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VOLUME VII, ISSUE III 2011-2012

ST. SEBASTIAN’SM AGA Z I N E

Headmaster Bill Burke withCommencement SpeakerImmaculée Ilibagiza.

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Features4 Commencement

26 Senior Class Gift

30 Seminar Room Dedication

34 Arrows in the News

38 Reunion 2012

Departments46 Class Notes

52 Fine Arts

54 Athletics

61 In Memoriam

CreditsSt. Sebastian’s Magazine publishes 3 times a year.Photos by Peter Breslin ’13, Marshall Goldin, Michael Maloney,and Dan Tobin.

St Sebastian’s School1191 Greendale AveNeedham, MA 02492

St. Sebastian’s School Mission StatementA Catholic independent school, St. Sebastian’s seeks to engage young men in the pursuit oftruth through faith and reason. By embracing Gospel values in an inclusive, nurturing communityand by inspiring intellectual excellence in a structured liberal arts curriculum, St. Sebastian’sstrives to empower students for success in college and in life. The ideal St. Sebastian’s graduatewill be a moral and just person, a gentleman of courage, honor, and wisdom, a life-long learnerwho continues to grow in his capacity to know, to love, and to serve God and neighbor.

2011-2012 Board of Trustees

Seán Cardinal O'Malley, OFM. Cap.Chairman

James L. Elcock '77, P'08President

William L. Burke III P '95,'97,'00,'04Executive Officer, Headmaster

Douglas A. Kingsley, P'10,'10,'12,'13Secretary

Timothy J. McCarthy, Jr. '81, P'10Treasurer

J. Devin Birmingham '84, P'14Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J.Devin C. Condron '92William T. Connolly, Jr. P'10,'12John DeMatteo II P'11,'13,'16John P. DiGiovanni '84, P'14Mark E. Donovan P'07,'09Kevin F. Driscoll '72, P'05,'09Kevin J. Ecclesine P'07,'10,'11Sr. Janet Eisner, SNDThomas F. Flannery '77, P'06,'09David F. Gately '73Rev. J. Bryan HehirJane M. Hoch P'07Edward J. Hoff P'11,'13Patrick T. Jones P'02Wayne M. Kennard P'08Rev. Brian R. KielyJohn A. Lawler IV '78John A. Mannix '74William A. O'Malley P'09,'10,'13Sean P. O'Neil P'02,'05,'08Stuart D. PorterRobert M. Wadsworth P'10,'15Stephen P. Ward '96Celeste E. Wolfe P'09,'12

Mary L. Supple P'09,'10,'15President, Guild of St. Irene

Brian S. Strachan P'11,'14President, Men’s Association

Patrick J. Hegarty '89President, Alumni Association

Most Reverend John P. Boles '47James A. Cotter, Jr. '57J. Brad Griffith '58Frank M. Ward P'96Trustee Emeriti

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W I L L I A M L . B u R K E I I I

If you haven’t already done so, I urge you to read Fraternity by Diane Brady. e coverpassage reads: In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of theHoly Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.at visionary priest is Father John Brooks, S.J., President of the College of the Holy Cross

from 1970-1994 and Trustee of St. Sebastian’s School from 1994 until his death on July 2,2012, just two weeks shy of his 89th birthday.

In the volume of Fraternity he presented to me in January, Father Brooks wrote thesewords: Bill, A Good Holy Cross story! Enjoy the read! Fr. John Brooks, S.J.

His focus was where it always was: on the school he served, never on himself.Current Holy Cross President, Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, S.J., struck a most responsive

chord at the funeral when he shared that he had asked Father Brooks to bless him with hiscourage, his wisdom, and his vision, for these strengths are high among the many invaluablegis Father Brooks bestowed upon St. Sebastian’s School throughout his 18 years of mostdistinguished service to our Board of Trustees.

We oen remind our students that the essence of life is in relationships and that no matterhow mighty the struggles may be, we always and forever have access to the two most powerfulforces in the universe: God and people through whom God works. at our Lord workedpowerfully through Father Brooks is abundantly clear to all who knew him and so loved him.May our humble servant of the truth and most gracious and loving mentor rest in heaven, andmay we honor him by resolving to become ever more fully men and women of courage,wisdom, and vision.

~~~In this issue, we celebrate the brilliant manner in which we completed our year of

Courage, a year marked by extraordinary senior class leadership, fabulous college placement,stellar scholastic, artistic, and athletic achievement, and the opening of our beautiful newScience/Math/Library Center, which features state of the art laboratories, classrooms, projectrooms, and gorgeous spaces dedicated to loving grandparents, Barb and Jim McKinlay, and tooutstanding Assistant Headmaster and Dean of Studies, Mike Nerbonne, who, by the way, isthe reason that Father Brooks joined our Board of Trustees.

We also pay tribute to Alumni Reunion Weekend led by beloved mentors, Bishop JohnBoles ’47 and Monsignor Al Contons, and to the joy of Commencement Day amplified byexcellent speakers, Immaculée Ilibagiza, John Donovan ’12, Sean Frazzette ’12, and Board ofTrustees President, Jim Elcock ’77.

Enjoy the read!~~~

I thank our students, faculty, staff, parents, grandparents, siblings, trustees, alumni,spouses, and friends for your prayers, and for all that you do to advance our most importantmission of pursuing truth through faith and reason. Please visit your School whenever youcan. It will be my great pleasure and distinct honor to give you the grand tour.

anks again for everything. May God continue to bless you all.

Sincerely

William L. Burke IIIHeadmaster

Li High the Cross!

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St. Sebastian’s School in Needham graduated 63 students at itssixty-eighth Commencement Exercises on ursday, June 7,2012. Immaculée Ilibagiza, 1994 Rwandan Genocide Sur-

vivor and Author, delivered the Commencement Address. Sean M.Frazette was this year’s Salutatorian and John L. Donovan III wasthe Valedictorian.

Awards presented during the ceremony include:

Pursuit of Excellence in the Discipline Awards presented to individuals selected by the faculty

English Literature – Sean M. Frazzette Latin – John L. Donovan III History – omas P. Allen, Patrick T. Ciapciak,

Sean M. FrazzettePhotography – Malcolm I. DonaldsonReligion – Christopher R. NadeauChemistry – Sean M. FrazzetteEnglish Writing – Patrick T. CiapciakBiology – Matthew J. AngelicoSpanish – Peter J. Cimini, Terrence F. o’ConnorMusic – Peter J. Cimini, Quandel T. JohnsonDrama – Sean M. Frazzette, Mark E. LaneVisual Art - Terrence F. o’ConnorMathematics – John L. Donovan III, Sean M. Frazzette,

John R. GordonGreek – Stephen J. Brown, John E. CheeverPhysics – John L. Donovan IIIComputer Science – John R. Gordon

Special Medalse following Medals are awarded to individuals who, during theirhigh school years, have achieved the highest grade point average inrequired and advanced courses in the respective disciplines:

Humberto Cardinal Medeiros Memorial Medal for Modern Languages – Kevin E. Wolfe

Rev. Msgr. Joseph A. Beatty Memorial Medal for English – John L. Donovan III

Rev. Msgr. John F.X. Harney Memorial Medal for Religion – John L. Donovan III

Rev. Msgr. Charles D. McInnis Memorial Medal for History – Sean M. Frazzette

Paul A. Ablondi ’57 Memorial Medal for Mathematics – John L. Donovan III

St. Sebastian Medal for Science – Matthew J. AngelicoSt. Sebastian Medal for Fine Arts – Terrence F. o’ConnorSt. Sebastian Medal for Classics – John L. Donovan III

e Headmaster's Award presented to the graduate who has achieved the highest cumulativegrade point average

John L. Donovan III

e St. Sebastian's Scholar With Distinction Awardpresented to the graduates who have received a yearly average of A-or higher in every course every year

John L. Donovan III, Sean M. Frazzette

e St. Sebastian's Scholar Awardpresented to the graduates who have received a yearly average of B orhigher in every course every year

Matthew J. Angelico, Peter J. Cimini, Michael P. Fischer,omas J. Kenney III, David S. Loughborough III, Christopher R. Nadeau, Ryan A. Sanderson, Christopher M. Stadtler, Curtis K. Yandow


e Sr. Evelyn C. Barrett, O.P. Scholarship presented to that senior who, in the opinion of the Faculty, mostexemplifies in body, mind, and soul the spirit of St. Sebastian's School

Benjamin J. ai

e Robert S. Gilligan '65 Award presented to the senior who best exemplifies the qualities of courage,determination, and perseverance

Mark E. Lane

e Cardinal Cushing Memorial Medal for Student Servicepresented to a senior for exemplary service to the School

Patrick K. McLaughlin

e Joseph P. MacDonald Award presented each year by the Student Council, in conjunction with theSchool community, to a member of the St. Sebastian's family foroutstanding service to the School

Janet Matthews

e Reverend Charles K. Riepe Medallion presented by the Assistant Headmaster, in consultation with theadministration and faculty, to the member of the graduating classwho has shown true leadership in exemplifying the virtues of faithand honor for which the School stands

Sean M. Frazzette

e Founder's Medal presented to the members of the Senior Class whose character,leadership, and fortitude most closely reflect the ideals that inspiredWilliam Cardinal O'Connell to found this School in the name of St.Sebastian

John L. Donovan III, Christopher R. Nadeau

e Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Award presented each year to a senior for exemplary initiative, creativity,and perseverance in advancing the mission of the School

Quandel T. Johnson

e Alumni Award presented to the senior, selected by the faculty, who possesses strengthof mind, body, and character; who displays outstanding attitude,effort, and achievement; has innate commitment to excellence in allendeavors; and who has made many and varied contributions to St.Sebastian's School

John P. Connolly

Pictured: Jalen Thornton ’12, Headmaster Bill Burke, Benjamin Thai ’12, Kendall Dardy-Jones ’12.

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Class of 2012

MatriculationMatthew E. Abelson Villanova universityomas P. Allen Bucknell universityMatthew J. Angelico university of Maryland, College ParkAnthony J. Arcanti Northeastern universityJames C. Astrue Bentley universityAidan F. Balboni Boston CollegeChristopher J. Barletta Fairfield universityWilliam S. Barnard Worcester Polytechnic InstituteAndrew J. Bono Boston CollegeStephen J. Brown Middlebury CollegeBrendan D. Burke Amherst CollegeJohn E. Cheever Harvard universityPatrick T. Ciapciak Villanova universityPeter J. Cimini Bowdoin CollegeJared S. Clement Wheaton CollegeDaniel J. Conley, Jr. Villanova universityJohn P. Connolly Dartmouth CollegeRobert D. Cotter, Jr. Norwich universityMark M. Cunningham Bates CollegeAnthony J. D'Amato High Point universityKendall D. Dardy-Jones Assumption CollegeJarrod M. Dillon Bentley universityKevin F. Dillon Wake Forest CollegeMalcolm I. Donaldson George Mason universityGordon T. Donnelly Connecticut CollegeJohn L. Donovan III Yale universityJoseph A. Dudley College of the Holy CrossBrendan J. Dunphy Villanova universityMitchell J. Emerson university of RichmondMatthew L. Fechtelkotter College of the Holy CrossMichael P. Fischer Boston CollegeAustin L. Franchi Gettysburg College

Sean M. Frazzette Harvard universityJohn R. Gordon Bucknell universityConor W. Haughey Harvard universityParker L. Hentz Middlebury CollegeJames S. Hilton Providence CollegeSamuel H. Hodgson, Jr. Bowdoin CollegeQuandel T. Johnson Columbia Collegeomas J. Kenney III Elon universityDouglas A. Kingsley II Providence CollegeMark E. Lane Emerson CollegeDavid S. Loughborough III Middlebury CollegeKevin P. Martin III Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePatrick K. McLaughlin Williams CollegeAlexander S. Morin Roger Williams universityMichael J. Muldowney Southern Methodist universityChristopher R. Nadeau Bowdoin CollegeJohn P. Nicklas Boston CollegeTerrence F. o'Connor Colby CollegeDaniel J. o'Regan Boston universityJoseph A. Prescott Brown universityConor T. Reenstierna Bates CollegeRyan A. Sanderson Bowdoin CollegeChristopher M. Stadtler Boston CollegeTyler M. Sweeney Wake Forest CollegeBenjamin J. ai Tus universityJalen W. ornton ohio Wesleyan universityAndrew M. Vandini Amherst CollegeAlexander S. Venditti Worcester Polytechnic InstituteSamuel H. Washburne Hobart and William Smith CollegesKevin E. Wolfe Georgetown universityCurtis K. Yandow Syracuse university


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William L. Burke III

Headmaster’s Address

May we pray together one more time as aClass:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to theHoly Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now,and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

~~~My mother is the constant in my life; she isalways there for me...My father is the strongestperson I know...my mom always picked me up;she always said she was just two minutes away...

Just a few of the many details you have shared fromthe podium about your adoring, self-sacrificingparents. e love, devotion, guidance, support, and tenthousand other gis that they and your siblings andgrandparents and other relatives have showered uponyou to bring you to this proud moment could never bemeasured, nor could your tremendous gratitude everbe adequately expressed. Last week, Alumni BoardPresident, Patrick Hegarty ’89, shared with you that hisfather refers to St. Sebastian’s as e best thing that everhappened to us. What a succinct proclamation of thetruth that our School includes and seeks to strengthenthe whole family. is is your day, but it’s their day, too.Please rise, turn to face your families, find them withyour eyes, and clap your hands.

~~~

is spring, one of you, who served in a schoolconnected right away with a little red-headed boy. Atthe end of that first day, your supervisor was shockedto hear you refer to the lad as a smart kid, as no othereducator had seen his promise. And I thought: Gee, Iwonder where you learned that approach! Could itbe that you had gained inspiration from your St.Sebastian’s teachers who live the wisdom articulatedby Goethe:

Treat people as if they are what they ought to beand you help them become what they are capableof being.

Your truly great – and I mean great – teachers,coaches, advisors, moderators, and mentors havemodeled and demanded the best virtues, challengingyou to summit ever-rising peaks of excellence andsupporting you every inch of the way up. ey haveloved you well, and they will forever. Please rise, turnto your right, face your mentors, and express yourgratitude.

~~~You gentlemen and parents of the Class of 2012

have dedicated an exquisitely beautiful place of honorin our newly expanded library to your belovedAssistant Headmaster and Dean of Studies, Mr.Nerbonne, and well you should have, for yourdynamic leader of extraordinary pietas, virtus, andfortitudo, intelligence, energy, and integrity, who

“Success does in-deed start withyou. No school cancall itself a greatschool until peerpressure becomesa positive force,and you gentle-men have ensuredthat the positivereigns supreme.”


