Advice for Present and Future Wolverines
Enjoy every moment. I have had the absolute privilege of being a part of the Belen Jesuit experience since 6th grade and when I walked through those gates for the first time, I thought seven years was going to feel like an eternity. Little did I know it would be faster than I could have ever imagined. The fact that it is all winding down and coming to an end is somewhat surreal, but it has allowed me many opportunities to look back at my times roaming the halls and campus.
The most important lesson you can learn at this school is to be a man for others. It is a phrase too often associated with doing deeds such as giving someone a homework or lending someone something, when in reality there's a deeper meaning. The common experiences you share with your classmates bond you for life. It is that same respect and love you show your brothers that you should show every member of a community of which you are a part. It could be a club, youth group or people you socialize with outside of school, but if we all are to truly be men for others, then we must be willing to change our plans at the drop of a hat for someone in our community.
For the rising seniors, class of 2019, my advice is to seize as many opportunities to get involved at school as possible. Senior year is going to be the hardest victory lap of your lives so far. Between strenuous school work and the college application process, you may feel overwhelmed in the first semester and that’s okay. Learn to budget your time and don’t miss out on any senior events just because you were lazy and didn’t stick to a schedule. The more you participate in, the more fun everyone will have, and the more fondly you’ll look back at the year you had when it’s all over.
As for me, I’ll be heading off to Tulane University in New Orleans, but I can’t wait to come back next year and see all the spectacular things you guys are accomplishing.
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.