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The Fifty-Sixth Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement Exercises of St. Augustine Preparatory School Class of 2018 Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 5:00 p.m. Golden Diploma Recipients: St. Augustine Preparatory School Class of 1968
GOLDEN HERMITS
50th Anniversary of St. Augustine Prep’s Class of 1968 John F. Amodeo H. Lawrence Bullock Gerritt D. Campbell Nelson P. Carvalho Kevin R. Costello John F. Dalton III Robert G. DeFeo, Colonel USAF (Ret.) Lirio R. Fiocchi Bruce E. Hirsch* Joseph A. Massare Vincent J. Mattioli*
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Robert A. Menn Thomas G. Monfardini Frank G. Olivo Frank N. Pearson Peter E. Penico Stephen F. Samchuck Michael J. Saulin* Richard W. Thayer Kevin K. Walsh, Ph.D. Joel H. Youngerman *Deceased
ST. AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Class of 2018
Vito S. Acosta Vincent A. Aglialoro Colin David Bailey Yiannis Vasilios Balis Vittorio Antonio Barbera Jack R. Barretta Reagan Michael Basil Brandon Michael Baskow Lucentio Joseph Basolis Sean Joseph Becker Christopher Thomas Becker Robert Anthony Belansen III Francis Vincent Bergamo Paul Joseph Biagi Anthony August Biagi Jr. John Douglas Billings II Joshua Ryan Blackley Tyler Wayne Booth Omar Nasser Borai Roman Marcus Brooks II Carson James Browne John Francis Campbell Anthony William Carella Christopher Martin Carey Salvatore A. Carfagno III Shawn Patrick Carlin Jr. Tyler Christopher Carmolingo John Louis Caselli III Samuel Wyatt Chapman Matthew Anthony Chiari Michael Paul Chiolo Alexander Raymond Chmelowitz Mark Louis Clopp Jr. George Herbert Coleman VI Casey Robert Collins Blaise Bernard Collins Shamere Anthony Collins Jack Ryan Compton
Matthew G. Compton Broderick Thomas Conley Jay Harold Copperman Michael Anthony Cornelius Zachary Joseph Costanzo Matthew Lee Cottrell Nicholas Christian Cullmann Jackson E. D’Ambrosio Anthony D’Amelio Andrew D. Dailey Ethan James Davis Cullen Schaefer Davis Jared DeFoney Nicholas Michael DeMorat Domenic Francis DeSanta Nicholas James DeVito Zachary J. DiDonato Alexander Dino DiMarco Garrett Connor Dolan Philip Joseph Dougherty IV Christopher John Dragovits Jr. Kevin Andrew Eaise Colin Joseph Fair Anthony Joseph Fama John Anthony Farinelli Ryan Christopher Field Xavier James File Payton Joshua Flesher Nathan John Fondacaro Anthony Edward Franulovic John Galia
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ST. AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Class of 2018
Jack Alan Gardiner John Daniel George Zachary Paul Gibney * Albert Giosa Stephen Harry Joseph Goralski Jr. Thomas Joseph Goshaw Jr. William Isaiah Gould Norman Lamor Gross Jr. Matthew Antonio Guercio Dominic Joseph Guido Angelo Nicholas Gurcsik John Martin Halbruner Jonah Hugh Hammerstedt * Jared Christopher Hannah * Marlon A. Hargis Jared Alexander Hastings Luke Patrick Henry * Colin James Hess Kevin Joseph Hewitt James Andrew Holl II Joshua Haggerty Hood * Lee Joseph Hughes Jr. Thomas John Hunt * Zachary Lee Hurban * Jack Lewis Huscher Nicholas Michael Hutchinson Daniel Robert Innocenzo * Liam Patrick Jarrett * Patrick James Kavanagh John Scott Keane Jr. Brian Leatherwood Keller * Jason Christopher Kirk * Kyle Walter Knight John Morris Kosylo * Dimitrios Kounis * Daniel R. Kuhar Jr. * Tyler Clifford Kuni * Owen James Lang Sean C. Lenzsch
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Class of 2018
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Baccalaureate Mass Mass in Thanksgiving to God
MAIN CELEBRANT Very Rev. Michael F. Di Gregorio, O.S.A. Prior Provincial, Province of St. Thomas of Villanova Chair, Board of Directors, St. Augustine Preparatory School The Augustinian Friars and Guest Celebrants DEACON OF THE WORD & EUCHARIST: Deacon William Lauth ALTAR SERVERS: Mason Anderson, Joshua Diggons, Trevor Fawcett, Robert Houck, Connor Wetherington (Class of 2019) CANTORS: Nicholas A. Pilny, John Morris Kosylo, Brandon Joseph Nailor (Class of 2018) PROCESSION: “Pomp and Circumstance” — Edward Elgar GATHERING SONG: “This is the Day” — Scott Soper Refrain - This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad; for this is the day that the Lord has made; alleluia, alleluia. Verse 1 - Give thanks to God; the Lord is good. God’s mercy endures forever. Let the house of Israel say; God’s mercy endures forever. Verse 2 - The Lord’s right hand is lifted up; the hand of the Lord is mighty. I shall not die, but live to tell the marvelous works of God. Verse 3 - The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the work of the Lord, how wonderful, how wonderful, in our eyes! WELCOMING ADDRESS Jake Tyler Ottinger ’18 LITURGY OF THE WORD GLORIA: “Mass of Creation” — Marty H. Haughen - Choir FIRST READING: KINGS 8: 55 -61 — Benjamin Frease Staley ’18 RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 118 — Give thanks to the Lord for He is Good, his love is everlasting. SECOND READING: Colossians 3: 12 - 17 — Nicholas Scott Simila ’18 ALLELUIA: “Mass of Creation” GOSPEL: Matthew 11: 25 - 30 HOMILY: Rev. Robert J. Murray, O.S.A., Ph.D., Head of School PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL: Roman Marcus Brooks II, Salvatore A. Carfagno, Devon Christopher Osgood, Gennaro Blaize Zappariello (Class of 2018)
