Academics

Kernion Will Be Jesuit’s 16th Principal Since 1926

Peter Kernion, who will be the next principal of Jesuit High School, was introduced
to rounds of applause at a special faculty meeting Wednesday, March 6.
Peter S. Kernion — a teacher, coach, administrator, and Blue Jay alumnus who, for the past 12 years, has quietly and effectively served as Jesuit High School’s assistant principal for student affairs — has been chosen as the school’s next principal. The appointment of Kernion to his new position, effective June 1, 2013, was announced Wednesday morning, March 6 at a special faculty meeting by Rev. Raymond Fitzgerald, S.J., president of Jesuit High School.

Kernion will succeed current Jesuit principal Michael Giambelluca, who is moving to Omaha, Nebraska to assume the presidency of Creighton Preparatory School.

“I am very grateful that Peter has accepted the challenges and responsibilities that are inherent with being principal,” said Fr. Fitzgerald. “I look forward to working with him in promoting the mission of our school to form men of competence, conscience, and compassion who are well disposed and well prepared to work for God’s greater glory and the good of others...”

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Watch Video of the Announcement Made to Faculty

Alumni director Mat Grau
congratulates Kernion.

Peter Kernion ’90

As principal, Kernion will give up his cross country head coach responsibilities.

These seniors of the Class of 2013 are honored for their academic achievements. The group consists of 26 National Merit Semifinalists, two National Achievement Semifinalists, and one National Hispanic Scholar.
View the Class of 2013 National Merit Brochure

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recognized 26 seniors from Jesuit High School’s Class of 2013 as semifinalists in the annual Merit Scholarship Competition. An additional 20 seniors received recognition as “Commended” scholars.
The NMSC recognizes academically talented students throughout the United States and conducts nationwide academic scholarship programs.

Two seniors — Ernest Philip Legier III and Michael Anthony Sinegar, Jr. (who is also named as a National Merit Semifinalist) — were recognized by The National Achievement Scholarship Program, an academic competition established in 1964 to acknowledge outstanding African American high school students. African American students can qualify for recognition and be honored as Semifinalists or Finalists in both the National Merit program and the National Achievement Program, but can receive only one monetary award from the NMSC.
One Jesuit senior, Zachary Noah Lannes, was recognized by The National Hispanic Recognition Program. Established in 1983 by the College Board, this program provides national recognition for Hispanic students based on their PSAT scores and identifies them for post secondary institutions.
Unless otherwise designated, the majority of seniors pictured were named as National Merit Seminfinalists.
(Front row, from left): Jimmy Joseph Brown; Johnston Jeffrey Burkhardt; Andrew Joseph Burmaster; Brandon John Butera; Seth Sanjiv Chauhan; Joseph Thomas Crapanzano III; Zachary Armfield Creel.
(Second row): John James D’Angelo; William Louis Emmett; Peyton Leonard Fine; Benjamin Talbot Guerra; Carl Edward Hellmers IV; Joseph Farrell Kepper.
(Third row): Lucas Chad Lavoie; Dominic Joseph Lloyd; Brandon Komadel Manganello; Ryan David Mouton; Andrew Ashton Pettus; James Ronald Sampognaro; Gordon Christian Schmidt.
(Back row): Nicholas David Simon; Michael Anthony Sinegar, Jr. (who is also a National Achivement Semifinalist); Christipher Patrick Stephens; Matt Jared Tillery; Larry Douglas Wink, Jr.; Matthew Joseph Wolff; Zachary Noah Lannes (who is a National Hispanic Scholar); and, Ernest Philip Legier III (who is a National Achievement Semifinalist).
The “Commended” seniors in the National Merit program are: Evan James Bailey, Luis Etienne Balart, Jr., Joseph Michael Barletta, Jared Charles Blohowiak, Grant Michael Candies, Michael Raphael Cusimano, Patrick Hoffman Denenea, Patrick Tennant Duckworth, Rene Roy Duplantier, Jack Michael Ferro, Robert Maxwell Guidry, Zachary Noah Lannes, Alexander Kuan Kuoi Lee, Jonathan Michael Llovet, Bradley Jacob Powers, Preston Barrett Reisig, Ian Kim Rohr, Nicholas Joseph Rosato, Jr., Taylor Joel Varisco, and Jeremy Marc Vezina.

Jesuit’s faculty, administration, and staff extend their congratulations to these deserving seniors!
Archives of Jesuit’s National Merit Scholars

Parents of Students with Last Names Beginning with A-L Meet Tuesday (October 2) 5:30-7:30 PM

Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Tuesday, October 2 and Thursday, October 4, allowing parents the opportunity to confer briefly with their son’s teachers. Parents of students whose last names begin with the letters A-L will meet Tuesday 5:30-7:30 PM. Parents of students whose last names begin with the letters M-Z will meet Thursday 5:30-7:30 PM.

View Teacher Room Assignments for Tuesday, October 2