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Student HappeningsBoard of Governors go Back to School!On March 30, eight members of the Fairfield Prep Board of Governors visited classes for a day, “shadowing” Prep students. The participants wereimpressed with their experience and enjoyed their day back in the classroom. They had the opportunity to witness great teaching and interact in the lifeof our school. The Board members included Phil DiGennaro P’07,’09,’13,’15, Meg Florentine (Provincial Assistant for Secondary Education), Tim Hogan P’92,Fr. Paul Holland, S.J. (Rector and Faculty Chaplain), Tim Murphy ’85, Peter O’Connor ’95, Bob Russo ’65, P’92,’03 (Board Chair) and Lynne Vanderslice P’09.Kyle Ryan ’13 wins eight awards atConnecticut Science FairCongratulations to junior Kyle Ryanfor receiving eight top awards,recognitions and opportunities at theConnecticut State Science Fair heldfrom March 14 to 17 at QuinnipiacUniversity.• Dominion’s Millstone PowerStation Physical Sciences Awards:3rd Place, Physical Sciences Senior High Individual: $200 and Trophy• Barnes Aerospace Applied Technology Awards: 1st Place, HighSchool: $500, Trophy, Medallion• Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority Alternative/RenewableEnergy Awards: 2nd Place, High School: $300 Cash and Trophy• Goodrich ISR Awards for Excellence in Engineering: $1,000 Cash andPlaque• Alexion Biotechnology Awards: 2nd Place, Biotechnology, SeniorHigh: $400 and Trophy• Yale Science & Engineering Association, Inc.: Certificate, Medallion,$50 Amazon Gift Card• Yale Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society: Dinner forfour with members of Yale Chapter of Sigma Xi• Lunch with a Patent Attorney: Sponsored by Travelers InsuranceThis is Kyle’s fifth year as a Finalist, earning him special recognitionfrom Fair Director Bob Wisner. Kyle would like to acknowledge Dr. Lewis,Mr. Dotolo and his fellow students who encouraged him along the way.Nikhil Tasker ’13 finishes 3rdin Fencing ChampionshipOn March 3, Nikhil Tasker ’13 representedFairfield Prep at the Connecticut High SchoolChampionships for Fencing at Hopkins School. Nikhilcompeted in the Men’s Individual Epee event against60 students from around Connecticut. He finished 3rdplace in the state. Nikhil will be competing in national competition thissummer. The Fencing Club is moderated by Ms. Koren Mumma.Students “Walk a Mile inHer Shoes”On Sunday April 29, 12 Prep studentsparticipated in the 6th annual “Walk a Milein Her Shoes” in Milford, Connecticut. The team,O’Reilly’s Bio Class (students of Mrs. Jane O’Reilly)raised $730 for the Milford Rape Crisis Center,wearing women’s shoes to brave the walk. TheCenter uses the funds to further the mission ofeliminating sexual violence through preventioneducation and through direct, no cost servicesto victims of sexual assault and their families.Pictured is Bernardo Moreno ’14.“JesuiBots” compete in Tech ChallengeOn March 9, 2012, a team of aspiring scientists and engineers of FairfieldPrep went to New Hampshire to compete in the F.I.R.S.T. RoboticsCompetition. For the past four months, the club under the guidance of Mrs.Deirdre Cannan, built and perfected a small robot that competed againstother robots to move and score points. The Prep team was one of over 1,000teams vying for a spot in the World Championship in St. Louis, Missouri.This year’s competition, Bowled Over!, challenged students to design,build and program a robot that can work in tandem with an alliance team’srobot to score the most points during the challenge period. The JesuiBotscame in tenth place out of 20 teams in a tournament style match up.L to R: (front) Kyle Ryan’13, Dylan Hawkes ’15, AdamKee ’12, Jacob Simkovitz ’12.(Back): Aaron Simkovitz ’14,Tom Forester ’13.Not pictured: Ethan Kee’14, Kyle Foster ’15, RyanO’Keefe ’12, Ben Morrison’12, Jimmy Funnel ’14, CharliePaul ’15, Gavin Granath ’15,and Griffin Roth ’15.Prep Today 21