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LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST OFFERTORY HYMN: “All Good Gifts” — Kevin Keil Refrain - All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above; thank You, Lord. Oh thank You for all His love. Verse 1 - We plow the fields and scatter the good seed on the land, but it is fed and watered by God’s almighty hand. God sends the snow in winter, the warmth to swell the grain, the breezes and the sunshine, and soft, refreshing rain. Verse 2 - You only are the maker of all things near and far, You paint the wayside flower, You light the evening star. The winds and waves obey You, by You the birds are fed; much more, to us, you children, you give our daily bread. Verse 3 - We thank You, then, Creator, for all things bright and good. The seed-time and the harvest, our life, our health, our food. And all that we can offer, Your boundless love imparts; the gifts to You most pleasing are humble are humble, thankful hearts. PRESENTATION OF GIFTS Yiannis Vasilios Balis, Travis Joseph Stoll, Rocco Michael Lombardo, Jake Walters, John Joseph Reynolds, Jr. (Class of 2018) OFFERTORY HYMN: “All Good Gifts” – Kevin Keil Refrain - All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above; thank You, Lord. Oh thank You for all His love. Verse 1 - We plow the fields and scatter the good seed on the land, but it is fed and watered by God’s almighty hand. God sends the snow in winter, the warmth to swell the grain, the breezes and the sunshine, and soft, refreshing rain. Verse 2 - You only are the maker of all things near and far, You paint the wayside flower, You light the evening star. The winds and waves obey You, by You the birds are fed; much more, to us, you children, you give our daily bread. Verse 3 - We thank You, then, Creator, for all things bright and good. The seed-time and the harvest, our life, our health, our food. And all that we can offer, Your boundless love imparts; the gifts to You most pleasing are humble are humble, thankful hearts. SANCTUS: “Mass of Creation” GREAT AMEN “Mass of Creation” AGNUS DEI “Mass of Creation” COMMUNION HYMN #1: “Shelter Me, O God” – Robert Hurd Refrain - Shelter me, O God; hide me in the shadow of Your wings. You alone are my hope. Verse 1 - When my foes surround me, set me high above their reach. Hear me when I call Your name. Verse 2 - As a mother gathers her young beneath her care, gather me into Your arms. Verse 3 - Though I walk in darkness, through the needle’s eye of death, You will never leave my side. 7
COMMUNION HYMN #2: “There is a Longing” — Anne Quigley Refrain - There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord, for You to reveal Yourself to us. There is a longing in our hearts for love we only find in You, our God. Verse 1 - For justice, for freedom, for mercy; hear our prayer. In sorrow, in grief; be near, hear our prayer, O God. Verse 2 - For wisdom, for courage, for comfort; hear our prayer. In weakness, in fear; be near, hear our prayer, O God. Verse 3 - For healing, for wholeness, for new life; hear our prayer. In sickness, in death; be near, hear our prayer, O God. MEDITATION HYMN: “Prayer of St. Augustine” — Rev. Joseph A. Genito, O.S.A. DEDICATION PRAYER TO ST. AUGUSTINE: Ethan James Davis ’18 O holy Saint Augustine, who has famously declared that “Our hearts were made for you, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you.”, aid us in our own search for our Lord, that through your intercession we may be granted the wisdom to determine the purpose God has planned for us as we leave the Prep. In your wisdom and compassion, aid us to faithfully fulfill the destiny God has for all these graduates. May God bless us with the strength, courage, and wisdom to surrender our worldly concerns to His will. Intercede for us so that our most pressing concerns today will be resolved and all of our future petitions be granted. Pray that we be blessed with the courage to follow God’s will even at times when we do not understand. Ask our Lord to lead us to lives worthy of His love, that we may one day share the riches of His kingdom. Amen. RECESSIONAL HYMN: “Save Your People” — Jim Farrell Refrain - Save Your people, O Lord. Show us the way to come home. We have been wandering far from Your love. Save Your people, O Lord. Verse 1 - One thing I ask, O Lord, this I seek; to dwell forever in Your house that I may gaze on Your loveliness all the days of my life. Verse 2 - For You will hide me in the shelter of Your wings and from the arrows of my foe. You set me high on a mountaintop, saved me from my distress. Verse 3 - Listen, O Lord, to the sound of my call, for I acknowledge my offense. Wash me and I shall be purified. I shall be whiter than snow. CLOSING HYMN: “Salve Regina” INTERLUDE: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” - Paul Simon Soloists - Benjamin Frease Stailey ’18, Nicholas A. Pilny ’18 Class of 2018 Breakfast Awards, St. Augustine Prep Choir Selections, under the direction of Fine Arts Department Chair and Choral Director, Mr. Matthew Wolf (Musical accompaniment provided by the St. Augustine Prep Band under the direction of Band Director, Mrs. Mary Lou Newnam)
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Commencement Exercise PRESIDER
Very Rev. Michael F. Di Gregorio, O.S.A. Prior Provincial, Province of St. Thomas of Villanova Chair, Board of Directors, St. Augustine Preparatory School OFFICIATING
Rev. Robert J. Murray, O.S.A., Ph.D. Head of School, St. Augustine Preparatory School OPENING SONG
God Bless America WELCOME
Mrs. Carol Castelli, Director of College Guidance PRESENTATION OF GOLDEN DIPLOMAS
Mr. Dennis E. Foreman ’87, Executive Director for Advancement PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR AWARDS
Rev. Patrick B. McStravog, O.S.A., Asst. to the Head of School for Mission & Ministry Mr. Kevin P. Burke ’00, Dean of Academics Mr. Anthony M. Iaconelli, Dean of Student Leadership CERTIFICATION
Mr. Stephen J. Cappuccio ’96, Dean of Enrollment Management PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS
Rev. Robert J. Murray, O.S.A., Ph.D., Head of School BENEDICTION
Rev. Francis X. Devlin, O.S.A. Prior, Allegrini Monastery FAREWELL ADDRESS
Arjun Mathur ’18 ALMA MATER
Class of 2018
