.B. King, among others, both in the United States and internationally. The new one-semester acting elective for seniors is taught by alumni director Frank Briamonte, '86, a veteran of Holy Cross's Fenwick Theatre, whose roles have included the male leads in "Noises Off' and "Hurlyburly."

The first semester saw the students' artistic expression come alive, beginning with a "Celebration of the Arts" for the Parents' Association, which featured an overview of the program by Ms. Hellstrom and a performance by Mr. Jones, his professional trio and members of the Prep band. This was soon followed by a Christmas Concert in St. Peter's Church performed by the school Brass Choir, Keyboard Ensemble, Vocal Ensemble (led by director Anthony Sabedra of the Prep faculty) and Symphonic Band. Special guest performers included Marilyn Lyle, soprano of t!'ie Metropolitan Opera Chorus, and the St. Dominic Academy Vocal Ensemble.

Also in December, the nine members of Mr. Briamonte's Basic Acting class performed their "final exam," consisting of both original and scripted pieces, before an audience of some 60 parents and friends.

Serving as a constant reminder of this resurgence of the arts will be the newly 1E renovated and expanded Prep ~ library, which will provide a ~ fitting home to an ongoing j exhibit of student art :i: throughout the year. i'

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The Prep Captain's Chair, made of solid hardrock maple and personally engraved with your name and the Prep seal. The crown is steam bent, the seat is comfortably scooped, and the beading is handpainted in gold, complementing the striking black lacquer finish. $220.

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This popular item is 100% silk and sure to meet tough corporate standards. $26.

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ersey City Mayor Bret Schundler (l.) and a few of his aides including Jersey City director of recreation & cultural affairs Tom Hart, '61) . joined the Prep community on Dec. 22 for the school's annual Christmas liturgy. Afterward, to the cheers of 800-plus students andfaculty, the mayor presented football coach Rich Hansen with a trophy commemorating the Marauders' 26-24 victory over Bergen Catholic for the state championship. A it former high school ~ football player ~ himself, Schundler a.. L.....-i.- .&....i.a::.-also presented certificates to some of the team 's top performers and unveiled a large sign to be displayed at City Hall that read: "Welcome to Jersey City, the Proud Home ofSaint Peter 's Prep, 1994 State Champion Football Team, #1 in New Jersey, #-6 in the Country."

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n November, some 575 mothers, daughters, aunts, grandmothers and friends gathered at the Governor Morris Inn in Morristown for the annual Prep Parents ' Association Fall Luncheon and Fashion Show.

During a special segment, professional female models were joined by members ofPrep 's Modelling Club and student escorts, such as junior Conor Murphy of Glen Ridge (above), as they displayed clothes from The Gap and Champs. The event raised $17,000 for the Prep operating budget.

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Former Prep principal (1984-88) Fr. Jim Kuntz, S.J., fresh from his most recent assignment as headmaster of Regis H.S. in Manhattan, has relocated to Abuja, the new capital of Nigeria, to assume the position of director of academic planning at the new Loyola Jesuit College t_here. The school, which will be a coed boarding school for the equivalent of grades 7-12, is scheduled to open in September.. .. Though not a graduate of St. Peter's Prep, author Johnny "Mack" Macknowsky practiced basketball in Prep's courtyard during the late 30s and early 40s.

That experience had so much of an influence on his life that he wrote in his recent book Dynamics of Basketball, "I shall be grateful always to the ever tolerant Brothers and Priests of St. Peter's Prep who endured and suffered without complaint through our constant bickerings and boisterous three-onthree competitive struggles in their private schoolyard during their precious, meditative prayer and study periods ....Ray Hennessey, '90, Prep's director of public information, won the 1994-95 New Jersey Press Association's Spot News Award for his coverage of the assault and murder of Megan Kanka, the 7-yearold girl who was kidnapped by a convicted sex offender in Hamilton Township, N.J. Ray covered the story for The Times in Trenton, where he spent two years as a police reporter before assuming the Prep position in September.

hile studying in Italy over the summer, Prep language eachers Jim DeAngelo, '85 (!.), Susan Baber (third from l.), nd Drew Noga (far r.) had the opportunity to meet Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., the Jesuit Father General, after the Mass of the Feast ofSaint Ignatius in the Chiesa di Sant'Ignacio in Rome. DeAngelo, who teaches German at the Prep, was in Urbino studying Italian, while Baber, a Latin teacher, was studying classical mythology in art at St. Stephen's School in Rome. Noga, who also teaches Latin, was in Rome on a Fulbright Fellowship studying ancient Roman history and Latin at the American Academy.

hree sellout crowds flocked to the Roy Irving Theater at St. Peter's College as the Prep Dramatics Society performed 'Fiddler on the Roof' in January. Pictured at center is Steve Rusnak, '96, who played Tevye, accompanied by the entire ensemble as they opened the musical with "Tradition. " Following Friday's performance, Mr. Jack Campion, the show's director and a member of Prep's English Department, hosted a reception/or nearly 70 alumni (spanning four decades) who had been a part of the schoo/ 's dramatics productions as actors or members of the orchestra or stage crew during their student days.

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Mark your calendar for

Legends of Prep n LtfP-ttrne Acbtevement Awards & Dimler Dance honoring

Fr. John Browning, S.J., '46

Coach Jerry Halligan

Fr. Francis Shalloe, S.J. (Posthumously)

Saturday Bventng, November 18, 1995 Diamond Court Ballroom Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel A sellout crowd of over 600 alumni and friends attended the inaugural Legends Dinner Dance.

We advise you to make your reservations early. Choice table locations will be awarded on a first come, first served basis. For information or reservations, call the Alumni Office at (201) 547-6413.

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Dreams Become Reality with Extensive Phase One Renovations hree years of exhaustive planning took a major step toward fruition this past summer and fall as the first floor and lower level of the 107-year-old Humanities Building (formerly the Freshman, Science and English Building) underwent a floor-to-ceiling renovation and expansion. This initial package of projects, budgeted at $2. 7 million, is part of the "Keys to the Future" campaign, a three-year capital improvement program that will touch each of Prep's five buildings. There were three primary components in this first segment of construction: 4

SAFETY & ACCESS

Throughout the campus: installation of a new fire alarm system in all buildings and non-skid treds on all stairways. In the Humanities Building: replacement of the Warren Street stairway and construction of a new entrance to the east campus, including a ramp for disabled access; installation of an elevator, and replacement of all corridor doors.

