Issue III - St. Sebastian`s School

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Vol V, Issue III
2009-2010
S T. SMEBASTIAN’S
AG A Z I N E
2009-2010
Board of Trustees
Seán Cardinal O'Malley, OFM. Cap.
Chairman
David F. Gately '73
President
William L. Burke III P '95,'97,'00,'04
Executive Officer, Headmaster
Patrick T. Jones P'02
Secretary
Timothy J. McCarthy, Jr. '81, P'10
Treasurer
4
Features
Departments
6
Matriculation
42
Class Notes
28
Arrows in the News
48
Guest Speakers
34
Reunion 2010
50
Fine Arts Department
52
Athletics
58
In Memoriam
Cover Images
Front: Charlie Allen ’10 mugs for the camera moments before the start of Commencement Exercises.
Back: A piece of the mural on display in the stairwell of Arrows Hall. Read more on page 26.
Above: Chris ’10, Kerry, Paige, and Stephen Marino at Commencement on June 3.
St. Sebastian’s School Mission Statement
A Catholic independent school, St. Sebastian’s seeks to engage young men in the pursuit of
truth through faith and reason. By embracing Gospel values in an inclusive, nurturing community
and by inspiring intellectual excellence in a structured liberal arts curriculum, St. Sebastian’s
strives to empower students for success in college and in life. The ideal St. Sebastian’s graduate
will be a moral and just person, a gentleman of courage, honor, and wisdom, a life-long learner
who continues to grow in his capacity to know, to love, and to serve God and neighbor.
Credits
St. Sebastian’s Magazine publishes 3 times a year.
Photos by Joanne Ecclesine, Marshall Goldin, Marilyn Martin,
Dan Tobin.
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St Sebastian’s School
1191 Greendale Ave
Needham, MA 02492
David H. Barlow '60
J. Devin Birmingham '84, P'14
Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J.
Devin C. Condron '92
William T. Connolly, Jr. P'10,'12
Michael F. Cronin P'06
John P. DiGiovanni '84, P'14
Mark E. Donovan P'07,'09,'12
Kevin F. Driscoll '72, P'05,'09
Kevin Ecclesine P'07,'10,'11
James L. Elcock '77, P'08
Thomas F. Flannery '77, P'06,'09
Rev. J. Bryan Hehir
Jane M. Hoch P'07
Wayne M. Kennard P'08
Rev. Brian R. Kiely
Douglas A. Kingsley P'10,'10,'12,'13
John A. Lawler IV '78
William A. O'Malley P'09,'10,'13
Sean P. O'Neil P'02,'05,'08
Stuart D. Porter
Peter J. Smail, Sr. P'05,'10
Robert M. Wadsworth P'10
Stephen P. Ward '96
Celeste E. Wolfe P'09,'12
Joanie Kingsley P'10,'10,'12,'13
President, Guild of St. Irene
Ted Hoff P'11,'13
President, Men’s Association
Patrick Hegarty '89
President, Alumni Association
Most Reverend John P. Boles '47
James A. Cotter, Jr. '57
J. Brad Griffith '58
Thomas J. Swan, Jr. '60
Frank M. Ward P'96
Trustee Emeriti
F RoM
THE dESk
oF THE HEAdMASTER
WILLIAM L. BuRkE III
“Peoplewouldsayoverandover,what
agroupofimpressiveyoungmen.
eyarenothighschoolboys!ey
havematurityandelegancebeyond
theiryears…whataretheyputtingin
thewateroverthere?”
T
his message, which I recently received in a note from one of our mothers, expresses
a beautiful truth I oen hear about the fruit of our mission-driven School filled with
outstanding teachers and truly fine young men from truly great families. By pursuing truth through faith and reason in this extraordinary community of academic rigor and
spiritual depth, our students make quantum leaps in their capacity to know, to love, and to
serve God and neighbor. In so doing, they become dynamically powerful forces for the
good, the true, and the beautiful, and the world in which they live out their love cannot help
but be stirred.
In the pages that follow, we provide lists and photographs and stories of young men who
have pursued and achieved excellence in scholarship, in athletics, and in the arts and who
have performed many hours of selfless service. In addition, we highlight exemplars of
courage, determination, perseverance, character, leadership, faith, honor, initiative, creativity,
strength, attitude, and effort.
You will also be treated to our most impressive college matriculation list, and to
Commencement speeches, Alumni Reunion Weekend images, Alumni Class notes, Trustee
honoree events, the Guild of St. Irene’s 60th Birthday celebration, underclassmen awards, and
visiting speakers.
We hope that you will be inspired by these glimpses of the many wonderful things
happening at St. Sebastian’s today, and we hope that you will visit whenever you can. I
welcome the opportunity to give you the grand tour and to share the details of the new
Science Center and comprehensive academic expansion project we’re about to undertake.
Because so many devote themselves to helping us advance our most important mission,
our School grows stronger every day. From the depths of my soul, I thank God, and I thank
our beloved students, parents, grandparents, faculty, staff, trustees, alumni, and friends.
Please know that I appreciate your many blessings so much more than I could ever say.
May God continue to bless each of you every sacred step of the way.
Sincerely,
William L. Burke III
Headmaster
WWW. S T S EBASTIANS S CHooL.oRG
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Christopher Dillon ’10, Andrew Wadsworth ’10, and Michael (Jake) O’Malley ’10.
S
t. Sebastian’s School graduated 60 students at the sixty-sixth
Commencement Exercises, held on ursday, June 3, 2010.
Seán Cardinal o'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, delivered the
commencement address. Edward W. kingsley was this year’s Salutatorian and Brendan B. Ecclesine was the Valedictorian.
Awards presented during the ceremony include:
Pursuit of Excellence in the Discipline Awards
presentedtoindividualsselectedbythefaculty
English Literature - Joseph J. Albanese, Jr., Brendan B. Ecclesine
Latin - Joseph J. Albanese, Jr.
History - Joseph J. Albanese, Jr., Gregory M. kinlan
Photography - John Tran, Andrew H. Wadsworth
Religion - Edward W. kingsley, Maxwell A. kingsley
Chemistry - Andrew R. Spencer
English Writing - owen E. ortiz, Andrew R. Spencer
Biology - Andrew R. Spencer
Spanish - Brendan B. Ecclesine
Art - Michael d. Sanderson
Music - Michael d. Healey
Mathematics - Brendan B. Ecclesine, Edward W. kingsley
Greek - Christopher S. Marino, Michael J. o'Malley, John H. Supple
Physics - Edward W. kingsley, Andrew H. Wadsworth
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Special Medals
eFollowingMedalsareawardedtoindividualswho,duringtheir
highschoolyears,haveachievedthehighestgradepointaveragein
requiredandadvancedcoursesintherespectivedisciplines
Humberto Cardinal Medeiros Memorial Medal for Modern
Languages – Brendan B. Ecclesine
Rev. Msgr. Joseph A. Beatty Memorial Medal for English –
Edward W. kingsley
Rev. Msgr. John F.X. Harney Memorial Medal for Religion –
Brendan B. Ecclesine, Edward W. kingsley
Rev. Msgr. Charles d. McInnis Memorial Medal for History –
Joseph J. Albanese, Jr., Brendan B. Ecclesine
Paul A. Ablondi ’57 Memorial Medal for Mathematics – Brendan
B. Ecclesine
St. Sebastian Medal for Science – Andrew R. Spencer
St. Sebastian Medal for Fine Arts – Michael d. Healey
St. Sebastian Medal for Classics – Edward W. kingsley
The Headmaster's Award
presentedtothegraduatewhohasachievedthehighestcumulative
gradepointaverage
Brendan B. Ecclesine
The St. Sebastian's Scholar With Distinction Award
presentedtothegraduateswhohavereceivedayearlyaverageofA-or
higherineverycourseeveryyear
Brendan B. Ecclesine, Edward W. kingsley
The St. Sebastian's Scholar Award
presentedtothegraduatewhohasreceivedayearlyaverageofBor
higherineverycourseeveryyear
Joseph J. Albanese, Jr., Joseph R. kilcullen, david M. Ruffolo,
Andrew R. Spencer
The Sr. Evelyn C. Barrett, O.P. Scholarship
presentedbythefacultytotheseniorwhobestpersonifiesthe
academic,extracurricular,andspiritualvaluesofSt.Sebastian's
The Robert S. Gilligan '65 Award
presentedtotheseniorwhobestexemplifiesthequalitiesofcourage,
determination,andperseverance
Michael d. Healey
The Cardinal Cushing Memorial Medal for Student Service
presentedtoaseniorforexemplaryservicetotheSchool
kevin C. Lynch, Jr.
The Joseph P. MacDonald Award
presentedeachyearbytheStudentCouncil,inconjunctionwiththe
Schoolcommunity,toamemberoftheSt.Sebastian'sfamilyfor
outstandingservicetotheSchool
kha Nguyen
The Reverend Charles K. Riepe Medallion
presentedbytheHeadmaster,inconsultationwiththeadministration
andfaculty,tothememberofthegraduatingclasswhohasshowntrue
leadershipinexemplifyingthevirtuesoffaithandhonorforwhichthe
Schoolstands
Edward W. kingsley
The Founder's Medal
presentedtothatmemberoftheSeniorClasswhosecharacter,
leadership,andfortitudemostcloselyreflecttheidealsthatinspired
WilliamCardinalO'ConnelltofoundthisSchoolinthenameofSt.
Sebastian
Maxwell A. kingsley
The Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Award
presentedeachyeartoaseniorforexemplaryinitiative,creativity,and
perseveranceinadvancingthemissionoftheSchool
Joseph J. Albanese, Jr.
The Alumni Award
presentedtothesenior,selectedbythefaculty,whopossessesstrengthof
mind,body,andcharacter;whodisplaysoutstandingattitude,effort,
andachievement;hasinnatecommitmenttoexcellenceinall
endeavors;andwhohasmademanyandvariedcontributionstoSt.
Sebastian'sSchool
Christopher S. Marino
Pictured below: Thomas Gregg ’10.
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Class of 2010
College Matriculation
Joseph J. Albanese, Jr.
Georgetown university
Charles B. Allen
Bowdoin College
Joseph u. Bergeron
Trinity College
Peter G. Burke
Bucknell university
Carlton P. Cabot, Jr.
Trinity College
Peter H. Cahill
College of the Holy Cross
kameron P. Callow
Bentley university
Severin M. Chambers
Spring Hill College
Ryan J. Coffey
undecided
William J. Connolly
dartmouth College
J. Peirce daly
Lafayette College
Christopher S. dillon
Villanova university
Conor G. dillon
Providence College
Robert J. donahoe
Middlebury College
Gregory J. driscoll
Suffolk university
dean C. Ebozue
Boston College
Princeton university
kyle J. Everett
Stonehill College
Michael R. Ewing
union College
Michael W. Falb
Cornell university
Paul A. Federico
university of Miami
James M. Fitzgerald III
St. Anselm College
Michael R. Green
Loyola university Maryland
omas B. Gregg
Lehigh university
omas d. Harrington
Northeastern university
Ryan P. Hayes
Stonehill College
Michael d. Healey
Hampshire College
Nicholas A. Jacoby
Colgate university
Justin I. Jones
Boston university
John J. kavolius
university of Massachusetts, Amherst
Christopher J. kelly, Jr.
Fairfield university
omas L. kelly
Joseph R. kilcullen
Phillips Exeter Academy (PG Year)
Edward W. kingsley
dartmouth College
Maxwell A. kingsley
dartmouth College
Gregory M. kinlan
kevin C. Lynch, Jr.
Seton Hall university
Christopher S. Marino
Boston College
Stephen J. Matulis
Ryan E. McCarthy
Christopher d. Moses
Wake Forest university
Richard J. Mulroy
Johns Hopkins university
Scott M. Neuberger
Wake Forest university
John H. o'Connor
Lehigh university
Michael J. o'Malley
Amherst College
omas M. o'Regan
Harvard university
owen E. ortiz
Emerson College
Taylor A. Peck
Princeton university
Andrew S. Phillips
Boston College
david M. Ruffolo
university of Notre dame
Michael d. Sanderson
omas J. Smail
Andrew R. Spencer
Vanderbilt university
John H. Supple
Middlebury College
John Tran
Massachusetts College of Art & design
John R. Vanasse
Colby College
Christian J. Venditti
Georgetown university
Andrew H. Wadsworth
university of Virginia
Bradford C. Walker
Babson College
James P. Wyse
Colby College
The Legacy Continues
Three graduates from the Class of 2010 are the
sons of Arrows.
Headmaster Bill Burke with Jim III '10 and Jim '75
Fitzgerald.
Headmaster Bill Burke with Ryan '10 and Tim '81
McCarthy.
Richard '10 and Richard '73 Mulroy
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Headmaster’s Address
G
od first always! Let us, one more time as a
class, pray together:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever
shall be – World without end.
Amen.
“Together,wehave
shapedandwe
continuetoshape
St.Sebastian’sinto
aGod-centered,
student-centered,
mission-driveninstitutioninpursuit
ofthegood,the
true,andthe
beautifulinthis
worldandthe
next...”
In your Corporate Chapel address, one of you
shared these words:
anks,MomandDad,fortheopportunitytobe
partofsomethinggreat.
I believe that every one of you could have uttered
this sentence verbatim, and perhaps you have, for
each of you knows how blessed you are to have been
educated in this great School, and each of you knows
that your parents and their parents have devoted
themselves to you, and that your siblings and your
other relatives have also given freely and fully of
themselves for you. Your family has prayed for you
and paid for you – oen at considerable sacrifice.
And now, in this sacred moment, they beam with
unspeakable pride and ineffable love as they look
upon you, their son, grandson, brother, nephew,
cousin, brand new St. Sebastian’s Alumnus.
None of us ever makes it alone, and certainly, you
wouldn’t be sitting in these pews with your diplomas
in hand were it not for the unconditional love of your
family. Let us rise, face our families, and express our
gratitude.
~~~~
Earlier this year, we celebrated this proclamation
by our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln:
IamasuccesstodaybecauseIhadafriendwho
believedinmeandIdidn’thavethehearttolet
himdown.
Lincoln’s words strike responsive chords in sixty
hearts this morning, as each of you feels the same way
about one or more of the teachers, coaches,
moderators, advisors, and friends who make up our
outstanding faculty and staff. ese talented,
devoted, truly great people challenge you, they
support you, they sit with you in your pain; they
cheer with you in your triumphs. ey’re on your
side. ey love you. Early in the morning before
classes and well into the evening, your teachers are
here for you, providing extra help and doing whatever
they can to call you to greatness. Let us rise, look
upon our mentors, and express our gratitude.
~~~~
Firstweshapeourinstitutions;thentheyshape
us.(Winston Churchill)
Together, we have shaped and we continue to
shape St. Sebastian’s into a God-centered, studentcentered, mission-driven institution in pursuit of the
good, the true, and the beautiful in this world and the
next, and St. Sebastian’s has certainly shaped us and
will continue to shape us into becoming ever more
fully the very best people we can possibly be in body,
mind, and soul.
Your teachers have loved you and you have loved
them, and you have loved one another. e happiest
and best people I know are those who are truly, from
the inside out, happy for the success of others. When
you gentlemen received all that good news from
colleges, you expressed
true glee for each brother
every time an acceptance
letter arrived. You can’t
fake care and you can’t
fake love. You guys are
the real deal.
In a few moments,
you will wend your way
down the aisle, through
the honor guard of
beloved faculty. As you
do so, be fully present,
connect deeply, savor
every handshake, every
hug, and hold its press
eternal, for, as alumni
assure me, this ritual becomes more and more
meaningful upon reflection as the years roll on.
don’t miss it. don’t miss anything.
As you ascend the stairs and spill out into the
open of your future, you know deep in your hearts
that a chapter has ended. You will never again be
assembled as a Class in its entirety. We feel the
sadness we always feel whenever something truly
good and eminently meaningful draws to a close.
And we want to feel this sadness, believe me! For it
speaks to the profound truth that what we have been
through together matters – really matters –, and it
always will.
I speak for my sister and brother faculty, as I
confess how very painful it is for us to say good-bye.
You look so justifiably proud and happy and yet also
so understandably uncertain about how this beautiful
mystery will play itself out once you walk out into the
world of college and beyond. I’m tempted to break
the tension with a statement of profound wisdom,
and so I will, by quoting the great philosopher, Yogi
Berra:
Ifyoudon’tknowwhereyou’regoing,whenyou
getthere,you’llbelost.
servants. You have singularly distinguished
yourselves, bringing honor to your School, to your
families, and to yourselves. e nature and quality of
your experience here has been terrific.
And now as life aer St. Sebastian’s beckons, you
will discover the tremendous value of the powers you
have gained for having been here. You will learn, as
our young alumni
continue to assert, that
you are very well
positioned for
tremendous success in
college. e skills you
have developed and the
voice you have discovered
through hard work and
practice, practice, practice
in the signature St.
Sebastian’s Writing and
Public Speaking
Programs, and the
knowledge and the habits
you have acquired in all
of our academic
disciplines in English, and Religion, and History, and
Classics, and Spanish, and Math, and Science, and in
the Arts conspire powerfully.
Mr. Jack Birmingham’s vision of a St. Sebastian’s
graduate being regarded as a very well educated man
even if he never attends college has been realized in
the Class of 2010. Your devoted teachers have called
you to greatness, and you have responded.
But off to college you will go – every one of you –,
continuing to pursue excellence, strengthening your
ability to make a positive difference in the world and
growing in your capacity to know, to love, and to
serve God and neighbor.
We’ll be with you, offering advice and support
throughout your college years and beyond. is
morning, for this class, I feel inspired to share a sense
of the advice I offer to Arrows in college – distilled in
five points.
Point I: Pray. Trust – our year’s theme –
continues to announce itself, especially when we turn
to sacred scripture.
