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2017 emememembbeerr yyoourur lleadeeaderrss,, ““RRwwhoho spospokkee tthehe wwoorrdd ooff GodGod ttoo yyoouu...... iimmiittaattee ttheheirir ffaiaitthh..”” [Hebrews 13:7] CONTENTS CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY History and Mission ___________________________________________________________ 1 SCHOOL AND SEMINARY Words from Rector-President, Very Rev. Joseph Fonti, '84 _______________________ 2 Message from Principal, Mr. Richie Diaz, '96 ___________________________________ 3 ANNUAL REPORT AND WINTER NEWSLETTER Development & Revenue Report _____________________________________________ 5 Annual Giving Donor Listing __________________________________________________ 6 THE CATHEDRAL PREP ANNUAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THOSE WHO Matching Gifts _____________________________________________________________11 SUPPORT US IN OUR MISSION TO FORM MEN FOR GREATNESS. Scholarship & Tuition Assistance - Report & Projection _________________________12 OUR MEN FOR GREATNESS EMBODY FAITH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND Scholarship & Tuition Assistance - Thomas R. Moran, Sr., Scholarship ____________13 Scholarship & Tuition Assistance - Thank You to All of the Benefactors __________14 SERVICE. MAY GOD BLESS ALL WHO SUPPORT CATHEDRAL Why I Give to Cathedral - Cipolla Family Scholarship _________________________15 THROUGH THE ANNUAL GIVING PROGRAM, SAINT MATTHEW Knights of Columbus Support Cathedral Prep ________________________________16 SOCIETY, SCHOLARSHIPS, TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND, AND In Memoriam _______________________________________________________________18 DONATIONS OF EVERY KIND. New Faces _________________________________________________________________21 Golf Classic 2017 ___________________________________________________________22 The Brotherhood Events _____________________________________________________24 OMISSION STATEMENT Fraters in Unum _____________________________________________________________25 THE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI AFFAIRS HAS TAKEN 20th Annual Alumni Reunion & Immaculata Dinner ___________________________26 Msgr. Bannan Chose Priesthood Over Hoops _________________________________28 GREAT CARE TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THIS REPORT FOR Graduation ________________________________________________________________29 GIFTS GIVEN BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 2016 AND SEPTEMBER 30, Mass at Citi Field & The Bishop Leads the Faithful in Praying for Vocations ______30 2017. IF YOUR NAME WAS OMITTED OR IMPROPERLY NOTED, Silver Jubilarian Celebrates With a Day at the Park ___________________________31 PLEASE ACCEPT OUR APOLOGIES. IF YOU NOTICE SUCH AN Ordinary Men Called to an Extraordinary Life _________________________________32 Seminarians at Cathedral Prep ______________________________________________33 ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY US IN ORDER THAT OUR RECORDS CAN BE Alumnus Highlight __________________________________________________________35 CORRECTED. Interscholastic & Athletic Notes ______________________________________________36 Accreditation Page ________________________________________________________39 PHOTOS AND ARTICLES USED WITH PERMISSION OF THE TABLET, ED Father Troike Summer Leadership Program ___________________________________40 Pathway to Prosperity & Promise _____________________________________________41 WILKINSON, EDITOR. Cathedral Prep is Home to New Bishop Ford Center __________________________42 Ways to Give _______________________________________________________________43 Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary www.cathedralprep.org facebook.com/alumnicathedralprep Office of Development and Alumni Affairs www.cathedralprepalumni.com @CathedralPrep1 56-25 92nd Street [email protected] “Cathedral Prep Alumni Association” Elmhurst, NY 11373 [email protected] CATHEDRALPREP1914 718-592-6800, ext. 137 HISTORY AND MISSION OF CATHEDRAL PREP athedral Prep began its illustrious history in the Fall of 1914 at the corners of Atlantic and Washington Avenues in Brooklyn, NY. In C1963 an additional campus was opened in Elmhurst, NY. The “two became one” at the Elmhurst site in 1985. ounded as a preparatory high school, Cathedral was also a seminary – a place where a boy could be comfortable discerning Fa vocation to the diocesan priesthood at a young age. For over 100 years Cathedral has stayed faithful to its mission: to form the mind in the ways of academic excellence and the heart and soul in the ways of heroic virtue and belief. roud to call over 4,775 men graduates, the program at Cathedral continues to offer young men living in Kings and Queens PCounties, as well as from the outlying areas, a personalized, superior education in an environment where growth in maturity and grace are encouraged and fostered. Keenly aware that both the Church and society need strong, dedicated leaders, Cathedral is determined to stay faithful to forming men as gifted thinkers and generous servants. Whether our graduates don the vestments of pastoral service as priests or deacons, or devote themselves to caring for an individual family, a young man who experiences the Cathedral spirit will be ready and willing to be a man for greatness. 