Jesuit High School of New Orleans

In Commemoration of Its 50th Reunion, Class of ’63 Donates Scholarship

Posted June 25, 2014 / Last updated February 24, 2016

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Fr. Raymond Fitzgerald, S.J. offers his thanks to a flock of Blue Jays from the Class of 1963 for their generosity in endowing a scholarship for their alma mater.

Fr. Raymond Fitzgerald, S.J. offers his thanks to a flock of Blue Jays from the Class of 1963 for their generosity in endowing a scholarship for their alma mater.

Fr. Raymond Fitzgerald, S.J. ’76 joined two of his fellow Jesuit priests on Sunday, June 22 at a Mass of appreciation for the Class of ’63, which has donated a scholarship to its alma mater. The class collected almost $60,000 in donations in less than a year to commemorate its 50th anniversary.

Joining Fr. Fitzgerald on the altar of the Chapel of the North American Martyrs was Fr. Fred Kammer, S.J. and Fr. Clyde LeBlanc, S.J., who are both members of the Class of ’63.

Scholarship donations ensure that no Blue Jay will ever be turned away from Carrollton and Banks because he can’t afford the full cost of tuition.

After Mass, the alumni and their spouses took a tour of the Hall of Honors, peeked into one of six classrooms that are being renovated during the summer of 2014, and attended a breakfast reception in St. Ignatius Hall.

 

 

 

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1963 Scholarship Mass, June 22, 2014

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    In the Hall of Honors, Fr. Raymond Fitzgerald, S.J. '76 explains some of the work that is taking place this summer, including the complete renovation of six second-floor classrooms along Carrollton Avenue.
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    The congregation stands as Fr. Fitzgerald offers a warm welcome and begins Mass.
  • 63-scholarship_mass_003_2014june22_koehl_mg_0254
    Eddie Koehl '63 reads from the Old Testament.
  • 63-scholarship_mass_004_2014june22_reader_mg_0258
    Harold Ryan '63 reads from the New Testament.
  • 63-scholarship_mass_005_2014june22_gospel_mg_0273
    Fr. Raymond Fitzgerald offers his thanks to the Class of 1963 and their families.
  • 63-scholarship_mass_006_2014june22_congregation_mg_0284
    The Mass of Thanksgiving was held in the Chapel of the North American Martyrs because the Holy Name of Jesus Chapel, also known as the small chapel, is closed for summer renovation.
  • 63-scholarship_mass_leblanc_2014june22_mg_0281
    Fr. Clyde LeBlanc, S.J. concelebrates the Mass with Fr. Fitzgerald and classmate...
  • 63-scholarship_mass_008_2014june22_kammer_mg_0265
    ...Fr. Fred Kammer, S.J., who reads the Gospel.
  • 63-scholarship_mass_009_2014june22_priests_mg_0296
    Frs. Kammer, Fitzgerald, and LeBlanc
  • 63-scholarship_mass_010_2014june22_plaque_mg_0302
    Fr. Fitzgerald offers a final word of gratitude to the Class of 1963 for its generous support and for helping to ensure that no Blue Jay will ever be turned away from Carrollton and Banks for not being able to afford the full cost of tuition.
  • 63-scholarship_mass_011_2014june22_all_mg_0306
    Members of the Class of 1963 and their spouses pose for a photo with the scholarship plaque that will hang proudly in the Hall of Honors before heading to St. Ignatius Hall for a breakfast reception, where they were welcomed and thanked again by president Fr. Anthony McGinn, S.J. '66.