Iwaitforyou,OLord;IlimysoultomyGod.
InyouItrust.(Psalm 25)
eClassof2010isfilled
withtopscholars,gied
athletes,creativeartists,true
friends,andhumble
servants.Youhave
singularlydistinguished
yourselves,bringinghonorto
yourSchool,toyour
families,andtoyourselves.
While you gentlemen may not always know
precisely where you’re going each sacred step of your
way across God’s green earth, you will, I trust, always
know how you should go as men of faith and honor.
e Class of 2010 is filled with top scholars, gied
athletes, creative artists, true friends, and humble
I love this definition of prayer by the anonymous
14th century English author of the Cloudof
Unknowing:
…prayerissimplyareverent,consciousopenness
toGodfullofthedesiretogrowingoodnessand
overcomeevil.
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I love every word, but I would like to focus on
just one: reverent. Even a moment’s consideration of
God calls us to reverence, calls us to awe. No matter
how cynically secular your professors or fellow
students may prove to be, do not allow holy awe to be
cultured out of you. Embrace forever the truth
expressed by St. John of the Cross:
Holyawesustainsanddeepensthevirtues.
be attentive; look around. Search for a wayward soul
sitting alone and put your tray down next to her or
him. Be fully present in the moment to your new
friend just as you have always been for your brothers
here. And you don’t even have to worry about how
to break the ice.
eHolySpiritwillteachyouatthattimewhat
youshouldsay. (Luke 12:12)
So, pray, and worship the God who creates, and
saves, and sanctifies. Pray always and maintain
forever that reverent, conscious openness to God.
As Cardinal Seán has reminded us, eLord
wantstobeinvitedintoourlives.
May we invite Him in again and again and again
saecula saeculorum.
Point II: Be kind. Every person in every
profession and in every walk of life every day should
utter and live the message of the Hippocratic oath:
First, do no harm. Each person with whom we share
this planet is fighting a big battle. Every woman and
every man, like each of us, has been made for
eternity. All people are trying to get to heaven,
whether we know it or not, and we need to help one
another along the way.
kindness, of course, asks something more than
merely doing no harm. kindness requires action. I
submit that we should make our commitment to
kindness conscious and deliberate. When you walk
into your new dining hall on day one in September,
Point III: Be tireless in your pursuit of the good,
the true, and the beautiful. ough distractions and
temptations will surely abound, you must stay
focused on your game plan: Love God, work hard,
and take good care of one another. at you are
poised and ready to do so became abundantly clear
last week in Chapel, when your Class gathered to
share lessons learned at your service placements.
one of you, who had worked with autistic adults,
lamented that many of the paid staff spent their time
on the clock texting girls, while others, like you,
dedicated yourselves to making a difference in the
lives of the challenged folks entrusted to your care.
You closed by urging your classmates with these
words:
Devoteyourselftoacausebiggerthanyourself.
Self-motivate.
And people wonder why I’m optimistic about the
future of our country and of our world? Again, it’s all
about trust. We trust in God and we trust in you,
Patty Burke, Claudia O’Regan, Headmaster Bill Burke, Tom O’Regan ’10, and Tom O’Regan.
who carry our highest hopes, and you have proven
yourselves eminently worthy of our trust. devote
yourself to a cause bigger than yourself. How many
wise and heroic people have urged us to embrace and
live this call?
one such mensch is Auschwitz survivor, Viktor
Frankl, who writes:
…success,likehappiness,cannotbepursued;it
mustensue,anditdoessoastheunintendedside
effectofone’spersonaldedicationtoacause
greaterthanoneselforasaby-productofone’s
surrendertoapersonotherthanoneself.
Men for others, you graduates are well along the
path to very happy, very productive lives of service.
at morning in the Chapel, one of you related
that a struggling elementary school student, who had
not yet fallen in love with learning, connected with
you, came alive and confessed at the end: Youarethe
onlyreasonIlikegoingtoSchool.
Several of you expressed, with exquisite
sensitivity, your empathy for the young, the elderly,
and the physically, mentally, and emotionally
challenged people you had served. You opened your
hearts to them, you helped them, and they changed
you forever. Such transformation recalls the truth of
Wordsworth’s couplet:
Asmoreexposedtosufferinganddistress:
ence,alsomorealivetotenderness.
Yesterday, aer the Athletic Awards ceremony,
Mr. Nerbonne and I fell into conversation about one
of you, who had just received a great number of well
deserved honors and awards. It was not on the
athletic field, Mr. Nerbonne asserted, where you had
displayed your true greatness, but, rather, at your
service placement, where he had seen you working
intently with a mentally challenged young adult,
teaching him how to make a shopping list and find
his way in the world.
Point IV: Choose your mentors wisely. Last
week, at the Senior/Alumni Breakfast, Luke Sullivan
’09, fresh off his freshman year at the College of the
Holy Cross, encouraged you to schedule meetings
with your professors right away, even if you have
nothing in particular to say. is makes perfect
sense. As we remind one another oen, the essence
of life is in relationships, and so oen a relationship
begins by announcing ourselves. As is encouraged in
one of the greatest movies of all times – SlapShot –
You’vegottalet’emknowyou’rethere.
And you’ve got to learn from the masters, and
just who are they? I think that Peggy Noonan gives us
a good idea in the Wall Street Journal column she
wrote on the passing of one of her mentors, William
Safire, to whom she refers as an Elder.
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Ms. Noonan writes:
WhoaretheElders?eysetthestandards.ey
handdownthelore.ey’retheoldestand
wisest.Byproceedingthroughtheworldeachday
withdignityandhumanitytheyshowtheyoung
whatitisthatshouldbeemulated.ey’rethe
tribalchieains.
isroleprobably
existedsince
cavemandays,
becausepeopleneed
guidanceand
encouragement,they
needtobeheartened
byexamplesof
endurance.ey
needtobeinspired.
e other day I received, from one of your parents, a
note from which I now quote:
Sincethefirstday–theOpenHouse–Iknewit
wastherightfitforourfamily.Neverbeforehas
anyoneoranyplaceexceededexpectationslikeSt.
Seb’s…ourjourneytogetherwillneverend.
We promised your
parents and we promised
you that we would live
our mission of pursuing
the truth through faith
and reason. Yesterday, one
of my colleagues stopped
a seventh grader and
asked him if he were
pursuing truth through
faith and reason. He said
that he was. My colleague
persisted, asking what he
had discovered about truth? Oh, the seventh grader
said: it’saperson;it’sJesus.
Now, this young man will learn a few more
lessons along the way, but he’s already light years
ahead of most. And so are you, and it’s all a gi.
May we remember always that everything we
have comes to us from our gracious and loving God,
the giver of all good gis.
May we steer clear of those dreadful imposters,
arrogance and pride, forever embracing the truth of
this brilliant eight word sentence written by
contemplative monk, Father omas keating:
PrideattributestooneselfthegisofGod.
So,pray,andworship,the
Godwhocreates,andsaves,
andsanctifies.Prayalways
andmaintainforeverthat
reverent,consciousopenness
toGod.
Be multigenerational,
gentlemen. don’t cut yourselves off from the gis you
can receive. Find the wise, just, balanced, brave
masters and make the first move. Ask for help. ey
have so much to give you, but they need to be asked.
Nary a one of them wants to foist himself or herself
upon you. Be open and respectful. Sit at the feet of
the masters and learn. And learn well, because you
will be called to gain and pass on wisdom when your
time comes.
Finally, Point V: Work Hard. I’m quite certain
that you must have heard me mention at the
Admissions open House program you attended so
many years ago that I have never met a happy lazy
person. And you no doubt have heard me share that
a month or so into every academic year, I hear the
same three things from our new parents:
·Mysonhasneverworkedharder
·Hehasneverdonebetter
·Andhe’sneverbeenhappierinaschool
Toward the end of his bestselling book, Outliers,
Malcolm Gladwell writes:
Virtuallyeverysuccessstorywe’veseeninthis
booksofarinvolvessomeoneorsomegroupof
peopleworkingharderthantheirpeers.
Walk into class, walk into the library, walk into
the locker room, walk into the orchestra pit, walk
onto the stage, search for and find the hardest
working peer and match or exceed him or her. You
can all do that.
We promised your parents that you would be
known and loved. at we have made good on that
promise is a powerfully beautiful, self-evident truth.
We will, of course, make mistakes along the way.
don’t quit. Get back up and know deep in your heart
that you always have the two most powerful forces in
the universe on your side: God and one another.
I close our year of trust with these encouraging
words of Immaculée Ilabagiza, the Rwandan
genocide survivor, who stood right here on this altar
and spoke from her heart to you at the beginning of
your junior year:
GodlovesusandHismercyisgreaterthanour
sins,sowemustcalluponHimwithtrust,receive
HisMercy,andletitflowthroughustoothers.
So, good-bye for now, our noble sons of St.
Sebastian’s. Good-bye for now but not forever, for
ours is an eternal relationship. Return to us oen, in
sadness and in joy, and we’ll be here ready to greet
you with hearts and arms wide open. know that we
love you and that we will forever.
Go now in peace. Shalom. n
Michael Falb ’10.
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david F. Gately ’73
Board President’s Address
Y
“Todayyouare
graduatingfrom
St.Sebastian’s,but
youarenotleaving.‘ArrowsForever’ismuchmore
thananexpression.Wetruly
meanit.iswill
alwaysbeyour
Schoolandwe
wantyoutocome
backoen.”
our Eminence Cardinal o’Malley, fellow
Trustees, Headmaster Burke, Father Arens,
Faculty and Staff, Parents, Families and
Friends, and most of all the Class of 2010, good
morning and welcome. on behalf of the Board of
Trustees, it is my honor and privilege to offer congratulations to this year’s graduating class. In addition, I want to thank the Class of 2010 for all your
efforts and contributions to the School over the last
several years. rough your hard work and accomplishments, in and out of the classroom, you have
brought great credit to the School. As Trustees, it is
very gratifying to know that our effort helps to produce such wonderful and outstanding young men.
We are extremely proud of all of you.
I would like to share just some of these
accomplishments with you today. Academically, the
Class of 2010 was exceptional, resulting in one of the
best college placement records in the School’s history.
Five members of the Class were Commended
Students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship
Program and Ned kingsley went on to be named a
Finalist. Twelve members of the Class were inducted
into the St. Sebastian’s Chapter of the prestigious Cum
Laude Society and ten members have already been
designated as Advance Placement Scholars.
In athletics you were equally outstanding.
Members of the Class of 2010 received ISL AllLeague or Honorable Mention in football, soccer,
cross-country, swimming, hockey, wrestling, and
basketball. Two of you were named All New England
Prep School, Ricky Mulroy for cross-country and
Paul Federico for wrestling. Peter Burke was named
the MVP of the ISL in lacrosse and Taylor Peck
earned the same distinction in golf as a junior last
year.
e Varsity Lacrosse Team and the Varsity Soccer
Team finished with the best records in the School’s
history. Swimming and Golf tied for the best records
in the School’s history, with the Golf team winning
the ISL Championship for the second year in a row.
Several members of the Class of 2010 have been
recognized recently for their excellence in the arts,
especially in music, drama, and photography. A
number of you participated in the Classics day
competition at Holy Cross, helping St. Sebastian’s win
the coveted “Triple Crown.”
I would like to also mention the valuable work
you did this spring at your various Social Service
Work programs. You gave over 5,000 hours of service
to local organizations through the Senior Service
Program, working with children, the sick, and the
elderly. Eighteen of you volunteered to help rebuild
homes in one of the poorest areas in New orleans
during the March Break in either your junior or
senior year.
As a result of your efforts, the School won the
Parent’s Independent School Network Community
Service Award for the second year in a row. Finally, I
would like to mention that the Class of 2010 had a
strong participation in the liturgical life of the School:
eight of you served as Eucharistic ministers, altar
servers, singers, and lectors at masses throughout the
year.
To the parents of the Class of 2010, I would also
like to extend my congratulations and thanks for all
that you have done for the benefit of your sons. You
share fully in all of your sons’ achievements, and I
know that they are grateful for your love, support,
and guidance.
In addition, know that all of the Trustees are
grateful for all that you have done for the School. St.
Sebastian’s is a school which views the education of a
student as a family experience. Parents, your
tremendous involvement has made St. Sebastian’s a
better place than when you arrived, and we thank
you for it.
All the parents of the Class of 2010 are
responsible for creating a space of honor for athletics
at St. Sebastian's in the lobby of the athletic facility,
which is now named “Arrows Hall.” e Hall
recognizes the rich tradition of sixty-five years of
athletics, displaying trophies, photos, and plaques.
By supporting this project you have honored every St.
Sebastian’s athlete of the past, present, and the future,
and we can’t thank you enough.
Albert Einstein said, “Intellectual growth should
commence at birth and cease only at death.”
Remember, while you are graduating today, it is
not the end of your learning. As President of the
Board it is my responsibility to encourage each
member of the Class of 2010 to continue to live the
Mission of St. Sebastian’s no matter where your
future takes you. Live by its words, “e ideal St.
Sebastian’s graduate will be a moral and just person, a
gentleman of courage, honor, and wisdom, a life-long
learner who continues to grow in his capacity to
know, to love, and to serve God and neighbor.”
As a graduate of St Sebastian’s, I want to welcome
you, the Class of 2010, as our newest alumni. Today
you are graduating from St. Sebastian’s, but you are
not leaving. “Arrows Forever” is much more than an
expression. We truly mean it. is will always be
your School and we want you to come back oen.
As most of you know, the theme for this School
year is Trust. I want the graduates to know that I
trust them to stay true to St. Sebastian’s. I urge all of
you to stay committed to one another and give back
to the School for all it has given you. e spirit of St.
Sebastian’s will never change. e sense of
community, brotherhood, and mission will continue
to guide the School forever.
Today you are our newest alumni; but sooner
than you realize, we will be entrusting you with the
responsibility for the future of our School. Each and
every one of you can make a difference to the future
of our School. Today, we have three proud alumni
with son’s graduating: Jim Fitzgerald, Tim McCarthy,
and Richard Mulroy.
All three have distinguished themselves as loyal
alumni by either serving on the Board of Trustees,
working with their Class, or becoming involved with
alumni activities. My classmate, Richard Mulroy,
went above and beyond in his efforts to improve our
athletics, and was a major force in advocating for the
new fields that you all have enjoyed for the last
several years. You too can contribute and make a
difference.
Be sure to donate your time and services to the
School, and, yes, give generously to it over the years
to come.
I want to personally thank each member of the
Class of 2010 for making your first donation to the
School’s Annual Fund during the past week, and I
urge you to continue to give each and every year
going forward. St. Sebastian’s needs all of our help to
continue its mission and to serve the generations that
follow. Working together we will make a great
School even better.
And so, again, I congratulate the Class of 2010,
and I wish all of you continued success and happiness
in all your future pursuits. We will miss you as
students, but we welcome you as alumni.
ank you. n
John Vanasse ’10.
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Seán Cardinal o’Malley, oFM. Cap.
keynote Address
I
“Ourroleinpromotingacivilizationofloveisto,
asbestaspossible,
begoodandvirtuouspeople...and
bywayofour
workandexample
helpotherstoalso
achievethatgoal.”
n the late nineteenth century a Member of Parliament journeyed to Scotland to make a speech.
Alighting from the train in Edinburgh, he took a
carriage southward for his destination. But the carriage
got mired in mud. To the rescue came a Scottish farmboy who with his team of horses pulled the carriage
loose. Aerwards, the politician asked the boy how
much he owed him. “Nothing,” replied the lad. “Nothing, are you sure?” “Yes.” “Is there anything I can do for
you? What do you want to do with yourself when you
grow up?” “I want to be a doctor.” “Well, let me help.”
True to his word, the aristocratic Englishman helped
make it possible for the Scots boy to go to the university.
A little more than a half-century later in another
continent, a world statesman lay dangerously ill with
pneumonia. Winston Churchill had been stricken while
attending a wartime conference in Morocco. But a
wonder drug was administered to him – a new drug
called penicillin, which had been discovered by Sir
Alexander Fleming. Fleming was the young Scottish
lad, and the man who had helped sponsor his education
was Randolph Churchill, father of Winston, who
recovered through Fleming’s miracle drug.
e bread we cast on waters may come back in the
form of miracles…
e moral of this very touching story is that when
we educate someone we are contributing to a better
world, and we ourselves or our children or friends or
compatriots will be the beneficiaries. It was certainly
patently the case in the life of Lord Churchill whose
generosity to a young farm boy changed the course of
history, and saved his own son’s life.
Scientific knowledge alone is not enough to be
helpful to the human family. At the Holocaust Museum
in Washington there is displayed a passage from
Holocaust survivor, Chaim Ginott. He wrote to teachers
the following:
“DearTeacher,Iamthesurvivorofaconcentration
camp.Myeyessawwhatnomanshouldwitness:
Gaschambersbuiltbylearnedengineers,children
poisonedbyeducatedphysicians,infantskilledby
trainednurses,womenandbabiesshotandburned
byhighschoolandcollegegraduates.SoIam
suspiciousofeducation.Myrequestis:helpyour
studentsbecomehuman.Youreffortsmustnever
producelearnedmonsters,skilledpsychopaths,
educatedEichmanns.Reading,writingand
arithmeticareimportantonlyiftheyservetomake
ourchildrenmorehuman.”
In the Twentieth Century, science and technology
have progressed in a way as no other century has seen.