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Outstanding Achievements of the Class of 2018 $59.5 Million awarded in College Scholarships and Grants over four years 3 Military Academy Acceptances 10 National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Students 53 Athletes Committed to NCAA Universities 19 Conference Championships 7 South Jersey Titles (3 Wrestling, 2 Basketball, 2 Baseball) 7 State Titles (1 Crew, 1 Basketball, 1 Swimming, 2 Rugby 7’s, 2 Rugby 15’s) 3 Individual All-South Jersey Athletic Selections 13 First Team Cape Atlantic League Conference All-Stars 4 Individual All-South Jersey Chorus Selections 2 Individual All-State Chorus Selections
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Class of 2018 College Acceptances As reported by the students as of May 7, 2018.
Vito S. Acosta
Claremont McKenna College
Christopher Thomas Becker
Columbia University
Vincent A. Aglialoro
Loyola University Maryland Providence College
Johns Hopkins University
Rutgers University
New York University
Saint Joseph’s University
Pomona College
Seton Hall University
University of Pennsylvania
The Catholic University of America
University of Southern California
The College of New Jersey
Cabrini University
Johns Hopkins University
Sean Joseph Becker
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Rutgers University
La Salle University
Saint Joseph’s University
Neumann University Stockton University
Robert Anthony Belansen III
Drexel University
Widener University
Loyola University Maryland
Loyola University Maryland
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
University of Maryland Colin David Bailey
Yiannis Vasilios Balis
Pennsylvania State University
Rowan University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Temple University
The College of New Jersey
Arizona State University
Francis Vincent Bergamo
La Salle University
Vittorio Antonio Barbera
Butler University Pennsylvania State University
Monmouth University
Providence College
Saint Joseph’s University
Rutgers University
Thomas Jefferson University
Seton Hall University
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Xavier University
Cabrini University
Anthony August Biagi Jr.
Georgian Court University
Saint Joseph’s University
Monmouth University
Stockton University
Mount St. Mary’s University
The University of Tampa
Neumann University
Wagner College
Rider University Seton Hall University
Jack R. Barretta
Reagan Michael Basil
Saint Joseph’s University
The University of Tampa
Seton Hall University
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Furman University
Paul Joseph Biagi
Arcadia University
Texas Christian University
Elizabethtown College
The Catholic University of America
Lebanon Valley College Saint Joseph’s University
Brandon Michael Baskow
Neumann University
St. John’s University
Quinnipiac University
University of Connecticut
Rowan University Saint Joseph’s University
John Douglas Billings II
Virginia Tech
Stockton University Ursinus College
Joshua Ryan Blackley
Franklin & Marshall College Saint Joseph’s University
Lucentio Joseph Basolis
College of Charleston
Seton Hall University
Saint Joseph’s University
Thomas Jefferson University
The University of Oklahoma
Towson University
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Class of 2018 College Acceptances As reported by the students as of May 7, 2018.
Tyler Wayne Booth
Hofstra University
Salvatore A. Carfagno III
American University
Merrimack College
Butler University
Rowan University
DePaul University
The College of New Jersey
Drexel University
Widener University
Hofstra University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Loyola University Chicago
La Salle University Omar Nasser Borai
Rochester Institute of Technology
Merrimack College
University of Miami
The George Washington University
University of Virginia
The University of Scranton
Villanova University
Thomas Jefferson University University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Roman Marcus Brooks II
Drew University
Ursinus College
Rowan University
Wagner College
Seton Hall University
Xavier University
The College of New Jersey Ursinus College
Shawn Patrick Carlin Jr.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Widener University
Florida Institute of Technology
Xavier University
Fordham University Rochester Institute of Technology
Carson James Browne
Florida Institute of Technology
Rowan University
La Salle University Rowan University
Tyler Christopher Carmolingo
Gettysburg College
Saint Joseph’s University
Saint Joseph’s University
Stockton University
The Catholic University of America Ursinus College
John Francis Campbell
Bradley University New Jersey Institute of Technology
John Louis Caselli III
Monmouth University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rowan University
Rowan University
Saint Joseph’s University
Southern Methodist University
The College of New Jersey
Stevens Institute of Technology
University of Delaware
University of Pittsburgh Samuel Wyatt Chapman Anthony William Carella
Loyola University Maryland
College of Charleston Saint Joseph’s University
Merrimack College
The University of Tampa
Rowan University
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Delaware University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Matthew Anthony Chiari
DeSales University Monmouth University
Christopher Martin Carey
Rider University
Saint Francis University
Saint Joseph’s University
Saint Joseph’s University
The University of Scranton
The University of Scranton
The University of Tampa
Widener University
Xavier University Michael Paul Chiolo
Pennsylvania State University The University of Tampa West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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Class of 2018 College Acceptances As reported by the students as of May 7, 2018.