THE LIBRARY

Expansion of the research and reading area by almost 2,000 square feet, and an increase in seating capacity from 80 to 125; installation of a computerized circulation system for all holdings; restoration of much of the original architecture; installation of a raised "computer floor" for all electronic services; new furniture and charge desk, and new rest rooms .

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Expansion of the lower level to 4,800 square feet, including the creation of an 1,850-square-foot weight training facility; new locker rooms for physical education classes and in-season athletic teams, and new shower and student rest rooms.

Phase One renovations will continue this summer with the installation of a CD ROM computer network in the library, and the first in a series of renovations to the gymnasium, including an upgrade of the lighting, sound system and scoreboard. Renovations in the summer of '96 will focus on the west side of the campus, as well as further projects in the gymnasium.

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The fioor-to-ceiling renovation and expansion of the library combines the old with the new: restoration of classic woodwork, stained glass and ornate column capitals (left photo shows work in progress), all dating back to the late 1880s, complements the installation of new furniture, computer wiring, and research computers with CD.ROM capabilities. The new facility (right photo), completed in February, seats 125 students.

The antiquated stairway in the northwest tower of the Humanities Building (facing Warren Street) has been replaced with a wider structure composed of concrete stairs and platforms with aluminum handrails. This has eliminated the large opening in the middle of the original stairway.

The renovation and expansion of the physical education complex in the lower level of the Humanities Building features a new 1,850square-foot weight training facility, complete with 25 pieces of equipment.

An electronic circulation system for the library holdings, in which scanned bar codes instantly record each transaction, is part of the facility's broader move toward computerization.

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Swarthmore College senior Andy Danilchick (Prep, '91 - center) has defied the odds by creating - and implementing - a most successful summer "sports program" for urban youngsters that emphasizes teamwork and conflict resolution instead of basketball and bravado.

For participants and observers alike, the lesson is clear: One man mn. make a difference. by Barbara Haddad Ryan

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rban youth." To most of us, this term remains in the abstract, conjuring up the worst images of youngsters with too much time on their hands, and too few role models to call their own. For Andy Danilchick, it elicits a passionate response about the need to care, the need to get involved. Specifically, for the past two summers he has used a unique and ambitious summer program called Education Through Sports to develop values, selfesteem, healthful personal habits and a respect for teamwork in his young charges - all that, and strong lessons in conflict resolution, as well.

Danilchick first created the framework for his program two years ago when, as a sophomore at Swarthmore College, he was assigned to design a curriculum project in a course taught by associate professor Eva Travers, director of the college's education program. That summer (1993), he transferred it from the realm of theory to the real world as he launched Education Through Sports, a one-week pilot program with six volunteer teachers, $1,200 in grants, and support from the Jersey City Department of Recreation & Cultural Affairs and community leaders. About 35 boys participated, most of them eighth graders.

Building on that experience, Danilchick worked with an assistant professor of psychology at Swarthmore, Christine Massey, to tum Education Through Sports into an independent research project and to expand it to two weeks. After recruiting Barbara Haddad Ryan is associate vice president for external affairs at Swarthmore College. This article is excerpted from her feature of the same title in the February 1995 issue of the Swarthmore College Bulletin.~

visits to four Jersey City schools, he signed up 110 children (including 25 girls) from sixth to eighth grades - an age group not well-served by existing programs. Most of the funding was provided through Tom Hart (Prep, '61), Jersey City's director of recreation and cultural affairs, who also helped arrange for Danilchick to rent the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) complex in Kearny, N.J., for the program. The City of Jersey City provided transportation.

Danilchick was able to hire 16 senior teachers, including nine Swarthmore students and four recent Swarthmore alumni, and they were complemented by four volunteer Prep students.

Significantly, Danilchick credits his own experiences as a teacher in the St. Peter's Higher Achievement Program (HAP) with helping him administrate his new program. "HAP was where I found that in my heart I'm a teacher," he recalled. He also had worked with learning-disabled students at West Philadelphia High School, where students are "as tough as any kids you can get."

As Danilchick pulled his ideas together, he talked to "probation officers, cops in drug programs, and people at county courts, in nonprofits and in education." He added, "I wanted to find out what their real needs were, not reinvent the wheel."

Staff training, a key component, was funded partly by a Swarthmore Foundation grant. Although both the teachers and the children were ethnically diverse, Danilchick - who is half Russian, half Spanish - said that race "isn't a big issue in this age group." What is a big issue for many of them is basketball.

"Jersey City is the basketball capital of the world," Danilchick said with a sigh. "All the kids ask for it. But to me basketball is hierarchy: haves versus have-nots. Although I loved it as a kid, I

don't want to perpetuate that. The kids would bring their basketballs on the buses, but I wouldn't let them play. It's too charged and competitive; it determines who's cool and who's not." Also not on the schedule were other sports that focus on individual excellence, including baseball and football.

On the first day, students were assigned to groups of eight to 12. These groups stayed together for the entire two weeks for sports, lunch and other activities. Some developed so much team spirit that they picked team names and mascots. Each day featured activities that stressed imaginative fun, learning and cooperation. Teamwork was emphasized, no matter what the sport: volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee, soccer, aerobics, Olympic handball. And it was essential in trust-building exercises, like one where a blindfolded child was guided only by voices, or another where an individual fell backward, to be caught by teammates.

The children also were introduced to such practical basics as how to read food labels and to eat nutritious food, and there was a strong emphasis on mental and emotional fitness. "Since middle-school kids are just starting to recognize their identity," Danilchick said, they engaged in "dialogues with themselves" through meditation and keeping a journal. At the end of the program, they wrote a letter to themselves (which was mailed to them at home) describing their aspirations for personal growth and change.

Conflict-resolution exercises highlighted the need for empathy and psychological distance and helped the children become more sensitive to options and consequences. Danilchick said the teachers were trained "to let the kids decide where the group goes," and the instructors were not told in advance who might be difficult or demanding. "They didn't want to know," he said. "It's a different environment, a clean slate. The kids can redefine themselves. And with the small groups, everyone get attention."

The program stressed imaginative fun, cooperation and, above all, "teamwork."

"[Andy} is amazing in the way he goes to Jersey City and makes resources appear," said his mentor. "He's doing things that most people wnuldn 't even contemplate until after graduate school. "

Professor Massey said she appreciates what Danilchick accomplished because she works with the Philadelphia public schools and is all too familiar with obstacles to innovation.

"Andy is a man of action with a lot of feeling for the kids and a lot of vision for what he hopes to see happen," she said. "He's amazing in the way he goes to Jersey City and makes resources appear. It's unusual for an undergraduate to pull this off- I'm in awe of the way he brokers relationships. He's doing things that most people wouldn't even contemplate until after graduate school."

