On February 28, the Black Student Association presented its Black History Month video project, a collection of interviews with members of the Georgetown Prep community speaking on the importance of Black History Month. The video was produced by Jared Bynum '18 and edited by Gary Bullard '19.

Jerome Powell '71 has been confirmed to be the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Fed Chair), the head of the central banking system in the nation.

Powell graduated from Georgetown Prep in 1971 and matriculated to Princeton University (1975) before earning a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University in 1979.

Powell comes from a long Georgetown Prep lineage. His father, Jerome Powell '40 (d.), brother, Matthew Powell '73, uncles, John Powell '28 (d.), Austin Powell '31 (d.), Francis Powell '36 (d.), and cousins, John Powell '58, Thomas Powell '62, and Gregory Powell '65, graduated from Prep.

After law school, he worked as an associate for Dillon, Read & Co., an investment bank. In 1990, Powell was confirmed to serve in President George H. W. Bush's administration as an assistant secretary and as undersecretary of the Treasury.

He was a partner at the Carlyle Group for eight years and was a visiting scholar at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Powell has been a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since May 2012.

Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., president of Georgetown Prep, noted, "I would like to commend Jerome Powell, class of 1971, on his confirmation to be the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. We are proud to have a son of Georgetown Prep lead our nation's central banking system. On behalf of all of us at Georgetown Prep, we congratulate Jerome on his confirmation and offer our prayers and best wishes to him and his family."

Photo courtesy of the Bipartisan Policy Center.

The Georgetown Prep Debate Team participated in the Metrofinals competition on March 2 and 3. The team's three co-captains, Ayush Pamecha '18, Sanjay Gospodinov '19, and Ryan Frant '19, brought home first, sixth, and eighth place finishes, respectively, at the Washington varsity level of Lincoln-Douglas debate competitions.

These victories put at least two of the team's co-captains in line to represent the local league at Nationals over Memorial Day Weekend.

Congratulations to Ayush, Sanjay, and Ryan on their impressive victories.

Last spring, in response to increasing racial polarization nationally and to Pope Francis's call to make reconciliation a top priority for Catholics, Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., Georgetown Prep's president, announced reconciliation as the theme for this school year. He appointed a committee composed of administration, faculty, students and parents to put together a year-long program of education, reflection, and action. The Committee devised a program focused on reconciling the school community with Prep's historical connections to slavery as a means of also entering into dialogue about the current state of race relations at Prep. That program has featured four presentations – two by outside speakers -- to whole school assemblies followed by small group discussions, a student led school-wide conversation on race at Prep, and reflections about reconciliation and race during some of the school-wide weekly Examens. A museum exhibit on Prep and slavery will open in Boland Hall's Southwell Library in April.

On Thursday, March 15, at 7:00 p.m., in the Haas Humanities Building's Figge Theater, Prep will sponsor an evening presentation for alumni and past and present parents to give them a more immediate taste of what has been going on at school during this year of reconciliation. Several students, including Jack Davin '18, President-of-the-Yard, Hakeem Smith '18, President of the Black Student Association, and Will Boggs '18, Co-Editor in Chief of the Little Hoya, will join Dr. Stephen J. Ochs, Lawler Chair of History, in an adaptation of the two presentations they have made to whole school assemblies on the subjects of Prep's connection to the sale in 1838 of the 272 enslaved persons owned by the Society of Jesus in Maryland and to slavery in the everyday life of the school between 1789 and 1840.

A Question/Answer session will follow the presentation, as will refreshments.

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The Prep Singers perform at the 2015 Spring Gala.

All members of the Georgetown Prep community are invited to the 20th annual Spring Concert on Thursday, March 22, at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes.

The Prep Singers will perform hits of the last 20 concerts. A reception will immediately follow in Boland Hall's Robert Southwell, S.J. Library. Admission is free.

Congratulations to the members of Georgetown Prep's basketball, hockey, swimming and diving, and wrestling teams who earned All-Met honors from The Washington Post for their outstanding play this winter.

Seven Prep student-athletes received All-Met honors:

Basketball:

• Jared Bynum '18, first-team
  
• Ike Nweke '18, honorable mention
  
• Mezie Offurum '18, honorable mention
  

Hockey:

• James Flannery '19, honorable mention
  

Swimming and Diving:

• Brett Feyerick'21, second-team
  
• Ryan Mathis '20, honorable mention
  

Wrestling:

• Kyonte' Hamilton '21, honorable mention

Congratulations to the 90 students who received First Honors and 78 students named to the Dean's List for the 3rd marking period of the 2017-18 school year.

View the list of academic honors.

