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Pictured (l-r): Prep’s President, Brother Leonard Conway, Father Victor Ulto (St. Bernadette’s pastor who hails from the Diocese of Brooklyn) and Brother Robert Kent, SFP Alumni Director. Pictured at right: A view of the altar from the pews. Completed in 2010, St. Bernadette’s reflects the Roman Gothic architectural style of the 12th century and the cultural influences of St. Bernadette’s native France.

Florida Area Alumni were delighted to be together again after a year on hold due to the pandemic.

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Peter Callahan ‘59 and Tom Prendergast ‘59 Our event hosts, Joanne and Bill Dunn ‘59

Red & Blue Terrier Ring of Honor Gala

Honoring Athletic Achievement at the Prep

After being postponed in each of the last two years due to the pandemic, we celebrated the “2020” Inductees on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at the Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury, NY. More than 800 guests (alumni, family members and friends) were in attendance! We enjoyed celebrating the achievements of these wonderful Terriers!

Coaches, Moderators & Athletic Directors

Nan Doherty • Swimming Joyce Ford • Volleyball Justin Kelly ‘69 • Baseball & Football Joseph Licata H’00 • Football Lorraine Smith • Swimming Tony Truzzolino ‘79 • Football Dom Vulpis ‘74 • Softball Bro. Norman Smercak, O.S.F. • XC, Track & Field Bro. Ed Kent, O.S.F., H‘14 • XC, Track & Field

Football

Dan Romanello • 1965 Tim Tubridy • 1969 Kevin Slattery • 1972 Chris Goetz • 1985 Aaron Holder • 1998 Jeffrey Aime • 2006

Men’s Basketball

Bobby Jenkins • 1958 Dennis McDermott • 1970 Steven Melcer • 1974 Steve Shurina • 1984 Jason Feeley • 1993

Women’s XC, Track & Field

Patti Quinn Neave • 1983 Kate Doyle • 1989 Deirdre Morris Abrahamsson • 1989 Kim Facey Pedercini • 1990 Karolyn Hicks • 1993 Marcie Beauzile Eldridge • 1998 Lauren Kilduff Busch • 2000 Alexis Murray • 2009

Volleyball

Susan Emrich Filzen • 1985

Women’s Swimming

Roseann Delluomo • 1984 Roma Kusznir Hunter • 1985 Patti Fitzgibbon-Heid • 1987 Lorraine Grein • 1989

Women’s Soccer

Meghan Mullaney McCormack • 1993 Marissa Stork • 1998

Women’s Basketball

Christy Steingasser • 1989 Marianne Haggerty Zidar • 1989 Kelly Fitzpatrick Mullahy • 1991 Kathryn McCabe Fifield • 1995

Baseball

Ralph Addonizio • 1964 Marty Schaetzle • 1979 Anthony Lamonaca • 1979 Robert McDermott • 1987 John Benik • 1995

Rugby

Thomas Sloan • 1971

Softball

Denise McBride Fischetti • 1984 Lori Matturro, DDS • 1984

Women’s Tennis

Allison Saldana • 1984 Laurie McMahon • 1987

Men’s XC, Track & Field

George Lippemeier • 1959 John C. Hemmer • 1961 Edwin R. Guzman, MD • 1971 John Nespoli • 1973 Jim Phillips • 1973 Richard J. Khorigan • 1979 Dennis Zovich • 1979 Timothy J. Morton • 1983

The Annual President’s Dinner and Chapel Dedication

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The Prep’s Annual President’s Dinner was held “live and in-person” on Saturday, April 9th in the Prep’s newly renovated cafeteria. This longstanding tradition is a salute to all of the loyal alumni, parents, faculty, staff, trustees and friends whose generosity at the “leadership” giving level helped St. Francis Prep in many wonderful ways during the past year. (The event was held “virtually” during the previous two years due to the pandemic.)

The evening began with a Mass celebrated by SFP Chaplain, Fr. Ralph Edel in the newly remodeled and renamed Our Lady of the Angels Chapel. Former chaplain, Fr. Bill Sweeney (who is currently Pastor of St. Francis DeSales, Belle Harbor) was also present to concelebrate. As Mass concluded the chapel was “officially” dedicated.

