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<strong>REACH</strong><br />
RECRUITING EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS FOR CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS<br />
10 TH ANNIVERSARY | 1<br />
2 FROM EXPERIMENT TO ACHEVEMENT | 4 REFLECTING ON 10 YEARS OF SERVICE | 6 REGIS HIGH SCHOOL MISSION<br />
7 <strong>REACH</strong> MISSION | 8 OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM | 10 REVENUE SUPOPRT & EXPENSES<br />
11 ABOUT THE <strong>REACH</strong> COMMUNITY | 12 MEASURES OF SUCCESS | 13 BENEFACTORS & FRIENDS<br />
14 STUDENT & ALUMNI TESTIMONIALS | 18 AWARDS AND THANKS | 19 ALUMNI | 20 PROGRAM CALENDAR
2 | <strong>REACH</strong> PROGRAM 10 TH ANNIVERSARY | 3<br />
From Experiment to Achievement<br />
Philip Judge, S.J. | President, Regis High School<br />
In 1914 only five Catholic high schools served young men<br />
in Manhattan. They charged tuition of up to $200 a year –<br />
well beyond the means of most Catholic families, whose<br />
children often worked by day and went for basic schooling<br />
at night. Nationally, less than a quarter of teenagers were<br />
enrolled in high schools. Education was a real luxury. A<br />
free Catholic secondary school could hardly have been<br />
imagined, until it actually appeared: Regis High School<br />
opened in September of that year, with a class of young<br />
men achieving 85% -- oops, make that 90% after the first few<br />
months of registration -- in their grammar school grades.<br />
While everyone at Regis needed to be bright and come<br />
with a willingness to work hard, money for tuition was no<br />
obstacle. The school welcomed all who had academic talent<br />
and who honed it well under the tutelage of the good sisters<br />
who staffed the parochial schools. Regis served the brightest<br />
young men in the city, very many of whom were the sons<br />
of immigrants (the normal<br />
reality of Catholics early<br />
in the 20th century). And<br />
so began an incredible<br />
educational story and<br />
accomplishment.<br />
A funny thing happened by<br />
the turn of a new century.<br />
A growing educational<br />
divide had taken its toll as<br />
suburban school districts<br />
surpassed inner-city schools<br />
and Catholic grammar<br />
schools there continued an inevitable decline, as wealthier<br />
Catholics more often sent their children to private schools,<br />
as immigrant families with financial need found themselves<br />
with few educational options. For the first time talented<br />
young men faced a financial barrier that neither they nor<br />
Regis had created. A new generation of immigrants found<br />
itself unable to compete equally with other young men who<br />
had access to gifted and talented and similar enrichment<br />
programs in high-performing grammar schools. While Regis<br />
was never limited to serving immigrant and underprivileged<br />
boys, the reality of Catholic history from 1914 assured<br />
that it did. There was certainly never an intention to<br />
stop serving them in 2000. How to ensure that all gifted<br />
Catholic young men who were willing to work hard had<br />
access to Regis emerged as a new challenge for the Regis<br />
Trustees and Administration. How to provide access without<br />
compromising standards was the puzzle that was solved<br />
spectacularly by <strong>REACH</strong>, starting with the first class of fifth<br />
grade candidates in the summer of 2002.<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> seemed a curious hybrid: bits and pieces borrowed<br />
from summer programs, Saturday tutoring expanded,<br />
mentoring provided by Regis students, three years instead of<br />
one. Maybe with lots of extra work before the Regis entrance<br />
exams, a few of the first cohort of 35 students might make<br />
up for missing opportunities and make it past the exam<br />
to the Interview stage on<br />
their own. Twelve did the<br />
first year, and roughly a<br />
third have continued to do<br />
so each year since. Almost<br />
all of the rest have won<br />
scholarships and/or needbased<br />
grants to our “core”<br />
schools (the New York Jesuit<br />
high schools: Fordham<br />
Prep, Xavier, Loyola School,<br />
and Cristo Rey), substantial<br />
scholarships at other<br />
Catholic high schools, or<br />
admission to competitive public high schools. If seven years<br />
of high school admissions have been strong, three years of<br />
college admissions have been incredible for young men<br />
whose families could never have dreamed of paying tuition<br />
and many of which did not speak English: MIT, Williams,<br />
Boston College, Fordham, the University of Scranton have<br />
all welcomed <strong>REACH</strong> graduates, almost universally the first<br />
in their families to get to college. This was success beyond<br />
anything Regis thought possible.<br />
Ten years later we invite you to celebrate with us not<br />
an academic experiment, but an increasingly welldocumented<br />
educational achievement. It is possible for<br />
socio-economically disadvantaged boys not just to avoid<br />
knowledge drain and poor achievement during their middle<br />
school years, but instead to make great educational strides,<br />
to win access to highly coveted schools, and to continue<br />
to achieve alongside students who very often have a great<br />
many more advantages. The work is challenging, the<br />
time away from home significant, the formation rigorous,<br />
leadership expectations high, and community palpable.<br />
The cost? A fraction of Catholic grammar school tuition.<br />
There remains more to celebrate. When Regis sends its<br />
seniors out into the Metropolitan area for Christian service<br />
during the week, and even for a whole trimester as an<br />
optional capstone experience, we expect they quickly learn<br />
how much more they receive than they give. The <strong>REACH</strong><br />
students teach us what is really at stake in education. School<br />
is not some kind of fashion statement, but a life-changing<br />
possibility. Hard work does not simply prove something,<br />
but is essential to real achievement. Immigrant stories and<br />
struggles are too often things we shield ourselves and our<br />
students from. In the end, an achievement that costs little<br />
in personal investment is worth even less. <strong>REACH</strong> students<br />
show us that every July departure day when they leave for<br />
three summer weeks at the University of Scranton, every<br />
August morning they return to Regis, and every Saturday<br />
they cheerfully appear at 84th Street. We remain proud<br />
of their achievement. We are more than blessed to be of<br />
service to them. In 1914 an incredible gift made educational<br />
opportunity available to qualified young men. Since 2001,<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> has meant that it still is.