During his student days at Prep, Danilchick was no stranger to achieving goals: he deftly juggled his starting position on the varsity basketball team with membership in the National Honor Society, the jazz ensemble and the math club. Not surprisingly, he also excelled as a member of the Emmaus Retreat team and the Big Brother program.

Prep principal Jack Raslowsky (Prep, '79), who has known Danikhick since his student days, said he was impressed that his former student used sports "as a real vehicle, not just lip service in conflict resolution." He added, "Seeing sports as a solution to urban ills isn't always realistic; we can't just assume that midnight basketball will keep kids out of trouble. Andy asks how to use athletics as a point of entry and structure. He reaches out in good ways and risky ways. And it was the staffs program as well as his - he shared the leadership, and he didn't micromanage."

Recreation director Tom Hart has turned down requests for support from other young men with similar ideas, "but Andy is both a dreamer and a doet," he said. ''You must be both to stay ahead of the pack on this planet. There's an affinity between this program and what my office does every day. My philosophy is that what we're about here is holistic: building the maximum potential of kids as moral, social, cultural and physical beings."

Danikhick hopes to raise enough money to expand Education Through Sports this summer to six weeks, with a full week of staff training; he is working closely with Raslowsky, Hart, Hudson County judge Kevin Callahan (Prep, '65) and county prosector Carmen Messano to plan the program and attain funding. In the meantime he is completing the credits needed for his teaching certificate (grades seven through 12) and is student-teaching at Friends Select School in Philadelphia. ~

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UMBER ONE. COACH RICH HANSEN LIKES TIIE SOUND OF IT - AS DOES THE

ENTIRE ST. PETER'S COMMUNITY. AND FOR NOW THIS APPELLATION BELONGS TO TIIE PREP FOOTBALL TEAM, COURTESY OF A SCHOOL RECORD 11-0 SEASON THAT INCLUDED A WIN OVER TIIE FIFTH-RANKED TEAM IN THE NATION.

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Football (11-0) Tops State Rankings with Perfect Season

A stifling defense that allowed 66 points in 11 games was led by First Team All-State linebacker Damien Locricchio (#56), pictured here making a stop with help from tackle Dave Nagy.

It was a state crown earned the old-fashioned way: by soundly defeating the teams that should be soundly defeated, by "playing big" against the major opponents on the schedule, and by peaking in time for the playoffs. It also was earned by a combination of a lightning-quick running attack and a bruising defense that limited its nine regular season opponents to a total of 34 points.

In particular, it was games four and five of the regular season that gave an indication of Prep's character as they defeated two schools that also would reach the state finals in their respective divisions: a convincing 25-7 win over North Bergen, and a gutsy, come-from-behind 14-7 victory over Hoboken, the only loss in the Red Wings' 10-1 season. In no other regular season games did opponents come within 19 points of the Prep.

Beginning in September, the talk around the state (including Grand & Warren) was the "invincibility" of Bergen Catholic, three-time defending Parochial IV champions and the fifth-ranked team nationally in the USA Today poll. And even following Prep's workmanlike 27-8 win over Seton Hall Prep in the Parochial IV semi-finals, most St. Peter's fans were, at best, "cautiously optimistic" as the championship game approached. But that changed quickly as Prep opened a 12-3 halftime lead before 22,000 fans at Giants Stadium on an unseasonably warm December afternoon. (Significantly, Bergen had never trailed at halftime in its previous 10 games.) Continuing the ground game and timely passing, the lead grew to 26-9 late in the fourth quarter until Bergen scored two TD's in the final four minutes to make the score 26-24. But when St. Peter's recovered an onside kick in the final minute, the stunning victory - possibly the greatest win in Prep athletic history - was assured.

Among the offensive heroes were senior Paul Que, who rushed for 143 yards and three TD's, and quarterback Jeff Skinner, who hit on seven of 13 passes, including a 14-yard touchdown pass to flanker Gerry McDermott on a fourth and nine. The line was led by tackle Bill O'Donnell (6-4, 290), guards Kevin Kaczka (6-1, 240) and Anthony Verdi (6-0, 200), and tackle John Horsfield (6-5, 275). The defense was led by linebackers Damien Locricchio and Vladimir Gomez. O'Donnell and Locricchio were each named first team all-state, marking the first time in memory that two Prep players had been named to the overall state squad. The perfect season, and especially the win over Bergen, catapulted Prep to the state's top ranking in both the Associated Press and the Star-Ledger polls, and the #6 ranking in USA Today's final national poll. The Group IV state football title was the second in the last six years for St. Peter's, and it brought Hansen's record to 56-14-1 as head coach. i

1994: ROAD TO THE TOP

National Letter ofIntent Day saw three Prep starters accept athletic scholarships. Seated (from l.) are tackle Bill O'Donnell ofBayonne (headed for Syracuse U); outside linebacker James Souder ofNewark (Boston U), and inside linebacker Vladimir Gomez of Union Oty (Northeastern U) . Joining them were (standing, from l.) Jack • Raslowsky, Rich Hansen and Fr. Keenan.

SOCCER TEAM STUNS THE COUNTY WITH HCIAA "THREE-PEAT"

Senior goalie Tom Buck 's 12 shutouts broke the school record (1 OJ that was set in the '82 season by teammates John Irvine and Rob McGuire, and later equalled

by Anthony Novello, '92 in the fall of 1991. Novello currently starts in goal for Fairfield U and McGuire is an attorney with a firm in Morristown. Irvine, in addition to coaching, is a member ofPrep 's English faculty. Sitting behind Buck (bottom, c.) are (I. to r.)

Novello, Irvine and McGuire.

Given their accomplishments, it was understandable that Prep football would dominate the fall sports pages in and around Hudson County. But Prep's other "footballers" achieved a milestone of their own in November as the soccer team (16-5-1) defeated Emerson for a third consecutive Hudson County title. In recent memory, only the tennis and swimming teams had won as many consecutive HCIAA crowns.

This title was particularly gratifying for coach John Irvine, '83, who entered the season with a squad severely depleted by the loss of eight starters to graduation, including all-state goalie Mike Lapinski. But then along came Tom Buck, a journeyman backup goalie during the previous three years who epitomized Irvine's overachievers by setting a new season mark for shutouts with 12, breaking the previous record shared by his coach.

