SUMMER 2017
Xavier High School Jack Raslowsky P’16 President Michael LiVigni P’21 Headmaster Rev. John Replogle, S.J. ’51 Assistant to the President Daniel Dougherty Executive Vice President Shawna Gallagher Vega, APR Director of Communications Editor, Xavier Magazine Contributors David Ciancimino, S.J. ’77 Kaija DeWitt Kieran Halloran, S.J. ’10 Shane Lavin ’03 William Martino Zane Massey ’96 Mark Mongelluzzo Justin Pastilha ’16 Michael Tolkin ’85 Lindsay Willert Lead Photographer Michael Marmora Contributing Photographers Harisch Studios Stephanie Massaro Mike Olivieri Mark Wyville Design Erbach Communications Group How to Reach Us Xavier Magazine Xavier High School 30 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011 Email: editor@xavierhs.org Class Notes: classnotes@xavierhs.org
Xavier’s Mission
Founded in 1847, Xavier High School is an academically rigorous, Catholic, Jesuit, college preparatory school in New York City that educates intelligent, motivated young men of diverse backgrounds and means. Xavier teaches students to take responsibility for their lives, to lead with integrity, to act justly in service of others, to pursue excellence in every endeavor and to deepen their relationship with God. Ultimately, Xavier forms young men who will go forth to transform the world for God’s greater glory.
On the Cover
Artist and Fairfield Jesuit Community rector Michael Tunney, S.J. created Aqua Fresca, a watercolor and gouache on primed watercolor paper, as an experiment in 2009. It was the first time he used gesso—normally a primer on canvas for an oil or acrylic painting—on a watercolor work, leading to the puddling and richness of the colors. Aqua Fresca found a second life when Fr. Tunney added the contemporary IHS seal of the Society of Jesus, integrating it into the artwork with Photoshop filters—“perfect for a summer cover” MIX of Xavier Magazine, Paper from responsible sources he said. FSC® C022085