loved you first, exemplifies the spirit of St. Sebastian’sat our very best. May we, once again express ourgratitude to Mr. Nerbonne, our exemplar of dignitasand gravitas.

~~~Aer the Nerbonne Study dedication ceremony,

as we made our way up to the Chapel to listen to yourservice reports, I asked one of you what you thought Ishould mention at your Commencement, and youoffered immediately and with more than a littleenthusiasm:

Leadership! Our class has shown greatleadership ... and I guess one other thing: youguys got me to speak here.

Leadership! Trulygreat leadership indeed!We all know it, and wethank God and we thankyou for it.

And, yes, we did getyou to speak here – everyone of you – and whatbeautiful things we haveheard you say!

In your CorporateChapel address, one ofyou told the story ofhaving been stopped onthe street by a confusedBoston policeman, whoasked: What’s going on at that place? Why doeseveryone love St. Sebastian’s so much? Reflecting onhis questions, you shared with us:

ere’s something more here...this is a Schoolworthy of investing our full selves.

And you added:Success starts with the Senior Class and ismultiplied when the underclassmen get onboard.

Success does indeed start with you. No school cancall itself a great school until peer pressure becomes apositive force, and you gentlemen have ensured thatthe positive reigns supreme. at the underclassmenapprehend the beauty, the truth, and the transformingpower of your contributions has been evinced by theirbehavior all year and was celebrated last Friday by atrio of seventh graders upon their return from a vitallyimportant Dunkin Donuts run. When asked theiropinion of your class, they sang out sonorously – inthree part harmony: Great Leadership!

our younger students look up to you; they needyou, and you respond the only way you know how –

freely and fully, from your pure, pure hearts. Andyou connect deeply off campus as well! In yourservice presentations, more than one of you offeredthat a young charge had looked you in the eye andproclaimed: You’re the older brother I never had.

Love God, work hard, and take good care ofanother... e essence of life is in relationships…A brotherhood of Arrows.

How oen have we heard you punctuate yourspeeches with these and other loy refrains?

one of you offered this memorable sentence:Everything we do develops or ruins ourcharacter.

Talk about taking the gi of life seriously andaccepting responsibilityfor living it well! Nowthat’s leadership!

one of you, who hadworked with multiplyhandicapped youngpeople, shared theseobservations:Everybody deserves anopportunity to pursuehappiness...everybodydeserves to be caredfor...they add value.

What wisdom ariseswhen soul connects with

soul in service! We can only hope that our world’sleaders and voters may be so informed and inspired.

How fitting that we recognize leadership in thisyear in which we have chosen to focus on Courage,for, clearly, the two are inextricably linked, and bothare matters of the heart.

Solve metus! Shouts heroic Aeneas, exhorting histroops. Solve metus! Release fear. Let go of anxiety.

Any number of luminaries have commented onthe connection between courage and fear. MarkTwain asserts:

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, notabsence of fear.

Plato offers this slant: Courage is knowing what to fear.

Which brings us to one of the most complex andchallenging concepts in our faith – Fear of the Lord,one of the seven gis of the Holy Spirit, which issometimes referred to as Holy Awe.

When it was evening, the boat was far out on thesea and He was alone on the shore. en Hesaw that they were tossed about while rowing,

I submit to you that if ouronly fear is fear of

disappointing God, we willhave courage to face

whatever must be faced, andI say more: it is the fear of

the Lord that will strengthenour resolve.


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for the wind was against them. But at once Hespoke with them, “Take courage, it is I, do not beafraid!” (Mark 6: 47-48a, 50b)

Take Courage. What do we take? If we take apitch, we let it go. How hard is that to do? Take abreak. Take it easy. Take one; it’s free. What a simpletask it is to take! Courage,it seems is there for thetaking if…if we feelthrough faith the comfortand support and almightypower of our awesomeGod. As one good friendhas shared with me, and I,in turn, have shared withyou, there is a three stepformula of truth: I can’t.God can. So I’ll let Him.

I submit to you that ifour only fear is fear ofdisappointing God, wewill have courage to face whatever must be faced, andI say more: it is the fear of the Lord that willstrengthen our resolve.

of all the powerful statements St. John of theCross makes in his masterpiece, e Dark Night of theSoul, this gem stands preeminent for me:

Holy Awe sustains and deepens the virtues.

How ironic: e virtue of courage is maintainedand strengthened by holy awe or fear of the Lord, so

we look upon St.Sebastian and all themartyrs as fearful menand women. And wecome to see that it wasfear that inspired St.Justin to comfort hisfriends, who were aboutto be martyred along withhim with these words:Just remember, they cankill us, but they can’t do usany real harm.

As long as our onlyfear is fear of displeasing God, we’re going to be justfine, as asserted in the Book of Sirach.

Lively is the courage of those who fear the Lord, forthey put their hope in their Savior. (Sirach 34:13)


Let’s be true leaders in ourfamilies and in our

communities... Everythingwe do develops or ruins our

character... Let’s learn asthough we’ll live forever...Let’s strive for heaven...

Pictured: James Hilton ’12 and his grandmother Jean Hilton.

In September, I stood at this very spot and spokethese very words:

My hope and expectation is that each of us willread, write, pray, reflect, and speak on courageand so gain a more comprehensive individualand collective understanding of the virtue and adeeper commitment to living lives of courage.

And today, I thank you for making this dreamcome true.

It’s all over, isn’t it? e last game of your lastseason is over. You’re champions. A flag bearer and athrong of students have rushed the field, moms anddads embrace, players hug and cry and li their coachhigh upon their shoulders. It’s all over, this gloriousday in the sun. It’s all over, or so it seems until one ofyou shouts: Let’s finish it. And the whole team linesup for post-game, post St. Sebastian’s career sprints.And on you run and run and run with the joy of youryouthful hearts bursting and blossoming into smileswider than the ocean.

You have all run so on other fields, in otherrealms stride for sacred stride.

Just keep going. Let’s finish it. Let’s go on tocollege and love God, work hard, and take good careof one another there. Let’s finish it. Let’s pursue thetruth through faith and reason no matter howaggressively secular professors, fellow students, or the

school culture may be. Let’s finish it. Let’s get out intothe world and engage ourselves in meaningful workthat will make this planet a much better place. Let’sfinish it. Let’s devote ourselves to advancing a world-view that seeks to guarantee a full respect for everyable bodied and handicapped, healthy and dyingsacrosanct life from conception to natural death. Let’sfinish it. Let’s embrace fully our vocations, which formost will be as husbands and fathers. Let’s finish it.Let’s be true leaders in our families and in ourcommunities. Let’s finish it. Everything we dodevelops or ruins our character. Let’s finish it. Let’slearn as though we’ll live forever. Let’s live as thoughwe’ll die tomorrow. Let’s finish it. e essence of life isin relationships. Let’s finish it. You’re the brother Inever had. Let’s finish it. Holy awe sustains anddeepens the virtues. Let’s finish it. Let’s strive forheaven. Let’s finish it.

And please know that no matter how many timesyou fall, your gracious and loving God will run tomeet you every time you turn to Him, and pleasereturn to us oen – in sorrow or in joy, and we’ll behere ready to greet you with hearts and arms wideopen. is is your School. We are your people. Welove you. Arrows forever. Saecula saeculorum.

Go now in peace. Let’s finish it. Shalom! n


Pictured: Austin Franchi ’12 and Helen Maxwell.

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James L. Elcock ’77

Board President’s Address

Fellow Trustees, Headmaster Burke, com-mencement speaker Immaculée Ilibagiza,Faculty, Staff, family and friends, and most of

all the Class of 2012, good morning and welcome.Abley, Carroll, Clerkin, Connors, Conway,

DelMonte, Doherty, Donovan, Elcock, Fenney, Foyer.e list will continue for another eight names andthen you would have my seventh grade home room.

Your first question is why would anyoneremember that roster? Well, you need only to guesswho sitting among you was my homeroom teacher.Yes, our very own Mr. Dan Williams ’64, who wasalso our seventh grade history teacher, was adamantthat by the end of week two we would all know eachothers’ names and be able to take our own attendanceevery morning. Couple that with the 44 prepositionsthat Mr. York had us memorize in seventh gradeEnglish, also by end of week two!

I ask you all to think of your very first days at St.Sebastian’s and how overwhelming it was.Gentlemen, look how far you have come!

My first introduction to the Class of 2012 was latelast August. I had a meeting with Headmaster Burkeat the School and when I arrived, I noticed a lot ofactivity on the football field. In particular, 60 or soyoung men were running around with telephonepoles. Honestly, I thought Jack Doherty ’62, ourBusiness Manager, had rented out our field to the jail

down the street for some sort of remedial training aspart of a work release program. Fortunately, Mr.Burke and Mr. Sullivan set the record clear that thiswas a well-planned, well organized Class of 2012bonding session.

My formal introduction to the Class of 2012 waslast September 9 at our opening Assembly. I am surenone of us will ever forget meeting Travis Roy andreading his book. Travis, as well as ImmaculéeIlibagiza, speak to this year’s theme of courage. esetwo individuals remind us that regardless of howmuch we learn in the classroom, perhaps the bestteachers in life are those who have experienceddiversity, hardship, tragedy, as well as love, and canshare their stories with us. Immaculée, I look forwardto listening to your commencement address today.

ere is no more important day in our School’scalendar than graduation. ese commencementexercises and your graduation validate our existenceand our mission. You join the ranks of our 2,800alumni who have all stood before you. Yourgraduation reaffirms all of your successes, as well asthe trials and tribulations that you have personallygone through, and the extraordinary hard work,laughter, and tears that you have all shared withfamily and friends, your beloved teachers, and yourfellow classmates along the way!

“Your graduationreaffirms all ofyour successes, aswell as the trialsand tribulationsthat you have per-sonally gonethrough, and theextraordinaryhard work, laugh-ter, and tears thatyou have allshared with familyand friends, yourbeloved teachers,and your fellowclassmates alongthe way.”


We are incredibly proud of you. ough yourdays of sitting in a classroom or competing on a fieldat St. Sebastian’s are over, your relationship with theSchool will last forever. As our youngest alumni, weunderstand how busy your lives are. At the end ofcommencement exercises this morning, when you arewalking down the aisle in the time honored traditionof saying goodbye and thanking the faculty andadministrators with handshakes, hugs, and tears,remind yourself that the relationships you have madeover the past four to six years aren’t ending today.Rather, they are relationships that will last a lifetime.We at St. Sebastian’s want to hear from you. We wantto stay in touch with you and continue to support youin all that you do.

Your parents and family have made tremendoussacrifices to send you to St. Sebastian’s. You owe it notonly to yourselves, but to them to stay in touch withthe School and with all of your fellow classmates andtheir families.

As President of the Board of Trustees, it is myresponsibility to encourage each member of the Classof 2012 to continue to live the mission of St.Sebastian’s no matter where the future takes you bykeeping in mind that:

“e ideal St. Sebastian’s graduate will be a moraland just person, a gentleman of courage, honorand wisdom, a lifelong learner who continues togrow in his capacity to know, to love, and to serveGod and neighbor.”

As I conclude my remarks today, I would like toshare with you some words from country music artistLee Ann Womack in her song entitled, I Hope YouDance. I would like you to think of these lyrics as youmove on from St. Sebastian’s and begin the next phaseof your life, hoping that you will always stay engagedand never stay on the sidelines. I quote:

“I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,

You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger.

May you never take one simple breath for granted,

God forbid love ever leaves you empty handed.

I hope you still feel small when you stand besidethe ocean,

Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens.

Promise me that you’ll give faith a fighting chance,

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance,

I hope you dance”

So again, I congratulate the Class of 2012 andwish you all continued success and happiness in yourfuture pursuits. Remember, this is your School. Wewill miss you as students but we will welcome you asalumni. Class of 2012 – Arrows forever. n


Pictured l-r: Anthony Arcanti ’12, Daniel Conley ’12, Matthew Angelico ’12,Peter Cimini ’12, Thomas Allen ’12.

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Immaculée Ilibagiza

Keynote Address

It is a great joy to be here. It is a little bit emo-tional because I remember you great guys fromfour years ago. You were younger, and now you

have grown muscles. You have grown taller and Ihave grown shorter. It is a great joy to be here, to cel-ebrate with you your accomplishments. And, beingwith you, I can’t help thinking of my brothers. As Imay have told you the last time I was here, Vianneywas just your age when he went to Heaven.

Aer the genocide, I realized that it’s not just ourbiological families who are our families. We havefamilies in the world. We all come from the sameFather, God. If we truly accept God, have the courageto accept God, then we are all brothers and sisters. So,in you I see my younger brothers and I am trulyhappy from my heart.

What makes me even happier is when I saw yououtside with your parents and friends earlier today. Icould feel your spirits, the humility in you. I can smellyour future – your great future – because you’re justgreat guys. I can feel your values, and who you are,and what you have accumulated in this past year. Itshows today. I am so very proud of you as a sister.

I speak to many schools, and when I saw you, Ithink you may be among the best to whom I havespoken. Again, I can just feel it.

e genocide was a horrible thing to go through.We all go through something. I’m sure even at your

young age you’ve gone through things that have hurtyou. And, sometimes you hold onto those things. Atany rate, the genocide was a horrible thing, but ittaught me some important lessons. I don’t know howI would have learned them if not for what I wentthrough.

First, I learned that God is real and that this life isonly a blink compared to eternity, so I believe inforgiveness. Before the genocide I used to think,“Well, you can forgive somebody who says somethingbad to you, but not someone who is trying to killyou.” But I now know that forgiveness is possiblefrom what I have seen.

Another lesson I learned was the power of love –the love we show to one another. e little act ofkindness - picking up something and handing it tosomeone who needs it or just lost it – is so important.Genocide happened in our country because we failedto love. If we succeed in caring about the small things,then we can hope for peace in the world. It is such agood lesson to learn. It is possible to have peace if wetruly believe in God and love one another.

As you heard from your great Headmaster, thegenocide happened in 1994. I was a student like you,but a little bit older, when I went home from school tocelebrate Easter with my family, who was Catholic.We had a great time.

“...I want to re-mind you to havethe courage totruly believe whatyou believe andpractice it. Believein God, rememberwho he is... Dowhat is right inthe eyes of God.”


I shall never forgot the day it started. It wasWednesday, April 7. My brother, who had justfinished his master’s degree, came to my room,pushed open the door, and told me that thepresident of the country had died. I rememberjumping out of my bed and putting on clothes. Istayed in those clothes for the next four months.

I went outside and saw my parents. ey wereworried. We did not know what was going tohappen to our tribe because we were not involved inthe country. our government, as a show of power,didn’t allow it. But, we didn’t think they would everkill us. ey spoke about it, but we didn’t see howthey could put it into action.

By the second day, many people gatheredoutside our home to ask my parents what to do. Itwas a moment that taught me to always stand up forwhat was right. My parents cared so much about ourentire village. It all hit me when I saw so manypeople coming to my father, asking him what to do.I was wondering why they chose my father, why notsomebody else in the village. But, they trusted himbecause he cared for our people. He showed thatcourage up to the last moment of his life.

I remember the day we separated. He had arosary in his hand and gave it to me. He then spoketo everyone who had gathered, saying:

“If the government wants to kill us, they will doit because they have the means. But if it is only afew people who have planned this, they won’t doit because we will remain strong. We shallprotect ourselves. However, if the governmentplanned this, then maybe we should take thismoment God has given us to repent our sins sowe can go to heaven.”

I remember thinking that he should be tellingthe people to run away, not how to die. And Iremember that everyone there listened to his wordsand took a silent moment to repent their sins, as Iwas doing in my own heart. In that group of 10,000people, I was the only one who survived.

It was then that my father came to me and askedme to go hide at a neighbor’s house, who was fromthe other tribe. ose were the last words weexchanged before I went to the neighbor.

I have to say, not everyone is bad. one lesson mydad used to tell us:

“Make sure you don’t place people in boxes, nomatter how bad someone hurts you. If someonefrom that tribe, that country, that race, thatreligion has done you wrong, always rememberthat it was only one person, not everyone. Make


Headmaster Bill Burke’s Introduction ofImmaculée Ilibagiza

It is my great pleasure and true honor to introduce our esteemed speaker,Immaculée Ilabagiza. Born into a strong, loving Catholic family in beautifulRwanda, Immaculée had been a happy, successful university student when thehorrors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide sent her running for her life. For 91days, she and seven other women found sanctuary in a tiny cramped bathroomin a local pastor's house, as the crazed killers roamed the area, searching for herand other potential victims of her tribe. Entering the bathroom at a healthy,vibrant 115 pounds, she emerged weighing just 65 pounds to find that herparents and two of her brothers had been brutally murdered.

