The Big J Read: Boy's Life
Author Visit/ Jesuit High School
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Tuesday morning, Blue Jays complete forms to measure their interest
in the community novel,
Boys Life. Freshmen Jason Quigley (left) 
and Jordan Rice work on their responses.

 

 

Pre-freshmen Coury Miller (front) and Gavin Pertuit

 

 

Principal Michael Giambelluca (left) and Alumni Director Mat Grau
welcome
Boy's Life author Robert McCammon.

 

 

Mr. Giambelluca opens the special assembly.

 

 

Jesuit English teacher Jeff Wilson sets the stage for the mornings presentation.
Mr. Wilson talked about Mr. McCammon and introduces the band Clockwerk,
which offered the Blue Jays a sample of the music from the 1960s.

 

 

Clockwerk performed music from The Beatles, The Zombies, and The Guess Who.
On the keyboard is Jesuits Music Director Joe Caluda.
The music from the 1960s plays a role in the novel.

 

 

Robert McCammon talks to the Blue Jays about overcoming
disappointment and taking advantage of opportunities
to discover, to learn, and to think.

 

 

After his talk, Mr. McCammon answered questions from the audience.
Here, junior LG Williams poses his question about the novel.

 

 

Senior Fritz Metzinger

 

 

Mr. McCammon answers the question of this young Blue Jay.

 

 

Mr. McCammon answers a question from senior Paul Mickan (right).

 

 

Mr. McCammon responds to pre-freshman Sean Stephenss question.

 

 

Mr. McCammon chats with English teacher Gale Alexander
at a luncheon reception in the schools recource center.

 

 

The Big J Read Committee takes a photo with Robert McCammon: Jeff Wilson (left),
Malcolm Villarrubia, Sylvia Schild, Robert McCammon,
Mat Grau, and Michael Giambelluca.