Latest News
Alumnus Ordained as Permanent Deacon
Deacon Brandon Justice 1990
Archbishop
Donald Wuerl ordained 20 new permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of
Washington during a June 26 Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception. Our alumnus, Brandon Justice, was one of
the permanent deacons ordained.
According to an article from
the Catholic Standard, "From 1984-87, he lived in Guatemala, becoming
fluent in Spanish and later conversational Italian...He attended Mount
St. Mary's University from which he earned his bachelor's degree in
government and international studeis with a minor in spanish in 1995.
Justice earned his master's degree in management with a communications
concetration from the College of Notre Dame in 2003 and made his final
profession as Secular Franciscan in 2007. He has been a police officer
for 15 years. He and his wife, Erin, have been married since 1999, and
are expecting their fifth child this September. The family belongs to
St. Mary of the Mills Parish in Laurel."
Deacon Justice has been assigned to St. Mary of the Mills Parish, Laurel, with a ministry at Birthright Center in Wheaton.
Musical Math - Teaching Kids Math with Hip-Hop
Alex Nesmith 1986
Alex
Nesmith received the music scholarship at St. John's and then became
the lead saxophonist for the St. John's Jazz Ensemble. Now, Nesmith is
known in the music industry as "Al E.Cat". His talents at St. John's
won him both a music and athletic scholarship to Catholic University in
Washington, DC where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in
electrical engineering. He went on to become a producer for some of
music's biggest superstars. Now, Nesmith is using his hip-hop
background to teach kids math in a fun way.
Founded
in 2007, Smart Shorties mission is "to harness the global power of
hip-hop music to help kids learn." Each CD comes with a student and
teacher workbook teaching students multiplication and division.
Currently, the product is used in about 105 school in over 24 states
including Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas and Washington DC. "This
product is wonderful because it is peaking kids' interest in a boring
subject," said Nesmith in an interview with WHUR's "The Daily Drum."
In a study performed in Washington, DC public schools, schools that
used Smart Shorties for just 10 minutes a day improved their test
scores by 67%. A congratulations to our alumnus for creating a product
that is increasing self-esteem and excitement to learn for children.
To learn more about Smart Shorties, visit their website at smartshorties.com.
Click the picture below to watch a Smart Shorties educational video.
Picture Courtesy of SmartShorties.com.
SJC Alumnus Featured on ABC Show "Boston Med"
Marc de Moya 1989
Marc
de Moya is featured on "Boston Med" as a trauma surgeon at
Massachusetts General Hospital. Marc graduated St. John's in 1989.
His research interests include trauma/resuscitation/traumatic brain
injury and emergency surgery. Marc is also hte Director of Harvard
Medical School Core Surgical Clerkship at the Massachusetts General
Hospital.
Please click on the picture below to see a sneak peek of the new show!
Photo courtesy of ABC.com.
Basketball ReunionSaturday, September 25, 2010 - Tailgate
Class of 1955 - 55th Year Reunion
Weekend of Saturday, October 23, 2010
Class of 1965 - 45th Year Reunion
Friday, October 29, 2010
Class of 1970 - 40th Year Reunion
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Class of 1975 - 35th Year Reunion
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Class of 1980 - 30th Year Reunion
Friday, November 19, 2010
Class of 1985 - 25th Year Reunion
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Class of 1990 - 20th Year Reunion
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Class of 1995 - 15th Year Reunion
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Class of 2000 - 10th Year Reunion
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Class of 2005 - 5th Year Reunion
Saturday, October 9, 2010