4 | <strong>REACH</strong> PROGRAM 10 TH ANNIVERSARY | 5<br />
Reflecting On 10 Years of Service<br />
Todd Austin | <strong>REACH</strong> Director<br />
After ten years of operations, <strong>REACH</strong> has finally established<br />
a program logo. It might seem odd that, in this era of<br />
aggressive marketing and bold branding, the design you<br />
see on the cover of this publication is making its first<br />
appearance. We just never got around to it—as at any new<br />
startup, there was always something else to do. It is also<br />
the case, of course, that <strong>REACH</strong> has been able to ride the<br />
good name of Regis through our first decade. Adding our<br />
acronym opposite the name of our school on the official<br />
letterhead was enough to get us going, and going strong.<br />
But <strong>REACH</strong> has since developed a reputation of its own,<br />
one worthy of its own logo. Regis remains our home and a<br />
principal goal for <strong>REACH</strong> members, so it is only right that<br />
it includes the Regis seal. But <strong>REACH</strong> is making its mark<br />
in other places too—in families, parishes, grammar schools,<br />
other high schools and colleges—so it showcases our name<br />
as well. <strong>REACH</strong> did not begin with its own brand, but with<br />
the resources of faith and hard work our students, families,<br />
teachers, mentors, benefactors and friends have built up the<br />
one that we celebrate this year.<br />
Since <strong>REACH</strong>’s inception in 2001, a number of important<br />
developments have occurred. Over the course of the 2005-06<br />
school year, <strong>REACH</strong> experienced its first major leadership<br />
transition. The founding team of Mr. Jim Power (Board<br />
Chair), Fr. Tom McClain (President), Fr. Vin Biagi, S.J.<br />
(Principal) and Fr. Chris Devron, S.J. (<strong>REACH</strong> Director)<br />
handed the leadership mantle over to a new team which<br />
included Mr. Anthony Domino (Board Chair), Fr. Phil<br />
Judge, S.J. (President), Dr. Gary Tocchet (Principal) and<br />
myself. The significant but seamless switch ensured that<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> would continue to thrive beyond its founding<br />
years. In the spring of 2009, <strong>REACH</strong> completed its first<br />
strategic review. That process allowed us the opportunity<br />
to: 1) present a detailed overview of <strong>REACH</strong>’s seven<br />
operational areas, 2) confirm with extensive data collection<br />
and analysis what we knew to be the early achievements of<br />
<strong>REACH</strong>, 3) establish a set of data points for future analysis<br />
and evaluation and 4) determine new objectives and<br />
improvement plans for the coming years, like the hiring<br />
of a Dean of Student Recruitment and a Coordinator of<br />
the Math Curriculum. The most important development<br />
over the last ten years would have to be the growth and<br />
achievement of the student community within <strong>REACH</strong>,<br />
which has grown from 35 to 292. Twelve members of<br />
the first <strong>REACH</strong> class earned a Regis scholarship; that<br />
number has since grown to 68 Regis scholarships. Our<br />
206 alumni have won over $8.1 million in financial<br />
awards at New York City’s top Catholic high schools, have<br />
enrolled in outstanding colleges and universities and are<br />
enthusiastically giving back to <strong>REACH</strong> as Counselors and<br />
Collegians. Needless to say, we hear no more from those<br />
who once doubted the <strong>REACH</strong> initiative.<br />
Despite these developments, the design and character of<br />
our program remains unchanged. Our annual calendar<br />
looks much like it did in the early years. Camp <strong>REACH</strong><br />
at the University of Scranton remains the heart of the<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> year and continues to challenge our students to<br />
take developmental steps toward greater independence<br />
and thoughtfulness. Our advisement names, inspired by<br />
Loyola, Xavier, Claver, Pro, Ricci, Healy, Gonzaga, Campion,<br />
Miki and Hurtado, continue to capture the imaginations<br />
of our members and build community among them.<br />
Candidates still read Lois Lowry’s The Giver in their<br />
summer English class. Mealtime at Scranton is still our<br />
favorite time of the day and Fr. Mohr, of the university’s<br />
philosophy department, still darts around Chapman Lake<br />
in his speedboat with fearless students in tow. Every day<br />
at Regis still begins in prayer in the school’s Chapel of the<br />
Sacred Heart, and everyday ends in play in the school’s<br />
gymnasium. The summer musical continues to take the<br />
stage, giving our students the opportunity to explore their<br />
musical gifts and increase their confidence. Regis High<br />
School students continue to support <strong>REACH</strong> through<br />
our mentoring project and serve alongside alumni on our<br />
summer Counselor and Collegian teams. Much to the<br />
chagrin of these young men, the faculty team continues<br />
to prevail over the staff squad in our summer facultystaff<br />
basketball game. Most importantly, our students<br />
continue to strive to become more open to growth,<br />
more intellectually skillful, more faithful, more loving<br />
and better servants to their communities—and God is<br />
still good, all the time.<br />
As <strong>REACH</strong> moves into its second decade, we do so not<br />
only with a new logo, but also with a motto chosen<br />
three years ago. Current members and their families<br />
know it as lux luceat—let your light shine—but many<br />
may not know its source. In his Sermon on the Mount,<br />
as it appears in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus offers the<br />
following counsel to his disciples:<br />
“No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel<br />
basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in<br />
the house. In the same way, let your light shine before<br />
others, so that they may see your good works and give<br />
glory to your Father in heaven.”<br />
All too often the gifts of students like ours go<br />
unnoticed, like a lamp put under a bushel basket, and<br />
the world is darker for it. <strong>REACH</strong> is their lampstand.<br />
We promise to provide our students and alumni with<br />
the opportunities to develop their gifts, and in return,<br />
we ask them to let their light shine for the benefit of<br />
others and for the greater glory of God.<br />
God’s love and grace lead us onward.
6 | <strong>REACH</strong> PROGRAM 10 TH ANNIVERSARY | 7<br />
REGIS HIGH SCHOOL<br />
MISSION Ms.<br />
Founded in 1914 by an anonymous benefactor and<br />
supported by the generosity of her family, its alumni and<br />
friends, Regis High School offers a tuition free Jesuit college<br />
preparatory education to Roman Catholic young men from<br />
the New York metropolitan area who demonstrate superior<br />
intellectual and leadership potential. In the admissions<br />
process, special consideration is given to those who cannot<br />
otherwise afford a Catholic education.<br />
As a Jesuit school Regis is committed to both academic<br />
excellence and fostering a spirit of generosity and service<br />
to those in need. With an emphasis on academic rigor and<br />
Catholic formation, the school’s program is designed to<br />
promote each student’s intellectual and spiritual growth<br />
grounded in a deepening relationship with Jesus Christ.<br />
Regis seeks to inspire and train the ethnically diverse young<br />
men in its care to become imaginative leaders committed to<br />
promoting justice and exerting leadership in the Church, in<br />
the civic community, and in their chosen profession.<br />
Dr. Gary Tocchet,<br />
Principal<br />
Rev. Phil Judge, S.J.,<br />
President<br />
REGIS HIGH SCHOOL<br />
BOARD OF TRUSTEES<br />
Zeena Abdulahad<br />
Director of Development,<br />
Memorial-Sloan Kettering<br />
Ms. Caroline F. Berry<br />
Assistant Headmaster<br />
The Buckley School<br />
Rev. Vincent L. Biagi, S.J.<br />
Provincial Assistant for<br />
Secondary Education,<br />