In her first book, Le To Tell, Discovering God Amidst the RwandanHolocaust, Immaculée takes us on the remarkable journey of her life before,during, and aer the genocide and shows how, by the grace of God andthrough fervent prayer, she eventually finds it possible, and in fact imperative,to forgive her tormentors and her family's murderers. A New York Times BestSeller, the book has been translated into seventeen languages.

Immaculée has written five additional books, and she has receivedhonorary doctoral degrees from e university of Notre Dame, Saint John'suniversity, Seton Hall university, Siena College and Walsh university. She hasreceived numerous humanitarian awards including: e Mahatma GandhiInternational Award for Reconciliation and Peace and the American Legacy'sWomen of Strength & Courage Award.

She has appeared on 60 Minutes and has recently signed a contract withMPower Pictures to produce a major motion picture about her story.

Regarded as one of world's leading speakers on peace, faith, andforgiveness, Immaculée has shared her universal message with worlddignitaries, school children, multinational corporations, churches, at retreats,and at large gatherings around the world. is past october, she gave testimonyto over 200,000 people in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Five years ago, when reading Le to Tell for the first time, I felt the tug ofthese incredibly strong forces: the compulsion to put her powerfully stirring,terribly beautiful treasure in the hands of every member of our St. Sebastian’sfamily, and the strongest desire to meet her and to have our community meether, too.

And so, thanks be to God, it all came to pass, and a tradition was born. Inthe summer of 2008, we assigned Le to Tell as our first ever All School Read,and, in September of that year, when you seniors were just beginning yourfreshman year, we welcomed Immaculée to address us in this Church.

As that summer of 2008 ebbed, a tsunami of excitement rose and rushed.one of our youngest students gave voice to all, informing his mother that hefelt as though he was about to meet a rock star. Expectations couldn’t havebeen higher.

And our Immaculée managed to exceed them all; so, if this is your firstencounter with her, get ready to have your life changed for the better forever.

No pressure, Immaculée!I have so many fond memories from her first visit, but this one endures

most vividly. I brought Immaculée to our Chapel to show her our windowhonoring John Vianney, the saint for whom her youngest brother had beennamed. overwhelmed by emotion, Immaculée reverently, lovingly placed herhand on the window.

St. John Vianney writes: e saints love everyone.Now, if loving everyone is a pre-requisite for canonization, I believe that

our speaker has more than satisfied the requirement.Please help me welcome Immaculée Ilibagiza.

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an effort not to judge everyone and to put themin the same box because you never know whoGod is going to send you when you need it themost. Always open your heart and judge peopleindividually.”

I am here today because somebody from theother tribe was willing to have me in his home andbecause my dad trusted him.

e neighbor placed me in a three by four footbathroom with seven other women. I was told itwould be for three to four days. We ended up stayingin that bathroom three months, from April until July.

During that time many things happened. egovernment gave the order to kill everybody from mytribe. ousands were already dead as people went tostadiums and churches to kill everybody they couldfind. ey then started searching home by home tosee if anyone was hiding.

ey came to the home where we were hidingmany times to search. And, during those times, I hadvoices on each shoulder. one was telling me to openthe door, to end the torture. ey’re going to kill meanyway. e other was telling me not to open thedoor, to remember that there is a God. Ask him to

help. He is Almighty. He can do anything. ere’snothing impossible to the God Almighty.

I knew my next task was to believe truly in God. Iremember asking Him for a sign, “If you are here,don’t let them open the door to the bathroom.” And,they never did open that door. For me, it was a signthat God was there. I knew for sure God was therefrom all that I had seen and experienced in my heart.

once I started to take my faith seriously, once Iknew there was a God, then a voice inside of mereminded me what God wanted me to do – Hewanted me to love others.

But, I hated the killers so bad, and I thought I hada good reason to hate them. rough these wordsfrom our Lord’s Prayer, “…forgive us our trespasses,as we forgive those who trespassed against us,” I sooncame to realize the value of forgiveness. Anytime Iwent through that part, which I did about 200 timeseach day, I remembered that I was alive because ofGod - God who is Almighty, God who is in my heart,God who wants me to love others.

But, I still did not know how to forgive.en, the moment of understanding came while I

was meditating the rosary, in particular the partwhere Jesus is dying on the cross, when he said,


Pictured: Robert Cotter ’12, Matthew Abelson ’12, Alexander Venditti ’12,Douglas Kingsley ’12, James Hilton ’12, and Patrick McLaughlin ’12.

“Forgive them Father, for they know not what theydo.” at was the understanding I wanted.

ey don’t get it. When people are hurting you,they just don’t get it.once I realized I didn’thave to compete with thepeople who were killingus, I was able to put myanger down. I felt somuch peace.

e first night I cameout of the bathroom aerthree months, I was toldthat my entire family hadbeen killed, but I hadpeace in my heart. Mymom, my dad, two of my brothers. My grandma, mygrandpa, my uncles, my friends. But, that voicewithin kept saying, “Don’t lose your faith. I am withyou, the One you prayed to, the One who is Almighty.Ask Me for what you want. Let go of the anger andcontinue to love Me.”

at’s what I hung on to.In writing the book, Le to Tell, I got back to

God. I tried to honor Him as He is in the Bible, as ourchurch tells us.

In keeping with your school theme of courage, Iwant to remind you to have the courage to trulybelieve what you believe and practice it. Believe inGod, remember who He is. Honor yourcommitments in the light of God. If you are abrother, be a good brother. If you are a father, be agood father. Do what is right in the eyes of God.

He wants us to love one another, so let’s do it inthe truest way possible. When your heart is not thereand your intentions not loving, change them. You

have the capacity to care.When I met the man

who had killed my familyI could say that he trulydid not know what hewas doing. is man, whoused to be a great man,was now in prison withfood in his hair, unshavenfor six months. He waslost because of what hehad done, because he haddecided to hurt and kill

people.ose are the lessons I have learned through the

genocide.My dear younger brothers, I congratulate you for

this accomplishment. Remember to love another andbelieve in the one who made you. Honor Him. He isthere, He is real. Honor Mary. She is a most-lovingmother. Remember her. Pray and read spiritualbooks so you can feel your soul like you feel yourbody.

I am so happy for you and I want to remind youthat no matter what you go through in life, there ishope. Don’t give up. As long as you are breathing,there is always hope. Hold on to God and love oneanother.

ank you so much. n


...no matter what you gothrough in life, there is

always hope. Don’t give up.As long as you are breathing,

there is hope. Hold on toGod and love one another.

Pictured: Thomas Kenney ’12 and Christopher Barletta ’12.

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John L. Donovan III ’12

Valedictory Address

Graduates of St. Sebastian’s, Class of 2012,why does it matter that you came here, tothis School, of all places? Sure, the new Sci-

ence Center, turf fields, carpeted locker rooms, etc.are all nice things, but they are just the norm in ourprep school universe. St. Sebastian’s is not unique inthis regard; however, you all know as well as I thatthis school is special, that it operates on anotherlevel of education, higher than any of its ISL compa-triots. Perhaps it is something in the air as Mr.Nunan claims, although all I smell is the inside of ahockey bag, or something in the water, maybe that’swhy it’s always warm and brown; either way, St. Se-bastian’s is different than all the others. is Schoolteaches you what it means to be a man of faith,honor, and reason. Now, however boys, trainingcamp’s over. It’s our turn to embody these traits andbecome true Arrows, men who seek to protect oth-ers, to practice strong morals, and to prevail againstall odds. I believe these are the specific roles of a St.Sebastian’s man.

St. Sebastian’s men take good care of one another;they are protectors. Defending loved ones from harmand suffering while risking personal safety is just partof the creed at this School. St. Sebastian’s is abrotherhood, and the fact is we don’t let people hurtour brothers. For example, homecoming this year wasan amazing day, the fans in Henry’s Corner were

loud, the score of the football game was close, whichwas exciting because our opponent was rival BelmontHill, and both of us were in the running for an ISLChampionship. unfortunately, in the final minutes,fate did not fall our way despite spectacular effortfrom the offensive squad, and we lost the game. As webegan to walk off the field, Belmont Hill fans begantaunting us with sweeping motions, indicating thatwe were the trash on the field. Without a secondthought, captain Austin Franchi ran up to those jerksand told them off. e immediacy of Austin’sresponse struck me especially because it was not outof anger at losing the game, but because something inhis blood boiled when he saw the enemy attacking histeammates, his friends, and his brothers. at’s in theSt. Sebastian nature, to defend our own. ultimately,any student could read a book about war or conflictsuch as the Aeneid, the Iliad, etc. and know that partof the reason the men survived was because of theuniting force of common plight; however, an Arrowknows that feeling without reading those books, thatbuzz in your gut telling you these are your brothers,the people you were born to love and protect. We arenot just students at any school; we are Arrows,members of the elite; so as we move forward, we mustremember that it is our duty as men to take good careof one another.

“is Schoolteaches you whatit means to be aman of faith,honor, and reason.Now, howeverboys, trainingcamp’s over. It’sour turn to em-body these traitsand become trueArrows, men whoseek to protectothers, to practicestrong morals, andto prevail againstall odds.”


St. Sebastian’s men are moral and virtuous.Morality is simple and absolute; there is right andwrong, good and evil. Socrates agrees that morality isnot relative when he professes:

“A system ofmorality which isbased on relativeemotional values is amere illusion, athoroughly vulgarconception whichhas nothing sound init and nothing true.”

ere are few whomaintain that morality isabsolute; our world haslearned to justify almostanything using arelativistic philosophy.However, because of ourSt. Sebastian’s educationwe know that morality islike DNA, an engraving on our minds and a fiber ofour souls. How do we know this for sure one mightask? I myself questioned this until Mr. Nunan set mestraight in his Western Philosophy class. on oneparticular day, the class was debating a certainsituation: whether it was abortion, murder, orsomething else entirely, I can’t remember thespecifics. What I do remember is one student saying

that morality is relative to each specific situation andMr. Nunan replying, “No it isn’t. You’re wrong,” with acalm smile, as if he had been waiting for someone tosay that very line. at student of course was shocked

by this but attempted toargue his point againfrom a differentperspective, but met thesame response, “No,morality isn’t relative.You’re wrong.” While atthe time, I thought thishilarious because I knewMr. Nunan would pushhim until he caved in, itwasn’t until much later inthe year that I realizedmorality, while complexupon examination, isinherently simple. It hasto be absolute and cannotbe relative. Not manyschools still teach thatabsolute philosophy of

virtue; in that way, St. Sebastian’s is very special andutterly unique. In the future, misguided souls willcross your path, bere of the golden compass that isvirtue, and they will admonish you for yourgoodness. However, our duty as moral men is notonly to avoid the temptation of joining them (for thebase pleasures are always alluring), but also to steer

ere are a few whomaintain that morality isabsolute; our world haslearned to justify almost

anything using a relativisticphilosophy. However,

because of our St. Sebastian’seducation we know thatmorality is like DNA, an

engraving on our minds anda fiber of our souls.


Pictured: Quandel Johnson ’12 and Patricia Cevoli.

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them back onto the path of righteousness, to helpthem once again find the way. ultimately, gentlemen,knowing absolutemorality is as natural asbreathing or blinking;however, maintainingthat morality will be oneof the greatest tests ofmanhood. eacceptance andcompletion of thatchallenge will become themagnum opus among thegreatest deeds of your life.

St. Sebastian mendon’t stop fighting; they don’t lie down. Wheneverything has failed, and you are on the brink ofquitting, know that this duty forces you to move on.e ultimate image of a man’s dedication toprevailing in my mind is Aeneas in Book II as the cityof Troy burns to the ground. Vergil writes:

“Iamque iugis summae surgebat Lucifer Ideaducebatque diem, Danaique obsessa tenebantlimina portarum, nec spes opis ulla dabatur.

Cessi et sublato montes genitore petivi. And nowLucifer, the loy morning star, was rising above

the yoke of Mount Idaand was leading the dayforward, the Danaanswere holding their gaze onthe besieged thresholds ofthe gates, and not anyhope of help was given.And having departed,with his father raised onto his shoulders he soughtthe mountains.”

at is the epitome of a St. Sebastian man, onewho carries his father on his shoulder and leads hisson with the other hand, clearing them free from thewreckage of a burning city, delivering them over theyoke of the mountains to the safety of a new dawn.Aeneas has just lost his wife, many of his comrades,and his homeland to the fires of Greek treachery, yetdespite his hardship, he never falters as he deliversthe remnants of his family forth from the blaze.


Pictured: Parker Hentz ’12, Joseph Dudley ’12, Matthew Fechtelkotter ’12, Patrick Ciapciak ’12, John Donovan ’12, John Cheever ’12.

St. Sebastian’s men don’t stopfighting; they don’t lie down.When everything has failed,and you are on the brink of

quitting, know that this dutyforces you to move on.

When you walk through the valley of the shadow ofdeath, enduring the greatest hardships, you have tokeep trudging forward even if the ground crumblesbeneath your feet. You have to survive; it’s not anoption or a choice. “is is what the good guys do.ey keep trying. ey don’t give up,” said the fatherto his son in e Road by Cormac McCarthy. ismessage rang true for methroughout wrestlingseason. oen I wouldfind myself in matches Ihad no chance ofwinning. However, whenI did face an opponentagainst whom I couldstand in a fair fight, Imade it a priority to neverget pinned. At the ISLTournament, in one ofthe last matches of mycareer, I was pittedagainst a Belmont Hillwrestler to whom I hadlost earlier in the season.at match was close, so Iknew that this one wouldbe a dogfight. Honestly,he was the better wrestlerand it showed during thatfinal match; however, I refused to roll over. I wouldnot let him pin me, even though my stomach waschurning with the sickness of exhaustion and I wasgasping for breath. e final score of the match, Ithink, was 3-1, incredibly close considering he sosoundly beat me. I stood up, shook his hand, walkedover to my dad who was watching, and he said thefamiliar phrase, “Hey, you hung in there. I’m proud.”Although it would have been nice to beat that guyand advance, I was not discouraged by the defeat,rather proud that I hadn’t folded or concededanything. ultimately, St. Sebastian’s has endowed youwith this very same prevailing spirit so rememberthat you are the good guys and good guys don’t evergive up.

As Mr. Burke has said countless times:“I cannot promise you lives without illness orinjury, but I can promise you good lives as long asyou treat every man and woman as a beingworthy of the same love and respect you believeyourself to be worthy of.”

I, too, cannot promise you lives free from pain orsuffering, but I know that all of you are men ofendurance, who understand the concept that while

life might knock you down seven times, you have toget up eight. I can also guarantee that your role as aman, along with faith in God, will allow you toovercome any strife you may encounter. ultimately, Itell you all of this not so that you may fear life or thesuffering to come, but so that you may embrace it bypursuing Truth in the manner, which you always

have, through faith andreason with justice andthe good of others inmind.

In closing, I wouldlike to read a brief excerptfrom Dostoevsky’s eBrothers Karamazov,which Mr. Lynch sharedwith us on the last day ofclass.“And even though we maybe involved with the mostimportant affairs, achievedistinction or fall intosome great misfortune—allthe same, let us neverforget how good we oncefelt here, all together,united by such good andkind feelings as made us,

too for the time that we loved the poor boy,perhaps better than we actually are.”

I will never forget this day of monumentalachievement, the feelings of joy and pride, thecamaraderie, the laughter. You all are my brothers, myclosest family and friends. St. Sebastian’s has forged usinto men of faith, honor, and reason; we must use thetalents developed here to change the world for thebetter. Finally, thank you for making every minute ofmy time here at St. Sebastian’s so special. Mom andDad, thank you for giving me the opportunity toattend such a sacred school, where I have found asecond home and the greatest people. Mr. Burke, Fr.Arens, members of the faculty, fellow graduates, andinvited guests, thank you so much for allowing me thehonor to speak before you all today, may your lives befilled with success and happiness. n


I will never forget this day ofmonumental achievement,

the feelings of joy and pride,the camaraderie, the

laughter. You all are mybrothers, my closest familyand friends. St. Sebastian’shas forged us into men of

faith, honor, and reason; wemust use the talents

developed here to change theworld for the better.

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Sean M. Frazzette ’12

Salutatory Address

“Does anyone ever realize life while they liveit...every, every minute?" Emily Gibbs asks thisfamous, albeit grammatically incorrect, ques-

tion in ornton Wilder’s play Our Town, emphasiz-ing the truth that many people simply go throughthe motions of life, unappreciative of the beauty andgoodness that surround them.

Mr. Burke, Father Arens, Mr. Elcock, Ms.Ilibagiza, members of the Board of Trustees,members of the faculty, parents, guests, and, ofcourse, fellow graduates of the Class of 2012:

For the past seven to two years, we have allwritten essays, read books, and solved problems in aneffort to sit where we are today and proudly declareourselves St. Sebastian’s graduates. With the hecticlifestyle of a high school student, though, we oen donot have a chance to look around and enjoy whatGodliness is here. And so, today, I suggest we do ittogether. Let us relive and relish high school, one lasttime. Let us remember both the triumphs and thedefeats, for one does not mature without the aid ofsuccess and failure. Let us look back, and “realize life.”

We all entered here, I am sure, with differentexpectations of the School. Some, from an innerodium for school, saw a future of deadeningdidacticism. others, from the guidance of brothersand friends, saw a future of good times withschoolwork on the side. And others still, from

personal perseverance, saw a platform for greatness,whether it be in the classroom, arts center, or athleticarena. Whatever the case be for each individual, weeach saw it through to the end. And, mostimportantly, we each strived for and achievedexcellence and success.

But, I contend, this excellence did not come fromthe individual. Mr. Burke oen quotes AbrahamLincoln, saying:

“I am a success today because I had a friend whobelieved in me and I didn't have the heart to lethim down.”

I would like to expand that to our class as a whole.Each and every one of us is a success today. Notbecause of a grade we may have received on a Mr.Drummond essay or a mousetrap car. Not because ofa performance we may have had on stage or a piece ofart we may have created. Not because of a game wemay have excelled in or an award we may have won.Rather today, we are all graduates, all successes,because we each have parents, teachers, and mostimportantly, sixty-three brothers that believed in us.And we didn’t have the heart to let them all down. Isay this not to demean the individual work we all putin, for it is impressive in itself. But rather, I say this topay homage to the creed we each live by: Love God,work hard, and take good care of one another. iscreed emphasizes the attitude of a Seb’s man. We go to

“Let us relive andrelish high school,one last time. Letus remember boththe triumphs andthe defeats, for onedoes not maturewithout the aid ofsuccess and fail-ure. Let us lookback, and ‘realizelife.’”


confession and Eucharistic Adoration to confess ourinadequacies, humble ourselves before God, and askfor future guidance toward the successes in which wewill we revel. We work hard in the classroom, weightroom, and athletic arena to build a stalwart wall ofteamwork. And, in my opinion best of all, we takecare of one another. Toillustrate this, I would liketo share an anecdote withyou today.

Early in the secondsemester, Mr. Lynchassigned our class aproject where we had tofilm a scene of Hamlet.Ryan Sanderson, PeteCimini, and I foundourselves two castmembers short of whatwas needed for ourproject’s completion. As aresult, we called AlexVenditti and GusGordon, who generouslygave up around six hours of their Sunday to help uswith a project that gave them no benefit in theclassroom. ey cared for us enough to work as if itwere their own project—a true testament to ourclass’s unity and dedication to one another.

It is in ways like this that our class has been oneof brothers, so together through all we face. As we

take this time to reflect and look backwards, think ofall the good that came from our unity. Personally, Iam reminded of our group’s success in so many ways.For sports, we could think of the football team,turning around from 2 and 6 to 6 and 2, led by agroup of seniors that had the heart and head for

victory. or we couldremind ourselves of thehockey season. Not onlythe team building off oflast year’s playoff loss tomake their way to thechampionship, but also ofHenry’s Corner.Whenever we entered arink—whether it be oursor the barn-shaped rinkof Williston-Northampton—we wereloud and we usuallycheered for, althoughcertain Exeter fansapparently disagreed. Wecould revel in the lacrosse

team, which for the first time in school history, hunga banner as ISL champions. And we could beinspired by the tennis team, long ago known as thedoormat of the ISL, making the playoffs andknocking off a heavy favorite in Kingswood-oxford.For arts, we applaud Mark Lane, who wrote anddirected a play that won a national award, as well as

I believe, as I hope you alldo, that we can look back onour time at Seb’s, and have

our souls emanate happinessand pulse with pride for our

successes. We truly werebrothers. We stood strong for

one another and we hadeach other’s backs in everyaspect of high school life...


Pictured: Mike and Sean ’12 Frazzette.

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six awards at the Massachusetts drama festival. Wealso applaud Malcolm Donaldson, who won a goldkey and silver medal in a national photographycontest. For service, our class dedicated themselves tonumerous projects, spearheading the San Miguelbackpack project for years as well as the final twoNew orleans trips. And in the academic realm, wecould hope for continuedsuccess in Robotics, as theteam this year set the goldstandard with their trip toworld’s in St. Louis.

We could alsoremember all of the goodtimes we shared as a Classand the mentors thatmade those times sogreat. For so long, greatmen and women taughtus the essentials of school.is is embodied in Mr.Schell’s classes, where heeloquently lectured about“this whole notion of theDrudge Report andWikiLeaks.” or Mr.Cleary’s class, wheremany of us learned that pounding the whiteboard ashard as possible makes a great story even greater.Some of us, namely myself, learned never to walkbackwards in the Physics lab during mousetrapseason, lest you wish to hear the frightening crack of awheel and a classmate’s scream. And one of us, whomay or may not be speaking later today, learnednever to fall asleep in religion class, unless you wantthe class to change the time on the clock, shut off thelights, and leave the room. In all seriousness though,those teachers mentioned as well as all the otherswere the greatest men and women of scholarship,service, character, and leadership we could have askedfor, and, on behalf of the class, I thank you allwholeheartedly.

overall, we may look back and think of thegrades, projects, and finals. But I do not think that iswhat realizing life holds as valuable. I ask that we lookback and smile at these group achievements—familialin an almost divine way—, as well as all the othersthat our Class took part in. During freshman year,our class moderator Mr. Eaton called our Class, “eworst in Seb’s history” as he struggled to takeattendance in class meeting. Well, Class of 2012, lookwhere we have come today. I believe, as I hope you alldo, that we can look back on our time at Seb’s, andhave our souls emanate happiness and pulse with

pride for our successes. We truly were brothers. Westood strong for one another and we had each other’sbacks in every aspect of high school life, whether it bemaking study guides for an entire class or helping ateammate up aer a hard fall. erefore, I would liketo thank each and every one of you for being betterthan I am in something, anything—for it is because of

you that I am honored tospeak here today. I wouldlike to thank Jeff, Anne,Peter, Catherine, andTessie for offering me ahome a little closer toschool. And last, butcertainly not least, Iwould also like to saythank you to Mom andDad for being my lovingsupport system and rolemodels for the pasteighteen years, as well asKatie and Emily for beingmy best friends andinspirations.

But now, our livesdiverge down differentpaths. Some are destined

to be the best and brightest at their colleges andchange the world in their own special ways. othersare prepared to hold the value and honor of beingstudent-athletes at premier universities. Either way,we are all moving forward, but not necessarilyonward. ere is a reason we see former Seb’sgraduates coming back to School every year. And no,it is not always for the free lunches. ere is a certainpride in being an Arrow. We all know that we havesixty-three brothers across the country, as well asthousands of other graduates that are linked to usdespite generational gaps. Yet before we head off intothe frightening abyss of real life, I would like to makeone more point.

Kurt Vonnegut once wrote:“I urge you to please notice when you are happy,and exclaim or murmur or think at some point,'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.’”

As I look around at the Class of 2012, the greatestClass in St. Sebastian’s history, I try to “realize life” asornton Wilder asks all people to do. I think of allthe great times we shared and the great friendshipswe formed. And I cannot help but think, “If this isn’tnice, I don’t know what is.”

ank you and God bless. n


ere is a reason we seeformer Seb’s graduates

coming back to School everyyear... ere is a certain

pride in being an Arrow. Weall know that we have sixty-

three brothers across thecountry, as well as

thousands of other graduatesthat are linked to us despite

generational gaps.


Pictured: Aidan ’12 and Cameron ’16 Balboni.

SENIOR CLASS GIFT

Senior Class Gift UnveiledThe new Nerbonne Study was officially dedicated during two end-of-year ceremonies.

The Nerbonne Study, an area locatedon the second floor of the recently

completed Science, Math & LibraryCenter, was dedicated in honor ofAssistant Headmaster Mike Nerbonne andthe Class of 2012 by their parents duringtwo ceremonies near the end of the schoolyear.

e first ceremony, held for the Class of2012, took place following the SeniorClass/Alumni Breakfast on ursday, May31. e second ceremony, held for theparents of the Class of 2012, took placeprior to the Senior Parent Dinner onSunday, June 3.

e idea to create a study area off thelibrary in honor of Assistant HeadmasterNerbonne was driven by the students of theClass of 2012, who nominated sixclassmates – Mike Muldowney, Terryo’Connor, Patrick Ciapciak, Ben ai, SamHodgson and Joe Dudley – to representthem in meetings that ultimatelydetermined the look and feel for the newlibrary space.

e students also decided that theywould each purchase a book that would beincluded in the new area. e purchasedbooks, which contained personal messagesto Assistant Headmaster Nerbonne, werepresented during the student dedicationceremony and placed on the shelves belowthe plaque honoring Nerbonne and theClass.

is year’s senior class parents obtained100% participation from the Class andraised $388,848, which is the secondhighest senior class gi amount raised todate. n


Pictured above with Assistant HeadmasterMike Nerbonne and Headmaster Bill Burke(back row 7th and 8th from left) are thisyear's Senior Class Gift CommitteeMembers: (back row l-r) Bill Connolly,Steve Fischer, Ned Hentz, Doug Kingsley,Chris Barletta, Gregg Sweeney, JohnDonovan, Willie Yandow, Jack Dunphy,Steve Morin, and Roger Cheever, (front rowl-r) Anne Cimini, Barb Connolly, PegFischer, Joanie Kingsley, Alaina Barletta,Karen Sweeney, Kate Hentz, KateDonovan, Julie Yandow, Alice Dunphy,Cheryl Morin, and Jane Cheever. Missingfrom the photo are Celeste & Tom Wolfe,Deirdre & Lou Franchi, Maryann & MarcBrown, Peter & Lindsey Allen, Susie &Sean Dillon, and Jeff Cimini.

SENIOR CLASS GIFT


When hiring, famous investor, Warren Buffett, asserts that helooks for three things: intelligence, energy, and integrity, andhe adds that if a candidate lacks the third quality, the first twowill kill you.

Happily, Mr. Nerbonne has all three strengths, and he hasthem in spades.

God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure. Theseare the words of Eric Liddell, the Scottish runner celebrated inChariots of Fire, who won the 440 in the 1924 SummerOlympics in Paris. God made me fast. And when I run, I feelHis pleasure.

Well, God made Mr. Nerbonne smart, a powerfully beautiful,self-evident truth to which any student or colleague with thetemerity to engage him in debate can attest. A great studentall his life, Mr. Nerbonne had been flying through a PhD pro-gram in Classics at Harvard and had matriculated at BostonCollege Law School before feeling and responding to the callto serve at St. Sebastian’s School, where he fully engages andcompletely devotes his God-given superior intelligence to theservice of you, his beloved students. God made him smart,and surely Mr. Nerbonne must feel the Lord’s pleasure when

he employs his intelligence in calling his students to great-ness in mind, in body, and in spirit.

Energy! We all know and marvel at the truth that Mr. Ner-bonne lives the creed: Let me serve them all my days andnever count the cost. From well before sunrise until way afterdark, Mr. Nerbonne can be found at his post here in the li-brary, focusing his considerable powers on seeking and find-ing ways to help you young men establish and achieve theloftiest of goals in the classroom and everywhere else.

Some extraordinarily intelligent and energetic men haveyachts and mansions and other fancy things that money canbuy. Mr. Nerbonne has you, his students, and, thanks be toGod, he wouldn’t have it any other way.

Integrity? Mr. Nerbonne’s supreme devotion to Jesus Christand to His Roman Catholic Church emanate from the core ofhis being. He loves God, and he loves God’s people. My hopefor each of you 63 young men is that you will find yourselfworking with a person for whom you have total respect andadmiration and in whom you have consummate faith, some-one like Mr. Nerbonne, who embodies the virtues of completefriendship as defined by Aristotle. If Mr. Nerbonne tells youthat something happened, then it happened, and everyoneknows it. When you come to Mr. Nerbonne with a problem,you can be 100 % certain that the last full measure of his over-the-top, excellent intelligence, energy, and integrity will bedevoted to arriving at a solution.

Today’s second reading is from St. Paul’s letter to the Ro-mans:

Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good;love one another with mutual affection.

We thank Mr. Nerbonne for honoring these words with the evi-dence of his life, and we thank you, the Class of 2012 and yourparents, for honoring Mr. Nerbonne:

Intelligence, energy, integrity,

Pietas, virtus, fortitudo

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Headmaster Bill Burke’sDedication Remarks

SENIOR CLASS GIFT


I would like to thank all of the senior parents who contributedso generously to this year’s class gift and to share with youthe comments I made to the seniors at Thursday morning’sceremony:

I want to express my sincere gratitude to all of the members ofthis great class, the class of 2012, and to congratulate you ona job well done in helping to plan and design this beautifulnew room.

I am especially grateful to the senior class members who as-sumed a leadership role in this design.

I know that all of you spent countless hours collaborating withour outstanding architect, Mr. Rob Olson, in designing andplanning this new space. The plaque which will soon housethe photo which we took this morning, the choice of the Latininscriptions on the plaque and on the chess tables for thishallway and the trophy case on the far wall – all of theseevince your devotion and influence, and reveal your commit-ment to one another and your desire to make this space a trulymemorable and remarkable monument to our time spent to-gether here over the past few years.

I am humbled by your choice of the three Latin words for theplaque:

Pietas, Virtus, Fortitudo.

I want to add three more of my own:

Non Sum Dignus.

The same three words spoken by the Roman centurion toJesus in the Gospel: “I am not worthy.”

I want to focus on just one of those three words, the first inthe series, Pietas. Pietas is a word in Latin which suggests aworld view which is outward looking, always focused on thegood of others.

This should serve as a reminder to all of us to strive to dis-cover God’s plan for us and to live out that plan according tohis will. During your years here, you have heard us speak somany times about the mission of this great School and the in-tegral role you play in living it out every day.

I was congratulated recently during the admissions season onthe success of St. Sebastian’s. When these particular parentspersisted in asking me for a definitive answer for the successof the school: is it the faculty, or the curriculum or these im-pressive new facilities? Acknowledging that all of these areessential components, I replied, the answer is easy: we havethe best kids. And when I look around this room this afternoonI know why we have the best kids.

I have been so blessed to live out my vocation at St. Sebast-ian’s and I am grateful to God for my friend and the best men-tor anyone could ever hope to have, Mr. Bill Burke. He is thereason for the success of this School and more importantly forour unwavering focus on producing young men of virtue andcharacter, men like you who will make the world a much betterplace.

Again thank you and God Bless. n

Assistant Headmaster Mike Nerbonne’sDedication Remarks

SENIOR CLASS GIFT


As a part of the Class of 2012, I can say on behalf of the entiregraduating class, that it was an easy decision to choose Mr.

Nerbonne as the recipient of our Senior Class Gift. The toughpart was deciding how we were going to honor him. It was dif-ficult to adequately portray a man we all admire, a man whosecountless hours of dedication, to this class in particular, havehelped shaped all of us into men of respect, intellect, andhonor - the qualities we all admire most in Mr. Nerbonne.

This gift serves only as a small token of our appreciation foreverything Mr. Nerbonne has done for us. It is our hope thatthis place is a reminder to the students who know Mr. Ner-bonne, and to help paint the picture to those students not asfortunate as us to have the pleasure of knowing Mr. Nerbonne,of the kind of man he is.

All of us here know that he is humble, and that big ceremonieshonoring his achievements are not what drive him to work themany hours and weekends that he does, but we hope that thisgift represents not only the dedication Mr. Nerbonne hasshown to the School as a whole, but that it helps manifest theclose bonds that members of the Class of 2012 have collec-tively forged with Mr. Nerbonne.

Mr. Nerbonne, we all owe you more than this gift, but thankyou for everything you have done for us. n

Mike Muldowney’s ’12Dedication Remarks

Assistant Headmaster Mike Nerbonnereceives a book from Jared Clement ’12 as part of theNerbonne Study Dedication Ceremonythat was held for members of the Class of 2012 following the Senior Class/Alumni Breakfast onThursday, May 31.

Each member of the Class presentedNerbonne with a book during the event.

McKINLAY ROOM

Seminar Room Named in Honor ofBarb and Jim McKinlay

Dedication and blessing ceremony held on June 19, 2012.

The McKinlay and Connolly Familiesand their friends gathered at St.

Sebastian’s School on Tuesday, June 19, todedicate the new McKinlay Room in honorof Barb and Jim McKinlay, thegrandparents of Will ’10, Jack ’12, Mike ’17,and Molly Connolly. is new space islocated on the second floor of the newScience, Math & Library Center andfeatures a large conference table, state-of-the-art audio/visual presentationcapabilities, and books and referencematerials promoting ethics, morality, andthe pursuit of truth through faith andreason.

e ceremony started with a Masscelebrated by Fr. John Arens in the Chapelof St. Sebastian. e group then headed tothe new McKinlay Room for the officialplaque unveiling and blessing. e eventconcluded with a lovely reception. n