A tenacious team defense in an opening day scoreless tie with Brick H.S. allowed Irvine to concentrate on developing his offense, and later that week he altered the team's alignment to strengthen the midfield. He also moved senior center midfielder and co-captain Josh Jantas to stopper. As a result, the team won the next four games (three by shutout), including a thrilling 1-0 overtime victory over rival Bayonne.

fup 29 Delaware Valley 0 32 Ferris 0 28 Emerson 8 25 North Bergen 7 14 Hoboken 7 Memorial 0 33 35 Dickinson 6 21 Bayonne 0 34 Hudson Catholic 6

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As expected, sophomore Frank Drummond of Dumont followed in the footsteps of his brother Alex, '94 in leading the crosscountry team to the Jersey City championship. Frank .finishedfourth place overall.

Senior co-captain Gino D 'Addario (above) and teammate Brendan McMullen had the distinction ofplaying on all ofPrep's three consecutive championship soccer squads. The "three-peat " was the team's.first since the 1976-78 seasons.

However, the other perennial county powers were matching Prep's weekly victory output, and tough losses to Emerson and Dickinson overshadowed an otherwise impressive string of victories (many by shutout) and allowed Bayonne to capture the regular-season league championship. But the team's confidence was bolstered by four shutout wins in the last five regular-season games, and St. Peter's opened the HCIAA playoffs with a hard fought 2-1 win over North Bergen on goals by seniors Mark Messenger and Jantas.

The semi-final match against Bayonne attracted a crowd of 400

to Cochrane Stadium, and St. Peter's displayed a champion's composure by breaking a 1-1 tie with 1:10 remaining on a "textbook" play: Jantas passing to fellow senior co-captain Gino D' Addario, who beat the goalkeeper and fed senior Brendan McMullen for the game-winner.

The following Sunday, nearly 300 fans at Cochrane Stadium enjoyed a classic championship final as Prep and Emerson went into overtime tied 1-1. Two minutes into the extra period, Jantas and McMullen connected on crisp passes to give Messenger the game-winner as Prep achieved a most impressive third consecutive HCIAA crown. ~

1936 James J. Kearney, retired F.B.I. agent, and his wife Audrey celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in January in Plantation, FL. Jim is the brother of Thomas, '40 and Audrey is the sister of Edward Allen, '43 and the late Frank, '35.

1937 John F. Hamill, M.D., retired from his private practice in Jersey City and now caring for the prisoners in the Hudson County Jail in Kearny, introduced himself to the doctor seated beside him during a medical conference at N.Y.U. Medical School and discovered he was a fellow alumnus of The Prep, Frank P. Milone, M.D., '49, an orthopedic surgeon in Upper Marlboro, MD. They shared a lot of memories during the rest of the conference.

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1942 Howard R. Heck, retired from the Social Security Administration, received the Distinguished Service Medal from the N.J. Dept. of Military & Veterans Affairs in July.

The presentation was made by Maj. Gen. Paul Glazar, Adjutant General of the Department, in a ceremony at Trenton.

1944 Richard Phalon, a widower for seven years, married Nancy Moepli in September. She is editor-in-chief at the Foreign Policy Association and Dick is a contributing editor at Forbes.

1945 Joseph Donovan Pheifer, senior lecturer & fellow at Trinity College in Dublin, hopes to fly over for his 50th Class Reunion in April. He is co-editor of the book Noble and Joyous Histories: English Romances 13 75-1650, a collection of essays published by The Irish Academic Press.

1946 Emil Borgers, retired and living in Prescott, AZ, continues to use his computer skills by teaching grades 4 to 6 in the local parochial school. He has acquired 20 computers for them through his contacts with former associates, including Gerard Bruno, '43, who is retired in Pasadena, CA .... James M. Caulfield, Ed.D., longtime superintendent of schools in Union Township, NJ, was cited by the Committee for Economic Development at the National Press Club in Washington for the cost efficiency and quality of his administration. The report of the committee says, "In the state that has the highest perpupil cost in the nation, the Union Township district spends about $1,400 less than the state average and less than 90% ofN.J. districts."

1947 John Sickles has operated his music store on Newark Ave. in Jersey City since his graduation from The Prep 4 7 years ago. He started giving accordion lessons while still a senior, with 30 students a week, and then opened a store to sell instruments. When he went into the Army a year later, his mother took over the store and the lessons for his two years of service and has remained with him ever since. John and his wife Joyce have three children and live in Edgewater.

1948 John Lino, now fully retired, has been enjoying travelling with his wife Ines, most recently spending a month in Italy this past summer. They live in Cresskill.

1949 Thomas Cribbin, retired manager with AT&T, is awaiting the birth of his 17th grandchild. He lives in Hazlet....Gerard Murphy, retired from the Summit, NJ, public schools last year, keeps busy as executive director of the N.J. Academic Decathlon, an academic competition for high school students .... Robert J. Sadur, president of The Sonimax Corp. in Wayne, sent a card from his trip in Rhodes, Greece, noting that he felt the late Fr. Ray York, S.J., was sitting on his shoulder every step of the way.

d_.._§'~ 1950 Louis E. Cella, recently retired as vice president for sales and service at Prudential's N.Y. Group Operation, has been travelling with his wife Joan and is enjoying golf and tennis .... Msgr. Walter E. Nolan is director of priest personnel for the Diocese of Trenton and an assistant at St. George Parish in Washington Crossing, NJ. Like many of our alumni (including Yours Truly), he has warm memories of Fr. Ray York, S.J., and so many others of the past. .

1951 George J. Stauble, retired after 20 years as head welding instructor at Bergen County Technical Schools in Hackensack, is pursuing a second career as a metal artisan and does volunteer work for the community.

1953 Andrew S.,Milone, D.D.S., M.S.D., practices in Jersey City and is president-elect of the N .J. Dental Association.

1954 James L. Merz was with Bell Labs for 12 years and spent 16 years as professor of electrical engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has now accepted a position as chaired professor in EE at Notre Dame .... Col. James E. Reilly, U.S.M.C. (Ret.), has left his position with a division of Ogden International Corp. as

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corporate vice president for new technology to start his own bus iness, Northeast Science and Technology, Inc ., in East Sandwich, MA . He and hi s wife moved to Cape Cod a few years ago after their four chi ldren finished school and were off on their own.

Jack Nies, noted N.B.A . referee, had the honor of working th is year's N.B.A. All-Star Game in Phoen ix, AZ. I !is mother and step-father made the trip to see him officiate this major sporting event. Jack current ly li ves in Tuscon, AZ. Anthony J. Jaswinski was the recipient of the Linne ll Award for outstanding teach ing at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, FL, in grades 7- 12. He was invited to de liver the address at the baccalaureate ceremony for the graduates in June. In his talk, he expressed his gratitude for his Prep education and the teachers who trained him for life and for college and gave him the inspiration to be a teacher. He and his wife celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in July. They live in Boca Raton.