"Shattered Clocks: or, The Absurdist Coterie of Street Urchins and Bourgeois Sycophants, in Revolt," a production written and directed by John Besche '18, will be presented on the Haas Humanities Figge Theatre Stage this week. It is Georgetown Prep's first student-written production in many years.

"A MacBeth-inflected tale of a reluctant presidential candidate and his ambitious wife, Shattered Clocks uses the same weapon - biting, rapid-fire words - to take aim at both the upper middle class and the rebels raised on Apple. This generation's revolution will not be televised - you'll have to follow it on Instagram.

Witness the tango scene learned in three days, the script memorized in two weeks, and the remarkable cohesion of a cast ranging in age from eighth to twelfth grade.

By scene three you'll find yourself thinking, 'I can't believe an eighteen year old wrote this.'"

"It's an exploration of greed, power, and the status quo through language that divides, empowers, and hypnotizes," Besche says. "We live in a world where language is a means to an end. It's an absurd journey for these characters to buy into Virginia Woolf's life story, equivocate through tango, and stick a makeshift landing through the Attica Prison Riots."

Performance dates are Friday at 4:00 p.m., and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Each performance runs about 45 minutes, and admission is free.

Congratulations to Will Boggs '18 and Tony Liao '18, members of the International Relations Club, on their successful representation of Saudi Arabia and Mauritania at the 2018 Model Arab League (MAL) held at Georgetown University.

Boggs was awarded Outstanding Committee Chair; Liao was awarded Distinguished Committee Chair.

Established in 1983, Model Arab League (MAL) is the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations' flagship student leadership development program.

Georgetown Prep alumni traveled to Manor Country Club in Rockville, Maryland, on Friday, April 20 for the 2018 Little Hoya Golf Classic. This year was the fourth consecutive year Manor hosted the annual Prep alumni golf tournament.

Over 150 Prep alumni across seven decades of classes reunited to enjoy brunch, a great round of golf, and dinner.

Congratulations to Dan Paro '79, Chuck Hanley '81, Stuart Plank '81, and Jeff Bengtson P '18 on winning this year's tournament with a score of 56 (14 under par).

Rick Moran' 75 won the closest-to-the-pin competition while Sam Spikell '11 won the longest drive of the day. Mike Rusnak P'21 was this year's putting contest winner.

The second-place team of Justin Butler '11, Nate Cohan '11, Bobby Gribbin '11, and Sam Spikell '11 recorded a score of 57 (13 under par).

The third-place team of Daniel Keegan '06, John O' Donoghue '07, PJ Smith '07 and Patrick Whalen '07, scored a 59 (11 under par).

The annual alumni golf tournament proceeds benefit the Fr. Galvin, S.J., and Gus Coupe Scholarship funds.

Thank you to all of the Prep alumni that participated in this year's Little Hoya Golf Classic!

A special thank you to all of the Little Hoya Golf Classic sponsors:

American Combustion Industries, Inc.
Rock Spring Contracting, LLC
Life Science Compliance Consulting, LLC
Chris Itteilag - Washington Fine Properties
Bob Kemp Lacrosse Tournament
Snowden Lane Partners
Stephan Guest '12
The Class of 1962
Executive Housing Consultants, Inc.
Pete Zaudtke '93
Bethesda Financial Group
Dr. John Tabacco '01- PMA Sports Medicine
Doug Olson '84
In Memory of Dr. Regis Louise Boyle
Howard Insurance
Reyes Beverage Group
Stone Ridge
Mater Dei
Paul G Murray '83
Metropolitan Moving & Storage
Self Storage Services, Inc.

The 2018 varsity golf team won the I.A.C. Championship Tuesday afternoon at Worthington Manor Golf Club in Urbana, Maryland.

The team finished with the championship round with a cumulative score of 386, 35 strokes better than second-place Landon (421).

Prep golfers earned the top four scoring performances. Nick Foster '18 won the tournament's gold medal shooting a 76 for the round. Three Hoyas tied for second-place with a score of 77: Gary Bullard '19, Keegan Shreves '19, and Nick Barros '21. Joe Hemsley '21 placed sixth with a score of 79. All five Prep golfers earned All I.A.C. honors for their top-ten finish.

Congratulations to Coach Bob Barry and the 2018 varsity golf team!

Final exams for the 2017-18 academic year will take place Tuesday, May 29 through Friday, June 1.

Students should report to exams in dress code. See page 11 under "Grading" in the student handbook for details.

Exams count for 25% of the second semester grade.

Final Exam Schedule:

Tuesday, May 29

• 8:15 a.m. History
• 12:30 p.m. Modern Language

Wednesday, May 30

• 8:15 a.m. English
• 12:30 p.m. Latin

Thursday, May 31

• 8:15 a.m. Science
• 12:30 p.m. Art/Music

Friday, June 1

• 8:15 a.m. Mathematics
• 12:30 p.m. Religion

The Georgetown Prep team of Level I (first-year Honors Chemistry) students earned 4th place at the University of Maryland Chemathon, a yearly competition for high school students, on Saturday, April 28.

