Loyola Celebrates End of School Year with Annual Sending Forth Mass

5/23/2025

On Friday, May 16, the Loyola Academy community gathered for its cherished Sending Forth Mass, an annual celebration marking the close of the school year and a poignant send-off for the senior class. Held with deep tradition and joy, the Mass provides one final moment for the entire school community to come together in prayer, reflection, and gratitude.

Principal Tim Devine '88 described the gathering as “bittersweet” yet “truly special,” emphasizing how the day offered an opportunity to honor both the journey and growth of Loyola students. “My heart is full,” he shared.

During the Mass, Principal Devine took a moment to recognize several distinguished award recipients, first honored at the Annual Honors Convocation the night prior. These honors celebrate student leadership, service, and character—the hallmarks of a Jesuit education.

The 2025 Brost Award acknowledges a junior’s exceptional involvement in non-athletic, co-curricular life. Nominated by co-curricular moderators, this year’s award was presented to Aman Yohannes '26. The award is named for Gerard Brost, a Loyola junior who passed away in 1935.

Nominated by co-curricular moderators, the 2025 Richer Award was presented to Emma Hernandez '25 for her outstanding leadership and dedication to non-athletic, co-curricular activities in senior year. The award honors the memory of Homer Richer, a senior who passed away in 1934.

Culminating the celebration was the presentation of Loyola's highest service honor: the Michael Rebarchak '79 Memorial Award. In honor of the 1979 graduate, this award recognizes the substantive yet un-heralded contribution made to Loyola by a senior student who quietly makes things happen through involvement in and around the school, reflecting the best of Loyola’s values. The 2025 recipient, Constantina “Dia” Drossos '25, was praised by Principal Devine as “a student who represents the best in all of us,” someone “who lives her life through deeds, not words,” describing her as a “steady, disciplined, ethical, and enjoyable presence,” “someone who knows that each day of life is a gift to live passionately and fully,” and “an Ignatian, a Woman for Others, a true Rambler.”

During the Baccalaureate Mass, which followed on Sunday, May 18, Dia shared her reflections on her journey at Loyola with her classmates and their families:

“The people around me have shown me that life is beautiful and God is everywhere...I would not be the person I am if not for the transformative teachers and staff at Loyola... I think what we will soon come to understand as we step into the world is that…we will never really leave Loyola at all…It has been my absolute pleasure to call myself a Rambler for the last four years, and it will be my continued joy to do so for the rest of my life.”

She left her classmates with a heartfelt challenge:

“Be astonished. Let time pass. Get to know yourself so that you can better serve those around you. And let the finiteness of life allow you to appreciate each passing moment.”

Read more and watch Dia’s remarks at the Baccalaureate Mass.

As the Class of 2025 prepares to walk out into the world following Graduation on May 24, they do so bound by shared experience, profound connection, and the indelible mark of a Loyola Academy education.

Congratulations to all of this year’s award recipients—and to the Class of 2025. Once a Rambler, always a Rambler.

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