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The Power of Matching Gifts
Ayesha Blackwell-Hawkins, Esq.
, didn’t realize the true impact her mother,
Regina L. Blackwell H’10,
had on generations of Gray Bees until after she passed away in December 2014. Mrs. Blackwell was St. Benedict’s Prep’s school nurse for 22 years, known for helping kids out with lunch money, but also marching them back to the classroom if they faked an illness. “We didn’t realize that we shared my mother with so many people,” said Ayesha, who along with her brothers,
Adrian ’89
and
Maurice ’94 Blackwell
, heard the same refrain from so many alumni, “Your mother was like a mom to me.”
Ayesha, and her husband,
James C. Barnes Hawkins, Esq. ’87,
wanted to commemorate Mrs. Blackwell’s legacy at the School. “She was always so involved,” said Ayesha, noting that beyond her duties as an RN, her mother took care of the monks, gave students a place to stay when they needed one and hosted international exchange students. “St. Benedict’s meant a lot to her with work that she found really meaningful.”
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St. Benedict’s once again welcomed a group of exchange students from The Netherlands on Sept. 20 for the fourth year of the program with the Jac P. Thijsse College in Holland.
Click here for photos of their arrival and a trip they took with our students to the Jersey Shore. They also shadowed SBP students in class and took a trip into NYC.
The Freshman Class of 2023 got a head start on its college visits. Before even receiving their first progress reports of the Fall Term, the entire 150-member of the Class of 2023 visited Rutgers - the State University of New Jersey in New Brunswick on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The goal was to build an appreciation for the cause and effect relationship between the decisions they make now as freshmen, and the opportunities that can be available to them ultimately by their senior year.
Click here for more details and photos.
Talking Food, Changing Lives: In a show called
Random Acts of Cooking, Celebrity Chef Plum visited The Hive last Spring Phase to connect with a group of young men in the Culinary Program to guide them through the preparation of a celebratory meal in honor of their school teachers and mentors. Part 1 can be seen by
clicking this link. Part two is
shown here. The final episode will air on Oct. 15.
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association has bestowed a Gold Medal, the highest award given, upon
The Benedict News for its print and online versions for 2018-19.
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St. Benedict's held its annual Golf Outing on Sept. 16 at the Spring Lake Golf Club at the Shore. This year's event, which had a great turnout of golfers, benefitted the
Rasheed Wiggins '95 Memorial Scholarship
.
Click here
for photos from the outing.
Educators from schools run by members of the Benedictine Order from all over the world
took part in the Benedictine Educators Network (BENet) Conference last week in Sydney, Australia. St. Benedict’s, which has been a staple at the BENet conferences in the past, was represented by faculty members and alumni/alumnae, Pat Flynn H’95, director of the Drama Guild; Jim Duffy H’16, dean of the Middle Division; and Rich Molina ’06, science teacher and fencing coach at The Hive. BENET 2019 explored new models of governance in education embracing the diverse expressions of Benedictine spirituality.
Open House schedule for the Fall.
Director of Admissions Mario Gallo is looking for interested alumni to conduct interviews for this year's Open House schedule on select Saturdays for the next three months (Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Dec. 14). All three will run from 9:30 a.m. until 12 noon. Please email or call
Mario Gallo
at 973-792-5719 or
Doris Lamourt
at 973-792-5744 to get involved.
SBP Alums share their expertise with current Gray Bees
during Summer Phase. Bob DiQuollo and Sharif Muhammad came back to summer school at The Hive. The duo – DiQuollo, a 1965 graduate of St. Benedict’s and vice chair of SBP’s Board of Trustees, and Muhammad, a member of the Class of ’92 – spent the month of August teaching a Financial Literacy class to the senior class of 2020 at The Hive.
Read more.
Our own Dr. Ivan Lamourt ’82 was
a guest on Steve Adubato’s One-on-One program that aired last month on NJTV and WNET. Dr. Lamourt was asked about teen bullying and abuse, and the impact social media and technology have on kids today.
Watch video.
Three alumni will be inducted into the Newark Athletic Hall of Fame:
William Jamieson ’62
,
Vincent Almeida ’95
and
Ryan Sherman ’05
. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at the Best Western Robert Treat Hotel in Newark. For more information, please email
Candace Bradsher
. Congratulations, honorees!
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Get your Gear in t
ime for the Holidays!
The new-and-improved Gray Bee Store allows you to select from a number of different brands – Adidas, Under Armour, etc. – and add your favorite logos. Aside from your Gray Bee clothing needs, you can pick decals, magnets and backpacks. The store even has baby clothes, along with jewelry and much more. A portion of all sales directly benefits St. Benedict's Prep. Act now and get free shipping with an order of $50 or more. Go to
GrayBeeShop.com to find the perfect gift for yourself or an alum.
Keep up-to-date with what's happening in and around The Hive by visiting St. Benedict's Twitter page:
@StBenedictsNJ, or follow our Headmaster
@FrEdwinLeahy, while staying in touch with SBP by visiting our
website and/or our
Facebook and
Instagram pages. Alumni are also encouraged to join our St. Benedict's Alumni Network on LinkedIn and our
Gray Bee Connect platform.
Amazon Smiles on St. Benedict's: The Hive participates in Amazon's 'Smile' program. Through the program, Amazon contributes an amount equal to .5% of the total of your purchase (at no additional cost to you) to a charity of your choice. To make St. Benedict's your designated charity, go to
smile.amazon.com, and when prompted for a charity, enter "St. Benedict's Newark." Then find "St. Benedict's Preparatory School" among the different institutions with similar names to ours. You shop, St. Benedict’s benefits! To date, the AmazonSmile program has raised $2,639.35 for The Hive.
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