New York Province of the<br />
Society of Jesus<br />
Mr. J. Andrew Bugas P’06’08<br />
Partner<br />
Radar Partners<br />
Mr. Thomas B. Burke ‘85<br />
Chief Operating Offi cer<br />
XL Capital Investment<br />
Partners, Inc.<br />
Mr. Vijay B. Culas ‘91<br />
Managing Director<br />
Goldman Sachs & Co.<br />
Mr. Adrian Dollard ‘80<br />
Chief Operating Offi cer<br />
Qatalyst Partners<br />
Mr. Anthony J. Domino, Jr.<br />
‘80 P’08<br />
Board Chairman<br />
President<br />
Associated Benefi t Consultants<br />
Mr. Thomas P. Hanrahan ‘68<br />
Partner<br />
Sidley Austin LLP<br />
Rev. John J. Hanwell, S.J.<br />
President<br />
Fairfi eld College Preparatory<br />
School<br />
Mr. Brendan R. McGuire ‘94<br />
Assistant U.S. Attorney<br />
Southern District of New York<br />
Mr. Gary J. Mezzatesta ‘76<br />
President and Chief Operating<br />
Offi cer<br />
UPP Entertainment Marketing<br />
Dr. Margaret M. Minson<br />
P’88<br />
Executive Director<br />
Student Sponsor Partners<br />
Mr. Thierry G. Porte ‘75<br />
Operating Partner<br />
J.G. Flowers & Co. LLC<br />
Rev. Thomas R. Slon, S.J.<br />
Socius/Executive Assistant to<br />
the Provincial<br />
New York Province of The<br />
Society of Jesus<br />
Rev. James A. Stoeger, S.J.<br />
President<br />
Jesuit Secondary Education<br />
Association<br />
Dr. Gary J. Tocchet<br />
Principal<br />
Regis High School<br />
Rev. James R. Van Dyke, S.J,<br />
Fordham Preparatory School<br />
Mr. John R. Walsh ‘88<br />
Partner<br />
Ernst & Young<br />
Rev. George M. Witt, S.J.<br />
Pastor<br />
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola<br />
<strong>REACH</strong><br />
MISSION<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> serves middle school boys in the New York City area who are<br />
Catholic, academically gifted, possess leadership potential, and whose families<br />
demonstrate financial need. <strong>REACH</strong> admits students in the spring of their<br />
5th grade year.<br />
Designed as an educational and leadership program, <strong>REACH</strong> prepares<br />
students to compete for scholarships at Regis, as well as at other top Catholic<br />
high schools in New York City. Whether at Regis or elsewhere, <strong>REACH</strong> hopes<br />
that all of its members develop into young men willing to serve as leaders in<br />
their communities, schools, the Church and the wider world. The program is<br />
an outstanding opportunity for boys to nurture their gifts of mind and spirit.<br />
<strong>REACH</strong><br />
ADMINISTRATIVE<br />
TEAM<br />
The <strong>REACH</strong> administrative team<br />
includes the following full-time and<br />
part-time members:<br />
Mr. Todd Austin<br />
Director<br />
Mr. Brian Daley<br />
Dean of Student<br />
Recruiting<br />
Mr. Doug Eickman<br />
Dean of the Math<br />
Curriculum<br />
Mr. Kevin Lardner<br />
Dean of 2nd Year<br />
Program<br />
Mr. John Russo<br />
Dean of 1st Year<br />
Program<br />
Rev. Philip G. Judge, S.J. ‘80<br />
President<br />
Regis High School
8 | <strong>REACH</strong> PROGRAM 10 TH ANNIVERSARY | 9<br />
overview<br />
OF THE<br />
program<br />
Academic Development<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> serves its members outside the<br />
traditional school calendar. <strong>REACH</strong><br />
consists of a 6-week summer session,<br />
a fall Saturday session and a spring<br />
Saturday session, as well as a winter<br />
reading project. Accelerated classes<br />
in Math and English Language Arts<br />
as well as classes in the visual and<br />
performing arts, Latin, computer<br />
applications, research writing, public<br />
speaking and study skills define the<br />
core academic program. Additional<br />
elective courses are offered in the<br />
summer.<br />
Summer Session<br />
The 6-week summer session is<br />
divided into two 3-week components.<br />
The session typically begins at the<br />
beginning of July and ends in Mid-<br />
August.<br />
Camp <strong>REACH</strong>: The summer begins<br />
with a 3-week academic camp<br />
located at the University of Scranton<br />
in Pennsylvania. Under the close<br />
supervision and care of the <strong>REACH</strong><br />
professional staff, students live in<br />
university residence halls and enjoy<br />
access to a wide range of academic<br />
and recreational resources on campus.<br />
Camp <strong>REACH</strong> is designed to provide<br />
students with an accelerated academic<br />
and leadership development program,<br />
all in the spirit of meeting new friends<br />
with similar interests and abilities.<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> at Regis: Upon returning to<br />
New York City from Camp <strong>REACH</strong>,<br />
students continue their summer classes<br />
at Regis High School for an additional<br />
3 weeks. Class days during <strong>REACH</strong> at<br />
Regis run from 8:45am to 5:00pm.<br />
Fall Saturday Session<br />
From mid-September to mid-<br />
December, students attend classes<br />
at Regis on 10 Saturdays. <strong>REACH</strong><br />
Saturdays run from 9:00am to<br />
2:00pm and include academic course<br />
work, guidance and recreational<br />
opportunities.<br />
Winter Session<br />
Between mid-December and early<br />
March, students engage in an<br />
independent reading project designed<br />
by <strong>REACH</strong>.<br />
Spring Saturday Session<br />
From early March to mid-May, students<br />
attend classes at Regis on 10 Saturdays.<br />
As in the fall, <strong>REACH</strong> Saturdays run<br />
from 9:00am to 2:00pm and include<br />
academic course work, guidance and<br />
recreational opportunities.<br />
In order to graduate from <strong>REACH</strong>,<br />
students must complete three full years<br />
in the program as 6th, 7th and 8th<br />
graders. Prior to entering high school,<br />
students are required to attend a 3-week<br />
Rising 9th Grade Program at Regis.<br />
Participation in this high school prep<br />
program marks the fourth <strong>REACH</strong><br />
summer for members.<br />
Leadership Development<br />
The 5 principles of the <strong>REACH</strong><br />
program lie at the heart of the<br />
leadership development program.<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> seeks to graduate students<br />
who are becoming more: 1) open<br />
to growth; 2) intellectually skillful;<br />
3) loving; 4) faith-centered; and 5)<br />
dedicated to serving their community.<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> promotes these principles as<br />
the defining characteristics of a leader.<br />
To develop as a leader in <strong>REACH</strong> is<br />
to grow as a faithful disciple of Jesus<br />
Christ. The various components of<br />
the leadership program seek to foster<br />
in students the courage, spiritual<br />
discipline, faith and skills needed to<br />
realize their potential as servants and<br />
leaders.<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> seeks to foster the leadership<br />
development of its students<br />
through the explicit promotion of<br />
the 5 <strong>REACH</strong> principles, a vibrant<br />
spiritual life program, the formal<br />
C.O.R.E.(Challenging Outdoor<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> Experiences) curriculum and<br />
the Arrupe Saturdays. The 3-week<br />
C.O.R.E. curriculum is designed<br />
to develop students’ self-awareness,<br />
communication skills, cooperative<br />
problem solving skills and capacity<br />
for measured risk-taking. By inviting<br />
students to experiment with roles<br />
as leaders and team members in<br />
the pursuit of specified objectives,<br />
C.O.R.E. allows students to learn<br />
from their successes and failures in<br />
these roles. The Arrupe Saturday<br />
program for graduating 8 th graders<br />
stands as the capstone of the leadership<br />
development program.<br />
Student Advising<br />
Upon accepting their <strong>REACH</strong><br />
membership invitation, students<br />
commit to preparing themselves to<br />
compete for scholarships at Regis<br />
and other top Catholic high schools.<br />
Toward this end, students agree to<br />
