Summer 2016 Chronicles
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SUMMER 2016 CHRONICLESTHE CBA MAGAZINE MEET CBA’S • CBA’S CLASS OF 2017 “NEW WING” MAN COMMISSIONED OFFICERS CHOSEN THANK YOU DONORS! OUR DONOR HONOR ROLL MEET THIS YEAR’S ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2 ALUMNI INDUCTED INTO ROTC HALL OF FAME CHRONICLES | THE CBA MAGAZINE YOUNG ENGINEER WITH BIG DREAMS ADMINISTRATION Will Byron ’16 is interested in engineering, biomechanics, and the medical field. CONTENTS HEAD OF SCHOOL He will attend RIT where he will major in biomedical engineering. Will chose Dr. James Schlegel this career field when he conducted research and wrote a report on prosthetics MESSAGE ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL with sensory feedback for AP biology. Honors Night 6 Charles Abba ATHLETIC DIRECTOR After the project was completed, Will did Officers’ FROM THE HEAD Blaine Drescher ’04 independent research on schematics for building Commissioning 7 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL prosthetic hands. He discovered a website called FOR STUDENTS E-Nable that sold hand assembly kits, and ordered CBA Athletics 10 OF SCHOOL Robert Groelz ’94 one. Will met with STEM teacher, Megan Hoffman, 2016 Graduation 13 Dear CBA Family, MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL and she gave him use of CBA’s 3D printer to assemble Roger Powers the hand. Will built two hands: one to leave at CBA CBA’s “New At Christian Brothers Academy, we celebrate the history of our school and prepare for its DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS and one to bring to RIT so he can enhance the Wing” Man 19 future. During our Capital Campaign, these two perspectives aligned and this summer, Brian O’Connell design and function. The hand he built would enable we see it come to life. The physical centerpiece of Our Defining Moment – a new state DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS MINISTRY a person to have mobility above the wrist. CBA Capital of the art music room, an engineering lab, and new classrooms for our fifth and sixth Owen O’Leary Campaign 20 grades – is near completion. We watched this project grow from visions and plans, to DIRECTOR OF STUDENT GUIDANCE Will would also like to establish a Prosthetics Club shovels in dirt, to a finished product to walk through. We are David Doemel ’71 at CBA and help out when he is home from college. Donor Honor Roll 22 excited about our students learning and growing in an unrivaled CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER He says that a hand is one of the most difficult educational space. Vicki Roberts and most expensive items to build. He has also ROTC Hall of Fame DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL volunteered through the E-Nable website to build Induction 30 Our vision for Christian Brothers Academy is academic ADVANCEMENT hands for those in need. excellence in a faith-filled environment. We have committed Colleen Ward Alumni Notes 32 resources to the facilities, the faculty, the curriculum, and the BOARD OF TRUSTEES At RIT, Will would like to build a hand and enhance it with sensory modification. student activities to ensure that we provide the transformative In Memorium 35 experiences that are central to Lasallian Education. Advancing Christopher Scaringe, Esq., CPA ’82, Chairman Ultimately, Will would like to work with veterans to equip them with state-of- innovations in teaching, technology and scholarship, and Cover Photo credit: Brandon Marini ’09 Dr. James Schlegel, the-art prosthetic devices. He says he may enlist after college to help offset the teaching based on the vision of Saint John Baptist de La Salle Head of School cost of attending medical school to specialize in building prosthetics. has been essential to the Brothers’ mission for more than three Todd Mesick ’85, centuries and to CBA’s mission since 1859. Vice Chairman J. Timothy O’Hearn ’58, The success our school is experiencing is a direct result of the Past Chairman RAIMO ’16 RECOGNIZED FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE contributions of our faculty, alumni, students, and parents. This William Anthony ’81 LAFLECHE ’16 community believes in our Catholic, Lasallian mission and support it in many ways. Their Elliott Raimo ’16 was chosen for the Times Union Scholars’ Recognition AND LAGATTA Carm Basile commitment is an acknowledgement that the people who are close to CBA truly believe in Program, a program that honors outstanding scholastic achievement in RECOGNIZED BY Thomas J. DiNovo, Esq. the education our students receive and the desire to see CBA accelerate into the future. members of the Class of 2016. Elliott then identified Mr. Frank LaGatta as the GE FOUNDATION Brother Thomas Gerrow, FSC teacher who had the most significant influence on him and asked him to join Sheila Greco We enthusiastically welcome more than 120 new students, including 20 fifth graders, to him at the dinner. Elliott also represented CBA at the Suburban Scholastic The Institute of Mark Hulbert, CFC ’83 CBA this September. This school year will be exciting and future classes of Brothers will Council Leadership International Robert Jones ’83 build upon this success and our history and traditions. I wish