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30 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011-6302 ALUMNEWS OF XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL MARCH 2010 16th Street Spotlight Alumni Hockey Game March 27, 2010 Alumnews Calendar D.C. Club Event Graduates in the Performing Arts March 30, 2010 Scholarship Reception April 13, 2010 Boston Alumni Reception April 15, 2010 XBC Spring Event April 21, 2010 Class-chair Cocktails April 27, 2010 Reunion Weekend Classes ending in 0 & 5! April 30 - May 1, 2010 Golf Outing May 18, 2010 Xavier grads in the performing arts (top to bottom), Tom DeGrezia ’00, In this Issue Jayce Bartok ’90, Steven Strait ’04 with mother, Jean, Ray Lustig ’90 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE and Vlad Wolynetz ’88. Dear Sons and Friends of Xavier: 8 Turkey Bowl Victory Says it All! Mass of the Holy Spirit Tom O’Hara ’69 is at it again! We pulled the famous Xavier sports Sharing 3 Greetings from 16th Street where Xavier continues to be abuzz with activity. The St. Patrick’s aficionado away from his computer long enough for him to share Day Parade, the Military Ball, the start of the rugby season (and the limps, gashes and bruises a few pages on the exciting 2009 football season, capped off with the Xavier that accompany that start), mass and dinner commissioning our Holy Week CFX service trip a thrilling overtime Turkey Bowl victory against rival Fordham Prep! to Alabama, Lenten penance services and the sacrament of reconciliation, the winter sports Story banquet and tonight’s band concert all provide reminders of the talents and gifts of our 21 Coming of Age on the Silver Screen community and the many ways our students and faculty share these gifts with great gen- Steven Strait ’04 has had an exciting entrance into show business! erosity. St Irenaeus, the 2nd century bishop of Lyons, wrote “the glory of God is man fully The star of 10,000 B.C. (2008) can be seen in the newly released alive.” Xavier is blessed with over 1000 men and women—students, faculty and staff—fully film City Island (2009), and Steven recently told Alumnews that alive and engaged in this world. They live lives that indeed give glory to God. The same is he continues to bring with him the lessons he learned at Xavier. true of our alumni. We are happy to once again share their stories. You are reading on your computer the first electronic edition of Xavier’s Alumnews, the 24 Film…the Evolution! newest part of Xavier’s outreach to our alumni, parents and friends. Through the years our Vlad Wolynetz ’88, head of production at AMC, joins Mr. Vincent communication with the Xavier community has grown and evolved in a number of ways to Vargas, longtime Xavier faculty member, in a discussion on the meet emerging needs and take advantage of new technologies. From the letters of Fr. Joe history of film studies at Xavier. New changes to curriculum Latella, S.J. through newsletters and magazines and most recently via the weekly E-news, brought film study back into the classroom! Xavier continues to tell her story. The decision was made last spring to move from three print editions of Alumnews to two print and one electronic edition. The decision was motivated by a variety of concerns. Publishing Alumnews electronically saves paper and substantially reduces our costs. Each print edition from design through production and mailing is a $20,000 DEPARTMENTS expense. In addition to the cost savings, the electronic Alumnews allows for the development and presentation of stories in a variety of formats including the use of audio and video. We 1 President’s Message 15 New Faces at Xavier are excited about the possibilities. 2 From the 30 Class Notes 13 In the future, we anticipate publishing two print and one electronic edition each year, JROTC Fall Awards Ceremony Advancement Office 34 Mileposts in addition to the annual report. The electronic Alumnews nicely compliments the Xavier 3 News from the Quad E-news which is published each week classes are in session and periodically in the summer. Turkey Bowl Champions! The E-news is sent to all alumni, parents and friends, usually on Fridays. We are happy to have the opportunity to share that story with you in new and exciting ways. We welcome your feedback on this issue, our publication plans and all our communication with you. March 2010 Vol. 13 No. 1 Barbara Ciulla Advancement Office Manager Feedback can be address to Mr. Michael Benigno ’00, our director of communications, at XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL [email protected] or 212-924-7900 x.1435. Please feel free as well to contact me at Norma Piecyk [email protected] or 212-337-7538 about our publications or any other Xavier issue. John R. Raslowsky Administrative Assistant As