1 ADMINISTRATION elcome to Cathedral Prep! & SCHOOL SERVICES W Dear Brother Alumni, Generous Benefactors, Very Reverend Joseph G. Fonti, ’84, S.T.L. and Supportive Friends: Rector-President Mr. Richie Diaz, ’96, M.A., M.S. Ed. Pledging that he and the diocese would make a “full court press” Principal effort to raise the awareness of the need for more priestly vocations, Bishop DiMarzio decreed that 2017- 2018 will be known as the “Year Mr. Joseph Russo, ’79, B.A. Assistant Principal of Student Life of Vocations.” Mr. Louis D’Amico, ’82, M.B.A. Established over 100 years ago as one of the main proponents for Business Manager vocational discernment in the diocese, Cathedral continues to attract young men who yearn for wisdom and a deeper understanding of our Catholic faith. These eager and enthusiastic souls represent well the diversity and complexity of our SPIRITUAL FORMATORS / THEOLOGY TEACHERS diocese. Be they sons and grandsons of immigrants or immigrants themselves, our Cathedral men are a mosaic of the talent, intellect, and generosity of those who makeup the Diocese Father Christopher Bethge, '07, M.A. of Brooklyn, Archdiocese of New York, and the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Father Jun Hee Lee, S.T.L. Challenged in the classroom and at daily Mass to put their gifts at the service of others, our students are encouraged during their four year stay to discover the unique plan God SCHOOL SERVICES has for them in this life. I am happy to share with you that among our number are future priests - young men of quality, fervency, and devotion who have openly shared their Mrs. Erin Zapf, M.S. hope and desire to be, please God, ordained one day, priests of Jesus Christ. Vianney Program Coordinator Mr. Larry Medina, B.A. The 2017 Annual Report highlights the life of Cathedral both as an exceptional boys high Athletic Director school and minor seminary. It also acknowledges the generosity of faithful alumni and Fraternity Program Coordinator friends whose efforts and sacrifices help to secure Cathedral’s mission: to form, for our Church and our local communities, Men for Greatness. Mr. Christopher Otis, M.S. ED. Ms. Angela Sammarco, M.A. Media Center Coordinators Grateful to all who in this past year have invested their time and treasure, we remain steadfast and hopeful asking “the harvest master to send more laborers for his harvest.” Mr. Timothy McCleary, B.S. Director of Development & Alumni Affairs Mr. Ryan Quinn, '13, B.A. Father Fonti Assistant Director for Admissions & Advancement Rector-President 2 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Words from the Principal Most Reverend Raymond Chappetto, '65 Dear Fellow Alumni, Benefactors, and Friends of our Cathedral Prep: Bishop Liaison Very Rev. Joseph Fonti, '84 First and most importantly, I sincerely thank you for your support of our efforts here at our Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary. As Richie Diaz, '96 always, I am humbled and honored to address you as your Principal, and Reverend Msgr. Steven Aguggia I know that you will be proud of all of our accomplishments and all that is to come in the future as you page through our 2017 Annual Report. Theresa Andersen Giuseppe Campailla Allow me to provide context for my words to you from a rather unusual place, a place that has never given me much inspiration – a gas station. Matthew Dybus, '11 As I was driving home from Cathedral one afternoon, I was stopped at Paul Friel, '85 a traffic light and glanced over to my left to see a sign in a gas station. The station sign simply read, “Because your best miles are still ahead of you.” Later, I couldn’t help but reflect on the statement Stephen Macri as I thought about the school we all love and support so fervently, our Cathedral Prep. As you read Jerry Magaldi, '74 through this Annual Report, might I suggest that you do so with these words at the front of your mind, as they are in mine this year – “Cathedral’s best miles are certainly still ahead of her.” John O’Brien, '01 Rocco Papandrea While Fr. Fonti, the Board of Trustees, the faculty, and I are extremely proud of all that we have accomplished and all that is currently flourishing here at Cathedral Prep – the tremendous growth of Brian Rooney our academic programs and of our individual students, our unparalleled and ever-growing student John Ryan, St. Pius X '75 support programs, our outstanding faculty, our continued expansion of our technology program, our new course offerings this year, our renewed commitment to engaging