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INSIDE:<br />

DIRT: A Drama about choices pg. 4 SAINT AINT JOSEPH OSEPH H.S.<br />

INSIDE SPORTS:<br />

2003-04 Sports report card pg. 6<br />

Vol. XLVI Number 6 The Student Newspaper of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Joseph</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, Metuchen, N.J. <strong>May</strong> <strong>2004</strong><br />

Valedictorian and salutatorian named<br />

By Chris Donnelly<br />

Retiring Associate Editor<br />

Earning the title of valedictorian<br />

and salutatorian reflects not<br />

only intelligence, but also dedication<br />

and hard work. Due to the<br />

competitive level of academics at<br />

St. Joe’s, the titles bear significant<br />

prestige.<br />

Sean Carter was named valedictorian,<br />

and Steven Bellizzi was<br />

named salutatorian. Mr. Lawrence<br />

Walsh, Principal, made the<br />

announcement on April 27. Sean<br />

Carter earned a 4.659 GPA and<br />

Steven Bellizzi a 4.537 GPA.<br />

The valedictorian is the student<br />

with the highest cumulative<br />

GPA earned over his four years<br />

at St. Joe’s, while the salutatorian<br />

is the student with the second highest<br />

GPA. At the Senior Awards<br />

Night, each student will be presented<br />

with a special <strong>Falcon</strong> Award.<br />

Sean Carter, as valedictorian, will<br />

By <strong>Joseph</strong> Varco<br />

Co-Editor-in-Chief<br />

<strong>Saint</strong> Joe’s has been a busy place<br />

because the National Honor Societies<br />

have been selecting and inducting members.<br />

On April 28 at 7 p.m., the French<br />

and German National Honor Societies<br />

inducted nineteen new members in a dualinduction<br />

ceremony.<br />

The event was held in the Cor Jesu<br />

Center. Ten inductees were added to the<br />

French National Honor Society, formally<br />

known as La Societé Honoraire de Francais,<br />

and nine members from the German<br />

National Honor Society, or Die Deutsche<br />

Ehrenverbindung. French teacher, Dr.<br />

Brand, and German teacher, Ms. Rhomberg,<br />

organized the event.<br />

Mr. Walsh led the ceremony with the<br />

Hail Mary in French. Brother Aldric<br />

closed the ceremony with the Our Father,<br />

recited in German. A guest speaker, Diane<br />

Young Uniman, spoke to the inductees<br />

about her love of foreign languages, and<br />

challenged them to persevere in attaining<br />

their goals. In addition, several<br />

inductees read cultural poetry. Among<br />

these readers were Carlos Hanco, who<br />

recited “Le corbeau et le renard,” by Jean<br />

de la Fontaine, and Brendan Gilmartin,<br />

who recited “Nimmergekommene,” by<br />

Rainer Maria Rilke.<br />

receive the Alumni Scholarship<br />

Award for General Excellence in<br />

memory of Thomas Platko. Steven<br />

Bellizzi will receive the Salutatorian<br />

Award in memory of Br.<br />

Gilbert.<br />

Sean Carter will give the vale-<br />

Dr. Brand, moderator of La Societé<br />

Honoraire de Francais commented, “This<br />

is my first year as moderator and it has<br />

been a very satisfying experience because<br />

of the students’ interests in joining and<br />

participating in such language organizations.”<br />

She added, “Many parents spoke<br />

to me after the ceremony expressing what<br />

a moving event it had been for them.”<br />

dictory speech at<br />

graduation on <strong>May</strong><br />

27, and Steven Bellizzi<br />

will read from<br />

scripture at the ceremony.<br />

When asked what<br />

his thoughts were<br />

when he heard the<br />

news, Sean Carter<br />

humorously responded,<br />

“Man, now I’m<br />

going to have to write<br />

a speech.” Steve Bellizzi<br />

said, “I was pretty<br />

shocked. I didn’t<br />

expect to get it.”<br />

These two students<br />

have exemplified<br />

the ideals of St. Joe’s throughout<br />

their four years at the institution.<br />

Ms. Yannaco stated in regard<br />

to the two young men, “These two<br />

students provided leadership not<br />

only in academic fields but also<br />

in extracurricular activities.”<br />

‘Making College Count’<br />

provides advice to<br />

juniors and seniors<br />

By Mike Barbato<br />

Staff Writer<br />

A speaker from Making College<br />

Count, a program that helps<br />

students to make good college<br />

choices and to prepare them for<br />

college life, spoke to seniors and<br />

juniors on April 22 about what<br />

would be in store for them in the<br />

coming months and years. The<br />

event took place in the cafeteria<br />

during school hours.<br />

For the seniors, the program<br />

sought to give advice regarding<br />

the college experience. It also<br />

gave suggestions regarding time<br />

management, internships, and<br />

priorities for college. They encouraged<br />

seniors to avoid the pitfalls<br />

The Spanish National Honor Society,<br />

formally known as El Cid, held inductions<br />

on November 18, 2003 in the Cor<br />

Jesu Center. Nineteen students were inducted.<br />

Poems were read in Spanish by the<br />

students. Mrs. Rocci, Language Department<br />

Chair and moderator of the society<br />

commented, “The students that were<br />

inducted have obtained this highest hon-<br />

of freshman year in college by<br />

using their time well and staying<br />

away from distractions.<br />

For the juniors, the program<br />

offered tips for their college<br />

searches. The speakers guided<br />

the junior class through the college<br />

admissions process, and<br />

also provided ways for students<br />

to look for scholarship opportunities.<br />

The event had many corporate<br />

sponsors, which made the program<br />

free to the school. Overall,<br />

the program was successful,<br />

according to Ms. Yannaco, Director<br />

of Guidance, who said, “We<br />

received a positive response from<br />

the juniors and seniors. Most of<br />

them enjoyed it.”<br />

Seniors secure more than $10 million in scholarships<br />

By Tom Bacsik<br />

Associate Editor<br />

The students from the Class<br />

of <strong>2004</strong> have worked hard the<br />

past four years and it is finally<br />

paying off. After the tedious<br />

process of filling out college application<br />

forms and that long, tense<br />

period before the acceptance let-<br />

Sean Carter Steven Bellizzi<br />

ters are delivered, the seniors are<br />

ready to move on to schools of<br />

higher learning.<br />

St. <strong>Joseph</strong>’s students have been<br />

known in the past to be awarded<br />

numerous scholarships. This year<br />

was no exception, with over $10<br />

million in scholarships offered by<br />

various colleges and universities.<br />

This money will be used to con-<br />

tinue students’ education in their<br />

choice of schools.<br />

Almost 99 percent of this year’s<br />

graduating class is going to college.<br />

Of those, 46 percent of students<br />

will remain in New Jersey<br />

to study while 53 percent will continue<br />

their education out of state.<br />

In total, the seniors will be<br />

attending 44 different colleges<br />

and universities. This covers 19<br />

different states. Sixty percent of<br />

the Class of <strong>2004</strong> will be enrolled<br />

in public schools, while the other<br />

39 percent will be in private<br />

schools. Three students are going<br />

on to Ivy League <strong>School</strong>s, while<br />

four students are going to schools<br />

ranked in the Top 25 by the Princeton<br />

Review.<br />

National Honor Societies hold inductions<br />

Photo by Mike Varco<br />

French and German National Honor Society students get inducted.<br />

While acceptance letters continue<br />

to present new opportunities,<br />

the Class of <strong>2004</strong> will leave<br />

their mark in St. <strong>Joseph</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> history. This mark is not<br />

a poster on the wall or a team photo<br />

on the Dedication Wall; rather,<br />

it is an indescribable spirit of the<br />

St. Joe’s that will continue for<br />

many years to come.<br />

or because they have shown great interest<br />

in learning the language and have committed<br />

themselves to excellence.”<br />

The National Honor Society induction<br />

was held on <strong>May</strong> 6 in the gymnasium.<br />

Fifty-eight juniors were inducted into the<br />

St. Joe’s chapter of the society, known as<br />

The Vox Sapientiae chapter. This translates<br />

to “wise voice.” Mr. Walsh, Principal,<br />

and Mrs. Bergin, NHS moderator,<br />

led the event. Guest speaker John Langdon,<br />

Class of ‘80, spoke to the inductees<br />

about roles of leadership in the community.<br />

He is managing partner of Langdon<br />

Ford Financial. Mrs. Bergin commented,<br />

“The National Honor Society has four<br />

major honor qualities. They are leadership,<br />

scholarship, service, and character.”<br />

Mr. Langdon placed great emphasis on<br />

these four qualities. A candlelight dedication<br />

was held to reflect these four goals.<br />

Mrs. Bergin commented, “I thought<br />

the ceremony went extremely well. I want<br />

to thank all those who presented during<br />

the evening, as well as those who helped<br />

with set up and clean up. I could not have<br />

done it without them.”<br />

After the ceremony, refreshments were<br />

served in the science wing and the courtyard.<br />

The National Honor Societies have<br />

once again shown the honor and dedication<br />

of the students at <strong>Saint</strong> Joe’s.