This Page Top: Barb McKinlay (seated) andHeadmaster Bill Burke (r) with Bill, Jack ’12,Mike ’17, Will ’10, and Barb Connolly.Missing from the photo is Bill & Barb’sdaughter, Molly.

This Page Bottom: Barb McKinlay (seated)with her children (l-r) Jim McKinlay, JohnMcKinlay, Barb Connolly, Rosemary Bell,and Tom McKinlay.

Next Page: Barb McKinlay (seated) with hergrandsons (l-r) Jack ’12, Mike ’17, and Will ’10.Her granddaughter, Molly, was unable toattend.

McKINLAY ROOM


SCIENCE, MATH & LIBRARY CENTER

Open for BusinessHundreds attend new building Open House opportunities.

Hundreds of people took advantage ofthe opportunity to look inside the

new Science, Math, and Library Centerduring one of four open houses held in Mayand June. Science and Math Departmentfaculty members and students served astour guides, answering any question thatarose.

is new facility will afford our facultyand students the optimum teaching andlearning environment for our Mathematicsand Science Departments. e greatlyexpanded library will elevate the experiencefor all. In addition, this summer we areconverting the old science labs intomultipurpose classrooms, as well as re-

cladding the exterior of the existing libraryand renovating the entire interior of theupper library.

When work is completed by the start ofthe new school year in September of 2012,every academic discipline will have gainedsignificantly from the construction project,which has doubled our teaching andlearning space.

is exciting advancement was madepossible thanks to the extraordinarygenerosity and outstanding leadership frommany St. Sebastian's supporters. To date,the campaign has raised over $26.7 millionin gis and pledges from over 230 donorstoward the capital goal of $30 million.

From the perspective of our ComprehensiveCampaign goal of $44 million (AnnualFund & Capital Campaigns combined), wehave achieved approximately $39.5 million(89%) in gis and pledges over the courseof the campaign.

As the campaign progresses, we lookforward to updating you on its progress. Anofficial Blessing and Grand opening of thenew facility will take place in earlySeptember. More details on that event andthe campaign will follow. n


SCIENCE, MATH & LIBRARY CENTER


$44 million $39.5 million

Previous Page: Exterior of the newlyopened Science, Math & Library Center.

Top: Faculty member Pat Colton (r) talksabout how her new science classroom willbenefit her students.

Middle: Faculty member John Ryan (2ndfrom right) explains how the rotundamight be used for physics experiments.

Bottom: Director of Admissions & FinancialAid Greg Wishart (l) and Headmaster BillBurke (r) lead a group on a tour of the newbuilding.

Campaign Committee

Michael F. Cronin, David F. Gately '73,Douglas A. Kingsley, William A. O’MalleyCampaign Co-Chairs

Devin C. Condron ’92, William T. ConnollyJr., Sean Dillon, James L. Elcock ’77, WilliamL. Elcock, Nancy Q. Gibson, Patrick T.Jones, Stuart D. Porter, Brian S. Strachan,Mary L. Supple

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Undergraduate Memorial & CollegeBook Awards

Presented during an assembly on May 29, 2012.

St. Sebastian’s School is proud to recognize the following students who were presentedwith College Book and Memorial Awards for their achievements during the

undergraduate Awards Assembly held on Tuesday, May 29, 2012.

Students receiving College Book Awards:

Michael R. Adams ’13 (Williams College)Nikhil V. Basavappa ’13 (Regis College)Peter J. Breslin ’13 (St. Lawrence university)Kenneth S. Chen ’13 (Harvard university)Peter C. DeMatteo ’13 (Middlebury College)Matthew J. Donovan ’13 (Bryant university)Alexander J. Moore ’13 (Wheeling Jesuit university)Edward F. o’Hara ’13 (St. Anselm College)Kevin M. Patterson ’13 (Yale university)Michael S. Petro ’13 (College of the Holy Cross)Christopher J. Riley ’13 (Villanova university)Christopher D. Rodowicz ’13 (university of Virginia)Ryan M. Schnoor ’13 (St. Michael’s College)Andrew J. Sullivan ’13 (Trinity College Dublin)ayer D. Wade ’13 (Harvard university)

Students receiving Memorial Awards:

Michael R. Adams ’13 (Joseph Compagnone Memorial Award)John F. Bartlett, Jr. ’14 (Gandolfo Award)Peter J. Breslin ’13 (Gandolfo Award)Kenneth S. Chen ’13 (Frank J. Hennessey, Jr. Award)Peter C. DeMatteo ’13 (Gandolfo Award)Matthew J. Donovan ’13 (Gandolfo Award)Edgar E. Escobar ’15 (John P. Birmingham, Jr. Writing Award)Michael P. Haley ’13 (Robert J. Joyce, Jr. Award)Paul J. Keady ’16 (William P. Judge Award)Kevin J. Looney ’13 (James P.B. McDonough Award)Julian Q. Matra ’13 (Grace S. & Raymond M. Vorce, Sr. Award)Jackson S. McKeigue ’17 (Jason Keating Award)James L. McLaughlin ’13 (Kevin T. Mutch Award)Michael S. Petro ’13 (William P. Judge Scholarship)Matthew B. Vandini ’13 (Kevin Ghelli Award)


Dr. James & Margaret McDonough withJames P.B. McDonough Award recipientKevin Looney ’13 and AssistantHeadmaster Mike Nerbonne.

Lynn (l) & John (r) Judge with William P.Judge Award recipient Paul Keady ’16 andWilliam P. Judge Scholarship recipientMike Petro ’13.

Ann (l) & Jim (r) McLaughlin with Kevin T.Mutch Award recipient James McLaughlin ’13and Tom Mutch.

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Around CampusA brief look at the people and events that have helped to shape theSt. Sebastian’s School community.

Guest Speakers

Paul Mariani Shares hisPoetry with Community

In celebration of National Poetry Month,poet Paul Mariani visited St. Sebastian’s

as part of the John P. Birmingham, Jr. '59Lecture Series on Wednesday evening,April 25, and ursday morning, April 26,2012.

Parents, alumni, and friends of St.Sebastian’s came together on Wednesdayevening to listen to Mariani share some ofhis works. Before reading many of hispieces, Mariani provided backgroundinformation that enabled those listening tobetter understand what was being recited.

on ursday morning, studentsgathered to listen to Mariani’s poemsduring an assembly. Following the event, abrief reception enabled students to talkone-on-one with the poet before he spentthe remainder of the morning traveling toEnglish classes, where he discussed poetryin more detail.

Mariani earned his bachelor's degreefrom Manhattan College, a Master's fromColgate university, and a Ph.D. from theCity university of New York. He is theauthor of six poetry collections: Deaths &Transfigurations (Paraclete Press, 2005), eGreat Wheel (W. W. Norton, 1996), SalvageOperations: New & Selected Poems (1990),Prime Mover (1985), Crossing Cocytus(1982), and Timing Devices (1979). He hasalso published numerous books of proseand has earned many awards and honorsfor his works. He was a Distinguisheduniversity Professor at the university ofMassachusetts in Amherst for over thirtyyears, and he currently holds a Chair inPoetry at Boston College.

Jason Evert Teaches LifeLessons

Jason Evert, an internationally knownspeaker, led an assembly at St.

Sebastian’s on Monday, March 26, 2012.Evert holds degrees in theology andcounseling from Franciscan university ofSteubenville. He is also the author of tenbooks which challenge teens to leadvirtuous dating lives in accord withCatholic teachings. During hispresentation, Evert discussed chastity notin terms of mere abstinence, but as alifestyle which brings freedom, respect,peace, and romance without regret.

Noteworthy

Petro ’13 Earns DebateAward

Michael Petro '13 received a SpeakingPrize in the Advanced Division for

his individual performance in threerounds of debate during the Belmont HillInvitational Debate Tournament onSunday, April 22, 2012. e style of debatewas oregon prepared, with the topic "Be itresolved, that the united StatesGovernment should deny all federal fundsto any institution of higher education thatconsiders race or ethnicity in theadmissions process." e tournamentconsisted of three rounds of debate, withdebaters arguing on the same side of theresolution for each of the three rounds.Ten independent schools from throughoutNew England participated in thecompetition.

Poet Paul Mariani with Headmaster BillBurke, the late Jack Birmingham’s wife,Karen, and their daughter, Sarah.

Jason Evert leading an all-school assembly.

Assistant Headmaster Mike Nerbonne andMike Petro ’13.

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Bartlett ’14 Takes 2ndin Writing Contest

John Bartlett '14 was named the SecondPlace Winner in the High School Prose

category in the Canton Writes Contest,sponsored by the Canton CulturalCouncil, the Friends of the Canton PublicLibrary, and the Canton Citizen. Bartlettsubmitted a piece he had written for hisFreshman Writing Class, and thesubmission was judged by a panel ofauthors, including Rebecca Hayes,Gregory Mone, Beverly Beckham, BernardMendillo, Betsy Sternman, Mary AnnTrupe, Joan Halperin, Deb Sundin, andRosie Moore. Winning entries wereselected anonymously in categories forElementary, Middle School, High School,Young Adult (19-30), and Adult.

Five Juniors Participatein Summer Program

Juniors Matt McGuire, John Dacier,Connor McGuirk, Michael Haley, and

Ed McCarthy were selected to participatein the American Legion Boys StateProgram, which was held at StonehillCollege June 16-22, 2012. only boys whohave successfully completed their junioryear of high school and have illustratedleadership, character, scholarship, loyalty,and service in their schools andcommunity were eligible for nomination.Final participants were chosen by localAmerican Legion Posts from the studentsnominated to fill the slots.

e goal of the American Legion BoysState Program was to teach students aboutthe structure of our government from thecity and town level up to the state level.over the course of several days,participants learned about the rights,privileges, and responsibilities of being aunited States citizen. e program beganwith the participants forming their "BoysState Government." e remainder of theweek concentrated on legislative sessions,court proceedings, and law-enforcementpresentations.

Students attend WorldRobotics Championship

Six members of the St. Sebastian’sSchool FTC Robotics Team traveled to

St. Louis, Mo on April 24-28 to competein the FIRST Robotics WorldChampionships. St. Sebastian’s was one of128 teams from around the world inattendance, including representativesfrom Australia, Canada, China, India,Mexico, Netherlands, Romania,Singapore, and Taiwan.

on the first day of competition therobot’s hardware and soware wereinspected. e St. Sebastian's Team alsogave a fieen minute presentationexplaining the team’s journey during thispast school year to the judges. e secondand third days were filled withtremendously intense, high qualitycompetition, which consisted of eightqualifying matches. e high points of thecompetition included winning the firstmatch while being allied with one of theteams from Taiwan, winning three out ofour first four matches, and giving one ofthe top teams its toughest battle (which theArrows unfortunately lost 430-396). eonly low point was watching the St.Sebastian's 9.5 foot tall robot lose itsbalance during the second match and comecrashing to the ground! e Arrowsfinished the tournament with a 3-5 record,learning invaluable lessons that will serve toguide future St. Sebastian's Robotics Teams.St. Sebastian's students were also fortunateto have befriended students and coachesfrom teams around the country andthroughout the world during thecompetition.

e team would like to thank all themembers of the St. Sebastian’s SchoolCommunity who supported them this year,including Headmaster Burke, BusinessManager Jack Doherty, and the School’sBoard of Trustees. Without their support,this trip would not have been possible. eteam would also like to thank the parentswho traveled to St. Louis to cheer them on,and the many honorary members of theteam who spent countless hours

troubleshooting the robot and keeping theteam sane as they prepared for thecompetitions aer school. Additionalthanks go out to Team unlimited fromSharon, MA, for bringing the St. Sebastian'srobot to and from St. Louis by car, and T-minus 10, the team from Needham HighSchool, for sharing their field throughoutthe year. e main tenet that guides allFIRST Robotics competitions is the spirit of‘gracious professionalism,’ and these teamsare a testament to that spirit.

Moot Court FinalsResults

over the past several months the St.Sebastian’s School History

Department hosted its Fih Annual MootCourt Competition, where the student“lawyer” teams of Peter Cimini ’12 &Sean Frazzette ’12 and Joe Dudley ’12 &Matt Fechtelkotter ’12 earned the right tocompete in this year’s Final Round, whichwas held on Wednesday, May 23. Fivemembers of the Boston Municipal Court,the Honorables Coyne, Flaherty, Forde,Horgan, and Leary, presided over theFinals. While all four student lawyersacquitted themselves splendidly duringthe finals competition, the team of Cimini& Frazzette was declared the ultimatewinner by a 3-2 vote of the visiting judges.


Robotics team members Will Barnard ’12,Mike Petro ’13, Parker Hentz ’12, BenPiersiak ’13, Kevin Martin ’12, and GusGordon ’12.

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Connolly ’12 Honoredas Student-Athlete

Jack Connolly ’12 was honored as aScholar-Athlete during the 37th Annual

Banquet of the Jack Grinold EasternMassachusetts Chapter of the NationalFootball Foundation and College Hall ofFame on Monday, May 14, 2012. Studentsselected for this honor represented over200 parochial, private, and public schoolsand were chosen by a committee made upof college admission directors, secondaryschool principals, athletic directors, andcoaches, and members of the media.

Tremblay Speaks atFestival of Books

Faculty member Paul Tremblay was aninvited speaker at the Los Angeles

Times Festival of Books, which was heldon the campus of the university ofSouthern California on Saturday andSunday, April 21-22, 2012. Tremblay waspart of a panel entitled, Crime Fiction: outof the Box. He was the moderator foranother panel, Fiction: Bump in the Night.

e Los Angeles Times Festival ofBooks began in 1996 with a simple goal: tobring together the people who create bookswith the people who love to read them. efestival was an immediate success and hasbecome the largest and most prestigiousbook festival in the country, attracting morethan 140,000 book lovers each year.

Faculty and Staff bidFarewell to Tom Nunan

Faculty and staff gathered in Ward Hallto bid farewell to longtime faculty

member Tom Nunan on ursday, May31, 2012. At the end of the current schoolyear, Nunan will be leaving St. Sebastian’sto become Headmaster of the newlyformed St. Joseph’s Preparatory HighSchool in Brighton, a school created by themerging of Mount St. Joseph’s Academyand Trinity Catholic High School.

Following a brief cocktail reception andbefore offering the opening prayer, Fr.

Arens spoke of what Tom has meant to himpersonally and to the School as a whole. Abuffet dinner then preceded a speakingprogram, where Assistant Dean of StudentsDan Burke ’97 and Headmaster Bill Burkepraised Tom for his dedication,commitment, and compassion. Tom spokelast, thanking all those present for beingsuch a huge part of his life during his timeat St. Sebastian’s.

Matthews Retires After14 Years of Service

Longtime dining hall staff memberJanet Matthews stepped into

retirement at the end of the school yearfollowing close to 14 years of service to theSt. Sebastian’s School Community.Coworkers, family, and friends gathered tosay goodbye during a reception in WardHall on Friday, June 8.

During the event, Headmaster BillBurke presented Janet with the Joseph P.MacDonald Award, which is given atCommencement each year to a member ofthe St. Sebastian’s Family for outstandingservice to the School.

McNamara '81 NamedAlumni AssociationPresident

John McNamara ’81, P’14,’18 wasintroduced as the new President of the

St. Sebastian’s School Alumni Associationduring an Alumni Board Meeting onursday, May 31, 2012. McNamarareplaces Pat Hegarty ’89, who has served asthe Board President for the past threeyears. To show their appreciation for thework he has done as President, the AlumniBoard and St. Sebastian’s School presentedHegarty with a beautiful clock. n


Moot Court Champions Sean Frazzette ’12and Peter Cimini ’12.

Tom Nunan discusses his years at St.Sebastian’s during farewell dinner.

Gus Gordon ’12, Will Barnard ’12, and ParkerHentz ’12 work on their robot.

REUNION

Reunion 2012Perfect weather helped make for a perfect weekend.

over 200 alumni from reunion years 1947-2007, theirspouses, faculty, and friends attended Reunion 2012 onFriday and Saturday, May 18-19.

e festivities started on Friday when the Classes of 1987 and1962, who were celebrating their twenty-fih and fiieth reunionsrespectively, assembled for a joint reception and private dinner in theBirmingham Academic Building.

on Saturday, the Classes of 1945-62 kicked-off the celebration byattending a luncheon hosted by Headmaster Bill and Patty Burke onthe Class of 2007 Terrace. Tours of the campus, an opportunity tohear about life at St. Sebastian’s today from current seniors, thechance to watch varsity baseball and JV lacrosse, and a specialMemorial Mass concelebrated by Bishop Boles ’47, MonsignorContons, and Fr Arens filled the aernoon.

e event concluded with the annual Headmaster’s CocktailReception and Clambake. e weather was perfect as the groupgathered outside Arrows Hall for the reception and Class pictures,before making their way to Ward Hall for the Clambake, whichfeatured a brief speaking program and an opportunity to tour theSchool’s new Science, Math & Library Center. n

Awards given during the speaking presentation included:

Alumni who traveled the farthest:Jim Fay ’52 (ailand)Mike DeCenzo ’62 (Florida)Chris Kelly ’67 (Minnesota)Fred Smith ’67 (South Carolina)Bill Shue ’72 (united Kingdom)Dennis Tang ’92 (China)Brian Compagnone ’92 (Colorado)Peter MacDonald ’07 (California)

Class with the largest Class Gi:Class of 1962

Class with the greatest percentage in attendance:Class of 2007



(le) Class of 1962 (50th Reunion)

Back Row: Fred Corcoran, Kevin Conway,Jay Maguire, Charlie Cremens, Kevin Burke, Ed Colozzi, Bob Pullo,George Perkins, Ed Kirk, Jack Doherty

Seated: Terry Ladd, Bill Dowling, Tom Galligan, Tom Furlong, Steve eall,Tom Neville, Richard Palmaccio, Mike Decenzo, Paul Viano

Class of 1947

Richard Griffin, Ed Quirk

Class of 1952

Paul Carey, Ed Pendergast, Peter Powell, Jim Benjamin

Class of 1957

Back Row: Phil Donoghue, Ed o’ Donoghue

Front Row: Charles Monahan, John o’ Hearn

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Class of 1967

Back Row: Mike Bucciero, Chip o’ Hare, Mark Whittemore

Front Row: Mark Donahue, Fred Smith, Joe Stivaletta, Larry Kidney

Class of 1972

Back Row: Jeff Quinn, Mark Sullivan, Steve Campbell, Ned Stanton

Middle Row: Joe Boschetto, Kevin Driscoll,Peter Turck, Michael Viano, Ed Case

Front Row: Bill Shue, Jim Coogan, David Frawley, Nick Fulham, Brendan o’ Connell, Ed Cronin

Class of 1977

Back Row: Brendan Hoarty, David McGrath

Middle Row: Tom Flannery, Bill Looney, Tim Harney, Paul o’ Reilly, Charles Sullivan

Front Row: Jay Roche, Jim Boyle, Michael Valerio, Bill Evans, Tom Vasquez


Class of 1982

Back Row: Chris Kennedy, Rob Peretti, Peter Quirk

Middle Row: Peter Lewis, Chris Mara

Front Row: David Mitchell, Shaun Abbate

Class of 1987 (25th Reunion)

Back Row: Tim Doherty, Michael Doherty,Rich Clegg, Jamie Kittler, Pat Regan

Seated: Joe Griffin, Scott Reilly, Dan Fitzpatrick, Joe DeVellis

Class of 1992

Back Row: Joe Harney, Scott Robinson

ird Row: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Mike Heffernan,Marc Antetomaso, Chris Brinkhaus,

