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USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
A glimpse at Florida football's blue-chip quarterback ahead of 2025 Elite 11 Finals
A glimpse at Florida football's blue-chip quarterback ahead of 2025 Elite 11 Finals The 2025 edition of the Elite 11 Finals — a showcase of 20 soon-to-be high school senior quarterbacks who travel to Los Angeles for three days of competition against other top quarterback talents — kicks off on Tuesday, and the list of participants includes one of Florida football's top-rated prep prospects. Quarterback Will Griffin, a four-star gunslinger out of Tampa (Florida) Jesuit, is one of three Sunshine State products included in the event as well as one of a trio of recruits committed to a Southeastern Conference school. 247Sports' Andrew Ivins provides a quick breakdown of the Gators' future under center ahead of the Elite 11 Finals start. "Enters senior year with 46 varsity starts under his belt, making him one of the most experienced quarterbacks in the class. Built like Tim Tebow, but wants to win more times than not with his arm. Finished regional on a high note as he was lights out in the red zone." Ivins notes that Griffin reminds him most of former Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Hunter Dekkers, who played college from 2020 to 2022 in Ames and signed with the New Orleans Saints after college as an undrafted free agent. 2025 Elite 11 finalists by state California - 3 Texas - 3 Florida - 3 Ohio - 1 Nebraska -1 Indiana - 1 Georgia - 1 Utah - 1 New Jersey - 1 North Carolina - 1 Arizona - 1 Tennessee - 1 2025 Elite 11 finalists by conference committed ACC - 5 SEC - 3 Big Ten - 3 Big 12 - 3 Elite 11 History 16 of the last 17 QBs to win the Heisman Trophy attended Elite 11 finals or regionals The last three Heisman Trophy-winning QBs were Elite 11 finalists Twelve of the last 13 QBs to go No. 1 overall in NFL draft attended Elite 11 finals or regionals Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.
Hans India
4 days ago
- General
- Hans India
Melchior assumes charge as ALC principal
Vijayawada: Andhra Loyola College (ALC) marked a significant transition on Monday as Fr Dr S Melchior assumed office as the new Principal during the annual faculty orientation programme held at the seminar hall here. Correspondent Fr Dr M Sagayaraj welcomed Fr Melchior, commending his unwavering dedication to Jesuit education. Fr Melchior brings a wealth of experience, holding postgraduate degrees in Management and Psychology, and a Ph D in Human Resource Management. His extensive prior roles at ALC include Vice-Principal for six years, Director of ALCAA, Sports Director, Secretary of Loyola Society, Hostel Warden, and Professor of Management. Speaking on the occasion, Fr Melchior emphasised the core Jesuit educational pillars: value-based learning, academic excellence, and holistic formation. He urged faculty to nurture students in line with the Jesuit ideal of 'cura personalis' – care for the whole person – to foster ethical, purposeful, and socially responsible graduates. He also outlined plans for collaborative initiatives with premier Jesuit institutions both in India and abroad, envisioning growth through strategic partnerships. Rector Fr Dr PR John, chairman of the Staff Association Dr G Sahaya Baskaran, Academic Officer of APSCHE Srirangamand Dean of Student Activities Dr L Subha also participated.
Chicago Tribune
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Ellen Skerrett: The pope's mother came of age during a complex Catholic-centered Chicago
The thousands who will gather on Saturday for a Mass and celebration in honor of Pope Leo XIV at Rate Field, home of the White Sox, may regard baseball parks as sacred spaces. For good reason — they join churches and schools as places that have shaped the lives of ordinary Chicagoans, including the pope's mother. Charles Comiskey, founder and owner of the Chicago White Sox, understood all about the power of sacred space to inspire. As a child growing up in the Jesuit parish established by the Rev. Arnold Damen, S.J., he sat with his family in pew No. 18 of Church of the Holy Family. Its ornate Gothic interior, completed according to the plans of architect John Mills Van Osdel, was built with the nickels and dimes of Irish families who were creating a place for themselves in Chicago. At 11 years of age, Comiskey was one of the first students to enroll in St. Ignatius College, now known as St. Ignatius College Prep, in September 1870. His classical education began in the Preparatory Department, and, according to the school ledger, he stayed 'about two years off & on.' Comiskey had 'baseball fever' and was a familiar figure on the 'prairies' around Maxwell Street. But his father regarded the American game as 'a sport for town boys and loafers' and sent him to school in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and then St. Mary's in Kansas. His passion for baseball only intensified. Pope Leo XIV's mother, Mildred Agnes Martinez, was born a year after Comiskey's 'baseball cathedral' was dedicated on July 1, 1910, at 35th Street and Shields Avenue. For her, education — not baseball — was the game, and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or BVM, were her team. Their Chicago roots, like Comiskey's, go back all the way to Damen and Church of the Holy Family. In 1867, Agatha Hurley, BVM, answered Damen's invitation to establish St. Aloysius Academy on Maxwell Street, a decision that had far-reaching consequences for the city of Chicago. The need was great. According to Damen, 'we have now 1,000 boys in our (elementary) school and we should have as many girls.' One of Comiskey's contemporaries, Mary Kane, played a crucial role in the education of Pope Leo XIV's mother. Born in Carrigaholt, Ireland, just after the famine, she came to the Jesuit parish as a 10-year-old with her