SAINT ANTHONY'S HIGH SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI ...

Taylor Salkowsky
Saint Anthony’s has been my home away from home for
the past four years. I can still remember my first day, a little
freshman, nervous but excited to embark on the journey
of high school. Now as a senior four years later, it is hard to
imagine that my time at Saint Anthony’s is coming to a close.
Saint Anthony’s, to me, has been many things: a superior
educational experience, a foundation in faith, a top-notch
athletic program with school spirit beyond compare and
an incredible support system from the faculty and staff.
I will miss all of these things. However, what I will miss
the most cannot be easily explained.
What I will miss most is that special feeling that can only
be understood by those fortunate enough to have been
a part of Saint Anthony’s. It is an unspoken feeling of
comfort, confidence and community that comes with
being a Friar. We are encouraged to grow and learn
independently while always knowing we have a safe place
to fall. We are applauded for taking a chance, knowing
that someone always has our back. We learn from the first
day that our faith is always with us and will pull us through.
These are the things I will miss the most as I move on from
Saint Anthony’s and attend Manhattan College in the fall.
Although I will be moving into the unknown, I have the
security and confidence in knowing that I carry the Saint
Anthony’s foundation with me always. As the years go by I
will always be proud to call myself a Saint Anthony’s alumni.
Aaron Spector
My life has been completely changed in the past four years
in ways that I am learning even now. The experience I have
been blessed to have at Saint Anthony’s has been extra -
ordinary. It is hard to pick only one of the many things I will
miss and say it will be missed most. I have been for tunate
enough to experience the full life style at this great school
from my work with Student Council. What I treasure most
is the family-like relationship we have around here. My
fellow classmates are more than that to me; they are my
brothers and sisters. We will all be connected forever
because of this school. I will miss the camaraderie I
share with all my peers. It has been amazing to work
for this family and speak as their voice at Student Council
meetings so that we can all be heard and have a great
Saint Anthony’s experience. This school has unbelievable
spirit emanating from each and every individual that
motivates and drives us to succeed and excel at everything
we put our minds to. The students are only one part of the
body that makes Saint Anthony’s a wonderful place to be.
Without the fantastic faculty and staff we have here at
Saint Anthony’s, the body wouldn’t function. The support
from the teachers is great; they all truly want you to do
well and go out of their way to sit down with you and
help however they can. They are kind and generous,
willing to go the extra mile for each student. I will always
be indebted to the amazing teachers I have had. They
kept me on track and pushed me when I needed it.
My lessons here at Saint Anthony’s expand outside the
classroom where the Franciscan Brothers have taught
me life lessons. Seeing the Franciscan way of life in depth
is a life-changing experience. To see the values they hold
close played out is inspiring and makes me strive to be
more caring, charitable and compassionate. Everybody
at this school has something to offer and I am just
so blessed and honored that I was able to be part of this.
There will be so much I will miss, the list goes on, but
the one thing I will miss most is being part of the Saint
Anthony’s family. The students, the Brothers, the Sisters,
the teachers and the staff: being part of this family was
more than I could ever ask for. I will be forever grateful
to everyone at Saint Anthony’s for making it a great four
years. Every morning when I wake up, I look forward to
coming to this great school. When I walk out the door
I leave my own great family to come to this one. When
I graduate I know I am not leaving this family, I am
going on to a new phase of it. Although I will not be
here every day I will forever hold with me the lessons
and relationships that have been built in me here in this
amazing school. I hope to continue my education at
Bentley University, SUNY Geneseo or Siena College.
The following students were our grand
prize winners for the Student Advertising
Contest which was part of the Black and
Gold Gala effort.
Congratulations to Haley Alix ’15,
Anthony Core ’13, James DiMichele ’15
and Kyle Facibene ’15.
Pictured left to right: Mr. Christopher
Farrell, Moderator, James DiMichele,
Anthony Core, Kyle Facibene, Haley
Alix and her mother, Don Corrao,
Director of Development.
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