Devin Condron, Dennis Tang

Second Row: Luke Sweeney, Charles Haley,Brian Compagnone, David Palumbo

Front Row: Joe Hulbig, Mark Daly, Chris LeBoeuf, Bryan Welch,

Tom Mellor, David Cuzzi

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Class of 1997

Back Row: Josh Heller, John Lavelle, Carl Corazzini

Middle Row: Matt Callahan, Mark Holbrook

Front Row: Dan Burke, Brendan Mansfield

Class of 2002

Back Row: Nick Morteo, Steve Quinn, Jon Vacca, Gregg Kelly

Middle Row: James Keefe, Ryan McQuillan,Brett Maloley, Patrick o’Neil

Front Row: Mike Ragusa, Mike Stratton, Rob Fox, Tom Gallahue, Kyle Hausmann

Class of 2007

Back Row: David Ryan, Emilio Tangerini,Andrew McCue, Brendan Murphy, Nick Kelly, Peter Kerr

ird Row: Mike Misasi, Jack Doherty,Brandon Peck, Peter MacDonald, Garrett Fitzgerald

Second Row: Tim Cintolo, Tim Smith, Sean Connors, Patrick Brennan

Front Row: Kenny Csaplar, Nick Harney, Joe Clark, Paul Donovan


Reunion 2012 - A Candid Look25th & 50th Receptions

Kevin Burke ’62 and Sally & Ed ’62 Kirk

Richard Palmaccio ’62 and Monsignor Al Contons

Paul Viano ’62 and Barbara & Tom ’62 Furlong

Scott Reilly ’87, Joe Griffin ’87, Henry Lane ’49,Tim Doherty ’87, Rich Clegg ’87, and Joe DeVellis ’87

Bishop John Boles ’47 and Jay Maguire ’62

Bill Dowling ’62

REUNION


Reunion 2012 - A Candid LookHeadmaster’s Luncheon

Ed Davis ’65 and Mary & Peter ’56 Ablondi

Standing - Jim Benjamin ’52 and Ed Pendergast ’52Seated - Ruth Benjamin and Peter Powell ’52

Joe Ferrone ’54 and Ed Quirk ’47

Headmaster Bill Burke and Ed Pendergast ’52

Maureen & Bob ’50 Zock and Jim ’52 & Ruth Benjamin

Corky ’59 & Laurie Cronin and Richard Palmaccio ’62


Reunion 2012 - A Candid LookHeadmaster’s Reception & Clambake

Joe ’92 & Tara Hulbig and Luke ’92 & Pam Sweeney

Morris Kittler, Paul DeVellis ’87 and Jamie Kittler ’87

Brendan Murphy ’07, Ken Csaplar ’07, and Bob Souza

Mark Whittemore ’67 and Charlie Cremens ’62

Fred Smith ’67 and Mark Donahue ’67

Steve Quinn ’02, Rob Fox ’02, and Richard Arms

Updates From Arrows AlumniThe Class Notes printed here have been submitted to St. Sebastian’sover the course of the past year.

1949Thomas GreenI am recently widowed aer 50years of a loving marriage. Isold my house in Hyannis andmoved to a condo unit calledKing's Way in Yarmouthport. Icannot conceive of a moreperfect place in which to live. Itis like living in a luxuryvacation resort. I spent the pastfootball season as a volunteerAssistant Coach at Pope JohnII High School in Hyannis,who enjoyed a very successfulfirst varsity season, losing onlyone game. My role consistedmainly of holding the DownMarker. Currently, I am honingmy golf game, hoping to break80 on our Par 60 Course here“on campus.”

1950Jim HarnedyMy wife, Jane, and I have beenliving in Maine since 1979. Welived in the Boothbay Regionfor nearly 20 years but now liveway down east in BucksHarbor, Machiasport which isin the eastern most county ofAmerica. I keep in touch withfellow Maine classmates JimAllen and John Gazzola, as wellas Jim Delay, Billy Maguire,and Jerry Powers from back inthe Bay State. I'm still workingas Sr. Editor of Activities Guideof Maine, a tourist magazine,

and had my ninth bookreleased in 2011 by the HistoryPress.

Joseph Sheais past April, the Shea familycelebrated my 80th birthdaywith a 3-day celebration overthe Easter weekend. Anne andour children, Brian, Kevin,Brendan, and Kerry Eileen,were in attendance, as well assome family members whoflew in from points afar. It wasa joyous, prayerful, andhumbling experience.

1956Fr. Peter Allen, O.P.I am currently the Pastor of St.Mary’s Church in New Haven,CT. is is the founding parishof the Knights of Columbus byVenerable Michael J.McGivney. I’m still active withthe Knights, serving as thechaplain for the Fourth DegreeAssembly, Parish Council, andParish Squires groups. I haveserved for 35 years as chaplainfor the Sick and HandicappedNational Rosary Pilgrimage toLourdes, and I remain active inthis ministry.

Michael DonlanFor the past year I have beenorganizing a program at BCseeking to muster symposiainvolving faculty, alumni, andstudents to bring a new surgeof moral synergy to the legal

process so as to abate the risksof Global Warming. I haveforged an alliance between theSchools of eology and theSchools of Law.

Richard MoorePat and I are still living outsideof Washington, DC near theManassas National BattlefieldPark on our 15-acre farm. oneof our daughters and threegranddaughters live in anotherhouse on the property. In mid-May, I rode in a horse showand managed to get onesecond-place and three third-place finishes. Pat and I havebeen doing annual trips and inthe recent past have been toChina, Egypt, and Ireland.Next on our list is aMediterranean cruise at theend of June to celebrate our50th and then a cruise inSoutheast Asia next February. Iam still working as a consultantfor the uS Government. Weare in good health andenjoying life.

1959John Donnelly, Jr.Earlier in the year I went on aneducation mission to Niamey,Niger, West Africa, through thenew Institute for CompetitiveExcellence (ICE) withinQueens College. I work at thechurch of St. Luke in NY'sGreenwich Village as Manager

of Community andDevelopment for outreachprograms directed towardyoung children, homelesschildren, LGBT, and PLWApeople living with HIV/AIDS.

Henry Downes, Jr.My youngest daughter, KatyDennis, gave birth to twins, Ell& Quin. Both are healthy andkeeping their parents, Katy &Jeff, very active.

Bob HuestonI am retired, aer 41 years ofteaching history at theuniversity of Scranton, andliving on the remnant of myancestral farm in BucksCounty, PA. I am busyresearching the history of localimmigrants and nearby St.John the Baptist Church,cultivating a garden, keepingold buildings in repair, andraising two pigs. I have decidedto spend less time this yearfollowing the Red Sox.

1960Doc NelsonI am enjoying life in Arlington,VA with my wife, Annabelle,and am looking forward to ournext big reunion in 2015. ourdaughter, Joanna, will be ajunior at James Madisonuniversity and son,Christopher, a Sophomore atthe university of MaryWashington.


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1961Allan ByrneI have co-founded a nationalnon-profit called Patients outof Time. Since April 2000, thisorganization has producedaccredited clinical conferencesfor the American MedicalAssociation (AMA) and theAmerican Nurses Association(ANA). e Seventh NationalClinical Conference onCannabis erapeutics washeld April 26-28, 2012 inTuscon, AZ. An internationalFaculty, and state of the artscience and patients are thenucleus of this unique andhistorical forum series. I alsoco-founded a secondorganization responsible forthe Veterans Administration,allowing "some" Vets to usecannabis for TBI, PTS, pain,and other Veteran injuries.

John KennedyWe, Barbara and Jack,attended the Arkansas Derbyin Hot Springs, Arkansas. Wetraveled on Amtrak from PalmSprings to Hot Springs for thehorse racing, while trail hiking

in the National Park, soakingin the famous hot springs andvisiting various Clintonhistorical haunts. We motoredto Little Rock for a day andtrained to Chicago to havedinner at Mike Ditka's (Da'Coach) restaurant. Mike wasn'tthere but the food and servicewere excellent. We’re currentlyplanning a two month stay inLanesville, MA during July andAugust. Health for both is fine.

1963Cornelius Hurley, Jr.In April, Don Terry ’64 and Itraveled to the DominicanRepublic to deliver a report oneconomic reform. Don and Iwere retained to conduct thisstudy by the challenging party(PRD) in connection withpresidential electionsscheduled for May 20.

1967Michael BuccieroI've recently become aprincipal at KSCW, Inc.KSCW is a governmentrelations firm in Washington,

DC. I also become agrandfather for the first time inJuly!

1970Joseph AbelyIn March 2011, I became theVice-Chairman and Presidentof e Carroll Center for theBlind, a nonprofit that servesthe needs of blind and visually-impaired persons. At the timeof my appointment I wasserving as an IndependentDirector, Treasurer, andChairman of the Finance andAudit Committees. I am alsoChairman of the Board ofAdvisors of BI2 Technologies,LLC, an early stage companythat has developed andmarkets proprietary biometricidentification systems to lawenforcement. I serve on theBoards of ZoomSafer Inc., theleading provider of sowarefor mobile phones to preventdistracted driving, and the 100Club of Massachusetts, acharity that offers assistance tothe families of police andfirefighters killed in the line ofduty, where I am Chairman ofthe Audit Committee. I amalso a Director, Treasurer,Chairman of FinanceCommittee, and pastChairman of the PersonnelCommittee of Brae BurnCountry Club.

1972Stephen CampbellI ran the Boston Marathon onApril 16. e day was certainlytoo hot to run effectively, butthe crowds were great and Isaw many friends cheeringalong the route. My wife anddaughter were waiting in

Wellesley and provided amuch needed upli and aniced-up towel that I was able towear on my neck and keepsoaked with cool water as Imade my way to the finish.our charity, Wellesley ABC,did well with fundraising, soall-in-all the day was quitesuccessful.

1973Mark CanavanI was married to Mary o'Neillon August 12, 2011 at thePlymouth Country Club(Plymouth, MA). I wasdiagnosed with oral cancer onNovember 14, underwentsurgery for the removal oflymph nodes in my neck onNovember 29, and wentthrough seven weeks of weeklychemotherapy and dailyradiation treatments at MassGeneral Hospital. eprognosis for a cure is verygood and I will speak withanyone who may have asimilar diagnosis in the futureand wants advice on what toexpect from the treatments.Nearing the end of thetreatment period, we lost ourmother at age 88 (she hadworked at St Sebastian's in theBusiness office from 1974-1992) aer a very brief illness.

1974Ted CurtinI recently took on a new role asSenior Marketing Advisor atDell. I am keeping my nose tothe grindstone, as my daughterTalia is finishing up her junioryear at Connecticut Collegeand twin daughters Sara andLindsay are finishing up their


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Members of the Class of 1966 gathered with family and friends onSaturday, May 5, as former faculty member Monsignor Al Contonsdedicated two granite benches to the deceased members of theClass of 1966 and their beloved St. Sebastian’s faculty and staff,especially the late Fr. Dan Gilmartin. The new benches sit on thehillside overlooking the baseball field.

freshman years at MaristCollege and Wheaton College,respectively.

1975Donald Maloneyis past May I graduatedfrom Regis College with aMasters in PublicAdministration. I am currentlyemployed by the MassDepartment of Mental Health.

1976Edward Desmond IIMy wife, Joan, and I have threechildren; John (Pepperdine'11), Justine (Scripps College'13), and Joseph (Santa Clara

'16). We were living in ChevyChase, MD for the past eightyears, where I recently saw BudGiblin '76 and Bob Shue '75,but moved to Menlo Park, CAthis past spring, where I starteda new role as Coo atTechcrunch, an online mediacompany that focuses ontechnology start-ups.

1977Tim Harneyis past November I wasawarded the 2011 "BishopCheverus Medal" by CardinalSeán at the Cathedral of theHoly Cross. e medal isawarded in recognition ofexemplary service given in thename of the Lord.

1979John FioreI am still married to thefabulous Erica and we’re proudof our oldest Arrow whograduated in 2011 and nowattends Boston College, Classof 2015. We’re awaiting the2014 graduation of our secondArrow along with classmatePeter Rockett's oldest sonMorgan. Praying for the good

fortune of sending our thirdson to Arrowtown...he wouldbe Class of 2019! Regards to all’79ers and please come to theCape Cod Reception thissummer. Peter Kennedy saysyou can wear shorts!

Peter RockettPeter Rockett, Vice Presidentof Finance & Administrationfor the Greater BostonChamber of Commerce, waselected President of FinancialExecutives International’sBoston Chapter for the 2012-2013 season. FEI is theprofessional association ofchoice for senior-levelcorporate financial executivesand the leading organizationdedicated to advancing ethical,responsible financialmanagement. e BostonChapter has nearly 900members and FEI, globally, hasapproximately 15,000members.

1984Joseph GainesI was recently promoted at eCoca-Cola Company to theDirector, Customeroperations, Subway GlobalBusiness Team. In this role Ihave responsibility foroperations and distribution forthe largest customer of ourCompany, Subway. With mywife, Suzanne, Matthew (10),William (6), and Caroline (6),we will be relocating to Atlantalater this year from Dallas.

Martin Kane III am married to Amy and livein Wellesley with two greatkids, Katherine (10) and Marty(9). I work with my father atMcGrath and Kane in Bostondoing divorce and criminal

litigation. I’m looking forwardto cheering on Coach Souzaand the 2012-2013 footballteam this fall and hope that allof my fellow Arrows are doingwell and supporting theSchool.

1987David EmersonDavid co-authored the book“overcoming Trauma throughYoga.”

Scott ReillyI work at Boston MedicalCenter as a Clinical Supervisorin Pediatric SpecialtyPrograms. I live in Walpolewith my wife, Nadja, and mytwo boys, Christopher (10),and Michael (7).

1989Christopher BaynesI le our family business andjoined JP Morgan's PrivateBank last year. on aninteresting note, Dan Murphyand I played white collarcriminals for a skit in PatHegarty's ’89 AccountingFraud Class at StonehillCollege.

Joseph GriffinJoseph finished up his 2 yearappointment as co-chair of theSolo and Small Firm Section ofthe Boston Bar Association.

1990Matthew FordeI got married three years agoand am enjoying running myown business as a wedding DJ.I recently DJ'd friend andclassmate Peter Steinkrauss's40th birthday party at e


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Recently, Class of 1976 classmates Peter Chipman, Jim Tyrrell, TomClarke, and Pat Bergin gathered in Snowbird, Utah, to play golf andtalk about their days at St. Sebastian’s.

On stage with Matt Forde ’90.

Stockyard Restaurant inBrighton, where I got to catchup with classmates BrianDickson, Frank Casey, andPaul Lyons -, all of whom aredoing well with kids.

Sean MulveySean and his wife, Debbie, livein Franklin, MA and have fourchildren. ey are Noah (8),Ruth Ann (7), Elizabeth (5),and Luke (2). Sean is the VP ofSales for a soware companyPeopleCube out ofFramingham, MA.

1992Joseph Sullivan IIIMy wife, Erin, and I celebratedour ten year weddinganniversary in November. Welive with our two boys in NewHampshire. In January, Icelebrated one year of flyingfor jetBlue Airways.

1993Justin McCullenJane and I welcomed our newaddition, Faye Leah McCullen,

in January 2012. I graduatedthis May from the Bostonuniversity School of Medicinewith a Master of Science inHealthcare EmergencyManagement. I have acceptedan offer to be a fulltimeinstructor at Bu, teaching forthe same program starting thisJuly.

1994Lucas PolingWe've had the world premiereof my George Plimptondocumentary at the SilverDocsfestival in Silver Springs,Maryland in June 2012. Mywife and I are also expectingour first child (a son, perhaps afuture Arrow) at the sametime.

1996Greg MaddenIn the spring of 2012, Gregreceived his MBA from Bostonuniversity, graduating BetaGamma Sigma from theSchool of Management’scompetitive Executive

program. Greg is currently thePortfolio Manager at SV LifeSciences, one of the largestVenture Capital firms in theworld dedicated to healthcare,where he works on investmenttransactions and spearheadsthe group’s investor relationsand fundraising activities.Greg resides in Winchester,MA with his wife, Melissa, andtwo daughters, Abby andSophie, who turned 6 and 4respectively this past May.

Michael AtwoodSarah and I continue to enjoyour life in the San FranciscoBay area. We welcomed ourson, Jack, on July 28, 2011.Jack is regularly able to see hisuncle, Chris '99, who lives inSan Francisco and iscompleting his PhD at uCBerkeley.

1998Andrew Dell OrtoI would like to announce thebirth of my daughter, Brooke.She was born in January andmy wife, Elizabeth, and I arethrilled of her arrival. We areenjoying every moment.

David LaehnDavid got engaged to Tammyowen in July of 2010 and theybought their first home inLeominster, MA in July of2011.

1999Gilbert SchipaniI am currently working as theAssistant City Solicitor inBrockton, but also recentlyopened up my own law firm inBoston, called Schipani &Sinay. Additionally, I’malways looking to help outanyone who needs legal advice.

2001Matt GiddingsMatt braved the record Bostonheat to support Catholiceducation by running his firstmarathon on April 16. He tookto the streets in support of theInner-City Scholarship Fund, anonprofit organization thatseeks to provide tuitionassistance to students fromlow-income families who wishto attend inner-city Catholicschools. He noted, “Catholic


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David Laehn ’98 and his fiancée Tammy Owen.

St. Sebastian’s School alumni Patrick Kelly ’08, Harry Maxwell ’08,and Joe Clark ’07 (pictured l-r) were commissioned as SecondLieutenants in the United States Army after being graduated fromThe United States Military Academy at West Point on Saturday, May26, 2012.

schools not only teach you theskills you need in theclassroom to be successful, butthey also supply you with toolsnecessary to be a morecomplete person, a truerenaissance man.”

Wesley HarringtonIn December 2011, I proposedto Ambereen Abdulla on thesand in Laguna Beach, CA. Weare getting married in SanDiego this November. BrotherKyle Harrington '04 will be myBest Man, and classmatesRobby Griffin '01 & ColinDowdall '01 will serve asgroomsmen. Aer 6 years atWolfpack Sign Group, servingmost recently as Director ofSales, I recently resigned mypost to become ChiefMarketing officer for ISE, anIT security firm.

Richard PitinoRichard has been named thenew Head Men’s BasketballCoach at Florida Internationaluniversity, taking over a teamthat hasn’t posted a winningrecord in the past 12 seasons.Richard comes to Florida fromKentucky, where he had been amember of his father’s

coaching staff at the universityof Louisville. He has also heldcoaching positions atDuquesne, Northeastern, theCollege of Charleston, and theuniversity of Florida.

2002Frederick ArensFred married Molly Ingoldsbyin June at Sunset Point Campin Hull.

Marques HardawayMarques was married this pastMay in Cabo San Lucas,Mexico.

Patrick JonesIn April, Patrick got engaged toKatherine Amber.

2004Andrew DiganAndrew will be joining the St.Sebastian’s Faculty as a Spanishteacher in the fall of 2012.

Rob DudleyRob was a featured speaker atthe Sixth Biannual GraduateStudent Conference beingpresented by the Harvarduniversity Department of

Classics in April 2012. econference, entitled, e Good,e Bad, And e Beautiful:Aesthetics And Classics, wasbroken into three paneldiscussions. Rob’s Panelfocused on Aesthetics andPhilosophy. He covered Ciceroand the Platonic Sublime.

Jared StraussJared was married on June 9.Father Arens officiated.

2006Steve ByrneSteve was elected to one of twoseats on the Arlington Board ofSelectmen in April 2012. Steve,who is a State HouseLegislative Aide, is grateful forthe support he has receivedfrom the people of Arlington."I ran for Arlington's Board ofSelectman to give back to acommunity that has given somuch to me and my familyover the years," he commented."roughout my campaign, Ifocused on Smart Growth andEconomic Development.With Arlington’s closeproximity to Cambridge andBoston, and the area’s 60 pluscolleges and universities, weare a desirable destination forsmall businesses that canemploy Arlington residents aswell as draw more people intoour local economy. is willstrengthen our commercial taxbase, help with our structuraldeficit, and bring morevibrancy to our community.”