fulfill the following conditions of their<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> membership: 1) earn and<br />
maintain a 90 or above in all subjects<br />
in their grammar schools, 2) earn and<br />
maintain high conduct grades and<br />
attendance records, 3) attend all of<br />
the <strong>REACH</strong> class days in the summer<br />
and on Saturdays, 4) show respect<br />
for peers, adults and property and 5)<br />
show ongoing commitment to the 5<br />
principles of <strong>REACH</strong>.<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> membership serves as a strong<br />
motivational force for students as<br />
they strive to fulfill these conditions<br />
and realize their goal. The student<br />
advising program is in place to provide<br />
the individual attention needed to<br />
hold students accountable to these<br />
conditions and to support them as<br />
they face challenges and setbacks in<br />
their grammar school years. <strong>REACH</strong><br />
seeks to advise students in partnership<br />
with their parents and grammar school<br />
teachers.<br />
Mentoring Project<br />
Each <strong>REACH</strong> student is paired with<br />
a mentor from Regis High School<br />
student. By assigning members to<br />
a Regis High School student as his<br />
mentor, <strong>REACH</strong> seeks to introduce<br />
members to a young man who has<br />
already achieved their shared goal of<br />
winning a high school scholarship.<br />
Mentors can provide <strong>REACH</strong> students<br />
with motivation and support (social,<br />
intellectual, and spiritual) beyond<br />
what is available in their homes and<br />
schools. Each year roughly 100 Regis<br />
students serve as mentors in the<br />
program. The mentoring relationship<br />
spans the three years during which the<br />
mentor is at Regis (sophomore, junior<br />
and senior years), and the mentee is a<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> member.<br />
High School Placement<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> seeks to place all of its<br />
graduating 8 th graders at Regis and<br />
at other top Catholic high schools in<br />
New York City. <strong>REACH</strong> considers each<br />
of the high schools in New York City<br />
with a Jesuit affiliation a “core school”<br />
and strives to place as many students as<br />
possible in one of these “core schools.”<br />
Other than Regis, these schools include<br />
Cristo Rey High School, Fordham<br />
Preparatory School, the Loyola School<br />
and Xavier High School. Georgetown<br />
Prep in Washington, D.C. presents<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> students with a Jesuit<br />
boarding school option. The high<br />
school placement program actually<br />
begins in a student’s second year in<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> and continues throughout his<br />
third year.<br />
Alumni Support<br />
R EACH alumni attend Regis, other<br />
Catholic high schools and selective<br />
and specialized high schools in New<br />
York City. For the most part, these<br />
high schools immerse students in a<br />
culture and provide them with the<br />
academic, spiritual and guidance<br />
programs needed to ensure that they<br />
realize their high potential as collegebound<br />
students committed to lives<br />
of faith and service. Three classes of<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> alumni have now entered<br />
college. A <strong>REACH</strong> Alumni Council,<br />
an alumni directory and an online<br />
alumni community help students<br />
maintain their friendships throughout<br />
the high school years and beyond. As<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> grows, the program continues<br />
to consider opportunities and new<br />
strategies for serving its alumni<br />
throughout the high school and<br />
college years, and beyond.
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STUDENTS<br />
parent was born outside the U.S. In 67% MENTORS<br />
of current <strong>REACH</strong> families, both parents<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> annually enrolls 125 students<br />
At any one time, roughly 100 Regis students<br />
were born outside of the United States.<br />
between grades 6 and 9. Students come<br />
serve as mentors to <strong>REACH</strong> members.<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> families represent more than 30<br />
from neighborhoods throughout New York<br />
different countries across Latin America, the<br />
City and represent the city’s wide ethnic<br />
Caribbean, Asia, Africa and Europe. ALUMNI<br />
diversity.<br />
The <strong>REACH</strong> alumni network includes 206<br />
The FY 2012 <strong>REACH</strong> budget is $499,453, a cost of $3,027<br />
FY2012 REVENUE SOURCES<br />
FAMILY INCOME<br />
BOROUGHS<br />
students currently in high school or college.<br />
80% of <strong>REACH</strong> families have an income<br />
per student served. Development efforts on behalf of<br />
22% from Brooklyn, 34% from the Bronx,<br />
below the 2011 area median household<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> generate gifts from philanthropic foundations, individual<br />
donors and corporations that cover 38% of <strong>REACH</strong>’s<br />
of families qualify for the federal free and FACULTY & STAFF<br />
21% from Manhattan and 23% from Queens.<br />
ADMINISTRATION,<br />
income for New York City ($53,466). 61%<br />
FOUNDATIONS<br />
ETHNICITY<br />
annual budget. Individual gifts to Regis High School’s<br />
20%<br />
Hispanic/Latino 71%; African/Africanreduced<br />
lunch program.<br />
annual operating fund cover the remaining 62% of the<br />
American/Afro-Caribbean 12%; Asian/<br />
Asian-American 6%; Caucasian/European-<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> budget. The following is a more detailed summary<br />
PARTNER SCHOOLS<br />
REGIS<br />
ANNUAL FUND*<br />
American 6%; Mixed Ethnicity 5%.<br />
of <strong>REACH</strong>’s financial activity for the current school year.<br />
62%<br />
Revenue Support<br />
Expenses<br />
revenues<br />
Foundations 20% $99,890<br />
Individuals (<strong>REACH</strong>) 16% $81,923<br />
Corporate Gifts 2% $9,989<br />
Regis Annual Fund* 62% $307,650<br />
INDIVIDUALS<br />
(<strong>REACH</strong>)<br />
16%<br />
CORPORATE<br />
GIFTS<br />
2%<br />
*Individual giving by Regis alumni, alumni parents and<br />
current parents supports the Regis High School Annual Fund.<br />
ABOUT THE <strong>REACH</strong><br />
COMMUNITY<br />
STUDENT FAMILIES<br />
The large majority of <strong>REACH</strong> families are<br />
immigrant families.<br />
FAMILY STATUS<br />
In 94% of <strong>REACH</strong> families, at least one<br />
Over the last 10 years <strong>REACH</strong> has served<br />
students from more than 130 different<br />
grammar schools in New York City.<br />
SCHOOL TYPE<br />
Currently 80% of <strong>REACH</strong> students attend<br />
Catholic schools while the remaining 20%<br />
of students attend public schools.<br />
Each member of the <strong>REACH</strong> administrative<br />
team teaches in the program. <strong>REACH</strong><br />
hires additional faculty and staff for each<br />
of its academic sessions. <strong>REACH</strong> teachers<br />
include members of the Regis faculty, Regis<br />
alumni and teachers from other schools<br />
with experience educating gifted students.<br />
Members of the <strong>REACH</strong> staff include<br />
current Regis students, <strong>REACH</strong> alumni and<br />
Regis alumni.<br />
Total $499,453<br />
expenses<br />
Academic Development 27% $135,589<br />
Camp <strong>REACH</strong> 20% $101,872<br />
Leadership Formation 13% $62,645<br />
Recruiting and Admissions 12% $60,103<br />
Student Services* 11% $54,709<br />
General Admininstration 17% $84,535<br />
FY2012 EXPENSE ALLOCATION<br />
GENERAL<br />
ADMINISTRATION<br />
17% ACADEMIC<br />
DEVELOPMENT<br />
27%<br />
STUDENT<br />
SERVICES<br />
11%<br />
RERCRUITING &<br />
ADMISSIONS<br />
12%<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
FORMATION<br />
13%<br />
CAMP<br />
<strong>REACH</strong><br />
20%<br />
Total $499,453<br />
*Includes the Mentoring Project, High School Placement and<br />
Alumni Support.