At home we had pictures of my grandparents riding in
the first car in our town. ey are wearing dusters and
goggles and my nana has her big hat securely fastened by
a scarf tied under her chin, prepared to experience the
life threatening velocity of 20 miles per hour. Before
they died they lived to see a man walk on the moon.
during their lifetime, my grandparents also saw two
world wars, the holocaust, the legalization of abortion,
apartheid, and euthanasia. e Twentieth Century put
technology at the service of violence and destruction.
our role in promoting a civilization of love is to, as
best possible, be good and virtuous people, “human” as
Chaim Ginott calls it, and by way of our work and
example help others to also achieve that goal. Catholic
education has always been about that quest – to form
the whole person, to help people know about God’s plan
for the world and be a part of that plan.
is is not something new in the history of the
Church. We have been doing this for two thousand
years. one of the first attempts is documented in a
stunning book that comes to us from the first century.
It is called the Didache which means “training.” It is the
first training manual for initiating people into the life of
the Church. It was memorized by the mentors or
teachers who used it as a lesson plan, catechism,
liturgical worship aide, and a primer for faithful
discipleship. e Didache described the step-by-step
transformation by which converts were to be prepared
for a full active participation in the life of the Church.
As Milarec says in his commentary on this remarkable
document:
“Anycommunitythatcannotartfullyand
effectivelypassonitscherishedwayoflifeasa
programfordivinewisdomandgracedexistence
cannotlongendure.Anywayoflifethatcannotbe
clearlyspecified,exhibitedanddifferentiatedfrom
thealternativemodesoperativewithinthe
surroundingcultureisdoomedtogrowing
insignificanceandgradualassimilation.”
e Didache shows us that for the Church teaching
the faith is always a process of mentoring. en as now
we are not transmitting our own theories or notions, but
speaking and hopefully witnessing the word of God; the
word of life is not to be received as mere information.
e mentor was expected to illustrate, inquire, question,
listen, and challenge his candidate in such ways that not
only the words but the deeper meanings of the Way of
Life were being suitably assimilated at every step. e
Didache also tries to prepare its novices for the rejection
by their friends, relatives, and even by the dominant
culture which is hostile to the Gospel teachings.
Another early writing that has always fascinated me
is the LettertoDiognetus, where the author is describing
to his friend what Christians are like: He says that they
live in the same neighborhoods, speak the same
language, dress like everybody else; but they do not kill
their babies and they respect the marriage bond. Very
quaint indeed.
In today’s world, we must be committed to the
precepts of the Didache, to a way of life which is
increasingly alien in the secular world, where our
concern about unborn children or the sacredness of
marriage makes us appear quaint and even nettlesome.
In our own country, American Catholics have
worked arduously in our attempts to pass on the faith
and to educate our young people to be good citizens of
this country, the world, and our eternal homeland. In
the midst of present difficulties we tend to look back to a
supposed golden age and oen overlook the great
challenges of the past.
When Boston was established as a diocese two
centuries ago, the Pope was a virtual prisoner of
Napoleon. Consequently Bishop Cheverus’
consecration was postponed for two years because the
documents were unattainable. e know-nothings
burnt down the ursuline Convent and Catholic School
and one of the first rectors of Boston College was tarred
and feathered. In Boston “them was the good old days.”
e united States is a country of immigrants and
we are an Immigrant Church. Immigrants came fleeing
religious persecution, political oppression, hunger, and
misery. As the immigrants in McCourt’s play about the
Irish say:
“WecametoAmericabecausetheytoldusthe
streetswerepavedingold.Whenwegothere,we
discoveredthatthestreetswerenotpavedatalland
wehadtopave’em.”
our great challenge in building up the Catholic
Church in the third millennium, the challenge that will
be yours as the next generation of Catholic leaders, is
that of adult faith formation. I believe we have much to
learn from the Apostolic Movements which have oen
had great success at communicating a deep spirituality
to their members in the context of a close-knit
community. e movements have oen been able to
energize their people to be evangelizers. I always
shudder when I recall the words of Paul VI in
Evangelium Nunciandi:
“eevangelizedpersonisanevangelizer.”
our challenge in the new evangelization is to
transform secularized Christians into apostles and
inviters.
In our modern self-sufficiency we set ourselves up
as the ultimate criterion, separate from God. We are
like the prodigal son who leaves home to make a life
without God. We replace God with a shell, a remote
God, pale and shadowy, never intervening in human
affairs, never demanding obedience or trust.
our belief must be in a God who so loved the world
that He sent us His only son, Jesus Christ, to establish a
people, a Church entrusted with His mission to make
disciples of all nations and to build a civilization of love.
From the first Christian community described in
the Acts of the Apostles, the Church presents itself in
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history as connected with the living Christ. Christ’s
followers did not disband aer His death because the
risen Christ made Himself present in their midst.
rough the lives and testimony of those first disciples,
so many martyrs, the Church communicates to us that
God did not come down to earth for just one instant to
be some kind of point in history elusive to those born
aerwards. God has come into our world to stay in the
world: Christ is Emmanuel, “God with us.”
From this vantage Catholic Education is part of the
mission of the Church, which is itself an extension of
Jesus Christ who is the Magister, the Teacher. He wants
to communicate to us life in abundance. Catholic
Education is about making disciples, helping people
respond to the call to holiness by being part of a faithfilled, worshipping community struggling to be faithful
to the Gospel.
As a young priest, I was present at the Puebla
Conference. It was Pope John Paul II’s first trip aer
being elected Pope. As the Pope’s plane landed in
Mexico City all the church bells in the country rang out
with joy. e successor of Saint Peter was here in our
midst. e crowd extended along the highway from
Mexico City to Puebla. People had come the day before
and slept on the highway. It reminded me of the Acts of
the Apostles where Luke describes how the people put
the sick by the side of the road so that Peter’s shadow
would touch them.
e crowd comprised of millions of Mexicans
extended over the 60 mile highway connecting Mexico
City and Puebla. e government had tried to
discourage people from going. e word was “watch the
Pope on television.” Nobody paid any attention to that
plea, but aerwards the government officials reported
that there were no troublesome incidences due to the
crowds as they had feared. Indeed the crime rate fell to
an all time low while the Pope was in the country. e
government speculated that even the burglars and
pickpockets went for the Pope’s blessing.
e Holy Father upon arriving in Puebla got out of
the open car, walked across the soccer field to the
makeshi altar and celebrated the opening Mass of the
Puebla Conference. I shall never forget his homily. He
challenged us to be teachers and to teach the truth about
Christ, about the Church, about the human person.
e same message is as crucial to us today. our faith
and the way we live our lives must embrace all these
truths. e truth about Christ: e Son of the Father,
true God and true man, our crucified redeemer, our
risen Lord who has promised to be with us always and
who establishes his Church on the rock of Peter.
e truth about the Church: founded by Jesus on
the Apostles, guided by the Holy Spirit, gathering God’s
people around the altar, calling people to discipleship,
conversion and ministry; a Church teaching with
authority, witnessing to the presence of the Risen Lord,
serving Christ especially in the poor and downtrodden.
e truth about the human person: that each one is
an irreplaceable mystery made in God’s image and
likeness called to an eternal destiny. e Church’s
teachings on human rights, Gospel of Life, sexual
morality, and social justice are all corollaries of this great
truth about our origins and our destiny.
Saint Augustine defines virtue as ordoamoris, the
ordered condition of the affections in which every object
is accorded that degree of love which is appropriate to it.
Aristotle said that “the aim of education is to make our
pupils like and dislike what they ought.” He believed
that without training a person’s emotions the intellect is
powerless against our lower instincts. over the years the
approach has certainly changed. As C.S. Lewis says:
“Forthewisemanofold,thecardinalproblemof
humanlifewashowtoconformthesoultoobjective
reality,andthesolutionwas:wisdom,selfdiscipline,andvirtue.Forthemodern,thecardinal
problemishowtoconformrealitytothewishesof
man,andthesolutionistechnique.”
Stanley Haueruas has said that learning to be moral
is like learning to speak a language. You do not teach
someone how to speak by first teaching that person the
rules of grammar. e way most of us learn to speak a
language is by listening to others speak and then
imitating them. You learn to speak by being initiated
into a community of language, by observing your elders,
by mimicking those who speak well. Accordingly
Haueruas describes how the Church’s task is to expose
us to significant examples of Christian living. He
describes how a group of confirmation program
teachers discussed what the goal of their program was.
Was it to help young people learn about the Church,
about Jesus? en someone said: “What we really want
out of Confirmation is about a dozen youth who in their
adult life come to resemble John Black.” John Black was
one of the faith filled and holy members of their
congregation.
As young people going forth into the world of
higher education and from there to the many works of
the world, and we pray for some, to priesthood or
religious life, we need for you to be disciples. e way
most of us become real Christians is by looking over
someone else’s shoulder, emulating some admired older
member of our family or parish, saying yes and taking
up a way of life that was made real and accessible
through the witness of someone else. You have been
blessed with excellent mentors and guides here at St.
Sebastian’s, and the Church needs you to be the next
generation of role models for how to live an authentic
Catholic Christian life in the 21st Century.
We live in a world obsessed by celebrities.
Celebrities have replaced heroes and heroines for our
young people. oen times these celebrities, for all their
good looks, talents in singing, acting, or sports lead lives
that are superficial, self-absorbed, and chaotic.
e Church has always held up for us the lives of our
saints, who model for us the struggle to overcome
human weakness and sinfulness and embrace God’s will
in our lives. People today need to hear about our saints
and contemporary heroes and heroines like dorothy
day, who aer having an abortion and another child out
of wedlock became one of the most outstanding persons
in the history of the Church in our country. People also
need to see the ideals of the Gospel lived in our lives.
one of the worst results of the current scandal in the
Church can be a cynicism about the call to holiness in
the Church. We run the risk of being overwhelmed by
the bad example of priests and bishops and need to
remind people that there have always been saints and
sinners in the Church. e Church’s task is to call
everyone to conversion.
We must also break the bad habit of presenting the
Church in such a way that people are deceived into
thinking that they can be Christians and remain
strangers. e privatization of religion in today’s climate
of individualism is poisonous to the Gospel message of
community, of connectedness in the Body of Christ.
As a seminarian, I read an interview with Flannery
o’Connor about growing up Catholic in the South. e
famous author related how as a child she had a playmate,
a little Baptist girl who was the closest of friends. She
invited her friend to Mass one day. e little girl got
permission from her mom and went with Flannery to
church. Flannery couldn’t wait to hear her friend’s
reaction. “Well, what do you think?” Flannery asked.
Her little girlfriend said: “Wow, you Catholics really got
something there. e music is so bad, the preaching is
so boring, and all those people are there!”
As Catholics, we need to be part of a worshipping
community. Your years here at St. Sebastian’s have well
prepared you for that important role in the life of the
Church. Many years ago as Bishop of the Virgin Islands
I was invited to visit the local synagogue by the Rabbi. It
is a beautiful West Indian building with white sand on
the floor. It is over 300 years old. Walking around the
synagogue I picked up an old Jewish prayer book and it
happened to open to a beautiful prayer that begins with
the words: “More than Israel has kept the Sabbath, the
Sabbath has kept Israel.” I thought to myself: “What a
great truth that is, we Catholics can say the same thing:
more than we have kept the Sunday Mass obligation, it
has kept us a people, a church, focused on God, His
word and the mission He has entrusted to us. It is
gathered around the altar that we recognize Christ in the
breaking of the bread and where by partaking of the
Eucharist we become one with Christ and with each
other.
dean Hoge in his YoungAdultCatholics:Religionin
aCultureofChoice urges us to promote the
distinctiveness of Catholic Identity. I would concur and
say that we need to stress the centrality of the Eucharist,
the sacrament of confession as an experience of God’s
mercy and as a means of conversion and spiritual
growth, Marian piety and the importance of the
universal ministry of Peter in the Papacy, our emphasis
on community and the social teaching of the Church.
ese things are uniquely Catholic and understanding
this helps bind young people to the Church.
our challenge is to help the world to see the beauty
of God, the beauty of the Gospel. Pope John Paul II, in
his Letter to Artists wrote:
“Beautyisakeytothemysteryandacallto
transcendence.Itisaninvitationtosavorlifeandto
dreamofthefuture.isiswhythebeautyof
createdthingscanneverfullysatisfy.Itstirsthat
hiddennostalgiaforGodwhichaloverofbeauty
likeSaintAugustinecouldexpressinincomparable
terms:LatehaveIlovedthee,beautysooldandso
new:latehaveIlovedyou.”
It is that beauty that we want to experience and share
with others. To do so, we must be disciples to Christ the
Master Teacher. We must love the Church. Jesus is the
bridegroom, not the widower. He does not exist
separate from His Bride. I have always liked the ancient
Christian text, the ShepherdofHermas. It is a book of
revelations granted to Hermas in Rome by agency of two
heavenly figures, the first an old woman and the second
an angel in the form of a shepherd.
e old woman represents the Church. In
successive visions she becomes younger and more
beautiful. As Hermas moves on the path of conversion,
the vision of the Church’s beauty becomes more
apparent to him. e path to holiness is a path to the
source of all Goodness and truth, of absolute Beauty.
e character, Prince Myshkin, in dostoevsky’s e
Idiot, puts it so well:
“Beautywillsavetheworld.”
We want to experience and share the truth that
being a Catholic with a sense of personal vocation and a
communal mission is a beautiful life. I thank all of you
for your commitment to be part of that mission as you
carry with you the blessing of the foundation established
by your education and formation at St. Sebastian’s. n
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Brendan B. Ecclesine ’10
Valedictory Address
M
“Walkwithconfidence,notarrogance;eachofyou
iswellequipped
forthebattlesthat
lieahead,and
readytoembrace
thegoodfortune
thatwillabound
infutureyears.”
r. Burke, Father Arens, Mr. Gately, Cardinal o’Malley, members of the Board of
Trustees, faculty, parents, guests, and
members of the Class of 2010. Before I begin, it is
only fitting that I express my gratitude for being afforded this tremendous opportunity to speak before
everyone present this morning. I am not only extremely humbled, but also excited to share my message with each and every one of you as best as I can.
I am beyond proud to have attended St.
Sebastian’s, and I truly believe that each of my
classmates shares this same feeling. Little did we
know at the time, we chose St. Sebastian’s for the same
fundamental reason that has become apparent to us
over the years. We felt at ease, and our sense of
comfort soon compounded as we settled into our
lives here at School. We grew not only as individuals,
but also as a Class, “in body, mind, and spirit.” Let us
further explore the nature of this transformation so
that we may not only better appreciate the beauty of
this School, but also realize that we are prepared to
make a difference in this world thanks to the
wonderful people who have shaped our experiences
here at St. Sebastian’s.
Headmaster Burke reminds us that the “order of
the day is to love God, work hard, and take good care
of one another.” upon closer examination of our
School’s motto, Mr. Burke’s emphasis on personal
relationships is most compelling. of course, we are
expected to apply ourselves in the classroom and
compete well on the athletic fields, but such
endeavors remain secondary to the lasting impact of
bonds formed among students, teachers, coaches, and
parents. Who we are, and how we conduct ourselves,
is far more important than academic and athletic
successes. ink back to our Class Trip to
Washington d.C., for example, and I’m sure you
remember Mr. Burke sharing a praiseworthy note
from another hotel guest regarding the politeness of
those sitting before me. In the words of American
author H. Jackson Brown Jr.:
“Ourcharacteriswhatwedowhennooneis
looking.”
I guess that’s just second nature for Seb’s kids.
Granted, some of us will likely be thought of as
students, while others will be remembered for their
physical prowess. Regardless, take a moment to think
about what is most important in life, namely
character. By no means should we overlook our
many accomplishments, but I urge you to look at life
through a zoomed-out lens and contemplate that
which makes this community so special. We are
blessed to have wonderful parents, teachers, and
coaches, not to mention loyal classmates, all of whom
have shaped our character. Never let us forget the
many sacrifices they have made for our benefit. Walk
with confidence, not arrogance; each of you is well
equipped for the battles that lie ahead, and ready to
embrace the good fortune that will abound in future
years.
In addition to our personal development, our
intellectual growth has proven equally promising. We
have tackled challenging courses, performed well on
standardized tests, and pursued engaging
extracurricular activities that have deepened our
capacity for learning. Harvard Model Congress and
the Moot Court Competition are just two examples of
activities that have stimulated our curious minds on a
more analytical level. I’m sure that many of you have
heard this before, but I’d like to reinforce an
important concept that deserves some attention.
Learning is a lifelong endeavor. our minds have yet
to reach their full potential, and they will
undoubtedly mature differently depending on our
educational goals, career choices, and life experiences.
In spite of this, each of us has a well-formed
conscience that will ultimately make the greatest
difference in the world.
Winston Churchill once said:
“Courageiswhatittakestostandupandspeak;
courageisalsowhatittakestositdownand
listen.”
I urge you to listen to each other so that we may
not only grow in communal wisdom, but also better
understand one another. St. Sebastian’s Chapel
Speaking Program has not only afforded us with the
chance to speak, but also the opportunity to listen.
I’m sure that each of you remembers a few speeches
here and there that really inspired you to rethink
something of importance, something that you had
previously viewed differently. Some words are far too
powerful to fall on deaf ears. Moreover,
communication skills are vital to building
relationships, so make a concerted effort to tune into
future conversations. Having said this, respect one
another’s opinions, but never back down from your
own personal convictions.
Let us next take a closer look at the Gospel of
Matthew, chapter 16, verse 19:
“IwillgiveyouthekeystotheKingdomof
Heaven;andwhateveryoubindonearthshall
havebeenboundinHeaven,andwhateveryou
looseonearthshallhavebeenloosedinHeaven.”
Jesus gave Simon Peter the keys to the kingdom
of Heaven because his apostle exuded tremendous
trust, this year’s theme and something that ultimately
strikes at the core of all relationships. drawing on
this analogy, everyone here who has supported you
over the years trusts that you will make a difference.
In fact, the admissions committee at St. Sebastian’s
made the initial investment; they identified talent,
character, and legitimate potential in each of us. St.
Sebastian’s School today graduates sixty young
gentlemen whose love of life and sense of mission will
pay big dividends in the upcoming years.