2 THE FALCON <strong>May</strong> <strong>2004</strong><br />

EDITORIAL<br />

Looking back and finding my path<br />

By Fofie Mgbako<br />

Retiring Editor-in-Chief<br />

As a seven-year-old kid, I was so envious<br />

of my oldest brother. Every morning he<br />

would wake up, put on his varsity jacket,<br />

take his keys and speed off in his red SUV.<br />

In the evenings, he would always be on the<br />

phone, talking about some calculus problem<br />

or an upcoming party or the next basketball<br />

game.<br />

Occasionally, I was able to get a glimpse<br />

of where he went everyday. It was somewhere<br />

I knew I would end up. It was this<br />

wonderful place, St. <strong>Joseph</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>,<br />

where I have been able to foster such passion<br />

for learning, such dedication to friendship,<br />

and such desire to achieve.<br />

Have you ever been on a bus or car ride,<br />

watching the earth race by through a win-<br />

dowpane? In retrospect, that is what my<br />

high school experience seems to have been,<br />

a streaming line of events. The last four<br />

years of my life, however, have been much<br />

more than that. As I revisit my freshmen days<br />

in my mind, I realize just how much I have<br />

grown and just how much history was created<br />

during this time.<br />

The images of my JV championship basketball<br />

game, the Umoja Club trips to New<br />

York, my junior prom, my first <strong>Falcon</strong> issue,<br />

my favorite classes, the school trip to Italy,<br />

retreats to the Brothers’ house in Belvedere,<br />

and the completion of the new facilities<br />

have defined some of the highest points of<br />

my high school life.<br />

There were also some times of grief,<br />

however, such as sitting in silence in sophomore<br />

religion as September 11, 2001 unfolded,<br />

and losing two shining spirits of this<br />

Students of St. Joe’s visit Italy<br />

By <strong>Joseph</strong> Lombardi<br />

Co-Editor-in-Chief<br />

As most of St. Joe’s students<br />

spent their spring break making<br />

late night runs to McDonalds and<br />

sleeping until noon, a lucky few<br />

were able to feast on exquisite<br />

Italian cuisine and explore the<br />

scenic countryside of Italy. Sponsored<br />

by the International Traveler’s<br />

Club, various students and<br />

faculty of St. <strong>Joseph</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

decided to explore Italian history<br />

and culture outside of the classroom<br />

by taking a class trip to this<br />

ancient country.<br />

The nine-day trip began on<br />

April 7 and included trips to many<br />

of Italy’s tourist attractions. The<br />

students attending ranged from<br />

freshmen to seniors; however, a<br />

sense of camaraderie among all<br />

the students immediately developed.<br />

Furthermore, the group met<br />

International Travel Club enjoys Italy.<br />

up with the Rhode Island <strong>School</strong><br />

Number One, with whom they<br />

shared a tour bus.<br />

The tour began in the beautiful<br />

streets of Sorrento, Italy. The<br />

group then took a short boat ride<br />

to the scenic island of Capri. Next<br />

the students visited the island of<br />

Syracuse, toured the city of Palermo,<br />

and took a cruise to Naples.<br />

The trip ended with a tour of Pompeii<br />

and Rome.<br />

Although the students loved<br />

the Italian countryside, to many,<br />

the food was the highlight of the<br />

trip. Every night the students ate<br />

at a different excellent restaurant,<br />

immersing themselves in Italian<br />

culture. Furthermore, the students<br />

were given time to shop with their<br />

friends and explore on their own.<br />

In retrospect, the International<br />

Traveler’s Club trip to Italy was<br />

one that none of the students will<br />

forget. “It was an invaluable experience,”<br />

stated<br />

Junior Kabir<br />

Bindra. Aside<br />

from being an educational<br />

endeavor,<br />

the trip to Italy<br />

was, above all, the<br />

opportunity of a<br />

lifetime, giving the<br />

students the chance<br />

to explore a new<br />

culture and have<br />

fun with their<br />

friends.<br />

Published by the students of St. <strong>Joseph</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

145 Plainfield Ave., Metuchen, NJ 08840<br />

Volume XLVI, No. 6 • <strong>May</strong> <strong>2004</strong><br />

Editors-in-Chief: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Varco, Joe Lombardi<br />

Managing Editor:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Beck<br />

Associate Editors: . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Esteban, Tom Bacsik, Joe Runkle<br />

Sports Editor:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Green<br />

Photography:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Varco<br />

Staff Writers:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Barbato, Chris Donnelly<br />

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brendan Gilmartin, Bryan Gregus, Andrew Hunter<br />

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Lapitan, Brian McNamara, Fofie Mgbako<br />

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Minnella, Casey Naiduk, Jason Naselli<br />

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephen Polansky, Matt Roth, Peter Russell<br />

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Scheller, Anthony Sessa, Jerry Sullivan<br />

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jake Torrenzano, Ryan Turbert, Jude Wierzbicki<br />

Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. George Milligan<br />

Faculty Adviser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Martine Gubernat<br />

The <strong>Falcon</strong> welcomes articles from students, parents and faculty members for consideration<br />

for publication. All articles are subject to editing. The opinions expressed<br />

in The <strong>Falcon</strong> do not necessarily represent the opinions of faculty or administration.<br />

Opinions expressed in any column except those of the editors are not necessarily<br />

those of the editors.<br />

Graphics and Printing by Media Trends,<br />

Metuchen, NJ (732) 225-4555<br />

By Brian McNamara<br />

Retiring Managing Editor<br />

Each <strong>May</strong>, members of the<br />

senior class are honored for their<br />

achievements during the past four<br />

years. On Tuesday, <strong>May</strong> 25, this<br />

tradition was continued. Invited<br />

seniors and their families congregated<br />

in the Vincent Maglio<br />

Gym at 6:00 p.m. Students were<br />

presented awards in three areas:<br />

extracurricular activities, athletics,<br />

and academics.<br />

The evening began with a<br />

prayer by Deacon Rich McCarron<br />

as well as an introduction<br />

from Principal Lawrence Walsh.<br />

The awards in extracurricular<br />

activities were presented first by<br />

the Director of Student Activities,<br />

Dr. Gubernat, while Mr. Walsh<br />

presented the awards to the students.<br />

Following the club awards,<br />

athletic awards were given out.<br />

Br. Ronald Cairns, Athletic Director,<br />

announced recipients from<br />

all 13 varsity sports. This section<br />

of the night was capped off<br />

with the presentation of the Scholar<br />

Athlete Award.<br />

The academic awards were<br />

divided into three sections: cum<br />

laude awards, special awards, and<br />

departmental awards. The cum<br />

laude awards consist of the Summa<br />

Cum Laude, awarded to stu-<br />

community in Mrs. Lorraine Noble and<br />

Michael Partipilo.<br />

Incredibly grateful to my mentors and<br />

teachers and great friends, I say a fond<br />

farewell to this school. Perhaps the greatest<br />

thing about St. Joe’s is that it allows you<br />

to reach your highest potential, to define<br />

what your experience will be.<br />

My advice to every student is to work<br />

hard and learn as much as you can from<br />

your teachers and classmates, so that in the<br />

end there are no regrets. Never be afraid<br />

of the success you can achieve and understand<br />

that even if you take a risk in a club<br />

or sport or academic endeavor, and fail, St.<br />

Joe’s is filled with individuals who will<br />

gladly help you stand and try again.<br />

I am standing on a sun-drenched path<br />

under a crimson sky. Looking to my left,<br />

there is familiarity in the scene of soaring<br />

dents with a Grade Point Average<br />

(GPA) of 4.4 or higher over<br />

four years; the Magna Cum Laude,<br />

awarded to students with a GPA<br />

between 4.0 and 4.4; and the Cum<br />

Laude, awarded to students with<br />

a GPA between 3.8 and 4.0. There<br />

were 72 students who received<br />

these awards, which represents<br />

37% of the graduates.<br />

In conjunction with these GPA<br />

awards, the guidance department<br />

presented the Bloustein Awards,<br />

given to students with a minimum<br />

SAT score of 1260 who are among<br />

the top ten percent of the class.<br />

The special awards were presented<br />

in honor of faculty, staff<br />

and students who passed away.<br />

One of the most important scholarships<br />

is the Lorraine Nobel<br />

Memorial Award, presented to a<br />

student who plans to pursue a<br />

career in teaching or education.<br />

Scholarships from local fraternal<br />

organizations, such as the<br />

Knights of Columbus, were presented<br />

by group liaisons to the<br />

recipients in attendance.<br />

The Robert Frost Literary<br />

Contest Awards were also<br />

presented. The contest, which<br />

is sponsored by the English<br />

department, presents first,<br />

second, third and honorable mention<br />

awards in fiction, nonfiction<br />

and poetry.<br />

falcons, falling angels, thorny bushes, and<br />

dirt roads. Looking to my right, the path<br />

simply fades into a thick fog. It is incredibly<br />

comfortable to stand still, basking in<br />

the sun and enjoying the view. Yet there is<br />

something so inviting about the haze. It is<br />

filled with mystery and adventure, and who<br />

knows what beauty lies there.<br />

To my left is a phase of my life I have<br />

grown to love and cherish, and to my right<br />

is the next phase of my life, for which I am<br />

fully ready. This is because I can always<br />

look back to the magical scene that I, along<br />

with every person that has touched my life,<br />

have created.<br />

I will never forget this high school experience<br />

and my hope is that the writers of<br />

this newspaper and every student that walks<br />

these halls will not let this opportunity pass<br />

by. For now, it’s on to the future.<br />

Awards night celebrates<br />

achievements of seniors<br />

The departmental academic<br />

awards were given in seven<br />

departments, English, Fine Arts,<br />

Foreign Language, Mathematics,<br />

Religion, Science, and History.<br />

Between two and three<br />

awards were given for each<br />

department, one for excellence<br />

and the others by department<br />

choice. The science department<br />

presents three memorial awards<br />

in lieu of the others.<br />

The evening ended with the<br />

presentation of the Special Academic<br />

Awards, Salutatorian and<br />

Valedictorian. The salutatorian,<br />

Steven Bellizzi, received the<br />

Brother Gilbert Memorial Award<br />

while the Valedictorian, Sean<br />

Carter, received the Thomas<br />

Platko Memorial Award. These<br />

two awards are based solely on<br />

GPA, using the first seven semesters<br />

and the first marking period<br />

grade of the eighth semester.<br />

“It is an opportunity for parents,<br />

staff, faculty, students and<br />

the administration to recognize<br />

formally the achievements of the<br />

senior class,” said Mr. Fischer,<br />

Dean of Studies and one of the<br />

organizers of the event. “It shows<br />

the larger picture of school-wide<br />

accomplishment. That one<br />

moment students go up to receive<br />

their award represents hours of<br />

hard work and dedication.”<br />

Donor wall established in science wing<br />

By Joshua Esteban<br />

Associate Editor<br />

In the hallway of the newly-built science wing, a<br />

new 50-foot donor wall was created to acknowledge<br />

and to honor the contributions of the many benefactors<br />

to the “Building for the Next Century” campaign.<br />

According to Brother Dennis, President, “The dedication<br />

wall is our community’s way of thanking the<br />

980 donors who contributed their time and money,<br />

which are gifts in kind.”<br />

The President’s Office, in conjunction with the<br />

school’s corporate counsel, Semple Bixel Associates,<br />

made up the committee that sought to establish some<br />

type of donor recognition.<br />

Once the President’s Office and corporate counsel<br />

decided upon a donor wall, several professional<br />

corporations presented different ideas for the design.<br />

The committee discussed the use of school colors,<br />

plaques, and styles of lettering with the company that<br />

was creating the donor wall.<br />

Brother Dennis said, “The donor wall helps us<br />

remember the past as we move to the future. The pic-<br />

Photo by Joe Varco<br />

The Donor Wall occupies a section in the new<br />

science wing.<br />

tures of former alumni, faculty, and staff are meant<br />

to keep this remembrance.”<br />

The donor wall is the latest great addition to the<br />

St. <strong>Joseph</strong> campus.


