From the Alumni Office...
| October 29, 2009 - For all those who have asked! Father Renna is enjoying his time over at the Jesuit Retreat Center at Los Gatos, California though he misses his Brophy family. Here he is photographed with Brophy Principal Bob Ryan and Brophy President
Father Eddie Reese this week. |
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| A Special Thanks
October 29, 2009 - Whitfill's Nursery has been incredibly generous to Brophy over the years so we wanted to give them a special shout-out. They are owned and operated by Brian Blake '77, father of Matt '04, Dustin '06 & Lucas '13, Cindy Graber, mother of Addison '05 & Taylor '09, and Frances Ducar, mother of
Dallas '10 & Dillan '13. They have a long history with Brophy. Whitfill's has donated to countless Graduation Ceremonies, Parent/Faculty Dinner Dances, Easter lillies for the Chapel, Christmas trees and numerous other dances & events on campus and they just continue to give. Their latest Brophy project can be seen by all over at the new Brophy Sports Campus location at 7th Street & Highland Ave. Brophy is so grateful for all you done.
When you are considering your fall and winter garden needs, stop by Whitfill…they have made Brophy beautiful for years and years! |
Brophy Alumni Directory
October 7, 2009 - The 2010 Brophy Alumni Directory Project is in its final days. By now Brophy alumni should have received
the first communication in postcard form. Once again, Brophy has outsourced
this project to Harris Connect. They are a trusted source and
have completed the last 3 Alumni Directories, they have also worked with
Xavier Prep in the past.
If you've misplaced your postcard,
you can contact Harris Connect at 800-546-9354. |
Class of 1980 Reunion
October 22-24, 2010.
Contact Lewis Brown for more information
E: lb@lewisbrown.com
P:
503/843-2777
Where in the world is Robie Childers? Brophy has found a lost item, if you know how to reach Robie, please have him call the alumni office or email here. |
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
November 4, 2009 - Greg Sullivan '03 is living in DC these days. He just finished work as a community developer/business educator in Ukraine where he learned Russian, taught economics and NGO development project. He's currently working with the communications department at the Human Rights Campaign in DC.
| November 3, 2009 - Sean Smallman '01 finished grad school and is working as the resident Lighting Designer at the Civic Theatre in Kalamazoo, Michigan. |
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October 27, 2009 - Peter Olsen '90 ran his 6th marathon of the year with his 7th and last for 2009 coming this weekend. He's hoping to return to Phoenix this January 2010 to join the PF Chang's Rock 'n Roll Marathon. The photo (right) was taken at the Berlin Marathon on September 20th.
October 26, 2009 - Crosshair, a short story by Scott Middlemist '87, was chosen for The Writing Show's 2009 Ghast Fest. "A sniper mistakenly kills two boys in Iraq and their ghosts seek revenge." Read more... |
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October 20, 2009 - 30,000 miles, 31 NFL stadiums, 3 friends & 1 great cause,
Nathan Thompson '98 and his brother Aaron ' 04 travel the country in honor of friend & soldier in Kuwait.
Watch Nathan's CNN interview
Visit 31stadiums.com website...
October 20, 2009 - Quentin Grigsby '09 and Nick Ayers '09 join Columbia University men's soccer team. Read more... |
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IN MEMORIAM
November 2, 2009 - Alan Kucharski, father of Jake '08. Monsignor O'Grady will preside over mass in the Brophy Chapel on Friday, November 6th at 5 PM.
October 16, 2009 - Edward J. Walsh, father of Edward '80, John '85 and Rob '87, grandfather of Matthew Simpson '08
October 2, 2009 - Barbara Adams, mother of Taylor Adams '04 passed away September 16th.
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Yearbooks
Lose your yearbook? Between moving to college and starting a
family we sometimes lose track of precious things. Brophy has
found a treasure-trove of yearbooks for the following years:
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001
Price $20 per book, to benefit Brophy's new generation of students. Contact Stephanie Stefani at 602-264-5291 ext 6212
These books are available to ALUMNI ONLY.
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Need a transcript?
Fill out the order form and fax or
mail in payment (fax credit card payments only). Transcript orders
will not be taken with out payment& order form.
Most transcripts take approximately 72 hours to retrieve. Please note
diplomas can take up to three months to reproduce.
