In August, Matthew Parker (‘21) will swim as part of a relay team to cross the 20-mile distance between Catalina Island to mainland California.
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On July 1, in a packed church, we celebrated the funeral for “J J” Furnace (‘17) who passed away ten days ago. A passionate athlete and member of House of the Water. Rest In Peace, J J!
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In June, Alex Malanga (‘20) qualified for both US Jr Amateur golf tournament in July and for first stage of the US Amateur tournament in August. Congrats young man!
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On June 1, Chris Gosselin (‘12) married Christie Viktorin in a beautiful wedding in the parish church in Wharton, TX. The ceremony was attended by many Western families, and six of Chris’ Western classmates served as groomsmen.
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A group of 2020 Graduates created a tabletop with their College logos surrounding WA Coat of Arms and House shields.
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On May 25, Luke Pelletier (‘13, Green) married Madeline Narduzzi in New Jersey. Luke’s parents, Claire and Mark Pelletier were among Founding Families at Western in 2010. Congrats to the newlyweds!
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Matthew Manis (‘22) tears it up on the mound in his Sophomore year for the Memorial Mustangs! Congrats to Matthew for a great year!
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On Thursday, May 23, 46 Western 8th graders and their families gathered in the Barn to celebrate Western’s 13th Baccalaureate Mass & Graduation.
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Congrats to Edward Bocock (‘21) for contributing in a big way to lead St. Thomas High School to the TAPPS 6A State Track Championship in May. In addition, Edward won an Academic Award earlier in the year.
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Alessandro Directo (‘20) was named Salutatorian at Strake Jesuit and addressed his classmates and faculty at graduation on May 25. Congrats to Alessandro and Carol and Angelo Directo for this accomplishment!
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Rafael Bello (‘13) was our first graduate of several to get married this summer. The wedding was like a Western family reunion! Carmen and Frank Bello, Rafa’s parents were important among founding families at the beginning of Western Academy.
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JP Webber (‘20) was awarded the Todd Maddox Award at Strake Jesuit, voted on by his classmates, faculty and staff.
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Two Old Boys studying at St. Martin’s Academy in rural Kansas are playing rugby there. Jonah Aycock (‘20) plays on the Varsity Team that just won the Kansas State Rugby Championship!
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Graduates of this year’s high school graduates (WA 2020) report that they will be attending 23 colleges of a great variety. It’s great to keep track of our boys as they move on in their careers and education.
Read More25 members of Western’s Class of 2020 attended Founding Roots Dinner this year on April 27. Taylor DeJarnette (‘20) gave a rollicking speech remembering his days at school.
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Old Boys and dads turned up to face faculty teams at a March madness inspired basketball tourney on April 13. One of the Old Boys’ teams beat out one of the Faculty teams in a tight game (24-20) to come up on top.
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In February, Kyle Smith (‘12) and wife Erin, welcomed Margaret Anne into the world. Kyle was the second Western grad to marry and the third to have a child so far, congrats to Kyle and Erin!
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Joseph Cosgray (‘17) began working on cattle ranching while in high school. Nowadays, Cosgray Farms has expanded and provides grass-fed beef nationwide.
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Mason Abell (‘18), a student at Yale University, joined a five-man team win a hackathon at MIT. See his deep-dive into team’s adventure in “near quantum term based portfolio optimization.”
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Eleven Western high school young men attended the UNIV International Conference in Rome during Holy Week and witnessed the beauty and universality of the Church.
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