Given the celebratory nature of this morning’s
commencement exercises, I’d like to congratulate
personally each of my classmates for their many
successes over the years. I am truly proud of each
and every one of you, and I speak on behalf of
everyone seated in the Church. You have
demonstrated the ability to take on challenges,
Andrew Spencer ’10, Joseph Albanese ’10, Gregory Kinlan ’10, Thomas Kelly ’10,
Dean Ebozue ’10, and Severin Chambers ’10.
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COMMENCEMENT
ranging from academic to athletic, and even personal
struggles. You have proven yourselves more than
capable as school-wide leaders by inspiring
underclassmen to work hard and succeed. Continue
to harness those
leadership skills so that
you can further influence
others and thereby leave
this world a better place.
However cliché it may
sound, we are the future
“to whom much is given,
much is expected,” so
strive to be great, and
never settle for
mediocrity.
American playwright
and novelist ornton
Wilder once said:
“Wecanonlybe
saidtobealiveinthosemomentswhenour
heartsareconsciousofourtreasures.”
selflessness, and selflessness makes for a peaceful
existence.
I’d like to personally thank all my teachers,
coaches, and mentors over the years who have had
such a profound
influence on my
development. I’d
especially like to thank
my entire family, each of
whom has played an
invaluable role in my life.
Shane, you are an
excellent role model
whose street smarts
cannot be beat. You’re
going to be a killer
salesman, I can tell you
that much. dill, thanks
for being my best friend.
You always make me
laugh, and your moral compass is as straight as an
arrow. Mary Claire, I could not have wished for a
better younger sister. You are an extremely gied
athlete, and your sense of maturity never ceases to
amaze me. Mom and dad, you are the two most
wonderful people I have ever known, and your
guidance over the years is a true testament to your
character. I love you both immensely. Finally, to my
fellow Arrows, I wish you the best of luck. Your
futures are bright.
ank you. n
Learningisalifelong
endeavor.Ourmindshave
yettoreachtheirfull
potential,andtheywill
undoubtedlymature
differentlydependingonour
educationalgoals,career
choices,andlifeexperiences.
open up your hearts to one another so that you
may better understand love. Count your every
blessing, and express a token of gratitude to those
that have made this journey so special; such
thanksgiving reflects a sincere appreciation for that
which one has been given. keep St. Sebastian’s close
to your heart, and give back to this School however
possible. Philanthropy is the embodiment of
Andrew Phillips ’10 looks directly at the camera.
Brendan Ecclesine ’10 and
Edward (Ned) Kingsley ’10.
COMMENCEMENT
Edward W. kingsley ’10
Salutatory Address
M
“Icanhardlybelievehowfarwe
havecome,both
asindividualsand
asaClass,morphingfromtinyseventhgradersinto
menoffaith,
honor,anddetermination.”
r. Burke, Father Arens, Mr. Nerbonne,
Mr. Gately, Cardinal o’Malley, faculty,
parents, guests, and brothers of the Class
of 2010. Well, here we are, about to graduate from
this incredible institution, this place we have all
come to call home. e years have gone by too fast,
and as I look around at this class, this motley crew,
this band of brothers, I am overcome with emotion with pride - in our past accomplishments, joy in this
moment, and hope in our bright future. But more
than anything, I feel a great sense of gratitude, both
to you, and to all those who have committed themselves to our success, especially all of our parents,
teachers, and coaches. As we celebrate our journey,
let us keep these people in mind, for it is only
through their great sacrifice that we find ourselves
here today.
I can hardly believe how far we have all come,
both as individuals and as a Class, morphing from
tiny seventh graders into men of faith, honor, and
determination. We are a Class that is at once
accomplished, but at the same time composed of
humble, selfless gentlemen who strive always to
pursue excellence, and to encourage it within others.
over the years, we have been blessed with our fair
share of successes, both in and out of the classroom.
We have brought home championships and
undefeated seasons in golf and swimming. We have
seen exemplary performances in basketball,
wrestling, and sailing. under the senior leadership of
Mike Ewing, Bill Connolly, and Max kingsley, the
football team has been restored to its rightful place as
one of the top teams in the ISL. is past fall, Nichol,
Peirce, and Hayes brilliantly captained the soccer
team to its best record in school history, and this
spring our seniors similarly led the lacrosse team to
its best record ever. Joe Albanese recently won first
place in Massachusetts for his essay submission to the
Classical Association of New England, and just a few
weeks ago Jake o’Malley and Max kingsley were
honored for their exemplary accomplishment as
scholar athletes. our Class has led the way in debate,
Moot Court, the SAdd Chapter, and during our
sophomore year, businessman-to-be Ryan McCarthy
established the now flourishing Finance Academy.
Yet more important than these achievements and
awards have been the people and the memories that
have accompanied them. I’ll always remember
struggling with my teammates through a tough
football practice, and sharing in the locker room
jubilation aer a hard-fought win. I can remember
the long hours of study sessions for Latin tests in the
library, which would inevitably end when Father Paris
told us to ‘get out’ for one reason or another. I can
distinctly remember that last period Latin class with
Mr. Ferguson and the gang, where our deep
philosophical discussions would always be followed
by a wisecrack from our very own philosopher, Greg
kinlan. I can remember sitting in English class
listening to Jack Supple try to convince us that
Hamlet was a great American novel.
And then there are the iconic moments: Ryan
Coffey scoring the winning shootout goal against
Canada in our very own Christmas Hockey
tournament, and the subsequent cheers of u-S-A as
we made our way out of the rink. Who could forget
Chris dillon’s legendary
soccer celebrations every
time he scored, or John
o’Connor taking a three
against Milton in
Freshmen basketball, only
to see the ball get stuck in
between the hoop and the
backboard, causing the
game to grind to a halt for
ten minutes so we could get it down. ese are the
moments that I will never forget, and that I will
treasure long aer our time here is done.
As proud as I am of our journey, I am equally
gratified by the result. is School has challenged us
to commit ourselves to excellence, to pursue truth
through faith and reason, and to trust in the enduring
power of God. We have been called to love God,
work hard, and take good care of one another. As a
result, we have emerged as Mr. Burke promised we
would on day one: with the tools necessary to become
the men we want to be.
We have grown to understand that while some
memories may fade, our relationships will endure. As
a result, we have established eternal bonds both with
God and with neighbor, building strength in our faith
and in each other. Every week we have gathered in
chapel for prayer and reflection, to hear not only the
Word of God, but also the heartfelt words of a few of
our classmates. In our religion classes we have come
to fully understand our own faith by examining
Church history, Scripture, and Morality. Yet, as much
as I remember learning the Ten Commandments
from Mr. Goulet, I can also picture Mike Ewing
trying to convince us that the Commandments also
consisted of such gems as love God, work hard, and,
of course, obey the Ten Commandments.
us we have created this unique brotherhood, a
union nearly impossible to describe and priceless to
experience. It is that bond of brotherly love that has
impelled us always to scream at the top of our lungs
in support of our classmates, whether at a football
game or at a chariot race. It is the same connection
we feel when terrorizing the School in gorilla suits, or
organizing a legendary slip-n’-slide, or belting out a
chorus of “Wagon Wheel” at the drop of a hat whether cruisn’ the streets of Needham or sitting
around at the Senior Retreat. And it is this spirit of
brotherhood that we will cherish in the coming
weeks, months, and years as we leave this School to
make our way in the world.
It has been said that a man is the product of his
environment, and if that is true I can’t think of a
better place than St. Sebastian’s for us to have grown
up. With that in mind,
there are a few particular
individuals I want to
thank. First of all, to my
family, doug, Scott, Max,
and especially Mom and
dad, I love you, and
thank you for everything.
Mr. Burke, thank you for
leading by example, and
inspiring all of us to greatness. Father Arens, I speak
for the entire School when I say your wisdom and
counsel has been invaluable. Mr. Nerbonne, I cannot
express my gratitude in words for your example of
devotion, humility, and integrity. You have had
perhaps the greatest influence on my formation into
the man I am today. Mr. Sullivan, whenever this class
faced adversity you asked us to be great, and we
responded in due form. And to the rest of our
teachers, coaches, and mentors - thank you, for
without you we would not be the men we are today.
To my brothers: as we leave here, I ask that you
always keep in mind the words of Tennyson’s poem
“ulysses:”
“Formypurposeholds,
Tosailbeyondthesunset,andthebaths
OfallthewesternstarsuntilIdie.
Itmaybethatthegulfswillwashusdown.
ItmaybethatweshalltouchtheHappyIsles,
AndseethegreatAchilleswhomweknew.
oughmuchistaken,muchabides,andthough
Wearenotnowthatstrengthwhichintheolddays
Movedearthandheaven,thatwhichweare,weare:
One,equaltemperofheroichearts,
Madeweakbytimeandfate,butstronginwill
Tostrive,toseek,tofind,andnottoyield.”
...wehavecreatedthis
uniquebrotherhood,aunion
nearlyimpossibletodescribe
andpricelesstoexperience.
It has been a long road, and we’ve reached the
end. We leave here today blessed with the tools to
make a difference in this world. As we move on, may
we understand the great gi that we have been given.
May we all continue to grow in our capacity to know,
to love, and to serve God and neighbor.
It’s tough to say goodbye, but the time has come.
It’s been a great six years.
God bless you, and thank you. n
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SENIOR CLASS GIFT
Pictured Above (l-r): Class of 2010 Senior Class Gift Committee members Mary Pat
Kilcullen, Jay Bergeron & Joanne Crowley, Jim & Janis Daly, Peter & Maria Smail, Rob
& Terry Wadsworth, Bill & Barb Connolly, Chuck & Donna Peck, Peter & Lindsey
Allen, Doug & Joanie Kingsley, Bill & Mary Supple, Jack & Lily Hayes, and Sean &
Susie Dillon. Missing from photo: Dan Kilcullen and Bob & Maureen Donahoe.
P
arents with students in the Class of 2010 gathered for a reception and dinner on Sunday, May 23. e event started in the
lobby of the Flynn Family Gymnasium, where Arrows Hall,
this year’s Senior Class Gi, was officially dedicated to the Class of
2010.
anks to the generosity of the Class’ parents, a record amount of
money was raised to construct the gi, which pays tribute to Arrows
varsity athletes from throughout the years (beginning in 1945) while, at
the same time, immortalizes the soon to be alumni from the Class of
2010. Photos and rosters of all Arrows varsity teams line the hallway, a
new trophy case displays the many ISL Titles earned, and a beautiful
mural captures many of the great Arrows moments.
Following the unveiling of the Arrows Hall plaque and the official
blessing and dedication of the gi by Fr. John Arens, the group walked
across the street to the Class of 2007 Terrace at the Headmaster’s House,
where they enjoyed dinner while reminiscing of their years as St.
Sebastian’s School parents. n
Top Left: Headmaster Bill Burke speaking at the official dedication
ceremony for Arrows Hall on Sunday, May 23.
Bottom Left: The Plaque marking Arrows Hall as the 2010 Senior Class
Gift.
Right: The segment of the project honoring the varsity athletes and
coaches from the Class of 2010.
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ARROWS IN THE NEWS
Undergraduate Memorial & College
Book Awards
PresentedduringanassemblyonJune1,2010.
S
t. Sebastian’s School is proud to recognize the following students who were presented
with College Book Awards and Memorial Awards for their achievements during the
undergraduate Awards Assembly held on Tuesday, June 1, 2010.
College Book Awards
William R. Adams ’11 (Williams College)
Ryan M. Bacic ’11 (Harvard university)
desmond J. Bergin ’11 (St. Michael’s College)
dillon o. Ecclesine ’11 (Harvard university)
Nicholas R. Franco III ’11 (College of the Holy Cross)
Alexander G. Hunnewell ’11 (Regis College)
omas M. keefe ’11 (university of Virginia)
dillon P. kerr ’11 (Merrimack College)
Edmund F. Murphy ’11 (Bryant College)
omas W. Nunan ’11 (Yale university)
Alexander R. Spear ’11 (Wheeling Jesuit university)
Sean E. Sullivan ’11 (St. Anselm College)
Connor J. Wiik ’11 (Middlebury College)
Ken Ghelli with Kevin Ghelli award
recipients Jordan Perry '11 and Nick
Chappel '11.
Memorial Award:
Ryan M. Bacic ’11 (Gandolfo Award)
John N. Barrack ’11 (Grace S. & Raymond M. Vorce Sr. Award)
desmond J. Bergin ’11 (kevin T. Mutch Award)
Nicholas W. Chappel ’11 (kevin Ghelli Award)
Colin P. Connolly ’15 (Jason keating Award)
John L. donovan III ’12 (Gandolfo Award)
omas M. keefe ’11 (Grace & Raymond Vorce Award and the Joseph Compagnone Award)
omas W. Nunan ’11 (Frank J. Hennessey Jr. Award and the Robert J. Joyce Jr. Award)
John Jordan Perry ’11 (kevin Ghelli Award)
Christopher J. Riley ’13 (Gandolfo Award)
Patrick J. Rivard ’14 (William P. Judge Award)
Alexander R. Spear ’11 (Gandolfo Award and the Robert J. Joyce Jr. Award)
Andrew J. Sullivan ’13 (John P. Birmingham Writing Award)
Connor J. Wiik ’11 (William P. Judge Scholarship)
Tom Mutch with Kevin T. Mutch Award
recipient Desmond Bergin '11.
Karen Birmingham with John P. Birmingham
Writing Award recipient Andrew Sullivan '13.
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Around Campus
Abrieflookatthepeopleandeventsthathavehelpedtoshapethe
St.Sebastian’sSchoolCommunity.
Noteworthy
Latin Students Win Awards
S
t. Sebastian’s Latin Club sponsored its annual Certamen Night on Tuesday, April 6.
Students in grades eight through twelve eagerly formed their teams to compete in this
academic contest.
divided into a Lower division (Latin I and II) and upper division (Latin III through V),
students answered questions covering Latin grammar, vocabulary, culture, history, and
mythology. e winning teams moved forward to compete in Certamen at Holy Cross’
Classics day on April 8, where they won the coveted Triple Crown, taking First Place for
Lower division Certamen, First Place for Swiest Chariot, and ird Place for the play,
“Flavius Maximus, Roman Private Eye.”
School’s Certamen Winners
Brian Strachan ’11 and Jake O’Malley ’10
leading St. Sebastian’s to victory in the
Chariot Race at Holy Cross.
LowerDivisionWinningTeams
First Place: Peter deMatteo, Tommy kelley, Scott kingsley, Ben Piersiak
Second Place: Connor Chabot, Robert Cotter, Matt Michaud, Alex Venditti
UpperDivisionWinningTeams
First Place: dillon Ecclesine, dillon kerr, Max kingsley, Ned kingsley
Second Place: Tom keefe, Tom Nunan, Phi Tran, Scott Smith
Holy Cross’ Certamen Winners
FirstPlaceLowerDivisionCertamen
Peter deMatteo, Tommy kelley, Scott kingsley, Ben Piersiak
FirstPlaceSwiestChariot
kevin Lynch, Noah McMillan, Jake o’Malley, Justin Nicklas, Brian Strachan
irdPlaceCostumeContest
Patrick McLaughlin, Sean Frazzette, Joseph dudley, Chris Riley, Will Adams,
Patrick Ciapciak, Lou Heck, Connor Wiik, Paul Lee, Tom keefe
Kenneth Chen ’13.
Debate Team Members Earn Awards
kenneth Chen '13 earned a Speaking Prize for his individual performance during the Winsor
School Novice debate Tournament on Sunday, April 25, 2010. ree schools – St. Sebastian’s,
Roxbury Latin, and Winsor – participated in the tournament.
Patrick McLaughlin '12 took ird Place out of 92 speakers in the novice division during the
deerfield Academy Invitational debate Tournament on Sunday, May 2, 2010. Participating
schools included St. Sebastian’s School, deerfield Academy, Hotchkiss School, Andover
Academy, Hopkins School, Choate-Rosemary Hall, Groton School, kingswood-oxford School,
Phillips Exeter Academy, Loomis Chaffee School, St. Paul’s School, Stoneleigh Burnham School,
Hamden Hall, Northfield Mt. Hermon, Roxbury Latin School, and Miss Porter’s School.
Assistant Headmaster Mike Nerbonne and
Patrick McLaughlin ’12.
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ARROWS IN THE NEWS
Five Years Of Success For Rube Goldberg Team
on Saturday April 10th, St. Sebastian’s competed against 23 other teams from New England
and New York state at Fay School to win the trophy for “Complexity” – the machine with
the most steps. Since January the team has spent countless hours planning, testing, and
building mockups of a machine whose ultimate goal was to staple together three pieces of
paper. In order to accomplish this simple task, the St. Sebastian’s machine had 41 steps,
each step transferring energy to the next through a series of simple machines. Steps
included two mousetraps, a rat trap, zip line, Newton’s cradle, counterbalanced pendulum,
power drill, falling hammer, and much more. e machine had to be built from scratch in
three hours on Saturday morning, with judging occurring in the aernoon. e team
worked together to produce a tremendously complicated machine, earning many
compliments from the judges for the way they handled themselves in terms of both safety
and teamwork.
e team consisted of kenny Chen ’13, Ben Piersiak ’13, Justin Bellinger ’14, James Fiore
’14, Niko Fischer ’14, Alex Pappas ’14 (captain), and Shawn Lynch ’15. e team coaches were
Mr. Wilbur and Ms. diBlasi.
e team would like to thank all in the community who came out to cheer us on at
practices and at the competition, especially Father Arens, former team members, and parents.
The St. Sebastian’s School Rube Goldberg
Team with faculty advisors David Wilbur
and Michelle DiBlasi.
PIN Presents School With Service Award
For the second year in a row, the Parents’ Independent School Network (PIN) presented St.
