The administration has provided a great deal of that guidance for all Ryan students. Guidance and understanding are an important part of reaching out here at Ryan. Francis, completed his years on earth, he said, “Brothers, let us begin, because up until now we have done nothing.” Now as you complete your high school years, and enter upon a new path, 1 say to you, “Brothers, let us begin.”Ĥ750th Anniversary Of St. Your academic records, your memories and friends are certain measures of your growth and learning and this process should continue. Thank you for all you have given to the school, but most of all for the gift of yourselves. Most of all, let us not forget all of the kind and dear people at Ryan who helped us along the way with their love and support. ft MFour years ago you came to Archbishop Ryan High School for Boys to grow, to learn and to give. When we look back on these years, let us remember how we indeed reached out and often found what we sought. Though the results of our efforts might have been painful at times, they have nevertheless helped us to grow. It is being fully alive in every sense of the word.įor many of us our years at Ryan have been spent in a great deal of meaningful reaching out. Reaching out for God and others means sharing and having shared every precious day at Ryan with the people around us. It is developing a true brotherhood in the midst of our Ryan community. What does this reaching out for God and others truly mean? It means reaching out to follow Christ day by day by living our faith in love for one another. For some of us this may be difficult to admit, but in reality that is what life is all about. Yet aside from all of our ambitious goals, needs and desires, the most important kind of reaching out that we shall always remember is our reaching out for God and others.
Our wonderful years here at Ryan have been spent in that kind of reaching out. What is life but a constant reaching out a reaching out for growth, love, understanding, happiness, truth, peace, friendship and brotherhood. Text from Pages 1 - 142 of the 1977 volume: “ Ħ For Guidance And Understanding 42 For Friendship And Brotherhood 68 For The Goal Of Victory 86 For Success And Achievement