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Has it hit you yet? When senior classes finished two weeks prior to graduation junior Reilly Bloom kept asking me, “Has it hit you yet? Does it feel like you’re done?” I didn’t feel like I was done. I saw my friends and classmates often during those two weeks whether it was at state playoff games, prom or graduation rehearsal. Even when I woke up on the day of graduation it still hadn’t hit me. I drove to Alumni Hall that morning in my white tux and met up with the Class of 2013 one last time as Prep students. We stood in the RecPlex, chatting and fixing our boutonnieres as we waited for the signal from Mr. Brennan and Mr. Magdon to line up. Finally, the moment came and we began our slow walk through the hallway toward the gym. I made eye contact with my friend Tim Frassetto and gave him a knowing wink. It was go time. We processed into Alumni Hall and I took my time getting to my seat as I looked for as many familiar faces in the crowd as I could. I saw my underclassmen buddies, I saw my friend’s parents and siblings, and I found my family. Feelings in me began to rise as I gave them all a smile for they were responsible in helping me reach this point. After an invocation from Mr. Gualtiere, Father Hanwell, S.J., welcomed the Class of 1963 and graced us with his renditions of some of the hit songs of that year. The Class of 1963 then received their Golden Diplomas and I thought how fun it must be to reconnect with Prep and with their classmates after all of those years. I realized that even though I was graduating I could always come back to see the familiar faces of my Prep brothers. My buddy Davie Bruton spoke for our class and did a great job putting our Prep experience into words. Davie reminded us of the brotherhood that we shared at Prep and how each of us played a different part. Whether we were performing in the Quick Center, competing on the field or excelling in the classroom, we had become brothers through our collective actions. Davie spoke of our Prep experience as that inner light which would burn brighter after our graduation. I began to feel it. The commencement speaker was beloved theology teacher Father Shaughnessy, S.J. The Class of 2013 has the distinction of being the last class to be taught by Father Shaughnessy so it was a special treat to see him again. The Boston-native stressed the point that the evil in our world will not prevail as long as we don’t allow it. With that challenge our sendoff was approaching. It was time to take that final walk, time to receive diplomas. As I walked down from the stage I looked up to my parents with a profound sense of gratitude. After Ryan Zsebik accepted his diploma in incredible fashion the Class of 2013 had officially graduated and Alumni Hall erupted in applause. As we prepared to process out of the gym that feeling I had anticipated began to arise. As I reached the door of the gym I saw the familiar face of junior Reilly Bloom. Once again he asked, “Has it hit you yet?” It had hit me. What I realized at that moment was that my years at Prep were done, however my relationship with Prep and with my classmates would never end. The Prep brotherhood never ends. By Matthew Kiernan ’13. Matt received the St. Peter Claver, S.J., Award at graduation. Pictured at right (from left): Matt Noone, Matt Kiernan, Mark Giannini, and Kevin Culligan. 6 Prep Today
See photo galleries at www.fairfieldprep.org Prep Today 7
Page 1 and 2: The Magazine for Fairfield College
Page 3 and 4: Prep Today The Magazine for Fairfie
Page 5 and 6: from Captain Kevin Brown ’13 and
Page 7: HOCKEY Honors ALL SCC: Matt Beck
Page 11 and 12: Commencement honors Mr. Barry Walla
Page 13 and 14: Kudos to seniors Recognitions Aubre
Page 15 and 16: Class of 2013 Seniors commit to pla
Page 17 and 18: Senior Prank! Members of the Class
Page 19 and 20: Class of 1963 enjoys 50th Reunion W
Page 21 and 22: Freshmen serve with a smile Freshma
Page 23 and 24: Taken from reflection by Ryan Mater
Page 25 and 26: SEEDs of Wisdom Prep students spoke
Page 27 and 28: Student Happenings Prep Latin stude
Page 29 and 30: Capt. Tim Butala ’13 Reflects on
Page 31 and 32: Sciarretta ties for 1st in Division
Page 33 and 34: Thank you everyone! Volunteer Commi
Page 35 and 36: Monty Python’s Spamalot Knights o
Page 37 and 38: When I left Ignatius in 1997, I hea
Page 39 and 40: men, 365 nights a year, serving ove
Page 41 and 42: Prep golfers enjoy annual outing! 1
Page 43 and 44: —In Loving Memory— The Black Oa
Page 45 and 46: Michael Fox ’86 to run our corpor
Page 47 and 48: Topalian Wedding Phillip G. Topalia
Page 49 and 50: Fr. Tiano ’79 is Distinguished Pa
Page 51 and 52: Give unto others… Giving Made Eas
Page 53 and 54: A glorious final round for Zach Hau
Page 55 and 56: Blank Canvas—Paint Our Future The

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