Sebastian’s School with a Community Service Award. e School earned the award for its
efforts in assisting the people of New orleans who have had their lives ripped apart by
Hurricane katrina.
Founded in 1985, the Parents' Independent School Network, Inc. is a group of parents
who have children attending New England area private elementary and secondary schools.
PIN was formed as a way for these parents to share ideas and promote worthy programs at the
schools. St. Sebastian's School was a charter member of the group and has actively
participated since its inception.
Stefan Cressotti.
Faculty/Staff Milestones
Stefan Cressotti and his wife Laura became the proud parents of their second child, Felix
Gregory, on May 16.
Michael Schell and his wife kate became the proud parents of their second child, Samuel
Morgan, on June 18.
david omas earned an M.S.T. (Masters of Science in Teaching) degree in
Chemistry/Secondary Education at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. n
David Thomas.
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Three Honored For Years of Dedicated
Service
St.Sebastian’sSchoolpraiseslongtimetrusteesfortheiroutstanding
accomplishmentsduringtheirtenuresontheBoard.
S
t. Sebastian’s School paid tribute to three members of the Board of Trustees, whose
dedicated service has helped the School to become the premier institution it is today.
Michael Cronin and Richard Mulroy ’73, who are stepping down from the Board, were
recognized at the annual Trustee Appreciation dinner on ursday, May 6, and former Board
President Brad Griffith ’58, now Trustee Emeritus, was honored during a dinner on Sunday,
May 16.
during the Trustee Appreciation dinner, current and former trustees gathered in Ward
Hall for an evening of fellowship. Following a brief reception and dinner, Headmaster Bill
Burke started the formal program by thanking all of the trustees for their commitment and
dedication to St. Sebastian’s School. He praised their work and reminded them how truly
blessed the School was to have them in our midst.
Michael Cronin and Richard Mulroy were then singled-out for their service to the School.
doug kingsley touted the accomplishments of Michael Cronin, a sentiment echoed in
remarks then given by Headmaster Burke. Board President david Gately ’73 also gave praise
to Cronin, prior to speaking on the achievements of Richard Mulroy. Mulroy’s son, Ricky ’10,
spoke of his father’s commitment to his family, his work, and his School. Former faculty
member, coach, and Athletic director Henry Lane ’49 then shared some Mulroy stories from
the classroom and the playing field. Headmaster Burke concluded by offering closing
comments.
A little over a week later, close to 70 people gathered at Brae Burn Country Club in
Newton to honor Brad and Patty Griffith for over thirty years of outstanding service to St.
Sebastian’s School. Many of the speakers spoke of Brad’s tireless service, specifically thanking
him for giving so freely of his time, talent, and treasure.
Headmaster Bill Burke noted:
“Withhisprioritiesstraight,withgreatcourage,withagreatmarriageandastrong,loving
family,Bradmovesthroughhisdayswithsupremeequanimity,uncommoneaseand
ineluctableforce–everinpursuitof,evergeneratingthegood,thetrue,andthebeautiful.
Tonightwehonorthemanandhisfamily.Tonightwehonorthetrustee.Tonightwehonor
theleader.”
St. Sebastian’s is eternally grateful to Michael Cronin, Richard Mulroy, and Brad Griffith.
eir leadership, and the dedication of countless others who serve the School with honor,
enables the School to live its mission and inspire the minds of the students entrusted to our
care. n
Brad and Patty Griffith's daughters and
sons-in-law - Greg Moffatt, Andrew Hyland,
Maura Moffatt, Kim Hyland, Patty & Brad
Griffith, Marci Loeber, and Franz Loeber.
Missing from the picture are Karen and
James Gray.
Michael Cronin accepts a gift from
Headmaster Bill Burke.
Headmaster Bill Burke reads from the
original 1972-73 Red’s Captain’s Plaque,
which he presented to Richard Mulroy at
the dinner.
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The Guild At Sixty
TheGuildofSt.Irenehitamajormilestonewhenitcelebratedits
sixtiethanniversaryonApril22,2010.
T
he Guild of St. Irene celebrated its
Sixtieth Anniversary by hosting a
dinner in Ward Hall on ursday, April
22, 2010. Guild members past and present
attended the gala event.
e Guild was founded in 1950 when
then Headmaster Fr. Charles McInnis
decided to establish organizations for the
fathers and mothers of St. Sebastian’s
students. e women’s group took the
name of St. Irene, the woman who nursed
St. Sebastian back to health aer his body
was riddled with arrows and he was le for
dead.
Since that time the Guild has supported
the School in numerous ways. From
planning and volunteering at events to
fundraising, St. Sebastian’s has benefited
from the hard work and dedication of Guild
members.
Headmaster Burke, speaking on the
importance of the Guild at the dinner,
noted:
“Whereverthere’saneed,theGuild
responds.Tomentionbutafew:You
welcomeandinitiatenewpeople.You
improvecommunication.You
strengthenprogramssuchasfinancial
aid.Youenhanceandbeautify
buildingsandgrounds.Inthousands
ofwaysoverthousandsofdays,you
articulateandadvanceourmost
importantmission.Andyou’vealways
beenthisway.
“BeforetherewasaDevelopment
OfficeatSt.Sebastian’s,therewasthe
GuildofSt.Irene,painstakinglyand
joyfullyworkinginharmonyforyour
School.WhiletheSchoolhasmoved
fromNewtontoNeedhamandthe
Christmasbazaarhasgivenwaytothe
ChristmasAuction,thetremendously
generousspiritoflovingand
supportingandgivingandgivingand
givingandgivingsomemoreremains
powerfully,beautifullythesame.
“Youloveasonlymotherscan.You
loveyoursonsandthosewhoserve
them.AndforthisIthankGod,and,
fromthedepthsofmysoul,Ithank
you.”
St. Sebastian’s Schola, under the
direction of Meyer Chambers, and Tom
Nunan ’11 provided entertainment during
the event. Will Connolly ’10 presented his
senior year Chapel Speech, which gave
praise to his mother Barbara. other
speakers included the Guild President for
the 2009-10 school year, Joanie kingsley,
and Fr. John Arens. n
Eleven Past Guild of St. Irene
Presidents are pictured l-r:
seated Deirdre Coyle (198485), Anne Printz (1985-86),
Patricia Simmons (1987-88),
Katchy Maloney (1976-77),
Diane Heller (1994-95) Anne
Mulroy (1980-81), standing
Joanie Kingsley (2009-10), Pat
Flaherty (2002-03), Pat Tierney
(2001-02), Tricia Hadge (200506), Cari Maguire (2004-05),
Denise Mulroy (1999-2000),
and Paula Buckley (2000-01).
ARROWS IN THE NEWS
Past Guild of St. Irene Presidents
Zita Heavey
Hope Burke
Rita Emello
Linda McGregor
1949-1950
1963-1964
1983-1984
1997-1998
Mary Kett
Agnes Quinn
Deirdre Coyle
Lynn Finn
1950-1951
1964-1967
1984-1985
1998-1999
Isabelle McHugh
Patricia Costello
Anne Printz
Denise Mulroy
1951-1952
1967-1968
1985-1986
1999-2000
Ida Carroll
Nancy Myette
Mary Corcoran
Paula Buckley
1952-1953
1968-1970
1986-1987
2000-2001
Marie Supple
Mildred Conroy
Patricia Simmons
Patricia Tierney
1953-1954
1970-1971
1987-1988
2001-2002
Cathryn White
Gertrude White
Marylou Mulvey
Patricia Flaherty
1954-1955
1971-1974
1988-1989
2002-2003
Ruth Sheehan
Patricia Harrington
Christine Goodrich
Elaine Pietsch
1955-1956
1974-1975
1989-1990
2003-2004
Matilda Jennings
Marie Reale
Dorothy Daly
Cari Maguire
1956-1957
1975-1976
1990-1991
2004-2005
Ethel Thompson
Katchy Maloney
Mary Nolan
Patricia Hadge
1957-1958
1976-1977
1991-1992
2005-2006
Catherine Early
Nancy Clerkin
Mari-Jo Harney
Celeste Wolfe
1958-1959
1977-1979
1992-1993
2006-2007
Rose DeMatteo
Marie Fahy
Alicia Spenlinhauer
Eileen Leith
1959-1960
1979-1980
1993-1994
2007-2008
Georgia Spenlinhauer
Anne Mulroy
Diane Heller
Barbara Racine
1960-1961
1980-1981
1994-1995
2008-2009
Margaret Carens
Mary DiGiovanni
Cheryl Cremens
Joanie Kingsley
1961-1962
1981-1982
1995-1996
2009-2010
Louise Williams
Phyllis Gantley
Kathleen Kennedy
1962-1963
1982-1983
1996-1997
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REUNION
Reunion 2010
A great time with great people.
Class of 1945: Hank Barry and Shaun Kelly (with Ed Davis ’65).
H
undreds of alumni, faculty, and guests attended Reunion
2010 on Friday & Saturday, May 14-15. e festivities
started on Friday evening with a private reception and dinners for the Classes of 1945 (65th Reunion), 1950 (60th Reunion),
1960 (50th Reunion), and 1985 (25th Reunion). on Saturday, Headmaster Bill & Patty Burke hosted a luncheon on the Class of 2007
Terrace for the Classes of 1945-60. Alumni were then able to watch
varsity baseball, tennis and JV lacrosse play Brooks School.
Tours of the campus and the opportunity to learn more about life
at St. Sebastian’s Today from Headmaster Bill Burke, Assistant
Headmaster Mike Nerbonne, and current students were also
available prior to the Alumni Memorial Mass, which was held in the
Chapel of St. Sebastian and celebrated by Fr. John Arens, with music
by the St. Sebastian’s School Schola under the direction of Meyer
Chambers.
e Highlight of the event, as always, was the Headmaster’s
Cocktail Reception and Clambake. Alumni gathered for the
reception outside the Flynn Family Gymnasium, where they were
able to see the newly completed Arrows Hall, a tribute to the varsity
athletes and coaches of St. Sebastian’s made possible by the parents of
the Class of 2010 through this year’s Senior Class Gi. e evening
concluded in Ward Hall with the annual Clambake. n
Awards given during the Clambake included:
Alumni who traveled the greatest distance:
JoeShea'50(Sonoma,CA),WalterCarroll'50(BayShore,NY),
DocNelson'60(Arlington,VA),JimConlon'65(KansasCity,
MO),JohnHickey'65(Milwaukee,WI),LarryO'Donnell'70
(SantaMonica,CA),MarkBirmingham'70(Freeport,ME),Bill
ompson'70(Wexford,PA),BobShue'75(ChevyChase,MD),
TimKittler'85(Roswell,GA),MattBurke'00(LosAngeles,CA),
BrianKittler'00(Alexandria,VA),AnthonyMurray'00
(ChaddsFord,PA),AveryHardaway'05(Philadelphia,PA),
MikeTierney'05(NewYork,NY),andJamesMcDonough'05
(Orlando,FL)
Class with the largest class gift
Classof1960($36,300)
Class with the highest percentage in attendance
Classof2005(48%)
Classes with the highest percentages of donors
Classof1945(71%),Classof1950(48%)
Class of 1950:
Back Row: John McCarthy, Barry
McDonough, Joe Shea, Richard Schiffman,
Jim Carroll.
Front Row: Gerry Powers, John Doherty, Ed
Tedeschi, Bill Maguire, Jim Allen.
Class of 1955:
Phil Brian, Peter McLaughlin, Don Corey.
Class of 1960:
Back Row: Paul Greene, Joe Corsetti, John
Cremens, William Joyce, Joe Gannon, Jim
Voss.
Front Row: Steve Brady, Mike Hueston,
David Barlow, Richard Nelson, George
Donovan, Andy Philbin, Jim Graham.
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REUNION
Class of 1965:
Back Row: Mike Hess, Frank Burke, Mike
Ferrone, John Hickey, Jim Conlan, Ed Davis.
Front Row: Mike Costello, Tim Sullivan, Jim
Welch, Ned Cully, Dick Grady.
Class of 1970:
Back Row: Mark Brennan, Gil Carney, John
Harrington, Pat King, Pat Tracy, Joe Duffey,
Bill Thompson.
Middle Row: Ted Curtin, Jack Maloney, Tim
McDaniel, Brian Carey, Fred Daly, Bill O’
Donnell, Mark Birmingham.
Front Row: Joe Maiella, Joe Abley, Larry
O’Donnell, Paul Bardelli, Jim McManus.
Class of 1975:
Back Row: Paul Colletti, Dick Mannix, Steve
McDonough, Tom Hoarty, Dean
McGoldrick, Drew McAuliffe.
Front Row: Newell Burke, Bob Shue, Shaun
Kelly, Rich Murphy, Tom Roche.
Class of 1980:
Ricardo Jeremiah, Greg Danti, Jim Tonra,
Michael Burke.
Class of 1985:
Ed Donovan, Tim Kittler, Tom Malloy, Jim
Cavan.
Class of 1990:
Back Row: Brian Dickson, Nathan Kittler,
Peter Capodilupo.
Front Row: Sean Mulvey, Paul Lyons,
Brendan Carty, Mike Cosgrove.
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REUNION
Class of 1995:
Marcus Jackson, Gordie Clarke.
Class of 2000:
4th Row: David Healy, John Haydon, John
Paul Fox, Gregory Lynch, Brian Kittler.
3rd Row: Matthew Page, Tim Coskren, John
Sullivan, Matthew Burke, Brian McGregor.
2nd Row: Jordan McQuillan, Greg Tuohy,
Brian Collins, Andrew Kelley.
Front Row: Anthony Murray, James
Madison, Craig Healy.
Class of 2005:
4th Row: Allan Apjohn, John Lynch, Paul
Cotter, George O’ Toole, Avery Hardaway.
3rd Row: Alexander Doten, Joe Shamon,
Brian Daly, Jonathan Consalvo, Daniel
Ferrari, William Zrike.
2nd Row: Craig Gibson, Tyler Fallon, Mark
Flaherty, Michael Tierney, Brendan
Mahoney.
Front Row: Conor Joyce, Adler Prioly, Marc
Federico, Dimitry Doohovskoy.
Left: Hank Barry ’45 and Tom Green ’49.
Right: Kim & Greg ’00 Lynch
and Gordon Clark ’95.
Left: Nick Coskren ’05 and
Headmaster Bill Burke.
Right: Henry Lane ’49, Jim Conlon ’65
and Leanne DeShong.
Left: Morris Kittler and John Sullivan ’00.
Right: Bill Maguire ’50 and Jim Allen ’50.
Left: Tim Kittler ’85 and Tom Malloy ’85.
Right: Jim Rest, Dave Thomas,
Jon Consalvo ’05, and Bill Zrike ’05.
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REUNION
Timeless Advice
is keynote address was given on Friday, June 3, 1960, at the Commencement Exercises for the Class of 1960, who this year celebrated their 50th Reunion.
By The Honorable John J. Connelly, Former Presiding Justice, Boston Juvenile Court
F
aculty, Parents, Graduates, and Friends. As a judge of a juvenile court, I deem it an honor to be invited to participate on
this joyous occasion of another class of young men being
graduated from St. Sebastian’s Country day School. As graduates
of this outstanding diocesan preparatory school, you today have
not only attained and received its approbation, but also have had
imprinted indelibly upon your person a rich heritage. At the outset
I congratulate your teachers, both priests and laymen, your parents,
and you for work so well done.
Recently in Vatican City (May 23), His Holiness, Pope John
XXIII, in speaking to 30,000 students of Rome’s Catholic schools,
urged them never to let anything separate them from their ideals,
The Honorable John J. Connelly.
and said why should we not tell young people that we fear for their
souls and for their future, for the families of today and tomorrow.
Today here in Newton, on these sacred grounds, I urge our
Supreme Pontiff ’s plea on you, young men of the 1960 Class of St.
Sebastian’s. I paraphrase his plea to you young Christian Americans
to have the courage to hold fast and bravely to the ideals you have
had imparted on you by your parents, your teachers, and your
church. I urge this action upon you because we adults are sure these
ideals will be the guide posts, the beacons, to guide you safely
through life. is great Nation needs as never before “Men of Ideals.”
our land is rich in soil and skill and courage; our history is
replete with conquests over nature, ignorance, and disease. But the
real wealth of our nation lies not in the earth, in the laboratory, or in
our might. All our greatest victories have not been won upon the
battlefield. I say, on behalf of your loving parents and your teachers,
our richest natural resources are our children, you – men of St.
Sebastian’s! our greatest conquests must continue to annihilate
those forces that would prevent our children’s proper development
into worthy men.
And you young men must realize this fact – a nation’s hopes and
dreams are not based on oil and ore alone, but chiefly upon the
minds and hearts of youth, into whose hands a few short years will
bring responsibility, decisions, and leadership.
ours is a youthful country, as time measures time, and all
through history youth have done the most in its exploration, its
development, and its defense. Valley Forge, Gettysburg, Chateau
ierry, Guadalcanal, and korea – all are unforgettable testimony of
one kind of contribution of youth to our Country’s survival. For at
times like these, youth are our most vital resource.
We, your teachers, parents, relatives, friends, your church,
sincerely make a declaration of faith in the youth of today. We are
confident that they will fashion a future that will hold all those
worthwhile things that make men better and life more wholesome.
We say this despite the momentary
prevalence of certain conditions that
periodically challenge our
understanding and make us feel
ineffectual in our efforts to help some
boys become good men. is,
however, is not the case today, for you
are good men.
But to fulfill this future, youth must
be ever mindful of certain rules of
thinking and acting that must be
followed. e brief formative years of
one’s youth are but a short prelude to
the long, long years of manhood –
actually but a preparation for life. But
those early years are mighty important,
for they mold the patterns of attitudes,
desires, and conduct that lead to later
sorrow and happiness.
Youth must realize that the
freedoms that are so loosely talked
about were dearly paid for by struggle
and death. ose who sacrificed to win them surely proved that
freedom brings with it a corresponding obligation – the duty to
cherish freedom through discipline, self-control, and tolerance.
