Dates To Keep In Mind
From all of us at Xavier, we hope you are enjoying your summer. We wish you happy and healthy times ahead. A few dates to keep in mind through the end of the calendar year:
Sept. 11: Grandparent's Mass at Xavier
Oct. 15: Homecoming Reception and Football Game at Xavier
Oct. 21: Mercy-Xavier Walk-A-Thon
Oct. 28-29: Class of 1972 50th Reunion (more information below)
Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Mass at Xavier
Dec. 1: SFX & Heritage Society Reception at Griswold Inn, Essex
Dec. 2: Falcon Giving Day (online event)
Dec. 27-28: Arthur M. Kohs Christmas Tournament at Xavier
Alumni Updates
Jason "Jake" Edwards '90 is Director of the Honors Program at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, GA, as well as an Assistant Professor of English. He and his wife Michelle live in Suwanee, GA.
Zachary Flynn '07 graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Masters of Social Work from Fordham University on May 24. He is employed with the State of New York.
Patrick Renstrom '10 is a 2014 Bentley graduate now a manager with PwC (PriceWaterhouseCoopers) in its national finance transformation management consulting.
Collin Malloy '18 of Middletown, a finance major, was awarded a bachelor's degree from Providence College. Malloy was awarded the Col. J. Gardner Conway ’36 Alumni Sabre Award. The Providence College Alumni Association, on behalf of the graduates who have been commissioned through ROTC and in memory of Col. J. Gardner Conway ’36, presents a ceremonial military sabre to the cadet who achieves the highest standing in the cadet corps in terms of military aptitude, moral character, scholastic achievement, and leadership potential.
Malloy was also the ROTC Battalion Commander as well as a member of the Rugby Club and Friars Club. Malloy will be commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army Active Duty.
Marty Wall '18 will be a senior at Marquette. He is majoring in Mechanical Engineering and has a summer internship at Waukesha Gas Engines as a Performance Engineer. "It's been very busy, but I'm learning a lot," he reports.
Giulio Giuffrida '19 has won a prize for outstanding work in the humanities at Boston University. He was awarded the Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize from the school's Center for the Humanities.
$10,000 Donation In Memory Of Kleinhen
A total of $10,000 from the Eluned and Edward Russell Charitable Foundation is being given to Xavier, $5,000 to the Brother J. Robert Houlihan, C.F.X., Endowed Scholarship Fund, and $5,000 for what will become the Houlihan Innovation Science Lab here at Xavier. Brother Houlihan died in July of 2021. The gift is in memory of Brian M. Kleinhen, who died in a motorcycle accident in 2018 at the age of 47.
Class of '72 Reunion
To sign up for the Class of 1972 50th reunion, please click HERE. There also is a 50th Reunion Facebook page.
Around The Campus
Once the school year was done, the chapel started to receive a facelift that includes new lighting and two coats of a brighter white paint. Also, new air conditioning units were installed, another part of being more energy sufficient.
Sam Enes ‘23 and Gavin Dow ’23 were selected to participate in the United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar, a six-day program that gives high school students a taste of what it’s like to be a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Thirteen students left on the morning of June 20 for a service trip to Camden, N.J. The trip brings students to the Romero Center, whose ministries serve the poor and vulnerable members of the Camden community.
The Red Cross blood drive at Xavier on June 27, led by Allen Vidallion '23, was a success. The drive surpassed the goal of 39 units with a total of 46 units collected. Vidallion was assisted by Vincent Salamone '23 and Cormac Burke '24.
Xavier had a total of 417 students make the Headmaster's and Principal's List for the 2021-2022 school year. To view the full set of names from both lists as well as the honor roll from each quarter, click HERE.
In honor of Memorial Day, the Xavier Cycling Club hosted a fundraiser ride and run to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project. Tristan Schemmerling '23, who aspires to attend one of the military academies, is the co-founder of the cycling club. He currently is a Cadet Master Sergeant in the Royal Charter Composite Squadron of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol. About $1,200 was raised.
GameTimeCT compiled the list of state championships by school for the 2021-2022 academic year. Xavier was in a six-way tie for second most with four (Class L cross country, Class L indoor track, Class L and State Open wrestling). Only one of those six schools besides Xavier had four boys titles, though. Of the three schools that won five titles, none had more than three boys titles. The list can be found HERE.
Drew Kron ‘22 and Tyler Hartley ‘22, each of whom will play college baseball next season, wrapped up their high school careers at Xavier by making the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Class LL All-State team. They also were named to the Academic All-State team. Kron, headed for UConn, hit .400, scored a school-record 38 runs, had 30 hits, walked 27 times, and stole 20 bases. He had three home runs, drove in 19 runs and also made the GameTimeCT All-State first team and the New Haven Register All-Area Team. This summer Kron is playing for the Norwich Sea Unicorns of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England. In a June 12 game, he stole three bases. On June 18, he had three hits. Information on Norwich can be found HERE.
Hartley (Marist) was 5-1 with a save, a 1.70 ERA, and 69 strikeouts for the Falcons. A number of Xavier athletes from spring sports made the All-SCC teams, which can be found HERE.
Eamon Burke '22 made the GameTimeCT All-State second team in boys outdoor track and field. Burke capped off his Xavier career by finishing 11th in the 5000 at the New Balance Nationals June 16 at historic Franklin Field in Philadelphia. In his four years as a Falcon runner for the cross country, and indoor and outdoor track programs, he was part of five state team championships, and goes down in history as one of the best distance runners at Xavier.
Nick Cerreta '01, the Dean of Students and baseball coach, was named the Southern Connecticut Diamond Club Coach of the Year. Xavier had a 22-4 record this season, reaching the Class LL quarterfinals.
Stefanie Reay was named boys volleyball coach of the year in the SCC. Xavier reached the semifinals of the Class M tournament and finished 16-7, winning nine of 10 in the Xavier gym.
Rory McCormack '22 was named to the GameTimeCT first team in boys volleyball. He led the Falcons with 282 kills, 61 aces and 269 digs. Peter O'Brien '23 made the second team.
Remembering Our Brothers
Bother James L. Sullivan (Brother Valerius)
Born: Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 8, 1930. Died: Milton, Mass., June 10, 1988
From the Xaverian Menology: "In 1965 he became the first Director of Guidance at the newly founded Xavier High School in Middletown. By his own admission he left a part of his heart in Middletown, and, fittingly, the guidance suite at Xavier is named in his memory. After leaving Xavier in 1969, he became the Superior at Notre Dame, Utica. After Utica he began a long career in provincial administration serving as Vicar Provincial, Provincial, and Provincial Treasurer. As a Superior and Provincial, Brother James was a 'no nonsense' kind of man, but he never let that get in the way of his heart. He knew when a Brother needed a gentle and listening heart or when a Brother needed a good kick."
In Memoriam
Each month we remember those who have died recently or those who have been called to our attention.
Michael Papallo, Class of 1969: To view the obituary, click HERE.
Bob Chapman, Class of 1977: To view his obituary, click HERE.
Carl R. Erlacher Jr., father of Carl Jr. '84 and grandfather of Nicholas '12: To view the obituary, click HERE.
Bart Bozzi, Class of 1972: To view the obituary of Mr. Bozzi, who died in 2019, click HERE.
A Few Reminders
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Alumni newsletters are archived on our website, xavierhighschool.org, under the Alumni & Giving section.
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