<strong>May</strong> <strong>2004</strong> THE FALCON 3<br />

Crab Nebula<br />

Astronomy Club keeps busy<br />

and looks beyond<br />

By Michael Varco<br />

Staff Writer<br />

In addition to its usual activities<br />

centered around the telescope<br />

and celestial pictures, the Astronomy<br />

Club attempted an ambitious<br />

project this year in the creation of<br />

mosaics of space formations such<br />

as the Orion Nebula, Crab Nebula,<br />

and Sombrero Galaxy.<br />

In order to create these mosaics,<br />

the students in the club took several<br />

photographs of the space formations<br />

using Photoshop software,<br />

then printed and pasted them<br />

together. Even if the process sounds<br />

By Daniel Beck<br />

Managing Editor<br />

For most students, junior year<br />

is one of the most stressful and difficult<br />

times of their high school<br />

career. From an increased workload<br />

to SAT’s and college searches,<br />

it seems that their academic<br />

and athletic responsibilities are<br />

never ending.<br />

Counselors, teachers, and parents<br />

are constantly reminding them<br />

to think about their future and to prepare<br />

themselves for senior year<br />

and college. However, on <strong>May</strong> 7,<br />

the stresses of junior year were the<br />

last things on their minds.<br />

Between 7:00 and 11:30 p.m.,<br />

over ninety couples met at Pierre’s<br />

of South Brunswick for the <strong>2004</strong><br />

Junior Prom. Accompanied by<br />

twenty faculty members, the juniors<br />

and their dates enjoyed a night they<br />

will surely remember.<br />

Couples, who paid $125 for<br />

bids, began to arrive at approximately<br />

6:45p.m. to Pierre’s. Originally<br />

a bakery, Pierre’s was recently<br />

renovated and made into a restaurant/dining<br />

hall.<br />

As a result of a booking conflict<br />

with last year’s location, the<br />

Prom Committee, consisting of<br />

the Junior Class Student Council<br />

officers and representatives, chose<br />

Pierre’s. The Committee, as well as<br />

all in attendance, was delighted<br />

with the new location.<br />

Ms. Diane Dwyer, Junior Class<br />

Moderator, commented, “We were<br />

quite pleased with the decision<br />

to move the location this year.<br />

The food and atmosphere were<br />

incredible.”<br />

The theme of the evening, “Starry<br />

Night,” was fitting for the beautiful<br />

<strong>May</strong> evening. After the couples<br />

arrived, they began their<br />

evening by enjoying butler-passed<br />

hors d’oeuvre, followed by an open<br />

buffet of various entrees and pas-<br />

simple, it was challenging. Some<br />

of the pictures fit together while others<br />

did not. Although this led to<br />

confusion, the club members persisted<br />

and were able to put together<br />

most of the mosaic.<br />

Joe Varco, the Astronomy Club<br />

President, stated, “This is the first<br />

time the current members of the<br />

club have created a mosaic. It has<br />

inspired us to attempt more mosaics<br />

in the future. The Astronomy Club<br />

owes a lot of gratitude to Mr. Ernst<br />

for moderating the club and<br />

enabling the members to see a<br />

glimpse of many extraordinary<br />

celestial objects.”<br />

PROMS <br />

JUNIOR PROM<br />

One starry night in <strong>May</strong><br />

tries for dessert.<br />

Following the delectable dinner,<br />

couples began to dance to<br />

music provided by the AllStarDJ<br />

Productions, led by Ed Mullen, St.<br />

Joe’s alum from the Class of ’01.<br />

The prom song, Eric Clapton’s<br />

“Wonderful Tonight,” was the culmination<br />

of the memorable evening.<br />

As the two-hundred guests depart-<br />

The club is also planning renovations<br />

this summer to the observatory’s<br />

retractable roof, which<br />

has begun to leak. As a result of the<br />

leakage, the telescope, cameras,<br />

and filters are in danger of being<br />

damaged from rain and have to be<br />

covered after each use. The plans<br />

include purchasing a dome for the<br />

observatory. This would allow the<br />

observatory roof to retract automatically<br />

rather than manually.<br />

Although these renovations<br />

and ideas have not yet been started,<br />

both Mr. Ernst and the Astronomy<br />

Club have high hopes for this<br />

summer.<br />

ed that Friday night, they reflected<br />

on the immensely enjoyable<br />

evening. It truly was a night that<br />

each junior will remember.<br />

SENIOR PROM<br />

‘Here’s to the night’<br />

By Andrew Hunter<br />

Staff Writer<br />

In what has become perhaps<br />

the most longed for moment in<br />

one’s high school career aside<br />

from graduation, the Senior Prom<br />

lived up to its expectations as a<br />

night to remember for the seniors<br />

of <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Joseph</strong>’s.<br />