For more information
contact Donna
Nelson, Registrar at
602-264-5291 ext 6265 |
Donate online
Brophy's financial aid budget for the 2009-2010 school year was $2.35 M. Thanks to the generosity of so many donors, young men were afforded a Jesuit education who otherwise did not have the means. Donating to the Brophy Financial Aid is easy.
Or make checks
payable to:
Brophy College Preparatory & mail to 4701 North Central
Ave
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Questions about donating?
Contact Patti Franz at
602.264.5291 ext.
6365 or pfranz@brophyprep.org |
Leaving a Legacy:
Planned Giving for
Brophy College Preparatory
Nearly 50 Brophy families and friends have pledged gifts to the Brophy Legacy Society. There are many different ways you can use planned giving: you can award a gift to Brophy by naming the school as a beneficiary in your will, your retirement planning, or life insurance program or consider an annuity or trust.
Click the Legacy Society link on the sidebar, you’ll find ideas, information and a calculator which will analyze the benefits based on the different giving packages. Brophy also has professional resources at your disposal. Consider a legacy gift to Brophy.
If you have any questions you can contact Joe Helm at 602-264-5291 ext. 6430 or email jhelm@brophyprep.org.
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BROPHY DAD'S CLUB STUDENT JOB REFERRAL PROGRAM
Each year the Brophy Dad's Club organizes a job referral program for Brophy students seeking employment opportunites. The program encourages further development as yong adults and provides Brophy students with valuable work experience. If you are able to provide employment on a part-time basis, or full-time during the summer, please visit the Brophy Job Referral Program.
Fill out the Job Description Form and mail it to studentjobs@brophyprep.org.
If you have any questions,
contact Mark Jones at mark.jones@levredgetech.com or 602/695-1959.
Special thank you to alumnus
Andy Schmidbauer '88,
Director of Work Student, for his tireless efforts on behalf of Brophy students.
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eNews Archives...
September 2009
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Noteworthy Alum
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Brophy Hall of Fame
The Roundup launches live game updates through Twitter
By Ian C. Beck ’12
The Roundup Sports Co-Editor
Want to know what’s going on with Brophy sports but can’t be at the game?
Don’t want to wait until the next day to see the score? Follow Brophy Sports on The Roundup’s new Twitter page and get the stats right away.
Starting this Friday, Nov. 6, for the Brophy vs. Yuma game at Phoenix College, The Roundup’s sideline reporter will be providing live in-game updates on scores and big plays starting at 7 p.m.
Find “BrophySports” on www.twitter.com and follow us to see the updates, or watch the updates on The Roundup’s Web site at http://roundup.brophyprep.org. Scroll down to see the updates on the right-hand side of the page.|
Also do not forget to become a fan of “The Brophy Roundup” on Facebook for other news updates and information. |
Jesuits across the country....
Jesuit Message Drives Detroit's Last Catholic School
Amy Sullivan for Time magazine
November 9, 2009
More.... |
News around campus...
Brophy Golf
November 2, 2009 - Currently playing the Super Regional/Region Tournament at Maryvale, the guys are off to a great start posting the best team score in both regional brackets.
Yesterday, we were led by senior Ryan Donahue who posted an impressive 4 under par 68 and junior David Lowe who posted a very solid 3 under par 69.
Senior Parker Middleton and junior Paul Pullin both turned in impressive rounds of one over par 73 and freshmen Tyler Kertson played very well in his “post season” debut posting a round of 3 over par 75 (with a double bogey on 18).
The tournament continues today…
November 3, 2009
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The golf team finished 1st place in our bracket of the Super Region Tournament.
The Broncos were led on day 2 by seniors Parker Middleton (3 under par 69) and Ryan Donahue (1 under par 71). Solid rounds by juniors David Lowe (1 over par 73) and Paul Pullin (2 over par 74) kept the team in the mix. Freshmen Tyler Kertson had a great 1st tournament with 2 rounds in the 70s.
The team finished the 2-day tournament 6 under par, one of only 2 teams to finish under par. Hamilton finished in record setting fashion with an incredible 2-day team total of 23 under par…
The state tournament will be held Monday and Tuesday at Papago Golf Course.
Special thanks to Golf Coach, Jon Shores, for his hard work and guidance.
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Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos visit at Most Holy Trinity
The Catholic Sun produced their latest video featuring Brophy senior Keon Seif-Naraghi. Each year Jose Leyba '94, Brophy teacher and alumnus, takes approximately 100 students to work for the Friends of the Orphans and play with the children.