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benefactors<br />
friends<br />
90%<br />
of <strong>REACH</strong> students<br />
who enter the 6th grade<br />
as high-achievers (national exam scores<br />
in top quartile) persist as high-achievers<br />
through the 8th grade. Nationwide,<br />
the persistence rates of high-achieving<br />
students from the lower half of income<br />
brackets over the elementary and<br />
high school years are just 61% and<br />
73% respectively; persistence rates<br />
for students from the higher-income<br />
brackets over these same periods are<br />
71% and 81%. 1<br />
33%<br />
of the 206 <strong>REACH</strong><br />
graduates have earned<br />
a Regis High School scholarship.<br />
This rate surpasses the overall Regis<br />
acceptance rate of 15%.<br />
78%<br />
Overall, <strong>REACH</strong> has<br />
placed 78% of its<br />
graduating members in a “core” high<br />
school (Regis, Xavier, Fordham Prep,<br />
Loyola, Cristo Rey), 14% in other<br />
Catholic high schools and 9% in<br />
specialized or sel ective public high<br />
schools.<br />
99%<br />
of <strong>REACH</strong> alumni<br />
who have attended a<br />
Catholic high school have won a 4-year<br />
measures<br />
OF success<br />
academic scholarship or need-based<br />
grant totaling $8.1 million.<br />
95%<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> alumni at<br />
Regis matriculate at<br />
the same rate as the general student<br />
population (95%). Overall, 95% of<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> alumni finish on-time at the<br />
high school in which they first enroll.<br />
96%<br />
of the 81 <strong>REACH</strong><br />
graduates who have<br />
finished high school have enrolled in a<br />
4-year college or university. 2 In roughly<br />
85% of their households, these students<br />
would be the first male to graduate<br />
from a 4-year college or university.<br />
84%<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> has welcomed<br />
348 students into the<br />
program as members over the last 10<br />
years; 292 (84%) of these students have<br />
successfully completed the rigorous<br />
3-year <strong>REACH</strong> commitment or<br />
currently maintain their membership<br />
status. 3<br />
300<br />
Through <strong>REACH</strong>, over<br />
300 Regis students have<br />
had an opportunity to serve as a mentor<br />
to a middle school student during their<br />
sophomore, junior and senior years.<br />
1<br />
The Achievement Trap, The Jack Kent Cook<br />
Foundation (2007)<br />
2<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> is currently tracking down<br />
college attendance data on three alumni<br />
from the first two classes.<br />
3<br />
To fulfill the requirements of their<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> membership, between their 6 th<br />
and 8 th grade years, students must maintain<br />
a 90 average or higher in their grammar<br />
school classes, annually attend <strong>REACH</strong>’s<br />
6-week academic summer session and<br />
annually attend <strong>REACH</strong> classes on 20<br />
Saturdays during the academic year.<br />
BENEFACTORS<br />
Individuals / Organizations<br />
Mr. John P. Collins '67<br />
Ms. Gail Cortez <strong>REACH</strong> P’06<br />
Richard J. Cronin, M.D. '56<br />
Ms. Kristin Cupillari<br />
Mr. Leo E. Denlea '50<br />
Mr. Anthony J. Domino '80<br />
Mr. Donald J. Donahue '41<br />
Mr. Donald J. Dougherty '44<br />
Mr. Thomas E. Dudar '74<br />
Mr. Henry J. Ferrero '59<br />
Mr. Thomas F. Flood '85<br />
Mr. Brian T. Foley '68 P'95'00<br />
Mr. John V. Forrest '58<br />
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Gorman P'12<br />
Mr. Charles P. Guarino '84<br />
Mr. J. K. Hickman '46<br />
Ms. Therese Klay P'01<br />
Mr. Roger T. Knight '00<br />
Mr. Michael G. Lavallato '80<br />
Mr. Michael Leone '84<br />
Ms. Deborah Lumley P'09<br />
Mr. Patrick J. McGreal '80<br />
Mr. Raymond G. McGuire '56<br />
Mr. Charles Miceli P'07 <strong>REACH</strong> P’11<br />
Ms. Dung T. Nguyen <strong>REACH</strong> P'14<br />
Mr. Richard E. O'Connell, P'07<br />
Mr. David A. O'Keefe, '52<br />
Mr. William G. Passannante '80 P'10’14<br />
Mr. James E. Power '57<br />
Mr. Michael P. Punzalan '99<br />
Mr. John J. Roche '53<br />
Mr. John J. Scollay '43<br />
Ms. Tina Throckmorton<br />
Ms. Susan T. Wengler P’09’13<br />
Anonymous<br />
Williams & Connelly LLP<br />
New York Province of the Society of Jesus –<br />
Brooklyn Prep Fund<br />
The University of Scranton (In Kind)<br />
FOUNDATIONS<br />
Altman Foundation<br />
Mr. Donald J. Donahue '41 Family Foundation<br />
Goldman Sachs Foundation<br />
Leavy Foundation of Los Angeles<br />
Charles Hayden Foundation<br />
The Heckscher Foundation for Children<br />
Homeland Foundation<br />
Louise Calder Foundation<br />
Davi d A. and Mildred H. Morse<br />
Charitable Trust<br />
Achelis-Bodman Foundation<br />
Fairfield County Community Foundation<br />
Sage Foundation<br />
Anonymous<br />
FRIENDS<br />
Grammar School Principals, Teachers and<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> nominators<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> Parents and Families<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> Mentors<br />
The Regis Parent’s Club<br />
The Regis Rep<br />
The Regis Book Store<br />
Ten Mile River Boy Scout Camp<br />
The University of Notre Dame, SSLP<br />
Tom Cupillari, Ph.D., Keystone College<br />
Observatory<br />
Mr. Benjamin Hamm, Admissions Director,<br />
Xavier High School<br />
Mrs. Lillian Diaz-Imbelli, Admissions<br />
Director, The Loyola School<br />
Mr. Christopher Lauber, Admissions<br />
Director, Fordham Preparatory School<br />
Mr. Bill Porcaro, Admissions Director,<br />
Cristo Rey New York High School<br />
Ms. Roseann Carotenuto, District<br />
Superintendent of Bronx Catholic Schools<br />
Mr. Michael Pizzingrillo, Asst.<br />
Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of<br />
Brooklyn<br />
Mr. Michael Deegan, Superintendent of<br />
Inner-City Schools, New York City<br />
Timothy McNiff, Ph.D.,Superintendent of<br />
Schools, Archdiocese of New York<br />
Mr. Rudy Vargas, Field Consultant for the<br />
Catholic School Advantage Campaign<br />
Mr. David Di Certo, Student Recruitment,<br />
Archdiocese of New York<br />
Mr. Philip Gorrasi, District Superintendent<br />
of Westchester Catholic Schools<br />
Philip Franco, Ph.D., Director of Religious<br />
Education, Diocese of Brooklyn<br />
Sr. Joan Curtin, CND, Director, Catechetical<br />
Office, Archdiocese of New York<br />
Ms. Fran Davies, Communication &<br />
Marketing, Archdiocese of New York<br />
Sr. Jeannette Chishibanji, Director, Bronx<br />
Catechetical Office<br />
Sr. Catherine Ryan, FSP, Regional Director,<br />
Manhattan Catechetical Office
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student & alumni<br />
testimonials<br />
MY NAME IS CHRIS CHAVEZ, AND<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> is the<br />
first step on a<br />
path to success.<br />
I heard about <strong>REACH</strong> through my middle school principal<br />
at Our Lady of Fatima in Jackson Heights and decided<br />
to apply after talking to a few members about their<br />
experiences at Scranton. I would be equipping myself for<br />
the high school admissions process down the road and, at<br />
the same time, it sounded like a lot of fun. Sacrificing your<br />