Approximately 111 seniors<br />

donned tuxedos for the prom,<br />

which took place on Thursday,<br />

<strong>May</strong> 20 from 7-12 p.m. The<br />

Excelsior, in Manalapan, New<br />

Jersey was chosen as the site for<br />

this year’s prom. Dinner consisted<br />

of an open buffet serving<br />

numerous dishes.<br />

Photo by Astromomy Club members<br />

“I truly had a great<br />

time at the prom.<br />

It was a night I’ll<br />

never forget.”<br />

Timothy O’Connor<br />

Photo by Mr. Dave Gandy<br />

Juniors Jude Weirzbicki (left) and Timothy O’Connor (right)<br />

with their dates enjoy a starry night to remember.<br />

Students were able to dance<br />

to the music of today, played by<br />

a DJ who also took special<br />

requests, while enjoying the night<br />

with their dates.<br />

Black and taupe were chosen<br />

as the official colors of the prom<br />

while the theme was “Here’s to<br />

the Night.” The chosen prom<br />

song was “Here’s to the Night,”<br />

by Eve 6. The bids were sold for<br />

$115 per couple.<br />

When asked what makes the<br />

Senior Prom so special, Student<br />

Council moderator Mr. Bryner<br />

responded, “It’s one of the last<br />

great chances for the students to<br />

get together and enjoy themselves<br />

for a night of fun and dancing.”<br />

By Matt Roth<br />

Staff Writer<br />

As the 2003-<strong>2004</strong> Student<br />

Council completes the school year,<br />

it is proud of the many goals that<br />

it accomplished.<br />

The Council planned social<br />

and community outreach programs,<br />

including the ever-popular<br />

Thanksgiving Food Drive and<br />

Christmas on Campus. It also<br />

organized dances, namely the<br />

Freshman-Sophomore Semi-Formal<br />

and the Junior and Senior<br />

Proms. In addition, it reviewed<br />

requests for several new clubs this<br />

year, including the Dance Club,<br />

Native American Club, Leo Club,<br />

and Statesmen’s Club.<br />

The Council also created an<br />

ambitious new goal by developing<br />

and initiating the Easter Basket<br />

Program. This involves the<br />

crafting of Easter baskets for the<br />

less fortunate in the community.<br />

Still in its preliminary stage, it is<br />

By Casey Naiduk<br />

Staff Writer<br />

As activities are winding down<br />

on campus, it is time to look back<br />

and remember the school year.<br />

Campus Ministry has had another<br />

successful and productive year.<br />

Good Samaritan Collections<br />

have been consistent this year with<br />

valiant participation from the students<br />

and their families. The program<br />

coordinators have worked<br />

with a variety of new agencies,<br />

and the change has greatly<br />

improved the collections.<br />

Confirmation retreats for local<br />

parishes have also been a huge<br />

success. The final retreat was held<br />

in Kendall Park this past month.<br />

It was the ninth retreat held this<br />

year.<br />

The Penny War this year<br />

evolved into a close coin compe-<br />

Student Council<br />

Campus Ministry<br />

MATH LEAGUE <strong>2004</strong><br />

It all adds up<br />

By Joshua Esteban<br />

Associate Editor<br />

The intellectual and assiduous<br />

students that participated<br />

in Math League contributed to<br />

its many awards that were earned<br />

this past year.<br />

The Varsity team placed first<br />

in the Catholic Conference Varsity<br />

A Division, which has teams<br />

competing from the Tri-State<br />

Area. The Varsity team’s score<br />

of 1964 out of a possible 2000<br />

points set a school record for<br />

this competition.<br />

Giann Gorospe, who had a<br />

perfect score for each of the<br />

four contests and was tied for<br />

first in the division, and Aaron<br />

Rubin, tied for third, did much<br />

to bring about a St. Joe’s victory.<br />

The JV team achieved a third<br />

place finish in the Catholic Conference<br />

JV A Division and was<br />

led by Jeremy Rothstein’s perfect<br />

cumulative score and first<br />

place finish.<br />

In the Advanced Math Honors<br />

Mathfax, a national contest,<br />

the team placed not only first<br />

in the division but also first in<br />

the nation. Giann Gorospe led<br />

the team with Aaron Rubin and<br />

Christian Bosoy, ranking sec-<br />

expected to become more expansive<br />

as future planning becomes<br />

refined. The Student Council<br />

anticipates that it may one day<br />

match the magnitude of the<br />

Thanksgiving Food Drive, the<br />

most successful event historically<br />

each year.<br />

Mr. Bryner, Student Council<br />

moderator, kept informed and connected<br />

through each grade’s representatives<br />

and officers. He assisted<br />

in organization efforts and monitored<br />

the Council’s progress. He<br />

named the Thanksgiving Food<br />

Drive as his favorite project<br />

because of its significant influence<br />

in helping the community.<br />

He furthermore summarized<br />

the fulfillment of such a program<br />

as the “community spirit of being<br />

able help others in need.”<br />

Continuing well-known projects,<br />

as well as introducing several<br />

new and innovative ones, has<br />

ensured the Student Council’s success<br />

this year.<br />

tition, which benefited Operation<br />

“Rice Bowl” sponsored by Catholic<br />

Relief Services. Students raised<br />

$200 for this worthy cause.<br />

Social Action students have<br />

worked in various facilities to<br />

complete their course requirements<br />

as well as to facilitate numerous<br />

local projects.<br />

Seniors certainly have been<br />

leaders this year and have shown<br />

solid effort in their participation.<br />

The Metuchen-Edison YMCA has<br />

been an integral part of Social<br />

Action’s great success this year.<br />

Finally, the application process<br />

to choose the mentors and mediators<br />

for next year started in early<br />

<strong>May</strong>. In anticipation for next<br />

year, Ms. Diane Dwyer, Director<br />

of Campus Ministry, commented,<br />

“The year has brought much<br />

change and we’re already looking<br />

forward to next year.”<br />

ond and third respectively in<br />

the division.<br />

According to the Varsity<br />

moderator, Ms. Muratore, “The<br />

enthusiasm exhibited by the students<br />

is commendable. I’m<br />

extremely proud of the successes<br />

and especially the achievement<br />

of attaining a school record.”<br />

The JV team was successful<br />

this year as well. In the Geometry<br />

Honors Mathfax, John Bufe,<br />

who was first in the division,<br />

led the team to a second place<br />

finish. He also received a perfect<br />

score of 90 in the St. <strong>Joseph</strong><br />

Algebra I contest. JV moderator,<br />

Ms. Backlund, said “The<br />

great improvement shown by<br />

the students since September in<br />

their problem analysis and mathematical<br />

strategies indicates a<br />

promising future.”<br />

The St. Joe’s community is<br />

very proud of those who gave<br />

their time and talents to bring<br />

the esteemed Math League such<br />

outstanding recognition.


