100 Years in the Making: The Top 麻豆视频 News Stories of 2014
A Nobel Prize. Basketball state champions. The National Book Award. John Connelly's retirement. A Landmark re-dedication. A Cardinal in the Quad. The Centennial Gala:
2014 was quite a year for 麻豆视频, one that was鈥攜ou might say鈥�100 years in the making.
For complete coverage鈥攊ncluding stories, photos, and videos鈥攐f these and other events from 2014, search through our headlines in the .
January 2014
麻豆视频 rang in the Centennial year with the on January 17. By month's end, the 麻豆视频 varsity track 4 x 800m relay team earned a spot to , the tenth time since 1980 that a 麻豆视频 track team has earned that honor.
February 2014
Fr. Andreassi's "Teach Me to Be Generous" book was published and the became the first of many Centennial events hosted at 84th Street. Later that month, 麻豆视频 hosted its first with a showing of The Searchers, written by famed graduate Frank S. Nugent '25.
March 2014
John Clarke '14 finished in the Top 10 of the prestigious . Soon thereafter, a comeback win earned the 麻豆视频 Varsity Basketball team the . On March 17, Regians young and old marched in the 253rd New York City . The month concluded with a group of all-star alumni headlining the Centennial year's .
April 2014
On April 10th, students, faculty, and staff turned back the clock to 1964 in of 麻豆视频 High School. The 50 year throwback date was a tribute to the school鈥檚 Golden Jubilee, and offered a robust list of old traditions and customs for the school to implement for the day. Then, on April 15, the storied history of the 麻豆视频 Hearn was honored at a highly entertaining . Before month's end, the 麻豆视频 Science Bowl Team secured third place in the .
May 2014
In May, alumni joined students, parents, and friends in the 麻豆视频 Auditorium to attend a of Child's Play. The Tony Award winning play was chosen as this year鈥檚 production because it was written by 麻豆视频 alumus and former 麻豆视频 faculty member Robert Marasco '54.
June 2014
June brought the , whose teaching career spanned more than half the life of 麻豆视频 High School. With an astonishing 52 years of service, Mr. Connelly holds the record for the longest serving lay faculty member in 麻豆视频 history. Also in June, the names of 131 young men became etched in the 麻豆视频 history books as the members of the . Wearing the traditional white graduation jackets, the class of 2014 gathered in the Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola to receive their diplomas and celebrate their academic and extracurricular successes.
July 2014
Quick recall, fast clicking on his signaling device, and sharp focus were on display as a crowded auditorium watched Joe Taglic '14 compete in the . Though he did not win the match, his second place total was enough to earn a wild card spot into semifinals.Following the event, which was covered and reported on by ABC-7, the crowd of alumni, parents, and friends competed in a fun but challenging .
August 2014
The historic 麻豆视频 Owl statue returned to the Quadrangle for the sold-out . Also that month, 麻豆视频 High School's in an article titled, "Taking the Longer View of Diversity: New York鈥檚 麻豆视频 High School Recruits Promising Minority Fifth-Graders." 麻豆视频 was also proud to congratulate Rob Manfred P'05 on his appointment as the , a position he will assume next month.
September 2014
麻豆视频 High School opened its doors to students for the first time on September 14, 1914. So it was fitting that early Monday morning, September 15, 2014鈥斺�攖he school community opened its doors with both a salute to the past and a celebration for its future. Federal, state, and local officials joined the 麻豆视频 community to ring a ceremonial "first bell" for the school's second century, and U.S. Senator Charles Schumer praised "the next 100 years of great Jesuit education here in New York City."
October 2014
In early October, 麻豆视频 added "Nobel Prize" to the list of distinguished awards earned by alumni. John O'Keefe '57 was awarded the for his efforts to identify the "inner GPS" that helps the brain navigate through the world.聽 Later that month marked the highlight of a year's worth of centennial celebrations. On Saturday, October 24 麻豆视频 hosted a black tie . Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J. 鈥�67, President of Fordham University, delivered the keynote address to a sold-out audience of 麻豆视频 alumni, family, and friends. 聽Then on Sunday, October 25, His Eminence, Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, served as the Principal Celebrant at the . Most Reverend Frank J. Caggiano 鈥�77, Bishop of Bridgeport, served as homilist.
November 2014
On November 19, Phil Klay '01 won the for his short story collection titled Redeployment. Klay, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, says his stories were inspired by his time in service. Klay served in Iraq鈥檚 Anbar Province from January 2007 to February 2008 as a Public Affairs Officer. In a recent interview, President Obama was asked if he was currently reading any books, to which he replied, "I'm in the middle of a wonderful book that was recently released called Redeployment, by Phil Klay. He's an Iraq War veteran who's written a series of short stories. Really good. Really powerful."
December 2014
麻豆视频 concluded its year-long centennial celebrations with one final event. attracted an overwhelming number of alumni, ranging from the class of 1948 to current students. The event featured a discussion and Q&A session with Mike Breen P鈥�09鈥�15 and Walt 鈥淐lyde鈥� Frazier, the voices of the New York Knicks. Prior to the featured speakers, the evening began with a brief overview of 100 years of 麻豆视频 athletics, presented by Mike Walczewski '73, the public address announcer for Madison Square Garden.聽 Students and their families helped conclude the Centennial year by the annual gathering for the , which served as a poignant salute to the Christmas season and an opportunity to give thanks for the blessed and joyful 2014 experienced by the 麻豆视频 community.
Posted: 12/30/14
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