William Scarpitta, math supervisor at Point Pleasant H.S ., has been elected vice commodore of Toms River Yacht Club .... William Wittman, president of his own firm in Toronto, sent along to us a copy of a letter he received from his classmate Rev .

Michael Joyce, O.F.M., a missionary in Subukia, Keny&, with whom he has kept in touch through the years. Fr. Mike lives in "the boondocks," 45 minutes from any Tarmac road and more than an hour from a town of any size . He conducts retreats for the mostly farm folk of the area. Bill and his wife Peggy have four daughters and live in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto.

Kenneth R. Hampton, Bayonne attorney, ran his first marathon - The New York City Marathon, no less - in November, finishing in 5:59 :00! The last seven miles were run with a calf injury. Son Brian, '90 works as a disc jockey at Premier DJ's in Bayonne.

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1962 Charles D. Cheek, Ph.D. in historical archeology, has been promoted to associate director of the cultural resources dept. of John Milner Associates, a historic preservation firm with five offices in the Northeast and Middle Atlantic area. He lives in Falls Church, V A.. ... Maurice "Socky" O'Sullivan, a professor oflrish Studies at Rollins College in Florida, was recognized for his program of teaching Irish history and literature by taking his students to pubs in the Orlando area .... Ronald J. Palmieri, M.D., tells us his daughter Nicole wi ll be receiving her master's in international marketing in May from St. Joseph's U. in Ph il adelphia.

1963 Vincent S. DeLorenzo, C.P.A. with his own firm in Jersey City, recently became a coowner of Wayne Mazda-Buick-BMW and continues to develop real estate .... Rev. Joseph Kamiensky, S.J., teaches religion and Spanish at Canisius H.S. in Buffalo and is president of the board of directors of the AIDS Alliance of Western New York, to which he has given six years of vo lunteer service .... Richard Kelly is chairman of the Colorado Humanities Counci l. He was dean of faculty and director of studies at the Colorado Academy in Denver and has now returned to a faculty position ..... Vincent McFadden is proud of his daughter who made the crew team at Yale University.

1964 Rev. Joseph Burke, S.J., has completed his doctoral coursework summa cum laude, passed his comprehensive exam, and is now completing his internship for the doctorate in psychology at the Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital, where he is on the staff.

He resides at St. Aloysius Jesuit Parish in Harlem .... Anthony J. Calabrese, M.D., has completed his term as president of the medical staff in Annapolis and plans to go back playing clarinet with the local college band.

1966 James F. Hollywood has been named C.E.O. of Comtel Technologies in Lyndhurst, NJ. His oldest son is a freshman at Seton Hall U .... .Peter P. Malecki is currently serving as president of the board of directors of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Sussex County. He lives in Sparta.

1968 Hon. Leonard P. Kiczek, mayor of Bayonne, writes a weekly column in the local paper and is co-host of a weekly program on Cablevision. In September, he wrote of taking his son, Leonard, Jr., '94, up to Holy Cross to begin his freshman year, along with his son's classmates, Michael Sugrue and Matthew Krywy.

1969 David Barry is now living in South Bend, IN, and would be delighted to hear from any classmates or alumni in the Chicago or Indiana area.

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Michael J. Sherlock, '54, executive vice president for technology at NBC, was one of three recipients in October of the 1993-1994 Emmy Award for Technical Achievement and Scientific Lifetime Achievement. A 34-year veteran of NBC, Michael has been in his current position since .1993 and is responsible for the network's involvement in emerging technologies. He is

1970 Anthony Alosco, D.P.M., has been elected six years in a row to represent N.J. foot doctors at their national house of delegates .... Jack P. Bellini was recently promoted to vice president/merchandise manager with Foot Locker, North America .... Thomas G. Chiccone, M.D., with Capital Emergency Associates in Laurel, MD, recently appeared

a member of numerous professional organizations, including the executive board of the Advanced TV Systems Committee in Washington.

I n October, over a hundred alumni and friends celebrated a special Prep "Homecoming" as they welcomed the new Seton Hall University head basketball coach, George Blaney, '57 (second from r.), back to New Jersey. Since 1972, George had been head coach at Holy Cross, in Worcester, Mass., where his teams amassed a record of 357-276. In addition to spending the evening with numerous classmates and other well-wishers, George was given a plaque sporting a Prep varsity letter (to add to those he earned while playing for St. Peter's in the mid-50s) and a Prep sweatshirt. Also welcomed "home" that evening was Greg Herenda, '79 (second from 1.), a former assistant coach at Holy Cross whom George named as his assistant at Seton Hall. Pictured with the pair are (I. to r.) Fr. Keenan, Greg's mother Grace, George's mother Anne, and alumni director Frank Briamonte, '86.

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MEA CULPA .. . In the Fall 1994 edition of Prep Mag, we incorrectly identified Jack Finn, '52 as Don Finn, '50 in a photo taken at last year' s "Summer Blast at Bar 'A.' " Our apologies to both of these proud and loyal Prepsters - to Jack for making him two years older than he is, and to Don for placing him in a bar when, for all we know, he was probably spending a quiet afternoon at home.

Prep's second annual alumni

R obert J. Myers, '62 was one of two Prep alumni who were among the 35 teachers from around the country attending the Teaching Shakespeare Institute at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. Myers, a teacher at Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford, was joined at the conference by Christopher Shamburg, '85, who teaches at Hudson County Vocational School in Jersey City.

9UMMER BLA9T AT BAR 11A11 promises to be a great way to ring in the summer. Join us at

Bar Anticipation (703 16th 8treet in Belmar, NJ)

Saturday, June 17, 1996 Doors open at 2:00pm. $6.00 cover charge includes free barbecue, live music and a full day of fun in the sun.

Over 100 Prep alumni and friends joined us in '94.

DON'T Ml88 IT! Musi be QI years old.

Two forms of valid ID required.

As usual, Prep was well-represented at Villanova 's Parents' Weekend in September. In fact, dressed in the Wildcat suit is none other than Frank Trombino, '92, who has been leading the cheers all season as Villanova 's mascot. (This was his second year as the Wildcat - Trombino, a junior, also spent his freshman year in costume.) Behind him are (I. to r.) Frank Briamonte, Jr., P86, 9 I, 99; Chris Briamonte, '91, a senior finance major at Villanova, and Frank Trombino, P92 (the mascot's father) .