4 THE FALCON <strong>May</strong> <strong>2004</strong><br />

State senator visits St. Joe’s<br />

By Matt Minnella<br />

Staff Writer<br />

State Senator Barbara Buono<br />

and Middlesex County Prosecutor<br />

Bruce Kaplan visited the St. Joe’s<br />

junior class on April 27 to speak<br />

about a new drunk-driving legislation<br />

package that the two have<br />

set into motion.<br />

The proposed legislation came<br />

in response to the tragic loss of<br />

Photo by Joe Varco<br />

State Sen. Barbara Buono addressed<br />

the junior class and discussed the<br />

drunk-driving legislation that she<br />

is proposing.<br />

SPRING HONORS:<br />

Recognizing students<br />

By Matt Minnella<br />

Staff Writer<br />

This year’s Spring Honors<br />

Convocation will take place<br />

on June 2 at 7:30 p.m. The<br />

convocation is St. Joe’s way<br />

of giving its underclassmen<br />

the credit they deserve for their<br />

achievements in all aspects of<br />

student life. This year approximately<br />

150 students will attend<br />

the event.<br />

Awards will be given to the<br />

top five students in each class,<br />

from ninth to eleventh grade,<br />

in English, mathematics, social<br />

studies, religion, art, music,<br />

technology, science, and each<br />

of the three foreign languages.<br />

Honors will also be given<br />

for the various extracurricular<br />

achievements made by students.<br />

All underclassmen<br />

receiving awards for athletics,<br />

distinguished members of<br />

junior Michael Partipilo, who<br />

passed away after a drunk driver<br />

struck his vehicle. Senator Buono<br />

and Prosecutor Kaplan both stressed<br />

that while the legislation will not<br />

bring Michael back, it will hopefully<br />

prevent a tragedy such as<br />

Michael’s from occurring in the<br />

future.<br />

The package includes measures<br />

for the handling of drunk driving<br />

cases such as the mandatory review<br />

of the offender’s certified<br />

records, a minimum of<br />

thirty days in jail for driving<br />

with a revoked<br />

license, an increase in<br />

rehabilitation time for<br />

offenders, and more severe<br />

sentencing for repeat<br />

offenders regardless of<br />

the amount of time<br />

between offenses.<br />

Mr. Partipilo, who<br />

expressed his sincere gratitude<br />

for the support that<br />

his family has received<br />

from St. Joe’s, also<br />

addressed the junior class.<br />

Mr. Partipilo requested<br />

that if the students of<br />

St. Joe’s take nothing<br />

else away from the loss<br />

of Michael, that they at<br />

least learn to be responsible<br />

in their future lives<br />

with regard to alcohol<br />

and driving.<br />

the various academic teams,<br />

winners of the Robert Frost<br />

Literary Contest, and various<br />

other Club and Activities participants<br />

will attend the ceremony.<br />

In addition to the awards<br />

mentioned, special ones will<br />

be presented, such as the Brother<br />

Regis Moccia Award, which<br />

will be given to a freshman<br />

who has shown excellence in<br />

English studies, and the Mrs.<br />

Lorraine Noble Award, received<br />

by a sophomore who has shown<br />

all-around excellence and is<br />

an embodiment of the ideals<br />

taught by St. Joe’s.<br />

“It’s important that we recognize<br />

our students,” said Mr.<br />

Fischer, “We’re a multi-faceted<br />

environment and the Spring<br />

Honors Convocation is a way<br />

to recognize the students’ success,<br />

academic and extracurricular.”<br />

Fathers’ Club holds<br />

Vegas Night fundraiser<br />

By Joe Runkle<br />

Associate Editor<br />

The night of <strong>May</strong> 8 was filled<br />

with an excitement that can only<br />

be created while playing games<br />

of chance. In the background,<br />

screams of “blackjack” and “I’m<br />

all in” added to the already lively<br />

atmosphere. The event may<br />

sound like another day in an<br />

extravagant Las Vegas casino,<br />

but was actually St. Joe’s Vegas<br />

Night, held in the gymnasium.<br />

While Vegas Night was one<br />

of many Fathers’ Club-sponsored<br />

fund-raisers, its premise was<br />

unique. The President of the<br />

Fathers’ Club, Mr. Richard Uler,<br />

called the night a “simulated casino.”<br />

Amidst the light fare of food<br />

and drink, the night’s festivities<br />

were marked by the inclusion of<br />

many casino games, including<br />

blackjack and roulette.<br />

Each attendee paid $40 to participate<br />

in the event, and had the<br />

opportunity to buy more casino<br />

chips throughout the course of<br />

the night. These chips were<br />

redeemable for tickets in a raffle<br />

that gave away a number of<br />

prizes.<br />

Undoubtedly, the most coveted<br />

raffle item was a 1967 Mustang<br />

convertible, a car that made a<br />

number of cameos around campus<br />

prior to the drawing.<br />

Even though St. Joe’s may be<br />

thousands of miles away from<br />

the actual city of Las Vegas, everyone<br />

agreed that <strong>May</strong> 8 was an<br />

entertaining and memorable night<br />

on the campus.<br />

SADD sponsors petition for<br />

drunk driving legislation<br />

By Joe Runkle<br />

Associate Editor<br />

Immediately after the accident<br />

that took the life of St. Joe’s junior,<br />

Michael Partipilo, the need for<br />

reform on drunk-driving laws was<br />

brought to the state’s political<br />

forefront. In response to the<br />

increased urgency for the creation<br />

of these laws, SADD started a<br />

petition in honor of Michael.<br />

The Club sponsored an intense<br />

petition-signing campaign for this<br />

legislation from April 21-23. They<br />

were able to obtain 565 student<br />

signatures. “SADD has come<br />

together as a club to promote the<br />

petition,” commented SADD moderator,<br />

Ms. Mary Cunningham.<br />

Proposed by State Senator<br />

Barbara Buono and Middlesex<br />

County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan,<br />

the legislation seeks to<br />

eradicate drunk-driving fatalities<br />

in the state, particularly those<br />

caused by repeat offenders. The<br />

reforms include a mandatory<br />

judge’s review of certified driving<br />

records for DWI defendants<br />

and stricter penalties for drivers<br />

with multiple drunk-driving<br />

offenses.<br />

Senator Buono and County<br />

Prosecutor Kaplan visited St. Joe’s<br />

on April 27 to receive the petition<br />

and to speak about the legislation,<br />

vowing to seek justice<br />

with commitment and dedication.<br />

DIRT: A challenging show of choices<br />

By Stephen Polansky<br />

Staff Writer<br />

Today’s teens are barraged<br />

with challenges and choices ranging<br />

from grades to peer pressure,<br />

but few are as prevalent as drugs<br />

and alcohol. For years, many<br />

students across the country have<br />

been lectured on the perils of substance<br />

abuse, but rarely does that<br />

message really hit home.<br />

John Morello is out to change<br />

all that with his one-man show<br />

entitled, “DIRT.”<br />

Morello presented his show<br />

at St. Joe’s on April 8. It was very<br />

well received among faculty and<br />

students alike who appreciated<br />

its unusual format and difficult<br />

topics. Although the show is quite<br />

humorous, it also conveys a very<br />

serious message: that your choices<br />

affect not only your own life,<br />

but also those around you.<br />

“DIRT” is not a lecture or a<br />

class, but rather an opportunity<br />

to take an hour and view the lives<br />

of several realistic characters, all<br />

of whom are suffering from an<br />

addiction.<br />

Morello wrote his play three<br />

years ago and now performs it<br />

Photo by Joe Varco<br />

John Morello performing his<br />

own ‘DIRT.’<br />

throughout the country, mainly<br />

in the New England area where<br />

he grew up. He was first inspired<br />

to write it after watching his two<br />

brothers suffer from drug addiction.<br />

As Morello grew older, he<br />

Benefit concert benefits all<br />

By Andrew Hunter<br />

Staff Writer<br />

On April 30, the cafeteria<br />

at St. Joe’s was filled with the<br />

sounds of music– rock music<br />

to be specific. In what has<br />

become an annual event in the<br />

St. <strong>Joseph</strong>’s community, the<br />

Benefit Concert improved<br />

upon last year’s success.<br />

By donating the proceeds<br />

of the event to the Pediatric<br />

Neuroscience Department at<br />

JFK Hospital, the Benefit Concert<br />

organizers continued the<br />

St. Joe’s tradition of giving<br />

back to the community. Senior<br />

Robert Fisher, along with Mr.<br />

Gandy, put together the event.<br />

Although the concert provided<br />

a means for some students<br />

to listen to their favorite<br />

bands such as Blue Star Dri-<br />

ve, The Bank Robbers, and<br />

Post Break Tragedy, it also<br />

provided a chance for lesserknown<br />

bands to gain recognition.<br />

Bands whose members<br />

include St. Joe’s students also<br />

played, such as “Kick over<br />

the Traces,” featuring Rocco<br />

Catanese and Mike Drew<br />

as well as “Dismal,” featuring<br />

Mike Torre and <strong>Joseph</strong><br />

Buttafucco.<br />

When asked about the concert,<br />

organizer and lead singer<br />

of “Kick over the Traces,”<br />

Rocco Catanese, stated, “I<br />

think the goal is to bring a lot<br />

of people in, either for the<br />

cause or to see the bands, and<br />

to make sure everyone leaves<br />

having enjoyed several bands<br />

that they didn’t really know<br />

when they got there.”<br />

realized his talent as an actor and<br />

used that ability as a way to “honor<br />

(his brothers’) memory and<br />

hopefully reach a few others out<br />

there,” as he commented in an<br />

e-mail.<br />

Morello now performs about<br />

100 shows a year, with an audience<br />

totaling over 100,000 students<br />

from New Jersey alone.<br />

Morello deems it an “unfortunate<br />

coincidence” that “DIRT,”<br />

which was scheduled months prior<br />

to its presentation at St. Joe’s,<br />

was performed less than one<br />

month after Michael Partipilo’s<br />

fatal accident caused by a drunk<br />

driver. Morello said he understands<br />

“grief deserves respect,” and<br />

while he would never preach<br />

answers, he hopes he may have<br />

helped the grieving process via<br />

public dialogue.<br />

Morello wished the St. Joe’s<br />

community peace in their hearts<br />

and minds, and was honored to<br />

perform at the school. Through<br />

the work of dedicated individuals<br />

such as John Morello, more<br />

and more people are coming to<br />

realize the dangers of substance<br />

abuse and the effects they have<br />

on the world.<br />

Rocco Catanese<br />

Photo by Mr. Dave Gandy<br />

Congratulations, good luck, and thank you<br />

to The <strong>Falcon</strong>’s retiring editors<br />

Fofie Mgbako, Editor-in-chief<br />

Brian McNamara, Managing editor<br />

Chris Donnelly, Associate editor<br />

Jason Naselli, Sports editor


<strong>May</strong> <strong>2004</strong> THE FALCON 5<br />

The Jerseymen’s Club having a great time at Great Adventure.<br />

Jerseymen’s Club end-of-year trip always anticipated<br />

By Brendan Gilmartin<br />

Staff Writer<br />

All students look forward to<br />

summer break, but why is Mr.<br />

Gandy so excited? Why does<br />

Mr. Miniscalco have his swim<br />

trunks ready? And what could<br />

force Mr. Bryner to dread having<br />

fun?<br />

Well of course it’s the Jerseymen’s<br />

Club end-of-year-trip<br />

to Dorney Park! This year promises<br />

to be one of the best trips ever.<br />

“About 80 percent of the student<br />

body attends this trip,” stat-<br />

SENIOR OF THE YEAR<br />

There’s always time<br />

for helping others<br />

By Brian McNamara<br />

Retiring Managing Editor<br />

Every year, the Edison Rotary<br />

Club honors top students from<br />

the Edison-Metuchen area high<br />

schools for their achievements<br />

during their school career.<br />

The Rotary Club is comprised<br />

of local businesses and professional<br />

leaders who strive to provide<br />

humanitarian service and<br />

foster a good sense of ethics for<br />

all lines of work.<br />

There are over 31,000 of these<br />

clubs in 166 countries. Locally,<br />

the Rotary Clubs look to recognize<br />

students who best exemplify<br />

the standards of the club.<br />

The Senior of the Year presentation<br />

was held at the Victorian<br />

Manor in Edison, on <strong>May</strong><br />

10.<br />

The evening began with a<br />

review of the Club’s highlights<br />

from the past year. The attendees<br />

were then served dinner.<br />

After they finished eating, Mr.<br />

<strong>School</strong>’s out<br />

for summer!<br />

By Ryan Turbert<br />

Staff Writer<br />

As the school year draws to<br />

an end, everyone is excited<br />

about summer vacation, including<br />

the teachers. Remember,<br />

teachers have lives, too (at least<br />

most of them). The following<br />

is a list of what some teachers<br />

will be doing this summer.<br />

Mr. Bryner – “As little as<br />

possible.”<br />

Mr. Lechner – “I’m going<br />

down to Wildwood where I will<br />

live all summer.”<br />

Mr. Santiago – “I’m completing<br />

my graduate degree at<br />

Notre Dame and might vacation<br />

at Martha’s Vineyard or<br />

Nantucket.”<br />

Mr. Anderson – “I’m working<br />

here at St. Joe’s. Then I’m<br />

visiting my sister out in Las<br />

Vegas and might visit Los Angeles.”<br />

Mrs. Sparacio – “Relaxing<br />

and going to Disney World.”<br />

Lee Matthews, Director of Edison<br />

Job Corp, addressed the<br />

guests.<br />

Four other schools participate<br />

in the Senior of the Year program<br />

as well; Bishop George<br />

Ahr, Edison <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, J. P.<br />

Stevens <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, and Wardlaw-Hartrige.<br />

Each school also participated<br />

in the Senior of the Month program,<br />

in which students who<br />

show the characteristics of a<br />

Rotary member are honored.<br />

The evening commenced with<br />

the presentation of the awards.<br />

This year’s recipient from St.<br />

<strong>Joseph</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> was Michael<br />