Alexander Raymond Chmelowitz
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Broderick Thomas Conley
Mark Louis Clopp Jr.
Drexel University Loyola University Maryland
La Salle University Rowan University
Rowan University
Saint Joseph’s University
The College of New Jersey
Stockton University
Widener University
Rider University
College of William and Mary
Jay Harold Copperman
Rowan University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Rutgers University Stockton University George Herbert Coleman VI
Michael Anthony Cornelius
Drexel University
Zachary Joseph Costanzo
Florida Southern College
University of Utah Fairleigh Dickinson University New Jersey Institute of Technology
Gannon University
Rider University
George Mason University
Seton Hall University
Merrimack College
Stevens Institute of Technology
North Carolina State University
Virginia Tech
Rider University
Widener University
The College of New Jersey The University of Scranton
Matthew Lee Cottrell
Elizabethtown College
University of Central Florida
Fairleigh Dickinson University
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Merrimack College
Wilkes University
Rowan University The Catholic University of America
Blaise Bernard Collins
Albright College
United States Air Force Academy
Monmouth University
United States Coast Guard Academy
Rider University
University of New Haven
Rutgers University
Wentworth Institute of Technology
University of Delaware
Widener University Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Casey Robert Collins
Albright College
York College of Pennsylvania
Arcadia University Merrimack College
Nicholas Christian Cullmann
Drexel University The College of New Jersey
Monmouth University Rider University
Virginia Tech
Rutgers University
Widener University
The College of New Jersey University of Delaware
Jackson E. D’Ambrosio
Fairleigh Dickinson University Rowan University
Shamere Anthony Collins
Sacred Heart University
Saint Joseph’s University
Loyola University Maryland
University of Delaware
Rider University
University of Rhode Island
Seton Hall University Jack Ryan Compton
Rowan University Saint Joseph’s University
Andrew D. Dailey
Drexel University
Seton Hall University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
The Catholic University of America
Pennsylvania State University
Widener University
Rutgers University University of Pittsburgh
Matthew G. Compton
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Virginia Tech
Rowan University Widener University
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Class of 2018 College Acceptances As reported by the students as of May 7, 2018. Drexel University
Anthony D’Amelio
Zachary J. DiDonato
Cabrini University Drexel University
Fairleigh Dickinson University Pennsylvania State University
La Salle University
Rowan University
Neumann University
Temple University
Rowan University
University of Delaware
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Virginia Tech Alexander Dino DiMarco Cullen Schaefer Davis
Rowan University
La Salle University
Saint Joseph’s University
Rowan University
Seton Hall University
Rutgers University
Stockton University
Saint Joseph’s University
The University of Tampa
West Chester University of Pennsylvania Garrett Connor Dolan Ethan James Davis
Christopher Newport University
American University
Salisbury University
Fordham University Loyola University Maryland
Philip Joseph Dougherty IV
Rowan University
Pennsylvania State University Providence College
Christopher John Dragovits Jr.
Duquesne University
Saint Joseph’s University
Loyola University Maryland
The George Washington University
Merrimack College
University of Connecticut
Rowan University Washington College
Jared DeFoney
La Salle University Saint Joseph’s University
Kevin Andrew Eaise
University of Pennsylvania
Stockton University Widener University
Colin Joseph Fair
Fordham University High Point University
Nicholas Michael DeMorat
American University
James Madison University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Pennsylvania State University
The Catholic University of America
Saint Joseph’s University
Ursinus College
San Diego State University University of Delaware
Domenic Francis DeSanta
Drexel University
University of Miami
Elizabethtown College
University of South Carolina
Fairleigh Dickinson University Florida Southern College
Anthony Joseph Fama
Lynchburg College
Drexel University Pennsylvania State University
Lynn University
Rowan University
Mount St. Mary’s University
Rutgers University
Pace University
University of Delaware
St. John’s University
University of Maryland
University of Miami
University of Pittsburgh
Ursinus College John Anthony Farinelli Nicholas James DeVito
Belmont University
Drexel University
Clemson University
La Salle University
Florida Southern College
Loyola University Maryland
Lynchburg College
Saint Joseph’s University
Marymount University
Seton Hall University
The Catholic University of America The University of Tampa
Xavier University
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Class of 2018 College Acceptances As reported by the students as of May 7, 2018. Elizabethtown College
Ryan Christopher Field
Stephen Harry Joseph Goralski Jr.
