Ms. Lauren Zefran
Speech and Debate Team
Coaches: Jonathan Lee-Rey ’11 & James Squiteri ’14
Stepping into Mrs. Bratt’s shoes as the coaches of the
Speech and Debate Team last year was no easy task.
Head Coach Jonathan Lee-Rey ’11 and Assistant Coach
James Squiteri ’14 remember a time when the team was
triple its current size and gave powerhouse teams such as
Regis and Stuyvesant a run for their money, but the team
has slowly been building a base for Fordham Prep’s
return as a contender in the Speech and Debate circuit.
With a roster of primarily sophomores and juniors, it will
be exciting to see the team bring all of their experience
from this past season into next year. With seasoned
upperclassmen serving as mentors to the freshmen and
sophomores interested in joining the team, the future of
Fordham Prep Speech and Debate team looks bright.
We are pleased to share that Lauren Zefran has earned a
Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University's School of
Law.
From left to right: Top Row: Jonathan Lee-Rey '11 (coach),
Dr. Craig Smith
Aidan Chapin '19, Ryan Maguire '18, Miles Stella '19, Jeacy
Espinoza '18 Bottom Row: Trevor Chakavarika '18, Lucas Chu
'19, Michael Tozzi '18
Not pictured: Dimitrios Rentel '18, Nicolas Eccles '18, Jason
Swick '19, Jay Shenoy '17, James Squitieri '14 (coach)
Global Education
Dr. Tim Sassen, Director of Global Partnerships and
Communications at the Jesuit School Network central
office in Washington, DC spoke at a faculty/staff meeting
on the exciting initiatives regarding global education
throughout the JSN and in collaboration with international
Jesuit works.
Congratulations to Dr. Craig Smith of the Religious Studies
Department who successfully defended his doctoral
dissertation at Fordham University.
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