summers in middle school may seem tough, but when you<br />
look at where some of their alumni end up, the reward is<br />
great. After a solid candidate summer, I just had a feeling<br />
that all this hard work in the classroom was going to pay off.<br />
Sure enough, <strong>REACH</strong> always had me one step ahead of<br />
my middle school classmates. The program taught me<br />
that being open to growth means trying new things and<br />
meeting new people from all backgrounds, and it gave me<br />
the confidence that I had this gift of intellect—and I could<br />
use it! I graduated from <strong>REACH</strong> in 2007, and the program<br />
put me on the path to attending Xavier High School, where<br />
becoming a “Man for Others” is the motto. My faith was<br />
strengthened through retreats<br />
and, looking back on it, the<br />
Jesuit principles and values<br />
introduced to me at <strong>REACH</strong><br />
remain close to my heart today.<br />
Having graduated from<br />
Xavier in 2011, I am currently<br />
a freshman at Marquette<br />
University (yet another<br />
Jesuit school!) studying Journalism in the College of<br />
Communications. I’m working as a sports analyst for<br />
the student television station and writing for the student<br />
newspaper, all while maintaining a few writing gigs for<br />
websites on the side. I’m going to continue to work hard<br />
in pursuit of my goal of serving as a reporter for a trusted<br />
media source like ESPN or CBS.<br />
I know <strong>REACH</strong> has a bright future, and I hope that the<br />
program continues to serve the types of students that have been<br />
going and growing through this program for ten years now.<br />
Chris Chavez is the older of two children born to Beatriz and<br />
Silvestre Chavez. A fi rst generation American, Chris traces his<br />
family heritage through his mother to Colombia, and through his<br />
father to Peru. The Chavez family keeps their Spanish-speaking<br />
home in the East Elmhurst section of the Queens. Chris was<br />
nominated for <strong>REACH</strong> by his principal at Our Lady of Fatima<br />
School in Jackson Heights and went on to attend Xavier High<br />
School in Manhattan. He is currently a freshman at Marquette<br />
University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<br />
MY NAME IS KELLY GARCIA, AND<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> has<br />
helped me come<br />
a long way.<br />
It made me aware of what I am capable of. Through my<br />
teachers and my friends, I saw just how good a person could<br />
be. I was in an environment where I was expected to give it<br />
my all. I was encouraged to do so because all of my friends<br />
were also working hard and doing their best. <strong>REACH</strong><br />
helped me to learn to have goals for myself and to achieve<br />
them. It made me aware that I had skills that I needed to<br />
develop and put to good use. <strong>REACH</strong> gave me community<br />
and love that I was compelled to express in my own life.<br />
There were many sacrifices. My Saturdays and summers<br />
were spent in schools. I had to wake up early to commute<br />
to Regis. I had homework to worry about. But I learned<br />
English and Math; I learned to use a computer; I learned<br />
how to swim. At Regis, I studied philosophy and current<br />
events, developed debating skills, and made new friends<br />
that remain with me to this day. I learned to challenge<br />
myself and always go for the highest goal. I was part of a<br />
community. We learned what it meant to be a true friend—<br />
helping each other. That’s what got us through it. Nothing<br />
feels more satisfying than achieving something you worked<br />
so hard for. I would tell new applicants to think about a<br />
summer without <strong>REACH</strong>.<br />
They might go on trips, watch<br />
TV and play videogames.<br />
But those memories will<br />
fade without having made<br />
an impact on your character.<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> makes an impact.<br />
To be an alumnus of Regis<br />
is to live out the ideals of<br />
excellence and being a man for others. It is to live humbly<br />
and always have a positive attitude towards life. It is to bring<br />
community to wherever you go and to always do your best.<br />
Coming from Regis, I see all of the wonderful people that<br />
influenced my life and all of the friendships I had. Regis is a<br />
second family to me.<br />
It means that I have come a long way. I am taking advantage<br />
of the opportunities that my parents never had. I am<br />
studying what has always interested me. At Cornell, that<br />
means that I am one step closer to achieving my dream of<br />
going to medical school and becoming a doctor. Although<br />
the world is tough and competitive, I will do my best.<br />
Kelly Garcia is the second of three children born to Hilda<br />
and Humberto Garcia. Of Columbian descent, Kelly is a fi rst<br />
generation American who lived with his Spanish-speaking family<br />
in the East Elmhurst section of Queens, and he attended the St.<br />
Gabriel School as he progressed through the <strong>REACH</strong> Program.<br />
Kelly graduated from Regis High School in 2011, and he is<br />
currently a freshman at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
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MY NAME IS JOSE ALMANZAR, AND<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> is the best<br />
thing that ever<br />
happened to me.<br />
I can understand why a young man would be hesitant<br />
to join the <strong>REACH</strong> Program. I was. Giving up six weeks<br />
or your summer and a lot of Saturdays during the year is<br />
tough. The Scranton experience takes you away from your<br />
parents. You have to learn to decide for yourself what’s good<br />
to do and what is not. It’s your turn to step up. I had to rely<br />
on myself and trust myself, so I’m more independent now. I<br />
don’t need somebody on my back telling me what to do. I<br />
know what to do.<br />
We also learned to rely on each other. The bonds that I made<br />
with friends from the <strong>REACH</strong> Program stay with me to this<br />
MY NAME IS MARIE PAYEN, AND<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> is<br />
challenging…<br />
but worth it!<br />
I’m from Haiti. When I was 23, I moved to Canada, where<br />
I completed one year of college, and then I moved to the<br />
United States when I was 26. We, my family and I, were<br />
ecstatic when Josh was accepted into the <strong>REACH</strong> Program.<br />
He went to a very good school, but he needed something<br />
more. He needed a challenge. The <strong>REACH</strong> Program seemed<br />
like the perfect fit.<br />
Josh had been doing well in school, but it was a completely<br />
different setting once he started at <strong>REACH</strong>. There was<br />
day. We help each other with<br />
homework and buy each other<br />
meals when someone doesn’t<br />
have money. We trust each other.<br />
They always have my back, and<br />
I have theirs. <strong>REACH</strong> taught us<br />
that there’s no excuse not to love<br />
each other, and we remember<br />
that every day.<br />
We encouraged each other to set goals and meet them. Mine<br />
was to get into Regis, and I worked as hard as I could to<br />
