2012 NDP alum Ruairi McGreevy, shown at the USAF Exemplar Dinner in Colorado Springs.
Notre Dame Prep alum Ruairi McGreevy ('12) took another big step during his tenure as a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. McGreevy, now a sophomore at the academy and a participant in the USAF Cadet Exemplar Program, was recognized at the recently held Exemplar Dinner hosted by the academy in Colorado Springs.
The event is a major recognition day in the life of a cadet in USAFA. The Cadet Exemplar Program is an avenue for each academy class to honor and identify with a past military giant, alive or dead. It is designed to link the "nation's rich heritage with its boundless future," according to the Air Force. As such, the heroes who are chosen epitomize the personal characteristics that each class of cadets seeks to emulate.
Past class exemplars have included Gen. Carl Spaatz, Lt. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell and Capt. Lance P. Sijan.
About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at
www.ndpma.org.
