Brotherhood Ceremony for the Class of 2024 & New Students (Program Booklet)

ST. AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL Initiation Rite for the Class of 2024 & New Students into the Brotherhood of Hermits October 20, 2020 Richland, NJ 1

THE INITIATION RITE FOR THE CLASS OF 2024 & NEW STUDENTS INTO THE BROTHERHOOD OF HERMITS OCTOBER 20, 2020 RICHLAND, NEW JERSEY

ST. AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Class of 2024 & New Students

Jacob Alvarez Jake Andre Benedetto Andreoli Christian Asmal Zachary Auer Matteo Barberio Logan Barrett Robert Bartolone Luke Bevilacqua Brady Blum Connor Bogan Brandon Bormann Robert Brooks IV Brayden Brown Daniel Brown Elijah Brown Hunter Brown John Bumbernick Dante Buonadonna Michael Buono Sean Buono Kyle Burhenne Peter Burnley Daniel Burns George Buzby Noah Calderon Carter Callahan Jake Casale Santino Casale Matthew Castle Justin Ceccanecchio Brandon Chick Joseph Cleary Kevin Cole Tucker Collins Salvatore Coppola Daniel Cortes Cameron Cuff

Nicholas DeBlasio Philip Degnan Jack Del Monte Howard DeRias Alexander D’Ilario Luke Dinkels William Dodd Dominic D’Ottavio William Downey IV Samuel Duer Phinnaeus Duffey Grayson Esposito Kenneth Everett Jr. Austin Exley Anthony Farmer Matthew Flanigan Aiden Foxx Angelo Francesconi Logan Franks Antonio Freund Evan Frugoli Finn Gallagher Ryan Gambill Liam Garber Charles Gardiner Warren Garland Walter Garrison IV Tyler Gerst James GoldsmithIII Robert Gregorio Jr. Luke Grippo Connor Harbright Daniel Haugh Ethan Haynes George Horner Michael Hozalski Carter Huber Luke Huber 2

Michael Hurley Vincent Isom Cole Jarrett Hunter Johnson Luke Johnson Shamir Johnson Aiden Kane Andrew Kayes Robert Kennedy Luke King Nathaniel King Porter Kostiuk Ethan Kurelko Jackson Kuzma Jack Lamborne Benedetto Lisi Lorenzo Lopes Liam Mackey Zachary Marks Nicholas Martinelli Jackson Maslanik Jalen Matthews John Matusiak Evan Mazur JohnPaul Mazza John McAllister Max McCoy John McGough IV Tristan McLeer Connor McMahon Colin McShane Aaron Meslin Lukas Mikula Robert Miskelly Walter Moore Anthony Mortellite Michael Muits Andrew Neuman

ST. AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Class of 2024 & New Students

Madison Nowak John O’Brien Patrick O’Hara Nathaniel Paul Paradela Charles Penza Augustine Pescatore Noah Plenn John Podgorski James Polashock Luke Poyas Ethan Putz Ezequiel Ramirez Trovaughn Randle James Reagan Brent Reidenbach Domenic Riccardi Jackson Riggs Robert Romarino Zander Rudd Nazzareno Rudi Patrick Sacco Dimitri Santiago Anthony Santora Nicholas Scaffidi Jason Scatchard Charles Schneider Ryan Small Adrian Smith Liam Smith Alex Stefanelli Corbin Stehman Jr Jake Steinhour Peter Tampellini Mason Taylor Damien Taylor-Eichler Domenic Teti Kevin Tomenga Joseph Tortella

Anthony Tramp Thomas Tran Jason Umosella Jude Vellaringattu Edward Vincent Jr. Maximus Watson Ryan Wieand Vincent Wren Jack Young Alexander Yurgin

New Students Nicholas Bercute Vincent Campanaro Michael Caprice Michael Chalenski Colin Clancy Shane Clancy Alexander Constantinou Joseph Cortese Robert Foster Andrew Gaines Emiliano Garcia Samuel Gruber Ryan Jarvie Deaglan Kelly Holden Kent Matthew Liss Kendrick Nelson Jeffrey Puri Brandon Pustizzi Evan Smith Ethan Weiss Matthew Wolosin

