Brophy College Preparatory

Congratulations to Ms. Dorothy Dunnion, a Brophy legend who led the school's theater program for two decades and who has continued to generously support the school in the years since her retirement. Her service and support was recognized at a December reception in her honor with the Black Box Theater lobby introduced as the Dorothy Dunnion Lobby.

Read a Dorothy Dunnion feature:
https://brophyprepmagazine.org/presidents-report-2024/dunnion-lobby/

View photos from the reception:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brophy_prep/albums/72177720322945712

Glad Tidings of Great Joy! 🌟

Merry Christmas from Brophy Prep!

Congratulations to our 2024 Fall Distinguished Students! These seniors were recognized for their outstanding effort in school, their record of service, contributions to community and co-curricular involvement. The Fall Distinguished Student Awards were presented by President Bob Ryan and Principal Jim Bopp at a ceremony on Dec. 5. For more information:
https://www.brophyprep.org/news-detail?pk=1360871&fromId=282751

Photo: Jake Kelly '09

Thank you to Arcadia News for covering Brophy's student newspaper, The Brophy Roundup and its recent awards at the annual state competition. At a time when many high schools nationwide struggle to keep their student newspapers, Brophy has published continuously for the last 75 years and continues to publish both print and digital editions.

Brophy newspaper celebrates 75 years with first place win Brophy Prep’s student journalists are on a winning streak. The Arizona Interscholastic Press Association crowned their publication as the best online school newspaper in Arizona, awarding it first place in

Congratulations to Cooper Davis '10 on receiving the Friend of the Community award at the Phoenix Indian Center 2024 Arizona American Indian Excellence in Leadership Awards event on Nov. 22. Cooper teaches in Brophy's Arts & Innovation Department, leads Brophy's sustainability efforts and is the longtime faculty leader of the Brophy Native American Club. His enthusiasm, commitment and tirelessness inspire his students and colleagues. Congratulations, Cooper!

So many of our guys out there making a difference it's hard to keep up... The Hermanos out last week cleaning up their adopted street which they've been committed to for years; a freshman breakaway earlier this month at St. Vincent de Paul; and the Key Club at Desert Mission Food Bank (after spending the entire morning testing on National Testing Day)! Way to go Broncos!

Brophy is proud to recognize Mr. Chris Barreto '84 and Mr. Aaron Redman '01 as the recipients of the 2024 Alumni Awards: the St. Ignatius of Loyola Award for Distinguished Service and the St. Francis Xavier Award for Ignatian Identity, respectively. The awards were presented at this weekend's Father-Son Communion Breakfast.

To read more about Chris and Aaron:
https://www.brophyprep.org/news-detail?pk=1358848&fromId=282751

It was a good day to be a Bronco with NFL greats in the house as the Brophy Black Student Union welcomed Larry Fitzgerald, Jimmy "Grizz" Kennedy and Kevin Scott. Thank you, gentlemen, for stopping by and sharing some life lessons for on and off the field! AMDG

Photos: Steve Shaff

It's almost here... The 2024 FINE ARTS EXTRAVAGANZA! Join us next Tuesday, Nov. 26, from 6-9 p.m. for a treat for eyes, ears, ❤️ and soul! Visit the FAE website linked below. See you there! 🎨🎤🎹🥁🎸🎺🎷🎻🎭🎼

https://sites.google.com/brophybroncos.org/brophy-fine-arts-extravaganza/

FOOTBALL / The No. 1 Brophy College Prep football team posted a 54-0 win over Boulder Creek in the first round of the AIA 6A Conference playoff bracket. Junior Harrison Chambers rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown and had two catches for 43 yards and a touchdown. It is the third 100-yard game of his career. Senior Cree Thomas had two interceptions, and sophomore Ryder Noche had a pick-six for a score to pace the defense in the shoutout.

Recap:

Football Advances in AIA 6A Conference Playoffs with 54-0 Win

Congratulations to Brophy Model U.N. for a successful outing at this weekend's Sun MUN at Arizona State University. Twenty-one students participated. Visit the link below for a list of awards.
https://www.brophyprep.org/news-detail?pk=1349329&nc=19474&fromId=282751

Photo courtesy of Brophy Model U.N. moderator, Mr. John Burns

On Wednesday, the Brophy Collegiate Commitment Signing Day ceremony, hosted by the Athletics Department, celebrated the nine student-athletes who committed to playing sports in college.

The Brophy baseball, basketball, golf, and lacrosse programs were represented with players to committing schools across the country, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Washington. The list includes Dylan Boenning, Golf, Washington State University; Hastings Brislin, Soccer (SC del Sol/MLS Next); Tufts University; Ryan Burbach, Basketball, Cornell University; Josh Buse, Lacrosse, Queens (N.C.) University; Ben Geist, Lacrosse, Oberlin College; Jack Lafflam, Baseball, University of Arizona; Benton Hickman, Baseball, University of Arizona; Luke Wieskamp, Basketball, Menlo College; Harrison Yu, Lacrosse, Colorado College.

Nine Broncos Make Collegiate Commitments

Many thanks to alumnus Marco Navarro, PhD '09, who spoke to students today about his work as a field application scientist. Marco works for Bruker, a company that develops high-performance microscopes and other scientific instruments.

Marco shared that his interest in biology was spurred at Brophy when he participated in SHEP Biology. He earned his doctorate from Saint Louis University. Thank you, Marco, for sharing your passion and knowledge with us!

Photo: Science teacher Patty Mazier, Director of Alumni Relations Mike Ward, Marco, President Bob Ryan, and social studies teacher and coach Matt Hooten.

SWIMMING & DIVING / The Brophy College Prep swimming and diving team won the AIA Division I State Championship on Saturday with 417.5 points. The Broncos won two individual titles and recorded three top-four relay finishes and ten top-finishes in the finals on Saturday at Skyline Aquatic Center.

Recap:

Swimming Wins 43rd State Title, Two Individual Titles

Join us for the 43rd Annual Brophy Golf Classic, Thursday, Dec. 12, at Grayhawk Golf Club! Proceeds support the Brophy Financial Assistance Program. What's better than a day on a beautiful course playing golf for a great cause? We hope to see you there! Register below.
https://e.givesmart.com/events/E20/