accomplish that. When I got that letter of acceptance, it was<br />
the best feeling. I couldn’t have done it without the <strong>REACH</strong><br />
Program or without my friends.<br />
Jose Almanzar is the second child and only son born to Ms.<br />
Jeannini Landron. A fi rst generation American of Dominican<br />
descent, Jose lives near Fordham University in the Bronx, where he<br />
attended Our Lady of Mercy Grammar School. He is currently a<br />
junior at Regis High School.<br />
discipline. Everything was<br />
organized. The work had to be<br />
done on time and in a certain<br />
way. He started to realize that<br />
he could learn more, that he<br />
could do more. It gave him<br />
the opportunity to see just<br />
how much was out there for<br />
him. At home, Josh was the<br />
baby. Everybody did things for him, helped him, and told<br />
him what to do. All of a sudden, Josh started to grow up. He<br />
became his own person. He was making decisions for himself.<br />
He had places to go and things to do. He knew what had to<br />
be done, and he was on top of it.<br />
As a parent, you have to realize that if you’re going to get<br />
involved with the <strong>REACH</strong> Program and see it through, you<br />
have commit your time and energy. You have to be there to<br />
drop them off and pick them up. You have to be there on<br />
Saturdays. You have to be there for special appointments.<br />
There’s a lot of work to be done when they get home too,<br />
even when they’re tired after a long day of class. But it is so<br />
worth it to just see your child grow from being this little<br />
baby who everybody takes care of to being a mature young<br />
man. Josh was learning so much that he was happier—just<br />
because he was challenged.<br />
When it came time for high school, we didn’t have to worry.<br />
I knew he was ready. He would get a scholarship from a<br />
good school. Sure enough, he got into Regis, where we<br />
found such a sense of family. Everyone welcomes you, and<br />
you become part of a community where everyone pushes<br />
you to do the best that you can do. People want to support<br />
your child and watch him succeed.<br />
MY NAME IS GIANNI VILLEGAS, AND<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> will<br />
change your life.<br />
When I first entered the <strong>REACH</strong> Program, I struggled to<br />
adjust. Scranton felt like a nightmare in the beginning. I<br />
missed my parents so much that I couldn’t even sleep for<br />
the first week or two. I felt like something had been taken<br />
away from me, and I wanted it back. But every time I cried,<br />
my parents told me that the experience would pay off, so I<br />
just kept on persevering, knowing that it was worth it and<br />
something good would come out of it in the end.<br />
The Scranton experience taught me how to be independent.<br />
You had to bring your own alarm clock to wake yourself<br />
up. You had to be very organized with your things and keep<br />
everything together in your book bag. It showed me when I<br />
was on my own, I had to take care of myself.<br />
At the same time, I connected with my classmates and made<br />
so many new friends that I now consider brothers. I saw<br />
such bright futures in all of them. They had the potential<br />
to achieve, to do what they wanted to do. They motivated<br />
me like role models. I wanted to follow in their footsteps<br />
and show them that they could look up to me too. Our<br />
At Regis, Josh strives everyday to do better, because that’s<br />
what he learned at <strong>REACH</strong>. You can do better. You just<br />
have to focus. You just have to want it. I tell other parents<br />
all the time: If you can get your child into the <strong>REACH</strong><br />
Program, that’s the best thing you can do for him. It’s going<br />
to be difficult. It’s going to take time. It’s going to take<br />
commitment. But the education is worth it.<br />
After fi nishing high school in 1983, Ms. Marie Payen left Haiti<br />
and settled for two years in Montreal. There, she completed two<br />
years of college before relocating to New York City. Her youngest,<br />
Joshua, attended Incarnation Grammar School in Queens Village<br />
and is now a junior at Regis High School.<br />
teachers must have seen that<br />
potential as well, because they<br />
treated us like mature young<br />
men and pushed us to meet<br />
their standards. I had to put<br />
in a lot of time and effort into<br />
my studies, and I couldn’t give<br />
up on myself easily, so it was<br />
important to know that my<br />
friends and teachers would help me up when I fell down.<br />
We were all struggling together for better futures.<br />
I see such a difference in myself now as an eighth grader in<br />
Flushing and third year student in the <strong>REACH</strong> Program.<br />
I feel more confident, because I’ve met challenges and<br />
overcome them. I want to continue to make progress<br />
beyond what everyone expects of me. My friends come up<br />
to me after school and ask me to explain things to them. I<br />
feel like there’s something inside of me, a new me that can<br />
lead them and show them a better path.<br />
I’d be happy for anyone who has this opportunity. It<br />
changed me so much. You’ll pull through. You’ll stand out<br />
from your friends. You’ll be the leader.<br />
A fi rst-generation American of Ecuadorean and Colombian<br />
descent, Gianni Villegas is the younger of two children born to<br />
Susana Aguas and Rene Villegas. He lives in Flushing, Queens,<br />
currently attends JHS 189 and is a third year student of the<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> Program, poised to enter high school next year.
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awards<br />
AND thanks<br />
Tribute to past Ignatian Award winners<br />
Named in honor of St. Ignatius of Loyola, this award honors<br />
an individual whose outstanding support of <strong>REACH</strong> has<br />
uniquely contributed to the growth of its students as young<br />
Catholic leaders. The Ignatian Award is presented at the<br />
annual Spring Recognition Ceremony.<br />
Mr. Christian Talbot (2005), for his service to <strong>REACH</strong> as a<br />
teacher and author of the <strong>REACH</strong> English Language Arts<br />
curriculum<br />
Rev. Joseph McShane, S.J. (2006), for his service to <strong>REACH</strong><br />
as the [former] President of the University of Scranton<br />
Rev. Scott Pilarz, S.J. (2006), for his service to <strong>REACH</strong> as the<br />
[former] President of the University of Scranton<br />
Mr. Jim Phillips (2007), for his service to <strong>REACH</strong> as the first<br />
and long-time director of the <strong>REACH</strong> summer musical<br />
Rev. Christopher Devron, S.J. (2009), for his service to<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> as its founding Director<br />
Rev. Patrick Mohr, S.J. (2011), for his service to <strong>REACH</strong> as a<br />
priest and friend at the University of Scranton<br />
Tribute to past James E. Power Award for<br />
Excellence winners<br />
Named to recognize the vision and leadership of James E.<br />
Power (Regis ’57), who in his role as chairman of the Regis<br />
Board of Trustees led the school to establish the <strong>REACH</strong><br />
Program, this award is granted for exemplary embodiment<br />