illiterate immigrant mother and four brothers. Kane was among the crowd who welcomed the BVMs to Chicago in August 1867, and she had the honor of carrying the sisters' altar stone to their new chapel. In 1870, Kane joined the Sisters of Charity, and as Sister Mary Isabella, she quickly rose through the ranks. Elected mother general of her order in 1919, she directed the expansion of the BVM network of grammar and high schools in Chicago and the Midwest. Irish immigrant 'sister-builder' Kane gave Frank Lloyd Wright's draftsman, Barry Byrne, his first important commission: The Immaculata High School. Martinez's alma mater at 640 W. Irving Park Road, was a Prairie School structure of great beauty. In 1923, the Chicago Tribune described it as the 'last word in high schools.' These Catholic sisters challenged conventions. Whereas bishops ordinarily name parishes, 361 BVMs from 20 schools voted to call their new institution 'The Immaculata' after the mother of Jesus. In the 1920s, the BVM sisters were putting their imprint on the urban landscape with a building that matched their progressive ideas of education. At a time when social reformers were advocating domestic training for women, The Immaculata offered a four-year classical curriculum that prepared young women for college and careers as teachers in Chicago's public schools. And their commercial department ensured skills that translated into jobs in the 'front offices' of Chicago businesses and utilities. The sisters, themselves the daughters and granddaughters of immigrants, were investing in the future of their students from working-class and middle-class families. Every day from 1924 until her graduation in 1929, the pope's mother walked through The Immaculata's entrance dominated by Alfonso Iannelli's carved Madonna. The BVMs' commitment to art, music and drama was reflected in the curriculum, and as an Immaculata student, Martinez had many opportunities to find her voice. She was likely among the 60,000 students who participated in the Mass of the Angels at Soldier Field during the Eucharistic Congress of 1926. According to one account, Immaculata students drew attention for 'the cardinal red hats' that they wore as part of their uniform. The quintessential query 'Where did I come from?' takes on new meaning the more we understand the complex Catholic world in which the pope's mother came of age. This 'housewife' from Dolton was baptized at Holy Name Cathedral in 1912 and married there in 1949 to Louis Prevost. Growing up in that parish, Martinez experienced devotions and ritual on a grand scale, with elaborate ceremonies conducted by bishops, archbishops and cardinals. All true, but what about the influence of the 'good sisters'? After all, her aunt, Louise Martinez, was a Sister of Mercy and her aunt, Hilda Martinez, joined the BVM community. Perhaps the question we need to be asking is: What lessons did Mildred Prevost carry from her Immaculata education that shaped her life as a librarian, as well as a wife and mother of three boys? Like so many of us, her son Robert, now Pope Leo XIV, is the beneficiary of this rich legacy of women's work. Ellen Skerrett, a Chicago historian, is writing the history of St. Ignatius College Prep.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Jesuit High's class of 1975 holds 50th class reunion
The Brief The class of 1975 at Tampa's Jesuit High School recently held their 50th class reunion. Seventy percent of the class attended. Classmates regularly play golf together and tailgate at sporting events. TAMPA - The class of 1975 at Tampa's Jesuit High School recently held their 50th class reunion. 70 percent of the class attended. They say attending the all- boys high school forged friendships that have lasted 50 years. Classmates regularly play golf together and tailgate at sporting events. They issued a challenge to other Jesuit graduating classes to match their endowment that pays tuition for deserving students who can't afford it. Many have lived in the Tampa Bay Region their entire lives. They say changes to our area over the past 50 years have been unbelievable. What they're saying "I was born and raised in Tampa. I tell people that you come to Tampa every 10 years on the decade, you don't recognize the city, it changes that much," said Dennis Levine. The Source FOX 13's Lloyd Sowers interviewed leaders from the Jesuit High School class of 1975. Lloyd and photojournalist Kevin Carlson saw yearbooks and dozens of photos from Jesuit taken in the 1970's. Four of the leaders have lived in Tampa their entire lives and recounted their personal memories of how the area has changed. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app: Apple | Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter Follow FOX 13 on YouTube
Irish Independent
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Tanya Sweeney: Watching real lives unfold from aged seven to 63 makes for an unmissable TV series
Today at 21:30 Even amid the rich smorgasbord of prestige TV offerings on the streamers, the showing up on the schedules of one TV show always makes my heart quicken with excitement. Recently, Virgin Media Television re-ran the latest instalment in Michael Apted's Seven Up series, which was filmed in 2022; we are now at 63 Up. For the uninitiated, a quick intro: in 1964, filmmaker Apted found 14 British children, all at or around the age of seven, but from wildly different walks of life. Some were in the care home system; others in the malevolent bosom of the British public boarding school. From there, Apted checked back in with his subjects every seven years, and so we see these interviewees talk about their lives at 14, 28, 35, 42, and so on. The Jesuit motto 'give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man' is the series' backbone. The question is posed time and time again in the series — does any trace of your seven-year-old self still remain?