Quigley.<br />

Ms. Diane Dwyer, Director of<br />

Campus Ministry and SJHS coordinator<br />

of the award commented,<br />

“The abilities of our seniors<br />

as well as those from the other<br />

schools honored always amazes<br />

me, especially given their academic<br />

achievements and multitude<br />

of co-curricular activities.”<br />

Mr. Ernst – “First go to the<br />

American Southwest for photography,<br />

and then I’m looking<br />

into traveling to Central or<br />

Southeast Asia.”<br />

Mr. Scarano – “I’m going<br />

to be the director of Summer<br />

<strong>School</strong>.”<br />

Brother Michael Migacz<br />

– “Keeping the parking lot safe<br />

for the summer.”<br />

Mr. Kuhne – “On June 22,<br />

I will make my way by car to<br />

the National Square Dancing<br />

Competition in Denver, then<br />

travel to Arch, Moab, and Bryce<br />

Nation Parks in Utah. After<br />

that, I’ll go to Zion, the Grand<br />

Canyon, Sante Fe, and head<br />

east to stop around some places.<br />

I will come home July 9 in<br />

order to vacation with some<br />

family members in the<br />

Poconos.”<br />

Mrs. Backlund – “I plan<br />

for my family to take a cruise<br />

to the Eastern Caribbean and<br />

vacation on Lake Chautauqua<br />

in New York for a week.”<br />

ed Mr. Gandy.<br />

The annual event, with nearly<br />

twenty chaperones and anywhere<br />

from 5-8 buses to transport<br />

the nearly 600 students, should<br />

be nothing short of amazing.<br />

The trip, which will be taking<br />

place on June 15, has been<br />

run for eight years, and with chaperones<br />

like Mr. Walsh, Ms.<br />

Capone, Ms. Dwyer, and Ms.<br />

Wesp coupled with an all-youcan-eat,<br />

two-hour buffet lunch,<br />

this package is sure to be one of<br />

the best excursions Mr. Gandy<br />

has organized.<br />

EDITORIAL STAFF ANNOUNCED FOR NEXT YEAR<br />

Special<br />

thanks to...<br />

Mr. George<br />

Milligan<br />

for his web<br />

assistance<br />

throughout<br />

the year<br />

Newspaper quality sure to continue<br />

By Brendan Gilmartin<br />

Staff Writer<br />

As June approaches, we are<br />

reminded of the gaps that will be<br />

left when the seniors graduate in<br />

<strong>May</strong>. However, The <strong>Falcon</strong> can<br />

proudly report that astute and<br />

capable underclassmen will take<br />

up those spots and continue the<br />

award-winning legacy of The<br />

<strong>Falcon</strong> editorial staff.<br />

An interesting advancement<br />

that will allow the staff to function<br />

more smoothly is the decision<br />

to split the Editor-in-Chief<br />

responsibilities between two<br />

people.<br />

Joe Varco and Joe Lombardi,<br />

both of whom are current<br />

editors, will lead the editorial<br />

staff of the <strong>2004</strong>-05 <strong>Falcon</strong>.<br />

Because both Joes have many<br />

other extra-curricular activities<br />

to attend to, this arrangement<br />

will allow for a more comfortable<br />

balance of responsibility.<br />

According to newspaper advisor,<br />

Dr. Martine Gubernat, this<br />

year’s staff was amazingly efficient.<br />

“They ran the paper like<br />

a professional organization,”<br />

she noted.<br />

Although the staff will lose<br />

experienced Editor-in-Chief,<br />

Fofie Mgbako, it will continue<br />

to be guided by returning editor<br />

Dan Beck as well as new<br />

Photo by Great Adventure<br />

leaders to the <strong>Falcon</strong> staff,<br />

including Josh Esteban, Brian<br />

Green and Joe Runkle, Class of<br />

’05, and Tom Bacsik, Class of<br />

‘06.<br />

In the end, the high level of<br />

quality that The <strong>Falcon</strong> editors<br />

established will surely be continued<br />

due to the competent<br />

leadership and superior writing<br />

abilities of the <strong>2004</strong>-2005 editorial<br />

staff of The <strong>Falcon</strong>.<br />

<strong>Falcon</strong> newspaper editors, 2003-04. Left row, front to<br />

back— Ofole Mgbako, Editor-in-Chief; Joe Varco, Photo<br />

Editor; Dan Beck, Associate Editor; Joe Lombardi, Associate<br />

Editor. Right row, front to back— Jason Naselli, Sports<br />

Editor; Chris Donnelly, Associate Editor; Brian McNamara,<br />

Managing Editor.<br />

St. Joe’s bids farewell to long-time teacher<br />

By <strong>Joseph</strong> Lombardi<br />

Co-Editor-in-Chief<br />

The end of the school year traditionally<br />

initiates the start of summertime<br />

fun for all students. However,<br />

for the St. Joe’s community<br />

it marks the loss of a long-time<br />

teacher and good friend. Mr. Robert<br />

Fordi will be leaving St. <strong>Joseph</strong><br />

<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> this year, yet his legacy<br />

will surely not be forgotten.<br />

He began teaching at St. Joe’s<br />

in 1991, and during his 13 years, Mr.<br />

Fordi has taught nine classes, mostly<br />

concentrated in Art and Computers.<br />

These courses include:<br />

Intro to Art, Drawing and Painting,<br />

Advanced Art, Applied Art,<br />

Technical Drawing, Physical Education,<br />

Computer Graphics, and<br />

Computer Animation.<br />

However, Mr. Fordi’s contributions<br />

to the St. <strong>Joseph</strong> community<br />

did not stop in the classroom.<br />

In 1989, he took on the position<br />

as head coach of the volleyball<br />

Congratulations to the 2003-04<br />

<strong>Falcon</strong> newspaper editors!<br />

The paper was awarded “First Place with Special Merit” by the<br />

American Scholastic Press Association. This nationwide contest<br />

is juried by professional journalists who grade and critique each<br />

newspaper entry. Out of a possible 1,000 total points, The <strong>Falcon</strong><br />

scored 955, thus earning this outstanding distinction. The <strong>Falcon</strong><br />

was one of only nine schools to achieve this highest honor.<br />

team when the program<br />

was just in its<br />

second year. In the<br />

subsequent 16 seasons,<br />

he has led the<br />

team to four state final<br />

games, and one state<br />

championship. Furthermore,<br />

he leaves<br />

St. Joe’s with one of<br />

the most perpetually<br />

top ranked teams in the state, this<br />

year being no exception as the <strong>2004</strong><br />

volleyball squad is also a state contender.<br />

Mr. Fordi is leaving St. Joe’s<br />

because he and his family decided<br />

to move to Derbyshire, England.<br />

His wife is from Britain, and the<br />

two met while she was in the United<br />

States employed as a nanny. Mr.<br />

Fordi plans to attain his Masters<br />

Degree in teaching at either The<br />

University of Derby, or Nottingham-Trent<br />

University. In addition,<br />

he wishes to teach Computer Applications<br />

and Computer Graphics at<br />

Mr. Fordi<br />

local colleges in England.<br />

Although he is<br />

looking forward to the<br />

new chapter in his life,<br />

Mr. Fordi will miss<br />

his days at St. <strong>Joseph</strong><br />

<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. “St.<br />

Joe’s has become my<br />

extended family. For<br />

my wife and me, it is<br />

our community. It will be tough<br />

to leave because it fells like I’m<br />

leaving my family members behind.<br />

As an alumnus, getting the chance<br />

to teach and coach was a great<br />

opportunity. I’ll always have fond<br />

memories of the students and of<br />

the great friends that I’ve made<br />

here,” commented Mr. Fordi.<br />

The members of St. <strong>Joseph</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> can offer nothing but profound<br />

gratitude to Mr. Fordi for<br />

his dedication as a teacher and<br />

coach. Although he will be greatly<br />

missed, we wish him the best<br />

of luck in the future.


