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In Remembrance: Mairéad McInerney McAteer ’06

Hannah Pajtis April 24, 2024

Nearly a hundred family, friends and community members came together to honor the life of Mairéad McInerney McAteer ’06 in the Chapel of Saint Joseph April 21.  McInerney McAteer passed away...

graphic of an LGBTQIA+ pride flag with text reading "Beyond the Binary"

‘St. Joe’s saved my life’: Supportive community sparks alum’s writing career

Allie Miller February 14, 2024

When David Jackson Ambrose, M.A. ’15 graduated from St. Joe’s Writing Studies Program after already having a career in social work, he had no idea what lay ahead. He didn’t expect this future:...

Jill Mooney ’74, Becky Staffer ’74 and Janice Chamberlin ’74 pose for a photo in Hagan Arena at the 1974 class
reunion, Feb. 10. PHOTO: LEAH CATLYN ’27

Class of 1974 reunites for their 50th reunion

Leah Catlyn February 14, 2024

About 30 members of the class of 1974 gathered in Hagan Arena Feb. 10 for their 50th class reunion. These alumni will be inducted into the Golden Hawks in September, which celebrates St. Joe’s alumni...

Joe Moore ’20, M.S. ’22 proposes to Hannah
Lobley ’19, M.S. ’21 outside Gabriel Hall in 2023.
PHOTO COURTESY OF EMMY MOORE

Love soars between alumni

Hannah Pajtis February 7, 2024

When Hannah Lobley ’19, M.S. ’21 and Joe Moore ’20, M.S. ’22 stepped onto campus during their first years at St. Joe’s, they had no idea they’d also be finding their future spouses. Lobley...

Elaine Estes at the California International Marathon after qualifying for the Feb. 2 Olympic trial marathon.
PHOTO COURTESY OF TARA MATHER

Meet the former Hawk who qualified for the Olympic trials

Mia Messina January 31, 2024

Olympians aren’t always the big-name athletes we know. Sometimes, they’re people in your own backyard. Elaine Estes, a high school Spanish teacher in the School District of Philadelphia, is proof...

St. Joe’s alumnus Bradford Pearson discusses book, exploring WWII Japanese American internment through new lens 

Mackenzie Allen November 28, 2022

Bradford Pearson ’06 returned to St. Joe’s Hawk Hill campus on Nov. 18 to read from and discuss his book, “The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in...

Cindy Griffin started coaching for St. Joe’s three years before Kaylie was born. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GRIFFIN FAMILY

Hawk hill family ties

Nicholas Klingman November 9, 2021

Like the start of any new season, there comes an adjustment period for the incoming first-years. Whether it’s balancing classes along with practices and workouts, bonding with teammates or getting familiar...

Megan Johnson ’15 first ran on American Ninja Warrior in 2018. PHOTO COURTESY OF MEGAN JOHNSON

St. Joe’s grad becomes three-time American Ninja Warrior competitor

Riley Frain March 23, 2021

As a competitor in the National Ninja League, Megan Johnson ’15 has been invited to participate on the show “American Ninja Warrior” three times, with her first attempt at the 2018 Philadelphia City...

Angelo Pizza ’18 opened The Angelo Pizza in Old City. PHOTO: LUKAS VAN SANT ’21/THE HAWK

Angelo Pizza ’18 bursts onto Philly pizza scene

Sarah Harwick February 16, 2021

A sign inside The Angelo Pizza, an up-and-coming restaurant in the 200 block of Market Street in Philadelphia, reads, “The guy’s name is Angelo Pizza.”  Angelo Pizza ’18 opened the Old City restaurant...

Alumni design, make and donate masks. PHOTO COURTESY OF APRIL BURKS AND MELANIE HASAN

Alumni team up to make masks for those in need

Elaina Wall September 29, 2020

April Burks ’09, founder of The Pink Lapel, a small accessory business, is making and donating masks to hospitals, essential workers and families in need in response to the coronavirus pandemic.  “I...

Marz served as a co-host on the "Jill on the Hill" podcast during the 2018-19 basketball season. PHOTOS: Mitchell Shields '22

Avery Marz returns to Hawk Hill to tell student athlete’s stories

Ryan Mulligan October 1, 2019

Not only was Avery Marz ’18 one of the newest members of the St. Joe’s athletic department, and a student athlete on Hawk Hill less than a year ago, but she also has experience with multimedia storytelling,...

Phil Martelli speaks during the youth clinic at the 2017 Family Night, an event held for season ticket holders and their families. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA ’20 /THE HAWK

Martelli more than a basketball coach on Hawk Hill

Ryan Mulligan March 27, 2019

Phil Martelli’s nerves got the of best him on a hot day in July 1995. He needed to relax and reflect. So, he drove west on Interstate 76, the same highway that now has a billboard reading “Thank You...

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