of the <strong>REACH</strong> ideals. The Power Award is presented<br />
annually to a member of the graduating class.<br />
Ruben Martinez ’05<br />
Regis ’09, SUNY Binghamton ’13<br />
Bryant Ramon ’06<br />
Regis ’10, Boston University ’14<br />
Gabriel DePena ’07<br />
Regis ’11, Fordham University ’15<br />
Daniel Echevarria ’08<br />
Regis ’12<br />
Joseph Nivar ’09<br />
Regis ’13<br />
Adrian Alonzo ’10<br />
Fordham Prep ’14<br />
Patrick Ndukwe ’11<br />
Regis ’15<br />
alumni<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> Alumni High School Report<br />
Of the 206 <strong>REACH</strong> alumni, 160<br />
or 78% have enrolled in one of<br />
our “core” high schools (Jesuit<br />
affiliation) with a scholarship or<br />
grant. <strong>REACH</strong> alumni have also<br />
enrolled at Georgetown Prep and<br />
Fairfield Prep with awards.<br />
15% have received a scholarship to<br />
attend another Catholic high school:<br />
All Hallows High School (7);<br />
Archbishop Molloy High School<br />
(3); Bishop Loughlin High School<br />
(5); Cardinal Hayes High School<br />
(2); Cardinal Spellman High<br />
NUMBER OF <strong>REACH</strong> ALUMNI TO<br />
ENROLL IN A JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL<br />
CRISTO REY<br />
LOYOLA 7<br />
9<br />
FORDHAM<br />
PREP<br />
24 REGIS<br />
68<br />
XAVIER<br />
50<br />
School; Mt. St. Michael's High<br />
School (2); St. Agnes High School<br />
(3); St. Francis Preparatory School;<br />
St. John's Preparatory School (2);<br />
St. Raymond’s High School (2);<br />
Xaverian High School<br />
7% have enrolled in a specialized<br />
or selective public high school:<br />
Aviation High School; Bard<br />
Early College High School;<br />
Brooklyn Tech High School (2);<br />
Bronx High School for Science;<br />
City College High School for<br />
Math, Science and Engineering;<br />
Columbia Preparatory School;<br />
High School for American Studies<br />
at Lehman College; High School<br />
for East-West Studies; LaGuardia<br />
High School for the Performing<br />
Arts; Manhattan Hunter High<br />
School for Science; Masconomet<br />
High School (ABC Placement);<br />
Stuyvesant High School;<br />
Townsend-Harris High School<br />
Overall, <strong>REACH</strong> alumni have won<br />
$8.1 million in scholarship and<br />
grant awards at these schools.<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> Alumni College Enrollment<br />
81 <strong>REACH</strong> alumni have now graduated from high school. Our<br />
alumni currently attend the following schools:<br />
Baruch College (3)<br />
Boston College (2)<br />
Boston University (3)<br />
Bryant University<br />
Colgate University<br />
College of the Holy Cross (3)<br />
Cornell University (4)<br />
CUNY College of Technology<br />
Drexel University<br />
Fairfield University<br />
Florida International University<br />
Fordham University (6)<br />
Hunter College (2)<br />
King’s College (PA)<br />
Labor Institute of<br />
Merchandising<br />
Lafayette College (2)<br />
Loyola College in Maryland (3)<br />
Loyola University - Chicago<br />
Manhattan College<br />
Marist College<br />
Marquette University<br />
Massachusetts Institute of<br />
Technology<br />
Pace University<br />
Polytechnic Institute of NYU<br />
Providence College<br />
Queens College<br />
Rochester Institute of<br />
Technology (3)<br />
Seton Hall University<br />
Skidmore College<br />
St. Francis College (2)<br />
St. John’s University<br />
SUNY Albany (4)<br />
SUNY Binghamton (2)<br />
Syracuse University (4)<br />
The United States Military<br />
Academy Preparatory School<br />
The University of the<br />
Sciences (2)<br />
The University of California<br />
at Fullerton<br />
The University of Delaware (2)<br />
The University of Notre Dame<br />
The University of Scranton (3)<br />
Vanderbilt University<br />
Villanova University (2)<br />
Williams College (2)<br />
RECOGNIZING 10 years<br />
OF generosity<br />
Regis High School and the <strong>REACH</strong> Program<br />
express our deepest gratitude to the University of Scranton<br />
for hosting Camp <strong>REACH</strong> in each of our first 10 summers.<br />
Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., President, 1998-2003<br />
Rev. Scott M. Pilarz, S.J., President, 2003-20011<br />
Rev. Kevin P. Quinn, S.J, President, 2011-Present<br />
<strong>REACH</strong><br />
Alumni<br />
Council<br />
Phillipe Chatelain ’05<br />
Regis ’09, Boston University ’13<br />
Kwaku Frimpong ’06<br />
Loyola ’10, Providence College ’14<br />
Chris Chavez ’07<br />
Xavier ’11,“Marquette University ’15<br />
Danny Echevarria ’08<br />
Regis ’12<br />
Miguel Palines ’09<br />
Regis ’13<br />
Adrian Alonzo ’10<br />
Fordham Prep ’14<br />
Esteban Angeles ’11<br />
Regis ’15<br />
The <strong>REACH</strong> Alumni Council invites you to join the<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> alumni facebook page:<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> Program at Regis High<br />
School — Official Alumni Group<br />
Update your personal information in the<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> Alumni Directory:<br />
On your campus, and within your community, our<br />
students have deepened their experience of religio, mores<br />
and cultura.<br />
1. Go to www.regis-nyc.org/reach.<br />
2. Click on the <strong>REACH</strong> Alumni link.<br />
3. Click on the Link to <strong>REACH</strong> Alumni Database button.<br />
4. New users must click on New User Registration button.<br />
5. Once you are registered, update your home address, email address,<br />
high school attended and college attended.<br />
6. Use the directory to look up your <strong>REACH</strong> and Regis friends.
<strong>REACH</strong><br />
RECRUITING EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS FOR CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS<br />
NON-PROFIT<br />
ORGANIZATION<br />
U.S. POSTAGE<br />
PAID<br />
PERMIT NO. 314<br />
JERSEY CITY, NJ<br />
Regis High School<br />
55 East 84th Street<br />
New York, NY 10028<br />
www.regis-nyc.org/reach<br />
2012 PROGRAM CALENDAR<br />
JANUARY 26<br />
Notifi cation of Regis<br />
Scholarship Winners<br />
JANUARY 28<br />
READ for <strong>REACH</strong> Day<br />
Arrupe Saturday Meeting<br />
FEBRUARY 1<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> Nomination<br />
Deadline<br />
FEBRUARY 5<br />
Memorial of Pedro<br />
Arrupe<br />
FEBRUARY 6<br />
Feast of St. Paul Miki<br />
FEBRUARY 15<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> Information<br />
Night @ 6:30pm<br />
MARCH 3<br />
Spring Saturday<br />
Session Begins<br />
MARCH 24<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> Application<br />
Deadline<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> Entrance<br />
Exam Day<br />
MAY 12<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> Interview Day<br />
Memorial of Matteo Ricci<br />
MAY 23<br />
Spring Recognition<br />
Ceremony @ 7:00pm<br />
JUNE 10<br />
Candidate Orientation<br />
JUNE 16<br />
Feast of St. John<br />
Francis Regis<br />
JULY 7<br />
Depart for Camp <strong>REACH</strong><br />
JULY 27<br />
Return from<br />
Camp <strong>REACH</strong><br />
JULY 31<br />
<strong>REACH</strong> @ Regis Begins<br />
Feast of<br />
St. Ignatius Loyola<br />
AUGUST 17<br />
Summer Celebration<br />
@ 6:00pm<br />
AUGUST 18<br />
Feast of St.<br />
Alberto Hurtado