After mass, more than 200 guests enjoyed the musical talents of the St. Francis Prep String Orchestra, under the direction of faculty member, Robert Johnston. After the cocktail hour, Franciscan Brothers Superior General, Brother Gabriel O’Brien, O.S.F. offered an opening prayer and welcomed everyone. Just prior to dinner being served, Prep’s President, Brother Leonard Conway, O.S.F. updated guests on the significant and historic development efforts achieved through our benefactors as well as the relentless dedication of the faculty/staff and administration. SFP Principal, Patrick J. McLaughlin ‘73 provided an overview on the many academic achievements and how our faculty, staff and students prevailed over the challenges presented by the pandemic. Two representatives of the Class of 2022, Amanda Morris ‘22 and Brendan Carroll ‘22 spoke reverently about the faculty/ staff providing them with a great preparation for college. The also shared how their fellow classmates and the Prep environment helped inspire them to develop their talents and decide what to study in college. Brendan R. Carroll ‘22 will be attending Georgetown University and Amanda K. Morris will be attending Quinnipiac University.

SFP Director of Campus Ministry, Dr. Christian Sullivan, who led the Chapel Renovation process also spoke recognizing the members of the Chapel Design Committee, designers and builders of the space, and all the generous supporters of the project.

Pictured above: (1) Brother Gabriel O’Brien, O.S.F., Superior General provided a welcome and opening prayer. (2) Prep’s President, Brother Leonard Conway, O.S.F. provided an update on all of the wonderful developments at the Prep. Pictured below: (3) Mr. Robert Johnston of the SFP Music Department (String Studies) (4) The dedicated and talented students in the Prep’s String Orchestra performed at the cocktail hour.

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Pictured on this page: (5) Benefactors and guests in the newly renovated chapel. (6) Father Ralph Edel (Prep’s Chaplain) and Fr. Bill Sweeney (7) Campus Ministry Director, Christian Sullivan, Ph.D. (8) l-r: Joan Prendergast, Father Bill Sweeney, Bro. Leonard Conway, Carol Szostek, Gerry Scales ‘76 and Bro. Bill Boslet (9) Bro. Robert Kent, Jack Kiley ‘80 and Bill Dobranski ‘77 (10) Betsy and Marty Shannon ‘80 (11) Gerry Scales ‘79 and Bro. Damien Novello (12) Christopher Mendolia ‘86 and John Pereira ‘62 (13) Robert Shea ‘14 and Robyn Armon (14) Mary Macchiarola, Bro. Edward Kent and Tom Laquercia ‘62 (15) Bro. Leonard Conway and Bill Maroney ‘55

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(1) Chapel Sanctuary Donors, Phyllis Gambino-Skody ‘90 (Athletics Dept.) and her husband, William Skody H’20 pose for a photo at dinner. (2) Bro. Bill Boslet (who once served as the Prep’s Alumni Director) and Alumni Board President, Wally

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(3) The Family of student guest speaker, Brendan Carroll (l-r): Brendan R. Carroll ‘22, Anna Lavin-Carroll ‘88

and Brian Carroll. Brendan will be attending Georgetown University.

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(4) The family of student guest speaker, Amanda Morris ‘22 (l-r): Amanda’s mom, Michele (Wiese) Morris ‘89, her sister, Brianna ‘26, Amanda ‘22 and her dad, Wayne Morris ‘88. Amanda will be attending Quinnipiac University.

“The chapel was rebuilt with the idea that it is not only a worship space, but a teaching space for those who are growing in their spiritual development,” said Prep’s Chaplain, Fr. Ralph Edel.

Key Elements in the Chapel Redesign

Improved Seating

Among the many aims of the redesign was to maximize space and create greater seating capacity. The “bench-style” pews were replaced with cushioned chairs. This increased the total number of sanctuary seats and provided for more comfortable and flexible seating arrangements.

Reorientation of the Layout

The altar was been relocated to the opposite side of the room and is in front of the stained-glass windows. The windows are now more prominent. “On a sunny day, the natural light that shines through the windows casts beautiful colors into the room and effectively changes the color of the walls and floors,” said Christian Sullivan, Ph.D. SFP’s Director of Campus Ministry.

Open and Inviting Entrances

The chapel entryway doors are framed by floor-to-ceiling glass “sidelight windows” which offer a generous view into the chapel from the hallway. Fr. Ralph said, “It was designed to be more open so as to ‘invite’ students into this sacred space,”

New elements which reflect our Franciscan Spirit:

• The Franciscan Devotional Wall (see next page)

• The sanctuary wall is adorned with a large San Damiano crucifix reminiscent of the one at which St. Francis of Assisi heard God’s message: “Go and Rebuild My Church”.

• The Marian Devotional Wall honors the long-standing tradition of the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn to dedicate their chapels to Our Lady of the Angels.

We are grateful to all those who contributed their “time, talent and treasure” to make this possible in particular:

Builders of the Chapel” Cathy and Mike Henning ’57

Sanctuary Donors. Phyllis Gambino-Skody, ‘90 and William J. Skody, H ’20

The first Mass in the new chapel was celebrated for the Brothers’ community, faculty and staff members on September 8, 2021.