Our students competed against 25 teams from across the state of Maryland and participated in 10 events, including four lab competitions, four pencil-and-paper challenges, a poster contest, and a crystal-growing competition.

Lisa and Jeff Gottshall P'15, '19 and Michele and Pooh Strachan P'20, co-chaired this year's Gala on Saturday, April 28. For the fourth consecutive year, the Spring Gala was held on Georgetown Prep's campus.

The Hanley Center Field House was transformed into a festive party as over 475 members of the Prep community gathered to celebrate our students' home away from home.

Prep parents, alumni, faculty and staff enjoyed a great dinner, a spirited live auction, and music by Kristen and the Noise. Rob Clark '87, P'19 served as this year's Master of Ceremonies for the second consecutive year.

Thanks to all the generous sponsors and attendees who supported the 2018 Spring Gala!

Sponsors

GALA UNDERWRITER
Michael J. Bidwill '83
Mr. and Mrs. B. Francis Saul II '50
Lisa and Rollin Bell-Band
Dave Donohoe-Bar

MACKAVANAGH HALL
AMERICAN COMBUSTION INDUSTRIES
CASTLE SPRINKLER and ALARMS, INC.
Cliff Gross and Mary Ella Carter
Sara and Denis Dwyer
Lisa and Jeff Gottshall
Juan Corvinos-Solans
URGO HOTELS
Sara and Raul Yanes

GUNLOCKE HALL
Sonia and Michael Barros '86
Jane and Kevin Belford
Sheryl and Reilly Dolan '83
Kerry and Anthony Gutowski
HARVEST FUND RAISING COUNSEL
JIM COLEMAN TOYOTA
Lisa and David Madden
MATHESON LAW FIRM, PA
McLAIN GROUP
THE PLAMONDON COMPANIES
SELF STORAGE SERVICES, INC.
Kathryn and Rob Stewart

HAAS HUMANITIES BUILDING
Rosina and George Aguiar
Gretchen and Jack Alexander
Molly and Paul Beilke
Nina and Doug Boggs
Tina and Dave Burns '87
Cheryl and Patrick Christmas
Shabnam Foroughi & Moe Danaie
Roxanne and Christian David
Maureen and Philip Dolan
Lisa and Steve Feyerick
Lucy and Dave Fitch
Christy and Dave Giulieri
Beth and Al Harrington
Ellen and Carl MacCartee
Mariela and Joseph Martinez
Kathy and Vince Mathis
Jeanette and Tom McHale
Christine Connelly and Steve Mister
Kathleen and Stephen Mullery
Susan and Bill Pappert
Julie and Mark Price
Carolyn and Brian Ridgway '89
Safa Michael Rifka
Josephine Gambardella and Chris Roberts
Cathy and Mike Rusnak
Patricia St. George and Cornelius Southall
Holly and Steve Standefer
Genie and Frank Strong
Nancy and Nick Triandafilou
Sara and Dean Walter
Laura and Brad Wills

GEORGE CENTER
Anonymous
Marli and Jack Kerrigan
Doree and Brendan Keating
Terry and John Lavoie
Ande and Tom McCally
Mary and Pete Zaudtke '93

The Georgetown Prep varsity baseball team won the 2018 Interstate Athletic Conference (I.A.C.) regular title on May 3 with a 5-2 victory over Landon.

The Hoyas went 8-2 in conference play including season sweeps against Bullis, Episcopal High School and St. Stephen's & St. Agnes. Prep outscored their I.A.C. opponents 54-26 in ten league games. The Hoyas' defense posted two shutouts and allowed more than four runs only once in conference play.

The Hoyas enter the I.A.C. tournament as the conference's one seed. Prep will host the I.A.C. semifinals on Monday, May 7, at 4:30 p.m. The Hoyas will play the winner of the Bullis – St. Stephen's & St. Agnes game on Saturday.

Prep's overall record is now 14-9 and 8-2 in the I.A.C.

Yuki Cui '19 recently attended the Harvard College Global Health and Leadership Conference where he was able to learn from several Harvard faculty and fellows about global health and leadership. At the conference, high school students address the injustices facing the world and study inequalities in access, quality, and income, which disparages healthcare. They also learn about areas of global health and how to lead change and innovation in those areas.

"Coming into the conference, I thought I had a good assumption of what 'global health' is, healthcare around the world," Yuki says. "However, I quickly learned that my understanding of global health was very limited and one-dimensional; global health includes and/or relates to other topics such as poverty, nutrition, environment, human rights, and much more. This realization helped me to mature intellectually as well as be more open to growth."