6 THE FALCON <strong>May</strong> <strong>2004</strong><br />

Sports Report Card — 2003-<strong>2004</strong><br />

Soccer<br />

The soccer team roared to a GMC title<br />

this year with tough play against teams like<br />

J.P. Stevens and South Brunswick, who they<br />

beat in the riveting title game 3-2. A good<br />

balance of seniors and underclassmen should<br />

keep the team competitive next year.<br />

Grade: A<br />

Cross Country<br />

The team had a solid year featuring two<br />

3rd place finishes in meets during the year<br />

and an impressive 5-2 record. Despite a<br />

disappointing 10th place finish in states,<br />

this was the most consistent cross country<br />

group of recent years. Grade: B+<br />

Basketball<br />

Despite inconsistent play, the <strong>Falcon</strong> basketball<br />

team managed to win the GMC Red<br />

Division for the second time and make a<br />

run to the county quarterfinals. They posted<br />

an impressive 11-3 regular season record<br />

in the conference but also showed a remarkable<br />

inability to score while playing to a 5-<br />

7 non-conference record. Grade: B<br />

Bowling<br />

The bowling team finished a better than<br />

average year with strong showings in the<br />

GMC and state tournaments. Throughout the<br />

year, the team showcased an ability to beat<br />

some of the leading teams in the state, including<br />

#1 East Brunswick. Grade: B<br />

Ice Hockey<br />

Though the year began with the team’s<br />

trademark underachievement and tendency<br />

towards long slumps, they strung together<br />

an impressive and admittedly exciting<br />

set of wins at season’s close, making this<br />

the most enjoyable season in a while, even<br />

if the results were somewhat the same.<br />

Grade: C+<br />

Swimming<br />

What more can be said about the most<br />

dominating swimming program in NJ sports<br />

history? The 26th straight county title and<br />

21st State title overall were almost par for<br />

the course for a team whose talent level was<br />

head and shoulders over anyone it came<br />

across. Grade: A+<br />

Winter Track<br />

The team posted a laudable effort during<br />

the season with a 3-1 dual meet record<br />

to go along with a 3rd place finish in the<br />

By Jason Naselli<br />

Retiring Staff Writer<br />

GMC relays and a 2nd place finish in the<br />

GMC Individuals, all in the face of harsh<br />

winter weather conditions. They are one<br />

of the best and most overlooked teams at<br />

St. Joe’s. Grade: A<br />

Baseball<br />

After gathering a formidable line-up with<br />

increasing success in the last few seasons,<br />

the <strong>Falcon</strong> baseball team finally exploded<br />

this year, dominating the GMC and becoming<br />

one of the Star-Ledger’s Top 20 teams.<br />

Grade: A<br />

Tennis<br />

After a disappointing showing in 2003,<br />

the team more than doubled its victory total<br />

of 3 from the previous year and posted a<br />

fine showing in the GMC Tournament. Perhaps<br />

the most surprising team this year.<br />

Grade: B+<br />

Volleyball<br />

This year’s #3 ranked team has shown<br />

every indication of being able to make a<br />

repeat appearance in the state championship<br />

final. Look for another East Brunswick<br />

showdown. Grade: A<br />

Spring Track<br />

Following the team’s superb winter efforts,<br />

the spring season has been slightly more hit<br />

and miss. Despite the inconsistency, they’ve<br />

still had their moments. Grade: B<br />

Golf<br />

Though their record failed to qualify<br />

them for the Meet of Champions, the team<br />

still made some waves in the GMC that<br />

should get people talking about next year.<br />

Grade: B<br />

Lacrosse<br />

The Lacrosse team has struggled through<br />

a losing season after the departures of various<br />

key players. Still, the team put in a<br />

good effort, just without the necessary depth<br />

to back it up. Grade: C


7 THE FALCON <strong>May</strong> <strong>2004</strong><br />

SAINT AINT JOSEPH OSEPH H.S.<br />

SPORTS<br />

S P R I N G W R A P - U P<br />

YMCA NATIONALS<br />

St. Joe’s swimmers<br />

continue to dominate<br />

TENNIS<br />

‘Strength is paying off’<br />

By Jake Torrenzano<br />

Staff Writer<br />

As the spring sports season<br />

comes to a close, the tennis team<br />

is in the midst of finishing a successful<br />

season with their entry<br />

into the state tournament, their<br />

first invitation since the<br />

2000 season. This year’s<br />

8-4 regular season record<br />

qualified them for the<br />

tourney.<br />

Throughout the season,<br />

the team has faced<br />

many challenging opponents<br />

such as East<br />

Brunswick and Piscataway.<br />

Recently, their<br />

most challenging competition<br />

has been Piscataway,<br />

against whom the team pulled out<br />

a big win, 3-2. This exciting game<br />

took place over a lengthy three<br />

and a half hour period.<br />

The team qualified to compete<br />

in both the Greater Middlesex<br />

County and state tournaments this<br />

season. Although the team did<br />

GOLF<br />

By Brian Green<br />

Sports Editor<br />

Spring recess gave students a<br />

much-needed break from academic<br />

pursuits. While most enjoyed<br />

relaxing and going out with their<br />

friends, twelve swimmers from<br />

the St. Joe’s swim team competed<br />

in the YMCA Short Course<br />

National Championship in Fort<br />

Lauderdale, Florida.<br />

The prestigious meet took place<br />

from April 5-8 at the International<br />

Swimming Hall of Fame Pool.<br />

Over 200 swim teams from across<br />

the nation competed in this incredibly<br />

exciting and competitive event.<br />

Jimmy Clarkin, Calvin deVries,<br />

Brian Green, Greg Guldin, Phil<br />

Luzny, Bobby Savulich, and John<br />

Virack represented the Metuchen-<br />

Edison YMCA swim team at the<br />

meet. Brian Gartner, Stefan Rosales,<br />

Calvin John Smiley, Eric<br />

Swenson, and Billy Swenson rep-<br />

not take home the GMC title, they<br />

had a remarkable season and run<br />

in the GMC tournament. Key<br />

players on the team advanced several<br />

matches into the GMC tournament,<br />

but lost in the semi-final<br />

round to tough opponents.<br />

First singles player, junior Christian<br />

Bosoy, won the first<br />

two rounds and earned a<br />

spot in the semi-finals<br />

against Old Bridge. Additionally,<br />

the team’s first<br />

doubles players, Brian Bennett<br />

and Panos Tzetzos,<br />

were victorious in their first<br />

two matches and made it<br />

to the semi-final round<br />

against East Brunswick.<br />

When asked to comment<br />

on the team’s great improvement<br />

since last year’s season,<br />

junior Ankit Amin stated, “Last<br />

year was a building year for the<br />

team’s strength, and this year that<br />

strength is paying off.”<br />

Overall, the tennis team has<br />

had a very successful season under<br />

returning Coach Danny San Jose.<br />

New coach leads team<br />

By Pete Russell<br />

Staff Writer<br />

The golf team has always been<br />

a prominent force to be reckoned<br />

with in the Greater Middlesex<br />

County area.<br />

Under the<br />

new coaching<br />

of Mr. Ryan<br />

Lechner, the<br />

team is showing<br />

no signs<br />

of slowing<br />

down or losing<br />

its hard<br />

earned reputation.<br />

It currently<br />

has a<br />

resented the Fanwood-Scotch<br />

Plains YMCA.<br />

Stellar performances, which<br />

were common during the St. Joe’s<br />

swim season, continued into the<br />

national competition. Bobby<br />

Savulich won the 200-yard freestyle<br />

in 1:37.67, recording the second<br />

fastest time in meet history. Bobby<br />

also placed second in the 500yard<br />

free, third in the 100-yard<br />

free, and fifth in the 400-yard individual<br />

medley. Eric Swenson<br />

placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke<br />

and sixth in the 200-yard<br />

breaststroke while teammate Brian<br />

Gartner received fourth and<br />

seventh place in the 100 and 200yard<br />

butterfly races respectively.<br />

The St. Joe’s swim team, with<br />

their tremendous individual accomplishments<br />

at the meet, has once<br />

again proven their dominance not<br />

only in the state of New Jersey<br />

but also in the entire nation.<br />

record of 8-5.<br />

With the county tournament<br />

approaching, the team is anticipating<br />

the opportunity to show<br />

everyone its abilities. The athletes<br />

have improved in their<br />

knowledge and skill of the game,<br />

and continue to strive to become<br />

better everyday.<br />

With the skills of Edward<br />

DeGottal, Andrew King, Nick<br />

Passafume and Kevin Rotundo, the<br />

team’s hopes of winning the counties<br />

could become a reality.<br />

The team is confident that with<br />

the right attitude and performance,<br />

coupled with their dominant skills,<br />

their future will spell success and<br />

victory.<br />

SPRING TRACK AND FIELD<br />

Striding out of a difficult season<br />

Photo by Mike Varco<br />

Tim Acevedo races to the<br />

finish .<br />

Lacrosse team starts off slow<br />

By Bryan Gregus<br />

Staff Writer<br />

The <strong>2004</strong> Lacrosse team started<br />

off the season slowly, but hopes<br />

to increase their success in the<br />

upcoming Greater Middlesex County<br />

and State tournaments. Despite<br />

losses to state ranked teams such as<br />

Lawrenceville Prep, Moorestown,<br />

Peddie, and CBA, the team has<br />

high hopes for the approaching<br />

GMC tournament.<br />

The squad’s offense, led by<br />

seniors Steve Bellizzi and Greg<br />

Martinez and junior Steve Black,<br />

BASEBALL<br />

<strong>Falcon</strong>s are primed for a great season<br />

By Anthony Sessa<br />

Staff Writer<br />

The varsity baseball team is at<br />

the prime of its existence this year.<br />

With a 14 – 3 record and a number<br />

one seed in the Greater Middlesex<br />

County Tournament, the<br />

team has been very successful and<br />

hopes to bring home a county<br />

championship title. Also, for the<br />

first time in St. <strong>Joseph</strong> history, the<br />

baseball team is a contender to<br />

win the Red Division Title provided<br />

that they are able to defeat<br />

rival J.P. Stevens two times.<br />

The team has been led by the<br />

five returning varsity players: Har-<br />

VOLLEYBALL<br />

By Michael Scheller<br />

Staff Writer<br />

After a satisfying winter season,<br />

the track and field team hoped<br />

to improve upon their respectable<br />

3-1 dual meet record during the<br />

spring season. The team also hoped<br />

to build upon some already strong<br />

veteran performances. However<br />

as the spring season drew to a close,<br />

the track and field team held a frustrating<br />

3-4 dual meet record. This<br />

proved disappointing to both athletes<br />

and coaches.<br />

The team finished fifth overall<br />

in the Greater Middlesex County<br />

Relays. The results from this meet<br />

were unexpected considering the<br />

team’s strong performance at the<br />

meet in past years. “We are generally<br />

in the top three with Old<br />

Bridge and East Brunswick, but<br />

has had difficulty scoring goals<br />

this season. On the other hand, the<br />

team’s defense has played solidly<br />

for the majority of the season. The<br />

team’s exceptional defense can be<br />

credited to the efforts by senior<br />

defensive midfielders Matt Storch<br />

and A.J. Amalfe. Senior Luke<br />

Cushing and sophomore Parks<br />

Pirkle have also made contributions<br />

to the success of the defensive<br />

unit.<br />

The team hopes to avenge in<br />

the county tournament the loss of<br />

close games this year, including a<br />

1-goal loss to East Brunswick. The<br />

ry Douglas, the only junior to have<br />

played varsity as a sophomore;<br />

and the four seniors, Santo Maertz,<br />

Henry Gomez, Robert Pietricola,<br />

and Michael Bujalkowski, all three<br />

year varsity players. Several key<br />

victories this year include two<br />

wins against Piscataway, one in<br />

which Santo Maertz hit two grand<br />

slams and a homerun for a total<br />

of ten RBI’s. The <strong>Falcon</strong> also had<br />

two key wins against East<br />

Brunswick, one in which Santo<br />

Maertz pitched a no hitter. Also<br />

leading this season with a 6 – 1<br />

record on the mound is senior<br />

pitcher Michael Bujalkowski.<br />

Other season highlights include<br />

Team rises to the challenge<br />

By Matt Minnella<br />

Staff Writer<br />

The <strong>Falcon</strong>s set out this season<br />

with the goal of reaching the<br />

state and county finals, as well as<br />

becoming one of the top five teams<br />

in the state. Through hard work,<br />

leadership, and outstanding performances<br />

from key individuals,<br />

the <strong>Falcon</strong>s did just this.<br />

The team was led to its 14-3<br />

record and number three ranking<br />

in the state thanks to the leadership<br />

and performance of the three<br />

players that Coach Fordi expected<br />

to be the core of the team at<br />

the start of the season: Josh Batts,<br />

Matt Colon, and Cyril Naduparambil.<br />

Josh Batts, considered<br />

to be one of the best middle hitters<br />

in the state, brought a contagious<br />

emotion on the court, which created<br />

a big impact by firing up the<br />

team. “Matt Colon,” Coach Fordi<br />

remarked, “brought consistency<br />

as an outside hitter and his<br />

steady play led to our success.”<br />

Perennial star Cyril Naduparambil<br />

finished his third and final season<br />

on varsity with outstanding<br />

defense and passing that kept the<br />

<strong>Falcon</strong>s going this season.<br />

The team faced tough opponents<br />

this year but came out on<br />

top. The <strong>Falcon</strong>s won important<br />

matches such as a win against St.<br />

Peter’s Prep, West Windsor-Plainsboro<br />

South in five games, Hunterdon<br />

Central in four games, and<br />

a major win against state powerhouse,<br />

Bridgewater, in five games.<br />

The <strong>Falcon</strong>s suffered some tough<br />

losses this season as well. The<br />

team lost a close match to number<br />

two Fairlawn with Batts and<br />

Naduparambil out due to injury.<br />

The <strong>Falcon</strong>s also dropped two<br />

games to number one East<br />

Brunswick in close matches, the<br />

second of which, the <strong>Falcon</strong>s took<br />

the undefeated Bears to the final<br />

game.<br />

The <strong>Falcon</strong>s now face the challenge<br />

of making it to the state and<br />

county finals, which Coach Fordi<br />

the other teams were better this<br />

year,” stated Coach Trojanowski.<br />

According to Coach Trojanowski,<br />

unreliable attendance<br />

this season may be the reason for<br />

the team’s below average season.<br />

“Our veterans are performing well<br />

such as senior Jonathon Salamon<br />

and senior Chris Avallon; the field<br />

is doing well, too, but overall the<br />

team could do better,” asserted<br />

Coach Trojanowski.<br />

Despite a difficult season, the<br />

team remains optimistic about a<br />

stronger season next year. With<br />

the loss of many graduating seniors<br />

including, Obinna Emenike, Joshua<br />

Misiewicz, Jonathon Salamon,<br />

Chris Avallon, Adam McGrath,<br />

Jed Castillo, Shea Mulcahy, and<br />

Bruno Marto, Coach Trojanowski<br />

will depend on the underclassmen<br />

to step up next year.<br />

team’s record this season stands at<br />

3-2 and has resulted in their 3rd<br />

rank seed in the tournament. With<br />

some of their most important and<br />

challenging games approaching,<br />

the team is determined to finish<br />

the season strong.<br />

the team’s first place finish at the<br />

very prestigious Hamilton West<br />

Tournament, as well as the defeat<br />

of a huge rival, Edison, 6 – 4 in<br />

the opening game of this season.<br />

The baseball team is scheduled<br />

to play Bishop Ahr in the second<br />

round of the county tournament,<br />

and St. Augustine in the first round<br />

of the state tournament. Coach<br />

Urbano commented that the team<br />

is having “An outstanding season,<br />

and has outstanding pitching.”<br />

Coach Yunker says that the team<br />

is “very encouraging,” and that<br />

they have much to look forward<br />

to both in the state tournament, and<br />

the overall baseball program.<br />

Photo by Mike Varco<br />

Brandon Kane prepares to<br />

ace his opponents.<br />

feels they are in a position to reach.<br />

“We’re going to face five other<br />

top schools,” stated Coach Fordi,<br />

“We have to rise above those<br />

schools.”