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GOLDEN HERMITS

50th Anniversary of St. Augustine Preparatory School’s Class of 1971 Robert C. Ballard Jeffrey L. Barnes Michael Carabrese Nicholas A. Cashan William J. Chambers Damion L. Chmelewski Peter Cifaloglio Edward M. Connor Edward P. Dondero

Michael E. Duffy William J. Emow Robert A. Feller Samuel T. Fiocchi Curtis A. Foster Edward M. Macri James A. Marinelli David D. Martinelli Gary D. Mesiano

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James R. Pagnam Ronald J. Petrosky Frank Pitale III Paul A. Rodio Daniel B. Samchuck Anthony F. Sparacio James M. Sullivan Dennis M. Trainor Joseph J. Yugovich

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The Brotherhood of the Hermits I. PROCESSION OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY Led by the Head of School – Augustinians, Board of Directors, Alumni, Faculty and the Student Body enter followed by the Class of 2024 and New Students.

II. OPENING BLESSING AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Fr. Tony Burrascano, O.S.A. offers the opening prayer followed

by Mark Faverzani ’21, Vice President of Student Government leading the assembly in the Pledge of Allegiance.

III. EXPLANATION OF SIGN AND SYMBOLS ON SCHOOL SEAL Gary Mazza ’21, Jake Caselli ’21, Keshav Mathur ’21, Justin Brown ’21 and Mark Faverzani ’21

IV. GOVERNANCE Swearing-in of the Executive Committee of Student Government

by Moderator, Mr. Stephen Sharp Presentation of the President’s Medal

by Head of School, Fr. Robert J. Murray, O.S.A., Ph.D. to Student Body President, Cameron Compare ’21.

V. BLESSING OF THE PINS Fr. Francis X. Devlin, O.S.A., Prior Allegrini Monastery 6

VI. INSCRIPTION OF NAMES INTO THE BOOK OF BROTHERHOOD Student Government, members of the Class of 1971 and legacy members of the Hermit Brotherhood invite the Class of 2024 & New Students to sign the Book of Brotherhood and receive their blue blazer signifying induction into the Brotherhood.

VII. ALUMNI RECOGNITION Director of Alumni Leadership, Mr. Paul Rodio ’70 introduces the Golden Hermits and today’s keynote speaker, Max Lamcken ’15.

VIII. KEYNOTE ADDRESS Mr. Max Lamcken ’15 University of Miami ’19, Villanova Law

IX. FINAL BLESSING Fr. Robert J. Murray, O.S.A., Ph.D. Head of School, St. Augustine Preparatory School

XI. ALMA MATER Please join in by turning to the inside cover for the alma mater.

All guests are invited to join the Class of 2024 & New Students for light refreshments courtesy of the Austin Society (St. Augustine Prep Mothers Club)

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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 8

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.

The signing of the Book of Brotherhood signifies official induction into the Hermit Brotherhood.

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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. Treasurer Rev. James D. McBurney, O.S.A. Secretary COUNSELORS Rev. John F. Deary, O.S.A. Rev. Raymond F. Dlugos, O.S.A. Rev. Francis J. Doyle, O.S.A. Rev. Robert P. Hagan, O.S.A. Rev. Craig M. McMahon, O.S.A. Rev. Arthur P. Purcaro, O.S.A.

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ST. AUGUSTINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2019-2020 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 M. Davis H’17 Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., Ph.D. Rev. Christopher J. Drennen, O.S.A. Mr. Robert D. McCormick P’17 ’21 Mr. Cornelius J. McPeak, Jr. ’05 Mr. R. Douglas Smithson Mr. James H. Stewart Dr. Mary Ellen J. Terrels P’16 Mr. Robert F. Woods 11

Ceremonial Mace, Head of School Medallion & School Seal 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 up 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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CONGRATULATIONS, CLASS OF 2024 & NEW STUDENTS WE PROUDLY WELCOME YOU TO THE HERMIT BROTHERHOOD!