I write, our Lenten journey is drawing to a close. Palm Sunday is near and will be President to the President and to the VP for Advancement followed by the Easter Triduum. It is a week commemorating the great mysteries of our faith Michael LiVigni leading to the joy of the resurrection on Easter Sunday. It is a week when we are reminded Headmaster Contributing Writers of Jesus’s humanity in His triumph on Palm Sunday, His meal with friends on Holy Thursday Tom O’Hara ‘69 Office of Advancement Mark A. Mongelluzzo, Esq. and His loneliness, betrayal, suffering and desperation on Good Friday. While we may at times and Alumni Relations Shane Lavin ’03 be challenged connecting to God, this week powerfully reminds us that God came to us— Joseph F. Gorski incarnate in our world—to connect to us: to know loneliness, to suffer and to confront sin. Vice President for Advancement Photography Loneliness, suffering and sin are experiences we all share. They are experiences the Church Michael L. Benigno ’00 and Alumni Relations 15 now bears in all her humanity. Mark A. Mongelluzzo, Esq. Alumnews, the Xavier High School Yet the suffering and even the death are not the end of the story. Resurrection dawns, Director of Annual and Planned Giving magazine, is published three times joy is real and Alleluia is heard once again. As it is true for Christ, so it is for us. This is the a year by Xavier High School. The CFX Acoustic Coffeehouse Michael L. Benigno ’00 greatest of stories we share at Xavier. Be assured of my prayers for you, your families, the Society of Jesus and the Church during Managing Editor of Alumnews Correspondence and address Director of Communications changes should be mailed to: these holy days. Please remember all of us at Xavier in yours. Shane Lavin ’03 Alumnews Director of Alumni Relations Managing Editor God’s blessings, Xavier High School Helene Strong 30 West 16th Street Parents’ Association Coordinator New York, NY 10011-6302 Or by email to [email protected] John R. Raslowsky President 30 MARCH 2010 — ALUMNEWS 1 The Mass of the Holy Spirit, September 11, 2009. From the Advancement Office Xavier Takes On New Media! As I write this column, it is the last could visit our website, read about hap- week in January and I am at 38,000 feet, penings at Xavier, learn about, register on my way to Arizona and Southern and pay for events on line, donate online California for three alumni receptions. as well as have extended discussion with When you read it, it will be March and other alumni. We have had some success spring will just be getting its start in in the past, but we are now dedicating New York. ourselves to improving our presence The theme of this spring Alumnews online and in other social media such is focused on the Performing Arts and as Facebook and perhaps even Twitter. several of our alumni who work in the To that end, we have restructured the field of acting, film production and screen- Advancement office to take advantage play writing. Hopefully you will find their of these technological advances. Mike JOE GORSKI stories compelling and the information Benigno ’00, who has been responsible Vice President about the latest comings and goings for the Alumnews since the summer of for Advancement at the school, as well as milestones and 2005, has been relieved of his alumni NewsNews fromfrom thethe changes in the lives of our graduates, relations responsibilities and, as director interesting and worthwhile. Perhaps, of communications, is now dedicated to however, a more important aspect of this improving Xavier’s presence in all media, issue demonstrates how the Advancement electronic and print. In his new position, IN BRIEF: Quad Office at Xavier continues its journey toward he will be responsible for press releases, greater technological productivity and the editing, design and publication of Xavier welcomed its 33rd toward a greener and more paperless Alumnews, as well as the Annual Report president, Mr. John Raslowsky! operation. Although our previous issues and our weekly E-newsletter which has Welcoming Xavier’s 33rd President of this magazine are available on line, this been redesigned over the last four months. Class chair program is On a day steeped in Xavier tradition, Mr. John revamped! Help us out! is the first issue to be designed, published All of this activity is to better communicate Raslowsky, the 33rd president of Xavier High School, and distributed as electronic media only. with each of our constituents, alumni, The XBC highlights Xavier’s was installed with a grand ceremony that took place For the past decade, we have attempted parents and friends and to save paper Service to the Nation… on the occasion of the Mass of the Holy Spirit, cele- to upgrade our publications, increasing and reduce expenses.