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If These Walls Could Talk...

The Aquinas Archives

he date was November 9, 1947 and the “Towners” from
TNebraska came for the biggest game of the year.

Both Boys Town and the Li’l Irish had the same record, 6-1.
AQ wanted to leave the season on a high note aft er losing Classmates John Della Villa ’48, Tom Falk ’48 and Connie Scheg ’48 remember the Boys Town game
vividly (both DellaVilla and Falk played that day). Here, 70 years after the big win, the three pose with a
only to Saint James of Texas. With over 22,000 spectators piece of the goalpost from the game signed by the AQ players as well as the game program.
on-hand to see the underdog perform, AQ showed amazing A piece of this captured trophy was autographed by ap-
eff orts from the off ense and the defense contributed a safety proximately 40 students including Ed McCluskey (3TDs),
to show they also came to play. Tom Falk ’48 (HOF), John Della Villa ’48 (HOF) and Bob
Nowack ‘48. Th is historical treasured piece is proudly stored
AQ prevailed over Boys Town 29-18, however, the wooden in the Aquinas Institute’s archive.
goal posts did not survive. Th e jubilant and surging crowd
not only tore them down, but subsequently, several hundred Th e 1947 Football Team will be inducted to the Aquinas Hall
excited fans paraded their hoisted prize three miles from Red of Fame at this year’s ceremony on June 10 at the RIT Inn and
Wing Stadium on Norton Street to downtown Rochester for Conference Center.
a postgame rally at what was then the Paramount Th eater. *HOF - Aquinas Institute Hall of Fame Inductee

AQUINAS LAUNCHES

NEW SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN

In September, The Aquinas Institute launched Welcome In, a new marketing
campaign that has embraced the new norm – social media. The highly visual

ads that have appeared on Facebook, Instagram and a variety of other digital
platforms, were designed around six core themes that represent the mission
and spirit of Aquinas:

✔ Set Your Future in Motion
✔ Faith in the Bigger Plan

✔ Leaders in the Making

✔ Teachers in Your Corner

✔ Confi dence in Yourself

✔ Pride in our Tradition

Welcome In is a chance for us to create awareness throughout our area of the

exceptional opportunities Aquinas off ers students through our faith-based,
college-prep curriculum, and variety of extra-curricular programs. It is also a
chance for us to showcase what our parents, students, alumni and employees
always say, “Aquinas is a family.”
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