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IN MEMORIAM Paul J. Ambrose ’73 John Arnone ’63 Robert C. Ashton ’83 Reginald C. Bailey ’74 Brian Bell ’96 James T. Bennett, Jr. ’14 Andrew G. Berenato ’77 Hamilton Blackshear ’67 Bryan S. Borek ’06 Jonathon J. Borgese ’03 Christopher Brand ’99 Ronald K. Brownlee ’04 Eugene J. Caporale ’82 Ronald A. Caramma ’72 Raymond J. Cavagnaro ’67 Thomas J. Chmelewski ’83 Anthony Cinaglia ’77 Mark Claeys ’97 Robert Cole ’02 Wayne T. Compotaro ’71 Salvatore S. Corma ’04 Casimer M. Dallago ’71 John Danzenbaker ’77 George J. Daoud ’66 Robert A. DeFulgentis ’64 William E. Ditmire ’70 Alfred Durney ’80 Francis Egan ’78 Tom Fabietti ’86 Albert Falciani ’71 Thomas P. Farnoly ’74 Brett V. Fitzpatrick ’06 Michael Fox ’76 Michael Fralinger ’75 Paul John Galli ’89 Robert Gelsi ’76 John George ’65 Vincent Giacalone ’63 Francis Giordano ’63 Matthew Glass ’11 Ronald Gratz ’64 Paul M. Gulli ’66 Gerald L. Hiles ’85 Bruce E. Hirsch ’68 John M. Hirsch ’65 Daniel Houston ’06

Thomas J. Hunt ’18 Joshua S. Jagirdar ’07 Michael R. Johnson ’84 Kevin Kelly ’75 Richard Kelly ’64 Victor A. Krivitski ’08 Howard L. Lanier ’03 Maxim LeFevre ’80 Raymond J. Lilla ’87 Ryan R. MacCluen ’05 James A. Marinelli ’70 Brian Martinelli ’85 David D. Martinelli, Jr. ’70 Vincent J. Mattioli ’68 Michael Mazzochi ’83 Terence McFarland ’77 Tony McMurtry ’80 Thomas F. McNamee ’63 Charles M. Middlesworth ’64 Edward Miller ’66 Edward Misiewicz ’87 David Monfardini ’72 Ralph J. Nigro ’71 David Nolan ’78 James T. Norton ’87 Edwin P. Oldfield ’64 Frank G. Olivo ’68 John A. Olivo ’70 James Packard ’75 Nathan J. Pagano ’03 Michael R. Pagnam ’66 Lee P. Pancheri ’67 William Pizi ’83 John L. Pozzoboon ’82 Robert Raffa ’70 Christopher A. Reid ’82 John D. Rich ’70 William I. Rich ’67 Anthony J. Rizzo ’93 Stephen B. Rozdilski ’69 James Ryan ’64 John Santaniello ’72 Michael J. Saulin ’68 John J. Scarano ’77 Robert Shack ’83 Timothy Shack ’84

Todd M. Sheridan ’06 Robert Short ’67 John Sipin ’77 Charles Spina ’65 Robert Stewart ’83 Douglas S. Streitz ’90 Richard T. Sweeney ’63 Peter J. Tamagni ’64 Michael G. Thibodeau ’05 John Trasferini ’70 Tyler M. Turpin ’19 Christopher Vandenberg ’81 Mark Vandenberg ’77 Brian J. Venturi ’64 Donald J. Volpe ’71 Zachary M. Walz ’09 Brockton Westmoreland ’80 Daniel Weymer ’10 Robert J. Wickham ’05 Edward Williams ’80 Constantine Yiambilis ’02

...and when our days with you are done still guide each grateful son!

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“Setting hearts on fire with a passionate search for Truth, Unity, and Love.”

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