The Tablet All-Scholastic Team 2017

Each year, The Tablet recognizes one outstanding graduate from each school as a way of saluting that year’s entire class. The scholars profiled here are young women and men who have distinguished themselves through academic achievement, Christian leadership and community involvement.

Father Michael Panicali

When Michael William Panicali, 42, was in sixth grade at St. Athanasius School, Bensonhurst, his class was asked a very important question: “Who here is thinking about becoming a priest?”

Sports Round-Up May 27

Over 1,000 CYO participants and family members attended the New York Mets game on May 19. The Xaverian H.S. girls’ lacrosse won its first-ever city championship.

The Bulldog Is a Champ Inside and Outside the Ring

By day, he’s a soft-spoken Community Liaison Police Officer for the 61st Precinct in Brooklyn. By night, he’s the ferocious Brooklyn Bulldog who takes on all challengers in the ring for the East Coast Wrestling Conference.

Stroll Up Fifth Ave. Honors Patron of Irish

A large contingent of students and faculty from St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows and Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, were two of the local diocesan delegations to march in the New York St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan.

Irish-Born Naval Hero Honored in Fort Greene

March 25 marks the 272nd birthday of Commodore John Barry. Members and friends of Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Club held a special tribute to the Revolutionary War hero in his eponymous Fort Greene park this month.

Sports Round-Up March 4

The Catholic Youth Organization of Brooklyn and Queens recently crowned its indoor track champions for the 2017 season. Xaverian swimmer heading to USCGA.