Alumni Tour Kicks Off in NYC
Senior and WBLN Anchor Steven Calles reports on the Belen Alumni Tour that kicked off in New York City on the weekend of September 17.
Over the weekend of September 17th, Fr. Willie Garcia-Tunon, Phil Fernandez and Mariano Loret de Mola visited New York City to host a tri-state alumni gathering. Around 70 guests, including alumni from classes ranging from 1953 to 2016, went to 5:30 p.m. mass at St. Ignatuius Church and then enjoyed refreshments and dinner at Loyola School.
Mariano Loret de Mola, Executive Director of the Alumni Association, presented information about the Alumni Association and the various alumni events. Phil Fernandez, Executive Director of Advancement and Alumni Relations, gave an update on the development of the school over the past 20 years. Father Willie, School President, shared future plans and answered questions. The group was very engaged and interested in learning more about the school and expressed an interest in an annual reunion of New York alumni.
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the School property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit sits on a 30-acre site in western Dade County, only minutes away from downtown Miami.