2007Samuel ArochoLast summer I was abroad inSalvador, Bahia (Brazil),studying Portuguese and

Globalization on a faculty-ledstudy abroad program.Immediately aer, I went on astudy abroad program to CostaRica for the fall semester. Icelebrated my two yearanniversary of joining Phi IotaAlpha Fraternity Inc. onDecember 5, and plan onattending our 81st annualnational convention thissummer in New orleans. Ifinished up my internship atSnowden International HighSchool with their counselingdepartment this past fall andwill begin as an AmeriCorpsmember as a Fellow forPhoenix Charter Academy inChelsea, MA for the 2012-2013academic year. I graduated onMay 4 with a BA in HumanServices, with a Concentrationin Counseling Psychology, anda Minor in Latino/a, LatinAmerican, and CaribbeanStudies.

Diego Veliz-FloresI graduated from Tus lastMay as an English major andMusic minor. upongraduating, I decided to dosome traveling, so I planned,trained for, and executed aseven-week bicycle ride fromAmsterdam to Barcelona. etrip covered about 1,200 milesand five countries, and mygirlfriend and I lived off thebikes and slept in a tent allalong some incrediblybeautiful parts of each country.upon returning, I took a job ata local bike shop in Boston,urban Adventours, as a tourguide of the city. I recentlyreceived admission to the NYuSteinhardt Master's of MusicTechnology program, where Iwill start in the fall of 2012.


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Thanksgiving Week 2011 on the Cape with Jack Doherty ’62, HenryLane ’49, Tom Green ’49, and Ed Kirk ’62.

2008Michael GarlandAer interning at J.P. Morganin NYC last summer, I washired as a fulltime analyst onan energy derivatives team,focusing on crude oil and itsrefined products, natural gas,and electricity.

Ryan LynchIn May 2012 I graduated fromthe College of the Holy Cross,where I majored inMathematics and Economics.In July I will be moving downto Arlington, VA, where I willbe working at CambridgeAssociates, a financialconsulting company. I'mexcited for the opportunity totravel to someplace new. Whileat Holy Cross I had theopportunity to travel todifferent parts of the unitedStates, as well as Nicaragua andparts of Europe.

Christian ScullyChristian received a BFA fromR.I.T. in May, specializing inarchitectural and interiorphotography. Beforegraduating, his interior designphotographs were published intwo NY magazines. Two

architectural projects hephotographed won awardsfrom the American Institute ofArchitects Rochester Chapterin May. In March he wassigned by a Seattle-based stockphoto agency, Spaces Images.Christian will be managing hisown business, photographingup and down the east coast foradvertising, stock, and editorialpublication.

2009Sean O’MalleySean, who has just completedhis junior year at Bowdoin,has been chosen to be theCaptain of the school’sfootball team for the 2012-13school year. As a wide receiverhe helped the Polar Bears tofinish the 2011 season with a4-4 record.

2012Dan O’ReganDanny o’Regan was draedby the San Jose Sharks in theFih Round of the 2012 NHLDra held on June 22-23. e138 overall pick, he will playfor Boston university in thefall.


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Diego Veliz-Flores ’07 during his seven-week bicycle ride.

A Lifelong BrotherhoodReflections from the Class of 1962as they celebrate their50th Reunion

Ed ColozziI have so many fond memories of my formative years at St. Se-bastian’s School, and have acknowledged St. Sebastian’s in myself-paced workbook and website blog on career-life topics.

Charles CremensI continue to meet numerous graduates, younger and older, allwith the same enthusiasm for our School. There never is a socialbarrier - no matter the age.

Thomas FurlongI have always looked back fondly upon my four years spent at St.Sebastian’s. I was given an excellent education, and I was fortu-nate to play three sports all four of my high school years. TheSchool atmosphere, the teachers, coaches, and my classmateswere outstanding. I am very grateful for everything.

Edward KirkThe springtime of our days together on Nonantum Hill, and the50 years which have passed since we departed the old campus inJune of 1962 have been for me part of a great blessing, and Iearnestly hope that the same is true for all of you, old friends.

Marlin LaddI would like to thank my parents, Monsignor Flanagan, and theentire St. Sebastian’s Family for giving me the opportunity to bea member of this remarkable Class of 1962.

Charlie TangeriniBoth of our boys were blessed to go to St. Sebastian’s (Emilio ’07and Charles ’08). The experience was so much more than aca-demics. Our sons developed such strong moral compasses thatthey will carry with them forever.

Stephen TheallAs I look back on these past 50 years, I am reminded how fortu-nate I have been to be blessed with a beautiful family, many won-derful memories, and many close friendships - quite a few ofwhich began at St. Sebastian’s.

Paul VianoMy parents provided me with another great experience, and thatwas sending me to St. Sebastian’s, where I still remain activetoday.

FINE ARTS SPRING REVUE


A Night of Musicand Theater

Annual Spring Revue Caps a Yearof Arts at St. Sebastian's.

Many members of the St. Sebastian’sSchool Community packed into

Ward Hall for the Fine Arts DepartmentSpring Revue on Friday, May 11, 2012.

e Slings and Arrows Players kicked-off the evening with four student-directedplays. ayer Wade ’13 directed LeRoyKaser’s Without Benefit of License,Desmond DiGiovanni ’14 directed MarionHolbrook’s Polite but Firm, Kevin Patterson’13 directed David Ives’ e Philadelphia,and Julian Matra ’13 directed David Ives’Words, Words, Words.

Following a brief intermission, thefocus shied from drama to music.Brandon Jones ’13 performed a piece hewrote, until I fall, and Marlon Matthews ’14led his Arrowheads through an a cappellaversion of Silhouettes on the Shade. eevening concluded with sets by MannyPettine’s Pop Rock Ensemble and KarlGrohmann’s Jazz Band, which featuredsongs by e Black Keys, Bob Dylan, StevieWonder, otis Redding, and Phil Medley. n

Above: David Korzeniowski ’16 playing the role of Mr. Osgood in Marion Holbrook’s play Polite but Firm.

Below: Quandel Johnson ’12 plays the drums for the Jazz Band.

FINE ARTS SPRING REVUE


Left: Paige Sanderson ’15 as Al, Andrew Sullivan’13 as the Waitress, and Dan Fulham ’14 as Markin the David Ives play The Philadelphia.

Below: Brandon Jones ’13 sings a song hewrote, Until I fall.

Right: Patrick Clark ’13 singing Do You Love Me with the Jazz Band.

Above: Jack Goldman ’14 as The Officer andMarlon Matthews ’14 as The Judge in LoRoy

Kaser’s play Without Benefit of License.

ATHLETICS SPRING SPORTS


Arrows in ActionA complete review of the 2011-12 spring sports season.

Coach Mike Schell

Varsity Baseball

With a varsity record of 15-4 andwinning seasons posted by the

Junior Varsity and Freshman teams, the St.Sebastian’s campus was once again one ofthe best places to visit this spring to seebaseball played well at every level.

is year’s varsity was guided by a largesenior corps, consisting of: Chris Nadeau,Conor Reenstierna, John Nicklas, AlexVenditti, Mark Cunningham, JaredClement, Pete Cimini, Austin Franchi, andAndrew Vandini. ese young men havebeen committed to the program since theirfreshman year and have bright futuresahead on and off the diamond, as Cimini(Bowdoin), Clement (Wheaton),Cunningham (Bates), Nicklas (BostonCollege), Nadeau (Bowdoin), Reenstierna(Bates), Vandini (Amherst), and Venditti(Worcester Polytechnic Institute) will allcontinue their baseball careers withinexcellent academic and athletic programs inthe fall.

e Arrows received valuable offensiveand defensive contributions fromnumerous players throughout the seasons.Both Nicklas and Clement were keypitchers who competed well every time theytoed the rubber. Nicklas finished the seasonwith a 6-1 record and 1.64 ERA againstseveral of the League’s top lineups.Similarly, Clement excelled on the mound,earning a 4-2 record as the staff ’sworkhorse with a team-high 42 inningspitched. Rounding out the Arrows top-ranked pitching core were MarkCunningham and Justin Bellinger, both ofwhom recorded ERA’s under 1.00 andracked up impressive strikeout-to-inningspitched ratios.

Behind the plate for the thirdconsecutive season was stand-out catcherChris Nadeau, one of the League’s mosttalented defensive catchers, who played aninvaluable role in the pitching staff ’s, andteam’s, success. Shortstop ConorReenstierna and second baseman AndrewVandini were once again dazzling with theleather in the middle of the infield, while

corner infielders Justin Bellinger, RyanWolfsberg, and Alex Venditti were equallyas impressive at the corners withoutstanding defense from the first to lastpitches of the season. Brendan Daly andPeter Cimini also had fine seasons with thegloves, anchoring the Arrows stellar defensewith excellent outfield play. Rounding outthe talented outfield crew were senioroutfielder Austin Franchi andunderclassman Anthony McIntyre, whileinfielders Justin Nicklas, Teddy o’Hara,Conor Duffy, Andrew Corcoran, andpitcher Richard Arms each made valuablecontributions to the team throughout theseason and will be turned to for leadershipnext season.

For their accomplishments on the field,John Nicklas, Jared Clement, AndrewVandini, and Justin Bellinger were honoredwith All-ISL positions, while Alex Vendittiand Ryan Wolfsberg received HonorableMention All-ISL recognition. In addition,each year, the baseball program awards oneplayer with our most special award, thePaul Lepley Award, which is named in



honor of current assistant coach PaulLepley, who just completed his seventeenthyear as an Arrow. Paul is one of the bestbaseball minds I’ve ever met and his lovefor the players, the importance ofeducation, and the game of baseball is aspecial source of inspiration. is year’srecipient of the Paul Lepley Award, given toa player for his commitment to the sport ofbaseball and the strengthening of the St.Sebastian’s baseball program, was ChrisNadeau.

Congratulations to each coach for fineseasons and to all of the players who worethe School’s colors in competition.

James O’Leary ’13

Varsity Lacrosse

The 2012 Arrows varsity lacrosseteam’s goal was clear from the

beginning of the season. ey wanted towin the ISL Championship and hang abanner. under the leadership of seniorcaptains Jack Connolly, Stephen Brown,Sam Hodgson, and Sam Washburne, theteam was focused and united in theirefforts to take care of business one game ata time.

e season began with tryouts beforespring break in March. Aer a few days of

intense competition, the newest membersof the 2012 Arrows lacrosse team wereselected. With so much talent returningfrom last year’s squad, only six sophomoresmade the cut. Aer a well-deserved weekoff to begin vacation, the team arrived inthe small gym the second week of break tobegin double sessions. With some of thebest weather for double sessions in years,the Arrows were able to enjoy the sun andwork on their tans while improving theirgames and improving team chemistry.With scrimmages against Gould Academy,Winchester, Wellesley, and Dover-Sherborn, Coaches Stanton, Weihman, andKittler worked on introducing new plays



and giving the younger players valuableplaying experience. e scrimmages alsocreated a new challenge for the Arrows, asmultiple players got injured and had to sitout for the first few games of the season.Despite the setbacks, the Arrows keptworking to perfect their game in time forthe season opener against non-conferencefoe Phillips Exeter Academy.

on a cold and gray day, a talentedExeter squad travelled down to Needhamfor a matchup between two of the topteams in New England. Lack of possessionin the second half and too much time withthe man-down unit on the field made itdifficult for the Arrows to keep up withExeter, enabling them to defeat the Arrows5-4. Despite the loss, the defense,consisting of juniors Pat Healy and Briano’Malley, sophomore Connor Strachan,and senior goalie Jarrod Dillon, played welland limited Exeter’s high-powered offensefrom taking quality shots.

Learning from their mistakes in theExeter game and always working toimprove, the team travelled down toProvidence to take on perennial Rhode

Island contender Moses Brown. eArrows got on the board first 1:51 into thefirst quarter and didn’t look back, goinginto halime with a 7-1 lead. Moses Browncommitted 12 penalties during the game,and the Arrows took full advantage of theirmistakes. At the final horn, the scoreboardread 13-4 in favor of the Arrows, and theteam le the field feeling confident butknowing that there was still much room forimprovement. e Arrows received eightpoints from senior Sam Hodgson, fivepoints from senior Gordon Donnelly, and ahat trick from junior Dalton MacAfee. Atotal of nine different Arrows contributedeither a goal or an assist.

e following Saturday, the Arrowsmade the short drive to Dedham to begintheir ISL schedule against rival Nobles,where they were able to pull off an 8-7victory. Captain Jack Connolly gave histhoughts aer the game: “So far, the seasonhas gone pretty well for us. Nobles playedtough and it wasn’t our best game. It was awake up call for us, and showed us howgood the ISL as a whole will be this year.”

Not satisfied with the effort in theNobles game and realizing that there isalways room for improvement, a captain’spractice was called Easter Monday to workon the man up and man down units thatoen help decide the course of a game. eArrows practice leading up to the LawrenceAcademy game focused on winninggroundballs and playing at the team’s fullpotential.

Reinvigorated by the return of captainSteve Brown, who had been out with a footinjury, the Arrows played a solid game oflacrosse in their second ISL game againstLawrence Academy, with Brown pickingup a team high 8 groundballs in his seasondebut. e Arrows played well against aninferior team, and came away with a 10-1victory. Sam Hodgson led the way againwith 6 points, and Gordon Donnelly had 4goals. e defense played well and limitedthe Spartans to very few quality shots.

e Arrows continued to improve asthe season progressed, defeating BelmontHill at home 7-3. A week later the Arrowsalso defeated a very talented and well-coached Middlesex team. e defense of



the Arrows, led by Pat Healy, Briano’Malley, and Steven Brown, was a verydominant force. e Arrows were able toshut down the high-powered offenses ofboth Belmont Hill and Middlesex. earrows next opponent, Rivers, came readyto play and capitalized on every Arrowsmistakes. Although it was not the bestperformance by the Arrows, they were ableto come away with the victory 6-5.

e next game away against Governor’sAcademy was the most exciting andinfluential of the season. Both teams hadno ISL League losses, which made thisarguably the biggest game of the season.e two ISL champion contenders played avery thrilling game. Many St. Sebastian'sstudents made the trip to Byfield to cheeron their fellow classmates. e Arrowsdefense once again remained strong;however, they were unable to produceenough offense to defeat Governor’s. eextremely close game ended as a 3-4 loss, avery low and rare score for a lacrosse game.

Despite a heartbreaking loss, theArrows continued to push forward, hopingto win out the rest of the season. Aerbeating ayer and Brooks handily, theArrows walked onto the field for their lastgame of the season at home againstRoxbury Latin. At the same time,Governor’s Academy, who was stillundefeated, played Middlesex, whose onlyloss was to the Arrows. Midway throughthe Arrow’s game, spectators in the crowdrevealed the news of Middlesex defeatingGovernor’s to the Arrows. is meant thatif the Arrows were to defeat Roxbury Latin,there would be a three-way tie for theLeague champions of the ISL between St.Sebastian's, Middlesex, and Governor’s.e Arrows, excited and motivated, wenton to dominated and win the game againstRL 15-1. Aer the game, the players,coaches, and fans rushed the field incelebration, reaching a goal that had beengiven at the beginning of the season. emoment was particularily awesome sincethe Arrows had not expected Middlesex tobeat Governor’s.

is amazing season ended with theteam earning its first ISL Championship inSchool history. e senior leadership, team

community, and excellent coaching staffled the arrows to their best season ever. Atthe athletic awards ceremony, CoachStanton told the team to come up all atonce because they were a true team, doingeverything together. e team was proudto reach its goal and has high hopes forsimilar success in the future.

Coach Jim Sullivan

Varsity Golf

Twenty of St. Sebastian’s finest youngmen turned out to form the junior

varsity and varsity golf teams for 2012.Several returning players made it mostdifficult for a newcomer to crack thelineup. However, in the end, 14 playersmade it into the varsity lineup. Returningplayers were: Alejandro Soto, KevinGinns, co-captain Tommy Kelly, co-captain Connor McGuirk, ChrisRodowicz, Kevin Looney, and ChrisStadtler. ose who cracked the lineup asnewcomers were: Paul Keady, BillyMcCarthy, Ryan McGuirk, Matt Barletta,Will Dufour, Luke Wasynczuk, andPatrick Ciapciak.

e season started with a real drubbingat the hands of non-league opponent TaborAcademy at beautiful Kittansett Golf Club.e Arrows were not quite ready to handlethe windy conditions of this seasidemonster. Next up was a tri match withNobles and Middlesex. e outcome was atie with Nobles and a loss to Middlesex.However, some bright signs were emergingas Alejandro Soto was finding his game,Kevin Looney was regaining his sharpness,and Tommy Kelley was proving once againto be a very formidable opponent for all.Another tie with Nobles le the Arrowswith a 0-2-2 record aer four matches. efirst victory was against St. Mark’s School,but not without some anxious moments.With six matches in the teams were tied.Soto, Kelley, and Looney provided thevictories. out on the course, playing in the7 position, was newcomer Paul Keady. iseighth grader gave his waiting teammates asigh of relief when he signaled the victorysign as he walked off the ninth green. is

Spring AthleticAwardsThe following students were recog-nized for their performance on eitherthe Arrows varsity baseball, golf,lacrosse, or tennis teams during anAthletic Awards Assembly on Wednes-day, May 30, 2012.

All-League ISLBaseball - Justin Bellinger ’14, JaredClement ’12, John Nicklas ’12, AndrewVandini ’12Golf - Kevin Looney ’13, Alejandro Soto ’16Lacrosse - Stephen Brown ’12, JackConnolly ’12, Sam Hodgson ’12, SamWashburne ’12Tennis - Weston Brach ’16, ConorHaughey ’12

Honorable Mention All-LeagueBaseball - Alexander Venditti ’12, RyanWolfsberg ’13Lacrosse - Jarrod Dillon ’12, GordonDonnelly ’12, Patrick Healy ’13, DaltonMacAfee ’13, Brian O’Malley ’13Tennis - John Cheever ’12, Terry O’Con-nor ’12

Boston Globe MVP (Tennis)Conor Haughey ’12

James D. Sullivan Award (Golf)presented to the student athlete who possessesthe qualities of commitment, teamwork, andoutstanding attitude in the sport of golf

Patrick Ciapciak ’12

Paul Lepley Award (Baseball)presented by the coaches to the player whoshows the qualities of commitment, teamwork,and dedication to the sport of baseball at St.Sebastian's School

Christopher Nadeau ’12

Scholar Athlete Awardpresented to members of the Senior Class whohave participated in athletics each season fromtheir sophomore through senior years

