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Message from the President
We are very grateful to our alumni and benefactors who give
back to Prep and the community. They live the Jesuit mission
and make it matter in their lives, and we appreciate their
leadership and devotion to many worthy causes.
Dear Alumni, Parents and Friends of Fairfield Prep,
Make Mission Matter! That’s what our Fairfield Prep
community does every day! The result was manifest in
our 201 graduates of the Class of 2013. As they processed
confidently into Alumni Hall on June 2 the excitement
was palpable. Thank you to their families who entrusted
their Ignatian formation to us over the last four years. Our
newest alumni are true products of a Jesuit education,
with passion for learning, and love and compassion for
one another and the world.
Our Jesuit mission starts at the top. At the national JSEA
(Jesuit Secondary Education Association) Colloquium on
Ignatian Education in St. Louis this past June, our Principal,
Dr. Robert Perrotta, was honored with the Ignatian
Educator Award (pictured), praising his outstanding service
and distinguished leadership for the
JSEA and the Jesuit mission, and Ignatian
vision of its member schools. Prep leads
by example, infusing our educational
experience with top academics, campus
ministry, and Christian service. Our
SEED Diversity program, founded by our
Academic Dean, Dr. Donna Andrade, celebrated its 25th
anniversary at Prep this year. This program is being used
as a national model to develop diversity programs in Jesuit
schools throughout the country.
This spring, we awarded the annual Rev. Martin G.
Shaughnessy, S.J., Ignatian Educator of the Year award
to John Hanrahan, Dean of Guidance and College
Advising, who has served Prep for 30 years. John is
incredibly dedicated to his students; getting to know
them personally, encouraging their multi-dimensional
development, and helping them navigate the college
process—all with the vision of our Jesuit mission. English
teacher Barry Wallace was recognized by the senior class
as the Inspirational Teacher of the Year (read his eloquent
send-off speech to the class), and John Szablewicz received
the 2013 Hearthstone yearbook dedication, honored as “the
man, the myth, the Prep legend,” loved by generations of
students. We are indeed blessed to have such inspiring and
devoted faculty and staff.
The “Prep brotherhood” is demonstrated daily outside
of the classroom. Our sports teams continued to excel,
with hockey and lacrosse winning state championships;
soccer, basketball, swimming and rugby winning state
runner-up; plus an outstanding season for baseball,
reaching the state semi-final, and the track team
setting records. The Prep fans are showing school spirit
everywhere! Our arts program continued to expand in
scope, with outstanding performances in the spring
concert and spring musical Spamalot, and impressive
talent displayed in our annual art show. After-school
clubs and activities flourish, allowing our students to
develop as multi-faceted individuals. Mission also matters
in our many Christian service activities and trips. From
Freshman Field Day, where our students interact with
urban elementary school children, through immersion
trips to El Salvador, Ecuador and Jamaica, our boys learn
to give of themselves by connecting with others, providing
help, and learning compassion.
We are very grateful to our alumni and benefactors
who give back to Prep and the community. They live
the Jesuit mission and make it matter in their lives, and
we appreciate their leadership and devotion to many
worthy causes. I am pleased to announce two (ex aequo)
recipients of the 2013 St. Ignatius of Loyola Alumni Award:
Dr. Jerry Hemenway ’61 and Mr. Ed Krygier ’60. Jerry
Hemenway co-founded PRN Relief International, traveling
with a volunteer team to third world countries to deliver
medical care and supplies. Ed Krygier leads Prep alumni
volunteer groups to prepare and serve meals to the
homeless in New Haven and Bridgeport, aiding thousands
over the years with much-needed meals. Read more about
these two inspiring alumni and their work in this issue.
We invite the entire Prep community to our Mass of the
Holy Spirit on September 6 at 12:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall,
to celebrate the beginning of the school year and honor
these outstanding Men for Others. May these months of
summer be richly blessed for you and your family!
Sincerely,
Rev. John J. Hanwell, S.J.
President