Drexel University
Saint Joseph’s University
Iona College
The University of Tampa
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Ursinus College
La Salle University Longwood University
United States Military Academy
Xavier James File
Loyola University Maryland Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Payton Joshua Flesher
American University
Mount St. Mary’s University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Rowan University
George Mason University
Saint Joseph’s University
Regent’s University London
St. Bonaventure University
University of East London
Stony Brook University
Villanova University
University of Delaware
Drexel University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Loyola University Maryland
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Towson University Nathan John Fondacaro
University of Mary Washington Anthony Edward Franulovic
Merrimack College Rowan University
William Isaiah Gould
Georgian Court University
Saint Joseph’s University
La Salle University
Seton Hall University
Merrimack College
The Catholic University of America
Monmouth University
University of Delaware
Rider University Rowan University
John Galia
Cabrini University
Saint Joseph’s University
Flagler College
Stockton University
La Salle University
The Catholic University of America
Saint Joseph’s University
The University of Tampa
The University of Tampa
Widener University
University of Rhode Island Matthew Antonio Guercio Jack Alan Gardiner
Cumberland County College
Montclair State University Rowan University
Dominic Joseph Guido
The University of Tampa
Merrimack College Pennsylvania State University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Rowan University University of Delaware
John Daniel George
Liberty University Rowan University
Angelo Nicholas Gurcsik
Fairfield University Loyola University Maryland
Zachary Paul Gibney
Clemson University
Mount St. Mary’s University
Rutgers University
Quinnipiac University
Saint Joseph’s University
Rowan University
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University
The University of Alabama University of Massachusetts, Amherst
John Martin Halbruner
University of Rhode Island Albert Giosa
Drexel University Pennsylvania State University Saint Joseph’s University West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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Bryant University
Class of 2018 College Acceptances As reported by the students as of May 7, 2018.
Jonah Hugh Hammerstedt
La Salle University
Lee Joseph Hughes Jr.
George Mason University
Quinnipiac University
La Salle University
Rowan University
Monmouth University
Saint Joseph’s University
Montclair State University
Seton Hall University
Saint Joseph’s University
University of Delaware
Stockton University
Ursinus College Thomas John Hunt Jared Christopher Hannah
Clemson University
Bentley University
Drexel University
Quinnipiac University
North Carolina State University
Saint Joseph’s University
Northeastern University
Campbell University
Stevens Institute of Techn
Rowan University Marlon A. Hargis
College of the Holy Cross
Temple University University of Maryland
Jared Alexander Hastings
Rider University
University of Pittsburgh
Rowan University Saint Joseph’s University
Zachary Lee Hurban
Drexel University
Wagner College
Merrimack College
Widener University
Rowan University Stevens Institute of Technology
Luke Patrick Henry
Saint Joseph’s University
The Catholic University of America
The College of New Jersey
The College of New Jersey
The Ohio State University
Villanova University
The University of Scranton University of Dayton
Jack Lewis Huscher
Marywood University
Xavier University
Merrimack College Mount St. Mary’s University
Colin James Hess
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Neumann University
Jacksonville University
Quinnipiac University
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Rowan University
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Saint Joseph’s University
West Virginia University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Western New England University
Widener University
Kevin Joseph Hewitt
Bradley University
Nicholas Michael Hutchinson
Merrimack College
Drew University Drexel University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
La Salle University
Rider University
Loyola University Maryland
Rochester Institute of Technology
Moravian College
Saint Joseph’s University
Rider University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Rutgers University Saint Joseph’s University
James Andrew Holl II
Georgia Institute of Technology
Seton Hall University
Hofstra University
Temple University
Rochester Institute of Technology Syracuse University University of San Francisco Joshua Haggerty Hood
University of Pennsylvania
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Class of 2018 College Acceptances As reported by the students as of May 7, 2018.
Daniel Robert Innocenzo
Drexel University
Kyle Walter Knight
Merrimack College Neumann University
Lafayette College Rowan University
Quinnipiac University
Rutgers University
The University of Tampa
Saint Joseph’s University
University of Vermont
Temple University The College of New Jersey
John Morris Kosylo
George Mason University
The University of Scranton
La Salle University
University of Delaware
Rowan University
Villanova University
Saint Joseph’s University
Widener University
The Catholic University of America Ursinus College
Liam Patrick Jarrett
Boston College College of the Holy Cross
Dimitrios Kounis
High Point University
Drexel University New Jersey Institute of Technology
Merrimack College
Rutgers University
Rowan University
The College of New Jersey
Seton Hall University
University of Connecticut
The Catholic University of America
University of Delaware
Ursinus College Villanova University
Daniel R. Kuhar Jr.
Xavier University
Clemson University Thomas Jefferson University University of Delaware
Patrick James Kavanagh
Boston University
Virginia Tech
Providence College
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Rutgers University University of Maryland John Scott Keane Jr.
