St. Benedict’s Prep’s 146th Commencement Exercise
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St. Benedict's 146th Commencement Exercise was a virtual reality in these trying times. But our Gray Bee family, as usual, put together a memorable program to honor the Class of 2020 on Sunday.
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to read story and watch video replay of the entire graduation ceremony.
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Despite all the heartache and havoc that came with the pandemic,
St. Benedict’s battled through it with a competence that was second to none – from the IT staff having virtual learning ready to go from the first day of school closures with teachers, faculty and staff right behind with the proficiency of seasoned online veterans.
All that combined to make this year a one-of-a-kind success story – from College Guidance maintaining its high standard of getting our students into universities and colleges this fall, while giving our seniors their just due – albeit virtually – all the way to the end of graduation last Sunday.
The seniors were honored all last week. The Class of 2020 was recognized in a series of pre-recorded events that substituted the traditional Senior Awards Dinner, usually held on the Thursday leading up to graduation, before Anthony Augustin was named the
Presidential Award Winner
at the award ceremony during Friday’s Virtual Convocation. The 130 Seniors were then feted with
Commencement
on Sunday.
Matriculation:
With all of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Benedict’s College Guidance Department, headed by Didier Jean-Baptiste, was busy as ever and to date has landed over 95-percent of our seniors in college. St. Benedict's Class of 2020 have announced their college plans, which include Albright, Assumption, Bowdoin, Cal State Northridge, Caldwell (4 SBP students), Columbia College (Chicago), Concordia University (Montreal), Cornell, County College of Morris, Dominican, Drew, Essex County College (5), Fairfield, Felician (4), Fullerton Community College (CA), George Washington, Georgetown, Haverford, Ithaca, Jacksonville (2), Lawrence, Lehigh, Louisiana Tech, Montclair State (2), Morehouse, New Jersey City University (Nursing), NJIT (5), Notre Dame, Ohio State, Rider, Robert Morris, Rutgers-New Brunswick (3), Rutgers-Newark (10), Saint John's (MN), Saint Leo's, Saint Vincent (2), Seton Hall (3), Stockton, SUNY-Buffalo, The College of New Jersey, Tulane, University of Pittsburgh, University of Delaware (3), Virginia Military Institute, and Wesleyan. In addition, one member of the class has begun the process of enlisting in the United States Air Force.
Changing of the Guard!
A Friday before Commencement can’t end without saluting our next Senior Group Leaders. The Class of 2020-2021 will be headed by Sunil Das (Senior Group Leader), Rafael Jaquez (White Section Leader), Sekou Diabate (Community Standards Leader), Akhir Crenshaw (Freshman Leader), Giuseppe Loiacono (Gray Section Leader), Samuel Pineda (Blue Section Leader), Reuben Kadushin (Transfer Leader) and Eric Duarte (Maroon Section Leader).
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Midshipmen return to The Hive:
Tyler Hayes and Richard Diaz, both graduates of St. Benedict’s Class of ’15, returned to The Hive on Tuesday after having graduated from the United States Naval Academy on May 14. Congrats to Tyler, a political science major, and Richard, who majored in history. They were joined at The Hive by fellow Midshipman and Gray Bee Joe Carmona ’17, a Midshipmen First Class who will graduate next spring from Annapolis with a major in Quantitative Economics.
St. Benedict’s Hall of Fame Committee
is still seeking nominations for inductees into the SBP Hall of Fame Class of 2020. To submit your nomination, please visit our
Hall of Fame web page
and click the "HOF Nomination Form" button. Honorees will be announced this summer. Deadline is June 30. Any questions, please call or email Mary Hauck at (973) 792-5776 or
[email protected]
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Convocation is always open to Alumni
, but with it turning virtual, it’s become a who’s who for alumni bragging rights during this pandemic. At 8:30 a.m. on any Monday, Wednesday and Friday during our extended Winter Term, alumni were turning out in droves for a morning prayer, singing and affirmations. Friday morning’s Convo was the last until June 29. When we return for First Term/Summer Phase on July 6, Convo will happen every day. Can any Class step up and challenge the Big 3 (Class of ’83, ’93 & ’03) with the most attendees at Convo? Stay tuned.
Turn Yourself In!
Have you started a new job, won an award, got married or welcomed a child to your family? We are currently working on the Summer 2020 issue of St. Benedict’s Magazine, so if you have news to share with your classmates, keep us informed. Submit you requests to Noreen Connolly at [email protected] by Friday, June 12, to be included in the next issue of our magazine in the Class Notes section.
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Ever Dear St. Benedict’s: Dr. Jeremy Fletcher, our Music Director, took some time out during quarantine and created our Alma Mater with a quartet featuring faculty and monks, including himself, Fr. Al, Br. Simon, Dr. Lansang and Joshua Mauldin.
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to watch and sing-a-long.
Telly Awards:
For the second consecutive year, St. Benedict’s has picked up a pair of Telly Awards for video content. Our videos, made in conjunction with
Erbach Communications Group
, were awarded a Silver Medal and Bronze Medal this time around. The Silver went to
"What a Year - SBP at 150!"
in the General-Educational Institution for Non-Broadcast category, while the Bronze was awarded for,
“My Benedict’s Story – Mike Caruso ’63”
in the Non-Broadcast General Fundraising category.
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