<strong>May</strong> <strong>2004</strong> THE FALCON 8<br />

CLASS OF <strong>2004</strong><br />

Name College Name College Name College<br />

Kevin Aarons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rowan<br />

Andrew Abate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Tech<br />

Kelvin Alexander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temple University<br />

Anthony Amalfe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stockton<br />

Andrew Andres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Mohammad Anwar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

R Jake Atkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Scranton<br />

Phillip Atkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hofstra<br />

Christopher Avallon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

William Baldizzone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ramapo<br />

Michael Ballanco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lehigh<br />

Joshua Batts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecticut College<br />

Robert Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Steven Bellizzi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Villanova<br />

Frank Beninato. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Michael Blackwell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

William Blanchfield . . . . . . . . . University of Scranton<br />

Garrett Bodnar . . . . . . . . . Middlesex County College<br />

Colin Brady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Georgetown<br />

Daniel Brand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lehigh<br />

Paul Browne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Adam Brozek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Scranton<br />

Michael Bujalkowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida Southern<br />

Robert Bulman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Gregory Burlak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Ulric Butcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juniata College<br />

<strong>Joseph</strong> Buttafuoco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NJIT<br />

Timothy Byck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rider University<br />

David Cacciatore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ramapo<br />

Daniel Cahillane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rowan<br />

Gerard Campagna . . . . . . . . . St. <strong>Joseph</strong>’s University<br />

Sean Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York University<br />

Shaun Casey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manhattan College<br />

Jed Castillo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Rocco Catanese . . . . . . . . . . . . . Providence College<br />

David Cavaluzzo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raritan Valley<br />

Jeffrey Cilente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. Connecticut State<br />

Michael Cladek . . . . . . . . . . . . College of New Jersey<br />

G David Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manhattan College<br />

Philip Coco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Sandro Corti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of New Jersey<br />

Justin Cotroneo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming-Tech<br />

Anthony Crimmins . . . . . . . . . . University of Scranton<br />

Ronald Croddick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeVry<br />

<strong>Joseph</strong> Cruz . . . . . . . . . . The College of New Jersey<br />

Luke Cushing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Providence College<br />

John Cwynar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kean<br />

Justin Damiani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Peter’s College<br />

Scott Decker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rowan<br />

Justin DeHanes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming-Tech<br />

Michael DelVecchio . . . . . University of Rhode Island<br />

Christopher Dempsey . . . . . . . University of Scranton<br />

Jason Dolphin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Matthew Dondarski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ramapo<br />

Christopher Donnelly . . . . . . . . . . Providence College<br />

Mark Dressler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kean<br />

Michael Drew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lehigh<br />

Corey Dunbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marist College<br />

David Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of Charleston<br />

Obinna Emenike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stanford<br />

Aaron Enriquez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York University<br />

Farris Fakhoury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Villanova<br />

Christopher Federici. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Brandon Femia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Villanova<br />

Arak Ferraz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rowan<br />

Robert Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston University<br />

James Foley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alaska Pacific U.<br />

Nicholas Fontanez . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty University<br />

Christopher Forte-McRobbie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NJIT<br />

Christian Fortes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Jonathan Fromhertz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marist College<br />

Robert Fulton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Brian Gartner . . . . . . . . . . University of Pennsylvania<br />

Colin Gigl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity College<br />

Christopher Gillett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Enrique Gomez. . . . . . . . . . . . St. <strong>Joseph</strong>’s University<br />

Christopher Grzan. . . . . . . Middlesex County College<br />

Ryan Gutierrez . . . . . . . . . Middlesex County College<br />

Nicholas Hamel. . . . . . . . . . . . . Quinnipiac University<br />

Ross Hansen . . . . . . . . . . Middlesex County College<br />

Daniel Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Joseph</strong> University<br />

Brian Hennessy . . . . . . . . University of Rhode Island<br />

James Hennessy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savannah College<br />

Nicholas Higgins . . . . . . . . Middlesex County College<br />

Ryan Horvath . . . . . . . . . . Middlesex County College<br />

Scott Horvath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kean<br />

Timothy Horvath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King’s College<br />

Andrew Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Scott Ikuss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Christian Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hockey<br />

Michael Johnsen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manhattan College<br />

Tyson Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Paterson<br />

Raymond Kardos . . . . . . . Middlesex County College<br />

Andrew King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fordham<br />

Christopher Kish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seton Hall<br />

Bradley Knepper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lafayette<br />

Christopher Krulewicz . . . . . . . . St. John’s University<br />

Vincent LaGregor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornell<br />

Jonathan Lantieri . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Peter’s College<br />

JonathanVu Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NYIT<br />

Eric Lemberakis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Towson University<br />

Gary Lessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seton Hall<br />

Salvatore Lizzio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Georgia Tech<br />

Alex Lopez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Michigan<br />

Daniel MacDonald . . . . . . . . . University of Delaware<br />

Michael MacDonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marist College<br />

Ryan Mack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centenary<br />

Santo Maertz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manhattan College<br />

Kyle Mahan . . . . . . . . . . . . Middlesex County College<br />

Gregory Martinez. . . . . . . . . . . . . Providence College<br />

Bruno Marto . . . . . . . . . . . Middlesex County College<br />

Domenic Martucci . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Peter’s College<br />

Christopher McClish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rowan<br />

Adam McGrath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lehigh<br />

Brian McNamara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fordham<br />

Jason Mejia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. John’s University<br />

Ofole Mgbako. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvard<br />

Joshua Misiewicz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaSalle University<br />

Max Mok. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Michael Motley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juniata College<br />

George Moutafis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seton Hall<br />

Shea Mulcahy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American University<br />

Cyril Naduparambil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montclair<br />

Jason Naselli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York University<br />

<strong>Joseph</strong> Nobilio . . . . . . . . . . . . Western New England<br />

Stephen Noonan. . . . . . . . . . . Ocean County College<br />

William Nowitzke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Michael Nulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Peter’s College<br />

James O’Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marist College<br />

James O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . St. John’s University<br />

Howard O’Neill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montclair<br />

Patrick O’Rourke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raritan Valley<br />

Bruce Owsiak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monmouth University<br />

Christopher Oyola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Anish Patel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Neil Patel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Hartford<br />

Michael Pennisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rowan<br />

Nicholas Perez . . . . . . . . . Middlesex County College<br />

Dat Phan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Robert Pietrocola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NJIT<br />

Pasquale Pozzolano . . . . . . . . . . Paul Smith College<br />

William Purcell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rider University<br />

Michael Quigley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marist College<br />

Michael Ramirez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Villanova<br />

Brian Rasimowicz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kean<br />

Matthew Reilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Raymond Reyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stevens<br />

Garrett Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . Morehouse College<br />

Brian Riehl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monmouth University<br />

Michael Rizzolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marist College<br />

William Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Morven Rodrigues. . . . . . . . . . . Monmouth University<br />

Gregory Roman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Justin Rosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seton Hall<br />

Shaun Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seton Hall<br />

Erick Rossado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. John’s University<br />

William Rossi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Maryland<br />

Daniel Roth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King’s College<br />

Kevin Rotondo . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Scranton<br />

Aaron Rubin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lehigh<br />

Anthony Ruszala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kean<br />

Jonathan Salamon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Michael-Mina Saleh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Jonathon Searls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loyola<br />

Anthony Sforza . . . . . . . . . . . . Union County College<br />

Matthew Simone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lehigh<br />

<strong>Joseph</strong> Sirna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston University<br />

Adam Skrzypczak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

CalvinJohn Smiley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lehigh<br />

Andres Solis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Matthew Sparacio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Tech<br />

Matthew Storch . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Scranton<br />

Srihari Sundararajan . . . . . . . . . . . . Drexel University<br />

Eric Swenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notre Dame<br />

Steven Szaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Florida<br />

Bebin Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drexel University<br />

Christopher Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loyola<br />

Kevin Thompson . . . . . . . . Middlesex County College<br />

Ryan Tighe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of New Jersey<br />

Roberto Toca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. John’s University<br />

Brett Toranzo. . . . . . . . . . . Middlesex County College<br />

Rodrigo Tordecilla. . . . . . . . . . . . St. John’s University<br />

Michael Torre. . . . . . . . . . . . University of New Haven<br />

Ryan Turbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Maryland<br />

Jeffrey Uler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. <strong>Joseph</strong>’s University<br />

Grover Viernes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

James Woolley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stevens<br />

Bartlomiej Wroblewski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rutgers<br />

Kevin Youngman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeVry<br />

Christopher Yuhasz . . . . . Hampden-Sydney College<br />

Zachary Zagata. . . . . . . . . Middlesex County College<br />

Anthony Zampella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Villanova<br />

<strong>Joseph</strong> Zanko. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fordham

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