Tyler Clifford Kuni
Arcadia University
Owen James Lang
Rochester Institute of Technology
Lynchburg College Arcadia University High Point University
Rowan University
Merrimack College Roger Williams University
Brian Leatherwood Keller
Lebanon Valley College
Sacred Heart University
Rutgers University
Saint Joseph’s University
Temple University
Seton Hall University
The Ohio State University
Susquehanna University
Towson University
The University of Scranton
University of Connecticut University of Maryland
Sean C. Lenzsch
Drexel University
Xavier University
Gannon University
Drexel University
Saint Michael’s College
Life University Jason Christopher Kirk
Florida Institute of Technology Loyola University Maryland
Vincent Robert Loffredo
Syracuse University
Merrimack College Neumann University
University of Delaware
Rider University
Virginia Tech
Sacred Heart University Rocco Michael Lombardo
Neumann University Palm Beach Atlantic University Rider University Widener University
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Class of 2018 College Acceptances As reported by the students as of May 7, 2018. Cumberland County College
Nicholas Austin Lonetto
Arjun Mathur
Case Western Reserve University
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Drexel University Georgetown University
Michael Patrick Mackley
Drexel University
Northeastern University
Rowan University
Rowan University
Rutgers University
Union College
Seton Hall University
University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester
Stevens Institute of Technology
Emmett Edward Malady
Ursinus College Villanova University
University of Maryland
Evan Joseph Malgier
Devon Michael Alexander Matthews Kutztown University of Penn. Rajdaman Singh Mander
Drew University
Louisiana State University
Drexel University
Rowan University
Hofstra University
Saint Joseph’s University
Rowan University
The University of Tampa
Saint Joseph’s University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Syracuse University
Widener University
Temple University University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Sean Oluwaseun Matthews
James Madison University
Ursinus College
Montclair State University
Washington College
Rowan University
Widener University
Seton Hall University University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Gary John Martinelli Jr.
Ithaca College
Widener University
La Salle University
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Loyola University Maryland Merrimack College
Sean Michael Anthony McGlone
Arizona State University
Pennsylvania State University
Merrimack College
Quinnipiac University
Pennsylvania State University
Rowan University
Saint Joseph’s University
Rutgers University
University of Maryland
Saint Joseph’s University University of Delaware
Evan Shaw Merritt
Clarkson University
University of Missouri Columbia
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Widener University
Mount St. Mary’s University Rowan University
William Anthony Martini
Pennsylvania State University Providence College
Justin Tyler Michener
Monmouth University
Villanova University
Rider University
Xavier University
Seton Hall University Stockton University
Christopher George Martucci Jr.
Drexel University
Widener University
Merrimack College Rochester Institute of Technology
Christopher Miranda
Rowan University
Rutgers University Saint Joseph’s University Temple University Ursinus College
Michael F. Mitchell
Monmouth Univeristy Mount St. Mary’s University
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Class of 2018 College Acceptances As reported by the students as of May 7, 2018.
Gabriel Joseph Morales
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Steven Robert Oliver
Drew University
King’s College
Duquesne University
La Salle University
East Carolina University
Merrimack College
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Rider University
Merrimack College
Rowan University
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Saint Joseph’s University
Sacred Heart University
Widener University
Saint Joseph’s University
Cumberland County College
The Catholic University of America
Seton Hall University John Hunter Morris
The College of New Jersey Sean K. Mulhern
Bryant University
University of Delaware
College of Charleston Fairleigh Dickinson University
Devon Christopher Osgood
Johns Hopkins University
Florida Southern College Gettysburg College
Jake Tyler Ottinger
Drexel University Villanova University
High Point University La Salle University Merrimack College
Harrison Paul Parker
Furman University
The University of Tampa
James Madison University
Cabrini University
University of Delaware
Gettysburg College
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
The University of Tampa Brandon Joseph Nailor
Neumann University Rosemont College
Robert Francis Nelson
Tyler Robert Parnell
Drexel University
Rowan University
North Carolina State University
Saint Joseph’s University
Saint Joseph’s University
The Catholic University of America
University of Delaware
The College of New Jersey
Ursinus College
Rowan University
David Christian Patragnoni
Drexel University
Saint Joseph’s University
North Carolina State University
The University of Tampa
Saint Joseph’s University
Xavier University
Temple University The University of Tampa
Anthony L. Neri III
Drexel University
University of South Carolina
Merrimack College Pennsylvania State University
Adam Michael Paul
Stockton University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rochester Institute of Technology
James C. Pendzik
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Rowan University
La Salle University
Rutgers University
Merrimack College
The College of New Jersey
Neumann University
University of Maryland
Rowan University
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Widener University
Virginia Tech Widener University
Vincent Robert Perna
Clemson University Rowan University University of Delaware Virginia Tech
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Class of 2018 College Acceptances As reported by the students as of May 7, 2018.
Thomas Carl Peterson Jr.
Monmouth University
James Christian Rocco
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Rowan University
Rider University
Stockton University
Rutgers University Saint Joseph’s University
Nicholas A. Pilny
Hood College
Seton Hall University
La Salle University Lycoming College
Kyle P. Rowe
College of William and Mary
Methodist University
Lehigh University
Pennsylvania State University
Saint Joseph’s University Temple University
Rowan University
The College of New Jersey Spencer Chase Rain
Florida Atlantic University
University of Richmond
Rowan University
Villanova University
Saint Joseph’s University The Ohio State University
John Stephen Sabella
Arcadia University
University of Kansas
Fairleigh Dickinson University
La Salle University
Muhlenberg College
Gettysburg College Michael Francis Reader
Merrimack College
Rowan University
Neumann University
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Rutgers University
Susquehanna University
Saint Joseph’s University
The Catholic University of America
The University of Tampa
The University of Scranton University of Hartford
Michael Gabriel Rebbecchi Jr.
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Ursinus College
Loyola University Maryland Rowan University
Matthew Albert Savela
Seton Hall University
Johnson & Wales University La Salle University
The College of New Jersey
Rowan University
Thomas Jefferson University
Widener University
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Ursinus College
Colby Aaron Schalek
Elizabethtown College Hartwick College
John Joseph Reynolds Jr.