P rep went "on the road" this year in a big way as Fr. Keenan and alumni director Frank Briamonte, '86 visited alumni in JO cities, including Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Philadelphia, Washington, and San Francisco. Pictured at an October cocktail reception at the Downtown Harvard Club ofBoston are (l. tor.) Pat Lipka, '71; Richard Sheils, '71; Tom Lynch, '51; John Antman, P94; Briamonte; Don Brady, '71; Fr. Keenan; Kevin Connelly, '74; Bob Gamere, '56; Jim Horan, '70, Prep's vice president for planning and external affairs; Rick Umali, '86; Ken Hartnett, '52, and Frank Cronin, '45. Future regional receptions are in the works for Denver, Phoenix, and other sites around the country.

B efore heading over to Giants Stadium for Prep's 26-24 state championship win over Bergen Catholic, some members of the 1956 championship team and a few special friends held a "pre-game warmup." Pictured are '57 classmates (first row, kneeling): Bill Serrani, Jack Campbell, Mike Ring, Jack Savage, John Kropke, Jack Verdon, and Bill Borden; and, back row, Jack Cassidy, Tom Rogers, George Blaney, Ed Borrone, Kevin Collins, former basketball coach Jerry Halligan, Bob Pollock, Al Antonucci, Frank Piscal and Pete Macisaac.

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19th Annual

St. Peter's Prep

GOLF TOURNAMENT Thursday, June 22, 1995 Spring Lake Golf Club Spring Lake, NJ It's almost time to dust off those clubs, dig out your favorite Bermuda shorts and hit the driving range.

For more information, or to make reservations, call (201) 547-6413

ALSO ... WIN UP TO $10,500 Prep's Golf Tournament Committee is conducting a

SUPER 50/50 Drawing held on June 22, I 995 Spring Lake Golf Club- 7:30pm S loo per ticket Maximum number of tickets to be sold is 300.

No substitution prize to be offered.

Winner need not be present to win.

A father-and-son pair ofPrep alumni received the prestigious Pro-Meritis Awards this fall for distinguished service within the Archdiocese ofNewark Edmund Caulfield, '37 (r.) and his son John, '71 were presented the awards during a special ceremony at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Newark. Ed was nominated by the pastor of Our Lady of Victories Church, Jersey City, where he serves as a trustee, Eucharistic Minister, lector, and member of the parish board of education. He is also past-president of the parish council and, along with his wife, administers the food pantry for needy families. John was nominated by the three pastors connected with Trinity Academy in Caldwell, where he has served as president of the School Advisory Boardfor four years. (Interestingly, the other recipient of the award from Trinity Academy was the school's principal, Sister Joan Sullivan, the sister of Tom Sullivan, '53, chairman ofPrep's board of trustees.)

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Kevin J. Collins, '57, having served as vice chairman and member of the executive board of the Rutgers University board of trustees from 1992-94, was elected board chairman, effective July 1994. The managing director of the First Boston Corporation of New York, Kevin also served two terms on Prep's board of trustees and is chairman of the school's "Keys to the Future" Campaign.

as a guest on "The Doctor's In" on TV in Montgomery County, MD. The topic was medical malpractice . He often sees classmate Joseph Louma and had a visit from Marc Buzzio, '71 this past summer.

1971 Rev. Donald Blumenfeld has been appointed chaplain of Union Catholic Regional H.S . in Scotch Plains.

1972 Rev. Raymond Bucko, S.J., teaches anthropology at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, is a consultant for the National Council of Bishops Ad Hoc Committee on Native American Affairs, and is also a consultant for the Diocese of Rapid City's Christian-Traditional Indian Dialogue. He tells us he raises Msuna, which, as everybody knows, are African Lake cichlids ..... Thomas Kielty has been appointed senior vice president in charge of global technology with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. He is based in the N.Y. office. CIBC is the second largest in North America, with 48 branches worldwide ....

Patrick McGovern and his wife Susan welcomed their second child, Gabrielle Suzanne, on November 20. Pat is a labor/civil rights attorney with Allied Signal in Morristown .... Michael G. McGuinness has accepted a new position in Gov. Whitman's administration as deputy director in the Office of Business Ombudsman in the N.J. Dept. of State, assisting the director in developing and coordinating efforts to help businesses in dealing efficiently with state regulations. A St. Peter's College grad, he has a master's degree in environmental/forest science from Yale and worked for seven years as director of environmental affairs for the N.J. Builders' Assn ....Mark A. Rizzo has been named business manager for the national accounts division for Hunter Douglas North America in Upper Saddle River.

1973 Fr. Jim Croghan, S.J., was featured in a June USA Today article about his work as president and director of Xavier High School in Micronesia. Fr. Jim was noted for all his work, but especially for his campaign to teach local kids about their marine environment... .Stephen M. Smith, vice president of purchasing & sales with Shamrock Chemicals in Newark, and his wife Karen welcomed their third child in January, Stephanie Jean, joining Jennifer, 13, and Matthew, I 0.

1974 Sal Scecchitano has been appointed minister of music and youth at the Brunswick Presbyterian Church in Troy, NY, after serving in a similar position for four years in Sparta, NJ. He will be responsible for the church's complete music program and its outreach and ministry to junior and senior high school students .... Frederick T. Smith, a partner at McCarter & English in Newark and a Prep trustee, is co-editor of the recently published scholarly book, New Jersey Product Liability Law. 1975 John J.M. Bello, M.D., general surgeon in Trenton, and his wife Alexandra were blessed with their first child, Juliana .... Russell P. Morley, military personnel officer, is still with the Navy, stationed at the New London submarine base in Groton, CT. He is enrolled in night school at the U. of New Haven in the accounting program.

1976 Frank J. Cunningham, Jr., M.D., is director of emergency pediatrics at Newark-Beth Israel Medical Center and has been appointed by Gov. Whitman as a member ofN.J. Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Council. He and his wife Mary Beth have two lovely daughters, Erin and Leah Kathryn.

1977 John J.A. Bauer, graduate of Bayonne Hospital School of Nursing and attending Kean College, is nurse manager for critical care at Bayonne Hospital. He married Kathleen M. Thoms in January. She also is a nurse at Bayonne Hospital", working in the department of oncology .... Alan S. Pollack returned to his Jersey City roots, moving to the Society Hill condominium development last year. He writes to say he is editor of The Society News, the quarterly newsletter of the condo association, and is the official videographer for the Newport Sailing Club. Alan is an associate attorney with Pollack & Rosen in Journal Square.

1978 Peter S. Grzelak is president of Network America, Inc., in Tinton Falls, which deals with computer networks, installation, service and support.

