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Above: Scalia speaking to Xavier students in 2011.
Xavier to Dedicate Scalia Conference Room
Xavier High School will dedicate the Honorable Antonin G. Scalia ’53 Conference Room on Tuesday, October 10. Mass will be celebrated at 5:30 p.m. in the Xavier Student Chapel, with the formal dedication to follow at 6:15 p.m.
Frank Herrmann, S.J. ’63, associate professor at Boston College Law School, will be the principal celebrant at the Mass. At the dedication, a reflection will be offered by Philip Lacovara, Esq. ’60, a former Watergate counsel, U.S. deputy solicitor general, and friend of the late Supreme Court Justice.
The Scalia Conference Room will feature portraits of Xavier’s most famous jurist, including artifacts from his time on 16th Street. During his high school years, Scalia commanded the regimental band, starred in theatrical productions, and led the speech and debate team. He attended Georgetown University and Harvard Law School, later embarking on a career as a legal scholar and lawyer in private practice and government service. President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1986, and he served as an Associate Justice until his death in 2016.
“I hope Antonin Scalia’s life can inspire a future Supreme Court Justice walking our halls and inspire of all our students to study and value the Constitution and the values upon which this nation was founded,” said Xavier President Jack Raslowsky.
The Scalia Conference Room dedication is also an opportunity to celebrate the generous gift of Gene Rainis ’58 to establish the Honorable Antonin G. Scalia ’53 Memorial Scholarship. Xavier is grateful to Rainis—a former chair of the Board of Trustees—for his commitment to our next generation of scholars.