Youth must realize that the American way of life that we boast of
does not mean merely the ownership of automobiles, fur coats, or
television sets. Rather, it should be based upon honesty, hard work,
and fair play. History gives tragic evidences of nations, once
prosperous and powerful, whose standards of living were high in
material things, but whose social and moral lives decayed; and the
ruin of these nations soon followed.
Youth must realize their responsibility to equip themselves
through good behavior and training in order to be ready to share in
the future of our Country. Scientists hold out great promise for
unprecedented progress and prosperity in the peacetime uses of
atomic energy. Business leaders are enthusiastic about the
continuance of good times and opportunities. e professions and
your church need to swell their ranks with well-trained and
dedicated men who will find satisfaction in a life of service. To be a
part of this promised picture, a boy must prepare himself by
education, industriousness, and clean, wholesome living.
You must realize that the “all men are created equal” precept of
our Constitution applies only to the law. It does not apply to
physical prowess, intelligence, place of residence, financial status,
emotional makeup, size and height, or caliber of parents.
Consequently, it is practical and sensible for a boy to realize early his
strength and his weakness, his luck and his “bad breaks.” By thus
knowing his limitations and his potentialities, he can train himself to
accept wisely the bitter with the sweet without disappointment and
self-pity, and so lay the foundation of sound character – the greatest
asset and joy in life.
Youth must realize the necessity of evaluating people. A boy
must be slow to judge but quick to act
in avoiding false friends and harmful
companions. You must seek the advice
of your parents, your teachers, your
clergy – responsible adults who have
dedicated themselves to the task of
counseling youth, and whose principal
compensation in life comes from the
knowledge that they have helped to
pave the way. ey have never yet
steered a fellow the wrong way.
Youth must realize that since time
began there have been crucial days and
uncertain nights. Youth of every
period have faced trials, have walked
doubtfully, have wondered what the
future would mean to them. ere are
no new problems of youth, only slightly
altered ones; there are no new solutions
to most of youth’s problems, only
strong character. And only through the
cooperation of those interdependent
and basic influences – at home, the school, the church, recreational
supervision, and guidance – can the problems of youth be attacked
and immeasurable lessened.
Youth, more than they realize, holds in their hands their future,
to shape wisely or to destroy. at can mean our Country’s future
also. Guardians and custodians of youth have the power to
influence those hands. It is their vocation, and if they are not given
the chance, youth throw away a golden opportunity for help.
Possibly the man in the following poem [written by omas S.
Jones, Jr.] sadly looks upon a time in his life when he rebuffed the
services of someone who tried to comfort and to help:
“Acrossthefieldsofyesterday
...youthmustbeevermindful
ofcertainrulesofthinking
andactingthatmustbe
followed.ebriefformative
yearsofone’syoutharebuta
shortpreludetothelong,long
yearsofmanhood...Butthose
earlyyearsaremighty
important,fortheymoldthe
patternsofattitudes,desires,
andconductthatleadtolater
sorrowandhappiness.
Hesometimescomestome,
Alittleladjustbackfromplay
eladIusedtobe.
“Andyethesmilessowistfully
Oncehe’screptwithin,
Iwonderifhehopesandsees
eManIMightHaveBeen.” n
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CLASS NOTES
Updates From Arrows Alumni
Submityouralumninewsonourwebsiteat
www.stsebastiansschool.org.
1949
J. Regan
I now have 10 grandchildren.
1951
Russ Masterson
I’ve lived in Florida (Naples)
since 1976. I’m still active on
the staff at Naples Community
Hospital - Neuro PsychGeriatics. I’m also a retired
Captain uSNR - Aviation (31
years total service). I’ve been
married for 40 years (Noreen),
have four sons and 14
grandchildren. My sons are a
Lawyer, LCdR Naval-Aviator
uSNA 96, Merrill Broker, and
a NCIS Special Agent. I'm still
active in tennis - Naples over
70 team/doubles & summer
active supporter – and at Ave
Maria College and its
traditional Catholic
philosophy - theology/ Law
School Naples, FL.
John Moore
I retired from Penn State in
2003, but I teach two courses
each spring semester to stay
involved.
1952
Joseph Higgins
I’m retired and living in
Florida, where I play golf and
fish. I have 21 grandchildren
and seven children - all who
come and visit!
1956
Peter Ablondi
I was asked by my Pastor to be
a Parish Rep. to the Greater
Springfield Massachusetts
Chapter of Habitat for
Humanity and was asked by
them to chair the 25 member
Fred Corcoran ’62, Mike DeCenzo ’62, Steve Brady ’60, and Henry Lane ’49 had lunch together this past
February at Concho Joe’s in Jenson Beach, Florida.
Circle of Faith from area
towns and denominations.
e Circle just finished their
second house and are looking
for land to build more.
Michael Kenslea
I am alive and well and am
happy that I am still in a
position to share a piece of my
Social Security check with the
class fund!
Paul Kirk
dr. Peter Ablondi reports
Senator kirk has “retired from
his post as Senator.” Senator
kirk was recently honored for
his service to the Nation by
the St. Sebastian’s School
Alumni Association at the
annual Alumni dinner in
March. He was also honored
at the Martin Institute for Law
and Society at Stonehill
College in April.
Moe Maloney
I’m still working at BC! I have
five grandchildren now. I am
forever indebted to Fr.
Gilmartin for hiring me as his
assistant basketball coach 53
years ago. It led to a great life
of teaching and coaching!
Richard Moore
In September Pat and I took a
two-week cruise to
Scandinavia and Russia. I was
happy that I was still able to
speak Russian aer a seven
year break from retirement.
is past April we traveled on
a tour to China, visiting
CLASS NOTES
Shanghai, the Great Wall,
Ming Tombs, Tianamen
Square, the Forbidden City,
and the Summer Palace. In
January 2011 we will be
making a Nile River Cruise.
Bill Roche
dr. Peter Ablondi reports dr.
Bill Roche is a retired uSN
doctor and Bill and Ann are
enjoying their grandchildren.
Bill is still a "rent-a-doc" who
goes on paid assignments
anywhere in the world to
serve where needed. He and
Ann just finished a stint in
Hawaii and are considering a
trip to Alaska.
1957
Mike Wayshak
I am retiring. However, I do
keep busy designing websites
for the new Google
"Economy." My two sons,
Marc (27) and Adam (24), are
thriving. My oldest earned his
MBA at oxford last summer.
1962
Edward Colozzi
I just published "Creating
Careers with Confidence," a
career/life exploration
workbook for high school and
college students with
Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Fred Corcoran
I moved back to Wellesley
almost 3 years ago aer a 37year absence. e larger part
of that time was spent living
in beautiful Manchester-bythe Sea, the most recent span
in West Palm Beach, FL. I
moved back to be near our
Mother, who recently passed
away at the tender age of 98.
is time, I think I'll stick
around. It has been very
exciting to become active once
again in the St. Sebastian's
Mary Ellen & Matt ’98 Ryan and Brian Burke ’98 at the Boston Business Breakfast in November.
Throughout the school year, St. Sebastian’s hosted five Boston area breakfasts for alumni and parents.
community: to witness and
participate in our School's
phenomenal development. As
your Class Agent, I look for
your support as we draw
perilously close to our 50th (!)
Reunion. Hope to see or talk
with you soon!
Bill Dowling
At Fred Corcoran's coaxing
I'm reporting that all is well. I
am still working with my wife
Roberta at our cooking school
- e Cambridge School of
Culinary Arts. We have two
granddaughters, ages 4 and 7,
which we see all of the time. I
guess the strangest news is
that we bought a home in
Falmouth from Merlin
(Terry) Ladd '62. We have
become “re-bonded” since
August '08. We see Terry and
Susan regularly while avoiding
his attempts to get us to join
the Falmouth Yacht Club,
where he is on the board.
1963
Timothy Ready
I'm blessed with a new
granddaughter, Maren, born
March 11, 2009. at's two
for me. My two sons are well
and Linda and I continue to
prosper in Salem, MA. Call
me any time!
1965
Michael Costello
I have three wonderful
children, Mike Jr., Neil, and
Sean. I have two wonderful
grandchildren and am still
riding motorcycles (have
moved up to a Harleydavidson).
David Daly
We had our first grandchild,
Aiden, just before Christmas
2008. We moved our law firm
- daly, Cavanaugh, LLP - up
the street to 12A Mica Lane,
Wellesley, MA 02481.
1968
Peter Lyons
I’m still living in the North
End of the City of Boston. We
have two sons, Peter Jr., who
recently graduated from NC
State university, and Patrick,
who will be entering his
fourth year at Providence
College. Jim dunn keeps our
class together and most of us
try to get together at least
once a year. God Bless St.
Seb’s and the tradition that
has been enhanced by
Headmaster Bill Burke. Ad
Multos Annos!
John Morin
My three children are doing
well, with John working for a
venture capital firm in Boston
and being a graduate of Curry
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CLASS NOTES
1980
Ricardo Jeremiah
I live in Hanover, MA, with
my wife, Jean, and we have
two sons, Alex and Eric.
1984
Joe Dunn
We had our first child in
September 2009. In June 2009
we opened our third
restaurant in osterville, MA.
1985
Held during the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend, Alumni Sports Day brought back a record number of
Arrows Athletes to compete on the field, court, and ice.
College (where he captained
the lacrosse team). Jim
graduated from St. Anselm
College last year and
captained their Lacrosse team.
He is now an assistant lacrosse
coach at Northeastern
university, teaches in the
Winchester public schools,
and is organizing youth
Lacrosse in Winchester. Bess,
my youngest, is a sophomore
at Syracuse university,
majoring in fashion design.
Jim dunn recently organized
our class of ’68 annual BC
hockey game night where it
was great to see Paul Costello,
Ron Rich, Gerry d., Mike
o'd, Pete C., dan B., and
Pete L. (as I type this may
have missed a couple).
1970
Timothy McDaniel
Tim and Lee Mcdaniel live in
Norwood, MA and have two
daughters, kelly (22) at
uMass/Amherst and Casey
(19) at uVM. We’ve been
married for 30 years and
spend our summers at
duxbury Beach.
George Morrissey
My oldest son, Chris,
graduated from BC in May
2009.
1978
Francis Harrington
I recently was named the
President of Providence
Alumni Club of Long Island.
1971
1979
Gleason Gallagher
Gleason and Mary held
weddings this summer for two
of their children. kelly
married Chris Ryan. Tom
married diana Wood. ere
to help celebrate were Arrows
Bob '65 and Greg Cronin '71,
John Noonan '71, Mark
Bergin '71, and Bill McGowan
'71.
Peter Rockett
I have been elected Secretary
of the Board of Financial
Executives International's
Boston Chapter, the largest
chapter in the (FEd) world. I
am the VP of Finance and
Administration for the
Greater Boston Chamber of
Commerce, which celebrated
its 100th anniversary this past
year in a gala with 1,600
people featuring Gen. Colin
Powell as the keynote speaker.
Edward Donovan
I am live in Reading, MA,
with my wife, kristen, and our
two children, kayla (8) and
Jake (5 1/2). I am a director
at Clean Harbors
Environmental Services, Inc.
I ran into Jay Leonard at our
20th year College Reunion last
summer.
1987
Joe Griffin
our daughter Brenna is now
two, and we have another
daughter, who was born in
November.
1988
Dean Romano
dean Jr. will turn three on
october 4, 2010. our second
son arrived this past March.
Lee Sardone
My wife karen and I live in
Winchester MA and have 3
children, kate (4), Lily (3),
and Luke (1). We are busy
but having a blast.
1989
Timothy Callahan
Everything is going very well.
I have been named National
director of Ideal Protein, a
company that is dealing with
obesity problems. My wife,
CLASS NOTES
Regina, and I are very
involved and it certainly helps
"feed" the five children we
have. Life is good - hope the
same for all of you!
1990
Cliff Clancey
Cliff Clancey and his wife
Amy are pleased to announce
the birth of their second son,
Ryan. Ryan joins older
brother C.T., who is four. Cliff
is a partner at Manning,
Marder, kass, Ellrod and
Ramirez, practicing civil
litigation out of their Los
Angeles office.
Brian Dickson
My wife, deirdre, and I
recently welcomed our second
son, Luke John, on december
17, 2009. He joined big
brother Matthew (2), just in
time to celebrate Christmas!
Scot Griffin
I am currently living in
Wellesley with my wife,
Jennifer, and my three
daughters, Reese, Shannon,
and Riley. I'm also entering
my 4th year coaching the girls’
varsity hockey team at
Newton Country day School.
Sean Mulvey
Sean and debbie Mulvey
celebrated the birth of their
fourth child, Luke in January
2010. ey live in Franklin,
MA, and Sean is the VP of
Sales for PeopleCube.
Ben Rogers
We live in Madison, NJ, and
my wife, Megan, and I have
four kids; Sara (7), Teddy (6),
Liza (3), and Maggie (almost
2).
1992
Marc Antetomaso
My wife, Lisa, and I had our
first child, Nicholas Raymond
on January 24, 2009.
Everyone is well. Go Arrows!
Christopher Brinkhaus
My wife, Jana, and I launched
our new website in September
2009 (www.mybibzy.com).
myBibzy is a baby onesie with
a built in bib to avoid having
to change baby’s onesie over
and over again as a result of
wetness from drool. From the
sale of each onesie we donate
a large portion of the profits
to the Juvenile diabetes
Research Foundation. our
daughter, who is 2, was
recently diagnosed with
Juvenile diabetes. It is our
mission to assist in raising
money for a cure and we hope
to do so with our new
business venture!
David Cuzzi
I recently became engaged to
Christina Austin, a native of
Somersworth, NH. We are
living in Manchester, NH, and
planning an August 2010
wedding.
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan is getting married in
october 2010 to Maura Neil,
daughter of Congressman
Richard Neil of Springfield,
MA.
Joe Gallo
Joseph C. Gallo, Jr.,Esq. was
named a Massachusetts Rising
Star in Boston Magazine’s
2009 Super Lawyers edition.
Charles Haley
My son Austin recently
turned two. My wife kim and
I have settled in Hingham,
MA and I recently celebrated
my second year with Putnam
Investments. I'm fortunate to
still see and speak with my
classmates.
Luke Sweeney
Luke and his wife, Pam, are
excited to announce the birth
of their first child, daughter
Shaelyn Hope Sweeney, born
January 7, 2010. Hope all is
going well at St. Sebastian’s.
1993
Justin McCullen
I am living in Brighton, MA,
with my fiancée, Jane Raiz, of
Newton. I am currently
working as director of
operations of Samaritan
Ambulance. We are planning
a wedding in early June 2010
in kennebunkport, ME. Best
wishes to the St Seb's family
and especially the class of 93!
Jamie O'Leary
Jamie was recently named the
head boys' varsity hockey
coach at Walpole High
School.
Eric Soltys
Eric is back coaching hockey
at Gillmore Academy in ohio
and is enjoying it.
1994
Timothy Foley
on october 9, 2009, Susan
Lee and I were married at our
home parish, Church of the
Ascension on Manhattan's
upper West Side, with fellow
Arrows Michael Cedrone ('91)
and Michael Cuzzi ('94) in
attendance. I continue to
serve as Communications
director for the Committee of
Interns and Residents/SEIu
Healthcare, a national union
for intern and resident
physicians, and to write on
issues relating to health care
reform for the site
Change.org.
1995
Sean Bartlett
Hello Fellow Arrows. My wife
Traci and I welcomed our son,
Joseph Andrew, to the family
on April 28, 2009. Joseph was
named aer my and Andrew's
'03 late grandfather, whom I
admired so much. As far as
my career, I have been
working for Forrester
Research in Cambridge, MA,
for the past three years and
have obtained five CEo
awards in my time at
Forrester for top sales. I hope
my fellow classmates are well.
All the Best.
Will Burke
I regret that my work schedule
in California will not permit
me to attend my 15th reunion.
Life in LA is wonderful. My
son Liam (5) starts
kindergarten in the fall. My
daughter Isla (2) is a stuntwoman-in-training. My wife
is pursuing her 2nd Master's
degree at LMu. I'm busy
writing movie scripts, writing
for Jimmy kimmel Live, and
acting in things like "Curb
Your Enthusiasm." In June,
Will was awarded a Silver Clio
in the Innovative Media
Category for being the writer
on the team which produced
the Jimmy kimmel Live!
segment entitled Guillermo in
e Informant. e Jimmy
kimmel team received the
recognition during the CLIo
award presentation of
Interactive & Innovative
Awards. Guillermo in e
Informant was the result of a
joint effort between Jimmy
kimmel Live! and the Warner
Brothers’ film e Informant.
e CLIo Awards are one of
the world’s most recognized
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CLASS NOTES
award competitions for
advertising, design, and
communications. ey
celebrate creative excellence
while honoring a powerful
form of communication and
its impact on modern culture.
1996
Robert Wright
I currently live in Fort Collins,
Colorado. I’ve been married
for eight years with a 2 1/2
year old, Blake Wright. I have
been working for Enterprise
Holdings for eight years as
well, and enjoy it still!
1998
Jonathan Cooper
In June 2009 I received a
Master of Science degree in
sustainable land use planning
and design from the Conway
School of Landscape
Architecture. I live in
Waterbury, VT.
Tim Sullivan
My wife, katie, and I
welcomed our first child, Liam
Michael Sullivan, on May 21,
2009.
1999
Robert Lopez
My wife, katy, and I were
blessed with the birth of our
first child, Sienna kate, on July
11, 2009.