you a wonderful summer Awards ceremony Education Robert Marini, Jr. ’84 and thank you for supporting Christian Brothers Academy. and was named Time designated Kevin Eugene Napierski, Esq. ’61 Warner Cable News LaFleche ’16 as St. John Baptist de La Salle, Pray for us. Live Jesus in our hearts, forever! Brother Stephen Olert, FSC Scholar Athlete of a recipient of a Joseph A. Reilly ’56 the Week. Elliott 2016 GE STAR Award. In addition Sincerely, Brother Thomas J. Scanlan, FSC, Ph.D. will attend Division I to the award, the GE Foundation Brother Joseph Schafer, FSC George Washington Program granted a one-time Rev. Erwin Schweigardt, Ph.D. ’57 University, where financial award of $500 to Michael J. Van De Loo, CPA ’90 he will major in a teacher of Kevin’s choice. Lynn Zielinski Dr. James Schlegel chemistry and Kevin nominated his chemistry Brother William Martin, FSC ’55, Head of School play baseball. teacher, Mr. Frank LaGatta, to Emeritus receive this financial award. Congratulations to Kevin and Mr. LaGatta! 2 | SUMMER 2016 to TEACH CBA is honored to be ranked the 6th Best Military School in America by USA Today. Our reputation for academics, leadership, and service has #6 been recognized on a national BEST MILITARY level. We constantly work to From left to right: John Nigro, improve, grow and be the best and Joseph Nigro ’51, sons of late SCHOOL IN FLAG LOWERING CEREMONY Frank J. Nigro ’24 private school in New York’s AMERICA Capital Region. On Thursday, June 9, CBA held its annual Flag Lowering Ceremony to signify the end of the school year and to celebrate another year of excellence. During the ceremony, special guests, the Nigro Family, accepted an honorary diploma on behalf of their father, Frank J. Nigro ’24. CHRONICLES STUDENTS INDUCTED HONORS NIGHT INTO THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY On Wednesday, May 18, 23 students were inducted THE BROTHERS LIST FIRST HONORS OFFICERS’ COMMISSIONING into the National Honor Society, and 14 students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. Induction into this prestigious national organization CLASS OF 2016 Scaringe, Tucker David CLASS OF 2016 CLASS OF 2019 On Monday, May 23, CBA held its annual Officers’ Byron, William Kenneth Anguish, Jack Anthony is based upon a student’s efforts and achievements Carnavos, Michael Lawrence Spataro, Marco Peter Commissioning Ceremony. The Class of 2017 started going Couch, Dylan Bendon Toomey, Connor Joseph Conseillant-James, K. Malachi Curro, Benjamin Thomas in scholarship, leadership, character, service, and through Leader Selection in January and were measured Hartman, Tyler James Urich, Quinn Rourke DiFiore, Aaron Christopher Kelley, Aidan Constantine citizenship. Congratulations to our new members! LaFleche, Kevin Peter Van Epps, Braeden David Gleason, Quinn McDonough, Collin Michael in six different categories, ranging from GPA and merits Macfarlane, Paul Joseph Greene, Owen Daniel McNamara, Cameron Joseph to their ability to influence and train fellow classmates. CLASS OF 2020 Harrison, Liam Brown Trobridge, Andrew Crowley Philbin, Daniel Edward Antoniak, Dylan Stephen The top eight went before an interview board made up of Raimo, Elliott James Herrington, Reid Kirby Tunny, Declan Blaise Hubbard, Cristian Hunter, Jared Elijah Wagner, Luke Matthew administrators, instructors, and faculty, after which the Sausville, Noah Christopher Chazzare-Isaiah Karrat, Johnny Frederick West, Christopher Robert board selected the brigade commander and assigned the CLASS OF 2017 Kelly IV, Daniel Joseph Keith, Noah Anthony CLASS OF 2020 others to positions based on their strengths and the needs Blaauboer, Nicholas Robert Mandato, Nicholas James Krohn, John Evan Basile, Ryan Domenic of the brigade. Congratulations to Cadet Colonel Maximilian Carbone, John William Picchione, Jonathan David Lauria, Joseph Stuart Carroll Jr., Anthony DiNovo, Andrew Nicholas Saran, Ajit Singh Jones and the Class of 2017 commissioned officers. Lewis, Nicholas Robert DerBoghossian, Esposito, Justin Andrew Scarlett, Isaiah Joseph Macielak, Chase Paul Derek Matthew COL Maximilian Jones 1st LT Davis Payne Fernandez, Henry James CLASS OF 2021 MacLeod, Dale Anthony Gold, Rollin Knapek LTC Nicholas Parisi 1st LT Jack Empie Jones, Maximilian Joseph Abatto, Ryan Matthew Mendel, Ethan Joseph Harris, Brenden Lee LTC John Carbone 1st LT Jacob LaChapelle Munro, Ryan Michael Beaulieu, Gregory S. Munro, Connor Nielsen Henges, Brandon Parker LTC Nicholas DeNicola 1st LT Ian Beauregard Parisi, Nicholas Gerard Hotaling, Ryan Christopher Radliff, Christopher Ryan Johnson, Nathan Joseph Carl Raia, Justin Caius LTC Justin Vanderhoef 1st LT Joshua Gilmore Zelker, Zachary Hank LaPlante, Jacob Paul Konopka, Zachary Joseph Raimo, Anthony James O’Brien, James Ryan LTC Ian Swanson 1st LT Nicholas Blaauboer CLASS OF 2018 Losavio, Michael Joseph Van Beusekom, William Leo Piskutz, Gavin Michael MAJ Andrew Demeter 2nd LT John LaMarco Boyan, Casey William McAvoy, Thomas Joseph Willox, Christopher Ian Proper, Tyler David MAJ Brian LaFleche 2nd LT Nicholas DeBrino NATIONAL Caulfield, Justin Timothy Reddy, Lakshman Damodar Marco Spataro ’19 Witters, Jaishaun Santiago, Nicholas Gabriel MAJ Ryan Munro 2nd LT Taurian Vivian, William Raymond Taylor-Adams HONOR SOCIETY and Dr.