1979 Michael F. Kowalski, D.P.M., chairman of the podiatry department of Chilton Memorial Hospital, lives in Wayne, NJ .

xL~ 1980 Sergio L. Duran, after spending several years acting and teaching theater, is now in the mental health field. He has his M.S.W. from Fordham and is a clinical social worker at Palisades General Counseling Center in North Bergen, as well as a member of a small group-psychotherapy practice in NYC. ...Partha Majumdar is a consultant with Software Resources of N.J., Inc., in Upper Montclair...Artie Regan joined the Hoboken office of Bergdorff Realtors this past summer. An N.Y.U. graduate in business management, he also runs a successful shareholder services firm in NYC (Regan & Associates) which represents clients in 22 states. Married to Lynn Ann Powers, they maintain a house in Neshanic, NJ, and a condo in Newport in Jersey City, where he is a

board member and serves as treasurer of both the James Monroe Condominium and the Newport Block Assn .... Terrence J. Sekel has been promoted to vice president of Turner International, managing the advertising sales for CNN International, TNT and the Cartoon Network throughout Southern Europe and the Middle East.

1981 Richard Hudik is now vice president of the CIT Group and national audit director ....

Timothy Quille, senior account executive with Arbee Associates in Union, has a daughter, Ciaran Rose, born in '92, and a son, Evan Timothy, born in '93. They live in Summit.

1982 James P. Hawrylak is a lecturer at Ritsumeiken University's department of engineering in Kyoto, Japan. He has his bachelor's degree in Japanese language from the U. of Colorado and a master's in Japanese literature from the U. of Hawaii .. .. Patrick McGeehan married Kerri Sheppard in September. His brother Vincent was his best man and present at the celebration were follow Prepsters Tom Ambrosio, '81, and '82 classmates Maurice Caldarola, Charlie Cresci, Sean Dugan and Ron Witkowski.

1983 Mark J. Bann, C.P.A., is now a partner in the firm of Handel, Fekete and Bloom, in Jersey City ..... Andrew K. Dembia works for the state in the Division of the Ratepayer Advocate, protecting consumers against high utility rates. He and his wife are expecting their first child at this writing ..... Thomas B. Finn, national sales manager with Celentano in Verona, and his wife Eileen welcomed their first child, Ryan, in September. Ryan's godfather is Peter Finn, '85, and his grandfather is Thomas B. Finn, '58.

1984 E. Mark Chiappara, after working with Peat Marwick in Germany, is now attending the U. of Chicago for an M.B.A. in finance .... Gavin Cummings, holder of several records in basketball at the U. of Massachusetts-Lowell, has been inducted into their Hall of Fame.

He is now a probation officer in Hudson County ..... Thomas Dabrowski is a probation officer in the community service division of the Hudson County Probation Dept. He is also a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus, Conception Council 137 ... .Philip DeCresce, a Jersey City firefighter, married Sharon Ann Bonsper, a teacher in the Union City schools, in November. The wedding ceremony was conducted by Bishop Robert F. Garner, '38 at St. Joseph's Church in Rutherford .... Michael G. Granelli was promoted to senior trader at Bank of Tokyo. He attended the U.S. National Team's World Cup victory over Columbia as a guest of the team .... Michael G. Kane, Washington, D.C., attorney, married Nancy Rowe in May. 1985 David Burokas, N.Y.U. grad magna cum laude, University Presidential Scholar and Phi Beta Kappa, attended graduate school on scholarships at the U. of Chicago and Fordham and received his master's. He is presently teaching Latin and religious history, and running the computer writing center, at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark. He continues to write about underground rock in the magazine The Big Takeover and plays with two different bands as a bassist. He plays hockey three times a week and invites any alumni interested in playing some good hockey to contact him at P.O. Box 1092, Kearny, NJ 07032 ..... Stephen Carluccio completed a J.D./M.B.A. program at Boston University last year and is working as an attorney in the environmental practice group at the Boston law firm of Morrison, Mahoney & Miller..... Michael J. Samra married Lucy Minervini in 1993. Their son, Michael Thomas, was born in October on his grandparents' 30th wedding anniversary.

1986 Mike Crowley graduated from the Bergen County Police Academy in December and is currently keeping the streets of Teaneck safe for us all as a rookie police officer ..... Dan Hanifin has been found! An associate with the Ford Financial Group in East Hanover, Dan has been a regular at Prep events of late, attending our Philadelphia reunion and both state football playoff games ... .Adrian Sawczuk returned to the U.S. in the summer after spending three years in Germany, initially with the Army and then with AT&T. He is currently working with a management consulting firm in the NYC area.

1987 Navy Lt. J.G. Leon R. Jablow recently returned from a six-month Mediterranean deployment aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Comte de Grasse, homeported in Norfolk, VA. .... William T. Price, public relations associate with AT&T Network Systems, was featured in a Jersey Journal article on telecommuting from home, written by Journal staff writer John Petrick, '81.. ... Darren Sammartino and his wife Carrie welcomed their first child, Darren, Jr., in October. Grandfather Al Sammartino, '59 promises that Darren, Jr., will lead the Prep football team of 2011 to another undefeated state championship.

1988 Gregory Bellotti, son of Gerry, Prep's former football coach, athletic director and alumni and development director, is a stockbroker for D.H. Blair & Co. in NYC. He is engaged to Lisa Rebeles, an actuarial analyst for The PMA Group. A May wedding is planned .... Sean F. O'Connor, working for Smith Barney in Washington, D.C., will marry Amy Chandler, his American University college sweetheart, in May. Prep classmate Don Lapine will be his best man.

1989 Kenneth G. Fall is a second year student at the U. of Pennsylvania Law School. He has

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Col. Michael T. Ruane, '59 (Army, Ret.) has been awarded the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal, the state's highest military honor.

Ruane, of West Long Branch, commanded two infantry units in Vietnam and spent 30 years in the Army and Reserves, earning the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge along the way. He now works at Fort Monmouth as a supervisory program analyst for the communications command

been invited to join the staff of two law journals .... William J. Myer is working toward a Ph.D. in philosophy at Emory University in Atlanta. His younger brother Timothy, '94 is studying at Deep Springs College in California.

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The Prep lost two of its most beloved retired employees in January when Lou Scarpa, the former director of maintenance, and Ethel Wynn, longtime switchboard operator, died.

An Army veteran of World War II, Lou spent five decades overseeing the physical plant at Grand & Warren before retiring in 1986. Ethel, long known for her sharp wit and affable manner, was a fixture at the switchboard for 15 years after coming to the Prep in 1976. Eternal rest grant onto them, Oh Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon them.

