Carlos Cerda (‘14), here on a visit to Western with Mr. Creech and Mr. Power, is spending his years after graduating from Benedictine College at the University of Minnesota, helping launch a bold initiative aimed at restoring authentic masculinity and faith-driven leadership on campus. Thank you for your service, young man!
Read MoreRecently, we’ve had several wedding engagements among our Old Boys and a special baby for the Gosselin family
Read MoreWestern’s Class of 2025 was the fourteenth graduating class so far. Mr. Hebert commented, “I’m going to miss this class, and I think that’s because they are friends. They are mutually after good, in an authentic way.”
Read MoreJacob Gutierrez (‘15) completed his MS in Finance at the University of Houston, and along with it, the Outstanding Student Award in his class. Jacob is the second of four outstanding Gutierrez boys to attend Western.
Read MoreA great group of Western 2021 grads were honored by St. Thomas High School at this year’s graduation. The awards included academic and sports honors. Congrats, boys!
Read MoreThree 2021 Western grads were honored at Strake Jesuit this year. Henry Omanga was the Valedictorian speaker, Luke Omanga received the Crusader Award for the seniors, and Luke and John Dodson were finalists in the Maddox Scholarship this year.
Read MoreA large group of 2021 grads attended the Founding Roots Dinner on May 3. Pablo Caranti gave a great talk advising them to “remember your roots,” with examples of learning about faith, family and friends. The boys are moving on to colleges and other excellent career paths.
Read MoreThe Ullrich brothers. Michael (‘15), Christopher (‘16) and Peter (‘18), got a lot from their days at Western. The two older brothers are now in the seminary and Peter is doing great as an HVAC technician in Houston.
Read MoreTripp Mediamolle (‘22) learned to play the trumpet at Western and how to lead musical groups. Now, he is one of the drum majors at Stratford High School. He plays trumpet in the top ensemble in concert season and runs a successful small pool business.
Read MoreMatthew Manis (‘22) is ranked the #2 left-handed pitcher in Texas and #12 nationally. The Memorial High School Mustang’s season has just begun and the team is ranked the #2 6A team Texas. Congrats, Matthew and good luck moving forward!
Read MoreHonorary Old Boy, Roman Ochoa (‘17) is in his final year at West Point, studying Mechanical Engineering. He is among a small group of a dozen Western boys deserving of this title. He had a visit from his coaches and wrestlers from high school at West Point in February.
Read MoreMarco Nino (’16) popped in for a visit recently, after finishing his degree from Yale University in December. While at Western, Marco was one of the best Poet Bards ever, winning all three Festival Day competitions in his 8th grade year. We also dug up some of Marco’s fun comments he made in 2016.
Read MoreThe Pigskin Classic this year was, one of the best ever. Eight teams including a Faculty Team, a Dads' Team and five Class teams played it off this year. The Class of 2021 came out on top against the "College & Beyond Consortium" (Classes 2012-19), to capture the win.
Read MoreFrederick Ruppert (‘22) organized other fellow Scouts to accomplish what turned out to be a Herculean task - to clean out the Bayou at Woodland Park.
Read MoreWe welcome two babies born to “old boys” from our first two graduating classes. Congrats to the O’Bar and Heffernan families and their wonderful parents!
Read MoreJohn Hebert (‘22) has an amazing season at Running Back this year, ending the regular season as the #1 high school yard-rusher in Texas, and #7 in the nation.
Read MoreStrake Jesuit awards three Old Boys of the Class of 2021 with academic honors for the year. They are Henry Omanga, Matthew Parker and Mateu Orendain.
Read MoreMatthew Parmenter ('21) has qualified as a National Merit semi-finalist this year, as a senior at St. John XXIII College Prep.
Read MoreIan Riches ('21) obtained an internship this summer at the City of Houston’s Urban Planning Department, the only high school student to intern there this year.
Read MoreOn June 27, Brant Banks (‘15) married Madi Kubik. Both are college athletes, Brant playing his final year at Rice U this year, after playing at U of Nebraska. Madi is a professional volleyball player.
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