Watch Catholic Sun video
Find out more about the orphanage at www.friendsoftheorphans.org |
Brophy Swim & Dive wins the Fiesta Region Championship
November 2, 2009 - Brophy’s score was 613 points to second place Desert Vista’s 374 points. Brophy swimmers set 7 new region records and qualified every swimmer into the state meet. Top medal winners were Chris Webb, 1st 200 free & 500 free, John Wojciechowski, 1st 50 free & 100 fly, Louis Wojciechowski, 1st 100 back & 2nd 200 IM, Danny Hatfield, 1st 200 IM & 2nd 100 back, Harrison Gibson, 1st 100 breast, Brian Stevens, 1st 100 free & 3rd 200 free. Other top 4 medal winners were Alex Theisen, 4th 200 free, Dominic Ryan, 3rd 200 IM & 3rd 100 back, Jeremy Becker, 4th 100 free & 50 free, Tucker Wells, 4th 200 IM and Wes Elford 4th in 500 free. |
Brophy Speech & Debate News
Congratulations to the Speech and Debate Team for winning the Desert Vista Invitational this past weekend.
Event winners included Andy McCoy '12, Sukhi Singh '12, Ryan Michels '11, Abhi Singh '12, RJ Silva '10, Jack Wolf '10, Konstantine Vrazhilov '10 and Steven Ebensberger '10.
Finalists included Jack Flynn '13 Nick Schlegel '10, Matt Rubbelke '10, Ian White '12, Patrick Miller '10, Scott Franz '10, Nick Petsas '10 and Antonio Duran '10. |
Fall College Commitments
Kasey Coffman, baseball -Arizona State
Harrison Gibson, swimming -Ohio State
John Wojciechowski, swimming -Michigan |
Brophy Football Online
Other game broadcasts
Game times 7 PM
October 23rd against Hamilton on
FSN Arizona |
National Merit Awards Commended Students and Hispanic Recognition Program
In addition to the Brophy’s 19 Semi-finalists announced in mid-September, National Merit awarded Brophy students once again.
Commended Scholars: The following seniors were among the 34,000 students nationwide commended based on last year’s PSAT. Andrew Atallah, Dewayne Byrnes,
Timothy Landry, Robert Mayasich,
Joe Murphy, Sathrukhan Murugan,
Bryce Muzzy, Connor O’Shaughnessy, Douglas Spelder, Kendall Umstead,
Nicholas Wagner
Hispanic Recognition: These six seniors were recognized as Scholars, a distinction reserved for 5,000 of the nearly 200,000 Hispanic students who to the PSAT. These students achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher: Tomas Abrate, Antonio Duran, Ryan Filler, Salvador Guardiola,
Esteban Orozco, Nicholas Shore |
St. Francis Xavier Statue Installation
August 2009 - Father Eddie Reese, S.J., Dr. & Mrs. Tom Hudak & Principal Bob Ryan and Tom Bollinger of Arizona Bronze Company among others were in attendance for the installation of the St. Francis statue in the Chapel yard.
A St. Francis statue original stood in the Chapel yard until a wind storm blew it down in the 50s.
The Sacred Heart was erected and now thanks to Dr. Tom Hudak and the Greg Hoyt Family, St. Francis is now standing in the courtyard. The Sacred Heart has been relocated and is now watching over the Graham Plaza where most students gather for lunch & break.
The statue
will be blessed by Father Superior John McGarry, S.J. after the Mass of the Holy Spirit on Friday -August 28th.
Watch the installation video... |
GROWING IN IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY
"Growing in Ignatian Spirituality" will be the focus of an exciting series open to men and women using adaptations from St Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises. Led by Adria Renke, Vice President, Brophy College Preparatory and sponsored by the Brophy Moms Guild Prayer Group, it promises to be an inspirational time of reflection and quiet contemplation. Invite your friends and meet new ones in a welcoming environment. Regardless of your religious affiliation, this will be something you don't want to miss!
The daytime series begins August 26th at 11:30 am and meets monthly in Brophy Chapel.
The evening series begins August 27th at 7 pm and will continue based on interest.
For inquiries, conntact
ahuntersmith@aol.com and rondamattern@yahoo.com |
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