Patrick Ciapciak ’12, Matt Fechtelkotter ’12



would prove to be a frequent happening, asPaul compiled a team best 14-2-3 seasonrecord. Week three of the season saw theArrows playing four matches in three days.is young and talented team wasemerging. With strong play from co-captains McGuirk and Kelley, key victoriesfrom Kevin Ginns, Kevin Looney, and BillyMcCarthy, continued steady play from Sotoand Keady, and a key victory by PatrickCiapciak in the Belmont Hill match, theArrows completed the week with 2victories, one loss, and one tie. Week fourwas a bit of a different story. Again fourmatches were played and the results, threelosses and one tie, le the Arrows with a 3-6-4 record. However, caving in was not atrait of this team. With strong leadershipfrom the two co-captains and the quiet,positive influence from seniors ChrisStadtler and Patrick Ciapciak (winner ofthe prestigious Sullivan Award foroutstanding sportsmanship), the Arrowscompiled 8 wins and 1 loss over the lastthree weeks of the season. e Arrowsjumped from eighth place to a tie for fourthin the League standings. During this stretcha few junior varsity players, Ryan McGuirk,Matt Barletta, Will Dufour, LukeWasynczuk, and Chris Rodowicz, foundtheir way to the varsity lineup and clearlyproved that there is depth within theArrows golf program.

At the 12-team ISL KingmanTournament on Monday, May 21, theArrows varsity golfers put on an impressivedisplay, earning second place. e 18-holestroke play tournament was held at thelovely Wianno Club on Cape Cod, a courseno Arrows had played until their practiceround the aernoon before. Wianno is ashort course, measuring just over 6,000yards, but has a number of tricky holes,especially the 430-yard par four tenth hole.It was clear the knowledge the Arrowsgained from their Sunday practice roundpaid off on Monday, as all the golfersbettered their score by playing intelligentlyand avoiding big numbers.

e Kingman Tournament is scored bytaking each ISL team’s best four out of fivescores. us one member of a team can

have a high round with little consequence,but if two members do, the team has littleshot at performing well. e Arrows wereunsurprisingly led by eighth-graderAlejandro Soto, who carded a fine 74,which included an improbable 40-footbirdie putt on his seventeenth hole, a verydifficult long par four. Rookie junior KevinLooney was the next Arrow to report inwith an excellent round of 76, theculmination of a season of dedicated workand marked improvement. Looney made itaround Wianno with 12 pars and 6 bogeys,an impressive feat. Junior Tommy Kelleyfinished his round strong with threestraight pars aer an unfortunate triple-bogey on his fieenth hole to finish at asolid 78. With Kelley’s 78, the team hadthree strong scores on the board with twomore Arrows still finishing up their roundson the course. If either Kevin Ginns orConnor McGuirk played a good round, St.Sebastian’s would be very much incontention for the title. Sophomore Ginnswas next to finish with a slightlydisappointing score of 84; Kevin playedmany fine holes but was tripped up byWianno’s demanding par threes. Juniorcaptain and number one player ConnorMcGuirk was the last in to the clubhouse,but he brought good news. Connor playeda steady round of golf, firing a balanced 79to round out the Arrows score of 307, anaverage of under 77 strokes! St. Sebastian’sfinished the tournament with 307, the bestscore it has seen at the ISL Tournament inmany years, but unfortunately on this day itwasn’t enough to beat a very hot Noblesteam. e top two scores in the entiretournament were from Nobles (a 69 and a70), and they lapped the field with a finescore of 298. e Arrows did manage to ekeout second place by two strokes over rivalBelmont Hill, which is a great feat sinceBelmont Hill went undefeated in matchplay during the season.

overall, it was a great day to be on theArrows varsity golf team. Congratulationsto Alejandro Soto and Kevin Looney,whose rounds earned them all-ISL Leaguehonors, Soto for the second time in asmany years. e young team came together

to play their finest golf of the year in animportant tournament and showed thatthey will be a contender in the ISL for yearsto come.

Coach Deirdre Rynne

Varsity Sailing

Each year it is a challenge to translatethe intensity and uniqueness of our

sport. More than any other sport, sailingrelies heavily on teamwork. To quote co-coach Fr. John Arens, “Anything canhappen on the water and usually does.”Sailing is unique not only because theresults and performances rely onteamwork, but safety as well. Sailinginspires camaraderie because of theamount of trust you put in your fellowsailor. We work together as a team toachieve a common goal, and this seasonwe performed admirably, whether it wasin the Mercury or a 420.

We enjoyed an active season.Highlights include a race at Notre DameAcademy in Hingham, earning 11th in theo’Day Qualifier in Sharon, and racing atMartha’s Vineyard High School in oakBluffs. At Community Boating we won inteam races against: Winsor, Newman Prep,Concord Academy, CRL, Quincy, andNewton Country Day. We earned SecondPlace, losing only to Newton North. Atleast once each week we were scheduled torace as part of the C Division in Fleet Races.

Sophomore Andrew Warner led thecharge with a ird Place finish as skipper,sailing through an injury in 22 races in the420 fleet. Senior Will Barnard was not farbehind, earning Fourth Place as a skipperin the 420 fleet, sailing in a total of 15 races.Alex Morin ’12 earned 24th fleet helming asskipper in 17 races in the 420 fleet. eteam finished Fourth in the C Division 420Fleet Racing for the season.

In the Mercury Fleet, junior Mike Petroearned 12th place in 16 races and DannyConley ’12 and owen Finnegan ’16 earned14th place in 10 races. It is worth notingthat Danny was a critical part of the team,doubling between the Mercury and 420Fleet and earning respectable points in



both. Shawn Lynch ’15 earned 24th place in10 races and Jay Daukas ’14 twenty-fih in8 races. e team finished Fih Place in theC Division Fleet Racing for the season andbenefited from the good seamanship ofJohn Flatley ’15, Michael Rozewski ’16,Morgan Rockett ’14, John Petro ’17 andEddie McCarthy ’13.

In the Massachusetts Bay LeagueChampionship against A, B, and CDivision sailors, we also performed well. Inthe Gold Fleet Barnard, James Hunt ’15,and Morin earned Sixth Place and Warnerand Alex Pappas ’14 earned Seventh. In theSilver Fleet Conley, Kevin Martin ’12, andIan Kelly ’16 earned Ninth. Petro andLynch earned Eleventh.

our team of seventeen sailors ranged inage from seventh graders to seniors. Wewill miss our four graduating seniors:Danny Conley, whose commitment anddedication led him to earn the title ofhonorary captain; Will Barnard, who hassailed with the team since the seventhgrade; Barnard’s co-captain Kevin Martin,who will hopefully be sailing at WPI withBarnard next year; and Alex Morin, who

has also sailed since the seventh grade andwill sail next year on the nationally rankedRoger Williams Sailing Team. All four ofthese young men share a love of the waterand camaraderie with the team andcoaches. Each of them worked hard withour young sailors, bestowing theirknowledge of racing and familiarity withthe waters. We will miss you!

Next season our team will be led by co-captains Mike Petro and Andrew Warner.We invite athletes of any experience to jointhe team. No sailing experience isnecessary.

our season would not have beensuccessful without teamwork and supporton shore. Fr. John Arens enjoyed hisseventeenth season with Arrows Sailingand I earned my eleventh. It continues tobe a pleasure working together with Fr.John, from whom I continue to learn somuch. We would like to thank thecountless faculty members who havesupported our team. on behalf of ArrowsSailing, sincerest thanks to the parents of

our sailors who kept the team nourishedand traveled to watch our young menparticipate. ank you for a great season!

Coach Brian Richter

Varsity Tennis

The varsity tennis team enjoyed its bestseason in recent memory, finishing

Fih in the highly-competitiveIndependent School League. e teamlogged an 11-4 record in the ISL, and anoverall record of 14-5. For the first time inteam history we were invited to the NewEngland Interscholastic TennisAssociation’s Class B Tournament. And,several team members received Leaguehonors. It was a remarkable season. Andwe were an eye-lash away from a irdPlace finish: two ISL losses came when theteam was short-handed.

We opened the season with a non-league win over Moses Brown (15-0), ateam we’ve not beaten in several years.Following the Moses Brown match andmissing a key player, the team gave up adisappointing loss to Nobles, which



finished fourth in the ISL. e team rebounded, though, by winningits next five matches, outscoring its opponents 66 sets to 9, and in theprocess defeating perennial power-house Milton. e team thendropped two matches - one to second place team Belmont Hill and a7-8 heart-breaking decision to BB&N.

But, how does the line read from the School’s Hymn? “ere’sno discouragement that makes him once relent...” e teamanswered the BB&N disappointment by winning its next seven ofeight matches, losing only to the League’s top place team RoxburyLatin.

e highlight during this run of seven wins was the team’s winover Middlesex, the League’s third place team. Prior to this matchMiddlesex was undefeated, and we knew we were facing one of theLeague’s top teams. Needing to play our best, the entire teamdelivered. is was a match that could easily have gone the otherway, with many close sets. We swept the doubles round with thefollowing wins: Conor Haughey ’12 & Weston Brach ’16 won a closetie-breaker at #1 (7-6); John Cheever ’12 and Terry o’Connor ’12claimed a close set at #2 (8-5); and Max Conway ’13 and CalebAldrich ’14 took another close set at #3 (8-6). As the singles matchesgot underway, it looked as if Middlesex was ready to take ourmomentum away, gaining early leads in many of the match-ups.But, typical of this team, the players refused to fold and found waysto win. We took eight of the twelve singles sets. Taking both of theirsingles sets were Haughey (#1), Brach (#2), and Aldrich (#6).Conway (#4) battled back from a first set loss to take his second, asdid o’Connor (#5). e team returned to Needham with aconvincing 11-4 win.

In the NEITA Class B tournament, St. Sebastian’s lost in thesemi-final round to the eventual winner, Hopkins School. To get tothis point, the team defeated a strong Kingswood-oxford team 4-1in the quarter-final round. e team then faced Hopkins. e St.Sebastian’s squad played about as good as they had all year, yet werebeaten by a superior team, one that boasts regionally and nationallyranked players.

Several players received League honors at season’s end. ConorHaughey and Weston Brach both received All-League distinction.Two other seniors received ISL Honorable Mention - John Cheeverand Terry o’Connor. Conor Haughey also received the covetedBoston Globe MVP award by a unanimous vote from the League’scoaches.

is season would not have been possible without the leadershipfrom its three senior captains - Conor Haughey, John Cheever, andTerry o’Connor. Together these players’ years have a combinedsixteen years on the team. And for all their years on the team,Haughey, Cheever, and o’Connor have modeled the best of acompetitive spirit and unparalleled sportsmanship. over recentseasons these young men have provided the team with that oneneeded set to win a match and a never-quit approach to each point,game, and set, regardless of the score. It is fitting that they graduateon such a note as the one the team struck this year. n

ARROWS IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam We extend our deepest sympathy to the families of the graduatesand friends of St. Sebastian’s School.


"Happy are those who have died in the Lord!

Happy indeed the Spirit says;

Now they can rest forever aer their work,

Since their good deeds go with them."

Revelation 14:13

Helen Coskren— April 16, 2012Grandmother of Tim ’00, Tony ’01, Mike ’04,and Nick ’05. Mother-in-Law of St.Sebastian’s School staff member Paula.Ken Csaplar— April 23, 2012Father of Ken ’07 and Dan ’11.Sue Dooley— June 7, 2012Mother of former faculty member Arthur.Grandmother of Evan ’96.Joseph Guden— June 10, 2012Former St. Sebastian’s School football andbasketball coach.Ann Joyce— April 15, 2012Grandmother of Conor Joyce ’05 andNoah Hanifin ’15.Mary Maguire— March 5, 2012Mother of Michael ’91.Joseph Murphy— June 24, 2012Father of Daniel ’89.George Mykulak— July 3, 2012Grandfather of Zachary ’08 and Lucas ’11.John Sullivan— June 15, 2012Father of John ’66, omas ’80, and Robert ’83Sullivan. Grandfather of John Sullivan ’00and Christopher Graham ’04.

Mary Sullivan— July 1, 2012Mother of William ’68.Joseph Walsh— April 27, 2012Father of Stephen ’84.Thomas Whalen— May 17, 2012Father of omas ’71. uncle of William ’69,Gregory ’79, Timothy ’77, Christopher ’75,and John ’71 Harney and Paul ’68, Robert ’78,Richard ’73, Peter ’76, and Kenneth ’74Chipman.

Rest In Peace

John Abely ’52Mr. Abely passed away on April 16, 2012.While at St. Sebastian’s he played football,basketball, hockey, baseball, and waterpolo. He was also a member of theDebating Society and Minstrel Show.Abely held a degree from Boston Collegeand spent his career as a magazinepublishing executive, retiring as thePresident of Technical PublishingCompany. Abely is survived by hischildren, John and Kristin, grandchildren,Brian, Claire, Mary Ellen, and Brendan,his brother, Joseph, and his nephews,Joseph ’70 and William ’77.

ARROWS IN MEMORIAM


Michelangelo Nicolazzo ’88Mr. Nicolazzo passed away on June 14,2012. While at St. Sebastian’s he playedfootball, basketball, and lacrosse. He alsowrote for the Walrus and was a member ofthe weightliing, outing, and Latin clubs.Nicolazzo went on to earn a degree fromBoston university before serving as anEMT for Boston EMS. He is survived byhis wife, Karicaty, their children, Taina andNatalia, his mom, Suzanne, and hissiblings, Christopher, Francesco, Jamison,Maria, Teresa, Harry, Tony, and Lori.

Bernard McGarry ’58Mr. McGarry passed away on April 25,2012. While at St. Sebastian’s he playedfootball, basketball, and baseball. He alsowrote for the Walrus and Arrow and was amember of the Altar Society and MinstrelShow. McGarry earned a degree inbusiness administration from the WhartonSchool at the university of Pennsylvania.He was the owner of a Ford dealership andpart owner of a bank in Texas. McGarry issurvived by his son Bernard III, a sisterKaren Karp, his uncle John, and hisgirlfriend Carolyn Ray.

Jeffrey Joyce ’63Mr. Joyce passed away on April 17, 2012.While at St. Sebastian’s he played football,hockey, basketball, and baseball. He was amember of the Prom Committee, servedas Class Treasurer during his sophomoreyear, and as Class Vice-President duringhis junior and senior years. He earned adegree from the university of NewHampshire and served in the united StatesArmy. Joyce is survived by his wife,Susanne, his step-children, Jessie andRachel, and his brother John ’62.

John Reardon ’59Mr. Reardon passed away on May 13,2012. While at St. Sebastian’s he playedfootball, hockey, and baseball. He was alsoa member of the Altar Society. Prior to hiscareer as a site superintendent for Local 56Pile Driver’s Trade union, Reardon servedour Country as a Lance Corporal in theunited States Marine Corps Reserves.Reardon is survived by his wife, Shayne,children, Sean, Daniel, and Christopher,many grandchildren, and his brother,Charles ’62.

Richard Sullivan ’51Mr. Sullivan passed away on May 20, 2012.While at St. Sebastian’s he played football,hockey, and baseball. He was also the ClassTreasurer during his freshman and senioryears. He is the brother of Robert ’48,David ’54, and Donald ’56.

William Burke ’54Mr. Burke passed away on April 3, 2012.While at St. Sebastian’s he played football,basketball, golf, and tennis. He served asClass Vice-President during his freshman,sophomore, and seniors years and was amember of the Prom Committee, MinstrelShow, and Altar Boy Society. He alsoserved on the staff of the Arrow. He issurvived by his wife, Patricia, children,William ’78, Michael ’80, Tricia,Marguerita, Maura, Kara, and Brendan,cousins, Joe ’65 and William ’56, andbrothers-in-law, Joseph ’62 and George ’66DeMambro.

ARROWS IN MEMORIAM


John Whelan ’82Mr. Whelan passed away on June 13, 2012.While at St. Sebastian’s he played footballand lacrosse and was active with StudentCouncil. He is survived by his mom,Nancy, and his siblings, Alison andomas.

Edward Tedeschi ’50Mr. Tedeschi passed away on April 13,2012. While at St. Sebastian’s he played onthe football team. He attended Tusuniversity on a NRoTC scholarshipbefore being commissioned as a Lt. JG inthe united States Navy. Mr. Tedeschi spenthis career as a designer of large steerableantennas and oil spill pollution controlequipment. He is survived by his wife,Mary Lou, and their children, Michael,David, John, Sherin, and Alise Marie.

Reverend John E. Brooks, S.J.July 13, 1923 ~ July 2, 2012

Our St. Sebastian’s family mourns the passingof our eminent colleague and great friend,Father John Brooks, S.J. Our CommencementSpeaker in 1992 and a most distinguishedmember of our Board of Trustees since 1994,Father Brooks inspired us in thousands of waysover thousands of days. Having served asPresident of the College of the Holy Cross forover twenty years, Father Brooks brought awealth of knowledge and wisdom to our boardand to the School Life and Catholic Identitycommittees, which he chaired so exceptionallywell. Please join us in praying that FatherBrooks rests in heaven and that his family andhis many friends will be comforted by ourLord’s peace, the peace that surpasses allhuman understanding.

Fr. Brooks, who passed away at the age of 88 on Monday, July 2, was the longestserving president in the history of the College of the Holy Cross.

Born in Dorchester in 1923, he was the oldest of four children. He was a graduate ofthe Boston Latin School and earned a degree in Physics from the College of the HolyCross, before pursuing graduate studies in Geophysics at Penn State. He entered theNew England Province of the Society of Jesus in 1950 and earned his master’s degreein philosophy from Boston College in 1954. He studied theology at Weston Collegeand was ordained a priest in 1959. He went on to earn his master’s in Geophysics fromBoston College and his doctorate in Sacred eology from the Gregorian university inRome. He made his final vows as a Jesuit in 1966.

Fr. Brooks was also a united States Army veteran. From 1943-46 he served his countrythrough deployments in Northern France, the Rhineland, Ardennes, and CentralEurope during the height of World War II.

Fr. Brooks began his career at Holy Cross as an instructor of Mathematics and Physicsin 1954. Aer a period of absence to finish his advanced studies, he returned as amember of the Religious Studies Department in 1963. In 1964, he became DepartmentChair. He went on to become Academic Vice President and Dean of the College in1968, and was selected to be College President in 1970. Named President Emeritusupon his retirement in 1994, he remained active in college life until his death.

Fr. Brooks served on the boards of Spring Hill College, Canisius College, St. Peter’sCollege, and Anna Maria College. He was also a trustee of e Gregorian universityFoundation and St. Sebastian’s School, among many other educational, cultural, andresearch organizations he helped lead.

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