2001
Noah Welch
Noah Welch was named to the
Eastern College Athletic
Conference (ECAC) Hockey
All-decade team for the
2000s. Welch, a standout
hockey player during his years
at St. Sebastian’s, went on to
become a hockey AllAmerican as a defenseman for
Harvard, a team he captained
during his senior year. Welch
registered 76 points on 23
goals and 53 assists in 129
career games while at
Harvard. He played on two
ECAC title-winning teams
(2002, 2004) and two ECAC
runners-up (2003, 2005),
helping the Crimson reach the
NCAA tournament in each of
his four years. Welch is now
in his fih professional season.
He is under contract with the
National Hockey League’s
Atlanta rashers and is a
member of the American
Hockey League’s Chicago
Wolves. He has skated 73
career NHL games with the
Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa
Bay Lightning, and Florida
Panthers. Players named to
the All-decade Team were
chosen by a committee of
coaches, media members, and
league administrators. e
group of student-athletes was
selected based on their
distinguished play from the
1999-2000 through the 200809 seasons.
2003
2002
Chris Kovalcik
I just wanted to let everyone at
Seb’s know what I was doing.
Aer a torn hamstring
prevented me from making
the Giants Football camp, I
decided to rehab and recover
in a very unconventional
way... by moving to Paris...
and playing football. Aer a
very solid career at the
university of Pennsylvania, I
just could not give up the
dream. I currently play for
Les Cougars, a team out of St.
ouen l'Aumone, in the 95th
district of France,
approximately 20 kilometers
from Paris. I play for the
senior team and I coach for
the junior team. It's very
Chris Averill
I am still working for u.S.
Senator olympia Snowe from
Maine on the Senate Small
Business Committee in
Washington, dC. I am a Press
and Research Assistant, and
handle several issues,
including manufacturing,
veterans, entrepreneurship,
and small business innovation.
Richard Faro
I’m still killin' it at EMC, now
in sales management. Cashin'
checks & breakin' necks all
day everyday!!
William Hayes
I am currently in grad school
at the university of New
Haven for Sports
Management. I am also
working as a graduate
assistant in the office of
Communications and Media
Relations here at New Haven
and hope to intern in the golf
industry over the summer. I
hope everyone from the Class
of '03 is doing well.
2004
Andrew Digan
I reside in Louisville,
kentucky. I have completed a
Master of Arts in Teaching
from the university of
Louisville. I am teaching at St.
Francis School in Goshen,
kentucky. I teach 5th grade
language arts and social
studies and 3rd grade Spanish.
I also coach 7th and 8th grade
basketball.
2005
exciting and has been a great
experience so far. It gives me
an opportunity to travel
Europe and live in a foreign
country for free - pretty good
deal in these rough times.
Nick Poling
I graduated Chicago in 2009
and took a job here with a
small hedge fund focusing on
shareholder activism as an
analyst. I mostly work in
equities but get some exposure
to distressed debt investment
and the restructuring process.
I also manage a small
long/short equity portfolio for
independent clients and will
soon be taking the CFA exam.
Adler Prioly
I am working at New York
City Housing Preservation
and development, the largest
municipal developer of
affordable housing in the
nation. I basically facilitate
the regulatory process and
make sure finances are in
place to close deals and get
projects shovel ready. I am
living in Brooklyn in Crown
Heights (a huge Caribbean
community). I am just
looking to get involved in my
community. It looks like
politics (although not being a
politician) is in the long-term
plan, either here or Newark or
elsewhere.
Michael Reily
I graduated from Fairfield in
2009. I’m working in sales for
Burke distributors.
Andy Schneider
Aer being commissioned in
the Army in May 2009 and
completing training, I've
arrived at Ft. Campbell,
kentucky. I'm a fire Support
officer with the 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 101st Airborne
CLASS NOTES
division (Air Assault), and
will be deploying to
Afghanistan this summer.
2006
Jed Alevizos
Jed recently starred as Hamlet
in a brilliant production of
Shakespeare's masterpiece at
the university of Miami.
Tom Brennan
I'm the Sports director of
Harvard's student radio
station, 95.3 WHRB-FM. In
addition, I am the play-byplay broadcaster for Harvard
Men's Ice Hockey. is past
winter I called the goals of
classmate and Crimson
forward doug Rogers '06. I
also contributed color
commentary for Harvard
football this past season. on
the academic side of things,
I'm a history concentrator,
focusing on colonial and
imperial history. Lastly, I
chair the National Security
Council for Harvard Model
Congress, so every February I
get to see Steve omasy and
the St. Seb's delegation in
Boston.
Scott MacKenzie
I am a senior at Gupton-Jones
College of Funeral Service in
Atlanta, GA. I have
completed my embalming
clinicals and I am currently
working on my restorative art
project, a full wax replica of a
human head. I am greatly
looking forward to growing in
and learning more about the
Funeral Service Profession.
Jack Mahoney
Jack Mahoney was awarded a
Fulbright Scholarship to teach
English in Indonesia during
the 2010-2011 school year.
Matt Perry
Matt Perry who played third
base for e College of the
Holy Cross, has been selected
by the detroit Tigers in the
41st Round of the 2010 Major
League First-Year Player
dra. Perry was a star player
for Holy Cross, posting a
career .365 batting average, a
.537 slugging percentage, a
.439 on-base percentage, and
100 runs batted in. He was
named first team All-Patriot
League and second team AllNew England this season, and
was selected as the Patriot
League Player of the Year in
2009. Perry holds the Holy
Cross single-season records
for games played (52), games
started (52), at-bats (198),
runs scored (54), hits (81) and
total bases (116) in 2010.
Perry will become the third
generation in his family to
play professional baseball. His
father, Ronnie Perry, was
draed by the Boston Red Sox
in 1979 and the Chicago
White Sox in 1980, eventually
signing with the White Sox.
His grandfather, Ron Perry,
signed with the Milwaukee
Braves in 1954, before the
advent of the dra. Both
Perry's father and grandfather
also played collegiately at Holy
Cross.
2007
Patrick Brennan
Last year at Harvard I was the
Chancellor of our knights of
Columbus Council (the 3rd in
command). I was mainly in
charge of one of our
community service programs,
an outreach program to
Vernon Hall, a nursing home
for Medicaid patients with
little or no family le, as well
as our St. Joseph Society, a
catechetical society we run for
knights and non-knights
alike, with readings from
writers such as St. Ignatius and
St. omas Aquinas, as well as
some Scripture. Both have
significantly enriched my faith
life here at Harvard (it's
certainly not as easy to
maintain a spiritual life here as
it was at St. Sebastian's).
Starting this semester, I'm the
outside Guard of the Council,
another officer's position. our
council has also won a variety
of other awards, including
Best Church Program last year
for our Catholic Film Series
and several awards for
exceeding our membership
quota. I'm also the managing
editor of the Harvard Salient,
the campus fortnightly
conservative publication
(www.harvardsalient.com).
Being back in the editorial
seat makes me nostalgic for
my days with the
Walrus. e new
conservative columnist
for the New York
Times, Ross douthat,
was the Salient editor
in 2001. I've already
assured Mr. Nerbonne
that I would never
work for the Times; I
couldn't disappoint
him like that.
team and school. Paul was
given the award for his
performance on the hockey
team this past school year. A
skilled and intelligent forward,
he ranked fourth on the team
and was ninth in the league
among freshman with eight
goals and 11 assists for 19
points.
Michael Thrasivoulos
I have finished my freshman
year at George Washington
university. I am a
Member/Volunteer with the
White House Correspondence
unit and volunteer with Best
Buddies Chapter Washington, dC. n
2009
Paul Donato
Paul donato was
awarded Babson
College’s Colin “Chip”
Brown Award. e
award is presented
yearly to a first-year
male athlete who best
exhibits courage,
mental toughness, and
commitment to his
Luke Sullivan '09 talks during the
Senior Class/Alumni Breakfast on
Thursday, May 27.
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SPEAKERS
St. Sebastian’s Welcomes
AlookatthepeoplewhohavespokenatSt.Sebastian’sSchool
eventsoverthepastseveralmonths.
Poetry Month Visitors
An Afternoon Poetry
Slam
I
n honor of National Poetry Month, the
St. Sebastian’s School English and Fine
Arts departments hosted a Poetry Slam
Assembly on Tuesday, April 13. Regie
Gibson, author, workshop facilitator, and
educator, and Marlon Carey, poet and
performer, led the St. Sebastian’s
Community through 45-minutes of
rhyme, rhythm, and rap. eir lyrics
spoke of life as their beat energized the
audience.
Gibson is widely published in
anthologies, magazines, and journals. He
has also taught, lectured, and facilitated
numerous workshops for colleges and
universities throughout the country. Carey,
who goes by the name Inphynit, is a
dynamic performer whose genre-defying
antics always generate excitement and
positive energy.
Poets Harrison And
Abbott Speak To
Students
J
effrey Harrison, author of four fulllength books of poetry, met with
students from various English classes on
ursday, April 22. during his visit he
read some of his work. He then discussed
what motivated him to write the pieces
read. Harrison has received fellowships
from the John Simon Guggenheim
Memorial Foundation and the National
Endowment for the Arts. He has also
earned two Pushcart Prizes, the Amy
Lowell Traveling Poetry Scholarship, and
the Lavan Younger Poets Award from the
Academy of American Poets. In addition to
his books, his work has appeared in
numerous publications, including eNew
Republic, eNewYorker, eParisReview,
Poetry, and eYaleReview.
Anthony Abbott, award-winning poet
and novelist, visited St. Sebastian’s on
ursday, April 29. during his visit he read
and discussed his poetry with students
during their English classes. Abbott holds
degrees from Princeton university and
Harvard university. He is the author of five
books of poetry and two novels. His work
has appeared in numerous magazines and
journals, including NewEnglandReview,
SouthernPoetryReview, eologyToday,
and AnglicaneologicalReview.
Poets Regie Gibson and Marlon Carey.
Catholic Philanthropy
Domino’s Founder
Visits School
T
om Monaghan, founder of domino’s
Pizza and Ave Maria university and
past owner of the detroit Tigers, spoke to
the St. Sebastian’s School Community
during Corporate Chapel on Tuesday,
April 20, 2010. Monaghan is a Catholic
philanthropist and activist who, aer
reading a chapter on pride in Mere
Christianity by C.S. Lewis, divested himself
of most of his wealth to dedicate his time
and considerable fortune to Catholic
philanthropy and political causes.
Monaghan related to the group that
making money wasn’t a bad thing. It is
what you decide to do with the wealth that
you amass that really matters. He
commented that he realized he was just as
happy before he owned all of his houses,
cars, and planes, as he was aer. e
Poet Jeffrey Harrison.
Poet Anthony Abbott.
SPEAKERS
material items had no impact on his ability
to live a fulfilling life, they only served to
boost his own pride in his success. Giving
up the lavish lifestyle to make an impact on
others was the natural choice, and one he
has not regretted.
to peer pressure. While he understood how
easy it was to participate in activities that
were potentially unsafe and, at times, illegal
due to the encouragement of friends, he
said if you allowed your conscience to
guide you, you would make the appropriate
decision the majority of the time.
Respect & Love
Travis Roy Delivers A
Powerful Message
Headmaster Bill Burke, Tom Monaghan,
and Fr. John Arens.
Travis Roy.
Steve Foster.
I
n october 1995, eleven seconds into his
first shi as a freshman hockey player
for Boston university, Travis Roy was
paralyzed from the neck down during a
freak accident which drove him into the
boards. on ursday, May 13, 2010,
Travis visited St. Sebastian’s, where he
spoke to the community during an
aernoon assembly. As Travis recalled the
accident, he commented how the day was
the best and the worst day of his life.
While he was realizing his dream to play
as a freshman in the first game of his
college career, he also was playing in his
last game.
Travis spoke of making goals and then
putting forth the effort to reach those goals.
He also spoke of respect. He said that
people should always treat others with
respect, regardless of disabilities, beliefs,
religion, race, or socioeconomic status.
unless a person does something that is
contrary to your beliefs and values, he
noted, there is no reason not to treat that
person as an equal.
He went on to say that we must respect
the opinions of others, even when they are
contrary to our own. And, we must be
willing to listen, and to give people the
opportunity to voice their opinions, just as
we would like the chance to voice our own.
Above all, Travis encouraged the
community to not be afraid to love. He
noted that there are different types of love –
love for a sport, love for family, love for
friends. While each is different, the
underlying principles are the same. don’t
be afraid to tell the people with whom we
are close exactly how we feel about them.
Finally, Travis said to listen to your gut
feeling on right and wrong and to not cave
Striving For Excellence
Kansas City Bullpen
Coach Delivers
Powerful Message
k
ansas City Royals Bullpen Coach
Steve Foster, in town for a series with
the Red Sox, visited St. Sebastian’s School
with Royals Manager Ned Yost and Royals
ird Base Coach Eddie Rodriguez on
Friday, May 28, 2010. Foster spoke with
the St. Sebastian’s community on “Striving
for Excellence.”
during his presentation, he
commented how one person being brave
enough to make a single decision has the
power to change the world. He noted that
people who exhibit excellence in what they
do all share five traits – they are selfmotivated, disciplined, confident, focused,
and patient. Foster further emphasized that
no matter what we do in life, we must
always strive for excellence in faith. “God
has a plan for your life,” he stated. We
must be willing to love others, live for God,
long for the Lord’s coming by sharing
hope, and li up others through
encouragement and deeds.
Following the formal presentation,
Foster, Yost, and Rodriguez took time to
answer questions from the community
before heading back into Boston to prepare
for another game with the Red Sox. n
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FINE ARTS
Spring Revue Caps A Great Year
TheFineArtsDepartmentShowcasesstudenttalentduringitsfinal
productionoftheschoolyear.
T
he St. Sebastian's School Fine Arts
department placed its drama and
Music departments on display during the
Spring Revue on Friday, May 7, 2010.
Parents, students, and friends filled Ward
Hall for a fun-filled evening of
entertainment.
e event started with the Middle
School drama Production of Burton
Bumgarner's Don'tSayMacbeth. Tom
keefe '11 and John Barrack '11 directed the
one-act play. Following a brief
intermission, the Jazz Band, various duets
and solos, and the Pop Rock Band
concluded the evening.
e event also served as the official
release of the first-ever St. Sebastian’s music
Cd, entitled Trust. Twelve songs,
performed by St. Sebastian’s School music
students, are contained on the disc. n
Pictured:
Top: Student directors Tom Keefe ’11 and
John Barrack ’11 stage a middle school
production of Don’t Say Macbeth.
Bottom: Kenny Chen ’13, Joe Kerwin ’15,
and John Ryan ’15 perform an original song
during the Spring Revue.
FINE ARTS
Left: Quandel Johnson ’12 performs the
original song, How Can You Love Me.
Right: Geoffrey Wade ’15 and
Jack Goldman ’14
in Don’t Say Macbeth.
Left: Cameron Kelly ’14 in Don’t Say
Macbeth.
Right: Joe Albanese ’10, Rob Spencer ’11,
Andrew Sullivan ’13 on sax.
Joe Mears ’15 on trumpet.
Left: Marlon Matthews ’14 in
Don’t Say Macbeth.
Right: Tom Nunan ’11 plays
the grand piano.
Left: Patrick Clark ’13 sings as Karl
Grohmann directs the Jazz Band.
Right: Christian Santosuosso ’15
in Don’t Say Macbeth.
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ATHLETICS SPRING SPORTS
Arrows in Action
Acompletereviewofthe2009-2010springsportsseason.
Coach Mike Schell
Varsity Baseball
B
efore taking the field on March 27 for
their season-opener against
Portsmouth Abbey, the players committed
to the following words of the great John
Wooden: "Success is peace of mind, which
is a direct result of self-satisfaction in
knowing you made the effort to do your
best to become the best that you are
capable of becoming." ree months and
13 victories later, this season was a success,
not for our impressive win to loss ratio,
but for the players’ pursuit to be their best.
e 2010 Arrows were led by seniors
Will Connolly, Christian Venditti, James
Fitzgerald, and Chris Marino. Connolly
finished the season as not only the team’s
leading hitter in nearly every offensive
category but, more impressively, as one of
the League’s Top 5 hitters. Accompanying
him as a leading contributor was Christian
Venditti, whose rocket arm in right field
and menacing presence in the batter’s box
helped the club excel. James Fitzgerald led
beautifully in his first full year of varsity
action. Fitzgerald, who played a fine
outfield, rose to the occasion at several
pivotal moments, most notably on May 12,
when he drove in Jared Clement in the
bottom of the 7th inning to provide a
dramatic walk-off victory against St. Mark’s.
Equally as important were the contributions
of Chris Marino. rough his relentless
hustle and unwavering commitment to his
teammates, Chris proved himself to be the
consummate team-first player and a large
reason why this year’s team will be
remembered for the camaraderie it shared.
e Arrows received invaluable
contributions from numerous
underclassmen, most notably juniors
donny McGuirl, Alex Spear, and Edmund
Murphy, all of whom were outstanding in
their respective roles. McGuirl, who
displayed one of the finest gloves in the
League at second base, was a consistent topof-the-lineup hitter, while Alex Spear
shined defensively in centerfield and,
offensively, at the lead-off position. Pitcher
Edmund Murphy excelled on the mound,
compiling a 4-0 ISL record, while collecting
an impressive 33 strikeouts in 30 innings of
work. Juniors Connor Callow and Lucas
Mykulak also played valuable roles. Callow
was a dominating pitcher in relief, securing
wins by blowing the ball by the competition
in three relief appearances, while Mykulak,
a truly fine infielder, made several headturning plays at second base.
is year’s club featured an impressive
number of sophomores, particularly
pitcher/outfielder John Nicklas,
pitcher/infielder Jared Clement, catcher
Chris Nadeau, and infielders Conor
Reenstierna and Andrew Vandini.
