Belen Jesuit Preparatory School

2021 Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker

Maria Virginia Dinnella-Borrego | Communications Specialist
On April 30th we commemorated the Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker. Fr. Willie ‘87 was the main celebrant. 

We honored those members of our faculty and staff that reached milestones in their years of service beginning with 10 years and then moving on in five-year increments during the Mass. We also recognized the employees who would have celebrated milestones last school year. 

“We choose this day to recognize and celebrate the 41 women and men who have tirelessly give their lives and talents for the education of our Belen students,” said Fr. Willie in the homily. “From Mr. Patrick Collins who this year celebrates 50 years as a teacher at Belen, to a handful of many others who celebrate 10 years of service, they represent a combined commitment of 795 years of teaching and service. Belen Jesuit owes a great debt of gratitude to these men and women whose lifework we celebrate and recognize today. They are what truly makes our school such a special place.”

Click here to see the pictures from the Mass. 
 
Here are the honorees for the 2019-2020 School Year:
 
Carol Vila
45 years
Josefina Chirino  
40 years
Lourdes Vega
30 years
Anthony Alexander  
30 years
Charles Cleveland  
30 years
Victor Arrieta
25 Years
Graciela Garcia-Chang
15 Years
Roger Lund
15 years
Marlene Urbay
15 years
Ruben Jimenez
15 years
Juan Carlos Ledon
15 years
Claudia Basso  
10 years
Kimberly Homans
10 years
Blas Liste
10 years
Maria Consuegra
10 years
Ann Kenna
10 years
Mirna Menendez  
10 years

Here are the honorees for the 2020-2021 School Year:
 
Patrick Collins
50 years
Richard Stuart
40 years
Jorge Martinez
35 years
Adriana Delgado
25 years
Robert O'Malley
25 years
Rolando Sucena
25 years
Andres Hernandez
25 years
Maria I. Alonso
20 years
Maria Morera
20 years
Juan Vazquez
20 years
Francesca Aguilar
15 years
Annette Anton
15 years
Johnny Calderin
15 years
Ignacio Scull
15 years
Marisol Sosa
15 years
Jennifer Jacomino
15 years
Orlando Garcia
15 years
Gerard Albert
10 years
Arnaldo Arencibia  
10 years
Diana Fernandez
10 years
Teresa Martinez
10 years
Sean Myer
10 years
Francisco Vazquez
10 years
Lino Ayala
10 years
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BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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.