The Phoenix Magazine 2015

Phoenix Magazine is the voice and vision
of Saint Joseph Preparatory High School
Thomas E. Nunan, Head of School
Donna M. Secondini, Director of Advancement
Mary Theresa O’Reilly, Operations Manager
Damian Israel Shiner, Creative Director
The magazine’s address is
617 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02134-2460
thephoenix@saintjosephprep.org
Copyright 2015 by Saint Joseph Prep
IN THIS ISSUE...
4 JOURNEYS
From the Travel Log of Tom
Nunan, Jr., Head of School
6 THE DAILY COMMUTE
Just a few of the ways SJP
students get to school
8 THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR
The 2014 Girls’ Soccer Team
and their road to states
9 SETTING THE PACE
The successes of the new
Swim Program at SJP
10 TRAVELS NEAR AND FAR
From halfway around the globe
to just down the street, our
students share their stories
12
EXCEPTIONAL, ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION
Catching up with Kristen McCosh, MSJA ’86
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SETTING THE STAGE FOR CHANGE
Renovation & relocation of the Fitness Center
BEHOLD, I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW
Renovation & transformation of the STEAM
Center and the Learning Commons
THE CLASS OF ’15 GRADUATES
2015 Commencement in pictures
SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND
ABOVE ALL, FRIENDSHIP
The experience and wisdom of four graduates
22 CLASS NOTES
24 ANNUAL REPORT 2015
Contributing Writer
Mariagrazia LaFauci MSJA ’08
Unless otherwise indicated,
all photography by Tim Llewellyn.
Design by Damian Shiner