Clemson University
Merrimack College
Drew University
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Fordham University
Moravian College
Merrimack College
Pace University
Miami University, Oxford
Stockton University
Seton Hall University
Virginia Wesleyan University
The Catholic University of America University of South Carolina
John Matthew Schossig
Drexel University
Villanova University
Merrimack College
Washington College
Monmouth University
West Virginia University
Rider University Rosemont College
James Alex Rice
Sacred Heart University
Rowan University Seton Hall University
Joseph Rice
Sacred Heart University
The College of New Jersey Widener University
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Class of 2018 College Acceptances As reported by the students as of May 7, 2018.
Steven Joseph Schwab Jr.
Colorado School of Mines
Jake Robert Smith
Drexel University
Gannon University
Loyola University Maryland
Rowan University
Pennsylvania State University
The College of New Jersey
Rutgers University
West Virginia University, Institute of Technology
University of Delaware
Wilkes University
University of Maryland
Worcester Polytechnic Institute York College of Pennsylvania
Thomas Joseph Stachiotti
La Salle University Rutgers University
Zackary James Sekel
Drexel University
Saint Joseph’s University
University of Delaware
Seton Hall University
University of Maryland
Temple University
Villanova University Virginia Tech
Benjamin Frease Stailey
Hofstra University Rowan University
Benjamin R. Sheehan
Merrimack College
Rutgers University
Quinnipiac University
Saint Joseph’s University
Saint Joseph’s University
Ursinus College
Seton Hall University Stockton University
Mitchell David Shields
Douglas Edward Stasuk
Fairleigh Dickinson University
The College of New Jersey
Florida Gulf Coast University
University of Delaware
The University of Tampa
La Salle University
Matthew Stefanelli
Saint Joseph’s University
Florida Gulf Coast University The University of Tampa
The College of New Jersey Vincenzo Thomas Stellato Brendan Ryan Shortall
Basilio Augustus Silla
Loyola Marymount University
La Salle University
University of California, San Diego
Rowan University
University of California, Santa Barbara
Saint Joseph’s University
Ursinus College
Florida Institute of Technology
Jordan Jacob Sterchele
Cabrini University
La Salle University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Rutgers University
Rowan University
Stockton University University of Delaware
Joseph J. Stewart
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Fairfield University James Madison University Saint Joseph’s University
Andrew Harrison Silver
Florida Institute of Technology
Temple University
Merrimack College
The Catholic University of America
Rowan University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
The University of Scranton University of Florida
Travis Joseph Stoll
Drew University
Washington University in St. Louis
Merrimack College
Georgian Court University
Salisbury University
Rowan University
Thomas Jefferson University
Moravian College Nicholas Scott Simila
The Catholic University of America
Ursinus College
Ursinus College
West Chester University of Pennsylvania Wheeling Jesuit University
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Class of 2018 College Acceptances As reported by the students as of May 7, 2018.
Matthew Raymond Talbot
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Justin Alan Wright
Arcadia University
Temple University
Clemson University
The University of Tampa
Moravian College Rutgers University
Paul Louis Tsikouras
American University
Temple University
George Mason University
University of Maryland
Loyola University Maryland
University of South Carolina
Merrimack College Saint Joseph’s University
Phillip Anthony Yurgin
High Point University
The Catholic University of America
Rider University
University of Delaware
Rowan University
University of Maryland
Saint Joseph’s University University of Delaware
Michael James Valecce Jr.
King’s College Rider University
Robert Zaccaria
Arcadia University
The University of Arizona
Cabrini University
University of Pittsburgh
Eastern University
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Immaculata University
Widener University
Kean University
Xavier University
La Salle University Monmouth University
Christopher M. Vitale II Rowan College at Gloucester County
Rider University Saint Joseph’s University
Jake Walters
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Seton Hall University
Rowan University
The University of Tampa
Saint Joseph’s University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
The University of Tampa
Widener University
West Chester University of Pennsylvania Mark A. Zandanel Adam Anthony Weisensee
Drexel University
Drexel University Pennsylvania State University
Rowan University
Quinnipiac University
The College of New Jersey
Saint Joseph’s University The Ohio State University
James Weston
Elon University Gennaro Blaize Zappariello Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Andrew Brian White
High Point University James Madison University Pennsylvania State University The University of Tampa University of Central Florida West Virginia University
Joseph Nicholas Wilhelm
Rowan University The Ohio State University Thomas Jefferson University University of Maryland University of Pittsburgh Ursinus College
Anthony Charles Wilson
American University Dickinson College La Salle University
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Florida Institute of Technology
