2008 Fall Issue - Iona Preparatory School

extra curricularRobert Pellow ’09,Myles Gillespie ’09and StephenZachensky ’09Lourdes,FranceOn August 8, 2008 MylesGillespie ’09, Stephen Zachensky’09 and Robert Pellow’09, members of the Order of MaltaYouth, attended their second pilgrimageto Lourdes, France. Thisyear was the 150th Jubilee of theApparitions to St. Bernadette. Overfive million pilgrims will visit thissmall village, many of whom arehandicapped. The Order of MaltaYouth started fifteen years ago whenyoung students devoted ten days oftheir summer to help the pilgrims.Iona Prep’s three young men participatedin two Masses at the Basilicaof St. Pius X and helped the sick tobathe in the water of Lourdes. Theyassisted in the unloading of malades (sick) off thetrains; on some days they averaged an eighteenhour day, rising as early as 4:30 am to meet thetrains and ended the day helping with the procession.The boys had the opportunity to explorethe footsteps of Bernadette, attend Mass daily,enjoyed opportunities for retreat activities includingwalking and praying the Stations of the Cross.Fourteen adults including Kimberly Gillespie P’09chaperoned the twenty-three students from theWestchester/Connecticut area. Mrs. GillespieThe Prep PlayersMom Promwas quoted as saying “It was ablessing for me to witness theHoly Spirit working throughthese three extraordinaryyoung men; they did the workof Christ with their own handsand gave freely of their talentswith a sense of humor.”The seniors escorted their mothers to the annualIona Prep “Mom Prom” on Thursday, November6th. Sponsored by the Mothers’ Auxiliary, theevent took place at the Fountainhead in NewRochelle. The evening began with portraitstaken by Br. Robert Harris, CFC ‘62 of eachsenior with their mom. Br. Gerard Gaffney,CFC gave the opening prayer withthe traditional “Mothers’ Prayer” read by BiancaMottola, chairperson. The seniors presentedtheir mothers with an engraved heart braceletas a memento of this special event. The eveningwas shared by Principal George Teasdale’86 who escorted his mom Carol and PresidentJames Irzyk with wife Jody. Special thanks toco-chairs Karen Tiedeman and Chris Trizano.Prep PlayersThe original 1962 Broadway productionof “Little Me” was recreated bythe very talented Prep Players andactors from the Ursuline school. Thestory of Belle, a girl from the wrongside of the tracks, meets aristocratNoble Eggleston. Her desire to bewith her true love leads her to findfame, fortune and social position.Directed by Jason Summers ’98, themusical-comedy entertained soldoutperformances. The productionwas featured in the Journal Newsas the first high-school musical for2008-09. The Prep Players extendtheir gratitude to Mr. Jason Summers’98, director, Ms. Lizabeth Cooke, moderator,Br. Anthony Reynolds, CFC, scenic designer,and Mr. John Raimondo, music teacher.Halloween at Iona PrepOctober 2008 Iona Prep seniors dressedto scare as this tradition was done in stylewith goblins and monsters, not to worrythe ghost busters were here as well.The 2008 Mom PromFALL 2008 9