In addition to listening and engaging with global health topics, Yuki also chose to participate in a case study competition to analyze the social, economic, and biological aspects of influenza. Students were assigned teams with people from a different state, and they would work with that individual for the weeks leading up to the conference to write a six-page report. Yuki and his team then presented their analysis to their peers and a panel of judges on Sunday, April 29, winning Honorable Mention.

"My experience at the Global Health Conference reminds me of Prep; like the students and staff of Georgetown Prep, I met a group of highly educated and strongly motivated individuals who are committed to making this world a better place. Likewise, I hope to be a person also committed to doing justice and to grow as a 'man for others.'"

Photo: Paul Lewis, program coordinator and chair for the Harvard College Global Health and Leadership Conference.

In the spirit of the Year of Reconciliation, Georgetown Prep has opened an exhibit, "Georgetown Prep and Slavery: Endowment of Tears, Hope for Reconciliation," through June 13 in the Robert Southwell, S.J., Library in Boland Hall.

The exhibit, based on documents and illustrations from the Booth Family Center for Special Collections at Georgetown University, the on-line Georgetown Slavery Archive, and the Georgetown Preparatory School Archives, explores the central role that slavery played in establishing, maintaining, and, through the sale of 272 enslaved persons on farms owned by the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus in 1838, rescuing Georgetown College and its largest constituent element, the Preparatory Department. The exhibit focuses on enslaved persons of the same age as current Prep students. It challenges the viewer to consider how best to seek reconciliation with the memory of the enslaved – the coerced benefactors of Georgetown Prep – and with their descendants. A final segment of the exhibit highlights Prep's first African-American students who played a trailblazing role in creating a more open, welcoming, and diverse Prep community.

The exhibit will be open to Alumni and Parents (past and present) on Thursday, May 17 and Thursday, May 31 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The exhibit will be open to the public on Saturday, June 2, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibit is free charge.

To arrange an individual or group visit on another date, please contact Dr. Stephen J. Ochs.

The photo is a copy of an original piece by Tony Liao '18.

The 2018 varsity golf team and Coach Bob Barry won the 2018 Washington Metropolitan Championship (Metros) at PB Dye Golf Club in Ijamsville, Maryland on May 15.

The Hoyas were back eight strokes at the turn before staging a remarkable rally on the final five holes. Prep's comeback was led by Gus Haglund '19's back-nine score of two-under. Haglund shot a 74 for the championship round. Classmate Gary Bullard '19 had an eagle on the final hole to help Prep secure the victory and finished with a round of 75. Nick Foster'18 and Joe Hemsley '21 also shot rounds of 75, while Nick Barros '21 (78) and Keegan Shreves '19 (80) paced the Hoyas.

Prep finished the championship round with a team score of 373. Gonzaga finished in second place with a score of 383 followed by Landon (417).

The Hoyas won the I.A.C. tournament championship on April 24 and finished both the I.A.C. regular season and non-conference schedule with an undefeated record. The undefeated season is the first for Coach Barry in his 35-year coaching career. The last Prep golf team to go undefeated was the 1974 varsity team led by Coach Gus Coupe.

Read The Washington Post's coverage of Prep's championship.

Photo courtesy of The Washington Post.

Congratulations to the Georgetown Prep Athletic Program on winning the 2017-18 Interstate Athletic Conference (I.A.C.) Founders Cup. The Founders Cup victory is Prep's fifteenth win in the last 17 years.

Beginning in 1975, the Founders Cup points are determined by combining the regular season finish and tournament standings. Prep totaled 48.5 points, finishing the 2017 - 18 year five points ahead of second place Landon (43.5).

Congratulations to all the Prep athletes on a successful year!

Congratulations to the members of Georgetown Prep's varsity baseball, golf, lacrosse, tennis, and track and field teams who earned All I.A.C. honors for their outstanding play this spring.

Nineteen Prep student-athletes earned all-league recognition:

Baseball

• John Dempsey '18
  
• Tyler Goldberg '18
  
• Lucas Donlon '19
  
• T.J. Williams '20

Golf

• Nick Foster '18
  
• Gary Bullard '19
  
• Keegan Shreves '19
  
• Nick Barros '21
  
• Joe Hemsley '21

Lacrosse

• Justin Clark '19
  
• Jake Giulieri '19
  
• Connor Humiston '19
  
• Clay Lanham '19
  
• Finn Muldoon '19
  

Tennis

• Colin Corinsi '18
  
• Tommy Shriver '18
  
• Daniel Duncac '21

Track and Field

• Christopher Barclay '18
• Odera Nweke '19