Notes on Academic Dress* The history of academic dress begins in the early days of the oldest universities. A statute of 1321 required all “Doctors, Licentiates, and Bachelors” of the University of Coimbra to wear gowns. In England during the second half of the 14th century, the statutes of certain colleges forbade “excess in apparel” and prescribed the wearing of a long gown. It is still a question whether academic dress finds its sources chiefly in ecclesiastical or in civilian dress. Gowns may have been considered necessary for warmth in the unheated buildings used by medieval scholars. Hoods may have served to cover the tonsured head until superseded for that purpose by the skull cap. The cap was later displaced by a headdress similar to ones now recognized as “academic.” European institutions continue to show great diversity in their specifications of academic dress. However, when American colleges and universities adopted a system of academic apparel a half century ago, a code was devised for all to follow. GOWNS The gown for the bachelor’s degree has pointed sleeves and is worn closed. The gown for the master’s degree has an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist, with the sleeve base hanging down in the traditional manner. The rear part of the sleeve’s oblong shape is square cut and the front part has an arc cut away. It may be worn open or closed. The gown for the doctor’s degree has bell-shaped sleeves and may be worn open or closed. Bachelor’s and master’s gowns have no trimmings, but the doctor’s may be faced on the front with black or colored velvet and with three bars of the same across the sleeves. If color is used, it is the color distinctive of the subject to which the degree pertains, and it matches the edging or binding of the hood. For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctors’ gowns, edgings of hoods, and tassels of caps, the colors associated with the different subjects are as follows: Agriculture – Maize Arts, Letters, Humanities – White Commerce, Accountancy – Drab Business – Drab Dentistry – Lilac Economics – Copper Education – Light Blue Engineering – Orange Fine Arts – Brown Forestry – Russet Journalism – Crimson Law – Purple Library Science – Lemon
Medicine – Green Music – Pink Nursing – Apricot Oratory (speech) – Silver Gray Pharmacy – Olive Green Philosophy – Dark Blue Physical Education – Sage Green Public Administration – Peacock Blue Public Health – Salmon Pink Science – Golden Yellow Social Work – Citron Theology – Scarlet Veterinary Science – Gray 24
HOODS Hoods are lined with the official color or colors of the college or university conferring the degree. The binding or edging of the hood is the color indicative of the subject to which the degree pertains, except that the doctor’s cap may have its tassel of gold thread. CAPS Mortarboards are generally worn as part of the academic costume. The long tassel fastened to the middle point of the cap’s top is either black or the color appropriate to the subject. It is customary for degree candidates to wear the tassels on the right front side before degrees are conferred and to shift them to the left when the degrees are awarded. This custom is in some respects a substitute for individual hooding. * Adapted from “An Academic Costume Code and Ceremony Guide,” A (Washington, DC: American Council on Education, 1959). Universities and Colleges.
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Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP Very Rev. Michael F. Di Gregorio, O.S.A. PRIOR PROVINCIAL, PROVINCE OF ST. THOMAS OF VILLANOVA Rev. Francis J. Horn, O.S.A., J.C.D. SECRETARY/TREASURER COUNSELORS Rev. Francis J. Doyle, O.S.A. Rev. Robert P. Hagan, O.S.A., J.D. Rev. Robert J. Murray, O.S.A., Ph.D. Rev. Joseph L. Narog, O.S.A. Rev. Arthur P. Purcaro, O.S.A., D. Min. Rev. Luis A. Vera, O.S.A., D. Min.
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ST. AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Board of Directors 2017-2018 BOARD OFFICERS
Very Rev. Michael F. Di Gregorio, O.S.A. CHAIR, PRIOR PROVINCIAL, PROVINCE OF ST. THOMAS OF VILLANOVA Rev. Robert J. Murray, O.S.A., Ph.D. HEAD OF SCHOOL, ST. AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL Rev. Mr. William C. Lauth (G ’15, ’17) VICE CHAIR Mrs. Dana K. Catalana (P ’07) SECRETARY Rev. Francis J. Horn, O.S.A., J.C.D. TREASURER
BOARD MEMBERS Mrs. Rose Davis Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., Ph.D. Rev. Christopher J. Drennen, O.S.A. Mr. A. Steven Fabietti, Esq. ’89 Mr. Cornelius J. McPeak, Jr. ’05 Mrs. Patricia B. Siganos (P ’04 ’15) Mr. R. Douglas Smithson Mr. James H. Stewart Dr. Mary Ellen J. Terrels (P ’16) Mr. Robert F. Woods 27
Ceremonial Mace & Head of School Medallion Historically, the mace is a symbol of authority dating from medieval times when knights carried them during processions with their kings. As the tradition grew, the mace became a ceremonial symbol of peaceful leadership, and maces were embellished with jewels and metals. Today, an independent school’s mace is carried before the head of school, platform-party dignitaries, and faculty during commencement exercises and other academic ceremonial processions. Head of School medallions are closely aligned with maces and are traditional symbols of authority. A Head of School medallion is typically inscribed with the seal of the institution and is worn over academic regalia on ceremonial occasions, particularly at commencements and academic convocations. The Head of School medallion honors the current Head of School, Rev. Robert J. Murray, O.S.A., and his predecessors, Rev. Donald F. Reilly, O.S.A. (President), Rev. Paul W. Galetto, O.S.A. (President), and Rev. Stephen J. LaRosa, O.S.A. (President). An adaptation of the seal of the Order of St. Augustine, the seal of St. Augustine Prep, is one of the school’s most ubiquitous images. The HEART is the symbol of love and charity, which is the first rule of St. Augustine. The CROSIER and MITRE symbolize the bishopric of St. Augustine, one of the Fathers of the Church. “TOLLE LEGE; TOLLE LEGE” (Take and Read) were the words spoken by a voice heard by St. Augustine and which led him to his conversion. SAPIENTIA ET SCIENTIA (Wisdom and Knowledge) is the traditional motto of Augustinian schools based on the knowledge and wisdom of St. Augustine. St. Augustine Preparatory School was founded in 1959.
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