Rounding out the talented Class of 2012
were outfielder Austin Franchi and
catcher/infielder Alex Venditti. Both
Nicklas and Clement were key pitchers who
competed brilliantly in each start, many of
which came against the League’s most
formidable lineups, and also swung
excellent bats. Nicklas finished the season
with an impressive 5-1 pitching record and
a .400 batting average, which comprised
two game-winnings hits against Groton and
Milton. Similarly, Clement pitched and hit
commendably, earning wins against St.
George’s, Rivers, and ayer, while
amassing a .400 average. Behind the plate
for Nicklas and Clement was Chris Nadeau,
who emerged as one of the League’s most
talented catchers. ird baseman Andrew
Vandini and shortstop Conor Reenstierna
had fine seasons with their gloves,
particularly Vandini, who gracefully met
every challenge the hot corner presented.
offensively, Reenstierna was one of the
team’s toughest outs for much of the season
in the two-spot of the lineup. Finally,
sophomore Sean Frazzette deserves
recognition for the excellence he
demonstrated as the team’s manager. Sean
was an invaluable contributor in building
the strong bond shared among the players
and fulfilled his many duties with great
diligence and precision.
For their accomplishments, Will
Connolly, Alex Spear, Edmund Murphy,
and John Nicklas garnered All-ISL honors,
while donny McGuirl and Jared Clement
received Honorable Mention All-League
recognition.
Special thanks to Coach McCann and
Coach Lepley for their wonderful work
with the varsity’s athletes and to all subvarsity coaches, particularly Coaches
Albertson, Cornish, doherty, and Ryan for
their steadfast commitment to the
development of players at each level.
e steps that St. Sebastian’s baseball
program took this spring were significant
and the contributions received from
members of each class were outstanding.
With an overall winning record of 37-30,
St. Sebastian’s possesses one of greater
Boston’s most competitive programs and is
poised to only grow stronger.
Congratulations to each team for fine
seasons and to all of the players who wore
the school’s colors in competition.
Coach Jim Sullivan
Varsity Golf
T
alent,Experience,andStrong
LeadershipadduptoasecondISL
ChampionshipfortheGolfTeam. ere
was some concern as the 2010 golf season
approached as to whether the Arrows
could repeat the excellent performance
given in 2009 (League title and undefeated
but tied). Some of the uncertainty was
answered early in the season as the Arrows
took on ayer, last year’s runner-up, in
their first League match. Both teams were
returning very experienced squads with
ayer boasting two new significant
additions. is first match took on all the
drama of a season finale as the teams faced
off at Braintree Golf Club early in April.
Victories at the one, three, and five
positions (Taylor Peck, Peter Cahill, and
Matt Michaud) le the two teams tied
with one match to go. dillon Ecclesine,
playing in the seven position, came
through big time in the final match to
secure a hard fought victory for the
Arrows. Bolstered by this key victory the
Arrows started to roll through their
League opponents. Few teams could
match the talent of Taylor Peck, Robbie
donahoe, Peter Cahill, Joe Bergeron, Matt
Michaud, Charlie Callanan, and dillon
Ecclesine. Some came close, with BB&N
proving a very worthy opponent. Taylor
Peck found himself losing for the first time
to a very talented opponent but Robbie
donahoe, Peter Cahill, Joe Bergeron, Matt
Michaud, and dillon Ecclesine came
through in grand style to secure the come
from behind victory.
e Arrows were on a roll (8-0) and
heading to another showdown with once
defeated ayer. A victory would clearly
put some distance between the Arrows and
their closest pursuer. is time around the
scene was beautiful Charles River Country
Club. Two new faces appeared in the
ayer lineup but again the Arrows pulled
out a narrow victory. donahoe, Cahill, and
Michaud were victorious and Bergeron and
Callanan tied their opponents. e final
match proved pivotal here as Charlie
Callanan came from behind in the final two
holes to pull out a tie and secure the
victory. Each opponent now seemed to
have its sights set on upsetting the Arrows
and two nearly did, Belmont Hill and
Nobles, but the strong leadership of
captains Peck and donahoe would not let
the team get overconfident.
For the second year running this
talented group of fine golfers captured the
ISL Championship (16-0 record) and
boasted two undefeated players, Peter
Cahill and Matt Michaud, the best number
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four man in the League in Joe Bergeron,
excellent depth with dillon Ecclesine and
Charlie Callanan, and a strong group of
reserves in Chris dillon, Tom Harrington,
and John kavolius, who combined for a 7-3
record in their matches. Yet, there was one
more piece of unfinished business.
e kingman Cup was still up for
grabs. is is the 18-hole medal play
tournament where each team sends its top
five players to compete for this trophy
along with an individual championship for
the low overall score. e Arrows team was
comprised of Taylor Peck, Robbie
donahoe, Peter Cahill, Joe Bergeron, and
Matt Michaud. When it was all over the
Arrows walked away with the cup for the
second year running. Taylor Peck, 2nd
place with a score of 75, and Matt Michaud,
tied for 6th with a score of 78, were voted
All-League for their fine performances.
Robbie donahoe finished 9th overall with a
score of 80 and one stroke away from All
League Honors. e cumulative team
score of 315 was 10 strokes better than the
nearest rival.
It is obvious from the accomplishments
over the past two years that this fine group
of young golfers will be greatly missed at St.
Sebastian’s. Few teams in ISL golf have
approached the success that these young
men have realized. ey will be greatly
missed, but we will be following these seven
seniors (Taylor Peck, Robbie donahoe,
Peter Cahill, Joe Bergeron, Chris dillon,
Tom Harrington, and John kavolius) in
both their education and in their golf
exploits. Yes, there are big holes to be filled
in their departure but under the capable
leadership of dillon Ecclesine, 2011 golf
captain, and returning stars Matt Michaud
and Charlie Callanan, we know the future
is bright.
Patrick Wallace ’11
Varsity Lacrosse
T
he Arrows 2010 lacrosse season was
truly one for the record books. e
team earned a 15-2 record, which is the
best finish in the program’s history. e
team’s success was due in large part to
excellent guidance from Coaches Stanton,
McCarthy, and kittler, along with the
outstanding leadership of Captains Peter
Burke, Peirce daly, and James Wyse. e
other seniors on the team, Jake o’Malley,
Max kingsley, Andrew Wadsworth,
Brendan Ecclesine, Conor dillon, Tom
Gregg, and Nick Jacoby also provided
sound leadership throughout the season.
e first loss of the year came in the
season opener. e team lost a hard fought
game to a talented Nobles squad 9-6. e
Arrows bounced back to win their next 11
games against 9 ISL rivals and two non-
league opponents. e most notable win
during this streak came at home in a
thrilling oT game versus Middlesex. e
Arrows knocked off the eventual League
champion, Middlesex, who did not lose
another game the rest of the season. e
Zebras of Middlesex were undefeated when
their bus rolled into Needham on a rainy
April aernoon. Middlesex dominated
possession in the first quarter but were only
able to score one goal in the first 12
minutes against a stingy Arrows defense.
e Arrows came back and dominated the
second quarter, scoring four goals and
holding Middlesex at one. e team went
into halime confident in their chances
with a 4-1 lead. However, Middlesex came
out firing in the third quarter and scored
five goals, which gave them the lead. e
Arrows managed to net another goal of
their own in the third. e fourth quarter
was marked by relentless defense from both
teams and the Arrows were able to score
the only goal of the fourth quarter forcing
the game into overtime. In overtime, Peter
Burke won the opening face-off and
brought the ball into the offensive zone.
e Arrows offense possessed the ball for a
few minutes before Peirce daly dodged by
his defender and riffled a shot past the
Middlesex keeper, while falling down. e
whole team then rushed the field in
celebration.
e Arrows’ lengthy winning streak
came to a halt aer losing an away game to
Governor’s Academy. e team bounced
back and won the four final games of the
year, capping off an exciting season.
e team is looking forward to next
year, as the team returns several talented
players. Captains Patrick Wallace, Murph
van der Velde, and Zane Stanton hope to
lead the team to another record-breaking
season. e Arrows are returning all three
leading scorers from last season: Murph
van der Velde, Sam Hodgson, and Gordon
donnelly, and most of the starting defense.
Along with underclassmen, dalton
MacAfee, Stephen Brown, Jack Connolly,
Sam Washburne, Jake McLaughlin, kendall
dardy-Jones, Aidan Balboni, James
Connolly, Charles Conigliaro, Patrick
Healy, and Corey Peters, the team should
be in store for another successful season in
2011.
Coach Brian Richter
Varsity Tennis
G
rabacan;openacan. is is the
saying that has become an adage for
our team as the coaches dave omas,
Evan Beilin, or Brian Richter toss the
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vacuum-packed dunlops to our guys
heading onto the courts. under the
leadership of Captain Ryan McCarthy and
the other seniors, this has been a team
concerned more about what it can do, as
opposed to what it can’t. At the start of the
season, the team aimed at reaching the
middle of the ISL pack, and it came within
a few sets of reaching that goal.
unfortunately not everything went our
way, and we finished 4-11, tied at the
eleventh spot with two other schools. We
were one set away from a fih win and
another two sets from what could have
been a sixth. Six wins would have placed
us just shy of our goal – not too shabby
given the incredible level of competition in
this League. one of the more satisfying
victories came against ayer Academy
late in the season. ayer had already
defeated two of the teams to whom we had
lost, but felt we could have beaten. So our
12-3 win was especially rewarding.
What is more impressive about this
particular squad is how they competed
against all teams - with unfailing
determination to win each point and
unsurpassed sportsmanship. If a fan were
to see our guys play and not have the
assistance of the score cards on each court,
he would not be able to determine by
looking at our players’ faces whether they
were ahead in a set 5-0, or trailed 0-5. Such
was the competitive nature the team
brought to each match.
unfortunately the team graduates five
seniors. Ryan McCarthy and Scott
Neuberger have been on the team for five
years and together have made significant
contributions to the team. Both of these
players received League “Honorable
Mentions” and are well-deserving of these
honors. Also graduating are david Ruffolo,
a fierce competitor at the #6 singles position
for the past two years, Chris Moses, a big
contributor at singles and doubles for the
past two and a half seasons, and Michael
Falb, also a contributor over the past two
seasons. A coach couldn’t ask for a greater
bunch of seniors.
Special congratulations go out to Conor
Haughey, our captain-elect for the 2011
season. By a unanimous vote of the ISL
coaches, Conor received the honor of “All
League,” an impressive feat for this
sophomore.
Along with Conor, next year’s returning
team members will include Andrew
deMatteo ’11, John Cheever ’12, Terry
o’Connor ’12, and Caleb Aldrich ’14. And
with strong talent at our JV level, the team
will again set a high goal for itself next year.
Coach Deirdre Rynne
Varsity Sailing
S
t. Sebastian’s varsity sailing team
enjoyed a successful season. Arrows
sailing began on April 1 and concluded
their season on June 2 aer enjoying
cooperative spring sailing conditions and
a competitive schedule while participating
in the Massachusetts Bay League of High
School Sailing. e team concluded their
season with a Second Place C division
League finish in the 420 division. Head
Coaches deirdre Rynne and Fr. John
Arens led the team alongside Assistant
Coach “doc” Stephen Martin.
under the leadership of student
captains Ned kingsley ’10 and Andrew
Spencer ’10, the Varsity Sailing Team was
able to seize an Eleventh Place finish at the
prestigious MIT State Championship.
kingsley ’10 and Spencer ’10 are both
veterans on the team and developed into
competitive racers on the MBL sailing
circuit. kingsley ’10 progressed to serve as
a top starting Arrows skipper for three
years on the team, while Spencer ’10
advanced to become one of the team’s
sharpest crews. Both young men served as
role models and team players. Enthusiastic
and committed, these young men strove to
ensure new members of the team felt
welcomed. e coaching staff was very
grateful to them.
Coach Rynne and Coach Arens
remarked that the team has tremendous
potential next season. Will Barnard ’12 and
Alex Morin ’12 are strong skippers and are
competitive in the summer season in
Marblehead and Newport respectively. e
duo was paired together during the o’day
Qualifier in Marina Bay this April. Morin
’12 has demonstrated versatility in different
boats and as a helmsman and crew. At the
undergraduate Regatta on June 2, Barnard
’12 and kevin Martin ’12 seized ird Place
in the Sophomore division. Barnard ’12
earned Fih Place in the C division as a
420 Skipper and had strong performances
at the MBL Championships and MIT
States. is year the team enjoyed the
arrival of accomplished helmsman, Chris
Warner ’11, who earned First Place, with
newcomer donovan Ward ’11 in the
undergraduate Regatta for the Junior
Class. Warner ’11 earned Second Place in
the C division as a 420 Skipper and was a
starting skipper throughout most of the
season, despite being new to the team this
year. Coach Rynne and Coach Arens
report that Warner’s standout performance
is a testament to his competitiveness as an
athlete. is summer he will continue to
compete on the rigorous Southern Mass
Sailing Circuit.
e Varsity Sailing Team grew in
numbers this year with strong
performances from Joe Albanese ’10, John
Vanasse ’12, Robbie Spencer ’11, Bobby
Wright ’12, Mike Petro ’13, and Shawn
Lynch ’15. Robbie Spencer ’11 earned
Second Place C division 420 Crew in this
his first season competing on the Varsity
Sailing Team.
Coach Rynne and Coach Arens
encourage young men who are interested
in sailing, regardless of their past
experience, to join the team. Pablo Picasso
once said, “I am always doing that which I
cannot do, in order that I may learn how to
do it.” Rich in tradition and history,
Arrows varsity sailing is an opportunity for
young men to challenge themselves
physically against the elements of nature
while developing sharp tactical and
analytical skills. Students interested in
joining the team should contact Coach
Rynne.
e team would like to thank Mr.
Brendan Sullivan, Mr. Bob Souza, Mrs.
Nancy Sanderson, Mr. dan Tobin, and Mr.
Marshall Goldin for their help and support
this season. Most of all, the team and
coaching staff would like to thank the
parents who kept our Arrows Sailors
hydrated and fed at long events. We look
forward to another successful season!
Live slow, sail fast! n
Sports Awards
Several St. Sebastian’s School students received special recognition
for their performance on either the
Arrows varsity baseball, golf,
lacrosse, or tennis teams. Students earning special awards were
recognized at either the Spring
Sports Awards Assembly or the
Senior/Parent Dinner.
All American ISL Lacrosse Player
of the Year
Peter Burke
All-League ISL
Baseball - William Connolly, Edmund Murphy, John Nicklas, Alex
Spear
Golf - Matt Michaud, Taylor Peck
Lacrosse - Peter Burke, Peirce Daly,
Murphy van der Velde
Tennis - Conor Haughey
Honorable Mention All-League
Baseball - Jared Clement, Donald
McGuirl
Lacrosse - Sam Hodgson, Jake O’Malley, Zane Stanton, Patrick Wallace
Tennis - Ryan McCarthy, Scott Neuberger
Vincent C. Murphy Letterman
Award
Given by St. Sebastian’s School to members of the senior class who have earned a
varsity letter each sports season from their
sophomore through senior years.
Peter Burke
Scholar Athlete Award
Given by St. Sebastian’s School to members of the senior class who have participated in athletics each season from their
sophomore through senior years.
Severin Chambers, Conor Dillon,
Thomas Gregg, Jake O’Malley,
David Ruffolo
United States Marine Corps
Distinguished Athletic Award
J. Peirce Daly, William J. Connolly
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ARROWS IN MEMORIAM
In Memoriam
Weextendourdeepestsympathytothefamiliesofthegraduates
andfriendsofSt.Sebastian’sSchool.
Rest In Peace
John Brennan
— May 30, 2010
Father of John ’04 and Tim ’09.
Michael Bucciero
— May 12, 2010
Father of Michael ’67.
Anne-Marie Cail
— June 7, 2010
Wife of Tom Cail ’54.
Elizabeth Carroll
— April 22, 2010
Mother of development office staff member Mary o’Sullivan.
Leo Corcoran
— April 12, 2010
Grandfather of Leo ’03, Tim ’07, and Brendan ’09.
William Dowling
— April 28, 2010
Father of Bill ’62 and Stephen ’68.
Donald Loveless
— February 3, 2010
Grandfather of Zachary ’08 and Lucas ’11.
"HappyarethosewhohavediedintheLord!
HappyindeedtheSpiritsays;
Nowtheycanrestforeveraertheirwork,
Noreen McCarthy
— May 7, 2010
Mother of Eddie ’78 and omas ’80. Grandmother of Eddie ’13.
Sincetheirgooddeedsgowiththem."
Stuart Porter
— May 25, 2010
Revelation14:13
Father of St. Sebastian’s School Trustee Stuart.
Richard Watson
— January 28, 2010
uncle of Paul Myette ’70.
Lasting Legacy
creating a
Richard Palmaccio ’62 became the second St. Sebastian’s Alumnus to participate in the School’s Lasting
Legacy Planned Giving Program. Prior to making his gift,
Richard worked with the Development Office to develop a gift plan that worked well for him.
There are many ways of leaving a Lasting Legacy. A
charitable gift annuity, such as the one Richard Palmaccio gave, is only one example of how you can provide
for yourself or a loved one while benefitting future generations of St. Sebastian’s School students.
“St. Sebastian’s School was a most important factor in
my early education,” noted Richard. “It is where I
learned to study and appreciate academic excellence...
Now after 44 years of working in education, I am thrilled
to be back at St. Sebastian’s as a mathematics teacher.
Appreciated securities, tangible personal property, real
estate, retirement plan benefits, life insurance, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and bequests are all excellent ways of creating a Lasting
Legacy.
“Turning a greatly appreciated personal asset into a
charitable gift annuity with St. Sebastian’s was an easy
decision for me to make, providing a gift to the School
and a partially tax-exempt lifetime income for me that
avoids the capital gains liability.”
To learn more, please contact Ed Davis in the
Alumni/Development Office at 781-247-0158 or
[email protected].
Nonprofit org.
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Headmaster
Richard F. Arms
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Phone 781-449-5200
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