LLc/t~ 1990 Ken Nippes is working for Young & Rubicam in New York .... Chris Perkins works in Washington, D.C., as an auditor with Coopers & Lybrand .... Jeff Villanueva, finishing up his last year at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, announced his engagement in January. No date has been set.

1991 Sean Adams, senior at N.Y.U. in communications, is on the swim team and was recently selected as the Jerome S. Coles Sports & Recreation Center Student of the Month .... CDT 1/C William G. Dwyer, at the Coast Guard Academy, tells us he ran into Mike Baseluos, '91, Romeo Macalintal, '91 and Ed Jiminez, '92 at West Point this fall, a surprise Prep reunion .... Bradley Kloza had an article, "Out of the Emergency Room and Into the Doctor's Office: What Happens When Medicaid Patients Join HMOs," published in the AAPPO Journal, where he is an intern .... Carlos C. Panchana received practical work in military leadership at the ROTC advanced camp at Fort Bragg, NC. 1993 Dan McDonough, Jr., is advertising director for The Beacon,-a publication of William Paterson College ..... Brian Wilton, sophomore at Scranton U., was awarded a scholarship from the Sheet Metal Workers Union. He is majoring in psychology, is on the rugby team and is a volunteer at a latch-key children's program in Scranton.

1994 Josip Gazic, born in Croatia, had been a fan of the late Nets player Drazen Petrovic, a fellow Croatian, all his life. Now studying at R.P.I. in an accelerated pre-med program, he is the first recipient of the Nets' Drazen Petrovic Memorial Scholarship, $5,000 a year for four years, awarded to a Croatian-American student from N.J. who best exemplifies the qualities of Petrovic. After two years at R.P.I., Josip plans to enroll at Albany Medical School where he will pursue a career in neuro-psychiatry .... Jason Russell, a freshman at Holy Cross, stole the show in the college's ACT production of Neil Simon's Rumors. Making the trip to see his performance were Prep alumni director Frank Briamonte, '86 (who "trodded the boards" at Holy Cross in 1989-90) and Jason's classmates Mike Lapinski, Brian Crowe, and Mark Adams, who made the basketball team at Providence this year as a walk-on.

VITA MUTATUR NON TOLLITUR (LIFE IS CHANGED, NOT ENDED) Cornelius J. Kelleher, '23 Rev. Ernest Hartnett, S.J., '23 Walter J. Verbout, '25, father-in-law of David A. Connolly, '58 Sylvester F. Massarelli, '27, father of S. Robert, '46 Dr. Edward R. Neary, '28 Rev. Francis Hennessey, '28 Joseph F. Johnson, '32 Rev. Msgr. Thomas Meaney, '33, brother of Rev . Peter, OSB, '40 Rev. Robert F. Conway, '36 Joseph W. Walter, '40 Robert G. Kaltenbach, '41 Bernard F. Zubicki, '42 Robert E. O'Brien, '44, brother of William G., '48 Joseph F. Hennessy, '48, brother of John J., '56 James F.X. McGovern, '57 John S. Kearney, '59 Francis J. Murphy, '60 Joseph R. Peisecki, '66 Joseph P. Hanrahan, '66 Robert D. Allen, '68

Walter J. Martin, '90 Mark D. Zieleniewski, '90, brother of Michael R., '88 The wife, Elizabeth, of Raymond Spatz, '28 The wife, Barbara, of Joseph A. McBride, '36 The wife, Rosemary, of Emil Cannarozzi '44, mother of Gregory M., '71 The wife, Florence, of Hon. Thomas F.X. Smith, '45 The mother-in-law of Joseph M. Cooney, '45 The mother, Mary, of Robert Brady, '48, Joseph, '54, the late Tliomas, '55 and Francis, '58 The mother, Alice, of Joseph H. Healy, '51 The mother, Mary, of Franklin Gregory, '56 The mother, Grace, of Richard Cosgrove, Ph.D.,'58

The mother-in-law of Francis McGurk, '61 The mother, Leoba, of Robert W. Dempsey, '62 The father, John, of John P. Kelly, '62 The father, Lawrence, of Edward Lewis, '64 and Lawrence James, '70 The brother, Chester, of Charles Matowlis, '64 The mother, Marie, of Rev . Brendan T. Scott, S.J., '64 The sister, Doris, of Thomas Sienkewicz, Ph.D., '68 and Edmund, '75 The father, Anthony, of John Ferrara, '72 The mother, Grace, of Michael B. Holt, '74 The brother, Thomas, of Prep faculty veteran Charles J. Rooney

APRIL 1 Classes of '60 and '65 Reunion

7 Parents' Association "Night at the Races" 8 Classes of 1970 and 1975 Reunion

German Exchange Alumni Reunion Reception 8-10 Retreat for Jesuit High School Grads (Beyond College) Mt. Manresa, Staten Island, NY - Contact (718) 727-3844 29 Classes of 1950 and 1955 Reunion 30 Class of 1945 Reunion

Spring Band Concert

/ntroducing t/Je /lrst annual

John McGovern, 'BO Memorial 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament

MAY 5 Activities Awards Dinner 7 Junior Ring Mass 10 Faculty/Senior Dinner 12-14 Retreat for Prep Grads of 1991-94 Sea Bright, NJ - Contact Fr. Azzarto at 434-4400 13 Class of '99 Orientation

Saturday, May 13th $1 oo per team - to benefit the John McGovern, 'BO Scholarship Fund Rosters of 3 -5 graduates (no ·r ingers).

Members of the winning team will receive Prep sweatshirts.

Join us for a day of/Joops, food, fun and /ellowsllip, /Jelping a great cause in t/Je process.

REGISTER TODAY!!!

Call the Alumni Office at (201) 547-6413

to reserve a spot.

John McGovern, '80 Memorial Basketball Tournament 20-22 Retreat for Jesuit High School Grads (Beyond College) St. Ignatius, Manhasset, NY -Contact (516) 621-8300 24 Century Club Dinner TBA Baseball Homecoming

JUNE 4 Baccalaureate Mass 7

Graduation 17 Summer Blast at Bar "A" for Alumni (Belmar, NJ) 22

Golf Outing at Spring Lake Country Club (Spring Lake, NJ)

23-25 Retreat for Prep Grads of 1991-94 Mt. Manresa, Staten Island, NY Contact Fr. Azzarto at 434-4400

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Alumni Office St. Peter's Prep 144 Grand Street Jersey City, NJ 07302